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New-York tribune., 1910-03-08
u. S. AMENDMENT IN
Francis Bill EGtends POzcer to
Include Hire Com Danirs
LBy Telegraph to The Tribune !

Albany March To get before the AS
sembly the proposition of putting the tele.
phone and telegraph companies under the
jurisdiction of the Public Service Commits
sions. Assemblyman Bennett tonight in.
troduced the bill making that provision
which was introduced last year by Assem-.
blyInan Francis.
AS the rules OF the Assembly" said Mr.
Bennett, provide that all committees shall
make their final report by April ), I intro
duced this bill to give the House chance
TO consider the proposition before that time
The Assembly, in adopting the resolution
creating an investigating committee last
year practically pledged itself to favor the
placing OF telephone and telegraph com
panies under the Public Service commits.
sions
Senator Davis. the chairman of the in
vestigating committee, has been DELAYED
because OF the Aids investigation, and
have been unable to find out whether the
committee or the Governor will have a bill
ready before April or not | shall with.
draw my bill il such measure is intro
duced.
New-York tribune., 1910-03-08
ADVANCE TAXI BILL.
On Order of Final Passage IN
AssemblY.
tBy Telegraph to The Tribune !


Albany, March 7.-Because of the lack of
what he termed lobster palaces" IN CO.
lumbia County and the fact that the peo-
pie there go early TO bed. Assemblyman
Callan declared tonight that Columbia
was not so much In need of his taxicab
meter bill as certain other counties in the
state. The argument arose when his bill
providing for the inspection of the sealing
or taxlcab meters throughout the state,
with the exception OF New York City, was
reached on the second reading calendar.
In quick succession Assemblymen walters,
OF Onondasa County: Goodwin, of West
chester, and Wilkle. OF Erie, offered amend
nents TO exclude their respective counties
from the provisions of the BILL
From these amendments" said Mr.. CAL
ian, somebody might Just well amend
the bill so as TO exclude New York State
from its enactment"
After telling the reasons why he was not
so solicitous about his own county, he said
that he excluded New York because the
city already has a bureau regulating taxi
cab meters.
Then why are you sollcitous about Erie
County and the rest of the state?" asked
Assemblyman MacGregor. of Erie.
Because I've ridden in one OF Eries
metered taxicabs," replied Callan.
The amendments were finally withdrawn
and the bill advanced to the order of final
passage.
New-York tribune., 1910-03-08
TRANSIT ACT
u. S. Measure Relates to Oper.
ton of Sub1cays.
TRv Teleeranh 10 The Tr,hune I

Albany, March 7.-Senator Brough and
Assemblyman Lee tonight introduced a
bill. prepared by the Public Service Com
rapid transit act of New York City, par
ticularly in regard to the operation OF sub
ways 1t permits moving platforms in
subways and operators of rapid transit
routes to secure their motive power by pur-
chase instead of by building power houses
provided the contract for the purchase Of
the power is approved by the Public Service
Commission. The commission is to be al
lowed TO lease property acquired for rapid
transit purposes, and receive rent for it
between the time of acquisition and the
time it is required for the construction or
operation of a rapid transit route.
This amendment is for the purpose of
clearing an ambiguous situation which
exists between the commission and the
both. 1t also provides that an easement ac-
ouired by the city under the rapid transit
act shall not be deemed an encumbrance
under the law relating to investments in
real property mortgages. Provision is also
made that where commissioners of ap-
praisal are appointed pursuant TO the rapid
transit act the Corporation Counsel, instead
of designating assistants to act as clerks
to the commissioners. without compensa-
ton other than their salaries, shall appoint
clerks. This means that the clerks shall
not be taken from the assistants in the
Corporation Counsers office
New-York tribune., 1910-03-08
FOR H4RRIM4N GIFT
Bayne Introduces Bills to Sc.
cure Land.

Albany, March ITO make possible the
acceptance by the state of the gift of a
1O,000-acre tract of forest land offered by
Mrs. Edward H. Hartman for park pur-
poses, Senator Bayne, of Staten Island. in
troduced three bills tonight, which, if en-
acted, will make possible the establishment
of park from the border line OF New Jer-
sey along the west bank of the Hudson
River 20 Newburg
One Of the bills authorizes the abandon
ment of the Bear Mountain prison site ir
Rockand and Orange counties, which the
state purchased in 1906 for prison purposes
and places the tract under the jurisdiction
Of the Palisades Interstate Park Commits
sion. The second bill repeals the law en-
acted last year creating the highlands OF
the Hudson forest reservation. and the
third measure authorizes the Palisades In
teTState Park Commission to acquire addi-
tionaI lands in Orange or Rockland coun-
ties and other lands west extending into
the Ramapo Mountains
The acceptance by the state of Mrs
Harriman's gift was recommended by Gov
ernor Hughes in his annual message.
In the Assembly Mr.. Merritt, majority
leader and Mr.. Frisbie, minority leader
joined in advocating a joint resolution in
troduced by Mr.. Merritt ipstructing New
York States representatives in Congress
to promote the passage of the bill TO re,
tire Major General Daniel f. Sickles with
the rank of lieutenant general. The reso-
luton was adopted without dissent.
A bill by Assemblyman Walker wouId
prohibit marriages between negroes and
whites
New-York tribune., 1910-03-08
FE4R PAPER STRIKE,
Pulp SuIphite Workers Plan to
90 Ont Soon.

Glens Falls. y. Y. March The Inter
national Paper Company IS threatened with
another general strike, At Corinth. y. Y.
six hundred men are already out because
a back tender was discharged. and II was
learned to-day that the pulp sulphite work
eTs had previously matured plans for a
general strike, to take effect March 20.
The men at CoTinth were ordered out by
James II. Malin. president Of the Pulp Sui
pFite Workers. in the absence Of ]. 7.
Carey. president of the Paper Makers
Union. who is In New York comforting with
the Printing Trades Council on what ac-
tion shall be taken looking toward a de-
mand that the union label be affixed 10 all
paper. He is expected at. Corinth to-
morrow
The Pulp Sulphite Workers will demand
10 per cent increase in wages and no
SUNDAY work. When the International
Paper Company made a . per cent cut in
wages, following the panic of 1907, the Sui
phite Workers accepted the cut, but the
paper makers union struck They fought
their battle alone and lost. II is thought
possible that Carey. on reaching Cortnth.
may order the paper makers back to work,
thus leaving the sulphite workers TO fight
it out alone again
New-York tribune., 1910-03-08
CAN'T TAP NEW YORK MAINS
Assembly Kills Bill Enabling Mount
Vernon to Do So.
Icy TeleGrarh To The TrIhnne


Albany, March 7.-Assemblyman CofTev
Of Westchester County, tonight was un-
able 10 get enough votes to pass his bill
TO enable the city of Mount Vernon 10
tap the New York City water supply from
the Croton Reservoir. The vote was 6S
for and 4O against The introducer moved
10 reconsider the vote and the motion was
laid on the table. During the argument
on the measure Mayor Edward w Fisk
of Mount Vernon and Senator Vain
wright, Of Westchester. were interested
spectators in the Assembly chamber.
A. Il. Smith, in speaking against the
measure, declared that New York would
not have enough water If Mount Vernon
tapped the Croton Reservoir pipes. and the
Bronx members OF both parties followed
him in opposing the proposition
AssemhlAmen Idndon, Bates. Bennett and
Conkin republican members from New
York. spoke IN favor OF the bill. saying
that Now Norks interests would be safe
guarded, as the state Water supply Com
mission was the final arbiter and as the
amount or water Mount Vernon could take
and The price 10 be paid for IL were sub.
tect 20 cont, act TO which the city Of
New York would be a party.
New-York tribune., 1910-03-08
CONGER SPEAKS OF WEAK SPOTS
Says Osborne Has Got Something for
Aids, I Guoss.'
IBv telegram to The Trib,

lb} Telegraph to The Tribune
Auburn. \. Y, March 7.-Expecting an
interesting week at Albany Senator Benn
Conger passed through here tonight.
When asked whether his Groton visit had
turned up anything in the way of evidence
to rebuilt statements made by Senator
Aids, he answered with significant smile
and the words: Osborne has got some
thing for Aids. l guess. He certainly left
lot OF weak spots for us Continuing.
he said in reply to queries:
Il do not think that Senator Platt's
death will affect the investigation in the
slightest degree. All of the Platt evidence
they were to produce has been put in. and
the only effect that l can see by his death
will be days delay, for / assume they
will adjourn on Wednesday for the
funeral
What do you think of Senator AlIds.s
clerks testimony"
lie showed very queer memory. for
he remembered distinctly the events of the
day of the bribery, but he could NOT re-
member occurrences of only last Thursday
Osborne made his testimony look ridcu-
lous."
In answer to another query concerning
the propriety of the insurgents voting on
Alidss guilt, Mr. Conger said that nv
agreement when they took the stand thei,,
right to sit in Judgment was conceded.
New-York tribune., 1910-03-08
CAPITOL SENTENCES.
Confirmed by Supreme Court
State Sues for 50 900 900.

Phila de lphia, March THE conviction
Of William p Snyder and James NJ. Shu-
maker, charged with conspiracy 10 defraud
the state in connection with the furnishing
of the State Capitol was affirmed by the
state Supreme Court here to-day. Snyder
was a former Auditor General aud Shu-
maker a former Superintendent Of Public
Buildings and Grounds
SNYDER and Shumaker were convicted in
the Dauphn County court at Harrisburg
on December is. 1903. and sem enced TO
serve two years each and TO pay a fine of
$500 each and the cost of prosecution. John
II. Sanderson Of Philadelphia who had the
furniture contract for the capitol, and
william L. Mathues, Of Media, former
state Treasurer who paid the alleged
fraudulent furniture bills, were convicted
and received a similar sentence az the same
:inae Sanderson and Mathues have since
died.
~ the same time the Supreme Court
decision was banded down here the state
was instituting proceedings at Harrisburg
10 recover s5.0Oo,000 from all those the
state charged with being in the conspiracy
10 Ssfraud the commonwealth.
The commonwealth charges that Sander
son. who was the principal contractor, re-
celred over S5,001GeO for furniture and
equipment which was not worth more than
$500 eoa, and that the Pennsylvania Con-
siiuction Company received over 100000
for metallic filing cases, wardrobes ETC.
which were not worth more than $4,000
William j. Snyder, speaking Of the Su-
preme Court decision to-day, said:
u am compelled 10 suffer an imprison-
ment that 10 me worse than death itself
without having done my fellow men or my
state IN intentional wrong or ever hay
Ing knowingly committed a criminal act ]
ha.e the fullest confidence in our courts
ard from any youth up vas taught TO re-
spect our Judges. ard these feelings remain
unchanged. although in my own case ]
ki.nr here Gas been an awful miscarriage
p O. Justice"
New-York tribune., 1910-03-08
NO STRIKE HERE.
Union Men and EN- plOyers Set
Fears at Rest.

Persistent reports that labor unions here
were considering the question Of striking
in sympathy with the Philadelphia carmen
we're set at rest yesterday by both employ
ers and union leaders.
Ross F. Tucker. chairman of the board
of governors of the Building Trades En-
ployers' Association. said last evening that
lie had rot the slightest idea that the New
York unions would be drawn into the SYM
pathetic strike We still have confidence
in the good sense of the rank and f,e OF
the union men, he said. The conditions
in Philadelphia and this city are entirely
different"
representative Of the George a. Fuller
Construction Company said that the firm
had one large contract in Philadelphia. but
he had heard of no strike on the building
He rdiculed the idea OF a sympathetic
strike here.
Roswell d. Tompkins, secretary OF the
Consolidated Board of Business Agents
New-York tribune., 1910-03-08

be put forward I'm every congress dlstfict
and in state Assembly and Senatorial dis
tricts. and campaigns are TO be waStd with
extraordinary vfgor. The nominations VIII
appeal not only to organized workers but
to all wage earners alike.
Pittsburz. March President William
KelIv. OF the Iron city Trades Council.
composed of some thirty thousand affiliated
union men. declares he is in favor OF a
general svmpathetic strike over the entire
state. to aid the Philadelphia car men.
''The Iron City Trades Council is ready
to aid the Philadelphia strikers in any way
necessary" said Mr.. Kelly to-day. The
annual convention of the Pennsylvania
State Federation OF Labor meets Tuesday
in New Castle and no doubt action will
be taken regarding the Philadelphia strike.
Whether it Will be toward statewide
general walkout / am not in position to
say. Personally am in favor OF general
strike and I feel sure IL a general vote is
taken 1t will be unanimous for the walk
out"
Business Agent Thorpe. Of the Anal
gamated Association OF Street and Electric
Railway Employees OF America, said to-day:
Union men will not stand idly by They
will fight for the preservation Of the labor
movement and II necessary general strike
throughout tile state VIII be the result
New-York tribune., 1910-03-08
ST4TE-WIDE STRIKE
May Result from Meeting To
doy-POLitical Cam paign.

New Castle, Penn, Ma rch 7.-Rumors that
the general strike In Philadelphia IS likely
to become statewide were put up to Presi-
dent Elmer T. Greenawalt of the Pennsyl-
vania State Federation of Labor tonight
for confirmation. President Gveenawalt
came here to-day from his home in Lancas-
ter to arrange for the annual meeting of
the State Federation. which opens to-mor-
row.
"The convention here will have complete
authority TO call a statewide strike if il
sees fft." said President Greenawa;t, "but
as to the likelihood OF such action i can
not commit myself.
The convention which meets tomorrow
will represent three hundred thousand or
ganized workingmen OF this state. a major
ity OF whom are employed In Philadelphia
and Pittsburg. There are about one hun
dred thousand in Pittsburg The situation
IN Philadelphia IS extremely critical. Ono
great American revolution was started
there. and it might be no strange thing ,s
another one was-but one OF balloss instead
of bullets
THE State Federation of Labor will 20
into politics with vim. Candidates are 70
New-York tribune., 1910-03-08
BRIBERY CASE NOT MENTIoSga
Demand for Broad Investigation N.
Pressed in Legislature.

Albany. March Neither Senator Ana.
nor his accuser, Senator Conger. atta,5..
the session of the Senate tonight, and :.
business OF both legislative houses =.
ceeded without reference 70 the brtbs-v 4.
vestigation This failure OF the "refo..-
ers'' to take advantage oS another Hons,-
right session TO press the demand -
broader investigation confirms tba -
preston that they will bids their ,s..
until the Senate has passed on the ara,
charges.
AlIds's direct examination viii IA ,,-
tinued when the investigation Is resumes ;.
II o'clock tomorrow morning. but Convas,
attorneys expect TO get their chanc. a. =,
defendant before the end OF the dav Tbs-,
was a report tonight that the dilira-.
search carried on since the irves,iza,i,-
adjourned on Friday to discover reyo,,-..,
Aids failed 10 report on his direct exaws.
nation has been successful Aids and bs
attorneys made strong point OF bis "a.
sertion that he was a comparatively uoo.
man.
New-York tribune., 1910-03-08
CoMsToCK MINE MERGER
New Workers Interested in Plan %
Work the Properties.
IBy Telegraph - The Tribuns.I

by let9SrdPn - 4 ne lrlplns
San Francisco. March Some prori.
neut New York bankers and capitalists
to-day announced plans for a merger q,
the principal ComstoCk mines. which WI
go into effect on June L They have -
cured majority Of the stock Of the mines.
and those stockholders who do. a0t care %
accept merger stock may sell their holdings
Those behind thu merger are FTapkil
Leonard. il. treasurer Coms1Ocx Tunnsl
Company; Adolph Levisohn. Ernest Ina
mann. of Ladenburg. Thalmann & Co.; 4
L. SCheuer, of ProhsJ. Vitzler * Co; !
Parker Claiming. of New York Chariss
\. Ellis. of Boston. and 3. F. shaw. W. c
Rals,on and James McNah OF san Fran
cisco, are also associated.
These men VIII furnish money u ea-T
on the deep workings of the Comstoca Hlnss
In Ophir and Mexican millions we've taks-
out between the 2.200 and 3.3e0 foot Levels
Below the $500 foot level the ground Is IN
touched, and for twenty years il has been
covered with water.
New-York tribune., 1910-03-08
NO FEDER1L TROOPS.
Situation Must BE More Sc,
r3Ous-Order Cancelled.

Wilmington. Del. March Troops VIII
not be sent from Fort Dupont. Delaware,
to Philadelphia TO guard government prop
erty during the strike unless conditions
shall become more serious
The order from the War Department to
the Pennsylvania Railroad 10 have spe-
cial train I'm readiness at Delaware City.
adjacent to Fort Dupont. to convey the 40th
Company. coast artillery corps 70 the
scene of action, was cancelled this after
noon. The train lay near the army res
ervation for twenty-four hours with steam
up and a crew on board.
If the troops are called out later they
will take no part in suppressing the rIotinS
unless government property is attacked
They will be used for protection to the
mint or other federal property.
New-York tribune., 1910-03-08
SEEK PEACE AT BETHLEgu.
Strikers Not Downcast at Rebus :.
President SchWab.

Bethlehem. Penn. March The sx,.
tive committee OF the strikers at the -
lehem steel plant to-day announced
pOiutment OF committee Comprise
member from each organized craft fo- =.
purpose of comforting with the efHeisf.
the steel company in reference TO a ss..,-
ment of the strike.
Two hundred machinlsts Of the local u,,.-
have been engaged by the Ingerson p.
COMPANY. Of PhiIlipsburs. y. J.
The state police received warrants b.
the steel company to-day for the ARA.
five men. charged with intimidatiou =.
conspiracy in attempting 10 keep emols-.-
from going to work The information -,
u ised by four employees OF the steel a..
pany who remained at work. About !.
thousand men returned 10 work to-dsv
New-York tribune., 1910-03-08
sCoLDED, COMMITS SUICIDE.
Teacher S Reprimand Too Much for
Fourteen Year-Old Bow.

Maple Hin, Kan, March "a scoIding by
a young woman school teacher was more
than Guy Moses, fourteen years old. could
endure: he killed himself Ills parents
found mis- body to-day when they vent 10
arouse him 50 that he might co 10 school
The hey left j note. which read Il don't
care 70 live. because teacher scolded me
New-York tribune., 1910-03-08
Jim" HOGAN OUT OF DANGER.
tBy Telegraph to The Tribune. !


Winsted Conn, March flames j.
Hogan. Yale's former football giant. now
Deputy Street Cleaning Commissioner OF
New York, who has been dangerously ill
from an acute kidney trouble at his
fathers home. in Torrington, Is thought TO
be out of danger tonight by his physician,
DR. w j. Hogan. DR.. Hogan said the
affection was brought on by overwork and
mental strain
New-York tribune., 1910-03-08
NTI-CONNERS MEN WIN,
Orleans County Elected Delegates %
State Convention.
IRv TeIesrarh 70 The T-fhrr. !

Albion. y. 7. March T-Orleans Comm,
Democrats elected their delegates TO-DAY :,
this years state convention. and althouss
this county is only forty miles from Bu,.
faIo the delega es elected are strong ami.
Corners men Conners's friends in TIA
county started a brisk fight for DELEGATES
but the opposition defeated them in a lara
majority of the districts. the Conners fss,
badly petering out In the end Resolutions
were passed in which Mayor Gayuor's aa.
nlinistration was commended
W. B. Murphy Of Medina; Daniel Haulsg.
of Albion. and Jay Burns. of HulbsrIr.
ton
New-York tribune., 1910-03-08
MTcHIN BETTER; SHERIFF DIES

Scotland Neck. y. C.. March 7.-Depug
Sheriff G. ". Dunn died to-day from tsa
effects OF the bullet wound received az ths
hands Of 4. z. Powell on Friday. when III
latter also shot state Senator Travis All
Assebmlyman \. FaUI Kitchin. brother O.
Governor Fitchin. Travis and Kitchin COZ
tinue to improve.
New-York tribune., 1910-03-08
HUDSON ICE GORGE BROKEN UP

Albany, March THE ice gorge in the
Hudson River, near Coeymans. below Al
bany. was broken up to-day. and the two
powerful boats which have been battling
with the Ice for several days succeeded in
opening channel and reached Albanv
about o'clock tonight. The river fell
two feet soon after the ice began to move
New-York tribune., 1910-03-08

which represents all the unions IN ;,
building trades. said that the ssris. 'as
Philadelphia was looked on here as nr..,
local affair. and could not affsc. wv
York.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1910-09-22

The high price now offered for
halibut on the Sound has had the
effect of hustling the fishermen in
their preparations for the winter
fishing. The latest word from the
south states that halibut is now in
good demand at five cents, and ow-
ing to the high price of meat, the
impression is that fish will COM
mand good Figures all winter. The
first shipment of any size was on
the Seattle Tart Sunday, when up
wards of seventy boxes started
south.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1910-09-22
Truthful Historians Needed

1t would appear that in the fu-
ture hunting parties going out to
the flats should do one of two
things, either rehearse their stor-
les together before returning to
town so that there will be a simili-
arity, at the very least, in the
tales the different members tell, or
else duly elect one of their number
as historian, and refer all questions
pertaining to the happenings on
the trip to him for answer. The
need of something of the kind was
apparent this week upon the return
of Bill Downing Darbey Cho-
quette, Frank Adams and Fred
Gushe from a three day hupting
trip. They all agree that they
started, and everybody knows that
they got back, but outside of these
two facts-extremes-it were hard
thing to figure out what actually
happened. Bill and Frank tell of
being marooned on a snag all night
and being SO thirsty, owing no
doubt to the amount of salt in the
air occasioned by their being sur
The Wrangell sentinel., 1910-09-22
More Praise For The Iskut

J. A. Hart, an old time miner of
the ketchikan district, now making
his headquarters at Stewart City,
is the latest convert to the wonder
full possibilities of the Iskut min
ing region. In the interests of the
monied people he now represents,
he made trip up the river in COM
pany with George Lucca and Alec
Vreatt, returning few days ago,
and is certainly an enthusiastic
booster of the district. Mr.. Hart
is thoroughly capable of viewing
the country and the ores there as
an expert, and to the Sentinel man
he made the statement that he be-
lieved it would turn out to be ev-
ers bit as good a country as the
Portland canal region now Great
ing such stir in mining circles.
In part he said: Yes, it is a
great mineral belt, and if it devel-
opes as well as it now promises,
Wrangell's future as a supply
point for it is assured. OF course
the main tronble is that SO little
systematic development work has
been done as yet, but next year
will see that difficulty remedied l
imagine
Mr.. Hart left on the Jefferson
for Ketchikan, but will probably
return within the next few days.