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New-York tribune., 1911-04-20
GERAN BILL NOW A LAW
Wilson Wins Fight on One Of His
Most Important Reforms.
LEV Telerrnnh 90 Tho rrIbune. J

f,F iplfeTalN TO mo iIibhitEti
Trenton. \. J.. April l9.--The Geran pri-
mary and election bill. which for the last
,wo months has had the centre of the
New Jersey legislative stage, = nov
law. Governor Wilson having signed his
name TO it tonight, after il had passed the
House earlier I'm the day by unanimous
vote The Governor used specially pro-
yided gold pen. and after aifiNing MS name
10 the measure lie handed the pen To Mr.
Gerau, the introducer Of the act. when is
expected 10 revoluticnize political coId!-
tons in New Jersey.
Hardly had the Geran bill become law
when the Senate passed what Is thought
10 be the most drastic corrupt practices
act adopted b. any state. IT not alone
limits the amount Of money q candidate
may spend but prescribes the way ne
may e:pend H. also the way he cannot
spend il. and by when the money may
be spent. The vote in the Senate was
unanimous.
Mr.. Prince explained the provisions of
the measure, which he said, had been de-
cidcd upon at conference Of a Senate
committee with the Governor anu Assist
ant Attorney General, and contained the
principal features Of the Prince and Simp-
son bills Mr. Lcavitt thought provi-
SION should be inserted in the bill allow
Ing the hiring Of wagons OF automobiles
20 transport voters TO the polls for. 9TH
erwlee. the candidate who OWES an auto
mobile would possess en advantage over
his opponent Mr.. Gebhardt remarked that
year after year he had offered similar
measure in the Senate without success
and now he desired to congratulate the
Legislature upon favorns an act that
would absolutely eliminate corruption from
elections He considered the use OF rigs
to convey voters 10 the polls the most
"sneaking method Of buying votes" Mr.
I.eavitt then offered an amendment per-
hitting Of transportation TO polling places
at public expense. Of aged and intirm vot-
ers. which was adopted
New-York tribune., 1911-04-20
JERSEY CANAL REPORT nv
Wilson's Committee Has Plan to
Settle with Lehigh Valley.
fBy Telegraph 70 The Tribune.


Trenton. n. j., April J9.-C;ov@rnor VII
son ex-Judxe Bennett Van Syckel and At
torney General WILSON, as a commune
which investigated the proposed aDanoon-
nent of the Morris Canal. submitted re-
ro-t TO the Legislature to-day giving the
states side Of the case. After receiving vi"
report both branches OF the leSisia'u'e
passeJ a resolution continuing the oomInis-
sion and providing for tbe passage -ot
bill carrying out the proposals OF the COM
mittee. 10 he acted on by the next Legs
lature.
The report gives the following as WHAT
the state would receive under the pian
Value ~ land and water rights 'o'""''V'
the company to release its right 10 Se""'
Nth interest since 1899. now amounting 10
$4,000. and the company 20 pay the sta'e
500 OG5 The Iehgh Valley, the lessee o1
The canal, IS also 10 drop its SUIT ior '"'
refunding o. taxes amounting TO S'.o'o"'
II, return rcr the above the railroad com
many will receive the reversionary inteleSt
Of the state in the Little Basin, &"'U',
and interest Of tho state In the Basin OF
1885," Sl.s0o,ooo.
An the canal from tho west lire OF rat
erson 10 Newark Bay is 70 be soid' ana '"e
proceeds divided between the railroad com
pany and the state. The Lehigh 'aIey
Company Is 20 extinguish ard retire s''
tI,o stock of the Morris Canal and Banking
COMPANY upon full compensation 10 pe
paid by the Lehigh Valley COMPANY ~ '"e
bolders Of the stock.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-20
THE FARMERS FREE LIST"
Democrats in Report Seek to
Make Campaign Material.

Washington. April 19.-The majority re-
port of the Ways and Means Committee
on the farmers free list BILL submitted
TO the House to-day by Chairman Under
wood is combination of Democratic
political argument and an analysis of the
proposed duty exemptions
The report says that the bill would
reduce the tariff revenue slo.0l6.isI based
on the irnportations for the last fiscal
year an amount described "inconsider-
able in comparison with the great saving
and advantages to all OF our people from
the additions 10 tho free list provided for
Quoting President Taft's recent Cana
dian reciprocity speeches, the report seeks
to show that the administration is con
vinced that protective tariff rates arc
too high.
Referring to the Presidents statement
that the Republican party had modified its
tariff policy 50 ~ 70 limit II for pur-
poses OF protection TO the difference in cost
Of production hers and abroad, with a
, reasonable profit 10 tho American pro
ducer, tho committee report says:
This is confession. as was the Re-
publican platform ~ 1905 that the theory
Of high protective duties. a. put forth by
the Republican party. he's broken down,
that combinations and trusts which prey
upon the people have been fostercd b. tho
tariff and that under high tariff pro-
lection American manufacturers lave
forced unreasonable profits from the
people.
The rociproctv agreement. the commit
tee asserts. cannot give the American
people AL the needed relief from high
prices. Action on the agreement" II
says, involves the necessity OF further
and immediate action in removing mum
ber III duties on imports from other coun-
tries in order that justice may no done
10 the great army of agricultural. pro-
orcers who. I'm the Canadian agreement.
are TO have all the alleged protection re-
moved from their products without cor
responding or reciprocal removal Of the
protective duties most burdensomc on the
conlmodities they must purchase az nee
cssary 20 sustain their lives and indus
tries
Tho report takes ~ in detail the classi-
fed list Of articles included in tho free
list bill.
The "beef trust" iv assailed iu discus
sion of the free listing Of fresh meats and
meat products The existing duties on
meats and meat products. 1t Is asserted,
"are for ~" advantage of this coinblns
ton only combination that controls
the markets both IN buying and selling,
and the result Is q substantial addition
TO the high cost Of living, from which the
r.opla salner." Removal Of duties on these
products II Is argued will place the
farmers in free market ~ To- food
stuns ana food products.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-20
WOMEN TO PREPARE BILL
Trade Union League Considers
Fire Protection.

Recommendations 20 bc embodied iu bill
for the better protection OF the employees OF
factories from fires were adopted yester'
day at a meeting Of committee of labor
unions and other bodies in the rooms of
the Womens Trade Union League. No. =
East cd street The recommendations
we're drawn by Subcommittee.
The organizations represented On the full
committee are the Central Federated
Union. The Bronx Labor Council. tho
Brooklyn Central Labor Union. the United
Hebrew Trades the Church Associa ton
for the Advancement of the Interests of
Labor. tho Citizens Committee on Safety
and the Women's Trade Union League.
Thomas J. Curtis president of the Iutcrna
tional Tunnel and subway Constructors.
presided. The American Federation of Ia
hor was represented Ivy General Organic n
Hugh Frayne.
The recommendations provided that there
should be no factory above the sixth floor
Of building employing moro than two
hundred persons They contained provis-
ions as 10 fire drills. "a permanent fireman
TO watch every factory building. fire
escapes. sprinklers and other matters and
that tho high pressure system should b"
installed throughout the manufacturing
districts ~ the city az socn as possible.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-20
YOUNG WIFE SURE TO RULE
Remark of Justice Marean in Suit
to Annul Conveyances.

That OLD husbands practically are Al inc
mercy of young wives seems to be the
opinion OF Jus,icc Marean. Of the supreme
Court. Brooklyn. In effect. he made tha'
statement Yesterday I'm the case or the
Misses Mary IT, Cooke and Edith II. Cooke
OF Binghamtcn. ~ y. who brought suit
before him 20 have set aside certain decds
and conveyances madc by their 9raho-
father. Thomas c. Higgins. . real estate
operator. OF No. 80 Carroll street, to h's
second wife, between 1894 aud 1906. on inc
ground that they had been procured Dy
fraud
In 1905. two wears after the death of MS
first wife. Higgins. who was brother ot
Charles II. Higgins, the soap man. mar
r,ed tho present Mrs. Higgins. lie WaH
sevcnty-threc years old and sne wa"
twenty-eisht. IN his will, before his dea'"
IN 1901. he named Mrs. higgins az admin
lstratrix. IN her report to Surrogate
Ketchar of brooklyn. she is alleged TO
have represented The estate as valued at
slcOOo. Tie crandchildrcn testify thot us
yalue Is nearer i20O,olo.
Mrs. Higgins denies the allegations. 1he
cage gill bc continued to-day.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-20
BRIDGE BUILDER ASKS PAY
Pennsylvania Steel Company Wants
S183 466 Still Due.

The Pennsylvania Steel Company ap'
plied Yesterday TO Justice Hendrick for a
mandamus directing Controller Premier
CAST to pay sls3.4s6. the remainder que
the company on the contract for the con-
struction Of the Blackwelrs Island Bridge
The company argued that the city mad
no right to withhold payment after the
Department of Bridges had approved the
work.
Mr.. Martin. Assistant Corporation Coun'
sell said the bridge had not been COM
pleted according TO contract. The original
intention had been to put elevated rail-
road tracks on the structure, but II had
been found that this could not be done
because the bridge was too heavy In
Itself
In-reply the company said ii had COM
piled with all the conditions Of the con-
tract end was ready to guarantee that
the bridge could stand strain OF 5000
pounds per neal foot and 1900 pounds
strain OF the congested parts.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-20
WOMEN RECALL A MAYOR
Will Now Try to Gust Four
Tacoma Commissioners.

Tacoma. Wash April l9.-CompIeto re-
turns from tho recall election OF yestcr-
day. Instituted by tho We'fare he"s"''
against Mayor &. V. Fawcett. show 'ha'
the league succeeded largely thro"S"
women's votes w. W. Seymour having
polled H.. .c4s votes against 1913" for raw
cett. who had served eleven months OF u
four.year term Seymour will take once
at the end OF ten days.
Seymour and F'awcett were the 'ea'-
ing candidates at an election only TWO
weeks ago when Socialist also was n'
the race. Seymour was tho candioate Oh
the Welfare League and vas defeated An
election will he held ~ May tn vote on
the recall OF four city commissioners
Mayor Fawcett and the city commission
ers we're charged with gross incompetency.
Fawcett's anti-trcating ordinance recently
was made law AT n referendum election
but despite this he WAS charged with beng
in league with the saloons
New-York tribune., 1911-04-20
REGAINS HIS HEARING
Boys Senses Lost by a Fall
Brought Back by a Blow

Within two years oscar Fetner Al.
teen years old, living al No. 2 Attornsy
street. has had the experience Of ben,.
struck deaf and dumb and again able %
sneak Although he is not yet able n
;,rticulate we'll, two surgeons who er.
smined him yesterday said that he
would recover his speech.
When trying to cross the tracks at In
street and Avenue 4 on Monday the
hoy was struck by a car fender. bu,
managed 10 retain his feet. The drye-
vent back, and between lisps Fetner ~.
.ured him he was all right lie had 70.
gained both hearing and speech.
Fctner becam deaf and dumb as sud.
denly two years ago. lie was living On
the ton floor Of five story tenement
house and fell 10 the ground When
picked up he had lost his hearing and
couldn't speak. but otherwise was un.
hurt.
ra,ner attended a deaf and dunn
school and started in To- help his aunt By
s.,Iinp hair nets. Tannebsum T. Cohen.
~ No 4n4 Grand street, gave him work.
Mr. Tannebaum. who has several chill.
dren. sympsthized when he learned the
hoy's story. and six months ago suggest.
.d that he make his home with him
ON Monday Miss Selma Kaufman. an
employe, sent Fetner to her house. a,
No. 162 East 4th street, 10 get pack.
age. 1t was when he was hurrying back
,be second accident happened Hs
STAYED little longer than usual ana
Miss Kaufman upbraided him for IL.
Then. fearing that the boys feeling'
had been hurt, she offered To give hin
IN cents. This he refused. Her i'sncs,
Harry Siegel, tried to give him - cents
but again the boy turned away.
Fetner then explained: Il don't wan.
anv money" he said, because the LoTi
made me hear"
New-York tribune., 1911-04-20
A VOTE IN CANADA SOON
Ratification Of Agreement Ex.
pected Within Fortnight.

Ottawa, April ia.-Ther" Wss barely
quorum present IN the S"ratc and House
when sessions were resumed to-day follow
tng the Easter recess. Ectl parties VIII
caucus tomorrow. and H.. remainder ot
the programme Will depend largely on de-
veIopmenif at these meetings.
Tho question of obtaining a vote on tho
reciprocity agreement witt the United
states ls siill foremost IN The plans of the
government leaders They have rccei.ed
during the week soyenty-Scven comInGni-
"a etions from public bodies IN Canada. all Of
which urge The ratification OF ia" measure.
''Parlisnlept viii prohaily pass the rect
procity agreement within fortnight snid
one of the members Of the House to-day.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-20
AIDS IN TRUST PROSECUTIONS
Clark McKercher Appointed Special
Assistant to Attorney General.

Washington Aprfl 1a.--,'lark NcEeschcr,
fcrni,rlv OF Seattle. for a year and halt
connected with the Attor1.y Generals If
hre IN the prosecution Of antitrust and
Interstate commerce cases and investi a
lions connected with tho enforcement ~
tie sherman law. has he'n appointed spe-
ciai assistant - the Attorney General lir
McKcr,hci has been connected Will tuc
governments Woik in the New York cot o.
ton pool case crude petroleum pipe liuc
Insetti,stion. rho inquiry into various
,rsdc associations IN the lumber snd tnol
IN. .iustrI,s and other federal actions
New-York tribune., 1911-04-20
PREMIER SAILS FOR EUROPE
New Zealander in Favor of
Canadian Reciprocity.

Sir Joseph George Ward. Prime Minister
of New Zealand, on his way with his fam
ily 20 attend the coronation Of King George
sailed for Liverpool yesterday on the
CUnard liner Lusitania.
Sir Joseph said The proposed reciprocity
plan between Tie United States and Canada
would be . splendid thing for both coun-
tries and expressed his approval of Presi-
dent Tafts proposed arbitration treaty
with Great Britain. The Prime Minister
declared that Homen's suffrage had had y
soventeen-year test IN Now Zealand aud
worked 1yeu but he disapproycd cf Tire
militant method OF getting votes for
women.
Mrs. Maldwin Drummcnd. formerly Mrs
Marehsll Field, ir VINO lost ;i3o.ro .ortb
of jewels or tho igni'Urg- American liner
AmcTka several months TO. sailed for
New-York tribune., 1911-04-20
MAYORS FIRE PROBE COMMITTEE

Mayor Gaynor appointed Borough Presi-
dents Steers, Miller and Cromwell, yester-
day. as a special committee Of the Board OF
Estimate TO investigate the causes OF the
fire in Washington Place and 10 consider
ways of preventing the recurrence OF such
catastrophes. 1t was marked that -Bor-
ough President McAneny. who introduced
the resolution for the committee, and had
done much work along the lines of amend
ing the building code, was not placed OH
the. committee.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-20
HOTEL WOODWARD SOLD

II was announced last night by Tholaa
D. Green, manager OF tho Ho'ei "o0'
ward, at Broadway and 9oth street 'o'
he had purchased the hotel property ITO"
Lord & Taylor. for whom he has w. W..
managing IL for the last ten yssrs ~ ~
purchase price was given as S.-o1"' 81. &
the sale includes the hotel proper ana XIX
annex in 18th street.
Mr. Green said he planned TO make nss!
Improvements, and intended to douoe VI
size Of the hotel at an early date.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-20
HENRY J. FURLoNo LEAVES PRISON

Henry j. FiTlong. formerly a city mag,s-
try,tc Ia brooklyn ana for the last year aud
five days az inmate ~ Sing Sine leit the
prison yesterday Just before i" o'clock
on parole Furlone boa rded the 'o;IS train
ana - black dcrhs and oXcep' for the
whi,eness ot his skin looked much "a he
did when lac went ny prisonor
New-York tribune., 1911-04-20
Defends Mann Committees Report.

"1 appointed that committee and Mr..
Mann headed it. The criticism from one
end Of the country 20 tho other, by resolu-
tions passed by The Associated Press, by
dcnunciation in tho newspapers was
wholly against me for that action. The
committee made an honest investigation.
They found q difference of 50 a ton between,
the cost of production in Canada and in the
United States. IT was unanimous re-
port the Democrats on the committee con-
curing"
Mr.. Cannon said tho House adopted the
report II went 10 the Senate. where there
was compromise between ss, which was
the law. and 50. the amount in the House
bill Of 1915 "rhe difference between the
Tariff BOARD and the Mann special COM
mttee," he said, was that Mann said 81
would represent the difference, and the
Tariff Board said that s4 1i would represent
tho difference In this bill YOU reject both
Of them under this treaty, and let it nj
free"
Referring TO newspaper criticism of his
career. Mt. Cannon said. with much
warmth:
''since I left tho Office Of Speaker they
have let up on me. / am not complaiuine
! am not seking justification. II they viii
let me alone before great while ! will
quit public life Of my own accord. But. God
helping me. there is enough Irish in me
cne-half 10 say that I will quit, if get
my way about H. when my constituents ask
me 10 retire"
Representative Hupb9rd. Of Iowa. 81 in
surgent. spoke in favor Of the agreement
declaring that the farmer had nothing to
fear from il and that il Is q step IN tariff
revision. Representative Gudger. of North
Z 'arolins, one Of the few insurgent Demo
crate. ARA igned Representative Kitchin. of
this state, and other Democrats for voting
with Republicans like Sereno T.. Payne
and Mr.. Crumpa cker. Of Indiana
New-York tribune., 1911-04-20

her home in London. She said she had eX-
pended almost the value of her lost jewels
i'm her efforts to find them. She wore
many Jewels Yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-20
IFrom The Tribune Bureau
yt-..hfnptnn A


AN tXsI-RCEN'r ITASCO.-Far from
the facts arc the reports "hich nave ""
Gently come out Of Illinois TO the erect
that the capture OF the Republican organ'-
zation by the insurgents is Imminent anu
that this will he followed by the selection OF
q delegs ton 10 the next national convention
instructed TO vote for Senator La Toilette
for Presidential candidate. Gradually the
mystery which attended the conduct OF th"
recent campaign for Mayor of Chicago W
being cleared up In Washington. and the
facts denote a complete failure OF the IN
surgent plans. The first step in the pro
cramme for capturing Illinois was tho
capture Of the mayoraity Of Chicago which
was TO be accomplished by the election or
Charles T. Merriam In accordance with
custom, tho Republican members of the
national government prepared 70 lend their
aid 70 the election OF Mr.. Merriam, once he
had won tho nomination. and so did tho
state organization. headed by Governor
Depeen. With 'the full approval Of the
President, tho new Secretary of tho In
terror. Mr. Fisher who is ChicaCosn and
hos long been regarded rs In sympathy
with the insurge ents Of his state. went to
Chicago to speak in support Of the Repub-
Iican candidate. So did Governor Dcncen.
In fact the Governor had committed his
coRant arguments to paper-bUt he never
spoke. Neither did Secretary Fisher.
Wrapped in asbestos snd carefully con
cealed in the inside pocket Of his coDven-
tiOnal frock coat are the burning words
with which Governor Deneen purposed TO
prevail on all good Republicans TO support
Mr. Merriam dcspite his insurgent pro-
clivitieS. and such pertinent and convinc-
ing arguments as Secretary Fisher may
have prepared arc lost TO history. No
help from the administration" was the
motto Of the insurgent Republicans. and
they declined the assistance of Secretary
Fisher, whom they regard as a traitor and
as having betrayed the Wisconsin patriot
by accepting n place in the Taft admins
tration So also they. declined tho help Of
the Governor. as, with confidence born
Of ineXperience. they raShy proclaimed
their ability 10 carry the election without
assistance from the regular party organiza-
ton. How far the Republican insurgents
counted without their host is shown by tho
fact that they came to- on April >. 10 learn
that Carter II. Harrison Democratic can
didate. had been elected by q majority Of
more than 1900 Mr. Merriam had gone
into the discard along with Mayor Busse,
the Republican incumbent. and y large
parcel Of insurgent hopes. Tho first num-
her on the La Toilette programme had
proved faSco. and. shrewd politicians
assert, all reports that the Illinois delega-
ton will be captured for La Toilette are
merely ''v btqtliDp in the 1arE'' nd sf-
fort 10 avert disaffccton in other regions
where The insurgents believe. themselves
strong
New-York tribune., 1911-04-20

4 GIGANTIC CLAIM--A claim believ ed
10 be the largest ever pressed against the
United states was argued before the Court
Ct Claims to-day by Joseph ". Choate for
mer Ambassador 10 Great Britain. Mr..
Choste is representing tho Missouri Kan
sas & Texas Railroad and is pressing it's
claim for SCI $4,000, this being the esti-
mated value Of lands in Indian Territory,
now Oklahoma, which the railroad asserts
were granted 10 ii by act Of Congress ap-
proved July 25, 1865, and which the gov
ernment has since decided 10 the Indians
individually. SO far ss federal officials
recall, this is tho largest sum which sin
gle claimant has ever undertaken to re-
cover from the government. il is the con-
tention of Mr.. Choate and associate coun-
sci thai Congress has by subsequent stat
Utes closed tho courts 10 his Clients and
that the only appeal Of the railroad lies
TO the Court Of Claims. The government.
which Is represented by Assistant Attorney
General John G.. Thompson. has filed de-
nurror TO the claim OF the railroad, alleg-
ing lack of jurisdiction on the part of the
Court Of Claims and an absence Of any
New-York tribune., 1911-04-20

the time the next session would come the
Presidential election would be over
Mr. Cannon said he replied that he could
not do it: that il would not be just to his
party.
What happened" he continued. II was
informed in the presence Of witnesses that
if the Republican party did not promptly
put print paper upon the free list that
great and good man who headed the Pub
fishers Association. Mr.. Herman Rider,
would support Mr.. Bryan for the Presi-
deucy and contribute 10000 10 his cleo
ton.
1--WE did not pass it. When the time
came Mr.. Ridder was made treasurer of
that committee. and ] guess he gave YOU
boys on the Democratic side $1,000. did he
not? The newspapers say so, and have
never seen it denied.
Mr. Cannon said he introduced hll
creating a special committee to investigate
the print paper question.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-20
THEDAyINWA SHINGTON

valid claim against the government "''
Choatc did not complete his pfesentauo"
to-day end will continue 1t tomorrow.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-05-19


she was out and then sent for her.
Later 10 the evening they served ice
cream and cake.
Grandma Hamilton passed her
eighty-6fth mile stone Monday of
this week and is still looking ashale-
and heartyas many folks twenty years
younger. Here's hoping. Grandma
that you may pass good many. more
of the miles stones.
The addition to the Wood & Adams
hotel is about completed and several
Of the. ICONS are already furnished
and ready for guests. They are put
ting a new carpets in all of the rooms
in the old part and adding consider
able new furniture. They will soon,
be in fine shape to take care Of The
large trade which this house is enjoy
ing If they keep on they will have
to make a sky-scrapper out of their
building, as all of their space on the
ground is now occupied. =.
We received letter a short time
ago from Harry ]. Harrington who is.
with the batileship Vicksburg in
which he enclosed money for. the re-
ne val Of his subscription to the Clar-
ion' Harry says he has only short
time yet to serve out bis term Often
listment. but thinks that he viii re-
enlist again. AT tie time Of writing
the letter he was in the city of Pana-
ma. He says in his estimation The,
canal will be finished the latter part
of the year 1914.