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New-York tribune., 1911-12-10

a retraction of the whole tnlng. Ihey no"
acknowledge that retracuon. ,,
Bv those who believe In me no dehiai pe
fore your committee is needed. by those
who believe i'm the Merritts no tesumon!
from me is needed TO substantiate the Mel-
ritts own acknowledged retractoh. ..,t
TO be sure. the Merritts now swear ina %
the retraction was not true. But II tho
Merritts themselves now swear that tIeE
signed an untruth, no testimony rom He
IL needed az to their vera city. e,
When Leonidas Merritt. While tesuiyliis
before your committee. was uneXpecteu'
confronted with that fatal retractoh, u -
interesting 10 observe MS cohIuslVH d,
official record lies before me. lie Hls'
blurted right out that II was agreed ne
tween the attorneys that the thing slSheu
should never be recorded. that II was TO pe
kept secret between the parties Did az. ~.
Merritt come down from Duluth 10 tesuLy
before the committee supposing that that
secret document would not confront MN .
II so, he forgot that II was one OF the NeIy
conditions agreed upon that the reuactoh
might be published.
am interested to note that few mo-
ments later the chairman interrupted me
testimony 10 make the following state
ment: These gentlemen oD]ecteu ,,,ei,
strenuously TO coming before this commit,
tee did not want TO talk with me anu
begged mo not to bring them hfre NO
wonder ..,,i,,
ed by Mr.. Rockefeller and myself In the
United States Circuit Court I'm Duluth un
der oath and upon cross-eNamlnatlon, anu
with the support OF many documents anu
many witnesses The record OF that case
is duly fled In that court and includes me
Merritts' retractlon OF avery charge. MY
sworn testimony was true then; ~ mas
never heen retracted; II ia true TO-DAY. u
is available for the purposes OF your COM
mittee. ,.-., r.,
We did not wait for your invitation: I'm
rnediately on the publication OF the Merrlu
story Mir. Rockefeller denied II and pub
iished the Merritt retractlon, and as soon
as I came home followed directly with a
detailed statement OF the Merritt loans,
showing that Mr.. Rockefeller mad never
made a call loan to the Merritts and that
he never called any loan made to them
Your committee is simply a means OF reach.
ing the public. II decides nothing ana
could decide nothing in respect OF this mat
ter | prefer 10 reach the public direct.
Very truly. FREDERICK T. GATES
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10
Mr.. ROCKEFELLER SAYS NO
He and Gates Decline to Appear
Before Stanley Committee.

John d. Rockefeller and the Rev Fred
erick T. Gates formally declined yesterday
the invitation OF Chairman Stanley Of the
Congressional Investigating Committee to
appear before the committee If they cared
10 make a statement concerning the testi-
mony recently given by Leonidas and Al
fred Merritt. Mr.. Rockefeller's letter OF
declination was as follows:
Pocantico Hills, n. Y. Dec. g. 1911.
Hon. Augustus y. Stanley. chairman or
the Committee on Investigation OF the
United States Steel Corporation, Wa5h'
ington d. {.
Dear Sir: The narration OF Leonidas and
Alfred Merritt before your committee was
in substance the repetition or statements
made bv them in a controversy closed M
teen wears ago The statements are false.
They we're so declared by me st the time
In sworn testimony and upon cross-eXami-
nation Before the receipt or your invita-
ti0n / had repeated my denial in a state
ment generally published In the press.
Their own signed retraction Is before you.
1 therefore deem II unnecessary 10 avail
myself of the opportunity now onered 10
sppear before your committee. Yours truly,
JOHN u. ROCKEFELLER.
The letter OF Mr.. Gates was as follows:
2s broadway. New York. Dec. .. 1911.
Hon Augustus q. Stanley. chairman or
the Committee OF Investigation OF the
limited States steel Corporation, Wash
ington, -. I.
Sir. | have received your letter saving
that n I care To do 80 | may appear before
your committee.
Sixteen years ago the Merritts swore TO
hese charges just as positively as they did
before your co~mittes, Then tley s!gDsd
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10

COMMITTEE CHANGES.-The death OF
Senator Frye made necessary a humber Of
committee changes in the Senate, some OF
which have already been announced. and
two of which were decided on to-day. Sen
ator Dillingham; gets the vacant place on
Foreign Relations, and Senator Crane gets
place on Commerce. Both OF these ap-
pointments will strengthen these commit
tees. Mr.. Dillingham; is a Senator of long
experience, a member Of unquestioned abil
ity, at once progressive and sane, and he
will make a valuable member of the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations, the work Of
which calls for careful. painstaking effort,
for which there is, as q rule, little credit,
while there is little opportunity for forensic
display One Of the younger members of
the Senate who was gifted with more than
ordinary oratorical ability once made "A
desperate and determined effort to secure a
place on this committee, and. before he was
defeated for recollection TO the Senate, sue
ceeded He attended one or two meetings.
and then quit IN disgust however. He had
discovered that. no matter how faithfully
he attended. any part he took in debate
was practically certain to be behind closed
doors-that is. I'm executive session-and he
no longer had any appetite for the work of
the Committee on Foreign Relations. Sen
ator Cranes long experience and great
business ability will contribute TO the value
Of his work on the Commerce Committee,
while the fact that he comes from sea-
coast state also makes his appointment
especially appropriate. g. G. II.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10
CUSTODY OF CHILD ARRANGED
Mrs Hilton Story Retains Girl, but
Father Will See It Daily.

Justice Giegerich signed the order yester-
day awarding to MIs. Helen Hilton Story
the custody Of her three-year-old daughter
Ruth King Story, pending the outcome Of
the SUIT which Allen Lawrence Story has
brought against Mrs story, The Qrdsg spp
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10

ulates that Mrs Story must not employ
negro nurse for the child, and that she
must not be removed from the jurisdiction
of the court. The further stipulation was
made that the mother must send the girl
every day at - o'clock noon to the home OF
the father, where she shall remain until
g clock. MIS-, story must beag-the ex,.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10
PENSION BILL Attacked
Dies. Texas Democrat, Arralgns
His Party.
TOO MANY C0WARDS IN IT
Homes President Taft Will Veto
Sherwood Measure-It Is
Sure to Pass.
trrom The Tribune Bureau. !

Washington. Dec 9.-With discordant
notes from some Democrats who oppose
tbe plan of the Democratic machine 10
mass the Sherwood dollar a day pension
hill the debate on that measure proceeded
in the House to-day. For nearly SIX hours
the few members in their seats listened 10
effusions about patriotism. the monotohy
being relieved when Representative Dies
and a few others on the majority slde
kicked over the traces and frankly de-
clared the pension bill bid for votes.
"Only last session we talked about cam
paign contributions" said Mr. Dies,
Texas Democrat. MANY of US were
shocked that they were so great. DO you
not know that this pension bill is an at
tempted campaign contribution OF almost
100000 in a lump sum?
'The Democratic party abounds In just
as much cowardice on this question as does
the Republican party" Mr. Dies added
Some Of my friends say that II We do not
give the soldiers this money we will not be
returned to Congress. There has been
rivalry between the Democratic and Re-
publican parties ever since the war as 10
who should give the most to the soldiers.
IL has not been question OF glVlhs thern
what they wanted, but of seeing how much
they would tcke."
Mr.. Dies said he appreciated the fact
that -four thousand or five thousand pen
sionholders after a scared Congressman
leave no room for argument"
What will it be when We have civil
list" he demsnded. There are one mill
ion employees of the government now de-
mandng to be pensoned. The President
has capitulated. take 1t that our leaders
on the Democratic side will capitulate as
readily as he. 1t may be that to be honest
upon these questions would beat us for the
Presidency: it may be it would leave some
Of our Democratic seats vacant. | have
about come to the conclusion that there
are great many seats here on both sides
Of the chamber that ought to be vacant.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10

Personally. 7 am going TO insist that the
candidate for President who gets our votes
shall come out against the Bourne pro-
posal to cut down our representation.
am going further, and insist that no city
be given the convention whose state dele
CATION is willing to cut down our strength
in the convention"
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10
,ense Of keeping the child.

pense Of keeping the child.
Mr.. Story is living al the home OF hm
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. William Cummings
Story. IN Gramercy Park. His wife 10 the
granddaughter Of the late Judge Henry
Hilton. She obtained a writ OF hsbsas corr
pus for the child. but the question Of guard<
ianship Maa settled without opnnsit,orA -
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10

SUNDAYS NETWORK TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in tho United States
for $3.50 a year.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-09-13

war DECLARED ON
HIGH FOOD PRICES
Consumer and Producer Meet
on Common Ground at
Texas Conference

FORT WORTH, Tex. Sept. 12.-Con-
sumer and producer met on common
ground here today to wage war against
high living prices. In the conference
were representatives from Texas labor
unions and farmers organizations,
boards of trade and the Cattle Raisers'
association of Texas.
One plan discussed contemplates the
establishment of a state cattle selling
agency. Another includes organization
of an association from bodies of con-
sumers and producers to operate an
independent packing plant.
Establishment of municipal slaughter
houses will be indorsed.
President Lasiter of the Texas Cattle
Raisers association presided. He said
that while the cost of production to
cattle raisers had been the same for the
last season, the packers took the beef
off the markets at from $3.50 to 50 q
hundred less than the preceding year,
with mutton selling at proportionate
discount. This, he declared, had result
ed In a loss to the cattlemen of from
$12 to SIS head and total loss Of
500, 100000 to the industry
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-09-13
COUNTERFEIT Note
Names CITY BANK
Secret Service Chief Warns
Public Against Work of
Clever Criminals
[SeeeiaI Dispoleh 10 The WI

lSpccI1i DfSpdtcH 10 nc
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.--In cir
cular issued today Acting Chief Moran,
in charge of the secret service division
Of the treasury department in the abb
sence of Chief wiikie, gave warning
of new counterfeit SO national bank
note. 1t is on the Anglo and London
Paris National bank OF San Francisco
and bears the portrait of the late
President Mckinley.
The counterfeit shows the series Of
1s02-1903 and bears check letter "B. =
This is dangerous counterfeit and
calculated to deceive" said Moran in
his circular The counterfeit is re-
garded by the secret service men as the
work Of the person responsible for the
counterfeit $40 Pasadena National bank
note that made its appearance in Sep
tember, 1910.
It is printed from photoetched plates
Of good workmanship on two pieces Of
paper between which silk threads have
been distributed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-09-13
CIVIC OFFICER ALLEGED
SOLICITOR OF BRIBE
Warrant Is Issued for Public
Works Commissioner

GARY. Ind. Sept. IA warrant
charging John J. Nihoff. former COM
missioner of public works of this city.
with soliciting a bribe of $4,000 was
placed in the hands of Deputy Sheriff
Morris today. The charges are made by
T.. B. Dean. who last week caused the
arrest of Mayor Knots and five alder
men on charges Of bribery in connection
with granting a heating franchise
1t is alleged that Nihoff demanded
$4,000 of Dean for a coal yard, saying
that the heating franchise would be
granted II Dean took over Nihoff's coal
yard.
"A statement by A. F. Knots, brother
of the mayor. was issued today in which
At is charged that the alleged bribe
money found in. the mayors desk on the
day Of his arrest yas planted there by
Dean.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-09-13
RICH WOMAN and
PLUMBER ELOPE
Mrs. Louise L. Suydam Turns
Deaf Ears to Pleas of Mill
Iionaire Husband

Especial Dispatch TO The Call
NEW YORK, Sept 12.-Unmoved by
the pleas of husband and parents, Mrs.
Louise White Suydam. wife of Walter
l. Suydam Jr., whose father is of the
900 left her millionaire husbands
beautiful home at Blue Point, L. T., one
week ago today. She had told her hus-
band on the preceding Friday that her
love had been transferred from him to
Frederick Noble. the 21 year old son of
a Brooklyn plumber.
And so,' she added, Il am going
away"
Mrs. Suydam, who is 25 years old. is
the daughter of John Jay White. a
wealthy retired broker, formerly of this
city, whose home is in Washington,
ID. c.
Neither Suydam nor Mobiles family,
now at Blue Point, know where the
two are. Mrs. Suydam is well supplied
with money. She has trunks full of
clothes. Noble has only the clothes he
is wearing and little money in them
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-09-13
WHISTLES BLOW
and BELLS ring
ASSHOWSTARIS
Exhibits Are Housed in Sea of
Canvas in the Heart of
Stockton
Replica of Lodi's Famous Tokay
Arch Is the Feature
Display
Especial Dispoieh 10 The Call

Special Dispatch 10 The Call
STOCKTON. Sept. 12.-San Joaquin
county has gone back to the farm for
five days
The greatest county fair in the his
tory of the community was opened at
6 o'clock tonight with the blowing
of whistles and the ringing OF bells.
The fair is housed in sea of can
vas, the back to the farm territory
including four blocks in the heart of
the city. The main exhibit tent covers
Stocktons famous Hunter street plaza.
Extending two blocks north in Hunter
street is the cow path" where the
concessions are located. In a huge
tent covering the block in Miner
avenue. between Hunter and Ell Dorado
streets Is the cattle and stock show
all home products. In the same avenue
between San Joaquin and Hunter
streets is the rush of '49" show where
the scenes of the days of gold when
Stockton was the basis of supplies for
the Southern Mines section. are re-
vived.
Unique Arch
At the entrance of the main ex-
hibit tent stands one of the most re-
county fair-a fac sirnile of Lodfs
famous Tokay arch which spans the
main thoroughfare of that prosperous
town, The only difference between
the original arch and the one at the
fair is that the former is composed Of
ing Tokay.
The STokay grape has made Lodi
renowned throughout the country. and
likewise has made the residents of
northern San Joaquin most prosperous.
Seven and one-haIf tons of grapes
were used in the construction OF the
arch 1t is SO feet wide and s5 feet
high and was built by Lodi boosters.
The largest bunch of grapes weighs
II pounds and is one of the finest
specimens of Tokays produced this
year. Among the Lodi workers were
the following: J. W, Dougherty. Joe
McKindley, A " Friedberger, NJ O.
Holt. John C. Bewley, H. E. welch.
Will Whitaker. T. R. Burkett, Frank
Cluff, ]. NJ. Appleton, j. F. Hawes
George l. Misner, John Beid.. A. F.
Dougherty Jr., c. E. Ruff, j. B. Roach.
Christ D. Schnailt, Barney Bonds, l.
r. Herford and L. v. Peterson.
Fine Exhibits From Farms
The diversified products of the
county are well represented in the
displays at the fair The products
are not crudely thrown together but
are arranged in unique exhibits. Lin
den, for instance, has built a modern
bungalow out of its own products. The
panels of the house consist of cardboard
upon which has been glued grains of
corn and wheat. The moulding 10
made of hundreds of prunes. The OUT
side walls were constructed OF corn
and grapes and the roof of peaches.
On the plate rails are various products,
while fence OF crooked neck squashes
Continued ON Page s, Column 1
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-09-13
REPORT THAT HE IS ILL
FUNNY TO RYAN'S SON
Laughs at Rumor About Attack
of Tuberculosis

COLORADO SPRINGS. Sept. H.
Allan A. Ryan. son Of Thomas f. Ryan.
the financier. laughed heartily when
told today Of the report current in New
York that he is seriously Ill of tuber-
culosis. When seen at hotel Ryan.
answered the query with:
do look very III? am simply out
here for a vacation and haven't the
slightest idea how long will stay"
At the time Ryan was debating .
letter and looking about IS well as :
man could look.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-09-13
WOMAN MAYOR WILL
YET RULE HUNNEWELL
Court Action Is Facing Recalci-
trant CounciImen

KANSAS CITY, MO-, Sept. 12.-victory
is almost within the grasp of Mrs. Ella
Wilson. the woman mayor of Hume
well, Kan, 1t would appear from state
ments made today by c. w. Trickett of
Kansas City, Kan, appointed by Gov
ernor Stubbs to assist the woman exec
utive in her conflict with the men Of
the council. Trickett said drastic ac-
tion would be taken at once to compel
the councilmen either to resign or to
support the mayor.
The action of the council members
last night in refusing to consider Mrs.
Wilson's nominations for appointive of
fees, said Trickett, makes further delay
unnecessary.
I'VE will get busy in Hunnewel1 at
once he said,. "and things will happen
in that town."
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-09-13
| CANADIAN FISHERMEN
/ FAVOR RECIPROCITY
Men Leave Gloucester Banks to
Go Home and Vote

GLOUCESTER, Mass, Sept. H.
Many of the Nova Scotians and New
brunswick fishermen who make up
large part of the Gloucester fishing
fleet are on their way home today by
next week. Nine out of every 10 Of
the fishermen, although generally con-
servative, will vote this year with
Laurier for reciprocity.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-09-13
Turkeys Are Used
By Yuba Farmers
To Kill Rattlers
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

Especial Dispatch 10 The Call
EARL, Sept. 12-That tur-
keys are deadly enemies of
rattlesnakes and drive the rep
tiles off the. range over which
they feed is the declaration of
farmers in Yuba county.
Recently II rattlers have been
killed by turkeys near this place,
the gobblers forming circle
around the reptiles and pecking
them to death.
Eight of the rattlers were
killed on the Joe Woll place and
the others in the same district.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-09-13
Repairs at Reno

Spectators by the score who wit
messed Fowlers fall from a distance
rushed to his aid andshi bruises and
Injuries were soon being cared for
His mechanicians were quickly on the
scene, having arrived by special train,
which is following his course. Some
OF the broken pieces were substituted
by pieces carried on the train. but
others had to be sent to Reno for
repair and it will probably be two
days before the fight will be re-
sumed.
In explaining his mishap Fowler
said that his steering gear had sud
denly become blocked a few miles from
the accident and he was helpless to
direct his course. At the same time
his elevating plane refused to work
and his efforts to control his machine
resulted in the disconnecting of the
defective magnetic wire which had
given trouble earlier in the morning.
AS a result Fowler was unable to di-
rect his course from side to side. or
up and down, and in addition 10 these
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-09-13
1853 COINS Go BEGGING
AT PRICE OF $4,000
Santa Rosans Will Sell Two at
Bargain

8 SANTA ROSA, Sept. 12.-Former
Judge Allison b. Ware and former Po-
liceman Herman L. Hankel OF this city
each have a silver half dollar minted
In 1853. A recent press dispatch from
Chicago said that a streetcar conductor
of that city got one Of these and that
it was valued by coin collectors at
$4,000. The Santa Rosans are willing
to part with theirs at the quoted price.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-09-13
WOMAN AVIATOR SETS
NEW MARK BY FLIGHT

BUOY. France, Sept. 12.-Helene Du-
trieu made a new mark in the competi-
tion for the women's cup today by fly
ing 1862 miles. Jane Herveux had pre-
yiously covered S. miles.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-09-13
GENERAL STRIKE is
PROCLAIMED AT BILBAO
Troops and Unionists Clash
With Fatal Results

BILBAO, Spain. Sept. 12.-There was
a clash between the strikers and the
civil guards last night during which
the latter fired into the. crowd and
wounded eight persons. two OF them
fatally. All trades unions have pro-
claimed a general strike here
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-09-13
BOAT AND OUTFITS
FOUND; MAN DROWNED
Natives Find Captain Williams
Craft on Kamachak Bay

SEWARD, Alaska, Sept. 12.-Captain
George Fl. Williams OF Tumwater.
wash, near Olympia, was drowned at
Kamachak bay two weeks ago. A small
boat and outfit known to belong to him
was found by natives on the shore of
the bay.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-09-13
BURNING Lava
OF MOUNT ETNA
Sweeps FIELDS
Peasants Flee From Homes
Fearing REPETITION of the
Messina Disaster
Frequent TembIors Cause Six
teen Fissures Near Base of
Belching Volcano

CATANIA, Sicily. Sept. 1.-THE crest
OF Mount Etna presents a terrifying
spectacle. Heavy smoke lies over it,
with frequent brilliant flashes. The
bombardment that is continuous along
a line nearly two miles in extent is
like the firing of heavy artillery.
A torrent of burning lava, 1000 feet
wide and four feet deep. is pouring
down the slope. Everything in It's way
has been carried before it, Groves of
trees have been uprooted and set on
fire and the lava stream is sweeping
through the fields. sending out for
miles around hot waves OF resinous
smoke.
Peasants Flee From Homes
The peasants have left their homes.
carrying with them the aged. the sick
and the children and whatever meager
belongings they were able to get to-
gether.
Whole regions covered with hard.
ened lava from past eruptions have
been torn open by frequent earth
shocks. Many of these quakes have
been of great violence and the peasants
fear repetition of the Messina dis
aster.
Sixteen Fissures Opened
Sixteen new assures have opened
and from the two nearest the base of
the volcano a great stream of lava
issues 1t is moving at the rate of
1850 feet and hous and has covered
several miles toward Linguaglossa,
northeast of Etna.
Linguaglossa and Randazzo. to the
northwest, are on elevations and are
not threatened by the flow of lava,
though storms of ashes beat on them.
The FIRE of lava has invaded the GEN.
turies old forests of larch and pine and
appears to be about to destroy the
beautiful vineyards and nut woods. 1t
is expected soon to reach the railway
line circling Mount Etna, at point
between Linguaglossa and Randazzo.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-09-13
Machine Hovers, Falls

The second blow crushed the left
plane and with both wings thus
crumpIed into a useless mass the great
bird of human creation lowered for
the briefest fraction of second and
turned turtle as it started its fall
to earth.
In falling the tail piece was doubled
UP beneath the craft by the force OF
the wind, and when the machine fell
it was with the tail piece and pro-
peller downward, the blow on the
ground between the trees thus splinter
ing both propellers and the rudder-
Fowler remained in his seat until the
machine struck the ground, when he
was sent hurting out against the motor
and through the debris of the rudder
10 the ground.