davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-12
SENATORS START INQUIRY
Ohio Lawmakers Object to
NeWspaper Activity.

Columbus Ohio, May I1.-Members % the
senate's Bribery Investigation Committee
met tonight in secret session. Although
members refused to discuss their proceed
ings. the intimation was given out that the
inquiry would embrace legislators. lobbyists
and newspaper men.
The Senator's have taken exception to the
activity of reporters. particularly those who
questioned members Of the committee. fol-
lowing their appointment. concerning their
intention 10 serve. This activity was re-
garded as indicating a purpose 10 interfere
With the investigation. Another intira-
ton. which came from Senator was that
hearings OF the committee would BE de-
layed pending a report by the grand jury
on alleged bribery in the Assembly
Senator Yount in refusing to-day 10 vote
for the Jones bill designed 70 end bucket
shops in Ohio. declared that $500 had been
offered him to introduce and pass a similar
bill last year. His statement aroused no
INQUIRY or comment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-12
PASS INSURANCE MEASURES
Assembly Would Place Ratemak-
ing Bodies Under State Control.
TBy Telegraph TO The Tribun.


Albany. May u.-Assemblymen Murray
and O'Connor to-day INDUCED in anothe,
fusillade OF oratory against fire insurance
rateraking bodies. particularly the New
York City Fire Exchange. The deba te
arose on the bill of Assemblyman Hoey
which was drafted by Superintendent
Hotchkss of the state Department of In
surance, providing that all associations
formed for making rates on Are insurance
he placed under the supervision Of the In.
surance Department
Murray and O'Connor opposed the meas
ure because they thought it did not 60 fai
enough They held that the only way Il
cure the evils for which they held the rate
making bodies now responsible was by ex'
termination rather than supervision. The
bill was passed by a vote Of SO to u. The
Insurance Department bill. placing fra
ternal societies doing an insurance bust
ness under the supervision Of the Superin-
tendent of Insurance was also passed.
Other bills passed by the Assembly fol
low:
Senator Wainwright, giving the Aneri-
can Museum Of Safety q charter Of IN
corporation.
Assemblynan Brennan. creating pen
sion fund for IN. Fire Department en-
ployes Of New York City.
The Senate passed the Argetsinger bill
appropriatng s35od for the use OF the en-
camprent OF the Grand Army Of the Re
public AZ Rochester IN August next.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-12
BRONXLEADERS REALLY QUIT
Only Murphy Didn't Take Their
Reservations Seriously.

Eugene J. Mcclure. Arthur II Murphy,
William F. Morris and Michael J. Garvin.
the Bronx leaders who endeavored on
Wednesday 10 coerce Charles F Murphy,
the leader OF Tammany Hall. into with
drawing his opposition 20 the bill creating
2 county of The Bronx. said yesterday that
not only did they threaten 70 resign. but
thev actually handed their designations 20
the boss
The Tarnrany leader does not take the
revolt seriously. IL is said. but the leaders
eaid yesterday that they meant Just what
they said. and that If the Bronx bill failed
70 pass they would consider their resigna-
tions accepted.
II was said that the leaders thought they
might be able 10 raise a cry Of home rule
in case the Tammany boss" accepted their
designations and appointed somebody 70
succeed them in the leadership. but this he
did not DO He refused 10 get excited,
merely saying that they had better go
away and think II ali over.
In order 10 make the protest more I'm
pressive. Mr. Mcclure and Louis F Hanen
presented their designations from the state
committee TO Mr.. Murphy. They cannot
become effective, however unless Mr.
Murphy chooses 20 present them to the Of
fcers Of the committee.
II was reported yesterday that one of
the leaders in handing In his resignation
said: Chief. some OF Us are saloonkeepers.
and we understand that the hghbrow adj
visers that you now have are opposed 10
having the owners of such a'business as
district leaders. Perhaps. then IL would
be lust as well for Us 20 get out anyway
The rank and file Of the party IN The
Bronx are not IN favor OF the county bill.
for many Of them own their own houses
and they do not care 20 place additional
taxation on themselves 10 pay the salaries
II politicians who might get Office In the
,ew county government. Again. some OF
rho shrewder Democrats point 10 the de
foa; Of Tammany by fusion in The Bronx
in TIC last municipal campaign. They point
80, .nat such fusion might win again
api that the fat offices that the Demo-
Gratis rad provided might 80 TO their OPP
,oncrts.
.prouch President Miller said yesterday
i-c Isiou forces IN The Bronx were op-
coed Id the county idea. but If new
-.ecfr be created they might feel it neces-
,.... 60 place "A ticket in the field in an
,m,s. 10 see that the money expended IN
q county administration was handled prop
elk.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-12
NEW BILLS AT ALBANY
Pollock and Travis Measures Apply to
Children Arrested in This City.
nv Telegraph u The Trihunc !

BY Telegraph " ne lrloOM
Albany. May n.-senators Pollock and
Travis to-day introduced bills affecting chill
drer placed under arrest IN New York City.
That Of the former provides that when A
child arraiened in the Children's Court
rleads guilty or is adjudged guilty. before
sentence is passed the justice must commit
the child 10. the nearest county hospital TO
be examined as TO his physical and mental
condition.
The Travis bill makes 1t duty Of an
officer arresting child 70 notify the parent
or guardian before taking the child 10 the
Childrens Court. The bill strikes out the
provision that II snail be unlawful for the
officer to take the child TO a police station.
4 bill by Senator .5rackett provides that
electric light corporations may make a
minimum charge of not exceeding 81 a
month for lighting service and Il minimum
charge of not exceeding 81 horsepower a
month for power service irrespective of the
maximum price which the corporation may
charge for electricity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-12
ASKS FOR MORE WRITERS
Theatre Needs Them, Daniel
Frohman Tells Booksellers.
DEMAND FOR NEW IDEAS
Manager Says Plays for the
Present, Not for Posterity,
Are Needed.

Daniel Frohrnan Issued last night what
most persons not closely connected with
the theatre would consider "A rash invita-
ton. II was suf'ciently hold to make the
guests OF the American Booksellers Asso-
citation at their eleventh annual dinner in
the Hotel Aston look startled. and II would
seem as though the men 80 intimately con-
nected with the publishing business would
know something Of the literary wants OF
the theatre.
What the theatre needs to-day is more
writer's" said MIR. Frohman. 1T needs
more authors-men with new ideas Liter
ature Is not always drama, but drama can
be literature We do not need plays for
posterity. but plays for The present
Il want TO draw the attention Of writer's
Of books to the advantages that await
them in my profession. Books are always
a good asset I'm the theatre Why not
double the assets and divide the profts?''
Before issuing this generous invitation tor
the deuge Mr.. Fruhman had said that
while no was the author Of one book, he
thought his best claim to being guest al
the dinner was that he was responsible fol-
the entrance into literature Of that ''lu-
mincus gem in American fiction, Laura
Jean Libbey. the famous. voluniinous mis-
trees Of heart throbs'
Miss Libbey. said Mr.. Frohman. came to
him twenty years ago and submitted some
of her manuscripts. at the same time tell
ing him that she preferred to express the
wild warnings Of her struggling nature on
the stage After reading the manuscripts
Mr. F'rohman said he advised her 10 stick
70 literature. and he took 10 himself the
credit Of thus enrichihg American fiction
with those lurid depictions OF the pulsat
ing heart Of the factory girl
While Daniel Frohran thus crowned
Laura Jean Lihbey. r Phillips Oppenheir1.
the English novelist. gave his testimonial
to the American advertising writer. who.
he said produced the most vivid and
picturesque examples Of English prose
written to-day. Mr. Oppenhetm said that
he was great admirer and reader Of the
American magazines. especially the adj
vertisiny part: Coming over on the ship
he had been much interested in an adver-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-12
DIX WINS ON VAN TUY[|
Finance Committee Also Acts "a
vorabIy on Ho|den's Nomination.
SCOTT MAY HEAD PRISONS
Said To Be Favorable to Tam
many-Bill for Money for Fire
Wardens Also Reported.
tev T.I.erapb N The Tribune

Albany, May H. - The Senate Finance
Committee tonight voted TO report favora-
bly, tomorrow the nomination of George I.
Van TuyI. ir., TO he State Superintendent OF
Banks, and James Austin Holden to ne
State Historian. These are the nominations
which have been held up because Tammany
men figured they were Governor Dix's per
sonal appointments" and in making them
the Governor hadn't deferred quite enough
70 the organization" The appointees will
be confirmed by the Senate next week
without much doubt.
Coincident with the committees action
report was spread broadcast that Coiohei
Joseph n. Scott. now superintendent OF Tue
Emira and Nspanoch reformatories was
10 be nominated as superintendent OIL
Prisons TO succeed Cornelius V. Collins, re-
signed. This Job has been regarded as a
very important one by Tamnany. Al the
very beginning Of Dix's term, "hen ne mao
lust asked for Collinss resignation ana the
Superintendent OF Prisons had refused H.
Boss" Murphy, OF Tamnnany. and the GOV
crnor had a long talk on prison matters
After Il the Governor said he and Murphy
we're in complete accord on the subject
stAntics have averred that since the op-
portunitv 70 make this appointment has
been before the Governor. he and Murphy
haven't been so much in accord. but that
harmony has been restored once more. IN
6oed colonel SCOTS nomination is said to
no entirely acceptable TO Murphy and all his
noon,o as a result OF which satisfaction ne
e-aciously withdrew his opposition to van
TuI and Holden. Dix's friends
Also TIE Finance Committee reported 'he
hin anrropria.ins S0.ooo for the FIRE pre-
vention bureau OF the forest fish ana game
denartment. This is the measure over
which there has been much recent contro'
versv. Senator Frawley and the other lam
many men on the COMMITTEES having held II
IN because Thomas Mott osborne lam
ooenv's foe. as head of the forest, nsh ana
sanne department asked for II.
They would not have reported II no"
eave for the fact that they believe MT.
OsbornA is no longer Forest. FISH ana
CANA commissioner Definite statements
r,era made on all sides to-day that Mr..
osborne who At present is H. az MS nome,
IN Auburn. had resigned and demanded
frono Governor Dix prompt acceptance
Of that resignation. He has been on the
point Of resening several times pelore'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-12
OPPOSES NEW INCOME TAX
Union League Club to Make Fight IN
WASHINGTON or Albany.

The Union League Club passed a resoiu-
ton last night setting forth it's opposition
10 the proposed income tax CONSTITUTIONS
amendment, which occupied the attenuo"
Of the Assembly judiciary Committee I'D
Albanv on wednesday Representatives OF
the club. II was said last night. are holding
themselves in readiness TO go 10 Albany or
to Washington. IL necessary. to place on
record their disapproval Of the new income
tax proposal
The resolution reads as follows:
Resolved. That the Union League Club
hereby expresses its disapproval OF the
proposed amendment TO the Constitution OF
The United States. now under consideration
bv the LEGISLATURE OF the State OF New
York by which IL is provided that Con-
gress shall have oower 10 impose tax on
Incomes from whatever source derived; and
Resolved That the committee on po-
Iitical reform be and hereby is empowered,
on behalf Of the Union League Club. 10
appear before the Legislature of the state
ri New York, or the proper Committee or
committees thereof. to present this resou-
ton and such argument as It may be ad.
viseG against the adoption OF the SAID
amendment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-12
THE SUBWAY OFFERS
From The Evening Post, May II, 1911.

tinlahl. advantage Of actual competition.
and what that means the city has noT
learned as a result OF the competitive bid
ding o! this winter The city will thus OBJ
tain the Independent system run by some
one else than the PETERBOROUGH, for which
has from the first commended Again. the
mileage The Brooxl,n COMPANY proposes Is
far greater than that If the Interborougt--
ninety-eisht miles OF comprehensive
rapid transit system. az against seventy
nine for the Interoorough. including its
present route The city will get more for
TIE BROOKLYN lines and the proposed New
York lines than from the system offered
b. the Interborough. and thi. question Of a
maximum ride for minimum fare Mavor
Gaynor once declared 70 be the only ques-
ton involved. President Williams is right
IN pointing ont that n the Interborough
offer is 10 he compared 70 hia IL should
also be remembered that # would cost the
citv AZ least s2n 600 nn0 additional 70 give
70 the Interhoroush extensions in Brook
lyn which Mr. Williams's company IS now
wen II we do not ACCEPT this argu-
nent. ~ IL certain that tho Brooklyn
company asks only S5.Nd0oo more OF the
city's cash than does the Interborough.
offered and the fact that y does not need
10 run 10 the legislature for an enabling
act. but can begin work right away
Again. the Brooklyn plan is refreshing
contrast in its frankness and straishfor-
wardness in the other financial aspects A
Philadelphia lawyer would need days 70
study out exactly how the Interhorough
would divide its profits. 10 state them IN
telligibly In a column Of this newspaper
would Re a dificult task ~ The BROOKLYN
pool all receipts. rot only from the new
lines but from the lines which we in
corporate into the new system. and to
give 10 the city the benefit Of all growth
on the existing lines thus incorporated We
also agree 10 stand the operating losses
on a large number Of extensions This
Is certainly clear and intelligibe But the
Interborough makes no such pooling
offer.
This ought, In part. 10 Offset the apparent
Interborough advantage In routes-appartnt
only on the surface True, 1t now offers to
aggregate one line so as TO make posi-
BILE releasing II 10 future competitor. hut
this segregation IS so involved as 10 make
II question: cle again just what Is offered.
Broadway is barely touched. and here again
the Interborough proposal appears. from
the first, drawn rather with an eye 10
Crasping all strategic ponts-upper Lex
ington avenue and part OF Broadway. for
instance-so as 10 shut out possible COM
petitors, than with a sincere desire 10
serve the city. AS for the lower West Side
even II the Interborough offer is rejected
we DO not believe IL Will have 10 wait long
for the line the marlborough now offers
and the Brooklyn company does not. Mr.
Shonts will be compelled TO move both
there is competition alongside of him. The
logic OF the situation Will he unanswerable
A, any rate, no unbiased judge can we
believe on the face OF the facts as they
arc to-day fail To decide that the Brooklyn
OFFER is the one the city should accept
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-12
GIRLS WANT LONG HOURS
Collar Shop Employees oppose
Bills for Shorter Days Work.
Inv Telesrarh N The Tribune. J

BY lfleZfdNn 10 Inc
Albany, Nav 1.-THE Senate Inainoo.
this afternoon vas the gathering place u
about hundred Troy collar shopgirls, who
had come down TO tell the Senate haoo.
Committee that they did not want 10 "
required 10 work fewer hours thah 'i'e'
do now. Hearings were being given OH wv
bills, prohibiting the working OF enPio' %
in mercantile establishments more IMAM y"
DAYS week and making II unlaw1ui io'
EMPLOYERS TO require women and chiiure"
10 work more than hfty-fou- hours weeh'
With the girls from Troy were Howaru
y Kennedy and several other Troy coiiei
manufacturers Mr.. Kennedy said that tiie
effect Of the ffty-four- hour bill wouio
either TO reduce the wages earned pv INC
collar shopsirls or 10 force the manu-
facturers to raise the price of collars. ne
felt that this would be brounght about oy
not permitting the girls 10 work overtime
when business was rushing. THEREBY cur
failing the supply and not enabling the
girls to make UP for the time they lost
during slack spells. He explained tna'
most of the collar shop workers did piece
work Also New York State would suner
greatly in business competition WIN the
South.
4 silvery toneued young woman VINO hao
been selected to speak for the employees eN-
pressed the fear that If ihe girls we're not
allowed to work more than ffty-four hours
a week during busy seasons the manufact-
urers would be obliged TO put men In 'heir
places. she felt that this would Work
great injustice 10 her sister employees
F. w Bloomngdale. president of the Re-
tail Dry Goods Merchants Association OF
New York. spoke against the six-day-a-
week bill stating that there are times
when IL is absolutely necessary TO ask en-
ployes in mercantile establishments to work
seven days Many other manufacturers
and department store proprietors spoke
against both bills. The measures we're
favored by Commissioner Williams of the
State Department Of Labor and representa-
tives or the State Federation Of Labor, the
.Womans Trade Union League the state
and National Consumers League, the Tex
tile Workers. the Child Labor Committee,
the Allied Printing Trades and labor or
CARNATIONS from various cities In this VI
cinity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-12

tlsement that asked him why he should not
h. a TAFT. a Roosevelt or a BRYAN.
He did not think he wanted To be a Taft.
He WAS afraid the clothes would not A..
ana no might have TO have his golf hand.
can lowered He had only seen Mr. Bryan
once. and that was soon after an election
when Mr. Bryan did not seem particularly
nanny. Roosevelt--fha. Vas A proposirS,
that seemed perfectly reasonable go b.
read on through the advertisement only %
n,scover that he could learn oratory IN
twelve lessons at sl2 for the course AZ.
ter that he became fearful that the adver.
tisers might produce the OPPORTUNITY FOR
anv one TO become a popular novelist a.
half the price.
Souvenirs Of the dinner we're copie,
Of Mr. Oppenheins latest book. This
Moving Finger" each OF which had been
signed BY the author. In telling ~ the
work OF signing the books Mr. opperheim
said that when he began he tried 20 pict-
ure to himself an American publisher and
make each Signature conform 20 the wants
Of an IDEAL By the time he came ~ m.
end OF the fret hundred copies. hove,er,
his thoughts mad become somewhat blurred
and when he finished the list he found that.
he was writing backhand
The first speaker at the dinner was Raooi
Stephen S. Wise. who TALKED on civic re-
ligion and drew his examples from the
United States Senate. Ohio, this city, New
Jersey and President Tatt. President 1att
and Governor Wilson ~ New Jersey and
Justice Hughes. Of the Supreme court
were the men who met with the approval
NJ Dr Wise They were the great ex-
anples Of the present day. in his estinna-
ton Of men who could touch politics and
keep their hands clean.
The other speakers were Frederick Wins
low ravlor. who gave mis- exposition Of
scientific business MANAGEMENT, and George
porup. the author Of "A Tenderfoot win
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-12

For a layrnan accurately To- compa ,-,r t.e
committee Of the Board Of Estimate y I'M
rcs.ible We doubt whether even the mem
bers of the committee could place them n
parable! columns, since they vary so rnuSn
in routes and plans. More than tnat. VA
latest offer of The marlborough Is couched
in such extraordinarily involved language
as 20 make some parts OF II scarcely IN
tell gitle. II leaves. much unsaid ana can can
be fully understood only after care1ui
study Of II in connection with the com
T TaW a grf oni c Rg though tn. report
this 9rnns that f h Ra6etvS o0 o.r is
obviously premature. IT Is pam Una. ~
decision Is at hand. For three montns,
during which IT has been az times severely
worked by day and by night upon It's mo
n1entous problem, and every modification
Or betternnent If either offer has besn que
10 its painstaking efforts under Mr. Nc
Anenys leadership II this Is losing time,
the city has certainly prohted thereby in
estinably. and the proof lies IN SIMPLY
what II was AT the beginning Of the year
when there was nothing before the CITY
but an Peterborough Offer. al hu' insolent
in its terms and not 10 be compared in
mileage or money with its present under
taking
This offer Mr. Gaynor was then quit.
ready 70 accept ofhand as a result ot
those long Years o ~ :tudy Whidh h he
was ready To vote for II az the meeting
ct which Mr. McAneny-whose holding the
balance of power was one Of the most
fortunate things in our municipal history
proposed the transit Subcommittee. To-
DAYS offer Of the PETERBOROUGH bears only
& family resemblance 10 the original one
Indeed Il may be- questioned whether il
is rightly 10 he considered an offer AT all
for n involves action nv the diving Lesisla-
ture al Albany. without which II could
not he accepted. and 10 obtain that action
az this session seems hardly probable or
possible In its earlier proposal, the Inter
borough demanded that its elevated extern
sions in the Bronx should not be consid-
cred as extensions Of the subway-a little
instead Of forty nine year one. This II
now relinquishes in favor of the shorter
term. and Il Increases its financial
offer 10 ss7 so 500 toward construction. as
contracted with the $4,000 on contained in
its offer Of December last. In its original
tender the company proposed that for
FIVE years all Of the net prohts Of the new
extensions should 20 10 the city. there
after 10 he equally divided between city
and company: now II has made 2 modif-
cation much more favorable 10 the city.
So. too. In the matter of synchronzing
the franchises so that they will lapse
simultaneously and in giving 10 the city
the right TO take over the present subway
prior 10 the expiration Of tho company's
lease the city has far better terms 10
consider.
Studying them. however we can only
come 10 the conclusion that tho BROOKLYN
Rand Transit Company's bid is the one
that the city should accept. On tho oper-
ating side no one can have any doubt where
the advantage lies. The BROOKLYN COM
pany is the batter OPERATOR and to have 1t
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-12
MINING BROKER CONVICTED
operated from This City-Allsged
widest Values.

sooksne wash. May lie. T. Mitchell,
mining broker. with Offices in Spokane ana
.sver,l Eastern cities, was convicted by
,,r,. IN the federal court last night Of using
Tho mails with intent 10 defraud Mitchell
,.ss charged with disappearing the value
- orAs from properties which officers Of his
connpanies said we're wildcat.
Mitchell operated largely from New YORK
City. selling stock OF Montana ana ldaho
properties on alleged Misrepresentation
and according TO the evidence. selling the
same stock to different persons Alleged
victims were present at the trial from
Lancaster, Penn; Saginaw. Mich; Poush-
keepsie. y. Y. and several smaller cities In
New York state.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-12
ADVERSE INCOME TAX REPORT?
Chairman of Assembly Judiciary Com
mittee Indicates Action at Albany.

Albany, May 1.-THE Wagner resolution
ratifying the proposed income tax anhehd-
rent 10 the federal constitution probably
will not be reported favorably by the
Assembly Judiciary Committee. according
10 Assemblynan A. J. Levy, chairman OF
the committee.
While I cannon speak for the whole com
nittee." he said tonight Il believe that we
will make an adverse report on the Wagner
resolution and TIA. 4 resolution suggesting
a change in the wording 81 the proposed
amendment will be reported for the con-
sideration of Congress I believe the
amendment is loosely drawn"