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New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
SEES GOOD TIMES AHEAD
KruttSChnitt, of the Hartman
Lines. Is Cheerful.

julius kruttschnitt. vice-president and
director of maintenance Of both tho Union
Pacific and Southern. Pacific companies.
said yesterday that the crop outlook In
their territory SO fay as could be judged
at this season of the year. was promising,
and there were prospects of genuine i'm j.
provement in general business in the near
future
Mr.. kruttschnitt said that the slight fall
Ing off in gross earnings Of the Hartman
hres during the last few months was
largely explained by the very mild winter.
which decreased the coal traffic. one Of
their chief revenue producers. The failure
OF operating expenses to decline commen-
surately with gross earnings is attributed
10 wage advances and higher cost Of ma
teriais. He added that despite the recent
advances IN wages on their lines there was
stlll unrest among certain OF their employees
ana that the firemcn had committed in
omaha With fifteen rages of additional Ge
mands such as shorter hours and shorter
runs, which would add decidedly 10 their
wages II granted. There seems to he no
reasonable end 20 their demands" he said
He said. however, that March earnings
would show expenses under better control
than they were in February. and that April
would he an Improvement over March.
Speaking of the insurrection in Mexico
Mr.. krUttschnitt said that while il had
interrupted traffic on thei. lines there 70
some extent their property had been dam
aSed very little. although there had been
considerable lighting in their vicinity.
Their total loss. he said, had been two or
three trest!es. which were burned to stop
trains carving federal troons
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07

New YORK. ATrfi y. ifli
0RAIN-WHEAT-Th bull movement OF
Tuesday met sharp opposition, and after ad-
vancins about i2c early on the strength
83ro2d the market developed weakness. and at
the close was = y &c net lower. LiVerpooi
was nervous nj nd somewhat erratic, but AT the
close was y n 81 higher while Paris ad-
Vanced = n la.c Foreign markets were IN
Russia. Germany and France Export demand
smaller. sales for the day loads or Mani
toba The Ohio state report made the condi-
ton on April l - per cent against - IN
March and s. last year. " snow reported
the condition OF the entire winter wheat crop
It S5i per cent compared with sl.3 last year.
and - T. Lyle estimated the combined crops
OF Kansas and Oklahoma al lo0oon.ooo bush
els The Northwest reported a fairy active
cash demand. with sales Of 100000 bushels or
winter wheat but markets closed particularly
weak ana there we're reports Of mills closing
down in Kansas owing 20 tho absence OF busl-
ness. No red here. 81 SC elevator ana - = G
b afoat. No | Northern Duluth. 81 % ?
% b afodt CORN-Firm@r early. Longs took
profits on tho advance. and later the market
was easy and nnal figures were : q i.c net
lower. Export sale. loads from New YORK
40 :. export. j4c ahoat OATS-ttrmer
early but later eased Of closing = &c net
lower Cash oats frm standard white, 81 &c
No .. 37Ac so 3. SIC. No T. 36c. BARLEY
Unsettled. mailing. 81 i3G 81 y New
York. BTCKWHEAT-Quict American, 81 81
per 100 10, c Z New York Canadian, jSs bid
D. New York for EXPORT.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
GENERAL BINGHAM ON STAND
Former Police Commissioner
Witness in Slander Suit.

General Theodore A Bingham had the
days when as Commissioner he had full
sway of the police force Of New York City
recalled yesterday when he appeared as a
witness in defence OF his former Third
Deputy Commissioner. Bert Hanson, who IS
Icing sued fer s25010 damages for alleged
slander by former Patrolman Robert p
Cook. before Justice Maddox and a jury in
the Supreme Court, Long Island City
Cook. who has since resigned from the
force. alleged that when up on charges
Hanson called him a thug and q perjurer
end a disgrace TO the police force" Louis
J. Grant. Cooks attorney. informed the
court that he would produce testimony to
show that during the course OF a trial for
mer Commissioner Hanson had a secret
code whereby he warned Stenograpner
Jacob Aaron just what evidence he wished
Iut in the record.
~ the time Of his trial before Hanson
Cook was connected with the oath Precinct.
in Grand avenue. Astoria This led Grant
on cross-examination 70 ask General Bing-
ham what the general conditions prevail
ing in the 274th Precinct were.
Utter police neficiency." said General
GERS had complaints investigated through
their lower subordinates and also com
municatcd to them matters that should
have been known only 10 the officers in
command
Well said Grant. with some hesitancy
Il didn't think such conditions could exist
under General Bingham"
They didn't exist long after l found
them out. replied the general, visibly net
tied. They were rened.ed in short order 30
or Grants motion this portion If General
Binghams testimony was stricken from the
record.
Hanson in his own defence said that the
city charter save him the right to use the
language he did in way OF reprinand.
The case will probably reach the jury to
daV
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
BANKERS HOME BURNS
Firemen Handicapped in Efforts to
Save T. H. P Farr's House.

west Osanse. y j.. April Special
with men and apparatus enough 20 make
hort work Of a much worse blaze. the nre-
me-, n this town were compelled to-day 10
-tand idly by and watch the $4,000 home
If r n Powers Farr. Wall Street banker.
%, az, I'm smoke. There was not water pres
,,,re ,nouch 20 recharge the chemical tanks
fast as was needed, and the Agemen
,ftoy getting the furniture out OF the
,o,,..r Doors Of the house could DO nothing
The IRE was the result Of Mrs. Farr's
,,,,,tstior OF Mrs Thomas a. Edison. who
,r,s the nrst to adopt the suggestion Of
,1o 10. Al board OF health and fumisate
her cellar 10 Kill the hibernatins mes
hoi,oes The lamps are believed 10 have
- ~ blaze The house stood on the brow
=, he orange Mountain Along Mountain
pidge avenue. trayerslng The crest Of the
LII ',ere built years ago the homes Of Gen
III Mcclellan and others who sought The
nigh elevation.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
RUE6ER HOPES DISAPPOINTED
No Dividend Yet Oh Common Stock
Despite Wall Street Rumors.

The expectations in some quarters in
Wall Street Of resumption cf dividend
payments on the common stock OF The
United States Rubber Company AZ yester-
DAYS meeting of the board met with dis
appointment The directors declared the
usual quarterly dividends on the first and
second preferred stocks. but took no ac-
ton on the common stock. on which no
dividends have been paid since 1890
The meeting e the directors of the Rub
Der Company did not adjourn until bloEs
after the market closed and the official an
n0uncement thar no payment had been Or
dered on the common stock was not made
known until the end Of the meeting. bat
the action Cf the stock appeared 10 md
cate that there had been "a leak some
where After advancing in the early trad
ing to l37- up lH points from Wednesday $
close. il turned weak in the afternoon. ana
shortly before the close Of the market
touched 40la 1t rallied a fraction before
the end the hnal transaction nelng al H.
which was q net loss cf ] point for the
dav The total sales were only V-h sndreS
and most Of the transactions were IT, one
hundred share lots. Tan5!nS from llat up
10 $50 shares, which was the largest Single
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
ONLY TWO OPPOSE WIDENING
Public Hearing OIL Fifth Avenue
Scheme Set for April 20.

Thursday. April 20 was named by the
Board ol Estimate Yesterday for puoiic
hearirs on the proposition Of Borough
President McAneny FOR the widening ot
Fifth avenue between 18th ard 55th streets.
10 correspond with tAe widening already
dome between sd and 4Sth streets
The Borough President proposes 20 make
the width ~ the roa way afJy-Hve feet ana
the width Of the sidewalks twenty-five and
q half feet This woulf mean the loppns
Of Of seven AMI a Ealf feet from each side
walk In order 10 get more sidewalk space
il is proposed that all entertainments eN-
tending more than two feet out and less
than ten above the building line be done
away with
This order would affect many well known
pronerries on Fifth avenue However
President McAneuy reported YESTERDAY that
the Fifth Avenue Association had can
v4ssed al the property owners along tho
lire and that all except two had given their
consent lo the proposed improvements lie
would NOT say who the tissenters were.
The removal OF encraachments must be
r,ade al the owners expense the city con-
fnine itself to paving for the setting back
NJ the curb and the incidental repaving.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
HARTMAN LINES ORDER RAILS
Contracts for $4,000 Tons Said To Be
Larger Than Trade Expected.

Orders for 72.Ooo tons of steel rails have
Just been placed by the Hartman lines for
delivery during the current year. The total.
the value OF which is approximately S2e00.-
c'". is divided among the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Co. the Illinois Steel Company and the
Tennessee Coal Iron & Railroad Co. of
which the last two are subsidiaries Of the
United States Steel Corporation. II is un-
derstood that the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Co received contracts for 5000 tons.
The order of the Hartman lines. which
had been eagerly awaited by the steel rail
companies, was somewhat larger than had
been expected. as IL was known that they
had a large supply Of rails on hand. due
10 the fact that It the close Of 1909 they
purchased 20 .OoO tons for replacement work
on the main line which was interrupted
by untoward developments during the last
year
The present order. With the rails already
on hand. will cover al the rail require
ments of the different lines OF the system
for the current year. it is said
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
COMES BACK AFTER 5S YEARS
But Aged Man TarIies Only Short Time
with Nephew and Vanishes.

4 search was started Yesterday by John
Maloney. coal and ice dealer Of No. Gl
Wsthe avenue. Williamsburg. for his uncle,
Austin Hudson. a steel worker. OF Scran-
ton. Penn. who reappeared on Tuesday.
after having teen missing for hfty-tnree
years and disappeared again soon after
having made MS identity known. Hudson
is sixty-three years old.
NJ uncle" said Maloney used TO live
at No q Hamilton street. New York On=
day. when he was ten wears old. an old
sea captain took fancy 10 him and want
ed 10 take him away. but Hudsons mother
refused because he was an only son. The
next day my uncle disappeared. and was
thought to have been drowned Instead Of
ttat he went aboard the ship ana travelled
All over the world. finally settling In Penn
sylvania
"Ie never communicated with his rela-
tives II was when 7 returned home on
Tuesday evening that I found him IN my
rarlor | wanted him 10 90 up and see my
mother but he said he hadn't tine and
would call the next day. / did not see him
again"
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
STEEL AND COAL MERGER PLAN
Southern and Alabama Companies
Soon To Be Consolidated.

\ merger committee is being formed to
arrange the consolidation OF the Southern
Iron and Steel Co. with the Alabama Con
soiidated Coal and Iron Co. The committee
which is expected 70 be named in a day or
two, will include one representative from
each company. one representative from
Hayden. Stone & Co. who are financing
the deal. and two independent members
No definite proposition looking to an ex-
change Of securities Of the companies has
as Yet been decided upon, il is said. but II
is expected that this viii be done shortly.
The combined capitalization Of the TWO
companies is something over S30000O00 bat
IL is understood that this will be consider
ably cut down when the capital OF the new
company Is fixed When this merger is
consummated the consolidated companies
viii i'm turn be taken over by the Alabama
Consolidated Coal. Iron and Steel Co. which
was recently Incorporated in New Jersey
with a nominal capital OF 5000, which is
later TO be increased 70 $30@0,Ooo. for the
purpose Of merging the independent steel,
iron and coal companies IN the Birmingham.
Ala district
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
BRApsTREET's SUCCESSOR BUSY
w. j. Lee, New Supervisor Of Recrea-
tion Has Talk with Slower.

William J. Lee who has succeeded How
ard Bradstreet as Supervisor Of Recreation
was in his Office az the Arsenal yesterday.
Mr. Lee IS a Lieutenant of Ernest harVeI'
who runs the Democratic rnio1. The Iat-
ter spent three hours yesterday afternoon
try.ns 10 have an audience with Commls-
siorer stover. and did 50 at the end Of the
Park Board meetins.
Asked a. 10 his plans. Mr Leo said Ee
had not become familiar with his sur
roundings yet. nor had he seen Commls-
sicner stover about any innovations. Nheh
asked if he was interested in constructive
playground work. Mr. Lee SAID that ioF
the last eight years he had been IN the
contractlne business. but before that was
interested n athletics and gymnasium
stunts in general.
His anroiatmeut occasioned much sur
nrise i'm the Park Department. where Ii
vas thought n veteran playground man
would get the job. which pays 5000 a year
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
OTHER LIVESTOCK MARKETS.

Chicago ApriI 6-CATTLE~ Receipts 5cp
steady. beeves s. 25dS6 %. ieXas steers, 81 30
rSs TX Western 81 's6.S5 ~. s(ockers and feed
ers s4GS5 ~. cows and h~ifefs y ioaSd. calves,
S5GSi IfGOS- Receipts. 2N."D. steady 20
sfrorg. Iight sG i56iS6 -, miXtl. 81 -5gSd ~,
heavy So OadS6 90. rough 81 050s 81 30 good 10
choice heavy 81 30ff>i 80 pigs. 81 30aW 20,
balk OF saies 81 3Snss -. sHEEP-Receipts,
n 000 steady native S3nS5 Western. &i 25GSo
warnings 5. 50nS5 60 lambs. native. s5as6 81;
Esst Bunalo. April 6.--CArTLE-Rece
100. active ana strong NEAI.s-Receints. loo.
active and steady. Sass ~. HOGS Receipts.
1 fOa mead. active. strong 20 5c higher. heavy.
81 T5aSf =. mixed. 81 loQ$1 -. Workers. 81 3oG
81 a.. pigs s. l3d>7 80. roughs, 50 90aS6 Ia.
stags 81 5OGSS. dairles. 81 tnffSI 81 SHEEP
ANp LAMRS-Receipts > 400. active. sheep
,tsafv heavy lambs Toe higher S3nsd -
handy ambs >aMsi 10. yearlinss s. 1Off Na.
werhers. - sadS5 IS, ewes 81 5ogSi q sheep.
mixed. s3ffs4 -.
CINCINNATI April 6.-CATrLE-- Receipts. 2i7
steady fair u good shippers S50$0. common
- Sons4 %. HoGs-Recepts. $50 slow; 56
loo lower butchers and shippers 81 so0is5 ~
common 81 25Qsd ~. SHEEP-Recepts 43l
steady s. aonSi rs lambs sisdy - T56ss IS.
Kansas City. April u CATTLE Receipts g.
er. dressed beef and export steers. 81 l0a<u ~
fair 10 good s. 30qS6 Western. S5g<G - stock
ers and feeders, 81 5NIS6, Southern 81 1886 10.
Southern cows. 81 indfSa aS. native 81 aSdxA ~
heifsrs 81 5ousJ Is bulls siqS5 - calves. 81
1ST HOGS Receipts, i6gOl STEADY 10 se
higher. bulk oi sales 81 25ls ~ 40. heavy 81 =
asG %: packers and butchers. 81 iSaS8 -
lights Sd a0nS6 ~. SHEEP Receipts 10 coo
steady 20 Toe lower. lambs IS 50asd a5. year
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
NO SUNDAY BASEBALL.
Measure Permitting It Loses in
New Jersey Senate
fBy Telegraph % The Trihune

Trenton. y J.. April 6.-senaior Os-
horne's sunday baseball bill was defeated
IN the Senate to-day by vote Of 10
after Senator Gebhardt had made a vigor-
Gus attack on the measure Senator Ere
hnghuysen voted against IL because. he
said. the sentiment Of his county was
against IT, He said he personally approved
of properly controlled sports on sunday.
Sneaker Kenny appointed Messrs Him
ners. Agrew. Esan. Erecken and Layden
as the committee % investigate the Bergen
County Court house, and Mcssrs Egan. La
Monte and Jackson as the House confer
euce committee on public utilities hills.
The senate Elections Committee has
definitely decided 10 report the Geran bill
in rrcci-oly the shape asked for by the
Democrats II will probably be- given 70
the senate on Monday night and passed
Immediately
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
FOREIGN MARKETS.

Liverpool Apri 6.-WHEAT.sIot o1li'
futures frn: May. - SD. July Us nd, Cc-
tober sjs rad CORN--spot steady; American
mixed. new. Is Nd american mixed n.is o'd sd'
TT orr winter patents rs HOPS - In
London tPscinc coastl, IA losai5 Sc BEEE
Extra India mess, lo3s 30 ROhh-f' ,nle -.
mess Western. s2s 6d. HAMS-short cur 5Vs
BACON-Cnmberland cut ass Sd: short Tio.
SIS I'd. clear bellies. S2s. long clear rn!onses'
Light 55s sd heavy. 5fs, short clear backs.
as Sd shoulders. square. tjs LAED--frInie
western riercAs 42s 81. Amsrioan refined.
naiIg t,s ID cHEESE-Canadan finest
WIT. row. G2s; colored. SIS 1URPkNriN,lE
-Spirits 7Os ROSIN-Common, l9s Pc
TROI EI-M-Renned. cad L1SSEED OIL.
SOS. TALLow-Australian n London. ass si va
COTTONSEED OII--lun refined. spot. 2ts vi.
London April 6-RAV SCGAR-Certril- :
ussl lis So muscorado los 30 SEEr
SIG AR-Aprl los ad CALCUTTA LIN =
SEED--Arril-June. Dos 4tad. LINSEED OIL.
ass sd SPERM OIL. f34 los PErEoLE;n
American refined. Si4d: spirits. sLd TCN-
-pENTINE SPIRITS. eSs ROsIN = American
strained. lss ID. fne. les lad -
Antwerp April 6. - PETROLEUM, IL
frarcs
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
>IlvESTOCk MARKET.

New YORK. Arfl y, t8ll
RFryES-Receipts ~ cars. or LIP mead
,,a'nI,' 70 slaughterers No trading on i've weight
to-.iay. feeling nominlllv weak Dressed oeei
1uiet az gi.Mloic per m.
CALyEs-Receipts; lG2. - on sale. Marke' al,
,c,iva and rrm No prime ve1ls orered
Dre.sad veals steady. CITY dressed Neils, l"H
i9isc per n country dressed, Srllc
sales. : Judd * Co - veals. IL I'd aver
age at 81 - per 700 N -
sUFEp AND LAMBs-Receipts. lS cars or
ttg hs1d. cars On sale Sheer steady. laml,s
SLOW 10 a shade iower one car Of sheep unsod
I;,shorn sheer soia at - 5oas5 per 100 n. un-
sh0rr lambs &c 5n6<7 IL culls, 81 80 earrings
81 80 Dressed mutton steady. az Sa' ec PEI
~ dressed lambs. tinl2c, a ttv' dressed
iei.c. country dressed dollhouse lambs. lower
S3dS6 per carcass 900
sales Kerns C1mm.s'ion COMPANY. lb un-
shorn state lambs. - III sverage. dt - IL PET
,oo ~ i22 Western - y - 10. 62 Ohio. q;
n 81 so. , culls 60 n. & 50 % Buffalo wear
i,nus - N 81 80. IN unshorn Buffalo sheep
az ~ s5: Is Ohio. 90 n 81 50
HOGS-Receipts. II cars, or 2,22i head al
to slaughterers Feeling nomirally steady
rourtr, dressed hoas slow. ar Irloc rer N
sales date vestef,iav>-s Judd < Co 10 state
hoxs Ii5 n average. 81 80 per 100 n, roushs
330 N a. so
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

The following petitions in bankruptcy
were filed yestHday in the United States
Circuit court:
THE PITTSBURG DICK CREEK MN
ING COMPANY or ALASKA, No 10 tasl
l7Sh street. involuntary. Creditors: Martin
Wortrnann. 81 900. Jacob Stelnprnh, $S-w
ana Clarence hartman. NGOj. Judge holt
appointed Ralph Wolf receiver Liaolhtles'
$50 900 and assets, $1,000
JEREMIAH c. hing. drygoods No ''i
Columbus avenue. involuntary Creditors !.
II r Cladin Company, SS77; c. stern Z,
Mayer So Wandling Glove Company }"I'
and = n Norwood s. Co, S35. Liabilities
ST. '1D assets, unknown. ,-.,,
ALFRED HUSCH. of No II West -dh
street. dealer IN coaks ana suits, inNoI-
ntary Liabilities, 1888, assets sEo III
fixtures ...o,,,,.
GEORGE G BAKER real estate orohtI ,l
Of No Y East i2d street. involuntary Liza
biIlies. S3lO5: assets Si9l.
WILLIAM Il. VAN CAMPEN. lawyer. o.
No 50 Church street. voluntary. Lihbih-
ties. S}.a43. assets. $40. -
AP MOLD H. DOLDER sd d,esman ci y"
,15 West s3d street, voluntary. Li4pi p %
SI8.5g7 mostly for borrowed money ana 70 10
essets. Creditors. Emma l. Cole Si;,"V' -
Genry J Spilman, sunDurs. Penn-' s'o''
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07

spot cotton quiet and 10 points higher AZ
IA sos for middlr. upland. Liverpool cables
Spot N good demand sales lOoo0 bales specu-
lition ana export lOfo. American. 1000. i'm
ports 10000. American. 90Oo. middng Up
land 7ad futures opened steady az lG2'-
points advance. closed steady al net advance
II los po,nts April 7Jii Aprii-May and
May-June T53d. June-July IA I'D. Jsly-Au-
gust 42isd. August September Z epd, Septem-
b@r-Octoher. . 9td, October y november. hiod
N0venih.r-Decemh-r 6Tl iad. pecemher-JaEu-
arv. and January February. 4. Ioled. Fehiuary-
March G7l I'D March-ApuL g I'D
gDfFEE-Nore active and lower. Closing AZ
> net decline ~ l2n22 points. with sales of
61 500 haas. There active selling, and senti-
menf was bearish owing TO sharp decline m
Europe and evidences that Brazil Is willing 20
make concessions At the close there was linera
offerings and maj prices we're az the lowest.
Havre market was &Gti2 franc lower. Ham
burg was Z n pfg decline. Rio showed decline az
- res and santos 50f i'1 refs lower. Cost
and freight offers from Brazil were 1920 points
lower than "Wednesday Rio Is being quoted
Al H. Zoe . and - AZ II 3Dc. while santos A.
offered low as l.. $50. spot inactive and
barely steady az 70 for Rio No and l0c FOR
santos 4e Local contract prices.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago April s-Afier showing good ad-
vance wheat to-day closed weak a. "a NC de-
cline compared with tUcniy-four hours before
one reason for the backset was widely circu-
lated private crop rerort declaring that winter
wheat has gained 2G per cent In condition since
December. Corn finished shade 10 $c down.
oats OF lsc TO is3h.c. and hog products with
fiA1i7i nc loss II connection with the improve
men, said to have taken place in fall sown
wheat the assertion was made that Tor TIE cor
responding period during the last I'VE years pers
was an average decline Of per cent. The COM
Ing Yield was estimated az 5l6cp~ busn.
against i73 CoO. OID for the season previous
Quite a lot Of new crop wheat was sold oy eie-
vator concerns. and md depressing enect on
the market At the same time. cash business
dwnded 10 almost nothing. total sales peins
exactly one car Range OF prlces.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
NOTES TO Be PAID.

Formal announcement was made hy the
.Interborough Rapid Transit Company yes
ferdav that its s4.5s4co0 per cent notes
wou!s Is taken Up AT maturity on May J.
n IS not explained from what source the
funds for meeting the notes viii be oD-
tained A few days ago II was semi-oiil-
cially said that the company would either
advance the money temporarily from IFS
own treasury or obtaln it on d bank loan
u is now suggested that the notes may be
Maid off with the proceeds Of the sale Of
pa-t Of the company authorized issue Of
s,5.G04oc0 3 per cent first mortgage bonds.
Of which S20000)1 are still IN the treas