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New-York tribune., 1911-02-03
1oGPoLLING, SAY PETITIONERS
Foes Of Reapportionment to Go Before
Justice Amend To-day.

Counsel for the numerous petitioners in
tho nroceedinE 10 have the last state reap
ro-tionn1ent b. the Legislature set aside
a. unconstitutional will present the petit
.io-, IN Justice Amend to-day. along with
,,.a ore,ver Of the defendants and the reply
Of the petitioners. Justice Amend will be
os,,,1 Tor an early decision, AS il is planned
10 take the matter 70 the Appellate Divi-
..o, ~ the Supreme Court, ana later TO the
Court Of Appeals.
The petitioners say that the information
,,.bicb the legislature acted was erro-
rTcus and misleading. They contend also
.o.t ,he act is illegal, because It was passed
49, an extraordinary session Of the Legs
laiure.
,efsrrins 20 the reports which guided the
'..,at,,re and which those who furnished
,te,, ss,d contained only minor errors due
- ,nadyeftence. the petitioners say tnat the
'.,.etates were. duc 10 losrolins and not 10
inedycrierce
New-York tribune., 1911-02-03
OTHER LIVESTOCK MARKETS.

Chicago. FEB 2.--CATTLE--Reeeipts 5000;
weak. reeves 81 500 SO 50; Texas steers sac
IS 25; western, s13oa 81 80 stSe.srss, sn% s,a
S. so; calves s7dss HoGs-Receipts: Sl.oon;
more active and steady AZ decline: light = %
1s755. mixed. 81 25at7 6Si heavy sds. 81,
rough s71s7I5: good - choice heavy ~ !"
Isl so; pigs 81 f0qS7 sj, bulk OF saies. ,, ~
u 81 -. sHEEP--Rsceipts, loooo: So az
native 81 4oass 80: Western s22Sa45$2;;
50 10: Western 81 25 a SO o5. s,,,
vEAi' s. Receipts. 200: active aud steady .,
s7akiO 75. HoGs-Reeeipts $500; SO" anS ao
assi5 pigs SIS 20ass 60; roughs: sssc9
81 10. stays. S5 15dss Is. diaries. 81 5onSs u.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts 5000: sheep
active: we,hers i5c higher lambs dull ana
10ai5c lower. heavy lambs, s5qss q hanoy
lamb. lambs. ssg.. 1o So earring. .ss. ss77sSas.
sheep. mixed. 81 75q X ,.os,n,.
Kansas city. Feb. 2.-cArTLE-Keceip,
900. Including 100 southerns. STEADY 70
So 5o' fair 10 good. 81 25ds IS: western 80
N So 90: stockers and feeders, :. .oo9sS.
81 IS; native. 50 % IS 25 he,iers; ~ so1s 30.
ceip,, 1000; opened 5a 1oc lower: loss te-
yained: bulk OF sales. 81 25ms7 30. hesvs
81 32is 81 50; packers and butcher - sou
81 90: lights, 81 4oas7 5Tla. sHEEP--R,
iings. 81 5cas5 wethers. sSa 80; ewe''
s. 5oGs4: stockers and feeders. SSd dss 10
Cincinnati Feb 2.--CATTLE-Reeeipb sss
slow. fair 70 good shippers. 81 ?6as 10
common 81 5oGS4 HoGs-Receipts,, .yes
quiet and 1oqlSc lower. butchers and ss,s-
SHEEp-Rsceip,s. ees: steady az 81 rs - H.
raMRS---Easv and slow at $4dSS
New-York tribune., 1911-02-03
ALLEGED COFFEE TRUST"
ADVANCE Of Four Cents on Bra
7iIian Staple Reported.

,..o,on Feb 2.--The existence Of an
ooofee trust" has been called to
.,A,,,on Of the Department Of Justice.
ils .borved that the marketing of Bra
i i .o.yee is entirely in the hands Of
'ii4- 'ii,,,ea which controls the market and
COM Manning an advance Of four cents
o,r5 The statement made % the de-
l..,snt declares that the committee is
p''eo-,rr 10 market 100000 pounds Of
p,rs A. an additional profit Of $4,000.
obove dispatch doubtless refers 20
4".,-r,nc of the so.called coffee valori-
Wy ~ niar.r which in its present form has
- IN onera'ion for about two years. Bra
y, .,re-al years aeo besan the policy Of
- - coffee from planters, with the OBJ
~. - saving them from disastrous losses
.V,.L ,hoy would have incurred through
-, obliged 20 dispose of their output in
- -. ~ unusually heavy crops. Late i'm
~. eso Paulo loan Of ST5C0)000 was taken
mixers Of this city, London, Paris. Ber-
AMI Brussels. this loan representing
...-soisa,ion Of several loans effected pre-
'..,,fv bv the state Of Sac Faulo Brazil,
"a toirr secured ry the guarantee of the
GN'f' iI''ItI'l ANU f'f 'N.N l'i''.t'
:, move than 7.0c00N) bags Of coffee stored
:. usrsnouses here and i'm European cities.
,s5,-,onal security was provided by sur
- m coffee exported from Brazil. this
,.,,sv 10 bc increased II a larger crop than
sorr,el should he produced and diminished
a.. smaller crop should be harvested. sac
T.r,o. the principal coffee producing state
- prs,U. also pledged itself TO buy no more
.,sss and agreed 10 the MARKETING OF the
-,s4eed coffee by o committee Of seven Of
,.so7 six should to representatives Of the
,,,ssrs. a certain number )f bags to he dis
seq Of each year. the proceeds Of which
,sogd he applied 10 The redemption Of the
$4,000 bonds.
The price Of co1e> had been advancing
.o- several rnorths owing chiefly. members
n coffee houses here have said, 10 the poor
-rospe,-s for tho current crop until about
month aco. when strong bear group en-
,s-ed the local market. whose operations
have caused a recession Of about ~ cents
rourf
New-York tribune., 1911-02-03
GOOD YEAR FOR SILVER
Edward Brush Expects Contin-
ned Increase in Production.

T3vard Brush. yice-president Of the
American Smelling and Refining Company.
has issued n statement on the course OF
.areg IN 1910 which IS in part as follows:
Tho wear 1910 was an encouraging one in
reSrect 10 the price OF silver. although what
uss eXpectai 4s TO "a continued advance
was not realized. Early last year the mar
gft was very much demorahZed ty the
India government placing an import tax
o~ silver amounting 90 about 1b per cent.
Tor a tine it was thought IN The market
that 'ris would cause Is permanent deple-
citation in the price 0f silver at London. II
proved however 1itI'u comparatively
short time that this tax was being paid by
India and Was not being deducted from the
worlds market price Of The metal
DurinS lest year. I.o, there were tWo
ufr'ods of speculation .n India which abb
which did not lo'3. lt is not certain at all
however. that those IudulginS i'm ana con-
rolling the speculation in India have not
1.en successful so far as immediate prohis
The year 1910 opened with q London price
Of 81. pence and 20 New York price OF
g.. cents IL closed approximately al .
pence London and 5i cents New York. The
highest price durnC the year was obtained
on October q ana .. namely, . @-i5 pence
London and 56l> cents New ork. Ihls
compare, with the highest price I'm 1903 or
50, cents AZ the time cf the impos ton
y the Indian import tax, namely, March i
Ni the market was driven down 20 Nirtu-
sry as low o point as at any time during
W The lowest market price established
n se was october $50 cents New 1ork.
TIE lowest price obtained during 1910 was
"a cents. March l.
II is Too earlv to give any very accurate
stsfistics as 20 production. but the indi-
lstens seem 10 be in favor Of another in
treafc.
While India and China remain the prlnci-
ael consumers Gf silver. if IS eOCOUrdg
70 see the large amount which IS being used
throughout the world for strictly coinage
purposes, even in countries where the gold
.asis is firmly established.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-03
THOMAS SUCCEEDS FARRELL
Becomes President Of United States
Steel Products Export Company.

Eugene p. Thomas has been elected pres
ile3t of tic United States Steel Products
rxport Company. succeeding James a. Far
reII. who became president of the United
states steel Corporation on February j.
Mir. Thomas. who has for several years
hee, chief assistant TO Mr. Farrell IN The
eyport company. entered the steel business
in 1892 as an employe of the johnson COM
pony. now the Loran steel Company
ryaicb Is subsidiary of the United States
stee CORPORATION IN 1893 he went abroad
as tbe representative Of the Lora.n COM
NAM. belne stationed in London. where the
con,pspy had Offices jointly with the Amer
lean steel and Wire Company ana the IN
nos steel Company, both Of which also
.,s co,troIIe5 by the United States Steel
Corporation.
Alr. Thomas has been connected with the
United states Steel Products Export Com
psny since his return from London In 1895.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-03
COTTON MEN IN SESSION
Considering Improvements in
Their Methods of Business.

Washington, Feb. 2.-ouestions relating
- halne ginning and manufacturing OF
cotton wore discussed at conference OF
tie National Association Of Cotton Manu-
fac,ur.rs and the American Cotton Manu-
factur.rs, Association here to-day. Degis-
lu,ion was not discussed, the conference be-
ing devoted 10 questions pertaining TO i'm
prcvamor, and uniformity of the various
phases NJ the cotton business. a number
Of nrominent growers also attended the
meeting.
Franklin ". Hobbs. OF Boston, president
Of the National Association, in his address
orenine the conference. said that the time
for resolutions had gone by. and what was
rec,ied now was action. He urged his
bearers 70 more united effort. Conditions
in the marketing Of cotton, he said. have
remained practically the same for one hun
dred wears. although in that time 'nere
TAD been a marvellous growth In the cotton
gre wing and manufacturing industries, ana
the time had been reached when some DEL
inite improvements should be secured.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-03
ORDERS 1ssUED.-Thc following orders

ORDERS ISSt ED.-Iuc lollvNlh lh5 S'NN'
have been issued:
ARMY.
Major GIDEON MD. wax POOLE. medical
corps detailed O. represent Medical betaIt
mont ~ fourth annual meeting OF the Lake
Michigan sanitary Association in oheas''
Major ELMER \. DEAN. medical CORDS DC
tailed to take course Of instruction at Army
Field Service School fOr Medical pIhceiHi
Fort Jeavenworih beginning April J.
Captain WILLIAM T. CREARi. sth Infantry.
90 san Francisco. fOT temp -Tsry 0uty as
quarterrns ster the transport Buford. during
voyage of that transport. sailing March y
10 Honolulu, and return to san Francisco:
Upon return Of transport, Capt8in CREARf
viii TcjOiu proper station.
Captain RERNARD SHARP. "a Infantry, TO
Flr' Beyard General Hospital
First Lieutenant THOMAS VI. KNOX. lst cav
airy. 20 recruiting serv.cc. Jefferson Bar
First Lieutenant G. EMERY HATHAWAY. ath
cavalry. recruiting officer, 20 Fort Baya'd
First Lien, IJeutcnani iIari PHILIP BENNINGTON. 18th
Infantry. 70 duty dt Preside or san ffah-
cisco penairr arrival e 18th Infantry IRON
Philippines when bee VIII proceed with II 10
First Lleatenant JOIN P SMITH. coast arti-
lory recently promoted assigned 10 lI4'A
Leaves of abserce: Captain SAMUEL z. MIN-
TYRE. pnymsster one month. Major ALEN-
AMBER y. STARK medica, corps one one
foin vPI'FpERICK " FUGER, 18th n
fsntry. from February 20 to Gatc of de
tSrr,b IN rG..tS To- Philpplnss. Maior ABA
1iaM = BICKHAN. quartermaster' TO FEB
NAVY.
- Gur1i,ss ana Accounts Navy Department.
Assistant Paymaster T. Z. NMlLLEA. detached
navy ward, New York; TO temporary GUY
Bureau OF Supplies and Accounts. Navy He-
Machinistt 5. scHULzE. to the Pensecoil.
MARINE CORPS.
~
return 10 United states from Philippines,
via Europe ana delay thirty days ~ route
First LS5's1sn' Z F. s,SER L&EF ana Ge,acFsa SS Fr.t
Brigade. Marines Manila. 10 Sap Frsncisco.
seoon5 I4eattnan:s 4. N. BUTLER ana JOHN
captal6 II ". CARPENTER. report 70 Colonel
: Z. Mah9ney for examination for promo
second Ii.utenants r. u. pREEs and l. ". ].
WALLER, j. q9ail1F 59r pT4Tr9Sj.is2RFr
First Lieutenant FlSEDERl kE>S p. 80, SE-l'. 10 10
Assistant Secretary.
MOVEMENTS or WARSHIPS.-The fol
lowing movements Of vessels have been re-
ported 10 the Navy Department
ARRIVED
Ian 2a-The Tacoma, a. Puerto cor.az
y@,' yaT a0-Tbs vulcan At Newport News
Jan. 3l-The stArret. At Charlest;n; The
ATeteFA5sa F5s cau@Tri3 a he south Dakota and
-he Pennsylvania. at san Dieeo the Nay
fov,er. at washington, the Reid and the
Preston. AZ Guan'ananc
SAILED
ra, e1-Tre california the South Dakota snd
ire Penrsylvana from santa Barbara FOR
san Diego, via san Fedr3.
Puerto Cortez. the Paducah from Guants
nsmo for Port Lmon, the Mars. from
JTarouton Roads Tor Guantanamo. the
teonidss from HAMPTON Roads for Ports
r,ou.h \ IL. The Hannibal, from Charles
ton f-r Hampton Roads the Lebanon, from
Guantanamo fog samara Bay.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-03

Tho following petitions in bankruptcy
were filed in the United States District
Court yesterday:
THE BAY STATE SHOE AND LEA
THEIR COMPANY, Of New York manu-
faciurers Of shoes, of No. IA Chambers
street, with q factory in Ossinirg; invol-
untary. Creditors. Thomas Gould, 1881.
ana Merritt Elliott e Co. $255 Insolvency
and preferential payments alleged.
ERNEST T. BUCCHI wholesale dealer
In wines. or No. l76 SIXTH avenue. former
~ at No. lsk Carmine street; involuntary.
Creditors: The Anglo-Californa Wine Com
pany, of San Francisco, >l,SQl Insolvency
and transferring Of outstanding accounts
and stock of wines TO new corporation 81
legged. Assets estimated at $1,000 IL Lins-
ly Johnson apl jinted receiver. bond, $i0,-
90. Liabilities, $1,000: assets, 10000
BONNEIL, SIL|ER & co. corporation.
book publishers. of No IS West 22d street,
voluntary: Liabilities. 50, nominal as
sets. s20,Bi. There are about 40 creditors.
among whom are John ". Bowers. 5000.
Mary G. Hoffman. SIZE; y. B. Silver, $l.1s9;
Anthony Dey, $1,000: Guy II. Morgan,
POughkeepse. S.HN, and estate Of II. T.
Tremaine. Freehold. y. j.. $1,000 Archibald
g. Thacher appointed receiver. bond, $1,000
JACOB WECHSLER and JOSEPH S.
BLIMAN, vino compose the firm of Wechs-
Ter IL Bluman, women's hats, No. Sc East
Houston street and No. G36 Broadway, vol
untary. Liabilities. SIS .490; assets, Sl4.S6S
The Northern Bank is the largest creditor
i'm the amount OF 5000 for loans George f.
Leonard appointed receiver.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-03
FOREIGN MARKETS.

Liverpool. Feb. 2-wHEAr--spot quiet; No
red Western winter, stock; futures easy
March Ts 7,d; MAY. 7s sd. CORN-spot, Amer
ican mixed. new. quiet As 2isd: American mixed.
old steady, So ID; futures steady; febrnaif'
Winter patents. ops cd. HOPS in London pa
cine Coast, "a 6.af5. BEEF-Ex'ra India mes
1855. PCRk-Prime mess, Western. BIS %.
HAMs-Short cut, sos Sd. BACoN-Cumberisn
cut. 6ls: short rib. Sls Sd; clear bellies. COS %
long clear middes. light, 64si heavy. o3s % ;
short clear backs 56s Cd. SIioULDERS-squsre.
SIS Sd. LARD-Prine Western, terces' bls ;
American refined pals. 52s Sd CHEESE-C ana
dian finest white now sos colorcd, SIS ~.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 6ss R0sIN-,G9mwS,11; IaIS n or;
OIL ass Cd COTToNSEED oII.-Huil refined.
SPOT sos 4isd. TALLoW-Australisn in London.
36s %. x. o,....,
los nuscovado. 9s. BEET SUGAR-Feorusry
9s Iiad. LINSEED-Caleutts, Apri June sss 20 20
LJNSEFD OIL 45s 7isd. SPERM OIL. f34 lo'
PETROL M-Americsn refined. s1sd; spirits.
6Ad. TURPENTINE-Spirit. oss. kOslS-
American strained. 16s: fine. LIS.
Antwerp, Feb. 2.-PETRoLEUM. 10 francs
New-York tribune., 1911-02-03
THREE PATROLMEN DISMISSED
Commissioner Cropsey Repeats His
Opinion of Those Who Lie.

Three patrolmen attached 20 the Nor
rsania staten were dismissed yesterday by
Commissioner Cropsey on charges OF hav-
ing given conflicting testimony in connec-
ton With the investigation, trial and subse-
quent dismissal Of Captain John F. Tappin,
Commissioner Cropsey reiterated his opinion
Of living policemen. Those dismissed yes
terdsy were George Z. Frey. John Walsh
and Joseph l.. Brady.
At the trial OF the three patrolmen their
attorney. Florence sullivan, pleaded for
mercy. saving that the men were only hu-
man in tampering with the truth.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-03

New York February 2. 1911.
GR,fN-WHEAT-Trad was only mod
crateiy active and the tone was nervous Prices
early worked up "a i2c on covering due TO
steady Liverpool cables smaller Argentine ex-
ports and on official estimate placing the ex-
rortable surplus from the present Argentine
cfop az 100000 bushels EXtort sales, l6
loads. on the early advance there was Nquida-
ton and the market sagged or closing at net
unchanged TO &c lower. Cash wheat easy: NO
= sed. 97z.c. elevator, and 9s>sc, b. afioat:
No Northern Duluth. 81 II. { b, a1oat. CORN
+ irmer early advancing sc on more active
ltvinz. due to the firmness abroad and on the
ottcial estimate of the probable exportablo sur
plus from Argentina the coming season. which
vas placed at 2i.3o0. 900 bushels, against ahoU:
lOfoOO.OOc last season. Clearances were again
literal from sesboard ports. aggregating about
100000 bushels IN two days. Late in the day
The market lost the early gain and closed net
unchanged. Export sales. % loads. New No
corn here 53c, b. a1oat. OATS-Firmer at
the start. but az the close the market was net
UNCHANGED 10 sc lower. Cash oats steady
standard white &c: No . 37izc: No 3, 3Glac
No 4. Sec. RYE--Dull. No .. s3c b, New
York. BARLEY-Easy. Mating 90Ga5c f.
Buffalo BUCEWHEAT-Frm. American. 75c,
{. Ncw York Canadian, SIC, c T. New York
Tor EXPORT.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-03
LONDON WOOL QUOTATIONS..

London, Feb. 2.-The offerings az the WOO
auction sales to-day amounted 10 ltsy9 pales'
There was a strong demand from all sections.
and prices were steady, especially fine rnerinos
Crossbreds were taken for America AZ narden-
ing rates while Continental representatives
uera eager buyers OF scoureds. The sales fol
low: New South Wales, 200 bales secured. is
5dqIs l0iad. greasy. 6dals "a; oueensisha.
ais i,d. Victoria. 200 bales; secured. lsqls
lid: greasy, 6'.ddls "a South Australia SO
bsIe greasy 7da93d. West Australia, so
hsies rreasy, 5itdGls New Zealand, s,aro
5aies: greasy, 5ddis 2lsd Cape Of Good Hope
and Natal 900 bales; secured, is I'sdRls e'sd;
New-York tribune., 1911-02-03
TRADING STAMP Law VOID
maryland Court Holds They DO Not
Arouse Gambling Spirit

annapolis. FEB 2.-Thc Maryland Court
4" appeals declared unconstitutional today
legislative enactment regulating the con-
.''' OF tic trad.ns stamp business IN this
''s'e. tn companies coutonded that the
!4ie"en'r 5ri conditions imposed by
we 4ct made tie issuance Of stamps pro
a.t-ve
--'oe} opinion ioids broadly that the
.''s'Ai manuer Of conducting the trading
amp business coc- not involve such
---l-s and uncertainty os 70 arouse the
e,-I'As or gambling spirit There were
,,''e ~ eases filed, an involving the validity
New-York tribune., 1911-02-03

12gl6c per ID; country dressed SLOW ~ !"
saies-s. Judd Co; se Western caves
3O6 ID average, So per loo 10.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Re ceipts. 4, ecS hee1.
cars on sale No trading: feclinR wesk
pressed mutton slow a. ease per 20 ssnss aLss.sc
Js,nbs aTiOikc; country dressed hothouse
ia,,Ss uncbanged at sSa kio per carcsa
HOGS-.Receipts 1886 head, inciudlng ony
few head for the market Ftenng IoWsI.
country dressed hogs unchanged az e~i-'
per 10. . -, "a. ~ .y.,
SaIes-s. Sanders: state hoss, ia 10 aver
age ss ~ per 100 10: rough 80 ID 80 10
New-York tribune., 1911-02-03
r PETERS COMPANY RECEIVER,

Grand Rapids Mich Feb. Judge DENT
o, ~ the United STATES Court. has ep-
rn,n,ed the Michigan Trust Company of
cra,d Rapids. receiver for the X. G.
oa.o,s salt and Lumber Company Of
Manistee. and for X. o. Peters. The Ia
bllities approximate S-ool'o'1 The assets
l-l heiieved 10 he s2.jC000l. but are widely
scattered. The receiver was appointed for
The conservation Of the Peters interests
and TO protect creditors
New-York tribune., 1911-02-03
COLL STORAGE oVERsTcCK
'a''' Of Holdings Drop and specula
tors Face Big Losses.

.t,-laaslPhia FEB ?-Accord!ng 10 n
,.e'eAe1t ,-1t made today by c.. n. Drake.
y l5saslt OF ,he Philadelphia Produce Tx
- ,.'ase spectators in second grade butter
-. :, Nov York aa4 Chicago have been un-
49,. 70 IND o market Tor all Of their cold
.lsse ~, holdings, and VIII be compelled 10
.f @'Nl-- pounds II he product to Eu-
~, 70 save themselves from absciute loss
49, -. Drake said The, bat very little OF tie
.s"o grade butter g. held I'm Philadelphia.
he further declared that one large
~ s0's,fr IN Chicago will lore about gooJ.-
80 'ltN tubs Of higher grade butter The
~ l'3'a'eT' Mr Drake said. purchased u
-, spring for q and % cents a pound, put
~ torsge and today is selling IL at sn
~ Wholesale price of % cents a pound
Dfske raid that q Spectator in West
- -fsss who had shipped fye carloads or
ss u Philadelphia had lost heavily dur
,i -i4e last feE days The eggs cost TIE
Sssi Nr Drake said. 70 cents a dozen,
- He vas able 70 get only is and l6 cents
'Yt-a.c b. thiL cit..
New-York tribune., 1911-02-03
CARS FOR PITTsBURG TERMINAL
Court Orders Sl,OOO,OOO Receivers Ger
tifcates to Psy for 1000.

P!ttsburr. Feb. ?.-Ju5ge Charles T. Orr.
IN the United States Circuit Court to-day
made an order permitting Henry ". Nc
Master and Francis II. Shedding. receivers
Of the Wabash-Plt,sburs Terminal Rail-
wav Company, 10 dispose Of 100000 OF re-
ccivers' certificates 10 ray for one tnou-
saud steel cars. Tne order turthcf IIoEldes
Tor q Ike amount for the same purpose.
should the receivers show That conditions
isstifr further purchase Of cars.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-03
NEW YoRK.AFRicAN LINE.

Liverpool, Feb. 1.-The Journal of Com
mercc" says that the Elder-Dempster Com
pany has decided TO run a service Of
steamers direct between New York and
West African ports. The first sailing is
scheduled for March Is
New-York tribune., 1911-02-03
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
New York. February 2. i

NV lOINs FFUTNdTN :, IbTI.
BEEyFS-Receipts. Al cars, or sI6 head.
mainly direct to flaughterers. No trading: :
feeling steady Dressed beef IN fair demand az
a n lOi-c per III for common to prime native
AIDES London ana Liverpool cattle and beef
markets unchanged. No exports from this
CAIyES--Recsipts. $50 head: l56 on sale.
Feeling fteady for veals; good Western calves
hrm. others unchsnged; good westerns SOLD
At ga per 100 10. city dressed yeals auiet at
New-York tribune., 1911-02-03
GERMANY'S POTASH REPLY
1t Purports to Correct Errors in
the American Note

Berlin, Feb. 2.--C;ernany's rcnl,. rh,ch
has already been presented 10 secret,ry, Of
STATE Knox at Washington by thu Coruon
Ambassador. 20 tho Secretary's innu,rv as
- the reasons for the imposition OF nen.
any TAX on potash, purports 10 correct GER
tam erroneous propositions contained IN the
american note, and presents history of
the potash law. with special reference TO
U'e provisions applicable 70 the American
case Inc reply Is based on the idea that
'H' American government when informed
o. the true nature Of the enactment. will
come 70 dlherent Conclusion regarding t.
''ermany proposes TO submit to an arbitra-
Ton court the legal question as 10 who shall
nc hable Tor the excess payment of export
duties ana for the tax or extra production
az various mines brought about by private
contracts outside tho syndicate. In event
Of the decision being unfavorable 10 the
American purchasers. Germany IS prepared
90 negotiate a basis Of understanding al
ready outlined I'm private conversations be
tween Herr Sydow, the German Minister Of
Commerce, ard Mr.. Hill. the American Am
b2s-ador, the German and American gov
ernments mutually determining upon the
price, which shall be the basis of the com
to induce the acceptance Of this by the re-
slective parties concerned
Washington. Feb 1T was said to-day
that tho German answer in the potash con-
troversy comedies very largely with the
arguments made by 4 Vogel. OF New
York, in behalf or the German syndicate
fled with President Taft and Secretary
Knox The fact that Germany suggests
according to the Berlin report. that dc
ciSion of the question of whether the
SchmidtmaDn interests or the American
buyers be held liable for the payment Of
the penalty tax imposed 10y law on the
production Of potash in Germany, is in
line with the statement in the Yogel brief
which says:
1T seems obvious that before the Ameri-
can buyers carry their case within the
realm Of international affairs they should
IN some way establish that they are bound
70 make the payments TO which they so
sUenuously object"
The German government it is said, does
not believe the American buyers are liable
for the payment Of the disputed tax,
arguing that the tax in question is a
penalty inland tax, due solely from the
German producers. The American buyers
CT the other hand have urged that since
a clause was inserted in their contracts
making them liable for ANY export or i'm
port duties or other governmental charges
which may become effective within the life
ot the contract they would Ice bound TO
pay tho disputed penalty tax.
The German government, il is said. re-
CARDS the whole controversy as a question
Of contract law to be settled by courts
having the necessary jurisdiction,