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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-15
PRESIDENT TAFT GRAHF!ED
Shows Satisfaction When Advised
Of Anglo-Japanese Treaty.

Washington. July 14.-This govern
ment to-day, on receipt Of the news that
there had been a modification of the
BritishJapanese alliance treaty. ex-
pressed the greatest qualification. for 1t
cation has removed the last obstacle TO
the confirmation OF the proposed arbitra-
tion treaty with Great Britain. President
Taft, when advised Of the action. ex-
pressed no surprise. but showed plainly
his satisfaction. He indicated that his
previous adYlces assured him that the
two countries would agree to such a
modification The state Department is
equally pleased. because 81 clears the
way finally to the adoption of the arbi-
tration treaty by the Senate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-15
Karl ven Metz Meyer viii Be
Sentenced on Monday.
AWYER TALKS OF INSANITY
.rudre Dixie Informs Prisoner He
Bought q Rifle To Be
Ready for Visit.

,-rs,oran unsborn, his clothes crumpled'
IT. ..o,r ~ distinction" upon which he had
49, ,,gh,v prlded himself gone. Karl Won
Metz Mayer. known as the amateur Nai
fes" Of Brooklyn Heights. pleaded guiiV
Yesterday before Judge Dixie, In the county
Court. brooklyn, despite the protests Oh ms
LAWYER. Walker Matteson, or NO IL broao
wav who had been engaged by the Nor
wegian consul. lie will be sentenced Oh
Monday.
Judge Dixie. In accepting the plea OF
euiItv frankly told Meyer that ne had pur-
chased q rife with the intention oil using IL
had the prisoner invaded his house as
MAYER had those OF Judge bikes neighbors.
Never WAS indicted for three Of the TWEEN
~ burglaries he Is said to have committed
ON the Heights The compliments in the
three cases were Lowell VI. Palmer. Jr.. NO
ia Columbia Heights. where Meyer go'
a 81 200 fur overcoat and two other coats
each valued at 500: r. s. Ramsay and
David A. Campbell, from whom he stole
jewelry, silverware and clothing.
Il represent the father Of this young
man." said Mr.. Matteson. The father Is
a prominent lawyer In Christiania. wouio
very much Ike to enter plea OF no'
guilty, with the right to withdraw the
same within twenty days and TO enter any
ether plea that might be proper
But the young man has said he Is
guilty" said Judge Dixie.
II know that, but there Is a question OF
sanity here that ought to be investigated
The wires between here and Christiania fol
the last four days have been kept hot by
the family OF this young man, and | wish
that his plea could be put off for several
days"
THE case must be disposed Of imme'
diately," said the judge. do you want tc
80 to trial on these indictments or do you
wish to plead now?" asked the judge OF
Meyer.
Il wish to plead now" said the prisoner
you admit that YOU committed these
burglaries for which you have been In
dicted and perhaps twenty others saic
Il do" said Meyer
Take his pedigree" said Judge Dixie
| I'VE will take a plea on the Palmer in
d ctr mt for burglary in the third degre,
and dismiss the other indictments"
II am Karl Won Metz Meyer, twenty
| three years Old and | live at No. 80 Co
lumbia Heights. Ny family live in Chris
! tiania. Norway. / am unmarried. No,
do not drink"
well. you have shown every evidence
| OF sanity so far as can be seen. Now,
want TO ask you what you think shoult
be the attitude Of Judge. situated as
am and called upon TO pass upon sucn
case as yours Don't you think, you ar
too dangerous a man TO be allowed at larg'
| in any community" asked the court 80
NO sir; | do not" replied Meyer.
could not beg. | didn't want to steal Du
| / had to-" ..,
"Didn't you realize the danger you con
stantly were in? Why. when found ina
| somebody was operating in the back yard'
| Of my neighbors | secured large anu az
| curate rife which / certainly should hav'
used had / seen you in my yard. -.
II realized the danger, but TOOK In'
| chance sir" said Meyer, meekly. he Wa
! sent back to the Raymond street jail.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-15
FOUND CONFINEMENT IN RENO
Mrs. W. e. Smith Gets Divorce from
Retired New York Capitalist.
iBy Telegraph to The Tribune. !

Reno, New, July H.-Mrs. Louise c.
Smith was granted a divorce to-day from
William +. Smith, n retired capitalist OF
New York City, whose home is the Hotel
Plaza. She based her action on alleged
cruelty and desertion, the husband offering
no defence. The couple were married in
October. 1886, and Mrs. Smith alleged that
the practices of cruelty and neglect began
about a year later She says he treated her
with marked Indifference, rarely speaking
To her; refused her an allowance and
strenuously protested against paying her
bills The husband also was charged with
eventually ordering the Hotel Plaza man
agement 10 refuse her further accsmmoda-
tons, and then left her Since that time.
Mrs. Smith declared she had not seen him.
and told the court she never wanted 10 see
him again, adding that the only content
ment she had known since her maria re
was during her residence IN Reno.
Mrs. Smith also alleged that her hus-
bands mother was largely responsible for
his cruelty 10 her and for his desertion
Mrs. Smith in her suit made no claim for
almony.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-15
HOUSE AND WOOL BILL
La Toilette Measure Not Accept
able, Underwood Says.
Grrom The Tribune Bureau. !

washington, July misrepresentation Tn
derwood. chairman Of the Ways and Means
Committee. tonight scoffed at the reports
that the House Democrats would accept
the La Toilette bill revising the woollen
schedule I'm place Of the Democratic meas
ure which recently passed the House. He
expressed inability to understand how
Senator La Toilette, Senator Bailey, or any
one else could have gained this fiattering
impression
81 have never heard OF the so-called
agreement" said Mr.. Underwood. Il do
not believe that the House. under any cir
cumstances. would be willing to accept
the La Toilette plan of revising Schedule
X You may deny the report absolutely, SO
far as l am concerned, and believe that
| would be converSant with the details ol
such an agreement II any such existed
The Ia Toilette bill is not acceptable, IRON
the Democratic point or view, ana am
unable to see how the House could possibly
accept II. In fact, / am positive that IL
Will never do so. II has not even been con-
sldered by us Where could such report
have originated? / am not authorized 70
speak for the Democrats or the senate
hut I am not inclined TO take any STOCK
I'm the evident assumption OF some people
that the La Toilette bill has been accepted
by them. If the Senate amends the House
bill revising the WOODEN SCneuule, tIle mat
ter will naturally go to conference, ano
the difference between the two houses VII
he adjusted there, but | am positive thai
the House will never agree to such re-
vision as that contemplated by MI. La
Follette-a 40 per cent duty on raw wool
TIE House is satisfied with the bill 1t has
passed A.. rIo,,.,
may agree to an adjournment early III
August as planned by the Senate. although
he said that the House Democrats Would
pass a bill revising the cotton schedule II
The meantime. Mr.. Underwood was In
clined to think that the cotton Dill may
be put on as a rider to one Of the other
bills in the Senate
Asked II the House would consent t'
AN adjournment If the Senate declined tC
20 into a revision of the cotton schedule
which is not now included In the Senate's
legislative programme, Mr.. Underwood re
piled that this question would be thras3et
out by the Democrats OF the lower body
when the issue arose. From the previously
EXPRESSED views of Nj. Underwood
Sneaker Clark and other leading Deil0
Gratis. however. it is generally believed tha'
the House will not insist on the cottor
schedule revision before the termination o.
the extra session, but will be content IL thu
Senate acts on reciprocity, the Farmers
Erea ict and the WOollen bill.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-15

morning papers on the modified Anglo
japanese alliance naturally are colore'
Ivy their attitude toward the Anglo
American arbitration project. the
Morning Post" which opposes the latter.
subjects the revised treaty TO severe
criticism. Ii points out in regard to the
fourth article Of the revised treaty ina,
when a third power proposes to attack
either of the allies its first step would be
70 make an arbitration treaty with the
other ally. The same procedure could
equally be employed If either ally de-
sired to evade its obligation, and IN
either case an arbitration treaty made
in such circumstances would be an at
of bal faith. '"The POST at the same
time processes disbelief in the possibility
of a conflict between the United states
and Japan. and advocates the conclusion
of an arbitration treaty between those
two countries.
The Daily Chronicle" on the othef
hand. sees cause for nothing but con-
CALCULATIONS. 1t regards Article ~ as lne
happiest possible augury. because IL
contemplating anything but the main
tenance Of friendly relations with the
United States. and further because IL
proves that Great Britain's overseas 40
miniOns accept the japanese alliance as
best for the common interests or the
empire.
The other papers. while expressing
doubts on the ACCESSIBILITY Of the pro-
longation of the alliance, which has
never been really popular here. all agree
In congratulating the government on the
removal of the spectral danger or Great
Britain becoming involved in quarrel
with the United States, and heartily
welcome the new treaty as paving the
way to the conclusion of an Anglo-Amer-
ican arbitration treaty.
The glo-Japanese treaty which gives
way to the revised pact entered into yes
terday was signed in London on August
IL, 1905. 1t provided for the maintenance
OF the territorial rights of the high con-
tracing parties in the regions Of East
ern Asia and of India and the defence OF
their special interests in those regions;
Article ii. of special interest to the
United States. read: If by reason OF
unprovoked attack or aggressive action
wherever arising. on the part OF any
otner power OF powers cllhei cVii'4 az
ing party should be involved in war IN
defence of it's territorial rights or special
interests mentioned in the preamble or
this agreement, the other contracting
party will at once come TO the assistance
of its ally and will conduct the war IN
common and make peace in mutual
agreement with it,"
This clause made it possible that ia
the improbable event of war between
the United States and Japan the arms
cf Great Britain would be turned against
this country. To make impossible SUCH
a contingency n revision of the treaty
has been urged in high places. and an
Associated Press dispatch from Toxic
on June IL set forth that Japan, being
convinced that war with the United
States was beyond belief, readily agreed
TO such a qualification of the treaty as
would make possible permanent aroi-
.tration treaty between England and
America.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-15
"RAFFLES" PLEADS GUILTY FORTY PERSONS DROWN
Small River Steamer Goes Dow,
in Costa Rican Waters.
LARGER CRAFT RAMS HER
Collision Happens in Wild Iron.
ical Storm - All Below
Decks Perish.

Port Limon. Costa Rca July IT,
persons, including thirty-tyo passsng..'
went TO death when the small coas,Inv a.,
river steamer Irma was rammed and ann,
in the estuary OF the San Juan River a,
cording to advices received here f,o..
Bluehelds The boat was IN collision Wiz
the Diamante, a larger and heavier crS,,
The Diamante was badly damaged and 4
one time seemed in imminent danger a
laundering, but prompt and heroic acti,s
on the part Of her officers, who had alw
TO contend with a panic-stricken crew ana
eight hysterical passengers, saved her
Tho collision occurred early one riyb,
and In a tropical storm OF unusual yo.
lence. The Irna is said 10 have beer
slowly feeling her way. the lookouts blind.
ed by frequent flashes Of lightning and n.
view obscured by heavy rain, when "A.
Diaman,e was sighted coming at FUN speed
The Trina tried to swerve from nor course
and in so doing laid her vitals open 10 u.
other vessel. which crashed into her with
gich force that she sank almost instantly
Not a person who was below decks Is Be.
Iieved to have been saved. This account,
for the fact that only eight OF her Pas.
sengers got away. That any lived 10 reach
the shore was due to hero!sm Of cos.
Rican lifeguards. These carried boats an!
a lifeline, although the latter proved use
less.
Passengers were hastily rescued from ii.
Diamante. which was believed 10 be sink.
ing. but in the process one woman Eel
from a ufeboat and was lost.
A terrific stroke Of lightning which ap-
ro,red almost to hit the masts Of the YES.
col gave rise to added alarm OF fire and
adaed TO the general commotion. The bow
~ the Diamante was badly shattered, but
{, soon was apparent she would not %
down.
Several of the bodies washed ashore
u.era almost bare of clothing, indicating
that the persons were undressed at The
time. hut were near entrances OF soms
sort.
When the vessel foundered the co&s,
guards were on the scene so quickly It IS
said one boat narrowly missed going dova
: IN the whirlpool. One man piloted bro.
ken spar. containing three refugees. d..
! tance OF four miles before reaching 1
/ hoint further up the shore When b.
' coached land he fell I'm a swoon. In his
. arms was a bundle thought 10 be child
vraDped I'd, but which proved 10 be The
: boat's mascot. a small shaggy dog. The
4 man was the cooks first assistant.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-15

that they had found time to bring about.
The police unofiicially boasted that their
work had scared the ice companies into
doing what they could have done just DIS
easily during the hot spell.
President Oler filed with Mr.. waldo
yesterday a detailed statement OF the
quantities of Ice his company handled
this year and last year on corresponding
dates. 1t was said that the independent
researches of the detectives did not
agree with these figures.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-15
SENATOR TERRELL RESIGNS
But Hoke Smith Asks Him to Hold On
Until Legislature Adjourns.

Atlanta. July H.-Governor Hoke Smith
to-day received the resignation of Senator
]. NJ. Terrell, who yesterday announced
that he would not return to the United
States Senate as one OF Georgia's repre-
sentatlves The Governor. who was elected
10 succeed Terrell. declined to accept the
resignation and requested tho Senator to
continue to represent the state, at least
during the present session OF the Legis-
lature. q
senator Terrell also mailed copy OF his
resignation 10 the President OF the United
States Senate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-15
RECIPROCITY VOTE DATE
Continued from first page.

providing for the direct election OF SEN
ators will be acted on in some way
Senator Cummins after adjournment
expressed the opinion that. despite the
programme. there would be general tar
III revision before the close OF the ses-
sion. He believed that the Democrats
and insurgents would stand together and
force amendments to the free list bill
adding wool. sugar. steel cotton. ETC., to
that measure.
at least we shall have legislative re-
vision before we adjourn" he said. II
do not know what the President will do,
but we will give him a chance to speak
for himself"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-15
TRUCK KILLS OLD BROKER
Aged Brooklyn Man Run Down as HI
Was Crossing Street.

Merritt A. Jones. OF No. n Greene ave-
nue., Brooklyn, n leading stock broker In
the days OF the gold mine promoters. was
Killed yesterday afternoon at Lafayette and
South Portland avenues. by an automobile
truck Of the Heinlein Cut Stone Company.
The driver, Joseph Pinder, Of NO iiS Rail
road avenue. and william Bedngheld. OF
No 1901 Lexington avenue, who was In
structing MIN i'm the work OF a chauffeur
were arrested and held by Magistrate
REYNOLDS on q charge OF negligence.
Mr. Jones was seventy-slX years old. lie
leaves two daughters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-15
WIRELESS, RECEIVER REsiGNs

Robert J.. Bowling. recently appointed
with Sidney Harris as receiver OF the
United Wireless Telegraph, sent his rcsig-
nation TO Justice Cohalan yesterday. CIV
inG I'll hSalth an his reason. Justice CO.
halan continued Harris az the sole receiv-
er OF the company. Justice Cohalan also
authorized Harris To pay the salaries of
the station operators and construction men
of the Atlantic Coast division their juno
salaries. amounting 10 VII.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-15
COMMERCIAL PACT SIGNED ALSO.

London. July l5.--The Foreign Office pub
fishes the notes exchanged between Great
Britain and Japan proUnglng for two
years Article of the Anglo-Japanese COM
mercial treaty OF 1894. In these notes II is
agreed TO continue the most favored nation
treatment between Japan and Canada as
regards customs duties and other matters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-15
WILD TypHooN SWEEPS LUzoN

Manila. july li.-Northern LuZoh mas
been swept by typhoon. All the wires at
Maui liza are down. and the observers be
llcvc that the storm was the worst In years.
Details. on account of the lack OF commu-
picatIo,. have not vet been received. Yes
salx are unable 10 enter Manila harbor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-15
ARRESTED On OLD CHARGE

Charles Warwick Tindell, forty-tW
years old, who has been wanted in BoS
ton since 1907 for alleged embezzlenenl q
about 5000 from the firm OF Austin Bad
win * Co., was arrested last night o
Detectives WILDER and Cohen In The Bronx
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-15
Committee Wants Explanation.

This evidence. too. Delegate Wickersham
o,Iaeos has been in the hands Of Attorney
General Wickersham. and the former wants
,hoso occurrences investigated along with
tho alleged conspiracy in coal prices. The
resolution which will be reported pE inc
Judiciary Committee calls on the Attorney
General for all papers In the TWO cases
and an EXPLANATION of his failure to prose
cute.
Il want the committee to have al the
facts" said Delegate Wickershan' so
that it may know whether the Attorney
General has deliberately shielded these
people from prosecution for crime or not
II is fair to him and fair to me. l say that
he has"
Did You send the Attorney General EVIL
dence enough and indicate where witnesses
could he found to warrant an Indictment?
asked Representative Webb. of North Caro-
lima.
Undoubtedly" replied the Delegate, and
I furnished him with evidence OF other
crimes. The Alaska syndicate is an or
sanized crime"
What do you mean by the Alaska syndi-
cate?" Chairman Clayton inquired.
Il refer to the Alaska syndicate. COM
posed OF ]. Pierpont Morgan. the Guggen-
helm brothers, Kuhn. Loeb & Co, Jacob
II. Schiff and Graves"
Whom do you mean by the GugEenheim
brothers," asked Representative Norris, OF
Nebraska.
Senator Simon Guggenheim and his six
brothers"
"Who is Graves" asked Representative
Graham. of Illinois
HE represents Close Brothers, the Eng
fish syndicate, and other English capital
iSts.'
Captain Jarvis" added the Delegate,
was the confidential agent Of Morgan In
charge Of the syndicate's interests in Seat
tie. lie committed Suicide Immediately fol-
loving the introduction OF this resolution
YOU nre ROW considering lie Knew that
This resolrtt-n would bring out the facts.
Att1r-~. General Wickcrsham declined
To discuss the action Of the committee. HIS
friends -eid that the charges were old and
that a certain phase Of them was still I'M
der investigation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-15
Now on Hot Weather Basis.

Mr.. Foster. Of the Foster-Scott com
pany. said that they had doubled their
working forces up and down the river
and that there was now no chance Of Il
repetition Of the ice famine. He said
they had been taken off their feet by
the hot spell, but were now on a hot
weather working basis and could meet
any emergencies.
1t was said at the District Attorneys
Office that at the hearing on Tuesday
the secretaries OF the ice companies
would be subpenaed with the books OF
the companies. None of tho heads Of
the companies would be called, 1t was
said as It was not intended to run the
risk OF giving them immunity from fut-
ure prosecution.
The theory on which the District At
torney is working Is that when the
American Ice Company's right 10 DO
business in New York was cancelled be-
cause 1t was a foreign corporation acting
In violation OF the laws Of New YORK
there were organized three other COM
panies. one to harvest the Ice up The
Hudson, another TO manufacture arti-
ticial ice In the city and third. the
Knickerbocker company. To act as saies
agent for the other two. TO this the
police add the tacit agreements between
this combination and the independents.
The technical charge before Magis-
trate Appleton, It was learned, VIII be
that they had conspired TO evade the
provisions OF the Bowling antitrust law.
Plentiful supplies Of ice began to come
into the city yesterday. The dealers de-
clared this was due to cooler weather.
n resulting falling of In the demand ana
the Improvement In their working forces