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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
MEYER GIVES NAVY FIGURES
Tells House Midvale Go. Supplies
Most of Armor Plate.
fvrorn The Tribune Burea,


washington. MAY a-Secretary Meyer
sent 10 the Senate to-day a complete state
ment. as requested by the Stanley resolu-
ton. OF the purchases during the current
fiscal year Of steel plate for the vessels
OF the navy. The appropriation bill OF last
year carried a proviso that steel should
not be purchased from any corporation
which existed in restraint Of trade and had
Violated the Sherman law.
Several weeks ago Representative stan
Icy, who camps continually on the trail OF
the steel trust. obtained the adoption or a
resolution inquirins II the Navy Depart
ment had purchased material from the
trust.
The fact that the so-caled trust had
never been adJudged guilty OF a Violation
OF the Sherman law. and that opirions may
differ az 10 whether II exists In restraint 81
trade did not deter the Kentucky member
or the House. The inquisltivc Democrats
asked for "A record OF all purchases, and
Secretary Meyer frankly furnished the de-
sired information to-day.
The reply Of the Secretary is compre-
hensive document. covering several pages
and a great variety OF contracts, large and
small Among inc Piii''Pa'
are: Midvale Steel Company. armor plate.
s. rs. GJ6: Bethlehem Steel Company. armor
plato. Sc l6o3Si: Carnegie Steel Company
armor plate. s2l9i.572. The report also lists
purchases from the Carnegie company. tho
Crucihle steel Company, the Du Pont Pow
der Company and other concerns.
Now that the inauisitive House possesses
the information desired. II probably VIII
await the return OF Mr.. Stanley before de-
Gliding what 10 10 with IL. TIL" latter has
been I'm Kentucky several weeks attempt
ing 10 persuade the voters Of that state
that Champ Clark should be nominated
for President Meanwhile. the report OF the
Stanley steel investigating committee.
which concluded It's exhaustive hearings
some time ago. has not been filed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
PRESIDENT WARS ON OPIUM
Asks Congress, in Message, to Legislatt
Against EsDit Forming Drugs.

Washington Nay a.--Immediate legis!s-
ton to proven the promiscuoos use OF
habit forming q -ugs was urged by Presi-
dent Taft in . message transmitted TO
Congress to-da The message was &C
companied by report from Secretary OF
State Knox. declaring that unless speedy
action is taken on measures now pending
In Congress the American government may
be Justly accused Of being half-hearted IN
its effort to mitigate or suppress the use
OF opium and allied evils.
The President asserted he would not ask
the Senate to ratify the convention adopted
by the recent international opium confer
ence until the government OF The Neither
lands had secured the signatures Of thirty
four additional countries to the conven-
ton. The signatures will be secured. II ~
expected, by the end OF the year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
THE ExCIThBLE FEW.

While returns giving the total vote III inc
New Jersey primaries arc not yet available
tho reports thus far received seem 70 llu-
cate tbst In that state, as In others IN
which uopuIar primaries have been held, ~
was only the cxcitahlc few who registered
their votes IN Hudson County, for IN
stance. only II 900 votes were cast. although
Il 900 Republican votes were polled there
in the national election Of four years ago
and reports from other sections seem TO
indicate an approximately light vote. IL =
remarked by the political observers or botn
parties that, whatever may ho the fut'rc
OF popular preference primaries. u IS Oh
yiolIs that the people are not now educaleo
10 their use and that only the eAcltaoe
Few" in any state. except Wisconsin. where
the people have grown accustomed I" them
have ayailed themselves OF the opportunity
thus afforded Of expressing their preferenc"
A. the primary polls. The small number OF
votes which Mr.. Roosevelt has been able
n secure. despite his highly efficient orsani-
zatlop. his ample financial resources ana h's
own ability as y spellbinder. Is regarded oy
President Tafts friends as conclusive CYL
deuco that there is anything bot an over
whclrlng demand" for the eN-Pr"sident
o nd a. indicating that h" could not reason
ably bc expected to poll anything approach-
ing the normal Republican vote In NoVcn'-
Der In this connection II may he recalled
that IN PENNSYLVANIA. where the results OF
the primaries were proclaimed "a tremen-
dous victory for Roosevelt only ASO,Oo"
vote Ve-c cast in the primaries. as against
1919 Republican votes cast In 1905 Al
lowing for the increased population of the
state. which warrants An increase OF four
members of Congress this year II ts Oh
vious that fewer than half tie Republicans
II Tho state voted AZ the pr- nIlries.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
THE PRESIDENTS DAY,
[From the Tribune Bureau. !

FROM tine l1iDuHe
Washington, May 3I.-The President
and members of the Cabinet held
three-hour meeting to-day. at when
the Cuban. Mexican and political stu
ations were discussed.
The President told one of his call
ers to-day that he is of the opinion
that he can. without the passage OF
any further legislation, intervene IN
Cuba should conditions make 1t neces-
sary.
Senator Page has been asked to con-
fer with President Taft on next
Wednesday. Mr.. Taft talked with the
Senator to-day about the resolution
introduced by Senator Bacon Designer
10 supplement the Plat amendment py
enacting specific authority OF law fof
what he holds would now be An as
sumed authority" 10 intervene. It was
suggested that. should Congress take
any action on this resolution, proFI-
sion should be made that during ses-
sious Of Congress the President should
receive permission to intervene from
Congress and during recesses OF Con-
gress the President should enjoy sucn
authority.
Ex-Iieutenant Governor Warren IT,
Harding OF Ohio spent some time with
the President this afternoon.
President Taft granted permission
TO the Daughters OF 1872 to erect
memorial on Craney Island, In NOR
folk Harbor. TO Major James Faulkner,
the American leader Of the little band
that fought the British there on June
%. 1878.
Among the Presidents callers we're
General Powell Clayton, Senators Gull
berson, CuIlom. Crane. Catron. Penrose,
Smith. Townsend. Root, Bradley ana
Brown: ex-senator Mason, and Rerre-
sentatives Rodenberg. Ayers, DaVen-
port, Rowland. Gregg. Gardner ana
Morgan
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
UP GOES PRICE OF BEER
And the Ultimate Consumer Will Pay
the Difference. of Course.

Chicago. May 3i.--The wholesale price
OF beer is TO be raised so cents barrel
tomorrow. according to an announcement
made by the official organ of the local
brewers association. This is the third
increase within eight months. Increases
I'm the price of barley and malt are given
rs reasons.
Re,allArs saw that the ultimate consumer
viii he the sufferer. although the price 81
= glass will still be nickel They say
that the latest increase must be met by
ono OF three things by saloonkeepers VINO
desire to remain in business glasses must
be smaller they must be thicker, or. II
The old glasses are used. bigger collar
must 1ea4--~-> 80 tSlS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
LA TOILETTE IS CONFIDENT
Tells South Dakotans He Has
Best Chance of All.

Watertown. s. D, May @I.-D"IaYeu
somewhat in his arrival here last evening
tro,n Henry. Senator La Toilette found "A
,orso audience. which had waited for him
for more than an hour. During inc !"
terim Walter l. IIouser his manager
spoke
La Toilette arrived Just as Houser was
DENYING the argument that a vote Tor La
Toilette Is half vote for Taft. La F0i-
lettc at once plunged into a long address.
during which he attacked both TAFT ana
Roosevelt, but more particularly Roose-
Welt The Senator denied tho claim tha'
he Is out Of the race. declaring that
neither Taft nor Roosevelt can win and
,,,o, no has the best chance OF all tho
avowed candidates At present
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
RESTORES COMMERCE COURT
Senate Committee Puts Back in Bill
Appropriation Cut Out by House.

Washington, May 1.-The Senate Com
no,ttee OH Finance voted to-day IN place
IN ihe legislative. executive and judicial
appropriation bill the appropriation for the
Commerce Court eliminated by the House.
The House action was expected to abolish
the court. and the provision inserted by The
Senate committee will cause lively fght
in conference.
The committee also voted to strike from
the bill the provision limiting the ;cfTn-
Of Office Of all civil service employees to
FIVE wears The bill will probably be re
ported To the SENATE tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
NAVY WILL STUDY ICEBERGS
The Chester to Garry officers and
Equipment to Danger Area.
From The Tribune Bureau.


Washington. May 5.-Further practical
steps toward preventing repetition Of th@
Titanic disaster are contemplated by the
Navy Department the scout cruiser Ches-
ter having been ordered to-day to relieve
the Birmingham. which has been doing pa
troll duty along the steamer lanes In tho
North Atlantic.
In addition to reporting fee. the Cheste-
will carry three officers OF the Bureau OF
Standards who will make experiments with
view TO determining the best methods Of
detecting the proximity of icebergs. Dell
cate instruments and apparatus for meas
uring the temperature Of the water and
taking other observations will be included
I'm the equipment OF the cruiser
Daily wireless reports Of icebergs or other
Instructions to navigation will be sent to
the Navy Department, and I'm turn CON
veyed 10 the photographic Office. which
Will fash these warnings to tho maritime
world
The Chester will leave Philadelphia on
June 2 and will remain IN the North Al
lantic several weeks,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
ROOSEvELTlTES ALL m.

Marked depression characterZes ne
Roosevelt managers. which even the VIC
tory in New Jersey has not been sufficient
20 dspel This is because they realize tha'
they have shot their bolt. and that thoro
is nothing further With which 10 keep up
that excitement which : the breath OF me
10 the anti-Taft movement From now uh-
~ the meeting OF the Republican Natlonal
Convention IL will be all one way WIN
the possible exception OF the ohio state
convention. next Tuesday. and even that
has been discounted. They expect Senator
La Toilette 10 capture the South paKotl
delegation. OF the greater part of ~. anu
they realize that Arizona's six dcegates
and LouiSianas remaining TWO are certain
"a he for Taft Then will follow periot
when the daily political news VIII consist
Of announcements that tins, that ahu, tIc
other set OF Roosevelt contests nave pten
found fictitious and that the Tart oeteEates
have been seated. until the moral cHec.
cannot but give tremendous courage anu
imnctus to the Taft movement. Inc laCl
is as has been indicated III TINS cOluinh.
that the Roosevelt managers rear WIN q
deadly fear the sober SECOND thouxn.. 20
the American people. They know that !
HE noople are given time TO think popular
sentiment will. set more ana more strohSiE
against their candidate. anc they urea"
nerjod Of quiet and reflection.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
IMMIGRANT BOAT IN TROUBLE
With 400 Persons Aboard Breaks Rud
der Chain and Then Sticks in Mud.

In turning sharply in order TO avoid q
collision with barge OF the Battery yes
terday afternoon the Ellis Island ferryboa'
Ellis Island, having on board eight hundred
immigrants for this city from the station.
broke rudder chain. The boat drifted
for o while and 1oated into dangerous
position near Governors Island
The captain, however, managed to get the
boats head about and made for the slip
al Ellis Island There the boat again be-
came unmanageable and stuck In the mud.
she was pulled off by the cutter Immi-
grant and another government boat. and
finally, under her own power, made the slip
At the Battery. Here. after the immigrants
were discharged. the broken chain was re-
paired and the boat resumed service.
During the time that the Ellis Island was
drifting about the bay the immigrants were
a little excited. but there was no panic.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
POSTMASTER FAvoRs REMOVAL
AS an Official He Is Opposed, but as a
Citizen Advises New Site.

Postmaster Morgan made 1t clear yes
terday that ne was not opposed 10 the
plan to have the present Postofiics Building
demolished and the plot added to City Hall
Park The idea that he was opposed to
tho scheme grew out Of remark made
by him before the Senate committee. Mr.
Morgan said He was asked what site he
considered ideal for a downtown postofiics.
and he replied that the present one was
the best AS citizen. however. ne woWs
advise removal, Mr.. Morgan added
The present building is absolutely made
uuate for the business, Mr, Morgan e%-
planned, and there is particular need for =
sorting station where the tremendous vol
ume OF evening mail can be banded. More
than 10000 letters are collected daily n
the downtown district after D. M, and All
Of this mail has to be sorted before .. m
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
TO GET EVIDENCE IN EUROPE.

Carl f. whitney. Assistant United States
Attorney, viii sail for Europe this morn
ing on the steamship Caronia to take evil
dence in Paris Brussels. Berlin and Vienna
in the case Of the United States against
Naday & Fleischer. importers OF laces and
women's apparel.
The hearing will last several days In
each OF the cities mentioned, and Mr..
Whitney's work will keep him In Europe
until the middle Of July.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01

Arrangements were completed to-day for
the installation of the emergency hospital
! for use during the convention. There viii
T Re twenty-five cots In the Coliseum Annex
.srd surgical room also has beer fitted up
| The medical staff was appointed by Fred
! ~ Jpham, chairman Of the Chicago con
venticn committee.
Considerable interest In Chicago today
centred in the departure for Oyster Bay
Of several Of the ffty-eight Illinois dele
gates 70 the national convention to meet
Cclorel Roosevelt Tomorrow The party
includes r. r. Mccormick. Henry VI. John
son, J. T. Williams, Frank G. Allen. Fred
frhker John L. Hamilton. J. ID Barker
and william n. Weber Alexander Fl. Re-.
Veil. chairman Of the Western department
~ The national Roosevelt committee; Oscai
.EebIe and Walter Schmidt, Gil az Chicago
went with the delegates
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
CALLS ROOSEVELT "BUNGLER"
tx Governor Hanly Says He Would
Have Made War on Mexico.

Atlanta. May 3I.-Characterizing Colonel
Roosevelt as "a bungler." Ex-Governor
Frank Hanly OF Indiana asserted that had
Colonel Roosevelt been President in the
Mexican crisis and been backed by II pow
erful army and navy. he would have IN
volyed this country IN war.
Thc remark was made in his debate mere
last night with Richmond Pearson ilopsy''
tinted states should contr6l The seas
Representstiyc tcbs0n had said u vas
uecsssarv for this country 10 have auch a
naval force that war would be OUT OF tue
Question:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
BILL AIMED AT COFFEE TRUST
House Measure Would Put It Under
Interstate Commerce Laws.

Washington. Nav I,-The operations OF
the so.called coffee trust would he PUT I'M
der the interstate commerce laws " Dill
Introduced to-day by Representative Nor
RIG. OF Nebraska, should become law
The Norris hill would 50 amend the anti
trust laws as 10 characterize as ar illegal
conspiracy any combination whereby two
or more persons are engaged In TIE I'M
rrnt,oir2, when such q combination Is oper
sted in restraint OF free competition OF
commerce or 50 ss.to increase tho market
price of the article.
The bin carries o. q penalty a maximum
nue Of 81 000. together with imprisonment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
OPIUM MERCHANTS FACE RUIN.

Bombay. May Sl.-The opium merchants
Of India complain that they are threat
ened with ruin by the alleged disregard by
China Of the existing treaties. They nave
appealed to the government 10 save the"'
asserting that the Chinese merchants reiuso
the delivery OF opium which they have p"-
chased because the provincial authorizes
decline tu admit H.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
INDIANA STRIKE ENDS
Coal Miners Sign Two-Year Contracts
and Go to Work.

Terre Haute. Ind. May 3l.-lndiana coal
miners and operators signed to-day new
wage contract for two years, and the strike
condition Of the last nine weeks. when
ms affected 5000 workers. has been broken,
several mines resumed work tonight ana
others will open tomorrow morning. 49,
Leaders OF the mine workers are cla claim.
inc a victory in obtaining better working
conditions, while the operators won their
contention against weekly pay.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
WASHINGTON TO BE ECL'PSsO'

The transfer Of political activity from
Tho national capital to the Republican con-
vention city will be accompanied ny
transfer of interest TO that point ana there-
toro this column will be discontinued from
to-day. at least until after chicago ana o"l
baltimore respectively have ceasep e. go.
cupy the ''N G. G.. ~.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
Compromise a Fighting Word.

With reference TO reports of an impend-
ing compromise between the Taft and
Roosevelt forces at tho Ohio state con-
vention next Tuesday, Colonel Roosevelt
sent this telegram to-day TO Walter F.
Brown. his Ohio manager. at Columbus:
have just seen the telegram sent by Mr.
Taft TO Mr.. Vorys about compromise in
Ohio. Until | saw this telegram I had
never heard a suggestion that there should
be any compromise, and |, OF course, as
sumed that any such suggestion came from
the Taft forces In the first place, I would
not consent 70 compromise anyhow. and
in the next place We carried Ohio by over
1000 on the popular primary.
Any attempt to give Mr.. Taft single
delegate-at-arge would mean to sanction
deliberate effort to defraud the people
and by a trick to nullify their expressed
VIII Mr.. Taft has in morals and equity no
claims whatever to a single delegate-at-
large from Ohio. ana any attempt &c Sc
cure him so much as one delegate-at-large
means a deliberate effort TO thwart the will
of the people as expressed freely by them
I'm the primary and We cannot afford for
one moment to consider such an effort TO
defraud the people Of their right in this
struggle for justice and for popular rule.
! wish the issue clearly made. We stand
for the right OF the people to choose their
own candidates and 10 have the delegates
carry out their will. and any individual who
attempts to secure one delegate-at-large
from Ohio for Mr.. Taft IS openly taking
the position that the convention is not to
represent the will of the people and that
the politicians are to be encouraged to defy
the popular will and TO commit an outrage
on justice and to defraud the people OF
their just right
Any district delegate to the state conven-
ton from any one OF the districts which
went for me In Ohio who himself votes for
n single Taft delegate t-large IS commit
ting an act OF treachery to the people, and
any man who condones or approves such
act is condonng and approving treachery.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Medill Mccormick. OF Chicago, one of the
leaders OF the Roosevelt campaign. came
10 New York in company with Colonel
Dewey He denied reports of serious dis
sension among the Illinois Roosevelt dele
gates.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
ROOSEVELT BOLT IN COLORADO

Denver, May 3l.-Leadefs Of Progressive
Republicans in this city have issued CAL
for state Progressive Republican conven-
Tor the purpose Of selecting protesting
Roosevelt delegation to the national con
vention.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
wH,rmAn's CONVICTIONS STAND

District Attorney whitman announced
Yesterday that ~ OF the forty-seven "P'
pesls that had been disposed OF since Jan
nary | had resulted i'm dismissals No con
vctions were reversed That rccoru ~
cludcs oriy a""oals from conylctions: ~
xeais -s.,-~ -----ss ~ IN q ser@.-~- -'-%'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
JOINS COMMISSION ON PEACE.

The Commission on Peace and Arbitration
~ the Federal Council o. the Churches OF
chris, in America. which received gift %
q 600 a short time age from Mrs. Elmer
Black. has elected as its executive secre-
cow the Rev Frederick Lynch. of New
York. author of me Peace Problem.
who mas been identified for many years
,d.S tha worry OF International peace prop
aaan6ists mr.. Lynsh will open Offices In
the Clarendon BUILDING, on Fourth avenue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
THEDAyFN WASHINGTON

=. and will be practically in command OF
the Taft forces in the Windy City
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
He Lowers 1,000-to Odds That
He'll Keep Out of Convention.
SYCAMORE A MYSTIC MECCA
Thirteen Illinois Delegates Com.
ing on Secret Mission-Ohio
Compromise Forbidden.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]


Oyster Bay. Long Island, May A.-The
pilgrimage of Illinois delegates to Saga
more Hi tomorrow and the probability
Of Theodore Roosevelt's going to the Chi
cago convention are unsolved mysteries In
Republican politics on the colonel's side
OF the controversy tonight. The delegates,
or at least, bakers dozen OF them, are
on their way but even the astute Chauncey
Dewey, the Roosevelt Illinois manager,
says he doesn't know why. and, Of course,
the colonel says he doesn't know, either.
Harry S. New. the national chairman,
said yesterday he bad known for month
that Roosevelt had reserved rooms for him
self at the Hotel Blackstone, and therefore
he was planning to attend the convention.
IT'S pure fake" snapped Mr.. Roose-
welt to-day. when he was told what Chair
man New had said
Last Wednesday the colonel made ii a
sure thing bet, 100 to l." that he wouldn't
20 to the convention. To-day he modified
the wager this way: "Of course. ] may
alter my plans, but at present | have 10
intention OF going to Chicago"
Whether he goes to Chicago depends en-
tirely upon the prospects for his control Of
the committee, on the success Of which his
nomination depends.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
Taft Man in Party.

The first reports OF the visit of the Illinois
delegates had 1t that fifty-six OF them were
coming to sec the ex-President. Colonel
Dewey said to-day that for various reasons
only twelve would come Then he added
that one more delegate. "A banker, who was
for President Taft. would come along, too.
The banker. Colonel Dewey said, was a
high minded gentleman, who felt himself
bound down 10 the Roosevelt preferential
vote in Illinois. and would act according
to the dictates of his conscience"
What are they all coming TO see Roose-
welt for?" some one asked
Colonel Dewey regarded his interrogation
with a grin. II really don't know" he re-
piled.
Colonel Roosevelt contributed editorials
for the Outlook" to-day. He was in good
spirits He spoke enthusiastically of the
ovations he received at Gettysburg Thurs
day. At 4 o'clock he motored out to Saga
more Hill He says he expects to stay at
home most OF the time from now on.
When asked II he would conduct front
porch" campaign IL he were nominated, he
merely smiled. Z.
The visitors at the Outlook" Office to-
day included Colonel Dewey. Oscar Straus,
cambridge Colby, the New York lawyer;
W. Seymour Edwards, Theodore Roose-
velts West Virginia boomer. and f. w.
Whitridge, president Of the Third Avenue
Railway Company, with whom the ex-
President ate luncheon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
More Contests Filed.

Al the headquarters Of the national COM
mittee contests from the following districts
were added to-day TO the list of 20i con-
tests made public yesterday, making total
Of 296 contested seats in the convention TO
date: