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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
TITANIC REPORT IN TO-DAY
Senate Committee Will present.
It's Findings on Disaster.

Washington, May Ex-senator Wlliam
Alden Smith, of Michigan, will submit 10
the Senate tomorrow the commerce
Committees report on its Investigation OF
the Titanic disaster, reviewing the eW-
dence before the subcommittee and max
ing recommendations for legislation 10
safeguard ocean passenger traffic
One of tho latest afidavlts obtained
from Mrs. George 4. Widener, OF Phlia-
delphia, bearing on her dinner party
aboard the Titanic few hours before the
vessel sank, stated that Captain Smith ala
not drink any intoxicant at that analr'
Senator Smith will present this with a
mass Of evidence along many other lines
IN his speech tomorrow, when no VIII
crIticise the conditions under which the
Titanir was lost.
Senator Rayner, Of Maryland, VIII speak
on the lessons OF the disaster, and other
Senators may contribute TO the discussion
OF tho accident.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
MAYOR TO SPITTER'S AID
Saws Youth Shouldn't Have Been
Locked Up with Ruffians.

Mayor Gaynor does not approve Of spit
ting In public places. but neither does he
believe that persons arrested FOR violating
tho law I'm such cases should bo thrown into
cells with common prisoners. Upon receipt
Yesterday Of a letter from friiN Il solo
MON, complaining Of such treatment h."
wrote the following letter TO Health com
missioner Lcdcrle.
May =. 1912
Sir. I avn iuclosiug YOU letter OF fclN
l. SnIont0U, who MAS arrested for SpltuuB
IN, claims that he was put ~ DARK cen
y.'n - lot OF drunkards ana ruidUs FOR s"'
,rt1 hours before his trial Iuat u ''i
,alrIv . great wrong 20 q hoy. SDcn tr'at-
mont makes criminals ot BOYS. WISH Eo"
,'nuid look into the matter and let ne nave
"a report. and particularly do | want TN"
inc of the officer VINO did IT, II SEEM ''
10, Iunossible 70 get a lttl' sense mt" tue
heads of some policemen. y rN uul, yours
" i. GhNNOR Mayor.
Or Ernst J. Led"rlo. Commissioner o'
Health.
" tho same time the Mayor s'ut the i'I-
I,,virr robuke to Mr. Soomona.
u.ar Sir. ! shall look TITO your ras' olti
,r,.r could understand Why boy anu
men viii 20 around spttluE; ~ IL Il.s INV .,,.
iuy Why should boys and men SPIT any
,,'nrc than girls and women. va YOU "!
Mint az that What is the U'r OF btI"5
.n u,stv1 sincerely yours
~ ''''' *. J. GNNNOE Manor,
Mr. F,lIX r. SolomCns. 40 10 N'l""tho
aNauUc. BruONlNn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
PUJo SLABS AT BANKERS

Chairman Puio Of the money trust
investigating committee is growing peeNlsh
about the failure Of hundreds OF banks 10
answer 2 formal letter sent out by the
committee several weeks ago, IN when
the hanks were asked 10 furnish the Dem
ocratic probers with detailed information
concerning their business affairs. Mr.
Puio is sending out another letter To-
night, in which lie asks the banks: nat
are YOU going 10 Go about it?' ADDRESS
ing the recalcitrant banks-snd IT IS sara
there gre many such barks--Mr. Pulo
saws: Il will thank you TO communicate
with me on or before June 3, 1872, wheth-
er YOU VIII or will not furnish the de-
tailed information required by the pre-
vious call M Pujo does not say what
steps he intends 70 take in the event that
the banks still ignore the desires Of the
probers 10 acquaint themselves with the
assets. liabilities, directories, stock hold
ings and other details OF some thirty
thou and financial institutions throughout
the country. Mr. Puio probably will do
something, however, if II is no more than
70 60 over 10 the Senate and ask action
on his resolution TO give tn, Banking and
Currency Committee inqus t"rial powers
over national banks. This resolution, in
troduced when certain national banks eN-
pressed a doubt Of the authority OF the
Puio committee to pry into their affairs,
recently passed the House. Altogether.
the money trust investigators appear
10 be having a hard time, " delay means
ANYTHING. The Investigation was ordered
bv the House in FEBRUARY. At intervals
the Pulo committee has returned to the
House for additional power" which has
always been granted" So far only ono
witness has been examined, and he talked
OF tho Brazilian coffee valorizauon
scheme On April so Mr. Pujo sent out
polite letters asking national, state and
private banking institutions 10 furnish
the committee with much specific infor-
nation Tho mower Of the committee 70
interrogate state and private banks has
never been conceded; its Jurisdiction over
national banks was Immediately quos-
TONED. Tho banks seem 70 be Indifferent
TO Mr.. Puios long list Of questions. and
II is understood only comparatively TOW
institutions have made satisfactory ronly
Mr.. Pu;o today slaps the rccalitraute
on the wrist md gives them until june .
70 report. n the mean time "a. .-siou
draws 70 close, tho campaign approaches
and Wall Street certainl, cannot com
, plain that the Democratic House has
made one Of those real fearless. deem
rooted Investigations demanded by tho
Bryauita@
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
NEEDS LARGER FLOOD FUND
Red Cross Director Tells OF
Destitution in South.

Contributions received yesterday 20 the
fund that IS being raised In this city for
the relief OF the sufferers from the Missis-
sippi River floods brought the total to
N051G Mrs. Il. T. Auchmuty, OF LenoX,
Mass, contributed $1,000.
The committee appointed BY the Mayor
10 raise the money gave out message
from Ernest T. Sickness, director OF the
Red Cross Society. who IS I'm charge OF
distributing the RELIEF showing that many
thousands OF dollars would be needed not
only to relieve the sunernss Of those VINO
are destitute, but also to prevent inc
spread or disease.
It Is stated that the Sivins out or emcr-
gency rations by the War Department VIII
stop on June !, and unless large private
fund IS accumulated before that tim"
much Driyation viii Cnsu' rms lunu' II -
estimated should be large enough 10 SUP
port the people until such time as the
hundreds Of farms can De restored al lte,,
bsrtlv r,StoCknd arl new crops grown
II f. estimated that fuzzy lpr~ persons
have been left destitute by IN" Hoods. MSSI
of these people can hope Tor nothing Tor
slIpport unless II comes from public sources
When the floods subsidc there VIII pc
danger of typhoid and other diseases IIomi
the decomposition OF In" CatGdSSt2 ~ III, ,rIG
sands Of animals that were drowned. Iuls
4. = serious matter that Will mean thou-
sends OF dollars Tor sanitary work. N"
appropriation made by CONGRESS- VIII be
used largely FOR rebuilding tn" lev'"s; ana
the personal work muet b" done larseiy py
private subscription. l..
The people who have been interested IN
gathering funds realize that the titanic
disaster has to great 'Nt"nt oVersMdu
owed the calamity iu this country. NJ
believe that there viii b" more rCadN
response to their appeals foG I.d when II J.
fully appreciated that AT least ''"v re'so'lS
have been left destitute by the HOODS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
TEACHERS PLAN BIG TRlP
viii Go to Chicago to Attend Con
vention of Educators.

Mis-. GRACE, Strdchau president of IN" ~
,.rhnrough Association Of Women lra'h
,rs presided last night a s'heraI meet
me ~ that organization. held ~ Inc Met
r,rolitan Building. No. I Madison avenue.
Tho three hundred OF more women t'a'h-
,,. rr..ent were much Interested In the
coming trip they are To taxi, to Chicago,
,hero the National Education Association
Convention Is TO be held I'm July They and
their friends viii start from New York on
= ,pecil train on saturday morning. July
G. arriving III chicago tho following morn
ing.
After tho convention they arc AT liberty
tn select ono Of two routes 20 return to
New York. one is by boat to Buffalo
Nacl,inac Island Sault St. Marie, Georgian
Raw and Parry Sound. theme" 10y rail To
Toronto. Buffalo and Niagara Falls; tue
other by way OF Quebec and the White
Mountains party whose tickets VIII be
good until July 81 viii 20 West As far as
Colorado aud return.
Miss Strachan's popularity with the teach
crs may bc gathered from the fact that
when ono OF their number suggested that
the proper thing for the association TO do
would be To pay all Of Miss Strachan's cN-
penses for whichever trip she selected. the
speaker was warmly applauded. Miss
Strachan's remark that some one lis"
may be willing to pay my expenses pro
voked much merriment.
Speaking Of the subject nearest the
hearts of all those present she continued:
YOU all know that the principle OF equal
pay has been won, and that the schedules
are the special work OF the Board OF Edu-
cation. The high school problem is be-
fore the Corporation Counsel hope his
answer will be satisfactory. and ] want TO
say that the officers Of this association
have never acted without tho consent OF
the association"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
DENIES ARCHIBALD STORIES
Watson Declares Judge Was Not
10 Share in His Profits.

washington, May 21.--Georgc VI Watson
a Scranton, Penn, lawyer who Was an
active participant IN coal negotiations with
the Delaware, LackaWapna q Hudson Rat
road which have involved the conduct OF
Judge Robert w. Archibald, OF the Court OF
Commerce, was q witness before the House
Judiciary Committee to-day.
Watson's replies tC questions and his re-
torts 10 comments by members of the COM
mittee kept the room ~ buzz Of laughter
or argument. Representative Norris, OF Nc.
Draska. finally pinned him down TO "a cat
egorical answer, and asked him 10 swear to
his reply
81 cannot swear positively to anything"
said Mr. Watson.
Mr. Watson was employed by {. q. 30
land and W. F. Boland 10 sell the Marion
Coal Company 10 the Lackawanna Railroad
Company. His understanding was that q
part Of the settlement was to include the
BolandS' claim Of excessive rates charged
on their coal. lie said he was 10 be paid
81 900 for his services. He consulted with
President Truesdale Of the Delaware, Lack
awanna & Western, with Z. T.. LOOMS,
v1ce-preSldent Of that road, and T. A. Phil
lips its superintendent Of coal properties.
They refused e. settle the claim and close
tho deal at tn price he stipulated, slGl, 900.
The witness aid that before going into
the matter hc had received Judge Arch
bald's promise 10 introduce him to Mr.
Loorlis. Ho had also made trip 10 Wash
ington to see Judge Archibald about prac-
tice in the Court of Commerce lie had
received so for expenses and had returned
TO Scranton with three briefs which he re-
ceived from Judge Archibald
In response TO questions by Mr.. Worthing-
ton, attorney for Judge Archibald Watson
denied some Of the stories circulated about
the Judge.
one Of the Boland brothers quoted Mr.
Watson as saying that Judge Archibald
would leave your watch and take the
chain" TIE witness denied that he had
said anything Of the kind He also denied
that either Judge Archibald or r. A Phil
lips was TO participate in any profit no
might make by settling tie Boland claim
with the railroad.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
WOULD USE TAX LAW.

The aiacrity with which the Democrats
nave taken advantage Of President raft
corpora ton tax l4w vas again eNomplilcd
to-day, when Senator Hitchcock sought 20
prevail on the Senate To asree TO his rc5o-
luton calling for information rorordiur
corporations engaged IN tho iron and steel
and other industries based on the returns
MADE under inc corporation tax law. The
resolution calls for tn. numl~r Of corpora
uor-, capital stock, ind htrduCss. t>-
penses. losses not covered 10y Insurance. de-
probation. interest on Indebtedness. take.
dividends and net income. Similar intorma-
ton IL asked regarding the wool, cotton and
sugar Industries. senator Hitchcock said
to-day that he was convinced thet The pro.
tcctcd Industries took SI"npnloN year
from the people or ~" United Stst"s. and
that in the steel industry alone the swollen
profits amounted 10 cj0oD,6r, which is
500 10000 above Senator CUmmlus'a c,u-
mate. Senator Hitchcock hopes 10 verf.
his estimates by the information based on
the corporation returns, just az Mr.. tuder.
wood hopes 10 bolster up the revenue de-
hciency by an excise tax Oh individuals pat
termed after the corporation tax. The SEN
ate failed 10 act on the resolution to-day,
which was displaced by the steel bin, which
is the unfinished business. G.. q. II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
THREATENS KENSICO DAM
City and It's Contractors Fight Iniunc
ton Proceedings.

Application was made to Justice Temp
kius. OF the Supreme Court, at White Plains
Yesterday BY counsel for Charles F. Reyn'
ODDS for an injunction against ~, cor.
tractors Of the New Kenslco reservoir. 70
restrain tho company from destroying
highway
II developed at the hearing thai the COM
str,lction Of the Tensico dam, which viii
cost 10000, will bc held ND Il the 70
straniuc order is granted. and ;ho city ~
New York a. well ar tho contractor fought
against il.
The highway In question Is on the v's'
side If the reservoir, and is needed IN The
construction Of the new dam. which will 10
100 feet higher than the old one. The Gov
tractors cuntended they had $50 nell q
work and that they would lose p Inc talH
of sS7j a day II tho injunction was granted
The Kensico dam and reservoir will No.
part OF the Catskill water suppl ip' IN"
city of New York Justice TcmpNlaa, On
reservlng his decision. said IL was -rI,..'.
the policy Of TN" courts not 10 told IT'D
such a great public work unless there were
grave reasons for il.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
Only Two House Members Sign.

The army bill conference report IS signed
by only two Of the House conferrees, Rep
resentatives Hay and Slsyden, Democrats
Representative Prince, the Republican
member Of the conference committee, de-
cllned to sign 4 report containing such
radical changes IN the administration Of
the army
A stiff fight is expected when the report
is called up IN the House. There probably
will be another airing Of the WOODLANDS
worth controversy, as Mr.. Hays ins!stence
upon the retention Of the section 10 dis
Mace the chief OF staff next March has
resulted In an undercurrert of feeling that
this is unjustidcd personal legislation
While the conference report may be ADOPT
ed under the party lash. hEsl action In the
House will not come until there has been
plain talk regarding the propriety OF leSIs-
lsting In appropriation bills.
Mr. Hay, who was a champion OF AdJu'
tant General Ainsworth in the recent con-
troversy, said to-day that the section
which seeks 10 remove General Wood on
March 4 next was inserted as a proposed
permanent policy. He explained:
Each succeeding administration has the
privilege Of selecting the chief or staH. !!
does not necessarily follow that General
Wood would remain in his present position
after next March II we had not inserted
this oroviso in the bill There Is no telling
who will be President or VINO VIII De cHel
Of staff
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
TWO SHOT IN GANG FIGHT
One May Die---Running Battle
Lasts Several Blocks.

Two men were shot, one probably fatally.
last night, in a gang fight which started IN
East Houston street, between Clinton and
Suffolk streets, but continued east for
several blocks before the blazing away Of
revolvers ceased.
Harry Miller, who refused to give his
address, received a bullet wound in the
neck Just above the jugular vein. He IS
prisoner in Gouvorneur Hospital on
charge Of carrying concealed weapons
Nathan Stenbach, Of No. 20 East I'd
street, passerby, was shot in the left hip,
but after being treated was able TO so
home.
As if by appointment, 4 half dozen or
moro men came scurryiug out OF various
cafes and began blazing away. The smoke
from the reviewers was so dense az one
time that It hid the men. 1t Attorney
street the fght ended as suddenly IS il
began.
The shooting attrac number ~ IA
trolmon and several detectives, but the
g,!nrneu escaped by running into NEARBY
houses The police spoke OF tho AFFAIR a.
an outbreak Of the Johnny Spanish gans,
Who had been seen about the neighoor-
hood
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
STORM HALTS BALLOONISTS
They Make 900-Mils Flight in Vain
Try for Lahm Gun.

St Louis, May H.-Albert Won Hoffman
and Captain John Berry. In tho balloon st
Louis. landed at Roscville. III, at 8 o'clock
this afternoon, after being in the air TWEEN
ty-four hours I'm an effort TO win the Lshm
cup.
Won Hoffman and Captain Berry We're
forced to land at Rosevllle on account OF d
stoym. Neither was injured They left San
Antonio, Tex, At O:25 p. m. yesterday The
Lahm cup is now held by a. II. Hawley.
whose record f. LIS miles.
Il seville IS l73 miles north OF ~. Louis
aud about nlnr hundred miles on an air
line from san Antonio
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
ODD FELLOWS IN SESSION
Grand Bncampment Degrees Conferred
on Glass of Seventy-fye.

Batavia, y. \. May .. The forty
eighth annual Grand Encampment Of the
Independent order Of odd Fellows OF the
state Of New York opened here tonight,
when tie grand encampmcnt degree was
conferred on a class Of seyenty-tyc There
viii be a public exercise. secret session
and parade tomorrow. in which cantous
Of the Uniformed Rank Patrisrchs Militant
Of Buffalo, Rochester and other Western
subordinate lodges win take part
The ballot for officers Of the grand en-
campment viii be announced AT the clos
ing session Wednesday,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
LOSES 100000 PROFIT
Albert S. BigeIoW Must Pay Big
Sum TO Copper Company.
DECISION PUZZLES LAWYERS
Supreme Court Upholds Conflict
ing Rulings in New York
and Massachusetts,.

Washington. May T.-One Of the largest
judgments against an individual ever de-
creed by the Supreme Court OF the Unlted
States was announced to-day against Al
bert s. Bigelow. Of Boston. He VIII be
called upon to pay a judgment of HlW,V"'
together with interest which probably VIII
bring the total to $4,000.
The victor In the suit is the Old Dominion
Copper Mining and Smelling Company
Bieelow and Leonard Lcwisohn, Of Ne"
York. promoted the company, and. "hhe
owning It's stocN sold TO 1t property az an
enormous profit. Then they sold their STOCK
10 the innocent public
The COMPANY under control OF the limo
cent" stockholders, sued LeWlsohn IN Nc"
York for the profits, and lost.
Then Blgelow was sued 10y the company
in Massa chusetts. and the courts of that
state laid down tho far-reachlns principle
that the company. no longer controlled by
its promoters, could rescind its contract 70
purchase the property from them and maxi
BigcIow account Consequently Btgelo"
vas directed 10 pay the company NlVOtV''
rorporation LAWYERS are in a quandary
tonight A 10 the law. The Supreme Court
in 1908 affirmed the New York decision
which held the company could not recover
while to-day il affirmed the MASSACHUSETTS
decision. which allowed IT 10 recover.
Tho decision to-day dealt exclusively WIN
the question whether the MASSACHUSETTS,
court was controlled by tho New YORK de-
cisiou under the full faith and cfeolI
clause" Of the Constitution. Tho Massachu-
satts courts will be- called upon to enforce
the judgment.
The suits growing out OF the transaction
have probably attracted more attention
than any other strictly corporation cases IN
the last decade
Postop Nav .7.-Tha suit Of the old Do
miniou Copper Mining Company against
L : Bigclow, Of this city ana olheta
Iatca back = few weeks more than ten
wears when some Of the original stockholm
crs Of tn. old pomiuion claimed to nav"
discovered evidence that Rig"'ow ana
T.oaisonn had defraudcd the company al
1900 shares Of stock.
Tho first brII was alod iu October 1892 IA
the riU il was alleged that BigeIo" ara
Lowisohn bought the old Dominion COM
panv. OF Baltimore. FOR N,@NV", ana IT,
cclycd gratis. unknown TO the 8ynul'a''
which they had formed. certain outlying
claims They then organized the Ola DV-
uluior Mining aud smelling Nompatr o
with q capitaI Of sSoOO1O. and sold to u
IN, baltimore property fer S.Jpo"" OF tn
pcyy cou,pany's stock and outlying claims
for .7.no on For their expenses ana ser
,ices ,h.y subsequently took $4,000 worth
of the stock
The massachusetts Supr"W" 'oNr' ne
cidod that BIselow vas liable for inc Sc
,rct profits while IN" Nc" orh N"Ou'-
Court took an opposite position.
Tho cas-, has been back ana toith ne
~ cen tn. Massachusetts, Now >orE ana
New J.rsey state courts ana the l. iieu
states supreme Court.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
LeUTzE's SUCCESSOR ARRIVES.

Captain Albert Gleaves. who will take
command of the navy yard in Brooklyn on
June s. VIXEN Rear Admiral Leutze, the
present commandant, retires. arrived at
the yard yesterday morning and was greet
ed by the officers in charge. Captain
Gleaves comes from the torpedo station At
Newport. Admiral Leutze, who has been
at the local yard for about two and a half
years. VIII make his home In Washington
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
GRIP PREVENTS WILEY SPEECH
New York Address Of Pure Food Cham
pion Called on by Illness.

Washington, Nat DIR. Har,sy W
Wiley has an attack Of the grip \ report
gained circulation tonight that the pure
food champion was threatened With pncu.
mOnia but - his HON" IT was stated that
while Doe had been confined 10 his room
since Saturday, he had not had a physician
since Yesterday and expected to be out
again in f,w daNs
pr Wiley wa 30 nav" addressed the NV
York Pharmaceutical Society IN that ,lty
tomorrow night
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
THEDAyIN WASHINGTON

the place. The fact that this insurrectIon
is racial I'm its character makes it peculiar
" menacing for it Is realized that II the
negroes once become thoroughly iniiamed
they cannot be relied upon to respect ui'o
terms and customs of ciVilized "dllai {!
and that all whites, regardless oil 'hclI
citizenship, will be made to suher. III
view Of the responsibility of the Chl'eo
States for the maintenance OF la" anu
order in Cuba, the administration teels
that II ca nnot do less than take every pre-
caution. even while it earnestly hopes that
President Gomez may promptly oecoh9
master of the situation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
lceeERGs IN SOUTHERN LANE.

The Anchor liner Caledonia which fol-
lowed the southerly westbound track to this
port from Glasgow, reported having passed
by on Thursday, In longitude 50 degrees.
two large iccberes and abundance OF
small field ice. The bcrgs were seen well
10 the northward. and according to the
ships officers were big enough TO cause
trouble If they drifted close enough to the
Westbound lane.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28

chasing coal at any foreign port unless the
eight-hour law IS obyarved in the mining
Of the product.
IN amendment requiring the miners 70 be
paid not less than the union scale OF wage
was voted down.
Tho House adopted an amendment which
would create dental corps n the navy.