New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

I the truth. 1 will not perjure myself for
any one. But know my rights within the
law, and shall take advantage OF them"
Excuse my impatience," said Busy Man.
but in the matter OF subways''-
The Interborough Rapid Transit Com
pany must modify some OF the terms of its
informal subway offer If its proposition is
10 be accepted by the city This was made
plain at a conference at the Offices OF the
| Public Service Commission
Let us continue" sighed Busy Man
Some live news II you please ! should
have known better than to mention sub
ways"
What Mayor Gaynor characterized ss
his first underground speech was made at
! the 'hollng through of the great tunnel un-
der the Hudson River near cornwal-on-
Hudson, which furnishes the connecting
link between the Catslill aquetuct systems
on the east and west sides Of the river
Clad In yellow seafaring oilskl,s with rub
Der hat, and surrounded by the commits
sioners Of the Board OF Water supply other
, city officials and many engineers who are
engaged in the work, the Mayor stood On
/ an improvised platform in the dirnly lighted
| boring 200 feet under the sarface Of the
! ice locked river and congratulated the COM
| missoners and the contractors upon the full
! ilmenr OF their difficult engineering task"
I'm the realm OF business what IS the
chief element OF news?" asked Busy Man.
Answers to the governments suit under
the Sherman act for the dissolution OF the
| United States Steel Corporation were filed
| in the United States District Court at
! Trenton The answer Of the Steel Corpora
| ton was Joined by the following individual
defendants to the governments action: j..
Pierpont Morgan, Elbert H. Gary, Charles
! NJ. Schwab, Charles Steele, Henry G. Frick.
James Gayley, William II. Moore, James
H. Moore, Percival Roberts, jr., Daniel G.
Reid. Norman B. Ream George w. Perkins
.and Peter A. B. Widener.
IAN the answers contained general de-
NAL of the alleged violations Of the Sher-
man law, while the Steel Corporation in
denying that II ever violated or INTENDED
to violate this law, particularly denied that
It was now engaged in violating the act,
and said that the complaint against 1t
therefore should be dismissed.
AS a principle reason why the Steel
Corporation should not be compelled TO dis
solve now, the answer submitted that after
acauiescing in the organization OF the steel
CORPORATION for so long time, and after
rights Of so sacred character have grown
up Hereunder, 1t is now too late for the
government to insist in court OF equity
that such organization was in itself and
without regard TO it's after practices an
Illegal thing
Edwin Hawley, long a leading figure in
railroad matters of the entire country ard
also in Wall Street affairs died suddenly
at his house No. 10 East Goth street.
Mr.. Hawley had been confined to the
house for about three weeks with an at
tack Of grip, complicated by nervous indi-
/ Restion. and had expected TO start soon on
n trip 10 Palm Beach for recuperatlon, his
\ condition having apparently improved to
the extent OF permitting him to undertake
the journey.
During his entire illness he gave attcn-
ton TO business, and as late as Wednesday
afternoon talked over the telephone with
business associates.
Mr. Hawley was in his sixty-third year
dying at about the same age as Edward II
Hartman. The cause of death Of both men
was the same, friends said-refusal or ina
bility to lay down their heavy burdens aud
responsibilities when advancing age and in
creas!ng physical weakness pointed TO TIE
necessity OF their taking that course.
"A letter was received by J. T.. Morgan
IT, threatening his life unless he left $i00COC
in a designated place in Central Park. The
letter was alleged to have come from q
once well known Wall Street operator, who
declared that he had lost heavily in tlnan-
cial transactions in which the Morgan firm