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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-23
CALIFORNIA TANGLE WORSE
Progressives Threaten to Tie
Up Official Count.

San Francisco, Nov 22-Seventeen days
after the Presidential election the ques-
ton whether Wilson or Roosevelt carried
California was tonight in worse tangle
Of legal complications and threatened
lawsuits than at any previous time.
Progressive leaders disappointed by a
court decision in Los Angeles invalidating
totals for electors in precincts where the
election judges had thought TO save time
and trouble by not putting down tally
marks for an elector except the top one
on each ticket, took heart to-day. and de-
cided to institute like proceedings in all
the counties OF the state which showed a
plurality for Wilson.
This prospective action was announced
following receipt in Los Angeles of a
telegram from Governor Hiram w. John
son at Sacramento, saying: 1T is report
ed in the press here that the Progress
slves are, going to quilt and urging the
contrary attitude.
Secretary Of State Jordan reiterated to-
day his declaration. that, II the recount in
Los Angeles County ran over November
%, the date Professionally set by law for
certifying returns from the state as a
whole he would wait until Los Angeles
County reported. In this he is understood
70 have the support OF an informal opin-
ION from the Attorney Generals office,
but. II proceedings promised by the Pro-
gressives necessitate recounts in very
many counties, 1T became a question to-
night how long Jordan could hold of.
Among the counties in which contests
are promised by the Progressives are
Sacramento, Alameda, San Francisco,
Humboldt and Del Norte.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-23
WOULD PAY STATE MILITIA
Assemblyman Cuvillier Will Ask The
Legislature to Do So.

Albany, Nov. 22.-That provision should
be made by the next Legislature TO pay
members of the national guard is the
opinion of Assemblyman Louis cuvillier.
of New York, ex-chairman of the Assem-
bly, Committee on Military Affairs. Mr..
cuvillier, who hopes to head the commit
tee again next year, says he will intro
duce a militia pay bill.
II believe" said Mr.. Cuvillicr to-day,
that national guard privates should be
paid not less than 20 cents nor more
than 50 cents for attendance at each drill,
provided they have attended at least for
ty-eight drills during year. The officers
should be given a fixed salary.
Besides the pay bill. l propose to in
troduce measures providing for the con-
solidation Of the commissary, subsistence
and paymaster departments, and making
specific provisions for a staff to the chief
OF staff. along the lines of the General
STAFF of the federal army"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-23
COLONEL ALIENS WILL VALID
Ticonderoga Hero's Descendants Lose
Suit.

Surrogate Fowler admitted to probate
yesterday the will Of Colonel Ethan AL
len. who was a well known lawyer and a
descendant of General Ethan Alien. Of
Revolutionary fame.
The will of Colonel Allen. which dis
posed of an estate valued at about $780,
600. was contested by Miss Kathleen Al
len and Miss Nettie c. Allen, nieces of
the testator. They alleged that Colonel
Allen. who died on December .. 1911; at
the age OF seventy-nine years. was of
unsound mind. and was under the undue
influence of woman who had posed as a
relative, but really was not member OF
the family.
Surrogate Fowler. who heard the con-
test, decided yesterday that Colonel AL
len was of sound mind when he executed
his will and was not under. any restraint.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-23
HEARST BACK FROM ABROAD
Editor Comments on Canal Tolls
and the Election.

William Randolph Hearst, who has
spent the last few months in London and
on the Continent, returned yesterday with
his wife on the Cunard liner Mauretania
from Liverpool.
While In London Mr.. Hearst kept In
touch with affairs in general In this coun-
try and observed the effect they had
upon the British press and public. The
editor had no sympathy with England's
grievance over the toll arrangements OF
the Panama Canal. The canal. he said
was built by American enterprise, Amer
lean brains and American money, and
should be used for the benefit of Amer
lean commerce. Although she Is keenly
way, Mr.. Hearst said he did not believe
England would take the matter as SER
iously as is anticipated over here.
Mr.. Hearst expressed approval over the
outcome Of the election. He said he was
glad that Wilson was elected, and par
ticularly delighted 10 learn that Calf
forna had in the end been awarded to
Wilson.
English manufacturers" he said. ARE
concerned over our proposed tariff reduc-
ton. Personally, hardly think the Demo-
Gratis will make a downward revision
sufficient TO invite foreign plants 10 in
wade our markets and put our manu-
facturers out OF business There will be
no wholesale reduction. am indeed glad
the Democrats won. The party which
has been too long in power is likely TO
forget its promises.
do you know that over I'm London they
have been following the trial Of Becker
and the gunner closely. They had an
idea that America was under a reign OF
gunner, but the recent convictions have
djssipated that opinion "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-23
WHITMAN BOOM
ON FIRM GROUND
Continued from first --~e.

evil ones, also, that the judiciary Is
fearless, powerful and honest, and that
we are able to call to our juries men
who will act fairly, honestly and fear
lessly."
The District Attorney spoke then OF
the, unpleasant nature OF the work that
had been put up to" the juries con-
cerned in this case, and how well they
had discharged their. duties. at hasn't
been the District Attorneys office, but
that office together with the courts, the
grand, and petit juries, yes, even with
the police in a great many instances,
that has accomplished whatever has
been accomplished" he said.
He turned his attention then to
those familiar words OF the Mayor
concerning those who are evil minded.
We're not all going TO the bow
vows, either" said Mr.. Whitman,
land we're not all evil minded. The
great mass of the citizenship Of New
York is clean, honest and fearless,
clear through. The people will always
vote right-as between right and
wrong-if the issue is put plainly.
When there is great moral issue New
York City will vote right Not speak
ing politically, but as a simple matter
Of fact. conditions in this city are not
all they ought to be, but they have
gradually, on the whole, improved
steadily in my knowledge OF affairs
here in over twenty years.
The good citizenship of the city is
alive to the issues in New York, and
the supreme issue Is not to make New
York as good as any other great city.
l have no patience with those who say
that New York is as good as London,
or better than Paris, or as good as
THIS or that other city. In the words
OF my profession. that Is irrelevant
and inmaterial. The issue Is to make
the city as good as We can make IT.
1t can be made better. purer' and
cleaner, and It win be-"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-23
FRANKS CREATE DEFICIT
Postage on Free Matter Would
Have Melted $40, 900, 900.
WEIGHED 61,377,OOO LBS.
Political Documents Would Have
Brought Government $780,
600 During Fiscal Year.

Washington, Nov. 22.-Political cam
paign material transmitted free OF post
age through the mails accounted, accord
ing to Postofflce Department records, fo
tho difference between a postal SURPLUS
and a postal deficit for the last fisca
year. ended June 30. An account Of
franked mail forwarded Tor Congress, the
executive departments and other gov
eminent establishments shows that post
age at the ordinary rate on this matter
would have netted the government nearly
s2o.ooo.oOo. About s3.25Oooo Of this would
have been paid on political documents.
The postal service handled during the
year 3lo,2t 900 pieces OF franked mail
weighing 81 .s77, 900 pounds. This was 3.S
per cent of the total weight OF all do
nestle mail carried.
During the Presidential and Congress
sional primary campaign in the last quar-
ter Of the fiscal year, as disclosed by
comparison with the amounts Of free
matter handled during corresponding
periods Of previous years, an extraordl-
nary amount Of franked matter was sent
through the mails at public expense. This
matter consisted OF political speeches, re-
ports and documents OF all kinds, and
even OF one complete political campaign
book, all OF which had been made techni-
caily frankable by insertion in THE Con-
gressional Record" 1t is estimated that
the total weight OF this franked matter
was between 10000 and 10000 pounds,
all OF which was Transmitted as first class
mail.
Commenting on these figures, Postmas'
ter General Hitchcock, who has long
around the use Of the franking privilege,
said to-day: xxx.
The unusual expense entailed upon the
postal service through the transmission
by mall of the great amount OF political
matter during the primary campaign Gre
ated a temporary deficit for the first
time In two years. the total expenditures
for the fiscal year OF 1912 aggregatine
f24S, $4,000, while the total revenues
amounted to 32467i4,000. Had IT not
been for the cost OF carrying franked
political mail the postal account would
have shown a surplus OF more than
sl,000000 instead of a deficit 81 Sl,7Sl,-
900. And this surplus ] have indicated
would have been developed notwith-
standing the fact that the compensation
of postal employees was increased during
the year by an aggregate OF s6,000,000.
Computations OF expenditures and rev
enues indicate. however. that since the
close Of the last fiscal year the postal
service once more is on n self-sustaining
basis. on November 1.-The latest date
Of available fgures-it was found that
the receipts were materially greater than
the expenditures for the current year.
Mr. Hitchcock expects this condition 70
be maintained throughout the year de-
spite the large expenditure attendant
upon the establishment Of the parcels
post system.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-23

replied; why, it's dynamite. I know 1t
won't hurt me-" and kept on playing. she
said she had seen boys in a vacant lot
kicking about sticks that looked ike
dynamite. The way J. B. laughed mace
me mad, and l ordered him out of the
house.
Stealing dynamite. hiding 1t in a shed
in Tiffin, Ohio. and then. in suitcases,
transporting ii on passenger trains TO
Indianapolis, was an experience also re-
lated by McManigal.
Joseph Schwartz, who was arrested to-
day, charged with attempting to obstruct
justice by intimidating Cornelius L.
Crowley, of Monica, Penn, a witness,
was locked in Jail after a preliminary
hearing before United States commits
Sioner.
Robert J. Foster. detective, and Crow
ley testified before the commissioner
that Schwartz had told the witness he
did not need to tell the truth If he
didn't want to-" They asserted that
Schwartz, on learning Crowley was to
testify concerning nitroglycerine hidden
in Rochester, Penn, urged him not 10
appear. -,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-23
CAMPAIGN EXPENSES FILED
Progressives Spent $14,011 in West
chester: Republicans $50, 800 in Kings

Albany, Nov 22.-The Westchester Coun-
" Progressive Committee received SIS, Az
and spent $1i,G11 during the last campaign,
according to a statement filed to-day with
the Secretary Of State. Among those
who contributed were David NJ Goodrich,
"a 600: Alexander Cochran, $3.50: George
w Perkins, 81 900; Aston estate, $50. The
Orange County Progressive Committee
spent sl,4A.
The expenditures OF the Albany County
Republican Committee totalled S29,499.
The Republican State Committee gave
1000 and William Barnes, Jr., and Mayor
James L. McEwen each 500.
The State Socialist party received S.2l9
and spent 1850. The Thomas Carmody
Campaign Committee, which worked for
the election of Attorney General Car
mody, expended s2,S29.
The Kings County Republican Commit
tee spent S30,ss0, Of which the Republican
state Committee contributed 5000.
THE expenses OF the Westchester Coun-
~ Democratic Committee were 81 80.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-23
MACVEAGH VS.. TEA BOARD
Will Disregard Decision Declaring
the Read Test Illegal.

Washington, Nov. 22.-Secretary Mac
Vcagh will disregard the recent decision
Of the board of tea appeals at New York
declaring Illegal the so-called Read test
for determining whether imported teas
contain coloring matter. A Treasury De-
partment statement made to-day threat
ems TO turn over all dir2uted cases to
the Department of Agriculture for test
under the pure food law II the board
test in passing upon appeals.
The board exceeded It's authority. Treas
ury officials declared, In passing upon
the validity of the secrefary's regula-
tons in connection with q protest by q
San francisco importer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-23
BOY REOITEs ENTIRE "ILIAD'
University Faculty Astonished at
Feat of Memory,

Washington. Nov. 22.-The faculty Of
Georgetown University to-day Is discuss
ing the feat OF Thomas Healy, of this
city. junior. who successfully passed a
grueling examination IN Greek. going
through with the ''Illad" OF twenty-four
books and 1868 lines as though II were
his native tongue
Healy, who is merely n boy and who
has been grinding" In Greek only two
years, astonished the examining board
with his exhibition OF memory and his
understanding OF the language.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-23
MARBURG TO BELGIAN POST
Baltimore Man Succeeds An.
derson as Minister.
From The Tribune Bureau

Washington, Nov. 22-Theodore Mar
burg of Baltimore, il was announced to-
day by the Department Of State, will be
the new United States Minister to Bel
GUM. lie succeeds LarZ Anderson, re-
Gently appointed Ambassador to Japan.
| The selection of Mr.. Marburg was made
soon after the promotion of Mr.. Ander-
son, but announcement was withheld
pending the usual diplomatic fornalties
to determine II he would be acceptable to
the Belgium government.
The change Of ministers at Brussels will
take place in the next few weeks Mr..
Anderson is expected to come to Wash
ington and to visit his home IN Brookline,
Mass, before going to Toxic.
Theodore Marburg is the author OF sew
eral books on political and international
subjects. He was chairman OF the ex-
ecutive committee OF the American Peace
| Congress in 1911. and is now president OF
the Maryland Peace Society and secre-
tary Of the American Society for the
Judicial Settlement of international Dis
putes.
His articles on the Monroe Doctrine,
| published in 1885, attracted wide atten-
ton in political-scientific circles. His
talks on the currency question at the
time of President McKinley's first election
were also widely discussed.
Several times in the last dozen years
| Mr.. Marburg has been mentioned for dip
| Iomatic appointments Rumor had 1t In
1900 that he was a candidate for the post
at Vienna. Last year the story went
around that he would succeed David
Jayne Hill in Berlin.
| Mr.. Marburg has travelled extensively
and speaks all the Continental languages.
! He is a native of Baltimore. and is
| fifty years old. His father the late
William A. Marburg, was founder of
one of the largest tobacco manufacturing
plants in the country, and from him the
new diplomat inherited a fortune.
| Mr.. Anderson's successor was educated
at Princeton and Johns Hopkins, and later
studied at oxford and Paris, where he
pursued courses in economics and art.
After several years in the management
of his fathers business. he again went
abroad and took course at Heidelberg.
Mr. Marburg married Miss Granger, OF
wilmington, N. c., in 1889. His daughter,
Miss Christine Marburg, was debutante
two seasons ago. and since then has sew
eral times entertained Miss Helen Taft,
| the Presidents daughter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-23
TAFT APPROVES SHIP RULINGS
Regulations for Administering Free
Materials Law Endorsed.

Washington, Nov. 22.-President Taft
approved to-day the regulations recon-
mended by the Treasury Department for
the administration of the free ship ma
terials law passed at the last session OF
Congress. The regulations have not been
made public, but it is understood that
they will provide for liberal interpreta-
ton OF the law.
Shipbuilding and manufacturing firms
have strongly protested against the de-
partment's proposal TO admit completed
engines and machinery free Of duty.
Arizona republican., 1912-08-09
TICKETS HEAD
 AND |TS TAIL
One Flew East and One Flew West; Departure of Colonel Roosevelt and Governor Johnson for Their Homes
[AssoC1ATED PRESS DIsPATCHl

CHICAGO, Aug. S.-Roosevelt and Governor Johnson of California, the nominees of the progressive party for president and vice president, left for their respective homes today after sec ing the progressive national committee take the first steps toward opening the campaign Roosevelt, accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt. George Roosevelt, his cousin and Lyman Abbott, Jr left this afternoon for New York. A cheering throng of admirers bade the colonel farewell at the railroad station.
 Johnson, accompanied by several members of the California delegation left for San Francisco tonight. He was in conference with members of the na- tional committee until half an hour before the train departed.
 United States Senator Dixon of Montana, chairman of the national committee, said tonight that he would remain in Chicago several days to per feet plans for the campaign. The plans thus far adopted embrace a scheme for five or more division bureaus in vari- ous parts of the country, each to be conducted by vice chairman. PropOsi- ton placed before the committee by George w. Perkins, originally Pekins' motion named New York, Chicago, Boston, Atlanta and San Francisco as locations for the division bureaus. This was eliminated however and the mat ter was left to an executive committee which Chairman Dixon is authorized to appoint.
 Dixon named Perkins as chairman of this executive committee. Perkins will appoint a treasurer and other officers of the executive committee This com mittee, provided for in the rules of the party, consists of nine members who are not necessarily members of the na- Nional committee. The sessions of the national committee were marked by a flood of oratory each member of the committee reviewing the situation of his own state and the prospects for victory.
Arizona republican., 1912-08-09
Testimony in Rebuttal in the Darrow Bribery Trial to Impeach Evidence of Material Witnesses of Ac- cused Lawyer
CHIEF COUNSEL'S
 BITTER ATTACK
Accuses Witness for State of Having Engaged in Grating in Connection With Installation of Fire Alarm System
ASSOCIATED PRESS pIsPArcH1

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8.-Nine wit nesses, five of them street car con- ductOrS, were on the witness stand to- day in the bribery trial of Darrow to impeach the testimony of Frank F. Wolfe and C. O. Hawley, two import ant defense witnesses. Except for a scathing cross examination of F. " owen by Attorney Earl Rogers. the day was devoid in interest. owen who is a member of the city fire commission when Hawley was on the same board testified that Hawley's reputation for truth and veracity was bad.
 Rogers attempted to show that owen and Hawley had political differ ences with high city officials and that Owen had been charged with grating in connection with the proposed in- stalling of a fire alarm system. The witness indignantly denied that charg- es had ever been made against him and for a time the lawyer and witness in- dulged in a warm altercation.
 Hawley, now a resident of San Fran cisco had testified that he was the man who telephoned to DarrOw the morn ing of Franklin's arrest, requesting him to meet HaWleY at the socialist head quarters In this manner the defense accounted for the presence of Darrow at the scene of Franklin's arrest.
 The street car conductors were cal led to testify concerning the usual time at which Frank F.. Wolfe arrived ir Los Angeles from his home in a nearby suburb. Wolfe had testified that he came to the city on the same car with Darrow the morning of Franklin's ar rest and that Franklin did not visit the offices of the McNamara defense al the time it was asserted that the al legged bribe money had been given him by Darrow. On cross examination none of the conductors could remember whether Wolfe rode with him on the day in question.
Arizona republican., 1912-08-09
WILL VOTE TODAY

WASHINGTON, Aug S.-An agree ment was reached by the senate to- night to take a final vote on the Panama canal administration bill and all the amendments to it not later than five o'clock tomorrow afternoon Further important concessions to American shipping were made by the senate today through amendments to the bill The free toll provision for American ccastWise ships, endorsed b., the senate last night, was sup plemented today by a qualified free toll provision for American vessels engeged in foreign trade. A still more important amendment adopted by the senate holds out practically an un- qualified invitation to foreign built ships owned by Americans 10 hoist the American flag and register as American vessels.
 This amendment, offered by Sen atOr Williams and adopted by large vote would authorize American own CTS of foreign built ships, now com pelled to sail under a foreign flag to bring their vessels under Amer ican registry, provided they are en- gagged only in foreign trade. The sen ate worked tonight on the railroad control ships feature of the Panama hill
Arizona republican., 1912-08-09
There Is No Doubt of Adop- tion of That Section Civ ing Preference to Ameri- can Ships Engaged in COaStWiSe Trade
RAILROAD VESSELS
 WILL BE EXCLUDED
The Possibility of English Retaliation by Reducing Tolls of the Suez Canal to Divert Traffic From American Ditch
GAssocIATED PRESS DIsPATcHl

WASHINGTON, Aug S-The ex- tent to which the Canadian Pacific railroad might control traffic through the Panama canal gave the senate Oc- casiOn for much debate when the anti railroad section of the canal bill was reached today Little objection de- veloped to the proposed plan to pro hibit railrOad-OWned ships from en- gazing in American cOastWise trade through the canal.
 The plan adopted by the senate committee, however, for attempting to restrict the operation of foreign own ed and railroad ships caused wide difference of opinion. Senator Sim mons proposed to strike out all ref erence to foreign and railroad ships. BristoW urged the adequate control of American coast wise traffic so that transcontinental roads could not con trOl rates in the canal, but he did nOL believe the Canadian Pacific would prove menace. If it was permitted to engage in American coast wise trade it would be subject to American laws
 The senate had practically finished all but the railroad and foreign ship section before recess at the end of the afternoon session. It is believed that d final vote will be taken tomOr- row.
 It will not be necessary for Secre- tary Knox to advise the British gov ernment of the action taken by con gress in eXempting vessels from pay ing tolls in the canal unless Great Britain chooses to make a specific inquiry on that point. It is scarcely expected that will do so, satisfying itself by taking notice of the pro- ceedings of congress as was done in the earlier stages of legislation.
 Although there has been no formal statement of the views of the admln- istration in regard to the matter of tolls of American shipping since the pending canal bill was reported from the house committee, it may safely be inferred that there has been no change in their position since. In their public speeches President Taft and Secretary Stimson have both as serted the right of the United States to regulate the tolls or grant rebates to American ships.
 Students of the situation point out that Great Britain could reduce the tolls of the SueZ canal to a point that would divert to the Suez canal a ness of the Panama canal and cause considerable financial loss to the Panama canal.