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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-06-06
INSURANCE.

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fury old. 1t is home institution.
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errnath Of the Georgia
State Convention
FAYE FUUM

~NHE Atlanta Journal devoted
an unusually generous
amount Of space to the pres
ence Of Thos. e. Watson at
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-15
CARNEGIE SAYS C|TY'S
TAX IS CONF|SCAT|ON
UnWiSe Law, He Declares, Has
Driven Many Rich People to
Live Outside New York.
APPROVES LEVY ON BONDS
Municipality To Be Congrat-
ulated, He Observes, on Be-
ing Relieved from Loss
by Recent Statute.

Andrew Carnegie, who walked into
the offices Of Tax Commissioner Charles
4. White last Friday and asked that
his personal assessment be cancelled
because his debts were greatly in ex-
cess Of his personal holdings. issued a
statement last night. in which he said
the tax in New York City amounted
almost to confiscation, being equal TO
the annual taxation of the city-about
: per cent-which meant nearly one
half of the total income from per cent
bonds and more than one-third of the
total income from per cent bonds.
This was collected each year, Mr..
Carnegie said, and the unwise law
drove many rich people to take up their
residence outside the city limits. He
believed, he said that the secured debts
tax law, of which he awaited himself,
would be Of immense benefit to the
metropolis, embracing as it did all and
not few holders of bonds.
The statement which Mr.. Carnegie
issued was as follows:
New York City, IN common with nearly
all cities, except In Connecticut and Penn
sylvania, has for years had its tax Off
Gals impose such taxes upon bonds held
by its citizens as they believed the holder
would pay. The tax. however, amounted
almost to confiscaton, being equal to the
annual taxation of the city-about per
cent-which meant nearly one-half of the
total income from 4 per cent bonds and
more than one-third of the total income
from per cent bonds This was collect
ed each year. 1t WAS not taxation; II was
confiscation. Hence the assessors could
never for more than one year successfully
assess the holder for more than a small
percentage of bonds which they might
suppose he owned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-15
BRINGS WATCH co. BOOKS
Starke Produces Records in Watch
Case Trust Suit.

Philadelphia. Nov. 14-Testimony was
given to-day by c. L. NJ. ~ Starke, presi-
dent Of the North American Watch Com
pany, Of Mansfield. Ohio, in the suit OF
the government TO dissolve the Keystone
Watch Case Company on the ground that
IL is a combination in restraint of trade.
Mr.. Starke at a hearing I'm Canton, Ohio,
refused to answer questions. and he came
here to-day in answer to subpoena issued
by the United States court. He had TO
bring his books with him and tell the
names of the company's customers and
the amount of their business.
The books OF the North American Watch
Company were given TO an accountant
who will determine the annual amount OF
business done by the company.
Mr.. Starke said his company had re-
ceived letters from certain Jobbers, stat
ing that they could no longer do business
with it, as they were going to deal ex-
clusively with the defendant company. He
said he had heard that jobbers who dealt
exclusively with the Keystone Watch
Case Company would be taken care OF.
Taking OF testimony will be resumed In
New York Tomorrow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-15
YOUNG BURGLARS TESTIFY
Two Who're Out May Take the
Place of One Who Is In.

The testimony given by them before
Judge Malone, in General Sessions, yes
terday may send John Aquein, twelve
years old, and John Gleason. eleven years
old, TO the House OF Refuge. while their
fellow burglar, Joseph Cook, thirteen
wears old, may be released from that In
stitutIon because of his testimony. The
boys were called as witnesses In the case
OF John Clark, known as Stitch, who
was convicted OF receiving stolen goods.
Cook said Clark had planned a burglary
at No. 500 West 18th street, and had
boosted all three boys through the fam
light Aquein and Gleason insisted that
Clark had had nothing to do with II. but
while they were all at the House of
Refuge Cook had threatened them with
club and declared they should frame 1t
up on Stitch, and they would all get
off. Aquein and Gleason, being cross
examined by Robert f. Manley, the AS
sistant District Attorney, admitted they
had until the day OF the trial told the
same story that Cook told.
Cook is now in the House OF Refuge.
Aquein and Gleason are out on suspended
sentences for the burglary. Mr.. Manley
Intends TO ask the court to reverse their
positions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-15
Fears Any Step Backward.

one OF the most intrepid opponents OF
the rumored change is Miss Lillian Wald,
OF the Henry Street Settlement. She said
that social workers and all those con-
cerned in the safety OF the people OF New
York considered that the attempt TO undo
the work OF the societies that fought so
hard to bring about the adoption OF the
match ordinance was a "hdeous step
backward"
1T looks" she said last night, ''as
though the Municipal Explosive Commits
sion had shifted the responsibility upon
the Board OF Aldermen in putting into the
regulation the clause which puts II up
to the aldermen to repeal or amend the
sections. The people ought to make the
aldermen understand that they are not
to be concerned with tho commercial adj
vantages OF a match trust or with any
small dealers throughout the city. but
that they are concerned with the health
and safety OF the men, women and chill
dren who use these terrible. poisonous
matches.
THE social workers everywhere" she
continued. "can demonstrate to the alder
men the dangers arising from these
matches. Tenement house fires are
caused by them every day. 1t does seem
as though political pressure was being
brought to bear upon the Municipal Ex
plosive Commission and the Board OF
Aldermen by these big match makers.
What does II matter II the little dealers
are stocked up with quantities of matches
sold at reduced prices? We ought not
to hesitate to proceed against them just
as readily as we would proceed against
the match trust"
Mr. Stettinius said yesterday that he
knew nothing about the reported sale of
matches to small retailers at reduced
prices in order that the selfish interests Of
these dealers might be secured to favor
the postponement OF the regulation
against white PHOSPHORUS matches. He
said the Diamond company had not
broken its uniform prices here or else
where.
Speaking OF the desirability OF modify
ing the regulations In some respects, he
mentioned Section 269, which requires that
the manufacturers shall place the serial
number" on each box of matches sold in
New York.
IF each large city should make SINH
lar enactment, II would require a box
as big as house to bear all the serial
numbers" he said.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-15
GETS $42,977 VERDICT
Woman's Victory in Court Fol
lowed by Book Dealers Arrest.

James j. Farmer. president of the An
glo-American Authors Association. OF No.
225 Fifth avenue. was arrested yesterday
on q charge of using the mails to defraud
through sales Of de luxe editions" just as
jury in civil action awarded against
him judgment for s42,S7 Sc.
The arrest was In a way the conse-
quence Of testimony in the trial OF the
civil suit, in which Mrs. Emma Bird, OF
Salt Lake City, sought the recovery OF
s47. $50 on the price she paid for de luxe
editions sold to her by Farmers firm, al
leging that she had been induced by mis-
representations to pay excessive prices.
EXPERTS testified that the volumes
bought by her had a market value OF
about $4,000 and though the defence pro-
duced witnesses who placed the price OF
these books much higher. the jury found
for Mrs. Bird.
The charge on which Farmer was ar
rested was that he had used the mails IN
a scheme TO induce the purchase OF de
Iuxe editions. representing them as rare
and highly valuable, and at the same time
holding out that he had rich customer
who was looking for these very BOOKS
and would purchase them later Oh at
considerable advance In price.
Farmer was arraigned before John a.
shia,ds United States Commissioner, and
held in $500 bail for examination on
tuesday. Although ali af1daVit Oh MS
mad been produced at the trlal 10 the
nTact that he had neither property nor
money but that all belonged to his Wife'
"a he never received spending money
hacause he did not spend any. he pulled
out three $1,000 bills and one OF the -"
denomination and furnished cash ball
] N. Boyle. Assistant United states
Attorney. in charge of the case said that
the arrest was made because Information
indicated that Farmer was preparing to
retire somewhere where 1t might have
been difficult to find him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-15
Women Active in Cause.

The Federation Of Womens Clubs, the
Housewives League, the Henry Street
Settlement workers and the Committee
Of Safety. which worked so hard to bring
about the enactment Of the strict ordi-
nance recommended by the Municipal
Explosives Commission, are preparing 10
fight the amendment or repeal OF the
regulation. AS the safety committee held
It's monthly meeting only a few hours
before the rumor Of the secret confer
ences OF the match manufacturers began
to circulate, no action was consequently
taken a subcommittee. however, had
been appointed TO determine, II possible.
what a safe match really was. This led
To some misunderstanding OIL the part Of
certain persons. who got the idea that the
committee was lodging the Issue or
hedging on It.
Miss Frances Perkins. superintendent
OF tho committee, resented the possibility
that it's attitude was misunderstood.
I'VE are trying" she said 10 Tribune
reporter. Ito find out exactly whether the
present ordinance is a fire preventive
measure. The question at present seems
" Dtt " not 10 n otAA'Ny iaihNNh' N~f'pN' !
chemists have given their opinions pro
and con OH the subject, True, the most
Of the experts who have volunteered tes-
timony to the committee have been en-
ployed by the match concerns.
What we want to get at is the opinion
OF experts on the other side, and that's
what we want TO do before We take
action. II may be that other experts
could show us that the present ordinance
is not sufficiently fire preventive. The
Committee of Safety is always bent on
the ultimate object OF getting laws passed
which contain the most efficient restric
tions. So far the committee has been UNI
able to get any definite knowledge that
the match companies are really trying to
defeat the work OF the Municipal Explo
slves Commission. and until We can find
out where We are at We have nothing to
say.
III any move is made to defeat the
ordinance We will be informed by our
watchdogs, and we shall be prepared 20
fight it,"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-15
Stenographer Who Had Visited
a Boston Hotel with a Man
Found Alone, Dead.
POLICE HOLD A MERCHANT
Wealthy Produce Dealer Who
Inquired About Girl Taken
Into Custody ION Sus-
picion" Only.
tBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Boston, Nov. lathe discovery OF the
body Of Miss Marjorie G. Powers a ste
nographer, lying face downward I'm a
bathtub in the Revere House to-day was
followed by the detention Of her en-
ployer, Arthur T. Cummings, a wealthy
produce dealer and formerly president OF
the Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange
Cummings is fifty-three years old and mar
RED.
Miss Powers and a man registered at
the Revere House yesterday as Mr.. and
Mrs. F. G. Davis" The man left the
hotel soon after o'clock in the after
noon.
Cummings called up the hotel at 10 o'clock
this morning and asked for the party In
Room l25, the room to which the dead
girl and her companion mad been as
signed. lie was told she did not answer
Afterward he called again, and received
the same answer.
Then Cummings appeared at the hotel
and accompanied by two bellboys, went
to a fire escape from which 1t was pos
sible 10 look into room l6. Through the
bathroom window they saw the girls
body lying in the tub. The electric lights
were burning.
Cummings called up the police and told
them that II they wished TO question him
they could find him in Winthrop, where
he lived He was taken into custody be-
fore he left his place OF business.
Cummings admitted having entertained
the girl at dinner and elsewhere. He dis
claimed ever having wronged her in any
way. lie was confident he would 20 free
tomorrow. telling his wife he would be
free by noon.
The police hold him on suspicion only.
He was told that the charge would re-
main no more serious than this, unless he
tried to get bail. He spent the night In
a cell.
Miss Powers was about twenty-three
years old She was the daughter OF hum
BILE parents, OF whom she and younger
sister were the sole support. Thomas and
James Powers. brothers Of the dead girl.
live I'm Pasadena, Cal.
Pending the autopsy, which will be held
tomorrow, the manner OF death OF Miss
Powers TeHldlHtu ul''i 'oiH 'p-HIbH'' Inv
Medical Examiner, DR.. G. b. Magrath.
declared ne was unable, from superficial
examination, to determine the cause. He
said he found the nude body lying face
down in the bathtub There was eleven
inches Of water in the tub and the girls
head was entirely submerged.
In the water was evidence OF mustard,
said the Medical Examiner, while near
the tub was a glass containing liquid
which smelled like gin. There was no
evidence of poison IN the room. DIR. Ma
grath believed the woman met death
during the early hours OF the morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-15
SEWER DRINKS CHAMPAGNE
100000 Job Done, Con-
tractor Erects Statue.

TIL. new 100000 sewer system just
completed in Richmond Hill. Long Island,
was dedicated yesterday afternoon by
Borough President Maurice T.. Connolly
OF Queens, who poured quart OF cham-
payne into one OF the manholes at ROCK
away Road and Panama street, and then
knocked out a bulkhead that had held
back an accumulation Of storm water
from the last completed section.
The principal feature OF the new sys-
tenn is an inverted syphon by which the
sewage is made TO run under the BROOK
lyn water conduit. which crosses through
the south side OF the 9Th Ward OF the
borough The conduit supplies all OF
Brooklvn with It's drinking water. IL Is
built in four parts. one OF which BRICK
affair ten feet in diameter, was built
sixty years ago.
The contractors were badly frightened
when they came TO dig under this old CON
duit. as II supplies the greatest amount
OF Brooklyn's water.
II prayed TO ST. Joseph on my knees
beside a little construction shack that l
might finish this section OF the sewer
without an accident" said Joseph 81
gretto, contractor. in explaining the WIN
To the Borough President yesterday.
There were no serious accidents, but
little leak was sprung. and the water was
cut off twenty-fouH hours while the sewer
engineers built a concrete floor under the
cracked portion. and platform partly OF
steel Orders weighing eighteen tons each
OF which had to be drawn by fourteen
horses.
The conduit is stronger now than ever.
As soon as the work under the CONDUIT
was completed sigretto, In honor OF 81
Joseph. erected an $500 statue OIL the SAINT
in his native town of salina' Sicily
The giant sewer will carry of all the
s,orr, water in Richmond Hill. Ozone
Park Morris Park, Brooklyn Hiiis'
Clarenceville and Brooklyn Manor and
as soon as the smaller lateral sewers can
he laid. the house drainage will be carried
away, too.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-15
GOVERNMENT SUES HAGGIN
Demands S2,512,000 for Tim.
Der Cut in Montana.

An action for the recovery of S2,5l2, 954 80
was brought yesterday by the government
through Henry A. Wise. United States At
torney. against James B. Haggin. The
amount sued for represents the value OF
cord wood and other timber alleged to
have been cut from government lands In
Montana by the Anaconda Company, q
partnership composed Of Mr.. Hagstn,
Marcus Daily. George Hearst. Phoebe
Hearst and Leonard Travis.
The complaint alleged that between Sep
TENDER, 1888. and July. 1885, the Anaconda
Company wrongfully and against the
wishes OF the plaintiff entered upon the
government lands in Montana and cut
down trees and removed In all l,3e5,974
cords OF wood.
Another paragraph in the complaint
added that the Anaconda Flumng Com
pany. the Anaconda Mining Company and
a copartnershIp composed Of John Caplice
and Albert W. McCune had been con-
cerEed In the cutting and removal or
III 9s7 cords OF wood from Montana lands
between August, 1854. and December, 1870.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-15
TAKE UNCONVENTIONAL RIDES
Woman | Travels Fifteen Miles
Standing on the Bump
er Of a Rushing
Freight Car.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Wilkes Barre, Penn. Nov lin trying
to save time at railroad crossing, Mrs.
George HILL of Beach Haven, decided to
climb over a train OF standing cars.
While she was on a car the train sud-
denly started. and she feared that II
she jumped she would be injured.
The train was soon under full speed in
the direction OF Kingston. Much to Mrs.
Hills annoyance. the speed was not slack
ened, and she was forced to cling to the
brake as she stood on the bumper OF the
car. When the train had travelled fifteen
miles Its speed was slackened. and she
then decided to alight. She did so safely,
and took the next passenger train back
TO her home
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-15
ANOTHER SUFFRAGE GAIN
Commission Will Favor It Be-
fore Penn. Legislature.

Philadelphia. Nov. 14.-Woman suf-
Republican parties in their last state
conventions recommended should be
voted on by the people, was further in
dorsed here to-day, when the legisla-
tive commission appointed to codify
and revise the election laws Of this
state voted to include It among the
recommendation to be made to the
next Legislature.
David H. Lane. the veteran Repub-
lican organization leader of this city,
and ex-Attorney General w. u. Hen
sci. of Lancaster. were the only mem
bers Of the commission to oppose the
recommendation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-15
SMALL DEALERS, # ANY,
IN MATCH LAW HOLD-UP
So-CaIIed Trust Not Trying to
Have Ordinance Postponed,
Its President Says.
WOMEN ALERT IN WARFARE
Seeking Expert Opinion, Elk
plains Miss Perkins-Miss
Wald Alarmed at Peril
of Poison.

Edward R. stettinius, president Of the
Diamond Match Company, which controls
the bulk of the output in New York City,
told a Tribune reporter yesterday that he
knew nothing about the rumored attempt
of the Diamond interests here to postpone
for at least six months the putting into
effect of the city ordinance against the
unsafe white phosphorus matches or the
after glow" matches. Mr.. Stettinius
acknowledged that he had read all about
the reported political pressure that was
about to be brought on the Board OF AL
dermen, but he said his company wasn't
In the drive.
Are not some Of the smaller companies
that are subsidiaries to the Diamond COM
pany concerned in the movement" he was
asked.
I'VE have no subsidiary concerns" he
replied. I'VE have not been busted by
the Department Of Justice like the Stand
ard Oil and American Tobacco, and the
department has never applied the Sher-
man law to our activities"
Mr.. Stettinius said he knew Of some
small competitors who might possibly un-
dertake the amendment or repeal OF the
ordinance that prohibited the sale OF pois-
onous matches after January 1, 1913. He
declined TO mention names, but he vol
unteered to explain why he thought the
small manufacturers would do a thing
like that.
IF the white phosphorus match were
to be condemned to-day the Diamond
Match Company would be able to acquire
It's supply OF the non-posonous substitute.
The small concerns would be unable to get
their supply. So TO fortlfy themselves to
compete they seek the postponement," he
said.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-15
THINKS SCHRANK A MENACE
Alienist Says Prisoner Might
Again Try to Kill.

Milwaukee, Nov. 4.-Alienists examin-
ing John schrank the confessed assailant
OF Theodore Roosevelt, to-day privately
told Municipal Judge A. c. Backus that
II might be possible for them to give MN
their official opinion Saturday.
Daily examination Of Schrank mas
shown, one of the experts said privately
to-day evidence that he considers hiin-
self capable of adjusting any wrong con-
dItlon to which he may apply himself
and is peculiarly fitted TO judge OF the
merit OF a question affecting the pubic.
Hence he might, this man believed, AT
some future time come to believe that
force again should be used, causing fur
Their danger to human life.
II the alienists report Saturday, Judge
Backus expects to set Monday as the
date ofadisposition of the case.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-15
KILLED HIS TWO WIVES
Shot First and Second Mates and
Then Ended His Own Life.

Pittsburgh, Nov. l4.-John Addison
Matthews, thirty-six years old. an insur-
an,ce agent shot and killed his second
wife, Mrs. Pauline Matthews; shot his
divorced wife. Blanche GIlger, of Salem.
Penn. and then ended his own life, shoot
ing himself through the head. His first
wife died two hours after being wounded.
The tragedy occurred this afternoon at
the Matthews apartment, in the North
Side. How the first wife happened to b."
in the apartments probably never will be
known. When the police arrived Mat
thews was found lying on the floor; his
divorced wife dying. lying on a bed. and
hts wife sitting In a rocking chair In
another room, dead.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-15
Brakeman Swings Head
Downward Between Cars
While Train Runs
Nine Miles.
rBv Telegraph TO Tn. Tribune. J

Gainesville Penn, Nov. 1L-Robert CHI
ford, a brakeman on the Wilmington &
Northern branch Of the Reading Railway.
rode for several miles last night head
downward with his foot caught on
steel plate between two cars OF freight
train. As the train ran rapidly down
grade his body swayed from side TO side,
and he expected every minute that he
would fall between the cars and be
ground 20 death.
Clinords foot was badly twisted and
his body bruised, and he was almost I'M
conscious when his mates rescued him.
He said he lost his balance, plunged down
between the cars and hung there, unable
to save himself
The train had gone almost nine miles
with Clifford in this position before his
plight was discovered
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-15
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