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New-York tribune., 1912-01-23
CONFESSED THIEF GOES FREE

Gurdon corwith. confessed thief and
graduate of the University OF Chicago. VINO
pleaded guilty last week to obtaining money
from his employer. Michael Flynn. OF No.
81 Congress street. who is metal broker.
and using It to gamble with, got off on a
suspended sentence yesterday.
1T is nothing less than tragedy said
Judge Fawcett, that you, the son OF a
bank president, bearing one OF the most re-
spected names of Chicago college gradu-
ate and a man of iifty years OF age. should
have stopped so low as to steal from your
employer, who trusted you. Your crime is
much more serious than that of son OF
tho slums who never knew anything bet
ter. You may go on suspended sentence,
provided you leave Brooklyn before night
fall'
New-York tribune., 1912-01-23
APPONYI URGES PEACE
Declares Hungary Will Oppose
Conflict with Italy.

Budapest. Jan. 22.-Count Albert Appony
I'm the lower house of Parliament to-day
criticised severely what he described as
the efforts of influential quarters to dis
turb Austro- Hungarian relations with ltaly'
and to bring about a conflict between the
two countries" Hungary, he declared had
the llveiest sympathy for Italy and the
Chamber of Deputies Of Hungary would
be the rock upon which all attempts TO
force the monarchy into policy of fatefui
adventure would be wrecked. No counte-
nance should be given to any attempts to
undermine Austria-Hungary's well tried
foreign policy.
Vienna. Jan. 22.-The illness Of Count
Alois Lexa Won Aehrenthal, the Austro-
Hungarian Foreign Minister, has compli-
Gated the situation created by the cam
paign which is being waged against him
and his foreign policy. 1t Is believed that
his anxiety for an early session OF the
Reichstag arises from his desire to give an
explanation Of his policy to the Deputies
before going away on his vacation. 1t Is
considered probable that the Marquis
Johann de Pallavicini, Austro-Hungarian
Ambassador at Constantinople, will tenn
porarily take his place at the Foreign
Office.
Emperor Francis Joseph, who keeps In
the closest touch with foreign affairs, Is
now in much better health than he has
been, and his power to work has not been
sppreciably diminished. The Emperor's
policy is one of peace, so no extreme APP
prehenslons need be inspired by ministerial
changes.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-23
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL STRICKEN
w. F. O'Callaghan Found Unconscious
on Bed in His Apartment

William +. O'Callaghan principal of Pub
lie School IS, at No. 81 West 52d street, was
stricken with apoplexy yesterday morning
I'm his rooms, at No. 4l3 Convent avenue
and last night was still in an unconscious
condition.
Mr.. OCallaghan. who, in addition to his
duties at the public school. interested him.
self I'm several other educational institu-
tions, is sixty years old. When he did not
appear at the usual hour yesterday ser
want went to his room and found him un-
conscious on his bed. Patrolman Hussey
called an ambulance from the Washington
Heights Hospital. and Mr.. O'Callaghan was
taken to that institution.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-23
SOCIALISTS WIN SO SEATS
Cologne, "the German Rome, :
Goes Red" in Reballoting.

Berlin. Jan. 22--The Socialists. as a
result of to-day's rebaloting for men,
bers Of the Reichstag, lack only enc OF
an even one hundred seats This was
the outcome of another remarkable
change in the political atmosphere,
coupled with thirty-three victories by
other Left parties which makes the
chances of the "blue-black bloc or
government, of retaining its former ma
jority more than doubtful.
In "a contests the Socialists won u
seats and now have total of 49,
The most sensational event Of the re-
balloting was the capture Of Cologne by
the Socialists. Cologne is frequently
called "the German Rome" and has been
in the uninterrupted possession Of the
Clerical party since the founding Of the
empire. The Socialists lacked only nine
votes of carrying the LIST Berlin District.
where the Ministers votes reelected the
Radical candidate.
The Socialists captured Frankfort-on-
the Main, Colmar and Strasburg from
the Centrists and defeated both DR..
Mugden, the Radical leader in Goeritz.
and DR.. Rosann, the National Liberal
leader in Darmstadt. Count Won Oppers-
dorff, the leading Clerical, barely escaped
defeat by the Radicals in Fraustadt.
The Conservatives suffered a net loss
of fifteen, of which ten went to the So
c!alists.
Late returns give the bloc" a total of
116 seats and the National Liberals,
Radicals and Socialists together a total
of ia.
OF the 33 mandates which will be con-
tested on Thursday, the most generous
estimate apparently cannot give the
bloc" more than 10. making the total
1856 II less than a majority, while 23
appear TO be safe for the Left. This
would give tie combined Left 1871 leav-
ing only II for particularlsts, indepcn-
dents and others
New-York tribune., 1912-01-23
FUERST BISMARCK HITS PIER
Crash and Panic at Kingston
Through misunderstanding.

Kingston. Jamaica, Jan. 22-The dock and
government pier here were badly DANA ged
during the night as the result OF being
rammed by the Hamburg-American steam
ship Fuerst Bismarck The vessel was
about to be docked when the order was
given from the bridge for the engines to
run full speed astern The message was
misunderstood by the engineer. who started
the vessel full speed ahead. Almost imme-
diatey she cut through the governmenr
pier. afterward smashing the police wharf
and the Harbor Masters launch
There was panic among the passengers.
and the crowd of people waiting on the
dock stampedCd I'm all directions. No one
was injured The damage to the docks is
estimated at 10000. The Fuerst Bismarck
escaped with little damage
New-York tribune., 1912-01-23

recently. Acting under orders of his ply
sician, the hospital authorities have not
houhed him of his fathers death.
MRS. Harahan is at the family home here.
NO 1856 Michigan avenue. Her maiden
anne was Miss Mary Mallory and her
nome was in Memphis. Mr.. Harahan was
married twice Two daughters, Mrs. Mary
NicoI and Mrs. A. y. Dale both of whom
are widows now are in Paris.
FRANK Otis Melcher who was born In
MAINE IN 1854 and graduated from Tufts
college in 1887. entered the railway service
ds an assistant in the engineer corps of the
Flt'sDurgh Railway He was successfully
instrument man, assistant engineer, chief
engineer. division superintendent and gen.
erai superintendent Of this line He entered
the Segvice of the Rock Island system in
l9"O, first as superintendent of the Illinois
division and then as general superintendent
o. the Choctaw district and later as gem
oral manager of the central and northern
districts He was made vice-president sew
eral years ago. His home In recent years
had been at Winnetka. H.
r. b. Peirce was born in Mississippi forty
years ago lie received his education in his
native state. and began the practice Of law
in Little Rock, Ark. For several years he
was assistant 20 the general counsel for
the Choctaw, oklahoma & Gulf Railroad.
which in 1902 was taken over by the Rock
Island system. Mr.. Peirce Immediately
entered the law department of the Rock
Island SYSTEM, being made commerce coun-
sci in 1907 Two years ago he became gen
cral solicitor. His home was in Winnetka
III. His wife one son and daughter sur
vive
Eldridge f. Wright was a son Of General
Luke h. Wright, former Secretary Of War
and lived in Mempnis. He was about thirty
wears old and unmarried. lie was stock
holder in THE Memphis Commercial-Ap-
peal and connected with many otner
Memphis business enterprises.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-23
NEW CHAMPION BUTTER cow
Produces 1,277 Pounds in One
Years Official Test.

Newton, n. j., Jan. 22.-The world
record for butter production in single
year held so long by Colanitia. Wis
consin Hostein COW. has been broken by
Clothilde, ID, an Eastern COW Of the
same breed. The new champion has
just completed her years test. and, ac-
CCrding to the official figures produced In
800 days 1,277 pounds Of butter from
25,OOO pounds of milk.
1t takes an exceptionally good cow tO
make JOG pounds of butter in month,
even in full flow. but here is a cow that
has averaged that amount for twelve
months in succession.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-23
COTTON OPERATIVES RESUME
Truce Agreed To. but the Rileys Are
Crowded Out.

Manchester. Jan 22.-WOrk has been re-
sumed everywhere I'm the Lancashire cotton
trade. with the exception of few spinning
mills which will be run, on short time for
a week or so.
In Accrington however, the trade union
lists repudiated the terms of the agreement
and made matters so unpleasant for Mr..
and Mrs Rie., the non-unionists whose
employment by the mill owners occasioned
IN strike I'm that city. that they were
Obliged to cease their work
The woman Margaret Bury, who by re-
fusInp IN oin the trade union caused the
initial dispute. Is doing her customary work
az the York mills
The operatives and employers are to OBJ
serve truce for year during which the
question of the employment of non-union
Labor is TO remain in abeyance.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-23
PASSENGERS IN PANIC AT SEA
Liner Battered by Waves, Windows
Smashed and Compartments Flooded

The Hamburg American liner Pretoria
which Is scheduled to make the run from
uar,burg to New York I'm eleven days.
arrived here yesterday after passage Of
oiahteen days. Throughout the tourney
sha was battered by heavy seas and stiff
,1r,hwesterly gales. On Sunday, however,
- oo, her worst encounter with the ele-
,ts when a hurricane flooded her for
','a'd compartments, smashed many win
49, "a threw the passengers into a state
doWs doWs,ic az Several OF the passengers were
slightly 81 hti injured. ,.,on ,ho -.
ln,,.,, nero, as forty-iive degrees and was held
as mnt mug nnosition by the gale for long inter
~ tha' aptain Dugse said the journ,
vs,s' wns tbe worst he mad had in his sea ex-
peTience.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-23
Profits on Steel Rails.

citing steel rails as an illustration, the
report shows the cost Of manufacture from
| the raw material TO the finished article. in
! a comparison between the book cost" OF
| the corporation, which includes the inter-
! company profits. and tho actual cost. The
Commissioner emphasizes the fact, how
ever. that the rcasona blencss OF profit must
be determined in connection with the total
! investment Of an intcgrated company.
After going through the various stages Of
| intercompany treatment, the book cost
on heavy Bessemer rails was s2i 81. The in
| termediate profits were "A, making the
revised cost SIS So The total difference is
! thus very considerable amount" the
Commissioner adds. The price of Bessemer
steel rails. the report says, has been fixed
for more than ten years at about s2S ton.
II is roughly estimated according to this,
that the profit on rails thus equals from II
TO Il per cent OF the investment.
Comparing the large and small companies.
the report shows a considerably lower net
cost i'm favor of the big concerns, and adds:
Part OF this difference in favor of large
companies must. OF course. cover a greater
investment, due TO higher intcgration. part
is due 10 superior efficiency resulting from
such integration, but part represents also
monopolstic control especially in ore.
In so far as this difference means
larger per cent Of return on each dollar
Of Investment, II - a real dlHerence III
Industrial position between the two groups.
This difference must be considered In any
public action affecting both classes OF
companies.
Because Of its unique. character and
dominating position" the report presents
the cost of the products of the Steel Cor
noration for 1910 Its intermediate profits
are the highest and its net costs are the
lowest l." the Commissioner asserts. The net
mr. ,ntegration cost Of heavy standard Bes-
semcr rails was placed at SIG 81; the book
cost" S2l 53. The difference. A@, was
about equally divided, 1t was added, be-
tween transportation profit and inter-com-
pany profit
The most significant profits the Com
missioner continued, were those on ore
and railroad transportation"
While the ssel industry in the five years
1902 10 1906. Jvered by the report, was
based on lake ore, Commissioner Smith
calls attention to the very low costs for
Southern pig iron. The report says;
For Southern pig iron the total furnace
cost was 81 %, which }.s much lower than
for either Bessemer basic. The chief
seasons for the higher furnace cost Of
Northern pig iron were the large freight
charges involved In assembling the raw
materials at the Northern furnaces and
the large profits on ore and coke included
I'm the costs OF those materials for the
Northern furnaces. The transfer profits on
ore and coke In making southern pig IRON
were very small.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-23
CASE STATED FOR FRANCE
Premier Poincare Willing to Arbitrate
Italys Steamship Seizures.

Paris Jan. 22.-The question OF the seiZ-
ure Of the Carthage and the Manouba was
brought up In the Chamber of Deputies to-
day when HIppOlyte Laroche. Republican
Deputy from the Department OF the Sarthc.
questioned the government as To what ac-
tion II had taken. He compared the Man
cuba affair with that OF the British steamer
Trent, which in 1861 was seized by the
Lniteo states sloop Spn Jacinto. under 'he
command Of Captain wilkes, because sh"
was carrying the Confederate commission
ers Mason and Slldell to Europe. NJ La
.J,hc deciaied that France should he will
ing to 90 to ~he Hague tribunal. which did
not exist at the time Of the Trent affair. but
that France should only do so after the
Turks seized Oy the Italians on board the
Manouba had been handed over to the
French authorities
Premier Polncar" on rising i'm the Cham
her Of Deputies to reply. was greeted with
a round OF applause from ali the benches
from the extreme Socialist left to the eX-
treme Royaist right
After tracing the history Of the two soiz-
ures by the italian warships NJ. Poincare
declared that France was ready to arbl-
trate. but only after the Turks taken from
the Manouba by the Italians had been
turned over 10 France. Italy he an
nounced. had already promised TO exercise
greater care in the future In dealing with
foreign vessels. In conclusion Premier
Poincare expressed the opinion that the
cordial relations existing between France
and Italy would not be disturbed.
The Italian government has formally pro-
uosed 10 the French government the sub
mission to The Hague tribunal Of all the
questions relative 10 the recent seizure of
the French steamers Carthage and Man
ouba.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-23
FINANCING SPANISH RAILROAD
National City Bank Said To Be Inter
ested in Projected Line

Madrid. Jan. Unsatisfactory negotia-
tions, II is stated, have been concluded for
the construction Of the long projected di-
rect railway from Madrid TO the French
frontier. Premier Canalejas and other
Cabinet ministers have had several confer
ences with r. r. Farnum. representing the
National City Bank Of New York, which is
interested in the financing OF the railroad.
The last point the width of the gauge, was
decided to-day. the Minister Of War agree
ing that the Spanish gauge should be the
same as that of the rest of Europe.
Mr.. Farnum. who leaves here for Paris
tomorrow, said that the Spanish govern
ment had accepted a draft of contract
for the construction OF the railroad, which
will be submitted TO the Cortes.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-23
JApAN's POLICY TOWARD U. S.
Premier Says Friendship Too Deeply
Rooted To Be Shaken.

Toxic. Jan. 23.-Marquls Saionj, the Pre-
mier, outlined his government loreish
policy in the House OF Peers to-day he-
ferring to the United States, he salh;
with the United states and Japan unite |,
not Cnly by cordial sentiments out also pE
tbeir material interests and the farrcach-
ing importance Of their commerce ana
trade. the friendship of these too coun-
tries is TOO deeply rooted to bc shaken py
Init Japanese movements that have OBJ
tained I'm a certain section Of the United
states.
Viscount Cchida referred in appreciative
terms TO the frequent exchange of visits
bv men OF distinction and influence in both
Countries. which had helped to remove the
,1isapprehensons arising because Of the
iitterances OF anti-Japanese agitators
New-York tribune., 1912-01-23

While migration Of industry to permit
Of large scale operations at minimum costs
Is exceedingly desirable. these enormous
profits of the Steel Corporation on tne
transportation Of ore present a prooleii
of very great importance.
The situation is this: lntegration OF the
steel industry with respect to transporta-
tion thus far instead Of working 10 the
advantage of the public In the FORM Oh
lower costs to all shippers and lower prices
has Injured to the benefit Of a great com
bination. on the other hand. to let the
Steel Corporation retain this advantage OF
OF low transportation cost and to let TINS
work itself out I'm the form OF lower prices
might be undesirable because II would tend
TO give the Steel Corporation an unreason-
able and undesirable advantage over COM
petitors i'm the sale Of finished products.
This situation clearly raises the question
whether the interests OF the public may not
require the segregation of these railroad
properties from the Steel Corporation III
would thus stop what Is unquestiOnably an
evil. and that is the imposition of high
rates upon competitors shipments, which
puts them at a great disadvantage. while,
at the same time, forcing them by reason
Of this very fact to contribute unduly 10
the profits Of the Steel Corporation on
transportation.
While I'm the case Of integration Of ordi-
nary manufacturing enterprises ii may be
entirely proper that the most aggressive
concern should reap the benefit of its enter
prise, II Is unquestionably different In the
case Of public utility. SUCH for instance,
as a railroad Competition in the construc-
ton of railroads is often impracticable.
Moreover. the important ore railroads OF
the Steel Corporation were obtained, not
through superior ability. efficiency or fore
sight. but simply through superior COM
mand Of capital result Of combination.
Large lntercompany profits the report
says. were revealed by the examination of
the many companies linked up under one
control through various subsidiaries, ore
mines. blast furnaces. steel works, etc.
These component parts Of one interest It is
charged. trcstcd one another as unallied
concerns, charging a profit as the material
went from company to company in the
process OF manufacture.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-23

The Frcn-h mail steamer Carthage was
arrested on the high seas on January IL
by Italian warshps on her voyage from
Marseilles 10 Tunis, the Italian authorities
considering that two aeroplanes on board
were contraband of war.
The French steamer Manouba was also
seized by Italian warships on the way from
MarseilIes to Tunis, the reason given by
the Italians being that among the twenty
pina Turkish nurses Of the Red Crescent on
board were some disguised Turkish officers.
Roth vessels were taken to Cagliari. IN
Sardinia
New-York tribune., 1912-01-23
STEEL HAMMERED HARD
Continued from first page.

sioner. representing. In his Judgment iron
10 to - per cent on the investment WIZ"
the presumption in favor OF the hlshei
rate" and including earnings on the ia'se
ore reserves which are entirely inactive a'
this time.
II NAV be stated, the report adds as
notorious and incontrovertble fact Una
the price of Lake Superior ore during 'ne
greater part Of the period 1902 to 1910, anu
indeed back to 1885, has been estanlshe'
IN large measure by agreement among '"e
principal ore producing interests.
The excessive profits on ore. the repoI
says. handicap effective competition !"
the production of pig iron and steer os
concerns which must go into the open mar
ket for their ore.
The transportation profit OF so cents ION
realized by the Steel Corporation on l's
own ore over its principal ore CARVING
railroads and in lake vessels from 1917 10
1906 was grossly excessive" the report
alleges. As evidence of this, 1t Is adued'
the corporation recently reduced thc
rates on It's two principal ore roads.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-23
TO EXPEDITE TRIALS IN COURTS,

The New York County Bar Association
has appointed committee TO confer with
a committee OF justices OF The Supreme
Court with view TO changing some OF the
rules of practice 10 so remedy them that
the trial OF causes might be expedited
The Bar Association committee consists of
Abram I. Elkus, chairman; Alton b. Par
ker. John Brooks Leavitt. George Gordon
Battle. Cornelius F. Collins and J. Noble
Hayes.
SUNDAYS NETWORK TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United States
for $3.50 year.
aooIc Hnr, ntInI
New-York tribune., 1912-01-23
RAILROAD OFFICIALS
KILLED IN COLLISION
J. 7. Harahan, Ex-PreSident of
l.. c., and Three Others Crushed
to Death in Private Car.
DANGER SIGNAL TOO LATE
New Orleans Express Had
Stopped to Take Water When
Panama Express Crashed
Into It.

Centralia, ILL.,, Jan. 22.-The State of ILL
nois the coroner Of Marion County, and
the Illinois Central Railroad Company it
self to-day began a threefold investigation
of the fatal collision OH that railroad. in
which early to-day four men high in the
railroad world were killed at kinmundy,
thirty miles from here. Train No. -, the
New Orleans Express was standing taking
water, when train No. 3, the Panama
Limited, running fifty miles an hour.
dashed into it, In private car of wood
construction, attached to the rear Of No
2, the four men were instantly killed
while four other men in the forward end Of
the same car, which was completely tele-
scoped, escaped unhurt. The four victims
were sleeping i'm the rear end of the private
car.
The dead:
HARAHAN. James T.. of Chicago, former presi-
dent Of the Illinois central
MELCHER. Frank O., second vice-presiGent of
the Rock Island.
PElRCE. +. B.. general counsel of the Rock
Island.
dent Of a Rock Island bridge company md
OF Luke r. Wright. former secretary Of
War
The heavy engine Of No 3. which WAS
solid train of steel sleeping cars, ploughed
half way through Mr.. Harahans private
car. The four other occupants, Byron b.
Curry, secretary to Vice-President Melcher,
Thomas Buzbee, local attorney of the Rock
Island, at Little Rock, Ark. and two negro
porteTs. escaped with bruises.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-23
nv Telepranh 10 Tho Tribune. J

Montclair. y. j.. Jan. 22.-William j.
Harahan. third vice-presdcnt of the Erie
Railroad Company, who is a son OF D
r. Harahan, and lives at No. III South fu'-
lerton avenue. was acquainted with the
tragic death of his father by long distance
telephone at an early hour this morning
Hc wired orders TO the Erie headquarters
In Jersey City 10 get his special car III
readiness. and he left Montclair about .
o'clock for the West Mrs. Harahan Is ~
and was unable to accompany her husband.
Mr.. Harahan has lived in Montclair for the
past six years.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-23
Segregation as a Remedy.

1T is safe TO assume" the report con-
tinuos, that the present reduced rate OF
60 cents 4 ton is still excessive.
The report adds:
New-York tribune., 1912-01-23

The death Of ex-President Harahan Of the
Illinois Central recalls the accident In when
Samuel Spencer, president Of the Southern
Railway. lost his life while travelling on
,nat line on November %. 1906.
That accident occurred ten miles south
Of Ivnchburg, Va. President spencer s
car was attached to the rear of the Jack
sonviuc EXPRESS. which was standing siill at
the time. owing TO a light breakdown re
fore a fagman could eet back to signal
warning the Washington e. Southwestern
Limited. going In the same direction.
dashed into the stalled train. The wreck
Immediately took fire and the victims Wer"
burned beyond recognition.
Another of the victims Of the wreck
was General Philip Schuyler. of New York.
who was a guest Of Mr.. Spencer.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-23
rpv Tolegrorb 10 The Tribune.

Hartford. Conn. Jan. 22.-lt was SAID
here today that James 7. Harahan per-
mittted an accident insurance policy with
the Htna Company to lapse last year
Had # remained in force his family and
bcnefciaries. would have had claim for
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