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New-York tribune., 1912-02-03
MONEY TRUST ROW HOTTER
Democratic Caucus Called for
Next Wednesday Night.
WANTS IT PUBLIC
Says Underwood Faction Has
offered Compromise-Commit.
teemen Threaten to Resign.
[Fron The Tribune Bureau !

Washington, Feb With Representative
Henry demanding open galleries and a free
for-ali public fight when the Democratic
caucus acts next Wednesday night on tho
money trust Investigation and with both
Mr.. Henry and Representative Underwood
claiming victory for their widely different
Views. the row among the House majority
took on several new angles to-day.
Representative Burleson, the caucus
chairman. tonight issued the call for tho
caucus. 1t went forth with many misgig-
ings as to the ultimate effect on party
harmony. Before this formal action WAS
taken Mr.. Underwood reiterated his con-
viction that the Henry resolution would be
referred in sections to various standing
committees of the House, while Mr.. Henri
breathed fire and proclaimed that special
committee carefully selected. must conduct
the inquiry
Rumors were abroad that Democrats
were seeking a compromise between tho
Henry and Underwood factions Represen-
tatve Henry emphatically asserted to-nigh.
that he had polled the House Democra.3
and found 100 of them i'm favor of a real
investigation Of Wall Street; that ne will
demand that the galleries be opened ~
order that the public and the press NAV
know what members are lining up FOR
Wall Street and against the people, ami
that an offer of compromise had come to-
day from the Underwood men and not from
the Henry faction.
II have not offered to compromise" said
Mr. Henry. AN emissary Of the oppos.-
ton came TO me to-day and asked IL 4
would agree that the investigating com
mittee should consist of one member from
each OF the committees on Banking and
Currency Judiciary, Interstate Commerce
and Election of President and Nice-Pres
dent, together with three members to pe
named from the House membership at
large. I have the suggestion under conSio
GRAFTON, and will give an answer to7por-
row. | positively have not offered TO com
promise with the Underwood group" ..s
An indication of the general discord u
the fact that Chairman Adamson Of the
Committee on interstate Commerce has
written a letter to his colleagues in which
he asserts that his committee has iuris-
diCtion over several features Of tho Henry
resolution. and hat If a special investi-
eating committe, is appointed such action
will be considered as an affront The
members of the Banking and Currencv
Committee threaten to resign il they are
ignored. Meanwhile, Mr.. Henry declares
that the standing committees are too re-
dictionary for a real inveStiga tion. and
he will be content with nothing but a, sc.
lect body of Investigators. .-,
Mr.. Underwood announced to-day that
he would present to the caucus "a resolu-
tion TO send the proposed investigs tions
Of the money trust the shipping COM
bination and other interests to separate
regular standing committees Of the House
lie said he was confident that his plaN
would be approved. THIS would send tho
money trust" investigation 70 the Com
mittec on Banking and Currency.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-03
KEEP OUT OF POLITICS
Monetary Bill Not To Be Pressed
at Present Session.

Washington, FEB. THAT the National
Monetary Commissions reserve bill should
be kept out of politics at all hazards was
decided to-day by the commission, and
for this reason the measure will not be
pressed at the present session of Con-
grcss II is held that it would be inn
possible to prevent the injection Of par
tisanship into the consideration of the
measure If it should he taken up for dis
cussion in either the Senate or the House
on the eve Of the Presidential campaign,
and its advocates say that better fate
is hoped for it If consideration can be
POSTPONED until another session.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-03
CONSENT OF INNOCENT PARTY
Senate Bill Relating to Marriage of
Minors Reported at Albany.

Albany. Feb 2-ThC Senate Judiciary
Committee reported bill making the con-
sent only Of the innocent party to a Ill.
vcrcc necessary to securing marriage Ii
cyusC by a minor child.
Senator McMauus introduced a bill with
rcfcronce to speculative dealings in stocks
and bonds. with special reference to the
prohibition OF short sales
\ bill by ASsemblyman Brooks provides
for the appointment by the Governor of a
supervisor of small loans for a term Cl
three years at salary Of 5000 year
II, IS to have supervision over pawn
brokerage establishments.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-03
Water Power Sites.

In previous communications to Congress
have pointed out two methods by which
the water power sites on non-navigable
streams may be controlled as between the
state and the national government. IT has
seemed wise that the control should be
concentrated in one government or the
other as the active participant in supervis-
ing It's use by private enterprise. In most
cases where the government owns what
are called water power sites along non
naViGabie streams, which are really ripa-
rian lots, without which the power IN the
stream can not be used we have a situa-
ton as to ownership that may be described
as follows The federal government has
land without which tine power in the
stream can not be transmitted into cleo
tricity and applied at a distance. while il
is claimed that the state, under tho law of
waters as II prevails in many OF our West
ern States, controls the use Of the water
and gives the beneficial use to the frst and
continuous user. In order to secure proper
care by the state governments over thcSe
sources OF power, IL has been proposed that
the government shall deed the water
power site to the state on condition that
the site and all the plant upon il shall re-
vert To the government unless the state
parts with the site only by lease, the
terms of which II enforCes and which re-
quires rcvaluatiOn of the rental every
ten years, the full term To last not more
than lifty years a failure of the state to
make and enforce such leases would en-
able the government by an action of for
feiturc 10 recover the power sites aud all
plants that might bc erected thereon. and
This DOwer of penaliZing those who succeed
TO the control would furnish motive to
compel the observance Of the policy OF the
government
The Secretary OF the Interior has sug-
gested another method by which the
water power site shall be leased directly
by the government To those who exercise
a public franchise under provisions I'M
posing rental for the water power to Gre
ate a fund 10 be expended by the general
government for the Improvement Of the
stream and the benefit Of the local com
munty where the power site is, and per-
mitting the state To regulate the rates at
" hich the converted power is sold. The
latter method suggested by the Secretary
Is more direct method for federal con-
trol. and In view Of the probable union and
systematic organization and Welding to-
gether OF the power derived from water
within a radius Of three or four hundred
miles 1 think ii better that the power OF
control should remain in the national
government than that IL should be turned
over TO the states. Under such a system
the federal government would have such
direct supervision OF the whole matter thai
any honest administration could easily pre-
vent the abuses which q monopoly Of abso-
New-York tribune., 1912-02-03
TRUST COMPANIES MERGER SURE

Holders Of more than two-thirds Of the
stock Of the Trust COMPANY of America
have accented the offer Of S275 share in
cash submitted by \. w. Krech on behalf
OF the Equitable Trust Company. The pur-
chase will he closed on Monday. thus assur-
ing the merger of tn, two institutions. An
agreement of merger, subject to the ap-
prCval OF the Bank superintendent will he
submitted TO the directors cc the two COM
panioS next week.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-03

have hc2l Issued
Mayor ELBEFT r. PERSONS. medical corps. to
lRaycnworih A9r /. theme on Cnmpletin Ion
sidio of San Frar"iscp
Captain WILLIS q. METCALF. coast artillery
from i2d to li0th COMPANY, I1d from Letter
man General Hospital. Preside OF Sa1 Fran
cisco IN his company
Following officers corps OF engineers to Army
Buiidine New YORK city. for examination
for promotion. Captains GEORGE r. Pills
BURY aud EDWARD NJ. ADAMS. First
Iicutenants FRANCIS ~ WILBY and
CLARENCE =. RIDLEY ami Second Lieu
tenants LINDSAY e. HERkNESS and. Al.
BERT =. y. LYMAN.
Second Lieutenant FOII.FGT BRADLEY, gi
Field Artillery. to Fort jay.
Lave or absence: First Lieutenant JOHN n. "
WAXING. medical corps. orc month.
NAVY.
Tassed Assistant surgeon J. r. MURPHY. Ge
taChed naval hospital. Las Animas. to Wash
inetcn for examination FOR promotion. await
orders,
Passed Assistant Surgeon n. \. GARRISON, to
navy recruiting station. Cincinnati.
Assistant surgeon &. q. DrHlGG, detached navy
recruiting station, Cincinnati, 10 Washing
ton for examination for promotion, await or
ders.
civil Engineer n. q. UOLLYDAN, detached Ru-
rcau OF Yards and Docks; to duty as public
works officer. Washington, Annapolis and
Indian Head.
CLef Gunner g. f.. JAFFE TO naval hospital,
Mare Island.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-03
PRESIDENT TAKES UP
HIGH COST OF LIVING
Recommends International Commission to Stud dy
Conditions That Distress Peoples Of World.
BOARD ON LABOR AND CAPITAL
Federal Body to investigate Industrial Relations Urged in
Message-Development Of Alaskas Resources
and Control Of Water Power Discussed

commended in previous MESSAGES and com
muniC6tionS to Congress, is thdt ny Whlcn
government coal land and phosphate ana
other mineral lands containing non-mcthl-
lifcrous minerals. shall he leased ny the
government, with restrictions as to size
and time, resembling those which now oO-
tain throughout the country between the
owners in fee and the lesSees who WOTk
the mines, and in leases like those Whlch
hav been most suCco sSful in Australia,
New Zealand and Nova Scotia. The snow
ing made by Investigations into the sue
Cessful working of Ihe leasing system
leaves 10 doubt az to its wisdom ana prdc-
teal utility Requirements as TO the work
ing of the mine during the term may De
30 framed to prevent any holding OF
large mining properties merely FOR specu-
latiOn, while the royalties may be maue
sufficiently low, not unduly TO increase the
cost of the coal mined. and at the same
time sufficient to furnish a reasonable in
come for the use OF the public in the COM
munity where the mining goes on. In Alas.
kd there is no reason why suGstdnual
income should not thus be raised for such
public works as may be deemed nocessar!
or useful.
There is no difference between the rea-
sons which call for the application OF the
tainCd by the government in the United
States proper and those which exist IN
Alaska
There are now I'm Alaska only two well
known high grade coal fields of large cN-
tent-the Bering River coal field and the
Matanuska coal field. The Bering River coal
fields are only twenty-five miles from the
coast They are within easy distance of
an existing railroad built by the Morgan
Cusgenhcim interests, and may also be
reached through Controller Bay by the con-
StruCtOn of other and competing railroads.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-03
Text Of Presidents Message
The message follows:


To the serate ana house OF Representa-
tives. - ..,,.,, ;,,,is-
diction which calls more imperatively for
Immediate legislation than that which con
Germs the public domain. and especially the
Part of that domain which is in Alaska. Inc
report OF the Secretary OF the interior
which is transmitted herewith, and the
report 10 him Of the Governor OF Alaska
SCI ont the public need in this regard with
great force and I'm satisfactory detail
The progress under tho reclamation act
has made clear the defects or It's Hmltd-
tions which should he remCdied. The rules
governing the acquisition of homesteads'
of land that is not arid or semi-arid, are
not well adapted TO the perIectIng ol llie
TO land made arabic by government recla-
nation work
concur with the Secretary of the In
ferior i'm his accommodation that, after
entry is made upon land being reclaimed
actual occupation as a homestead OF the
same be not required until two years after
entry but that cultivation of the same
shall be required and that the present
provision under which the land is to be
paid for i'm ten annual instalmentS shall be
so modified as to allow a patent to issue
for the land at the end of hve years culu-
walton and three years occupation, with "A
reserva ton Of a government lien for the
amount OF the unpaid purchase money.
I also concur ia the recommendation OF
the Secretary OF the Interior that all Of our
public domain should be CLASSIFIED and that
each class should be disposed of or admin
istered I'm the manner most appropriate TO
that particular class.
Leasing Alaskan Mineral Lands.
The chief change, however. which ought
20 be made, and which / have already rec
New-York tribune., 1912-02-03
from rhe Tribune Bureau.

WASHINGTON. Feb THE hiGn cost Of
living and the relations OF labor ana
capitaI, out Of variety of subjects Tor
legislation. are the most important
tcpics discussed in the special message
on the work of the Interior Depart
ment and other matters sent TO CON
gress to-day by the President.
For the solution of the high cost OF
living prohlem an international commls-
sion to meet in Washington or elsewhere
TO make plans for the investigation OIL
"a condition that has so distressed the
peoples Of the world" is proposed Inc
President asks for authority TO lhNte
foreign nations TO take part in such a
worldwide inquiry, on the ground that
the problem is too large for any one ma
ton to solve.
Mr.. Taft also urges the appointment
of a federal commission TO make
searching inquiry into the subject OF IN
dustrlal relations.
"I7nouestionably." he says. the time
is now ripe for u searching inquiry 1n'o
the subject of industrial relations WHICH
shall be official authoritative, balanced
and we'll rounded. such as only the leu
eraI government can successfully uhoei
take. The present widespread interest
IN the subject makes this an opportune
time for an investigation which IN dn!
event cannot long be postponed 1t
should be nom partisan, comprehensive
thorough. patient and courageous
The message urges legislation on
number of Alaskan questions more
psrticularly the construction of a rail-
road by the government, a commission
form of government and other steps ~
hermit the beginning of development OF
Alaska and the opening of her re-
sources
Other subjects on which legislation Is
, suggested are the prevention ol hoouS
on the lower Colorado River, the crea-
tim of bureau of national parks, the
m,sbranding of imported goods, the re-
form of the rules governing the acqulsl-
tion of homesteads under the reciama-
,ion act and a building for the sa1e-
guarding Of government archives
The President is particularly emphatic
as 10 the needs of Alaska. He declares
that there is nothing in the history OF
the United States which affords sucii
inst reason for criticism as the failure
of the federal government TO extend its
fostering care to the faraway territory
New-York tribune., 1912-02-03
Government Railroad Recommended.

am not in favor Of government owner
snip where the same certainty and efficiency
can be had by private enterprise, but |
think the conditions presented in Alaska
are of such character rs to warrant the
gov eminent. for the purpose Of encouraging
the development Of that vast and remark
able territory, 10 build and own a trunk
line railroad, which IL can lease on terms
which may be varied and changed TO meet
the growing prosperity and development Of
the territory
There is nothing in the history of the
United States which affords such Just rea-
son for criticism as the failure of the fed
eIal government to extend The benefit Of its
fostering care to the Territory of Alaska,
There was time, of course when Alaska
was regarded as so far removed into the
Arctic Ocean az to make any development
OF II practically Impossible. but for years
tho facts have been known 10 those who
have been responsible for itG government,
and every one VINO has given the subject
the slightest consideration has been aware
Of the wonderful possibilities In its growth
and development IL only capital were in
vested there and good government put
over it. | think the United States owes IT,
therefore, TO Alaska and to the people who
have gone there, 10 take an exceptional
step and to build q railroad that shall open
the treasures of Alaska to the Pacific and
TO the people who live along that ocean on
our western coast The construction Of Il
railroad and ownership OF the fee do not
necesstate government operation. Pur-
suant, however, to the recommendation of
the secretary Oh the lnttTiOE, suggest TO
Congress the wisdom OF providing that the
President may appoint commission Of
competent persons, including two army
engineers, to examine and report upon the
available routes for a railroad from Seward
70 the MatanuSka coal fields and into the
Tanana and Yukon valleys, with an eSti-
mate Of the value Of the existing partly
constructed railroad and Of The cost OF con
tinuing the railroad TO the proper points
in the valleys named. This proposal is fur
tier justified by the need that the navy
OF the United States has for secure coal
ing base IN the North Pacific Tho com
mission ought to make a FUN report also as
TO the character of the coal fields at Ma
tsEuska, and tho problem Of furnishing
coal from that source for mercantile pur-
poses after rcserving for government min
ing a sufficient quantity for the navy
/ have already recommended 10 Congress
the establishment Of a form OF commits.
SION government for Alaska The territory
is too extended, its needs are too varied.
and its distance from Washington too re-
it's necessities in the matter OF legislation
OF q local character.
! do not stop to dwell upun the lack of
provision for The health of the inhabitants
and the absence or inadcquaCy OF laws the
mere statement OF which shows their CRYING
need. I only press upOn Congress the i'm
perativc necessity for taking action not
only to permit the beginning of the deVel-
Opment of Alaska and the opening Of her
resources, but to provide laws which shall
give 10 those who come under their juris-
dictiOn decent protection.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-03
Controller Bay Harbor.

Controller Bay is not good narhOr, but
could probably he made practical with the
expenditure If considerable money Tnc
railroad of the Morgan -Guggenheim inter
'Stn, running from C"fdCVa, could be made
coal carrying road for the Bering River
helds by the construction OF II branch 10
those fields not exceeding Fifty or sixty
miles. Ii is practicable, and if the coal
measures were TO be opened up doubtless
the branch would be built. In the present
condition of things, there is no motive to
build the road, because there is no title or
opportunity to open and mine the coal
The Matanuska coal fields are a longer
distance from the coast. They are from $50
10 2W miles from the hdrbOI of Seward. on
resurrection Bay This one OF the finest
harbors in the world. and a reservation has
been made there for the use of the navy
OF the United States. \ road constructed
from Seward to the Matanuska coal fields
would form part of systen reaching from
the coast into the heart # Alaska. and
open the great interior valleys of the Yukon
and the Tanana, which have agricultural as
we'll as great mineral possibilities
New-York tribune., 1912-02-03
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS.

ORDERS ISsUED.-The following orders
have bcsl issued:
New-York tribune., 1912-02-03

ART EXHIBITIONS AND SALES.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-07
ASHLAND HOPES
TO Win REMNANT
Will Enter Richmond Amateur
Field With Strong Aggrcga-
ton of Contenders.

Ashland. Va, January o.-AIanages
Mc Hart, OF the Ashland baseball team.
rs already getting busy for tho COM
Ing season. He he's about completed
hts Inst OF players for next season. n
team. Ashland. while not n largo
town. has always boosted OF strong
team md has always bocp able to hold
Its own with tho best teams in tho
State. Tho team last year won twelve
out OF eighteen games played. Not n
game was lost on the homo grounds.
Tho Battle Axo team. champions or
tho Richmond Amateur League. was
ono OF tho teams which fell n victim To
Harris aggregation. Only -onc gamo
was played between these teams. tho
Ashlanders winning this after hard
fight. The coming season Will ind
Ashland In the Richmond Amateur
League. and the team which beats it
out will have to SO some.
There Is no doubt but what aInnaE.
or Hart has team { cfiamplonYhlp
calibrc, and IL Ashland docs not win
tho pennant 1T Will DO n surprise to
many of it's followers. Manager Me-
Hart is already saying that his team
Will be tho one which moets Baltimore
and Washington In tho tntercity scricp
next fall Although Manager Hart
Will have n largo number of tryou,s
for next spring. stu he has practically
decided on the following lineup when
tho season bcginE:
Grunor and BoneA. catchors. Trev;i-
liam and Dlanton. ptchers; Aiidyettc,
short stop: Blakey. first base: Swift
tcaptatn), second base; lancaster.
third bane: Wsgh,man. left ncid: .Jor-
dan. centre field: Crawford. right field.
The team Will report for practice tho
first Saturday In March. Exhibition
games havo been arranged with Ran
dolph- Macon College and several other
fast teams. which Will give the tea m
plenty OF practice before the opening
of the championship season in April.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-07
ICE IN RIVER
SPOILS PL Ans
Nevertheless Richmond Yacht
Club Held Enjoyable Session,
With Forty Members.

y meeting OF The Richmond yacht
Clu'a was held Yesterday afternoon in
tho clubhouse of the organization, on
lanes River. Just below Falling Creek
While II Ind been originally Intended
TO carry down the river many Of the
smaller craft plying the wstcrF
around Richmond, the fact that thr
river was filed With noating ice neces-
stated a change in the oriSinal plans.
The l.uelha n handsome boat Just
build forli. y. Baldwin. however, car
ricd some forty members 10 the meet :
ins place, Tho Trim craft redo the
ice foes without trouble.
The most important matter consid /.
cred was change In the bylaws and
constitution of the club. Thcse were
read and laid upon the table until Il
ness meeting lunch was served, and
the members enjoyed themselves until
8 o'clock, when the return trip was
made. .srht