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New-York tribune., 1912-03-15
UNPREPARED FOR STRIKE
P. g. R. Company's Coal Stock Is
Smallest for Years.
rRy Telegraph to The Tribune.


Philadelphia. March H.-1t was semi-ot-
fcially announced to-day by represent
atiyes of the Philadelphia and Reading
Coal and Iron Company, one of the largest
coal producers In the country, that the
corporation is absolutely unprepared for
strike of miners. and that the stock OF coal
on hand is smaller than In many years
one reason assigned for the extreme short
age Is the large shipments that have been
made recently to foreign countries.
Persons In close touch with the coal
regions are almost a unit In declaring that
the miners are primarily to blame for the
shortage. 1t is said they have adopted
farsighted policy for more than year ana
they have seen to II that the current orders
received depleted the storage supply. after
which they mined only enough to supply
the current demand and none for emer-
gency.
A reprosentatiye Of the Reading Coal ana
Iron Company. speaking Of the shortage IN
storage supplies to-day, said;
As COMPARED with our usuai condition az
this time Of the year. We are stripped OF
coal above ground. II has been Impossible
for the company under the strain Of hlllng
orders 10 do more than supply the demand
II is usual for the company TO store CON
siderable coal during January and Febru-
ary This year we not only were unable 10
store any, but since January l We nave
been shipping from stock
New-York tribune., 1912-03-15
NAMES ROOSEVELT BIG FOUR
New Jersey League Indorses Candidates
for National Convention.

At a meeting ~ the state committee OF
the Roosevelt League In Newark yesterday
former Senator Colby, former Governor
Fort. Edward Bacon. of Hudson County
and William J. Bradley. OF Camden, were
unanimously indorsed az delegates at large
10 the Republican convention.
A resolution was passed that Borden ID.
Whiting inform the state Republican COM
mittee that the Roosevelt League suggested
that both organizations support the cand'-
date that received the largest number Of
votes in the New Jersey Presidential pri-
mary. Former Representative Charles ~.
Fowler substituted platform which was
unanimously adopted.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-15
ROOSEVELT ON TRUSTS
Shall We strangle or Control
Them ?"-His Answer.

Ex-Presidont Roosevelt. writing in the
current issue Of 1.-The outlook" on The
Conservation ri Rusiness-Shall We Stran-
gle or Control III" says that his chief
concern" IL with Tho welfare OF the little
man" Continuing. Colonel Roosevelt
writes, with his usual but:
OF course We must do justice TO an.
Otherwise we cannot get prosperity Tor any
ono We must endeayor To encourage
legitimate and honest business al the same
time that We war against business cfooheu-
ness and business injustice. Inc great
mass OF business n, of course, done by
mon whose business rs either small or OF
moderate size. and these men are an ele-
ment Of incslculAble strength 10 the nation.
The average American business man ls
honest and Is just as desrous OF obeylns
the la " as 4. any one of his fellow CITIZENS.
Yet many Of the middle-sized business men
nowadays when they come 10 MAKE nec'h-
sary trade agreements. are puzLled lest
thev NAV hnd that they have unwittnSlN
transRrcssed the law. and they are unaDe
10 find out in advance "nat tne "n "
This IS all wrong There shouid nc apso
IIIte. clearness of the law, and there snould
he "A competent administrative body TO 90
for the world Of industrial production
what the Interstate Commerce COMMISSION
has done for the world OF lndus,irla' !, liz NJ
government clearly to define and punish
Wrongdoing to give in advance run lntor,
nation 10 every man Just what ne can anu
iust what he can not legally do.
Defending his own administrations atu-
,udo toward the trusts, the cx-President
says:
What has lust happened In connection
ct,b the sugar trust Is most INSTRUCTIVE
nurine my administration suits against the
niI and tobacco trusts were begln undeI
the ANTITRUST act. At the time, IN repeat, /,
ed messages 10 Congress and IN speeches.
exclaimed that the antitrust law was NOT
s,,fficicnt. that only a little could ne ac
complished under il; that what was needed
oas Effective supervision and control. by
some competent Administrative govern
mental agency, over these great corpora
The Republican party, I'm its platform OF
fo,,r wears ago, I'm speaking or the sher-
wan law declared as follows:
"Etperience has shown that us enectlVe-
nose can be strengthened and us real op-
iects better attained by such amenhmenls :
o vilI give 10 the federal government
areater sIpervision and control over and
Secure greater publicity I'm the manage,
nnant NJ that class of corporations engaged
in interstate commerce having power ana
nnnortunitv 10 effect monopolies.
JJowever no law was passed " aCcoIu-
ance with this declaration. TIE sultS
agairst the Standard OIL trust and the to
hScco trust we're nominally succesSiui
g,or a moment Wall Street was much
alarmed and turned 10 my proposal inen
/, piucked ND heart and inspired ana en-
tered upon q campaign OF Nioient dehuh-
citation of me.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-15
ACTRESSES ALL FOR TAFT
Amelia Bingham Says Professional
Women's League Is Unit.

Amelia Bingham. president of the Pro-
fessIonal women's League. has pledged the
support OF that organization 10 President
Taft. Every actress in the country is In
favor of him." she said yesterday, and
our league OF four hundred actresses. play
wrights and newspaper gomen is going to
do all II can for him.
II do not think Colonel Roosevelt should
be a candidate" she continued. "and now
that he is. have no doubt that when the
national convention gathers In Chicago he
viii be so far buried that IT will be many
years before we hear Of him as candidate
for the Presidency or any other Office.
Two terms he served the nation as its
Chief Executive, and then left 1t with
everything topsy-turyy. Two terms is the
allotted time for any President. When
President Taft was elected there was tur-
moil, and II was only through his candi-
dacy IN 1903 that the Republican party was
saved from an overwhelming defeat"
New-York tribune., 1912-03-15

the unduestoned duty of that court 10
decide II according TO the law of the
state" says the report, "and the court
finds, on the ore hand. the constitution
adopted by the people after the most
careful consideration and discussion ana,
on the other hand the statute adopteu
by the Legislature, possibly at the pehest
OF or under the compulsion OF politicai
boss"
TIL court, the report continues, cannot
avoid the necessity of comparing the TWO
or of declaring the law void, so far/as 1t
conflicts with the constitution. To up
hold the law in such case would De 10
declare the constitution void. III lhls oe-
cjsion were then submitted to review at
the polls, what would result?
Would the people carefully compare
the constitution and the law ana oe-
termine whether they were in connect :
This would be impossible. The people
would simply vote on the qnestloh
whether they favored the law or op-
posed it, This would mean that lhe
constitution would stand repealed from
the time of its inception. and that all
past rights of life, liberty or property
that had been founded upon the part so
repealed were swept away Constitu-
tional government would be thing OF
the past Surely, the American people
are not ready to surrender their charter
OF human rights"
III
The fact that the report mentoneu
no names was explained by Secretary
Taylor. with the statement that the oo-
ject of the report was solely to outline
the principles of the clubs Republican,
ism. and he thought that it accom-
PUBLISHED that aim.
state Chairman William Barnes Jr''
when a copy of the report was shown
him at Republican state headquarters
said that il was the "clearest and most
concise statement of true Republican
doctrine put forth so far in the cam
paign."
'eThat is real Republcanism,' Mr..
Barnes commented, "and any person
who cannot agree with that doctrine is
not a Republican. OF course, any one
has the right to disagree with 1t but no
one has the right to disagree with 1t
and still claim TO he Republican"
New-York tribune., 1912-03-15
T. R. CANDIDATE DESERTS
Resents Columbus Speech and
Attack on Crane.
IBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune

Boston. March 14.-Herbert w. Burr, Of
Dorchester declaring his resentment Of the
attempt OF the Roosevelt committee to put
Senator Crane in the role of state boss"
has Withdrawn as a candidate for delegate
at-largc pledged to Colonel Roosevelt lie
issued the following statement to-day:
After careful consideration of political
events which have transpired since my an
nouncement of January is 10 be a candidate
for delegate 10 the Chicago convention.
have decided not TO enter the contest, for
] cannot subscribe 10 the issues as set
forth by Colonel Roosevelt in his speech at
Columbus, Ohio. nor to the methods adopted
by the Progressive League here I'm Masss-
chusetts ! particularly resent the attempts
TO put Senator Crane In the role of a state
boss. and In common with hundreds of his
personal friends, who know his lifelong
aversion TO anything to thwart the public
VIII. regret exceedingly that such an idle
and false charge should be made even by a
group OF oyerenthusiastic citizens
New-York tribune., 1912-03-15
SPLIT IN THIRD OKLAHOMA
Republicans Hold Two Conventions ana
Elect Two Sets of Delegates.

Tulsa. Okla, March 1i.-Contosting dele
cations were elected to-day from the 81
Congress District of Oklahoma to the Fe-
publican National Convention. Roosevelt
members bolted the congressional commit
tee meeting two hours before the time set
for the convention when the Taft commit
teemen made an effort to Unscat the chair
man. who was a Roosevelt supporter The
Roosevelt men held their convention III an
opera house and elected A. a. Small ana
x. r.. Dennison as delegates to the ma
tiona convention The Taft forces met IN
the federal courtroom and elected Joseph
\. Gill and John Hillilian as delegates.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-15
SELFRIDGE LAUDS LONDON
Meets Success There and Calls
It the World Centre.
fBy Cable to The Tribune. ]


London, March 14.-After three years.
Nordon Sefridge has established HIM
self firmly in London. He says:
we have learned that London Is the
centre of the civilized world. What Is
done i'm London is heralded to the ends
of the earth. English people are not so
conservative as Londoners sometimes
think. They are susceptible to srgu-
ment, though they like to see for them
selves, and once convinced they are most
true and straightforward about 1t.
Another thing We have learned is that
advertising in London receives substsn-
TALLY as much attention as 1t does in
America or in any other part of the
world.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-15
TO BAR TAMMANY TICKET
Alderman Marx Says Selection
of Delegates Was Illegal.

The night OF the Democratic factions in
the Slst Assembly District, where former
Alderman Samuel Marx is trying TO wrest
the Tammany leadership from William J.
Wright, has developed situation which
may cause the entire list OF Democratic
nominations for delegates TO the state con-
vention 10 he declared invalid.
Justice BLUR will hear argument to-day
by counsel for Marx, on the proposition
that the selection of the delegates OF the
regular Democratic organization of the dis
trict Is invalid because they were selected
by the Assembly district committee of 1912.
when the law provides that the 1911 com
mittee should make the selection.
Should Justice Blur uphold this conten-
ton the regular Tammany delegations
throughout the city may be thrown out.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-15
HUSH STREETS TO SAVE HILL
Sawdust Spread Over Thoroughfares
Near Hotel Where He Is Ill.
[Ry Telegran nh 10 The TrIbune. |

IBy Telegraph to The Tribune.l
Boston. March H-In order that ex-Gov-
ernor John F. Hill. acting chairman of the
Republican National Committee. might
have chance for life. extraordinary pre-
cautions We're taken tonight around the
Hotel Touraine, where he Is lying at the
point OF death from malignant heart dis
ease. combined with pneumonia The
streets for considerable distance from
the hotel have been covered with "a awdust.
Motormen of streetcars were warned not
to clang the gong as they passed the hotel,
and even to apply the brakes as gently as
possible
Policemen were stationed on each end OF
La Grange street. which passes. under the
window of Mr.. Hilrs room, and were In
structed not to allow any one but pedes-
trians on that thoroughfare. Two doctors
are In attendance on the former Governor.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-15
MANAGER LEE SIDETRACKED
G. H. Campbell Now Head of
Roosevelt Fight in Indiana.
tBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune ]


indianapolis. March I.-Edwin Lee and
Charles ~. Campbell. who have been joint
ly associated in the management Of the
Roosevelt campaign in this state have
reached the parting Of the way. and are
now occupying separate headquarters. Lee
was at first placed in charge Of the work
by men in the East who were interested in
Roosevelt. but they became dissatisfied over
the poor showing made for the Colonel
They then appointed Campbell. who Is a
manufacturer. Of shelbyville, and II was
understood that he was 10 assist Lee In
organizing the state.
Since lie came to the city the Eastern
men have ceased to communicate with Lee
but they all do their business with Camp
bell. thus virtually shutting Lee out OF
any part in the campaign. Lee resented
this. end Campbell thereupon moved his
headquarters to another hotel and Is In
entire control of the Roosevelt interests.
Lee was Republican state chairman, but
was refused reelection because he was not
loyal TO President Taft.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-15
STURBS HAS MACHINE
1t Is Working Hard for Roose,
welt, Anthony Says.

Washington, March 1.-THE political ma
chine of Governor Stubbs OF Kansas. who Is
devoting himself 10 the Roosevelt cam
paign, was the subject Of telegram re-
ceived at the White House to-day from
Representative Anthony. who directs the
Governors attention TO the fact that per
nicious political activity while in office is
the business for which the people of Kan
sas are paying the ofiiceholders appointed
by Stubhs. The 1st. Cd and 7th districts
have declared for Taft. said Mr.. Anthony.
who added that no postmaSters took part
in the meetings William l. Biddle, because
of the fact that ne was an ofIiceholder. re-
signed the Office of chairman of the lst
District committee.
In his telegram charging Governor
Stubbs with operating a Roosevelt bureau
in Kansas. with the state ofhceholders IN
its employ, Representative Anthony says:
The only oficeholders in Kansas that
know Of who are guilty OF pernlcious poiit-
ical activity are the state ofhceholders.
who are appointees of Governor Stubbs,
who has been waging war on the national
administration. For many months GOV
ernor Stubbs has neglected his official du-
ties as Governor to leave the state and talk
politics in other states. }. +. Dolley, the
Governors State Bank Commissioner, is
the present state chairman, and is manag-
ing the forces opposed TO the President
denomination. The 1Ft District committee
unanimously indorsed the President for re-
nomination and reelection, and the 81 and
eth districts did likewise Every indication
points 10 a defeat OF the Governor and his
state oficeholders in their efforts TO control
the state committee against the President.
Senator Dixon. manager Of the Roose-
welt campaign. engineered for the newspa-
cock of West Virginia. Governor Glasscock
gave out a statement Mr.. Dixon had writ
ten, conveying Governor Glasscocks opin-
ion that in his political experience he has
never yet seen more determined uprising
Of the rank and file Of the Republican
party than is the present situation for
New-York tribune., 1912-03-15
DEMANDS OHIO PRIMARY
Leader of Roosevelt Supporters Issues
Open Letter.

Columbus. March H.-In an open letter
which was issued late to-day. Walter f.
Brown. chairman Of the Republican State
Central Committee and recognized leader Of
the Roosevelt supporters In Ohio. calls
upon Lewis C. Laylin. chairman of the Re-
publican committee and one Of the Taft
managers. demanding that a Presidential
preference primary be held in Ohio.
In his letter Mr. Brown declares that b,s
object IN. asking that primary be held is
10 Jet the people decide the Presidential
contest and TO nominate the state ticket
In November ''
New-York tribune., 1912-03-15
NO STRIKE, MITCHELL PREDICTS
Thinks Operators and Miners Will
Reach Peaceful Agreement. 80

Milwaukee. March f4.-John MITCHELL
vice president Of the American Federation
Of Labor, spoke here last night on the
progress Of the unions in the United States
under the auspices Of the Marquette Uni
versity, He attacked the use Of violence
in strikes and predicted the speedy settle
ment of difficulties now being discussed b.
the mine workers and their employers.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-15
TWO MORE IN IOWA FOR TAFT
Eighth Congress District Instructs
Delegates for President.

Creston, Iowa, March 1.-THE sth Con
gress District Republican convention to-day
elected A. r. Turner, jr., Of Corning, and
E. E. Badford. Of Centrevile, delegates 10
the national convention. and Instructed
them for Taft. The convention also recon-
mended the selection of former Congress
man Hepburn as a delegate-at-large This
action gives Mr.. Taft so far six delegates
from this state. to two for Senator Cum
ynips
New-York tribune., 1912-03-15
ro lNpoRsE PRESIDENTS POLICIES

Notice of a special meeting of the Re-
publican Club TO consider the political situ-
alton will be given at the regular monthly
meeting OF the club on Monday night. II
Is probable that the special meeting will be
held on Friday night, and IL is understood
that resolution indorsing the administra-
ton and policies Of President Taft and con-
demning the radical views Of Theodore
Roosevelt will be presented for consdera-
ton at that time.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-15
FEDERAL INQUIRY WILL GO ON,

Washington March 1.-THE settlement ot
the Lawrence strike will not deter the
Rules Committee of the House from an
investigation of the charges Of unlawful
interference with the transportation OF
women and children 10 another state.
Chairman Henry of the committee Will re-
turn tomorrow from Lawrence. where he
has been investigating conditions.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-15
o'eoRmAN IN SUPREME COURT.

Washington, March H-Senator O'Gorman
to-day made his bow in Supreme Court cir
cles. being admitted to practice before that
tribunal. Senator Clark. chairman of the
judiciary Committee. vouched for his char
acter and standing, telling the court that
the New York Senator had been a member
of the highest bar In New York for thirty
years and for eighteen years a member Of
that states judiciary.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-15
SPECIAL RATES TO CONVENTIONS.

Chicago. March H-Fsres to the Demo
cratic National Convention in Baltimore
and the Republican National Convention
here have been fixed at two cents mils
by the Central Passenger Association. -.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-15
MINERS WON'T GIVE IN
Continued from hrst page.

their tools, and the Socialist unionists are
being joined in many places by the men,
bers of the Christian Miners Union. The
feeling against the authorities Is growing
owing 10 the killing of two miners by the
police i'm disturbances at Herne and Buer.
Three regiments Of infantry and four
souadrons of cavalry have been sent on
special trains from Munster and Mlnden
to assist I'm the preservation of order In the
strike region.
Replying to an Interpolation in the
Reichstag this afternoon, Clemens Del
briIeck, Prussian Minister OF the Interior
and Imperial Vice Chancellor, said the time
had not come for the government to at
tempt to mediate between the strikers and
the mine owners. Such action would proba-
bly, prolone, instead of shorten, the strike
he said. Responsibility for the strike, he as
serted rested with the trade unions, which
showed no spirit of compromise. The gov
ernment was resolved to maintain order at
any cost.
Essen. Germany March 14.-Ai gendarme
at Wattensched to-day killed two or a
mob which was attacking him. after ne
himself had been shot twice in the face and
a third bullet had passed through his hel-
met
At Erbe near Buer. an open air meeting
of five thousand strikers was dispersed by
the police, fifty persons being wounded
The strike leaders are constantly warning
tie strikers to observe the law.
Strasburg. Germany, March 14-Twenty-
three hundred Merlcnbach miners went on
strike to-day. They refused the pronered
10 per cent increase, which was to be ef-
fectiye July /. At Regensburg large
phosphate factory has been closed on ac'
count of lack of coal
New-York tribune., 1912-03-15
FAILS TO KILL PRIMARY BILL

Boston. March n.-An attempt to recon-
slider the enactment of the Presidential
preferential primary bill failed In the
House to-day, by vote Of TO 9lo. The
bill was sent to the Senate. and will eons
up for nnal action there tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-15

the Department of the Nord, who is now
supposed to be in Detroit. The embezzle-
ment of the town fund is given as the
ground for his dismissal.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-15

SUNDAYS NETWORK TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United States
for 81 so a year.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-15
ru,ev,Ne FRENCH MAYOR IN U. S,

Paris. March h-President Fallieres to-
day signed a decree removing from once
MAYOR Scher Of the town of Houplines, In
New-York tribune., 1912-03-15
ELOPE IN AUTO IN STORM
Irving Crumley and Miss Helen
Klein. of Nyack, Wed Here.

Nyack. Y. Y, March u tSpeclaD.-he-
cause they did not care to walt two years
20 be- married Irving Crumley and Miss
Helen Klein eloped at O'Clock this morn
ing I'm Crumley's automobile and went 10
New York. where they were married by
clergyman. They are now enjoying
HONEYMOON trip I'm the automobile.
Crumley's father moved to West Nyack
from New York two years ago. The son
RECENTLY became acquainted with Miss
Klein. the seventeen-year-old daughter OF
Emil Klein. proprietor OF the West Nyack
Hotel. Their acquaintance grew so rapidly
that last week Crumley called on Mr. Klein
and asked for his daughters hand. the
father objected to a match because or the
girls age and told her she would have TO
wait at least two years before he would
give his consent to her marriage.
Realizing that pleading would be useless
the couple planned To elope. Last night
was the time appointed, and IN the heavy
raInstorm Crumley drove up to the hote!
after midnight Miss Klein soon appeared
dressed for the journey. She had two large
suitcases hidden In the barn in the rear or
the hotel and Crumley lost no time in get
ting them and starting on their Journey
New-York tribune., 1912-03-15
the premiums. when the cour. is given

of the premiums. when the court is given
discretionary powers.
The Frawley bill, appropriating s7co,0o
for New York's representation at the
Panama Pacific Exposition. at San Fran
cisco, in 1915 passed both houses OF the
Legislature to-day, and goes TO the Gov
ernor for approval.
The Bayne- Phillips measure, proposing
constitutional amendment that Will enable
the passage Of laws providing for work.
mems accident compensation by employers
passed the Senate.
The Hinman resolution. resembling ths
approval OF last years Legislature OF the
federal income tax, which passed the As
sembly yesterday, was received In tho
Senate to-day. Senator Bracket tried 10
have IL advanced TO third reading. but was
unsuccessful, and the measure went 10
committee.
The Assembly passed the Banzhaf bill,
increasing the penalty for criminal assault
in the first degree from twenty to forty
years.
Bills appropriating ss6OO0.oO0 for the i'm
provement of the Cayuga, the Seneca, the
Erie. the Oswego and the Champlain
canals were introduced by Assemblyman
Whitney Assemblyman Jones introduced
a bill appropriating Slf.Ooo.0oo for the extern
sion OF the Black River Canal