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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-10
All Sessions To Be Open.

Before adopting the resolution reported
bv the Rules Committee the House voted
Overwhelmingly that all sessions OF IT'S
lobby committee shall be open to the pup
Nc. The adoption of the resolution itself
was on a viva voce vote. and was prac-
t.cally unanimous.
Representative jefferson Levy, OF New
York, made violent and somewhat anus
ing efforts TO stall off the reconsideration
of his amendment Of Saturday., which pro-
hbited the committee from engaging an
attorney Mr.. Levy feared the lobby
probers might engage Samuel Cntermyer'
for whose activities in the money trust
probe the New Yorker expressed cordial
dislike. Mr.. Levy again delivered burn
ing speech, asserting that the money
trust" investigation had been bit OF
folly, had injured business and accom-
plished no good either for the Democratic
party or the country.
The New York member made point OF
no quorum, in order TO prevent action To-
day. but after wait of an hour quorum
was assembled, and the Levy anti-attor-
ney amendment was reconsidered and re-
iected. Mr. Levy was the picture OF
gloom as the close vote was announced.
He asserted the House members were
capable of conducting probe Of their
own without bringing in ambitious ana
high priced lawyers from the outside
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-10
TO PROVIDE FARMERS LOANS.

Washington, July 9.-Representatye
Rulings, OF Pennsylvania, introduced 70.
day n Progressive party bill 10 crea.e
,oalxe loans on agricultural lands.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-10
Agree on Amendment.


81 have discussed this matter with Sem
ator owen and. Congressman Glass. and
We are all In entire agreement that the
bill should be so amended as not 10 inter-
fere with or Impair the right II the banks
TO take out circulation against the per
cent bonds now owned or hereafter ac-
quired by them To the fun amount of their
capital, as provided b. existing law. Moth
ing will be done to abridge or impair the
rights OF the holders Of the per cent
bonds, whether such holders are banks
or individuals. This is simple Justice
The bill should OF course. provide that
3 per cent bonds issued 10 refund the IS
shall not have the circulation privilege"
The Republican members were called
into a meeting Of the House Banking and
Currency Committee to-day and allowed
to vote for a resolution for open ses-
sions," and were then shooed out Of the
room In order that the Democrats might
resume their unharmoniOus and secret
conferences. With great show OF pitt
less publicity" the full committee adopted
resolution, first offered by Representa-
tive Lindbergh, "A Progressive, providing
that all sessions OF the committee shall
be open. Five of the fourteen Democrats
OF the committee voted against publicity,
even OF the routine sessions when minor
ity members are permitted to be present
The attitude Of the majority regarding
the secret conferences in which the cur
rcncy reform bill is being actually
amended Is unchanged The minority
members Will not be permitted TO take
part and there probably will not be an
other meeting Of the full committee I'M
I'll the bill is ready TO report TO the
House. Protests that the minority mem
bers should be consulted about currency
reform and that the bill should not be-
made partisan measure were unavaillng
to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-10
LEADERS DECIDE TO
AMEND CURRENCY BILL
Agree to Retain Circulation
Privilege for United States
2 Per Cent Bonds.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS OPEN
"Pitiless Publicity" Voted For,
but Democrats Won't Apply
It While the Measure Is \
Being Changed.
LFrom rhe rrIbune Rnreau.l

Washington. July 9.-SeCretary McAdoo
issued statement tonight announcing
that he and Chairmen owen and Glass.
Of the Senate and House Banking and
Currency committees. respectively. had
agreed OF an amendment 10 the currency
I'm which would retain the circulation
privilege for the United States per cent
bonds for the entire period 81 twenty
years during which it is proposed to retire
the existing 100000 issue OF national
bank notes secured By these bonds
II has been declared by critics OF the
bill that the recent decline below par in
the market value Of the per cent bonds
was due TO the provisions Of the bill lin.
itlng the bond secured circulation OF the
banks 10 the amount outstanding when
tho bill should become Law. thereby de-
priylng the bonds Of the circulation priyi-
lege and decreasing their investment
value
The bill as originally drawn" said
Secretary McAdoo. provided for the
compulsory rcfunding Of 10 per cent Of the
outstanding 2s annually. Had this proyi-
sion stood IL would have been necessary
to limit the circulation privilege OF the
banks TO the amount Of circulation they
had outstanding against government
bonds AZ the time OF the passage II the
bill. and such provision was incorporat-
ed IN tho measure.
Subsequently II was determined TO
make the refunding OF the p permlssive.
instead Of compulsory. and to change the
90. L n
10 per cent annually.
This change made the limitation upon
the power Of the banks 10 take out circu-
lation against the 2s unnecessary. but,
through an oversight. this provision was
not eliminated from the draft OF the bill
which IS now under consideration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-10
Levy Loses by Two Votes.

The motion to reconsider the Levy
amendment, which carried on Saturday
last. was made by Mr.. Mann and sup
norted heartily by Chairman Henry of
the Rules Committee, stanch friend OF
Untermyer and instlgator of the money
trust" investigation. Voting by tellers'
the House stood SO TO So on the Levy
amendment. A rollcall was then ordered
and Mr.. Levy lacked two votes.
Representative Cooper Progressive Re
publican, obtained the adoption OF an
amendment requiring publicity OF all com
mittee meetings. The amendment grieved
Mr.. Fitzgerald, Of New York, who said
mo wonder the public is sometimes sus-
picious of US. when we have TO give an
investigating committee specific instruc-
tions not TO hold secret sessions. Here
we are investigating ourselves, and yet
we must take the pains of forbidding
secrecy. We encourage suspicion by such
resolutions
Mr.. Cooper retorted that the Senate
committee had examined witness IN
secret Yesterday and he wasn't so sure
the House committee might not back
slide I'm the same manner during the
course Of the inquiry.
Mr.. Austin. of Tennessee. brought the
name of David Lamar, the Wolf OF
Wall Street" into the debate. He re-
called "a speech made by Representative
Martin Littleton a year ago in which Mr..
Llttleton' had assailed Lamar, Henry b.
Martin and others who were showing
peculiar interest IN the Steel probe Mr..
Austin hoped the House committee would
also examine the story that Lamar was
behind the steel trust inquiry for pur-
poses of self-gain.
MuIhall Charges Denied.
During the debate Representative Nc
Dermott. Of Illinois made a statement
denouncing the use Of his name in the
Mulhall letters. He declared that the
charge that he was in the pay of the
National Association Of Manufacturers
was an outrageous falsehood.
The Republican leader, Mr.. Mann.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-26
sOWD SHEVVILDERS'
HERE'S A GREETIN'
Writer from Pudding Land Hopes
II Was "PleisanteSt Xmas
You've liver Had"

4 writer from across the sea, in that
part of England which prides itself not
only on making pudding but knives TO cut
it as well. has intrusted TO The Tribune
a Christmas message for all Yorkshire
men, and in particular those from Shelf
field and Hallamshire. His greeting will
without doubt go 10 the hearts OF the
"fooalks" for whom he penned il. To the
ordinary New Yorker the message may
suggest an attempt on the part OF Joe
Weber to utilize Carnegie simpliied spell
ing.
II is true New York did have a taste
OF tho talk of Yorkshire last season in
Stanley Houghton's play OF English weav-
ers "Hindle Wakes" but the piece did
not linger long enough to make the dialect
in any sense a rival Of that employed by
Potash and Perlmutter"
The writer. Mr. II. p. Brufton. has not
confined his greeting simply to eXiles in
New York, but to all folk throughout the
land who sigh for home whenever they
smell Yorkshire pudding or hear the yelp
OF a Yorkshire terrier.
Herewith Tho Tribune discharges the
burden imposed upon it:
ITO all OVID Shevvilders an Hallamshire
men away thro't ovid country. and settled
across { waiter. aw send a Christmas
greetin. May II be peisantest Xmas
they've liver ad, an avn sure ut fooalks
in I ovid TAIN here. t hooam. Sir Francis
Chantrey, James Montgomery, Ebenezer
Elliott an other illustrious townsmen,
would all join wishin all on yo Vary
ABBY Christmas an a Apply New Yeear"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-26
Bodies of Men Found in
Brooklyn Give No Clew
as to Cause.
YOUTH DIES FLEEING
FROM MAN HE HIT
Body Unmarked. and Pending
Autopsy Heart Disease Is Given
as Cause of Death.

Two deaths Of remarkable similarity
occurred yesterday in Bay Ridge,
Brooklyn. A young man. running from
a pursuer he had struck, was found
dead on a fourth floor landing. His
body was unmarked.
The second instance was that OF
motorman whose body was found be-
meath the trucks Of his car after it had
jumped the track. There was slight
bruise on his face but this, physician
said, did not indicate the cause of
death.
Pending a thorough investigation.
the police think that death was due
to heart disease in both cases.
After dinner yesterday Theodore
Keisher, eighteen. left his home at No
451a Third avenue, Brooklyn, for
walk. When he got TO the corner OF
4Sth street and Third avenue he met
an acquaintance, and. according to the
story Of Frank O'Connor, who was
standing in front Of his homo at NO.
47lT Third avenue, the young men
quarrelled
"Keisher struck the other man,
O'Connor said later to the police, and
then took TO his heels, running through
4Sth street. The man followed him
and, as | had become interested,
trailed them.
Finding that his pursuer was close
upon him Keisher darted into the
apartment house at No. 256 and the
other man ran in after him. ! waited
ON the sidewalk for several minutes
and the failure of either man TO come
ont aroused my curiosity so much that
went in to learn how matters stood
Il walked up to the fourth floor be-
fore anything developed on the land
ing there I saw Keisher, face down. /
thought he had been struck and was
unconscious. but when I turned him
over il was clear he was dead. didn't
see The other man after he passed into
ti-'
A Bav Ridge avenue car, bound for
Timer Park, jumped the track in curv-
ing into Thirteenth avenue yesterday
afternoon and sped for twenty yards.
ploughing into saloon, where it
halted The passengers were jounced
around, the vestibule was smashed and
the saloons windows were shattered.
When the conductor went in search
OF the motorman, Henry Frick, fifty
nine. Of No 356 SD street, to ask an
explanation he could not find him.
Finally one of the passengers found the
BODY If the motorman, which had been
carried along by the rear trucks. The |
man was dead, but there was only a !
slight mark on one side Of his face.
An ambulance surgeon said that this |
mark did not explain the mans death, |
for no bones were broken. The police |
theory in this case is the same as in
the Keisher case-that heart disease |
was responsible. II is not known |
whether Frick was stricken before the |
car left the rails or later.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-26
KILLED BY CHRISTMAS RUSH
Veteran Letter Carrier Stricken
at Newark.

Stricken with apoplexy, Patrick Nc
Gee. one OF the Oldest mail carriers in
the service at Newark dropped dead
in the postofiice there yesterday after
noon. His death is attributed to the
Christmas rush.
Mr.. McGec started as mail carrier
twenty-seven years ago. Because Of
his age he was relieved from delivery
work about four years ago. and since
then did collecting. Yesterday morn
ing. after making two trips with a
wagon, he quit work at o'clock.
Twenty-Five minutes later, just after
he had congratulated a fellow carrier
who had received a necktie as Christ
mas gift, he fell dead.
MIR. MCGEE lived at No 13 Tichenor
street. He leaves a wife and seven
children, Of whom two were adopted.
One of his daughters. Mrs. Lillian
Garry. was married two months ago
A week later her husband died sud
denly,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-26
GRIM, GRAY WARSHIPS
SIGNAL XMAS GREETINGS.

Az day broke yesterday there fiuttered
forth from the signal yard Of the battle
ship wyoming fleet flagship. series or
flags that denoted I'm the language OF the
international signal code "A merry Christ
mas TO all
Following the example OF the hagshlp,
the Utah. the Florida, the Arkansas. the
Washington the Dixie. the Sonoma and
the Ontario and half dozen torpedo boat
destroyers in the navy yard broke out
similar signals There were only couple
of thousand men left TO receive the greet
ing OF the flags, as most OF the men and
officers who came In with the fleet a few
days ago went home on leaves or fur
loughs after receiving their pay.
The men who remained-a couple Of
hundred on the receiving ship Washing
ton, a hundred marines i'm the barracks
80 men in the brig and 100 or 1900 more
kept on duty to man the vessels-went TO
divine service In the morning on their own
ships or others. and passed the day amid
such reminders OF the occasion as the
green hangngs about the superstructures
of the warships could give. They had a
sumptuous dinner. turkey. plum pudding,
ice cream, etc, were permitted TO smoke
and TO receive visitors and their freedom
was increased generally. They had music
70 enliven the day. too. for the choir Of
the Roman Catholic Church of the Sacred
Heart visited the receiving ship and sang
for the men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-26
SANTA JOB TIRES AMATEUR
Picks Trolley Tracks for Nap;
Car Wakes Him Up. %

Henry Jefferson, a stationary fireman
living at No. $40 Amsterdam avenue,
left home early yesterday morning to
deliver a Christmas package BY five
in tho evening he had grown tired of
delivering that package and betook him.
self straightway. perhaps. 10 Broadway
and ll7th street. where he laid his
weary self down TO rest on the street
lanes Looney. whose address is No.
400 West l30th street, was greatly
aToused, thinking that jefferson was at
tempting suicide. He attempted to res
enc him But his kindly services were
ungratefully repulsed with, Go way,
Santa Claus, go way. go way"
ooney therefore went 10 seek the aid
n, Patrolman Bauerschmitt. but mean
U,biie Jefferson's head was hit by a car
An ambulance took the tired. wounded
man TO the West l?5th street police sta
ton where IL was found that the wound
was slight. jefferson occupied cell at
the station last night charged with dis
orderly conduct for having accidentally
tried to commit suicide while delivering
q package.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-26
JOY FOR LONELY
AT 'SPUCS' TREE
Hearts of $4,000 Friendless
Ones Made Glad at Big
Christmas Party.
CANDY AND GIFTS
FOR LITTLE ONES
Fathers. Mothers and Youngsters
Have Merry Day as Guests
of the Society.

The lonely" IN New York City-about
1900 of them. anyway-were made for
getful for few hours yesterday Of the
fact that society had apparently forgot
ten their existence during the celebration
OF Christmas. They were the guests Of
the Spug Society at a Nuletide party
held in the Grand Central Palace, and
none was permitted for a moment to con-
slider himself bercft OF friends.
The idea OF dispensing happiness and
cheer TO some OF the city's lonesome
ones originated with Miss Anne Morgan,
Mrs August Belmont and other members
Of the society
1t was a real old-fashioned Christmas
party too. There was q big tree. pro-
vided by Governor Haincs of Maine. The
tree was decorated in the most approved
modern style. Great piles OF gifts in the
shape Of candy boxes were grouped
about at the foot OF the tree. All the
afternoon and evening hundreds of chill
dren clamored for them, and 500 boxes
were distributed by o'clock.
The Lexington avenue side Of the room
resemblcd a park playground. There
were tobogSans. a "wggle- waggle' and
other devices OF entertainment for the
children 4 moving picture show in an
other part OF the building was crowded
with youngsters and grown-ups during
the hours Of the party. An orchestra
obtained by Mrs. Edward Breitung fur
nished inspiration for the many dancers.
And last, but by no means the least
important were the eats \ seeming
~ endless procession Of hungry persons
beseged the space parttioned off for
this form OF entertainment There
were the humorous and pathetic incl
dents that Invariably accompany such
occasions. The case OF William Jones,
twelve years old. was perhaps one OF
the former variety. William Jones likes
his tobacco, AMI especially adores the
eating" kind. The boy was elected from
the dining room because his mouth and
face demonstrated his prediction for
the plug" His ejectment took place be-
fore he had partakcn OF any OF de eats"
and ne was inconsolable.
Il amt done nothin.' ne walled. zone
Of the ladies said was a dirty boy jes'
cause ! had a chew in me face. Say,
what does 'Spug mean. anyway"
woman with three small children
whose hands clasped bags OF candy stood
waiting in the rain outside the building.
With the assistance OF two men, she and
the children were placed aboard a Lex
ington avenue car. After fumollnS
through her pockets the mother discov-
cred she had no carfare. The conductor
signalled the car 20 stop, helped the
moneyless passengers to the platform.
took one look at the downpour OF rain
and then gave the signal for the car TO
start again As he found seats for the
bewildered woman and little ones he
muttored.
"Oh. well its Christmas. Let EN-
ride
The "Spug' Society. born a year ago,
now numbers several thousand persons.
Each mcmbc- had four tickets TO dis
tribute Yesterday 10 lonely persons.
Miss Morgan Mrs Belmont. Miss Ger
trudc Robinson Smith and Miss Miriam
X. Oliver had charge Of the affair.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-26
SANTA BOUNTIFUL TO
BRO0KLYN'S POOR

In Brooklyn the principal feature OF
the day was the Sittg Christmas Tree
entertainment in the afternoon at the
DeKalb Theatre. where $3.50 poor children
from all parts OF the borough were made
happy. They were transported 10 and
from the DeKalb by the railway COM
panies free OF charge. The entertainment
opened with half a dozen vaudeville num-
bers. and then the youngsters were
marched past the stage. where stood a
huge Christmas tree, and received pack
ages of gifts from John kupat, alias
Santa Claus. The older children got
books and fruit and candy, and the
Younger ones toys, fruits and sweet
The entertainment was the twenty-fourth
given by the Christmas Tree organlza-
ton and the first since the death of the
founder. Mrs. Frank Sittig. last August.
Representative William M Calder, Justin
Mccarthy and others made speeches, I'm
which they told the little ones of her
work for them and thousands OF other
poor children.
MANY churches held special services in
tho morning. Special dinners were pro-
vided for the inmates OF the jail, the
sImshouse and the various homes and
ssylums. Thousands OF poor families
were provided with dinners The Saliva
ton Army gave out 600 baskets and the
Rrooklyn Lodge of Elks 100, and
innumerable other dinners were provided
by the churches and charitable organiza-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-26
THOUSANDS FEAST
in SULLIVAN LAND
big Tins" Brothers Feed
5000 and Loft Gives
Away 1000 Baskets.

There were two dinners to the former
constituents Of Big Tim" Sullivan yes
terday, thus doubly carrying out the ira
ditions OF the neiGhborhood.
George W. | oft Representative for the
18th District together with Mrs Loft,
gave away nearly a thousand baskets OF
things good to eat To women. He used
the old stand-No. n7 Bowery big
Tins" brother. Patrick II. Sullivan. and
his. half brother. Lawrence MulliGan. fed
nearly five thousand persons at No. 90
Bowerv. and gave them each n pipe ana
package Of tobacco and an order for a
pair OF shoes.
At each place the lines began forming
early in the morning AZ Mr.. Lofts head
quarters the crowd or women became so
dense and stubborn IT was reported he
was compelled TO ask the police 10 dis
perse them when the large supply OF food
had been exhausted.
In front OF No 80. where the Clan-na-
Sullivan held forth. the line OF men eX-
tended three blocks. and IL required six
hours for them TO get 10 and from the
sion. The police and private officer had
hard time preventing a rush At several
periods. as some OF the poor who had
foregathered about daylight became i'm
patient.
PADDY" Sullivan said few words each
time the "a bles were iilled.
I'm glad YOU are here he said. 1T
would please him. All We ask YOU in re-
turn is 10 say little prayer for Big Tim
when you 20 to bed tonight" They did
rot pray publicly. but as each relay cam"
in there were three cheers for Timothy -.
Sullivan and the brothers VINO folio" ed
his example in putting a little Christmas
into the lives II those who might not
otherwise have had any this year.
Fl voted for Tilden in 1876" said griz-
zled veteran OF the streets. IAN I'd do II
agin II / could. I'm from Mississippi he
added. placing greasy hands on Harry T..
oxford, Assemblymsn from the Sd Dis
trct.
Johnny" Banks. who fought nearly all
Of the heavyweights years ago. was there.
He can't fight now because OF age. lite
liked the celery and fowl and bread ana
teer very much, apparently.
81 could have been doing this myself
he said. ~ they had given such purses IN
my time as they give now I'd have mad
a million dollars
one Of the qIeerest features Of the occa-
sion was the declinaton Of great numbers
Of the down and outs 10 accept anything
10 drink. They refused the tender OF
glasses Of beer with such frequency as to
attract the attention OF Paddy sullivan
and "Sarsaparilla" James Reilly VINO
has helped run the big feas,s since they
were established.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-26
RICH GIRL PLAYS SANTA
FOR MANY CHILDREN

West sayville. Long Island, Dec. Gin
a vacant house on the estate of her
father at Indian Neck Hall here this az
ternoon Miss Marjorie Bourne for the
third time enacted the part of Santa
Claus to the children Of the village.
About two hundred youngsters, ranging
from infants in arms to sixteen years OF
age. received Christmas tokens from the
young woman.
As has been her custom In other Years,
Miss Bourne placed notice in the local
postoffice on Monday inviting all the
children OF the village to visit her TO day
and receive apresent. BY II 30 O'Clock It
seemed that all the children in this part
Of the island were on hand II was about
o'clock In the afternoon when the last
happy Christmas laden youngster left
the house. and there was not present
left.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-26
SHEPARD OF 1918 BRINGS
GOLDEN JOY; JOHN D. AIDS

Mrs. Finley J. Shepard and John ID. and
William Rockefeller made the employees
at the Tarrytown railway station happy
yesterday Mrs. Shepard gave gold pieces
to the station men at Irvington. To the
telegraph operator she gave 80. Inc
manager OF the telephone Offices in Irving
ton and Tarrytown was also included IN
the gift budget. To the eleven telephone
girls she gave s. gold pieces.
The men on Mrs. Shepard's estate re-
ceived turkeys and potatoes.
John d. Rockefeller distributed $40 gold
pieces among the telegraph operators ana
telephone girls.