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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-31
rAmMANY AND sALooNKEEPERs

IL is difficult for men who have not
been brought into contact with that side
of political life which deals with the
underworld to understand the brazen
openness with which this Matchmaking
of lawbreakers was carried out. A fur
Their very dark fact was that many or
the men responsible for putting the law
on the statute books in order 10 please
one element of their constituents, also
connived at or even protted by the cor
rupt and partial non-enforcement OF the
law in order to please another set or
their constituents, or TO secure profit for
themselves. The organ OF the liquor
sellers at that time was the Wine and
Spirit Gazette" The editor OF this paper
believed in selling liquor on Sunday, and
felt that II was an outrage TO forbid II.
But he also felt that corruption ana
blackmail made too big price to pay
for the partial non-enforcement of the
law. He made in his paper a statement
the correctness Of which was never ques-
toned. which offers startling common
tary on New York politics of that period
In this statement he rected the fact
that the system of blackmail had been
brought 10 such a state of perfection,
and had become so oppressive TO the
liuuor dealers themselves, that they COM
municated at length on the subject with
Governor Hill (the State Democratic
boss and then with Mr.. Croker dhe city
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-31

wild beast broker meditated a moment.
NO: all working
II was saying that besides rattlers we
supply plenty of moccasins. copperheads
and whipsnakes, and We have always
standing orders for the rarer species"
The stenographer returned with "A pa
thetic : o 5 from Coney. He says
can't We let him have A bear" mo.
We can't-all working" snapped Mr..
Mitchell. Say. though tell him we've
three leopards and trainer If ne feels like
leOpards-hundred and fifty a week"
Most of them come from
Texas" he resumed. There's man
down in Florida. too. who runs a snake
farm. He supplies swamp snakes from
the Everglades
so you get all your supplies from these
professional collectors"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-31
THE EXCISE.

one of the perennially serious and dim
cult problems. and one of the chief rea-
sons for police blackmail and corruption
is to be found in the excise situation in
New York When / was Police Commits
sioner New York was a city with twelve
or fifteen thousand saloons. with state
law which said they should he closed on
SUNDAYS. and with a local sentiment
which put premium on violating the law
by making Sunday the most profitable
dav i'm the week to the saloonkeeper who
was willing TO take chances. II was this
Willingness to take chances that furnished
to the corrupt politician and the corrupt
police officer their opportunities.
There was I'm New York City strong
sentiment in favor Of honesty in politics;
there was also a strong sentiment in
favor of opening the saloons on Sundays;
and. finally. there was a strong sentiment
i'm favor of keeping the saloons closed on
Sunday. Unfortunately, many of the men
who favored honest government never
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-31

| the full name and address Of every doc
tor sign there appearing. Immediately
upon securing this information the pa
troman was instructed TO return the
sheet TO the officer in charge of the pre-
cinct The latter. i'm turn. was instructed
to collect and place in one large envelope
and To return TO Police Headquarters all
the data thus received. As a result OF
this procedure within two hours the
prosecuting officials of the city of New
YORK were in possession Of the name and
address OF every person in New York
who announced himself as a physician
and scores of pretended physicians were
brought to book or driven from the CITY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-31

they are journeying to and fro across
country, but I've never yet heard Of
rainmen being devoured. Only the other
day | got a phone call from an ex-
press companys office at Jersey City to
the effect that big serpent was loose
on the premises. and that the girls would
feel happier If we'd send over an expert
10 box him. 1t wasn't one OF ours, but
we sent over and did the job for them
It's all in the days work in our trade.
The export trade? Well. We send a
good many native American snakes to
the European collections; mostly rattlers,
but
The entrance of a stenographer inter-
rupted him.
"A Coney Island man wants To know
IL we can loan him a lion and lioness and
tanner for a week" she announced. The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-31
ENFORCING LAW DISHONESTY.

Meanwhile. the politicians found an III
credible profit in using the law as CLUB
TO keep the saloons i'm line: all except the
biggest, the owners of which, or the own
ers Of the breweries back OF them sat IN
the inner councils Of Tammany, or con-
trolled Tammanys allies in the Repubh-
can organization. The police used tue
partial and spasmodic enforcement of the
law as a means of collecting blackmail
The result was that the officers OF the
law. the politicians and the saloonkeepers
became inextricaby tangled in net
work of crime and connivance at crime.
The most powerful saloonkeepers con-
trolIed the politicians and the police
while the latter in turn terrorized and
blackmailed all the other saloonkeepers.
II was not case of non-enforcement OF
the law. The law was very actively en-
forced. but it was enforced with corrupt
discrimination.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-31

rF YOU had CHANGED to glance up d.
Won were hurrying out Of the Hud-
Il son Terminal into Cortlandt street
one fine morning not so very long ago
Won would have met the eye OF a large
Indian python who was benignly survey
ing the feverish throng below from hls
comfortable quarters in a chimney but
New Workers are VIGOROUSLY too afrald Of
being mistaken for rubes 10 acquire Vlo
habit OF looking aloft, with the result
that they miss many pleasing spectscies
blown kisses from skittish sweatshop
girls. and huge serpents. head and neck
out Of a respectable Cortlandt street
chimney. for instance. Perhaps some one
did see the python, but didn't care 10
Tess up. II needs nerve 10 tell the poss
you saw snakes at S:l5 a. m.
The snake broking business OF Ne"
yRk. the buying and selling, Importation
and expectation Of 1--we serpents' II IN inc
hands Of two men. both Germans by the
vsy Practically all the collectors OF "Io
animals and rare orchids and the rest Oh
the thunder OF the jungle the world over
are Germans. In India, West Africa Co
lonbia. Trinidad. Siam and the Malay
Archipelago these expatriated sons o. the
Fstherland are constantly gathering III
secret service dockets on the movements
OF the denizens Of jungle and desert -
their bungalow steps come native heroS-
man and hunter. with information as 10
the Whereabouts OF creatures coveted oi
the geological curators OF the occldent'
and into their yards come shudderihs
bearers. staggering under the weight OF
Grated leopards and ape and anaconda.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-31

The geological park and the Snowman
state their wants to the brokers III Man
haitian. TO Louis Ruhe and William Bar
tells. and one afternoon into city mall
box. with thousand humdrum business
communications goes letter 'hat 10
destined 10 launch a hazardous expeo't'on
INTO the wilderness in quest OF the orueI'
Native life Is cheap. and no scare heaos
out there announce the loss OF a few nm
doos or Mslays or Nasal by fever or snake
Bite or the paw OF the cornered jungle
cat before the capture Is made That
merely the inevitable wear and tear OF
machinery. The swarthy widow ana her
nttie black babies lament for few days
lhen they gladly accept the few POUNDS
VI beads or rolls OF cotton print onered
mem and begin new chapter In their
ives And We troop up 10 The Bronx or
"'o the circus tent and listlessly fling a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-31

theless preferred keeping the saloons open
to having honest government, ana many
others among the men who favored hon
est government put 1t second to keeping
the saloons closed Moreover, among the
people who wished the law obeyed and
the saloons closed there were plenty VINO
objected strongly to every step necessary
to accomplish the result. although they
also insisted that the result should be ac-
complshed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-31

Continued on seventh page.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-16
Wabash Note Trustee Asked
to Sue Railroad for Wip-
ing Out Security's
Value.

As a result of the disclosures concern
Ing the disappearance of the value from
T. 900 shares of Pacific Express Company
stock deposited as collateral under "A
$5.0y0.00O a. per cent note issue of the
Wabash Railroad Company. a Gould line.
a banker who is interested In the protec-
ton Of the noteholders. said yesterday
that the Central Trust Company had been
called on to bring suit against the Wabash
Railroad and its directors to see that the
loss in collateral is made good. Tho Cen
tral Trust Company is trustee for the
notes.
Members of the protective committee
for the AZ per cent notes are john w.
Platten. president of the United States
Mortgage and Trust Company, chairman;
otto r. Barnard, president of the New
York Trust Company. and Henry r. lex
elheimer. Calvert Brewer. secretary OF
the. committee. said that an official am
nouncement might be made to-day.
I'm discussing the methods by which
George Gould and his wife, Edith King
don Gould. who owned 2i,0yO shares OF
the Pacific Express Company stock, had
disposed OF their holdings for par as
result of the new contract made with the
Wells-Fargo Express Company by the
Gould railroads. bankers declared that
there were two things TO be ascertaihed
New-York tribune., 1913-07-16
THE COTTON MARKET
Receivers an Early Decline, but
Closes Irregular.

Foreign selling of the August option
caused an early decline in the cotton mar
ket and was credited to realizing on the
long end of straddle accounts. General
trade was quiet. and after the drop the
market rallied. closing steady, with Au-
gust net points off and other positions
10 points higher. Domestic mills came
into the market as buyers OF new crop
deliveries as a hedge against forward re-
qurements. According to ring talk some
Of the foreign houses which took up cot
ton here during May and shipped 1t
abroad and followed this up by accepting
further deliveries i'm July and shipping out
from the local stock were buyers or Au-
gust here against safes Of August-Septem-
Der i'm Liverpool, when the local price
was about 125 points under the LlVerpool
quotation. Yesterday morning the price
Of August I'm New York was only 10 points
under Liverpool, and it was naturally
supposed that the straddle operations
showed a handsome profit. That the Ell
tire straddle account was being hqui-
dated, however seemed by no means GER
tain, as some Of the Liverpool houses
have predicted that the difference De-
tween the two markets would shrink TO
about 80 points. and Liverpool is still sup
posed 10 be long of October as well as its
remaining holdings Of August. Southern
spot markets were unchanged, but the
local market advanced points to lZ'0Oc
for middling upland. Sales, lil baies'
Local contract prices:
New-York tribune., 1913-07-16

+. G. Converse. Albert II. Wiggin and
Charles +. Brooker have been appointed a
protective committee for the common and
preferred stocks Of the American Water
Works and Guarantee Company. Holders
are requested to deposit their stocks with
the Bankers Trust Company.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-16
JUDGMENTS RECORDED.

Tin, following judgments for amounts more
than 800 were nlcd yesterday, the hrst name
Nndr.nys' N'S Geofgc-standard Plumbing supply
CO.. SlNJ g. .
Aldano. Giovannic C.--Swift 4 Co: tl2i %
Nchinstein, Ily mau--S. Jane. Sl43 49,
Rolz Katharina-L Koch ct al; $isi 81
cannon. John hu-Thomas Ward Co.. VIZ ~.
Close. Zacheus A-l'ullerton Electric co.
BsncKcr. George y. -Italian-American Printing
Hl,cbman simon-n. Lichtcnstcin ct al; 81
curtis. Harry John Forsythc: s4Se S..
cheney. Mayuard-II \. F'uckeger; s264 g.
Fox Sus,n-U s. Gramley' N.1ti 81.
Same-Same. S626 so.
Flrh. Erlch-schienclin & Co: .5S1 20.
Gaiics. Joseph M-Cassidy s Son Manutaetur-
Frank i.eopold-Edward Thompson Co.; SO %.
Fcssel. uscar-M. Cohen; Sl35 TO- .,nr
. toIdfelcr. Morris. :. IHaNy; $iO To-.
Come Fred A -Engel-Heller CO.; Sl02 90
Harrison. .ohn-L II. Foster; Sl. oS
Ilochrich. Morris. r stanley; N'S 81
Hurwitz. Nsthan--J Holtz; sll4 3S.
Herman. Gsaac-Unitcd states NorS'ed CO.
Iscgnr ,-g Henry. Toriello. S67S 50. =.
Kurt. AIter-Tuited Dressed Beef company oil
,lIrrcl. Hg% i'if Tcnry%W ilso WOLF sl55 81.
i.inch George W" recciver-M. Bishop
rcfis It's Joseph c.-Acker Merrall & cOndit
Marcus. Lazar-solar Light Co. 1879 t3
M1slckon. Juseph-A. HauptHlu' SlV' ~"
llotzger. Erncst-Intonatonai Provision CO..
u,,rpt,Iics. Minuie-M. Cohen s143 50.
NcEWHu. OliVer--Federa! Sign system Elec-
phyfc. iS' ". Gaiwson-New York Lubricatins
p,pncy. Frederick H.--ssmund UIlman CO...
SSgi 80. $1,000
oeyser. Phillip Steinbcrg, SloS 50.
Peterson. Antou--II. Alton. S2.Il0 10.
Prokopiak. Stanislaw, administrator-ln
Rand transit co.. costs Sill $.
EaLcr. Violet Hwy Court Realty Co.
p,,lscir - ~ David A.-w. Reiman. sIi32 81.
po.enthaI Maxi. Walsh, $40 10.
nav. samuel--G. McAncny costs. SOS 40.
Vofbschild Bculamiu-M. Cohen. $21o 81
Rgche. Harry executor Harry II. Bclgardt
Nj Rachel $l.300 63.
Ravnor. Robert sterling Top and Equip
ment Co. Sl4i 81.
schmidt IIarry-suIzberger Sons Co.
sc5rpcr' Annie. stern ct al. STA OF.
sboehan. Observation-Disclosures Realty Co..
Si20 81. g..
60. Si20 81.
st.rnberg Morris and Nathan NJ. Rosen-
Llatt-RoyaI Embroidery Works, S12.3OI.
Wilson RaIph--PersOnalty Liquidating Co..
Si27 90.
Annex Homes Of New York City-F. Kier-
nan. S3si 30.
Queens Land and Title Cor. n. cotter'
1927 So.
Kerry Mining Con j. Toomey SJ5I4 f0
NJ Vega a Co,-Bradstreet CO., STA III.
Granite Spring water COW. l.. Bartlett
costs, S107 n.
Monaton Realty Investing Corporation-G. q.
Brown. sos 80 a. =,
New-York tribune., 1913-07-16
BANK MADE BAT LOANS
First Report on First Second
National of Pittsburgh.
IFrom The Tribune Rurcau-

Washington. July IA preliminary re-
port of the two bank examiners who have
been at work on the books of the First
Second National Bank of Pittsburgh.
which closed its doors a week ago. has
been completed and will be submitted TO
the Attorney General this week, probably
Thursday, for him 10 determine whether
immediate criminal action should he
taken.
II is understood that much questionable
collateral has been found and that sew
eral of the large loans are regarded as
bad. If it is found that there have been
actual violations of the national banking
laws and the responsibility can be fixed
without grand jury investigation a war
rant or warrants will be issued. Other
wise it is probable that a special attorney
will he designated TO conduct a further
investigation. The preliminary report was
mado simply TO give the Department OF
Justice Scueral idea OF the situation.
Pittsburgh. July l5.-The First National
Bank Of Mckeesport, which closed its
doors as q precautionary measure q week
ago Yesterday, resumed business This
morning.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-16
CURB ECHOES.

During the week ended July the North
star sent so tons Of ore 10 the mill and it
is probable that shipments from now on
viii I've at the rate Of lcO tons a day. II Is
stated that the raise from the 10J0-foot
level is in big body Of ore six feet wide
and assaying So 10 SO a ton
At the meeting Of the Mexican Company
the resolution cutting Off the search for
new properties was rescinded over the
opposition Of the Zadig interests. The lat
ter also demanded a dividend payment
from the 10000 now IN the bank, but was
overruled. A deposit Of sJo.1i was made.
the result Of the last settlement, which
was the product OF the ore up 20 June Il.
The estimated report Of the Goldheld
Consolidated Mining Company for June
gives net earnings Of $4,000 the smallest
in the year and in the history OF the
mine. The most discouraging feature IS
the falling of in values The total ton
mage treated was 80 800 This is only
slightly less than that Of May. but the net
return in May was $29 IS, or larger by
more than 5000.
The Prairie OH and Gas Company had
27g.sI barrels Of oil stored in June. which
was less than any month since January
and compared with 3C7.O9l barrels in May.
The COmpany's runs last month totalled
2.GJ51l8, as compared with 3. l9o,191 in
Nav
New-York tribune., 1913-07-16
PACIFIC EXPRESS DEAL. MAY
LEAD TO COURT ACTION

before definite charges concerning the le'
gality OF the transactions could be made
i. e.. what Gould paid for his holdings
i'm Pacific Express and whether the Wa
bash Railroad gained enough on the
Wells-Fargo contract to offset the loss
caused by the depreciation in the express
companys stock.
Other bankers were of the opinion that
the transaction as reported was not le-
gally defensible on the ground that the
rights Of the holders Of the Az per cent
Wabash notes had been ignored Those
who justified the purchase by the Missouri
Pacific and the Wabash of the Gould
holdings of Pacific Express at par, how
ever. insisted that George Could could
be accused Of nothing save bad ethics in
failing TO insist on notification to the
trustee of the Wabash notes by the di-
rectors that the Pacific Express Company
was to be liquidated
This element was inclined 10 place the
blame on the Central Trust Company
rather than on the GOulds. II was stated
that the trustee was apparently I'm ig-
norance of the liquidation of the Pacific
EXPRESS Company, although everybody
else knew il. and the full facts concern
ing its dissolution had appeared In the
public prints before and after the trans
action took place in May, 1911.
An interesting sidelight on the liquida-
ton OF the Pacific Express Company and
the formation OF the new contract with
the Wells-Fargo Express Company was
brought out when 1t was learned tha'
Thomas l.. Chadbourne, jr.. attorney Tor
the Gould roads. received total Of @O'NO
for his work. $4,000 from the Missouri Pa
cine and $1,000 from the WdDash.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-16
If 0 b. Elevate
EXPORTS.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS.

New York, july -, 1913.
GRAIN IN-WHEAT-The trade seemed 70
place little confidence IN the reports OF black
rust in the Northwest, and adyices from that
quarter said that there little probability
OF damage. Receipts at interior points were
again heavy, and the market developed weak
ness, losing all Of Mondays gain. and closing
AZ a net loss Of ldlisc Commission houses
were aggressive sellers at times. but on the
whole. the market was not particularly active
and the decline was accomplished In absence
Of more than a very moderate demand. For
cign markets were irregular, Liverpool ana
Paris being lower. while other Continental
markets were firm. Tho export demand was
less active. and sales FOR the day amounted
TO IL loads, although there we're said 70 have
been charters Of cargOes late yesterday on
old business. No red winter wheat. s31c
New York. export basis. July shipment
and a54c b 10 arrive; No ] northern
spring. 9gssc Z ailoat CORN-Firm early,
prices advancing about izc on further com
plants regarding dry weather I'm tho South
west but later there was heavy selling. and
prices lost as0tisc. closing az A net loss -
isd5sc. Export corn, 6SAc nominal b
anoat OATS Developed further weakness
under heavy selling prompted by low cash
markets and an increase In the visible ot
J. So. 600 bushels. Cash market. Easy. stand
ard white 44d44iec: No ., Hiac; No 3, ~
a43tsc: No {. 42is d43c. ordinary clipped, ~
Q44i4c: fancy. 45G48i2c; all elevator. RYE
Steady: No Western. soc / New York
export. BARLEY-Steady; mailing, 5oaooc
q BuffalO
New-York tribune., 1913-07-16
THE CROP MARKETS
Grains Weaken and Close Lower
Coffee Also Declines.

Reports Of black rust damage in the
Northwest were diresarded yesterday, and
the principal feature of the wheat mar
ket was the pressure of supplies and
heavy interior receipts Under these in
fuences Mondays gain was more than
wiped out. the market closing at a net
loss for the day Of lc to isc. Corn ad
vanced about l3c in the early trading.
but weakened under heavy selling press
ure and lost isc to sc net on the days
business. Heavy selling and an only mod
crate demand had a similar effect on the
oats market, which weakened and closed
lower.
The evening up of contracts has left
the coffee market susceptible TO quick
price changes. and the session yesterday,
while quiet was nervous. due principally
TO weakness abroad and the inactivity OF
the spot market Last trades were at "A
few points above the bottom, but at
net decline for the day Of to IS points.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-16
SOUTHERN PACIFIC GAINS
Shows 9.52 Per Cent, Against
1892 the Year Before.

IN its preliminary statement for the
fiscal year ended June 30. 1913, the South
en Pacific Company reported gross
earnings Of Sl42.7i9.729. an increase OF
N,2l4.5j3 over 1912 Operating expenses
and taxes totalled $9S,SO5,O93, making net
Earnings from operations equivalent 10
e5,A46S, or a gain OF $4,431,7lS
From sources other than operations
the Southern Pacific received $l,Zl0.3lZ,
Bringing the years total income up TO
S5G494s, or q gain OF $6,7S9,a1 After
deductiug S29O92O5S for fixed and other
Charges, the company had a surplus of
S-,&2s90 applicable 10 dividends, equal TO
s's per cent on the s272,G72, 10 outstanding
Noek as compared with L92 per cent
earned during the twelve months ended
June 30. 1912
New-York tribune., 1913-07-16
LONDON WOOL SALES END.

London. July t5.-Thc fourth series OF
wool auction sales closed to-day. with offer
;nrs OF = igS bales The small selection was
imposed of crossbreds principally, which
were sold stcadilv at unchanged prices. The
sales follow: New south Wales, 200 bales
secured. Is lEdals lod; greasy, 6Ndg Is
nd Queensland. 100. greasy. 9is g l0'sd.
Victoria 400; occurred. IL isdu2s; greasy.
7isdHls Sid. South Australia. 900; sreasy,'
SildQ1s 2d New Zealand. 1900. secured.
Is 2dUas I'D; greasy. Idgls l'sd. Cape
of Good Hope and Natal 500; secured, Is
IdaIs iOl.d; greasy. 6L l0lsd Punta
Arenas. I. 100: greasy. Ga q I'D.
The ceries opened with prices unchanged
to Der cent lower. The sales varied but
uttlc throughout. coarse crossbrcds and good
meriros meeting with good demand az
paritv hut Interiors. also fne and medium
greasy crossbrris were difficult 10 sell at
> per cent decline. The latter comprised
tho bulk of me largo quantity brokers de-
cided 10 hold over for the next series IN
the hope OF hotter prices. Cape OF Good
Hope and Natal scoureds ranged from un-
changed to > per cent dearcr During tn
sales the homo trade bought $4,000 bales'
the Continent $1,000. and Americans 100,
while o.. 600 were held over.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-16
PUBLIC UTILITY NOTES.

Gross earnings of the Mexican Light
and Power Company for June amounted
to $745.257 i'm Mexican currency, an in
crease Of $l5,1l9. and there was also an
increase in net OF s12i573. For the six
months ended June 80 the increase i'm
net earnings was S2S6222 and i'm gross
gain OF $27..S76 was shown, all Mexi-
can currency.
United Light and Power Company.
II is stated that the United Light and
Power Company has completed arrange
ments whereby the interest on the ST.
61S.00O three-year 6 per cent notes OF the
company which was defaulted June l..
1913. will lie paid before the expiration
of the ninety days OF grace named in
the indenture. Although no date has
been set for the payment Of this inter-
est. it is reported that IL will be August
!. For the year ended April 80, 1918.
gross earnings as reported by the audi
tors amounted 70 s543S69, an increase
OF S25l ,695 over the preceding twelve
months. and net earnings We're S152253.
a gain of Sl12.676. As it only requires
$4,000 TO pay off the interest, eliminat-
ing notes and bonds in inter-company ac-
counts fl will be seen that net earnings
were large enough 10 meet the interest
charges.