davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-21
Superintendent of Highways
Calls Investigators Unfair
and Carlisle Unjust.
DELANEY RESENTS ATTACK
Chairman of the Probers Ac-
cused of Telling Friend
That Reel Had Got
to Go.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune. }

Albany. Feb. 2O.-Slung to reply by the
rea,ng Of testimony regarding inefficiency
and waste in the Highway Department
which the Sulzer investisar TORS have been
obtaining. c. Gordon Reel. Superintendent
of Highways. Who has figured as sort
of official scapegoat. tonight turned on
the inquisitors. He challenged them. anu
Chairman Carlisle by name. to impueh
ms honesty OF efficiency. Moreover DC
hatly accused the investigators Of unfair
ness toward him. and less fatty Of doing
a job TO get rid of him. RE demanded
that they conduct a real. thorough. nm
biassed Investigation into his conduct ana
the workings 90 his department.
Mr.. Reels defiance vas a turning "i
the one-tortured worm l. was totally
unexpected and highly dramatic because
b. presented 80 strong values in contrasts
I:eel is rather a small man. With mine
ihg manner Of talk and a highly nervous
bearing. which hasn't been helped any by
the ordeals OF newspaper campaign an"
investigation publicity he's undergone
ever since he admitted in garrulous mo-
ment one dav that ne lust loved Boss
Murphy OF Tammsny Hall Ii has been
known for some time that he bitterly re-
~crted being the scapegoat and would
ike TO hang on 10 his job. But nobody
supposed he'd ever protest against any
order supposed 10 come from Murphy the
man he Just loveG.
50 when Reel took the witness stand
this evening he was expected to deliver
only another tome Of statistics. When.
instead. he spluttered and shrlcked oc-
fiancc OF Carlisle and the commissioners.
and pointing his finger at Carlisle. chal-
lerced him TO he fair. everybody Gaspcd
carlisle himself was So surprised ne
seemed unable 10 reply Instead. John H..
DELANEY. Tho commissioner who is closest
10 Murphy. took on himself the defence OF
the investigators
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-21
'CREENBERC, ELECTED
BY FRAUD, RESIGNS
Tammany Man Feels Himself
the Worst Sufferer in Cheat
ing of Progressive.
LIPSCHITZ IN JURY ROOM
Sentence Postponed Pending
Examination, While Nadel
Gets Not Less than
Two Years.

Never Greenberg. Democrat, who has
been serving as the Assemblyman from
the 10th Assembly District on the
basis of what have been proved 10 he
false returns. sent his resignation 10
Speaker Smith Of the Assembly yester-
day
About the time he was drawing up
his resignation Louis Nadel, chairman
Of the election board i'm the Eth Elec-
ton District of the 10th Assembly Dis
trct i'm which Greenberg lives. and
Louis LipschitZ, another member of the
board. We're being arraigned before
Justice Goif in the Supreme Court for
sentence or their conviction Of having
handed in false returns. Nadel re-
ceived a sentence of not less than two
and not more than three years and six
months in state : prison. The sen
fencing Of Lipschitz was postponed so
he might he taken before the grand
jury. which is still investigating the
case.
In sentencing Nadcl Justice Goff
said scarcely a crime in the criminal
calendar affected the very existence
of society more than that Of whicn
he had been convicted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-21
Mr.. Delaney Replies.

Il resent this attack" said he, and
protest against this insult to the chairman
of this commission" He added that the
committee had treated every witness with
courtesy and consideration. Mr.. Reel said
he meant no insult 10 anybody. but ne
kent on with his defiance. which was an
arraignment OF the Investigators rather
than defence Of himself.
when Mr.. Carlisle was asked later
whether the probers would take mp the
Reel challenge and give a thorough n
vestigation to the Highway Department
lac said the question implied that the in
Nestigation already made hadn't been a
real one
During the fifteen months / have been
i'm Office" declared Nh Reel. "$-J.cVo0vo of
new work mas been placed under contract.
without a breath OF scandal and there
must he no opportunity for any misunder-
standing in this regard because the repu-
tatlon of honorable ana able men is at
stake I've been reluctant to admit that
the attitude of the chairman of this COM
mittce toward me has not been fair. but
] am beginning 90 be convinced that his
attitude Is ono that is inimiCsl To me and
one which requires me to recognize tina
] have assumed too much relative TO fair
ness and | might a well make this
understood right new. aud. furthermore. |
also wish 20 say that I think this com
mittee understands perfectly just what /
mean when I say this
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-21
Struck at Foundation.

The very foundation on which our
whole governmental system depends is
honest elections" said the judge. Won
were chairman of the board Of inspec-
tors. YOu had full authority and power.
ON YOU rested the chief responsibilities.
And with all that YOU made use 81
your position. and YOU allowed vou-
position TO he made use of 10 pcrpe-
trate a fraud upon the electors of that
district.
The ballot box must be- protected in
it's integrity and election officers must
be- taught that they cannot violate their
trust with impunIty."
II was reported from Albany last
night that the resignation ~ Green
berg might have beer forced In order
that. n vacancy having been created.
Governor Sulzcr might be asked To call
a special election To choose the slice
ccssor of the de- faCto Ass.mblymal.
Had Grccnbcrg retained his seat
the Committee on Privilege and Flee
tons Of the Assembly. which had been
hearing the contest of Maxim Birn-
kraut. the Progressive. who actually
won. coulU scarcely have escaped un-
seating th" Tammany man In fayo. IF
the Progressive. Sow the Assembly.
being q judge of it, own members. ma
refuse 10 seat Birnkraut ON the ground
that it is unable To determine just how
the vote was cast. The 10th Distric,
has generally been considered safely
Tammany.
Grccnberg. in his resignation. said ne
was impelled To make his announce
ment by reason of the fact that from a
recount Of the ballots in the Eth Flee
ton District il appears that errors were
made In computing tn" vote for MEM
Der of Assembly sufficient 10 overcome
the plurality which ne believed he had
received
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-21
Appeared at Disadvantage.

Reel went ON 10 accuse Carlisle Of tell
ing some friend three weeks ago that
Reel has got 10 go" and said such con-
vcrsations indicated that the chairman
had a biasscd mind. He protested that
he'd been called before the Investigators
without notice for Interrogation regard
ing the details II souc one Of thousands
OF contracts which he couldn't be eX-
pectcd 10 carry in his mind. and SO had
appeared al O. disadvantage. lie declared
that the testimony OF Jerry Finch and
stephen Ryan, former employees Of the
department. which was highly adverse
TO his administration. couldn't be taken
al it's fsoe-s alue. aud suggested instead
the taking tOf the testimony of Harold
Parker former chairman Of the Massa
chusetts IIighway Commission; Colonel
William ID. Schier. present chairman Of
that body. or Commissioner Mcdonald. Of
the Connecticut Highway Department.
who were familiar with conditions In this
state. lie Insisted that he was not re-
sponsibe FOR many matters of main
tonance aud repair where faults had
been attributed TO him. and said that the
State Engineer and the Superintendent of
Public Works. who now are members OF
the Highway Commission, hadn't hest
tated TO disregard his views and give
orders 10 employees.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-03

with tendencies reaching out towards
pure German and pure English 1t is
a language which will doubtless disap-
pear as the successive generations of
the Jewish people come through the
public schools into a better knowledge
Of the English language.
There are newspapers in New York
printed in the languages of all the peo.
pies of Europe, the French, the German,
the Italian, the Bohemian, the Spanish,
the Danish (including the Norwegian) f.,
the Swedish, the Dutch, the Hungarian,
the Chinese, the Polish, and even the
Turkish. New York is. in fact, the
most cosmopolitan city in the world
save only that it is not quite 80 much
orientalized rs Is Hongkong; but it is
sufficiently cosmopolitan for most pur-
poses, and before many decades it will
be the greatest city in the world i'll
population and wealth.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-03
PITT PRESENTS THE CUP.

On the news that Governor General
Cameron Forbes Of the Philippines had
been ousted by President Wilson, the
Manila Merchants Association took up
the question Of giving a testimonial to
Governor Forbes, that would remind
him Of the good will and good wishes
of the merchants of Manila, as we'll as
of their appreciation Of him as an Off
cial and Of his acts as such in further
ance of the interests of commerce and
industry in the Philippines.
Accordingly, a delegation consisting
Of thirty members of the Merchants
Association waited upon Governor
Forbes, their President, Mr., Harold M
Pitt, formerly of Salt Lake, being the
spokesman Of the party. President Pitt
presented to Governor Forbes a hand
some silver loving cup as token Of
the appreciation Of the community with
respect to the untiring efforts of Gov
ernor Forbes to strengthen and build
up the commerce and trade Of the Phil
ippines,
President Pitt presented the cup in
an appreciative speech, in which he re-
ferred to the general satisfaction in
the high-minded and efficient admins
tration of the Governor, and of his con-
slant cooperation with the leading bust
ness men TO improve the economic con-
ditions in the archipelago, Mr.. Pitt also
made it clear that 1t was not only Off
cially that this presentation was made,
but he assured Governor Forbes that the
expression of the Manila merchants car
ried with it their warmest personal feel
ings, and with the hope that in years
to come 1t may serve to arouse a mem
ory of days that were not altogether
unpleasant, and of a land where the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-03

BY reason Of the facts, rs stated,
there has been a proposal that the
salaries Of all the ministers be taxed
one per cent for each 500 in excess
of $500 salary received by such min.
listers; the money thus obtained to
be distributed among those ministers
whose pay is less than $500 year.
The $500 salary would be made the
dividing line. Those who receive less
are to have their salaries added to;
those who receive more are TO have
their salaries diminished accordingly.
We fear, however, that the scheme
is impractical, because of the tre-
less than $500 per year. The great
multitude Of ministers receive less than
$500, and the one per cent On each
800 received in excess Of $500 by
all the favored or highly paid
ministers throughout the United
States would be such very small ag-
gregate that it would not appreciably
relieve the vast multitude who re-
ceive but few hundred dollars a
year. Something more radical, some
thing more fruitful Of coin, would have
to be worked out IN order fitly to pay
the underpaid ministers.
But what shame it is for con
gregation to take the services OF a
minister for $500 or 5000 a year, as
hundreds Of congregations do! 1t may
be said, and probably is true, that
such congregations cannot afford to
pay more. In all such cases it seems
to US that UNCONVENTIONAL lines should
be wiped out in the interest Of all, and
sufficient salary paid TO q minister who
would be broad minded enough to ad.
minister to the spiritual needs Of all
the people in such places, and receive
from the united contributions of that
people sufficient sum to allow him To
live in comfort and independence.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-03
CONSTITUTING THE MANN LAW.

When Judge Van Fleet made the con-
struction of the Mann "white- slave"
act that he did in the cases of Diggs
and Caminetti, there was good deal
of remonstrance throughout the coun-
try to the effect that the bill was never
intended to reach such cases; and yet
If this bill would not reach such cases
they could not be reached at all, for it
is a clear case that the State jurisdic.
tion would have no standing in court.
Diggs and Caminetti could not be ar
raigned in California for an offcnse
committed in Nevada. On tho other
hand, Nevada showed no disposition to
prosecute these offenders. Further. and
this is the pith of the matter. as Judge
Van Fleet stated, there is no restriction
under the law such as was suggested
in behalf Of Diggs and Caminetti that
the Mann "white slave act was to be
construed as applicable only to com
mercialized vice.
The Mann law is entitled, can act
to regulate interstate and foreign com
merce by prohibiting the transportation
therein for immoral purposes of women
and girls; and the text Of the law
fully bears out the broad scope of the
title by making no restrictions what
ever that the offense must be of a com
mercialized character. It was plainly
proved that Diggs and Caminetti took
the two girls from California to Nevada
for immoral purposes. That is precisely
what the Mann "white slave' act for
bids, and provides penalties to punish,
1t Is evident, also. that persons engaged
in commercialiZed vice would be only
too glad to have the law limited in the
manner sought, for all concerned would
JOIN IN protestation and testimony to
the effect that the offense was not com
mercialized that no money was in
volved, and accordingly all concerned
would go clear. That construction
would throw wide the door for the prac-
teal notification of the law.
A Federal judge in Kansas is reported
to have ruled directly opposite to
Judge Van Fleet g construction of the
law. Necessarily, however, in so rul.
ing, he would have to consider the gen
eral idea that the law did not intend
to regulate the lapse from virtue of men
and women who passed from one State
to another, instead Of the wording of
the law itself. And in this construction
there seems to be no warrant whatever
in the law. A Federal judge in the
Philadelphia district has taken precise
ly the same view as Judge Van Fleet,
and applies the law to Just such case.
This seems to be, indeed, the only iusti-
fable construction Of the statute, and
we look to see the Supreme Court of
the United States uphold Judge Van
Fleet s ruling in the case.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-03
A MUTUAL PENSIoNING.

The small pay and hard times that
so many ministers in this country are
held down to has caused general feel
ing, especially in the advanced eco
nomic religious thought Of the day,
that a remedy must be provided; ;
and many schemes are put forward
to overcome the evil, Tt is shown that
large number of ministers are paid
from $500 to 5000 year, and on this
they are expected to raise their fami-
lies and keep up their ministerial
work Probably of all the ministers in
the country large majority get less
than $1,000 a year. Yet few min
listers get very large salaries, although,
it is only fair to say, that most
of those who do get large salaries use
their money more In their work as
ministers, and among their charges,
than in spending it upon themselves.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-03
PoLYGLoT JOURNALISM.

We sec in an Eastern newspaper n
consideration Of the polyglot journalism
of New York City. Probably there is
greater variety of languages used in
the publication of newspapers in New
York than in any other city in the
world. To those which have been pub
lished heretofore, there has recently
been added q Hebrew daily, "Ha-
Home in which the classical Hebrew
language is used, It is a daily and
is the only Hebrew daily newspaper
published in this country. 1t is ex-
planned that there are many dailes in
Yiddsh, ''for the immigrant Jew is
a great reader but ''this successful
launching Of a daily journal in the an.
cient classical language Of the race is
significant not only Of reawakened in
terest in the official language Of the
Jews, but is a strengthening Of racial
solidarity on a cultural basis - Yiddish,
it is explained, has reached its highest
point as Il written language in America.
1t has, Of course, no literature back of
it, it lacks grammatical structure and
stable vocabulary, but in this latter
is not so much worse than modern
English. It is mixture Of English,
German, Hebrew, and American slang,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-03
A PROPOSED SETTLEMENT

There is under the present administra-
ton OF this country an extraordinary
effort making by Colombia to get some
sort Of settlement or revenge for the
part that President Roosevelt and the
Congress which was at his back plaved
in melting and arranging the secession
Of the State Of Panama from the
Colombian republic, The rapacity of the
Colombian politicians was the undoinp
Of Colombia in the early negotiations
respecting the canal, when the matter
came up under President Roosevelt's IS
administration. The evident designs.
all looking towards robbery and con-
iscation, angered President Roosevelt SO
that he was ready to commit even in
ternational piracy in order to push for
ward the Panama Canal scheme. He
openly stated in Berkeley, California,
with respect to Panama, ''I took it,
1t was most unfortunate expression as
well as an inaccurate one, for Congress
was, in fact, doing the taking. But
this, of course, does not in any way
mitigate the enormity Of the act.
Colombia has ever since had a crouch
against the United States on this ac
count, but has studiously refrained
from making any distinct or definite
claim for damages. 1t is now said by
Mr.. Earl Harding, in communication
in the World g Work, that Colombia is
so much on her stiff dignity that she
rnft fn
ment Of her claim. He presents
scheme of reparation, however, which
he thinks would be acceptable to Colon
bia. The proposition he makes is, con-
cisely stated, that Panama should he
divided into three parts. First, the
canal zone, to which would be added
the cities of Panama and Colon; the
zone and these cities to be taken over
absolutely by the United States. That
portion of Panama lying east OF this
zone should be restored to Colombia;
that lying west of it to be created into
an Independent republic, or added to
Costa Rica.
Mr.. Harding is said to be something
Of an expert in Colombian affairs. He
has spent the better part of two years
in Colombia studying the situation, and
while not assuming to speak by au-
thority, there is an underlying tone to
his article which suggests that he may
be speaking by the consent of the
Colombian government. Even so, how
ever, it would seem impossible that
Colombia would be willing to accept any
such settlement as that unless there is
some money consideration to go along
with it.
However, it is proposition that is
worth consideration, if, in fact, there is
any substance to the suggestion that
Mr.. Harding is in any way speaking
the mind of the Colombian government.
And it should be worth the while of our
State Department TO follow up the sug-
gestion and find out what there is in IT,
If any substance Is found therein, that
department should proceed from the
premises TO work out settlement sub
stantially along the lines proposed.
The Panama people, of course, are not
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-03

considered in this proposition of Mr.
Harding's Perhaps they are indiffer-
ent and not worth consideration any
how. There are very few white men in
the portion of the present Republic of
Panama which it is proposed to hand
back to Colombia. The chief inhabitants
OF that territory are the San Bias In
dlans, and these have never given up
their allegiance to Colombia, refusing
to recognize the government of Panama.
If Mr.. Harding speaks by the card,
there should be n return play to his
lend
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-03

a curious suggestion is made by Man
aging Director Hulit of the American
agricultural Association. He thinks
that the way to reduce the high cost
of living is to advance railroad rates.
That might, sure enough. reduce the
prices Of produce where agriculture is
the main industry, on the basis that as
this produce couldn't be shipped out
II would have to be sold cheap in
the locality raising it; but what,
IN that case, would become of the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-03

Pittsburg Dispatch: "An Antwerp
dispatch asserts that the over-produc-
ton of rubber has caused prices on the
International markets to be reduced be-
low the cost of gathering and trans
porting the rubber. On the interna-
tional markets, You observe. The buyer
OF auto or cycle tires or Of rubber
boots or waterproof clothing has not
noticed the reduction in the prices he
has to pay.''
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-03

On the salary question, Secretary
Daniels says: cit is not a question
with me whether l can get along with
my salary, because l have to get along
with it.. And it should be the same
with all the Cabinet officers. If they
are not content TO serve on the salary,
they should decline the position.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-03

President Wilson has interfercd more
than any President ever did before
with the work of Congress, thus break
ing down the limitations between the
executive and the legislative branches
OF the Government, and pushing the
executive prerogative even further
than Roosevelt did; but thus Ear he
has let the courts alone, which Roose-
welt did not.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-03

An Eastern contemporary suggests
that 1.-The name of the San Jose scale
should be changed so that it would
signify something' But no one who
has ever heard a fruit grower Hcussn
that scale can ever be in any doubt
but that 1T has very direct and ruin
Gus significance to that fruit-grower.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-03

name of William Cameron Forbes is
spoken with reverence
1t was a pleasant occasion throughout.
and the sentiment as well as the act and
the appreciation, were cminently Fit and
appropriate.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-03

Springfield Mass Republican: 'fAn-
thony Comstock says that he read only
the immoral parts of the novel whose
publisher he has arrested. That is
bad habit, even for specialists in vice. ~
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-03

The Senate committee extends the
life Of the Commerce Court to the end
Of the present year. 1t is well to be
done with that court at as early date
as possible, for as a failure it has been
shining success
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-03

The proposal to use public school
buildings for Sunday school purposes is
the deepest feeling; and we cannot but
think that Mr.. Oscar w Moyle, in en-
ergetically opposing it, occupies the
true and only safe position.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-03

1t is reported that Japan wants a
new treaty; but if her desire is cor
rectly expressed, that this treaty must
give Japanese equal rights of land
ownership with citizens of the United
States, then her desire must fail, for
the people of the United States will
never consent 10 il.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-03

The talk Of Mr.. Erb on the extension
to Utah OF. the Moffat road is getting
to sound like straight business. Mr..
Erb will be in Salt Lake City before
long, with proposition, and then the
matter will come to a head.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-03

Mr.. Schiff admits that he contributed
to the campaign funds of Sulzer and
Straus. Why this discrimination against
Russell, Socialist