davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-08
GUARD NIAGARA SCENERY,
Mr.. CARM0DY URGES
Attorney General Also Declares
Power Users Should Reim-
burSe the State.
MAY RESTRAIN C0MPAN les
Federal Government Has No
Control Over Diversion Of
Water, He Says in Re-
port to Sulzer.

Albany. April The diversion and use
Of the waters of Niagara River for hydro
electric power a. at present permitted
should receive the prompt attention Of
tge Legislature OF New York. with a view
10 protecting the scenic grandeur of Nj
agara Falls and conserving the rights Of
the people OF the state, in the opinion OF
Attorney General Carmody. The recon-
mendations Of the Attorney General are
embodied IN a special message which Gov
ernor Sulzer sent 10 the Legislature to-
night.
The ACCESSIBILITY of requiring the power
users adequately to reimburse the state is
among the suggestions made by Mr.. Car
mody
The Governor m his message says he
concurs substantially in the recommends
tons Of the Attorney General. THE State
of New York. he says. is committed to
the roiicy Of conserving all OF It's natural
resources and particularly OF developing
its vast water powers 50 that they can
be- utilized for the benefit Of all the peo-
pie
The title to the centre of Niagara
River. both boo the bed of the stream and
in the waters that pass over ii, says Nh.
CarmOdy. Iu the report 10 the Governor,
lis ia the State Of New York. subject to
such rights a. individual riparian ." ners
may have and subject also to federal
control in tine interests Of commerce and
for tine purpose OF protecting the naVi-
gabilty OF the stream
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-08
PRESIDENT TO STUMP
JERSEY FOR JURY REFORM
Plans Speeches for Last Week
in April, Probably in Hudson,
Essex and Monmouth.

Washington April 1t Is probable
that President Wilson viii select the last
week ln April for bis return 10 New Jer-
sey to endc1vor 90 arouse public senti-
mrut so that the Democratic members
yin carry out their jury reform and con-
suuuoual convention pledges The Presi-
dent originally intended 10 make only one
speech but 10 is probable that he will
find conditions such that he will have 10
make al least three.
II is practically certain that one Of the
Presidents speeches will be- made IN Hud-
son County. IN which Assemblyman
Thomas Martin. the Nugent floor leader
and other anu-jury reform Assemblymen
live. Essex County is also reasonably
certain 10 receive visit from the Presi-
dent, for the county IS the home OF Jim
Smith and jim Nugent. the two Demo
cratic bosses who are always against
anything that Nj Wilson favors
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-08
BRITISH DISCUSS TARIFF
Impending Revision Here Causes
Lively Speculation.

London. April s.-The proposed revision
OF the American tariff has caused lively
speculation in England a. 10 the effect
il is likely TO have on British trade in
the United States While the newspapers
comment at length ON the political a,-
poets. these comments naturally are tiuct-
ured By the poiitiois Of tn paper. The tar
81 reform pressd I'm reviewing the proposed
changes argues that q p tariff as whole
remains strongly of protectiouist chan
acter. while the free traders quote the
list OF articles placed on thu free list
and the decreased duties on others ~ "a
distinct move toward their ide.
Or Gordon Parker. principal of The
Leather Sellers Technical College and an
authority i'm the leather trade. iu an iu-
terview expressed the opinion that the
placing OF shoes and leather on tine free
list will greatly benefit England. especial
Iy with regard TO the leather trade The
reduction will nit the American tanner
hard and give impetus to the export from
England
The Morning Post" SANS that President
wilson's decision to appear iu Congress
personally suggests thar he feels he must
bring all possible influence 20 bear if he
wishes 10 see the adoption Of mis- fiscal
policy The new scale OF duties. adds the
paper. must be regarded as compro-
mise. but the tariff as whole remains
strongly Of protectionist character. The
duties stand. il points out much above
the average 10 per cent which the Union
lists would like 10 see imposed on foreign
manufactured goods IN England
The Morning Post" after remarkng
that the American manufacture has
hardly any reason 20 fear that the coun-
try viii be flooded by an influx Of cheap
foreign goods continues
THE abolition Of the duties on food
stuns shows how thoroughly justified
were the Canadian opponents of reci-
procity. for if the bin passes the Cana
dian farmers viii be able 10 send their
produce across the border without any
concession TO the United States.
THE Daily Graphic" says: President
/ Wilson IS not going to repeat President
Taft's blunder I'm not redeeming his pledge
10 reduce the tariff" The paper predicts
| that President Wilson will have nara
! struggle 10 achieve reforms.
The free trade journals Of course are
b,bilant The Daily Chronicle" heads its
article with: Toward a Free Trade
America" and THE Daily News
/ Blow al Protection.
| THE Daily Chronicle says: Every
word OF the bill is a bow TO free Amer
lea from the same chains that tarin re-
form would fam forge for Great Britain
Tho freeing Of American trade cannot be
at the Americans expense, but the slim
pIus given by II TO world production must
he greatest Of all in the United States IT.
self
THE Daily News describes the bill as a
SCATTERING attack on the whole fabric OF
protection. the heaviest blow when pro-
tection has received since Peel established
free trade in England almost seventy
years ago
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-08
REPEATS STORY OF KILLING
Sullivan Explains Park Row
Shooting to Prosecutor.

Michael Sullivan, who gave himself up
on Sunday as the slayer OF Eugene smith
roneated his story Of the killing to l.. ;.
preckinridge. Assistant District Attorney
yesterday. lie refused. however TO tell
mo real reason why Smith had threatened
him. 49, 49,,
,rbe Gun with which the shooting was
.ao,o according to sullivan, he had. louhd
q, tho vestibule Of his home NO. ~ Calh-
a.,ao stree. on Friday night Sullivan
la,a no was walking in Park Row early
caturdav morning when he heard some
''ae COW "There is Guy Smith Turn
, o"e no saw Smith, and. thinking he was
a ,'S, TO draw revolver fred at him.
oD ,'s ~ outopsy performed by Coroner's
otto Il. Schultze. however
fhysi1 s trat smith had been shot from
snow Michael Delagi has been retained
oe",eu .,or lanes b. Curry. Of ST James's
o o.,,r at'' 70 appear as sulIiYan's counsel
s e"p ahs hearing to be held by Coroner Hell
a. ~" This morning
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-08
COMMENT ON THE TARIFF
Views of New York Newspapers
on the Democratic Bill.

To-days New York newspapers take
various views Of the Democratic tariff
bill introduced in Congress yesterday.
"The World" aays.
ONLY two clauses IN the Underwood bill
are likely 10 occasion serious opposition
within the Democratic party. one Is the
provision FOR a reduction OF . per cent III
the duty on sugar with IT'S total eNtinc-
ton i'm 1916. ard the other rs the free WOOL
schedule Sugar and WOOL have enjoyed a
epecial sanCtity I'm the eyes OF Congress
for many years. No other articles can
ALLEVIATE so many Democrats from the
priuciples and promises and pledges or
their party. and these two schedules Will
he the "BloOdy Angle" Of the tarif nghI
All the conscience and power and re
sources Of the Wilson administration and
the Democratic organization VIII be re-
oiiirod Il write the Underwood sugar ard
wool provisions into the new tarin law.
Herein lies the gravest threat or party
diecord and party periidy.
The sun" has this 10 say:
The income tax measure introduced yes
terdov i'm Congress viii be studied long
and painfully before all It's inequalities.
us tnequities It's Inconsistencies and It's
technical defects are disclosed 10 general
Siev The main feature of this measure
ie eocialistic In its purpose. the graduated
uerccntape of taxation rising with the
Size of the income ana making the our
dens of taxation dlsproporuohate instead
of nroportionate. This Is not taxation OF
pevrnue but taxation OF the few for the
benefit OF the many
The American says;
D,ri,o the long period OF Republican
milo ~ Washington reciprocity win
south and central America was in the
air. but ii has not got mo me oc customs
of The country. Pan American Ieclproclty
,,',i IL Io =, gorgeous feather In the cap OF
Democracy was W fRe i9f Grssi Of Tine Re
, iuii'' - ,,"Tich Blaine and Arthur and
President MeE9 hey Io in his defeated hsi sre by
spccti, I't,.iiooe under every Republican
s6,oiini ira,tfion-may become the corner
Stone Of democratic achievement.
The following is from THE New YORK
Times -,. -,
,rhe income tax is an unnecessary I'M,
NJ ~ olii, - IN Iay IL should be held
always AS an emergency poiw v,pos shp is 10
put on the tax as II IS 70 ~ overv vicious
form of congressional extravaganza
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-08
SEVENTH TERM OR WARDEN
Greenwich, Conn, Elects Citizens
Ticket-Progressives Lose Fight

TD1 8I"f'' -
Greenwich. Conn, April THE borough
election held here tonight resulted I'm a
complete victory for the citizens ticket
and in Warden Henry b. Marshall being
reelected for the seventh term by a
majority of about 100. Three-quarters of
the 500 voters enrolled turned out. 1t was
a record vote and the first time IN the
history OF the borough that the one citi-
zens ticket had been opposed.
A Strenuous effort was made by the
Progressives. with the cooperation OF an
independent ticket headed by Edwin {.
Ray. a New York business man. who
sleeps here nights, for the position OF
warden. The Progressives had announced
"A platform which included the reorSaniza-
ton of the police department and a
change in the borough officers headquai
tiers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-08
Mioht as Well be Free.

Won might as well make hosiery li'r
az duty We have l0n mills ln the niird
STATES making knit goods. Including nos
ia,., and underwear. and 4 predict tnat
~ least so per cent Will 20 out OF ni~'-
ness will show sou sample ~ hosiery
u.,, ann wearing. for which ! paid 3
,..,,ts Al retail do not know how you
can expect 90 Uuy them much cheaper
man mis- unless they furnish the cotton
and you make the goods This is an 4i-
ustration OF the Inconsistencies OF 'he
uroposcd tariff and viii apply 20 a'l 'i ihr
fourteen schedules.
Again do you know what was TIE
Greatest increase in the tarln Of 1919 IL
suplied 10 post cards wherein the in-
,rease was over 80 per cent. To-day. in-
stead Of producing al OF these cards In
Germany as We did prior To- 1903 with 'n
l,rportation of over three million 'aida
per dav. Jess than per cent ar" made
abroad.
Mr. Wakeman said the Underwood Dill
a. nacted would cause Industrial ot-
mression. national distress and pei 9oiidi
deprivation t- 20 tt. tari0
r.form committee OF the Reform Gun, Ut
~ * Beaver street, an Organization
whose members are mostly Tree uau'' -
ssid that the House Committee on wa 7
snd Means had not gone far enough Inc
Eject toward reducing the cost oI hNl"s
viii hardly be felt, b, thought ,...,.
The Democrats are making mis S,..I,1
So, LEAVING the duties on steel products
~, am any of the metals added Nj:
d a"if ut is Inconsistent to put meat ana
acur on the free list ana retain the
duties on cattle and wheat. That Is done
w. teen M the sham protection to the
farmer. II would nave been De't'i ~
Tave mad. sugar entirely free
"s,rbe dutv on wOOllcn goods j. leit az
ahout q per cent. That IS too msh. !,
eb0rld be 20 per cent. The bill as a Whoie
a. a out half satisfactory.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-08
! BILLIONS ESCAPE TAXATION
Raw State Tax Commissioner
Urges Legislation to Reach 1t.

Boston, April Tax OoIi'liI'ee'0'''
Treaty. estimates that 1850 2'4'slV III 81
curities and other intangible forms OF
property in this state escapes taxation
nv being locked up In safe deposit boxes
I'm a report to the Legislature TO-DAY
tho Commissioner admits his inability ~
find this property for the purpose OF taxa
ton and says that in his opinion, one out
Of every forty-four persons in Massa-
chusetts leases safe deposit box, to
which the holder alone has access. He
recommends the enactment Of state in
come tax law and legislat ton TO reach
untaXed wealth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-08
GOV. SUFFERS FIRST VETO
Cove Greenburg Bill Would
Toro,;ze Lobbyists Methods.

Abany, April 7-Govs san r., su ae1 e .,.
cisco n'S Ing a bill Of Assemblyman
In disappl ,o-day relative to compensa-
G Gre ,or sappearanccs in legislative mat
ters tho Governor .,rouId
ms ,o,hod on the part of lobbyists
snd their employers in promoting n1Sos sDesia
a"% O "G other "S RnS of if s Sis@
N, woa1G be a criminal act under Section 60
"s the legislative law
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-08
READY TO PAY FOR CLEANUP

The finance committee of the Board of
Aldermen voted yesterday to report IA
vorably to-day resolutions for the appro-
pration of $500 for the cleanup" OF
the city that has been planned by Com
missioner Ledere of the Health Depart
ment. and Commissioner Edwards of the
department OF Street Cleaning. Ii also
passed favorably on the request of the
Department Of Health for s66.0o0 for the
determination of mosquitoes by the drain
age Of sWau1n Law
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-08
Federal Government Control.

81 believe that federal control under the
Constitution is limited TO these two pur-
poses and that the federal government
has not power 90 regulate the diversion
OF water for power purposes Or Tor any
purpose other than that expressly given
b. boo the federal Constitution.
The State OF New York has during the
last two years vigorously opposed the
principle Of federal control as embodied
loo tine Burton act. which expired on
March g. 1913. since which time there has
been uo federal control Of the diversion
of the waters OF Niagara River. unless
the permits ISSUED under the Burton act
are still valid. which ! do not believe.
An Investigation OF this matter was
made by COlone Lucas. employed as
consulting engineer by the Canal Board.
have his report before me. which is TO
the effect that since the expiration Of the
Burton act the Niagara Falls Power com
pauy has been using about 1850 cubic feet
OF water second and the Hydraulic
Power Company OF Niagara Falls about
$40 cubic feet d second. coz "a total d.
version of 20OU cubic feet second, being
the total amount permitted 10 be diverted
! from the river by the treaty between this
country and Great Britain. The report OF
Colonel Lucas as To the amount now
being diverted IS based upon admissions
Of the officers of the companies.
Mr. Carmody points ont that the TWO
power companies are operating under
grants given by the federal government
and acts o. the New York Legislature.
ie contends that whatever rights the
Hydraulic Power Company now has To
divert water from The Niagara River,
without passing upon the validity. at this
time. Of the permits ISSUED by the Secre-
tary OF War under the Burton act, must
bee justified by It's riparian ownership. and
not by any grant from the Legislature.
The Attorney General holds that neither
company. as a riparian owner. has the
right TO divert the water AZ is done at
present Neither company pays the
state any revenue. he says
u believe it To be the duty OF the state
10 r,.ognizc the provisions Of the treaty
between this country and Great Britain,
which prohibits the diversion OF the
American side Of the river exceeding COCO
cubic feet a second. Ii is. indeed. prob
able that the limitation should be re-
stricted to that established by the fed
eral government in the Burton act. name
! Is 10 $500 cubic feet second.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-08
Companies May Be Restrained.

Whether or not the companies at pres
ent using the waters OF the Niagara River
without compensation may be restrained
from so doing. or whether or not the
franchises heretofore granted by the
state may be rescinded. is a matter That
may be attended to hereafter In the
courts Legislative action, however be-
lieve TO be imperative AT this time along
the lines suggested above.
1t may not be wise for the state at
this time to take any action that would
adversely affect the property interests
that have been acquired under the per-
mits heretofore granted In view OF the
fact. however. that these companies have
received these enormous benefits without
compensation | suggest the ACCESSIBILITY
OF imposing special franchise tax upon
the franchises received or upon the
profits of the companies until such time
as the state shall have adopted policy
Of dealing with the surplus waters OF
naivgable streams.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-08
CONCERT AIDS FLOOD FUND.

The Misses Margaret Hoberg' Mary
Adele case and Mildred Billings gave a
concert in the Plaza ballroom last night
e Cor The benefit OF the flood sufferers,
r 11r dhy syas a large attendance and more
than 500 was realized.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-08
HOW THE INCOME
TAX HITS PERSONS

Under the income tax provisions
If the new tariff the taxes to be
naid by persons having incomes Of
more than $4,000 will run as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-08

warrenite. Both are patented materials.
the former controlled by the Bradley
Steers-Gaffney Company and the latter
by Warren Brothers. Of Peekskill The
Bradley Steers Gaffney Company is
known as Tammany contracting COM
pany, James L.. Gaffney one of its mem
bers, being very close TO Charles r. Muir
ply. the Tammany boss. The Warren
Bros. Company is also said TO be backed
by Tammany interests.
Wealthy Long Island residents are now
protesting against the contracts provid
ing for about twenty-three miles OF road
along the north and south shores, form
ing a part of the proposed 150-mie road,
starting from Queens County along the
north shore of Peconic Bay. thence back
along the south shore. Frederic r. Cou-
dert. president of the National Highways
Protective Society. il one of the resi-
dents who will come to Albany TO protest
particularly against the South Shore road.
This contract calls for a road l2s2 miles
long between Bay Shore and Brook
Haven, the total cost of which should De
$40 $50, or approximately $4,000 a mile
Engineers say that for this price the best
roads that could be built should be Sc
cured yet the South Shore Road plans
call for four inches of the cementitious
gravel on top of sand covered by two
inches of warrenite. Such a road on the
sandy Long Island soil. IL is said, would
last only a short time.
Protest from Contractor.
The contractor for this road is Charles
d Plat of Port jefferson. and he has
Joined the residents in protesting asdilS'
the Specifications for the contract ne
had written TO ex-Hishway superintendent
Reel telling him that the material caleu
fo. n, rho contract would make ROAD
absolutely useless on the SANDY LUIS
island soil. and advising a change III 'he
specifications before the work was oohe
Mr. Hennessy has found Mr.. Platts le'-
tor in the records of the Highway De-
partment, but can find no record Oh
ply from Mr. Reel
The road on the north shore or Lone
Island il 10 be ll59 miles long, extending
fran Smithtown to Port Jefferson.
,rbis road is also to be made of cemen-
titio,s gravel and warrenite, ana 10 Cost
,oo, -,t The standard Bitul.thic Company
. Nm, York has this contract. Mt heh-
messy said that should these contracts Ue
allowed 10 be carried out the state "ou'.
nave TO build the whole lN-miie roau
around Long Island in the same way a.
an expense Of $4,000 for a ROAD tnal
would crumble away in the sand IN
comparatiyely short time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-08
HenneSSy Tells SuIzer That
About Half of Those Let Last
Fall Were Irregular.
INDICTMENTS LOOKED FOR
Good Roads Employees and Con-
tractors Are Being Searched
to Unearth Wholesale Graft
Much Work Held Up.
lBy Telegraph to The tribune !

Albany, April - Governor Sulzer said
to-day that the investigation into the
highway department now being conducted
by his executive auditor. John A. Hem
messy. had shown that about half the
highway contracts let last fail were
fraudulent.
"A good deal of the opposition which
| nave met" he said. has been caused
By my exposure of fraud, but that isn't
going to deter me from continuing these
exposures"
IL was learned later from Mr.. Hennessv
that secret examinations were being held
OF highway department employees. con-
tractors and others connected with state
road building TO unearth wholesale graft
in highway building and to present the
Information 10 a special grand jury He
SAID It was the intention to get indict-
ments against the guilty persons
According to the executive auditor there
was on October - last regular field day
OF supplemental agreements. repair and
read contract letting in the highway de-
partment. twenty-five Of these supple
mental agreements. il is said. were made
without II even being shown what they
were There were al least 275 repair con-
tracts the items in some Of them going
as high as $1,000. e. Gordon Reel. the
deposed superintendent Of highways, Is
held mainly responsible for the business
transacted al that meeting although state
Engineer Bensel is recorded as being
present Highway contracts had always
been signed by the superintendent and
secretary Of the commission.
The only name which appeared on the
October % contracts however, is that Of
Reel Charles r. Dillon. the secretary Of
the commission. refused 10 sign them on
the ground that they were improper In
fact he never signed any highway con-
tracts after that day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-08
Plan to Held Up Contracts.

No highway contracts have been let
during the Sulzcr administration About
this time work on state road building
generally begins but it is the intention
Of the Governor to hold up the bulk OF
the hundreds OF miles Of contracts that
were lei during the last months Of the
DIX administration until the present in
yestieation has been completed
The roads held up for investigation in
clude nearly all Of those the specifications
for which call for the Use OF Hudson River
cen entitious gravef mede at Peekskill, and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-08
WHAT WEALTHYMEN MUST PAY

per cent ON incomes exceeding 100000 of