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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-24
DRAFTS MONEY QUESTIONS
Senate Committee Takes Step
Toward Legislation.

Washington. MAY 1.-THE hrst step IN
the direction of currency legislation ~
the Senate WAS taken by the Banking
and Currency Committee to-day. when
il drafted list Of questions 10 be SUBJ
mittcd 10 bankers. merchants and econ"-
rnists. 10 ascertain the sentiment OF the
country with respect 10 the general plan
of reform proposed hy the Democratic
party.
Will, the committee was engaged IN
this task attention was called TO tine fact
that President Wilson had taken matters
into his own hands and was having
bill prepared which would boo the basis.
Al least. Of the administration measure.
This task. IL was reported, had been in
trusted To several university economists
without the knowledge Of Senator owen,
who Is proceeding ON the assumption that
he is to have a hand In the framing Of
the measure that will have the support
OF the admlnlstration
There were as many plans for legisla-
ton proposed in tine committee As there
were members. and the diversity of views
gave basis for the belief that the Scnat"
will put off consideration of currency re-
form untn the regular session.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-24
WILSON OPENS CELL DOORS
Pardons Two Prisoners, Com
mutes Sentences of Seven.

Washington May 23.-President Wilson
to-day disposed OF twenty-eight appeals
for clemency. restoring civil rights in
thirteen cases. granting two pardons,
committing the sentences of seven pris-
oners and denying the applications of six.
The hve-year sentence Of Albert
Schoenle for embedding funds Of the
Central National Bank OF St. Louis was
commuted to one year and day
Harry T. Lee. who pleaded guilty 10 alb
stracting money from the National Bank
of Lawrence County, New Castle, Penn
likewise received commutauon OF his
riye-year sentence to a term OF one year
and a day The prisoners father had
mortgaged his home and paid OFF the en-
tire amount OF Sl.s0J under the impression
that his son would not be prosecuted.
The President also commuted TO thir-
teen months the fve-year sentence I'M
posed on Slas Rich. at Portland. ore,
for falsifying records Of the National
Bank of Salem. ore. The trial judge
and prosecuting attorney said the SEN
tence was excessive.
lanes Morehead. serving life sem
tence for murder. and Mrs. Dude Tomlin
convicted OF selling liquor without the
payment OF special tax. were pardoned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-24
HOBSON AS TARIFF MAKER
Offers Bill to Keep Down Iron
and Steel Prices.

Washington. May Representative
Richmond Pearson Hobson. hero OF the
Merrimac ardent advocate of four bat
tleship programme. expert on naval AT
fairs. temperance lecturer and defender
Of woman suffrage made his first ex-
ploration into the field Of tariff making
to-day.
Mr.. Hobson evidently fears an upward
shoot of the prices of iron and steel prod
ucts. although the Underwood tariff bill
is presumed 10 reduce prices. At any
rate. he introduced a bill TO prevent eX-
cessive fluctuations in the prices Of struct-
ural material by providing that whenever
the price Of any structural material made
Of iron or steel shall reach ngure %
per cent IN excess Of the price prevailing
on January I. 1913. the particular article
affected shall be put automatically on the
free list The product would remain free
until the price again reached the normal
level. when the customary duty would
be restored
Mr. Hobsons bill was referred TO the
WAYS and Means Committee. which has
already finished it's tariff making labors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-24
CHANGES IN C. S. BOARD
Wilson to Name Successors to
Black and Washburn.

Washington. May 23.-The President
has decided TO reorganize the civil Ser
vice Commission at once and to this end
has accepted the designations OF General
John c. Black, Democrat, and William
S. Washburn Republican. which were
rendered on March 4. II Is expected that
he will send TO the Senate on Monday the
nominations OF c. NJ. Galloway. Of South
Carolina. and George r. Wales. of Yer
mont, 10 fll the two vacancies.
No charges of any kind have been pre-
ferred against either General Black or
Mr.. Washburn, the reorganization being
to infuse young blood into the commits
sion. Neither IS there any serious criti-
cism Of the retiring commissioners.
President Wilson's idea is that there
will be a great amount OF work for the
commission in the next four years. and
he wants men of his own selection 10 do
this work.
John A. McIlhenny will be retained on
the commission. He was appointed by
President Roosevelt. and is said TO have
supported the Progressiyes in the last
Presidential campaign,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-24

part of the defendant the jury Should
have brought IN a verdict for at least
$4,000. DR. Gibbons said, Il, therefore
move to set aside the verdict on the ad.
ditional ground that ii was returned en-!
tirely through sympathy for the widow.
Otherwise the verdict as l said. should
have been much larger"
The lawyer intimated that Curtis might
have died from heart disease before the
accident; otherwise he would have slowed
down before taking the crossover switch
Justice Gayegan denied the motion Of
the railroad company, saying there was
no evidence that Clarence Hemingway.
the tower signal man. had not done his
full duty. The court said that If the de-
PENDANT was dissatisfied with the verdict
the case may be appealed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-24
RIGHT OF TRUST TO
BUY UP RIVALS MOOTED
Judge Putnam lntImateS Ger
tain Amount of EXten-
sion Is Legitimate.

Boston. May &.-The question OF the
legality of the purchase Of other com
panics by the United Shoe Machinery
Company was raised by Judge Putnam
AZ to-days proceedings in the dissolution
suit brought 10y the government. on be
ing Informed that the capital Of the
United company was 25.o9o.cro at the time
Of its organization. in lS99. the judge in
qured from the government If that
amount would he needed in acquiring new
companies as growing business.
81 thought" said the judge. that some
OF the companies acquired might be gath
cred in legiuimately in the development
and growth OF the business"
William : Gregg special assistant TO
the United States Attorney General said
the company was entitled. he supposed
like any other. to gather in new branches
Of the business 1T has gathered in
practically all Of the eyclet branches Of
the shoe machinery business he as
serted.
The publication OF statements that
Judge Putnam had threatened 70 with
draw from the case unless the evidence
OF the government was Ii'HfHA'' Hi''
expeditiousy caused the judge to make
an explanation.
THE shoe machinery case. said the
Judge. mas proceeded eXpediuously and
satisfactorily. on Wednesday there was
large mass Of exhibits going in. as TO
which everybody desired AS little delay as
possible"
Judge Putnam observed that in Eng
land where there was a trained hody OF
solicitors. the solicitors on both sides. to-
eether with the registrars. would have
arranged these exhibits 50 that they
would ro iu without delaying the counsel
or tho court and hc suggested That NO
and his associates withdraw 10 give an
10 arrange the exhibits.
Thcrcupon Mr. Fowler. Of assistant coun-
sci for the government promptly sug-
ccstcd method satisfactory to all con-
ccrned
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-24
LAWYER STARTLES COURT
Counsel for Road Urges Larger
Verdict Against New Haven.

verdict for 5000 was returned in the
Supreme Court yesterday in favor of
Mr. Alice VI. Curtis against the New
York. New Haven & Hartford Railroad,
I'm a suit for $4,000 for the death Of the
plaintiffs husband. who was engineer OF
the Federal Express. wrecked in July
1911. at Bridgeport.
Or. J. VI. Gibbons. counsel for the rail-
road company. startled the court "hen
he made the usual motion TO set ASIDE
the verdict. He said $500 was inadequate
for the death Of such a skilled engineer,
providing the company was at fauit ne
added 20 his surprising argument mat II
there had been any negligence on the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-24
MAY BURN CONDEMNED TEA
Importers Given Five Days to
Export 100000 Pounds.

Washington. May 23.-Secretary McAdoo
has instructed Collector Loeb. at New
York. 10 give Carter, Macy q Co. five
DAYS within which TO export about 1000"
pounds Of tea which the Treasury De
partment has ordered out Of the country
as soon as the mandate Of the United
States Circuit Court OF Appeals denying
the companys application for an inJunc-
ton reaches the district court.
II the tea Is not exported and II no fur
Their court proceedings intervene. Treas
iirv officials say IL will probably be burned
bv the government. Collector Loeb told
the Secretary he had received advices
that the company might make another
move in the courts.
The Treasury Department has debarred
the tea from the country on the ground
that il does not comply with the standard
samples adopted by the government
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-24
ROOSEVELT'S LIBEL SUIT
His Action Against Iron Ore"
Man Opens Monday.

Marquette. Mich. May 23.-Theodore
Roosevelt will try TO show that George A.
Newett, publisher Of Iron Ore" a
weekly paper OF Ishpeming. was IN error
when he published the statement that
Roosevelt gets drunk. and that not in
frequently. and all his intimates know IT, "
The case is set for trial next Monday
The suit charges libel, and the distin-
guished plaintiff names $4,000 as dam
ages 1t is estimated that the trial will
take two weeks.
The former President is expected here
on Monday. He will be the guest Of his
friend, George Shiras, noted az photog-
rapher of wild animals in their native
slnglsA ..>.. .-ra-----s--ss..>
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-24
OJJFFN MARY'S FIAT
AGAINST THE TANGO
Dance Now Virtually Dead in London Socii-
ETY., as None Could Brave Royal Dis
pleasure and Remain at Court.

majesty has carried her disapproval "a
the length Of making clear her wish
that no member of the royal family
shall attend any dance where these
performances are permitted.
1t may be said, indeed. that no ladv
who values her position in society will
venture 10 allow any of these dances
to take place. To permit them might
In view of her majestys attitude. lead
to the removal Of the name of the
hostess concerned from the list Of those
privileged to receive a command 10
court functions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-24

plunger Of the gun pierced the roof Of
vacant dwelling house four hundred feet
away. board Of inquiry has been APP
pointed 10 investigate.
Colonel Strongs report 10 the war De-
partment indicates the accident was more
serious than at first reported. Nearest
relatives Of the men killed are:
Private Alton Med. Baxter, father, W.
T. Baxter. Cosby. Tenn.
Private Arthur Christian relative, VIII
lam Christian. Longstreet. Ohio.
Private Roy Dalton, mother, Nancy
Dalton Conway, Ky.
Prlvates Charles b. Swaggerty and Lee
o Stinesprings were slightly injured.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-24
Wants Assessed Valuation.

give value for which the property
shown i'm the above statement Of assets
and liabilities was assessed for taxation
in 1912 and transcript Of your labor roll
for January. April. July and October.
1912 and January. 1913.
State amount of wages paid per an
mum for the years 1910, 1871 and 1912 and
total value per annum Of your product
for the same years. and the character.
quality and age OF the machinery used
in manufacturing your product.
What is total cost OF production per
unit OF the same products as yours in
competing countries?
What is the percentage of labor cost
to the total cost Of unit Of product in
competing countries?
Give cost OF transportation from your
factory to the principal markets in this
country, naming the markets
What is the cost Of transportation
from the principal points OF production
IN competing countries 10 the markets
OF this country?
What part Of the duty under the
Payne-Aldrich law represents your profit
as manufacturer?
Have you a pecuniary interest in the
maintenance OF high tariff on this com
modity?"
The questions proposed by Senator
La Toilette. omitted from the majority
list relate to the amount Of production
and the amount Of consumption Of the
commodity in this country, ruling market
prices in this and competing countries.
and What part OF the existing duty rep
resents the difference in the cost Of pro-
duction between this and competing for
a,gn countr!esr' ---.--,.,.a,-.->-----
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-24
rBy Cable 10 The Tribune.

London, May 24.-According TO "Ihe
Dailp Graphic" there is high authority
for stating that Queen Mary regards
with most pronounced disapproval the
action of several hostesses in permit
ting the tango. the turkey trot,' the
bunny hug" and similar dances In
their bathrooms
Some time ago the Queen expressed
her opinion OF these dances in very
emphatic terms. No form Of any of
them is permitted at court, but 1t Is
now possible 10 announce that her
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-24
BRADY AUTO TAKES PLUNGE
Broker Hurt When Theatrical Man S
Car Goes in Excavation.

William \. Brady. the theatrical man.
aeer. drove his automobile into an exca.
walton AT 135th street end Seventh avenue
early Yesterday morning Ono Of the
partv-Thomas Murphy. broker OF No
PIG West 69th street-had his hand cut ~
broken glass from the windshield If the
car.
With the aid Of a policeman The car
was pulled out Of the ditch and Mr.
Brady drove to the Harlem Hospital.
where Mr. Murphy's injuries were
treated
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-24
After Possible Trusts.

"Are any Of those producers Organize"
into trust or combination 70 conrol the
nrice or output. or FOR any other purpose
and have YOU any connection or interest
directlv or indirectly. in such trust OF
combination
..Wba, proportion Of the production OF
this commodity in this country is pro
duced by such trust? What proportion oS
the independent producers?
rs there any difference in the price
charged FOR this product in the domesuc
market by the independent producer and
the trust producer?
what were your wholesale prices.
+ o. d. factory. Of this commodity sold IN
The United States during January. April.
,ulv and October. 1912, and in January.
1913?
.yVbat were your wholesale prices Of
this commodity. Z. o. b. factory. for eX-
MORT in foreign countries during the same
periods?
what was the cost Of production In
vour plant per unit Of your product for
the fiscal years 1910 and 1912? Give cost
of materials; labor overhead charges and
depreciation charges In separate items.
and IN as much detail As possible. In
this connection give capitalization, amount
Of common stock. preferred stock and
amount Of bonds issued; amount Of actual
cash or it's equivalent in property received
in considera ton Of stocks and bonds. rate
~ dividend paid on preferred stock and
common stock. and rate Of interest borne
by bonds for the last ten years; how much
Of your earnings for each OF the years
1910. l01l and 1912 have been credited 10
surplus. and how much devoted to add
lions 10 the plant: salaries paid during
each Of the foregoing years 10 each Of
Your principal officials. statement of as
sets and liabilities. 1910. 1911 and 1912. and
comparative balance sheet for these years
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-24
DEMOCRATS NOW SEEK
LIGHT ON THE TARIFF
Senate Finance Committee viii
Ask American Manufacture
erS for Information.
DECIDE ON 20 QUESTIONS
Searching Inquiries To Be Made
Into Cost of Material and
Labor and Profits at
Home and Abroad.

Washington. May Ex-senator Simmons.
chairman of the Senate Finance Commit
tee. made public tonight list Of twenty
nine questions relating 10 the tariff pre-
pared by majority members Of the com
mittee which will be sent to manufactur-
ers Of the country. To avert any clash
over this action in the Senate. the ma
jority will send with their list the original
sixteen questions proposed by Senator La
Toilette. although most of his are incor-
porated in the majority list.
The committee announced that If manu-
facturers o. persons who have filed briefs
or have made written or oral protests 10
the Finance Committee will send answers
before the bill is reported back to the
senate they will be printed. But the
statement added. neither the report ol
the bill 10 the Senate nor final acton pH
the Senate on the bill will he delayed TOT
answers"
All interrogatories must be ansWete"
under oath The preliminary questions
relate 10 the manufacturers Identity the
commodity produced. the raw materials
used in production. whether they are pro-
duced here or abroad. and II imported
whence: cost per unit OF raw mate
rial and cost per unit Of similar product
in foreign countries. other questions are
al follows:
What part Of your production DO you
eXport: 10 what countries ana IN "haI
quantities and values. and what rates u
dutv are paid at the several foreign
ports?
Are YOU interested in any o'h'i 'o'
Germ exporting this commonly Al ~
give name. amount Of product eApo' ''u'
end the actual selling price OF this p'ou-
uct here and abroad.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-24

Charleston. :. G.. May Captain @.
&. c. Hanna. OF the 10th Company. Coast
Artillery Corps. died in the army hospital
here to-day. making total OF four deaths
due to tie explosion Of a 4.1-iEch gun az
Battery Lord. Fort Moultrie. last night.
\ flying breachblock had torn a large
hole in Captain Hannas side. and he sue
cumbed 20 his injuries at II o'clock this
forenoon.
Captain Hanna rose from private. hav-
ing been mustered I'm a. the beginning of
the Spanish-American war with the l2th
Minnesota Infantry. qualifying as a second
lieutenant in 1901. and reaching n cap
taincy in 1911. He was born in Iowa in
1870
Colonel Frederick s Strong. command
ing district officer is at loss to ac-
count for the explosions cause. The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-24
EXPLOSION KILLS TWO
Of DESTROYER'S CREW
Third GraveIy Injured on the
Stewart During Speed Trial
OFF San Diego.
ARTILLERY CAPTAIN DEAD
Bursting Gun at Fort Moultrie,
Charleston, Cost Four Lives
. Cause Still Mystery
Inquiry Ordered.

san Diego. Cal, May 2S.-Richard Curtis
Smith, oler and II. f. Book, chief ma
chnists mate. are dead and Alma Mil
ter. oiler. who risked his life in an at
tempt To save Book. is in a dying condi-
ton tonight as the result of an explosion
to-day on the United States torpedo boat
destroyer Stewart.
The accident occurred twenty-eight
miles off port during a speed test. when
a steampipe in the engine room blew out
The engines were turning 800 revolutions
a minute and the destroyer was rushing
through the water a the rate OF twenty
five and half knots an hour. The
Stewart is the fastest of the fotila.
Milter had a brother living al Idaho
Falls. Idaho. Smiths home was at
Logan, Tex. and Book lived at Moline,
III. Book had Just re-enlisted in the navy
Captain VI. q. Shonerd SAYS the acct
dent was one for which no one could be
blamed. He made an investigation and
forwarded A report 10 Washington.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-24
Comparison Of Prices.

What were the wholesale prices
charged by you and by any concern III
which YOU are interested for THIS com
modify in the domestic market ana what
were the prices charged when sofa III
foreign markets during January Ap'"'
.Julv. October. 1872 and IN January I'i''
What was the cost Of transportation Oh
vour product from your factory to me
principal foreign markets. giving the
names Of markets for the same PERIODS
specified?
what country or countries are your
chief competitors in the foreign markets
TO which YOU export?
rs there tariff differcntial Tor OF
against YOU in any Of the countries TO
which YOU export this commodit3 II 80,
what is the amount Of such dihereh''a''
What rates Of duty have you pd'u
How many concerns are engaged IN
the manufacture or production OF TINS
commodity IN this country, and VINO are
the principal producers?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-15
Argus Branch Offices

For the accCmMr datlOn OF its patrons
IN various parts Of the city. The Argus
has established a system OF branch Of
noes. where subscriptions and want adj
verttSlnS may be received and any in
formation left that may pertain 70 any
department OF the paper news or bust
ness. II u also planned 20 have a each
Of these branch Offices every evening a
supply OF copies Of The Argus o. the
day. so that any subscriber who may
have failed under any circumstances to
receive the paper. VIII be supplied free
OF charge.
The Argus chain OF branch Offices
Includes the following;
!. J. Kipp's notion store, 45l5 Fifth
avenue.
II; E. Rowe's pharmacy, AIS Four
tecnth avenue.
Riess drug store. Twenty-seventh
street Seventh avenue.
Gllemcyers drug store, Eleventh ave-
nue., Fifteenth street.
Daiiey's lunch room, 400 Fourth ave-
nue..
Mrs. Londcn'7 notion store. Seventh
street. Fourteenth avenue.
Heimbeck's pharmacy, 922 Third ave
nue..
Ernest ESerts' grocery. 925 Eleventh
avenue.
Rudert drug store, Thirtioth street
and Fifth avenue.
College pharmacy, Seventh avenue
and Thirty-eiEhth street.
Olson grocery. Thirteenth avenue and
Thirtieth street.
Steiner drug store. corner Fifth ave-
nue., and TweHty-third street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-15
LEGAL.
sherIR's Sale,

BY virtue OF a special execution is
sued out OF theS clerks office of the
county court OF Rock Island county,
and state of Illinois, and to me direct-l
cd, whereby ! am commanded to make
the amount OF a certain judgment rel
Gently obtained against Charles L.
Bailey, Jr., ct al. in favor OF the Rock
Island Fuel company. Incorporation, out
OF the lands, tenements, goods and chat
tells of the said Charles l.. Bailey, Jr.. i
ct al, I have levied on the following
described property, to-wit: The west
thirty-five $3.50 feet of lot six (6), I'M
William McEniry's addition to the town
(now city) OF Moline, Ill: also the west
forty (40) feet of lot number four 10
in block seventeen GO. in that part OF,
the city of Rock Island, I'LL, known as
and called Spencer d Cases addition TO.
the said city; all situated in the county,
of Rock Island and state Of Illinois
Therefore. according to said command
I shall expose for sale at public auction
all the right, title and interest of the
above named Charles L. Bailey, Jr.. ct
al. in and to the above described prom
erty, at 10 o'clock a. m, on Thursday.
the 29th day of May, 1913, at the east
door OF the court house in Rock Island.
Dated at Rock Island. ILL.,. this 9th
day of May y. d. 1913.
o. 7. BRUNER,
Sheriff Rock Island County.
William II. BrOuEh deputy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-15
Administrators Notice.

Estate of Henry Webbing, deceased. g.
The undersigned having been APP
pointed administratrix of the estate OF
Henry Webbing, late of the county of
Rock Island. state Of Illinois. deceased,
hereby gives notice that she will APP
pear before tho probate court Of Eock
room, in the city of Rock island. at the
July term, on the first Monday in July
next, at which time all persons having,
claims against said estate are notified
and requested to attend for the purpose
OF having the Same adjusted All per-
sons indebted TO said estate arc re-
quested make immediate payment to
the undersigned.
Dated 2Sth day Of April A. D. 1918.
MINNIE WEHLIN0,
AdminintratrIx. p