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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-20
PRESIDENT WOULD
RELIEVE RAILWAYS
Shows Interest in Their Financial
Condition and Proposed
Rate Increase.

Washington, March 19.-President Will
son to-day manifested his interest in the
financial condition of the railroads Of the
country, expressing a desire 10 help in
every legitimate way to bring them relief.
He let il be known that the government
was giving consideration to the general
facts of the continued increase in operat-
ing expenses, with the decrease in net
revenues.
Mr.. Wilson considers rs an important
factor in the railroad situation the ques-
ton of whether or not the railroads VIII
get the proposed increase in freight rates
now being argued before the Interstate
Commerce Commission. lie did not eX-
press any opinion on the merits of the In
crease.
No legislative action 70 afford relief TO
the railroads had been suggested to the
President, according TO his talks with
callers.
1t is believed he intends to keep the
Interstate Commerce Commission con-
stantly informed about opinion through
out the country as it comes to him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-20
ASSEMBLY GETS BIG
PETITION FOR THAW
"Suspender Jack" Magee Saws
100000 Persons Want Pro.
ceedings Stopped.
fBy Telegraph 10 The rrlhu,. ,

Albany, March Suspender lacy.
Magee. the former New York nolica,r..
who placed Oscar 5. Suaus in nonlna,,o,
for Governor at the last Propensity.
State Convention. appeared at the Cant.
tol to-day weighted down with a load a,
petitions, urging that all proceedings "a,
the return Of Harry X. Thaw to Mat,s,.
wan be suspended. As he spread them
out on an Assembly lobby settee he de-.
clared that they contained the signature,
Of 10000 persons from every state IN N.
Union and Cuba.
The cost Of securing them was only
$500, and I have vouchers TO prove tia,
statement" he said.
"Suspender Jack" denied that he had
retainer from the Thaw family. SAYING
that sympathy for the Matteawan fug,.
tive prompted his interest in the case. Hs
was accompanied by two lawyers. Walter
l.. Rathbone and cX-Assemblyman Frank
l.. Johnson. Mr. Johnson also said that
he was not on the Thaw payroll.
The two lawyers conferred with As.
semblyman Golden. who has introduced
resolution calling on tho Attorney Gen.
eral 10 report TO the Legislature what
the Thaw proceedings have cost the state
Mr.. Golden this afternoon notified the
Rules Committee that he would move TO
discharge it from further consideration
Of his resolution On Monday night
With the appearance Of "Suspendsr
Jack" and Thaw's lawyers. a report was
circulated that the Attorney General in.
tended to abandon the Thaw proceedings
before the United states Court in New
Hampshire.
II have no such intention said Attor-
ney General Carmody "I shall continue
the prosecution If Thaw 10 the end, egen
II II is necessary to carry the case to the
United States Supreme Court The re-
ferring 20 the conduct OF the state au-
thoritics as persecution is but part Of tie
ingenious and persistent attempts thus
far successful. made by Thaw's attorneys
to defeat justice. The long drawn out
proceedings are the result OF the lavish
use 81 money by Thaw, the employment
Of an army of lawyers and resort 10 every
possible manpuvre for the purpose Of DC.
feating justice. To call the combating
Of these tactics persecution IS an insult
TO the intelligence OF the state
There was a report here that Mrs. Mary
Copley Thaw, mother OF the fugitive, was
coming to Albany to-day 10 make an ap-
peal to Governor Glynn in behalf Of her
SON. She did not appear and Governor
Glynn said he had no appointment to
meet her.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-20
ANTl-DRUG WAR SPREAD
Mrs. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Bel.
mont Now Aiding Chicago.

Chicago. March l9-An organized cam
paign TO wipe out Illicit traffic in habit
forming drugs was launched here to-day
under the supervision OF Frederick II.
Robinson. president OF the sociological
fund OF a New York medical journal.
Mr.. Robinson announced that the cam
paign would continue year and that It
would be financed by Mrs. ". * Wander
bit. ST.. Mrs. o. II. p. Belmont and
others. who are conducting similar cam
paign i'm New York.
Mr.. Robinson expects to work in con
junction with the Police Department In
the effort TO stamp out the Illegal trafIic.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-20
AGREE TO $4,000 FINES
w. U. and American Tel. & Tel,
Accept Mississippi Judgment.
fBy Telegraph 70 The Tribune. ]

jackson. Miss. March 19.-1t was an
nounced here to-day by the Attorney
General OF the state Ross \. Collins. that
the Western Union telegraph Company
and the American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company had consented 70 the en-
try of judgment against them and others
in the suit instituted some time ago by
the Attorney General OF Mississippi
charging them with an illegal combina-
ton in violation Of the antitrust laws Of
the state.
BY this decree. which is 10 be entered,
the Western Union and American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company and other
defendants are to pay to the state the
sum Of $4,000 in penalties, and the decree
sets out that the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company and its allied COM
panies have disposed Of all the western
Union stock which they have held.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-20
INDIANA DEMOCRATS
STAND BY PRESIDENT
Unanimously Declare in Favor Of
Statewide Primary Law
Shively Nominated.

indianapolis, March 19-rndiana Demo-
Gratis in the state convention here to-day,
needing the wishes Of President Wilson
and Secretary Bryan. declared in favor
OF statewide primary law when they
adopted unanimously the platform pre-
scented by the committee on resolutions.
containing a plank indorsng the plan.
The primary section was written into the
platform after an all-nisht session. during
which Senators r. f. Shively and John w.
Kern urged the members OF the committee
TO include approval Of the primary system
in the document.
Senator Kern was selected permanent
chairman. The committee on rules rec
commended that as Senator Shively was
unopposed for denomination he he made
the party's nominee. The report was
adopted unanimously.
The following nominations were made ::
Judge of the Supreme Court. Moses b.
Lang; judges of the Appellate Court,
Frank VI. Powers, Joseph Ibach i. >
Caldwell, Edward w Felt, Milton B. Hot
tell Secretary OF State, Homer H. Cook (,
State Auditor Dale Crittenberger; Super
intendent OF Public instruction, Charles
\. Grcathouse; State Treasurer, George
a. Bitter, and Attorney General, Richard
NJ. Milburn.
The platform says, in part
1--WE heartily commend the untiring zeal
and ceascless labors OF President Wilson,
Vice President Marshall and the Demo-
cratic members OF Congress, in both the
Senate and the House. for the prompt and
faithful manner in which they redeemed
the solemn pledges made by the party TO
the people in the Baltimore platform OF
1912"
The platform contains planks putting
the party on record as favoring. besides
statewide primary law. an arbitration
act similar to the Erdman law and a
demand for rigid enforcement Of the
liquor laws.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-20


Washington. March 19.-secretary Bryan
celebrated his ffty-fourth birthday an
niyersary to-day by giving a reception 10
the higher officials and clerks OF the De
partment of State and the women OF
their families. lie had expected 10 attend
the birthday celebration in his honor at
Lincoln, Neb., but did not think he could
leave Washington because OF the delicacy
Of the Mexican situation.
This sentiment, BY James Russell Low
ell, was telegraphed by Mr. Bryan TO
the home folks at Lincoln:
Get but the truth once uttered, and Il
is like star new born, that drops into
its place, which, once circing in its placid
round, not all the tumult of the earth can
shake"
Mr. Bryan made public his telegram 10
a gathering of newspaper men, to whom
he gave an informal reception at the de-
partment this afternoon. He entertained
the newspaper men with stories. cigars
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-20
ASKS CLEMENCY FOR HUFF
Court Martial Favors Loss OF
Numbers and Reprimand.
rFrom The Tribune Bureau.l

Washington, March 1.-THE loss OF I'VE
numbers and a public reprimand Is the
penaltv recommended by the court mar
t,al hoard for Captain Charles P. Hun
L. s. ~, who was tried and found gull'y
Of conduct unbecomins an officer ana a
gentleman on The charge that he slapped
J. Philip Kiesicker, a civilian, because
Of the latter's undue familiarity Win
Mrs. Huff at a dance at Norfolk, Va.
Because of the excellent record ana
apparent provocation" a recommendation
for clemency was made by members OF
the trial court. An added reason LOT
leniency was that Captain Huff had peeh
punished by the civil authorities. me
Secretary of the Navy took the hndinss
Of the board under consideration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-20
SEDGWICK IN COURT
New Yorker, with Arm Broken
Examined in Bankruptcy.
fBy Tclcgraph 10 The Tribune.


PittsGeld. Mass, March l9.-With his
left arm broken in a fall last night, Rob
ert Sedgwick. Of New York. voluntary
petitioner in bankruptcy, was examined
in the bankruptcy court to-day regarding
his domicile. lie said that Lenox has
been the home of himself and his ances-
tors for 200 years. and a government
package OF garden seeds addressed TO
him In Lenox from My Congressman
Hon. Allen T. Treadway" was admitted
as an exhibit
Sedgwick said that he had settled
loan OF 81 200 made TO him by II. Casimir
de Rham, who. the witness said, has an
income Of $4,000 from his fathers estate.
Hearing was continued till April ..
Creditors are trying to show Sedgwick
has no legal residence In Lenox. and that,
therefore. the bankruptcy petition should
be dismissed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-20
FRIENDS GREET BRYAN
ON HIS SAITH BIRTHDAY
Secretary Gives Reception for Higher Officials anc
Clerks of the State Department Wilson's
Send Flowers

and cigarettes, and received their con-
gratulatons. lie received many messages
Of congratulation.
Wives of State Department officials as
sisted Mrs. Bryan at the reception. Music
was furnished by an orchestra Of State
Department employees About two hun
bred guests attended the reception. Presi-
dent Wilson sent birthday letter, and
the President and Mrs. Wilson, members
Of the Cabinet and others in official aud
private life sent flowers.
Lincoln, Neb, March ia dinner in
honor OF the fifty-fourth birthday of Sec
rotary BRYAN was held here tonight. For
the first time in several years the Secre-
tary was not I'm attendance.
United States Senator Joseph T. Robin
son. Of Arkansas; Governor James NJ. Cox
OF Ohio. Governor John Morehead of Ne
braska and Joseph w. Folk, chief coun-
sci for the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. were the principal speakers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-20
MYSTERY IN GUN PERMIT
Magistrate Freschi Will Elk.
plain How Man Got Grant.

Magistrate Froschi will appear before
Magistrate Appleton to-day 10 clear up
a case growing out OF permit To carry
n revolver issued 10 Ermino De Angels
Of No s. Madison street, who is IN the
banking and real estate business. De
Angels was arrested Wednesday after
noon while swinging a loaded revolver In
the midst Of a gathering OF school chill
drcn at Catharine and oak streets.
DE Angels said he had revolver per
NIT Al home. lie was allowed to send a
friend 10 Magistrate Freschi ana later
showed a permit
Magistrate Appleton held DE Angels
In 81 900 for examination to-day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-20
FOR COMMERCE COLLEGE
Assembly Also Passes Bill for
Institution Here.
nv Telegraph to The Tribune.

Albany. March 19-The Van Name BILL
fostered by the Chamber Of Commerce
looking toward the establishment OF a
college Of commerce and administrators
and museum OF commerce and civics
on the old site of the College of the City
Of New York, was passed by the As
semblv to-day. The Senate passed the
measure Monday IT was Immediately
sent to New York for the Mayors al
prevail
The Chamber OF Commerce has given
$4,000 for the erection Of the building on
the southeast corner Of sd street and
Lexington avenue and 100000 more for
eouipping the museum. The college ard
museum are to be maintained by the city
as part OF the College Of the City Of New
York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-20
DR., GREER'S RECIPE, WORK!
Bishop, Who's 70 To- day, Says
Taht's Way to Retain Youth.

Plenty OF work and no worry is the
recipe for youth which Bishop David II.
Greer gives to-day for those who desire
to retain their youth. The Bishop IS
seventy years old to-day, and he says he
frequently works eighteen hours day
and it does him good.
The affairs Of the diocese will occupy
his attention to-day. That's the way /
usually spend my anniversaries he said.
The Bishop added that it must not be
forgotten that he had inherited a good
constitution and could stand hours Of the
work he loved.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-20
service good he said. we cannot keen

service good" he said, I'VE cannot keep
our trade prosperous.
"A great transportation system. domi-
mated by one strong man, is always in
some danger. His death may disarrange
it. j. Pierpont Morgan, son Of Con
neclicLt bore such a relation TO the New
York. New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Il do not think the chances of safety
are being improved by the proceedings
which are going on at the Attorney Gen
erals office in Washington. The federal
authorities seem to me to be asking too
much"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-20
BALDWIN DEFENDS ROAD
Governor Scores Federal Ac
ton in New Haven Case.

Waterbury. Conn, March 19-Federal
proceedings against the New York, New
Haven & Hartford Railroad, in their pres
ent aspect. were condemned as too dras-
tic by Governor Baldwin tonight in an
address before the Waterbury Chamber
Of Commerce. lie also said that the pro-
posed board for interstate trade reguIa-
ton looked to him as a serious menace
to the prosperity of the manufacturing
interests of Connecticut.
Governor Baldwin said that it looked to
him as If that system was TO be lost.
Unless We can keep our transportation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-20

and will fight the repeal of the act grant
ing free tolls TO coastwise ships TO a
finish. We who are standing together on
this subject are a long way from giving
UP hope
w Bourke Cochran, Frank Moss, Balm
bridge Colby and ex-Representative
Charles T.. Littlefield Will address meet
ing in Carnegie Hall tonight, under the
Craftsmanship Of Justice Samuel Seabury,
Of the Supreme Court of this state, 10
protest against the repeal of the free
tolls clause in the canal act.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-20
JOHNSON'S CAR PATENTED
Deceased Cleveland Mayor
Made Valuable Invention.

Cleveland March 19-Friends Of the
late Mayor Tom L. Johnson, Of three
cent fare fame, learned to-day that Z
patent had been granted on a rapid tran
sit electric car which was perfected by
the late Mayor before his death.
According to traction experts. the patent
may revolutionize electric transportation
methods and may be worth millions to
the Johnson estate. The car is operated
on a single elevated rail and is suspended
by steel rods When the power is turned
on the car !s raised slightly from the
rails and other magnets propel It.
\ company will be formed TO tako
charge Of the patent in the interest Of the
estate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-20
Thanks for Volturno Rescue.

Washington. March 19.-Presidcnt VII
son to-day approved the resolution %
Congress conveying thanks TO the captain
and crew OF the American steamer
KrOOnland for the rescue Of clghty-nlnc
lives from the burning steamer Volturno.
The officers and men will also get medals
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-20
Bottle" Battlers Confess

New Haven. March ly-"hen 'nIV
members Of the Yale Freshmen class &C.
knowledged to-day that they TOOK par
in the bottle night" battle Sunday hisD'
the faculty suspended the probation sen,
tence it had imposed upon go members o.
the class. -.
The guilty men were placed on pro0a
ton. Several are members OF the '''@'
Drew hasehan and track teams.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-20
Freighter Makes Record Trip

San Francisco. March 1.-THE freighter
Santa Cruz steamed into port to-day from
New York with what Captain \. Watson
said was a new record for the passage by
way of the Strait of Magellan. The dis
lance is approximately 1900 miles. and
the time consumed was Il days and 4
hours
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-20
Asks $4,000 for N. Y. P. o.

Washington, March 19.-Secretary Nc
Adoo to-day sent to the House for in
clusion in the sundry civil appropriation
bill estimates of $4,000 for additional
mail handling facilities at the New York
POStOfiice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-20
Mrs Littleton Wins a Point.

WASHINGTON, March 19.-Government
ownership of Monticello, Thomas Jeffer-
sons Virginia home, either by purchase
or condemnation, was proposed in reso-
luton favorably reported to-day by the
Senate Lands Committee. Representative
Jefferson ". Levy. Of New York. owns it,
and Mrs. Martin w Littleton heads TIE
movement for its acquisition by the gov
eminent
Barton County democrat., 1914-08-21

Joseph NJ. Hlavaty, aged 2S,
and Miss Ruby V. CreSS, aged 10,
both of Brownell, Kansas, Secur-
ed a license and were united in
marriage by Probate Judge Hall,
at his office, Tuesday, August Is.
Mrs. w. F. Hovey is here from
Olathe, Kansas, for a visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Yeo and fam
lily. Mr.. Hovey, who is editor of
the Olathe Register, one of the
leading Democratic papers of the
state, will be here tonight for a
viSit of a few days.
Price BOnduTant left WedneS-
day evening for Kansas City and
combined business and pleasure
trip. He will visit with relatives
in Kansas City and also with his
father at KirkSville, NO., and will
look after some real estate inter-
eStS in southern Missouri and will
buy new goods in St. Joe and St.
Louis.
Homer Ullum was in from the
south side Wednesday on a buSi-
ness trip and visit, and reports
that there is still a great amount
of ground out in that vicinity to
be worked up in shape for wheat
sowing, as the rains have not been
general and many of the farmers
have been delayed on account of
that they are pretty lucky in his
immediate vicinity this year, in
that they are going to get a pretty
fair corn crop, which is a whole
lot more than can be said for the
most of this part of the country.
Mrs. Roy Johnson, of Lacrosse,
was here the first of the week
visiting relatives.
Barton County democrat., 1914-08-21

Max Moore, who has been en-
plOyed by the John Deere com
pany for the past year, as travel
ing adjuSter, came in from Denver
Sunday morning for a visit Of a.
few days with home folks here.
Max has been working all over
Colorado but makes his headquar-
ters in Denver and reports that
business has been pretty good in
his line this summer. The Colo
RADIO farmers have one of the best
crops they have ever raised, and
as the summer tourist crop ALSO
is good this year, they are enjOys
ing prosperous times.
George Wolff, of south of Els
linwood, was in the city Monday,
on his way home from a ten days
outing in Colorado. George made
the trip on his motorcycle and
did right good job of burning
up the highways making the
whole trip from Ellinwood to Col
orado Springs in just seventeea
hours.
Frank Kepple, who was called
here from Portland, Ore, on ac-
count of the death of his father,
is of the opinion that that part Of
the United States is about the best
country in the world, and he Ger.
tainly looks as though it was
agreeing with him for he is about
twenty pounds heavier than when
he left here a few years ago and
he looks as though the world in
general was treating him nicely.
He has a large plumbing establish.
ment in Portland and is getting
along nicely.
Barton County democrat., 1914-08-21
~ ~ p.HAN la
Judge 10Th Judicial District.

Watt O'Connell, finished build
ing another Stave Silo for the Mer-
ritt Dairy Farm, north of town,
this week, and is now at work on
one for Ed X. Robertson, of south
of town. The people are realiz-
ing that the silo is a paying prop
oSition and a large number Of
them are being erected throughout
the county.
Barton County democrat., 1914-08-21
11S Stephens St., Topeka. Kansas
As It Looks to w. A. White.

As 1t Looks to w. A. White.
Take a good, progressive citi-
zen, who knows what he is talk
ing about, say like Del Valentine,
who really thought the Republi-
can party was 30 per cent progress
Sive until the primary showed up
Curtis and seven Standpat con-
greSSional nominees; what can he
do? He can't support Curtis. He
can't even support Arthur Capper
if Arthur lines up for the standpat
Republican ticket. 1t doesn't
make any difference what kind of
a platform these StandpatterS run
-temperamentally they are
"agin" progress.
Fancy Calderhead, Curtis,
Campbell and Simmons on pro-
greSSive platform! They don't
believe in the progressive things.
Moreover, they will be surrounded
by Republican influenceS-Sta stand
pat Republican influences. For