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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30
LEAP OFF STEAMER
In RIVER CRASH
Continued from page |

,,oni,t.. however. that hundreds OF
them refused 20 continue their home
ward trip BY boat. They returned 70
Newark hv trolley and railroad lines.
In fact. as soon as they reached the
pier many OF them hurried away with
ON, stopping even 20 see the outcome
of the accident. These facts made II
,rnnossible TO check up on the Ma
;estic's passengers and TO ind out VINO
the missing were. 49,,
A. far ~ is known the scow. which
Wa No. 81. belonging 20 the Fleming
COMPANY. had only four persons, on
.osrd The captain and his wife, Their
Sn.Vesr-old son and the mate. me
rAmes Of these arc unknown. Inc
vLmsn was seen clinging 20 the bot,
Of the boat after II had turned
cxnlctely over and while she was
drIfting down stream. II might have
becn iftcen minutes that the captain S
Nifc was able 20 keep her precarious
rosition: then her strength failed, ana
Inc fen or was washed into the river
Patrick Ruddy, a lfesaver. saw the
accident and hastily set out IN his row,
boat for the spot. lie had not rowed
lar before nc saw the body o. woman
bobbing up and down with the wash
of the waves IN front Of him. Rudy
cot her IN his boat. She was uncon-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30
TO END NAVY SINECURtS
Daniels Submits Bill to Reduce
Officers Retired Pay.


w..a..o.o, Ui,v %. Retirement o.
80. nc,cI+. on thrco-fourths pay ior
pa BART disability viii be minimlhe,d' N n
c Cor Dc"'y passes bill which he Ina, has
submitted 20 the Senate and House
committees. e.. .,bo
The bin provides that an o'hccr |no
has been less than ten years III w
service shall receive one-iourtn o. hI7
active pay. and an officer who mas
served more than ten and less than
twenty years one-half pay; rhrGGe-
fourths pay would he allowed ON y TOT
total disability. Secretary Daniels sara
to-day he had found that frequently
officers wi,h comparatively niue scr
yice we're retired for physical disability
OF organic nature, and that great
majority Of these were still able to
take up many pursuits IN ciyI1 iiic
without loss Of time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30
Wilson Tells Big Business
Delegation Aim Is to
End Suspicion.
PRESIDENT INVITES
VIEWS OF VISITORS
Hugh Chalmers Expresses Hope
of improvement When Lcgis-
lation Is Out Of the Way.

Washington. July %. President Will
son talked op,imistically TO deleGa-
tion of business Ilon representing near
r. every section Of the United states
to-day. the proposed antitrust leglsla-
ton being tho chief subject Of Discus
sion. lie said he hoped the legislation
would he passed within So weeks.
Tho business men were delegates
from the National Trade Association OF
Wholesalers. They were invited to
rubmit specific suggestions regarding
tho antitrust bills and were assured
that their recommendations would re.
ccjyc consideration. The Pres dent SAID
that amendments proposed by othcr
business mcn had been considered.
Hugh Chalmers. the Detroit aut ONO
bile manufacturer. also discussed bust
ress conditions with the President. He
declared that there was no DENYING
the fact that business had been bad for
thc last two or three months, but
added that he believed there would be
an improvement after the trust leGls-
lation was out y the way and that the
granting Of increased freight rates
would further improve business
throughout the country.
The President told the business men
that the object Of the antitrust lcGis-
lation was "to close this era of sus-
pcion and rccrimination by putting IN
the law what the moral judgment Of
the community had said ought 20 be
there" -.
"Wc have had ten or fifteen years OF
ceaselcss agitation about business ne
said. During that length OF time we
have read stories IN the newspapers
and in the magazines of the eXtraya-
gantly wrong things that we're gong
on. and an atmosphere OF almost uni
versal suspicion has been created. so
that if man became "A business man
in a big way he had thc uncomfortable
feeling that his fellow men probably
looked on him rs not coming by ms
money in the right way.
81 think am right in saying that
what the plOScnt administration has
tried to do has been to bring all those
questions to clearing house and set
tic I'D the balances of judgment. E.
We had money conditions. banking CON
ditions. economic conditions. OF which
the country said. They arc wrong
Now VIC have undertaken 10 give a
remedy, and until that was done bust
ness could not settle down TO anything,
because the agitation was sure to come
again
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30
VOTE TO RESTORE
GIBBONS AND HILL
House Naval Affairs Committee
Against Methods of "PluCk-
ing Board"

Washington, July "a sub-com-
mittce OF the House Naval Affairs Com
mittec voted to-day to report bills re-
storing TO the active list Captains John
II. Gibbons and Frank II. Hill, recently
retired by the navy "Plucking Board
The action OF the subcommittee seeks
to override the "Plucking Board ard
it is probable that bills will be reported
TO restore other officers arbitrarily re-
tired by the "Plucking Board
Sentiment in the house committee is
against the "Plucking Board" and its
methods Although Rear Admiral Aus
tin ". Knight. the chairman OF the
board. spent two days before the com
mittce explaining its methods, his ex-
plantations did not satisfy.
Admiral Knight said that Captain
Gibbons had been retired because he
had had little sea duty. He explained
that Captain Hill was retired because
of alleged "tcmperamental unfitness."
while admitting that he was a capablc
and efficient officer 30 far as his record
was concerned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30
ENGINEER CRAWLS
NILE TO CALL AID
Scalded as Locomotive Jumps
Track. Kills Fireman and
Burns Flagman.

Danbury, Conn, July %. One man
was killed and two seriously injured
when a locomotive on the Central New
England Railroad was wrecked to-day
at Holmes, y. Y, twenty-five miles
west o. Danbury.
Joseph Remington, fireman, was
pinned against the boiler OF the loco
motive and scsldcd and burned 20
death, while two companions, who mar
rowly escaped similar fate, were un-
able to save him because OF their own
injuries.
Rome Whitson, an engineer, al
though badly scaldcd, made his way to
Holmes Station. a mile away, By al
ternately walking and crawling, and
summoned assistance. Whitson and
Frank Cowlcs, fagman, who was also
badly hurt. were taken to hospital At
Fishkill, y. Y. Both arc expected 10
recover.
The engine was running backward
through rock cut when it jumped
the track and jsmmed up against the
rocky side of the dclile. The west
bound track was torn up for about
five hundred feet.
Remington was tventy-Scvcn years
old lie is said TO leave a wife at
Shoola, Penn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30
WARBURC AGREES
TO MEET SENATE
Telegraphs President of
His Satisfactory Talk
with Hitchcock.
rr..r~ Tn, Tribune bureau
On Dzt ~

Washington. July 29.--Paul NJ. War
burg. OF New York, viii come 70 "ASn-
inpton and submit 10 an exam nation ~
tbo Ranking and Currency committee
,s "a his fitness for membership on the
federal Reserve Board. II IS believed
bore that his nomination VIII be con-
drmcd promptly after his appearance
before the committee.
The President received telegram
from Nr. Warburg to-day SAVING he
had practically decided TO submit to
ouizzinc BIZ the Senate committee.
Subsequently Mr. Warburg and the
secretary % the President, joseph
Tumultv. discussed the matter over the
telephone. Mr. Warburg declaring that
he had had a satisfactory talk with
Senator Hitchcock in New York.
Mr.. Warburg also tclegrsphcd to
Senator owen. chairman OF the COM
mittcc. stating that his appearance
could be arranged. Senator Owen said
tonight he had not set date for the
committee TO meet, but that nc would
do so as soon As he learned definitely
when Mr.. Warburg would come 70
Washington. No date for Mr.. war
burc's appearance before the committee
has yet been set, but 1t probably VIII
be soon. -,
l. is expected that Mr. WarburG will
be confirmed after perfunctOry cN-
animation. Members OF the committee
say they have no disposition 20 en-
barrass the banker but will inquire
into his financial affiliations in this
country, his connection with the firm
Of Kuhn, Loeb & Co.. of Now York,
and his foreign financial relations.
The President to-day had not decided
whom TO appoint 10 the vacancy caused
By the withdrawal OF the nomination
of Thomas d. Jones, of Chicago
Paul VI. Warburg, at the Offices Of
Kuhn, Loeb & Co, yesterday refused
to discuss the news dispatch from
Washington which stated that he
would appear before the Senate Bank
ing and Currency Committee for OK
animation as 20 his fitness for mem
bership on the Federal Reserve Board.
The impression prevailed In the iinan-
cial district, however. that the reserve
system will. after all, obtain the SER
vices Of the eminent banker. II was
learned that the negotiations between
Mr.. Warburg and the Senate commit
tee 70 have him appear have resulted in
a mutually satisfactory agreement.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30
SAFETY ON PENNSYLVANIA
system Has Six Months Rec
ord with No Loss of Life.

In the six months between Jahu-
srv ! and July the lines Of the Penn
svlvania Railroad system carried o.
10000 Messengers, and not one OF
them was killed in train accioeh'' III
1919 the lines east of Pittsburgh car
ried los. 600 900 passengers and not one
was killed in a train accident.
This record Of six months means inc
safe operation by day and by, night
through fog, snow. storm and clear
weather. Of $4,000 passenger trans
while at the same time approximately
as many more freight trains are being
On the lines cast Of Pittsburgh no
passenger has been killed IN a tram
accident since 1912. During this pc,
nod these lines alone have carried
more than l61 100000 persons without
the loss Of a single life in a tram acct
dent.
The Pennsylvania management re-
CARDS every accident Of any Kind as
one too many. Every effort Is beng
continually directed 20 the end that
the number Of accidents OF all kinds
may be reduced and if possible pre-
vented.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30

Panama Pacific Exposition for the best
American opera. There were 4S2 con-
tcstants.
Mr.. Illness opera is called The
Voyage of the Pilgrims and traces
the westward course OF national de-
velopment from the landing Of the Pill
grims in 1920 to the time Of the san
Francisco Exposition. The opera Will
be produced during tho exposition of
1915. and Mr.. Hines will be conductor.
Mr. Hines is twenty-siX years old.
He was born in New York City OF
Russian German parentage. He re-
ceived his musical education in this
city. except FOR few months spent in
Berlin.
He is head OF the music department
of the Boys Preparatory School, Of
Svarthmorc. Penn. lie has already In
vested his prize in real estate.
Although Of foreign parcntage, In.
Hines is thoroughly American. He be-
lieves in opera in English and in de-
veloping our national music. He neYer
writes "andante,' but uses the Eng
lish word "slowr."
81 want to advise young Americans
to study music az home" he said yes
tcrdGy. eff they want European teach
ers they can find them in New York
City. Why should American students
endanGer their health going to Europe
for what they can obtain at home ?
Those who remain abroad any length
OF tine lose IN some measure sympathy
with American deals"
.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30
FISH KILLED BY BLAST
Health officer Finds Ton and a
Half Dead in Pond.

Highland Falls, July 29.-Dr. II. T..
Kurt. village health officer, upon in-
vestigating d complaint to-day, found
a ton and a half OF dead fish floating
on the water and lying on the shores
Of Popolopcn pond, near this village.
It developed that mischievous ang-
lers had set of an ovcrchargc Of dy-
namite late in the night and killed all
the fish in the pond. which was abund-
antly stocked. James Thorpe, camper,
complained that the banks were
strewn with dead fish. Workmen were
sent to bury the fish.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30
Democrats Will Let Courts
Determi. c unfair
Competition"
TO TAKE POWER
FROM ~RADE BODY
Senate Expected to Approve
Amendment to That End
Offered by POmerenc.

Washington. July 90. Yielding to
,be criticism Of Republican senator
and 10 dissatisfaction among tncir
n,rtv colleagues. the Democratic mem
bors of tho Interstate Commerce 'oH
mittee decided tonight to modify 'cc-
ton , Of the pending Trade 'o"ni'.
sion bill. The amendment dr"ll Yea ~
Senator Pomcrcuc, which takes inc IL
nal decision as to what cons ,Io
unfair competition" out Of the hanns
Of tho proposcd commission and vests
!, in tho courts, probably will bc ap-
rrovcd by tho Senate. Most oi the
democratic members and several ne
publcans favor the modification
The Pomcrcnc amendment prov
that any corporation against men
The commission has directed an oiuer
10 desis: from unfair methods o. com 70
petition may. within thirty days, me
rs bill in equity in the District court
of the United States WITHIN any GlS-
trict where the said corporation mas
its domicilc or CHIEF or branch once,
or where anv Of the acts comnlained
of wore committed, together "lth a
certified transcript OF the entire rec.
ord in the proceedings. incluaIng on
cf the testimony taken IN the procecu
irgs and tho report and order OF the
commission, 10 cnjoin. set aside, ana
annul or suspend any order OF SAID
commission.
Upon the fling Of snid bill in equity
and transcript Of rhc record as afore-
said. the court shall have Jurisdiction
Of the proceeding and Of the issues de-
tcrmined therein. and notice OF the IL
ing Of the said bill in equity shall be
served upon the commission. sad
cause shall be tried upon the plead
jngs and tho transcript thus filed. un-
loss the cour. shall he satisfied upon
the application Of either the corpora
tian or the commission that there is
c;hcr material and competent evidence,
necessary to adjust determination OF
tho complaint"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30
BRYAN TO THE RESCUE
Will Speak at Stamford to
Boom Chautauqua.

Stamford, Conn. July 29. William
Jennings Bryan, Secretary of State,
has come 20 the rescue Of the Chau-
tauQua Association, which has been
holding "a series of lectures and enter
tainments here this week. Because Of
unfavorable weather. the course has
not been successful financially.
In the hope OF saving the local guar
antors the management has induced
Mr.. Bryan 70 come here Sunday noon
and give a lecture sermon. No admis-
sion will be charged, but a collection
viii be taken up.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30
Heffernan Goes to Sing Sing.

James HcfFerman. who was convicted
in the Queens County court Of An at
tack upon Mrs. Clara Ebert. seventeen
years old. in the Democratic Club at
Hunters Point last December, went TO
sing sing yesterday 20 begin serving
his sentence Of not less than three nor
more than Gvc years. Harry Scanlon
was tried on the same charge, but the
Jury disagreed and he viii be tined
ggain. Charges are pending before
Governor Glynn that District Attorney
Matthew i Smith failed TO prosecute
the case properly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30
DISlIKES SELF ON FILM

The Thomas 4. Edison Company, Inc,
which makes films for moving pictures.
was made the defendant in suit
brought yesterday in the Federal Dis
trict Court by Delta +. Connolly, an
exhibitor Of trained cats. She wants
$4,000 damages because. she says, she
was exposed to 'obloquy, ridicule and
modification" by means of an unau-
thorized picture. which the plaintiff
took of her III Madison Square Garden
while she was exhibiting her pets
The film. she states. was shown all
over the country under the caption
The 50 900 Worth Of Cats"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30
Red Cross Offers Its Aid.

The American Red Cross announced
yesterday that - viii receive and for
ward contributions FOR relief in either
Austria o. Scryia, as designated By
giyers. Git. should be sent TO Jacob
II. Schif. treasurer Of the Now lorl
State Board. A. 1870 East I'D ST. OF al
II William st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30
Max Stern Gets 5.Ycar Term,

Max Stern. president Of the Reliable
Brokerage Company, was sent TO the
Atlanta penitentiary for five years by
Judge Grub in the federal court yes
tcrdsy for using the mails to promote
an alleged fraudulent real estate bust
ness. Barney linn. Stern's partner,
recently got two-year sentence. en-
motion of George Gordon Battle both
lien were released in $4,000 and SO 900
bail, respectively, pending appeal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30
Visit TO White House Fails
TO Reveal Just "Wherc
II Is At"
BUT WILSON GIVES
ONE COMFORT GRAIN
Promises Not to Fight cleo
ton of Any Democrat Who
Has Kept the Faith.

Washington. July % President VII
son handed tho disgrun,led Tammany
Democrats Of the House to-day "a long
lire o. unctuous bum" in The yernacu-
lar Of the brave"
The Tammany and ncar-Tammanv
members. headed b. Representative
Fitzgerald. left the White House with
n collection OF vague promises and gen
craiitIes. hui with hands empty Of ma
tcrial thing. such rs Endorsement md
patronage. Tho President. according 10
guarded whispers Of his visitors.
showed a determination to run "Itn
the hare and hun: with tho hounds. 20
say pleasing nothings and to commit
him self 10 no definite proposition CON
corning the "whcrc are we att query
Of the matter-of-fsct politicians VINO
called or him.
The conference. from All accounts.
was al amiablc and refreshing siiair.
The Tammanyltes failed 10 make good
their promise to criticisc their dctrAc-
tors Of the Dudley Field Malone type,
while thc President assured the del"ga-
ton that the administration, as such.
did not intend 20 fight the reelection
Of any Democratic member OF the
House who was obeGicnt 10 the man
dates Of the White House. Then every
body talked Of the glorious prospect OF
general success III the approaching
plccfionS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30
Cheers the Faithful.

The fear Of Mr.. Fitzgerald and his
colleagues that criticism OF the or
ganization might result in the retire
mcnt OF some Of its members IN inc
next House was deprecated by the Pres
idcrt. who discoursed entcrtainingly
on the achievements OF his admlnlstra-
ton and assured his callers that all OF
the Democratic faithful would retain
their Jobs because OF the wave OF pun
lie approval of the Wilson adminiStra-
ton which would sweep the country
about election time.
The delegation perkcd up courage
enough TO say that certain fedora OIL
fceholdcrs in New York had been say
ing mean things about the orGaniZa-
ton represented BY Tammany; that the
New York City members felt that inc!
had been placed in a bed light, and mat
cmbarrassmcnts might cnsuc II these
attacks from within were not stopped
President Wilson assured the ocieGa-
ton that the administration would not
nut out a candidate against any Demo
crat who had stood by the party no'
necessarily the President in his tolls
policy. etc.-and that if an effort WAS
made 70 start opposition with admins
tration backing the President would ad-
wise the hackers OF the opposition tnat
they must not This was about the
only tangible promise made by. Mt
Wilson. but the Tammanyites optlmls-
ticallv construed II AS a prospective
slap on the wrist for Dudley Fleid
Malone and his critical adherents. .,
In assuring Messrs. Fitzgerald ana
his colleagues that the adminls s g,;,5
was not out for the scalp of any faltn.
fnl Democrat The President SAID tnat
+h;s did not mean necessarily that ne
could distribute patronage among ali
annlicants. He minated. however, mat
he would tell the official patronage dis-
tributers not to go out Of their way
n knife those furthest from the PIE
rounter. The President SAID ne would
make il plain that the administration
you'd not take sides against any Demo
cratic member OF the House who want
ed to return and who had kept the
party faith. -, hill ond
marched right down again. was VIC
comment Of one Tammsny MEMBER al
Tor the Wilson speech.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30
AMERICAN OPERA
WINS $500 PRIZE
Gabriel l.. Hines Victor in Con-
test with Voyage of the
Pilgrims.

Gabriel l.. Hines. Of this city. has
just been awarded the second prize Of
100 offered by the directors Of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30
CARRANZA GIVES
PROMISE OF PEACE
Leaders Only InsiStence Is
Unconditional Surrender
by Carbajal.

Washington. July 20. Direct word
from General Carran2a announcing
that "if Carbajal offers to surrender
Internationally | believe the prcsent
situation IN Mexico will soon he salts
factorily solved" came tonight to the
Constituencies junta III Washington.
Carran2a's message. dated At Tam .
rico. directed Rafael Zubaran. head o.
tho agency. 20 deny any reports thal
he was cadeavoring to place difficult
tics in the way of establishing peace.
Members or the Constituencies
agcncy said they interpreted the refer
cncc 10 unconditional surrender az n
rciteration Of Carranza's insistcncc
that he would not recognize the Car
haial government as legally cstab-
lished. They predicted that the ques-
ton Of amnesty and guarantees FOR
tho fcderalq would not he stumbling
block during forthcoming parleys over
the transfer OF government because.
they said. people in the territory once
controlled by IIuerta nov placed con-
ldoncc in Carranza's assurances that
he would attempt no wholesale re-
rrisals when he entered Mexico City.
Confirmation Of reports that n
fricndiy understanding had been
reached between the Constitutionalists
and Zapats's forces was received TO-
night by the junta. 1t was SAID the
southern reyolutionist would qui. his
activities against several cities in the
rc1ghborhood Of the capital and CO.
operate with Csrrsnza.
Monterey. Mexico. July %. General
Carranza arrived mere to-day from
1ampico Oh his way to Saltillo. where
he personally will conduct negotia-
lions With Provisional President Car
hsial's representatives for the transfer
Of tho Mexican government TO the Con-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30

Claude Grahama-W hite. the famous
aviator, writes about Flying the At
lantic' in the next Sunday Magazine
Of The Tribune.