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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16
URGE FREIGHT RATE RAISE
Business League Declares Rail
way Earnings insufficient.

Chicago. Jan. 15.--An increase OF S
per cent in freight rates was favored to-
day in resolutions adopted by the board
OF directors OF the National Business
League OF America
1--WE believe" the resolutions read. that
the present net earnings OF the railroads
are insufficient for the proper mainten-
ance of equipment. extension OF facilities.
efficient service and safety OF life and
property, resulting also in the curtail-
ment Of purchases from dependent indus
tries, which seriously cripples the general
business of the country"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16
Contractor Made $4,000.

The contract for the road was awarded
10 w. II. Cownig. of this city, and was
later sublet TO the Holington Company,
of Troy. 1t was brought out. through John
= Kelly. an inspector. that against his
protest gravel costing 81 g. cubic yard
was substituted for crushed stone costing
s2l9 a cubic yard. There were "fS cubic
Yards of this material used
How do YOU consider this Transaction
asked Mr.. Jackson
II consider il gift on the part of the
Highways Department TO the contractor
OF 1892" he said.
lie said he went over the road with
John h. Wright. first assistant engineer
n the Highways Department. and point
ing out the defects 10 him, asked him 10
do what he could 10 correct them. the
matter was reported TO the Highways De-
partment, it was testified, but nothing
WAS done. so far as the witness knew. IL
was said that since the defects were point
ed out payments on the road were MADE
and are still being made
Mr.. Wright testified that his inspection
showed that the work on the road was
lac recommended in his report 10 George A.
Kicker, First Deputy Commissioner, that
further payments be suspended until the
road was improved. and that the resident
engineer be removed because he did not
do his uork-either through fear OF neg
lect"
.'why did you say through fear asked
jackson.
II knew that the contractor in other
cases had threatened 10 have engineers
transferred who interfered with the
work" said Wright.
Il Was transferred myself I'm 1911. said
Wright. II had charge OF Montgomery,
Fulton and Schenectady counties ! was
ton that II didn, keep my nose out l
would be removed. ] didn't keep my nose
out, and / was removed 10 Allegany
County. The threat was made by John
r. Consalus. who was in the Hollngton
Company"
Delaney said he intended 10 call Parker
and DISH. members OF the Sulzer High
ways advisory board. 10 give testimony
concerning a supplemental contract on
the Broome County road. said 10 have
been recommended by the board.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16
M0YER INDICTED
FOR CONSPIRACY
Continued from first page.

local men listed in the indictment a'so
are absent.
The indictment was in three counts
the first and second counts charging
conspiracy to prevent mine einplVSe9
from pursuing their lawful avocation'
The third count alleged that the con-
spiracv extended to an attempt TO de-
prive the laborers generally of their
property and rights.
The testimony OF 1874 witnesses
formed the basis of the charges. In
this list were included James Nc
Naughton. general manager OF the
Calumet and Hecla Mining Company;
f.. w. Denton. general manager OF the
Copper Range Consolidated Company
Theodore Dengler, superintendent of
the Mohawk Mining Company; Charles
I.awton. superintendent OF the Quincy
Mine: August Beck. eX-sheriff ana
chief OF the secret service of the Cal
umet and Hecla: Enoch Henderson,
superintendent OF the Franklin Mine,
and x. r. Seeber, of the Winona Mine
In addition there were several women,
several business men and more than
fourscore of non-unon workmen.
After perusing the list of witnesses
the union men generally said that they
were not at all surprised that the in
dictment had been found. Charles f.
Heittaa called attention to the per-
sonnet of the grand jury.
This charge is no surprise TO u.s.
said Heittala. ut has been openly &C
knowledged that at least nine of the
jurymen owe allegiance to the Citi-
zens' Alliance, and that body is frank
" the enemy OF organized labor.
Everything We have done in con-
Quoting this strike has been open and
aboveboard. So far as ] am concerned,
nv only known offence is that | have
been an active advocate of and have
worked for the Western Federation Of
Miners. I cannot see how this consti-
tutes any offence against the peace and
dignity of the State of Michigan or
any other commonwealth in the coun-
try"
The grand jury also reported two mo
true" bills one Of these eXonerated
twenty-seven union men who had been
charged with unlawful assemblage at
South Range on December 10. The other
freed II. Stuart Gooddell. a Painsville
merchant. OF the charge Of shooting at
striker, witnesses agreeing that they were
mistaken as TO the identity Of the man
who fired the shot. This part of the
jufy's report arose from the disorders
which, I'm local parlance, have become
known as the battles of South Range
Denver. Jan. 15.-Charles II. Meyer.
when informed that he had been indicted
on a charge OF conspiracy, said that ne
would not decide on a course until he
had consulted attorneys.
Il shall leave Denver in few days for
Indianapolis, TO attend the miners con-
vention," said Meyer. From there ! ex-
pect to return to the Michigan copper
district"
Indianapoi Jan. 15.-Edgar Wallace,
editor of THE United Mine Workers
Journal" was arrested to-day on a war
rant charging him with violation of the
antitrust law. in connection with the
| strike OF the coal miners in Colorado. lie
was indicted at Trinidad several weeks
ago
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16
Prison Reform Fund Started.

At the annual meeting OF the Prison
Association. at No. lSj East 10th street,
was made yesterday OF the
establishment Of q 5000 memorial fund
by Mrs. John Times Kane. No. ] West
18th street. for her husband. The income
is to support prison reform. including the
abolition OF Sing Sing, the betterment OF
BlackwelIs Island and the development
OF farm industrial prisons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16
Woman Democrat s's' -,

Denver. Jan. lS.-Mrs' '",...,,orrst< !
became chairman OF inc nlxht !.
Central Committee =. neesss .
George T. Bradley retired " yrs ~ ,
Railroad CORNERSTONE; Ms -
nas pee Chairman Of a . s.sSs ~
She was a Presidenus'
election.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16
GERMAN LINE DROPS
QUEENSTOWN SCHEME
Hamburg American oompT
Policy Modified Alter w
lomatic Interchanges.

London. Jan. 1.-THE Ham0uls ~, .
can Company has decided tsrnpo ..,ss,
abandon the plan to MAKE ... o.msr'
mort OF call. An official OF the go y
s ga to.day that this step was axe .,sr
cause Of objections from the hlsns mes -
ters and was the result OF ev
tions through diplomatic channs"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16
Announcement was made in the sss

ANNOUNCEMENTS -. Uzu5c7
part OF December that 'n' - 80
American Company intended )" -
soms Of its blgges. ships in . ~, rs
making Queenstown a port o, eA "a -
the summer season. 1t was s'so ....sss
tine I Hamburg would call at eus, ,s -
on January %, and srraise ~r,., ~
made at Queenstown for a ,rr
welcome. This plan. however
Gently vetoed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16
Wilson Fills Paraguay Post.

Washington, Jan. l5.-Presdent Wilson
to-day nominated Daniel F. Mooney. of
Ohio, to be Minister TO Paraguay.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16
HANGER ON GRILL FOR
$4,000 FEE TO GAFFNEY
Head of Kentucky Concern Be-
fore Graft Jury Again.
Waldo Smith a Witness.

Harry p. Hanger. president OF the
Mason & Hanger Company, of Richmond,
Ky, who has admitted he paid $4,000 in
this city TO James Z. Gaffney, intimate
friend of Charles f. Murphy. for expert
advice and, who told the Supreme Court
grand jury last Tuesday that within a
day or two from the time he paid the
money he got aqueduct contract No. 20
at Corrwall-on-the-Hu involving
millions Of dollars. was before the grand
jury again yesterday.
The Bradley Contracting Company. af-
hlisted with Tammany. was then, as it
is now. in business with Gaffney as the
Bradley -Gaffney- Steers Company. and
was the next lowest bidder. Hanger said
he was a stranger in New York and
needed advice about bidding and getting
his bond. 50 he paid Gaffney the 10000
in bills. happening to have the money in
his pocket. II is said Hanger spent sew
era rather exciting hours before the
grand jury Yesterday afternoon explain
ing how he came TO give the money for
legal advice to Gaffney, who is "A layman
Another witness was Kenneth Robin
avenue and 14th street. II is said his tes-
tmony related to the bank account Of a
powerful Tammany contractor involved
IN the award Of the contract 10 Hanger.
j. Waldo Smith. chief consulting engi-
neer to the Board of Water Supply. also
testified again yesterday. lie furnished
further reasons. it is said. in justifica-
ton OF the award OF No 90 the "siphon'
contract. TO the r. A. Gillespie Company.
the highest bidder. instead OF giving it to
ara Falls. who Did lowest. Douglass's tes-
tmony that $4,000 was demanded OF him
as the price for the work resulted in the
Indictment Of Thomas Hassett. former
confidential secretary TO John A. Bensel,
State Engineer. for attempted grand lar
ceny.
The John Doe inquiry into highway
graft will be resumed before Chief Mag
istrate McAdoo this afternoon. The grand
Jury will sit again next Tuesday after
noon.
Rochester. y. Y, Jan. i5.-Eighteen
Rochester contractors were subp9naed
to-day to appear before District Attorney
Whitman's graft" investigators in New
York next Monday morning and TO take
with them any correspondence they may
have had with Arthur A. Mclean and
others. Among the eighteen, II is said,
are several who already have testihed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16
R.publicans May Take Hand

Ar DELANEY said he would 20 40 '"i
falo next week TO investigate the chsrseS
against Dr.. Arthur. superintendent OF '"e
c;owanda STATE Hospital. This was one
nj the matters the Governor announced
. few DAYS ago ne would turn over 10
Osborne.
When Delaney took up highway CON
tracts in Broome County John y car
Isle head Of the Highways Department
found himself involved IN two inquiries
A third may follow next week as the
result OF a conference of Republican AS
semblymen TO he held on Monday nlsn'
previous 10 the reconvening OF the Legs
nature. At that time they VIII declde
whether they will vote for an inVestiga-
ton Of all state departments or not il
one is ordered. 1t Is expected that John
A. Hennessy will be appointed as special
investigator. Republicans and Progres-
sives in the Assembly say he has much
information that would greatly aid him
I'm the new task.
IL had been announced that osborne
would return to Albany tomorrow to re-
sumo his hearings. but doubt was eX-
pressed here tonight whether he would
come back TO Albany before next week
II he does get here, two hearings m
highway graft will be going on al once
In the Capitol.
81 do not think they Will conflict. said
Governor Glynn, but Commissioner Car
isle of the Highways Department was
Of a different opinion. He said he
could not see why the subject Delaney
vas investigating was not turned over to
osborne. It being the original intention to
nave all such complaints turned over 10
MIN.
The complaint taken up at TO-DAY :
bearing was that Of Charles Van Am
burgh. Broome County superintendent oil
Highways. concerning the condition OF me
state highway between Harpursville anc
sanitaria Springs. This road, 1t was ties
tifed, was falling TO pieces, although It
Was only built this year and was not
psid for vet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16
WILL SIGN BRYAN 'h1"
santo Domingo Ready to A'''
New Peace PACT

Washington. Jan. 1.-THE sO,' =. ~
sspto Domingo has intimaied !" .
ton OF accepting Secretary 80, ~
tation TO sign one OF inc srsass
treaties which Mr.. Bryan s.n,s .
with a number OF countries 10 -
mlnso viii oe the eighth eou"''
into the arrangement
santo Domingo, Jan. -, = cs.s
Sy the government to-day ., ..' 90 4
position In the lower -. ~. rspapE =
improving throughout ' essss
though the lack OF iun" .,, sss
economic situation 10 re"
critical. "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16
Delaney and Jackson Are
Named by Glynn ITO
Accelerate" Osborne.
REPUBLICANS LIKELY
TO CHECKMATE GAME
Progressives to Join Them in
Asking for Investigation
Headed by HenneSSy.
ln, r,leerarh 70 The TrIbune ]

Albany. Jan. lS-Impelled by the criu-
cisms directed against the diatory meth
DDS of lanes W osborne. Governor Glynn
started another investigation to-day
through John II. Delaney, head OF the 81
fciency and Economy Department VINO
acted as referee. and Charles H. Jackson
Deputy commissioner Of Efficiency ana
Economy. who acted as inquisitor' ho'"
are loyal Tammany men and friends o.
Governor Glynn.
Their inquiry began to-day with '"e
highway contractors OF Broome county
who come from Troy. Rensselaer, county
Of which Joseph Murphy is the Demo
cratic leader. Murphy is an anii-Iam-
many man and friendly to Sulzer' II Is
reported here tonight that the reason
osborne did not pursue the John \ Hen
Messy charges was because they involved
,rsmmanv men. Delaney is expected 10
follow the same tactics. nvesusS''"7
onti- "orsanizatiou' Democrats on Ike
rublicans- I'm TACT. anybody TO divert az
,ention from the Tammany srai'eTs'
The Governor explained that he WS"'eu
10 accelerate matters. ana nc SUI
that Delaney would have charge VI 90"
Gowanda Hospital inquiry and perhaps u
other Investigations.
Glynn has turned much Of the ma'e'la'
no had intended to have osborne look mo
10 the new Investigators and 1t is gen
orally believed here that they wiz eVen'u-
allv supplant Osborne altogether
What relation does this inquiry ""'9
,o Mr.. Osborne" Delaney was aske"'
u have nothing TO do with OSBORNE
10 esid 81 have waited for him TO pro-
ducc results. and. getting tired of "si'ne'
! have decided 10 begin my own invesu-
cation. have matters in the Highways
prison and Hospital departments tnat
need inyostigation.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16

indianapolis, Jan. 15.-Edgar Wallace,
editor of THE United Mine Workers
Journal" was arrested to-day on a war
rant charging him with violation of the
antitrust law. in connection with the
strike OF the coal miners in Colorado. lie
was indicted at Trinidad several weeks
a
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AUTO KIDNAPPERS
SPIRIT AWAY BOY

Minneapolis, Mimi, July 21.-
Sheriff Langum was asked today to
investigate the sensational seizure Of
a nine-year-old boy from the yard OF
a. summer cottage near Spring Park,
Lake Minnetonka, last night. Three
men in an automobile whtsked up to
the cottage, seized the lad. bundled
him into the car In spite Of his
screams and drove away at top speed.
The boy is the son Of Professor L..
Skinner OF Leland stanford unfver-
sity, California. Professor SINNERS
wife, from whom he is separated,
has been spending some time at Lake
Minnetonka, with her three children,
the boy and two little girls.
A half dozen persons. including
Mrs. Skinner, saw the car speed
away. The machine was first start
cd toward Minneapolis, but made
detour and went in the direction OF
Shanopee.
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n. Y. CuNMAN
ACCUSED OF SHOOTING
CHICAGO DETECTIVE

Chicago. ILL.,, July 21.-Police cir
cles were stirred today by the declar-
alton that Rocco Vcnille' said to be
the "man in Gray" accused OF start
ing the shooting which led to the
death OF Detective Stanley j. Birns
and the wounding OF five others last
Thursday night in the levee district,
was a New York gunman who had
been sent west after the electrocu-
ton of the murderers OF Herman RO-
senthal. the gambler.
States Attorney Hoine was the ah-
thor of the statement linking Ven
lille, who is now in Chicago hos
pital suffering from wound in his
foot, with the New York eastside
gang of gunmen. In addition, Mr..
Hcyne asserted that he had evidence
that Venille was sent to Chicago to
aid in a plot to put w. e. Dannen-
berg, inspector OF morals in Chicago,
and the men on his staff out CT the
way.
Eight years ago, according to the
information obtained by the states
attorney, Venille. who is 4 cousin
Of John Torrio, business manager for
lanes Colosimo, levee district cafe
owner, shot and killed man in Bill
ines, Mont. He was sentenced for
so years, served less than eight and
was released.
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Caillaux
Trial Stirs
All France

Paris. July 21.-Thc most I'M
lortant testimony ut the second days
hearing in the trial OF Nine. CaillauN
for the murder OF CASTOR calmette
was that of President Poincare OF
the republic. whose disposition was
taken by Judge Emile Forlchen, tile
first president of the court OF ap.
peals.
This narrated how Joseph CaillauX
then minister of state, had called on
President Poincare on the day Cal
lnette was killed and mad spoken
about the probable publication in
the Figaro of letters between him
self and Nine. CaillanX. IN the
course OF an excited talk, N. CailiniX
exclaimed, according to the deposit
tion:
''If Calmette publishes the letters,
| will kill him."
Joseph Caillaux also took the
stand. He looked very young to
have been president OF France and
chief OF the important radical party.
After relating incidents OF his pri-
yatc life after his marriage with
Nine. Gueydan. he explained the
circumstances OF the writing of the
letters to Nine. Raynouard, who aft
erward became Nine. CailiauX. His
voice trcmbled and lie was obviously
Ill at ease, but he gathered comHos-
ure as he proceeded.
Paris, July 21.--Mme. Henriette
CaillauX was up Mt O'Clock this
morning preparing for the second
days hearing of the charge against
her of the willful murder March 2G
Of CASTOR Calmette, editor of the
Figaro. The wife OF the former pre-
mier and minister OF finances took
an early breakfast and before s o.
clock was waiting for her husband
who, however, did not call at the
prison of the concierquerie till be-
tween 8 and 10 o'clock. The 3ris-
oner and her husband conversed for
half e.:S.sheurss and afterward she
lunched.
81 feel better than did yester-
day." Nine. Caillaux said to the 80
licitous prison warden when he In
quired today about her health.
The prisoner had previously looked
through a mass of morning papers
and had found that generally she had
been sympathetically treated. Tho
slenographic report of her testimony
filled sixteen columns in some of the
newspapers and besides this there
were many ap2reciations of her dex-
(COntinueI ON page ~
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FEAR Of zAPATA
BREAK CHECKS
PEACE TALK

Mexico City, July 2l.-Up to ar
early hour today followers OF Emil
tano Zapata. the rebel leader, who
has been operating In southern Mex.
leo. had not attacked Xochimilio, a
village 20 miles from the capital
which they began to threaten yes
terday.
xochimilto, which is the gate to
this city and is OF great strategic
value because the cagEal gets its
water supply from the lakes there,
Is now defended by four thousand
federals,- the garrison having been
reinforced last night by large body
OF troops.
Federal officers state today that
the place was perfectly safe and that
fears OF Zapatista attack on the
capital itself were groundless.
The federal who evacuated San
Luis Potosi are concentrating in
Gonzales junction and Quertario.
The constitutionalist troops, it is
stated here. hive begun their ad-
vance south from San Luis Fotosi.
Reports received from Puebla say
the governor OF the state has sent
delegates to confer with constitu-
tionalist leaders in order to arrange
tor their peaceful entrance into the
state capital.
The Constituencies commanded
by General Alvarado Obregon have
arrived in Irapuato, about 16O miles
northwest of the capital and 1t is
reported that they are preparing to
advance toward Mexico city.
There have peen no new develop
ments in the political situation. The
general belief is that nothing deiin-
lite will be done until next Tuesday.
when General Carranza or his dele
gates are expected to arrive here to
confer with President Carbajal.
Generals Orozco and Argumedo
and other former revolutionary
chiefs now servi6> NTH the govern
ment nave off4Fed tAssr services to
1afssident CafbsJ6f y6-eheck the nd-
vance Of constitutionalists moving
On the capital. President Carbajal
has declined the offer.
The Brazilian minister Is making
energetic representations to the for
eign office to restore the manage
ment and opening Of the cable office
to the Mexican Telegraph company.
The cable office was taken over by
the Huerta government OIL April 23
and has since been operated by the
government.
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CARbAJAL WILL
NOT YIELD To
CARRANzA

Washington, July 21-ProvisionaI
President Carbajal does not intend to
surrender Internationally to General
Carranza and will concentrate his
military forces and resist an ill,as-
ion rather than permit the constitr-
tionalists to enter Mexico City with
out previous agreements not to
wreck vengeance on the lives and
property OF those who supported
General Huerta.
This was the tenor OF information
from authoritative sources today in
Mexico City to Washington diplo-
mats. 1t spread a feeling OF pessi-
mism in some quarters over the pos
sibility of IN amicabIc settlement of
the revolution.
Emilio Rabasa, head OF the dele
cation which represented General
Huerta at the Niagara conference,
arrived here and discussed the situa-
tion first with the South American
and then with the MeXi-
can embassy with Jose Castellot, per-
sonal representative of Carbajai.
While denying themselves to call
ers it became known chat they IA
vored more aggressive attitude by
Provisional President Carbajal tn Sc
cure guarantees of protection for
people in Mexico City and federal
territory generally.
They tade it plain that Mr.. Car
hajal htd no objection to turning
over the government to General Car
rama, but must insist on some assur-
ances in advance that property would
not be despoilcd and that there
would be no wholesale execution or
arrests.
Another aspect of the situation
which was commented on was the
knowledge that General Carraliza,
while informing the American con-
suls at Monterey that he would re-
ceive a commission from Carbaial,
made it plain that he would do so
only to arrange for the uncondi-
tional surrender by the Mexico au-
thorities.
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'tDry" Preacher
Disappears Again

Milwaukee, Wis, July 21.-Rev.
Louis II. Patmont has disappeared
again. 1t was only Saturday that the
temperance worker who had been
missing from Detroit for five weeks,
was found at Rib Lake, Wisconsin
Rev, Claude F. Witty and four other
Detroiters went to Rib Lake and yes
tertay the party started Tor nome.
They took d sleeper and sometime
carly this morning Patmont van
;shnl His absence was discovered
after daybreak and messages were
sent back along the line. 1t had
been planned to place the lecturer In
d sanitarium.