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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-27
PORTO RICANS CHARGE
PLANTERS RULE POLICE
Labor Men Tell Industrial
Board Of Conditions on
Island.

wAsurSGroN, May 2s.--The Washing
ton sittings of the Federal Commission
on Industrial Relations are rapidly
drawing to a close. There will be no
moro witnesses on the Colorado Fuel
and Iron Company strike or the Rookie
Teller interests. Realizing this. Socialist
writer's who have been following the
hearings since John II. Rockefeller. Jr..
was on the stand have departed.
Porto Rico had her innings to-day.
The labor situation In that Island was
unveiled by two representatives OF cigar
makers and agricultural workers. Rivero
Martinez and Santiago lglescias. Both
Omitted they were lou on bail" hav-
ing been arrested on a charge of making
incendiary speeches during a strike.
They had much to say in condemna-
tion OF the police. which they charged
are under the domination OF the plant
ers. They told of meetings. parades,
speeches. riots and police interference
attended with murder in one instance
and broken heads in nearly every case
They said the condition OF the laborer
was bad and asked for Congressional
investigation. J. G.. Bills. COMMISSIONS
OF Labor OF Porto Rico. was present &C
try TO refute their statements.
David Clark. editor OF the Southcr,
fertile Bulletin OF Charlotte. n. c.
charged that Or. \. J. Mckelway. rep
resentative OF the National Child Laboi
Bureau. knowingly had testified falsely
against the cotton mill men.
The commission had two meetings to-
day. at which differences OF policy were
emphasized. The issue was mainly a.
10 the ad~visability OF calling more wit
nesses and as to the form of report tC
ne made.
There probably will he only one NOR,
day Of the hearings. after which thu
commission will 20 TO Chicago and pre-
pare i report on its work.
Among the witnesses yet to be hearC
Is Samuel Gofnpers.
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HERE TO STUDY SCHOOLS.
Carran.a Com mission Arrives for
Education Inquiry.

A commission OF fifty-five members.
sent by Gen. Carranza to study the eys-
ZEN Of popular education best suited 10
the needs of the Mexican people. has
just arrived IN this city from Vera Cruz
IL Is under the general supervision Of
Alfonso Cravioto, who besides acting as
president OF the commission will study
more particularly the American system
Of public Libraries. other subjects which
will he studied by different members are
moral and civic education, school dis
cipline. the education of backward and
abnormal children, kindergartens and In
dustr!al and rural schools.
A. Senior Cravioto pointed out AS;
night, this Is the second educational
commission 10 be sent here by Carranza.
The first arrived here last December.
It's object being 60 prepare the way for
the present commission.
This commission. in which there are
forty-four women and eleven men. vii.
have It's headquarters in Boston and will
remain for at least a year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-27
HAYWARD INDIFFERENT.
Is Sure Acted with an
Eye 10 Public Welfare.

COMMISSIONS William HAYWARD when
10 learned Yesterday thlt his associates
IN the board are 10 no the same four Com
missiorcrs whose removal "a virtually
demanded by the Thompson committee,
OF which he was counsel, said no was
sure that the decision was reached afte-
careful delihera'ion and with an eye
to the public welfare.
81 am glad 10 say hlt the fact that
! was counsel for tho committee which
conducted The investigation and filed the
charges has not seemed To prevent my
working In harmony and in pleasant
personal relationship with the others
he added.
COMMISSIONS Williams said yester-
day;
II, * gratifying TO lie indicated. es-
pecjnliy by u Governor of opposite pu-
litical falth and in a matter which ny
many persons was regarded as political,
] did not think II was any light thing
To he charged with inefflciency and neg
lect Of duty" -
commissioners Wood and Cram had
nothing to say,
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PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD
ENUMERATED BY WHITMAN
No Evidence Shown to Uphold Charges of Ineficiency
or Misconduct and Four Accused Men,
bers Will Retain Their Places.

future. and shall hold the commission
ricidlv responsible for any failure Of
effort to obtain such enforcement.
ut is manifest that IL public officers
are to realize the expectations of the
public, they must feel that they can
rely upon a general support In their
efforts to discharge their duties and
that In positions which are extremely
difficult and which involve many and
grave responsibilities they should he
exempt from fear OF removal. except
upon grounds that are thoroughly SUBJ
stantial and a~ss,gnable.
THE fact that ! have been given
absolute discretion Hoes not Justify my
disreRarding simple elementary rules OF
evidence.
II have no doubt whatever thai
we're my actions revie v'able an appellate
court would reinstate these Commission
ars, were | to remove them on this -v,-
dence.
II do not fnd In this record proof
OF such inefficiency as Is contemplated
10y the statute which gives the Gov
crnor the right OF removal
CHARLES s. WHITMAN"
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AUTO LIGHTS TO BE DIMMED.
Jcrsey OHciaI Asks Police 10 Help
Educate Drivers.

TRENTON. y. j.. May ei-Commls-
sioner william J.. Dill OF the motor ve-
h,cle department to-day sent letters to
the chiefs OF police OF all munic.pal.t IS
!u the safe skiing cooperation In the
enforcement OF the law prohibiting the
use % dazzling headlights.
one OF the greatest eaace to nigh:
travel Is the dazzling headlight said
Mr.. pill. which in many cases is 81
intense as 20 almost blind the eyes Of
users OF the road.
May W. ask your cooperation in
bringing ahou, an enforcement Of this
act' II would seem tha' many ~ the
motorists are not yet familiar with It's
provisions. ard that unt!l such time rs
they have had ample opportunity To com
ply with It's requirements. arrests and
prosecutions FOR Violations might prop
,r'y be deferred"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-27
LEGAL DECISION HITS
HYPHENATED CITIZENS
Justice Whitaker Rules Term
decentralization" Has
No Legal Standing.

In refusing yesterday TO take judicial
c%ognizance of the term 'German-Ameri-
can citizens Supreme Court Justice
Whitaker said that the term American
includes all classes OF citizens, natives
and natural.zed. irrespective OF where
they originally came from. whether It he
Germany or any other country" JUS
ticc Whitaker also said
THE court cannot give Judicial sane
ton to the grouping OF American citi-
zens I'm different classes. and shape or
color i,s decisions I'm accordance there
with so that what has lately become
known as hyphenat"i citizenship has no
color or standing II cannot properly be
recognized by tho court or any other
branch Of the Government"
Justice Whitaker accordingly granted
an injunction in a suit by the Life Photo
Film Company to restrain COMMISSIONS
Of Licenses George II. Bell from inter
fering with the plaintiffs ~photoplay The
Ordeal" based on a poem written in
France after the Franco-Pruss!an Wa
Depicting the sadness occasioned by the
war. The National Board OF Censors
and the License Commissions con-
demned the play on the ground hat II
tended to arouse feeling on the part
Of Germans and German Americans, and
the Lexington Avenue Opera House
which was presenting the play. was noti-
ned that unless the Aim were with
drawn the license OF the theatre would
be revoked The producer of the play
sought a temporary injunction restrain.
ing Commissioner Bell from interfering
with II. but the court ruled that the
plaintiff must wait until the trial to ge,
relief.
In his decision Justice Whitaker said
that the play itself is such that "to a
sensible and ordinary mind II could In
no way create racial strife" For this
reason the court says the Aim company
should not be interfered with In the
transaction of its legitimate business be.
caus" of the supersensitiveness of sller
residents"
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Ready To Quit hoard.

y power on earth can hold me- in
10" Public Service Commission after the
"mpleUou Of tho Suhways. am serving
'hor" now ~ a big sacrifice. and IN rec
o~nn'n"rd'nc that The commissions he nut
beyond interference through public agi-
'itt.on when tho Commissioners have
acted on their consciences. I am speaking
Tor N" Commissioners who are 20 come
after me, and in the public interest.
"of course, the present Governor
would he above removing a Commits
s'on"~ because Of public agitation or for
political reasons" A smile spread over
'he faces of the committee whom the
Judge made this remark. for shortly be-
fore he vas advised the Governor had
dismissed he charges against him.
The state and the city may az we'll
realize that they must pay ommensu-
rate salaries II they are to get the
right men to act as Commissioner Mr..
Mccall continued. Il think the Public
Service Commissioners shoull receive as
much as the supreme Court Justices
and that IN" Justices should get at least
S25 .o0p a year.
zone OF our counsel getting $4,000 a
year was pitted against corporation at
torneys getting 500. 900 each when re-
cent subway contracts were formulated
! do not believe the power 10 legisla,e
on rate cases should he taken from the
LEGISLATURE"
Chairman Seymour Van S~entvoord op-
posed giving a Governor powor TO re-
move n Commissioner. He also said:
"'' Won should take away from the
commission the power to pass upon the
issuance or corporate securities YOU
right az well abolish the commissions
We n Y an important problem to solve
now, The jitr"y bus IL becoming a
menace 10 the trolley and We must de-
terInine whether they are to be allowed
n parallel a street railroad and diver,
~ 70 40 per cent OF its business In view
~ tho fact that the trolley IL regulated
by n commission and the company
has spent thousands of dollars on our
orders"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-27
COLLAPSE OF CIRCUIT
CASE is THREATENED
Notary Fails to Remember
Whether Defendant SwOrc
to Bank Report.
no PERJURY IF HE DIDN'T

County Judge Lewis ~ BROOKLYN. he
fore whom ex-City Comptroller Edward
". Grout IL being tried for perjury IN
connection with the second collapse OF
tho Union Bank, reserved decision yes
,crday on a motion TO exclude the bank
report to which II Is charged Mr.. Grout
swore falsely. This report IL the key
stone Of the case. without which Il col
lapses utterly. To exclude II Is to throw
the case out OF court.
The opportunity to place this serious
obstacle In the way OF District Attorney
Cropsey came up unexpe -tedly while the
prosecutor was examining the first wit
ness for the state and stephen c. Raid
win. counsel for the defendant, lost no
time in taking advantage OF It. The wit
ness, willard G. Penton. bank clerk. no
tary and an officer in the dummy Met
! ropolitan Holding Company. could not
remember swearing Grout TO the report
In question.
Mr.. Cropsey tried TO refresh the mem
! Dry OF his witness by every at his
command. lie pointed out that the
statemcnt-overstating the assets Of the
bank by more than 50, 900. 00o-bore MIR.
CIRCUITS signature N that the signature
OF the witness himself indicated that he,
AZ notary. had taken CIRCUITS acknowl-
cdgment under oath. The witness ad-
I mitted all this. admitted that the sigma
lures would indicate that Mr.. Grout had
made the statement under oath and that
he had sworn him. but continued TO re-
iteratc tina. he had not any recollection
OF the Incident.
Thereupon Mr.. Baldwin arose With
his objection. saying the report was In
admissible as evidence. He asked thai
IL he excluded.
II was Immediately apparent that
this question:. IL decided IN Mr.. Raid.
wins favor. would end the case. There
could be nc perjury unless there had
been false swearing, and the indict'
inent was based entirely on that. Mr.
BALDWIN held that the witness. In fail
ing 10 recollect. also failed to show tina
Mr.. circuit had so sworn.
This is the second snag Mr.. CropseN
has struck within two days, ant fa'
more serious than the one which cause,
a premature adjournment Tuesday |,
order that briefs might be submitted
and the question considered over night
The earlier question was decided pirtll
in Mr.. Baldwin's favor. He objecte'
20 the introduction by Mr.. Cropsey -
eighty-nve items not Included in III.
original Indictment.
Regarding tho eiFhty-fve items
Judge Lewis ruled that they might u
included IN order 10 show guilty know
edge on the part Of NJ. circuit. but tina
they must not he included as part o
the Indictment, nor could Mr.. Grou
he convicted on any one Of thom.
Judge Lewis will give his decision 70
day on the latest objection by Mr.
Baldwin.
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The Commissioners seered generally
10 faNor the proposed constitutional
amendment OF JUDGE ". VI. X. Olcott ~
Manhattan. which accorplis1es all or
THESE things. hut they proposed n n-o-
vision IN the Dlcott amendment which
would have commissions OF three Repu,-
l'ans and wv Democrats or vice versa.
according TO the politics Of the Governor
appointing They insisted that the cali
bfe or the men appointed as Comrisslon-
ers and not their politics was tho i'm
portaut thing.
u consider il he positive duty Of this
convention TO make those commissions
institutional hodics.' declared Judge
N''al Then the Commis.i toner's would
i"eI safe from threats OF localities and
'"r slaiors. who become so insiSt.n, for
acton on the part - tho commission a.
10 threaten our very existence by elm
mating MS through legislation.
w" nave come 10 think that there In
y ~ Commerce on nearly every
corner IN Bruoklyn and two boards ~
trad" on tn" other corners which seem
70 hold daily mcctings and pass reso-
lut!onS demanding that the commission
d" m" impossible often a sentiment il
worked up which merely represents a
desire to get Commissioners who will
h' more responsive to the wishes OF those
WHO ar" hoHird certain projects.
- peak as "A partisan Democrat when
say that a Governor or LEGISLATURE
which iU.orforos with a Public Service
commission Tor political purposes, while
securing = temporary advantage, event
ually will he overwhelmed with absolute
political destruction.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-27
GOVERNOR LEAVES FOR FAIR.
Mrs. whitman, Daughter and stan
In Party on Special Train.

ALBANY, May 2s-Gov. whitman, nc
companied by Mrs. Whitman and his
daughter, Olive. left Albany on n speclal
train for San Francisco this afternoon
At . O'Clock. The Governors military
staff and several prominent legislators
and their wives were in the party.
Tho special train on which the party
travelled Is due to arrive at San Fran
cisco on May 81. Altogether the Gov
crror will spend eleven days at the
Iar.ama- Pacific Exposition.
The Governor and his family are
making the trip In the private car
New York,
Tntil June ~, when the Governor Is
expected back in Albany, Lieut,-Gov.
Edward SChoenoCk will he acting Gov
crnor II" is expected in Albany to-
morrow or Friday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-27

State COmptrolIer Travis yesterday
filled the fourth and last vacancy In the
Brooklyn transfer tax office by the ap-
poin;ment CT Joseph Wildwood, n brother
Of iiubert N-iwood, Republican leader
in the Second Assembly district. as ap.
pra!ser in place of Fred Lundy. Demo
crat. Robert + Sharkey, the veteran
Republican leader in the Fifth district.
failed to land the $4,000 a yea Job. al
'hongh w." Nnl III" strong backing OF
COL. M.nhAnl ]. Daily.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-27
PHYSICIANS SCORE
BIRTH REGULATIONS
DR.. Abraham jacob Says Spies
Sought Prohibited Infor-
nation From Him.
500 ATTEND MEETING

Dr. Abraham Jacobi. who presided
last night nj a meeting in the Academy
Of Medicine. II West Forty-third street.
called by the Committee on Birth Con-
troll. told his hearers that several spies
and detectives" had tried their hands
on him this week since the use Of his
name In connection with the meeting.
Explaining this statement afterward
Dr. Jacob said he had received a num-
her OF letters IN the last few days ask
ing for Information forbidden by Sec
ton 1142 OF tho Penal Code-the sec
ton against which the Committee on
Birth Control is conducting an agita-
ton. These letters. Dr. Jacob said he
had not the slightest doubt. were written
by agents who were seeking 10 Involve
him in a criminal charge such As that
made against Margaret Sanger OF the
Woman Rebel. The names signed were
unknown to him and the giving OF In
formation would have made him liable
10 a fine or imprisonment under the law.
Dr. jacob said he paid no attention
10 the letters. lie added that the County
Medical Society was not interested In
The detection OF possible violators Of
this section, but did not venture a
guess as to the identity OF the agents
who were trying TO get a case against
him.
500 mt Meeting.
The meeting was attended by about
500 persons-all the auditorium would
nold-the greater part OF whom wer.
women. Henrietta Rodman. the school
teacher who was suspended recently Tor
crlticising the Board OF Education. was
active in promoting the conference.
In his address Dr. jacob said that a
large percentage OF children born do not
reach the average development required
for the performance OF their duty 10 the
family and the state. Hereditary in
aucnces propagate epilepsy. idlocy. fee
"Reminiscences and Cretinsem.' he con-
ttuued. These children should not have
been permitted To De- born. Poverty In
GUIDES oyerwoyk for men and women
improper feeding. coLse or insufficient
.luthing. tenement congestion II want
uf alr. temptation. dissipation. neglect oil
children. too many children. much DIS
ease. many deaths.
Would II be wise on the part OF thu
| children not 10 ne born? surely. Bu'
here they are. born for starvation. OF
factory WOIh, or vice. OF an r'hP''O'
var game. and the laws see to II tina
whoever gives advice to prevent then
being born without any harm to fathel
or mother is branded a criminal. VIVA
.u Europe is right by Law is forbidden
among us and what IL stamped as
crime to-day will be considered a bene
iicial mea sure tomorrow.
~ there are toe many children In tht
middle class family for comfort ant
health and lifs the family will sink
back into poverty. II there were fewei
that family would be exactly what got
want 1t to be. the prop and staff OF the
state But II YOU advise them how q
avoid poverty you run the risk OF ftllin-
into the hands OF spies and detectives
IN a year or two public opinion VII
yeer about and people Will wonder no"
stupid and callous they have been
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-27
FOOD SHORTAGE ACUTE.
Many Reported Killed In Riot NJ
Monterey.

WAsHISGroS. May 25-OfRcial and
unofficial advices are 10 the effect that
the God shortage in Mexico is becoming
SO acute as TO give rise TO "A fea- Of
riots. \ food riot In Monterey on May
10 is said to have been the most serious
AFFAIR of the kind that has occurred In
Mexico IN many years. Tho populace at
lacked promises In which fool was sup
posed to We stored and 4, Is reported that
many lives were lost.
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MY amendment proposes that when
ever "A law levying a direct tax pro-
vides for the collection of a sum OF
money in excess Of what il necessary
for the fun accomplishment Of the oh
ject Of the tax. the State Comptroller
shall, nevertheless. raise and collect
only such sums AZ are ne 'cssary, and for
that purpose he may proUnrt!outtcly les
sen the tax rate specified in the law"
Compulsory arbitration ~ labor dis
putes was strongly opposed by Samuel
Gompers to-day before the Industrial
Relations Committee OF the COnstltu-
t,onal Convention.
ITO enact such an amendment TO the
Constitution would be equivalent to re-
turning men to slavery" he said.
The twenty-one recommendations OF
labor to the convention which Mr.. Conn
pers submitted In a prepared mcmoran-
dun contained virtually all OF the gem
eral reforms labor long has demanded.
Chiefly they wuuld broaden m" power Of
OTHaNized labor and rcst..". the actiyi-
ties OF courts ssS the militia in la Dor dis
putcs,
James W. Wadsworth introduced the
amendments n yOrcd hv william Rhine
1andcr stewart, president OF tn" state
Board of Charities, broadening the
power of the Board Of Charities and
giving II jurisdiction over private chart
table institutions
william Mckinney proposed an
amendment giving n" courts Of the
state power to anuul acts of the Legls-
lature. Other home rule amendments
~er" introduced by Seth Low and W. W,
Francho,
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BREAD RIOT EXPECTED.
Conditions In Mexico city Become
Worse Every nay.

SrscidI frh'S p'srI'ch 10 TIVE >'N
ri CRrz, May es.-Crnditions in
Mexico city are growinC worse every
day. Complete disorder prevails in the
Nillists. Cara and Xapat!sta camps.
Bread riots are expected at any moment.
Hopes are expressed that the Constitu-
~tiona.!sts Will arrive In time TO aliay
burger and open communications
The greatest battle OF this revolution
is expected between OREGON and villa
Al Aguascalientss when the opposing
forces clash. Obregon Is we'll prepared.
having a good sized army well provi-
stoned.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-27

u ,,,r p.-,I,gar ubo
~ l"'.s n, Coz
vas an "r'"f 20 TOOK
,r'n,"' i,"s,.'a' 30 u,b,. ~ uSnmon Of
up ~ - iargs r.miliss
ne has' ".ue ~ ~ IT, .ha ~.
"heh 'hcS aIe 80 ipo'' w.,
''ou'eu r"tl'' .,,ssy
,ons''o' - 80. rnn,bor
mn " '"''' I'D 90 ,,Lar
: ,,n,',r, Nf,er
y" " "','t,r' 80 1870 oa, oh,ai,
=" ."'H 80 -. n..,-L l., ,uI
"',.H =. y, - ,s - 4, mo child
N'sir, n,,T,c,I ,rsstrsn, ia forth
N
"i soo, M graa,e- co,,entrert
,par ia many n, ,hes. homes" she
"a ~. 49, 100 do NO, s,,rye
~, yor mis- nriyileye is reserved
~" ,',I5Hro ass who arc sunnosed
-. aIio 90 $40 fo- ,b.,raaiy,a '
-. o,s pi.,h s,id No ,hroe great
.,..o, -, ,.o ,,or,aIIy una, With which
- n,,h,,. RS To do,i arc the endemic.
ia eahle-mindcd and tho insane-"po-
,.n, warares 10 tho comnuni,y which
MAJ transmit the menacs 10 their chill
dror :"
"vya mus, diminish the po.stbility OF
Tho nronaya.ion Of tho mentally unfit"
he said II. IL said that this is contrary
~ nature and therefore Immoral An
inuornl thing In thar which Injuries go
cie,v Nature ia full OF mistakes every
time a diseased appendix is removed
~. onera,ion IA contrary 10 nature
Another woman physician. DR.. Lydia
Alien de- V,lb,ss, said the right TO bear
children or 10 refuse TO bear them and
tho r,ph, 70 par,icipate in the Govern
men, rnder which ono lives are funda-
mental human rights which are not argu-
,hIe Twelve thcusand babies born I'm
Ecv York las, wear she said. were
"r,bhed from the moment OF their brit
or ,heir h,r,hr;rh, Of a sound mind IN
, sound body because we ara s,ill SO
s,unid "a 10 believe that a pound OF cure
20 hs,,er thar an ounce OF prevention"
The ones,ton whether the dIssenlna
,ion ~ srrh Information would lead Ia
,,,r,,sc1 ,,rmor,utv was taken I'm by
ulss I,u-n Garrett. who said peonlo
n.,a mo-, Inrgirr for immortality I'm,
,,r yondnoss ard that the average man
ma ,o,,ar wanted children 20 tina exten,
rnr u.hirh ,bcv ,nuld care for them and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-27

~" public Investigation Of the Board
Of Elections will begin mex Tuesday
morning in tho private office of Com
missioner Of Accounts Wallstein. The
inquiry il being made at the request OF
Mayor Mitchell, the Citizens Union and
tho Honest Ballot Association.
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ALRANY. May 26.-Frcderlck Mar
snail, a Republicans district leader In
Manhattan. was appointed state Super
~intendent OF Elections to-day by Gov.
Whitman. He succeeds John r, Voorhis
of New York. John Palace OF Rochester
and william J. Tillery OF Buffalo. tho
three Democratic superintendents.