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Can't Convince whitman.

M. Chase, however. had specific cases
TO prove his charge OF delay. he said.
and he maintained that under the present
itw settlements cannot be made In as
short a time.
But they can" the Governor said.
Mr. carr, the next speaker. declared
that from the time the award is made
Il takes an average II ten days before
the employee gets his check. and the
commission has decisively ruled. he said.
'hat the employer cannon settle directly
( he wants TO lie said there is not
another State besides New York where
an employer cannot settle directly with
his employee
II was At the end OF the hearing that
the Governor. turning from the advo-
Gates 20 the opponents asked them re-
edrding their stand on the direct pay
nent provision in itself Their answers
caused him to say We'll, you see you
are not far apart on this."
He then made the suggestion of the
optional direct payment amendment to
the present law.
Miles VI Dawson. representing the
CITY club of New York. suggested that
the question be settled by the passage
IN the Senate of the Thorn bill. pro-
viding that an employer may make ad-
vance payments Of compensation to in
Juge1 workmcu, beIrN reimbursed after
the comm.ss on has made an award. The
bill has passed tho Assembly and is now
IN the Senate judiciary Committee.
NJ. Dawson attacked the constitu-
t.onality OF the direct payment bill.
Chairman Robert +, DowlingN declared
that the bill would not expedite the work
OF the commission or effect economies
n the o. ration Of the law. He said he
had never mot an employer who wanted
tGo compensation law changed.
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ATTACKS COURTS ON
SOCIAL DECISIONS
Constitution BuGaboo in Ef-
forts for Social Progress.
Prof. Scaocr Says.
SOME JUDGES SEE LIGHT

Prot Henry Rogers Seaccr of Column
bla. speaking last night At the hnal din
ner OF the city Club for the discussion
OF constitutional convention problems,
voiced the opinion that none Of the Oh
stacles to social LEGISLATION found in tho
present state Constitution would exist
II it were not for the narrow inter
pretatIous of the courts,
III our Judges were only as learned
in regard 70 industrial and social con-
ditions as they are learned in the law
said Prof Seager, I've would have no
quarrel with the Constitution of 1884.
An these questions would be reconcila-
BILE with IL
Although there are occasional reac-
tionarv decisions ny the courts. Prof.
Seager thought that the general ten
dcncy Of Judges in Interpreting the Con
stitutlon IN its relation to social prob
lens r. wiId a broader view. But u"
advocated the untyiug of the hands or
legislators in regard to th"s" problems,
limiting them only by the Fourteenth
Amendment 10 the Federal Constitution.
Ther" Is always the 'dy against
fool" cCislatiuu. Prof Sragrr said, IN
tho opportunity Of turning ont lcgis-
lators responsible and repeating the laws,
"That the Constitution has blocked
social progress is not "A theory We know
II from experience" said Prof, Seager IN
beginning his address, lie gave point tu
his argument by reviewing the action Of
the courts IN regard to the law against
night work by women in factories, thc
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SUSPECT GERMAN OF PLOT.
Police Think Prisoner HAD Designs
on Hcthichrm steel Works.

PIIIApEtUHt, Pa. March 2".--N
German subject ma~Quogtduc As =
Swiss VINO the police believe is con-
u,et'l Wltt - plot 20 dynamite the
bethlehem Stol Work~ ~ south Beth
l"acm. II. wh"r" var Supplies ar" ho-
ug made f,r thc Allies. was arrested
herr, tn-dlf and held pending .nveS;i-
cations. tie was caught los means "f a
dcouy letter
Several daNs $50 'hc man. vino gave
his name uS Hans Ernest lrwvler.
called at the o'NCo uf IN" acting Swiss
Consul uctc. presented a Swiss passport
and asked for money 90 pay h.s fre
90 south Bethlehem Tho consul sus-
uc.ous of his German accent, notified
Oh, Washington authorities Last night
NJ Ritter. The Swiss Minister, tele-
graphed instructions for 10, mans AT
rcst. is the trWyler passport hed been
stolen from tho owner iu Argentina
three years ago. and Urwy,er IS now
Twink in switzerland
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COLD DAY FOR ICE CREAM MEN.
Commerce Hoard Denies plea for
Reduced Express Rates.

WAsIrINGroN, March % - Exprcss
rates on tee cream will not he reduced
il was ANNOUNCED to-day, notwithstand-
ing, the commission saws, thar II rccog-
ni2"s lee cream ss food product, and
other food products are carried nj a
lower rate
Tho decision was maec on u conpla.n
brought by the National Ice Cream Asso-
citation on behalf OF Eastern makers
II was cpnt,udod that zee cream is Il
food product and should hc classified scc-
oui class the same as bread, milk. poul-
try, oysters and other food products, am.
That the minimum charge should he
3S cents per hundred pounds instead Of
40 cents.
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LEAKING SHIP HERE
AFTER SEA PERILS
Frcighter Ocmul9ee Misses
Mines i'm War Zone. but Is
Tossed by Storm.
RESCIES II IN LlFEBOAT

The steamship ocmuigee, a freishter
OF the clyde Line. which sailed from
Savannah on January 20 with a cargo
OF cotton for Bremen. arrived last night.
leaking badly. with a loCful OF adventure.
Sh- went Immediately into drydock Tor
repairs She had never ventured across
seas before and was supposed to be ht
Tor only coastwise service. but she ac-
Quilted herself better than the unlucky
and better constructed Denver in the
same series Of storms that knocked out
tho Mallory liner.
cant Hart got to ths Hook OF Holland
after a stormy trip from savannah and
q oppcd anchor In the night. All hands.
who had turned in. We're awakened nv
q fearsomr yelling alongside early IN
In" morning.
The skipper said everybody turned out
ami found a life boat alongside. Seven
teen mon in the boa: had been making
the noise
We learned later. after We had taken
them aboard" Capt. Hart went on, that
they We're survivors Of the Norwegian
steamship Lord Stratfnrd. which had
struck mine. Some % tho men wore
only thcir underclothinC. We gave them
warm drinks and clothes and on the
morning after -,nt them ashore When
\
hats. ben on their knees and gave three
cheers for the Americ.ln flar. which /
ordered dipped In salute one of the
men rescued was negro. n native OF
Ieoui .iaui. ana he wept Ike a baby ow-
ING to meeting and be.us rescued hy
Americans.
While in Bremen CAPT Hart was
laughed ~ for h.s method of slowing
hs sand ballast. He used all the lumber
h" could purchase TO divid" the holds
into numerous smallor holds He said
that II he had no; taken this precRu-
| ton the ballast would have shifted and
thu vessel would have foundercd. II"
| reported having passed scores of mines
/ IN the North Sea ana said il was only
, by sheer luck that his ship remained
atioat
III, Carih. which left 'hc Hooi, Of
I Holland two hours uf'"r him, was sunk
F bv . miu' B'twccn March Il aad %
the Ocmulp,e luchel hurricane weather,
/ which carried away "A blade of her pro-
Iclier. disabled her eugin" truss, smashed
her stern ana carried away stauchions
and rallUgs as II they were made of
paper. Her plates were started forward
and she sprung "A leak This blow con-
tlnucd ten days sometimes reaching
ninety miles an hour.
Tho Ocmulcec WIS blown out of her
course. bl htES N"f" OF llttlc or no
avail Sails were raised to keen her
head NJ To- wind and also 20 assist
the engines The first set ol sails were
blown away Another set was then
mad" Of old tIrpauilus. The captain
Was toartc'n days ou the bridge. direct
ing l.s men, who N" says Wo'k.d
glllnu'lt When near bermuda the
wind suusldcd and the skipper called his
men AT amt asked them II they desire
to enter ther" or continue 20 New York
He explained To them that the eugin.
was almost COVE and that the shin wa.
leaking All said they would abide 10y
his decision and he thereupon hondoC
I tor New York
The sun., 1915-03-30
shaking with Loaded Dice.

Ext commissioner J Mayhew VAIN
wright, who opposed the bill, said:
Il am opposed to giving State sane
ton 10 bill which would permit an
agreemen' between two persons when
one s shaking with loaded dice, The
puDlc Is az q loss TO know whence this
bin came. Tie only people II Will help
apparently are the casualty companies "
The casualty companies were roundly
abused hv m" labor representatives
present. Practically every labor organ
'2ation IN the state was represented
either directly or indirectly At the hear
-.
John II. M1Dunough who helped OK
COS Glyuu TO draft IN" workmen's COM
rcU~itIon law, opposed the bill on the
ground that II would prove an entering
""Igo which would eventually nulllfy
the objects Of the litw.
Among thos" who spoke la opposition
10 The bin were james y. Boyle Central
iahor Union of BrOuklyn Henry
str Der. organized workmen Of Buf-
fal", l.. houoloski labor unions OF
1,ocGc.'"r. Thomas ". GafIney, Syrt-
'use John j Nanuion, United Garment
Workers Of the state, james T. H0l-
land. Central Federated Union Of New
YORK city Leopold NJ. Gucrin, Troy
ss Belinda Scott. A. Slippenkofr
United Hebrew Trades Union of Sew
York "''y; Char Macy. Now Yorl
structural Iron Workers Ngcrnon Lee
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BUSH URGES VETO.
Srtf-Insurers AssociatiOn Head
says workers Oppose u.

Irving r. Bush. chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee Of the Self-lnsurers
Association, has written n letter to Gov.
Whitnan In which he suggests that
the Governor disapprove the bill au-
thorizing direct payment TO injured en-
ployees. lie declares that Industrial
progress is possible only when indus
trial harmony prevails Aside from a
probable economy In the operating ex-
pense OF the compensation Commission
the benefit or burden Of direct pay
ment accrues to the workmen.
MIR. Bush says that this is one of
the questions where the workmen's y
opinion is entitled to first considera
ton. There is 80 much good in the
compensation law. he says. that il is
a mistake to force upon the work.
men IA provision while primarily de-
signed TO benefit them which Is OBJ
jected TO by 80 many OF their number.
The sun., 1915-03-30
HARVESTER BRIEF WARNS
OF SUPER-TRUST MENACE
Government Says Company's Growth Violates the Pol
icy of Competition and Contravenes the
Laws, Even if Benevolent"

WASH iNGToN. Match Nllegatious
that the combination of the Mccormick.
Deering. Champion. Piano and Mil
waukce companies into the harvester
trust controlled and overwhelming pre-
pondcroncc of the trade In harvester ma
chimes" and tina, the necessary aud
admitted result was to suppress COM
petition between them" are made in the
Government brief which was filed in
the suit against the International Har-
to-day.
The case is pending on appeal from
the Federal court OF the Eighth Cir
cult. which entered decree adjudeing
the company TO be a trust IN violation
OF the antitrust laws and ordering It's
dissolution. one Judge dlssented. The
case has been set for argument early
in April. The company filed a brief
some time ago.
The brief for the Government Is
signed by Attorney-General Gregory,
Solcitor-General Davis, Assistant At
torney- -Generai :. Carroll Todd and Spe-
cial Assistant Thurlow Gordon. II points
out that the defendants admit that they
controlled from so to 90 per cent. VI
the business In harvester machines. The
charge is made that the International
Harvester Company tried TO conceal It's
purchase of the ID. VI. Osborne Com
pany. the Aultman-Miller Company. the
Minnie Harvester Company OF 81. Paul
and the keystone Company OF sterling.
Ill. and that the companies were rep
resented to be "iudependcuts' for some
time after the acquisition by the Inter
national company as Independents"
1t Is further charged tina, the acqui-
siton of some of these competing plants
was followed by their discontlnuance OF
the manufacture OF harvester machinery
and their devotion to other purposes. and
that n some OF the cases covenants were
given by the sellers not to reengage IN
the business of manufacturing or selling
harvester machner, Tor specified time
usually ten years.
The sun., 1915-03-30
WILL ANSWER COLER ATTACK.
Metz and Prenderg"st Z" Joi" De-
bate on City Finances.

Bind :. Colcr's "Red Paper" charging
that city finances have fallen into a de-
plorab.e condition under tho Mitchell ad-
ininistratiOn. has aroused the contr y
vcrsiaiists. The Real Estate Board oi
New York. seeking more light. has ar
ranged to have the whole subject de
batcd al n meeting OF III" board Of gov
crnors at 1l5 Broadway on April 10
Comptroller COlcr will give his vicaE.
Yesterday Laurence N y. Mcclure,
president Of the Real Estate Board,
asked Comptroller Prendolgast to reply
70 Mr. Colrr and he will do 80. Another
former Comptroller, Herman \. Metz.
Will also be heard and possibly Others
will get into the discussion.
The sun., 1915-03-30

n.,. ,.,,o-,,,,a,. J.,ia,a. that tho
,,.l,,',,,,or :. ,r, ,t..t b,. no ,~us.
.., -, -. ~,
Voh'ihues lne oi'. S,,s,.ass
'h' ''"pa"E H1S eN,'''uc ~. ~, -
anu now hot o''S sv'N 49,,
voStlng machinery pu' "'ue' mn" ''''-
rhinerN. such as manure spI IedueI =
wagons. dlsc halio"S' COZ" SHe'''' .
farm engines. hay presses. ana that j.
IS the second largest manufactures OF
cream separators
The Government counsel say that th'
defence Of the Harvester combination
rested upon tho fart that 'hc comhina-
tion was formed not to restrain trade
but to promote the foreign commerce.
congress was moved to pass the
,r,i.,rns, act nv two main considera-
lions savs tho Government brief
"I-lrsf the desire 20 pres.rVe the COM
pet!t!Ne system OF ldustry.
Se'o'u' Inv 'o'' 'N'.''' '.'"' -
ten was hte''eheu 'N w u''.u
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special HtiI Favored.

The Governor clearly indicated then
his belief that this should he made the
subject OF i special bill lie has until
Wednesday night 10 act upon the meas
ure.
The Legislature is not expected 70
yake kindly 10 tho veto OF the amend
ment II was passed only after the
hardest kind of a fsht in both houses.
the Republicans holding caucuses. At
the last minute the Governor sent
emergency messages. Legislators assert
hat these messages committee the Gov
crnor to the amendment and he should
sign Il.
There Is every prospect OF another
fine row In the Legislature should the
Governor veto the amendment and send
n a message suggesting the passage of
mother amendment.
Those who appeared In favor OF the
bil. Included y Il. DeBerard, repre-
senting the Merch ants Association; G.
\ Chase OF Syracuse, president OF The
New York Stae Manufacturers Associa-
tioD T.. i. Barcolo of Buffalo, vice-presi-
dent of the Chamber of Commerce and
representing the Associated Industries
uf 500 employees W. Il Foster OF Chad
"icks James o. Carr representing the
General Electric Company. and A. NJ.
Young OF Utica.
Mr. DeBerard argued that the bill
would create better relationship be-
tween employer and emp.oyee. would
essen the burden on the employer and
would greatly lessen the cost of ad-
ininistration of the law.
Mr.. Chase attacked arguments that
buses on the part Of casualty com
panies would arise. declaring 1t is no,
reasonable 20 cite extreme cases of years
ago. He argued on the ground OF expe-
diung payment, saying he knew OF de-
lays Of from two weeks to live months
From figures presented by the com
mission this does not appear 10 be the
case the Governor said
The sun., 1915-03-30
SENATE PASSES ROAD BILLS.
one RcpeaIs u 2O-Year-Old Law
Affecting TrOlleys.

ALBNNY. March 2e.-The state Senate
tonight passed senator Slater's bill re-
pealing the Burns law. which prohibited
the construction Of a trolley line on the
Albany post road IN Westchcster county
and which has been on the statute books
for nearly twenty years
The senate also passed Mr. Hewitt :
amendments TO the STATE highway law,
which include a provision making tho
Albany post road state highway.
TINS means that trolley cannot he built
on the post road unless franchise is
obtained from the local authorities and
unless the state Commissioner Of High
ways approves
The sun., 1915-03-30
TWO NEAR DEATH IN WATER
ROckaway Life Guard. Found Tn
connections, saved Ia. Lives.

Two residents OF Rocka way Beach,
one of them a life guard with 262 res
cues to hts credit. were yesterday after
noon taken in Il drowning condition 10
the Beach Hospital. william albert. ~
years old. the life guard, was found by
his son on the sand next 10 the Belle
Harbor Yacht Club with his head In the
water He is believed TO have had a
stroke OF apoplexy.
Albert Brewer. a builder. was res
cued from Jamaica Bay by William Van
Brunt after capsizing IN skin which
he was testing with two boys. Both
men were still unconscious last night
The sun., 1915-03-30
WHITMAN MAY
VETOCHANGE IN
COMPENSATION
Suggests a Direct Award
Compromise Bill at
Hearing.
MAY STIR NEW ROW
WITH LEGISLATUR RE

ALBANY. MArcn 90 Gov. Whitman In
dicated during hearing to-day that
he would veto the amendment TO the
workrnen's compensation law which
would permit direct agreements and i'm
mediate settlements OF awards to In
iufed workmen.
The Governor refused to make any
statement for quotation. however. say
ing he intended to give the matter very
deliberate consideration.
Gov. Whitman held long hearing
OF the bill IN the Executive Chamber
and insisted upon learning from each
of the speakers for the bill II their main
object was 40; simply TO secure pro-
visional direct payment in the present
aw.
at seems TO me that is the wise legis-
lilon." the Governor said. suggesting
rat the best way 10 bring about what
every one seemed 10 wish will be TO
have another amendment introduced
simply providing for optional direct pay
ment under the present Law.
Mr.. Whitmrn brought out ia question
Ing Chairman Rober; +. Dowling of the
Workmeu's Compensation Commission
that the board has recommended that A
provision he placed IN the present law
SO that an employer may settle directly
with an employee. paymen, 10 be lien
on the total award TO be decided upon
later by the commission. lie also brough,
out in questions TO the proponents that
this would apparently secure their aim OF
bringing the employer and employee
~oser together
The sun., 1915-03-30
COMPENSATION WORKERS PAID.
Three salary Checks In One Week
EoIlow Dearth of Cnsh.

After two months of privation. while
the Legislature was delaying over an
appropriation. the 300-odd employees OF
the Workmen's Compensation Commits
sion are now receiving their reward IN
threc paydays In one week
on Saturday came checks for the
month OF February. yesterday for the
first two weeks of March and Thurs
day. which is a regular payday. checks
are expected for the last two weeks that
ire due
The sun., 1915-03-30

WAySrsuoro, GA, March 29- Mrs
Jane Rcdd held on suspicion of having
kidnapped John Allen Strykcr, stcp-
son of W II. Richter of Brnok,yn, was
released toAay, The authorities we're
convinced that the child with her was
her grandson, and not the Stryker boy.
The sun., 1915-03-30
Reasonable Check,

/. losing tho Government brief
SAYS:
The an,t-trust act--tho work OF per-
haps the ahies' Judiciary Committee that
ever sat in either branch of Congress
Is the deliberate omort Of conservative.
clear thinking men 20 place some reason
sh'c check upon tho liberty ~ combiua-
tlon which u permitted 10 tho logical
eNtrome would ~ the end iuper!l liberty
itself
"If the defendants argument prevails
III corporate combinations. however
comprehensive. 10 not come within the
purVicw of TIE act unless ana only 80
far as they dcmonsirably abuse their
power the inevitable iesul: viii be the
continuance OF mat grca; rush toward
concentration which proceeded with ever
accclcrntinc rlpldlty until checked by
tho decision ~ this court in the North
ern Securities case.
If makers of harvesting WachlncgT
may unite a. here. why may not makers of
every other species OF machinery do ike
wise? And why may not all t.esc lesser
combinations be iutegratci into one
approximation OF all the metal work.
ing industries
"Wha. would prevent the creation of
combinations with power 20 control he
market for every necessary Of life
food. coal oil, metal. textile fabrics Sc.
or alliances between these combine
tious under Ia" control of u few grea,
masters Of Industry
The desire FOR promoters profits, IN,
d, sir" to escape from IN, pressure ~
competition. the natural Erdvitatiou ~
power into the hands of TN powerful
aui n" dcsite for NOR" power which,
great power ouEonders. these motives
would san Doe ad,quat" TO proiur" SUCH
concentration. even assuming thit prices
Ny.. could be r.gidly controlled
The controversy IN This case. there
fore. rs fundamental Tho question IS,
shall the comprt!tiy" system continue
shall competition. not combination
'" bc the law of trade"
The sun., 1915-03-30
Judge Carter ExoncrRted.

RALEIGH. y. O., March 29.--The leGis-
lative Investigation into the moral aud
judicial conduct of Judge Carter resulted
to-day in the dismissal Of the charges
against him.
The sun., 1915-03-30

Went even further thau tur sherman
law. The brief continues.
"It is thus apparent that the objec-
tions to substituting a despotC organi-
cation of industry for the competitive
system were quite as much social and
political as economic. and therefore il
would not have satisfied Congress to
laVe been told. az We are told In this
ease. that the power which they feared
was thus far being exercised benevo-
iently. that prices had not Yet been in
creased. nor wages lowered. nor the
quality of products degraded. nor com
petitors oppressed
I'm their minds the mere existence
OF such powerful combinations was an
evil--a continuing danRer-frOm which
in the long run, II not Immediately.
would come disaster For ae in the
organization of government benevolence
can never Justify absolutism neither
can &; do 80 in the organization OF
.rdde.
Tho fundamental contention OF the
defendants and OF the dissenting Judge
below, namely. that the antitrust act
prohibits only those combinations
Which are unduly Injurious 20
the public by t) raising the prices
TO the consumers OF the articles
they affect; go limiting their pro-
duction: go deteriorating their
quality: 90 decreasing the wages
of the lahorers and the prices OF
the materials required to produce
them. or go practising unfair and
oppressive treatment Of competitors
Il. Il. 1917,
loses sight entirely Of this broader pur-
pose and basis of the act. IL fails to
take into account that the view of public
policy upon which Congress legislated
was not to walt until the evils of undue
concentration OF economic power have
occurred or become imminent and then
attempt to restrain them. but to prevent
their occurrence by striking at undue
concentration of economic power itself
apparently Congress saw no SUBJ
stautial danger through the growth uf a
, single business from within. no matter
how large 1t might become in that wa .
even though. for example. through
greater efficiency. energy or resources.
and consequent ability TO Offer better
grade of product than that of It's COM
petitors OF the same grade of product at
a lower price. a corporation might come
20 possess tho trade to tho very point
Of controlling the market Tor the time
being
The sun., 1915-03-30

Socialists OF state Thomas j. Fitzgib-
hons, railroad employees OF state.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-16
SUSPECTED BANDIT PUTS
 UP fiCH I
A. p. A. Service.

TACOMA, Sept. i5.-Marshal Henry stone Sumner was shot through the right lung and Deputy Smuch was grazed by a shot from the revolver o. Charles Anderson a suspected highway man during a running battle on the outskirts of the city last night. The presence of Anderson in the vicinity of the shooting was called to the attention of the officers by people living in the neighborhood who declared that the man was acting in a suspicious manner
 Sn;Jch and the marshal answered the call. but on coming up to Anderson the latter started TO run and the revolver duel immediately followed the command to stop The bandit emptied his re- volver at the officers before fleeing to a ,ekbci,y field where he was cspturoG by Smuch When taken into custody it was found that Anderson wa shot p the heel. Anderson refused to talk in any way after being arrested. Ander- son is believed to be an independent hold up.