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SURE HE CAN CONVICT
ROGERS AS SHAVER"
District Attorney Martin Of
Bronx Tells Reasons fcT
Belief.

District Attorney Francis Marin Of r.
Bronx told I'm an interview YESTERDAY 1hv
he believed he could convict Lorlys I1,cr
Rogers on the Indictment charging him
with violating the state so-called "whta
slave" act He said the state law WAS
simply an application Of the Fede-sl
statute. which had been held By the court,
as intended for the punishment o. i'm
morality in general.
The Supreme Court OF the tinted
states" said Mr.. Martin, in dec's,.rs
which shalt cite In the presentation OF
my case aRains; Rogers has declared o,
numerous occasions that living unde- COY.
tain conditions with a woman IL proof
OF immoral purpose The Federal ststu-,
this partlculat indictment IL not move
In this country.
The District Attorney said he could ~.
no palliat!on OF the alleged crime In the
fact that the accused did not take us
woman companion from one State to an
other. II the offence charged is crime
under the Federal laws he believes 4,
should be considered a crime under IN.
State laws.
THE recurrence Of scandalous divorce
cases" added the District Attorney. mas
blunted the sensibil!ty OF persons who only
few years ago would have demanded
severe punishment for man like Rogers
! II Is not right that crimes Of this so~,
should pass unnoticed. Unless men %
this kind are punished the grossest sort
OF immortality will Increase to an alarm.
| INK degree.
/ "a condition in which notorious cha.
| acter is allowed 20 boast OF the fact that
| no has had several afflnitles should not
exist In a God fearing country. II Is a
challenge TO our manhood and civilization.
| Mormonism has been condemned and yet
! men Haunt their gallantry toward women
| do not think the moral consciousness oi
| the people has been 20 bluuted that they
! will condone crimes of this kind"
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PROF. KITAsATOs NEW WORK.
Has Founded Private BHctrrioioEi-
rnI Institute tn TOXIC.

Advices from Toxic say that Prof, o. S.
Kitasato. the noted bactcriologist, organ
lzer OF the imperial japanese Institute
for the study Of Infectious Diseases and
head OF the institution since 1892, has
resigned and organized meteorological
institute OF his own'in Toxic. He believed
that his research work was hampered by
red tape. lt
All Of Prof. Kitasato's former col
leagues have resigned with him 10 10Th
the new institute. Dr Erasato has cop-
tributed all his personal estate TO the
work and his friends have raised sufficient
funds for the permanent support OF tho
institution.
Before founding the Imperial Japaueye
Institute Dr kitasato was assistant 10
Prot Koch Of Berlin,
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British Warning on Ships
Is Held Back by Bryan

American Line, who owns the ships that
are TO be purchased under the act. Is a
brother of Paul Warburg of the Federal
Reserve Board"
Just how long the debate on the ship
purchase sbtll viii drag Is doubtful. The
Republican opposition Is well organized
and gives no evidence OF collapse. Demo-
Gratis. on the other hand. intend to start
In Wednesday and insist upon continu-
Gus sessions until the issue goes one way
or the other
There are some evidences OF wabbling
on the Democratic side II is learned
that after a week OF debate a prominent
Southern Senator will move to lay aside
the Presidents ship purchase bill aud
proceed TO the consideration OF other leg
islation.
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Attacks on Business.

but the act thus Interpreted was seized
upon by certain patriotic persons and
purists to attack the great business in
terests OF our. country. Merchants by
the Wholesale. fearful OF a cltaclysm,
FASTENED TO plead uoo contendere to in
dictments against them 40 merchant
dare speak with his enemy in ;he gate or
obey the Scriptura! injunction 10 agree
with his adversary quickly. much less
deliberately, without being guilty OF a
conspiracy and branded as a bandit and
an outlaw.
Cicero long ago declared that ex,reme
law Is extreme. injustice and the sherman
act. together with the numerous progeny
bePotten by it--thls extreme Of laws
stal enthroned and business is still pros
trate before II. But let me ask you !:
DO you believe that American merchants
Of to-day are more wicked by nature than
ire English merchants honOred by Lord
Manshelds CONFIDENCE
"Do you believe that the ipsi diXit OF q
legislature can make n good man bad?
Aren't you tired OF statutory crimes ?
Does II not grieye you to see whole pla-
toons OF our merchant priuCes-men whom
We are proud to know who have fllled the
commercial world with the fame OF our
achievements--to see them hling mo the
prisoners dock and pleading guilty 10
crimes that are not crimes In any other
Aation ON earth--guilty % no act not
sanctioned by the common Law and Its
rule OF reason?
us not this an indictment of a whole
people. which Burke thought TO be impos.
slble? Are, these men impoached by the
spectacle; or rather does 1t not impcach
the tyranny Of the majority? Would sou
not like to see some great American who
looms hg IN public l'fe stord forth before
all the people and shake his nst In their
ftessT calliHgahum ingrates and GROWERS
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been in session continuously for thirty
seven hours. The Republicans welcomed
the tespite and after a Sunday In bed
viii be prepared to resume their tight
against the ship purchase bill With vigOr
and determination 1s...
Many Democratic Senators were expect
ing that an all night and all sunday SEES
sion would he ordered ana there were
rufnors that such a course would be ac-
ceptab.e to the Administration. Some SEN
ators had arranged to have cots put In
their offices for the campaign.
Senator Ollie James. a faithful Wilson
follower, was one of these. Two sturdy
attendants lugged a cot into the Sen
ators room on the ground floor OF the
Senate. Many Democrats. however, baked
on the Sunday session plan and Senator
Kern. the majority leader, finally made
motion for a recess from midnight until
10 o clock Monday morning.
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Senator Lodge also referred TO the fact
that Secretary Tumulty had been present
on the noor OF the Senate during the
debate on the bill. Senator Lodge brought
UP the Democratic charge that a ship
lobby was at work to defeat the ship
purchase bill. and added that he observed
that nobody had suggested a lobby when
the Presidents secretary took his seat
on the floor to keep the Administration
lambs from straying from the fold.
81 have not seen or heard OF any such
lobby" said Mr.. Lodge. mo represent
atlve of the ship companies has APP
preached me. ! saw nothing sinister IN
the fact that the agent u the Hamburg
American Line was in Washington this
week.
81 have not suggested that there was
ANYTHING sinister in the fact that Max
Warbury, director Of the Hamburg
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OF their blessings, reaping to-.
day only what they have sown in ignor-
ance and anger?
Would you not like to see him raise his
face to heaven ana thank God Tor the
matchless boon OF American citizenship
under the Constitution as our fathers gave
IL to us?
Aren't you tired Of muck rakers and
bellyachers and the caterwaul OF malcon-
tents who are forever screeching IN the
words Of Richard H., Lets talk OF graves,
~ worms and epltaphs make dust our
paper. and with rainy eyes write sorrow
on the bosom of the earth? Hthey would
only add the rest Of the sentence now
les choose executors and talk OF wills
would we not almost forgive them
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CLIFFORD DEFENCE CLOSES.
Troy solicitor Tries to Establish
AIIbi for Young Prisoner.

ALBANY. Jan. 30.--With Eugene Z
Burke. an advertising solicitor Of Troy,
on the stand in the case Of Malcolm Gif-
ford, Jr.. on trial for killing Frank J.
Ciute. an Albany chauffeur, the defence
closed to-day
Burke testified that he saw clifford in
Stohls restaurant in Troy at about $ 80
O'Clock on the night Of the crime, The
District Attorneys theory was that Gift
ford was In Albany at that time. hiring
C7ute's automobile for the death ride
Burke. who was not a witness at the first
trial, stuck 10 his story under cross-ex-
animation.
Miss Mary B Gleason OF Troy who sa;
with the clifford family throughout the
tral, was another new witness. She tcsti.
ned to Chords good character
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The white House Lash.

Unless the debate has been concluded
by that time this Senator expects that his
motion will command eight or ten votes OF
Democratic Senators VINO at heart do not
favor the legislation. but who are respond
ing 10 the White House lash.
Early morning scenes IN the Senate were
interesting The senators. especially the
older ones looked as II they had had a
hard night Senator Root OF New York
was on guard the night through
Senator O'Gorman was seen hurrying
from the Capitol about O'Clock in the
morning TO reach the sofa In his office In
an effort to carch a few winks Of sleep
All through tho night the sergeant at
arms was rOusing out Senators who had
gone to their homes and were playing
hockey. Senator Stirling OF South Da-
kota was taken from his home just as he
was about TO crawl between the sheets
Senator Burton was tapped by the SER
geant az arms as he was speaking at the
Ohio Society dinner, and several other
Senators were gathered in at that feast
and taken back to the firing line.
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A.S-AMRuL KNcE SURGEONS

care OF by the army medical corps OF the
British army and passed back by success
sive stages 10 the base hospital Behind
each regiment is stationed surgeon and
sixteen stretcher bearers.
The wounded go from there to the reg!-
mental aid post. Field ambulance bear
ers carry them to the advanced dressing
station for adjusting spllnts, dealing with
sc. Ambulance wagons
then take the wounded to tho main dress
ing station, where there is an operating
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Mr. prous.ard,. Statement.

In beginning his statement Mr.. Brous-
sard sad
we are Informed that there is prac-
ticaly an sso.OOo.OOO deficy desrite the
enactment ut n war tax in times Of pro-
found peace The defenders OF orr pres
en-, financial policy have ascribcd the
pending sSO,000,oOO deficiency TO what
they are pleased TO term pork barrel
prlpriations b. Congress.
NO one cognlzan: Of the existing stu
alton is at all disturbed jver that state
ment II Is not true To say that his
deficiency grows out OF any such appro-
priatlons b-cause during the alnlms,ra-
| tion no public buildings nave been pro-
vlded for by Congress. and ne apprO-
priation for rivers and harbors was dur
! Ing the life OF this Congress reduced
from u normal appropriation OF $50, 000,-
600 70 S20OOOO0o lump Appropriation.
| Even IL this S2O.0OO.O0O were charged to
/ the legislative pork barrel it cauuot
possibly accoun. for a hole In the Treas
ury OF SSO.00O.0oo.
] AS a matter OF fact ii can be demon
/ strated that this deficiency grows out
of an entirely different situation, which
situation preciudes absolutely the use OF
the word PORK barrel in connection with
! IL"
NJ. Broussard holds the Admlnistra-
ton responsible for the failure OF the
revenue laws TO meet expectations. He
Charged that In making estimates Of rev
euues the leaders depended upon caicula-
lions made under the direction OF Secre-
tary McAdoo. These calculations. accord
Ing to Mr.. Broussard. We're misleading
; and responsible for the errors made BY
/ Congress in revising the tariff and bas!ns
! the war revenue act.
Commenting upon ,he failure OF the in
! come tax and the war act as revenue pro
| ducers Mr.. BrOussard said:
! The revenues from these two sources
are IN 10 wise affected by the Europe an
war. II the termination Of the war causes
/ any increase In our customs receipts this
Z increase cannot entirely make up the
deficit, but Congress viii have 90 look
elsewhere for the most part to recoup
this Treasury"
The Growing Deficit.
Mr. Broussard declared that unless his
repeal resolution is passed S52.0O0,O0l
more mus; be added to the deficit IN tn,
fiscal year 1916. Mr.. Broussard con-
tirued
ITO summarize, should the same de-
lcieucy occur in 1916 as is pending now
therc viii be added 20 the $4,000. 600 dc
dClerci the further deficiencies due TO the
.Nuira'ion II the war tax law, yie'dnl
s5400o.oOo and a still further dehcienc,
after May. 1916. OF $4,000 600 more de
rived from the sugar duty.
This situation is appalling II can
not be shirked 1t must be met And tn
question is how are we 10 meet III Their
= are several ways In which II can he done
e Tho simples; but probably the most oh
F unNious would he to issue bonds: an
other would se to reenact the war ia,
{ not in times OF profound peace. when pos
-.biy Europe Itself will be at peace am
J Increase that tax; another still would b.
I o reldjust tho income tax by decreas!n.
the exemption and increasing the rate o
again to revert back to the old practice o
collecting money for duty on sugar"
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ny MoNcUnE RoBINsoN.

PARIS, Jan. IA trip to a field hos
pitai not far from the English lines en-
abled me 70 obtain the information con-
tained in the enclosed diagram. which
send you in the hope that 1t may be OF
interest as showing the wonderful sys-
TEN OF caring for the wounded.
The diagram gives a good idea Of how
men wounded on the firing line are taken
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some one told him when he went TO Al
bany 1t was hardly worth while 10 unpack
his trunk tie said he hoped som" day 10
return to private practice as attorney and
counsellor at law. than which ae thought
there was no greater or better title.
The Governor did not take 10 himself
the credit Mr. Choate gave TO him for
cleaning ~ New York, but b said the
result was that OF quiCkcuod puul.c sem
t.ment on the part %: other officials as
well us the bench and ,ao bar tnd the
District Attorney office.
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DESERTED WIFE NO. IA, SHE SAYS
woman Asking Divorce Accuses
Husband of Leaving ~ Others.

HUNTINGTON. w, Va. Jan. 3O.-Bcrtha
Butcher Howe filed here to-day petit
ton for divorce against Harry D. Howe,
alleging that before ne met her he had
married and deserted thirteen wives
Mrs. Howe charges that her husband
came here representing himself as a
nephew of Lyman II. Howe, a moving
picture man, and she married him April
90, 1918. In July, the same year Mrs.
Howe says, her husband deserted her on
n train.
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in masses All the Wounued shall be
finished by a blow from the rife butt.
ammunition being 80 precious. ,Sut a
man shah survive behind the German
lines"
have heard for some time OF
this order. hut have not until now had
positive proof OF It's existence. Gen.
Jcffre has recently rc,al.ated by issu-
ing an order u very much the same
kind. though emitting the Instructions
for numbering the wounded.
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Field Hospital Service
Works Like Mechanism
British System of Caring for Wounded Behind Firing Line
Provides for Prompt Rescue. First Aid and
Permanent Treatment

room or tent and accessori-s for perform
ing urgent operations.
At the collecting hospital further sur
gical aid Is given II required. and then the
wounded are taken to the base hospitals
At this hospital a woundel officer
showed me a paper found on German
prisoner, an officer Of a Bavarian regf-
ment taken prEoner the other day.
signed by the General of his division.
"Henceforth all the enemy shall be
shot, whether they surrender singly or
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FLAYS SHERMAN
LAW AT LUNCH
FOR GOVERNOR
II. d. Estabrook Calls Act to
Regulate Business Il
Colossal Blunder.
SUPPORT FOR WHITMAN
PLEDGED By LAWYERS

Henry T.. Estabrook. a lawyer OF tins
civ made an attack on the business laws
NJ the tinted states In which not even
President Wilson was spared az luncheon
p ven. yesterday At the Lawyers CLUB, llS
uroadway. In honor OF Gov. Charles ;.
whitman. About 100 members OF the New
York bar we're present 20 extend vel
,.,,,e and give assurances Of support to
thu Governor.
GOV whitman made a brief speech in
reply TO the address u welcome by Joseph
u Choate ard the remarks OF President
william Allen Butler lie sat between Mr..
Cbo,to and former Senator Chauncey VI.
pan.w. both Of whom contributed 10 his
praise The rest u the diners included
scores OF well known lawyers and Judges,
who in passing up to the platform after
;he luncheon to shake hands with the Gov
srnor stepped out to congratulate Mr.
Trabrook on his speech and assure him
1t was what the country needed
Mir EstabrooN. whose subject was
some Questions" put his most telling re-
marks 900 the form OF questions to the
American people regarding the business
laws Of tn country, especially the Sher-
man law. which he characterized IN its
literal Interpretation by the majority OF
Inc Ur.;.. = aztec supreme Court ~ one
OF the tow colossal biunders ever COM
mlttei by that great tribunal blight on
enterprise a manufacturer Of crimes with
ou' turpitlJe and q remedy worse than
any d!seas, it was supposed to pailiate.
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Pansma-Pacinc Com mis-ioner- on.
About thirty members Of the New
York State Commission TO the Panama
Pacific Exposition will leave this morn
ing in special cars for San Francisco
via the Southern Railways New York
and New Orleans Limited
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FREE SUGAR REPEAL
MEASURE OFFERED
Broussard of Louisiana Says
New Tariff Has Failed as
Revenue Producer.
SAYS WARTS NOT TO BLAME

WASHINGTON. Jan. 30.--A resolution
repeating that provision Of the Under
wood tariff law THAT places sugar on the
free list. effective May l, 1916. was in
troduced to-day by Representative BTous-
sard OF Louisiana.
After the presentation Of his rcsolu-
ton MIR Broussard issued statement
entitled How TO Wipe out the Treasury
Deficit" lie argued that II the Treasury
Is TO be put in sound condition the
Democrats must revise their revenue laws
lie charged that the Underwood law
has failed as "A revenue producer that
the income tax feature has likewise
proved inadequately unresponsive ana
that unless there Is change In the
revenue acts by tHo end Of the next
fiscal year the Treasury deficit will yun
up 10 nearly $4,000 900.
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The "sIgh" In "sIgh-coIogy."

Mr.. Estabrool, had begun by saying
that in this era Z abstract reasoning
mere uuacquIiut nee with subject was no
reason for not d scussing Il. but he thought
that thla metaphysical, psychological era
was passing with those who put the Sigh"
In "slgh-cology.' He also asked later on,
in discussing Justice Holiness ideas OF
Comm.u Law back i'm 1881, how Justice
Holmes ever c0njured up such a CON
tingenCy as making law a branch OF
pcdagogics and 50 wholly devoid Of
reality.
lie read from THE trNs account yes
t"rday morning OF President Wilson'S
speech on the business Quito, k. IN which
tho President deprecated the burden on
this Administration Of FORMULATING def
nitons for all time for all business ac-
tivities. He cannot hope. commented Mr.
t.stabrork. TO obtain everybodys ideal OF
justice but, he maintained, experience
evolves IT'S. own definitions and law is
founded on experience and not on cate
gories ~ logic.
when the so-called Sherman act he
went on, "hrst came before the supreme
Court for Interpretation four of the Jus
tees, among them Justice White held
that the act should be interpreted with
reference to the common lsw-that is 10
say, IN the light. ~ reason--in which
case ne fa4ts adh,ttcd 10y the demurrer
would not have constituted an uureason-
eblc restraint m'1Ede and the Combina-
ton complained OF would not have been
Illegal
Five Of the Justices held that the act
was in'anded to metamorphose the com.
mon law and must be construed literally
though the heaven, fan and Of course
the ajority ruled This ruling in my
humble opinion, and with all Difference
was one of the few colossal hlunders ever
committed by that great tribunal, for
hn he
blight on enterprise manufacturer oil
crimes without turpitude, a remedy wors,
than any disease 1t was supposed to pal
late.
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There remains the oversnadowing.
paranol fac" said Nj. Es;dbroOk,
"tAlt the law merchant as known 10 us
for more taau 2Uu years has 1ecn stood on
l.- mad and that the merchant In propria
persona finds himself pretty much IN the
same attitude. Aud iu this attitude 20 IA
yutlble 10. rum.ua ion D. has been doing
come tall thinking and H. hound 90 put 10
HI fellow citizens few pertinent and
possibly impairment questions.
81 use the word merchant Of course,
In It's comprehensive and common law
and business / have tried to induce In
myself the merchants frame Of mind
without sharing his tdpsy turvy outlook or
Lg rush ~ blood 20 the head and wish
70 ask sou In all seriousness has there
ever been any p'cuniary failure. misad-
venture or disappointment In your own
business career which on analysis you
cannot trace to some shortening in your
seif either mental. moral or temper
mental?
III 50 be. can you point out to yourself
or TO others just wherein the laws and in
Stitutions OF your country were at fault
~ you can, have such laws a. any time
or from time to time been Tcnedied 10
Nnur satisfaction? DO YOU think that the
law merchant as now crystallized In
codes and statutes Is 50 superior 20 rne
elasticity ~ ;he common law 10 meet i'm
dvidual cases that YOU know hence
forth just what sou ana all others may
legally do or not do. and that your handl-
caps to success have been lowered or al
together removed
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-01-01
GeometrIcaI StaIrcase.

What Is believed to be the first geo
metrical staircase ever built Of con-
crete forms a part of the "Caracor'
tower in museum building that has
just been completed in Los Angeles.
The building with it's tower is in the
quaint ancient Spanish style of archi-
lecture and is constructed entirely OF
poured concrete. The tower is 1876
feet high. In the center is the geo.
metrical stairway, consisting of 160
steps, circling around an open space
only "a inches in diameter and mount
ing to height of 100 feet. Unlike
most geometrical staircases, including
the one In st. Paul's cathedral in Lon
don, this staircase occupies only a
small part Of the tower, space being
left for rooms of fairly large size on
each of the seven fioors.-Popular Me-
chanics Magazine.