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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-26
Mitchell land FredeickW .WhhridgeG nseDt stfying yesterday before the legislative
ommtee investigating the Public Service Commission

tr have state regulation for corpora
IONS.
"A few years ago" he said. business
rad become a scandal, causing ruin. dis
aster ana disgrace. In the last ten
years. | am glad to say. there has been
a great ethical revival"
BEFORE leaving the stand Nj Whit
ridge dpologizcd for his pauci,y OF ideas.
saying he might have lone better II he
had known earlier that re was % be a
witness.
Mayor Mitchell At the outset expressed
his firm belief ia the necessity OF "A regu-
latory commission n his approval Of
the presrn, public service law.
As 70 the suggestion tina; constructive
work should DE transferred 20 the city
government he said. II should not like
heavily hurdened already. But logically
aud from the home rule point Of view. /
believe thai negotiating. planning, con-
s,ructIng and administering rapid tran
at lines ought to be lone rs the city
government II the transfer Is 20 be
made ! hops it Will be 10y the new city
char. er on January I. 1918. The Board
OF Estimate ought TO T., 5otiate contracts
and determine plans and policies. Con-
struction and administration should he
banded by a city department under
supervision OF the executive"
The Mayor praised Commissioner
Maltb.e and had 40 criticism to make OF
the Public Service Commission. He
said the salary of sl5. 900 was not too
much.
In his testimony Mr.. McAneny said
The construction work is proceeding
satisfactorily. II is being efficiently
do.e.'
EN-Commisslorer Bassctts principal
suggestion was that there should be one
commiss.o" Tor tho whole STATE. as the
city comm ss,ou WAS too busy suporvis-
i0G III" building o: subways to attend to
regular CITY work.
NJ. McCarroll said THE present
law Is adequate, but If the attitude OF
corporations Is such as Mr.. Whitridge
arm tho commission with teeth and
broader powers"
NJ. NlltbIe sent a letter to the com
mite Yesterday saving that the record
o' the hearings At city Hall did no;
J.. q sat a complete picture OF the COM
missions work, that in his own case
Only minor details had been emphasized
and that any one reading the record
would ST. no adequate Impression Of the
commissions lch! VemeNts.
William Il. Wilcox, X-cha,rman OF
the commission President Shonts of the
interhorough and President Williams OF
the u r. T. are likely to ties ify to-day.
The hearing viii begin at 10 80 o'clock
1t was said unofficially YESTERDAY tina;
COY. Whitman might select Clareno>
j. Shearn for one 90 the commission.
erships, Nj, shear went oi ~. 81.
preGne Court bench on January /, A.
pointed tor one year by Gov oilynI.
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SO GENERALS IMPRISONEDl
Private Letter say. French Officers
shared In Army Graft.

TACOMA. Wash. Feb. o5.-That Gen
loTrc has imprisoned six,y-three French
Generals and high officers In southern
France for alleged grating Is stated in
q letter received from Paris by the
Rev. Peter HylehoS. Nicar-General ~
this diocese
Father Hylehos, who is a graduate Of
l.ouvain. prefers 10 leave unnamed the
writer Of the letter, hut saws he Is thor
oughly reliable. According 20 the letter
many French soldiers went TO the front
without guns or ammunition. Gen,
loftrc's amt2emcrt A. his situation
caused a rigid investigation. and the
officers held responsible wcie ordered i'm
prlsoued Some of them are accused 81
participating in dishonest profits of
army contractors.
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ROBBERS KIDNAP N X
Arkansas Victim Later Released,
hut Thieves Get xI..OOO.

HAvANA, Ark, Feb 25-Two masked
men entered this village this afternoon,
kidnapped the president Of the bank,
br. J. II. Mitchell, blow open the safe,
which contained about $4,000, and
escaped,
\ posse was soon in pursuit,
At $50 tonight n telephone message
was received from the missing president
saving he was on the way home un-
harmed.
The posse still is IN search Of the
robbers.
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BREAD CHEAPER IN NAPLES.
Price Lowered to Eight Cents for
Two Pounds.
Special Cable Drspafch to rus s.

ROME, Feb. 2j.-The Mayor Of Naples
has authorized the distribution OF flour
with the object Of lowering the price
OF bread TO s cents a kilo tslightly more
than two pounds. so tho genera strike
and protest are not likely to hc pro-
longed,
because Of tho excitement fomcutod
by the Camorrists rioting is still going
on IN Naples. but IL has not become scr-
Gus owing 10 the large number of troops
called ont.
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HUNGARY'S FOOD SHORT.
Each Resident 10 Have ~ Pounds
of Flour Monthly.

RUpArEsT. via Rome, Feb, e5.-An
official statement issued to-day an
nounccs that customs duties ~ rice, lard
and pork are abolished All heads of
municipalities are ordered TO ascertain
how much hour Is available and to al
low six lilos cl3 Is pounds monthly
to each person.
ANY supplies in excess OF this are to
be reQuisitioned by the Government.
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SUSPECTS WOMEN OF SPYING.
War Office SRys herman =
sent Many From

ROME. Feb. 2I-The italian War
once has sent 2 confidential warning 20
officers and soldiers 20 beware OF at
tractlve fran. French speaking women
who are now crowdinC the garrison
towns.
II Is reported they were sent here from
France by the Germans purposely 10 do
secret service work.
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BERLIN, Feb, %, via Loudou.--lioport~
from ~Constantinoplc say that a RUSSIAN
attack east of Artzin, in Trans-CauctSia.
thirty-four miles southeast of Hltum,
has been rcpulsed with heavy losses
by the Turks. The Russians have also
been driven from Elmali, in Asia Minor.
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The total receipts for duties at tae
Custom House Yesterday were S6lS,-
923. so, of which sl6i,o75,ii was for
merchandise withdrawn from bonded
warehouses; and t450.9 1856 for recent
tmportations.
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NO FEB. 20 PARIS LUNCHEON.
United stntes Embassy Did Not
E%ntertntn rs Usual.
sp,rioi rnb,. Desro,ch 10 Tpr srx

NUVTTuT TTVTF TFFT"TTTT TO TIVE SVN'
PARIS, Feb. 2b.-The belated an
nouncement has been made that the
American Embassy. owing TO the present
grave circumstances. did not give the
usual a~mbassado!ial luncheon or wash
ington's Birthday to the representatives
OF the Central and South American
States.
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D-I-hnnty's argument.

Assistant District Attorney D"ienanty
sr-uod against 4 autinG the motion ior
o. = ucn trial, informing the court tha'
Nluehall had made aitidavits directly re-
winning his testimony and asserting
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Tunnel Work Affected.

The commission advertised for BIDS
on the section from Fif,y-frst 70 Fifty
ninth street LAST December, but the bids
were rejected a few weeks ago when
the alien labor question came up and
the commission announced its intention
OF waiting until the situation cleared
Much OF the subway work has
progressed TO the stage whore skilled
union labor is needed. and as most %
tho union men are citizens the firms AZ
work on these sections VIII not be so
badly Inconvenience Rut work has
hardly started 81 the two tunnels under
the East River from Whitehall street
and Old slip and the InterhorouGh cN-
tension If the seventh avenue line that
runs under the Pos, Office, and most %
the men employ ed on the sections AS
"muckers" are foreigners.
As the penalty for employing alien
labor is forfeiture OF the contract the
members of the Public Service Commits
sion were in a Q~uandary as 10 whether
vouchers should he issued for work
already done A conference has been
held on that subject, but no decision
arrived at.
Not only the subways ar" affected by
the decision. but every public work or
construction in the state will suffer-
highways. barge canal and public build
ings. There was much shaking OF heads
and serious faces among those connected
in one way or anothe~ with the situa-
ton. Edward F. Mckinney of the Arm
of Grout & Circuit. attorneys for Crane,
predicted that New York would become
involved in a desperate situation II the
appeal were unsuccessful
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AmdRvtts offered.

In support OF the States contention
that Marshall ha never actually con-
tradicted the testimony he gave against
Becker and that he did not understand
that he was repudiatlng this testimony
when he signed the Philadelphia ath-
davit. District Attorney Perkins offered
three afiidavits made by Marshall. "
letters written from Chicago by Mar
shall last summer. and an affidavit
f.om Assistant District Attorney Fred
erick j. Groehl.
The afidavits by Marshall were made
on April II. 1914. February II. 1918.
md February 25. 1915. They assert
tina; Becker talked with a a VINO
vas later Identified as Jack Rose. on the
night of June -. 1912. and that Mar
hail never repudiated or intended to
repudiate this fact.
The letters we're written on July Il.
1914, and August IS. 1914. to warn the
District Attorneys Office that attempts
we're being made to br!be or frignteh
him INTO making a statement in Beck
ers behalf.
Mrs. Becker was present at the hear
ING II she was disappointed over tine
failure OF her husbands counsel TO I'M
press Justice Weeks with the alleged re-
pudiation she did not SHOW IL she
IN led often as she chat,ed with friends
and appeared to he in eNceIIent spiTlts'
Nnnton's Argument.
In OPENING his argumen Mr.. Manton
,eferred L. the Importance OF the meet
mig between Becker and Rose. the Ia
nous Harlem conference, and argued
that the whole case hung Oh the ability
o. the state to establish by untalnted
witnesses that such a conference was
held. The Court of Appeals. Mr.. Man
ION said. ruled that without the con-
erence being proved there was no case
asairst Becker.
1T hardly goes SO far as that does
-" commented Justice Weeks.
Mr.. Manton replied that the Court OF
\ppcals ruled to just that erect.
The conference was so important
"a, il couldn't rest on the testimony
. an accomplice,' said Mr.. Mahtoh'
corroborator is as necessary 10 make
his ca se go as n carbureter is 10 make
tg automobile go.
Nj. Manton took up atfdavits made
los otto .Aversi. driver Of the automobile
,,l5ugiug to Col. Henry ~SternoerSer
, car frequently used 10y Becker. ana
foImed the Justice that .\versi and
Tiers mad sworn that Becker was not
t.th Rose on the night in question
Were these men called at the second
tr'al?' asked the Justice,
NO" said Mr.. Mantou. They were
lcy ond our control. They were in ths
,nploy of the District Attorneys office.
II tina: ne true they were manitestiE
your power TO call returned the
Justice.
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Many Firms Hard MT.

An immediate result Of the decision,
IN the opinion of persons interested,
may he the Gripping Of many firms
holding contracts on tho dual subway
system. firms which to be- on the safe
side will discharRc much OF thc.r alien
labor. with their contracts mad o.
the basis oC allen Labor. they would
be put to il TO carry on tho work
with higher paid American workers.
The Public Service Commission was
as much At sea as tho contractors yes
terday and was not exactly sure just
what il should or should not 10 In IN"
matter OF Issuing vouchers for work
already done.
This decision marks n crisis in IN"
construction Of the dual system Of
rapid transit said a statement issue
by the commission. The city now has
outstanding construction contracts as
cregatlng s14o.O 900. 600 for new subway
and elevated roads Some Of these CON-
tracts are nearly completed. others are
only Just begun and others are in vari-
Gus intermediate stages Of construction.
There are about thirty separate con-
tracing firms engaged in the work
one - the important connecting links
Of the new system on which work has
been Put of because OF the pending
alien labor case Is that Of the r. Il r
Broadway line from Thirty-eighth street
up TO F~tfty-ninth street. This Will prob
ably be held UP until the ease is
definitely settled in the highest court.
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APPEAL TIC BE TAKEN.
Contractors VIII Seek Relief IN
4, y. supreme court.

Now that the highest court In the
State has upheld the alien labor law.
the only chance of avoiding a serious
tieup in public work under construction
the contractors can see lies I'm an appcal
10 the United States supreme Cour'
and the granting Of a stay pending de-
cision by "A supreme Court Justice.
Clarence 4. Crane. secretary of the
Contractors association. who was ar
rested in the test case just decided, and
attorneys for contractors said tina, SUCH
an appeal would be made on a writ Of
error. and with the application for 4
stay will he n request TO expedite thu
case.
II the Supreme Court atiirms tn
decision of the Court OF Appeals tbs
only remedy will be IN n repeal or tn
statute. \ repeal bill Is now before
the Legislature. but lawyers for the
contractors have moi pinned any oil
their hopes on its chances of passing.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-03-12

ected by the Commissioner of the
General Land Office. under provisions,
Of Act Of Congress approved March,
20, 1872. (37 Stat, ~, pursuant to.
the application Of Eugene D. Cole
man, Glasgow, Montana, Serial No.
024135, we will offer at public sale, to.
the highest bidder, but at not less
than $500 per acre, at 10 o'clock a.
M, on the goth day of March, 1915.
at this Office, the following tract of
land: nv NEA section 8, township
30 north, range 40 east Montana Ner-
idian.
This tract is ordered into the mar
ket on a showing that the greater
portion thereof is mountainous or too
rough for cultivation"
Any persons claiming adversely the.
above-described land are advised to
file their claims, or objections, on or
before the time designated for sale.
Thomas R. Jones,
-. Register.
Edward c. Hargadine,
Receiver.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
Twelfth judicial District of the State
OF Montana, in and for the County
of Valley.
Richard E.. johnson
Plaintiff,
Charles H. Kiser and Anna Bale Kiser
Defendants.
NOTICE OF SALE
To be sold at Sheriff's Sale or the
10th day of March, 1915, at 2 D. m,,
at the front door of the court house
in Glasgow, Montana:
Southeast quarter of section nine
teen (19), township thirty-one (31)
north, of range thirty-seven go east
Montana Meridian, which land is also
sometimes described as Lots Three
and Four, and the East half of the
southwest quarter, of section 10, town.
ship 81 north, of range 81 East, Mon
tana Meridian.
Dated this oath day of February,
c. w. POWELL,
Sheriff.
BY H. J. LANDRE,
42t3 Under Sheriff.
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NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN tina,
at my Warehouse on the Great Nor.
thern Right-of- Way, First Ave. So.
Glasgow, Montana, at 2 o'clock p. m.
March 9Th, 1915, l will sell at public
auction, to the highest bidder for cash,
the following property:
5 Sanitary Closets.
The said property was stored with
me by J. j. Mullins and the storage
charges have not been paid. There is
now due me on the property, Thirty.
Five and Fifty Cents ($35.5O).
4Ot4 THOMAS H. MARKLE.
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int r s e c t e d

where same is intersected
by the section line between sections 10
and "a of township 20 north, range 81
east, thence westerly along said section
line produced to where same is inter-
sected by the section line between Sec
tions IA and Is, of township 20 north,
range sc east, thence northerly along
said section line produced to. the point
of beginning.
ROAD DISTRICT No. p
Shall include all of the following des-
cribed tract of land, to-wit:
Beginning at a point on the range
line between ranges "a and IS east,
where same is ~intersected by the town.
ship line between townships 20 and 30
north, thence westerly along said
township line to where same is inter-
sected by the west boundary line of
Valley County, thence ~southerly along
said west boundary line, observing the
joys and corrections therein, to where
same is intersected by the township
line between townships 26 and q
north, thence easterly along said
township line to where same is in
tersected by the section line between
sections 81 and 80 of townships q
north, range IS east, thence northerly
along said section line produced to
where same is intersected by the town.
ship line between townships % and
20 NORTH thence easterly along said
township line to where same is in
t~ersected by the range line between
ranges "a and IS east, thence north
erly along said range line to the point
of beginning.
ROAD DISTRICT No. %
Shall include all Of the following des-
cribed tract of land, to-wit:
Beginning at a point on the section
line between sections 10 and Is, of
township % north, range 80 east,
where same is intersected by the mid
die channel Of the Milk River, thence
up the said middle channel in a north
erly and westerly direction to where
same is intersected by the section line
between sections rs and 26 of town.
ship 20 north, range 80 east, thence
southerly along said section line to
where same is ~intersected by the Sec
IS, of township 20 north, range 80
east, thence westerly along said Sec
ton line produced to where same is in
tersected by the range line between
ranges 81 and 38 east, thence south
erly along said range line, observing
the joys and corrections therein, to
where same is i~ntersected by the Sec
ton line between sections Z and 10,
of township % north, range 80 east,
thence easterly along said section line
produced to the ponit of beginning.
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COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS
Continued from page 81

thence easterly along said township
line to where same is i~ntersected bv
the range line between ranges 81 and
80 east, thence ~northerly along said
range line to the point of beginning.
ROAD DISTRICT No. 10
Shall include all of the following des-
cribed tract of land, to-wit:
Beginning at a point on the range
line between ranges 40 and Al east,
where same is in~tersected by the east
and west mid-section line of section
"a, of township 30 north, range 40
east, thence westerly along said mid
section line produced to where same
is intersected by the section line be.
tween sections % and "a, of town.
ship 80 north, range 80 east, thence
southerly along said section line pro-
duced to where same. is intersected BY
the township line between townships
% and 20 north, thence easterly along
said township line to where same is
intersected by the range line between
FRANCES 40 and Al east, thence norther-
ly along said range line to the point
of beginning.
Gall No. 5
ROAD DISTRICT No. 10
Shall include all of the following des-
cribed tract of land, to-wit:
Beginning at a point on the section
line between sections 25 and 26, of
township 20 north, range 80 east, to
where same is intersected by the mid
die channel of the Milk River, thence
up the said middle channel in a north
westerly direction to where same is
intersected by the section line between
sections % and "a, of township 80
north, range 81 east, thence southerly
along said section line produced to
where same is intersected by the Sec
ton line between sections Is and "a,
of township 20 north, range 81 east,
thence easterly along said section line
to where same is i~ntersected by the
range line between ranges 81 and 80
east, thence %southerly along said
range line to where same is intersect-
ed by the section line between sections
30 and 81 of township 20 north, range
50 east, thence easterly along said
section line projected to where same is
intersected by the section line between
sections 25 and 26 of township 20
north, range SO east, thence northerly
along said section line to the point of
beginning.
ROAD DISTRICT No. 20
Shall include all of the following des-
cribed tract of land, to-wit:
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Beginning at a point on the section
line between sections % and "a, OF
township 80 north, range 81 east,
where same is intersected by the mid
die channel of the Milk River, thence
up the said middle channel in a north
westerly direction to where same is
intersected by the section line between
sections 10 and II, of township 20
north, range 36 east, thence southerly
along said section line produced to
where same is ~intersected by the Sec
ton line between sections "a and %,
of township 20 north, range SO east,
thence easterly along said section line
produced to where same is iptersected
by the section line between sections
13 and IA, of township 20 north, range
81 east, thence northerly along said
section line produced to the point OF
beginning.
ROAD DISTRICT No. 21
Shall include all of the following des.
cribed tract of land, to-wit:
Beginning at a point on the section
line between sections 10 and II, OF
township 80 north, range SO east
where same is intersected by the mid.
die channel of the Milk River, thence
up the said middle channel in a north.
westerly direction to where same is
intersected the third time by the town
ship line between townships 30 and
81 north, which is near the northwest
corner Of section 5, of township 80
north, range 36 east, thence westerly
along said township line to where
same is intersected by the west boun-
Diary line of Valley County, thence
southerly along said west boundary
line to where same is intersected by
the township line between townships
20 and 80 north, thence easterly along
said township line to where same is in
tersected by the range line between
ranges 81 and IS east, thence south.
erly along said range line to where
same is intersected by the township
line between townships % and %
north, thence westerly along said
section line produced to where same
is intersected by the township line be-
tween townships 26 and q north
thence easterly along said township
line to where same is in~tersected by
the range line between ranges IS and
SO east, theme southerly along said
range line, observing the joys and cor
rections therein, to where same is in
tersected by the township line between
townships Is and 26 north, thence
esaterly along said township line tc
where same is %intersected by the range
line between ranges 81 and 38 east
thence northrly along said range line
observing the joys and corrections
therein to where same is intersected
joys and corrections therein tc