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MUSIC LEAGUE TO REoRGANIzE.
win He Placed on n More Cooprrn-
tive Basis.

Because OF the unsettled condition in
the affairs OF the Music League Of Amer
lea. which of late has been unable to oh
tain artists to appear under its auspices,
a complete reorganization OF the league
is planned which will do away with it's
officers and put it on a more cooperative
basis.
Several OF the directors have resigned
The present officers are Mrs. II. o. Have
meyer. president; Mrs. Otto II. Kahn and
Mrs. willard n. Straight. vice presidents;
Dave Hennen Morris. secretary and Al
vim W. Krech. treasurer.
The financial status OF the league is of
the best, since Mrs T. n. Hartman and
others have signifed their willingness to
furnish support. and some Of the retiring
directors will continue to take an interest
IN the work
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madam law hero and enforced IL there
wouldn't be enough ialls to hold the
violators'" asked Commissioner Garrett
SON
81 am not one of those who believe"
said Mr.. Belmont, evidently misunder-
standing the inference in the question,
that IL is necessary to have Jail SON.
fences for corporation officials in order
to make them obey the laws or fulfil their
duties"
Isn't it a fact that the marlborough
refused to consider its motormen in the
class of engineers-after the elevated
changed from steam to motor power
because as engineers they would have
commanded wages Of from s3.75 to $3.50
day. whereas being considered motor
men they could command only from SEQ
to S2.S5 n day."
That is true TO some extent. When
they became motormen we didn't want
TO pay them engineers wages We didn't
think a motorman ought to get as much
az an engineer"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-21

The controversy between Kathryn Kid
der Anspacher and the METROPOLITAN Opcr,
Company over the performing rights n
Madame Sans-Gene' has been settled Iv
an agreement under which the opera Will
be sung this season. The agreement :
made without reference to future seasons
The opera will have its world prcm,ere
Friday night
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-21
STRIKERS BACKS
TURNED WHEN SHOT

ELIZABETH, y. J., Jan. 20.--Dr. Edgar
Carroll OF Dayton, county physician for
MiddleseX, assisted by DR.. George W.
Fthian OF Perth Amboy, performed the
autopsy on the body of Desederio Alec
sandro, the striker who died in the Alex
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-21

Or Jacob II. Hollander professor OF
political economy at Johns Hopkins Uni
versity, was the next witness. He de-
tailed the opinions OF modern political
economists on various problems and
agreed with MIR, Schiff that the best APP
proaoh 10 the problem of unemployment
would be through an employment agency
under the direction OF the United states
Government.
He approved scientific management OF
industry where il is not being used as a
"quieting powder" or where Il Is not
the forerunner OF reduction in wages.
He said also that no political economist
now maintains that labor is a commodity.
but did not explain what they maintain
II to be-
J. i. Morgan, who was to have been a
witness to-day, will not be on hand be-
cause OF the meetings Of the Federal Re
serve Board advisory committee in Wash
ington The witnesses will be r. J. Ber-
wind, Daniel Guggenheim George w. Per
kns and Samuel McRoberts
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-21

Jacob H. Schiff and August Belmont
were examined yesterday by the United
States Commission on Industrial Relations
as to the causes OF the present indus
trial unrest Both gave their ideas about
labor unions and just about agreed on
the proposition that the desirability OF a
union depends on what kind of a union
II 10. Both touched upon the point that
great public service corporations, the duty
OF which it is to serve the public, must
be extremely careful OF their relations with
organized labor. to the end that the pub
lie may not be inconvenience by labor
disputes.
Mr.. Belmont named a great many cor
poratlons In which he Is interested as
officer or director but threw up his hands
when Chairman Walsh asked him II he
could name those in which he held stock
lie admitted that he received no regular
reports as chairman OF the board OF the
marlborough Rapid Transit Company as
&c labor conditions IN that transportation
company, but he asserted that he was not
himself ignorant OF those conditions.
Il feel" he said. the responsibility OF
knowing in general what the conditions
are and OF satisfying myself that they
are in the main in accordance with my
opinions on the subject"
Mr.. Belmont admitted that he was not
familiar with the scale OF wages paid 10
subway and elevated employees or with
the hours OF labor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-21

against the demands OF union and when
he succumbs that's the end OF him"
Isn't II fact. Mr. SChiff that the
great corporations. notwithstanding the
limelight in which their officials stand.
are frequently not amenabe to public
opinion and can ignore 1t utterly as Ia
the case in Colorado
THE last word has not been spoken
In Colorado" said Mr.. Schiff slowly.
Public opinion Is always right"
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you admit that the refusal OF the
lnterborough to recognize the union rests
upon the shoulders Of those union men
who broke their contract several years
ago. You say that the railroad engineers
union Is a fine organization. Might not
union organized on your system now
prove to be Just as honorable and sene-
fetal as the railroad engineers orgahiza-
ton is admitted to be?'
"Of course We might be successful IL
We tried il again. but the risk Is too great
to justify the attempt, We have the
responsibility Of moving the traffic of
tho city, amd 10y having nothing 10 do
with the union We are avoiding one OF
the things that might endanger our sue
cess In performing our Crty"
The hearing yesterday afternoon was
held I'm the Aldermanic Chamber and the
presence OF Mr. Belmont was probably re-
sponsible for The largest attendance this
week. He was leaving at the end OF his
testimony when the sergeant at arms ran
after him aud asked him II he didn't
want the 80 which the Government allows
its witnesses. Mr.. Belmont stopped. sat
down az an Alderman's desk and wrote
out a receipt for the check. which he
tucked away in his pocket. crowd gath
cred around 10 see that interesting oper-
alton. So far Mr. Cntermyer Is the only
witness who has refused a fee.
M Schiff said during his examination
that he believed hat the only effective
agency for dealing with the problem OF
the unenployed was a Federal agency.
Only by a national commission, he thought
can the idle be brought to fne place where
there Is work He said further that he
never knew Of n local employment agency
'ha: was honestly conducted that was not
. failure
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-21
ALL SAY mot GUILTY.:
BONDS TOTAL $4,000
National surety Company Gives
bail for Deputies.

NEW BRuEswIck, y, j., Jan. :0,--whe.
the twenty-five hired deputies, arrested
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Duty to Investigate.

Nj Schiff first named a number OF the
industrial and benevolent corporations in
which he is a director and gave the num-
Der Of shares OF stock which he owns. or
which members OF his firm own, in these
corporations
He said that no information concern
ing labor conditions comes to the directors
or executive committees unless a special
circumstance calls for il, and that he did
not believe 1t the province OF directors to
keep constantly In touch with labor con-
ditoins, such matters being necessarily left
to the administrative officials who are in
direct charge OF operations Whea UNI
toward conditions are brought 10 the at
tenton of the executive committees he
said, ii is their duty 20 investlga and
TO correct the evil
He then outlined the creation of the
Baron De Hirsch Foundation and de-
scribed its work In helping men and
women TO useful occupations and in pro-
viding loans for those who are tempo
rarily in need OF funds and who are
frequently kept from becoming public
charges by this means. He pointed out
that the foundation is not a charitable
institution, that 1t works rather to make
charity unnecessary.
In reply to question as to whether
would not be good thing to democra-
tie these institutions Mr.. Schiff said that
the most enlightened persons are en-
ployed now. Nor did he think much OF
placing them under the direction OF Gov
ernmental authorities. because OF the in
lection Of the Tolit'cal element
DO Not want Control, He Says.
Mr.. Weinstock wanted 10 know how far
correct was the statement of Mr. Inter
myer that banks hold control over rail-
roads beyond the period of their reorRani-
zation and that the whole financial sys-
TEN is calculated TO make such reorgani-
cations necessary and to continue the
domination OF the banks
What he points out" said Mr. Schiff,
! may be correct but the fact Is that the
banks do not want this control OF which
he speaks. The fact is the banks can't
| get away from Il When the railroad Sc
curities are turned over to the banks ms
step in the reorganization The owners
| OF them let them remain with the banks
and viii moi have them transferred "a
/ their own names. The bankers would
gladly rid themselves of the responsible
! tics II the stockholders would take back
their property"
rs the condition Of many large indus
tries in the hands of few lnmicahle
10 LAHORE"
Yes and no ! believe there is an ad-
vantage q labor in dealing with lar, ?
organizations OF capital. The advantage
Is In dealing with n few men who are
very much in the lmelight of nubllc
opinion and wlo must do what Dubllr
opinion tells them In right, and public
opinion is genei ally right The disad,
vantage Is that in dealing with a strong
employer that employer can hold out much
longer until the matter 10 adjusted The
\ small employer often cannot hold out
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Right TO Present Grievance.

lie said that In ordinary circumstances
the executive managers OF the company
handle labor questions OF one sort or an
other, and that any individual In the EN-
ploy OF the company was made 10 feel
that he had a right to present any grieV-
ance in regard to wages hours or other
matters SO far as welfare work Is con-
cerned, he said that clubs had been formed
and that through them the employees OF
the company are able to get many house
hold supplies at cost rates
What policy has the marlborough
adopted toward labor unlons|' asked
Chairman Walsh.
AT the time OF the strike some years
ago" said Mr.. Belmont I'VE had agree
ments with the elevated railroad and
the subway employees unions under which
I'm case of a dispute we were to treat
with them and neither organization was
TO unite with the other against us But
they had a secret agreement with each
other in violation OF this provision, and
when the strike came we insisted that
this secret agreement he vacated before
we would treat with them.
They refused and the matter was taken
up with their national organization. This
national body agreed with ms and eN-
PEELED our employees from the organiza-
ton because they refused to vacate the
secret agreement. Since then the man
agement has felt that until some method
Of enforcing such agreements as we had
with our employees can be devised, and
that inasmuch as 10000 men could at
any time disregard any such agreement
IS we might make, that 1t would be better
not to have anything TO do with organized
labor"
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Mr.. Belmont said the company did not
employ constantly a band OF detectives
10 ferret out union agitations. but he
supposed such Information came to the
company through a body organized to
gather general information about the
workings of the system.
What Is Your personal opinion of the
closed shop and of unions in general?'
queried Commissioner Weinstock.
There are cases where the closed shop
works very well and cases where 1t does
not Questions of personal liberty always
arise which are hostile to the closed shop.
As a rule | am in favor Of union labor.
Where absolute confidence exists II has
It's great advantages But each case has
20 stand on its own merits.
There are some unions whose word is
a. good AZ their bond If the union mem
bers are aligned for the best interests
o. all, then they draw large numbers to
them; but when large bodies OF men come
TO the employer and seek his protection
against the union there Is something
wrong with that union"
Mr.. Belmont said he didn't know OF
any panacea for strikes, but he thought
that mediation by a common friend was
often more advantageous than arbtra-
ton, He thought the Canadian law, which
compels public discussion before action
is taken, was a good law, but he doubted
It's practicability in the United States
tecause OF the fact that there are 80
many States, each having different laws
As for a permanent Federal Industrial
council having supervision over such mat
tiers he doubted II, under our Constitution.
It could receive suffi,,en, power 10 make
IL practicable
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What have YOU 20 SAY IN regard to
the working Of such scheme N Eng
land
1T grieves me TO say H. saId Mr.
Belmont but the spirit in which such
bodies act abroad is quite different from
the spirit which actuates them in this
country There Is no TOlitlcs in such
bodies there, while here there always Is ."
DO YOU mean TO say l7at the Erdman
ana Newlands acts In this country have
been politically manip Ilated?"
~ has had that appearance"
"iom idea IL that II we had the CT
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-23

WANTED-Ben boy. Apply Hotel NIish-
awake.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-23
INTOXICATED HER TO
MARRY HEX SAYS GIRL
Eighteen Year Old BIiSSfieId
Wife Asks That Marriage
be AnnuIIed.

ADRIAN, Aug. 23.-AlIeging she
was intoxicated and incompetent at
the time she was married TO Albert
Nelson. Maude Nelson. is years old,
of Blissfield, through her next friend,
Flora Acker, has filed suit for di-
VOrce.
Mrs. Nelson alleges that last wils~
ter she went to Toledo with Nelson
TO see a play. After the theater
they went to the interurDan station,
but the car had gone, so Nelson took
her TO a hotel where she spent the
night alone. He returned in the
morning and taking her to breakfast
induced her TO drink wine and beer,
she alleges, until she became intox-
icated. Later they walked about To-
ledo while he tried to persuade her
to marry him.
She says she did not want to be
married but was taken TO the court
house where a marriage license was
procured and later TO a justice of the
peace. When she returned to Bliss
field she was informed that she had
been legally married.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-23
NEWS OF INDIANA AND MICHIGAN
SENDS MANY POSTAL CARDS
Residents OF Whitley County Want
Better Roads.

COLUMBIA CITY. Ind. Aug. ga
Hundreds OF postal cards were sent
from this city this morning 90 Will J.
DObyns, secretary Of the Indiana Good
Roads association. which in turn will
be submitted to the governor and the
next general assembly OF the state Of
Indiana for the purpose 70 getting
them to make some additional legisla-
ton on roads and If Whitley cOuntys
pOstals count for anything the gov
ernOr and general assembly Will find
that they are heartily in favor Of the
move. one OF the things that appeal
ed 10 the local taxpayers was the fact
that the law is TO embOdy that all
prisoners convicted Of crimes and mis-
demeanors are to be used in preparing
road material and 10 assist in the con
struction and repair OF the highways.
During past years the local jail has az
times been filled with prisoners who
id nothing but eat at the expense Of
the county. and by putting them to
work on the streets and highways the
taxpayers will in a sense Of the word
get some pay for the food and lodging
that the prisoners receive.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-23
WOMAN FATALLY HURT
IN LEAP FROM BUGGY
Mrs. Eastburn of DanviIle. ILL.,, Meets
Death as She and Husband Are
Driving to ChurubuscO.

CHURUBUSCO, Ind, Aug. 23.-Mrs.
Sidney Eastburn. 33 years old, of Dan
Vile. H., jumped from her buggy when
the horse she was driving became un-
manageable on the street, and re-
ceived injuries that resulted in her
death as she was being rushed TO a
Fort Wayne hospital in an automobile
ambulance.
With her hushar- and siX-year-old
son, she had been visiting relatives at
Round lake and the three had driven
to town to make some purchases. Mr.
Eastburn and the little boy were with
her when the accident occurred.
Neither left their seats and the nus
banl quickly succeeded in quoting
the horse.
DR.. J. II. Briggs, who was sum-
moned when the young woman was
picked up unconscious, found that she
had been injured internally and he
ordered her taken 10 the hospital. The
ambulance had gone but six miles
from Crurubusco when the unfOr-
tunate woman breathed her last and
the body was then taken TO a relatives
home at Round lake. Mrs. EastbGrn
was a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Wes-
ley Smith of Danville, who are eX-
pected here today to take the body
to that place for funeral services and
burial.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-23
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-23
YOUNG FARMER KILLED
Lightning Bolt Ends Life When He
Enters Woods TO Evade Storm.

CHESANING Mich. Aug. 22.-Mar-
ried only three months, Harry White,
p years old. a farmer. living three
miles south Of here, was struck and
killed by lightning.
White, with other farmers Of the dis
trict, was at work on the new stone
road southwest of Chesaning He was
just about TO begin loading his wagon
with stone when n storm broke. White
Immediately urged his associates to
hurry TO their homes He went into
the grove at the side of the road.
Failing 10 emerge from the woods
after the storm had cleared Whites
aged father went in search of him,
finding him dead. His body was un-
marked. although his shoestrings had
been ripped loose without burning or
marking the shoes. His widow and a
father survive him.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-23
BROWN ON HIGHWAY BODY

LANSING. Mich, Aug. 23.-At a
meeting of the trustees of the Michi-
gan State Good Roads association here
today, Alvah w. Brown OF Grand
Rapids. was named chairman of a
committee Of %, to be selected later,
which will have the Wolverine high
way project in charge.
The committee will be made up Of
representatives from the cities along
the proposed route of the Wolverine
highway from Grand Haven 10 Detroit,
via Grand Rapids and Lansing.
At a meeting 10 be held here early
in September. the Wolverine Highway
association Will be organized, and
work on the crOss-state road will be
formerly launched.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-23
TAXI DRIVER ARRESTED

FLINT, Mich, Aug. 23.-Following
the recommendation of the coroner's
jury in the inquest into the death or
Josephine Gabratt OF Standish, Mich.
warrant was issued today for the ar
rest of Minor BlackmOre OF Dawson,
charging manslaughter.
BlackmOre drove the automobile
which early in the morning OF Aug.
II collided with a wagon, injuring the
girl who was riding with him so bad
ly that she died next day. Testimony
taken at the inquest showed that the
whole party, which included two
other men. had been drinking. and
that Blackmore was driving reckless
~. The verdict recommended that
he be prosecuted
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-23
FRACAS ENDS IN SHOOTING

PORT HURON. Mich. Aug. %
Arthur @. stills, victim of a shooting
ARRAY here Thursday night. is haver-
ing between life and death at the
Port Huron hospital. nth the chances
of recovery az ms I'M. Pending the
outcome OF Sill condition. Jacob
schumacher and .rthur Sterling are
being detained at the county Jail Ac-
cording 10 Sills' story the shooting
was an accident He ordered the two
men or his property but they refused
10 40 and an alteration ensued.
During the fracas which followed a
rife was DISCHARGED and the bullet
passed through Sills' body
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-23
NAMES committeeman
FOR 1916 CENTENNIAL
Music viii Play Prominent Part
in Statewide Celebration
to be Held Next Year.

INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. 23.-Edward
g. Birge, chairman Of the centennial
advisory committee on music, in con-
nectiOn with the 1916 celebration be-
ing planned by the Indiana Historical
commission. announces the following
partial personnel of his committee:
From Indianapolis. Alexander Ern-
estinOff, Herman Lieber, Mr. Mltchell
of the Military band. Mrs Charles
Carroll Brown, Mrs. Henry Schurman'
Mrs w w Brook. Herbert II. Rice,
Edward Nell; from Richmond. r. c.
Sloane, supervisor of music; from Co
lumbus, Arthur Mason, supervisor OF
music; from New Albany, Anton
Embs. supervisor of music; from De-
Pauw university, Robert &. Nc
Cutcheon. professor of music; from
Marion, Percy l.. Nusbaum, professor
Of music: from Culver Mr.. Johnson,
bandmaster of Culver academy. Other
members may be announced later.
For several reasons music Will have
a prominent place in next years state
wide celebration, rendering this COM
mittee a very important one. the
pageants which will be given at In
dianapolis and various points over the
state, will make heavy demand upon
India vas musical talent The intro
ductiOn of pageantry is not only de-
velOping a new dramatic art but a
new music as well.
While the plans of the commission
have not been matured in detail,
grand music feat is among the posi-
bilities of celebration week in Indian
apolis. featured by a grand choral con-
cert Of 1000 singers, selected from
the musical organizations of the state,
an orchestral and artist concert and
one devoted to public school music.
Mr.. Birge and his committee have
within their province one of the most
interesting and important features Of
the Indiana centennial