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AIBA&Y. Apr. 2O.--RepubliCan leaders
of the Senate and Assembly practically
agreed to-day that the Legislature could
not adjourn before Saturday, because
the senate Finance Committee cannot
re, through with its work on the APP
preparation bills before that time. l.
is expected that resolution providing
for sine die adjournment on saturday al
noon will be passed in both houses to-
morrow.
With the adjournment resolution
passed the Senate and Assembly will get
down TO business with an agreed plan
of legislation before them The Re
publican Senators cauCuscd to-niGh,
and decided 10 stand by their proposed
stamp tax on wines and liquors and the
bill increasing the automobile tax, and
/, Joint conference OF the Republican
Senators and Assemblymcn has been
called for tomorrow morning TO q. X.
this plan.
The Senate bills call for a levy Of a
stamp tax OF S cents barrel on beer
one-siXteenth OF cent on pint bottles
of beer. - cents a gallon on whiskey
% cents n quart on imported wines and
lighter tax on domestic wine The
total increase in revenue is estimated al
50. 600 OOO
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FEDERAL SLAP
AT RAILROADS
HITS SHIPPERS
Cummins's Liability Limit
Prohibition Permits Big
Rate Increase.
SOME LINES TO RAISE
CHARGE 30 PER CENT.

WAsHrNGroN. April :o.--The amend
ment to the interstate commerce act,
which Senator Cummns Of Iowa pushed
through the last session OF Congress. TO
give relief to Western live stock ship
pers is likely to prove a boomerang for
shippers In many parts Of the country.
The amendment prohibits carriers
from limiting liability on shipments
rendered to them. Already the Inter
state Commerce Commission has shown
its grave concern over this amendment
oy holding a hearing
The situation was further complicated
to-day by the receipt of statement
from the Western railroads in Nhich
they contend In effect that the Cummins
amendment permits them to increase
their freight rates 10 per cent II they
care to do SO The Western roads that
filed this statement already have an
application pending before the commits
sion for fiat > per cent increase in
freight rates.
Already the Southern carriers have
declared that they intend 10 take ad-
vantage of the Cummins amendment to
increase freight rates on about 80 pei
cent. of their traffic. and this. together
with the statement nled by the Western
carriers, IL certain to cause STIR
throughout the country.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-21
WOMAN DIES AT BALL GAME.
stricken with Heart Disease While
Watching the Giants.

While thousands Of fans were cheer
Ing during an exciting moment OF the
game between the Giants and the Phil
lies AZ the Polo Grounds Yesterday at
ternoon woman sank back in her seat
in the grand stanc and the woman win
her called loudly for help
Or Oscar Lesser, 263 West Forty
fifth street was summoned, The woman
in distress had complained OF sharp
pain In her heart before she collapsed
and Dr. Lesser treated her accordingly.
Vie was unable to revive her and She
died IN "A few moments
The woman WAS Mrs. susanna WIS
uewsb. wife of Edmund Wisnewski, an
expert accountant who lives at the tIo-
tel f.ulicutt. lie identified the body ut
the IenoN avenue police station last
night He said his wife had intended
to go to the dentists, hut meeting a
friend had changed her mind and gone
TO the ball game, lie said she was sub
ject 10 heart trouble.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-21
The climax Vet To Come.

t., times through which the nation
M, s,,fol, come have heeu troublesome,
ne s.J I'm, il * clear that these are
r,p.j,y drawing to "A climax, and IL is
,bs, ,i,,,' ,ho to-, for America will come
We arc m, only grea, nation now dis
engaged he ,aid We are a compound of
,he nation. of tho world and therefore
The ONLY NATION able to understand and
.v-np,tIIize with all the nations now at
var. and he believes it likely that soon
tho nations viii ,urn IN ma "for the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-21
DR.. BIGGS'S JOB IS SAFE.
"Ucul stay ns Long as Am Gov
ernor." Snya whitman.

ALRANv. April 2o.--Dr Hermann "
Biggs will remain State Health Com
missioner as long as Mr., Whitman IL
Governor The Governor made a state
mont to this effect tonight after he had
been asked If he had the resignation
OF DR. Riggs.
pr. Bggs advised tho Senate Health
Committee. which gave a hearing OH the
bill compelling the state Health Com
missioner and his subord!nates to devote
all their time to their work, that his
resignation had been in the hands OF
the Governor for months or more,
When tho Governor was asked
whether or not Or. BLISS had expressed
his Willingness 10 resign he replied
That is true"
40 you expect to continue him az
State Health Commissioner
"As long as I am Governor he re
piled.
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The automobile tax bill TO I've intro
duccr VIII provide for tax on com
mcrcial vehicles AZ tho horsepower
rating instead OF tho Nat rate of 81 now
charged This viii mean a big increase
in the tax paid on these vehicles. In adj
ditiou an impost OF s. a seat Is proposed
for all jjtney buses doing an interurban
business. Hundreds of automobile
owners In the state will he hit by this
bill
The Republican Senators hope $780,
600 vii. be raised by this increase In
tho automobile tax, and look for another
100000 as result of tho proposed
passage OF the Laws n-Sullivan bill
taking from the automobile ,aW IN" sec
ton which grants automobiles 30 Pc
cent, exemption after they have heen
registered and the state tax for four
consecutive years has been pald.
litneN buses alSu will suffer II the
Governor signs the Thompson bill, which
passed the Assembly to-day, placing the
automobile bus lines under the jurisd'c-
ton of the Public Service Commission
ana the city authorities in cities where
they are to run. Tho automobile buses
first must secure certificates of conren-
fence ana necessity from the iubl1
: Service Commission and then ge' !raH-
/ chiscs 30 run hus lines in cities from
! the common councils
, Republican I.cador Narold j, iinnar
| favored the measure, declaring Il was
up to the state to protect street rail
ways inasmuch AZ the state placed eX'
| pensive burdens on these corporation
through regulations and restrictions,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-21
BRITISH ADVANCE
IN YPRES REGION
Roth Armies suffer Hcavny tn
Fight for nm 90.

Sper1l fohi' Drspdf~h 10 TUE Sr>.
LONDON. April o0.-Thcre has been
fighting OF a most desperate character
between British and German forces
southeast of Irros. The struggle bc-ar
movement OF British infantry and con-
tinued with tremendous losses u both
sides throughout saturday night, sun
day ard sunday night. until Monday
morning. The net result is gain %.
about three miles to the British and
the capture OF an important bill. known
as I'm co. which is the only consid-
cradle elevation In the vicinity.
Much OF the hghtinG was a; such
close quarters that only the bayoHe;
could he used The British losses aye
officially reported 10 have been very
heavy" but tho number % k'iicd and
wounded among tho Germans WIS even
greater A, one time the British ma
chine guns caught the German forces
In closed formation. The counter at
tscks made BY tho Germans are de-
scribcd as most violent. From the bare
details OF the battle. as reported from
headquarters IL is felt here that tho
struggle must have been wholly n
sanguinary as the terrific encounteg
last month at Neuve Chapelle, where tie
British losses were roundly 1900 AMI
the German 10000 In killed and
wounded.
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THIERICHSEN MAKES DENIAL.
taptnin Of EitcI Says None OF Crew
Left Norfolk.

NoRroLK. Va. April 2o.-Capt. Th!er-
ichsen and other officers 81 the German
cruiser Eitel Friedrich denied to-day the
report from London TO The effect that
the second officer and several OF the
crew had arrived at Copenhagen with
Swedish passports,
Capt. King of the British steamer In
vercoc which was sunk by the Eitcl
reported that capt. ThlerIchsen paid of
one Of his officers and several Of tho
crew the day the German vessel went
into dry dock.
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That Mr. Barnes in two or three
conversations justified the practice
81 men contributing TO an opposition
party or TO both parties.
That Mr.. Barnes coming from
Senator Plat. had told him that Lou
Pawn should not be displaced as
Superintendent ~ Insurance because
OF Payn's relations with certain big
financial mon and that Senator
Plat waA right about Il.
That Mr. Barnes had told him
that he could not get Payn's success
sor confirmed by the Senate because
organization Democrats and organi-
zstlon Republicans supported Pawn.
That Nj Barnes had told him it
was necessary 10 protect the big
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-21

Tho President sat between Frank e.
Hoy'~. president Of the Associated Press,
AMI VI ,V|," l. stone. general manager.
''0"r guests included l.. II. Palmer OF
We American Newspaper Publishers AS
."'t''n. charles A. Rock Of the Pitts
.irs hspG',h. ". II Cowlcs of the Spo
hiH' 'p0i'Sm0r- Rericw, W, l.. Mclean
g 'l' Philadelphia BulIcfun. Charles W.
N.f'N o' mo ST Louis RcpHblic, Adolrh
'."H - the New York Tunes, Clark
h'""| ~ the Atlanta Constitution
If.'i u Moore Of the New Orleans
i1D0rnC, i. ". Lehman of ~.
I"It N l.. Rrdgman of tho Brooklyn
r''n'"ro-I MON. e. II 'lark Of the Hart
rant, Victor +. Lawson of tho
flu hn'u N'I"S. ,ieu. charles II,
%. 'no Boston GIobC, NJ II. dc
''L~ ~ NJ" san Francisco Chronicle
W. 10. -'uu of the Houston Post and
g. Weiss ~ tho Duluth Hcrdh
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President Appeals for Il
United Nation in the
World Crisis.
TELLS \. p. MEMBERS
THAT CLIMAX Is NEAR
Association Rescinds Rule:
Now Permits Free Sale
of News.

7, Is sympathetic. fair, impartial
nation that President Wilson desires
70 stand behind him in the present
emergency. 4 country indivisibly for
America first. imbued with real
rp,rlt n neutrality. and therefore bet
ter able to mediate in the affairs OF
the world.
II is his hope that all his fellow
citizens will realize this and stand
together. undsturbed by petty dis
,empers created by those who are
shouting their views the loudest.
Men are saying that if We 90 to
war upon either side there would be
divided America--an abominable
line Of ignorance" he said yesterday.
"Amt lea is not all Of it vocal Just
now. 1t is ocal in spots"
A plea for neutrality Of the kind
" described was the keynote of the
Presidents speech yesterday at the an
rual luncheon # the Associated Press
held at the Waldorf Astoria and at
tended by fully $50 owners, publish
trs or other representatives of NJ
many newspapers in all parts Of the
country. Tho President had par
ticuar purpose in making his plea to
them for, he said. they are the men
who deal with facts, the raw materia
cut nf which opinions are formed, and
opinion j. what rules tho world.
These voCalis,s of hom the Pres,'
cent spoke are not the Americans y,
j. working for. ne said, for he has Il
supreme faith in the great silent body
Of Americans who are waiting to fino
out the duty of this country and sup
Mort H.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-21
BOMB IN COLORADO CAPITAL.
Powerful Charge "f Dynamite II
E"mnd Before u ENpI"dcs.

nENvrG. Apri' "a y dNrau'.' bomb,
powerful enough ~ VIZ Is Tine east Wiug
Of thu Sta'r rtpitu, Nuld,us Vas 'ound
to-day IN the office of tu" Printing
Commissioner The explosive Was ro-
moved before any damage was done.
An open window showed how the
bomb setter had entered the Office,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-21
BEST CHANCE IN U. S. HISTORY,
National Business Body Asks Con
gross to Alta Foreign Trade.

WAsHlNGroN. April 2o.--The Cham
Der of Commerce Of the United States
has issued statement setting forth
that "n IL the unanimous opinion OF
IT'S special committee on the depart
ment of commerce OF the United states
that this is the greatest opportunity In
the history Of our country for the de-
velopment of foreign trade
In view of this fact, the committee
SAYS. il believes that Congress should
Inc more liberal with foreign commerce
,nnropriatiuus than ever before.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-21
Question for Railroads

Assume that no change is made in
the uniform bill OF ladiug. A man
tenders his shipment on the uniform bill
of ladng. What is the lawful rate .
~ virtue Of this fact Is there any
change in that ra'c, or Is the change
simply A change in the legal liability
does the bill of ladiug stand As the bill
OF ladirG until IT is changed with the
provisions worked out by this law that
all such provisions arc void
This is the answer OF the Western
carriers:
AT the present time IN the case Of
property which is transported subject In
the rules and conditions of ClRssiti 'afion
there are two lawful rates: First. what
j. termed a reduced rate. which is APP
plicablc when the property is transported
subject to all tine terms and conditions
of the uniform hill Of lad'nG. and SEQ
ond, a rate that j. ITO per cent of sucn
reduced rdto--this higher basis Of rate
being applicable" when the property IS
not carried subjer' to all the terms and
conditions of the uniform hill of ladinG
While there may be some question as
10 whether this or that stipulation con
tanned in the uniform bill of ladlnG is
made unlawful hy the Cummins act
there Is no such question as TO certain
stipulatlons. such As those in regard Ia
the presentation of claims, We have
then this situation one rate If certain
conditions are incorporated in the hill
of lddug and a different and a higher
rate II they are omitted.
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TOLD ME THAT THE PEOPLE
WERE UNFIT TORUZE," SA VS. COLONEL
AS HIS OPPONENT LOOKS ON IN RAGE
THIS is THE KIND OF POLITICS THAT
ROOSEVELT SAYS BARNES CF1AN1PIONED
THE main points Of Col.
Roosevelt's testimony, all
offered az justification for


offered az justification for
the alleged libel. for which Mr..
Barnes claims $4,000, were sub
substantially as follows;
That at numerous times while ne
was Governor. from January I. 1899.
until January 1, 1901. he had con-
versations with Mr.. Barnes, who
was then Senator Platt's lieutenant.
concerning measures he was anxious
10 have put through the Lesisla-
ture
That as Governor he desired to
do things to which Senator Plat
objected
That Mr. Barnes had told him
that Senator Plat objected to the
franchise tax bills because certain
business men of great power in New
York would be unfavorably affected
and that Mr.. Barnes said Senator
Plat WAS right
That Mr.. Barnes had told him
these financial powers had contrib
u:ed to both parties. among the
heaviest being Robert Pruyn and
Anthony n. Brady. who were con-
nected with electric power com
panlcs.
That Mr.. Barnes had told him
that Anthony n. Brady contributed.
not as a matter OF politics but as
matter of business, and II WAS
necessary to keep the Republican
party the conservative party or
contributions would go TO tho Demo
cratic party.
That he had told Mr. Barnes that
any corpor atoms or individuals ex-
pecting protection AZ reward for
their contributions would &c, left
while ne was Governor.
That Speaker Nixon of the Assem-
bly, had torn up a special message
he. as Governor. sent 70 the Legs
la,ure on the first franchise tax bill
and tina, Barnos had told him
CRoosevelD that he was foolish to
expect the Speaker and Mr.. Aids
GOTHAM P. arbitrarily retired in
later years) 70 act without orders
from the organization.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-21
STATE LEADERS TO PUSH
STAMP TAXES ONLIOUORS
Decide at Caucus to Increase Levy Autos, Too
Legislature Not to Adjourn Until Saturday
Slap at Charities.

Tho Assembly al, passed without any
objections the hin Of senator Thompson
% Niagara providing ina; charitable
associations and societies which receive
more t.aU 81 600 q wear must make an
nual reports showing thew d.shurse-
ments and collcc,l.us The measure is
aimed at charity Organizations which
spend for salaries most Of the money
they get from phi'dnthropic sources 70
give 10 the needy.
The Albany Pos; road, famous his
tor.cally and because of tho many fights
made in the Legislature TO secure au-
thority TO construct IA trolley line on
II, is made State highway by bill
of senator Hewitt, which passed the
Assembly Those backing tho trolley
limo will have to get permission OF the
state Highway commissioner 20 build
their trolley tracks If the Governor
signs the bin
Another bill passed ny tho ,o"er house
was that of senator Slater creating A
civil service commission Tor Wcstracster
II tho Governor s'r.- the N.l West
chester will he the FIRST uurty lu the
State 10 have a civil service commission
The hlll passed 10y a vote of - to 80,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-21
WOMEN SOLD VOTES FOR So.
Another. Snid to Have Bought
Them, Is Arrested.

Dawson and Miss Hattie Franklin had
confessed 10 Sheriff McAllistcr tina;
Miss Hattie ONcil had paid them SO
each for their votes in to-day's munc.-
pal election. Miss D'Nclll and II. clay
Moss, prominent Democratic noitician,
were arrested on charges of buying
votes. The Sheriff said tonight that
more arrests would follow tomorrow,
as charges had been made to him that
many votes had been bought AT prices
ranging from So to S12 each.
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Eastern carriers seem 10 assume
more scrvative position and have adj
vised the commission that they believe
the amendment will not he taken adNan-
tagc of by them to increase rates except
on certain commodities. such as live
stock. copper and several others.
The statement fled to-day Was by r.
y. scott. H. A. Scondrctt and Charles
Dounelly. and it answered specific
question put on behalf of the Interstate
Commerce Commission a few days ago.
The Cummius amendment becomes Of
fcctive June 3. II appears automatically
to cancel tho uniform bill of lading and
the tariffs approved by the COMMISSION
which latter provide that commodities
shipped under the terms Of the uniform
bill Of lsding shall be assessed a certain
rate otherwise the rate Is to be 10 per
cent. higher.
bf course Senator Cummins appsr-
entity never dreamed that his amendment
was opening an opportunity for 10
pcr cent rate advance. He thought lie
was whacking the railroads
Commissioner clark at the close Of the
hearing on April 10 put the matter he
fore the representatives Of the carriers
in this way:
Assume for the purpose of the quos-
ton that the carriers do nothing. Here
is a rate which Is conditioned upon tho
use of the uniform bill of lading. and a
provision that II the uniform hill Of
lading Is not used that rate shall ne
IL per cent. higher.
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Court Opens the Door Wide
for ROOseyelt's story
in Defence.
POLITICAL SECRETS
OF IS YEARS OUT
IT. r. Declares Barnes. Act
ing for Platt. Tried to
Control Him.
TELLS OF FIGHTING
MONEY INTERESTS
Colonel Says Albany Man
Insisted Upon Protect
ing Them.

SYRACUSE, April 2o.--More than once
this afternoon while Theodore Roos"-
welt OF the United States" was testify
ing against William Barnes of AZ
bany"-the Characterization is that II
the suavc Mr.. Ivins-.Mr. Barnes ouiv-
cred with cold rage and looked IS
though he could have lcaped straight
at the man from whose lips words 2
denunciation and insinustion were
pouring in a perfect stream.
'He told me-" snapped col Roose-
Welt. as he bit of every word and shot
out his chin like bulldog, "he told me
that the people were not ~ to govern
themselves; that they must be run by
party ORGANIZATIONS and that yo,I can.
have organizations or leaders unless
YOU have money
There was no mistakinC tho FUR! 10
/ anger that this and other charges
stirred in Mr.. Rarnes And at that
moment every man In tho court room
underst God that there can be NJ COM
! promise between these two who hate
each other 90 bitterly.
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Cancelled nv Act.

''lu that situation Congress enact,
law which prohibits the carrier and the
shipper from agreeing TO abide b. Ger
tain of the terms of the uniform bill Of
lading. The rate, therefore, which was
conditioned on the shipper agreeing to
all the provisions Of the uniform hill Of
ladug is cancelled hv act Of Congress
Tho legal effect Is no different than II the
carriers cancelled from their tariffs the
lower rate.
"ln either event the higher basis o.
rates remaius. 1t was the lawful basis
before the enactment of the CumminS act :
II would have been a lawful basis II the
carriers had of their own initiative can
celled the lower basis OF rates and IT.
will be none the less a lawful basis after
the cummins act becomes effective"
The National Industrial Tariff League
has filed with the commission a state
ment which urges the commission to act
promptly because the matter involved Ii
of such great importance and vital in
terest to the shippers,
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business interests because they
would not make contributions to 4
party failing to protect them and
that without such contributions or
CARNATIONS were impossible and that
hossed party government was i'm
possible.
That Mr.. Barnes had told him the
people were not NJ to govern them.
selves. but had to be governed by
party organizations and that you
couldn't have organizations or lead
ers without money.
That MIR. Barnes changed his at
titude on the Agnew-Hart poolroom
bill. which bill was defeated by
the vote OF Senator Grattan OF Al
bany.
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BIG GERMAN FLEET IN BALTIC.
HAS been on Guard on GOtland for
Two Days.
Special cable Bespatch TO Tnr SRI

SrocKHoIM April 2u,--for the last TWO
days a big German ilret has been on guard
mort beast al k"pparst"narn" lighih"us"
in the baltic north of the Island of Got 20
land
This makes the passage of merchantmen
bet ween Stockholm and Finland unccr-
tain. 49,
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No appeals for compromise or any
sort of settlement out OF court-and
such appeals have crowded in from
distinguished Republicans interested
IN their party's go name can pos
sibly avail. 1t is fight TO a finish and
the rancor and bitterness that have
been yelling up for years must run
out to the last drop
How deeply that bitterness goes one
realized to-day after tho lawyers had
finished their motions and their adj
been RELOCATED 10 counsel rooms Then
the human side Of tho cas-" swept to-
the fore.
That side developed wrcr Co.
Roosevelt was called to- ;Hc witness
standard, Oddly enough. No Naa
called first as a witness for Barnes
and was permitted by Justice William
:. Andrews. as a matter Of law, 10 tell
4 the jury the nature Of various CONVEX
sations he had had with Nj Barnes
when he was Governor Of this stat
and President Of the United states
Here was tho first victory fer Co.
Roosevelt if his luck IN drawing
three Frogrcssives from the Jury
wheel be- excepted and NE first defeat
for Mr., BARNES That No was p,r-
mittcd 10 rake back into tho po,iiiri,
history Of the last sixteen years vas
a vital thlng In the case because II