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New-York tribune., 1916-01-23

necessary 20 carry on your investlgh'
ton"
Louis Posner, law partner OF John
r. Dos Passos, said:
Senator Thompson has done his
work honestly, efficiently and brilliant
ly. and so has his committee. and !
hope the public spirit Of the state will
not permit il TO be ended by any false
alarms of fire" -.
Charles A. Hotaling. sergeant-at-
arms OF the Senate, who made. up the
bill as he had made up other bills in
the last fifteen years, will be a witness
before the District Attorney tomorrow.
"The Investigation of the expenses OF
the members of the Thompson commit
tee" said District Attorney Swami yes
.erday. "will not embarrass or inter-
fere with the work Of the Thompson
committee or any other committee OF
the Legislature"
Senator Thompson said the District
Attorneys investigation was intended
10 embarrass him.
"The public" said Senator Thomp-
son, should not lose sight OF the fact
that this Biltnore Hotel bill is only
matter Of 5000 altogether. This COM
mittee has paid every cent OF that TO
the state through the sale of steno-
graphic copies of the committees rec
ords something never done before.
I've are now trying 10 uncover mill
ions Of alleged graft That is why they
are trying TO stop us. | don't want 10
protect any one-not even myself. |
won't say don't expect a frame-up,
and later III tell what the District At
torney said 70 me on that subject
New-York tribune., 1916-01-23
Michigan Committeeman
Out for Roosevelt If
Hughes Declines.
BOOM GROWING
IN MIDDLE WEST
Believes Campaign Issue Will
Be "Amerlcanism"-NO
Split Seen.
From the 1Sibuns Bureau

Washington, Jan. 22.-The recent
great increase In Roosevelt strength in
the Middle West was significantly
shown to-day by an opinion expressed
by National Committeeman Charles Is.
Warren. Of Michigan. who declared
here to-day that, next 20 Hughes.
Roosevelt Is very generally regarded as
tho strongest man the Republicans
could nominate
Mr. Warren. who wns made national
committeeman by the old line crowd In
the vain effort to maintain its grip on
Michigan, following the Chicago con
ventlon, is one Of the most conservative
of the group and his conversion 10 the
Colonel was little less than nino
days wonder here among lenders with
whom he talked.
OF equal interest was his view In re-
gard 10 the possibilities Of split in
the party in the event Of Roosevelts
nomination. He thinks there is abso-
lutely no chance Of II. lie also scorns
the suggestion tha. the hnti-Germnn
sentiments so freely expressed by the
Colonel has made his nomination un-
wise. from political viewpoint al
New-York tribune., 1916-01-23
Points Out Menace TO
Prosperity While Admit
ting Political Hyphen.
DEPEW WARNS u. 5.
OF TEUTON RIVALRY
Saws Americans Must Be Pro.
tected or Germany Will Cob.
Bile Up Trade After War.

Discussion 80 th. Republican Club
yesterday Of Americas opportunity for
Industrial leadership after the war
brought from Jacob II. Schif confes-
son that he was hyphen-s Repuo-
l.can-DemocrRt-and the declaration
,hst the only power that could dissi-
pate American prosperity after the war
would be renewed agitation OF the
tariff.
whsreupon Chauncey NJ. Depew. who
had come 20 listen only, arose. and pre-
dicted that without n protective tariff
after the war Germany would duplicate
With the same startling swiftness her
industrial conquest o. the world. in
Guiding the United States. The only
force that would give America even a
fgh;ing chance in the desperate trade
war that Is coming, he declared. would
be the absolute certainty in the heart
q every American trade pioneer that
wherever he went In all the world his
family and his property would be as
surely protected by the American flag
ss II he were within the boundaries Of
the United States.
Il am a man with a hyphen." said
Mr. Schir. 81 am Republlcsn-Demo-
crst. / voted for Mr.. Wilson, and it
was the first time in fifty years that
had voted for Democrat Ny heart is
with the Republicans. but my common
sense is with the Democrats. We have
grea. prosperity in America to-day. 1t
came upon US suddenly. ] believe that
II will last. The only thing that can
stop il will be renewal Of tariff agi-
tation.
"If you renew tariff agitation In the
next campaign you will offend the peo-
rle. the workers, the farmers, who have
learned what that special privilege,
high protection, is. They can't be mis-
led any longer. l say TINS without pre-
paredness. though preparedness IS
plank Of the Republican platform, and
] saw Il without notes, though the ad-
ministration | voted for has taught US
how 20 vrlts them. ms Is an eco
non,ic war. The endeavor TO find new
markets. 70 fight for them, will never
stop until we have world free trade "
Twas here that Mr. Depew arose.
Il was interested in the remarks OF
MIR. SchiF." began the former Senator.
"He is one of the eblest bankers in
the world. but he looks at things from
q bankers viewpoint Our distin-
guished Secretary Of Commerce, Mr..
Redfeld. also says that we are prosper
Gus. Do they forget that there never
was such a protective tariff as the war
Las now set UP about Germany, even as
a wall7 And when they say, Wen
have an anti-dumping law after the
war do they not know that that. too,
Is tariff?
Eve forget that 100000 men are
now in arms, and multitude Of women
and formerly unskilled men are be-
New-York tribune., 1916-01-23
ARTICLE ON JUDGES
GETS EDITOR A FINE
Hoboken Leader, Sentenced In
Case. Will Appeal.

For recently publishing an srpcle
held by Justice Swayze, OF the Su-
preme Court, and Judges Tenant aud
Sullivan. Of Common Pleas, 70 be in
spired and intended 70 terrorize the
court and prosecutor and jury, the DIS
patch Printing Company. OF Union
Hill. was fined $3.50 and It's editor Had
don Ivins. $40 in Jersey City ysster-
dsv. william Y. Verdon, Republican
leader Of Hoboken. was fined $3.50 and
sentenced to serve a Jail term OF thirty
DAYS for giving the interview, whiCh
brought about the contempt OF 'out'
The article was TO the effect That
impeachmsnt proceedings were 70 be
laid against Judge Tennant and Prose
cutor Robert iIudsI eth OF Hudson
County in connection With the triai
Of Samuel Smith. -,
After the conviction Mr.. Verdon said
that no would fight his sentence
through the higher courts. he AZ once
fled an appeal and was released on
bail Of 81 600.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-23
BUZZ OF PRESIDENTIAL
BEE BOTHERINC FORD
Auto Man Silent, but Worried
Nav Cross Ocean Again.

Detroit. Jan. %. Henry Ford will
cross the ocean again and give ms tlne
and money TO the cause OF peace if ne
ia convinced that he can be Of any as
sistance 10 the peace board selected re-
Gently by his delegation Of mission
aries 20 Europe. Such assurance has
been given by Mr.. Ford, and he is wait
ing only for the final word from the
leaders Of the peace movement, on
whose counsel he expects TO base ms
decision.
lust now the little matter Of run
ming for the Presidency Of the United
States il bothering Mr.. Ford. Not that
he is going 20 run-he has not said ne
would or would not but II he isn't ~
probably will be necessary Tor him 10
devote few minutes TO setting at rest
the minds Of many citizens and poll-
ticians. Down at Lansing they are be
ginning 70 think Mr.. Ford may decide
10 stay in the race and have ~ out
with President Wilson and some or the
other prospects. He ia regularly
oualifed candidate for the nomination
as il stands. and unless he takes some
steps to get off the ticket his name Will
appear there and lot of people Will
be out campaigning for him.
Mr. Ford is one Of the three men for
whom the necessary petitions OF nomi-
nation have been filed in Michigan. The
others are President Wilson and Sen
ator william Alden Smith. Theodore
Roosevelt has ordered his name off, but
Mr.. Ford has been silent.
Copenhagen, Jan. 22.-Twenty-two
Americans, members Of the Ford peace
party, returned here tonight from
The Hague. The party experienced no
difficulty in passing through Germany,
but no one was permitted to leave the
train The party will remain here
several days, after which it will pro,
ceed 70 Stockholm. where they will
stay until peace negotiations take
place. At Stockholm it is expected that
Henry Ford and Miss Jane Adams
will join the party.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-23


manuscripts now displayed will 4.
toned on January % for the b...s'e,. a.. s'e,
the Belgisns. The Book OF The ~. "
less" Issued By Charles Sr,is..'as'' p.as'
Sons, will contain a title page NJ. -
cause the editors % "The Car. y.
tan" and "McClure's' 70 yesn ~. r.
hopeless tears on reading H. ~
ceeds from the book will sl,o - r.' '.
Belgium. ~"
Henry James Is included (, -,
OF contributors % the work vli,. ~ :.
war sufferers will not be obhs.i : !.
read. This Is one sentence frer
manuscript Of the lately dehyubs,r.
lish-American: ~
at was early, 10 must have b,.,u.
early, in our Civil War. yet no, % az
but that a large number OF .ros.-.
had answered Presiden, Lincoln, a..
call for an army had had time IA ~ =.
in their first period the first Ter, =. -
80 short then, as was the first r.ps..
and reappear in camp under "a.
seemed 90 me AZ the hour, that n
splendid autumn afternoon. ,hs IA
est mantle of heroic history
Here at the beginning Of his .ea..,.
the author skidded on 20 the ner ~
and its purport vas lost 20 all ~.
who attend the exhibit. Only tn. M.
der-in Of the manuscript stand, y,
chance q ever knowing whs, \,
James's thought was. Perhu, 4.
newly made Englishman also had M,
doubts. A marginal note says:
"Tho editor b. the author is ss-w.
ly besought 20 insist on an sbxl,..
and unmitigated conformity wi.a ,,
punctuation By the sompsnp,
thereby furnishing Charles scrs-r,
Sons with a perfectly legitimate er.s
II the "Book Of the Homeless 4, i.
in appearing.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-23

hotel 10 see II the members Of my com
mittee have actually slept in their
rooms"
He ther told Of the reforms he is try.
ing 10 accomplish, and so that none OF
his hearers would believe him VISION
airy he added:
IA haven't any illusions about a
millennium in government. l haven
in mind q scheme whereby every crlm-
inal in the community will be sent TO
iail. Particularly the latter, for the
taxpayers wouldn't stand the add
tional burden Of building the extra
jails needed. >,
"The Public Service Commissions,
said Senator Thompson, "were insti-
tuted by Governor Hughes TO remedy.
existing evils. Before they existed, II
an ordinary individual wanted 20 en-
force a law against public service cor
poration he found he didn't have money
enough and could not live long enough
to do It. The Public Service Commis-
sions were created TO remedy this
wrong. But the Public Service Com
missions Of both this and the upstate
districts have not so operated. When
we make the Public Service Commits
sions operate as Governor Hughes IN
tended them, then, and not till then,
will we have performed our duty
Tells Of Real Public Service.
Senator Thompson said his idea Of a
real Public Service Commission was q
body similar In personnel 70 that OF
the Court OF Appeals. lie pointed out
that the judges Of the highest court OF
the state receive 81 900 less year than
the Public Service Commissioners in
this district. The need Of this, he
pointed cut. was obvious from the fact
that questions that the Public Service
Commissions are called upon 70 decide
involve larger sums Of money than
those submitted TO any other court IN
the state
"Some way ought 20 be devised to re-
organize these Public Service commits
sons 80 that the eyes of the whole
state are upon it," said Senator Thomp-
son.
He told Of case he had against a
railroad that was pending in the up
state Public Service Commission since
1908. Year after year he would ask
that the commission render a decision
But il wasn't until | was made
I chairman of this committee that a de-
cision was granted. The decision was
/ in favor Of my client. The reason the
commission held il up was because a
/ delay was as good as a verdict for the
/ railroad ! found the same condition
/ Of affairs in the Public Service Conn
mission in this district with respect Ia
: every rate case. Either the public IS
entitled 10 regulation Of rate or /,
should be told that the whole thing Is
/ a farce"
New-York tribune., 1916-01-23
Railroad Forced to Give
Its Ocean Trade to Togo
KiSen Kaisha Line.
u. S. MAILS CARRIED
BY ORIENTAL SHIPS
Transaction Proof Of Disap-
pearance Of American Flag
In East, Say Shippers.

San Francisco, Jan. ga direct re-
suit Of the seamsn's act, which ship
ping men here say has turned the com
mercc Of the Pacific over TO the Japa-
nese. is the completion OF negotiations
by the Togo Kiscn Kaisha limo with
the Southern Pacific to handle Its
freight business. The Japanese COM
pany is the largest limo operating be-
tween Japan and Pacific Coast ports
and already has obtained virtual
monopoly Of the trade between this
country and the Far East.
Unless capitalists of this country sre
willing to finance steamship service
under the American flag. railroad men
say that nearly all the systems with
Pacific Coast connections will be forced
10 follow the example OF the Southern
Pacific. Il IL hoped that the American
international Corporation, recently or.
gsnized in New York by the National
CITY Bank interests, may be able 10
stem the tide OF Japanese commercial
invasion. which he's been aided by the
La Toilette act.
The sale OF tho Pacific Mail steam
ships 10 the international Mercantile
Marine Company, and the withdrawal
of the Canadian Pacific steamers for
transport service 10 Europe have left
the trade OF the Pacific almost entirely
TO the japanese. The Togo Kisen line
is the largest Of the Japanese compa-
MES, touching United States and Ori-
entail ports. It's power is not only in
creased by the seamen's act, but also
by being heavily subsidized by Japan.
Because OF the absence Of American
ships on the Pacific. United States mail
is now being carried by the Japanese
lines. The Pacific Mails sale of its
coastwise steamers 10 the American In
ternational Corporation is OF minor
importance considered in the light Of
the transpacihc trade.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-23
Generals Appreciation OF
America, Leaf in Book
of the Homeless.
ARTS MASTERS HEED
APPEAL FOR BELGIUM
Drawings, Paintings and Manu-
scripts To BE Sold at
Auction January 25.

In a dim corner Of the American AT
Galleries, East Twenty-third Street.
hangs little note in an unpretentious
frame. On the walls about IL are dis
played works from the brushes OF
Monet and Bakst, from the pencils or
Sargent and Rodin, from the pens OF
Galsworthy, Maeterlinck, Rostand,
Gosse, Roosevelt and 1fty others whose
names are known from Fifth Avenue
eastward 20 Central Park West, all Of
whom have given the specimens OF
their art for inclusion in the Book Of
the Homeless" compiled by Mrs. Edith
Wharton for the sufferers in Belgium,
for the men. women and children from
whom war has taken even the comfort
Of a roof above their heads.
The modest little note hanging among
these tributes Of the immortals bears
signature unknown on this side OF the
Atlantic three years ago. There are
scarcely dozen lines, written IN the
careless, refined hand of a rather old
gentlemen. II was sent to America be-
cause its writer grieved for those who
had been trampled under the feet Of
war. At its top, in shabby print, IS in
scribed "Arm6s de PEst. lie Com
mandant in Chef" Beneath is written
simply -. JofFre."
Here is the message sent by J. Jofre,
at whose command a million men have
died, to the people Of the United States:
"The United States OF America have
never forgotten that the first page Of
the history OF their independence was
partly written In French blood. mex
haustibly generous and profoundly
sympathetic. these same United States
now bring aid and solace TO France. in
the hour of her struggle for liberty"
All the drawings, paintings and
New-York tribune., 1916-01-23
IMPORTANT PUBLIC SALES
Anderson Galleries
where the Hoe Library Was Sold"
Water Colors
Oil Paintings
Etchings, Engravings

To be Sold without Restric-
tions by Order of the United
States District Court under the
Direction Of Frank M. Mickey,
Esq. Of Chicago. Trustee in
Bankruptcy for Robb r. Rick
etts. trading as
Moulton & Ricketts,
Etchinss and Mezzotints by
the famous Artists. An impor-
tant Collection OF Water Colors
by celebrated National Academi-
clans. Paintings by distinguished
American and Foreign Artists.
including Keith. Church. Shirlaw,
Minor. Martin. McCord. Blake
lock. Daingerheld. Ritchell,
Crane. Hart. Richards. Weissen-
bruck. Rosa Bonheur. Corot.
and many others. an ertraordi-
nary opportunity to secure val-
liable Horks Of Art. This great
Collection Now on Public Ex-
hibition will be Sold on the
Evenings of Wednesday. Thurs
day and Friday, January 70. II
and 28, at 8:l5 o'clock.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-23

though Michigan Is one OF the states
with a powerful German element
Mr.. Warren has been making trip
through the East, talking with party
lenders in New York and Washington
lie declared that the outstanding ieat'
ure Of the political situation Is the ire
mendous growth OF sentiment fo'
Roosevelt.
81 don't mean 10 say that regard
Roosevelt as tho leading Republican
Presidential possibility at the present
time" he qualified, "bscnusc, II the con
vention was held tomorrow, ! thihk
Justice Hughes would be nominated
without a doubt, but Roosevelt Is the
most talked OF man among tho hepuo'
Iican leaders right now" ..
"Would the nomination Of Roosevei'
mean a serious split in tho party, as IN
I9I21'' he was asked by friend, VINO
remembered that MIR. Warren was
rather strsnvously against Roosevelt III
that year and one Of tho leading sup
porters of Mr. Taft.
"No. I do not" he replied. The sur
prisina thing about the talk for Roose
volt is that II comes almost entirely
from men who were his enemies ~
1912. Now and then you strike one wh'
declares he would never support koose
welt. but | have not encountered many
OF that sort. Next to Hughes, among
the men 30 far mentioned | would say
RooHevelt is very generally regarded al
the strongest man the Republican,
could nominate.
"Some express the belief that Roose
yel,'s anti-Gorman position units nm
but I do not believe that. Wilson anS
Roosevelt are in the same position, Sc
far as the Germans. are concerned.
have heard Il said that Wilson Is seek
ing TO trade German votes Tor freneh
English and other nationalities. ma
is not it, as ! see IL. Wilson is seesins
20 trade German votes Tor hepuolichi
votes by appealing to the patriotism o.
the whole American people. RooseveI
is doing exactly the same thing; INA
is raising the issue OF Americanism.
"Do you think it is generally be
leved that Justice Hughes would ec
cept the Republican nomination Z" NJ
was asked.
81 think his present attitude indi
Gates that he will accept" said Mr.
Warren. "His silence is as good hr
answer for me as if he said Yes: H'
cannot help being cognizant OF TN
strong sentiment for him. and unde
tho circumstances | think no mar
could refuse the nominati on unless NJ
stated positively before that he woul'
not accept e."
New-York tribune., 1916-01-23
WINS BET, LOSES LIFE
Williamsburg Man Drinks Quart OF
WhIskcy, and Coroner Investigates.

A drinking bout that ended fatally
for Paul Fashitcs, tailor who lived at
272 Grand Street, Williamsburg, Is un-
der investigation by Coroner Ernest G.:
Wagner II is said that Fashites ana
a travelling man had "A wager as to
who could drink tho more whiskey.
After finishing quart bottle, the
tailor. according to the story that
reached the coroner. claimed the bet
becaise he had drunk his without
spilling any. lie then bccahe uncon-
scious, md died before medical help
could be called.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-23
Chicago Opera Loses sl0ooM

Chicago, Jan. 22-The grand srn
season Of ten weeks came 10 sr.
here tonight with a deficit Of T..
proximately 100000. Wealthy c..
cago music lovers. as in the past, v
make good the loss and will rs,s
their support for the i9l6-'l7 .sss-
New-York tribune., 1916-01-23
THOMPSON BILL
TO GRAND JURY
Continued from page 1

that. unfortunately. if the Assembly
held up the appropriation II would
mean the end OF the committees real
work. as the power OF subpoena anC
compelling witnesses TO testify would
end with the action Of the Assembly
Before going TO the City Club Sena-
tor Thompson said:
Il am not going 10 let this petty ar
gument over hotel bill obscure ,he
main issue of uncovering graft that
runs into the millions. The fact is
that II we were not so near uncovering
the graft that exists in the interlock-
ino companies which supply the public
service corporations there would no,
have been such q howl raised over
something that has actually nothing TO
do with the investigation at all
VIII Not Oppose Swami.
Senator Thompson is pleased at the
entrance of District Attorney Swami
into the case lie intends 20 pay his
respects 70 Judge Swami very soon.
Last night he said:
District Attorney Swami has no
right whatever 20 conduct any sort OF
an investigation into the committee's
acts could stop it by merely raising
an objection. shall do nothing OF
the kind, however. | shall raise no
technical objection"
Governor Whitman arrived in town
while Senator Thompson was laying
bare some Of the things his committee
had discovered 10 the City Club. When
asked OF what he thought Of Judge
Swann's entrance into the case the
Governor said:
whatever the merits OF the imme'
date controversy, il must be borne II
mind that this committee has reor-
ganlzed the Public Service Commission
and has performed satisfactory work
Senator Thompson took q view some
what at variance with that expressed by
the Governor He said that the remova
Of three commissioners really mattereC
little 10 the public service corporations
nor did the personnel Of the Public
| Service Commission. so long as th'
/ system is unchanged.
1T is the system that is wrong ant
/ that must be rooted out for good ant
J ALL" said Senator Thompson.
Senator Thompson's speech TO th'
City Club members was in the veiI
| familiar to those who have listened L
/ him in the Senate. At one moment h'
/ had his hearers laughing, and at an
other applauding.
"When / get up every morning thes'
days" he began. 81 go around th'