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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-30
ANTHRACITE MINERS
GAIN CONCESSIONS
POttsvilIe Convention Votes
Tuesday on Agreement
That Suits White.

II was announced last night by repre-
sentatives Of the United Mine Workers
Of America that a general understanding
prevails between the anthracite operators
and miners which Is likely TO form the
basis OF An agreement which. II reached.
will avert tho threatened strike OF the
1861 anthracite mlnerA
At 2 o'clock this morning John p.
White, head Of the miners. announced
that the agreement war tangible enough
to he the subject Of a referendum at the
anthracite convention In POttsville. Pa.
on Tuesday. He added that 1t was sat
~isfactory to the miners.
The terms were not made public, but
will be announced at moor Tomorrow
In this city.
II was reported that a proposition had
been made by the operators for an sd-
vance in wagee Of from Z to 1bn per
cent. II was also said that o furuer
proposition carried with II a promise Tor
the recognition Of the union and for an
eight hour day.
The subcommittee Of tho miners noti-
Ned the members of the tri-district board
to como TO this city Tomorrow for q
conference. This was taken 10 mean that
come Kind Of an agreement has been
reached.
The miners have waived their demand
for a chcckoff for the collection OF union
dues by tho employers, and 1t Ia said
that this concession paved tho way for
the understanding which Is expected 10
avert trouble.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-30
NEWS PRINT PAPER
MEN URGE INQUIRY
Their Petition Declares They
Have Been MiSrepreScnted
on the Prices.

WASHINGTON. April 2s.-Ths News
Print Manufacturers Association has
filed with the Federal Trade Commission
a petition asking for a speedy invest
cation into tho increases in the price
OF paper in the United States.
The petition refers to several resolu.
lions which have been introduced in
Congress on the subject, and states that
because Of adverse newspaper ommen
In news items and interviews In the
public press tho UNDERSIGNED, as manu-
facturers OF print paper. have been
grossly misrepresented."
The petition declares that IS per cent.
Of news print paper manufactured In
the United States Is sold on annual
contracts. that these contract prices
have not increased more than | per cent.
during the past twelve months and will
not average any higher than the price
ut which the paper was contracted for
and sold during the past ten years,
whereas the prices OF book and wrapping
paper have Increased approximately 100
per cent.
A resolution was introduced by Ssna.
tor Owen last Monday instructing the
commission to inquire Into the increase
in the price of print paper during the last
year and ascertain whether or not the
newspapers Of the United States arc
being subject to unfair practices in the
sale Of print paper. Chairman Davies
announced to-day that Investigation
would begin ut onca
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-30
WOMEN ENROLL FOR PARADE.
S~enrchiigh hts Il IIlumtnatc UIfth
tNcnuc for NRrchcrs.

ZONE connected with -four of tine
s~ixty-~.N trades which will be repre-
s,nted in thc citizens preparedness pa
rade on May Is have asked for recog-
milton, II was announced yesterday by
Charles ~ Sheriff.. grand marshal, and
sections have been arranged for then
In the bankers, insurance, silk and dry
goods divisions. They will not march
In the daytime, hut will Join with the
other women In parading after 6 O'Clock.
They will be properly designated ny
trade.
Ine mon OF the bankers and insurano"
divisions, 1t was said, have offered to
supply bands and banners. Among ti,r
women who came forward yesterday
were $50 stenographers from the Quar-
an'y Trust Company, who enrolled for
the parade In the bankers division.
Working women. Col. Sheriff. said, will
be given preference in marching time,
firth venue In the evening will he
lighted WIKI Selrchligh's for the Ma
fional 'uard and other marchcrS.
The morcautil" division uf th4 silk iu-
'uStry section II was announced, vii
FORM ~ the kiy-nluth Rrgimcnt
Armory, Twcnty-ffth street and L.c>,ng,
ton avenue. AT el5 o'clock on the morn.
ing of May Ia.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-30
SHAKESPEARE QUOTED
IN SKEETER CRUSADE
Health Department Cites the
Bard as an Authority on
Malaria.

Whatever rank the world In the last
analysis shall accord TO william Shako-
spears. tho Health Department settled
that question for itself yesterday by de-
clarins him an "Al sanitarian." Fight
mosquitoes and malaria on no less an
authority than the Stratford bard him
self. says the department.
Here are some OF the quotations from
the poets works cited by the Health De-
partment's S~hakespeArian experts to
prove that he had an extensive know,-
edge Of the evils caused by disease
carrying insects:
How the poor world Is pcstered
With such water nies' dimi"n1.ves O. nature
And whittier ny the gnats?
Scatter up and down and caro- not whom
they sting.
Stamps and bites tho poor nies In his furne.
Venus and Adonts.
Evidently the mosquitoes bred in
the Avon marshes we're particularly
f%erocious. for In Macbeth the poet says,
''The multiplying villain,es OF nature do
swarm upon him. M in "Timon OF
sun. draw from the earth rotten hu-
nudity"
As 70 Shakespeare familiarity with
malaria the department points TO TINS
from Venus and Adonis':
Burning fevers, asucs pale and fain.,
life poisoning p-s'ilencc.
But in the quotation This fortress
bull, by nature for herself against In
lection" from Richard H." the scholarly
investigators Of the department met their
Waterloo. Opinion was divided. bid
Shakespeare refer to serum immunity
or uuin!neo
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-30
WOMEN TEACHERS AT DINNER,
Shakespeare and tho Telephone
divide HOnors At Ranaset.

Shakespeare and hat well known iu-
vcn,!on OF modern times. the telephone,
divided hcnors at the tenth annual din
rer of the marlborough Association Of
Women Teachers at the waldorf-Astoria
last night. In recognition of the SNAKE
spearc tercentenary there were reci'a-
lions from his works by several actors.
including Brandon lyman. and by Som"
who are not actors. including Thomas
W. Churchill, formerly president of the
BOARD ~ Education. who gave the Dukes
speech from As You Like IT, with great
effect.
a reception preceded the dinner and
lasted SO long that though the feast
was scheduled 20 begin al I O'Clock II
was . when the I.i5o persons who at
tended sat down. John Hays Hammond
was the first speaker introduced by Miss
brace 3. Strachan. head of the organi-
zation. who presided. MIR. Hammond
talked OF the necessity OF preparedness
saying this country was lacking In even
the most elementary machinery for the
protection of it's shores.
Miss Strachan said she wouldn't ask
for formal speeches from the res; Of 'h'
guests Of honor. so she simply called
the roll Of their names. Among those
who got W, and bowed in response were
Henry Rruere. Robert Adarnson. Edwin
Markham, Alice Fischer. John II Me-
Cooey. Sir Herbert Tree and Miss Mary
Garrett Hay.
The roll call finished. 1851 telephone
receivers were clapped TO l,l50 ears and
tho banaueters talked with san Fran
cisco. Various well known voices were
heard over the wire. among them that
OF Miss Mary Fitzgerald. representing
San FranrIaCo t,Slthers
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-30
FOSSILS AT ANNUAL DINNER.
amateur Editors Of Forty Years
Ago In Reunion Here.

The Fossils gave "A dinner last night
in the McAlpin Hotel. About sixty Of
the old boys. who forty years ago edited
and published amateur newspapers
gathered to recount their experiences and
to hear the speeches OF their prominent
members.
Among those present were James NJ.
Beck. formerly United States Attorney.
General. who under the name OF
Goggles published the SPHINX, in
Philadelphia Charles ~. Young, Henry
l.. Bryan, secretary OF the United States
Senate: Charies e. Heuman of brooklyn,
william q. Snow of Meriden. Dwell NJ.
Jeffords. cashier Of the Seaboard Ma
tional Bank W l. Terhune and Charles
II. Fowle OF Boston, James Douglas Lee
of Washington. e. n. Louder OF Phila
delphia. Harlan ". Ballard of Pittsfeld.
Mass. George :. II. Putnam OF Boston,
Leonard :. Tilden. John +. Walsh, Jr,.
Carl Fique and Charles II, Class.
The officers for the coming year. APP
pointed by the board Of ex-presidcNts OF
the Fossils. were George NJ. Huss OF
Reserve, Wis. president. and J. Austin
Fynes OF Noston, official editor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-30
SOCIALISTS MEET WITH
new CHAIRMAN DAILY
Forty Delegates of Labor
Party Holding Fourteenth
National Convention.

Forty delegates from various sections
of the country met yesterday in the
World Building for the fourteenth ma
tional convention Of the Socialist Labor
party. Under he party's standard on
the platform was "a bronze bust Of the
late Daniel DE Leon and the wallis were
decorated with quotations from the writ
ings Of George Washington, James Mad
ison. Benjamin Franklin. Abraham Lin.
coin n Karl Marx.
Arthur Reimer of Boston, the party's
Presidential candidate four years z
WINS chosen IA temporary chairman. Tho
delegates voted to have a new chair
man for each day that the convention
lasts. Albert Schnabei OF Milwaukee
was elected secretary. During the day
"A great number Of resolutions dealing
Will various phases OF the Industrial
situation. the war and the party's future
were presented. One Of these is 10 the
effect that no salaricd officer OF the
American Federation OF Labor shall be
entitled to membership In the party.
The members Of the platform commit
toe are Donald Munro n w. H. Mills
of Virginia, Arthur Reimer Of Massa-
chusctts. Herman Richter OF Michigan
and Edward Stidel Of New York. The
committee on unity In composed of Frank
Zermann Of Illinois, Rudolph Katz Of
New Jersey. Charles Hanson. Boris
Rcinstein and August Gilhaus OF New
York. The latter committee will report
20 the convention NJ the advisability Of
merging the Socialist Labor party with
the Socialist party.
Should u merger he decided upon q
conference committee 10 meet "A similar
committee ~ the Socialist party will be
selected. Meanwhile the convention will
20 ahead with tie nominations for pres-
ident and Nicc-President. Mr.. Reimer
is again mentioned ~ the most likely
candidate for the Presidency.
The n ution is expected to last four
days. a session will he hold to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-30
OYERCROWDED CARS
CAUSE WARRANTS
First Action Of It's Kind Taken
Against 59th street Cross
town Line.
HEALTH BOARD Is BUSY

Failure "a comply with the anti
crcodius order issued ny Commissioner
0oldwatcr. cauScd the Health De
partmeut Yesterday 10 institute nine ac-
ticrs against the officials OF the Fifty
nirth street Crosstown surface line in
tho Nunicipal Term Court. This Is the
Hrst time on record that a Health De-
pany for overcrowding
The proceedings are based on section
1iTs OF the city Charter In the papers
which were served upon the railway
,omrary 8, is alleged that on nine sep
aratc occasions during Friday evening,
April :. and Saturday morning. April s,
inspectors for the department observed
cases Of ovcrcrowdlng. the number ~
passengers helms beyond the limit Of
one and . half ,imcs the seating ca
pacitv OF the car II was alleged also
that during this time the company was
no. operating the maximum service Of
which t, was capable.
Two members ~ the health squad
W.T. 1'f' VI ~ NNt' Wv ~ - =
ca operated AT the times specified. be-
tween columbus Circle and Third ave-
nue.. whore tho congestion was found 10
b. er.atost. Their enumeration of the
p~as4engcrs carried was checked MP by
sanitsrv inspectors stationed at frequent
Intervals along tho route.
Nlthou.h "uly nine proceedings we're
brought by tho department COMMISSIONS
Emerson SAID Yesterday that the depart
mcnt had evidence of numerous Viola
tiors OF tho order by the %npa n
convic'iprs We're obtained in all of the
cases which the department might bring
tho company might he subjected TO fines
O talllns thousands Of dollars. the Conn
miss pncr said.
II was announced yesterday that n
meeting 20 protest against the simpson
bill. which u now In Gov. Whitman's
hands for signature. would he held IN
the Health department building on Cen
tire etroct Wednesday at 3 +. NJ The
proposed law takes the control of the
number Of passengers carried by u rail
road company out OF the jurisdiction OF
the Board of Health and places II in
tho hands Of the Public Service Com
mission.
The bill T. the first instance Of Ar
attack on the necessarily broad powerr
of the Iicilth Board said Commits.
sioncr Emerson Yesterday. The over.
GROWING of cars is no different in ius
%inslnitarN results from the overcrowd.
ing Of tcncnentS. If one set OF Interests
or premises can be relieved from the
supervision Of the Health Department
Their is no reason why others should moi
ask for similar exemption"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-30
THOMPSON TO RESUME
HEARINGS TO- MORROW
Senator and Frank Moss En-
pcct To-day to Map Out Work
for Newt Two Months.

Eeuat"r George =. Thompson said yes
Tomorrow with the sessions of his legls-
lat'Nc committee. Just what matter
will receive attention first the Senator
declined 10 say. He expected to spend
most of to-day with Frank Moss. the
committee counsel, mapping out work
for ~ next two months. II l. his
purpose to hold hearings continuously
from now until July /. when his COM
m!ttee's life ends.
Richard V. L~.ndabury. counsel for J.
p. Morgan, has informed the Senator Of
Mr.. Morgan's intention TO leave the city
or May 4, and Senator Thompson said
II had been arranged not to call Mr..
Morgan until after his return. which will
be about the middle of May. Mr.. Nor
gan is 20 be asked again concerning the
statements made TO him by William \.
Read and the late Gardiner NJ. Lane
regarding tho contract which President
6honts Of the marlborough proposed 10
close with John +. Stevens for the third
tIdChiHk anu thteIlslOn ~ tVe eleVatpu
lines.
1t was in connection with this proposed
contract that commitments and obliga-
tfons' established themselves as mys-
teries over which the investigators have
puzzled for months, Mr.. Morgan III
10 be asked II he did not send to Mr.
Shonts "A letter criticlsing him harshly
for the extravaganza Of the arrangement
which he proposed with Mr.. Stevens. The
financing of the new subways Is another
matter upon which the committee de
edres to interrogate Mr.. Morgan.
Senator Thompson also said that a
m early date ne would begin an inquiry
into the allegation that George j. Gould
refused in behalf Of the Manhattan Rail
road Company 10 acquiesce in the third
tracking OF that company's lines until
the Peterborough Rapid Transit Com.
pany agreed TO pay 10 the Manhattan
Railroad Company $4,000 a year for
twenty years to cover administrative eX.
penses.
The hearings Of the committee will
be held in tho COroners' Court in Tho
Municipal Building. They begin at II
o'clock in the morning.
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TO RECRUIT $4,000 FOR
DEFENCE OF N. Y. CITY
Alderman Henry II. Curran
Heads subcommittee Which
will Undertake Work.

Cornelius Vanderbilt, chairman OF the
Mayors Committee on National Defence.
announced yesterday that Alderman
Henry II. Curran had been appointed
chairman Of n subcommittee which will
undertake the recruiting Of 22.bo0 cit-
gems for the Home Defence League. This
Is the hrst step to he taken In q cam
paien Of active cooperation with other
agencies in the perfect,ne Of plans for
local defence In New York city.
The subcommittee to enroll recruits
for the Homo Defence League will be or
ganized this week. A start has already
been made 70 increase the membership
Of this organization from its present
quota of 5000 to 22.500 citizens. Az
announced by Police COMMISSIONS
Woods. the object Of the league is to en-
rol, $50 citizen reserve policemen In
zach Of the ninety precincts OF the city.
who In the event Of extreme or concen-
trated need for a large part Of the Po-
lice Department will he sworn In ~
special policemen and take mp the work
of police duties for the protection Of their
own homes and business interests in the
respective precincts In which they live.
II is possible also that q part of this
reserve may be possessed OF sufficient
military experience to constitute a mo-
bile reserve unit that can respond In
stantly In case Of need. II IL planned TO
instruct the members OF the league In
separate companies Of atty men each In
the duties of the police and military
drills.
The Mayors Committee on National
n~fsu,> IL ,yAArtnkta9 thia ScnrG in aA.
dition TO its efforts oward securing AIDE
uuate preparedness legislation from Con
gress. subcommittee on other phases
of local preparedness will he appointed
this week as . result Of conferences with
the various civil and military officials
whose task Il is TO guard the city from
disturbances.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-30
INDIA HOUSE URGES DEFENCE.
ResOlutions Cali fer Appropriations
for Preparedness.

The governors OF India House ave
adopted and forwarded 60 President
Wilson and members OF the Cabinet. the
Senate and House Of Representatives q
SET Of resolutions urging the vital in
teres' to the country 81 the appropria-
ton Of sufficient funds to carry out
adequate measures Of military and naval
preparedness. particularly in regard to
the defence Of the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts.
The resolutions we're adopted. they
say. in view Of the vita! interest TO the
welfare Of the nation Of such adequate
preparedness and the necessity Of pro.
tecting the American mercant marine,
the upbuilding OF which is called a ma
tiora necessity.
The resolutions were signed nv all
the governors.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-30

their annual dinner In Deimonico's last
night that too much attention was being
given to tho Bar Associations work OF
purifying the profession"
1--WE would do better" he said. ito
keep out unit men and not spend 30
mucb time turning out those who ought
never TO have been admitted to the bar.
We're also coming In these days to forget
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-30

that Imprisonment is designed not a. :.
reward, but as n punishment -
Other speakers were lsaa, = ,u,.
Associate Justice OF the Appellate f'ul,
sion OF the supreme Court Simon
Court Justice j. Addison Yourr |p
Morgan J. O'Brien, president of M. yv"
York State Bar Association. Amr,,' NV
guests were Supreme Court .ius,ioe t,....
u. Stapleton and Arthur :. Turnt"'
and Federal Judge julius VI. M,,er
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-30
WESTCHESTER LAWYERS DINE

judge bartlett Warns About Keep
ting Ont lnAt Men.
Chief Judge willard Bartlett of TN"
Court Of Appeals told 400 members of the
w sichestcr County Bar Association ~
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-08
LOWER STATE LEVY

Welcome news comes from the state
capital IN the announcement that the
state tax levy this year viii sh..r q
substantial reduction. Last year for
me support Of the state government a
levy of three and one-half mills was
required and this year the levy viii
be only two mills. a reduction OF about
fOriy.three per cent
While the amount collected for the
state is only a small portion Of the to-
TAI sum that the tax payer IL called up
On to contribute Tor the expenses OF
government. the reduced levy viii AZ.
ford some measure 81 relief
The encouraging thing about the ac-
tic- 81 the state board IN ordering a
lover levy is that fact that it WAS
made possible by the increase IN the
sources Of revenue and taxable wealth
of the state. with continued prosper
ity IL Oklahoma. We are justified IN
indulging the hope that within a few
years the burden Of taxation win be
made still lighter
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-08
MORE THAN JUSTICE DEMANDS


The element in our civilization OF to
day that cheers us most Of all. in spite
OF every appearance to the contrary
Is the fast growing spirit Of brother
hood. that will not allow a conscien-
tlous man to look coldly OF mdiffer-
entity upon his neighbor's welfare. The
demand for justice first OF all. and
then for something more than justice.
IN the relations between different
classes and between capital and labor.
Is part not only Of awakening class
coasciousness but OF an awakening re.
sponse TO the old. old teachings OF Je-
sus
Millions Of men in the past have read
his story OF the good Samaritan with
as honest a purpose to be true to his
spirit as has any reformer OF today;
yet how incredibly slow we're they to
perceive some OF rs most obvious i'm
plications. But in our day the quick
ened interest in the personality OF Je-
sus has led to wider and nore
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-08
FARM WOMEN AFTER
CULINARY PRIZES

Farm women in all sections Of the
state are urged to participate in culi-
nary exhibits in their county fairs. by
Miss Emma A. Chandler. in charge
Of demonstration work in Girls Clubs
In oklahoma
Miss Chandler Is taking an active
interest in bringing forth eoodiy ar
ray OF preserves. jellies. bread. cakes
and all the things that qualify. that
the majority OF the prizes offered in
this department at the Oklahoma State
Fair. to be held September % to 30.
may be won by farm women.
Uniform method Of scoring will pre-
vail at all county fairs and women IN
tereEted in making exhibits can securs
from her. care Of the A. and NJ. Coz.
lege at Saltwater. sample score cardr
showing on what paints entries win
be judged
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-08
AppgAL Fos cAaa Of cEMgTgRY


The Chickasha Cemetery association
Issues Inc folla@ing M
Nearly every family In chickasha Ii
interested Ia the preservation Of the +
%. o. r. cemetery. Hither have we
borne and laid 10 rest the little treas
urea. the fairest and the dearest and
best beloved Of our earthly homes.
Hither we make holy piigrimages,
with flowers in our hands, typical OF
the fragrance they gave TO our lives
while with as. Here lies all that is
earthly OF some Of the busy lives that
wrought out the growth Of chickasha.
The young. the fair, the strong. those
who made 10 glad our moments with
their presence and love. are here laid
70 rest. May the sacred memory OF
those departed husbands, wives, sons
and daughters so be kept green and
mellow in our hearts that this beauti-
fuI cemetery shall never more suffer
neglect at the hands Of the living.
Let every lot owner. or every one
with loved one buried there. active
ly contribute TO the general improve
ment aud preservation OF the grounds
Each one who does 80 may do II Tor
the sake OF loved one buried there or
elsewhere, for In truth the improve
ment OF the entire grounds works to
the protection and adornment Of this
special grave Then there are the
many graves whose owners are all
dead or moved away, that win be kept
In repair by this general fund to which
each contributes. Shall We not show
BUR best love for our own grave by
giving attention TO those others that
nsed II. and by laboring for the har-
nony and beauty OF all parts OF this
resting place OF our own dead7