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The sun., 1916-02-02
BROAD spy" POWERS
FOR THE TARIFF BOARD
Bill Introduced in the House Would Permit the Commits
sion to Make Trade Secrets Public
Body Regarded Partisan

WAsHiNGroH. Feb. IA bill thar has
the approval OF President Wilson, pro-
,idins for the creation of a tariff COM
mission. WAS introduced to-day by Hep
resentative Rainey Of Illinois. a Demo-
cratic member OF the Committee on
Ways and Means
The commission is clothed with
broader and more comprehensive inqus-
itorial powers than we're exercised by
the tariff board which operated under
the Taft administration and was later
abolished by Democratic Congress.
THIS prospective commission may COM
pei the production OF books and papers,
including confidential data, in the posses
sion OF the manufacturer and there Is
no prohibition against the publication OF
such information. The Taft Tariff
board was prohibited from PUBLISHING
Information. gained in the course OF its
inquiries, that would be likely TO lead to
disclosure OF trade secrets or other
DATA that manufacturers preferred to
Keep from the public or competitors.
The Rainey bill provides for the crea.
tion or commission of Ave members &c
De appointed by the President to bs
known as the United States TarifY Com.
mission. Reports are to be made to the
tarin committees OF Congress as we'll a.
TO the President. The commission is tc
act Az a trade adviser TO all dhe depart.
ments OF the Government.
For purposes of examination and in.
vestigation the commission II to hay,
~ trht
The sun., 1916-02-02
LINKS WILSON AND
KULTUR IN ATTACK
Germany Our Foe: Price of
Humiliation TcutOn Vote.
Says Whitney Warren.
MUST DEFEND L. $. HONOR

EosTuN. Feb l.--Whitney Warren. the
New York architect. attacked German
kultur and the Washington Adm,nistr,.
tiou IN an address tonight before the
Harvard Boston club.
''kultur has no secrets for rs" he
said We have had the luck TO 500 II,
NJ work. both III times Of peace and in
times of war. and We would be withou,
honor without reason. IL We did not de-
clare ourselves it's eve. 'sstlng enemy. II
respects nothing and nobody. no more
our ideas than our persons II has
ratag'd belgium; IT has sunk the Lusi-
ianid No matter to which sid. We
'uru "" can Hnd no excuse for otir tu-
differ no. for our mute completely II
W. place dis.utt ttr.stelro before pg,isnl
We still have tho duty Of expressing our
.ndignai.ou against the German Will and
purpose TO suppress the weaker p.oplo4.
lr on tn" coutrdrv, We place .goisu
/ before dIslnt.rcstcdness. the instinct of
preservation orders US To protect our-
i selves against those who murder us
We may search IN vain to Justify our
incrtia--th" G"rmaric menace cnVclops
US il is directed against all our seufi-
m.rts.
when ono thinks OF the responsibility,
that the Government ran in endea voriuy
10 avoid all possibility one remains
astonished at SO much stupidity. In this
momcu; our reputation IL compromised
and our helpl.ssnesS ~ an established
, fact, and the price uf this humiliation
~ tn" German vote. which is in the
hands of Mr. Won R.rnstortf
~ am convinced that. speaking the way
! do. | interpret the intimate though,
~ the vast majority Of my fellow ,,lti.
ZenS. | would indeed he SORRY II il wore
posshl" 10 think otherwi ise I have ,he
conviction that all real Americans IN
their inward inwardness feel an uucom.
Portable unrest when they open their
newspapers IN tn" morning and see tho
and seek, the suppleness with which ~,
get out Of the way and the humiliaitur
ngeniousncss with which our masters
/ use our name to obtain satisfaction at
/ any price, and To atteauate by tho,
cleverness OF tongue or by seeming solu-
tons the aggressive and injurious i'm.
tentions OF Germany. ! ask YOU all (,
more than once III the last siNte.,
months YOU have not felt wounded i'm
/ your self-respect and ia your nlod-Stv
What has come over US Who has thue
the right to make us hang our heads
We know that We are in the wrong. %,
AT l-dst-through the attitude OF our
/ Government-thai we have the app.a r.
/ anC. OF "A people who are deceiving thai
} conscience. Germany IS our enemy, as
: she IS the enemy Of all free people
The sun., 1916-02-02
SCHOOL men SEE
WILCOX VICTORY
Say Richmond Candidate to
Succeed Churchill Is Sure
of 90 Votes.
w. n. BENNETT RESIGNS

The progressive element I'm the Board
Of Education. which is leading tho fight
against what its members call the re-
actionary principles OF President Thomas
w. churchill, are openly expressing their
confidence that with the coming ele"-
ton next Monday and the retirement of
Mr.. Churchill the old controlling party
VIII he ousted William q. Wilcox of
Richmond is the first choice TO succeed
the retiring president. and John Whalen
or Manhattan will take the place Of
Nice-President Arthur $. Somcrs Of
brooklyn. who also re,ires.
The new line members say the defeat
or the reactionarics, led by George j.
Gillespie. chairman OF tho committee oi,
elementary schools. is acknowledged at
this time by their owsl members, who
have been busy recently offering com
promise candidates TO the Wilcox and
Whdlen men.
The Wilcox men say desperate at
temrts are being made to have them
drop their candidate for one less obi
fionable to those whose sympathies are
not for progressive educational meas cures,
in the schools and more scientific meth
DDS of accounting for the depi ment's $
budget Mr.. Whalcn was first suggested
and then MIR Somers.
The Wilcox men refused both A
last effor, was made 10 obtain the in.
terNentiou OF Mayor Mitchell. II is said
hut 1t IL understood the Mayor refuse,
to interfer" and expressed the opinion
that the selection "f a dresden, must b,
decided by the wishes Of majority OF
the board members.
1t IL prophesied that when the ques-
ton ~ n successor TO President Churchill
Is put 10 vote there will bc at least
, iwenty-eight. and probably one more
for Mr. WILCOX; Mr.. Whalou. 1t Is ex.
rected. Will get twcnty-s,X votes for IN,
next Office. out of fnrty-siN commits.
sipuefS voting. Fourteen Will be from
Manhattan and eight from Rrootlyn
Twenty-four votes are necessary for a
choice
The prediction j., also made by the
new line mon OF the board that Dr Jo-
seph :. Taylor. tho district superin.
tendsnt who failed OF reelection AZ tn.
last board meeting. viii b" elected a,
soon a. the question uf naming sue
cessor 's brought NJ. several mem
hers who favor his retcu ION At his pos
were absent a. th" las, meeting. iuclui
Ing Commissioners Fusdick and FicN
nor, and they have announced that tho,
will vOi. for him ~ the first chance.
CommsSjpu"r Waite ~ Bennett o
Brooklyu. Il iA understood. has filed hi,
res signation from tho board Mayo,
/ Mitchell WI probably nam" his successor
before tho next meeting
The sun., 1916-02-02
BIGGER INCOME TAX
is SIMMONS'S PLAN
Would Have Inhcritances,
Sugar and Munitions Yield
Defence Money.
MAY INCLUDE LIQUOR TOO

WAsutSGroH. Feb f--Seuator SIM
mons intimated to-day that it might he
necessary TO increase the tax on IT,
comes and To tax inheyitsnces, sugar and
munitions of war as means Of raising
defence revenues. He added that IL this
was inadequate the rates might he in
creased on beer and other subjects OF
interna revenue taxes.
"ff the war emergency act should hc
repealed and the Presidents programme
OF preparedness adopted how would th"
money needed to meet the requirements
OF the Government he raised" the Sena-
tor was asked.
II have made q very thorough inVesti-
CATION as to how much money could bc
RI sed from certain reasonable excise i'm
positions on quite u number Of legiI-
mate articles Of TAXATION" replied NJ
simmons Il am satisfied II would h'
entirely feasible 20 ra!s. the amount
required in = contingency contemplated
by your question. from Incomes, iuheri-
tances sugar and munitions of war. Rui
II percharce enough cannot be raised by
!evies upon those subjects the deficiency
would be made up by slightly incrcas-
ing the rates on certain traditional sub
jects of internal revenue taxation, SuCN
as whiskey. beer, &c, without imposing
or continuing such direct taxes as afs
in their nature or in the methods OF col
lection, or both. more or less Irritating
and VsNatious'
Senator Simmons said that the mem
bcrs OF his committee had not considered
or discussed a plan 10 raise tho addl'
,ional revenue that might be needed uu'
der such conditions as suggested il'
said that he spoke only for himself whei
he EXPRESSED the opinion that II woulc
bc found feasible and eXpedient To re-
coup the customs deficit caused by the
war curtailmen' of importations an'
meet the cost of preparedness through
sources he had indicated without resort
ing to taxes and other small l"Nies OF
a variety OF subjects, many or then
Welding relatively iit'le revenue.
When the Senator's attention wa
directed TO the fact that the Govern
men already has taxed incomes and tina
many states now tax inherltances IN
replied:
While receipts from the present Fed
eTal tax on incomes have been Consii
cradle they are less than was anti"i
mated BY a slight increase in the rat'
and readjustment OF classifications re
ceipts from that source can be greatly
increased without making the tax unjus
or burdensome.
An Inheritance tax is a. much ;
Legitimate. subject Of national taxation
as an income tax. and the fact tina
some States tax one or the other o
both furnishes no sufficient ground VIII,
the Federal Government. whose possible
sources OF taxation are much more cir
cumscr!bed than those of the States
should refrain from exercising its equa
rights in the premises,
The sun., 1916-02-02

III is empowered to summon witnesses,
take testimony. administer oaths and to
require any person. firm. corporation,
copartncrship or association TO produce
books or papers relating to any matter
pertaining TO such inquiries.
In case OF disobedicnce to any sub
bpna the commission may invoke TN.
aid OF any Federal court In requiring
the attendance and testimony OF wit
nesses and the production OF documen-
tary evidence Cpon application Of the
Aoorney-G"neral At the request Of the
commission. any distric, court may is-
sue writs or mandamus compelling the
production of the information sought
The commission Is regarded by many
as partisan body. as the hill provides
that mot more than three Of its incn-
bers shall be members OF the same
political party" obviously three mem
bers OF the commission II appnnted by
President Wilson would undoubtedly he
Democrats, or Republicans II named by
a President of that political faith.
compensation Of each OF the five com
missioners Is fixed at $4,000 a year. AZ
compared with $500 paid members OF
the Taft Tariff Board. The salary OF
the secretary of the commission is placed
Rt $4,000. The salary OF tho Tat
boards secretary was $4,000. An ap-
preparation Of $4,000 is proposed for
the establishment and maintenance OF
the commission. II is provided that no
member OF the commission shall engage
in any other business or employment
Passage OF the Raiuey bill substan-
tall, as introduced seems assured in thu
House. Notwithstanding reports to the
contrary. IL will not be opposed by Rep
rosentative kitchin OF North Carolina
ha hef IL. 4, 10 10 a
that the adoption OF tn, provision max.
| ing the commission responsive to CON
! grcss and the tariff committees won hi,
/ support.
The sun., 1916-02-02

After lack Thomson had been news
boy. hpt.l ,'. d, salesman and chorus
man n. hec,no secretary 20 Mrs caro-
lin. ErdHrld Of hartford Conn. a
wealthy WIDOW. and soon after that
married l,r secretly, but under the nam.
of Tnomrsuu Ers RodH.'d dici. and
then - ryr appeared ~ Newport. bat
remained unknown until tu" surprising
announcement was made ~ H.s engage
u,nt To- the wealthy widow. Nrs, SHi'h.
The sun., 1916-02-02
NERVOUS COLLAPSE
CALLED COWARDICE
War Attributed to Emotional
ism RcSultin" From Lack
Of Sclf-COntrOl.
DOCTORS GIVE ADVICE

Dr. ThIddeus lIoyt Am.s. speaking AZ
the Academy OF Medicine last nigh; uu-
der the auspices of tho public health
education committee ~ the County Med
zeal society, said the pcrSon who sue
cumbs To nervous pro-tr,,t. ION Is a
coward. Among many dicta pronounced
during III. evening on the subject OF
nerves, from those of the girls Of society
To those OF the hard WORKING mother
o. five children. pr. Amer Sari
"1hesc worries Dthe girls fretfulucss
against her parents restrictions and he,
uutuddr"s over suitorr. the business man
who feels h" is overvork-d the nuur
mother of several children who THINKS
she v'tn get a rest II Sh. becomes Sick.
Lr. all due to a state Of discomfort r.ru
comes TIA" lure Of nervous protrat.ru. q
sickness severe enough 80 let Us forget
our other troubles. a sickness entirely
respectable, even fashionable. on. com
pct.n% In popularity with appendicitis.
and leaving behind no physicl ailments
1T ~ the acme of Diseases but
il rs not only "A substitute for other
troubles, II is u cowsrdly substitute. and
an evidence Of cowsrdive on the part -
the patient. Let the patient say to HIM
self. I will adjust my problems with .
out getting sick about them.
pr Mary sutton Macy SAID N. war
il ial''lf' 'Iti ''N at.tf'l' con .f' 'llIt-
tioualism resulting from lack ~ s,ir-
control She advocated tho avoidance
of doing IN one hour wha' can lie dor.
n two, and she preached sgalrsi IT,"
doinE "f i've things AZ ouo"
"I hiv" been tuld.' -nc said 'f' 10
sham emotions are - Noutn's N,y q
getting drunk. and that hNStor.rs ar.
1-r d"lcrium tremeUS Man, fprms ui
insanity are "gutism Cou" to ~"rd. IT."
NOR" - the more rcry Gus prostrttlou
When angry don't w4S'" .uo~gv w.
iug 10 reprcSs anger. Sh" advised. bu;
.oNcr the voice. II rrltNeS tho tens 'ot
oycrvOmeS eNCitcm"ut and rsEltus CON.
t"ol, besides putting au urp"u'u' ti 4
disadvantage which WI lead % his 10,
gaining control TNis tension ts inc
disease which has ncen ironically Gale,
.tmcr!ciutis. Including tho spriu v.i'
Of the American and t." Wal American
audiences listen 20 speakers with Their
fingers and toes and sp.uc- instead 81
sitting quietly
The sun., 1916-02-02
MRS. HoDGsON BURNETT SUED
Plaintin In damage action IL Nr.
<nni" =. FRhneatock.

SUI for damages by Mrs Annie
Prall Fahnestock against Mrs Frances
Hodgson Rurnett, the writer and play-
wright, about which all lnformati lion was
withheld her" yesterday, came to light
in the County Clerks Office. II was
said, however, that Mrs, Fahnestock is
= member Of prominent Washington
family, that her husband II a nephew OF
Mrs, Burnett and that the suit Is based
Oh written statements by Mrs. Burnett
concerning Mrs. Fahuestock which the
latter considers damaging.
The only paper filed in the case was
an order by Justice Newburger permit
ting the attorneys for Mrs. Fahnestock
to file the summons which has already
been served ON Mrs. Rurn"tts attorneys.
The summons will be filed to-day.
Mrs, Burnett lives AT plandone L. /
but IL was said there yesterday that she
has been In England for some time Fur
ther information was refused
The sun., 1916-02-02
sues FOR St,5OO,O0O,
CHARGING DRUG TRUST
Cincinnati Firm in \ction
Against Dealers Says Com
binc Used Boycott.

A.lcging ia" existence of = drug trust
Illegal method. 80 drive its connections
out Of brsincss. the John - Park &
Sons Company. manufacturing druggists
OF Cincinnati. nl,d a sherman law suit
for Sl,jOO,uno damages in the United
Stdte> District court yesterday against
the Charles y. trttcndcn Company,
Schicnclin 60. John l.. Thompson
Sons 4 60. the Polk a Calder Drug
Company and individual members OF
Bruch. E!tchey a co. and II. ". Robin
son Son.
The complaint dc 'larcs that the de.
PENDANTS are members of ia. National
Wholesale Druggists Association. which
includes in It's active membership -
per cent Of the Wholesale druggists of
the United States and In It's associate
membership 40 per cent. of the manu-
factur"rs ana pr'vluccrs of drug com
moditics. NS members uf this organixa-
ton. tn" complaint continues, they are
also affiliated with the National Assoc
cation Of Iictdil druggists and the As
SocIation of Manufacturers and Whole
sal" I'cal,io In Proprietary Articles.
Ia May, 1901. IL &. charged. the de-
PENDANTS combined for the purpose of
destroying the defendants business aud
that "f other concerns which would not
join the combination or conform to tho
trusts mandates regarding prices, &C.
AZ part Of its plan for boycottinG in
dependents II IS alleged that the COM
buo'!on IN its trade journals and bullc-
tins published a list Of "rscognizod job
bcrS.' The nance of the refractory con-
Germs. 1t IS alleged, were published in
/ tn. list If "aggT"ssivc cutters
tn" defendants and other concerns
wrr- sued by the Government under the
sherman law IN Indiana some time ago
ami wrr. eujniu.d from continuing the
practices complained of Nevertheless.
; the llaiu,ifls say, some of the practices
have been continued in modified form.
! Since the conception of the alleged
| sherman law conspiracy in 1904 the
plaintiff compauN estimates that its bus-
: ness has been damaged TO the extent OK
I s5un."ou Under TIA" sherman law II is
permitted to sue for treble damages.
The sun., 1916-02-02

The remaining members or the 'ponl-
try trust" more than dozen of whom
we're convicted about three years ago
and sent TO Jail. appeared before Judge
Rosaisky In General Sessions yesterday
and pleaded guilty to the charge OF con-
srdracy. In the cases OF ten men who
are now out OF the business sentence
was suspended. In the cases OF twenty
five more who are still engaged in tho
business Judge Rosalsky adjourned sem
tencs for one year -Four defendants
have died since the indictments were
nled.
The sun., 1916-02-02
LACOMBE QUITS U. s. BENCH.
\"w York Jurist Retirss After 10
Years service.

NN-ulAGroN. Feb 1.-The resignation
" Judge Lacombe OF the United States
p 81 Court Of Appeals at New York
i-"-!vrd by Attorney General
'rorory to-day.
IIdg" I.acombe announced several
months ago that he intended to resign
'trI' II tho present year. His retire
n"n' - effective February II. Judge
'7'onne has served almost thirty years
m N" Federal bench. Appointment OF
tuccessor will not be made until the
fTe'ldont returns 70 washington.
The sun., 1916-02-02

LoNDoN. Feb. THE Athens CORE
spondcHt Of tn" Daily Mai telegl aphs :
"a British destroyer bombardcd the
coast near smyrna to-day and drove "A
force of Turks inland, The French
have arrested at Mtylcne the director
Of properties belonging to Turkish
religious foundation"
The sun., 1916-02-02
ST. CYRS RUSH HERE
! ON LAWYERS CALL
Palm Beach Startled by Re-
port That Man Who Wed Rich
Widow Is Ex-NewsbOy.
DENIES HE Is THOMPSON

PALM BEACH. Fla, Feb. MIR. and
Mrs. Jean Haraid Edward st. Cyr
jumped aboard the oversee Limited at
! 40 o'clock this morning and are due
to arrive at the Pennsylvania Station In
New York at 4 80 tomorrow afternoon.
The St Cyrs had made no reservation
on the train and II IL said that their
lawyer In New York wired demanding
their presence Immediately. Mrs. st
Cyr Is reported AS quite i'll.
Many people here believed the st
Cyrs were still secluded In their apart
ment at the breakers Hotel
The St tyrs servants and luggage
are still at the Breakers. where the
81. Cyrs took refuge when tho first
stories about 81 Cyr's identity were cir
culated.
/ The first newspapers with the story
: that Jean IIarald Edward ST tyr VINO
married the widow of James Henry
! Smith. was in reality Jack Thompson,
! former newsboy. hotel clerk. salesman
: and chorus man. reached here to-day
! and created much comment. II is re-
ported that St. Cyr's resignation from
the Sail Fish club will be requested,
! but John u. Crmmns. the president said
! he could not he expelled " he paid his
dues
/ knew -. Cyr Long Time.
\ dappcr young man, with belt
/ burtle initiall.d =. q. ". which hs
! said stands for Clark oakley Woodhouse
| arrived her. from New York to-day and
! talked fir three hours Of his acquaintance
! with -. ,yr. ~. SAID he had taken "A
! trip with ~. t}r to Rochester. y. Y.
| whore there Is said to he Mrs. Nal
1 Thompson Smith. who swcarS she had
! u brother Jack Thompson Of TEXAS
ftT t.1lf
that h. Is not the man who married Mrs
Smith.
| Woodhouse said that he knew 81. tyl
! Intimately at the time he was married
/ TO Mrs caroline Redneld 81 'Nr. "h'
1 made him her residutry legatee. Charle'
/ SVEN or Won Schwcmm. as 1t IL said h'
! has been called. -. tyr's companion. u
also friend Of his. Woodhouse said
! SVEN. he said, IL now visiting y Mrs
{ j. \. oueeth Lancaster, ~ II" RlNer'
side Drive. New York.
~ have broken with 81. Cyr anc
Charlie SVEN he said Charles eau
tier. vino was w,th us, must nave Sai'
, something about me. because the oth"'
huys don't seen to like mc any more
Jean / - Cvrl didn't answer my christ
mas present, and charlie lSweml II
very cold to ne. bur II Jean Will onl,
speak "a me TN stick to Nun like
friend 90
-. - f,s >toutly led that Ia
really = lack Thumusou, TrAas boy
Of varied occupations som" time ago
howeVcr. man who worked with hin
as a salesman identified -. 'Nr a
Thompson Again. - tNr's pho'ogTap'
Iu a - Louis newspaper was ideu.Ine,
~ that nf Jttk Thompson hH MAJ
who said ne kn"" him n Waco. Ten HI!
The sun., 1916-02-02
ClNr~nc Henley kilIrd.

WnMIHGroN, Del, Feb, l,-CIarence
Henley of 1872 West l29th street, New
York, died a, the Delaware IIospital
to-day OF injuries received when an auto
mobile turned turtle between this city
and Newark Del. while he and I've
friends were proceeding to Washington
The sun., 1916-02-02
Specia, cabt Dtspatch 10 THr suS.

NperId7 'db'f NfsDdfcN 70 THT Sun.
l.oNpo%, Feb, I--To.lay's British Of
fetal casualty list covering all fronts
gives the number Of officers as cS,
Of whom ~ we're killed, and the number
of men as <s+. Of whom I3s were
killed.
The sun., 1916-02-02
THE OLDEST AND THE
STRONGEST

This Company 10 not only the
Oldest In this line Of business In
tlds country, but II has the lar6-
est Capital and Surplus.
Since it, organization In 1892
Il has guaranteed mortgages
a6Sre6atint
$500, 900, 900.
There have been repaid 70 the
investors, who did not lose dol.
lar Of their principal and who
never had to wait for their In.
tefest, mortgages totallin6
$335, 900, 900
There are now outstanding
guarantees aSSre6atint
$255, 900, 900
Our Guaranteed Mortgages are
the best investment for those
who cannot afford to lose their
principal and who wish to re.
ceive their income regularly
without any delay.
Any amount can be invested
with the protection Of our GUAR
antee.
No fRvssfer hss svw lost Q dollar
BgO.tpuGAGs GuAIWntt@
capltA & Surplus, $40. .0OO. .OOO
i7e D'woy, ny, i7B Rensm a, b'klyl
no rSitoa q, Janaica
The daily Alaskan., 1916-07-06
FIGHTS
 ON WATERFRONT

SEATTLE, July 6-The long shoremens' strike is assuming a threatening atmosphere in thds city and the police are not fully able 10 cope with the situation. The ad' ditional force placed on the water front to protect lives and property repoli to the Chief of Police that unless additional men are imme- d! .tely placed on the beat that they will no' be able to accomplish the desTed end.
 Yesterday a. mob spirit controlled and numerous flights were stopped only after considerable difficulty by the waterfront guards. The police were forced to draw their revolVers and threatened to shoot those wlso discbeyed orders. Once or twice it was necessary ito cover the crowd with weapOus for self protection.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-07-06
FATHER KASHERVAROFF
 PLYMOUTH TO SITKA

Father A. P. Kashervaroff, of the Russian OrthadOR Church. of Juneau, has been visitor in the Garden City for a couple of days. He leave on the Jefferson for Sitka where he will combine both pleasure and business.
 Perhaps no man in the territory Of Alaska is more conversant with the true conditions of the early history of the territory as is Fath- CT Kashervaroff. For a long per iod cf years he was stationed at Sfrl, and in his work has picked Up the native language and worked amongst the Indians so that he has layed the foundations for get ting correct information on condi- tioEs which very few men have ob- tained in their experiences.