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CONFLICT OVER TYPES.
Ds"i~Is May Leave subna rine
Problem "a House Com mttt~c.

WAsHINGToN Feb. iI.-Secretary
Daniels e., disposed 10 leave TO the House
Committee or Naval Affairs the prob
lem Of determining the types Of the sub
marines 10 be built under the new naval
building programme. Face to fac. with
a wide divergence OF opinion on the par;
OF the Navy Department experts. ii is
on all sides 10 the committee and le,
that body take its choice.
There are three views now obtaining
IN the Department. Rear Admiral Grant,
commanding the Atlanti feet subma-
rine %fotilla, believes that the United
states should confiue itself TO the con-
stIuc;iOn OF a type having a tonnage
Of about 500 tons-the type OF the Ger
man l. boats. The opinion OF lteir Ad-
miral Grant is supported by that OF
Admiral Frank +. Fletcher. commander
in chief ~ the Atlantic fleet.
Rear ADMIRAL William : Henson,
chief of operations, would prefer to go
back to a srua,lr craft Of IA. II TINE.
which is similar to the type Of the sub
marine built ut Montreal for the British
Government and which has done effect
i've work in the Da,dancllcs, The ves-
sells OF this type have a tonnage of
approximately $50 tons
Officers NJ the naval construction bu-
reau are Of the opinion that the United
States should proceed with the building
OF 900 to 500 ton Graf; Of tho typ Of
The j. boats nov being built for coast
defence and also with the construction
OF The 1900 and 1900 ton sea going
submarines, three OF which have already
been authorized.
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SENATE FOR PUBLIC
OWNERSHIP INQUIRY
Investigation Of Rail. Wire
and Express Operations
Asked in q Resolution.
BILL EXPECTED TO PASS

wAsHiNoroN. Feb. I5.-The Senate
went on record to-day in favor OF an
inquiry to determine the feasibility Of
Government ownership and operation OF
railways Inc other public service cor.
p%orations.
This question was considered by the
Senate in connection with a resolution
by Senator Newlands. Nevada.
providing for a joint commission OF
congress TO make q report on what
changes. II any. should be made in in
ters,a,e laws and to pass on
other phases Of the transportation prob
lens. The Newiands resolution. which
was presented a. a result OF q recon-
menda,ion made in President wilson's
annual message to Congress. will un-
doubtedly be passed later.
Government ownership az applied 10
railways and to telegraph. telephone
and express companies was brought up
by Senator Borah. Idaho. h intro
duced an amendment OF that import to
the Sewiands resolution Of inquiry. The
Borah amendment WAS opposed by Sem
a,or Cailinger OF New Hampshire and
others. ON "a record vote &, was adopted.
~ to %
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u. S. URGED TO PREVENT
THE SPREAD OF r
Senate Committe Told That 1000 Cases Exist in This
Country-Fifty Lepers Walk New York
Streets Undecided. e

was sent INTO isolation till death carried
him away. lie declared that there was
a more humane way of dealing with the
disease. That was In the leper hospital.
and he intimated that the Federal Gov
eminent ought to be as ~enterprlsing as
the States and at least one municipality
have been in providing means for treat
ment.
Arrested In Hawaii.
In Hawaii the witness said the disease
has been arrested and In In a fair way
Of being extinsuished. This was accom-
piished by segregation. The disease was
frs, discovered there In 1894 In fifty
years the number OF eases in the Islands
had grown to thousands.
Heretofore the only thing that could
ne done for a leprosy case was to pro-
vide the victim with as comfortable
surroundings 49, possible iii he diY
Now a ireatTent has been discoveied
which H. being administered Will salts
factory results. II may prove TO be a
cure. but the appearance OF the symp
toms in patients supposed to be free
Of 1t. often years after contact. has
caused the medical profession to await
the process OF time to determine whether
the new remedy he a cure or merely a
palliative, The new method OF treating
IL amounting with chaulmougra oil.
Dr. Mexican made Senator Snoot. a
member Of the committee. uncomfortable
when he reminded the senator. VINO
stated tina: he had once been in a leper
colony. that he might hear from 1t in
the years 10 come. the germ being "
such slow growth.
Experts testified that ali the snown
cases n tho United states Mere trareaple
10 one OF four sources: China, the
Philippines. Hawaii or Key West.
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f.w Years ago the late pr. waiter
Wvmau. supervising Surseon-''eheraI "i
the Marine Hospital service. became ~
,.rest-d Ia the POSSIBILITY "t leprosE
heinz communicated to the United Sts's>
and spreading before II was detected
and n. made plans for establishing a
aospta for the treatment ot the dIsease
and for the ISOLATION OF the patients
when detected
lie FIRST planned such an institution
on ,h. I'ecos River in New Mexico, anu
,aere va, an uprising from that 'ocai'y
tina, shook the foundations "f the 'dp-
itol In Washington by protests
In Wynlau tried N,tnly 10 assu'He
iii. fears % the professionals, but II" was
unable. to md a locality in the 'oaI''''
where he could place tine hospital.
The witnesses to-day agreed thht sex
regation was the only means oil COM
hating the disease. Isolation ~as con-
d.mn.d. II was pointed out 'hat IN
san Francisco. where eighteen patients
ar, ,ouined, they live together n eaci'
others company and enjoy the 'emnah's
Of their lives. While II Isolated th'S
would suffer in body and min h-'"-
l.ssiy
D. M,l<ean sad that '~"'.i"i" Nrir''
gallon Ma the only way - ''at VIVA
,Ae disease. Ia past yeas the N','''
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,; KNOWN IN THIS CITY.
Health Board Disputes L~pr"ss
Figures From WashiagtOn.

4 statement before the Senate Public
Health s'ommiste. In Washington
that there are loo lepers at large
in New York city was denied at the
Board Of Health yesterday. II was adj
nitted. however. that there are twent~.
four known cases Of ieprosy in the city
and that they are permitted 70 live In
their homes and go about their business
daily.
TIE sanitary cod. requires physicians
to report cases OF leprosy. These re-
ports. with histories Of the patients. are
kept by the Board OF Health. It was
explained yesterday that the attitude
Of the department Of Health toward
lcprosy was determined during pr. Gold
waters administrator by recommended
tons Of q Of the city's lead
ing dermatologist
Patients with suitable home sur-
rouudiugs and where hygiene precau-
IONS may he observed are permitted TO
:emsin at their homes II wss said.
Eases OF leprosy unsui:ed for home
care. either because Of the character Of
the case. improper surroundings or
poverty. are removed to a hospital and
detained a. long a. circumstance war
rant
The Department, ~ Health Estimates
that there are @"> known iepers in the
United Ststes. 1t is sad to be an 'c-
cepted fact among physicians tuat The
danger ~ transmitting lcprosy go his
climate is small. though there appears
20 be some danger in the South.
When the !rl.r has no open lcs.ous. "
= Was said. and no DISCHARGE from the
nos. It is safe for him to lie a, large
4 repor ou laprosy issued by the
Department Of Health las, October said
"Nerm!u. II Is thought. plays 10 uu-
importaH; part IN the transmission Of
1avTGsN Rt'l'.ES and hAIN IL. -h,ltll
therefore b" carefully sought for and
"xterminated
The department Of Health maintains
a list Of cases Of lepros!. Df 'h. pa
teut> AT present known 10 the depart
neu, all but two are under Institutional
care and these W cases are under ade-
uuate control
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NATIONAL SUFFRAGE
BILL PUT TO SLEEP
House judiciary Committee
Defers Consideration | ntil
Next December.
DRY MEASURE HANGS on

WAsHISGToS. Feb. li.-Sa,o,N 4.
woman suffrage was killed to-day nv
the House judiciary Committee 20 ~
as action this session - concerned r.
a vots Of 3 to : he committee ;o,cd q,
defer consideration OF the proposel
constitutional amendment uu'l pe.eu.
Der IA.
An effort was made 20 postpone r.,
proposed prohibition amendment u..
the same date. but the vote ~, , 20 =
and there IL a chance thai BE- MI h.
brought up this session.
COMMITTEES members blamed ne ~
fragists who have been most a.'Ne
the capital for the action taken to-day
Two wal suffrage o~rgsnizIf OTIS .4.F.,
over In. a~dNisability II having 'r- ru..
ponement voted oh iu tn" JIj 'A,.
committee. one urging ar ilUue4,4.4
vote and the other insisting '.a no
postponed temporarily.
Representative Nelson. W-,o'st
when a subcommittee reported 10 tn
full committee the so-called susan u
Anthony amendment. moved thai con.
sheraton be postponed Temporal ".
Representative Carlin, N.rg t. a,
then submitted a motion tia
consideration of the proposed amend.
men, be postponed uut.i ia" roN' s-,,
Of Congress. When TN. vote ~. lane.
some Of the pro-sufrage member. -
he committee voted with ANTS AID '.-
csrlin motion prevailed.
When Interpretations -tN q.
way the suffrage ameudmcrt NJ srs
they made a fran',, effort 20 ..l.ie
viii Il the proposed 'INst f.'nls'
amendment making the whole 'a A.
drv. bu, failed after q Lively '' i'ro.
h~lbitionists argued fhat 'H, ZIG,
amendment was stu 80 'l" .lh-r.uM.
tee and that it, action -HHId -.
waited. Another vote va forced I'D
IN, drys won the opening sNIrW!s. hy
succeedin g IN getting a -" leaving .
status Of the question a. q W'. b.t a
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TO HALT COLOMBIAN TREATY.
Moore R~sOIOtiOn Asks HOus- In.
auiry Of Tariff Rights.

WAsHISGToN. Feb I~3.-Anothei
stumbling block IN the way Of ratin-
to-day in Il resolution introduced by
Representative Moore OF Pennsylvania.
II directed the Ways and Means Com
,nittee to investigate whether such ac-
ton could be taken without the APP
proval of the House.
Mr.. Moore said the treaty, II ratified.
would give colombia not only a cash
a yment Of s25 ,000. 900 but would make
IL a specially favored country in regard
&c removing and lcssanirg import du-
ties on some articles, in violation Of the
provision Of the Constitution making Il
necessary that all revenue legislation
originate in the House.
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cent II the taxpayers shall petition for
e The bill is offered ~ Il Substitute To-.
the sheppard bill, which provides for (,
DRY Washington. IT j. conceded that tho
last stand OF the vets viii bc behind the
ref ycndum proposal
senate, Sheppard ha~ announced Il :
intention OF calling ~ hls hill as soon
as the water power dam bill IL out 81
the way.
''The water wagon bill should log irtlly
follow the waier powcr bill. observed
senator MARITIME to-day. Both OF them
are dam bills"
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MOVE TO KEEP CAPITAL WET.
Underwood Referendum NH Aimed
ut the Drya.

WAsHISoroN. Tcb. lj,--Tnr FIST legs
Iative move TO check the dry wave which
appcars ready TO sweep over the District
OF Columbia was made to-day, when
Senator Underwood introduced u hill pro-
yidtug for "A referendum vote hy males
over II of the District. whenever IS per
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The Borsh amendment provides that
he scope OF the proposed inquiry into
the question Of transportation shall be
broadened so as 10 include
Als the subjeci Of Government
ownership OF AL public utilities, such
as telegraph. telephone. express ON
panies and railroads engaged IN inter-
state ard ioreign commerce. and report
40 to the wisdom or feasibility OF
Governments ownership of such utilities
and rs TO the comparative worth and
efficiency Of Government regulation and
control. as compared with Government
ownership and operation.
Senator Borah said before the vote
vac taken that he was not committed
~ Government ownership OF utilities an,
tina a vote la favor Of hrs amendment
need not commit the Senaie to that po!lci
but the question wss one which TN
Senate Would have 20 meet room o. late
and j, might II. well to have some in
formation before the senate on whic!
20 act when that time came.
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ONLY 5 SUBMARINES
FIT ON IT, s. COASTS
% Are Equipped for Service.
hut Navy Needs 1876. Says
Admiral Grant.
FAVOR> T. BOAT PLANS

WAsHiSGroS, Feb. IS-The American
has only twenty-seven submarines
Mt for service. n only fve OF these are
In the waters OF continental United
States. declared Fear Admiral Grant,
commandan, OF the submarine fotiila,
before the House Committee on naval
pert estimate OF the number 81 undersea
boats needed TO guard both coasts prop
erlv is iss.
Republican members OF the committee.
especially Representatives. Britten and
f'sriar. went through the lis, Of sub
marines vessel BY vessel. irving to learn
the weakness OF ach
After much questioning the admiral
admitted tina, the Edison battery. her
aided as a solution to most OF the sub
marine trouble. would prole Of no praC-
tical value TO tine navy until considerable
more experimenting had been done and
the battery improved.
ADMIRAL Grant had 10 hesitation IN
saying that United States submarines "
the $50 ton type were virtually useless.
against modern vessels and warmly adj
Vocat.d adopting a vessel ~ $50 or 500
tons patterned largely after the German
/ boat. He admitted that the smaller
boats might oe OF value III defend ing
the canal Zone N case Of attack.
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False and NtsIrRdins."

Regarding Nj. Plant Mi. Brandeis
declared that he had good evidence that
II Of the men who refused credit to
Mr.. Plant thought his credit was per-
fectly. good. hut was not willing 10 oppose
the important financial interests. who
in;imated they did not want Plant to
have credit.
The above statements are absolutely
false and without the slightest founda-
ton IN fact.
'Iu March. 1914. Nj Bra APP
pea,ed before the House Committee on
judiciary IN hearings relating to trust
legislation. Including lesislal ton directly
affecting United Shoe. A. thsse hear
irgs he made a false aud misleading
statement with reference "a the COM
panN, to wit
mo Other machines are IN existence.
nud they cannot he broneh, no cX!s-
tence quickly.
This statement was absolutely untrue
Not to speak OF large and well equipped
manufacturers there were-and for
years had baen-machinery makers In
the United states ready to supply any
factory
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Tho following was the vot.
tor the pOvnh amendment: Der

tor the BorAh amrndm~nt D-no. ra;s-
AshIrs. Brou-sdii, Chsmherlsin. clarke
Arkau-s-i Uushes, HUI, ing. Johnson
Maine. Johnson south Dakota Lane
Lee Man anu Ma'tine PittnIsn. Po'ne
enc Sha'-oth sheppard. shields. Thomas
Thompson, Tiilmsu. Nardaman and Wish
Republican Koran, clapp. 'iarN tWyp-
ming. 'utrm.ns. curtis. hronna. Harding.
Mclean nelson Norris. roind.Ster. sher.
man. sterling ana Works
Against the amendment Democrat
Bsnkaesd Hsrdntck, James Martin. New
..uds. Smith tteorglsi. smith
,N,ryltn4L stone. -narson, c~nrer~N"d
anu Williams. Republi. n--Brand.gee.
piiIugham. jallinger, iippstt Lodge.
uliNer, Page. smopt. sutherland and
Week.
The Administrator IL committed 10
the Newlards resolution Of inquiry.
Its passage is foreehadow ed by to-day's
vote or the Borah amendment. II is
expected that, II the Joint commission IL
created important recommendations for
changes IA :he Federal laws regulating
the operation OF railways will result II
- estimated that the work Of inyesti-
CATION VIII run az least t"o years.
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The submarine SItuatIOn.

H. detail Admiral Grant summed up
the Submarine situation thus
Tweuty-seyeu are Il; for service eng
are on the Atlantic and Pacihc SIDES Z.
FIVE IN the canal o four at Houo-
lulu. and ono OF no l. boats no, We
formally taken over by the navy. with
the Atlantic fee the l-l. d. and Do
are IN dry dock IA New York changing
batteries the E-2 is undergoing repairs
from IN. recent explosions Of it, Ed sou
battery the CT is aid up in Colon
with batteries heing overhsuied the Gel
undergoing repairs 20 It's man shaft.
the ut laid NJ for TWO months az the
result Of a hfe the Ell is having new
engines put in another 81 the r. type
is having a Swedish Delsel cnSiuc in
stalled, and thirty-h>r others AZ. un-
der construction
"How many ave Ne built '' tho Al
mira. was asked
Thirty"
'Durine III" pas. few years the Iuited
States has spent $4,000. 600 FOR these
vessels" Representative Britten said.
How many 90 eith"r coast ave a. fol
service to-day"
'OnlN five
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This statement can only mean tina
The tinted company leases provide thai
the company can withdraw all machines
from the lessee II competing machines
are used This statement IL absolutely
false and known by Mr. Brapdsis 20 be-
false The system in 1871 was no differ
ent than that employed in 1905 ~hen
Mr. Brandeis. before the Massachusetts
Legislature. said:
"'Tou would suppose from state
ments that had been made that ~ a man
took any Of those machines he had 10
take them all. That IL absolutely UNI
true
Before the Committee on Interstate
Commerce Nir. Brandeis sad with
reference to the Plant purchase that II
was not accomplished through CONNECT
o.al means. but through control Of the
money market. Mr. Plant finding his
csed!i closed. MI. Brandeis also declared
that United shoe WAS practically the com
trolling influence in the FRS, National
Banl; uf Boston that they had II very
large influence in a sssdine BD~ton
trust company and an important In
suence in the Hanover National Bank
and other New York banks tina, II had
been the steady policy OF the United
Shoe to keep large balances In thos.
banks not for current use, bu, for imam
cial control.
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 15.-Startl!ng testi-
inony on the possibility Of a spread OF
leprosy IN the United States was laid
Health and National Quarantine to-day.
Physicians. missionaries. nurses and
experts on vital statistics told the COM
mittee from expert knowledge that the
only way to prevent the increase OF
cases and to prevent a possible epidemic
was to provide for a Federal asylum
o. le%prosarium. such as the bill intro
duced by Senator Ransdell of louisiana.
chairman Of the committee, cjnte mplates.
The experts estimated that there are
AZ least a thousand cases in the United
states. that only SOC OF these are
known 10 exist. that there are PROBABLY
ATTY lepers walking the streets OF New
York urdetected and unmolested proba-
bly, eight, in chicago and one Or more
In every large city OF the country
Frederick Hoffman. ar expert of one
Of the leading institutions. said he had
obtained Information that there are eikn-
teen States which have one or more
leper.. Dr. Howard Fox Of New York
expressed the opinion that there we're
ATTY in New York.
Noted t;xperia Heard.
TIE following witnesses were heafd
today. among Others Dr. \ W. Mexican,
American superintendent ~ the leper
asylum at Chlengnal. siam w NJ
Daunef. secretary OF the American sane
tuarN OF the Mission Of Pueblo. which
has sen, missionaries throughout the
world to aid IN caring TO- lepcrs Dr.
Isador Dyer, head OF the Louisiana state
Leprosarium Or Howard Fox OF Ne"
York, D.. John II. Fulton OF the Mary
land Board Of Health and Fredeflck
Hoffman. Insurance statistician.
There are only three institutions Tor
treating ieprosy In the tinted states
and none of them IS under Federal con
troll. one IL the Louisiana state insti-
tuition. referred to heretofore ana 'he
other two are the Massachusetts state
institution and the Municipal Asylum Tor
l.epers IN Slu Francisco.
The with. sses paid "A alsn 'oinp!linenl
10 the san Ersncis,o management IL
was said that this Institution had egh.
..eu inmates and was IN the neaft uI
In. city OF san Francisco. but there WAS
no DANCE 81 contamination. ms VAS
plv.r To- sooth. the fears of tiunid peo-
nle wins have iebelled against TIE 20
cation OF 4 l.prosarium In Their 'ic!hI'N
ia lin, past whenever tn" suggestion
mas been mad. FOR the establishments OF
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III to the iimc uf MS resignation as
director IN 1906 Nj. WiusloW said MI.
Brandeis had m fault to hnd with the
affairs ~ the company,
In S%cptrmbor. 1910. Mr.. Winslow de-
Jared. Mr.. Brandeis decided that n
called ON he ought 10 lend aid In any
offori tina might he made to attack
tie United company. Before this. how
ever, hc mad written to Charles ".
Jones. president Of She Commonwealth
Shoe aud Leather Company. attacking
, in restraint of trade. Al the sam time
he held thc leases TO he restraints up~.l
interstate trade and therefore invalid
! and he advised Mr., Jones that he could
not be held liable for failure to OBJ
! serve the terms Of the lease.
1T il TO be noted that Mr.. Brandeis
In this opinion said Mr., Winslow, "no,
only attacks the form ~ leases which
he had p~rtvlously approved NJ but also
attacks the organization OF the
n which he participated, declaring tho
company to he a combination In re-
straint OF trade"
From that time on. according to MIR.
| W~inslow. Mr.. Rrandeis was a relentless
foe of the United company, From 1911
ON he represented tho shoe Manufac-
,urers Alliance. In 1911, 1912 and az
late a. i9it he appeared before Con-
gress committees 10 attack the shoe
machinery company.
CON February -. iai:," continued
MIR. Winslow. "he wro'" to tn. Senate
committee on Interstate Commerce u
letter IN which hc undertook to answer
statements made by me in which he
attacked the United ny and its
leasing system. The lease system which
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Main ObjecttOM.

THe MAJ objection TO No smiile' YES
sells i that the crews cannot remain
aboard more thar ten days. hence their
cfulsing radius Is very limited The
larger vessels can care for their -w.
for . month
IN reply 20 questions .Admiral Grant
said the Navy department recen..y mad
been able to obtain photographs OF the
[ typ. Of boat ~ the German navy and
= scaling them to obtain their diInen-
s'ois.
The Admiral A. Il the 1856 submarines
needed Should lie divided into thirty
divisions OF >iN vessels each. With the
extra six ready to replaC" hose laid up
for repairs. and that the majortt! OF
them should operate from shore stations.
However. the plans OF the NAYS Depart
ment YOU keep eighteen always Wit
the Alta n;ic ieet and twelve always with
the feet IN the Pacif,.
Representative stephens OF California,
with an eye TO tne Mare Island Navy
Yard and another on Japan, brought out
from Admirsl Grant that there are AZ
present only three elective submarines
on the Pacific cast. Admiral Grant said
the coast, so far ar submarines are con-
cerned. - IA no condition Of defence and
that iorty eight submarines should be
stationed there.