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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-13
Graft Inquiry
TO Be Voted by
Senate To-day
Leaders Agree to Report Out
Plan at Once; Assembly
Will Pass 1t Tomorrow:
Name Committee FRIDAY
Livingston Gives Up Fight
Wires Followers to Use Own
Judgment; Brooklyn Men
Press Patronage Measure
From, q Staff Correspondcnt

ALBANY April 12.-At a conference
tonight of the legislative leaders it
was agreed to report out the resolution
providing for an investigation of the
graft and corruption in the Hearst
Hylan-Tammany regime in New York
City tomorrow.
The Senate will adopt the resolution
at once. 1t then will be sent to the AS
sembly, which will adopt it Thursday
On Friday the names of the five Sem
ators and SIX Assemblymen who will
comprise the committee will be an
nounced.
With the adoption of the resolution
assured by the Governors action, Jacob
A. Livingston. who led the little band
of New York City Old Guardsmen
which succeeded in blocking the in
vestigation for time. sent a telegram
to his fast-dwindling band of followers
in the Legislature to-day, advising
them they might do as they liked.
"Use your own judgment on probe
resolution" was the message relayed
by Mr.. Livingston to those who had
agreed to sink c swim with him.
Would Soothe With Patronage
The Livingston -horts are now plan
ming to save their chief from the pos
sible wrath of the Brooklyn Republi-
cans for having made common cause
with Tsmmany in opposing the graft
invest cation. This they hope to ac-
complish by putting through number
Of measures now before the Legisla-
ture making for patronage for the
Livingston machine.
The chief of the Livingston group in
the Legislature is Senator Alvah Bur
lingame jr To-day he was successful
in putting through one of these meas
ures. The Senate passed it by a bare
majority, 26. Several Republicans who
voted for the bill said later that they
did it under a misapprehension SO ne
were out of the Senate WI en- Senator
Charles c. Lockwood, one Of the lead
ers of the anti-Livingston faction in
Brooklyn, explained the purposes Of
the bill.
Senator Abraham Katlin. another
anti-Livingston Republican of Brook
lyn, during the debate called the Com
missioner small peanut" politician.
This bill" said Senator Lockwood,
ais pure ripper legislation. Its sole
purpose Is 10 place tne appointing
power in the hands Of Mr.. Living
stons followers. 1t seeks to have the
Commissioner of Records. an appointee
Of the Registrar in Brooklyn, appointed
by joint committee composed of the
Sheriff, the District Attorney and the
Registrar. Neither the Sheriff nor the
District Attorney has any connection
or supervision over this Office at all.
1.-THE term of the Commissioner of
Records will expire July /. He is a
good Republican, but he comes from
my district. That is the reason why
they seek, through this ripper bill,
to replace him with some one else.
(Contnued on page siohD
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-13
President Harding's Statement
On Peace Treaty and League
() against the Present League; (2) For a Ne,o
Association Of Nations; (3) For Resolution Declar-
ing Peace; CD Against Separate Peace Treaties;
go For the Versailles Treaty ,oith Reservations

These President Hardings address to Con-
gres give his views with the and on
the League of Nations:
In the existing League Nations governing with it's
super powers, this Republic will no part Mani
testify the highest Of the defeated
IN linking 1T with the treaty making
of the vctos of the association for
permanent be
OF justice unassocad with the yesterday and not so
constituted as to attempt the dual functions of
nent OF the conquerors and of an of peace.
. In rejecting the league that rejection to
to the world surrender Of our
hope and aim for association peace which we
would most heartily join.
z 10 establish the technical further deay
should decaratory by Congress to that
effect with the qualifications essential protect our rights
Such resolution must add difficulty in efecinp
with just reparaons the restoration which Europe yearns
and upon which the worlds be
former ally mistake position because
attitude responsibility and the necessity for
just reparaton already has had earnest ex
preston
f. would be idle treaties of peace with
the Central Powers alone would
be adequate because the situation involved
engagements the relationship and the
settlements already effected.
The wiser would acceptance of the con-
fmaton of rights and provided and
to engage under the existing treaty. assuming this
can be satisfactorily accomplished by such reservations
and notifications will freedom from mad
visabe commitments and safeguard all interests
With the supergovernng league definitely rejected and with
the world informed and with the proclaimed
home proceed negotiate
essential h the recognition of all the rights everywhere our
nation and play full joining peoples of the
world in the pursuits of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-13
Japan Plans to
Send a Special
Envoy to U. S.
Hughes Note Crystallizes
Conviction Time Has Ar
rived to Reach Agree
ment, Is View in Toxic

TOXIC, April IL (By The Associated
Press).-Plans for sending to Wash
ington distinguished Japanese, who
would take up the entire range of the
so-called Pacific problems, including
mandates, California, China, Siberia,
immigration and armaments, are un-
derstood to be in the process of for
mutation by the Japanese government
Official announcement of the inten-
tion of this country to send such a
delegate, who would act in a capacity
similar to that of former Premier
Viviani Of France, who is at present in
the United States, has not as yet been
made, but it is said that the subject
is receiving serious attention.
The note from Charles E. Hughes,
American Secretary of State, to the
Allies, declaring that America does
not abandon her rights in the peace
settlement, especially concerning Ger
man overseas possessions, not only
created profound impression in Jap
an, but has served, in addition. to
crystalline the conviction that the time
has arrived to bring about solution
of all prob ems involving Japan and
America before the relations of those
countries reach a critical stage.
Aim to Prevent Rupture
Authorities at the japanese Foreign
Office confine themselves to statement
to The Associated Press that the
Hughes note is 80 important that it
is receiving the most serious consid-
Grafton from the Japanese govern
ment. which is anxious to do every
thing possible to establish friendly CO.
operation with the new Administra-
tion in Washington"
1t is learned from other influential
sources that the opinion prevails among
prominent Japanese. especially those
familiar with the United States, that
the general situation has gone so far
that it requires heroic treatment to
prevent the two nations from further
drifting apart. There is, therefore, ar
inclination to permit the problem in
fContlnued on paas hvel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-13
Woman Wills $4,000
10 u. S. for War Debt
Patriotism Impels Miss Mir
lam {. Read, of Cincinnati, to
Make Unusual Bequest

.x~'~~ ~~"PutSrs 70 ne IT1ONuS
NIL owlNCiNNATI, April ia gift of
mo;s %oie than $4,000 is made to the
Of o"'sea M; States government in the will
il ~ MISS Miriam C. Read. The money
~ - De applied to the extinguishment
Or On debts incurred by the United States
VI "a account of the war with Germany.
to.da Inc will was filed in Probate Court
NAY by Attorney Charles Sawyer.
~ ot'ss Read died Saturday at the age
ts,.sen seventy-five years. She was in
;nm ;innseeiy ey loyal, and at the time of max
Drsv:a; e ner Will, May Z. 1918, put in this
b. All the remainder of my estate is to
and inverted inverted into cash by my executor
Init paid to the Treasurer of the
6y a'.eo sa States of America, to be added
es,;ad. ~ asld official to the fund for the
tho hsnsuishment ns of the debt created by
many 'e'"s "aged against Ger
saa MISS dss Read left an estate valued at
Z pers~n.., ohe divided about $4,000 in
'0'ai and charitable bequests.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-13
Reject League, Ratify Modified Treaty and Form
A New Association of Nations Harding Urg
Hardness and McAneny Sure
Of New Transit Board Posts
Third Commissioner To Be Democrat, Leaving Only
One Republican to Steal Hylan's Thunder;
Prendergast for p. S. Berth

George McAneny, former President of
the Borough of Manhattan, and Leroy
4. Hardness, former assistant counsel
to the Public Service Commission, are
practically certain of appointment as
members of Governor Miller's new
transit commission. Mr.. Hardness had
two conferences with the Governor yes
terday.
Ex- Comptroller William A. Prender-
CAST stands an equally good chance Of
being president of the new Public Serv-
ice Commission of five, with state wide
powers.
The third member of the transit COM
mission is likely to be a Democrat,
making the board two Democrats to
one Republican. Mr.. McAneny being q
Democrat.
Victor Morawetz, lawyer, called on
Governor Miller at the st. Regis yes
terday, and it is understood declined
appointment to the transit commits
sion. There was persistent rumor
both in New York and Albany that ex-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-13

Justice of the Supreme Court Clarence
J. Shearn, who before going on the
bench was counsel to William R.
Hearst, had been considered for the
transit commission by Governor Miller.
When Mr.. Shearn was asked about it
last night he said that he was not to
be a member of the commission, but
he would not say whether the Governor
had asked him to consider the appoint
ment.
Ex-Governor Charles S. Whitman
was one of Governor Miller's callers
yesterday. Mr.. Whitman would not dis
cuss the nature of his errand further
than to say that he had been sent for.
When Governor Miller was asked about
Mr.. Whitmans conference with him he
said:
eve talked over what Governor Whit
man has been doing as a special Assis-
tant District Attorney"
Discussing the possible selection of
Ex-Governor Whitman as chief counsel
to the investigating committee, a
friend of Governor Miller said:
Governor Whitman's ability and his
sSlll commend him to the consideration
OF the Governor and the legislative
Continued page sovon)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-13
Reject
Strike Truce.
Defy Premier
Workers Insist on National
Pool of Profits, Which
Lloyd George Says Gov
ernment Won't Consider
Rail Walk-Out Suspended
Triple Alliance Will Meet
To-day to Consider Next
Move; London Still Hopes

Copyright. 1921. New York Tribune Inc.
LONDON, April 12.-T'he coal miners
tonight rejected fatty the govern
ment's proposals for settlement of the
strike. After day of conferences. in
which Premier Lloyd George met the
pit owners and the workers separately
and then jointly, Frank Hodges, secre-
tary of the miners union, in letter to
the Premier, advised him that his or
ganization rejected the governments
proposals as Offering no solution of the
dispute.
This turn in the negotiations left the
situation critical. The conferences will
probably be resumed tomorrow. and
pending further developments, the
sympathetic strike of railway men and
transport workers to take effect a,
midnight tonight has been postponed
indefinitely. But with the miners de-
clining to yield on their demands for
national wage arrangements and a ma
tlonal pool of profits, no rift in the
deadlock seems possible tonight. The
Triple Alliance to strike, and their ap-
peal will be considered at the meeting
of that body called for tomorrow
morning. The Cabinet was in session
until late tonight in a final effort to
bring out solution acceptable to both
sides and to plan, meanwhile, to cope
with general strike if it comes.
Only One Proposal Satisfactory
Out of the eight proposals put for
ward by the government at to-day's
conferences as a solution of the con.
troversy the miners looked upon one
with favor-that after the matter OF
wages had been adjusted the govern.
ment would give temporary financial
aid to offset too sudden reductions in
some of the mining areas. All the
rest were scorned.
A statement given out by the Board
Of Trade summarized the proposals
made by the government. The miners
demand for national pool OF profits
the statement said, was not feasible
was not practicable and could be
formed without affecting permanent
national control of the coal mining
industry. Such pool, it was said
would deprive both the owners anc
the miners of the incentive Of pro
duction.
The government suggested as ar
alternative, the statement explained
a guaranteed minimum wage in al
districts, the COZ. owners to take M
profits until this wage is maid. It wa:
suggested that any profits over a Ger
tain figure be divided between owner:
and miners on percentage basis te
nd .l~l
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-13
Four Unhurt as
Auto P1unges
5OFt.Off Drive
Car Caroms Over Bank
After Hitting Brougham
Near Grants Tomb;
Trees Break Its Fall

Riverside Drive at Grants Tomb was
thronged with women and children at
i o'clock yesterday afternoon, when a
ven-passenger southbound touring
car, occupied by a driver and three
women, tried to pass brougham, also
southbound, with it's driver as its only
occupant.
The car, before it was safely past
the horse-drawn vehicle, struck rear
wheel, spinning the vehicle complete
ly around and huring the driver to t..
street. The machine then swerved
sharply to the right, climbed the curb.
ing, bowled over lamppost, crashed
through three-foot iron railing and
plunged headlong down the steep en-
bankment leading to the New York
Central tracks and the Hudson River
Fifty feet from the top of the incline
the car struck two sturdy maple trees
and was stopped. These trees proba-
bly, saved the lives Of the four occu-
pants. all of whom escaped without a
scratch.
The machine was driven by George
Haltgren, twentyfour years old, of
Thirty ninth Street. Corona, a driver
for the Packard Twin Six Hiring Com
PAM. 1874 West Fiftieth Street. The
occupants Of the tonneau were Mrs.
Mary j. Hirsch, of $40 Madison Avenue,
seventy years DID, the wife of NJ ].
Hirsch, a lawyer; her sister, Mrs. Lin
dar, fifty years old, and Miss Lindar
The brougham was driven by Michael
Holloran, forty-fve. of 232 East Sew
entieth Street. He was slightly injured
by his fall.
Forty feet of the railing at 1920
Street was torn away. When the car
was seen to disappear down the en-
bankment scores of people rushed to
the top of the incline, expecting to see
the four occupants of the car dead and
the machine demolished.
The car, however. was only slightly
damaged and was in an upright posi-
ton, facing the river, when the two
trees brought il to stop. Not pane
Of glass in it was broken. The three
women and the driver, somewhat sha-
ken up, climbed out and gazed upward
at the slope down which they had
plunged. They smiled and climbed to
the sidewalk. Onlookers had expected
that the car would tear it's way through
the eighteen-foot wall at the bottom of
the embankment, which separates the
incline from the railroad tracks.
The accident was Haltgren's first in
nine ye.rs Of driving. he said
The three women went to their
homes in another automobile. The car
which took them over the embankment
was lifted to the sidewalk by twelve
men who worked for several hours with
tackle and chains.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-13
Revolt in South Russia
Spreads Like Wildfire
Correspondent Says Peasants
Have Seized Four Govern
ments and Menace Kharkoy

COPENHAGEN, April 12.-The spe-
cial correspondent of the Berlingske
Tidende, at Helsingfors,, says he learns
that the peasant revolt in southern
Russia, under the leadership of Cen
eral Antonoff, the anti Bolshevik
leader, is spreading like wldtire. The
reports say the governments of Tam
bov, Voronesh, Kuwsk and Samara are
in the hands of the rebels and the fall
Of Kharkov, capital of the government
Of Kharkov, is imminent.
Divisions Eight and Nine of the
Bolshevik army. sent to the relief of
kharkov, both were cut off from their
have Joined Antonoff.
The revolt is said to be extremely
serious for the Soviet government, the
districts affected being among the
richest in Russia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-13
Callieni, Dead, Made Marshal
France Confers Baton Post
humousfy 0n War Hero

PARIS, April 12.-General j. S. Gal
lieni, former Minister of War and Mill
tary Governor of Paris, who died in
Versailles in May, 1916, was to-day
granted the posthumous dignity of a
Marshal of France by unanimous vote
Of the Senate
The granting of the honor was loudly
applauded by the Deputies and visitors
to the Chamber.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-13
U. S. Steel Slashes Run
From 3 to II Per Cent
in Charge for Product,
and Are in Force To-day
Paw Reductions
By Cuggenheims
American Smelling & Re-
fining Co. Lowers Its
Paw 20 to 40 Per Cent

The United States Steel Corporation
Yesterday through its chairman, Ebert
Fl. Gary, announced substantial reduc-
tons in the prices of its principal
products.
The American Smelling and Refining
Company announced cut of 20 per
cent in the wages of it's 'salaried force
and decrease of from 80 to 40 per
cent in the wages of its laboring
classes.
The cuts in the prices of the prod
ucts Of the Steel Corporation were,
in some cases, as much as II per cent
Following the traditions of the cor
poration, Judge Gary made public the
new price schedule at his Offices, II
Broadway, after conference with the
presidents of the subsidiary COM
panies. He said that the decision to
lower prices was reached latter care
ful consideration of the whole sub
iect" Judge Gary declined to say,
however, whether cut in wages would
follow the action with regard to prices.
Effective To-day
The new price schedule, which be-
comes effective to-day, represents re-
ductions ranging from $1.50 a ton for
feavier hillets to S75 ton for tin
plates. Prices previously maintained
by the Steel Corporation were those
approved by the War Industries Beard.
March 2l, 1919, following which time
the leading Independents advanced
their quotations in a runaway market
not participated in by the principal
factor of the industry.
Beginning last November, however.
the independents began cutting prices
With the result that their average at
the close of last week stood at S58.55
ton, compared with $6449, the in
dustries board level.
up to the present time Judge Gary
mas made no suggestion regarding a
change in prices. In February he
stated publicly that the Steel Corpora
non has no present intention of cut
1iing either prices or wages" and since
then ne has maintained a policy of ST.
lenee when questioned regarding prices
In view of the fact, however, that the
reductions put into effect by the inde-
pendents have attracted little new
business, it has been felt in the trade
lor the last several weeks that the
Steel Corporation would announce sub
stantlal price cuts to aid in stabil;zinp
the industry.
Comparative Prices
The reductions, effective to-day. COM
rare with the corporations previous
schedule as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-13
Greek Fleet at Dardanelles
Athens Chamber Discusses Call
for Martial Law

LONDON, April 12.-The Greek fleet
is drawn up outside the entrance to
the Dardanelles, says dispatch to the
nople.
ATHENS, April 12.-Establishmen
of martial law in Greece was discussed
in the Chamber of Deputies here to-
day. Premier Gounaris brought the
matter to the attention of the Deputies
last night by proposing consideration
of the matter.
WEEK END TRIP TO WATERBURY,
Conn \ delightful days motor tour in
Guiding Yale Penn Boat Race at Derby
Saturday. April i0. 30 minutes from HOTEL
ELTON. Wire for rsservation.-Advt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-13

Inc reductions for all the above prod
ucts' translated into tons, are $3.50 for
she heavier Dillets, 81 for slabs, SIS for
soeet sa bars and small bilets, s5 for bars,
~ ~ ior plates, IS for structural, 81 for
pam wire and sl5 for tin plate.
Co. Ia terms OF percentages the decrease
lor a' heavy billets is 3.S per cent; for tin
aaa' pla.e' lo.5 per cent; for slabs, e.5 per
ren'; sheet, bars and small billets, II
per 1s cent; bars. 1915 per cent; wire rods,
au aO., per cent; plain wire, 1915 per cent,
ana TIN plate, 1o.7 per cent.
.rao =. wa was said after yesterdays confer
.noe sls mat downward price readjustments
Sn,o S,So VIII be announced shortly for tu
ssas saa' products and sheets manu-
4sc'ured by the Steel Corporation.
Third Cut Since End Of War
estah,. .he so-calied Industries Board prices
Msaas MI.apllshed by the Steel Corporation in
marcn' on 1919, represented an average
oS' os %. OF ~ ton. Following the signing
eut Gu 'ns ne a. armistice in December, 1918, a
~1' VI 20 ton was put into effect, so
tCopnued On pAus four)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-13
T Fl E w E A T H E R

Fair and warmer to-day; tomorrow
unsettled and cooler, probably
showers; south and south
west winds.
Full Report on Last Page
The Nome nugget., 1921-04-23
GERMANY FACING
 TREMENDOUS CRISIS

Berlin, April. 17--Germany Is in the throes of a crisis more serious by far than any crisis developing during the Great War. More are in action both externally and internally in con- nectfom theie,with than in the great popular upheaval which preceded the collapse of kaiserHn. The situation is made doubly precarious by the tone of press dispatches from Paris during the past twenty four hours giving min- ute details of the French military plans which will be translated into action at a moments notice if Germany fails to meet the Allied reparntions demands on May 1.
 There is no doubt anywhere in Ger many that failure to meet the demands means n new declaIa tion of war by France and an invasion of the country by Fsench forces.
The Nome nugget., 1921-04-23
DECLARES RUSSIA GIGANTIC,
 ECONOMIC VACUUM,

Washington. April. I7-"The de- vastation of industry in Russia has been so complete: poverty in the country is so acute: people are so hun gry and the demand for commodities is so great that at present. Russia r.p- resemts q gigantic economic vacuum, and no evidence exists that the unfo,~ tunatc situation :.bovc described is likely to be alliviated so long as the I,resent political and economic system continues
 This. in part, is what Secretary of Stnbe Hughes writes in a letter to ap- penr tomorrow in tf1e "Amcrdcan Fed crationist' in reply to a request from Samuel Gnmpers for facts about con ditions in Russia.
The Nome nugget., 1921-04-23
STEVE BIRCH RECEIVES ALASKA
 CORPORATION REPORTS

Seattle. April, 20-Stephen Birch. head of the Alaska Steamship Com pany kennicutt Copper Corporation and other GuGgnnlleim interests. is il the city receiving the reports of tine heads of the various departments of those corporations. It is anticipated that Hirch's visit may result in rad ical changes respecting the various mining amd transportation operation : maintained by the Guggenhcim's
 Rmrh intends to visit Arizona after leaving Seattle in an effort to recover fiumZa encurrcd while he was in New York.
The Nome nugget., 1921-04-23
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