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VOL. XLVI NO. 14,494.
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5.
HUGHES
WON
GREAT VICTORY
Senate Surrenders on
Utilities Bill.
WARNED BY ITS CONSTITUENTS
Governor's Strategy Forces
Passage of Measure.
USED KELSEY IN BYPLAY
Terrified by Public, Condemnation of
Support of Incumbent, Senators
Do Anything Governor Asks.
Hughes and Presidency.
BOTH HOCSF.S r.4.88 BILL.
ALBANY, X. T.. May 22. The Sen
Ate this afternoon passed the so-called
public utilities bill by a vote of 41
to 6, after the defeat of several
amendments proposed by Democratic
Senators. The bill was sent at once to
the Assembly for concurrence In the
amendments by the Senate Republican
caucus.
A little later they voted concurrence
In the measure.
NEW YORK. May 22. (Special.) "I
flon't think that man Hughes has a bit
of ambition. He has violated every rule
in the political game; but he seems to
have the people with him. In the end
the Legislature will give him everything
he wants."
This remark was made today by a Re
publican State Senator from Kings
County who voted to keep Superintend
ent of Insurance Kelsey in office. He
now sums up his political attitude In
these words:
"I am for any damned thing that
damned man Hughes wants."
This Senator is one of those who
heard from their constituents. Every
one of the 81 Republicans m the upper
house has heard from the men whom he
represents, and the substance of the
messages can be summed up briefly In
these words:
Ultimatum From People.
"Stand by the Governor or get out of
politics."
This explains why the public utilities
bill, the measure which the Governor is
most deslrlous of having enacted into
law. has been pushed through both
houses practically by a unanimous vote.
Ever since the Legislature convened
the Governor has steadfastly refused to
us patronage to bring about the suc
cess of bills in which he is interested.
Despite this, however, he has displayed
political strategy of the highest order,
and is now Just beginning to reap the
reward.
One issue that seemed more important
than it really was was the removal of
Superintendent Otto Kelsey. The Gov
ernor, after asking that the Supervisor
of Insurance be ousted, called that indi
vidual before him and in a gruelling
public examination demonstrated to the
satisfaction of every one that Mr. Kel
sey was unfit for his job. Then he sat
back and awaited developments. The
Senate, which had the power of re
moval, formally tried Kelsey, and by a
vote of 27 to 24 decided that he was a
fit man to hold office. Then it foolishly
jeered at the Governor and proclaimed
privately and publicly that it had him
down and out.
The Governor said nothing.-hut the
etorm broke, and It was a furious one.
The 27 anti-Hughes votes were con
tributed by 16 Democrats and 11 Ke
. publicans. And every one of them has
'heard mighty unpleasant things.
For example, when the Republican
caucus was called to pass on the fate
,of the utilities bill, the most effective
speech was made by a Senator from an
up-state district, who had openly defied
Mr. Hughes. He said:
Heard From His Constituents.
"I think 1 know what the Governor
wants, and I will vote for it. If there
Is anything else he wants and he will
indicate it, I am for that also. Since
I voted to keep Kelsey in office I have
received 31'5 telegrams from constituents.
and influential ones, too. They all tell
me to be for Hughes. In my home town
every man I have met has bitterly re
sented my vote for Kelsey. I have done
nothing but try to explain why I did It.
' and my explanations have not satisfied
everybody.
"A man who wants to stay in office
must satisfy public sentiment. I am
convinced that I have failed to do so
In the past, but in the future I mean to
avoid all such criticisms. I will vote in
favor of the public utilities bill as pre
pared and indorsed by the Governor. It
does not matter what amendments may
be offered, I am against them; unless
the Governor first says that they are
what he wants. Preservation is the first
law of nature, and I mean to preserve
myself and my job; ad no matter what
any one of you may say, I know, there
is only one way to do It. What Hughes
wants I want."
Then he threw a bunch of telegrams
and letters on the table, while President
Pro Tern. Raines gasped, after which the
motion to make the Governor's bill a
caucus measure was adopted unani
mously.
Enemies of Mr. Hughes had planned
to tie the executive's hands by providing
that members of the Public Utilities
Board should be confirmed by the Senate
and only removable by vote of the Sen
ate. It was here that the Governor's
strategy came into play. By the vote
on the removal of Kelsey he demon
strated conclusively that the Senate was
not fit to pass upon the qualifications of
members of the Public Utilities Board,
which will absolutely control the trans
portation facilities of the state.
The retention of Kelsey has actually
done but little harm, except to the life
Insurance companies. They have suf
fered because the retention of an unfit
Superintendent has kept business away
from them. In fact, the Insurance chiefs
would have shown sagacity by aiding In
the fight on Kelsey. and thereby restor
ing public confidence in their enter
prises. As it Is, insurance business at
the present time is practically at a
standstill.
But although people are not compelled
to patronize Insurance companies, they
are obliged to ride on trolley cars. In
subways and on trains. And the Gov
ernor, by forcing the Kelsey matter to
the front, has kept the Incompetent Sen
ate from having any say 'In transporta
tion matters, which is the very thing he
has been fighting for all along.
Even Democrats for Hughes.
Even Democrats realize that they are
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Oscar S. Strain, Secretary of Com
merce and Labor, Who Addressed
the Manufacturers' Association
Yesterday.
Injuring themselves by fighting the re
forms demanded by the Governor. Their
state committee Indicated its desire that
members of the organization should con
tent themselves with offering amend
ments and, when these are voted down,
as Is inevitable, that they should sup
port the bill. .
The general impression seems to be
that the Democratic state officers, notably
Controller Martin H. Glynn, . are re
sponsible for driving State Chairman
"Fingy" Conners into advocting this
position. Mr. Glynn, through the Al
bany newspaper which he owns, has
been steadily supporting the Governor's
policies. He regarded the practically
party vote of the Democrats for Kelsey
as a political blunder, and it seems that
his labors have changed the situation
In the pending matter.
Obviously his influence does not ex
tend to Senator McCarren and the mem
bers controlled by him. Assemblyman
Cuvillier, who in a measure represents
the McClelian administration, is also In
opposition to this policy, which confirms
the general belief that the Mayor in
tends to veto the measure. This will
have no effect, however, as both houses
will promptly pass the bill over the
Mayor's veto.
Provisions of Utilities Bill.
The substance of the public utilities
bill, it might be Etated, is that the Rapid
Transit Board, which controls transpor
tation In New York City, and the State
Railroad Commission, ' which exercises
supervision' over traction problems
generally, are both legislated out of of
fice. To replace them the Governor
names a commission which performs the
duties of the old boards, but with largely
Increased powers. And Mr. Hughes will
be in, -mn -contriJl of the situation, for
any commissioner will retire from office
the moment the Governor says so. ,
Hughes' Political Attitude.
Efforts have been made to show that
President Roosevelt and Mr. Hughes are
working at cross purposes, and that they
will be Involved in a fight for the dele
gation to the next National convention.
On the contrary, the situation seems to
bo just this: Mr. Hughes will not lift
his hand to Indvance the political for
tunes of Theodore Roosevelt, William
H. Taft or anybody else, and this any
body else includes Charles fcvan Hughes.
The Governor's chief concern seems to
be to uphold his oath of office, and be
the chief executive of the entire state
and not of any party or faction.
Should he be nominated to succeed
Mr. Roosevelt, he would accept, but he
is not engaging in any scramble for dele
gates, nor will he. If the Republican
State Convention names him for a sec
ond term, he will willingly take up the
responsibilities, but he does not intend
to make any deals to bring that about.
His friends believe, that he would be
personally contented if he were allowed
to return to his law practice. There is
no money in being a GovernoV at $10,000
a year, and Mr. Hughes Is not even a
well-to-do man. Furthermore, he Is not
a Governor who could or would make
anything "on the side" while he Is in
office.
Hoosevelt's Second Choice.
The action of Benjamin B. Odell, Jr.,
in asking the State Committee to in
dorse Mr. Hughes for President was not
taken with the Governor's knowledge or
approval. Mr. Odell tries to demonstrate
that he is Xor Mr. Hughes, but the lat
ter is wise enough to know that is so.
When the convention meets, Mr. Odell
will throw whatever delegates he con
trols to the man B. H. Harrlman wants,
and that, as has been indicated before
in these dispatches. will probably be
Charles Warren Fairbanks, of Indiana.
"Take It from me," said a close friend
of the President today, "Roosevelt's first
(Continued on Pace 2
HE WILL STICK TO
HENEY TO F
Roosevelt Declines to
Interfere.
REPORT OF DEEP LAID PLOT
Calhoun Said to Be Fomenting
Dissension.
RECALL VIGILANTE DAYS
United Railroads President Confers
With Associates on Question of
Uniting in Effort to Take) Over
Control of San Francisco.
BAM FRANCISCO. May 22. (Special.)
Reports are current that President Cal
houn of the United Railroads has en
gaged in a deep-laid plot to defeat
vmnoU J. Henev. seize the reins of
municipal government under the guise of
a law and order movement, and go any
length in order both to save himself
from conviction and Imprisonment under
the charges brought by the graft prose
cution, and to the advantage of himself
In his fight with the carmen.
r-nihnnn has been1 working for several
days in a desperate effort to consolidate
In aid of this movement all tne more
Important financial Interests affected by
the graft disclosures. Men high in
financial circles were seen going in ana
out of his office throughout the day and
It is alleged that other conferences
wor hold In the business center of the
city. It Is stated that, foiled In their at-
temnt to sret Into touch with the prose
cution, through intervention of the Com
mittee of Seven, Calhoun and his asso
ciates, some of whom know they are
fighting to save themselves from San
Quentln, have planned a new stroke Dy
which they hope to place themselves In
control of affairs to such a degree that
thev will be able to block the erroris
of Spreckels, Burns and Heney. "(
Form New Committee,.
Their scheme' as outlined In these re
ports, is to form a new committee es a
.,,..cnr to the one which has just re
signed under fire, which will be prepared
t resort to oxtreme measures, grasping
the opportunity of the carmen's strike and
the riots and disturbances In the streets
of the city, the reported plan Is for a mass
meeting to be called under the pretext or
mw and order measure. jrrom mis
meeting those who have been active In
the graft prosecution will be excluded on
the erround that they have already re
fused to have anything to do with a
committee which had been appointed to
straighten out the tangle of municipal
government.
At this meeting a committee on law'and
order will be appointed, which will go
first to Chief of Police Dinan and request
his resignation in the name of the citl
ezns of San Francisco. If Dinan refuses
to turn over the control of the police de
rjartment to them the members of this
committee will. It Is claimed. Immediately
declare that the conditions in the city are
so serious that the only solution Is a
vigilance committee and, acting as such,
they will assume control of the city. A
part of the plan Is alleged to be an at
tempt to persuade the Governor to act in
concert with this vigilance committee
using the carmen's strike as an argument
to - induce the Governor to issue a call
for troops, and possibly to bring about
the intervention or f ederal authorities.
Draws Sympathy of Capitalists.
Calhoun has been busy drawing the
sympathy of the merchants and capi
talist classes to his side. It is known
that his determined stand against the
claims of the carmen has won him a
large following. During the last three
days Heney's office has been besieged
by visitors, whose mission has been
to beg the prosecutor to let Calhoun
oft in consideration of what he has
done for the city toward making; a
finish fight against unionism. Some of
these visitors are to be used In, the
plan for the contemplated mass meet
ing.
Calhoun believes that he has placed
Spreckels in an awkward position by
forcing from him a refusal to act with
the committee of seven. He boldly as
serts that the men who have brought
Ruef to his knees and uncovered the
scandals of the grafting administra
tion acted from selfish motives,' and
that he, Calhoun, is the only man who
can lead the merchants of San Fran
cisco t civic purity." Working secret
ly with Calhoun, but in full sympathy
with his plans, are said to be the men
who, like himself, stand In danger of
their liberty and all they hold dear in
Cast Doubt on Spreckels.
Stories calculated to injure Rudolph
Spreckels were being circulated indus
triously throughout the city. Everything
that could be dug up tending to cast a
doubt on his integrity in the prosecution
is being brought out and recited. It has
been declared openly, for the purpose of
creating a sentiment in favor of Calhoun,
that already the city's credit has .been
Injured by the graft prosecution to an
Incalculable degree, and the question has
been asked, "Who, outside of the inter
ests Calhoun represents, ' has brought
large sums Into the city for the purpose
of rehabilitating it?"
The situation has reached the point
irsh
where local interests in grave danger
have endeavored to confuse the situation
and introduce President Roosevelt and
the regulars under General Funston Into
the situation. The replies from the Pres
ident have Invariably been that ha has
full confidence in Heney and is ready to
sustain him to the end.
THREE JURORS ARE ACCEPTED
Still Subject to Challenge in Schmitx
Extortion Trial.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 22. Three of the
first 13 probationary Jurors for the trial
of Mayor Schmitz on a charge of extort
ing money from local French restaurant-
keepers with the connivance and neip or
Abraham Ruef were chosen today. The
list of the remaining talesmen being prac
tically exhausted, Judge Dunne Issued a
new verire of 20.
The scene of the trial will be removed
tomorrow morning to the Bush-street
synagogue.
COREY SELLS HIS STOCK
GETS OUT OF STEELi TRUST AND
OFFERS RESIGNATION.
Decline in Price Due to Sales by Him
and Schwab, Who Is Heavy
Loser in Nevada.
PITTSBURG, Pa., May 22. (Special.)
The report Is current in local circles
that W. E. Corey, president of the
United States Steel Corporation, is sell
ing his United States Steel securities,
or at least the common stock of the
company, of which he was understood
to be a large' holder. It is further
stated that Mr. Corey's resignation as
president of the Steel Corporation has
been presented to the executive com
mittee. Mr. Corey's reason for selling his stock
is stated to be revenge In being practi
cally ousted from the big corporation. It
can be stated as a fact that a selling
order of 60,000 shares of steel common
was executed in the New York market
yesterday and this morning. This stock
represented investment holdings, and the
average price paid for it was several
points above the present market quota
tion. Steel interests in this city will not dis
cuss the Corey matter and state that,
so Tar as the steel trade is concerned.
there is no reason for the rather sharp
decline In the price of steel stocks and
bonds in the last two days.
Rumor also has It that Charles M.
Schwab has recently r'sposed of large
holdings of his United States Steel Cor
poration common stock, and to this is
attributed partly the recent heaviness
in that stock. The liquidation- is said
to have been necessary to enable him to
carry out his agreement with certain
banking Interests, who have befriended
him financially t lift or provide for
certain underlying bonds of the Bethle
hem - Steel Company, which wtre gen
erally supposed - to have been provided
for some time ago but which are now
said to be still continuing liens on the
property. ..
It is also thought possible that the
report that Mr. Schwab has mortgaged
his palatial residence on Riverside Drive,
New York, for something like $1,000,000
may also be connected with this situation.
The raising of this money was necessary
on account of his losses in Tonopah.
which precluded his meeting his obliga
tions. Fire nt Trinity College. .
HARTFORD. Conn., May 22. One
section of Seabury Hall, the main dor
mitory at Trinity College was partly
burned this noon and the library near
by was damaged. The students saved
most of the dormitory furniture and
the articles in the recitation rooms and
carried out most of the books from the
library. Many volumes were water
soaked and some destroyed. The loss
Is about $15,000.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 73
degrees; minimum temprjsature, 48 de
grees. TODAY'S Fair: northwest winds.
Parlfle Ooaet.
Genueral movement to secure Southern Pa
cific lands In Oregon, fane 8.
Idaho land fraud trials will be suspended.
Page .
Wool commands high price at Pendleton.
Page 15.
Foreign.
Defeat of Blrrett bill will help Irish homo
rule. Falte .
Revolution In Salvador. Page 8.
National.
Interstate Commission will not delay pro
ceedlngs against Harrlman. Page 4.
Politics.
Manufacturer?" Association votes for tariff
revision. Page 3.
Hughes wing fight for public utilities bill.
Page 1.
Chicago School Board defies Mayor and will
fight In courts. Page 1.
Domestic.
Presbyterian Assembly votes to sustain Anti-
Saloon League. Page 1.
Lockport, New York, aldermen betray big
grip, on water worKS. page z.
May Irwin talks Interestingly on impending
marriage, mgc
Pacifle Coast.
Patrick Calhoun charged with fomenting
dissension among fean Francisco capital
ists. . Page 1.
President Roosevelt promises to back Heney
to the nnisn. page l.
Passenger train "deliberately wrecked with
. fatal results. . Page 4 ......
San Francisco contractors declare for open
. shop. Page I. ...
New venire ready for Haywood Jury. Page
Portland and Vicinity.
John M. Gearin answers Thomas C. Devlin's
open letter. Page 10.
Christian Gclence healer undertakes to reform
drunken vagabond. Page 9.
Canadian Pacific Railway Company increases
force in local office. Page, 5.
Knights of Pythias change grand lodge laws;
meet In Portion next year. Page 11.
Rose show and fiesta to be held June 20 and
21. Page 10.
Los Angeles defeats Portland, 5 to 3. Page T.
. Commercial and Marine.
Bluestem wheat sells at 00 cents and over in
local market. Page 16.
Advance In Chicago wheat pit checked by
realizing sales. Page 15.
Late rally In Mock market. - Page 15.
Danger point in flood $111 be reached Sunday
mx is fat.: Paxe 14,
TO LET
LEAGUE GO AHEAD
Assembly Rebukes its
Temperance Men.
DEBATE LONG AND EXCITING
Presbyterian Church Will Keep
Out of Politics.
ANTI - SAL00N1ST VICTORY
League Declared Safe and Sane and
Entitled to Co-operation of the
Church Committee Forbid
den to Obstruct Work.
COLUMBUS, May 22. Following two
hours of exciting debate, which at times
became acrimonious, the Presbyterian
general assembly today adopted without
rni resolutions declaring
that the permanent committee on tem
perance should not embark upon or inter
fore In nolltical work and indorsing the
Amerlran Anti-Saloon League as a "safe.
sane and effective organization in the ad
vancement of temperance." The assem
bly pledged to the league the fullest co
operation "consistent with the constitu
tion of the church."
The report of the committee on church
rii-v wn nrpsented bv Dr. William
P. Fulton of Phlladelohia. An overture
from the synod of Indian Territory, ask
ing the assembly for a deliverance on tne
.h(tct nt nnw tha church might secure
representation in non-ecclesiastical tem
perance organizations, had Deen reierreo.
tn this mmmittpp. It renorted a resolu
tion that, while commending the aehluve-
ments of the Anti-Saloon League. Worn
en's Christian Temperance Union and
like societies, the assembly reaffirms the
policy of the church to avoid official rep
resentation in non-eecleslastlcal bodies,
but raises no objection to its members or
ministers connecting themselves with so
cieties as individuals.
Voice From Oklahoma Heard.
Rev. E. O. Whitwell, of Oklahoma City,
immediately took the floor In opposition
to the report and made an impassioned
plea in behalf of the work which he has
been doing in connection with the Anti
Saloon League toward a provision for pro
hibition in the constitution of Oklahoma
When Rev. Mr. Semple proposed that
the report of the committee on policy
be passed and the report of the standing
committee on temperance be received, the
assembly acquiesced
Rev. Mr. Dosker. of Louisville, as chair
man of the latter committee, reported
that the committee had acted adversely
on the overtures asking that the Inter
church Temperance Federation movement
be abandoned and the Anti-Saloon League
be indorsed. The committee recommend
ed that the basis of agreement for tho
Interchurch Federation be approved for
reference to the Interchurch Congress to
be held at New York in 1908.
League Finally Indorsed.
The first part of the report adverse to
i e ha Tntprrhiirrh TemDer-
ance Federation was adopted, but the sec
ond part, dererring tne aenniuon ui vim
4tsi of tho nermanent committee on
temperance raised a storm of protests.
Rev. Dr. Semple declared there should
be no further delay, that the question at
laBiio ehould be decided now. Shouts
of approval greeted this declaration.
a v,io nnint fir W. O. Thomnson. ores
ident of the Ohio State University, came
forward with the substitute resolution.
, : ri c n r tmnprance com
mittee from any participation in political
affairs, which was suosequeniiy auuii
In reply to questions, he said he would
n an indortiement of the Anti-
Salnnn League, and Rev. Dr. Semple
thereupon offered an amendment lndors
" - nr. nntll E'iO. WhCIl a
r rum nict
tho resolutions was taken, tne
time was occupied with exciting debate,
during which the moderator frequently
found it necessary to rap xor wuei,
VICTORY FOR THE LEAGUE
Dr. Foulkes Sees Kebuke for Com
mittee in Resolutions.
In regard to the action of the general
v.1.. , i. uuisinn vesterday. Rev.
William Hiram Foulkes, of the First
Presbyterian Church said last mgni.
The ' Presbyterian Church has been
zrowing in interest on the sub
growing in rim-ma- the last
few years and some time ago a
permanent committee oi tne bbucioi as
sembly was appointed to take charge of
this work. The function of this committee
has been to awaken public sentiment In
the churches and to disseminate "uuin.
tlon. There has been, however, a strong
-i tho -ntxrt of the members of
tft II Lll'l,11 1 " -' " '
the committee, though it reflects but a
minority of the view or tne cnurai o...
large, looking toward raaicai ana uioon
-."ir, or, tho tmrt of the church, and it
is believed by the rank and file of the
church to be a sentiment, navms iur no
goal the erection of a Prohibition party.
., o -,iit of this sentiment, the tem
perance committee has not found itself
in aympathy with tne worn oi. me vn
'.tato Anti-Snloon Leagues, and has
openly opposed that method of dealing
with the liquor tramic. kjh .uu ijuiih,
however,' it can be safely said that the
sentiment of the church has been with the
, .i Taoe.ua and not with the
Amioai"u -
committee. Portland Presbytery, as will
be remembered, at Its recent meeting, toon
no uncertain stand on this matter, rebuk
,v. tomnornnre committee for its of
ficious interference with the work of the
Anti-Saloon League and pledging the
presbytery's support to the latter organi
zation. .
"Tha Associated Press report of Wed
nesday's action, which I have Just seen,
indicates a pacific settlement of the whole
matter with the odds decidedly in favor
of those who support the Anti-Saloon
ORDERED
League. Though the temperance com
mittee had its way In having the assembly
approve of the move to have an inter
church conference, which the supporters
of the Anti-Saloon League felt was largely
a blind, on two points the supporters of
the league were strongly victorious. First,
the assembly virtually commanded its
committee on temperance to cease Inter
fering with the work of the league, hav
ing in mind, doubtless, its recent action
In Pennsylvania, where It seriously Inter
fered with the cause of temperance; and
second,- the assembly indorsed the Anti-
Saloon League as a safe, sane and ef
fective organization in the advancement
of temperance. The assembly pledged to
the league the fullest co-operation con
sistent with the constitution of the
church.
"That the storm is over will be seen
from the fact that the above resolutions
were adopted, though the debate was ex
citing, by a unanimous vote.
rhe supporters of the Anti-Saloon
League in Oregon may take fresh cour
age from the fact that the great Presby
terian church has put itself squarely on
record in this matter."
SOUTHERN CHURCH IX THROES
Struggles Over Conflicting Plana for
Presbyterian Union.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.. May 22. The de
velopments at the general assembly of
the Southern Presbyterian Church today
were many. After the cloud of argument
ro
C. A. Proury, Interstate Commerce
Commissioner, Who Addressed the
Manufacturers' Association.
on articles of agreement among all Pres
byterian Churches had been cleared
away the condition seemed to be as fol
lows:
A substitute had been submitted by
both the minority and majority of tha
special committee on articles of agree
ment, amending the articles so as to take
away all Judlciatory powers from the
proposed council, making it simply ad
visory.
Neal ' L. Anderson surprised the assem
bly by vigorously attacking such a plan
and just as adjournment was ordered thf3
afternoon, notice of further amendments
was given by two speakers.
Tonight the substitute for the major
ity and minority report, presented by
Rev. J. S. Lyons, was tabled and the
general discussion of the minority ajui
majority reports was again taken up.
Twelve o'cloc ktomorrow was set for the
final vote on the question.
OPPOSE CnURCH UXIOX.
Baptists Strike Hitcli on Unionof
Three Organizations.
NORFOLK, Va., May 22. The first
day's session of the North American Bap
tist convention, held at the Jamestown
Exposition today, revealed a strong sen
timent against a deligious consolidation
of the Southern, Northern and National
conventions, the last-named being the
negro church. But a general consolida
tion for concerted work is favored.
Baptists End Dissension.
NORFOLK. Va., May 22. The Baptist
Convention of North America, with the
Baptist hosts of North and South, East
and West, united today in National as
sembly, nfter their separation follow
ing disagreements upon the negro and
other antebellum questions more than
half a century ago. Their first annual
session convened at the Jamestown Ex
position today, with between 4000 and
5000 delegates in attendance.
Unitarians Choose Officers.
BOSTON, May- 22. The American
Unitarian Association today elected
Rev. Samuel A. Elcott, of Cambridge.
Mass.. president, and Horace Davis, of
San Francisco, vice-president.
CHARGED WITH FALSIFYING
Teller of Defunct Bank Must Ex
plain Certain Entries.
PITTSBURG, May 22. Thomas W. Har
vey, ex-paying teller of the Enterprise
National Bank of Allegheny, which failed
tve years tgo for over $1,000,000, was
placed on trial in the United States Dis
trict Court today. Harvey is charged with
making false entries, abstracting funds
and aiding L. L. Clark, the cashier, who
committed suicide, to misapply funds.
Edward P. McMillan, bookkeeper of tho
Institution, pleaded guilty to similar
charges. Three other employes of the
bank and Forest Nichols, secretary to
William B. Andrews, territorial delegate
to Congress from New Mexico, will alsa
be tried In connection with the failure.
BURNHAM GIVES UP JOB
Indicted Insurance President Is Out.
Eldridge Holds On.
NEW YORK, May 22. Frederick A.
Burnliam, indicted for grand larceny
and forgery, tendered his resignation
as president of the Mutual Reserve Life
Insurance Society at a meeting of the
board of directors today. The resigna
tion was accepted and Archibald 5.
Hynes, formerly general agent for the
Equitable Life Assurance Society, was
elected to succeed Burnham.
George D. Eldridge tendered his
resignation as vice-president, actuary
and member of the board of directors.
His resignation as vice-president was
accepted, but he remains actuary and
a member of the board. No new vice
president was chosen.
LONG HAIRS WILL
FIGHT. THE MAYOR
School Directors Re
fuse to Be Fired.
BUSSE IS DEFIED BY HITTER
Control of Chicago Schools
. Will Be Court issue.
MARCH STOLEN ON MAYOR
President Recogni7.es Removed Men
as Members, ""Then Resigns to
Avoid Removel Hearst
Papers Stir Up Trouble.
CHICAGO, May 22. (Special.) Fol
lowing the action tonight of the School
Board, which defied Mayor Busse, Chi
cago is facing an ugly fight in tha
courts. The "long hairs," by which
title is designated the members who
chased expensive fads and theories
which the public thought were crip
pling the schools, and who -were turn
ing control of the public schools over
to the labor unlono, won first blood in
the crucial encounter tonight. Of ths
12 members dismissed by the Mayor,
five sent In their resignations, but tha
others, who are the leaders of the radi
cal element, refused to be "fired."
They have been encouraged to make
this stand -by the Hearst papers and
also by the labor unions. President
Ritter, who yesterday Bald it was im
perative he should leave the city this
morning, waa worked upon to such an
extent that he remained and presided
at tonight's meeting. He had been
notified by the Mayor that Jhe seven
defiant members were no longer mem
bers of the board and should not b
recognized, but he recognized them,
thus creating a quorum. Immediately
after the meeting, Mr. Rlttor resigned,
hus saving the Mayor the Joy of dis
missing him tomorrow.
The meeting was marked by intense
excitement, for It presages a desper
ate battle to determine whether the
public shall rule the public schools or
whether they shall be turned over to
the'radlcals and the labor unions.
The "re-actlonalies" were not recog
nised as Individuals tonight, although
they clamored for recognition In order
to deliver themselves of fiery speeches.
Mr. Ritter simply announced that a
quorum waa present, but no business
was attempted. The meeting was
adjourned for one week, during which
time both sides will line up for th
battle in the courts.
BRIBED TO VOTE FOR WATER
LOCKPORT COUNCILMEX AL
LEGED TO BE BOODLERS.
One of Board Confesses, but Re
fuses to Give Names of Fellow
Members Implicated. j
LOCKPORT, N. Y., May 22. Ex-Alderman
W. J. Frederichs, who was arrested
on Monday on the charge of bribery in
connection with contracts for the JoOO.OOO
water supply service from the Niagara
River,, appeared before Justice Ernst today.-
but the case was postponed at tha
Instance of the District Attorney, who de
sired to secure corroboration of Freder
richs' alleged confession. Frederichs has
Implicated 11 memners of the City Coun
cil. According to his statement, J32.000 wasi
divided among the Councilmen by a pool
of contractors, who put in bids for the
new water plants. Of this, he said, J8000
went to one city official. 5000 to another.
$3300 to another and 12500 to each of thf
others.
Frederichs refused to divulge the names
of those who. he says, were bribed with
him.
DISCUSS HAGUE MEETING
Diplomats in Conference at Lake
Mohonk, X. V.
LAKE MOHONK. N. Y., May 22.
The second session of the Mohonk con
ference on International arbitration
thlb evening had as its main toplo.
"The Comlnft Hague Conference." Tha
first speaker of the evening was ex
Ambassador to Germany Andrew D.
White.
Bartlett Tripp, of South Dakota. ex
Ambassador to Austria, said that h
spoke as a layman rather than as ar
authority.
The last speaker of the evening wat
John Barrett, director of the Interna
tional Bureau of American Republics,
who discussed Panama canal Interest
in International arbitration.
A preliminary report of the commit
tee to interest business men stated
that 121 organizations of business met
representing 38 states, are eommitteed
to the arbitration movement.
The Rev. Dr. Edward Everett Hals
expressed the opinion that The Hague
conference will do what it can and noi
waste time i ntalklng about what It
cannot do.
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