HIGHER TAX RATE
BACKERS PUZZLE
ON VOTERS' VIEW
Necessary, They Say, if
Many Improvements
Are lo Be Made
FINANCIERS FOR IT
Postponement Will Pile Up
Debts Which Posterity Must
Meet, They Assert
JTho open and frank declaration by
Major Smith that an Increase In the
city's tnxe rate w III pronably he necessary
If Philadelphia li to begin the enmpro
henBlvo program of permanent public Im
lrocmontB now under consideration. I
Iho chief topic of conversation todnv In
political, flmnrlal and business circles
That Philadelphia Is hobbled by a tar
rata Insufflclent for current departmental
expenses and one which therefore enh
not bo made bear the added burden of
Interest and sinking fund charges on new
loans for permanent Improvements Is ad
mitted by all But, will the voters submit
to a tax Increase, Is the ciucstlon being
asked by politicians nnd officials In City
Hall.
To postpone action which will Increase
the city's current revenues, tlnanclors
point out, will not onl hold up Improve
ments now planned for Philadelphia but
will at the samo time pile, up debts for
current expenses which posterity must
meet with Interest added
FINANCING PLANS
The actual financing of the public Im
provemnts already begun or those which
the new Administration Is about to under
take will be met from loans lloated speci
fically for that purpose Hut the Interest
andtha sinking fund charges on these
Joans will hae to be met from the cur
rent rcenucs of the city or, in other
words, from direct and Indirect taxis On
bonds Issued for 10 years the Interest and
pinking fund charges total annually about,
ti per cent of the amount of the loan
The City Controller Is required b law
lo charge against the city's gross nnnual
levenue the total of tnese Interest and
Kinking fund charges on all loans, before
the amount available foi departmental
appropriations and general funds can be
intimated Therefore iiU. per cent of
vhat ma be the total of the loan floated
(or the public Improvement will have
1 be added to the annual fixed charges to
ca met out of the taxes and other revenue
cources.
With Philadelphia already facing an op
erating deficit for 19 1C of between
$4,000,000 and $6,000,000 the Impossibil
ity of entering upon any extensive public
Improvements without increasing the tax
rats or the revenue from some sources,
can hi plalnl seen, c it j financiers sa.
The only meat public Impiovetueut
which can be can led forward without
adding matcriallv to the present lixcd
charges of the citj are those of transit
tnd port improvement nd this bv rea
son of a provision included In the act of
Assembly passed last voir increasing the
.ity'a hot rowing capacity from 7 to 10
per cent, on taablo property for transit
and port developments
issri: or auYHAit hond-
This provision mode It possible, llrnt.
for tho city to Issue 50-year bonds instead
of 30-year bonds under the additional I
per cent borrowing limit, thcrebv re
ducing the annual sinking fund charges
from 2H Per cent to 1 pei cent on the
par Value of the bonds Issued nnd, sec
ond, for tho Interest and sinking fund
charges. on the bonds to bevmet from the
net earnings of the transit nnd port Im
provements when the lattei have been
put on an income-producing basis nml
the same charges to be met from the
loan during tho period of in tual con
struction work and, third when such
portion of tho bonds as have been issued
for the Impiovcments are sustained ns
to Interest and sinking fund charges from
the earnings of the Improvements, the
bonds may be excluded from the city's
debt in calculating Its boriowln cnpacltv
But for all other work such as the long
planned South Philadelphia Impiovements,
the completion of the Parkwav, the re
building of the Philadelphia ijener.il Hos
pital, an nrt inusuem.. a fioe library and
the completion of the Noithenst Boule
vard. 61- per cent of the total of th"
bond Issue will have to be borne annually
by the current revenues of the city, and
therefore directl) by the taxpayeis This
Q'i per cent estimate, clt financiers e
plain, is readied bj adding the usual in
terest of 4 per cent on city bonds to the
2V& per cent sinking fund charges on
bonds floated for 3i yeais
AGREU ON INCrtlJAStJD rati:
The one and only solution of tho prob
lems city officials agre is to Increase
the tax rate A considerable sum can
be added to the city's annual revenue to
tal by readjusting the basis of the inci
dental revenues, such as Increasing the
charge for fees in the Recorder of Deeds'
office, the Sheriff's ofllce and the Register
of Wills' ofllce Rut this amount would
be Insufficient by far, members of Coun
cils' Finance Committee say
A move has already been made to re
adjust the basis of the charges for water.
In order to Increase the revenue from
this bureau. At the present time, ac
cording to the officials of the bureau,
water by the meter rate Is being furnished
it 4 cents a gallon, while the cost' of
pumping and nitration of the water Is x
cents a gallon The present ratio between
the charges by the meter rate and charges
for persons not having meters is said to
be greatly In favor of those having the
meters, and therefore not equitable
A committee from Councils is studying
thu problem, with a view to changing
the rates for city water, and Increasing
tho city's annual revenue from this
source. But even assuming that all these
minor sources are changed to produce
more annually for the city, the city offi
cials say this sum will not be sufficient
for the immediate needs, aside from pro
ducing any additional revenue for fixed
charges on new loans
While only 50 per cent of the citj's
annual revenue is from direct taxation
the great portion of the revenue derived
from other miscellaneous and Incidental
sources cannot be changed, owing to con
tracts and agreements, sucli as those be
tween the city and the transit company
and gas company Tim tax rate, there
fore, city financiers show, must be made
to bear the great burden of any additional
revenue which the city must realize both
to meet the present operating deficit and
tp meet the Axed interest and sinking fund
charges on public improvements as
planned.
SWINPLER SENT TO JAIL
Two Y?arg for Man With Varied
Criminal Record
NEW YORK, Feb. It-Arthur U
Da,vld. alias Collins, and also known as
Sir Robert Tourblllon, who pleaded guilty
10 ualng the malls to defraud, today was
sentenced to two years in the Federal
prison at Atlanta
David was originally arrested upon the
charge of being leader of a band of black
mailers, who were extorting money from
alihy violators of the white slave law,
but la the course of their Investigation
Uj authorities discovered the mail frauds
and decided la press this charge Instead
o tbe other David lured Innocent in
gtwi to invent id mythical peat lands in
bt puito, which, he said, were about to
a 'jt4 at a gtoat profit
2
. r, ?vpjm f,m'gt
Mww,..iiiumiiLi;ji
I'll in In llnillnst
HENIIY UniSCKINRIDGK
Assistant Secretary of War, who
resigned with his chief, I.indlcy
M. Garrison.
GARRISON'S SUCCESSOR
TO HE NAMED SOON
Continued from I'nrje One
bond of tho war (tepaittnent was neoes
soiv became of doubt regarding his
right to act as -!eeiolniv of War when
the post Is Mi cant bv leslgn itlim I'ihIit
the taw a temporary appointment of this
I'lianicu r can ne isupii only iui ." ciay -
nnd the White House said that as soon as
the new secrotnrv had ciunllllcl the tern
poinr appointment would of noeossltv
expire
The usual Cabinet meeting was held
toelny and It Is undeistooil that the entlte
question of national eloronsc was under
consideration The members weie utterly
uucqmmunlcnlivo on leaving and none
would venture nnv Informntlon weirding
the Idcntltv of tlio (.iniililnte the I'lisldint
has in mind as Garrison s Biiccci-sor
Action bv the President In virtu illy
withdrawing Admliilstiiitlon suppoit from
the C.iirlson continental iiimv plan, and
manifesting a willingness lo treat with
Its opponents on the bisis of a pioponl
to Inciensc the National Gunrd at the
expense of the proposed (ontlnental arm,
is understood to have picclplt'ited the
break between tho Piesldont and -iecre-t.ir
Garrison
Although it has been iiimoieil for some
time that Seciotnrv Harrison felt Hint
the Piesldent wns not giving ills armv
preparedness program the support to
which It was entitled, news of the resigna
tion stiuck official Washington almost
dumb with surprise
Tho President himself piob.iblv will
take personal charge of the Adnilnistra
tlon's nation il defence plans in Congress
It transpires that Mr Clnirlson, follow
ing n lengthv i onespondence upon their
differences of opinion, .ibiuptlv trnns.
mitted his resignation to the 1'icsldenl at
' o'clock vesterda morning
Mr Wilson nlthoiich not unaware of
thi possibilities of the situation, was sur
prised b the action of Ml. Gaiilson and
made mi effort to Induce the Secretary of
nr to reconsidei. Mr. Garrison declined
to withdraw the reslgnilion and dis
played Impitloncc to lecelve .in enily ac
ceptance The President theieupon infnimid Mr.
G-iirlson that ho would .inept the
li'sigintion before the elose nf the dav
Mr Wilson wrote his note accepting the
resignation .it S o'clock, .mil linmedlntel
made public Ills action
HARRISON l.l'AVKS ('A PIT. I.
When the news of the sin prising event
flew through the i.ipllul it wiib discov
eied that the Sccietar of Wur hud left
with Mis Gnriisori in the afternoon .Mr
Gaiilson had spent less thrill two bonis
nt his office In the fmenenn and had
U ansae led no offltlnl business. He did
not icappeai at the department In the
afternoon, but was "icn huaiiling the
Congressional Limited with .Mrs Gar
rison at 4 o'clock
'I he leslgnatlon was picilpitated .it tlil-t
particular time In the fact tint Mr Gni
rlson win to addiess the National Cham
ber of Commerce convention vciteidn
afternoon on nntlonal defence. He felt it
lmtier.ltive to Vulct' i, nle.l tn the lnntlri.,s
men of the countiv foi suppoM of the '
Continental rmy plan, with a view to
moving Congress to adopt this scheme In j
prefeunee to tho Nntlonal Giiind mo-
pos.il lie found that he would not have
the Piesldent behind him In such an ap- I
peal, anil thai lie would not b siic.inlns i
for the Administration
Mr Gaiilson, theiefoie, remained away
from tile Chainhei of Comiueico meeting
He sent word to one of th) otlieois of
the nrgani7.ition that lie could not be
nresont. hot the leiiKrin fm Id r-iii, en i
appear wa n msloiv to tho members
until the news ol the resignation spieac.
through iho capital
Details of the developments which e-t' I
up to the resignation nf the Senetarv of j
Aor hecume kuoun when the Whit. !
nouse summoned tin newspnpoi cotre-
spondents at S o'clock last night and Is
sued loples of the con eapundeni which I
has passed between Mi Gairlson and the I
President since the Hist of the 0ai
It appears from this correspondence th it i
the Secietnr of War delivered a terse
clear-cut and emphatic note in n nature I
of an ultimatum to the Piesiilent Wcdnes- '
da, in vvhicn he slated that theie weie i
two qucst'ons upon which ho is compelled
to declare Ills position ' elellnltelv and un
mistakabl " He referred to the Inde
pendence of the Philippines and national
defense
Mr Garrison nsseiteel that the Clarke
amendment lepresents an abandonment
of the clut of this nation and a broach
of trust toward the Klllplnos," and that
he could not acepiiesce in It He said that
It was neeessaiy for him to state his
views of tho Clarke amendment to the
House Committee on the Philippines Im
mediate! , and he pointed out that If Mr.
Wilson did not agree with him ho cou'd
not present lo the committee the uttitude
of the Administration
CITKD A NATION IMPKKIU.D
The Secietary of War, In speaking of
the question of National defense in this
letter, said "reliance upon the militia
lor national cieicnse," would lie "an un
'ustinatiie imperilling of the
Nations
saret lie added that "It would not
only be a sham in itself, but its enact
ment into law would prevent, if not
destroy the opportunity to procure
measures of real genuine national de
fense " fie said thut he could not ac
cept such a substitution for the Con
tinental Army plan.
Mr. GarrUon Informed the President
that he would be compelled to state his
position upon national defense before the
Chamber of Commerce esterday after
noon "If with respect to either matter," ha
wrote, "we are not In agreement upon
these fundamental principles, then I could
not. with propriety, remain our seeming
representative in respect thereto Our
convictions would be manifestly not only
divergent, but utterly irreconcilable
"You will appreciate the necessity of
timely knowledge upon my part of the
determination reached by ou with re
spect to each of these matters, bo that
I may act advisedly In the premises "
PRESIDENT ANSWERS DEMAND
Confronted with this ultimatum from
bis subordinate to declare his views once
and for all upon these two questions,
the President replied to Mr. Garrison
under date of ye-terdaV.
Mr. Wilson in this reply stated that
he regards the Clarke amendment free
ing the Filipinos from two to four years
hence as "unwise at this time", but that
It would be inadvisable for hint to pro
nounce Judgment upon it until It should
be passed by Congress and laid before
him tor iXn approval or disapproval.
-xttn
EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY
HAY CHECKMATED GARRISON'S PLAN J
FOR CONTINENTAL ARMY OF 400,000 I
WASHINGTON. Feh. 11 ThV Attitude of Chairman Hav. of the I
House Military Affairs Committee, probably was more keenly resented
by Secretary of War Garrison, who resigned yesterday, than that of any
other responsible congressional leader.
After Garrison had completed his plan, which he thought would
eliminate the two chief objections to the present militia system, ho fountl
the Hav bill actually entrenched the conditions to which he objected.
First of nil, Garrison favored a plan whereby officers of State guards
should bo under a national board of officers to test their efficiency. Ap
pointment of officers by Governors for political favors, or their selection
by men in tho ranks, he considered fatal to any plan of military effective
ness. His second objection to the present militia is that it is governed from
48 different centres and has 48 different standards of efficiency. He
wanted it all directed from Washington. Hero again he ran into opposi
tion of State officers nnd found Hny had decided to stand by them.
Garrison believed his plan of a volunteer army of 400,000 would
nttrnct young men who would enlist in the militia. Ho planned to enlist
133,000 men ench year for a term of three years; and to train them Under
regular officers near their own homes in summer camps. They would
receive regulars' pay while on duty. Tho estimated annual cost was
$45,000,000.
RESIGNATION OF GARRISON
SPLITS DEMOCRATIC PARTY
tnnllnnrel from Pane One
ruing the enlistment term as General
Wood nnd many other officers have snld,"
declared Ha who favors a long-term
enlistment
Onrrlson's resignation will not ptove n
blow to tho general cause of national
defense, Hav snld
"Some sav pieparcdness Is one thing
and some another," said Ha "I think
the committee will bring out a bill which
Is generally satisfactory to the Ailinlnis-
tintlon nnd to CongresB, with real
progress for preparedness
iiAitowicK" msrr.XDS wii.son
Sell (tor Hnidwick, of Georgia 'Mr
Garrison s Idea seems to he thnt the Pies
Iclcnt should Insist on onr particular plan
nnd Insist on nothing else bv v a- of sug
gestion oi compromise that Congress mav
have to olfei Anv one who Is tt all ex
perienced here must realise tint no
I'losldent of the I'nltoel Stales could
nilopt such n course unci succeed with his
pin,! mil nnd If ,ilr Gmrlson wns un
wllllnc n rtniain In the Cabinet esc opt
on that condition Ills retirement ftom It
Is the best thing th it could happen
Senator NewlniicN, or Nevneli "I ciulte
agiee Willi Ml Girrison in the view that
COMMENT OP NEWSPAPERS
ON GARRISON'S RESIGNATION
New York Herald
Mr Garrison's dupartuio fiom the Cab
inet Is a distinct loss to the Administra
tion nnd to the countr II Is nothing
more nor less than statement of fact to
si that of till the men whom tho Presi
dent gathered Into his official household
at tho beginning of this Administration,
Ml Garrison lias made the most fuvor
nble impression upon the counti "I hut
linpiosslon will in no sense bo weakened
b the cltcumstuncos attendant upon his
resignation, rather It will be stiengthenocl
for Mr. Garrison's resignation Is prompted
liv principle
lAlilentlv Mr G.mison Is too nitirh of
a patriot to be put to sncrllicing Iho
nation s preparedness even on the nltnr nf
militia politics and in the enr ol a nn
tlonal (lection
New York Times
Secretarv Gaiilson s free to leslgu
The Piesldent cannot resign i et the ic
tusal of Congress to accept the Conti
nental Armv pnit of the plan of prepared
ness is as much a rebulf to the Piesldent
ns to his Secretaiv of War. although In
his letter to Mr Garrison he shows a
gie.it deal of patience and forbeniance
The defeat in Congress of the Presi
dent s plans foi nntlonal defense would
pi ov oke the public Indignation If to thnt
be added the shameless bleach of trust
involved In withdrawing out protection
from the Philippines, with the pcisslbilltv.
still ell ended, of a --ettlement of the l.usi
tanln case Incompatible with the national
ellgnlt and honoi, the countrv will have
hid fiom the Democratic part moie than
il can or will stand
New York World
'Iho Piesldent believed it was his dutv
to tr to convince I'ongies, and on this
difitience of opinion ns to method the i
f-eeretni y of Win abrupllv deserts the i
Administration and leaves the count! In
ln' ""'"
The World has l.lsh ie,;anl foi lodge
Gmrlson and has long regarded hlin its
one or the niilesi men in the .National
Government, but his teslgnatlou Is a ver I
uiavo mistake Hellevlng what he be-
lives, it was his dutv to keep up the fight,
lemembering thnt this session of Congress i
, "either the beginning noi the end of,
legislation
Socretar Garrison ic signed befoie ail i
of tin measures about vvhleli he was so
milch concerned had come to a decisive I
vote Indeed, one or the mils had not et
!.., .l,fl,l In ll,n. . Ir,. ,.,.,. .. ,
(gnatlon ai "a ha.tV. im PUlsUe uV I fSft'awr oV o?"lat h'ich " coUm
impossible to iustif, and not ,s , ex- , .Sies's. vviufone'eve oYK!-"
c I ngi and perquisites, nppaieiitl is prepai-
v, Vni-b- dim ' '"B t0 substitute foi it The important
ew torn nun fact ls t,mt ,l(, Presicl.nt has lost one
Hv the resignation of the Secretarv of f ,ls most competent advisers at a critl
Wai the Administration and more the I cal moment nnd that the War Department
countr, loses a most valuable seivaut 'has lost a capable head who hnel made
New York Slants Zeituni j himself thoiouKhl familiar with the mll-
ApparentI the caui-e for Garrison
leslgnatlon la hidden in the foreign pol
H nf President Wilson and not in Dem
ocratic nfTalrs Mr Garrison has regarded
seriousl not only his office of Secretary
of War, but also bis position as adviser
to the President but President Wilson
needs no advisers but messenger bos
Journal of Commerce
The resignation of Secretar of Wat
Garrison and his ihlef assistant, Bred,
cnrldge. will be received b the countr
with universal surprise, and no doubt with
a good deal of regret Apart from the
question of mil I Uu y pieparedness Mr
Garrison was regarded, partly on account
of his Judicial experience, as one of the
ablest and most earnest and upright mem
bers of the Cabinet, and one most devoted
lo '" success oi r-resiuent vvusons Ad-
lllilliairiiiiuu - -
Evidently Mr Garrison paid much less
heed than the President to political con-
ulderfiClmiH nnri Icppninr iha Cnnt.. ..
gether to get what could be agreed upon
rather than the utmost that was desired
Probably his retirement was the only way
out of what to him was an Inextricable
difficulty
New York Tribune
The country will deeply regret Secretary
Garrison's retirement from the Cabinet
He has won its respect and confidence by
his ability and broad mindedness As Sec
retary of War he has measured up to the
standard tet in that office by the ablest
of his predecessors
Ills resignation ls an evil omen for the
Administration It Is of evil omen also for
all those who recognise how much there
was for him to do In his field for the pub
lic Interest and how much less is likely to
be done now- that he is to be superseded
by a more pliant adviser at the head of
the War Department
Boston Post
What effect this retirement of the able
and energetic Secretary of War will have
upon the political fortunes of the Admin
istration, as well as upon the general pre
pa redness campaign ln Congress, it Is
rather early to attempt to say. The Sec
retary's army plans were, t hag been
known for some .little time, In grave dan
ger fit ueieai. mm resignation, therefore,
can hardly change matters much in the
way of army increases jU hew estbjlsh.
the Stale militia cannot be eflUIentlv
used us a pari of a nntlonal nillltniv or
ganization I also ngiee that sonic form
of coinpulsor service Is leqtllred, but 1
think thnt the ('resident Is right In not
closing his ear to congressional sugges
tions nnd thus foiecloslng discussion."
Spenkc i Clark
' There's nothing to sn It s all over "
Ittprescntatlvc- Campbell, of Kansas
'The resignation or Secietai Garrison
shows he did not think the President
was sincere. In his Western sp-cches
when he nelvocatril the continental nrmv '
Democratic leader Kltchln "It Is verv
unfoitlinnte I regarded Seciotnrv Garri
son as one of the strongest men In the
Cabinet The President renlled that
Congress would not accept the i ontlnental
army plan The Piesldent le.illed it
was futile lo fight longer unrrion
wanted In keep on fighting"
Representative Knhn of California
member Mllltarv Affairs Committee ' I
am soriv the Secretarv has teslgned A
i ahliiit officer is something like tin mmv
olllcei who mnkes a plan to meet the
ntlnck ol the eneiiiv. If he concenlintes
his mind on one plan alone and tho e nemv
uses some other ntrntegv, then lie Is lost "
inetit The naval piogiam is not affected
at nil
Polltlenllv. for thnt aspect of tho case Is
bound to be considered, iliis new split in
tho Cabinet Is not one of the best things
that could hnppen foi the Democrac. The
Itc public m enemv is quick nowiidivs to
seise upon nnv thing that gives It a talk
ing point and this fmnlshcs one that it
will tuin ns ndioitlv- as possible to what
ever advantage It thinks mav ncciue
Hut the Administration Is not disinte
grating Boston .Journal
I. indlei. M Gmrlson's resignation as
Societal of Win Is rcgietted not oulv
because It ci eatos some confusion In i
dep trtment where keen leadership is vital
tnd.iv, lull because the Cabinet needed
the Gmrlson binlns nnd backbone Piesl
dont Wilson wns not over fortunate In ills
Cabinet .-elections. Although tho clump
in,; of Divan whs a relief, thnt boon is
alirost wiped out bv the loss of Garri
son Boston Herald
The news columns describe with suffi
cient fullness, and doubtless with renson
nble ncctunev the Inlluences which have
led Secretaiv Garrison to lav down his
post In the Cabinet These include his
dlsplonsiiio at the scant attention which
the I'-esldent and Congtess have been
giving to his pioposnl for n continental
armv and its nppnrent purpose to llber
itr tho Philippine Islanils before' he thinks
their dav of deliverance has mrlvoil, mid
he must fuithor find himself out of touch
with must of the test of the Cabinet It
self, bv le.isnn of his eilstimtlv militant
view. Tie believes in universal seivite.
anil leseuts with vigor the notion that
piopmedness h is an teudenc to provoke
wat
Detroit Free Press
The resignation of I. indie) M
Gaiilson
t tie best
the oniv
deprives Piestdi-ul Wilson nf
menibei of his office familv.
menibei who nt times has hoemeel to ap
proximate the statute of men geueiallv
seloitetl to make up the- official familv
elide of a chief oNeouttve
Mi Garrison also has shown a certain
degice of independence and coinage Ho
''' n01 trlf'a ,0 mislead the public and
It should bo loniombereil to his credit
that he stooel for prepaiedness nt a limn
when preparedness was uniloi tho White
House frown
tt'HVT PHILADELPHIA PAPKIEh SAV.
Record
'l his Is not the time or placu tn go into
" "--"" " "' " li"i '" "llll-ll
iiur neeus oi nit; iiiiciuu arm nan uevoteci
himself to the preparation of a project
of defense with unprecedented zonl and
patriotic ardor Such a man will be hurd
to replace Ills Inopportune withdrawal
Is a loss to the nation
Inquirer
Tho losu of Mr Garrison Is a berlous
I blow, for his was the bole Imposing men-
tallt In the official family of the White
I House. A strong man, whose heart was
i in his work, who had given the better
part of two ears to the close study of
preparedness, he evident! could not put
up with the weak support given his "con
tinental arm ' plan by the President
When tho President failed to make It
plain that this plan was the Administra
tion plan, and apparently yielded to vis
iting statesmen. It is easy to understand
that the Secretary, deprived of bucking,
lost Interest and washed his hands of
whatever legislation that is to come.
Public Ledger
Secretary Garrison's sudden and unex
pected resignation marks the second se
rious break in President Wilson's Cab
inet Unlike that which preceded it, the
change removes one of the most trusted
and able of the President s advisers, an
official who possessed the confidence of
the public In a marked degree, and who
was respected by the officers of the army.
Evening Bulletin
President WUsn will find it difficult to
fill the p(aca In his official family left
vacant by the leslgnatlon of Secretary
Garrison. The New J-sc" member has
Impressed himself on the country as one
of the strong men one of the few strong
men whom the President has called to
intimate or Important service In the na
tional Administration, and his withdraw
al at any time and under any circum
stances would cause regret.
It can only be a matter of serious na
tional regret when a man of strength,
who baa gained tho confidence of the na
tion as has Judgo Garrison, cannot be held
ln the seryice at a critical point arid
critical time, regardless of differences of;
opinion and policies.
Evening Telegraph
Secretary Garrison's abrupt resignation
front the Secretaryship of Wr comes
after the public had reejve4 many ng
thru his project for A great reserve army
would be rejected by Congress Informed
bj members of the House Military Com
mittee that virtually no sentiment ex
ists In Congress In favor of the continental
army plan. President Wilson Is reported
to have replied that "he did not mean to
force the ndoptlon of any particular plnn
for military reorganisation
SCOTT. ACTlNtt SECRETARY,
I)()I)(!i:S HKETLNri OK CABINET
Would "Be Unusual" for Him lo At
tend, Is Explanation
WASHINGTON. Cob II.-Major Gen
eral fillRli Scott Chief of Staff of 1 1 if
Armv. today Is Acting Secretarv of Wnr
whlle tho President Is making up his mlliil
regarding n successor for I.lndlov M Gar
rison, whoso resignation, announced last
night slmllrel Washington
Geneinl Scotf. however, would not at
tend the regulai 1'rldn Cabinet meeting
todn It wns snld nt his office. Jt wouiu
be "unusual" for him to do so was the
explanation given.
CRAtiO SAY.S IIP, HAD INKLING
(iARRIKOX WOULD RESIGN
Will Not Stop Continental Army Foes,
He Asserts
WASHINGTON. Cob II -That the
resignation of Socretnry of War Garrison
will not change the hostility nf the House
Mllltmy AfTnlrs Committee to the con
tinental ui Hi) plan was announced today
bv Iteprcsontntlve Thomas H. Crngo of
WiDliosburg, one of the two Pennslvnnla
members of the committee
"The resignation of Garrison did not
surprise me," he said "1 hnd un initnng
from the Seciotnrv a month ago that If
the i omiultti'o rclccted his continental
armv scheme ho would leslan The hint
wns so strong Hint at the time I told
one of the men with me T believed he
Intended to give up Ills portfolio
"The continental mmv Is the olllv
recommendation of tin Win Department
that Hie romriiltte e does not favor In
view of that fact It Is too hail Secretnrv
Garrison felt lie mist re lgn He Is
absolutely right on tho Philippine ipies
tion The House Military ITnlrs Committee
Is willing to increase the standing aim
to tho 113,000. lecoiiimelided bv the Wnr
Department, or even moio than tliat
There is not hovvovei, a single member In
favor or the continental armv Of coilise
thev nio agreed thai the national guard
as It stanels todnv Is not the second line
of defense needed, but the members want
to see what cun be done toivard building
it up "
It Is uiieli rstooel on Capitol Hill thnt the
continental armv hid no more chalice In
the Senate than In tho House Senator
Ch imberliiln, clialininn of the Senate
-Mllltarv Auuirs Committee, told Adjutant
Genornl I'ostei of the 1'lorldu National
Guaiei and Uljut.uit General Stewart of
the PeiiiiHlv.itihl Guard, when tliev ap
peared before Ills committee In opposition
tn tho continental armv. that thev should
di. lit a bill that would he acceptable to
tho guaid
IMNDKLL W ILL SU(TKEI)
(JARJUSOXSAYS IIHI'OIIT
Rumor Recalls Loss of Ambassador
ship to Russia
PI'CMIIA. III. IVb 11-Heniv M Pin
dell, publlslici of the I'coila Journal and
nt orre tiino Anibnssadot to Husslu for 21
hours, succeed I.lndlev M Gmrlson
as .Secietarv of W.u, him a report cut
lont here, nnd Ml Plnelell has not denied
its trutli
"I have nothing to sav" has been his
onlv ic spouse to nil 'lU'stiuns upon the
subject It is understood thnt he will
leave heic on haturdav mid go at once
lo Washington, wiiere he will enhft r with
the Piesldent on Tutsduv
Politicians here regard this as a iRst
attempt of the President to ie cognize his
tiusty supporter in some substantial vvuv
before the close of his term. Through
objections both at homo unci obi oriel Mi
Pincloll was forced to resign his post of
Ambassador to itussln the dav after Ire
was appointed I!y this act Mi Wilson
was robbed of the clnnco of doing both
Ids followei and the Mnte of Illinois a
favor
Both of those, It Is believed tho Chief
Hxecuttvo Is anxious tn do liver since
In lefused to indoise the candidacy of
Itogei Sullivan loi the Senntorshlp In
1511 there has been haul feelings against
him In tho Stnte. mid ho Is apparently
anxious to overcome this
Tho name of lleniv M Pliidoll echoed
f,u beyond the furthermost leaches of
his native city in tho fall of Ills, when
Woodiow Wilson presented It to tho Sen
ate ns his choice foi the post of Ambas
sador to Itussia Subsequently niiinv
things happened A letter which Senntoi
Jim Ham I.owls, of Illinois, was supposed
to have written to Mr Pindell became
public Senatoi lvvls later repudiated
this missive, which described the joys
of the ambassadorship to Itussia In glow
ing woid plctuies, dwelt upon the great
opportunities foi much tiavel and little
work which the post otTeiod. mid adcloil
that Mr Pincloll could resign and retain
to his woik befoie tho Peoria Journal
suffered through his absence
for tills, or other lensons, the special
session of Congtess adjoin nod with the
post of Hiisslnii Ambnssadoi still un
filled The President immediately ie
nomluated Mr Pincloll nt the succeeding
regulai session The owner of the Jour
nal wns appointed Ambassador on Juuu
ai 27. 1914, and resigned within -il hours
it was rumored at tho time thnt hostility
of the Czar's Government was respon
sible for his action
On April tl. 1915. Pindell, of Peona. lufl
his home town, laboring under the Im
pression that he had been selected for
a House-like mission to Curope and
started Hast On April 21 he sailed for
the Old World, In an atmosphere of se
ciec Two davs later tho W'hlte House
dented that it had Intrusted the Ambas-sador-for-a-da
with any mission what
ever When Mr Pindell returned to the
I'nlted States, on June 7, he said that he
had been observing the war on his own
account, and made no further mention
of his supposed secret trust
ROUSE DEMOCRATS TWITTED
OYER (iARRISOX'S ACTION
Mann Calls It One of the Party's
"Constant Conditions"
WASHINGTON. Feb 11 - small Duiry
occurred today in the House over Secie
tary Garrison's resignation The Itepub
licans twitted the Democrats in paitisan
fashion
"I never object to an thing that shows
the conditions that constantly exist in
the Democratic party," said Itepublicnu
Leader Mann, waving his hand and grin
ning across tho aisle at the Democrats
Mann had been asked if he objected to
insertion in the Congressional Record of
the letters exchanged between Garrison
and the President.
Mr Humphrey, of Washington, -.epub-llcan,
had asked that the be printed,
and Mr Uarnhait Democrat, of Indiana,
had objected
Introducing a peace lesolutlon Mr
Barnbart praised President Wilson for
accepting the resignations of Secretary
Garrison and Assistant Secretary 13rec
enridge, "No national act In the history of the
world," he said, "has give- so much
peace and happiness as Woodrow Wil
son's affirmation of the doctrine of peaco
on earth and good will to men by his ac
tion yesterday in accepting the resigna
tion of ono In his orilcial family out of
harmony it) e beat Interests of con
tinued pco.ee in our blessed countr
ft, &nQj.fAS&"
11, 1916-
"1
'IS
Resianallon Will Have
No Effect, Hay sc'
"Secretary of Wnr Garrison's
rcsignntion will have no effect on
Conirrcss." Chahman Hay, of the
House Military Affairs Committee.
"The continental nrmy plan was
n sham and a stop Eap." General
Wood, former chief of staff.
BOOM GARRISON TO RUN
FOR JERSEY GOVERNOR
TO QUIET DEMOCRATS
Resignation, Lenders Say,
Comes at Time to End Fac
tional Fights and Bring
Harmony
FIELDER IS FOR HIM
TIU2NTO.V. I'eh 11. According lo
1'onioorntlci lentlene here, tho resignation
of I. Indie If Garrison as Secretary of
War conies nt a psychologic!) moment to
stop factional differences nmong the
Democratic of the State nnd to establish
a party harmonv In the gubernatorial con
test, in view of the launching of Mr. Gar
rison's boom for the Democratic guber
natorial nomination
Should ho accept tho nomination, the
majority of Democrats feel that the other
candidates would give way to the ma
Jorltv and dool ire themselves for Mr.
Gnrilson Although there are harsh crit
icisms directed toward Mr Garrison bo
iiiuse of his alleged disloyalty tn Presi
dent Wilson In resigning- nt this time,
this feeling, however, Is ti minority one
iinonp Denioctnts
The Demoeiatio ninjoiltv declare Onr
ron to bo the logical imidldale for Gov
ernoi. principals because ho would bo
recogiil70d hv the Independent voters',
many Republicans and a large majority
of the Democrats
KIHT.Dini A HOO&TI3R
Governor Fielder today received the
news of the leslgnatlon with great sur
lirlre and received tho mention of .Mr
Ganlson's name ns u gubernatorial candi
date with considerable enthusiasm In
xpenklng or the resignation of Mr Gar
rison tho 1'xeeutlvo said:
J ii m sorrv to lenrn of Secietarv of
War Gnnlson's resignation it comes
ns a surprise to me to know thnt such
n valuable, efficient and conscientious
man like Mi. Garrison should with
draw from such ,-ui important post It
will be hind to replace him and I hope
there Is n possibility that he will re
consider his resignation.
WOULD IAKK 'IO SUi: HIM RUN.
"I am foi him," declared Govcinor
1 ieldei, when nsked ns to the posslbll
itv of Mi. Gnrrlson ns gubernatorial tim
ber "I would like to see him run. He
would make a wonderful cnndldnte and
u powerful nnd Ideal Govcruoi His rec
ord shows that he could do great things
for- New Jersev "
.State Tiensurci Gtosscup was c harv in
expressing his opinion regarding Mr Gnt
ilson's leslgnatlon While ho did not sav
much, ho Intimated that the m ijorlty of
Democrats would not favor Mi. Garri
son's cnndlelncv, because of a feeling that
he had been dlslovul to President Wilson.
ln the Republican tanks Secretaiv Gar
rison's candidacy Is heing considered
seilously Many of them asset t that Mr
Garrison's teslgnatlou will reduce to a
great extent the prestige or President Wil
son In New- Jersey, where Mr Garrison is
well liked and heartily admired
"PACIFISTS HAD NO PART
IX (JARIMSOcVS ACT" BR VAX
Former Secietary May Issue State
ment on Resignation
PAI.ATKA ria . T-'eb 11 'Thn ...,..,.
advocates had absolutely nothing to do
with Secretary Gnrrlson's leslgnatlon"
declared foimer Secretary of State Will
iam Jennings Bryan today
"Further than that I do not enre to sav
anv thing nt this time It is the first 1
have henrel of It "
Mr Hryan said he might Issue a rormal
statement lntei
GARRISON'S ARMV PLAN.
NEVER POPULAR, JMW DOOMED
Senators and Congressmen to Elimi
nate Continental Idea
WASHINGTON,
Tell
elimination of the continental armv plan
fiom the propiredness piogram in Con
gloss seems certain
t-onator Chambetlaln. chairman of the
Senate Military Affalis Committee, gave
out an Interview todav declaring that the
plan vyns never popular with his Im
tee ivlth the House Military Affairs Co, u.
mlttee o, with Congressmen general y
and that he expected , to be abaSSSSed'
WILLS PRODATEDTODAY
One of Them the Testament of Woman
Who Died in Germany
Wills probated today Included those of
Maitba M Hnrtpence. who died In Han
over. Get many, leaving to relatives n,.
estate valued at JSO.COfl i,. . 3. a"
who died In the Medlco-CMrurrfc'al 11'
Pl.al J5T00. and Sallle U Smith 'SStUlS?.
Smith. 6128 Wood-
land avenue, JCOOO
The personalty of the estate of Zachary
1 hubers has been appraised at il?K.
lohn D
u Wilson, J30.S35 II George I Pn,;"
31'.3 23. Wright AVrlgley mam"
Sleanor hylv ester, S3308 w ' ,739' 6I'
nelly
and K
Demand for Copper Continues
.!-. i uim, reo 11 Th
abnormal
......,. .. x.ywvr continues jui,.e.j
although no change is icnorted in i d'
from those of yesWda P,vhe VLP.r,5?
uvery advanced to 27' unn .,7rT
and August deliveries to sr "inE? nSiy
unheard of heretofore In h6 Imw8
deliveries so far ahead The view Jr
freely exp.essed that the height of Th3
advance has not yet been refc hed aSd
under the pressm now to' -,. "iJJ, a"a
demands of users? a" sha 'e'S
price in the near future will not e" 2
any surprise among traders
Rich Rictiardi m a n a c
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GARRISON BIDS ADIEU
TO POLITICS; WILL NOT
OPPOSE WILSON PLAN I
Ex-Secretary of War Declnron
He Will Not Take Stump
to Urge His Scheme
for Preparedness
BACK TO LAW PRACTICE
NHW YORK. Feb II -n-oSecretary of
War Mndlcy M Garrison m his nr!t
stnlemcnt since resigning from the Phs.
.dent'a Cabinet, today declared he had t.
tired from politics nnd that he "could not
concelvo of his taking the stump again
President Wilson."
Tho former Secretary received news
papermen early this afternoon at (j,,
homo of George Tcary, on 6th avenue He
went to the Lenry home Immediately on
his arrival here Inst night, but during thj'
morning nil communication was denied
and It wag first declared ho would tnalct
no stntement
"Get It out of your head that thercs (,
anything political in my action" was one.
of Mr Gnrrlson'H first statements when
word was finally sent out that ho would
meet tho reporters
GOING BACK TO LAW
"I am going to find some place when
I can pursue my vocation, or avocation
suppoit myself and mv wife nnd lay by
a little for the future " he continued Mr
Gnrlson wns n lawyer, practicing In jtr!
sey City, before taking n position In th
President's Cabinet
"I am out of politics I am not a r...
elldale for the Governorship of New tr,
sev and would not accept the Governor
ship If I were handed a certificate of ele.
tlon "
Asked If he Intended to carry his oppo
sltlon to President WII-on's plans for th
nrmy In connection with his prcparedneij
campaign further and openly oppoce the
President, Mr. Gnrrison said
"I cannot conceive or mv taking th
stump ngalnst the President
"I have served the public for 12 years
nnd olrcumstnnccs are such now that I
nm able to lay by something for th
future."
The fotmcr Secretary refused to discuss
politics In anv way. He said he talked
with Assistant Secretary Breckinridge be
foie submitting his resignation, but de.
clnrcd he consulted no one else nnd knew y,
nothing of any one else contemplating t'ii
reuremcni, ,jjj(
Asked whether his decision to resitn 'nt!
was reached suddenly or had been con- "',
templnted for some time, he said
AVOIDS POLITICS
"Tint hinges on policy You must get
your Impression from the published cor
respondence. "I have no plans except to resume my J
profession," he continued "I refuse to ;'
think on any subject whutever pertaining ,3X'
to the Administration. I have retired "'i
from politics absolutely.
Mr Garrison refused to discuss Interna
tional affairs In nny way He said lit
might remain In Xcw Vork throughout
today nnd tomorrow
GARRISON MAY TAKE UP LAV
IN JERSEY CITY, SAYS BROTHER
Justice Garrison, Merchantville, Sur
prised at Resignation
I.lndlev M Gairlson, who has resigned,, .i'
ns Secretary of War, will probably talc
up the ptactlce of law In Jersey City or
Trenton, according to a statement made
today by his brother, Charles Grant Gar
rison, a Justice of the Supreme Court or
New Jersev, who lives at Merchantville. i
Justice Garrison's announcement con
cerning the future plans of the former
Secretarv of Wni was made when he as
asked if il was thought likely that his
brother would go to Merchantville to
live
"No, he won't come here," he said, "w
haven't lived together since wo were boys.
It Is probable that he will either settle
In Trenton or Jersey City and resume the
practice of law "
Justice Garrison said his brother1!
leslgnatlon from the President's Cabinet
came ns n great sui prise to him.
'I have not seen or heard from my
brothei for two months, so had no In
timation that this thing would occur" nj
said. "I decline to say whether or not I
approve of his action, or whether I am
in aympathv with his views on the sub
ject of preparedness. I am certain that
.it this time mv brother would not thank
me fot expressing nny views I may have,
or Interfering in any way in hla affairs.
All 1 know about the case is what I havi
lead In the newspapers"
Mexican Bandits Rounded Up
DOUGLAS. Ariz.. Feb ll.-After two
eruim1 tmrsiilt. Carranzlstn soldiers under
Colonel Jesus Agulrre have broken up a
band of several hundred Yaqul Indians
that have been lnldlng innches InSonora
It was this band which pillaged
Fernando several day a ago Many of tne
IndlaiiB were killed and a large nun-Mr
weie made prisoners The remainder 1W
into the mountains.
Auto Tags Bring 51.201,709 Thus Fr
IIARRISDUna, Feb -"ei;el,0h'
automobile division of the State Highway
Denartment up to and includins February
TS5 are ?l,20l,709. The total rofjlpg
for the year j.l I were , a WW
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