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LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. FRIdAY, MAY 20, 1910.
PITTSBURG GRAFT
ERS SENT TO JAII
Five City Fathers Get Prison
Terms and Fines—Delay for
Bankers and Financier
EIGHT MONTHS FOR VILSAGK
Pittsburg Banker to Jail—Several
Former Councllmen Also Sentenced
to Fines and Imprisonment—Sen
tences Imposed on Guilty Men.
Pittsburg, May 17. —Ten prominent
men of affairs of Pittsburg, including
bankers, physicians and former promi
nent politicians, faced Judge Robert
S. Frazer in Criminal Courts to re
ceive their sentences on various
charges of bribery and conspiracy in
connection with Councilmanic cor
ruption recently exposed.
Of the ten men appearing in court
to-day all except ono have pleaded no
defense to Indictments alleging the
giving and receiving of bribe money.
When court opened the name of A.
A. Vilsack, former cashier of the Ger
man National Bank, was called. Vil
sack was represented by his attorney,
former Governor William A. Stone,
who at once made a motion for an ar
gument to appeal any sentence that
might forthcoming. At the close
of the argument Judge Frazer Imposed
a sentence of eight months in the
County Jail and a fine of $5,000.
As rapidly as their names could be
called and their appearance be made,
five other former Select and Common
Councllmen were sentenced bjr Judge
Frazer, as follows:
Charles Stewart, former Select
Councilman, eight months in jail and
fined SSOO.
Hugh Ferguson, former Common
Councilman, eight months in jail and
fined SSOO.
Dr. W. H. Weber, former Select
Councilman, six months in Jail and
fined SSOO.
P. B. Kearns, former Select Coun
cilman, six months in jail and fined
$250.
Morris Einstein, former Select
Councilman, six months in Jail and
fined $2,500.
Because of Illness In their families*
the sentencing of E. H. Jennings, pres
ident of the Columbia National Bank,
and F. A. Griffen, its former vice pres
ident, was postponed until next week.
The sentencing of G. W. Friend,
vice president of the Clinton Steel
and Iron Company, son of James W.
Friend, the multi-millionaire, and M.
L. Swift, Jr., former Common Council
man, were also postponed, the first on
account of the court's unpreparedness
at this time to pass sentence, and the
second upon motion of counsel to ar
gue for new trial.
In all of the cases Judge Frazer,
sitting as president of the court, de
livered short statements before pass
ing sentence, referring to the previous
good record of the self-confessed brib
ers, and in each instance saying that
his imposition of sentence was"the
pursuance of his duty to himself and
to the people of Allegheny county."
TAFT EXPLAINS CASE.
Assumes Responsibility for Acts of
Lawler and Wickersham.
Washington, May 17.—President
Taft made public a letter which he
has addressed to Senator Nelson,
chairman of the committee which is
investigating the Ballinger-Pinchot
controversy, and which conveys to the
committee in detail the circumstances
attending the preparation of the presi
dent's letter exonerating Secretary
Ballinger, the Lawler memorandum
and the antedating of the summary of
the Attorney General.
Mr. Taft declares not only that Law
ler did prepare such a letter as Kerby
said he did, but that he did so by the
President's specific direction. When
he received it he found, he says, that
It was not what he wanted to Issue,
and he wrote the letter himself in the
form in which he desired it, using
from Lawler's draft only one or two
general statements.
The President goes still further and
takes up the question of the "back
dating" of Attorney General Wicker
sham's summary of the Glavis charges,
to which Louis D. Brandels has drawn
attention. Mr. Taft says that the At
torney General's letter was In fact
"back dated" and that this also was
done by his specific direction.
Stop Gambling on Trains.
New Haven, Conn., May 16. —Gam-
bling on the New York, New Haven &
Hartford trains must stop, according
to an order issued by the railroad
management, and conductors have
been notified to keep a close watch on
all card games.
Sing Sing, N. Y., May 16.—Gilbert
Coleman, a mulatto who murdered his
wife in this city, was put to death in
the chair in Sing Sing Prison. He
weighed only 130 pounds, and it took
threw shocks of electricity to kill him.
EX-GOVERNOR IS HELD
ON SMUGGLING CHARGE
Frank W. Rollins, of New Hampshire,
and His Son Arrested After
Being Warned.
New York, N. Y. ( May 17. —Frank
W. Rollins, formerly Governor of New
Hampshire, and now one of the most
prominent bankers In Boston, and his
son Douglas, twenty-five years old,
were arrested here after their arrival
from Europe on board the Lusltania,
of the Cunard line, charged with con
spiring to defraud the government in
attempting to smuggle jewelry and
dutiable articles of clothing through
the customs.
Mrs. Rollins also is accused in the
complaint, but she was so seriously
affected by the charges that she was
not arrested, but was taken to the Ho
tel Belmont. She will answer to the
charges against her when she recov
ers.
The arrests were made after each
of the family had been compelled to
submit to a personal search.
Customs officials say a pearl mount
ed stud and a watch were found on
Mrs. Rollins, and that other pieces of
jewelry were discovered concealed In
the clothes of Mr. Rollins and his son.
Customs officials said the charges
against Mr. Rollins and his family are
particularly serious, as the defend
ants, before they we"e arrested, had
an opportunity to amend their declara
tion, in which it had been discovered
they had omitted to enter articles
found in the first trunk examined.
Even then, it is asserted, Mr. Rollins
failed to give a complete list of his
dutiable possessions, and the arrests
followed.
The national and even international
prominence of the head of the Rollins
family, a descendant of old and distin
guished New England stock, whose
father, Edward H. Rollins, was a
United States Senator, promises to
make the case one of (he most sensa
tional in the history of smuggling in
this country. The ex-Governor is the
originator of "Old Home Day," which
he instituted eleven years ago. He
has written several books, promoted
the cause of good roads, and he at
tracted wide attention a few years ago
by reproving the citizens of his State
in his Fast Day proclamation for neg
lecting to attend church and permit
ting religion to decline.
Mrs. Rollins accompanied her hus
band to Europe, where they met their
son Douglas in Munich. He had been
studying in that city in order, it is un
derstood, to fit himself for a post in
the diplomatic corps, to which it was
expected he would be appointed be
cause of his father's influence with the
present administration.
Mr. Rollins founded the Taft Asso
ciation of New Hampshire, even be- -
fore the Ohio judge was very general
ly considered as impressive Presiden
tial material, and after becoming
president of the Taft society Mr. Rol
lins vigorously carried forward the
campaign in behalf of Mr. Taft.
The offence with which former Gov
ernor Rollins is charged is a violation
of section 37 of the United States
Penal Code. The penalty is a fine of
not more than SIO,OOO or imprison
ment of not more than two years or
both.
"DOME WITH PITTSBURG."
Henry Phlpps's Chicago Investment
Causes That Inference to Be Drawn.
Pittsburg, May 17.—Information
that Henry Phipps, who for the last
fifteen years has lived in London, has
Invested SBOO,OOO in property in Chi
cago and will later put up a $3,000,
000 building convinces Pittsburgers
that Mr. Phipps intends to make good
his recent threat to invest no more
money in Pittsburg.
The recent license court at Pitts
burg again refused to issue a license
for the sale of liquor in the Fultor.
Cafe, in Mr. Phlpps's $1,000,000 build
lng, which further angered Mr. Phipps
CAR COMPANY PAYS TAXES.
But Not Until 125 of It# Cars Art
Seized.
Seattle, Wash., May 16.—Count)
Treasurer Matt H. Gormley forced th«
Seattle Electric Company, operating
the principal street car system of thii
city, to pay $167,000 delinquent taxei
by seizing 125 of the company's cars
$130,770,934 FOR THE NAVY.
Bill Reported to Senate Increases
House Figures.
Washington, May 16.--'The Naval
Appropriation bill was reported to the
Senate. It carries $130,770,934, in
comparison with $127,829,603, carried
by the bill as it was passed by the
House. As reported the aggregate of
recommended appropriations is $6,-
164,265 less than the total for the
present fiscal year.
Heinze Acquitted.
New York, N. Y., May 16. Fritz
Augustus Heinze, the copper million
aire, was acquitted of the charge of
misapplication of the funds of the
Mercantile National Bank, in this city,
while he was president of it, and of
the accusation of over-certification of
the checks drawn on it Jay his brother
Otto's firm of stock brokers.
TAR RAILROAD BILL
PASSEDJY HOUSE
President Expresses Much Grati
fication at Retention of
Commerce Court
INSURGENTS JOIN REGULARS
And Ten Democrats Come Over, Mak
ing the Count 200 to 126—Amend
ment to Restore Section Legalizing
Certain Mergers, Fails.
Washington, May 17. —The Republi
cans of the House, uniting for the first
time this session, passed the Adminis
tration railroad bill. The measure
went through by a vote of 200 to 126.
Not a Republican strayed from the
fold—a circumstance that brought a
grin of satisfaction to the rugged
countenance of Uncle Joe Cannon. Ten
Democrats deserted the minority at
the critical moment.
The bill which ended its stormy
career in the House contains some
provisions that are objectionable to
President Taft, but the Administration
leaders are elated over the fact that
the measure is now on its way to the
Senate. It is one step nearer the stat
ute books, and Republicans now gen
erally agree that "a good railroad bill"
will be enacted.
As passed by the House the bill
contains the following features:
Prohibits a higher rate charge for a
short than a long haul, except in spe
cial cases.
Brings telegraph and telephone
companies under the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
Provides a physical valuation of all
railroads.
Places water carriers on the same
footing as rail so far as concerns
mergers, through rates and joint rates.
CJives the majority of the justices
of the Supreme Court the power to
appoint the special commerce court.
Severe penalties are provided for
shippers who through false claims for
damages or loss of property obtain
secret rebates.
Under its terms a railroad company
must quote a freight rate accurately
on the demand of a shipper, and the
shipper has the right to route his
freight whenever it passes over more
than one railroad.
The failure to adopt the Mann
amendment prohibiting railroads from
acquiring interest in the capital stock
of or purchasing another railroad
when the lines are competitive was
due to the votes of the New England
Representatives, who believe that
such merges as the recent one be
tween the New York, New Haven &
Hartford and the Boston & Maine
should not be prohibited.
TO ELECT SENATORS DIRECT.
Massachusetts House Adopts Resolu
tion Favoring the Plan.
Boston, May 16.—8y 116 to 110 the
House adopted the Riley resolution
for the election of United States Sei
ators by, a direct vote of the peopli.
The resolution now goes to the Sen
ate.
The resolution demands that Con
gress call a convention which shall
amend the Constitution so that Sena
tors may be elected by popular vote.
The convention method obviates the
need of having the United States Sen
ate vote on the method in which Sen
ators shall be elect' because the con
vention's acts v le law upon ap
proval by the states. Twenty-eight
States have adopted resolutions simi
lar to the Riley order and thirty-one
are needed to call the convention.
LEAVES HER NURSE $50,000.
Boston Woman Wills SIO,OOO Also to
Bank Clerk Who Was Kind.
Boston, May 16.—The devotion of
a nurse and the politeness of a bank
clerk were rewarded when the will of
Mrs. Annie Preston Lincoln of No. 338
Commonwealth avenue was filed for
probate in Suffolk County.
Mrs. Lincoln died yesterday, leav
ing a large estate. To Miss Nellie K.
Mclsaacs, a nurse in the family for
some years she left $50,000. To Otto
Zerrahn, a clerk in the State Street
Trust Company, she left SIO,OOO, be
cause of "his politeness and kindness
in business dealings."
One public bequest was made, $25,-
000 to Grace Hospital, Boston.
A Suicide Because Jilted.
Harrisburg. May 16. Charles
Shuey, twenty-two, was engaged to
marry a girl, but she chose another
man. Last night he cut her portrait
from a frame and placing it beside
himself took chloroform. The girl's
portrait was lying on his arm when
he was found dead.
Cold Winter Killed 50,000 Deer.
Juneau, Alaska, May 16.—Federal
game wardens report that at least 50,-
000 deer have perished in Southeast
ern Alaska because of the unusual
severity of the winter.
75C PER YEAR
DOLLAR A HEAD WILL
BE CORPORATION TAX
That is What the Returns Indicate for
the Big Cities of the Country
Washington, May 17. —A dol'.ar for
every citizen in the large cities of the
United States, with few exceptions, is
the way the corporation tax now be
ing levied in accordance with the Aid
rich-Payne Tariff law is working, ac
cording to returns received from tax
agents by the Commissioner of Inter
nal Revenue.
In Greater New York the tax is a
trifle less than a dollar a head if the
census of 1905 is used as a basis, but
It is believed by those who have in
charge the collecting of the tax that
In New York, Chicago, Philadelphia,
San Francisco, St. Louis, Buffalo,
Baltimore, Cincinnati and New Or
leans the tax will be about a dollar a
head when the 1910 census Is com
pleted and the full returns from cor
porations have been received.
In Greater New York In 1905 the
population was 4,014,304; the assess
ment under the corporation tax and
penalties, so far received, amount to
$4,317,642.18. The total tax for New
York State will amount to about 75
cents a person.
Chicago has a population of 1,698,-
575. The assessment on the net in
come of her corporations amounts: to
$2,297,078.52, or a little less than a dol
lar a head. The population of 1910
will show the tax to be about $1 a
person.
The population of St. Louis is 575,-
238, and the tax receipts will be $690,-
431.11.
In Philadelphia the tax amounts to
$1,417,174, and the population is 1,-
293,697.
The population of Cincinnati is
325,902, while the tax amounts to
$392,264.34.
HUGHES BILL KILLED.
Primary Battle In Assembly Ends in
Governor's Defeat.
Albany, May 16. —The Republican
machine in the Assembly rebuffed
Governor Hughes. It killed the llin
man-Greene direct primaries bill,
championed by the Governor, and
after voting down the Grady-Frisbie
measure, passed its own Mead-Phillips
bill.
The party convention system on
which the Governor has centred his
attack on the ground that it perpetu
ates boss control, Is preserved in the
machine bill.
The votes follow:
Hinman-Green bill —Ayes, 67; noes,
77.
Grady-Frisbie bill—Ayes, 46; noes,
88.
Mead-Phillips bill—Ayes, 84; noes,
54.
TAFT MENTIONS HAVEMEYER.
Investigation at Present Time Would
Embarrass Chief Executive, He Says.
Washington, May i6.—One man
"higher up" in the sugar frauds is a
dead man. This is the suggestion
made by President Taft In a message
to Congress in which he reiterated his
desire to avoid a Congressional inves
tigation of the New York Custom
..■use frauds until the prosecutions
and investigations of the Department
of Justice and Treasury Department
shall have been completed.
The man mentioned Is H. O. Ilave
meyer, in whose interests the acquisi
tion of the Philippine friar lands was
attempted, according to Representa
tive Martin of Colorado, who aired
the river land deal in the House re
cently.
RINGING CANES NOT GAMLING.
O'Malley's Word for It, It's a Test of
Skill In This State.
Albany, N. Y„ May 16. —In an opin
ion sent to the Commissioner of Agri
culture Attorney-General O'Malley
holds that the game of throwing rings
at knives or canes, which Is in vogue
at county fairs and other places of
amusement, is a test of skill and is
not gambling within the meaning of
the law. The law Bays that any asso
ciation which permits the use of gam
bling devices on the fair grounds shall
forfeit its right to any of the money
apportioned by the State annually for
•uch fair*.
UNIONS TO BUY BONDS.
Plan to Aid Milwaukee's Socialist Gov
ernment.
Milwaukee, May 16. —The trade un
ions, national organizations which
have socialistic Inclinations are plan
ning to come to the rescue of Milwau
kee's socialistic city administration
when an effort is made to float bonds
for the carrying out of the socialist
programme, by investing their treas
ury balances in these bonds.
Government's Perquisite.
The French government takes 15
per cent, of all the money staked at
the casinos of the seaside and other
health resorts on the little horses
other gambling devices. For the
son of 1908-09 this percentage amo'int
ed to $943,393, the summer season na
turally contributing the greater part
—over $600,000.