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BOSTON' EVENING TRANSCRIPT, FRIDAY, MARCH 17. 1011 refused to lay Japan's answer on the table of tho Ilouso on tho ground that to do no would be prematura. letters to the editor 19 Shreveports IHRKVCPORT PELLS Success ft JOHN B. MCDONALD DEAD Was Called King of American Contractors New Yorks $33,000,000 Subway, Masterpiece He Passed Away rly This Morning Hla Career, a flemarksble Record of Succeia Invitation AND WHY! Shreveport, Louisiana, invites the consideration and investigation of manufacturers seeking a location, and backs up this invitation with three good and sufficient reasons: The cheapest fuel (gas) in the southwest, with a rate of four cents. The best transportation ac lities, with eleven railroads and Red River.

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Balfour, declared In empbatlo tones that If the Government could see Its way to carry Into effect ths hopes expressed by Sir Edward Urey, especially In the direction of an arbitration treaty with the United States, they would find no heartier friends of such a policy than ths Unionist party. It Is not often that a party leader In the House of Commons secures ths plaudits or his political opponents, but Mr. Balfour never has been acclaimed "by those who disagree with him on most matters as he was on this occasion. English public opin-Ion le rapidly moblllalng In favor oIBlr Edward Grey's policy In support of President Taft's suggestion for a treaty of arou ration between tbs United States and Great Britain, and already there la a demand tor a great popular demonstration in London. This demand is likely to be met by the Free Church Council within a wee or two.

Mr. Balfour' speech, which was quit unexpected, ha given a new Impetus i to the arbitration movement, and In the opinion of tho -Liberal morning papers brings the question of an Anglo-American treaty within the region of practical politic. The Delly Telegraph, In an enthusiastic editorial. says that the league of po ace thus established would necessarily Include to countless populations of the whole Britton Empire. Political friendship.

It continue, between these great English-speaking Mona might be the most glorious association of free nations tho world has ever known. In common with the other Unionist morning papers, however, the Telegraph attaches equal Importance to -Mr. Baltours argument In the same speech that the Idea of universal arbitration la visionary and that an Anglo-American treaty would In no way change Great Britains relatlmis with Europe, and therefore would not Justify any reduction of the British naval strength. The notion of tho United States and Great Britain doing police duty would be obnoxious, according to Unionist organs. The Telegraph says that the friendship between Great Britain and tha United State must be no menace to other countries.

The Standard similarly ask whether, when tha treaty was concluded. In event of United State becoming Involved In hostilities with Japan. It could be supposed tor a moment that Great Britain would go to the aid of tho United Btatgg. It wee doting the debate In the House of Commons over the naval estimates that Mr. Balfour said that ho did not sea any difficulty In the way of carrying out President Tafts first suggestion.

Why, ha asked, could It not bo carried out between Great Britala and America! He hoped that there wee a general feeling In the United States that the Mme had coma at last when ths two great countries might be bound by treaty to refer all questions which could possibly end In anything so horrible aa war between them to some arbitration- tribunal. In closing Mr. Balfour said that the Secretary of State tor Foreign Affairs would find no heartier friend of such a policy than the members of the Unionist policy. Mr. Balfour recalled that when be was a member of ths Salisbury Government, which had tried to arrange an arbitration treaty with tho United States, It waa the aim toward which the Unionists had eohslstenUy striven.

Assuming, however, that the desired result could he reached now, it could hardly affect the naval estimates. Great Britain, he went on, waa not building and never had built ships with the Idea that they should ever bo used against the United States. The estimates had always been framed to deal only with tho European situation, and as there waa no suggestion that any European Power was prepared to take up such a plan aa had been suggested by Sir Edward Grey It waa Imperative that the navy at all times should be adequate to preserve the lines of commercial communication upon which tho very existence of Great Britain depends. He Instated that the present naval estimates were inadequate for tho purpose he had suggested. Mr.

Balfours Indorsement of tho position of Sir Edward Grey with reference to arbitration drew prolonged and repeated cheers from every part of the House. Previous to Mr. Balfours speech, Earl Wlnterton, Unionist, naked the Government whether any pour pari era had beyn exchanged with the United States in regard to the composition of an International arbitration tribunal. Sir Edward Grey replied in the negative. He aald uch a point eould not aria until some proposals wore under consideration.

Replying to another question on earn subject. Sir Edward aald that the Japanese Government waa aware of the views of tho British GoVernment regarding the proposal tor arbitration with the United States, hut declined to reveal the Japanese answer on tho ground that it would bo premature. Earl Wlnterton then naked If Japan was officially aware of the British view or only through the newspaper Sir Edward declined to make any further statement on the subject. Lord Reay, a distinguished a.thorlty on International affair Is another among many who have come out In favor of arbitration of all questions between nations as referred to by Sir Edward Grey In hla speech In the House of Commons last Monday. Lord Reay, who was at ono time a delegate to tho Peace Congress at The Hagu says he Is prepared to support any steps that may be taken by the British Government to com to an understanding on thla proposition with tho United States In tha way suggested.

He bellevea it to be a possible, practical policy which would undoubtedly be an Immense gain to the protection of tho world's peao The first break In the chorus of approval which greeted Sir Edward Grey'a arbitration proposals In tha Houee of Commons came from John Dillon, member tor East May who described sir Edwards speech ea a gigantic red herring moat successfully drawn across the path of discussion of tho naval estimate Thera was, he said, nothing different in tha Grey propoaals from what appeared In tho treaty Lord Salisbury tried to negotiate with tha United State except tha Importation of an offensive, defensive and coercive alliance agalnat other Power He gravely doubted whether thla would be found to be of advantage. Tho proposals made no provision for email nationalities struggling against injustice or seeking freedom. They referred only to mighty empire which were invited to combine tor the purpose of coercing others who would not submit to arbitration. "What about tho struggling nationalities now crashed under tho hoof of greet empires? asked Mr. Dillon.

"What If Egypt asked for arbitration against British occn. patten, or Persia against ths Anglo-Rus-aian agreementT Ha waa extremely sceptical of the Immediate effect of such a treaty on armament even If It were possible to negotiate It An effort was made to ascertain the views of the Japanese Government on President Tafta suggestion, but Sir Edward Grey declined to reveal them. Tbs Foreign Secretary admitted that the Government at Tokto had been made aware of the British Government's views on the subject, but he A TO DICKS mmm A Ts ths Editor at the Tnuiaorlpt: In a letter entitled "The Other Side of the Duck Question. a Milton correspondent says: The charge was mad la tho open hearing te 1910 that had not what amounted to practical misrepresentation been resorted to by tho supporters of the bill In loon, brant would have been left off tho bill of that year, and as that charga has never been denied, It'ln fair to assume that It la trus. It Is never fair to assume that any unreasonable statement that any Interested net of men ihay choose to make la tru It la not fair to assume that any statement about anything Is true' simply becausn It la not denied.

There arc a lot of tatementa being made In this world of men nil thn time which are not true, an wn all know. Ono of tho lirat things a wise child learns la that "tha simple bellevath ovary word. A person must Indeed simple to bo able to believe the conflicting statements at tho commutes hearings by those who desire to shoot wild fowl out of season, and who say with thla Milton correspondent 'that there no Inherent reaaon why those very birds which some are suffering to shoot should not be exterminated." If the poor of tha Cape are having such a very great Injustice done them hy our wish to lot certain birds so Increase that the rest of tha State may share In tha sight of birds In the fall shooting, how Is It also true an the Milton man nays that thair economic value la not great and there la no lnhorent reaaon why they should not be exterminated?" Why should there bo ouch struggles every year to get an unfair advantage at the Cape to shoot waste fully and In a way to exterminate these bird which might Just as well be exterminated because they have no value? If they have little or no value, why waste the time of their defender the publl the Leglslatur in trying to get a chance to shoot them unfairly? Thb man from Milton says that the sum of $3000 spent te the town of Chatham by the brant shooters means a great loss to tho town by not having spring shooting continued But he seems to admit the fact that thla would "open tho way to hooting of all kinds of duck. Then he gives this simplt "obvious reply': Careful licensing of gunners for spring shooting end close watching. Will the taxpayers stand tor such careful watching of gunners as tq make the birds safe while tha spring hooters are out? How much does he reckon on Its coating the State to have each gunner carefully watched by enough game wardens everywhere to do this great work which he Is a rather new theory with the spring shooters, for we have often heard that sportsmen and hunters wen such an honorable class that they did not require any great amount of watching; ter they did not want to exterminate their own game bird What la the profit which the State will get out of all this watching? It would save the town of Chatham $2000 a year which It used to get from the brant shooters, and what would the State set as a recompense for the really great prospect of seeing the different species of wild fowl agate abundant throughout ths States as in the good old times? Speaking of misrepresentation reminds us of a number of thing Just to mention ono out of a hundred, pledges have -been obtained from members of the Legislature on the representation that Massachusetts ls a laughingstock for protecUng all kinds of wild duck The United States Biological Survey publishes a chart showing the game laws of the States and of Canada as far as heard from.

All the Vew England States, except Rhode Island, protect the ducks from spring shooting, and New Brunswick protects the whole of tho ducks fifteen days longer than we. New York and the whole northern of States are also following this fashion. Is the sense of humor of anybody so abnormal as to perceive somethin to laugh about In Massachusetts being one of the States to Join In making thla great and much-needed refuge of these birds, or is it probable that tha spring hooters are the ones who are doing- the misrepresenting? B. O. Maiskaia New Belem, Mas, March 14, 191L THE IRISH PARLIAMENT To tee Editor of tho Transcript: In your Wednesdays Issue you print a letter which treats of the political condition of Ireland and written from there, it deals with the over-repreoentatlon of Ireland In the Parliament of tho empire.

The history of that Country since the unfortunate Act of Union has been tor at least half of Us more than a century of years a history of deliberate and downright misrepresentation of the country. What did thla great representation do, tor the country from 1TD8 to IMS. the year of the beginning of the great famine? It allowed to grow op a system of landlordism which was as demoralising to tho ascendancy, and as destructive to Its victim, the. peasant, as tor from tha rights of mao and the march of progress are concerned as has ever been conceived In' modern time our own elav system 1 the South excepted. Now this present representation in Ireland la doing what It can to undo the legislation of 1798 and no legislation tor more than a half century after-th outcome of tho first great wrong.

In this It simply la employing Its power of negation. It does not Interfere In tha empire's affair If It had lass representation on tho Thames and its own legislature on the Llffey. the march of man onward In all things that go for right would he accelerated. It was thirty-one yean after the Act of Union before Catbollo Ireland was admitted In- one man, In the person of to. alt In tha Parliament ot the kingdom.

Thla over-representation ot Ireland may perhaps have taken a loyal and deep interest In England's progress In England In the first half century of Its Ilf But forgetMng Itself, Its own heart at length left eight million of people dependent. on the potato tor their existence. The potato tolled one year and a great tragedy followed half the land's people went to tholr graves or to foreign part Preceding the other later migrations from Europe here because of that famine that over-representation of which tha letter printed In the Transcript speak the men who came here voiced back courage to those at horn It watched and encouraged the representation of Ireland In England's Parliament change. From an "AII-for-England" representation of the 4Us of tha last century it ls now an "All-tor-Ireland representation. Neither arc right' But the ulterior wrong was not of Ireland's making1 the Act of Union.

Jakes Rilxt lVIGHY: iVF0cxH Standard Natural Alkaline Water A Delightful Table Water with Highly Medicinal Qualities Standard Remedy for Dyspepsia Stomach Troubles and Gout Osesdtoi cssfrsl i eeJMlM sadsr As dnri cssfrsl at tka Awl (jiwnsnl Now York, March 17-John B. McDonald, the eminent engineer and contractor, who has been critically ill tor weeks, died at hla residence at 12.40 oclock this morning. He was conscious up to the last and at the bedside ware his wife, his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mr Henry B. Reed, physicians and nurse "King of American Contractors" John B.

HcDeaaM Batlt New Ti First $35,000,000 Sakway, the Baltimore tk Ohio Tassel la Baltiatere, sad Did Mach Other Similar Work John B. McDonald, known as ths King of American contractors," constructed the first New York subway and ths BalUmora Ohio tunnel In Baltimore, on of tho moat noted railroad and tunnel builders la America. He took the $35,000,000 contract for building New York's first subway, and, after furnishing a bond of $8,000,000, went ahead and built It a work that Included digging and blasting out. 8,000,000 cubic yards of earth and rocks In tho streets of a crowded eity. Ha finished hie great task without a hitch and la record tlm And when was through he aald that New York's transit problem waa practically solved.

Said he: "Having shovelled and blasted this tour-track fifty-four toad wide, under the most crowded part of Now York, wo have demonstrated that the rapid transit problem of the metropolis can bo completely solved. It io now merely a question of more tunnel There Is not street in the city that eannot bo safely tunneled. Mr. McDonald's profits from the contract are said to have been very larg Besides Ihe great profits ensuing from tho builds Ing of tho subway Itself, It le said that he mad $3,000,000 from land reclaimed by means of the earth excavated. Upon completion of this great la 1004, Mr.

McDonalds work was recognised by a banquet given by many prominent men who have been identified with New Yorks rapid-transit problem. In recognition of the success of the enterprise which he undertook tour years before, Mr. McDonald's friends presented to him a statuette of "Winged Victory. The testimonial is of green brans. It stands forty-eight Inches In height and the outstretched wings of the figure as it stood on tho table In front of1 the tunnel builder produced a strong effect The "Victory, a female figure, stands upon a half glob and she holds forth a laurel wreath In the right, while In the left ls grasped a branch of laurel.

The head ls also crowned with laurel, aa emblematical of suoces The figure rests upon a pedestal of Mexican onyx. The statuette ls by Gasq apd ls from the establishment of Tiffany A On the half globe appears the Inscription: john b. McDonald, From His Friends, Manhattan Chib, December 1, not Mr. McDonald, after thanking tha members tor the tribute, gave a brief review of tho history of the subway and told of the many difficulties which had accompanied its construction. Conducting a work of thla magnitude, with Its various complications, and under the peculiar conditions which existed in New York, has not been an easy task," he said.

The detail Involved began with the consideration of proposals submitted for doing the work. They will end when the last piece of machinery, whose gigantic strength has solved the great problem of rapid transit construction has ceased to throb, and the laborer has laid down hie pick and shovel and la swallowed up and forgotten In tha mighty rash of traffle which will peas over Its rail Thla great work the cl tl sens of Now York city may' well be proud of. It has not Its counterpart on tha glob And to you, my friend who have lent me your support In every possible way, my profound and grateful thanks aro du In sunshine and storm you have been with me, believing I would successfully carry out that which I had undertaken. Who can measure the voltage of friendship's unwavering support? Its memories will linger with me and be treasured by me hi long aa life last Mr. McDonald was born In Inland Nov.

7, 1844, but early la life came to New York, where he attended the public schools. His father, Bartholomew McDoifald, was a contractor before him, and fa was a cellar digger before he was contractor. Tho son began to shift tor himself when he got a position as timekeeper when the Boyds Corner reservoir was being built. In Putnam eounty. This was his first opportunity to observe cellar digging, as ho contemptuously called even the latter day problems of construction.

This was cellar digging on a largo seal to be sura, but when he grew older and in spector of masonry under the contractor engaged In building the Fourth-avenue tunnel he had opportunities to study other and, perhap mors Intricate pti of cellar building. He atudled them so well that ho soon branched out as a wi-traotor on hla own account Blnea that tlm he had been actively engaged In Mme of the moat Important work In tho 'united States and Canada, Including tho High Bridge branch of tho New Jersey Central Railroad, the Georgian Bay branch of the Canadian Pacific, the Boston and -Tunnel, the Buffalo extension of the Dela-war Lackawana A Wester and portions of tha West Shore Railroad system. Ho $18,000,000 worth of work on the harbor of San Francisco; ha constructed 400 miles of thd Canadian Pacific RffiirS? he constructed the railroad tunnel tor the Baltimore A Ohio under the streets of Baltimore; ho filled a half-contract for tha bridge at Montreal; he helped to build the Northwestern Elevated jj, Ch cago; ha dug nine miles of tha tnn-ti for tho Chicago waterworks, and a doable track tunnel at Hamilton, Ont, and It was he who constructed the Entrarioe Railroad on tho west coast of Booth America, McDonald went to work while lad. Ha never grudged his tlm (to hta employer seemed Indifferent to the appeals of those who told him that hla only hope of earning a living waa through association with tabor unions and unswerving loyalty to every rule that the onion adopted. Mr.

VrThm-ald waa a believer in the association of those who are engaged In Uke tabor, and since ho has been an employer has never had serious friction with Any union. But he did not regard association of that kind as essential to his own advancement Little by little he made progress, and aT last was able to obtain a small contract In that first work, which he undertook as a contractor, ho established a reputation which hoe never tolled. He was known as a constructor who fulfilled to the letter every contract ho undertook, end In. whose workmanship there never waa to be found any' cause tor complaint or litigation, go ho wont on until at last bs established a reputation that la not confined to the United States, through the manner In which he built that tunnel under the city of Baltimore. Hla professional and personal character, aa well, as hla resource made It possible tor him to secure the contract tor tho construction of the great distributing reservoir at Bedford Park, almost exactly upon tho alts of the one famous race track known as Jerome Park.

While Mr. McDonald always devoted hie attention to business, he also was mueh Interested In politic He was at first Identified with the County Democracy, and he and former Mayor Grace were cointer-ai ted In several Important and Droll table on tracts. Hta banner contract work op THE PASSING OF DIX SAD 8T0RY OF A GOVERNOR WHO DOES HOT GOVERN His Efforts to Adjust tho Seuitoriil Situation Provo Only That Murphy Is a Bigger Man Than He If Tammany Cannot Elect Sheehan, It Can Prevent tho Election of a Better Man Trouble, Alio, in the Whitman (fate Professor Collin, the Reform Engineer, "Completes" Hit Wort, hut the Reoulta An Hot Appannt Regular Correspond sues of tho Tmnicrlpt Now York, March 18. The unhappy picture just now presented hy Governor John A. Dix, remind, one somewhat of that which would bo furnished by a small boy, who, after try-inn to handle a nettle nontly, sounht to sseuro his playmates while rubblnn his sore fingers, that.lt was nothlnn but a ball of thistledown.

Mr. Dix's efforts to deal In a statesmanlike, yet nentlemanly, way with Boss Murphy and the senatorial ltuatlon after keeplnn out of It winter, have left him with both hie feel-lnno and hie pride eadly demand, and hie prestlne or that of the office he-oo-. cuples shattered. Hia critics and political opponents are launhlnn at him and enjoylnn every fresh discomfiture. Those who have been and are still trylnn to be hie friends, are plead Inn with him to show some vestlne of common eense and to make no further demonstration that 'tbs leader of Tammany Hall not only holds the Legislature In the hollow of hie hand, but Is, for the time belnn at least, blnner than the novemor of the State.

It would have been better for the gov-ernor politically had he kept hie hands off the senatorial situation all tonether, for then, at least, he would have won the friendship of the Temmany corporation alliance which he led Into office. Today he la condemned from both aides, like ths Public Service Commission after it abandoned the Independent subway In thla city; he le humiliated by the very man to whose Influence he was proclaimed so superior, he has dragged Mayor Gaynor (who has troubles enough of- his own) Into the situation without accomplishing anything at all, and has completed the demonstration that the Tammany contingent in the Legislature, If It cannot elect a senator like 8heehan, can permanently block the way to the election of a man any better than he. The 'result of the dinner party which Murphy did not attend, and of the break-feet which Murphy did attend; has been to make Tt absolutely certain that ths boss of the Fourteenth-street organisation will never consent to ths election of a man who la not hand In glove with the machine, and the willing tool of the financial powers which make Tammany politics worth. while. Murphy, of course, had destroyed any chance he ever had of making himself the State leader, as a man capable of swinging the united vote of the Democracy or lta representatives, and some are calling on him to yield on the eenetorehlp merely to save the face of hie party.

But such a surrender would be Infinitely worse for Murphy than to continue hie present attitude. It would be a confession of weakness fatal to a man who wants to rule an organisation like Tammany, and to Murphy, Tammany Half In Now York city represents a present value that may pot be sacrificed for any speculative future benefit to be derived from reestablishing his grip on the disaffected parte of the State organisation. Moreover It Is to be remembered that the organisation majority that Is voting for Sheehan day after day, remains still ths majority of the Legislature; also that with Manhattan and Brooklyn In Murphy's control, nothing can Shake hie dominance of the State committee. That le enough to serve as the basis of good business, when several Important parts of the New York city administration are In the hands of the enemy. Murphy Is not likely to surrender.

That being so, all Governor Dix can do Is to Issue his plaintive appeals to all good Democrats to work for tho election of a United States senator by tho Legislature now lp session. Tima was when such, appeals would have counted. But there Is a certain element of psychology about this matter of appealing to ths people, and the moment a man in public office loses the confidence of the people either In his sincerity or his personal fores and courage, his appeals will fall on deaf ears. Mr. Murphy Is an Infinitely more Impressive figure than Governor Dix.

for he has been able maintain a policy which he announced at the beginning of tho legislative session, and bids fair te continue it to the end. But while the governor Is making his futile efforts to proclaim progress In solving the senatorial muddle, the most untimely case of Mr. Collin and the Whitman letter rises up to further annoy him. Today heard that Professor Collin had left the capital, sad and angry, because Ms efforts were not appreciated and his explanation not accepted of how the letter' Intended for District Attorney Whitman got Into the hands of counsel for the man most Interested in having Whitman called off. Tho governor, having recovered from Ms early surprise that this Incident should create such a scandal, now announces that the work for which Professor Collin was retained in the executive offices, has been completed and that the professors services are no longer required.

Unfortunately, however, the reform programme which Collin went to Albany to aid la putting through has, een with the present Legislature, been sadly mussed 'up, and the first two bljls, THE STANDARD SCOTCH WHISKY MACKINLAYS V. O. B. Guaranteed 10 re re eld, pure, distilled and Buttled la Seethed, the to the I usee of Parliament since 1883. Placet la Qaaltty, Heaeot la Qeaattty.

Introduced in pursuance of this programme either amended out of all semblance to their original form, or made futile by outside developments. Professor Collin was ths man who guided the governor In his' remarkable discussion of 8tate 'economy' In his massage to the Legislature that "economy which went back to the principles laid down by Tllden and Robiha'on, but found Its concrete expression In a schema to Tammanyise all ths Important State commissions. Ala the governor's child, "economy, was still-born; the bill abolishing the present State Highways Commission In order that Mr. Murphy's personally selected State engineer might get the big contracts Into hla hands; has been amended so that if it wars passed today It would fall to acoompllah thla all-important result The bill to revamp the Canal Terminal Commission by adding enough of tho present Demoeratlo State officers to bring that thto tho control of the organisation, was rendered of no effect by the action of the present commission in making a final report And going out of business. As for the water supply hill, involving the priceless water rights In tha States forest preserve, thla In particular Professor Collin was supposed to be the Ideal man to draft, beoauae of his experience as counsel for' some of tha big power companies.

But, for some unexplained reason, tha fact of this Innocent connection of tha professor raised such an outcry affalnst hla mere connection with the matter, that someone else will have to bo called In to draft this bill. So Governor Dix appears before ths people as a man incapable of developing a policy of his own, indisposed to take up with tha men who command public confidence so as to make them his advisers, and unwilling to face the criticism that must come to him In selecting his advisers from the ranks of men whose records make them juat objects of publlo suspicion. Tho llustratlon of the little boy with the nettle applies to mors of tha governors experience than tha senatorial situation, and It is furnishing a spectacle for the State that would be humiliating. If it did not have such a strong and beneficial educational Influence, There la a current joke In political circles here that a new organisation has come into existence called, the "Yes, d-mn it club. The key to this myatlo title la furnished In the question: "Did you vote for DlxT The organisation has many members and Is fast gathering more.

It's growth bodes well for good government In this State the next time the people have a chance to enter tha polling booths. H. A. B. SOH OF COUNT TOLSTOI HERE He Plans to Spend Several Days at Wellealey Wellesley la entertaining tha son of the late Count Leo Tolstoi, the Russian novelist and humanitarian.

Ha arrived at tha Wellesley Inn this morning, but did not register. He rfs accompanied by Edmund C. Hill of Trenton, X. who has a daughter In the senior class at the college, Mr. Tolstoi will stay over Sunday In Wellesley.

He will visit tha college and will listen to some of the lectures. AHOTHER $10,000 FOR IRISH FUND Remittance Cabled to Redmond ao a St. Patricki-Dsy Offering Another contribution of $10,000 has been cabled to John E. Redmond by the Irish United Irish League of America, through Its treasurer, Thomas B. Fltapatrick, to aid the work of the national party.

A large part of this $10,000 was raised at a meeting in Ford. Hall last Sunday night; $3300 was-gathered hy the Irish World ot New York, and a small sum was furnished by Irish societies In Philadelphia. Tha contribution makes $00,000 sent to thq Irish party since Mr. Redmond and soma of Ms collleagues visited this country last October. CLERGT ATTEND RETREAT Rev.

John Neville Figgis Officiates at Church of St. John the Evangaliat A number of the Episcopal clergy have passed the day In retreat at the Church of St. John the Evangelist During the forenoon and afternoon there were addresses by Rev. John Neville Figgis, of tha Community of the Resurrection, England, who conducted the exercise The retreat began at B.80 A. with' the celebration of the Holy Communion, and at 10.30 the first address waa given on the value of a complete trust hi God, the point being made that many good Christian people are so busy with good works tor others that they are unable to draw close to God themselves.

"While there la plenty of the martyr spirit abroad today, there yet la need to stimulate the close personal relation, of ourselves with God, said the preacher. At noon, the litany was said, and the programme for the rest of the day included text at In the chapel; luncheon at 13.80; addresses at 2 and again at 4. IS, and evensong at 5.15. Among the clergy In attendance were Rev. Charles N.

Field, 8. S. J. Kev. Frederick A.

Reeve of Dorchester, Rev. Henry M. Barilla of Waltham, Rev. William F. Cheney of Dedham, Rev.

Thomas 8. Clin Rev. H. E. Kelly, Rev.

William C. Winslow, D. D.t Rev. Reuben Kidner and Rev. John H.

Cabot, all of Boston. PITTSBURG BRIDGES TOLL FREE McKeesport Alec Beoelts After Many Years Coast to Pay $3,000,000 Pittsburg, Fa, March IT After many yean of effort, all toll bridges spanning the Allegheny Rlvtr In Pittsburg; and the bridges over the Youghtogheny River In McKeesport, were declared toes by the county commissioners yesterday and the toll beepers were discharged. The eounty will pay for ths bridges approximately Free bridges was tbs slogan which mad tha Allegheny a part of Pittsburg. EASIER' DIVORCE AT RENO Legislature Makes Six Months' Residence Sols Requirement, with Privilege of Leaving State "When Necessary" Ren Nev. March 17 Tho popularity of the State of Nevada as a place to aeeure quick action In divorce paaea waa Increased last night The Legislature passed a Mil In both bouses making a residence of six months the only requirement In divorce action Tho privilege of leaving the Btate "when necessary" la to he aoeordad to all who are establishing a residence, Tho Mil now goes to the governor.

FIRE DAMAGES BALL PARK Grandstand and Fences Burned in Washington; Hospital Burning, Other Buildings in Danger Washington, March 17 Tho grandstand and fonces of the American league perk have been destroyed hy fir which ls now raging In tha old Freedman's hospital and threatens to spread, to other buildings. CUSTOMS FRAUD TEST CASE District Attorney Wise Allows Himself ttf Bs Judged Guilty of Contempt of Court In Withholding Consular Invoices After Court Older for Their 8nnendei New York; March 17 United States District Attorney Henry A. Wise waa adjudged yesterday by Judge Laeombe to bo guilty of technical contempt of tho United States District Court. Mr. Wise refused to surrender, according to tha Court's otder, certain consular Invoices which were Mixed as evidence of custom frauds In the case of tha firm of Mill A Duflot, Importers of silks and laoe Three members of tha firm pleaded guilty to a aeries of frauds and were fined $1000 each.

The defendants alleged that the aelaurs of the consular Invoice constituted an unreasonable search and leisure" In violation of the Fourth Amendment of the Federal Constitution. When Judge Laeombe granted the motion tor a return of the paper Mr. Wise deliberately refused to obey, so that the case might be brought on appeal from the judgment of oontempt to Jh Bupramo Court of the United Btate The question said Mr. WIs "la of aueh Importance In the administration of tha criminal taw that It Is lm- peratlve It be passed upon by the Bupreme Court I hava obtained a stay of execution adjudication until the Bupreme Court eon poee upon the caao. ROBIN SEEKS REVENGE He Hopes "the Others" May Be Brought to Trial for Aiding in Intrigues in Which He Is tha Scapegoat New York, March 17 Smiling and debonair, Joseph G.

Robin left the grand jury room last evening after more than twt hours questioning In the investigation Into the altolra of the defunct Carnegie Trust Company, whose failure followed tho collapse of a string of RoMn's Institution The self-convicted banker, In a statement given out afterward advice of his lawyer, Samuel J. Goldsmith, expressed delight that the others might be brought to trial for aiding In Intrigues In which he Insists he has been made the scapegoat. In verification of tho old adage that mun dor will says his statement, "thla murder ot a man's business, hta personality, and almost hta life is coming out sooner than I could have hoped. I expect that there will be denials from the other whose efforts In getting away with It are coming to an Inglorious end. I believe In American justice and fair play, and when whole matter has been washed out the only thing that will remain aa a monument to the Incident win be the public contempt of the people who lent their, brains to this vile scheme.

District Attorney Whitman would not say just how tor RoMns testimony before the grand lury had gone toward bringing others to an Inglorious and. WINDFALLS ON THE COAST aiskusi. Clams and Oysters Blow Out of Water la Narvagaasott Bay Bristol, R. March 17 Residents along the shores of Karraganaett Bay gathered a harvest of quahaug dam and. In some place oyster yesterday, as the result of the lowest tide In the bay tor five year caused by the northwest gale.

LOOSE LEAF BOOKS Twlalock hesdqaartam We also make te order. ST-SS Ftaoklia M. Its Jell to bis building of the great New York tunnel was the construction of the Jerome Park reservoir. John C. Sheehan was then second In power in Tammany, and was rival bidder for the contract, hut although flheehan's hid was $100,000 lower then McDonald' McDonald got the award.

Mr. McDonald became prominent after the election of Mayor Van Wyck. Ho waa seen constantly In company of Richard Croker at Lakewood, N. where hia cousin, John Whalen, who la now corporation counsel for Greater New York, also resorted. The former County Democracy man waa now tho friend of Tammany, but although Tammany opposed tha project of tho rapid transit underground road, McDonald bad feta eye upon the scheme and aaw great poealbllltlas therein.

Like many very auceeosful men of hla kind, Mr. McDonald never attracted attention In a crowd, and would take- a back oat In common opinion before men whose tola fronts oonceal vacuity. Mr. McDonald was a multi-millionaire. He waa domestic In hla tastes and devoted to hta wife, who was Georgia A- Strong and whom he married In and to hi daughter To strangers he was sparing' of his word.

He waa a bora executive and disciplinarian, but with hta comrades he was a good follow." He eould direct a labor army at cloe quarters and find time to crack a joke. He could figure closely on operations Involving tans of million and then thoroughly enjoy a good dinner. Genuine Irish humor boomed from hla blue eye though ho had lived In New York since he was fourteen years old, and continued hi education in tho public schools there. HOPE FOR IRELAND Redmond Sees the Light of Victory for, Homs Rule Delivsiy Close at Hand, Says O'Connor London, March IT In honor ot Bt. Patrick's Day and 'tho near approach of Homo Rule for Ireland, several of tho Irish loaders iaaued formal statements and greetings on tha occasion of the national anniversary.

These Included John E. Redmond, chairman of the Irish 'Parllar mentary Party, and chairman of the United Irish League of Great Britain; William OBrien, M. P. for Cork and leader of tha Independent Nationalist and Lord Dunrave president of the Irish Reform Association. H.

H. Asquith, the prime minister, and A. J. Balfour, ex-premier and leader of the Opposition in tho House of Commons, dqpllned to make any comment on tho probability of homo rul refusing to break the Ironclad tradition agalnat cabinet members giving Interview. 1 In speech at the Bt.

Patricks banquet In the -Hotel Cecil last night, Mr. Redmond referred to how amid a long list of valuable Irish reforms achieved by hard tabor during the past twelve years they had met year by- year at thla festival, almost despairing of achieving the gnat goal cl their aspiration Now at last, ha aald, meet with the light of victory shtntng on onr country and our cause. The struggle between England and Ireland la ended. England and. Ireland have joined handi against the common foe' of both In defence of tho peoples liberties and right All bitterness has left our soul We want peace with England wo want friendship with the English people.

want our proper place In tha British empire, end to bury fathoms deep In the ocean of oblivion and memory the wrong the miseries and the oppressions of the past T. P. O'Connor, speaking at ths at. Patrick's banquet at Liverpool, aald: "Thla Is the brightest and happiest Bt Patrick's Day any hf ua has ever seen. Irelands deliverance is close at hand.

Tha first step towards tho realisation of Sir Edward Gray's arbitration proposals must be reconciliation with tha Irish people through self-government FIFTEEN FIREMEN But Faarlng on Handling of Convene Fin May Be Postponed This evening the special committee of tho Malden City government ls scheduled to give a hearing on tha management of tho fire department at the recent fire at the Converse Rubber Company's plant It la possible that owing to ihe Illness of Fire Commissioner Hough, the hearing may be postponed. Fifton firemen have been summoned, and each will be allowed ton minutes to tell hla story. Will Jot Farltaa Society At tho Commonwealth Hotel last evening the Rogers Family Association organised as a chapter of the Puritan Society. Officers were elected as follows: Vice president George D. Rogers: board pf assistant W.

T. Roger Georg B. Roger T. C. Roger George L.

Roger C. L. Roger H. L. Roger Atherton W.

Roger, Dudley P. Rogers. Gorham Roger C. Harry Roger Tha committee elected to prepare for tho annual meeting conatated of George B. Roger D.

L. Bogan and A. A. VlaaL.