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Hariri OL 0 22.458. BLACKLY ELL'S ISLAND BRIDGE OVERLOADED NEED OF INQUIRY. INTO NEW. WEIGHTS IMPOSED. 1 When Completed Carrying Members Must Bcnr Much Greater Stress than That Under Which the Quebec Bridge Collapsed.

Contracted for at (5.132JM5 five years aeo, the Btsfll superstructure of the new BlackwelTs r.d Bridge Kast River has cost to date KJttJMst and a few weeks ago the Board of A'dermen authorized the expenditure of to complete the work. The fact that shis in excess of the contract price additional weight of material put into trie superstructure has aroused the Interest and apprehension of bridge engineers and those accustomed to fiirure upon bearing strains and In bridge onstru' ion. a competent engineer, in a portion to Vro.v what he is talking about. The Tribune has obtained facts which to show that the additional load imposed upon the superstructure may seriesjsljr Interfere, wkh the safety of the bridge. facts have hsjlml ajillaTcti in a general way throuch a BnbOMtaent investigation made by The Tribune Into the amount of money upon the supentmctare.

in excess of dM contract price. This excess expenditure, amounting to represents additional of material ptjt Into the superstructure of the bridge, If the terms of the contract have lived up to by Urn contractors. rertort of of engineers ap- to Investigate the failure of the cantilever Vridpe at Quebec. Canada, which resulted in its fall last slip sis that the cause of the disaster was an rloadine: of the structure beyond Its carrying capacity by the weight of msterial used jn Its construction. It looks if iJmilar course had.

been Bolkrwed in the erec- Issa of the Blackwell's Island Bridge, which is sJfo a cantilever structure. The question srtether the Blackwell'a Island i 3 being overloaded beyond tha safety point is essentially one for bridge engineers to But in view of the disaster which th Quebec bridge from an exactly similar cause, and the divergent views expressed by competent Mthsrittes about the safety of the Krooklyn Bridge jf a heavier load than It is at carrying is Impnnnd upon it, the facts obtained are given to public in order that thorotygrh and eosspiete examination of the new rTucrure hv BMspctant engineers entirely of the Bridge Department of the. city secured. AX VIEW. II facts alleged from an engineering point of Mbw in connection with the Blackwell's Island Bridge are outlined in the following: statement made to The Tribune by an engineer of Puch experience, as to command respectful attention: engineering par of a few v.

ago published the report of the Canadian engineers upon the fall of the Quebi Bridge. It will be recalled that this bridge ovor the St. Lawrence River was to be the largest bridge iv the world. It de-sismed and built by Phcenix Bridge Company, and main s-pan was bf-ing it fell on August 27. 1907.

About seventyfive men were killtd or drowned and the bridge nas a total loss. report in question Is a ftrikins: example of what a report Bhould and unlike we familiar with in this country. The engineers a-ho investigated this bridge failure went into the matter fairly and fully, and their coneluslon was that the entire fault in choosing; or allowing unit sses that were too high. In other wordst Mr. Cooper, permitted to fabricated and erected structural innera of this bridge That were too for the load Imposed upon The investigation disclosed that the member which failed and allowed the bridge to fall was loaded with about IB.GOO pounds a mjnare inch, and that ivas only three-quarters of the calculated load.

Furtheruiore. a quarter of the which failed was tested in the Phoenixvflle shops, and it also failtd at 16.000 poui square in--h. Of special interest to Yorkers is ipendix Svp of this report, which ttatcs that Mr. Cooper "unquestionably increased the unit stresses, but not to a point beyond those already adopted by tha Bridge Department cf tne City of Ne.v York for its great bridges." The only Kew Tork comparable In and type to the Quebec Bridge is tho Blackwell'a iMstri'i Bridie, irbore spans have joined. Who and calculated the Blackwefl's Inland Bridge do not know, but certalnly Th" New York Bridge Depart menl bad in its employ engineer comparable in with Theodore Cooper; and it Is und'-rTrtken to rend or bolster up a fata! error of Mr.

by raying that ho I illowed precedent of city Bridal Department such is likf leaning upon a broken reed Tt the 'ommisslon's report that when erected the Quebec Bridge exceeded the calculated weight as follows: Suspended arm "antllever arm Anchor arm It Is well known that BlackweM's Island Bri'ZgA as erected ejeceeda its estimated weight ky a considerable percent I have interested myself in this report and its surprising figures far as to check op and compare calculated stresses in that member of the Quebec Bridge which failed Aith the corresponding member of lan Blackwell's Island Bridge, and I find that tnc latter exceed the former by more than a thousand pounds square inch. can therefore view the Bituatlon regards the safety of the BlackwelTs Island Bridge In other than the most perious light, and I p-jhlir should 1 il by those In th" just what the the lower chord of the bridge as erected, and what ultimate stress will be' and how far r.xcrr:] the calculated stresses used in the SesSgn of the meoabers. The f.r,an<-ial record in connection with the (Section of superstructure of this bridge hears out in era! way the. conclusions arrtwi at by this rr.zinerr in liis statement The estimated cost of with appraacbea $3 2.4 i The actual cost nh'n Wffiiileted will be about $23,000,000. con- Isact or the superstructure as awarded The amount xr uded upon the date has been fsw242.BMt, and has been author to complete work li that has not yet expended.

GREAT INCREASE IN WEIGHTS. The contract for the imperstructurd awarded to Umj Pennsylvania Corn- I'X'-y November 20, 1503. The specification which tenders were asked called for the ion at so much a Ji'jonti or It wa.s. therefore ipbn the basis of th- Hsht i put intO irWge that the contract was awarded. Tiie record shows tiii.t sai In IBW the Board Aldermen authorized the awarding of a Memental contract to the original contra without public letting, $360,000.

This wa? specific purpose of Ming additional r-jiley tracks And M. loot walk upon ij.Mdg*'. The has used, however, Keficrally to complete etructure p. tne iAirpoxe i.ir which it wa? authorized. MMrth pssst- ikhowpm and rooirr.

To-morrow, fair; winds. BAD TRASH OX THE Several Hurt on Third 'Avenue Line in Panic. Two southbound Third avenue elevated trains came together with a rrash that could be heard for blocks in a rear end collision between Willis avenue and 14JJd street, injuring a score of persons, shortly 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. A panic started and guards were pushed aside by the frightened passengers as they climbed to the tracks. William Ammerman, motornian of the rear train, who lives at Xo.

1478 Brooke avenue, was arrcstd on a charge of criminal negligence, and the police are looking the rear guard of the forward train. most seriously injured were: AMMERMAX, ilham. motorman; contusions of and body. Mrs. Annie, No.

95th st; of hrart. DICKIE. Mrs. No. 153 mth shock.

FLL'M. Mrs. No. Sl7 East 77th contusions of the head and shock- HUGHB6. Li F.

sis old. No. 131 East SOth Si cuts about head ar.d KinKER, O. No. 205S Bainbridge contusions tlin BUM and body.

KIRKKR. llarie. five old. her daughter; cuts about the face and hands. MAHANK.

Mrs. 8.. No. 413 Brooka aye cuts of and neck. ROSEN.

Jennm, No. 1521 Fulton Bronx; and shock. Mrs. John. No.

1444 Fulton dhock. WARD, BsssaO, four years old. her son, The injured, after being: attended to by Drs. Cohen and Rosen, of Lebanon Hospital, and Dr. Witt, of Lincoln Hospital, went to their homes.

At the point where the accident happened there is a curve, and the forward train had come to a stop just around the curve to wait until another train in front had left the 1434 street station. Ammerman, with his train, swung around the curve, not seeing the train In front until it was too late. Ambulances and tJie police reserves were soon on the scene, the latter, under Captain Post, finally succeeding in allaying the excitement in the neighborhood. Traffic on the Third avenue line was delayed for over an hour, and made one of the worst blocks seen on an elevated line in years. When the trains finally did run they were crowded to doors, of the passengers going to the trouble of climbing on roofs of the cars and riding: there.

Several women fainted in the crowd at the various stations and were cared for by the police. HE. I DQI TARTERS OPE ED. Chairman New Knows of Only Contests, but Expects More. Ft to The TTlhune ago.

May IL Chairman Harry P. New of the Republican National opened headquarters In room 1,614 of the Auditorium Hotel Annex to-day. This is the room reserved by Colonel William F. Stone, surges? nt-at -arms. The suite of rooms engaged by the national committee is still in the the decorators, don't know Just when the national committee will bo called to meet here," said Chairman Xew to-day.

"It is too early to decide on that. When I left Washington last Tuesday formal notjee of only twelve txmtests over delegates had been fiied. There probably will be a lot more, judging from present indications, but we will know the situation better by May 18 anl then can shape a programme. "If are only twelve contests, the committee need not meet before the second week in June, for that much business could be up in two or three days. I will have better information when Secretary Dover arrives.

Some contest notices may have come in I left Washington." AN IMPORT AXT Bryan, Johnson and Fairbanks Journey Together. TcHrrar-h lo The, Chicago, May Chance threw three Presidential possibilities Into each other's company when William J. Bryan. John A. Johnson and Vice-President Fairbanks boarded tha Pennsylvania limited for Washington to-day.

Neither knew that the other was on the train. Both Mr. Bryan and Mr. Johnson before boarding the train expressed themselves as immensely pleaded with the progress beln? ma.de by their ctive campaigns for the PresidentiaJ nomination. The fight is "till on," said Mr.

Johnson, "or I would not be tn it. I look toward the Kast and South. In the Middle West the states are mostly pledged to Mr. Bryan. In Alabama.

I believe, the sentiment of the people Is for Johnson find that it will be expressed at the primary on May IS. The oilier Southern RtateF are reported to me to be friendly to my candidacy." ADJOURNMENT MAY Agreement Practically Reached Leaders in Congress. Washington. May At a conference to-day among the leaders of the House and Senate it was practically agreed that Congress shaJ'. adjourn on Saturday.

May 23. Representatives Watson, of Indiana, the Republican whip, and Sherman, of New Tork. and Senators Aldrich and Hale took part in the conference. The understanding was reached that unless something unforeseen should occur the House for the, remainder of the session will devote itself to the general deficiency and military academy appropriation bills and a discussion of the financial question, thereby enabling the Sr-natn to catch up with the House on the supply bills now in conference. WILL NOT GIVE UP MODEL OF AMERICA fPv to Hay Kdwardn.

of Toledo, has the original model of the yacht America, jimiounced to-day that no would he return tho name to the New York Yacht Club. "The New York Yacht is unfair in making conditions for races for the AflMrica'a dedares Mr Bdwards. "It was not fair to Sir TlioniHs Upton in dealing with him last year about another race, sod it will never model from sne ti model baa constantly in my possesstoa Ibi3, when it was obtained by mo through rloae friendship to Gnorge Hteers. bulkier cf the boat. Jt whs brought to me by William 1) LoKan, then New York boat bulldf-r.

When I ii" gone I it will turned over to the Nautical Moaeajn, in Washington." TYPHOID CASES AT HARVARD. The Dost on Haj 2. a msfflin of tbe West Bomerville Board Trade to-night William A. Graustein, a milk dealer, declared be bad evidence in a possession to the effect that there at present Ufty-seven cases typhoid fever Harvard. ll' attributed it to of raw milk SUHman Inflnnarj ofllciala admlttsd they handled about baal tha Harvard caass and that they had twenfy-flyi oa hand present.

xNEW-YORK. TUESDAY, MAY 12, TWELVE iJtSS BLACKWELL'S ISLAND BRIDGE. ENGINEERS FEAR THAT IT IS OVERLOADED. TAMMANY TO MOVE UMAVES PLAN NEW HOME. Old Hall JMI Be Torn Dovn-- Subject Comet Up To-night.

The sale of Tammany in 14th street, and the removal of Tammany headquarters to a new building uptown, probably near the Circle, will be talked over informally to-night at the installation of the sachems of Tammany Hall. Prominent Tammany men with a knowiedge of what is going on inside the organlzaHon predict that within eighteen months Tammany Hall will be in process of demolition and that its successor will be in course of erection. With the erection of a new building for the Tammany people there is a strong probability that accommodations will be made for the Democratic organizations of all the boroughs. Not that the organizations In the various counties will be wiped out, but rather that a contra! meeting place will be made for all. It is said to be Mr.

Murphy's idea that in the course of the next twenty years county lines will be almost forgotten, and that there will be a central organization dominated by Tammany Hall. That, however. Is a matter that Mr. Murphy and his friends are not saying anything about these days. The Tammany Society has bad two or three Rood offers ftfr its property in 14th street.

With the money offered a better and more modern and sanitary building could be built uptown. old Wigwam contains Tony F'astor's Theatre, and if it romeg down douhtlesp Mr. Pastor will say goodby to the business. It is said that tlie lea.se of the old Academy of Music expires within the next eighteen months, and the real estate men expect a gptipral clearing out of old buildings on the north side of the street between Irving Place and Third The noith side of street for years been the "dead'" side of t)ie The south side, has a mixture of stores, restaurants, music halls and show places. On the north side there is little more than a saloon, Tammany Hall and the Academy of Music.

Most of the district leaders will be glad to have a sanitary and more BMdern building. Those below 14th street, however, will not relish the idea of setting up Phop further uptown, but. as trie growth of the city is constantly northward the chajige will be regarded philosophically, even if regretfully. The meeting to-night for the installation of the new sachems is the anniversary of the society. The new sachems were elected on April 20.

They are Thomas E. Rush. Thomas F. Me Avoy, George W. and Julius Harburger.

Following the Installation the sachems will elect a grand sachem In place of Bourko this being the final passing of the man who two years ago helped to nominate "William K. Hearst for Governor. Daniel F. cnhalan will tyke his place. Mr.

Cohalan chairman of the Tammany law commmittee. Part of the time to-night win be. given to a discussion of the Tammany Fourth of July programme. The annual Fourth of July celebration ordinarily is a great affair, but in it was interfered with by the St. convention, which drew away nearly all the big men In the organization.

The Fame thing- is likely to happen this year, as the special trains bearing the Tammany men to the Denver convention will leave here on the morning of the Fourth, in order to reach Denver on the afternoon of July fi. the. day before the convention is called to order. There was a dearth of orators of national reputation at Tammany Hall four years ago. Ex-Governor Hogg of Texas happened to be Jn town and attended the, meeting.

grave tha braves a rousing Bryan speech. When Mr. Murphy and his friends heard about it at St. Louis they resolved that the rule to have the speeches printed and approved before delivery would be rigidly enforced. Accordingly, no matter who is drafted for the "long talk" this year, his speech will not be out of harmony with the policy of the organization.

removal of Tammany Hall from 14th Htreet will take away the only hall In which a national Democratic convention has been held In this state. In 18C.S the Democrats nominated Hnratio Seymour for President in Tammany Hall. He was defeated by General (Jrant. Charles F. Murphy and half a dozen friends will make an early start for the Denver convention.

Mr. Murphy probably will get away on Thursday or Friday. Rooms have been reserved for him at the Shirley. Mr. Murphy's personal political headquarters will be at the Brown Palace.

He will sleep at the Shirley because it will be quieter. The Tammany men will occupy about six special trains. Following the convention parties will go to the Yellowstone National Park and through to the Coast. The greater number of the delegates will start for home on the night of Friday. July 10.

DECREASE IN FRENCH BIRTH RATE Reduction of 33.000 Shown in Statistics for 1907 The Death Rate. l'ariH, May 11. statistics for thn year 1907 show a further marked decrease in the birth rate for France, which in a century has fallen from 2.007,000 to 774.0U0 a year. The reduction in lie number of births last yfar was against an avf-raK" flurirsiw of 12.000 for the last years. The deaths in France In 79H.0U0, 19,000 more than the births.

CALLS EXTRA SESSION IN ARKANSAS. I By Telegraph to The Trlliune.) Rock, May 11-AIK-n H. Hamlter, nrtlng as Governor of this state during the absence In Washington of Acting Governor PtedsJl, has lssued a proclamation calling an t-xtra session of State i.r-f^lature. Uoth Governor PtedsJl and Governor-elect Donashejr. who is also in Washington to attend the conference of Governors, are known to be opposed to UM calling of an extra DEWEY'S PURE GRAPE JUICE purifies Blood is very Nourlshinc II Dswt) At Soui Fulluu SU.

LCtii. -Advi. AGKEE OX CURRENCY HOUSE COXFEREXCE ACTS. Bill Prepared hy Vreeland Committee Adopted, to Ik IFrom The Trlbunn Washington, May 11. The difficult task of drafting a currency bill satisfactory to a majority of Republicans in the House has been accomplished by the special currency committee, and the conference to-nlglit adopted a measure which will be passed under a rule within a wepfc.

The vote on the new measure was V2H to which insures a safe majority for the bill in the House, twenty-two amendments being proposed in the conference, but aside from three, which made the language more exact, no others were adopted. Bearing in mind the resolution recently adopted by the conference, the committee, hHd to underlying principle of the former Vreeland bill, making the recognition of commercial paper a basis for the circulation of emergency currency. The adoption of the bill was accomplished with a minimum of friction, the only opposition coming from those who do not -wish the government to give the guarantee provided for. Among these were Representatives Hayes nn-i Prince, v. ho left the conference.

The measure differs in several particulars from the first Vreeland bill, but each change met with general approval. The most Important changes are that there shall not more than one Clearing House Association jn fHch city, but that the several members of such associations shall be taken as nearly as convenient, from a territory composed of a staff or a part of a state or contiguous parts of one or more states. Another change impossible to exclude any bank legally qualified from a clearing house association, each bank in such an association is held Jointly a.nd severally responsible to the asrsregat" amount of its capital and surplus. The new reserve feature makes ft necessary for each bank to have on hand at all times, in gold or lawful money, at 2S per cent of additional circulation. It limits the amount of omergency circulation to $300,000,000, and allows each bank to take out emergency cUffMCjr to amount of its capital and unimpaired surplus.

The conference placed in the hands of the Republican members of the Committee on the determination of the procedure by which the ill of the majority phall be carried into effect in the House. A resolution to request the Banking and Currency Committee to bring in a report on the Aldrlch bill, in order to give the HotKM a preliminary basis for the substitution of the conference committee bill, was defeated. The conference at 8 Representative Sherman, of New Tork, presided. Representative. of York, chairman of the conference currency committee, presented, the bill which the committee had perfected late in the afternoon.

SYNOPSIS OF THE BILU The chief points of the bill are set forth in the following synopsis and statement made by Mr. Vreeland before the conference met: Following the instructions of the conference, the committee used the previously introduced Vreeland bill aa a working basis for the new act. Section lof that bill provides that banks, not less than ten In number, with an aggregate capital and surplus of at least 55.000.000. may form voluntary associations to be known as "clearing house that if the needa of the country for the currency are so pressing that in the opinion of the Secretary of the Treasury an additional issue of banknote circulation is necessary the banks belonging to a cU-aring house association may deposit securities, including commercial paper, In quality and amount acceptable to the association. The association may thereupon appeal to the Secretary of the Treasury and he may issue an amount jpf additional currency not to exceed 75 per cent of the securities so deposited.

The changes made in that section in constructing the. conference bill are that the clearing house associations must be formed in contiguous territorj'i that not more than one shall exist in any one city and that no bank can belong to two associations. The conference committee further provided that the capital and surplus of bank belonging to an association shall be jointly and severally liable to the government for any deficiency in the amount necessary to pay tho circulating notes after the sale of securities ao deposited, in case the notes are not redeemed. A further change is that a national bank have only 40 per cent of its capital in bond secured circulation, Instead of 60 per cent, as a condition precedent to taking out additional circulation through an association. An additional provision was added that banks must a reserve in gold or lawful money against racn additional circulating notes, as is now provided by law against deposits.

The committee reduced from to $500,000,000 the limit of additional circulation which may be taken out for emergency uses. Discussing the construction of the conference bill, Mr. Vreeland Bald: Seventy-five members of the House replied to the questions submitted by the committee in a lr-tter of inquiry sent last To the question. you favor 50 .000.000 the authorized limit of emergency circulation?" about three-fifths of the answers favored a limit of 5500.006.d00. To the question, "Would you the requirement that banks obtaining membership In a clearing hou.se association Should be located in contiguous territory?" the answers were practically unanimously in the affirmative, and they also favored the proposal to allow only one association in any one city.

At least four-fifths of the answers favored compuleory joint and individual liability of constituent banks for all notes issued by constituent members of an association VHKKLAND CRITICISES FOWLER. Commenting on the action of Chairman Fowler of the Banking and Currency Committee, who Is the leader of the Republican "insurgents" on the currency question, in sending a copy of his own most recent currency bill and letter in relation thereto and to the new Vreeland ''ill to six thousand throughout the country, Mr. VreeJnad said: Many members el Hunkmg ami Currrenry litti-a -ire not piesssd wilh the in lion of Cuolluurd un Mtood HAKMONY AT CHICAGO PARTY LEADERS' II.ASS. Seeking to Have All Candidates Except Taft Withdraw. "nil Associated 1 Washington.

May 11. Republican leaders in Congress are now working earnestly on a to prevent any break at Chicago convention that might disrupt party harmony and endanjr-T success at the polls in November. Conferences have held at both ends of rhe Capitol among such men ag Senators Aldrich, Hale, Allison and 'rane and Representatives Payne and Sherman, of New York; Tawney, of Minnesota; Jenkins, of Wisconsin, and Smith, of Iowa; In fact, meetings of small groups from thi3 list have been of almost daily occurrence, for more than a week. They have been directed to one end a nomination on first ballot by which they mean William H. Taft.

While no definite result haBJ been reached, they believe their efforts will be successful. Most of the mm figuring prominently in this movement were numbered against Taft early in the campaign, but party policy and the necessity for harmony, whfch have been manifest in Rppublican ranks since the disastrous result of the Blaine-fonkling feud, have awakened a demand that personal be subordinated to the will of the. majority. That the efforts of the group of leaders back of the harmony movement have not been barren of result indicated by the fact that to a. number of the conferences have been called such men as Senators Hememvay.

Hopkins and and Representatives Parsons and Vreeland. of Now York; Boutell ati-i Mann, of -Illinois: Burke and Dalzell, of Pennsylvania; Watson and of Indiana, and who are backing the candidacies of Vice- President Fairbanks. Speaker Cannon, Senator Knox and iovernor Hughes. No attempt la made to the fact that the real Impetus to such a concerted movement in the interest of Secretary Taft is the refusal of Roosevelt sentiment to be snuffed out and the danger of such sentiment spreading to an extent that might be difficult to control at Chicago. At the same time it saM4he UKHreiucsJ is not bostile to President Roosevelt, who sjbsmllli occupies The position of command in the Taft He has made.

1t perfectly plain that nothing can come of the renewed calls for Ma renomination which have been made in Utah and California, as he prepared to reject any proffer of support, no matter how extended. The uttermost Mmit of endeavor of the Rppublican leaders who are striving to harmonize party differences is to eliminate all candidates for the nomination except Secretary Taft. but it Is not expected that all of the candidates readily will agree to this proposition. Supporters of Senator Knox particularly are said to oppose the plaji, and one of the other candidates is holding out stronsly that there Is no Immediate demand for agreement. At same time there are leaders in Illinois.

Indiana. Pennsylvania and Xew York who are parties to the movement with the knowledge of tha "favorite son" candidates from those states. The selection Secretary Taft as the be-neflciary of the workers for harmony is because of the fart that he is the only candidate who has sufficient Instructed votes to promise an early nomination. The arsrument of the harmony people is that If Taft should fail to obtain the nomination on the first ballot, and the "allies'" abie to hold out against him, It would mean a convention contest of many ballots. These leaders have littlo doubt that in such a contingency the third term sesjtlaaant would threaten a stampede, and, though feel pured that the President would not hesitate to suppress any proposition looking to his renornlnation, they fear the effect of such a stampede on public sentiment.

The possible dire result on the campaign for the election of tho candidate, whoever he may be, is one of arguments used to draw the so-called into harmony programme. Republican leaders concede that their majority in the House la likely to be materially reduced at the fall election, and they fear that unless all factions are brought together before the Chicago convention they might lose their majority altogether. One of the sldo plans being discussed favorably is the reaomlnation of Mr. Fairbanks as Vice-President on the ticket with. Secretary Taft.

which they assert would remove- Indiana from the doubtful column and make It safely Republican. It Is believed. that with Republican forces solidly aligned Taft could easily carry Illinois, and the harmonizers are willing to concede- Cannon's re-election as Speaker by a Republican House. There Is a. movement on already to bring about the renomination of Mr.

Hughes Governor of New York, and an effort will be made to bring Taft and Senator Foraker together, which it in thought would make Ohio safe No efforts have been spared to keep these plans confidential, but there are too many persons of the programme for secrecy to mnlntalned. Frank H. Hitchcock, who is the Taft manager in Washington and hi directing the greater part of the Secretary's national campaign, has had numerous conferences with various Republican leaders interested in the programme, and District Attorney Joseph B. Keating, of Indianapolis, political manager for Mr. Fairbanks, has been in Washington several times recently and has conferred with the leaders.

STEEL MILLS INCREASE OPERATION. Telegraph to The Tribune Pittsburg. May Owing to a rush of orders for Iron hoops art.l bands the Singer Ninilck Mills Ktartcd full operation to-day." At the same ttui.t Steel Company put on hundred additional at Ma Homestead ptants, and started Its 29th utrcet and 33d street mills in Plttsburg i.ti full time. The Carter Iron Works were also started, and the Jones tt McLaughlin Interests placed many ikw men at I'KICI-: TIIKKK CENTS. ASKS LEGISLATURE TO DESTROY BOSSES I GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE TO SPECIAL ESS I OX.

RecommtmhUion on (torn- bling Pn.st Vntii Wrmmemmti Succemur Ymkn Scot. IBy I Albany. May into his pome of the doctrine he, has been broadcast in hia recent Governor Hughes urged the Legislature at the extraordinary session convened to enact mnaa ures shearing away the power by whicn party bosses hamper the expression of the wl3h.es of their constituents. Not only did he recommend, I with much earnestness the passage of i nominations and official primary ballot ures, but included in hi 3 programme legislation designed to prevent methods of adopted at the recent Democratic State Convention. This continuation of war against resentative bosses was the feature of his Somewhat to surprise of lature, he did not recommend at this time the, 1 enactment of anti-racetrack bills.

He contented himself with a promise to recommend this action the Senator to elected fn the 47th District takes his seat, which will in about two newkn The Governor's course In this respect miy prove of great Importance. Word waj received here this evening that Senator Foelker, who was I operated on for n.iiciti!». was In a very condition, and that his friends ha.i doubts of his recovery. Foelker voted for anti-gambling bill. If he were to die tt would I be easy for the racing men in the Senate rush tka Mai to a vote before the aavj Senator couM seated, thus beating them again.

PLKNTT OP WORK ON" hand. Although this subject cannot taken up until the Governor recommends if. the Legislature will not lack work. In addition to direct nominations and official primary ballot bills, the Governor recommended enactment of measures putting the telephone telegraph I companies under tho Jurisdiction of the PuNia Service commissions, the creation of a bu, reau of mercantile inspection in the partment of Labor, legislation making in the appropriation and supply and consideration of for the appointment to Investigate Wall Street and the condition of the unemployed. There was a.

quorum in each House, though leaders were surprised at that fact. Thirtynine Senators and eighty-one Assemblymen answered to the rollcall. but not one voiced pleasure at getflng back to legislative duties. and 1n many cases of the ernors "dictatorial attitude" was expressed. i There was the greatest eagerness to learn Jim what the Governor had recommended, and considerable surprise when the was read i at Its scope.

Although much wlltl talk ot adjourning affer hastily refusing tn enact any of these measures, or of passing only those which do not properly form a. part of the reform progra: I the chances are that ing of sort will be attempted 1 From thA informal talk of the aMsaaant the Impression created throughout the state by the anti-boss campaign SJ easily Ss Fur- I ther, It is evident thar many the are seeing the dancer signal, and loath to Incur unnecessary of cha-tisnssnnt from thefr constituents. Nothing but conjecture is possible as Governor's chance for success at this Those Senators wkn voted against him on the anti-gambling bills would talk declared they hadn't changed their attitude. Seemirgty nobody has. In the Judgment of men the Governor's message Indicates a determina; tion on his part to to the state at i the methods he has been applying In the Nli asrara-Orlearts district, and urge voters direct to dethrone the bosses and take up their own government.

THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE. The Governor's message in full follows: 1 the Legislature. I have csnvensi you ti. ssamssssssss sessJos) kecssJSS are matters of serious 1 which deem it my duty to present you for appropriate sjelism I recommend for jroor conration at this time the following of Service commissions la-w by making suitable provision for the enlargement of Jurisdiction of FuMTc vice commissions, so a3 to bring telephone sn-f teksjisak under proper regulations, an.l also such other i of the statutes as rmy be deemed adMssksi tl the lljrht of the of the commissions, In order more fully to accomplish the purpose of tiie Public Service commissions law. The policy of the its xvith rpsrard la atiporvlsion of public service corporations sksnM tmfform and embrace corporations of character.

TeteyjaMSM md tflesrrapri companies Important public 1 The should protected aaralist extortionate rates and llMlllllliai should In provided for adequate supervision of epssnttsns sad ssrvsm sbpsm of se: curltiea skoadd ka rail- only appropriate public scrutiiiy, to prevent the evils of rantablo inflation. The state froro exploitation on the part el those enjoy public and undertake at by provision (or thorough nwesttanl sj and i ca eful examination of farts hv an administrative board suitably for Ikki purpose, the evils of i ililsml and arbitrary action before the facts have properly ascertained should awssisi Justice to community r-- involve The provision of for the aanrcflst s4 the state's reaalatlon. as to the performance of jwiMtpbllgatlons kl a and Impartial nwnrwr the highest importance to the good order of community and to the of all the The state cannot afford to be lax in the of Its supervisory powers, rh-y not he without due to the varying p-obl''nw of numerous particular chsps. sobjects of complaint in connection with the operations public service corporations Involve so many considerations, snd demand such patient, expert and thorough Inquiry that they OBnaSl vtitix Is advantage sknmak sporadic kraJsatt action. The plan wl 'eh wji adopted last year of public aenrkM rmmlwtimi worked admlrably.

and, indeed, aa an adequate scheme of regulation presents the only alternative to action, which la manifestly not as adapted to just seltlement of the icre.it variefy of grievances which must be dealt with sep.tr.itcy and after Investigation and are susceptible of a fair disposition only through a continuous adaaitiistrative The plan skssJd be made ssasprehensive, and n.ow that the comgilsaiona nave been organized and are In working order. is proper that telephone ami should be brought under (heir supervision. This may bo made effective early 03 October 1. Action now will pave, at all events, many and. most probably, 3 vfirs delay in this Important Jiirlsdii Alcnc-with this extenatvn ef jurisdiction it.