Trenton Evening Times from Trenton, New Jersey • Page 1

H.r H'l uON FOB 20,131 Tke 11, IB a i Oct. 12,1882. SI AN CAP CO. WINS IN IN IAX CAS" Stile For fce Eq- Son of Tans Its 83 tiiiea Today CI If WINS PAR I N. a 11, 1 0 0 7 1 a Iwue EUtwMn City arid Com- Wn thi AtHu.A»nt of Fund of Stock of Foreign Cot Hold by tho Conotrn Appeals of the Standard PlrV Insur- ince Company of Trenton fro assessments by the local taring authorities against Its re-Insurance reserve fund and stock holdings In foreign coipora- tlons were decided today by the New Jet-Key Stats Board of Equalisation of Taxes A majority opinion of the board was filed holding that the re-Insurance re- eeive tana Is a HaDiIlly and not an asset and therefore taxable This opinion is dissented to by Commissioners Black and In an opinion wiitten by Mr Black As to the taxability of the foretell corporation stock holdings the board decides In the normative The amount of the reinsurance fund which was assessed by the loca' assessors Is 124690305 The amount of the foreign corporation stock held Is 1183 921 tn these appeals the In- rurance company was represented by Huston Dixon and John Grlggs City Solicitor Charles Bird appeared for thp local anseRsors Mr ftirfl tin a already decided to certlorarl that part of the decision which defeats the city In the attempt to tax the reinsurance fund This decision establishes the assessing policy on such funds In this state until If shall have been reversed by a RE-INSURANCE UWD The majority opinion In the re Insurance fund matter is written by Commissioner Ai uistrong who discusses the proposition at length He says that the view he has taken of the case In the re-Insurance fund question makes It unnecessary in the decision of the appeal to consider the foreign holdings He holds that re-insurance reserve Is not fixed as to amount by statute but It is determined as the unearned premium held by a ftre Insurance company based upon a Calculation upon each policy so as to provide the sum that would purchase the amount of insurance for the tei ni in case the Insurance company no.

longer continued In business He holds that It is not a part of the accumulated sur-- plu and holds that it Is a fixed liability lessening every day by tha expiration of time and it constitutes a fund which the company cannot call upon for any company obligations or corporation purposes As to stock hoMlngs Mr Arm strong sajs it was strongly argued that the capital stock stands merely as a representative of the property and that an upon It was an assessment Upon the property and therefore came within the exemption of our statute on stipulated facts J( Tinny This welt a io that i)lL strict or into.uretattort ttiti appropriation requlred may not give relief herein oij that ground The minority opinion on the re-in- enrance fund matter holds that the liabilities to losses upon policies Issued and unexplred ii a contingent not a fixed liability and does not therefore, affect the character of the fund arising from premiums as surplus capital or accumulated surplus It Is not a debt but a possible liability This te the rule which Is laid down In 8 Vroom page 479 In the case of Peoples' Flje Insurance Company vs Parker BANKRUPT KYI 00 STATuE OF OOLONisL JOHN A. Designed by William Couper of New York It will be cast In bronze within a few weeks and brought to Trenton where It will be erected at aawalader Park cms mis FROM ANNUAL APPROPRIATION KIM and and After cutting out the of 000 for a i i a lupliy a tho dedlca tion of the Mercer County Soldiers' Sailors Monument In fas city 11,500 expenses in connection with an automobile for the State Department of Motor Vehicles It expected that Governor Stokes will this afternoon affix his signature to the annual appropriation bill thus making It a law As passed by the Legislature the bill carried 5 2 1 8 3 5 7 By blue pen clllng the sum of the Governor reduced It to 4 5 4 7 6 8 3 7 This total Is an Increase of $27867 over the annual bill of last year Before approving the supplemental Mil May 2-V Oovernoi Slokrs vetoed Items aggregating H06 500 thus cutting the total of that measure to 1635 442 The actual total of both hills this year therefore Is 15 183 12o 67 In 1906 the aggregate of both bills was $561816860 showing a net decrease this year of $436 043 03 Senate 14o the Hutchlnson measure appropriating $3 000 for the dedication of the monument In this city has not hpCMtmp law if" this item W9.B stricken from the appropriation bill Governor Stokes vetoed the Item ot $5 600 in the supplemental bill providing for an automobile for the Department of Motor Vehicles The item now stricken from the annual bill was for expenses in connection with the automobile for the fiscal year commencing November 1 next As tha Ex- hud Iho whCrio By Publishers' Press Direct wire New York, June 11--A surfeit of prosperity Is the paradoxical reason advanced in wall Street for the bankruptcy of MllHken Brothers structural steel manufacturers and constructors for whom Judge Holt, In the United States District Court today, named August Hecksher William ward and Van Vechten Olcott receivers They were renulred to give bond In the sum of 8500000 Never has the company had more orders but the tight money market prevented It from securing working capital neceisary to complete improve ments at its mammoth plant at Mariners Harbor I The liabilities arc at S6 500 000 and the assets at $3 ion onn But panv a hi to on att lip on the hooks are said to ommv) i the com- Hl Is re- "mpornry Is Indicated the rerefvers and I the 1 nlted Mosturck rs Miles I Rnyder I I ng's Sons frt Hunt Bill STOCKS RAW a UNIT miMH FNTFRTMMrNT There are very few extraordinary appropriations made In this year's bill In fact It is confined almost entirely to the customary appropriations for the various departments of state and state Instltu DEI'IASOI'IIS ARE raw KY George Wilson of Trenton Conclave No 143 No 143 Improved Order of Is In Atlantic rity attending the eleventh biennial session of the Supreme Conclave, Order of heptasophs In the Hotel Rudulf Fuui days will be consumed In transacting the business of the order Thla jnark the foimal opening of IrTe contention and the nomination of officers will -be made be followed by the election Thursday Two sessions will be held dally While the election will be an Important feature of the convention it Is expected that all the present officers who have held office for twelve successive years, will be re-elected It Is fourteen vears sine" the Hepta- sophs met in Atlantic City before The organization now numbers 76 000 mem. bers and has about 800 branches established in all the leading cities and towns from the Atlantic to the Pacifies coast The order was established twenty-eight years ago and has paid out more i 000 000 for sick and deith benefits It has a surplus fund- of nearly 000 000 In the treasUi? Mr Wilson Ig the. official represent a i of the Trenton branch but a number of other Trenton members will probably attend before the convention closes BARBER WILL TALK ON INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM A a TM A i 1 iMnn fit 1 I i rvpning I i i DR. HlAMIklilR UNDER KNIFE II for rut i nf a hi" hooi nf i i wrflt'-'l ipon npo In a Tha ippratlon and Dr Huns 1.

F. Will PROBATED I I 'Ions There Is an additional allowanci of SI 000 frj tha salary of Stuti Librarian Henry Buchanan of thi city which waa authorised by the recent Legislature Mr Buchanan salary will hereafter be $3 000 The sum of $7 000 extra Is appropriated for the Manual Training and Induatrla School for Colored Youth at Bordentown The annual appropriation will hereaftei be $12 000 For the salaries and expenses of the newlj created Railroad Commis sloners $15 OdO is appropriated There is also provided an appropriation of $12 500 for a Civil Service Commission which the Governoc anticipates the present Legis lature will create. OTHER MEASURES ARE SIGNED Governor Stokes has approved the Burk till House 444 which Increases the annual salary of State Librarian Henry Buchanan from $2 000 to $3 000 a year The Governor has also signed the following bills nate 120 which prohibits the ilgni -Se: of voting machines at'elertVo'ns 'in" bor ougas on the construction or propo sltlon to purohase waler works House 494 Authorizes governing bodies of second class cities to applv to the chancellor for the abolition of railroad and trolley grade crossings House 308 Fixes fee of constables In first counties at $8 50 anr in nen or an rees House JT? lue, cnandlse In bulk In fraud of creditors. Senate 281 Authorizes townships to purchase sewers Senate 823 Prohibits granting of liquor licenses for lees than one year In fourth class counties Blli AUTOS CRASH; WOMAN IS INJURED Special to the Times Princeton June 11--A fatal auto mobile accident was narrowly a veiled a few miles from here near Kingston Saturday afternoon by tho presence of mind of a Yale student a result of this only one was seriously hurt Crabb of Newark who was In PilnieUm to see the Yaie Prlncetoa game was returning home In his automobile with his negro chauffeur Crahb was running the machine He was near Kingston passing through a deep cut and did not notice the approach of another automobile in which seated Mr and Mrs James Smock of Red Bank, until they were within few feet of each other Both were running at a high rate of sneed It was impossible to stofi the machines in time and Crabb ran his automobile on the bank at the right side He slrle-swlped Smocks auto mobile and Mrs Smock was thrown on the ground unconscious Crabb machine was only slightly damaged and he returned to Princeton with Mr Smock ir search of medical attendance Mrs Rmock was taken to Dr Bergen office hut was not thought to be rnjured a few cuts on the face an 1 numerous bruises although may he Internal!) She was taken home to Red Bank thin morning where her Injuries will receive further attention Smock machine wan badly smashed J. 0.

DANIEL SEEKS AID HERE Daniel one of tlje leading negro ecluritors of i country In In i clt; in the ntnrost of hlg to i of navigation for I tl I i Brunswick Oa Mr rnnl 11 11 wax outlined In full In i Tlrnn. tne time ago He the ct ft' rsementn from Home of the moot i i statesmen and i i Tl llnon fif Prli ton i has given him nn 1 his ttork the highest praise It Is the pur rose Mr Daniel to solicit funds, here thf present headquarters i he (th Dr Thacldeus Martin Spring riTYHMI MfPTING TOMORROW IOENJNG SIAIUF. IS AROI1I FINISHED Heroic Figure Will Be Sent Foundry In a Few Weeks New York June 11--Trenton me morlal to Colonel John A Roebling engineer of the Brooklyn BrfrtRe am builder of the great span across th Ma Kara Is almost completed It la heroic statue of the bridge butlrtpr anr is designed by William fouper soulptor of this city The statue will be sent to th' foil ml i i a feu It i reproduced In bronze and erected In Park, Trenton I set out Mr ouper Raid tc bring qut the of a mat of action a man of dogged dPtermfna lion If I have done mu I hav nl broupht out the character of Col 01 Hobbling The etatuft will post about 000 hm been RUbacrlbed bv tho men women and children of Trenton I i bp erected in the rit in Octobe i ceremonies Colonr-l Ropbllng had rompletei tho i a bridge tht city irk was consider ing "panning the Fast hi hid established thp efflt of th erMon princ Iple for raldroif brlflgpi- of their con stiu tion he chosen chief engineer He Immediately bPiran the nren aratlon of plans and a superintend' Ing the Initial operations of the bridge construction whence was fa- talh Injured His son Washington Augustus Roeb ling- succeeded him and completed tht great span In 1883 IRENTONWANTSiO IAX HIE Question of First or Second Class Property is Up to Supreme Court After hearing the argument the New Jersey Supreme Court has reserved decision in the matter of the application of the United New Jersey a i a flnH Canal Company the Pennsylvania Riiilroud Company lessee -and the Belv Mere-Delaware Railroad Company the Pennsylvania Railroad Company lessee for a summary deteimlnatlon ae to the assessment upon certain lands In The case Involves a tilsputo between the local Board of As sessors and the railroad company The property In question Is the Millham branch extending from foalpori to Mtllham Junction the Enterprise Branch extending north of the cana from Coalport to Mulberry street and the Bordentown connection extending from Greenwood avenue along i the canal to Coalport The assonnors (Malm that under the legislation of 1606 redefining main stem railroad property nnd providing for local assessment of second class property these branches are second class and therefore taxable by the city authorities The company nia'ntSlnN there are mahmtifn InOiTcil: and assessable only by the state To facilitate matUrs both the local assoo sors and the State Board of Assessors have placed a valuation on the disputed property This action In the Supreme Court Is to determine which aanessment is legal Vi'sdnn'mrgK Carey, repre sejnted the Pennsylvania HalJraEoLeara any They held that this property as always been assessed as main stem and that If It wan thus properly classified the present assessment by the Mate should be affirmed Attorney General McCarter representing the State Board of Assessors also arguec for the affirmance, of the state BIRD CONTENTION levy is llm- 'Inature cni and I A I i 111 tr lit An i TWO PL IN I II fl raplo 1 aponn ti i I i K. Sit kei 11 I I York. City Solicitor Charles HIM argued the case for the local assessors He showed that none of these lines la usec for through railroad traffic He Insisted that that part of railroad property only falls within the term main stem which is used for thoroughfare purposes namely through going passen 'er or freight purposes or both Any Jne which Is maintained and operated by a railroad company for the special use and convenience of a few per sons such as these and which Ited to such a use by the very of Its construction and posltlc i therefore cannot be by the i generally Is not main stem within the meaning of the act of 1884 nor the act of 1908 He held therefore that the city assessment was the only T'he 'local assessment on the branches aggregates 840 CANAL CO.

FIGHTS GUY PAVING KILL The Supreme Court has allowed rule to shov cauie returnable June 25 before Judge Reed why should not Issue in the suit of the I nited New Jersey Railroad and Canal Cimpanv against the City of Trenton This iult Involves an assessment for I'm Ing i levied agalnSt the Cun7- jlalnant bj the city for the brick pavement on west state street and In front of a strip of land the company owns on the north side of the street extending from Proepert street in an eaiterlv lirectlon along the feeder of the Delaware and Rarltan canal for distance of about 160 yards The trict Is about TO feet wide and Is grmi plot with a hedge on the side of nearest the canal Ten ago Trenton put down a brick a on WeKt State street and for i part of the, pavement In nt of the property In question an of $1 000 was levied against New Jersey Railroad and The company has i ref isftd to pay the assess- I I i i land Is of a irr i no benefits are derived pavement rv Margolf of Trenton the ml i agent of the I i ompanv has filed an I Supreme In whl i a anseiwrnent CVIM i In i affidavit he holds nsrnlnpt i the assess i 1 I open vacant and un not capable of being rposes distinct from the of the canal and i has not benefltted degree by the pave a 1 I Strong I i if a I fl 1 pr 11 II I ON THIAl le I rles i a this adjournment tlnued tUll tor noon. I I a pii ig Just UK, oon he will be cnn STATE PRISON IS SCENE OF FIRST WEDDING TODAY Convict Married but He Must Wait Seven Months for His Bride AFTER CEREMONY BRIDE HURRIED AWAY FROM CELL Sunttl, Bridegroom, Hit Served Five Months of a One Year's SonUnco and Came Hare From Riverton Bride Lives at West Berlin, For 'he flrit i In the of the Jersev state Prison a i cere non as i i morning i i tn srlm i I harles Ed FOR DIVORCE warrl Sin 1 nf husband of Mh Berlin Th Rev Di in became the A Idle Quuin of IK- MaM ck chaplain at the Institution performed the ceremony which seemed out of place as the bride and bride groom stood hand In ban 1 beneath th heavily barred window of tne prison office Dressed In his garb of i a the bridegroom repeated after the mln the words of the rlttf while In i Ice trembling with emotion the bride vowed that shed take him for bette: or worse Heaflkeeper ueorge Osborne and Supervisor irxln the rcrc mony Then the great Iron sheathed door swung hack on Its hinges the bride with a hasty good bye stepped IJust the prison portals to the stree beyond and the bridegroom was taken back to his cell Sands has served five months of i one war's sentence The marriage wn performed with the consent of thi Caindeil i and the request of Prosecutor Bcovel who held that this was the best solution the case RAY lllll'S FATE IN JURY'S HANDS R. C. Maxwell's Charge of Assault on Boy Is Ventilated i Court No verdict had been rendered at 1 30 o'clock in the trial of Ray Hill of Carteret avenue Indicted for nssaul and, battery upon Chester Maxwell of Maxwell of West State street Tho UBU was given to the Jury at 12 clock Prosecutor Crossley and Assistant Prosecutor Piper undue ted the case for the state against Hill while Edwin Walker defended Hill Counselor John Backes was present In the Interest of Maxwell to- Hill was the flidt wHnwrs on The stand this morning He said he did not leave his porch until his son Edmund lad been struck by Chester Maxwell He asserted that he went on a run the place and Arrived Just as Ches- had raised the stick to strike again He declared that he grasped the hoy by the shoulder and took the stick which proved to be a corn stalk from ilm He stated that he did not hit nor kick the boy but only gave him a slight shake and pushed him enough to start him home Hill asserted that he regarded the Maxwell boy as the worst In the community much worse than Ms own son Prosecutor Crossly asked Hlil If he did not go to one of Maxell's for mer maids yesterday and ask her If the Maxwell boy was crying he "rived home He admitted that he did And did you not' continued Mr Crossley say to her If you come over and testify for me I will pay you well fr It' II? denied this The maid who was Fliia Nelson was ater called and assarted that Hill had the- words to- her but under cross-examination by Mr Walker she answered that his words were If come over and testify you will he en- to pay under the subpoena Frank Firth Linwood Lee Maxwell and Chester Maxwell were also recalled to the stand this morning to testify whether they heard Mr Kite state he saw the assault or whether he said Mrs Kite saw it rested Both sides then In his summing up Mr walker characterized the case as one resulting from narrowness and meanness on the part of Maxwell He declared a Hill had a perfect right as a father to protect his son from the usault of anther Mr Croisley asserted Inal the Maxwell hoy was just as clear to his parents as Hill was to his He declared If Hills were able to obtain Justice In the courts the same equal treatment should be accorded to the Maxwells Te declared Mr Pegg a witness for the, defendant an Imaginative Individual (Continued on Three) UNO-SUES TO TALK TONIGHT to the Times i June. 11--Governor Ed- stokes former President Grov- 'lin 1 find President Woodrow i i npeak tonight at the fitral- It In Alexander Hall Preced- nur President Wilson will give a to the Alumni on Prospect' wn This no the A i dinner John Mr-Frame class 1 of the clay At 3 exhibition will be In Kroknw tank and at 4 regattn on Carnegie i 11 onstance Titus a ir I i i single nil oarsman 111 rn i i i i The fli honor Piincctons cham- Ion hn I I ti-nrn i he kindled to- I i 8 I rk tons of rub- hn alic-Hclv been secured for thli )n ft" -k ondu tM vn 1 1 debate will fllim I i Thp prlzp i i nmp oon donated fomp ago hv yndp sub rt Is Rpsolvrd That thp FpJpral government should adopt a graduated Income Declares Husband Has Been Persistent Neglect and Desertion i i I of i i i i i tn rge I her 34 1 i i i i The i In a John i pr i I Mier in of i i I Kh rH It i I 1 i eeieiMf nv I tie he per I 1 the Hn Ml i i i i i i TM th in I i Ptrcot 11 i 1 I i th I lertlh I 4 ik i i i ki of i i life I I Ic i nts nnd i ik I i romon Is a hus II 1 i I 1 nt i he In nrr UP su in (hit poi fsst 1 1 ti kmic up of tl ime i i i i i ru i i i i I I 11 is I le 1 i i I I i ir sue periods IK 1C 1 herself is I i i ser i i snpr rt for rself vv.

en i 1 to her par et I nif Msher agree I to he i a sum I support This hi i i 1 Isher owes Mrs i i i tl i $75 whirh a i I 1 i shi a compelled to ap- tl iversur of the i for sup- 1 rt Is i In 1904 At i in support 1 iRilnst riBher In one of the I I 11 i i Fisher Was to I I rii i i I II -1 i bi I AVVION'S 1 1 IK.I VVANl I KY I.ACKIS WAS IH SlKOVEh Certain Account Needed to Show to Probe Committee Architect Moses About Senate Wing Work and MUUI WORK GIVHN 10 lAWiON WH IIOUl COMPKlMIVK Hihn chairman of the I a ppk HP i i ordPt and wit rom- mltfpfi tn th I Uh in 1 Ipaspd fioni wmiH i I 1 Ht- i his proml'fp hut his moppy for theatrp Tdmisslnni ami othpr jtii I I a hpr Inyp for rausp i hpr to him lill upon a hfl i i thp nrKlTtlnK his i Mrs i il has to I i her huhnn 1 a times hut that every shp i him hf hor thp last dpsertlon taking pjRrp in Mav IWi Illy BUIF.ll Hill Tin greit wheel of the Board of Trade IB turning If keeping per- at It Is anv Indication that success i be achieved there seems to he no doubt that the Boird of Trade will accimpllsh something The joint freight committee com- poped of members from the pnqrd nf Trade Manufacturers and Fmployers Association and the Merchants Association met last jilght at the Joarr) of Trade building reviewed the work for the past week reported encouraging process lined additional work and determined to rail ti monster maps meeting to be held In the Board of Trade, building next Monday evening June 17 at elotltv ttmr addresses will be made by Governor Stokes Mayor Qnlchtel the secretary of the Board of Trade and several of Trenton leading business men and manufacturers The object of the meeting will be to 'get at existing freight troubles and to ohstne in the way pf Trenton material giowth That they may So thoroughly represented Secretary rium has today sent a special invitation to the members of City Council requesting their attendance and there Is every Indication that they will come as many have already ex pressed great Interest Irt the work of the Board of Trade The secretary Is to adopt a novel scheme of Invitation In that he contemplates placing In all the leading stores of the city large Invitation cards calling attention to the meeting and requesting attendance of everyone who may be Interested In the work that the board Is undertaking It Is also the secretary Intention to string a huge banner across State street In front of the board building provided permission for this can be secured from the city authorities Thoso In charge of the meeting anticipate a crowd of Interested persons that will pack the rooms to their capacity H'JONLEY NURSES TO KF, GRADUATED Commencement exercises of the Me Klnley Hospital Training School for Nurses will be held Thursday even- Ing In the State Street Churrh Colonel James Klger president of the hospital board will award the diplomas and the Introductory address will be delivered by the Rev Dr John Fox Dr I Northrup professor ol anatomy and dean of HahnemanR liver the main address of the evening An acldresR to the class and the pre sentatlon of the class pins will be by the Rev Knight Fclward A Muel er i render the organ prelude and postlude and there i be a i i polo bv Miss May Curtis Mlsa Jeannette West will Sflve a pln.no solo and Miss Elizabeth lernmer will Hlng Members of the graduating are Miss i Bailey Trenton Mlsi Fllrabnth Shlnn lamesburg Miss Fllzahetti rtnrher Trenton Miss Helen arter Ineland COULDN'T SHAKE ORCHARD'S STORY non Inv i at toclii of the I i win a a Newark 1 a law 1 In i he Is counsel ther memhern were all on hand i a Sullivan called the i order at 10 10 cloc i nn jiackei i uiiwl pi mnrel I i a reltntlons alternpt to unt ni re graft an 1 extravagance In nitti igenu nt if Mate affairs I awt in was recalled the HI" a lant week to pr his books He hanclo 1 the i his rash ok Mr FHckeii aske 1 If a is all the hooks he kej He sal I ho also has a Journal and ledger ounae! asked the a been br night Mr Ijawton the aph 1 wik I a 1901 A hirt received fiom the State 1 0 1 1 2 4 In contractj on State hulldlnnn i I repair work Mi Law ton tentlflod that this item- included nil w- wk Riven him ftn competitive hid ling The book, did not show In detail the items of extras for which I-nwton A Son had been paid an4 whk last weeks tofitimony showed aggregated gome S39 000 on -the a il nlone There Hensatlon at thin Juncture Mr Hicken wanted Mr I awton to produce TilsTeclprer to show i i i Tobln the Plalnfleld plumber who been favored by tawton A Son In all contracts for the State Mr Lawton said he hacl destroyed his Journals and ledgers, containing his accounts previous to January 1 1907 Mr Backes Jumped this statement quickly and ankecT why the hooks hafl been dentroved Mr Lawton claimed it wan the policy of hid dun to destroy his old books when new ones were opened In the severest tones Mr Backes asked for fuiLlirl Inf Mina.ll ihr. Bj Publishers Direct Wire Boise Idaho June -For nearly an lour toclav Attorney Richardson criss xamlned Orchard In the trla i i a a interrogating the witness relative to the attempt to mur er Bradlei In Ran Francisco Rlch- rdsnn was unsuccessful In his effort a i that would shake irchanl original story Orchard fol owed his of refusing to fix and places absolutely He would a i a he bought pow 'Prfr tin in If i Ciimiiitiir onuld not remember the appear- of the man from he bought A PEDDIf MEETING The Rei Ir I Rei Hr I a Ithnert A MMSlor flncl I i rtlcm tn of tl Is of the mnl of Corporators of Peddle I 1 a thn meetlnc of the Board at ion for destroying his books Lawton Insisted that he had named the only rpagon The, kept old books He testified that the present books would nnow the balances from the old ones but none of the Items Mr Lawton salt) he had not destroyed his chf book stubs but thev were at his home His hooks were at the office Thf stubs Tiad brenlaken to his homeTxcause safe was too small to hold them Continuing Mr Lawton laid the p.tient books would not show the Items In connection with the new Senate wing How lorg a time did the destroyed books cover' About two years now Insisted thai iht present Journal apd ledger and Mr Lawtrm was excused to go to his office after them Arnold Moses of Philadelphia architect of the new Senate wing was next sworn He was made architect by the State House Commission after competitive plans were submitted His plans Included a connecting corridor from the main portion of the capitol to the Senate wing In the original plans the court room on the second floor was not finished There was no plan for a connecting corridor on the second floor and the only entrance to the second floor was by the present marble stairways The corridor on the concl floor was constructed later lh- connecting coirldor on the first floor was built at the time the wing was constructed Mr Rackes nnw showed 4hat Mr Lawton had testified that the connecting corridors were not Included In the plans and specifications, on tha bias were solicited and that Lawton Son vvers paid extra for that work Mr Moses said he rlld not know anything about that Mr Backes showed tho voucher for 121 947 which wiui the item covering extra work on the corridors Mr Mooes presumed the figures were correct The conldor figures Included work on the main corridors Witness said after the plans were drawn changes were made by striking out Items of finishing rooms In the bisemejit and other In the court room For these 16403 was deducted from the contract price of 1124 BOO Of this 118 was for the omissions In ttte court room Lawton a paid $3500 for extra work In the basement while the deductions there amounted to $2 285 These changes were all made after the contnrt had bwn i to Lawion son Mr referred very sarcastically to the kitchen and dining room In the Bemte basement Mr Moses saM he did not plan them originally They were ordered In by the House rommlsslon of i foimer Governor Franklin Murphv was chairman Witness had not considered they were adjuncts to a "State Counsel now dug Into the $1 21B discrepancy between the deductions and payments to Lawton Son for the extra payments In the basement Moses said an extra door had been cut and some extra work done on the artificial marble flooring Mr Rackes had the working plans produced but Mr Moses was not sure as to all the details regarding the extras "Was there any competitive bidding for the extras costing A There was not The witness said the a was talked over with Ijiwton AT Son snd witnessed by the State House fornmls slon and the figures were regiroVd as reasonable The hid submitted bv Lawton 4 Son for the extras was then accepted, and that firm got the Job Mr Moses said It never occurred to him a he shottl 1 have advocated competitive blcldtng so that the state would have saved monev He admitted done the te State House which was In eery bad c-ondltl and for the Senate connecting rnrrtd ir In answer to a further quusUon. Moses insisted that Lewis Tjn ton wan mistaken when he testified the plans for the Senate wing did not contain provisions for a connecting cc rrldor The evidence was thmt i i i i fijr all thiii oornaor tvork wai given to I A Son about four after they had been awarded the contract for the new wing i relentless Insistence Mr Packet PI I -il lute, the work flone on main corridors witness said the central corridor for a conslderahle distance) was rebuilt the telegraph office was reconstructed and other work dones. He claimed that the main reason for i i all this work to Ijiwton Son without competitive wai firm was building the new wing and It was emnuimbls to chink they could do the- The next Item dug up the gallery over the president desk In "Seniti! wing This was after the contract was awarded and for this extra work T-awton ft Son were paid tl 179 According to the original plan of Moses this gallery was ten fert long hut only two feet wide By the ft win extended anc. made wider It Is still tnu small never used Why was It not made laiger at flrif" A Because It was not that Is all" Ah that if your A It was not Who suggested the general plan of the Senate chamber 1 A 1 i Governor Murphy did He admired the Sen chamber at Hashlngton and desired this to it The senate a at washing- ton rleies not resemble this cock Dlt does If A "I not understand you said Moses IndlKimnth Question by Commltteeman Olbba i a broad smile) Will somebody tell me what a cock pit is' Mr Backes need tell you what It Is The next move of counsel was to that 28 water closets were placed In various parts the State Hous while the Senate wing btilldlnr They cost II 998 and Moses commit, slon on tho Job was J72 II At (his time he was draklng five per cent on the new Semte Job George Tobln the State plum- bar did this work There was no om tl bld The State House dill worn done, Mr duced the voucher showing the payment of 11991 to Tobln Mr Backes now took up more work In the main corridor near the rotunda and the cross corridor from the Governor offices to the old east wing This was done it the time the Senate was building The cost was Son got the contract and there no competitive bidding Moses was paid five per cent commission on this Job at the "woie time he was superintending the Senate i construction The testimony showed that Moles had also been paid a commission on showing up the corrld.org before thev 1 Pa of TOO and H5S15 to Moses as commission on other Items of extra work He was also paid a five per commission on I860 for painting the corridors the 'W A Yes and superintended the irork iteje Mo8e uwa commission of I 6 4 5 on the SenaU wins carpets which cost 12709 WJtnew selected the the State House Com mlsilon Mr Barkes showed that onlv Manning A Son- this of Camden, had furnished carpet or furnishings for the State House while Moses was architect Mr Moaes said those were the bidders Mr Ba kes showed that the 1otsl commissions of Moses on the extTM work had a if re Rated $4 267 and hM total commissions on the Senate and all extras was 11294378 a i time drew five per i Senate wing paid 1150 a month aa supervisor on the samn work Mr Barber now Mr Mniffi questions a 1 he fact that waa chosen i- rhltect after competitive plans i Mr MASPS insisted he bad nn a1 in iiiormatlon arxjut HP further rhungpR tn IIA )asement He saM heltevM pr paid Tobln for clouts to bf 1 ihlfl one Mr said it was in 'or an archttprt to paid rent mmlpsion on 1 he matter is placed In Hlco it was In addition to thf ar nn a as well HP public Mr RackpR showrt a in I ompwnv had rf i rhMrs at 1 Hn ffoapn paid a nn 1 also fh fomm nil llnjf and paintmr ap i work font Jl ffin MOFSS the rontrart for this and lookM work roundel nhowM thit whilo Mr a on thA 1 i -in paid mm on forM er use Jobs total 14 W7 66 as iiown Ptd you reallie.

you had rt i a much" A I did not know i main ndT i Mr 4 Mid rn i bidding In repali work hat the amount than A Th adjmimM i I this afternoon FARTHER LIQHTR wag pnM five pfr cpnt nn nil 1 a Senate work Including the extra 01 Mr Pi to i vt hrt 1 v. i comprutup il on JSP tlmt I i a 1 mprrr! UK and cor fjutiDtly would have Mr ftminlsilon on nnrk rtlipntpd this nnrT I he i FafrKuardpr! thp 1 thp Tiinsrl took ip the ind main rnrrldori which, coit 14 Refenlng to the plans Mr Moses showed the money was for work lor I I defense.