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Circulation yesterdav 4,323 ,ldi the Advcrtiscr-Jouraal Grow THE ADYERTISER-JOURNAL T I I E SECOND OLDEST DAILY NEWSPAPER W E S T OF T H E H U DSON R IV E R THE W E A T H E R . F a ir tonight and Tue*da\ uarn* er to n ig h t, moderate south to southw e s t winds. founded IS-9. found'd 1 tional Committee Meets to Decide on Suggested Changes in Party Meth ods— Progressive Faction to Pres ent Demands— Sentiment Evenly \ngtoii Deo. 13.— Such m e m b e rs Republican N a tional Com m ittee arrived here today indicated n.1- cven division of sontim e n t 011 esiions of party re-organization ire to be taken up in conferences ing tomorrow. forces opposed lo an extraordinary tion were lining up ag a inst thc ej reduction in southern rcprescii- but the odds arc said to be in [ a convention. C h a irm a n llillc s \e com.nittce would thresh out. its -os in sessions open to thc public, dditiou to the members of tlie * ivIio expect to speak, Oriiisbv g lias asked for a hearing. M r g is understood lo have prepared against thc right of the X a tio iiitl 'ttcc to call an extraordinary con- Cliairman IJillcs said today c was not attc.mpting to use the ot liis position for either conten - d tiiat it was ti question to be by a majority of the com m ittee, mal conferences 'between commit- marked tlio day 'but the real ill begin tonight wlicu the entire tec will bo guests a t dinner o f i llilles. ment Against Convention, from purely legal argum e n ts, 'ncip.il point ngaiusl calling a 1 convention ia being m a de by iccmen who do not believe use made of tlio prim a ry machinery 1 in several slates for tbe elcc- delcgates. c committee decides tom o rrow a convention, it is highly prob at llierc will 'be some discussion beet to reduce southern represen- in future conventions. The Rc- n Congressional C o m m ittee lias up several tentative plana for ationto the X a tion a l Com m ittee, n which has met w itli greatest the commilleo proposes four at large from cach sta te nnd :r proportionate to the llepubli- ! cast in the election of 100S in ngressional district, plan wns discussed today \with y some of tbe best know n men committee. DOCTOR HOFFMAN NEW HEAD OF SWISS ASSEMBLY Tho view that 11m committor mny not decide to (.ill a convention not shared hy boomei* from several large cities whose representatives were on hand early today stocked with cash and pro pared to pro4-* tlieir claim? A \.long tin* eitic* conte.uiug are Phil adelphia, Indianapolis, ( iuoinnati, St. Louis aiul Denver Cummins Not to Make Demand. Charles B. Warren of Michigan, chair man of the Law Committee conferred at the capitol today \\it)j Senators Cum mins, XeUon, Hoot and others, and an nonneed that Senator Cummins had no intention of demanding tiiat a national convention should adopt a general party platform. “Senator Cummins does not expect lo appear before the National Committee or to submit further uev\s to i t , ’ said Mr Warren “He does uot urge that the convention go further than the proposed change* in delegate representation and party rule.- ** .Senator Horah's demand that the X a tional Committee go on record as to its own view of all of thc proposed change? in party methods, drew a statement from Mr Warren to thc effect that a resolution would he offered showing -plainly thc attitude of Die National Committee on various matters. Former Governor Hadley of Missouri, conferred with representatives of tho “conciliation forces” of Progressives and Republicans. Plan of Radical Forces. The more radical forces intend to do- jnand that ihe convention shall take awuy from the Xational Committee its power to make thc “temporary roll’’ of thc convention, and shall give to thc Republican organization in each state the right to settle its own delegate con tests. That change and provision that each presidential campaign should be run by the newly elected Xational Com mittee instead of hy thc “hold-over com mittee’’ would satisfy practically all o? the demands of tlie so-called Progres sive-Republican forces. Senator La Fol lette is expected to take an outspoken attitude in fa\or of taking np the ques tion of a new party platform. D T l R T f R H O F F M M Bern, Sw itzerland, Dec. 15— !>r A r thur H o f fm a n n was elected president of the federal amenably for I^M . Dr Hoff mann. who repre>eutr. the Canton of St flail, was 'born in 18.*>7 and filled the P'»st cf vice president under tlie pre»i deney of M . Kdouard Miller, tho retiring president T h e term of office U for one rear. N I BILLIONS FROM IHE LID Approximate Value of Farms’ Yield For 1913 PRODUCTION BELOW AVERAGE ALFRED NOYES, POET, IS PAYING AMERICA A VISIT SLEEP STRIKE SYLVIHSCHEME Younger Pankhurst Paces Prison Confines Constantly IS ON VERGE OF COLLAPSE Refuses Food as Well as Slum b e r and P r o b a b ly W i l l W in Release— A m e r i can M i li t a n t ’s Arm In jured in . ^ Scuffle Yesterday. W k , x)ec. 15.— The end of thc anoan cruise of. U n i tod State* ips brought -to New Y o r k today ih’c thousand oflicers and men to home again w ith a pay-day and with a olianco to spend tho holidays ashore. ^ super-dreadnought W y o m ing , of Rear Adm irul Charles -I. Bad- mander*in-chicf of the A t la n t ic lhe battleships A rkansas, U tah rida were thc returning ships, ere awaited fliere by the dread- ^orth D a k o ta, also of the Jjrss burning ships w ill probatdy re* Xew York u n t il y.fter >Tow flless thc Mexican situ a tio n necessitate their going to Mcx- tera to reinforce tlie fleet now dcr command of Rear A d m iral $200,000 w ill be dealt o u t to 1 and men by thc paym a s ters Ulcships here during tliis week. ISIERS FUEL .‘■an l'raneisco, Dec. I'- lal.ing r-! testimony m the tiial ol eight ullieers and employes of the \\ extern Fuel Com pany charged with conspiring to defraud thc government out of custom duties by falsa weighing of imported coal, began today in the L'nited states Court before Judge -M- J . Doolin The Western l'ucl Company s line of defense, il is understood will be not only the impeachment of the govern incut's witnesses, but the assertion tin t the alleged short weights found u shipments were due to the evapora tion of water-soaked coal K ill Currency Bill Amendment. Washington, Dec 13 By a vote of 10 to :13. the Senate todal defeated the fir»t i „ r - n n . n r » attem p t to alter the adm inistration cur-j SCHOOL FOR BEGGARS London, Dcc. in —M.ss S y lv ia Pnnk- liurH smco her incarceration on Decem ber 10, liax added a “sleep strike'’ to her \b lin d e r and thirst strike ’ in order u> force th e prison authorities to release her. A c c o r d ing to some of her comrades I of the m i l i t a n t suffragette organization sho accomplis'ies this by continually walkin'}, a n d one of her friends favs she expctis her release shortly as she must he on till- point of collapse b\ this time T h c .poj.'.-e! however, hoped to be able to keep both Mi'S 1’s.nkhurst and her inutlii-r in jail until after today's weekly m e e ting of the W o m e n 's Social and P o litic a l I'nion In tbe m e a n tim e thc m i li t a n t women continued tlieir violent tactacs last night bv b u r n in g down an empty m a n sion near Ih istid a n d breaking every w indow ill the K;< bm o n d Police Station. Miss Zelic Kmerson. thc m ilita n t suf fragette of Jack-on, .Mich., was brought up a t th e police court today charged w ith distu r b in g thc pcace last evening ill the LJow District of the H a s t Knd of London She appeared in the prisoners enclosure w ith one ol her arm s in a sling. It bad been badly twSated ill thc scuffle w ith tlie police. Thc police tes- tilicd th a t Miss l’mcison had sma-died in j a policem a n 's helmet w ith the pole of a suffrage banner ‘•he was carrying The m a g istrate remanded her for a week on bail on the prisoner promising to remain peaceful u n t i l the conclusion of the case. Yield Per Acre Smaller, Government Figure: Show—Shortage Due to Draught and Hot W iw —Farm er Gets Higher 'Prices. Washington, Dee. lo.— Final esti mates of production and value of four teen of the im p o r tant crops which form a part of thc enormous grand total, ag gregating approximately ¥9.000,000,01)1) of wealth produced on farms through the soil and farmers' live stock during llllil were announced today bv the crop reporting hoard. Uiircau of Statistics, De p.irlment of Agriculture. The figures are the ollieial government estimates of acreage, production and value, based on prices paid lo farmers on Dcc. 1 These fouucen crops arc only a portion of the production of the soil winch approxi mates $li,000,000,1100 iu value cach year. The total value of the anim a l products of the farm is estim a ted a t about f?3,- 000,000,000 annually. ‘Tho production of crops in thc l'nited .Slates in l ' J 1 3 was m a terially below the average,'' the Secretary ot Vgrieultuie, David ]■’. Houston, a n nounce::, \the yield per acre of all crops combined being sm aller than in any year of the past dceade, with the ex ception (if 1911. This shortage was caused by a be' ere drought, accom panied by excessive heat during the slimmer months, in an im p o r tant por tion of the agricultural district of the L'nited States, am i particularly in Kansas, Oklahoma, .Missouri and the a d jacent states. “Inasmuch as crop production of 1012 was unusually large, tv greater propor tion than usual lias been carried into thc present crop yenr, which should mitigate, somewhat th c . cll'ecls af lb< sliortagu of this year's crops. Smallest Corn Crop Since 1303 . “The corn crop, the most valuabb farm product of tliis country, is sm a ll er Ilian any crop since 1003. W h e a t production is the largest ever recorded in this country. Thc crop was prac tically matured before thc drought be came effective. The oat crop is the third largest of our history There has been a steady expansion of the area :>f this crop. The bay crop is smaller than tbe large crop of 1012. Rather 1 ibcr-iI rains in the late summer mid fall have produced good pastures The cotton crop will perhaps rani; fourth or third in sice. “The acreage devoted to these five crops, (corn, wheat, oats, hay and cot ton), comprises about SO per cent 01 the area in all crops, and therefore has a predominating cH'ecl upon thc general average condition of all crops X e a rly all the minor crops were m a terially smaller this year than in 1!I12 and the jier acre yields below their a\eragc \To the producers the lessened crop production this year is largely compcn- j *atcd hy thc increased prices for their produce, for, although tbe tal crop production is approximately per cent, smaller than la“t year's pro- dmtion the average level of higher tliun la^t year ” Xc'w Y o ik , Dec* — A lfred Xoycs, the noted Knglirih poet, 13 in tliis country fur his liraL visit. He w ill rcanain here lor u'bout six m o n ths and wall visit m a n y of the principal cities. J Isa poems aud plays lia,vo attracted m u c h atten tion in literary circles, lie c'epects to embody the spirit of A m e r ica ill some of bis future works. DIX AND STETSON Big Bills Not Signed, Big Jobs Not Filled Y- BY WILSON Orders Investigation and Officials Are Thunderstruck— Officers’ Jibes at Bryan and Satire on Philippine Pol icy at Recent Dinner Offensive to the President A lbany, X Y., Dec. lo .— Form er Gov ernor D ix and Francis L y n d a Stetson wero among those who communicated their congratulationsto Governor Glynn today on thc successful enactm e n t of his legislative program “ Vou deserve thc unfeigned thanks of a ll right thinking people for havin; accomplished so much wholesome and ,m po r tan t legislation.” D ix wrote, \and po one more than I can appreciate tho d if ficulties which surround a protracted session of the Legislature, and none of your friends can wi*h you the measure of .success with more sincerity than i Y o u r courageous advocacy of humatn tarian lawd b characteristic of the manlv a ttitu d e you have alw a y s maintained towards the piotection of hum a n life.” None of the hills w iii •signed hy tiie governor today A p p lir.m t s for the plum s he ha-5 at hi* disposal have bejjon to lile into the executive chamber The governor does not know when lie will m a k e his appointm e n t* Some of them m u s t be confirmed by the Senate. Thc name of Assem b lym a n Oeorgc K. Dennen of the tenth district, Urook lvn, was mentioned todav m connection w ith tlie appointm e n t of the five work m e n ’s compensation eoinmii-skiner* 1I>*« eandtdaev has been laid b''frire tlie . | ernor During the term Dennen o;> 1 1 no-ed narU mea«sur» ' M*veral time**, but rcoen pci * • was a supj»orter 01 thp compensation lu ll lie wns defeated n t the last rle> tion. ■\Viibhiugton, Dec. lo—President W il son today ordered an investigation hy tlie W a r Departm e n t and Xavy Depart ment of the satires on thc administra tion’s l ’hilippine policy uhich featured tho annual banquet last Thursday of the Order of Carabao, an organization of m n y ami navy officers who served in the islands. -Mr. W iLim suggested to .Secretaries Garrison and Daniels repri mands for thoso responsible. Secretaries Daniels and Garrison con ferred early today and called for a statement of explanation from Hear Adm iral Howard and Quartermaster (Jeneral Alcshire, tho highest ranking officers a t the dinner Secretary Daniels suggested to Ad miral Howard th a t he decline tho prosi doncy of the order to which he was elected last T h u rsday and informed him that tho hong “ Dam n , Damn, Damn, The Insurrectos/’ which was sung at the banquet, would never he snug again un der the present administration with olll- ccrs of thc navy present. Jibes Displeased President. Thc president felt particularly dis pleased over the travesty on thc admin, istraf ion’s peace policy and criticisms directed a t Secretary Eryan when three six-foot models of battleships, horno hy concealed boys, were carried into thc hati'iuct room In the muzzle of thc guns were stuck nosegays and the milk- white dove was pcrched on each fighting top. 'They wero named \(J. S. Fel lowship/1 “ C. S. Friendship,” “ U. S. S. FUrie/’ A n o ther satire was a moving picturc film of a tliree^year pursuit of a Filipino colonel, ^ho time aud again escaped capture, and hardly had been apprehewlid when ho was mado governor of a province. The performance, according lo stale menU given o u t by the dnrabao Society was designed to show the \lack of sym pathy for recent developments und ten dencies in Philippine government.** President W ilson himself was not satirised hy tho diners, but he made it plain to his associates that he felt keen- ly the burlesques on members of his cab inet Secretary Daniels snid to d a y tlm t he le f t tho dinner im m e d iately after m a k ing his speech in ordor to keep an other engagement aud th a t tho song “D a m n , D a m n , Dam n , Tho InBurrcctoa” was ja r t ie u la r ly ofTcnsivo to h im . Tho president and m e m b e rs o f Ms cabinet feel th a t satires can n o t be ob jected to when coming from persons out- stdo o f tho government b u t to permit to go unnoticed thc criticism s o f officials of thc arm y and navy is lik e ly to bo m isinterpreted abroad as a severe breach of discipline. A r m y and Navy Circles Surprised. The nows of thc proposed investiga tion fell like a bombshell iu arm y and navy circles. Hundreds of oHiccrB were present. Hear Adm iral H o w a r d told Mr. Daniels today th a t they h a d sung “D a m n , D a m n , Dam n , Tho Insurrectoes” for HI years aud had no t m e t w ith any objection. M r . Daniels was Inclined to tako into consideration th a t tho fu n c tio n was in tended as ono of jo llity and good-natured fun, b u t was amazed th a t copies of tho songs w ith descriptions of th c travesties were given out iu advance a m i no oiTort was m a d o to keep tho affair a privato one. Secretaries Daniels, ftedflcld anti Post m a s ter Gcnoral Jhirleson, Ju s t ice Van- deventer and Justice M c K e n n a of the U n ited .States .Supremo C o u r t, were am o n g thc guests G e n e ral W o o d did not a t t e n d . Court M a r tial Possible. “I havo been instructed b y thc presi dent/* said Secretary G a r r ison, “ Lo as certain tho facts w ith reference to tho incidents a t tho dinner— to determine whether thc facts w a r r a n t a court m a r tial or whether they w a r r a n t a repri m a n d .” Secretary Garrison said th a t ho would seek to find out whether th o facts wero in th c nature of a breach o f discipline or w h e ther thc entire affair w a s one of “bad taste.” H e a r Adm iral H o w a rd a n d General Alcshire told Secretary G a r r ison thoy w o u ld aid in any w a y to o b ta in tho in form a tion desired. REBELS LOST 1,000 MEN IN ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE TAMPICO t >- 12 reney bill caucus. ;imed bv the Democratic The battleships were reported this morning by wireless to be w ithin a few hours’ steaming of Xew York. n a “Father and Son’ H 0., Dec 15.— A \fath e r and ,'eiiU'nt is to be inaugurated n‘ file object is to prom o te a dorstanding and sp irit of com- belween father and son. E. Lewis, secretary of the -'r. C. A., w ill issue a call . 6 this week for a m e e ting *>t a,,s f°r the inurem e n t w ill bo Ho will have the assistance r Baker and other leading eiti- st step probably will be a ban- \hich fathers and th e ir sons will be invited to nice their sons. Tlie various aims of Movement ft other fathers aud the movement To interest fathers in the outside in fluences their sons meet, so that they can help them to avoid evils. To break down the barriers tlm t of ten exist between fathers and sons. To make fathers understand lhat thcv must go outside the home to be-it bring their ideas to bear upon their boys; minds. DISCOVERED IN CHICAGO C h icago, Dec 1 *5.—This city is the headquarters of a X a tional Association of B e g g a rs, according to oflicials of the Police\ Departm e n t L ieu tenan t James V. L a r k i n of tho detective bureau last n ig h t announced that tho orgnnization m a in ta in s a school in one of the poorer neighborhoods of tile W e s t Hide, where recruits are taught the tricks of the trade. ‘•The G a y Cats\ is the official nam e of tlio organization, say the police, who say t h a t methods of deception aro part of th c curriculum of tho train in g ., He- e m its aro taught how to “ m a k e up” as cripples and invalids. T h e y are- Bliown tbe use of acids in m a k in g healthy hands a n d arms appear scalded. Call Money. X e w Y o r k . Dcc. 13— Call m o n e y easy; 3 to 4 ; tim e loans strong: 00 and 80 days 5 1-4 @ 1-2 Bix m o n ths 5 @ 1-4, SELF DEFENSE WILL BE CLAIM AT MURDER TRIAL FARMER HELD IN HUDSON FALLS ON MURDER CHARGE Rutland, v t .. Dec 1,1— E(Torts to show that W illia m Koen shot Charles Cordon in self-defense arc expected to form thc line of defense in tho triul *>i Kcvh for murder, beginning today Cor- j don was killed a l W e s t Ilavcn on N'u- cmlier 0 while esam ining some traps (ill the private game reserve owned by Koch and his sister W h e n arrested Koch asserted that Cordon hail been a per sistent poachcr on bis preserve and th n t when Koch rem o n strated with him , C o r don raised a club in a threatening man- Koch claimed th a t his revolver was discharged as hc was raising his arm to ward ofT the expected blow After the shooting Koch a~-t-lcd (\or- ilon to n boat and took him lo W h i t e hall, X Y.. after sum moning three p h y sicians. Gordon died before, thc boat readied W h itehall. Koch, who is a son of a wealthy X e w York man, has been a Xew York gam e warden. f . ' d i s F a l l s V N . De. 1 H i t c h c o c k , a f a n n e r i.J \ c a r - . o l d , w i l o c k e d u p in W a ' - h w y t i m C o u n t \ .la i l m j H u d s o n I a l l s e a r l y t o d a y o n a c h , i r g » ->f m u r d e r m ; ; l l e n r v N o r t o n , h i s b r o t h e r - in l a w . T h e t w o l i v e d t o g e t h e r l i t t l e h a m l e t a few m i l e \ n o r t h o l llnrl - o n r a i l s . I t 's a l l e g e d t i n t H i t e h e m ’. . w h o w a * -it o n e t i m e a n i n m a t e o f th e M . i t t e a w . i n i n s a n e n - v l u n i , l o l h d in s v i c t i m w i t h a h a m m e r . T h e r e i ' no k n o w n m o t i v e f o r t h e a l l e g e d m u r d e r Mexico C itv, Dec I.7.—The rebel loss 111 the buttle for thc possession of the -eaport of Tampico is estimated ill 1.0<KI men aeeordiiig tn a telegram ro- eened today a t the ministry of the in terior from the government of the state of Tam aiilipa? Thc last shot in the battle was fired at 10 a. in. P u n d a r when the rebels re tired, according to the ollieial report given out a t the war ofliee today. ]‘cl- eral eavalrj then pursued the retreating I rebel* for tiirnni'' ti Tlio rebels were dem o ralized and short of am m u n ition, the oflicial report said. The W a r Department believes th a t T a m p ico is safe nnd w ith thc assurance an active, campaign is to bo begun by thc federals in thc region a b o u t Torrcon. It w n s nnounccd today th a t nn effort to rc-take Durango from the rebels ia to be m a d e anew. Tolfiffrnnn from Torrcon lo d a v in d i cate th n t tho local au th o r it ie s deposed ome distance, afterward r-1- \ by the rebels have been restorer! to of- I | iiirm iig i \ Tninp.cn and reporting that ’ 'ice nnd thc public service, is being reor- ;the rebel-: had dispersed jganizcd. r;|0nly Americans Having Special Passes Permitted to Cross Border TINKER DEAL BLOCKED Advanced for Hearing. W ashington, Dcc. 15— W h e ther the liability of the Oceanic vSteam N a v ig a tion Company as owner of thc J itanic shall be governed by American or Hrit- Uh law was advanced today by thc Supreme C o u r t for hearing on Ja n u a r y 3. Cncinnati Ohio De*- L*»—The Hoard of Directors of the C incinn a ti R ^ o M ill today refused to ra t if y A u g u s t Her m a n n 's '■ale of doe lin k e r to HrooUK 11 j . ^ 0|{ for Si.V'OO. Im ined a t c h after tbi~,de cision was readied Provident Herrmann sent thc following telegram to President Kbbet*» of thc B r o o k lyn C lub “Thc Hoard of D irectors absolutely disappro'o of the agreem e n t to sell Tin kei* for cash Tli<*> w a n t players in exchange K you ran m a k e a deal with T inker to pk<\ w ith H r o o k h n , >ubmit to us a proposition whieh will iiudude either Pitchers Y i n g l i n ” or T»ngon or Outfielder Moran or Stensel, w ith ca.*-h equivalent for difference.’ Ojiuaga, M p m -.' o , I V L i- O n ly Amcri- rans with -pecUl passes were permitted to cross into Mexico today boca-usc of thc closing in of the rebels and thc pro-jpi'ct of an attack on General Mer* < a do's -1/*00 federal troofw garrisoned he-p. W ’icil.r- thc advance of thc rr.b- • K will re-nh in an immediate battle or i «segp inipo'-dble to tell Ojm aga, in the opinion of m ilitary men, h u r t u a lly impregnable. Thc town Hi’nont which the federals havo Ir.nil strong for u lira tion-, ir> on top of a pla teau which rises abruptly o0 feet from lhe Kurrouuding ground. The rsver forms a half circle around it on thc ra.-’t and north while on t!t<? « /ath ri-e- a ^•rie*% of hills, all of wlwch may be commanded hy artillery located on the plateau The importance oi tlie ultimate result hero lies in the fact th a t should U\e federals win they then •would be in a poKition to attem p t to rcesrpturo Juarez, of7j*osito KI Po«>t Texas. Tf thc rebels win» General Mercado’s forces w ill either havo to surrender or cross into the U n ited St^te-s M a r itim e . Sia^cori'ct, Ma«s., Pec. 1*>.— S teamer Ttyndam, Rotterdam , dock a t X e w Vork, noon, Tuesday Steam e r Vaderland, A n tw e r p , dork a t X o w Y o r k 8 30 a. m . T u e s d a y LOCAL NEWS TO-DAY ON j PAGES 4, 5, 6, 7, 10.12 t
