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The. Omaha -Daily Bee V WEATHER FOBECAST. For Nebraska. flvnerally fair. For Iowa Kclr. For wenthcr report ro pago 2. THE OMAHA DEE a clean, reliable newspaper that l admitted to each and eery home. OMAIIA, MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 7, 1910. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. VOL. XXXIX-NO. 17D. PEACE THE GOAL RADICAL CHANGE IN LIABILITY LAW Congressman Sabath'a Bill Affecting Common Carrier! Attracts Atten tion of Bailroad Men. WOULD OVEBTtHtU EXISTING ACT Jurors Unable JAPAN FIRMLY to Make Decision in Woman's Case OF NEWSOCIETY , 01T0SES PLAN Judicial Settlement of Disputes Considers Neutralization of Manchu- Among Nations Object of Body in Baltimore. rian Roads as Blow at Harvest of Russian War. Stand Eight for Acquittal and Four for Conviction of Mrs. Stewart-Ford. PRESIDENT TAFT SANCTIONS IT STATESMEN AND PEOPLE OBJECT 4 ( Hew Theory Involved Making Fixed Charge on Companies. NO CONTBIBUTAB.Y NEGLIGENCE Measure Specifies Deaths in Service Shall Be Faid For. CINCINNATI. Fab. . After twenty-four hours' deliberation the Jury in the case of Mrs. Jeanette Stewart-Ford, charged with tlack'malllng Charles L. Waxrlner. default- Inn local treasurer of the Big Four rail road, was unable to reach an agreement and was discharged. Judge Swing stated, after he dismissed the Jury, that he had been Informed that 'he last ballot eight Jurors had stood tcqulttal and four for conviction, unexpected end to the sensational PftlwrvrwciTTftW AS AN AUflUITY. I vas explained by two of the Jurymen 5 , to the fact that the majority of f" Tlleaguea refused to give any credit ft. 'c Think it Would Be Giving Up What Nation Fought For. DENIES DISCRIMINATION EXISTS Trade in Northern Province Suffers front Unavoidable Causes. PURPOSE TO KEEP ADVANTAGE (halrmaa HMD of Subcommittee Marina- It In Cssnte Flaee Date in February for Foil Hearing:. v. testimony of Warrlner. They as , 3" 'lat a man who had confessed to e r- WO. V.i 'A WASHINGTON, Feb. One of the most radical pieces of proposed legislation be fore the present tfongress and one which heretofore has not occupied any great amount of attention, Is now being given serious consideration by the Judiciary com mittee of the house and a hearing on It has been ordered for February 17. to which a number ot prominent rauroaa men ui the country have been Invited. It Is the bill Introduced by Representa tive Sabath (democrat) of Illinois, which would require all persons "carrying on oc cupations and trades subject to the reg ulative power of congress," Including rail roads, express companies, uhJ sleeping car sompanlea. to pay compensation on a fixed basis to. Injured employes. The legislation If enacted would overturn the present em ployers' liability law, and In fact, revo lutionise the existing system of Indemnity for personal Injuries. The bill defines the amount of compensa tion to be paid by employers to employes, In cases of Injury or death, basing it upon the amount of previous earning of the victim, and provides that It shall be paid In the form of an annuity. The bill Is based upon the existing laws of England and Germany. Such legisla tion was favored in one of the messages fof Former President Roosevelt and Prest lent Taft also Is said to have commented favorably upon It Analysis by Mr. Moon. - Representative Moon of Pennsylvania, i . chairman of the subcommittee of the ludlclary committee analyses the bill In letter which h has sent to officials of the leading railroads. Mr. Moon aaya In part: "You will observe this bill both by Its title and Its scope, alma at the entire over throw of the existing principle of law ' respecting' the liability of common carriers, engaged In Interstate commerce and In the carrying of mails, to their employes for . acts of negligence resulting in injury or death. -"It eliminates , entirely nil common law or statutory tlcf ehaes' based upon 'the prfh ' oiples . of contributory or comparative negligence; the existing doctrine ot negligence of co-employes, and for risk of -employment and subjects the common car A rler to a fixed and definite liability for 1 Injury or death to employes without regard ti the negligence of the defendant. ' "It substitutes statutory compensation for common law liability and makes this com. ponsation a distinct element of operating expense. . Change Most Radical. "This' bill Is being vigorously pushed by Its promoters, the hearing haa already been had by the sub-committee. This hearing was confined entirely to tho principle in volved, no to the details of the bill. The hearing developed the fact that the change proposed by the bill was so radical and If enacted into law would Impose an obligation upon the common earlier of the country engaged In interstate commerce, so different from that already existing that the commit tee would not be Justified in passing upon it without affording an opportunity to them to be heard. "In pursuance of this action, we have postponed the hearing until Thursday, February 17, at lo.JO a. m., at which time and place we shall be glad to hear the views of your company upon the sub ject." Mr. Moon said that his committee had been "seriously impressed by this pro posed legislation and we are giving It the noBt careful consideration." Mr. Sabath, the author of the bill, has Seen working on the idea for a number of rears, and haa carried on a general propa ( ganda In Its favor. He announced at a recent hearing on his bill that when it was enacted Into law, he was ready to p drop from public life, satisfied with his achievements. The bill Is applicable to railroad and steamship company's engaged In Inter state or toreign commerce, and to any company engaged In any capacity In hand- the mails of the United State. Even the United States: government would be bound under Its terms to pay compensation to Its employes in the postal service Injured or killed In the performance of their duties. - i SrtCULATIVE BUYERS HAMPER AMERICAN TRADE V Fruit (Irtwera Feel Effect of Maala- nlatlun of Varket, A coordina te Consular Report. WASHINGTON. Feb. .-Amerlcan fruit trade with Germany has been hampered In recent yeare by the operations of specula tive buyers In the United States, according to a report to the Bureau of Manufacturers from Consul Gennral Skinner at Hamburg. Tne irouoie coum be overcome. In the opinion of the consul general. If the fruit producers would combine and get up stan dard grades and Issue official certificates to every company ao that the Ipmorters at Hamburg could be certain of getting the gooda they pay for. Germany Imports Itf,000,000 worth of fruit annually by means of the facilities at Hamburg re-exports a considerable quan tity to other countries. Taking apples as an Illustration,, the Importations into Ham burg by American growers have steadily declined from 14.906 tons in 1906. to 4.S25 tons In 19JS, while the total importations from all countries has greatly Increased. One reason for the decrease It is said. Is the fact that the grades of American fruit are not always what they are reported to be. A matter of mential complaint, uUo, It A-' stated, ia that speculative firms who Ie orders do not fill therit if the market n going up and a a result the Importers sustain heavy losses. cau ' g for twenty-five years, would te to perjure himself against a 'ho he believed, had been the s exposure. Hunt announced tonight that rtf to bring the woman to trial again within the next three months. At the same time he Intimated that he might abandon the case. He asserted the result of the trial, was due to a "species of dis eased mentality which seemed to affect American Jurors and prevent them from convicting a woman on any charge." He declared the same process of reasoning was evident in the sympathy displayed for Kvelyn Nesbltt Shaw and Nan Patterson, to both of whom he compared Mrs. Fard. Pending her trial Mrs. Ford was re leased" on a f 2,500 bond, furnished by a holding company. This bond will have to be renewed tomorrow, but no difficulty Is ex pected In this respect. Oriental Katlon Will Not Yield Particle 1'ntll nights In Terri tory Expire by Lapse ot Time. Alaska Adopts Shotgun Policy Crew of Army CableBhip Prevented from Burying Victim of Small . pox on Land. WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. A.t.ska seems to have adopted the shotgun policy heretofore confined to southern latitudes. The army cableshlp, Burnside, which is laying a cable in Alaskan waters, recently touched at Sitka for the purpose of burying, the body of a member of the crew who died of smallpox. The captain went ashore to make the necessary arrangements. When the citlaens learned of his errand, they notified him that the body oould not be landed. When he Insisted they told him plainly that the first man to come down the gangplank with .the corpse would be shot, lit order to' avoid trouble the Burn aide returned to sea." It is assumed the corpse was, burled at sea. ,,s ' . Babies'. Advent - v Cigs Estate Settlement of Hargadhie Property Interests Blocked Because of Birth Rate Among Heirs. ST. LOUIS. Feb. 6. Babies are arriving so fast In the homes of helra of the late William A. Haxgadlne. one of the million aire founders of the Hargadlne-McKlttrick Dry Goods company, that lawyers and the courts are wondering whether the estate ever will be settled. Several hundred thousand dollars worth of real estate Is being held In trust to be turned Into caah for the bencflclariee. But babies have persistently Interposed legal obstacles. , Three cherubs have not . only defied the courts and lawyers by their advent, but they, have thwarted the plans of their trus tees, who have' been striving for - three years to get a court setting. Each time a petition has been filed, however, the an nouncement of a birth In the family has called all legal proceas to a halt, for under the law no estate can be, settled without entering the appearance of every heir. BURNING VESSEL AT SEA Report Received at Washington that Abandoned Ship Was Sighted by Merchantman. WASHINGTON, Feb. I. A vessel on fire and abandoned at sea was reported today by wireless telegram to the naval hydro graphic office. It appeara probable the burned aehooner waa the "George F. Phil lips" of Stoford, Del., which sailed from Baltimore on Jonuary 23 for Wilmington, N. C, In command of Captain Gasklna. She carried a crew of four. The vessel was built at Bethla, Dl in 1901, waa of 270 groes tonnage, 130.2 feet long and 28.3 feet beam. So far as reported the crew has not been picked up or landed at any port. TOKIO, Feb. . The proposition of the United States for the neutralliatlon of the railroads In Manchuria came as a Surprise and the publication of the details of the note, which was handed to the Japanese government on December 19 by the Ameri can ambassador, aroused an Immediate choaa of disapproval. - Putting aside all j question of the business or political advis ability of the proposition, sentiment entered mostlargely Into the attitude of the people of Japan. The foreign office, while ad mitting th't h a note had been received,. would give no Intimation as to how It had been or would be treated. Count T. Hayashl, the last minister of foreign affairs and for a year ambassador to Great Britain; Count Okuma, formerly ' of the most active of statesmen, and everyone whose name carried any weight whatsoever, were quoted In the newspapers In strenuous objection to giving up what Is claimed to bo the harvest of the war with Runs la. "Tens of thousands of our soldiers died In Manchuria In the war with Russia," they said. "We got little out of the war except what was political. ' The material fide Is represented by the South Manchur lan railway and the Antung-Mukden. The leased territory and Port Arthur were only r covered. Japan's View of It. These we won ten years before, and lost again by the Intrigue of certain powers wl en we were a weaker nation. Now the Ur.lted States, hitherto always our friend, cornea Into combination with other powers and proposes that we should give up the South Manchurlan railway, a paying road, and the Antung-Mukden, the continuation ot our railroads In Korea, to the .control of foreigners and atrangera. "The reasons assigned, for this are that the principle Of the "open door' and 'equal opportunity' for all nations doing business In China must be preserved. But Japan has entered Into solemn agreement with the powers of America and Europe to pre serve the integrity ot China and to main toin the principle of the open door and equal opportunity In concert with China and with all 'other nations, and to this hjnpan has adhered religiously. "In two ways, therefore, the United States attacks the honor and the sentiment of the people of Japan. Is It any wonder that we refuse to permit our government even to suggest that the proposal has been received by Japan with equanimity?" This statement practically . voices the entire expression heard from the public during the first forty-eight hours after the first news of receipt of Secretary Knox's note. But the further sentiment waa expressed thus "The riots that followed the making of the treaty of Portsmouth would not be a circumstance to the trouble that would follow the relinquishment by Japan of Its rights In Manchuria, even though It re ceived twice tfffe Intrinsic value." Denial of Discrimination. So far as can oe learned by responsible Investigators there. Is little or no founda tion for the charges of discrimination brought against Japan In connection with trade In Manchuria. The leading business forms of England and America are. In common with the Japanese, Buffering from a depreciation In the trade In this territory, but that depreciation Is due to Conditions over which neither the Japanese nor any other country for the present has any control. One thing may be set down as absolutely certain and that Is that Japan Is not going to give up Its right in the outh Manchurlan railway until those rights shall be teiminated by the lapse of the Verm for which Japan haa control. Japan was given control of the outh Manchurlan railway for a period of thirty-six years from the sign ing of the Portsmouth treaty. The Antung Mukden railway will remain In possession of Japan tor fifteen years. ' Great Aid Toward Proposed Court of Arbitral Justice. SECRETARY KNOX FINDS IT GOOD Will Further Existing Aims of the Department of State. SENATOR ROOT WRITES LETTER Comments on the Failure of European Mind to Comprehend Meaning ot I'nhlascd Judicial Action. From the Washington Star. ALLEN AFTER SENATORSBIP? Friends of Populist Statesman Think He Will Jump in Fight W. B. PRICE ALSO CONSIDERING Former Denntr Andltor. Who Has Been Gettlna- Harpoon Ever Since, -Now Looking tow Something Tangible. Report Shows Many Sailors Cannot Swim Atlantic Fleet Engaged in Practice Maneuvers in Guantanamo Bay, Where Instruction is Given. BUSINESS MEN AND MARKET Violent Contractions in Stocks Due to Overspeculation. t Wireless Operator Tells Story of Call for Help (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Feb. BWSpeclakf While W. H, Thompson of Grand - Island haa a call on the democratic nomination for United States senator at this time, because ho haa the support, of T 8y Allien, representing the Dry KIIB, USUI w 'V. - W. V. Allen of Madison Is said to be ready to get Into the game. If he does announce his candidacy, his friends say he will make a vigorous campaign, and will be strong enough to give the Little Giant, Mr. Hitchcock, ' Mr. Metcalfe and other pros pective candidates a hard run for their money. ..Pown around the Commoner Mr. Allen is not In good standing for he helped to place the democratic bank guaranty law In cold atorage, so, notwithstanding he re ceived the endorsement of Mr. Bryan on one occasion, K is a safe guees that he will never get that same endorsement In this campaign. Persona who profess to' known are authority for the statement that Mr. Allen Intends to get' Into the-senatorial fight. W. B. Price has beenafter the governor on several occasions this week to get him to say whether hT Intends to run for the senate or for his. present- f lace, but the governor has as yet given no definite an swer. For the "present" tie Is running for unvemnr. hut the present passes mighty I quickly Price believes and therefore the governor Is liable to be running for the senate soon. Price Got Double Croaa, If the governor will ay right out that he Is going to run for re-election, then Price Intends to make the race for the senate. He cannot stand for Thompson, and neither does he believe Mr.. Hitchcock will get Into the race. He believes also that Mr. Met calfe will not bo permitted to enter, so he wants to make a try for the toga. Mr. Price was euchered out of a seat in eon gross by his "friends" a year ' ago and forced to make the race for auditor, which he cared little for and did not get. So he believes the time la ripe to reward nim for his sacrifice. Mr. Price Is building a' nice new home and it will have a large porch for the reception of visiting delega tions looking for garden sood or Jobs. Rebel at Dictation. There Is something doing among the coun try democrats of Lancaster county, but as yet they have been so secretive about it, and only the fact has leaked out that they had a meeting last night In Lincoln. It Is said the meeting waa well attended. which Is significant In view of the fact that a meeting of tho county and city commltteea .drew-eut only about a dozen persona. This meeting waa for the purpose of arranging for the coming dollar ban quet, while the other meeting is said to have had for Its object the start of an WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. Attention Is di rected In an official report by liaar Ad miral Schroeder, In command of the At lantic fleet now engaged In practice ma neuvers In Guantanamo boy, Cuba, to the. remarkable fact that more than 2,600 men In the fleet cannot swinV In a brief report of 'the - fleet's operations during the last week, made by Admiral. Schroeder by wire, less to tne Navy department, the com mander aaya Instructions were held for the men who are not at home In the water. During the week a regiment consisting o fthe landing forces of the Georgia, New Jersey, Nebraska and Rhode Island waa encamped on Door point. Rifle and pistol practice' and various drills were held. High scores were made in the small arms prac tice and battalions were exercised In wall scaling. On Wednesday afternoon the First,- Sec ond, Fourth and marine regiments were given a practice march across country, with, the idea of concentrating and repell ln a supposed attack at a designated point. On Thursday afternoon the fleet went to sea, where battle evolutions were continued until Friday, when anchor again was dropped In Guantanamo bay. On Saturday the crews Indulged In base ball and other athletic sports. Admiral Schroeder reports that the practice work Is progressing satldfactorlly and that the spirit of the men Is excellent, LESS DEMAND NOW FOR IRON Thla Tends to Sabstantlate View that Eaterprlaea May Have to Move Slowly for Time for Safety. SAVANNAH, Go., Feb. 8.-W. G. Mo Glnnlea, the wireless operator of the ateamer Kentucky today told the story of the wrecking of his vessel and the rescue of the captain and crew by the Mallory Liner Alamo, sending the story to the atatlon of the United Wlrelesa company at Savannah. ' McGlnnlss said: "At midnight, February 1 a leak was re ported and by 1 a. in., February 4, every body was on deck aa the water waa atowly overcoming the pumpa. At 1:30 a. m., the captain called me and stated the condi tion of the ship, and telling me that he did not think there waa any danger, but for ins to see If I could get any one In cat we needed help. "I atarted calling and shortly afterward Chief Knglneer Grand told me the water was slowly creeping up on the dynamo, which would not give current much longer. ) "1 picked up the Alamo, which answered by '8. O. 8.' The Alamo was about ninety miles way. I gave my position as nearly aa Captain Moure could reckon It. The Alamo atarted toward us Meanwhile Cap tain Moore kept watching for the aun In order to get a lime alght In order to give them our correct Doxiiion. The electrician. Robert Laey came up about 8 30 and aalri the water waa up to the wheels of the dynamo, which would not hold Its power much longer. After some time we decided the only way to do was to put all hands at work to keep the dynamo running re gardless of anything else, aa the ahlp was settling fast, "Mr. Lacy wrapped the whole thing, dynamo and turbine engine In canvas, which gave It eight Inches before It burned the armature out. ' We kept In constant communication with the Alamo and made about two miles toward It. "Everyone on .board was In a very serious mood. We gave up hopea ot reach ing Charleston and waited for the Alamo. About 11:30 a. m., Just before the captain got hla noon position, the electrician re ported the water waa up to the last Inch and the dynamo might atop any minute. Our principal object was to keep the dynamo rurning until we could get our noon poal tlon to the other ahip. After a hard fight we maaaged to keep the dynamo running right up to the moment we sighted the Alamo. v "At 1:30 p. m all the boats were lowered and by I p. m., the Alamo waa alongside.' Today the revenue cutter Yamarraw re pcrU-d that after cruising around last night and today it was unable to fiud any trace of the Kentucky and the vesel must have sui Runaway Team Blocks Train. PIERRE. 8. D., Feb. 6.-(SpeclaU-Wh!le traliia over the northwest have been gen erally late for several months, the crews on 'the Pierre & Rapid City line have been keeplnpr up a record of getting In on time, regardless of the weather. They hive been proud of their record, but were compelled to loose out for once on the train due In here this morning. And all on account of Min Vlir. n ... . a M . - ..-fJ' inaiu ui a larmrr. The team started at Wall and ran down the track to tne west and went through a long tressel. wedging then selves betven the ties so tightly that It was necessary to reuse up a section crew at Wall to help tel. me iracK clear. Beth horses were finally pulled loose, and the long . wait which delayed the train ended, but not until it had spoiled the train crew's opportunity iu teep meir time record good. Cook big- Dinner at Ul. , tJ. feu, o inner' irm Elisabeth MeGannon. one of the old set tlers of western Sully county, gave a dinner 10 ner relatives and a few friends at her home at Okobojo on her ninety-first blrth- oa anniversary. To make the one of "her own" she prepared the dinner ior ine guests herself. NSW YORK, Feb. .-The violent con traction In market stocks last week and the heavy liquidation which caused It proved difficult to explain. The crash gave rise to anxiety over the general situation and to -fears that tmfa.rora.ble facta existed. f although tney "Were not disclosed. The ex cess of the preceding speculation, which had pushed prices to unwarranted helghta during the year 1909, was aaeumed and the measure of that excess was held respon sible for the violence of last week's re action, j - The letting out of the speculative Infla tion not only has brought a modified view of the actual conditions which prompted it, but also a realization of the lull in the progress of such prosperous increase as had set In. With the recognition of the check to progress in business and Industry comes th') question how far the reaction may run. The unsettled speculative senti ment reflected in, the stock market follows from this uncertainty over business and Industry, Confidence la Impaired In the substantial nature of the Improvement which haa occurred and In Its permanent vharacter. Business Slows Down, A potent factor In this view Is the dying down, of demand ' for iron, especially for the longer deliveries and the resultant de cline in the period. The report of cancel lation of orders for equipment by some of the railroad companies make an Impression of distrust over maintenance of traffic. The raising of capital for extension of enterprise also presents difficulties. It was In this connection that the failure of the bond firm of Flsk & Robinson made a profound Impression on sentiment. The evidence of apathetic demand for bonds furnished by the unsaleablllty of this firm's holdings Illustrate 'one of the most serious flaws In the existing financial situation. The relation of corporations to the law 1 a continuing topic Stock operators hoped that the adjournment of the supreme court for a three weeks' recess with a de cision In the American Tobacco case would quiet the Influence of thla factor. It waa revived by the sensational expressions In a public address by a former assistant at torney general. The Influence of these ex pressions waa due to the supposition that they represented the formulated vlewa of important capital Interests. y A lesa abstruse but effective Influence on stocks Is the pushing of the movement by the banks to clear out of their collateral for loans auch stocks aa are under sus picion of manipulation by pools. (Continued on S'-cond Page.) - With the Automo bile Show nearly here, interest in automobiles is at its height. Eeaidea pushing their 1910 mod els, dealere are making some at tractive offerings In used machines to move them quickly. A few firms also offer unlimited facilities for the overhauling and repairing your auto. , On the first want nd page today, under the classification AUTOMOBILES" is nlso a large list of bargains offered by Omaha and Council Bluffs dealers. dayl Have you read the want ads to- Ten Thousand Dollar Bill is Lost by Messenger Boy BALTIMORE. Md., Feb. .-There was organised tonight at the residence of Theo dore Marburg, the American Sor-.lety for the Judicial Settlement of International disputes, which will devote Itself princi pally to Issuing articles by loading men of all countries on subjects Indicated by the title of the organization and to organizing meetings, of national scope in various parts of this country from time to time with a view to educating the people as to the desirability of promoting the pctco of the world by settling points of International controversy In the same general way In which differences between Individuals are now settled. During the meeting the fol lowing letters were read: "WHITK. h0U8E. WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 1910. My Dear Mr. Marburg: I have learned with Interest of the plans to found an American soclnty for the Judicial settle ment of International, disputes. 'The leaflets, which you propose to pub lish, together with the meetings of national scope, which you are planning to hold from time to time, may have a very great Influence on the development of publlo op.'nton on this Important suhect. If the proposed court of arbitral Justice at The Hague becomes an accomplished fact there will still remain the task of securing the adhesion of a number of powers to the court and the very Important task of so cultivating opinion In various countries as to Incline governments to resort to the court when occasion Calls for It. There is no other single way In which the cause of peace and disarmament can be so ef fectively promoted as by the firm estab lishment of a permanent International court of Justice. . Sincerely yours, "WILLIAM H. TAFT." Work Already Dearon. "DEPARTMENT OF STATE. WASH INGTON, February t. 1B10. My Dear Mr. Marburg: You are right In assuming that I take not only a k?cn personal, but offi cial' Interest In v;l)e, ,m.oY.empnt fork which your "society livto be or.Tjnlsixr. for aa you ere doubtless aware,' I have lit an Identical . ' circular note, dated October 18, 1909, urged the powers to Invest the international pi-lee court with the Jurisdiction and func tions of a court of arbitral Justice, thus completing the work of The Second Hague peace conference by carrying into effect Its recommendation that the Court of arbitral Justice be constituted through diplomatic channela. Should the Identic note be fa vorably received and should the court of arbitral Justice be thus constituted, the consenting nations would have a perman ent International tribunal for the Judicial determination of controversies arising out of peace as well as war and It cannot be doubted that such a tribunal would in large measure, render to nations the ser vices which national courts have per formed for private litigants. By the set tlement of controversies susceptible of Ju dicial determination before they have reac'.ied an acute stage, the cauMcs of war would be minimized and a first step taken toward the gradual decrease of armament. "Regretting my Inability to testify by my presence the great Interest I have In the organization of your Boolety, I am, Very sincerely yours, . P. C. KNOX." Vlewa of lillhn Hoot. "UNITED STATES SENATE, WASH INGTON, Feb. 2., 1910-My Dear Mr. Mar burg: I beg to say to your guests that I sympathize very strongly with their ob ject and believe that the proposed organi zation Is adapted to render a great public benefit. I assume that the new organisation Is to have a definite, specific object which may, be Indicated by the emphasising of the word "Judicial," In Its title to Indicate a distinction between that kind of settle ment of international disputes and the or dinary arbitration aa It has been understood In the past and Is generally understood now. I assume that you are going to urge that disputes between nationa shall ha settled by Judgea acting under the Judicial sense of honorable obligating with a Ju dicial idea of Impartiality rather than by diplomats acting under the diplomatic Ideus of honorable obligation and feeling bound to negotiate a settlement rather than to pass without fear or favor upon questions of fact and law. "It seems to me that such a change In the fundamental Idea of what an arbitra tion Bhould be, U tsaentlal to any very great further extension of the Idea of arbi tration. I have been much aurprlsed, how over, to see how many people there are ef ability and force who do not agree with this idea at all, particularly people on the other side ot the Atlantic. The extraordi nary acope of Judicial power In this coun try has accuHtomcd us to see the opera- NEW YORK, Feb. 6. -As monotonously Tonight he Is locked up In Dollee head- I Uon of Kovernment nn4 l"etloni arlalnj as it sets down fractional variations in quotations of stocks,, the ticker startled hundreds of business offices yesterday and set a small army of messenger boys on a fruitless quest with this laconlo quest: "Lost, a ttn thousand dollar bill. Notify lloinblower & Weeks,"' Investigation shows tonight that the bill went astray on Friday morning but waa not reported lost until today, llornblower & Weeks have not Ita number but hope to recover It owing to the difficulty of passing a bill of auch a large denomina tion. , On Friday morning Benson Lang, 17 years old, who has been employed by Horn blower & Weeks 'for four months aa a mesainger boy, was given the bill to take to the National bank for deposit. The bill waa pinned to a deposit alip and both bill and slip were enclosed In the firm's bank book. , Young Lang never reached the bank and did not return to the office until thla morning when ha reported the loss to hla employers, accompanied by hla mother. quarters, charged with being a suspicious person. Thla Is the story he told the police: "I never had seen so much money In one bill before and I could not help show ing It, first to the elevator man, then to another bank runner and thirdly to a Greek bootblack, who haa a atand In front of the building. I let him handle It and hold It up to the light. He did not be lieve It could be real. He gave It ' back to me, I put It Into the pais book, put the paaa book In my overcoat pocket and hurried to the bank. When I took the pass book out the bill waa gone." Lang says he was so dazed by hla loss that he wandered about the atreeta all day until nightfall when he confessed his plight to hla mother and went to bed. The boy has been an- outdoor patient at the Psychopathio ward of the Bellevue hos pital, aa waa ahown by two carda In hla pocket, both of which, however, gave fic titious addressee. When asked why he had not given the hospital hla true address he could only say: " did not want to." I between sovereigns states submitted to j Judgea who apply the test ot conformity to t'ButuilBiiru pi iiii-iyicB aiiu ruitra vi vuu- duct embodied In our constitutions. It seems natural and proper to ua that the conduct of government effecting substan tial rights, and not depending upon ques tions of policy, should be passed upon by the courta when occasion arises. It la easy, therefore, for Americans to grasp the Idea that the same method of settle ment should be applied to questions grow ing out of the conduct of nations and not Involving questions of policy. "In countries, however, where the courts exercise no such power, the Idea Is quite a nf w one to most people, and If It is to prevail, there must he a process of educa tion. 8uch a process will naturally receive its chief Impulse In the United Htates, and I hope your new society will give such an Impulse with vigor and accurate direction. With kind regards, I am always. Faithfully yaurs. F.LI II U ROOT." "UNITED STATES SENATE, WAPM INOTON. Ftb. 3.-My Dear Mr. MArburg;