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Eeapportioniuerat of iLfmben of House
Important Factor ia D;t ing
Party Power. . j-
TEACTI05S" HAY UPSi
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LegmauTe jasaaers Anxioi - Aeep
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Number of Smaller Eastern Sections
Show Less Growth.
XEGEO DISFEAKCHISE2iE5T UP
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as ;
l.awer Chaaaber Now Heeord
'rtrti Intjatrr 6-nhleet
HtMra Mlaht Be ri4
Over Minority.
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WASHINGTON. lt 19.-Ona of the flrti. ;
(juestlani which tn approaching " -
alan or ecngieaa 1 be called upon to .
Crappla 11J ua to Ueterrume ancn me u-i i
appoitluninent ff nieiubcra of the bouse of j
repieaentattvea undar lh recent ten'11 I
aliall b mada. !
S hll It la not actually required t Uie
consiltution. Uiat instrument unpliea i
a. reappoi Uoniuent aijail Svllo eai h decen
nial aaumeraiioa of the people, and accoid
inKly a itdiatrlbutiou of scats in the hou.-e
membersUip haa taken piace hitherto noou
after the Conclusion of eitcil cenoUo.
Up l 1KW the tesiiportioorm-nt was um.
formly poatpouwl urilll lha fiist utasion of j
tha congress aucellng tha enumerauon,
but after tha eleventh censua a change was .
made and the apportionment bllla lor tne
eleventh and twelfth ct-naus were brought
in and atfd la eaUt case during the rhoi l
eaaion of thr curicnl congress immedi
ately following the census. It will iel
with tha approaching session to determine
whether it shall follow th old or the new
precedent. PoJitlca may determine the
cholca.
licfoiw the time for the meeting of con-
giesa tha reult of the November elections
will have become known. If the democrats
thould coma Into control of the hoube for
the JSUty-tnird congress they would nat
urally resmt any effort to have the change
made by the present republican congress,
while the republicans would be as anxious
to hava the atrvice performed while they
were In control of lfgilatKn in both
houses.
Appoi tionmcnt In Itself ctn be used for
I -arty Advantage only through the manip
ulation of population fractions In the va
rious states If tha pn-ent day plan of
fixing upon a definite number of members
as the first aiep in the distribution Is- fol
lowed, many slate will be found to have
a considerable number of clliaens over the
number necessary to five them the number I
of masnhers aaslned them. The aiae of the
hou4, aJawwwntoeti, the. awaasafnuOion
of (auh atftta is" eirrived at by dividing the
aggregate population of the country by tha
total membersntp of Ibe house and then
diilding the population of any given state J
by tha quotient thas obtained. Almost in-
stably there ensue, upon each of such
divisions a remainder, large or small. Aside
from arbitrarily fixing: the representation
on tha voting rather than the actual popu-
latton. tlua remainder, or fraction, affords j
Ua only base of manlpulaUon of the ap-
porllonment of members. !
It used to the extreme It might be an!
important factor, as no fewer than twenty-
three represent at. ves now hold their aeaM
on fiactiona. That they should do eo is.
urictly in accordabce with the law, which!
I rovldea that any deficiency occurring on I
an itrl division shall be supplied from the'
statss having the largest remalndera on j
the division. This rule was strictly fol-1
ltfj ja the !ast apport'.or.rr.ent la all allot !
menu except those made to Maine and!
Nebraska. In both these states congress f
kerriaed somew hat arbitrary power bv I
Citing each a representative on a fraction!
Icja than the fracUona of other states;
w hlch received nethinc Iwx j-e of their
wn frasmenta. Thia action was tsken to:
prevent the loas of representation by anv I
te I
U that po"cv ahould be accepted in ihe!
ajrj.roachins apportionment it could tips, t '
the Plan of acme of the houe lfnd.ru!
-w n.,..i ,.mi..vi. in iniH nv
preclable increase in the s:xe of the houv j
The census experts already understand !
that when tie fli'ores are made public!
xttue of the ama!U-r eastern states will be,
found to have (ailed to keep pace In
grow th with some of the r larccr neigh
bois and with many of the western stales
If, therefore, thoy are to be protected i
acainst loa o( repreaenlilion in the house .
It Will prolably be nee-esaary to hold the 'Hearing of Case Today Jtay Eaise
iatio down to sonet)UnK lite the preaent j Validity of Ante-Nuptial
basis or to discriminate ia favor of the! . .
aiuaiier naiea i Agreement
A Iohs of membership would be bv no1 NEW TORK. !.. I -In spite of many
mtana a new experience t manv of the'"-"'"" 't M btun D' Bobert
tatta. In the first ap.wtionment. made 1 w Chanler ot set aside the ante-nuptial
after the vnau. of IT, when the hou ' r,.nent by the tern.a of which he d
numbarert all tohl only member. V.,-!"' himself h ' ,ortu,,e in
gini. was glvtn nineteen or almost one-'fv-r of l.tn. C.v.liert tha shiger. no
fifth o( the entire membership, and in kkl move was niade in that dirc ion by
ISM that number was Increased to twentv. !
three. Then there was a sradunl faMini: !
awav unt.l 1ST, when there were only nine
members Trom thst state. Since then thor
haa boea a gain of one.
liarring tha first aii"ortonment, Con
nerticit began nilh seven nienit-rs and
sow has five. Map land has bt-n redue evi
from viijht to six and N. w Hanii-shlre from
four to iwo. Vermont, which In IM0 had
s.s mrmbtra now has two, whle Miiine
with eight In ivo has been reduced to four.
MaKavtusei(s has the name number wlih
w-bicc p rtarted n ITS. In ls.9 the aumbet
was laireaaed to thirteen, but bv the next
alfuruonnieni it had fallen to ibtriee-ii
aisd tho original fimc of fourteen nasi
not reaiamevl until lu
Altr n;iiii ana ilafsachuso-tl. Peiiri- 1
s.wiauva. waa l; mrrukra. had tho laryest )
lrnr-cnatM.n in the h..dsc in V.w. Ne )
York and Njilli Car.ilna followed wuiij non dire vengfance. 'Eets the pop-J
1 ach. The latur stale nevej roe aoovc; u;ar eat of a toie on Farr.am sucet. fell i
It, hut the fornser has go.-.e a- hig.i ii:l1Ul it front wi'-dow aqimnuin for the
ff. wuich figure a attained uu .e.- Lit .cord time Monday mornin.. The cat suf-
apportionment of lf.J0 and is ilie iarget ' f ied a painful dmblh-g at the liands of '
rep'esf niutKn an state ever has had. ' "rete'' the turtle and was lUotoughly an 1 j
After few tie New York represent uIjh ' uncotortably diei.ched just as she had
fell to H in !- am then it bus !.. Uen on the f.'rirnr experience. A dos-o j
ris.ng uraJually until now it ia Jl. p. mi. ' spec late i alo were attiac led to the scene;
avlvaiiia'a pirstjit tiumbtr of r U toe ' as hud tn-en a down other pedestrians j
Urgent ever cnjojtd by that slate. J -'it.ni ! when -He" fell in the first time.
Id first cen.-us to the present ill.de'
Island, with ita two capitals and double .
name. Las U-ea uniformly represei.levd oy
two coni;rv-fr-..-n. 1 Delaware had to in in-
brrs duniii; tne deale of Ui"-l..w. tut
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tCUiUcucvl (rotii i'Uti a
jGaynor Makes
Flrsi statement
' Since Being Shot
.Mayor Scores Yellow Journal! Which
lie Sayi Are Daily Violating
Criminal Lat.
-Mayor William J
1
j riaynor. In a, ietitr to Jus sister. M.ss
;.., u Guvnor if itica. n. v. whicu
imi.ceu this alter.vu-.n in the Evening roH.
I in an Intel esiitig manner of hi' im-
j.rt5i'-ri at the time he was snot n the
';'""'hr. K;i" Milhelm Ler Gross.
: i ii n.a'ir t he !' not itu a nnv. 01
Ul.il iiaa be-n published of liic shojiir.g. !
r.ot due he now leJneuiber the Lame ol
fine mau who shot him XijiT OiiDof
, r. It :
i
' i njt a bit afraid to die if tuat
v as. God's wii! of int. I Mid to mj self, i
utt ai "c.l 1. 1. a a few vt.is Irom now.
No urn utio .-ootcmplaies the lmmei-s.ty
of - : . i ' l r 1 1 y l KxJ and if His unive;se an 1 j
I His wis and realises w I at an alo.n lis
ia In K an, can fear to die in ml lle--:i, ,
ye, Hin a.oju.i It mere true that be is j
to uu tiir-aotvcd forever lnio the infinity i
of n.alte: j.nd mind from which he came, j
"Tiiouth Wit- ming had not entered my'
t..at mwnlng. 1 wa not mrnriaej I tjon manipulation dea'frr.ed to turn,
hvu 1 na'.iicd that 1 na a.-.ot-. 1 had a!okrr to the siotkhoWera laj-e auma tf .'
Jt, hjme eeka thai 1 m.sht be i money althout putting; In the comny'i )
a.saunl on account or tne anon i:ii"us i
thrtaui 1 wu ettii. In my n,ll. I l.ad
not received bu many, tior ao regulariy ,
alticv i va cppo.-inK the itnj; con upt.on ',
ti, juKarie conditiooa in Brooklyn :
.!1(i oravectnd wnea 1 aa a young man.'' I
Mayor Gaynoi, In the letter, a cred
tain new spujx i a for the manner in which
thry had aiu.i.ed him, eaying:
Such Journalism 15, of course. In auo-
lute defiance ut tn criminal law and it
did enter my mind to publicly call ou tiie j
gran(j .jne9 and the district attorney to ,
prot4M-t mo from It. but 1 waa weak and
, .ui. would .. I waa tliln
skinned. Eut the time is at hand when !
these .urnaiistic t-coundrela have got to I
atop, or act out and I am now ready to
do my share to that end. They are ab
solutely witnout ouia. If dtcent peopie
would refuse to look at such newspapeis,
ihe thing would rlghi itself at once. The
journalism of New 'York city has been
dragged to the loweyt depth of degradation
Tlte rwilenes and libels, instead of honest
,au.menta and fair dlacuaslon, have gone
on uricriecaed."
Old Soldiers
Gathering in
Atlantic City
General Dodje Among; Early Arrivals
Arrangements for Big Parade
Wednesday.
ATLANTIC CITY. Sept. IS The in
numerable acUvitiea ot the national en
campuiaat of the Grand Army of the Re
public bea-an today when the national
, i
ooran Bier at the foot of Tennessee ave-
. ...... T' k. - U H All w.,l
. ' . IT ' , ,
"""' ' J ' ,." ' :
" heavy clouds that rolled
in from the ocean made the air damp and
indicated rain.
Rochester. Loa Angeles, Toledo. Baltimore
and several other ciUea are in the field j
'or next year a meeting. A rumor that It i
rnignt be voted to noia tne encampment
every two yeara rather than every year,
oeema to have little, or no foundation,
General Grenville M. Podge of Council
Bluffs, la., and General Sickles met on
the ocean pier toaay. (value, and being informed it was not, al-
The national headquarter on the ocean iowwl tne attorney to delve into the par
rfer were opened with the first meeting of i ht(ck jeala.
the execuUve committee of the national; -if your stock sold at liO In open market."
council of administration. Comma.nder-in-j ,gked tne attorney, "and you gave it to
Chief Van 7(""t st4 menaber of his staff ,uur sioekiioiuei at 100. wiiat became of
were early on hand to lend their d in the t-xtra 50 per cent of its value?"
compietinjf the prellminariea incident to the -Why, it went to the stockholder." waa
opening of the encamwnent aossions on , the answer.
Thursday morning. Several companies of -Then the upshot of it was your company
Women' a Relief corps also held their first j added to its capital stock by letting stock
meeting. I go at par w hen It needed money, w hen it
The work of arranging for tha bip parad? j could have sold les stock on the open
Wednesday, a great and difficult tak. : market, satisfied its need and kept the
Is proceeding splendidly, according to those capital stock down, giving less capital to
In charge. The old soldiers frcu the mid-(figure dividends upon, isn't that so?" was
" Atlantic and New Kntfand sutes are j the next query.
flii w niw 1.C imiirr in in im
' Pi oc s ion. Thoutands of these are already
hire, but the Uiper number of them will
airive in the next twenty-four hours,
' I y I r-'c lllf"
I '
Against Chanler
me attorne) iui i. .imwiei hw..
An action ta recover tT alleged to be due
on a tailor s bill, will be Brought against
i Chauler ui the city court tomorrow, bow
lever, which may have some besring to tlio
ftr-n-nt in nuestion. Tire contention may
be made by the attorneys for Mine. Cava
iierl that the agreement gives her clali!
priority over that of aay and all crediloiK
In oi position to this It may be urged th.i
the agrfcmcrl has not been formally filee
with the county clerk.
i'Cat Seeking Vengeance
Aixordj: u to Jobiiny. wbo Is slcwara ot
the cafe and special guardian of the rat.
I J"Le and the Kold risd. iess dsfln t
lve ary grudge against th turtle in the
flr,t Pl. 'Jl s-rc'y bad a grouch
Mor.day . He hat-penej to glance at the
""num aUut U o'clock, just In Urns to
STOCK INFLATION
ISMAIXSCLUECT
Blanrelt Testifies of Manipulation tt
Interstate Commerce Eats Hearing
When Cross-Examined.
KO ACTIVE DIVIDEND DECLABED
Shares Soli to Stockholders at Less1
Thfcn Eeal Value.
WOULD LOWES VALUE ON MARKET
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I
Witness Sars Good Business Policy 1
Demands Hethods Employed.
fig TUTS WTTiTlTK 7V nTTJT'B TTRV5
roamlnliiDrr weeks to Prove V- I
aidiary Companies !er rel 1 r Hold m i
Portion of Karaiaa. hot Trail- j
aioar la to the Contrary.
CHICAGO. Sept. l.-.i!ged stock lnfla- j
record any vldence of more than 1-afJlng
air J irii-nds raa the ubecl Into which
tn, Interatate Coninicrce commisaion delrec
here today at the continuation of Ha hear- I
na; following Die aufoenaion of the en- I
era! advance of freight rates of western
ci-lllr.es which had been scheduled to take
effect telember 1. The stock manipulation
feature of the inquiry, which alms to bring
out what grounds the railroads have for
afkuie the increase. aa sugsested . by
Commissioner Judson C. Clements, and was
Immediately taken up br the commission'a
attorney, r ran k lyon. ana Attorney jonn
W. At wood -at Kansas City, who appeared
for the gtneral ahippers committee, wnica
l fighting the lncreae. Comptroller M. P.
Ulauvelt of the Illinois Central railroad
waa the witneas from whom the disclos
ures which followed were obtained.
Ulxuvrlt C'roae-KaasaloattOB.
Commissioner Clements called the wit
ness' attention to figures he had furnished
in direct examination by the railroad s
counsel, W. H. Horton. The commlasioner
said:
-You say. Mr. Blauvelt. that in lWl your
r jv Lai stock waa $t'. W on miles
of road and in Ulu, on only about l.ToA miles
more it waa tHK.04.Oua Also that in Ml
the bonded indvblednesa waa only f!,iMu,M,
while in 1W it tad reached fl7$.K).Uu. Why
ia thisT"
"Well," waa the answer, "what would
appear to be the excess went to Improve
the roadway and for equipment and pur-
I chase of other roads."
"And how waa the stock raised for thoee
'purposes sold?" continued the commiaaKntr.
"Waa it on the open market?
"Part of it was. but most of it was sold
to tha stockholders, at par."
"Waa there ever declared .a stock divi
dend r
Oh. no, 1 am sura then waa .not. That
would amount to file name aa any other j
dividend, you see; the Illinois Central divi
denda represented real value, you must
dends represented real
aee. in dollars and cents.
Here Attorney Frank Lyon for the corn-
mission endeavored to have the witness
differentiate between giving stockholders a
stock dividend or giving them stock worth
more than par at bar value. The coa-
ln-.,ted a Vat djfer
eveo if tne rNiUi, the aame, in
ctBn to tne stockholder, w hlch he admitted.
Par Stock Deala Qoestlooed.
This part of the testimony opened a new
disposition of a corporation's stock, and
Commissioner Lane, after asking if it was
tQ make ,he gtock value arproacn the cash
-v.,e, v.- . "'-"'-"
an Impression snoma prevail, ne aaia
nd
he explained by saying:
"Suppose we dumped 115,(100.000 in stock
on thv market at once, it would send its
value way below par. I consider it a good
business poliey to sell where we were sure
it would bring par and keep control of the
road where it was."
Attorney Atwood atked how much of the
company $rW'i.i In stocks and bonds had
thus been sold at par since 1:
The reply caused other attorneys for the
shippers to hastily examine the records that
l.ad been submitted by the company.
Mr. Blauvelt answered: "I find the sum
was S49.000.tti0 par value."
"That sold in small dabs on the market
or If it all could have been sold at market
prices would have amounted to about a
third or a half more In addition to the
fitrure. wouldn't it?"
"I don't know ," replied the witness.
"I think I can help you," answered the
attorney. I w here Eddy Shephard. the 16-year-old
He read from a stock and bond com- ! daughter of J. W. ShephareL confessed last
pan's pamphlet which quoted the high j night that she killed her father and his
and low market prices In the period covered J brother. Taylor Shephard. with an axe; and
r bctweeai 121 and 174. with an average of i that ahe had an accomplice in the commuv-'.e-ut
livl j ,40n cf tha crime.
t leaarate Diverts .o)-4-t. ! The offlcera of New kirk slated today
Commissioner Clements Interposed an In- ' they do not believe that the girl s
. father and uncle had abused her, but mat
(Continued on Second Page)
Gets Another Soaking
I
see "Bess" creeping along the top wall of;
the tank, looking earnestly into it. H j
sHpped to the window silently anl looked;
on in some surpr.s. to S'-e what was go-
ing to happen. Johnny dee lares he was i
surprised to see "Besa" so close to the j
nfi.t e f her former downfall when she waa j
bitten and drenched.
Innocent of otner eyes "Bea" coniinued
o gaxa into the po J and fuilov the prog-J
" f "r" aa carried aleeping I
J anno me sunatvr on ms sunning ooaiu
j S-;.knly -fsa" made a dowaward siji
with her raw. riwi-g at "Pete's" tutij
te-k. In tne next tnatant the cat waa
floundering in the waler and ' Pete" had
her by the tail trt a mm clutch- Johnny
ones niors sated his pcC
From the rwisahhs.
Insnlrer.
HE1KE GIVEN EIGHT MONTHS
Man Higher Up in Sugar Case Sen
tenced by Jndge Martin.
FDTED FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS
'Mlsur Employes of Ills CorporatlOB
Mho A sals led la BwtodltBK Oot
rrasieat Are Servloa: Sea
teocew of Year tark.
NEW TORK. bept. 1. Charles R- Heike.
former secretary knd treasurer of tue
American bugar Kofimng company, who
baa been called ' "the man higher up,' in
the sugar trust, waa aenteoced today by
Judge Uartin- In the United tales circu.t
court to serTe eight months ia the Nea
York penitentiary on Blsckwell'. islano
and pay a fine of Ss.au on conviction-e;
conaplriTiarJ TO dVftaud tho United States
government by tho ausderweighiiig of sugar.
Judge llarun granted a stay f execution
of the sentence aenditxg an appeal to tut
United States circuit court of a peals. The
court also reduced Heike'a bail, which bad
been S&.utKI pending sentence since bis con
viction last June, to Ili.OoO.
Hsike's sentence is the culminating- point
in the federal government's prosecution of
American Sugar Refining company officials
and employes growing out ot the extended
ur.derwelghing frauds on the Williamsburg
docks of the trust, brought to light by
Kinehard Park a famoua raid on the docks
in 1S07. Four weighers for the company
and Oliver pilzcr, their dock boss, wei.
convicted on the first criminal trial In con
nection with the frauds, and the weighc-i
are still serving out their sentence ol i
year in the BlackweU's Island penitentiary.
Spitzer, who waa sentenced to two years
in the Atlanta peniuntiary, waa pardoned
during the trial of Heike, Enos W. Gei
bracht, the refinery superintendent, and
four minor employes of the company for
conspiracy. He turned state's evidence and
Ills testimony played an important part in
tha conviction of Heike. Geibracht and the
checkers. The sugar company meanwhile
had paid the government more than 12,000,
OiO out of which It was shown the customs
had been defrauded by the underwetghing
operations.
Heike'a case was a long time coming to
trial, as be first pleaded Immunity because
of the testimony which he had given be
fore the federal grand Jury in another
sugar company proceeding. His plea, hor
sier, was overruled by the United states
supreme court. Geibracht was sentenced
last weet to two )ears in the Atlanta peni
tentiary and to pay a fine of .'..(, but
waa allowed a stay pending acpeal.
Officers Doubt
Story of Girl
Confession of Ebby Shephard of New
ton, Old., that She Killed Father
and Uncle Kot Accepted.
ARKANSAS CITY. Kan.. Sept. 19 -It is
Ibe ieved by the authorities at Neasirk. Oki..
they were killed when they returned home
unexpectedly and found the girl and a
young man in the house together.
Rent your vacant
rooms this week.
It you have a vacant room
a little want ad in The Bee will
rent it for you.
Bee want ads get desirable
rooms.
Those wfco wish to change,
or who haven t vet secured the
room they wish, are wau-hins
these columns.
!
It's
cents.
a matter of say 'J
Call Tj ler KMX
One Who Came Back
' ivifeWPf
Old Sol Hands a Few Hot Ones to Battling Terra.
Progressive is
Appointed at
Salina, Kan.
George M. Hul, Who Was Eecom
mended by Senator Bristow, is
Named for Postmaster.
8AL1NA. Kan.. Sept. 19 George M. H;i,
a progressive republican, today receiveJ a
letter from the first assistant pos tmaster
general notifying him of his appointment
to the position of postmaster here. His ap
pointment was recommended by United
state Senator Briatow.
The appointment was made September 15.
the day a statement waa Issued from Bev
..riy to the effect that the president In
. ended to be impartial In hia attitude to
aard progressives arid regulars in the mat
ter X patronage. . ".
The president had reappointed T. It. Kitx
palrick. the present Incumbent, as post
master, but the senate failed to confirm
oe appointment.
Congressman W. A. Calderhead had rec
ommended Klupatrick for the place. This
ia the home of Senator Bristow and his
friends consider Hull's appointment a vic
tory lor him.
Murdered by
Negro Burglar
Chicago Eailroad Official Shot by
Han He Canght Eansacking
His House.
CHICAGO, Sept. Clarence D. Hiller,
chief cleik of the Chicago, Rock Island 4:
Pacific railroad was shot and killed early
today by a negro burglar whom he found
ransacking the Hiller home. The murder
Waa witnessed by the victim s wife and two
daughters, who were aroused when Hiller
attacked the intruder at the foot of lb
stairs. The men fought for several min
utes, finally rolling to the foot of the stau
The negro tied.
THEATER MANAGER ARRESTED
William (.area el ft. I.ooia Will Be
harn-ed Tilth Eutlsraalesurnt
Moaey la Basks Attached.
ST. IXiUIS. Mo.. Sept. li-Wihiam Garcn.
manager of Havelin a theater, was arrested'
today by detectives working under orders
of the circuit attorney. An indictmeoit
charging eiubexxlemr.t w:u be asked of
the grand July.
Soon after the arrest a suit of atta h
ment for money said to have been depos
ited in five banks ty Garen was filed by
the St. loouis Theater company, it Jt
charged that there la a discrepancy of
SJ7.eu in Garen's accounta.
Garen said be is innocent of any wrongdoing.
Three Commissioners Hear
Evidenced the Rate Case
CHICAGO. Sept. li. Western railioads
today continued the presentation of evi
dence before ihe Interstate Commerce com
mission in supiort of their contention that
a general advance in freight rates ia neces
sary to maintain the standard of service
demanded.
Commissioners Clements. Clark and Lane
conaucted the hearing, which hitherto has
been in the hands of examiners.
Commissioner Clement o'.ithne-d the work
of the weei. along lines of court proced ire,
asking the railroads as affirmants to show
cause why the advances r-ro;od should
not be pmianenil suspended and the
ahipper. as respondents to show the con
trary. Previoua io the laVing of testimony Ihe
I commissioners 1 erd a pemlon from .-am-'
uel H. Cowan c-f Texas, representing the
I Western Lave Stock association. Th peti
' lion urged that what constitutes tne propet
earnings ol a railroad ahould be determined
! by the earning power of other in . tsumms
I in the particular locaU'.sta tapped I v
I laiireuid The ution d -eUre-1 the in-
created cost of momieriaa.e and service
noted by ihe roajs is no ,re.;ter toi.n that
al'.eeting snippe's ana mat n.e roads in
Ithis porticulsr cnduia to i-a.-i!.,o
snaJtvl Ly sh.j ira
ENGINES RNOCK OUT YIADLX1
Collision Under Tenth Street Span at
South End Does Business.
K0 0!X HUET IN THE WEECK
Barllasrte Switch Kaalwe strikes a
Loral Frelaht Knssloe ear the
Burllnatoa Depot (aaalsg
snnahnp.
A Burlinpton switch engine collided with I pref ident .aft and Colonel Roosevelt
an eruj ne cf a Burlincton local freight. I did no. dicus the question of tha jeal
under the aouth end o' the Tenth street j dency In 112. Tha president baa an
viaduct last night at a switch, demolish- been advised as to w..at Mr. Kooaerelt
ing one of th viaduct piers and bendins altitude is toward that convention. From
another so that for a time atreet cars wore j sources close to the president It w aa said
not allowed to run over the structure.
The engine were piled up, but no one!
was injured, - as the onrtne crews had!
warning enntjrn to permit thera to JunvM
to safety. For two hours the patrons of
the Famam. lHdc and Harney street carj'ltt. Mr. Taft (eels that they will nee
lines became pedestrians and strings cfjt his nomination. Mr. Tart's political
cars, several blocks long, were stand- j fri-nds say if the American people want
Ing on either side the viaduct, i nim ,or enl terra that not even Colo-
Throuph passenger traffic was not cie- i ncI Keelt can prevent hia nomination.
layed long as one line was open. i ,f ,he Il''e do not appear to want him.
A local freight train, with Engineer V.Ilr' TaU l too glad to submit
A. Andrews and Fireman Woodrow, Wast
going east, under the viaduct, with thirty
cars. A switch engne. with Engineer Cas
.min- out of
ng of seven
sell and Fireman Rohde was com
the yard and switching a stri
cars west. At a frog, under the viaduct,
the impact occurred while Engnecr Cas
ed!, supposing from the towerman's sig
nal that the track was clear, was looMnc
lor a aignal at the rear of his strin? of
cars. It Is said the freight d d not give
any signal of Us approach and that (fee
likelihood of the collision was not discov
ered by either crew until too late to pre
vent, but In time for the four men to
jump to sofety.
Both engines went toeether with much
force, the switch engine throw ng the
ireiBnt engine en tne iraca against me
viaduct Piers One was demollsh-d snrt
snother to-nL
ii was tnougnt necessary to stop street,
railway service over the viaduct unt'l tern
porary supports could be provided, which
was not until several hours later.
The cars remained on the track.
Aliened Horse Thief Arqnllted.
CAPPER. Wyo., Sept. 1?. Special t-Milo
Plumb, a small farmer living across the
line in Converse county, has been ac
quitted of the charge of horse stealing.
Plumb recently filed on a hemetead In the I
center of a large range controlled for many j
yeara by a cattle outfit. It Is alleged that
the cattlemen could not get rid of the
hcmeFteader so they preferred charges of
horse stealing against him.
fcheranaa'a Brother Is Democrat.
ROCHESTER. N. Y.. Sept. 19 -Word w as
received in local democratic circles today
tiiat Richard W. Sherman, brother of Vice
I 'rc ident Sherman, will be a candidate
for nomination for state engineer and sur
veyor at the democratic- state convention
this month.
C. M. Kittle, vice president of the Illinois
Central, the first witness, presented statis
tics .:i the ost of operation.
Commisi.ioner Ldine called the attention
of Attorney Horton. representing the Il
linois Central, to Mr. Kittie s figures. show-
' Ing- in l a higher cott of maintenance
I Pr mile than in 1W0.
Attorney Horton replied that this was
only a chance comparison; he was about
to show, he aa;d. a hiyher cost In every
department of niainlenanct not on any
one feature.
5!r. Kittle testified that In freight indem
nities alone this tear the road had paid
out M Ml 474 as ut-alni only J0.t:j in inc. J
The increase in the volume of freight hod
not kept pace during the la.M fle. j.ie with
the increase in expenses. Some i:n reases.
he said, were due ta feieial anl siate laws
requiring additional safet appnaius and
ir.t;Htion and regulating hours of seivl.e.
Mr. Kettle said lumber which could t
bought in 1 for t iiuw ro.-i :3. In-
i-?ai-d wagca a.j were a main on the
rt venue of the company, he dec iared , meeting m ietpinse to a request from ilr.
'Fitight conductors who le reived S3 per rW.Giiscoui. The latter piesumaiuy was acl-
i mile In 11 now receive SIS. Wages of
fieight handlers In Chicago, he tleclated.
have neajly douti.tni dating the last dcade.
llMlOSF.VKfiTSFiKS
oSk s S V owo0 I .aw M AS N JsV of M-M
1 RESIDENT TAFT
Executire and Former President Hold
Brief Conference at Home of H. C.
White at New liaven.
ATT ALES CI KEW YORK THE TOPIC
Meeting Arranged Saturday br Oris
com and Bonnard Who Attend.
F0B3IEE P0SITI0!. IS UXCHAJtGED
Views of President Against "Bossism"
Same as in Letter.
X0 TROUBLE RESULTS 0VEB 1912
Mr. Tall atlflet to Leave Kadorae.
saeat of Idmlalalratloa to AsnerU
. ran People . ttteads lole
Corporation Meetlaa.
ON IU1AIU1 PRKMPENT TAFT'S
TRAIN. ALBANY. N Y , Sept. if prea
Ident Tait and Thei-dore Roosevelt met
toouy at New Haven. Conn., f.-r the sec
ond time since the former prefldrnt'a ra
turn frum Africa. Coionel Roosevelt
aouaht the conference with the preaMeni.
It w la'n from all that transpired be
fore and after the inoetlnc that the colo-
I nel and liis flue po.ltlcal advisers era
j not a Pule worried uver the situation In
, .New York sta'e, and eair.e to the rreal
j dent for further evidence of his moral
I support. This the president was glad to
give. no declared his pes'ion In the
New Terk Mate ugh. had been clear from
the veir first. He said lie SMnoathlied
I heartily with the fight n gainst "boslsm"
I llng waged b the people of the state.
Mr. Taft reiterated the statements he
made in his letter to l.lod C. Grisconi.
president of the New York csunty repub
lican committee, at the time of tha slier-man-Roosevelt
controversy over the tem
porary chairmanship.
President Tai! announced to his callera
anew whs: he had said in the Griscom
letter that he favored direct prtmariea
lor the nomination of congressmen and
state legislators.
President Taft is not ready aa yet to
admit the advisability of doing away
Willi conventions for t-- nomination of
state offlcera. Mr. Taft understands that
both Governor Hughea and Colonel Roose
velt are now practically In acord with
his own position, a-.vm.ugh the governor
fought at first for direct primaries for
a'l offices.
nlklnv lkl !!
mere was no occasion to discuss Uxls
Taft's posttion thU: He Is wflHni
o run if nominSt?. If ais ftieaids think
I there is a good chftnee for him to bo ra
to ineir decision, it can be stated that
at today's meeting at New Haven, while
It may have been suoctssful In ita 'scenic''
i "-cl "nd of mor1 kdvnt to the
! KxOB've'!t lrJrs In New York state. It
was itoBoiuieiy oarren ox reauita. aa to
any better undemanding between the pres
ident and Colonel Roosevelt a sto national
issues or their personal relations in view of
many recent events.
Trace LOatabllshed.
Something in the nature of a truce seems
to have been arranged regarding the New
York st to siiustion. After that ia Over,
events will shape themselves. Colonel
Roosevelt himself today Is said to have let
drop a hint as to his side of the matter
I "something would be doing after the elec
tions. Air. tan is letting iiz look out for
K,f He declares he Has other matters o(
concern al ie moment.
. lt cme out at today's conference, which
n addition to the president and Colonel
Roosevelt. Included Lloyd C. Griscom, Otto
Banr.ard and Secretary Norton, that the
Taft administration is to be endorsed at
Saratoga. No mention of Mr. Taft aa a
candidate in lull will be made.
"it is not tne province of a state con
vention to nominate any man for president
two years ahead." said Mr. Barnard, after
the conference. "Connecticut did not do It,
I so why should New Y'ork?"
Deprecates Ohio Arltoa.
In th s connection it became known to
day that President Taft deprecated the no
tion of the Ohio rtputl cans in declaring:
for him in 1M2. lie did not think he
should be made an issue. The Ohio leaders
were anxious, however, that the Taft ad
ministration and the leirislallve record
should be made a part of the state cam
paign and took th a means of bringing It
about.
Today's conference, it is believed, was
a source of much gratification to Mr. Taft
and his friends. That hia aid should be
soupht st this time and in the manner It
waa. following a somewhat recent attituda
of an almost complete ignoring of h i id
ministration or ex stence. probably gave
the resident much satisfaction. t
Th- ex-pres dii.t Wis Ihoroughly dr?nchd
by waves l-riakln over the aide of the
n.ot'.ruoat ce-ming acixiss the sound.
Arraaa-esaeuts for Meetlaa;.
Tho meeting wat arianged en Saturday
la:t when Secretary No! ton was v, siting
lita fan lly. Mr. Griscom ur.d Mr. liannard
telephoned Sevretaiy Norton and asked that
an arrangement I made by which Colonel
Roosevelt might hold a conference with the
present during his New Haven visit.
This the piesident. it is said, was glad to
do. He sail that he expected to lunch as
u-ual with President Arthur T. Hadiey
sfter the Yale ccrporstlon meeting
this mornirg. President Hidley was ad
vid of this and accordingly invited Preal
d. nt Tiift. Colonel Hjoseve:t, Mr. Griscom,
Mr. I'.jniid and Secretary Norton to taks
lunchc n otether.
Pre.-i1e.-: iialley'a haufe having betn
I dtAirjtnii i. dui.nt; the sirmrnrr holiday, the
' ,lin- 1 " " v.i.s arranged at the home of
H r r C. White, a neUhbor and friend of
j Pimdei.t I'a lk y.
j V'.'I.en a.-ktd this rrii mlr.g to state tlis
st-hject of the conference fe reiary Norton
j a'd he knew nothing about it, except that
i an ananst ir.ert had been made lor lha
i nig a the lei rese.iiailva cf Col nel R.assa.
Jusi what devtiopments in tha New Tor