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Por some good, strong Advertis ing in The Journal. It's your opportunity. ill PRESIDENT CALLS FOR RATE REFORM fimited, TODAY'S SPORTING NEWS WILL BE FOUND ON PAGE 8. Now's the Timefeii* PRICE TWO CENTS. Declares Roads as Well as Banks Need to Be in People's Control. OUTLINES HIS IDEA OF NECESSARY LAW Asserts Big Shippers Have a Fart with Big Roads in Unfair Work. Batefcli, N. Oct. 19.With the music of the band and many cheers greeting him, the president of the United States came to Baleigh today and delivered a straight-f rom-the-shoul der speech on railroad rate reform and the enactment of necessary laws. He said: "The extraordinary development of Industrialism during the last half cen tury has been clue to several causes, but above all to the revolution in the meth ods of transportation and communica tion that is, to steam and to electricity, to the railroad and the telegraph. When this government was founded commerce was carried on by essentially the same instruments that had been in use not only among civilized, but among barbarian, nations, ever since history dawned that is, by wheeled vehicles drawn by animals, by pack trains, and by sailing ships and rowboats. On' land this meant that commerce went in slow, cumberous, and expensive fashion over highways open to all. Normally these highways could not compete with water transportation, if such was feasible be tweeen the connecting points. New Conditions. "All this has been changed by the development of the railroads. Save on the ocean or on lakes so large as to be practically inland seas, transport by water has wholly lost its old position of superiority over transport by land, while instead of the old highways open to everyo'n'e on the same terms, but of a very limited usefulness, we have new highwaysrailroadswhich are owned by private corporations, and which are tactically of unlimited, instead of usefulness. "The old laws and old customs which were adequate and proper to meet the old conditions need radical readjustment in order to meet these" new conditions. The cardinal features in these changed conditions are, first, the fact that the new highway, the railway, is, from the commercial standpoint, of infinitely {ife rreater importance in our industrial than was the old highway, the wag onroad and, second, that this newhigh way, the railway, is in the hands of private owners, whereas tfie old high way, the wagonroad, was in the hands of the state. Difficult Task. "The management of the new high way, the railroad, or rather of the in tricate web of railroad lines which cover the country, is a task infinitely more difficult, more deliberate, and more im- Continued on 2d Page, 4th Column. HEATWOLE IS IN AN INDIANA FEUD Minnesota Man a Factor in Polit ical Row in His Old Home, LI_L_ Goshen. Journal Special Service. Goshen, Ind., Oct. 19.Into Goshen' 's postoffice scandal, which grew out of forced contributions to campaign funds by employees, has come a political feud dating back twenty years and more, and has cast its spell over the contending factions and marked out new lines of division. A Minnesota ex-congressman and newspaper mai, Joel P. Heatwole of Northfield, has again' become a known quantity in the affairs of his old neighbors, protecting his nephew and upholding Heatwole's reputation for giving as well as taking blows. Years ago there was political strife between Postmaster Sherwin1 and ex Mayor Heatwole, brother of the Minne sota politician. Croop is a nephew of Heatwole'B. It is claimed that Sher win, who had been an unsuccessful can didate on the republican ticket here, still bore rese'n'cment for real or fancied disadvantages and sought to punish the nephew, Croop. From that ill feeling started, and little by little Croop, it is alleged, was crowded to the rear. Beveridge vs. Fairbanks. The Goshen trouble seems to mark out more plainlv the lines separating the Beveridge adherents from the Fair banks supporters, Sherwin being a Fairbanks man and the Baker faction being Beveridge men. I is stated here that by Fridav noon the trouble will be terminated and the case disposed of. Postmaster Sherwin has been under Are now for eight weeks, and the re sult of the investigation promises to bring into the scandal some of the best known and mostly highly respected men in Indiana. Not for Whitewash. That the investigation is not for "whitewashing" purposes is shown by the arrival here of Assistant Postmas ter General Bobb of Washington D. and United States District Attorney Joseph Kealing of Indianapolis. With in an hour after reaching the city, the two officials began nolding a secret in- Sroshen uiry. All the clerks emploved at the postoffice were ordered to ap pear and testify. Judging from hints dropped by per tons who are closelv following the case, President Boosevelt does not intend to stop with the Goshen inquiry, but will extend the investigation thruout In diana, especiallv in the cities over which political storms have been cen tered. While the names of the cities have not been given out, it is under stood that not one of the large cities ^ill escape. POLITICIANS RUIN ALLEGHENY BANK Cashier a Suicide Because Pennsylvania Machine's Machinations. Journal Special Servios. Pittsburg, Oct. 19.Knowing that the Enterprise National bank of Alle- fy fheny was on its last legs, caused large by the machinations of the repub lican state machine realizing that noth ing but disgrace faced the institution, into which nundreds of innocent peo ple and a dozen or more prominent state politicians would be dragged, T. Lee Clark, cashier of the institution, shot himself thru the head yesterday morn ing and died late in the day. Five hours after the shooting the doors of the bank, one of .the oldest and considered one of the most reliable in Allegheny county, were closed by order of the controller of the currency at Washington. It was the first scene of one of the most remarkable political sensations that has stirred this state, and in which the complete rottenness of the state treasury was laid bare. Castle's Charges Proven. The closing of the bank follows quickly after the charges made against it by Homer L. Castle, prohibition can didate for superior court judge, who alleged that the bank was carrying Eractically worthless stocks which had een deposited by state politicians for personal loans. When advised of the statements made by the president of the Enterprise bank, that the closing of the doors was due to the loaning of state money to politicians, Mr. Castle said: "lam sorry. The life of a good man is a terrible price to pay for what has gone on. We have been saying that these conditions existed, but we could not get behind the bank doo*s. Now a pistol shot has opened them and reveals paralyzing conditions. Nobody knows what wilH*Bllo.w." State Officials Knew. Last week State Ranking Commis sioner John A. Berkey of Somerset and John W. Morrison, one of his deputies, visited the bank. They knew the con dition it was in. Tuesday, in a des perate effort to save the bank from ruin, State Treasurer Mathiew sent an additional deposit of state funds, amounting to $50,000 which made the total amount of state funds in the bank $782,000. This fact was admitted by Frederick Gwinner, president of the bank, after the suicide and the closing of the bank. Blow to the Machine. JTX1T1 of PISTOL SHOT BARES POLITICAL SCANDAL State Money in Bank Now Closed Because of Railroad Speculations. NO REFERENDUM ASKED IN NORWAY Prince Karl of Denmark Ready to Take Throne on Vote of Storthing. 1 It is conceded by all that the expose deals one of the hardest blows ever dealt the rock-ribbed republicanism of Pennsylvania. Clark was associated as treasurer, with former State Senator W. H. An drews and Francis J. Torrance, who, according to President Gwinner, were borrowers of the bank, in the Santa Fe Central Bailway company, incorporated in New Mexico in 1891. The stock of the corporation has never been mar keted. This road was built by Andrews and Torrance. Cashier Clark was also a heavy investor in Mexico and New Mexico silver mining stocks, according to Mr. Gwynner. Former State Senator Andrews is a brother of Wesley Andrews, United States Senator Penrose's private secre tary, and chairman of the republican state committee. At the last election Mr. Andrews wag elected as delegate from New Mexico in congress, and it-is said he aspires to be senator from New Mexico when that territory is admitted to statehood. -Al- tho Mr. Andrews is now delegate from New Mexico, he retains a residence here. Thedr Railroad Deal. These men were in several large deals. Ono of them was the selling of railroad property to the Santa Fe road. The option which, if closed, meant a fortune to each of those nanred, was not taken up by the Santa Fe people on Saturday, but was allowed to expire. The Enterprise bank, it appears, had backed this deal heavily, and when it did not go thru there was a scurrying. The bank had been carrying, according to the best information received, about $700,000 in paper of Pennsylvania poli ticians. Among this was $200,000 for Andrews and others on the Santa Fe deal. Disaster Was Expected. The disaster to the Enterprise bank was expected in certain quarters. Plans for the exposure of the trafficking in state funds were laid weeks ago. Mr. Clark was cognizant of this and talked over the matter with several of the di rectors a few days ago. The cashier was told by the directors he would have to meet the paper obli gations of the institutions negotiated thru him, and he promised to insure the bank against all loans for which he was responsible. The supposition is he was unable to accomplish this, and fearing the consequences, took his life. Altho bank directors only acknowl edge having $600,000 of the state funds, the assertion was made by one of the bank officials that the Enterprise had more than $1,000,000 state money on deposit before the extensive loans were made. According to this official, all this money is insured bv bonds of the Mercantile Trust company of Pitts burg and the United States Fidelity & Trust company of Baltimore. Penrose Moved to Talk. Philadelphia, Oct. 19.Senator Pen rose was asked last night how he ac counted for the failure of the Enter prise National, in Allegheny. I do not know anvthing about it," he answered. I did not even know it had failed. I don't owe that bank a dollar. I don't know a thing about that bank or its failure.'' _j By Associated Press. Copenhagen, Denmark, Oct. 19.An important dispatch was received late last night from the Norwegian premier, Herr Michelsen, at Christiania, notify ing the Danish court that a full agree ment had been reached by the members of the Norwegian government on the advisability of a prompt settlement of the throne question by a resolution of the storthing. The Danish ministerial council was immediately summoned and the minis ters sat for two hours. It was an nounced this morning that the Danish court was ready to abandon the idea of a plebiscite and that Prince Karl of Denmark was willing to accept the crown of Norway when elected by a majority of the storthing. The above cablegram Is the first clear indication of what has hitherto pre vented the election of Prince Karl of Den mark to the vacant Norwegian throne. It now appears that the court of Denmark has been insisting that Karl's new throne shouldofrest ROOSEVELT DECLARES RAILROADS MUST BE CONTROLLED BIG SHIPPERS WAR ON on the solid foundation of a vote the people. Evidentl Kin Christian's advisers have feared that a throne less securely built would prove shaky and unsafe. They foresaw that un less the question of republic or monarchy was decided by the people themselves be fore their prince ascended the throne it would likely become a troublesome issue in politics. j**- However, Herr Michelsen, the brilliant Norwegian leader, has now succeeded in removing? these fears of Denmark and has persuaded her ministers that an election by the storthing will be sufficient. Evi dently he has convinced the Danish statesmen that Norway is practically united for a monarchial form of govern ment and that the voice of the storthing is the voice of the people. On the edi torial page of this issue, I have discussed some aspects of this question of Norway's form of government and this Copenhagen cablegram only goes to bear out what is said there about the determination of the Michelsen cabinet to perpetuate the klng- I Defect! t.i Roads Must Be Controlled, Says Roosevelt Speaking at Raleigh, N. today, President Roosevelt said: "Actual ex- perience has shown that it is not possible to leave the railroads uncontrolled. Such a system, or rather such a lack of system, is fertile in abuses of every kind, and puts a premium upon unscrupulous and ruthless cunning in railroad man- agement for there are some big shippers and some railroad managers who are always willing to take unfair advantage of their weaker competitors, and they thereby force other big shippers and big railroad men who would like to do decently into similar acts of wrong and injustice, under penalty of being left be- hind in the race for success. Government supervision is needed quite as much in the interest of the big shipper and of the railroad man who wants to do right as in the interest of the small shipper an4 the consumer." ^aMMMami i s^^^s^^^s /m J^ P fA.*:::o./"::f^A***.%#o A:::...A::i.?* REV. TO. J./TAYLOE, Of Lewiston, Me., Who Addressed the Universalist Convention Today. fA-MiY* :.O:.O:*":C.A\ O: dom of Norwayalready one of the old est kingdoms of Europe. The election of Karl by the storthing will doubtless soon fettew ami 1*ien will come recognitlon-'TJy Sweden and later by jhe other riattons^f-th&j world. Next on, the program wfEJgiKfo thpWgahizatlon cK a diplomatic suid^^nsuto* service. *-a-i-5)f. Ife Chamberlain. 500 SEEK JOB IS HABITUAL DRUNKARD New York, Oct. 19.Since an adver tisement was inserted in a daily paper by Dr. W. L. Johnston of 150 Fifth av enue a few days ago, asking for the services of a habitual drunkard, on whom to try a scientific experiment, no fewer than 500 men, women and boys, all of whom assert their qualification, have besieged the office. Men and wo men of all conditions and classes of life there have beenmen who hope for the promised reward, that they may in dulge in another spree, men who honest ly are hopeful of being cured of the liquor habit, and still others to whom the offer of $500 by Dr. Johnston for a Eroper patient was too great a lure to ignored! kick coming from the policyholders on life insurance, methods.^ THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 19, 1905. 16 PAGESFIVE O'CLOCK. UNIVERSALIS ARE IN SESSION Nearly 400 Delegates from All Parts of Country Arrive. Hailing the Between 300 and 400 clergymen and laymen of Universalist churches thru out the United States, assembled in Minneapolis today to attend the meet ing of the Ministers' association, the preliminary gathering' to the biennial convention of Universalists, which will formally convene Saturday morning. All yesterday and today the aele- froi ates kept arrivin'g on incoming trains various points of the compass. The largest single/ delegation was that from New. England and IJew York, 200 in all. The special train which brought them was due to reach Minneapolis at noon yesterday, but was delayed at Chi cago, a'n'd die! not arrive till nearly 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Most of the delegates at once proceeded to the "West, several, however, taking quarters at the Nicollet and National. The New England special was met yesterday at Wabasha by Bev. and Mrs. Marion D. Shutter and W. Roberts, as a welcom ing committee from the Minneapolis TJniversalists. The West hotel is headquarters. Here the national board of trustees was in session all day yesterday, drafting its biennial report. Here Frank P. Ben nett of Saugus, Mass., is quartered. And here in the large hotel lobby the laymen and delegates are much in evi dence discussing subjects pertaining to their meeting. I is expected that between now and Saturday the numbers of delegates will be largely swelled by other arrivals, who have no particular interest in the preeonvention gatherings, or who, for business and other reasons, are unable to get here previous to the convening of the actual session of the general convention. A number of the Universalist vis itors are spending their days in Minne apolis as guests at homes of private citizens. At Fair OaLs, the palatial residence of ex-Senator W. D. Wash burn, are Eev. J. Coleman Adams, D.D., of Hartford, Conn., Rev. F. W. Betts, D.D., of Syracuse, N. Y., and Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Hyden of Augusta, Me. Continued on 2d Page, 2d Column. RATE CONFERENCE PLAN LAWSON PREPARES INSURANCE GODP Plans to Seize Control of Two Leading Companies for the Policyholders. HE APPEALS TOTHOSE INSURED TO CO-OPERATE Time for Action, He Says, Is Now Fears Officials May Decamp. t. Journal Special Service. New York, Oct. 19.Thomas W. Law son has set on foot a plan whereby he hopes to seize control of the New York Life and the Mutual Life Insurance companies of New York for the policy holders. He has given the details of his plan to the public thru the November num ber of Everybody's Magazine. He do clares his purpose openly after warning John A. McCall, president of the New York Life, in a scathing letter of his intention to act and to act now. Fears Insurance Men May Bun. He tells Mr. McCall that he has been authorized to act for 16,307 policy holders, chiefly of the three leading in surance companies of the United States, and then says: I had intended to await the finish "of the New York investigation before proceeding, but as I have had placed in my hands during the past few days evi dence of the determination of yourself and your accomplices and fellow-con spirators to face it out, regardless of consequences, and as I believe men ca pable of committing the acts that have been testified to during the past few davs fully capable of taking the trans portable part of the billion and a quar ter funds to foreign countries, and of using them to keep themselves from their iustly deserved punishments, I have decided to act now." Policyholders Urged to Act. Following this letter to Mr. McCall, Mr. ^awson has a letter to life insur ance policyholders in which he outlines his plan of action. He urges the policy holders to authorize someone in whom they have confidence to select a com mittee to take their proxiesojmtl seize possession of the7 a once tw greatt mu tual companiesthe New York Life and the Mutual. He omits the "Equitable be cause the Equitable is,.,no a mutual company and litigation may be neces sary before that company can come into the policyholders' hands. Has Spent $1,000,000. He believes that he himself is the person who should select a policyhold ers' committee. His reasons for urg ing this are as follows: "FirstI have already spent in my work over a million dollars of my own money. "SecondI am willing to spend, if necessary, two millions more. "ThirdI will absolutely prove I want nothing in return. "FourthI will absolutely prove on the face of my plans that I cannot in any way benefit beyond the satisfaction I shall derive from putting another spike in the 'System's' coffin." With this appeal is printed a blank form of proxy, which Mr. Lawson urges on policyholders, especially of the two companies- named, to sign and return to him at the earliest possible date. Takes Credit for Inquiry. In asking policyholders to take this step, Mr. Lawson says the present in vestigation in New York is the result of his effort, and then adds: This investigation has proceeded far enough to put before the public abso lute proof of all the crimes I have charged, and three to thirty times as many more. "It is now evident to all that: "FirstThe policy-holders in the great companies have yearly paid into their company scores of millions more than necessary. SecondThe policy-holders have been robbed scores of millions. ThirdThe vast funds now on hand have been habitually used by the graft ers now in control of them the rank est kind of stock-gambling. "FourthThese funds have been used to corrupt the ballotbox and the lawmakers of the country. I repeat, absolute proof of all this has been made public. Funds in Jeopardy. "It should "wow be evident to all that: "-FirstThe funds now on hand are in actual jeopardy, because they are in the absolute control of unprincipled scoundrels. "SecondUnless something is done, and done at once, by the policyholders, each and every one of the largest com panies may become insolvent that is, they may not be able to meet the en gagements of their policies, because of waste of funds, tremendous falling off of new business, tremendous cost of new business, and the na ture of the new businessso-called 'graveyard business' f6r I am credibly informed that they are now seeking to insure those who formerly have been re fused insurance because "of physical in firmities. What May Be Accomplished. "It should also be plainly evident that, if the policyholders move, and move quickly, they can be absolutely flSSlIT*PO tflftt" "FirstThe funds as they are today will be remained" intact. "SecondThey will be added to by the restitution of from $75,000,000 to $150,000,000. "ThirdA score of the thieves who have plundered policyholders in the past will be sent to prison. "FourthThe future payments of policyholders will be largely cut down. "FifthThe present swollen sur pluses will be returned in large part to policyholders. "Sixth In the future policyholders will actually run the company. "SeventhAll policyholders can be assured that in the future they will receive the actual worth of their policy* at surrender.' a i fchsu^u hmmvxxxxrmi Contianed on Page, 5ta jC^lumn. *~is& T*iiM*v.i: MMti^^smk^mii^emi^^kitsMJi:: leapoliB Merchants use The [Journal most. There's a rea Ison. Best results. ROCKS IN THE Hfe OF BACON'S PLAN Trouble Ahead for Convention to Recommend Extension of I. C. C. Powers. A RUMP CONVENTION ALREADY ARRANGED They Will Seek Entrance to Ba con's Gathering Before Flock ing by Themselves. Twin-city business interests do not seem to be displaying any extravagant haste in preparing to attend the con vention of the Interstate Commerce Law association, called to meet in Chi cago Oct. 26, to discuss ways and means of advancing the cause of the Esch-Townsend bill, increasing the powers of the interstate commerce com mission. The St. Paul Jobbers' association took action yesterday on the invita* tion to send a delegate, by voting to ignore the convention. The Mississippi Valley Lumbermen's association has been invited to send a delegate and will do so, but the sentiment of the association is not strictly in favor of -giving the rate-making power to the interstate commerce commission. The Commercial club, in all probability, will send no delegate. Other commercial associations from all parts of the country are invited and will send delegates or not, as they see fit. One thing is certain, however. and that is that the convention will not be a cut-and-dried affair, and no _: pre-arranged program will be railroaded thru without opposition. There will be delegates present who, like the dele gate from the Mississippi "Valley Lum bermen's association, will not be whol ly in sympathy with the purpose of the call. If they are denied a hearing and an opportunity for presenting their views, an opposition convention will be called, in fact, has been called for the* same date and in Chicago. A circular issued and signed by rep resentatives of some of the largest trade associations of the country nas been sent out addressed to the trade and industrial organizations of th^ country, notifying such organizations that the dissenting A convention will bt^ called necessary/ "J Convention's Aim Specific. i AccordhMr to the call issued by E. P* Bacon, chairman of the executive com* mittee of the Interstate Commerce Law association on Sept. 18, the object ofU the convention is to impress upon eon* gress the extent and persistence of thtf demand of the people of all parts of the country for legislation outlined in the president's last annual message t congress in the following language: The interstate commerce commissiou should be vested with the power where given rate has been challenged and aftei full hearing found to be Unreasonable, t$ decide, subject to judicial review, whai shall be a reasonable rate to take iti place the ruling of the commission to Continued on 2d Page, 3d Column. CUNLIFFE CAUGHT SOBRY HE STOLE Express Clerk Who Got Away with $101,000 Is Taken and Confesses. Bridgeport, Conn., Oct. 19.Edward George Cunliffe, the Adams Express em ployee who disappeared from Pitts burg, Pa., with $101,000 in cash, was arrested here today. He made a con fession nd expressed his^ willingness tc return at once to Pittsburg. He de clared that the money which he took was intact and that it could be re stored, but he declined to tell until his return to Pittsburg where it is hidden. On his person the detectives found $29C in cash. Cunliffe made no attempt to deny hn identity and offered no resistance. "Ye s, I'm Cunliffe," he said in reply to officers' questions. I guess th jig is up." Cunliffe then promised to make nc attempt to escape and accompanied the policeman and detective. "Five minutes after I took the money, I was sorry," said Cunliffe, "but it was too late Ho do anything. What can you expect from a man get ting a salary of onlv $65 a month and handling thousands of dollars a day! 1 was tempted and I fell. I have han died larger sums. I remember once when I fead $250,000 in cash. I wai tempted then, but I thought it ovei and decided to be honest. "The night that lft Pittsburg. rode in a sleeper on the way to New York and I stuck mv head out of my berth and saw SVter pass by. Slatei is our local manager in Pittsburg. 1 thought then that I would turn back, but knowing that he did not see mt and that I had the monev with me is cash, I thought I would take the chance. I want to go back to Pittsburg, i store the money and throw myself upoS the mercy of the court. I have maJU a fool of myself. Human nature if frail and at some time or other in oui lives we must fall. I have fallen and have made the mistake of my life. wish that I had a chance 'to do it ovtf again and I would be honest." GRAFT IN WESTERN UNION. New York, Oct. 19.It is' learned at the Western Union building that travel* ing auditors have discovered extensivi frauds in the pay rolls of the wssteri divisions, and that several cases of tM same kind have come to light in Ne^ York. The irregularities were detected in the offices at St. Louis and Denvet! where it was reported that the names et dead men had been carried. NEGRO RANGED NOT LYNCHED. Winchester. Ky., Oct. 19.Sam" Hlsfe a negro, was hanged here today for at tacking a white woman last August.