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H r, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 3, 1914.
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I TOLLS REPEAL "
FIGHT BEGINS
IN THESENAIE
"No Compromise" the Slogan
I of the Administration Lead
ers and the Issue Will Be
Forced From Outset.
FACTIONAL DELAY
IS NOT EXPECTED
President Wilson Makes His
Position Known to Callers,
While Secretary Bryan
Pays Visit to Capitol.
WASHINGTON. April 2 Adminis
tration leaders in the senate buckled on
their armor today and plunged into the
Panama tolls fight, determined to main
tain an un3-ieldine position until the
end of the controversy.
Although the house bill to Tcpcal toll
exemption for American ships is resting
in the committco on interoceanic canals,
there were many informal conferences
tluriug the day relating to tho issue,
and among the developments was a
isit of Secretary of State Bryan at the
capitol in the interest of the administra
tion policy.
"No compromise" Tvas the slogan of
the administration leaders i"n their con
ferences. So many bills and resolutions
havo been introduced tending to cloud
the plain issue of repeal that it has
been determined to make it plain from
the outset that no temporizing is to be
countenanced.
Expects Prompt Report.
President Wilson told inquirers ho
expected no factional delay or filibus
tering, and believed from what senators
told him that there would be a prompt
report from the committee on inter
oceanic canals. The president said there
were one or two members of tho com
mittee who were against the repeal,
but who, ho understood, would voto to
bring the question promptly before the
senate in an early report.
The president took occasion to deny
published reports that he had sent any
ultimatum to the senate through Sena-
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forcing early action.
Ho added that no proposals for com
promise or chango in the repeal meas
ure bad been Brought to him. and sig
nificantly suggested that amendments
wore not being offered by administra
tion leaders.
Duty of Congress.
The president frequently has made
it plain that he believed it tho duty
of the American congress to repeal the
tolls exemption without oquivocation
or evasion, and that he was against any
amendments. Jlo told callers frankly
that whilo he did not expoet obstruc
tive tactics in tho sonato, he expoctcd
a full discussion of tho question there,
Vinf. iv?w rmi-fiflnn(- flm riinnnl hill Tvnnlrl
pass.
Tho president asserted no proposals
for a caucus had been mentioned to
him. Koports were in circulation today
that an ef fori, might be made to force
the repeal bill into a caucus, but these
rumors wore promptly denied, Demo
cratic leaders asserting that a caucus
would not. be necessary, at the same
time insisting that thoro is no doubt
that tho repeal bill will have a safe
majority when the A'otc is taken. It
was pointed out that such Democratic
senators as O 'Gorman aud Chamberlain,
who are opouly opposed to toll cxemp
tion repeal, would not go into a caucus
which would be dosigncd to bind them.
Claims Majority of Nine.
Friends of the repeal bill insisted to
night, that support of tho president's
policy is increasing rather than decreas
ing. One Kepublican senator who will
vote for tho repeal said that a can
vass or the senrue today showed a clear
majority of nine for the bill, the prob
ability being that several votes counted
'for tho, opposition would bo rovorsed.
A number of Republicans, however, it
is now jienorally understood, have de
cidod to lino up against the repeal, not
withstanding that they voted against
freo tolls' originally. Among: these are
Senators Penrose and Oliver of Penn
sylvania, who havo publicly announced
their change of position.
Chairman O 'Gorman issued tho formal
call today for tho canals committee to
meet next Tuesday morning.
Secretary Bryan discussed tho issue
with scvcraltienators whilo at the capi
tol. among them Senator Aslturst of Ari
zona, one of the Democrats openly op
posed to the repeal. Sonator As'hurst
said after his talk with tho secretary
or state that ho had not changed his
views. Mr. Bryan also discussed tho
situation with ' Senator Overman of
North Carolina, who is in favor of loll
exemption repeal.
Resolution in House.
Representative Moss of West Vir
ginia, Kepublican, who voted against
tho Sims bill, today introduced a reso
lution to declare that it is tho sense of
tho house, that its repeal of tho clause
granting exemption to constwiso ship
ping was "in furtherance of tho desire
of the United. States to facilitate nego
tiations between tho United States and
Great Britain, and in no sense to bo
construed as waiving or denying any
right possessed by the United States
to grant exemption from tollH to her
vessels of war and commerce."
COAL OPERATORS OF
ILLINOIS STAND PAT
PEORIA, 111., April 2. Coal opera
tors of Illinois tonight decided not only
to remain firm on tho present wago
scale, but to present a counter petition
at tomorrow's joint conference, -which
will contain clauses to easo working
conditions for tho operators so that tho
cost of production will bo materially
lessened.
The demands of the miners pre
sented to tho operators hero tonight
ask for a flat advance of, 25 cents a
day for day laborers and a two-day
holiday every two -weeks. A leading
coal operator said tho operators would
not agree to these demands or any
other that would Tcsnlt. in 'any raise in
the cost of producing coal.
Tho differences will bo settled at
tho joint conference tomorrow.
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PRESIDENT REA
CONCLUDES THE
RAILROAD SIDE
Lake-and-rail Shippers Will
Now Be Heard in Opposi
tion to Rate Increase
Asked, by Roads.
WASHINGTON, April 2 Testimony
of tho eastern railronds in support of
their application for a 5 per cent in
crease in .freight rates virtually wis
concluded before tho intorstuto com
merce commission to flay by President
Samuel J?oa of tho Pennsylvania eys
tom. Beginning tomorrow, the Inke-aud-rail
shippers Tvill bo hoard in oppo
sition to the increase.
Presidents Willard of the Baltimoro
& Ohio. Delano of tho Monon, Smith
of the Now Yorlc Central and Pea of
the Pennsylvania will bo recalled for
cross-examination as soon as counsel
can digest their ovitlenco.
Mr. Ilea was on the stand nearly all
day. Ilia statement and discussion of
the financial condition of the eastern
railroads related concretely to tho
Pennsylvania si'stom, but ho indicated
that his observations and conclusions
applied alike to all lines.
Rea's Contention.
Mr. Ren said that present rates did
not. yield a fair return upon tho capital
invested; that the return had been de
creasing continuously, and that unlc&s
the downward trend were arrested it
would undcrmino railroad resources and
cripple their power saisfactorily to
servo the public. He insisted that un
less tho roads wero pormittod to in
crease thoir not- income, serious re
trenchment in expenditures 'for labor,
improvements and extension would have
to bo made a policy which he oarncst-Jy-
hoped it might not bo necessary to
adopt, because ho folt that the public
interest demanded that woll-mnnagod
railroads should cam a reasonable re
turn upon thoir efforts and their prop
erty. Mr. Pea said that only rccontlv
the Pennsylvania and some other line's
had been obliged to curtail their oper
ating expenses by laying off employees
and roducing the number of trains op
erated bocauso of the falling off of
freight tonnage and passenger traffic,
which liad induced a heavy decline in
rcvemjos.
Conclusions Reached.
Mr. Rea's conclusions, which he in
dicated applied concretely to the Penn
sylvania and generally to all other
roads, wero those:
m "1 The margin of surplus is stead
ily diminishing and the company is not
receiving any return, either on the' ad
ditional capital invested or for the
value of the service rendered and the
facilities provided for public use.
"2 Had there been no surplus in
earlier years, and had tho whole of tho
improvements been paid for out of tho
capital, tho margin would now have
reached tho vanishing point.
"8 If surplus steadily decreases,
improvements, if made at all, will more
and more need to be made out of new
capital.
'4 But if tho margin of safety de
creases,' now capital will only bo raised
with greater difficulty and on more
onerous terms.
"5 Indeed, it is questionable wheth
er, if now capital is to continue to
earn no income, the directors will bo
justified in attempting to raise more
than a modicum of what they believe
necessary, as tho effect imi6t be to re
duce the percentage return on the share
holders ' capital" already invested."
Comparisons Made.
President Rea concluded his direct
statement with tho following compari
son of the condition of the railroads
in f 1898 and 1913:
"In 1898 the company was emerging
from a period of prolonged, and very so
vero depression, whereas in 3913 it was
at the end of a great period of growth.
It would be natural under ordinary cir
cumstances that tho owners of tho prop
erty should find themselves very much
better off in 1913 than they were in
"In the fifteen years betwoen 1S98
and 1913, the company had tho benefit
of tho following:
An advance in certain commodity
rates.
"The abolition of rebates.
"The expenditure of hundreds of mil
lions of capital for improvement and en
largement of facilities and equipment.
'A consequent great improvement in
efficiency and use of plant.
Investment Increase.
"In tho fifteen years, 1S98 to 3913,
property investment increased from
about $732,000,000 to almost $1,387,
000,000, or 75 per cent; operating reve
nues increased from a little less than
$145,000,000 to over $382,000,000, or 1G3
per cent; operating revenue per mile of
track operated increased from $8,178 to
$15,261, or 87 per cent the company
thus had. during these fifteen years all
the benefits arising from a remarkable
growth of business, both in volume and
density, which ordinarily under the law I
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PERKINS UNJUSTLY
. FORCED 10 RETIRE
,
Secretary Favors Restoration
of Marine Corps Officer to
Active List.
WASHINGTON, April 2. Licuicnant
Colonel Constantino Marrnst Perkins
was unjustly forced off the active list
of tho umrino corps in 1907, on account
of alleged mental trouble, in the opinion
of Secretary Daniels, who today ad
dressed a letter to tho senate committee
on naval affairs, sotting out his reasons
for approving a pendiug bill providing
for tho reinstatement of Colonel Per
kins to active duty.
Tho( secretary suggests, however, that
tho officer shnll be carrier! as an addi
tional number; that ho shall success
fully pass an examination for promo
tion to the rank of colonol, and that
ho shall not receivo any back pay. .Mr,
Daniels wrote that as tho house com
mittoc on nuval affairs nfter thorough
investigation had reached the conclu
sion that Lieutenant Colonel Perkins
should be restored to tho active list, ho
had folt it incumbent upon himself! to
study all tho availablo material to got
at the facts. Ho found, ho explained,
that, four eminent surgeonfi, Colonel
(now surgeon general) William C. Gor
gas, Major Charles E. Woodruff. U. Si.
A., and Drs. Goorge A. Lung and R. C.
Curt, all of whom had known Porkins
intimately, had testified that the offi
cer was mentally and physically sound
and fit for duty. On tho other hand,
tho secretary concluded that the find
ings of the two doctors on tho rotiring
board gavo unduo weight to tho com
parativelv unimportant nervous disor
ders for which Perkins was occasionally
treated, aud that they did not make a
thorough examination or call in special-,
isls, as they should havo done.
SENATORS DOUBTFUL
REH01 QUELS
(Continued from Pago One.)
economics as to whether anything should
he allowed. Mr. Daniels's supporters
replied that he had reached his con
clusion conscientiously, and pointed to
tho fact that tho prico of gas to users
in Passaic was reduced 10 cents by tho
commission.
The importance of the selection of a
man witTi souud valuation ideas, wis
emphasizod bv senators, who pointed
to the fact that the interstate commcrco
commission is just launching forth on a
valuation or all the railways of the
country, and in a few years will be
called upon to apply the elements of
valuation to rato making.
Senators Penrose and Ncwlands con
ferred for an hour with President Wil
son tonight about tho Daniels appoint
ment. Both sonators arc favorable to
tnfirmation, and it is understood, they
sought information from tho president,
1 who for many years has licon an inti
mate friend of Mr, Daniels.
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PROHIBITIVE TAX IS
PROPOSED IN BILL
Measure Drafted for tho Purpose of
Regulating Dealings, in Cotton
Futures.
WASHINGTON, April 2. A prohib
Hive tax on doalings in cotton futures,
which violate , certain regulations pro
mulgated for ho reform of the trading
on exchanges, was "proposed in a bill
today by Representative Lever of
South Carolina, offered as a compro
mise for tho souato bill denying tho use
of . the mails to exchanges engaged in
forbidden transactions.
The tax would fix a tax of 50 cents a
bale on future coutracts which do not
comply with the following require
ments: That they shall bo in writing and
show the quantity of cotton involved
and the names of both parties; that
they specify the basis of grade, prico
per' pound and mouth in which the
trade is to be complotod; that stand
ards of grade fixed by the secretar' of
agriculture govern; that actual com
mercial differences in grade shall con
trol settlements, instead of any- arbi
trary rate fixed by exchanges; that,
cotton lower than tho lowest standard
grade or of less than seven-eighths or
more than one and one-eighth inches in
length of staple shall not bo delivorod
in fulfillment of the contract, and that
five days' notice be givon buyors stat
ing the grade of each bale to 'be deliv
ered. Contracts meeting the requirements
would be taxed 25 cents per bale.
Mr. Lever said his bill had been
drafted after conference with Secretary
Houston and had his approval.
of increasing returns should have ma
terially improved tho positiou of its
owners.
"But as a niatter of fact the Teturu
on property investment in 1913 was only
p.-lS per cent, as against 5.-13 per cent
in 1898 aud, furthermore, was the
smallest return in anv of the fifteen
years of the period; tlie percentage of
not corporate income (plus interest on
funded debt); on total capital obliga
tions in 1913 was but 6,88 per cent,
against 6.65 per cent in 1898, and with
tho exception of the year 1899 it is the
lowest of any year in the fiftccn-ycar
period; the net corporato incomo per
cent on capital stock outstanding held
by tho public in 1913 was 00I3' 9,64
per cent, against 8.53 per cent in 1898,
and hero also the 1913 figure is tho
lowest for any year in the fiftoon-ycar
period, with the single exception of
1899, when the figure was 8.94 per
cent.
Higher Rates Only Remedy.
"The conclusion to be drawn from
these facts is that the increase of ex
penses and other outlays beyond the
company's powers to control has finally
overcome the advantages thus far re
alized of advance rates, abolition of
rates,, increased volume and density of
business, large expenditure of capital
I and improvement in plant and methods.
The company is now confronted by n
rapidly decreasing of rato on property
investment and capital obligations and
is unable to offset these tendencies by
any methods which it can at present
apply, or which seem to bo practically
possible other than udi'imcQ in iJitefi
STEAMER MESS BOY
STEIjil SACK
Secures Negotiable Papers
and Tosses the Rest
Overboard.
SAN FBANCISCO, Cal., March 2.
Drafts, money orders and naval pay
master's checks aggregating approxi
mately four thousand dollars were stolen
from the mail room of tho Oceanic
Steamship company's liner Vontura by
David Williams, an Australian mess
boy, 24 years old, according to postal
inspectors, while tho "Ventura, which
arrived here March 26, was three days
from port, Information that a mail
sack had disappeared was sent to tho
postal authorities in advance by wire
less and inspectors have boeu working
on the case. WilliamB waB arrested to
day and confossed.
So far as can bo learned, no cash
was in tho stolen pouch. Williams says
so, and tho inspectors believe him. In
his pockets, tho inspectors say, were
found, threo assistant naval paymasters'
chocks from the naval station at Tu
tuila, Pago Pago, in tho South seas, ag
gregating $62o and, ono draft on the
WoIir Pargo and Nevada National bank
of this city for $100.
The Oceanic Steamship company may
be asked by the government to 'ox
plain how Williams had access to the
mail room. Inspectors say ho asserted
that the door was open,' and that ho
Bimply walked in, lifted a pouch and
hid it until ho could rifle it. All the
paper he thought ho could not negoti
ate he tossed overboard, inspectors say
Williams told them, and aftor landing,
he grew to fear that more of his steal
ings might bo hard to pass, and toro up
papers representing $2200 more.
On the last voyage of tho Vontura
to Australia fifty-eight parcel post
packages were stolen and tho inspec
tors believe an organized system of
robbing tho mails had boon worked out,
though Williams denies that he had
accomplices.
SESSION MAY LAST
UNTIL JULY FIRST
WASHINGTON. April 2. When
asked today whether the lougthy con
sideration of tho ft.olla question would
necessitate a curtailment of tho legis
lative programme so as to secure an
early adjournment of congross, Presi
dent Wilson said no chango in tho ad
niinistration's plans as outlined early
in tho session was contemplated.
Tho president said tho believed con
gress would disposo of its business, in
cluding the tolls and trust questions,
by tho middle of Juno or tho first of
.1 11I3-- Administration 'loaders had
fixed upon Juno 1 as a goat for ad
journment:, but it is generally admitted
that tho session will extend beyond
that date.
Members of congress are anxious to
make Iho session as short as possible,
not only on account of their praclically
continuous work since April a year ago.
but the proximity of tho congressional
elections.
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13 FORGEOTO CHECK
Coast Bank Loses $5000 on
Spurious Signature of Mrs.
Josephine Jackling.
Special to The Tribune.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Arll 2. With
tho aid of a heavily veiled Tvoman, who
Impersonated Mrs. J. B. .Tackling, former
wife of "D. C. Jackling. Salt Lake copper
magnate. Thomas Fogarty, well known
about Santa Monica, Is alleged to have
defrauded tho Merchants Commercial &
Savings bank of Ocean Park of $5000 by
means of a forged chock. Since the al
leged forgery occurred a squad of Burns
agency detech'X'es have been seeking Fo-gavtj-,
thus far without success. It is
said.
Radiograms flashing from tho Califor
nia coast to every passenger-carrying
ship within reach of tho wireless today
are seeking news of a mysterious veiled
woman and Thomas Fogarty.
Fogarty was known to some of the of
ficials of the Ocean Park bank and one
day they say he called on J. "W. Huglios,
vice prcsldont, and asked If the bank
would be able to cash a. $5000 check for
Mrs. .Tackling. Mrs. Jackling was not
known to the bank officials, but Hughes
wired McCornick's bank in Salt Lake
and ascertained that she had sufficient
funds to meet such a check.
Within a couple of days Fogarty drove
up to the bank In an automobile. Within
the auto was a. heavily veiled woman.
Fogarty presented a check, It Is alleged,
purported to be signed by Mrs. Jackling.
Hughes requested that the woman in
the auto, whom Fogarty said was Mrs.
Jackling, InUorso tho check, which she
did.
In the regular course of business the
check was forwarded to McCornick & Co.
at Salt Lake, the forgery detected and
payment refused.
On the day Fogarty Is alleged to have
brought the veiled woman to the bank,
Mrs. J tickling was 111 in St. Catherine's
hospital.
Cashier S. A. Whitney of McCornick
Co.'s bank said last night that so far as
he knew no telegram of Inquiry con
cerning the account of Mrs. Jackling was
ever received from the California bank.
"The check would havo been paid
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