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BAILROADS SEER'
TO GUARD STOCK
JBtgbt Over Hepburn Bill Is Di-Philadelphia
J' rected Toward Protecting
ff Watered Securities.
Special to The Journal.
Chicago, March 7.A "Washington
special to the Chicago Tribune says:
On excellent authority it is stated
that the railroads are fighting now lo
the protection of their watered stock
and are not afraid of a law permitting
he interstate commerce commission to
fix rates, provided it bases its action
upon capital stock and not upon, the ac
tual cost of transportation.
Everybody has known the constitu
tion guarantees to the railroads every
possible right to protect tnemseives
against confiscation of their property.
They would have the same right to go
into court and protest against the ac
tion of the commission fixing a rate
as they would to go into court to pro
test against the action of the govern
ment requiring them to get off a mili
tary reservation.
Puzzled at Roads' Action.
The Dolliver-Hepbum bill does not
in any way, either expressed or implied,
atta ck the constitutional right or the
railroads to protect their property
against confiscation. Fo that reason
he people who are behind the move
ment for rate regulation, including, it
is declared, President Roosevelt himself,
have been at a loss to understand why
the railroad companies were so insist
ent in demanding an express provision
for an appeal to the courts against the
action or the commission.
According to present information, the
railroad managers are afraid to depend
upon their constitutional rights. They
want something more. They wa ut to
write into the Dolliver bill an express
provision whieh will give a United
States circuit court right to inquire
into the question, not as to whether the
particular frieght rate is confiscatory
of the actual property of the road, but
to determine whether the rate fixed by
the commission, if put into effect, will
be sufficientlv remunerative to do its
share in paying dividends upon the
stock of that road, no matter how great
it may be and no matter how much wa
ter it may represent.
Remunerative Rates.
I is asserted on excellent authority
that the whole purpose of the railroads
is to get into the rate bill as it is finally
passed a specific section not only au
thorizing, but actually directing, the
circuit courts to see that the rate is
"remunerative" on a basis either of
the capital stock of a road as it now
exists or as it may be increased in the
future.
There is a vast amount of difference
between a rate which is confiscatory on
he actual value of a railroad and one
which will pay dividends on watered
stock. I the railroads were forced to
depend upon their constitutional rights
the only question to be presented to the
courts would be whether the specified
rate confiscated the property of the
railroad.
You cannot confiscate an imaginary
thing, and the United States courts,
without any specific right of review in
he Dolliver bill, unquestionably would
be limited to the actual money value
of roads and money cost of the trans
portation.
President's Attitude.
During a recent conversation between
President Roosevelt and a number of
congressional visitors more or less in
terested in rate legislation, the presi
dent announced that he had an instinc
tive dislike to the use of certain words
in the construction of the proposed /rail
road law. had noticed, he %aid with
a smile, that all the great constitutional
lawyers were opposed to the railroad
rate bill in its essence, but that each
one of them attacked its constitution
ality on totallv different grounds. Be
cause the? eminent lawyers disagreed,
and because he could not secure a
unanimous recommendation, favoiable
to an particular foim of language
he president insisted he had a right
to view the rate bill as a layman, and
that he would objeet to the use of lan
guage which seemed to be intentionally
confused, which might have unusual
meanings attached to it by courts.
Colds lelieved without a -jar with
Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar.
Best for coughs. Moves "the bowels.
A liquid cold cure.
PHONE ASSISTS REVIVAL
Minnesota Farmers Hear Services With
out Attending Meeting.
Special to The Journal.
Winona, Minn March 7 ITie telephone
Is being made a valuable adjunct In re
vival services at StewarH llle, in the Wi
nona district of the Methodist church A
successful series of rewval meetings i
being now conducted there by Evangelist
Ixwry There are several telephone lines
extending out of Stewartville, reaching
many farmhouses, and by an arrangement
with the telephone managers, many of
these farmers are getting the benefit of
the re\i\al services every evening with
out leaving their homes A large mega
phone has been placed in the church
where the meetings are being held, this
being near the front of the speaker. It
carries his sermon into a telephone re
ceiver, from which it Is sent to all per
sons connected on the line.
Ensign Guy Whitlock of the United
States navy, who enlisted from Winona,,
has been given the command or the
United States ship Callao, a gunboat cap
tured from the Spanish at the battle of
Manila. The Callao is stationed at Hong
kong and Canton and cruises inland from
Canton, protecting the American inter
ests in China A the boycott of the
American goods is mostly felt at Canton.
the need of an American ship in that
vicinity Is of considerable importance.
Captains Fugina and Hennlng of Foun
tain City have decided to put the new
steamer L. in the business the coming
summer between Fountain City and Wi
nona, the Robert Harris, which has been
*n this run for twenty-five years, having
een withdrawn. In connection the boats
ill take out excursion parties and make
egular excursion trips three afternoons
id evenings each week.
PRAIRIE DTT CHIEN, WISCarrie Martnor
and George H. Oral won first place In the high
school contest, and will represent Prairie 8u
Chlen in the Wisconsin Valley Oratorical league
contest to be held at Boscobel March 23
Margaret Paris and Legrande Byke were close
seconds.
All Run Down
I the springthat is the condition of
thousands whose systems have not
thrown off the impurities accumulated
during the winterblood humors that
are now causing pimples and other
eruptions, loss of appetite, dull head
ach es and weak, tired feelings.
The medicine to tak e, according to
he testimony of thousands annually, is
Hood's Sarsaparilla
In liquid or tablet form. 100 Doses $1,
'4^ifgfiji
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9ednesday
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GAY AND SCENIC
CLOTHES FOR MAN
rf 4
Tailors to.Lead Re
volt Against the Sombre
and the Sedate.
Journal Special Service.
Philadelphia, March 7.Gray even
ing suits for men, heavily braided day
and walking suits, new art ideas in legs
and sleeves, curios as vest buttons and
gay colors for fancy veststhese are
some of the idea that the merchant tail
ors of Philadelphia are advancing in
their levolt against London styles. Wa
is on to the needlepoint and the Quak
er city knights of the thimble and
shears are calling on all true patriots
to staud by them in their effort to cre
ate a gay and good-humored American
style of dress for men in 'opposition to
the sombre costumes inflicted every
year by Lunnon.''
To give their new movement an impe
tus the Associated Merchant Tailors of
Philadelphia are conducting an exhibi
tion in one of the display rooms of a
Broad street hotel. To show how much
greater is the merit of the "New
American styles over the English cre
ations, about fifty London suits are ex
hibited alongside those made here.
The English suits are all upon the
general lines that have prevailed for
half a centurystiff, somber and un
compromising. I this exhibition brings
the success that its promoters expect,
the Philadelphia tailors intend to be
come the fasion setters for the nation.
In one cas eve ry button is a hand
carved dog's head, and in another
golden half eagles are used. I the
wide variety displayed there is a four
buttoned white waistcoat and another
of buff, all ablossom with green fleur
de lis.
Braid is a strong feature of the dress
suit. I is of cording and runs on all
the seams of the coat and trousers. Th
coat is hn^d with gray silk of a shade
slightly darker than the outer material.
24th Annual Reduced-Price Sale.
The Great Plymouth Clothing House.
CONFERENCE FOR
ELECTION REFORM
Minnesota an4 Wisconsin Men
Tell Easterners About Pri
mary Laws.
New York, March 7.The national
conference for the reform of the pri
mary and election lawSj which is oe
ing held under the auspices of the na
tional civic federation, continued its
sessions here today. Clinton R. Wood
ruff, of Philadelphia, delegate from
the National Municipal league, presid
ed, and the discussion was opened by
Professor A Garfield of Princeton.
A yesterday afternoon's session,
William Washburn, Jr., member or
the Minnesota legislature and repre
senting Mayor Jones of Minneapolis,
described in detail the provisions or
the law governing the Minnesota direct
primary, which he favored. There are
often more votes cast at the primaries
in Minneapolis than at the elections,
he said.
The extension to the country dis
tricts, however, has been opposed by
the farmers. I the farming districts,
he said, there is less graft than in cities
because the farmers keep a close watch
upon their officials.
Mr. Washburn said the politicians
are opposed to primary law because it
does away with the old svStem of re
wards for party workers. declared
that public officials do not alwa ys
represent the people and citqfl the
United States senate as an illustration
of his contention.
Ii vine S. Lenroot, speaker of the Wis
consin assembly, said that the fight in
his state was wo in spite of the con
vention system. Th law has been tried
as yet only in municipal elections, but
wherever it has been tried it has be en
a complete success. Th railroad lobby
ists opposed the law because, as they
expressed it, it prevented them from
getting together to talk it over with
the voter.
"We know in Wisconsin wh at hap
pens then. Does an one doubt that
Jerome would have been nominated un
der a direct primary law? I is the
machine that stands between the man
and the people. Yo also have here
two senators who are quite well known
thruout the country. Does any one
think either of them would have been
nominated on a direct vote?"
HEADACHES AND NETJRAILGIA FROM COLDS.
Laxative Bromo Quinine, the World-wide Cold ana"
Grip remedy, removes the cause Call for the full
name and look for signature of E. W. Grove. 25c.
LIBRARY "AT HOME"
Miss Gratia Countryman of the pub
lic library announces that the opening
day of the new juvenile department at
the general library building will be
next Saturday. A invitation has been
extended to the principals, the teach
ers of the schools and all children in
the city to celebrate the day as an "at
home'' at the library and to inspect
the new rooms. The old juvenile room
will be closed and thereafter the chil
dren will find their wants supplied in
the new readingroom.
Miss Stella Louise Wood will assist
Miss Countryman with a story hour,
one to be given in the morning and one
in the afternoon. Open house will be
kept only Saturday, as the regular
hours of the juvenile department are
after 1:30 p.m., daily.
Miss Bartelson will be in charge of
he room and will assist Miss Country
man in her duties as hostess to the Min
neapolis children. Th pictures will be
hung this afternoon and the furnish
ings will be arranged tomorrow, so that
by Saturday everything will be in read
iness for the juvenile readers.
MADISON, WISThe Wisconsin state board
of agriculture today decided to have an airship
exhibition as one feature of the fair at Mil
waukee next fall. There will be more horse
racing and a better class of fireworks than ever
before.
OCEAN STEAMERS
New York, March 7.Arrived: Noordam. Rot
terdam and Boulogne: United States, Copen
hagen: Citta dl Napoli, Naples. Sailed: Kaiser
Wilhelm der Grosse. Bremen via Plvmouth and
Cherbourg Carpattua, Genoa, Naples and' Tri
este.
PhiladelphiaArrived: Merlon, Liverpool and
Qneenstown.
AntwerpArrived: Zeeland, New York via
Dover.
LiverpoolSailed: Carthaginian. Philadelphia
via Halifax, Ivernia. Boston via Qu#|nstWn./%-!
GenoaArrived: Lombard, New Tork for NaX
ples
Ponta del GadaSailed: Romanic (from Alex
andria and Naples), New York.
KIMBALL, MfNNThe house of H. N Kent
burned yesterday The fire i\as caused by the
breaking of a lamp in one of the rooms upstairs.
Nearly all the goods were saved. The building
Lwas insured for $1,000.
mmm^ Evening. |THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL
TAWNEI TRIES TO
OSLERIZE CLERKS
$
Old Government Employees
Out Down to $1,000 a
Year.
Journal Special Service.
Washington, March 7.The old gov
ernment clerk, no matter what salary he
may be getting now is to be cut down
arbitrarily to $1,000 a year, for the sole
reason that he has reached the age of
65 years if a provision in the legisla
tive, executive and judiciary appropria
tion bill goes thru.
The committee on appropriations de
cided to incorporate the provision in the
do n*An Investigation was shown that
$4000,000 a year is paid government
clerks here who are 65 years of age or
older. Of these class of clerks 77 per
cent receive more than $1,000 a year.
Tho few hundred dollars more that
each of the old clerks receive- represent
years of struggle and toil to gain a sal
ary upon which they could live and sup
port their families and they now see
their years of work going for nothing.
Many of these clerks are as efficient
if not more so than the college graduate
of from 2 1 to 30 years of age who are
filling up the departments. I is upon
these older clerks that the executive
heads of the departments depend for
precedents and methods of procedure.
Chairman Tawney of the committee
on appropriations is responsible forth
provision. has been told by the
heads of the various departments that
they have superannuated clerks and
Tawney, instead of trying to have them
dismissed, determined upon the $1,000
salary for all over 65 years.
THE COMEDY HORSE
WAS A BYRNE IDEA
M. Byrne, business manager of
"Eight Bells," playing at the Bijou
this week, and one of the* original quar
tet of the famojus Brothers"Byrne, takes
exception to theTstatement of a Minne
apolis writer that the feature of the
"comedy horse and coupe is an old
Hanlon effect."
"This stunt," he says ."was devised
and introduce by John Byrne.
was the originator of the acrobatic
song and dance, and went to England
about thirty years ago. While playi ng
in London he saw a pantomime that
suggested the collapsible carriage and
the make-believe horse. came back
to America and we built the vehicle in
our carriage house at our New England
home. rehearsed us in the act and
then we went to London and introduced
it there. I made a great hit and we
were afterwards featured as a Euro
pean acrobatic novelty and traveled in
this country with Thatcher, Primrose
and West's minstrels. When "Eight
Bells" was written the act was made
one of its features.
I am not certain that the Hanlons
ever used it in their pantomimes, the
newspaper writer to the contrary, but
it is immaterial. Plenty of others
copied it and are still using it I has
been adapted in many ways. Fo in
stance, E Bice used it for the famous
heifer in 'Evangeline' of whi ch Nat
Goodwin was the hind legs.
"The act has done us good service
for twenty years and we get as many
laughs with it as ever. Anybody is
welcome to use it, with our compli
ments, but we were the originators."
ASHLAND, WIS.While attempting to cross
Chequamegon bay on the ice with a team of
horses last night, William Kerr narrowly escaped
drowning. The ice had rotted durius the re
cent warm scell and Kerr and his team were
precipitated into the icy water. Kerr man
aged to crawl out and finally reached Ash
land in an exhausted condition. The team was
lost.
A new idea in cough syrupsKen
nedy's Laxative Honey and Tar. Moves
the bowels. Expe ls all cold from the
system. Relieves all coughs.
Soo Line Change of Time March 4th
On\ the above date the following
changes in schedules go into effect and
new trains go into service:
Train 107, "The Pacific Coast Ex
press," will leave at 10:05 a.m. instead
of 9:45 a.m.
The "Canada Express" will leave at
8:40 p.m. instead of 6:30 p.m., from the
Milwaukee station.
The new train to Bismarck, N D.
"The Dakota Express," will leave at
8:40 a.m. from local station. Th "Can
ada Express" will run daily, beginning
March 5th.
Passengers should note that trains
107-8 will make no local stops between
tho twin cities and Hankinson, except
South Haven, Glenwood and Fairmont.
Trains 103-104-105 and 106 will do
the local work. N changes are sched
uled east-bound on No s. 7 and 8, nor for
the "Manitoba Express."
For further particulars call at ticket
office, 119 Third street S.
Low One-Way Bates.
Via Council Bluffs and Union Pacific
from Minneapolis everv day, Feb. 15 to
April 7, 1906 $34.90 to San Francisco,
Los Angeles, Sa Diego and many other
California points $25 to Portland, As
toria, Tacoma and Seattle $25 to Ash
land, Roseburg, Eugene, Albany and
8alem including Southern Pacific branch
lines in Oregon $22.50 to Spokane and
intermediate O. R. & N points to Wen
atchee and intermediate points $22.50
to Butte, Anaconda, Helena and all in
termediate main line1
Bates to the West and Southwest
via, Chicago Great Western Bailwa y.
Tickets on sale Feb. 15 to April 7
inclusive $34.90 to Sa Francisco, Lo
Angeles, Sa Diego $22.50 to Salt Lake
City $34 to Mexico City. Equally low
rates to other points. For full infor
mation, apply to R. H. Heard, Q. A.
Nicollet avenue and Fifth street,
HELPS CARRIERS
AND SHIPPERS
Continued From. First Page.
existing rate, it had no legal authority
to name a new rate. And its power
has been confined to condemning an
existing rate, accompanied by th sug
gestion as to the new rate. Being
clothed with power to condemn in turn
the new rate, its suggestion as to the
new rate has had such force as to re
sult, with but raje exceptions, in the
adoption of its suggestion,. I is now
proposed to give the commission the
same legal authority to-name the new
rate which it has to condemn the old
rate, with the same legal force and
effect.
Basis for Action.
"The objection is made that this
amounts to the Relegation of legisla
ti ve authority, but the' supreme court
has too often declared, in dealing with
state constitutions designed to separate
the three functions of the government
as thoroly as the federal constitution,
that a commission could be employed in
this connection. Strictly speaking, it
is not the delegation of legislative
authority. The legislation speaks for
itself, both as to wh at ^he Jaw shall be
and to the effect of it, but as is so
often done under our form of govern
ment, a subordinate tribunal is em
ployed to perform some act in conjunc
tion with the legislative will, which in
the end effectuates legislation.
"Under the existing law if the, or
der of the commission is not obeyed, the
commission must bring a suit to enforce
its order. The proposed law is designed
the bill doe* not go into the details of
upon the theory that when a rate is
fixed by the commission it consummates
a claim that the act amounts to the ille-
case, so far as congressional action
goes, is final. But in either case, as un
der any act of congress, in the enforce
ment of which a party claims unlawful
deprivation of property, the party mak
ing this claim can go Into a court of
equity and assert his rights. Th his
tory of the litigation resulting from
the effort of the governments, federal
and state, to regulate commerce, is at
almost every step an investigation of
the power of a court of equity to enter
tain, and the right of a citizen to be
heard, in a suit based upon the alleged
unlawful deprivation of property.
As to "Confiscation."
"The further objection, however, is
made, that there is a broad distinction
between the line which marks the rea
sonableness of a-^afce in its reduction
and the point tif confiscation. Bu it
should be remeifibetfed that congress
only has a right to .reduce a rate to a
reasonable point. Down to that point
the rate is the property of the shipper.
Bel ow that point it IB the property of
the carrier. And while there might be
a vast difference of opinion as to wh
the point of reasonableness rested, as
a legal proposition, the point marks the
property line between the carrier and
the public.
"More than that, the law by express
terms only allows the commission to go
to that pointto reduce a rate below
that point would be not only to invade
the property rights of the carrier, but
it would be in excess of the authority
of the commission. And the courts have
frequently used the word 'reasonable'
as defining the extent of their inquiry,
when the complaint has been made that
the rate fixed was destructive of proo
erty rights.
This Law Goes Farther.
"This law goes a step farther than
most public acts, and provides that the
order shall be in force and effect un
less suspended or vacated by a court
of competent jurisdiction. I has been
urged, that, pending an examination by
the court, the carrier might continue
the old rate, paying the difference into
the court for the use 'of the parties who
have paid the freight in case the court
should ultimately sustain the new rate.
"This is open to two objections:
First, the impossibility in a great ma
jority of cases of determining upon
what particular individuals the Durden
of the excess falls, and. secondly, it
presents a grave constitutional ques
tion. While congress can make admin
istrative acts final so far as the gov
ernment is concerned, as in postal mat
ters and'exclusion laws and some other
instances, and can make the order of
the -commission final, it cannot take
from the citizen, the right to protect
his liberty or property by a plea to a
court of competent jurisdiction.
Bights in Court.
"Thus, congress-can impose all the
conditions upon which the party might
appeal to a higher court, but some
where he must have the right to go to
a court without the imposition of bur
dens of conditions except those usually
associated with litigation. I the car
rier claimed that the rate fixed by the
commission was confiscatory, threaten
ing its solvency, perhaps imperiling its
very operation, it might present a very
grave question, whether at the same
time it can be required to surrender,
temporarily even, part of that which,
according to itB own plea and upon
which plea the court would impose its
equitable power, was absolutely essen
tial to avoid confiscation, prevent in
solvency, or permit the continuance of
its business. A
"Fjor these reasons it as thought
pest to leavef the carrier to its remedy
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Ogden and Salt Lake city, and inter
mediate main line points. Fo full in
formation inquire of Carter, T.
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leaving it open to the commission to vacated by the court. While a cxti-
establish its order." zen subject to penalty fdr violation of
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wherwe the court
might, if in its opinion it was practi
cable, impose such terms as it saw fit,
as a conditioi precedent to granting re
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would be very ques
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tionable whether the law could impose
the condition, the condition being i
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posed by the court itself, it would not the McCall estates and Andrew Hamil-
be open to that objection." for the
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which is to regulate interstaj
merce.
"The proposed provision is not the
only instance where conditions arrived
at against the will of the parties take
tlje place of a contract between the par
ties. Jp. the very inception of the car
rier's existence, if unable to make a
contract with the landowner over whose
premises the road is to be built, pro
vision is made for obtaining, at the
hands of the law a condition which
stands in the place of the contract
which the carrier and the landowner
are unable to make. Th carrier, ob
taining its charter under the state law,
is nevertheless bound by the power
vested in the federal government to
regulate interstate traffic.
a
he judicial procedure which the car- court makes its restraining order. Th
rier may invoke. Th bill proceeds
gal taking of property, than it would der shall not be in effect suspended,
be if congress named' the rate in the presenting a very different case from
bill itself. Th act of congress is the that where the law was silent after
act of dealing with the question of the prescribing the penalty.''
regulation of a matter subject to con- "It is not claimed that this law is
gressional regulation and in either perfect," Mr. Clapp concluded. "It
would be idle to claim perfection for
any piece of legislation dealing with
N-
Duty Bests on Carriers.
"The duty rests upon the carriers
to transport this traffic at a reason
able rate, under an arrangement in the
first instance entered into between
themselves but if they cannot or w^ill
not agree to the provisions under which
an obligation is to be performed, then
the law can supply what they are un
able to reach themselves,
"This has been definitely settled in
two cases that came up from Minne
sota: I one case the commission
sought to regulate a joint rate, and
the federal supreme court sustained the
act in the other the commission went
further than merely determining how
the carriers should employ the proper
they already had. but required them
to put in a *Y, which involved their
acquiring additional propertyeven the
power of eminent domainand that re
ceived the sanction of the federal su
preme court."
Constitutionality.
Mr. Clapp also pointed out th at ob
jection is made to the bill that it is
unconstitutional in that it provides a
severe penalty, of which it is urged
thee incurring thereof is pricteo which
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AS to Court Review. porary restraining which, if he
Taking up the question of a judicial fails.
Teview of the commission's rulings, Mr. the penalties which have been tem
Clapp said: porarily suspended, yet no such case
^Objection is made to the fact that arisethere undesrno
carrier must. possiblth pay take
court
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sui
to change this, and give the force of But," he said, "this objection has
aw to the commission's order, leaving
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the carrier to avoid th at effect of the provision of the bill. I provides that
order is one which should not stand, the order of the commission shall go
instead of as under the existing law i
carefully guarded against by a
effect unless it is restrained or
law may take his risk in a tem
make good,order,y ma subject him
this for under this
i ordelaw to violate, for the
aJ of the court in such a case would
or"
the act of congress and that it is no ot the commission. But in conjunction
more necessary to prescribe the details with the act of the court, comes the
of the judicial procedure involved in
limited to the restraint by the court
the effect temporarily of the action
aJ of the congress, which, speaking
the congress, declares that the or-
these great issues. Th bill aims, in
the interest of all, carrier and shipper,
to provide a certain means of arriving
at a reasonable rate, and securing its
enforcement with all promptness con
sistent with the interests of all, under
those principles of American law which
cover all classes and all conditions."
HAMILTON BACK
TO CLEAR McCALL
Continued From First Page.
One of the members o'f the Fowler
investigating committee, which spent
weeks probing tne Hamilton accounts,
said today:
"The committee will hold a meeting
at an early date and invite Judge Ham
ilton to appear and explain his expen
ditures. I any fac ts in his possession
make necessary any revision of the re
port already submitted to the trustees,
the committee will not hesitate to alter
its recommendations."
Hamilton is in debt to the John A
McCall estate for $285,000. make
this payment in December last, Mr. Mc
Call not only beggared himself, but also
his family. had voluntarily given
a pledge to refund to the company be
fore the end of the year any sum for
which Hamilton could not satisfactorily
account. Mr. McCall figured this to be
$236,000. To raise this he made sacri
fices, the full extent of which were only
learned yesterday. One of the officers
of the New York Life said:
"John McCall* had $500,000 of in
surance on his life $300,000 in this
company and $200,000 in several other
companies. On his policies in this com
pa ny alone he had paid for years
$25,000 annually in premiums. When
he surrendered these policies the last
of December he received in cash only
a trifle more than $50,000. surren
dering his policies in the other com
panies he raised $35,000.
"This was the way he got the
$85,000 which he paid in cash on the
Hamilton account. Th remaining
$150,000 as is known, consisted of a
mortgage on his country place, which
he later sold at such a fearful sacri
fice that the price realized did not even
cover the liens.
"If he had left his policies a few
weeks longer the company would have
had to pay out $300,000, and by his
surrender of them it was saved that
amount.''
Whether Hamilton is financially able
to reimburse the McCall family forth
$235,000 which John A McCall paid to
settle part of his debts to the company
could not be learned. Hamilton has
been a plunger, both on the horse races
and in the stock market, and his per
sonal fortune has surrered extreme
fluctuations.
In, addition to the $235,000 owing to
the McCalls, Hamilton is iield responsi
ble by the New York Life for an ac
counting or restitution of sums aggre
gati ng $920,277.
John 0 McCall werft to Paris in No
vember last, during the Armstrong com
mittee's investigation, to get a detailed
statement from Hamilton ot the latter's
expenditures. returned with an
"accounting" which did not account
for anything.
I this accounting Hamilton declared
that he would never reveal the names
of the men to wh om he had made pay
ments, as they had been retained by
him on the distinct promise that their
identity was never to be made known.
John C. Milburn, attorney for the
trustees of the New York Life Insur
ance jBompany, to bring suits against
of
th:e tto New York said
to" Anew
be en
connecting Boads.e the eompany, today expressed surprise ^t
bl
aut
on
ov
pro
a
rates of connecting roads the senator
and delight at the return of Hamilton
the Hamilton sued aloft
return to New York city tonight And
thee McCalld estate and th
Passe
wit
0
mak
?nr, 4. 4.U
wil
tem
Jf
1
ffiwi? objections to the bill courts for return of the money. I shall
J?J?*# contract for two roads where the car- there will be no delay in prosecuflig
riers themselves refuse-to contract. Th the suit." M*^-^ J,
fact is, th at it is not an attempt to "Wili you bring criminal nroceedimrs
make a contract, but it is an attempt against Hamilton?" Mr. Milburn was
to impose a condition where certain ob- asked.
ligations exist, but the parties upon "NoT have nothing to do with
wh om the obligations rest refuse to set- that that is the duty of the district at-
tlethe conditions of their performance, torney. I don't remember the amount
Jf it were not pyssible to authorize the involved in the suit, but it is a large
commission in this respect, a carrier, sum and we believe we have a good case
by refusing to make a thru rate, could against, the McCall estate and Andrew
^defeat the very purpose .f the law, Hamilton,
immediatelye imatter
Plain Twills,
Fancy Stripes,
Check Illusions,
Worsteds,
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LADIES' SHOES
money alleged
fraudulentlays
taken from
the
A copy of this cut printed on fine card can be had by calling at our Ribbon
Department or sending us a postal card request.
There were no ladies' Shoes in the
Friend stock, but here is another
purchase made at the same time
anQ at about same price:
About 250 pairs of broken sizes in
ladies' $1.50 and $2.00 Shoes,
most all sizes, at, pair....... .570C
Over 1,000 pairs of ladies' Shoes in
Elucher
atent colt and vlci kid, lace and
style, all sizes, $2.00 and
$2.50 shoes, at,
pair
RUBBERS
TMAT WHEN,THE MAR-CW
W1NW BhoW IT IS UP TO
us To fofc SOME Nice'
WARM CLOTHE^VHEIts!
EVERYBODY fcES.
BE-ST PLAC&
STER RKoV/1
COP^ft'CMT 19Q6. tVTHC BUSTtftteowM T-W.^^
WHY DOE-5 ONE PLACE IN A TOWN BECOME
THE "&E-ST PLACE?" WHY DoE-5 EVERY
BODY 60 THERE? BECAUSE THEY GET
TREATED WELL. ARE YOU NOT NOW
-5AYING IN YOUR MIND: "I NEED A NEW
SPRING OUTFIT?- To THO-SE WHO HAVE
DEALT WITH \JS WE ONLY 3AY: "WE ARE
DOING BU^INE^^ AT THE ,SAME OLD
STAND. TO THO^E.WHO HAVE NOT WE
-SUGGEST THAT YOU COME, GIVE \JS A
TRIAL. IN COLORED DRE*SS GOOD-5 WE
HAVE A BEAUTIFUL LINE, HANDSOME COL-
ORINGS, PLAIN FABRICS AND HIGH CLASS
NOVELTIES.
Solid Colorings
Cashmeres, Serges, Voiles, India Twills,
Our Line of Grayeshcn,M
Is complete, Including light
$1.50, $1.75, $2, $2.25 and $2.50.
WE HAVE NO POOR
$1.48
Misses' and children's 89o Rub
bers, in all OA
sizes, pair S5/C
Boys' first quality
60c Hub- 4 0
bers, at ***7C
Men's 65c Rub
bers, in all ACkt%
sizes, at ***JC
Ladies' 60c Storm
Rubbers, all sizes,
modern AQ**
shapes, at...."*'
HAS OWN PLAN ON
SAFE CROSSINGS
Continued From First Page.
tween the twin oities, will become one
of the most important in the city, is to
be abolished by means of a bridge car
rying the roadway and the street rail
vitff tracks over the Milwaukee tracks.
This will leave the big plant of the
Minneapolis Steel and Machinery com
pany undisturbed and this may be an
important feature, as the officials of
the company contend that the adoption
of the city plans seriously .affects its
equipment.
N estimate of cost of the work out
lined has been prepared, but it wili
necessarily be great with the long fill
for A width of eighty-six feet and the
large number of bridges.
Mr. Boot says that the company's
proposed plans are fair to the citv"as
their adoption will do no material dam
age. Great care has been exercised in
protecting the interests of the various
industrial and commercial concerns
along the right of way but at the bfst
many of them will be compelled to ex
pend considerable sums in' altering
their plants to conform to the change in
grade of the tracks. A far as possible
the spurs will be left as they are but in
the majority of ..pases the industrial
tracks will be raised with the main line.
I is not believed that the closing of
r'
Broadcloths,
Armures, Prunellas,
w, dVenetians,
0
weight**fo
J^i^Hf*8'Suits.r
and heavy weights for Tailored
*1 $1-23.,Etc
Shirt Waist Suits. Medium
Mannish Styles
,p .?J
GOODS IN OU STORE
EVEN IF WE SELL YOU LOW PRICED FAB-
RICS, THEY WILL BE GOOD. SHOULD YoU
WISH TO SELECT YoUR GOODS AND HAVE
YOUR GARMENTS MADE FOR EASTER, WE
HAVE BEAUTIFUL FABRICS FOR YoU.
JOHN W. THOMAS & CO.
Bi Shoe Sale
John Friend, who has "been conducting a retail shoe business at 231
and 23 3 Central avenue, Bast Side, has decided to go Into the manu-
facturing business.
For th at reason he sold to us his stock of High Grade Men's and
Boys' Shoes and Rubbers at 60c on the dollar.
W have arranged the stock on bargain tables throughout our store
and marked them for quick selling on basis of purchase, as follows
MEN'S SHOES
About 300 pairsa mixed lot of
men's Shoes, some are heavy work
shoes and some are dress shoes,
their regular value is $1.50 QQ_
to $2.50, at, pair 5JOC
The men's Shoes Mr. Friend sold
at $2.50 and $3.00 are i
marked, pair yk.VB
The men's Shoes Mr. Friend sold
at $3.50 are marked,
pair ^)A.*tO
Mr. Friend's $4.00 and $5.00 Shoes
will be sold at,
pair y,.VO
BOYS' SHOES
Mr. Friend had about 200 pairs
of boys' Shoes that he sold at from
$1.25 to $2.00 these
will be on
ticketed,
choice
table
98c
Little Gents' Shoes
A choice lot of Lit
tle Gents' Shoes,
regular prio $1.25
and $1.50, QQ.
at, pair ^OC
Dr.Bull's
COUGH SYRUP
Saves the doctor's fee and the druggist'! prascrip*
tion charge. Always cures coughs, colds, croup,
wbooping-oough, bronchitis, etc. Price, 25 cents.
FREE SAMPLE if jou name this paper.
Address. A. C. MEYER 4 CO., Baltimore, Md.
a large number of streets will be ap
proved residents of South Minne
apolis. The property owners in the im
mediate vicinity of such closed streets
are certain to make a strenuous protest
unless liberally compensated for the pos
sible damage to their property.
LEWISTON, MONT.What is said to be the
biggest price ever realised for stock sheep in
Montana has been paid to Thomas Murray of
PhUbrook. Murray sold to Sweet Grass county
buyers a flock of 2 year-old wethers for im
mediate delivery, realizing $6 per head.
You Employ
an Expert
i
In food selection
when you eat
,Grape=Nuts
Rea* "The Road to Wellvffie,"
found in the package.
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