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THE WEATHEK
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North
and South Dakota and MontanaGen
erally fair tonight and Friday variable
winds.
Upper Michigan Iartlv cloudy io
night and Friday variable -winds.
Weather Conditions.
The low-pressure area over the 'west
ern gulf region yesterday is now cen
tral as a moderate storm over Mississip
pi and Alabama, causing rains during
the past twenty four hours from Texas
to the south Atlantic coast and as far
north as central Arkansas, southern
Tennessee and southern Virginia, with
rain still falling this morning in Ar
kansas and Tennessee. The rains in
Mississippi and Alabama were heavy,
E.06 inches being reported at New Or
leans, and 1.48 at Montgomery. The
temperature has changed very little
Bince yesterday morning in most parts
of the country- High pressure with
clear weather is general west of the
middle and upper Mississippi river, ex
cept on the Pacific coast, and fair
weather is expected in this vicinity to
night and Friday, with little change in
temperature.
T. S. Outram, Section Director.
Weather Now and Then.
TodayMaximum, 47: minimum, 32
flegrees. Year AgoMaximum, 50
minimum, 34 degrees.
AROUND THE TOWN
Upson Is Improving.Arthur Upson
ttf the university faculty, who at
tempted suicide by -jumping into the
fiver from the Tenth avenue bridge, is
recovering rapidlv and his friends pre
dict that he will be able to leave St.
Barnabas hospital within a week.
Guilty of Assault.A verdict of
Eruilty was returned by a municipal
iourt jury last evening in tbe suit
igainst John Poksyva, a saloonkeeper
it Twentieth avenue N and Second
street, charged with assault on Patrol
man John Larson. He will probably
be sentenced tomorrow.
I Was the Sun.The sun showed
Its face to Minneapolis today for the
ftrst time since Saturdav. That the
fret and cloudy weather which marked
{he opening of spring is a thing of
5he past is evidenced by the weather
bureau prediction, which promises fair
weather tonight and Friday.
Five Wi ll Sailors.As the resxilt
two days' work at the naval re
cruiting office in the postoffice build
lig~and at the branch stations in Min
leapolis and St. Paul, five young men
frill leave for the receiving stations to
kight. Three of them will go east to
mter as seamen and two to San Fran
iisco to enter the apprentice training
itation.
Brackett House Sold.George A.
Brackett's old house, which has done
luty as the city hospital for many
rears, was sold yesterday by the board
charities and corrections for $386.
he purchaser was a wrecking com
pany, which is required to raze the
traildmg and remove the material by
Vlay 1. The building has been in pos
lession of the city for about thirteen
fears.
"NEUROLOGIC
PETER GARVEY, aged 32 years,
lied Wednesday. The funeral will take
lace from the family residence, 2328
Seventh street S, Friday at, 8:30 a.m.,
tnd at St. Charles' church at 9. Mr.
Harvey was a member of Court of
BLonor No. 605.
UNCLAIMED PARCELS
FINE FOR GAMBLERS
Gambling opportunities are scarce in
Minneapolis and in consequence the
lin auctton of unclaimed express par
ted which the Western Express com
any is holding at 118 Hennepin avenae
lodav, is drawing a crowd plentifully
mdowed with sporting blood.
Few of those who are bidding have
my great expectations, but they are all
'eady to take a chance and greet good
|nd bad fortune with a gambler's sang
froid. As all the lots consist of un
broken parcels, some queer finds have
)een made.
A buriey lumberjack was the winner
f a set of silver teaspoons. A lad of
12 got a parcel which proved to be leaf
lobacco. A buriey section boss, whose
lands would call for No. 12 gloves,
pene a tiny box and discovered a
|aby 's ring. There aint no baby in our
amilvyet." said the blushing owner
ts he made his way to the door.
"Win. or lose the bidders tools, their
(ock as it came with one exception. A
roving fellow won out in a lively con
test for a case marked "Bottles, with
jae.." and after paying 35 cents, went
on the sidewalk to inspect his pur
ihase. After removing the excelsior
Jacking he discovered a bottle of golden
row liquid, and a smile of satisfac
lion spread over his face only to fade
iway as he read on the label, A sure
nire for the most serious cases of ring
one and spavin." With a muffled
ath he smashed the bottle on the curb
md stole away.
FALL PROVES FATAL
William Walsh, a young man of Men
lota, sustained "fatal injuries in a runa
way accident a short distance out of
[own Tuesday night. The unfortunate
Joan was driving with A. Perion along
he edge of a steep embankment. The
fcorse slipped and crashed down into a
ravine, dragging the buggy and Walsh
irith him. The buggy was overturned
inon Walsh. Perion jumped and es
caped unhurt.
COMMON PEOFLE
HAE A CHAMPION
ERICK OLS ON XtILA.I"2 TO TESTIFY
I N RATE HEARING.
Has Voluminous Testimony to Show
Why Rates Should Be Reduced, and
Is Keeping Notes on Railroad Wit-
nessesOfficial Says M. & St. L.
Earns Only 4.3 per Cent on Cost.
(A digest of the proceedings in the^
merchandise rate hearing yesterday af
ternoon will be found on page 7.)
When the railroads conclude their
testimony in the merchandise rate hear
ing before the railroad commission, at
least one witness will take the stand to
talk in favor of the reduction. Buck
Olson, a faimer living near Dunnell,
Martin county, has attended every ses
sion this week, and has frequently hand
ed suggestions in to the commissioners.
He has a satchel full of documents
which he will produce, at the proper
time, and his appearance is likely to
be a unique incident. Years ago Mr.
Olson was one of the best-known popu
lists in the state, and his fiery oratory
was always heard at the populist con
ventions. He has studied the railroad
question for himself and has many ori
ginal ideas. During the hearing he has
sat curled up on a soia, his eyes half
closed, but the angle of his bushy beard
indicating aggressiveness in repose. He
has taken many notes on the testimo
ny of the railroad officials and fie
quently has handed in notes suggesting
questions to be asked. He has taken
no active hand yet, but has signified his
desire to take the stand when the rail
road case is in.
States Cost of Road.
J. JST. Tittemore, freight traffic mana
ger of the Minneapolis & St, Louis and
the Iowa Central, was the leading wit
ness at the morning session today. He
testified that the first-named road pays
4.3 per cent interest on its cost, which
he stated at $29,819,647.74. 4.fter pay
ing interest on bonds, the surplus for
stock dividends in the last fiscal year
was only $257,494.92 Gross earnings
for 1905 were $5,076,7o5.89, of which
63.26 per cent went tor'operating ex
penses and taxes, and $l 040,031.b4 or
33.8 per ?ent was spent in conducting
transportation. The proposed schedule
would reduce their Minnesota earnings
20 per cent, or $42,317.18 a year.
Mr. Tittemore gave a pessimistic
view of their local business in Minneso
ta, and expressed the belief that their
line from Wmthrop to Storm Lake did
not pay. He declared that the neces
sity of loading merchandise cars light
for setting out at various points,
order to meet competitive service, left
very little profit in such business, and
but for that practice ttievr net earnings
could be increased several times.
Commissioner Staples challenged this
statement. Mr. Tittemore said he only
referred to the net earnings from that
class of business, but as to that he could
prore his statement. The average load
of merchandi&e cars out of St. Paul
and Minneapolis to local points, during
sample months last year, was but 5,362
pounds, or only one-tenth the average
capacity of rolling stock. Local freight
trains have an average load of 357 tons,
while thru trains average 1,000 tons.
Mr. Tittemore said that the value of
the commodity was the first thing con
sidered in making rates. If the freight
plays little or no part fixing its
price, the rate inclines to be higher.
Railroads also consider what will oen
efit the producer.
Comparisons with Iowa.
Taking density of traffic into consid
eration, Mr. Tittemore said that rates
on their line were lower in Minnesota
than in Iowa. Their line in Iowa will
not sustain a daily freight service each
way with local business. Their Iowa
trains can be filled out with coal, but
there is nothing Minnesota to help
out local tonnage with. He declared
that it took as long to get a car from
Minneapolis to Unaska and back in
service, as to get it from Minneapolis to
Peoria.
The cost of operating and maintain
ing their Minneapolis terminals last
year was $164,676.93, St. Paul terminals,
$37,450.29, and local freight houses in
Minneapolis. $103,612.21, not including
stockyards. I takes ten times as much
labor to bill merchandise cars as thiu
business in car lots. Their way freights
take twelve hours to make the same run
that thru freights cover in eight hours.
The -wages are more for the way freight
run, but the thru train gets 50 per cent
more service out of the same equipment.
Cars billed with merchandise, taken for
the first ten days of July and Novem
ber, 1905, earned an average of $14.50
a car out of t. Paul, and $13.51 out of
Minneapolis.
Minnesota Rat es Lower.
George Conn, general freight agent
of the Soo, was the first witness today.
He presented- figures to bow that their
local rates in Minnesota are lower than
in other states. As their rates are
affected by competition, a reduction on
local rates in Minnesota would" mean
a reduction all over the system.
W. O. Craig of Austin, traveling audi
tor for the Milwaukee, presented evi
dence to show what the proposed reduc
tion in rates would mean in specific
cases of shipments. William Ellis of
Chicago, for the Milwaukee, amplified
his testimony of yesterday on compara
tive rates in Minnesota and other
states.
H. E. Pierpont of Chicago, assistant
general freight agent of the Milwau
kee, offered a statement to show that
PIANO SALE
We are offering great bargains in high-grade
pianos for the remaining days of March. All sam-
ple, used and shopworn pianos are going at tre--
mendous discountsv, The low prices will surprise
you. The list includes Hardman, McPhail, Ster-
lings Behningf, "Crown," Miller, Briggs, Gabler and
other good pianos Easy terms of $5, $6, $7, $8
and $10 a month.
REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE KNABE-
ANGELUS PIANO.
FOSTER L? WALDO
36 Fifth St. S.. Cor. Nicollet Av.
the Minnesota reduction would result
in a general reduction. Bates fypm
Chicago to points in southern Minne
sota are based, according to ruling of
the interstate commerce commission, on
the Chicago-St. Paul local rate. To
Mankato the Chicago rate is 110 per
cent of the St. Paul rate. The rate
to Pipestone is necessarily the same
as to Sioux City. The Sioux Falls rate
is 104 per cent of the Sioux City rate.
So a reduction Minnesota rates
would force rates down, in South Da
kota and in Iowa.
How Bates Are Determined.
Commissioner Staples asked Mr. Pier
pont to explain what basis, if any, is
used in making rates. He said he had
never understood from any railroad
man what system is really followed.
Mr. Pierpont said that rates were large
ly determined by commercial^ condi
tions. At the semi-annual meetings of
the freight agents shippers appear and
make their requests for changes, which
are usually granted as they are shown
to be required by conditions.
"You sometimes raise rates," paid
Mr. Staples, "do you ever have re
quests to .raise rates?''
"Ye s, we do, often," Mr. Pierpont
replied, and he told of a case where, on
account of competitive conditions, cer
tain dealers had asked to have rates
on washboards increased.
The hearing was resumed this after
noon, and the railroad testimony is
nearly finished.
WESTMINSTERMEN
ORGANIZE UNION
NEW CLUB FORMED UNDER AUS-
PICIOUS CONDITIONS.
Prominent Laymen Respond to Toasts,
Outlining Work Which Such Organi
zation Can DoOfficers Are Chosen
and Scope of Proposed Work Defined
in General Platform.
In response to a call for a meeting
of the men of Westminster church,
about 250 men sat down last evening to
a dinner in the church dining-room,
served by the ladies of the church. The
object of the meeting was to organize
what is called the Westminster Men's
union. Dr. John E. Bushnell. pastor of
the church, presided and brier addresses
were made by C. T. Thompson, who
spoke of a number of concrete instan
ces of stalwart Presbyterian laymen,
drawing upon his personal acquaint
ance for such names as that of the late
Stanley Matthews, Judge Harlan and
John Wanamaker, men who while emi
nent in professional and commercial life
were also eminent in the church and
distinguished as students of the Bible
C. W. Van Tuyl, who spoke of the
twentieth century layman drawing sug
gestions as to -w hat he ought to be from
examples of distinguished laymen of
other periods Judge G. P. Flannery,
who spoke of public opinion and the
value of such organizations as this one
in crystallizing that powerful force for
the betterment of man and the glory of
God M. O. Nelson, who responded fe
licitously to the toast 'iFellowship''
which he first hyphenated- and discov
ered to mean men in the same boat E.
B. Tomlinson, Jr., whose toast was La
dies of Westminster,'' to whom he paid
a graceful compliment Thomas Walr
lace, who spoke on the value of ^organ
ization and the precedent found in
every branch of life, for the employ
ment of the same idea in this connec
tion Judge J. B. Gilfillan, who spoke
for the board of trustees and empha
sized the growth and strength of West
minister by pertinent and instructive
references to its past.
Object of Union.
these preliminaries the com- With
panv proceeded to a temporary organ
ization with C. T. Thompson as chair
man. Mr. Thompson stated that the
thought of forming a men's union
among members of the church and con
gregation had been a favored project
with the session of the church for some
time and the committee of the session
had prepared a form of constitution or
basis of organization which G. W.
Wishard would submit for considera
tion. Mr. Wishard read the articles,
providing simply for the organization
of a society to be known as Westmin
ster Men's union and to be composed
of all the adult male members of the
church and congregation who might de
sire to join. The objects were de
clared to be to foster a spirit of broth
erhood among its members, to give in
formation regarding the work of West
minster church, of the Presbyterian de
nomination, and the church at large, to
carry on such form or forms of dis
tinctive religious or benevolent work
as may be decided upon from time to
time and to devise and carry on such
other measures as will Tesult in mak
ing Westminster church as efficient as
possible.
The nominating committee presented
the following list of officers, which was
unanimously adopted: President, E. L.
Carpenter vicepresident, M. O. Nel
son secretary, J. F. McDonald treas
urer, J. W. Thomas, Jr. executive com
mittee, G. W. Wishard, John McCul
loch, J. S. McLain, J. S. Porteous anil
T. H. Green.
PREPARE FOR RUSH TO
SEE HAAKON CROWNED
General passenger agents of all the
Minneapolis-Chicago railroads and the
northwestern agents of all the trans
atlantic steamship companies are meet
ing today in offices on the second floor
of the-Eailway building, Third street
and Nicollet avenue. There are some
twenty officials of the various com
panies in attendance, including Eben,E.
MacLeod of Chicago, head of the West
ern Passenger association.
The meeting is relative to ways and
means for the handling of the great
throng which it is expected will go
from tbe northwest to "Norway I June
to be present at_ the imposing cere
monies in connection with the corona
tion of King Haalsoja yil- of Norway.
I is believed from inquiries received
by both railroad and j?teamsbip repra-
sentatives that a* large number of pejp
pie will make ,the trity altho it is di
figures with accuracv
The railroads and steamship -com
panies will likely make special round
trip- rates as inducement-for JSd&ndina
vians of the northwest to visit
country and at the same time see tbe
coronation ceremonies. 1
TECHNICAL TALKS
Minneapolis Electrical Engineers Will
Discuss Three Papers.
The Minneapolis branch of the Ameri
can Institute of Electrical Engineers will
meet Friday evening at the office of the
Minneapolis General Electric company, 15
Fifth street S The. subjects of tne pa
pers which will be read are, "The Influ
ence of Load Factor on the Design and
Success of Hydro-Electric Plants," "The
Advisability of Using Steam Plants as
Auxiliaries to Water Powers," and
Some Features Affecting the Operatibn
TAWNEY GETS BACK
ATfc'AJ MAN
STIES CONGRESSMAN.
Chairman of Appropriations Committee
Explains Intent and Theoretic Action
of Measure Relating to Retirement of
Aged Department ClerksBelieves
Tanner's Attack Is Unwarranted.
Congressman J. A. Tawney, chairman
of the appropriations committee of the
lower house, has sent a letter to Judge
Ell Torrance of this city, defending
himself from the implied charge that he
is tiying to work all old soldiers out of
the government departments in Wash
ington. Mr. Tawrey's letter was in
spired by Commander-in-Chief Tanner's
letter to the Minnesota Grand Army
men assembled in anriual encampment
here last week, and in which he took oc
casion to give Mr. Tawney a few hard
raps.
No set of men is moTe patriotic or
more active in all good work for old
soldiers than the Grand Army of Min
nesota, but at the same time the men as
sembled in encampment did not take as
doleful a view of the case as did their
commander-in-chief. They took action,
to be sure, but their language was dig
nified and temperate, and the invitation
to jump onto Tawney with both feet"
was studiously ignored. The Minneso
ta Grand Army is not looking for politi
cal trouble.
Mr. Tawney' letter to Judge Tor
ranee fallQWSJ
"My Dear Judge: It was with some
surprise that I read the letter of the
commander-in-ehief *of the Grand Army
of the Republic addressed to the en
campment of the ,x A. R. of Minne
sota. My surpr-iseNwas not occasioned
so much bv the unwarranted abuse of
myself personally as it was by the fact
that Mr. Tanner gave as an excuse foi
not attending your .annual meeting a
certain provision in the legislative, ex
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill
intended and'which will, if enacted, af
ter July 1, 1913. relieve the government I
from the injurious consequences of su
perannuation winch, is now seriously
impairing the efficiency of the public
service and necessitating an annual ap
propriation of about $2,000,000 for serv
ices it does not receive.
"Inasmuch as Mr. Tanner's alleged
enforced absence is attributed to the
necessity of his being elsewhere to
'fight' this provision and the old sol
diers of my state have been deprived
thereby of the pleasure of seeing a,nd
hearing their commander-in-Ghief, which
is a far greater material loss to them
than the enaetmfent of this provision
will be to any old soldier now in the
public service, I almost regret that the
committee on appropriation reported
the provision referred to, altho its en
actment will gjeatjy improve thp ef
ficiency of the4sfrvice and save the
people several millions of dollars an
nually.
"If it.was not fpr Mr. Tanner's mis
statement "^of fact* and the erroneous
impression ^is\ietter is intended to
create as to the purpose and effect of
this provision as-my attitudlTto^&rd
the old soldiers, I would not write this
letter or pay" any attention to Mr.
Tanner's *t&uAdering, in -the index.'
Instead of 'applying, as he says,. ta
all the o^aoWerWfcffipublic service*
this provision does hot ap^ly specifically
to any old soldier. It applies only to
government clerks employed fn* the ex
ecutive departments here in Washing
ton. It does not apply to an/ clerk
outside of Washington and not even to
those who are employed under the gov
ernment of the .District of Columbia,
for they are not }n. the classified serv
ice. It will not operate to terminate
the services of any clerk in the execu
tive departments, whether an old sol
dier or not, before June 30, 1913, and
then only in the event he is at that
time 70 years of age and over.
..Out of a total,of about 24,000 clerks
and* other employees in the executive
departments at least 600 are today from
70 to 85 years of age. From the re
port of the president to congress on
this subject, it appears that fully one
third of" them are female clerks, and
not to exceed 100 are old soldiers of
the late civil war, all of whomt under
tbe provision referred to, will, if they
live, continue to draw a salary of $70
a month until June 30, 1913. It should
also be stated that under this provision,
after June 30 next, all clerks in the
departments 65 years of age may draw
a salary of $1,400 a year and clerks
cult this early to give any' probable foy record of accomplishment in their
he old
68 years of age $1,200 a year, while be
tween, now and June 30, 1913, clerks 70
years of age will receive not less than
$840 a yeafr.
"It was out of consideration for the
honorably discharged soldier of the late
civil war and to avoid making an ex
ception of any class of clerks, that the
time for complete separation from the
public service on account of age was
extended to July, 1913.
"From this" you will see" that Mr.
Tanner is merely trying to create a tem
pest in a, teapot that the effect of this
provision, if enacted into law, will not
be such as to operate injuriously to
anyone', and that there is absolutely no
ground for his claim that it is an at
tempt on my part or on the part of
those who favor it to discriminate in
the least against the old soldier. If it
can be shown that it will have that ef
fect, there will be no objection to an
amendment to this provision excepting
the honorably discharged soldier and
sailor of the late' civil war from the
effect of the provision, and if T. Tan
ner, instead of exploiting himself thru
the press of the country, had come to
me or to the committee with evidence
to prove fhat any old soldier wOuld be
injured and asked that we accept an
amendment to prevent' that result, his
request would have been granted and
he would not then have had an excuse
for depriving the old soldiers of Min
nesota of the opportunity of having
him "show up at their encampment
without notifying anybody in advance
of looking you in the face and giving
at least a partial _account of his (my)
stewardship as commander-in-chief.
I ?nay' Ti$t -have", accomplished as
much for the relief and benefit of the
old spldiers during my fourteen years'
'service in congress as some may think
I should have Weomplished, but, never
theless, am perfectly willing to allow
behalf to stand as'against the ill-con
sidered and unjustifiable assault of Mr.
Tanner,
"We" are told by cabinet officers,
the Beads, of the great executive de
partments of"'the government, that be
cause of superannuation, the efficiency
of the public service, is impaired to the
extent of 25 per cent and that it re
quires at least 25 per cent more clerks
to do the work than would otherwise
be necessary. In view of these facts,
it becomes necessarv^tor those charged
with tjie responsibility of appropriat
ing tho peopled money for the public
service, to makfr n provision for
raising the standard of efficiency
that service and saving to the peopli
the millions now appropriated for ser
vices which these superannuated em
ployees are unable to render.
"J, have as much sympathy for the
old. government? cl#rk as any man can
have but occupying the position do, e
I ani also bound-, va. wtrfifta 'in the .JX^- Zak &
fcle, to recognize the fact that among
jfthose who are obliged to contribute to
the payment of the salaries of the
government clerks in the form of taxes
there are, "in proportion, as many who
are 70 years of age and over as there
are in the employ of the government.
It is just as difficult, too, for those
70 years of age and over outside of
the public, service to provide ior them
selves as it is for the governrnent em
ploye who has reached that age. In
justice to. the affed who are not em-
Eloyednobty
the government and who
ave received large salaries for
from thirty to fifty years, they should
not be required to contribute to the
pavment or salaries to clerks who are
no longer capable of giving an equiva
lent in the service for which they are
employee.
"In order that you may know what
the true effect of the proposed legis
lation will be upon the old soldier in
the gpvernment service here in Wash
ington and the necessity for it, I have
written you thus fully. Very truly
yours,
(Simed "James A. Tawney."
Bargains today and tomorrow. High
proof whiskies. 80 cents to $2 a quart.
O 'Donnell & Co., 44 Third street S.
NORTH SIDE WINS
IN BADGE CONTEST
ALL PRIZES I N O. A. B. CONTEST
GO THERE.
Altogether There Were 542 Designs
Submitted by High School Pupils
The Winning Design Will Now Be
Considered in Competition with Sug
gestions from Professional Badge
Makers.
THE FIRST PRIZE DESIGN,
By Harry Dorman of the North Side High School.
All prizes in the design contests for
a medal designed to be used as the of
ficial delegate badge for the G. A. E.
encampment were captured by the
boys of the North Side high school art
classes. Not only are the winners all
boys and ail from the North Side high
school, but they are all under the same
teacher, Miss Nellie Trufant.
The designs were submitted in com
petition by high school art students,
the badge committee of the G. A. E. ex
ecutive committee offering three
prizes of $5, $3 and $2 for designs suit
able to be used as the official delegate
emblem. Five hundred and forty-two
designs were submitted. From this
number fifty-four designsthe best six
submitted by each of the nine drawing
teachers of the high schoolswere se
lected and the winners picked from
them. The $5 prize goes to Harry Dor
man, the $3 prize to Albert Bray, and
the $2 prize to Carl M. Peterson, all
of the North Side.
Much originality and artistic taste
was shown by the competitors, making
it really a difficult task to pick the
winners from the different clashes and
from the final fifty-four. There was a
wide range to the ideas and they were
well presented. The committee after
m-ming the winners voted honorable
meniion to the fifty-one designs not
winning prizes. These designs with
the winners will be mounted and on
exhibition in G. A. E. headquarters
during the encampment. They will
also be exhibited at the annual exhibi
tion of the Western Drawing Teachers'
association in Chicago next month. The
competition was conducted thru Miss
Emma Eoberts, supervisor of drawing
the city schools. Miss Roberts ex
presses herself as much pleased with
the high grade work of the designs
submitted and was greatly pleased to
find so much interest taken in the
^\o.rk by the students.
Badge manufacturers will enter com
petitive bids on the prize-winning de
sign.
The following are tho honorable
mention conipetitors from the four high
schools:
Central High.
Rutfterford Posson,
Wlnthrop Wadsworth.
Ralph Goetzlnberger,
Dan Headerly,
Ererett Norcross,
Olive- BeU*
Altee" Tonngquist,
Sam Clark,
Margaret Avery,
John McFarland,
Helen Bird,
Ira Pltland,
David Jones.
Alice Van Fossen,
Dagny Nissen,
Edna Williams,
Laura Sample,
Louis Nelson,
North High.
E. Schlefelbine,
M. Walker,
Leslk) Armstrong,
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JOHN G00DN0W O N
PENCE'S PILLORY
Man Who Inspected Consulates in
Far East Scores Former
Minneapolis Man.
By W. W. Jermane.
Washington, March 29.The publica
tion of Mr. Peirce's confidential report
Ao the president regarding the condition
of various American consulates in the
far east, does not bring out anything
about John Goodnott, former consul
general at Shanghai, that was not al
ready known in the northwest. Peirce
indictment, of course, is an ex parte
statement. Before acting, the president
gave Goodnow permission to come to
Washington_and reply in person to the
charges. This request Goodnow made
by cable. Before starting from Shang
hai, Goodnow, who knew in a general
way what Peirce had reported, secured
a mass of affidavits and other testimony
by way of rebuttal. This testimony was
all submitted here and gone over very
carefully. Finally, after the hearings,
the president concluded that he would
permit Goodnow to resign.
Many of the charges brought against
him by Peirce, it was developed, should
properly have been brought against the
marshal of the court, a presidential ap
pointee over whom Gopdnow had no
control. In the president's mind, the
Goodnow charges, in the main, were not
proved, another instance of the Scotch
verdict.
"Out for the Coin."
Washington, March 29."Goodnow
is here for the money he has the power
and he will use it. He is king here and
you cannot go against him. i warn you
Goodnow is consul general, judge and
court all in one."
Marshal Derby of the Shanghai con
sulate general is thus quoted in the re
port of Assistant Secretary of State
Peirce, transmitted by the president to
the house of representatives, in connec
tion with a charge that John Goodnow
forced an attorney named Brown Burke
to give up a contract for a contingent
fee. Goodnow was appointed from Min
neapolis.
What Root Says.
The president's message of transmis
sion -was accompanied bv a letter from
Secretary Root, in which he says:
"I wish to call especial attention to
one feature of these reports. They dis
close grave misconduct on the part of
two consuls formerly occupying impor
tant posts in the east. These consuls
are no longer in the service. I regret to
say, however, that there are indications
of other cases of misconduct or ineffi
ciency among consuls in various parts
of the world."
These cases, the secretary says, show
the necessity of a regular inspection
service. While Mr. Peirce criticises the
employment of English consuls at some
places and the age of some American
consuls, his severe criticism is reserved
for former Consul General Goodnow at
Shanghai, former Consul General Mc
Wade at Canton and Consul Williams at
Singapore.
McWade and Goodnow.
The charges against McWade, former
consul at Canton, are drunkenness, em
ployment of a felon, issuance of fraud
ulent Chinese certificates, extending pro
tection to Chinamen who claim to be
American citizens, persecution of Amer
ican- citizens for purposes of revenue,
and corruption in office.
The charges against former Consul
General Goodnow at Shanghai are eigh
ty-two in number, some serious and
some slight. Some are sufficient to
support suits at law and giving evidence
of corruption in office. The opinion of
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the better element was unfavorable tor jj.
him in Shanghai. J*'
Charge number one relates to alleged
illegal fees for probating a will the g*
second to the false registration of the
steamship Kiangsi, and is made fthe
subiect of an extended Teport another,
the improper issuance of passports. A
list of fees not accounted for is itili
another given.
As to Mr. Ooodnow.
As to the Goodnow hargei, Mr.
Peirce says:
I propose to submit to you the re
sult of my investigations" on seriolifand
well-sustained charges whigh gpe evi
dence of corruption in office. 'Ir Mr.
Goodnow is unable either to refute or
explain them they appear to disqualify
him from holding the responsible posi
tion of consul general of the United
States at Shanghai.
"Mr. Qoodnow ig a man of strong
character and marked ability, and it
must be admitted that in many respects
he has performed the duties of his of
fice exceedingly well. My investiga
tion showed me that he had manv warm
friends and also many strong enemies
in Shanghai, but on the whole the opin
ion of the better element was Unfavor
able to him.
Moral Standing Low.
I find many ugly rumors reflecting
upon Consul General Goodnow's moral
standing, but as these were matters of
gossip and hearsav I have not felt it
proper to include them in the charges,
but I may say it is unfortunate that
an official occupying such a responsible
position should be the subject of such
scandalous reports. The employment of
such men as White and Derby is in
itself discreditable. If there were noth
ing else to be said regarding them, they
are men whose language in the offices
is grossly indecent and profane. White
has resigned, but Derby remains as mar-
shal."
Then follow the charges. The first,
the will case, the report says, would
indicate that the consul general or soma,
one his office acted as an attorney
before his own court and collected the
fees as official court fees. None of
these fees, it is stated, has been ac
counted for to the department.
The transfer of the ship Kiangsi to
American register, the next charge,
occurred during the Boxer troubles.
I states that at this time Mr. Good
now placed Chinese vessels under the
American flag, the vessels being osten
sibly owned by one A. E. Knights. In
reporting these transfers Mr. Goodnow
took occasion to say that in each case
the money specified in the bill of said
was passed -ever^in his presence.
Like High Finance.'
Mr. Peirce here remarks:
"The sale of five large steamers by
a rich corporation to one of its em
ployees, a man known to have? only
moderate means, Could hardly fail to
arouse suspicion, especially so when
the seller had so much to gain by
placing the \essels under a foreign,
flag.
"There is no evidence hat Mr.
Goodnow made any investigations to
satisfy himself of the facts, but that
the transfer of these vessels was fraud
ulent is placed practically beyond dis
pute by the fact that on Jan. 29, 1902,
Captain Knights transferred the ves
sels back to the China ^Merchants
Steam Navigation company."
The improper issuance of passports
is the next charge and several specific
instances given.
"Much more grave is the evidence
that Mr. Goodnow was using the great
judicial powers which the law has in
vested our consuls in China with-to
obtain improperly large sums of money
for himself. The evidence of this in
certain cases is so strong that conclu
sive evidence in rebuttal on Mr. Good
now's part is necessary to acquit him
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