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TRIBUTE TO
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COAL COMPANIES CHARGED WITH
GIVING STOCK TO RAILWAY
OFFICIALS FOR FAVOR8
%ET SECRET REBATES
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Sensational Testimony Given at Inter*
state Commerce Commission Inves
ligation at Philadelphia—Prominent
Men Are Accused—Pennsylvania
Railroad Offlciat Testifies.
Philadelphia, May 18.— Additional
evidence of stock presentation by coal
/companies to railroad officials was ad
duced at today's session of the inter
state commerce commission. E. J.
Cleave, superintendent of the Cambria
& Clearfield division of the Pennsyl
vania railroad, testified that he ha,d
260 shares in the Cochran coal compa
ny which he received Itf partial pay
ment for land sold to the company.
He said he had been offered stock in
$ther coal companies, but declined to
Accept it.
F. L. Sheppart, general superintend
ent of the United Railways of New
.'Jersey, said he owned stock in sever
al mining companies but couldn't re
call the names of some of these com
panies.
Green Makes Statement. W-P
Philadelphia, May 18.—Ths following
-Statement was Issued today by Jolm
(H.
Green, first vice president of the
Pennsylvania Railroad company:
•i "Recent developments at the hear
ing before the interstate commerce
'commission In respect to the acquisi
tion and ownership of stocks
jn coal companies and the ac
ceptance of gratuities by its employes,
are a surprise to the management.
JWhile it is not believed that they have
caused any injustice to the public or
the' company, the facts with respect
thereto will be!thoroughly Investigated
and no ownership or practice calculat
-fe^ in any manner to affect' a /uJl and
vljnpartial alscbarge of the duty owned
py the company, Its officers and em
ployes,- to the public, will be tolerated."
.X' Paid Rebates.
The Pennsylvania railroad company
paid rebates to the Morrisdale Coal
company up to June, 1903, although
the Elklns act prohibiting rebates was
passed in 1901.
So testified Frank B. Wigton, head
of the Morrisdale company, before the
^interstate commerce commission yes
terday.
Wlgton's testimony created a stir,
because a few weeks age Vice Presi
dent Thayer testified before the com
mission at Baltimore that the Pennsyl
vania had paid no rebates since 1899.
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Causes Sensation.
The extent to which the coal compa
nies have paid tribute in the form of
cash and blocks of stock to railroad
officials, id order that they might se
cure favors In the way of cars, switch
itracks and other facilities to do busi
ness, revealed in the testimony before
the interstate commerce commission,
has caused a sensation. The most
"prominent of the men to be accused
by the witnesses before, the commis
sion is Robert Pitcairn, assistant to
President A. J. Cassatt of the Pennsyl
vania railroad. John M. Jamison,
president of the Jamison Coal & Coke
company, yesterday declared that he
had given a check for $5,000 to sup
posed agent of Mr. Pitcairn.
State Senator C. L. Magee, in in
troducing Mr. Pitcairn at a banquet,
once said:
"Gentlemen, I have the pleasure of
-Introducing to you Robert Pitcairn, a
most remarkable man. He has been
employed by the same corporation
practically all his life, has never re
ceived a salary of over $5,000 a year,
"and yet has managed, to save $20,000,
•C00."
'•jj| What Mr. Magee said of his salary
probably was true until the tiiue he
|took his present position three years
j'&go. It is said he now receives $25,
000 a year.
-"SUCKERS" LEFT TO THEIR FATE.
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^Governor Pardee Won't Collecting
Agent for Gold r, "sSes.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., May 18.—Governor
iPardee of California, has refused to
-honor extradition papers issued by Gov
ernor Pennypacker for the return to
this state of R. L. Mitchell, who is ac
cused of swindling residents of Wilkes
Ibarre out of $60,000 by se^T them
^stock in a worthless sold %j. A de
fective who went to California with
the requisition papers, arrived here
Yesterday and said Governor Pardee
declared he wouldn't act any longer iis
^collecting agent for a lot of gold mine
v.y'suckers" in the east.
TO LIFT BAN. ON PHOTOS.
liver Brethren in Conference In Des
Moines May Abolish Rule.
Des Moines, May 18.—The River
jBrethren, in national conference here,
•probably will abolish the rule prohibit
ing members of the church being pho
tographed, which is looked upon as
Canity. Elimination of the rule is
Jjow being considered by a comnAiee,
j^hicb will report to the ConventRa
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CHURCH UNION CLAIM COUNTY
ATTORNEYS ARGUE FOR INJUNC
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TERIAN MERGER
CORBETT IS MODERATOR
Election for High Office Exciting Feat
ure of Assembly at Des Moines—
Educational Society of Cumberland
Presbyterian Church Reports
Board of Missions.
Decatur, 111., May 18.—Promptly in
court today the lawyers representing
the two factions of the Cumberland
Presbyterian church began their argu
ments on the plea for an injunction to
prevent the Cumberland Presbyterian
general assembly from consummating
the union with the Presbyterian
church. At the same time the assem
bly resumed business.
The committee on credentials being
unable to report the assembly could
not elect a- moderator. Some routine
business was taken up after which the
reports of the educational society and
the board of missions were read.
Discuss Union.
Des Moines, May 18.—The question
of the proposed union of the Presby
terian and Cumberland churches was
discussed by the general assembly to
day. Telegrams from the Cumberland
assembly at Decatur, making a definite
inquiry as to whether or not the Pres
byterians were willing to unite under
the 1904 standard, abrogating recent
additions to the standard of faith, pre
cipitating a debate. The Presbyterians
here replied that they were willing to
unite und^r the 1904 standard, but that
such action did not abrogate the new
features' and that new features "would,
have to' be presented, to the united
church before they become operative.
To Assume Mission Work.
The Woman's Home Missionary
branch of the Presbyterians today vot
ed to assume all the mission work in
California and a collection will be
taken to put the California synod on
its feet.
To Pray for Indians.
The assembly established March 4
as a day for prayer for the Indians who
oil that day will be admitted to citizen
snip.
Corbett is Moderator.
After one of the most spir
ited contests in recent years
Rev. Dr. Hunter Corbett was
elected moderator of the Presbyterian
general assembly yesterday afternoon.
Three ballots were necessary, the final
vote standing: Dr. Corbett, 329 Rev.
Dr. J. M. Barkley of Detroit, Mich.,
308 Rev. J. P. Hendy of Missouri, 4.
Dr. Corbett is a native of Pennsyl
vania and has for forty-five years been
engaged In missionary work In China.
After his election Dr. Corbett made a
brief address of acknowledgement, in
which he hoped the church would en
large its work of evangelization, both
at home and abroad. Impressive ser
vices were held, in which sacrament of
the Lord's supper was administered.
The Woman's Home missions held a
session and listened to the presenta
tion of the report ly the missionaries.
FORM MERGER.
Iowa Congregationalists Approve Un
ions of Churches.
Dubuque, May 18.—The Iowa asso
ciation of Congregational churches In
session here adopted a resolution to
day favoring a consolidation of the
Congregational, United Brethren and
Methodist Protestant churches.
PENN COLLEGE LOSES MAN.
Prof. Edward Morrison Accepts the
Chair of Physics at Richmond.
Richmond, Ind., May 18.—"Announce
ment has been made at Earlham col
lege that Prof. Edward Morrison of
Penn college of Oskaloosa, Iowa, has
been elected to the chair of physics
and will assume his duties next fall.
Professor Morrison formerly was one
of the laboratory assistants in Chicago
university.
GRANTED ALIMONY.
Mrs. M. W. lies Secures Divorce From
Wealthy California.
Dubuque, May 18.—(Special).—Mrs.
M. W. lies, wife of Dr. lies, a wealthy
Californian, was granted a divorce and
$300 per month alimony here today on
the grounds of cruel and inhuman
treatment. The parties are prominent
socially here.
TURKINS GOVERNMENT CHARGED
WITH VIOLATING RIGHTS OF
STOCK COMPANIES
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Constantinople, May 18.—The em
bassies and legations are preparing a
joint note for presentation to the Turk
ish government tomorrow, protesting
against the, violation of the rights con
ferred by the capitulations by the new
regulations dealing with joint stock
and insurance companies. •,
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STATEMENT gf£TH AT WAPELLO
COUNTY WILL INSTRUCT FOR
CUMMIN8 IS DENIED
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CONVENTION SATURDAY
Perkins Wins Decisive Victory In Des
Moines County—Mr. Buttles, Candi
date for Railroad Commissioner, De
feated in Home Ward—Contested
Delegations.
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Editor Courier: J"
The claim made by the president of
the Cummins' club in last night's Cou
rier, that the Cummins forceB will
have 123 votes in Saturday's conven
tion, is not a correct statement of the
facts and is evidently made for band
wagon purposes., The Perkins people
will have a clear majority of the con
vention and will send twenty-six in
structed delegates to the state conven
tion.
J. G. Hutchison..
vi A H. Li. Waterman.
Emil Fecht.
The republican county convention
at which twenty-six delegates to the
state convention at Des Moines, twen
ty-six delegates to the congressional
convention at Oskaloosa, and twenty
six delegates to the judicial conven
tion at Ottumwa, will be selected, Is
to be held in the Market street theatre
building tomorrow afternoon. The
convention will be called to order by
Chairman i. H. Hammond at 1:30
o'clock, at which time the 221 dele
gates are expected to be in their re
spective places.
That an interesting contest will char
acterize tomorrow's convention there
is no doubt. The supporters of A. B.
Cummins for governor claim they
will control the convention, because of
their having sufficient number of dele
gates to make a majority. As a com
plete canvass of the county has shown
that the supporters of Perkins will pre
dominate In the.convention, this claim
of the Cummins faction is denied
Burlington, May 18.—Des Moines
bounty has declared in etnphatic and
unmistakable terms for Geo. £. Per
kins for governor and Col. D. J. Pal
mer for railroad commissioner. With
the exception of three contested
wards, and possibly Jackson township
(two delegates), the standpatters
have carried fiivery township and ward
in the county. The farmers were
practically all of one mind and in the
city the republicans were two to one,
or in larger proportion, for Perkins
and Palmer, but they had to contend
with Cummins democrats, and demo
crats in the pay of the Cummins men,
with the result that there will be two
sets of delegates from the second.thlrd
and fifth wards, as described in detail
in the reports of the ward meetings.
Buttles Defeated.
Mr. Buttles, the Cummins candidate
for railroad commissioner, was over
whelmingly defeated in his home
ward, and also in the seventh ward,
where his grocery is located. His co
partner in the Cummins compact, W.
W. Copeland, who expected- to carry
his home ward, was outvoted. He
finally resorted to the expedient of se
lecting a delegation, regardless of the
regular nominating caucus, who will
have the cheek to demand recognition
to seats in the county convention.
Benton Is for Rathbun.
Vinton, May 18.—The republicans
of Benton held a veritable love feast
in their convention here yesterday.
With every place on the ticket to be
filled and more than forty candidates
in the field, not'a ripple of disturbance
occurred and the convention nomin
ated one of the strongest tickets ever
placed before the voters of the coun
ty for their suffrage. A strong dele
gation was chosen to the state con
vention, headed by Hon. Bernard Mur
phy, which will favor Captain Rath
bun. Resolutions were adopted en
dorsing President Roosevelt, Secre
taries Shaw and Wilson, Congressman
Cousins, Senators Allison and Dolli
ver, Senator Whipple, Representative
Nie and Captain Rathbun.
Danville For Perkins.
Middleiown, May 18.—The results of
the caucuses yesterday in Danville
township were practically unanimous
for Perkins and Palmer. Danville and
Middletoa were safely landed in the
standpat columr and in spite of all the
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WILL PROTEST SEVEN DROWN
BRITISH TORPEDO BOAT CAP
SIZED OFF PORT SAID, EGYPT,
DURING NIGHT
Port Said, Egytf May 18.—A British
torpedo boat capsk off the port dur
ing the night. Seven of the crew were
drowned.
Drowned While Bathing.
Marshalltown, May 18.—(Special.)—
Arthur Sampson, aged 19 years, was
drowned in the Iowa river near Le
Grand while bathing last evening.
TO EDUCATE
THE PEOPLE
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TO A8SURE PROSPERITY OF
THE COUNTRY,
AN ALL NIGHT SESSION
Lower House of Parliament Concludes
Reply to 8peech From the Throne—
One Clause Is for "Amnesty'for Alt
Crimes Committed From Religious
or Political Motives."
t3.
St. Petersburg, May 18.—The com
mittee of the council of the empire or
upper house of parliament today con
cluded its draft of the reply to that of
the house to the speech from the
throne. It declares that while carry
ing out the suggestions of the empe
ror in his speech from the throne, the
upper house will aim to-assure the
welfare of the people and prosperity
of the country and expresses the hope
of the upper house that the union of
its efforts with those of the lower
house will prove successful In en
lightening the people through the me
dium of general education with regard
to safeguarding the rights and free
dom accorded to the masses
House Concludes Reply
At a session that lasted until i.
o'clock this morning the lower house
of the national parliament sets its seal
upon its first great work, the adoption
of an address in reply to the czar's
speech from the throne, In which he
set forth the aims and aspirations of
Russia's millions.
Despite attacks both frbm the right
and from the left, the leaders of the
constitutional democratic party held
their followers together to the last, and
the address was adopted substantially
in the form in which It was proposed
by the commission,.
At the last moment the demand for
amnesty, the ken^L and,most pressing
point in the reply, was altered by the
commission itself, which in r«rttonse to
criticisms. of indeflniteie^ "in thp ex
pression "full political ahmesty" substi'
tuted "amnesty for all crimes commit
ted from religious or political motives,
as well as agrarian offenses."
Count De'WItte Planning Coup?
The Rech, their organ, still consid
ers it possible that an attempt may be
made to disperse parliament and also
prints a rumor that Count de Witte
is trying to bring about a coup d'etat
which would result In his being ap
pointed a dictator,-backed by the coun
cil of the empire.
The Novoe Vremya*thinks the con
stitutional democrats are going mad
and are playing into the hands of the
social democrats.
"The constitutional democrats." the
paper says, "are digging their own
graves in paving the way to a dictator
ship of the proletariat"
The situation in both parliament and
the government is growing more com
plicated and more chaotic and the
greatest anxiety prevails as to what
the Immediate future may bring forth
The scheme most favored by the bu
reaucracy is to allow parliament to for
mulate its demands and ventilate Its
grievances for two months and then
dissolve parliament. Barbet de Vaux,
a friend of former Finance Minister
Kokovtsoff, who was with the latter
in Paris, and who has just returned to
St. Petersburg, says there is only one
course open to the government—ribme
ly: the dissolution of parliament.
Notwithstanding this reactionary
talk the far sighted realize that such
a step, in view of the great agitation
in the country, would be fatal, and that
the government's only chance is to
compromise with parliament.
ANSWERS
CHARGES
RAILROAD OFFICIAL DENIES RE
BATES WERE GRANTED
STANDARD OIL
Philadelphia, May 18.—Vice Presi
dent Thayer of the Pennsylvania rail
road today issued a statement in re
ply to the letter of Commissioner of
Corporations Garfield, made public
yesterday. Thayer denies vigorously
the statements of fact made by Gar
field respecting the granting of re
bates to the Standard Oil Company
and reiterates his interview of May 5,
in which the Pennsylvania railroad's
relation with the Standard Oil and
other corporations was defended.
A. W. EBERHART THE 8PEAKER.
Des Moines Man Delivers Address at
Commercial Club Banquet.
Keokuk. Mav 18.—The first annual
meeting of the Keokuk Commercial
club was held last night, and was a
great success. Covers were laid for
200 guests. A. W. Eberhart of Des
Moines, division freight agent of the
Roek Island, gave the principal ad
dreol ot the evening.
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OTTTJMWA, WAPELLO COUNTY, IOWA, SATURDAY, MAT |19, 1906 NUMBER 169
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LNITED STATES SENATOR FROM
WISCONSIN
John C. Spooner.
ATTACKED
BY CUBANS
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AMERICAN 8AILOR8 AT GUANTA
NAMO FOUGHT WITH FISTS
UNTIL DISABLED .\':d
Washington, D. C., May 18.— The
navy department has received the first
report of a serious fight which occur
red at Guantanamo, Cuba, April 29,
between American sailors and natives,
in which one American was shot and
twenty-two otherwise wounded.
While the sailors were ashore at
Guantanamo they left the naval reser
vation and were attacked by a largo
band of natives, Who used knives and
machetes with telling effect The
blue-jackets had no weapons, and al
though outnumbered three and four to
one, they fought with their fists until
all were disabled.
The local police, it Is said, instead
of attempting to quell the riot, took
id it at iv
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JAIL BREAKERS AT LARGE.
No Clue Found to Men Who Broke Jail
at Marshalltown.
Marshalltown, May 18.—Up to a late
hour no clue had been obtained as to
the whereabouts of the six safe crack
ers who broke jail here some time
Tuesday night. Two arrests were
made at Waterloo and two. at Grlnnell,
but they proved not .to. be .the right
men. Sheriff Huston has offered a re
ward of $150 for the capture of the
men.
HELD FOR TRIAL.
William Nagel, Defeated In Attempt to
Secure Release.
Davenport, May 18.—(Special.)—
The court holds Wm. Nagel, .charged
with murdering a cabin boat man, for
trial. Nagel sought release because
he was not tried within four months.
MANY KILLED.
Mourners at Graveside at Teschen Are
Struck By Lightning.
Berlin, May 18,—Thirteen mourners
at the graveside during a funeral at
Teschen, Austrian fellesla, today, were
struck by lightning, and killed. Twen
ty others were severely burned.
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE.
Joint Meeting of Illinois Coal Opera
tors and Miners.
Springfield, 111., May 18,—The joint
meeting of coal operators and miners
of Illinois voted today to refer all reso
lutions and all matter to a joint scale
committee, which was appointed.
DARING ROBBER GET8 AWAY
WITH MACHINE WORTH $10,
000 AND VALUABLE BOND8
New York, May 18.—An automobile,
valued at $10,000, and containing $2,
400 worth of bonds, scrip and other
valuable papers was stolen early to
day by a daring thief, who jumped
into the machine while it stood unoc
cupied on Broadway near Forty-seq
ond street.
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FROM LAKES
TO THE GULF
A FOURTEEN FOOT DEEP WATER
WAY |S URGED BY SPEAKER8
AT CHICAGO BANQUET
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Chicago, May 18.—The "grave possi
bility" of a war with England, coupled
with a word picture of the mammoth
British battleship Dpeadnaught
bardlng Chicago at a range. of t&n
miles, while the proposed American
rival, recently nicknamed the "Skeered
of Nothln'," by John Sharp Williams,
lay useless at the mouth of the Missis
sippi river, was presented last night
as a sufficient reason for the construc
tion of a fourteen foot deep waterway
from Chicago to the gulf. The idea
was advanced by Henry T. Rainey,
member of congress from the Twen
tieth Illinois district, at the banquet of
the Chicago Commercial association at
the Sherman house.
Congressmen Speak.
The banqueters were addressed by
five members of congress, all advo
cates of water transportation as a
remedy for the high freight rates of
the railroads.
The speakers included Congressman
William Lorimer of Chicago, Congress
man James P. Ransdell of Louisiana,
chairman of the executive committee
of the National Rivers and Harbors
association Congressman James
Davidson of the Eighth district of Wis
consin, Congressman E. C. Ellis of
Missouri, and Congressman Rainey of
Illinois.
STEALS AUTO IS RELEASED
owner, J. H. Clarke,
an automobile manufacturer, had
stepped into a restaurant near by.
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Meeting of Iowa State Medical Society
at Des Moines.
Des Moines, May 18.—(Special).—
The following officers were elected by
the Iowa state Medical society today:
President, E. W. Clark, Grlnnell first
vice president, H. A. Leipzlger, Bur
lington second vice president, M.
Keneflck, Algona. Delegates to the
American Medical association, W. M.
Jepson, Sioux City E. E. Dorra, Des
Moines. Cedar Rapids was chosen as
the next meeting place.
AFTER ICE TRU8T.
President and Thirteen Directors of
Cleveland Company Are Indicted.
Cleveland, May 18.—The grand Jury
returned an-Indictment today against
President Harry Norvell, and thirteen
directors of the City Ice Delivery
company,' known locally as the Ice
trust, on the charge of violating the
Valentine anti-trust law,
ALEXANDER BERKMAN, WHO AT
TEMPTED TO KILL H. C.
FRICK IS FREE MAN
Pittsburg, May 18.—Alexander Berk
man who made an attempt on the life
of Henry Clay Frlck, during the great
steel strike at Homestead in 1892, was
released from prison today, having
served fourteen of a twenty-three
years' sentence, earning a commuta
tion of nine yearB by good behavior.
Police officials met Berkman upon his
release and notified him to leave the
city at once. He departed for St.
Louis.
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DI8CU88ION IN 8ENATE REGARD*
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Allison Amendment Not As Popular
With Railroad Senators As They at
First Intimated—Victory for Presl
dent Roosevelt-—Not Fooled In Ne»
gotlatlons With Democrats.
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Washington, D. C., May 18.—When
the railroad rate bill was taken up to
"fy the senate rfesumed consideration
of the Toller amendment, striking out
of the provision giving to the inter
state commerce commission the power
to prescribe rates, the words "in its
judgment"
Senator Daniel made the first speech,
jTi?® position that the presence
of the words would not have the af
fect of vitiating the bill as had been
contended. Senator Long also advo
cated the retention of the words, agree
ing with Allison that they constitute
a part of the judicial review contem
plated by the bill.
Expresses Doubt.
Senator Spooner expressed a doubt
as to the wisdom of the provision.
"It is opon to doubt and challenge," ha
said. Senator Fulton advocated the re
tention of the words, while Senator Ba
con was of the opinion that the words
weaken the bill and advised that they
be eliminated. Senator Morgan would
have the words stricken out because
they cast doubt on the bill. Senator
Lodge said, "If the words remain and
the law is declared unconstitutional
the people will declare it was a fraud
and congress will be held responsible."
After further discussion the Teller
amendment was adopted.
Private Calendar Bills.
The house went into a committee of
the whole today for the consideration
of. bflls on the private calendar.
Rayner XkifSicftf
At 1:50 the rate
ed and the bill was ready to pass wHtm
Senator Rayner took the floor.
Mr. Rayner In the senate today said
he expected that the President would
change his opinion again before the
rate bill was finally enacted, and get
back to the Long amendment. There
was no telling but what in a few days
some new "Chandler of fortune might
get possession of the President? and
get him back to the original termi
nus."
"The President," he said, "resem
bled a kaleidoscope. This Is a great
era for natural disturbances and the
President seems jealous of earth
quakes and volcanoes and went tow*
erlng through space obvious where he
came from and with no intention as
to where he was going."
United the Party,
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Thfe President, said Raynor, may
have united the party In the. senate
but had divided the people. He
claimed the Allison court review
amendment destroyed the bill apd de
plored the President's interference,
Passage Deferred.
An amendment offered by LaFol
lette permitting railroad companies to
grant passes to the railroad employes
association was adopted. The reading:
of amendments was concluded and af
ter announcing the third reading of
the bill the chair asked: "Shall the
bill pass it. There were some general
speeches to be made and passage was
deferred.
[SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.^
Washington Bureau of the Courier,
criticism of the President last week sfeffi
that the President could not look at a
trap without fooling with the spring.
Subsequent events have served bo take
some of the edge off the witticism of
Senator Rayner. Instead of fooling
with the spring the President calmly
walked away from the trap and inci
dentally did a little trapping on his
own account.
Of course the story of the negotia
tions with the democrats by the PresI-
Saw Aldrich's Hand.
When the President discovered that
Senator Aldrlch was figuring in the
deal, and hand In glove with Baile
he suddenly brought the negotiations
to a close, in fact he dropped th^whole
matter so abruptly that the "dull thud"
may still be heard echoing about the
capitol building.
The mere fact that Aldrlch was in
conference with Bailey during the per
iod when the President was seeking to
devise a plan whereby the republicans
who favored the Dolllver-Hepburn bill.
and the democrats could get together,
would be sufficient to cause Mr. Roose
velt to have declared the deal off, but
yhen he discovered what It was that
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Senator Rayner of Maryland
thought he said a very bright thing 1II
when he intimated In his speech of
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dent, Mr. Chandler, former senator
from New Hampshire, acting as Inter
mediary, is true. The President did
negotiate with the democrats by proxy
and he continued to carry on these
negotiations until he came acrosB the -JU'f
trap.