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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-28
BIG RAILROAD MEN
IN TUNNEL COMPANY
Chicago Subway Corporation Elects
Leaders as Directors

CHICAGO, Jan. 27.-Today, at the
annual meeting of the Illinois Tunnel
company, the operating corporation
underlying the Chicago Subway COM
pany, which controls the underground
railway and freight transportation sys-
tenn of Chicago, new directors were
elected as follows:
A. J. Earring, president of the Mil
waukee; E. III. Ripley, president Of the
Santa Fe; George B. Harris, president
of the Burlington; B. l.. Winchell,
president of the Rock Island; j. ].
Kruttschnitt, vice president and op-
Grating director of the Hartman sys-
tenn; s. M. FELTON,, president Of the
Chicago & Alton; c. Nd. Bird, vice pres
ident and traffic director of the Gould
system; f. d. Underwood, of the Erie;
B. F. Thompson, president of the Chi
cago & Western Indiana; P. A. Valen-
tine and Albert G. Wheeler.
Officers elected are: President, AL
bert G. Wheeler; secretary, Edwin
Gearhart; treasurer, George B. Har-
ris
An executive committee was named,
composed of A. j. Earring, S. M. FELTON,.
B. F. Thompson, J. j. Kruttschnitt, P.
A. Valentine and Albert G. Wheeler.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-28
Rai1r Dad News
SAYS BOARD HAS NO
RATE FIXING POWER
Court Holds Adversely in Case
of Classification of Hay
and Straw

CLEVELAND. Ohio, Jan. 27-Judge
Wing. Of the United States circuit
court, today handed down decision in
the test case brought by the interstate
commerce commission against the Lake
Snore and other railroad companies to
compel the latter to restore hay and
straw from the sixth to the fifth classi-
fcation in freight rates.
Judge Wings decision is in favor of
the railroads and he orders the case
dismissed with the costs assessed
against the interstate commerce COM
mission.
In March. 1903, various railway COM
panles announced that thereafter hay
and straw would be carried as fifth.
instead of sixth class matter.
The interstate commerce commission.
as a result of hearings before. it in
Chicago and Washington, decided in
favor Of the hay and straw shippers
ana the railways were instructed to re-
store such freight to the sixth class
The railroad companies refused to
comply with the order, and the inter-
state commerce commission brought a
test case suit against the Lake Shore
in the United States district court for
the northern district of Ohio with a
view to determining whether or not it's
findings could be enforced.
In his decision. Judge Wing said:
1 find that the order as an entirety
IS beyond the power Of the commission
to make and therefore is not a lawful
order, and Is not an order which this
court is empowered by the statutes to
enforce. The action of the railroads in
establishing the freight classification
was purely voluntary on their part and
was not required of them by law. The
public classifcations were merely the
means that the railroads employed to
comply with the interstate commerce
commissions rule relative to publish
ing freight classifications. 1t is unde-
nlable that the commission has not the
lawful right to fix freight rates on rail-
roads. That is admitted
The court then went on to say that
the action of the commission in order
ing a change in the freight rates
amounted to fixing those rates AS
such it was unlawful. he declared.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-28

VIII not do it. 1t is as detestable in
public as in private life, and draws in
its train a crowd of evils infinitely
greater than those it is intended to re-
move.
Worst Of all is the opening UP of
regular system for Justification and
blackmail. The men who are employ
ed to work the new tax ferret scheme
are, as the name implies, not the most
trustworthy in the world. A ferret is
not noble animal. Where they are
employed they have almost a free
hand in dealing with the public. It is
in their power, having discovered UNI
listed property, to allow 1t to remain
unlisted if part of the unpaid tax is
handed over to them as a BRIDE It is
in their power to approach honest tax
payers and threaten them with re-
port that their property is not fairly
taxed unless they pay over blood mon
ey. The whole system breeds dishon-
esty ana Corruption. 1t belongs where
the ferret does; in holes and i'll smell
ing underground passages. Let us
meet our difficulties as we may, and
have nothing to do with the tax ferret
or any Of his works.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-28
NO TAX FERRET

The appearance in the legislature OF
a bill to authorize the employment of
tax ferrets by county officers is not
unexpected. Thesproject is an old one
and hobs up wherever legislators
gather. It ought not to receive any
serious consideration.
The difficulties surrounding the coll
lection of taxes are real enough and
sufficiently well known. No system
has yet been devised that will insure
the proper listing and just assessment
of property. Certainly the spy system.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-28
Northwest News
COMP PROMISE ON
PRIMARY ELECTION
North Dakota Bill Finally m.
troduced. Appearing in
the Senate
Special to The Globe

special to The Globe
BISMARCK, N. D., Jan. Ex-senator
Sharpe today presented the primary
election bill in the senate. The hill
covers every office in the state and ia
the result of an agreement among the
supporters of primary elections. IT Is
more radical than some friends of the
measure wanted, but they acquiesced.
The DILL went to the elections commit
tee. Titles bill for the completion of
the state capitol passed with only three
votes In opposition. 1t provides for a
permanent commission and. the dis
posal of the capitol lands, the proceeds
to be used for building, and an execu-
tive residence to cost $4,000.
Prefer the Old Way
Special to The Globe
PIERRE, S. D., Jan. 27.-The resolu-
tlon memorializing congress for the
election of United States senators by a
popular vote was unfayorably reported
In the senate today. The Taubnan
hDel suit brought out a bill by Rice
which provides for trial on libel
charges against a newspaper in the
county in which the paper is published.
Cook introduced bill for scale inspec-
ton. The senate passed the senate
wards, giving So a day for court bailiffs
In certain counties for the collection of
taxes from transient merchants Van
osdel made a minority report against
the bill which allows an increase of the
salary of the commandant at the SOL
diers' home to $3.50 a year and pro-
vldes pay for the board. The majority,
report was favorable. The opposition
is due to the attempt to take away pen
sions of old soldiers. The capitol build
ing bill was favorably reported.
The house committee on agriculture
reported unfavorably the bill to limit
the shooting season to two months.
The house passed the house bills max
ing marshals Of small towns appointive
and amending the probate code to al
low any interested party to ask for ac-
counting and senate bill to allow the
state land department to enforce leases
New house bills We're: By Applaud, a
general drainage code; by Country
man, providing for uniform text books;
by Parmley, requiring solicitors for
benevolent institutions to secure IL
eenses from the state board of chart
ties, and joint resolution by Zafft for
constitutional amendment to increase
the pay of legislators to $40 per day.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-28
TODAYS WEATHER

WASHINGTON, D. c., jan 27.-Fore-
cast for Saturday and Sunday:
Minnesota-Fair. continued cold Sat
urday; Sunday fair, not so sold in west
portion; fresh northwest to west winds.
Upper Michigan-Snow in north, fair
IN south portion Saturday; colder in east
portion; Sunday partly cloudy; fresh
northwest winds
North Dakota-Fair, continued cold
Saturday. followed by snow in extreme
west portion; Sunday fair. not SO cold.
South Dakota-Snow and colder Satur-
day; Sunday fair. warmer.
lowa-F'air, colder Saturday, preceded
by snow in east portion; Sunday fair.
WiSconsln-Fair, colder Saturday; Sun
day fair, fresh northwest winds, becom-
ing variable.
Montana Snow Saturday; Sunday part
" cloudy.
st. Paul = Yesterdays observations.
taken by the United States weather bu-
reau, st. Paul, W. e. Oliver. observer, for
the twenty-four hours ended at Z O'Clock
last night-Barometer corrected for tenn
perature and elevation Barometer. 30 .27;
relative humidity, 50; weather, clear: max
imurn Temperature, s.; minimum tempera-
ture, A; daily range. A; mean temperature.
6; z p. m. temperature, 4; wind at p M,
northwest; precipitation 0.
Yesterdays Teff1rera fIJreS-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-28
GRAIN RATE BATTLE
GOES ON merrill Y

CHICAGO, Jan. 27.-Following the
action yesterday of the Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas reducing the rates on
grain from Omaha and Kansas City to
gulf ports and the action of the Rock
Island reducing the rate from Omaha
and Kansas City to Eastern points, the
trunk lines east of Chicago reduced
the rate today on grain from 10 to 1914
cents. The charges on export and do
nestle grain were cut from 20 to 171a
cents.
The sdifferential rates are to Phila-
delphia 13 and Baltimore Il. The Hill
nois Central followed almost immedi-
ately with 12-eent rate from all
points on its line in Illinois outside of
Chicago to gulf ports.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-28

could be made to believe that the bu
reaucracy was acting in good faith, but
it is a fact that for nearly a year news
of every description, even that reflect
ing upon the capacity or integrity Of
the government, went uncensored.
Sunday night the horrors Of the mas
sacre were sent out with all their fear
full details and the assurance Of the
verify of the reports was such that the
most conservative of the London pa
pers accepted them as absolutely true.
Monday Trepoff put an extinglisher on
the correspondents. We know nothing
of what is going on in Russia today ex-
cept that which Trepoff wants us to
know. According to the censored dis
patches the people have settled down
to take their medicine. This is hardly
to be expected of human nature, but we
confessedly know nothing of Russian
human nature. 1t may be true. Pres
emily when some enterprising reporter
gets outside the Trepoff lines there may
be another story to tell. For the pres-
ent we are compelled to the conclusion.
that the Russian people have neither
the brains to plan a revolution under
such provocation as Is not often CIV
en-, nor the heart to execute a furnished
plan. This on the showing of the cen
sored news dispatches.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-28
News Condensed

Chicago--A new strike weapon has been
brought into play by the custom cutters
union, which has made demands on
wholesale tailoring houses for wages lost
during the walkout which has been in
progress since Nov 49, The union
claims employers broke contracts with
their men. Damage suits are threatened
New YorkNDr. Doty, health officer. an
nounced after an examination into the
deaths OF the passengers Of the Vaderland
that no evidence of contagion had been
discovered and that the persons had died
of pneumonia. The Vaderland was re-
leased from quarantine.
Denver Col.-The senate, by a strict
party vote, confirmed the action of the
and Willard. Republicans. No opportuni-
ty was given Ward and Beshoar, Demo-
cratic contestants, to present evidence.
high school students, tearing down a coast
ing hill, crashed into a telegraph pole
and several were injured. Miss Ruth
Talmage. who was the most seriously
Washington. D. C.-secretary Hay will
send to the senate a treaty TO take the
place of the protocol through which the
United States intended to take charge of
the financial affairs Of San Domingo.
Paris-In the chamber of deputies the
commerce committee reported the gov
eminent proposition to create a universal
exposition here in 1920 to commemorate
the foundation of the republic.
Kansas City, Mo-The police assert
that two men being held in connection with
the killing of an Italian here are mem.
bers of the Malta of Chicago, and were
sent here to commit murder.
Buffalo, N Y.-Justice Murphy has is
sued warrants for the arrest of four di-
rectors and officers of the defunct Ger
man bank on charges Of misrepresentation
and neglect of duty.
Denver Col.-Ex-Gov. Peabody denies
a report that he intended to withdray his
contest for the governorship or had been
approached with any proposition for a
compromise.
New York-Mrs. Brodie L. Duke, in
dicted in Texas on q charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses, was ar
raigned and her bail reduced from $4,000
to $1,000.
Boston-The armored cruiser Maryland
attained on her official trial trip on av-.
eTage speed of 22.3e6 knots. thereby ex-
ceeding her contract requirement of q
knots.
New York-Marie Bonida. aged twenty
was arrested here on her arrival from
Hamburg. charged with burglary and
murder in Hungary.
New Neutrality-suspicious. of RockIand
county are on strike against a reduction
by the board of supervisors of the fees
for autopSies.
Madrid-King Alfonso has sanctioned a
new ministry organized by Marquis VII
layerde, who is premier.
Rome-Cardinal satolli, who is suf-
fering from an illness which may develop.
into pneumonia, is better.
London-The free traders captured an
other parliamentary seat in the by-eleo-4
ton in North Dorset
Cologne Germany is introducing Chi.
nese labor in Samoa.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-28
What the Editors Say

our genial friend, Jim Martin, is not
only successful political manager, as
witness his leadership in the Collins
campaign, the Dunn campaign and the
Van SAINT campaign for United States
senator, but he is likewise a great dip
lomat, in which role he could have given
Bismarck or Gladstone valuable point
ers. Here is an instance: Four or five
years ago, shortly after Sunny JIM
moved to the state capital, something
wrong" was discovered in his accounts
as city clerk. Jim came up, invited the
aldermen to banquet at De Leo.s Fifth
Avenue hotel, and that-settled it..
Great statesman, Jim!-St. Cloud
Times.
The internal revenue tax on whisky
is $l.10 gallon. Lately the stuff has
been selling in large quantities at s1.22.
mat leaves II cents to cover. cost Of
manufacture and distribution Poor
whisky trust! Why not throw away
about half the product, or burn it, fol-
lowing the example of some foolish cot
ton growers? Coal is dear, and flour;
but whisky is cheap. The struggle for
existence in the large cities is intense
but whisky is cheap. The waters of
Lethe-so some clainl-brought to
every door. Nepenthe is cheap. Rah
for prosperity and cheap whisky.-Lit-
tie Falls Herald
Roosevelt is manifesting the right
kind Of. strenuosity in taking action
against the system the STANDARD
OIL. This is, indeed, no easy task, but
Roosevelt says something can be done
If a vigorous action is taken, the pres
ident will have to contend with the
enmity Of the greatest money power
of the age; but the people will be with
him.. A successful investigation of the
workings of the Rockefeller institution.
will, no doubt, produce some interest
ing facts for the public.-Minnesota
Signal.
The legislature will probably be
swamped with tax bills to such an ex-
tent as will make it very difficult to
perfect and enact any legislation that
will relieve the present situation. The
Republican majority is pledged to tax
reform, but up to the present time
seems to lack leader who knows what
is wanted and how to go to work to
get it.-Ortonville Herald Star.
Gov. Van SAINT announced himself as
a proper candidate for the nomination
for United States senator from Mime
sofa. In the caucus of his party he did
not receive a single vote. Which was
the correct estimate, that Of the gov
ernor or that of the legislators River
Falls (Wis.) Journal
When public official must be forced
to take a position for the people upon
any important question it is not often
that much can be looked for from him.
A man must have his heart in the work
to go at it with yigor which will
count.-Todd County Argus
The lower house of the legislature
has done well-it has ordered that the
lobbyist be kept out Now why should
the senate want them nosing around p
Albert Lea Standard
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-28
SENATORIAL HoNoRs

Things have come to a desperate
pass in the United States senate when
q man like Senator CockrelI, of Mis-
souri,, admits that he Is not especially
DESTROYS to be reelected to the body
of which he has been a distinguished
member for many years. Yet we can
quite appreciate that Cockrell is sin
cere. A place in the senate of the
United States is no longer the badge
Of distinction that it was once upon
time. The senate is quite as powerful as
1t ever was, perhaps even more power
full. 1t is still the most potent body of
lawmakers in the world, but member
now, as it did for many years, assur-
ance that the individual is eminent in
politics or craftsmanship.
The decadence Of the senate is trace
able to the influence of money in the
selection of senators. There can be no
doubt of this. There are now and al
ways have been men in the senate who
might properly be regarded as repre-
senting the highest type of American
citizenship: great orators, profound
statesmen standing high above their
fellows, intellectual giants whose In
tegrity was or is no more to be ques-
toned than their patriotism. But
there have been and are now men sit
ting in the body whose patriotism is in
their purses, who owe their certificates
of election to the complacency of party
bosses whose political guesses they
backed. or who used even more ques-
tionable means to procure their places
its best members of that body were
above the suspicion Of yenality.
Among it's members We're Drained
men who were not free from the vices
that marked their times, but at no
time in the past did two members of
the body lie under indictments brought
against them for prostituting their
high office for pecuniary gain, while a
third held his seat because of a legal
technicality that frees him from crimi-
nal prosecution.
Senator Cockrell has been highly
honored and has reflected honor upon
the body of which he was member.
His position is such that he can afford
to choose his associates, and while there
are men in the senate association with
whom would honor the most distin-
guished citizen, still the status of the
senate is not such as would lead a man
who has tasted all the joys of public
life to make sacrifice to return to 1t.
It is not case of sour grapes with the
Missouri senator. A man might easily
have higher ambition in these days
than a seat in the United States senate.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-28
RHOADES is CHOSEN
Unanimously for Thompson's
Old Job

G. H. Rhoades. a veteran railroad
man and formerly assistant general
passenger agent of the Rock Island,
was yesterday elected secretary of the
local bureaus of the Western Passen-
ger association. The meeting was held
In Minneapolis and Mr.. Rhoades was
unanimously chosen for the place.
He will assume his new office Feb. l.
Mr.. Rhoades is not very well known in
the Twin Cities, but is reported to be a
first rate railroad man and eminently
fitted for the position.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-28
Divert the platte River

CASPER, Wyo., Jan. 27.-Contractors
with large force of men and grading
outfit started today for the proposed
Pathfinder" government dam near Al
cova, where work will begin on the
first large government irrigation prof.
ect in Wyoming. A diverting tunnel
will be cut through the mountains
which will carry the waters of the
Platte to new outlet in order to al
low of the construction of a dam in the
river. The project is the largest yet
attempted in this country and will re-
claim half million acres.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-28
MAN AND SONS REST
UNDER GRAVE CHARGE
Completely in the Murder of George
Todd in October Alleged
Special to The Globe

Special to The Globe
MILLER, S. D., Jan. 27-J. w.
Young and two sons, Gerney and John,
We're turned over to Sheriff Abbott
here tonight. They were brought from
their home, sixteen miles west of Wes-
sington Springs, charged with COM
plicity in the George Todd murder,
northeast of here, last October. Six
officers and others went to meet them.
The accused men have employed
counsel and expect to prove their in
nocence, but the officers claim to have
strong case against at least one of
them. They were met by large crowds
of-people at Miller and at washington,
where the crime was committed The
hearing will take place Tuesday.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-28
South pakota RetaIIers EIect

SIOUX FALLS, s. D., Jan. 27--After
sessions extending over three days. the
eighth annual meeting of the South pa
kota Retail Merchants and Hardware
Dealers association in this city has adj
journed. The following officers were
President, A. F. Grimm. Parkston; vice
presidents, F. 1. Pixley, Montrose; G. g.
G. Fuller, De Smet; M. Millstad, Milbank;
ABERDEEN: 70. v. Blaine, Redfeld; secre-
tary, l.. 8. Tyler. Sioux Falls; treas
urer, w J. Andrews. Sioux Falls. The
directors for the ensuing year are J. ID.
barlow. PIankinton; David Moore. How
ard: n. j. Rowe, Fort Pierre; A. P. Nc
Milan Condo; P. F. Wickhem, Alexan-
dria John OLeary, Flandrau.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-28
Contemporary Comment
Automobiles

AS to speed, the New York automo-
pile shows have little. of course, to Of
ser, since the opportunities to try the
machines are necessarily circumscrib-
ed. We may be sure, however, that
manufacturers have not neglected this
requisite and that there was no lack of
interest among owners or exhibitors
In the statement that in Florida recent:
iy mile was covered by sixty horse
power machine in thirty seven seconds
hat.-Cleveland Leader.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-28
Class Legislation

The, rates which the shippers of
are the whole pubic, have had created
Tor their benefit will absorb all the
profits Of heretofore, and there will be
nothing left for the coming require
ments Of labor. From this it. must
appear that the legislation demanded
by MT. Roosevelt is essentially class
Legislation and of a kind that will sure
ly produce the most embarrassing re-
sults.-New York Sun.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-28
WOULDAID RAIL ROAD
Bills introduced to Help Cana
dian Northern
Special to The Globe

Special to The Globe
WINNIPEG, Man., JAM 81. = Bills
guaranteeing the bonds of the Cana
dian Northern to the extent of $780,
600 were introduced in the Manitoba
legislature today. One million is for
the Winnipeg terminals, and the re-
mainder for 213 miles of railway to be
built in Manitoba this year; 100 miles
from Carberry and Brandon westward;
so miles east of Emerson; 25 miles
east of Winnipeg; 40 miles from Win
nipeg to Oakpoint on Lake Manitoba.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-28

r Inztiae North Pacific is whale and
he tried to, eat a cable, according to
the veracious Seattle correspondent
The cable was carrying Nome min
ing story and the whale died of indi-
gestion Which facts are not to be
construed as casting any farther re-
Election on the verify Of the related
adventures of the late Mr.. Jonah.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-28
EIevates. Fort Lincoln

Special to The Globe
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 27.-In
the army appropriation bill Senator
Hansbrough has an amendment pro-
viding for raising Fort Lincoln from
a two-company post to a battalion
post with four companies. 1t also pro-
vides for furnishing the post with wa
ter from the Bismarck water works.
This is due to the discovery that the
water is alkaline which was to have
been led to the post by the special
water works which were undertaken
near by.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-28
Returning public Lands

Special to The Globe
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 27-The
senate today passed the Nelson bill
providing for the restoration to public
entry of lands withdrawn in 1881 for
the construction Of dams and other
works in connection with the control
of the headwaters of the upper Mis-
sissippi. The bill has not yet passed
the house.