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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
MR.. FORAKER ON RATES.
Railroad Legislation Discussed in the
Senate

There was q discussion OF railroad legiss
lation in the Senate today precipitated BY
a. bill introduced by Mr.. Tfllman which,
he explained gave the Interstate commerce
commission power to fix a maximum reas
sonable rate. MIR. Foraker talked at soma
length on the railroad question. He insist
ed that the Tillman bill recognized that res
bates had stopped or could be under tha
present law.
Mr.. Tillman said he did think so until
the investigation of Judson and Harmon
Instituted by the Executive had been suck
a miserable fiasco. The present law would
prove a failure until the President stoppe&
protecting and withdrawing cabinet oft
fieers, he said.
Mr.. Foraker continued to discuss the fea~
lures of proposed rate legislation.
Mr. Foraker insisted that Congress haq
no authority to delegate to commission
the right to regulate railroad rates.
Mr. sCnIberson Crex.) and others took is-
sue with Mr.. Foraker on this point.
Mr. Knox (Pa.) asked If the Supreme
Court had not decided that Congress can
lay down a certain rule and authorize o
commission to apply this rule TO specific
cases, and II 1t would not apply to deies
CATION of the power to fix rates.
Mr. Foraker did not think such to be tho
case.
Mr.. Tiilman said he had provoked the
discussion with malice aforethought, "
stir up the lawyers.
The Senate then discussed the reference
of the canal emergency appropriation piiL
When the Senate convened today a mesS
sage was received from the House trans.
hitting the emergency bill appropriatine
S11 900 900 to aid in the construction OF
the Panama canal 1t was withheld by
the Vice President until the conclusion
of the routine morning business During
the Introduction OF bills there were nu1
merous conferences on the floor to dee
termine whether the measure should bS
referred to the committee on appropriate
lions or the inter oceanic canal commits
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
P ROBING INSURANCE
Home Life Affairs Before In
vestigating Committee
NEW YORK CITY TODAY
PRESIDENT IDE ON THE STAND
EXPLAINED OPERATIONS.
Declared He Carried No Life Policies
Officials of the Company Shared
Commissions.

NEW YORK, December 11-An invcstI-
cation of the affairs of the Home Life In
surance Company of New York was taken
up by the Legislative insurance investigat-
lng committee today The first witness
called was George e. Ide, president of that
company.
Personally he carried no life insurance,
he said, but he thought some OF the officials
OF ms company may have received commits
sions on their own policies. He was asked
by Charles f. Hughes counsel for the COM
mittee to furnish list OF them.
Mr. lde said his company is paying PEN
sion of $1,000 year to a clerk who was
employed since the foundation of the com
pany, and is now unable to work.
Mr. lde described the financial operation
or mis- company, and said it makes invest
ments in stocks and bonds through one
firm of brokers. and pays them the resu-
lar commission of one-eighth of / per cent
The surplus of his company has been
held at about 81 125 600 for twenty years.
because he regards that as sufficient and
ne feit that poicyholders are entitled to
the communications on their policies.
Mr.. hughes said all but II per cent of
the company's business is on deferred div
idend policies Mr.. Ide said the dividends
are paid annually to policies so stipulattng
out on others the Accommodations are ap-
PNAe1S'ASd W SSSi poilCy eICn year. line
present amount of that accumulation Is
81, 100000
policy holder who requests It is told
what amount of dividends Is credited to his
policy each year. Mr.. Ide described in de-
tail his companys method of finding and
crediting these dividends.
An Annual Expose.
Mr.. Ide said this practice of making an
annual statement is AN annual expose"
Of tie conduct of the company's business,
and Is embarrassing to him. Assemblyman
Cox by questions elected from Mr.. Idle that
this Is salutary check on the payment Of
the high commissions for new business. and
makes it difficult to secure new business
as compared to other companies which do
not make this annual expose
Mr.. Hughes read and questioned the wit
ness about circular which Mr.. Ide had
issued recently in which he said the de-
ferred dividends plan causes the accumu-
lation of bdg surplus which, In hds opfn-
DIN, leads to lax and extravagant cond1-
ton of business because the company is not
compelled to account to the policy holder
until Ids policy natures. Mr. Ida said his
company has met that condition by making
dts annual accounting to the policy holders
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
HAVE CONSENT TO SERVE.
to Obtain Publicity OF
Campaign Contributions.

Mr. Perry Belmont of New York, chair
man of the publicity bill committee, who Is
instituting a movement for publicity OF
campaign contributions announces that the
following have consented to serve as mem
bers of the national organization IN addl-
ton to those whose names have already
been published: Gov Hanly, of Indiana;
Gov. Montague, Of Virginia; Gov. Cum
minis, of Iowa; Gov. Blanchard, of Louis
lana; Gov. Warfield, of Maryland; Gov.
Dawson, OF West Virginia; Samuel Com
pers, president American Federation of La
Dor; George Gray, United States circuit
judge, Delaware; Charles w. Eliot, presi-
dent Harvard University: Edwin A. Alder
man, president University of Virginia; w.
H. p. Fauace. president Brown University;
Henry Hopkins. president Williams Col
lege; William Dew. Hyde, president Bow
doin College; w. L. Ward, New York,
member of republican national committee;
Norman E. Mack, New York, member DEM
ocratic national committee; William d.
Chandler, of the Spanish treaty claims
commission, former Secretary of the Navy;
Charles E. Hughes, counsel New York leg
islative insurance Investigating committee;
Warner Miller, former United States Sen
ator from New York; John NJ. Thurston,
former United States Senator from Ne
braska; William F. Villas, former Postmas-
ter General; Everett Colby state senator
elect, New Jersey. Carter H. Harrison. for
nfer mayor of Chicago; Roger c. Sullivan,
Illinois, member democratic national COM
nittee; Charles A, Gardiner, chairman law
committee, New York state publicity bill
committee; John F. Dillon, New York. for
mer judge; William F. Harrity, Philadei-
phia, former chairman democratic national
committee; r. r. Kenney, former United
States Senator from Delaware: Charles S.
Hamlln, Boston, Mass; Cromwell Gibbons
Jacksonville Fla; Van L. Polk Tennessee;
D. s. Jordan, president Stanford Univer-
sity, California: James III. Wilson, Will
mington. Del.
After the holidays a meeting of the ma
tional organization will be called to ap-
point committees and arrange an order
OF business and procedure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11

the saloon shortly after he opened up this
morning and requested the change of $40.
The stranger acting suspiciously Miller
says he thought he had better put his
pistol in his pocket Later he went to sit
by coal fire, and getting up 10 serve a
customer. the pistol fell from his pocket
upon the floor and was discharged. Free
man. who was standing the distance Of
four pool tables away, near a back door.
fell, and, according to II. C. Nettles and ].
G.. Morris. who rushed to investigate the
man was dead in three minutes, without
having spoken.
Coroner Right upon investigation found
that the bullet entered Freeman's right side
about twelve inches below the shoulder
The body was ordered to the morgue for
an autopsy. An inquest will be held this
afternoon.
William Jayson and John Harris, said to
have been eyewitnesses, will be held as
witnesses pending the investigation. H. c.
Nettles is also being held until the coro-
ners inquest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
TO RAISE BRONZE TABLET.
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address to Be
Perpetuated in Metal.

Secretary Taft returned to Washington
this morning from Gettysburg, Pa. where
he went to select a site for the location
of the bronze tablet ordered to be erected
there by Congress to perpetuate the famous
memorial address delivered on that battle
field by President Lincoln in July, 1894.
The secretary was accompanied by Gen.
J. r. Brooke, U. S. A, retired Judge Advo-
cate General George b. Davis. Col Nichol-
son of the Gettysburg Park commission and
Representative DeArmond of Missouri.
1t Is expected that Secretary Taft will
announce his action in a few days. The
tablet cannot be erected on the spot where
the martyred President stood on that me-
morable occasion for the reason that 1t
is already occupied by monument to
some of the soldiers who fell In the battle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
FOR cHAPpELLE,s SUCCESSOR.
Clerics of New Orleans Diocese ia
Certify Candidates.

NEW ORLEANS, December u.-Hgn
clerics of the diocese OF New Orleans ara
arriving here today fIs connection with q
meeting to be held 10 certify to Roma
worthy candidates for the succession to
Archbishop Chappelle. who fell a victim 10
yellow fever. Bishop Gallagher of Galvess
ton reached here today and will preside
over the conference. which will be held
In the old arch-bishopric beginning tomors
row.
Three names will be selected to be fors
warded to the congregation Of the propaA
fore the appointment is announced from
Rome On Wednesday the visiting priests
will participate in a solemn requiem mass
at the old st. Louis Cathedral. Bishop
Gallagher being the celebrant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
Wholesale Arrests at Moscow.
TO AVERT A CRISIS.
Chief Financiers of st. Petersburg Will
Petition White.

Special Cablegram to The Star
LONDON. December ia dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph Company from ST.
Petersburg says that the chief fnanciers
of St. Petersburg have decided to address
a manifesto to Count Witte urging him to
summon the national assembly. as a flnan-
cial crisis is imminent. Advices from the
provinces indicate that an appalling finan-
cial crisis is at hand. Many frst-class bust
ness firms have been ruined.
1t Is stated that Minister of Interior Dur
novo has ordered the dismissal of the tele-
graph and postal officials who are members
OF the union which recently declared a
strike.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
COMMITTEE CHANGES
Few in Those Of Important
Chairmanships.
TAWNEY : BARTHOLDT
WERE REALLY THE ONLY TWO;
THE FORMER PREDICTED.
Mr. McCleary Satisfied With His
Transfer to the Ways and
Means Body.

The makeup of the House committees
shows very few changes in the chairman
ship of important committees. In fact there
are only two among. the most coveted chair
manships. appropriations and public build
ings and grounds. Mr.. Tawney gets the
former, as was forecasted in The Star last
summer, and Mr.. Bartholdt of Missouri
falls heir to the latter in regular order or
succession.
The nomination of Mr. Tawney to the
head of appropriations was accomplished
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
DEATH OF CAPT. HAYCOCK.
Was Brevetted for Gallant Service in
the Civil War.

Capt. George B. Haycock, L. S. NJ. c.. re-
tired, one of the veterans of the Marine
Corps, who served creditably during the
civil war. died at his home, 1889 10th street,
this morning. No arrangements have as
yet been made for his funeral.
Capt Haycock entered the Marine Corps
as a second lieutenant in March, 1863, and
was brevetted captain for gallant and meri-
torious services at Gunpowder Bridge In
July, 1864. He reached the grade of cap
tain in April, 1880, and was regularly re-
tired March 10, 1888.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
Fortune for a Farm Hand.

CHICAGO. December u.-George Becher
a young Bavarian living on farm south
Of Hammond. Ind. has been notified by
tho American consul at Munich that he
IL one Of four heirs to an estate in Bavaria
said to amount to s14.ooo.o 600. The estate
was left by the brother Of his grandmother,
and there are no heirs In Europe. Becher
Is q farm hand and has been In America
three years. He said yesterday hs had pa
pers proving HIS Relationship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
BIG CATCH FOR SECRET SERVICE
Eooroth Gang Of Counterfeiters Believ-
eininnehe Tolls.

LOS AlfkIzKHSSC Gal- Ddbeuesnben n-In
the arrest yesterday OF rhnsnk, Weller, alias
Wilder and Joseph Casthoi, alsaA Lawrence
by u. S. Secret Service Agent onenin ami
officers fro mthe central police station. 1t
Is believed that one of the smoothest gangs
of counterfelters that has operated on the
Pacific coast for years was broken up.
With the prisoners a quantity of para
phernslia and sufficient evidence is said TO
be possessed by the officers to permit of a
prosecution OF the charge.
The men are alleged TO have been operat-
ing In Los Angeles. San Francisco, Oak
land and a number OF California cities for
several months past. flooding the coast with
bogus bills. They have been under surveil-
ance for some time.
The raising of 81 bills to the denomina-
ton of IS and $40 Is said 10 have been
the principal occupation Of the counter
1nitArA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
MURDERED AT NORFOLK.
Man Shot and Killed in Saloon This
Morning.

s NORFOLK, Va. December 1.--walter
Freeman. about thirty-ive. was shot and
killed In the H. G. Nettls's Liquor Com
panys saloon here at o'clock this morn
ing. J. J. Miller. manager OF the saloon.
who says the man was killed by the acct
dental falling OF pistol from his hip
pocket. - being held by direction OF Coro-
ner Kisht. pending an inquest and possi-
BILE court investigation. Freeman worked
on q local transportation wharf.
Miller says that q strange negro entered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11

Fordney; expenditures IN Department of
Agriculture, Charles e. Littlefield, vice
Wright; accounts, II. Burd Cassel, vice
Hildebrandt; industrial arts and eXposi-
lions, Augustus p. Gardner, vice Tawney.
A new committee was appointed, the COM
mittee on expenditures in the Department
of Commerce, with David j. Foster
chairman, and the membership of many
committees was increased.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11

Chairman Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds.
that Speaker Cannon is right in urging that
a duty to the country much higher and
more important than that possible even as
chairman of the committee on appropria-
tons calls me to the committee on ways
and means And where my duty lies, there
1 60 cheeerfully
shall have better opportunity than ever to
help protect the interests of the entire
country, and especially those OF the farm
ers of the central part of the continent
whose interests seem to be at this time the
special objects of attack by certain power
full elements In Boston, Montreal and else
where.
IT am glad that the craftsmanship OF the
appropriations committee comes to Miune-
sofa Mr.. Tawney is intelligent and In
dustrious man While he has had no ex-
perience In framing appropriation bills and
has practically everything to learn In that
line, hope that in due time he will master
the difficulties and perform the duties Of
the position with honor to himself. credit
to the state and profit to the country"
Mr. McCleay retains the craftsmanship OF
the library committee.
Other Craftsmanship Changes.
Other Craftsmanship changes were as fol-
lows: Pacific railways. Thomas s. Butler
OF Pennsylvania. vice w. A. Smith. trans
ferred to membership on ways and means:
levees and improvements OF Mississippi
river, George W. Prince of illinois, vice
Bartholdt. to public buildings and grounds;
claims. James n. Miller, vice Graf. trans
ferred to appropriations; revision of the
laws, Reuben o. Moon. vice Vespasian War
ner; expenditures In War Department
George r. Lawrence, vice Warnock; ex-
nsnditures In Navy Department. Joseph ".
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
Nantucket Shoals Vessel Re-
ported Leaking.
MESSAGE BY WIRELESS
U. S. GUNBoAT HIST SENT TO THE
RESCUE.
Leak in Ship Apparently Just Abova
the Fire Room Plates-Pumps
Kept Busy. 3

NEWPORT, r. l.. December ia haIns
finished message, Gent just before the bats
teries are supposed to have become eve
hausted. came here by wireless from the
Nantucket nghtship early today, asking for
help from anywhere" The message was
timed am. and was as follows:
Nantucket Shoals lightship In Distress
Send help from anywhere"
Here the message broke of.
The United States gunboat Hist left here
for the lghtship at am today
The wind IS west northwest and moders
ate. The is subsidtng.
AS the lightship's design includes waterc
tight compartments intended to save heY
in just such stress as she is now in, the
lighthouse officials declare that there VIII
be little difficulty the part of her crew
IN keeping her afioat until aid can reach
her. The lighthouse tender Azalea which
left New Bedford at T;!0 o'clock last night
should reach the vicinity of the lightshlp
during this forenoon.
When wireless messages were received at
the naval torpedo station here yesterday
from the lightship reporting that she had
sprung leak and that the water waa
steadily gaining. the officials prepared to
send help. The gunboat Hist was ordered
to proceed to the scene, but as she was
about to start n defect in her steering gear
was discovered, which made 1t necessary
for her to have repairs made immediately
Word then was sent TO New Bedford,
where the lighthouse tender Azslea was lyt
ing, and that vessel was dispatched 10 the
nghtship
Gunboat Off for Rescue
Early today the steering gear of the Hist
again was in proper shape and at q o clocN
she left the naval training station under
orders to make the best possible speed Ia
the lightship.
The distance she will have to cover Ia
about ninety seven miles.
The leak In the iightship's hull, while not
definitely located according to the latest
messages. was apparently just above thh
fire room plates. So RAPIDLY did the water
come in, although the pumps were kept
constantly at work, that lats yesterday aftS
ernoon the fire room WAS flooded and the
fires had been extinguishsd. Wireless CONF
munication then ceased, and IL was sub
posed that nothing further would be heare
directly from the vessel. as the dynamo3
probably had given out. Early today. howH
ever came the brief apparently unfinlsheG
message, again asking for aid. This time II
Is thought the wireless system must have
become completely crippled.
The wind shifted to northwest late yesters
day. and this had the effect OF causing tho
great seas to moderate sensibly, so that 1855
anxiety was felt here this forenoon for the
lightship's safety. :.
On board the lightship are Capt. Jorgens
son of Dennis, Mass. commanding Two ems
gineers three naval electricians, operating
the wireless apparatus, and eight seamen-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11

SAN DIEGO. CAL. December 1.-THE brin
Galilee, sent by the Carnegie Institution 81
Warrington to make magnetic observations
In the Pacific, arrived yesterday after q
three months cruise. The brig touched al
Honolulu. the flaming islands and othe4
points The officers report few changes q
tho charted tines. oS1nn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
No Army ofIicer Named Swain.

II Is said at the War Department that
there is no ofdcer in the army active or re-
tired named Hugh N. Swain. A man of
that name. according to press reports. was
acquitted Of the charge of murder at Hous-
ton, Tex, yesterday. The accused was do
acrfbed In the press report as being . re-
tired ofacer Of tho army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
Weather.

Fair tonight, mir,imu m
temperature about So degrees;
tomorrow fair; fresh SOUTH
westerly winds.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-12-12
THE PHILDMATH FRANCHISE.
For the Mountain Water System
What Some of the Terms are.

The franchise granted to the city
of Corvallis by the Philomath coun-
Gil last week, gives to Corvallis the
right to lay mains and pipes through
the streets and supply water to the
citizens of Philomath. The fran
chise is to exist for 90 years. It
is provided that water shall be fur
nished to the people of Philofnath
at the same rates that are given the
citizens Of Corvallis. Ultimately
Philomath is certain to become a
heavy consumer of water of the
Corvallis system, and a good rev.
enue will inure. That town is
growing very fast, numbering al
ready a population of SIS souls,
according to the census made by
Assessor Davis. It is a town of
homes, and a good community to
live in, and as it grows, will use
more and more of mountain water
The fire protection it will get
through the mountain water, sys-
TEN will be of great value, and all
that it costs is the franchise just
granted.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-12-12

After a months vacation, Miss
Florence Wicks returned to Port
land Monday, to resume her course
at Good Samaritan hospital
1t is earnestly requested that
every member of the Maccabees be
present al their regular meeting on
Wednesday evening as there will be
very important business to consid.
err.
The ladies of Ellsworth Relief
Corps will give a supper and enter
tainment at Odd Fellows Hall on
Thursday evening Dec. IA, from
s until 9 p. m. At this time the
drawing for the prize doll will take
place. Program, good music, and
supper all for IS cents. Proceeds
will be for the benefit of the old
soldiers home.
Petty thefts are agitating resid-
ents along the river bottom three
miles east of Monroe. The devil
try has been going on for some
time, and so far there is no clue to
the perpetrator. Locks from the
doors and sash FROM the windows
have been taken from the unoccu-
pied house on the Harkins place.
Parts of harness have been taken
from the Clearinghouse farm and,
collars. brides and like articles
from the James Goodlin place. The
practice has continued so long and
with such frequency that the
neighborhood is becoming aroused.
The amputation of his leg be.
low the knee took place Saturday
in the case of William Graham, liv'
imp near Monroe, as the result O
the accidental discharge of a gun,
With others he was out coon hunt
ing. AS Graham stepped on alog,
one of his companions slipped and
fell. The force of the fall discharg-
ed his weapon, and the Charge en-
tered Craham's leg. SO shattering
the bone that amputation became
necessary. Graham is rs years OF
age, and unmarried. His home is
four miles southeast ofMonroe.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-12-12
BURIED THERE.
In Kings Val1ey-Mrs. Bruce Miller
She Died Friday.

Mrs. Bruce Miller was buried in
Kings Valley cemetery Saturday.
The funeral is said to have been
one of the largest that has taken
place in the Valley in years. Mrs.
Miller died Friday. of con sumption
after an illness that began a year
ago. Had she lived until yester-
day, she would have been "a years
OF age
Dollie Elkins Miller was born in
Arkansas, and ten years ago came
with her parents to Oregon, settling
in Salem. Three years age, the
family removed to Kings Valley,
where shortly afteward she was
united in marriage to Bruce Miller.
She and her husband resided fol
fome time in Corvallis, occupying {
house in the western part of town.
Her mother is Mrs. Patti. whose
husband recently dice, and who ha:
since resided at her daughter:
home. Besides the mother and The
bereaved husband, among immed-
late relatives are two young broth
ers and a young sister and thei1
father. The funeral service was
conducted by Recorder Vincent.