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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-10
SIXTY MEMBERS IN THE UNION.
Clerks viii Make an Effort to Get
Recruits.

At the meeting of the Clerks union
held last night number of new mem
bers were elected into the organiza-
ton and will be initiated at the next
meeting. A committee, consisting of
Frank j. Macy and Charles Bonney
was appointed as an organization
committee to solicit new members
for the union. AS there are now 60
members in the organization, there
are not many to be solicited. How
ever, there are some still outside the
union, and it is the desire of the clerks
to bring all within the fold.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-10
ASSOCIATION
OF MERCHANTS
RULES AND BYLAWS WE'RE
REPORTED AND ACCEPTED.

The Basis of Operations VIII BE the
Same as That Used by n Similar
Organization in Portland-There
Are 100 Members in Sight i'm PEN
dletOn-The Association VIII Do a
Credit Exchange Business and Look
After Many Other Matters of Com
mon Interest to Members.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-10
NEW WOODEN WALK ORDERED.
Other Walks Around Court House
VIII BE Patched.

At the meeting of the county com
missioners yesterday afternoon, it was
decided to have a new wooden walk
placed on the Court street side of
the grounds, the other three sides be-
ing left as they are. County Judge
Bean and Commissioner Walker were
empowered to attend to the matter,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-10
Delay Departure.

Sheriff Taylor did not leave for
Salem this morning with young
Thompson who is committed to the
reform school, the delay being made
at the request of the boy that he be
allowed to visit his mother before
going
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-10
NEAR TUB SPRINGS
FEASIBLE RESERVOIR
SITE MAY BE IN SIGHT

Possible That the Umatilla Project
May Be Revived, With Tributary
= Area of Perhaps $4,000 Acres-A
Project for Carrying John Day
Water to Umatilla and Morrow
Counties Is Being Considered-The
New Law a Step in the Right Di-
rection.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-10

Frank Taylor is being tried at Col
Vile, Wash, charged with the mur-
der Of Bert McIntire, at Bossburg last
June.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-10
WRITTEN BY MRS. ROBERTS.
Local Author of "When Pa Joined
the Eagles"

The poem with the above caption
is the production of Mrs. Agnes Dun
bar Roberts, of this place, and was
written expressly for the Eagles
seventh anniversary celebration at
the Frazer theater, when it was first
publicly recited. The tumultuous ap-
plause which interrupted Master
Nielsen and followed the conclusion
of the recitation, was ample tribute
to the accuracy Of the diagnosis of
pas case. The poem will probably
be circulated at least as far as the
farthest aerie Of the order.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-10
PROGRAM AT BAPTIST CHURCH.
Also the Bill of Fare From Which to
Select Tonight.

know that some people condemn
me,
Yet a general favorite 1 am,
And a host of admirers defend me
At daybreak o'er all this fair land.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-29
BURIED alive
WERE MEN THIS MORNING BY 4
cAVE-IN AT THE NATIONAL
CAPITAL.

WASHINGTON Dec. 29.-Just al
to. work was started this morning in
the excavation for the New National
Metropolitan Citizens Banlt building
opposite Che Treasury Department. on
Fifteenth street, cave.in occurred.
and a number OF italian workmon were
buried in pit lhirty.five feet deep.
Three men who were badly injured
were rescued and another shortly at
terwards was taken from the pit dead.
Further rescue work was stopped bT
an adjacen; wall threatening to fall
uron the rescuers. 1t is believed that
four or five workmen deserted the
place when the accident occurred and
an attempt - check up the men
proved futile.
Last nights rain weakened the walls
and upon the resumption of work this
the snoring gave way, at. the
rear, precipitatlng several tons Of
Garth, brick party-wall and the end
Of blind alley into the excavation.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-29

The second days session Of the
State Bar Association began at nine
o'clock this morning, President John
W. Mason presiding.
In discussing the report Of the
committee on legal education the
members thought that a higher aca-
demic standard should be required.
Just what that standard should be
is still an open question. Some think
that training in a law school of two
years might be and probably is equal
to the academic training that Is given
along other lines; a training tnat de.
yeiops the mind sufficient to grasp
the questions and understand them
is sufficient.
1t was suggested that the sufi-
cheney of training should be deter.
mined by the professors of the law
school alone as they prescribe the ex-
in the law.
Another part of the report that
brought out a nice discussion was
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-29
DAYS SESSION OF BAR
HASSOCIATION ON SHOWS LARGE
INCREASE >IrI5ATTENJDANCE
ELKNS is SELEC1EDAS next PLACE OF MEETING /

professional or dfsreputable practice
of any attorney who is not member
Of the State Bar Association. ]. J..
Conif and H. II. Moss affirmed t. 2.
Jacobs and Gea. E. Price denied the
right of the Association so to do.
DR.. St George z. BROOKE, chairman
of tne committee on legal education
submitted the committees report, dis
cussion of which was deferred until
this mcrnirg.
The next event on the programme
was the address of Hon. Wendell stat
ford. justice Of the Supreme Court 9f
the District of Columbia. TEs words
that fell frcm tho lips Of this orator
were an Inspiration to all who heard
him, many declaring it The finest an
dress they ever heard.
1t was VIA: was said, the way :"
was said and the man that said it,
that made TIE address so forcefui
Judge stahord's address is given else
where in today's paper.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-29
IBLINDING STORM
WAS FACED BY SECRETARY sHAE
TODAY TO LOOK AFTER
MONEY MATTERS.

CHICAGO. ILL.,, Dec. 29.-socretar%
Leslie NJ. Sh.tw, accompanied by sew
eral local bankers. trampod the streets
of Chicago to-day in binding snow
storm in wLa- was said to be an effort
TO save the financial situation. Shaw
regards the conditions in Wall street
as being grave enough TO eElist his
most strenuous influences and until
he departs for Washington at P. NJ
he will devote every moment in an ell
Geavor to avert more serious conse-
SEQUENCES that have arisen. Before
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-29
SUES B. 3 0.
CHARLES eETTlNes FELT OUT.
RACED BECAUSE He HAD TO
PAY FARE TWICE.

Charles Gettings. through his attoF-
ney. S. Fl. Butcher. before Justice
swindler Tuesday, sued the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company for flfty-
five cents. Geulngs was coming from
Wheeling on No. a few nights since
and bought ticket to Fairmont. The
ohcclt in son,e manner was lost from
his hat and Conductor Shields made
ht.n pay ais .ars again from Manning,
20 to this city. Tie corporations at
for;.e y .iuint d,6isly compromised as
!orn as they were aware Of the suit
Tie Supreme c5urt on two occasions
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-29
WOMAN RyCk A MATCH.
Cas Explosion Followed Wrecking a Houses
Fatally Injuring One And Seriously
Injuring Eight Others.
BROK PIPE IN KITCHEN THE CAUSE

fcKEEsPoRTs Pa Dec, 2s.-As
me result or gas explosion at 5:Sp
this morning at the residence Of w. y:
sweeney, 2St Church Avenue, the
building was wrecked, one person was
fatalIy injured and eight Others Tefe
more or less badly injured. +
he fatally injured:
mrs. Hattie sweeney aged s5 yeats.
'rhe injured are:
William j. Sweeney Agnes Sweeney,
aged six yeara, Bernard Sweeney
aged 12years; Miss Agnes Boyle, MISS
joan Minnford, Charles Serena, MIS-.
Charles sercnas Charles Serena, Jr. II
a broken pipe in the kitchen hid
iilled the room with gas. When MIS-.
Sweeney lighted a match this morn.
ing, the explosion followed, wrechng
sihe building and setting fire to the
ruins,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-29
.EsogEp wITa AEa noARDER
Is Charge Against Wife Who Took
Baby and Left Three Other
Tots.

CHARLESTON, Dec. 29.-In com.
pany with boarder Mrs. Robert
King is alleged to have departed from
the happy fireside of her husband
last night and gone to land i'm
known King claims. that she has
eioped with Theodore Walker and in
consequence has called upon the po.
lice to apprehend his fleeing spouse.
Z The work of arresting the course
.of the departed couple is in the hands
of Constable Mat spradling and Mat
confidently expects to locate the wo.
man in the next few days. King says
he does not know just where they
have gone, except that his wife failed
to return and he was informed that
she was seen leaving the house with
walker. She also took with her lit
lie baby Of one year.
Robert King, the husband, has been
employed at Lewis, Hubbard & Co., in
ne shipping departmept The cou,
BE haze been keeping a boarding
house on Court street Walker was
one Of the boarders and King says le
has recently been unnecessarily init
mate with his wife.
Besides the little one that Mrs.
King took with her on her alleged
journey, there are three other chill
dren who are mourning the loss of
their mother.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-29
MApE. $4,000
RUSSELL SAGE APPEARED ON
WALL STREET DURING THE
HUNGRY SEASON FOR
MONEY.

NEW YoRI,, Dec. 29.-Russell Sage
Visited Wall street yesterday for the
first time in months. The squeeze III
money was the reason for his presence
III the financial district. His doctor
had forbidden his going there but the
awful yearnirgs for money in the
street were too fascinating TO keep Tie
aged financ!er bv his own freside. Ac-
cording to a leading banker. Sage
81 uttly after his arrival in Wall street.
Ll.riftily lent out $6.OOO,OOO at about
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-29

120 per cent
Sage was busy all day long and his
Office was eagerly sought by scores OF
anxious borrowers. His profits on the
day alone are estimated at $4,000.
Hetty Green was another figure Of
profound interest of the day. 1t is
sell known in The street that she
keeps millions OF ready cash in re-
serve and this was employed freely.
1t was reported in bank circles that
she put out in :he vicinity of $4,000,
OOO which giving her an average rate
of 100 per cent. would mean that she
cleaned up TIE neat profit of over
$4,000.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-29

taat lawyers of other States coming
to West Virginia to practice do not
necessarily need to measure up to as
high a standard as required by those
born in the State. AS 1t is now, a
practitioner from another State with
very little legal training may be ad-
mitted to practice in the courts OF
West Virginia, while a boy born with
in the borders of this State must
meet the requirements and be able
to pass an examination as prescribed
by professors of law at the State Uni.
versity and further armed by certifi-
cate of good moral character issued
by the County Court.
1t was stated that the southern part
of the State suffers most from this
imposition, because of the low stand
ard required in Tennessee and Ken
lucky.
John ]. Coniff thinks that the ques.
ton of education resolves itself. into
matter of common sense, for after
all in its last ANALYSIS it is common
sense that counts.
Gen. Joseph Sprigg, of Cumberland,
made an eloquent address commemo'
rative of the twentieth anniversary of
the formation of the West Virginia
Bar Association. Gen. Sprigg's ad'
dress is found on page six of this pa
per. o.
Additional Members in Attendance
Not Reported Yesterday.
NJ. Fl. Willis, West Union; w. G.
Bennett. Weston; John ]. Coniff
Wheeling; P. ]. Crogan, Kingwood;
j. Hop Woods, Pnilippl; Harvey Har'
n:er, Clarksburg; John Henshaw
FGir1nont; C. Powell, Fairmont; l. G
Lazelle. Morgantown; F. T. Martin
Grafton; J. H. II. Vandale, Spencer;
c. w. McCauey, MooreAeld; G. NJ
Fleming, Buckhannon; W, H. Coma
way, Fairmont; Geo. McClintoc
Charleston; c. F. Teter, Philippi; R
7. Fleming, Falrmont; NJ. w. Ogdenr
Fairmont; n. Peck. PhilIppi; ]. C,
Simpson, Moundsville; c. A. Showa,
ker, Moundsvllle; A. B. Fleming, Fair.
mont; W. E. Glasscock, Morgantown;
T. H. Comet, New Martinsville; T.
S. Riley, Wheeling; H. NJ. Russell,
Wheeling; B. F. Ramage, Fairmont;
c., L. Shaver, Fairmont; c. NJ. Muir.
ply, Philippl; B. s. Allison, Wheel,
ing; G. A. Vincent, Fairmont; H, c,
DeShields, Fairmont; Tusca Morris,
Fairmont; R. A. Watts, Falrmont; j.
c. Mcwhorter, BuGkhannon; Clarence
sperry, clarksburg; John H. Holt,
Grafton; W. P. WHEY, Morgantown;
ID. B. Evans, Moundsyille; @. 3. Car.
,rigan. Moundsville; H, H. Byrer,
|Philippl; j. H Strickling, sistersville;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-29
has ruled that passenger should pay
fare when check was lost.
cANcE TURNED TO BATTLE.
Young Men Quarrel, Everybody shoots.
One Dead.

BROOKS, Ca, Dec. ga dance
was in progress ut the home Of Tony
BIles and two young men quarreled
about partner. they were ordered
out of the house by Biles, and renewed
the difficulty in the yard.
Biles ran out with his shotgun and
a fusilladc followed, participated in by
a large crowl and resulting in the
death of Tony Biles and the serious
wnunding of John w. Goodwin, Lean
der Goodwin and Frank Morris.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-29
Hearlnn Expeeted Soon.

Lee Trimblc and Hiram Weaver
have not had their hearing yet. The
prosecuting witnesses have not re-
turned but are expected every day.
The chances are that it will occur this
afternoon.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-29

the secretar-y arose delegation Of II
annclers was at his hotel. awaiting
him He ate n hasty breakfast and
left for the clearing house and other
banking centres.
Shaw refused % say II he would ail
WaiIsstreet by dlsposing money from
the treasury to relieve e situation.
He declined to cypress an opinion as
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-29

F. R. Yoke, Morgantown; A. J. Clarke
Wheeling; A.. NJ. Poundstone. Buck
hannon;i Chas. McCamic. Mounds
Vile; Andrew Price, Marlinton; W
c. Mann, tMounisvllle; Melvine G.
sperry, Clarksburg; 81 NJ. ,Hoff, Har.
risville; E. F. Hartley, Fairmont; G.
NJ. Alexander, Fairmont; T. L. JEFF
fords, Harper's Ferry; ]. j. Cornwell,
Romney.
Members That Were Elected to State
Bar Association to-day.
1. G. Lazelle, Morgantown: Frank
R. Yoxe, Morgantown; Melville Peck,
Phllippi; L. A. Yeager, Morgantown;
Roy Roger, Buckhannon; Charles E.
carrigan, MoundsviIle; w. W.
Hughes, Welch; George S. Wallace,
Huntington; Jared L. Wamsley. Bev.
erly; Linn Brannon, Weston; E, A,
Bowers, Elkins; Harry Scherr, VIII
Hanson; Charles p swint. Weston;
S. D. Stokes, williamson; Ivory G..
Jordon, Charleston; Herbert Fitz'
patrick; Huntington; George N. Hoh.
heimer, Clarksburg; A. B. Fleming,
Fairmont; w. S. Meredith, Fairmont;
w. S. Raymond, Fairmont; Harry
Shaw, Fairmont; Charles Powell,
Fairmont; R. F. Fleming, Fairmont;
G. A. Vincent, Falrmont; Amos o.
Stanley, Fairmont; G. w. McCauley,
Moorefeld; Geo. P. Chase, Parkers.
burg; w. w. Smith, Morgantown;
Edwin Maxey. Morgantown; H. C..
showalter. Harrisvlle; T. N. Parks,
Fairmont; G. NJ. Alexander, Fairmont;
E. F. Hartley, Fairmont; John Hen.
shaw, Fairmont; NJ. W. Ogden, Fair.
mont; j. A. Meredith, Fairmont;
Waltman H. Conway. Fairmont;
Kemble White, Fairmont;. NJ. NJ. Nee.
ly, Fairmont; E. F. Morgan, Fair
mont; H. C. DeShields, Fairmont; U.
S. Kendall, Fairmont; A. S. Fleming,
Fairmont; Scott C. Lowe, Fairmont;
c. L, Shaver, FaIrmont; Tusca Nor
ris, Fairmont; B. F. Ramage, Fair.
mont; Patrick NJ. Hoge, Fairmonti
H. S. Lively, Fairmont; ]. P. Kirby,
Fairmont; Leroy Taylor, Manning
ton:- Leroy v. Holsberry, Philippi;
R. A, Watts, Fairmont; G. W. Camp.
bell, Huntington; Geo. P. Shirley, Par.
sons; Ben D. Koontz, Fayetteville.
Proceedings Last Evening.
Il. NJ. Anlbler, of Parkersbu~g' read
paper, "a Plea for the Protection OF
Our Forests, Streams aud Fuel" The
writer put up a suong argument set.
ting forth tie reasons why each should
be protected.
Elkins was selected as the place for
the next annual meeting of the Asso-
citation.
The committee on Grievances re
ported that all members of the Bar AS
soclation had depored themselves ir a
cummendable manner and that the
new year starts OF with clear rec
ord.
There was one instance brough: be-
fore the committee where an attorney
collected some money for a collection
agency located in Virginia, and failed
to return the money or part of the
same collected. The committee took
n action in the matter as the attorney
was not member of the State Asso-
citation. This brought out spirited
discussion is to whether Tho State Far
Association has to investigate the un-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-29
Cook Hospltal Notes.

Mrs, VIII Wright, of Maple avenue,
" rs brought 10 tie hospital yesterday
for treatment OF typhoid fever.
a. j, BonfHeld, Of Tunnelton, is here
for surgical treatment.
Mrs. Anna Westfall, of New Eng.
land, who was badly burned on satur-
day, was brought to the hospital yes
terday While her condition is stlll
serious. she IS slightly improved to.
day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-29
MOVE our STOCK

Yeagers are NOW taking e. nv
tory Of stock and gsttine
their Final Big slaughtsr
Of which VIII % made Inter oa
Special Inducements g merchant
to move out stock in whole lots rha
store Is open and you have slle ppnof
tunity of buying now.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-29
SAVED FROM WRECK.
Miner Tagged Train Before 1t Reach
ed Big landslide.

Probably many lives were saved this
morning by coal miner employed by
the Fairmont Coal Company. A land
slide occurred Just east of Worthing-
ton station and the miner ran quite
distance to flag No. 3, the Pittsburs
flser. The train was delayed nearly
an hour,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-29

Hon. s, NJ. Hon. Of HarrisvilIe. pros,
ecuting attorney OF Richie county ar-I
rived at noon to-day for the meeting
OF the State Rar Association,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-29
THE WEATHER.
Snow TosNleht.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s.-Fore-
cast for West irginia-sncw or
rain and colder tonight. satur-
day, colder and partly cloudy,
snow in the (modntain districts,
high westerly winds.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-29
HOPPER Jumped the Track.

iHOPPsFs JumP9u tHs F!dVN'
Three loaded steel hoppers Jumped
the track near the, scale house at noon
today and blocked the east bound
train for two hours. The Grafton
wreck train was Summoned.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-29

miss Olive Meester has returned
ION .nurslng . batlent At lIorgantowh.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-29

20 whether a government bank had
lseen discussed. He denied having do
claied John R. Walsh would not be
prosecuted tor alleged violations Of the
banking laws because It y the cus-
tom among the bankers tosyioIate.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-29

L. r. Wells, of Farmingtons was IN
the city today. and made Us a pleasant
business call
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-25
AN INTERNAL MACHINE.
4 Deadly Present to Penrose Sup
UOsedly From q Crank.

Philadelphia. Pa, Feb. 23.--Ad-
dressed To United States Senator Pen
rose small Internal machine was
found done up III an innocent looking
package in q private mail box in the
hallway of a building at 1910 Market
street today A. j. Williams. q pho-
tographer to whom the mail box be-
lonss and who discovered the package
turned it over to Captain of Detect
ives Donaghy who opened the box
without exploding its contents. The
box contained gunpowder and 4
liqnid in a bottle supposed TO be nitro
glycerine. On portions of the wrap
per of the box were pasted clippings
containing the names of different corr.
porauons. On another Wrapper was
the inscription "Presiden tRooseveit.
we are not In any trust: time limited
inauguration
1t is the opinion of -, tain Dom
aghy that the Internal machine is the
work of crank. There is no clue to
his identity.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-25
wAR. VAR TO TIE hit.
Cassini Declares Ii VIII BE Prosecuted
With Increasing Vigor.
(By .the ASSOCIATED Press.)

ICY LbG 2ASSOIltlkGl Il ACfsfosj
Washington, D., c., Feb. 23.--At the
White House and at the State Depart
ment, at the Russian, French, Ger
man, British and Italian embassies
and the Japanese legation today
where inquiries were made regarding
the rumors of peace between Russia
and Japan the most positive state
ments were made that If either of the
belligerents were thinking of propos-
ing peace it was a secret securely
locked in the Foreign Office at st.
Petersburg or at Toxic. The president
has heard absolutely nothing of an
ayowed intention on the part of Rus
sia or Japan to sue for peace at this
time, much less of an actual pro-
posal Secretary Hay today assured
three ambassa doris that while this
government continued hopeful of an
opportunity to be of assistance when
ever assistance might be asked by the
belligerents there were no indication
here that the time for peace was near.
Count Cassini, the Russian ambas-
sador, said talk of peace was never
more absurd than now. The ambas-
sador has had positive information
from the very highest officials in st.
Petersburg that the war will be prose-
cuted With increasing vigor. 1t Is
expected that General kuropatkin
with the opening of the spring CAM
paign will accomplish much in view of
the reinforcements he has received.
The Emperor has every confidence in
his military ability. Count Cassini
declared the peace talk was prepara-
tory TO. an. attempt TO float another
JAPANESE loan. ,2 ~
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-25
sTUYvEsANT FISH or RATES.
lie Reads Statement Before tho
Committee Having This Matter
Under Consideration.
CBy the Associated Press

Washington, ID. c., Feb. 23.--Stuy-
vesant Fish, president of the Illinois
Central Railroad. read a statement TO-
day before the Senate Committee on
Interstate Commerce which has the
Mr.. Fish told of an interesting con-
ference he had in January, 19O1, win
President Roosevelt over the suDJecl
OF railroad legislation. Chairman
Knapp, of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, was at the conference
and the President was quoted as say
ing that the railroad men and the
members OF the commission should
get together and prepare some meas
ure that would meet the recognized
evils in the conduct and management
of railroad business.
The President suggested that COM
mission of five men should be CHOSEN
to represent the railroads and named
Morton, of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe: Hughltt, of the Chicago and
Northwestern; Cassatt, of the Penn
sylvania: Spencer of the southern,
and Fish, of the Illinois Central, as
good committee for the railroads to
been done in response TO the Presi-
dents suggestion.
After the meeting had adjourned
Mr.. Fish was asked why the railroads
had not proceeded according to the
ideas of tho President. He said that
the members OF the Interstate Com
merce Commission were not disposed
TO entertain the idea.