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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-06
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Abatement of his career, which he
asked permission to read. This de-
tailed his various comDensations con-
tracts and commissions. There were
a number of reductions in the COM
mission, which he said were made
at his own request, owing to the un-
foreseen success of the foreign bust
ness. This foreign business was in
augurated because of the success at
tanned by the New York Life Insur-
ance Company and the Equitable Life
Assurance Society.
Mr. McCurdy started this foreign
business in 1885, and assumed the
office of general manager in 1903 at
a salary of $4,000.
His Enormous Profits.
The most startling part of Mr.. Nc
Curdy's testimony was made just be-
fore the recess. when he submitted a
statement of his profits, or the rev.
enue from his contracts, on the for
eign business of the company From
1886 to 1902, while he was a MEM
ber of the firm of G. II. Raymond &
Company, the Metropolitan agents of
the Mutual Life Insurance Company.
his profits were $209, 9,123. Under his
contract with the firm he paid one
half or $104.561 to Mr.. Raymond and
from 1898, when he left the firm
down to August 81, 1905, his commits
sions were $1,059,267. making a to-
tai personal revenue from the foreign
business from 1886 to 1905 of ST.
163,829.
During the period of his connec-
ton with the firm of c. II. Raymond
& Company, Mr.. McCurdy. according
to his own testimony, was receiving his
share of the profits on the business OF
the Mutual Life Insurance Company
written by his firm as the Metropoii-
tan agents This sum. Mr., McCurdy
was unable to give any estimate upon,
and later in the day and when Mr..
McCurdy was called it was brought
out that these profits to Mr. McCurdy
Continued on Page Five.)
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NEED OF STRIPES,
Jerome on Life Insurance
Revelations.
He Will Present Cases of Moral obi.
guilty and MorsI 0btuseness of Bus
mess Men 10 Special Grand
Jury.
CBy the Associated Press.)

New York, Oct 5.-District .Attor-
ney William II. Jerome announced in
statement to Justice Davey, in the
criminal branch of the Supreme Court
today that he intended to present to
an extraordinary grand jury the reve-
lations affecting the conduct of life
insurance business which have been
made before the Legislative 1nVestiga-
ton Committee. Mr.. Jerome said the
inquiry by this committee has shown
greater moral obliquity and moral
obtuscness on the part Of persons inn
portant in the business world than did
the shocking revelations" in regard
to the Equitable Life.
He said there was public excitement
and a sense of outrage at what had
been done and that it would undoubt-
edly meet with general commenda-
ton if he were to select certain in
dividull transactions and place them
before the grand jury at once. How
ever ne regarded it as his duty tC
wait until the investigating committee
had completed its work and then tC
ask for an extraordinary grand jury
and lay before it the matters dis
closed by his own study of the situ1-
ton, as well as that of others. This
he said he intended to do.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-06
The Fever at NatcheZ.

Natchez, Miss, Oct. 5.-The follow
ing is the summary of the yellow fe-
yer summary to o'clock this even
ing.
New cases six; total to date 121. To-
tai deaths Z; new foci 5; total 43.
Cases undertreatment 81; discharged,
5.
OF the six new cases reported to-
dayday, five presented new fOci, and
four are white. Te people are be-
fcanting somewhat discouraged and
many believe that only frost can
bring an end to the visitation. DR..
Lavinder and the pastors of the city
churches today addressed q citizens
meeting urging renewed fight against
the mosquito.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-06
TO FIX THE RATES
Townsend Expects Bill
Through This Session.
Would Give the Commission Power to
Enforce its Findings Within Reas-
enable Time. Speaks After
Seeing Roosevelt.
(Bv the Assoclated Press. J

Washington. Oct Railroad rate
legislation was the topic of long
conference this afternoon between the
President and Representative Town
send of Michigan. one of the authors
of the h-ToWnsend bill. Mr..
Townsend said afterWard that it was
his purpose to have his bill in readi-
ness for introduction in the House
as soon as Congress convened. He
continued:
after making it perfectly clear
that the provisions of the measure APP
ply to private cars, refrigerator cars
and terminal charges. it will be my
purpose, through the measure to con-
fer upon the Interstate Commerce
Commission the power to make its
findings, in any particular case, eff
fective within a reasonable time after
they are announced. Efforts have
been made to create the impression
that it is the purpose of the advo-
Gates of this legislation to give the
Interstate Commerce Commission
the authority to fix all the rates of a
railroad. That is not true. 1t is in
tended only that the commission, If
complaint shall be made, that any
particular rate was unjust. shall have
power, after due investigation, to sub
stitute a reasonable rate in case the
complaint shall have been shown 10
be we'll founded.
do you expect that rate legisla-
ton will be enacted during the ap-
preaching session of Congress?"
81 have no doubt of it," replied Mr..
Townsend. THE House has indicated
where it stands on that proposition,
and l believe there is a strong work
ing majority in the Senate in favor of
such a measure"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-06
Dishonesty in High Places
in the State.
AND THE JUDICIARY
Also in Great Financial Institutions
and Corporations, and the PalIiatiOn
of Such Acts by the Masses. ].
Edward Simmons Sees Hope,
uN,uaOnr
However.
(By the Associated Press.

Annapolis, Md, Oct dishonesty
in high places In the State, the judi
ciary and great financial institutions
and corporations and paIliatiOn of
such acts by the masses gravely
threaten the future OF the country,
according to views expressed today
by j. Edward Simmons president of
the Fourth National Bank. of New
York, in an address before the Mary
land Bankers Association. He point
ed to the lessons taught by the fall
of tho ancient Roman republic, the
Reign of Terror in France and the
disasters which befell Russian arms
in the recent conflict in the Far East,
all of which, he said, We're due TO
palliated dishonesty.
Il hear voices from the East and
voices from the West" said he. 'ill-
boding voices. voices from the pulpit
and the divine, voices from the col
lege and the educator, voices from the
bench, and the bar, voices from the
press and it's sages, the voice of the
President himself, denouncihg in
ringing tones ana deploring the UNI
Versal spread OF selfiShness i'm it's
meanest and most repulsive form
the form of dishonesty. They bewaiI
one universal carnival Of dishonesty.
He said he feared the very use of
the words was an indication of mems
tolerance Of a thief and his trade. He
called upon the members OF the as
sociation to give their assistance in
remdying a condition which makes il
possible "for men who pose as the
salt of the earth and who condemn,
without reserve, those who steal fifty
dollars OF more Il check for IA hundred
dollars. or accept Il bribe, TO the4n-
selves make millions by lying, by mis-
representation. hy fraud and by brib-
cry" without receiving punishment or
even criticism. while the man who
steals the paltry sum Is sent to jail.
He denounced the man OF stainless
private life who, sin the interest of
corporations, of the trust, of the gas
company. of the railroad company, of
the insurance company, has recourse
to every villainy damned in the
DecalOgue. who does the deed of
hiShwayman with the air of saint"
Mr.. Simmons said that the work
ings and dangers of great CORPORA
tions and multi millionaire enter
p ses have not been and are not as
fully understood as their advantages.
He believed that their dark side
should be investigated and set out as
lucidly and forcibly as the bright
side He referred to the ;sowth of
the socialist movement as shown by
the last presidential elections as due
largely to the fact, he said, that the
masses see great fortunes accumu-
lated by dishonest means and when
SO accumulated combined to smother
individual enterprise. He believed
however, that the situation was not
without hope, as the very fact that the
country has awakened to the condi-
tions. and that fearless and able men
are organizing and leading a cam
paign against dishonesty are grounds
for hope that far-reaching remedial
process has already begun.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-06
RAMSEY PUT OUT.
F. A. DeIanO Now Head
of the Wabash.
GouId's Axe Falls On Neck of Man
Who Fought Him for Control of
Road. Illegal, Says
Ramsey.
(By the Associated Press.

New York, Oct. 5.--J5seph Ramsey,
Jr.. was today rem ~yed from the
presidency of the Wabash Railroad
Company at a special meeting of the
board of directors held in this city
T. A. Delano. was elected as his sue
Cessor. Eight directors, including
Mr.. Ramsey, were present at the
meeting.
Mr.. Ramsey has been engaged in a
contest with Mr.. Gould for the con-
troll of the road. Mr.. Ramsey, after
the meeting, said his removal was
entirely illegal for the reason that
the meeting had not been properly
callCd. He made q protest before
the board saying that the bylaws re-
qured five days notice for special
meeting of the board. and that the
notices for this meeting were mailed
only Wednesda night.
His protest was oVer-ruled. how
ever.
President Delano took charge of his
office at once. "Mr. Ramsey and
have always been friends. hitherto, in
tho railroad business" said he, land
/ do not want to come into this con-
troversy in any way. AS to Mr.. Ram
sey's charge about the illegality of
the meeting | can say nothing. [ am
not a lawyer. But there were sew
eral good lawyers on the board at
the meeting, and I presume that they
would not attempt anything illegal. 1t
was the general understanding that
this was an adjourned meeting"
st. Louis. Mo. oct. 5.-When shown
the dispatch from New York. f. w.
Lehman. an attorney representing Mr..
Ramsey i'm the application recently
filed for a writ Of temporary injunc-
ton against the holding of a meeting
in Toledo, October 10th. said to the
Associated Press:
"All | have to sav at this time is
that the action in New York today
will not in any way affect our action
here for an injunction. We will pro-
ceed just as had been decided be
fore"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-06
DEATH or MIR. r.. D. BRIDGER
n Wealthy and Prominent Citizen of
Hertford Passes Away.
(Special 10 News and Obaerver.) }

Especial to News and Observer
Mapleton, n c., Oct. 5.-Rosbon d.
Budger, one of the wealtinest and
most prominent citizens of Hertford
county. died at his home three miles
from here in the country Sunday af-
ternoon. Mr.. Bridger was more than
seventy-fiVe years of age and had been
in poor health for more than year.
and his death is sad loss 30 the sec
ton in which he lived He was a
Confederate soldier followed the i'm
mortal Lee with the armies of North
ern Virginia for more than three
years, was engaged in many of the
great battles of the war and faced the
enemy in the first and third days fight
ct Gettysburg. Returning home after
the close of the war Denniless he be-
came a farmer of ability and in that
line accumulated quite little fortune
his estate baino estimated from $780,
900 to $150,000.
The funeral was at his home in the
country and the internent i'm the fam
lv buryiEg ground. the funeral SER
vices being conducted by Rev. c. w
Scarboro in he absence Of his pastor
Rev. A. T. Howell. The bail-belrers
We're Geo T. D&rden. T. NJ Forbes. Jr.,
III. b. Jenkins j. d. Sewell, Mat Blow,
and A. p. Parker.
He leaves several children, all of
whom he had settled on q farm except
one son, Roswell G. Bridger who is
an able attorney of Winton, this State
and many grandchildren.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-06
THE TRINITY ARCHIVE.
Prof. Mips at Work on Biography
of Sidney Lanier.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer
Trinity College. N. c., Oct. 5.-The
first number of the nineteenth volume
of the Trinity Archive came from the
press today. The Archive is a monthly
magazine, published by the Senior
class. 1t contains some very fine ar
ticles in the shape of essays, short
stories. ETC. The following is the ta-
BILE of contents: John Hay, Author and
Journalist. by Ural n. Hoffman; The
Awakening (poem) by Stephen j.
stephens; Twentieth Century Rubicon,
by Saul; to Joseph Francis Bivins
(poem), by Raymond Browning; The
Trent Affair. by Alton s. Hobgood;
The Case of Peter Blair, by w; AS
One Perfect Whole (poem), by Her
sey Spence.
Soon there will come from the press
g biography that will not doubt attract
much interest among Southern people
the life of Sideny Lanier by DR.. Ed
win Minis, professor of English liter
ature i'll Trinity College. In a pic
turesque style the author presents the
life of man who is fast gaining a
place with the truest and best poets
OF America.
This is the first full and comjlete
biography of Lanier, and in it DR..
Minis makes him tell as far as pos
sible, his own story by brief extracts
from tlis correspondence and letters,
manuscripts having been placed at his
service by the Lanier family. The
brief was at special pains throughout
the book to relate all the phases of
Lanier's many sided activity. The
volume is illustr2 ted with a frontis-
piece portrait produced in half tone
from old da pf T1nipr.
About the 18th of this month Idle
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-06
CUT, SAYS YERKES.
Collectors Told to Re-
duce Expenditures.
But When One Saith What Meanest
Thou? Mr.. Yerkes Becomeih an
Oyster. Mary Ann Preeneth
"Her" PIumage.
Especial to News and Observer)


Washington, d. c., Oct. 5.-Hith-
erto it has been possible at times
to obtain some information from diff
ferent officials of the Internal Reve-
nue. Bureau, but not one of them
Will now venture to acknowledge he
even knows that any internal reVe ,
nue. cases are being tried in Green's
bOro, N. G..
Commissioner Yerkes is the only
one who knows anything, and he is
not communicative. 1t could not even
be learned positively whether the
order issued by him today directing
collectors to cut down expenditures
was directed particularly against
lesser officials of the internal revenue
force in North Carolina or not The
order in question declares that ii rs
imperative that expenditures for fees
and expenses of gaugerS and for sal
aries and expenses of StorekeeperS
and storekeepera gaugers shall be
kept within the appropriation for
that purpose. And it is intimated
that at some of the distileries not
only in North Carolina but in certain
other States more petty officials are
being employed than are called for
by the amount of business done
merely to provide Il few more jobs
for the faithful
Mr.. Yerkes order would seem to
give color to this, as he directs col
Iectors to relieve all unnecessary of
ficers from duty and send in a re-
port to him. He also directs them
in no case to recommend an increase
i'm number of officers unless impera-
tive necessity therefor is known TO
exist
The gaugers employed must also
be limited to number actually reQuir-
ed to perform gauging without delay
or loss to taxpayer. 1t looks as II
Yerkes means to clean out the bureau
before leaving it for a Cabinet job.
Enthuscs Over "Herd Paper.
Ex-senator Marion Butler return
ed from Greensboro and says the
Industrial News will be ready for the
issue of Oct Sth Mr.. Butler says, that
inence to industrial features, its
name is really an accident, and it
will be primarily a newspaper and
secondarily a Republican newspaper.
He is very enthusiastic over the pros
poets for the paper, claiming that 1t
is the only Republican daily with the
Associated Press service south of the
Potomac. Robt H. McNein, formerly
of Wilkes county. now in Butler
office here. will become Washington
correspondent of the paper.
Mr.. Butler did not care to discuss
the subject of friction between the
Republicans in North Carolina. He
expects mis- paper to be the Republl-
can paper of the State.
The President has named John {.
b. Morton to be postmaster at More
head City. There is no longer post
office under the name of Eunice.
North Carolina. The name has been
changed to Rio.
The Postoffice Department has or
dered schedule on rural route NO. l
from Lillian, Wake County, changed
mail leaving at 7:45 a. m. and ar
irving at 2:45 p. m.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-06
Comments" a memorial volume of the

Comments" memorial volume of the
choicest writings of the late isaac
Erwin Avery, of the Charlotte OBJ
server. will be ready for distribution:
This work is edited by DR.. Edwin
Minis. The proceeds of the slle of
this book will be used for the estab-
lishment of a scholarship at Trinity
where Mr.. Avery was graduated.
Arrangements are now being made
for the annual debate between the
two literary societies of the college.
The question that has been chosen is:
Resolved, That the Federal govern
ment should be gwen the power to
regulate and control life insurance
companies in the United States. The
Columbian society will present the
affirmative side and the Hesperians
will defend the negative. This debate
will be held a short time before the
Christmas holidays.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-06
THE TREATY NOW IN TOXIC.
Owing to Police Restrictions Few Men
Meet the Bearers.
(By the Associated Press. }

Toxic, Oct. 5.-(6:30 p. MN.
GamaZa, director of political affairs,
of the Japanese Foreign Office. and
II. W. Denison the adviser of the
Japanese Foreign Office, arrived at
Yokohama today on board the steam
er Dakota, from Seattle, September
90, bringing the peace treaty signed
at Portsmouth, September 5, and left
immediately for Toxic They arrived
here this morning, but found few peo-
pie to meet them at the railroad sta
ton owing to the strict examination
made of all persons by the military
and police who guarded the station.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-06
BURGLARS CAUGHT.
Ccle a Woman Who Sometimes Struts
in Belltee2er and PantaloonS.
(By the Associated Press.


Chicago, Oct. 5.-Two burglars of
international reputation, il is believed,
are now in the custody of government
officials in this city and efforts are to
be made by Edward L. Montgomery,
step-Son of Isaac +. Lloyd, vice
president of the Mutual Life msur-
ance Company. to have the pair taken
20 New York. Henry Hoffman, who
has a number of aliases, and who was
arrested on charges of smuggling dia-
monds through the port at Boston is
one of the persons under arrest, Mrs.
Henry Schiller, who also has numer-
Gus other cognomens is the other
prisoner.
The specific charge on which the
prisoners are held is smuggling. In
stead of being merely smugglers, how
ever. II Is now alleged that Hoffman
and his companion were implicated in
= robbery in London and in at least
two large burglaries in New York
city.
According to government officials
both prisoners have confessed to hav-
ing robbed the home OF Mr. LLOYD
where the woman was employed, and
was apparently perfect servant.
Hundreds Of dollars worth of dia-
monds and silver confiscated by the
government when Hoffman and Mrs.
Schiller were arrested, has been prac-
tically identified by Mr.. Montgomery
as having been taken from the Lloyd
home in New York. At the time of
the burglarizinS of the Lloyd home,
articles to the value of 100000 are
said to have been taken. Another
charge which NAV be placed against
.he accused is that of robbing the
Aneonia Hotel in New York of thous-
ands OF dollars worth Of jewelry and
clothing.
Mrs Schiller is known as an expert
impersonator of men. Silk hats and
various other articles of mems attire
were found in her room.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-06
HE WOULD REDUCE VERDICT.
Judge Pritchard Thinks That Award
ed Thomson Excessive.
Especial to News and Observer }

N6pECIdI 10 -NtW5 dIIU WIZ
Asheville, N. c., oct. 5.-Judge j.
G. Pritchard today decided to reduce
the $27, 500 verdict, recently awarded
the plaintiff in the case of Thomason
VS.. the Southern Railway to $4,000.
The attorneys for the plaintiff have
the matter under consideration.
In case the plaintiff accepts the de-
cision the defendant will probably APP
peal. Judge Prtchard held that the
verdict of $27,500 was excessive, and
ordered it set aside. 1t was then in
timated that if the court would re-
duce the verdict the plaintiff would
accept.
The plaintiff. Ernest Thomason, is
suing the road for damages sustained
at the turntable at Old Fort five years
ago and in his complaint demanded
$4,000.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-06
(Called on account of darkness.)

Brooklyn N. Y. Oct. 5.-Boston
lost two games here this afternoon to
the local team. Scores: r. H. e.
Brooklyn ..302 00I 32*-11 19 0
Boston 200 600 030- 10 4
Batteries: Eason and Ritter; Will
helm and NeedAam Time 1874. UNI
pire, O'Day.
Second game. r. H. e.
Brooklyn 200 600 50 2
Boston .........0 900 001 0-1 0
Batteries: Mcintyre and Ritter;
Young and Nedham. Time 55 minutes;
Umpire, O'Day. Attendance 1000.
(Game called on account of darkness.)
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-06
GYMNASTICS IN THE VATICAN.
Y'o't To'ye Seen the SDTintcrs, TuEb-
lers and Bikers in the court
of the tBelvidere.
(By the Associated PressO

Rome. Oct 5.-The Vatican was the
scene of gymnastic contests today.
The two hundred and fifty Catholic
were escorted by Papal
Guards to the court of Belvedere,
where the contests took place. The
events included bicycle races, running
races and gymnastic exercises.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-06
National League.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York. oct. 5.-In a double
header today t;.a Philadelphia Ma
tionals broke even with the New
York Nationals. Score: r. H. E.
New York 40 0O1 000-1 4
Philadelphia .OI0 O30 000-4 4
Batteries: Matthewson and Bow
erman: Lush, Sparks and Doom. Time
1:45. Umpire, Emslie. Attendance
S,00G.
Second game. n. H. n.
New York .........O 900 50~-9
PHILADELPHIA ...... .Ol2 oOo-o
BATTERIES: McGinnlty and Clark;
Sparks and DOOM Time LOS. Um-
pire. Emslie. Attendance 10 900.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-06
A REDUCTION OF BAIL.
LeOnard's Bond is Cut Down from
$4,000 to $4,000.
(By the Associated Press.

New York, Oct 5.-A reduction of
bail for Henry A. Leonard, the young
man who stole $359000 worth of Sc
curities from the National City Bank
last week from $685. 600 to $4,000, was
made by Magistrate Pool today. Leon
ard found difficulty in securing the
larger amount
Magistrate Pool refused the request
of the National City Bank that he or
der the police to turn over to the
bank stolen securities which are in
their possession. The magistrate
would not accept the offer of the bank
TO furnish the police with substitutes
for the securities as evidence.
A bank official said that the securi-
ties were costing $37 a day in interest
charges.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-06
w. p. JONES. OF CARTHAGE.
Ore Of the Vice Presidents OF the Ma
tional Carriage Builders
Association.
(By the Associated Press. }

Philadelphia. Pa, Oct. 5.-The Car
riage Builders National Association
today elected as vice presidents.
charles p. Henderson, Valdosta Ga;
w. II. Jones, Carthage, N. G.; owen
Lilly, Memphis; Charles G. Bosher,
Richmond. Va.
The next convention will be held
at Atlanta. Ga.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-06
Only -Four Cases.
.Rv the Associated Press. J.

(BV the 4 ASsOclated PreSS.
Vicksburg, Miss, Oct. 5.--For the
twenty-four hours ending at p. m.
today only four new cases of yellow
fever were reported. two within and
to outside the corporate limits. The
figures to date are: Ne cases. 4; total
to date. 1856; total deaths, IA; total
foci 5S; cases under treatment, 40.