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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
MANY CALLED TO
TELL OF REBATES
s. ---
Deputy U. S. Marshals Have Been
Busy Serving subpenas {
Here. al
BUT ONE ROAD SEEMS
TO BE UNDER FIRE NOW
Suggested that the Inquiry May
Result from the State
Investigation. ri

Uncertainty and restlessness con
tinues to pervade shipping and trans
portation circles. Since T he ur:
n al divulged the fact that a federal
investigation of alleged rebates was 70
begin Monday, before a special grand
Jury, everybody who might, under any
pretext, be involved, has bene warning
FOR the lightning to strike. 1t Is
fact that deputy, United states mar
shals have been busy serving suppenas
on shippers and railroad men and that
the list is of a very respectable length.
SO far as any publicity about the
coming investigation is concerned, the
federal attorneys and marshals are de-
cidedly clammish. It is impossible TO
secure even list of the grand jurors:
In any event the corridors of the FED,
eral building promise to be as well hlea
Monday with prominent railroad men
and grain -four shippers, as they were
at the time Of the, famous Marchand
Investigation into the Wisconsin Cen
'tral-Ann Arbor alleged rebate case,
which proved to be fiasco. w. -
Conferred on M. & st. L.? h
So far as can be learned the Mime
apolis & st. Louis officials are the only
railroad people in Minneapolis who
have been asked to appear before the
federal court, Oct 25. From this fact
it has been deduced by railroad men
that the coming investigation is an
outcome of the examination of St.
Louis officials into the purpose Of GER
tain expenditures which was held last
month before the state railroad com
mission at St. Paul. At any rate, it Is
said confdentially that several grain
men are very uneasy over the dense So
crecy which surrounds the portendine
federal probing which has been zad
vertised to begin Monday morning.
On the other hand, some traffic off
Gals profess to believe that the investi
cation is. result of the La Toilette
resolution and will be an inquiry into
the relationship between the railroad
companies and warehousemen. Some
startling disclosures regarding unlawful
discrimination practiced by the big
elevator interests and the railroads tt
crush out smaller grain men are ex
pected in Chicago today where Johr
a. Marble is pursuing an investigation
under the resolution. s.D.ss--.-.S+rs
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
FRENCH PREMIER
]. !. ABOUT ! To- !. RESIGN
sarrien Will Give Place to Glenn
$: enceau at Head of French
+. ...t.. Cabinet. Ns.S .=.s

Paris, Oct. 49,. M sarrien u retire,
rlent from the premiership has been
decided on and probably viii be Off
cially. announced tomorrow. It is re-
garded as certain that President Fal-
Heres will ask Interior Minister Glenn
enceau to assume the premiership.
Altho it has been increasingly mani
fest for weeks that M. Clemenceau is
the dominating Influence. in the govern
ment, and was bound, If it survived,
to succeed to the premiership, NJ. SSar-
rien's resignation will be rendered
purely on the ground of ill health, not
Withstanding contrary reports of dis
sensions in the cabinet.
NJ Sarrien has been sufferer from
continual attacks of enteritis and blad-
der trouble and is unable to any longer
endure the strain for the fight which
the government is conducting on nu-
merous issues, especially the church and
state separation question. .s...
M. Sarrien will give farewell lunch
con to his colleagues tomorrow.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
.TREADMILL FOR
DRINK ..BESOTTED.
Police Judge Would Have the
Power Generated Serve the !
Municipality.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal
Waterloo, Iowa, Oct. 18.-Police
Judge Van Metre has recommended
that the city furnish treadmill to.
which habitual drunkards may be SEN
fenced. He says that they only loaf
when sentenced to work on the streets
with ball and chain and chuckle sat
the idea of going to Jail, where they
will be well fed whether they work
or not.
The judge says it is serious prob
lem to deal with cases of repeated in
ebriety. The victims do not dislike
the idea Of going to jail. They have
no money when arrested and cannot
pay a fine; they have no friends to
sympathize with them and endeavor to
reform them; they refuse to leave town,
thus doing nothing to assist the officers
in solving the problem presented by
| their continued sprees.s B 49,
Therefore he believes the city should
provide treadmill, where such cases
may be sent for punishment, and where
drunken men, when .sobered, may be
made to work.
The power generated by such mill
could be put to many uses which would
serve the municipality and tighten the
burden now put upon the taxpayers
for the support Of these drones Of so,
1 ciety. .*
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
WOMAN IS STABBED !.
WALKING IN PARK.
Mrs. Marcus L. Ward, Prominent
in Detroit Society, Victim
of Maniac.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. !
Detroit, Mich, Oct. 1S.--Mrs. Mar
Gus l.. Ward, well known. to Detroit
society, was stabbed today by an I'M
known man while walking in Palmer
park with her friend, DIR. Grace Rodg-
ers. While there lis considerable mys-
terry in the case. it is believed that her
assailant is insane, and that it is he
who has been responsible for numerous
recent insults to- women members Of
the Detroit Golf club, whose links are
in the neighborhood.
Mrs. Ward and DR.. Rodgers had been
for stroll in the park and were re-
turning to the carhne Several hundred
yards from the waiting room medium
sized man, with sandy hair and mus
tache, rushed at Mrs. Ward with ia
E,qrazY leeT, striking her twice ii the
abdomen witM his relenched fist and
then stabbed her Wit b. a knife &. 6, 80
$#<S Mrs. Ward fell screaming "a few
yards from thegspot, but before as
sistance: could - arrive the man. had
made his escape thru the woods. Elk
animation revealed<a long knife wound
i'm. M1s. Wards side, scarcely an eighth
Eof ian inch from the ;Ifemoral artery.
She is in critical condition and is
suffering greatly from the shock. A
man answering the description was ar
rested: later at Royal Oak and brought
to Detroit. go. : = 49,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
AIR, WATER, LAND
AID DEATH RACE
Wireless, Tug and Express Train
Hurry Eminent Doctor to
Patient.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. ,
New York, Oct. 18.-To give
wealthy woman at the point of death
the one chance for life which the best
of earthly skill might afford, the powers
of earth, air and water were today in
the hand of fate.
On the steamship Carmania of the
Cunard line, DR.. Howard Kelly, the dis.
tinguished surgeon and professor of
gynecology at Johns Hopkins univer-
sity, was returning from Europe. In
a sanatorium, Mrs Lewis Davis, who
had undergone delicate operation last
Saturday, was momentarily losing
ground. New York specialists had
been called in consultation, but they
had shaken their heads: The case
seemed beyond human power =
Then it was determined to call DR..
Kelly to the aid of the sick woman.
So. thru the air went the message by
wireless. But Captain Pritchard, at
quarantine, decided that the weather
was too uncertain and he would not
dock his ship until morning. ~
Gets There, but Too Late.
DR.. Kelley, however, was not to be
deferred. He pointed out the urgency
of his mission, and every facility was
put at his d1SpOSal. colonel GARRISON,
surveyor of the port, could cut the knot
senger from landing before the ship had
been cleared. s..~~. TX
The wires were soon in motion to adj.
! wise him Of the situation. His deputy
Mr.. Bishop, in turn, communicated with
! the authorities at Washington, and
presently tug with two inspectors and
DR.. Kelly aboard put off to-the Bat
terry. Here the subway, came into play
= While an express whirled the doctor
to the Seventy-second street station, {
f S Enaro oa dhd by ehons to
! that doomed the patient. All had beer
done, he said, that mortal skill coule
suggest. The end was inevitable, an6
a few hours later Mrs. Davis quietly
breathed her last.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
Miami, Fla, and Hauana Are Cut Off
Last Messages Described
Increasing Dangers.


Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 1s.-There has
been no communication with Miami,
Fla, since morning. just before the
wire failed the operator at Miami re-
ported a storm and said there was two
feet of water in his Office This report
reached Atlanta from Jacksonville, the
latter point working direct with Miami.
Miami is about 800 miles south of
Jacksonville on the east coast of Flor
ida and it is supposed the Cuban tor
nado has struck the place with full
force. The Atlanta weather bureau
has no advices further than those re-
'ceived from Washington during the
morning.
Severe Storm RACES.
Washington, Oct. 18.-The general
review Of weather conditions issued by
the weather bureau today says.
r., A tropical disturbance Of small diam
eter, but Of great severity in and near
me vortex, passed over Sand Key and
Key West, Fla, at CLOCK this morn
ing, the maximum wind velocity at tHa.
trst named station being 70 miles an
hour. The disturbance is now appar-
emily central off the southeastern Ffori-
Ga coast, going north-northeast. Storm
warnings are displayed on the Florida
coast and from Norfolk to Jacksonville.
Havana Is Cut Of.
New York, Oct. lS.-Cable communi-
cation with Havana, which was inter
rupted late last night, has not been re-
stored. The break was undoubtedIy
caused by a severe storm which swept
over Cuba and which was described by
the Havana operator just before COM
mun1cation was lost, having reached
cyclonic proportions
Hurricane in Capital.
Press dispatches received early last
night stated that the hurricane with;
rain prevailed In the Cuban capital and
| that the United States troops in Camp
1 Columbia were much disconnected.
Later the Havana operator told Kew
| West that the storm had increased in
! fury and that the storm was leveling
the inland wires leading from the cable
hut. Then followed. an entire break in
ttelegraphic communication and up. to
8 O'Clock this morning the. wire connec.
ton has not been restored. s
| It is more than likely that the storm
has caused damage in Havana and its
vicinity - -.s>ssess-
Key West early reportssa heavy rain
and windstorm has reached the Florida
coast. 80
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
BAKER HEIRS CAN'T SHARE
Their stepmother's Million Must Go to
Blood Relative.

sgs3 81 Blood Relative.
Special to The Journal. ,,Esss
Chicago, Oct..s 18-Thru a caprice Of the
law, the children of the late w. T.. Ba-
ker, former president Of the Board of
Trade, lose an inheritance valued at
81, 000, 900. The three sons and two
daughters Of Mr.. Baker were his children
BY his first wife. When he died.sIeaVing
no will, his second wife received her stat
sutory one-tklrd OF the estate, estimated
at So ,000, 900. She in turn has just died of
paralysis. and as the malady prevented
her from making a will her estate must
go to blood relative, and her stepehil-
dren cannot share it. The relative thus
surprised with a fortune is an aged
spinster, Miss Jennie Phipps of Troy, n.
~, the only near relative Of Mrs. Baker.
lathe five persons deprived Of third Of
their fathers estate are all well known
In Chicago They are Mrs. Van Wagon
EN- Alling of Lake Forest, at whose resi-
dence Mrs. Baker died; Howard w Ba-
ker, assistant general manager Of Butler
Bros; Henry d. Baker. Charles Baker OF
Seattle, and Miss Annie Baker. Speaking
for the family, Howard Baker says they
are perfectly satisfied to have their step
mothers estate go, to Miss Phipps, mas
much as they had all been well provided
for In the. original distribution OF their
fathers estate. S IS
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
PUBLIC MAY KNOW
WEIGHTMAN SECRET
Mrs. Jones Wister Likely to Re.
j. veal Contents Of the
= yellow Slip
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
+ Philadelphia, Oct. 18.-The mysteri.
Gus contents Of the now famous 'yel-
low Slip that halted the contest for
the $6O,000,000 left by the chemist,
William Weightman, may yet be made
public. So intense is the interest and
SO insinuating the innuendoes that have
arisen from it that Mrs. Jones Wister,
the contestant, will review her case,
friends assert, if for no other reason
than to clear her name.
!, Commenting on Mrs. Wister's decla-
ration that she is willing to face the
reading Of the yellow slip in court, q
man who has seen the paper declared
today that he Edidn It wonder Mrs. Wis
ter attorney had not shown it to her,
because its contents would shock the
sensibilities of almost any woman.
r. The Wisters held a family council
today to consider what is best to do.
Mrs. Wister was greatly agitated by
the gossip and anxious to have the
document made public, together with
her Statements regarding the paper.
.But4the lawyers finally persuaded her
to remain silent for little while longer.
Do you regard gossip, insinuations
and. mystery affecting your client as
preferable to the TRUTH" was asked Of
one of Mrs. Wister's leading attorneys.
II have promised not to say one
word,' was the only reply. o.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
DOBSON APOLOGIES
Captain Hull Thereupon Withdraws His
SANDER Suit.
Journal Special Service,

Journal Special Service. y
Des Moines, Iowa, Oct. 18.-George
L. Dobson, former secretary of state
for Iowa and defeated candidate against
Captain j. A. T. Hull for the republi-
can nomination for congress from the
seventh district, has made written
apology to Mr.. Hull for charges pub
licly made by him in the last primary
fight. The letter is in effect an apollo
gy to International republican congress
sional committee. 80
In his campaign speeches Mr.. Dob
son accused Hull Of being tool Of the
corporations, and as secretary Of the
national committee, receiving campaign
contributions from J. P. Morgan, which
were never entered on the committee,s
books. On receiving the apology, Cap
tain Hull ordered the withdrawal Of a
suit for. SANDER which he instituted
against Mr.. Dobson at the time the
charges were made.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
NEGROES FOUGHT FLAMES
Later Reports Indicate Seneca Blacks
Were with Whites.

Columbia. s. c., Oct. 1s.-Later re-
ports from Seneca, S. c., indicate that
the rumors that the negroes started the
firo that caused damage of $4,000 had
little base. While few of the blacks
may have harbored anger bitter enough
ner, the largest part of the negro pom
ulation was engaged with the whites in
q frantic fight to stop the flames. The
town is quiet today. - -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
PATCHING UP ALLIANCE
French and Russian Foreign Ministers
.... GRt Together

Paris, Oct. 18.-The Russian foreign
minister, M. IsWolsky, has arrived here
from st. Petersburg to confer with
Foreign Minister Bourgeois on the in
ternational situation and the dual ALI
ance. It is believed that THEIR deliber-
atoms will result in advancing the
agreement. between the two countries
on various questions which have been
under discussion for long time past.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
sILVEIRA's SHIP SIGHTED
Cuban Absconder Put in at Curacao and
-, Left for Port Cabello.

:
New York, Oct. lS.-The steamship
Carmelina with Manuel Silveira, the
Cuban banker, whose recent disappear
ance from Havana was said to have
& Co., his wife and two children aboard,
steamed into Curacao week ago Sun
day, according to Captain Bennett and
several passengers of the steamship
sZulia Of the Red D. line, which has
reached here from Venezuelan ports.
II. B. Chase said the Carmelina put
into. Curacao Oct. Z and left on the
forenoon Of the following day after
taking on coal, ostensibly for Port. Ca
bello. 81. s4i'ssit.ss Vasssl
g Nobody paid much attention to the
Carmelina, said Mr.. Chase, { because
none of us knew anything about the
Silveira or his connection with the
failure of Ceballos & Co..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
COMSTOCK HAS r. R. PASS
New York's Vice Battler Admits He
Rides Free.
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service. -s.
New York. Oct. 1s-Anthony Com
stock. titleholder in the battle against
vice, met his match in Hugh Miller,
al attorney, in trial at the United
States court here. -.., r. +.
SIS it not a fact, Mr.. Comstock, -
asked Miller, ''that for years you col
lected mileage as a witness from the
government, charging from your home
IN Summit, N. j., even when you were
subpenaed at your office opposite the
federal building?' 0,.-~
Mr.. Comstock declared that he no
longer received his mileage from Sum.
init or from any place, owing to his
being a postoffce inspector.
:" Even now you are riding on pass,
Is not: that true7' asked Miller. :.
Suppose I do; what s that your
businesss' snapped Mr.. Comstock.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
OIL TRUSTS FATE
IS YET UNDECIDED
Jurors Debate Thru Night With
out Result Defense Pre-
diets Disagreement.

Findley, Ohio, Oct. 1s.-Late to-
day there is no sign of verdict
from the jury in the case of the state
against the Standard Oil company Of
Ohio for alleged conspiracy against
trade. = ~. &rs.@'s " .I o.
There was no change in the. situation
at 1890 pm. with respect to. the jury
in the Standard Oil case, when Judge
Banker authorized the twelve men to
go to dinner. They had been locked
in their room sixteen hours at that
time. rs. :.
The jury was taken out to breakfast
at am, and on its return the droning
sound Of the argument which had come
from the locked room turnout the hours
! Of the night was heard again. y
Attorneys for the defense are conf
dent THE twelve men will be unable TO
agree. They look for such an announce
ment to be made almost any time ii ss}ss.
There will be an effort made BY The
: state to give the jury plenty Of time
to endeavor to reconcile their differ
ences. IF this policy should prevail,
I the jury may be sent back, should it
endeavor too early to get discharged
on, the plea that an agreement, cannot
be had. =*.-r-tv X -, -. sfs#%
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
SENSA nON|S lMPEN
IN EL |. J A | ! | | j PROBE } {.
Kansas City Hearing Expected to
Produce Startling Trust
Evidence.
Commerce Comnaiss ioner Clark
Declares Big Story" Will
Be Uncovered.
speoial to The Jourral. !.

Special TO The: Journal ~ 33-Estsf 5gs
Chicago, Oct. Il. With the expecta-
tion Of uncopering in Kansas City evi-
dence that certain railroads control the
elevator business of the great west
ern grain belt, and that the mar.
ket is dominated by them, the inter
state commerce commissions has ad.
journed its Chicago grain hearing. It
will meet in Kansas City next Monday
The testimony which Attorney John
H. Marble expects to produce for the
be the most sensational in the La Fol
lette Investigation.
I'VE will get down to the MAR
facts,'' said Comm ssioner CLARK
"when we getsto Kansas City. There
is where it looks as tho we were going
to uncover the real big story - 81
Commissioner Lane made the same
forecast. 'cWe will be at Kansa.
City, Omaha and Des Moines mex
week, y he said, Fright in the heart o.
this trouble, and it looks as if the rail
road systems which own long. lines o:
elevators and dominate the grain mar
kets, of the west will have to tell u
how and why they do it. !"
In Des Moines Friday.
Hearings will be held in Omaha .ol
Wednesday, and in Des Moines on Fri
day. Attorney Marble, went to Kan
sas City last night to summon represen
tative railroad and grain men.
The Chicago hearing will be resume
in about two weeks. j: Ogden Armou
was sought today by, q United, State
deputy marshal, but could not be found
He will be leading witness when tn
commissioners get back. Prominen
railroad officials also will be Gale
upon. ~. E.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
In Des Moines.: Friday.
z cR1PPLEs' UNION" FORMED
MANNED switchtenders Of Chicago Com
plete Strong Organization. s.,

Journal Special Service. ss,.s5f,.
:. Chicago, Oct. ls.--The Switchtend-
ers' union, the first organization of this
class of railroad employees in the coun-
try was perfected last night at a large
ly attended meetingH The: new union
starts out with a membership Of nearly
900. &. Ssh 81 1870 's5 u:
which has gained for it the facetious,
tho not unkindlY inteKd led soul riquet Of
! the 6 Crripples Z union is Vie fact That
"a large percenta the members are
\ llliAAs q leg or la1s rim; or have suffered
some other serious bodily injury. st'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
PRESIDENT CALLED DOWN
Campaign Contributions Cause Action
+ by Civil Service Commission.
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
@ Washington, Oct.a 1S.-Besides call
ing down President Roosevelt for VIC
lating the law prohibiting any EN-
political contributions, the civil service
commission has directed the republican
campaign committee Of Iowa to with
draw; a letter sent to government Off
Gals and clerks here asking for money.
The. law authorizes prosecution for
it's violation, but the commission will
not take such action. The president
testified to the committee that he did
not contribute his dollar to Representa-
tive Sherman, chairman Of the con-
gressionaI committee, but sent it to
someone else. The law prohibits CON
tributions g direct or indirect SO that
the president % excuse is Of no avail.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
STAYS MOTHER s DEFENDER
Father Shoots Son Who Thwarted
Mans Effort to Slay Wife.

Chicago, Oct. 1s.-Bernard Clohr, to-
day shot and fatally wounded his son,
q years DID, and then committed sui
eide by swallowing carbolic acid. The
son had prevented Clohr from killing
his mother. and the father enraged at
latter lay asleep, and shot him twice in
the back.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
PRINCES OFF FOR ORIENT.
They May Visit America on: Their Way
]. -. Home.

Copenhagen, Oct. ,1s.-Prince Walde-
mar Of Denmark and Prince George OF
Greece started this morning sby-sway Of
Naples on a far. eastern trip, from which
they may return by way Of America. The
princes are travelling in company with
group of leading Danish financiers inter-
ested in the East Asiatic company. the
object Of the trip being to further Danish
comm ercial interests in China and Japan.
The party will be absent five months.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
IOWA PREsBYTERIANs MEET
Rev. John. McAllister of Missouri
81 s 4 Valley Chosen Moderator.

Vinton. iowa, Oct. 1s.-The annual
meeting Of the Presbyterian: synod Of
Iowa is in session here. Rev. John
McAllister Of Missouri Valley has been
chosen moderator. There are over two
hundred delegates in attendance, -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
AMEs STUDENT HURT IN RUNAWAY.
Special to The Journal,

dent of the state college and a member Of the
stock judging team to represent the college at
the international show in Chicago, was seriously
became frightened at an automobile and threw
him out He was badly bruised about the head
and body and his hip was dislocated and ankle
sprained. 81 rs.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
I MccurcHEoN,s MANAGER Acou1rrED.

Ida Grove Iowa. Oct. 1s.-t)skar Berger. for
mer manager of the 2. II. McCutcheon private
bank of Helstein,. which failed three years ago.
was acquitted today of a charge Of fraudulent
banking after a trial OF ten days. The defense
contended that Berger could not have known Of
the banks insolvency when he accepted de-
1,osit.