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Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16
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f1Ew YORK. Sept 12-<specisI Cor
I'M respondence OF The Bee. ewhen
James J. HIN wakes up next sun
f&if5# day morning he viii be just 90
- years ola. He will probably Jump
from his bed as fresh an any OF his 10000
employees Of half his age. ana the chances
are that he will do more work during the
coming week than any OF them. Mr.. Hill
has all the energy OF a man In his forties
and his voice II as strong and his step as
nrm as when he rode over the Red river
valley In an OK cart generation ago and
decided that It was rich enough % pay div
idends on q railroad for all time in the fu-
ture. Mr.. Hill started life as a farmers
boy in Ontario. Canada, and he earned
some Of his first money clerking In q
steamboat Office In the then village of ST.
Paul. He was working there at a dollar or
90 a day at the time was born. just ifty
years ago. and he has since worked to
such purpose that he has at least s2ooo.Oo
for every year of my age.
%
Great Railroad King.
II IL big thing to be worth a hundred
millions, but IL II moro to be the chief
railroad man Of the United States and the
chief of the railroad kings of the world.
today. He has greater transportation in
terests than any other one man on the
continent. He controls the Great Northern
system. which he created, and also the
Burlington ana the Northern Pacific. the
two buxom maidans whom he has enticed
into the Great Northern harem- AS head
I Of the Great Northern he has moro than
F, 1000 miles of red-hot railroad tracks, the
Burlington gives him 5000 miles more and
the Northern Pacific something like 5000
90 that altogether these three systems
sslone lack only 600 miles of reaching
around the world. II you started them at
| Seattle and extended them eastward across
our continent, the Atlantic. Europe and
Asia, they would reach the eastern shores
Of China. and there you might step on
HfiPs big boats and complete the circuit
90 Seattle. Hills steamers on the Pacific
are the largest that float that mighty
ocean. and he has another line from Buff
falo TO Duluth. which is the largest and
best upon the great lakes. Starting at
Buffaio one can 60 from there across the
continent. crossing the Pacific 70 Japan.
and on to Shanghai and Hong Kong. or
more than halfway around the world with
out taking his foot on the property owned
or managed by the railroad king.
In addition to this. Hill is supposed to
have a controlling interest in the Erie and
IN other roads, which give his traffic an
outlet to the Atlantic; and. venture. II
one could have a look at Pierpont Morgan's
private account books he would md that
James j. Hill owns something OF the At
iantic lines as well.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16
Life a F1eeting Thing.

Senator Platt. on his seventy-third birth
day, was being congratulated by some re-
porters at Manhattan beach. Life" said
the senator, 'fs a neeting thing. The long
est life passes like a dream. Nothing is
so amazing. so bewildering. as times swift
flight" He smiled. Imagine" he said.
how impressed with times flight old
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16
A FIGHTING Family.

ATRICK CALHOUN. president OF
the United Street railways of
San Francisco. who has had a
hot fight with his striking en-
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16

is awake and doing his best. Mr.. hin ssi-
dom pardons failure; he has no sympathy
with incompetency, una he will dismiss any
one, from vice president 10 brakeman, upon
provocation. He likes to have his men
plan out new schemes for increasing the
traffic, but he will not permit more than
one or two mistakes in management with
out discharge. He is often gruff TO his
subordinates, dragging them roughshod
over the Goals as TO their business. so as to
make them decidedly uncomfortable.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16

Henry Skerritt Of Oswego was Henry ran
away from his family year after mar
fiage. That was about 1880, and a few
months ago. taking up a local paper IN
Chicago. the deserter read in the personal
column: II Henry skerritt. who twenty
three years ago deserted his poor wife and
babe, win return home, said babe will be
glad to knock the stuffing out Of him."
A se1f-Made Man.
Carnegie was Napoleon; FricIs is a
known both men for more than twenty
years: Like Napoleon. Carnegie won the
victories through an army that was quick.
loyal and enthusiastic. Like Won Moitke,
Frick won by following out vast plans that
cut on all possibility of mishap or acct
dent. Taking him all in all. 1t would be
hard to find a more central or pivotal
figure than Henry Clay Prick in the whole
field of American finance. Keen, self
possessed. approachable. courteous, Mr..
Prick might more appropriately be called
the perfected type Of the self-fnade Aneri-
can, being the most self-contained man In
Pittsburg. says writer in Pittsburg Mr..
Frick has commonly been alluded to as a
human Machines money making sphinx.
But his intimate friends say otherwise. He
dislikes society functions and publicity. not
because no Is in any degree misanthropic,
but because of an instructive hatred of all
veneer and make believe. He feels at home
only among realities. Whatever his am
billions may be, his unusual talents will In
evitably make him the arbitrator and
harmonizer, Of American business and
finance.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16

In, ana the two talked together for
moment. During the conversation the edi-
tor said something that Mr.. Hill did not
like. and Mr.. Hill remarked:
IT suppose you came in for pass"
The editor replied: mo. have one al
ready" and he thereupon pulled out the
mileage book. AS soon as he left Mr. Hill
went In to the general passenger agent,
and asked him how he happened to give
mileage book to that fellow. The officer
replied that II was according to custom
to give such books In exchange for adver-
Using. whereupon Mr. Hill said:
well. you may omit the rule as far as
that man is concerned. He has a little
six by nine paper 1871 miles from here.
When he started 1t gave him pass and
transported all his machinery for nothing.
1t is now eighteen years since he gave me
a roast in his paper and don't want any
more passes given to him."
The mind that could remember an incl
dent like that down to the year and the
day. and at the same time supply the trans
portation for half continent is, to say
the least, remarkable.
Hill as an Educator.
The Great Northern railroad has, am
told, been training school for the most
prominent railroad men OF the country
Mr.. Hills methods are so strict that man
who succeeds with, him is fitted to do for
others; and Hill's graduates are always
in demand among the hnanciers. Take. for
instance, w. F. Newman, the president OF
the Vanderbilt line: w. w. Finley, vice
president OF the Southern; Russell Harding,
vice president OF the Erie; L. z. Johnson,
vice president of the Norfolk & Western,
and F. Z. Brittin. the president of the
Cotton Belt road, they are all graduates
from the Great Northern. e. w. Nc
Kenna vice president of the Chicago. Mil
waukee & st. Paul; Darius Miller, vice
president of the Burlington. and Frederick
Underwood, president of the Erie. all
worked under Jim Hill. 1t is the same
with John H. Stevens who Is now engi-
neering the Panama canal. He was for
years chief engineer of the Great Northern
system, and located Stevens Pass, through
which that system crosses the Cascade
mountains.
The men who, work for the Hill railroads
have to keep alive. No one on the Great
Northern is sure OF his position without he
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16

floor, without IN any sense lessening the
aggregate aisle space Of the great sales
room. The aisle from Harvey to the
elevator will be widened.
On second floor even greater trans
formation will be evident. A superb line
Of new fixtures will be introduced, the
general scheme will match the architectural
plan which has made the millinery section
enhancing and sensible. The woodwork
Will be OF "Old Mission" style-soothing.
pleasing and Of great adaptability as
background for display of colors. In this
new section 0he front southern half of
second fioor) will be located all ready-to-
wear goods-cloaks. suits. gowns, dresses
wrappers. muslin underwear and corsets
A pronounced feature OF second floor will
be the introduction OF a very charming
and complete infants wear department.
such a department as Will at once secure
for itself the right to be known as Head
quarters for Infants Wear"
Personnel of Department Heads.
Mr.. A. L. schantz will be at the head
OF the new dry goods sections Of the COM
pany. He is a young man of thirty-hve
has been trained to the dry goods business
IN seVerhl DraHcneS OF the great ocottiSn
Dry Goods Syndicate of America-a syndi-
cate which has the highest reputation for
turning out successful men in the depart
ment store world.
Mr. schantz was born in Rochester. was
actively identified with the sibley-Ilndsay-
curr Dry Goods company of that city.
thereafter he was president of schantz-
Bullock company. This successful con-
cern was by and by. consolidated under
the name OF Fahy-Schantz Dry Goods
company, Mr. Schantz being treasurer and
general manager. After a very success
full career, the concern was sold at very
profitable figure. and Mr.. schantz went to
Nashville. Tenn, as general manager and
president OF the Nashville Dry Goods COM
pany-largest retail concern in the Athens
OF the South" ss4 as
He Is trained retail man of wide expert
ence. a thorough believer In system, and
saturated from head 10 heel with the high
est ideals OF business He and his corps
OF Buyer. returned recently from an ex-
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16

He most conspicuous proofs OF
city's growth and general pros
perity. are not SO much indicated
by the building Of homes and
eating up 70 territory (for such
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16
Three Hili Boys.

Mr.. Hill has three boys, all Of whom are
employed in the railroad business. James
N Hill, the Oldest, aged 80, Is vice presi-
Hill. aged 81, is first vice president of the
Great Northern. and Walter II. Hill, aged
q, Is it's risht-of-way agent, having been
recently employed In purchasing the right
of-way of new line between Sioux City
and Omaha. All these boys have been
brought up in hard school. As soon az
they left college they wero placed in the
auditing department of the Great North
ern and after that in it's shops at st. Paul
They then became assistant roadmasters
and assistant superintendent OF various
divisions, rising step by step to their pres-
emit positions.
They are all of good habits and no scan-
dial has ever been attached to any of them
Louis w. Hill will probably be his
fathers successor in the railroad world.
He is now the executive head OF the Great
Northern, and, l am told. a good one. He
has been over the road again and again
and he is saturated with his fathers meth
DDS and policy. All the employees report
to him direct, and. although he. IL strict,
he is popular with them. Like his father,
he is a developer and pusher. 1t is through
him that the Messaba iron range was
Opcheu UP anu ltS transportation given TO
the Great Northern system. Mr. Louis Hill
persuaded his father to build the road IL
the owners Of the mines would give It the
hauling of their ore to Duluth. This was
done. and 1t has proved profitable.
Mr.. Louis Hill frequently goes over the
Great Northern system and keeps In close
touch with Its various communities. He
always carries fifty horsepower automo-
bile with him, having had a special COM
partment built for 1t in the end OF his
private car.
His arrangements are such that the au-
tomobile can be easily shifted of and on.
1t is ready for him as soon as the train
stops. and IL he wishes to visit the mills,
elevators, or take trip out into the coun-
try to look at the crop conditions he can
thus do 1t in the shortest possible time I
understand that his father at first sneered
at the idea. but that he has since been
out with Louis number of times and that
he uses the machine himaelf
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16
The Absent Congressman.

It was the unvarying custom OF the late
DIR. o. B. Cheney. president OF Bates coll
lege. to terminate the exercises at COM
mencement dinner by asking all to Join in
singing the doxology. On one occasion the
late Congressman Nelson Dingley had been
set down as the last OF the speakers, but
he was prevented from attending and sent
note of excuse, which did not reach the
president. who when Mr.. Dingley's name
was reached on the list, announced him.
After a pause he inquired IL the congress-
man were not present Being informed
that he was not In the room, the venerable
president, bethinking himself only Of his
cherished form OF closing calmly said: LAS
Congressman Dingley rs not present. let
us all rise and sing Praise God. from
Whom All Blessings Flow"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16
Gossip and Stories About People of Note

the Oakland Tribune, that the descendant
Of the great apostle Of slavery. who was In
turn descended from a poor scotch-Irish
immigrant, should be the storm center OF
a labor war in California, which came into
the union because Of the extension OF slav-
cry. and gave forth a stream OF trasure to
assist in putting down the slaveholders
rebellion and abolishing slavery"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-27
PHILIPPINE CERTIFICATES
Million and Half 10 he Retired by
Issue Of Million.

Washington, July g.-The bureau Of In.
sular Affairs ~ the war department has
announced that the 81 Do0o Philippine
temporary certificates o. Indebtedness ma.
turing Sept 1. will be- retired by the issue
Q: 10000 per cent certificates running
for one yeaI and the payment q the re-
maiuder In cash The new issue Of certih-
Gates Will be IN the denomination Of N.po
dated Sept !, ana are exempt from an
taxation. The secretary Of the treasury
authorizes TIE statement that the ccriin-
Gates mentioned will b. accepted az par
a. security for public deposits should
further deposits BE- made and may be
substituted fot government bonds now
held a. security Tor deposits on condition
that The government bonds thus released
be used as security f0r additional circu-
lauon whenever 10 the judgment u the
secretary II the treasury Il D. desirable 20
stimulate an Increase IN national bank cir
collation.
Bids will be received AZ the bureau n
insular Affairs until p M Aug ~ 1875
These certificates were issued o. provide
for the maintenace ~ parity Of Philippine
coinage. The maximum amount outstand-
ire ~ any one time was SeoGp which
was reduced by the refinement ~ No' -
90 on May !. 1906 aud ilt0lNs on sept
!. 1875, and the payment q iTeN0 On cash
sept. ] neat will leave outstanding only
the new issue Of N.om"a
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-27
HEADLESS BODY FOUND.
One Discovered Near Warren. o.,
Causes Mach Excitement.

Warren. o., July 27.-Much excite
ment prevails today at Leayittsburg, o..
near here. as result OF the finding
Of the headless body OF a man IN a ber-
~ patch. The head was later found
IN nearby bayfield,. Both body and
head were badly decOmposed.
In the pockets we're found letters
showing that the man was Albert Ken
nedy. Of Ellis, Mo. He had recently
been living AT Mantua, where a brother
now resides.
Kennedy is known 10 have had $500
just before his death. Only 70 cents
and a silver watch were found In the
pockets Of the dead man.
Kennedy went west a few weeks ago
10 sell his farm aud he intended TO
bring his daughter back TO Ohio with
him. II his daughter accompanied him
she has disappeared The police have
taken steps 20 find II the girl accom-
panied her father and II so. 70 learn
what has become OF her
Kennedy was last seen IN Kansas
city ON June &C. II is supposed that
he was inveigled away from the station
al Leavittsburg. where he was to have
changed cars, and then killed for his
money II Is believed that a dog may
have carried the head from the body.
Kennedy was a temperate, quiet man
OF about 80
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-27
TWENTY-FIVE PASSENGERS
INJURED IN RAILROAD WRECK

Springfield. Mo-. July 2s.-Twenty-
ldssengers were injured. two probably
.aially, and over score more were
badly shaken up in.the derailment here
lasi night ~ three coaches of 81.
Louis and fan Francisco train bound
iof 81 Louis.
The probably fatally hurt are.
X. J. Thorpe. Monticello, H., concus-
sion Of brain.
Mrs. Kate Schoulty, Hishgate, Mo,
head injured hurt Internally.
Seriously injured:
Florence Richmond. Muskogee. l. T..
Injured IN head
susanne Human. Rush Springs, l.
u. hips injured.
prury Holt, Carthage, Mo. back lnjur-
ID
Mrs. ]. s. Moore. Springfield. Mo-.
body bruised.
). A. Murphy. Cape Girardcau,' Mo.
cuts.
The train. which vas 10 minutes late.
had left the station and was Just get
ting under way when the trucks Of a
forward coach left the track u a split
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-27
BRITISH NAVY.
Agitation Against Excessive Reductiop
Succeeds.

London. July 2T.-The agitation
against excessive reduction Of the ma
val construction program has proved
successful and Edmund Robertson, par
liamentary secretary Of the admiralty
announced in the house Of commons to-
day that only one battleship OF the
DreadnGught class would be deleted
from the original program although
savings totalling 81, 500, 900 would be
effected by reducing the turn out OF a
number OF smaller vessels. Mr. Rob-
ertson said that only three new Dread
nauts would be laid down instead OF
four as originally proposed, two ocean,
going torpedo destroyers would be
built instead OF FIVE, and eight sub
marine boats instead OF IL, while l2
coastal torpedoboat destroyers would
be constructed as originally proposed.
The total OF the expenditure by the new
program was $34, 600, 900 instead Of ii6,-
600 900,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-27
RELIEF FUND COMMISSION
TO Be ABOLISHED AUG. |.

San Francisco, July 27-By the res
ignation of Col Geo. II, Pippy the re-
lief commission appointed on July l. TO
assume charge OF the situation In san
Francisco Is to be abolished on Aug. /.
DR.. Edward 7. Deyne, representative
Of the National Red Cross, has already
announced his impending departure for
the east and Edward r. Moran, the
third commissioner has also rendered
his resignation and the disposition Of
the fund containing millions is turned
over TO the executive committee consist
ing Of James ID, Phelan, Charles !. NJ.
De Young. Rudolph Spreckles. f. w.
Dohrmann and Thomas Magce. The
action taken today eliminates three
salaries Of 5000 per year. Col Pippy
contributed the amount due him to the
relief fund
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-27
N EXPENsIvE cHANGE.

A. Lewis. recognized as the spokesman
OF Mr. DowIe and Who was chosen hv
him to manage The Paradise plantation
~ Mexico. the rock over which 10 j.
alleged the D0Wic ana Noiiya partlsang
split, had the following 90 say 0f ths
decision.
IL the decree NJ Judge lands stands.
The Christian Catholic apostolic church
20 Zion is uprootei. The church IS
founded on the theory of theocraey
and how can an election under the laws
Of Cook county IIl. proclaim Nho shsIl
be leader Of the hosts J maintain thai
God Almighty alone can desi rnate wto
shan be- the FIRST apostle o arm.y be-
icrc that The Lord has dFleiatrd
John Alexander novIe to lead the hosts
90 the paths of light Therefore when
q special election ls called Doe whoh
fabric - the church is DESTROYED. ID
God desiguatcs th, leader hos can maa
choose him.
As FAR 1s property rights are COM
cfuef they matter little to us tho
great question is that ~ spiritual cou-
troll. upon th1t Che very foundation az
the church depends ! am sure d.
Dowic viii never lc satisfied with u
decision 1s rendered"
poRio himself said that lnasmuCh ~
Do had not had an 0ff 1riunity 90 real
the whole decision d. would not AZ tlts
time express an opinion n was too So
fouF @ matter frr tho church % roa y
r conclusion without dCnheratiu. and
do would not be- hasty lie refused I'D
answer q question as % whether hs
would take On appeal saving that ho
desired first fo consult his council
we want PEACE" De- said. 'huf NOT
with lishonor. ! prefer that AN stats-
nsnts should come from my counsel"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-27
GEO. Y. HADLEY BAN kRUPT.
AZ One Time Was Partner Of senator
Elkins and Henry &. Davis.

San Francisco. July gi.-George g. Had
ley, one time partner ~ senator stephen
b. Elklns and Richard y Keans both
OF West Virginia, aud Henry Gassoway
Davis, candidate for vice president on the
Parker ticket alcd an application IN
billtcs amount 10 s96.5n The better Dor.
ton 81 this amount h represented hy IN
dehtodness "a the Tafryt0Nn Nationsl
bank o. Tarrytown. n Y
The papers in the application declare
that the applicant Is q co-paftner with
the above named politician In 30
acres 81 coal lands IN West Viz
einis that were purchased some - years
ago Tor the sum Of $4,000 Hc declares
that Il has been impossible for him TO
realize upon the property in which he
holds one-clghtcenth interest, and which
has Increased tenfold In value since the
purchase Was made
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-27
THIS TIME ENGINEER KILLED
AND CONDUCTOR INJURED.

Ironton. Mo-. July IA fast north
bound St. Louis. Iron Mountain g.
Southern passenger train, drawn by
two engines, was wrecked near here
last night by the engines jumping the
track az sharp curve, killing Engi-
neer W j. Edy OF st. Louis Of the
first engine and seriously lnjurng
Fireman George Echard Of De Soto.
no, The engineer and fireman Of the
second engine escaped with bruises,
Several mail clerks we're bruised, but
none seriously injured. The baggage,
mail cars and two coaches left the rails
and plunged into an embankment. Be
yond bruises, none Of the passengers
were injured.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-27
KING EDWARD RECEIVES
AM. MINING ENGINEERS

London. july fixing Edward received
the Representatives Of the American In
stituie o. Mining Engineers al Buckng.
hAm palace today.
Tho Beessmef medal was presented 10
ceiving Il from the representatives - such
On important Industry Az the ylsltoriktrs
introduced a. the king. who shook hands
With each Of them and expressed the hops
that thea we're snIoying themfSvAA
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-27
ROOT AT RIO JANEIR0.
Welcomed by Representative of Gen.
Branco and Cheercd by Crowds.

Rio de Janeiro, July 27.-The United
states cruiser Charleston, with Secv.
Root on board. entered the harhor from
Bahia az O'Clock this morning and was
saluied with ~ guns from the forts The
American ambassador. Mr. Gnsccm. and
the BiaZilisn ambassador TO the United
States, Senor Nahuco. went on board the
Charleston az 800, which was soon sur
rounded by hundreds Of noisy launches
and ferryboats crowded with people anx-
ious 10 greet the American secretary Of
state. The latter and his family accom-
panied by Senior Nabuco landed IA the
se-oar royal barge John V. /. amidst tho
salutes Of the assembled warshlps, includ-
INK those Of Brazil Germany and Areen-
tina On landing Mr. Root was welcomed
by Gen. Rio Branoo. the BRAZILIAN foreign
minister ~ the representative Of Presl-
dert A!ycs. reception was then held
beneath floral arch at the landing place.
which was surrounded BY troops and
many thousands Of cheering people.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-27
QUESTION or RECEIVFR-

1T is strongly Insisted by Voliva ana
his associates that the defendant Grau-
ger be continued in charge This APP
Ioiutment. 1t is asserted. is an abso-
lutte Necessity. I DO not concur IN this
proposition. Waving an question as
10 Changers uhftness from the stand
point o. his ability. some time ago he
took a vow from which quote the fol-
lowing.