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The Washington times., 1906-06-17
What Dill Has Done

Diil hes always been somewhat spec
tacular. While on his first Job as
reporter for Jersey City newspaper
he came near being killed, when a
train that was carrying him to the
Pennsylvania coal regions 10 report
the doinGs OF the Molly Maguires was
blown up by their agents. Instead OF
being feazed by the incident. he sat
down and wrote an account of IL. and
though badly bruised himself, paying
no attention whatever to the threats
OF violence made by some Of those re-
sponsible for the wreck
For years he has had the confidence
OF Andrew Carnegie, and once was
paid 5000 by him for a verbal opinion.
given I'm a five-minute visit TO the
steel man In Pittsburg. The fee
wouldn't have been so large. probably.
had Dill not had to travel all the way
from New York IN a special train,
which left after . p. m. and be on the
return journey all the next day I'm
order TO iii an engagement IN the
evening
Dilrs greatest hobby. long distance
automobiling through little known New
England regions, has been widely ex-
plotted In New Jersey-he has lived
FOR twenty years in East O-ange-he
Is known as scorcher. He was once
arrested for fast driving in Montclair
and fined. After the trial he asked
the chief OF police 20 take a spin with
him. and drove down the main street
OF the town at a fOrty-mile clip with
the chief in the car The chief prompt
ly arrested Din again, and he was
again fined. lie threatened TO appeal.
but didn't Neither. since then. has
he ever driven beyond the legal speed
limit in Montclalr
HIS acceptance of the Jersey Judge.
ship was rather spectacular, too. His
The Washington times., 1906-06-17
TZZZh4w ALtZS0V CeovyEEZ
ZzE E4E4Gz4L4Y4L mn

Alexander factions in the Equitable.
a Job which even he was not able
TO compass
Cromyells fame as the man OF the
bigsest fees Is no new thing. Fifteen
years ago. ir 1891. when he was three
years under forty. he was awarded a
fee OF s260.0G0 by the court as receiver
OF the great firm Of Decker. Howell &
GO. This was then the biggest legal
fee on record. topping John Z Par
The Washington times., 1906-06-17

practice Is supposed 10 be worth about
$4,000 a year. while his salary as
Judge is only 5000. Il was figured out
that I'm taking the job he had sacri-
feed 80 per cent Of his income. and this
was thought TO be a great sacrifice
despite the fact that he is rated as
a two and n half or three millionaire
at least.
But II hasn't turned out that way.
The court has 10 sit only a small part
OF the week. and Dill retains his law
office in the heart Of New York's
financial district
Dlrs most noteworthy achievement
to date was settling the row between
Carnegie and Frick six years ago. It
was followed by the formation Of tho
United States Steel Corporation. Thu
story OF that little piece Of work has
been told and retold In print; Il re-
suited in fee Of a million at least fo=
Din. the largest ever received by a
lawyer In this or any other country
down to that time. though Il Is said to
have been excelled since then
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francis Lgnde StetSo1

without in any way rede.tins upou
the ability or the legal learning of any
OF the millionaire corporation LAWYERS
so far mentioned, IL is only fair 70 60
that none Of them stand as htsb in ~
estimation Of their own professior -
d. Francis Lynde Stetson. 90 n.
York. and John G. johnson. of PbiIa.
deIphia
Both these men had won exceDtfo-.t
standing when the others wara -
g1nners; both have had charge - lI,I
cation involving millions e,-e-,- -
ever since and so have both racoJ,.ad
much newspaper attention. bur De,,,o-
mas ever coUried It. and few nsrso-,.,I
sketches Of either have eyer heo,,
printed; none with Their concurrence
Mr. Stetson Is sixty He has = L.,
face. kindly way and a close rnou,h
His father was an able LAWYER ana =
public man. being a member Of Con-
gress in the early 40s. Thus Francis
Continued on Page Nine. this Section.
The Washington times., 1906-06-17

tiOn committee Of the American Ship
building Company. He made several
millions in a dozen years before taking
up with the Panama Canal Company.
Ills speciality has been in the bringing
success TO enterDrises on the verge OF
failUre-there hasn't been a big busi-
n ~ ihngle iT twenty years that he
hasn't been inland the Panama Canal
deal Is the monumental climax OF his
career 10 date
Cromwell became counsel OF the
French Panama Canal Company ten
years ago. and II took him eight years
20 work out its salvation by selling the
property TO Uncle sam.
II is possible that he never could
have done II but for the eruption OF
Mont Pelee IN Martinique. wiDinG out
10000 lives. and the eruption OF lot
of volcanoes In Nicaragua Before
these -eruptions everybody was for the
Nlc7raguan route. Members OF Con-
gress laughed when CromW wen 'alNeN
Panama 10 them. and the newspapers
simply wouldn't print anYthins III rs
f,,-or After the erupucas Cromwell
placed maps with big red SP'ooc"es U'i
Thorn showing the Nicar,.S va"
canoes before Oohbit4- -, -,
settl,.d IT, Congress No'e" - Jug ''''
Panama property ,.
cromwell is now the hsC"I conn
- panama. though the seces-
-, 81 panama from Colombia oe-
S siol- ,f,sr the sale Of the canal and
no was no. involved
u. bos also had a lot 10 do vita
o,ber Central and South American
e,o,.e-nrneuts. Reyes, of Colombia.
so his help when Panama seced-
- bur he couldn't be persuaded
The charges made by Mrs Eleanor
pav,ls Reader that he spoiled her
.bsrces for getting a treaty between
g., Tcrninec ana the United states
49,, ba5 -,eir share in keeping CroIn-
v-eiTs name at the top of the news
columns, but have apparently oCcu-
pied little Of his personal attention.
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sons fee Of s25o.oOo for organizing the
Sugar trust. and II made Cromwell
famous In a day AS he did the work
in six weeks, his pay was more than
5000 day,
After that he won a long series OF
brilliant successes. He settled the III
fairs of Price. Mccormick & Co; he
was in on the reorganization OF the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company.
and he was counsel for the reorganiza-
The Washington times., 1906-06-17
DEXTER MAR@EALL.

the Panama complications being quite
enough for even a Cromwell 20 worry
about
From the beginning OF the 1ezotia-
tions Panama has cost him a lot OF
personal discomfort. and the way Nor
gan OF Alabama has roasted him be-
lore the Senate committee has GER
tainly not been pleasant. but Crom-
vel doesn't need any sympathy. HIS
unprecedented fees have been so big
that he can afford 10 smile. alike AT
adverse criticisms and 8forgan's IN
ierminable and rasping eross-Ques-
tionings.
Mr. Cromwell IS q small, pale. slen-
Ger man. OF a nervous temperament,
ana al hfty-tvo his hair and uustachs
are pure white lie Is one OF the
quickest men who ever stood before
Judge or jury. though he rarely ap-
pears IN court. He has a Fifth avenue
home whose furnishings Include a pipe
organ. said 10 be one Of the two or
three most costly Instruments IN auy
private house IN the world. He Is
amazingly quick az figures and had q
special training IN that line as a
youngster before studying law when
he worked for a while In a railroad
office. He has never been in politics
bis Panama work has been purely busi-
nesS-and has never sought an Office.
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James B. Dill Father Of the Trusts Is the
Most Representative Of His Class, Though
William Nelson Cromwell Paul D. OTd-
vath, and Some Oilers Have Been More
in the Worlds Eye Of Late. ~ X

ONG moro prominently IA
the Eye OF the World than
any other man OF his class.
James 3. Dill, known as
the Father OF the Trusts.
and now a sitting Judge OF
the New Jersey court OF errors anu
appeals. has been heard much less %
In the year since he went upon 'i0
bench than many OF his fellows. D,o,soo
In that time william ,.a.b
Cromwell. Paul brennan Saro,,ei
William Damon Guthrie "a
Cnternyer. Charles S. husne' -
enc or two other lawyers engageo Npo..
matters OF supreme public lhIelV q,
have much oftener been heaollne
the daily news performance than ~,
Yet Judge DIN is undoubtedly ~
representative type OF the
millionaire corporation lawyer 'N'N
any other man.
Judge Dill is f1fty-two, short, round.
Jolly. more blond than brunette, IN
cIIned TO be bald. though there is stin
some thatch eft upon the top OF HIS
head. and more approachable than
most big men in his profession. He is
the son OF q Congregational minister.
and his early climbing was tough Job
He became the Father of the Trusts"
because there wasn't anything else for
him TO do. This is how II was.
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(Continued on Page So. thls section.l
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-12
PoRTIEREs, LACE CURTAINS AND
DRAPERY. MATERIALS


Everything ready! Stocks brimful of new things
Come here for ideas for fixing up the Summer home
Some special suggestions
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SPECIAL VALUE 4 90, 500
and
MERcERzEo DAMAsk PoRrIgREs, All cos special
STRIPED MADRAS CURTAINS Special 85c 98c, 2s
RuEELEo CURTAINS, Ecru 75c
8pa
4
FURNITURE RECOVERED AND AWNINGS MADE
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Let
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-12
The making
Her MAJESTYS CORSET

The the In
10 In the new o
high reputation
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-12

BEST BLOCK ISLAND SALT COD
(small thick hsh). per lb.........".9c
BEST SALT SALMON. per h.. ioc.
SALT MACKEREL (smalD. each &c.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-12
4 per
. pound
-IoL FRESH BLOCK ISLAND
lot COD OR HADDOcK [wHe

This indication selling all fresh fish this
mayb esurcha what S shere-f
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-06-28

The commission may also. anor
hearing ca a complaint establish
through routes and toint rates as the
maximum 10 30 charged and prescribe
the division Of such rates as herVinbe-
fore provided. aud the terms and con-
tuions under which such through
routes shall bs operated when that
may BE- necessary 90 give erect 10 any
provision % this acL and the carriers
complained o. have refused or neglect
ed 10 voluntarily establish such
through rontcs and joint rates proyid-
"a no reasonable OF satisfactory
throngh route exists. and this Pnovis-
son shall apply when one 90 the oon-
ntcung carriers is a water line
Provision for Damage
Sec s. That section l6 o. said act a.
amended Mareh =. iSsa b amended -
~ o. road as follows
sec Ia rhat Il, after hesring ca :
ocmRlaint made as provides "a ass
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-06-28

Following is the text OF the rate bill
as passed by congress and approved by
the president:
An act TO amend an act entitled An
oct to regulate commerce. approved
February 4. 1851, and all acts amenda-
tory thereof, and 10 enlarge the powers
Of the Interstate commerce commits
sion.
BE Il enacted by the senate and
house Of representative of the United
States Of America IN congress assem-
bled, that section ] Of IN act entitled
An act { regulate commerce, APP
proved February 4, 1887. be amended
80 as 90 read as follows:
Section 1. That the provisions Of this
act shall apply 20 any corporation or
any person or persons engaged In the
transportation of Oh OF other commOd-
ify. except water and except natural OF
artificial gas by means OF pipe lines or
partly by pipe lines and partly by rail-
road or partly by pipe lines and partly
by water. who shall be considered and
held 10 be common carriers within the
meaning and purpose OF this act. and
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-06-28

ton 10 q ihia ~, the o0Eurnission sail
dFtcimine that any party a0mpiainsat
o. entitled 10 90 aHarf q damages IN
dor ths provisions 81 this aa i0r q giO-
lstiun thereof. ths comuiasf1n a1all
make an order directing Ghe carrier 30
pay Q 70 the complainant the mm ~
which be h entitled on o. before 3 day
n8med
~ a carrier Goes not comply W1fh en-
order for me payment % money Eithin
ihe time Limit In Esch order, TIE o1n-
pEinant ~ any psrsDa fCr Wno
beneft such order vas mz1s. 1sT Eie
Co the circuit coBu - the united
States Tor the district 20 which he re-
Eidet OF in Wh1ch b. located the pnaei-
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-06-28
Penalties Are Provided.

That section 7 OF the act entitled AN
ncr % further regulate oOmemrce with
foreign nations and among the states
approved February ls, 1903. be amend.
ca 10 as 90 read as follows:
The willul failure upon the part OF
any carrier subject to said acts 10 ule
and publish the arins or rates and
charges as required by said acts, OF
strictly 90 observe such tarins until
changed according 10 law. shall De a
misdemeanor. and upon conviction
thereof the corporation Offending shall
be subject 10 q nne OF o less than
N.O0onor more than 10000 for each Of
tense: and h shall be unlawful Tor any
person. persons or corporation 30 Onor,
grant or give. OF 10 solicit accept OF
receive any rebate. concession or dis
elimination Ia respect 10 the transpor-
trtion OF any property In interstate OF
foreign oommerce BY any common car.
rlsr subject b said act o. regulate
commerce and the acts amendatory
thereto whereby any such property
shall By any device whatever ae trans.
ported az a less rats than that named
10 the tarins published and nied By
such carrier az Is required by said acl
20 regulate commerce aud the actl
arlsndatory thereto. Or whereby ans
other advantage % given o. discrimin.
ppon Is pracuced
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-06-28

Whosa Rtutude un the ttI vas cues
uoaed ~ u~swsRaPsE co-rresFentents az
the caplr2L
In Iavor OF or against any particular
class % employees
Othsr provisions OF the bin provide
that TIE commission shall BE- empoW-
erred % require annual reports from all
common carriers and providing that
such reports shah be % the fullest
character. gtying the commission az
al times acceas % the hooks % oom-
mon cargieFs. heavy penalties are en-
pine3 Tor falsa enrTies in acoouna A
hno 90 5000 OF Imprisonment Tor =
term q two years OF hoth. Is deCreed
hr ans examiner uho shall Rrougly
dlvu,so Information acquired through
e-NamiEathQns % acoountA circait and
district courts are 10 have jurisdiction
10 issue Wriu of mandamas compeil-
ING oomuson carriers 20 obey ne or
ders "a the commiaien Rfls % lad
ina kre - b. issued ~ any eommoa
carrier accepting soots tr t~ranspogta-
iion. making railroad companies liable
for loss or dAmaEe done ~ transit
over their % ans other tlna The oom-
mtssion h empowered 10 employ sps-
cial agenu or examiners With nn
powers
Thls act takes crest and Is IA
tgroe from aud after Is passage
zho Interstate oommsrcs commission
VIII consist 81 seven msmbsrs. who
shah drav salaries Of si9.9Q peF d
uum oach.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-06-28

The chief executive Is believed 90 De
well pleased with the provisions OF the
measure.
q any common carrier or carriers en-
EsEed IN the transportation OF passeu-
rers or property wholly by railroad Cor
rarity by railroad and partly by water
when both are used under a common
control. management, or arrangement
Tor o continuous carriage or shipmenp,
from one state OF territory Of the Unit
ed States. or the District OF Columbia,
10 any other state or territory % the
United states. or the District Of Col
JmbiA. or from n place IN a territory
10 another place 80 the same territory.
a.. from any place ina the United States
@ an adjacent foreign country, or from
% place ga the United States through
. foreign country 10 any other place in
the United States. and also 60 the
transportation in like ann OF prop
egy shipped from any place IN the
United states 10 "a foreign country and
carried from such place 10 a gort ~
trshHhipnlrnt. of shipped from a for
sivn country 10 any place in the Unit
Cd States and carried TO such place
f-om a port OF entry either ia the
United states or an adjacent foreign
country. Provided. however. that the
provisions OF this act shall not apply to
the transportation of passengers OF
property. OF to the receiving, deliver
fra. STORAGE or handling OF property
wholly within one state and not ship
ped 10 or from O foreign country from
or % any state or territory as afore-
said.
Common Carriers" Defined
The term common carrier. as used
ip his act. shall include express com
pennies and sleeping car companies Tn,
term railroad. as used 10 this act
shall include an bridges and ferries
used or operated ia connection viii
any railroad. and ais an the a IN
use by any corporation operating Z
uilroad, whether owned or operated
under a contract. agreement or lease
and shall also include all switches
spurs. tracks. and terminal facilities 81
every Kind used or necessary IN m
transportation OF the persons OF prop
erty designated herein.
An charges mad for any service re7
dered or TO be rendered In b trans
portation OF passengers or property a.
aforesaid. or In connection Herewith
shall be Just and reasonable; and ever!
unjust and unreasonable charge 10.
such service or any part thereof I
prohibited and declared . be unlaw
ful.
What Passes May BE Issued.
A. No carrier subject 10 the proviH
ionb OF this act shall hereafter, direct
" OF indirectly. issue or give any IN
ttrstaate free ticket. free pass or IRE
transportation for passengers, excep
60 &c oeicers. agents. employees, sur
Eeons. physicians. actual and bona ID
~sttorneys. and members Of their TN
mediate families. 10 ministers % roll
gion, local and travelling secretaries q
Young Mems Christian associations, IA
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-06-28

every means within their control 60 IA
clitato and expedite the military traf-
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-06-28

Section g. That every common car
rieT subject 10 the provisions OF this
act shall hle with the commission Gre
eted by this aet and print and keep
open TO public inspection schedules
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-18
George Hde in Pastures neW

ous, strutting little mortals came "oid
 Man" Willoughby and Ma" Willough-
 by. Of Michigan. Of the outward form
 and artificialities of Europeanized arr
 istoeratic society they were most pro
 foundly Ignorant. MT. Willioughby did not even own a dress suit" When he got clean shave and put on string tie and backed into Prince Albert coat he felt that he had made a very large concession to the mere frjOperies of life. And Ma" had her own ideas about low-necked gownsi
 Can you see MT. and Mrs. Willough- by in Gallivancia? Can you understand what must have been the attitude of these goid-braid pewees toward and old
 fsshiensd apple pie couple from the Mind you, I am not poking fun at the Wtlioughby's. In the opinion of every real American man of the Willoughby type is worth ten acre lot full of :, these two by four titles. The Willough- 1 by's were good peopie--the kind of peo- | pie one likes to meet in Michigan. But when the ladies of the foreign colony came to call on Ma" and said "Dyuh i mel and looked at her through their lorgnettes. she was like a staid old Plymouth Rock hen who suddenly finds herself among the birds of paradise. She told MT. WiIloughby that 1t was the queerest lot of women folks" she had ever seen, and although she didn't like to talk about people until she knew
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-18

her ground, some of them did not seem any more respectable than the law all lowed. Poor Mrs. Willoughby! She did not know 1t was good form for 2 woman to smoke and drink. but bad form for her to be interested in her husband. She tried to apply Michigan training to Gallivanca conditions, and the two didn't seem to jibe.
 If Mrs. Willoughby amused the wo7 men MT. willoughby more than amused the men. He upset them and left them gasping. .,
 The Acting Consul had used a small office adjoining his own place of busi- ness on the water front. MT. Will loughby called on the former Consul and found him to be a dignified Britt isher of the gloomy and reticent sort, with a mustach shaped lige horse- shoe. The dethroned official was cour- teous. but not cordial. He was saying goodby to sons easy money, and the situation was not one calculated to promote good cheer. Mrs. willoughby's action in coming down and pulling the Consulate from underneath him seemed to him almost unfriendly. However, he
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-18

acting consul had been British sub- ject The pay was so small that no enterprising American had wanted the job United States Consul at Galli- yancia' reverberated pleasantly in the Imagination of MT. Willoughty He told his friends at Washington to go after the place, and in less than no i time his daily paper announced that he had 'acceptedi the appointment.
 The politicians represented to the State Department that Mir. Willoughby was sturdy patriot of unimpeachable character and great ability-all of which was true They might have ad- ded that he would be just as much at home in Gallivancia as a polar bear would be on India's coral strand.
 The news of his appointment gave one section of Michigan the tremblcs for several days, and the Wiilonghby family was bathed in a new importance. Mrs. Willoughby was given q formal farewell by the ladies of the congre- gation assembled in the church parlors MT. WilIoughby was presented with Ia jewelled badge by the members of his lodge and the band serenaded him the night before he went away.
 He and ma" stood on the back plat form and gazed with misty eyes at the fiutter of handkerchiefs on the station
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-18
A rur,ou. oh..-vo,.e

Tn South America, where visitations of earthquakes are frequent, the build ings. of course. are especially con struoted for safety in such calamities' but there is a curious recognition of the peril of life in the Peruvian town of Cuzeo. For three centuries, ever since the Spanish ocupation special festival is celebrated in Easter week In honor of Christ of the Earth quakes." The whole town is resplend- ent with decoration, waxen efttgies of saints are borne shoulder high, and, last of all. on q massive silver stand, borne by eight miserably clad heggars. q waxen representation of Christ. so lngeniousiy equipped with inner springs that the whole frame appears to be in a constant culver. The sight of these tremors makes such an impression on the kneeling crowds that on the close of the procession at the cathedral doors the people, and especially the women. almost forcibly resist the taking away of the image of Him whom they regard as their special protector.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-18
BY GEORGE AIDE.

(Copyright, 1906, by george Aoe.
 In undertaking trip to foreign paf1s I have had two objects fH vlew'-
 (a) To strengthen and more ciosely cement our friendly reiatiqnswith for- eisn powers--1 to furnish the cement. lb) To reform things in general over here.
 | found that there was no ePeniHe for real reformer in the U. S in as much as tte magazines were upset ting municipal rings. cornertnR the Beef Trust and camping on the trail Of every corporation that seemed to be making money. I said-"If I wish to make a ten strike as reformer must seek new fields"
 So I decided to fit through Europe and spend all the time I could spare dodging table d'hote dinners to bols- tering up and regulating the consular service.
 In writing today about the happy ex- periences of an American consul I am relieving the advice of friend who urged me to scnd some letters back home.
 Don't put in too much about your travels" he said. People have read about European travel until they know Munich better than they do Montana. Whenever the opportunity presents it.