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The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-02
HARTMAN EXAMINED.
Gives Testimony Concerning Railroad
Transportation, but Refuses to
Answer Some Questions.

New York;. H Hartman, head
Of the Union Pacific system, spent
Monday in a recital of portions of the
intimate history of the financial opera
tions of himself and his associates be-
fore the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, which, in behalf of the gov
ernment. is investigating consolida-
tons and combinations of carriers, re-
lations between railroads and commu-
nifty of interest therein, their rates,
facilities ard practices.
Special counsel for the government
made particular attack on the reorgan-
ization and financing of the Chicago &
Alton railroad by the Hartman syndi-
cate, and their action, with a challenge
by counsel for the railroads of the
right of the Interstate Commerce Com
plossion to inquire into the private
transactions of an individual, consti-
tuted the two chief events of the days
proceedings.
Mr.. Hartman declined to tell what
proportion of the preferred stock of
the Alton sold to the Union Pacific be,
longed to him individually, and the
way was paved for taking the question
into the Federal Courts. The point
raised involves a material limitation
en- the inquisitorial power of the com
mission. and is of serious Importance
to the whole question of interstate cor
Ioration investigation.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-02
curbing the Colorado River.

Los Angeles.-The overflow OF the
Colorado river at the Imperial valley
dam Las been stopped, according TO
statements made by officials. The
dam has stood the test OF two weeHs
and the officials are satisfied that the
work will proceed without interruption
until there is absolute assurance
against another outbreak OF the Colo
rado
1t is believed that the work of build
ing levees will be finished by about
April 18th at the latest. w. ]. Doran
OF the California Development Com
pany said to-day that the cost of the
work on the twenty-mile levee is
nearly a thousand dollars a day and
that the total expense involved in
curbing the river will be between three
and four million dollars. This money
has been or will be expended by the
Southern Pacific company. which must
look to Congress for recompense.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-02
Paid tho GRAZING Fee

Denver.-Says the Republican: Act.
ing United States District Attorney
Ralph Hartzell has dismissed the case
Of the federal government against An
drew Novel;, ranchman living in the
neighborhood Of the Park Range forest
reserve.
Proceedings had been begun against
Novel; in the United States District
Court in the federal building on the
charge of illegally grazing his cattle
Dn the government range and refusing e
10 pay the range fee assessed by the
federal government.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-02
Railway Expenditures at Kansas City

Kansas City-An agreement to
build passenger and freight terminals
at Kansas City at an estimated cost to
the railways of $5O,O0O,00O has been
reached at a conference here between
John M. Egan, president of the Kan
>as City Terminal Railway Company,
representing the leading railways en-
tering this city, and a committee of
city officials headed by Mayor H. M.
Beardsley.
900 union passenger station near
Grand avenue and Twenty-second
street, upon the south side: five union
freight houses along the river front in
the west bottoms and forty street via
ducts and subways, the latter to be
maintained by the railways. The city
agrees to give the railways fifty-year
grant for their terminals.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-02
Hartman Condemns Fish.

New Ycrk.-An assertion by E. II.
Hartman that Stuyvesant Fish was
deposed from the presidency of the
Illinois Central because of misconduct
an to the funds of the company was
leading feature of Tuesdays session
of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. Mr.. Hartman was the only wit
ness Of the day, and the events
brought out by his testimony make
the hearing memorable one.
Mr.. Fish is preparing statement for
publication and will ask to be heard
by the, commission in refutation OF
Harriman's statements.
Otner features of Mr.. Harriman's tes-
timony follow:
A continued refusal to answer ques-
tions relating to individual stock
transa ctions.
Attempts by the government to show
that the Union Pacific charges unfair
rates, stiles competition in the vast
territory traversed by its lines and that
its dividend of ten per cent. and its
expenditure of S240, 100000 on better
ments came from an unfair toll on its
patrons.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-02
seIIIaerent States Must Arbitrate.

Washington, Feb. 24.-Unless Mica
ragua and Honduras speedily agree to
arbitrate their difficulties In response
to the suggestion OF the United states
and Mexico, 1t is not improbable that
intervention will be resorted to In OF.
der to bring to an end the present
state of hostilities.
It became known to-day that WITHIN
the last day or two second note was
sent to the president OF Nlcaragua
and Honduras, IN effect conveying this
threat. No replies have been received.
and while in official circles the hope is
exp,essed that further bloodshed may
be avoided. there is an underlying be-
lief that II will be necessary for either
the United States or Mexico to step IN
and force an arbitration.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-02
SCHOOL CHILDREN suFFocATED
Sixteen Little Ones with Their Teacher
Perish at Montreal.

Montreal-Principa Sarah Maxwell
and sixteen children perished in a fire
on the 26th in the Hochelaga school
OF the Protestant school commission.
The fire was first noticed by work
men employed near by. The teachers
were notified and the work of getting
the children out of the building began.
The kindergarten department was To-
Gated on the second floor, and 1t was
here that the loss of life occurred. The
children were started out, but found
the lower hall full of smoke and re-
fused to descend. They retreated to
the rooms whence they had come.
The fire by this time was making its
way upward and the smoke growing so
dense that even the experienced fire.
men could not stand 1t. Captain Car
son tried to get Miss Maxwell to go
down the ladder, but she refused and
rushed back into the back part OF the
building in search of the children. La
ter she was found lying on the floor
with child beside her.
The deaths were caused by asphyxia-
ton There were no fire escapes in
the building.
Miss Sarah Maxwell, principal Of the
school, was thirty-one years old. The
children who were killed ranged from
three to eight years.
1t is asserted at the Office of the
building commissioner that official no.
tice was served on the school commits
sioners in November that not only this
schoo, but fifty others in the city. must
be provided with fire escapes at once.
None had been built at the Hochelaga
school. Another point to be explained
is wny the kindergarten class had been
taken to an upper story.
A pupil in the second class said
there was bell in Miss Maxwell's
room which was used when fire drill
was given and could be heard all over
the building. This alarm was not
sounded.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-02
Almond Crises.

Stir to a cream two-thirds of 4 cup
full of butter and one heaping cupful
of sugar Beat into this the yolks of
two eggs. three tablespoonfuls of lem
on juice and one scant teaspoonful of
almond extract. Add two cupfuls of
twice-sifted flour and the well-whipped
whites of two eggs. Beat very thor
oughly> and work in sufficient more
-four to make dough which can be
kneaded. Roll out small portions at a
time very thin, cut into fancy shapes,
brush over with white of egg. sprinkle
with blanched shredded almonds. and
dredge with granulated sugar. Bake
in moderate oven. watching closely.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-02
RAILROADS MUST PAY.
Nebraska Counties Win Suits for
Taxes

Washington. : The cases of the
Union Pacific and Burlington railroad
companies against the various county
treasurers of the state of Nebraska,
involving the tax rate upon the prop
erty of the railroads, and calling into
question the administration of the Ne
braska state tax law, were decided ad-
versely to the railroads by the SUI
preme Court of the United States to-
day. The decision was announced by
Justice Holmes.
Omaha.-The decision of the SUI
preme Court Of Nebraska tax cases
means that the railroads parties to the
suit must pay into the treasures of the
sixty-one counties interested an aggre-
gate of about $3,100,000 of taxes now
due, including penalties. This includes
the taxes for 1904. 1905 and 1906. The
railroads had rendered about $4,000. 900
rs what they considered the proper
amount of their taxes, so that the
amount really involved was about
100000. However, the other roads
operating in Nebraska have paid their
taxes under protest, and had these
cases gone against the state would
have demanded refund of about one.
third OF the amounts paid.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-02
FOR THE LUNCHEON
PREPARATIONS THAT GIVE IDEA
OF NOVELTY,
PeSch Cocktail Properly Put Together
Will Delight the Guests-Fine
Combination of Fruits-Ice
Cream and Peach Souffie.

In preparing a peach cocktail re-
member that anything having cher
ry flavor will combine well with the
flavor Of peaches. and either kirsch.
| maraschino or curacao or any cherry
cordial may be used. Place the can
ned peaches on ice for some hours SO
| that they may become thoroughly
| chilled. The slices, which should not
be too thin. are then cut into smaller
| cube shaped pieces, and the grain OF
the fruit will show; add a little sugar
to the fruit, sprinkling it thoroughly
from sieve and tossing the fruit
about with salad fork so as not to
bruise it. The fruit should not be
over-sweetened; pour over the sweet
ened fruit few spoonfuls of syrup
from preserved marrons, or add very
little of the syrup from preserved gin
ger, than add the cordial according to
taste fill into tall stemmed glasses
or into sherbet cups that have been
chilled and serve at once. Your guests
will think you're giving them the hot
house variety in January, and be prop
eriy impressed.
| Peach Combination.-Then there's
delicious peach combination. For this
use bananas, oranges and peaches and
a few white grapes. Prepare by cut
ting the canned fruit into small bits;
pare and seed the oranges and cut
these these into small bits, first divid'
ing the orange into carpets and cut
ting across them; cut the bananas into
small cubes and remove the stones
from the grapes; all the fruit should
be thoroughly chilled by being kept on
ice for hours before serving time. Add
a little sugar, sprinkled evenly over
the fruit, and if the flavor of bananas
is not desired, omit these, substituting
pineapple cut into small pieces or
shredded; a few preserved chestnuts
also cut up, and a few maraschino
cherries may also be cut up and added.
Fill these into the bottom of tall
glasses, and then fill the glasses two
thirds full of peach ice cream; on TOP
of all place small spoonful of whip
ped cream, piped on in pretty de-
sign, and sprinkle over the top chop
ped pistache nuts, or place chestnut
middle of the design.
Ice Cream and Peach Souffle.
the ice cream prepare one pint OF
peach pulp, passing it through fruit
strainer; sprinkle over it the juice OF
one lemon and one cup of sugar; fold
in a pint of cream, which should be
whipped. measuring it before whip
ping, then turn into a freezer and
freeze till firm.
For the Fever Thirst.-In nearly al
feverish conditions water is now given
freely. 1t must, however, be boiled oil
distilled. Never put ice in the water
the patient is to drink, but cool to a
refreshing temperature by laying the
bottles containing it next to the ice
Milk or beer bottles with the patent
corks are convenient for cooling in the
refrigerator Mineral waters, vichy
appolinaris or seltzer are generally al
lowed if the patient likes them.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-02
FL. HEARNE DEAD
succUMBs TO PERIToNITie AF.
TER A BRIEF ILLNESS.
HEAD 0E The C. F. AND !.
Since Coming to Colorado Four Years
Ago Mr.. Hearne Had Built UP q
Magnificent Business for the Com


Magnificent Business for the Com
pany.
Denver.-Death ended the suffering
of Col. Frank j. Hearne, president Of
the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company,
at 7:45 o'clock last Monday night in
his apartments in the Brown Palace
hotel. The body will be taken to Kan
sas City tomorrow and the interment
will occur in that city Thursday. Mrs.
Hearne and her son, William, and Mrs.
X. B. Armour and Mrs. Edward Smith,
sisters of the deceased, will accom-
pany the body to Kansas City. Colonel
Hearne was sixty years Of age when he
died. and had been president of the cor
poration named about four years.
Directors of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company will elect successor to
Colonel Hearne at some date yet to be
announced. ]. F. Welborn, vice presi-
dent, will be the executive head of the
company until the successor of Colonel
Hearne is chosen. The deceased was
wealthy man and leaves an estate
probably worth several million dollars.
He was a man of high character and
his associates and employees united in
paying tribute to his worth and gener-
OSlly ldSL ulSuL. I6TllOultlS, WHiSh a.
tackled him about a week ago, caused
death. No operation was attempted, as
it was deemed unwise.
The deceased leaves a wife and one
son, William L., and three sisters re-
siding in Kansas City, Missouri, Mrs.
Kirk Armour, Mrs. Edward Smith and
Mrs. George Nettleton, wife of the
president of the Kansas City, Hanni-
cal G Fort Scott railroad.
The body will be taken to Kansas
City. leaving here at 2:30 tomorrow
afternoon and arriving there about
$50 Thursday morning. The funeral
will be held from Armour chapel
During these four years Mr.. Hearne
had remained in active charge of the
company until some weeks ago when
he was first stricken with the grip
and his marvellous executive ability
had built up for the Wall street owners
the largest industrial corporation in
the West. But this zeal on Mr.
Hearnc's Part and the overwork Incl
dent to it broke down his health.
Mr.. Hearne recently purchased the
residence at 1876 Grant avenue, built
| by Donald Fletcher and later acquired
| by Col. w. E Hughes. Pending the
| completion of some alterations or
dered by him the Hearnes were max
| ing their home in the Brown Palace
hotel. Mr.. Hearne'3 salary from the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company is
caid to have been $4,000 year.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-02
sTArEMEnT BY THE GOVERNOR.
He Gives His Views Upon Railroad and
Local Option Legislation.

Denver.-Govercor Buchtel has writ
ten the following letter:
Statehouse. Feb. &c, 1907.
To The Public:
l desire to define my position on the
local option measures which are now
before the Legislature. 1t is doubtless
well und'.i stood that 1t would be i'm
possible to make any local option law
too strong to suit me. In conference
OF party leaders l have expressed a
Willingness to stand by the Kelly bill,
on condition that it would not be pos
slDle to carry the Drake bill through
the Senate and the House. II 1t is
possible to pass SO strong a measure
as the Drake bill, of course would be
giad 10 have the opportunity to approve
tnst Dill and make it law. The pledge
OF TIE Republican party on the subject
oil local option is as follows:
we pledge our candidates to the en-
actment OF a local option law which
Will insure to the people the removal
or establishment of saloons in the resi-
dence districts"
Inc provisions of the Kelly bill, with
certain strong amendments which were
agreed upon in a conference OF party
leaders, would make this pledge good.
hope, however, that the Republicans
OF the Senate and the House may be
willing to do somewhat more than
merely keep the party pledge on the
question of local option. If the rail-
way commission to be created is not to
have authority TO adjust railway rates,
ther l fear that the plain people
throughout the state will be disposed
to think that the Republicans have
scarcely kept their pledge for the en-
actment Of law governing the railway
commerce of the state along the lines
of the national rate law In view of
the fact that the party seems disposed
to drop somewhat below the plain let
ter and spirit of its pledge on the SUBJ
Ject of the railway rate law, it would
seem quite desirable that the party
should go beyond its pledge in the en-
actment of local option law. We
need to remember that the hundreds
of thousands of people who do the vot-
Ing and determine who shall serve
them in official positions are never ap-
pearing before any committee. The
plain people are always looking at
every political question from the
standpoint of what is best for their
children and for the community in
whic.4 they live. 1t is to be understood,
therefore, that 1 favor strongly the
best local option bill which can be
passed. l hope the Republicans in the
House and the Senate may be willing
to so somewhat beyond the party
pledge in the enactment of local op-
tion law. Very sincerely,
HENRY A. BUCHTEL.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-02
PANAMA CANAL
PRESIDENT DECIDES AGAINST
USING CONTRACT SYSTEM.
BOARD TO BE REoReANIzED
Engineer From tho Regular Army
Will Be In Charge Of the Work
Stevens Has Resianed.

Washington.-By an order addressed
to Chairman Shonts of the Isthmian
Canal Commission Tuesday. President
under existing law, transferred to the
engineer branch of the army the re-
sponsibility for the further construc-
tion Of the Panama canal.
he also formally recorded the aban-
donment, for the present at least, OF
the project of having the canal work
done by contract on the percentage
system.
Another feature was the announce
ment Of the resignation of John F.
Stevens as engineer-in-chief of canal
construction
Mr.. Shonts is in New York, where
he will preside at meeting of the di-
rectors of the Panama Railroad Com
pany, of which he is president, and
will, it is expected, formally resign
that position.
The President intends that there
shall be an entire reorganization Of
the commission, with three army Of
ficers of the engineer corps as its lead
ing members, who are to have charge
OF the engineering features of the ca
nal work.
The chairman and engineer-in-c chief
of the commission will be Maj. G. w.
Goethals. His associates will be Maj.
Dub. Gaillard and Maj. William l.. ST.
bert, to rank in the order named.
These officers are all comparatively
young, ambitious and energetic.
Senator Joseph S. G. Blackburn of
Kentucky, who will retire from the
United States Senate March 4th, is to
be made a member of the reorganized
commission. The nominations of the
present commissioners now pending
before the Senate include Messrs.
Shonts, Stevens, Haines, Endicott, Her
rod, Gorgas and Jackson Smith. Their
confirmation is desired in order to re-
move obstacles to make way for the
certain acts they have performed in
connection with the making of con-
tracts. The retirement of Messrs.
Shonts and Stevens will leave but two
vacancies, so that there will be two
more obstacles to may way for the
army officers and Senator Blackburn.
The President is determined that the
work on the canal shall proceed con-
tinuously and the Temporary disloca-
tions" caused by the designations OF
higher officials will not be allowed to
interfere with progress.
The probability is that the admins
tration may determine to give out the
work to be done at the isthmus under
contract under the general direction OF
S the army engineers. After Major
Goethals and his army associates have
been at the isthmus sufficient time to
become fully acquainted with the work
to be done, they will submit report
on the situation to the President. Ii
they feel the work can be done better
by contract than under the present sys
TEN, the question again will be consid-
cred by the President and the ser
vices of the same high-class contract
ors whose bids are now rejected, OF
others of similar standing, then may ne
invoked.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-02
MRS. THAW FINISHES.
End of the Long Ordeal on the Witness
Stand

New York.-Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw's long ordeal on the witness
stand at the trial of her husband for
the killing of Stanford White ended
Tuesday. Mr.. Jerome finished his
cross-examination, which had lasted
through nearly five court days, at the
morning session. The redirect and re-
cross-examinations this afternoon were
brief.
The district attorney tomorrow
morning will begin his cross-examina-
tion of DR.. Britton D. Evans, one of the
defendants alienists. Drs. Wagner
Deemar and Bingaman will be called in
rapid order.
The trial at last seems to be enter
ing ON its final stages.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-02
Miss M. Cowden
Hair Dressing ParlOr.

Shampoo, cutting and curling.
Scalp treatment, hair tonics, hair
straigh tening, manicuring. Stage
wigs for rent; theatrical use and
masquerades.
Goods delivered out of the city.
All shades of hair matched by
sending ssmple of hair; also
oombings made up.
CHEAPEST SWITCHES so CENTS.
1918 2Ist st. Denver, Colo
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-02
CLEANSING Dishes.

Discolored china baking dishes can
be made as clean as when new by rub
bing them with whiting. Grease marks
on the pages of books may be removed
by sponging them with benzine, plac
ing between two sheets of blotting pa
per and pressing with a hot iron.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-02

Cardinal Symons Recommendation.
Monsignore Symons, the P,lish pre-,
late who visited this country; has
arrived in Rome and has had an aud
ience with the pope. 1t is stated that
he has recommended that the settle
ment of Polish questions in this coun-
try be left entirely in the hands Of
the american bishops.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-02
Seek Market for Arrowroot.

Renewed efforts are being made to
secure a footing in the English mar
Ike. for Queensland 'arrowroot," which
is secured from the fresh portion OF
the Gamma edulis.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-27
CHAUNCEY ST. JOHN HAS
NO HOPE OF HOLDING ON
Deputy Surveyor Must Get
Out for the Powers
Are Against Him
sPEcIA1 p1spArcH ro rHE cA11

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s.-ohicials at
the Treasury Department said today
there would he no difficulty whatever
over the resignation of Chauncey NJ.
st. John as Deputy Surveyor of the
Port of San Francisco. whether he
protested or not. notwithstanding the
fact that he was in the civil service.
He will doubtless resign on time
1t was pointed out that the Presi-
dent had modified the civil service
rules when an impudent chauffeur
crossed his path few months ago,
by providing that the head of a de-
partment may dismiss any employe
without trial if he decides that such
dismissal would be for the good of
the service"
AS a letter to st. John indicated
that his resignation was desired for
the good of the service. there is no
doubt that he will see the advisable
ity of resigning by March 1. as re-
quested.
mo charges have been filed against
st. John" said one of the assistant
secretaries today. "and none will be
needed. The department has simply
reached the conclusion that he should
resign. We have not received any
protest from him. protest would
not cut any figure in the matter. as
the decision has already been made"