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The newspaper., 1907-05-03

BY some oversight the Denver
Republican and Parson Bucktail
have failed to connect Meyer and
Haywood and the Western Feder-
alton with the two recent assss
sinations over this way. But they
may have overlooked the CON-
mission of the crimes.
The newspaper., 1907-05-03

THE Olathe Criterion man wick
edly remarks that "The fellow who
got away with Mrs. Callahan's S
diamonds must have done some
great leg work"
The newspaper., 1907-05-03
A FEASIBLE PLAN.
Mr.. Bryan to the Wall Street Journal.

The following in reply to let
ter addressed to Mr.. Bryan ap-
peared IN a recent number of the
Wall Street Journal:
To the Editor of the Wall Street
Journal: l find your favor upon
my return to the city and take
pleasure in answering your ques-
tions, and you are at liberty to
publish the letter if you SO desire.
If you will carefully read my
Madison Square Garden speech.
you will find that l did not discuss
government ownership as an i'm
mediate issue, but as an ultimate
solution of the controversy.
/ prefaced my remarks by say
ing that l did not know whether
the country was ready to consider
the question or whether a major
ity of the members of my own
party agreed with me.
For some fourteen years after
my entrance into national politics
l hoped for effective railroad leg
islation and was brought reluctant
ly to the belief that government
ownership furnished the only sat
isfactory remedy tor the discrim-
ination, rebates and extortions
practiced by the railroads and for
the corruption which they have
brought into politics.
My first public expression on
this subject was after the national
convention of 1904. Two reasons
led me to discuss the subject at
that time. First. the triumph of
the reactionary element at St.
Louis discouraged the more radi-
cal members of our party. Feel
ing sure, from contact with the
rank and file of our organization.
that the ascendancy of the So
called conservative leaders would
be temporary. appealed to the
radical democrats to remain with
the party, secure control of the
organization and make the party
an effective instrument in securing
needed reforms.
To encourage these progressive
democrats to remain with the
party. l announced the conclusion
which l had reached in regard to
the final necessity for government
ownership.
My second reason tor bringing
the subject forward then was that
federal ownership of all the rail
roads was the only plan discussed
by the advocates Of government
ownership and ! thought it worth
while to present the dual plan
which would, in my judgment.
give the country the benefit of
government ownership without
the Capitalization involved in the
plan which puts the federal au-
thorities in control of all the rail
road systems OF the country.
The dangers of centralization
are real dangers, however difficult
it may be to get the people as a
whole to consider theories in ad-
vance of their application.
AT BEGINNING oE RAILROAD DEvEL-
OPMENT.
We are not at the end of rail-
road development but rather at
its beginning, and | feel, as ] have
always felt, that the ownership
and operation by the federal gov
ernment of all the railroads, now
constructed and to be constructed,
would 60 far toward the obliter-
The newspaper., 1907-05-03

alton of state lines. and l regard
the preservation of our dual form
of government as necessary to the
perpetuity of the republic.
The plan according to which
the federal government IS to own
only the necessary trunk lines
and the several states the remain
der of the roads is consistent with
our form of government and IN
stead of leading to Capitalization
promises to build up the states
and thus offer a sure bulwark
against Capitalization. l have
been surprised that this plan
should be opposed on the ground
that it would lead to centraliza-
ton when it was the fear of this
that led me to present the plan.
While the plan was proposed
before l knew of its having been
tried in other countries, / have
since learned that it has been
successfully employed in other
countries, notably in Germany,
where nearly all the railroads are
owned by the several states.
When in Germany last summer,
/ was told bv a member of the
reichstag that as result OF this
system the credit and influence of
the several states had been great
ly strengthened.
That the dual plan is practi-
cable must be evident to any one
who has seen the manner in which
the small states of Europe handle
their international traffic.
SYSTEM SHOULD BE INAUGURATED
GRADUALLY.
Having set forth the plan and
my reasons for setting it forth at
the time l did, will now answer
your questions.
1t is not necessary that there
should be many trunk lines. Some
have assumed that every line
which runs through two or more
states is a trunk line, but this
does not necessarily follow. Only
enough trunk lines are necessary
to give each state an outlet for
the merchandise shipped over the
state lines. While it is not likely
that adjoining states would have
any difficulty in making joint
traffic arrangements still the op-
Grafton of few federal trunk lines
would give to each state an inde-
pendent position.
AS to the acquiring of lines. l
suppose that all would agree that
the system should be inaugurated
gradually, so that the government
could profit by experience. 1t is
probable that a commencement
would be made with one trans
continental line, with possible
cross line. A line from the At
lantic to the Pacific crossed by a
line from the Lakes to the Gulf
would do more to demonstrate
the wisdom or the folly of gov
eminent ownership than all the
arguments that could be made for
or against the system. If the
government is incompetent to at
tend to such matters and too ex-
travagant in public work, the pri-
vate roads need not be afraid of
competition. In fact, they ought
to welcome the experiment. If, on
the other hand, the government
shows that it can reduce rates,
improve the service, accord better
treatment to employees and still
earn fair profit on the invest
The newspaper., 1907-05-03

water out OF stocks, reduces pri-
vate management to an honest
basis and compels the roads to
give better rates to patrons and
better terms to employesI
GOVERNMENT CAN BUY OR BUILD.
These experimental lines can be
bought or built. whichever the
government officials think best.
l have not entered upon the de-
tails of the plan or attempted to
decide upon what basis the gov
ernment should buy. If it an
nounced its purpose to buy line
there would probably be num-
Der offered and it could have its
choice. The government might
buy a controlling interest in a
line-that is the way the railroad
magnates do. If it built a new
line, the success of the new line
would largely determine the
value of other lines offered for
sale to the nation or to various
states. Our commerce is increas-
ing SO rapidly that a new line
would not materially lessen the
business of the old lines; there is
even now need for more trans
continental lines and the Chicago,
Milwaukee & ST. Paul is building
through to the coast to meet this
demand. The transcontinental
roads have not been able to
carry the freight offered to tfem
and the Union Pacific is earning
an income on considerably
more than the value of the road.
If it was thought best the gov
ernment could do as France did:
authorize lines, guaranteeing tair
dividends and contributions tn a
sinking fund which at the end OF
a term of years would give the
government the title to the roads.
If any one doubts the financial
success Of government trunk
line, he must overlook the fact
that the mails at present rates
would at once furnish quite an
item of business.
1t is not fair to compare gov
ernment roads in other countries
with private roads in this country.
The public roads of Europe are
equal to the private roads of
Europe-that is the only fair
comparison. Our municipal plants
in this country are as good as the
private plants and furnish service
at a lower rate, which is evidence
that the public ownership is feas
iblc.
WHAT THE STATES COULD DO.
Being assured of an outlet for
the traffic OF their roads, the
states could proceed to acquire
local roads slowly or rapidly as
they wished. If the people of
any state preferred to leave the
local lines in private hands they
could do SC; If they desired to
build new roads, they could build
them; if they desire to buy ex.
isting roads upon such terms as
seemed best, they could do that
The dual plan suits itself to the
views of the people in each state
and to conditions to be met in
the several localities. II trunk
lines were so operated as to per
NIT private roads to use them
upon equitable terms, 1t would be
of still greater advantage. At
present the small lines are forced
into consolidation in order to Sc.
cure an outlet for their traffic; as
soon as these private lines tanned
The newspaper., 1907-05-03

states from exercising police
power over the operation of the
roads. This objection might be
made against the federal owner
ship of all the roads but it does
not lie against the dual plan. For
first. if the states did not choose
to own the local lines. they could
exercise the same control over
them that they do today. Sec
ond, if they desired to own the
local lines. their control would be
even more complete than it is
today. Third. an act of congress
could provide for the operation
of trunk lines in harmony with
the police laws of the various
states. and fourth. the states could
be permitted to run local trains
over the trunk lines.
NO SUDDEN CHANGE CONTEMPLATED
You will see from the above
that no sudden change is con-
templated. On the contrary. the
change. if adopted. must neces,
sarily be slow. 1t ought not to
be treason in a country like ours
to suggest that the people them
selves are the ones to determine
what should be done, and the
plan which l have proposed pro-
vides for the Inauguration of the
change with the least possible
disturbance.
1t is needless to say that no
conhscation is proposed. There
is no disposition under either
strict regulation or government
ownership to do injustice to in.
vestors in railroad securities. and
the courts would prevent injus.
tice even If 1t were attempted.
AS a matter of fact. the people
have been more ready to do JUS
tice to the railroads than the
railroad managers have been to
do justice to the people.
1t the railroad managers had
respected the rights Of the pub
lie. there would have been no
talk of government ownership,
but instead of that they have used
the power given them through
their ownership of lines, to juggle
the price of stock, to discriminate
against shippers and cities and to
collect from the helpless public
all that the traffic would bear.
They have combined to destroy
competition and then divided the
spoils.
When regulation has been at
tempted they have terrorizcd
congress and state legislatures
and have corrupted officials. If
the sentiment has turned against
private ownership. the railroad
managers have only themselves
to blame.
POPULAR FAITH IN REGULATIoS.
At this time a majority of the
people still seem to have faith 10
regulation, and the first thing
necessary is to ascertain the pres
cnt value of the railroads and
then prevent any more watering
Of stock. ! shall assist as far as
/ am able to test regulation under
as favorable conditions as can be
created, but having reached the
conclusion that, in the end, regu-
lation will be found ineffective, I
have stated the conclusion.
AS ] was slow in reaching this
conclusion myself, can be pa
tient with those who honestly fear
government ownership. In the
meantime. am anxious that those
who become convinced OF the
necessity of government owner
ship shall consider the plan which
reduces Capitalization to a mini
mum and adds to the influence
and vigor of the state. Very truly
yours, w. ]. BRYAN.
Lincoln, Neb., April 6.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-24
TRIAL OF HAYWOOD
ANOTHER DAY SPENT IN SELECT
ING JURORS.
One Juror Partially Qualities and
TaIesmen Of Second Venire are
Weeded Out--Defense Charges
Improper Questioning.

Boise, Idaho, May 2s.-The net re-
suits of this, the tenth day of the Hay
wood trial, were the partial wedding
out Of the talesmen of the second spe-
.cial venire, entitled to statutory ex-
emption ana the partial qualification
OF one juror. The sixty men of the
second special venire presented them,
selves when the Judge assembled the
bench at Q o'clock this afternoon. and
when 1t was announced that the court
would hear excuses, twenty-three OF
the sixty marched forward.
Judge Wood said that ne would ac-
cept only those excuses which clearly
came within the statutes, and when
he made good his announcement. the
band of petitioners melted very quick
iy. Five petitioners were fatty de-
MED: nine were temporarily denied,
six were granted. The other three pc
titioners dNd not bother to present their
excuses.
Then began the attempt to fill seat
No 8, made vacant by the release OF
Juror Cole on account of illness. The
first FIVE talesmen had opinions that
would require evidence TO change--one
of them said his opinion would last
regardless of the evidence--and they
all went down on challenges from the
State.
Early in the examination, Clarence
barrow. for the defense. asserted that
James H, Hawley, for the State, was
seeking to lead taiesmen up to quail
fication by improper questioning. Judge
Wood overruled his objection, but he
continued to address the court Mr..
Hawley bristled and for few mo-
ments there was promise OF a scrim-
mage. But the court checked the in
cipient row and the examination went
on.
The tenth ana last talesman called
was Henry Curtis. a farmer, and he
gave every indication of Qualifying.
Senator Borah led him over long ex-
animation that showed him to be free
from opinion or bias. and to be quite
open minded. Just as the state passed
him and he went into the hands of the
defense for examination, the trial was
adjourned until $3.50 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
After talesman has been qualified
for Mr.. ~ole's place, the state will use
Its seventh peremptory challenge.
which will be the thirteenth challenge
out of the twenty allotted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-24

ion by Judge Putnam of the federal
court Of this Jurisdiction was cited up
on this point
The person volunteering to bring a
suit as a next friend does so at his
own risk and must be prepared to de-
fend and vindicate the-necessity and
prcpriety of the proceeding at any
time when called upon as they are now
called upon" said Mr. Streeter.
Mr. Kelly, of counsel for the plain
tiffs, interposed that Mr.. Streeter had
not so challenged the good faith OF the
next friends" In any motion or an
swer filed by him In this suit.
Mr.. Streeter replied that he was.
laying down q general principle Of law
applicable, to this case and he quoted
his legal authority.
The 'perils" of the position of next
friends" were dwelt on by Mr. Street.
err, who said that he absolutely be-
Iieved and asserted that the nominal
plaintiff in this case. Mrs Eddy, Is
not incompetent. II the next friends"
are to have any standing in this court
1T must be shown that Mrs. Eddy-~is
Incompetent ME-. Streeter then quot
ed authorities to show that the law
presumed all persons to be OF sound
mind, and, IL adults, capable Of man
aging their own affairs. These next
friends" he said, have no legal inter-
est in Mrs. Eddy's property and can
not prosecute this suit as matter or
their own right.
These next friends" he said. are
mere volunteers, under the permission
Of the court They stand In peril that
their act may be found to be not in
good faith. though Mr.. streeter added,
this question is not brought up here
today.
!, Us this trust deed vaiidy' asked
Mr. streeter. I'VE submit that this.
deed. being for the benefit Of Mrs.
Eddy fs valid without proof Of her
competency to make il, which L. not
material and cannot be inquired into
by this court"
After the recess. Mr.. streeter went
on to allude directly to Mrs. EDDY, say
ing:
MRS. Eddy is almost eighty six years
world as the discoverer and founder
of a religion followed by thousands
of good true and loyal people, and also
vigorously attacked. On March 1. 1907.
she was living in peace in this city
in the possession. of property accumu-
lated from her publications. She had
made will disposing of the property.
From the fact that only nine years
ago she had devoted almost one-half of
her then entire property to the cause
of her religion. 1t Is a just inference.
though not in proof, that by the terms
Of her will she had devoted a consid-
cradle share of her property to that
religion. She had one son and only
one, an adopted son, and other rela-
tives. She kept herself in seclusion,
as she tells you in her affidavit. be-
cause. In order to devote herself to her
religion, she must seclude herself from
others. That was the situation on
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-24
REACH HOME TODAY
BALL TEAM OPENS AT CAPITOL
HEIGHTS THIS AFTERNOON.
New. Faees VIII BE Seen In Mentgor-
cry Uniforms-First western Trip
Has Not Been Very
UnaatisfactOry

Malarky and his team will reach the
city this morning from Little Rock,
having just closed their first Western
trim. which. everything considered, was
more than creditable to them.
With badly crippled team they
have won five, lost seven and tied two
out of fourteen played Two of these
games were tied after fifteen innings
OF the fastest kind Of work. while two
were lost by one run, one in eleven
innings BY q score OF 5 to 4. and the
other In thirteen innings by a score of
! to o. Pretty sharp bali that--four
extra inning games, two in fifteen
innings. one in eleven innings and one
in thirteen innings
Two corking good men-sam Ap-
perious and Nye-had to be turned
loose on account OF injuries. and twice
on the trip McCann has let whiskey
get the better Of him. According to
The advertisers special from Little
Rock. Mike went 70 the well once too
often.
Three new men will be on the team
today, seabaugh. Baxter and Henline.
Wearing. the Shreveport man, was also
taken on by Malarky but whether he
Will play here is not known
Mccann will hardly be in any more
games this year but Malarky says that
ne mas couple of fast men to make
the outfield as strong as IT was before,
while hard work is being done towards
filling the hole at second base. Bill
Hausen has been playing a swell game
at second but he is needed behind the
bat.
The team opens this afternoon with
New Orleans for a series of fifteen
games at home. four with New Orleans.
four with Little Rock. four with Mem
phis and three with Shreveport.
z The last home game Is on June s and
beginning June 8 they will take the
road again for eighteen games. three
with each of the Western Clubs and
three each with Birmingham and Nash
vile. On July ] they open at home
with Birmingham here for three games,
jump to Atlanta for two games on the
fourth Of July and one on July 8, then
coming home for eighteen games till
July 81
The local fans are with the honest,
hard working manager heart and soul,
and wish Malarky every success. The
team has been playing fast ball and
with the advantage of being at home
they will begin to win from now on.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-24
MRS. EDDY'S SUIT
COURT PROCEEDINGS BEGIN WITH
INTENSE INTEREST.
large Gathering OF Christian Sell
entists Hear Attorneys Parry
ON Legal Points Invoiyed
I'm the Celebrnted Case.

Concord, N. H.. May 23.-There was
an Interested crowd of spectators
mostly Christian Scientists, In the Mer-
rimack County Court House today
when the hour arrived for the hearing
of the suit brought by friends OF
Mrs Mary Baker G.. Eddy against
Calvin A. Frye and several other
of the property of Mrs. Eddy, leader
and founder of the sect. Judge Rob-
ert w. Chamberlain presided
Judge Chamberlain announced. re-
earding the motion made on Monday.
that he would fule out the question
of Mrs Eddy's capacity. that he would
not try this main question at this time
He said that arguments should be con-
fined strictly to the question OF the IN
PREVENTION of the trustees as plaintiffs.
Gen. Frank A. Streeter of counsel
for the defense addressed the court.
This suit" he said, was brought.
not by Mrs. Eddy, but without her
knowledge and against her wishes
Three trustees appointed by Mrs Eddy
to take charge of her property wish to
be substituted as plaintiffs In this suit
They ask this as a matter OF legal
right. and they appear here under the
authority of Mrs. Eddy's trust deed
Mr.. Streeter produced the document
mentioned and 1t was submitted to TIT
court. u
ut is admitted by both sides that this
is a genuine deed. duly signed by Mrs
Eddy and recorded. Under 1t, the
trustees took possession of Mrs. Eddy's
property and have since managed 1t.
IF this deed is valid said Mr..
Streeter, mot only all OF Mrs. Eddy's
property, but this action as well. has
been transferred 10 the trustees and
they ask that they be allowed to carry
it on. If Mrs. Eddy's competency to
make this deed is regarded as mate
rial, then this question must be de-
cided first," said Mr.. Streeter. Next
friends action can be brought only
when the nominal plaintiff is unable to
protect his own interests. If the plain
tiff Is not thus incapacitated, then the
next friends have no standing II
court.
Mr.. Streeter quoted authority in sup
port of this position and declared:
TT is entirely in the discretion OF
the court to decide whether a next
friend suit shall be allowed to pro-
coed and in deciding this question the
court shall be guided by the best in
terests of the competens person in
whose name the suit Is brought"
Numerous authorities were quoted IN
support of the latter point. A decis-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-24
Smiling John Punches
Mike McC Cams Physiognomy.

beliigerent in conclusive fashion
Among other injuries sustained by NC
Cam was a broken nose.
Malarky then imposed fine OF $ioo
and told Mccain to accompany the
team. This. however, McCann refused
to do and he IL still In Little ROCK.
Before Malarky left Little ROCK ne
issued the statement that when the
Montgomery club again appears in LIT
tile Rock the Senators will put an en-
tirely line upon and according to MA
larky, they will not only be oitier-
emit bunch but will be much nearer top
than at present. He would not say just
what changes he intended to make but
inferred that q second baseman would
be secured to take the place OF Hansen
who has been, working Nye's place at
second since the disability Of the reg
ular player II IL also published that
q new outfelder would be secured 70
succeed Mccain in right as the mana
ger has been having considerable trou-
BILE with him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-24
GREW TIRED OF INTERPOLATION.
outAelder was Raising Rough House
In Hotel When Career was
Checked b well Directed
WalIov.

Little Rock. May zs---tspecial )--As
the result of a fist fight between
Manager MaIarky and Mike Mccain
the MONTGOMERY club IL minus the SER
vices Of its captain and right fielder.
Inasmuch as Malarky was already
running short handed and using Noah
Henline, borrowed from the Memphis
club, the smiling manager appeared
to be up against It.
AFTER the third game of the Little
Rock series McCann proceeded to I'M
bibe and when he returned to the hotel
was in q hostile mood. After he had
made several attempts TO kick in the
doors of the hotel Mccann was
checked by the usually peaceful Ma
larky. who proceeded to beat up the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-24
EIGHT HUNDRED WOMEN Meet.


Woman's baptist missionary Union
Holds An Executive Session.
Norfolk. Va, May 23-- Eight hundred
women. here with the delegates to the
Baptist Convention of North America,
met behind closed doors In the audi
torium of the jamestown Exposition
today, the session being the first and
only one held by the women In con-
necticn with the national assembly,
The body was called to order by Miss
Fannie Heck. OF Atlanta. president of
the woman's Missionary Union of the
Southern Baptist Convention, who pre-
sided.
Miss Heck delivered an address on
the work OF the Baptist women OF the
country, which was followed by an ad-
dress on Baptist work of the women Of
tn, North and West by Miss Mary ".
Burdette. Corresponding Secretary OF
the Woman's Baptist Home Mission
Society.
Other women prominent in Baptist
conventions North and South, also
made addresses.