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The Washington times., 1907-12-17
NEBRASKA FORCES
JURISDICTION ISSUE
Supreme Court Asked to
Send Rate Case TO
State Tribunal.
Senator Brown Files Peti-
ton Signed by State
Law Officers.

The State OF Nebraska has taken a
step, In its litigation for enforcement
Of its railroad laws, which is certain
at once to become a cause celebre.
Senator Norris Brown. in the Supreme
Court. submitted a petition asking a
writ OF mandamus against Judges Will
lam II. and Thomas c. Munger, Of the
Nebraska Federal court. commanding
them to remand to the Nebraska su-
preme court the case OF the State vs..
the Burlington railroad
The Supreme Court heard Senator
Browns request and accepted the brief
with which the Senator a ,companied his
petition. Exactly what course will be
pursued now is not known. There IS
one case which in a fashion serves as
precedent for the action asked by the
state. but 1t is not on all fours with
the Nebraska contention.
A precedent OF the greatest import
ance Is going 70 be established by the
proceedings in this case. II is OF me
greatest immediate Importance in every
State where the Federal courts have in
terposed 70 protect railroads against the
enforcement Of the State laws relating
20 rates Of transportation II viii De
States In which clashes between Fed
eral and state jurisdictions have lately
threatened 70 develop the most serious
consequences.
The petition for a writ Of mandamus
was fled after careful study OF the
situation by Attorney General Thomp-
son and Senator Brown. II IS believed
70 be the simplest, most direct. and eX-
peditious manner Of raising the fubda-
mental questions that must be decided
Senator Brown acted in the matter for
the State, at the request Of Attorney
General Thompson. the petition Of the
State being signed by the attorney gen.
eral, and William b. Rose. deputy at
torney general. The case was com.
menced IN the Nebraska supreme court
10 enjoin the defendant from violating
a Nebraska statute by putting into ef-
feet unlawful intrastate passenger rates
violating the 2-cent fare law. Another
purpose was 20 eniOin the road from
violating the act OF July s. 1907. reduc
ing by Is per cent freight rates IN tht
State, and third was to prevent tht
road disoheying the anti-free pass law
Still further, II Is recited, the action Il
designed TO enjoin discrimination.
The Washington times., 1907-12-17
REACH AGREEMENT
ON COPYRIGHT LAW
Senator Smoot and Repre-
sentative Currier Draft
Bill Together.

Prospects for a settlement Of the
much-discussed question OF revision Of
the copyright law have been materially
improved by an agreement reached be-
tween Senator Smoot OF Utah. chairman
OF the State Committee on Patents, and
Representative Currier, chairman OF the
same committee in the House last ses-
sion, who VIII no doubt be reappointed
this year. Senator Smoot introduced
the bill which he and Mr.. Currier have
agreed upon IN the Senate yesterday.
Mr.. Currier had already introduced a
bill In the House The Smoot bill is
not different IN principle from the
Currier bill, but in the conference be-
tween Mr.. Smoot and Mr.. Currier some
changes were made looking TO more
explicit language.
Mr.. Currier will substitute for his
original bill the revised bill on which
he and Mr.. smoot have agreed
The proposed legisls ton Is OF the
greatest Importance 70 the music world,
because an important provision OF the
Smoot bill relates TO copyrights on mu-
sic. It does not extend copyright pro-
lection TO musical compositions that are
reproduced by mechanical means,
through perforated rolls, music records,
and the like, except IN such cases as
the reproduced music IS presented pub
iicly for profit. Composers have been
fighting to get a stringent copyright
law that would give them the most
complete control OF reproduced music.
Senator Kittredge had bill last session
Lhat met their wishes. Led by Victor
Herbert, Sousa, and others. the COM
posers are fighting vigorously against
the Smoot-Currier bill Arrayed against
them are most OF the manufactures OF
perforated rolls, music records, graph
ophones, and the like, who contend the
composers are trying 70 build up a trust
and tax the public unduly for reproduc-
ton OF their compositions.
The House committee viii no doubt
report the revised copyright bill, but
the Senate committee Is about evenly
divided and there Will be a fight in that
body, with the outlook IN doubt, but
better than last winter for enactment
OF the bill that has been agreed upon.
The Washington times., 1907-12-17
CONCERT THIS EVENING
BY CHORAL SOCIETY

The concert Of the Washington Choral
Society will take place this evening in
Convention Hal. HandeIs Messiah
viii be presented.
The chorus, consisting Of over 800
voices, vii be under the direction Of
Percy s. Foster
The soloists will be Mrs. Marie Elm
hermann, soprano, of Philadelphia:
Miss Mary Lansing. contralto. OF New
York; Daniel Beddoe, tenor, of New
York, and Tom Daniel, bass, OF New
York.
An especially attractive feature Of
the concert will be the assistance OF
the Philadelphia Orchestra, with Karl
Fohlig. as director
The Washington times., 1907-12-17
REPRESENTATIVE BEDE
ADDRESSES MEMS CLUB

j Adam Bede, member OF Congress
from Minnesota, entertained the Mems
Club OF the Mt Pleasant Congregational
Church last night with an address on
Our Country Including members and
guests, nearly 200 men were present.
District Commissioner Henry L. West
the clubs new president, was inaug11-
rated. Mr.. West was one OF the found
ers Of this club which Is now one Of the
largest ana most successful men
church club in Washington. At the
business meeting preceding the enter
tainment several new members were
elected. The club is Just entering on the
work OF this season.
The Washington times., 1907-12-17
LECTURE ON .. S. CLAIMS.

Assignment OF Claims Against the
United States" viii be the subject Of an
address by r. l. Cole. OF the Comp
trOllers Once. which VIII be delivered
before the Association OF American
Government Accountants. ct the Public
Library, Ninth and X streets. tonight
at o'clock. The public is invited 70
attend and participate in the discussion
The Washington times., 1907-12-17
GIRL OF FIVE RUN OVER;
HER SHOULDER INJURED

Suffering from A compound fracture
of both arms and a dislOcated shoulder,
Mary Dibari, five years old. of Purdy's
court northwest, is in the Emergency
Hospital. The child was knocked down
yesterday on First street northwest
by a team driven by William II San
ford, OF 446 Eleventh street southwest
The girl was playing IN the street
and the police say the accident was I'M
avOidable.
The Washington times., 1907-12-17
Exercises Held in Public
Schools and at
His Home.

BOSTON, Dec. 1.-THE Tooth annivers-
airy Of the birth Of John Greenleaf
Whittier today was celebrated here and
In many places throughout New Eng
land with appropriate ceremonies.
Exercises were held generallv in the
The Washington times., 1907-12-17

public schools. Preparations have like
wise been made 20 celebrate the day in
many colleges and schools and by the
literary societies throughout this sec
ten.
In New England the cent ennial pro-
gram centers about Amesbury. where
the noet lived most OF his lie.
The Washington times., 1907-12-17
ARMY COMPASSES.

Under orders recently issued every
enlisted man OF the Russian army will
he provided with a pocket compass.
fitted with a luminous needle. Contracts
have already been placed for 30000C
COmpasses.
The Washington times., 1907-12-17
MILEAGE ABUSES
ENGAGE CONGRESS
Officers Make Unnecessary
Trips at 7 Gents Per
Mile.
Practice More Common
Among High Grades
Than Lower.

Those devious ways whereby officers
OF the army manage to secure excessive
allowances Of mileage are attracting
notice in Congress. Among the mem
bers OF the House Committee on Mill
tary Affairs there is talk OF n resolution
calling on the War Department to sub
NIT statement showing where tho
mileage has gone and such further de-
tails as to disclose why Il was paid in
each instance.
This IS not the first time the sub
ject has been agitated in Congress. For
several years there has been a growing
feeling that the mileage system was
being abused. At the same time Con-
gress has felt rather helpless about do
ing anything. II the mileage appropria-
ton Is cut down, then the War Depart
nent manages 20 get through a defl-
cheney bill. This fiscal year the mile
age appropriation IS $4,000, but It Is
expected an additional allowance Will
have 10 be made.
How Officer Worked 1t.
1t is by taking a lot of unnecessary
trips that undue draft is made on the
Government mileage appropriation
Chairman Hull, OF the House MiIltEry
Affairs Committee has been looking into
the practices. He relates one case OF q
high officer who ordered himself 10 go
10 a certain place to make an inspec-
ton. 1t involved travelling a long dis
lance He went to the post and re-
turned. Then he ordered himself to a
post near the first one and back again
and finally ordered himself to a most
within days ride OF where the second
N#nA
his own time by inspecting all three
posts at once. But he had his eye on
the cents per mile each way which
the Government pays out for mileage.
Another case Is that OF an ordnance
ouicer who has made a lot OF needless
trips from Washington TO point s with
IN easy reach OF here, in PENNSYLVANIA.
Maryland and nearby States Much
unnecessary mileage was thus con-
sumed.
Beyond Reach of Congress.
But Congress finds Il hard to prevent
such abuses. IL the War Department
persists IN allowing mileage in such
cases Il is almost impossible for Con-
gress to lay effective restriction upon
II. Congress can not say whether an
officer shall be ordered 10 20 here or
go there. II IS largely an admins
trative question. in fact, wholly so.
The remarkable fact about mileage
abuses is that they seem 10 be prac-
Jiced more among high Officers than
among the ones Of the lower grade. II
IL apparent, OF course, that Il Is easier
for a high officer TO get orders 10 co
here and there than st IS for a subord-
mate officer. Chairman HuIPs observa-
tons are that the high officers are moro
apt TO abuse the mileage privilege.
What Congress can do. however Is
20 call attention to existing practices
ana promote publicity on the sub
ject through speeches and newspa pers
and resolutions calling for informa-
ton If a resolution is passed by the
House, this will be largely the pur-
pose OF II
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-28
WHO OWNS THE STOCK?
DevIin Controversy Over Bank of To.
pel1a Shares.

]. D. Mcfarland. attorney for James
t. Bradley, receiver of the First Ma
court this afternoon to the case of the
Bank of Topeka VS.. the trustees OF
the Devlin estate ]. T. Bradley, receiv-
er, end others, and the unknown hold
er OF certain shares of the capital stock
of the Bank of Topeka
The case is to settle the ownership of
IA shares of the capital stock of the
Bank OF Topeka which were the proper
ty of c. J. Devlin.
Mr.. Bradley claims that the II shares
Of bank stock are portion of the assets
of the new defunct First National bank
and in his answer in the case. asks the
court for ruling to that effect and for
an order compelling the officers of the
Bank of Topeka to transfer the said II
shares of stock to himself as receiver
on the stock transfer books of the bank,
and to issue the certificates for said
stock to be turned over as a portion OF
the assets of the First National bank.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-28
EVERHARDY DENIES.
Says He Hasn't Agreed to Close Leav-
enworth Saloons.

Mayor Peter Everhardy of Leaven-
worth is evidently doing some great
eidestepping as result of the announce
I1ent that he had signed" an agreed
statement of facts which amounted to
q confession of Judgment in the custer
suit against him. Mayor Everhardy
gives out this statement concerning an
article which appeared in Topeka
morning paper:
II have read the following article in
the Topeka Capital of this morning and
desire to say to the people of Leaven-
worth that I have never talked with
the attorney general on the subject
named and 1 have never agreed to close
alleged statement of facts and VIII
never sign such statement
PETER EVERIIARDY.
As a matter of fact, Mayor Everhardy
has not signed the agreed statement of
facts. but as announced in Wednesday
evenings State Journal, the statement
of facts has been agreed to. Mayor
Everhardy's attorney, Mr. Fftzwilliams,
who visited Topeka Tuesday, accepted
the statement of facts prepared by At
torney General Jackson. 1t is probable
that the agreement of the attorney,
Fitzwilliams, will bind his principal.
The whole trouble Is the result of the
local political fight in Leavenworth. w.
/. Biddle is after Ecverhardy's scalp, and
a. was Biddle that gave out the tip that
the agreed statement of facts had been
signed. and that Everhardy, while pre-
tending to be the friend of saloons, was
really under pledge to the attorney gen.
eraI to close them Immediately after
election Everhardy is now badly tan
eled up. and will probably lose the sup
port of the Leavenworth 'wets" in
tuesdays election. The agreed state
ment of facts has been signed by the
attorney general, and is now In the
hands of Fitzwilliams, Everhardy's at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-28
LOCAL MENTION.

The Unitarian ladies will meet Fri
day afternoon with Mrs. Theo Wilkie at
1861 Clay street instead of with Mrs
Frank Foster.
A handsome new carpet has been
placed in the private office of the secre-
tary of state at the state house The
carpet is brussels. and cost $225. It was
purchased of Crosby Bros. in this city
Governor Hoch has honored a requisi-
ton of the governor of Illinois for Clyde
V. Grassland, who is under arrest at
Yates Center, and is a fugitive from
justice in Illinois. 1t is charged that he
broke into a railway car and stole a
quantity of stuff
c. E. Denton, secretary of state, is
in Attica entertaining the bankers Of
his section CT the state.
The two story dwelling at 126 Mon
roe street. owned by J. L. Penny and
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Dreyer, was
damaged some last evening by a fire
which originated from a gasoline
stove. The alarm was turned in at
S:26..
The city treasurer received $146
from dog tax yesterday.
H J. Bone. United States district
attorney. has returned from Okla
homa.
Fifty-six persons are taking the civil
service examinations scheduled at the
federal building today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-28
BOMBARDS AMALAPA.
Nicaraguan Gunboat Is Smelling the
Hondurean Port.

Washington, March 2S.-The state de-
partment received a dispatch from
United States Minister Merry at San
Jose, Costa Rica, announcing that it is
reported there that Amalapa, Hondu-
ras, is being bombarded.
Amalapa is the chief Hondurean port
on the Pacific side and President Bonil-
to that port which was formerly one of
his strongholds.
Sometime ago it was reported that
Amalapa.
Senior C-eel, the Mexican ambassa-
dor, and Secretary Root had long con-
ference today concerning the provision
al govern nent in Honduras and Secre-
tary Root also conferred with Mr..
Corea, the Nicaraguan minister; MIR.
CalVo, the Costa Rican minister, and
Mr.. Toledo, the Guatemalan minister
Mexico and the United States nave not
yet decided upon what course th@y
shall follow to insure peace in Central
America, but it is not likely that these
two republics will recognize the pro-
visional government in Honduras until
they have consulted the wishes OF ali
the Central American republics.
Several of the Central American MIN
listers received dispatches today con-
corning the new Hondurean provision
al government. AS yet affairs are II;
charge of junta composed OF genera
Maxine Rozales, A. Bustillo and MIG
uel DaviIa. Mr.. Bustillo is prominent
LAWYER ard Mr.. Davila is a wealthy
nlanter and business man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-28
DRUGGISTS PERMITS.
County Attorney Would Revoke Two
of Them.

County Attorney Schenck today filed
application with Probate Judge Hayden
to set aside or revoke the license or per
nit to sell liquor granted to w. F.
Kuntz, of No. 612 North Kansas avenue.
An application was also filed to re-
woke the license of z. s. Lee, at 921
Kansas avenue.
In the Kuntz petition County Attor-
ney Schenck said: 'Kuntz's employees
clerks and agents have within one year
past knowingly, wilfully and unlawful
ly sold liquors in open violation of law
Sales have not been made upon the
printed or written affidavit of the APP
plicant setting forth the particular
medical purpose for which the LIQUOR
was required, together with the kind
and quantity.
THE permit was granted without
notice to the county attorney and the
county attorney never had an oppor-
tunity to cross examine witnesses to
prove the truth of the allegations made
herein.
THE allegations of the applicant for
the permit are untrue. Kuntz is not the
owner of a stock of drugs worth 81. 600
exclusive of the stock of liquors and
he has not employed registered phar-
macists. Liquors are drank at his
place.
The hearing was asked to be held
Monday at 2 o'clock.
The application for the setting aside
of Lees permit contain in the main the
same allegations, although not all that
are set up in the Kuntz case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-28
OUT ON $4,000 BOND.
Glass Is Arraigned and Hearing Is
Postponed One Week.

San Francisco. March 2S.-Louis Glass,
vice president of the Pacific States Tele-
phone and Telegraph company, was ar
raigned before Judge Lawlor in the SUI
perior court today on nine grand jury
Indictments, charging him with having
bribed supervisors.
Attorney T c. Coogan for Glass asked
for one week in which to plead. This was
allowed and the $4,000 bail bonds on
which Glass is at liberty was allowed to
stand.
Glass is charged with having paid Su-
pervisors Nicholas. Wilson, Phillips,
Walsh Coffey, LonerSan. Boxton, Cole
man and Mammlock s., 600 each on March
Is, 1906. to vote against the awarding of a
competitive franchise to the Home Tele.
phone company of San Francisco. The Is
bribery Indictments against the A X.
Detweiler of Toledo we're called, but as
Detweiler has not yet been arrested, his
q rraignment was continued for one week
AID rev bench warrants were issued for
Detweiler, bail being fixed at $4,000 on
each count.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-28
THINKING 1T OVER.
President Roosevelt at the NIanufac-
turers' Meeting at Springfield.

Washington, March 2S.-President
Roosevelt is giving earnest consider
alton to an invitation extended to him
yesterday by the Illinois Manufac-
turers' association to talk to that body
in Springfield, a an early date on the
railway situation. 1t was said today
that some of the members of the cab
met and interstate commerce commits
sioners who participated in last nights
conference at the White House were
of the opinion that it might be we'll
for the president to attend the con-
vention and make a statement as to
his attitude. These opinions have
some effect on the presidents mind,
but it was said at the White House he
had not reached a decision in the mat
ter.
During the day the president had a
conference with Frank B. kellogg,
special counsel for the interstate COM
merce commission, concerning railway
matters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-28
FOUR YEARS IN PRISON.
Twenty Years Punishment Sentence of
Woman Assassin.

Thun, Switzerland. March Is
Mile. Tattina Leontieff, the Russian
woman who murdered a Frenchman,
Muller, at Interlaken, in September
last, mistaking him for NJ. Durnovo,
ex-minister of the interior of Russia,
was today sentenced to four years
solitary confinement and to 20 years
expulsion from the country.
The prisoner complained that she
had been subjected to the utmost bru-
tality by the examining magistrate and
the prison wardens. who when called
to the witness stand were unable to
deny the charges.
Mile. Leontieff is a daughter of
General Leontieff, who took an active
part in the Russian campaign in Man
churia, and who afterwards was gov
ernor of one of the Russian provinces,
and is a niece of the late General Ire
poff. She is said to have been con-
cerned in an unsuccessful attempt on
the life of Trepoff in 1905, for which
she was confined for some time In an
her promise to leave Russia forever,
and seemed then to have Joined the
revolutionary group in Switzerland.
When NJ. Durnovo went abroad last
year, Mile. Leontief volunteered to
execute upon him the sentence of the
Flying group" of revolutionists of
which she was a member. While sew
eraI hundred persons were at a dinner
in the Hotel Jungfrau, September 1
last, Mile Eecntieff arose from her
seat at table. drewa revolver from her
reticule and deliberately fired at
Charles Muller, Frenchman, who
was seated at neighboring table The
first shot inflicted a fatal wound, the
woman advanced towards the pros
trate body and fired four more shots.
Leontieff had mistaken Muller for M.
Dl1rDOVO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-28

took the Hermit and Ex-Governor Ross
for a ride over the broad level mesa
for a distance of ten miles and back.
Impressed with the generosity of Mr.
Putpey, the Hermit decided 20 accept
the challenge and found no reason to
regret his decision. Robert E. .Putney
is the son of Lyman B. Putney whom
many Douglas county people viii e.
member as a clerk in a grocery of
Moor & Bennett in Lawrence many
years ago. Robert, although a young
man, is the sole proprietor of the iarg-
est wholesale grocery business in this
part of the country, and conducts it
with the same skill and sagacity which