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The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
COMMENTARIES
NEW voRK COMMISSION TURN.
ias9r ING ON THE LIGHT. 1tz: Z
QUESTION rs TO AUTHORITY
Agent Of the United States Express
Company Enters Denial Of the
Right Of Regulation.

Albany. N. Y.-Albert Boardm4n.
representing the United States Elk
press company before the Public Ser
vice commission in the Second dis
trict. questions the right Of the COM
mission to regulate the powers Of the
sever directors, a joint stock corpora
ton. He contended that the duties
Of the board was prescribed In the
articles of association.
Attorneys for the petitioners $40
the Board of Directors of the Express
company was a self-perpetuating
body: that no meeting Of the stock
holders had been held since 1862. and
that although the Board of Directors
had been requested by q majority Of
the shareholders to call a meeting Of
the shareholders for the electioa Of
directors it refused to 60 so; that the
United States Express company is
controlled by the Adams and A4neri-
4 Express companies, and that
neither one of the last two compa-
MES has had q meeting of stockhold-
ers in years for the purpose Of elect
ing directors.
MI. sCramer also brought out that
the following seven directors of the
United States Express company In
being paid $500 a year for serving Is
directors of the United States Express
company: Senator T. C. Plat. who is
also president, receiving an annual
salary Of $4,000: H. Crosby. vice.
president and secretary. an annual
salary Of $4,000: E. T. Plat. treas
urer. for which he receives l 5000:
F. H. Plat, who is also counsel to the
company. Frank L. Steason. l. G.
Weir and ]. c. Fargo. "a
Chairman Stevens referred to one
section of the articles of association
which provides that no directors Of
the United States Express company
shall be interested in a rival com
pany. It was admitted by Mr.. Board
man that Messrs. Fargo and Weir are
officials Ct the American and Adams
Express companies, respectively. and
hold jointly 10000 shares of stock Of
the United States Express company.
MI. Boardman said that all three
companies had a community of inter-
est and insisted that unless these con.
ditions existed the stock of the United
States Express company and the other
twenty-s;x companies would be almost
worthless.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
TOTAL NOW SIXTY MlLLloNs.

American Banks Still Continue 70 En-.
gage Gold from Abroad.
New York-More than 60,000,0 900
In gold has been engaged abroad for
import to the United States since the
present movement began. Announce.
ment Of engagements OF 5000 0 BY
the Illinois Trust and Savings hank.
and 100000 BY banks in New Or.
leans brought the grand total to $780,.
$500
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
CANDIDACY OF AN. BRYAN.
Mayor johnson Of Cleveland Hueh
cr4tftsd2 3

st.- - , : - = s <ASs
Mayor johnson Of Cleveland aauee'
cratltsd. G@ 3
Clevelaad-In IN open letter =
William J. Bryan. expressing satas-
fiction with Mr.. Eryaa's announce
ment Of Fri1ay. Mayor Tom L. John.
SON Gays he will eEdeavor to eecqye
an Ohio delegation to the national
democratic convention that will call
upon Mr.. Bryan again to be the demo
oeat:c CANDIDATE for the presidency.
The MAJOR declares he Is not an IS
Grant for tie nomination. The LEI
ter says: &
"The Ccmmo2er's editorial an
nouSeenent of your decision regard
ing the presidential situation gives
me TIE greatest satisfaction. Both in
spirit ana form 1t is worthy Of you
and of or democratic ause. This
declaration is the one thing needed TO
secure to the democratic party the
benefit of its best leadership in tue
coming campaign.
ITO the fullest extent of my in
fuence in such matters l shall endea-
vor to secure from Ohio a delegation
for tae national convention that will
truly represent what I know to be
the democratic sentiment Of the state.
b. calling upon you to take up again
the commission that you laid down at
st. Lc1:s in 1ss2. And wherever l
nave friends In other states / shall
4 yise them to fellow my example in
thi: respect
Il shall not allow myself to be d.
verted from u work in Cleveand,
which I regard as a public trust and
of the highest Importance. both To-
cally and generally. This would be
an insurerable objection to my presi-
Dental aspirations en- my part; but
in addition, I regard your candidacy
next year as Of vital importance to
TIE cause of genuine democracy"
Bcone, Ia.-Col. Henry Wasterson,
asked by the Associated Press for his
opinion on william ]. Brayn's tenta-
tive acceptance of the democratic
nomination, declared that he had Ia
bored with Bryan to decline the nom
inatio1 and to quit his dog in the
ma1ger" attitude. Col. Watterson
realized that Bryan had it in his power
to demand the leadership of the demo
cratic ra-ty in 1908 or defeat any
other candidate by knitting him as
did Parker" Bryan's acceptance was
no more than he had expected. how
ever greatly he regretted the action,
because he thought Bryan could no
longer create the enthusiasm as he
had Goce heretofore.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
Use Mail for Frauds.

Kansas City-H. ]. Egan, Of Omaha,
one Of the organizers Of the Inter
state Fiscal Agency company. agents
for the Kansas City Life Insurance
company. was arrested here upon .
warrant sworn out by . p~ostofice In
speetor. charging him with using the
mails to defraud- The charge against
Egan II almost identical with that
against ]. G. Wilson, president Of the
Interstate Fiscal Agency company.
Who was arrested Thursday. The Fis-
cal Agency company is alleged to have
collected 100000 by false promises.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
s,ARR,mAn CASE saooeMr "
aasonats's Resusal % Answer - q
Aepuod. /.

Aasonatsis Refusal % Answer - e
Argued
New Yoek-AfIumenn vM -
heard Wednesday On the petitiea G
the Interstate Commerce oemnsaien
to IN order requiring Edward 81. HAs-
r:man to answer certain Quest1Gaa
peopounded BY the coumission II ID
investigation Of the Union PaeiAe rail-
'l6sd and tn allied lines the early pait
rW this year. Counsel for DetA 0Ges
Tuesday wers in active p~rsparauon
for what promised to b . legal bat
TIE. the result Of which may have IN
important bearing on not only the d.
rect issue involved. but on the prov
'ince and limitation Of the commerce
Investigations in the future. .
The arguments will be made by dis-
tinguished counsel before Judge
Hough in the United States circuit
court. The government will be repre-
sented by Henry l. Stims0n. United
States district attorney. Frank b. KEEL
log got St Paul and C. A. Severance.
while former Senator John C. Sp0oner
of Wisconsin. former Judge R. s. Low
EFT and John G. Milburn Of this city
will appear for Mr.. Hartman.
Mr.. Hartman at the investigation
declined to answer certain questions
regarding the purchase Of stocks and
their sale to the Union Pacific. ana IN
their answer to the comm;ssion,s petit
ton. which has just been fled, coun-
sci for Mr.. Hartman contend that Mr..
Harriman's acts in the matter did not
relate to interstate commerce and
therefore the commission had no
right to put the questions a2d to de-
mand answers.
It was learned that In the brief that
will be fled by federal counsel in
court Wednesday. It will be claimed
that the Interstate Commerce COM
mission in making this investigation
was virtually q congressional commit
tee Of inquiry, and was exercising the
inQ~uisitorial powers Of congress.
It II declared in the federal brief
that under section II Of the interstate
commerce act. the commission has au-
thority to inquire into the manage
ment Of the business Of all common
carriers doing an interstate business.
and under section 2 is required. ON or
before December I Of each year, to
make and transmit to congress its re
port, the report to contain such infor-
nation and data collected by the con
mission as may be considered of value
in the determination of questions con
with regulation Of commerce.
together with such recommendations
as to additional legislation relating
thereto as the commission may deem
necessary.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
six UTE INDIANS KILLED.

Aboriaines Have Battle with Federal
Troops in Colorado.
Durango. Col0.-A report reached
here that a battle occurred at McElmo
Canon between Ute Indians and United
States troops. In which six Indians
we're killed. No soldiers ere killed
or wounded. McElmo canon - In res-
ervat.on. The Utes have been resist
ing the attempts Of the soldiers to CON.
pel them to return to their reservar
don.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
Indian Pensioned.

Deadwood. 8. D.-FOrmer Congress
man E. w. Martin has been notified
from Washington that the claim for
a pension for Ralph Eagle Feather. a
full blooded Sioux Indian from the
Rosebud reservation, had been a.
lowed by the government, an unusual
procedure. Eagle Feather served in the
Standardization was a . member
Of the Sixth United States cavalry,
and during an engagement was Sc
verely wounded IN the leg, for which
reason he II to be cared for BY the
government.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
Horace q. mckinley Escapes.

00bSC9 - WCWU"sey 6S@ePOS
Peking-Horace G. Mckinley. want.
ed In Oregon in connection with the
land fraud trials in that state and Who
was arrested by the Manchurian au-
thorities at Mukden. October S. and in
~carcerated pending the arrival Of IN
officer from America, escaped from
custody on Tuesda-. The Chinese gov
eminent IN making efforts to recapture
the prisoner. The escape Of McKin-
ley will probably defeat the first at
tempt of China's CO cooperation in the
extradition Of criminals without .
treaty.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
Must Provide Seats.

Atlanta, GA common carrier
does not fulfill its legal duty Until it
provides a seat for each passenger" is
the decision rendered by the Georgia
court of appeals. The decision was
rendered in a suit for damages
brought against the Georgia Electric
& Railway company of Atlanta by DR..
Ascar Linden, who, was injured by
the student starting CT a car in which
he was standing.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
MINNEAPOLIS RATE UNJUST.

Interstate Commerce Commission Dc.
eides for Hay Shipper.
Washington-In the case Of Wei
mel & Rich of Ledyard. Ia, against
the Northwestern railway. the Omaha
railway and the Peoria & Pekin Rail-
way company, involving the reason
ableness Of the minimum a load
weights prescribed by the defendants
ON shipments Of hay to Minneapolis
and Pekin. ILL.,. the Interstate Com
merce commission on Monday decided
that the regulations as to Pekin. Ill.
were reasonable. but that the regu-
lations as to hay shipments to MIN
neapolis were unjust.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
First Trip Through Canal.

Rock Island-The United States
steamer Marine reached Rock Island
Friday afternoon from Hennepin. Ill.
completing the first trip through the
recently opened Illinois and Michigan
canal. The steamer was met BY .
delegation Of citizens anc greeted by
q chorus Of whistles. A general JOLT
hcation will follow. A general jolli-
Is the first overland waterway ever
built by the United States govern
ment. Is sixty miles in length and con-
meets the Illinois and Missouri rivers.
Its cost was $780, 00.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
Train of cattIe Wrecked.

Trinidad. Colo.-A trainload of cat
tie, consisting Of thirteen cars. con-
signed to Omaha was wrecked here
on the Santa Fee road. Many cattle
we're killed and q general stampede
ensued. Many that escaped have not
vet been recovered.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
NO INSCRIPTION ON NEW COIN
I'm GOD WE TRUST" HAS EEEN
LEFT OFF.
PRECEDENT Believes Sentiment Should
Not BE Where Il 10 Regard
Cd With lrr~everence.

Washington-In answer to one Of
the numerous protests which have
been received at the White House
against the new gold coin which have
been coined without the words I'm
God We Trust" President Roosevelt
has written q letter which he has
made public. The letter follows:
when the question of the new
coinage came up We looked into the
law and found there was no warrant
therein for putting In God We Trust"
on the COILS. AS the custom. although
without legal warrant. had grown up,
however, I might have felt at liberty
to keep the inscription had l approved
of its being on the coinage. But s !
did not approve Of it, I DO not direct
that 1t should again be put on. OF
course the matter of the law is abso-
lutely in the hands of congress and
any direction of congress in the mat
ter win be Immediately obeyed. At
present, as l have said, there is 10
warrant in law fer the inscription.
My own feeling in the matter is
due to my very firm conviction that
to put such a motto on coins. or to
use it in any kindred manner, not
only does no good, but does positive
harm, and is in effect i~rrevereace,
which comes dangerously close to a c
rilege. A beautiful and solemn sen
tence such as the one In question
should be treated and uttered only
with that fine reverence which nee
essarily implies q certain exaltation
of spirit. Any use which tends to
cheaper 1t. and above all. any use
which tends to secure its being treated
In . spirit Of levity. II from every
standpoint profoundly to be regretted.
It Is . motto which 1t Is indeed well
to have inscribed on our great na-
tional monuments. in our temples Of
justice. in our legislative halls, In
buildings such as those at West Point
and Annapolis-in short. where It will
tend to arouse and inspire . lofty emo
ton in those who look thereon"
But It seems to me eminently un-
wise to cheaper such . motto by use
on coins. just a. it would be to cheaper
It by use ON postage stamps. or in
advertisements. Az regards its use on
the coinage. We have actual experience
by which to 60. In all my life I have
never hard any human being speak
~reverently Of this metto on the coins
or show any signs Of its having ap-
pealed to any high emotion in him. but
1 have literally hundreds Of times
heard It used as an occasion Of. and
to the sneerins ridicule,
whic hit Is above all things undesir-
able that so beautiful and exalted .
phrase should excite. II congress n
terS the law and directs me to replace
the coins the sentence In question
the direction will be Immediately put
into effect: but I very earnestly trust
that the religious sentiment Of the
country. the spirit Of reverence In the
country. will prevent any such action
being taken. (Signed)
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
MUCH GOLD WILL De COINED.

Government Orders Fifty-Tw Miilions
In Double Eagles.
Philadelphia-The United States
mint Tuesday delivered 1000 00 In
gold double eagles to the s~ubtreasury
in this city. 1t Is stated that within
the next three months the mint here
viii coin $50. 00o. 900 in double eagles.
This enormous amount of gold will b
distributed among the subtreasuries In
various parts Of the country and win
be employed to relieve the money
stringency.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
Union Pacific Dividend.

New York-Directors Of the Union
Pacific Railway company Thursday
declared . quarterly dividend Of 2h
per cent On the common stock, which
is unchanged from the rate of dividend
Of 10 per cent annually. established
about q year ago.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
PEACE IN CENTRAL AMERICA.

PEACE IN CENTRAL AMERICA.
Presidents Of Salvador, Honduras and
Nicaragua Are Agreed.
Washington-Omcia1 announcement
was made that an understanding had
been reached among the presidents
OF the republics Of Salvador. Hon.
duras and Nicaragua, - . result Of
which questions have been adjusted
and cordial relations have been estab-
lished between the countries. The
announcement was given out ut the
state department In q telegraphic cor.
respondence between President FL
guerora OF Salvador ami President
Roosevelt
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
MR.. BRYAN WILL ACCEPT
BUT DOES NOT SEEK A PRESl.
DENTAL NOMINATION..
Thinks the Party Should Select Can
didate, and 10 Willing to Serve
II He % Wanted.

Lincoln, Neb.-William ]. Bryan
will accept the democratic nomination
for president in 1908. but he neither
will ask or make a fight for It. He
says that for a year or more he has
been pressed to answer the question,
will you accept a nomination." and
he believes the public is entitled to
an answer and to know the position
he occupies. The question that ought
to weigh most, he says, is whether
his nomination will strengthen the
democratic party. Not only will he
not seek or ask for the nomination,
but he will not assume to decide the
question of availability and II the
prize falls to another, he will neither
be disappointed nor disgruntled. Mr..
Bryan in an editorial statement in
the Commoner, says:
"A year ago last summer, while In
Europe, Mr.. Bryan In ar interview
stated that it was too early to discuss
the campaign of 1908 from a personal
standpoint, although during that sum-
mer the democratic conventions in
something like half of the states of
the union had passed resolutions COM
plimentary to him and mentioned his
name in connection with the demo-
cratic nomination for president. He
has from time to time refused to dis
cuss the availability either of himself
or other candidates, believing that the
party should have all the light posi-
BILE before attempting q selection. A
presidential candidate should fit the
platform adopted by his party. and
platforms are made to ft the condi-
tons existing when the platform is
made. No one can see very far ahead
or speak with certainty as to the is.
sues or rs to the relative Importance
Of issues In the campaign. Sometimes
q day will change the situation. and
q few months may bring forward a.
new Issue which will have an impor-
tant bearing upon the availability OF
. candidate. For this reason Mr..
Bryan has refused to make any an
nouncement .as to his own position, al
though he has rom time to time dis
cussed issues old and new. Now that
tho election Of 1907 il past and plans
are being made for next years cam
paign. he feels that a statement is due.
the public. Those who prefer another
candidate r entitled to know his DOS.
ftion. and those who favor his noml.
nation have . right to demand an
answer to the question 90 often put
win you accept q nomination. His
refusal to enswer the question has led
to the circulation of many false re.
ports. and u%nfriendly newspapers
have taken Advantage Of his silence
to misrepresent his attitude.
INF. Bryan will not ask for or seek
q nomination.: and he will not assume
to decide the question Of his availa.
bility. He has been 70 amply recon.
pensed by his party for what he has
done and for what he has endeayored
tn do that he cannot claim q nomina-
ton as a reward. neither should his
ambition be considered. for he has had
honors enough from his party to sat
isfy any reasonable ambition. The
only question that ought to weigh with
the party 10 whether the party can be
strengthened AMI aided by the nomi-
Of someone else.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
Final Trial Of Nebraska.

Washington-Secretary Metcalf has
. special board Of naval Of
11cers to conduct the final acceptance
trial Of the battleship Nebraska now
at the naval station on Puget Sound.
Wash, ON November Is. Captain Reg
inald F. Nicholson. former assistant
chief of the bureau Of navigation. Is
in command of the ship.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
Cousins Can't k:arry.

Lincoln. Neb. - Albert VIII and
Sophia Will Of Sprague canno: marry
in Nebraska. They r first cousins
and were denied a.license In Lancaster
county. Kansas laws permit such mar
riages.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
AGED CASHIER ENDS HIS LIFE.

J. q. Thomas Of the Bank Of Albany,
Mo-, Blows Out Brains.
Kansas City. Mo-. b. Thomas,
aged 6. cashier Of the Bank Of Al
bany. Mo-, committed suicide late FRI
day afternoon At . local hotel I'm this
city by shooting. Thomas walked into
a bath room and deliberately blew out
his brains. No motive Is known.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
postpones Bradley Trial.

. Washington-On account Of tho
death Of Justice McComas CT the dis
trict court of appeals, criminal court
No. 1. In which Mrs. Anna NJ. Bradley
was to have been put on trial Monday,
nut on the case until Wednesday.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
p,sse. prohibition eiIi.

Montgomery. lA-Securing the nee
essary two-thirds vote Of the MEM
bers present. the house Of representa-
lives passed the statutory prohibition
hin introduced by Speaker Carmichael,
By Q vote of s. to q.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
Mrs. Nation a.lfe Member.

Nashville, Tenn.-During Wednes-
days session Of the Woman's Chris
tan Temperance union national con-
vention, the Nebraska delegation for
mally constituted Mrs. Carrie Nation
\ life member Of the union. p
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
Grain Receipt. GROWING.

Grain Reeetpts Growing.
Omaha-Within . few days the re-
ceipts of grain at the Omaha market
win be normal, while farmers in the
country will be able to dispose Of
grain as usual and congestion viii be
avoided BY the arrangement which
the grain men have made with the
bankers Of Omaha. Sioux City and
Minneapolis.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
CUBAN PEOPLE ARE GRATEFUL

Banquet to BE rendered Governor Ma.
0oon for His Work.
Havana-Out of gratitude Of the
country for good government, the
Chamber OF Commerce has unani-
mously decided to give . banquet to
Governor Magoon. It 10 planned to
make . hinge demonstration Of the
banquet and In furtherance thereof all
the commercial. agricultural and In
Austrial elements of the island Win be
represe1ted.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
Utes Ileaxina cama,

Sturgis. s. D.-Reports received
here from the White Horse. sub
agency on the MORGAN river. are that
the Ute Indians arc slipping away
from camp . Few 1t q time.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
Business Men Scared.

Montgomery. Ala. One hundred
business men Of Montgomery met 1t
the Commercial club last night and
adopted resolutions calling . mass
meeting of business men OF the entire.
state at Montgomery. November II. to
appeal to the legislature to postpone
all legislation until the present dna1-
cial depression has passed.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
Foreigners Fioek.na Homeward.

Foreigners Fioek:ns Homeward.
New York-Immigrants are becom-
ing emigrants just now. More than
5000 men Of alien birth who have
been working in this country have just
sailed from this port for their native
shores. aboard three liners. and 1t
least 5000 more are booked.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
CANNON AND sRYAN-TiLLMAN

These Will BE the Opposing Nominees
in Opinion Of TilIman.
Danville. nl.-In IN interview Sen
ator Tillman Of South Carolina de-
clared that President Roosevelt will
not accept q third term and that Speak
er Cannon will be the republican nom
inee.
Bryan" Mr.. Tillman said. win be
the democratic nominee without .
doubt. He IN the greatest living dem
ocrat and the proper man to entrust
with the affairs Of our government"
The senator declared that the pres
ent financial situation need not worry
the people. This country" he said.
has reached . point In its prosperity
where financial 1urries in the money
centers do not affect It,"
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
Denver Chosen.

Nashville. Tenn.-At the meeting
Of the national officers of the Wom-
ems Christian Temperance Union here
Monday. Denver. Colo. was selected
az the next meeting place Of the ma
tional convention.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
BARNEY COMMITS SUICIDE.
President Of Knickerbocker Trus.
Company Ends His Life.

Company Ends His Life.
New York-Charles Tracy Barney.
the dep0sed' president of Knicker-
becker Trust company and until re-
Gently q isower in the financia; word,
shot and killed himself in his home.
His loans with the company. 1t Is said.
are amply secured. and when he
forced from its presidency
he was to all intents and pur-
poses eliminated as a factor In bank.
ing circles. What i'll effects his I'M
expected taking Of might have had on
the financial situation generally. had
long since been discounted. In dis
tress Of mind over the dissipation Of
his private fortune and the loss Of his
high standing among business asso-
ciates and intimate acquaintances find
the hidden drift that broke his health
and reason.