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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-28
BRISTOW WARL|KE
Newly Elected Kansas Senator Would
lmprison Hartman and
Stillman.
THE TWO G0ULDS, AS WELL
Declares They Loaded Up the Santa
fe With imrer:e CaP;ta';zatior,
Reaping Millions.

Topeka, Kan. Jan. 2S-When los
Joseph l.. Bristow was elected United
States senator from Kansas by the
legislature yesterday he was called
upon for a speech. He was ready and
declared that E. H. Hartman and
James Stllman, and the two Goulds
should be imprisoned for their part in
the Chicago and Alton deal which ad.
ded $104,000,000 to its bonded dep;
and stock
This property. a prosperous and
honestly conducted railroad" he ADDS
was loaded with an Indebtedness OF
$62, 100000, or about s66,O0O per mile
for which not a dollar was added to
the value of the property, but from
which the four men of the syndicate
personally netted about $56,000,000.
Hartman Voted 100000.
Mr.. Hartman was voted from the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-28

proceeds of the road 100000 as his
compensation for services as chair
man of the executive committee that
managed these transactions.
The road now has passed into the
hands of others and the present own
ers are demanding rates from the peo-
PIE that will enable them TO meet the
obligations imposed by this excessive
Indebtedness.
1.-The laws of the country should re-
gard the financial methods used in the
Alton case as criminal. Yet, today,
the captains of high finance are maj
ing a determined effort to prevent the
enactment of legislation that will take
from them their opportunity for plum
der. They seek to destroy every man
in public life who is not subservient
to their wishes.
.'Equal Justice to ALL"
''It is my purpose to use what tai
ents | may have to bring about legis.
lation that will establish the same
rules of justice for these men that ap
ply to the conduct of men in the OF.
dinary walks of life. 1t should be as
easy to send man to prison for rob
bing a railroad of S50.000000 as it is to
send the man who robs a postoffice.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-28
HOLDS MILITIA
READY TO START
Acting Governor Of Arizona Fears
Trouble at Globe Over Organizing
of Mine Union.

Phoeniz, Ariz., Jan. 2S.-Acting Gov
ernor Page has issued orders to Off
GERS of the various companies of the
guard of Arizona to hold
their commands in readiness for or
ders to go to Globe at short notice il
expectation of possible trouble be-
tween miners and mine operators there
over the question of organizing a un-
ion among the men. 1t is said there
is slight likelihood of any serious dis
turbance as the men have shown no
disposition to cause trouble or damage
of property
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-28
WHO SUBMITTED RAILWAY
PLAN TOPANAMA CHALLENGES RAINEY

proposition thus characterized, but
which | am confident will stand the
test of competent and conscientious
criticism, I take this opportunity of
generating Cromwell and each other
and all gentlemen named free from
any connection whatever with such
proposition.
Challenges to Find n Better.
II unhesitatingly assume entire re-
sponsibility for having submitted it
and challenge Rainey to submit a
fairer proposition or one better calcu
lated to promote the welfare of the
people of the republic of Panama"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-28
kEIRAN IN COURT
FOR FIRST Time
Former Head of Fidelity Funding
Company Bankruptcy Witness
Against Own Concern.

New York, Jan. 28.-Patrick j.
Keiran, formerly president of the de-
funct Fidelity Funding company, was
witness in bankruptcy proceedings
against this company before Commits
sioner Alexander today. 1t was the
first time the authorities had succeed
ed in getting Keiran into court since
his disappearance after the involun
tary failure of his company for about
five million dollars. The creditors i'll
clude a score of prominent Catholic
institutions scattered throughout the
country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-28
LIBEL IS FILED
AGAINST THE
BOAT FLORIDA

New York, Jan. 2S.-Counsel for the
Oceanic Steam Navigation company.
owners of the steamer Republic, today
filed libel in the United States dis
trict court against the Florida, which
ran down and sunk the Republic OF
Nantucket lightship. Damages amount
ing to 81, 100000 for the loss Of the ship
and $500,000 for the loss of cargo and
effects of passengers and crew, are
claimed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-28

New York, jan 2S.-Randolph G..
Ward, prominent civil engineer, iden-
titled with work on the isthmus of
Panama, is out with a letter in which
he refutes that part of Congressman
Rainey's speech referring to William
Nelson Cromwell and others as being
connected with the Infamous railroad
deaH' on the isthmus.
Did 1t All Himself.
The letter says in part:
"As l am the individual who, alone
and unassociated with any other per-
son, submitted to the government of
the republic of Panama the railroad
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-28
Yesterday in Congress

Washington, Jan. 2S.-Following is a
summary. compiled from the official
proceedings, of the work of both
houses of congress yesterday:
SENATE-A short legislative session
devoted to routine morning business
was brought to an abrupt close by a
motion to go into executive session to
|consider the Canadian waterways
treaty. Senators desiring to consider
various pending measures resisted the
wish of the majority to dispose of this
treaty and yea and nay vote was re-
quired to close the DOORS for executive
business. The treaty was not disposed
1 of. Adjourned at 4:55 p. m.
HOUSE-Proceedings began with the
adoption of the special committee re-
the record of the recent speech of Mr..
Willett of New York. denunciatory OF
President Roosevelt Then during fur
ther consideration of the postoffice ap-
lpropriation bill the charges made Tues
| day by Mr.. Rainey affecting Panama
canal affairs cropped out again with
| the result tht Mr.. Weeks of Massachu-
ling the purchase, of two ships at The
instance of the Massachusetts senator
1.-THE postoffice appropriation bill wa.
amended in several particulars, tn,
most important being the transferring
of 500 assistant superintendents. clerks
etc, of stations from the $1,000 to tn
isl, 100 class. while the provision for tn
lvision superintendent. railway mai
tclerks and others while away fror
headquarters was stricken out. A
lamended, the bill was passed. carrying
Ian appropriation of over $234,000, ,00t
Adjourned at 5.34 p. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-28
TO CONSOLE THE
Defeated ONES
Vice President Fairbanks Will Be
Host at Unique Dinner at Wash
ington Next Week.

Washington, Jan. 2S.-Representa
tive Watson of Indiana today extended
to Vice President Fairbanks an invi-
tation to give consolation dinner"
to the republican members of the In
diana delegation who We're defeated
for reelection Fairbanks accepted
the invitation contingent upon his din
ing room table being long enough 20
seat so many. The dinner will be
given some time next week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-28
DEPEW TOCODOWN
Harriman's Election as Director Of
New York Central is Held
Significant.
MAY BE CHAIRMAN OF BOARD
Indicates New Control, Rumored for
Months, With Wane of Power of
the VanderbiIts.

New York, Jan. 2S-The rumors per-
sistently circulated in Wall street for
months that E. H. Hartman was to
take an important part hereafter in
the affairs of the New York Central
were partly verified yesterday when
the board of directors of that railroad
elected Mr.. Hartman a director to
succeed Charles c. Clarke.
The election of Mr.. Hartman was
opposed by several conservative mem
bers. Their names were not made
public, but it is regarded as significant
that Samuel F. Barger, who has been
a director of the railroad since 1869,
resigned and that Mr.. Clarke himself
made way for Mr.. Hartman.
w. C. Brown, the new president OF
the road, was elected a director to
succeed Mr.. Barger.
Wanted by Vanderbilts.
1t is known that the Vanderbilts
were strongly in favor of Mr.. Harri
mans election, but were unable to
carry their point until yesterday.
Mr.. Hartman enters the board as Z
representative of nearly $15,000,000 Of
the stock owned by the Union Pacific
railroad. AS this is the largest indi
vidual block of the company's stock, il
was entitled to representation on the
board.
The conservative directors did no
object to this representation, but the!
| feared that if Mr. Hartman once en-
tered the directorate he would not b'
satisfied until able to direct the poll
cies of the road. They remember tn,
,, lesson which Stuyvesant Fish got il
| Illinois Central. The Harriman-Fisl
fight originated in Mr.. Fish's refusa
to continue Mr.. Hartman as a mem
ber of the Illinois Central executiv
committee. Mr.. Hartman was no
satisfied with being a director, bu
wanted to run the road. The consery
ative directors objected and Mr.. Harr
man set out to get control of the prof.
erty. 1t took him two years to do thi.
but he succeeded, and Fish and tn
other conservative directors wer
lousted.
May Soon Rule System.
The prediction was made in Wa
street yesterday that it will not b
many months before the Vanderbilt IL
fiuence in the New York Central wi
wane and the Hartman influence wi
be in the ascendant It is believe
that within three months Mr.. Harr
man will be on the executive commi
tee. This prospect is not displeasin
to Wall street.
i Friends of the Vanderbilts do M
share the fears of the ultra-conserv
tive members of the board They poll
to the fact that William K yanderbi
has always been a close friend of NJ
! Hartman, and was really the disco
erer of the Union Pacific president
, remarkable executive ability. Mr.. Hs
riman years ago was put in Illino
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-28

to furnish for this work the inmates OF
county jails serving sentences.
Engineer In Each County.
In each county the governor shall ap-
point a highway engineer to serve un-
der the direction of the commission
These highway engineers are to sup
plant the present county surveyors.
The salary of the county highway en-
gineer is fixed at $S40 year. The
commission is directed to pass on all
local plans for bridges, after approval
of which the county highway engin-
eers shall advertise the contracts by
competitive bidding.
A license of 25 cents per annum is
also established for all vehicles using
the public highways. The bill pro-
vides that al laws conflicting with
these provisions shall be repealed. 1t
is held that this provision will operate
to repeal the present automobile Ii
cense if the highway commission bill
should become law as now framed.
Modelled on Practical Lines.
Senator Glackin presented an indus
trial insurance bill modelled on sys-
TENS in vogue in some other states
and abroad. 1t provides that the en-
ploye and employer shall pay equal
amounts toward a life insurance pol
| icy in regular insurance company or
| in a fund controlled by the corporation
and its employees. In case of death his
| family receives not less than $4,000
nor more than a sum equal to his
wage for four years.
In case the employe or his family
desire to sue for damages this agree
ment is abrogated and the money paid
| into the fund by the employer and
employe is returned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-28
NIGHT RIDER JURY DISAGREEs
Ten Wanted to Acquit Ed Marshall
Accused of Assisting in Murder.

Union City, Tenn, Jan. 2S.-After
being out 16 hours the jury in the Ed
Marshall night rider trial reported this
morning, it was unable to agree on
a verdict and was discharged. The
jury stood 10 for acquittal and 2 for
murder in the second degree.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-28
RudoWitz Released.

Chicago, Jan. 2S.-Christian Rudo-
witz, who was saved from extradition
to Russia when Secretary Root ruled
the crime with which the Russian gov
ernment accused the prisoner was po-
litical in character, was released from
Jail here today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-28
Still Lacks One Vote.

Madison, Wis, Jan. Ex-senator
Stephenson lacked one vote of election
again today When the second ballot
in the joint assembly was taken he re-
ceived IA senators and the votes of so
assemblymen. There We're present 49,
members of the legislature.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-28
TO DINE TAFT ON ALLIGATOR
Louisiana Determined Not to Be Be-
hind Georgia with Possum Dinner.

New Orleans, Jan. Undetermined
that Louisiana shall not be behind
Georgia with it's possum dinner in fur
nishing unique and typical viands for
the delectation of President-elect Taft,
Secretary M. B. Trezevant, of the Pro-
gressive union, which organization is
taking a prominent part in arranging
for the entertainment of MIR. Taft on
his visit here, has advanced plan to
give the distinguished visitor an ALI
gator steak dinner in New Orleans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-28
TWO TAKEN OFF
CARMACK JURY;
WHISKY CAUSE

Nashville, Tenn. Jan. 2S.-Jurors
Leigh and Jackson in the Cooper-Car-
mack murder trial, against whom the
charges of drunkenness and prejudice
were preferred by counsel for the
state. were today excused from SER
vice. Leigh was later arrested on the
charge of perjury. This leaves but
seven men in the jury box.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-28
Deneen's waterway Bill In.

DeneenS waterway Dill HI.
Springfield, ILL.,, Jan. 2S.-The eager
ly awaited administration deep watet-
way bill was introduced in the sena;.
today by Senator Schmitt. chairman
of the deep waterways committee. 1t
provides for the creation of board of
five commissioners, holding Office for
a term of six years each, to be appoint
ed by the governor to carry on the
work of building a deep waterway
from Lockport to Utica, and specifies
that before the work is begun the COM
mission must satisfy itself it can be
kept within the limit of the S20,000,000
bond issue voted by the people of the
state.
Start Real Business.
Springfield, ILL.,, Jan. 28.-By way of
varying the mOnotOny of the senatorial
deadlock, the house of representatives
started in yesterday to do some legis-
lative business. Twenty bills were in
troduced and referred to committees,
the principal measure being bill to
place the state road building in the
hands of a state commission and to
authorize the use of convict labor in
the construction of highways.
The small number of measures in
troduced indicates that the legislative
mind is greatly oppressed by tie
weighty business of electing a United
States senator. But for the occupation
of the legislative mind with the high
er politics" of the day, there would
have been 100 or more bills thrown
into the hopper of the house.
The house started the score of law
making movements on the way and
then had an hour to spare before the
assembling of the joint session. AT
the same time, the senate busted itself
with the reference to committees OF
half dozen bills.
Provisions of Highway Bill
A highway commission bill was in
troduced by Representative Behrens
''by request" and was sent to the
speakers table for determination as
to what committee it should be refer
red to. 1t provides that the governor
shall appoint highway commission
consisting of three members, two o
whom shall be selected from the dom
inant political party These commits
sioners, whose term of Office shall b.
four years. shall supervise all road anc
bridge building in the state.
The commissioners are directed Il
supply plans and specifications TO
road and bridge building to county au
thorities and to supervise the forces o
road tenders in each county. For tn
construction and upkeep of permanen
roads 20 per cent of the road tax shall
be set aside.
Upon requisition by the commission
the wardens of the penitentiaries shal
furnish squads of from 90 to 60 cor
victs at time to work on the cor
struction of roads. In similar manne
the sheriffs of counties are instructe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-28
ADVISE ACTIVITY
Miners Urged by Central Body TO
Manifest an Interest in
Politics.
TURN DOWN A LABOR PARTY
Ownership of Wealth Producing Aeen.
tion of Wealth Favored.

Indianapolis, Jan. 2S.-It is authori-
tatively announced the count of bal
lots for president of the United Mine
Workers has proceeded far enough to
show Thomas l.. Lewis was reelected
by majority of $1,000 to 10000 over
John Walker of Illinois.
/ Indianapolis, Jan. 2S.-Another eff.
fort today to put the convention of
the United Mine Workers of America
on record as favoring the institution
of an independent labor party" failed.
However, a resolution was enthusias-
tically adopted which recommended
that the union miners should be active
in politics and try to have elected in
the state legislatures and to congress
men whose sympathies are publicly
known to be with the working class.
SOciaIistic In Nature.
Another resolution recommending
public ownership of the wealth pro-
ducing agencies" of the country, which
are now in control of the predatory
rich," and that there should be a So
cial reorganization to the effect that
each man should receive the equiva.
lent of the labor that he gives to the
community, was also adopted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-28
LEGISLATURE VOTES ONCE,
Then QUITS TILL TUESDAY

to furnish for this work the inmates of
county jails serving sentences.
Engineer In Each County.
The Delta independent., 1909-12-03
Nautical Ignorance,

The captain of an ocean liner was
talking about the ignorance of the sea
and OF nautical terms that is some
times displayed by lady passengers.
Last summer" he said. there was
n young lady on board whom l showed
over the steerage. As We were making
our tour the steerage people were eat.
Ing their dinner. and couldn't help
remarking the tremendous appetite of
a red haired man.
II said. Just look at the amount OF
food that fellow consumes.
~ suppose. captain said the young
lady. that he is what you sailors call
stowawayv"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-20
SANDY MACKENZIE TRIES TO PULL
Off A FAKE DISCOVERY or POLE

Say what do YOU know about Sandy
Mackenzie havin' been by the North
pole? Wouldn't that open the carbunclcs
on your ncclsc
First thing OF this mornin' I eloius
the paper an sees that Sandy says he's
been TO the place where there ain't no
way to jump 'ceptin' straight down. 1
donno how YOU all sizes this stunt Of
Sandys up. but | know he's "A liar teller.
Not that there's anythin' now about that.
but he's putin ON an extra layer when
he hits or on this polar exploration bus
mess.
Say. do you know Sandy Mackenzie .
What? No? Well YOU don't losa out
none. Sandy, ] take II. would have a
ball bcarin' mock ef all the lies he tells
is booncrangs an he has to dodge EN-
comiyt back. Sandy makes ELI Perkins
look like shotgun when IL comes To ly-
M All Sandy's utteranccs has got 10
suspect that thcy's even truth In amy
OF en-.
l know Sandy. an ] know that he's
tho genuine seal frippcrs when IL comes
III you was born no matter what year
Is. G. an lived 10 no matter what age
a. D.. you couldn live long enough To
consume a tenth OF what Sandy Mac
kcnzic,d ,ry TO inject into you. Tell YOU
what he done waust. Nc and Fitzgib-
bon an Cammomilc an Blll Rischcl an
Ed Holden was standin' in front OF the
old Herald office about o'clock one
afternoon, when along comes Sandy.
DO YOU mind the time" says Sandy,
when I'm freishtin up in the Musscl-
two hundred miles to where VIC want TO
go 10. III tell you eggsackly how It
was"
An Sandy starts in describin' that out
fit Along about a quarter To five Sandy
an his sixteen hawseS gets started an
at fifteen minutes after six Mckay comes
out of the office an, says. says he:
Johnny Burke. be you workin. an
you, too, FitZ9'
We allows that we's worlsln
Well SAYS Mckay. "the city editor
Afterwards Fitz and me nggers That
Sendy has thrust upon us description
enough 10 make seven thousand an thir-
" hawscs. eleven hundred an ninety
freight In ali Sandys moved his OUT
tit an eighth or a mile. an We fsggcrs
that IN three centuries Sandy'd get 10
Tho place where he started for at .
O'Clock.
'Tn unload the rest of this on you
boys some other time says Sandy.
hopefully. when Mckay snakes US all in.
when ] has more time he says.
You VIII Ike hell says Fitzgibbon.
pensivc. Not if l see you first" he
says.
SANDY says hes got 70 the pole, Rqt
couldn't move up that far in thirty cy-
cles OF ten thousand ages each, Mother
thing. Sandy says he lost all his hair by
bein' frozc stiff 10 the NORTH pole an
that Il comes or when his E,skimos pry
him loose. It's evident that Saudy's for
got the time when he tells me in Mon
tana that he loses his hair in a nassa-
cree pulled off by Chief Afraid OF "a
Ilandsaw Of the Piegans when Sandy's
rustl-inspcctin'. beg pardon--hswses in
tho Smith river country.
I'm ready 10 agree that Sandy estab-
liSlss "a artificial a horizon al fosI, win
Il glass. They's plenty kazazes jes' like
Sandy. that establishes them Kind OF hor-
lions. but they don't have TO go 10 the
North pole to do it-they's plenty places
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-20
VIDsY CONDITIONS
CURTAIL STEEL TRADE

IN YORK. Dec. ]9.-The Holiday
IA mas responsible for further cW-
|s..p, In the iron trade last
Fl and The updercurent In both raw
\ finished products was weaker. one
|ssn manufacturer placed n contract
/ o.l ore calling for about 3O.OOn ions
p1th the second quarter OF 1910, and
= snlalIer contracts also were closed.
|cks ovens and blast turnncc interests
\ alu at variance and hence few adj
al contracts for coke arc being
~. nuilncss has been the most prom
II icetgre in pig iron circles. Orders
&. ben small. railroads have been a
s more active in placing orders for
,zshL Including buying $500 cars
i .criy-ninc locomotives, Nearly 5000
= and us locomotives are now under
Tih,ions, Rail orders have been rel
|FtE llsht ssgrcgatiuS only ll,O0u tons.
- orders also have been small. the
|riEsl one being ZOO ions FOR the
Kiln Railway.
Z fabricated structural steel orders
x ioy 10000 ions Of steel shapes
n t1tn placed. Wire products have
: atvanceJ 81 & ton and another equal
~ is expected within thirty days.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-20

4 special advantage soon 10 be enjoyed
by luwnsmcu and farmers alike Is the
cheap power which In" government is
developing at the great Minidosa dam.
This power is now utilized during sum-
mcr to pump water TO canals above the
gravity system. but viii he available FOR
other purposes during the winter. IL Is
now proposed To make arrangements for
leasing this surplus power TO meet tho
needs OF tho rapidly growing towns on
the project
The secretary OF the interior has au-
thorizcd the reclamation service to per-
feet the necessary contracts and 10 re-
ccivo bids Tor such surplus power as is
available from tho power plant At the
dam. In view OF the increasing demand
for this power due To tho growth of the
towns and the establishment Of manufaC-
turing industries. ConSidc I'd bic Compct-
ton Is anticipated. Tho period for which
contracts will be made is ten years.
Copies Of the proposals for leasing pow
cr are now available on request at tho
office OF tho reclamation service, Wash
inston. ID. c., and ut Boise and Rupert,
i'm Idaho