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New-York tribune., 1909-04-24
MORGAN In CONTROL
His Firm No1C the Bankers for I'm
portant Local Traction Systems.

The realization dawned on Wall Street yesterday
that the firm of ] T Morgan & CO, practlcaAS CON
trolls the local traction situcton from pailAl.lS
roint of view Heretofore traction enterprises M
not heen = specialtv with the firm. but to-day the
house Of Morgan is banker for the three i''s'
important local traction systems
The important part which the firm n J. ;. MOT
gan & Co and its allied interests has played in the
construction and development of the McAdoo tun-
re1s as announced in The Tribune on Thursday
became still more apparent yesterday ~nen TAe
Public Service Commission made public the names
Of the twenty largest stockholders IN the HUDSON
E. Manhattan Railroad Company, with the number
OF shares held by each.
In view Of the fact that the Morgan firm is nov
the official banker for the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company and handled the last note issue Of the
Irterborough Rapid Transit Company il would seem
that the Morgan interests ara TO-DAY all powerful
in local traction affairs. whereas before the panic
Of 1907 the firm had traction interests of any
magnitude.
With J ?. Morgan q Co. acting as bankers for
the Interborough. the Brooklyn Rapid Transit and
the McAdoo systems, the only important local
traction line not included Is the Third Avenue Rail
road Company. Kuhn. Loeb & Co are the Third
Avenue bankers
Harvey Fisk & Sons. who have been looked upon
as the SfcAdoo bankers. have been closely asso-
ciated with J. P Morgan & Co in many bond deals
The firm of J P. Morgan & &C. holds 1856 shares
Of the preferred stock of the Hudson 3 Manhattan
Railroad Company. which operates the McAdoo
tubes. reported To the Public Service Commission
Of June 80. 1903 The First National Bank. 9
Morgan institution. holds 1888 shares Of the pre-
ferred and Harvey Fisk & Sons hold 1859 preferred
and 7.oa1 common.
Dumont Clarke. Pliny Fisk and " NJ Rarnum,
all Morgan men. hold together 125o shares Of com
mon stock. Mr.. Clarke is president Of the Ameri-
can Exchange National Bank a Morgan institution.
Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett. as trustees hold
13s. .6s4 shares Of common stock Although IL was
sofT71 1io11-
trustees for the Morgan firm, it was generally SO
believed. Other Morgan men holding stock in the
company are T. r. Jennings. E II. Gary z. c.
Converse and John c. Mccullough.
The largest twenty stockholders l the Hudson &
Manhattan Railroad Company with the number Of
shares held by each follow:
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24
"ORDERS METHODS Lax
Superintendent Hotchb1sS SeJerely
Cntirises Birth abraham.

Albany. April 23.-The business methods Of cer-
tain officers Of the Independent order of Birth
Abraham Of the United States severely criticised
IN a memorandum filed to-day ny William n.
Hotchkiss. State Superintendent of Insurance. on
reports submitted 70 the department ot exam
ination made into the condition and affairs of the
order a deficit amounting 70 several thousand
dollars has been restored, and the finances of the
order are declared 10 he in good condition
and satisfactory 70 the Insurance Department.
An examina ton Of the company, made Janu-
airy 2I last showed. according 20 Superintendent
IIotchkiss's memorandum, apparent deficit Of
so SOS 81 and ''laxity. worse. in tho business
methods Of the order. Il Contend"d ny the
grand officers that part Of the deficit
secured by mortgage, but u was admitted that
there was a considerable deficit in the funds of
the order. Certified checks representing the re
naming deficit. other than the. amount said 10 b"
secured by q mortgage. were presented 10 the de-
partment on April 70. a re-examnation was made
the request Of the officers, which showed that
the deficiency previously existing has been fully
made up.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24
INDICT FOR SMUGGLING
Ia S4TOIE OFFICER AND
CONSITI4TE CLERh.
officials Using Greater Vigilance
Since Discovery Of the
.ScntineTs Operations.

r,zio+,,.r,e were handed down YESTERDAY by the
federal grand jury against Maurice BaiIne'- 80
o-,d o41cor Of the French liner Le Savoie ana
George Toisln 2 clerk in the french Consulate
o.,srci.f1 them with smuggling Bernler was ar
rested on March p. when two boxes OF faces anu
three diamond rings. valued At S5'"9' Were Io4
in his cabin by the customs of1lcers. Nols.i
arrested LATER on the charge Of beng lrnpilcdtei
n ,i,e s+-e7rrt 10 srnuscle these goods ashore tie
i= I'm the Toulls. but Hernier has been out on paI
The discovery Of the use OF the 'us 0~eII1e-' ~
belonging 10 the Seamen's Church INSTITUTE ~ 90
load cases of dutiable goods belonging os'eils"'s
:. f,ai,.id,,al sailors employed the bark comet
has led 10 even greater vigilance on the part "l
the customs of7cialE While this methou o' 90,
whiting the United States officials mas eNgi's1 "
,7,,Fcl, comment because of its unusuaIhess, i
t.-51v likely that the practice Will he continued
q every precaution possible will be taken 10 pc
vent further resort TO this method OF siiuse'''
r,,s, how long this practice has been gong y"
she customs officials unable TO say
- 5i+. she protests OF those in charge of the
,ear7ez7's Church Institute that they were una" or
of the use which the tug was oelIe -, - -
a-,onchaJance with which the men on ll4s paiN G.
,te ,,,y went about their work has led poth ilo Al
l,e ~ tbe institute and the customs oflcals 10
tslieye that Wednesday nights expedition was moi
the first .s.,, aud
No arrests in the case were made yesterday anu
=, , unlikely that any will be made before the near
-,= which will be held some time ne6t "eeN- "a
- ,s,,e+or, FFouse IL was said that inquiry a.
-ha institute brought ouI the inforInauoh '4@' ~
nocturnal excursions of the tug hao been 1N0
without the knowledge or saTlcuoh %
charge Of the institute. The seized curloS a
-,o,r in The Appraisers Stores and viii De KEPT
mere until an official Investigation has been mac
Marshal HenkeI continued 10 receive inquiries IOi
details. mainly from women who gave me irnpI
sion that they were prospective buyers VI 'lLe So So
q, ,be five Trunks confscated from the steamers
- yo-l. and C4udhland and valued at SSz,oV''
-rb.-e Was scarcely any attempt TO conceal uleH
s,ssatisfac1ion when they were Informed tnat uneS
would have wait before MAKING pee
-, =. .be 4nerv that is to go under the mar
shsl's hammer
so far as Collector Loeb is concerned the nl>ee-
+,rston Of the $3.50 ooo offer TO settle for the con
Asrsted goods in The smuggling cases reels VIII
-. .+,-na1, Nr Wise said yes
- IL. his o==cA was still at work on the
case. which probably will be submitted to me
.x-rsnd Jury early next week.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24
COLER TAINTED sk,153 OOO
Mayor and Net2 Promptly Fro7cned
on Renn11ng Schemc

The hard times have no terrors for Rorour5
President Coler of BROOKLYN. in his official capacty
Mr.. Coler has been making memoranda lately of
streets in Brooklyn that need repaving He nut
down the figures until he found that 81 Isl 2s0 would
cover the cost of repaving seventy-seven miles Of
streets that need st, and the meeting of the
Board Of Estimate and Apportionment yesterday
he turned in the estimate, with resolution for an
appropriation.
Mayor Mcclellan. Controller Metz and all tho
other brethren around the ma ahogany looked very
hard at the Brooklyn statesman. but he didn't
seem to mind II. He didn't get the money
resolution was considered which provided for
changing the map Of the City of New York bv
laying out marginal street on the easterIv side
Of Riverside Drive. between West Nth and West
16ist streets, and the westerly side of West
1sst street. between Riverside Drive and Ruepa
Vista Upon objection by President Nc
Gowan. who said that the work would be one
undertaken for private individuals at the exoense
Of the city consideration of the matter was ad
journed for two weeks.
A communication from the Controller re1uestire,
that there be placed upon the calendar for the
meeting a number OF notifications of the sched-
ules of salaries and Salaries and wages. start
ed dispute between President CoIer and himself
You're raising salaries in that department right
along" said Mr. Coler.
I'm doing nothing of the kind and the Presj-
dent of the Borough Of Brooklyn knows it." said
Mr.. Metz, pounding the desk before him. I'VE
saved $4,000 in salaries, and reduced 5000. and
laid off thirty men
''You transferring within your bureau"
Yes. Is needed, and as l have right 10 do
as everybody has right do. It's all within the
budget"
Yes, and the budget fixed UP. II was load
cd for that purpose
The President OF Brooklyn has made state
ment that is untrue. and that he knows 10 be un-
true said Mr. Metz.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24
HONOR DE HIRscH PHILANTHROPY.

Miss Julia Richman presided at the commemo-
rativA exercises for the Baron and Baroness de
Hirsch by the school IN English for immigrant
children. held YESTERDAY in the main hall Of the
Educational Alliance East Broadway and Jefferson
street
Miss Richman read a letter from Tsidor Strsus.
president OF the Educa tional Alliance, and II
Sabsovitz manager Of the De Hirsch Fund. made
= short address, before Or. Henry Fleischman the
administrator called the roll of honor and dtstrib
uted the prizes and medals There "ere several
recita;ionz and songs by the pupils.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24

Many of our Spring OverCOats an.
going to make a hit out walking IA.
morrow. 4
All sorts of fabrics. gay and grsn
but all alike all wool and fast cole
Sl8 to $40.
incidentally, there are a few hun.
dred which will have unusually lucky
owners-Spring overcoats of fancy
fabrics which were from S25 to S35
but have been revised to $50. IS
When we got these thin black lisl.
socks with clocks silk clocks, We
landed on luck with both feet.
SOC. value-fine value.
8 pairs for 81.
If Bunny above suggests Your
Bov-remember we've all sorts Of
bows wearables. all of quality unusual
in bows things.
The Derby entente cordiale-
American made Derbies-the best
makes.
English made Derbies-"Yictor
Jay A
Motoring wear
For owner and chauffeur. ~
For dust or damp.
ROGERS PEET s CoN1PANT,
Three Broadway Stores.
zss s4z l3os
=. at at
Warren st. lSth ST. Sttn 8
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24
CAN'T ADVERTISE IN SUBWAY

The firm which controls the advertising spaces
in the subway Il Is understood has refused to ac-
cept advertisement of article written by
Justice William j. Gaynor for the current issue OF
4 monthly magazine. The article deals with the
capitalization of the local traction companies and
the general traction situation. The company which
publishes the magazine wanted TO have displayed
in the subway two cards. but these advertisements
refused as being Objectionable the Inter
borough. which leases the subway from tha city
and rents out the advertising spses to ile firm.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24
MONDAY, APRIL 26.
TRANSPACIFIC MAILS.

r,sxtin,ton and steamer close in New
- Zealand, Australia except Wesp
E'S.Samosn Islands and New Caledonia via
S 'Francisco)-Century. 10 day. $50 p
y.nan Cores and China Especially ad-
oressed only Cyia Seattle)-Gymeric Apr 20 $50
Guam qSnncseo-U transport 10.
,,aa'aT and China (vta San
Ha%s1t; s1tc;sco55@Mongoia 80 m
,anan and China Especially ad-
MssS aTessea o.l.! May $50 m
Iansn. Corea. China and Philippine Isl
EmpTess Of Japan. May $50 m
Tahiti Islands, New zealand
except Wesp. (vis San
Francisco)-Marposa --------... hsy To- $3.50 p N
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24
ROTLES IRE INDICTED.
Kidnapping Charged - Burglar
prGof Cell for Nan.

,,o.- Penn. April 23.-Indictments were re-
.,-rrs5 here tonight by the Mercer GTand Juts
ss1,s+ Hr and Mrs James H Boyle. charging t-ie
,-.7,.,,-ir,g ~ willie Whitla- OF s1eroh' OF
,t.-ob Il The maximum penalty Is NE lr1lrlSci'
r,ent An extra count charges MIS- noSis
'llen- -. and shetting in the kidnapping
q - =. identified as Marie Doe alias Helen
.,,a HrcDer1not1. Parker. Miner. forke enu
- 7-+a trial will begin next Friday The
land Jury has instructed Sheriff Chess TO pace
Povle IN = burglar-proof cell because OF receh'
s-re-nr+ % iiberate him
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24

The new centre side door cars which the me
borough Rapid Transit Company will Try out III u7
subway. beginning Monday, were on fAihol'''i
Yesterday at the companys shops at 14Sth Sles-
and Tanox avenue There are eight of the new cars
and all are made of steel throughout bo'h u'7
end doors and the centre doors are 30 1ncheS "lue
The doors in the present subway cars are Only %
inches wide.
The doorways are so wide in the new cars thal
+bar. te -oor7 for : double row of passengers one
entering and the other leaving the car at the same
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24
,,,l9ElEss REPORTS.

r.. :, outs r.po-,.d miles OF Sandy Hook
st = N yes.rday expected to dock about n on
me PepusvIy,us reported a. 2ia miles SANDY
Hook 81 rsoa ysSsFds. 10 expected 20 dock aoout n
TIE Arabic reported SO miles EAST or SANDY Hook
Pas ysssraav IS expected 10 dock about , ~
Tbe Gre.sey KurfYg,t rspsrtsd 1eS miles EAST %
Sandy Hook a. : ~ Sss'sfaAN- - -AF--'-i 10 '-N7
ar a n to-day ~,
Rvsrsrrs rsportsd ~ miles ~ sandy Hook
a. F55 n ,estsrdav. expected - dock about m
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24

time This is expected to save great deal OF 'lls
Above the centre doorway is q sign which SaSS
Use all doors" This sign will be on view IN ruSi
hours only. it Is the conopanys pan L" use III "
z, 4,,rs o,I,. during rush hours. At other times
tho doors will he kept shut and seats VIII he
dropped thus providing more seating capacity IN tic
non-rllsh hour periods
The, centre doors are operated by pneumatic de-
vice b. the guards. or may be opened ana smut oS
the platform men.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24
STEAMERS AT FOREIGN PORTS.
ARRIVED


Hamburg April 21-Prometheus Ger, New York
Agnres April 2s-Slavonia (r) New York for Naples.
Xapes April 23-Koenigin Luise Ger. New York for
NarsHjiies April 2I-Madonna trl. Naples
R9nioene April 22-Noordam Dutch. New York for Rot
t,arceIona April ao-Anono Lopez Span.
T,,ra arenas aprI 19-Newton Hall CBr). York via
st Lucia and Bahia Blanca
Melbourne April 23-Wimblcdon (Brl New York via 81
East london April 2O-Motkefels Ger. New York via
Montsifeo April a-Esperanza Larrinass CBrl. New
York. ,-.-,. -,
BouIogne
Taku April 22--Frankiln tErl New YORK VIA fort
Rio De Jsneiro april 22-Tennyson CBr,. New York
SAILED.
PbtIadelphia Baltimore New York.
Rio de- Janeiro April 21-Itahan Prince tBr) from
santosl. York.
santos sprii Ia-Terence CBrl. New York
Palermo April 22-Regiua d'Italia dtaD from Genoal
1i,sTpoo April 2s-Ceitic CBD. New York via Queens
Genoa April 2o-sicia dteD York: 2st. Lguria
"'A" " PASSED.
gibraltar April 2sRssins dIalia utsD, New York for
Naples and Genoa.
nd Tork
AA.AlA Anrn 2s-Gs.-tAnnund. tGer> New York for -
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24
ASA. SON OF WHOA, APACHE CHIEF.

Lawton. Okla, April 3S-Asa. of Whoa, was
elected chief of the Apache Indians. yesterday. to
succeed C Geronimo, the noted warrior. who died
last February. The election will be submitted to
Inc War Department. for aNprovaI.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24
SHIPPING NEWS.
Port of New York, Friday, April %, 1909.

steamer Lusitania CBr) Turner Liverpool April II
am Queenstown Is the Cunard SIS Co. Ltd. with
ass cabin and sos steerage passengers mails and
md Arrived the Bar AS
Nennachar (BrN Gordon Shields April Z
J Il winchester & Co. IN ballast Arrived at the Bar
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24

steamer Bylgis ,Gerl. Mus. Banes ApTu II ia Ia
BrsakVater .. 10 the Nunsoh - 4l7 WIN
usta-,er t,crons OBJ Carmichael St Lucia April s
r,cr,sr7ra April 10 Barbados and Martinique l.
- t-rox ana Thomas Il. 10 r cuferprloke g %
vim 6S passengers malls and mdse- Arrived a. the
bS Sctesr,sr' Lewis Luckenbach, KAY. Puerto Mexico
III Philadelphia %. the American
Hawaiian 90. with mdse- Arrived at the Bar AZ
m indianapolis tBr, Cove. Tampico April II and
Csmpeche IS the West India IS Co With mdSe- Ar
rived the Far a. II p m; 20 r r4 Amt, "a -,
the Munson with sugar Arrived st the Bar a.
Steamer Finland oBelgr BRADSHAW. Naples April 10 -
the White Line. with 263 cabin and ISIS steerage
passengers and rn1se. Arrived the Bar az $40
steamer Salrnins Spsnt Ondarza Sagua April u ana
Matanzas Arbuckle Brothers. With sugar Arrived
srearer Rresiau CGerp. PraEer Bremen April 10 70
eIrchs with III cabin and 3's storage passengers
and rdse Arrived at the Bar az 80
steamer Rriez FRI. Audrain. London April < 70
vincent Iocser with mdse Arrived at the Bar At
folk 10 the Dominion - CO. with passengers and
mdse PASSED. quarantine ar 2-2s
Atlanta. Smith. savannah Ap-if -
the 60. with passengers and mdse Passed I'm
Quarantine a $40
Steamer FL Aha. quick. Galveston April II 10 the
southern with mdse Passed in Quarantine a.
Steaper pephne ttab Girtler. March H. Leg
horn IA Catanfa 20 Palermo April l. Alsers 4 and Glib
raItar s simpson. Spe1ce & Young, with mdse- Ar
rived he Bar As p
and shields Philip Ruprecht TN ballast Arrived at
ne q 81"
IS 90 with IL Passed In sandy Hook Las
steamer crown Granada tBrb. GruChy Perth Ambov,
II the trinidad shipping Trading co. in ballast PASSED.
IN ssud Ho@k J. April % $50 m-wiud west
southwest light breeze fair hazy on shore moderate
easterly ground swell
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24
MARINE INTELLIGENCE,
MINIATURE ALMANAC

MINIATURE ALMANAC
s,rrt.A 10 Sunset a 4s Noon sets -l Moons age =
HIGH WATER.
=, Sandy Eyool, II Gov, Itand % Hell y
W-Sandy Hook II Il Island II 81 Hell Cats 12I
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24
OUTGOING STEAMERS.
TO-DAY.


.avncoI $50 1000 a m
ne Sn,hanpton American. $50 a m 1000 IN
TSaiserr Y. Famb e. Hailo-An. 20" nj IOpp m
Booth X " m S-up III
Jssrruda Quebec. a
La Guayra. Red p'.------- S.sU M l,O M
Havans Havana. Ward -io;,o a m LOO M
'trou ~ Grenada Grenada Trinidad 1000 IN 1900
rr,,z Sur WI Jamaica Hamh Am - :Op a m loo m
a.l@ nhiIco II 90 100
CorsIcsn Prince Pernambuco frihce elI"o NJ 500 m
Kirz Albert Naples, \ - Lloyd ll'0o m
Ninneauolis London. At Trans. BOO m
Antwerp, Red star ZOO
Tatr liverpool, White star boo IN
SdIl. NI,rseiIes. Barber. ........ 1900
t;Ia srov Anchor. 1t:OO q
t.'i',at,a Clyde 100 n IN
~ - Atlanta savannah, savannah 300
-, Galveston Mallory 12CO
MONDAY, April. 26
.uta,-. ,,ristoba Panama II 30 500
Barbados d " l---.-- II 100 LOO
TUESDAY. APRIL 2I-
,-,;ssr dor G. Bremen. y G Lloyd. $50 1000 m
,Slit1,, Azores Hamburg Am ll3O 200
IIHHu.'ia,,, potterdam, Holland a m
Ejrgirja Naples. Lloyd -Ital..........-
VIE S Macon savannah Savannah. 300 m
.raS,.boa jacksonville, Clyde 100 m
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24
SAILED

steamers Dumois tNor,, sosua Iie tBrl. Port
tNoTl. Port Antonio Felix tNorl.
Svdney: Mohawk Charleston; Seguranca. Guantanamo.
Aprn,a Philadelphia: Wells city tBrl Bristol.
ioga C7rI Philadelphia: jefferson Norfolk: Prus Wem
Y Marc Port Prince. etc: Flora tNCTl.
Mscoris Cienfuegos Cuban). Tampico CanpeChe. etc
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24

Brings mail.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-28
Rv Associated Press.

SopeTtcn, Ga, Aug. 27.-Two ne
groes Iynched and the posse pursuing
the wife of one of the victims, a
prominent planter killed while i
member of the posse. the sheriff of
this county fatally injured, and four
other members of the posse wounded
is the result Of a man hunt here to-
day.
Ben Clark, a negro escaped con-
Wet, was shot to death after a battle
and his body burned. John Sweeney,
the negro who harbored the convict,
was taken from a passenger train
near Tarrytown tonight and Iynched.
The posse then began a search for
his wife, who is reported in this vi
cinity. Intense excitement prevails
in this section.
James Burden, the planter who was
a member of the posse which captur-
ed Clark was shot and instantly kill
ed, and several others were injured
In the battle. Clark was located in
Sweeney's house. The sheriff asked
him to surrender and received a bull
let in reply. The battle then began
and ended when the negro fell with
his body riddled with bullets.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-28

to rank with the bloody labor strug-
giles at Homestead, Pullman and other
places at which men have fought and
died in disputes over conditions OF
employment. The combatants on one
side are workmen who maintain that
they have been unfairly treated by
the introduction of a new pay system
and on the other side members of the
state constabulary, used to protect
the cOmpany's property and en-
pIoyes. In addition there are hun
dreds of strike breakers, who have
suffered severely when caught IN
groups or individually by the infuTi-
ated strikers. The trouble began in
July, when about 5000 workmen,
mainly foreigners, struck against con-
ditions which their spokesman say
amount to virtual slavery. The re-
ply Of President Hoffstot of the COM
pany denied any unfaiTness in the
hated new pooling" system of pay
ing wages. He maintained that the
dissatisfied employees Of the COM
pany were free to quit if the terms
of employment did not please them.
After it was proved that the local po-
lice and deputy sheriffs were unable
to GueU the riotous demonstrations Of
the strikers the state constabulary
vas called upon for aid.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-28
BEGINS EFFORT
TOREHAB|L|TATE
HIS FORTUNES
cHAs. w. MORSE HAS PURcHAs-
ED A MAJORITY OF oUTSTAND-
ING CLAIMS AGAINST THE MET
RoPoLITAN STEAMSHIP co.
BY Associated Press.

New York, Aug. 27.-That Charles
w. Morse, the financier, who recently
was released from the TOmbs prison
under $125, 900 bail, has begun his eff
forts to rehabilitate his fallen for
tunes, was indicated today by the an
nouncement that he has purchased a
majority of the claims outstanding
against the Metropolitan Steamship
Company, and will attend a sale of
the property of that company which
takes place in about a month.
1t is proposed to reorganize the
Metropolitan line by the formation or
new company with a capital of $6,-
100000, consisting of equal portions
of stocks and bonds, and in addition
an issue of $500, 900 of notes.
The Metropolitan line is one OF the
six steamship companies included in
the Morse $4,000, 900 steamship
consolidation. which was broken up
into It's constituent companies in 1907.
1t operates the turbine passenger
steamers Yale and Harvard and
freight steamers between New York
and Boston.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-28
200 of the Imported Men
Quit Steel Car Company

out surprise was manifested through
out the strike district. The news
spread quickly, however, and within
a few minutes both strikers and i'm
ported men were on the best Of
terms.
The men aTlege they were given
poor food, subjected to cruel treat
ment and that they were forced to
work when they wanted to quit.
Three men, i'll and weak, tainted
when they reached the river bank
A large number of the men, it was
said, would come to the federal build
ing during the day and make affidavit
before Special Agent Hoagland, of
Washington, D. c.. sent here by the
department of justice for the purpose
of investigating alleged charges OF
peonage,