Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-21
MATHER CHOSEN PRESIDENT
Rock Island Man Placed at Head Of
Westinghouse Corporation.
TAGGART MUST PAY DAMAGES
Press Agent Given Judgment of
~, o Against Democratic
eader for False Inn
prisOnment.
MUST PAY DAMAGES

NEW YORK, Jan. 20.-Another stride in
the readjustment of the affairs Of the West
inghouse Electric and Manufacturing COM
pany was made today, when Robert Mather,
chairman of the Rock Island company, was
elected president of the board of directors,
succeeding F.. C. Covers.
Charles A. Smith, for years the company's
attorney, was elected a vice president. His
successor as secretary was not chosen.
Neal Rantoul resigned from the board of
directors.
Mr.. Terry, in speaking of the selection
Of Mr.. Mather as president, said that the
directors considered this a fortunate step
because of Mr.. Mather's long railroad ex-
perience, which would be an aid in the
Westinghouse company in the work Of cleo
trifying railroads. Mr.. Terry said he be-
lieved Mr.. Mather would continue as presi-
dent of the Rock Island.
MI. Mather was born in Salt Lake City
in 1859. He was graduated from Knox col
lege in 1882 and moved to Chicago, where
he worked in the treasurer's office of the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad.
Admitted to the Illinois bar in 1886, he be-
came secretary as a local attorney and as
general attorney, and general counsel Tor
the Rock Island road. In 1904 he was
elected president of the company. He Is
also a vice president Of the st. Louis q
San Francisco Railroad company and the
Chicago & Eastern Illinois company.
TaEEart Must Pay Damages.
Thomas Taggart, one-time chairman or
the national democratic committee, took the
stand in his W defense today in an &C
ton brought in the supreme court by Reed
Carradine, a former press agent for the
committee, who charges that Taggart
caused him to be "~unlawfully imprisoned
on September %, 1905.
Carradine testified that Mr.. Taggart,
after introducing him to a bank cashier
had him taken into custody by a detective
until he proved that a check cashed for
him was good"
The jury returned a verdict in favor of
Csrradine for $500
Jail for Bucket shop Men.
James B. Kellogg. who was convicted in
the state and federal courts in connection
with the operations Of the alleged bucket
shop firm of r. S. Dean & Co., must serve
the term of Imprisonment imposed by the
state court, according to a decision handed
down today by Justice Blanchard. Kellogg
was sentenced TO serve seven and a half
years and pay a fine of $500.
Three Burned 10 Death.
Three persons, a woman and her two
children. were burned to death late today
in a residence fire on Bergen street, Brook
lyn. The blaze was quickly subdued and II
was supposed everybody in the building
had escaped. When the ruins were searched
however the bodies of Mrs. Maria Diaz and
her two children, a boy of 4 years and a
girl of 2 years, were found.
Terra Gotta Combine Under Fire.
The Atlantic Terra Gotta company, a
100000 corporation with offices in this
city. will be investigated by the govern
ment on charges that it is a monopoly
operating in restraint OF trade in violation
Of the Sherman antitrust law. This an
nouncement was made today. The books
and other papers OF the company have been
surrendered to District Attorney stimson.
Hatters Expect Settlement.
John A. Moffitt, president Of the United
Hatters OF North America. the 1900 mem
bers OF which are now on strike because
the hat manufacturers discontinued the use
Of the union label, in a statement at
Orange, N. j., today said ne was ready 10
make an effort TO arbitrate the existing
difficulty. He said he did not believe the
trouble would last long.
Chinese ENJOYS sail for Bremen.
Tang shaio VI. the special Chinese envoy
70 this country, with his encourage. sailed
on the steamer PrinE Friedrich Wilhelm
today for Bremen enroute to China. Minis
ter WI Ting-fsng was here TO bid Mr.. Tang
and others of the imperial Chinese party
farewell