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The sun., 1909-05-23
BEEF TRUST TO MAKE SHOES.
Nothing But Free Hides Can Prevent .
Gigantic Monopoly, Says Douglas.

Gsantc MOnOpOiy, says DouBias.
BosroN. May 22,-With a warning to
the shoe manufacturers Of the United
States that they are facing a crisis i'm
perillng their existence, former Governor
W. l.. Eouglas prophesied that unless
the present Congress puts hides and
leather on the free list the so-called beef
trust will have q monopoly OF the shoe
leather manufacturing business in less
than ten years.
Nothing save free hides and leather, in
Mr.. Douglass opinion, can forestall this.
He has put his views into a circular and
has mailed copies OF it to every shoe
manufacturer and member Of Congress.
He says in part:
Under present conditions-that Is,
with present duties on hides and leather
it does not take prophet to foretell in q
general way what will happen. The logic
Of tariff events has already proceeded
far enough to indicate clearly the goal
toward which we are rapidly travelling
This is no less than a gigantic trust con-
trolling and the beef packing, leather and
tanning shoe manufacturing indus
tries of this country
This trust will Of course be built around
the present beef trust
Such trust is inevitable providing
the present duty of Is per cent. remains
on hides. The advantage given by this
duty to the beef trust as the original own
ers Of hides, is so great that competition
with it will be hopeless as soon as it can
establish itself in the leather tanning and
shoe manufacturing business.
Il am not afraid Of free shoes II l can
have free hides and leather would
gladly swap any doubtful benefit from the
duty on shoes for the certain benefits
of free hides and leather
The sun., 1909-05-23
UPHoLDs rMsURANcE Law.
Missouri Supreme Courts ne cisien in
Test Case.


Test Case.
JEFFERSON CITY. No.. May 27.-Tht
Supreme Court this morning denied the
Equitable. Metropolitan and Prudential
Insurance companies writ Of mandamui
to compel the State Insurance Superin.
tsndent to issue licenses to them to dc
business In the State. Licenses had been
denied them BY supt. yanidiver because
OF the recent law speoifying that CON-
panies which pay more than $4,000
2 year to any one officer shall not do
business within the State. The decision
sustains the law.
In reply to the contention Of the COM
panies that the State has no right to fx
salaries OF private corporations officers
the court says.
The act does not attempt to iI che salaries
nor provide for expulsion Of any company
from the State. The act simply prevents
the Insurance Commissioner Of the State
from issuing q license to any company
which pays salary OF more than CSC. 900
q year to any OF its officers when such COM
pany applies for 1t. The act 10 but the law
fu exercise by the Legislature OF the police
power Of the State.
Judge Woodson wrote the opinion,
which 10 concurred in by Judges Valiant,
CAN'T and Burgess. Judge Graves wrote
q dissenting opinion, which was concurred
The Law was piece Of Wildcat legis:.
htton, said j.. Percival Phelan, general
agent for the Equitable in st. Louis.
The case was argued by agreement to
make it a test one and will be carried to
the United States Supreme Court
The sun., 1909-05-23
FULTON LOAN EXHIBIT
To BE Opened by tho N. Y. Historical
Society I'm the Fan. .-

Society I'm the Fan. .-
The New York Historical Society. In
cooperation with the Colonial Danes Of
America and other patriotic societies.
will open q loan exhibition Of Robert
Fulton manuscripts. paintings, por-.
traits, miniatures and illustrations OF
New York city Of the Fulton period early
in September during the Hudson Fulton
celebration in this city. =,
The exhibition will open the new Henry
Dexter Museum on the second hoor OF
the New York Historical Society Building.
40 Central Park West
Many interesting relics, letters and
manuscripts Of the Fulton period will be
contributed by the historical society to
the exhibition. including nineteen letters
In the collection formed by the society
is painting and vignette OF the steamer
Clermont as she was used In the packet
service on the Hudson In 1907.
Among the loans already received by
the society for the forthcoming exhibit
are two portraits OF Robert Fulton. One
ia loaned by W. Bayard Cutting and the
other is from the Misses Vinton. The
latter Fulton portrait Is said 10 be by
Jarvis and was originally painted for
Charles Wilkes. Later the portrait was
presented by Mrs David Golden. daugh-
ter of Charles Wilkes. to the Rev. Francis
yinton and afterward came into the
possession of the Misses Vinton.
John d, Crimmins has loaned an auto
graph letter Of Robert Fulton written to
Thomas Adds Emmet and dated June
"a 1914. A loan from r. Fulton Cutting
is "A Lease Of Ferry Privileges from Beck
man Slip, New York, TO the Old Ferry OF
Brooklyn, TO William Cutting and Robert
Fulton dated january "a. 1914. and
framed
The sun., 1909-05-23
SAYS HE'S " WAsHTNGTON's HEIR.
Boston Man Begins Proceedings 70 Get .
Share OF the Property.

| BOSTON. May 20 22.-Claiming to have
positive proof that he is direct descend
ant of the family Of President George
Washingt DR.. William B. Turnbull
of Boylston street has begun legal fght
to obtain title to and possession Of the
lands given to Gen. Washington by the
! Government in recognition Of his ser.
! vices as patriot.
Il have put in claim for all the lands
given to George Washington by this
country They are worth striving after,
said DR.. Turnbull
lam direct descendant OF the family OF
George Washington. He is my great-great-
great-uncle and Mrs. Martha Washing
is my great great -great-grandaunt
and my brother are direct descendants
and are entitled to some Of the property
which this country gave to Washington
for his services. ! have put my claim
into the hands of Col. Robert E. Lee,
son Of Fitzhugh Lee, who is my cousin,
and he viii look after my interests.
There are three large tracts OF land
round numbers to nearly 10000 acres
Part of this includes Point Pleasant. the
birthplace of Gen. Grant. Then there
is some land around the present site Of
Cincinnati and some at the mouth Of the
Kanawha This. | understand abounds
in coal and oil.
you know that Washington left many
heirs the reporter suggested
Yes, | know this, continued DR.. Turn
bull. but you are to take note that my
claim AS a relative Is 20 distinct end
direct that cannot overlook my rights
have no desire to deprive others Of their
rights. l cannot help but emphasize my
position and while / do not want all the
property must have my rights protected
and get my share when the matter is
settled"
The sun., 1909-05-23
on CITY PLANNING.
Conference In Wsshinsten Addressed b,
6ecy Macveagh. n. A. Pope and Others.

Conference In Wsshinsten Addressed b,
secy Macveash. n. A. Pope and others.
WARRINGTON. May z7.-sIf the United
States Government undertakes to run q
city," said Secretary Of the Treasury
MacVeagh to-day at the national con.
ference on city planning. its duty and
obligation II clear and distinct to make
the city a model The Government has
unlimited means. unlimited control and
authority in the city. It win not let ito
control slip from its hands. The people
OF the country have right to demand
that the city OF Washington be q model.
just as the pure food law passed . few
years ago be designed As model for the
Statee."
Robert Anderson Pope. landscape
architect Of New York. made an address
in the course Of which he said that city
planning should look less In the direction
Of providing automobile drives and bridal
paths and more to wiping out congested
centres OF population where vice, crime
and disease are bred.
Other addresses were delivered by
Frederick L Olmsted of-Brookline. Mass;
ford, Conn John Nolan Of Cambridge.
Mars; George &. Eerd and Henry Nor
gentbau Of New York, and other city
en- ngineers, landscape architects, DO. The
conference is giving an exhibit Of what
cities throughout the United States are
doing in the way Of planning for the
future and what reeults have followed
the exercise of forethouEht and the lack
OF forethought In Building communities.
The sun., 1909-05-23
WESTERN RAILROADS BUSTER
THIS MAY A BETTER MONTH
THAN LAST MAY.

Good Crops. Isaiirosd Men Think. Would
Assure the Return or Marked Pros
perity-Talk Of the nsilreads Soon
Beconaing Large Buyers ofsteei A gain
CHICAGO, May 22.--As an evidence oi
returning activity in business OF Western
railroads, and to which may be attributed
tho better character Of demand for the
securities Of these corporations within
tho last month, the Rock lsland-F frisco
system reports substantial gains In traffic
for the frat two weeks In May, compared
with the corresponding time year ago.
The increase In freight trsffc on the
Rock Island lines proper. according TO
oficials Of that department. was slightly
more than is per cent for the period
named and the gain In revenues from
passenger business amounted to about
the same per cent.
Tho st. Louis and San Francisco lines
aained u per cent. in their movements
Of freight and the passenger business WAS
Q per cent In excess OF that Of year ago
Chicago a nd Eastern Illinois freight
trafac in the first two weeks of the cur
rent month was nearly 80 per cent. larger
than the same period year ago. while
passenger business increased ABOUT per
cent. These figures. are significant In
that they reflect in large measure what
the conditions OF general business is IN
the West and Southwest. as the systems
lines extend through q vast area Of the
best agriculture and manufacturing dis
tricts
Reports obtained from other Western
railroads covering operations for tne
first half Of May while not spec1hc as 70
figures indicate that the return 20
active business conditions with them nas
been Gradual and is coming forwaTo
very steadily, a. In the case OF the hock-
Island. Frisco lines.
Greatest importance may be attacneo
to this Gtuation, as the revival, ACCORDING
to ali railroad ofiicials, which seems 70
bear ell the eArrnarks Of stability. mean1
widespread effect. Fair orop. yields Will
quickly return practically all branohee q
industry to q normal condition ana fuil
prosperity should resume subeequenay.
Railroad ACTIVITY means that industry
IA busy and that In turn the railroads
themselves, which are the gTeetest oon-
sumers Of iron and steel. will buy heavily
of supplies, construction material ana
equipment, which are essential to their
requirements In busy times. These pur-
ohases have not been large In the last
two years, and for that reason many
railroad interests believe tho demand VIII
be larger than usual this time
The sun., 1909-05-23
ONLY ONE SEAT FOR MIR. TAFT.
Pittsburg Congressman Forgot the Presi.
dents Generous Proportions.


PITTsBpRo. Pa. May 22.-Congressman
James F. Burke OF Pittsburg is practi-
cally in tears tonight and Pittsburg
generally speaking is in oonvulsuons
Of laughter.
In planning the automobile trip for next
Saturday. when the Associated Western
Yale Clubs meet here, Burke forgot the
81 70 Of President Taft. 1t looks tonight
as II Burke would be crowded out Of his
own auto in the big show.
Burke called on Mayor Magee to-day
to aoquaint him with the fact that he was
to travel in the Burke automobile with
President William Frew Of the Yale
clubs with Secretary Of State KnoH. Presi-
But have you room, Jimmy?' said
.sure thing, Billy. Why. my machine
will hold six and the chauffeur
But not five and President Taft
whistled the Mayor. holding his hands
wide apart In the air, whereupon Con-
gressman Burke threw up his hands in
ton. when Emil Swenson. the consulting
engineer. walked in on business. He was
given the problem to solve.
~ may be DONE said Swenson.
ALLOW President Tart the room OF two
and half men. Make Knox fast for two
get in the remaining. half space. Give
Mr.. Frew the fourth place In the tonneau
and allow Mayor Magee to ride with the
chauffeur
And where do / get on'' said Burke.
who Ia furnishing the auto and the plans.
You don't get in at ALL Mr., Burke
said Swenson. 'You will walk as pun
ishment for not taking into consideration
the size Of our President In making your
plans-
The sun., 1909-05-23
SUNDAY WAR IN MEMPHIS.
Referm Mayor LayS Out . scheme Of
wholesale Arrests.

Wnole9ole AKfo0to.
MHMPHrs, Tenn, May IA legal battle
between j. n. Mslone. reform Mayor Of
Memphis. and the combined theatrical
interests OF the city will receive it's sev-
enty- fifth Sunday renewal tomorrow,
which may end for the FIRST time in spec
tators at open act performances and
downtown houses being placed under
arrest.
Street cars may also b shipped and
cooks and housemaids may also be en-
Joined from their usual duties II tho pur-
noses Of the theatrical mon are carried
out, y Mayor Malone has again ordered
the police to arrest managers. actors.
musicians and house attaches at al open
amusement places. Spectators are held
equally guilty Under the new order TO the
The combined interests have submitted
to arrest for seventy four consecutive
wesks, appealing In each instance aftsr
placing caah bombs for their appearance,
and they claim TO Be immune from prose-
cution under tho statute that apples to
tho operation Of street oars, the eale Of
cigars and the working Of naetdals IN this
Il am not In favor Of return to the
blue laws" said Mayor Malone. The
show houses, however. have promised
TO take the issue TO the Supreme Court,
but have not done 90. / Am going to
show them that they must carry the
thing to an issue or cloee up
The sun., 1909-05-23
VANISREs FROM PLAINFIELD.
Sick woman Disappears After Escapins
From Nurse at Ocean Grove.

Sick woman Diaappesrs After Escaping
From Nurse at Ocean Grove.
PLAINr1ELp. N. j., May 22.-The police
have been unable to find Miss Frances
Hallman Of Conshohocken. Pa, who dis
appeared from her boarding place in
Ocean Grove on Wednesday last. She
was under treatment for nervous break
down and when her nurse left her for
few minutes made her escape.
On Wednesday night she was known to
have stopped alta boarding house In this
city, and on Thursday morning was seen
looking for another place. but since then
all trace OF. the woman has been lost.
Miss Hallman, 1t II said, IL affiioted with
religious mania and believes that she
must observe the ScripturA injunction
to sell all that she has and give to the
poor. Two sisters have come here to
stay with friends while . search for the
woman Ii being conducted. She IL IS
years old, slender and about feet 5
inches In height.
The sun., 1909-05-23
THIEF GOT HIS TROUSERS.
So = Yoong Man with Only One Pair Cav
ChAae In Fals Landiady's skirt.


ChAse in Fais Landlady's skirt.
In the privacy Of his room at 81 East
llsth street yesterday afternoon Jacob
Sanger, si years old. scrubbed with saso-
lene the only pair Of trousers he pos
sessed and hung them over the window
sill to dry. Unmindful Of the IRE escape
just outside. he turned to complete his
toilet. leaving the trousers unguarded.
When be looked around again the
trousers had flown. Pe1ring out Of the
window. Sanger saw disappearing man
whom he felt sure had supplied the wings.
Borrowing a skirt from HE landlady.
Sanger started In pursuit. The time loet
counted against him. and when he
reached the curb and gased In both di-
rections the thief was not visible.
Then Sanger gathered his skirts out OF
the mud and started for the East 10th
street police station. At the station
house they listened tnIhis story and offered
sympathy. Sergt. England. whose bulk
Ia twice that Of Sanger's, offered some
thing more substantial, and then wont
into the baciroom and stayed there.
The sun., 1909-05-23
VETS win an Indiana County.

lNpIANAPoIIs, Ind. May 22.-Ths local
option forces In Indiana lost another
county to-day when Franklin county
voted by najority Of Isl In favor Of the
licensed saloon. The vets carried only
Ave out Of the thirteen townships, bu,
their majority waa large. while the other
eight townships were carried by the drya.
by but small majority. Many Of the
business men Of the county were arrayed
with the vets, and the city OF Brookville
gave the saloons the majority Of nearly
700, The contest vas very spirited, but
there vAs 20 trouble At the polls. and the
fS.rs .d%is as fess ssy .'ss oons ts sA'
county. |....
The sun., 1909-05-23
MAYM BE q NEW STEEL MOVE
Independents Believed to BE In a schem.
to Compete With Gary.

VALPARAISO. Ind. May 22.-Francis A
Ogden Of Janesville. Wis. to-day sold
to the South Shore Company 1000 acre,
Of land in Portage township, Porter
county. bordering on Lake Michipan,
for $4,000. Sixteen years ago Congress-.
man Edgar D. Crumpaoker sold the san,s
land to hir. Ogden at 81 an acre.
1t Is believed that the real purchaser
OF the land Is syndicate Of independent
steel mills on the lake shore and found
a city after the model Of Gary. NAM
independent steel manufacturers ara
quoted as saying that the United State
Steel Corporation would have an al
vantage In the Gary situation that would
unless they arranged to secure the sams
advantages Of water transporta ton and
proximity to iron ore beds.
The sun., 1909-05-23
GEN. BOOTH TO COME HERE
To Lead q salvation Army Revival Cam.
paiEn.

paiBus
Commander Z j. J.'Higgins OF the British
Salvation Army arrived in New York
yesterday aboard the American liner st.
Louis to attend the national congress oil
the Salvation Army. which begins here
next Tuesdsy. Commander Higgins said
that Gen. William Booth would come 70
this country in the fall to direct a vigorous
evan gelistic campaign. Gen. Booth e1
pected to remain in the United States
about four weeks. most Of the time travel.
ling. He will be accompanied by Com
mander Higgins.
Mr.. Higgins said that the Salvation Army
was to open a mission in China and that
missions had already been esta blished
in Japan and Corea- In the latter place
1000 natives had been converted in the
first few months. The work In Japan
was slower. Tho work Of the natioAal
convention will open tonight with a
lecture by Lieut.. Col. Damon Of the Saliva
ton Army at the Rutgers Presbyterian
Church.
The sun., 1909-05-23
BOY SHOT AT COUSINS HOME.
The Cousin, Arrested, Says He Didn't
knew Rtfle Was Loaded.

Arthur Goodwin, is years old. OF 24o
East Forty fourth street, Manhattan,
was shot yesterday afternoon while visit
ing with his cousin. Christopher Lander,
% years old. Of s9l Jefferson avenue.
Ridgewood Heights, Queens.
The two were examining rfne In Ian
der's home and preparing to take il with
them on Sunday on shooting trip. The
rife was in Lander's hand. IL Is said.
when It was exploded. The bullet struck
Goodwin in the left side.
When the police heard OF the affair
they arrested young Lander and had the
injured boy removed to the German Hos
i,iqht that Coroner Amber was notified
TO take his antemortem statement.
Lander declared that the shooting was
accidental. He said he did not know the
rifle was loaded.
The sun., 1909-05-23
PURSUES A TAXICAB.
Driver Who wouldn't Stop for . Psiice-
man CAusht by q 90 II. r. Car.

The driver OF a taxicab which passed
Traff,o Policeman Merritt at q 20 mile
clip at Broadway and Sixty-ffth street
yesterday flung hack an impudent reply
to the policeman's order to stop. Merritt
commandeered a passing 60 horsepower
touring car and gave chase.
The taxicab driver turned east on Sixty
eighth street. whirled back on Columbus
avenue to Sixty seventh street, thence
back to Broadway and circled the Twenty
second Regiment armory five times with
the policeman in hot pursuit. Both cars
crowded on full speed on the stretches
but were compelled to slow UP turning
corners.
Finally the taxicab In an effort to es-
cape turned east on Sixty-seventh street.
Its passage was blocked at Central Park
west by q stalled truck and the pursuing
car overlook It.
In the West Side court Magistrate Crane
fined the taxicab driver SO. He said he
was Philip O'Brien OF Sl4 Vest Thirty
ninth street.
The sun., 1909-05-23
Two HURT IN AUTO CRASH.
Robert y. Richards OF East Oranse, N. J.'
| and n wealthy Atlantis Man.

end wealthy Atlantis Ylan.
ATLANTA, Ga. May 22.-In an auto
accident here this afternoon Robert r
Richards OF East Orange. N. j.. and Johr
F. Kiser Of Atlanta were injured 90 badly
that IL is feared they may not recover
Both men are suffering from internal
injuries in addition to other hurts.
,,osrar c.r -hioS he c,aimed was DANA ged
IN shipping. and Richards came here 70
test tho car. 1t was being driven at high
speed. when wagon and carriage.
abreast, were met. Richards put on the
brake, but Il failed TO work. and to pre-,
vent collision with the vehicles he turned
the car to one side. The machine struck M )
q telegraph pole with such impact that
Il was utterly wrecked. and Richards and
Kiser were buried in the debris; Both
men were unconscious when picked up
and were hurried to hospital.
Kiser IL one OF the wealthiest men In
Atlanta and an auto enthusiast.
The sun., 1909-05-23
Hurt by Fan In New Theatre.

John W. Guinan. an engineer In the New
Theatre. fell thirty-fve feet from ladder
to the endorsement Of the theatre last
night. His left ankle was fractured %
badly that he will lose hiA foot Althou Rh
building this Is the frst serious accident
The sun., 1909-05-23
New Jersey Science Teachers Meet.

AoS1cLAIR, n. j.. May s2.-The science
teachers of New Jersey held meeting
-tssday 10 the State Normal School In Mont
clair Heights, The morning session was
% given over TO demonstration OF wireless
telegraphy. In the afternoon Prof. Will
iarn Hallock Of Columbia University was
the principal spea ker. his talk being de-
voted 10 the recent movements looking
toward tho discovery OF some uhifying
principles In radium,
The sun., 1909-05-23
SLIPS AND TRAIN KILLS HER.
Elderly Woman Run Over At Mariner
Harbor, Staten Island.

harbOr, staten lsianO.
Miss Johanna Cottsr. a. ysArs old, Of
90 John street. Port Richmond. was run
down and instantly killed by = Passenger
train Of the Staten Island Rapid Transit
Railroad at the John street crossing In
Mariner Harbor soon after 10 O'Clock last
night. She was on her way home from
butcher shop and slipped and fell
a. she was crossing the tracks: 4 pas
senger train that was approaching was
upon her before she could get to her feet.
Christopher Donegan OF Port Richmond,
nes s HsrbeS tbe ss1 Were Srrete or
on a technical charge Of homicide by
order Of Coroner Cahill.
The sun., 1909-05-23

MISSOURI vALLsr, L.. May 15.--Whie
stealing ride on the bumpers Of . North.
western Chicago train tonight Bsn Sloane
and Jack Pystt got into row with third
man and threw him from his perch undst
the wheels Of the train, where he wA3
instantly killed. Sloane and Pyatt were
arrested here. The dead man Il unider.
titled
The sun., 1909-05-23
woman Badly Hurt by rrolley Car.

Woman Badly Hurt by Trolley Car.
Nellie Goodwin, head chambermaid of
the Hotel st. Andrew. Broadway and Sew
enty second street. was struck by,a surface
car ut Fortieth street and First ave.
nue. about II O'Clock last night. The
doctors al Bellevue Hospital thou eht that
she probably would die Of the injurieS
she received The motorman Of the car
Samuel Cordean. was arrested,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-12
HYGIENIC DIET

People who prefer vegetable diet
to one of meat and who look for max
imum nourishment with variety find
most unusual food in Faust Rrand
Spaghetti.
So admirably does it lend itself to
the making of endless tempting and
nouris1ing dishes-whether for din
ner or supper-that it has taken the
place of meat even in many non-vege-
tartan homes.
Faust Spaghetti is a food te work
on. Makes blood. bone. muscle and
energy and, unlike meat. does it
without taxing the digestion or over
heating the blood.
Then consider the economy OF it, At
only five and ten cents a package It
has no equal as a nourishing, sustain
ing food within reach Of all.
And as to its adaptability-the book
OF recipes sent free on request merely
suggests the endless number of ways
OF serving 1t las a simple side dish
sweet pudding, or as the best of all,
in such appetizing and tasty forms that
1t is always welcome
MAULL BROTHERS, ST. LOUIS, MO.