New-York tribune., 1910-10-20
SUBPGNhS SERVED
ON |. c. DIRECTORATE
Lawyer, Representing Only Sixty
Shares. Makes Annual
Meeting Lively.
WIFE'S SUIT F0R:s1o,O0O, 900
Car Repair Frauds, General Mis-
management and Rebating
Charged-President Har-
ahan Oeprecates Action.

Charged-President Har-
ahan Deprecates Action.
Chicago. Oct -e-Stookholders OF the Iii
-ois Central Railroad Company had lively
s7oll- and 6 half a. their annual meeting
TO-DAY. owing 10 the presence Of Maxwell
Ecza-. an attorney representing sixty
shares of the - sSS shares OF stock IN the
meeting. OF these sixty shares. Two were
the property OF his wife.
NJ Edgar was accompanied bv two
oeuu-v she-.rTs. who added 70 the confusion
by serving subpanas on the various di-
-ec-ors during every lull IN the meeting.
The subponas were served II a suit for
$1,000 0ao damages, which Nr- Edgar. con
etttutinE himself an attorney for the road,
Etarted n the Circuit Court to-day The
rlafrtfrT IS Mrs Edgar The defendants 10
TIE suit are the directors Of the road,
whom ~. Edgar seeks 70 hold responsible
for alleged financial loss through alleged
ca repair GRAFT. general rlismanagemenu
ard alleged rebatinE.
While rhe TWO deputies were making
things interesting IN the meeting half a
dozen others guarded exits from the build
snc AIr. Edgar fearing that some Of the
directors might attempt 10 evade service
This VreCauVion proved 10 be unnecessary
Three resolutions were introduced by the
-r.litan< attorney. All were lost by an
overwhelming vote He denounced the
present MANAGEMENT Of the road. made the
charge that its directors were incompetent,
that frs financial statements were JUggled
and misleading and that its officials we're
idishonest and We're violating the interstate
commerce Law His 1rst resolution was in
support Of these charges and called for
ar independent investigation OF the road by
= committee Of prominent stockholders. he
was voted down. IS. .1e0 shares TO 64L
Su-l-1ariIy Turned Down.
A second resolution demanded that all
ati-eCtors not residents OF Illinois be ousred
on rhe grounds that the constitution Of
,-he state prohibits the present proportion
OF outsiders OF the board This resolution
was voted down without the formaIity Of
- rollcal-
on his third and last attempt 5Ir. Edgar
proposed a resolution asking that suit be
drought against J T Harahan. president
lof the road. and the estate of Ira @. Rawn.
formerly a vlce-presidenL on charges Of
gross neglect. criminal laxftv and culp-
able negligence THIS resolution was
buried under another avalanche Of con-
--a-v votes
The actual business Of the meeting was
70 re-elect as directors for four years J T.
Eiarahan. os Chicago. and Cornelius Van
oerbut and Henry " De Forest. Of New
York This resolution took little tine.
With the exception OF Mr.. De Forest,
Robert s Lovetr and Robert Y. Goelet.
all the Eastern directors were present and
were served with sz1bpoenas. Governor c.
S. Deneen. who is a director oficio. at
tended the directors meeting, but did not
attend the stockholders meeting. He is
ro- named n Mr.. EdEar's suit
The directors Were duInfcunded when the
deputies began serving them with sum
-uouses. John Jacob AsDor was seated AZ
ore side of the room chatting with " =
Park. vlce-presiden- Of the road. He looked
a. tire paper auizzicalIy. turned II over
ard over. and read II twice. He whispered
with Nr. Park and then accepted service
Cornelius Vanderbilt was IN the centre Of
-he room when the summons was read 70
E--. He stroked his brown Van Dyke
beard -houEhtfuIIy and thcn hastened TO
2I- Ea-ahan for advice.
Women az Wits End
Be- thar time another deputy was read
fsnE SUMMONS 70 tine president Of the road
Charles A. Peabody accepted service with
Z nod Of the head The deputies easily
-<ounG The directors as the stockholders
meeting was the smallest in years. only
.seveu-v-dve being present OF these i've
were women. VINO were At their wits END
---iaE 10 tnd out what al the trouble vas
iabCut Alexander O. HacksJaff Walter
t-ur-Ee- and John v. Auchincloss were
served II rapid succession. J Ogden Ar
-11ou- ard John 6 Shedd. Of Chicago. did
.ro- attend the meeting. but viii be served
llare- IL Is said
ri Edgar has been prominent IT various
5-efc--n movements and particularly IN the
E1zluE q suits against corporations for the
kcclecuor Of hack taxes. which ne says are
tFr.lI due -he state 10 the extent Of many
millions Of dollars
During the meeting today SIr. Edgar
charged thar the directors Of the Illinois
Central were dummy offcials" whom he
said were elected by Charles a eaoody.
Z director Of the Union Pacific He asked
1ha- suit be brought against NJ Pea body
ard z. g. EsckstaE 70 recover bonds for
5000 and s-0ocso which he alleged be-
i-0nEed 70 The road
President Earahan said that hc attached
- weight 20 EdEar's suit 8ir. Harahan
confirms tl1e reports Of ms prospective re-
t-.re-le--. naming January -. 1gI1. as the
date.
IT IS true he said. that on January 2
= snzu have reached the age Of seventy
years and VIII be retired automatically as
president. according 10 -he rules of our
spers5or system"
NJ EIarahan VIII receive q pension Of
z5c-- s50b3 under the rules Of the com
Ta-v. which apply alike 10 al employees
after they reach the age Of seventy. M
tIarahar's average annual salarv for rhe
last ten years has been about 5000 he
has been president Tor four years. with a
salary % $4,000 Z year.
President Hararau. IL the annual report
O. rhe Illinois Central made the following
reference 70 the graft investigation:
The disclosures resulting from this in
-estization nave shown that. through the
cGIlusion of q number OF your coTnpanvs
-ros- trusted of1cials and certain car repair
companies your company has been de-
1ra4Ced OF an amount estimated At from
8 $4,000 10 S.500y01. Settlements oS the
civil suits against TWO q the car compan-
1ee involved have been made and the
amount recovered was credited 70 The &C
count OF Freight Train Cars-Repairs
during the current year The board Of d.
reet0rs are pursuing THIS matter TO q con-