Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-06

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two or three days | shall come back
and work for his pardon. II there
Is a chance of seeing my husband
once more l shall stay and wait for
1t. But they tell me fortnightly visits
only are allowed to convicts in that
prison.
WASHINGTON, Jan. "A bill max
ing sweeping changes in the Interstate
| commerce laws for the regulation of
| railroads was introduced in the house
| today by Representative Mann of Hi.
| nois. chairman OF the committee on
Interstate and foreign commerce. The
bill Is not in accord with the one pre-
pared by the committee acting under
the direction of President Taft and
known as the administration railroad
BILL" but was prepared by Chairman
Mann during the summer vacation of
congress. The measure does not pro-
vide for a special court to head inter.
state commerce cases, as has been re
ported would be the form of legisla-
tlon on this subject that President
Taft would recommend 1t proposes,
however. 10 create In the department
of commerce and labor bureau to be
called the Bureau of Transportation ="
where the shipper may file a com.
plant against a railroad. If. after In
vestigation. the commissioner of the
bureau of transportation finds there
| is justice in the complaint he must
report the facts to the attorney gen
eral of the United States, and If the
attorney general is satisfied that there
is cause for action he is required to
file a petition with the interstate com
Jnerce commission and prosecute the
case at the expense of the govern
ment The shipper may. If he prefers,
stll file his own complaint direct with
The commission and prosecute 1t at
his own expense. as the present law
provides.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4-Ha@ing
served the terms of sentence imposed
upon them by the supreme court of
the United States, Jeremiah Gibson,
Henry Padgett and William Mayse OF
Chattanooga, Tenn. were released
from the United States Jail here this
forming. For the offense of contempt
Of court in failing to prevent the
lynching at Chattanooga of Ed Guns
| ton, a negro under sentence of death,
Vphpgn nxpafitinn had hpan CT hv
the United States supreme court. the
| court, on November Is, sentenced the
men to sixty days in prison This
time was shortened by ten days for
and his two comrades, who are still in
prison, will be released on January
2S.
NEW YORK. Jan. 4--Daughters of
last barred scandal in connection
with the shortage which has existed
for so many years at the headquar
;ecs of the society in Washington. Ii
a letter sent out by Mrs. Matthew T
Scott, president general OF the natio n
al society Daughters of the American
Revolution to va. Gus regents of the
numerous chapters throughout tie
'ct untry the culprit is named as for
| mer curator Of the society, Miss Sarah
b. Maclay. an employ of the society
from its inception. eighteen years ago
At the sane time 1t became known
that J. E. Bates, auditor of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution has
been asked to resign 1t Is denied
that this step was taken because OF
his failure to discover Miss Maclay'
defalcation. An exhaustive audit. GOV
ering all financial transactions OF the
society is to be made. The full
amount OF Miss Maclay's speculations
may never be known. When detected
in the acto of taking decoy letters
t,om private box, Miss Maclay made
n full confession, but says she does not
Fnow how long she has been tamper
ing with the mail.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-William l.
| Cook, brother of DIR. Cook, declared
yesterday that Mrs. Cook had Joined
her husband and that he was in com
| mnnication with them. Mrs. Cook
is believed to have the explorers or
iginal records of his North Pole quest
in her possession. "Dr. Cook has by
no means abandoned his intention &c
prove conclusively despite verdict OF
the Copenhagen university that he
reached the North Pole" said his
brother, "and his detrailers will have
a pretty bill TO pay
NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-ChilI comfort
was found by Tanmany hall and di
vers organizations in appointments
made yesterday but one went to 8
Tammany man Waldo was selected
fire commissioner. Mayor Gaynor In
making known part of his slate hat
some kind words for leader Murphy
which caused the district leader to re
mark: I'VE don't want any verba
bouquets. What we want is Offices
Herman Ridder editor of the Stats
Zeitung, was declared tender of parl