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The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-08
TRIAL NEARING THE END
Evidence All in and Argument Will
Begin in Sayler Murder
Case Today.

Watsekas Ill. april presentation
of evidence closed today in the Sayier
murder trial Arguments for the state
and for. the defense are to begin to-
morrow. and the court expects the case
TO be I'm the hands OF the jury by Sat
urday night.
The last principal witness was John
Grunden, who, with his daughter, Mrs
J. 3. Sayler, and DR.. w. r. Miller, is
accused Of the murder of J. b. Sayler
last July.
Grsaden's description Of the struggle
lacked the dramatic force of the recital
OF DIR. Miller, but was filed with
greater detail. Pausing occasionally
to reflect on his answers, Grunden de-
scribed how his soS-in-iaw, Sayier
brandishing a handax, and Dr. Miller
seated in q rocking chair, with an auto
matte pistol in his pocket. engaged in
a struggle.
A motion 20 instruct the jury to re-
turn verdict of not guilty for Mrs
Sayler and John GruDden was over.
ruled by Judge DiDeiL
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-08
THIRD DEGREE VICTIM.
Sensational Story Told by Stephen
BOhem, on Trial for His Life
in New York.

New York, April THE statement Of a
man on trial for his life that he had
been tortured By the police third degree
into making q confession Of murder
caused a sensation today IN the court OF
general sessions.
Stephen Bohem. charged with killing
Jacob Nejz. admitted signing a confession
presented by the prosecution, but said ne
did so to escape abuse. He said, after
being kept IN a cell without food, drink
or sleep for a hours, he was taken be-
fore the head Of the homicide bureau and
mauled and beaten until he could hardly
stand.
When I was almost exhausted he
said Il was told ] would escape with a
light sentence If confessed. / did SC
a. I was only too glad TO end the tor
ture."
The trial vas postponed until Monday,
and his story viii be Investigated.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-08
A SALT LAKE OPINION

- ONCERNING the conditions inn
posed upon Colonel Roosevelt by
the Vatican, and Roosevelts re-
fusal to be received by Pope Plus under
such conditions, the Inter Mountain
Catholic, the vigorous organ of the Ro-
man Catholic church in the intermountain
country. says, this morning. under the
caption What We Cannot Understand
We cannot understand why Cardinal
Merry del Val submitted conditions Ia
ar Roosevelt carrying an implication on
MS honor as a gentleman. II the for
mer President of the United States ad-
dressed the Methodists IN Rome, before
MS reception by His Holiness, the audi
snee could have been called Off by the
Natiean If Mr.. Roosevelt, after the
Fairbanks episode, forgot himself and
patronized, by his presence, the objec-
uonable religious body, then the form er
resident would have compromised his
nonor and has position, and the Vatican,
IN any event, would have won out.
We cannot understand why President
Roosevelt should have made public the
contents OF a document which, if not
confidential, was undeniahly diplomatic.
coming from the cardinal secre tary OF
the vatican court il carried with II the
invloiability Of secrecy.
We cannot understand why q profess
sedIy Christian organization, known to
the English-speaking world as ne Meth
odist church. should in its fierce and
dlshonorable attack on the pope and the
Roman cardinals, ally itself with inf
dels. treethinkers, atheists and anarchists
in the war now on between the men who
stand for Jesus Christ and the men who
have sworn to destroy Him,
We cannot understand how seasoned
veterans in campaigns of diplomacy. men
Of trained intellect and vast experience.
should nave exploded a shell in the camp
of their friends. We cannot understand
why the American press and public make
such a -hullabslOO' because The cardinal
says You must and the former Presi-
dent says I will not
We cannot understand what are the
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-08
FOOTPAD HAS
POLICE IN DESPAIR
Holds Up Barber Shop, Candy Store
and Six Men and Retreats From
Woman With Axe

Of
snO-Msh1aind a
and
: a and
and Obbe OF m watch
E
an and
"a
tat street
1es45-Robert
and South
Brandshng axe Mrs Marrsh busy ootpad
block after he had held BARRIERS their shop Seventh
South and West Temple streets last night.
The spectacular pursuit Of the robber furnished thrilling incident
succession of hOps committed by apparently the
rious parts of Salt Lake within period of hour and half
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-08

Representative Frank Woods Of Medina
county. testified that Representative
Meyer Gelerd OF Lucas county during q
conversation, had given him the impress
sion efforts had been made TO bribe him
to support the bin. He also testified that
Representative Fred Mortis of CuyahOga
county had told him he had been offered
so TO vote against reconsideration Of the
Elson measure. To these men. Woods
said he had given the advice that if they
could not prove the offers had been made
and if no one had overheard them, they
had better say nothing about them.
The testimony Of Represen tative A. El-
son of Tusearawas county. author OF thu
measure that no one had assisted him in
It's preparation, was contradicted by his
seatmate w T. Smith. OF Marion county
who said Eison told him Cyrus Huling.
g Columbus attorney. had given him aid
in drawing the bill.
Hnling was active for several years ID
independent telephone interests. The con-
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-08

At SIS o'clock this afternoon. after a
four days inquiry. the grand Jurors re-
turned an Indictment of sixty typewriter
pages.
The officials of the Imperial Window
Glass company, named in the Indictment
are:
President Myron L. Case. of Maumee.
Ohio; vice president, NJ. ]. Healey Brad
ford, Pa. treasurer, j. G. Sayre, Morgan
town, w. Va.
The secretary Of the company J. r.
Johnson, Of Pittsburg. WIS not named in
the indictments. He appeared as the
principal witness for the government and
may, It is said, be granted immunity.
He produced before the jury a mass OF
books. papers. letters and other data. The
presentnsent, however, was based in part
on the testimony OF c number OF other
witnesses. who had been summoned from
many western states.
The indictment sets forth that the COM
parry has, from the beginning, acted SIS
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-08

A large number of passengers were
landed here this evening. many of them
IN an exhausted condition.
In all. twenty were seriously injured
and not less than fifty were slightly in
jured by the explosion and in the panic
that followed.
The Cairnrona sailed yesterday from
London for Portland, Me. She carried
900 passengers for the most part emil
grants, and a general cargo. Fortunately
the steamers Upland and Kanawha were
near when the Cairnrcna caught fire.
They stood by and took OFF several hum
dred passengers and landed them here.
Several of the first class passengers are
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-08

selling agency, and has prey entad CEN
petition by persuading and inducing cor
pOrations. partnerships and individuals
N the window glass trade TO enter into
contract with the agency to sell their en-
tire outputs Of hand-bloWn window glass, -
and that the defendants were able to
establish fix and maintain arbitrary, uE-
reasonable and non-competftlve prices for
window glass, greatly IN excess of prices
that would prevail ii said defendants had
not engaged in unlawful conspiracy
Il Is charged that when glass blowing
concerns declined 10 enter such agree
men4s, the defendants leased the factories
with the purpose OF monopoiszinE trade
and restraining interstate commerce
The company IS said to control factories
in Illinois, Indiana. Kansas. Massachl-
sets. Michigan North Carolina. New
York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Vir-
glnia.
District Attorney Jordan said the cases
would come up before the May term Of
court
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-08

and c. a. Ranstrom, his assistant, were
ordered to hold up their hands. re-
volVer thrust into their faces to en-
phasize the order, and the robber took
$3.50 from the cash drawer and $2.25
from Ranstrom's pocket.
Mrs Marrish, who lives above the
shop, heard the order Of the highway
man, and she fastened to the rescue
of the two BARRIERS. Selling an axe,
she dashed downstairs The robber by
that time had secured all the money
from the two BARRIERS, and was on his
Continued on Page Eighth
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-08
MANY CATTLE PERisHED.

Greeley. Colo. April driven be-
fore 3 terrific wind before which they
we're helpless, $50 head OF cattle we're
sweDt into the Riverside reservoir and
persisted during the storm which swept
this county last week. According to
reports from Green City. over 900 head
of cattle persisted n the storm Ia east
egn Weld county
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-08

, neetion of his name with them threw =
light on efforts to get the bill through
for while it legalizes phone mergers the
independents have asserted they were
opposed to It's passage
Frank A Davis Of Columbus. head ID
the principal independent companies. In
Ohio, recently purchas ed by J. p. Nor
gan & Co.. said tonight that Attorney
Huling had no connection with any Ohis
( indaDendent company.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-08
FAT WOMAN DEAD.

New York. April Louise Ambro-
dine. who had the distinction Of weigh
Ing 1874 p0unes Tor every inch Of her
height. died tonight Of acute rheuma-
tism She was four feet four inches by
four feet four inches. and weighed 1al
pounds. She was "a years old and a
professional fat woman. 4 derrick Will
be used To lower the body from her
apartment as the stairway is Toe har-
row for is passage.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-08
LEGISLATORS OF OHIO were
OFFERED MONEY FOR VOTES
Cash inducements for Support of
Telephone Merger Bill Re-
Gently Passed.

Columbus April 7-Represenave Howard W. Pears Of Allen
county, tesyng House of Representatives bribery comme
today said that Conan of Akron telephone attendant the House
offered him 500 support the Eson telephone
ger bill, which passed the House month ago
Pears giving the until threatened with fine m
contempt Cronan testimony denied the charge
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-08
Indie TMENTS BROUGHT IN
ON CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY
Officers and Directors of Imperial
Window Glass Company to Be
Tried in Nay.

PibuIg, April THE Imperial Window company, incOpO-
rated In West Virginia and sixteen officials and directors
by special federal grand jury here today three
dcmen charge conspiracy the the handboWn
glass trade IN the United States engagement illegal competition
attempt to monOpoize interstate
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-08
NLEN ATTACK WOMEN
TO SAVE own LIVES
Crew of Burning Steamer Battles
With Mob of Frightened Men TO
Rescue Women and Children.

DOVER England April Am explosion early this morning the
- British Carnrons off Dungeness wrecked the
quarters killing child and nng number Of and children
The caught fire and panic enued which fought for
possession the be beaten back by the
low the women be off first.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-08
sAoT dad bad nu EL.

Algiers, Algeria. April Mayor
Robert of OrIeansville, was shot dead
in duel with n Hoube, a rival can
tiidate for the French chamber of depu-
ties. today. Robert did not fire.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-08

Find dollar-owners who
are not afraid to finance
your business project
through a campaign Of
want advertising.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-08

low the women to be taken off first.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-10-12
SPECIALS ON OUR 1oc TABLE

Articles worth from 15c to
35c. Your choice for Toe. We
list a few only.
Vegetable Slicer and Crater
Glass Cream Pitcher
21a dozen Clothes Pins
3 pint Tea or Coffee Pot
White lines enameled Soap Dish
Aluminium measuring Cup
Blue and white enameled ~ at.
dairy and pudding Pans
Blue and white Stew Pans
Granite Dippers
Sink Strainers
Milk Strainers
Large Tin Dippers
Decorated porcelain tea, dinner
and pie Plates
Salad Bowls, Soup Dishes, Pickle
and Celery Trays
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-10-12
Grand Balloon Ascension at 8
a. m. Saturday October IS.
Presents from the Clouds

Promptly at 100 Saturday balloons will begin falling
building Each will be tagged and the
getting the lucky will be entitled to what they call
for will call for such useful articles
boys Shoes womens gloves pocket knives women
hose etc
Remember the times "A. IN.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-10-12

NOTIONS
Blasting Thread, spool =. :. lie
Hooks and Eyes, card =. -. lie
Wire Hair Pins, bunch :. =. lie
Good Pins, paper :. :. :. 80. 1c
Safety Pins, paper i. :. :. lie
Pearl Buttons, doz :. :. :. lie
Agate Buttons, all sizes, doz. 1c
Hose Supporters 80. go. .1Oc
Women's sc white hemstitched
Handkerchiefs .... -. 80. &c
Women 8 10c white hemstitched
Handkerchiefs &c
Women's all linen hemstitched
Handkerchiefs, 15c grade for &c
Writings best grade box paper
and Envelopes worth Csc to
LOO for -. 80. 49,. ..5Oc
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-10-12
Money is Singing and the Song
is Spelling BARGAINS

There mighty little senmentaty existing dollars and
There propositions money in
and practically only How much 1 makef
How much savef We would dy quick inspection of
stock and those propositions iii be brought
forciby than before life Study well
needs and grasp this glorious opportunity while the great
ival Sale is in action.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-10-12

NOTIONS
fine cross bar Handker-
chiefs and fine cambria Hand
kerchiefs with three rows of
drawn work and fine cambria
satin border, all worth 15c for
-. 80. 80. -. &c
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-10-12
MILLINERY

About SO Hats from our own
work rooms worth $3.50 to $500
that we have marked at $4.95
just for a millinery special for
this Carnival Sale.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-10-12
GOODS FOR WAISTS AND
DRESSES AT CARNIVAL
SALE PRICES

Princess Silk worth 39c, m
all colors for ... Z4c
White Waistings, brocade ~
figures for -. -. 0c
Mercerised cotton Shan m
tung, 35c value for .I3c
Hyde grade Galetea r.
Amoskeag apron Cling ,.
ham for -. 80. 80. III
121ac grade outing Elan -
uei Ior ILL
Mill lengths of light color out
ing Flannel, 10 to 20 yards in
piece, the same grade if sold
from the bolt would cos ~
1212c for $50. -. ....IUC
A lot of dark outings worth n.
121Rc for -. -. -. &c
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-10-12

LINENS AND TOWELS
White Table Linen, 35c NJ.
value for -. -. -. ZlC
75c Linen, either damask En>
or mercerised for -. C0c
All linen Damask, regular or.
price CSC for -. -. OCC
1.25 and 1.50 linen Dam 10
ask for 80. -. ......I
Large Towels, worth 1917 n.
cents for -. -. -. u
Linen 15c Towels IN.
Bleached Turkish Towels IN.
IOr EO
Turkish Towels worth q.
121ac for 80. -. -. OF
Good size Towels for 49,. &c
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-10-12

woMENs CLoAKs SUITS AND sKIRTe AT CARNIVAL
PRICES
New fall 1910 styles priced for quick selling AT the sale
prices marked these goods will be sold
before sale ends Be and dollars Re-
styles trash the ideas of the
makers the price of ''swea shop goods.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-10-12
SHOES

Not cheap shoes, but good
shoes cheap. All made of solid
leather, with oak soles and sole
leather counters. Shoes that
give satisfaction.
Misses and children's solid lea
Their school Shoes, sizes 10
8 to 2 -. 80. -. -
Women's and Misses Shoes,
worth 200 to ESQ IA8
Tor ....u
Boys school Shoes, made for
hard wear, worth 200 lA8
to ESQ for 80. -. -.
Infants + mt IS Shoes worth 75c
Mems high top Shoes, worth up
to 500 z 90
Women's patent leather and fine
kid dress Shoes, worth 0.S0
300 for 80. 80. 80. 4
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-10-12

Womens Suits worth IL m
17-50 to 1000 for
Womens Suits worth AS "A
27.50 to $500 for ZO
Misses and Womens 0QA
800 Skirts for
Women's 600 and TOO AQS
Skirts for
Womens fine Dress COS
Skirts for So. ...
Women's extra size Suits made
of black and navy nE %
serge for 80. 80. 80. 80.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-13
Frank VdngiIder,
KENDALL BLOCK.
All Kinds of Groceries.
NOTICE TO HEIRS
AND CREDITORS

of Emma F. Kmz, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that
Dora McChesney, Charles Kun<,
Rosa Z. Raycraft and Lau 1 ].
Bossen have filed a petition in the
Marshall Circuit Court alleging
hat Emma F. Kunz died intes-
tate on October 2, 1909, and that
no letters OF administration have
been issued upon her estate and
they are interested in real estate
liable for debts of said decedeni.
The object Of said petition is to
obtain a decree that If no letters
of administration be issued on the
estate of said decedent for a pc
Rod OF ~ months from date OF
decree, that all claims against
said estate shall be barred, except
as now provided in case OF liabil-
tiles of heirs, devisees and lega-
tees. Said petition is set for hear
ing on the lst day of the next
term of this court, the same being
February II, 1910.
Witness my hand and the seal
of said Court this 27th day of
December 1908.
y. C. Whitsell
Clerk Marshall Circuit Court
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-13

Read the Tribune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-13
, Snoeberger ligb, for Office I yr.

c. ID. Snoeberger light FOR office ! yr. 300
W. :. Doan supervisor ............ 16lss
Miles Pomeroy supervisor. ........... lO0.S3
William T.. Starr supervisor. $500
George W. Andrews supervisor 1000
NJ. l.. Goodyear supervisor ..... 800
NJ. l.. Goodyear supervisor .......... 800
d. {. Smith supervisor .............. 30
Clinton Caslow supervisor. ........... 40
ID. c. Smith supervisor. ............. 1000
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-13

1t isn't SO difficult to strength
en- a weak Stomach if one goes at
it correctly. And this is true of
the Heart and Kidneys. The old
fashioned way of dosing the
stomach or stimulating the Heart
or Kidneys is surely wrong. DR..
Shoop first pointed out this error.
Go to the weak or ailing nerves
of these organs" said he. Each in
side organ has its controlling or
inside nerve" When these
nerves fail then those organs
must surely falter. This vital
truth is lea1ing druggists every
where to dispense and recon-
mend DIR. Shops Restorative. A
few days test will surely tell.
Sold by l.. Tanner.
d.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-13

When you have a cold the first
thing to do is have the bowels
move Do not take anything that
may constipate-and most old
fashioned cough cures do consti-
pate. Try Kemedy's Laxative
Cough Syrup. 1t drives the cold
from the system by free gentle
action of the bowels; it stops the
cough, it is pleasant to take.
Children like il. Sold by All
Druggists.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-13

.. Ninall road work by l.. Webster 800
George Martindale shoveling gravel. ll.3O
Bert Freshour shoveling gravel...... 1885
I'D. Rottmiller work culvert...... 3.lO
+. NJ. Andrews shoveling snow. ll-S0
Nye Bros. shov. snow by c. Gerard 80
Zach Baker labor road. ........... 2.63
Jesse Camerer shoveling gravel. 900
Ball x Co. Brd'g w'rk +, Rottmiller L7O
Joseph w. Davidson Road Tax. Is
Fred Ii. Myers Treas. Road tax rec. l4sl
Ray w. Force cleaning ditch. ... lL25
Nern Liggett shovelng snow.. l.5O
Harry \. kleckner shoveling snow. I'D
Clarence Glass shovelng 2.25
Charles Senior shoveling snow.... L5O
Cal. Slawson shoveiing snow... l5O
NJ. l.. Goodyear shoveling snow. 1000
George Zimmerman shovelng snow. l.5O
David Overholt shoveling snow. 2.25
Frank Swoverland shoveling snow. Ll2
Marion \. Bland shoveling snow. 800
Frank Houin shoveling snow. $50
Joel W. Nifong stalking Marvin ditch 400
Richard Brugh stalking Marvin uitch 500
{. ]. Sparks < Co. Grad blde & sup. 1850
Frank Detl stalking thinner ditch. L50
Bourbon Elev. Co. tile, cement, door 534
Reuben Ackles coal and dynamite. 5.75
r. F. Stout Road Tax........... LBS
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-13
IT ETNtH1 . : > : : : ?
SPECIAL SCHOOL FUND

SPECIAL SCHOOL FUND
Bal. on hand rep'rted by Fred Corse. 1890
Bal Banks show more than +. Corsc 12l0
Bor State Band Spec. School Fund. 100000
State Bank Special Fund. ........... 100000
c A. Confer Ira: s. children to o. 1000
]. Wolfe trans children w. TIP. to 10 1888
County Treas Distribution ........ 1871 81
Chas. A. Confer hauling pupils. Bill
T. Wolfe y Int in school wagon. $3.50
Closets I2o1O
Mr. Bottorff LiQgett wood shcd 1750|
County Treas Dec Distribution 1867 40
Reed from Dis.l reading circle books $50
Reed from Dis.2 reading circle books 5s2
Reed from Dis.l0 reading circle books $50
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. s 61s5 50
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-12-15
MORALS IN THE SCHOOLS.
President of State Teachers Assn.
Takes Steps For Such Course.

Saginaw, Mich. Dec. 15.--In con-
Torrance with a resolution adopted
10y the Michigan state Teachers as
sociation at it's meeting i'm Bay City
October 2S last, President L.. c. War
rner has appointed the following as a
commission to study the question of
moral and ethical training with a
view to recommending a definite
course of instruction in this depart
ment for both the elementary and
high schools of the state:
Superintendent w B. Arbaugh
Ypsilanti, chairman; Professor c. 5,
Berry, department of education, Uni
versity of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
President T.. G. Lancaster. Olivet col
lege. Olivet: Supt. c. w. Mickens,
Adrian; Mrs. Florence Mdlner, DE
troit university school, Detroit:
Principal Jesse Il. Davis, Central high
school. Grand Rapids; Professor +. A
Nanny, Western State Normal school
Kalamazoo: Professor G. II. Johnston
dean of the School of Education Uni
versity Of Kansas, Lawrence, Kas.--
formerly professor Of education In the
University of Michigan.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-12-15
Sixty-0ne Western Roads Ask
Com. Neill and Chairman
Knapp to Settle Wage
Controversy
WOULD PAY 9 IL PCT. MORE
Engineers, Who Recently Voted to
Strike, Hold Out for Increase of
II Per Cent-Appeal Made
Under Erdman Act.

Chicago ILL.,, Dec 15.-The western
railroads today appealed TO Commits
sioner of Labor Neill and to Chair
man Knapp of the interstate COM
merce commission 10 act as mediators
in the wage controversy between the
railroads and engineers.
This action on the part of 61 rail-
roads, operating out of Chicago, which
have had the question Of wages up
for discussion with the engineers, fol-
lowed the refusal OF the latter to ac-
cept the offer of 9h per cent in
crease over the old scale.
When the original conference was
held the engineers demands approx
imated an increase of 27 per cent
over the old wage scale. During the
negotiations this was brought down
10 approximately IL per cent and and
the railroads. through the managers
association, offered an increase of 9k
per cent. Here the matter hung while
uhe engineers took a strike vote This
was announced recently by President
Stone as 97.5 in favor of a strike.
Notwithstanding this vote the rail-
roads repeated their offer of a 91s per
cent increase and upon the refusal OF
the engineers TO accept this. the rail-
roads today decided to appeal to the
officials indicated as mediators under
the Erdman act