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The Falls City tribune., 1911-05-19

She tore the cover from the bcx and
drew out a cluster of white roses.
From the flowers in her hand she
looked at the crimson blooms In the
bowl. and again at the blossoms in
her hand; little blossoms they were,
looking insignificant and meagre be-
side their regal sisters, but she
pressed them to her lips, a rush of
tears binding her. Then she bowed
her head upon her hands-not sob
bing-only remembering.
The noises Of the street grew faint
and far; instead, the grass was green
beneath her feet, the sky was blue
overhead, and under a canopy of lit
tie white roses she stood, her head
upon her lovers breast. listening to
the first whispers of love.
The numbering Of some heavy We
hicle reused her, With a sudden i'm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-27
OFFICIALS GRATIFlED
Cleveland Indictments Show Gov
eminent Is in Earnest.
rr-on Tho Tribune Bureau.


Washington. April 26.--The return OF
indictments by the Cleveland grand jury
against four big railroads and NUMBER
of individuals prominent in the business
world charging rebating and conspiracy
TO violate the Elkins law. which were pre-
dicted in these dispatches to The Tribune
of April 10. are the occasion Of much graft
ifcation TO the Department OF Justice,
which has worked assiduously to procure
the evidence and present it to the federal
grand Jury.
The indictment Of men as prominent as
Daniel r. Hanna. son Of the late Senator
Marcus A. Hanna; r. L. Ireland. second
vce-president Of the NJ. A. Hanna Com
pany. and D. r. McCabe. fourth vice-pres-
ident Of the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad, is re-
garded by officials here as conclusive proof
that the administration is in earnest In its
determination that there shall be no dis
elimination between persons in the en-
forcement OF the law. and that those who
wifully violate the federal statutes can
count on neither their political influence
nor their business prominence to secure
immunity from punishment.
II is contended by the Department OF
Justice that the dock or terminal COM
panies involved in the charges preferred
tefore the grand jury were merely more
or less ingenious devices for the purpose
OF defeating the intent Of the law: that the
dock companies charged exorbitant rates
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-27
DIAMOND MEN SUE BANKER
Seek to Recover S69,215 for
Sale to Insolvent Firm.

Jacques Kryn and Auguste Waulters
Belgian diamond merchants. have brought
suit in the Supreme Court against Louis
L. Clarke. ce-president Of the American
Exchange National Bank, to recover 1925
the amount Of diamonds sold by the plain
tifrs 10 /. Tanenbaum e. Co., whose credit
was vouched for by the defendant when
the firm was insolvent
The time of credit expired. Tanenhanm
going into bankruptcy The plaintiffs allege
that Clarke knew at the time that he gave
the Tanenbaum firm a good reference that
II was insolvent and at that time the
concern owed the bank $4,000 and that
all the available assets Of the firm had
been placed with the bank as collateral
The plaintiffs who obtained Yesterday an
order in the Supreme Court TO examine the
defendant before trial. said further that
Clarke said that the bank would extend
larger credit to Tanenbaum than to many
other depositors.
Clarke has made a general denial SAYING
that the plaintiff has abandoned the usual
method of collecting an account. Inc op-
iect of the examination before trial Is TO
ascertain the truthfuness OF the statements
made by Clarke.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-27
FIND REBATE INDICTMENTS
Continued from first page.

docking companies paid over portion OF
the money thus received to the Shippers
and that the whole constitutes a con-
spiracy in violation Of the Elkins law
The penalty for rebating is a fine OF
not less than $1,000 nor more than W.
600. with imprisonment not to exceeu
two years. The penalty for conspiracy
is not to exceed a fine OF SlOOOo ana I'M
prisonment not to exceed two years. In
addition, under the Elkins law. the gov
eminent has the right to bring civil suit
for three times the amount Of money re-
bated. It would be possible, in case OF
conviction, for the government to collect
many millions Of dollars.
Government in Long Pursuit.
TIL. investigation leading up to to-
DAVIS action OF the grand jury began
several months ago. and is the f1rst gov
eminent inquiry into ore transportation
methods I'm the lower lake regions. Ihe
matter was brought to the federal grand
tury's attention three weeks ago.
District Attorney w. l.. Day and his
assistants, Joseph G. Fogg and j. ;.
Bachman; John II. Marble, attorney for
the Interstate Commerce Commission
and r. C. Marshall for the Department
of Justice. conducted the case. About
forty witnesses were examined before
the grand jury, including officials repre-
senting the railroads and ore companies
from the lakes to Kentucky.
Among these were representatives OK
the Jones &, Laughln Steel Company,
Pittsburgh the Carnegie Steel Company.
Pittsburg; the NJ. A. Hanna Company.
Cleveland; the Wheeling Steel and Iron
Company, the Ashland Iron and Mining
Company. the American Steel and Wire
Company and the National Tube Com
pany.
The governments next step Will be
the issuance of warrants for the persons
named in the indictments. 1t Is Dis
trict Attorney Days intention to expe-
dite matters as much as possible. as ne
IS soon to assume the office OF Unlteo
States federal Judge OF the Cleveland
district.
On the petition Of Mr.. Day United
States Judge Killitts. Of Toledo. who re-
ceived the report, ordered that the jury
be excused. to hold itself in readiness
for another call from the court.
Pittsburg April 26.--D. T. McCaoe' four.'
vice. president Of the pennsylvania nan
road. indicted by the federal grand jury a'
Cleveland to-day. is not in the city IN
o,,irios for Mr. McCabe at his home IN
Sewickloy brought the information that ne
is ont ~ the city and il is not known
where ne is or when he will return.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-27

Mr. Norris, in attacking the Coffee Tr.r
said that since Brazil In 1905 entered ,n,a
a combination with large financial ia,e-.
ests In the United states ana other com.
tries to control the price OF coffee. the
wholesale price in New York had risen
from 6Iz cents pound for No Rio COTE.
to 1917 cents This increase was due solely
he said, TO the fact that Brazil has re.
stricted the production OF coffee and die.
tated absolutely the amount that could Be-
put on the market at any time, and The
price at which II should be sold. Mr.. Nor.
ris did not believe either tire ant-tr,st
laws or the present tariff laws Of ne
United States were wide enough 70 let thu
government reach the foreign monopoly.
By changing the tariff law so as TO give
the United States a chance 20 discriminate
against all Brazils exports 10 this coyn-
try. he said, the government would be able
10 crush the monopoly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-27
THEDAyINW WA SHINGTON

THE ASSISTANT TREASURER-lhe
President. as soon as ne returns from New
York. expects to take up the problem OF
selecting an Assistant Treasurer u '"e
United States for New York. Among nose
whose claims will be considered are
Representative Hamilton Fish ana Ezra =
Prentice. former chairman OF the NC"
York Republican State Committee. George
|. Skinner, Deputy Superintendent Vi
Banks for New York has also been strongly
recommended. although the Indications are
that the Executive will make choice oe-
tween the former two. 1t Is propaoie
that the recommendation OF Senator MOOT
will 90 far 10 decide the choice Oh '"e
President. and II is understood that ne mas
not yet indicated a definite preference
This is the place made vacant py the
recent death Of George 8. Terry.
THE BANK GUARANTEE.-S!nce Janu-
airy / more than IS per cent OK the STATE
banks Of Oklahoma have undertaken "
escape the hazard OF the bank guarantee
act by applying for charters as hauoha'
banks. This law. which was so earnestly
advocated by the Democratic party IN the
as a national institution by plank In the
Democratic national platform, mas worAe"
lust the injustice which President Tart pre-
dicted II would when he urged the pos'"'
savings banks as the proper SUBSTITUTE. Ao-
cordng TO the September report, therc were
then seven hundred state banks, trust co"i-
panies and savings banks In Oklahoma
Since January ! forty-three state hahhs
have secured charters as national banks
and the applications Of eighty-three are
still pending. making total OF 10. "hich
is Is per cent OF the total number OF STATE
institutions. Governor Gruce OF Oklahoma
is so enraged at this reputation OF the
Democratic law that he has issued puohc
statement announcing that II the state
banks persist in this course he Will de-
mand that the Legislature pass law au-
thorizng him to withdraw all state funds
from national banks, so that the money or
the state may be used as premium with
which to induce the state institutions 10
carry the burden Of the guarantee act In
practice the bank guarantee act has put q
premium on speculative banking. while the
conservative and trustworthy institutions
have been called upon TO make good the
losses incurred by those institutions which
were able to secure deposits only because
the depositors knew they had nothing to
lose. and that II the methods OF the bank
ers resulted in disaster the state would
compel the better managed and more pros
porous banks to make up by assessment
the deficits. The Governors threat has not
thus far proved efficacious in checking the
stampede. G. q. n.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-27
ALL PITY THE FARMER
His Woes Related in Debate on
Free List Bill.
from The Tribune Bureau

From Inc IriDunc P"'""'
Washington, April 26.-Debate on the
Farmers Free List bill dragged YEARLY 10
the House to-day. while spring fever tooH
possession of that body and left row arter
row OF empty seats. The poor old FARMER
was wept over on both sides OF the cnam'
Der. Democratic orators holding up the
pending bill as the only relief for MS SUI
'elings while Republican speakers snuo-
dered to think Of the farmers :ate "heh
nrotectIon is taken away from his r')duots'
The farmer and his alleged woes VIII oc-
cupy many pages In The Congressman
Record tomorrow.
Representative Ollie James, KENTUCKY
Democrat, digressed long enough 10 tahe
part in coloquy concerning automooi!ss
and Missouri mules. while Representative
Norris. Nebraska insurgent, arraigned the
Coffee Trust. Beyond this the debate 'o-
day was mosaic. Occasionally Mr.. Under-
wood or Mr. Dalzel arose to ask how much
time had been consumed. The chair repleo
in q weary Voice and everybody yawned
In order that the debate on the free hst
bill might proceed the House agreed 70
dispense with Calendar Wednesday hereto
fore held 20 be sacred
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-27
OKLAHOMA DEPOSIT FUND
Auditors Cant Make Exact Re-
port After Three Years Work.
[Rv Telegraph 10 Tie Tribune.

Guthrie. Okla, April 2S.-The report be-
came public to-day Of the condition Of the
states bank guarantee deposit fund as
made TO the State Bankers Association
by firm OF public accountants. The re-
pert covers all transactions relative TO the
fund from the time the law went into eff
feet. March. 1905, until January 80, 1911.
A circular letter from the association ac-
companies the report. and saws that the
duty OF making report on the guarantee
funds condition devoN ed upon the officers
Of the association after waiting for over
three years for the state officials to make
a full, complete and comprehensive re-
port to the state ba mixers without avail"
The report shows that January 80, 1911,
there was r cash balance on hand In the
guarantee fund Of S36. 292. and the Planters
aud Mechanics Bank. Of Oklahoma City.
which recently failed. is being handled out
~ the balance on hand.
An introduction 20 the report. signed BY
the auditing company, says.
II is necessary to preface our report by
referring 10 the incompleteness Of records
availabi Our examination contemplated
complete audit of the affairs of each
bank which failed or has required Assist
ance but such audit has not been possible.
In the case Of the Columbia Bank and
Trust Company (Which failed In Oklahoma
City. September %, 1909. certain abso-
utely essential records Rave disappeared.
such as discount register, general cash
journal. etc. nor have we found such rec
ords as would make it possible 10 recon-
struct those missing. From September %,
1909 to December, 1910, the guarantee fund
account in the Treasures Office showed
a balance vastly greater than was on hand,
while the books Of the banking board did
not and could not show the condition Of
the fund.
Under the head Of disbursements a total
of s46.042 81 is given a balance 10 he ac-
counted for" and $685. "a was lost en-
tirely in paving depositors of failed banks
and liduidatng other banks. The Column
bia failure cost the guarantee fund $685.
$50 81. Nothing indicates that any special
deposit 10 assist banks has ever been paid
back
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-27

for handling ore and other commoo''ieS,.
the profits Of which went eventually 10 ,ns
railroads themselves. The greater nunD ve
OF counts Of the indictments were io'
batting. Tho
The prominence Of the rail- Dads ana ane
individuals involved will. 1t IS 0ene'.u s
have a salutary effect in putting ." GU.
TO the practice OF rebating which may '.ase
sprung up in new forms since the law pro.
hibting II went into effect ~ mas ',,
a particularly difficult task 20 oo.an =,
dence In connection with TINS ise.
Tho Rotating problem, because OF the pre-
cautions naturally taken by those seeking
20 evade The law. II is expected that
strong battery of counsel will be brought
70 hear on the governments position. pat
the fight will be carried on with the srea I,
est possible vigor, and the Department u
Justice is confident OF It's ground
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-27
COAL SHIPMENTS DECISION
Weighing Only at the Point Of Origin
Is Unreasonable.

Washington. April 26.--lt was held to-day
by the Interstate Commerce Commission
that a rule In a freight tariff Of rail
road providing that shipments IF coal
should not be weighed except AT the point
OF origin was unreasonable. After laying
down this important principle the commits
sion found. IN the case of Joseph Peters,
of Anaconda, Mont. against the Oregon
Short Line Railroad and othe: carriers
that charges they had assessed for the
iransportatica of coal ftunl Diamondville
Wyo 10 anaconda were excessive. be-
cause they were exacted on overwcights.
Reparatiou was awarded tho compliment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-27
RAILWAY MEN PROTEST
Tell Jersey Assessors Tax For,
mula Is Unfair
rBv TELEGRAPH to The Tribune.


Trenton. y. j.. April 26.-Representatives
Of half a dozen of the big railroad sys-
tens Of New Jersey took part In a puphc
hearing before the State Board OF Asses
sors to-day, at which the new formula Tor
determining the value of the non-physlca'
nronertv OF the railroads was discussed.
The formula was prepared by tharies
Hansel. and is somewhat similar to that
en,nciated by Professor Adams. OF the IN
terstate Commerce Commission. except as
10 the amount of the annuity allowed ana
the disposition Of betterments and add
tons.
Thomas Hume for the Pennsylvania
Railroad asserted that the individual tax
payer In New Jersey was not assessed on
the true value Of his property, and there
tore it was not fair that the railroads
should be assessed on the true value or
ii cir property. Harrison Williams, for the
Erie spoke along similar lines, as id
George Holmes. for the Central. and II. i.
Lukens, for the Lackawanna. None OF the
railroad representatives. would admit that
the new formula was fair. their contention
being that they should first have the physi-
cal value so that they could see now their
Individual roads were affected.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-27
FEDERAL INCORPORATION BILL
Provides for Government Supervision
of Interstate Carriers

Washington, April PA bill providing
for the incorporation, control and govern
mont Of associations organized TO enter In
terstate commerce was introduced to-day
by Representative Bowman. Of Pennsyl-
vania a Republican. The bill authorizes
accountants and appraisers. under the Sec
rotary OF Commerce and Labor, TO investi-
gate such associations from time to time
The associations would have 10 submit
their books and records and full financial
statements whenever required, TO restrict
capital stock issues TO cash value of as
sets. agree TO legal regulation OF prices.
supervision OF stock issues and to distribute
no dividends except from surplus or net
earnings.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-27
TRIAL OF DANIEL J. O'RElLLY.

The trial Of Daniel j. O'Reilly. the law.
yer. indicted on a charge OF crlminally re.
ceiving stolen property In connection With
Tho theft of securities worth $1,000 from
Aaron Bancroft on March ?. 1911, was Set
Ter Nav Is by Justice Davis yesterday. IA
The Criminal Branch OF the Supreme Court
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-27

Pittsburg. April 26.--D. T. McCahe' four.n
v,ce-president Of the Pennsylvania Rail
road. indicted by the federal grand jury at
Cleveland to-day. is not In the city III
auiries for Mr.. McCabe at ms nome , ~,
Sewicklov brought the information that ne
is out Of the city and II is not known
where ne is or when he will return.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-17
Is BAILEY IN OR OFT OF THE
SENATE!

When Mr.. Bailey, of Texas, resigned
from the Senate the other day and
later Withdrew his resignation by
means of the string which was coa-
veniently attached to it he evidently
believed that the incident was closed,
but it appears the question has been
raised whether Governor Colquit had
any right to refuse to accept the res
ignation. There are able lawyers in
Congress who do not take Senator
Bailey's view that his resignation was
automatically cancelled when its ac-
ceptance was refused by Vice-Presi-
dent Sherman and Governor Colquitt.
What right" says the New YORK
Tribune, has a Governor of a state to
refuse to accept a resignation trans
mitted to him by a United States SEN
ator? He is not constituted a Judge
of the political eXpediency OF the az
ton taken by a Senator who wishes
to retire to private life. If the tender
is authentic, is it not his business 70
give public notice of the fact that d
resignation has occurred and to make
provision for filling the vacancy. If
the Legislature is in session, should it
not be informed so that it may make
an election? If it is not in session, is
make an appointment ad interim? 1t
it not the Governors privilege 10
seems to be an eXtravagant COnstruC-
ton of the law governing designations
to maintain that a Governor can use
his discretion about accepting res
ignation and argue a Senator who has
resigned into reconsidering his
action"
In the case of George L. Lilley, when
a Representative in Congress from
Connecticut, it is pointed out that he
resigned to become Governor of the
state. His resignation was dated to
take effect On December 81, but it was
llOI dCOCpJGu uIllll Oll vi clLlCI Ills III
auguration as Governor, which occur
red on January 6. Mr.. Lilley tried %
collect his salary as a member of
Congress for the week intervening, but
the Judiciary Committee of the House
decided that his resignation became
effective on the date specified by him
whether the Governor accepted it u
not This precedent is one which
seems to govern the case of Senator
Bailey, and in some quarters it is be-
lieved that his act will return to-
plague him when the next Congress
convenes, but we do not think the
title to his seat will be seriously
questioned
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-17
%*% \ \ \ 4 y y =
\ GIVE THEM A PLACE TO PLAY y
y h y = J. h J. = y + \ y = \ 4 y y

Plenty of room for dives and dems
(Glitter and glare and sim,
Plenty of room for prison pens,
Gather the criminals i'm.
Plenty of room for jails and courts
(Wilhng enough to pay,
But never a place for the lads to race
No, never a place to play.
Plenty of room for shops and store:
(Mamma must have the besD.
Plenty of room for the running sores
That rot in the city's breast!
Plenty of room for the lures that lead
The hearts of our youth astray,
But never a cent on a playground is
spent,
No, never a place to play.
Plenty of room for schools and halls,
Plenty of room for art;
Plenty of room for teas and balls,
Platform, stage and mart.
Proud is the city-she finds place
For many a fad today
But she's more than blind if she falls
to find
A place for the boys to play.
Give them a chance for innocent sport,
Give them a chance for fun;
Better a playground plot than a court,
And Jail where the harm is done.
Give them chance-if you stint them
now,
Tomorrow you'll have to pay
"A larger bill for a darker i'll,
So give them a place to play.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-17
MAINE STICKS TO DEMOCRACY.

The important gains made by the
Democrats in the recent Maine NUM-
cipal elections does not indicate any
subsistence of the Democratic tidal
wave which rose so high in that state
last fall. The Republicans lost Maine
last year because of the nationwide
feeling that their party in it's tariff
policy was no longer representative
of the people, for in a period OF alb
normally high prices it failed con-
spicuously to reduce the cost of living
by lowering the duties on the necessa-
ries of life.
Maine, like the other New England
States, is greatly interested in the
Canadian reciprocity agreement, and
its citizens, no doubt, have been ang-
cred by the stubborn way in which
Senator Hale has opposed the trade
pact on the ground that it meant the
sacrifice of the protective SYSTEM But
as a matter of fact President Taft, la
his effort to bring some measure OF
relief to the people in the agreement
with Canada as the one country with
which the United States could afford
to have reciprocity in trade is moi
menacing the protective principle,
There is reason to believe that the
reciprocity debates in the Senate Were
followed closely by the voters o.
Maine and they have taken the frs
opportunity offered them to show then
displeasure with the course of Sen.
ator Hale, who prevented the ratifca-
tion of the agreement. With the eX.
ception of the state Of New York the
Democratic outlook throughout the
country is most encouraging tn
Democrats in congress acted wisely II
and tremendously on the reciprocity
issue and have met public expectation
Governor Wilson, of New Jersey, and
Governor Harmon, of Ohio, as well as
Governor Marshall, of Indiana, are
doing much every day to strengthen
their party in the confidence of the
people.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-17
Lincoln Got Rack at Douglas

In 1858 when Stephen A. Douglas
was running for senatorship against
Abraham Lincoln, with whom he was
not on the best term, said sneering-
ly in one of his stump speeches:
why, l once saw Abraham Lin
coin retailing whiskey"
Yes" replied Lincoln ut is true
that the first time | saw Judge Dou-
glas l was selling whiskey by the
drink. was on the inside of the
bar, and the judge was on the outside.
was busy selling; he was busy buy
ing"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-17
Raising the Wind.

'You know Dannehauser would
gamble his last cent. This was his
great weakness. He went home one
evening after a bad day He looked
tired.
q" Wife, he said, have you got any
thing to eat?'
Yes, lots of things, the wife said
4" Well, cook up everything you've
got-everything.
Gracious, are you hungry?
" I'm not hungry at all. l am 60
ing to sell the stove'"