Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-22
MAY TURN SEARCH.
LIGHT ON LOCOMOTIVE BOIL
Err INSPECTION BUREAU.
FEAR RAILROADS DOMINATE
ADMINISTRATION OF LAW
II. L. Jsffsry, Largely instrumental In
Enactment Of New Law, Makes Sen.
sationaI Charsss-AIieses He Was
Offered $4,000 to Settle Suit Against
Railroad.

Washington. July 22.-Before the new
bureau established under the interstate
commerce commission for the purpose
Of enforcing the locomotive boiler in
spection law has got under full steam.
there are strong prospects that con-
gressional investigation will be made
of it At any rate. an attempt will be
made to bring about an investigation
for the purpose OF finding out whether
the railroads are dominating the adj
ministration OF the new law.
H. L. Jeffrey, Of this city. head OF
the Jeffrey Correspondence Schools.
who has intimately concerned with the
enactment OF the legislation and who
has on two or three occasions publicly
scored the methods of administering
the law. has come out in remarkable
charge to the effect he had been Of
fered $4,000 to settle a suit which he
had brought against the Louisville and
Nashville road providing he would drop
all efforts to get the boiler inspection
rules Of the new bureau made as strin-
gent as he believed they should be
made.
Mr.. jeffrey alleges that the railroads
by their influence have shaped the in
spection rules and that the railroads
fixed up the slate Of appointments FOR
the bureau In short, he charges that
the public is getting gold bricked IN
the enforcement Of the new locomo-
tive boiler inspection measure which
was put thru congress on the plea that
efficient inspection by government IN
spectors Of the boilers Of railroad en-
gines would lessen the loss of life
among trainmen and lessen the num-
Der Of accidents fatal 10 passengers.
Mr. Jeffrey declares that he does not
propose TO drop the fight which he has
been waging to get the law carried out
as he believes II should be. He says
that while he is pressed for money and
a poor man. he rejected the offer OF the
railroads.
Il intend as long as can to fight
this matter" said Mr. Jeffrey. Il In
tend to appear before the interstate
commerce commission when they grant
a hearing to show UP the bogus rules,
the acts Of false bureau officials, and
in short am fighting for principle
and money can not buy me.
1t Is charged by Mr.. Jeffery that the
new bureau officials prepared a set OF
proved BY the interstate commerce
commission June 2. Thereupon. he ex-
amined them and pronounced them
worthless Not only that. but he told
the commission that the rules were
defective and he and others were in
vited to prepare another set. This has
been done and the commission is con-
sidering the proposed rules. 1t was in
connection with his struggle to get the
commission to adopt what he consid-
cred effective rules that railroad In
fluences approached him. Mr.. Jeffrey
asserts, and offered him big money TO
compromise the suit with the Louis
willie and Nashville and drop his war
on the inspection rules.
Mr. JeTery makes sensational allie
cations as to the manner in which the
railroads are seeking to dominate and
dominating the administration of the
boiler inspection law. According to
him, the railroads finding they could
not prevent legislation, turned to the
matter Of making the law as harmless
as possible and ever since the law was
passed, in fact before it was passed,
he declares they have been planning
to frame up an administration Of the
measur that would be in their inter-
cot.
Not the least interesting assertion
made by Mr.. Jeffery is that General
Superintendent Deems OF the motive
power department of the New York
Central had large hand in deciding
as to the personnel Of the bureau. He
declares a letter which he. Jeffery,
sent the president, was sent to the IN
terstate commerce commission and la
ter submitted to Mr.. Deems. He is I'M
able to understand why 1t should have
been SO submitted Mr.. Jeffery himself
was at tina, time under consideration
for chief inspector and he says organ
lied labor generally had asked him to
be candidate.
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