The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-06-20

evident the first Of the week when
friends Of both saw L A. Caswell, the
Roosevelt boomer, with view Of hav-.
ing him take either of the two on In
a managerial way. Mr. Young talked
with the clerk of the supreme court.
personally. Mr.. Caswell, however, re
fused. He declared that he was for
any man other than Governor Eber-
hart, but that he would not discrimi-
nate in the matter of those after the
governors scalp, He said he wished
them all luck. Mr.. Caswell has gen
orally been credited to the Gordon
candidacy, but he has denied any con-
nection beyond that of friendliness
for any man who aspires to Dust Gov
ernor Eberhart. Mr.. Young's connec-
ton with the railroad rate cases is
looked upon as in his favor. AS to
Mr.. Iverson no one discounts his abil-
ity to make trouble if he gets into the
game, for if those on the inside have
it right he has an organization that
is about as good as any in the state.
Both Mr.. Young and Mr.. Iverson are
now in the states employ, the latter
as auditor and the former as one Uf
the states attorneys in the rate cases.
It has so far netted him about $4,000
in salaries.
Swatting the railroads is always
popular, even if the people do have to
pay the bill in the end, something that
was shown during the special session
OF the legislature when both bodies
almost unanimously passed the bill
increasing the gross earnings rate
from to per cent. Only two mem
bers of the house voted against it.
strange to say, however, there Was nc
railroad lobby as of old on hand to
combat the increase and in the com
mittee hearings little in opposition
was heard. This absence of opposi.
ton has caused quite few to sit up
and take notice, and there are some
who hint that the increase is wanted
by the roads who desire it for future
litigation. It might be possible, they
say, that it would come in handy in
the present rate suits as evidence of
an added burden suffered by the
roads. It was only by hard work on
the part of the legal department and
others interested in a victory for the
state in the rate suits that similar
obstruction, the proposed distance
tariff, was headed off at the last regu-
lar session of the legislature.
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While it is hardly likely that the
present legislature will interfere in
any way with the insurance affairs of
the Modern Woodmen, which have re-
suited in a factional difference that
threatens the disruption of the order
in the state, it is pretty certain that
the next regular session will see some
strong laws covering the matter of
fraternal insurance. The fight now
on in the Woodmen is because of an
increase in the rates by the national
organization, which is resented by
hundreds of the local policy holders.
Both factions were represented at the
session of the legislature last week
and the fight was quite bitter. For
years the state has been Tightening
it's grip on matters in an insurance
way compelling rates that were fair
to both company and policy holder,
but sentiment and a reluctance to in
terfere because of it's home nature
has been responsible for the state
keeping it's hands off the fraternals-
The present controversy has shown
that this is wrong and it is sure to be
corrected at the next session. The
rates in many of the fraternals are
considered entirely too low for safety.
superintendent Whittier of the Red
Wing training school, who was finally
compelled to resign because of the
activities of a number of clubwomen
who alleged cruelties to those in his
charge, can now sympathize with
Judge Mcpherson of the district fed
eral court. The judge, whose regular
residence is Omaha, is now under fire
because of a sentence imposed by
him on a white slaver' which the
women say was so lenient as to be a
disgrace. The prisoner received
three months and fine of 1000 The
whole thing SO angered the women
that they appealed to the st. Paul
officials and now the prisoner faces
rearrest after he finishes his present
sentence. It is great stuff for the St.
Paul papers and they have been de-
voting columns to airing the griev-
ances of the women, but no one so far
has thought it worth his while to say
something for the wife and six chill
dren at Chicago anxiously awaiting
the return of husband and father.
Whether they have leafs" in plenty
or are starving does not seem to have
a place in the controversy.