The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-26
Talks With Men of
National Prominence
Al Washineton. D.. q.
Protesting 1000 Freight Rates.
At Washington. d. 9.

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The railroads which promulgated
ton No. 81. a ley tariff affecting the
freight rates or some 5000 articles
of commerce transported to and from
the Mississippi valley. must show to
h interstate commerce commission
complete justification for such radi-
cal changes, according to A. D. Beales,
rate expert of the Iowa railroad
commission.
We propose to demand that the
railroads show a justification for
these radical changes in the freight
rates of the middle west through the
new classification" said he. The
classification was promulgated last
winter by the western classification
committee at a meeting held in Chi
cago. 1t affects the rate on some
5000 articles of commerce and makes
many Of them being increases amount
ing to sixty per cent.
Early last spring the railroad COM
missions Of Iowa. Illinois. North Da-
kota. Wisconsin. Minnesota, Nebraska,
Oklahoma. Missouri and Kansas filed
a protest with the interstate commerce
commission against the new classical
ton and secured its suspension until
December ~ Of the present year.
H0 OA III SuSPC1SSolI
are now up before the interstate CON-
merce commission
The railroads have conceded that
many of the new rates are unjust. and
the various commissions have con-
coded that many Of the changes are
justified. AS to the remainder. some
1000 in number. there is dispute, and
on these changes We will insist that
h railroads show complete justifica.
ton for their
Others who are attending the hear
ing are Commissioner Clifford Thorne
Of h Iowa commission: Commission
er Halford Ericsson of the Wisconsin
commission: c.. B. Lee. rate expert of
the Oklahoma commission: H. = Bar
low Of the Chicago chamber of COM
merce. and Ben Jacobson. q special
employe Of the Iowa commission.
President Taft had an excellent
record for Sunday school attendance
when he was a member Of the infant
class Of the Mt. Vernon Baptist Sun
day school Of Cincinnati in 1864" said
James Beach Of Chicago, ILL.,, where he
was proudly exhibiting the Sunday
school records Of the president and his
brother. Henry w. Taft.
The infant class was taught by Mr..
Beach's mother-in.law, Mrs. s. T.
shays. and he now possesses the rec
ord boo which she kept of the at
tendance Of the members Of her class
during the months Of May, June, July,
August. September, October and No.
vember. 1864. The names of the two
distinguished members are entered on
the book as Willie Taft and Harry
Taft.
Mrs. shays kept an record
Of the work Of the Taft boys when
they were members Of the infant class
Of the Mt. Vernon Baptist Sunday
school way back in 1864" said Mr.
Beach yesterday afternoon. Here 1t
is. You see that during the months
Of May. June and July of that year,
when the fishing and swimming were
mighty good. Willie Taft. as he was
called by his teacher. only missed Sun
missed three times. During the months
Of August. September. October and
November the president only missed
five Sundays from the Sunday school.
There we're about forty members In
the class. as this book shows. and you
can e that President Taft, as q boy.
was very punctual in. his attendance at
Sunday school that year.
The presidents brother, Henry w.
Taft. who is registered on the book as
Harry Taft. did not have as good a
record as his brother. There is no
mention of Charles Taft. so 1 presume
that he was in an older class.
MY mother-in-Iaw taught that class
for a number of years and saw Mr..
Taft graduate from the infant class
into the intermediate class. I have
often heard her say, years ago. before
President Taft was even known to the
general public. that one day Willie
Taft will be president of this country
] believe that she was the original
Taft presidential booster.
Il wish that the president was in
the city. for I know that he would
enjoy. looking Owe the old Sunday
school record book. T think that I
shall present 1t to the government.
for ] believe that 1t is the only record
in existence of the Sunday school at
tendance of any Of our presidents"
The book Is black cloth bound. and
the names of the members OF the in
FAINT class which produced a president
are carefully written in Ink in the
handwriting of Mrs. Shays.
|. There is nothing in the record book
to snow what caused willie Taft" to
remain away from Sunday school once
during the three early months Of the
summer Of 1864 or five times during
the later months Of that summer and
the earlier months Of the fall.
Still. II a mar must wear n full
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