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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-22

Indeed. the critic who has taken up
directors finds that the Interstate Com
merce Commission showed a surprisingly
lack OF real information concerning the
property. considering that its investiga-
tors spent more than fifteen months GO
ing over the books of the not
TO mention the various times when Il
had officials OF the property on the stand
In Washington.
Taking up the commissions introduce
ton TO It's report into the financial trans
actions. history and operations of the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Rail-
way Company, the CONNER is made that
h commission did not cover the en-
tire history of the property. but only
the period from about 1901 to date, or
the so-called Reid-Moora period. =
The features of the criticism are num-
bered for convenience.
The critic Of the C mmission says OF
the commission reference to "syndl-
cate control:
]. The syndicate is wholly assumed.
No evidence OF a syndicate was
elected by the commission. The four
gentlemen referred to Cof whom Mr..
Leeds has been dead since 1905 and J.
H.. Moore has been out Of active at
fairs since about the same date) bought
as individuals n held as such.
2. The export says In 1901 d. q.
Reid, w. II. Moore. J. II. Moore and
W. b. Leeds purchased about 500
100000 OF stock o. the and by
the use Of proxies soon became mem
beers OF the board OF directors, w. b.
Leeds being made president and u. G.
Reid chairman OF the executive COM
mittee. This syndicate secured the Sc
lection OF other members OF the board
OF directors, notably j.. l.. Hire. George
McMurtry and George T. Boggs. each
OF whom appears to have acted and
voted in accordance with the wishes of
the members Of the syndicate"
The commen on this is mr.. Reid
was voted in by the directors at a meet
ing and NJ proxies were used to cleo,
him. The commission 50 states later on
as also hat Mr.. Leeds was likewise
voted in by the directors. Mr.. Boggs
was never a director until December |.
1909, n then only for fourteen months.
His testimony so states"
3. Thus" says the report. the syrdi-
cate controlled the board through the di-
rectorships held by themselves and by
those subject to their wishes"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-22

The commission does not state how
many directors there were. There were
thirteen. Tn two Moores. Reid. Leeds,
Hine and McMurtry would have made
only six, or less than a majority. No
date is specified ard for a considerable
period or TO about the end of 1902 the
putative control by the alleged syndi-
cate was even less than six-thirteenths.
This is not to concede the commission' s
theory that Messrs. Hine and McMurtry
were wholly subscrvient
4. OF the commissions staten mt that
q 10 per cent. stock dividend was de-
clared he says: THE commissions
powers OF discrimination are too blunt
to distinguish between a 10 per cent.
stock dividend and a 20 per cent. sub
~scription right. The latter was what
actually was authorized by the meeting
OF June 8. 1901. The new stock was
sold at 500 a share. There have been
no stock dividends whatsoever In the
history OF the railway company, formed
by consolidation IN 1880, except In
1898"
I. To quote the report o Jun I,
1902, the capital stock OF the railway
compan was Increased to SIS, 900, 600
and the board authorized President
Leeds to sell to certain individuals por-
lions of this increased stock at par,
although at the time she stock was
quoted on the market above l7J'
The commission fails to state that, OF
the increased stock, certain shares were
used TO purchased nov m,'ol-, or lr
ties, and the l2h per cent subscription
right consumed about $3.50 shares.
This subscription right was at par, or
500 a share. The price ito certain
individuals was the same, 500 a share,
To recap.tulate:
Shares. How Used.
2 1000 St. Louis, X. c, & Colorado r. r.
s3.sl2 Burlington, c, X & Northern r. r,
5,O2S Rock Island & Peoria r. r,
s2.35512h per cent. subscription At par,
s,sO5 Sold 10 officers at par,
$50, 900 Total increase Of shares,
s. The New Jersey company and the
Iowa company each issued their stock
as fun PAID. whereas no payment was
Hade Oh ether says the report.
Payment with proDertN,
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-06-25
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Dssssr. Jsns q -Ass.r . ss.a -
~ sud- % sAs psrt af snrw snGsnss
90 sesssss cssf~r~aGss usaA Dssd psssis
snshsssasss of the sssse sss1A - supse-
ssusaSsses Of motor csuhs sud Gsud
rosds ss~ocsas.ons. tbs n&snsssn Stsass
Telephone and Teseer~y,e co~apsny -
hnslsy eompsesed the essss.s ef pssa
for the collection sad dss-emsnssssn II
information covering Rod eopdsssose
throughout the state of Cosors6so.
Three aSensss for securing nf<msr
tsou ere spen 10 the company W ths
Undertaking. frst. shroueh reprssents-
t'ves of the company m each section.
second. through motor clubs. and third.
through garages. III ss Proposed 10 dis
semsasse the information through motor
clubs and garages.
Already the Denver Motor club. the
Coiorsdo Good Roads association. the
State Highway commission. and The
state Association of County Commis-
sioners have Expressed enthusiastic sup
port Of the enterprise. BY resolution Of
the Colorado Good Roads sssocias,oa
Presseient E. L. Sommers will appoint .
committee of oae from eact Of tbs
~xty three counties of the state to give
such assistance as he may to the sle-
phone company in this connection.
In order TO get the best results. tAe
telephone company is Publishing 9 map.
which is nov in the hands of the print
ers. which viii show the complete state
highway system ~ indicsted on q mAp
prepared by the engineer of the State
Highway Commison. The Telephone
compsny's map will show by separate
eoiors. first. those roads that are mac
sdamized. rock bsllssted, or grsyeied,
second. what may he known sss i'm
proved namely, those that have been
graded up for proper drainage but with
out the rock or gravel surface; and
third, the ordinary dirt roads which are
still in their natural state. These three
classificstions Of roads will also be di-
vided into blocks, arranged with re-
spect to the facilities of the telephone
company in different sections of the
state. In order to save toll line time q
code system will he used in transmitting
information from the various points to
the central bureau in the general Offices
of the telephone company in Denver
A.. al A..
which the information will be given.
The reports will include information
as to rains, slightly muddy, heavy mud,
bridges or culverts out, roads freshly
graveled, deep sand, road gangs ut
work, etc.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-06-25
ca OEnvaaln n IT'S
RELATION n IuE flluER

Grail r. Fuller, Colo. Agricultural
College, Fit. Collins, Colo.
IF the farmer is willing to waive all
concessions made in his favor, he is in a
better position to demand the abolition
of all concessions made in favor of
others.
Such is the way the car demurrage
bulletin l9l, entitled "Demurrage In
situation is pointed out in department
information for farmers
As the time of the year is approach
ing when the farmers will be demand
ing cars and when many of them will be
in danger of losing a large part of their
crops unless the ears are at their dis
posal, they should take advantage of
the information contained in the bulle-
tin.
1t is pointed out that at the present
time code of national demurrage rules
is applied on interstate business, which
in its broadcast outlines entities the rail.
roads to collect from shippers 81 per
day for each car they keep waiting
after a specified free time.
In the great majority of cases where
freight cars are not unloaded promptly
the delay arises from the fact that the
shipper is deliberately using the car for
. freight warehouse.
An article in the Washington News
Letter says: The farmer who ships
more than he receives is interested in
the matter, because . freight car Can
not be used as . means of transporta-
ton and . freight ware house at the
same time. 1t is held upon the siding
until II suits the convenience of the
man to whom it has been consigned to
unload his goods. 1t is Of course, not
available for the transportation of any
perishable products.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-06-25

A young British officer m chare. of
remote station in South Africa received
from his superior officer at the base,
some time in August, this message
War has been declared. Arrest all
enemy aliens in your district" Prompt
ly the superior officer received this
reply: 'Have arrested seven Germans.
four Russians, two Frenchmen, five
ltalisns, two Roamanians and m Amer
icen. Please say who we're at war
with"
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-06-25

Ara. Charles Karns and children.
HareaA. Norman and Florence. are here
frua Reno. Nevada, and will remain for
the summer At the Tapscott homs.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-06-25

Elk Mountain Pilot:-M1. George
sullivan md sister, Aiss weste.te, and
Misc Rose and Mrs. s. J. Miller came
up with Carl Beehmef in his handsome
Cssiilse car Tuesday to spesd . few
boors With the Doctor and keep him
from being lonely.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-12-02
OUR NEW SCHOOL BUILDING.

During the Thanksgiving vaca-
tion week the furnishings of the
Malta public school were all moved
from the old to the handsome new
building in southwest Malta and
when school called Monday morning
everything was in it's place at the
new location. The move was ac-
complished without any great am
Ount OF trouble under the personal
direction of Principal Elliott, who
has been untiring at all times in his
efforts to have the school comforta-
bly, located in the new home.
The new building, which has been
erected this summer and fall by the
well-known firm of Montgomery &
Son, is a model of it's kind and with
out doubt the finest school building
in this section of northern Montana.
The contract was for $4,000 and
all of the work has been done by To-
cal people as far as possible. It is
a full two story building of rein
forced concrete, with a large roomy
basement. Everything about the
building is as modern as it possibly
could be made and the plumbing
and heating plant installed by the
Malta Plumbing COMPANY is of the
best. The painting of the interior
woodwork was done by Chas. Shaw,
a local painter, and is in first-class
and workmanship manner. The
| building is wired for electric lights
and has water and sewer connec-
tions with the city systems. There
ale eight large rooms on the upper
floors and in the basement a part
could be finished into two rooms
that would be we'll adapted for a
manual training department or
gymnasium. The basement rooms
being light as those above could al
so be used for recitation rooms if it
became necessary. Taken as whole
the new structure will prove valu-
able addition to our city. besides
being of untold benefit to the pupils
and teachers.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-12-02

Do your Christmas shopping both
early and late. 1ou can't afford to
miss the excrutinating joys of the
grand rush.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-12-02

We are perfectly willing to have
the whole world formed into one
great republic, providing Uncle Sam
is the big squeeze in the push.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-12-02
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Clerk of Court Porter issued the
following licenses during the last
few weeks:
w. T. Cockrell, 33, Chinook and
Mary Hackett, 19, Mulkeytown. Ill.
Martin Matovich, %, and Rose
Bobijen, 1S, both of Ross, Mont.
Warren McCallum, rs, and Gwen
Blackshaw, IS, both of Zortman.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-12-02

The new U. B. Church is fast near
ing completion.
One furnished room for rent, s12
per month. Also young gentleman
wants roommate, $500 per month:
Inquire w. B. Howard, Clerk and
Recorders office.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-08

II Is only one OF the Latin race VINO
would 30 open up the sanctuary ol
his feelings for our inspection a. does
Salvador Calderon In his Stories TOT
Carmencita," q book Of so-calied Ia
bles written for his daughter anu
translated for our benefit by Aloysius
Gahan, of New York. All the weak
nesses of human nature. especially
feminine human nature. are gwen .
thorough overhauling lest his darling
daughter" may taste some or the JOY
OF living by possessing a few OF the
endearing shortcomings which most
OF us possess. The new woman Is es-
pecially denounced for the book ENDS
with this fervent appeal:
"Oh. my God! save my daughter
from sufYragetism. for fear that the
contact OF political life might trans
form my adored child into Broadway
snow'-than which (unless IL be
Pittsburgh snow there Is nothing
much smuttier.
We fancy the child OF Salvador Cal
deron might be injured by anything
harmful which came her way after
being exhorted as TO the best way OF
living by her father. She would not
have sufficient backbone to sit upon
pedestal. built for the purpose by
some mere man. for she'd probably
topple or and bump her head through
aenemia induced by lack of thought
and exercise.
Printed by Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
Brooklyn. said Eagle probably scream
ing her head on with chagrin at be-
ing chained like Prometheus to the
rock OF stand-pattism in feminism.
Nowadays we have all kinds of
stories, love, adventure. sex problems
and no problems at all: but once in
awhile we have just a story OF hui
man being and his life. with it's hopes
and sadnesses. It's long. monotonous
days which when stacked up into
years mean character. the things he
does and the things he does not do
which make for the sorrow or glad
ness OF his fellow beings. Such a
story was w VS. Eyes" though II
did have a problem. and such another
Is "The Good Shepherd" Doctors.
owing TO their unusual intimacy with
birth and death. have often been the
The Detroit times., 1915-02-08
Keep Close Watch On Child,s Teeth
Care N0D Avoids Suffering Later

much sugar-destroy teeth and has
ten decay. But quite as important as
the destruction OF the teeth them
selves Is the bad effect on general
health during and after the process OF
decay.
Seys an authority: Lack OF care OF
the mouth and It's APPENDICES IL
preJudicial TO health In several ways.
I'm the FIRST place deeaying tooth
IL always a menace. and especially
when the decaying process reaches
below the gums. Ulcerations, pyor-
rhoea or Riggs disease. and other In
fections OF the root OF the teeth are
difficult OF access and treatment. and
for this reason are always TO be re-
garded az q dangerous condition.
Aside from the pain and suffering
which these diseases OF the teeth pro-
duce. we must not forget the posi-
bility Of direct infection.
-'So-called blood poisoning and death
have been frequently the result OF
diseased teeth. Some forms OF fnfiam
matory rheumatism are thought TO be
caused by the infection OF pyorrhoea.
and In general the health IL injured
In proportion as the teeth are affect
ed
A good joke and a hearty laugh are
often more effective than pill In aid
ing digestion.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-08

be normally healthy since SO much de
ponds upon proper digestion and the
assimilation OF good food.
Clean teeth are secured only by
the regular use OF the brush.
Teeth should be scrubbed regularly
and carefully.
Watch for the slightest signs OF do
cay.
When your teeth chip-see dem
fist. Have child's teeth minuteiy
examined twice year. Have them
cleared by a dentist every three
months. In after years q good set OF
teeth will bless the grown man or wo
man
False teeth makers thrive on those
who neglect their teeth In youth.
Il has been said that sweets-too
The Detroit times., 1915-02-08
By gibson GARDNER.

WASHINGTON. Feb. S.-A move
ment to secure meeting OF The
Hague International Arbitration Tri-
lunal In the United States has been
started and Is beihg strongly urged.
among others by Representative Hob
SON. Of Alabama. who deplores the fact
that the third Hague meeting will
lapse unless the United States as a
great natural power moves for ses-
sion and sees that such session Is
brought about.
1T is the duty ofsour country and
OF our government to take steps TO
call meeting this year." said Cap
tain Hobson. Invitations may be
sent at least to the neutral powers
and zee no objection myself to send
ing them to the warning nations. No
possible harm could come from an
international getting-together. It's
moral effect would be good. II only
the neutral powers participated. 1t is
little short OF criminal to let this neu-
cleus Of what will some day be an in
!ternational world government lapse at
this critical time"
Representative Hobson criticises the
administration for its war policy. A
more sturdy stand for peace he claims
would find our country pressing at the
present time for a cessation OF hos
tilities. When the proposal to initiate
The Hague conference was brought to
the attention of Secretary Bryan by
Mr.. Hobson the secretary firmly an
nounced that no action could be taken
at the present time. Our state de-
partment, acting under instructions
from President Wilson, has acceded
to the proposition OF the allies that
this war must be fought to finish
and that the present Is no time to
suggest peace and that no such sug-
gestions will be welcomed until one or
the other of the warning powers Is
thoroughly broken. Representative
Robson 10 convinced that q more Wig
orous policy ought to be pursued In
regard to rights Of neutral commerce.
He believes the rights Of our COM
MERGE are being seriously abridged by
the warning powers and that new
principle is being laid down that in q
war OF this kind not only does the
commerce Of the belligerent suffer. but
the commerce Of acknowledgements must
pay tribute to the superior belligerent;
in other words. that Great Britain Is
Jealous of amy growth which might
take place In the commerce OF the
United States as an incident to our
destruction Of German commerce or
as ar incident to the great operations
of the war. The Hobson proposition
to call In the United States session
The Detroit times., 1915-02-08
What The Authors are Doing
BY E. 8. HITCHCOCK.

central fgures Of books. "The Coun-
try Doctor OF Balsac and "The by1sr
Bush" doctor have brought comfort
TO drab lives. DIR. Edwards, In THIS
new story, feels the tug Of humanity
at his heart; from being q selfcen-
tered male creature. conscious OF hlsA
lapses from grace. he becomes . big
and noble man through his miptstrar
tons to the simple, kindly folk Of
German village. whittier he has gone
with the selfish desire TO forget him.
self" There Is q dramatic climax
where he IL chosen TO act the part OF
the Christ In the Passion play which
is enacted In this village. Though he
rises above his natural limitations.
Edwards Is still very human man
and Il IL this which endears him 20
US and saves the book from greater,
heights which II might a. well have
had. II Is a story, true and noble"
as the publisher tells on the cover.
"The Good Shepherd" John Roland.
Frederick A. Stokes. New York: &l.Ib.
The school. child is rapidly being
taken over by the state. not only men
tally but physically. We are satisned
to pay the price. feeling that the state
is q more intelligent parent than the
average. ignorant. well-intent0ne0
mother. In spite Of our much:vaunted
pride in our school system, the people
Of Norway. Denmark and France are
models for us to copy.
Here Is book on School Hygiene
translated from the German Of Prof,
Leo Burgenstein. OF Vienna, with dfA-
grams, maps and pictures showing the
most scientific methods now In use
for safeguarding the health Of the
young while In school. This idea
originated with German, though IL
| Is said to have existed in the palmy
days Of Greece. II all Greeks were
| like the statues which they have left
us. no doubt Il did.
II would seem apparent that ma
ture did not intend the long. arduous
mental strain child at school 10
called upon to endure and that there
fore we must employ every means at
our command to make our peace with
nature and not wage q losing struggle.
Frederick A. Stokes Co.. New York.
800.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-08
Would Hold Hague
Tribunal In II. s..

OF The Hague Tribunal has been tax
en- up by the Women's Peace Party
and Congress Is to be overwhelmed
with petitions demanding actionI
along this line.
The foreign war has increased]
postal savings deposits In the United
States. Foreign-born citizens OF this
country, who make up Q large part OF
the depositors In the postal banks. de-
cided when the European war started
that their money would be safer I'M
thu United States, and the deposits|
jumped 100000 In the month OF
August. The total on deposit In UNI
Gle Sans banks up to Dec. 81, wa
approximately $59,200.0 900. credited td|
497 900 depositors, an average Of $119|
per deposition. This amount could bel
readily increased II congress would
remove the present restriction nmitH
ing to 500 the deposit which may b{|
made In q single month, and the rel
strfction on the payment OF interest
to $500. The acknowledgements be-
lieves that the removal OF these abb
sdrd restrictions would result in thu
doubling OF deposits almost at once
This situation Is interesting In view
OF the fact that the federal goveruE
ment Is piling up a deficit and one rec
son urged against federal work 10
the unemployed Is the lack OF funds
What could be more simple than 4
take the limit OF the postal savingj
deposits and turn the money into pro
ductive channels?
Senator John Sharp williams, d
Mississippi II q pest when viewed
from the Republican side Of the cham
Der. He refuses to take ponderou
Republican senators seriously. Tn
one thing that the Republican nlibus
ter against the ship-purchase bill car
not stand Is to be made fun or JohI
Sharp. with his keen wit. insists o,
making fun of the senators who an
pretending. like children at play. this
they are serious. Characterising Ser
ator Root as "ex-cathedra, ex-secr
tary. ex-peFmanent or temporary COZ
vention chairman" williams answe
ed Roots charge that he had bee
guilty Of "effrontery."
Il am not the sort OF man to
guilty or effrontery," he said. -"Wht
self-satisfed complacency Of temper
ment II must take to accuse q man
being guilty Of effrontery because b
has asserted that you Republicar|
were filibustering. or course. "a
senator from New York, with al b
ex-cathedra utterances, knows wd
right and there was no 'effrontery
asserting the truth and I'm proving
You have been filibustering. You q
flibustering. You have been and q
speaking to consume time and not
honest debate. Not one Of you
honor in private conversation wi
deny It."
The Detroit times., 1915-02-08
TestIna Him.

The young man In the bureau OF
information laid the railroad guide
down and looked reproachfully at the
woman who had turned in volley OF
questions.
Madam" he said, you can't posi-
bly, take all these trains you are ask
ing about"
"I know IT," she replied sereneH.
"but as long as didn't have anything
else to do I thought I'd just see TOR
myself how much you railroad men
really know about your business.-
Washington Star.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-08
Fully occupIed.

Miss Hodges. the Sunday school
teacher. glanced around at her class
as the song Il Want TO be An Angel
was being sung. and when It was IN
ished she looked at one Of the little
girls and said:
Hannah, you were not singing that
beautiful song. I Want to be An
Angel with the rest OF u.s."
mo, ma'am." replied the child.
shaking her head.
,"And why did you not sing?" asked
the teacher.
'Well. I'm not going TO tell story
about IT," said the little girl. I'm
having enough trouble learning to
play the piano without bothering with
the harp"
The Detroit times., 1915-02-08
Resloned To It.

Its dangerous to be under this
tree In q thunderstorm--one OF US
might get killed." said an insurance
agent.
well, II you are killed you won't
be able to talk any more; and II I'm
killed can't hear you. SO l think
we'd better stay" said the victim.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-08
upllft stum.

uplIft Stun.
Don't deal In woe or tearfulness.
Most folks have . supply
OF wares like these. and cheerfulness
n what they want to buy.
30 deal In Joy and truthfulness,
Put on . smiling phiz
And you'll preserve your youthfulness
And do . lot Of biz.
Kansas City Journal.