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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-10-29
CHAPTER XVI.
Found and Lost.

1t was Oliver. Oliver unkempt and
with signs upon him of a nights work
OF study or writing; but Oliver!-her
lover once. but now Just stranger
into whose hand she must put this let
ter.
She tried to stammer out her
errand: but the sudden pallor, the
starting eyes-the whole shocked, al
most terrified appearance Of the man
she was facing, stopped her. She for
got the surprise, the incredulity Of
mind with which he would naturally
hail her presence at his door in a
place SO remote and OF such inacces-
sibility. She only saw that his hands
had gone up and out at sight of her
and to her sensitive soul, this looked
like a rebuff which. while expected.
choked back her words and turned her
family flushing cheek scarlet
1T is not L." burst from her lips in
incoherent disclaimer of his possible
thought. I'm Just a messenger Your
father"
1T is you!" Quickly his hands
passed across his eyes. How" Then
his glance following hers, fell on the
letter which she now remembered to
hold out.
IT'S the copy OF a telegram" she
tremblingly explained. as he continued
to gaze at it without reaching to take
it. You could not be found in De-
troit and as it was important that you
should receive this word from your
e. I IL; "a
membered your fondness for this place
and how you once said that this is
where you would like to write your
books, and so | came on a venture
but not alone-Mr. Black is with me
and"
Mr. Black! Who? What!" He
was still staring at his fathers let
ter; and still had made no offer to
take It,
Read this frst." said she.
Then he woke to the situation. He
took the letter. and drawing her In
side shut the door while he read it.
She, trembling very much. did not
dare to lift her eyes to watch its ef-
feet, but she was conscious that his
back and not his face was turned her
way, and that the moment was the
stiIlest one Of her whole life.
Then there came a rattling noise AZ
he crushed the letter in his hand
Tell me what this means" said he.
but he did not turn his head as he
made this request.
Your father must do that" was her
gentle reply II was only to deliver
the letter. came-we came-thus
early, because We thought-we feared
we should get no opportunity later to
And YOU here alone There seem to
he people on the road-whom-
whom you might feel obliged to enter
tain and as your father cannot walt"
He had wheeled about His face
confronted hers 1t wore look she
did not understand and which made
him seem a stranger to her. Involun-
tarily she took step back
II must be going now said she.
and fell her physical weakness
triump hins at last over her will power
"Oliyer? Where is Oliver?"
These wore Reuthers first words.
as. coming to herself. she perceived
Mr.. Black bending helplessly over her.
The answer was brief. almost indif
ferent. Alanson Black ~as cursinS
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-10-29
Riee Crop Of United States.

The acreage of rice in Louisiana
and Arkansas has increased approx
mately 100000 acres In the last two
years The United States is now
growing practically the equivalent Of
all the rice II uses
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-10-29

Nowadays. when two irresistible
bodies meet, the usual course Is for
them to join hands and take a few
turns In the make or the hesitation
Judge.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-10-29

"Oliyer? Where is Oliver?'
These were Reuther's first words.
as. coming to herself. she perceived
Mr.. Black bending helplessly over her.
The answer was brief. almost indif-
ferent. Alanson Black ~as cursinS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-06
RATES UP 10 PER CENT.
southeastcrn Carriers First to Act
on Cummins Amendment.

WAsHfNGroS, May 5.-Railroads in
the Southeast are the first 10 take dehn-
lite action on the Cummins amendment
10 the interstate commerce act which
prohibits carriers from LINKING their
liability on shipments This is the
amendment which the Senator from
Iowa intended should hit the railroads,
but which really turns out TO be a hoori-
ersng for the shippers, apparently open
Ing the way for a 10 per cent. increase
ia freight ra.es by some ROADS
Southeastern carriers gave notice to-
day to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission that they did not have TO pre-
pare tariffs. but met he situation nv
adopting a new classification rule The
amended classification provides that a.
ter June 3 freight rates In the South
east will bs increased 10 per cent, un-
less shippers accept the railroads bill
OF iading The new hill of lading has
not been submitted to the commission
for approval
The notice Is a temporary arrange
ment, 1t IL said, and these carriers viii
give notice later Of increases which they
purpose TO make permanent,
The new classification rule Will apply
10 shipments from Atlantic seaport cities
and from Chicago. Milwaukee. Indian
apolis and o'her points,
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DISBANDS sNoBBISH MILITIA.
Governor Acts when Onirrrs ne
fuse 10 serve with BARRIER.

BALTIMORE May 5,-tiov. Colds
borough has settled the trouble In the
Fifth Regiment which resulted from the
refusal OF the board OF officers TO permit
the election OF Marshall Jones to a lieu
tenancy because he was barber by
approving the report OF the court of In
quiry which orders tho mastering out OF
Company | for INSTRUMENTATION and also
raps the officers association for its rule
making social status a requisit. to a
commission,
The report. which was submitted by
COT Little of the First Regiment, who
acted as president OF the board. con-
dcmns the rule OF the Ftfth Regiment
that provides that the election OF uf'i-
GERS must be approved by the officers
association. This regulation Is de
bounced as out OF keeping with the
spirit Of the organization. ~ psrniCious
and ought to be abulis hed,
The conduct ~ Capt Thomas Brun-
didge IL also criticised. Those members
II the company who did not take par
in the demonstration AT the armory are
assigned to other commands.
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WILSON DISPLEASED
AT WALSH'S CONDUCT
Controversy With Rockefeller
Hurts Industrial Board,
Presidents View.
REBUkE FOR CHAIRMAN

WASHINGTON. May 5.-There were
dent Wilson does not approve the way
Frank L. Walsh has conducted himself
as chairman OF the Industrial Relations
Commission.
Evidence OF an authoritative character
made it appear that the President in
refusing yesterday to furnish the com
mission the correspondence between the
White House and Gov. Amuons OF Col
orado did so to indicate his disapproval
OF Mr. walsh's conduct.
II was learned to-day that the presi-
dent did not consider that any OF the
letters written to him by Gov. Ammons
contains anything that could not prop
erly be made public. Indeed It WAS said
that most OF the letters had been made
public at the White House from time
TO time.
The inference drawn from this dis
closure was that the President had with
held the correspondence for the sole pur-
pose OF administering "A rebuke TO Chair
man Walsh and indicating his displess-
ure at the way Mr.. Walsh has carried
on controversy III the new win
John u. Rockefeller. Jr
This inference apparently was borne
out by the expression from an adviser
q the President OF the opinion that
Chairman Walsh's official conduct has
greatly handicapped the usefulness OF
the Industrial Relations Commission
This friend Of the President espresso
the view that Chairman WALSH has as
sumed extra judicial powers in launch
ing statements AT persons who had been
invited to appear AT his INVESTIGATIONS
and generally IN expressing Views In sd-
vance regarding questions upon which
I his commission was gathering !nforma-
ton.
As result OF these developments
speculation arose as TO whether Chair
man Walsh's retirement from the head
II the commission IL TO he forecdsted.
T. was pointed out, however. that the
present hearing probably viii be the last
undertaken by the commission before II
formuldtes a report on the Colorado
strike
The disclosure Of the Presidents atti-
tude toward Chairman Walsh probably
should be regarded as intended merely
20 rid the Administration Of the distavor
| which might he brought on IL by the
| manner in which the investigation has
been conducted or the character Of the
report to ne formulated al its conclu-
sion.
/ Friends Of the President insist that he
| should not he held responsible for the
/ conduct 81 chairman Walsh, indsmuch
as the Industrial Relations Commission
/ Is auswcrable To Congress instead Of Ga
the President. but II IL realized tina,
since Nj Walsh H. an appointec Of this
! Administration, Mr. Wilson, II he main
| taus silence. cannot hope to escape a
large measure OF the disfavor which has
resulted in the minds ~ business men
! and others from the aggraVating policy
pursued 10y the chairman OF the commits
/ sion
In order that no injustice may he done
/ Mr.. Walsh care was taken by the
friends OF the President TO state that
ne Is regarded as a man Of independe
and high character and that his official
faults have b"en temperamental rather
than the result OF any conscious intent
I to do injustice 20 the capitalists involved
. N his investigation
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1914" Mr.. Winchester told Nj Bowen,
In redirect examination. the Lyon I'm.
pany did business amounting t. $500 .
900. OF which s3oi.0 was comm.r.ls,
miscellaneous, including county AMI ..,
printing. and $4,000 was leg.st,iv
and departmental printing
william ". Hotchkiss, former STAT.
Superinte ndent OF Insurance. WAS he
first witness at tho afternoon S.scAn
lie testified that he caused an investing.
ton To he made OF the printing ~ ne
records OF his department and MAT b.
found that at least 10000 more cop'es 4,
the annual report were printed than N.
state had any use for and that these
copies Were laid away in attics III.
tried TO stop the waste frst hy an An.
successful appeal to the J Il Lyon CON-.
pany to cut down the numhe- ~ sets
and copies and second by offering h."s
To- the Legislature lie found. however
that 1t was impossible to curb the vast.
because the corrective bills were .u.1,h.
cred or there was some sort ~ laRis.
tive Jugglery that made his efforts ,ao-.
tive.
Mr. Hotchkiss's testimony naVai Nh.
way for Col. Roosevelt. and the day
ended with the Colonel finishing h,s
story.
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STRAIN FORCES JUDGE
TO SHORTEN SESSIONS

SYRACUSE. y. Y. May b.--Justice
Andrews, presiding over the Barnes
Roosevelt libel suit, announced to-
night that hereafter court will ad-
journ at T. NJ. The tremendous
strain upon Justice, lawyers arAi
everybody directly connected with the
case has made II necessary to shorten
the hours OF trial work. Justice
Andrews. Mr. WINS and Mr.. Bowers
are fatigued. not only because OF
court room work but because of
night labor over the record and the
preparation of questions. 1t is es-
t,mated that II will take Two weeks
more. or Ave weeks IN all. to get the
case In the jury's hands.
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Tries to Explain Payment.

Mr. Win hester then sought to ex-
plain that the $4,000 payment was for
Barnoss stock In the Lyon Company.
but Mr. Bowers showed the jury that the
stock payment was made in 1912, where
as the sl4, 1000 commission was paid In
1906 The point that Mr.. Bowers was
hdmmering on was that commission had
been paid even when there had been n
contracts sublet. Both Mr. Bowers and
stewart T.. Hancock. his associate, were
positive after court adjourned that they
had brought out this point. on cross
examination Mr.. Blrnum handled the
witness.
G. Have you any recollection Of NJ.
Barnes having used his influence with
the Legislature to obtain public printing
for the J. u Lyon Company? A. No.
@ Did YOU have absolute charge Of
all the printing contracts? a. Yes.
@ Did Mr. Barnes ever talk with
YOU IN regard to charges that were TO
be made against this state for printing >
A Never
q. How many jobs have been given 10
you since 1896 for departmental and
legislative printing a. About $4,000
each year for department and from zoo
10 300 for legislative printing.
During the year ended April SO,
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BOWERS PAVES WAY FOR
TESTIMONY ON PRINTING

cIt G Pruyn.. IS preferred, william J
walker. preferred, william n Weaver
preferred: Joseph Re'ser. 20 preferred :
William r. Thorn, preferred. and urhsn
Weldon, preferred Held % william
Rarnes. Jr. and family. sNi common and
..g preferred
March !. isO.-Cari,a. 1000 common
and 900 pre:errei William Barnes. Jr.
sOs common. ara Herrie, Raru.s. 50
common. and he following prefer-e
trace Davis Barnes. -. Thur.oW Weed
Rarns' -. g. Nj paws, 100,
ION, g., Robert e. pruyu, -. Joseph
He.ser 10. william + Thorn. .. Urban
Weldon. .. he ny Btrne, family. 80
common and IS preferred
August -. lSIa-C4ptA.. oo' common
and 200 preferred M..llm Barnes j.
so common and I preferred ana the 20 .
loving prrfe-red. craze Davis Rt-res.
~. Harriet HarrNS 'ng ThurlnW Wee
Barnc, -. 3: lyon 10. y y Brady.
20, Levi = Morton g.. x g P-uyn g.,
Joseph Be'~sr. 10. william = Thorn. 3.
Urban Weldon. :. He'd hv Barnes family.
Nls common ana ias preferred
Man -. lH'i--|Bpl'7.. 900 common ami
g. 600 preferred VI.lau Rsrncs II so
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ROADS REVENUE GROWS.
CurtaiIment of Expenses by Car
riera the Cause.

wAsHrHGToN, May 5.-Net revenue
per mile on 3S,25s miles of railroad In
the eastern district for March amounted
20 S45S. az against sie3 IN March, 1914,
according to "A statement OF the Inter-
state Commerce Commission to-day.
This increase was due TO curtailmen, OF
exrsnses. az railway operating revenues
showed decrease. being for March.
Jat5. s6s,1lo,2i7. as against S7t,03o.926
IN March. lalt.
On 1899 miles Of railroad IN the
United States the net f-v-nu- pc, rnii-
for March, 1915, amounted to s2sj. az
against S29i In N1rch. lN1i halfway
operating revenue, We're siSi,7a3,269 in
March, 1915, ~ compared with si3o.-
1927 IN March, 1914.
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"Mr. Barnes told me that the orgRni.
yattUn had complete control OF the Leg
tslature and that on certain questions
the organization made itself dominant.
We had spoken Of the proposed primaries
bills Mr. Barnes told me that the ef-
fort 10 pass them represented a general
effort TO break down party government,
lie said To me.
"You cannot have party government
without bosses, and in such a party
cause as the primaries fight the demo.
cratic organiEsti ton win make common
cause with the Republican organiLa.
ton. II had been agreed TO make such
common cause In the effort to defeat
such measures as would destroy party
government
did he say tho Democrats had Joined
with him asked Mr.. Bowers
He said they would make common
cause" replied Col Roosevelt.
In your testimony Just now you said
Mr. Barnes had told you that tho ma
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-06
NEW YORK MASONS IN SESSION.
OTrers Of state Grand Lodge 10 Re
Chosen To-day.

The New York State Grand Lodge OF
Masous. which IS holding its annual
communication at Masonic Han. sixth
avenue and Twonty-third street. enter
tanned yesterday visiting Masons from
Connecticut. Pennsylvania and New J-r-
sey, The days programme consisted of
"a brief meeting In the forenoon. followed
ny luncheon AT the Republican club, an
automobile tour Of the city and "A dinner
in the evening, also al the R-pubicau
club
The communication closes to-day
officers OF the Grand Lodge viii hs
elected and installed at the needing
called tor o'clock this forenoon.
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Lets PUN ish~d" sink In.

The Colonel gave the word punished"
with all possible emphasis. his voice
rising to the faIsetto that marks his
intensity or gleefulness when he drives
home what he thinks Is particularly
good point, lie paused, with teeth
cleaning in his largest smile. for just
long enough to let the word sink In
MIR Barnes told me that the ord.
nary man finds thqs out for himself
and that II he doesn't find II out he gets
dropped eliminated, he couldn't get
anything done
These conversations referred. OF
course. to Nr harness political ethics
In the period when Barnes vas n sub
boss, one of Flats lieutcnants IN com.
pauy with odell Quigg and others.
Mr. BowerS. however. paved the way
for the Colonel to describe Mr. BARNES =
views when Barnes himself became a
fun nedGed leader during the Hughes
adm istration and when the Colonel
was IN his last years IN the White
House.
Did YOU ever have any conversations
OF the same character with Mr. Barnes
while YOU we're President" asked Sir
Bowers
II did" replied the Colonel with OBJ
vious eagerness. Il talked 10 him after
Gov Hughes was elected either in
the White House or AT Oyster Bay. my
mind is not quite clear as to which.
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Bookkeeper called.

William u Musshaum, a bookkeeper
who examined the books of the Journal
company, was called to testify as to the
nature of the examinations made by
hum. Mr. Bowers said he was tryin.
to prove the expenditures on job print
ing accounts and also the receipts for
various sums paid to the Journal com
pany az commissions" by the j. II
Lyon Company and Argus Company.
MIR WINS objected.
The court said he had already ad.
mitted similar proof. but that he
doubted whether the books of cor
poration were competent evidence with.
the plaintiff was aware of such pay
ments.
Tho mere fact that Mr.. Barnes Is
an officer or director OF the company
does not necessarily charge him with
knowledge of the entries on the books
OF the corporations" said Justice An
drews
WE are going TO ofYer in evidence
also the private account of Mr.. Barnes
To show that he had knowledge of IT,"
said Mr.. Bowers.
Have YOU any officer OF the COM
pany--a general manager. treasurer or
head bookkeeper-who can give respon-
sible evidence on this point?' asked the
court.
NO one is forthcoming" said Mr..
WINS. mfr. Lindsay. the general man
ager. In dead. and the bookkeeper who
was with the company for several years
IL no longer in its employ and cannot
be located"
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Witnrssrs Reluctant.

Mr.. Bowers labored subtly with Mr..
Winchester and with other printing Wit
nesses from Albany, bringing out in hsh
relief their reluctance, their p or
memory their inability to locate facts
and figures In books. that as lr.
Bowers commended. should have been
familiar to them. He held them before
the jury by asking a multitude OF ques-
lions that seemed trivial and probably
were. 80 far as the big facts of the case
are concerned, but which gave the jury
a chance 10 size up the bearing OF .he
witnesses.
The result OF the whole day was thu:
tho Roosevelt counsel gained confidence
and feel that they have been able to
present such set OF facts as will en-
able the jury to decide whether or not
Col. Roosevelt was justified in attacking
Mr. Barnes
When the court work began this
morning. the thirteenth day OF the testi-
mouy. the big sunny room on the third
floor OF the Dnondaga county court house
looked more than ever = though Sc
tion Of a political convention mad
strayed into IL. otto Kelsey. ex-Super-
iu'endent OF Insurance: j. Mayc"w
Wainwright, Repub lean member o: the
committee that invest gated Albany
county and city: Senator Bayne. chair
man Of that committee Speaker Tina g.
deus g sweet OF the Assembly, Senator
Henry NJ Sage o, Albany county. John
W. Hutchinson, active in press bureau
work for the Republican state COM
mttee. were some Of the new arrivals.
Ex-Gov Il X Odell. under subpoena by
the Barnes side, appeared to-day Ex-
GOV Martin II Glynn Is expected ny the
end OF the week. Senators. Assembly
men. eN-tiovernors and AL sorts Of ex-es
and present officials have been raked in
by the subpnna process servers
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THE TEIAW Al ktr CAMPS
tnr Girls and toung Women.

Lo-s'ot N mo 'HeaTl = tho Green
Mountains" Large ru-t!, bungalow NIth
rrep,t.t. poo table, tHu. &C. 'tp.
ing turgs ovs pr,ya'e pond. athletic
Nod, D.ay tennis courts FIRE. u,. = sad
a." horse. E.t.rE Wu-'e- 'orps - .t-
r-,tors. Term, 8 80 per -cl. d N.rr
NtcNs. No -Ntrn.. Illustrated book ct
MIR t>u MRS {, \. RON~
10 Bowtoin IT. Cambridge Mass
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the Lyon company was not subletting
contracts TO the Journal company. was
getting nothing in the way OF value
received. except somebody's good will
Mr.. Winchester was led to testify that
similar payments OF s3.2so and $4,000
and so on had been made In similar
circumstances.
lie tried TO explain the $4,000 pay
ment by saying that II was part or
the money received by Mr. Barnes in
1912. when Barnes sold his stock In the
Lyon company. but Mr. bowers
promptly called his attention 10 the
fact that the date OF the $4,000 pay
ment IN question was 1905 and that Il
could have had nothing to do with Mr..
harness stock sale. since that took
place six years later.
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Tries 20 show Barnes Knew.

Mr. Bowers said he would he able 70
show that the surplus on the rrort and
.uss account was transferred TO Nj.
Barnes's private account and that. ac-
cprding TO the bylaws. his duties were
such that he must inevitably have hat.
knowledge OF the details OF the bust
ness.
Your argument is" said the court,
that In the hrs, place Mr.. Barnes had
supervision Of the company with the
power to discharge employees and that
1, was his duty to countersign checks,
so that he must have seen all state
ments that came to the company; that
he had personal account in which he
was credited with salary, cash. &c,
from profits derived by the company
and that various sums drawn out by
him were charged against his account
and that. therefore. TO see that he was
properly credited he must have had
knowledge OF the entries on the books
o, the company
Take any stockholier OF any COM
pany. on the ledger he Is credited
with dividends and charged with vari-
Gus expenditures made for him. Is he
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Tells of Com m issiOus.

He said he was familiar with the ac-
counts Of his concern and explained that
they had performed work for the Jour
nal and knew " the commissions lie
admitted his company had done a great
deal OF work for the Barnes paper on
STATE. city ami county printing
Are you In the habit OF paying COM
missions az large as s3.2s9s9 did you
ever pay them that amount asked Mr.
Bowers.
Yes, we did
Did you ever pay as large a sum to
the Journal az $1,000
we may have said Mr.. Winchester.
Did you ever pay them 10000"
81 am sure We did not"
"ln 1906 did you pay them sii ooo7'
Mr.. Winchester replied that he was
not in the main office of the company
at the time. The commissions were on
state. county and city work. he replied
In answer to several questions.
Was there any way of billing the
work to the JouTndir
we had yearly settlements with
them Mr. Winchester said.
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The first real business OF the morning
was the reading into the record by MIR
Rovers " such parts OF the records Of
the Journal Company as proved Mr..
BarDes's majority holding OF the stock.
Some interesting names appeared In the
LIST OF minority stockholders The rec
ords covered the period from July /.
1897. to May %. 1914. In 1897 the
s,ockholdngs were as follows
Wiuism Barnes. j.. 500 share. common
sto. X - p-cterrei. Grace Davis Barnes.
IS shares preferrHi Harriet I Ptrues. 80
. ommou. =. preferred ThIrlow Weed
Barnes "a Is preferred, Mrs. Davis, 20
preferred
Apri !. wl"n,m Barnes. =. So
common, Grace DAVIS Barnes, - pre-
tered Harriet Rtrnes. 20 common, -
preferred. Thu-'oV weed R,rrss 49, Is
preferred. Nrs. Davis. 10 prrforr"I. y y
Lyon. ~ preferred \ y R51IN. so pc.
;srred Levi +. Morton. 20 preferred. Rob.