Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 22, 1909, Page 1

NEWS SECTION PAGES 1 TO 10 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE VOL. XXXVII-— OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, SQUALLS ON THE ENATORTAL SEA Upper House Makes Good Progress on Tariff Bill Despite Number of Interchanges, DEBATE ON PLATEGLASS RATE House Schedule Retained Despite Criticism from Both Sides. WAEM TIME OVER CARBONS Charge that Attempt to Raise Duty is in Interest of Trust. SCHEDULE Mr. Aldrich Annowseed that Today Me Would Ask Semate to Fix Time to Vote on the BiL AUTO ACCEPTED WASHINGTON, May 21.—There was some squalls today on the senatorial sea, but notwithstanding the tariff bill made pro- gress. A number of paragraphs were passed upan and while In many Instances it was understood that the semate might return to them it ia the genaral opinion that very little, if any change will be made in most of them. The house rates were retained In the pol- ished glass paragraph, but with the under- standing that when the bill is taken up in the senate proper. it now heing consid- ered as in the committee of the whole, there probably will be some alteration. The mocalled “republican progressives” critl- cised the house rate as too high, while Senator Oliver of Pennsylvania contended the rate was too low to the proper pro- tection of Industry The rates considered during the day ranger all the w from mica and feldspar to automobiles. Beginning with the earthen- ware schedule, a number of committee recommendations were adopted. These In- cluded a arked Increase In feldspar made at the instance of Senator Bradley and a decided reduction on gypsum. There was also a reduction in miea from the Dingley rate. Then came an Interruption by Senator Culbertson. who outlined the democratic position on the tariff. He declared that the minority are neither protectionists nor free traders, but advecates of a revenue tarift only. Warm Time Over Carbons. Following Mr. Culbertson's speech about four hours' time was then devoted to the paragraph fixing a duty on eléetric light carbons. The Dingley law provides a rate of % cente per 100, while the proposed pro- vision fixed 65 cents and an ad valorem as the vate for the lamp black carbons, which is the elass most generally imported. Senatore LaFcllette and Gore contended that the offect of this amendment would be practically to double the present rate and thev charged that the change had been made In the interest of the Natto.al Carbon company, which they spoke of as R trust. Mr. Gore also asserted that there was a eombination hetween the carbon makers and the t8angard Ofl compa Mr. Burton, who @ives In Cleveland, 0. where the carbon cowpany is located, vig- orously defended the company. During the discusslon of this paragraph Senator Gore made alluslons to Senator Smoot, which were generally interpreted as per- sonal, but the Utah senator made no re- Dl The finance committee's automobile schedule, which was suggested by Senator Galllnger, was accopted There were many sharp criticlsms of one another by varfous senators and near the hour of adjournment Mr. Hale criticized Mr. Beveridge as seeking newspaper no- tolety by his frequent speeches. The charge was denied Ly the Indiana sen- ator. who sald that he was merely sek- ing to do his duty. There was a strong intimation that night sesslons would soon be resorted to unless better progress was made. Mr. Aldrich stated that tomorrow he would ask the senate ta fix a day for voting upon the tariff bill. At 5:30 p. m. the senate adjourned Taft Back from South Enthused by His Reception President is Driven to White House and at Once Assembles the Cabinet. WASHINGTON, May 2L—President Taft returning from Charlotte, N. C., reached Washington at 10:40 & m. today and en- tering one of the exscutive automobiles, was driven through a heayy rain direct to the White House. It had been supposed by the men of his officll family that the president would be tos fatigued to hold a cabliet meeting today, but Mr. Taft was much refreshod by @ long night's rest on the traln and gave directions that the cab. inet be assembled for its usual Friday sit- ung The president found Mrs. Taft much im- proved In health The president recentiy was chosen as & trustee of the Hampton Institute at Hamp- ton, Va., and has accepted an Invitation to apeak there on Sunday afternoon. He stated on the train, hewever, that un- less Mrs. Taft was able to make the trip he would postpone his visit to the famed Virginia institution. On mccount of the bad weather the president decided after reaching the White House that it would not be wise to take the trip at this time and he telegraphed cancelling the enguge- ment. The president will visit Hampton probably before he ieaves Washingion for the summer. The president’s first trip into the south since his insuguration was replete with in- cldent. Mr. Taft snjoyed the two days at Peters- burg and Charlotte in_every respect, he declared today. He declared nothing could convince him that ‘the reception he re- celved was not ofe of the greatest en- thusiasm. The president was urged to visit the south agaln and sald he would be more than glad o dp so. S deen— New Kecord Chicago. CHICAGO, May 31.- REREC SRRt vy ing the price of wheat on the Board of Trade to §.3%. lxc higher than Provious. peise” tor tba “eveps P wheat | grana jury Civic Betterment is Newest Plea of Iowa Women Every Club in Federation of Hawk- eye State is to Push Campaign to that End. NPORT, la., May 21.—(Special Tel- egram.)—"Civic betterment of cities’ will be the star to which the lowa Federation of Women's Clubs will nail its flag during the coming two years, according to reso- lutlons adopted at the closing ‘session this afternoen. A resolution offered by Mrs. W. T. Johnson of Des Moines was adopted urging that every club In the federation extend its influence and help to civic bet- terment In the coming biennial period and in all possible ways help promote a cam- palgn that will result in a general civie awakening throughout the state. The health, happiness and safety of the com- menwealth will be advanced and we all should work for a “more btautiful Towa." The federation also resolved in favor of mora scholarships at colleges that poor girls who can't otherwise atford it may not be denied college education. Memorial scholarships for the late @Dr. Mary W. Cogswlill, Mrs. Martha C. E. Illick and Mrs. Ellen Brown were recommended. The Towa legislature will also be memorialized to es- tablish a scientific laboratory at the State unlversity for the sthudy and care of de- fective children. ! The election was a spirited contest and resulted as follows: (o Eresident, Mra. Jullan Richards, Water- 00. Vice president, Mrs. J. W. Watzeek, Dav- enport. Recording secretary, Mrs. T. H. M. Towner, Corning. Corresponding secretary, Mrs. Conaway, Ames. General federation state secretary, Mrs. B. B. Clark, Red Oak. Treasurer, Mrs. Mary Johnston, bolat. Auditor, Mrs, Park, Holbrook, Onawa. Delegates to general federation biennial: Mrs. W. Corey, Spencer; Mrs. B. B Clark, Red Oak; Mrs. J. B Howe, Ma shalitown; Mrs. A. E. Shipley, Des Moines Mrs. E. L. Johnson, Waterloo; Mrs. Matt Parrott, Waterloo. Delegates to_Cincinnati M. Antrobus, Burlington; Dr. Jennie Me- Cowen, Davenport: Mrs. Mary Hancock, Dubuqiie; Mrs. 1. W. Brunt, Decorah; Mrs. Jennie 1 Berry Codar Rapids; Mrs. C. T. Hirst, Ottumwa; Mrs. W. H. Baily, Des Mol Mrs. G. W. Slaughter, Creston: Mrs. A. Nash, Audubon; Mrs. A. J. Barkley, Boone; Mrs. Jessie Faville, Storm Lake. District Chairman: Mrs. C. A. Blair, Co- lumbus Junction: Mrs. J. A. Meler, Towa City: Mrs. W. W. Hamilton, Clarion: Mrs, P. J. Miles, Oclwein; Mrs. George W. Dar- 1ing, Marshalltown: Mrs, Greelee, Richland; Mrs. Clyde Brenton, Dallas Center; Mrs. Jessie R. Hilland. Osceola: Mrs. B. Clark, Red Oak: Mrs. Frances E. Whitley, Web- ‘nv-a City; Mrs. Roma W, Woods, Suther- and. Freeman Hum- biennial: Mrs. PRESBYTERIANS BEGIN WORK Number of Important Subjects Before the General Assembly at Denver, REPORT ON DIVORCE ABOLITION Sunday Amusements and Religious Education Taken Up. CHANGES IN ADMINISTRATION Plan to Consolidate Eight Boards to Be Considered. WILL CAUSE LIVELY DEBATE Dr, W m Henry Roberts of Phil- delphia Re-elected Stated Clerk, & Position He Has Held Twenty-Six Years, DENVER, Colo., May 21.—8unday amuse- ments, the abolition of divorce and the urgency of religlous education were the Subjects discussed by the general assem- bly of the Presbyterian church today. Two other subjects which threaten to cause much parllamentary conflict, the re- port of the executive commission and the report of the committee on administrative agencles, were brought before the assembly by Dr. J. B. Moffatt, president of the Washington and Jefferson college of Pitts- burg, and by former Moderator Dr. B. P. Fullerton of 8t. Louls. Dr. Moffaty predicted that this session would see the adoption of a plan whereby the elght administrative boards of the church would, to a large degree, be consol- idated. The committes on administrative agencles, of which he Is chairman, has recommended that each board seek legal advice as to its possible powers. It has been a subject of comment in the church that the administrative authority has been too much scattered and it has been the work of the commlittes on ad- ministrative agencies to formulate a plan for consolidation. The subject was made a special order for Monday afternoon. The report of the executive committee was champloned by. Dr. Fullerton, who, as moderator of the last assembly, was ex- officio chalrman of the committee. At his suggestion this report, as well as others, were printed for the information of the commissioners. This report occasioned several sharp en- counters, principally brought about by the | objection of several commissioners o the adoption of a special report before the reg- Sfoux City has asked for the next meet- ing. which will be awarded by the execu- tive committee tomorrow. Judge Horace B. Deemer of the Towa supreme court this afternoon addressed the convention on the subject of industrial ed- ucation. Fatal Accident in Auto Race | Big Touring Car in Texas Endurance Contest Overturns, Injuring Passenger, HILLSBORO, Texas, May 2.—Running at a high rate of speed as it entered the town, a big touring car entered In the Economy endurance race which let Fort Worth yesterday morning struck a deep rut in the road, and J. R. Lucy, one of the passengers, was thrown from his seat | and sustained injuries which will prove tatal. Evidence Before Tulsa _(i[and Jury J. George Wright, Commissioner of Five Civilized Tribes, Testifies in Land Fraud Case. TULSA, Okl, May 2—J. George Wright, commissioner of the Five Civilized Tribes, was one of several witnesses who testitied here today before the federal that s re-investigating the Muskogee town lot frauds. The jury be- gan work promptly at § o'clock. ADAM GOD TRIAL BEGINS Religious ¥ fe Who Killed Kan- sas City Oficer Before Jury. KANSAS CITY, May 2l.—James Sharp, who calls himself “Adam God,” was placed on trial here today for the killing of Pa- trolman Michael Mullane, who was one of the five persons who lost their lives in a religlous riot here on Decemver 8. It was first intended to try Sharp and his wife, Melissa Sharp, jointly, but separate trials ular report had been acted on. Dr. Fuller- ton then receded from his position and agreed to have the printed report in the hands of the assembly that it might be read by the commissioners before it is made the subject of debate. Thus further clashes were avolded, but there is every indication that there will be some sharp debate when the two reports are brought up for final. eonsideration. Dr. Willlam Henry Roberts of Phila- delphia was re-elected stated clerk, a po- sition he has held for % yea and Judge Charles 8 Holt of Chicago was appointed vice moderator. The report on religious education was dis. cussed Informally at the pre-assembly con- ference of university and college workers, but was not officially submitted until to- day. This afternoon’s session was turned over to a celebration of Calvin's quadricenten- nlal. The speakers were Rev. Henry Dosker of the Kentucky Theological seminary, Rev. Willilam McKibben, president of Lane Theological seminary, Cincinnati; Rev. 8. D. Schaff of Western Theological semi- nary, Pittsburg, and Rev. W. J. Darby, corresponding secretary of the Educational Evansville, Ind. WHITE PLAGUE BANE OF LO Alarming Death Rate from Consump- New York. ALBANY, N. Y., May 21.—An alarming death rate from tuberculosis among the Indians on reservations in this state, who number about 5000, is reported by Dr. Bugene H. Porter, state commissioner of health, Unsanitary conditions are every- where apparent, according to the report, and the susceptibllity of the Indian to the vices of clvilization has assisted in his downfall. The report recommends that ef- forts be made to encourage better methods of living. RIOTING BY PARIS STRIKERS Invade Factories Where Men Refuse to Quit Work d Destroy Property. PARIS, May 21.—The strikers In Paris made several attempts today to invade the factories and bulldings where the men had refused to quit work. Minor riots and a number of arrests resulted. Following the advice of their leaders the were asked for and granted today. strikers are beginning to destroy property. The Bee Locates Jim Snell Right in Omaha Jim Snell is in Omaha, only his real name is not Jim Snell Rev. Charles W. SBavidge knows his real pame and his address, but won't tell either. The Bee yesterday afternoon published a story to the effect that Mathew A Hall, the British consul in Omaba, had re- celved a letter from the British consul in- closing a sealed envelope addressed to “Jim Snell, Ranch Owner, Nebraska, U. 8. A." The letter came from England, but from whom and what part Mr. Hall could not tell, for the reason that the Chicago man @id not state. Mr. Hall brought the letter o The Bee and asked for help in locating the man wanted. The Bee published the story in its afternoon paper and before the | paper had been off the the press Mr. Hall was called up on his telephone several times by parties with reference to Jim Snell. Pinally The Bee learmed from Rev Charles W. Savidge, pastor of the People's church, that he knew who and where Jim Snell was, but Mr. Savidge refused to give up his information. “He's & good man and I'm not going to give you his name,” said Mr. Savidge, “I wouldn't give up his name for my right arm. He came to me a couple of years ago and asked for advice and 1 tried to help him. A certain paper in Omaha gave him the name of Jim Snell. He didn't assume the name and I didn't give it to him, but this paper did and now I'm going to protect him.” This man lived out in the state. He had a ranch and family and things didn't go exactly right. Since he asked Mr. Savidge for help he has moved to Omaha and now makes this city his home. He asked for help in getting a wife, for he had chilidren to rear and felt unequal to the task alone. Mr. Savidge will keep his faith inviolate with “Jim Spell” but Mr. Hall will mail Mr. Bavidge the letter this morning and he will deliver it to “Jim Snell,” and the latter may take what cognizance of it he pleases. But Mr. Savidge will not break faith with the man who came w him for help and ‘advice. “You may suy for me that The Bee certainly is & great medium for advertising und a generally read newspaper,” said Mr. Hall, between calls over the telephone to his home last night. “I never before appre- clated the power of the press. I have heard more about “Jim Snell” In the last two hours than I ever heard about any one man before in the same length of time.’ A woman called up on the telephone from Ashland to say that she knew “Jim Snell," but beyond giving her name as Robinson she produced no further fruit, Bowman 29 MAY ““Mother, guess we'd better fix up that spare room in the attic. See th’ city folks hev started fer From the Cleveland Plain Dealer. S i —— e WEATHER FORECAST For Nebraska For lowa For weather Partly cloudy; tly cloudy eport showere. page 2 1909—TWENTY PAGES. th’ country!”’ SINGLE COPY TW( CENTS. NEW HAND IN “MIKE" CAME J. J. Hollister, Grain Dealer of Mills City, Deals It, TO HAVE REVENGE ON BAYBRAY Mr. Hollister Tells How the Alleged Bunco Helmsman Steered Him t a Ghostly Load Gratn. (From a Staff Correspondent.) COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia., May 2l.—Another of the victims of the Maybray “swindling /ndicate has resorted to the courts in an effort to recover the money out of which he was buncoed. J. J. Hollister, a grain dealer from Minneapolls, who dropped $10,000 on a fake wrestling match in Coun- cfl Bluffs on May 2, 1907, has, through his attorneys, 8. B. Wadsworth and H. A. Crawford of this city, filed in the district court original notice of suit against J. C. Maybray, John R. Dobbins, Max Boyle, W. H. Graham, R. J. Johnson and Benja- min Marks. Conspiracy to defraud fs al- leged hy Holllster against the several de- fendants. According to the allegations of Holllster. the “steerer” in his particular case was W. H. Graham, Hollister says he was in- duced by Graham, who cailed on him at Minneapolls, to come to Council Bluffs for the purpose of considering a proposition to purchase a quantity of Kansas wheat. Gra- ham, according to Hollister, claimed to know of 120000 bushels of grain, slightly damaged in an elevator fire, that could be bought for 4 cents a bushel. Hollister was shown samples of the graln by Graham, who represented that much of the grain was in fit condition and that a big profit could be made by the purchase. Brought Victim to Omaha. Hollister, acting on Graham's representa- | tions, cume to Council Bluffs and was taken over to Omaha, where more samples of the grain were shown him. While the trans- action for the sale of the grain to Hollls ter was pending, the wrestling match proposition showed up. Hollister bacame “interested” and when he retumed to Minneapolis he was minus just $10,000. Hollister came to Council Bluffs last March and went before the grand jury, but as that body had already returned ten indictments against Maybray and the other alleged members of the “swindiing syndi- cate,” there were considered sufficlent and no indictment was returned in the Hollls- ter case. Maybray is in jall in Des Moines and Dobbins has been behind the bars of the county jail In this city since last Febru- ary, when he wes brought back from New York on charges connected with the fleec- ing of T. W. Bellew the banker of Prince- ton, Mo., out of $30,000. The trial of Dob- bine was recently continued until the Sep- tember term of district eourt. Samuel Sutor, the hotel man of Cass Lake, Minn., who dropped $5,000 on a fake horse race, has brought a ecivil action against Maybray, B. Marks and officers of the First National bank of this city to re- cover his money. Postoffice Inspector Swenson, who was In the city yesterday, said he is going Sun- day to Denver, where the trial of Ernest L. Powers, alleged member of the Maybray is to be held either Monday or Tues- Powers is alleged to have ‘steered” Bowman of Silverton, Colo., into the clutches of the gang, with the result that was fleeced out of $13700 on a fake foot race in Council Bluffs on June 3 of last year. One man’s meat is another man’s poison. You may want what the other man is glad to sell for a song. Under the head of ‘‘Offered for Sale’’ is most everything you can think of. Make it a practice to read these ads. You will find it will be more than worth your time. You will find real bargains every day on the want ad. pages, that will save you money, Have you resd the want ads yet today2 | recent decision - of Federal Two-Cent Fare Case Appealed at Kansas City Decision of Judge Smith McPherson Will Be Reviewed by Higher Court. KANSAS CITY, Mo, May 21.—Another step was taken by the state to restrain the rallroads of Missourl from restoring the 3- cent passenger fare when Jeptha Howe of St. Louls, representing Seebert Jones, cir- cuit attorney of that city, today filed In the federal court here an appeal from the Judge Smith McPherson continuing in force a tempo- rary injunction restraining the circuit at- torney from prosecuting an injunction suit against the rallroads. The appeal was flled with consent of Judge McPherson, who was not present, but from whom a telegram was read sanctloning the action. The ap- peal is based on allegations of errors in the ruling of Judge McPherson. Circult_Attorney Jones Instituted a suit in the clfeuit court of St. Louis seeking to restrain the rallroads of Missouri from Bngurating a 8-cent passenger fare. Judge Philips tn the federal court here, upon the application of counsel for the rallroads, granted & temporary Injunction against this suit. Later Judge McPhers &l a hearing of the case on its merits, con- tinued the temporary injunction in force until otherwise ordered by the court on the grounds that the sult of the St. Louls cir- cult attorney was an effort to relegate the questions decided by Judge McPherson in his final decree in which he decided that the 2-cent passenger law of Missouri was unconstitutional and confiscatory. The ap- peal filed by Mr. Howe today seeks to re- verss Judge McPherson's decision on the injunction. Buckeye Ranch Changes Hands Over Five Thousand Acres of Custer County Land Sold for Col- onization. The Walker-Becker company and Bradiey & Mathleson, with offices on, the ground floor of the Bee bullding, have just com- pleted a $150,000 deal for a plece of land in Custer county which will be put on the market as soon as it can be surveyed off into farms. The land is what is known as the Buckeye ranch, on Deer creek, ten miles south of Broken Bow, and was bought from the Buckeye Land and Cattle company of Ohto. It compr of areable land. —_—_— MAY COLLECT BIG Government Has Chance $80,000 from Greene Gaynor Surety. BOND to Get a NEW YORK, May 21.—A decision handed down today by the United States court of appeals, affirming a ruling of Judge Hough, probably means that, after one of the most stubbornly contested suits on record, the government will be able to ob- tain the forfeiture of the $50,000 bail in the cases of Greene and Gaynor, the two men convicted seven years ago of fraud in gov- ernment harber contracts. Today's decislon was in the suit of the government against the estate of James D. who was on the bond of Ben- jamin D. Greene, and sustained judgment in favor of the government by Judge Hough. The circuit court of appeals in today's deciston held that the bond was legally forfelted when Greene falled to appear In court. Leary, BROWN AND ALDRICH CLASH Junior Nebraska Senator Succeeds in Gaining a Point, WANTS DUTY ON PUMICE STONE Semator Gamble of Goes to Fromt for Mica Miners and Has Duty Arranged te Sait. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, May 2l.—(Special a little brush this afternoon when graph §7 in the pending tariff bill reached. This paragraph relates to duty on pumice stone. para, wa: the 15 per centum ad valorem; manufacture: of pumice stone or of which pumice ston is the component material of chief valu not specially provided for in this section, 3 per centum ad valorem. Senator Brown's amendment provides a duty ‘of % of a cent per pound on unman- Auifactured purhice stone and % of a cent in ad- on manufactured, Senator Brown, dressing Mr. Aldrich, sald, rather tartly that his amendment had been before th comm for over a week; that no actio had been taken and that only falr that the committee should giv his amendment consideration hefore a vot should be taken upon the schedule. Chair. man Aldrich tried to beg the question, bu Senator Brown was insistent and Chalr man Aldrich finally consented to pass ove: the pumice stone schedule he thought 1 sideration before a final vote is taken Gamble Wins Mica Dauty. Senator Gamble, in a brief statemen before the senate today, convinced Senato: Aldrich that a protective duty was neede upon mining and production of mica. Th paragraph relating to mica, as adopte today In the senate committee of th whole, assessed a 5 cents pe duty of 5 pound on manufactured mica and 2 pe cent ad valorem on such unmanufactured products as may be ehipped into the United on the Imported article, States. Further, cut or trimmed, 10 cents per pound i assessed and upon per cent ad valorem satisfactory to South Dakotans. It is an interesting fact, not generall known, that during the past year over third of the production of mica in th United States was produced in South Da- Cus- Rota. There Is now In operation at ter a large mica plant and another o equal size will be put into operation with a few months, duction of mica in South Dakota alon will be sufficient to hereafter supply the mica necessary for elsctrical this country. Senator Gamble pointed out that the tm portation of mica came almost entire use 1 from India and that last year such impor- about 3,00,000 pounds, tations aggregated as against a domestic production of 1,000, 000 pounds. Under proper protection th production of mica would be largely in cressed in this country, Benator Gambl contended. It s learned that mica can be mine: and landed In this country from Indla a a price just about equal to the cost o mere production to mica miners of thi country. Negro Hides in Ohlo Prison. COLUMBUS, O. May 2L.—Harvey John son, the negro “fifer’ his’ guard Wednesday posed to be hiding In Ohlo penitentiary, has not been appre hended although 'the prison guards hay been doubled and an all-nlght through the penitentiary was made las night. The big sewer that leads from th prison wearched today, found night and some part is sup- of th but Johnson was no South Dakota Tele- gram,)—Senators Brown and Aldrich had The committes on finance proposed that pumice stone, wholly or partly manufactured, shall be assessed at the rate of $ per ton: unmanufactured, untll tomorrow and give Senator Brown's amendment con- the rough product 20 This tariff rate is It is claimed that the pro- all who escaped from search to the Beiota river was thoroughly SUGAR SCANDAL STIRS ALL JAPAN Twenty Members of Mikado's Parlia. ment Are Under Arrest and More Under Cloud. SIX DIRECTORS IN CUSTODY Trouble Grows Out of Move to Na- tionalize Company, BIG FUND SPENT IN BUDDING Confession Indicates that $00,000 Was Distributed Among Officials. PUBLIC THOROUGHLY AROUSED Constitutional Party Chief Saf- ferer and 1t Will Be Extremely Difficult to Rally Under Blow. TOKIO, Monday, May 10.~Day by day the scope of what {s now known as the “sugar scandal” increases and the arm of the law is being stretched Into places high and low to arrest and cxpose those re- sponsible for the most gigantic series of irregularities ever brought to light in Jupan. Aroused by public sentiment the government authorities are leaving no stone unturned and showing no merey in the exposure. One member of Parllament after another is placed under arrest, The constitutional party, which carried every- thing before it in the last session of the Diet, has been the chief sufferer and will find it exteremely difficult to rally under the blow. There have been arrested so far twenty members of Parllament and six directors of the company. A determined effort has been made for the last two sessions of the Diet to nationalize the sugar company-— that is to say, to get the government to take It over from the stockholders. It ap- pears from confessions alleged to have been made by arresting directors that in order to bring this about & sum of $60,000 was spent in bribery, and the names of some fifty members of Parllament, it ig understood, have been mentioned In this connection. Even the upper house suf- fered a cectaln loss of prestige. The charges against the directors gpa fraud, falsification of private documents _|and digracing their office. Among other s things, dividends were not pald out of o | legitimate funds, but were distributed for the sake of throwing up the value of the stock to benefit speculators. A large num- ber of forelgners lost muney The whole thing, however, has brought s | about a somewhat hopeful condition In @ | Japan, where hitherto the loose conduct of e | business in which the public was invited to Invest was not considered as much a reproach upon reputation of men of high standing &8 is the case in western coun- tries. This last developinent has involved 80 mary foreigners, as well ay Japanese, that the widespread publicity and the out- cry of the foreigners fe likely to have an exceedingly -beneficlal effact. The news- papers of Japan are loud In their praise e | Of the action of the government in arrest- o | ing the offenders. o n t ‘| Peavey Order ; is Modified t [Commission Delays Time for Union r| Pacific Elevator Allowance De- 4 cision to Take Effect. . d ©| WASHINGTON, May 21.—An important T | order was issued today by the Interstate * | Commerco commission in what is popu- larly known as the Peavey elevator cases— A proceeding instituted In the matter of al- lowances to elevators by the Unlon Pacific ®| raliroad. It Is directed that the original order shall not become effective until Jan- uary 1, 1910, the time being extended six months. Y| A similar order was lssued in the cases a1 of the traffic bureau, Merchants' exchange €| of 8t. Louls, against the Missour! Pacific, the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy, the Rock Island, the St. Louls & Ban Fran- clsco, and the Missourl, Kansas & Texas, the effective date of the order in those cases belng extended to January 1, 1910, il A was handed down today by the Interstate Commerce commiselon in 0| what has come to be known as the Port- land gateway case, in which contention of the traveling public for through routes and joint rates from eastern points via Port- land, Ore., s sustained. The roads which were defendants in the proceeding are re- quired by order of the commission to tablish before July 1, 109, tRrough routes and Joint rates, via Portland, and to main- tain them for at least two y .. By the terms of the declsion, which Is 4 {highly important to the traveling public t[and to the western and northwestern ra f | roads. the Northern Pacific, the Union Pa- s | cific lines and the Chicago & Northwest ern raliway are ordered to join in the sale {of through passenger tickets between Seat- tle and other points In the Pacific north west and eastern destinations via Port- " | 1and, Ore., and to accord through facilities, the checking of baggage, over this t n decision y e | like route. The commission holds that the right of & t { railroad to control its traffic by the mak- ® ling of arrangements for through routes t [and joint rates for the handling of both passenger and freight business is a thing Half of Japanese in America Are Residents of California TOKIO, Thursday, April 15.—According to statistics recently complied there were in December, 1906, 59,100 Japanese subjects in the United States, and out of that total no less than 5 per cent were in California and its neighboring states. In California itself 0 per cent of the total were found, and of these 26 per cent were engaged in labor on rallways and In mines, the re- maining %4 per cent being occupled with agriculture. It is in the last named enterprise alone that anything like signal success has been attained. There the 14,000 Japanese farmers speaking roughly—in 12,00 acres, which land is devoted mainl to the cultivation of fruit and vegetables Many settlers have been some ten to thirty years. living there fo; virtually domiciled. An important tion to trade with Japsn, but much mor remarkeble are the sums remitted by them In 1904 they sent to Japan §3.760,000, in 1906 nearly $,000000 and to the home country. o 1906, 95,683,000, the state of Cali- fornia and they own an aggregate area of They speak English excellently and may be sald to be feature is their contribu- of value to the rallway, which should be protecied insofar as it can be done with out infringing upon the rights of the pub- lic, but that these rallroads are public servants and it is their first duty to ac- cord to the pu proper facilitles. — CROWD AT NIGHT RIDER CASE upreme Court Room Thronged When Arguments for Six Condemned y en Are Heard. r| JACKSON, Tenn., May Z.—The supreme court rcom was again filled to overflowing today by those anxious to hear the argu- ment in the cases of the elght night riders six of whom were sentenced to death al e | Union City some months since. Attorney General Gates did not conclude his argi- ment until after the noon hour. BEx-Con- gressman Rice A. Plerce,. lor (e dslense, followed him,