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ies ; ony Wo OPEN VERDICT TOCONGRESS CN PENNSYLVANIA Something Very Like a Merger, but Nothing Proved in that Line. ‘WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. — President Roosevelt to-day transmitted to Con- . §rees the folowing report submitted to ihim by the Interstate Commerce Com- mission, in response to a resolution re- garding the alleged combination of the Pennsylvania Railroad Conpany, and certain other roads named therein in violation of the anti-trust law: “The only definite facts known to the commission,” the report states, ‘“be- lleved to have beuring upon the subject matter of the resolution calling for this information, are those appearing in the annual reports filed by the companies named in compliance with section 20 of the act to regulate commerce, except as the same facts, or some of them, have been disclosed from time to time in pro- ceedings before the commission. From the latest of these reppris. covering the year ending June 20, 1905, the following figures and other data have been com- pict: What It Controls. “The Pennsylvania Railroad Com- pany has an authorized capital stock of $400,000,000, of which $302,513,200 has been issued and is now outstanding. This company appears to.control, and ie understood to control, all the lines embraced in the Pennsyivanta system. so-called, having an aggregate mileage of 10,999.56 miles and grose earnings for the year nanied cf $238,172,628. “The term Pennsylvania system as here used includes the lines of the Penn- sylvanii Railroad, the Pennsylvania Company, the Vifladelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad Company and the Northern Central Rallway Com- pany, but does not include the Balti- mere and Ohio Company th Norfolk and Western Rallway Company, or the Chesapeake und Onto Railway Com- pany. “Yhe Pennsyivania Company, which controls all the iines of the Pennsy!l- vania system west of Pittsburg and Erie, has an authorized capital stock of $3,001,000, of which $40,000,000 hos been “Tne Phiiadelplila, Baitimore & Wash- jagton Rallroad Company has an au- Unerized capita: stock $25,350,60, oi which 3$23,4%,000 has been ‘issued how outstanding. Of this issued. stuc the Pecnastvanls Rauroad ‘Company he Northern Central Rallway Com- ) of which $17,193,400 has beea anding. issue of stock the Bannsylvenia eis d. road Company owns $8,401.90 As to the Bar. “The Baltiniore and Ob Compuny has an authorize 0,000,000 of preferred stuck and $i: Ky of common stock. of walen § of preferred and $ bo Or 6 have been tssued and aré sow outstand- “Of this issued stock the Pernsy Watlroad Company owne aed [eererredl and 330,293,300 of common, the P aia Company owns $5,100,000 0! preferred and $11,9H,000 of common tie Northern Central ‘“Raliway Company Ywns $1,000,000 of proferred aud $151.00 of common, the Phitudelphia, Baltimo: ard Wustington allroad Compan owns $1,000,000 of preferred and $731,600 of common. “It thus appears that the Penn vania allroad Company and tree other compantes which it controls own Qn aggregate of §$28,48,000 of Baltimore and Ohio preferred and $42,900,000 of Baltimore and Ohio common. “The Norfolk and Western Railway Company has an auvcorlged capital of $23,000,000 of preferred stock and $16,000,- 000 of common stock, all of witich’ ha been fasued and is now outstanding. Of this issued stock the Pennsyivania Raliroad Company owns $5,600,000 of A $20,880.00) of carnmon; the nnsylvania Company owns $5,000,000 of preferred and $1,503,000 of common: the Northern Central’ Railway Com: BBEy QRS, S000m of preferred “and ,000.000 of commen, Hit thus avpenrs that the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and two other com- panies which s ‘controls ovns in the Aggregate $11,000,000. of Norfolk and Western pre: and $22,830,000 of Norfolk ant Western common “Concerning the Chesapeake and Ohio Rallwny Company, It appears that the Pennsylvania Rallroad Company and two other companies which it controls own In the aggregate $15,630,000 of the common stock of the road, Less Competition. “From tho general knywiedse and in. formation of the’ Commission’ the tus ther statement is warranted shat. slag pe tine roads named have been better mtn tained, and in some Instarces advanced, and that there appears to by less con etition in waites between these i han was formorly the cue; algo true of competitive 9 in other parts of the councey, : to whether the facts stated show tend to show a violation of the Act oF Congress, the commission expresses no opinion, as it is charged with no ‘duty In connection with that enactment and has no authority to determine & question arising thereunder.” PET PIGEONS, See these pretty pigeons Flitting to and fro; Aptly illustrating How bargains come and go. @ay Uncle Sam sunk a probe into the Bargains in’ all kinds ol ree . . SUNDAY WORLD WaA' show; So if you want.a.dog or bird © They'Itell-you where to GREAT TOMB OF CROKERS READY FOR EX-BOSS'S INSPECTION Massive Mausoleum Now Near- ing Completion in Cal- vary Cemetery. HE COMES TO VIEW IT. Bodies of His Sons Who Died Sa Tragically Will Be Placed There. When Richard Croker. former leader | of Tammany Hall, again visits these | shores St will not be in the interests of polities, but accord'ng to a recent In- terview, it will be for the purpose of fulfiling a sacred duty—that of viewing the new Croker tomb in which the bodies of his two sons will shortly find a final resting place, It Is but little more than a year ago that Frank H. Croker was killed by tho overturning of his automodile on Day- tona Beach, Fla. The aarident oc-| curred on the morning of Jan, 22 of last year. The body was placed In the old Calvary Cemetery receiving vault until the family oould take steps toward build- ing a suitable tomb. Before the badge of mourning could be lald aside mem- bers of the family were bowed down with mnother crushtng sorrow when young Herbert V. Croker, whlle on his way West, was taken lifeless from a train on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad at Newton, Kan. This id death occurred on May 13 of last y and as no arrangement had yet been’ made for a family tomb the body of young Herbert found a temporary resting place in the Calyary receiving vault alongside tlmt of hés brother Frank. Mausoleum Nearly Ready. On plans approved by the family, workmen begon several months ago the building of a mausoleum for the Croker family, and work has so far progressed that it will probably be ready for use| her husband. when the great bronze doors ure re- ceived and placed in position. Standing on an elevated what is known as OI Ca’ tery, within a stone's throw ceiving vault where the bodies two brothers now lle, and over! many handsome monuments an with which Old Calvary is filled, the/ new Croker mausoleum shows to ad- vantage against the background of {body of he eee ee ee Oe ie ee re er Seem SST ND doe de wadtais é MONDAY Dore THE CROKER TOMS |green sward in the rear. It fs built of jhuge blocks of unhewn white granite Granite pillare stand on elther side of the entrance. Iu js simple and massive and js somewhat modest in its archi- tectural adornments when compared to | Some of the elaborate tombs w Old Calvary. It occuples Most select sections of th metery, By a peculiar coincidence, in the ad- Joining tomb to the north ts the body of another notable victim, that of Frederick H. Benedict, son_o} . C. Benedict, who was killed by the overturning of’ his automobile at Cen- tral Valley, N. ¥.. on the afternoon of | Oct. 1901. Young Benedict was on | Ris way toa football x in company with when the accident occurre escaped with severe Injuries. Had the Body Removed. Following the death of her husband young Mrs. Benedict, who ¥ e Miss Coudert, had father-in-law followed, and e was on, Mrs. Benedict, wit sulting iny of her husband's it is sald, had the present ton In Calvary and 1 where it sof fine whit firs bili HE OUTER 12 West 23d St. “LOOK FIKST TO THE EYES" Dr. Howard EF, Hansell wr believe that. sich the symptoms of eye strain Eyes examined by Oculists who are ns of experience ( there, but at his death old-time friends saw that his body was plied in the rom. Croker tomb thers tn None cf t fed, and in dying each willed Jwealth to his surviving brothers. Registered Phys Chilih &Sens Oculists and Opticians. 43 Years’ Practice. | brother diet " Nothing Left but Tomb. there is ample mb to hold many it that the old Un will select this tomb for his final burial place. granite. Cut in dees | v ver the door of the tomb js| he lost all nd i ina barn in Westel where he was known as t which was built vears ago at 9 man who owned a $200,000 tomb, yet wis letters the name “Bened | Next 00! the famous Johnston| tomb. UNCLE SAM PROBES THE FORCE OF LIFE Chemical Company Under Analysis Before Commis- sioner Ridgeway. Before United States Commissioner Ridgeway In the Federal Building to- Foree of Life Chemical Company and disclosed some remarkable facts. The defendants—E. Virgal Neal, Will- fam W. Hadley, Laura M, Wilson and A. H. Williams—are charged with con- | spiracy to defraud Lucille Hoffman, of Watervliet, Me, It was brought out that the company hail a million clients. It guaranteed to cure almost any old ill in the calendar with Aladdin-like facility. JHA KOPP SHOW UP AND GET $90.0 Heir to Money Left by Father Has Not Been Seen for Years. There is nothing to suggest a ro- of Henry B. Werselman, referee in Us swt of Louls Gucker against his brothers and sister for the partition of the estate accumulated by olf, Henry Kopp. It was left by Kopp to his Ho dted in 1897, The wife died three years later. leaving no will. ‘The sale of several pi tan real estate netted $397,100, and the tenements sold had been making $22.00 in rents every year, All this Refereo Wesselman acbounts for caretully and According to the Government Investi- gators they represented * “Youre all" would “recall strength und vigor, renew vital enersy, stop pain, straight-n crooked bones, remove vancirs and per- form seeming miracles without uscless drugs; that there Is no Jlisease it miy not cure; that distance does not hinder nor doctors’ verdicts disewrage.” Tells of Investigation. The complaint was made by the County Medical Soctety. At :he searing to-day John 8. Cooper, a ‘iwyer, told how he had investigated the concern. He said that Miss Wilsen was pra tleally the head of the company at No. 1931 Broadway. Miss Wilson was an Interested spectater. She is a striking- looking young woman, of xood figure and ruddy face. Cooper identified a letter written by Dr. Hadley to William Taylor telling him ne had a loathsome disease, An- other physictan told Taylor that he did not have the disease, and as he had paid the Force of Lite Company 36 to nearly scared out of his witk ho turned te the Government for redress. Clarence Li. Lexow, for’ the deferd- ants, protested against Cooper's testi mony.” He described Coober as a “dis~ Brace to his profession.” Ccoper smiled andl continued, He related a conversation he had Noni. The latter, he said, told him how by items, Louis Gucker got his share, so did his sister, Amelia Mayrep, and her brothers Henry and Albert Kopp. ‘Then a fifth share, in each Ist, was “placed on deposit with *the Colonial Trust Company to the credit of John Kopp." What the referee's report does not re- late 1s that Jol Kopp vanished from the haunts that knew him sax his father’s death and has never been seen or heard of si ‘John Kopp's share of the estate— about $90,000—will have to be turned over to the City Chamberlain and left there und! Jobn Kopp tums up to claim it, or dies under the law,’ sard the law: clerk «who filed the report with equity clerk in the County Clerk ——q@q~ FAIR GROUNDS ENTRIES. (Special to The Bi vorld.) NEW ORLEANS, + Bed. 6, Fair Grounds entries for to-morrow are an follows: he came to form the Force of Life Com: bany. He hind furnished the money, but really knew little about the, business. Says Woman Organized It. “I was connected with the Columbia Sclentilic Company," Neal told. Cooper. (Phe Government put the Columbia Company out of business with a fraud order.) “Miss Laura M, Wilson was ay." Neal told Inspector Cooper, “and she was muoh interested in Lacatine and 9 was I. Sho really organized the ‘Force of Lifo Company’ and I put some money in It.” ‘The company opened up offices at 1931 Broadway, where its medical director, over sone matter which he did cot lk resigned, ‘They tnserted an advertiae- ment in the newspapers and secured Dr. Hadley for medical director. Sub- sequently he (Neal) resigned the prest- dency and became only & director and stockholder. About this time Dr, A. H. Williams ond Gan, James R. O'Beirno took practically a gontrellibg aren Miss Wilson and Dr, A. H. Wilitams are defendants In this action, but Gen, O'lieirne ia not. Cooper had a dress sult case filled with letters, documents and pamphlets whieh he described in detail and ad- mitted in evidence. SECOND RACE—Three and a hale fur- longs; purse $100; two-year-olds Buglapest Milnto's Daughter Bema: THIRD RACE—Five and a half furlonge; puree SAN), ae The was adjourned until 11 o'clock to-morrow, LIVED DOWN DISGRACE, BUT IS FOUND DEAD, WORCHSTBR, Mass, Feb. 5.—Fred- erlc Kimball, forty-three, who served seven yearn in Btate’s prison for rob- I le's Savings Bank and ‘was released,a few yeurs ago and has since lived down his misfortun 1345 Broadway 217 Broadwa stor 223 Sixth Avenue 8 350 Sixth Ay n elow One Pianola Piano Play: One Aryelus Piano Player, Artistic mahogany case: Her hat, coat and pocketbook wer found psbori — GARMENT SHOP. An Interesting Offering FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY THIS $35.00 Shirt Waist Dresal Exactly as Illustrated $17.50 An Advance Model MADE OF FINEST CHIFFON TAFFETA Waist heautifully trimmed, with deep-Yoke back and front. of finest aby Irish and Repousse Lace and Pin Tucks, Elbow Trimmed with Lace, : Skirt cut very full Circular Model with fold at foot. Colors: Coral, Pastel Blue, London Smoke, Pink, Queen’s Gray, Alice Blue, Rose, Black, White and Navy. All cS Qnposite Pith through to 224, ‘> ee Sere > Simpson Crawford Company’s original plan of selling pianos. bargains. Tuesday. Sele Winer: Price, new. Fischer upright.......$100 $875 Mason & Hamlin..... 175 1 1 1 Estella upright. 1 Horace Wate: 1 Sohmer uprigh 1 Knabe upright... 1 Tway 1 1 1 1 Radie Willard . 159 ET Hazelton upright, 300 48 Schubert upright. 225 350 1 Wagner upright 215 300 Also 17 hargains fcr Tuesday, including 7 | When now, 250 | Choice $125 oth instruments in splendid condition, MISSING GIRL FOUND DROWNED 25 Broad Street Arcade. ice wer notified, Miss Strauss showed Liquozone Free, Ue MEE Laaunulle, never .ried it, please send us your USED t she had no t she find been Kidnapped or Any time within a year we'll take back the used piano you buy and allow you all you have paid on it to apply on your choice of our unexcelled new pianos. olence and murdered. | name and state disease with which} you are suffering. We will then mail you an order on a locul druggist ‘or and will pay the Downing street noon, saw the bods ‘Ung Inthe river and a full-size bottle, {druggist ourselves for it. This is our free gift, made to convince you; to let the product itself show you! » what it can do. In justice te yourself please accept It to-d: men na ahiiratie The Liaunzone Comnany, 458-464 Webnsh Av., Chicago. [TEN DOLLARS DOWN PIANOS Yonkers Police Trying to Solve the Mystery Surrounding Her Death. Mt Was brought asiore. ‘oroner Wiesendanger Inclines to the theory of suicide, o are alwork, trying to ascer: for ft places) ‘i _|tain facts which may explain’ the mys- (Special to The Evening World.) mance with a missing heir in the report) surrounds the who was found dead | Hudson River, off the foot of Downing! Miss Strauss, wife of Jacob! N Wolff, a prominent Yonkers man, re-|Foad in Westshest recelving inte possible fracture of th taken to Lebanon Hosp! ———_—_<»—____ THROWN FROM SWITCH ENGINE. David Cahill, a watchman, whose home 0. 44 West Forty-third street,was | switch engine ew York. New Haven e [Sunday World Wants GUPSOW Work Monday Wonders | —<- <—- and Hartford r avenue early 1 injuries and a Kull. Cahill was MS Hawthorne On ‘the evening of Jan, 2, woman attended a party with a num-|~ ber of friends, and appeared to be. in| unusually good } es of Manhat- whe next day Our new pianos include those made by Chickering Brcs., Pachard, Seiumann, H. & S.G. Linde- men and the finest piano player and player piano in the worl!—the Coitian player and Cecilian picno, each enabling anybody to play. | she complained of f but nothing much was thought or this| somewhat ili, Store Closes at 5,30 P, M. Oe Wman ofr Tre Be Honan ahr Se family urose, ‘hey startled to fini! nnie was missing from the house. NERVOUS BABIES, The Exact Cause. Many a child, while nursing, has acquired an appetite for strong drink because the mother used leverages y after | containing alcohol, | Elgin, 11, mother illu: cessity of great care as to the moth- er’s food and drink while she is nurs- ing her child, ‘;|,_What I have to say should be of interest to mothers who are so fortu- nate as to be able to nurse babies,” sho writes. by came I[ did not realize that cof- fee was the canse of the severe at- tacks of nervousness to which I was I found that when one of these attacks came upon me baby was affected in the same way, “jat about the same time, and reflection led me to conclude that it was the coffee I drank that was making us A letter from an ‘ates the ne- k waiting a day. “Until my first At $6.76, from $8—Golden oak $8, from $10.50—Golden oak At $9, from $12—Golden oak At $9.59, from $11—Golden oak AtgM, from $1 ject at times, maker Stores. sii, from ths from $284) 4—Curly bireh #0—Golden oak from $28—Mahogany veneer , from $4—Bir Having read an article about Pos- tum Food Coffee, I decided to give it a trial, and when I had learned to prepare it properly by boiling it at least 20 minutes I found that with cream it was a delicious drink. it proved mest beneficial health of both of us, “However, when I gave up the old coffee I thought there would be no harm in having one cup of the old kind on Sunday mornings for old Two Sundays showed I was amazed $05, from $4)—Mahogany , from $18—Mahogany Chiffoniers. 1.00, from $6—Golden oak fi 6—Golden oak +4 time’s sake, me the folly of this. at the influence the coffee had on my own and baby’s nerves, restless and unstrung till its effects had time to wear off, and about the time I began to feel easier it began to affect baby through the milk, so that it spoiled our entire day. J found this to be the case I gave up the Sunday morning coffee indul- f LEP>> >> Tt made me seyen 54-inch spindle: a . from d0—Mahowany , from $1W0—Mahogany from $112-Mahogany ce. And that ended the nervous at- tacks for both of us. years ago, and I have used Postum regularly over since and enjoy it as much as I ever did the other kind of ‘This was five 115—Mahogany . from $110—Mahogany Toilet Tables, At $12.50, from $18—Curly biren At 93.50, from 320—M At $14, from $16- “T bellove that the fretful condition of many babies is caused by the cof- habit of the mother, “It is hard to deny children the ‘rink they see their parents enjoying at table, ard St is a great comfort to he able to let them have all the Pos- tum they want. Served with cream it has proved an ideal beverage for my 8 little ones. “T found also that Postum is 2 Rreat protlucer of healthy milk, and} am sure that many a worried moth would be benefited by Its use. not commend it too hii § n. by Postum Go. $32.50 Brass Bedsteads at $25 Brass beusteads in $i in, 4d it head - panel 62 Inches and top tube %Inch Mlers; %-inch cross tubes: large husks on pillars $45 Brass Bedsteads at $32.50 Brass Bedsteads head-panel 61 inches high, £ und top tube w thirteen %-inch inch spindles; six sma casters; eatin’ or polished 1.880800 JOHN WANAMA und 4 ft. 6 in, fee-drinking foot-panet 41 inches high serpentine top ¢ bull connections; y rom 40—Circassian wainut $56—Bird's-eye maple $75—Mahogany from §70—Mahogany 5. from $100—Mahogany 100, from $155—Mahogany ube connected by large fancy husks: nine M- . ot in ovr new styl © hest examples of fine construction and style. Polished Fourth KER filers; ball - bearing - Thousands of Dollars Saved on Furniture The best furniture brains and skill in America have been working for months, with the prestige and power of the Wanamaker organization back of them, to make your furniture mouey buy a half more tian it oth Do you wish this service to be lost to you—all the benefit to go to others? Of course you still have three weeks to bu, furniture had already been sold you wouldn’t r erwvise could, ; but if yon knew how many thousands of dollars’ worth of splendid Selection will grow less daily. And there is no ne If you are not ready to receive the furniture now, you can arrange to have it delivered later on in the Spring. COME TODAY and secure your share of the splendid offe The Greatest Brass Bedstead usiness in America One-tenth of all the Brass Ledsteads produced in this country are sold by the Wana- est single order for brass bedsteadis— chase—was recently placed by us with the hest concern in the business, This is why we were able to secure the extraordinary offerings told of below for this Sale. For all the Brass Ledsteads were made to our order. many ‘‘fillers,” and what thickness, The beds are of the best construction fossible—with broad variety of best styles to select from. Descriptions of a fewaspecials follow: $50 Brass Bedsteads at $35 (Shown in the micture), Brass Bedsteads in 3 ft.2in,,4 ft. and 4 ft. 6 In, sizes; head panel 61 Inches high, foot-panel 41 inches high; 2-inch piliars, inections to pillars with %-inch cross connecting tubes; of 375,000 worth in one pu® We selected the designs, and indicated how inch top tube with large husk each panel contains thirteen ball-bearing casters. Materials throughout, and the work- qual the best that can be done, The lacquai without superior, These bedsteads may be had lished or satin finish, These bedsteads are the value and design for the money in this country, Four other special Brass Bedsteads are described, and each one is of unequalled value in every particular: $47.50 Brass Bedsteads at $34 Brass Bedsteads in 3 ft. % in. and 4 fl. 6 in. sizes; head~ foot-panel Min. high; 2-inch pillara; ; large connecting husks; sev inch n Me finey husk; ornamental connections; nach wit ball-bearing casiers; polished finish, $55 Brass Bedsteads at $36.50 pass Bedstends in 3 ft and 4 tt. 6 in, sizes; head- ath 2-inch pill foot-panel 41 in. high: n epindies and connections, ‘This bed. ieee full Bscep. One of tloor, Broadway, Fourth Avenue, ‘Ninth po Tenth Streets, ; ; 4 { ; ;