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CINCINNATI ASKS LOWER RAIL RATES Chicago Merchants Interested in Demand Concerning Southern Schedules. HOW PEOPLE BEAT STEAL Ohioan Says Political Deal if Successful Would Have Cost City 8100,000,000. BY JOHN CALLAN O'LAUGHLIN. Washington. D.

May 17.fSpecial.1 The big merchants of Chicago and the middle west who do business in all that southern territcpry lying east of the Mississippi and south of the Ohio are deeply interested in a demand for lower railroad rates made upon the interstate commerce commission. 1 IN N.oacowsr..4,r, 1ftgleillm." Chicago Banker Diesz Heart Disease H. A. HAUGAN DIES SUDDENLY GEORGE MEREDIT4 Is DEAD IN LONDON Aged English Novelist Passes Away from Illness Which Began on May 15. HARD STRUGGLE IN YOUTH Author of Noted Books Late in Life Came Opt for Trial 1 Marriage.

1 1 1 EMPLOYERS FLAY GOMPERS' TACTICS Manufacturers in Convention Assail Methods of Organized Labor. MAY EMASCULATE REPORT Frederick W. Snyder of Milwaukee Refuses to Sign It and Revision Is Possible. 4' 4 cy3) GEORGE MEREDITH CINCINNATI ASKS (11 h. 1 icago Ban i athous ng 15 LOWER RAIL RATES IS DEAD IN LONDON EMPLOYE it, -1.

I 1. Dies-, HeartDisease Novelist Dead. STACT1CS 11.14. )11W1PWRI I i 0 Chicago Merchants Interested Aged English NoTelist Passes i in Demand Concerning Away from Illness Which Southern Schedules. 4,0,,,:......, Beo-an on ay 1 In, 15 0 of 1 cs, a -e Pi (111.

,..1 31 i E3gLalnsiczuedul, HOW PEOPLE BEAT STEAL HARD STRUGGLE IN YOUTH EMASCULATE REPORT s' EPORT -4 4- II i Ohioan Says Political Deal if Author of Noted Books Late in rederick lvau- Snyder of Mil al Vftblea kee Refuses to Sign It and -I, i )es Successful Would Have Cost Life Came Out for Trial "'NI .:4 4 Revision Is Possible. City 810010009000 Marriage. '''0 1 .1 BY JOHN CALLAN O'LAUGHLIN. 1 tg.i.4..,...ii-k'. .1 ea-.

s- Washington May 17 The big merchants of Chicago and the middle gl :4.. 1 114.i, .44 1 i west who do business in al that southern e. r''' I territory lying east of the Mississippi and -1 t. south of the Ohio are deeply interested in a 1 -4, demand for lower railroad rates made upon 7: 114, the interstate commerce commission. Ift, i -5.

'ke I 44' lt ,.,4 I .1.1. 0' 1 1 -14 I 0 --Zelkl a I. :1 a 1-Loa 4 -G -e1 to 1 ee ees 1 'itZ: NT I II. A. HAUGAN DIES SUDDENLY LE 7.e...-:;,.' I litff.7::::40 I A -1 I 1 I I LONDON, May IS.

4 a. m.George Meredith, the English novelist, died at 3:35 o'clock this morning. The immediate cause of death was heart failure, following grave symptoms that developed early last evening. Mr. Meredith's illness began on May 15, and he steadily had declined sitce that time.

The novelist was out for his. daily drive at his Box-hill retreat on Saturday morning in a little donkey chaise. He seemed then to be in his usual health. A keen east wind was blowing, and it appears to have given him a chill. He returned home in a state of collapse, with serious attacks of pain in the intestinal region.

A physician was summoned, and the novelist revived, but was unable to take nourishment. His (laughter, Mrs. Sturgis, remained in constant attendance and his son was summoned on Sunday. The king's physician, Sir Thomas Barlow, was called into consultation, and It was hoped that In spite of his great age the patient would rally. This hope was not maintained for any great length of time, as the internal inflammation developed rapidly.

LONDON, May IS. 4 a. ne--George mere- date the English novelist died at 3:3.5 clock thTishemoirnrnmineg ci iate cause of death was heart symptoms that de- failure folloing grave sympto eloped early last evening. Mr. Meredith's illnees began on May, 15, and he steadily had declined sitce that time.

The no was out for his daily drive at his Boxhill retreat on Saturday morning in a little donkey chaise. He seemed then to his be in usual nealth. A keen east wind was blowing, and it appears to have given him a of collapse chill. He returned home in a state with serious attacks of pain in the intestinal region. A physician was summoned, and the novel- ist revived, but as unable to take flour- ishment Hs lit'.

rs. Sturgis, re- mained in constant attendance and his son was summoned on Sunday. The king's physi- clan, Sir Thomas Barlow, as called into consultation and it was to-tped that In spite of his great age the patient would rally. This hope vas not maintained for any great Third Attack of Heart, Failure in Week Fatal to Banker. Nese York.

May bitter attack on Samuel Gompers and other leaders of organized labor in the report of the cornmittee on industrial education marked the first annual convention of the National Association of Manufacturers this afternoon at the Waldorf-Astoria. Anthony Ittner, reporting for the committee, declared although Industrial education was making such strides that the committee might be dispensed with. it might still be of service to keep the movement free from the domination of organized labor, which in it own view tends to sacrifice the public walfare to the supposed aavanlage of class." Says Gompers Defies Courts. The report spoke of Gompers a defying the highest courts in the land, and that, too. while he is under jail sentence," Mr.

Ittner also reported he had replied to the Invitation to join the National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education. he which certain labor leaders are included. by saying: To invite a leader affiliated with the American Federation of Labor to become a member of the society would be tantamount to inviting the devil and his imps to parjicipate in the movement for the promotion of the Christian religion as taught by the lowly Nazarene while on earth." However. he was induced to join the society, and found some labor leaders broad, liberal minded citizens." This did not change his general opinion. Were organized labor formed and conducted along rational and just lines," says the report.

It would be a sin to exclude it from any movement for the advancement of the, human race; but. as it now stands, to put it in charge of a movement In the interest of industrial education. trade, and training would be like putting a lamb in care of a wolf or a chicken in care of a hawk. Too much stress cannot be laid on this phase of the subject so long as the present attitude of organized labor remains unchanged." One Member Refuses to Sign. To this attack on organized labor one member of the commmittee.

Frederick W. Sinyers of would not assent, and he refused to sign the report, on the ground that it contained too many personal opinions A minority report from him will be read later in the cenvention. and Ittner moved that a committee be appointed to consider the majority report, and be authorized to cut out of it whatever it thought lit. We do not object to organized labor," he said, amid applause. 1Ve have to work with it.

We do object to its methods. Some of-them are damnable." Labor unions, it is set forth, dominate the society promotion of education. and, while the report favored trade schools in which the graduate should be a finished workman. it alleged that in many large cties a skilled workman could not procure employment without a union card. 1 New York.

May bitter et- tack on muel Gom ers and other leaders mitt of organizaed labor InPthe of the com- ee on industrial education marked the first annual convention of the National As- ociation of Manufacturers this afternoon at Anthony Irtner, reporting for the cADmm it- tee, declared although industrial education was malting such stides that the committee might be dispensed with, it might still be of service to keep the movement free from domination of organized labor hich in it w9 own view tends to sacrifice the public wet- fare to the supposed aavanlage of cleew i Defies Courts. The Says Gompers report spoke of Gompers as defying he, hi th ghest courts in land, and that, too, while he is under jail sentence, Mr. Ittner also reported he had replied to the invitation join the National Society for the Promo- tion of Industrial Education. he which cer tain labor leaders are included. by To invite a leader affiliated with the American Federation of Lab or to become a member of the society would be tantamount to inviting the devil and his imps to partici- pate in the movement for the promotion of the Christian religion as taught by the lowly DELAYS ACTIO ON STOCK.

MEN who are in the habit of contributing to the coffers of the high-priced merchant tailor will be interested in The Hub's special sale of men's suits at $25; made of the finest Hockanum, Globe and foreign fabrics, faultlessly a il red. They (-rune in gray, taupe, stone and tan are MEN ho in the habit of con- Shareholders Postpone Meetinir, Called to Increase Capital. BIDDLE IN GO WITH JOHNSON i i I shadesblue shadow stripes in the newest 2 and 3 button effects, Champ am! Society Man Cross Dukes in Two Round Bout. also Australian wool serges and black unfin i I 0 I I 1 it i I 4 If 1 4 14 'J 4 ,1 i 1, 1 ii I i 1 A 1 I i ::11: 1 i 'I I 1 I 1 IP1-1 I 1 I 4 1 ler, Ilk I 1 1 1 i 1 II i 1 1 I I I 1 I 1 1 1 I 1 1 a 1 1 1 11 ill I il I 1 I li I 1 Ji 1 i 'I I 1 1 4 4 i I 1' i III i .1 I I 1 i1 1 1 4 ished worsteds, lined JACK SAYS IIES STRONG KID. Merveilleux silk; our special sale price, $25 Poet Now Hai Met All Big Live Ones Save Jeff and en the board of directors.

He retired soon after the strike last fall. The strike was costly to the company. both in direct loss of business and in damage to cars from the inexperience of drivers employed to replace Chance for Eig Profit Missed. C. Hoskier.

acting president of the company. said: "Mr. Tracy bad a chance to clean up a profit of but he failed to take advantage of his opportunity. When he subscribed to one-third of the stock cf $1.250,000 be received shares of the preferred etock as a bonus. The latter, with a par value of a shilling.

Jumped to SO shillings, but still Mr. Tracy hung on. and when the common stock began to go down he kept on buying it instead of closing out at a large profit. The stock is down to six shillings. due probably to its lavish use by Mr.

Tracy as collateral for Icans. I am sorry for Mr. Tracy, but his failure is due solely to his own fault in not being satisfied when be bad enough profit for any Man." A member of the New York stock exchange was in earnest consultation with Mr. Rogkier last night, and it was reported that some of the stock of the company had been placed In loans. One of the officers said Mr.

Tracy's firm had floated much of the stock. A New York stock exchange membership was secured in tht the New York offices were riot opened until theta In 1904 the main offices were changed from Chicago to New York. and the following year Mr. Tracy transferred his seat to Mr. parker for the reason that he spent most of his time in the Chicago offices.

IticCold Concern Not Affected. Aid. McCold, president of the Chicago Taxicab company. said that the failure would bave no effect upon the consolidated taxicab concerns here. Our company is already eetablished.

and Is operating four concerns." he said. Mr. Tracy had no intereet in it financially. The stock he sold is just as good as if any one else had sold it The claim he has against the Chicago company is for commissions for the sale of stock. I prennoted this consolidation of taxicab concerns myself.

I got the capital that went Into the purobaee of four companies. The stock is all held by thicago bliSiTIPFS men. Tracy was with me hen bought the Coey, the Dan Canary. the Chicago Auto Livery. and the Kenwood Taxicab companies.

but only as a personal friend. lie was in town last Thursday and suddenly was called to New York. lie has not been here since." Taxicab companies now operating in Chicago independently of the Chicago Taxicab company are the W. W. Shaw Taxicab company.

Owen Fay Auto livery. John Borden Auto livery. anti the Auto Taxicab company. Mr. Tracy and Aid.

McCold approached us several times with nffers to buy our automobile business." said Mr. Shaw. We did not go into the combination simply because they did not seem to have cash enough. They wanted us to take it out in stock. We did not feel that they could handle our businesm any better than we did, so we simply refused to sell.l Max Morris.

secretary of the Auto Taxicab company. said that company refused to sell to Trees- and MeCold. If they had had more money to chow we wauhl probably have sold." he said. But we did not think the offer of stock was any advantage to us Two or three of the leading auto tastrab cempanics of Chicago have refused to enter into the combination." Twenty Years in Chicago. Traav began business in Chicago about twenty years ana At one time Lie firm was as Tracy.

McDonald but Mr. Tracy did not have the same partner or partners any great length of time. Arthur MaGeoch of Milwaukee. son of the late Peter McGeoch. whose corner in pork still is remembered by the older brekers.

became a partner of Mr. Traey. Arthur McGeoch married a daughter of Frank G. Bigelow. tho Milwaukee hanker.

who later came to grief while hie son Gordon was in partnership with Traay. Gordon Bigelow left Mr. Tracy's firm after tho discovery of the elder Bigelow's great defalcation. During recent years the Tracy firm has been known as Tracy with an office at 12 Rookery building and a branch office in sea First National Bank building. It IVII? while in active business in Chicago and while living at 14ie Astor street in 1902 that Mr.

Traey was made president of the Lincoln park board by Gov Yates. A feature of his tenure of effice was a row with the azoveTnar over the freedom with whith Mr. Yates was swinging his ex. Prominent in Hunting Set. At Lake Forest Mr.

Tracy and his wife were censpicuoue in the FM. and Onwentsla club circles. Mrs. Tracy won repeated public netice on account of her achieveme tits as an equestrienne. Mr.

Tracy was prominent in the Chicago centennial celebration in The firm or Tracy fe Co. was established in New York in est5. the businees centinultrg In Chicago also. Gossip in banking and brokerage circles late in the afternoon was to the effect that since Mr. Tracy moved to New York about three years ago.

his business In Chicago had dwindled steadily. Most of his old employes changed to positions with other firms, and at the time of the news from New York James H. Collins, given in the city directory as a bookkeeper. was acting as office manager. At the harks here it was thought that whatever Tracy Co.

may owe the banks will be found to be comparatively a small amount. One hanker, discussiog Tracy said: A representative of Tracy Co. attempted to obtain a loan here some timoago The character of the securitits to be used for collateral was ag-reed upon, and the were brought to the bank a few hours later. When the representative returned he had a lot of securities we didnt fancy instead of the e(tIlateral we expected. We declined to make the loan, and since that time have had nothing to do with Tracy Co." Bankers generally ere agreed that a liberal estimate of Tracy's indebtedness in Chicago probably will run between and $140.000 TTey said the news was not a surprise to ti em.

nasmuch as there had been symptoms of trouble in connection with the firms affairs for some time. Interests in Springfield Sold. A dispatca from Springlielet. ill last night stated that W. W.

Tracy no longer has any cansiderable Interest in Sprinfarteld irstitutions. His father, the late Frank W. Tracy. was head of the First National bank of Springfield and controlled numerous local enterprises. but these interests have passed into the hands of II K.

aVeber and the patter's financial assoeiates. 'W. W. Tracy still holds fifty shares of hank stock. but so far as could be ascertain.

has no other holdings in SpriniFfield. The family moved from Springfield to St. Louis several .1 ears ago and at the time disposed of their residence property and other holdings: It was reported at the time that little of the original fortune left by the Tracy remained in the family's hands. l'nfortunate investments were reported to have wiped out a large proportion of the wealth. A dispatch from Detroit, stated that Tracy Co.

have a large office there. A press bulletin was the first information the employes in Detroit had of the receivership. 1 At Louisville. C. S.

Williams. manager of the Louisville branch of Tracy received his first full news of the company's position from the press bulletins. Ile said: The announcement came to me as a great surprise. I regarded the firm as one of the most conservwfve in Wall street. I had no intimation of the firms embarrassment until late in the afternoon There will be no heavy losses through my office.

and I am confident that the firm's embarrassment has been until in earnest consultation with Mr. Hoe shares of en the board of directors. He retired soon after the strike Imit fait The strike was costly to the company. both in direct loss of business i ann damage to cars from the in- experience of drivers employed to replace Chance for Big Profit Missed. IL C.

Hoskier. acting president of the COM- patty. said: I Mr. Tracy bad a chance to clean up a profit of but he failed to take ad- vantage of his opportunity. When he sub- scribed to one-third of the stock cf S1.2.at WOO be received the preferred tvith a par etock as a bonus.

The latter value of a shEling, Jumped to SO but shillings, still Mr. Tracy hung on, and when the com- mon stock began to go down he kept on buy- ing instead of closing out at a large profit "The stock is down to six shillings. due probably to its lavish use by Mr. Tracy as In loans. One of the co llateral for 'cans.

I am sorry for Mr. Tracy, but his failure is due solely to hie satisfied own fault in not being fied when he had enough profit for any Man." A member of the New York stock exchange walk kier laet night, and it was reported that some of the stock of the company had been placed fficers said Mr Tracy 's firm had floated much of the stock. A New York stock exchange membership was ork offices were e- cured in 1s53. ti.it the New riot opene d. Dee.

In 1904 the main offices were changed from Chicago to New York. and the following year Mr- Tracy transferred his seat to Mr. parker for the reason that he spent most of his time me in the Chicago offices NoCold Concern Not Affected Aid McCold, president of the Chicago Taxi- aid that the failure ould cab company. ave ff no erect upon the consolidated taxicab established concerns here. Our company is already and IS operating four corcerns." he said.

51r. Tracy had no interest in it financially. The stock he sold is just as good as if any one else bad sold it. The on claim he has against the Chicago company is for commissions for the sale of stock I prdmoted this consolidation of taxicab concerns myself. I got the capital that went into the purehaee of four companies.

The stock is all held by Chicago business men Tracy was i me a hen bought the Coey. the Dan Canary, the. Chicago Auto FINDS SON AFTER 18 YEARS AND COMES TO MAKEHIM HEIR. SKETCH OF HIS CAREER. George Meredith, novelist and poet, and advocate of the trial marriage.

lived to enjoy half a century of renown. He was born In Hampshire. England. in la2S, ard his masterpiece. The Ordeal of Richard Feverel." was published in laaa, or just fifty years ago.

Meredith's parents died when he was a boy, and the lad was taken in charge by a guardian. who sent him to Germany to be educated. Some of the boys experiences and descriptions of his environment in Germany are said to appear in Harry Richmond." He was la when he returned to England to begin the study of law. In London he had a hard struggle against poverty. It was in Psal that Meredith's first book appeared.

It was a volume of poems. In Isrot appeared hie fantastic prose tale, The Shaving of Shagpat. Two years later Mere-dal). as editor of the Ipswich Journal. and writing regularly literary articles for the Morning Post of hondon, had become well known as a journalist.

Saw Garibaldi's Struggle in Italy. As carrespondent for the hondon Morning Post lie saw Garibaldrs struggle for independence in Italy In laitt. While at Venice he got the tnaterial for his novel Vittoria." In which alazaini. Garibaldi. Cavour, and other figures of the war period play their parts.

His twelve years' tragic union with the la iighter of Thomas Love Peaeock. author of Headlong Hall and Crotchet left an indelible impression. Despite his wires brilliancy the couple were miserabie almost from the day of the marriage. His second marriage. to a woman of Irish birth.

was happy. By the second wife. who diet in laSti. he had two children. In the eight years following the publication of The Ordeal of Richard Feveral he published Eva Harrington," lafil; Modern Love and Poems of the English Roadside." lana; Emilia In England Sandra Belton! 1St14; Rhoda Fleming," 1863; Vittoria." lsati.

For five years no book came from his pen. and then in i1 came The Adventures of Harry Richmond In 1a75 he published Beauchamp's Career and in Mat the world wits given The Egoist." From that he averaged a novel or book of poems year. Marital Woe Figures in Works. Marriage misfits. strange honeymoons.

and various queer marital developments. which figure so strongly in aleredith's novels, gave his batiks a large circulation with the widening of the discussion of the divorce problem in the last twenty years. pour years ago the aged author. then 77 years old. startled the world with his advocacy of trial marriages.

The controversy Melt follawed a as participated in by authors. clorgynien, and others all over the world Merediths ideas were set forth in an interview in the bonaon Daily in which he said: It Is a question to my mind whelher a young girl married. say. at IS. utterly ignorant of life.

knowing little. as such a girl a ()aid. of the man she is marrying or of any other man, or of the world at all. should be condemned to live with him for the rest of her Itfe. The life is netarly intolerable.

Yet many married women ga on with it from habit. or because the world terrorizes them. Certainly. however, one day these present conditions of marriage will be changed. 'Marriage will be allowed for a certain period.

say ten years. orwell. I do not want to specify any particular time." 4k -2' 0 -2, it .1 1 4 NIIIIPF- it s-oor v. i3 4 t4 c.toc':c.):6 to-- t- 4:. ft0'7 Helge A.

Haugan, president of the State Bank of Chicago. succumbed to the third attaek of heart failure within a week at his home. 1713 Deming place, yesterday. While his death was unexpected. his wife, Mrs.

Laura A. Haugan, and one son, Charles M. Haugan, were at the bedside. As soon as the news became known downtown. a special meeting of the stockholders of the bank, called for today to increase the capital stock from was postponed for thirty days.

Also. Joseph T. Talbert. president of the Chicago Clearing House association, namt the presidents of the member banks of the association as honorary pallbearers. A meeting of theassociation will Le held att 4 ticlock this afternoon.

when suitable resolutions be adopted. It is probable Chicago bankers will attend the funeral in a body. (kw. Dent-en. who was at the League club, was among the first friends to offer condolences.

Ile was to have conferred with Mr. 'Langan in the afternoon. L. A. Goddard to Succeed Him.

It was stated in financial circles that L. A Goddard, vice president of the bank. would succeed Mr. Haugan as president. He has assumed of the Institution's affairs pending an electwa.

Mr. Haugan sufferA from an attack of heart failure last Tuesday in his private office in the bank. Ile went home and was stricken again on Saturday. This second attaok as slight and he recovered speediiy. The third attack, early in the day.

was so sudden that there as no time to give Mr. Ilaugan medical treatment. His souinlaer. Dr. Wallace Grosvenor.

arrived a ftw minutes after the banker tiled. Mr. Ilaugan was born in Christiania, Norway, on Oct N. ISIA. He went to Montreal, Que and learned the steam fitting and brass finishing trfide, huh he entered in Chicago in istrl, With John R.

Lindgren he established the banking house of Haugan Lindgren In 1s79 at 5740 La Salle street. The firm was reoranized in Istil as the State Bank of Cli(ag, with Mr. Haugan as president. President of Bankers' Club. He was vice president of the clearing house association.

resident of the Balikers club. and a director of the Chicago Title and Trust company. Ile was treasurer of the University of Illinois. a member of the Union League club. and attended the Lincoln Bark Corigregational church.

Beside the widow there are five Oscar IL Haugan. Henry A. Ilatigan. Charles II of whom were associated in the State bank of Chicago; Richard Haugan. Emmett.

Idaho, and Mrs. Wallace Grosvenor of Mr. Haugan was the father-in-law of Judge Chytraus of the Superior court. Resolutions of sorrow and respect were adopted at the celebration of Norwegian independence in Brand's park in the evening. I II Incidentally.

the case has furnished a serisational exposure of political jobbery involving the Cincinnati Southern. a railroad constructed by the city of Cincinnati for the purpose of regulating rates to the zouth. In the course of his argument on behalf of the i complainants. the Receivers and Shippers' I Association of Cincinnati. J.

J. Hooker. a prominent Ohio business man. made the following explanation as to why the city. in renewing a lease with the operating company of the railroad named.

failed to provide for protection instead of seeking the aid of the commission: As a business man of Cincinnati I have a humiliating confession to make. You will be justified in believing that if the business men of Cincinnati did not have sand enough to protect themselves in the renewal ot this lease. they were not worthy of protection by any tribunal in the United States. People Defeat Sale of Road. A few years prior to the time the negotiatione began for the renewal of the lease a member of our sinking fund board.

who was an original opponent of the construction of the road by the city of Cincinnati. took the ground that the road should be sold; If it could not be sold at one price it should be sold at another. but it should be sold. Ile found witting ears with those in control of the leasing company. A campaign at onee was begun to sell the road.

A former United States senator. who since that time has distinguished himself by his opposition to the interstate commerce law. was engaged at an enormous contingent fee. The head of the Republican political organization in Hamilton county also was engaged an enormous contingent fee. He called to his aesistance the head of the other party Under such conditions it leoked as if the poor citizens of Cincinnati were up against a hard proposition.

and they were. But a defense teseimittee of business men was orgaelzed. Vrid although every county employe left the courthouse on that day to work and vote for the acceptance of this proposed sale. no matter what his political affiliations might be. the common sense people of Cincinrate although it was a special election.

came to the rescue. and they defeated this propeel(len to sell the road by a considerable majority. Big Contingent Fees Disappear. te as great disappointment. It was the first time the organization ever had been defeated.

These enormous prospective contingent fees disappeared. When the time came to renew our lease it was realized that the present operating company had an advantage in being at that time the leasing company. Our conservative citizens realized how near we came to losing the road. What that would have meant to the city of Cincinnati you can realize when I tell you that the secretary of the sinking fund board made a calculation that the difference between the price at which it was proposed the city should sell this property and the price It realizing now under the present lease would have amounted at the expiration of the present lease to over Si(s) etteeNei No such attempt at loot probably ever occurred before in the United States. and it was defeated; and you need not be surprised that while the business men of Cincinnati thought they saw that trite was an opportunity to provide in the lease for equitable rates to the south.

they realized that that would not be the only opportunity to sell our road. and that the lest thing to do was to accept this. bad as it was. and then come before this body and ask for justiee." Original Cost Was S18.000,000. The Cincinnati Southern which was the subject of Mr.

Honker's remarks originaliy osr the city of Cincinnati elsemseeoo. and extends from that point to Chattanooga Tenn In the last few years the city has spent for additional terminal fatilities. The total value of the road is exed at For the rental of this road the Cincinnati. New Orleans and Texas Pacific line paid the city last year $1.2.33 sea hich is 6 per cent on the capital invested. The city is paying 31.4 per cent on ett per ccrit of the money invested.

so that its net retern is ele per cent. The Cincinnati. New 1 orleans and Texas Pacific during the last six years has enjoyed a net income double its capital stock. plus more than and it is estimated that the ratio of net income during that period was 44.43 per cent per annum. If 6 per cent per annum is a fair return 1 upon the value of corporate property devoted to public use." it was stated in the brief of the Receivers and Shippers association.

then it is self-evident that a return of 44 43 per cent is grossly In view of this and other facts presented it is asserted by the complainants that the present class rates charged by the Cincinnati. New Orleans and Texas Pacific from Cincinnati to Chattanooga are unjust and unreasonable. Not only this. hut it is claimed they are unjustly discriminatory. in that a rate preference is enjoyed by manufacturers and shippers in middle Atlantic and New England states.

Rates Higher than in 1879. While the rates from New York to the south continuously have been reduced since teee in the aggregate. the rates from Louisville today are higher than they were in that year. In view of river and rail competition from Louisville to Chattanooga. there is no reason.

it is urged. why a relative rate adjustment made in 179 should not obtain today and Cincinnati be given the benefit thereof as between Louisville and New York to Chattanooga. It is asserted that in the relative adjustment between the east and west. the latter. by reason of superior natural advantages in nearness to raw material and cheaper food is able to hold its preponderance in business at higher rates than the east.

But western business interest have come to the conclusion that this condition must change. They hold that it is wrong them to be subject to the disadvantage of paying relatively higher freight rates than eastern manufacturers and shippers. From the attitude of the members of the commission it is apparent that action will be taken as a result of which there will be a reduction of rates on the Cincinnati Southern. and this will tend to place all shippers doing business with the south on the same plane. Incidentally.

the case has furnished a srt- sational exposure of political Jobbery involv- ing the Cincinnati Southern. a railroad con- structed by the city of Cincinnati for the purpo of regulating rates to the south. In se the course of his argument on behalf of the complainants, the Receivers and Shippers' Association of Cincinnati. J. J.

Hooker, a prominent Ohio business man. made the fol- lowing explanation as to why the city, in re newing a lease with the operating company of the railroad named failed to proide for protection instead of seeking the aid of the commission: As a business roan of Cincinnati I have a humiliating confession to maka You will be justified in believing that if the business men of Cincinnati did not have sand enough to Consumptive Who Was Divorced Sees Youth's Name in raper and Begins Successful Search -T. H. Thornton of San Francisco is on his way to Chicago to meet his 23 year old son. James.

from whom he has been separated eighteen years. Capt. Max Dan.ner of the Chicago avenue police station found the boy in response to a letter from the father. who stated that he was in the last stages of consumption and wanted to meet his on to make him heir to a considerable estate. The father happened to see his sons name In a newspaper and immediately wrote to Chief Shippy asking that a search be made.

Capt. Danner found young Thornton living with J. E. Crate at 112 Catalpa court. Mr.

Crate is said to have married young Thorntons mother after she obtained a divorce. The young man knew nothing of his father. who was chef of Hankins Bros: gambling house and of the Vh Ite Horse inn. When he went west he acquired an interest in several paying mines. Philadelphia.

Pa May 17. Special 1--A Drexel Biddle. man. author. poet all around athlete, and amateur boxer.

added another chapter to his experiences with professionals in the ring today by boxing Jac); Johnson. heavyweight champion pugilist of the world. Tony Biddle, with this encounter, 14 chleved the distinction of having boxed every pugilist of note in the ring today exeepting James J. Jeffries and Stanley Ketchel. The bout took place at George Cole's gymnasium at Merchantville.

in the presence of a large number of spectators, the majority of whom were negroes. Not Anxious at First to Meet Biddle. Johnson is training to meet Jack O'Brien In a six round bout for in this city Wednesday night. As soon as he arrived in Philadelphia Biddle endeavored to get an audience with him. Johnson at first did not seem anxious to meet him.

Yesterqay Johnson was invited to visit the home of Biddle. where he has a private gymnasium. but the champion demurred Ile sent a message to Biddle todtly that he was training at Merchantville. where he would be glad to meet him. Biddle.

accompanied by a number of frit ads, jumped into an automobile and flurried to the negro's training quarters. There he found that a program of bouts had been arranged and his was not the first. lie had to wait his turn to enter the ring. George Cole, Bob Kerns. Frankle Madole, and others came first.

But the Biddle bout was the star number. Bout Lasts Only Two Rounds. The bout last only two rounds. Johnson is aceustomed to rounds of three minutes. but Biddle prefers rounds of just about two As a result the timekeeper called a halt before the bout was fairly begun.

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