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VOL. XL VI. SO. 14,422.
PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1907,
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
1
HARRiMAN TURNS
HIS E0II5 All FISH
Tells Cause of Enemy's
Deposition.
MISUSED FUNDS OF RAILROAD
Boldly Declares World-Embracing
Ambition.
ADMITS SINS OF MAGNATES
I11 Abont Rockefeller Ieal and
JPelayed Dividend Asserts Right .
to Buy Koad Wants More
Regulation.
EARNINGS STILI, INCREASE.
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 29. (Spe
cial.) A continuance of the remark
able prosperity of the Union Pacific
and Its auxiliaries in Rhown by the
official report of the earning of the
road for the month of December,
which records a substantial icaln over
the corresponding- month of J AOS. The
grots receipts for last December
were 16.419,033.95, a Rain of $S43,
R3n.:i over December, 1905. Ex
penses and taxes were $:i,.",77, 916.44,
an increase of tt5,R6r..4S, making a
net increase of receipts over ex
penses and taxes for the month of
1217.970.73.
For the six months ending Decem
ber 31, the report shows the receipts
oror expenses and taxes were $1S,
Si'.".inr,.12. as compared with J17.19R.
M4.4:! in the corresponding; six
monthB of 190S, showing a net In
crease of f 1,613,3M.60, or nearly 10
per cent.
NEW YORK, Feb. 26. An assertion
by E. H. Harrlman that Stuyvesant
Fish whs deposed from the presidency
of the Illinois Central because of mis
conduct as to the funds of the com1
puny was a leading feature of today's
session of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. Mr. Harrlman was the
only witness of the day, the events
brought out by hU testimony making
the hearing a memorable one.
Other features of Mr. Harriman's
testimony follow:
A continued refusal to answer ques
tions relating to individual stock
transaction.
.Explanations of the transfer of
300,000 shares of Southern Pacific
stock to Wllllnm G. Rockefeller dur
ing the attempt of James R. Keene to
secure control of the road, and of the
delayed announcement of the divi
dends on Union Pacific and. Southern
Pacific.
Attempts of the Government to show
that the Union Pacific charges unfair
rates, stifles competition in the ,,ast
territory traversed by Its lines and
its dividend of 10 per cent and Its ex
penditure of $240,000,000 on better
ments came from an unfair toll on Its
patrons.
Hold Academic Discussion.
! An academic discussion of railway
regulation by high authorities on
Ither side, that ran from a plea for
legalized .combinations of railroads
tinder "Government supervision to a
suggestion that the Government con
trol ratlway stock issues.
A charge and an admission that the
misconduct of the railroads created
the popular anger that moves deter
minedly for their regulation.
A charge that no other country In
the world Is so hostile to large trans
portation Interests.
An assertion that the purchase of
the Southern Pacific by the Union Pa
cific had given the Southwest ten
years' advantage in development and
that the failure of the Union Pacific
to eecure the Northern Pacific left the
N'orthwert ten years behind where it
FISH BAROV.
That salmon bill shortened our Ash
ing, but stay;
Before I sot done, it waa aafe put
away.
On Rogm or Columbia w sure are
the stuff;
We care not for hatching, just so
we've enough.
would have been if control had been J
obtained.
All this ended In a remarkable scene
where the Government and the man
stood confronted. The day's events
gave a vivid and intimate realization
of the problems of swollen wealth and
railway regulation. It made a notable
contribution to the financial history
light and dark of the time. Mr. Har
rtman's examination was conducted by
Frank B. Kellogg of St. Paul, special
counsel for the Government.
Kxpluins Deposition of Fish.
The statement of the witness as to
Stuyvesant P'lsh came in the middle,
of the morning session. Mr. Kellogg,
in reference to the Illinois Central,
spoke twice of the "squabble" be
tween the witness and Mr. Fish.
"One minute." exclaimed Mr. Harri
man. "I will tell you how the presi
dency of the Illinois Central was changed
If you want to know."
Mr. Kellogg remarked that It was en
tirely immaterial, but Mr. Harriman was
aroused and went ahead.
I wish to prove to you that It had noth
ing to do with the Union Pacific, that change
in the management or change of the presi
dent. That the change in the presidency of
the Illinois Central occurred after the acqui
sition of the Illinois Central stock by the
Union Pacific was merely a coincidence.
There has been no change in the management
of the Illinois Central. If the Union Pacific
had not . disposed of a certain amount of its
holdings of securities and had the money to
Invest in like securities, it never would have
acquired the Illinois Central.
In 1903, he said, he was approached by
several directors of the Illinois Central,
who asked him as to the advisability of
reporting several acts of President Fish
to the boardi with a view to having the
board recommend his resignation. Mr.
Harrlman says he took steps to smooth
over the difficulty. It appeared, he said,
that Mr. Fish had used his official posi
tion to further his own interests, but
he (Mr. Harriman) prevented any action
at that time.
Fish Used Illinois Central Funds.
Mr. Kellogg started to resume the ex
amination, when Mr. Knapp leaned over
and addressed Mr. Harriman in a low
tone. His question apparently related to
the Fish incident, and Mr. Harriman
said:
"Yes, in 1903 Mr. Fish deposited over
J500.000 of Illinois central funds with the
Trust Company of the Republic. We,
the directors. Immediately directed the
secretary to withdraw this money and it
was done."
Mr. Harriman said that later in the
same year Mr. Fish deposited with the
Trust Company of America large amounts
of Illinois Central funds to "pad the trust
company's statement." Notwithstanding
the board's action, continued Mr. Harri
man, in 1904 Mr. Fish again began to
deposit money of the Illinois Central with
certain trust companies "in order to pad
statements." Mr. Harriman went on:
In addition to that, he loaned to himself
a large amount of money during that Rum
mer without the knowledge, I believe, of the
board of directors, and it was based on
these things that the matter was taken up
with the intention of having Mr. Fish de
posed. 1 interfered in the interests of Mr.
Fish, loaned him f I.nti.uoo to take nip his
obligations to the Illinois Central and let
it remain with him for two years. He paid
it back gradually until the securities which
he had up appreciated in value and he could
arrange for the matter somewhere else or
dispose of some of it.
The trouble with' Mr. Fish was that lie
looked upon the Illinois Central as his per
sonal property.
He told how uIr. Fish hadl contracted
for the construction of the Indianapolis
& St. Louis railroad and committed the
company without the consent or action
of the board, when the board had pre
viously expressed its disapproval.
In explaining the sensational incidents,
Mr. ' Harriman for the first time spoke
with warmth.
Refuses to Tell of Slock. Peals.
There was a renewal of the objec
tion to the Commission's right to in
quire Into Mr. Harriman's private
stock transactions, and the mattev
took the same course as yesterday.
The Commission ruled that the ques
tions must be answered; then followe 1
a formal refusal and the record was
formally completed. The first objec
tion was to revealing the amount of
holdings of Mr. Harriman and his as
sociates in the Santa Fe. and the sec
ond as to the existence of a pool or
private understanding as to stock In
the Illinois Central.
The most Interesting objection was as
to possible speculation in Union Pacific
slock in July and August last, and par
ticularly on the day the announcement
of the dividend was held up. Mr. Harri
man first testified that he knew of no
speculation and explained that the direc
tors of the road already held much of the
stock. Commissioner Lane wanted to
know If the witness had himself bought
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THESE CITIZENS ATTENDED THE
WATER BARON.
Was I up at Salem? Well, rather;
I guss.
Without me my grabbing would be
a sore mess.
The streams are the public's? Oh,
say now, get wise;
Remember, I've got 'ca and look at
my size.
HERMANN
LEAKED
TO LAND THIEVES
Informer About Frauds
Was Betrayed.
THREATENED WITH YENGEANCE
Lumber Company's Methods
Exposed in Vain.
DEMAND FOR EXPLANATION
Letters Between Hermann and La
borer Who Believes in Ijhw Show
How the Blue Mountain
Timber Was Stolen.
OREGON! AN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Feb. 26. Interest in the trial of
Representative Hermann was revived to
day by the introduction in evidence of
letters written him in 1901 by Benjamin
T. May of La Grande, calling his atten
tion to specific land frauds In Oregon
and a later letter criticizing Hermann for
omitting to make an investigation of the
alleged frauds, and also for having
made known to interested parties the
name of the informer.
Mr. "Worthinjrton for the defense fought
the introduction of the letters on the
ground that one of them bore the of
ficial red letter headings used in the
I-and Office as distinguished from the
blue letterings of the Commissioner's
stationery. He said that the prosecution
had not proved that a copy of such let
ters was In the destroyed letterpress
books.
District Attorney Baker explained that
it was Intended to show that Hermann
had answered the first letter himself and
that, when accused of bad faith in divulg
ing the name of the informer, he had
sent the letter to a division to be
answered officially.
Exposed Blue Mountain Fraud.
After their identification by May, the
letters were read to the lury. The first
was from May to Hermann and informed
him that sawmill owners were securing
title to public land in the Blue Mount
ains by fraud. Their plan was to get an
employe to file on a certain tract and,
when the claim was proved up, the em
ploye was to deed the property over to
them and receive $50 for his work. One
firm kept a man employed to look out
for the best timber land and to secure
it in this manner for his firm. In the
year preceding the writing of this letter
May charged that this firm had placed on
record about 60 deeds seeured in this
manner. May concluded his letter with
the statement that he was a poor laborer
and had no ax to grind and only desired
to keep out land-grabbers.
Thanked and Betrayed Him.
Hermann, replying to this letter.
thanked May for the information and said
he had been informed) that such violations
of the law existed elsewhere in the conn
try. He said that he had given Instruc
tions to the officials of the local land
offices to make investigations and had
held up all entries where there were cir
cumstances tending to indicate fraud.
"It is my desire," wrote Hermann, "to
see that the public land administration i3
kept free from blemish and that the
laws are impartially enforced as to all."
A characteristic postscript told May
that he was sending him a map of Ore
gon. "How Is This? Please. Explain."
October 8, 1901, May wrote to Hermann
as follows:
I have come to register a kick this time,
for I think that I have one coming. Little
did I suppose when I wrote the former let
ters you would betray me to the parties,
but behold, on the 0th of this month. Rob.
ert Hmtth. general manager of the Grand
Ronde Lumber Company, of Perry, Or.,
came to me where I was working at the
sugar factory and asked me why I had
reported his company to you. He told n
I was a poor man and that he would roaJta
It hard for me to live in this part of the
country, which is a fact, when I can't write
FOOD BARON.
We shave 'em on food, but that's our
own biz.
The Burns bill we fixed" in clever
ways, viz.:
"We shave 'em the same now as ever;
you see,
If buyers don' t know, who's wiser ?
Te he!
a letter to an official at Washington unless
they report the same back to the parties
here. '
Now. why did you do this? I thought
you were going to Investigate land frauds,
but how are you going to do It when you
notify the parties first? If you had not
given this away I could have convinced
you of the facts in the case, but It is all
off now, for Mr. Smith Informed me that
I could do nothing but he -would find it out.
How Is this, anyway? Please explain.
In Strictest Confidence.
To this letter an official reply was made,
showing that Hermann had turned it
over to a subordinate official to answer.
It was denied that the office had made
known to the lumber company the name
of the person who had furnished the De-
X
Thomas Bailey Aldrlch, the Poet,
Who Is Near Death.
partment with information and it was
stated that the Land Office held all such
communications in strictest confidence.
Richard Haufrhton, of Myrtle Point,
Oregon, identified a number of letters
that passed between him and Hermann
relative to the adjustment of the claim
of the Coos County "Wagon Road Com
pany. The letters were innocent in char,
acter and contained nothing of special
interest, except to Haughton.
Dr. Rcger, former assistant secretary
to Herrmann, testified that Hermann bore
an excellent character and had many
friends.
Elliott P. Hough, secretary' to Hermann,
Identified a number of letters received by
Hermann from various persons in Ore-
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CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
Foreign.
Grand Duko Nicholas of Russia narrowly
fscapfn bfitvjf bTovn up. .Vf o.
Nuncio' correspondence shown church med
dled In French politico. Pap r.
Stoessel called coward by General Smirnoff.
Page 5- - . . .
National.
President rejects all canal bids, Stevens re
signs and Goethals is mad chief engi
neer. Page 3.
House begins debate on ship subsidy. Page 5.
Senate passes Aldrich financial bill. Page 3.
Politics.
Shaw announces he is still receptive candi
date for President. Page 2.
Domestic.
Harrlman tells why Fish was deposed and
" makes startling admissions. Page 1.
Mrs. Thaw scores on Jerome again and evi
dence discrediting her is shut out. Page 1.
Letters produced in Hermann trial show
damaging facts. Page 1.
Hakin writes on great graduates of small
college. Page 1.
St. Paul road stops improvements till pop
ular wrath cools. 1'age !i.
Sixteen children and teacher burned to
death in Montreal school. Page 2.
Pacific Coast.
Hoisi and Senate at Olympia are at log
gerheads; serious trouble will follow.
Page 0.
Governor Chamberlain continues to wield
sharp veto ax. Page 7.
Flag of Japan hissed in Seattle theater.
Page 6. (
Efforts made to prove Adams was in the
country when Tyler was slain. Page 6.
Belllngham lumber, shippers promised relief
by President Hill. t Page .
Boise House reduces two-mile limit law one
half and puts Governor in a hole. Page U.
Portland and Vicinity.
Caxadero power plant of Portland Railway,
3ight & Power Company put into oper
ation. Page 10.
Women driven out of notorious Paris House
find new quarters. Page 14.
United Railways project is not affected by
failure of C. E. Loss. Page 11.
Dr. I. D. Driver will publish his lectures tn
book form. Page 5.
Time for pruning roses and trimming trees
has arrived. Page 5.
Judge Frazer severely censures Charles
Mays. Page Irt.
W. T. Fenton resigns from Multnomah Bar
Association and rumors of friction are
rife. Page 10.
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OREGON SENATE WITH HIGHLY PLEASING RESULTS
TIMBER BARON.
We gobbled the timber and grabbed it
when cheap. ,
The price we've advanced with many
a leap. .
It's part of the business for us to
dodge taxes.
That's why for the Beals bill we got
out our axes.
CAN NOT
DISPROVE
MRS.THAW'S STORY
Jerome's Efforts to Dis
credit Blocked.
HUMMEL'S EVIDENCE BARRED
Young Wife's Schoolgirl Diary
Read in Court.
WHITE'S MONEY RETURNED
Mother Csed It. Daughter Did Not.
Thaw Always Excited by Seeing
White Embassy Secretary
in the Limelight.
NEW YORK, Keb. 26. Mrs. Evelyn
Nesblt Thaw's long ordeal on the wit
ness stand at the trial of her husband
for the killing of Stanford White ended
today. Mr. Jerome finished his cross
examination, which had lasted thiough
nearly five court days, at the morning
session. The re-direct examination and
re-cross-examination this afternoon
were brief.
The District Attorney will tomorrow
morning begin his cross-examination
of !Dr. Britton I. Evans, one of the de
fense's alienists. Drs. Wagner, Deemar
and Bingaman will be called In rapid
order. The trial at last seems to be
entering on its final stages.
Got Nothing Out of Hummel.
The completion of Mrs. Thaw's ex
amination followed the unsuccessful
effort of the prosecution to draw from
Abraham Hummel certain facts relat
ing to the affidavit which Mrs. Thaw is
said to have made In Hummel's law
office. In this affidavit it is declared
there was an allegation that Thaw had
beaten the girl while abroad in 1903,
when she told him there was no truth
In the story about her relations with
Stanford, White. Mr. tielmas, for the
defense, blocked practically every
question put to Hummel. The witness
got no further than to say he knew
Mr. Thaw; that she came to his office
October 27, 1903, and that he dictated
to a stenographer while she was there.
Collateral Evidence Barred.
Justice Fitzgerald held that under
the rules of evidence covering Mrs.
Thaw's testimony the introduction of
collateral facts was not permissible.
The District Attorney Is not allowed to
controvert her testimony in any way,
but may test her credibility. Mr. Jerome
said in open court that he realized
that even If he could show Stanford
White was in Europe the night Mrs.
Thaw declares she was assaulted by
him, he would not be allowed to intro
duce such testimony. It was reported
that Mr. Jerome has much testimony to
offer in rebuttal, but, as It is nearly all
collateral, he will not be allowed to
place It before the jury.
Mrs. Thaw today was given the op
portunity to clear up the odds and
ends of her story. Mr. Jerome intro
duced in evidence her school-girl diary
and read certain extracts from it.
They caused many smiles in the court
room, reflecting as they did the young
woman's views of life during that
period.
Never Used White's Money.
Mrs. Thaw denied again that she had
ever used a penny of the letter of
credit Stanford White gave to her
under seal before she went to Europe
with Thaw and her mother. She de
nted that she had ever been mentioned
In any way In connection with the
James Garland divorce ee. She said
Stanford White paid all lir brother's
school expenses and Identified . receipts
and checks signed by her mother,
showing that the latter drew more
than $3000 from Stanford Whites
funds during the year rrom May, 1902,
to May, 1903. Evelyn was at school
during most of this time.
Just before Harry K. Thaw was
GAS BARON.
-My franchise, 'tis true, is some fifty
years old.
But think of the gas In that time I
have sold!
The cusses of Adams we muzzled up
fully
Joe Teal and Sharp "Linthy" and
Swigert served bully.
taken out of the courtroom, he handed
the reporters the following note:
"Mrs. Thaw and Lady Ashburton,
formerly Frances Belmont, were not
friends. They were simply acquain
tances when both were playing at the
same theater."
JEROME BLOCKED EVERY TIME
Efforts to Discredit Mrs. Thaw End
In Failure.
NEW YORK, Feb. 26. When the Thaw
trial was resumed today. District At
torney Jerome called the attention of Jus
tice Fitzgerald to a letter he had received
from J. D. Lyon, vice-president of the
Union National Bank of Pittsburg, who
was a witness two weeks ago. Mr. Lyon
had custody of the Thaw will. He was
requested to send all of Thaw's letters
and papers he had in his possession. To
day the District Attorney said he had
a letter from Mr. Lyon stating that Mr.
Hartridge, of the defense, had written
him saying no letters or papers of date
subsequent to June 25. 1906, were desired.
Mr. Jerome asked Justice Fitzgerald to
make an order directing Mr. Lyon to send
all the papers. Mr. Hartridge rose to
make the statement that before writing
to Mr. Lyon that he did not want papers
after the given date, he had a conversa
tion with Mr. Jerome and the latter said
distinctly that he did not care for the
letters and papers aiter June 25, last.
"It is very unfortunate that we have
these continual misunderstandings," re
marked Mr. Jerome.
"It is unfortunate," replied Mr. Hart
ridge hotly, "but it is a fact that I wrote
to Mr. Lyon relying on your statement."
Justice Fitzgerald said he had no au
thority to Issue an order to the witness,
who is now out of the court's jurisdiction,
"Unless he returns for cross-examina
tion," said Mr. Jerome, "his direct test!
mony will have to be stricken out, and
with it the will and the codicil of the de
fendant."
"I'll stand under oath that the District
Attorney told me he did not want the let'
ters," again interposed Mr. Hartridee.
After further argument, Mr. Hartridge
declared the court s time was being wast
ed, for if Mr. Jerome how wanted all the
letters the defense would so instruct Mr.
Lyon.
Hummel's Memory Refreshed.
The matter of the letters having been
disposed of, Mr. Jerome directed that
Abraham Hummel, the lawyer who
drew up the affidavit to which Evelyn
Nesbit is said to have sworn and
which chared Thaw with cruelties
during their 1903 trip to Europe, take
the stand.
"Do you know Evelyn Nesblt Thaw?"
"Yes."
"When did you first see her?"
"Sometime in 1901 or 1902."
"Where?"
"I don't remember exactly."
"Was it at your office?"
"Not the first time."
"You knew her before that?"
"Yes."
"Did she go to your office on Octo
ber 27, 1903?"
"She was there late in the year 1903,
I don't remember just when."
He was shown the photographic
copy of the last page of the famous
affidavit, which Mr. Hummel said re
freshed his memory so that he ' could
state positively that the date on which
Evelyn Nesblt called at his office was
October 27, 1903.
Mr. Delmas objected to the use of
the photographs, but the court allowed
the questions.
Dictated Miss Nesbit' Statement.
"Did Miss Nesblt have a conversa
tion with you in your office?" asked
Jerome.
Mr. Delmas objected, but was over
ruled.
"Yes," said Hummel.
"Did you dictate to a stenographer
while she was present?
Mr. Delmas again objected, saying the
purpose of the District Attorney appar
ently was to contradict Mrs. Thaw, and
he could not properly interrupt her cross-
examination for that purpose. Mr. Je
rome argued the point at some length
particularly in answer to Mr. Delmas
statement that collateral testimony was
not permissible in testing the credibility of
a witness.
"If I could prove Stanford White was
in Europe the night she says she was
drugged by him, declared Mr. Jerome,
"that would be a collateral fact, and I
would not be allowed to put it in evi
dence. But if she told Thaw In Paris that
there was no truth In her statement
about Stanford White, then that would be
a material fact, and I should be allowed
to put it in."
The affidavit contains the allegation that
Thaw whipped Miss Nesbit when she told
him there was no truth in the statement
about White and refused to sign papers
making the definite charge against the
architect.
"I am not endeavoring to impeach the
witness, but I want to prove the exist
ence of an original affidavit in order to
introduce the copy and Intelligently con
tlnue my cross-examination," said Mr.
Jerome.
Justice Fitzgerald overruled the objec
tion and Mr. Hummel said he did dictate
a statement in the presence of Miss Nes
bit.
"On the next day, did Jacob Snydecker
give you a paper?
"Yes."
A document was shown the witness and
he was asked if it was not a carbon copy
of the paper referred to. Mr. Delmas ob
jected, and was sustained by the court.
Mr. Jerome asked Hummel several oth
er questions, where he gave the paper to
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LAND GRANT BARON.
We sell at two-fifty an acre? You're
crazy.
The law says we shall, but I think It
hazy.
Those bills -for the people we found
just as easy!
Don't ask how we did it, but see how
they please me?
JL9. Mini 9JL mm
GREAT-MEN
FROM
LITTLE COLLEGE
Famous Kentuckians
From Centre.
HAS BRED MANY STATESMEN
Senator Blackburn Veteran ot
Many Debates.
STEVENSON ALSO STUDENT
John Young Brown. Who Crossed
Swords With Butler Greatert
Woman Llngnist in the World.
Ike Collins and Vanderbilt.
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIX.
WASHINGTON. Fro. 21. (Special Cor
respondence.) Centre College at Danville,
Ky., now a part of Central University,
is not one of those- great schools which
are in the headlines every day by reason
of their football teams or the latest gift
from a trust magnate, but It has a proud
history for all that. Along in the fifties
it turned out a class or boys nearly all
of whom became famous men.
Among those gifted youngsters was J.
C. S. Blackburn, who will retire from
the Senate next week. Senator Black
burn typifies all that Is most picturesque
and admirable In old Kentucky life. He
was first sent to Congress In 1S74 and
was a member of the first Democratic
majority after the Civil War. This was
the Congress which devised the Electoral
Commission as an extra-constitutional
method of deciding yie Hayes-Tilden con
test for the Presidency of the United
States. Mr. Blackburn Immediately came
into prominence, and the speech he made
against the commission bill at 2 o'clock
one morning In 1S76 is admitted to be
the best of his many able efforts.
Blackburn on Brownsville.
Mr. Blackburn's recent cup in the
Brownsville episode in the Senate brought
him into the National eye. He is also
a member of the military affairs com
mittee of the Senate which is examining
into the Brownsville riot. After 17 of
the negro soldiers had testified, all of
them attempting to prove that the sol
diers were absolutely innocent of shoot
ing up the town, someone asked the
Senator what impression their evidence
had made on him.
"My mind has been changed." he said.
"After hearing the testimony of these
men I am convinced that the man who
was killed committed suicide, that the
horse which was killed kicked himself
to death, and that the policeman who
lost an arm bit it off himself. I am
beginning to doubt if there is such a
place as Brownsville, and am absolutely
certain that there was never a United
States soldier there."
James B. McCreary, the other United
States Senateor from Kentucky, is a few
months older than his colleague, with
whom he was a classmate at Centre
College. He has had a most distinguished
career, having been in public life almost
since boyhood. In 1S75 he made a famous
race for Governor of Kentucky, defeating
John M. Harlan, now Justice of the
United States Supreme Court, after a
bitter contest. Mr. Justice Harlan is also
an alumnus of Centre College, having
been graduated in 1S50, seven years be
fore Mr. McCreary.
Other Noted Centre Alumni.
Adlai Stevenson was a student in Cen
tre at the same time, but left before
his graduation. He was a room-mate of
Mr. McCreary and has always kept up
his college friendships. Mr. Stevenson
was elected Vice-President of the United
States on the ticket with Grover Cleve
land and later met defeat for the sama
office with Mr. Bryan. While Vice-President
Mr. Stevenson gained the reputation
of being the best story-teller In Wash
ington. One of the most brilliant men of that
group of schoolboy friends was John
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FRANCHISE BARON.
Perpetual franchises feed me with
gold;
They've done It o long that I'vej
grown very bold.
That's why up at Salem I played very
slick.
And here on the top I am, with my
big stick.