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MEANS BANKING REFORM.
FARM ERS
Appointment o f Hepburn Commission
Beta Precedent fo r Btatee.
M O T T O IS D RO PPE D .
LO N G AND 8 H ORT HAULS.
Blew Coins Will Not Boar tho W ords Senator Heyburn Wilt Bring Msttar
B efore Congress.
“ In God W o Trust.”
Washington, Nov. IS.— In connection
w ith the omission of the woida, “ In
God W e Trust’ ' from the $10 gold
pieces, first to be minted of the new
oolns designed by the late Augustas 8t.
Gsudens, under the general direction of
President Roosevelt, it is said that
these words w ill be left off United
States money of all denominations, ac
cording to the design approved by the
president
It could not bo learned definitely at
tb e Treasury department who was re
sponsible for tbe omission of the words
“ In God We Trust,” but it is under
stood that 'th e department has had
nothing to do with the change in coin
designs exoept to carry out the orders
o f the president
Ministers Protest.
Washington. Nov. 14.— W hile the
•date of Oklahoma w ill not be entitled
tp have its star placed on the national
flag until July 4, 1908, it has already
been given its place on the national
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coins. Insteadof the milled edge usu-
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a lly on United States coins, the new
$10 gold pieoes just being put into cir
culation have 46 raised stars. Okla
homa has not yet been officially admit
ted to the Union, but w ill be on the
sixteenth of this month, when tbe prea-
_____ ident issues bis proclamation. General
criticism Is heard of the new gold pieoes
in Washington, and word has been re
ceived that a protest is on the way
from
various
Pittsburg ministers,
against the omission of the motto: “ In
G od W e Trust.”
Must Repay Overcharge.
Washington, Nov. 14.— In a decision
o f the Interstate Commerce commission
handed down today by Commissioner
Clements it is ordered that the Great
Northern Railway company pay to tbe
Pennsylvania Steel company reparation
in the sum of $11,433, excessive and un
reasonable charges in a shipment of
* steel from Pittsburg to Seattle. It was
held by the commission that the rules
o r regulations of the defendant com
p a n y whereby freight charges were col
lected upon a higher minimum loading
requirement than tbe practices of the
carriers governed by tbe Master Car
Bnlid-rs’ association rules would per
m it was unreasonable and unjust.
Wilt Ratira ths Disabled.
Washington. Nov. 14. — Brigadier
General John M. Davie presided over
the deliberations of an army retiring
board, which met at the Washington
barracks today. Before this board are
to come for examination 17 officers
above the grade of captain, who failed
to qualify for tbe riding test directed
by President RoasevelL Today’s work
o f the board was brief. Tbe officers
ordered before it are first to be exam
ined physically by the medical officers
o f the board as to their condition, and
the findings submitted to the board.
Washington, Nov. 12.— Senator H ey
burn, of Idaho, purpoaee to bring before
congress the issue of tbe long and short
haul in the form of an amendment to
the interstate commerce law preventing
railways from charging more to haul
freight to a point leas distant than that
to which a lesser rate 1s charged. The
propoeai of Senator Heyburn w ill in
volve exactly the issue contained in the
complaint of the Spokane chamber of
commerce, and if adopted by congress
and sustained by the Supreme court
would settle for all time the much
mooted queaticn as to preferential rates
for terminal points situated on tide
water.
Senator Heyburn has been giving ex
position of his views lately and has an
nounced his intention to introduce s
bill of tbe character oat lined. .
Since Spokane’s complaint has been
filed here and the Interstate Commerce
commission has given its extensive and
extended hearings to the case, other
cities, notably throughout the South,
have filed similar complaints, so that
tbe commission In deciding the Spo
kane case really w ill be deciding half a
score of othèr casée. The same trans
portation principle is involved in them
a ll.
It has been learned that, not from
inaction, but from desire to give most
careful consideration to the oase, the
commission has deferred for so long s
time its final ruling.
I t is generally
recognised that ths Spokane oase raises
questions which go t o lb e whole theory
of arbitrary rate adjustment which has
characterised railway management for
many years.
According to ths contention of Sena
tor Heyburn, it is unjust to Spokane,
Boise, Salt Lake ot any other interior
point to charge it the rate from New
York, for instance, to Portland, Seattle,
San Francisco or Los Atgeles. plus the
local distributive rate beck to that In
terior point. He argues that tbe inte
rior pointe are made to suffer for the
sustainment of the theory of water basis
competition, which he argues is largely
tbeoreatical, anyway.
Advices are coming to Washington
that shippers at Boise. Salt Lake, Chey
enne, Butte, Helena and other interior
towns are preparing to back np the
measure of the Idaho senator,
Working fo r Mining Bureau
Washington, Nov. 16 t —J- H. Rich
ards, of Boise, Idaho, is now in Wash
ington endeavoring to procure support
from cabinet members fur the propoeai
made by the American Mining con
gress, of which he Is president, for the
creation of s department of mines and
mining. For several years this mining
organisation has been insisting on the
establishment of an additional cabinet
office to care for mineral matters, and
Richards’ visit here is in pursuance of
the policy designated by hia organisa
tion. He baa seen the secretary of the
Many Errors Mada.
interior and other powerful government
Washington, Nov. 15.— Serious errors officials, seeking to induoe them to
in battleship construction ¿bntinue to come out openly in favor of tbe pro
be made by the Navy department, re posal.
gardless of the warnings of the board of
inspection and su r^^, according to an
Asks fo r Fortifications.
editorial in tbe November issue of tbe
Washington, Nov. 14.— Congress w ill
Navy. It charges that there are many
be asked to appropriate $22.000,“ 00 for
defecta in ail of the new battleships,
fortifications at the approaching ses
arising from the helter-skelter methods
sion. Ten millions of this amount is
o f planning and building.
Tbe reor
intended for insular possesaiona. The
ganisation of the navy’a administration
annual report of Brigadier General Mc-
system is commended as the only cure.
Kencie, chief of army engineers, was
made public today.
It says that in
Appoints Oklahoma Man.
carrying cat projects outlined by tbe
Washington, Nov. 13.-*-8ilas
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national onast defense board, it is pro
Reid, who was today appointed to suc
posed to spend $4,488,000 in Manila
ceed Judge Wickers ham in Alaska, hails
fortifications, $1,110.000 at Honolulu
from El Reno, Indian Territory.
In
and at Pearl harbr, Hawaii; $1,120,200
view of the trouble that has followed
in Guatanamo bay Cuba.
%he appointment of Northweetern men
to Alaska judgeships, the president de
Cortslyou Pleased at Situation.
cided to take a man farther removed
Washington, Nov. 15. — Secretary
from Alaska and its powerful influence.
Reid was indorsed by Governor Frans Cortelyou said today upon leaving the
and other prominent Republicans of the cabinet meeting, financial matters had
not been considered during the meet
new state of Oklahoma.
ing; that the outlook was steadily im
proving, principally in New York; that
C ar Shortage Serious.
relief was being extended -quite freely
Washington, Nov. 14.— According to
to the Middle West, principally to St.
figures just compiled by the department
Louis. This did not indicate that the
o f Commerce and Inbor, car shortage
situation In this locality was serlofis,
in Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Wash
he said, bnt simply showed a general
ington and Oregon ia more serious than
easing of the stringency.
it was a year ago.
In subst&noe, the
Increase in the number of cars handled
Admirals A re Invited.
fo r the year of 1907 up to date is
Washington, Nov. 14.— Rear Ad
slightly more than eight per cent,
while the demand for ca n increased in miral Evans, now commanding the A t
the same period from 10 to 20 per cent. lantic fleet, conferred with naval offi
cers today respecting various details
connected with the coming movement
Will Boost Seattle Fair.
Washington. Nov. 18. — President of hie fldet to the Pacific ocean. I t is
Roosevelt today assured Senator Bourne understood that the president, wbo is
he would make favorable mention of to leave Washington aboard the May
the Seattle exposition in his forthcom flower to review the fleet in Hampton
ing message to congress, the senator Roads, has invited Secretary Metcalf
having made each a request oh behalf and Admirals Dewey, Brownson and
o f the exposition management. This Coles to be his guests on that occasion.
w ill materially aid tha Northweetern
Would Accept Japer'a invitation.
delegations in their effort to secure na
Washington, Nov. 16.— State depart
tional participation
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White and Black Veterans Don't Mix tation of the Japanese government to
Washington, Nov. 13.— There can be participate in an exposition at Tokio in
I f approved by the preeident
no affiliation between white and n e g ro 1912.
organisations of the United Spanlsh- the attention of congress w ill be called
American War Veterans In the District to the matter with e view to an appro
o f Columbis, according to s decision priation for the purpose. Japan always
rendered today by National Commander has been prompt, it is said at the de
partment, to interest herself in exposi
Hale.
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tions held in the United States.
N ew Washington Rurel Routes.
' Washington, Nov. IB.— Washington
New Washington Carriers
rural free delivery routes ordered estab
Washington, Nov. 13.— Rural car
lished February 1:
Almira, Linn riers appointed for Washington routes:
county, route 1, population 300, fami Colton, route 1, Alfred Simpson, ter
lies 71; Phulabo, Kitsap county, routs rier, John Stanley, sub; Rochester,
S, population S7S, families 06.
■vote I , A lisa James, oarriar, mb sub.
New York, Nov. I 6 . - I 0 New York
financial circles the view was freely ex
pressed today that tbe action of Gover
nor Hughes in appointing a commis
sion to rsoommend changes in the New
York banking laws may result in a
•lmHat movement extending to other
sect loo a of the oodBtry and in tbe en
actment of legislation which w ill place
state banks on a basis sad under super
vision more closely akin to that of the
national banka. A . B. Hepburn, presi
dent of the Chase National bank, and
ex-eontroller of tbe currency, who, it ia
generally conceded, w ill be chairman
of tbe Hughes commission, ia a strong
advocate of tbe national banking sys
tem. It ia believed that M r. Hepburn
w ill personally rsoommend to hia asso
ciates that tbe state law should be
made to oonform as nearly as possible
to the Federal statutes.
The report of the commission la
looked forward to by bankers general
ly aa likely to express at onoe the high
est-and most conservative opinion as to
reforms in the way of state financial
legislation. Many bankers are Inclined
to believe that the report of the com
mission made to Mr. Hughes may form
the framework of legislation in many
other states. Tbe recommendations of
tbe com (nisei oh are therefore looked
upon as being national ae w ell as local
in character.
Mr. Hepburn said today that the
commission « ill get to work inside of
one week. Trust companies, ‘ it ia un
derstood, w ill come in for a large share
of consideration, and it ia believed that
the suggestion w ill be made that the
lawa governing them should conform to
those relating to the regular banks.
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Mining Congress Wants Mineral Caind
Monopoly Stopped.
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Joplin, Mo., Nov. 51.— Tbe A m eri
can Mining congress, in session hate,
yesterday unanimously adopted a reso
lution favoring national legislation gov
erning mining lands and a resoultion
indorsing the Nstional Association of
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standard and tourist
Mining Schools and urging that the co
i n daily to Omaha. Ckt ieago , 8po-
ataaning oar» dally t to Ki
operation of the national administra
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f a lla l an tourist »looping
tion be secured.
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i f y : radllnlng chair car» (mata frac)
The reeolution relating to mintemi
at dally.
land especially urges the enactment of
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Lauta. C hi ungo and
made a report advocating efforts on th<
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part of those engaged in the mining
industry to secure tbe passage of lawi
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Balt Lake, Denver,
Ft Worth, (»make,
providing greater protection for mining
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Lout»,' hlcago and
Dr V . 0 . Andersen, president of tb< Sun Mag tarn.
Colorado school of mines, made an ad
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dress cn tbe theme “ What the Proles
toe, SpoKone.Wal- • : 00 a. m.
laca, Pul I n i n ,
sor May Reasonably Expect From tb< ;
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Mining School Graduate.”
Dr. Lewii
Paul, Duluth, MU-
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maakae, Chicago
Young, director of the Missonri school
and hast.
of mines, at Rolla, spoke on “ Second
ary Technical Education Applied to
Par fallar information aak or w r it» your
Mining,’ ’ and H . H. Stock, editor of Marcai ticket agant, or
Minee and Minerals, spoke on the value
MM. M cM UR R AY,
of correspondence instruction to tbe
c e n tra l Pasaeuger Agent
mining man.
Tbe Columbus, O., delegation ap
pears the most aggressive in the field
for tbe honor of entertaining tbe next
congress.
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Three Trains East Daily
Reduced rate round-trip tiejeets to
various Eastern points are on sale via
R ock Island - Frisco Lines practically
all the year round.
t j If contemplating a trip, perhaps the
dates of sale will just suit you.
Let m e tell you about our very
comprehensive service, anyway— then
you’ll be prepared for a “ hurry-up”
trip in case of need.
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Hartford, Conn., Nov. 16.— Members
of the National grange assembled beta
today for the forty-first annual gat hir
ing of the national body. The attend
ance is ornnidered larger than any pre
vious convention. According to the an
nual report of ex-Governor N. J. Patch-
eler, of New Hampshire, the master of
the National grange, the membership
has made a net gain during the year of
8 per cent, a larger gain than recorded
in more than 30 years. The 35,000,000
people classed under “ agriculture” pro
duced crops worth $7,000,000,000.
N ew Orleans Mint on Overtima.
New Orleans, Nov. 15.— The mint
here baa received an order directing
overtime In order ;to coin monthly
$200,000 of subsidiary coin in addition*1
to tha regular coinage bf $600,000 per
month.
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German Spies Arrsated.
r Warsaw, Nov. 15.— The authorities
of this city made several arrests t»dav
in connection with the discovery of a
sensational plot for thesaleand comey
ance of a quantity of m ilitary documents
to Germany.
Tbe information upon
which the arrests were made was furn
ished by state detectives. A total of 20
were taken into custody. Among them
were two trainmasters of 'the Warsaw-
Vistula railroad line and their wives,
who were apprehended at Alexandrov.
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Sacramento, Chi., Nov. 15.— Governor
G illette decided last night to call an
extraordinary session of the state legis
lature, to convene next Tuesday, No
vember 19, to meet exigencies of the
present financial stringency. It will be
stated in tbe call that tbe principal
measure to be considered is one extend
ing the time of the payment of taxes
in order to prevent the withdrawal of
money from circulation.
Another
measure to be considered is one permit
ting the courts to continue during “ spe
cial holidays.”
The call w ill also provide for the ap
proval o f amendments to the San Fran
cisco charter and for impeachment pro
ceedings against Andrew M. Wilson,
state railroad coramiseioner, who has
confessed that, w h ile s member of the
boerd of supervisors of San Francisco,
he acoepted bribes.
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