TUB CITIZEN, FKII)AY, FEIHtUAltY 17, 1011.
TO OUSHOULDS?
Battle on For Control of
Missouri Pacific.
SENATOR NORRIS BROWN.
Nebraskan Favors Popular
Vote Elections Amendment.
THIEVES GET HALF MILLION.
STANDARD OIL IS IN FIGHT.
Attorney Representing Kuhn & Loeb, 1
New York Brokers, Demands Ad- I
dresses of Stockholders Annual
Meeting Next Month.
St. Louis, Kcb. 15. A financial bat
tle to gain control of the Missouri Pa
cific railroad began In St. Louis, It la
reported, when a Now York lawyer
representing the Kuhn & Loeb-Stand-!
ard OH Interests made a demand for 1
the rallroadM stock books, that the
nunios and addresses of the stockhold
ers might be obtained. The New York
lawyers, accompanied by Attorneys K. ,
"'..Tudson and Judge II. S. Priest of St. j
Louis, went to the office of Martin ,
Olardy, general solicitor for the Mis- j
sourl Pacific, nnd asked that the stock
hooks be surrendered.
The prime object for this movement.
It was reported, was to get the stock- j
holders' proxies for use In the election
of March l-l, at which the nlllcd finan-1
clal Interests hope to wrest control of
the system from the Goulds. Clardy ,
was not In his office, but his assistants '
spoke for him. After the three attor- (
lieys had departed Assistant Solicitor i
Mcrriam hastily sent a telegram tell-1
lng of the demand that had been made .
on his office.
ICuhn, Loeb & Co., who 'lave made j
big loans on Missouri Pacific and havo
held largo blocks of its stocks, are said j
to be dissatisfied with the management I
of the road and to be displeased by I
the company's fnilure to resume the B !
per rent dividend on common stock
vhlch was suspended in 1007. 1
The first demand for the records ,
was made Monday, and at that time a i
stock ledger was turned over to the j
lawyer, but they found on Inspecting !
It that It did not contain the addresses j
of stockholders. They therefore re-!
turned with a demand for other rcc-!
ords from which they could get the
addresses. Merriam declined to dis- J
cuss the purpose of the visit. I
The Missouri Pacific proper controls
n.83.1 miles of road, with principal ter
mini at St. Louis and Denver. It also ,
controls the St. Louis Iron Mountain J
mid Southern nnd Its subsidiaries nnd
leased lines. 3.28S miles running south
west and south to HI Paso, Galveston
and New Orleans. It owns -10 per
cent of the stock of the Denver nnd
Rio Grande, which not only controls
2,508 miles of road, but owns all the
en pi tn I stock of the Western Pactfic.
with 027 miles more. The total of
10,00(5 miles of road, even though some
of It Is poorly equipped, makes a pret
ty stake to fight for entirely apart from
the advantage derivable from alliance
of the system with the Union Pacific
lines.
Mr. Gould would say nothing about
the reports of n contest at the stock
holders' meeting.
Now York, I"cb. 15. Of the outstand
ing $S.1,000,000 stock of the Missouri
Pacific Hallway company approxi
mately $20,000,000, or about 25 per
cent, is owned by members of the
Gould family nnd their close adherents
nnd controlled by Georgo J. Gould,
oldest son of Jay Gould, who has been
president of the company since his
father's dentil. John D. Rockefeller,
a heavy holder of Missouri Pacific se
curities from Jay Gould's time, Is said
to control a block of the stock as large
iis that of the Goulds. The Important
International banking house of Kuhn
Loeb Sc. Co, controls a large block both
tin oiigh direct ownership and through
the syndicate which took over the
holdings of the fantastical Pcnrson
Kanjuhar syndicate last July.
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Copyright by Harris & Ewlne.
Washington, Feb. 15. Senator Norrls
Brown of Nebraska spoke in favor of
the popular election of senators In the
senate. In a speech in support of the
popular election of senntors. Senator
Ilourao of Oregon also gave an exposi
tion of the Oregon plan of popular
government.
Both Brown nnd Bourne cited dead
locks now in force to show why the
proposed nmendment should bo
adopted.
NIGHT SESSION FOR SENATE.
Pressure of Business Makes Them
Necessary, Leaders Say.
Washington, Feb. 15. Night sessions
are Just ahead In the senate, which
the average senator does not like.
Moreover, the night session cuts off
any opportunity for going to dinners
and otherwise enjoying the soclnl side
of life.
Bui tilings have reached a stage In
the senate where night sessions must
be held to pass the appropriation bills.
The leaders have therefore decided to
begin them in a short time.
Iowa Adopts Oregon Plan.
Des Moines, la., Feb. 15. The Iowa
legislature ndopted the Oregon plan
for the election of United States sena
tors. The bill passed the house last
week. It Is believed that Governor
Carroll will veto the bill as It Is known
that he looks upon the plan us de
moralizing to party organization and
not representative government.
Timber Wolves In Alabama.
Chattanooga, Tenii., Feb. 15. One
rtt the wild nnlmnls thnt have been
terrorizing people In the vicinity of
Lnnyan, Ala., was killed by Cicero
Waldon, nln-iteen years old, with a
shotgun. It proved to be n timber
wolf and weighed 200 pounds. The
animal wns pursuing Waldon when
he shot. It.
AUTO SMASH KILLS ONE.
Car In Detroit Skidded on an Icy
Pavement.
Detroit, Feb. 15. One man was kill
ed, one possibly fatally Injured and
three men and two women were hurt
when a touring car, going at a high
rate of speed, skidded on the icy pave
ment and crashed into a telephone pole
near the eastern city limits. The man
killed wns Hurry Nederlander, agent
of an automobile company, driver of
the car. Tho Injured were: Paul R.
McICenny, Allan M. Gray, John O.
Barber, David Nederlander, Mndge
Tripp, a chorus girl, and Dora Thomas.
Two other persons who were In the
auto and escaped disappeared after
the smash.
Jamaica to Lower Duties.
Kingston, Jamaica, Fob. 15. Govern
or Sir Sydney Olivier announces that
he Is considering the matter of making
a 50 per cent reduction In the duties
on flour and crackers coming from the
Uultcd States. Ho also announces
that the government had Joined with
Canada In asking tenders for the es
tablishment of n fast line of steamers
between the Dominion and Jamaica.
Why She Quit Her Job.
A lady of my ai'ipi-uataiieo in Tokyo,
says a writer in the World Wide Mag
azine, possessed a valuable servant of
somewhat mature years who rejoiced
In the poetic name of Oharu San
"Tho Honorable Miss Spring."
One day Miss Spring brought in
luncheon as usual. AH seemed serene;
thero was not a shadow of a cloud In
the domestic sky. But nt tcatlme no
tea appeared; neither, In answer to
rails at first patient and afterward
Impatient, did Oharu. After awhile
Uie lady went herself to the back re
gions nud found desolatloa. The char
coal box was filled with gray ashes,
the kettle cold. Half tho luncheon
plates lay Immersed In a bowl of
soapy water; the other half stood on
the sink ready to be put away. Oharu
herself simply was not.
The next morning, however, she re
appeared, very much on her company
manners, with a clean kimono and her
hair dope In a shining bun to denote
the state of a matron, demanding the
fragment of wages due to her since tho
beginning of tho month. Tho lady ex
postulated and asked why tho servant
was leaving thus suddenly,
"Oh," replied Oharu, "Just as I was
washing tho plates yesterday I remem
bered that Salto San, the pawnbroker,
wanted a wife. Therefore I went out
and married him."
Two Mail Pouches Stolen In Georgia
Contained Valuable Letters.
Atlanta, Gn., Feb. 15. Two mail I
pouches wulch contained checks and
other bank paper vnHcd at $500,000
wcro recent!;' stolen nt Thaltnan, Ga 1
where the Atlantn, Birmingham nnd ,
Atlantic railway crosses the Seaboard I
Air lino. Tho pouches wcro dropped to
be picked up by the Seaboard, and i
some ono made off with them. One I
pouch was stolen Jan. 10 nnd the other
Jan. 31.
The pouches were made up in Bruns
wick nnd contnined .checks, drafts and
registered letters destined for northern
and western banks. Inquiries among
tl e banks and corporations, all of
whom lost more or less In the thefts,
place the loss nt ?500,000. Much of
the paper Is negotiable. There was
also n large amount of cash nnd valu
ables In the registered 'etters. The
postal Inspectors believe the pouches
were stolen by persons who had knowl
edge of their contents.
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NEGRO IN MAYORALTY RACE.
Chicago Walter Files Petition to Run
on Republican Ticket.
Chicago, Feb. 15. What Is Bald to
be a Joke plnced Charles Caston, a
negro waiter, in the race for the Re
publican nomination for mayor at the
primaries Feb. 28. Incidentally, the
filing of Caston's petition deprived
John F. Smulskl of the coveted place
on the ballot. The Smulskl petition
was filed six minutes before midnight,
when It wns thought there were no
other candidates In sight, midnight
being the time limit for filing nomina
tions. The Caston petition was filed two
minutes later by a negro who gave his
name as Joseph Snowdcn.
BARS THE CIGARETTES.
But Syracuse University Head Says
Love Sickness Isn't Harmful.
Syracuse, N. Y Feb 15. Chancellor
James R. Day strongly lectured tho
men students of Syracuse university
on the use of tobacco. He said the
rule against students smoking on the
campus would be strlcly enforced.
"I don't understand the use of tobac
co," he said. "They used to roll up
sugar In cloth nnd give It to babies,
nnd now the young men In college roll
tobacco In paper to calm their nerves.
I will stand for the little love sick
nesses of the students, but smoking I
will not stand for."
T. C. Hoge, Lawyer, Desd.
Ilartford, Conu., Feb. 15. Thomas
Courtney Hogo, Sr., a retired lnwyer
of New York, is dead at his home hero,
lie was slxty-nlno years old and a
member of the New York firm of
Mann, Iloge and Parsons.
Weather Probabilities.
Saow, followed by clearing In the'
afternoon; Thursday, fair and warrooT.
with brisk northeast to east winds
Unjustly Accused.
Andrew Carnegie, when talking
about the Scotch dlaloct once, said:
"Scotch dialect is n lingo hard to uu
derstand, nnd it often causes awkward
mistakes. Once an American divine
spent Christmas In a highland inn. On
Christmas morning he gave the maid
a tip of a soverelgu, and he said, look
ing earnestly at her, for she was a
pretty maid:
" 'Do you know, Kathleen, you are
a very good looking lassie?'
"Of course Kathleen was pleased,
but, being modest, she blushed like a
rose and answered:
"'Ah, na! Ah, no I But my kissing,
sir, Is beautiful!'
"Tho divine frowned.
" 'Leave the room, you wicked
young baggage!' ho Bald sternly.
"Ho didn't know, you see, that mod
est Knthieen bad been simply praising
In her highland dialect tho superior
charms of her cousin Janet of Pee
bles."
An Old English Inn.
The Seven Stars Is an Inn ot pub
He house in Manchester, England
'which bns held a license continuously
since 1370. It served as the meeting;
place for the Guy Fawkes band of
conspirators.
Not Stealing.
David Belasco delicately dissected a
certain playwright one evening at a
dinner given by the former to some of
his friends of the theatrical profession.
This playwright is successful and pro
duces many plays, but, It Is admitted,
owes nearly all his best Ideas to others.
Ono night the playwright imagined
that he hoard a noise In his house,"
said Mr. Bolnsco. "He lighted a lamp,
went downstairs, searched his library,
parlor, dining room and kitchen, then
went to the butler's pantry nnd thero
discovered a masked man kneeling
over the chest of silverware.
"'Aha!' said he huskily. 'Stealing?'
" 'Oh, no,' replied the burglar calm
ly. 'I'm only adapting.' "
Time to Make a Change.
Sir William Phips was appointed
governor in chief of the province of
Massachusetts Bay in 1002. During
his administration the terrible war
against witchcraft raged for some six
teen months. When his own wife,
Ludy Phlps, wns named as having cx
erclsed the powers of witchcraft Sir
William began to view this whole ter
rible madness In a new light, and he
put n stop to all trials and discharged
the prisoners then awaiting trial.
The Way It Happened.
Brother Lobstock How did yo' all
got yo' nose busted? Brother Tump
1 done slipped down an' plumb lit on
my back. Brother Lobstock But,
name o' goodness, sah, yo' nose isn't
located on yo back! Brother Tump-
No, sah, nn' needer was Brudder
Wack. Puck.
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UNCOIL.
Wo lopk upon his pictured face,
and pause,
With thoughts ennobled, and with
searching gaze,
Behold, wo find a Btory, and the
cause,
Which makes sublime each carc
llned, spotless page.
Around tho deep-set soul-lit eyes,
wo find
The shadows of a struggling, sad-
deued life,
Where tears have traced the lines
of care, to find
Rest In tho hollowed cheeks, made
so by bitter strife.
Wo look upon his kindly face, and
sigh,
What does It say to us, in sllcnco
sweet?
It tells a story, which can never
die,
Of strength and purpose, knowing
no defeat.
In childhood his soul sought re
gions, high and fair,
Accompanied by a mind of equnl
worth,
No thought of greatness marred
tho sweetest prayer,
That over In a cabin found Its
birth.
A prayer for worthy greatness,
not for gain,
For strength to dare and do the
rightful things,
For hope to live, though crushed,
to rise again,
And soar forever on unbroken
wings.
The story of his life will live and
shine,
Through all the ages, perpetual
and bright,
Glorifying a face, where every
rugged lino
Must show the way to eternal hope
and light.
A hero, of God's own pure type and
style,
Still casting a shining light upon
the earth,
In victory, too nobly saddened, he,
to smile,
Who but God could understand
lils worth?
IDA M. LAMBERT,
Lordvllle, N. Y.
February 12, 1911.
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WOULD BE JOKER
Musical Critic Put One Over on
Signor Puccini.
Signor Puccini, the composer of
"Tho Girl of the Golden West," was
responding, In excellent French, to a
toast on music nt a dinner in New
York.
"One of my strangest musical remi
niscences," he said, "relates to Milan.
Visiting Milan on a rainy winter' day,
I dined In the arcade iiear the cathe
dral, and then I strolled, cigar In
mouth, In the direction of La Scala.
Lo and behold, my own opera of 'Tos
ca' was billed at La Scala for that
evening, so of course I couldn't resist
a stall.
" 'La Tosca' was received warmly by
a crowded house. The applause was
almost frantic. In fact, a young lady
seated on my left got so annoyed be
cause I didn't clap and shout thnt she
rebuked me, a frown wrinkling her
pretty brow.
" 'Why don't you applaud this mas
terpiece?' she said.
" 'Masterpiece?' said I, and I laughed
sarcastically. 'Masterpiece? Oh, dear!'
" 'Don't you Uko the music?' she de
manded In amazement.
" 'No,' said I. 'It's the work of an
amateur.'
" 'You know nothing of art,' she
cried, 'or you wouldn't talk like that.'
'"Oh, don't I?' said I. And then I
proceeded to prove to her, according
to the laws of thoroughbass and coun
terpoint, how poor a work 'La Tosca'
wns. I told her this nrla suggested
Verdi, that chorus was a reminiscence
of Bizet. In a word, I knocked my
own music Into a cocked hat.
"When I had finished the young lady
said:
" 'is that your real opinion your sin
cere conviction?'
" 'Absolutely, said I.
"'Very well she said, with an odd
little laugh, and at breakfast the next
morning the first thing I saw lu my
newspaper was the headline, 'Puccini
on "Tosca." And there I read, word
for word, my remarks of the night bo
fore. Tho young lady, n musical critic,
had recognized me. When I thought I
wns gulling her she wns gulling me."
Crutches or Biers.
Itichnrd Croker at n dinner in New
York expmsed n distrust for aero
planes. "There's nothing underneath them,"
he said. "If tlie least thing goes
wrong, down they drop.
"I said to a Londoner the other day:
' 'How Is your Eon getting on since
he bought a flying machine?"
" 'On crutches, like the rest of them,'
the Londoner replied."
An obstinate man does not
opinions; they hold him. Butler.
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