St. Louis Post-Dispatch
June 6, 1910

Historic newspapers carry the language, views and graphic reporting of their time, including racist content. They are shown to teen and adult profiles.

The text was read from the page scans by machine (OCR), so it has mistakes and its columns may run together. See the pages · About this title · At the Internet Archive

Page 1

TODAY “FIRST IN EVERYTHING.”

VOL. 62. NO. 290. ST. LOUIS, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 6, 1910.

AD TIEADS — READY FOR TAFT Th RATE PLEA Delano, Felton and Ripley Will Confer With President on Injunction.

ARRIVE IN CAPITAL

Public Officials Beliee Pro- test Against Goernment Suit Will Fail. DEPEW GIVES HIS VIEW

Senator Declares That New Schedules Should Have Been Submitted First.

By Associated Press. WASHINGTON, June 6.—President E. P. Ripley of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; President F. A. Delano of the Wabash, President S. M. Fulton of the Chicago Great Western, and President Marvin Hughitt of the Chi- cago & Northwestern, arrived here to- day to confer with President Taft re- garding the Federal injunction suit against.the Western Traffic Associa- tion’s increased freight rates. The railroad presidents will meet Mr. Taft at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Attorney-General Wickersham prob- ably will be present, A number of Senators and Represen- tatives in Congress saw the President today and it is understood most of them talked with him concerning the railroad situation. Senator Depew of New York was one of the few who consented to give his views. “I do not sympathize with the rail- roads in this instance,’’ he said. ‘“‘They should have submitted the proposed in- crease in rates to the Interstate Com- merce Commission and sought a hearing before that body. They then could have presented their case to the public and the chances are that the rates would have bcen approved, in vart anyway, for there are very good reasons why the railroads should increase rates.”’ - ©’ Depew Says They Are Wrong. The higher wages, the increased cost ‘of materials and other considerations are making it necessary for the rail- roads to revise thelr tariffs. They wenr about this in the wrong way and at the wrong time. I think the matter wil! be adjusted, however, and I hope the railroads will see their way clear to go back and follow the course I have sug- gested.”’ In administration circles today it seemed to be the consensus of opinion that the conference this afternoon would not result in any change in the ad- ministration policy. The move by the railroads to gain the ear of the President and lay their side of the controversy before him was the result of a sudden decision by Presi- dent Ripley, following the appearance in Chicago of George W. Perkins, repre- senting J. P. Morgan & Co. Soon after Mr. Perkins had made hig spectacular tour of the headquarters of the big in- dustrial corporations and railroads, Fri- ‘day morning, it was announced that a telegram had been sent to President Taft asking for a conference. Mr. Taft, at that time in Detroit, wired to Mr. Riples that he would see the railroad envoys at 3 o'clock this afternoon at the White House. The three railroad presidents boarded President Ripley's private car at the Union Station Sunday morning and were whirled away to Washington at- tached to a regular Pennsylvania train. Would Enlighten Taft. The rumor that the visit to President Taft uld be devoted to a strenuous appeal that the injunction of Judge Dyer be dissolved was denied last night by Vice-President W. B. Jansen of the Santa Fe. “The object of the trip to Washing- ton,”’ he said, “‘is.to enlighten President Taft on the situation. Apparently he does not understand now we stand in regard to the subject of increased freight rates. Of course, we want the injunction dissolved, but there will be no attempt made to influence the Pres- ident regarding such action. We expect there will be a fight. We are prepared for litigation and entertain no hope that the visit to Mr. Taft by the rail- road presidents will obviate the neces- , Sity for such action.” F. A. Delano, president of the Wabash Raliroad, one of the railroad presidents who will call upon President Taft, in -regerd to the Federal court injunction against increase of rates by Western railroads, said last night: “I do not ilke to talk panic, it is a bad word. We Americans are prone to go off the handle and there is con- tinuously a condition in this country of everybody against everybody else. We _ Should «xeep our clothes on. Panics are the products of a number of causes and all mus be present. One of these causes, without the others, is not suf- ficient to cause a panic. There are now probably one or two causes in the alr: but they cannot bring about depression without the o.hers. “It would seem to me that Americans particularly do not sufficiently study We leap, then - ©ritielzes the Injunction, “Railroads are up against {ft pretty hard and everybody seems against hem; but those in charge of the Faneportation interests should, last al excited, for, by doing so . = 3 # ’ — « BN Tee s PARTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY; NOT MUCH CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE THE TEMPERATURES, 12 (moon)....72 6

“T wonder wiieth- er any member of the American Medical Assccie-. tion will to oslerize Bud Do- zier?"’ said th? man with the hang-over Sunday collar. “Ts our most famous aeronaut so old as that?’ queried the one with the celluloid neckpiece. “The doctors might amputate the bridge arbi- trary’’— “Or diugn 9 se the Browns’ ail- ment and discover the hoodoo germ which afflicts them.” The official forecast: St. Louls and vicinity, partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday, not much change in temperature. The stage of the river is 16.9, a rise of .3. Missouri—Generally fair. except probably showers in extreme western portion late to- night or Tuesday. Iliinoia—Generally fair tonight and Tues- day: cool in north portion tonight. BOY, 5, RIDES 7 MILES IN 7 MINUTES DOWN A FLUME Falis Into Water at Arizona Lumber Camp and Is Un- . hurt After Trip. GLOBE, Ariz., June 6—Thomas Gard- ner, a 56-year-old boy of Thatcher, rode a mile a minute down a seven-mile lum- ber flume the other Gay and arrived at the end of his thrilling journey unhurt. Tommy was playing at the head of the flume in the Graham mountains. He slipped and fell into the water and waa carried at the speed of an express _rain down the flume, which, in stretches, is almost perpendicular. He was scratched slightly about the face and arms, but that was all. GREETINGS. Doctors

try

Woman Fined for Smuggling Attempt TRENTON, N. J., June 6—A fine of $5000 was imposed today by Judge Rell- stab in the United States Court on Mrs. Matilda M. Chesbrough, wife of a wealthy Boston shipowner, who wag re- eently convicted on the charge of at- tempting to smuggle personal property into this country. STUFFY SCHOOL ‘due,

BRING DEATH 10 MANY TEACHERS Dr. Helen C. Putnam. De- clares Overheating Is Re- sponsible for Tuberculosis.

COLD IS = A PS ¥ ‘ a2 “a “ | Moar iter PPA Pale ad 4 2 Ear a= 5 fs 4 oR : Ake ee Jag a | x he : ae” “4 x oo ms , . ‘ 7 Px ¢ wet 3 ‘* de Fe " c ‘ + Ee - 7 ~ - > - wt As 78 — ¢ “4 ey ee Sa : ra a 3 , ~ ee “a A A : - 9 A S =. ~~ === . - - » c > a » ‘ a. - ye 5s : - Ms e -. a 2 a ire : ‘i - 7 rn . ett s P * > @ & os “ 4 - = s. ee = oe — ‘ : x + ma EDITION na “gel - + eae s re D 1. i ~ GIVEN UNTIL JULY © x Man Named as Undes Lost Wages. George W. Niedringhaus, stamping Co. of Granite City, % . ET es Bi” BR Be Sx. dent of the National and -_ ” gu two “Black Hand” letters Monday afte ernoon, demanding, on pain of that he discharge W. J. Lynch, intendent of the mills, before July 1. Lynch started the gambling crt le in Granite City which resulted last week in the indictment of Chief of Pollo Frank Gottselig and five other men, con- stituting the “Big Six,” or alleged bling trust, . we ae Niedringhaus lives at 3745 Lindell bots levard, St. Louis, and belongs to the prominent family of that name. * The first letter, which was embél- ioe i e lished with crude drawings of a hand’ in black ink, read as follows: GRANITE CITY, 6-5-'0.—G. W. Niedringhaus: You are demand- - ss aay > —- — “ 5 ke * A ae A dei * # ; ed to discharge W. J. Lynch aa . ~ superintendent at the rolling mills, ag we will not work under him any longer. This is by the “Black Hand."*. a If you do not comply with this dee mand by July 1, your life will be taken. ’Nuff said. RS Keep this to yourself and act as r told you and you will not be hurt; . but you must act. . Soe “BLACK HAND. th . by eae Second Letter Like First. During all the campaign Lynch the leading spirit, and the threat letters are believed to havé been write ten in an attempt to punish his active ity. * a we ROBBED OF $50,000 WHILE .

ot a a “ a , - 2 a Ki ~ i , + ar ig + Mo Soe P< - & Chicagoan Reports Loss of Mon- . . cae ey aiid Negotiable Papers in New York. : NEW YORK, Miner, a wealthy business man of —— 2 He Chicago, lost or was robbed of $= | while en route last Thursday 000 tm cash and negotiable night S, 4 tn i Sad from Chicago to New York on the —