IRON ORE PROFITS
Report Says Steel Corporation's
Earnings Too Great.
PRICES L0N6 KEPT TOO HIGH.
YUAN SHIH KM.
He Is to Be President
Of the Chinese Republic,
Succeeding Sun Yat Sen.
Integration of Industry to Permit
Large Operation at Minimum Coat
Brings No Benefit to Public Advan
tages Wrongfully Used.
Washington, Jan. 23 Unreasonable
fitoflts Hre made on iron ore of the
lake renlon; sxcetsivfl earnings How
into the treasury of the United States
fjteel corporation from Its ore trans
tortation facilities, which suggests
the necesslt) from the standpoint of
public policy of segregating the or
railroads from the giant corporation,
end large intercompany pruti is are
made by large consolidated ore, l.-on
end steel companies, according to a
preliminary report on the cost of pro
(Auction in the steel interests by Her
ert Knox Smith, cownlssloner of cor
porations. The report was presented to Presl
ient Taft and sent to the house com
mittee on ways ane means for consid
eration in connection with the pro
poaed revision of the steel tariff sched
ule, upon which the Democrats will
caucus today.
"The prices of lake ore." the report
declare a, "have been kept for many
years at an unreasonably high level,
compared with the cost of production
and the cost of Investment In the pro
ducing ore properties."
Holds Large Or Reserves.
Insofar as the steel corporation "en
joys monopolistic power," the report
tates, "it lies chiefly in its holdings
of ore and of railroad transportation
facilities." This company, the report
declares, has acquired unduly large
ere reserves, holding at the close of
1110 at least fifty years' supply at the
present rPte of consumption, exclusive
ef the Great Northern ore properties,
tbe lease ol which has been cancelled
effective Jan. 1, 1015.
"It is safe to assume," the report
eays, "that the present reduced rate
ef 0 cents per ton Is still excessive,
eeess The report adds:
"Whil" Integration of Industry to
permit of large scale operations at
minimum costs is exceedingly deslr
able, these enormous profits of the
teel corporation on the transportation
ef ore present a prolJein of very great
Importance. The situation is this: In
tegratlon Of the steel industry with
transportation thus far, instead of
working to the advantage of the public
In the form of lower costs to all ship
pers and lower prices, has inured to
the benefit of a great corporation. On
the other band, to let the steel corpor
at ion maintain this advantage of low
corporation cost and to let this work
Itself out in the form of lower prices
might be undesirable, because It
would tend to give the steel corpora
tlon nn unreasonable and undesirable
Advantage over competitors In the
ale of finished products.
Separation May Be Necessary.
"This situation clearly raises the
QMtStioa. whether the Interests of the
publii may not require the sesregn
tlon of these railroad properties from
the steel corporation. It would thus
top Whftl is unquestionably an evil
that Is the Imposition of high rates
upon competitors' shipments, which
place them at a great disadvantage
while, at the same time, forcing them
by reason of this very fact to contrlh
lite unduly to the profits of the steel
corporation on transportation "
REDUCTIONS IN STEEL DUTY
Iron, Ore, Sewing Machines, Cash Reg
liters and Nads Free.
Washington. .Ian. ft, Reductions of
from IS to M per cent on all items in
the iron and steel tariff and the plac
ing on the tariff free list of iron ore,
wing machines, printing machinery,
Bails and many other articles, against
Which a tariff is now levied, are pro
posed in the Democratic steel revision
tariff bill, just made public.
Democratic Leader Underwood estl
nated that tli" bill would reduce the
aver.-ip tariff on steel Imports from
14 51 par i ent to i!2.t:' ad valorem;
would reduce the government tariff
revenues from steel products by ttX&V
f7 from P11 and by $4 iwo.oon from
110. Import of steel products, he
etld, would he increased by nearly
f20'(to.noo.
WEBSTER GIVEN LIFE TERM
Judge F?rrand Makes Comment or
Atror-.ity cf Crime.
On icon. III., Jan. -3 Dr. Hurry J.
Webster Of Chicago was sentenced to
!ife Imprisonment by Judge Richard
0. Perrrn1 for the murder of Uess o
Kent Webster, last October. In pnr
ftouuc'iiiv sentence the coii't reviewed
the .. o. ic.us c rime and dec lan d that
"no greater, continuing punislun. nt
could ha infil'Mccl on a young, Intelll
pent man thun to imprison him for
lite."
Connaught Visits New York.
N' w Ye.uk. Jan. 23. The arrival
here this morales of the Duke and
1 i c I of Cc nnuugbt marks the (list
rialt ot iryalty to .New York since
fifty two c.trs ago, whe n the Preset
Of Wales, who later became King Kd
ward V. was here, and traveled from
New York to the far west. whre he
hunted buffalo The leaders of so
rlety here extended a welcome befit
ting the royal visitors.
NEBRASKA NEWS
State to Introduce Evidence in
Northwestern Hearing.
ROAD WANTS NEW EQUIPMENT
Seeks Permission to Expend Big Sum
for This Purpose, Placing Mortgage
Upon Entire System to Do It Speed
of Fast Trains.
APPEAL FOR FAMIiMC V CI. MS
Millions Need Relief In GlYnn Btahtp
Greer to Visit Taft.
Steps to send relief to M.irvln
millions in China, suffer;..; ft cm the
war and flood conditions, Sfete token
at a meeting of well Known Nfl 1 VOf
erg with m hop (ireer of the P rotes
tant Kplacopnl church. The bishop
was authorized to appoint a commit
tee, of which he will be the chairman
to visit Washington and consult with
President Taft and officials of the
American Red Cross society to decide
on plana of cooperation by which re
lief can be borught about as qirie kly
as possslble. The committee Is ex
pected to visit Washington this week
"Two million, five hundred thousand
famine people. Relief urgently need
ed. Many rely upon America, owing
to revolution. Committee appeals to
America for at least one million gold."
That Is the text of a cablegram
from Shanghai received by the Presby
terian hoard of foreign missions.
Imperial Princea Discuss Abdication.
Peking. Jan. 23. Another meeting
of the princes of the imperial elan, at
which the empress dowager was pres
ent, took plnce, but did not reach nn
definite result. One of the princes
who participated In the conference
said that the meeting was firm in its
opinion the throne could not abdicate
unless it was driven to do so by force.
DR. WILEY IS NOT GUILTY
House Committee Makes Its Report
on Dr. Rusby Charges.
Washington, Jan. 23. Dr. Harvey
W. Wiley is held "not guilty" of con
spiracy to evade the law In a report
filed with the house by the committee
which conducted an investigation last
August Into the charges upon which
President Taft was asked to dismiss
the nation's chief chemist from the
government service.
Not only does the committee ab
solve Dr Wiley from criticism for the
employment of Dr II. H. Rusby of
New York as a government expert at
a technical rate of $20 per day, but It
attacks in measured terms the whole
administration of the national pure
food law sad demands of congress ac
tion to change the method In the de
partment of agriculture by which the
law Is now applied.
TURKS LOSE FIERCE BATTLE
Large Party Attacks Column of Ital
ians Near Tripoli.
A terrific attack was made by a large
liody of Turks on an Italian column,
which was on the march, about ten
miles irom the town of Tripoli. The
Italians Immediately took up a position
rtrd threw up field Intrenc hments. The
enemy continued its attacks through
the lay, but finally retired
Italian destroyers seized the French
steamer Manitoba, bound to Tunis
Trom Marseilles
BEER IS COMMODITY
Shipments Cannot Be Affected by
Regulation of State Law.
Washington, Jan. It. Beer is a com
modify and railroads must carry it
when offered for transportation from
one state Into "dry" counties of an
othei state, regardless of the laws of
the latter state The supreme- court
of the United Slates made this ruling
I regarding a proposed sbipmc nt from
! Indiana Into "dry" Kentucl.y counties.
Kansas C'ty Fugitive Arrested.
Kansas City. Jan. 23. H. V. Rich
aids; n tormetiy president of the de
fancl. American I nion Trust company,
in under arrest in Memphis, according
to a telegram received by the chief of
police of this city. Richardson Is
charged with making false entries on
the books of the trust company, whic h
closed its doors here on Dec. 3ii last.
Meningitis Case In Atchison.
A'chbon, etSB.i Ian 23 - Kdniunel
IfaaUBS, the sixteen year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hastings, is clan
gcrousK ill with spinal meningitis. It
is the first ease of the disease which
has appeitrei in Atchison.
Woman Skater Drowned
SrnitoiM. N Y.. Jan 23 -While
skat ii k en Roughberry lake Mr and
Mrs Roy Rnrringcr h oke through the
ice and Mrs. Barrlm;cr was drowned
Lincoln, Jan. 23. The railroad COtn
mission resumed the hearing cm th(
Northwe stern road's physical f nn; i
tlon. I'p to the present, the state has
not introduced any testimony except
what it has been able to extract from
witnesses summoned by the railrou I.
und will now take its Inning. The
"allroad company has sought to sho.v
that Mr. Hurd, the state'B engine r,
has put too low a valuation on the re
production value of the company's
property nnd also laid much stress on
the point that no matter how nrr h
some of its property was worn, it was
serving UM purpose of new and there
fore was worth as much as new. The
state will try to controvert both of
these positions.
The Union Pacific hearing is set for
Feb. 5 and It Is expected the North
western case will be concluded in
time to take that up.
State Library Crowded.
The state library in tbe capltol
building is now crowded to a point
where there is not room on the shelves
lor all books at present In the library.
Every expedient has been adopted to
make more room and to utilize what
space to the best advantage. Librarian
Lindsey has figured out where he can
utilize same space to better advantage
and Is having the carpenters rear
range and erect some additional
shelves. At present the books are plied
tier upon tier on the main floor and
also In the gallery, with only space
enough between the stacks for a per
son to walk comfortLiDiy. Additions
to the library are being made at the
rate of about 2,00(1 volumes annually,
and this reciiires fioo fec i of shelving
Since t!ie burning of the lug state
librarie s in the capltol at Albany, N
Y., and the one in the Equitable build
Ing In New York city, the Nebraska
state library is on" of the largest and
most contple te law libraries in Amor
lea. It contains many volumes which
if destroyed, could not be replaced,
ami all who have examined the pres
ent quarters lament that some more
commodious as well as safe plnce
could not bo found for it. At present
it is impossible to get the best results
from It on account of the crowded con
dition.
Woodmen Discontinue Risk Company
The stockholders of the. Woodman
pre Insurance company met and form
ally vot'd to discontinue business.
The action was a mere formality, as
the company was actually out of bust
ness some time ago by the reinsuring
of all its risks in a Rrooklyn com
puny. The Mocking of the plan to
consolidate the company with the
Union Kite is said to have hastened
the action. Without the business
Which the consolidation was expected
tj bring the overhead expenses of the
company were more than the business
that was doing could carry, it Is said
and the competition of larger com
panies was so strenuous that hope for
the future was not blight.
Northwestern Buys Equipment.
The Chicago and Northwestern Rail
road company has asked the state rail
wav commission for authority to enter
Into a $111,000,000 equipment agree
merit. The purpose of the agreeme-nt
as indicated by the name, Is the pur
chase on tine of rolling stock and
other equipment for the line, giving
note and mortgage on the equipment
itself to secure payment. The per
mission already has been grunted by
the stat of Wisconsin and probably
the came action will be taken by N'e
breake.
Speed of Fast Trains.
Some papers in the state here c riti
cl cl the railway commission and
stated that but for a ruling of the com
mission ac I'lents sue n ns the one
which cost Sheriff Dunkel of Grand
Island his lifo would not, hae oc
ruired. in reply to the charge that
the f;ist trains were not compelled to
stop si most of the stations the corn
missioricrs a-v-ert that an order to com
pel them to stop would not be upl.cld
'n the courts, hut thai on the other
haiid the statutes gave to the cities
'end villages ample power to compel
te roai to run their trains at a rea
tonahle speed srhlle pesstai through
iBcorporateej places.
Nc Seed Appropriate.
rood Co'iiniissionc r Hanson, when
us1 cl whether bis d 'partment would
take action on the seed quc-Cin In
!.!s State, said the bureau was c harged
unci; r the law with such duty, but the
'allure ol the legislature to make any
ipproprkitirn for th work left the
h'l'eau helpb ss so far as doing any
thing regarding the low geiminatiric;
! a r of (be seed corn. He said that
so f; r .is the bureau could aid. ine l
dental to its other work, it would do
so. but with no mouey available for
the spec Ific purpose- It could not do
mm It.
Bids for State Bridges.
State Rnsjtnaef prise has returned
freer Holt. Keya Paha and P.od conn
ties, -vhere (. went to confe r with the
rounty rontenhteieeeefe. The mm mis
-loners wee inclined to favor rein
forced roar i ede construction, but will
adxettlse for hlds on both concrete
and t. el const ruction.
PHONE MERGER NOW A GO
8tate Dismisses Injunction Proceed
ing That Acted as Bar.
The supreme court made a formal or.
! der In tbe telephone case, formally dis
missing the Injunction proceedings,
saying that action was taken by con
sent of nil the parties to the litigation.
This removes the last legal obstacle
to the consummation of the so called
telephone merger.
The ac tion was orlglnnlly brought In
the nam of the state by Attorney
General Thompson to restrain the Bell
company from purchasing and control
Ing the Plattsmonth plant, the allega
tlon being made that such control
would practically break up the inde
pendent system in the South Platte !
country. When the deal was made by
which the Bell people were to retire
from the South Platte country and
the Independents from the North
Platte, the action stood In the way,
consequently all parties asked to have
the action dismissed.
The present attorney general in
formed the court that the state never
was the real party to the litigation
and that he had no objection to the
proposed action.
The Bee Hive Store
i
HAS THE
FINEST VARIETY OF
IMPOST CARDS W I
ASKS ABOUT GREEK RIOTS
Assistant Secretary of State Again
Writes Governor Aldrlch.
The assistant secretary of state ol
the United States, has written Govern
or Aldrlch to ascertain what steps
have been taken to punish the parties
concerned In the anti-Greek riots In
South Omaha In 1909. In his commu
nication the fodera official says that
failure on tire part of the state to
prosecute would strengthen the claims
for reparation ugainst the federal gorr
ernment. These claims amount to
$244,000 and were originally filed with
the state, but are now being pressed
with the federal authorities. The gov
ernor will rurnisn the state depart
ment with all the Information It has,
t.ut so far as ascertainable it has been
Impossible to fix the responsibility for
the attacks on any particular persons
in either criminal or civil actions.
The attorney general has ruled that
the re- was no liability on the part of
the state.
COME AND SEE OUR
NEW STOCK OF
VAR I ETY GOODS
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PETITION FOR TAFT FILED
Forty-three Omaha Men Sign Paper
Filed at Lincoln.
A petition was filed by forty three
Omaha men with the secretary ol
state asking that the name of William
Howard Taft be placed on the primary
ballot as a preferential candidate for
president. F. R. Shotwell of Omaha
is said to have been the moving spirit
in preparing the petition.
The men prominent in the Taft or
ganization who are in Lincoln said
they knew nothing ot the filing fur
ther than so far as known there the
signers wore all supporters of the
president and the petition had every
indication of being in good faith, and
if that was the case there could be no
objection to the action.
ALFALFA ON RIGHT-OF-WAY
Northwestern Railroad is to Be Made
Beautiful in Nebraska.
Henceforth, on the right-of-way ol
the Northwestern road in the state ol
Nebraska there will be no rank growth
of weeds. A space about thirty feet
wide on either side of the track Is be
ing leased to farmers owning the ad
joining land. They pay $1 Just for the
purpose of making rhe lease legal. Th
lessor is required to plant the ground
to alfalfa or some other kind of grass.
Tire growing Of train is barre d.
The ground of more than two thirds
of the right of-way has been leased.
Dairy Cattle Breeders.
The Pairy Cattle Brc eders" associa
tlon, which held its meetings In con
junction with the dairymen, reelected
all the old officers for the ensuing
year. The list is as follows: Presi
dent. H C Young of Lincoln; vice
president, H. C. Glissman of Omaha:
secretnry-treasnier, E. W. Frost ol
Central City directors, Professor A.
U Hae ker of Lincoln. W. R. Wood of
Onsaha, Mex Sneddon of Eagle and
P. C. Hunter of Raymond. Resolutions
were adopted asking that a cow test
trig association be formed under the
M p. i vision f rbe state university.
Bill to Aid State Fairs.
lonretary Metier of the state board
of agriculture has received word that
the hill pre pared by him and recom
mended by the American Association
of Fairs has been Introduced in con
uress It provides an appropriation
of 1100,000 to be divided among rhe
states maintaining state fairs and to
be used lor erection of buildings for
agricultural and horticultural pur
no. it the federal government reserv
ing W per cent of the space in
buildings lor its own displays.
such
State Poultry Men Elect Officers.
The .state poultry men met at York
last week and elected the following of
ficers: V E. Shirley of Central City,
resident; A. M. Hadley of Doniphan,
vice preMeh nt; A. H Smith of Lin
coln, secretary; I I Lyman of Mlna
tere. treasurer. Following are the
names of tbe boars' of managers: E.
E. Bowers oi Bradshaw. W. A. Irwin.
C. Q Cottle or Edgar, J. C. Wolf of
TecUKBCh and Claude O. Hudson of
Work
Dairy Train Over State.
Professor P.igsley of the state uni
veieity announced that in March and
April the university would run a beef
cattie r.r.d dairy train over the vari
ous railroads of the state to carry the
eelue ntJojeal campaign homo to tbe
fat mers.
The Traveler Finds
the "Bell" Everywhere
Men who travel know the value of good long
distance telephone service. Commercial travelers use
the long distance lines a great deal. Ask any drum
mer and he will tell you he can always hear distinctly
over the Bell Telephone, no matter how far he talks.
Wherever you go, you are likely to rind the Bell
Telepnone, like an old time friend, there to meet
you. Bell Telephones reach 50,000 American cities
and towns.
NEBRASKA TELEPHONE CO.
Bell Telephone Lines
Reach Nearly Everywhere.
Q. H. Wood
N. S. Cook
WOOD & COOK
Painting, Paper Hanging, Decorating
CarriagelWork a Specialty
All work guaranteed. Prices reasonable.
PHONES 434 and 679
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TJ!TEHRaANGE REPUTATION !
In case of serious lllnecss. you wouldn't call in any old doc
tor, bur would Bet the bent doc-tor you knew of. The Uoctor
with a Repututlon, the doctor rhat bee SJtSWa his worth by
years of good honest service.
Then why buy ny old rarpe, when you cau get The Great
Majestic, The Range with a reputation a reputarion won by
years of constant. honeMand economical service.
The Majestic is made right OV NON-HIt KAKAHLK MALLS
ABUB IKON. SSti U1ST KKSISTINcG CHARCOAL IRON. All
partes of the Majestic are riveted together (not bolted) praotic
ally airtight no cold eater ringe or hot air escapes, thus bik,
Ing perfect with about half the fuel used in a ranse that U bolt
ed and pawled together with .stove putty.
The All-Copper Movable Heservokr on the .Majestic U ab
solutely the only reservoir woitlry of the name. It heats l!i gal
Ions of water while breakfast is cooking, and when water boils
It can be moved away from fire by simply shlfrlng lever.
Call at our srore ajid let us show you why the Majetic is
absolutely the best rauge on the market.
four neighbor has one- ask he. All styles and sizes.
I. L. ACHESON
PHELAN OPERA HOUSE BLOCK