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The Nebraska Independent JANUARY 17, 1907 CONTEST IITHE SENATE Foraker Showing Signs of Weariness In Contest With President on the Negro Question "Washington, D. C. The president is not relaxing attention for a moment from the situation now existing in tho senate, lie had several confer ences during the week with adminis tration senators looking to plans for meeting any coup that may he sprung by the other side. Among those he talked with were Senators Lodge and Knox. Later in the day Senator Knox and Senator Foraker conferred together for a long time in the sen ate chamber over a new form of com promise resolution. Senator Foraker apparently rea lizes that he has overplayed himself to some degree and Is now willing to save himself as best he can In the eyes of the country. 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As in any other in stances where he has gone up against the senate, it now looks as though the president will achieve a victory that will be highly pleasing to him, al though, as in other cases, the situ ation looked dark for a time. MILLIONS IN HARRIMAN COUP Profit of $2,250,000 Seen In Transfer of Illinois Central Stock NewYork. In quarters usually well informed it was said good, ground ex isted for the belief that of the 28 mil lion dollars Illinois Central stock turned over to the Union Pacific since July 1 last by the Harriman-Rockefel-ler-Rogers pool at 175 a share at least nine millions was purched below 150, giving a profit of not less than $2, 250,000. MUST NOT RESTRAIN TRADE Kansas Seeks to Punish Those Who Throttle Competition Topeka, Kan. A stringent anti trust bill introduced in the senate pro vides for a heavy fine and imprison ment for any person or corporation who seeks to form a monopoly or com bination in restrain of trade. ALCOHOLISM AND CONSUMPTION In a recent address before the Amer ican international congress on tuber culosis Dr. T. D. Crothers of Hart ford, Conn., the head of an institution in that city for the treatment of ine briates, took occasion to point out the close connection that existed between alcoholism - and tuberculosis. The principal point presented by Dr. Crothers in his address is that alco hol weakens the blood vessels of the respiratory system and invites con sumption; that the roll of consump tives receives annually vast additions from the ranks of moderate drinkers. A reduction of our national drinking capacity, therefore, means a reduction in the number of victims of the great white plague. Philadelphia Press. Judging by Experience Uriah Upstate Young Jason Gads- by has mor'gaged his hundred acres for $2,500 an' gone tew Noo York tew buy an autymobile. Silas Graball (who once purchased green goods) Ila, hey? Well, I'll Jest Let yew a good five-center cigar that when he gits hum- agin an" unpacks the said autymobile It'll turn out to be a nice, red wheelbarrer! Puck. Better Than Grandfather's 'What a remarkable old "clock!" ex claimed the caller. "Yen," raid Mrs. tang-Howe. "We think a K'd ih ul of that timepiece. It has been In the family fifty years. FomctlmcH we forget to wind It Mon day morning, but It doesn't mnko any difference. U goes rleht along fur another w'k, Just from force of habit." Chicago Trlbuna HEW RAILROAD CURBS House Committee on Interstate Com merce at Work on Three Impor tant Additions to Rate Bill Washington, D C Three impor tant amendments to the railroad rate law are being prepared by the house committee on interstate commerce and will be urged upon congress at the next session if the business of the present session prevents their consid eration before adjournment. Ane amendment prohibits interstate rail roads from owning stock In any other interstate railroad except when, after full hearing before the interstate com merce commission, it is shown that the proposed purchase will be to the benefit of the people, and is not a stock jobbing operation to magnify pri vate fortunes. The third amendment will authorize the interstate commerce commission to examine the outstand ing capitalization and indebtedness of interstate railroads and to cause a val uation of the property to be made for the purpose of uniform and fair taxa tion and determining fair rates. Western railroads protested before the house committee on interstate commerce against a flat two cent a mile passenger rate as proposed in the bill introduced by Representative Sher man of New York. John Sebastian, general passenger agent of the Rock Island, G. T. Nicholson, third vice pres ident of the Atchison,, and former Con gressman Payson of Illinois, represent ing the Illinois Central and the Harri man system, all opposed the bill in elaborate arguments. The trend of their opposition was that a two cent rate might be equit able in the east where population is dense, but that such a rate would be unjust in the west, where the travel is lighter. They insist that the pres ent powers of the interstate commerce commission to fix reasonable rates is sufficient. Petitions against intervention in the Congo affairs are reaching Senator Cullom from Chicago by the hundreds. The petitions are coming in upon printed blanks, which read: "To the senate committee on foreign relations: Your petitioner respectfully begs that you will refrain from any act of in tervention in Congo affairs as well as from any act which might encour age any other nation or nations to intervene. Your petitioner is of the opinion that the charges against the Congo government are unfounded and are inspired by religious and commer cial jealousy." A bill to tax the gross receipts of foreign Insurance companies was In troduced In th house by Representa tive Olcott of New York. The proposed tar Is 5 per rent at tl. grcs lvcvlpts from premiums and the bill la to take effect on January 1, Rios. The com panies are required to file with the secretary of tho treasury at tho er.d of each year u fctatenieut of their gre?s Income. In presenting his objections In ilu senate to I no pending bills for the regulation of child labor, Senator Over man of North Carolina wont into an elaborate discussion of the decline of the state's rights. His text was taken from the constitution of his state: "A recurrence to first principles is absolutely necessary to the preserva tion of our liberties." The child labor bills of Senators Lodge and Beveridge were read by Mr. Overman with the comment that the effect of the enact ment of either would be not only to stretch to the breaking point the com merce clause of the constitution, but would be a usurpation of rights of the states. - John P. Irish Will Address Students The following announcement is sent out from the office of the Chan cellor of the Unversity of Nebraska: Hon John P. Irish has selected a subject most timely and appropriate for his address before the university graduates at their mid-winter com mencement. "Is Government a Fail ure?" is the formal title, under which Mr. Irish will discuss government ownership of production and dstrbu ton. A promnent political figure, a veteran newspaper man, for the last thirteen years naval officer of customs at the port of San Francisco, Mr. Irish is qualified "to" speak with au thority on the subject he has chosen. The lecture will be given at eight o'clock on Friday evening, February 15, in the Lincoln auditorium. Of interest to Poultry Raisers The 1907 catalogue of . the Old x uotj iuuuuului iiuu jaruuuer is a work of art, and evdences the pros perity of the M. M. Johnson Company of Clay Center, Neb. The "Old Trusty Incubators and Brooders" are in use in nearly every neighborhood in nine states and the demand for them con tinues to grow with the times. When ever one is introduced into a neigh borhood, others invariably follow, the merits of apparatus becoming appar ent to all who have an opportunity to see them in operaton and note the results. The new catalogue ssued by the M. M. Johnson Company is pro fusely illustrated with fine half tone photos, and presents a wonderful study in the hatching and raising of chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys. Scientific instructions are given re garding the management of the eggs during incubation, and of the care and food of the young birds.. In appreciation of the business which the Poultry Fanciers and poul try raisers of the state of Nebraska have given to the M. M. Johnson Company, Mr. Johnson has rented tho Auditorium nr T. - uit; wtTK OI January 14 to 19 and donated the uso of tho same to tho Nebraska State Poultry Association for the associa tion's annual show. r-PATENTR 4ha ortrtrp H lM.B UCtt JiM.D.c, Eitib 1- 1. I WOOD, J. C, A CO. successor! to Soukup & Wood. Ktnert cleaners and dyers. 1320 N St.. Lincoln. Neb., Plumts; Auto 1 .;. Dell 147, Mall order work carefully attended to.