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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (July 5, 1906)
, , ' . ' . . . . . . . . . . " , , ' , . . . . ' " ' . I/ / > , : . ' ' \ ( TtIE RAILROAD RATE BILL Sy'nopsis of the Importa.nt Pn-o. . . \ visions of the New Law. The Term Common Clnriers IncludM I Railroads , Express C < ) mpanJes , Sleeping Cat : Oompnnies and Pipe Lines-Puses May Do Issued to . Railroad Employes-Authority of Commission to Fix Rates. Washlngton.-The following Is I : synoP 1s of the Important sections of I the l'a.tlroad rote btll. \ Section one makes the law apply to i oorporattons or persons engaged In , the transportation of 011 or other com- I modUles , except water , by pipe lIne , to thoee engaged In transportation of passengers or property by rallroa.d or p.\.rtly by railroad and partly by water - ter , between states. t "Common Carriers" Defined. The term common carrier is de- I scrlbed as follows : l' The term "common carrier , " as used ' { In this act , shall Include express com- , pvnes ! and sleeping car companies. The , / ' term "railroad , " as used In this act. sltnll Include all bridges and ferrius used or operated In connection with nny railroad , and also all the road 10 URQ by any corporation operating a railroad , whether owned or operated under a contract , agrement or leas'3 , I nnll shall also Include all switches , I spurs , tracks , and terminal facilities of m'ery kind used or necessary In th'3 tt'ansportatlon of the persons or property - ! erty eslgnated herein. All charges made for nny service re'l- , ! 6red or to be rendered in the trans- I I'Ortation of passengers or property ns ' aforesaid , or In connection therewith , f' , sbnll be just and reasonable ; and ever. } ' unjust and unreasonable charge for such service or any part thereof Is prohibited and declnred to bo unlaw- ful. What Passes May IIe Issued. The section reatlve ] to the Issuing of railway passes Is as follows : A. No carrier subject to the provls- lon of this act shall hereafter , dlrect- Iv Of' Indirectly , Issue or glvo any In- t6retaate free ticket , free pass or frE'e transportation for passengers , except. . to Its omcers , agents , employes , SU1'- I , gEOns , physicians , actual and bona fide b attorneys , and members of their Immediate - , mediate famUles ; to ministers of rell- . glen , ] ocal and trave1lng secretaries of Yeunglen's Christian associations , Inmates - mates of hospltas and charitable anti elE.'emosynary Institutions ; to Indigent , destitute and homeless persons , and to such persons when transported y chrrltable societies or hospltas ] , and the necessary ngents employed In such transportation ; to Inmates of the national - tional homes or stnte homes for dls- " , al > 1ed volunteer soldiers and of sol- diErs' and sailors' homes , Incudlng ] tIClSO ] about to enter and those returning - ing home after discharge , under ar- raJgements with boards of manage , and female nurses that served during the clvU war ; to ex-union soldiers and sailors and ex-confederate sodlers ] ; and to owners and caretakers of IIve- I stock when trave1lng with such stock I or wlien going to point of shipment or I returning from point of de1lvery , I Exceptions to the Rule. Provided , that this provision shull I\ol be construed to prohibit the Inter- chmge of passes for the officers , agents and employes of carriers , and members oC their Immediate families , nor to prohibit any carrier from carrying prEsengers free with the object of pr - vi ding reller In cases of general epl- demlc , pestllcnce or other calamitous visitations , nor prevent such carrier from giving free or reduced lranspo1'- tD tlon to laborers tm nsported to any place for the purpose of supplying any < : E.'mand for labor at such place. Cannot Own Coal Mines. , AlI common carriers are prohibited from t1'anslortlng from one state to 1 nnother any artlce ] manufactured , mlnel or produced by the carrier or . under Its authority , and owned wholly . . . _ . or In part by the carrier ; except tlat pipe IlDes operated by oil companies may transport their own commodities as well as those offered for transportation - tion hcompetitors. ; . , Section 2 amends section G of the present law " ; 0 as to malw It o1JlIgator ' , on the part of carriers to file with the commission and keep open to the puIJlIc , scheJules showing all rates , fares and charg' s between different points on dts own route and points on other rout-s : ! , when a through rate Is made , an 11 1'.0 change should be made In " these rates without giving 30 days' no- " . " , \ ' tlce of change. It also } lrovldes for the I { 11l1ng of all contracts and agreemenL'i ( \ between different 1Ines. Penalties Are Provided. ' 1'he penalties provided for vloatlon ] f these rates uro as follows : That section 1 of 11e act entltlell "An act to further regulate comemrce with foreign nations und among the states , " npproved February 19 , 1903 , be amend , ed so as to read as 1'01l0ws : ' 1'he wmrul failure upon thp part of any carrier subject to said acts to file I I - - - - , - \ 9 - Not So Foolish. ' / "I can't understand why men drink - whlalty , " she said. "Does It quench 1hlr:3t ? " ) "Of course not , " he l'eplled. "If It did tiler wouldn't bo foolish enough to drlnle It.-Chlcago Dally News. Nentrn.1ized. He-Gracious ! Did . } 'ou notice the ; errlIJle smell that nutomobl1e made \ . t1mt went by 1HtUe whoo ] ago ? . ( r She-No , dear ; I was peeling onions for dinner then-Yonleers Statesman. I " , - . ' . ' I , nnd pUblish the ttrllrs or rates nnd charges as required by said aots , or strictly to observe ouch tarllYs until chonged according to l:1.w : , ohal1 be a misdemeanor , and upon conviction tnercof the corporation olIendlng- shaH be subject to a fine of not less than $1.000 nor. more than 20OOO for each offense - fense ; and It shall IJe unlawful for an ) ' person , persons or corporation to olIoI' , grant or give , or to solicit , accept or rE'celve any rebate , concession or discrimination - crimination In reslJect to the transportation - tation of nny property In Interstate or for'lgn commerce by any common carrier - rier subject to said nct to regulate commerce and the acts amendatory thl:1'oto : whereby any such property 8hall by any device whatever be transported - ported at a less rate than that named In the tarUfs pUbllshed and nled b ) ' euch carrier , as Is required by said nct to regulate commerce and the ncts amendator. } ' thereto , or where b ) any other advantage Is given or dlscrlmln- Dtlon Is practiced. Eyery person or corporation who shalJ orrer , crant or give , or solicit , accept - cept , or receive any such rebates , concession - cession , or discrimination shan be dEemed guilty or a misdemeanor , and on conviction thereof shall be rmnlshed by a fine of not less than ; 1,000 nor more than 20OOO : Provided , t.llllt any perEon , or any ollicer or director of any c.crporatlon subject to the provisions ot this act , or the act to regulate commerce - merce and the acts amendatory there- aI , or any receiver , trustee , lessee , agent or person acting for or employed br : any such corporation , who shaH be convicted ns nforesald , shan , In add 1- t ion to fine herein provided for , be liable - ble to Imprisonment In the penlten- tlar ) ' for a term of not exceeding two ) 'ears , or both such fine and Imprlson- P\ent , In the discretion of the court. . ver vloatlon of this section shall be IJIOSecuted In any court of the United States having jurisdiction of crlm'es I within the district In which Euch vloi i ] aUon was committed , or through , which the transportation may have. . . l''en conducted ; and whenever the offense - fenso Is begun In one jurisdiction and completed In another It may IJe dealt with. Inquired of , tried , determined , r.nd punished In either jurisdiction In the same manner as If the olIense had been actually and whony committed therein. Authorized to Fix Rates , Section 15 authorizes the Interstate commerce commission to fix rates as foHows : Sec. 4 , That section 15 of said act be amended so as to read as fonows : -Sec , 15 , That the commission Is au- tlOrlzed ! and empowered. and It shall be Its duty , whenever , after fuJl hearIng - Ing upon a compalnt ] made as proYlded in section 13 of this act , or upon com- vlnint of any common carrier , It shall IJe of the opinion that any of the rates , or charges whatsoever , demanded , charged , or coHected by nny common c.\rrler or carriers , subject to the provIsions - vIsions of this act , for the transport.'l- hon of persons or property as defined In the first section of this act , or that any regulations or practices whatso- evC1 of such carrier or carriers affecting - ing such rates , are unjust or unreasonable - able , or unjustly discriminatory , or unduly - duly preferentla ] or prejudlcla ] , or otherwise - erwise In violation of any of the provisions - visions of this act. to determine and prescribe what will be the just and reasonable rate or rates , charge or churges , to be thereafter observed In such case as the maximum to be chr.rged ; and what reguatlon ] or prac- tic In respect to such transportation Is ju t. fall' and reasonable to be there- [ ter fonowed ; and to matc nn order that the carrier shan cease and desist tJ'om such violation , to the extent to which the commission find the same to exl't ! : , and shaH not thereafter pU1Jl1sh , demand , or coJlent any rate or charge ffr such transportation In excpss of the nmxlmum rate or charge so prescribed , :111rl : shaJl conform to the regulatIon or practice so prescrlIJed , An orders of I thr. commission , except orders for the I pr.'ment of mone ) ' , shaJl take effect I within such reasonable time , not less than : I Oda 's , and shall continue In I foco for such period of time , not ex- Il'l ! ( ) lng two : rears , as shall be pre- scribed In tile oreler of tile commls- I rolon , unless the same slla.lI be suspender - er ! or modilled or set aside IJy the com- mslon : or be suspended or set aside by a court of competent jurisdiction. An. } ' pBrson , corporation , or company who shall deliver propert. } ' for Inter- ! vte transpol'taUon to an ' common crnler. subject to the provl31Ons of thi5 nct , or for whom , as consignor or consignee , an ' such carrier shall trnns- pl1't property from one state , territory , or district of the United States to nny othel' stnte , territory or district of the United States or forolgn country , who fJhalJ Imowlngy ] and willfully , by em- ploye , agent. officer or otherwise , dl- rc > ct1y or Indirectly , b. } ' or through nny mcnns or dovlce whatsoever , receive or accept from sucb common can'ler any a " - - - Unfortunate. First Merchant-Well , cheer up , old duck ! You never know . } 'our luck. Se ( nd Ditto-That's a fact , I don't belle\'e I've e\'el' seen mine , First Merchant - Always out , I s'pose ? Head on n. .Pivot. "The trouble Is she's too fond of talltlng behlm ] her IJacle. " "Dehlnd whose bacle ? " "Hlr own , She's II. regular rubbor- . neck.-Phllaedphla Press. . . " I . " , , sum of money , or any other valuable consideration , ns a rebate or olIsot I against the regular charges for trans. portatlon of sucll property , os tlxed by Bu. schedules of rates vrovhled for lu tbls nct , shall be deemed guilty of a fraud , which Is hereb. } ' declared to be u misdemeanor , and , shall , upon conviction - viction thereof In an ) ' court of t e Cnlted States of competent Jllrlsdlc- tlon within the district where slIch of- fensc was commlttel1 , In ad'dltlon to lIn ' other penatles ] IJro\'hled IJy this nct , be subjected to a fine equal to three times the sum of money so re- ceh'ed or accepted , and three times the " : tIUe of any other wnslderatlon DO re- crlyed or nccepted , to be ascertained by the tria ] court ; and In the trial for sllch orrense , all such rebates or other C\mlderatlons so received or accepted for a period of six . } 'cars prior to the commencement of the action may be < 'onsldered , and the said fine Rhall be three times the total amollnt of mqney or three times the totnl value of such considerations so received or accepted , a < : the case mn. } ' be : Provided , that the foregoing penalties shall not upply to rebates or considerations received prior , to the passage and approval of this nct. In ( lddltlon to the abo\'o the connuls- sian 18 empowol'ed to make joint rat os. Orders of the Commission , Any carrier , any oll1cer , representa. tlve , or agent of a carrier , or nny 1'e. . cdver , trustee , lessee , or agent or either of them , who knowlngl ' tal1s or neglects to obey any order made IIn- del' the provisions at section Uj of this nct , shall forfeit to the Unlt\d States the slim of $5,000 for each offense. 1'ery ! distinct violation 8hl111 be a sep- arate. offense , and In case of a continuIng - Ing violation each a. } ' shall be deemed a separate orrense. Provision for Court Review. 'rhe court-review provision of' the bill is as follows : If nn ' rarrler falls or neglects u obe ' any order of the commlsslo.1 other than for the payment or money , while the same Is In effect , un. } ' party h1jured thereby , or the commt1slon In Its own name , ma ' apply to the clrcllit court In the district where such carrier vas Its principal operating omre , or In which the vloatlon ] or dlsolJcdlence of such order shnll happen , for nn enforcement - forcement of such order. Such nppllca- tlon shan be b ' petition , which shall state the substance of the order and the respect In which the carrier has l'allelof obedience , and shall be served upon the carrier In Ruch manner as the c'U.t may direct , nnd the cOllrt shall pro'ecute ! : such Inquiries and make such Investigations , through such mr.ans as I shall deem needful In the nscertaln- ment of the facts at Issue or which ma. } ' arise upon the hearing of sucll vetitfon. If , upon such hearing as the , c\UrL may determlno to be necessary. i I. . appears that the order was lawfully madC ! and duly served , and that the . cl11rler Is In disobedience of the same , the court shall enforce obedience to such order by a writ of Injunction , or other proper process , mandatory or othcrwlse , to restrain such carrier , Its oficrs ! , agents or representatives , from further disobedience of such order , or to enjoin upon It , or them , obedience to the same ; and In the enforcement or such process the court shall have those powers ordinarily exercised by It It. compelling obedience to Its writs of Injunction nnd mandamus. From any action upon such petition on appeal shall He by either party to the 5upreme court at' the Unltell States , and In such court the case shall have 'P1'iorlt ' In hearing and determination o\'er all other causes eXCelt (1'lmlnal cnU1es ! , but such appeal shall T ot vacate - cate or suspend the order appenled tram. 'rhe so-called Allison provision provides - vides that all cases for the annulling lof a rfite as made by the commission I shoul : ! be brought In the district I where the carrier against whom such order of requirement may have been : made has Its prlnclpa ] of1lce. I OthJr : provisions of the bill provldo I that the commission shall be empowered - ered to require annual reports from all I common carriers , and providing that I such reports shall be of the fullest character ; giving the commission at all times access to the IJoolts of common - mon tarrlerd , heavy penalties are enjoined - joined for false entries In accounts , A I line of $5,000 or Imprisonment for a term ( 'f two years , or IJoth , Is decreed for an ) ' examiner who shall wren ! ly divulge Information acquired through examl1.a tlons of accounts. Circuit and district courts arc to have jurisdiction to Issue writs of mandamus compel1- Ing common carriers to obey the orders - ders ot the commission. Dills of Ind- Ing are to be IssuClI by any common carrier accepting goods for transportation - tion , malelng ral1road companies Habe ] for loss or damage done In transit over their or an. } ' other line. The com- mlsdlon Is empowered to employ spe- cia ] agents or examiners with fult powers , 'l'hls act ta\Cs ] effect and Is In force from and after Its passage , The interstate commerce commission will consist of se\'en members , who shaH draw salaries of $10,000 1)01' nn- num ench , - . -.J ) " , . -.ltA.-J ) " ' \ - - - - - - - - . ---u-----U.- U I Expln na tion. MY\J'r-Your friend Cutter alwa's speaJes well of o\'eryIJody. Gyt1rlere force of habit , l\Iyer-How's that ? Gyer-He used to carve epitaphs on tombstones.-Chlcago Dal1y News. Cartnlnly Took It , Hedd-How did the horse take the Ihurdle Ita-day ? Greene-All rlsht , He took it about .20 'yards with hlm.-Yonters ] States. man , . - . , 1j . .iJ f : : . . ! . = - . ,1 , f.L''i11f. . : . . $ . . - , " . . . - \ . } . / . . - " . . - . . . . . , . . . . , . . . " } . . ' ' " . . ) . . . . lllea. : _ WHAT JOVTHEY BRING : 1 EVERY HOME : as with joyous hearts and smiling faces they romp and play-when In health-and how conducive to health the games In which they Indulge , the outdoor life they enjoy , the cleanly , regular habits they should be taught to form and the wholesome diet of which they should partake. How tenderly their health should be preserved , not by constant medication , but by careful avoidance of every medicine of an Injurious - ous or objectionable nature , and If at any time a remedial agent Is required , to assist nature , only those of known excellence should be used ; remedies which are pure and wholesome and truly beneficial In effect , like the pleasant laxative remedy , Syrup of Figs , manufactured by the CaHfornla Fig Syrup Co. Syrup of Figs has come into general favor In many millions of well Informed families , whose estimate of Its quality and excellence is based upon personal knowledge and use. Syrup of Figs has also met with the approval of physicians generally , because they know It Is whol some , simple and gentle In Its action. We Inform all reputable - ble physicians as to the medicinal principles of Syrup of Figs , obtained , by an 'original method , from certain plants known to them to act most beneficially and presented in an agreeable syrup in which the wholesome Californian blue figs are used to promote the pleasant taste ; therefore it is not a secret remedy. and hence we are free to refer to all well informed physicians , who do not approve of patent II ) 'roedicln s and never favor Indiscriminate self-medication. , . Q Q Please to remember and teach your children also that the genuine Syrup of Figs : always has the full name of the Company-California Fig Syrup Co.-plainly printed on the front of every package and that It Is for sale in bottles of one size only. If any dealer ofiers any other than the regular Fifty cent size , or having printed thereon the name of any other company , do not accept .It. If you fail to get the genuine you will not get Its beneficial effects , Every family should always have a bottle on hand , as it is equally beneficial for the parents and the children , whenever a laxative remedy is required. _ dOO GClleJ I AMATEUR AERONAUTICS. Do not sUce ] pins Into the enevlope , even If the ba1100n Is n. stationary one. one.Never leave the car while In mo- tlon-especla11y when at 0. consider- abe ] a1tttude. It hurts. Do not throw out empty bott1es when paslsng over densely popun ] ted urban rural districts ; they w11l only get broken. Should your grappllng-Iron "grap- ple" a harmless old gentleman nnd 11ft him off his feet , do not be too angry with him ; let him down gently. When passing ever a friend's estate try and resist the tcmptatlon of dropping - ping a sand-bag through his conservatory - tory ; somebody ] l1ay IJe there , nnd besides - sides , your friend may be IJ. retaliator and a first-class rifle shot. ST..TE OF Orllo. CITY OF 'I'OLEDO , l 88 LUOAH COUTY. f' FR..NK J. CURN Y IIInkes oRth tbllt ho ls senIor partuer ot the Orm at 1J , CUbNfY & Co" dulng bU8lne88 In the City ot Toledo. County aud Stllte afore8sld. Rnd that 8111d Orm will l'ny tbo sum ot ONE UUNVHEU VOLLAItS tor elleh Rnd every CSBe ot C..T..nnU tbllt CRnnot be cured by the UIO lit IbLL'8 C..TAmlU CURl ! , IIHANK J. CIIENEY , Swam to berore 1110 nnd Rub.crlhod In my l'r088neo , tbl9 6th dny lit Vecembor , . V. . ] R 6. - - ' - . W. GLEASON , J 1 ---l f NOTA.IIY l'UDLIO. UIIII's Cntarrh Cure 18 taken Intornlllly Rnll acU directly on the blood nnd IIIUCOUS surtace. lit tbl IY8teDl , Bend tor tOBlIlOolllnl < , truu. 1J. . CUCN1CO. . , Tolo d 0 , O. Sold b , all Dru\t\tlats. \ \ 7 c , Take Hall's 1-'atnl1yl'llI. tor con8t1patlon. One on the Doctor. A Baltimore physician who boarded a crowded car In Charles strcet , no , tlced a woman standing and a big Ger. man sprawling over twice the scat area that wns necessar. } ' to him. In , dlgnanU ) ' the physician said to his : "Sce here ! "v'h . don't you move a 11tUe so that this tired woman may have n seat ? " For moment the Gel' man looeed ] dazed. Then a broad smne spread over his countenance as no answered : "Say , dot's a joke on you , al1 right ! Dot's my vlte ! " Up to Him. Regutr ] ; Doarder-Iiow many more Umes m I going to see this sarno ] llece of plo ? Waller-Dunno , sir. 'I'h ! ! bOBS told me to ] teep giving It to you Ull you et It.-Detroit Free Press. No Such Temerity. Meeely-Yes ] , we're going to move to Swamphurst. Doctcr-Dut the cllmate there may disagree with . } 'our wife , ' 'It wouldn't dare ! " -Phlladephln ] Publlc Lodger. Mixed , The Payh ] ! Teller ( In the Day and Night banle , scrutinizing checle- How'll ) 'OU hnvo It ? 1\11' , Lushlngton-Jusht th' same- on'y don't put so much selzer In It.- Puck. Defiance Starch Is the latest Invention - tion In that line and an Improvement on all other malccs ; it Is moro economical - nomical , does better worlc , taltes Jess time. Get It from any grocer. Flattery and the Sex , He-It was decided sOUle time ago that th mans could carry soft soap. She-Umph I didn't Imow the capacity - pacity or mnles for sort soap had ever heen q\OStiOned.-Dn.1ltmore Amerlcau. } You nlways get fnn value In T Wis' Single 131nder 8trnhht 5c rlar : ( , Your dealer rr Lewis' Fllctory , ] 'oorla , III , There 18 always room at the top , at course , but sometimes Il's tl. whole lot mora : clabe ] nt the IJottom-Puck. . . . ; \ , 60 nus. Wintczr Whcat Per Acre Z 'I : , .th J ; 31 r , r't : ( J n r.bJl Y , : 1\.0 "I\.lo.no . ot WIII\l'r fVhrl\I8. lIY".II&rI r' Clovrro. ' ! tc "H' : II ; ' : , TJiT : rc " . , : It amlctod with I ' Water Thompson's Eye IQru eyCB. UBO r . I PRUS51AN HEAVE POWDERS A llunrRnte.deuN ! torUCI\n. , COUlfh. Ulal.m\ r.l ndlll.BUolI.Wln,1 TNUlJt. . Ura \ ro O cento. lIntUOl nt. . I'm ! . . . . " n."Yr'n. . flTPA" ' " MIOI' ! , W. N U. , OMAHA , NO. 26 , 1000. ALLEN'S FOOT cEASE rh. . Th : , f. rl cka ' Corttln CUrl ! for Tlrod " Hot Aching FOGt . Alldress H. Olmltea , Allen , DO NOT ACCEPT A SUBSTITUTE. CI'crybox. LoIwlN.Y. - - Let Me Send You a Package f Defiance Starel ) with your next order of groceries and I will guarantee that you will be better satisfied with it than with any starch you bave ever used. I claim that it has no superior for hot or cold starching' , and it Will Not Sticl < to the Iron No cheapllromlums UfO I\'en wit h ] ) ] lt'lANCE S'I'A WII , but YOU O1T mm-TUUtO MORn Fan YOun JIlONEY tlum of allY other brand. ] ) EFIAI\OE S'l'ARCII costs 10c for ( 10.oz , paclago , and I will reftlllli . } 'our money It It lillcs ] to the Iron. 'I'ruly ) 'ours , UO : ' I'I : > T JOlIN , 'file Grllcerywnn < ; : ; , . . " - " , , " " ' . , . ' " , ' , 'T , - . , . . - - . ' . " . . . . . . - - , . , . , . , , , . . " c. > > " ' ' . , _ . _ q _ _ co ' . _ , . ' , , , ' . : - . . = - " - - . , , , , . Ie a n D WILL'NDT STICK THE IRDN TO STARCH . . , . " . . It's Easy to P eve The superior merit of Dr. Price's Food over other cereals , many of which arc adulterations and injurious to health. DR PRICE'S WHEAT FLAltE ( CELERY FOOD is made from the whole grain of the whcat and absolutely free from adulterations or blcaching fluids. Prepared by a physician and chemist - ist of unquestionablc rcpute. The name is a guarantee of its purity , as no food products bcaring his name have evcr been questioned. Palat:1blo-Nutritious-Elsy of Digcstion ; lnd Heady to Eat Can be served hot. Put In a hot oyen for a few minutes ; or cook In boiling milk to a mUlb. - eo IDe a package. For Sale by Jl-Iy SIlnaturo . .a Pluch a lUJ\V. nourl"hmcnt , . or br 'l\ti Grocers I on PeA ? : . . . . . qJ . % . Jlt.c. _ _ , Dr. 1 > rlce , the famoul fOlld expert , the neater of Dr , I'rlce'll Cream Daklng Powder. DeltcioUi P'llvorlnr. EXlractl , Ice Cream 5uelr and Jelly Deaaerll , haa never been compoUle ! . .1 notwlthllandlne .ttenuou. Peed lawI , to chanllo any of hlo produCl. . They have alwa , . cowormcd to tllelr re ulrenllnt. , Tbll 11 an abgluto gUlranteo of lhalr quality and purl .