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poet anything by a change under a combination, because the
small evils will continue, only to a greater extent.
Miss Stull, the third speaker of Nebraska said: The speak
ers on the affirmative have made some glowing contradictions.
One said the roads would not enter the combinations; another
has said that to prevent combinations would result in consoli
dation. Combinations to determine rates does not mean con
solidation of capital. Competition will eventually bring on
consolidation. Combinations would enhance stability of se
curities. Combinations would do away with the evils which
the inter-state law now fails to prevent. Combinations would
relieve the 90 per cent, of non-competitive points now affected
by railroads' extortion.
Mr. Johnson closed argument for Mo. The raising of the
rates under the inter-state commerce law is duo to the fact that
the law has been made inaffective by adverse supreme court
decisions. The speakers on the negative are inconsistent as
to position, one relying on a new argument to establish rates
which Hadley says are ineffective, and cause under hand dis
crimination. We cannot prevent railway abuses by giving up
every thing that the railroads demand. Reduction of rates
have followed from ill-success of pools, not the result of pools.
Mr. Talbot in closing for Nebraska, said all that was left
was to sum up the argument and cast out what was not germain
to the question. Combinations will not invito the building of
new roads by exorbitant rates because such new roads would
cause a redistribution of traffic. As long as the laws of econo
mics remain, high rates cannot long continue. Competition
injures 90 per cent, of the interests of the nations, and benefits
10 per cent, of the shippers. Railroads are not charging ex
orbitant rates because seven eighths of the railroads do not pay
a reasonable dividend. The Missourians have not defended
the results of competition, the Standard oil monopoly, and the
Anthracite coal trust.
Nebraskans Win at Lawrence.
Lawkenok, Kas., May 12. (Special.) In the interstato de
bate between Nebraska and Kansas at Lawrence tonight, the
decision was unanimous for Nebraska. The question, "That
combinations of railways to fix rates are not desirable and
should be prohibited by law," was affirmed by Nebraska and
denied by Kansas. Nebraska was royally received by the Kan
sas reception committee. The judges were Professor Patrick,
of Iowa City; Professor McAfee, of Kansas City, and Senator
L. R. Bolter, of Logan, Iowa. Professor Burdick, of the law
department, presided. The Haskell Indians furnished lively
and appropriate music. Journal.
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Richard Mansfield and his company will play Cyrano Do
Bergerac in Lincoln M,ay 22. This will be looked forward to
with interest by the second and third year French classes who
are reading this play.
Clinton Norton, '97, who for the past two years has been
principal of Ashland High School died Thursday from nervous
prostration. Mr. Norton was a member of , the Phi Kappa Psi
fraternity. Twenty-five members of the fraternity wont to
Ashland Sunday to attend the funeral.
KANSAS-NEBRASKA MEET
Results in a Glorious Victory for The Nebraska Traa
Athletics, but Defeat for the Base Ball Team.
Perhaps the most important event of the season in general
athletics was the duel athletic meet between the Kansas and
Nebraska universities which took place last Saturday afternoon
on the campus of the latter. The weather was almost perfect
fnr nn ovent of the kind and the track and diamond wore in ex
cellent condition. For some time rumors have been floating j
about to the effect that Kansas would easily win the iuu ana
220 yard runs and that their hammer throwing ana snot put
would be defended by a modern Hercules. JLliis or course
was of sufficient import to cause our boys to train carefully and
they were for the most part in good shape for the contest. A
good crowd came out to witness the events. Pillsbury and R.
D. Anderson led the Nebraska team while Moulton and Bce-
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enterics, R. D. Andreson and Moulton. lime: iu. m uiu
run and high jump Pillsbury won easily clearing 5 feet 5 in.
Alexander represented the visitors in this event and cleared
the bar at 5 feet 3 in. Mantz, of the Nebraskans, made the
half mile in 2 min. and 17 sec. Gavan, Kansas, 2 min. 21
sec. The Kansas boys failed to mako it even interesting for
Pillsbury in the pole vault. There best man cleared only G feet
6 inches. Pillsbury, 9 feet. In the 220 yard dash Moulton
and Anderson again camo together and a hard race was the re- 4&
suit. Moulton won in 23 1-5 sec. Andreson Vd 4-o sec.
Brew of Nebraska won the shot put thawing 34 feet 5 inches, fr
Beeman from Kansas threw 33A feet. 'The miie run was a
rather tame affair. Gavin of Kansas gave out before the race
was finished and Cowgill won easily. Time: 5 min. 27 hoc.
R. D. Andreson won the 440 yard run over Moulton by l-r of
a second. This was one of the best races which has been seen
on the campus for some time and caused considerable excite
ment among the spectators. Brew won the hammer throw for
Nebraska, throwing 92 feet 9 inches. Beeman threw 80 feet.
The 120 yard hurdle race was forfeited to Cates of Kansas.
Time: 20 sec. The other events wore: running broad
jump, W. E. Andreson, N., 20 feet 4 inches. Cates, K., 19
feet 8 in. Discus throw, Pillsbury, N., 92 feet 9 in. Beeman
K., 82 feet 8 in. Relay race: Won by Nebraska in 3 min. 43
sec. The contestants were for Nebraska Mantz, W. E. And
erson, Brew, Cowgill, R. D. Andreson. Kansas Alexander,
Cates, Sawtelle, Moulton and Gavin.
The base ball game was altogether in favor of the Kansas
team. At no stage of the game did it appear that the Nebras
kans would win. The visitors seemed to be superior to our
boys in every respect, especially in the box and out-field. Bliss
pitched for the Nebraskans and was rather wild, giving a great
rnnnv mnn liiiana nn hulls. Moore did ffood work, as usual.
behind the bat. He was also the only man on either side wife
made a clean homo run. But fow errors were made during
the game. In the first inning Kansas camo to bat, Parent, the
first man up, reached first on an error by Gordon. Poorman
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