TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, FEBRUAHY 1. 1907.
3UIT0N IS IN GREAT FORM
Starts Off Esdly, but Finishes with to
Atertx of Eizhteen Thrs-Quarters.
(TAYLOR ALSO DOLS SOME FINE WORK
tkamplea'a Great Billiards Dowa tne
Center of tha Table and
Shots by Both Coatestaate
Featore of Coatest.
Qeorge Button of Chicago, champion
( billiard player of tha world, ably defended
Ma title In a game last even In- with XI
Taylor at Lents St Williams' parlors. But
ton' a opponent was to have been "Wisard"
Jake Bchaefer, but the wlsard ta alck In
bed and aent Taylor from Chicago to take
hlii l'lace.
Ei .ton last evening scored his too points
In ; Ixtcen Innings, Taylor making 1 186
poll ta in the sixteen Innings. At the start
Taylor seemed to have the advantage. He
scored 46 In the flrat Inning, while Sutton
made only SI. In the second Inning But
ton made none and Taylor L In the sixth
Inning Button made his wonderful run of
1.
Button's average was lOTt and Taylor
averaged a little over lift. It was a nice.
clean game throughout Tha main feature j
was the fine masse shots by both men,
Button did some fine work down the cen
ter of the table, driving the ball to the
rail and return. The game was 1S-1 balk
line. The players were brought here for
a game by J. C Belden, manager of the
Brunswlck-Balke-Collender company.
A large crowd witnessed the game and
many who wanted to see It could not be
cause of lack of room. Applause fre
quently greeted the fine plays.
The score by Innings was as follows:
Button SI, 0, . I. St. 147, L 6L 6, 0, L 0,
22, 0, 6, 6; total. 800.
Taylor , 1. 0. LS,4,LS5,S,11,C0,Q.
1, So, 7; total, 186.
' ELBERFELD KIDS, WELL AS KICKS
Little Fellow Great to Jolly the l"mn
and Also Knocks.
Klberfeld has the reputation among base
; ball fans of being one that gives all the
' umpires the trouble. But the fans never
top to think that the Kid does a lot of
kidding with the man behind the catcher
which the average base ball fan thinks Is
a roast. Tim Hurst and Elberfeld engage
In many passages in repartee.
It waa in Cleveland one day, and It was
hot at that. Tim was having considerable
trouble keeping cool. The Kid came up
with tire in his eye. One came up that
was up around the Kid's chin. Tim said,
"Btrlke!"
The Kid looked around and smiled; then
the crowd began to roar, giving Elberfeld
"the laugh."
' Tim, do you know that the last ball
that came over was aa high aa your trous
ers are? If you are blind, why pass the
hat; we have a good crowd here today."
Tim looked down at the trousers, then
looked at the Kid and said:
"All right. Kid. I will have them
neatly pressed tomorrow."
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After his bout with Waasem at the
Auditorium Wednesday night Pearson, tha
big Swede, who gives his home as Gold
field. Nev., stepped forward to make a few
announcements. He had held hla own In
two fast ten-minute exhibition bouta with
Oacar wi'wm of St. Louts, and said:
"Wassem did not throw me in fifteen min
utes and cannot, nor can anybody else If
I am In condition." The big fellow said
he had not trained for the event, but that
In a month he would be ready to meet the
best of them. He looked the part, for he
weighed 190 and was a powerful man.
Wallace and Blaesek are matched to box
ten rounds at the OsthofI Athletic club
rooms again Friday night. These two met
three weeka ago and fought to a draw.
Opinion Is divided as to which Is the bet
ter roan. Blaesek is a powerful Bohemian
Turner from Omaha, who Is able to give
and take an Immense amount of punish
ment. Wallace, on the other hand. Is a
shifty, clever colored lad from Sloux Falls,
' 8. D., who is by far the more clever of
the two.
Duncan McMillan of Detroit, an old time
wrestler himself and formerly manager for
the great Whistler, who wept forth from '
nmihi to wreatla and conauer the best of
them, was master of ceremonies Wednesday
, th. niimin.v .v.nii -Thi.
i..R,,y ... v.- .-. ".-. .
building IS run ot wrestlers, saia Mr. mo- i " innmviv uiw mis cra was ine prop
Mlllan, "and with the great enthuslam I erty of Father PadUIaa. says E. E. Black-
whlch Is shown here tonight the game
could be put on a good footing in umani.
Larry Lajole predicts the moat brilliant
race next year In the history of the Amert-
1 .rk.A. will h. nn ar.al, Mlnh.
to climb over " he nays I'Cantlllon. who
will manage Washington, is pretty foxy;
Jennings should straighten out the tangle
at Detroit, and Boston la oue to come back.
With theae three 1906 trallera playing real
ball the hardest battle on record Is ahead."
Some wise ones are ready with the dope
that Cleveland and New York are the two
teams to fight out the pennant race In the
American league thla season. Nothing to
It, one or the other must win. Chicago Is
out of the running. And that brings up the
recollection that It was not more than a
year ago that almllar dope was passed
around. And then cams a team up from
seventh place and snapped these wise boys
in two like a dried willow twig.
An unconfirmed rumor brings the news
that a few wide-awake people on the out
klrts of Boston have come to the real
isation that it waa a mlatake for the Bean
eaters to let George Stone go to St. Ixuls.
They are now, says the rumor, deploring
sirs
sa,ij
ail
Way back in
Buchanan's
day
We first began to make
Good old
We made it to good then that
we have never changed it.
It is the same pure whiskey,
with the same fine flavor it has
had ever
"Since 1857 "
Bottled Im Bond
A. Cockechelmer & Bros.
WttUlers "Stnct I8S7" ruusvgk
Sk V
tha fart that tha TVxton management
not sagaraous enough to discern the su
perior qualifications of Mr. Btone as a
batsman, his remarkable agility on the
Nuvi and hla distinguished Peet-footednesn
aa a tlelder to say nothing of hla unflinch
ing Integrity and unchallenged sincerity In
the ethic of hla profession. This aJI cornea
out of boston. Meantime the rent of the
base ball world haa almost forgotten that
Stone ever played in that ancient dty.
Mr. Newton J. Randall, the husky, hard
hitting fielder, who haa been on several
Western league pay rolle. Denver's last, la
among the new onea gathered In by the
Cuba' net. Murphy and Chance are getting
together a lot of new men.
Interest In billiards Is on the Inrreaae. aa
well aa In other lines of ajiorta. The Omaha
club haa taken the fever and the entire
club la divided on the question aa to
whether Albert Cahn or Arthur Remington
are the best players In Omaha. Kaon man
haa a full quota of backera and the match,
which waa scheduled for thla week, has
been postponed for a week because of the
abaence from the city of Mr. Cahn. It will
be played a week from Friday at the
Omaha club.
The new owners of the Boston National
league club are willing to spend aome
money to strengthen their team, but they
are now stumped by the fact that there are
no players to he had. Valuable players are
all corralled and not easy to pick up.
WITH THE BOWLERS.
The Knig Parka went across the rlrer last
night and bowled the Hamilton a match
on their home alleys at the Elks' club.
The totals were close, but the Krug boys
went Just fast enough for a victory In
every game. The Individual were well
. bunched, no one aulte reaching the 600
mark, but every man of the ten being aboVe
509. John "Brill" Bengele, the reliable, was
top man with eH, and a single game or aw.
After the match the Omaha boys were en
tertained In a most hospitable manner.
Score:
KRUG PARKS. '
1. i. t. Total.
Johnson 17 1M 1M 64.1
Zimmerman 12 lf9 am 622
Marble H3 1 17 616
French 158 170 1 614
Bengele 208 191 200 6M
Total fOO 902
HAMILTONS.
1. 2.
Frush 162 IKS
Rempke ISO 170
Gardiner 157 1R2
Nlcoll 163 170
Pickering 170 192
948 1689
. Total.
ISO
192
,115
1R8
196
607
642
614
619
657
Totals
.103 7 , 928 2,639
NEBRASKA FROM DAY TO DAY
Qaalnt and Carloas Feat ores of Life
la a Rapidly Growlig
Stata.
The Fremont Tribune Is certain that W.
J. Bryan can prove himself not guilty of
cheap talk by flashing contracts for $40,000
for speeches in 1907.
People familiar with Weeping Water will
believe that "muck raking" Is not a new
thing since this appeared in the Republican
twenty years ago: "Three men on our
streets Tuesday were too drunk to navigate
well. Drunkenness is becoming too com
mon fn Weeping Water, and somebody had
better look a little out, or something may
'drap.'
Charlie Is such a Joker! Charlie Finch
soys a photograph exposes a pretty wo
man. Kearney Democrat.
Hostler was Congested A large number
of unexpected guests at the hotel Wednes
day evening placed the hostler In a con
gested condition, and In consequence sev
eral were turned away. It's wonderful how
business keepa up with our John Stelnauer
Star.
One Western Nebraska editor thinks horse
show reporters must be covering the Thaw
case since so much space Is devoted to
dresses worn by the women.
Now that the legislature has decided to
continue tha wolf bounty many hunters can
postpone their campaigns against the an!
mats until next year.
In Old Qulvenv A stiver crucifix with a
raised figure of Chrlat on It haa been found
HiiHmI with aU,,lt - i
, . kt.km.v. ,
oounty, wenraaka, not far from Orleans.
T. I ,1.1. ..--a ..
man, the first Christian martyr In this
state. Although the burial place of Father
Padlllas has not been definitely located. It
Is believed to be some place In Harlan
' unty. In the sixteenth century FatheT
PadUIaa, a SpanlBh priest, came to Ne
braska and Kansas for the purpose of
Christlanlxing the native Indiana With one
inue nia em- me i wim great success,
and many were baptised. Father Padlllas
then started for another tribe but was
killed by those he would have visited.
Later lie was buried with his Bible and
rosary.
Sting of the Birch There Is a great deal
of dissatisfaction In the school here.wlng
to some of the pupil, being severeiy pun-
Ished. Gering
correspondent Scot tab! u ft
Herald.
Wolves "was" Lucky The wolf hunters
met with little success Thursday. Three
wolves was seen but they escaped through
the lines. There was 107 men and boys In
attendance. Bameston Star.
Short Iessnn In Legislation Clerk of the
District Court John R. Queln Is getting a
few points on the way our lawmakers do
business at Lincoln today. He .expects to
return home this evening. Beatrice Ex
press. Cold Day at Boelus The branch train to
Bcelus on the return trip froze up yester
day and the train on the main branch had
to go up the line and return with It The
train which was due last evening arrived
here at 7 o'clock this morning. Grand Is
land Independent.
YATES BUYS KUHN DRUG STORE
Wow Has Poor Locations la On
aha.
Sooth Omaha and Council
Binds.
Edward T, Tates, proprietor of Schaefsr's
Cut Price Drug stores, has bought the stock
and good will of N. A. Kuhn at Co., Fif
teenth and Douglas streets. The store Is
closed temporarily, during the time of tak
ing Inventory and as soon aa the stock is
turned over to the new company, the store
will be remodeled on attractive lines. This
now gives the Bchaefer atoree four
locations, the original location being on
Sixteenth and Chicago streeta, a store In
South Omaha and In Council Blufta The
original cut price store was owned by
Charles H. Bchaefer, who Is now a manu
facturer In Albany. N. Y. Edward T. Tates
succeeded him In the business and ha.
been since adding to the number of stores
under his control.
MAYOR WILL VIEW THE SCENE
Proooooa to Look Before Leonine
Into Any Store) Mew Oaa
Tanks.
Before signing the Brucker gae tank ordi
nance, passed Tuesday evening by the city
council. Mayor Dahlman Friday wlU make
a visit to ths gas plant at Twentieth and
Center streeta and Investigate for himself
conditions In that neighborhood. The
mayor said he would give both sides of the
case a hearing before signing or vetoing
the measure. This ordinance is the one al
lowing the gas company to enlarge Its
plant at Twentieth and Center streeta
' Incidentally the mayor la billed to speak
on gas and tanks and. other such things at
the parochial school house at Sixteenth and
Center streets, Sunday a f, m.
RAYNOR ON THE PRESIDENT
Senator from Msrylani Beys Chief Eiecn
tits Goes Beyond onstitntion.
RAISES NEW BATTLECRY FOR DEMOCRACY
Conceding Haaesty of President's In
teatlaas, Speaker Qaestloas His
Right to Iaterfere wlta
Making Laws.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Sl.-8enator Ray
ners address on the expansion of execu
tive prerogatives. Senator Lodge's brief
reply and an extended discussion of the
administration of public land laws by Sen
ator Heyburn constituted today's proceed
ings In the senate.
Disclaiming any Intention of "assailing"
President Roosevelt, and professing for
him profound personal esteem. Senator
Rayner of Maryland today addressed the
senate In critical review of what he termed
the president's "usurpation of governmental
function not conferred on him by the con
stitution. "
He first alluded to the recent speech of
Secretary Root. In which he described the
gradual enlargement of federal power at
the expense of the states. "I regard this
doctrine," said Mr. Rayner, 'as a most
dangerous and Insidious attack on the In-
atltutlons of the country," He said that
because these doctrines "must be taken,
as they were Intended to be taken, as mani
festing the purpose of the administration
to carry this new doctrine of constitutional
construction Into execution whenever - the
opportunity or emergency may arise for Its
exercise."
Before reviewing the specific actions of
the president which met his criticism, Mr.
Rayner remarked: "The president is la
boring under the honest Impression that
he Is responsible to the country for the
legislation of congress."
The first Instance of "conflict" between
the executive and legislative functions, Mr.
Rayner said, was In the San Domingo af
fair. In which, he said, "the president has
evidently made his own treaty." Without
discussing whether the treaty is right, he
said: 'The charge that I make Is that he
haa accomplished this In violation of the
constitution. The treaty has been prac
tically carried into effect without consult
lng the senate." The same means, he
said, might be employed for the collection
of debts from any Central or South Ameri
can republic.
Judiciary Should Be Free
Mr. Rayner turned his attention to the
Judiciary, announcing his belief that it
ought to be free from executive Interfer
ence. "It is therefore my Judgment," he
added, "that the criticism by the presi
dent of Judge Humphrey with reference
to his decision in the case known as the
meat packers' case in the Illinois court
waa an invasion of Judicial prerogativea"
Mr. Rayner then pronounced his disap
proval of the president for his "intrusion"
upon the states, taking for example the
note of the president to Governor Guild of
Massachusetts, In which the course of the
governor waa commended In refusing to
Interfere In the carrying out of the death
sentence against Charles L. Tucker. "I
never knew a communication of this sort
to be sent by a president to the governor
of a state since the foundation of the re
public," said Mr. Rayner, "and I deeply
regret and deplore the occurrence. It
would have been extremely good taste for
Governor Guild to have respectfully re
mitted this telegram to the president with
a caution that he did not request the presi
dent's opinion In the case nor the sanction
of his high station to the carrying out of
the execution."
While admitting that no technical viola
tion of any provision of the constitution
was Involved, Mr. Rayner contended that
It was a practical announcement that the
acts of state officials were subject to the
approval or displeasure of the federal gov
ernment. Railroad Legislation.
The turbulent times In the senate at
tendant on the passage of the railroad rate
bill were next alluded to by Mr. Rayner.
"The president came Into the game early,"
he began, and then added, "we realize that
no fight Is thoroughly equipped upon this
floor unless the president Is In It. He longs
for a fight as the heart panteth after the
water brooks. It was a match to the finish
between the senior senator from Rhode
island (Aldrich) and the president." The
1 mo8t wonderful exhibition of the president's
J pe, , congress Mr. Rayner believed to
have been at the time of legislating for the
sea level canal. After describing this fight
he remarked, "It shows how the dominating
spirit of the president can ride the whlrl-
w,"d, when he ha. made up hi. mind to
legislate, and how In absolute defiance of
the laws of nature he can produce a
senatorial vacum beneath the sweep of his
mighty genius."
The Schley case was the next topic re
viewed by Mr. Rayner, particularly with
reference to the president's action In the
matter. He predicted that the Schley case
would yet be reopened Just as a similar
case had recently been In another land.
"Admiral Schley shall be heard," he an
nounced, "living or dead. I have never
known an unjustlce of this sort to have
been done that the occasion did not arise
to redress It."
Tawrlttea Constitution."
The result of the president's construction
of his prerogatives, Mr. Ray nor said, had
I ralfd MW chool of scribers who had
commenced to edit a revised edition
of the constitution called "The Vn-
written Constitution." The president Is
the prophet of this new creed. "But," he
added, "one thing he has no right to do.
and that Is to use the vast public patronage
at his disposal to compel obedience to his
views. Another thing he has no right to
do and that is to make compacts with the
speaker of ths house of representatives or
Its committees, to accomplish or prevent
legislation. He has no right either the
yond his messages In which he Is given the
right at any time to suggest any measure
he may deem proper or necessary) to Inter
fere with legislation and to force congress
either to adopt his recommendations, or If
it rejects them to bring about a breach
between the legislative and executive de
partments that Is detrimental to the best
Interests of the country. That constitutes
an assumption of dictatorial power, which
the people of this republic will not submit
to."
In concluding Mr. Rayner said:
"I believe that If the democratic party
would take up as Its battlecry the reserved
rights of the states, and the Inviolate con
stltutloned distinction of the legislative, the
Judclal and the executive departments, that
we could rally around the doctrine the In
telligent suffrages of our countrymen."
6enator Lodge, responding briefly to Mr.
Rayner, declared that nothing the presi
dent had ever said had gone so far to
ward advocating a revolution of our pres
ent governmental system as had Mr. Bry
an's declaration for the government owner
ship of railroads.
In reply to Mr. Lodge, Senator Carmack
said that while Mr. Bryan had expressed
the opinion that If government regulation
should fall government ownership ought to
come, the president had said that If gov
ernment regulation should fall government
ownership would have to come. He con
cluded that there was no substantial differ
ence between the president and Mr. Bryan
on that subject.
Heyhnra Criticises Hltrheoek.
Senator Heyburn then continued his crit
icism ot the special order ot the secretary
of the Interior, which forbids the issuance
of a patent to lands untU after an exam
ination on the ground by a special agent.
Mr. Heyburn asserted that the creation
of foreat reserves had raised the price of
wood for fuel In hla state 75 per cent, and
the price ot lumber generally from 13 to $5
a thousand feet. He said 18.000,000 acres of
land In Idaho had been converted Into
forest reserves. He could make no explan
ation of the policy being pursued unless
It was "greed of power."
Senator Carter Interrupted the discussion
to stste that last year not less than 150,-
000 settlers on land In western states mi
grated to Canada. The reason was, he said,
because settlers were tiring of the Increas
ing restrictions and embarrassments being
thrown In their way by the administration
of the public land laws. His statistics
showed that ten years ago but forty-seven
settlers migrated to Canada In a year.
Mr. Heyburn had not concluded when the
senate adjourned.
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RIVER AKD HARBOR BILL ' VP
Charge that Committee Discriminated
Against Middle West.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 81 The river and
harbor appropriation bill occupied praetlo
ally all the time of the house today. After
a short colloquy over the division of time
and the paternal advice of the speaker to
allow the chairman of the commltee of the
whole (Mr. Currier of New Hampahire) to
control the general debate, the debate was
begun by Mr. Burton of Ohio, chairman of
the rivers and harbors committee. Other
speeches were made by Messrs. Bartholdt
of Missouri, Ransdell of Louisiana, Snapp
of Illinois, Lawrence of Massachusetts,
Caudrey of Missouri, Morrel and Moore of
Pennsylvania, Bannon of Ohio, Rhodes of
Mississippi and the resident commissioner
of Porto Rico, Julio Tarrlnago. Mr. Bar
tholdt charged that the committee in draft
ing the measure discriminated against the
middle west In favor of the east and south.
The house today went Into committee of
the whole for consideration of the rivers
and harbors appropriation bllL
Chairman Burton, In making the opening
statement said It was the largest rivers
and harbors bill ever presented to congress,
and the best.
"New projects," said Mr. Burton, "are
not adopted unless provision is made for
completion."
In providing for the completion of new
projects radical departure Is made In the
bill from former methods. "It has been
thought best," Mr. Burton remarked, "to
undertake no new Improvement unless the
whole amount required for Its completion,
whether the project Involves large or small
expense. Is appropriated or authorised."
In the discussion of the rivers and har
bors bill of 1902, Mr. Burton said there had
been a popular misapprehension to the ef
fect that a very large amount of money
had been appropriated for rivers and creeks
of trivial Importance, but' It was shown
that by the act of that year only 8417,000
had been appropriated for small streams.
Speaking of the Hennepin canal, Mr.
Burton traced the agitation In favor of
It to the popular feeling, but he doubted
If it would be of the advantage anticipated.
Mr. Graff of Illinois suggested that pos
sibly the popularity had been due to the
former chairman of the rivers and harbors
committee. General D. B. Henderson, who
represented that locality In congress and
he suggested that possibly location was the
dominating Influence against It today. To
this Mr. Burton replied that It would prob
ably be a good thing If the present chair
man's "dominating influence" could be de
veloped to "the prevention of objectionable
projects" which brought him a round of
applause. . . -
Representative Bartholdt of Missouri, one
of the champions of a foui teen-foot channel
between St. Louis and Chicago, which the
committee refused to Include in the bill,
followed Mr. Burton. He charged that the
committee, under the Influence of Its chair
man (Mr. Burton), ' had unfairly discrim
inated against that project In favor of the
rival route from the lakes to the Missis
sippi by way of . the Pittsburg St Lake
Erie canal and the Ohio. Mr. Bartholdt
asserted that there was a combination of
the east and the south In the committee
against the middle west,
Mr. Ransdell of Louisiana said the rail
roads were beginning to realize that waters
must be Improved to relieve the freight
congestion which Is alarming the public.
The result, he said. Is a decided change
In the sttltude ot the railways toward
waterway Improvement. He spoke of the
recommendation of President J. J. Hill of
the Great Northern railway, that a fifteen-
foot waterway be provided from Chicago
to the ; gulf, and said that the far
sightedness of that railroad official was
thoroughly well known.
COMPROMISE FOR RAILWAY PAT
Some Savins; to Be Made In New Mall
Contracts.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 81. A compromise
of the proposed reduction In railway mall
pay was agreed upon today between rep
resentatives of various railroads which
hava maU contracts and the house com
mittee 'on poatofflces and post roads. The
proposition to compromise and waive a
hearing was made through Representative
Hedge of Iowa. The bill provided for a
S per cent reduction on all contracts over
routes averaging 48,000 pounds a day; a 10
per cent reduction on all routes averag
ing from 48.000 to 80,000 pounds per day.
and a flat rate of $18 per ton per mile per
year on all routes averaging more than
0.000 pounds a day. . Through Mr. Hedge
the railway men sgreed to accept this cut
providing that the flat rate on routes over
80.000 pounds a day be Increased to 20 a
ton.
The committee agreed to Increase the
rate from 118 to (19 and this was accepted.
In addition to reducing the price per ton
which railways are to be paid for haul
lng mall, which will amount to at least
13.000,000, the committee has approved o
cut of tl.000.000 in the amount to be paid
to railways for the rent of mall cars. The
committee also decided that the weight of
mall bags must not hereafter be added to
the weight of mall In computing the amount
carried.
Beanty that Lasts.
Where la the woman who has not the
praiseworthy desire to enhance her personal
charms and preserve as long as possible
her delightful power of enchantment, which
lasts as long as her beauty? The Oriental
Cream prepared by Dr. T. Felix Oouraud
of New York City Is a harmless prepare
tlon for preserving the delicacy of the com
plexion and removing blemishes. It Is the
favorite toilet article of the leading pro
fessional artists who owe so much of their
popularity to i their personal charma
Scarcely a star dressing room In the land
is without Gouraud's Oriental Cream,
which Is the most wholesome and perfect
beautlfler known. Drugglsta will supply
you.
Westoa Will Relieve Wood.
WASHINGTON. Jan. M. The War de
partment has decided to place Major Gen
eral John Weston, now in command of the
department of Luzon, in command of the
Philippine division on the relief from that
duty of Major General Leonard Wood.
General Wood is to take command of the
Atlantic division with headquarters at Gov
ern ore Island, about July 1 next unless
Lieutenant Oeneral MacArthur decides to
surrender his present command at San
Francisco for that post.
Boys' 5 00 and $6.00 suits now $23. In
final clearance sale. Benson A Tborne,
lUi Douglas.
A TOWEK OF STOEMGTH
A PYRAMID OF PURITY
A MONUMENT OF MEMT
HUNT EB HOWTER
MORE EAR RIM AN METHODS
Witnesses Tell Ho Trafflo Competition is
Eliminated in California.
STEAMSHIP COMPANY FORCED TO SUSPEND
Circulars Distributed la Oriental
Porta Warning Shippers Not to
Iso Graham Line Beeanse it
Had No Connections.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. Sl.-Evldence
that tends to show- that the operation of
E. H. Harrlman on the coast constitutes a
violation of the Interstate commerce law
was brought out before . Commissioner
Franklin K. Lane today. C. A. Severance,
attorney for the commission, Introduced
evidence to prove his contention that Har
rlman paid a price out of proportion to
the value of the Coos Bay properties In
order to put competition out of the way.
Harrlman, Attorney Severance maintained,
was not buying coal mines primarily; he
was buying monopoly. j
D. A. Graham, who supplied this testi
mony, created another sensation berore no
left the stand. He said that when Harrl
man acquired the Oregon Railway and
Navigation company In 1901 hi. agent, cir
culated literature throughout the Orient
warning merchants and others not to ship
freight over the Graham line, the Oregon
and Oriental, as It had no transportation
facilities on this side of the world. The
circulars were dated at Portland. As a re
sult of these methods the witness said
Graham's line went out of business.
Hard and Fast Contract.
Graham was recalled to the stand for a
continuation of the story he related yes
terday, showing how Harrlman forced his
company, the Oregon and Oriental, out of
business. He stated that the Oregon Rail
way and Navigation company, owned by
Harrlman, routed hla Inward freights and
that he was required by contract to give
the1 Oregon Railway and Navigation com
pany bills of lading over that road and Its
connections.
So stringent were the conditions of this
contract, when Graham desired to give some
of his freight to the Chicago, Milwaukee
and St. Paul rood, the official., particu
larly Campbell of the Oregon Railway and
Navigation, would not permit him, but
compelled him to ship over the Chicago and
Northwestern and the Illinois Central.
Attorney Severance, for the oommlsslon,
went carefully Into the terms of this con-
trmrt. drawing attention among other
things to the fact that there was a pro
viso showing careful regard for the In
teratate Commerce commiasion.
Harrlman Paya Bis; Price.
When the Coos Bay, Roaeberg St Eastern
railway was built, Graham testified, he. In
his capacity of railroad contractor, wai
ukM' to take the work.
Meeting John D. Bpreckels at Coronado.
he. Induced him to come Into the enter
prise. The Inveatment looked promising to
Bpreckels. ao he agreed to buy thirty miles
of rails, psyment to be msde to him after
the bonds were sold and the subsidy paid.
It was shown that the entire property
In Coos Bay cost Bpreckels considerably
leaa than tl.000,000. When Harrlman came
along and bought the property be was
willing to pay ll.3UO.000 for It.
All the testimony was taken and Com
missioner Lane declared the hearing at an
end. On Thursday next the parties to
the hearing will go to Los Angeles, where
the session Will be resumed.
RAILROAD ORDERED TO REPl'XO
Katy Mast Par Baek Arbitrary
Charge on Orala Shlpmenta.
OKLAHOMA CITT. Okl.. Jan. $1. That
shippers of grain over the Missouri. Kan
sas aV Tvxaa railroad aiuce January 1. 1U6,
Sold at 11 flrat-elass safes and bv lobbera
Wit. laaHAUAN SON. BeltUBora M?
are entitled to rebates amounting to thou
sands of dollars, collected by the rail
road under an arbitrary 6-cetit charge per
100-welght on freight in foreign cars turned
over to the Missouri, Kansas Sc Texas, at
Junction points, was the chief development
during the first day's hearing before Judge
C. A. Prouty, Interstate commerce com
missioner. Judge Prouty, to facilitate mat
ters, combined the cases of the Ponca City
Milling company and the Blackwell Milling
company, as they both Involve the same
question. The railroad company made no
fight against the petitions for damages.
Another Interesting feature brought out
In the testimony today Is that It Is cheaper
to ship grain 800 miles to Chicago than
It Is to Gainesville, Tex., a distance of
140 miles. This testimony was developed
in hearing the complaint of W. O. Mitchell
agalnat the Santa Fe. Mr. Mitchell testi
fied that when there was a wheat fallurt
In Texas the railroad company raised the
rates to a prohibitory point and forced the
shippers to ship north, where the price waa
not aa good as It was in Texas.
J. R. Koonts. general freight agent for
the Santa Fe, announced a decrease In rates
from Oklahoma City to Gainesville and
Fort Worth, commencing March IS. To
Gainesville the reduction will be about 6
cents, and to Fort Worth about 2 cents.
Mr. Koonts admitted that conferences of
railroad men were held in regard to the
fixing of ratag, "In order to prevent a rate
war."
RIUNG ON RAILWAY TARIFFS
Regulations for Joint and Through
Freight and Passenger Rates.
WASHINGTON. Jan. Jl.-The Interstate
Commerce commission today promulgated
the tariff circulars containing regulations
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HABBY E. M00BE3, O. A P. D. Omaha, Neb.
governing the construction anC filing of
freight and passenger tariffs and classi
fications effective March 1 next. The regu
lations cover Joint tariffs and Joint rates,
through tariffs and through rates and also
individual rates of the various carriers. t
It Is provided that a change In a tariff
shall be known as an amendment and shall
be printed as a supplement to the tariff
which It amends. No rule shall be In
cluded In amendments, the circulars state,
which In any way or In any terms author
zes substituting for any rate named In
the tariff. Every carrier shall publish,
jost and file separate tariffs containing In
plain and specific form and terms all off
the terminal charges and allowances, tO'
gether with all other charges and rules
which In any way Increase or decrease
the amount to be paid on any ahlpmen
aa stated In the regular tariff. If a car
rler refuses to participate in through o
Joint rates to or from Its territory tin
commission will give early hearing on comj
plaint against such action and render d
clslon under the law which confers a,'
thoritv to establish through routes sn
Joint rates. Such complaining carriers ma
the commission rules, use such throu
rates over the line of the objecting caf
rler or carriers as may have been lawfulf
published and filed, pending a decision f
the commission. I
The passenger tariff regulations cont
general rules regarding stopovers, b
gage and excess baggage weights.
special provision Is made for the arrange
ment In local and Interdlvlalonal ta
r
and for statements showing the routl
B per cent discount on aU boys'
girls' underwear, in final clearance at
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