THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MARCH 27. 1910.
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tllelr own charters, through commissions
tit their own citlxons, subject only to the
general laws of the state. Many of the
states have already adopted such an
amendment, and no state has ever repealed
It when once adopted. V
'.'In this connection the electorate and
he candidates for the state legislature
lould well devote some attention to the
lUtstlon of having a constitutional con
rentlon called. Many excellent reasons can
o advanced for such a convention, and
lone of any great weight against It. We
ounnot make progress under an antiquated
constitution.
"The National Guard of the state, bur
citizen soldiery serving without pay, from
a spirit of pure patriotism, should be main
tained In a high degree of efficiency at
ill times. To this end I am In favor of
store liberal appropriations for the support
of the Nebraska National Guard. This or
ganization should have the very kindest
consideration at the hands of the legisla
ture. The guard companies constitute a
very valuable asset of the commonwealth
and are not a charity proposition. There
fore, I shall, If elected, Insist to the limit
of the governor's power that our militia
companies be given more liberal and Just
Allowance than Is now the case.
Believes In Arbitration.
"I favor the establishment of an arbitra
tion or conciliatory tribunal by the, state
(or the peaceful settlement of Industrial
ispuics. vvnns ww uiiimaio igrmu sucn
l' law may well be left to the legislature,
t believe it should be compulsory in its
nature so far as it may be. With what
light I have on the subjeot at present I
am Inclined to believe the governor or the
chief Justice of the. supreme court should
appoint a board of three men one repre-,
tenting the employe, one representing the
employer and the third a disinterested per
Ion After due Investigation and hearing
of both sides the decision of the board
should be binding. These proposed hear
ings should be held before any strike la
called. Thus hardship, annoyance and loss
to both the employer and the employe
and to the general publlo can be saved,
and thus unnecessary suffering and possi
ble destruction of life and property can be
avoided. To strike first and then quarrel
over the question of arbitration Is not
only unwise; it is a relic of Industrial barbarism.-
I believe the Instituting of a fair
system of arbitration, enforceable on all
alike, will go far to eliminate strikes and
the unfair stoppage of business from our
industrial life.
't am in favor of the establishment of
tree ' employment offices and information
burcaui In the larger cities, under state
control, where men seeking work, and visi
tors or settlers seeking Information, will
be able to command clean Intelligent assist
ance, without cost. A great service can
thus be done for the worker, the farmer
and the business man In the Interior towns,
and for the .Intending settler or land
ieekerv These' offices have been for many
(ears a part of the governmental machin
ery of all the great states of the union
and have proven most efficient.
"I favor and wlj recommend and work
for, a civil service law that will protect
uf publlo Institutions from continual dis
tress and frequent disruption. The ap
pointment of certain officers, compara
tively few in number, charged with high
responsibilities Jointly with the governor,
should naturally be left In his hands. But
the great number of faithful men and
women employed In our state schools, hos
pitals and eUeomosynary Institutions should
NUMEROUS CHANCES AT AMES
Many Veteran Teachert at Agricul
tural School to Leave.
STOSMS HAS SEVERAL OFFERS
Mar Yet Decide to rill Palplt In
Indianapolis Cksrek Trent for
the Board of Control.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, March 2. (Special Tele
gram.) Dr. A. B. Storms, president of the
State college at Ames, Is likely to go to
Indianapolis to fill a pulpit there after the
expiration of this year at the college. He
has refused a flattering offer from there
and also many other offers since It became
known he would retire. It was announced
today that a number of the other veteran
members of the Ames faculty will be asked
to retire. Including Samuel Beyer, mining
engineer; O. H. Cessna, chaplain and pro
fessor of history; A. A. Bennett, chemistry,
and A. B. Noble, English department Prof.
Kennedy of the animal husbandry depart
ment has retired, as also has Miss Deullng,
head of the domestlo science department.
It Is expected the new board will com
pletely revolutionize the force. It was prac
tically decided today that Secretary Forrest
Treat of the Stat Board of Control will be
the next member thereof by appointment
of the governor. His selection will be espe
cially pleaHlng to heads of the Institutions,
with whom he has had dealings for ten
years.
Dinner to Wallace.
Two hundred friends of Henry Wallace,
the veteran editor of Wallace's Farmer,
gave him a dinner tonight in honor of hi
net birthday.
Miners to See Operators.
A meeting of the Iowa coal operators will
be held next week and in conjunction with
the coal miners in an effort to decide upon
the wage question before the close of the
season so as to avoid a strike or suspension
of work even for a day. It is believed the
will be able to agree and prevent trouble.
I Here's a chance for the small investor,
s well as the capitalist, to invest his
capital or saving where it will earn big
pro!. ii. Pay aa Uttlo as ti-00 mown and an equal
linuiM.t muuthlf and you become part owner in a Vie
Vd Ikauca Urowutg Company awaiar 7.UO acre el,
Q e beat land Id tha world tor theaa feaita-Uiid that
Kill tain, wlicn In lull bearing orchards, bom tSU) la
have the protection of a strong civil servlo
law. Their retention should depend abso
lutely and alone on good conduct, faithful
ness and efficiency. To an honest effort to
have such a law framed and enacted I
pledge myself unequivocally. '
State Board of Control.
"I believe the legislature should, and If
elected I will urge that it do, devote some
study to the desirability of establishing in
Nebraska a state board of control. This
board should be bi-partisan If created, and
have direct supervision of all publlo Insti
tutions, except possibly the state univer
sity and school of agriculture.- It. should
make all contracts for, and purchase all
supplies, and in general discharge the Ilka
duties as now Imposed on similar . boards
In other states where the plan has proven
wisely economical and highly efficient. '
"As the construction of a new state
capltol building will from now on be a
pertinent and a live Issue In our Internal
policy, I believe the matter of a more
central location can well be given some
thought by the people generally at this
time. The present location wa made at
a time when the very remarkable develop
ment of this state to it present command
ing position wa undreamt of by anybody.
Hence, a glance at the map of Nebraska
today will show that there can be very
serious question raised, with Justice, as to
the wisdom of maintaining the ' seat of
state government where Jt now Is.
A capltol building adequate to the needs
and commensurate with - the dignity of
Nebraska will involve heavy expenditure.
That uch a new etruoture might well be
erected in a more central location in the
state and more equally accessible, to all the
people In the widespread borders of its
domain seems hardly to permit of argu
ment, aside frop the merely selfish plea
that would Inevitably' be made for the
present location. .
"Even If the people decide, after mature
deliberation, to put their new capltol build
ing in a different and fairer location, Lin
coln would still be the home of the state
university, to say nothing of many other
state Institutions. The university 1 stead
ily forging to the front a a really great
educational center and one of the very
best uses to which the present capltol build
ing could be put. In my Judgment, would
be to turn It over to the Board of Regent
to be used for university purposes. To thla
end it could be very readily adapted and
at a reasonable expense extending ever a
period of yeers.
Nebraska Want Better Roads.
"That the state Itself should take a live
lier Interest in the subject of good roads
I most sincerely believe. Many of our sis
ter commonwealths have gone far ahead
along thla great line of work; and It Is
blgh time that Nebraska should at least
make a move to get into line with th best
thought of the country on this very impor
tant subject. The legislature should have
Its attention . directed sharply to the need
for a definite general plan to be followed
for a series of years, under direction, per
haps,' of the state engineer, until we shall
have very materially Improved our high'
way a Cost of hauling crops, to say noth
ing of comfort, and the saving of time and
work, demands a forward step in good
road making.
"While I propose and. desire to stand for
election on the platform that the democ
racy of l;braska may adopt in it state
convention, I must reserve the right to re.
pud late a county local option plank as
being distinctly undemocratic. I do not
believe such -a plank can or should be
placed in our state platform, but I feel
sincerely that the issue herein outlined
should be discussed and considered by the
people of thla state. I hope to see them
win such public approval as to be given a
plaoe In the declaration of the Nebraska
democracy to be put forth In July. Let us
have a platform of constructive character
and not one based on sumptuary -theories
of law.1?
BALLINGER HELD
UP AS GUILTLESS
(Continued from First Page.)
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Elks and Eagles '
Are indicted
Organizations at Marshalitown, la,,
Are Charged with Violating
Liquor Lawi.
MARSHALLTOWN., Ja., March 8.
(Special Tlegram.)Marahall lodge No. IU
of Elk and Marshalitown earl No.. Ul
of Eagles were Indicted by the grand jury
at noon today on charge of keeping and
selling liquor In lodge .rooms. Two Indl
vlduals are indicted In connection with the
bill fourd against the Eagles. Mayor O. I
Ingledu is exacted ruler of Elks.
Tipton Hanker tuns Oallty..
INDIANAPOLIS. March IC-Wllllani H
Marker, rormer cashier of the F.ral Na
tlunal bank of Tintuii. lnrt . tod&r wai
found guilty of embeaslinc litW.wu of the
Steele' testimony. He will testify when
we see fit to put him on."
Then with that statement in view, I
desire to protest anew," resumed Mr.
Brand els. "I have refrained from making
specific charges against Mr. Bellinger.
But specific charges have been made by
others. The one great question before this
committer and before the country. Is
whether or not Mr. Balllnger is unfit to
occupy his position by reason of a lack of
truthfulness and directness. Mr. Balllnger
has been charged by Mr. Plnchot and by
witnesses produced by him with wilfully
deceiving the' president and having made
statements that are untrue"
Interruption by Mr, Roet.
'To what proposition are you speaking?"
Interrupted Senator Root.
The order and circumstances under
which Mr. Balllnger Is to testify are of
paramount Importance," replied Mr. Bran
dels, where veracity and straightforward
ness are the Issue. Why should he be pro
tected from those ordinary tests of veracity
to which other witnesses are subjected. Is
he to be allowed to withhold his testimony
and so frame It as to reoonoile it with
other testimony that is first to put in?"
Here the attorney "was stopped again.
"This Is aa Investigation, not an lnquinl-
tlon," bald Senator Sutherland. ' "The com
mittee ha reached a decision which It be
lieves to be right and fair."
"The committee," added Senator Root,
'agreed on this point and announced it
decision. Tou are not showing proper re
spect for the unanimous decision of the
committee."
Graham Objects to Delay
Representative Graham thought Mr.
Brandels should be allowed to proceed a
Indicating what his summing up argument
would be.
"After he has indicated his purpose," said
Mr. Oraham, "it remains for the other
side to decide whether it will take 'the
sting out of the argument by calling Mr,
Balllnger at this time."
Senator Flint declared he would not sit
minute to listen to arguments at this
stage of the case. He said he was sacrt
nclng his personal interests . to serve on
the committee, but would withdraw from
it if it became necessary to listen to such
arguments as proposed by Mr. Oraham .at
this time.
This ended the argument. Mr. Brandels
subsided.
John !. Steele, attorney for the Guggen
heim interests in Alaska, took the stand.
Another Call for Balllna-er. .
When the afternoon session was begun
Attorney Brandels made another attempt to
have Mr. Balllnger take the witness stand
t once. He did not think the secretary
should first put other witnesses before the
committee. Mr. Brandels also said he could
not say his case was closed until after he
had had an opportunity to examine Mr.
Balllnger.
Mr. Vertrees replied to Mr. Brandels at
some length. He declared that Brandels
and the other counsel were pretent and con
ducting what would ordinarily be con
sidered the prosecution only by sufferance
of the committee and It was for the com
mittee to (.ermine its course and not Mr.
Brandels.
Mr. Vertrees declared that counsel for
Secretary Balllnger had offered.no objec
tion to the methods of the prosecution or
of any so-called evidence they had put in.
He asserted that "the other side" had come
to the hearing with lips "protesting no
charges, but with tongues leprous with
defamatory accusations." No objection had
been offered to facts. Inferences, insinua
tions or anything else.
Mr. Vertrees said not only the secretary
of the Interior, but the president bad been
assailed in the proceedings, and he asked
the "poor privilege of presenting our evi
dence In that manner which would put
It most clearly ..to the committee for final
determination."
The attorney asserted that the lawyers
on the other side had by "labeling nonsense
as evidence," tried to tire out
and vex the committee so it would call a
halt and they could set up the cry of hav
ing had no opportunity to present their
case In full.
"The assault of Mr. Balllnger has
been a miserable failure," shouted Mr.
Vertrees. "This 1 their last chance their
last hope-;that they can get a man on
the stand who cannot by himself present
the case in orderly -fashion, so that they
can harass In the hope that something
may be drawn from htm to bolster up a
falling cause."
At 1:46 p. m. the committee went Into
executive session again to oonslder whether
Mr. Balllnger should be called' at thla
time. The committee decided, for the seo
ond time, against summoning Mr. Ballln
ger, In accordance with Mr. Brandels' re
quest.'. The vote against calling Mr. Bel
linger was I to I.
Mr. Vertrees here called upon Mr. Bran-
del to produce the copy of the agreement
between Louis Clevis and W. W.'Barr as
to the taking up timber lands In Washing
ton. The existence of this contract was
brought out during the cross-examination
of Parr. Brandels declined to give up the
paper unlees directed to do so by the com
mittee. "I desire a mlng of the committee," he
Insisted.
The committee thereupon' ruled that the
agreement be produced prior to the next
session.
Statement for Balllnsjer.
Mr. Vertrees here began to read his
statement of what the defense expects to
prove.
Mr. Vertrees began by telling the commit
tee that the evidence which his side would
present "as you will discover. Is of two
kinds first evldehoe that has no direct
relation to the acts, personal or official, of
Mr. Balllnger, but which bear upon par
ticular collateral statements of witnesses,
like Glavls, Barr and Jones, and second,
evidence which does relate directly to
those acts of ' Mr. Balllnger which Glavls,
Plnchot and company have sought to as
sail and Impugn.""
Mr. Vertrees declared he would show the
evidence of Glavls, Jones, Barr and others,
with respect to certain speciflo collateral
fact, "to be so grossly false aa to convince
the committee that in these respect It
was. deliberately fabricated and consciously
false." For example, the evidence of the
witness Jones as to the manner In .w'i'.oh
Mr. Sheridan conducted the hearings in
the Cunningham cases and exposed his case
to his adversaries' Is such a perversion of
the truth as to leave no doubt It wa de
liberate, and the evidence of Glavls as
to the relations and conduct of Mr. Behrens
and Mr. Dennett is equally false.'
Charires Against GJa-rts.
"It will also be shown," continued Kr.
Vertrees, "that Mr. Glavls endeavored to
have an accounting agent of the govern
ment, Mr. Spalding, deliberately falsify the
account he (Glavls) had rendered, in order
to .restore $56 expended as stenographers'
fee for preparing the report to the presi
dent, which he and Shaw as the agent
of Mr. Plnchot prepared the first open
attack upon Mr. Bellinger's good name.
"It will then be shown that In September,
1909, Glavls surreptitiously and corruptly
concealed among his own private belong
ings papers, the property of the govern
ment, which he knew really were not In
jurious to Mr. Bellinger's name, but which,
being hidden, could be made the foundation
of a malignant and slanderous accusation.
and that, conceiving this to be the situa
tion, he called upon this eommltteo to re
quire Mr. Balllnger to produce- those papers
with a view of falsely asserting that they
were not produced because they would In
culpate him."
Entire Day Llrely.
The day wa replete with interest. The
growing bitterness between Attorneys Ver
trees and Brandels manifested Itself In sev
eral sharp exchangee.
The demands of Mr. Brandels, first
Mr. Balllnger appear as a witness to be
examined as a part of the case for the
"prosecution" and later that he be re
quired to appear as the first witness for
the "defense," called out lively discussions
between counsel and among members of
the committee. The first request was
unanimously denied. The second request
made during the afternoon was considered
In executive session for forty minutes, at
the end of which time it likewise was
denied.
. The vote on the second proposition stood
eight to four and wa taken to Indicate,
by many, how hopelessly the committee is
divided and as presaging In the end a ma
jority and minority decision. Representa
tive Madison of Kansas. "Insurgent" re
publican, voted with the democrats. Sena
tor Purcell of North Dakota, democrat,
voted with the republicans.
Representative James put the motion that
Mr, Balllnger -be compelled to take the
stand ss the first witness on his side of
the ease and It was on this that the vote
was taken.
Senator Purcell declared he thought it
only just, as a lawyer, that the defense
should be allowed the same liberty in call
ing witnesses and arranging the order of
its testimony as had been granted to the
prosecution.
Secretary Balllnger probably will not
testify until toward the end of the proceeding.
Sheep Herder
Killed in Fight;
Shoot, at Dance
Edd Deei Srawi Too Quickly for Bert
Campbell at Burlington Quarrel
Over Girl.
BASIN, Wyo., March 26. Speclal Tele
gram.) Ed Dee, a sheep herder, shot Bert
Campbell, also a abeep herder, last night
about S o'clock over a girl. The affair
occurred at Burlington, twenty-five miles
west of Basin. Campbell died at noon
today.
Dees Is in the custody of the authorities.
The shooting had Its inception at the
weekly dance and took place In front of
the Burlingtoa State bank building. Camp
bell and Dees had left the dance to settle
the dispute and upon reaching the bank
building Campbell Is reported to have said.
"We'll settle this with guns," and there
upon started to draw. Dees was too swift.
The latter shot quickly and twice, one ball
going through the shoulder and the other,
as Campbell partially quartered from the
hock, entered hi back, traveling upwards,
coming out near the neck.
Dr. C. D. Carter, Burlington surgeon
wa summoned ana left Basin about
o'clock, in company, with the sheriff,
Prosecuting Attorney Percy Met left early
this morning to secure the dying statement
of Campbell.
Campbell and Dees are well known young
men and . are about 15 years of age. Feel
lng Is said to be running high - and about
equally divided. There ha been talk even
of lynching Dees, but the presence of the
coi:nty attorney and the sheriff will no
doubt calm public feeling.
Dees, who submitted to arrest, has been
brought to Basin and is now in Jail await
lrc action of the prosecuting attorney,' who
has not yet returned from the soene of
the shooting. .
THE touch of the artist
tailor is abundantly in evidence
in the attractive models we are show
ing this spring; the lines of the coats
are chic and graceful and at the same
time roomy and comfortable; trie
trousers, following the general line
effect, make a harmonious ensemble
that appeals to the man who cares.
Our offerings of the world-famous
Alfred Benjamin clothes are very compre
hensive, and a selection from this satisfactioh-
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distinguished individuality and add him to the list of steady
patrons of our clothes shop.
Our Suits, Raincoats and Overcoats range in price from $20.00 to $35.00.
Those at twenty-five dollars are receiving marked consideration. '
"We would like to sell you your clothes this season. Drop in and talk it over.
Have you seen our $3.00 hats? They are the correot capers in lids. '
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318 South 15th Street
TRIES TO BREAK FARO BANK
;
Embezzler Coleman Tells Where Fart
of the Money Went
MAKES MANY TRIPS TO HEW YORK
DEATH RECORD. .
Jacob HmrniOD....
NEBRASKA CITT, Neb., March I6.-8pe
clal.) Jacob Harmon, who has been a resi
dent of this county for almost half a cen
tury, died at his home nine miles south of
this .city yesterday and tha funeral was
held this morning. He was born April 10,
1833, In Ohio, came to this county In the
pioneer days and had lived on the farm
where he died many years. He was the
father of ten children, all girls, eight of
whom survive him. Three are married and
the remainder live at home.
Charles Irclaa.
BEATRICE, Neb.. March (8pecial.)
Charles Irelan, aa old resident of Blue
Springs, died at a local hospital yesterday
following an operation for appendicitis. He
was 61 years of age and leaves a widow and
five children. The remains were taken to
Blue Springs for interment.
When you warn want when
you want It, say so through The Bee "Want
Ad columns,
From Two to Five Thooeamd Dollars
Bpsnt Each Time Was Intro
duced to Game by Bos
torn Men.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass.. March W. In
confession made yesterday by George. W.
Coleman, and given out today by his attor
ney, Henry H. Winslow, Coleman, who Is
oharged with mbecslement from the Na
tional City bank of Cambridge, admitted
that he took 80,000, and that nearly every
cent of It was lost tn trying to "break
iaro batik' in New York. Coleman stated
that he was Introduced to the gams by a
Boston man ' several years ago and lost
3S,000 of his own at the time. Two years
later, he met other Boston men who In
terested him In the game he said, and he
then, last May and February, made at
least fifty trips to New Tork. taking with
him each time sums varying from $2,000 to
i,0M, all of which he lost These men,
said Coleman, knew where the money was
coming from, as he had told them he was
getting In wrong."
The alleged disclosures were made at
Coleman's home in Cambridge, In the pres
ence of two Cambridge police officials.
Coleman's attorney, Mr. Winslow, Wilson
W. Lockhart, the young assistant of Cole
man at tk bank, who is also charged
with embeMlement and a newspaper re
porter. .
The men with whom he went ' to New
Tork, Coleman said, and to whom he en
trusted his money, he understood waa to
place a like sum against the faro game.
At different times they went to several
houses, all above Fiftieth street, he said,
but ha could not remember the addresses.
He never saw the other men's money. Sev
eral times after he had lost all be had the
men sent him back to Boston to obtain
mors money, which As did. When asked
If lie ever suspected anything, Coleman
replied: "Yes, ones I said: t'What is the
matter with that bank down there? I
can't stand this forever.' "
Coleman stated that when hs knew that
the bank shortage was belnf suspected he
would have to go away or be arrested. He
was given money by on of the iloston
men. When he reached Kansas City, he
said, there was a telegraph order for pto
awaiting him there, but he could not get
it because he was unable to identify him
self under the assumed name he had taken.
He said he then decided to come back and
make a clean breast of It all. He said be
had spoken to one of the Boston men about
engaging a lawyer to defend him.
Shortly after bs bad been arrested, said
Coleman, a statement was brought to hi no
to sign. It contained an account of various
ways in which hs had lost large sums of
money, but as they were Incorrect, he de
clined to sign it,
Good 5 and 6 Mdrlflaocs
Have Been the Keystone of Our Success .
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of our investors: , . ..
March 25, 190S-$7,910,465.00; ;; . ' '
March 25. I909-$9.807.842.00.
March 25, 1910 $13,316,375.06,
, Farm mortgages are not aff ected . by panics, 'trusts,
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Main Floor, New Omaha National Bank Bld. - '
hero of what purports to bs ths worst flra
In the history of that region. The warm
weather has dried the ground, unvlslted by
tha usual spring rains, and the grass burns
like tinder. Many farmers lost everything
they possessed and arrived in Forbes with
only their clothes on their backs. Many of
the farmers, It is claimed, will have to be
aided to put In their crops this year owing
to the loss of their possessions.
A prairie fire near Roscoe destroyed farm
buildings, houses and llvs stock on a num
ber of farms.
Near Leola a tenant on a farm owned by
J. W. Eyestona of Aberdeen lost everything,
escaping to a plot of plowed ground only
a short time before ths house was de
stroyed by ths fhvmes.
Eugene Licht, an Bdmuns county fa inner,
last property valued at 11,000, but carried
$1,200 Insurance. '
Two-Cent Fare
Hearing Regins
in South Dakota
Expert Hillman Analyze! Earning
and Valuation Eeport of the
Northwestern.
PRAIRIE FIRESD0 DAMAGE
Farmer Living; Near Flsrsoa gaffers
Severe Barns Property Loss
Heavy.
ABERDEEN, 8. D., March B. (Special.)
John Schulti. a farmer residing near
Plerson, N. D., was brought to an Aber
deen hospital, suffering severely . from
burns received while fighting a prairie firs.
Reports from the neighborhood of Forbes,
N. P.. are to ths effect that the suffering
caused by ths prairie fires In that section
will bo heavy. Belated reports have reached
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SIOUX FALLS, S. D., March 86. (Bpe
clal.) Good progress la being made In the
work of taking testimony in Sioux Falls
in the case between the Btate Board of
Ralli-ond Commissioners and the various
great railroad corporations having Unas In
South Dakota, with ths reduction of pas
senger fares In South Dakota from I to I
cents per mile as ths bona of contention.
At a hearing held In Chicago tha railroads
presented their testimony In chief, and the
sttte is now presenting Its testimony:
Acoordlng to ths testimony offered by the
Chicago ft Northwestern railway, the pres
ent value of the company's property In
South Dakota Is 2,000.000. The company
rr.sde such apportionment on Us operating
expenses and receipts within the stats as
ta show a net profit of intra-passenger
traffic for the year ending June 10, 1H08, at
I cents per mile, of lJMSa.Si. The com
pany then applied the basis of the I-cent
rate to Its present business, which, accord
ing to tha figures presented by the com
pany, would1 show a loss.
C. W. Hillman. an expert, was the first
to be put upon the witness stand by ths
stats at ths hearing now being held hers,
and during the present week hag baen sub
mitting his testimony, being examined on
direct testimony by P. W. Dougherty,
assistant attorney general of South Da
kota and counsel for ths Stat Board of
Ballroad Commissioners.
Ths testimony offered by Mr. Hillman
shows that ths Chicago c Northwestern
railway did earn net profits on Its Intra or
local business during the year ending June
SO, -1908, of S36,7M M on ths present rate of
I cents per mile for straight one-wty tickets
and tVe cents per mile on in linage books.
Mr. Hillman then reduced all tickets to a
l-cent rats, and, allowing for short line
competition, showed that even with the
present business at the I-cent rats the oom
party would earn as net profits on intra-
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state passenger business, - above all ex
penses and taxes, the sum of $13,9GJ.7. This
does not take into account any stimulus
to travel by reduced rats, but show from
the viewpoint of the state that the com
pany can operate (ts South Dakota lines at
a profit on Its present passea'ger business
with a J-cent faxs. "
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