THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1916.
HEW RATE-MAKING
' METHODJECESSARY
Commission' Would Put Bur
. den of Reasonableness of
Changes on Carriers.
DZPARTTJEE IS RADICAL
Washington, Dec. 7. The Inter
state Commerce commission in its
annual report today to congress rec
ommended a sweeping change in
methods of establishing freight and
passenger rates so that shippers
would not longer be compelled to
show a proposed rate unreasonable
or see it become effective. Carriers
seeking to alter a rate would be com
pelled to show the change was rca
. ton able.
The recommendation is "that by
statute congress fix the interstate
rates, (ares, charges, classifications,
rules and regulations existing at a
specific date, prior to that of enact
ment, as just and reasonable for the
past, and provide that no change
therein after that specified date may
be made except upon order of the
commission;' with provision that such
- statute shall not affect the proceed
ings pending at the time of enact
ment.
, The purpose of the suggestion is
, said to be mainly to correct flaws in
the present method by which an in
jnrcd shipper seeks reparation for
payment of a higher rate than subse
quently is approv a by the commis
sion. i ; Means Radical Change.
! It was said, however, that the ef
fect of such legislation would be radi
cal upon methods of rate establish
ment At present tariffs proposing
rate changes filed by the railroads be
come operative on a fixed date unless
suspended by the commission and
shown on hearing to be unreasonable,
unjust or discriminatory. If existing
rates are declared by statute to be
just and reasonable, it was pointed
out, the burden will be on those who
wishlto change tbem.
"The necessity for flexibility in or
der to fairly meet rapidly changing
industrial Vnd commercial condi
tions," says the report in this connec
tion, "is fully recognized, but the
soundness of the theory of leaving
each carrier free to initiate its own
rates and thus investing each of them
with the power to overthrow or ser
iously disturb an adjustment that is
recognized as reasonable and fair by
the overwhelming majority of the
carriers and shippers interested there
in, may well be doubted.
"All rates, fares, and charges have
been open to complaint for a period
of more than ten years, within which
the commission had power to fix the
future maximum rates. For a period
of more than six years all proposed
increased rates have been subject to
protest and suspension before becom
ing effective. Obviously there should
come a time when as to the past the
general level of the rates and the re
lationship of rates should be fixed as
reasonable.
Plan Is Constructive. '
"The adoption of such a plan .as
this would make it possible to apply
the energies expended upon rate con
troversies in the direction of con
structive work for the future instead
of expending them upon controver
sies as to reparation for the past,
with every probability that in a ma
jority of the cases the one who ulti
mately bore the charge will never be
reached by the reparation."
To relieve car shortage the com
mission, asks legislation giving it
authority to prescribe rules govern
ing interchange of cars, return to
owning roads, loading conditions on
foreign roads and compensation for
the use of cars. .
"It seems to us 'beyond question,"
aaya the report, "that largely in
creased railroad facilities are hecea
sary to adequately handle the com
merce of the country and that in some
way those facilities must be provided.
Obviously this cannot be done by
leaving these matters for determina
tion by unanimous vote of all the
carriers of the country. Within cer
tain limits the force of competition
between carriers cannot be denied.
, The carrier that desires to participate
in the movement of traffic must carry
it as cheaply as its competitor. It
must accord aa liberal rules and reg
ulations as are accorded by its com
petitor, and these competitive influ
ences make unanimity of opinion as
to what are proper rules and regula
tions more difficult of attainment than
it would otherwise be." From these
facta and experiences, and a study of
these considerations over a substan
tial period, we are led to the conclu
sion that a reasonable degree of the
desired and necessary improvement
can be reached within any reasonable
time only by vesting power to regu
late these questions for all railroads
to the appropriate, federal body and
also providing means by which rules
and regulations promulgated can be
enforced."
The commission further- recom
mends that -unless the suggestion for
fixing existing rates by statute is fol
lowed the law be changed to curtail
the present period of suspension and
resuspension of a filed rate from
fourteen months to. a year and that
railroads be required to give sixty' in
stead of the present thirty days notice
of proposed rate changes.
New Warning Sent "
Beware-U-Boats ;
In American Seas
New York, Dec. 7. Another warn
ing to merchant steamers of the en
tente allies to beware Of German sub
marines was sent broadcast by wire
less at 1:30 o'clock this morning by a
British' cruiser about forty miles off
Sandy Hook
The wireless message said:
"German submarines may be met
anywhere in the Atlantic, especially
west of 60 degrees west Keep good
lookouts. Show no unnecessary lights.
Avoid all trade routes and converging
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Once Crippled, Heiress Makes
Debut Mid Fortune of Flowers
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MURPHY ESTATE TO
PAY HEAYY TAXES
About $3,000 to County and
$7,000 as Federal Inher
itance Tax.
MUCH CASH Df THE BANK
Chicago, Dec. 7, Miss Lolita Ar
moury daughter of the millionaire
Chicago packer, once believed hope
lessly crippled, is a debutante today,
having made her debut amid a for
tune of flowers. Miss Armour is a
happy, charming brunette and
doesn't show any sign of cogenital
lameness, which Dr. Loreoz, the
noted Vienna expert, made two trips
to the United States to cure when
Miss Armour was a little girl Miss
Armour has been in the best of
health since the bloodless operations
performed by Dr. Lorenz. She re
cently wore khaki for a month in the
women s training camp ot the Na
tional Naval league. Miss Armour
was colonel of the wonv?o's corps.
Friend of Grass
Widows Yells for
r Their Alimony
'Hear ye I Hear ye I AU ye former
husbands who are delinquent m pay
ing alimony," cries "Sandy" McLeod,
cashier in the office of the clerk of
the district court and patron saint of
divorcees who severed their matri
monial bonds in Douglas county.
lhe grim-looking Scotchman, whose
gaze many a divorced hubby recalls
when he" thinks of what he did with
his summer's wages, has appealed to
former bread-winning spouses to
hasten their December payments of
alimony, as Christmas is drawing
near and many widows of the grass
species wish to buy presents.
Two States Still
Bar Local Cattle
Nebraska cattle are now barred S
only two states, Oklahoma and Mon
tana, A. F. Stryker, secretary of the
South Omaha Live Stock exchange,
announced Thursday morning, when
he received a telegram, telling of
South Dakota lifting the embaVgo.
The message says that although
actual embargo has been raised all
cattle received into South Dakota
from Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri and
bioux city, la., shall be subject to in
spection. T Cm ChlMna'i Colds.
F.Mp child dry, cloth oumforublc, avoid
oxpenn, slvo Or. Boll'a Plao-Tw-Bonor.
KalM phloem, reduces iBjlunmatloo, lie.
All draislat. AdTortkmaont.
FREE DINNER
SETS ATTRACT
MANY TO STORE
Palace Clothing Company
Gladden Heart of People
, by ' Their Generous
Christmas Offer. .
Complete Stock of Suits and
Overcoats and Many Sets
of Dishes Still to Be
Given Away.'
' "Come onTfellowa, let's get the
women f folks some dishes for
Christmas and a new suit or over
coat for ourselves!" In all parts
of the city during the post few
days the above remark has become
a by-word. And the Palace Cloth
ing Company, 14th and Douglas
streets, has launched this, real
Christmas spirit. N
Last Friday night appeared the
initial announcement that starting
on Saturday they would give abso
lutely free with each purchase of
a f 16 suit or overcoat a 42-piece
gold-band dinner set Long before
the store was opened people were
waiting to obtain first selection
and to avoid disappointment by
delaying purchase. Since the in
auguration of this novel Christ
mas plan many sets of dishes have
been given away seta that will
mean a happy Christmas for some
one. The suits and overcoats of
fered in this sale are from the
regular stock a stock that is
noted for the high quality main
tained and for the variety offered.
The dishes, given away absolutely
free with each $15 purchase, are
of high grade china with a fine
gold band around the edges, and
is a full service for six people. If
you are desirous of obtaining a
good suit or overcoat and fine
set of dishes free do not fail to
visit the Palace Clothing Company,
14th and Douglas Sts. Adv.
slept in a tent through emit, rainy
weather and enforced discipline like
regular.
The late Hugh Murphy, contractor,
of "once a bricklayer always a brick
layer" fame, who died at Old Orchard,
Me., August 8 of this year, left an es
tate valued at $291,500, according to
an inventory filed with the clerk of
the county court.
After numerous bequests to rela
tives and friends, the remainder of the
estate is divided among the widow,
Mrs. Ellen Murphy, and four chil
dren, Hugh A. Mupphy, jr.; Richard
Murphy, Helen Murphy and Mrs.
Mary C. Adams.
Mr. Murphy came to Omaha forty
years ago penniless; in fact, he was
worse off than that, for he had to bor
row money to get some of his belong
ings from the railroad station. His
first job in the Nebraska metropolis
was inspector of sewers on Jones
stref t.
That the one-time poor man who
died a wealthy contractor had great
faith in municipal and public utility
bonds is attested to by the fact the
inventory of his estate contains sev
eral items of this nature. The dif
ferent items are as follows:
Cash in Bank.
Cash in bank. $43,000; other cash.
$500; note of Hugh Murphy Construc
tion company, SM.UuU; furniture in
residences here and in Old Orchard,
Me., no value given; quantity of pav
ing material on hand, $5,000; Omaha
park bonds, $10,000; Douglas county
court house bonds, $6,000; paving
bonds of the city of Omaha, $24,000;
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Xmas Gifts for Mother
Something for the Home.
Sewing baskets and cabinets.
Pottery vases and jardinieres, '
Tea table and tea things.
Lamps, clocks, flower vases.
Writing desk.
Something for Personal Use.
Magnifying glasses for reading.
Cameo brooches.
Black silk for dress.
Embroideries and handwork.
Foot warmers.
Something to Wear.
Real lace collars. i
Knit shawls, jackets, kimonos.'
Silk waists.
, Bed shoes.
Beaded handbag.
Something Inexpensive.
Sewing trays in mahogany.
Card receivers.
Foot stools.
French mirrors and candlesticks.
Robe for couch throw.
PICKPOCKETS ARE
SHOPPING EARLY
Numerous Thefts, from Cigars
to Autos, Are Reported
to the Police.
sewer bonds of the city of Omaha,
is.uuu; cash reserve due hrm from
the city of Lincoln, $17,000; cash re
serve due him from the city of Omaha,
o,uuu; 004 snares ot the Hugh Mur
phy company, $63,000; . real estate
holdings here and elsewhere, $16,000.
The estate will pay an inheritance
tax of $2,800 to Douglas county, ac
cording to Clyde Sundblad, clerk of
the county court
The federal inheritance tax will
amount to approximately $7,000.
Carloads of Apple? Are
Being Shipped to Europe
A solid train of eighteen cars of
apples from the Hood river district
of Oregon are enroute east over the
Union Pacific and Rock Island, des
tined for Europe. In order that they
may catch a boat in New York, they
are being run through on passenger
schedule time.
WASHING MACHINE STOLEN
Light-fingered pickpockets, unscru
pulous sneak thieves, strong-arm ar
tists, porch-climbers and just plain
burglars are evidently collecting the
where-with-all with which to do their
Christmas shopping early, judging
from the saueals and comDlaints ree
ntered at police headquarters.
i. v. Marker ot urand Junction,
la., came to Omaha with a load of
stock which he sold on the South
Side market, obtaining a Chicago
draft for $1,207.10. Harker climbed
on a street car at the Stock Exchange
building and went to the depot When
he arrived there he discovered the
draft, with two $5 bills, was missing.
It is thought they are in possession of
a pickpocket now.
Loses Two Drafts.
A pickpocket on a Burlington train
lifted two New York drafts, one for
$261 and the other for $50. from the
clothes of P. J. Fagan of Missouri
Valley, la., as Fagan was riding into
Omaha.
Maud Miller, 5102 North Twenty
third street. lost a ourse containing
$22 in cash and a check while riding
on a North Twenty-fourth street car.
A. A. Brown, 2812 Webster street,
left a travelers' check book contain
ing between $75 and $100 in currency
on a table in the rear of a grocery
store at the above number and the
book disappeared a few moments
later,
Burglars gained entrance to the es
tablishment of Isaac Kircka, 1206
Dodge street, and stole 100 squares
of sole leather valued at $140.
Two boxes of cigars were swiped
from a delivery wagon belonging to
H. Beselin, 1405 Douglas street.
Mrs. Nellie Blalock, 1411 Californis
street, reports a washing machine
taken from her porch.
Otto Webber, Defiance, la., is shy
$13.75 in cash, a watch and a knife
Otto asserts his roommate at tht
Nebraska Lodging house, one Ralph
Snyder, knows about it
I. Grossman, 417 North Eighteenth
street, had a roadster stolen from a
garage at 1609 California street A
car belonging to T. C. Rich, 5437
Florence boulevard, was taken from
Seventeenth and Harney streets,
while another one belonging to the
Nebraska Auto Filling company was
taken from in front of their establishment.
Half Million Ask
For Naturalization
During Last Year
Washington, D. C, Dec. 7. Ap
proximately half a million foreigners
toop steps to become naturalized
American citizens during the year
ending in June, according to the an
nual report of the bureau of natural
ization, made public today. Declara
tions of intention were filed by 207.
935, petitions for naturalization by
108,009 and courts issued certificates
to 93,911. It is estimated that 150,000
women were represented.
Woman Evangelist is
Coming Here in April
Mrs. Woodworth Etter, evangelist
and healer, is coming to Omaha in
April. Mrs. Etter is now in San Fran
cisco. William E. Foshier, Rev.
Charles W. Saridge and Mrs. M. D.
Crites are the committee promoting
this matter.
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