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WEST COAST
WROUGHT UP
ABOUT JAPS
Si:rJy Flood of Immigration
From t. ('-rir.g' Worry
Plan Radical Measures at
Next Session of Congress.
CIVILIZATIONAT STAKE,
SENATOR PHELAN SAYS
California Senator Declares
America Is Facing Danger of
Being Worsted in Trade as
Well as in Possible War.
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
lilrngo Trlhune-Omnha Bee Lenaed Wlr.
Washington, July 31. The Pacific
coast again is becoming highly
wrought up over the silent, steady
penetration of that section of the
country by the Japanese, and in
tends to press remedial measures at
the next session of congress.
The house committee on immi
gration has been investigating the
situation, holding hearings in Cali
fornia and visiting the Japanese set
tlements, in prenaration for action
on various pending bills, ranging all
the way from outright exclusion of
Japanese to amendment of the con
stitution wihholdisig American citi
zenship from American-born Japa
nese. Senator Phelan of California sees
Japan reaching out for domination
of the Pacific, and- professes great
fear that unless Japan is haited the
United States will be worsted by the
Oriental power, not only in trade,
but in war.
Civilization at Stake.
"Unless we take to heart the les
sons of history," says Senator
Phelan, "we will, by our lack of
vigilancp, permit a footholJ to be
gained hy these people, which will
ultimately not oniy defeat us -commercially
in the carrying trade, as
they are fast doing, but militarily
in the next world war,- Qur civiliza
tion is at stake." ' ' - .
Senator Phelan is a member oi
the committee on naval affairs,
which recommended appropriations
for moderately strengthening Amer
ican defenses in the Pacific, after
wards approved, but he never raised
his voice on the floor of the senate
in behalf of such naval prepared
ness in the Pacific as his prophecy
of the menace of Japan would indi
cate to be imperative.
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon
and Representative Kahn of Cali
foria were leaders in the futile fight
for preparedness, but they had lit
tle support from the other senators
and representatives of the Pacific
coasf. which is now calling for the
adoption of stern repressive meas
ures against Japan.
Grave Economic Problem.
When it comes to depicting the
dangers of Japanese aggression
upon American civilization, Sena
tor Phelan is unequalled.
"A Japanese colony under the
American flag is not compatible
with the growth of an American
state," says Senator Phelan. "The
soil of California is being absorbed
by the Japanese, and legislation,
state and federal, is now being
evoked to stem the yellow tide. It
is a race as well as an economic
problem.
"California . refuses submissively
to permit its native population . to
be driven off of its soil. If these
people want California, lei them
take it'not stealthily, by this proc
ess of economic penetration, but
let them fight for it. California,
unfortunately, is just as much their
tributary territory today under our
generous laws as though they had
conquered it by tht power of arms.
Stop One-Day Passports
Across Mexican Border
Calexico, Cal., July 31. Issuance
f one-day permits to strangers to
tross the Mexican boundary into
Mexicali. Lower California, were
ttopped here by American immigra
:ion officials, who said they feared
tourists might make "indiscreet re
narks which would lead to embar
rassing' situations." ?
The border, officials stated, has not
been closed, and no restrictions have
been put on persons holding long
:ime passports or border permits.
Detroit People Identify
Photograph of Leroy
Detroit, July 31. A photograph,
will to be that of Oscar J. Fernan-
lez. reported to be in Saltillo. Mex
Ico. was identified as that of Eugene
Lerov. wanted , in connection with
the Detroit-New York trunk murder
mvsterv. the oolice announced,
The ohotosrraph, received from
San Antonio police, was identified
by Patrolman Leo Trumbull and
live oiner jjeirou rcsiucuis.
Borah to Take Active Part
In Campaign for Harding
Chicago, July 31. Senator Wil-
liarn Borah of Idaho, active in the
F reconvention campaign for Hiram
ohnson, will take an active part in
the campaign for Senator Harding
and probably will make several
toner ti-vnrs !n the interest of the
republican nominee, it was announc
ed at republican . headamrttaa w
night
Preacher, Fined for v
Fishing, Tells Elders
to "Pass Mediate"
Following his arrest and fine in
Justice of the Peace Collins' court
yesterday for fishing without a
license, Rev. S. V. Taylor of the
'Mount Nebo Colored Baptist
church changed the topic of his
Sunday sermon from "The Loaves
and Fishes" to "Get Thee Behind
Me, Satan."
Mr. Taylor confided to Justice
Collins that he wanted the fish he
caught to "illustrate his sermon."
When fined, Mr. Taylor telephoned
to the elders of the church to
"pass the plate" to pay his fine.
NEW DIRECTORS
ARE NAMED FOR
PACKINGPLANT
"Committee of 21" Victorious
In Election Ordered by At
torney General When
Dismissing Suits.
The vote for five additional mem
bers of the board of directors of the
Skihner Packing company, ordered
by Attcrney General Davis at the
time suits against the company were
dismissed, was completed yesterday
and the vote tabulated.
The vote shows a decisive victory
for the "committee of 21," backing
the present management, over the
' committee of nine," seeking to gain
control of. the company. Both com
mittees were represented on the bal-.
lot which was mailed to all stock
holders and one vote was allowed
for each share of stock.
, The men. elected directors are:
Arah L. Hungerford, H. W.
Churchill, W. W. Head, J. N. Camp
bell and C. B. Wiltse. They will sit
on the board with the present mem
bers. Paul F. Skinner, Dr. Gilmore,
D. C. Robertson and William Fer
guson. The total stock voted was $4,963,
20J, about five-sevenths of the total
stock, with a par value of $7,200,000.
The total vote given members of the
"committee of 21" was 212.106 and
the. "committee, of .nine" total vote
was 35,360. ' '
The individual vote as announced
was: ,
"Committee of 21" Arah L. Hun
gerford, 35,646; H. W. Churchill,
34,756; W. W. Head, 34.510; J. N.
Campbell, 30,509; C. H. Wiltse. 23,
507; George E. Cox, 14,590; A. D.
Cameron. 9,396; W. R. Sutton, 9,187;
Peter Hakanson. 2.552: O. H. Brock-
man, 2,477; T. F. Newton, 2,295; A.
Ruwo, 2,229; Sherman Hall. 982;
John Brodehoft, 945; A. J. Moore,
925; Franz Fredericks, 913; C. S.
Waldron, 626; T. G. Bowker, 502; J.
S. Hoebler, 337; William Halsey,
134.
"Committee of 9" C. H. Gustaf-
son, 7.899: J. W. Davis; 6,337; Thom
as Mortimer, 4,144; W. A. Smith,
3,172; W. P. Bennett, 3,110; Peter
Larson, 3,101; James Shoup, 2,604;
Frank Chitteden, 2.469; Frank Doer
mann, 1.115; JH. O. Wiggins, 1,679.
Jailbreakers Who Killed
Sheriff Are Captured
Pendleton. Ore.. July 31. Fosse-
men today captured Neil Hart and
Jim Owen, half-breed Indians who,
it is alleged, were among the prison
ers who escaped from the county
iail here Sunday after killing Sheriff
T. D. Taylor. According to Sheriff
Lee Warnick ot Union county, who
led the posse, Hart admitted he
killed Taylor. The two were found
asleep in a sheep herder's cabin in
the Wenaha. forest near here.
Ginnell Leaves for U. S.
London. Tuly 31. Laurence Gin-
nel, Sinn Fein member f parliament
for North Westmeath and minister
of agriculture in the Irish republi
can government, has left for the
United States, "on a national mis
sion" it was announced.
New Features of
The Sunday Bee
Beginning next Sunday, August 8, The Bee will add three new
features to its regular list of things of interest to all
the family ....
Letters of a Home-Made Father
to His Json
By Ed Streeter, author of those "Dere Mable" letters
which made the whole country laugh during the war.
Heart Secrets of a Fortune Teller
Lively, Clever, Fascinating! "One Who Knows" divulges
the inside stories of this mysterious profession.
How to Build Your House
. Tbare's many a pitfall in building your home. In each
Sunday's issue, The Bee will answer practical questions
about how to avoid difficulty.
These are in addition to The Bee's usual Sunday line-up: The
Special Sport Section, the full-page Sunday Feature story, un
equalled comics, news of every kind for women readers.
Not A f ull-ptf photograph of Governor Cos, the
democratic candidate for president, suitable for framing,
will the frontispiece of next Sunday's Rotogravure.
FARM GIRLS
LEAVE HOME
TOMISSVM
Women in Rural Districts
Average 12 Hours' Hard La
bor Every Day in Year,
Federal Report Shows.
96 OUT OF EVERY 100
DO THEIR OWN WASHING
Sixty Per Cent Churn Their
Butter While Only 32 Per
Cent Have Running Water
In Their Homes.
Washington, July 31. (Special.)
Why girls leave home when that
home is on a farm, and statistics
show that young women are leaving
the rural districts for the cities in
larger numbers than young men. is
revealed by the survey of 10,000
farm homes in the 33 northern and
western states recently completed by
the Department of Agriculture in co
operation with the state agricultural
colleges and farm bureaus.
More than half of the women in
terviewed, although classed by the
census office with those having "no
occupation" are up and at work by
5 o'clock in the morning. The work
ing day of the average woman is
11.3 hours the year round, and in
summer it is 13.12 hours. And 87
out of each 100 women have no reg
ular vacation during the year.
Five additional men are required
for at least six weeks in the year on
80 per cent of 6,083 farms reporting,
but only 14 per cent, of the women
included in the survey reported hired
help and that only for about three
and one-half months each year. Yet
94 per cent of the women made part
or all the tamily bread, ou per cent
churned their own butter: in 96
cases out of 100 did the family wash
ing, 43 per cent having no washing
macnines and only a per cent naving
runnine water in therr Homes; ys
per cent .did all the family sewing,
and otherwise "looked after their
families, the average numbering five
persons, and their homes, meaning
in the majority of cases a seven
room house. 1
Work in Field.
' In addition, 24 per cent of the
women assist in the field work, 25
per cent help to feed and bed the
live stock, 36 per cent assist inj the
milking, 8,000 include milk pails in
their dishwashiner. and 5,703 wash
the separators. Eighty-one per cent
attend to the poultry, meaning on
an average, 90 bns, and 56 per cent
spend part of their time weeding,
hoeing and tending the vegetables
and flower gardens.
These tasks accomplished, the
farm woman has nothing else to do
and may devote herself to such so
cial diversions as are possible at an
average distance of 5.9 miles to tHe
nearest high school, 2.9 miles to the
nearest church, and 4.8 miles to the
nearest market, and to the care of
her children, if she has any.
Among the surprises in tabulating
the surveys wa? the small number of
children in farm homes, 7,467 re
ports showing an average of but
1.18 under 10 vears of age for each
home, and but 6.89 between 10 and
16 years of age. In the rural homes
of the east the number of children
fell below the countrywide average,
while that in the western section
proved the highest, with 1.4 under
10 years' and 0.97 children per home
between 10 and. 16 years.
Significant in this connection are
he figures showing that the aver
age farm home is more than five and
one-half miles from the family doc
tor, 12 from a trained nurse, and 14
from a hospital.
"This means," commented Miss
Florence E. Ward, in charge of the
(Continued on Page Two, Column Four.)
President Wilson
Will Retire From
The Sheep Business
Washington, July 31. Presi
dent Wilson is to retire from the
sheep business. The White
House flock or 48 prize sheep,
which has kept the lawns cut for
three summers, is to be sold. The
yield of wool has gone to chari
ty, this year to the Salvation
army. In 1918 the flock produced
98 pounds, which was sold by the
Red Cross, bringing more than
$52,000.
The original flock of 18 head
was obtained from William
W6odward of New York, who
has a farm near Bowie, Md.,
where, it was said, George Wash
ington once obtained a herd of
deer for the grounds at Mount
Vernon.
GIRL FORGER ENDS
OWN LIFE IN JAIL
IN GRAND ISLAND
'I Have Played the Game and
Lost," Writes Highly
Educated New Yorker.
Grand Island, Neb.', July 31. (Spe
cial Telegram.i "I have pjayed the
game and lost," Mamie Dixon, 20
years of age, wrote in a note to A.
C. Cimmerman of Kearney, a travel
ing salesman, just before taking her
life by swallowing several ounces of
lysol in the county jail here.
The story is tragedy in real life.
Just before noon she was sentenced
by Judge Paine to an indeterminate
sentence in the penitentiary for
forgery. She confessed passing a
fraudulent check for $75 on a ladies'
tailoring establishment, receiving $50
in goods and $25 in cash. She was
arrested in Kearney in company of
Cimmerman.
Brought back to face the charge
she admitted guilt and explained that
she had run out of money on the
way east and had forged the check
to get car fare. She was a sufferer
from tuberculosis, but insisted that
she would take no sob story method
of asking for clemency.
Judge Paine consoled the frail but
beautiful little woman when impos
ing sentence by stating that as soon
as she would make application to be
removed, to the tuberculosis hospital
at Kearney the application would be
granted. ' '''"' , ;:';..' ";
Immediately upon entering the
county jail she asked the privilege
to use the lavatory and there swal
lowed the poison. She refused to
drink the milk offered as. an antidote,
and while the doctors were being
summoned cried, "Oh, Mammal
Mamma 1 1 am coming." She said she
wanted to die.
She was born in England, and
came to this country with her par
ents when 12 years of age. Her
father died shortly after arriving in
America. Her mother ran a room
ing house for actors and actresses
in the Latin quarter, New York, but
died two years ago.
Speaking French, German and
English fluently, as well as Russian
and Spanish, well versed in law and
claiming to have taken a course in
journalism, she was refined, but
with some extremely modern ideas.
Dixon was not her real name, and
in another note she declared she
would take her identity to the
grave. She claimed to have been a
graduate of Medill High school,
Chicago, and to have been employed
for a time by Judge Lindsay of
Denver.
President Lewis of
Coal Miners' Union
Orders Strikers Back
Indianapolis, Ind., July 31. Strik
ing mine workers in Indiana and Il
linois today were ordered back to
work by President 'John L. Lewis
of the United Mine Workers of
America. In a telegram directed to
every local union in the affected dis
tricts he instructed that immediate
meetings be called and steps taken
to get the men back to work.
Belleville, Ills., July 31. James
Mason, secretary-treasurer of the
Belleville sub district of the Miners
union, expressed the belief today
that the strikers would ignore the
order of President Lewis to return
to work. He expressed the opinion
that the strikers would await in
structions on the matter from Frank
Farrington, their state president.
New York and Cleveland
Papers Increase Rates
New York, July 21 The Evening
World, the last New York evening
newspaper to remain at 2 cents, an
nounced that beginning Monday its
price would be advanced to 3 cents
because of the increased cot of pub
lication. Cleveland, July 31. The price of
the two afternoon newspapers, the
news and the Press and the morning
daily, the Plaindealer, will be in
creased from 2 to 3 cents Monday,
because of the increased costs of
newspaper production, it was an
pounced. Gould Dietz Abandons
'Ship;' Coming Home by Rail
Gould Dietz will come to Omaha
from Chicago by train instead of on
Latsen monoplane No. 1, one of
the three ships that are blazing the
air mail between New York and
Omaha, according to a telegram
from him received by Mrs. Dietz
yesterday afternoon.
He has flown on the plane from
New York to Cleveland,
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POLICE PROBE
DEATH OF RICH
JEWEL1JEALER
Authorities Question Girl
Companion of S. T. A. Lof
tis, Head of Diamond Firm,
On Fatal Party.
By The Associated Press.
Chicago, July 31. Miss. May
Woods, a pretty hotel cashier, who
was alone with Samuel T. A. Loftis,
head of the diamond firm of Loftis
Bros., when he died suddenly in his
luxurious apartment last night, to
day told police that Loftis crumpled
to the floor dead after they had en
gaged in a "friendly struggle."
Although the police believe that
the diamond merchant died as a re
sult of concussion of the brain,
probably caused by a fall, they are
not satisfied with the conflicting
stories told by Miss Woods and
Roy M. Shayne, son of a late mil
lionaire merchant.
Tells of Fatal Visit
Miss Woods, who described
Shayne as her fiance, said she was
called. by Loftis to his apartment at
1 o'clock yesterday afternoon; that
they dancea and drank together.
"We weje having a playful strug
gle," Miss Woods declared, "and my
attention was momentarily diverted
from him. The next instant I was
startled by the sound of his body
falling on the floor. I was at a loss
to know what to do and rushed :o
the telephone to summon Mr.
Sliayne." v
In the meantime Shayne called a
physician and when he arrived the
body of Loftii was cold, indicating
that Loftis ha been dead for some
:ime.
The police are convinced that
(Continued on Pare Two, Column Two.)
Fisherman Bitten by Fish
May Die From Blood Poison
Randolph, Vt., July -31. Oris
Flint, of South Royalston, is at the
Randolph Sanitarium, in this citv,
suffering a severe case of blood
poisoning, contracted when he was
bitten by a fish which he landed
several days ago. Though one fin
ger has been amputated, physicians
have been tnablt to check the
spread of the infection.
Two Children Burned
To Death in Their Home
Spencer, la., July 31. Two chil
dren of Ralph Eckardt, a-farmer,
were burned to death yesterday in
their home. One was 2 years old
and the other 2 months. Their par
ents were in a nearby field when they
saw smoke coming from the house,
but were unable to reach the chil
dren in time to save them.
The Weather
Forecast
Sunday unsettled, probably show
ers; slightly cooler.
Hourly Temperatures.
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The Passing Show of
FIVE SERIOUSLY
INJURED, MANY ARE
BRUISED IN WRECK
All Car But One Pullman
Turn Over When Engine
Is Derailed.
Ogden, Utah, July 31. Four or
five persons are seriously injured
and many are bruised and shocked
as a result of the derailment of Ore
gon Short Line train No. 32 near
Downey, Idaho, according to a tele
phone message to the Standard
Examiner here.
Nurses are taking the more seri
ously injured to Pocatello, the mes
sage said.
Pocatello, Ida., July 31. Train
No. 32, Butte-Salt Lake express was
derailed at Venda, a small station
on the Short Line south of Poca
tello, at 6:05 this morning. The
train was a double-header, in charge
of Conductor Korenor and En
gineers Thompson and Brennan.
One Pullman remained on th track.
No one was killed, but many in
jured, and special train conveying
physicians and trained nurses front
three local hospitals left for the
scene of the wreck.
Specials with medical aid also left
Ogden and Salt Lake, General Man
ager H. V. Piatt and General Supt.
F. H. Knickerbocker ert the Short
Line accompanying the train.
Wrecking crews from both Poca
tello and Salt Lake also, proceeded
to the scene which is 46 miles from
Pocatello. The train consisted of
two engines, mail car, two baggage
cars, express car, two coaches, one
diner, and a Pullman. The first
engine got over the derail, the sec
ond engine left the track, but re
mained upright, and all but the Pull
man car turned over.
Floater, All "Hooched Up,"
Asks Police to Arrest Him
"Arrest me. I'm drunk."
So spoke Dan McCarthy, a floater,
as he staggered into Central police
station yesterday arternoon.
Detective Palmtag was given
credit for the arrest.
Heavy Bain at Fremont. .
Fremont, Neb., July 31. (Special
Telegram.) With 2.26 inch of rain
fall, this morning, one of the heaviest
storms of recent years broke over
Fremont. ,
Wires were damaged, but the
storm was too late to hurt the crops.
Threshing will be delayed for a few
days.
Fair Weather Promised
Washington, July 31. Weather
predictions for ;he week beginning
Monday are: Upper Mississippi and
Lower Missouri Valleys: Probably
fair Monday and toward end of the
week; local showers between; near
ly normal temperatures.
Plans to Abolish Office.
Mexico City, July 30. Celestino
Gasca, governor-of the federal dis
trict, is reported to be preparing a
project to abolish his own office, say
ing it is unnecessary, since the city
council can manage local affairs.
Carpenters Win Strike.
St. Louis. July 31. Anoroximatelv
i 500 union carpenters who have been
on strike herefor a month, returned
to work today. The building con
tractors association agreed to thfir
wage demands of $1.25 an hour,
1920
PLANS FOR NEW
MEDICAL BLOCK
MAY YET SUCCEED
Officers of Building Associa
tion Confident Necessary
Funds Will Be
Obtained.
Omaha's new 17-story medical
building, for which an excavation
has been dug at Seventeenth and
Dodge streets, will be under way
again in a few weeks if the efforts
of Elwood Riggs, owner of the
Riggs Optical Co., and officers of
the building association are success
ful. With Mr. Riggs' co-operation, he
having come home from California
to assist, the association is making
progress toward the raising of an
additional $175,000, made necessary
by increased cost of building ma
terial and labor. Four $25,000 sub
scriptions are now assured, Mr.
Riggs said yesterday. Upon the
completion of the $175,000 total de
pends the final securing of a $1,300,
000 loan negotiated "some time ago in
Chicago.
"The business men and physicians
associated in the enterprise original
ly raised $1,875,000, which was suf
ficient to put the project through,"
said Mr. Riggs. "The increased cost
could not be foreseen and is due to
the same general condition through
out the country which has brought
difficulties to scores of building pro
jects in other cities. We believe now,
however, that we will be under way
again very shortly."
Plans for Reunion
To Be Announced
At Legion Session
Fifty-six delegates to the state
convention at Has'r.ngs, August 26
to 28, will be elected at a mass meet
ing of 'Douglas county post of the
American Legion in the city hall
Wednesday at 8 p. m.
Plans for a grand reunion of all
ex-service men in this vicinity will
be announced and Victory medals
will be issued to all members bear-
ing their discharge papers.
Commander E. C. Henry and Ad
jutant Kendall Hammond have is
sued a strong plea for a large at
tendance at this mass meeting.
Cox to Wine Position On
League Clearly In Speech
Washington, July 31. The posi
tion of the democratic party with
reference to the league of nations
"will be made perfectly clear" when
Governor Cox delivers his speech
accepting the presidential nomina
tion, George White, new national
chairman, declared today in answer
to the inquiry of Senator Harding
as to the party's stand on the ad
ministration's foreign policy.
Albuquerque Sliows Gain
Washington, July 31. Albuquer
que, N. M., 15,157; increase 4,137, ft
37.5 per cent. I .
Caldwell, Kan., 2,191; decrease I,
or 0.6 per cent. tLi
Ishoeming. Mich.. 10.500: decrease
H9.49, or .15.0 pe cent.
RULING GOES
INTO EFFECT
IN FIVE DAYS
Increases of Approximately
$1,400,000,000 Authorized
By Interstate Commerce'
Commission's Decision.
TOTAL' IS $200,000,000
LESS THAN ROADS ASKED
Freight Traffic Must Stand
Largest Portion of Raise
Pullman and Passenger Fares
Included in Order.
Raise in Fares.
Passenger Rate.
Present New
Omaha to Kansas City $ 6.45 $ 7.74
Omaha to Chicago .... 16.14 19.36 '
Omaha to Denver 17.41 20.89
Omaha to Sioux City . .. 3.42 4.10
Omaha to Minneapolis 11.76 14.11
Pullman Rate.
Present New
Omaha to Kansas City. .$2.70 $4.05 .
Omaha to Chicago 3.24 4.86 .
Omaha to Denver 4.59 6.88
Omaha to Sioux City..., .54 .81
Omaha to Minneapolis.. 2.70 4.05
Washington, Juiy 31. Increases
in freight, passenger, Pullman and
other railroad rates approximating
z.n unofficial estimate of $1,400,000.
000 were approved today by the In
terstate Commerce commission, ef
fective upon five days' notice by the
carriers to the commission and the
public.
This total is about $200,000,000
less thatf the amount for which the
railroads asked to absorb the $600,
000,000 wage award by the railroad
labor board and to bring their net
income to the 6 per cent provided
for in the transportation act.
The freight increase total is esti
mated at $1,134,000,000 ou the busia.
of 6 per cent of the $18;900,000,009
placed by the commission on ths
properties of all the roads. The in
crease of 40 per cent in the east is .
estimated to yield approximately
$750,000,000. The 25 per cent grant
ed southern roads is estimated to
yield about $100,000,000, while the
western and mountain-Pacific roads '
will get an increased return of about -
$284,000,000 on freight rates.
Boost Passenger Fares.
To the increase of $1,134,000,000 '
to the nation's freight bill wil1 '
added an increase in passenger ra
aggregating $233,827,982; an if
t-it-asc in ,jl unman lain KKl-KiUJli
$43,639,344; an advance in excess
baggage rates apprroxximatinjj
$1,420,999, and an advance in milk
fates of about $5,000,000.
The increases granted are de
signed to give the roads a net in ;
come of 5T per cent on their valua
tion and an additional one-half of
I per cent to make what the com
mission described as "appropriate
provision for additional improve
ments, betterments qr equipment of
a character chargeable to capital
account."
Coast-wise steamship lines wera
advised to increase their freight
rates "to the same extent as herein.'
granted the railroads operating be
tween the same points or in the
same territory."
Electric Lines Included.
The commission also gave electric '
railway lines permission to increase
th eir freight rates by the same per
centages as approved tor trunk lines
in the same territory. The commis
sion added this was "not to be con- -strued
as an expression of disap
proval of increases made or pro
posed in the regular manner, in the
passenger fares of electric lines." -
In their original application, the.
roads divided the country into east
ern, western and southern districts.
They asked freight rate increases of
39.75 for the eastern, 32.03 for the.
western and 38.91 for the southern.
The commission divided the western
group into the western and the
mountain-Pacific, the latter takingia
the territory lying between the Pa
cific coast and the eastern base o
the Rocky mountains.
The commission also applied the
general increases to all special ser
vices. It explained that the rail-
roads had not included this provision
in its proposal, but stated this was '
due to a misunderstanding. It,
therefore authorized the increases
to apply to switching, weighing di
version, reconsignment, lighterage,
floatage, storage and transfer and
any other such separate charges as
may be made against shippers.
As to prevailing rates on com
modities transported under special
tariff arrangements, the commission
ordered that the general increases
should be added ,to the present
charges. This will include rates on
such individual commodities as coal,
lumber, cement, fruits and vegeta
bles, petroleum, brick and other
building material, live stock, pack
ing house products, ore and fertil- -izers.
Deny Fire in California
Result of Anti-Jap Feenng
San Francisco, July 31. Denial of
rumors that a fire which recently de
stroyed several Japanese business
houses in Marysville, Cal., was the
result of anti-Japanese feeling was
contained in a report which has been .
cabled to Tokio foreign office by T.
Ohta, Jipanese consul-general be
; i wan auinjuuccu,
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