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(T 3 IH&-1 MOKM; OKEUOSIAN, TUESDAY, JASUAKT 15, 1907. INSISTS HfS RICH T AND STANDS PAT vn- ifl 'mart -'mrt mr ivuaei I rea ttiera or any wltntn heard them. ' feiory' of the' Shooting. Roosevelt!s Message ori '.! ! flegro Tlis - 1 1 nyny of Je wit n c on tht lit too or -the bullet -holes allows that i or !!5 of tht ntiro troopi lathtrtd lBiide the tort ntt that thp' flri hot fired Into -the rom within tha fort-.- . thsV troop then cimV out" over"tKe" Hffclls. "ome of Fr-ii prrhaps volnv throuch the Tte. I1vmmm4 bv .diaUac- Of .SOU- jrards or thereabouts into the town. Durin their kMttiK tey ihftt Into two fcittlt .nd saint uliwt or tew other homu. Triree of tne pri -Vate Ii ii ii i 1 1 1 t i whlrb tby fired oortlnl Womvn. , and ohtMrriuj -.Thp' -ei.i4c-ateiyi i. mi -mm .. a .. . . i..rl..tAii4Ai hrUf. ' tnB Milt A(il TrOtt ' X -.dJataajCfe ef .aboU.t Texas-Senate Adopts Resolu- tiorv of PnenrJs. FORCES VOTE FIRST- DAY tX rardt. ThmMwt at m man- and woniit. Mr. .rv.t- ja r - Rn Odte. and t-ljr.. IIttl- bdy OW of the .Miner B3 tlity stood in tne wmao oriino rwinriiAr ta ftruiTr I ta.. . .wu .Mnr within ba JrqfHback. hlll.n bit horw -r woundm. Appoints Commuter to Ridicules- Theory Brownsville People Did Shooting. - - him to tint Mi arm had to to amputated. Thy tttormpMA- to hilt the two policemen , who were hi mpanlona. ahootlnc on ttrontita te. bst. .They aiot -at t least t . of - Investigation Day-Trbate Mows LovW Into After All-, -Still "--Oe- b...,r......,.......... CTID NOT EXCEED AUTHORITY r.rcsltltnl Makes Strong Summing X?T of Cane' Sure Negroes Were Guilty and x in racier Knew 1, but Shielded Them. WASHINGTON. Jan. 14. Detailed evi dence that the hootln at at Brownsville. , Texai" on Augiret . 1906; -was done' by nesro members of Companies B, C and T of the ,Twenty-flfth Infantry wj sub-., ml t ted to the Senate today by President j Roosevelt, accompanied by a message in which he reiterated his conviction that the dtiootlnK : wag done by ' the soldiers. 1-Ie a lo - ritratefi hi in opinion that" the vmce ra and other members of the Karri- son must Have Known that soldiers die I the hootlnjr. He U positive that the) 4 (Uncharge of the troops was him on j course unieas ne were to violate um sworn i duty, hut lie recalls that part of njs order declarinjf the discharged mei (lis- qualmd for the civil service. Evidence In Great Detail. The vtdenee transmitted wan taken by Mjor Blorksom. of the Inspector-Gen-eva.r department. the examination of witnesses beinic conducted ijy m. v. VirAy, asslxtant td the Attorney-General. IP i nrrnmji.7ii.il by maps of Bromin- vtlle and Fort Brown. h bandKllcr enipty sheila, snven ball cartridges- and tow dipt picked up In the streets of Prownsville within a few hours after the anootmr. ouiiets and casln(c or othc bullets picked out of the houses. j " l wai lit y ' mi. a iw i niirrri -i Milton D. I'lirdy, AwlMaut Attornrj earal ot I nltl State. Who In- baten Attacks of Opponents. 'AUSTIN. Tex., Jan. 14. The Texas ISonmt remained in Msslon until 10:30 O'clock tonight, debating; the resolution to'-investigate. Senator Bailey's alleged I connection -aith the Waters-Pierce Oil Oompanv. After several amendments to the substitute resolution proposed by the, anti-Bailey forces Hat fceen. voted down the substitute resolution was adopted by a vote of 18 to 13. The substitute provides for i committee of seven Senators to ln- Vestjgate the charges against Bailey, pre ferred tinder oath. w -report to me I Senate if an investia-atlon of the charges i - 1C was the understand I ng that tjie Sen- kte' would not. consider , the matter- m anv forlr. until this afternoon and then only in committee for future action hy the Senate. ' Early this morn in k. however. tlli) investigation resolution was -caned im Kv tha iVimmittM and a substitute 01- I ypred providhts for the appointment of a (c ommitiee io ascertain wnetner or " i- an UlVestlBatlon was "in any degrree necea- i . .'.I The- House spent the' day in discussing ! the" ' Joint resolution of Saturday, which allows facti side four hours ot discus- the In vestl Ration resolution. Adjournment was taken without a vote being reached . I The resolution providing an investigation sion before a final vote on the Bailey I In vestl Ration resolution, was taken without a vot The resolution providing cannot be decided before Wednesday. bullets Into tri. Co.eo houae, putting out a lighted lamp on tht dining-room table. Mrs. - Cowen nd her five children were in tho house. They at once throw themselves prone on the floor and were not hit. - Thy Bred .into the Stack, house, the . bullets Kotng through the nioqulto bar of a bed from 18 to iro Inches above where little children were 1 e-il Dir. Oilier Soldiers Must Have" Known. The shoot I riff took place near midnight. The panic caused by the unexpected aitark wa3 creat. The darkneea, of course. In- , creased confusion. There in conflict of tes- of Plleetlons. He vacated the order prrsnt- ed toy justice Hemdrk-k. which stave the boxes Into the custody of Attorney-Gen- The President Tells of Crimes. tlmony on 80m of the Wlnflr point!, bllt rery eaaentlal point Is tabtlshed beyond possibility of honeit question. The. careful examination of Mr. Purdy, assistant In his message' the President U appears from the testimomr that on th nirht of Auituai 13. Ifliift. ever crlma Attorney-uenerai, resuueo mtmy m trens-thenlnK the reports already, mad Dy lie Army authorities.- The ahootlnr. it ap earav occupied about tea mlnutea, although been norne minutes more or wers committed by some person or "persons in zne city or fci ro wnavlll Were the fotlowinn;; I First The murder ot Frank Natui , Second The assault with Intent to kill Lieutenant or police Dominxutx. whose .how was allied under him and whose arm Ml Shot so ffYfrely U It haa to toe am- -.putateo. Third The assault with Intent to kill Mr. and Mm. Hate Odin and their (hre little boy, who were In the window of the Miller It may have ;u le?s. It in SO .mer Katllttru Of Hind th; wall ot ;he fo,rt, begun nrlng some of them on the parches of tu' 11 Fourth The Lrraoka. s-one out into the 1 th nola-hborhood of 10 shoti and . then returned the total flred In upled I HEARST LOSES BALLOT BOXKS Judfce Orders ThemN Returned to .iiletlori Board. " KEW YORK. Jan. 14.-The ballot-boxM containing- the ballots cast for Mayor in the election of 19U5 were today ordered f Justice lieaventrltt to be placed in the custody of the New York City Board of R lections, ed by juitlci boxes Into tl eral Jackson, Justice Leaven trltt issued the order aTter a. hearlns; on an appl lcatlon'by the Board of Elections. The boxes ew ere originally placed in the car? or that board bv order bf Justice Gaynor, on. application of "VV". Ft. .Hearst, the de feated candidate for Mayor In 1 SO 5. When Attorney-General Jackson bean hSe action on January 7 to oust Mayor jvicuieiian from or nee. he secured an order, from Justice Hendrick giving Mm the custody or the boxes. Mr. Jaekson alleged that tile ballots Wer6 unsafe in the - hands of the Board of Elections. uuxtody or the boxes is i point tn the effort of Mr, Hearst to se cure a. recount. . shoot inar into several private r tne city or Bro navlll. thre talnlng women and children. ana slightly fifth The Phootlng- at wounding- of Palmero Preclado. (l'dmttir Mi! of ttie nrst snot to ttio time of their return toeing: somewhere in the nelchborhood or trn minutes without many o t tholr comrades Icnowlna what thejr bad (lone. indeed, the fuller uetaila as estab- Thaae crimes were certainly committed hy eoniebody. As to the motive tor the com mission of the crimes. It appears that t rou- !UW by the aJdlllnnal evlilenee taken ilnc 1 last communicated with the Senate It likely that there were few. t any. o soldiers dismissed who could have Mi of ,i more ur 1ms nrloui kind had op. Ignorant ot what occurred. It Is well etirred between Individual members of tho o m i n y and Individual rltlieinR or Browns ville, culminating in complaints which re- fiiltefl In ttie potatero belnj connnea witnm Impossible that any of the noncommissioned not have Known what occurred. the limits of the irarrUon on tha evening of ne oay in queatlon. 'o Doubt Negrors Were Guilty. 1 evidence, aa will . Xo DouU of Authority. The evidence thus t A lolon. Impossible to Elons upn which my Th aeen, shows be be -ny possibility of honest question that me ln3l victuals a mon tg the colored t x-oor" horn. I lial dismissed committed the out- taken rendere It. In m o Question the conch order was based. I have arone niont carefully over every Issue of law and fact that haa been raised. . I at "Bed that the effect of my order dismissing these men without honor was not and that some or all ot to bar them from all civil employment sis whom I dismissed deed and shielded fi committed It. Tht only motive fugest as powioij REVENGE ON ALLEMC Secures Nomination of Richardson for Delaware Senator. DOVER, Del, Jan, ll-flenry wmfr on, of this county, was tonight declared he Republican nomlnae for the United Itates Senate on the ninth ballot in t lie Caucus Of tne 36 Assemblymen of the lower branch of the Delaware Leglsla- ure. The ballot resulted: Richardson. 20: Allee. 30: Burton. a Marshal', 1; AflaicKs, l; Layton, 2; Penno- wlll. 1. J. Frank Allee's iiiiiinia 1 m stood' by him to the last, but the aradual dcTec- tlon of the Addlcks men to Richardson made the nwsent Senator's selection by the caucus practically- impossible. To nlRht'a action virtually axeurw Richard son s nomination as Senator. nm the nlher Individ knowledae or th the law those wt Influenclnr any one else was a desire to et na or t ne color d troops, so stronar that 1 Impelled the cltlaena oC Binwnsvllle to shoe up their own houses, to kill one of their under the Government and. therefore that the part or the order which consisted of declaration to this effect was lackina 1 validity, and I Dave directea that ucn por tion be revoked. As to the rest of the order dlsn the Individuals In Question without; and declaring the effect of such discharge STANDS BY GRA PTE R BUTT Arkansas senate rnts Man who ex- posed W in In Coventry. LITTLE ROCK. Ark.. Jan. m turner, to assault their own collet. Ymfa Iav nn,l rwiilatiotis to he a tar wnawr wwen k, Aaam?, ffno w earthed aiieg-ed grrart m tne ArKansas woundltis the lieutenant, who had been an -rr 1 ror MO yeara all with t r ct Ixcrodlt lng; the negro troops. jpfllnn l on Hs face so ludicrously impos- sihlc that It la difficult to treat It as hon- An .Absurd IlypotheBls. to their future re-enlistment either la. the ', Army or the 2s vy, t her In no do ll constitutional and lesal power. - Ther order I theory auppoMi liiat th nlform stitutlon and the laws, and cannot be re viewed or reversed save hy another execu tive order. The (acta did not morely rant the action I to lc they rendered ' Thl. succeeded In obtain! nvo aoldlera; th rwld they got ov 1 1 1 of the he te fence of the Tort uncnanrnKod mil without discoviry y the clear ot fuiit, pr or sinewmj mutv, nearro troops, opened fire upon the town from Ithln the Tort: that they blackeiked'thelr faces so that at least 14 eyewitnesses mistook them for negroes; that they difguieed their Senate. was forced out of the Senate today upon the- convening of the lcgls- whs within my discretion under the Con- nature. He was obliged to retire from the Senate caucus or face ft lttdtion Of $t pulsion. He announced that he will re am. It was owing- to Adams testimony that notion Imperative, unle?! I was to provf state Senator Festus C. Butt was con victed of torlbery .and sent to the peni tentiary- l he House of Representatives la de locKea upon the selection of a speaxer, DRYDEX HAS - BAKK MAJORITY false to If -an; after shows y sworn duty. nen discharge lief action he Is 1 will take what action Is warranted. circumstance. I believe. above most -certainly put upon any auch burden ot thus clearing himself. but the tailed n the vnlc aa being thon ot negroe. They WftM not Wexleana. for they were heard by varl- 1 ou witnesses to apeak In Knallnh. I The weapons they used were Springfield I rlRfi for In ammunition which they usmI was that of the other, and oould run In Texaa or a "prl n arflel d rl fie. have been use ny part or the Union or 'Mexico-or in any other pnrt or the vona ave only in the Springfield now used by the T'nlted fft a tes troope. Including the neero troops r the aarrlaon at Brownsville, and by no other persons save these troops a OT BAHRKO FROM SERVICE Tft Modifle'i'urder nd Will Con- 'dcr Requests for Re-enlltnient. WASHINGTON, Jan, li.-By direc tion of the President, Secretary Tflft today issued a special order mod If y- ' epeciaj oroer Oiamlsninsr the negro 'battalion of the Twenty-flt th John V. Bryden. Nothing I a red they 1 .won which hid only bn in use by th Infantry by striking out the clause p.ouM'lC.M . bars maiorlty for Drvden vmted 8t.... troop, for .om. four or flv. rlattnK o the excluaion of the dla- MtePUDll. DaTBIlUJOlliy, lOf UfyUen. Xew Jersey Republicans Fall to - Afrree on. Holding Caucus. , TRENTON, N. Jan, ll-Tiie RcpW ltcan Senators held an informal confer ence tonisrht and discussed the-' callina- of at caucus for the selection of a Repub- Mean candidate for tnitea States Senator to succeed efinl te was decided. Three Republicans will not vote for JJryden. vate Inaivlduali. Uf,uu vt . T(je military service. Will Not Bouble fXdence of Guilt. The President then cites details to prove I nventlg-ale Brovrn. The Serretary. now that foe War nvroLN. Neb. Jan. H.-Th lower I Department's f nveHtisra.tion has closed undertake to pass separately upon the applications for re-enllat- house of the T.es; Jslature today tabled the rcaolutlon to inveetisate Norrie Brown. Republican candidate for XJnl- that the bullets couifl only nave been merit or the discfiargea men whenever gfates Senator, without lebaK nren rrom tne nw prineneld rina, and , :ontlnueai 1'aklnc the shell and Aullets to are t her, 'the j proof is conclusive mat 'the new springnew supported non-complicity affray. - - by In evidence ot the Browns , rifle ass the weapon used by the midnight - aasasslns and eould not by avpy probability have been any other- rifle of any kind I m ttie world., Thla of , Itself establishes the fact thai the asaallants wer VnUeA States ol- Hlcra and would be conclusive on this po!nt If n one aotdler haad been seen oa- beard by any resident In Brownsville on the -niarht In tiuestloh and If nothing were Known save Try Know le by Court-Martlal. TORT S1T.U Okla.. Jan. 14. Cornor Knowlcs. the negro under arrest on a charge of shooting Captain Edgrar k. Mac KJ In. at Port Reno, 'was brought from Fort Reno to Fort Sill last nlKlit 10 nave nta court-martial at this point. The vote wis 69 to 25. five Fustonlsts votinar to table. The char area allesre that d'irinar the cam pa tarn 3VTr. Brown, 33 'Attorney-General, had formed an alliance with the grain trust, offering for support ''unlawful clemency" lit suits pendlne- the flndtna of the shells, clips and ballets. Fourteen eyewitnesses teallned that 1 aw the sesallantM or some or them at v; Caucus Renominates Elklns. CHARLE18TOX. "W "Va.. Jan. 14. - Stephen H. Elhins tonight received the ReDublican caucus nomination for his w dlitancei, and that.tney wpre nejro troops, nioet of the wltnsases giving their tes tlmony in such shape that there In no possi bility of their having been mistaken. " Two other witnesses saw some of the assailants that the a stroea. but .did not actually aoinf tne snoot ins. third successive term as Senator. El kins' nomination is equivalent to' election, as the Republicans have 84 to 30 on joint Build School on Pacific' Coam ISAHVILL,E, Jan. 14. At a meeting today of th executive committee of the Board of Education of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, a proposition in regara to. tne establishment of a high ann trMif.ru that they wer soldiers (the grade training school upon- th& Pacific only soldier in the neighborhood helnsr the Coast, representing the' -a'otlon of the colored troopal. Four other witnesses test!- joint committees from -the. Palfl and ned to hearing the shoot Ins; and hearing the I taos Angeles conferences., was favorably volets ot the men who were doing u, and considered, ,It Is desired -lo purchase a In early, but thev were refused-bv tne voices wers' thoes of th ne- I W f about 0 arres snrl to a-eof K..n I Jaoiae. rknlnih or. C.mrlAr ann to cost- not lesjrthan elOO.OOO. I were referred to the retail dealers In their respective towns. Dealers did not begin placing order for coal until late In the Pall, when the wheat eonsrestion NEW Y RKL Jan. 14. Violation -r I wa on. We ran seven con 1 xneclnla the Sherman act i eharged In a suit I Sunday niarhc from one polrvt, and wilt against -several eteaittship companies I continue to do ; what we can to help .'ltnaii travA tettlmnnv rnrrnhnratlnr tn a null1.'"!" aaw v v---.--..tf --- 9 .v w . . , - . r'reater or leM doKree the testlmorty of theu LnargC 1 lOiailOll 01 MICNM!! ACl. ballot. PROBLEM' CAR SHORTAGE (n tinned from. FMrst Pace. 1 town parties . were- advised to set coal and ear witnesses. who established he- ; i nd all possibility of contradiction the fact that the shoouns; vras committed by 10 or ir. or mon ot tht negro troops trom the ! m-arrison. and the testimony of ihese mould be amply sufiicient in itseir ir not a ca ltd are or a bullet bad been round; exactly the tiultctS Cartrllt?8 that were found would have established the tullt ot th and , their Kew York agents, brought matters in tne t ri it eel states Circuit CotirW to day by n nomas 4k Company, exporters. It la alleged that rebates, wore mado ta favord shlpptri to South Afrlitu - Itate Kearl nr In Missouri. ST. ions, Jan. UHhe maximum We are Portland A.genta -for tbe Famons Royal Worcester Corsets. c -1 sriMaM fcat, "W .1 1 II aaaaaa-a UJU . nm hi n i. j. . Shopping To Jay Mail Orders . Filled the Same Pay tney Heach TJs. S.T. by Mail, S CLEARANCE SALE AndSh g&vg tn m n&s& j&zg v ctiti&s Suits Worth Up to $38.50 for $12.85 Neat Kimonos for Only 49c We are sure this suit special will strike you as the best one o the entire season. T"or tllC aSSOrtffient One Of extreme taste with reference to patterns and colorings, and the styles are smart ones, that deserve to bring better prices. Loilj? Or sliort-OOat -style, tig-fat-tittingr or blouse effects, ani they come in plain colors or fancy mixtures. Thor is a lot of about 150 of them, and the regular prices run from cr r g $20.00 to $38.50; special,-beginning today., r5'0 irtaiinRm jeAHBa'lIA WAUCING SKIRTS, in all styles and in ain colors or fancy mixtures. . The as- Pl sortment jnoludes some extra sizes, so all women with a need in skir-ts should eoxne. About 200 in the lot. worth to ."FJo.OO f-y .tteh; speeial, HALF PRICE...,..., WOMEN'S SWEATERS, with hirh turn over collars J gV0l, heavy yarn, blouse ef fects, and come in red only; worth $.i.o0 special, today only, p each. each . . WOMEN'S COATS Any coat In the store . that sold from $8511 to $4-S.oO. K(i 11 PT today at ONE-THIRD LESSTHAN REG- uLAE. PKlUJi '3 WOMEN'S KIMONOS AND DRESSING SACQUES, in short lengths not lonr like the illustrafion: made of pretty JQn flannelette; very special, today ... DBESSINO SACQUES AND SHORT KI - M0N0S. in eiderdown or flannelette, es- pecially priced today at. the par- 0 merit. WOMEN'S VELVET SUITS all reduced to halt" the regular prices. CHILDREN'S COATS, in plniu colons and fancy wool mixtures: plain or neatly trimmed. For little girls. 6 to 14 vpars of asre. Selling todayat ONE-THIRD " 1 I less than regular I I f Notions and Fancy CoQuS Hand Mirrors, vita- ebony back, ""heavy bevel glasses and rinjr han dles; regular value iocj Q special for today , Shavins Mirrors, with back stand; regular values . 50c each ; special. Pipe Racks and Match Holders. worth 25c each; ape- t cial M.zfc Dr. Scott's Electric Hair Brushes Cures headache arid. CP Jf neuralgia: worth $ 2 . . .V Side and Back' Combs, shell or am- gs: reg- ber. with Rhinestone settintrs; ular value oc set;, spe- fia Slydensnap Dress Fasteners, blaclc or white ; larp and in small- 8iZC?'prtU WctH fin special at..-. - Shell Back Oombs, fancy -old-mounted and set with Rhinestones; handsome comhs that sell regular. yor $3.00 each ; spe- J 7S Bath SDohgVs,'"iarge "size, 17 worth 2re each ; special-. Brush Skirt Binding, in hlaclc . or colors; rfpiar0ca7ardi2I2C for. Stitiorory. in t-'anev boxes, assorted tints, worth 50c the box, tor Garter Clastic, i inch "wide, plain colors, extra heavy, 15c qual- Cr-a. ity; special.... Dressing Combs, extra larre !ize, hard rubber, worth 75e, C for. . . . i . " inuuear an J Corsets All Tine French Lingerie at Half Price Today and the Rest of the Week; The lot in- eludes .drawers, chemise, cor- set covers, skirts and gowns. All this week, vour choice of any piece at HALr, Children's Dresses, White Lawn or Piqne For -children from 3 to 14 years .of age, and regu larly priced from 1.00 to $18.50 each - spe- Wf cial this week at.... M-CMlt Laundry Bass, of brown Hoi- land, stamped for embroidery ; regular . values 25c ; Tf r" special today, each.... ' v 24-Inch Hemstitched Squares Stamped in f toral de- mQ gigns j rej wcj eoc...- Royal Worcester Corsets - For medium tig-ures. with straight front arrd princess hip; front and' side hose supporters at- f ached; made of figured brocoe in pink or 'blue; sixes IS to 26 j .f3 value, special. SS.X8 Royal Worcester Tape Girdles: made of line ouality material ; come in white, pink or blue; have front hose supporters at- tached ; sizes 18 to 24 ; regu lar 1.23 values ; spe- 7 eial, this week ' ' w Swiss Shopping Baskets, in two sizes;.ihe regular 3.c W ones,' 23c; 25c ones... 4f Remember that we give free Embroidery lessons every after- ternoon from 2:30 q 5 o'clock. I 1 Ll mens an D ome s t tcs Heavy Cream Scotch Damask, of 63c pure flax, srrent for familv use ; special today, yard.- 35c Crystal Top Hat tins at 2Zc Brilliantly cut; come in white, red or blue; square tops, and well mounte J on best stems.. Regular 35c values: special.. .22C Pocketknives, with sterlinr sil ver handles, in a number of dtftrent styles', I 3 Or 4 blades; regular 6iSc, 8;c values ; special ... Cut Crlass Cold Wcam jh - - With sterling silver tops; resr ular Values 1 .H- n 1 1 .1 :2-oO eat'bj special todav 98y Fancy Brooches, odd lots, an aBXortmeiit worth to J $J.50; special, each... i i SSetal Cologne Bottles, shapes and styles, n fancy in tne quaint flat shapes; come in green or red. with silver inlaid work ; regular JfH val- lies; special. , Sterling Silver Sack Hani Mir rors and Hair Brushes I..n i-ro sizes, regularly sold at Jr7.."o .each: si)?cifll for tf A EE today only P O U Engraved. Freo of Charge. Bedspreads, edges a Marseilles Bedspreads, h Satin Double Damask, pure Irish linon inches wide and of a very reliable quality, that wears and washes extremely well; special flt the vard : S4fr $105, $U5 $W ids, tine imported satin , with Irinp'rt CO no ud cut corners.V'" sa Bedspreads, henvvweicht. Dcautii'iil raised pat-. 9 a yf terns; special, oaeh . . ,S " Bedspreads, ThrerViarter Mn r- fCilles pattern, frinp'tl 01 AO and out corners, sp '1 . . f aTTU Fancy Squares, ilrawnwork patterns lieavjj- siirunk linen finifli O A cloth; special clearance.... 1 initiation Sear and Russian Sqnir- Tel Cloth, repilar f.j ? tiuallly. sp'l. clearance. V tl 1 Ollti.iK Flannel, :tOO yards . , t" i t . i n Htripes and plaids; dark colors only Ifle ffrfldol i(!l'ifll, fl on 1 y , y a r d ................... Wash Dreas Patterns, lo yards to the pattern; hundreds of patterns 63c in tne lot pattern,. . . . siecial. t he freight' rate hoarlne was resumed here today before Interstate Commerce Com - mlKSionor S-hofleKl. "1' MlMHOdrl ciflc, on" of t r e roads which ois-iit to enjoin 'tlie enforcement or tne m piesenti testimony freiarht law thruugh offi'r m ri tl ney-General lladley c iDloyea. Attor- ItAILROADS FORM CAR FaClflQ nd Great Northern revoked, i do not believe the effort will bfl 8UC- cago, Cure Car Shortage ly Gclllnfi M()t Oat or Cars. CHICAGO, Jan. l4.-i5Peciai.)-with view to relievlntr the car phorlag 811(1 preventing recurrence of tre present trouble. railroads owning nearly Soo.000 iTtijllt Cars have decided to form a, car pool. It i thought that before thft MOV J. Karrlnc. rriatit of th. Ch!- MilwauKee &- St. Paul, thus sum a ,1 e J.1 .Kiil marled Us vleU'S fit tile Uglll HIlll'll Victor t. Beckman has started against the Northern lines with the announced purpose of forcing; them Into the hands of a receiver Hirough the agcr.fr ot the Federal Court or of seeking the cancellation of their charters, on tho i with the plain requirements or tne iaw respecting- the public service demanaeo. It! r. Kuril n pr pok- rervedly an 1 with reluctance. sayjnK he did not ti1i tO dlSCUSS tne flUncUlttcr encountered the Great Northern and onnern men t has been completer! ivptem -in the country will 3 Th railroads which have every 1: loin. thus by Pacific, them. or the charee made against sblfled their purpose ot Joining the pool and the cars they own are as follow? Ivanla . 40.000 SO, OOO 20,000 nd . . . .- llarrlnian a.vatrm Illinois Central Baltimore A Ctlo and Bsltlmor Ohio Southwestern ............ Erie - Frisco eyotem tfafirBffi Tlllnnit ............... 1 1 Alton H.OOtT Arthur Hale, treneral auperlntendent of transportation for the Baltimore A. Ohio. llJS Deen Selected to organize and manage the pool. A meetlna- of -railway presi dents hnM 4en called am. week to per- 'Til a general iray th rreignt cars of an roads which are members of the pool will be regarded as belns at home when they are on the line of an- roa fr which m a member Ot the pool. It is lHtoly that, ir a " 1 It ILi there are roads which refuse to Join tne pool, refu lines the roads which are members e to laermtt. their cars to tto on to of such non-members where: they 1. t. Lt. 4. nAnl I aT lifttn ninvfl- would M unaoie iu uunuui uicu iuuit- ment. Under a car pool it will be In the power of M r. Hale to supply deficiencies from the cars oC any railroad which is a member of the pool. The effect of thts plan In relieving local car shortages is apparent. The Tipelc Island, for example, might be short "--loo cars at Chicago by reason or Having m cars fn the Southwest. At the same time the St. Paul might have IOO cars which were not in ue and in this event Mr. Hale WOUld order the St. Faul cars to the Rock Island Immediately. CANKOT REVOKE CHARTERS Kaarl.aiaE . Pwdlcta Xo.' Good Prom Suit Against Hill Roads. . SEATTLE. Jan. 14. "No arood result will follow ah. uRltntion Btarted by lumbermen aind athinsle-mlll operator! to have the charters of the northern TRAIXMEK ARK OVERWORKED Excessive - Hours for Extra, ray Ex plain Many Wrecks. WASHINGTON. Jan. H. The Invi-rtl- gatlon todav bv the Interstate om- merer. Commission into the block-signal system in u" on the Baltimore & Ohio Hailroad showed that, men en kiK'1 fv the operation of trains work anexce- slve number bf hours without sum- cient period of rest intervening. It was developed that no restriction wer placed on the "hours trainmen anall WOrk, and tliat they taKe advantage ot the opportunity to . labor for many . In order to increase their com- Commiseloner or Indian Affairs Larra- bee today received the following tele. 8-ram from Superintendent Ziebach, of the Fort Totten Indian School. North Dakota: , "I rcdiicst your office to urge Inter- stae Commerce Commission to send telejrranri to the Northern Pacific Rail way to use every effort to open the blockade on. tne Jamestown & north ern branch and Ket coal through to the school. than a .week's aupply here." There are 300 pupils at the school. Railroad to "r.lace Hutlxon. NEW YORK, Jan. 14. Announcement de;ath bl-e TO CAR SHORTAGE Three Women Froien ou Fralrle for Y ' Lack of Fnel. WASHIXGTON. Jm.rt- X. Senator 'rlans- brOUgll, who was at the White House to- day. said lie had received a letter from a friend at Minot. N. D., savin? three wom en had been found froaen to death, and that the fact had been kept out oC the newspapers. He referred to this In a about car snortase reaultina fuel. , general talk in a laclcof MERCURY Salt Lake FALLS,. COAL GONE ii Danger or Freealng During Cold Kpell. I.AKP3 CITT. J.n. 1 4. The Weather .Bureau's prediction of a 20- degree fall In temperature within hours finds this city without coal, ery dealer I out. With no proape gettlng: inel In less than 30 days. situation' is regarded as serious. Ev- ;t of The wa made today that the Interstate Brld?e Commission, which has been Investiirattn? the quest ion of the construction of m oriel Re over the Hudson to connect New York and New Jersey, will report to tne Governors of the two states in a few days. The rom m lenlon -w III ad viee -the CSovem ors that the Brent euan ls roa-lblo. and that Its cost vni be cctTreen f;5)w,w and mooo.ooo. . Bllaaard Whitening Kansas. T0PEKA. Kan.. Jan. 14.A wvere blizzard is general over the ttreater part of Ka nsas tonight- A 1 a i-c section of the state is covered with Fleet "and fine snow and therd Is no sign of the storm's abating:. - Arkansas Trust Ia w Sustained. - LITTLE ROCKT. Ark., Jan. 14. 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