THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1906.
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LEGISLATORS
NOW
PROPERLY TAGGED
Senators and Congressmen
Stand Branded by Their
Own Acts.
TOOLS OF THE TRUSTS
Secret Connections of Several Pre
viously Unsuspected Revealed by
Limelight of Publicity Some
Surprises In the List.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. June 17. The debates and
votes of the present session of Con
fess have shown up a number or
prominent Senators and Representa
tives in their true light. Railroad
Senators, staunch friends of corporate
interests and representatives of spe
cial interests have been smoked out,
and now stand branded for what they
are. Some of these men had all along
been suspected, but not until this ses
sion were they publicly accused on the
floors of Congress; not until this ses
sion did they become widely advertised
throughout the country.'
The deepest brand of all was that
written across the brow of Senator Al
(lrlch. of Rhode Island, the most fear
less and most daring of all the friends
of corporations. It has been known
for years that Aldrlch was looking
after the interests of the Standard- Oil
Company, and that he was friendly to
all the big corporations on general
principles, but many Senators, Repub
licans as well as Democrats, declared
during the recent debate that Aldrlch
was a "railroad Senator": and the
brand sticks notwithstanding the ef
forts of the Rhode Island Senator to
wash it off.
Aldrlch Needed No Brand.
It was no surprise to find Aldrlch
in the lead of the railroad Senators;
he has always been their friend, but
his reputation has spread to the re
mote corners of the country as a re
sult of the long fight in the Senate,
and he will never live It down.
The same brand that marked Aldrlch
left its imprint on Senator Kean, of
New Jersey. Kean Is always with Al
drlch; whatever Aldrich wants, Kean
wants. Aldrich gets his orders from
the trusts: Kean takes his orders from
Aldrlch. Kean, however, serves a use
ful purpose, from the standpoint of his
chief. He is a sort of detective, who
goes about among Senators finding out
how they stand and sounding them to
determine what chance there is of
bringing them into line behind Aldrlch.
He is a fair mixer, and is able to carry
to Aldrich a great deal of inside infor
mation that enables the corporation
Senator to frame his plan ot campaign.
Where Kean Is Useful.
TOut thnrA li.nn'i iiQAfnlnan. .Inn.
Of course he is kept on the steering
r n m m it i do .nil ha. TV.AmhAi.ahfn nn
some of the important committees of
the senate where ne can cast nls vote
as directed, and at the same time
gather more information for Aldrich.
Kean possesses a rare cunning; he
wears a sickly smile that won't come
off; he occasionally breaks into a de
bate with an irrelevant question or
two, but has nothing to do with fram
ing puonc sentiment.
Soeakinc- of Kean recall the far-
that .New Jersey in reality has poorer
representation in the senate than any
in me union, not excepting Del
aware. New Jersev tnist-rUHan i
dominated by the great corporations
wnicn nave Been chartered within iti
limits. The trusts control the Repub
llcan as well as the Democratic ma
chine of th xtata? thn nii ... t
islature, they elect the Senators, and
have the practical selection of members
ui ine nouse.
The Shame of New Jersey,
Kea.i is sent to the Senate because
the trusts ran rplv nn him Ti..,,
hl colleague, was sent to the Senate
uecuuse ne nimseif is a big corporation
man and would stand in with the gang.
Drvden i henH nf thn PrnH.n.ini t .
Insurance Company. Neither Kean nor
I'lyueu is an ornament to the Senate
iieitner renects credit on the state
that sends them to Washington. New
Jersey's local interests receive second
ary consideration at the hands of these
" men, neuner or whom ever both
era to take an active nnrt ir. v,
of the Senate, aside from the work
i'. penormea by Kean.
senators Elklns and Scott, of West
Virginia, have ahiw.
Senators this Winter; more particularly
ocuaiurs. jciKins lias been :
large owner of railroad stock and ha
aiwayg been known as representative
-i ...iiuaus m me senate.' Bein
cnairman of the Interstate Commerce
uce, ne was in-a position to sen'
ii. o iiieuus wen, and he started in
do so.
Elkins Sees the Light.
But Elklns comes up for re-election
January, ana no sooner had he be
gun to care for the interests of the rail
roads than th npnnla -lrM. -xri
began buildln fir. ! m.
reek.,e ?tate was aflanie and demands
w. aereat came from every
county from Republicans and Democrats
alike. It was then that -
his famous flop, and turned in to help
iim 01 a rate Dill that would
be satisfactory to the President and to
the people of West Virginia. When El
kins made this move, West Virginia dis
covered that she was not suffering from
extortionate freight rates, but that grat
damage was being done ih tnrnonrio..t
coal operators by the big railroads that
traversed the state because these roads
uwnea ana were operating the large coal
mines and were HfHpriminatin. -
. nDaiU
the independent coal producers in a man
ner that was practically driving them
uui wi UUblllvSS.
People Fooled by Elkins.
immediately tne cry went up for an
amendment to the rate bill prohibiting
interstate commerce carriers from own
ing coai mines. Elklns promptly do
clared himself In favor of such legisla
tion, which was thought strange in view
01 me iact mat ma railroad holdings
were almost entirely in roads which con
trol the great coal fields of West Vir
ginia and Pennsylvania. It afterwards
developed that Elklns had fooled the
people by framing and securing the
adoption of an amendment which, whllo
apparently putting an end to railroad
ownership of coal mines, will in reality
unrig nu reuer wnaiever.
The Elkins amendment Is a fraud; It
will not work reform: it will not break
up railroad control of the coal fields; it
will not benefit the individual producer.
The adoption of the Elkins amendment.
Ineffective as it is, furnishes an excuse
for not passing a stringent and effective
law at some future session, for Elkln
to
will be the first to cry out that his
amendment has not been fairly tested.
and the Railroad Senators will stand
with him. and Insist that no further leg
islation be enacted until the Elkins rlan
bag been proven unsatisfactory.
lias Private Press Bureau.
Meanwhile Elkins. by operating a press
bureau of his own, has fooled the people
of West Virginia into believing that he is
working in their interest, doing every
thing that they demand, and it looks as
if the blurt might stand until after the
Legislature has granted Elkins another
six years in the Senate.
The beef investigatlou legislation wai
started with the Beveridge amendment to
the agricultural appropriation bill turned
up some corporation men in unexpected
quarters; the two notable instances being
Chairman Wadsworth, of New York, and
Representative Lorimer, of Chicago.
Wadsworth, since he has been chair
man of this committee, has enjoyed a
splendid reputation in the House; he has
always handled bills to the satisfaction
of everybody, and no complaint has been
made. But the injection of the meat
inspection question into the bill brought
out- Wadsworth in an astonishing light.
He had never before been suspected of be
ing unduly friendly with the beef trust.
Yet there he stands today, wearing uio
brand, and apparently proud of it.
Billy Lorimer Found Out.
Billy Lorimer Is branded with him, pos
sibly a little darker. . Lorimer nas wen
in PnnurMs. on and on. for ten years;
he has proved a bright, congenial mem
ber of some force, but never asserted him
self particularly, and never attained much
prominence. As a memDer ot me ami
cultural committee he showed little or
no interest in his work, ana never ai
ipniirii the meetings until the Beveridge
amendment came back to the House from
the Senate. Then Lorimer aroused him
self, attended every meeting of the com
mittee, was very active in attempting
to discredit witnesses who appeared
against the packers, and did his level best
to bolster up those who spoke a gooa
word for the beef trust.
Lorlmer'a attitude was the more notice
able on account of his previous Inactivity
and if called forth general condemnation.
It was a bold move for him to rna:e,
but Lorimer is said to owe his position
in the House to the Chicago packers; it
is reported that they sent him here to
see that they were not injured by legis
lation, and if the packers control .Liori
mer's district, as ia reported, he has
nothing to fear from his course in com
mittee, for the packers will take tare of
him this Fall.
Faces Only One Danger.
Lorimer's only danger lies in a popu
lar uprising, which will result in the
overthrow of the packers. If this can be
brought about, Lorimer will be left at
home after the November election.
It is doubtful if any friend of any cor-
noration ever more openly or more vig
orously espoused the cause he was chosen
to represent than did Lorimer when tne
Beveridge meat inspection amendment
came up. Wadsworth was Just as bold,
for he, too, has been in close communion
with the beef-packers. He himself is
a stockraiser; his product has gone to the
beef trust and a close friendship has
sprung up between them. This accounts
for the unexpected position taken by the
chairman of the House committee, and
it may cost him his seat next Fall.
As for Depew and Piatt.
The case of Senators Depew and Piatt
should not be omitted from the list of
men exposed this Winter, but the fact
is the two New York Senators have so
long been recognized as corporation men
of the deepest dye that their course this
session, insignificant as it has been, ere
ated no surprise. These two men are in
the down-and-out class; they are both
living to wait for the expiration of their
terms, knowing full well that the future
holds for them no more political honors.
They are so notoriously corrupt that
even the New York Legislature cannot
stand for them loneer.
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o OLDS, WORTMAN & KING o
FIFTH, SIXTH and WASHINGTON
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Merchandise that is new, seasonable and of
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storekeepers would be glad to pay in market
for same goods. This indicates the great sav
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Knitgooda Shops First Floor.
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Monday and Tuesday.
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Shoes for men and
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$3.O0, $3.50, $5.00 to $7.00
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Women's fine white kid Bluchers, in Gib
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SPEED AT WIND-UP
Great Activity Shown in Both
Branches of Congress.
NO REDUCTION IN RATES
Railroads Say San Francisco Cannot
Be Shown Discrimination.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 17. There will
be no reduction In freight rates on build
ing material to San Francisco and build
ers and property-ownera who have been
hoping- for some reduction in the rail
rates on structural steel and other ma
terials from the East will be destined to
a serious disappointment.
It is announced on the authority of the
CANAL BILL IN SENATE
Members of the House Will Be Able
to Make Political Speeches
When Pure Food Measure
Is Brought Vp.
WASHINGTON, June 17.-In prepara
tion for the vote on the sea-level Panama
canal bill, which is fixed for next Thurs
day, the Senate will devote much of the
time this week, prior to that date, to
the consideration of the bill. Senator
Knox is scheduled for a speech tomor-
it is doubtful whether the sundry civil
bill can be prepared for consideration dur
ing the present? week.
The Senate calendar of bills of local
character have grown into large dimen
sions during the past few weeks, and
as much time as possible will be devoted
to it. The Lake Erie & Ohio Ship Canal
bill will also continue to receive atten
tion. There Is to be more speed in the legis
lation of the National House of Repre
sentatives this week than in any week
during the session If the plans of the
leaders determined upon Saturday are
carried out. Th programme contem
plates the passage of the meat Inspec
tion amendment to the agricultural ap
propriation bill, and the sending of that
measure to conference; the- passage of the
pure food bill under a special rule and
the passage of the immigration bill, also
under a special rule.
The last day of the session, when the
rules may be suspended and bills passed
by a two-thirds vote, will occur Mon
day, and the Speaker's private list of
members to be recognized under this or
der is rapidly growing to large propor
tions. Many bills local in their applica
tion will be passed under this order.
The meat inspection amendment will be
called up Tuesday and disposed of with
as great dispatch as possible. The time
to be spent on it is estimated at two
days. Debate on this bill will be con
fined to tha discussion of the various
provisions of the measure and proposed
amendments thereto.
The pure food debate will be somewhat
today with President Roosevelt, confer
ring on legislative matters. The Speaker
said, regarding the adjournment pro
gramme, that he expects Congress will
close up business and get away from
Washington by the first of July.
Regarding the meat inspection legisla
tion, Mr. Cannon reiterated his opinion
that safe and sane legislation would be
enacted and that notwithstanding differ
ences on the matter of judicial review,
everybody's constitutional rights will be
protected.
There are a number of matters which
are to be brought before the House un
der suspension of the rules, and Speaker
Cannon says that if three hours be de
voted tomorrow for that purpose these
can be disposed of. This in all probability
will be done, unless the House decides
immediately to adjourn after convening,
out of respect to the memory of Repre
sentative Lester, of Georgia, who died
yesterday.
Members of the House committee on
agriculture. Including Representative
Adams, of Wisconsin, assisted by sev
eral officials of the Department of Agri
culture, devoted some time today to dis
cussion of various features of the amend
ment proposed by the House committee,
to which the President has pointed out
his objections. There is to be a meeting
of the full committee and an effort is
being made to agree on some ground of
modification of the objectionable features
so as to facilitate action on the measure.
Mr. Adams, who was at the White
House Friday and was made acquainted
with the President's views, explained
has since been Informed that there will
be a sufficient number ready for work
whenever the legislation becomes effec
tive. Chairman Wadsworth. of the committee,
who is in New York, is expected to re
turn to this city tomorrow.
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NEW RECREATION PI Kit, THE FIRST IN OREGON. NOW BEING COMPLETED AT SEASIDE.
With the approach of vacation days Seaside is preparing for its annual rush of visitors, and the popular resort is bound to become more popular than ever
this season. A recreation pier over TOO feet in length is being built in front of the Moore Hotel and will be completed in a short time. Extending far into the
ocean the pier will afford fine opportunities for deep sea fishing, but the chief attraction will be the immense dancing: pavilion and restaurant at the end of the
pier. The pier will be brilliantly illuminated with electric lights and elaborate preparations are being made to make the pavilion attractive. Several weddings
are being planned to take place in the pavilion, practically on the ocean, and the structure will prove a matchless place for picnics and parties.
An electric trolley line has jus been completed to Gearhart Park from Seaside and with the new recreation pier, the first one in Oregon, Seaside will receive
thousands of visitors who formerly went to California resorts In quest ofr rest and pleasure on the shores of the Pacific.
traffic department of the Southern Pa
cific that no reductions have been or will
be considered by the trans-contlnehtal
lines. It is explained that reductions on
rates cannot be made to San .Francisco
without making them applicable to all
other Pacific Coast terminals. For this
reason the Southern Pacific, Santa Fe and
other connections are prevented from do
ing all that they would like to In the way
of reduced rates to stimulate the re
building of San Francisco.
Logger Murdered Near Addy.
COLVILL.E, Wash., June 17. (Spe
cial.) Every indication of a cold
blooded murder surrounds the death of
J. P. Durmuth, of Addy, whose body
was found Wednesday near Twelve
Mile Creek. Upon their return from
Investigating the death, Sheriff Frank
Ferguson and Acting Coroner Perkins,
of thl3 city, reported that it undoubt
edly was murder.
The body of Durmuth, with a bullet
wound in the shoulder, was found by
loggers with whom he had been work
ing. The wound was such as to indi
cate that Durmuth had been fired
upon from an ambush above the trail
where the body lay. When questioned
by the Sheriff, members of the logging
crew admitted that they suspected the
identity of the murderer, but no ar
rests were made.
row or Tuesday in support of a lock
canal, and he will be followed by other
Senators for and against the bill as it
stands.
The adoption of a provision in the sun
dry civil appropriation bill by the House,
in opposition to the sea-level type of
canal, has had the effect of stimulating
interest in the Senate, and it is proba
ble that this provision will Itself be
made the subject of v discussion. The
Senate agreement calls for a final vote
on the bill before adjournment Thurs
day, and for beginning the vote on
amendments at 3 o'clock on that day.
. It is possible that late in the week the
Senate may be able to take up the sun
dry civil appropriation bill, or the con
ference report on the agricultural ap
propriation bill, the former containing the
House prohibition against . the expendi
ture of money for a sea-level canal,
the latter the meat inspection provision.
Both measures are attracting much at
tention from Senators, but there will be
an effort to hold debate down to the
minimum dimensions, with the hope of
preventing the too great postponement of
the day of final adjournment of the
session, which the Senate leaders are still
hopeful ot bringing within the present
month.
It is therefore probable that these mat
ters will receive more attention in com
mittee rooms than on the floor of the
Senate. Neither bill will be considered
until the Panama bill is disposed of, and
members who have applied for time to
make tariff speeches and discuss politics
generally have been told to wait until
the pure food bill came up. The pas
sage of this bill before the adjournment
of the Senate was planned some time
ago by Speaker Cannon and Chairman
Hepburn, of -the interstate and foreign
commerce committee, and it was decided
then to make it the vehicle for the clos
ing political speeches of the session.
The immigration bill, which is to close
the week's work, will be given the con
sideration which the time permits. In
order to finish the programme the lead
ers have set for the House may require
that body to sit during the evening as
well as carrying out the special order
for 11 o'clock sessions each day.
The omnibus public building bill and
the general deficiency bill will not enter
into the legislative consideration this
week. The public building bill is to be
one of the last taken up at this session.
So many members are interested, In this
bill and therefore remain at the capital
while it is pending that putting the bill
last on the programme makes It easier
to maintain a quorum. of the House dur
ing the wind-up of the session, when
the presence of members is needed to
prevent useless delays.
Cannon Calls on President.
WASHINGTON, June 17. Speaker Can
non spent some time at the White House
them in detail to his colleagues on the
committee today. A suggested amend
ment, which Mr. Adams says emanated
from the Department of Agriculture of
ficials and which it is said is favorably
considered by thm President, has been
brought forward to eliminate the objec
tions set forth by the President to the
court review proposed by the amendment.
. This new proposal is designed to give
the Secretary of Agriculture final control
of the situation, so far as the questioaTl
of fitness of slaughtered animals for hu
man food is concerned, by the insertion
of the following clause in the paragraph
of the amendment relating to inspection
and condemnation at the post mortem
examination of such animals, "which in
the judgment of the Secretary of Agri
culture be unsound, unhealthful, unwhole
some and unfit for human food." This
clause is sugggested to take the place
of the words, "found to be unsound, un
healthful." etc.
The proposed amendment is expected to
meet with opposition from the packing
interests, who object to delegating such
final authority to the department officials.
Mr. Adams expressed the opinion that
the committee on agriculture will recede
from Its position, waiving the appoint
ment of inspectors under the Civil Service
Commission. This waiver was inserted in
the amendment because, he said, the
committee was under the impression that
the department had not a sufficient list
of persons available for that position. H4
BREAKING 0F SABBATH
Leads to Demand for Blue Law Re
vival In London.
LONDON, June 17. For generations the
British Sunday has been known all over
the world as the most desolate of all
days. London and other big cities hae
taken on the aspect of a deserted village.
But the advent of so many Americans
and visitors from the Continent and also
the frequent excursions to Germany,
France and Belgium of Englishmen has
somewhat altered all this. Archdeacon
Sinclair, the famous London preacher,
has just come out with a tirade to the
tffect that there is no more a Sabbath
day in England, that we have adopted
the "Continental Sunday," and that the
British Sunday is now a National scandal.
He blames the rich more than the poor.
He declares that the thousands of Sun
day excursions disturb the quiet of peace
ful villages near by, that the river
Thames is as crowded with pleasure
seekers as a fair, that servants work
harder on account of the luncheons and
cinners given by way of entertainment,
that the railways work overtime, that
there are in London sixty-seven theaters
and music-halls giving "sacred" concerts,
and that in fact Sunday is a day of rest
lessness instead of a day of rest. He
has started a movement for the preser
vation of the oldstyle Sabbath. He has
so frightened the public by this move
ment that an opposition movement has
been started called the "Anti-Puritan
League." Its membership is increasing
mightily and its committees of manage
ment number some of the most distin
guished and influential people in England.
The Anti-Puritan League -has suddenly
become so strong that it will now branch
out In opposition to the "Goo-goos" in
other matters.
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BATONS
Bay City Refugees Would
Abolish Soup Kitchens.
ANGRY WITH . SOLDIERS
BOAT UPSET IN SHOSHONE
Two of Eleven Venturesome Lum
bermen Are Drowned.
DENVER, June 17- A news special
from Cody, Wyo., says that five lum
bermen were drowned in the Shoshone
River near Wapiti today while at
tempting to cross in a boat. The men
belonged to a gang working on a log
jam and had been warned by-the fore
man not to attempt the trip. The
names of the dead are:
JOSEPH REDDING, Oreenforet. Ark.
ROBERT HENDRICKSON, Hope, Ind.
JOHN HARTLEY.
JOHN FINNEGAN,
JOSEPH KARRY.
The boat contained 11 men and cap
sized in midstream. Six of the party
were rescued with difficulty. None of
the bodies of the dead had been recov
ered at nightfall.
SAPPHIRES IN THE LEAD
Production of Precious Stones
United States for the Year.
In
WASHINGTON, June 17. The United
States Geological 8urvey, in a bulletin on
the production of and Importation of
precious stones in the United States in
1905, says the value of the output of
precious stones in that year reached
$326.3S0. of which the yield from sapphire
mines amounted to $125,000. Next in value
was' the turquoise output, quoted at
J65.000.
The Importation of precious stones
amounted to $34,998,513, as compared with
$26,008,213 in 1904. Diamonds represent the
bulk of the importations, the rough or
uncut stones being valued at $10,281,111,
while the value of the unset stones Is
placed at $20,375,304.
Fire Damages Spokane Block.
SPOKANE, June 17. Fire in the Victor
block of three stories, at Sprague avenue
and Mill street, at 4 A. M. today, caused
a damage of $37,000, of which $10,000 was
on the building, $25,000 on the hardware
stock of McGowan Bros., and $2000 on the
furniture of the upper story tenements.
No one was iniured. Insurance covers
losses.
Home Life, They Say, Is Destroyed
In Compelling Husband and
Wife to Be Separated Dur
ing the Meal Hours.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 17.-Three hun
dred refugees from the camps located
throughout San Francisco combined in
the adoption this afternoon of resolutions
calling for the abolishment of the soup
kitchens and a return to the former plan
of dealing out rations to the destitute of
the city. It was also declared the sense
of the meeting that the refugees are
being oppressed by those in charge of
the supplies donated and calling for a
committee appointed by Mayor Schmitz
t,o supersede the Army forces.
While there were numerous charges
made by speakers at the open-air session
that took place In a vacant lot at Fill
more and Eddy streets, the main cry was
that home life is being destroyed by re
quiring husband and wife to be separated
during meals and that such a course is
destroying the manhood of the citizens.
LITTLK OF MAIL WAS LOST
Surprising Amount of Business Now
In San Francisco Po&toffice.
WASHINGTON. June 17. Postmaster
General Cortelyou has received final re
ports from the postmaster at San Fran
cisco, detailing the postal conditions dur
ing the great disaster there and pointing
out that the amount of mall lost was
comparatively small. The postmaster re
ports that May 24 the records of the can
celing machines at the San Francisco
postoffice showed the collection of mail
within 60,000 letters of the heaviest col
lection on record in the office, while the
stamp sales were within $300 of normal.
The postmaster says, however, that the
mails of second-class matter were but a
little over 20 per cent of the amount be
fore the earthquake. He adds that there
has been no falling off in the amount of
registered mail received.
There wre 240 employes of the post
office whose homes were burned out in
the fire, many of the men being left
destitute, but so far as known only one
employe, a carrier, lost his life, while
one other is missing. The Postmaster
General has written the postmaster,
specially commendine the action of cer
tain employes and has called the attention
of the Secretary of the Treasury to cer
tain officials in the custodian service of
that department.
BADLY HURT IN A FIGHT
Dolph Rudolph Kicked by
Bill," a Negro.
'Dollar
Adolph Rudolph Is In the Good Samar
itan hospital in a precarious' condition
as a result of a kick in the stomach de
livered by "Dollar Bill," a notorious
North End negro. The negro was ar
rested last night by Detectives Vaughn
and Hellyer, and will be held on a charge
of assault and battery pending the re
covery of Rudolph.
The fight which resulted In the Injury
to Rudolph took place at "Dollar Bill's"
saloon in the restricted district. Rudolph
is said to have been Intoxicated, and re
fused to leave the saloon when ordered
out by the negro. After a few words
Rudolph was thrown out. The negro fol
lowed him to the sidewalk where he
kicked his victim.
The injured man was removed to the
hospital by Policemen Issacs and Parker
in the police ambulance.