THE HORNING OREGOXIAN, TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1907.
CATTLE BARONS
HEAR SENTENCE
Nebraska Land Thieves Must
Pay Fine and Spend
Year in Jail.
nesses, many of the latter being vete
rans or 'S3, whom the Government had
broueht from a long distance, to prove
that false entries had been made and'
the titles turned over to Weare. The
trial lasted 15 days. Weare was convict
ed, sentenced to one years imprison
ment and given a fine of $1000. A pecu
liar incident in connection with the
Ware case was the offer of Dean Beech
er. rector of Trinity Cathedral, of
Omaha, to go to jail In Rev. Mr. Weare s
fead. This tender was made in open
court, and created a sensation, ware
was charged with having; secured
fraudulent title to 200,000 acres of Gov
ernment land.
Another case, which had caused a
Cnltcd States Marshal to lose his posi
tion, was that -of the owners of the
Spade ranch, the Tiead of which was
Bartlett Richards, one of the most
prominent politicians in Nebraska. As-
-w w- m m n TnAi o I uociaieo wnn wcnarQB were "hi
LESSER TERMS FOR TOOLS Comstock and Charles C. Jameson, and
tneir noiaiugs amounted to aoout oau
a million acres of land. They were all
convicted on 37 counts of conspiracy to
defraud the Government In the securing
of titles to land, the trial lasting: 30
days. Aquilla Triplett. a fourth mem
ber of the Arm, went to Mexico and es
caped prosecution.
Nearly oO rases of a similar nature
are now pending- on the docket of the
United States Court, and Special Attor
ney-General Rush will be charged with
their prosecution. He has at his com
mand a corps of special agents from
the Secret Service Bureau at Wasning-
ton who will aid in securing evidence.
- . , , . . ausu was appoiniefx U) JVllCTIlCJ-
stock. Joint owners of the Spade cattle QeneraJ Q1 lg94 Atatant rls-
ranch, one of the largest in the nited .,,. u, wa. wht w known
j . .. - --
as a Cleveland Democrat, but of late
Cartridges and Rifles Show
Negroes Fired Them. .
Richards and Comstock Given Their
Ine After Vain Plea for Clem-,
encj Result of Big SticK's
Falling on Officials.
OMAHA. Neb.. March 18. (Special.
Kartlett Richards and William G. Com-
atotos ve this morning in rederai
Court given a heavy sentence of fine and
Imprisonment each on charges of con
spiracy to defraud the Government out of
the use, possession and title to large
tracts of public land by means of fraudu
lent entries and subornation ot perjuiy.
Something; over a year ago the same
defendants pleaded guilty to similar
charges and were sentenced to six hours
in the custody of the United States Mar
shal and fines of $300 each. The Marshal
turned them over to their owu attorney
end the six hours were spent in tne dii-
ii.ni.mnm of an Omaha club. In conse
quence of the light sentence and the
method of Its enforcement, the big stick
foil on Marshal Matthews and District
Attorney Baxter, and both lost their of
ficial heads.
Realize No Quarter for Frauds.
This was the beginning of the realiza
tion throughout the West of the deter
mination on the part of the Administrat'on
to give no quarter to the big cattlemen
eutttv of land frauds. Sylvester R. Rush
was then given the title of Special Assist
ant District Attorney, with the especial
- duty of prosecuting vigorously all such
years has allied himself with the Re
publican party. His success has been
notable, and daring his term of office
he has managed to keep clear of en
tangling political alliances. His last
pun auo ItrBuodun tr s luumiOddB
carries a large increase of salary.
INDICTED FOR IAND-FRAUDS
New Mexico Grand Jury Accuses Six
Corporation Employes.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., March IS.
The United States -grand jury in session
at Santa Fe today returned six Indict
ment against parties to fraudulent trans
actions in the coal land of San Juan
County, N. M. Most of those Indicted are
employed by the Utah Fuel Company
and the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad,
the corporations which recently were the
subjects of Inquiry at Salt Lake City.
Among those Indicted Is Robert Forester,
geologist ror tne man uei company,
who figured prominently In the Salt Lake
hearings.
The indictments charge conspiracy to
cases and preventing the continued viola- defraud Government, some suborna
tion of the land and fencing laws. Special
secret service men were sent out ana
large number of indictments Nhave been
brought and several convictions obtained,
including those against the Krause bro
thers and Rev. George Weare.
Special efforts were directed against
"Richards and Comstock who are prin
cipal owners of the Nebraska. Land &
Feeding Company, and in May last an
indictment of over 500 pages, includ
ing o or more counts, was returned
against them and seven other defend
ants. Richards, Comstock, Charles C.
Jameson, Aquilla Triplett and F. M,
Wolcott were tried first, and Thomas
M. Huntington. Fred Hoyt, James c.
Reed and Amsi B. Todd will come up for
trial at the April term. Over a nun
dred witnesses were examined. Includ
ing old soldiers from several states
who had been induced to file on land
which It was shown was taken for the
use of the defendants, who paid the
expenses of the filing. On December
20 verdicts of guilty were returned
against all the defendants except Com
stock, who was acquitted. Notice of
a new trial was at once given and
this was overruled today by Judge
JIunger.
' Plead Advice of Lawyer
Before sentence was pronounce
Comstock made an earnest plea in be
half of himself and his co-defendants,
in which he Said that in the land trans
actions they acted under and by the
advice of their attorney; that they be
lieved they wjcre within their legal
and moral rights, and were supported
by rulings which had governed the
practice of the .Interior Department
for many years. Mr. Comstock pleaded
especially for clemency for Mr. Jame
son, who, he said, "was not a free
agent in these matters, merely a sub
ordinate who believed he" was doing
right."
A. W. Critea, of Chadron, attorney for
the defendants, who was Register of the
Land Office in the Cleveland administra
tion, said they had never intentionally
violated the law of their country and
that. If tho practices had been condemned
by the Department of the Interior years
ego, "such a ease as this would not have
been possible."
Fines and Year In Jail.
Bartlett. Richards and W. G. Comstock
were sentenced to a year's imprisonment
and a fine of 11300 each, and Jameson
and Triplett to eight monthrf imprison
ment and a fine of $900 each.
Richards and Comstock are considered
the wealthiest cattlemen In Nebraska.
Their ranch inelosure covers 600.000 acres.
Triplett at the time of his indictment was
enguged in the restaurant business in
Portland. Notice of appeal was given
and bonds of 96000 furnished by each of
the defendants.
tlon of perjury and perjury In connection
with filings on Government coal-bearing
land In this territory.
JAPANESE WAITERS OUSTED
TACOMA UNION'S ULTIMATUM IS
RESPECTED.
Peerless Grill Also Dispenses With
Japanese Porters Brown Men
Gracefully Retire,
TACOMA. March 18. (Special) Trouble
brewing between the Cooks and Walters'
Union and the management of the Don-
nelly Cafe, Peerless Grill and Helms Tav
ern, over Japanese help, was temporarily
settled when the Japanese dishwashers at
the Donnelly stopped work today.
When the two Japanese threw up tneir
jobs, word was sent to the Peerless Grill
, that they had been discharged. Not want
ing to be left In the light alone, the Grill
management dispensed with the services
of its Japanese porters. Charles Helm.
manager of the Tavern, still has two
Japanese porters, for the reason he can
not get union men who will do the
work.
The decision to attempt to prevent the
employment of Japanese m the restaur
ants and cafes was reached at a meeting
of the Cooks' and Waiters' Union last
week.
ANXIOUS FOR MEDICINE
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SUCCESSOR TO HEXEY FOUND
Ruh as Ruthless In Prosecuting
Nebraska Land Thieves.
OMAHA. Neb.. March 13. (Special.)
The appointment of Sylvester R.
Rush to be Special Assistant to the At-
torney-General -of the Lnited States,
which has Just been announced from
Washington, will hardly make glad the
hearts of land barons throughout ' the
West, especially those who have secured
title to millions of acres of Government
land byv methods that are at least ques
tionable, not to mention fraudulent. The
prowess of Rush has gone before him. and
he has left a record of prosecutions in
his pathway that has struck fear to the
grabber of Government lands.
Special Attorney Rush has. In fact.
reached his present enviable position pure
ly by dint of his success in sending to
prison many persons of high station who
have come within the clutches of the
law by reason of operations in titles
which the United States Government has
declared to be In violation of the land
laws. These convictions have been dis
tributed well, one going to an Episco
pal clergyman, another to a prominent
Nebraska politician, and others to men
who were satisfied to call themselves
merely ranchmen.
When President Roosevelt got his "big
itick to work on the land-grabbing prob
lem the first to feel Its stroke was a
Nebraska ranchman. Since that time
number of these land barons have been
convicted, all receiving prison and fine
sentences, and several of them have been
served out. Herman Krause and his
brother were convicted and given sen
tences of imprisonment and a fine of $500
fach. They went to jail, served their
time and paid their fine. This was not
" lone, however, until the sentence had been
confirmed by the United States Circuit
?ourt of Appeals.
Following quickly upon this convic-
;lon. Rev. George Q. Weare, an Episco-
al minister of Deadwood, S. D., was
trought up for trial, on an indictment
charging conspiracy to defraud the
government out of land titles, through
intries made by old soldiers. There was
I great array of legal talent and wit
public hostility to railroad corporations,
there Is no doubt that to this reeling alone
must be charged op the flurry in the New
York financial district and, while I have no
desire to poa as a pessimist, so far as the
Bants. F Is concerned, we are prepared to
draw in. The Belen cutoff is nearly com
pleted and will be ready for all kinds of
railway service in about three months and
the double-tracking of our lines between
Chicago and Kansas City will not Toe Inter
rupted. Other work of importance.- how
ever, must wait until such time as money
conditions are more propitious than they are
at the present.
Take the Harrlman organisation or the
Chicago ft Alton, for instance, after all It
was one in which the public at large had
no material concern. It was a Wall street
affair purely.
Discussing' - Government ownership,
President Ripley said:
My personal holdings In railroad securi
ties are so very small that I cannot be ac
cused ot having a material prejudice on this
subject. I am. however, unalterably opposed
to Government ownership. As as American
who loves his country and has mads a study
of the matter In all its phases. I mm
vlnoed Chat Government ownership would
mean the downfall ot the republic.
Speaking for the 58.000 odd stockholders
of the Santa Fe. I would not object to th
Government's acquiring - the system, pro
vided it paid for the property what it
worth. The capitalisation is at 10.000
mile, and It could not be duplicated at that
figure.
President Confers With Yoakum.
WASHINGTON. " March 18. The Presi
dent had a conference today with B. F.
Yoakum, chairman ot tne ooard oi di
rectors of the Rock Island Railway Com
pany. This is the' second conference the
President has held witn Mr. loarara
within ten days- Mr. Yoakum declined
to state the purpose of this Interview.
Mr. Yoakum left at midnight tor
New York. Just before bis departure
he made this statement:
"I cannot talk about any conference
which occurred at the White House.
I came here on my own initiative and
merely continued conversation which
I bad with the President and the In
terstate Commerce Commission last
week. Thatls all I can say about the
matter."
ROOF BY EXPERTS
N RIOT AT BROWNSVILLE
Four Guna of Company B Identified
as Ones Used, According to
Tests Gray's Story De
nounced as Fake. -
WASHINGTON. March 18. Thirty rifles
from Company B. Twenty-fifth Infantry,
were used in the Brownsville affair, if the
army Ordnance Bureau can substantiate
the reports sent to the Senate committee
on military affairs today concerning the
microscopic examination of the cart
ridges picked up in the streets of the
town on the morning of the shooting.
All the rifles in the possession of the
battalion at- Fort Brown on the night of
August 13 were sent to the Springfield ar
senal and two shots were Dred irom eacn.
The shells used were then compared with
those nicked up at Brownsville and the
officers making the' tests reported that it
has been demonstrated beyond dispute
that four guns of Company B were used
in discharging all of the S3 bullets.
Two of Company B's rifles, said to have
been used in the affray, were kept in the
storehouse under lock, the key of which
was In the possession of former Quarter
master-Sergeant Walter McCurdy. and the
other two rifles were said to have been
Issued to Privates Joseph Wilson and
Thomas Taylor. .Senator Foraker imme
diately had subpenas issued for Taylor
and Wilson and for the recall of
McCurdy.
The conclusion of the war ue-
Dartment. exnressed in the letter
to Chairman Warren from Secretary Taft,
which was presented by Lieutenant Haw
kins, of the Ordnance Bureau, in that the
shells were discharged from Springfield
rifles In the hands of members of com
pany B, one of the discharged companies
of the Twenty-Fifth Infantry.
Mr. Taffs letter says that the shells
were examined by Lieutenant Hawkins
and G. A. Spooner, expert inspector of
gagues. used in the manufacture of mus
kets at the Springfield arsenal. All the
rifles in the possession of the three com
panies of the Twenty-Fifth Infantry on
August 13, were In the hands of these
experts and two regular cartridges were
discharged from each rifle and the dis
charged shells subjected to full examina
tion.
Mr. Taffs letter stated that from an
official list of companies B, C and- D.
and the number of guns, one from which
eight and the other from which 11 of
the shells were discharged, were guns In
the storehouse of Company B, which had
not been issued to enlisted men. but "were
In charge of the quartermaster-sergeant.
and that the third gun. from which It of !
the shells were discharged, was a gun
assigned to x nomas layior, a private ul j
Company B, and mat tne rourtn gun.
from which three shells were discharged,
was a gun assigned to Joseph 1a Wilson,
private of Company B. Concerning tne
evidence, the Secretary says:
'Of course, the very reasonable hypo
thesis that the men who did the shooting
each used such sung as they could get
on the night of August 13, and would
not necessarily have used the guns offi
cially assigned to them, makes this evi
dence weighty in showing that some of
the members of the battalion rather than
the individuals also were guilty."
Mr. Taft's letter stated he bad directed
the foreman of the gun-cleaning eqead
at the arsenal to be present at the dis
position of the committee to testify as
to their record for cleaning a gun.
Mr. Warren today received Irom Tait
a copy of a dispatch from San Antonio,
as follows :
The Adjutant-General, United States
Army. Washington Chief of Police Gal
veston, has just wired me confession of
Gray, supposed discharged soldier, ap
pearing in papers today, is a fake.
"SLucK.auja. .Major.
The dispatch relates to an alleged con
fession printed In a Galveston newspa
per and sent broadcast throughout the
country.
Heard Shots Purina; Raid.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., March 18,-At the
Penrose courtmartial today Alexander
Ash, formerly a private In Company D,
of the Twenty-fifth - Infantry, testified
that be was on guard duty at the Mata
moras Ferry the night of the Browns
ville raid. He heard several shots about
midnight. He declared that he was ap
proached while on duty - by Individuals
and then a party of men. who remarked,
"Better get him," and "He's on duty."
Fish Enters Gould's Inner Circle. -
NEW YORK. March 18. Stuyvesant
Fish, former president of the Illinois Cen
tral Road, recei.tly elected director of the
Missouri Pacific, was today elected a
member of the- executive committee- of
that company at the meeting of the board
of directors in this city. All the officers
ot the company were re-elected at the
same meeting.
Rebuild Aberdeen Mill. -ABERDEEN.
Wash, March 17. (Spe
cial.) The" Blade mill has been rebuilt
and the capacity doubled. The work
lis Btlll under way.' At the present
a half shift is being worked night and
i day. The improvement will cost about
1250,000. m
WILL NOT GET BUTTE TEAM
Russ Hall Emphatically Denies Men
Will Go to Belllngham.
SHATTLB. Wash"., March 18. A special
to thePost-intelllgencer from Butte says:
Russ Hall emphatically denies the re.
port of the transfer of the Butte
franchise to Belllngham in an in
terview tonight. He stated, that
transportation had been forwarded to tho
men engaged for the Butte team and that
the team would concentrate at Moscow.
Wash next Monday, for three weeks'
practice.
FRESH BUNCH IN DRAGNET
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prize fight boodle of 820,000. James Coff
roth. Will S. Brltt. Morris Levy and Eddie
Graney, known collectively as the "fight
trust," each subscribed 85000 to secure the
exclusive privilege of prize fight permits
for the year 1908. This money was placed
in Graney's hands last January, and by
him paid to Ruef in Ruefs office in the
same month. To the Supervisors, whose
vote It was necessary to secure, Ruef, al
ways careful of his expenditures, paid
$00 apiece, withholding the reet. which
was divided between himself and Mayor
Schmita.
Tonight each of the seventeen Super
visors who testified before the grand Jury
during the day. was called in turn before
the Inquisitorial body, presumably to
swear to his confession. A large corps of
stenographers was busy at a late hour
preparing, the indictments, and it Is expected-
that" this work will not be com
pleted before some time tomorrow.
Commissioner Wilson, an ex-Super-
visor: H. M- Ovens, an attorney;
Adolph Spreckels and a mysterious
young woman, whose name was given
by Burns as Miss A. 8mith. and who
is said to have been employed by the
Board of Supervisors as stenographer,
were also before the grand jury during
the day. -
GREAT LINE OF
WHITE GOODS
WRITE FOR THE NEW SPRING CATALOG ',
All the weaves that are to be
popular this season. New Lingerie
Waistings, Embroidered Paris
Mousselines, Linen Lawns, Plaid
Effects and Figured English Nain
sooks are a few of . the correct
wash fabrics we are showing.
Don't Let Any Sort of Weather Keep
You From Attending the Opening
DISPLAY OF
Dress Fabrics
"Tis by long odds the texture style display of the West,
season's wear, if yon come to this opening.
You'll be better posted as to the correct weaves and the right colorings for this
Special displays of radiantly beautiful silks and handsome patterns in dress goods in the aisles, on the counters and on the ledges.
Fains hare been taken to make this the most comprehensive showing we've ever attempted, we've been hurrying up the express companies so
that we could have the goods all here for this event. Now, we invite you to a display that is unusually complete, the most decidedly satisfactory
assortment that you've bad an opportunity to view, and goods that we'll be proud to nave you examine.
'NOUVEAUTE EN RAJAH." the latest
thing on the markets in the silk line. Here in
a large line of patterns; you've not a one less
than a hundred to select from.
Comes in plain or fancy patterns, all shades.
We have a special agency for Portland, there
fore all the patterns.
L0UISINES, in dots, stripes, small checks and
broche effects. Light colors predominate;
the yard, 75, $1.00, f Cf
$1.25-and pl.OU
TATFETA SILKS, in fancy desipjis; much
the same designs and colorings as the
Lonisines. '
Snecial WASH taffetas, in
A" plaid, stripes and checks,
mostly in black and white
and gray colorings; will wash like a piece
pf gingham, and the best dollar grade, on
the market. Special, this we;k,
yard
81c
MESSALINES, in black and all colors and
shades. A soft finish silk with a satiny
sheen, 21 inches wide.; the . & 1 O
yard '.....V-
PRINCESS CREPES, famous for wearing
qualities, in gleaming irridescent colorings,
iu black, white and all colors; flfl
the yard pAUU
NEW WHITE AND CREAM SILKS of all
sorts, including the famous Shantung pon
gee, in white or natural; the f O ff
yard. 50c to ., .6.11
NEW GRENADINES, in black and colors;
new Marquisettes, etc. . .
DOMESTIC PONGEES, 27 to 36 Cf
inches wide, the yard, 85c to. . . P &
CHENEY BROS.' SHOWER-PROOF FOU
LARDS, in fancy patterns, the . 0 1 )C
yard, 85c and..;..,.. pl4iJ
NEW PRINTED TAFFETAS, in white
grounds with orange flowers, f O ff
for evening wear, yd., $1.25 to.V w.vl
EXCLUSIVE DRESS PATTERNS IN RICH
BROCADED SILKS, beautiful for evening
gowns, t ome in the handsome pastel color
ings, -i'nee, tne pattern, up
to
$85.00
"RAJAH" SILKS A most complete stock
more colors and more designs than we've
ever had:
Plain Rajahs, the yard..., S1.25
Fancy Rajahs, the yard $1.75
TUSCAN SILK An Oriental weave, similar
to the "Rajah," with embroidered polka
k dots, 24 inches wide,
yard
$1.25
C--, MOHAIRS, more in favor
aJfeCCUi than ever,' and that's what
we make the special on.
These come in cream and white, and a full
line of colors. To make it specially inter
esting for three days, this special:
$1.00 grades..89 $1.50 grades.. $1.21
$1.25 grades.. 98t? $1.75 grades.. $1.48
A little medicine of the rlgrht kind,
taken at the rigrht time. Is. Invaluable.
That means Carter's Little Liver Pills,
and take them aow.
Some Very Pretty Waists
Have you been in to see the White
Waists for Spring and Summer t
If not, you want to come soon,
for the. assortment is worth the
time it, will cost you to see it, to
say the least. Short sleeves on
- nearly all white waists this sea
son, trimmings are lilmy, loamy
laces , and dainty embroideries.
Made of white lawns and nain
sooks with lace or embroidery in
sertion in front, yokes of allover
lace or embroidery, sleeves fin
ished at elbow, wih lace, or any
style that you may like. Priced
tlf?.!?.. $5.00
$42.50
NEW SILK RAINCOATS, some of the jauntiest styles ever produced, come
in plain colors or fancy checks, plaids and stripes. Ex
ceedingly attractive, priced at $20 to
NEW SUITS are plentiful now, and the Eton model leads all the others,
both in number and in popularity of selling. The Eton jackets this season
have short sleeves, most of them finished with lace or trimming. A close sec
ond to the Eton suit in popularity is the pony jacket suit. These are very
smart and more mannish than the Etons. Then there are the tight-fitting
models for those who have plump figures, and the VERY new cutaway models,
in the newest striped and checked materials.
SILK SUITS, in jumper, tailored or Princess models.
CHILDREN'S COATS, in fancy worsteds or silks, mostly long models;
worsteds in light colors, checks, plaids, stripes and invisible checks and plaids.
Silks eome in plain colors, plaids and stripes.
Special Sale Curtains
Everyone in all Portland
who has to buy things for the
home should read this adver
tisement with keenest inter
est. It's a story of very spe
cial prices on the sort of cur
tains that are an embellish
ment to any home, be it mod
estly or richly furnished.
Such curtain bargains as these
are rare indeed, it pays to
be prompt in taking advant
age of them. Come look over
the lot and you'll agree with
us that we're making you
some very liberal price concessions.
Curtains worth $ 5.00 for, pair 3.50
Curtains worth $ 6.00 for, pair 4.20
Curtains worth $ 7.50 for, pair Jj; 5,25
Curtains worth $ 8.50 for, pair 5.75
Curjains worth $10.00 for, pair $ 6.85
Curtains worth $11.00 for, pair g 7.50
Curtains worth $12.50 for, pair. Jj5 8.50
Curtains worth $14.00 for, pair 9.75
Curtains worth $15.00 for, pair, .$10.50
Curtains worth $16.50 for, pair..... SS11.50
Curtains, worth $17.50 for, pair..... $12.25
Curtains worth $20.00 for, pair $14.00
Curtains worth $21.00 for, pair -..'.$14!65
Curtains worth $22.50 for, pair ....... ....... .$1575
Curtains worth $23.50 for, pair t..$ 16.25
Curtains worth $27.50 for, pair..... $19.00
Curtains worth $33.00 for, pair $2300
Curtains worth $37.50 for, pair.-. $2600
Custains worth $42.00 for, pair $2900
Many Easter Novelties in the China Department
When you're looking for something suitable for Easter
remembrances, don 't forget that we have many articles
in the China Section that are especially intended for that
purpose.
Eggs combined with different figures and subjects, such
as egg and toothpick holders, egg and bonbons, egg and
vases, egg and comic figures, rabbits and eggs, frogs and
eggs, also a large assortment of china pig novelties.
LIBBEY CUT GLASS, for Easter gifts, in a large selec
tion of articles and splendid variety of patterns. We are
exclusive agents in Portland for this famous ware, and
it is well-known that the name of "Libbey" on a piece of
cut glass is the best guarantee possible as to quality and
workmanship. We have this ware in all sorts of articles
suitable for decorative purposes or table use.
We are opening new lines of silverware for table use
at popular prices.
VALUE OF ITS L
N
Cooper Gives Figures on Right
- of Way of N. P...
IN SPOKANE RATE CASE
Total, Excluding Terminals, Is $31,
900,000 Spokane Terminals Are
Land Grants Coal M fries
Worth $50,720,170.
CHICAGO. March IS. Interstate. Com
merce Commissioners Prouty and Harlan
today heard evidence m the complaint of
the merchants of Spokane, that they are
charged excessive rates on freight by
transcontinental roads. They assert that
the rate to Spokane Is made up by adding
to the through rate to Portland the local
rate from Portland to gpokane, despite
the fact that Spokane Is east of Portland.
The first witness was Thomas Cooper,
Land Commissioner of the Northern Pa
cini! Hallroad. He told of the value of
the railroad property In order to assist
the . Commissioners In determining
whether rates charged are excessive.
Counsel for the complainants brought
out . on cross-examination of Mr. Cooper
that some of the estimates placed by the
railroad upon certain of its properties,
were caused by fights between the West
ern railroads. The coal properties of the
company were declared to " be worth
J50.7.im - Of these properties the one
at Red Lodge, Mont., was said to be the
only one purchased by the company, the
others having been obtained by land
grant,
Mr. Cooper declared that - the right of
way ol the railroad, excluding terminals, .
was worth $31.00,40Q. On cross-examination
he was unable to say how much of
this valuation came through land grants.
He said he would endeavor to have the
figures ready for the next session ot the
Commission. ' -
Questioned as to parts of the terminal
properties obtained la land grants, Mr.
Cooper said that almost all of the Spo
kane terminal property was obtained in
that manner.
MUST ESTABLISH JOINT KATES
Interstate) Commission Issues Order
Against Texas Pacific.
WASHINGTON, March 18. The Inter
state Commerce Commission today de
cided the case of the American livestock
Association and the Texas Cattleraisers"
Association against the Texas & Pacific
Railway Company and others. The Com
mission holds that the public Interest re
quires the establishment of through routes
and Joint rates formerly provided for in
joint tariffs, but grants leave to any
party to apply for a modification of the
order which 'may be issued in this pro
ceeding at any time and provides that
such order shall be withheld for 30 days.
The carriers are granted authority to
establish such joint tariffs upon 10 days
notice to the Commission.
The Commission holds that in the case
of the Blackwell Milling Company against
the Missouri. Kansas A Texas Railway
Company the arbitrary charge of 5 cents
per M0 pounds on shipments of Sour and
other grains in addition to the regular
transportation charges was unjust and
unreasonable and requires -the carrier to
retrain rrom applying the arbitrary charge
aunng we next two years. The com
plainant Is awarded nominal reparation.
The Ponca Milling Company against the
same railway was awarded nominal
reparation. . ,
The case of J. B. Harris against the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Com
pany on the unreasonableness of freight
rates from St. Louis to Oklahoma City,
Okla., has been dismissed without preju
dice to the right if the complainant to
call in question the unreasonableness of
tne rate involved, in case it shall here
after become actual discrimination.
city for excess otthe amount printed on
the ticket. The ordinance goes Into ef
fect at once.
DYNAMITE IN HELICON HALL
Upton Sinclair Admits Finding
Large Quantity In Cellar.
NEW YORK, March 18. Upton Sinclair,
whose co-operative colony house. Helicon
Hall, near Englewood, N. J., was de
stroyed by fire early Saturday morning,
admitted today that three weeke ago
enough dynamite was found in the cel
lar of the building to have blown the
structure to fragments.
This statement, taken in conjunction
with the finding of a piece of the ex
plosive alongside the wreck of the boilers
on Saturday afternoon, has spurred the
authorities to more vigorous efforts on
the theory of Incendiarism. Two detec
tive were assigned to the case today.
Ropes were stretched around what re
mairts of the hall which " Is merely de
bris, and policemen were placed on guard
there to prevent the removal of possible
evidence.
END TO THEATER GRAFT
Chicago Council Prohibits Scalping
Practice In That City.
CHICAGO. March 18. Theater-ticket
scalpers have become so numerous in
Chicago that the City Council tonight, in
response to a demand from the theater
going public, passed an ordinance making
it unlawful for tickets to such entertain
ments to be sold in any place but the
box-office of the playhouse. The ordi
nance also prohibits the selling of tick
ets to any sort of entertainment in the
UNIONS SHOW INCREASE
American Federation Also Reports
Surplus in Treasury.
WASHINGTON. March 18. At a meet
ing of the executive council of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor, which began
here today. President Gompers reported
on the work outlined at the Minneapolis
convention with reference to the yet un
organized workmen and other matters of
importance.
He laid stress upon the effort made to
secure information on child-labor, and
upon the Improved conditions secured by
the unions for the working people.
Secretary Morrison submitted a report
for the few months since the close of the
Federation's fiscal year, showing an In
crease of more than 50,000 members, as
compared with the corresponding five
months of Jast year. The report says that
exclusive of the funds of the aftillated
national unions (which have exclusive
control over their own finances), there Is
$116,114 In the Federation treasury.
Fletcher Moulton, who has recently been
elevated to the British Court of Appeals bench
and is now known as Iord Justice Moulton,
Is one ot the most famous mathematicians In
England-
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