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i TRUTH. I If ri v t of talk; that ho believed the poo- , nl 5 were entitled to relief and 1 c proposed to give it to them if ho j could. Truth's Informant states that I & Sonator Elkins' interview with the jtt president was lengthy and stormy, but M that Elkins went away much lm- n pressed with Roosevelt's firmness. $1 "Any tinkering with rates would jtl ral:o Cain with stocks," said tho rail- iM road man who spoko with Truth. "It jtw would mean a general upsetting of af- Wtt fairs. If wo woro sure that tho bill Hal would pass, and I fear that tho In- Iral llucnco of tho president will cause it rjil to pass, it would bo much bettor for fjjj tho railroads themselves to make m 1 thc3o changes, because if thoy nro j ' mcrto by authority of law, instead of , being voluntary, tho appearance of things would Indicate that tho cofpor- m ntlons wero being forced into giving m up money that might go to tho dlvl- i; dend fund and there you havo a turn- Ij 3 hlo in securities right away. It does I' not tako a great deal to upset tho IN, stock market. "Not that tho roads as a wholo 1 II would suffer much loss by any such ac- wB tlon," ho continued, "for after all it " D ' would bo only a balancing up, but tho M idea of having been compelled to do a W tli I'J b would bo hurtful. There aro a I few lines that would get it In tho neck J from such a proceeding. Bccauso HI while they all say rebates havo been Bj nbollshed, it is not truo everywhere. flj Rebates havo been lessened and cases It j aro less frequent, but thcro Is a favorod ft class left just tho same and they aro H ! beneficiaries. And thoy aro not small ' shlppors cither. Trutli knows of a hardwaro com I pany in this cily that received a sc- . cret rebate of GO per cent on its frclihts from the cast. Tho secrecy F ? was lifted by a suit in court not long ago. In which tho hardware company j suoJ tho manufactuiers to lecovcr i, dTirages bccauso tho manufactucrs 8 had shipped goods to tho hardware . H i company over a lino other than thai with which tho hardware company i had tho robato arrangement. Tlic -fl , hardware company, of courso, dnro H not sot out tho fact of tho rcbato ar B langomcnt in its pleadings, but enough transpired in cotut to show tho fact. "One thing mny bo dependon H I upon," ho continued, "and that Is tho H abolition of tho prlvnto car lino. Bo at ciuso regulation, such ns Is proposed H means practical abolition. It is pro B pcscil to make them publish their H i ratoi and lncludo nil charges In tho H I published rates. When this is done "M you can bet tho private enr men will D: J bo seeking to 'make dlfforent arrangc- Bj I ments.' B "And I nm informed," ho Bnid, "that i B I publication of rates Is not tho only i B ' amendment to tho law suggested. H There will bo somo other action taken H ji of oven a more drastic sort." IfefwJ I It Is stated that tho president de- hrw! lro3 that congress shall enact a law t. W providing for a uniform system ot 1 " bookkeeping and that expert oxamln- P B ' ors, such as aro now employed in tho I examination of national banks, will bo 5 if engaged to check up all books onco or i , twice a year, thus giving tho business it of tho roads a publicity thoy havo not H yet enjoyed, which will tend to dls- H cover any secret rebates, and that all H I trcfllc agreement shall bo mado pub- m He Immediately upon adoption. Tho H question of terminal abuses and "olo- t IS vator charges" which havo been a m menns of division, of profits with small it . Industrial lines will also bo taken up m and an nmondmont to tho present law M ' eincted designed to correct any s abuses In that direction. B! As was stated, tho president Is very li firm In his vlowc and that ho has In- Eg flusneo enough to force tho sonato to I accept them is almost, if not entirely, 1,' , conceded by tho representatives of tho jffl' several lines. 3J Tho railroads want to place tho mat- ter of fixing rates in tho hands of con gress, believing that body more easily handled than would bo a commission of experts. Of course tho reasons for this aro obvious. It would bo ono sec tion compromising with nnother and "you tlcklo mo and I'll tlcklo you" from start to finish and tho result would bo no change In rates at all. Tho president does not seem to care what tho political effect will bo so long as tno public receives tho relief to wnlch it Is entitled and In this stand ho will be backed by tho entire coun try, a comparatively few railroad men excepted. o MORE CRANKS COMING. And now comes the glad tidings that another band of religious cranks is c ming to Utah to "convert" us. Sur fc'ted ns wo have been with the an tl s of tho "Holy Jumpers," the rant iir;s of tho Itinerant spouters who h .vo held alleged gospel meetings a' ng tho pavements and warned us tl at tho Lord of Heaven and Earth u is going to appear In Ills wrath ri-jht away, wo thought perhaps "Tho Toly Ghost and Us" fellows and the Inlanco would lot us alone. But It Is n t to bo. Walter and Henry, Mary and Benjamin, who claim to be the "i ngels" of Revelations who are to open the seventh seal, aro bound for Silt T.ako In a prahlo schooner, and when they get here they aio going to open fire. Their motto Is "Live For over" and their mission on cartli Is to gather tho ton lost tribes of Israel and cause them to congregate at Benton Harbor, Michigan, tho slto of the Now Jerusalem on enith. Tho mlllen'.um Is to bo established, called up or what not, and wo are to havo a high old time hero on cartli. What havo we done that wo should be treated so? Why should those peo p'o cross four thickly populated states, where more of the ten lost tribes may bo presumed to reside than here. In order to get a whnck at us fow? Can't they let us alono? It seems as If every new freak religion that starts up wants to establish Itself hero In Utah. It is a wonder that this bald old grafter, Dowlo, and his mob of caithly angels, hasn't come long ero this. Ho threatened us once, hut hasn't can led wit his pioniise. But every long-haired crank of a man and overy short-hnired crank of a woman with a "Divlno Mission," who could g8t bore, had come nnd home of them art wlth us yet. Dancing dervishes, shouting, screeching women, innno old men, blatant young men, noisy cranks of all sorts havo wheoped It up for years and havo been coming and going day by day. How long, oh how long must wo stand it? 13 llioio no balm In Gilead; is there no physician with n club to stand at tho portals and mee there now language destioycrs? YOUR OPPORTUNITY. To visit tho "Old Homo" and tho "Old Friends" In tho cast and return to tho west, with ns Httlo oxpenso as is or dlnnrily required to make tho one-way trip, has come. Reduced Rates. On Mny 27th and 29th, Junes 3d, 5th, 10th and 12th, tickets will bo on snlo from Snlt Lake City: To Chlcngo and return ?44.G0 To Milwnukeo and return .... 45. SO To Peoria and return 41.25 To St. Paul and return 39. U0 To Minneapolis and return .... 39.90 Proportionately low rates will bo In offoct from nil points In Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Nevada to overy section renched by tho Chicago & North-Wcstern lines. For full particulars, call upon or ad dress C. A. WALKER, Gen'l Agent, Chicago & North-Western Ry Box 750. Salt Lake City, Utah Advertise in Truth. Our Great Picture SALE Commences Monday and continues all next week REDUCTION on every picture in the store. The Greenewald Furniture Co. 33-5-7 W. 3rd South. COAL BURTON COAL & LUMBER CO. Yard and Office 363 W. Fifih South. Up town office 66 W. Second South. Both Telephones 808. SALT LAKE ) PHOTO SUP PLY COMPANY Everything Photographic The Latest KODAKS And all the Novelties in Kodak Supplies. Developing and Fin ishing. Picture Framing. Main and 3rd South A BUSINESS PROPOSITION. M The Eagle Pigeon and Squab Ra,.a H Concern. d m The Eagle Pigeons nro the i st I Equal) breeders on earth, will . rn I (10) ton per cent per month to tho I people who raise them. Wo are .,ne I of tho largest Pigeon Breeders f0i I squab-raising purposes in the woim For prices of Birds per pair, addioss H. D. BOOGE, Mpi I Lock Box 243. 1211 West Slxfti St Topeka, Kas. o Sco tho supplement just published containing all subscribers (half 0f ,1 them new) in Murray. W BINGHAM JUNCTION 1 GRANGER. I HUNTER. I MILL, GREEK. M SANDY. U DRAPER. i RIVERDAL-E. I WEST JORDAN. I SOUTH JORDAN. H ETC. jjj ROCKY MOUNTAIN BELL TEL. CO. 1 Trj Shopnrd Co on rollprt'o-w jg Faust Creamery & v upply Co. Salt Lake City, Utah. . . MOOORNIOK. 4. J. DALY. pnasioiNT vtoa-PRMTt . H. LYNOH. MAN! A C Olati savings i Trust Co. ALT LA KB OITY. I CAPITAL PAID UP 1150.000 SURPLUS AND UKD VIDEO PROFITS .4.000 K Intareit paid on dcpoIU. Loabi on id- I C-0T4 courlty. Aou XAoator, tdmla- I trmtor, guardian, nulgoeo, rcorlrtr, eu. I Ttila Guarantee Department: Intru I Till bad ntku AUbuU. WE NEVER TOLD OF BIGGER GENT'S FURNISHING Values THAN THESE. Gent's Half Hose In plain Black nnd Tan nnd a large assortment of fancy Stripes. Sizes U4 to 11 worth 20c. Our price this week at por pair 1 2Jc Cent's Summer Underwear In plain Balbriggan nnd fancy fast Colors all sizes, worth 05o per garment. Our price this week at 50c Cent's Cool Soft Front Shirts In plain white and fancy plea ted Bosom Sizes 14 to 17 worth $1. this week at 75c Gent's Soft Front Dress Shirt, In fancy pin stripes and checks sizes 14 to 17 n very noat and desir- able shirt for summer, worth 1.25 tol50. Ourprico $1.05 J K Talk Up Salt Lake and Utah. - Boost,