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JUST A HUGE FARCE
THE UNITED STATES SENATE INQUIRY INTO THE
RATE LEGISLATION QUESTION HAS TURNED
OUT TO BE LITTLE MORE THAN A CONFER
ENCE TO DRAW UP A RAILROAD BRIEF
AGAINST FEDERAL RATE MAKDNG.
Hi nc But Railroad Interests Board
■nd Even Their Testimony la
Trimmed Into Shape for the Public
Record—A Tery Willi ig Committee
—Preparing the Whole Thing for a
Compromise.
By Gilion Gardner.
Staff Correspondence to the News
paper Enterprise Association.
WASHINGTON. May IS - The
railroads have had their "Innings"
before the United States senate com
mittee on tniei state commerce, and.
If there is no objection, the majority
of senators composing the tribunal
would now like to adjourn. They
have made up their minds. Here are
their Conclusions;
l—The Bsch-Tdwnsend bill, passed
SENATOR 8. B EI.KINS.
by the house of representatives. Is J
so bad as to be unworthy of serious
consideration.
2- Rate-making by a federal com
mission would bo unwise, unneces
sary, if not unconstitutional.
UNWISE: Because it would lodge j
a dangerous power in 'lie bands of a
small body of men subject to political
nnd corrupt Influences,
Rates might Dec 'me a political and
Sectional issue.
Rates would lose elasticity and
adaptation to economic changes.
i'NNEckssary: Because present
law is sufficient if enforced.
Orders of the interstate commerce
commission have been obeyed in
practically all instances.
Rebates are a thing Of the past.
Enlarged powers gi\en to the law
by the Elkins act. passed two years
ago. never have been invoked.
UNCONSTITUTIONAL (?); Attor
ney's for the railroads agree that con
gress has power under the constitu
tion to delegate legislative (i c. rate- I
making 1 -power to a commission; that
such a commission would have con- .
StltUttona) authority to make rates.'
to go immediately into force, such
rates to come within the limits of
the •'extortionate" on the one hand,
nnd of the "confiscatory" on the
other. These limits of "reasonable
ness" would be determined by the
courts.
Clause C, section I, of tlie constitu
tion —the "no preference" section,
probably does not apply except to
efforts of the federal government to
give an artificial advantage to one
Hate as compared With another state.
A vigorous protest has already been
aroused by the suggestion that the
committee adjourn without looking
into the other subjects enumerated
in the "Kean resolution." This reso
lution, being the one under which
the committee Is acting, enumerates
other topics to be Inquired into,
namely;
"Violations or evasions of the anti
rebate law and the devices and meth
AN OCEAN RACE ENTRY
WITH EVERY STITCH DRAWINC
Fust topsail »cl>or>ner entered In the ocean race frura Snndy Hook lightship t 0 T he Lizard, England The
race will start tho afternoon at May 16.
ods by which evasions nre accom
plished, including refrigerator and
other private ( ar systems, Industrial
railway tracks, switching charges and
| the like, and also lo consider what
I legislation should he enacted In re
lation to the liability of railroad com
panies engaged In Interstate traftk
for Injuries received by their em
ployes when in the discharge of their
duty."
Not a witness has heen Called or a
question asked on any of these tuples.
i pto th present time the heatings
|ha\e heen an absolutely one-sided
affair. The only witnesses called
have been railroad lawyers, and traf
fic managers, and their testimony has
heen carefully directed by Chairman
Stephen B. Klk;i:s, witli a view to
making a brief against a grant of
rate-making authority to tlie govern
ment, and with a further View to ex
cluding any evl lence which might be
Opposed to this general argument.
For the hotter accomplishment of
this purpose the printed record of
the hearings, which purports to lie a
verbatim and accurate account of the
testimony, lias been daily revised hy
the witnesses and senators of the
committee, aud parts of it stricken
out.
But tlie hearlnga have hal a still
more remarkable feature, since tlie
opening day on the 17th of April, Un
voice and directing mind of the as
sociated railway Intereata which are
opposing this legislation have heen
present in the committee room in
the person Of former United States
Senator Charles B Faulkner of West
Virginia, who hns occupied a seat
directly behind that id Chairman El
kins, suggesting witli whispered
questions the line of evidence to bo
brought out. It Is a matter of com
mon knowledge ahout the committee
that Faulkner is in charge of the as
sociated railroad lobby, ami that lie is
present in an advisory Capacity to aid
the chairman,
The railroads represented by
Faulkner include the Atchison, Tope
ka Sana Ke, the Chicago. Burling*
t m & Qulncy, the Northern Pacific
and Great Northern, the Louisville
,t- Nashville, the Southern, the New
York. New Ha\en & Hartford, the
Boston iV- Maine, the Delaware & Hud
son, the Missouri Pacific, the Brie,
the Rock laland and some others.
It is understood, though the infor
mation can not now be confirmed,
that the Vanderbilt interests and the
Pennsylvania have declined to Join
the league of railroads which Is mail
ing this concerted effort to kill ef
fective railroad legislation.
The witnesses who have given evi
dence before the senate committee
include Victor Mora wet/.. general
counsel for the Santa Ke system; J.
J. Hill, president of the Oreat North
ern; Lucius Tuttlo, preaident of the
Boaton Maine; Walker D. Hines,
spe. la] counsel for the Louisville &
Nashville; James H. inland, traffic
manager of the Rock Island system;
Robert Mather, of the Burlington;
Hugh L. Bond, traffic manager of the
Baltimore A Ohio; Charles Lincoln,
traffic manager of the Santa Fe sys
tem, and Qeorge R Peck, general
counsel for the Rock Island system.
Among thoae summoned, but who
have not appeared, are A J. Cassatt,
lof th.- Pennsylvania; Marvin Hughltt,
of tin- Chicago AL- Northwestern; E.
11 Harrlman, of the Union Paoitie;
E. P Ripley, of the Santa Ke. David
Wilcox, of the Delaware Hudson;
William H. TrUesdale, of the Dela
ware iV.- Lackawanna; George Gould,
of the Missouri Pacific; William H.
Moore, of the Rock Island, and W. K.
Vanderbilt. of the New York Central.
Tlie general attitude of the senate
committee has been extremely Sym
pathetic toward the railroad wit
nesses. Chairman Elkins has left no
room to doubt that his views are,
summed up, a general antagonism to
government control of railroads. The
same may be said of Senator John
VLKUR-DK-T.YS.
Kean r.f New Jersey, who is largely-
Interested hlmsc-lf in railroad prop
erties.
Senator Joseph B, Foraker has
grown grizzled In the service of rail
roads, and Is too shrewd a lawyer not
to he able to find leaal objections to
any federal rate-making proposition.
Senator Shelhy If, COllotn, who
was the authoi uf the original inter
state commerce act. and believes in
government regulation, did not Intend
by that law to grant to the inter
state commerce commission the rule
making power which, for some years,
it was assumed that the commission
possessed, and today ocas noy go so
far as to advocate the lodgment of
rate-making authority in a commis
sion. He is disposed to be satisfied
with the present statute.
Senator Mos. s E CI ipp of Minne
sota has contented himself. In the
recent hearings, with bringing out
evidence from each witness to show
that any objections to granting rate
making authority in a commission ap
ply with euiiul force to any effective
enforcement of tlie present statute.
Senator Joseph II Millard of Ne
braska has attended the sessions of
the committee, hut has taken no act
ive part. IP- is relied upon to sig.i
any report prepared hy the chairman,
Senator Francis G. Newlands, a
democratic member from Nevada, has
taken advantage of the hearings to
exploit his pel panacea of federal In
corporation and taxation, a scheme
with only an academic interest. The
other democrat who has attended the
hearings Is Edward \V, Carrnack of
Tennessee, who has maintained a con
sistent attitude of criticism of the
testimony offered before the commit
tee. Other memhers have been ab
sent for various reasons.
A casual examination "f this com
mittee reveals tlie fact that It is
thoroughly controlled by the railroad
Influence, Nothing which is seriously
opposed by the railroad systems will
be reported. The only chance for any
Improvement on the present railroad
legislation must come from a will
ingness of the associated railroad In
fluence. Which here makes Itself felt,
to make ;i compromise with public
opinion. This may he done, but the
railroads have made It plain that
general control of rates by a govern
ment commission will never be ac
cepted.
The railroad managers see a men
ace in the continued agitation, and
fear the growth of socialistic senti
ments. They fear the coin which
President Roosevelt may take next
w inter.
POSTED EVUD
m i khi
of h nt
T.ost—One wife. For the return of
the same or for Information leading
to her whereabouts 1 will give $50 in
cash.
Such is the Statement, reported hy
friends, to have been made by Webb
Weimer, the big bartender who lias
been In Spokane for a number of
years.
About two weeks ago Welrncr's
friends were notified that his wife
had disappeared and be was very
anxious to find her. A search was
made, but the wife could not be
found.
il is reported that the $5(1 reward
was posted with Nate Green. After
a few days of search the wife was
discovered in Wallace, Idaho, visiting
some of he r friends. Weimer drew
down his money.
Weimer is about r,n years of age
and his wife is a girl of 2t).
A Kansas City boy used a machine
and Stretched Ills height two inches
in Older to get into the Annapolis
naval academy. Kansas City's a
great place for stretching tilings.
THAT BORDER RUMPUS
IN NORTHERN MAINE
Why the Canadians Threaten to Cross Over and Cut the
American Lumbermen's Booms—Provincial Govern
ment of New Brunswick Baoking Up the Threats of
Invasion.
OTTAWA, Out., May 15.—A bitter
feeling between Canadian and Ameri
can lumbermen over control of the
St. John river threatens trouble akin
to bon|e r war between the province
< f New Brunswick and the state of
Maine.
So acute has the situation become
that, as reflected in recent news dis
patches, it has engaged the serious
attention of the American, Rritlsh and
Canadian governments. There have
been diplomatic exchanges with a
view to averting trouble pending a
settlement of the controversy bj
peaceful means.
American lumbermen, in presenting
thetr side of the contention, lay stress
on the fact that there 's a threatered
invasion of America'- Territory and
the destruction of the property of
Americans hy British subjects. They
admit having constructed booms on
the American side of the river to fa
cilitate the handling of logs. In this
action they claim to he within their
rights.
The facts as presented hy the Ca
nadian lumbermen, who threaten to
cut the booms, are that the Maine
lumbermen, who operate on the head
waters of the River St. John and Its
tributaries, manufacture their logs in
the vicinity of Fort Kent, Me., and
ship them to the American markut
over tlie Baßngor «Sfr Aroostook rail
way. These are the people who. on
several occasions, have sought from
the Dominion parliament power to
dam the St. John river at the wind
ing ledges.
For some miles the river Is the
boundary between Maine and New
DEWEY BETTER
News Association.)
WABHINOTON, May 15—The con
dition of Admiral Dewey, who "was
taken ill In New York. Saturday, is
reported better this evening.
NOT VEST SICK
But you will be if you neglect to get
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bottle fails to benefit.
NATIONAL CONTROL
OF LEPROSY
WASHINGTON, May 15.—A large
number of public health officials and
medical men of prominence are here
to attend the third annual conference
of state boards with the public health
and marine hospital service National
control of leprosy and methods of
transmission of typhoid fever are the
principal subjects slated for discus
sion at this year's conference, the
sessions of which nre held at the
New Willard hotel and presided over
by Dr. Walter Wyman, surgeon gen
eral of the Marine Hospital service.
EXPOSURE
to cold draughts of air. to keen and
cutting winds, sudden changes of
temperature, scanty clothing, undue
exposure of the throat and neck after
public speaking and singing bring on
coughs and colds. Ballard's Hore
hounri Syrup is the best cure.
Mrs. A. Parr, Houston, Tex., writes.
January 81, 1902; "One bottle of Bal
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a very bad cough.
It la very pleasant
to take.'' 26c, 60c,'
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NEW BULLETINS OF
GENERAL INTEREST
The School Garden Is the title of
farmers' bulletin No. 218. It was
written primarily to mcc the demands
nf public school teachers and pupils,
but contains a fine lot of Information
for tlie amateur gardener, written in
a clear and concise manner.
Reliable and up-to-date information
for amateur bee keepers is contained
in farmers' bulletin No. 69, now in
print. This is a revised, enlarged
and modernized edition of this bulle
tin.
Both the above publications are
sent free upon request of the depart
ment of agriculture.
DEATH LURKS IN SICK KIDNEYS
The kidney! are the weak link in
the chain of Ufa, aad are daily carry
ing thousands of victims to untimely
graves. Ninety men sjid women in
every hundred have kidney trouble
and don't know It, beoeu*e It's only
■ when the trouble resohes an advanced
stage that it's recogniit as kidney
disease.
We imagine we have dyspepsia,
heart disease, nervous prostration
and a hundred and one ills, but nine
times out of ten the real trouble Is
thut the kidneys are so weak and din
eased that they are utterly unable to
carry the waste siattem out of the
body, end slowly but surely paeee the
way for Brlght's disease, diabetes,
,blood poisoning and a horrible death
,ln convulsions. Ask your doctor if
this Is not good, solid common sense.
EXAMINE YOUR URINE
I It's the Infalli' c teat of kidney
itrouhle. If your morning urine, on
standing still xi hours, contains a
sediment, is cloudy, or shows floating
particles, your kidneys are seriously
'diseased and must he treated at once.
There Is only ena remedy that can
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Warner's Safe Cure Is used by lead
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THE SIOKANE PRESS
Brunswick, and the Americans have
built in their half of the river large
piers, from which are swung booms
to aid In sotting out their logs. New
Brunswick lumbermen and some
Americans who operate mills at St.
John, N. 8., complain that these
booms are an obstruction in the river
and prevent the free passage of their
logs to the mills at the mouth of the
river.
The contention of these lumber
men. Including the Americans mill
ing at St. John under the Ashburton
treaty, is that It is not permissible
to put obstructions in a navigable
river, and they are insisting that the
piers and booms be removed. The
matter is of vltHl Interest to the com
plaining lumbermen, as the obstruc
tion of their logs, even for a few
hours. nv»y mean Out they will be
hung up. And so It is that they make
the threats to destroy the booms.
Deputations from New Brunswick
interviewed the dominion govern
ment receltly, but all the government
has promised to do Is to give the
question consideration.
The provincial government of New
Brunswick Is backing up the Canadi
an lumbermen In their threats of In
vasion. The American government
has recognized that the Situation is
| serious and has requested Lord Lans
| downe, the British foreign minister,
to use his influence to induce tlie
New Brunswick government to re
frain from taking excessive measures
Senator Hale of Maine will ask tiie
T'nited States corgress next winter
|to adopt a resolution providing for
the settlement of the trouble by a
! special Anglo-American commission.
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The uric acid accumulates ln the
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I delicate tissues of the urinary organs,
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I When the gravel oecomes so large
i that It can not be f>assed the uric
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Nearly every man and woman has
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Let some urine stand In a glass for
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Just 33 of these suits left; sizes arc 34 to 44; the
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25c, 35c and 50c Embroideries at 15c
About 500 yards of slightly soiled embroideries
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suitable for skirls and corset covers; all pretty pat
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window many 50c pieces in tlie lot; some 35c and 25e
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