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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-12-03
CURE BLOOD POISON CANCER.
Aching Bones, Shifting Pains, Itching
Skin, P~iInples, Eating Sores, Etc.

Aching Bones, Shifting Pains, Itching
Skin. Pimples, Eating Sores, Etc.
If you have Pimp.es or Offensive Erup-
tons, S2lotches, or Copper-Co.ored Erup-
lions, or rash on the skin, fostering Swell
ings, Glands Swollen, Ulcers On any part
of the body, Old Sores, Boils, Carbuncles,
Pains and Aches in Bones or Joints, Hair
or Eyebrows falling out, persistent Sore
Mouth, Gums or Throat, then you have
B.ood Poison. Take Botanic Blood Balm
(B.B.B.) Soon all Sores, Pimp.es and Erup-
lions will heal perfectly. Aches and Pains
cease, Swell,ngs subside and a perfect,
never to return cure made. B.B.B. cures
Cancers of al kinds, Suppurating Swell.
ings, Eating Sores, Ug'y Ulcers, after eli
else fails, healing the sores perfectly. If
you have a persistent pimple, wart, swollen
glands, shooting, singing pains, take Blood
BAN, and they viii disappear before they
develop into Cancer. Druggists, & PER
large bottle, including complete directions
for home cure. Sample free by writing
BLOOD BALM Co., IS Balm Bldg, Atlanta,
Ga. Describe trouble and free medical
advice sent IN sealed letter.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-12-03
WHAT SICK KlDNEYs CAUSE.

WHAT SICK kIDNEYS CAUSE.
KIDNEY CoMPLAINTs.-D ia'
betes, Bright's Disease, lnf1am-
nation of the Kidneys. Dropsy
dwelling of the limbs or bodyl
incessant pains in the back OF
loins.
BLADDER TROUBLES: = In
fammation of the bladder, in
famed passages. pain in passing
urine, incontinence of urine, too
much or too little urine.
URIC ACID TROUBLES
Rheumatism, Gravel. Gout,
Gall Stones, Lumbago.
NERVE TROUBLES Neural
gia, Sciatica, Nervous Collapse,
Sleeplessness, Melancholia.
Many other disorders are
caused directly or indirectly
by faulty kidney action. and
can be reached and cured by
Doan's Kidney Pills. This
remedy has cured every com.
plant recorded above, and over
81 1000 testimonials prove its
surprising merit.
80 cents per box, Of all deal.
ers, or mailed on receipt Of
rrice, by addressing Foster.
Milburn Co.. Buffalo, n. Y.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-12-03
S . OF THE BEE.

Lecent Of the Visit Of the queen Q :
sheba to King Solomon.
"Here is the legend of the visit OF
the Queen of Sheba 40 King SOLO
NON. said the Pascagoula Diogenes
IN the Rotunda of the Great Southern
hotel. Gulport, Sunday. "The queen
reigned over a people that ilved on
the border of the Red Sea, who were
the richest in Arabia. They were rep
resented leading an idle life, owing TO
he abundance Of natural produce OF
their country, which afforded the sus'
tenance of life and also f~rankincense,
myrrh. cinnamon and balsam tnat
gave them an extensive
with other nations.
1.-THE queen. owing to the splendid
reputation Of King Solomon, whose
power and wisdom had spread to the
remotest parts of the world, visited
him at his own court. Presenting her
self at the foot of his throne. In each
of her hands she held a wreath OF
fowers-one composed of natural,
the other Of artificial. Art, In the
labor Of the mimic wreath, had ex'
Guisitely emulated the lively hues OF
nature; 20 that at the distance 1t was
held by the queen to exercise the sa'
gacity Of the monarch for his judg
ment, 1t was deemed impossible fol
him to decide which wreath was the
production of nature, and which the
work Of art. Solomon was, for a mo
ment, perplexed; yet. to be vanquish
ed by q woman irritated his pride.
IAN expedient presented itself tc
the king by a var Of bees on the
outside of a window, which he order
ed opened: the bees rushed in the
court and alighted on one OF the
wreaths, while not q single one fixed
on the other. Sheba was bafle3 and
was convinced of the wisdom of Solo
mon. Such is the story handed dowr
that the bee only rests on the natura
beauties, and never fixes on the paint
ed flowers, however inimitable tn.
color may be laid on."-New Orleans
Tfmes-Democrat.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-12-03

OF the quality Of the flesh Of cat
fish there can be no question. We
speak not of the huge creature which
frequents the Mississippi and other
Western rivers, the flesh of which Is
coarse and rank, but of the small cat.
fish, from half a pound to a pound in
weight, which abounds in fresh water
ponds and streams everywhere. There
is No e~xaggeration in saying that in
beauty to the eye, sweetness and deli.
cacy to the palate and nutrition to the
digestive system it's flesh is scarcely
surpassed by that of any other fish
in the world.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-12-03
Not Taking Anythino.

"IIave you taken anything for your
trouble?" asked the doctor of a long,
lank. hungrylooking man, who com.
planned of being run down."
well, l haven't been taking much
Of anything; that Is. nothing to speak
of. I took a couple of bottles Of
Pinkha1n's bitters a little while back
and a bottle of Quickem's invigorator
with a couple Of boxes OF curem's
pills, and a lot of Quinine and some
root bitters. I've got a porous plas.
ter on my back, and I'm wearing an
electric belt, and taking red clover
four tines a Cay. with a lose or two
OF salts every other day; excepting
for that I'm not taking anything"
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-12-03
A Bottled Brother.

DR.. Gillespie, the present moderator
Of the Church of Scotland, tells how
he was nonplused the other day by
a ragged urchin with whom he got In
to conversation. He said:
my boy, who looks after you"
"Naebuddy," was the quick reply.
where is your father?"
Hes deid."
"Have you a mother?"
"She's deid, tae."
"Have you not a sister, then?"
Il niver had YIN"
"But surely you have a brother?"
Eyes, but he's at Glasga College"
well, cannot he spare some time
from his studies to look after you
blt?"
INA, sir; for he was born wi two
Ae4us, and they keep him in q bottle
London News.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-12-03
span,sh Sugar Factories.

II IA reported that OF the eighty OF
more beet and cane sugar factories %
snain. all except two or three have
inst been merged in a Sugar Trust.
r,e former finance minister, Lopez
puigcerver, has been elected chairman
~ the hoard of directors. The beet
sugar industry Of Spain, although COM
naratively young, is already far more
;mnor+ant than the cane sugar indus
try. The two together produce aInio -
100. 900 metric tons so"e -
which is exported.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-12-03

Mrs: GEORGE wAr1.c,
OF Elmira, N. Y, wif's@.
George Wallace, brokar y
West Water Street, and ill.,
at 667 Baldwin Street a s.is
In March, 1897. l was c saya;
OF kidney and bladder tr nu,sd
by Doan's Kidney Pills. 0 w.
physician said at that time Wy y!
my life could be saved e ,aas
by an operation. Night s vsl!
night l had been kept an s,iss
lot hours at a time with tss
rible pain in my back, and e. \.
secretions from the kidrs 40
were in as bad d state as n.y.
sible. I suffered with hema o,'
rhages frequently and was !.
q weak state Four boxes =,
Doan's Kidney Pills cured NJ VI
and now gladly rcendorse f.,
remedy. because during tS Ss
time which has since elaps ed
nearly seven years, 1 have nevs,
had the slightest sign of .
return Of the trouble"
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-12-03
FIRST KIDNEY PILL MADE.
THE ORIGINAL
THE ONLY GENUINE.
II. B. McCARyER of cot

FL. B. McCARvER of 2N1
Cherry Street, Portland, Ore
gon, inspector of freight cars
for the TranscOntinental Com.
pany, says: Il used Deans
Kidney Pills for backache and
other symptoms of kidney
trouble which had annoyed me;
for months. I think q cold
was responsible for the whole
trouble. 1t seemed to settle in
my kidneys. Deans Kidney
Pills rooted it out. It is several
months since l used them. and
up to date there has been no
recurrence of the trouble"
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-12-03
David Meekison.

DR.. hartman, one of the best known
physicians and surgeons in the United
States, was the first man to formulate Pc
runa. 1t was through his genius and per-
medical profession of this country.
If you do not derive prompt and satis-
factory results from the use OF Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving =
full statement of your case and he Will
be pleased to give you his valuable advice
gratis.
Address Or. Hartman, President of The
Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus. O.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-12-03
Death Too Expensive.

It Is a significant fact that with the
phenomenal increase in the price Of
collins has come q marked decrease
Of mortality among local Chinese. The
natives just simply cannot afford to die
at the present undertaking rates. and
that's all there is to it.-Shanghai
Times.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-12-03
WIN. II. NE1GHBoRs, the we'll

WIN. II. NE1GHBoRs, the we'll
known jeweler of West Main
Street, Wytheville, Va, says
"Some four years ago an attack
of grip settled in my back, and
I have suffered, off and on ever
since with 4 dull, heavy aching
across the small of my back,
always more severe in the
morning. It was difficult for
me to stoop or straighten, and
If I sat down for any length of
time it was hard for me to
arise. / took two boxes of
Doan's Kidney Pills. and the
dull, disag1eeable aching left
me-"
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-12-03


Gentlemen: Il
have used severa;
bottles of Peruna
and feel greatly
benefited therel y
from my catarrh
of the head, and
feel encouraged to
believe that its
continued Use will
fully eradicate a
disease of thirty
years standing
-.. H-1
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-12-03
Lew2re OF O'ntmsnts For Catarrh That
Contain Mercury.

Leware OF O,ntrn ents For Catarrh That
Contain Mercury,
rs mercury will surely destroy the sense Of
smell and completely derange the whole sys-
tenn when entering it through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reputable ply
%sicians, as the damage they will do IS ten fold
to the good you can possibly derive from
them. Halls Catarrh Cure. manufactured
by F. J. Cheney Il Co., Toledo, O.. contains
no mercury, and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure
be sure you get the genuine. 1t is taken in
ternally. and made IN Toledo, Ohio, by F.
J. Cheney Il Co. Testimonials free.
sold by Druggists; price, 75c. per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-12-03
CAPUDlNE
CURES :! !: +; &! ' 's$ w.; - KS = =
INDIGESTION and s Gs,s 70
An1nlTv weak 70 know its good. Il cures
0OtOu HEADACHES ALSO By
fsu~yipR the cause. 10 cantR.
Longest Bridge I'm tho World.
wing the cause. 10 cents,

Longest Bridge in the World.
The longest bridge in the world is the
Lion Bridge, near Sangang. in China.
1t extends five and a quarter miles over
an arm of the Yellow Sea, and is sup
ported by 800 huge stone arches. The
roadway is seventy feet above the
water and is enclosed in an iron net
work.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-12-03
Dish Washing in Winter.

Honsekeeners naturally dread dish 'wasA-
ing in winter. owing to the fact that it
chans the hands and renders them hard and
rough. Much Of the injury, however. ra-
suits from the uze of i'm oure soan. If Ivory
Soa" is rsad in washinr dishes and the
hands arc carefully rinsed md dried, they
v Il lot G, p.-ELEANon r. P.xKER.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-12-03

The wound caused by the operation
reported almost healed. So. AZ.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-12-03

II. e.. GREENS Sons, OF Atlanta. Ca. are
the only successful bro i'sy Specialists tn the
\ World. See their liberal offer in Mathematical.
HAent in another column OF this psner.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-12-03

rfso's Cure cannot be too highly snoken OF
rs a cough cure.-J. w. O'BR1EN, 322 Third
Avenue, n, Minneapolis, Mimi. Jan. 6. 1000.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-12-03

Nrs Wtnslow's Soothin Svrl7 fo- children
teefhiry. sottec r." :uns. red ices in lam ma
tion ,a'tays oai1 cures Wind :olt,. o.. 4 bottle
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-12-03

One person in every SIS in the United
States is a physician.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-12-03

Fifty kinds of degrees are given by
American colleges.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-12-03

Old >,fas. Back Il Chairs. ETC.. can b.
dyed with PUTNAM FADEL. Ess DYEs.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-12-03

FITSnermanent'v cured. NO fits or nervous.
ress after first DAVIS use Of Or. Wines Great
Nerve estorer. S2trialbottle and treatisefree
DR.. Y. d. MINE. Ltd, 931 Arc1 st.. PhiI,.. Pl.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-12-03

.umbus, Ono, for a Tree book written by
DR.. Hartman.
The fo...owing letter is from Congress
| The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, O.:
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-12-03

americans imported So, 4lc,7 76 worth q
precious stones last year.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-12-03

The ti~ht-ftting British un;f,rm is al
legged to be the cause of much heart DIS.
ease among soldiers.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-12-03

Since the beginning of the war in Soma.
bland about l6. 900 camels have been used.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-12-03

II all men were true the world would
"n Do maze new. So. IS.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-12-03

An electric railway is to he built from
Rome to Naples. It will be 100 miles long.
and will cost over SIG. 600. 900.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-16
TURN OF THE BEARS
COTTON STARTED ON A DOWN.
WARD TRIP.
AFTER MANY QUICK RISES
THE MARKET YIELDED AND
PRICES FELL OFF.

For Five Days the Trade Was Kept
Antics of the Market-New York
Clique Did Not Seem Disposed to
Swing Its Deal, But Began Closing
Out-MarISet on with Offers to Sell
and no Buyers-The Story of the
Days Operations.
New York, May 15.-The cotton mar
ket continued excited to-day, making
the fifth day that it has kept,the cot
ton trade in a Juror with prices fiuc-
tuating 81 to 81 per bale on the largest
volume of business in options trans
acted in many years.
Since this excitement began last Sat-
urday, upwards of 100000 bales of cot
ton options have changed hands in this
market, and prices have gone up about
100 points or equivalent to S. per bale,
with no material reaction of any i'm
portance. To-day, however. there was
evidence that the local clique is clos
ing its deal, and for the first time the
market showed indications that the
worst of the present excitement and
upheaval in prices is over, for the pres
ent at least.
At the opening a broker offered to
sell 1000 May at IL 40c with no takers,
and then offered July in thousand bale
lots from 1O.97c. last nights closing
price. down to 10. SAC.
Despite the influence of an excep-
tionally strong market at Liverpool,
with further rise in spot cotton,
equivalent to 60 cents per bale, to the
basis of 1882 cents per pound in our
market, and the pit being flooded with
supporting orders from the New Or
leans clique, prices steadily crumbled
away under continued selling and gem
eral liquidation by commission houses.
Later continued selling of the May
option forced down it's price 40 points
amid great excitement to II cents per
pound, while July sold off "a points,
and August II points, and the rest of
the list about 10 points. July sold
down from 1897 to 1913 and August
from 1910 to 1888.
1t was feared that the bottom of
the market might drop out, but Louis
vile houses were large buyers, shorts
covered freely, and there was a con-
tinuance of aggressive support from
the New Orleans crowd. Later the
market rallied 20 points on May and
Is to 10 points on the rest of the list,
May being quoted at I'LL, July at 1896
and August at 1896.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-16
IN MENTAL ANGUISH
MISSOURI BoODLER LAYS BARE HIS
STORY.
SAYS BRIBING WAS COMMON.
DISSOLVED IN TEARS, HE MADE
CONFESSION.

Ex-stnte Senator Busche Told Folk
About How Things Were Done
FOur Years AEO-EverybOdy Who
Wanted Any Had N Finger In the
Pie-$1 900 Was the Usual Bribe.
Process Generally Was TO Smother
Bills in the COmmittees-statut of
Limitations Bars.
st. Louis, May 15.-Unable to bear
the strain of mental torture which he
says he has suffered since the grand
jury investigation into legislative
boodling was instituted ex-State Sem
ator Fred L. Busche went before Cir
cult Attorney Folk this afternoon and
made a complete and far-reaching con-
fession of his connection with corrupt
deals extending over a period of eight
years. Busche's declarations involve
several men of prominence, and he
names those who have been conspicu-
Gus at the state Capitol as distribu-
tors of Doodle.
Later Busche was taken before the
grand jury, where he remained an
hour. When he emerged from the jury
room tears were streaming down his
cheeks. With his face buried in his
handkerchief, he hurried away
Fellow Had to Take Money.
II had to do these things" said
| Busche in reciting his story to the cir
cult attorney. There were circum-
stances that made a fellow take money
or else get the worst of it,"
Busche then told of his connection
with legislation four years ago. He
prefaced his remarks by saying that
all sorts of money was used at that
time to influence legislation.
Money" he said, was offered on
pretty nearly everything of Importance.
The steam and street railway interests
were always very active. and their rep
resentatives paid US"
Going back to the Thirty-eighth AS
sembly. when the bill to create a school
book commission was one of the prin-
cipal issues before the Legislature,
Busche said that the school book trust
put up a big fund.
Thousands Easily Picked Up.
got %1,OOV, ne Sald, ana others
got just as much, and some maybe
| more"
"On one OCCASION" he said, there
was a resolution presented to have all
bills held in committee. 1 got $3.50 for
holding up that resolution.
killing bills by smothering them in
committee was very common"
Because of the statute of limitations,
which prevents prosecution three years
after the crime is committed. none of
the men against whom Busche has tes-
titled can be indicted.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-16
PAYNE WAS BURNED.
He Lost His Life in Fire at
WGynesville.

Asheville, N. c., May 15s--ln a fire
of mysterious origin, which broke out
last night in a large house at Waynes-
Vile, n. c., owned by State Attorney
General Gilmer and occupied by C. ].
Galbeath, who runs boarding house,
F. W. Payne, a telegraph operator,
formerly connected with the Postal
Company at Richmond, and a negro
woman and her daughter, servants of
the house, were burned to death.
Some one passing the house at mid
night, discovered the fire and gave the
alarm. Galbreath and four others were
aroused and struggled through suffo-
eating smoke to a place of safety. Eff
forts were made to save the three per-
sons still in the blazing building, but
the heat drove the rescuers back, and
the attempt had to be abandoned.
1t is believed that the three victims
of the fire were overcome by smoke.
1t was several hours before their par
TALLY consumed bodies were recover
ed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-16
FROM MILES
DISCUSSES THE GENERALS TRIP
TO THE PHILIPPINES.
DID. NOT GO AS A TOURIST,
BUT OFFICIALLY, AT THE PREsI-
DENTS DIRECTIONS.

Miles Writes That He Was Directed
structiOn, Discipline and Supplies
of the Army-IdIe to Suppose
CrueIties Toward the FiIipinOs
Were Necessary - Enlisted Men
Often DepIOred the Deeds They
Saw Committed.
+ New York, May 15.-The Army and
Navy Journal will print tomorrow Il
letter from Gen. Nelson A. Miles, in
which he says that he went to the
Philippine Islands not as tourist, but
in an official character, and that the IN
structions addressed to him as Lieu
tenant General, commanding the army,
came from the highest authority, viz. ::
The President, in which he was direct
ed to give especial attention to the In
struction, discipline and supplies OF the
army.
In referring to his official report on
the Philippines, Gen. Miles says that
mo one can have a more sacred regard
for the honor of the army than my
self"
CrueIties in the Islands.
Coming to the subject of cruelties in
the Philippines, Gen. Miles letter reads
as follows:
at is idle to assume that campaign
ing in the Philippines has connections
that warrant resort to medieval cruel
ty and a departure from the honorable
rnethod of copductipo, ,,,o~foro 80 49, =
such departures as have existed have
been overlooked and condoned.
ut is most gratifying that the serious
offenses have not been committed by
the soldiers unless they were under the
directions of certain officers who were
responsible. Soldiers have withheld
fire when ordered to shoot prisoners,
protested against acts of cruelty and
written to relatives at home, urging
them to take action to put a stop to
these crimes.
a Glory of the Army.
ct will ever be one of the glories of
the army that such deeds committed by
whatever authority are abhorrent to
the American soldier. The officers who
are responsible, using chiefly cruel
Maccabebes. do not by any means con-
stitute the American army, and there
must be a very unmistakable line
drawn between the great body of hon
orable. and faithful officers and brave
soTdiers whose records have been COM
mendable and those, of whatsoever sta
ton, whose acts have received and
should receive the earnest condemna-
ton of all honora BILE men,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-16
ARGUMENT IS HEARD.
In the Complaint of the Lumbermen
Before Judge Speer.

Macon, Ca. May 15.--The case of
the Georgia Sawmill Association was
resumed this morning before Judge
Speer in the United States Court.
Counsel for the complainants submit
ted evidence in rebuttal of statements
made by the defendant railroads.
The compliments claimed that al
loWances were made shippers for the
equipment OF cars for handling other
commodities that were not conceded
10 saw mill men. In reply to the con-
tentlon of the railroad traffic officials
mat the handling of empty flats used
ior transportation of lumber, reduced
the profit in hauling lumber. it was
GAINED that the railroads used rude
cars on the return to carry stone, steel
ralls, meat, machinery and structural
steel destined for Southern points
The complainants denied that the
Georgia Sawmill Association was or
ganized to fix and control prices of
yellow pine lumber, or that it did con-
troll prices of lumber.
Argument was begun by counsel for
the complainants. The question of
jurisdiction raised by the defense in
demurrer to the complaint was dis
cGssed. The compliments contended
that the duty imposed on common car
rlers under the provision of the COM
mon law had been incorporated into
the Tules state commerce act in order
to confer Jurisdiction on Federal courts
to determine issues where there was
no adequate relief. 1t was contended
that the purpose of the Georgia Saw
mill Association was not a dissolution
of the Southeastern Freight Associa-
ton, but it restrained it from acting
as the medium of the several railroads
composing it to do unlawful acts
Counsel for the defendant roads in
opening for the defense, contended
that the roads entering Georgia lum-
Der territory competed actively with
each other. 1t was claimed that the
defendant roads could not impose ar
bltrary rates, as they were hedged in
by commercial consideration 1t was
said the roads had voluntarily reduced
the rates on lumber at a time when
business was in a depressed condition