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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25
Rates May He Fixed

This is the most important question now pending before the American peo- ple," added Secretary Morton, and eV- 1 cry business man and every citizen should give 1t careful attention. One reason why 1 may hope 1 may be of some service in this connection is be- cause I have been railroad man all my life and have studied this problem | Though a railroad man, for years have preached that the railway mana gers should show more willingness to consider the rights of the public; that | they should stop trying to manipulate politics and parties and legislation; that | they should not set their faces against any reasonable effort to introduce re- forms and Government supervision. Some railroad men of my acquaintance think an attempt to introduce Gov ernment supervision of rates Is a mis- chievous and meddlesome impertinence. They resent 1t and announce their in- tention to fight the movement to the last ditch. But that is absurd in this day and generation. These men are be- hind the times In many States boards of railroad commissioners fix the rates
 and the roads comply with the de- crease It Is simply ridiculous to assert that the Federal Government has not
 the power to do with interstate com
 merce what the States may do with
 traffic within their borders. Personally
 wish all traffic could be declared in-
 terstate, and the rates be supervised
 by the Federal Government.
 There Is no occasion for any frenz-
 led finance in Wall Street or elsewhere
 over the recommendations which the
 President made in his message. There
 is no reason why the great financiers
 of New York who stand behind the big
 railway corporations should become
 alarmed. They ought to thank their
 lucky stars that we have in the White
 House a President who insists that they
 shall have fair play. that there shall
 be square deal all around The Presi-
 dent does not wish to work any in
 justice to the railroad industry. He is
 not engaged in a hue and cry against
 corporations. But he is right, eternally
 right, in his declaration that reforms
 of method are needed, and they are
 needed as much by the railroads them selves as by the people. My experience
 has shown me that the most harm done
 to the railroads in this country Is done by themselves
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25
Thinks Promise Probable.

With this compromise project in hand, MT. Morton started at work bright and early this morning. The first thing he did was to call on F. P. Bacon, president of the shipeer's organ ization known as the Executive Com mittee of the Interstate Commerce Law Convention, and to invite Mir. Bacon to A full discussion of the problem with him. At o'clock this afternoon Mir. Bacon returned the Secretarys call and the representative of the Administra- tion and the representative of the na- tional shippers held a prolonged confer ence. Tt is true." said MT. Morton. in reply to my questions. that President Roosevelt has asked me to take hold of this problem and see if something can not be accomplished. I have promised to do my best. I called on MT. Bacon and invited him to a discussion because believe that to be the frank and sen sible way to go at a business proposi- tion. find that Mir. Bacon Is req sonable man. In this matter I do not speak for the Administration, nor for the railroads, and. of course, not for any one in Congress. I speak only for myself. If I can be of any help in bringing about a better understanding and legislation which shall serve the best interests of the country, that Is all I desire It Is my belief that a com | reached. If so, there Is an opportunity ] for Congress to do something that will
 be of greatest possible value to the | industries of the country, securing g equitable rates to shippers. introducing g Government supervision and enabling the railroads to pool their earnings and | maintain stability of tariffs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25
The Literature of the nIiterate.

London Morning Leader.
 There are English songs in plenty. both old ani new: but 1t is true. l fear that we foolishly neglect the means of popular cuI- ture which We have ready to hand in our
 "Liederschatz." The vogue of the blatan.
 or idiotIc music hall jingle is a serious evil
 and 1t ought to be combated in the school room. gather-though. perhaps I am mtstaken-that the songs which children hear and learn in school apt to be twaddlIng thingss- supposed 10 suit their mental and vocal capacities. If so. the error
 Is manifest. Let them learn simple arrange
 ments of classical songs. and let them con | stantlY hear (without actually learningl l songs which are far beyond their immedi' | ate comprehension. The melody will take
 hold of them as thing of absolute and mysterious beauty. and gradually. as they grow older, the meaning the passion, the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25
PRISONER RESENTED HIS
 CHRISTMAS DAY LIBERTY

New York Dec. 24.-Ante-Ch Christmas mercy was dispensed in an uhusual manner by Judge Frank J. Higgins Tn the first criminal Court in Jersey City today in releasing fifteen prisoners from the county jail.
 After the regular session or court the fudge called together the court at- taches and the police reporters "ho usually are on duty in the court ana informed them that. in recosni.ion ., the Christmas season. he had oeciueu to permit each of them to name one prisoner in the county jail wnose re lease they desired. The prisoners a .nu' named would be given immeoia'e
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25

dom by order of the judge.
 The beneficiaries were to be eleven men and four women.J It required but moment for the officers and reporters to make their decisions and fifteen cell doors swung open and the prisoners were told that they were at liberty.
 Only one of the prisoners thus lib- erated appeared ungrateful. He was clearly disappointed at the prospect of leaving his comfortable quarters and an opportunity to be present to par take of the hearty Christmas meal which will be served in the institution. q guess my only chance Is to get drunk and get locked up again" he said. as he walked away from the jail with de- jected air.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25
wa. on Forbidden Ground.

"A debating society was formed in one of the counties of my district, said Representative Kehoe of K en- lucky, according to The Nashville Ban ner. and among the first questions de- bated was: Resolved that the negroes have more cause for complaint than the 1ndians.'
 Tt was stipulated the arguments should be confined to the United States. The first disputant of the af- firmative opened with speech to sus- tain his petition, every word of which was listened to with close attention by the chairman. The disputant for the negative made a few reamrks in answer and then turned to the Bible and commenced reading passages for the purpose of proving that some of the points made by his opponent were not backed up by the good book.
 The chairman stopped him with Halt right where you are, Jim. Don't go any further. You have gone out of the United States for argument "
 Handed the Minister the Dog.
 A minister was one day walking
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25

he a creditor of Cohn; therefore. he asserts, he is entitled to recover the amount Cohn lost by gambling with Payne.
 He brings the suit under a Ken lucky statute which provides for the filing by any other party of a suit for three times the sum lost by the actual loser should the actual loser not do so within six months of the time of the loss,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25

along a road. says The Cleveland Plain Dealer, and to his astonishment saw a crowd of boys sitting in front of a ring with a small dog in the center, When he came up to them he put the following question: What are you do- ing with that dog?" One of the boys said: Whoever tells the biggest lie wins it." Oh said the minister. II am surprised at you boys, for when I was like you I never told a lie" There was silence for a while, until one of the boys shouted: Hand him the dog"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25
SUES FOR MOTHERS Loss.
New Yorker Takes Advantage of Ken
 tuckN ntI-GnmbIing LnM.

Cincinnati Special to New York Times
 John a Payne of Cincinnati. turfman. bookmaker and head of a new racing information bureau. was sued in the United State District Court at Coving- ton today for $3000O.
 The plaintiff is M. Loeser of New York. and he bases his action on the allegation that one David Cohn, be- tween October, 1902. and January, 1904, lost $10.O00. in betting. gaming. and wagering on horses with the de- fendant. Loeser says he is not the loser of the money so lost, neither is
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25
Expansion of the Navy.
Chicago Record-HeraId.

ChICaRO ReCOrd- -HeraTd.
 Whilef therefore, it would be unwise to cripple the naval service or to in- terfere with the carrying out of ac- cepted plans, 1t Is certainly desirable that we should exercise great sobriety of judgment in dealthg with this sub ject. And one thing that should be perfectly obvious to the nation Is that we should not build a big navy just to have it and boast of 1t. There could be nothing satisfying in 1t If we should come finally to recognize that is was a priceless luxury
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25
LEGAL POOLS
AND COMMERCE COURT IS MoRToN's
 PLAN.
Will Promnte the Scheme With fres'-
 dents Consent to Settle Rail ffo"-
 lem-Government to FIX Rates.

Walter wellr,an telegraphs The Chi- cago Record Herald from WasnIhs .oh as follows: Secetary Paul moi .oI who has consented to remain Tn Fresl- dent Rooseyelt's Cabinet for at ieast one year for the especial purpose oi endeavoring to secure interstate oo,"> merce legislation fair alike to the ship ping public and the railroads mas au thorized me to present the outlines or his nlan which. with the consent Of President Roosevelt, he will urge upon the leaders in Congress and the prn cipal railway men of the country rms highly important and promising plan of compromise embraces the following features: .
 First-Governent supervision of in terstate rates, through the Interstate Commerce Commission. on compiaint or unreasonable charge.
 Second-Authorizatio In la" or equitable apportionment of railway earnings-in other words, legalized pooling.
 Third-The establishment of cen trial Interstate Commerce Court, com posed of, say, three or five members sitting at Washington. with final juris- diction, save that, of course, the right of appeal may lie when questions or constitutional interpretation are raised by either party.
 Fourth-Instead of having the rate decreed reasonable by the Interstate Commerce Commission go into effect immediately, subjecting the railroads to loss without chances of redress in case some time afterwards the court re- verses the commissions findings. 1t Is provided that when a rate complained of is set aside by the commission and another, substituted the railroad may still go on charging the original rate by filling a bond securing to shippers a refund in case the court finally up- holds the commission.
 Fifth-The prohibition by law of all private freight cars. private sidetracks and terminals, compelling interstate carriers to afford such facilities to all alike.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25

This farmer, as soon as he entered the operating room, blurted out his business.
 A tooth to be pulled. he said, and l will pay nothin' hextra for gas. Just yank 1t out. if 1t does hurt
 The dentist smiled.
 " You're plucky. sir he said. Let me see the tooth. please
 " oh. tain't me that's got the tooth ache said the farmer It's my wife; she'll be along in a minute. !"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25
Selfish.

Marie Corelli, who has recently been flashing the selfshness of modern life, went from Stratford to London recently and lunched with an American literary woman at Carlton, says The San An tonic Express.
 During the luncheon. apropos the selfishness that she has been discuss ing In the periodicals of late, Miss Cor elli said:
 "A typically selfish modern man was a farmer who visited my Stratford dentist last week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25
President Not Committed.

President Roosevelt is not welded to any particular method of securing the desired reform. All he wants is re- suits, progress, greater equity for all concerned. As a railroad man, I say at this critical moment the progressive railway managers of the county should join hands with the President and his advisers and the able and patriotic men
 who are the leaders of the two houses of Congress in an effort to reach a compromise that will fix upon some
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25

, thing approximating a scientinc pasls the operations of the wonderful system of railways which we have in the uni ted States and reduce to the lowest possible minimum the friction that arises in the relations between our great common carrier public service and the pubic. If the problem be ap- preached in this spirit. I believe we can secure results of inestimable value to industrial America ,the railroads in cluded"
 Secretary Morton then outlined the compromise scheme described in the opening paragraphs of this dispatch. Government supervision of rate- making in the interest of fair play to both railroad and shippers is bound to come," added MT. Morton. and the ar-sighted and progressive railway manager is he who recognizes the in evitable and joins hands with those who are working for reform and tries to secure an arrangement that shall be mutually satisfactory.
 With such supervision provided in law there Is no reason that l know of, from any point of view, why the roads should not be permitted to apportion their earnings among themselves-in other words. to pool. The only objec- tion to pooling is that it may be used as an instrument of extoriton. With out Government supervision of rates pooling can never be legalized. But with such supervision every objection to pooing disappears. Shippers say they do not care how the railroads di- vide up the money. so long as they earn 1t fairly. Legalized pooling would permit the railroads to stop rate wars and disastrous competition. It would secure stability of rates as desirable to the shipping public as to the roads.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25
To Protect Both Sides.

Powers to hold hearings on com plaint and to issue decrees as to read justments should be placed in the hands of the Interstate Commerce Commits sion. But in my opinion it would not be equitable to have the new rate decreed by the commission to go into effect i'm mediately and stand till the court should ultimately decide the case. That leaves the railroad no redress or re- course. It could never recover the lost earning if the court were to hold that the original rate was reasonable. That comes too close to confiscation or to taking away property without due pro- cess of law, and in my judgment Is un- constitutional.
 Instead of that. the railroad should be permitted to go on charging the original rate by filling an indemnify ing bond sufficient to cover the sums involved. If the final decision goes against the road. it simply refunds the difference between the old rate and the new. This Is equitable to both sides while the other method is distinctly unfair to the railroads. It would be a jug handled arrangement. Under my plan both sides are protected.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25

If had my way I should create an Interstate commerce court of three Justices to sit here at Washington to hear all cases arising under the pro- posed law. without appeal to the Su- preme Court of the United States ex- cept when questions of constitutional interpretation are raised. A small court would be better than a large one, It should be composed of the ablest experts In railway law and practice to be found in railway law and practice to salaries should be high. It should be bench comparable in ability and dignity with the Supreme Court. think central court organized for this express purpose. preferable to a Circuit Court of Interstate Commerce such as has been proposed by Senator Elkins and others. It Is also much better than the present system of hav- ing interstate cases decided by Dis trict Judges throughout the country. The District Judges are able men. but some rule one way and some another, With central and specialized tribunal we should soon develop a new turis- diction of high class and great public importance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25

Handed the Minister the Dog. A minister was one day waking
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-06-25
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
Improved.

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ssOo-ssls I'd ST N. SEVEN ROOMS; LOT &oz
Sl.2oo-so29 Grand ct Me- rooms, arranged
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large caa1 assa az good J. we los 5aSo large
wood and storehouse on rear of lot
%. .1oo-1&os 2lst ay n, rooms; excellent Gel eel
125 to 14-ft alley
a.uSo- Iii slrard AZ y, g rooms; city water
81. a.soo-2s2s Dupont ay, N, rooms; city as water
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screens; large barn. with chickenhouse at
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81. .6oo-2410 Como av SE, rooms; nnlsaeo gS;o
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The Minneapolis journal., 1904-06-25
MOORE BROS. g. SAWYER,

81 Nicolet Av.
S3,7OO-2213 and 2217 Chicago av. Lot 5Oxl44
feet. Improvements consist OF nine
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The Minneapolis journal., 1904-06-25

BARGAIN COUNTER.
Make OFFNR-Two east from. lots on Clinton
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MAKE OFTER-Two east front lots on 22d d, ~
S, between 35th and seth SITS; size 391ax Z
172 feet each. Owner Is leaving city, and
vii! sell to best bidder, this week.
$525 Each-Two east front Lots on Grand av
S, between 31st and 32d SITS. They lie
fine. Size 4bx128 feet to alley.
$650-East and north front double corner Of SSth
at and 1st av S; size 7Sx126 feet to alley.
S76O-West front lot on James ay 8, between
91st and 82d SITS; Axis feet to alley.
$75o-East front lot on Grand av 8: between
Franklin and 22d st. Size 40x12SE feet
$3.50 takes a fine 45x21o-foot lot facing Lake
Of the Isles boulevard. just south Of 22d
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81, ,S0O-East front lot Lake place, just nortt
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The Minneapolis journal., 1904-06-25
p1sS THORPE BROS, ANDRUs BLDG.

WE ARE OWNERS OF THE FoLLow1Nu:
Lots at Lake Hariet each l.............. $1Oo
Ia nice lots on CoIfax and 33d N each :. 200
5 nerfect lots MT Take Harriet ........ 226
. lots IN pleasant at Seth st. each 225
3 fots On GarfeId at 89th ..,. 225
Iot m PilisburY at 39th ......,.. 250
lots on Bryant near 35th each ch $50
lots on AIdrich near 35th st. each. ...,.. 275
q lots on 4th ay near Lake st. each . $50
B lots on 10th nv s. near 33d st. each,..,, 500
q lots in Kenwood each ............... SIS
lot On Upton av at 41st ............... 900
Lot on Lake at Humboldt av ........ 700
4 lots ON 25th Lake place each .... 800
lot / Minnetonka Beach ......,....... 1000
Lot on Lake Of Isles boulevard at 26th. ], 100
Lot on Emerson near Lincoln, east 'front.'. 1 ,450
81 lots on Lyndale, Garfield, Pleasant and
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The Minneapolis journal., 1904-06-25

ROSEuALEs Il
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$3.50 Each-Three east-front lots on Wentworth
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$175 Each-Eleven west-front lots on Wentworth
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SITS Each-seven west-front lots on Blatsdels
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5000 Each-East-front lots on Blasdel av be-
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$500 Each-East-front Lots on Ntcollet av, be-
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S450-South and east-front double corner Of 43t
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The Minneapolis journal., 1904-06-25

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