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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-09

dark and deep. Boys, when in the
game, play the game, and if you have
done that, you have done your duty,
and that fact will be recognized and
rewarded by that unknown and
mysterious individual whose presence
on the sidelines diverted your atten-
ton. Short halves were agreed to
and they proved to be too long. Har-
Ian made her first touchdown in the
last few seconds of play in the first
half and failed to kick goal. Her
last touchdown was made after =
minutes of play in the second half
and goal was kicked. Further play
was stopped by agreement. Line
bucks were about the only plays used.
Umpire, Prof. G. Fl. Ballard: Referee,
II. J. Mantz: Linesmen, Garland Il
Staley: Timekeepers, Carmichael &
Reedey. Halves Is minutes.
The following is the lineup Of the
teams.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-09

On Fovember 7, and u, December 5
and 10, the Rock Island will sell
round-trip tickets to Colorado points,
at Special rates. Fare for three.
weeks limit, $780, 20; for limit TO
May 81, 1896, $3l. 80
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-09

Ray Stannard Bakers article on
railroads published in McClure's
Magazine for November is one OF
great interest and should be read by
everybody who is making study OF
that question.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-09
Regulation of Railway Rates.
Hon. Walter /. Smith Member of Congress from
This District Delivers an Address Before
the Commercial Club of Council
Bluffs on Railway Rates.

Mr.. Smith then reviewed the forma-
ton of the primary interstate com
merce law, designating it as "crude
in character, and seeking to create a
commission whose powers we're long
the subject of discussion.
RATE-MAKING.
1.-THE making of rates and the MAX
ing of various regulations are legis-
lative as distinguished from judicial
acts, and we could not, if we would,
vest in the court these powers, yet no
act of the Legislature can be sustained
unless upheld by the courts. AS to its
validity nothing of great moment was
accomplished until the president, in
his last message, strenuously demand
ed reform In this direction. The
result was the Esch-TOwnsend bill"
The congressman then dwelt at some
length upon the evils of the private
car and switch track, citing cases of
corporations which were defying the
law by means of using the side tracks
as initiative railroads, and being
thus enabled to secure vast reductions
in rates.
Conservative people are not com
planning as to the aggregate income
the railroads receive" continued Mr..
Smith, "but the complaint is about the
way in which the rates are distributed.
Railroads should not have the power
to build up one community and des-
troy another.
THE PROPER SYSTEM.
"The commissioners should be
clothed with power to act Immediately.
Any system which relies on body Of
500 men, referring to the house and
senate, must necessarily be disappoint-
ing. General power should be con-
ferred, to adopt any time, such regu-
lations as to prevent Determinations.
If suit can be brought by the railroad
companies, appealing from the decis-
ion of the commission, it can be SO
prolonged that the final decision will,
in all probability, be rendered al
such a late date as to be practically
valueless.
81 believe the proper system is this:
Create court of transportation, com
posed of nine judges from the various
circuits of the country, one Judge to
retire yearly. The court will be a
court of experts, devoting their entire
time to transportation cases as rapid
ly as they are appealed from the
interstate commission. BY permitting
no appeals from this court, believe
we would solve in great measure
many of the harrassing evils in con
nection with railroad regulation
existing to-day"
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-08
HUNDREDS LOSE
HOMES IN FLOOD
Thousand People Suffer as
a Result of the High
Water in Chena, Alaska
MILLS CARRIED AWAY
Citizens Are Driven From
Their Houses in the Early
Hours of the Morning

SEATTLE, Aug IA special letter
to the Seattle Times from Fairbanks,
Alaska, under date OF July 8. says that
a flood raging in Chena for several
days had rendered homeless from 700
TO 1000 people. The flood was caused
by wind and rain storm that had re-
Gently swept the Tenana Valley. Keyes'
sawmill had been swept away and car
ried down the stream, being lodged in
front OF Noyes' mill. A large log boom
broke from its moorings at the Teaana
Development Companys mill and was
carried down stream entailing a loss
Of several thousand dollars. Cellars
were flooded and in a few instances
stock drowned.
People were compelled 10 move out
Of their houses in the early hours after
midnight Homes were temporarily
provided for the people and they were
not allowed to go back TO their wet
cabins for several days after the food
had subsided. Grave fears were enter
tanned for the safety OF the people. an
epidemic being threatened
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-08
DESERTED MAN
DIES Of GRIEF
Special Dispatch TO The CAN.

VENTURA, Aug. John Kelly. a vet
eran Of the Crimean and Civil wars, died
at the hospital here to-day under pecu-
harly distressing circumstances. His wife
had recently left him for another. his
only son had gone with her and, as he
lay dying, his hotel property at Santa
Paula was burned TO the ground
Kelly had been respected resident of
Santa Paula, where he owned consider
able property. He held position Of trust
under the Government in Washington
while his hotel was conducted in Santa
Paula by his wife. He was the father of a
l5-year-old son Three weeks ago Kelly
decided TO pay a visit TO his home and
family. Before he arrived Mrs Kelly
packed her things and skipped out to Los
Angeles in company with a young man
named Purcell, who had been managing
the hotel for her. She has since stated
that she is married TO the man and was
never the wife of Kelly. The latter felt
the loss Of his mate keenly, but decided
that with the boy left him ne could get
along. The boy, however, decided to go
with the mother, and this final blow was
too much for Kelly, anC he collapsed.
mentally and physically.
He was taken to the hospital, where he
fingered, raving for two days. The peo-
pie Of Santa Paula viii investigate the
burning Of Kelly's property, believing it
70 have been incendiary.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-08
BOLD THIEF GRABS
PURSE FROM WOMAN
Makes Off With Four Hun
dred Dollars During Day
i'm Portland.

PORTLAND, Aug. THE most sensa-
tional street robbery that has occurred
in Portland in years was reported 10
the police to-day by Mrs. Louis Vert,
who stated that her purse containing &
S400 had been snatched at Second and
Washington streets. the thief escaping
in the shopping crowds Mrs Vert had
just left the bank when a bareheaded
man rushed up 10 her exclaiming
Lady, 1 am one of the bank clerks.
The teller sent me to get the money.
He said he made a mistake in count
ing it,
Mrs. Vert protested that no mistake
had been made. offering to accompany
the alleged clerk TO the bank, at the
same time taking out her purse and
opening il. At the sight Of the purse,
the thief snatched it and dashed down
Second street.
Mrs. Vert was so stunned by the
boldness of the act that she was at
first unable to cry out nor did she re-
cover her composure until too late De-
tectiyes are working on the case
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-08
HITS
A REEF IN Foe
Special Dispatch to The Cali.

SEATTLE, Aug. 7.-Advices received
from Nome to-day say the gasoline
schooner Barbara Hernster lies a total
wreck off the entrance TO Plover Bay On
the evening of July Is. in a dense fog
and with a heavy sea running, she piled
upon an uncharted reef and began to go
TO pieces. The passengers and crew took
to the lifeboats and safely reached the
beach. about 600 yards distant.
A. Paulson, mate of the Hernster the
engineer OF the vessel and another of the
crew brought the news to Nome, arriving
utterly exhausted after a terrible battle
with wind and sea, lasting sixty-five
hours. Count Padorski, Governor Gen
eral at St, Nicholas, who was one Of the
passengers Of the Hernster, called for
volunteers TO carry the news of the wreck
to Nome, and the three men responded
They started in a whaleboat, and crossing
Bering Sea the weather was a succession
of storms. The schooner Alice has been
sent with relief party.
On board the Hernster. when she was
wrecked, were Count Padorski, Agent
Lippe Of the Northeast Siberian Company
several prominent Russians, party of
American prospectors, NJ. Swanson, wife
and baby and thirty of the crew.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-08
COLLINS FACES
.EXTRAD|T|ON
Believed That the Canadian
Judge Will To-Day Turn
Him Over to Americans
HE NAY THEN APPEAL
Ruling Adverse to the San
Francisco Lawyer on the
Final Points He Raised
Special Dispatch to The Cali.

VICTORIA, B. c., Aug. 7.-George D.
Collins, the San Francisco lawyer, whose
extradition is asked by the State of Cal
ifornia for perjury, stands tonight close
to the point where he will be placed in
the hands OF the United States authori-
ties. Judge Lampman to-day decided
against him on the final points which he
has raised, refusing to dismiss him.
Judge Lampman, after declaring that
he would not discharge the prisoner,
asked Collins If he wished to call wit
nesses in his defense. II. D. Helmcken,
counsel for Collins, then rose and asked
that an opportunity be given for consul
bility of calling witnesses. Judge Lamp
man gave him until 1880 O'Clock to-mor-
row morning TO decide.
When the hearing opened Collins ar
gued that IT had to be actually proved
that the oath was administered and that
the accused had delivered the affidavit
purporting il TO be true for the purpose
of misleading. The making of false af-
fidavit was not sufficient to prove per-
jury, he said. Collins said that Henry S
evidence was to the effect that he knew
nothing about the affidavit after il was
sworn to. 1t was not proved that the
affidavit left the office of the accused
with the latter's consent. II was OBJ
tanned. according to Collins, from a clerk
in the office.
As Collins has no witnesses here it is
thought he Will be committed for extra
dition by Judge Lampman tomorrow
morning He may then appeal to a Su-
preme Court Judge for habeas corpus
proceedings.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-08
LOUIS HILL WILL
SUCCEED FARRELL
To Be Made President of the
Great Northern Steam
ship Company.

SEATTLE, Aug. Louis W. Hill. nrst
vice president Of the Great Northern
Railway, announced to-day that he would
be elected president and Howard James
vice president OF the Great Northern
Steamship Company. j. d. Farrell. who
resigned a few weeks ago, will continue
as president Of the company until a meet
ing is held to effect Hills election. How
steamship company. The duties OF L. G
lines. will be enlarged so that he will
have charge OF all policy matters in the
Northwest. He viii be the ranking ON
cial here. The duties OF the operating
and traffic officials will also be enlarged.
L. ". Hill is here at the head of a
party Of Great Northern officials, which
includes B. E Campbell, fourth vice
president; W. w BrOughton, freight traf-
f1c manager; F. E. Ward. general mana
ger, and Darius Miller. first vice president
Of the Burlington system. Hill announces
that his father, ]. ]. Hill. president OF the
Great Northern will come West in two
weeks. making his first westward tour in
a year and a half.
A new dock at Smith Cove to handle
Oriental traffic is planned by the Great
Northern, and Louis Hill will investi-
gate the problem while here. He said to-
day that the railroad will put in con-
crete sea wall and build the largest dock
IN the Northwest. Plans will be definitely
agreed upon after the party returns 10 St.
Paul Hill and his party viii go TO Vic
tOria on pleasure trip on Tuesday night
and viii visit Portland on Thursday.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-08

COWES, Isle OF Wight, Aug The
French feet, consisting Of eighteen battle
ships. cruisers an6 torpedO-boet destroy
under command OF Vice Admiral Cali
lard, reached the Solent to-day 70 spend
e week as guests OF King Edward and
the British navy. Heavy downpours Of
rain throughout the morning drenched
the decorations ashore and afoat and
ehrouded n & heavy mist the great gath
ering OF yachts and British warships col
lected TO welcome the visitors.
A temporary let-up OF the rain brought
out the sightseers and thousands lined
the water front at South Sea as Admi-
rsl CaiLard's fine fleet passed and greet
ed IL with cheers. on Spithead the first
Eslures were exchanged between the vis-
irors and the forts. As the French yes
with the line Of British warships they
fred salute IN honor Of King Edward.
whose standard was flying from the
royal yacht Victoria and Albert
The afternoon was spent in ceremon-
isls, commencing with the visit Of Ad-
miral Callerd and the other French ad-
.nirals and CAPTAINS 70 King Edward.
His Majesty subsequently returned the
visit on board Admiral CaiIlard's flag
ship, the Massena-
King Edward tonight gave q dinner TO
Vice Admiral Csillard and 70 the officers
o. the French feet aboard the royal
yacht Victoria and Albert. The King, IN
proposing the health OF President Loubet,
expressed the hope that the friendship
that existed between France and England
would prove a universal peace. Admiral
Csflla-d replied IN similar terms
After the dinner the who're bay and
roadstead were Illuminated, each vessel
being outlined in electric lights, which
blazed out simultaneously This was fol-
lowed BY the most magnificent display OF
fireworks ever seen in England
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-08
BOARD FIXES
ASSESSMENTS
Railroad Figures Placed at
the Same Point as Last
Year by the State Body
ONE SLIGHT INCREASE
Los Angeles People to Make
Effort to Have Roll of
San Francisco Advanced
ONE SLIGHT INCREASE
Special Dispatch to The CAN.

SACRAMENTO, Aug. THE State
Board of Equalization followed last
years figures closely to-day in fixing the
assessments Of the property of the yari-
Gus railroads in California William H.
Afford made several attempts to raise
the figures, but without success. Beamer
moved that the assessment of the Central
Pacific system be fixed at s15000,0O0, the
same as last year. Mattison seconded
the motion and Afford moved to amend
by raising the figure TO s23, 900. He re-
ceiyed no second and then named sl9.9
4SS. This also met no second, and the
original figure Of SIS, ,Oo0, 900 was carried
by the votes of all the members save AL
ford.
Mattison moved to assess the Southern
Pacific system at SIS Se1, 400. 1t was sec
onded by Colgan Afford moved to
amend by making it $50, ,799 600 and then
$52,113,co0. and later s42, 42S, ,0Oo each time
receiving no second to his motion The
original motion prevailed. This is a slight
increase over last years assessment The
South Pacific Coast Railroad was as
sessed at S.OO9,6S0 the same as last year
by the unanimous vote of the board
The California Motor was reassessed at
$4,000, the Carson and Colorado at $780,
600. the California and Northwestern at
2,000,000 and the North Shore at $500. 600
these assessments from last year
The Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe
system was then taken up. and Beamer
moved that the assessment be placed at
Sl2,O00,eo0. II was seconded by Mattison.
Afford tried. without success, to raise it
to S7,15s,000, then s14.7OO, 900, but the orig
inal motion prevailed.
The Pacific Coast Company's road was
assessed at $500 the Pajaro Valley at
+n
gauge at $112, 500: Nevada California and
Oregon az S225, 900: Sierra VaiIey Railroad
a s43,776: Alameda and San Joaquin at
$4,000. The Sierra Railway of California
was assessed at S417, $40; the Gualala Mill
road at $4,000; Lake Tahoe road at $780,
600; the Boca and Loyalton at 500, 900;
San Pedro. Los Angeles and Salt Lake
Railway at S920,l40 and the Pullman Com
pany at $500 GOO.
Afford said the Pullman Company never
gave any figures, but he considered the
assessment too low, and moved that 1t be
fixed q $500, Goo but received no second
President Brown announced that the
San Francisco real estate dealers desired
TO be heard with reference 10 the assess
ment Of that city. He added that the
Los Angeles representatives were TO ap-
pear on August % and he understood
they intended to ask that the San Fran
cisco assessment be raised A Los Ange-
les man, Brown continued, claimed his
city was assessed at 80 per cent Of its full
value, while San Francisco was assessed
at"25 per cent of its valuation. He pre-
dicted there would be warm session
If the two delegations came together in
the board room. August o was fixed as
the day TO invite the Assessor of San
Francisco TO be heard, with the under
standing that his county was not form
ally cited TO appear
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-08
RICH STRIKE MADE
AT RANDSBURG NINE
Valuable Ore Found on Prop
erty Thought to Have
Been Worked Out.

BAKERSFIELD, Aug. THE biggest
mining strike in the Kootenay country
in many years past has been made in
The Butte mine at Randsburg. But little
is known of the extent of the strike ow-
ing 10 the reticence of the owners of the
property, but 1t has been learned on un-
deniable authority that a fourteen-foot
ledge has been struck at the GOO level. a
large part of which shows assay values
Of over 800 ton.
Practically all of the ore in the mine
has been taken out and the property for
some time past has been worked at
loss. Confidence in the indications. how
ever, led the owners TO expend consid-
erable sum searching for new ore bodies,
with the result stated.
The Butte mine lies at the northeast
end of Randsburg and there are many
locations on all sides which have proved
10 be more or less valuable the ledge
lying Immediately to the west having
produced a considerable amount. Some
time ago the valuable ore bodies showed
signs of giving out and it was believed
that practically all Of the bodies had been
secured, but the new strike dissipates
this idea.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-08
FORESTS ABLAzE
IN THE NORTH
Great Damage Caused by the
Fires Now Raging in the
Southern Part of Oregon
SETTLERS TAKE FLIGHT
COnflagratiOn Started by
Two Boys in Their Efforts
to Burn Out a Treed Coon
Special Dispatch to IN. Can

GRANTS PASS. Ore. Aug. THE
most destructive forest fires ever
known in this section OF Oregon ars
now raging and sweeping the pine
woods and settlements OF northern
Josephine County. along Lower Creek
and Jump-On-Joe Divide OF the Coast
Range Mountains. Besides the de-
struction Of thousands OF acres OF pine
and ar timber. miles OF fences have also
been destroyed. barns burned and houses
leveled. Five miles OF telephone and tele-
graph poles have been burned and the
wires are down Communication with
northern points is cut on except by the
line following the route Of the Southern
Pacific. which is out Of the track OF the
nre- The main wagon road between
Grants Pass and Roseburg Is walled in
by flames. Failing trees and burning
trunks across fthe highway have caused a
suspension OF traffic.
Settlers and ranchers, terror stricken.
are gathering up all available household
goods and property and are fleeing ahead
or the flames Many are working day
and night in a heroic endeavor TO check
the fire, but the unusual dryness OF the
woods and lack OF water make such ef-
forts well-nigh fruitless.
The FIRE was started BY two boys who
were out huntingsand ran a coon up a
hollow tree Being unable 10 drive out
the coon with dogs and clubs, they set
fire 10 the tree and the flames soon be-
came unmanageable. spreading 10 the
dense forest. As a result OF the FIRE this
city and the country around are in the
shadow OF thick pail Of smoke.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-08
sPORTSMEN HOLD BARBECUE
NEAR TOWN OF TRUCKEE
Gather to Promote the Campaign for
the Protection of Fish and
Game.

TRUCKEE, Aug. THE Truckee
River Fish and Game Protective Asso-
citation held a barbecue yesterday at
Truckee Mineral Springs, five miles
from here. The object was to inter-
est sportsmen of California in the pro-
lection of fish and game. Deputy Fish
Commissioner W. r. Welsh and Game
Warden George Neal of Sacramento
County presided over the barbecue
Speeches were made during the after
noon.
Those who attended were: Louis
Wamser, E. and A. Rosenlund, Mark
Lane, Dr. l. Grant, A. Christensen, c.
c. Moorehouse, C. L. Beck, W. L. Cuff,
p. H Murphy. w. Heidi, T. Offerman,
]. Kaeiss, c. A. Franklin of San Fran
cisco, and c. B. Keyes of Oakland: E.
w Hunt, Fish Commissioner at Lake
Tahoe; W. S. Rollison, F. NJ. Ruther-
ford, Amos Fender. G. A. Kuntz, NJ T.
Burke, J.. Sherkoof, w. O'Neal, E. j.
Campbell, Fritz Ohland, W. E. Larsen.
H Wilmoth and William McDougald of
Truckee.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-08
J Judge Greene of Ala
media Expires in
This City.

Hon. William Ellsworth Greene, Judge
of the Superior Court of Alameda Coun-
ty, died early last evening of heart fail
ure at the home of his daughter Mrs.
Lathrop NJ Jewett, 294 Pierce street, this
city. Judge Greene had been i'll since
early in May. but it-was not until recent
ly that his illness took serious turn
heart complications having arisen, which
brought on his death.
Judge Greene ranked as one of the
leading jurists of California. He had
occupied a place on the bench of Ala
media County for twenty-iye years. hav-
ing been elected the first time in 1879,
taking Office in 1880. During the quarter
of a century of service in Alameda Coun-
ty he won the confidence of the people,
the respect of litigants and the high ad-
miration of the bar. He was an ideal
Judge, dignity and commanding presence
making him an impressive character.
Though stern. ne was fair TO those be-
fore him. He was a terror TO the Grim
inal classes and a profound interpreter
of the law.
Judge Greene was born in Pennington
Me-, November Il, 1886. He was educated
in the public schools and was graduated
from Bowdoin College. one of New Eng
lands famous institutions In 1868 he
public schools of Stockton for a short
time. following that experience by enter
ing the legal profession
During the Presidential campaign of
1864 Judge Greene took an active part IN
this State, touring San Joaquin County
for the reelection of Abraham Lincoln.
From the birth of the Republican party
he was an ardent partisan. although his
subsequent elevation to the bench pre-
cluGed much further public effort in that
direction. In 1865 Judge Greene was
elected to the Assembly from San Joa-
quin County and in the Legislature voted
on the amendment to the constitution of
the United States abolishing slavery. For
two wears afterward he Dracticed law
and in 1868 took his seat on the bench of
San Joaquin County, where he served
until 1874. Judge Greene resigned and
went to Oakland in 1875. where he followed
his profession until 1879, when he was
elected Superior Judge
Election after election followed with
Judge Greene always returned by a large
vote. A year OF so ago his health began
to fail and he slowly declined At times
a serious throat trouble gave his family
cause for grave alarm, but he resisted
the encroachment of disease with the
strong will that was characteristic of
the man. He was a widower and leaves,
four children-Mrs. Cooper OF Monterey.
Mrs. Lathrop Jewett, Carlton Greene and
Greene.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-08
SERIOUSLY BURNED
IN FLAMING HOUSE
NJ. S. Briscoe of Fresno Bad
ly Injured in Trying to
Save Papers.
Special Dispatch to The can.

FRESNO, Aug. TN q battle with
flames in which the prize was trunk
containing valuable papers, NJ. S. Briscoe,
a weII-known politician of this city. was
overcome by the fire and smoke and fell
insensible to the floor Of his bedroom.
Neighbors risked death to drag him to
safety, but only after he had been horri-
bly, burned over the arms. head and legs.
He is so severely injured that he is not
expected to live.
me incident occurred after midnight
at the Briscoe home. which by some un-
known means had caught fire. The poll
tician was alone and asleep the family
having gone TO the mountains for the
summer. He was awakened by the smoke
and, without waiting to dress, he made
a desperate attempt to save his trunk.
He was unsuccessful. The house and all
its contents were destroyed.