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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-07
SPORTING ITEMS

Pete Lohman. the old-ulne catcher
manager and captain AZ The baN.ahu
(tali ball team ana formerly wei
known BAH player III we pl- !eaGutS' was
taken from ms nome 4, ocean park near
Los Angeles last W'tN ana remover I"
the county hoSpAl4L having income IN
sane. II IS SAID that Il" mas saver Con
slderan'e money. l-Tn4nah pa! t" III VI
W"uhe' u"Gut n"i i'e 49, In,.,,I
the carry ~ ui" M"H E IU'.o,''' ,ftar
Sood uacNHi"p "nu t,or,t ,.cs+ ana
le"NihS h,"HuihIV '' -,
hhdHH hi""e o'NI''i"' '"i'' "'7
Joe Sugden, the veteran catcher OF the
ST Paul team. is a great lover of fast
horses. Joe can tell the record OF every
prominent trotter and PAGER for hitceh
years back and ne can also give a lret'!
good Ilne ON an the prominent youngsters I,
VINO VIII he aoi" TO Sho" .illS year III ut"
palGhor. aGeu - years Mno .oh I'm -
OUT ana s!tp ai""h. " ,'t'r il'N ~, ~,
or nan ~ ~" ~, tIU ,In,"in,.
I'in Ao"u -" th,i ,,,i,,d,',,. ;n
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out'le!oer iil.gS' ll,,,,' ,.e ~ ha
I ;,i,aI ,i ~ iud;nnauaiis cfuh lie tnnl,
i, .I,.t ~ ,Innn IN riobt 6oId and tbot
i,t,!rr ,,;ron lie raleasa Nonorer
tt,r. fonls birhtv aiorod ovcr +ha oddi-
"a; "n' g Ni,,sD,,i nra HINES 70 tLo uonS,nr
M, ,,s y, Io. n,'G onnonts tba;r snrvcos to
ou 'i. Ii, IN IN v,;rn;ng orran;zoti,n
,''' n,,,,Io,,,,, ,a1.ovar,. frn,, he
r ~ ,.'i j., i,,,ias Wnno,or C,rr viii nIaca
him in one of the outer gardens and then
stand not on his team in this respact.
mo ,,hico,,o National Ia,gue cInh has
,I..nd =, Ill fnr tho servires nf p;tohor
on,.;Ii, . oI.o,,,i tho Giant nitchnrr ~ no
rirr;,rnti clrh Il, return for over1l II
,l'' Ii,,,;n,,at; n,h .acurcs Rnhert VIZ,
~. ona nf the Stars Of Tho Chicoro foam
yyLo howeycr. has not been pitchinr M
"a form this wear. From long distance
II looks MS though President Charlie
NTurnhy of the Cubs got about 20 per
cont tin hest of the trade.
ri,,ar c,riol-lott III. litti. sn;th,u ar
y; 1uoi n.as lr,,.nd ~, H.,
Hrootlvn Zotionals from Milwaukee, is
ri+chin,t ,,reot hall for thot team This
ian,an Iost vear tho LITTLE fellow
i.1IlI ,,,.ntt, GOOD bolI hu+ Win moor
ii ,,',.. p,ia 40 nathinc md ,horoh,.
H"hP'il ,;a.;tv - his e,a,,,os Va.
~ wy H. - ,n,n, : n
.linu,in,, ,ham I'm. four hits
~, ,,,. ,,o;,, .,,o
""He""i 20 ~, s,;,in;,.
rouiiuS - tne ehcT, 'n,t wv ~
NHtl"!dl I'"IIc w" n"I ~, ~
Tnr;n, =, fr"t n,seman from tleve-
ia,'I - - snid prasidrnt Hermann Of
,Ia po1, ma so5no for cars relea :.
of,o, he Ind heen offered 70 the Indian
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-07
CAUSE OF pOPE'S ILLNESS.
Confinement to the Vatican Killing Him,
Brussels Hears.

BRU SSELS. June 5.-Private letters
sum Rome say that it is learned from
IN authoritative source that the condi-
ton Of the Pope's health is far worse
than is admitted by thine Vatican. He
is suffering from a grave heart affection
ns well as from acute attacks of asthma
and govt. Cardinal Merry del VAL the
papal secretary of state, il trying to
keep the pontiff's real condition a secret.
but the fact Is known that he cannot
stand confinement to the Vatican, which
is slowly killing him.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-07
TYPOS CHOOSE LYNCH.
Syracuse Man Is Again Elected President
of International Union-Other
Offices Named.

INDIANApOLIS, Ind, June J,-Thc
result Of the election Of officers Of the
International Typographical union was
announced today from the international
Headquarters. Those elected are to serve
two years and are as follows:
President. james NJ. Lynch, Syracuse. y. Y;
FIRST vice president, John W. Hays, Minneapolis,
MINI; sccretary-trcasurer, j. W. Bramwood,
Denver. Colo; delegates TO the American Fedora
tion of Labor: Frank X. Foster, Boston, Mass ::
Frank Morrison. Chicago, NJ; Hugh Stevenson,
Toronto, Canada, Michael Colbert, Chicago, Ill.
Trustees of the Union Printers home
were chosen as follows
Thomas L. Crowley, Cincinnati, o.; ". ].
White, san Francisco, Cal; L. c. Shepard
Grand Rapids, Mich; T. D. Feunessy, Los An
gcles. Cal; agent u the Union Printers home,
George L. Nichols. Baltimore
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EARLY TRIAL FOR PACKERS.
Hearing on Relating Charge at Kansas
City Tomorrow

KANSAS CITY. Mo, June 1.-THE
Armour Swift, Cudahy and Nelson Nor
ris packing companies are to he tried.
beginning Tuesday morning, for alleged
violations of the interstate commerce law
in receiving concessions from the Bur
lngton railway in rates on shipments
to New York for export After the
packing companies eases have been dis
posed Of the Burlington is to be tried for
granting the concessions.
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GUNS TO MEET STORK.
Germany Is Awaiting Birth of the Crown
Princes First Child-Royal
Salute Planned.

BERLIN, June 5.-The ACCOMPLISHMENT
Of the Crown Princess Frederick Will
liam is expected daily. Prayers continue
to be said in the churches in her behalf.
Orders have been issued that 101 guns
he fired from battery in the Lust
garten here if the princess gives birth
TO "A son, and seventy-two guns if she is
delivered of Il daughter.
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MILWAUKEE sToCKYARDS REPORT.

UOGS-Markct strong: light. mixed, G.25
Ti6 10: fair to choice mediums. G.3DUj 4@l2 /,
selected mediums and heavy, G.4pNGI5i
rough sows, 5.IluGl 10, coarse stays, 900 /
600.
CATTLE-Markct is steady: cattle,
lower. calves steady: butchers steers mo
1850 to 1900 lbs, 45o052J; fair to mrdiuIa
$50 To 1850 lbs. 4.pD04.15: heifers. common.
2.1J6t3.2 -; good, 4.UuI4.Ju; COWS, fair to
good, 3oOa3.75; Gamers. l.25l,2oo; cutters
> 2JGt2.j 80; bulls, common. 2.TJM 3.25; cho.Cc
3.JUMi.oO: feeders, 500 to $50 lbs. 800 ll.0J;
stockeis. 800 to 100 lbs, 3oOIi3.jo. Veal
calves, common to choice. 4.oOu6 80, NJ Tx.
Frs and springcrs demorallzcd, don't ship
them.
SIIEEP-Market steady. 325Q5.oo; lambs.
steady, 4.5o06Oo; spring lambs, Gp41.pp
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RUSS REVOLT SPREADS.
Reports from All Parts of Russia Show
That Agrarian Movement Is
Growing

IEKATERINOSLAN, Russia, June
5.--Owing to the agitation among the
peasants in this province the landlords
are hastily selling their estates for any
thing they will bring.
TULA, Russia, June 5.-The agrarian
movement III lula province is spreading
and is assuming threatening phase.
NONONEXH, Russia, June "a con-
fct occurred here yesterday between
neXing land belonging to the local pro-
prietors, Two guards were killed.
MOHILEFF, Russia June J,-ln
many places in this vicinity the rural
guards who are in sympathy with the
PEASANTS are refusing to obey the orders
Of their superiUrs.
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NO UNIFORM DIVORCE.
Senate Refuses to Pass Resolution Pro-
viding for Amendment to the
Constitution.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., June 1.-The
Senate today without debate or division
voted to indefinitely postpone joint
resolution providing for an amendment
to the constitution which would permit
Congress to enact uniform laws for mar
rage and divorce. The resolution was
reported adversely from the committee
on judiciary. This defeats the resolu-
tim
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PROTECTED BY MEXICO.
Col. w. c. Greene Declares Reports of
Disturbances at Cananea Were Exag-
gerated-Soldiers in Control

BlSBEE, Ari2., June 5.-Col. w. G.
Greene, president of the Greene Consoli-
dated Copper company, who is at
Cananea, Mexico, sends the following
signed statement
70 the Associated Press: Some accounts
Of disturbances Mt Cananea very much cX-
agSpratcd. Mexican authorities are giving
fun protection 10 our interests; work being
resumed at mines aud smcltcrS, gen.
Torrcs In absolute control of the Situa-
ton. Evidently false and malicious re-
port has been extensively circulated by
Interested parties for mcrcenMry motives.
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FAILED TO REMARRY WIFE.
Divorced Woman Asks s25, 900 from For
mer Husband When He WEEDS
Another Woman.

CHICAGO. H., June 5.-Garland +.
White, a wealthy merchant, was made
defendant today in breach of promise
suit brought by his divorced wife, Mrs.
Gertrude White.
Mrs White obtained a divorce last
fall, and in her suit which was filed to-
day she alleges that White made love to
her during the winter and spring. and
that she finally consented to Il rcmar'
riage.
Last week White was married to Miss
Ella Cushing. who was cashier in one
of his stores, and Mrs. White promptly
brought suit against her former husband
for breach of promise, claiming damages
of $4,000
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Hounds Discovered Fox's Trick.

Ia the stone wall countries or ireland
fo&cs sometimes resort " the -traiagp,u
Of running along the top Of the wax. for
a considerable distance, throwing hound,
off tie scent.
There was an incident of thi- Kind win
the Waterford hounds after their meet
at Carrick-on-Suir ! foN jumped onto
tEe top Of n wall nj CORDIALLY. hut SIR
Pollok was equal 10 TIL" emergency and
held his hounds along by the side Sud
denly one Of the pack jumped onto iii,
wall and running along he top carried
the scent nnerringly for mile and a
half. Finding his tactics Of no avail
the fox took 70 terra Trina, bur hound.
were now close on his brush and bowled
him over.-London Daily Telegraph.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-07
NOVELIST Is NOT DEAD.
Man Who Passed Away on Steamer
Was Cousin of Rev Sabine
Barring Gould

CAPE TOWN, Cupe Colony, June ,.
edward $. Barring Gould, cousin Of
Rev. Sabine Barring. Gould, the novelist.
died on board the steamer Norman at
Port Elizabeth yesterday. 4 confusion
of names led to the cabling, last night,
Of the death as that Of the author. The
latter is in London and In good health
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-07
REVOLUTlONISTS BEATEN.
Guatemalan Troops Repulse Rebels After
Desperate Battle-Put Up a
Good Fight.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. June O.
Guatemalan troops have been successful
in defeating revoutionists a.ong both the
Mexican and Salvadoran borders, ac-
cordinc to dispatches received by the
state department today from American
Minister Combs at Guatemala City.
Mr. Combs dispatch indicates that
large forces of revolutionists have been
repulsed but are still threatening the
Guatemalan borders. He speaks in
praise of the defense made by the gov
eminent troops.
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COMES TO GREEN BAY.
Father Fabian Is Ordained at West
Paterson On J.)-Father Sebastian
Assigned to Milwaukee.

PATTERSON. y. j., June 5.-Bishop
O'Connor. ordained yesterday at st.
Bonaveuturcs monastery, West Pater-
son. ten young men for the priesthood.
Among them were Father Fabian, who
will say his first mass at st. Anthony :,
Green Bay, Wis, and Father Sebastian
at st. Johns, Milwaukee.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-07
CHINAMEN GO BACK
SAN FRANCISCO REFUGEES WILL
RETURN TO ORIENT.
Celestial Government Will Pay Expense
of Transporting All Who Are Idle
in Wrecked City

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, June o.
Nearly 200 refugee Cinnamon will be
sent home at the expense of the CHI
nese government on the steamship Hong
kong. The Chinese lost heavily in the
fire, and as there is no immediate pros
pect of being permanently located III this
city they expressed a desire to return to
their native land. The liner Korea,
which sails on June u. will carry large
number of returning celestials.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-07
KNEW OF BOODLERS,
This May Have Been Reason for Murder
of Mrs. Charlotte Leethem at
Hot Springs.

HOT SPRINGS. ARK. June 5.-Fol
lowing recent indictments on boodling
charges Of members Of the last Arkan-
sas Legislature and on the eve of the
state Democratic convention 1T Hot
Springs. when the matter probably
would have been brought up, Mrs. Char
lottc Leethem, who knew more than
anyone Of the operations of the accused
boodlcrS. was murdered Sunday night in
a room in the Drun'ners' hotel, OF NI,th
she was propretor. Two men prJmi-
nent in the state are said t. have VS. l.
ed Mrs Leethem or Sunday. y negro
porter tells a story of seeing II pr mi
ncnt official leure Mrs. Leethcm's loom
late Sunday nlgnt.
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FRANCE WANTS APOLOGY.
Warship Sent to Tangier to Demand Sat.
isfaction for Assassination
OF Citizen.

PARIS, june The departure of
French Wa!sh.p To- Tangier to demand
satisfaction for the assassination of
French citizen is expected TO bring an
immediate apology from Morocco. There
is no thought ui Interior designs.
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PRISON FOR BERTHE CLAICHE.
New York Homicide Gets Term of Two
to Five Years.

NEW YORK, June 5.-Berthe Claiche,
who pleaded guilty of manslauchter in.
the first degree for the killing Of Emil
Gcrtrou. was sentenced TO not less than,
two venrs aud two months nor more thnn
five years Imprisonment The maximum
penalty for the crime is twenty years
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-07
MILWAUKEE HAY MARKET.

timothy hay, lO.2Jfl1.CC: No. = timothy
hay, s.j00lO.ou; clover and mixed, 6uDit
900: choice Kansas and Nebraska prairie.
prairie supQ90o; Wisconsin prairie, G5Dl'
100; packing hay, J.JOU6Uo; rye straw,
6.Jom1.UD; oats. straw, 5.UJ9J.2J; wheat
straw. 4.JJlLJ.UI.
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TO PENSION GEN. BRAGG.
Senator Spooner Introduces Bill to Give
Fond du Lac Man SIS a
Month

WASHINGTON, -. c., June D
Especial. senator Spoonrr introduced
Q bill in the Senate today granting n
pension Of so a month 10 Gen. Edward
8. Bragg, Fond du Lac, Wis, lately
consul general at Hong Kong
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WASHINGTON, d. c.. June A.
Chairman Wadsworth of the House com;
mittee on agriculture made this predic-
ton to the Associated Press today:
"A meat inspection law will be en-
acted which will insure to the consumer
meat fit TO be eaten
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WON'T ALLOW OPERATION.
Woman Who Swallowed Diamond Will
Have to Stand Trial for Steal
ing Gem.

OMAHA. Ncb., June THE county
attorney has refused to consent 90 an
operation on Mae Thomas TO recover n
diamond which she had stolen and swal-
lowed. He intends 10 try her for lar
ccny Oh Tuesday.
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Dangerous to Health.

Tho report shows that the stock yards
and packing houses are not kept even rea-
sOuahly clean, ana that the method of
uuccnnly and dangerous to health Under
existing law tn" national government has
no power to enforce inspection Of the many
forms OF prepared meat food products that
are daily going from the packing houses
into Interstate comm, rec, owing to un In
adequate appropriation the department OF
agriculture is not even able to place In
spcctOrs in all establishments desiring them.
The present laws prohibits III" shipment Of
uniuSpcctcd meat to foreign countries, but
there Is 40 provision forhidding the snip
mout Of uniusp"cted meats In Interstate
commerce, and thus the avenues of inter
state commerce are left open to tratiic In
dixon -NM .nmllNl Lnnnfs-
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Recommendations Are Made.

The report urged inclusion Of goats
now exempt from inspection intended
for foreign or interstate commerce in
the list subject TO the inspection of the
bureau of animal industry, and that
they should he equally controlled by
the regulations of the secretary of agri-
culture"
The report also urged compulsory ex-
animation after slaughter; inspection of
meats for foreign or interstate com
mcrcc; increase OF inspectors for night
inspection and special work; legislation
prohibiting declarations of government
inspection nj every stage of preparation:
prohibiting interstate transportation of
any meat or meat food products not in
spcctcd and labeled; urges considering
the question of specific labelling of all
carcasscs sold as fresh meat which upon
examination after Strengthening show
signs Of disease but are still deemed
suitable for food; and recommends study
of inspection standards Of other coun-
tries.
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Delcasse TO Visit United States.

PARIS, June 5.-M. Delcasse, the for
mer minister Of foreign affairs has deter
mined 10 visit the United States FOR n
tour Of investigation during the coming
autumn.
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France to Have Income Tax.

PARIS. June 5.-At Il meeting of the
cabinet held NJ the Elysee palace today
il was decided to introduce an income
tex bill III Parliament in order to meet.
the deficit in the budget
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Urges Congress to Act.

| urge the enactment Into law Of pro
visions which will cuabl" the department Of
agriculture adequately to Inspect the meat
aud meat food products entering into inter.
state commerce ana to supervise the meth
ODDS OF preparing III" same ana 10 prescribe
the sanitary conditions under which the
work shall be performed. | therefore com
mend To your favorable consideration and
urge the enactment Of substantially the
provisions known rs Seunt" amendment No.
20 TO the act making appropriations for
the department of agriculture for the nscal
year ending jane 30. 1907, ms passed by tho
Scnutr this amendment being commonly
known Ms The Bovrrldgc amendment
tSiEuodi THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
The White House, June T. 1906
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Ordinary Decencies Ignored.

Department superintendent seem to
ignore all considerations except the &C
count book aud proper care of the
products and of health and comfort of
the employees is impossible, and the con
sumcr consequently suffers. tuberculosis
victims eXpectorate on the spongy wood
en- floors Of the dark work rooms from
which falling scraps OF meat are later
shovcled MP to he later converted into
food products. Even the ordinary de
ccncics of life are completely ignored"
says the report in discussing the arrange
mcnts for men and women employees. The
report says:
The whole situation as we saw 1t In these
huge establishments tends necessarily and
inevitably TO the moral degradation Of
thousands Of workers. who are forced to
spend their working hours under conditions
that are entirely unnecessary aud uupar-
duuablc and which are constant menace
not only 10 their own health, but to the
health Of those who use the food products
,.r.. nod ltf Itf
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The report arragns the sanitary provi-
sions in the buildings as abomnable, and
says the men aud women plunge their
nwashed hands into the meat to be
converted INTO food products. The report
says the burden of protecting the clean
illness and wholesomeness OF the prod
ucts and Of the workers and improving
the conditions must fall upon the ma
tipuol government
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Report on StoCkyards

The report Of Messrs. Reynolds and
Nell says that two and onc-half week
were spent IN the investigation in Chi
caro, during which I'VE went through the
principal packing houses in the stock
yards district, together with few Of the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-07

There are many Italians employed III
south Germany. probably GOO altogafI.
er. Ehe German supply being insufficient
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Closer Inspection Necessary.

Before had received the report OF
Mossrs Reynolds and Neill had directed
that labels placed upon any package OF
meat food products should state only that
the carcass Of the animal from which the
meat was taken had been inspected at tn"
time Of slaughter. II inspection of meat
food products At All stages of preparation
Is not secured 10y III" passage Of legislation
recommended, | shall feed compelled TO on
der that inspection labels and certificates
on canned products shall not be used here.
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STANDING OF BASEBALL CLUBS.

L,aTEST MARKET REPORTS.
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WASHINGTON, u. G., June a
President Roosevelt today sent TO Con
grcss message and report on the condl-
lions in the Chicago stock yards.
The report is by the special commits
sioners named by the President to in
yetiCate the charges that the conditions
in the stock yards were a danger to
public health. The report says that an
absence of cleanliness was found every
where in the handling of meat being pre-
pared for the various meat food products,
Congress is asked to pass laws to pro-
teCt the public.
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SthAT0RS.C0NFER
0 Over /. R|A|T[ 1 Bill !: [.
! at Luncheon Table tie.
OCratiC Members
Discuss Situation. 4
|NON-SlJ JSPEN SION OF
RATES IS FAYO RED.
Tillman Announces That He Will
Push Matter Through AS
Rapidly As Possible-D De- !.
bate 70 Be Re
sumed To;
morrow.
tBy Associated Az d, press. s.

Sst stWAsHINGTON.,D D. c., March 1s.-sena.s
tor Newlands. Of Nevada, to-day enter,
Etained seventeen OF his Democratic cOl-.
Leagues at luncheon at = his suburban
home, the object being to exchange views
ton the railroad rate bill before the sen-l
ate. Practically the entire afternoon was
spent in discussing the bill.p The talk
iconvcrged almost entirely around thesattf-
Studc tho Democrats should assume to-.
ward the, questions OF a s,ispension or,
lnon-suspcpslon OF the rates TO be fixed
by the Interstate Commerce Commission
In any case arising before II pending "a
review OF the issue on an appeal to the
courts. ySs
"Wlth the exception OF two or three:
sscnntors,' said Senator Tillman. who Is
in charge OF the bill on the floor OF the
Senate, .'all those present were favor
able to provision for a non-s,ispcnsIon.
OF the rates. and ~ think, he added.
that all the Democrats will come around
TO the idea OF voting for rsnon-suspchsion
when the issue is presented. u $
Other senators admitted that the dis
cussion showed that the Democrats are
about as divided in their views on the
question of amendments as are their Re-
publican colleagues.
q Senators who were present said the.
gathering was entirely Informal. There
was no. attempt to come to any conclu-l
sion on the question discussed. and no
plan of action was outlined for the fu-l
ature. There was, however. full and
free interchange OF views on the rate
bill. The Democrats who we're. present.
stated tonight that the bill will under
no circumstances be made a party issiie.
J Those present at the luncheon. in addi-
tion to the host. were Senators Bailey.
Blackburn. Clay. culberson, Dubois Foa-
ter. Frazier, Pettus. Rayner, Simmons.
Stone. Tillman. Latlner. McCreary, Mar
tin. Orernan and Patterson,