Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-26
owing to Hir Promise bot 70 Divulgs
Commission Does Not Insist
LANE MD cLARK 90 20 DIs MOMIs
Close Investigation in Omaha After Getting
Great Deal Of Evidence
LEARN nHAT BID fLLLows EULI MAHKET
Even Women Are Not Imm1ne iron,
combine's rower when They
Venture 40 Compete. says
MIS- X. A. KeouRh.

At the hnal session yesterday afternoon
Of the Interstate Commerce commission in
Sc Investigation Of grain conditions !
Omaha, Thomas y. worrall, trust bustt
snlvened proceedings by this laoom 7
snswer 70 Attorney Marble, who asked \
him how much money he got from the Ne
braska Grain Dealers association for drop
tnE bic night against It.
Nov. afr. Marble n you insist, I'll tell
you the exact truth about that matter, but
promised those FELLOWS I wouldn't tell
and / want to tote fair"
IAN right; you needn't answer 1t them
replied M. Marble
And then Mr. Marble asked Mr.. worrall
some questions which brought out the fact
81 answers BY Mr. Worran that he used
SO be a member OF the Nebraska Grain
Deaisrs association and was member Of
the governing board, the body that fixes
the prices and does few other important
tblnFs Asked II he did not think this a
vicious policy Mr. worrai replied he did
How come you to get out OF the asso-
clstione' asked Mr. Marble.
u think the best time 70 close the door
Of the penitentiary il when you are on the
outss6e reioinsd slr worraI Il had
been reading and thinking a whole lot
about that secretary of the Kansas Grain
association who had to go 10 prison for
six months and pay fine Of $1,000
e. p Peck ana other Nebraska Grain
Dealers association men had teatlhed pre-
viously they had no knowledge that a set
tleInent had been made with Mr.. Worrall.
Com1aisaionern Go so Des Moinea.
Commissioners Ffankiin Lane and 2. p.
Clark with Attorney John II. Marble and
their stenographers. left last night for
Dss Molnes. where tliey viii resume the
Investigation.
Among the more important facts brought
ont at the Thursday session was that
Senator Miflard owns $4,000 worth OF
stock in the Updfke Ggain company. which
= has a sneciel contract with the South
Omaha stock Yards company by which II
received IN cash as high as 5000 at one
time as Reimbursement for the abolition
of the elevator allowances;v an adnlis-
nion b. Nathan Merriam that claims were
Yaid to him for awtchine by the wabash,
Northwestern. Miiwapkees Rock lsland,
cireat Fyestefu BaTanRson ana Mssoati
Pacific railroads; tpdfses threatened ~
start store at IAfte sioux. Ia. IN COM
position to storekeeper MURRAY II the
latter aid not cease buying grain on his
own hook, which was IN comDeution to
the Updikc firm; n NJ Terry at Little
sioux was boycotted by millers at Logan.
Ia Al the lhatiaation OF Updikes and
others because he insisted on running a
shovel house." Mrs X. A. Keough OF
Platte Center told OF haviuE dared venture
in the.eievzior business against the wishes
or the combine and how the big organize
ton harrassed ana oppressed her.
Not .Iscrftinsatev Concern.
j D. ]. Gates OF Albion. a moving spirit IN
the Albion Elevator company, farmers
o-raniaation. when placed on the stand
proddced letters from Customers IN Denver
n ana colorado Springs asking him to vrits
instsad OF wiring when he had grain tc
eeli them as someone, evidently the rail.
road agent AZ Albion, gave away his bust
ness 10 the Nebraska Grain Dealers as
sociatien. one letter from A. 8. Ingersol
tf colorado springa showed that AIr In
e4rDoi had received communication from
Horace q. Miller secretary OF the Nebrasks
|. Grain Dealers association, advising hin
that the Albion Elevator company is no
recognized as a legitimate concern, havini
an elevator away from the track, ans
that the regular elevators at Albion "sr,
the Omaha Elevator company. the Nye
schneidet-Fowier company and the West
brook-Gibboas Grain eompany.H
ietter Was produced from the George A
Adams Grain company or Omaha, signed bl
j. Non Dorm. telling the Albion Elevate
company bids could not be offered ii be
eauss is name did not appear on th
list of regulsrs one was shown from IA
funston BROS. company asking the Albiol
eoncefn to bill ils cars 10 itself al 81
Louis 50 It would not become known tha
Funston Bros handled the grain
The Albion ce1npany was boycotted no
alone in tho matter Of grain. a letter fron
the Consolidated Fuel company OF Ere
mont said I'VE cannot make you any quo
tstions on posts. a. II Is against the rule
Of the Nebraska Lumber Dealers asnocla
tlon.f on another occasion the same com
pany refused 10 quite any price on Goa
Tho letters shown by M Gates were date
81 la14. except thosc from the Adams Graf
company and the Consalidalea Fuel com
pany. which were written IN 1895
More rban ..ResuIarn- Paid.
VT CAFES said farmers On his diatric
have been Eeltins cents bushel NOR
FOR grain than fhey eot when the regular
had The whole field
lie teatihed his company had trouble
getting a site that Charles Lane OF IA
Union Pacific wouldn't siye him a sit
ssbeeauss ne was no, legitimate and VA
trying 20 ihiure legitimate business tina
George nsdwell % the Northwestern m
formed rim be had 10 tight TO a site. n
bunt ~ the Onion Pacific nght-of-va,
Il (con,irued on Fifth Psge)