Morris tribune., 1906-03-10


quarter, then, with clubs and stones,
chased the fleeing negroes. The negro
offenders, Laid and Deane, were Sc
cretly taken to Dayton by the authori-
ties in the hope Of avoiding trouble.
Early the next morning the mob was
checked by two companies Of militia,
and more troops We're rushed to the
scene.
In spite of the presence of eight com
panies of militia the riots in the negro
quarter were renewed, and several
more houses were burned. Finally, by
arresting large number of the rioters,
the soldiers gained control of the dis
turbed section. When the arrested
rioters received heavy fines fresh dem
OnStratiOns of violence were made
against the police judge, and he had to
be protected by soldiers. Under heavy
guard the two negroes. Deane and
Laid, were brought from Dayton to
the Springfield hospital, where Martin
Davis, the brakeman who was shot,
lay at the point Of death. Davis identi-
fed Deane as his assailant A citizens
committee was organized and mass
meeting held to oppose mob rule and
to prosecute the rioters.
To Fight Two Cent Fares.
AT a Philadelphia conference of men
representing all the railroads having
lines in Ohio it was agreed that legal
action should be taken in the hope Of
having the new Ohio law fixing cents
mile as the maximum passenger rate
declared unconstitutional. The con-
ference was held on the initiative of
James McCrea, directing officer Of the
Pennsylvania west Of Pittsburg. While
the law stands it was agreed that it
should be obeyed religiously. The at
titude of the railroads is that no legis-
lature can constitutionally pass a law
compelling corporation to give serv
Ice for less than cost and a reasonable
profit On capital invested.
After Pennsylvania Grafters.
Attorney General Carson Of Pennsyl-
vania in an opinion for the governor
has found that former Insurance Com
missioners Duper, Lambert, Durham
and Durham's man, Erb, should be
prosecuted for the retention of fees
aggregating S250,000 which in reality
belong to the state and for dummy sal
aries. The opinion does not favor
criminal prosecution. Counsel for Dur
ham has already offered to refund any
sums that properly belong to the state.
Standard Oil Men Must Testify.
La decision rendered by the su-
preme court of Missouri it was held
that officers of foreign corporation do
ing business in that state by implica-
tion had agreed to testify whenever
wanted and that they cannot withhold
books and papers forming a part of
their business record 1nasmuch as
Judge Gildersleeve of New York indi-
Gated that he would abide by the deci-
sion of the Missouri court as to the
refusal of Ell. III. Rogers and other
Standard Oh witnesses to answer
questions put by the Missouri attorney
general, the court decision means that
Rogers and his allies will have to an
swer questions put to them or go to
jail for contempt of court. The Mis-
souri, decision goes even further by
declaring that officers of a foreign cor
poration must produce any witnesses
wanted by the court in any prosecu-
ton that may arise. This would in
clude witnesses who have fed from the
process servers. including John D.
Rockefeller. head of the oil trust.
Congressman Blackburn Indicted.
Three indictments have been return
ed against Representa- tive E. S. Black
burn of North Carolina by the jury at
Asheville on the charge of practicing
before the executive departments at
Washington for compensation
Commerce Commission Reversed.
Another decision of the supreme
court bearing upon the interstate COM
merce law has been rendered. The
case was brought about five years ago
by the California Citrus Fruit Grow
ers' association against the Southern
Pacific and Atchison lines on the
charge that there existed pooling ar
rangement by which the fruit traffic
for the east was apportioned among
153 railroads and by which joint rates
were fixed The interstate commerce
commission ordered that shippers
might decide on the route for their con-
but the railroads refused to |
obey, and the case was carried to the |
higher courts. The decision reverses
the commerce commissions order by |
affirming the practice of joint tariffs.
Held For Steunenberg's Murder
Governor Cooling of Idaho, speaking
Of the Orchard confession concerning
the conspiracy in the Western Fedora
ton OF Miners, on which Meyer. Hay
wood Pettibone
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