Morris tribune., 1906-03-10

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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 were 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
Ladd, were brought from Dayton to
the Springfield hospital, where Martin
Davis, the brakeman who was shot,
lay at the point Of death. Davis identl-
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 refigiously. The at:
titude of the railroads is that no legis
lature can constitutionally pass law
compelling a corporation to give serv
| ice for less than cost and 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
i prosecuted for the retention of fees
| aggregat ting S250,000 which in reality
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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.
| In a decision rendered by the su-
preme court of Missouri it was held
that officers Of foreign corporations do
ing business in that state by implica-
tion had agreed to testify whenever
wanted and that they cannot withhold
books and papers forming part OF
their business record. Inasmuch 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 H. II. 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 t6
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 Representative E. S. Black
burn of North Carolina by the jury a
! Asheville on the charge of practicins
| before the executive departments al
) 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 age
by the California Citrus Fruit Grow
ers' association against the Southern
Pacific and Atchison lines on the
!. charge that there existed a 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
signments. but the railroads refused tc
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 Gooding Of Idaho. speaking
of the Orchard confession concerning
the conspiracy in the Western Fedora
ton of Miners, ON which Meyer. Hay
wood, Pettibone
4 and Simpkins
were arrested
N for connection
M<~ssa with the killing
o. ~ of Ex-Governor
III M EAsAX Steunenberg,
~ says that the
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