Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-09

opinion that rebates had stopped, but evil
uenLe coming 70 the Department VI Jus.lCe
Just.IiIeU lne DelIeI tndt the carriers were
COntIhu-h5 10 siVe anu the Shippers 70 te-
CelVo reDAtes ana mat Dy ULner DEVICES
WnlCn we're IN eHect rebates me law NIO-
Ialeu tO II very considerable extent.
IL seemed, therefore, desirable tnan an
earnest EFFORT snUuId De maze TO enforce
the Jaw IsUrOusIy Accordingly, in Octo-
yea, lJUO, Mnen the situation Was nIst fully
redlizeu' al lne evidence coming 70 the ue-
pa tinenJ was IuTnIsned TO the proper
Dhlteu states attorney, ana by ca GUAR
.StteI al United bJaLes attorneys We're IN
sLruCteu ~ prOCeeu IN al cases OF VIOLA
NOns VI the law WniCn came were
oIVuBnt to their attention. As d result
seNehty-seven indictments have been re-
-ulntu.
Fines aud Penalties.
OF these hfty-three are pending, but will
De pICusGt 10 ului as speeuIy as posi-
D'e. lMvnty-IUur nave been disposed VI Dy
triIl or Otnerm Use, wan Inns IvsdIt: EIgnI-
ten CUnVtcuons, three discontinued, Two
NeIdlcts OF nOt suilty ana one demurrer "
Indictment 'susle4ieu. Cpon these lndlc--
'4te44sS tniiletn corporations anu seventeen
...u4viuuu. LaVe been GOunu Buhty. in one
". tDese cases sentence mas nUt yet been
.ApOseG. he Individuals nave been sem
setCeu 20 lines IaIsins from SI,vOO to 5000
e1Cn' IHe corporations nave been nneu IN
aGi.is lUnbInG from SIJ,VJJ 10 Slv0vyJ edcu.
!.o EIAI.s Jaw, untn the amendment OF
4~5L MIntef, winch mas noe as ycL become
.-dct.caily operative, provided onIy Tor the
peudlNy ~ a me, sat one OF tie IAu4Cl-
...euts was an indictment Tor d conspiracy
- ODsa.ll IcOdtes ana upon that Two ue-
l .eEULuts Mv.o stntenCcu-.Oue 10 a me Of
| y.t,JO AID Ilree 4uCnJns Imprisonment and
st4e To a nlIe Of SOVOJ ana SIX months I'M
/ sI4sunmvnt. lHe total UulCLut OI TIE fines
| ~..posou upon these indictments has been
y.-O,l-J. tley have been, / DeAeVe, seNe4 Z
/ ~nOusn 10 nave a deterrent eHeCI. III
.-slt proportion of the penuIng Indictments
| .esuI. IA CONVICTION anu penalties U1 equal
| nasn4tuue ana It IS seen thdt the govern
| .-eItt "a vIgliantiy watcnIng the Ope. atoms
! oI railroads. anu seeking 10 punish ali those
/ faNHI
! tnO tuect wIIl be sanitary IN the extreme
! Ihv .eport taxes up cases pending ana
! determined during the year by the United
stats supreme court, showing 463 cases
disposed Of during the year. and a total OF
5S now pending on the appellate docket
and twelve on original docket an increase
OF cighty-six cases.
Important decisions are then taken up
and the principles upon which they were
decided are quoted Included In these are
the following: Hodges against United
States, wherein the court decreed jurisdic-
uoa to the states in tie matter of trying
charge OF conspiracy brought In "civi,
rights cases Hale against HenlSle, the
Tobacco trust case; the Paper trust
case; South Carolina against the United
States, competing state d.spensaries to pay
internal revenue tax, and the citrus fruit
cases Burton against the United States.
United States Prisoners.
Taking up statistics OF federal prison.
eTs' the count SHOWS 500 in prison during
! The year, 2,04O In federal prisons and 80
, IN other places. At The end of the yeal
s.2O4 remained In all prisons. OF those II
PRISON 1914 we're male and IS female, l,l6
W.Ale' ~ negro and 40 indians and othe
: races 1Ss were married. so single; Az
serving nrst terms 2lS heretofore impris
oaed. Listed hy ages they We're: Tw,
$ hundred and forty-eigAt under 20 years, 6S
I between 20 and 30, nS Between 80 and ~
-Cj between " and 50, and 100 over 80.
b In his connection the report says:
q 4 reccmmz nd the enactment OF a Law
q providing for the parole or United state
/, prisoners confined in United States penlten
! aa.les, exclude from this recommeuad
uon United states prisoners confined b
| etate penal institutions. owing to practiCh
!, / a.Mculles IN executing sucu a law wit
= / respect 10 those prisoners. Though the
II are now about haif OF our prisoners. the
VIII be from this time forth a oonstant
n deer aFlng proportion. Seventy per cent %
4 | llle conFlcts sent 10 LeayenWOrth durin
i the last year were from the Indian Terri
!, tory and Oklahoma.
!. Upon the Incorporation into the union q
q the new state comprising these terrltoris
4 "A very great proportion OF Convicts theref
4 Will oe punished under state laws and cor
a hned 10 state institutions thus anfordin
n accommodations In our national peniteu
= uaries Tor many prisoners now confined /
= state institutions. Almost al the stat
y have parole laws and their utility has bee
e demonstrated. The main features o. th