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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-15
GRAIN BLOCKADE LOOsEN1Ne
Marshall Reports from the Field
.- Where the Blame Lies.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. ....
Fargo: N. D.. Dec. 15-Congressman
Marshall, who is investigating the car
shortage. for, the interstate commerce
commission, does not accept the general
opinion as to the causes of the short
age: Instead of crediting it to lack of
equipment, to a deficiency in motive
power, the congressman places the
blame directly on the railroad manage
ments and says it is their inefficiency
which has caused the freight blockade.
His investigations have convinced
him that cars are held too LONG at
terminals, where empties are DELAYED
Two and three weeks sometimes before
they are started back to the grain
The further fact that the railroads
are. hauling everything on an Immense
tonnage with slow trains, instead Of
running lighter trains more frequently.
IS another cause of the trouble. By
this method the cars are not returned
quickly enough, do not make as many
trips as formerly and the equipment
the roads possess is not used to any,
Where near It's maximum capacity. He
hnds The situation as far as grain ship
ments are concerned much improved
over Two or three weeks ago. The worst
trq ml now arises over fuel supplies.
with shippers here, left for Grand
Forks and will continue his trim to
Minot and Devils Lake
Prominent shippers and business men
are going to Minneapolis Dec. Is under
subpenas from the interstate commerce
commission to testify in the car short
age inquiry. II 80
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-15

San Francisco, Dec. 15.-The Exam
iner publishes the following dispatch
from Honolulu today:
The officers of the transport Thorn
as have announced that two regiments
are to be rushed Immediately to the
island in expectation of trouble with
the Japanese. They absolutely refuse
to give out: any of the details bearing
on the call for troops or the reasons
why. the government feels that the SOL
diers Of the United States army are
necessary in the island, which are at
this time overrun by the little brown
men. !.
Mikado Wants Island. !
1t is understood that the mikado
was extremely anxious to secure DOS
session of the island of Lanai, which is
private property. This island is fifty
miles from Honolulu and could be used
as an excellent naval base against the
United States by any. foreign power.
It has two splendid harbors of suffi-
Gent depth to accommodate large
fleet of war vessels, =. ri Z. ,,..r5
Last night Attorney George D. Gear
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-15
EIGHT.H0UR DAY
!. ON ALL RAILROADS
Plan Made 70 Unite ALI Unions ia
Secure Passage Of Law
by Congress.
Journal Special Service.

: Rnlladelph1a, Dec. 15.-Organized
workmen on all of the railroads Of the
country will publicly discountenance
strikes and appeal directly to congress
Tor the passage of a law making eight
hours constitute a, days work On ali
railroads, according to George w, Stur-=
mer OF this city, past grand master Of
the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engi-
neers, who returned yesterday from q
weeks mission to Washington, where
ne was in communication with Presi.
dent Roosevelt.
. For the advancement Of this effort a
movement is now on foot to affiliate
all OF the various unions of railroad
employees into one gigantic federation.
president Roosevelt has assured us
OF his support of shorter work daya
for railroad employees" said Mr.. Stur.
mer. - In face he made that recommen-
datlon a feature of his recent annual
message to congress. He is himself an
honorary. member of the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Firemen, and has declared
himself an advocate of safety first and
speed afterward. 71-7-ss}'., :.
. "The united railroad organizations
intend to make their campaign for the
passage of an eight-hour day law nv
congress in January. For that purpose
they Will have representatives In Wash
lngton thruout the winter. A law, will
pc requested making eight hours or q
lOO-mlle run constitute a davis work
employees to be paid for 100 miles for
anything over an eighty mile run
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-15
Europe Looks for War.

Berlin, Dec. 15.-The relations be.
tween the United States and Japan ex.
cite extraordinary interest both in gov
eminent and diplomatic circles here.
Emperor William discussed the ques-
t1on with several persons recently and
IS thoroly Informed regarding 'Presi.
dent Roosevelt g personal views on the
subject. -
It is believed that Russia's mora
resolute attitude against Japan's re.
quests for trade and colonization
rights on the Amur. river and in Sibe.
ria and for fishery privileges on the
adjacent Russian coasts is partly due
to the discussion Of the California
school question between the United
States and Japan. ~
Philippines Japan's Object.
Views here appear to: agree that
Japan in case Of war would take the
Philippine islands and place upon the
United States the necessity of condnet-
ing across the Pacific prolonged sea
and land campaigns, which would call
Iorth immense expeditions against great
natural obstacles. 49, '"-.>.s
1t was known here in June that the
rsticsy the possib aId of War tso
Japan and the United States as likely
to occur in twenty -fve years, and some
OF the British naval men are said to
have. expressed the; belief that the con-
test would take place within five years.
In any case it is certain that several
European foreign offices are at present
making inquiries regarding the temper
OF the Japanese people and the gov.
eminent Of Japan. 2
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-15
NEW DRAINAGE BILL
Stevenson Introduces Measure Apply
ing to States Named in Former Bill.

~AA5 w SV*VS0 ANo3A4VU IL & V4uOA Dill
Special to The Journal.
Washington, Dec l5.-Representativ
STEVENSON has introduced another gem
eral drainage bill It applies to all
states named in one he introduced last
session, and includes the provision con
tanned in the bill introduced by SEN
ator Flint Of California, appropriating
100000. to begin work.
1t does not contain F1int's provision
that state lands shall be given prefer
ence in Improvement, and in addition
to matter carried in the Californian IS
measure, provides that the secretary Of
the interior may require that bitches
across private lands shall be constructed
under state laws and the cost assessed
against the lands. This provision will
enable state and county authorities to
issue bonds to:cover the cost Of recla-
Steenerson says his activities for the
passage of IA general reclamation I, law
should not be construed as an abandon
ment Of the special bill for the drain
age Of swamp lands in Minnesota. That
bill is now. on the house calendar and
he will try to have it passed at this
session. All the general bills are pend
ing in the house committee on public
lands ) 6 ~ S. IS 81
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-15

Washington, Dec. Ex-senator NC
Cumber today received the following
telegram from J. P. Whiteemore, dated
at Galesburg, N. D.:
1.-THE United States army could not
be better employed than in compelling
and assisting the railroads to drop
everything and haul us coal. Half the
northwest will be freezing in week
and the whole of it in two weeks.'
Aroused by the distressing predica-
ment Of those North Dakotans who
face zero weather with insufficient sup
plies Of fuel, the railroads are taking
special account of the situation and
will try to hurry coal to the. districts
In which need is most imperative.
Late yesterday afternoon the Great
Northern issued an order that no carlot
shipments except of coal would be &C
cepted for points west of Grand Forks.
This applies to shipments originating at
towns which have been subject to the
gravest apprehension on account of the
fuel famine should speedily experience
relief. It will be none too soon.
While the situation has assumed a
life or death aspect at some places
within the past ten days, it appears
that the shortage does not affect all of
North Dakota. Where the famine has
been felt it has been SO severe that
fatalities were feared 49,
Minneapolis business men are heart,
lily in accord with the action of the
Great Northern in giving the preference
to coal shipments. In fact, they were
considering memorial to the railroads
running thru the threatened districts,
signifying their willingness to have
their own CARROTS wait for week or
ten days in order that the preference
might be given to fuel. They will
willingly accept such delays as, are
occasioned by the Great Northern or
der of yesterday.
While the railroads are free to admit
that an emergency situation now exists
and are adopting special measures to
cope with it, they still hold to the be-
lief that there more need or reform
in the early buying Of coal by con-
sumers than there is in the operation
Of the railroads.. Every form of Rusi-
ness has come in a bunch this year and
while present conditions work great
hardship in many ways upon northwest
ern residents, the lessons of the gDn-
eral congestion will probably be used
to advantage in years to come, both
by the corporations and by private in
ulv1uuclS.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-15
ADMIRAL DODCES
Z !. DEADLY BOMBS
Doubasoff, Former Governor Of
Moscow, Miraculously Es-
capes Terrorist Attack.

st. Petersburg, Dec. 15.-Another at
tempt on the life of, Admiral Doubasoff,
ex-governor general Of Moscow, was
made this afternoon, but he escaped
with slight injuries. Doubasotf was
driving at l pm. in Sergiyewskaya on
his way to the Tauride palace, when
two men hurled>a bomb at his carriage.
1t exploded with great force, but only
slightly wounded the admiral. The
would-be assassins were arrested.
,Doubasoff had a remarkable escape.
The terrorists made very determined
attack upon him. One man approached
the admiral and fired several shots at
him with a revolver, but missed. The
terrorists then threw bomb at the
admiral, which exploded and wounded
b: q in the leg. A bystander seized the
admiral s assailant, whereupon a seq
ond terrorist appeared and went thru
exactly the same performance. The
second bomb thrown, however, did not
explode, and rDoubasoff, altho injured,
closed with the terrorist and held him
until ne was taken into custody.
@~'% %-n Lamsdorf Ill. -.
Count LamsdorH, : former minister for
foreign affairs, is seriously ill with
heart disease, accompanied by other
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-15
WAR FIERCE IN MICHIGAN
New Move in Senatorial Fight to Heal
Present Difficulties.
,ecia1 Ia The Iourn.I

Special to The Journal.
Washington Dec. 15.-The senatorial
campaign in Michigan, fercest in the
history of the state, has been tenn
Rorarily transferred to Washington.
The federal organization of the state
has been supporting w. C. Mcmillan
of Detroit, while the state officers are
against Mcmillan. Governor Warner
of Michigan is here for the purpose of
calling on federal office holders who
are led by Senator Burrows in order
to, avoid hopeless split in the party.
The governor was with the senator
all night arguing the matter, and it Is
said = the senator has promised to g come
on and to order. his appointees in the
federal e offices to join with the state
officers on some compromise Candidate
for senator. Who this will be has not
been decided, but among the names
mentioned is that of Truman H. New.
berry, assistant secretary Of the navy.
a college friend and protege of Presi.
dent Roosevelt; Arthur Hill, Of Saci-
nav, and Congressman Townsend ssf
rate BILL fame are also possibilities.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-15
'UNWRIIIEN LAW
SUSS!MAlN' HOPE
Sole Endeavor of Counsel Seems
to Be to Save Wife
slayer's Neck.
All Evidence IN and Court Ad-
journed Until Next Mon
o.a day Morning.
Yesterday 'sta late proceedings or
Page ~ ne ;G8 CD h

Page "a - as4 4, -
To save Henry sussman's neck from
the gal1ows-that > is apparently his
counsel s. sole hape. Ali the evidence
is in. 4 The Sussman defense is salts
fed that it hasss4 oWn to the world that
Fannie Sussman, the woman who was
shot to death in the Glenwood hotel on
the morning Of Sept. 26, was not a
to decide whether Henry Sussman was
justified in taking her life.
"The 9unwritten law will guide in
this case" said Sussman's attorney
today. But other b lawyers, impartial
ones, not interested in the case, saw
that the "unwritten law'' cannot Be
stretched that way. 81
Whatever she had done was condoned,
according to the prisoners. own testi-
money, when he said, at the Glenwood
hotel on the fatal night: If YOU will
come to La Crosse and testify in my be-
half, everything willabe all right She
refused and then he shot her. -.
This is his own testimony.
! Prisoner on the Rack.
Sussman was On the stand all day
yesterday and the cross-examination
that Mr.. Smith gave him was cruel
ing one from beginning to end. The
circumstance OF Sussman voluntarily
giving himself up to the postmaster at
Leavenworth when he heard that the
federal authorities wanted him for forg-
cry OF postal money order was given
another color before Mr.. Smith was thru,
Sussman admitted that. he was under
rested by a United States marshal and
had then been in the. guardhouse at
least month.
p The production Of the famous letter
with the top torn off undoubtedly sur
prised both the prisoner and, his co11n-
sci. The. conviction that every. effort
was made. by Sussman and his relatives
to keep his whereabouts secret grew
stronger and stronger. as the cross
examination proceeded. The reasons
given for assuming the name of
Fred q. Tyler upon entering the
army and on other occasions
wspe 1a tn K g Soga and I'D rot
~ J, lille sussman maas32 fair witness in
his own behalf ~ Itssias Examined by his
attorney, he wasa caught I'M trap after
trap by the county attorney and had
to fall back on the stereotyped eyasive
answer 81 don't remember. ~ ~, e.
Imrd Day on Stand.
.Sussman began his third day on the
pillory this morning. His rest over
night had done him much. good and he
was cool and self -possessed when Coun-
ty Attorney Smith called him to the
stand. 49,. .:.... =. :. ~
Mr.. Smith inquired,ias to the events
at the Glenwood hotel.. y. ~ ~.
You were SO mad that you could
not premeditate murder9" inquired Mr..
Smith after a few preliminary ques-
tons. :. :. -
eyes, I was.'' ~ -: -
"But your relations. up to that time
had been entirely pleasant9'''
MM oyy yes they mGcb we monsn ala -,
give to your wife in the year and a
half you were married?'' VII ~ .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-15
KING OSCAR BETTER
sweden's Ruler Passed Good Night and
Shows improvement.

Stockholm, Dec. liking Oscar
passed good night and his Condition
TINS Is morning showed Improvement.
His temperature was nearing normal
and other unsatisfactory Symptoms
were yielding to treatment. The morn
The. king had altogether seven
temperature this morning is 90
There is still an insignificant secretion
of mucous in the trachea. His heart =
action has continued to somewhat inn
prove, his pulse is still irregular and
his strength is somewhat improved. .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-15

- ashington, Dec. 16.-It Is
stated at the war department. TO-
day that no order has been issued
Tor the dispatch Of additional
troops to the Hawaiian islands.
nor is any such order contemplated.
The permanent garrison in Hawaii
consists Of four companies of regu-
lar troops. Two of these were last
summer ordered to the mainland
for target practice, the facilities
for which were lacking in the is
lands. They have returned to
their posts and no immediate
changes in the force or additions
thereto are contemplated.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-15
CRUISER LAUNCHED.
New Armored Vessel Montana Put Into
Water. d" -.

:. Newport News, Dec. 15.-The United
States :armored cruiser Montana was
successfully launched at the Newport
News shipyar1d today in the presence of
large number Of people. The vessel
daughter Of W. G. Conrad Of Montana
Governor Toole of that state was repre-.
scented by Martini Maginnis, former ter.
ritorial delegate in congress. Senator
Carter and Representative Dixon also
were present. After the launching the
sponsors party was entertained at
breakfast. The Montana is about IS
per cent completed and is a sister shin
to the North Carolina, launched here
Oct. 6. Her contract calls for a speed
of twenty-five knots.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-15
The Brown Men Want an Island SoBad|y
That Government Will Take No Chances
Two Regiments Will Be Rushed to Homo.
lulu. injunction Issued to Prevent
Sale Of Island to Syndicate.

secured an injunction against Governor
Carter and Land Commissioner Pratt to
prevent their selling the island to
syndicate. 1t is understood that the
syndicate represents the japanese gov
eminent or people who ultimately ex-
pect to dispose Of the island to Japan.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-15
SEEKS DIVORCE AT 105
Aged Kansas Woman Says Husband
e.. -. Is Cruel. :.
,,,rneI sro,;.1a s.,,.n,,.:. :,

Journal Special Service. Il -, .-...~ .. 80
Salina, Kan, Dec. 15.-Martha Hunt,
who: gives her age at los years, has
applied for a divorce from her husband,
aged 80 years, on the ground of ex-
treme cruelty. The woman was too weak
to climb the stairs leading to the dis
taken in roo room 10 on tn the " eround floor %or
Of the courthouse. She alleges that her
husband left her in 1898. She was 81
years old then and she told the court
that she clicked him out'' because he
was SO cruel to her. The defendant is
her third husband. = !
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-15
INQUIRY HERE MONDAY
Commerce Commissioners Coming to
Look Into Fuel Famine.

BY W.. w. Jermane. Colorado Building,
Washington, D. c.
Washington, Dec. Commissioners
Lane and Harlan will leave for Mime
apolis this evening to investigate the
shortage of cars which has caused a
fuel famine. They will arrive in Min.
neapolis early Monday morning.
Last week the attention of the inter-
state commerce commission was called
to shortage of fuel and other commodi
ties in the northwest, and at once a
special agent was sent thru Montana
and, North Dakota with instructions to
gather all available data and present
them to Commissioners Lane and Har-
Ian next Monday or Tuesday.
Word from this special agent is to
the effect that he is hard at work and
has accumulated a mass Of information
bearing on the fuel shortage. It is said
at the commissions headquarters today
that while the northwest inquiry will
bear especially upon the fuel question,
it will also cover other phases Of the
general shortage proposition.
President Concerned.
President Roosevelt is deeply con-
cerned over reports which have reached
pecially in the northwest, arising out
of the inability of railroads to furnish
cars for the transportation of fuel and
other necessities of. life and commercial
commodities. ~. 49,. -. =
By his direction the interstate COM
merce commission has addressed the
following telegram to- the presidents Of
northwestern railroads: .-.-
'fFrom many parts of the country,
and particularly from your section, the
interstate commerce commission is re-
ceiving numerous complaints of car
shortage and failure to transport the
necessaries of life. In various places in
the northwest it is represented that
people are actually freezing because suf-
fcient coal for household use cannot be
procured owing to- extraordinary delays
in moving. that article. The commits
sion, therefore, urges you to make every
possible effort to meet at once the needs
of the suffering and of those dependent
upon the facilities of your road.
90 Martin A. Knapp, Chairman. -.
The telegram was sent to the presi-
dents Of the following named roads:
Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Min
neapolis, st. Paul & Saulte Ste. Marie,
Chicago & Northwestern; Chicago, Mil
. Waukee & St. Paul, Chicago, Burlington
u Quincy. 80 = Is =,
,& Gronna 5 Good Work.
- This is IN part the result of a visit
by A. j.. Gronna of Lakota, N. d., at
the White House. Mr.. Gronna de-
Continued on I'd Page, I'd Column.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-15
The G. N. Gives Coal Right
of Way West of Grand
Forks.
Suffering Is Inevitable for
Heavy Shows Will De-
lay Distribution.
GRANVILLE BEGS COAL

Editor Minneapolis Journal:
The fuel situation here is crit
ical. Some suffering is reported.
Must have fifteen cars of coal at
once to relieve conditions. Use
your influence in our behalf.
"A. P. SimonSon.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-15
BISHOP EXPELLED
French Gendarmes Batter Open Resi-
dence Door with Tree Trunk.

Arras. France, Dec. 15.-When the
Bishop of Arras was expelled from his
residence today, under the church and
states separation law, gendarmes were
several times compelled to charge mani
seminary. Eventually the doors were
broken open with trees used as batter
ing rams.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-15

Tarascon, France, Dec. l5.-Two
squadrons of Hussars have been dis
patched from here to Barbentanne.
where the Inhabitants have imprisoned
the officials sent to take over the
church property under the church and
state separation law.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-15
Prompt Action Follows an Appeal from the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
HEARING ON GAR
SHORTAGE, MONDAY
Interstate Commerce Commission
ers Will Spend Three Days
-- in Minneapolis. a,,5gvsz s

Hearings in the interstate commerce
commission s investigation of the car
shortage in the northwest will begin
Monday morning in the United States
courtroom in the federal building, be-
fore Commissioners Franklin K. Lane
large mass of evidence to be pre-
sented, the hearing will probably last
at least three days. The commission
ers will preside at similar hearing in
Chicago on Thursday and Friday.
The hearing will be held under
special call issued because of numer
Gus complaints of car shortage and in
sufficient transportation facilities, made
recently to interstate commerce
der special instructions from President
Roosevelt, tho officially called by Com
missioners Knapp, Clements, Prouty,
Lane and Harlan. While the Minneapo-
lis hearing is in progress, Commissioner
Prouty will be in st. Louis and kan
sas City to investigate car service con-
ditions as bearing on the cattle bust
ness. J. ...
The Procedure. ). T..
Commissioners Lane and Harlan will
arrive in Minneapolis tomorrow or
early Monday morning. The evidence
will be introduced by John H. Marble,
attorney for the commission, who will
question all witnesses. The commits
sioners themselves, tho presiding, will
ask such questions as they see fit.
Any interested person may question
witnesses on DISCRIMINATION. The
northwestern roads most concerned will
probably be represented by their at
torneys, who will participate in the
hearing. All evidence will be taken
verbatim in shorthand, to be tran
sscribed and presented later in Wash
will be weighed and decision handed
DOWN. -: !, II L. .. =.
5s The list of witnesses to be.ealIed will
not be known until Monday. One thing
is certain: there will be more witnesses !
present than can be heard in the three
days allowed for the hearing. Mr.. Mar
BILE has arranged his case with a view
to having at least one competent wit
ness from every affected district. Many
of these witnesses have been subpenaed
by the special agents Of the commits
sion now in the field, and in addition
there will be many who. come in vol
UNFAIRLY to present their testimony.
The several experts employed in the
field during the preparation Of the case
by Mr.. Marble will not be called unless
additional explanatory testimony is
needed at certain points,, or unless GER
tain affected points are not otherwise
represented. These field agents have
been furnished subpenas with power
to serve them on all valuable witnesses.
This being the case, it is believed that
most of the witnesses will be without
official connection with the commits
sion.