The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-07
WALL 3TREET SEEMS UNDuLY
EXERCISED IN THE MATTER.
TELEGRAMS And LETTERS
Interstate Commerce Commi iss on
Has Not Concluded Its Findings
and the Report That Harri.
man Is to be imprisoned
Is Wind.


Ardmoroito Special.
Washington, u. c.. June Tn my
experience as "a member of the inter.
state commerce commi ssiOn.' said
Chairman Knapp, of that body, 81 new.
err have known the country particular
'y that part of IL which is Interested
H. great financial affairs, 10 be at-
iocted by any pending case as it APP
pears to be by the inquiry which the
commission instituted into the rail-
road operations of Il. H. Hartman.
This comment was elected by ah in
quiry concerning the Hartman case.
\ rumor had reached Washington
that the interstate commerce commits
sion had concluded its findings in the
inquiry and that they We're to be pre-
sented Immediately to the president
with recommendation that proceed
ings be instituted against Mr.. Harri-
nan by the Department Of Justice for
violations of the Sherman antitrust
law
The commission has not concluded
its findings in the Hartman case and
prC baby will not for some time.
However. If we should make that an
UDuncement officially every twenty
four hours | presume that, mean
time. some absurd rumor would be
started that might affect the Wall
street market. Apparently, no story
$ too absurd for some people operat'
Eg in Wall street to believe. The
commission in due time, will make
up its report on the Hartman case.
It will be based on the evidence ad'
duced at the several hearings. Those
hearings were public and the people
interested know as well as does the
| commission what facts were ELECTED.
They are at liberty to draw their own
conclusions. Let II be understood
| however, that the commission
I might say the governments not ap
pearing in the role of vampire
seeking whom it may deyour. Nobody
but those wLp have violated the laws
| need have any apprehension
For weeks, Washington has been
flooded with elegrams and letters OF
inquiry about the status of the Harri
| man case. Traced back 10 theli
| source, every one Of them was found
| to have originated in Wall street
Some of the Inquiries were Of the
| most ridiculous sort. The most as
| tonishing motives were attributed IN
them to the interstate Commerce com
mission and event TO the president
| 1t even has been stated that the com
| mission proposed TO cause the arrest
| of Mr.. Hartman, with the idea o
| railIoadiGg him into prison. In the
very face of the commissions officia
| statement that the Hartman case haC
not been considered by the full com
| mission, the story was circulated tina
| the findings of the body We're sucl
that the attorney general had de
cided ~ institute criminal proceed
ings against Hartman.
The fact is said another membe
of the interstate commerce commits
sion, most of these rumOrs are pu
out by people interested in the cur
rent prices Of stocks. They have n,
| foundation in fact. but are given cur
rency because II is known they will
affect stock quotations. The publi'
ought not to be mlsled by these fab
relations. They are born of ignor
ance and Graded in deceit ard it Il
time the American people realize thi
fact"