Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-07-20
AFFAIRS AT
NATIONS
CAPITAL
Gossip and Facts Concerning Those
Who Execute the Laws. and the
Many Things That Crop Up In the
Course of the Week

Many lnlngS lndl Or0D Up IN IN
Course of the Week
Washington, July 20.-After 9
flight lasting many, many years, the
millers of Kansas this week won O
long-delayed victory in the struggle
with the railroad crossing their
state. The Howard Mills Company
was the complaint, but II evil
IDENTITY was backed by the mill own
ers of the whole state. The conten-
tion was that the Missouri Pacific
and other lines unduly discrimin.
ated against Kansas flour and in
favor of the product Of California.
This was done, Il was declared. by
exacting rates for the transporta-
.tion OF -four I'm excess OF contempor.
aneous rates for carrying wheat.
There was enough heated argument
for and against, I'm the rooms of the
Interstate commerce commission TO
run a hot-air engine for a century of
time. When the war OF words died
away, and the opposing attorneys
halted for breath, Commissioner
Prouty unlimbered his judicial ar
.lllery. The result was that the
Kansas mlllers are upheld, and the
are instructed to reduce
he rates In accordance with the rul-
ng, Now that the -four case Is out
y the way, II is expected that the
victorious Kansans will undertake 10
bring n similar case before the COM
mission In connection with the tariffs
IN coal.
Thirty-elght candidates for consul |
ar positions took oral examinations |
his week In the rooms OF the third
assistant secretary OF the state in
he state department. These oral /
Nominations lasted one day, and |,
'ritten tests were made on two sue
eeding days, The determination of
he department TO have none but
ompetent men represent the United
tates abroad has led TO the fixing
Y the percentage required 20 pass
: so, ten points higher than that
sually eXacted In competitive exam
lations for positions under the gov
Among the contestants
re several graduates of the College :
the Political Sciences of George
'ashington University. This lnsti- .
ition, il Is believed by officials OF
he administration. eventually will :,
i've the problem OF the rejuvena-
on of the foreign service by fur
shing men fully equipped and ,
aimed along the lines desired by
10 government So firmly con- "
need are the officials OF tJls that = :,
thin the last few days permission :,
as given To John Ball Osborne,
lief OF the bureau OF trade relations "
the state department, TO take -
ace on the faculty OF this College = =
Political Sciences. and he will =
liver lectures on the consular SER
re. The candidates this week were =
amlned In one modern language. ~
ench, German or Spanish; ma :"
raj, Industrial and commercial ~
sources OF the United States; po- -
ical economy; International, mari -
ne and commercial law; American ~
story aud the history OF Europe
d South America and the Far East
zee 1850. There were other M
'nehes touched upon. but these IN
re the chief ones taken. We
j., -, lal
It is likely that the question of
or will be prominently to the fore '"'
the coming session OF congress. WI
2 National Association OF Manu- 90
turers, Il is probable. will seek 10 CO.
ng about more even distribution SEE
labor throughout the country ana sid
endeavor TO solve the problem mp
another way through the promo pal
OF industrial education aud the All
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