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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-03-16
High Water in Ohio.

Pittsburg, March 15.-The Monon-
gahela, Allegheny and Ohio rivers are
rising rapidly. A stage of 26 feet has
been reached in this city and further
rise is expected. This stage is six feet
over the danger mark, and will inun-
date the lower portion of the city. Re
ports from upriver points are alarming.
A greater part of many towns in the
Monongahela valley are submerged and
may persons narrowly escaped with
their lives The property damage is
heavy.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-03-16
HAD FISTS FULL OF DIAMONDS
John Willett Smashes Window and
Snatches Gems.

Snatches Gems.
ChicagO-Just after his release from
Jail on q misdemeanor charge, man
whom the police say is John Willett,
20 years old, ATTEMPTED one nf the big
gest robberies recently planned in the
wholesale jewelry district.
With a brick muffled with a pocket
handkerchief the man smashed tho
plate glass of a show window at
Lewey Brothers wholesale diamond
store, Van Buren, and State streets,
snatching a handful of stones. A
clerk overlook Willett and tried 10
wrest the diamonds from him. GILT
tering gems fell and rolled into the
street
The man was about to escape with
as many of them as he could gather
up when a policeman captured him.
Diamonds worth thousands Of dol
lars lay exposed to the grasp of street
loiterers. The police dispersed the
crowd and assisted in picking up the
gems. The contents of the window
were valued at $4,000
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-03-16
HEAVY sNoWsToRMs IN EAST.
Fall Along New Jersey Coast About
Seven Inches.


Philadelphia, March ia heavy
snowstOrm, which seems to have CEN
tered along the New Jersey coast and
eastern Pennsylvania, has visited this
section. Snow fell continuously for
IS hours to a depth of seven inches
Reports from Atlantic City show that
the fall of snow there was nine inches,
with as great a fall at other coast
points. Throughout Pennsylvania the
storm was almost as severe. At Potts
Vile fall Of eight inches is reported,
and st LOckhaven there was a fall
Of ten inches. At Wilkesbarre, Scran-
ton, Allentown, Harrisburg and other
points in the eastern end of the state
similar fall is recorded, and in many
sections the public roads are closed to
traffic. The storm was accompanied
by a high wind, which caused drifting
and traffic on the railroads, particular
ly in the mountainous section, was re-
tarded.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-03-16
-Theaters in Spokane

New Shows Coming to Spokane.
March k-"Unele Toms Cabin"
March 13-Rosenthsl (pianist).
March 19-Florence Gale.
March 20-Black Patti.
March 21-22-Blanche Walse in THE
Straight Road"
March 23-24-George Primrose Min
strels.
March 25-25-'Forty-fve Minutes
From Broadway"
March 2S-Creston Clarke in "a
Ragged Messenger"
March 30-31-"My Wife's Family "
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-03-16
Will Leave the Money in Banks.

The secretary of the treasury has an
nounced that the $50, 900 which
was deposited in national banks the
last of Septembe to be returned about
the beginning of February, would not
be called for at present. Beyond say
ing that he was keeping close watch
upon the situation in New York, Sec
rotary Cortelyou would not indicate
what his further plans were.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-03-16

Grenoble, France, probably manu-
features more ladies' kid gloves than
any other place in the world Paris,
Chaumont and Milan are also largely
engaged in this industry.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-03-16

The happy 90 lucky tramp will ap-
pear on the stage when Manager u.
d. Newell presents E. E. Kidder's com
edv drama. "a Jolly American Tramp .
at the Columbia theater this week, be-
ginning Sunday.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-03-16

William p. Letchworth, whose gift
OF 1000 acres at Portage Falls, on the
Genesee river. for a public park, has
been accepted by the state, is an
adopted member of the Seneca tribe Of
Indians and bears the tribal name OF
Hai-wa-te-is-tah, "the man who always
does the right thing"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-03-16

Teacher-"How many seasons are
there?" Tommy - -Four" Name
them" Basket ball, baseball foot
ball and charity ball" Yonkers
Statesman.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-03-16
SUFFRAGE KILLED IN LONDON
Measure Was Talked to Its Death in
the House of Commons.

tne Rouse OF commons.
London-The woman's infranchise-
ment bill, which came up for its sec
ond reading in the house Friday and
which was introduced by Mr.. Dick
inson, liberal, although practically
identical with the measure introduced
by James Kier Hardie, socialist, last
year, has invoked far greater enthu-
siastic interest The bill simply pro-
yides that women shall have the
franchise upon the same terms upon
which it is now granted to men.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-03-16
SPOkANE
Wholesale Produce Prices.

SeIdDleS-CdDDdSe, ~ cWt; cram
berries $12 bbl potatoes, $101.10I
cwt; turnips, $1.25 cwt; onions. So
cwt; carrots, 75c6$1 cwt; celery
750S5c doz; dollhouse lettuce, 55c;
rutabagas, 81 cwt; parsnips, $125I
cwt; sweet potatoes, $3.75 cwt.
Apples-Cooking, $1@1.25 box; Jon
athan, $780, Rome Beauties, $3.50;
Baldwins, $1@1.5O per box; pears,
$l2001.50 per box
Nuts-English walnuts. 17@171ac ID
almonds, PC h. pecans, 25c ID; chest,
nuts, zoe lb; black walnuts, 10c ID;
hickory nuts 1212c Id; soft shell hick-
ory nuts, 15c ID.
Grapes-Malagas, $S0S.50.
Oranges-$3@3.50 box; lemons,
fancy, $4.7505 case; dried figs, 500
90c to ID box; figs in bulk, &c ID;
black figs, 10 lb package, soc; Fard
dates, 9@10c ID; golden dates, S09c
ID; bananas, $2.75@3.25 bunch; raisins
fancy, 12@13c; raisins, bulk, 1Oc Id;
currants, 121ac lb.
Honey-In comb, $3.50; strained
honey, 915c Id.
Sugar-$5.55 per 100 lbs; beet, $535.
Coffee-Common package goods.
$17.40 per 100 lbs.
Seed-Alfalfa, $3.50 cwt; red
clover, SIS; Kentucky bluegrass,
$16.50@1S cwt; timothy, s5.5OQ6 cwt.
white clover, $16.5O@1S cwt
Butter and Eggs-Local eggs, SIS
case; eastern eggs, SIT; best creamery
ter SIC ID; cheese, twins, 17c; Wis
consin loaf Swiss. 15c ID; limburger
twins, TIC ID; Tiilamook. 1870 ID.
Wholesale Meat Prices.
Beef-Steers, dressed, 7h@8c ID;
COWS, dressed 606Iac ID; mutton,
dressed l2c ID; pork, 10Bc ID; hams,
l &c Id; bacon lie lb; lard, 13c Id; dry
salt extras, $12.25 cwt; dry salt backs.
s12@12.50 cwt; veal. fancy small, SO
10c lb; veal fancy large, 51aQ6c ID;
smoked salmon, SC Id.
Wholesale Feed Prices.
Bran-$17 ton; bran and shorts, Sic
ton; white shorts, $21 ton; corn $3.50
@1.40 cwt; cracked corn, $40 cWt;
timothy hay, $22 ton; alfalfa. SIS ton;
rolled barley, $1.20Q1.25 cwt; new
oats, $1.45 cwt; chopped oats, $3.50
cwt; wheat $1@1.10 cwt; red shorts.
$1,000 ton; grain hay, $18 ton.
Prices Paid to Producers.
Live Stock-Steers, $4@425 cwt;
cows, $2.50@3 cwt; sheep, $4,000
cwt; hogs, $75O08 cwt; mutton, sc
Id; veal, 40Gc lb; veal fancy small,
No. l, 708c Id; fancy large, 5@6c Id;
pork, S1a09c lb.
Poultry and Eggs-Live hens, 13c
lb; live spring chickens, 15@16c; live
ROSTERS, 10c; dressed hens, l5c ducks
live, lac dressed, Ice; turkeys, live,
1Sc; dressed. zoe; fresh ranch eggs,
$40 case
Hides-Green, SC lb; sailed, 1c high
er; dry hides, 17Q18c; calfskins,
green, 1Oc ID; kip, SC lb; sheepskins,
5O@$1.25.
Creamery Produce, f, o. b. Spokane
First grade creamery butter fat,
36kc.
Feed-Timothy hay, $20@21 ton;
alfalfa hay, SIG ton; oats, $1.300I32h
cwt; grain hay SIG ton; whole bar
ley, 95c@$1O5 cwt; wheat, 95c@$1
cwt.
Vegetables-Apples, 75c0$1 box,
beets 75@$1 cwt; onions. 81 cwt.
Wheat Report.
Portland, Ore-Bluestem, 71@72c;
valley, zoe; club, 69@70c; red, 67Q
Csc.
Tacoma, Wash.-Bluestem, Tic;
club. 69c; red, Csc
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-03-16
Hill Gets insurance.

The steamship Dakota has been for
mally abandoned by J. J. Hill to the
underwriters. Hill will collect $780,
900 insurance, according to advices re-
ceived from New York. This is taken
to mean the vessel is a total loss.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-03-16

New York is the greatest Y. NJ.
C. A. center in the world. 1t has
more than 40 organizations and 20
900 members.
The first temperance society was or
ganized in 1902.
The first iron steamship was buih
in 1880.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-03-16

IF she considers him such a para
gon, why don't she let him dance with
any other grip
"She probably thinks he is too good
to be true. Judge
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-03-16

"And best of ALL" said the boastfuS
American, I'VE have no titled arlsts-
crazy to support over here" mo-" TO
piled the foreigner, but you have a
good many titled sons-in-law TO sup
port over here. Judge.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-03-16

There seems to be a great lack Of
unanimity in your family, Mr. Come.
up"
mo, sir, that ain't the trouble, but
we don't appear to be able to get to,
gether in anything. Baltimore Amer.
lean.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-03-16

William r. Hearst is seriously i'll at
his home in New York and his engage
ments for some time to come have
been Cancelled
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-03-16
German Steamers Go Down.

The German steamers, the Wettern
and the Joergensen. founded in
North sea gale recently. All hands, "a
men, were drowned.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-03-16

New York is to have rs miles of
salt water mains, from 8 to inches
in diameter. with 2021 hydrants, for
fire protection.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-03-16

Peat is used in Germany for bed
ding, fodder, filter fuel and packing
purposes. and the consumption of 1t is
constantly increasing.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-03-16

DO you tnInX II pays country people
to take In city boardersY Certainly,
as long as the boarders don't find 1t
American.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-03-16

The first newspaper printed in the
United States was published in Bos-
ton, September rs, 1880.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-03-16

Visitor-Are there any FISH in the
river Native-Fish. should rather
think there was. Why, the waters sim
ply saturated with 'em Punch
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-03-16

The first glass factory in The United
States was built in 1850.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-03-16
Wheat Report.

Portland, Ore-Bluestem, 71@72c;
valley, zoe; club, 69070c; red, 67Q
Csc.
Tacoma, Wash.-Bluestem, 71c;
club. 69c; red, Csc
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-03-16
Wholesale Meat Prices.

Beef-Steers, dressed, 71508c ID
COWS, dressed. 6061ac ID; mutton
dressed, l2c ID; pork, 1012c ID; hams
16c Id; bacon, Tic Id; lard. 13c Id; DIR.
salt extras, $12.25 cwt; dry salt backs
s12@12,50 cwt; veal. fancy small, so
10c lb; veal, fancy large, 51a acc ID
smoked salmon. Sc ID.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-03-16

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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-03-16

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The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1907-09-14
HERO OF INDIAN WARS DEAD.
Patrick BrIee, Pioneer Of Montana
Dies at Anaconda.

Anaconda. Mont.-Patrlck BIice,
well.known pioneer whose bravery in
the Nee Perez Indian campaign con.
gress rewarded with n medal. died on
Monday OF brlghts disease.
Brice was an argonaut OF the early
SOS and was the hero OF several In.
dian wars. Taken captive by the Nez
perces he was given n chance to es.
cape through the frlcn' ship OF a chief.
whom Brice had befriended while
sick. While making his way through
tho Indian camp Brice heard the de.
spairing cry OF q white child calling
Mamma" Hazarding recapture by
hostile redskins. Brtce wormed his way
through the bush TO the captive anl
found her to be the sixycar-oid daush
ter OF an army ofiicer named Manuel.
After several days OF LAUGH priyation
and suffering. Brice safely reached
Captain Perry's soldiers with the child.
The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1907-09-14
FIRED INTO CROWDED ROOM.
Washington Man on War Path Because
His wife Wouldn't Make up.

Misunderstanding In an attempt
to effect reconciliation with his
wife. from whom he had been separ.
ated, Wellington II. Herbert. 2s years
old. fired Ave shots into n crowded
room where his wife was seated, slight.
ly wounding her aud her sister. Mrs.
George Nothey. Several others In the
room narrowly escaped being struck.
With one remaining cartridge In his
pistol. Herbert turned the weapon on
himself and sent bullet into his left
brnst, Just below the heart. He Is not
expected TO live.
But for the presence ~ mind OF Mrs.
Herbert. she undoubtedly would have
been killed. Seeing the revolver point.
ed at her. she grasped one OF her
young children and threw herself prone
on the floor. The shot missed her.
She crawled toward a door and a sec.
ond shot passed over her head, stris
Ing Mrs. Nothey In the arm. A third
shot grazed Mrs. Herberts cheek.
The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1907-09-14
GOLOF|ELD MINING TROUBLES
ARE SETTLED FOR A TIME
Employees Accept Change Rooms, With
Certain Notifications, and There
viii be No strike at Present.

Goldfeld, Nev.--The employees OF the
Mohawk and Combination mines and
the Combination mill returned to work
Sunday morning and everything is
now serene.
The agreement between the union
and the Consolidated company states
that the men are to have two lockers,
for mine clothes; that they shall take
on their street clothes when going on
shift. put them in the locker and lock
the same before donning their other
garments. the operation to be reversed
when going of shift. The company Is
more Waterman in the room, who are
to be neutral and not required to be
members OF any labor organization,
but such membership Is pot to disquali.
fy man for such position. II Is
1greed that no man who is particularly
obnoxious to the union for good cause
shall be employed as Waterman. Mine
managers and superintendents, assay
ers, chemists and all men employed
In the furnace, parting and weighing
room or labortory. mine surveyors and
civil and mining engineers. watchmen
and employees of independent contrac-
tors engaged in the placing of ma
ehineiy. delivery of supplies, erection
OF buildings or other surface work
not directly mining in character. are
not required to belong to the Western
Federation, 1t being required that the
company insert in all contract a
clause, requiring the contractors to
pay the the established rate Of wages
and to employ none but members Of
a regular labor organization.
The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1907-09-14
COMMISSION TRYING TO
STOP RAISE II RATES
Lumber Industry Of oregon viii suf.
fer, the lumber1en Say, Unless
Railroads Are Restrained.

Portland, Ore.--The Oregon state
the Oregon and Washngto Lumber.
mems fs"Nc alton has sent petition to
| the Interstate commerce commission
at asl ngton, ID. c., requesting that
| the ,u,e. .ate commerce commission
restrain the transcontinontal railroads
from inaugurating the prospective
raise in railroad rates on eastward
bound lumber until after Interstate
commerce commission has investigated
the merits of the increase.
The Oregon railroad commission sets
out that there is s50,000,000 capital in
vested In the lumber industry OF the
Pacific northwest and the proposed in.
crease in freight rates In some cases
amounts to % per cent II AYERS that
the increase Is unnecessary and UNI
Just and will infllct severe blow to
the lumber industry. The commits.
sion petitions the Interstate commerce
commission that II, after investiga-
views correct, and II the interstate
commerce commission has the power,
to permanently prohibit the increase
being made.
The railroad commission has also
addressed communications to the rail.
road commissions OF Washington, Ida.
no. Montana, Colorado, wyoming,
North Dakota. South Dakota and Min.
nosota. calling attention to the fact
that the increase in freight rates win
cause n radical increase IN the price
OF lumber in the east. and asking
those commissions TO make similar APP
peals to the interstate commerce com
mission.
The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1907-09-14
FOSSIL FINDS IN WYOMING.
Animal That Became Extinct Millions
OF Years Ago.

Cheyenne. Wyo.-Some valuable ad.
ditions 10 fossil knowledge have been
made by Professor w. II Reed. pa.
lentologist OF the University of Wyo.
ming, who has just completed exten.
sive research In the "Hells Half.
Acre" district of Natrona county.
thlrty.ilve miles southwest of Casper
One OF the largest fossils unearthed
by Professor Reed is the perfect skull
of calf titanotheium,. an animal
which became extinct possibly mil
lion years before many OF the Oldest
known fossils were created. In con.
trast to the skull OF the titanotherium
is that OF a beaver which was found
near by and which Is scarcely larger
than that of modern mouse. In
every other respect the fossil beavers
skull Is a counterpart OF that OF the
present day animal. One OF Profes
sor Reeds most important finds Is
the complete skeleton OF a horse no
larger than fox. Every bone OF this
skeleton Is present and II indicates
beyond doubt that the equine race or.
iginated In Wyoming.
The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1907-09-14
FIERCE ATTACK
ON 0R|ENTA[S
japanese and Chinese Looked Alike
to Frenzied Mob at Vancouver,
British Columbia.
Steady Stream Of Europeans Coming
Into the Pacific Northwest 10 Re-
scented by People Who Have
Long Been Residents Of
That Section.

Seattle, Wash.-A special TO the
Post-Intelligencer from Vancouver, d.
c., says: Following a riot early Sat
urday evening, in Vancouver. In which
Chinatown and the Japanese quarter
we're raided and damage done approx.
imating $4,000, a further deaIon.
stration occurred in the early morn
ing hours Sunday, in which XXI Yiro
Ishii chief of the bureau Of foreign
commerce and head of the japanese
consular service, and Consul Saburo
Hisamidzu, of Seattle, were the cen.
trail figures, and In which riot number.
less people were bruised and injured
by broken bottles and flying brickbats
In the hands of mob in the throes of
frenzy. Baron lshii and Consul Hisa.
midZu finally made their escape
through the mob and the affair was
Immediately cabled TO Toxic. Colnci.
dent with the riot was the arrival OF a
steamship having on board at least 500
the mob surged to the water front and
as the japanese came down the gang
plank they were met by the rioters
Seven or eight of the Japanese were
uncercmoniously picked up and thrown
into Burrard inlet.
Still further rioting occurred Sun
day evening about 10 O'Clock, when u
crowd OF about 1000 labOrers again
started on the warpath, but were fin
ally quelled by the police after about
twenty successful arrests had been
made. Chinatown is roped OF and
the quarters of the orientals are guard.
ed by the police.
Baron lshii gave ont an interview
in which he stated that he had ca
bled to Ambassador Kaneko at Lon.
don. apprising him OF the stirring
events. Indemnity from the city to
the amount Of $4,000 will be claimed.
Mayor Bethune declares the indem-
nifty will not be paid. and the affair
will be taken up with the Dominion
government The rioting was the
worst In the history Of western Cana.
do. International complications are
looked for.
The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1907-09-14
BETTER CHANCE FOR EXCLUSION,
R'oss At Vancouver May Make Jap.
ansss More TractabIe.

Washington. a stringent ex.
clusion treaty between America and
Japan In measurably nearcr realization
than the me~t~ hn,sSSlc Auministra.
ton official could have believed a few
days ago. ~ tae Judgment OF the mem.
bers OF the t,plomatic corps. This
Ions sought object Is expected to be at.
tanned perhaps ss an Indirect result OF
the mobblng OF Japanese ut Vancouver.
British Columbia. Officials here de.
plore what they view as an unfortun.
ate and unwarranted infraction OF the
treaty rights o. the Japi nese. but they
do not fail 10 perceive ut once the i'm.
fortant bearing that thiy incident will
PROBABLY havf ugon the negotiations
between the state department and the
Japanese ambassador. looking to the
drafting OF tresty that shall limit
the Incoming OF japanese coolies In.
Eead OF allowing the subject to be
cea't with In the present loose fashion
by what amounts to temi-official I'M.
der,akings on the part OF the Japanese
government 10 withhold passports TO
eooiies coming directly to the United
States.
The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1907-09-14
WOMAN PLANNED THE CRIME.
Count Is Shot That Woman Friend
Might Collect Life Insurance.

Venice.-Count Kamarovzky. a colo
mel OF the national guard and council.
Tor OF state, who was shot at his resi-.
dence here on September by Nichol.
as Naumoff son of an ex-governor of
Perm, died on Sunday.
Kamarovzky, who Is a Russian, was
dressing when Naumoff called to see
him. and was permitted TO go to the
counts room. Immediately they came
face to face the assassin fired and then
fed. Although unable to speak. the
count scrubbed the assasslris name on
a pad OF paper. Naumoff. who is also
a Russian and formerly lived at Perm.
was arrested several days later at We
roma, and confessed that he had shot
kamarovzky. He explained that he
had visited Venice expressly for the
purpose OF settling delicate personal
questions between himself and the
count
Madame Taxnavoska, with whom the
count was acquainted and in whose IA.
vor he had insured his life for $1,000.
was also arrested. Lawyer Prilukoff
has admitted that the murder of Kan.
arovzky was arranged by Madame Tax.
navoska, Naumoff being a mere tool
The woman hoped to obtain the In.
surance on the counts life.
The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1907-09-14
JUDGES FAVOR
THE RAILROADS
The Two Cent Fare Law Passed BY
Last Pennsylvania Legislature
Declared Unconstitutional.
The Railroads Made a Strong But
Losing Fight Against the Enactment
OF the Law, But They Now
Seem to Have the Best Of
the Argument.

Philadelphia Judges Wilson and
Audenried, In the common pleas court
on Tuesday. declared unconstitutional
the two-cent railroad fare law, passed
by the last legislature The case upon
which the decision was made will be
at once takeA to the state supreme
The two-cent law was enacted nv the
legislature as result of agitation dur.
Ing the last political campaign. all par.
ties pledging themselves In favor OF
such legislation. The railroads, led by
The pennsylvania and Reading. made a
strong fight against the enactment, but
both branches of-the legislature passed
the Dill with practically a unanimous
vote. The act was to go into effect
October I.
The pennsylvania was the first to
attack It's validity, bringing a suit In
the local courts To restrain the county
OF Philadelphia fiom collecting fine.
Tor violating Its provisions. The hear.
Ing lasted ncariy a week and among
inc witnesses were President McCrea
and several OF the vice presidents of
the Pennsylvania railroad The con.
tention Of the company was that the
law was not constitutional. and that
the tvoconf rate was fixed without
any invcdigation on the part of the
legislature ~ to whether the railroads
could make n fair profit under the law,
which the COMPANY asserts It cannot
do. All other railroads operating in
pennsylvania have brought similar
proceedings In various counties OF the
state. but no decisions have been rem.
dercd. as II is understood that the
pennsylvania suit will be made the
test case In the higher courts.