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The San Francisco call., 1909-04-28
COMPETITION ENDS
! WITH COMBINATION
Union Pacific-S Southern Pacific
Merger Stops Hustling
for Freight

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 27.---
The introduction Of testimony in the
suit of the United States government
to dissolve the alleged illegal comoina-
ton of the Union Pacific, Southern Pa
cif1c and aff1liated lines for the pur-
pose of crushing out competition was
begun in this city today before Special
Examiner Sylvester G. Williams The
government was represented by c. A
Severance of ST. Paul, Glen E. Hustled
of Washington and Charles A. Page
of New York, and the interests OF the
railway companies were cared Tor Dy
r. s. Lovett of New York, chief, coun-
sci of the Hartman system, and n. II.
Loomis.
w. S. Mccarthy, traffic manager Of
local hardware company and a former
railroadman. testified that prior to the
railway merger in 1891 competition for
general merchandise and wool busi-
ness was keen between the Union Pa
cific and Southern Pacific agents, but
that since the alleged combination was
effected no special effort had been
made, so far as he was aware, to
secure the routing of business over
either one of these lines, as the busi-
ness was handled, according to his un-
derstanding, over the line most con-
venient. He also testified that after the
alleged combination the freight time
schedules between Omaha and Utah
had been doubled and that the length
ened schedule was not always main
tanned.
S. H. Babcock. manager of the Com
mercial club freight traffic bureau, tes-
titled along similar lines, and. describ-
ing that which existed before the mer-
ger, he said
"One company even went so far as to
pay government tax on sheep be-
tween the states of Idaho and Montana
in order to get the shipping Of the
wool"
Babcock said that the San Pedro.
fused to quote a through rate to San
Francisco, and had informed him that
the rate on freight shipments to Dag
gett. Cal, and thence by the Santa Fe
to San Francisco would be the sum of
the local rates. The conclusion reached
by the witness was that the only
/ through rate obtainable from Salt Lake
was on the Southern Pacific.
David Eccles. an Ogden business
man. told of his experience in making
lumber shipments from Hood River.
Ore. Formerly he shipped via the
Oregon Short Line to Wells New. Now
he was obliged to use the Shasta route
and the Southern Pacific, the Oregon
Railway and Navigation and the Ore
gon Short Line refusing to quote him
any rate through Ogden.
--S
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-28
WOMEN TO STAGE
AN ARTISTS DREAM
PantOnlime to Be Presented by
Papyrus Club at the
Princess Theater

Friday viii be the big day for the
members of the Papyrus club. on that
afternoon they will present something
entirely new in the way of a more or
less silent and beautifully staged pam
tomime at the Princess theater. Al
though the event. which is called AN
Artists Dream" is announced as a
pantomime, much good singing will be
introduced into the performance.
The story of IAN Artists Dream
has to DO with an artist who has
painted eight pictures that he cannot
sell. A prize has been offered for a
picture of the most successful cos
tune in competition, the modistes of
Paris TO act as judges. Urged by his
fiancee, the artist completes. In a
dream he beholds his manikin, a
jealous creature. come TO life and at
tempt 10 destroy Psyche, his inspira-
tion. The evil spirited manikin brings
to life eight lovely maidens, including
Psyche. whose charm wins the prize
for the artist. The play is in two acts.
Clifford Mcdowell win interpret the
part Of Little New Year" who pre-
sents the prize to the artist. Prosper
Reiter is the artist and with his wife
viii perform several speeialties. Mrs.
Reiter will sing several numbers from
the musical comedy, Mile. Modiste -
Miss Jenne Morrow Long will be the
manikin. Miss Solita McGill is cast as
the artists finacee and Miss Violet
Shawhan viii perform the Psyche
dance.
A feature or the performance will
be the appearance of several prominent
society women as modistes and Gus
toners Mrs. Ida Jones will assume
one of these roles, as will:
Mrs. Harry Northon. Mrs. Vincent
Walsh, Mrs. William Little, Mrs. j. b
Pistolesi. Mrs. Walter Webster. Mrs.
E. H Folsom. Mrs. H. G. Woltge, Mrs,
Otto Romer. Mrs. McDaniels, Miss Alice
Colman.
Mrs Charles StaIlman will be the
accompanist of the pantomime, and
much credit is due to her on account
Of the careful attention she has paid
to every detail. Besides the pantomime
there will be specialties by Miss Lillian
Mensor, Miss Hazel Callahan, Miss
Blanche Carrau and Miss Madge Kemp.
The art students who will dance with
the animated pictures are: Harry
Fuschs, VIII Johnson, Elliott Check
and Paul McCloskey.
Mrs Arthur Cornwall, president of
the Papyrus club, and Mrs. Walter
Byron Webster, chairman of the pro-
gram committee. have worked dili-
gently in planning for the entertain
ment. as has Mile. Anois Mollier. who
is staging the pantomime.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-28
BAILEY DISCUSSES
TAXING AND LIARS
Senator Advises Rich Men to
Advocate Tax on Income and
Drop Big Benefactions

WASHINGTON. April 27.-As the
ator Bailey devoted nearly three hours
in the senate today to a discussion of
the legal aspect of his income tax
amendment to the tariff bill. He was
interrupted frequently by senator's,
who at times objected to his position
or suggested authorities to sustain
him.
Brown of Nebraska proposed con-
stitutional amendment providing that
congress shall have power to lay and
collect taxes on incomes and inherit
ances."
Bailey said it was a matter of re-
gret that the trainers of the constitu-
tion had not satisfactorily defined
what direct tax was and denounced
the men who resist the income tax as
inquisitorial as calculated TO make the
United States a nation of liars"
That this tax is inquisitorial," said
Bailey. lis true, but not more so than
any other tax.
Il don't think self-respecting
American citizen will lie to escape pay
ing tax. and If I should find man
who would commit perjury TO escape
taxation / would favor disfranchising
him. 1t may be that rich men will
tell q lie TO dNOlO paying an lnNOiiic
tax. but l will not say so. although
some of them say il of themselves
The rich man, Bailey said, should be
willing to pay for the protection of
his property over which armies and
nayies stand in solemn guard For
himself. il he were counsel for the
rich, he said, he would advise them
not only not to oppose. but to advocate
an income tax law.
And If they would do that said
Bailey, they would do more TO silence
anarchy than all the benefactions and
charities they can do 1t seems to me
there are rich men who are willing to
give benefactions in order to have
them published, who are not willing to
pay their fair portion of the expenses
Of the government.
Gore of Oklahoma engaged both
Scott and Elkins in colloduy con-
cerning wages paid coal miners. Gore
said he had been reliably informed
that in the Rich h-Pocahontas coal mines
Of West Virginia wages were less than
in Nova Scotia and England. This
statement was denied by Elkins, who
said the pay of miners in Vancouver
was from 20 to 80 per cent less than
in the United States. while in Nova
Scotia they were about the same. or
10 per cent less than in the United
States
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-28
NOT ELIGIBLE FOR
OFFICE OF MODERATOR
Rev. DIR. Matthews Not Candi-
date for Ecclesiastical Honor

SEATTLE. Wash, April 27.-Rev.
Dr. NJ. A. Matthews. pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, according to
a Denver dispatch. who was expected to
be candidate for moderator of the
Presbyterian general assembly which
will meet in Denver May 2, says that
he will not attend the assembly as a
commissioner and will not be eligible
to election as moderator.
Had I wished to attend the assem-
bly, as a commissioners have no doubt
that I would have been elected modera-
tor" said DR.. Matthews today.
After withdrawing from the race
last year enough support was promised
for this years assembly to guarantee
my election, but as / shall not be eli
gible I shall throw what influence I
may have TO the election of Edgar P.
Hill of the Mccormick Theological
seminary, Chicago"
May Be Secretary
LOS ANGELES April 27.-President
John Willis Baer Of Occidental college
has under consideration an offer from
the national Presbyterian college
board TO become secretary of that
board.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-28
FIVE DAYS SPORT FOR
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
Army and Navy to Compete at
Seattle Exposition

SEATTLE. April 2z-John J. Brad
ley. Z. 8 A. today submitted 10 the
Alaska Yukon Pacific management the
program OF the five days athletic tour
namenf of the army and navy to be
held on the fair grounds beginning
June j.
one thousand troops from the de-
lDss rtrnent' OF the Columbia viii arrive in
seattle May 81 and go into camp on
fho exposition grounds The first
Pacific squadron composed of the
cruisers West Virginia, Pennsylvania.
MARYLAND Colorado. Tennessee, Wash
ineton south Dakota and California
nnder Rear Admiral ". T. Swinburne
wiz BE III port and its men Will take
part IN the tournament as Wen as a
israe humber Of men from the Puget
s5fnd navy yard
here wilf be parades, drills and wall
sealing contests besides the athletic
contests ~ nd in the finals the army
and navy viii be pitted against eacn
other.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-28
Coffee and Tea Tax Up Again

WASHINGTON. April Numerous
conferences were held between re-
publican members of the senate today
to further consider the substitute for
the maximum and minimum feature
of the Payne bill which will be sub
mitted to the senate from the COM
mittee on finance.
The provision has been completed
except for the list of articles on the
free list that are to be taxed specif1-
cally when imported from countries
that fail to give the United States
the advantage of their best rates.
Experimentally the committee has
fixed a tax of 10 cents a pound on
coffee and 10 cents a pound on tea
in order to illustrate the operation
of such a provision. - These taxes
could not go into effect except as
against the United States and then
only upon proclamation by the presi-
dent
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-28

Wellesley Park. Redwood City, City
already in.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-28
BOARDERS DISLIKE MENU
AND RIOT is THE RESULT
Guests of Establishment Desire
Better Food
TSoecioI Dispoich to The Call

NAPA- April pa lively riot oc-
Cured last night at the boarding
house of John A. Carbone at Napa
Junction. resulting in the arrest to-
day by Napa officers of A Sonato. ].
Dias. f. Dias. T. Costa and j. Maria.
Carbone was warned yesterday
morning that the Greeks and Portu-
0uese SO in number, who take meals
sf his place were dissatisfied with the
hoard furnished and would attack
him At o'clock in the evening. when
(arbone came into the dining room.
mates and bottles were thrown at him
and when he escaped upstairs he was
forced to fire his revolver at the en-
ragged crowd 70 make II let him
out OF the building
Carbone then came to Napa and to-
day swore out his complaint against
the I'VE ringleaders for riotins.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-28
Franquette Walnuts
Acres at the Price of Lots

low prce-$15O upwe terms
to purchaser -Four years allowed for
Come this week and what Rncon Park glad
made the trip
Bring family with youthey will you
the ideal for home
Make the highway to independence
s50 per up price four years
for payment
Free Booklet describing magnificent
ment
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-28

The Mccartney Apartments. Second
avenue and Lake street, are plastered.
Mccullough would be pleased to have
you call and look them over.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-28

While remaining on Van Ness ave we
viii remodel and repair furs for Ss l-S
rer cent less than usual summer prices
Al Lebes & Co, 1444 Van Ness avenue
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-26

permitted 70 in,pcrt OIL ana then upor
exporting 1T. have rebate OF duty"
AR. Penrose then offered an amend
ment providing that no drawback shall
be allowed ION the expectation OF Pc
troieum or the products thereof"
A vote being first taken on the
amendment. fixing a duty. 1t was de-
feated by 81 to 40.
Party lines were broken In this vote
OF the forty negative votes. nineteen
were cast by Republicans as follows:
Bristow, Brown, Burkett, Clapp
Crane. Crawford. Cummins. Dillingham;
Dotliver, Gamble. Johnson, Jones. La
Toilette. McCumber. Nelson. Page
Piles, Root and Smith (Mich.)
The Democrats who voted against
the duty were: Bacon. Bailey, Bank
head. Chamberlain. Clay. culberson
Davis. Fletcher, Foster. Frazier. Gore
Hughes Johnston. Martin. Newlands
overman. Paynter.a Shiveley. stone
rallaiferro. Tillman. OF the thirty
four votes for the duty two were casi
by Democrats, McEnery and owen.
The drawback amendment was with
ORA MN.
Mr. Owen sought to present as ar
amendment a provision prohibiting ths
Standard Oil Company from crushing
out competition but 1t was ruled on
on q point of order as not germane Il
the tariff.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-26
THIRD DAY OF SUMMER
SCHOOL CONFERENCE

University, June 2ss<-tSpecaI) pr.
John w. Abercrombie. president Of the
ofieers ana students Of the Summer
the sy president's mansion. DR. and Mrs.
a SS Mr ana Mrs Ii a ssE
and Mrs. Barnwell and other mem-
bers Of the Summer School faculty.
A large crowd was present and the ey-
sning was thoroughly enjoyed oy ev-
The third day Of the Conference. on
Secondary. Education began e. the uni.
xsrsity OF Alabama on Wedncsday,
among whom were: sunt. ]. j. phill-
ips. Birmingham; S1pt. l. w. McAdory.
Birmingham; w. 2. Yarhgoush. Rus.
q. a. Peavy, Xtmors; Prof. pearson.
Hartford: II. C. Mcdonald, Columbia:
and H. J. Willingham. Montgomery:
Many excellent pagers W. mer work. rsao Of tsS
The subject for the morning was
English. which vas diyided INTO iSur
Should be taught in. the high schools
and best methods OF teaching ~. ~
Miss Frances Higgins. % seim ss
that grammar should not Be taught
were reached. second-"Coilege En-
trance English in the high school ~
School faculty. Third-"How much
written work should be REQUIRED ana s
how best obtained and disposed o.
Fourth-aHow can originality be a..
veloped In the English work In the
high school," by Prof. J. Henelsy.
OF lafayette. At the close OF Rrcl
Hendiey's address DR.. J. II. Phillips,
Of Birmingham; made very hsipfw
talk on the study Of English.
Dresalar. dean Of the summer school
faculty, discussed high school archi-
lecture with especial reterenee -
itation. This proved to be q most m
ferestfng subject.
PROF r. IL tTidweIis principal OF the
Ensley High School, read paper on
tha sIuaIificafion OF the high school
teacher which was very generaiiy als
eussed, Mr.. II y Wnllngnain. sss Re-
Philips, Of Birmingham. and others.
taking part.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-26
NEWS or UNION srRINas.

Union Springs, June 2s.--(special)--
Cards have been received here an
nouncing the marriage Of Miss Rae el
Ha Tn In Atlanta. The bride fofiaer.
~, lived here and was quite favorite
with every one.
Inyitations have beer received here
to Mr. Valentine Mercer Haynes on
Church. Mr.. Haynes formerly lvea
and F. B. Haynes Of this place.
On next Sunday morning Rev. ]. N.
Thomas win deliver at the Baptist
Church an Illustrated sermon to the
An oId-fasnioned speiling bee by the
Tuesday evening. Rev. r. {. Bell will
h Srs ts5eAeF Ha MsS = viii Ss sspfaia
byterian Church entertained most de-
ghtfully last eysntinF, in the the church STs
iing with friends fillsd the evening
Nseh time has been g.yssa. 70 a Play
i snt MdwaS Su' the In &c sssh
popular society people will participate;
Misses Nathiee Pruitt, Bertha Britt,
Laurie Wright and Estells Anthony and
Thomson, N. Lewis. E.. T. Aston.
The following are being entertained
this week at a house party by MISS 10:
die Belle Mcmillan: Pearl Lewis of
James Jimmie and Minnie Lee Smith
of Troy. Lula johnson Of Athens, Ca,
Frances Owens and Annie Laurie Pow
ell OF Hurtsboro.
One day has been set apart. by the
Bullock County Fair sAssoeiatlon for
negroes and Booker I. Washington
win deliver an address on that day.
Mr.. Enoch Warren OF Perote, has the
honor of bringing in the 6rst cotton
bloom of the season. while Mrs. PEBBLES
sent in a stalk OF cotton that measures
thirty-ssven inches from the ground.
II was grown near Aberfoil.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-26
FAVOR TILLIS'S ROAD
WILL nor lNTERFERn WITH oTa-
En- RAILROAD -PLANg.


Pensacola, F1a.. June aB.--(spscisi.)
One OF the most important fscss 20
develop. since the proposition Of Rich-
Andai s ss a ~as tat " ss
the American National Bank, IN an In
terview which will appear tomorrow,
s see n as es5s,ss wsa whom ne
} Recently the Council revoked fran
chises granted two years ago TO par
ties to build railroad. upon the state
m s1sa Of Mr. Lamar, that r Stnsrs d ss
OF the Santa Fe Railroad. and that an
engineer and enc Of the prominent of
nciais have been here. and desffe 20
build q road running from Pensacois
! In coneiuding his statement Mr.. La
mar says that the road proposed 70 Pc
built By Mr.. Tillis and Pensacoia cliff
Memphis road and advises citixens TO
the enterprise. which he believes will
be paving investment.
Returns From Convention.
Chief OF Police Sanders returned to-
day from Buffalo, where he attended
the National Association OF Police
Chiefs. During his attendance the
chief. who was one OF the rev , rrom
the chiefs Of the methods he pursues
In apprehending negroes. and their al
most unfailing attempts TO escape de-
This formed one Of the interesting
talks before the convention.
my MOTTO.
CleanIiness, Polite Attentions, Prompt
NJ Marks, Market.
10 n. Perry st. Phone $500
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-26
NO DUTY ON
CRUDE OIL
Amendment Voted Down
IN Senate.
PARTY LINES ARE BROKEN
Gore Describes the Standard OIL as
aSerpent.
ReSers to on Producer. OF oklahoma
Is HIS Friends and Expresses
sorrow over FsiIsfe TO
Protect Them.
PARTY LINES ARE BROKEN

washington, June 2s.-The Senate
today voted down. "a TO 40, an amend
ment imposing a duty of one-half of ]
cent a gallon on crude petroleum.
Senator Penrose proposed an amend
ment placing duty of half OF cent
gallon on crude OIL He said this
rate had been finally agreed on by in
dependent oil producers of the United
States, representing 50 per cent Of the
total crude petroleum production of
the United States anu also by the in
dependent refiners of the country. rep
resenting 20 per cent OF that part of
The business. 4
Mr.. Bailey said his opposition to a
duty on oil rested or the fact that 1t
was an article of universal use and
because the government had never rec
ceived more than $4,000 from a duty
on oil, in any year of it's existence.
Replying to q question by Senator
Borah, Mr.. Penrose said the Finance
Committee had seen q vast Number OF
oil producers Of the United States, 100
OF them being present on one day.
There were, he said, from $4,000 to
100000 independent oil producers in
the United States, many of them being
his constituents of Pennsylvania, who
had gone TO Oklahoma, the Indian Ter
ritory, California and West Virginia to
develop oil properties There was, he
said, among the people OF Pennsylvania
no more popular amendment to the
tariff bill than this one for duty on
crude oil.
senator owen, declaring that last
year Oklahoma had q larger output of
crude oil than the remainder of the
United States, insisted that the price
of crude oil did not regulate the price
OF refined OIL
xxxixh HE nalIaaura Cau-
ator Gore spoke against the amend
ment. He had wished, he said. to con-
fine the duty to oil from Mexico. but
he had been told that was in conflict
with the treaty relations with that
country. He spoke OF the Mexican oil
fields as = myth.
Calls standard OH q serpent.
II he believed. Mr.. Gore said. that the
Standard OIL Company controlled the
Mexican oil field and would import
Mexican oil and crush and destroy the
Independent producers and refiners of
the United States. he would cast his
vote to shield the American oil pro-
Queer and the American consumer. He
spoke of the Standard Oil Company as
y serpent whose embrace is death"
Referring to the oil producers OF his
Etate. as his personal friends. Mr.. Gore
said:
4 wish that this cup had been pass
ed from my lips"
Mr.. Flint expressed the opinion that
the producers of California would be
driven out of business IL a duty on oil
Was not levied. Mr.. cummins opposed
the proposed amendment saying he
did not believe the producers of this
country had anything to fear from the
Mexican production.
THE Standard OIL Company is well
served with this duty" he said, be-
cause there is no suggestion OF any in
tention to repeal the drawback clause
by which the Standard oil Company Is
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-26

its territories. Alaska and the District
OF Columbia.
"All the ordinary and necessary ex-
out OF earnings in the maintenance
and operation of its business ami
property within the United States and
it's territories, Alaska and the Dis
trict OF Columbia
"All losses actually sustained with
in the year In business conducted by
1t within the United States not COM
pensated by Insurance or otherwise.
including a reasonable allowance for
depreciation of property, II any, and
In the case of insurance companies the
sums required by law to be carried to
premium reserve fund
Interest actually paid within the
year on its bonded or other indebted
ness TO an amount of such bonded and
other indebtedness not exceeding the
proportion of its paid capital stock
outstanding at the close Of the year
which the gross amount of its income
for the year from business transacted
and capital vested within the United
States and any of fits territories. Alas
ka and the District Of Columbia. bears
TO the gross amount OF its income de-
rived from all sources within and with
out the United States.
Inc SuHlb paid Ug 1t WAkHtu tHS year
for taxes imposed under the authority
of the United States or of any state or
territory thereof. :
"All amounts received by 1t within
the year as dividends upon the stock
of other corporations, joint stock COM
panies or associations and insurance
companies, subject to the tax thereby
imposed"
Shall Deduct $4,000.
1t is provided that there shall be
deducted from the amount of the net
income of each corporation. subject to
the tax, the sum Of $4,000. the tax
being computed upon the remainder.
Every concern subject to the tax is
required on or before March LIST of
each year. to make a true and accurate
return under oath or Affirmation of its
president. vice president or other prin-
cipal officer. and Its treasurer or assoc
ciAte treasurer, covering the character
! Of its organization and the amount of
| business transacted during the year to
| the collector Of Internal revenue for
, the district in which the corporation
Is organizeds or. In the case of for
eign corporations. stock companies or
insurance companies. in the place
where its principal business Is carried
on within the United States. The re-
turn must. however. set forth:
I'D Total amount of paid-up
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-26
OSCAR LEWISoHN
DENIES THAT he IS DEAD

New York. June 25.-A cable message
from Oscar Lewiston reported last
night to have been killed In an auto
mobile accident on the European con-
tinent, was received today by Martin
vogel. attorney for the Lewisohn fam
fly here. The cablegram read:
ascot, England.--No foundation In
report. Both we'll"
(Signed.) oscar"
Mr.. Vogel stated that efforts were
being made to locate Lessee Lewiston,
elder brother Of Oscar. who Is known
TO be on the continent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-26
cLoUDBURST AT FIT. DEPOSIT
RUINS CROPS COMPLETELY

Fort Deposit, June 25.--(Special.l- d.
One OF the most destructive rains with
besween9 this point ana Calhoun last
night. For several, minutes the rain
came in Q flirting sheet. completely
on the hills. 1t IL estimated that an
Inch and a half OF rain fell within Q
period of twenty minutes at the height
Farmers about Fort Deposit ana CAL
houri report that nearly all OF the crop
will have to be repianted or aban-
doned. The heavy rain finished the
and on the hills washed out the Young
plant by the roots.
It is reported that the heavy rain
was purely local. in that no reports OF
washed crops have been received here
from any section other than that be-
tween this point and Calhoun.