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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-03-13
WILL HEAR NEVADA SHIPPERS MARCH D

l54 miles is. in many cases. nearly
equal to the entire through charge
q, from Chicago to Sacramento. dis
tance OF more than 1000 miles.
That while this true petitioners
further aver that the said Southern
Pacific Company also makes a rate
from said City of Sacramento back
into Nevada territory, along the line
of said Central Pacific Railroad and
it's connections, of which said Nevada
and California is one, and controlled,
as petitioners are informed and De-
iieve. by the same management
which controls the Southern. Pacific
Company, very much lower than the
sum of the charges to said City OF
Reno and from said City o. Reno to
the same other points within the
State of Nevada. thus not only COM
pelling the people of neno to pay
unjust and excessive freight charges
upon the commodities which they
consume, but at the same time make
it impossible for the merchants of
said City of Reno to sell goods and
merchandise at the principal consum-
ing points within tne state of Ne
vada in competition with the dealers
of said City of Sacramento in the
same class OF goods. That. in brief.
the Sacramento merchant can buy
goods in Chicago. ship them directly
through the said City of Reno. over
the heavy mountain Grade to the saiu
City of Sacramento. then back again
over said grades through the City of
Reno second time. and undersell
the Reno merchant I Llko. Winnie
mucca, Goldfeld. Tonopah ol any 9th
er consuming points "ithin the State
of Nevada. served by the defendant
companies lines. s. *
On goods of class of the Classiti
cation now in effect the rate from
New York to Sacramento is $500 per
hundred to Reno the carge is $4.29.
the $l.29 representing the back hau,
charge.
The same goods delivered at Sac
at 5000 can be reShipped to
GOldfield Nevada. at S2.SS.' making in |
all $5.SS per hundred. If stopped at
Reno and there reshipped. the charg |
es would be s429 from New York to
Reno and $214 from Reno to Gold |
field. making $6.43 per hundred, and |
clear advantage of 80 cents a hun
dred
On the same goods shipped from |
Chicago. Illinois. to Sacramento and |
thence back to GOldfield, the charges |
are the same. i. e.. $5SS per hundred |
Shipped via Reno the charges are |
Reno TO GOidfield $2.l4. total $6.04, an |
advantage of 16 cents on hundred |
pounds in favor of the Sacramento |
dealer.
The rate on structural iron and |
steel from Chicago to Sacramento |
is 15 cents per hundred. the back |
charge haul to Reno is 80 cents, max
ing a total at that point of $l.34 |
From Sacramento to GOldfield. Nc |
vada, the charge is $l.17, making a |
total of $1.92 per hundred: from Re |
no to GOldtield the charge is $l.4S l-2. |
which, added to $1.34, makes total |
Continued on Page Four
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-03-13
Interstate Commerce
Commissioner Will
Take Testimony in Re-
no to Decide il Freight
Rates are to be Re-
duced

Judge Bartinc. Chairman of the
Il telegram from the Interstate Com
merce Commission yesterday after
noon natiIying MIN that the Inter
state Commerce Commission will op
On session OF the court ar Reno
March % to hear the case OF the Ne
vada Slippers brought through the
commission against the transcOnti-
mental railroads for reduction OF
freight rates and the abolition of the
back naul rates now charged Nevada
shippers by the Southern Pacific rail
road.
The commission has been at work
ever since the petition Of the Reno
merchants was filed W tn the COM
mission. until it has gathered mass
OF data and testimony to support the
complaint filed with the Interstate
Commerce Commission and it is i'm
possible TO give the entire amount OF
testimony and other data that will be
pres scented to me commissioner at Re-
no.
The petition and complaint. WITH
the exception of parts eliminated as
noted follows:
Before the
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COM.
MISSION
Railroad Commission of Nevada
Petitioner.
The Southern Pacific Company and
Nevada Il California Railway Co.
Defendants
." The petitioner brings this
proceeding and petition for relief
from the unjust and unreasonable
freight charges by the defendants 10
and from the City Of Reno. State OF
Nevada, and other points within said
State. as hereinafter set forth and
specifically mentioned.
Your petitioner the said Railroad
Commission of Nevada further alleg-
eS ana shows To- you'd honorable body
that on to-wit. May 1st, A. ID. 1908,
certain residents. citizens and bust
ness firms residing and doing busi-
ness in the City of Reno. Washoa
County. State of Nevada. filed with
this Commission petition in the
words and figures following. to-wit:
Before the Railroad Commission Of
Nevada.
In the matter OF freight rates
tn and from Reno over the
Southern Pacific Company's Lines
- The petitioners, complain
ing Of the above named defendants.
ahege and show to the COmDis-
sion: y -"
That the above defendant. the
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-03-13
RAILROADCOMMISSION
HAS Been NOTIFIED

Southern Pacific Company. is cor
pOratiOn organized and existing un
! der the laws OF the State of Ken.
tucky, and that the defendant, Ne
pany, is corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State
of California, and that both of said
corporations are ngaged in the busi-
ness of operating railroads in the
States of California and Nevada,
which railroads transport both freight
and passengers ior hire at certain
specified rates and charges.
That the said City of Reno is sit
uate upon the main inc VI said Cen
tral Pacific Railroad, about 244 mics
east of the City of San Francisco.
and about l54 miles east of the said
City of Sacramento. **
That between tne said City of Sac
ramento and the said City of Reno.
lies the lofty Sierra Nevada Mountain
range. one of the heaviest mountain
graues on the North America cOnti-
nent which "rade must be crossed
by all trains of the Southern Pacific
Company running between said City
of Reno and rhe Cities of Sacramento
and San Francisco aforesaid. *
That as petitioners are informed
and believe. the cost of hauling
freight from the City of Reno to said
City of Sacramento. over said noun
tain grade is for the entire distance
OF 154 miles. in the neighborhood OF
twice as much per mile, as it is over
ersed by said Central Pacific Rail-
road, eastward from said City of Re-
no to said City of Ogden n the State
OF Utah.
That notwithstanding the facts
stated in the foregoing paragraphs
the merchants. business men and con-
sumers residing in the City of Reno,
and receiving freight from points
east of said City of Ogden, are charg-
ed and compelled to pay a very much
higher rate on freight so received
than the merchants. business men
and consumers of said City of Sac.
are charged or compelled
to pay upon the same class or class
es of freight. shipped from the same
points east of Ogden; and in this
behalf petitioners aver that it is the
general custom of said Southern
Pacific Company to charge for al
freight delivered in said CITY of Re
no the full through rate TO the City
of Sacramento with the added charge
OIL the local tariff from said City of
Sacramento back to said City of Re-
no although said freight is not haul
ca TO said City of Sacramento and
bac.. but is delivered to said City
OF Reno direct: that this system OF
charging is general. applying both to
the regular class rates and to special
commodity rates. That these locai
back haul charges are very much
higher per mile than the charges for
through freight-sO much higher, in
fact, that the back haul charge for
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-03-13

The Broken Hills miIH near TOno-
pah, is using three big teams TO haul
its ore to the railroad
Placer county papers say the
Placervlile S. p. branch will be eX-
tended to the south end of Lake
Tahoe and from there through Doug.
las county to the main line of the G.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-03-13
WILDcATTER GOES TO JAIL

NEW YORK, March 12-ThOmas H.
WinsOr, a Boston broker. was neld
by United States Commissioner
Shields in $500 bail on charge OF
exploited a mining company which
promised large dividends and that he
had received between ei0,0OO and
$50. 900 through the mails.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-03-13
PARTIAL JURY PORT

The Federal grand jury made
partial report yesterday evening find
ing true bills against M. COnnOrs,
Virginia City, A. Steele, Sparks, John
Andrews, John Ryan, John Clark.
VIM. King and John Connolly, all
of Reno for selling whiskey to In
dians
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-03-13
ROMPERS GALORE

Abe COhn says he has a lot of
children's rompers ne will let go
cheap because he wants 60 clean out
the stock All sizes from a pair for
year old kidlet to boys and girls of
seven and ten years.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-03-13
WESTERN WOOL PRICES

ST. LOUIS, March 13-WOOl un-
changed Medium grades. combing
and clothing 2O@24: light fine ITO
20 1-2; heavy fine lO@l7; tub wash
ed 20034.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-03-13
SPANISH QUEEN EXPECTS sToRk

SEVILL7, March l3-The King
and Queen of Spain who are passing
a few weeks here, will go to Granja
after Holy Week, to await the birth
Of the Queens third child The ev-
ent is expected in May
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-03-13
RESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Sunday school at 10 a m Chris
tian EndeavOr at $40 p. m. Church
services at II m ana 1:3O D m.
You are invited.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-03-13
GOlOFlELD DAILY NEWS

Charles Sprague, editor and mana
ger of the "Goldfieid News" the best
weekly mining paper ever published
in Nevada is going along with his
GOldfild Daily News. Instead OF
claiming big circulation and all sorts
Of boom stuff he prints daily the ac-
tual number of paid subscribers.
which is Tess than 1000. with the
paper two weeks old. ne daily is
welcome addition to the reliable
journals of the s,ate.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-03-13

Senator Boyd arrived this morning
from Reno.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-03-13

Miss Neva Winters is in this city
for a few days visiting Miss Jennie
SMALL.
The Yale expositor., 1909-03-26
Ellnt,s Sunday DRINKS.

Flint people, especially the local OPP
ton element, were astounded Sunday,
when 20 intoxicated men were taken
to Jail by the police department. This
number breaks all records for any
one day in the city; in fact, 1t has
been only once or twice in years that
such a number has been in the tolls
in two days time.
In the possession of each man was
found evidence that he had been sup
piled Saturday for over the holiday.
The majority of the arrested had
empty TASKS, while a few had bottles
of a different style. The wholesale
arrests for intoxication. it is thought,
will add strength to the workers for
local option, but the "wets" maintain
that such conditions will prevail If
the county is voted dry. The police
were of the opinion that certain liquor
men gave the whisky out thinking
that IL the persons to whom 1t were
given got intoxicated 1t would be an
argument in their favor.
The Yale expositor., 1909-03-26
PERSONAL.

Word has been received in Nebras-
ka City, Neb., that Judge William
Hayward has declined the post OF
first assistant postmaster general and
will remain secretary of the Repub.
lican national committee.
Miss Mary Garden, the opera singer.
will be married to Prince Mazcodato
of Russia after April Is, when she will
sail for Russia.
President Taft attended a meeting
of the Yale corporation and was given
rousing reception by students on
the campus.
Ex-President Roosevelt in a speech
to his neighbors said he had no fear
of becoming Ill in Africa and predict
ed he would come out alive.
George T. oliver of Pittsburg was
elected by the Pennsylvania legisla-
ture to fill Philander G. Knox's unex-
pired term.
K. II. Hartman. in an interview at
Los Angeles. says he is giving up
business activity and will retire, Oh
the advice of his physicians.
The Yale expositor., 1909-03-26
Nornite Founder Dead.

James Morn, the retired lumberman,
is very i'll at his home in Standish
and not expected to recover. He be-
gan life fresh from Scotland about 80
years ago without a cent in his
pocket at shoemaking, his trade in
the old country, and from that to
numbering on small scale near Omer,
this county. Today he is worth all the
way from $4,000 to $4,000 He is at
the head of the church. or sect, known
as "Nornites" there, who have a big
hall, known as Gospel hall, where
they meet regularly each Sunday.
They have no music, no hymn books,
etc. usually found in churches. and
the women all keep silent "in meet
in"
Each new member OF the assembly
is immersed in the river there, win
ter and summer. largely attended
conference is held there each year,
members attending from all over Can
ada and Michigan. T. ID. w. Muir,
of Detroit, pastor of Central Gospel
hall, is one of the leaders.
The Yale expositor., 1909-03-26
WIRELETS.

President Taft win assume RESPONSE
bility for the tariff bill when it is
finally passed by congress. He made
it plain on his arrival in New York
that when he stated that the bill when
it finally reaches him will be either
signed or veoted and that should its
provisions not meet with his approval
he will not let it become a law as
President Cleveland did the Wilson
bill by statutory limitation, and not
by his signature.
Fiery Capriano Castro is not going
to return to Venezuela. He said he
wanted to very badly, as he did not
believe all the harsh reports from the
country he formerly ruled over.
They'll arrest you the minute you
land" he was told. I've been in
prison before" he said. Then he was
reminded that men not wanted some
times died strange deaths in prison.
Therefore Castro abandoned valor and
yielded to discretion. He will live in
Trinidad
The Yale expositor., 1909-03-26
NEWS OF A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD OF MOST IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN 8RiEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
AT HOME AND ABROAD
Happenings That Are Making History
information Gathered from All
Quarters of the Globe and
Given In a Few Lines.
SYNOPSIS OF TARIFF BILL.

The distinguishing features of the
new bill introduced In the house are:
Maximum and minimum tariff plan
designed to secure fair play for United
States from other protectionist coun-
tries.
Inheritance tax estimated 20 bring In
revenue of $4,000, 900 yearly
New provision as to goods manufac-
tured under foreign patents. designed
to increase manufacture OF such ar
ticles in United States by American
workmen.
Coffee on free list; tea taxed eight
cents per pound and nine cents when
brought from other than producing
country.
Iron ore on free list, duties on manu-
features of iron and steel materially
reduced. Tin plate and steel rails re-
dLced
Hides on free list and duties on man
ufactured leather reduced; shoes re-
duced 40 per cent.
Lumber and timber duties cut In
half.
IcCtpIOCdl Tree WITH hihP
pines. With limitation on amount of
sugar and tobacco annually to be i'm
ported. Reciprocity with Cuba con-
tinues.
Internal revenue tax on cigarettes
increased from SO to $500 and from
oil to $3.50 per thousand.
Beer and whisky not touched.
Nails, wire, hardware. tools. ETC., re-
duced.
Change in pottery schedule not ma.
terial; some sizes of window glass re-
duced and others increased
Sugar reduced five one-hundredths OF
cent per pound.
Cheaper grades OF wool arr reduced
The Yale expositor., 1909-03-26
Search for Harold Moon.

Dragging operations in the portion
of the creek leading to Thread pond.
in which a Port Huron clairvoyant
claims that the body of Harold Moon
is concealed. were continued up to
late hour Thursday, but the body was
not recovered. Weeds and debris de-
scribed by the Port Huron fortune tel
Ter were discovered in the bed OF the
stream, and Sheriff Parkhurst places
sufficient confidence and belief in her
story TO again continue the search
Only a portion has been dragged. and
it is thought by many that the lads
body is held fast among the weeds
and roots in the other portion of the
stream.
The Yale expositor., 1909-03-26
IN
BURNING HOME
A MOTHERS FUTILE STRUGGLE
TO SAVE HER BOY FROM
CREMATION.
WAS TERRIBLY BURNED
Baby Was Thrown From Window into
a Snow Bank-The Search for the
Missing Flint Boy Goes on.

After a heroic effort to save her
3-months-old babe and 5-year-old son
from death in the flames which de-
stroyed her farm home, Mrs. Joseph
Rossier is dying from burns in Esca-
naba hospital. the son is already dead
and the babe may die from exposure
in the snow bank into which the moth
err tossed it from a window. Mrs. Ros-
sier awoke to find the house in
blaze. She fought her way through the
smoke which filled her room to the
baby's crib, seized 1t and threw the
child from the "ndow. The flames
drove her from the building, but she
bravely returned and made a des-
perate effort to find her boy. Neigh
bors then removed her from the burn
ing house by force and bore her to the
hospital. Her hair was burned off
and her back and hands were shriv-
eled from contact with the fire.
The boys charred remains were
found in the cellar. evidently having
dropped through from a bedroom on
the second floor.
The Yale expositor., 1909-03-26
A Mystery Cleared Up.

The body of Thomas Morrish, the
70-year-old farmer of Flushing, who
disappeared on the night of Jan. 8,
1908, was found In the Flint river near
Montrose, Friday, by three Indians,
Frank Davis, Alexander Jackson and
John Williams, of the village of Tay-
mouth, who were trapping, and one OF
the most mysterious affairs that ever
occurred in the vicinity has thus been
cleared up. II has been the belief of
many since the disappearance that
Morrish had been foully dealt with,
but the finding of the body establishes
the accidental drowning theory which
has been generally accepted.
A scar on the forehead is explained
by a physician as being caused by the
rubbing OF the body on the stones on
the river bottom. When taken from
the river the body was almost com
pletely encased in slime caused by
the action of the water in which II
had lain so long, and was identified
only because of a missing toe on the
right foot.
On the night of Jan. 9. 1908, Nor
IRISH started for his home from Flush
ing, where he had spent most of the
day, during a severe rain and sleet
storm. At a point a short distance
from the village the road on which he
was walking makes a sharp turn al
most on the high bank of the river,
which at that time was running bank
full from the heavy rains. 1t is be-
lieved that the old man became con-
fused in the darkness and storm and
instead of turning walked straight on
into the river and was drowned.
For months after his disappearance
searchers patroled the river banks
and the stream was dragged from
Flushing to Saginaw, but without re-
suits. A large reward was offered,
and after the unsuccessful search OF
the river the officers have been work
ing on the foul play theory.
The Yale expositor., 1909-03-26

troubles or any member, new OF Old,
and il possible find way to help him
out OF his difficulties. On the other
hand, 1t is hard to conceive OF mem
Der with nerve enough to approach
Paul King with any proposition that
would not bear the light. At the close
of this session Mr. King will engage
in the practice of law and his success
is a foregone conclusion. AS clerk
of the late constitutional convention
he gained probably as clear knowl-
edge OF the new constitution as any
man in the state and this knowledge
will be of great value to him in the
days when laws made under the docu-
ment begin to come under fire.
The Yale expositor., 1909-03-26
Some Accusations.

The Anti-Saloon league bills, which
include the search and seizure meas
ure, the Ming BILL which gives coun-
ties broader powers over the saloon
business, have been reported out in
the senate. and made a special order
for Wednesday. when the opening OF
the fight in the senate over the liquor
question will be the principal feature
Of the week. In the house, the Orms-
bee regulation bill is scheduled as
special order. and liquor legislation
will undoubtedly arouse the hottest
kind of contest during the week
The liquor men have been active ever
since the session opened, and the
anti-saloon men have been just as
busy. Various accusations have been
whispered about, which will be
brought to light when the contest gets
under way, and members interested
more particularly in other legislation
are fearing that the strife will bring
about a condition which will jeopar
die their bills.
The Yale expositor., 1909-03-26
Some New Bills.

Representative Ryan-Provides for
prosecution of trusts in this state;
bill is modelled after Ohio law.
Senator Collins-Directing fish COM
mission TO recommend plan for exter-
minating rough and coarse fish.
Representative Haviland-Prohibits
final decision of contested claims by
arbitration boards in fraternal socie-
ties.
Representative Flowers = Requires
filing of chattel mortgages with
county clerk, as well as township or
city clerks.
Representative Currie-Allows cap
ture of not to exceed twenty-five
pounds of redsides and suckers, in
Saginaw bay and its tributary streams.
Representative Stewart = Provides
for tax of from five to ten cents per
pupil TO furnish fund to furnish cloth
ing for destitute school children.
Representative Copley-Reduces the
price the university pays for each
corpse for dissection from SIS to $40.
Bodies may be shipped without care
taker. Allows physicians to nave
corpses in their possession.
The Yale expositor., 1909-03-26
THE NEW BILL.
The Proposed Cuts in the Tariff and
the Increases.

the Increases.
Congress received the new tarin
bill Wednesday from the hands OF Rep.
Serene K. Payne, OF New York, whose
name II will bear. Payne presented 1t
as the product OF five months work
by the ways and means committee, OF
which he is chairman, and nearly a
year of his own labors. Some features
of the bill follow:
Cut of so per cent is made in steel
and lumber schedules and 40 per cent
on boots and shoes.
No duty is imposed on coffee, but
tea is taxed eight and nine cents ac-
cording TO specified circumstances.
FIRST and second class wool remains
unchanged. The duty on third class
wool is materially reduced.
Re-enacts the provision for the is
sue of treasury certificates, the amount
being increased from $100,000,000 to
$3.50, 000, 900.
Iron ore is placed on the free list;
also wood pulp, coming from any coun-
try that does not have an export duty
on certain forest products.
Downward revision, maximum and
llHpOoC
average maximum duty 20 per cent in
excess of the present tariff.
Issuance of Panama canal bonds to
the amount of S40,000,000 10 reimburse
the treasury for the original purchase
of the car Il is provided for.
Numerous provisions by which it is
estimated that the revenue to the gov
eminent will be increased by from
$40,000,000 10 $50,000,000 annually.
The greater part of the increases
have been placed on Injuries and cuts
have been made where 1t was thought
they would increase The revenue to
the best advantage.
Bituminous coal and coke from any
country admitting American coal free,
transferred from 67 cents per ton for
coal and 20 per cent ad valorem for
coke, 10 free list
Recommendations by President Taft
that an Inheritance tax be provided
and that limited amount of tobacco
and sugar be admitted free from the
Philippines, are Incorporated.