Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-10
VOTE TAKEN AGAINST 5EsToW-
ING HONOR UNLESS PROOFS
ARE GIVEN; ONE MEMBER SAYS
NE DOUBTS POLE DISCOVERY.
CHANGES MADE IN
TAFT RAILROAD BILL

HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTES
INTERSTATE coMMERcE COM.
MISSION FOR PRoFosED COURT
OF COMMERCE.
Washington, March 9.-The In
terState commerce commission
was substituted for the proposed
court OF commerce In the propos-
ed administrator railroad bill by
the house committee on Interstate
commerce today.
Washington, March BY pfac-
tically unanimous vote the subcom-
mittee Of the house naval committees
today decided against bestowing any
reward upon Peary until he furnished
further proofs that he discovered the
pole.
Representatives Macon, a member
OF the committee, declared he was
skeptical about Peary having reached
the pole. He did not propose to vote
to confer a high Aonor upon any one
In the dark and insisted that Peary
come out in the open and establish his
claias. Macon directed attention to
Peary's claim that he made asa miles
q day after Bartlett left him, whereas
before that he Travelled but sos miles
A day. and also in the face Of the
statements Of Gen. Greely, Lieut.
Shackleton and others that 10 to u
rallies day Is the limit OF h,Inan en-
durance in travelling over the polar
seas. He also pointed out the alleged
Increased speed Of Peary's progress
was when his Only companions were
valet and four Eskimos.
Campaign Contributions.
The bill requiring the publication
OF campaign contributions, which it
has been charged has been held in the
house committee ON the election OF the
president and vice president. will be
considered at a meeting of that conf
mittee during the present week.
Taft Nominates Court Of Appeals.
President Taft today sent to the
senate the following nominations for
the new customs court Of appeals:
Chief Justice, Robert M. Montgom-
cry Of the supreme court of Michigan,
to be presiding judge.
Associate judges-William Fl. Hunt,
Montana; James F. Smith, California;
Orion M. Barber. Vermont; Marion
Devries, California.
Farmers Held to Blame.
That the farmers of the country are
wise to the scheme of restricting pro-
duction in order to maintain high
prices for live stock was one Of the
new features brought out at the hear
ing Of the senate inquiry into the high
cost Of living.
:. c. Walker, head Of big market
irg concern, said that the farmers fig-
IRE In this way: why 60 to the
trouble and expense Of raising and fat
tenfng e hundred cattle when seventy
five Will bring the same price by max
ing scarce market?" It is the same
with hogs and all kinds of farm pro-
ducts. The, farmer is simply wise to
the fact that by restricting production
he gets Just as much, IL not more. mon
ey for his restricted output as he
would If he glutted the market and
caused supply that would force down
prices.
This, It was asserted, had been going
on for the past ten years and prices
have gone up from Is to 100 per cent
In that time, because production has
been reduced In about the same pro-
portion.
Bid Drop In Production.
Mr.. Walker said that he had made
inquiry from Armour & Co., the pack
sYs to learn why meat had gone 1p,
and was told that this was because
here were 25,090,0o0 less hogs and
.Q,00a,eeo less cettie in the country
lean there were ten years ago.
Are the prices at which you are
settling today higher than five years
aga!" aS2ped Senator Smoots
Eyes, quite little"
"Eltgher than year ago?''
Slightly"
Senator Gallinger asked the witness
to state his personal views as to any
other cause OF the Increased price of
farm products. Mr.. Walker declared
he believed the national prosperity
had caused peapIe to rush TO the cities
from the farms, and that there was an
under production, which could not sup
ply the Increased demand.
Representative Wood has introduced
a bill to allow $T5,0O0 for a public
building at Rad Oak. Already the gov
ernment has provided for a site there.