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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-25
BY Combination and by Charging Exorbitant Rates the
Package Concerns Are Wrinsins Tremendous
Profits Out of the Public, Are the Charges Now
Being Heard by Interstate Commerce Commission.
az ". q. SHEPHERD.

NEW YORK February 20 A
fighting lrishman from Minnesota
is IN New York. armed with sharp
tools with which he hopes 60 take
the NE OF the gigantic aud 0pprcH.
sive express trust
lie Is Jas. Y. Manlbau. and he Is
appearing before the Interstate
commerce commission ns counsel
for Benz T. Sunherg. a Minnesota
state senator and farmer Sunhorg
became convinced that the express
octopus was just about The most
evil institution Ia industrial Amer.
lea. and with Manlhau he has been
flghtlng TO lee the monsters hfe
blood
soon after the hearing was
OPENED / went to Manihan and
asked what he hoped 70 prove
against the express trust, he said
Express Companies Parasites.
Half OF all We pay for food In
this country goes 60 the railroads
and tho express companies My
purpose before the Interstate com
mefee commission = " "'ti'''.,' ~. ~
tn"t we tAp''HA NNr'' ~ -.
lAl,'u ota''' y =" ..,,.
ihihctea us1'n lne '''.a ~ '. $50,
ana business la,,'se.5 Z. =, ~
uf' Inc tdiiie.'ue SUM. - "
cause uaaeI w ~ 5eiess,.sA,s wv.
gafhinss eo'nlnh " ~. ~ s..'' 80 -,
sFeS'e, tus 'Nptsss ~, So
th@h tttthNt .i.
eefFlVs, sene.A.'t ~ 49, w ...., :
"hts, ~ Iei.n''.'''s '','''' 49,. -, y.
A1lis'f s'eN, ~ ss..,.. y. N, ..'.es,,',.'
hasn "a Las t..s-a - 49, ~.
y ~. sNl''tos ~ I 80, ~ -" , ~.
tallru@a { s''a'N = ~" - NJ ~
peuhe 80 y ''N''''' wa az eN
-. -.
's'IN'.Ss 7
eoa'ie''sA - . s' 49,, ~.
$500 -. - 49, ~ 80 - -
ou'A ~ she -, - 80 -
.ean hstf M MA, h SOW 49,.
$3.50 49, sNss t.sgfln
Need 3 Parcels Post.
The parcels handled by ex.
press companies ought 10 b. han.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-25
TELLS STRANGE STORY OF
FORTUNE in MINE WHICH
JOHNSON GOT FOR A MOTOR

and the mines Judge Lindsay re-
fused AT the close Of Mcintyre'a tes-
tlmony 10 grant the non suit asked
by captain Johneon's attorneys
n the non suit had been granted,
Mcintyre would be- cut II court A.
Il n now johnson must produce evil
dence 90 offset she case made by
Mcintyre
Tells Remarkable Story.
Mcinsyrc'n evidence uBfolded a
novel story More than decade
ago johnson and Mcintyre were as-
aociated together iu a couple Of
small boats az Nome
IN one 81 the boats was motor
~ which Mcintyre asserts be and
Johnson we're equal owners A res
ldent 81 Nome wanted the motor.
Johnson wanted the mining claims
that the resident ~ Nome owned
Johnson exchanged the motor for the
mining claims ~ the transaction
Johnson agreed 30 give ths owner ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-25

connection with bis transportation
companies. wieitH tremendous ruw
er Several az the states have tried
go remedy conditions, hut they have
been met hS federal lniunctlou9 and
Kindred tactics everywhere
The Strip ~ the express c0mHa.
niles nu transportation interests and
the enormous accumulation of capi
tai an came about before congress-
conferred anY. jurisdiction on the
Interstate commerce commission
The present action. brought hy
State Senator smnberg charges q
that The companies exercise a
monopoly Of the business and that
their rates are unlawiuliy high
AS a matter OF fact the express
companies ARE ln competition with
tho government 60 handling small
packages. and the government has
givea the trust the hest 20 81 80
successfully that We hoW have n
Tremendous ptofflce deficit
whereas we should be- making
money in thr poatuliicr department
and saving he people from aome 20
the growing burden ~ taxation
Better 70 the Core.
Since have been prohlug the
express trust evil have hpcgMe
convinced that the whole business
Is rotten "a the core is has been
fostere6 and protected hY pullit
ciRns Ia high places q le great
steal Think ~ sNis for instance,
The Great Northern Express Co. IN
Minnesota has property worth
$40 600 Last wear "a made $3.50.
900. OF nearly 800 per cent. on lts
investment What do you thiut
81 thats~
That's what Nauihan said iic
has been collecting evidence FOR
many months and has bushels II
II in hts hotel Quarters
( II Is the Mauihan claim thnt the
express trust Is mlddieman q
iobber Of mileage Before the sx.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-25
FIGHTING FRESHMAN OPENS fire
ON BIG EXPRESS COMPANY TRUST

press companies sprung up like
tyll growlhs the transportation
companies sold their mileage AZ.
roctly 10 the public without the tn
/ tcryention OF bl0odsuckne third
party.
! The companies do not compete
with each other Ia the matter Of
charses And all have combined
10 fight Tor the place they occupy
IA American life
Work Of Politicians
The companies have established
their place rs the use OF two meth
ODDS first. by maintaining powerful
political influence at the national
cap'tal. SECOND by underground
agreements with the railroads
Politics has enabled them 90
keep the government from adopting
the parcels post. Tor which the
people. chatting under the express
mouapoly's yoke have olamofed Tor
years AZ present the poHioffice
will deliver no parcels weighing
over four pounds. and the fourth
class rate ON parcels wciGhins un.
der four pounds n cents per pound
-haH proven pfohibitiYe
Haylnp forced back competition
/ from the direction ~ the severn
ment flor the universal express rate
ON small parcels ~ bat cents prf
pound the express companies
turned their attention TO Keeping
the railroads OF The small parcels
i business
This was easy The railroads and
express companies arr practically a
close partuerahlp
tn iuno. 1906. y was estimated
that railroad companies held fspf
Z CgS. coo of express companies stock
Z IA return favor the expross com
paules owned railway HiorkH and
E huraH Ia Che value 81 gAa,bf&.FaN
T Moreover express companies owned
ateek ln each other valued ~ Sill
giNlaa. and T. IL Hartman owned
the control 81 the Wells Fargo a
7 Co.'S express service and gave that
company a monopoly on the HART
man lines
Wherefore ihn directors 81 the -
press companies had lisfle difficulty
T la unrauadlug themselves A. airec
TOYS 81 the railroads that the rail
toaaa under their ccWiful uusht VI
( the small package buaiuen8 "a defer
. 30 The express companies under
their control
Profits All Around.
ig waa more profitable ail around
50 the express companies agreet
Z not % carry ang parcels az e rate
lower than $50 por cent ~ the
freight rate 1850 per ccut meaning
90 per cent higher than the freight
rate.
Ia return the railroad companies
agreed not O. run fast irslghtr
carrying small parcels The rail-
roads furnish ears Tor the express
companies. 80 the Ntsie brothers are
not put to expense maintaining
equipment The railroads furnish
transportation fnr The little broth
era Al rates loser than 60 ihe post
office or individuals
Havgng thua fortified itself On all
sides the express profits have be-
come SO enormous that the diree
torafea have hecn hard pui 90 u de-
vislng schemes "a pas dividends ie
stockholders IN such form that the
uiss 20 them wouldn't create q pub
ne scandal
AT the important express com
paulen put together wont have al
actual physical valuation q over
SIC GOO 00o. according % estimates
hut their stock - watered hkr
Paris The net annual Income ou
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-25
THE SEATTLE HI

~f-~r~sNs@-1s-er,s~S@~ -~4Nsfsrss>z-~ >>.r>zeI
Entered a. ihe seAff'f puf ~
trccEf class fneftef
ore senf PER eetF. ~ srr1 > 4
81 twsnfs five eeats ~ Ha14
sref - mad or snEr1u - -
NUTlCE 10 "a HHcEink&s a
f1uf curf n we slsf ~ y -
~ 9 ssieek aHy sttriss -
$50 fatrf - eaf ~ 81 -
Sanref. Main astt Id Al -
ans 8 8cieck ard w. VII ~
rarF 81 cn4e. II YaH sbHmA NAH
ihau enes. pieass tslegiss,s = -
fpN sufFa a
ia flie va ~ CT tf ctzs1s {
fut gHntcffofrs . p'srfsfi m
t 70 80 sAtY way
10 NAfi. u ffsfniHf@ =
"a hea Yeur Huogcrlrlian ttf7t1
sddfess iahei q cath lS7N -
safe arrives u Four satttlssN
rain been paid T. aftar.t -
ia taktn frefn The it, fhtsf
60 the adervts Labs y q sssfF
per wear. a. SO m sik mHtfst
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-25
Fortune in the Mine.

lie gave the land % his wife. The
land proved 10 be- % mine ~ gold.
Mcintyre apys that Mrs Johnson has
taken ont more than q million ana
a hnlf dollars "a ore The mine To-
dhy f. set one 81 Alagka'H best gold
producer
Mcintyre says be should have hnlf
~ what the mine has produced ana
viii produce. because he owned half
~ the motor that bought the mine
Mcintyre has not q dollar iu the
world. J0bne0n's motor bought milne
IL just small part If his wealth
producing mines The case has been
bitterly contested. and ihe fight "a
gain fortune viii probably occupy
three weeRs more.
The denial ~ the npn-Huii asked
Tor rs John n Hart the attorney
for Capt A. W Johnson, resulted
this morning ~ that attorney with
drawing from the case tAwyer
Hart stated 60 the court thar be
had heard conversation heiWes .
johnson aud Mcintyre. Hart
avawed that he could not conHeiou-
tiouniy be- witness in "a ease in
which be- was the attorney Tor one
~ the parties.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-25

The charge made ~ ~ ums|4
EDWIN = BROWN. ~ m Il
rulon iEiock. nawsss g4ns4
CHERRY -
oprn eFtHln9a aH1 AZ "a
nrfii for Eesni4 = he E<t
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-25

% you want 70 ~ . hs~s'
he Stars elsgfsiA real Z
1iunna.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-25
Half Owner of the Motor
Wins First Blood in
Fight for Half Interest
in Mine.

Three quarters AZ million dol.
lars and half interest Ia gold
mine worth more than million "
what J 4 Mcintyre d asking the
superior court 90 compel T. " John
son. tho well known northern capt.
tailat to give him fer hts half own.
vrHhip Ia a motor boat worth $50
Mcintyre yesterday won the frat
round 20 his fsht for the fortune
a possible $4,000. 600 investment
WAS IN 1908 more than SIS .0O0. 900
The companies pay salaries an.
nunily amounting 10 four times
their actual Investment
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-25
MUSIC SATURDAY AFTE RNooN AND EVENING

strictly fresh Ranch Erra. dos soc
Pure Creamery Butter 10 soc
Washington State nfand But
Ser. lbs FOR ...4s........ Tar
Blue Grass Butter lbs ... ace
limburger Cheese. ~ .... aec
Wisconsin Full Cream Cheese. q
pound w ... ....... soc
Fancy HoQuefort Cheese. 10. s0r
Nrufrhatsi Cheese. each ..... ae
jet WHITE RITTER STORE.
stsll s--Pike Place FIoos.
No pics equal our piles
our cakes can't be heat
Everything baked on second
floor
special prices on all bakery
goods Saturday
Our delicious Fried Pies. 2 for Sc
u. a a. nAkfNN--stsIl ~
cranberriea 2 quarts 1900 2sc
hleached and Unhleached Raisins
pound ...... ....... ...... 81
Navel Oranges. dozen Xxx. use
fippiu Apples dozen ........ tso
Golden Dates. package ...... DC
SFiATrLE FniIT co.
booths - and 20.
EXTRA SPECIAL SATURDAY.
Neapulitnu Pudding ut mould toe
Fruit Mousse quart ...... zoe
For few cents over the cost of
materials. can YOU afford TO make
your own desseFt7
An kinds Of puddinms az
WIS, "Css~ PUDDING Stlop.
nooth i2a.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-25

We make the famous philudcl-
phia Pig Pork Sausage, the Il a
u Brand
Lamb Chops 10. ...... I2tse 70 tsc
swifts Rest Ham. No. ..,..... tRc
Prime liih Roast 10. .......gse
rHII.ADIit.PIfIA MARkET,
STALE and Pike Place Vicar.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-25

N~sNs~aNa~1-4r-H~N ~aHNHt-ef>rt'T ~ -
iefh y Fetrnarf -. tH's
hasfiaKs he piis e =
cltN February ~ 80 r.
Mcdonald re the Hilt a :
nid CITY. February Is ;
Na4nashIia Tn th4 viz
ahita. tls Ninth s ft'f
nes r. mo wife d {
Sou auth ~ February Z
rafrirr 70 the Hit z
rlty. February it > 80
Douglas To The Aiit y
citY. Fshruary Is. = ~ ~
WHrsisn no the viz e
Wrist ani HenasgsaA. Ftos-.
fhsnntsn-Ta tie NHs
maa city February ].
fnffslfdm To ihe SiIe y
rIfe Fahruafy is. : cats a
fInu 10 she wife q
rlaweft. February q
stashel-Tn the sae y E
eesa5.ro the ulfs = 4
sf,fe etruafy a. . dsaf q
wli.shaii rs the SITE q
nIte February q - ssss
fyisar 10 the Wife y p
January NJ. q son -. 80
parkhursi To the w r..
hurst flgi Corsin pia''
Sei.se ~ ths vie e
rrsf Garfield. fehrnAFi
rhsafsfHeld--fe VIZ
t,,aels flO.n rhlra A.
af Is daughter IN H&
West ro the VIE n Van
Ncgfaw FehruafA
cIipaf 10 the Wits "
r.hruare ft. a daash,e
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-25

$4,000 =, y. !. i'si1 jensen 7.
ace l.Heile X
feuasn "a Jensen
Pacific hospital r..tasIi
ea 5is Washins.eH, IN y
Cooley Della t9'f
ana Fgra s. .s "A ftF
snumpf n stump
fsfa Maynard a.,deela =
goidstsin- mus "A
nry ga. iiI iitn ,..san sl
innEaa NAT ...A|
sa etis East ls' ,.an 81
Johnson b ieana
vaia ~ dSth cross
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-25
THE HAw AIIaN nooTH.
4 special Every Meek.

THE HAN AIIAN BOOTH.
special Every Meet.
Those delicious Hawaiian Pre-
serves jams and Ioihes
Famous kearna brand regular
price asr Saturday only. iar aoe
Kelly and X X X brands regular
price Csc. saturday only.
HihhH ttt.ts sfas4s att zoe
We serve. az we'll ~ carry tn stock.
Hawaiian Pineapple. grown.
packed and guaranteed ~ TIA
waiiau finenpuie Association
per can sstfFs. fae, 10rs and dnr
Pineapple served with waters ice
Genuine kona Coffee. 10 .. zoe
Served with douEhnuta Toe
an ether itn waiiau products ana
euflos At right prices
TuE HAWAIIAN noorII,
First Aseuue Ftaas.
a SUNDAY breakfast Suggestion
fgNs. firwad aad Butter. ffunr,
We VIII supply you with
Fresh local ranch Egna dor noe
Rest Creamery Butter. lbs Tse
Pure Strained Honey. : lhaa use
3. a.. WHITNEY.
nooth tt--F'tk~ Place Floor.
Corncd Beef Co. ........-... De
Short Hihn Of Reef % ...... IT,
Nice iar9e mentY Sour Hone tor
National lnnkiur Go. Sugar cured
Ham a. ...s .....s.... Use
HEx mAufkEsT--staIl Ia2.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-25

Sweet Bstanqas Coffee.
The superior blend OF all hlcnds
hfoWn near Numatru, roasted
mere daily, sold everywhere.
pound . a..
fHIiiiPlNO COFFEE co. ARts.
First stall insidc Nnfn Hufrancc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-25

tho claims either $3.50 onah or the
motor The owner Of the claims
took the motor, and the mining land
was decided % johnson.
Eogtttna ia the Nina
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rlINrhAt olNts.... ~.

~ ~ = AZ
-, i,',S,TTrRwoRTh : gnaaI
~, ,'''s opp moore .ss '..l.s sssss.
Johnsoa 5 liami,.i,s sia 10
I psassy wsiIs:a, g :,.i,l '' ~
rhlrd ~ ana ..,,orlcEs 4
SPECIAL W
>~~~~NNMNaEE pig ~
wht,. COW Butte nsa Hs
ptt. ID next door ..s..ans'i
IN fs.lavi nnAi
Sr..s f.ake EEss ~
he white Gov s .s.s'..,,,E
no Afh,
,,.. .rrl,td s taf "
,,re..iaia olimn AliA
N'' N'9RrllW lis So viz
NJ; wesllake y
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-25

Gsa ranges specially priced a. low $500 Al
this sale. An Ia flrstclass condition and fully
guaranteed
All deliveries a, our earliest possible conven.
ence
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-25

silvcrdalo Ranch Eggs. doz zoe
Best Eastern Egss. dos ..... zHc
Pure Creamery Butter. h.. zoe
Washington state brand butter.
pound. zoe. lbs for ....... TSc
Rest frCeh Iowa 8utteE No anc
Wisconsin Full Cream Cheese.
pound tt.tt. ..s.. ..tt.... zoe
Wisconsin Cream Brick. ill.,. 12c
New YORK Pun cream ...... 2nc
Fancy Soft AmburRer ~. . x2c
NorE0nzolh, lb. .4.. ........ SOC
Fancy Edum ....... l....... Tnc
Washington Hutter 4 Egn Co.,
stall t2T.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-25

tEAM rAFFY SPECIAL SATURDAY No.. ALMOND BRIrrIE
,uNrAIN rs PROVING POPULAR rrE SWEET
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Home Made Sausage. no. ...... I5o
Swedish Medwurht ~ ..... aap
A complete line 90 ueiicntcmeen
Goods Everything good Go eat az
Booth a.
FLEMING.
uooth 2t--Pike Place Floor.
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Fully guaranteed Steel Ranges. with SIX holes.
Al . ................ .. G22.o 90
Center Tables. in Golden ana Early English fin
ah Specially priced low Tie
No phone orders.
No G. o u orders.
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Carnations dozen ISL. ....... ase
iVnrinth Plants plant .. zoe
turraut shrubs each ... .... ne
DatfodilH, "a pot .....+ ...4... 25c
MARKET FLORAL co,
Booth ie2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-27

their constituents did not strongly CEN
sure them because Of their mistakes.
The clerks OF the pioneer courts were
seldom qualified for their duties, and
many old-time records are the LIVING
proofs OF this statement They were UNI
educated. and some of them barely had
the ability to scrawl their own names
yet they did not lack native shrewdness
There was a clerk in one OF the pioneer
settlements of central Indiana who boast
Cd OF his superior qualifications by de-
clarfng that he had been sued on every
section OF the statute. and therefore knew
the law. while his opponent had never
been sued and. therefore. could not know
the law. He was elected on this plat
form.
The sheriffs were chosen by the people,
and the man who could send his voice
farthest In the woods from the court
house door was often the successful can
didate. A stentorian voice. physical
strengtn and tried courage were the prin-
cipal qualifications of this important Of
nee. When the court desired the presence
OF John Smith as a petit juror or as a
witness 1t was the sheriff's duty to stand
outside the courthouse or poke his head
out OF q window and cry three times and
with all the power OF his lungs, John
smith. come to court" and John gen.
orally heard the cali and obeyed. If he
happened to be SO remote that he did
not hear there were always plenty OF
ioterers VINO esteemed IL an honor to go
after him. A written summons was sell
dom resorted to- 1t was regarded as a
waste OF material and time. to say moth
Ing OF the stupenduous task which the
preparation of such a document would
place upon a clerk who could hold a
ploW handle or rifle much more e.
fectively than q pen
BY far the most important men who at
tended the sessions of the courts were
the lawyers. especially the younger ones.
But nobody called them lawyers. They
were squires. To see young squire with
queue three feet long dangling down
his back and tied with an eel skin, strut
ting backward and forward over the
rough hewn slabs that formed the floor
of the ordinary log courthouse. brought
the woodsmen from near and far: and to
hear him plead" was worth a wearisome
foot journey over lee and snow, across
swollen rivers and creeks, through an
forest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-27
Russian Women in Prison.

Rose Strunskv. In the Forum.
The most striking thing about these
women was the love and tenderness they
bore to each other and their great persona
beauty. The Russian woman revolutions;
Is not in her element on the streets She
hurries along In a little black serge Skin:
the inevitable pockets bulging with lit
erature-and short black jacket and fur
cap; uncorseted. bent forward, her hair
first braided and then pinned low on her
neck: with an intense manner. as IL she
were in great anxiety not 10 miss the
car and throw the bomb. She needs q
prison to show her off,
The room We were in seemed full OF
beautiful nymphs and dryads. because OF
their hair. which they wore in long braids
that fell over their shoulders, or opened
loose and tied back on the head with a
ribbon, like little English schoolgirls.
Their bodies were 1.-THE and supple. and
showed strongly underneath their little
waists and skirts. And such gentleness In
the touch of their hands. and such tender
ness hanging around the eyes and mout \
They never addressed each other but with
the sacred word OF 'comrade'' and my
dear one" There was an intangible atmos-
phere of fellowship and love in the room
Some one cooked for some one else; a
little working girl was taught the Rus
sian grammar by a student from Moscow,
and all were soft-voiced and loving
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-27
The Great Siberian Road.
Rose Strunskr. In the Forum

Rose Strunskv. In the Forum.
There is a woman of sixty-eight on her
way TO Siberia today. She is Katherine
Breshkofsky. who had already served
twenty-three years in Siberia and is now
on the great Siberian road again. Like
Jonne Armstrong. she lay down to bleed
while and then rose to tight again"
Katherine Breshkofsky's trial, which
took place few weeks ago. was remark
able. not because of any inherent excep-
tional quality, but because of teh fact
that the whole world was interested.
Viewed from the Russian standpoint, IL
was but a replica of what takes place
all over Russia In thousands upon thou
sands Of cases. day in, day out.
She was tried, together with Nicholas
Tchaikofsky, after having been kept in
tn efortress of Peter and Paul for nearly
two years The exact Indictment against
either of them is not known. but when
she was asked IL she were a member OF
the social revolutionary party, she an
.wered: Yes" but that her work was In
no way connected with Tchaikofsky's.
Thus he was acquitted. He chose to
DENY facts 10 the government, or the
government. seeing that the eyes of rile
world were watching, wished to appear
lenient and did net ask embarrassing
questions. At any rate. Tchaikofsky
was freed. Katherine Breshkofsky would
not let herself be freed. Having con-
ceived a certain idea. compromise vas
impossible. The Idea led her to The
great Siberian road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-27
Russian Exiles.

Rose Strunskv. In the Forum.
Most of the exiles. having spent some
thing like two years or more in prison
before coming before a court. are quite
exhausted by the hard prison treatment
They are dressed in long rough coats and
heavy. ill-fitting shoes. and have to carry
all the rest OF their clothing on their
backs, in sacks weighing about thirty
pounds. During the part of the journey
which Is made by train. men and women
are put to travel together in the car
riages. under the supervision OF warders
and soldiers. These men are accustomed
to consider the prisoners as withou,
rights of any kind. and therefore permi,
themselves to treat them as they choose
For women this journey is especially ter
rible. In one railway carriage there were
three women among a lot of ordinary
criminals. and when the commanding Of
ficer wanted to chain them in pairs, he
did not hesitate to fetter one of the
women to a man, and keep them thus the
greater part Of the journey.