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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-21
Investigation Into Proposed
Increase of Freight Rates.
TO BE ARGUED JANUARY 9
Annual Report of the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
OVER 800 CASES DISPOSED OF
Forty-Three Prosecutions Finished.
Penalties Assessed Aggre-
gated 500, 500.

In its twenty-fourth annual report. sub
mitted to Congress today, the interstate
commerce commission gives particular
prominence to the consideration of the
eastern and western freight rate cases
which now are pending before the COM
mission. The cases have been assigned
ceeding days. and the commission will an
nounce its decision at the earliest prac-
ticable date thereafter
Immediately following the passage Of
the Mann-Elkins law the commission was
called upon to exercise the most far
reaching power conferred upon it by that
act, namely, the authority to suspend
proposed advances in rates pending in
vestigation Of their propriety. In the
first half of. 1910 numerous carriers had
given notice of general advances in rates.
AS a. result of conferences between gov
eminent authorities and representatives
of the carriers the dates Of the proposed
advances were suspended pending the
enactment of the law then under consid
Grafton by Congress.
The section Of the law authorizing the
suspension of tariffs by the commission
was made effective Immediately upOT the
enactment of the law. Thereupon. two
general Investigations were instituted.
one relating to the general advances in
the other to those proposed by western
carriers. Every effort had been made to
expedite the proceedings. stupendous
record now Is before the commission.
The tariffs have been suspended until
February 1, 1911. Prior to that time it
is expected that the commission will an
nounce its decision in the general freight
rate cases.
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you, and can look forward to going down
town some day and seeing your name
across the door of a big business house.
or in the newspapers as a worker in some
good vocation or some good cause.
Road to Success.
You'll work hard and yell yourselves
hoarse for your foot ball or base ball
teams, and oh, what an ovation for the
boys when they bring home the cup! But
isn't it the great individual triumph to go
out in the world and make good and then,
when you hold a great position. be able
to say, I got my education at a Washing
ton school,
"A. great many boys forget their par
old. You boys remember that the re-
spectacle young man who honors ms
mother, will not only be admired, put
will make a big success In life.
Here in this city poor boys have just
as good a chance as rich ones. And you
ought, all of you, to be thankful that
you can be in school here. When you
compare your condition with the boys
who are not in school. the boys VINO nave
to work in mines and factories and
shops at your age, why, who are the
lucky ones? You!
II hope that when you leave school
with your diplomas, boys, you will fol-
low the same sort Of system that you
have In the classroom. anu tHen YOU
won't lose out
Large Crowd Attracted.
The Cosmos Theater was packed to the
doors last night by those, in addition to
the Star boys, who came to see Moo
dies" and the act he presented was of
class A variety. His impersonation of
a. Barnum & Bailey show talker, where
he talked 80 words in a minute, was
remarkable. One Of the most interesting
things he did was the singing of an i'm
promptu song. He picked out about
twenty-five people in the audience and
made up little sallies as he went along.
1t was a very clever piece of work. and
the audience gave him such a tremendous
hand that he was forced to bow again
and again.
One humber pleased immensely, "Af-
rican Glide Joseph Morris big song
hit. The audience liked it SO well it
In all. his act was rapid-fire, the kind
vaudeville theatergoers like. 1t was the
hit Of the bill.
Treat for South Washington.
Noodles has arranged to give the
school children of South Washington a
big treat. He saw Supt Stuart yesterday
and asked that all the children that could
be packed into the Jefferson building to-
morrow at 80 pm. should be allowed
said 1t would be all right. SO Noodles
will be a part Of the regular Christmas
program at the Jefferson School tOmOr-
row. Other schools will send their chill
dren up for the express purpose of hear
ing him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-21

From Crabbottom. Highland county,
Va. comes story of double-he aiding and
anti-race suicide. Jasper Simmons raised
thirty lambs. Of which twenty-five are
twins. and furthermore they average 40
pounds each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-21

Florida ROute-AtIantic Coast Line.
Three famous trains daily: Palmetto
Ltd" $40 PM; Florida and West In.
dian Ltd.," 4:O5 pm; Coast Line Flor
ida MALL 4 10 a m. 1419 New York av. n. w
-AdVt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-21
COLDS CAUSE HEADACHE.

LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine, the world wide
Cold and Grip remedy. removes cause. Call for
full name. Look for signature Y. W. GROVE. pc
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Telegraphs and Telephones.
Control of capitalization.

The wisdom and urgent need of proper
legislation for the control of railway cap
italization are urged upon the attention
of Congress Adequate provision for the
valuation Of railway property is pointed
out as absolutely necessary to the solu-
ton Of the railway problems.
inquiry into railway accidents during
the year ended June 30, 1910. shows that
the number OF passengers killed in train
accidents was OPT, as compared with III
for the previous year. The number of
employees killed in coupling accidents in
creased from 1871 in 1909 to POT in 1910.
an increase Of - per cent
1t is pointed out that. notwithstanding
the increase in the number of casualties.
a marked Improvement is noted in the
practices Of railroads in guarding against
violations of the safety appliance laws.
An alarming number Of accidents oc-
CURED to employees of railroads who fell
from cars. From this cause there were
$50 deaths and 1924 injuries.
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Uniform Classification.

Special reference is made in the report
to the work of the commission looking
to the establishment of uniform CLASH
fication Of freight. Practically all Of the
rules and regulations of the separate
classifications have been reviewed, re-
vised and unified by the commission. A
large amount Of work yet remains to be
done to complete this review.
The carriers, as the report indicates,
are making a sincere effort to harmon
ize the conflicting features of the various
classifications. but in the opinion Of the
commission 1t will be necessary to ap-
ply the stimulus of requirement unless
satisfactory results are obtained at an
early date.
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Over 500 Cases Disposed OF.

Since the last annual report the COM
mission has announced decisions in 692
proceedings and 12o cases otherwise have
been disposed of. Thus, ST. formal cases
were removed from the commissions
docket. During the year GO formal COM
plants were filed and IL proceedings
were instituted by the commission. In
addition to these, % proceedings involv-
ing suspension of tariffs were instituted.
The number of informal complaints
taken up with the commission shows
considerable decrease, $50 having been
filed in 1910. as against 4.436 in the previ-
GUS year. During the year 737 hearings
and Investigations respecting alleged vio-
latiOns of the law were held by the COM
mission In Washington and in various
other parts of the country.
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Prosecutions Carried On.

Since December I. 1909. forty-four in
dictments for criminal violations OF the
act to regulate commerce have been re-
turned. Forty-three prosecutions have
been concluded since that date and thir-
ty-one pleas Of guilty were received. The
aggregate of penalties assessed was $685.
500. Two verdicts of acquittal were rem
dered. OF the forty-f -four indictments re-
turned during the year, twenty-five were
against carriers and nineteen against
shippers or passengers. OF the forty
three prosecutions concluded, twenty-One
were against carriers and twenty-five
against shippers or passengers.
Concerning the matter Of prosecution
the report says:
THE fight against discrimination is by
no means won. practices still remaining
cult of extirpation than open rebating, by
reason of the fact that they are hidden in
contractual arrangements entirely Legal
except for the effect produced. To speak
generally, these arrangements depend for
their vice upon some unification of ship
per and carrier, by which shippers Sc
cure an interest in carriers profits"
Telegraphs and Telephones.
BY the act of June IS. 1910. telegraph
and telephone companies doing an inter
state business were placed under the
Jurisdiction of the commission. Steps al
ready have been taken for the formula
ton Of a system of operating tariffs for
these companies and it is expected that
this system will become effective July I
1911.
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WILL ANY PERSONS WHO SAW AN Ell
DERBY gentleman knocked down by sutcmo.
bile on Mass. ave. between North Capitol and
list SITS, near Hotel Harris. on Monday after
nom, December T. please communicate with
Box No 81 Star Office
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-21

AL the Fellows Applaud.
This little talk got for Noodles just
about the most solid applause he ever
got In his life. He says it sounded like
cannon exploding. When he got through
with the art of selling papers lie talked
to the boys about the schools here He
mixed in good advice with his famous
grin and got the crowd i'm an uproar of
mingled applause and laughter. Good
advice and grins so together with Moo
dies He never once let the boys forget
that he. too. had stood on corners selling
papers.
He prefaced his school talk with = solid
knock on the cigarette habit. Noodles
never smoked in his life. He told about
Smoking cigarettes will never get Won
anywhere. On the other hand. the how
who takes care of himself and is sensible
that has a good constitution and a good
education, a sterling character and gen
tlemanly traits-that boy is an honor To
his school and his parents,
II like these schools of yours I've
spoken in practically every big school
and college in the country, and this citv
has some OF the best equipped and finest
there are anywhere You ought tn no
to see to it that the school is proud of
you.
II like the cleanliness of the schools
the freedom. the good feeling that seems
to exist between teachers and pupils. And
i just tell you there's one way to be an
honor to the schools and that's to study
hard. Study SO that when you get out
of school and go to look for work YOUR
teachers and parents can be proud of
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you, and can look forward to going down
town some day and seeing your name
across the door of big business house.
or in the newspapers as a worker in some
good vocation or some good cause.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-07-28
Csc Fancy Hose, l5c
at Waltons.
HOT NIGHT.
Conditions Were Such as to Make the
Period Uncomfortable.

Tuesday night and Wednesday
morning were not as warm as other
mornings have been, but the atmos-
phereic conditions made the period
the most uncomfortable of the entire
season. The air was saturated with
moisture. Little wind was stirring
and air currents at the surface of the
earth were hardly preceptible. Sleep
for the greater portion of the popula-
ton was out of the question. A dense
fog similar to that of Saturday morn
ing settled over the land and in the
low places appeared like heavy, clouds.
The effect of the vapor was that OF
a hard shower Trees and buildings
dripped with the water deposited by
the mist. and sidewalks and roofs
were thoroughly wet. Such fog in
midsummer is unusual River misis'
and those that accumulate in low
places are OF frequent occurrence. but
are nothing like that which invaded
the city this morning.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-07-28
SEWER IMPROVEMENT
Tile Now Being Unloaded for Ex-
tension in Southwest Part.
HON. JOHN r. TALBOT

Tile for one of the largest sewer
improvements of the season is be-
ing unloaded on the extension of
South NJ street near the intersection
OF the Rock Island tracks. The sew
er was ordered in recently by the sew
er committee after carefully inyesti-
eating the necessity of such improve
.nent. Much trouble, mostly legal,
has originated from the sewer empty
ing near the intersection of Fifth ave
nue. and II street, and it was decided
that the most satisfactory way to
eliminate all fourther trouble would
be to run the sewage through large
tile conduits.
The sewer viii comemnce several
hundred feet below the bridge on
South M street near the Rock Island
.right-of-way and will run diagonally
north, following the bed of the creek
that now carries the sewage. $50
feet of large tile measuring 30 inches
will be used. These tile are mon
sters, each weighing 7s0 pounds, and
are two and one-half inches thick.
The work of placing these in their
proper position will be difficult en-,
gineering feat and will require many
men to carry out. The line of the
sewer crosses NJ street just north OF
the bridge and it will require an in.
mense amount of digging to place
these tile at the proper level.
After the 30-inch tile has been laid
the size will then decrease as other
branches empty into it. Above the
$50 feet of 30-inch tile a string of tile
"A inches in diameter and measuring
total distance of over go feet will
be placed. As various other branches
empty into the main sewer the size
diminishes and above the go foot
string another string about 100 feet
long and 20 inches in diameter viii
be used. The last and smallest size
string will be 200 feet in length and
10 inches in diameter.
The work of laying this tile will
require n large number OF workmep
and will take weeks to compIete
The entire string is of sufficient size
to carry all the sewage that will ever
be necessary TO carry from the por.
ton of the city drained by this sew
er. The creek bed that now carries
the sewage will remain undisturbed
and will furnish a means by which
the surface water can be acrried.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-07-28
Sc. 90 Knee Pants Suits
$3.50 at Waltons'.
IS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
Woman in Range of Gun Fired at a
Chicken Thief.

An accident that might easily have
resulted more seriously occurred a
few days ago, not many miles from
Oskaloosa. 1t may have been some
what laughable for some of the par
ties who have learned of il since, but
those who were in the leading roles
we're otherwise impressed. A GER
tain young man was awakened near
daylight by a member of the family
and was told to hurry to the stables,
that a skunk which had been bother
ing the chicken roosts had just gone
under the barn. The young man
sprang from his bed and did not
stand long on the ceremony of dress
ing nor the choice of garments. He
got a sight at the "Varmint" taking
refuge beneath the barn floor. The
foundation and when he fired at the
chicken thief the contents of the
shot gun, after doing ample execu-
ton under the barn, passed out at
the other side over an intervening
space, through fence and into a
neighbor's wood yard not a hundred
feet distant. Here was the neigh
boris wife out after kindling with
which to start an early fire. She was
bending over gathering wood when
the gun was fired and such portions
of the charge that were not stopped
by the cat, the board of the barn and
the fence were directly in line with
the kindling gatherer and there found
lodgment. There was a scream of
CONSERVATION and pain, an angry in
vasion upon the home of the neighbor
by angry inmates of the outraged
household, and an energetic effort at
explanation which would not hold
water with the injured family until
the intent of the affair was proven by
producing the dead animal. The
visit of physician was necessary
and considerable time was spent, Cat
the expense of the owner of the gum
In picking out the shot. The patient
will be around again in few days.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-07-28
Penn Overalls, Jackets,
38c at Waltons'.
HAWkEYE.
here badly

Rain is needed here badly.
A large attendance was at church
Sunday. .r-s.-,t
Mrs. Fred Burk called on ]. Sci
bert. Sunday.
Willie Siebert spent few days Wis
iting in What Cheer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Nation were
calling in the city Sunday.
Little Rosie Davis, of Beacon. is
visiting his aunt, Mrs. Will Davis.
Miss Alyen Jones called on her
friend, Miss Clara seibert. Thursday
evening. 81
Mrs. Joe Winders, who has been
feeling pretty, poorly for some time.
is better at present. ....
Mrs. Ike Jones and children are Wis
iting few days at the home of her
mother-in-law, Mrs. E. !. Jones.
Mrs. Reese Solomon, who has been
visiting at the home of her mother.
returned to her home in Norfolk,
Nebraska. .-
Lou Armstrong visited his aunt and
uncle. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Seibert. a
few days last week. He then went
to What Cheer. ..., g,.s.s
Mrs. Blodwin Ballinger has come
home to stay, in the absence of her
mother, who has, gone. to Wales to
spend three months. Mr.. and, Mrs.
Joe Winders are also staying at her
mothers home while she is visiting
in Wales, 8 e s.,..F.s.s
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-07-28
.2Ogs discount on Trunks
at WaltonS'. qlka
EVANS.

f.EVANs.
Ed SPAWN is the owner Of a new
auto.
Mrs. F. M. White spent Sunday in
oskaloosa with her son Will and fam
lily. aa a1.s
Grace and Mona Cox visited with
their brother Tommy in Buxton last
week, as ss4 sH
Miss Winifred Garrett, of Fremont.
was an over Sunday guest of Lizzie
Evans. ,,
Bernice Bland went to Sewers Sat
urday night for an extended visit
with relatives. ~ gof
Ethel Moulton and Rena O'Brier
were Sunday guests of Esther Grif-
fiths, south OF town. "a
Mrs. Phillips and children spent
Saturday night in Oskaloosa at the
parental Riggs home.
Marie Phillips came from Valley
junction Saturday for q visit with
Sarah Davis and other girl friends.
Ruth Davis returned from Harvey.
Saturday, after spending several
weeks with her grandmother, Mrs.
Crook.
Misses Clara and Nancy Rodgers,
of Olivet, were pleasantly entertain
ed over Sunday by their friend, Mary
Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Freeman, of
Oskaloosa, were pleasantly enter
tanned at the W. A. Moulton home
Sunday. ..~ ..
Mrs. Cooley, of Abba, and daugh.
ter Louise, OF Chicago, are visiting
this week with Mr.. and Mrs. WIN
Lawrence. l.,.... .....
Flora Davis served supper Sunday
evening to Hulda Burke, Sarah Davis
and Marie Phillips, who was the
guest of honor. ....,... $500.
Mrs. Clyde Moulton and babies, De-
zera and Irene, went to Blyth Mon
day for weeks visit with the lady's
sister, Mrs. Bohy. .-.,35r-s st..
The Ladies' Aid met with Mrs.
Burke Tuesday afternoon. Ice cream
and. cake were served, Mrs. Ever
hart of Oskaloosa was a pleasant Wis
iton sss.a a=,s,.-s ...-.
Quite a number from here attend
ed the commencement exercises al
Penn last Friday in honor of Abble
o'Connell, who was one of the gradu-
ates. ..
Mrs. John Patterson and little
daughter Helen and Mrs, Leighton.
OF Missouri. who are visiting at the
VIM. Patterson home, spent Sunday
with Mrs. A. P. Harris.
3, July 26. Brownie"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-07-28
Rubber Collars I5c at
Waltons'.
EvELANo EVENTS.

Mrs. Martin Wiser called Sunday
at the w. Beaver home.
Roy Parker was Sunday evening
caller at the John Ferris home.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Tyrrell from
near Abba visited recently at the Ell.
mer Tyrrell home.
Mrs. Ed Long and daughter jesse.
phine, of Colorado, are visiting at the
parental Banks home.
"A crowd of the Bethel young people
went to the river Sunday afternoon
and spent the evening. ~ a-
Most everyone, is wishing fora rain
but suppose We will get shower in
time to save the crops, as we usually
do. ,a 80 ..
Callers at the j. NJ. Beedle home
Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs. George
Gray, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Broerman, Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Clark. ....j L..
Mr.. and Mrs. Keller. of Abba. Mr..
and Mrs, Nelson and Mrs. Budd and
daughter Gretchen were Sunday visit
ors at the Will Broerman home.
Sunday school Is progressing nicely
at Cricket. About thirty were in at
tendance last Sunday; not as many
as should be- present. but all present
assisted in the work. @
II would be well ,if each township
had a high school in its midst and
keep these young people at home. yet
send them right along to school, in
stead OF sending them away to school
when they are just at the age when
they need parental care and guidance.
Mr.. and Mrs. JEFF Harold visited
Monday evening at the ]. II. Clark
home Mr.. Harold is the superinten-
dent OF the Cricket mines and Mrs.
Harold is spending a portion of the
summer at Cricket and visiting old
friends and acquaintance in the sur
rounding country and getting &C
quainted with the people at Cricket.
A number from this vicinity attend
ed the rural school commencement
exercises last Friday at Penn College.
Those who were graduated from this
neighborhood Were Nellie Pickerel
Dottie Ross, Grace Johnson, Mary
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-07-28
$t.75 and $50 Wash
Suits. Loo at Waltons',
Eumt,eR,ovEs tt


Earl Stout and wife visited at Fred
Bishops, Sunday. ~
Miss Josie Hite visited at Clarence
Bartlett's Sunday.
Charles Dewitt is assisting Jerry
Stout with his hay.
A good rain last night makes one
feel thankful and glad.
Harvesting Is nearly done and
threshing about to begin.
Beulah Stout and Lille Dewitt
were oskaloosa callers Monday.
Mrs. Hevelin has been very sick
with DR., Bartlett Of Leighton to care
for her.
Mrs. Charlie Dewitt and children
visited at Hettie Booha's Friday af:
.ternoon
The ice cream party at Jerry
Stout's was wen attended last Tues
day night.
William Hites' new barn is about
finished and looks fine. with new rods
and paint complete. 49, ,.,,,
Mrs, Stout. Mrs, G, Dewitt and chill.
.dren were oskaloosa callers Satur-
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-07-28
elatives in Oskaloosa this week.

relatives in Oskaloosa this week.
Mr.. Robert Miller spent Saturday
with his sister, Mrs. Tom Littlejohn
Mrs. Clara Wilson spent few days
in Buxton last week visiting her par
ents and friends.
Misses Ella Williams, Bertha "a
Kin and Nellie. and Alice Drupress
spent Sunday in Cricket.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Convey and baby
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Millar and Mrs. Lod
Simms spent Sunday at Beacon.
Mr.. and Mrs. viii Cowen and SON
Robbie, visited a few days last week
at the Ike Harding and M. L. Thomas
homes. 'V'
Miss A. Melig, Hazel Gordon, Viii.
lie Davis and Thomas Gordon, of
Beacon, spent Sunday at the M. L.
Thomas home.
Mrs. f, g. Jones and children, OF
Bussey. who have been visiting her
parents. Mr., and Mrs. Mehanna. re.
turned home Saturday
Mrs. NJ L. Thomas and children
spent Sunday at the Ross Davis home
in Beacon where they went to see the
new baby boy that was born July IL
1910.
Those who spent Friday or Satur.
day in oskalosa, were Mr.. and Mrs
Cal Ross and daughter, Dotty, Mrs
Dotty and children, Mrs. William
Springer and daughter, Cora, Miss
Ollie Webster, Miss Lena Dotty, Miss
Winnie Mochenhaupt, Miss Blanche
Williams and Mrs w. X. Thomas.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-07-28

yond our vision. On Sunday the fun.
eral services were conducted at I'M
ion Liberty church, the M. p. minister
from Bussey officiating and song SER
vice by the Union choir. A large and
sympathizing audience gathered to
pay the last sad tribute of respect to
the departed one. After the service
at the church the long procession fol
lowed the mortal remains to the
Pringle cemetery, where interment
was held. The mortal body of Louie
daughter, wife and mother in the full
bloom of youth, life and love, was
laid away to await the great resurrec-
ton when "she shall rise again"
X