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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-03
OLD RATES PERMANENT
COMMERCE COM
MISSION DEclSION--RAiL-
ROADS FORBIDDEN TO
RAISE RATES.

Washington, D. C.The Interstate
Commerce Commission decided
against the railroads in both the
Eastern and the Western" cases.
The decision, eagerly awaited by
railroads and shippers alike, was
handed down Thursday afternoon.
Proposed advances in class freight
rates in official classification terri
tory, aggregating among all the rail-
ways in the territory approximately
SGT 100000 a year, were disapproved
by the commission.
In the case involving the increases
by the railroads in Western Trunk
line territory the commission also de-
clined to approve the proposed adj
vances in commodity rates
The carriers in both cases are re-
quired to cancel on or before March
10 their advanced tariffs and restore
their former rates, which are the
rates now in effect If this require
ment be not complied with, the COM
mission will issue a formal order
suspending the proposed advances
and putting into effect the existing
rates for at least two years.
In the case of the Railroad Com
mission of Texas against the Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
and other carriers, known popularity
as the Southwestern rate case, the
Commission declined to disturb the
commodity rates or the frst-class
rates complained Of The defendants
are ordered, however, to reduce the
second-class rates, which were in
creased from $1.21 to $1.29 to $1.25.
On the remaining classes the defend
ants are required to restore the rates
in effect before the increased rates
were published
In brief, this is the disposition
made by the Interstate Commerce
Commission of the most important
cases ever brought to its attention.
In sense the decisions we're in the
nature of surprise to railroad off,
Icials and other experts who had fol-
lowed closely the proceedings, ma
jority of whom believed the commits
sion would grant some increase to
the Western lines if not to the East
ern.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-03

our OF THE FARM.

The urban conception Of the farm
d winter is one Of snug comfort and
hrowsy ease, its external appearance
showing, as in the familiar pictorial
Ideal Of a snow-bound farmhouse, with
! shoEeled path leading through a
Gsts to radiant window, through
which one peers in fancy and discerns
= nappy family clustered round q
lamp, says the Philadelphia PRESS. The
idea is that the farmer has little or
nothing to do in the daytime but sit
inside his homo and feed the stock;
Ahe wife knits; the children go to
school. 1t is a charming picture, not
always true to life. There is no time
In the year when there is cessation
from toll on farm. It is different in
winter; that is all. The days are
shorter; the work rougher OF course.
much depends upon the character Of
fhe farm: considerable leisure is pos
nibI6 where few cattle are kept and
general trucking done. But always
there are the chores" A remarkably
elastic expression that doing
chores" It may mean much or little.
Some dairy farmers, for instance.
whose serious business in life is milk
ing COWS, may potter around the farm
after the mornings milking and Ia
hing the mornings milk to the cream
cry or railroad station, eat their noon
dinners. mend some fence, look over
the harness or haul out manure. pot
ter around some more. and then say:
Guess it's about time to do the
chores" meaning to milk two dozen
COWS or SO the real hard work Of the
day.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-03

Following Chicago's school for pc
licemen comes New York's school for
zremen. 1t will open. according to the
announcement Of the city's fire com
missioner, Immediately after the new
year. All present employees OF the
department as well as all new hands,
will be required to attend, and only
graduates" of this fire college" will
be eligible for places on the force.
Some fifteen subjects. embracing
everything appertaining to the work.
viii be included in the curriculum,
says the Chicago Record Herald. AS
the automobile has become an i'm
portant part Of the up-to-date fire
equipment, the management Of the
gasoline motor car will be taught. And
rs casualties tend to increase in num-
Der and in seriousness. there will be
instruction in first aid to the injured.
"A comprehensive course for the bene-
at OF the Are fghter seems as adj
yantageous as one for that Of the pa
trolman. An exchange OF views and
experiences between New York and
Chicago might result In gains for both
cities and both services.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-03
WANT MORE POSTAL BANKS.
Urgent Demand Received Every Day
In Washington.

Washington, D. CUncle Sam, as
a banker, is losing thousands of dol
lars weekly because he has not
enough postal savings banks to go
around"
Every day. declared an official
of the Postofice Department, scores
of letters are received by Postmas-
ter-General Hitchcock from persons
in all parts of the country with sums
ranging from 500 to $1,000 which
they wish to intrust to the Govern
ment for safekeeping. They are pre-
vented from doing so because there
is no postal bank in their city or
town and the law prohibits resi-
dent of one city from depositing in
a postal bank located elsewhere
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-03
AUSTRALIA BARS
FOREIGN TRUSTS
Will Not Allow Them to Do
Business There.
OFFICIAL NOTICE is SERVED
Statement Made BY the Minisssf Qs
OFFICIAL NOTICE is SERVED !.
Statement Made by the Minis1sr o.
Trade and Customs to Cheek
the Plans Of the American
Packing Corporations.

!
Melbourne, Australia. The Conn
monwealth Of Australia served notice
on the business world Monday that it,
would not harbor foreign trusts. 's
The following memorandum on the
subject was given to the press oy sir
r. w. Best, minister of trade and
customs:
For several months past it has
been an open secret that representa-
tives Of the American meat trust have
been visiting Australia, ostensibly
with the object of extending It's oper-
atoms here. The government is de-
termined to take immediate and dras-
tic action to discourage, and. if neces-
sary, to prohibit it's operations irh
Australia 1t is not proposed to wait.
until the combine secures vested in
terests in this country.
The minister of trade and Gus
toms is consulting with the attorney
general with the view to bring the
full force of the present law into
operation, and if necessary obtain
further legislation
The action of the government wilR
extend to trust operations in Aus
tralia whether conducted directly or
indirectly and will not permit the
repetition in Australia of the scam
dals and merciless methods charac-
terizing monopolies in other parts OF
the world"
The attitude of the Australian
government toward the meat trust
is interesting in several phases.
About ten years ago, it is said, one
of the largest of the Chicago pack
ing companies canyassed Australia.
with a view to establishing a large
plant there, but found the strength
of the labor unions not to it's liking
and abandoned the idea An import
ant reason for this proposed enter
prise was the American occupations
of the Philippines. The Americans
troops in the Archipelago had been
fed on Australian meats obtained by
contract with commonwealth COM
panies and conveyed to Manila from
Brisbane in one or more American
government vessels, provided with
refrigerator apparatus
When the Filipino revolt was over
and the islands settled down to-
peace, the United States gave UP it's
refrigerator ship service, but the peo-
pie in the Philippines, especially the
Americans, military and civil, stilE
needed fresh meat. This it was prac-
tically Impossible to obtain from any
other source than Australia, with ther
result that Australian butchering and
freezing firms continued to supply
Manila with their products, and q
profitable business was established
This business still fiourishes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-03
EXTRA SESSION
FOR CONGRESS.
All Arrangements Made By
President TAFT.
GIVES DEMOCRATS A MONTH,
The lntlmation That March 20 Would
BE the Date Brought REQUESTS
For . Delay From Speak
er-Elect Champ Clark.

Washington, D. G President Taft
mas made all preparations to call an
extra session Of Congress. He will
certainly issue the call if the Senate
fails to vote on the Canadian reci-
procity agreement He sees SO little
prospect of securing such action with
in the next week that he has even
fixed upon the date on which the ex-
traordinary session is to meet That
date is April
The President called into consid-
Grafton the prospective Speaker,
Champ Clark, and the man who will
be chairman of the Committee on
Ways and Means, Oscar Underwood,
Of Alabama. They advised al later
date than the middle Of March and
asked for respite of month after
the end Of the present session. BY
that date the Democrats will have
had time to mature their plans. and
will be ready for action. The Presi-
dent is inclined to grant them this
favor, and therefore has fixed the
tentative date at April A. This may
be changed to few days later in
April if necessity. arises; but it is
the date the President now has in
mind
The Senate leaders see little hope
Of bringing the Canadian reciprocity
agreement to a vote at this session
Many rumors were circulated OF
moves to remedy the situation, but
apparently they were all without
foundation
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-03
Echo Of The Times Explosion.

Hot Springs, Ark.-A man believed
by the police to be NJ. A. Schmidt,
with number Of aliases attached to
his name, suspected of being one of
the men who dynamited the Times
Building in Los Angeles. was arrest
ed here The prisoner said that his
name was Fred Kaun and that his
home was in Milwaukee. He answers
the description Of Schmidt as sent
out by the Los Angeles police.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-03

School girls in Atlantic City are re-
belling against an edict Of the domes-
tic science authorities that they must
learn to make hash. They are afraid
proficiency in this art may lose them
the hearts Of admirers who know hash
only through the boarding houses they
have met The girls openly aver they
nate to lose the homes they may make
happy by feeding the brutes" II the
said "brutes" learn beforehand that
prospective wives have been encour-
aged to put hash on the daily menu.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-03
Panama Canal Garrison.

Washington. D. G. Six thousand
American troops will man the forth
fications which will guard the great
Panama Canal from foreign invasion
If the plans being perfected by the
War Department are adopted. The
troops which will comprise the gar
risons Of the forts will be four regi-
ments of infantry, one squadron of
cavalry, three batteries, three field
artillery and IL companies of coast
artillery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-03
Federal Automobile License Bin.

Washington. D. C.-The Federal
Automobile License Bill, introduced
by Representative Wanger, of Penn
sylvania. was favorably reported Mon
day by the Committee on Interstate
and Foreign Commerce. The meas
ure provides a federal license, in adj
dition to the local license. but ex-
empts the automobile from the local
licenses of other states through
which it may pass, Provision also
is made for the licensing of the au--
tomobile driver
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-03
Must Have Passports.
Girls Peculiar Death.

London. Mary Bailey, 16-year-
old school girl, met death in an ex-
traordinary' manner during a gale at
Bradford, She was standing in the
playground awaiting the opening Of
school when whirlwind suddenly
caught her up. carrying her to
height of 80 feet, from where she fell
to the concrete pavement. She was
dead when picked up.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-03
House Indorses Taft's Policy.

Washington, D. C.After one of
the most dramatic and spirited de-
bates of the session, the House Sat
urday night declared in favor Of for
tifying the Panama Canal Every
effort to defeat the $S,O0O.0 900 ap-
preparation in the Sundry Civil APP
preparation bill for canal fortifica-
lions was decisively beaten The
final vote on fortifications was 12s
to 81.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-03
r.. o. BAILEY PROMOTED.
MacVeagh's Private Secretary Nom
mated to Succeed HilIes.

Washington, D. C.-Robert o. Bal
ley, who has been private secretary
to Secretary of the Treasury Mac
Veagh since the latter has been 81
member of the Cabinet. was nom
mated by President Taft to be as
sistant secretary Of the Treasury. He
will succeed Charles d. Hilles, who
it is said, is to be secretary to Presi--
dent Taft, to succeed Charles d. Nor
ton. Mr.. Bailey is former news
paper man of wide experience and ac-
quaintance with public men and af--
fairs.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-03
Pay-or-Yon-Die scheme.

Washington, d. C. .Pay your
doctors bills. or die is the threat
which Washington physicians are
planning to hold over the heads Of
their delinquent patients. The medi-
cos will draw up blacklist" if the
scheme succeeds. and those whose.
names appear thereon will be refused
medical attention the next time they
are i'll.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-03
|RAT|NES THE
JAP TREATY
Senate Acts After a TWo-hour
Executive Session.
KEEPS OUT UNDEslRABLEs.
Shows Feeling Of Cordially For Jap
anese--The Effect VIII BE
to Permit That Country
to Reorsanize, It's
Fiscal System.

Washington, p. c.. The new Jap
anese treaty Of trade and navigation
was ratified Friday night after two
hour executive session of the Senate
held at the conclusion Of day
crowded with many other important
matters. While the apprehension Of
Western senators that the treaty
might let down the bars to coolie
labor was not entirely removed, these
senators contented themselves with
expressing solicitude. They inter-
posed no objection to ratification.
The action of this government in
promptly confirming the new agree
ment is expected to do more to prove
the feeling Of cordiality that this
country has for Japan than anything
that has been done for many years.
It is regarded as manifestation Of
highest confidence in the advanced
civilization of that nation The effect
will be to permit Japan to enter at
once upon a reorganization of its
fiscal system and the making Of new
tariffs with all nations.
Expiration Advanced.
Japan's treaties with other powers
are to expire July II next. That with
the United States, by reason of its
later ratification. would have con
'tinued until the same date year
later had not this government con-
sented to its expiration at the same
time as the Others
Failure to have ratified the new
treaty would have delayed the opera
ton of the Japanese program for a
year beyond the time when it was
planned to put 1t into effect. It
would have meant great deal to the
revenues Of Japan and the continu-
ance of the existing treaty with the
United States for another year would
not have benefited this government in
the slightest degree, according to the
representations of the State Depart
ment on the subject
When the new treaty was received
from the President on Tuesday it inn
mediately became the subject of
wrangles. Pacific Coast senator's
feared IL might nave an emect upon
the labor situation on the Western
slope by reason of the omission Ct
the clause in the treaty of 1894
which it supersedes. recognizing the
right of this government to pass an
exclusion law. Friends OF the treaty
explained that the diplomatic notes
accompanying it definitely pledged
the Japanese government to prevent
an influx of undesirable coolies
through the rigid scrutiny OF all pass
ports.
Must Have Passports.
An alien without passport would,
of course, be liable to deportation
The California senator's, it is said,
became satisfied early that the
change would not menace the labor
situation in their state. Several other
Western senator's became alarmed,
however, at what seemed to them
unseemly haste in pressing the Sen
ate to act. They desired sentiment
to crystallize in their state and there
fore prevented action for three days.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-03
DIR. WILEY A BENEDICT.
Pure Food Expert Weds Miss KeIton
in Washington.

Washington, d. C.Dr. Harvey w.
Wiley, of pure food fame. Monday
led to the altar Miss Anna Campbell
Kelton, daughter of the late General
Joseph c. Kelton, U. s. A. The we'd
ding was quiet affair in the home
Of the bride, and was attended by
only the relatives and intimate
friends of the couple. Elaborate
gifts were received from all quar-
tiers of the country. DR.. and Mrs,
Wiley left Immediately after the we'd
ding breakfast for trip through the.
Northern States.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-03
SINGS IN PUBLIC AT ss.
Member of Henry Ward Beecher's
Church Would Not Take Dare.

New York. Responding to dare
from DR.. j. Wilbur Chapman, the
evangelist, Mrs. Mary Langley, who
is S3 years old, arose In the noon
day meeting Of the Chapman-Alexan-
der evangelistic campaign in the
Grand Opera House, in Brooklyn.
Saturday, and in clear, steady voice
sang hymn, as she did in the days
Of Henry Ward Beecher in Plymouth
Church
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-03
win Revise The Hariff.

Washington. D. G. If an extra
session Of Congress is called follow
ing the adjournment of the present
session March 4. next the Democrats
of the House will set about at once
to revise several schedules of the
Payne-Aldrich tariff act.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-03
Cholera in Honolulu. :

Honolulu. The Board of Health
has taken the most stringent meas
ures to prevent an epidemic Of chol-
era as the result of two cases devel-
oping in the tenement quarter. One
Of the victims. woman, died, while
the the other. her father, is dying.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-03
FIVE KILLED IN NINE.
Night Shift Being ON Duty Averts
Worse Disaster.

Indianapolis, Ind. An explosion
of dust, caused by solid firing, re-
suited in the fatal burning Of ave
miners in the Hamilton coal mine,
at Hymera, owned by the Rock Is
land Railroad company
The explosion was in the mine en-
try, and nothing but the fact that the
night shift was working kept the dis
aster from being more serious. The
mine was badly damaged
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-03

Lisbon. A military dictatorship.
to rule Portugal until the presiden-
tial election, the latter part of April.
is believed to be imminent. Troops,
sent out to suppress royalist OUT
breaks are daily encountering great
er violence.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-03

A Kansas man Rugged his wife SO
hard that he broke two Of her ribs.
Some men never seem to learn that
there's such thing as OVERRIDING
good thing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-03

Since the recent tragedies. aviation
may now confine its experiments to
flying across the earth instead Of up
into the clouds. There certainly
seems to be no useful or practical pur-
pose served by Efforts in the latter
direction.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-03
$50 TURKS LOST AT SEA.
Steamer Carrying Pilgrims is Said
to Have Been Burned.

Constantinople. The Turkish
steamship Hurriet. carrying $50 Mos
lem pilgrims, has been burned at sea,
and all on board persisted, according
to a report received here.
The report was sent to Turkish
newspaper. and has not been officially
confirmed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-03

A New Jerseyite boarder. not liking
mis- dinner, attacked his landlady.
choking her. Other boarders interest
ed in this summary protest will be
disappointed to learn that the &C
counts said nothing about his choking
her into submission.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-03
CORONATION AVIATION.
Wright Brothers Expected to Repre-
sent the United States.

New York. The Wright brothers
are booked to save the situation aris-
ing out of the fact that no Ameri-
cans have yet entered the aviation
meet in London during Coronation
week. Airmen say that the induce
ments are not SUFFICIENT to warrant
the expenditure, but it is reported
the Wrights are building new ma
chine and will participate.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-03
Indian Tries Aeroplaning.

London. The first red Indian to
take a trip in an aeroplane is Blind
Bull, a Sioux, who accompanied S. f.
Cody in flight at Aldershot on the
latter's biplane. The Indian Is one
Of a Wild West company appearing at
a local theater, and he made the
flight in full war paint and feathers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-03
Ohio Defeats Lianor Rin.

Columbus, o.-The Dean bill, CIV
ing municipalities throughout Ohio
the right to vote on the saloon .ques-
ton. was defeated in the House. the
bill getting Sc votes. four less than
it needed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-03
Dynamite MIN Explodes.

Pretoria, South eAfrica. Five men
were killed and several buildings
shattered by the explosion Of a dy-
Mantle factory at Moddsrfontein.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-03
sd. ae1 Aliens in Mnnth.

Washington. d. c. During the
month of January S6.S61 immigrants
were admitted to the United States
24.120 men and 1924 women. Of
this total 6,054 we're Hebrews.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-03
senate Defeats Referendum.

Topeka. Kan.-The Senate defeat
ed the initiative and referendum and
the recall bills which had been passed
by the House.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-03

A tenor singer in Detroit strained
for 4 high note and landed in hos
pital. II he is anything like most of
the tenors we know It serves him
right.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-03
Famous Indian Chief Dead.

Lawton. Okla Quanah Parker.
the famous chief of the Comanche
Indian tribe, died at his home here
Of pneumonia.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1911-02-10

not for all time The adaption for
winter wheat is much higher than for
spring wheat, rs it is but little liable
to winter killing, ripens before dry
and hot season cclnes and gives larg-
er yields than spring wheat. The lat
ter will be gro~m considerably, not
witlistanding. alsd the class known
rs durum vii! usually give the highest
ing drought. There are good reasons
for believing that before many years
go by Montana will produce nOre
wheat annually than any other state
i'll the Union
"NeXt to wheat, flax will be the
most important cash crop, at lea st
for term Of years. The conditions
are favorable for growing large crops
of flax. by preparing the land care
fully, guarding against the prmlnc-
tion of wilt and sowing the crop rea-
sonably early. the risk Of failure any
season Will be reduced to Il minimum
''The most important hay cro,, on
the bench lands will be alfalfa. winch
can be grown successfully on nearly
all bench laaad soils. The crop will
usually furnish iron one to two toms
OF cured per year after the first year.
and for an indefinite period of years.
This will virtually solve the han
problem.
Fodder CORN will be the most in-
portant fodder crop that can h4
grown on the bench lands. and aN
average Of tNo to- three tons per acre
per year are ohtaina ble on nearly Az
the arcade lands that are not more
than 1000 feet above the sea. This
fact virtually solves the problem rs
to where the bench land farmer will
get his chief reliance for fodder. But
this will OF course be supplemented
by the excellent straw furnished by
various cereals.
"All the other cereals commonly
grown liz the temperate zone, rs WIN
ter and spring rye. barley for brew
ing and for feeding also oats and
peas. can he readily and surely grown
on properly prepa red oand.
"When the land IS properly plowad
between the opening of spring and
the end OF June and property summer
fallowed. Il cerea! crop sown on it in
season and properly cared for sub
s-quently. will be 4 failure even in Il
season that is unusually dry.
"a cultivated crop Of corn or pota-
toes properly planted and cared for