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Arizona republican., 1911-11-12
The New Rates Enjoined.

As was published in our news col.
 umns on Friday. the United States
 court Of commerce on Thursday last
 issued a temporary injunction against
 the order of the interstate commerce
 commission in what are popularly
 known as the Spokane and Pacific
 coast points rate cases.
 On June 22 the interstate com merce commission made an order re- ducing transcontinental rates to Spokane. Phoenix, Reno, and the other points embraced in the famous blanket case in which all the rates to intermountain points from the east had been attacked. and the reduction was to go into effect on Wednesday next
 The transcontinental railways op- posed the order, and in a hearing be- fore the court of commerce insisted that the proposed rates would be con- fiscatory.
 Some two weeks ago. after con- sidering an entirely separate case. known as the Salt Lake case, the court of commerce refused to issue an injunction against the order of the interstate commerce commission. and it was erroneously published To- cally that this refusal applied to the Spokane Phoenix Reno case. It was stated that the effect of the refusal of the court of commerce to issue an injunction in the Salt Lake case was to leave in force the order reducing the rates to Phoenix. and no doubt there are some Phoenix shippers who expect that the reduced rates under the order of June 22 will go into effect next Wednesday.
 It should be clearly understood. therefore. that the Salt Lake decision of the court of commerce had no re- ation to the Spokane Phoenix Reno cases. and that in fact on Thursday last the court of commerce did issue m injunction which prevents the order from going into effect in these ,ases.
 The injunction is only temporary. If course and is made for the pur- pose of giving the court of com nerce an opportunity to review the decision of the interstate commerce commission and investigate the facts Ipon which that decision was based. m effect the whole matter will be ried over again on its merits. the ,ourt of commerce sitting as a court If appeal.
 Thus the main questions in which he intermountain cities are so deep Y interested-the questions whether he railroads may legally charge for he back haul" to the interior cities rom coast points after having i'm posed the through charge to the Pa fife coast, and whether the carriers nay charge more approximately for short hauT' than for a long haul" emain to be determined by the court which was created by congress for he purpose of securing quickly a inal decision in any case appealed rom the decision of the interstate commerce. commission.
 While it is regrettable. from the standpoint of intermountain ship l 'ers, that the order issued last June | " the interstate commerce commis- | ion materially reducing the rates 1 annot go into effect immediately, | here is consolation in the fact that 1 here will be no great delay in get
 ing a final decision on the question | lvolved. The court of commerce af- Drds a short cut for appeals by hippers and carriers, and avoids the ,ng delays which were incident to ppeals to the federal courts under ne old system.
Arizona republican., 1911-11-12

ARIZONA. NOV. 12. 1911.
Arizona republican., 1911-11-12

REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET
 mARIcOPA COUNTY
Arizona republican., 1911-11-12
STATE TICKET

For United States Senators RALPH H. CAMERON. HOvAL A. SMITH.
 Of Cochise County. For Representative In Congress J. S. WILLIAMS.
 or Cochise County.
 For Governor ED. W. WELLS.
 Of Yavapai County. For Justices Of the Supreme Court FLETCHER M. DOAN.
 Of Cochise County. EDWARD NJ. DOB.
 Of Coconino County. EDWARD KENT.
 Of Maricopa County. For Secretary of State J. F. CLEAVELAND.
 Of Maricopa County.
 For Auditor GEORGE A. MAUK.
 For Treasurer
 Of Gila County. For Attorney General GEORGE D. CHRISTY.,
 Of Maricopa County. For Superintendent of Public instruction CLAUDE D. JONES,
 Of Maricopa County. For Corporation Commissioners E. S. DePASS.
 Of Maricopa County. F. NJ. POOL.
 Of Gila County. W. s. STURGES,
 Of Pima County. REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET mARIcoPA COUNTY For State Senators FEN s. HILDRETH, H. l. LATHAM.
 For Representatives W. w. COOK. W. s. DORMAN, II. B. MORRIS. CHARLES NJ MULLEN, T. F. NELSON. GEORGE W. WALTERS. For Judge of the Superior Court J. c. PHILLIPS. For Clerk or the Superlof Couft EARL s. CURTIS.
 For Sheriff WESLEY A. HILL.
 For Recorder CHARLES T. WILLIS.
 For Treasurer l. T. HOSEY. For School Superintendent HOMER DAVIS. For County Attorney BARNETT E. MARKS.
 For Assessor N. A. MORFORD.
 For Supervisors PHIL C. ENSIGN, : C. C. GREEN. C. s. STEWARD.
 For Surveyor H. E. JONES. For Road Superintendent OSCAR ROBERTS.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-24
Kansas City's Municipal Wharve

Not content to rest its river naviga-
ton schemes with mere agitation,
Kansas City has already placed two
steamers in operation between that
city and New Orleans. This is a big
start toward bigger end. Her citi-
zens have contributed more than
$1,0O0,000 toward the navigation
proposition and propose to carry it
through so that 1t will work out some
tangible and permanent improvements
In the great problem OF transporta-
ton.
But now still another advanced step
has been taken by this live lot of
waterway boosters on the Kaw The
city has secured a site for municipal
wharves and has set about to build
them. All this construction work has
been and is being done by Kansas City
without waiting for the aid or con-
sent" of any other river town. Doubt
less the people down there came to
the conclusion that If they ever
schemes they could not afford to wait
for action or cooperation from other
cities.
Some two and three years ago a big
hurrah was made up and down the
Missouri about restoring navigation.
Meetings were held, speeches were
made, experts were summoned, keen
witted space writer's were sent up and
down the Great Muddy to pick out the
points of chief interest bearing upon
the demands and opportunities for
navigation to compile them for ex-
ploitation purposes, before congress
and abroad. Then delegations set out
for Washington to plead for appro-
priations Kansas City's delegation
outnumbered all the others put to-
gether and Kansas City got the funds,
but 1t also put up its share OF the cash
itself. Now 1t is doing things and will
have navigation whether other towns
and cities do or not.
Two steamboats, in action. NUM-
eipal wharves under construction, the
channel being dredged and deepened-
this looks like business. The example
of the Missouri city may quicken in
terest elsewhere and lead to some
thing else besides just talk. Other
Missouri river points need improved
transportation rates and facilities even
more than does Kansas City. Per
haps they could get them the same
way Kansas City has II they went at
them the same way.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-24
The Harmon Boom .

Governor Harmon is the first OF the
four already mentioned democratic
candidates for the presidency form
ally TO organize hit campaign. This
may or may not have it's advantages
to him. The old rule or the early bird
and the worm is not infal!ibie ia poll
tics, and yet II might be applied with
good effect. II is more than a year
before the national conventions will
nominate the candidates. so that there
is time enough for other aspirants to
shy their casters into the ring. Gov
eTnor Harmon evidently considered
that by beginning his boom in Wash
ington while congress was in session
he would be able to accomplish a quiet
missionary work toward a strong
nucleus for his organization, and he
may have reckoned not in vain. He
Is an old hand at politics and very
resourceful one. Moreover, he has
associated with him men who are also
highly instructed in the arts of the
game.
1t may be supposed that the Harmon
forces chose this time of making their
announcement because of the recently
proclaimed alliance of Hearst and
Bryan as the original Champ Clark
boomers. Whether Mr.. Bryan ulti-
mately lines up for the speaker for his
en- tue "a
bearer or not, Governor Harmon will
remain the essential anti-Bryan man.
Should Clark prove unavailable it
might easily be convenient for Bryan
to adopt DR.. Wilson, or in an emer-
gency he might even persuade himself
to try 1t for just once more.
Surely It is significant that the Har-
mon crowd, while needing the present
manifestation of the Clark aspirations,
are not Indifferent to the ever-present
possibility OF Bryan as a presidential
candidate Don't overlook Bryan"
says Congressman Cox, a Harmon
booster, at the very outset. And no
wise councillor of the Ohio governor
or he himself will Mr.. Bryan did not
serve notice on Governor Harmon to
prepare to stand aside" just to be
talking. If he can beat him with an
other man doubtless he would prefer
to, but If he feels that to defeat him
he must himself get into the race he
would undoubtedly do that.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-24
The Truth About RrownsvilIe.

Every little while a new version of
the Brownsville affair comes out, and
the latest is always vouched for as the
real truth. That this Texas border
town was shot up by persons who
have never been brought to account
for their wild exploit Is about all that
has been established and admitted be-
yond question, although the facts have
been investigated officially Ave times,
and the testimony taken would fill
many volumes. And now the authentic
inside truth, about Brownsville is
again promulgated by William e..
Curtin, the we'll known newspaper
correspondent, who has been visiting
in the neighborhood, and who says:
1t was a night raid made by eleven en-
listed men OF the Twenty~fifth infantry,
which was the garrison at Fort Brown,
upon saloons in the neighborhood which
| refused to sell drinks TO coored soldiers.
1t Is asserted here that the eleven men
who participated were positively identified
and warrants were issued in their names.
If the commandant had permitted them to
bS dIIeSleu anu pInlSn6u tndI WOulu nave
been the end OF it, but the officers of the
regiment who knew the men that did the
! shooting just as well as the culprts them
selves, not only encouraged. but enjoined
them to hold their peace. and II soon be-
came question of honor for them to do
so. No secret was ever better kept, and
! IL Is remarkable illustration of the
fidelity OF the colored race. There is no
| doubt that the whole affair was due to
lax discipline on the part of the officers,
who should have been punished Instead Of
the men,
II this is the truth about Browns
vile 1t lends a different shade of color
to 1t and lends support to the con-
spiracy of silence theory, but puts the
blame for concealing the culprits on
the officers instead of on the men. In
deed, this is very plausible explana-
ton, yet 1t will not terminate the dis
pute nor clear the records of the
innocents who suffered discharge on
that account.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-24
Elections Galore.

In the language of the street, the
good people of Omaha are in a fair
way this year to have elections to
burn. The possibilities already in
sight are quite sufficient to give us an
election each month for six consecu-
tive months, although, OF course, they
may be punched instead of being
strung out at regular intervals. Here
is the list:
First-The Water board has given
notice that it will ask the people to
vote authority to issue SS,25O,0OO of
water bonds at a special election. The
date was originally fixed for May 10,
but 1t has been postponed, and pre-
sumably will not come OF before June
at the earliest.
Second-The county commissioners
have been figuring on a special cleo
ton to vote additional bonds for
equipment and furniture for the new
court house. Neither date nor amount
has been fxed. although the pro-
visional estimates indicate $25O,0OO.
Third-The electric lighting COM
pany is about to present a new fran
chise for submission to the city coun-
Gil, which, If the council accedes, will
go to popular vote at a special and
separate election.
Fourth--The commission form of
government law will become operative
in July, after which 25 per cent petit
ton will force its submission for pop
ular ratification within sixty days.
Fifth-The regular primary cleo
ton to nominate candidates for state,
county and school district Offices is
scheduled for the third Tuesday in
August, which is a fixed and immova-
BILE date.
Sixth-The general election to
choose between the candidates nomi-
mated at the primary will take place
on the Tuesday after the first Monday
in November.
That is all the elections for which
claims have already been filed, but
the entry list is not yet closed and
there. is no time limit
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-24

modern coke and coal baron Is Henry
Clay Prick of Pittsburg and New York.
He made his millions in and near the
Smoky City and is enjoying them in the
nations melting pot"
Miss Florence Taylor Ward of New
York, whose father was a pioneer diamond
miner in South Africa, has had one OF the
family jewels, diamond weighing nearly
three-quarters Of a carat, set in one OF
her front teeth.
The man who was ordered to lower the
Sumter is living at Los Angees-Colonel
William II. Hammer, u. 5. A, retired. He
was quartermaster sergeant OF the First
artillery in 1861 and acted by order of
Major Anderson.
James Eads Howe, a ST. Louis million
aire and heir TO the late James b. Eads,
who built the Eads ietties at the Missis-
sippi rivers mouth and the Eads bridge
at St. Louis, viii on May ] begin the
publication OF the first regularly Issued
newspaper for boboes in the world.
Fire Chief Croker Of New York who
retires by resignation on MAY I on a pen
sion OF 5000 a year, has been In the
service thirty years. twelve Of them at the
head OF the department. No officer OF the
city on retiring from service in many
years has called forth such sincere ex-
pressions OF regret as Croker His rec
ord puts him at the top Of the list OF fire
generals in this country, overcoming the
handicap Of his uncle, Richard Croker.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-24
Carrie Nation Redivivus

Some of the big daily papers of
England have announced the death of
Mrs. Carrie Nation with appropriate
obituaries. Evidently for once the
faultlessly accurate Britons have gone
astray, for Mrs, Nation not only is not
a lifeless corpse, but is reported to
be daily improving. We hope our
British brethren did not make the
gross mistake OF imagining they could
Kill on great issue that way. Couched
in their announcement is a subtle sense
Of irony that might suggest this. Mrs
Nation, il is true, moderated some of
her methods for annihilating Demon
Rum before her late illness. but up to
last accounts she bad not given up
the old ship. She will probably resume
business as soon as her physical condi-
ton will permit She may not 20 fin
so strong for muscular teetotalism as
before and may discard her little
Ratchet, except for publicity purposes.
but no one who knows Mrs. Nation
and the Sunnower state from which
she halls. would ever think OF saving
that she had quit Presumably our
friends over the sea will seek to throw
the blame Of their inaccuracy upon
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-24

Our amiable hyphenated contem-
.porary declares that 1.-The telephone
business may be, as claimed, natural
monopoly" but insists that competi-
tive dual systems are needed to secure
good service. But suppose we had a
municipal or state-owned telephone,
would we have to have two or three
competing private telephone systems
to insure good service? Everyone
agrees that two telephones are a
costly nuisance. Efficient and salts
factory service should be obtainable
in some other way
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-24
MOTHER.

Alice l.. Wood in HamptOns Magazine
As We grow older and at last are left
without the love that seemed 80 much a
part
OF each days life that never had we
thought
OF il as love, but simply life Itself
What Is II that comes back OF her We miss
With tears more bitter because shed so
late?
Is II the loving eounseIs that throng back.
The wisdom douhly priced as daily prevent
IL II her beauty and her gracousness
That haunts me while ! wake, and comes
in dreams?
No, no. All day and many nights and days
Ny mind Is filled with myriad little things:
The way she kissed me when she tied my
hood
And sent me off to school. title girl;
The Infinite pains she took TO dress my
dolls
And make me parties" with real things
to eat"
And how she'd come a dozen times at night
To bring drink, or comfort me afraid
MY grown-up years seem sudden blotted
out
And all the day aud in my dreams at night
! see her doing all the little things
That she, when We were children, used
TO do
! hear the little words she used to cay
When had hurt myself, or some one made
me cry.
But now / weep; she cannot comfort me.
And tterest are my tears that It's too late
To say Il do know now, how wonderful
you were!'
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-24
Madero Is Marching On.
81. Louis Republlc.

~. Louis itepubllc.
With poignant emotion we note the fact
that Madero-FranciscO /. Madero to be
precise-is marching upon Juarez with an
army, as We write. and will doubtless
reach II in course Of time, A mathema-
tician might pause here with profit. How
far, in all, has Madero marched? Since
November p we have had three days OF
that month, thirty-one each OF December
and January, twenty eight OF February,
thirty-one OF March, and twenty-thus far
of April-l44 days in all. Allowing for
twenty Sundays and twelve other holidays,
when the insurrectos may have played
monte and pelota. we have left l22 days.
Twenty miles a day is but moderate for
these seasoned troops. This totals 244O
miles already covered by Madero and his
gallant men IN their sempiternsl march
upon Juarez. For the last few weeks they
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-24
EDITORIAL SNAPSHOTS.

Chicago News: Representative o'Neill,
who INDUCED in fight in the Minnesota
legislature, may be planning to become the
white mans hope, but the legislative cham
Der is a poor place in which 20 train.
Chicago POST Lee O'Neil Brownies libel
bill has been killed by the Illinois house Of
representatives. Mr.. Browne will have to
be good in order TO keep the papers from
printing disagreeable things about him.
Houston Post: Champ Clark has ordered
that the prayers of the chaplain be printed
in the Congressional Record II will do
no harm. but we doubt II that publication
has an extensive circulation in Heaven.
Philadelphia Record: With 200 cases on
the calendar Of the supreme court of the
United States, a good many Of them will be
apt to rlpen well before the day of judg-
ment.
Chicago Record Herald Pugllstic Champ
ion Johnson is planning to become an ayia-
tor as soon as he gets out OF jail in San
Francisco, Nobody arrests aviators even
when they exceed the speed limits coming
down.
indianapolis News: II Is rather disap-
pointing to learn that the Pullman company
doesn't pay anybody 5000 "A year for nam
Ing its cars. There was more or less salts
faction in feeling that in this one respect
anyhow, the company was being bunkoed.
Louisville Courier-Journa; In the Ma
tional Review Of London Maurice Low as
suTes the world that Japan could not swim
the Pacific and land with enough wind left
to lick the Pacific coast and climb the
great divide. But the world never thought
so. only few followers OF the trades OF
war and agitation.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-24
ENORMOUS FIRE WASTE.
Losses During March Exceed million
Dollars n Day.


Dollars n Day.
New York Tribune.
The fire loss OF the United States and
Canada for March last was SCI. 569. 800 ac-
cording to returns collected by the New
York Journal OF Commerce and CONNER
ciaI Bulletin. The total was more than
double the March loss in 1900. and about
81, 100000 greater than the March loss i'm
1910 The average monthly loss is below
$50, OOOOOO. and large part Of the excess
for last month was due TO the burning 81
the capitol at Albany where the sacrifice
OF property was estimated at s., 500 0OO. But
there were three other fires in which
property worth over 100000 went up IN
smoke.
An absolute waste OF 1900 900 a day last
month and OF s6OOOCG 10 $4,000 DAY in
average months is an appalllng charge en-
American resources. II has been shown
that we burn up eight times as much
wealth as the average European nation
does and that self-imposed handicap is
laid on the productive energy Of the whole
people for every man. woman and child
must ultimately bear a share of the cost OF
the nations fire wastage. When shall we
begin 10 practice the fundamental econ
omy which avoids foolish risks and looks
to the prevention OF fires and fire loss in
stead OF merely insuring against them
II may require little greater initial eX-
pense to improve our building methods,
but the extra outlay will be compensated
for in lower insurance charges and greatly
reduced fire bills. We are squandering
now annually in fires the interest a. per
cent on a capital OF between HOOOoO0 90
and s. 900, 600
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-24
a Dangerous Precedent,

Boston Transcript.
Senator Kenyon OF Iowa has made up
his mind on the Lorimer case. He holds
that knowingly or not Lorimer" got his
seat through a general scheme of fraud
and corruption, and should be turned out
IL this seems like declaration of q jury
mans opinion in advance OF the trial. II
should be borne in mind that the trial
Is now on at the bar Of public opinion.
The Iowa senator-elect puts the danger
Of the Lorimer precedent fairly when he
says the beneficiary of fraud should go
even II not personally participating in the
corruption
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-24
Quaint Eastern Song
By Many Authors
Composite Ballad Entitled an Change
the ThoIns 20 Roses" Now
i'm Vogue.

There is love ballad now the sensa-
tion throughout the East called IN
Change the Thorns 10 Roses II repre-
sents the combined efforts OF many writ
ers who sent In their manuscripts 20 Carl
Laemmle, a wide-awake Yankee in chi
csgo, who Offered goodly sum for the
best music to q set OF words by Arthur
J, Lamb. Then Lsemmle had various
musical judges make a composite tune Of
the manuscripts received, When these
had been grouped the following melody
of the chorus was evolved.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-24
An Example worth FoIIowins.

Springfield (Mass) Republican
The stationmaster at Omaha. Neb., w
W. Keen, who has been a years rail-
road man, has won the gold medal given
by the Union Pacific railroad for the best
kept OF the 356 stations on that line. Mr.
Keen says much credit for this honor be-
longs to all the Caiiroad men who use the
Omaha station. for all take great pride in
having it well kept. That spirit ought to
be catching. the country over.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-24

The United States senate may be
the greatest deliberative body in the
world, but the United States Civil
Service commission does more or less
celebrating. too.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-24

The distinguished citizen who re-
ceives a threatening letter demanding
a few thousand dollars forthwith un-
der penalty of some dire doings should
not feel too highly complimented. 1t
may be only a belated April fool joke.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-24

Senator Hitchcock has been pro-
nouneed by a medical doctor to be
physically sound. Il would be harder
for him to procure a certificate from
"old Doctor" Bryan attesting that he
10 politically sound
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-24

Still. at any rate, We hope Lincoln
vets and drys may go through their
city election without proving up any
colonization or repeating upon each
other.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-24

A Waterman to see that the city
rock pile does not run away is now
urgently called for. Just divide the
rock-pounders into three eight-hour
shifts and the Waterman will he elm
mated
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-24
A Courteous Jolly.

Twenty five railroads have been granted
permission by the Interstate Commerce
commission to reduce their ex-lake grain
rates. Presidents OF the roads should now
take day off TO thank the commission in
person.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-24

1t appears that Julius Caesar Bur
rows is not the only member OF the
of1eial Lorimer whitewash committee
who Will have crossed the great divide
OF politics before this issue is finally
disposed OF. The riffs appear to ex-
tend far into several states.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-24

II the democrats were really in
earnest about that free list" it either
would not be so long or II would
embrace the whole tariff.