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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-09-26

ing any former year, owing to the
abundant rainfall and favorable wealth
er during the latter part of the grow
ing season.
Late threshing returns bear out
early estimates that the state has this
year produced the greatest crop OF
small grain since South Dakota was
settled by the whites. Details of the
results of threshing from the shock
follow:
Webster-One hundred and seventy
five acres of bluestem wheat on the
farm Of John Johnson threshed out an
average Of 25 bushels per acre. l. p.
Brown, oats, &c bushels per acre. John
Hanson, barley, 81 bushels Of first
grade. Col. Russell, bluestem wheat,
80 bushels; oats So bushels.
Britton-Oats on the Gus Lanberg
farm averaged 1O4 bushels per acre.
His hard wheat averaged 1914 bushels.
Canova-Sam Couch, oats. so bush.
els; barley, so bushels.
Wagner. M. Rhinehart, wheat 2S
bushels, his total yield being in the
neighborhood of 10000 bushels.
Murdo-O. L. Mccullough, oats, 20
bushels; speltz. IL bushels; winter
wheat, IL bushels. Small grain in this
vicinity was given a backset by exces.
sively hot and dry weather the latter
part Of June.
Gettysburg-J. F. Weaver, winter
] wheat, 20 bushels.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-09-26
Correspondence
PRIEST ON

Mr. Fish and Mr.. Knapp went to
Brookings Sunday and Mr.. Knapp
started for his home in New York.
Micheal Hoffman left Saturday even
ing to 20 to Montana whore he has
taken up a homestead.
Mrs w. +. Plumb and her cousin,
Mrs. VIM. Cochran Of Marion, Indiana,
we're shopping in Esteiline Saturday.
Mr.. McWilliams of Wall Lake, Iowa,
IS here looking after the farm hat his
father lately purchased Of Mr.. Knapp.
Quite a number Of Prestonites at,
tended the Brookings county fair and
report a good fair.
Bert Terrell is putting up a silo.
Quite "A number OF silos are being built
this year in B~rookings county, which
indicates that we are not going to be
behind our neighbors.
Mrs. VIII Strain returned home
Tuesday from the hospital at Volga.
O. d. Plumb is building new chin
neys and reroohng the home Of ED
Chambers, whore .. d. is living at
present.
Mrs. A. y. Coleman viii move to
Bruce in the near future.
Potatoes are so plentiful that it
hardly pays to dig them and South
Dakota never saw such a fine crop Of
corn and it is almost out Of danger
of frost.
jim jerks bought a new eam over
near Brookings.
Valley Plumb and Mrs. VIM. Coch-
ran were in Volga last week.
Mrs Anna Coleman went 10 Aurora
last week where she will visit with
her parents for a few days then will
20 70 Libby Minnesota. where her
husband is building a new house
NJ. Vanlaningham. father OF Stacy
and Harry. returned 10 his home near
Perry Iowa. las, week.
VIII Plumb and wife drove over to
the farm ina; VIII has rented OF Mr.
O. B-ooki-Es
Mlas Bessie H~a-o.dzol l@tt las. FL
ca . 70 10 G--5z.e A~-ly-l here
W. - e-rzz-6 IL teaching z
5000 coming year
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BUSHN

A number Of our citizens took their
children to the fair on Wednesday,
among whom were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Coldsbury, Mrs. Armstrong, Mrs. Rob
bins and Mrs. LOOMS.
Mrs. Cotterill, Mrs. Merrill White
and Miss Maude Smith were fair visi.
tors on Thursday.
Mrs. l. G. Loomis attended the fair
on Thursday to hear the socialist
speaker.
Mr. and Mrs. Sedan, Mr.. and Mrs.
Nartip, Jack Coon, Clair Hendricks
and the Misses Wilson and Young took
in the Prince of Tonight" at the
Bpookings opera house on Thursday
night.
Mrs. II. j. Berrin and daughter ar
rived from Tacoma. Wash, for a visit
with ,her sister, Mrs. l. G. LOOMS. on
Friday nlorping.
A little daughter was born TO Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Soden on Friday.
Rev. yames preached his farewell
sermon Oh Sunday. He will suppl,
the pylpi al Coleman. 8. d.. until
AFTER the conference at Yankton, an
he can secure . successor in the pos
Office.
Mrs. Coon and Mr, Martin are OF
the sick list this week,
The LOOMS family with thei Wash
g,on friends took IN the sights o
Brookings on sunday
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
state Of South Dakota,
County of Brnnkinps GO

pNdNt OF SUUIH DdKOta,
County of Rrookings. IS.
In the County Court.
In the matter of the Estate of Richard
G. Fridley, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned.
administrator of the estate Of Richard G
Fridley, deceased. to the creditors and all
persons having claims against said deceased
to exhibit them with the necessary vouchers
within four months after the first publica-
ton of this notice, to said administrator at
his residence in the City of Bookings.
Brookings County, South Dakota or at the
office of his attorneys, Cheever & Cheeve,
at the City OF Brooklngs, Brookings County.
South Dakota.
Dated at Bookings. South Dakota. this
twenty-third day OF September. 1912.
James X. Fridley,
administrator Of the estate OF
Richard C. Fridley, deceased.
Cheever & Cheever,
Attorneys fer Administrator
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Mrs. Martin went TO Sioux City on
Monday to visit friends.
Glen and Warner Felton, Of Kaney,
Kansas, who have been spending the
summer with friends here returned to
their home on Tuesday
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State Of South Dakota,
County OF Brookings, as.

state or south Dakota,
County Of Brookings. IS.
In the County Court.
In the matter of the estate of Magner
Anbjornsen. deceased.
Pursuant TO an Order of this Court made
on the gath day Of September, 1912, Nocce
Is Hereby Given that Monday, the 14th day
OF october, 1912, at two o'clock in the after
noon at the office of the County Judge. at
the Court House In the City OF Brookings,
in the County of Bookings, South Dakota,
has been appointed by the Judge OF said
Court as the time and place for hearing
the petition OF Anna Hillestad for issuance
to N. T. Nelson of Letters OF administration
OF the estate of Magner Anbjornsen. de-
ceased. when and where any person inter
ested in said estate may appear and show
cause why said petition should not be
granted.
Dated at Brookings. South Dakota, this
24th day of September. 1912.
(Seal of County Court) Geo. p. Hall,
Judge OF the County Court
Cheever & Cheever.
Attorneys for Petitioner.
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by delegates, but only routine
business was transacted. w. A. Cald-
we'll of this city, moderator of the
Presbytery, presided.
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NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION FOR
OF ADMINISTRATION

Attorneys fer Administrator.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-05-08
OKLAHOMA
WILL MAKE
HE "Inhu
EXHIBIT
lContinred from Page Ono

AN"ftttlli' ca rum tdSt OHtl
v estcrn counties of the state in an
effort to send an exhibit which wiz
carry off the prize. This cup was
Won last year by Woodward county.
Oklahoma and Woodward county men
have already served notice that they
irtend to defenJ the Gu this year.
Last year, mos Of the products
shown were gathered from the County
Demonstration farms, conducted by
state board Of agriculture But this 5
year. the committee plans to make
the exhibit represent the agriculture
OF the entire western part Of the state
and any persons or organizations are
entitled to compete
The committee which Will have
charge Of the Oklahoma exhibit ia
composed OF The following mem Hon.
u W. L. Corley. Howe Okla. who is
4 member of the board of agriculture.
Supt s W Black Goodwoll, Okla.
and Iavle WOodson of Oklahoma
City. Okla
A movement is already on foot to
attempt to secure the 1913 congress
and exposition for Oklahoma Hence
il is desired 10 make an especially
creJitable exhibit this fall II is
proposed 10 take 1000 cotton bOlls TO
Lethhr dge to be distributed AS
souvenirs At Colorado Springs more
attention was attracted by the cotton
than by any other feature Of the Ok
lphona exhibit and it was difficult
10 keen visitors from carrying away
the bolls
The International Dry FARMING OK
n0sitt0n is the 7argP-t agriCulturai
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-05-08
THE OLD PLEA
He Didn't Know 1t Was Loaded. :"

Tho coffee drinkar seldon, realizes
that coffee containe tho drug caffeine
sertoua noison 10 tho beart and
nerroe causfnr nan, forms of die.
! caro- notiroably dyene,eia
~ mas lover of ncffee and ,,sed If
ofr man, yeare and did ont raaIiyc
| tho Mad offecfs vae auffo,ino. rroln
pe osn M. H. ;,gt IL h,inrious a.
coeoa non',,,eo Z, tno canf,.nq
caftein. h4Fsame dEyrl ronnd in
( rorfoo
~ ri,e, y.,s troubIad with jndi.
iroetior 4did nnt atf,ihrto tbe
,r,ni,lo ~ tho ueo of ootfoe but
,tbo,,gbt 1, asoeo fron, otbor causes
Ei,b thoso att.5a,s had sick head.
H.,cbe nan.ao snd yonnitinq Finatly
NJ se+o,r,6y w., q in such "a condition
,.o,,id sc.r~ol,. ro+'.,, .ar.,.' ,cod
- l@,e,,,,od .. .,b,.siria, yr.e to1d
..il ,ro.,i1,',. ''.,.,,l ,ra,,, indians,ion
h,, a.as nnt ;nforrnad r.hat caused
,ha fn5t.os,i,., ront an u.iib the
,.,.ffoo a9d l(t on u-i,h tba tro,bles
- a.l. ,1,,,ttn,,d "a orou.
a.,rsa f,ar, VAN - raar untiI n
Ja"aIo ~ i,,,o .,ronfc disrrhoa
-. ,nd sag.ro attacle of vomit.
i,... no,id laar nothinn nm NV
s,on..rb and he,..,,e = moro shadow
- p,', rn,, ia tn l90 nnnnds
- s....oial,.t infor,nnd mo had q
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-05-08
WOMAN SWEARS
R|CHESON IS A
NORMAN ELDER
oBy Associated Press)

Boston. May S-Clarence v
Richeson, under sentence Of death
for the murder OF AVS Lmnell. has
been a Mormon elder and secretly
connected with the Mormon oreanl-
cation for several years. although
preaching from a Baptist pulpit, ae-
cording to sworn statement Just
made before William A. Thibodeau,
an attorney and justice Of the
peace The author of the anidaVit.
Mrs Louise Z. Britain, claims to
have been formerly connected with
the Mormon church and to have
been a celestial wife OF a New York
man. who is at the head OF the
Norman organization in the east.
In the statement Mrs Britain
asserts that she has known Richie
son for several years. first meeting
him three years ago at a Mormon
conference on Staten Island, where,
she says. the Baptist clergyman
was recognized as one Of the elders
and was practically active in the
affairs Of the conference She has
since seen him many times IN ana
around Boston. and has given him
the Mormon signs, which always
were answered, |, she claims. She
says she attended a Mormon con
ference at Providence, r L. little
over a year ago, at which Rcheson
was present, and that she received
commands from him AS a Mormon
elder at Boston gathering of the
leaders Of the church
N{Opoan Tolls St0rY
'' ebor, time ago Arr, Rrittatn
borame convicted from NIormonism.
., aIio "" 'N'0u t'0lA w. - ~ ''t'''
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-05-08

John B. Fairheij the trsTster man
has bought ncv model BgicE car. 4
as a beauty.
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! BatchelOr a. Mav S-Thc last
link binding this town with the out
side world hy rail was several late
last night. when the swift waters from
4 Torras creyasse swept away a lona
stretch of the Texas and Pacific rail
road tracks a short distance east oi
here
/ Bachelor had been a sort Of con
centration point for the floC | suffer
ers in the surrounding country Hun
dreds Of them we're brought here and
later taken 10 New Roads, 10 be dis
+ tibuted among the various relief
camps a Baton Rouge and other
places.
With the last means ol rail com
THniCatiOu cut off and with the sca'c-
litv Of boats so much ncede ir the
work of rescuinc the homeless the
situation has grown extremely serious
There still are hundreds Of others
- no must .be rescued immediately
reports reach here at ali hours OF
THE dav Of peonle maro0ned in hotre@
barns and ON tops of houses. A mes.
sage was received late last CHI from
Lettsworth. six miles north OF here.
that fifty people were crowded into
one house west of there. and we're m
Imminent danger of being dr-T Tned.
The Nouse was washed from its
foundation AMI was floating around in
The water Boats were 1urriedly dis
pa tched 'here.
Another appeal for help came from
small v,lage several miles west
cf here. where score OF people we're
said to be clinginS TO the roof Of
barn when was being buffeted at )ut
in the torrent A boat lett here at
daylight TO take them of.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-05-08
Cars Overturned in Wate7

When the first section Of the reliet
special sped through the water which
v as running over the tracks Just
north Of MOrganza. scores of people
we're seen standing waist deep in
water near the railroad signaling the
train 10 stop The water was ri. ing
SO rapidly that those in charge OF
the train decided it would imperil the
lives Of ali those on board 10 delay
the trim The train was not stopped
In some instances force has to ue
employed in getting people out Of the
danger zone one family consistin5
OF man wife and a i2year-old boy
refused 10 leave their cabin wtich
was fast becoming uniuhabiaole
They were picked up bodily and car
riel to the train After being placed
aboard the bow become so frightened
he Jumped through an open window
He was reCaptured.
Urgent appeals for boats to be
used in rescue work have been scnt
to Governor Sanders at New Orleans.
I he steamer City of Shreveport and
shipment Of dozen skiffs are due
to arrive in Bachelor today
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-05-08
More Heavy Rains

! New Orleans. MAY thousands ol
anxious people in the FLOOD menaoed
districts Of Louisiana were disheart
oned today by heavy rains that pct
ed at levees already strained almost
to the bursting point by the swollen
Mississippi All night long armies Of
workmen fought to strengthen those
dikes that held firm while other en-
bankmlAts gave way before the flood
that now covers portions Of eighteen
parishes.
/ Reports OF life loss were received
a several concentration camps today
While these have not been specidcaI
ly verified, it is conceded that many
persons per he'd as the flood waters
rushed ON tneir homes.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-05-08

One hundred baseball suits 1925
per sut while they ast--at o.
smiths.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-05-08

TU0 Ia1IcH n The EDW0rth league
arr preparing program 20 be r7n-
dorcd on Mothers Day. mex. SuG7ay.
They viii "ls0 distribute flowers
among the SICK mi the poor md 9th
prnisc CndeavOv 10 shed sunnsh'1e
aad bring hap7 ness 10 many Guthrie
homes
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churches which baptise by INNER
sion
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WAIST DEEP
|NkFLO0O;
No HELP
Continued from Page One)

last of the special trains which have
/ been bringing refugees OFT Of the
country around Bachelor arrived
here last night When the two reliei
trains We're about ready to leave
Bachelor word was received that
there was grave danger Of being cut
off by a threatened washout in the
tracks eyerS. miles east OF that
place
When the first train arrived at tie
point of trouble water was flowing
over the tracks for a distance OF ave
mics. But the train passed over
safely. When the second section ar
ryed the water was rushing over the
track about two feet deep An at,
tempt was made O reaCl the other
side OF the WashOut, yut about half
way across the track gave way and
the cabOOse and three cars topp eu
over Occupants OF the lerailcd cars
we're thrown into the water but es-
capped without injury They were
transferred to other cars and brough,
On to New Roads.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-12
MOTHER DIES NEEDLEsSLY
Goes Into Burning Building for
Children Already Saved.

Trying to save her children. who hsd
already been rescued. from fire which de-.
stroyed a four story brick tenement house
at No. S07 Tompkins avenue, Brooklyn. Mrs
Celia Kooperstein was burned TO death
yesterday. Firemen found her charred
body on the third floor, lying across ths
doorway OF her apartment.
Owen Powes, Of No, 12s Marcy avenue.
who was the first to discover the fire,
rushed into the building. He found the
three Kooperstein children alone and car
ried them TO the street himself. BY that
time an alarm Of fire had been sent In, fol-
lowed by second, which brought Chief
Lally Every one had been taken safely
out Of the building by the police and fire.
men, when Mrs. Kooperstein, who had
been to the grocery store, returned shs
saw the flames coming from her apart
ment. and. eludlng the vigilance Of the
police, rushed into the building screaming
that her babies were being burned and
wildly calling them by name. Several at
tempts were made by the firerncn TO follow
the frantic woman, but the flames pre-
vented every attempt.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-12
.PITNEY OPPOSED IN SENATE
Labor Rulings Delay Confirma
tion for Supreme Court.
(From Tho Tribune Bureau ]

Washington, March u.-Further opposi-
tIon TO the nomination Of Chancellor Nah
Ion Pitney, OF New Jersey. to be asso-
ciate Justice Of the Supreme Court OF the
United States, was encountered In the SEN
ate to-day. After an executive session OF
more than an hour adjournment was taken
without a vote. II II expected, however
that all Of the speeches in opposition to the
sppointment will have been delivered to-
morrow. when the Senate will approve the
selection OF the New Jersey jurist.
There are indications that an effort VIII
be made by several Democrats to make the
pitney appointment tho occasion Of po-
liticai demonstration in behalf Of organized
labor. Senator Culberson and Senator Reed
both took exception 10 Chancellor Pltney :
attitude toward labor. as exemplifed In his
oninI>n in the case of the George Jones
Glass Company against the Glass Bottle
Blowers Association, upholding an injunc-
tion which was directed against, among
other things. the "peaceable persuasion
Of workers by strikers to gain their end
senstor Cuberson confined his criticism
IN this one case,~ but Senator Reed, In d
vehement speech, made the sweeping dec
lsration that Chancellor Pitney was the foe
~ oreanized labor Senator O'Gorman VIII
also sneak I'm opposition 10 confirmation
senator Clark. Of Arkansas, Will speak IN
favor of IT,
New-York tribune., 1912-03-12
OLD SOUTH CHURCH LEASED
Historic Edifce Now To Be Used by
Christian Science Congregation.

Tho trustees have leased tho Old South
Church, at the southeast corner Of Madison
avenue and 3sth street to the Fifth church
Of Christ. Scientist. which has been occupy
ing quarters I'm Berkeley Lyceum.
The Old South Church has been In the
market at 10000 since tho new edihcc for
the congregation was erected. at Park
avenue and s5th street. in l9oo. The lease
OF the Old South Church property contains
a clause by which II can be nulliied In the
event Of sale The church was founded
early in tho history of Manhattan Island.
and It's first place Of Worship was within
the old fort AT the Battery. Later II was
moved 10 tho site now'occupied by the city
Hall. Next its activities were transferred
10 a site In East 23d street. and about half
a century ago the Madison avenue church
was built.
Tho lease was negotiated 10y Peaso &
Gilman
New-York tribune., 1912-03-12
PACKERS SCORED AT TRIAL
They Have No Defence, Says
Government Counsel.

Chicago, March u.-Government attorneys
concluded their argument to-day on the
motion of the defence TO have Judge Car
penter take the packers case from the jury
and discharge the ten defendants. To-
morrow morning the defence will close Its
argument in support OF tho motion, and II
is expected that Judge Carpenter VIII give
bis decision without delay.
District Attorney James n. Wilkerson
Special Counsel James NJ. Sheean, and Spe-
cIal Counsel Pierce Butler, who occupied the
entire day in presenting their arguments in
opposition to the granting OF the motion
declared that the government had conclu'
sively proved its case.
Special Counsel Butler said:
The government has encountered many
dif1culties Records we wanted have been
DESTROYED Witnesses were reticent In
many instances. There was throughout the
trial lack of candor on the part OF the
packing company employees who were called
AS a result our evidence Is Of = circum-
stantiai character No one expected We
would be able to prove ever % charge @ es
difficultles the record in the case shows
that the government has proved every OF
fence charged in the indictment
The case is made and the jury shoulo
decide It. The fears these men have mao
from the day of the famous immunity batu
TO the present hour are ABOUT 10 oe rear
ICED. They have no defence.
District Attorney James II. Wilkerson
smoke half an hour In closing the srgu'
,,ant ~ the government
New-York tribune., 1912-03-12
w. B. CUTTINGS WILL FILED
Specific Bequests of More Thar
Sl,25O,OOO to Relatives.

The will of William Bayard Cutting. a
lawyer and director of many corporations
was fled yesterday in the surrogates'
office. II makes specific bequests of more
than sl,2JO,OO0 Mr.. Cutting died on March
1 on a special train of the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific Railroad near Rock ISL
and. H., while hurrying TO New York from
New Mexico. where he suffered an attack
of indigestion.
Mr.. Cutting gave to his son Bronson
Murray Cutting, who lives at Santa re,
n. NJ. sJ0oOc0. The testator mentioned In
his will that in the lifetime OF his son
William Bayard Cutting. ir, who is dead
he gave him $4,000. His daughter Mrs,
Justine y. Ward. wife Of George Cabot
Ward. gets $4,000, and he gave similar
amount 10 his daughter Miss Olivia Cut
ting. Mr.. Cutting placed in trust s2eoo"
for his granddaughter, Iris Margaret cut
ting. daughter OF the late william Bayard
Cutting, jr.. who lives near Florence italy
The residue of the estate goes to MIS-
Olivia NJ. Cutting. wife OF the testator.
Mr.. Cutting left no real estate In New
York. All his real estate in Summit. n. j.
he gave To Francis II. Bergen. He gave
5000 to John d. Miller. who Is described
as being in his service" and $500 to the
Emmanuel Church.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-12
BIG PROFIT IN ORE TRADE
Traffic Authority Says Steel
Trust Has Large Advantage.

Washington, March t1.-Figures intended
to show that subsidiary railroad companies
allied with the United States steel Cor
poration, By high freight rates. earn large
dividends which go to stockholders of the
steel Corporation. and that such railroads
are an advantage TO the steel trust over
connecting concerns that own none, were
submitted to the Stanley investigating COM
mittee to-day by Guy NJ. Freer, traffic
authority.
Statistics presented by Mr. Freer showed
high freight rates on ore roads and large
earnings The Duluth. Missabe q Northern
Railroad, he showed in 1910 made return
of more than 240 per cent on It's capital
stock when the ore rate from the minnesota
mines to Lake Superior was so cents ton
The Pittsburgh steamship Company. an
other steel Corporation subsidiary which
carries ore down the lakes, 1t wes shown
made large earnings.
"The profit 10 the steamship company IN
the handling Of the ore was 24R cents q
ton" Mr.. Treer asserted. THAT profit on
the total capitalization of s2o,50o,0oo IS IL
per cent"
Mr.. Frecr said that coal and other COM
modities were carried merely TO reduce the
expense Of transporting Of the ore.
From Conneaut Harbor orc is transported
10 Pittsburgh over the steel Corporations
road, the Bessemer & Lake Erie, at net
rate Of 96 cents a ton, distance OF lp
miles. Mr. Freer said the net earnings OF
this road in 1910 were sS,72s,000.
The 96-cent ore rate from Lake Erie
ports. Mr.. Freer said. was fixed at con-
ference of railroads in the district. Mr..
Reed, counsel to the corporation. said the
Bessemer & Lake Erie never participated IN
any such conference, but adopted the rate
after il had been fixed by other roads.