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The Holt County sentinel., 1912-08-02
THE LIVE STOCK SHOW.
Mike A. Bright Chosen a. Msnaoi Q
pircctor-A Unique Program.

The Universal EXPOSITION Company
has arranged Ia give a live stock show
IN connection with the Greater 81
Louis Fair TIL. fair will b. held at
the Universal Exposition grounds In
81. Louis county from September 23d
10 the Goth The most prominent citi
Zrns OF ST Louis az" on the advisory
board Former GOV. Francis, who
made the Louisiana Purchase Fair n
success. delivered the principal ad'
dress when the Universal Exposition
club house was dedicated and former
Mayor Rolla Wells. who was leader
of the Old 81 Louis Fair Association.
and IL now president Of the business
Mems League II now prominent IN
the planning the advisory committee
holding It's meetings AZ the LEAGUE,
and the leading associations Of Gret Ter
y, Louis participating
The live stock show being Of very
great importance. IT. management
WAS turned over to the ST Louis Live
Stock Exchange, composed OF com
mission men al the National stock
Yards. and Mike A. Bright, former
president of the Exchange, and the
vice.prcs ident Of the National Lave
Stock Commission Co. WAS chosen
managing director of the live stock
show. This choice was made on the
ground that Mike" is a man Of high
executive ability. q born booster, who
will give the live stock Industry Q
much needed opportunity to secure
recognition as Americas greatest In
dustry. He has selected on his ad'
men IN the St Louis Live Stock En-
change, and various committees are
working out the practical details OF
show that win stimulate the live stock
industry In the thi"y.eight states that
are now getting over hundred mil
lion dollars year from the ST. Louis
market. aud can get twice as much
lust as easily II the farmers will raise
the right hogs, cattle and sheep,
Nj. Bright says This Is TO be a
real SHOW ME SHOW that will prove
the big profits thai lie in good stock
sold on a good malEet, We have the
market, but We need more stock for II
10 sell, Last year We sold over
1000, 900 head OF cattle. hogs and
sheep, getting the highest market
prices for It. This year prices are
hisher than ever here. higher than at
any other Western markets, but We
can't get half enough good stock to
meet the demand. With prime bseves
AZ high - $3.50. hogs around $3.50 ana
$500 and sheep quoted way up 70
$1,000, the farmers and feeders can
ssord 70 roiss Dood stock"
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-08-02
Hunting Notice.

Notice is hereby given by the un.
dersigned that no trapping with any
device. and no hunting with guns, or
otherwise will he allowed upon any OF
oar lands, farms or premises, IN Holt
county, Missouri. Any person:or per.
sJii, found so trespassing, trapping or
hunting upon any of our lands. farms
or premises will he arrested and pros
ecu,cd to the full extent Of the law.
7. {. DUNCAN, l.. I. Moore,
Charles A. Zachman,
Hugh Burrier, Andrew Burrier,
Charles Bartram. S,isannah Russell,
II. Nandcveer. II. Il. Peret.
Harry kreek, Thomas kreek.
Aut Curry. Alex. NanBuskirk,
Frank Allen. Charles Meyer.
Charles Markt W. 5. Taylor
Roy Campbell.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-08-02
Sheriff's Sale.

ny virtue and authority of a general
execut ion. issued from the Office Of
the Clerk ot the Circuit Court ut Holt
County. Missouri. rcturnable al the
August term. 1912. Of said court. and
to me directed In favor Of Geo. May.
IT al, and against Francis Ellen Harris.
] have levied upon aud seized all right =.
title, interest and claim OF the said
Francis Ellen Harris OF, Ia and to the
following described real estate. to.wit:
All Of fractional northwest fourth Of
section ~. TOW nship ~ Of range ~. ex.
cept a i've acre tract In the north
east corner, eretofore sold to one
Matthew Eratton, and except one acre
In the northwest corner, reserved for
school house site.
An lying and being IN the said
county. and State OF Missouri, and !
viii. on
WEDNESDAY. THE 9TH DAY
or AtGIST. A. H.. 1872.
bet ween the hours Of nine O'Clock ~
the forenoon. and live o'clock In the
afternoon Of that day. AT the Court
House Door, In the Guy Of Oregon.
County oi Holt aforesaid. sell the
same. or 81 much thereof a. may be
required. al rublic Ncndue, to the
highest bidder for cash IN hand. Sub.
ieci To all prior liens and judgments.
to satisfy said execution and costs.
a. H. MCNILTI,
Slcrilr OF Holt County. Missouri.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-08-02
COUNTY JUDGES DISAPPEARED
Handed After Search for Mis-.
souri, Officials.

Springfield, Mo, July i,.--I'nable
20 find either OF two Dallas county
Judges for whom Warrants have been
isued by Judge Van Nalkenburgh of
the Western division of the federal
court. in contempt proceedings In con
neciion with the Dallas county rail.
road bond cases, seven deputy mar.
shaIs returned to Springfield.
Not al home" was the reply the
officers met wherever they went. The
Judges were recently ordered TO levy
a tax OF $4,000 to meet interest on
a judgment held against the county
by David lugt of Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-08-02
Order of Publication.
STATE or MISSOURI

! ~ u VIZ NlSSD III,
COuNTN Ot Hour.
In the Circuit, Court. Angus, Term.
lnlo.
Anna Thompson. Plaintiff.
Augustus Thompson. Defendant.
At this day comes the plaintiil
herein 10y her aituInc, before the I'm
dersigncd Clerk In vacation aud files
her petition and affidavit. alleging.
among other things, that defendant
Augustus Thompson. l. not u rcsidcn,
OF the State of Mi>souri:
Whercupon, II l. ordered by the
Clerk, that said Defendant he not flied
10y pub leaf Ion tia, PlaintiiI has com.
menccd u sui, against him In this
Court, the object and general nat IRE
Of which u Ia obi ain for Plant IN a
decree of said Court. divnrc.ng her
from the bonds Of matrimony. con.
tractcd, ~ alleged IN said petition
with the said Defendant. Angus, ~
Thompson. and that she. the said An.
ma Thompson, e awarded the care
and custody of Plaintiffs infant
child, amanda Thompson" and for
such other orders and judgments ~
may be proper IN the premises.
And that unless the said August w.
Thompson, he and appear nj this
Court. 1T the next term, thereof. To
he begun and holden al the Court
House In the city Of Oregon, IN said
County. on the 2iih day of August.
next, and on the first day of said
term. answer or plead TO the petition
In said cause. the same win he taken
~ confessed. and Judgment will bc
rendered accordingly.
And u i further ordered. that a
copy hereof bc published. according
To law. In the lloLr CoUNT, SE>Ti.
NEi, a weekly cwspaper, printed and
published In Holt County, Missouri.
and designated 10y Plaintiffs All ornry.
for four Weeks surcpS>iyely. the las,
insertion Ia br Al lras, fifteen days
before said first day of said August ,
lNl2, Term of said Court.
T.. 4, Dl'Nll\M. Circuit Clerk.
\ true copy from lac record. Wit.
SEAL, ness my hand and the seal OF
the tircui, Court of llol, County,
this eighth dan al July. l"lo.
T.. A. 1T NllAM, Circuit Clerk.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-08-02
Bankers Want Good Roads.

Sedalia, Mo-, July IA committee
Of the Missouri State Bankers asso.
'iation on legisln,lon and good roads
development, composed Of ". T.. Cor.
don OF Marshall, ". =, Wells of Platte
city, and Samuel T.. Trumbull Of
Springfield, Mo, was in session here
with Secretary ", r, Keyser Of that
association. The object of the fnan.
riers is 10 obtain better farming meth
DDS and road improvements all over
the country.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-08-02
THE ses1 ADVERTISEMENT.
Live Stock Brings the q st Glass Of
settlers to . state.

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mar, = go o''. "uver''Ss'
nu., T.. ." ""'e vi course IL
,,.,,,. "e s.o'n ""o
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.II .,.a,,'.I 10 'uo'.u cA'e"s'eIy ID
.,r,a, 80. 80 ue"' Oe'
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... :, -, -, N,"""ee' VIA
IL, '"s oe'' @''ss VI se'
....,...'.,' n' ,,,e ''veh ny
-. 81 ea'e ''V"' MINUS
,,,,. -. SAYS "uee
IL, 80 a' u"ue's SUI at rs .,ue
.n,,,, $780, 49,, ' "ae,.,' 'a"u '.a'
,...,,,.. ,,.' ~" u' anu s'e 'ne
NV ''o'" 'e~u''es'
What was II drew their attention to
these Missouri live stock opportuni.
ties? II was the prices Missouri live
stock brought at the 81. Louis market.
Those prices are w'red every day all
over the country. They are the grea test
chance for free advert sing that a
state can have.
.,,
20 ""' nv" 'ou W
. ."''', o. "s"
~ 80 ~,
.... 81"
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49,, 80
''pp' oo.n ""'e So" '"'.
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:" W" '. n's'''''pp' Dug ."s
''''e a., W. N""e' 'e' ""u''", nave
"oeop''"u '"e ' o''p'. ~
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80
aud h,,, ,,,,,,,,i,,s ,,,,r. an, n, N,Ii
.,r.., A., ,,,n., u,,,h IN, r.,n,r,. ~,
s,curi,v ALL. n, sy,I, n,,,t.,. amy
more than Iiv, .,ocL not. ,dy.r,isnd
,xc.,, ,hr,uuh s,no such d, m,rk.,
N. =, ,,ui. To ,,,d v,od .,oct IN
this market IL to submit II 10 buyers
from the whole country and advertise
the prices II gets to the whole country
sam" as when Missouri heifers
brought xS.15 yesterday at 81. Louis.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-08-02
TO BUILD WORLDS
BIGGEST WARSH|P
Resolution Passes Senate Without
Dissenting Vote.
OTHER NATIONS WOULD FOLLOW
Action viii Cause All Countries to
Investigate Limit Of Possibilities
Panama Canal viii De.
tern,ine Size.

Washington. July IL. - Tillman's
Terror. the most stuperdous battle.
ship the world will ever see" was
provided for. so far as n resolution
passed by the senate IN concerned,
without u negative vote.
The biggest bat 'leship IN the world
,oday IL the Rivadivia. built In the
public. She is 5Sj feet long. can just
about get through the Panama canal.
Is CT $4,000 ,ons displacement and car.
ries IL i2.lnch guns.
Must Have t7.lneh Guns.
IN the first place the Terror must
beat all these specifications OF the
Rivadavi, and her sister ship. the
Moreno. both Of which are being built
In this county. As Great Fri ain.
Japan aud Germany are building ~.
inch gurs o the equal of the Ameri.
"an Iiinch guns. he Terror must
have ~ least I1.nch guns because the
United States has , lG.inch coast ar.
tillery gun witch /, 20 be initiated by
all OF tho foreign nations.
The citadel armor Il the two Ia est
bat,lcships ror i,p United STATES navy
will be from H. To ~ inches thick. an
hat 700, u 10 he considered in III"
next british COZ -truction.
There H. no question that II the
Terror l. authorized for construction,
Great ,ri'1in. .il"an and German
will Immediately find on how big she
Ia to be- aud viii proceed 10 build Ter.
ror No. . or T,r'ot to he second pow.
or Then there mast be an American
super terror ard 80 on ad infinitum.
Naval Experts Disagree.
TheI" H. 70 doubt that the rcsClu.
ton will carsc the nations generally
20 investigate what H. The creates
POSSIBLE battlcShip hat can be bull,
ADMIRAL Togo told the American sen.
l'e sometim" ago that he did not know
Nha' the limi. OF construction could
be but II baitleships are TO be built
with reference 10 the Panama canal.
the limit has been nearly reached.
The naval experts here do no, agree
" to the dimensions of he biggest
| ba;ileship he woii will ever see for
som" time Rear Admiral y. n. Twin.
ing. chief of the bureau OF ordance.
with whom the specifications were
discussed has said he thought an ~.
inch gym might he he limit. and o her
| experts say - inches.
The general impression among hose
who had dreams abou, this grca' ship
Of the future IL that It viii look some.
hing like the Arkansas would have
looked II she had been armorcd. had
eight smokcsiacks and ?o.inch guns.
The guns. OF course. will be mounted
in pairs.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-08-02
Sheriff's Sale in Partition.

John q. Weller. Plaintiff.
VS..
Rufus Pereau, Amanda Myers, FL
len Durston, Harry Il. Stickel, Ever
Rasmussen. William Rasmussen and
Elizabeth Rasmussen. Defendants.
In the circuit court Of Holt county.
Missouri.
by virtue and authority Of a decree
and order Of sale made by the said
court, In the above entitled cause. and
OF cert flied copy thereof. dated June
I, 1912, I will. on
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 18TH. 1872.
between the hours Of nine o'clock In
the forenoon and five o'clock In the
afternoon Of that day. at the front
door OF the court house, In the city Of
Oregon, Holt county, Missouri. sell
at public vendue. to the highest bid.
der. the follow Ing Described real e.
tate. VIZ: The northeast fourth OF
the southwest quarter OF sect ION four
~. In township sixty.two W2D. OF
range thirty-seven CD. In Holt coun.
~. Missouri.
Terms OF sale a. follows. viz: Cash
IN hand. \. X. McNtLTN.
sheriff
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-08-02
L|ONIzEO AMERICAN ATHLETES
THOUSANDS VISIT VICTORIOUS
YANKEES IN STOCKHOLM.
Vessel on Which They Are Living
Center CT Social Activity Through.
out the Day.

Stockholm, luly l1.--Thousands Of
persons visited the Finland. upon
which the American athletes are liv.
ing during their stay In Stockholm
and showered congratulations upon
the victorious Yankees.
The heroes of the hour were James
Thorpe. the Carlisle Indian school ath
lete; Ted Meredith Of the Mercerburs
Pa, academy: lit;le CASTOR Strobino.
The Paterson. y. j.. marathon runner:
Charles Reidpath. the speedy Syracuse
university runner. aud Patrick MELON.
aid, the big New York policeman, who
showed up so brilliantly In he weight
putting events.
iiut the athletic conIuerors did not
monopolize the honors. Those who are
interested In swimming look upon
Duke Kaharamok,l. the Hawaiian man
fish. as al athlete as great us any
other.
The Americans held a ievee and the
liner, flying the S;ars and Stripes. was
the center Of social activity through
out the day.
Many American spectators who had
"ot had an opportunity to greet our
boys" went out to he ship TO pay their
respects. Many OF the other visitors
were foreigners who looked with deep
admiration upon the brswny repre-.
scntatives OF Uncle sam. Some OF the
athletes put In part Of the day seeing
the sights OF the city. while Others
r,ade preparations to depart for DO.
yer. England. whence they sal, sun
day on the vaderland for New York.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-08-02
WEDNESDAY, THE 18TH DAY
OF AUGUST, A, d., 1912,
Trustees Sale.

WI,,,ny Innn, ~ p,,nn nn,J A.,
a. N p,ynr hy ,L,ir dnnd nr rms,
dated m. jo,h day of JuIy, IoIl ami
rrrnrdrd I'm il,r n,,ir. oi iir rrrurdrr
nf deeds oi IInl, comfy. Missnuri nm
th. ISL day nf July IOII In UnnL
IN n, p,"e M, ,nny,,rd IA In, mn,
drrsivn.d In rms, In sccurr tho nny.
mani nf nm. nromissnrl nn,r in snid
trust dr,d described dur In iirer
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-08-02
St. Louis to Send Three Balloons.

81. Louis, July 1.-THE ST, Louis
Million Population club has chartered
a special train to go To the national
balloon races al Kansas Cily, July
-, About l0n members already have
agreed 10 go, Three ST. Louis balloons
will be- entered in the race. Two will
b. supplied by the Million Population
club, and the other by the St Louis
Aero club.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-08-02
Sheriff's Sale.

~ virtue and authority Of a tran.
script execution. ISSUED from the office
If the Clerk uf the tiicuit tuur, oi
Holt County, Missouri, tcturnablc AT
the August term. lul2. Of said court
and 10 me directed In favor ot Frank
rctrcc and against Mrttie Payne, ]
nave levied upon and seized all the
right. title. interest and claim Of the
said Metiir Payne Of IN and tn the
iollowing described real estate. to-wit:
" feet oil the vest side Of lot seven
a.. block seven a. and the easement
md rigl, to build on To the west wall
Of the Hotel building. standing on
10, eight ~ IN said block, and
the right To said wall at any time.
thci original town nov city OF
Oregon. the County Of Holt, state
of Missouri.
All lying and being In the said
County. and state Of Missouri. and
VIII. on
WEDNESDAY, THE 18TH DAY
OF AUGUST, A. D., 1912.
bet " cen the hours of nine o'clock In
the forenoon. and live o'clock IN the
afternoon Of that day. nj the Court
House door. IN the CITY Of Oregon.
County Of Holt, aforesaid. sell the
same. or 80 much thereof a. may bc
required. at Public Nenduc. to the
highes, bidder for cash In hand. sub.
ject Ia all prior liens and judgments,
to satisfy said rXecuiion and costs.
a. u. MCNILTN.
sheriff Of Holt County. Missouri.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-08-02
Lost His Life for So.

Rochester, n. Y, July l7.-Charles
+. lmmekns, a visitor from Pittsburgh,
lost his life In the Erie canal while
diving for his pocketbook, He lost
the p0cketbook while In the water to
recover IA companions straw hat and
entered the water again to save IS.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-08-02
Cashier Short S1,O0O2

Seneca. Kas,, July l7.--John c. Me.
CURE. cashier of the State bank OF
Bancroft, this county, was arrested by
Sheriff Andrews on charge OF being
a defaulter, The state bank commits.
sioner. J. y, DOlley, made the charge
In going over the books the state &C.
cOuntant found that the shortage would
amount TO about $1,000. Mcclure was
ys,sased ~ $1,000 bond.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-08-02
Curtis Home for Campaign.

TopeHa, Jnly lI.-Sena, Charles
Curtis returned TO Topeka 10 open his
campaign for the UEitcd States senate
against Governor Siubbs and will be.
gin speaking tour OF The state at
GreenI"af. July -, This Is the first
aud only dlIc Gun is has fixed thus
far.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-08-02
The OREGON lNTERURBAN
TINE TABLE.

No'e.A.Daily Except Sunday.
A special train for stock and car.
load shipments will leave Oregon at
1910 y. m, whenever desired by
shippers.
Notice: All local freight will leave
Oregon on the $40 a. m. train.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-08-02
killlno Heat In Germany.

Cologne, Germany, July l7-Twenty
persons have been drowned In the last
two days In the Rhine below this city
while bathing. Their deaths are 1t.
tributed TO the extreme heat.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-08-02
Sheriff's Sale.

H., ,...,.... 49,, ...,.,.
by virtue ana authorityofa general
execution, issued from The office u
ne = 'erk ni W, circuit Court OF
ln.,e county MISSOURI, rcturnable
,he September Term. lola, OF said
court ana Y" me directed IN favor of
Wn ~ Mnfg' ana against harles
IW'rrSom' nave levied upon ana
s'ncu az VIZ heIil, ullr' intctett
',,u c,a'nl oI we sam lailts ia'trr-
sou OF w anu 10 the iollo"ihg de.
>'r'"u Ieal estate lo'Wit
wv commencing W fods south 81
,uc norInWcs, corner OF section thirty
nVe' township siNly' oi range thirty
r,k.,' ,,r,''e Gas, % RODS; thence;
noI,h 'ir'c ana ! u'gfees, east tl,ir-
'een rons 10 center OF road; thence
.ou'n - anu ! degrees: east hfty-
TWO ImS' lne're south ~ degrees.
i. !. kreek 5.acre tract: thence west
,WNi .,'nse SOUTH yen rous 10 the
Of section thirty live aforesaid; thence
west nty-eieht rods to the
southwest corner Of said quar-
ter section: thence north to
the commencing corner. except
from the above tract live acres In the
southeast parl ana being the same j
acres sold 10y VIM. kauchcr to J.. ].
krcek, on the 18th day Of March,
lsW. ana more full described at hook
M, page $40. OF the real estate rec.
cords Of Holt County. Mo. Also ex.
eepl from the frsi mentioned tract
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-08-02

The oldest bank IN the county.
Transacts a general banking business.
Interest paid on time deposits. Drafts
sold on all the principal cities of the
country and Europe. Have made spe.
cial arrangements to collect money
due from estates In foreign countries.
The accounts OF farmers, merchants
and individuals respectfully solicited,
Special care given TO any business In.
trusted to us.
Telephone No. 10.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-26
..r,oHT 70 HEAR SUNDAY.
woren Rush Police Force at Whss
a!y0"sS.s' y. -. aa:a EnAeanaa

! ws.r,en nush Police Force At Wheel
Inc. ". Va, to Gain Entrance.
wheeling, w. Va. March 26.-The
nyieers 81 the law in this city were
Sive,, = mild taste of the strong arm
e woman's suffrage at the tabernacle
vhen evangelist BILLY" Sunday gave
III address to women only. Chief OF
pn,ice Hastings assigned dozen OF
Nh best officers for duty where multi
niied thousands Of women were bat
tti,nx FOR admission into the huge meet
inr place. OFFICER Miller's left hand in
.nme manner came into contact with =
voman's face, and she bit his great
Hnxer to the bone. One bite was
eiroush. and during the short period
that followed the woman's companions
sained vantage point, and made great
inro4de on the enemy. In the mad
sSamoede a number of women were
Htereliy trampled to earth. Officer
Hildebrand was in the act OF rescuing
me Door soul from the mire when he
MasScaught, by an avalanche Of coats
ana amiiiineSys and shortly afterward
found himself in the: mud. with the on
cominS crowd passing over him and
Iejr1 him for . stepping stone.
! esSVhile oelicef Rapier was ASSISTING
a663tsr HIldebsAnd. . woman gave him
Gevit3eps ehfast with hat pin and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-26
TO FORM LOAN ASSOCIATION.
Iowa Falls Citizens interested in Or
uanizations Of Enterpriss.

Iowa Fails Citizens Intor0SS0o W W.
oanizations Of Enterpriss.
Special to Times-Republican.
Iowa Falls. March 25.-A program
of interest to everyone who Is inter
ested in the present and future well
fare and development OF Iowa Fails
has been arranged by the officials OF
the Commercial Club for the annual
meeting Of that organization on We'd
nesday evening Secretary Reynolds or
the Perpetual Provident & Loan Asso-
citation Of Cedar Rapids will be pres
ent and speak on the subject OF build
ing and loan associations with which
no has been associated for many years.
The demand for such an association
here makes an address Of this kind op-
FORTUNE and 1t will attract much at
tertion. Leonard Fowler. an expert ad-
yertising man of Chicago. will also be
present and speak on the development
of cities thru the medium OF publicity
well placed. Mr.. Fowler Is now IN
charge of a big advertising campaign
to be inaugurated the first or the
month by the business men or the CITY
and is we'll qualified by years OF exper-
ience, to speak along these lines. Re-
freshmentse will be served and reports
made by the officers OF the club.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-26
RATE CASE BRIEF READY
Gommissionsr Inorns viii fiie vo;u",-
inous Arguments With Commerce
Board April 1-Eisht States Seek to
Reverse sanborn's Dseress.

Des Moines, March 26.-Copies of the
brief and argument, 400 pages in vol
ume. which eight state boards of rail-
| road commissioners prepared to pre-
sent to the supreme court of the United
States in the hope Of securing re-
versal of Judge Sanborn in the fa-
! nous Minnesota rate cases. were re-
ceived in Des Moines yesterday.
Clifford Thorne, a member Of the
Iowa state board Of railroad commits
sioners, ard chairman Of the committee
from eight states that prepared tbs
| document. will file the brief with the
| supreme court April 1. Mr.. Thorne is
now in Washington with other Iowa
state officials and rate experts appear
Ing In behalf Of tho state in rate cases
before the interstate commerce COM
mission.
Freight rate experts, who have ex-
! amined the brief, say. 1t Is a most COM
iprehensiye one and believe the con.
Itentions Of the state boards will be up
held by the high tribunal.
The state commissions argument II
that Judge Sanborns decision, II up.
held viii destroy all powers vested ir
state boards Of railroad commission
ers as far as the regulation of rates is
concerned.
The gist Of the doctrine espoused In
the Sanborn decision Is explained by
the brief as follows: "Any reduction OF
state rate which may affect COM
petitor in the same business outside OF
the state unless an interstate rate is
reduced, or which shipper or passen-
ger may, thru the exigencies OF the
business, make use Of on a portion OF
an Interstate haul, is an interference
with interstate commerce"
The states Joining in the fight Tor
reversal are Nebraska, Kansas, South
Dakota, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Mis-
souri,, Texas and Iowa.
Following are the names OF the per-
sons who assisted in preparing the ar
gument: H. T. Clarke. Jr., George A
Henshaw, John Marshall. Royal G
Johnson, p. w. Dougherty. Grant G.
Martin, U. q. Powell. William D. Will
Iiams, w. H. Stutsman, H. r. Ogelsby
and Dwight N. Lewis. Judge J. H.
Henderson and Clifford Thorne OF the
Iowa state board Of railroad commits
siOners.