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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-18
THE COMMERCE COURT.

There is an appeal Of great interest
10 this whole region pending in the L.
$. Supreme Court from the Commerce
Court. That is the case involving pro-
tests from shippers in this city, in
Reno, in Spokane, and in other places
involving the rates as between the long
and the short haul. The Interstate
Commerce Commission held that the
railroads have no right 10 charge a
higher rate for the short than for the
long haul, and made general reductions
to these intermountaiD points. The
Commerce Court suspended these reduc-
tions, and the Interstate Commerce
Commission appealed to the Supreme
Court Of the United States, which has
not vet decided the case
Another case Of A good deal of inter
est is the lemon case in California
where the Interstate Commerce Com
mission ordered reduction from S1,l5
to Sl00 per hundred pounds, and the
Commerce Court eujoiued the Commits
sion from putting its order into CT
feet.
Twenty cases have been ap-
pealed TO the Commerce Court from the
Interstate Commerce Commission S rul.
ings. The railroads succeeded in get
ting restraining orders against the
! Commission in twenty of these eases
But in the eight appeals taken from
the Commerce Court TO the United
States Supreme Court. the Supreme
Court has overrulod the Commerce
I Court in every one.
! Those who have kept tab on the diff
ferences between the Commerce Cour,
and The Interstate Commerce Cornmis:
sion fully believe that tho Commerce
/ Court has set ont deliberately 10 annu,
the work of the Interstate Commerce
Commission wherever il was possible Ia
+ do 80, and these same persons fully be
! licye that the Supreme Court Of tho
I United States viii reverse the Com
mcrce Couri on AL points Of difference
/ between this new cour; and the Inter.
state Commerce Commission.
There would appear, as a matter of
! fact, TO be no reason whatever WHY the
| Commerce Court shouId have annuled
the ruling of the Interstate Commerce
Commission with respect 10 the long
J and short haul. The law is reasonabl,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-18

plain in its evident intent TO prevent
the railroads from charging more Tor
short haul than for long haul, and
the Commission, in making its order
accordingly. was clearly backed by the
law, It seems inevitable that the Sn-
nreme Court Of the United States must
ovorrule the Commerce Court on this
point also.
In the meantime. there can be no
doubt but that the Commerce Court
has made a bad mess of 1t from the le-
gal standpoint. When n court is re.
yersed in all its decisions that are sp.
pealed from. it would seem as though
the usefulness OF that court. if il ever
had any usefulness, has departed and
this is evidently the opinion Of both
Houses Of Congress, since they have
united in aboishng the Commerce
Court 1t is very likely that Presi.
dent Taft might feel disposed TO veto
bill that had nothing else in il than
the abolition of this court; but as the
abolition comes in AN appropriation
bill. and takes also the drastic form Of
off all appropriations for thai,
court, it can he assumed that the court
is practically abolished hv the Joint
action of the two Houses of Congress.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-18
A WoMAN's CONFESSION.

A good deal of sarcastic comment is
INDUCED in upon the case of woman
in Okla homs who confesses 10 having
made a mistake in her marriage She
has written a letter to Representative
B. s, Mcclure of that State, beseech-
ing his good offices in helping her 10
remedy that mistake. She wrote TO
him thus; 81 married veteran of the
Civil War. Ny husband died and !
WAS paid a pension OF $l2 a month as
his widow, but / became entaugled in
matrimony again and married a worth.
less man. If you can arrange with the
pension bureau to get back my pension
Of $l2 month received as the widow
of the first husband. ] will agree TO
divorce my second husband -
OF course, Representative McGuire
cannot do anything TO help this woman
TO remedy her mistake Ii will be i'm
possible for him to promise to restore
her TO the pension roll if she will ret
Il divorce, because that weuld be
against public policy. But on the main
question Of the mistake of the woman
it can fairly be said that many other
women. if they would speak what is
IN their hearts would saw that they
also made a mistake in marrying the
man they did.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-18

count for the ruling ont of railroad
steamers from that traffic. Railroad
steamers will still be allowed under the
bill to ply between this country and
3sistic ports, but not with the Ha-
waiian Islands or the Philippines. They
Will he allowed to ply between the
West coast and Australia, and between
our East coast ports and Europe, AT
rica, and Asia. but not with our near
ncghbors.
The design evidently is to hold the
railroads in leash and prevent them
monopolizing the American trade in
the interest of the transcontinental
railway lines. Possibly these restrc'
tions are meant 10 he merely tempo
rary, TO SEE how they will work, or to
give regular steamship lines an oppor'
tuniiv to establish themselves. and
chance TO hold the trade in spite or
the railroad competition. Undoubtedly
the freeing Of American vessels from
Panama Canal tolls would be very
important factor in building up the
American merchant marine, aud as far
as that factor can be safely put INTO
practice. Congress should lose no polnG
IN making ii effective. 1t ls true, OF
course. that il is important TO avoid
tine monopoistic control Of American
shipping by the railroad interests, be-
cause with that control the railroads
would be supreme upon the sea as they
are upon the land. and Congress does
well to provide against that sort OF
monopoly: but the building up Of the
American merchant marine is a matter
so important that it ought to be al
lowed every possible advantage In the
Panama Canal trade.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-18
THE NAMING OF THE STREETS.

! The original naming of the streets
in this city in every direction from the
| Temple block, was very plain and
simple method of guidance. 1t is per-
| fcctlY easy for any one on even a
moment s reflection TO know precisely
where any locality is when the street
is named on the old basis The con
! fusion arises when one undertakes to
find out where some of the new streets
are and the avenues (aside from those
on the North bench) where the old
system has been departed from and
| the new naming gives no clue.
And yet there have been two note
worthy departures from the old sys-
TEN. Main street is now officially
Main street and not East Temple
street, bat it is to be observed that for
a great many years people were in the
habit of calling it Main street, and the
name East Temple street had practi.
cally gone into disuse.
The same is true Of State street. For
a great many years before its name was
officially changed to State street every
BODY was calling it State street, ana
everybody knew it commonly as State
street.
In cases of changes like this the
transition is natural and easy, The
people have, in fact, made the change
before official action is taken.
The proposition to change the name
of Third South street from State street
to the Joint depot Of the Rio Grande
and Western Pacific, calling it
Broadway, comes on different
basis, 1t is proposition to change
before any change had come into gem
eral use, and it is proposition to
change the name Of only part of the
street OF course, The Tribune is not
opposing the change of name Of Third
South street between State street and
the depot to Broadway. We point out,
however, that there is another street
called Broadway for MANY years past,
running north from First South street
and. in a way n continuation of Com
of much Importance, because the street
is so little used: but while we concejie
that the residents along Third South
street have right TO be heard on a
matter Of this sort, we feel inclined TO
enjoin caution and conservatism in
making this change according TO the
practice of the past; for as stated, in
the past the change has popularly pre-
ceded the official action. and has pre-.
ceded it a long time. In this proposed
change TO Broadway Of part OF Third
South street. there is no such popular
use In practice as there was in the
change 10 Main street and to State
street. This, of course. is no, an IN
superable objection, but it is fair TO
consider 1T warning against precipi-
tate action, and the fact that the
streets hardest TO identify now are
those that are newly plated and
named without system, also tends in
the same direction of caution. and of
waiting until the change becomes fairly
fixed in the public usage before making
that change official
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-18

Minnesota is tho second State 10 rat
ify the proposed Constitutional amend
ment providing for the election Of u.
>. Senators by the people, Massachu-
setts being the first And the Joke of
II is that no such amendment is needed
to effect thst result. since a good many
of the states already choose their Sen.
ators by popular vote. Perhaps some
gentleman will next propose a Consti-
'ntionsl amendment allowing the peo.
pIe 10 elect the President and Vice
President Of the United States.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-18

And now the talk Of a stampede has
shifted to Baltimore, where, it is al
legged, an effort will be made To STAN
pede the Democratic National Conven.
ton TO Col. Bryan. AS a on-adver-
tised stampede, it is the more likely TO
win
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-18

The practice of Congress SO much in
vogue of eglslating in appropriation
bills is much condemned in the news.
papers. But it is often the only way
that Congress can force action All
the ordinary methods Of getting mat
tcIs before both houses SO that action
cannot he lodged often fail but the
appropriation bills have 10 he passed;
and whatever can be tackled on to them
becomes law. Which suggests that the
rules of both houses might profitably
be amended so as TO require action on
all urgent matters proposed
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-18

Speaking Of the contests on delegates
from the Southern States. il is con,
fessed by Mr.. Munscy that they were
gotten up for effect, and that ''it was
never expected that they would be
taken very Seriously But what a
roar OF rage went up when the contests
were thrown out. Was the rage a
fake toof
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-18

The Boston Globe sarcastically pre-
sents this little "lcst we forget. -
= For fear Of possible misuudersra nd
ing, 1t may be well 10 say again that
Col Roosevelt does not personally want
the nomination. He is merely recep-
tive candidate, responding 10 an over
whelming demand -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-18
CHIEF GRANT EXPLAINS.
We are glad to be able to print the
following letter from Chief of Police
B. +. Grant:

ID, +. prant:
Salt Lake City. Utah. June H. 1912;
Editor The Tribune,-1n an editorial
OF today (June 17th) YOU stated that
"Chief Grant makes a mistake when he
bars the reporters of that organ tl1erald
Republican, from getting news from his
office"
This statement was apparently made
under a nisapprehension. Reporters OF
the Herald Republican are as welcome
as are those OF any other newspaper TO
all the news 10 be given out. objection
was made to one man on account OF
public policy, as he persistently, and ]
believe maliciously. interferred with the
work of the department by using his In
fluence as a reporter to stir UP trouble
among the men and foment unrest and
insuhordi ination among the prisoners.
Very respectfully,
3. F. GRANT,
Chief of Police.
We are glad to know that Chief
Grant believes with us on this matter,
and that he is going to give out the
news impartially and fairly.
AS he says, the comment was made
under misapprehension evidently,
this apprehension arising from the fact
that Mr. Grants purported language
barring "anv reporter for the Herald
Republican from receiving any infor-
nation in any form for that paper, was
given publicity, The quotations from
the chief on this point seemed to be
verbatim, and we accepted the same
as an official order. That it was not
so we are glad to learn, and commend
the chief for not putting into effect
or force any such inhibition.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-18

Today is the 9th anniversay of the
Battle Of Waterloo. and also the Tooth
anniversary Of the formal declaration
by the United States of the War of
1872. The fighting preeedents of the
day are likely to be strenuously main
taiued in Chicago. when the Natioua al
Republican Convention opens today.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-18

Greater New York is going to have
an electric illumination on great,
thorough, and widely distributed scale,
instead of fireworks, on the Fourth. A
splendid idea; for as good effects can
he devised, without the danger in all
fireworks Of starting fires.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-18

There has been an immense deal Of
heated, unfair, and even outrageous
talk about the decisions arrived at by
the National Republican committee,
Ism t it about time now for all this to
cool down, and sanity and sense resume
their sway1
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-18

st. Louis Globe Democrat: ga Utah
cadet headed the graduating class at
West Point The Mississippi re-
gion will not lag in any work that
Uncle Sam may cut out
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-18

II seems to be an assured thing that
the presence in Cuban waters of U. s.
warships and the fighting men in them
is all that prevents Cuba bursting out
in a general blaze of revolution.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-18

Many hundreds of delegates to the
National Convention of the Federation
Of Women S Clubs Will pass through
this city during the week, bound for
SAN francisco, where the convention is
to be held. They will be welcomed and
entertained by the local women S clubs
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-18

The "grilling' of delegates in Chi.
caeo Will do them good; any man who
can I stand the pressure. shouldn t as
Dire; but aspiring and getting, he
should grin and bear il.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-18
Tuesday, June Is, 1912.

Congress has apparently settled down
to long summer tussle. This is made
necessary because of the lack of prog
rcss earlier in the session.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-18

''Tt was Dixon who evolved the bril-
lisnt scheme of puttiug Borsh forth
As the Roosevelt candidate for tempo
rary chairman against Senator Root.
and II was at this time that Film be-
gan 10 think. that Dixon was crazy, - is
the Especial sarcsstic information
which The Smoot organ gave It's readers
YESTERDAY morning; and Yesterday the
Roosevelt men adopted That "crs1y'
idea unanimously. And thus Is rubbish
quickly dumrnd.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-18

The hope that war NAV be abolished
by the invention of destructive app6
ances, doesn { seem TO work. There
have been no such slauphters in battle
since the invention of FIRE arms as there
we're in the old DAYS, when men put
each other to the sword. and knocked
each other on the head with battle
axes
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-18

The Topeka state journal recalls
some Kansas political history and
shows that Governor StubhS arbitrarily
unseated sufficient number of regu-
lsrly elected delegates to the Reupbli-
can State convention of 1904 10 give
him absolute control of il. And II says
that 'it seems TO make Governor
Stubbs particularly sore that the Re
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-18

The probbitionists OF Indiana have
adopted eugcnics a. a platform. There
is certain fitness in this on the
wider field of prohibition; but in this
widening the same old problem comes
np. TO give practical effect 10 the
theory. As theory, prohibition. in
both directions, might be good, but TO
compel observance i'm either is tho rub
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-18

publican National committee won Z do
hkowise. He calls them worse than
horse'thleves for not doing so, when
I they would be If they did il >,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-18

The pathetic appeal of the Michigan
contester, Gentlemen, they threw us
out without ever letting us in!" scores
2 new bull worthy of remembrance.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-18

BY keeping close track Of The Trib.
une aNants there is opportunity 10
know where employment is to be had
IN every line of human endeavor,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-09-20
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USE STEERS FOR HORSES

The Kansas Farmers who have lost
so heavily from the horse plagu
might use their cattle to put In their
fall crops. This was what was dor
by the Kansas farmer in the years
1871 and 2 At that time there was
an epidemic of what is known as pink
eye through Central Kansas. 1t
killed practically every horse from
about twenty counties, as the preaent
horse plague has done,
There were no steam or gasoline
tractors and big plows then. That
epidemic came about the same time
of year as this, The farmers had to
get in their fall crops and they
quickly supplied the deficiency of
horses for farm work by breaking in
their steers. These animals proved
very suitable substitutes for prepar-
ing the land and sowing. Even cows
were put into such service, and while
the bovine is rather slow. progress is
certain and sure.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-09-20
NO SOLICITOR FOR CHILDREN'S HOME

The Superintendent of the Childrens
Home of Chanute received notice this
morning that there was a man going
the rounds of the city dressed 10 a
uniform something like the salvation
men wear, excepting that it had no
red stripes on it, soliciting charity
for Old Ladies Home, Children s
Home and the Salvation Army.
The Superintendent stated this
morning that no man answering that
description was authorized to solicit
for them and hoped that no one would
he misled into giving money to this
man who intended it for the Chill
dren's home.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-09-20
Stated the Motorists Side of
the Case-Sams Intro
duced Ordinance.

f. e. Bodley and s. ]. Bailey, MEM
bers OF the committee from the
automobile club, were present at
Tuesdays commissioners meeting
and objected to the three dollar
annual license fee on automobiles
from the standpoint of principle, not
form the three dollar stand point.
The objection offered by the COM
mittee Tuesday was that the ordi-
nance Disseminated, and was a
species of class legislation. Other
vehicles do not pay this tax and the
automobile owners feel that other
vehicles use the street as much as
they do. The club decided that they
would rather take the three dollars a
piece than to pay it for license.
They also stated that they had been
assured that in case they did fight it,
there would be no question but what
they would win.
The purpose of the tax Is to haye
the money paid the street and alley
fund. Johnson said that the money
could not be used on the streets this
year, anyways they could not spend
more than provided for In the budget
and, also, that he did not believe in
collecting this money and letting 1T
lie idle in the treasury. Sans then
introduced an ordinance repeating
that section of the ordinance which
related to the paying Of three dollar
license fee on the first of October of
each year. BY repeating this section
the ordinance isas it was before.
Under the old ordinance an autoist
paid license fee of one dollar and
received tag, or license number.
This was the last that he had to pay
In city taxes on that car.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-09-20

Mr.. and Mrs. T. R. Edwards re-
turned Friday via the Santa Fe from
Kansas. DR.. and Mrs. Edwards, W..
s. Cady and wife of Fredonia made
up motor party to Kansas City a
week ago. They went to Kansas City
where they were the guests of Ed
ward Kriser and wife. They started
in their car accompanied by the
Kriser's and reached Ottawa. Here
they were rained in and left their
cars. They expect to return for them
Monday II there IS no more rain. DR..
Edwards said that getting raiDed In
was such a common occurrence with
him that he would almost be disap-
pointed II he did not have to leave his
car somewhere along the route and
return for it few days later.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-09-20
COW DEAD

A COW belonging to J. H. Holloway
died Monday evening from the effects
Of hearty supper Of cane. The COW
broke out OF pasture aad got in a
cane patch. She stayed 10 there
about half an hour and then made
for a watering trough. This was
about o'clock and by 1880 she vas dead.
The COW was a good one, Me-. Hollo-
way having refused $50 for her last
week.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-09-20
HUNTING SEASON NOW OPEN

The fifteenth of the month marked
the opening OF the duck hunting sea-
son, However it was not until Mon
day that anyone has reported seeing
ducks going south. Several gangs
have passed oyer Chanute since the
fifteenthsand the hunters are now
talking duck hunting for all there is
In Ii.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-09-20
TEDDY m TOPEKA SATURDAY

The arrangements for Theodore
Roosevelt's speech at Topeka have
been made. he will speak in the
Topeka auditorium. Arrangements
have also been made for the demon.
stration and celebration.
He will be In Kansas City Saturday
and In the afternoon will spend q
short time in Ottawa. Those are
Rooseyelt's only stops In Kansas.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-09-20
SIDE WALKS ORDERED IN

Sidewalks we're ordered In on the
east side of South Lafayette between
First and Second streets at the meet
ing of the board Of city commissioners
Tuesday afternoon. Another side.
walk will be constituted on the west
side OF North Garfield between Wal
nut and Chestnut streets,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-09-20

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Collins are visit
ing In Arkansas few days.
Mrs. NJ. Ballard has returned to
Aurora, NO., after coming to Cha
mute to Eattend the funeral of her
brother.in-law, L. D. Howard. Mrs.
Howard will return to Webb City
either today or tomorrow to make
her home with her mother.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-09-20
TTER-.-QUACKENBUSH

Miss Mary Cleveland Etter of Ne
vada, Mo. and William Edward
Quackenbush of this place were
married at the home of the brides
parents on Sunday September Is
Mr.. and Mrs. Quackenbush will be
at home to their friends at POP South
Forest where Mr.. Quackenbush had
a home already for housekeeping.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-09-20
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