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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-13

figures and those not much beyond
the normal in size.
The straight back is a godsend to
one who is a little round shouldered.
The collar stands away from the
back of the neck and the curve from
the neck to shoulder blades is very
slight. There is no curve from that
point to the bottom.
But the straight-back is not for
everyone and there are plenty of 9th
er models to choose from All the
new designs may be said to hang on
the figure rather than to fit it. Among
them the Russian blouse Is sure to
appeal to many for in point Of style
there is nothing smarter. 1t Is a cold
weather garment, however and to be
discussed a little later.
JULIA BOTToMLEY.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-13
ALBERT Vontoska
Teacher of Music

;raduated from the Conservatory of
(eipzig Germany. Member Amer
,san Federation of Musicians. S06
sopth Virginia Ave., Lakeland,
ria phone 299 Black. Lessons in
rjapo Harmony and Vocal Culture.
PIANO Tuning. Orchestra furnished
,or ali occasions. Reasonable terms.
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Seppiebtpeber perIamat.

Gin gutter unS iussrISiTatr Ssppi&ptbr ipire
fufprt BtrIaHsi bon Safob 5tmHIsr. 54A Damp
ton Stra6t.
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StaOt ilnO GOuntp.

- Der Scranton 2teberfrani pirb
am 16. os. Wtts. In Der 8ereinSbalfe
Elm Bino6le Eurnier abbulten. 3u net'
dem ieOO6 uur Wttt9lieoer 3utritt ba'
ben merben.
Der 32 Sabre alte gie9er @barles
Wfiuftms muBte am Sreitas fiir Elm @r'
ideinsn Dor @ert6t 81 900 8iir9l6aft
itsueu, neil er feline Ralien9enoiiin
@mma Boob BON Satforb Court tbdts
lid an9riff unb aud tn ben lesten Sab'
rem uon BEN Siinosnlobn Der 6rau
lebte.
- 8si Der 3isbuns BON @sihwOre.
nett fur ots Quartalsiisuug bes @erid'
ties, tpelGs am 81. Wtdrj be9inut, pur'
ben am Samftas aud Die fOlsenseu
Deutfheu seSOsen: Soiepb 8. ROiar.
6enrg Stloebraub, g9n. Baumeiiier,
albert Deter. 8. .. 6. sBitfe. Sohu
8iemiller, Charles 2rdmer. Gbarles
SLIDER, Sohn WeiBuer, arnolb g. Wltt'
tsr, @aspar Subrer. Sohu Stsissrwalt
8. sB. 8aum9drtner. Senrp Sod
SlmoH S9susr ien., Ssnr9 3rissbaum
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Ne0ifferS Oeacbrtebt.

aH ale essatcrsu, artbitenu uns aHbtrt iutsrti-
(iris ptricHtn:
Ra&ri9t ptrb bisrmii essebsn, baB bic
fpIaenb bsnanutsn pIlcnen ibre Hehuungtu
siHatiragsn habfu IN bsr Sfiin bee Rtgifue fur
9thdHeuns BON GtffamtHtsH aHb GribtiluHe
pcn 8ritffn bu abminiifratiCH In uub fir bas
County Ron eadawauua. uub baB bflagts ah.
mintfraturen, Grtfutcren unt 8ormiinbtr tbrt
ReGnuugtn btgIihtn tabtn In bet Sffift bee
bsiagtfn RsgiRtrs uub bab bitslbsn BEN Wailtn
@fribt CUR 8tli6tisuns porsrlfei pnbsn plsu
am NpHtas, ben IL. M6a 1918, um 10
lltr 8Urmitidss;
l. sbsooOre @. BoIf uuO Guerstt 8arreu,
iberlebenoe GgttutOren unO Sruitees Der piH.
tertafienitaft oes uerit Benjamin o. 8brOop !;
16te dbrlife uno 8ertbeilnngs abrehnun9.
O. Sean Meaenna uH6 9abio " We8euna
@EefutOren Der Siuterahenidaft hes uerit 6ob.
ert j, WRcSenna erite uno eno9iiltige abreb.
nun9.
8. SeIen Sorn 8iatams, aominiitratorin
Der SiHterIaifenihaft oes perit @eor9e g. eorn !;
erite uno enosiItige 9bretnhug,
4. MarB SelIer. Abminifrotorin {. t. a. Der
Siuterlaifentdaft oes perit 6eorge Seller erite
nnb enoglltige abredHuu9.
5. Seranton 8ruit G0mpanp, Gominiirato.
rim Der SintsrIaiieHidnft oes berft. SimOu g.
6ausbolo erite uuo enoglItige abrednung
6. Sobn Sdeuer. Sr., Aominiftrator Der
SiuierInfent6att bes BERT ebarIes einn; erite
nnO enoahItige abrsbnuns.
7. @arfso o. 9rouu uuo MiIton 9.
8rown Ggelutorsu Der pintsrlaHenlhaft oes
BERT George 9. 8rowu erftt nno eno9lItise
abrednun9.
8. @ g. Gill, abminiitrator c. I. a. Der
Sinterlafenidoft Der BERT Gba a. Gtep srfte
uuo tnb9iltse abrednuns.
| g. 8. 8esIep Suu uHo Gan Suu. iIberIeb.
enoe GgefutcrsH uno Srufess Der SinterIafeu.
idaft Der ptrit Sarrist amanoaI ISptnstr; srftt
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100 tranfe 0eute
tperbes1 fret furtrf

BdbrenO Oieier @ode, NesinueuO SoHuers.
tag, ben 6. @ldrS, uuO eHOenO AM RittuO&, Den
IA. @drS. nm llbr Abeuos, luerbeu Die
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1913-03-06
&Sntgen= Strablen
Gatapboreiis,
Gbiropraetie, Serum,
Meoi;inen
anS Gleftri,itSt.

5ui uiammeuberbunoen. nm arantbeiten ilI tll.
riren Rerueuidudhe, 8lutuergiftung, Wagen.,
2eber. Neren. uno llnterIeibs 8eIdmerben
8beumatismus, Siftiueb. 9enoenpeb. uno alle
neruoen, 6rOniiden uno SpsjiaI.Srantbeiten
bon Mdunern uno 6raueH,
R0ntgenss alen beIfen ben 0oftoren ben
SIP Der fhwieri8en uno rdtbfeIbaftsn srunfbsit
ausju1noen.
Gatnp6orsits ment Die Mebbin oirstt
burd Die Saut in Die 9oren uno Organe res
S6rpers ju treibeu nit penn bdufg an9ewanoten
eIettriiden apparat. Obne ben Magsn ODER an.
oere 8heile oes Sorpers jll beiddoi9en uno obne
Sdmer3en oOer Streden fur ben Ratientsn.
Gbiroprattit itelt bic natiirliden GunttiOisu
tu Den 8iidenmarts.3 .3erpen Der uuo f6roert ben
RerueH.8orratb ju al Den ueridteoenen Orsa.
men bes Sorpers.
Serums turiren 8Iut. uno Sautfrnnfbei.
ten, NerD0fitdt, Reurditbenia uno uiele anoere
Sdlle pom NerueniB enl. iuelde oas 8ebirn an.
9rsift uno 8eoddmibidpdde ueruriadt
Weoi5iueu unb GIsttrititdt errei.
den oas aagemeine @eruenipftem, oas 8ut nno
Die Poren uno fino notbmenoie iu 8ebanoInu.
gen in oieien 8dllen.
0nrdl Die suinmmenberbunoen BON al Die.
fen 8ebanolnngen miro cine grobe furntiue
&raft auaewauOt welde nidt auf irgeno einem
anberen Bege erbdltlid. uno oies 1T aud Der
Srunb cab suren in Der Sdlfte Der Belt ber.
gelteGt, tuie burd anoere Wetbooen uHo oab
SnreH 9ema6t werben, ,meIte fait unmoaIid fino.
Dtrgsbt nibt. Der einjse a,tas in eeran.
ton, mo- Sic ole juiummeHUerbunoene Bebauo.
lung erbalten, 1T in Der Office Der 0eutid.
ameritanii6en aer5te. 1872 Sefferion aOenue,
9ieie aerSte. ueIbe beluieiensrmaben srfoIg.
reid iino. fouitatiren, oab fei n Maun ODER
6rnu Die 9offnung aufgeben ioa. ebe oieieIben
iidl ibrer 8ebaueluug untertporfeu baben,
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1913-03-06
GusIa b.
(@ arttu Drtfasr

Gin Piratsnidiif ftrstdi Ourd bic Wieere
oabiu,
auslpdbeno uuds itherem Diebesser
iptuu.
Seine @rnuiamfeit fIieb's. feinen Sire
uel fheut's.
5rsdl fIatteIt fetn biiiteres Banner pom
Wiait,
Dod, ieltiam : es huftet. belhmust
uuo uerblabt,
auf ber idmarjen Slas9e Elm wsiees
9reus.
8e9 ein;isss Shauipistl Sin front
mer Bandit,
Der Az Raub nn0 Wlorb init benz
Sdludtruf sieht:
.Des SSdften bsiliser Wille sebeut's !"
Ger 9pebrlole ptlubert. Der Blutgelo
erpreBt,
l1no bel all ieinen @reuslu prangsn
lGet
auf Der i6warjen Slasse bas weibe
Sreus.
90 reseIt bas 8aubidifi Sabrbunbsrte
fdon.
gtie Daro ieinsr @ier Der gsblibrenbe
3ohn.
gtte bat es bereut unb auh beut' niht
bereut's.
Daun INNER ben abiheu Der Belt es
gewedt.
Stets bat ieoe Shmah. ieoen 6reoel
geoedt
auf Der iamar3en Slagss bas weiBe
6reuj.
8alb aber, Rirat, triumphirit bu ntdt
mebr,
SdOn 6r6bnt er pom Seitlauo oumpf
uno fhwer,
Der erfte 3lan9 beiues Sterbesslduts.
@ntfeGelt LIT Der @mp6rteu Wutb,
sic 3erreu binab In bic brauienoe 6tutb
Define fdwarSe Slasse, osin wsiBss
Sreui.
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$40 &Gntgen strablen
11nterlndlana fret.

Surirt ourh cine neue uno erfol9reide We.
tbOos. weIhe in Der Sdlfte Der Belt cine Sur be-.
uertitelligt ale ir9eno eine auoere 6crm bon
SebanoIune.
Die asrSts bebnIten iid bas 8edt Dor. ir9eno
einen GatieHten unter ibrer freien 8ebanolnHgs.
OHerte gu oceeptiren ODER niht
Benn sic al elmer 8ranfbeit leioen uno ourd
lrNIi6e 8sbanOlnng aud ME eine Sur bsluert.
itelligt wuroe, 70 uebmen sic oiefe @eIs9enbeii
luabr uno tuninItir.u sic Die Deutfd.amerita.
niidsH aerjte @ebst Su ibneH. uie fdOn Diele
uorber Cd getban buben uno meroet 9eiuno.
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Vile SraaenfraHfbeItsn
VILE sOe6nnerfraafheitea.

ger9estnidt. Oieie @ods bIOb, begin.
usuo am 0onneritag. oeu g. Mdr3. uno enoeHo
am Mittpo6. ben IA. Mirj abenOs s llbr. bic
eriten 100. ueIbe uOripreden uno fur freie BE.
banoIun9 aeeeptirt. lueroen frei bebanoelt, bis
turirt (Ne0Biuen nus9enommen,
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Bic 0eutidl Nmerifaui-
td)en MerSte

bebanbeIn trfolsreid NIT ibrsr neuen julam.
msnperbunoensn 8ebanoIuns:
Ratarrk, aiihma = Gals, eungen, SOpf,
Mageu, aeber, llnterleib. nerpoier 8emutbsju.
ftan0. uerauIabt ourh cine antabl rdtbielhatter
Symphonic.
6amerrhoioen SsiftsIn. 8uritis. groIapfe
un0 ollie 8rdntbsttn bes Maitoarm.
6autfraHfheten = gruptiOnen. 8lotdles
Setter. .Affettionen un0 ale 8r0ntbeiten
Der Saut
siheumatismus - @eurtis Nsuralgia, &C..
lhWollene. tuui0e uno iteiIe 0elente uHo alle
iouiti9e rbeumatii1e Neioen.
Blutfranfheiten-5 all ben berfdieOenen
6ormen, turirt ourh Die Heue Seutih'Amertta'
nii6e Wetbooe.
Qieren-alle Sranfbeitsu Der GiereH nno
8IaIe. SiiidenidmeJen uuO llrinbeidueroen
Nrauen-alIe Srantbeiten eigen ben 8ranen
6allinQ 0ispIaCemeuts. 0isbarges, Geutorr'
boea Sdmerieu i'm Hiidsn unO tlnterIeib an'
ftnsIIungen, 8IoatiHg 0iftreb, Sopfmeb, ETC.
@Gnuer-ale Srautbeiteu S6pdden nno
QeiOen eiaeu fir Mtduuer. sierpoftdt, Ser'
oreue Mannesfrnit un0 aIl9emetue Sbmate.
SoItbe. meIde du @omplitntlouen bon SpetaIe
Srantbeiteu irgeuo ueIder art leioen iollish
Die 0sutid .ameritanideH atBte tOnfnltiren.
Shuoen: 9-l2 llbr @ormitta8s; 2-5
llbr Rahmitta9s rs llbr absnos. Sonnta9s
l0-l2 llbr SOrmittdes.
epsiaIitnuo.u fur 6rausn, "a llbr Rad
mittass, tdsIid.
Nldnnsr, welde pdbr.uo oes Cages ni6t
pcripreden tornsn, iit Die 3sit Don 7-S ubr
abeHos feftgeitst
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7 Su Der @ssenpart Der b6dliten
Wiilitdrs unb @ipilbebOrben pOn 8ress
tau uno Der Prouin5 Shleiien besann
lssten Sountas bic Seter CUR @rinner'
nng an Die Dor bunbert Sabren erfol9te
8elreiung oentiher 3dnoer BON oem
-Hapalsaalld,sa Cad, NIT eirisui sldn5en.
ben 5eitatt In bet aulau ber Brestnuer
tlniuerfitdt. GO mar In Breslau. uun
no aus Der bamalise 96nis tsrieori6
0ilbslm Der Dritte BON PreuBen ieiueu
beriibmtsu raufruf an ieiH 8oli- ere
lief, Der alle fampffdbt9en Wihnnsr 5u
ben Waffen rief. Bei bem 6eitaft purs
Den msbrers patriOtiide Reoen sebalteu.
- Bei ben @bsleutsn Winr Wfaiiet
BON MtabilOu ausnue bat ii9 cine iuu9e
q a4,kar aEkafIk
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9pff0dp ger berIanAt.

Rsbnrt ttutl&s dliIi6. 6run fbnnsH CUTE
ApR unb epsis trbalitn BET elmer 6Ittrtn. aIlsin-
fisbtnbtn btuifdsn Wiltpt. NaH mflpe Td
SIG BIRD Shaes, biHitHaus. 9,3
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Su perfaufen /:

Seine amrtfantf&t NaHhsliH, ub1 taufte
Ditltlbt um fir ein Gprust ubT 6l5tt RaG.
lufraasn In eg aWs9sHblatt" Offn, 1877
OalfoTb Court.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-24

The different schools of the city are
entertaining the patrons with patriotic
programs today. AT the Park every
room in the schocol had a part in
the excellent program rendered. The
visitors were seated in the largest
room in the building and each grade
commencing with the little tots en-
tered and rendered their portion for
the occasion. The pupils of Miss Flick
els room gave an operetta which was
so cleverly carried that it would have
been credit to artists of mature
years. At the Whittier and high
school, programs of like excellence had
part in the celebration. In plan
ming the exercises for the two great
est national heroes, Washington and
Lincoln, the instructors have made
special efforts to impress upon the
minds of the children that Washing
toms life teaches the value of aban-
doning life of self ease for public
good, while Lincoln's holds forth the
promise that poverty and isolation can
not bar the way to him who labors
persistently through opposing difficult
ties"
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-24
INTEREST IN MURPHY
WOLGAST 20-ROUND BOUT

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21.-Box-
ing fans are attaching much inter-
est to tomorrow's contest between
Tommy Murphy and Ad Wolgast, be-
cause Of the bearing that the result
may have on the lightweight cham
pionship. The Harlem fighter has been
a contender for the title for years,
but has always been just outside the
pale of champions. In the half dozen
twenty-round bouts in which he has
engaged since coming to the coast he
has demonstrated that he is much
better performer over the long route
than in the ten-round bouts in which
he made his reputation in New York
If he should manage to get the de-
cision over former Champion Wal
gast tomorrow afternoon he will nat
urally be in line for a twenty-round
contest here with Willie Ritchie for
the championship. Today Murphy and
Wolgast ceased training and both ap-
pear to be in good shape for the
mill. Each expresses himself as con-
fident of victory, and the consensus
of opinion of fight followers presages
fight that will be well worth see
ing.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-24

the legislature next June. Mr.. Ba-
cons present term expires March 4,
but he was nominated for another
term in the Democratic primaries in
Georgia last fall.
William r. Webb, recently sworn
in as Tennessee's United States sem
ator to succeed Newell sanders, is a
Confederate army veteran. While
serving in the Fifteenth North Caro-
lima infantry he was wounded three
times in the battle OF Malvern Hill.
During the greater part of the time
since the close of the var Professor
Webb has been engaged in conduct
ing private school at Culleoka, Tenn.
where William ]. McCombs, chair
man of the Democratic national COM
mittee, and the late ex Senator Ed
ward w. Carmack were educated.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-24
FAMILY REUNION AT
INAUGURAL CEREMONY

PRINCETON, N. j., Feb. 21.-Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson today announced the
personnel of the Wilson family party
to be present at the inauguration in
Washington. The list of guests In
clude twenty-one relatives who will
gather from far and near to see the
distinguished head of the Wilson clan
ushered into the office of president
of the United States.
The relatives expected to be pres
ent are:
The president'elects brother, Joseph
K. Wilson, wife and daughter Of Nash
vile; the president-elect's sister, Mrs.
Annie Howe, of Philadelphia; Mrs.
Wilsosn brother, Prof. Stockton Ak
son. of Princeton; the president-elect's S
cousin, John Wilson, his wife and fam
lily of four, of Franklin, Pa; Wilson
Howe, son of Mrs Anna Howe and
bis wife of Washington; George w.
Howe, another son of Mrs. Howe, of
Columbia, N. c., the president-elect's
aunt, Mrs. Thomas Woodrow, of Dem
Yer, Colo; the president-elect's cous-
in, Mrs. James Woodrow and her
daughter and two sons, of Columbia,
s. c., and another cousin, Miss Helen
Woodrow Bones, of Rome, Ga.
The relatives are to gather at the
Hotel Sherman in Washington late
ir the afternoon on March 3, where
John Wilson will act as the host at
q reception to the president and
his immediate family. There will be a
dinner and the gathering clan will
spend the evening together and at
tend the ceremonies of Inauguration
in body in the executive gallery of
the senate, lunch at the White house
and sit in the presidents stand in
front of the White house to watch
the parade.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-24
WORST CRIMINALS ARE
EDUCATED MEN

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. 2l.-
That all of the worst criminals who
have appeared in America were edu-
Gated men. who could have stood the
literacy test imposed by the immigra-
ton bill, vetoed by President Taft,
was the plea of Senator Stone of Mis-
sosuri, speaking in behalf of the veto
in the senate. The bill was passed
by the vote of 72 to Is over Taft's
veto.
Stone declared the men who as
sassinated Garfield and Mckinley were
able to read.
The black hand and Camorra are
made up Of people who could enter
under this test" he said. "Rcd-eycd
anarchy is not illiterate.
"The lstter Of the secretary of COM
msrce and labor on this question, .
declared Senator Dillingham;, sis
chisfly distinguished by its failure to
discuss the condition reported upon
By the conmission, though he does
crttieiss IL. findings Of the commit
~ on almost svsry point.
ssBeerskary Nakel whsp he enumer-
~ ~ ersst nvmbsr Of farm Ia
lG>ss eps1ing y this country falls
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-24
POOR METHODS ARE THE
CAUSE OF BIG LOSS BY l..

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 2l.--
The house committee which investi.
gated the governments fiscal opera
tions today reported that the treas
ury departments refusal to collect in
terest on funds in government de-
positories has lost interest amounting
to $3.50, 100000 in twenty-six years
The committee report says the
treasury's method of handling of the
general surplus fund is crude, unbusi-
nesslike, Improbable and discrimina.
tory, and asserts working balance OF
S25,000,000 in the treasury is suffi.
cicnt,
The report further adds that large
sums have been unnecessarily retained
in the treasury, which if they had beer
loaned out, would have increased the
governments revenue $4,000, 10000 in
the last twenty years.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-24
J. p. STuLTZ DIES IN LOS
ANGELES LAST NIGHT

Harry Stultz received message
from Los Angeles last night convey
ing the sad news of the death of his
aged father, J. P. Stultz, man well
known and highly respected by his
many acquaintance in our city
Mr.. Stultz was born in the little
town of Milton in Pike county, ILL.,,
seventy-seven years ago. His rather
was farmer and he also made his
livelihood by tilling the soil His
early life was spent in Illinois. In
later years he moved to Colorado and
located in Canon City. His residence
in Durango was of one year dura-
ton, coming here three years ago
with his daughter, Mrs. Rodgers. and
later moving to New Mexico and
thence on to the Pacific coast where
his last days were spent.
When only II years of age Mr.,
stultz United with the Christian
church and remained to the end one of
it's most loyal and consistent men,
bers. His life was beautiful ex-
emplification of the true Christian
character. His religion was one for
all conditions of life, in his home, in
his business and in all intercourse with
his fellow men. Today his children,
daughter and two sons. mourn the
loss of the kindest and most loving
of fathers.
Eight years ago his wife was laid
to rest in the Canon City cemetery.
In accordance with his wishes his re-
mains will be brought back to the old
home and inferred beside his life COM
panion.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-24

Z deeision ~ Jwdgs Sanborn that the
class rates in Minnesota should re-
vert to what they were before the
20 per cent reductions were made.
The Minnesota railway commission
appealed from the Sanborn decision
to the supreme court of the United
States. The decision Of the highest
tribunal in the Minnesota case will be
Of the greatest Importance, both in
| its immediate bearing on the fortunes
Of the railways operating in that state
and in its effect on the wider ques-
tion Of the right of state legisla-
ture or commission to control the af
fairs Of n company doing an inter
state business. The decision will ap-
ply not only to the Minnesota case but
also to number Of similar cases that
have arisen in Kansas, Kentucky, Mis-
souri,, West Virginia and other states.
The railways predict with every ap-
pearsnce of genuine confidence that
the principle of noninterference by the
states with rates, or other matters
in connection with the operation of
railroads doing an interstate business,
will be finally laid down by the high
est tribunal. In other words, they ex-
pect that the decisive victory won
by the Great Northern. Northern Pa
cific and Minneapolis and st. Louis,
when the legality Of the rate reduc-
tions ordered by the state railroad
and warehouse commission Of Mime
sofa was passed upon by the judges
of the circuit court, will be upheld
by the supreme court of the United
States.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-24
IMPORTANT DECISIONS
EXPECTED IN RATE CASES

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 21.-
One or more decisions of unusual i'm
portance are expected to be handed
down down by the supreme court Of
the United States when the court re-
convenes next Monday after three
weeks recess. Again the prediction
is being made that the decisions in
the Minnesota rate cases and the in
termountain rate cases are at last
forthcoming. OF the two cases most
public interest is naturally attached
to the so-called Minnesota case. The
"intermountain' or Spokane" rate
cases involve the constitutionality of
the long and short haul amendment
of 1910 to the act to regulate COM
merce, while the Minnesota case
hinges upon the broad question of the
power of state to control the af-
fairs of company doing an inter-
state business. The supreme courts
decision in this case promises to de-
fine more clearly the questionable di-
viding line between state and federal
rights. 1t was a recognition of the
Importance of the case from the lat
ter standpoint that caused it to be
seriously discussed at the memorable
conference of governors held at Spring
Lake, N. j., several years ago.
The Minnesota rate cases have been
under advisement for long time.
They originated nearly seven years
ago in the action Of the Minnesota
railway commission in ordering the
railways in that state to make q num-
ber of rate reductions, including many
of the commodity rates, and the re.
ductions amounting to little more
than 20 per cent on the average in
the class rates.
An agreement was afterwards
reached by the commission and the
railways, by which agreement, in con-
sideration of the commission with
drawing the commodity rates it had
ordered, the railways agreed to the
class rates ordered, accepting them
as equitable. Notwithstanding this
agreement, action wsss later taken
against the agreed rates in the United
States circuit court at St. Paul, the
plaintiffs being, not the railway COM
panies, but individual stockholders,
the railway companies, however, A.
nancing the litigation and the railway
lawyers conducting It. The result was
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-24
JEWS OBSERVE FEs-
TIVAL OF PURIM

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-Jews the
world over today engaged in their
annual observance of the festival Of
Purim, holiday based on the biblical
book of Esther, and celebrated AZ \
commemoration of the downfall Of
Haman, the prime minister Of King
Ahasuerus- of Persia, who. according
to the book, plotted the extinction of
the Jewish race and was hung on
his own gallows that he erected for
Mordecai, leader of the Jewish peo-
pie at that time.
The plans for the destruction of the
Jews conceived by Haman were frus-
trated by Queen Esther, Jewess, and
the niece of Mordecai. Esther re-
vealed the plot to the king, her royal
spouse, and the perfidious prime min
lister was put to death. 1t was in
gratitude for this miraculous deliver
ance that the feast of Purim was es-
tablished. 1t is still day of joyous
celebration by the Orthodox Jews
throughout the world.