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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21
ALLEGED Postal Discrimination.

The letter also points out that COM
nlain,s have been made that tho Bell
commands have .discriminated between
tho lines Of the Western Union Telegraph
in whose stock the American COMPANY
has large interest. and the lines OF the
Postal Telegram Company in cases where
subscribers request to he put in com
munication with the Postal COMPANY
lettering 10 excessive rates in many
communities. Mr.. Wickcrsham SAYS:
1t is also complained that the rates rates
maintained by the American COMPANIES
for local and long distance telephone
service are unduly high in places and
between communities where there IS no
connection that wherever Independent
companies have been estaphSn"u ra'es
have been greatly reduced. and that IN
every instance when the American com
many has secured control Of the indie
pendent companies il has Immediately IN
creased the rates 10 an undue extent.
Mr.. Wickersham informs the Interstate
Commerce Commission that many Of the
complaints cannot be appropriately dealt
| with by tho law department Of the govern
ment. but should he made subject Of
regulation after vestigation Of the whole
subject by the commission.
He states that the powers invested in
the commission by statute appear to be
! ample 10 warrant the investigation. he
urges that the interstate commerce act
makes telegraph. telephone and cable
companies engaged in sending messages
from one state. territory or district to
another or 20 any foreign company
common carriers within the meaning
and purpose OF the act Mr.. Wickershan
adds:
| II may be that as a result Of such in
l vcstigation YOU will conclude that add
/ tional legislation should be suggested tC
! Congress. Quite number OF the states
/ have enacted laws Vesting In public utll
I tiles commissions or similar bodies juris
diction. which has been executed in some
q Instances. with respect to the acquisition
/ Of telephone lines of one company by
| another and with respect 10 The inter
| change of business and facilities between
| telegraph and telephone lines. STATE
regulation however cannot be salts
I factory method Of ultimate solution o.
the questions arising out Of telephone OPP
Grafton.
The investigation Of this department
| has dealt only with certain suggested
| violations OF the Sherman antitrust act
| but the whole problem of tho relation OF
government 10 the transmission Of intel
! ligence by telephone and telegraph Is one
! OF such farreaching importance and 50
! affects the welfare Of the entire com
1 munity that IL appears to me 10 be- sub
: loct which should he thoroughly studied
/ from the standpoint OF the public IN
o-Ger that governmental policy with
| respect to the telephone and telegraph
+, business may be lntclnSentiy IoTmulatcd
and adopted.
lE..l..
the commission "all Of the Information
which has been collected by this depart
ment bearing upon the subject"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21
RAILROADS GR|LlED IN
FIGHT TO Cheaper COAL
Commerce Commission, Con-
WINGED Cost Is Too High. Gets
Meagre Explanations.
QUERIES ARE UNANSWERED
First Value of Properties Is
Doubtful and Physical Exam
nation Is Suggested-To
Confer Further Here.

Washington. Jan. ca conference was
held to-day between Chairman zane OF
the Interstate Commerce Commission and
representatives, Of tine anthracite carrying
railroads ass a step in the commission
investigation into the operations OF the
roads and into the mining and sales OPP
cratious Of their affiliated coal companic'.
Late to-day II was announced by Chain
man Lane that another conference Would
lie held in New York city carly next
week. probably beginning on Monday
Convinced that sound basis exists FOR
complaint that the cost Of anthracite ana
the charges for It's transportation from
the mines To- the markets are excessive,
th, commission began its inquiry with a
view 10 reducing the transportation rates
on anthracite and TO regulate further the
practices OF the roads if the inquiry
should warrant such action.
Ns one of the first steps IN the iuvesu-
CATION Ih, commission submitted 10 tn,
roads AN exhaustive list of questions con-
corning their operations. rates. value OF
their properties anu their relations with
the coal companies. To many OF 10" m
Gu.Iics the railroads were prepared to-day
to furnish answers. II was evident. how
ever tina: as 10 others. such as the INST
cost Of the properties. little Information
of yalu, could Doe obtained from the rail-
road records.
The railroad officials united in d,clarinI
the lmpossibility of furnishing exact ne
urcs Of the first cost of THEN properties
II was suggested that the only way Ia
obtain reliable figures would be 10 make
a. present physical valuation of the roads
Even this would not disclose tn" hrsl
cost. they said.
1T is the desire of the commission.
said Chairman Lane. to get all tn facts
49,, can. and such figures as are used iu
reports 10 the commission therefore must
b, reliable"
Tn. railroads maze respondents h\ ih'
commissions proceedings ere the central
Of New Jcrsc, the Delaware & Hudson
the I.aetawanna. the Eric. ia" Suslu"-
hanna. Wilkes Barre y Eastern. the lie
high Valley. the New York. Ontario y
Western. ~, Pennsylvania. the Northern
Central and the Reading. Affiliated with
,u of these are coal companies concern
in, the operations of which the commits
sion seeks information.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21
Mot Excessively SagacIous.

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21
from tn Tribune Bureau.l
Washington. January %
May Hit Commission Hard.

Friends OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission are concerned over the effcc'
OF the decision given by the supreme
Court to-day in the Louisville & Nash
Vile case. The court overrucG the COM
merce Court and SUSTAINED the Interstate
Commerce Commission i'm as far as the
reduction Of the rates was concerned, put
il also set aside the contention OF the
government that the finding OF facts b.
the commission was 10 be accepted as
Urimd lacic evidence OF their authenticity
and affirmed the right Of the courts 10
pass on questions OF the competence OF
evidence. Heretofore findings Of iact D.!
the commission have been accepted ny
the reviewing court. and only appears
laSed on the conclusions drawn theie-
from have been entertained. NhIe I'M
der this ruling the necessity OF the COM
mcrcc Court grows all the more obvious
II Is feared by ricnds OF the Interstate
Commerce commission that its f6ncu'nN
are thereby materially curtailed IN I'M
portance and that far greater number
Of It's findings will be made the SUBJECT OF
further litigation than hitherto has been
the case
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21
MUST HEAR RAILROADS
Interstate Commission Cannot
Otherwise Make Rates.
SUPREME COURT so RULES
Denies Governments Conten
ton That Commission Can Act
on It's Own Information.

Washington. Jan. 70 The government
on behalf OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission. met defeat to-day at IN"
hands Of the Supreme Court Of the United
states in its attempt To- establish IN the
commission a right 10 make rates with
out substantial evidence being presented
at a hearing to show the unreasonableness
OF rates about 10 be replaced.
At the same time the railroads won an
important point when the court decided
that On making rates the commission
could not rely On Information gathered IN
Investigations by itself. but must tase
them ON evidence presented At a hearing
where the railroads would have an oppor-
tuuity TO present their side.
IN thus limiting the power Of the com
mission. the court declared that the Qucs-
ton of whether any substantial evidenc"
had been pr scented In case was one Of
, law for the courts. such "a the Commerce
Court To review. and was not iutruStcd
exclusively TO the commission
Justice Lamar announced the court s
decision in a ease involving the validity
OF an order reducing class rates from
New Orleans q Alabama cities lie
quoted tic governments contention that
the Hepburn law In providing that rates
should be SGT aside H. after hearing.
I tho commission should b. of the opinion
that the charge was unreasonable. meant
that tho commissions findings rs To uu-
|Icaeouablouess of rates were not sIbjcct
/ 10 review ty the courts.
On reply the Justice pointed to that
clause I'm the law which required "full
/ hearing 20 bc accorded. and the uni
vcrsal course Of decisions In this country
that On administrative order by the gov
eminent was void II issued without q
! hearing. or II the hearing was inadequate
or unfair.
Justice Lamar stated the government
further contention that Congress required
the commission 10 obtain information TO
crabl" u to perform it, duties, and that.
therefore. when IT issued an order, 1t was
presumed 20 have obtained Information 10
support is findings. and said
such construction would nullify the
right 10 ~ hearing. for manifcstly there is
no hearing when the PARTY does not kno"
what evidence is offered or considered. OF
/ is not given an opportunity TO test. or eN-
plain. 90 rcpudlate A. The information
/ gathered may be used a the basis for IN
stitutins prosecutions FOR violations of
I the law and for many other purposes. nut
/ is not available AS such in Caa"s where
the parties are entitled to hearing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21
WANT DUTY.FREE LEMONS
New York Exchange Calls Cali
fornia Industry a Trust.

Washington. Jan % Free lemons. or
at least - per cent cut I'm the present
duty 81 ono and onc-half cents a pound.
assumed shape to-day as part OF tho
Democratic tariff revision policy Of the
coming extra session of Congress.
The citrus Protective League Of CalItor-
MIA contcndcd for the present duty Tho
New York Fruit Exchange. comprising
l0bbcrs. importers. commission merchants
and brokers. demanded elimination ~ the
lemon tariff Its spokesman. Eugene NJ.
Travis. 81 New York. called the Califor-
MIA industry "a trust that had abnormal
profits and declared II was the benc-
nciaIy of urduc taxation on a household
necessity.
r. Tyncr Smith. OF Baltimore. asked Tor
uniform rate OF ~ per cent ad valorcm
on pircapplcs lie said that under the
present law, imposing a higher rate, the
Hawaiian packers would soon secure a
monopoly OF trade in pincapplcs to which
sugar Is added.
f. W Durkce. of New York. for the
American Spice Association wanted the
present tariff on spices To remain. r. NJ.
Mccormick. of Baltimore. contcndcd that
a productive rate on spices should 10,
maintained FOR protection against impur,
food products from abroad
". j. Schicffclin, of New York. askcC
that extract OF meat, now dutiable al 8
cents pound, he put on the free list liz
said the best quality was made in Argen
tina and Australia. where beef cattle ar,
abundant and cheap.
Substantial tariff reductions on prunes
currants. raisIns. almonds. nlberts an,
other products and free admission %
dates were urged by l.. b. Parsons, prcsi
dent of the Dried Fruit Association o
New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21
FEAR IMMIGRATION BAR
Senators Object to Character
Certificate Requirement.
SENT BACK TO CONFERENCE
Opponents Declare Provision
Would Enable All Countries to
Stop Emigration to U. S.

Washington. Jan. 20.-The clause in the
immigration bill requiring immigrants 10
bring with them a certificate Of good
character as a condition to their admit
lance into the United States was the
storm centre of debate for short time in
the Senate to-day. This clause was
adopted in conference, and at the sugges-
ton of Senator Lodge, chairman Of the
immigration Committee, it was disagreed
10 and the bill was referred back 10 the
conference.
Senator'S La Toilette. OGorman, Gron-
ma and others attacked the certificate pro-
vision on the ground that It would shut
out many desirable aliens who might seek
admission. Senators Root and Lippitt &C
duiesced in this view. II is expected no
difficulty will be encountered I'm eliminst-
ing the clause in conference.
Senator La Toilette asserted that few
foreign governments which required MILL
tarv service would issue certificates OF
character 10 young men who desired 10
relinquish their citizenship and take up
their abode in the United States.
Senator Root called attention TO the fact
that the clause was utSlSilfu " pA'He'i~
the influx OF persons who came under the
speil of the Camorra and Black Hand, but
he advocated the elimination Of the clause.
Hundreds of kilograms and protests
were received by the Senate early in the
dav from Jewish societies and immlgrd-
ton organizations. It was claimed that
Russia. by refusing to Issue certificate
of character to Jews or other citizens.
could practically stop emigration to the
United States.
Russians who now come 10 the Hiio.
States surreptitously. Senator Ia io.-
lette said. would under the new provision
be excluded.
"Au those who believe i'm republican
principles of eJvernment could be refused
a certificate" added Mr.. Ia Follei'"
Russia knows that one free tongue 3D..
New York is more harmful To RoSsAH
dcspotism than ten thousand shackl'J
subjects IN Siberia. Russia does not want
these people seeking freedom admitted To-
the United States. and I believe that ii
why some others DO not want them al
mitted. for these people are menace 20
vutocracy. and there are certain people
i'm this country who do not favor cn'oai-
aging the menace TO plutocracy.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21

heen obtained and that II has ItiNS'' H.
originally irdcI endcnt lines acquired V\
!, 10 make connections between I"C",
lines not owned or controlled by II ana
It's own long distance lines. ana IA. L,
,ninafed contracts and arrangements IN'
thn interchappe Of business between IN 3D.
lines So acquired and lines Of COMPANIES
not ouuod or controlled uy the American
companies 10. IN .os,s
Complaints arc also made iLa' IN '"s.'
sinnod 10 make such connections ana 10
ir,nrcIarro business with indepcndent
COMPANIES they have done so In suCh
manner a. i'm "0Cc' to prevent Sd,lS
s.1tor,. cxcbanCc of facilities Of COmmuni-
cation between tn" American lines anu
those not controlled 10y that companF'
thereby intending 20 diScourag" the pa,
irons Of the independent companies an"
driyc Them IN the American companies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21

Washington. Jan. 2O.--The time honored
inaugural ball the climax Of the ce'e-
monies incident TO the Inauguration q
Presidents Of the United states, VIII not
be given this year In compliance WIN
President-eIect Wilson's wishes. inc liia"-
gural committee at special meeu'lS "
DAY unanimously decided to eliminate IT,
The committee also decided mat pun
lie reception. at the Capitol OF elsewhere
suggested by Governor Wilson as SID
stirute for the ball, was not "ith'h "S
jurisdiction. and II one is neld congress
mus; appropriate and mah" the he'e'-
,ary a.lanscmen, for IL. The con.m''''1
look the attitude that the proposed re-
ccp:iou would be purely EoFerhileh'd'
f.lciiou. under the contro. OF the sol"t
C,rgrcs,i,ua nal inaugural Committee "a"
ccmni't.c announced however. mat u
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21
CONTEMPT CHARGE UPHELD
Attorney Must Produce Books Of
Client in Wireless Suit.

Washington Jan. 2o.-The appeal Of
Walter Il Grant. a Boston lawyer. from
the order OF the Southern New York
Federal District Court holding him in
contempt for not producing books sent
TO him by +. T.. Burllngame, was dis
missed by tho supreme Court to-day.
The grand jury in New York was in
vestigating the use of the mails 10 prO-
mote a wireless telegraph company IN
which Burlingamo was interested. Grant
claimed that he was privileged from pro-
ducinG the books because Burlingame
was his client
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21
ROCKEFELLER BILL PASSED
House Agrees to Charter S1OO,
100000 Institution.

Washington. Jan. 2o-By q two-thIrdS
vote the House passed to-day the Peters
bill 10 incorporate the Rockefeller Found
alton. which is 10 b" a flo0.o0D~o instItd-
ton. designed TO promote the ""llbciuE
and advance the civilization of the pc"-
pies Of the United states and It's terri
tories and possessions and o, foreign
lands: I'm the acquisition and disscmua-
ton Of knowledge; in The prevention and
relief or suffering and i'm tho promotion.
by clcmosynary and philanthropic means.
Of any and all Of the clements Of human
progress"
II is expressly provided that Congress
may alter or amend tho charter at any
time. and that the institution shall never
hold AT one time absolutely or IN trust
more than 100000 worth OF property.
Opposition 10 tho bill was based mainly
on the theory that such vast amount
should not be held pcrpctually in trust,
for charity or otherwise.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21
THE DAY IN WASHINGTON

last Saturday evening. did not nHn''
words in his deBuuCiatior of the plan lor
which Nj. Borlaud stands. chdract'fl@i"E
IL as steal ~ the name of Lincoln 70
promote real estate interests. IT appears
that from the standpoint of those VINO
favor the beautiful design for monu-
mcnt on the Mall, the warning came none
TOO loon. as much work has been don" by
Mr.. Borland and his associates for me
plain. which would admittedly greatly en-
hsnce the value Of the property along the
proposed highway from Washington 10
Gettysburg
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21
Reaches 10000 Places.

Spraling of the general situation re-
rardipg the operation OF the telephone
companies in the United states Mr. Wick
ersham SAYS
There arc said 20 be some twenty thou
sand independent telephone companies.
reDrescntiuE investments agGreGatlnS
many millions of dollars. which together
operate somewhat more ;han four mill
ion telephones. No one Of these compd- p
MES represents capital or business com
parable i'm siz, with that of the Amerl-
IAN company or any OF its principal SUD
Sidary companies.
The American Telephone and Tele-
graph either directly or through suhsldl-
sry companieS whose stock IL owns,
,perates what is known generally as the
Bell Telephone system. which reaches
UPWARD of seventy thousand places. dis
tributed among practically all the states
of tho I'uiSu. having some four and one
half million telephones i'm use and oper-
.ting the principal long distance lines
between tho states.
II has an invested capital Of hook
value of nearly $500 0O0. 900. It is also
tho owner OF Il large block OF stock Of
the Western Union Telegraph Company.
through which il practically controls the
lpcrations Of the telegraph and cable
lines Of that corporation
MIR. Wickcrshsm quotes extensively
from the annual report Of the company
directors to the stockholders for the
year ended December 81. 1910, TO show
the policy OF the corporation. lie inti-
mates that the directors practically con-
fcss TO a policy that is at least seriously
questionable. lie continues:
In CARRYING out the policy so frankly
outlined In this statement representatives
~ many of the independent companies
have complained that the American com
uanv has not cOntcnted Itself with nc
normal extension of Its system. but tha'
h has purchased competing lines In such
manner and in such circumstances as 20
destroy competition. which would other
wise have furnished the public with better
facilities al lower rates than have since
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21
NORDICA WALKS IN MUD
Singers Train Stalled, but She
Gets to LockpOrt.
lbs Telegraph to The Tribune. J

Lockport. ~ Y. Jan. 20.-Because OF a
train wreck on the New York Central az
Gasport. six miles east Of here. Nine.
Lillian Nordca walked through the
ankle deep mud of Niagara County roads
at O'Clock this morning to fulfil her
engagement to sing in Lockport tonight.
Nine Nordica's special train was
stalled and. rather than wait, she picked
M her jewel case and started on more
than two-miie walk TO a trolley sta
ton With the singer were Morse Rum
mel yioIniSt. and Romayne simmons, ac-
companist.
All three were loaded with grips. \
boys express cart carried the luggage a
half mile Finally a one-horse shay with
wobbly wheels was ,chartered Nine.
Nordica will return to New York to-
morrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21
COURT VOIDS LAND STOCK
To Cancel Hundreds Of Thou
sands in Cuban Enterprise.

Washington. Jan. 20-"Promotion stock
in IN" Las Ovas Company valued a. SOW
cral hundred thousand dollars was or
dcred cancelled to-day by the Supreme
Court II was claimed that Norman II.
Davis and Charles T. Phillips in 10, in
tercsted General George &. Reid, Of the
marine corps. in tho formation Of the
company 10 buy at large figure Cuban
land which they had purchased for So
coo They issued stock 10 themselves for
the difference in the two sums, and this
was ordered cancelled
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21
INAUGURAL BALL IS GIVEN VI
Following President-Elect Wilson'S Wishes the me
Honored Dance Will Be Eliminated from the
Fourth Of March Programme.

voulG cooperate in every way possible
with all arrangements for the successful
Inauguration.
Members of the joint congressman
committee on the inauguration are Hch-
..tOrs Crane. OF Massachusetts; bacoH VI
Georgia. and OVerman, of Norm caro-
line. and Representatives Mckinney Oh
Illinois: Rucker of Missouri. and Garrett
Of Tennessee. Senator Crane declined ~
express an opinion regarding the pro-
posed reception. The suggested reception
met with the hearty approval OF REPRE-
sentative Mckinley.
Governor Wilson's wish. If there i
public reception on March I. Is that Mrs
Wilson and the Misses Wilson should not
be expected TO attend.
Miss Eleanor Wilson. 1t was learned To-
day. is to wear at tho Inauguration OF ne:
father dress of silk made in Norfolk d.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21
PLANS NEW PISTOL LAW
u. S. Revolver Association Will
Draft One-Elect Officers.

Vt tho annual meeting Of the United
States Revolver Association. held last
night i'm the list Regiment Armory. 4,
was voted TO take steps TO prepare an
adequate law in this and other states
relative TO the ownership OF firearms. II
was also decided that the association
raise fInd To- send team TO Berlin N
1915. y team will he sent to Camp
Perry also this year To shoot FOR the In
ternational Union and the Pan-American
Union prizes.
The officers elected for 1913 were:
President. Charles :. AXt"ll. OF Spring
field, Mass Nice-preSidcuts. first cap
tain. II. II. Sayre. OF New York: second
captain. g. g. Crossman. Of ST. Louis,
third captain. G. W. Under. Of san
Francisco: fourth captain. Colonel W. II.
Wigham. OF Chicago nifth captain. Il j.
Nulligan. OF Baltimore. Secretary treas
urer. J. Il. Crabtree. Of Springfield.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21
DEATH OF IS LAID TO RAW CREW

Washington, Jan. 2o.-An unliGhted
switch lamp and the "incXperience' and
lack OF slertness' Of a freight train
crew are assigned by the Interstate Com
accident on the Cincinnati. Hamilton n
Dayton Railway. AT indianapolis. on No
vemter 10. resulting In the death OF fifteen
persons and the injury OF eleven.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21
BROKER GUILTY OF FRAUD

Cincinnati. Jan. 2O.-F. -. Minyard. for
mer Cincinnati broker. who with others
was arrested in the wholesale raid con
Quoted by the government several months
ago. pleaded guilty in the United states
District Court here to-day To using the
mails to sell fraudulent stocks.
Mnyard was a member of the firm OF
T. ID. Minyard & Co. brokers. His SEN
fence was deferred and he was released
on his own Iccogulzance.