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Morris tribune., 1914-04-17
COMMISSIONER
PROCEEDINGS

Special session of the Board of
County Commissioners of Stevens
County was held at the Auditors Of
flee Monday April 1S, at 10 o'clock
a. M, for the purpose Of receiving
bids for the construction of State
Bridge No 1926 on State Road No. 5
and for the transaction of general bus
iness.. Members present were, Com
missioners Devenney, Dohlen, Gaus-
man, Mecklenberg and McNally. Min
utes of previous meetings were read
and approved. The following bids were
opened and read:
White Water Bridge Co., Bridge COM
pIete ;. /. ;. :. !. :. .s1791.0O
w. A. Adams & Co., bridge COM
F. F. Tomlin, bridge complete =.
!. :. -. -. s1S99.7SI
Gilbert E. Roth, bridge. complete
=. -. :. :. $2063.21
The bid of the Adams Bridge Co.
of S176700 being the low bid, the
following resolution was adopted: Re-
solved that the bid of the Adams
Bridge Co. of $1767OO for the con-
struction of State bridge No. 1925 be
and the same is hereby accepted, the
same to be completed on, or before
Aug. i, 1914, and the county Auditor
is hereby instructed to issue his
warrant for $1767OO, to said Adams
Bridge Co., in payment of same upon
the filing Of the certificate of appro-
val of the Highway Commission.
The reports of the fees and emolu-
ments of the various county officers
were read and approved and placed
on file.
On motion made and seconded, the
County Auditor was instructed to is
sue his warrant in the amount of $50
per month to Supt. F. A.. Zahl for
janitor service.
On motion made and seconded, $1O0.
or so much thereof as may be neceB-
sary was appropriated from the count
revenue fund for the purpose of main
tanning a teachers training school dur
ing the coming summer, to be paid
Supt. r. S. Roberts.
On motion made and seconded, the
Supt. of the court house, F. A. Zahl
was instructed to purchase and install
a drinking fountain that will not use
as much water as the present one.
A communication was received and
read from Douglas County relative to
establishing a Sanitorium for tuber-
cular patients, the expense to be
borne by Grant, Douglas, Pope and
Stevens Counties. The Auditor was
instructed to reply to same and sug-
gest that meeting of the County
Boards of the counties interested be.
held at Glenwood, and the members
of this board are hereby instructed to
attend this meeting if held.
The following applications for re-
fundment Of tax for 1913, were denied
Her.a-.n, Lourentz and Fred Rohren-
back were denied, and the following
were recommended to the Tax Com
mission: John Bruins, Geo. Yarger,
Morris tribune., 1914-04-17
Thousands leaving Rome.

Rome, April 15.-All railroad trains
out of Rome were crowded, owing to
fears that traffic might be suspended
by the threatened strike of $4,000
employees. Among those who depart
ed for the north were 500 American
visitors.
Morris tribune., 1914-04-17

August Melchart and John Lewis.
The petition of Henry Nicholson
and So others for change of highway
in Sec. 10, Twp. 125, was set for hear
ing July IA, 1914 at 10 o'clock a. m.
The chairman appointed the follow
ing members committee to view
said change: Commissioners Dohlen,
Gausman and Mecklenberg, they to
meet Thursday, June 4, 1914, at 1So'-
clock, NJ, at the residence of Syver
Larson
The petion of j. e. Strandberg and
20 others for change of highway in
Sec. Z, Twp 125, Rg. Al was set for
hearing July IA, 1914, at p. m. The
Chairman appointed the following
members a. committee to view said
change: Commissioners Dohlen, Gaus-
man and Mecklenberg, they to meet
at the residence of ]. e. Strandberg,
Thursday, June 4, 1914 at p. m,
On motion, the Board adjourned TO
10 a. M, April A. Board reconvened
pursuant to adjournment.
On motion made and seconded Frank
Marber and Frank Novotny, county
charges were suspended for a period
of six months.
On motion made and seconded the
county attorney was instructed to post
Jessie Peterson of Twp. of Rendsville
On motion made and seconded, $500
was appropriated out of County Reve-
nue. fund to assist Stevens County Ag-
ricultural Society in building and er-
Getting a horse barn.
The following bills were audited by
the finance committee and were or
dered paid:
Frank A. Zahl, Serving
Grand jurors :. :. :. IS ALA
Frank A. Zahl, serving
petit jurors :. :. :. :. 43.00
Frank A. Zahl, serving
ST. cases :. :. :. :. :. 1914
Frank A. Zahl, serving
special venire :. :. :. 1880
Frank A. Zahl, removing
ashes from basement Of
court house :. :. :. :. 700
L. P. Norby, copying delin-
quent real estate des-
cr1ptlOnS :. >. :. :. =. $40
L. p Norby, days board
of audit :. :. :. :. :. 800
Ray S. Roberts, expense supt.
of schools :. :. :. :. 1910
Lampert Lumber Co.74,460
pounds coal as per
contract :. :. :. :. 221.45
Vinje Clo Co., supplies for
Meyer family :. ;. 22.32
Vinje Clio. Co., supplies for
Clifford :. :. ;. :. :. ;. 1925
Stone Imp Co., fuel sheriff :. 1882
Kerl & Watzke, repairing
lawn mower :. ;. ). 2.50l
NJ. 2. Grove, floor mating
clerk court office :. :. 1900
G. w. Suckstorf, rubber mat
ting for stairs :. :. :. 2S.17
G. w. Suckstorf, 4S opera
chairs for court room :. 1914
|. c. Danielson, supplies :. :. 3.O5
Otter Tail Power Co. lamps :. 3.S5
E. ]. Babe printing notices
supt. schools =. $40
Chas. Lee, printing notices
supt. schools :. :. :. :. 1915
Chas. Lee, official publications 4S5.7O
Morris tribune., 1914-04-17
KILLING IN STATE PRISON
Convict at saltwater Slain by An
other Prisoner.

other Prisoner.
Junior Danielson, aged twenty-eight,
an inmate of the state penitentiary at
Saltwater, was instantly killed as he
stepped from his cell on the fifth
gallery of the old prison house when
struck on the head with an iron pail
welded by John Schultz, twenty
eight years old, fellow convict.
Schultz had just been granted a
parole and would have left the prison
as soon as outside work had been Sc
cured for him. The coroner's jury de-
cided that the killing of Danielson
was the act of an insane man.
Morris tribune., 1914-04-17
ehokio Review. printing not


ices 725
]. c. Morrison printing notices
and supplies ;. -. ;. $500
Louis F. Dow Co. supplies !. 17.1O
Security Printing Co. supplies
and deed record ;. :. !. 27.O5
Brown, Tracy sperry Co, sup
plies Mtge record :. ). 1880
Miller Davis Co., supplies
and assessment books ;. 147.1S
Miller Davis Co, supplies
and 2 record books :. 43.4O
Fritz Cross Co., supplies and
desk for reg of deeds :. 1886
Free Press Printing Co. sup
plies and record book
supt schools :. :. =. S1.16
Elliot Fisher Co., repairing
book typewriter :. :. :. 1906
Rochester Germicide' Co.,
supplies :. :. ;. :. :. 1875
Champion Supply Co., steel
beds for jail ;. :. :. sSO.3O
VIM. Richards, livery st. VS..
Laager ..,Y.. ;. -. 1l.OO
Zahl & Mamie livery, st. VS..
Lager S~s :. :. >. 1000
John Geib, Justice peace draw
ing grand and petit jur-
orS =. :. .... -. 300
Henry Willie, Jr., delivering
records Twp. Horton :. 2.20
Vine E. Grove S7s days board
and room Shoemaker
family :. :. 27.OO
Frank Eklund, witness fees st.
VS. Dahl .... ;. 4.OO
Harry Eklund, witness fees, St.
VS.. Dahl :. :. :. :. >. :. 400
John EkIund, witness fees St.
VS.. Dahl >. =. -. :. 400
William Eklund witness fees st.
VS.. Dahl :. :. :. :. :. :. 400
Herman Eklund witness fees st.
VS.. Dahl :. :. :. :. :. :. 400
Earl Fenton, marshall fees :. :. LOO
Ed CARNEY, juror fees St VS..
JAS McCarroll :. :. :. 100
Arthur CARNEY, witness fees
st. VS.. F. G. Eastman :. LIP
Frank CARNEY, witness fees
st. VS.. F. G. Eastman LIP
J. E. Cole, final inspection ditch
No. 13 :. :. 500
Same, filing plats :. :. :. :. :. 1906
Same, premium on bond, ditch
engr. 25.OO
]. H. Hendricks board Eng. and
rodman ditch No. IA :. :. 800
Tim Maloney, rodman, ditch
No. IA :. :. :. :. ;. :. :. 1000
]. A. Ringness, burial Iver
F'alk :. ;. :. .... :. :. 1000
Same, burial Moses Prentice 1000
McNally 8, Conroy Co., supplies
Hoair family ;. :. ;. $40
St. Anthony Dakota Elv. Co.,, sa
Stakes for ditch No. IA j. 1.25
E. J. Jones Lumber Co., sup-
plies Hoair family :. >. ..8.75
John Ritter hauling supplies for
Hoair family :. =. :. :. 800
John NfcNally Jr, cash paid for
relief Hoair family 1886
Village Hancock relief Ham
let Lewis ;. :. :. :. :. 1900
J. H. Mcclure, supplies for
Falk children ;. :. :. asa
st. Anthony Dakota Elv. Co.
plank for ST. road No. 5 j. LIS
Morris tribune., 1914-04-17
PIONEER PUBLISHER DIES
H. G. Day One Of Nestors Among
Democratic Editors.

Democratic Editors.
H. G. Day. one of the NestOrs OF
Southern Minnesota editors, is dead
at Albert Lea after an illness Of sew
eral weeks.
He was seventy years old and had
been engaged in publishing the Free
born County Standard. the oldest
Democratic paper in point of continu-
Gus publication in that part of the
state. He reached Albert Lea from
Lanesboro thirty years ago.
He was brother of Frank Day Of
Fairmont, secretary to the late Gov
ernor Johnson.
Morris tribune., 1914-04-17
stake All.

In great straits and when hope is
small the boIdest counseIs are the SAT-
est.-Livy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-09
AUTO TRUCKS KILL
ONE, INJURE THREE
Motor Fire Engine Crashes Into
Building. Carrying Baby
Before It.
GOES THROUGH BRICK WALL
Business Car. in Wild Rampage,
Knocks Down Man and
Scatters Pies.

Two automobile trucks. one FIRE en-
CINE which has earned the name OF
"hoodoo,' crashed into buildings in
widely separated parts OF the city yester-
dav afternoon. The FIRE truck killed a
baby IN Brownsville, injured two men
and narrowly missed six other persons.
The other truck seriously injured a man In
Harlem and tore into the front OF baker
, shop. scattering pies and causing panic
The motor Are engine OF Company 2S3,
at Bristol street and Suffer avenue,
Brownsville. n big ten ton affair. with
Fireman Francis Smith OF S3 Pine
street driving, was responding to fire at
1913 81. Marks avenue about 10 o'clock.
| After crossing she Bergen street car
tracks on Bristol street II turned into
Park place. but the steering apparatus
would not complete the curve and the
/ machine ran up on tho sidewalk and tore
through building at Park place and
East New York avenue, owned by the
Matthias Realty Company of West 11stA
street.
| A baby carriage in which was Frances
Gostynosky. S months old, OF 1881 Park
place, was In the path OF the automobile.
The truck carried the carriage. baby and
all, Ave feet into the side OF the building.
The infant died at st. Marys Hospital
half an hour later
| The ground door OF the building was
occupied by Cohen a Friedfeld's children's
clothing mandatory. In which about
twenty-five persons work. but they were
at lunch. Israel Cohen. one OF the pro-
prietors. was struck by show case and
severely cut and bruised. His partner.
/ Harry F'riedfeld, was cut by masonry
, from the wall.
/ This Is the second time this truck has
torn mo the side Of this building. Yes
terdsy II demolished the masonry which
| repaired the break on February I, when
It ala about $4,000 damage TO the build
ing.
The accident In Harlem occurred at
1883 Amsterdam avenue. near 14sth
street at 4 O'Clock. An auto truck. owned
by the Goodman Bros, rour and noodle
dealers, and driven by julius Ober had
been left In front OF a bake shop at that
address. suddenly. without any provoca-
ton except perhaps a mischevous boy.
the truck started across the street and
then backed into the front windows of
the bakery ana the Empire Market at 1898
| Amsterdam avenue
on the west sidewalk Isaac Grey, ~
of 1856 Amsterdam avenue. was knocked
down by the truck. Three ribs we're
broken.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-09
THINKS HE HAS BAND
OF COUNTERFElTERS
Capt. Henry Of Secret Service
Gets Third Alleged Schcmer
in $1,000 Fraud.
ENDS TWO YEARS SEARCH
Makers Of Spurious Money Said
to Have Run Plant in GuisA
Of Printing Shop.

After two years hunt Capt. Henry Of
the local secret service believes he has
rounded up all the members Of a band OF
cpuntcrfeters who ran n plant in the
gu!se OF printing shop at 25 Frankfort
street where $4,000 worth Of spurious SO
bills were manufactured.
The last arrest, that OF Joseph +. Clark
a bookmaker OF this city, was made yes
ierday by Secret serv.ce Agents Rubano
ana Burke. Clark was held in 5000 bail
by United States Commissioner Houghton.
Unable to furnish the bond, he Was sent
10 the Tomos, where the two other alleged
memb,gs Of the gang. Edward y. White,
an automobile agent, and Joseph Il.
Downes. printer and photographer. are
confined.
CntIl the early part OF August the
search for the makers Of the bills, which
mad been put In circulation In Chicago.
scranton and this city, seemed hopeless.
fhen Capt. Henry got mysterious mes
sage from Highland. n. j., that a man
3t1 been ARE stcd there for drunkenness
and was talking strangely. The man was
edward y. White. Capt Henry visited
him IN his cell and left with enough In
formation TO cause the arrest OF CLARK
ans Duwnci, who was taken into custody
at Saranac Lake. y. Y, on September 2
Accol dlr3 10 Capt, Henry. White was
to carry II out enlisted the services OF
D1wnes, who was sufficiently expert IN
tho Photographic and printing lines Ia
make the bills. providing 10 had the
proper appliances. Money was lacking,
however. and the first attempt to make
the bills was such dismal failure, II IL
believed that DowneS In despair threw
the ulutes IN the hudson River Then
Clark. according to Capt. Henry. was in
duced to finance the sch me and he in
vested $500 In up to date devices for
making money,
After $4,000 worth of the bills had been
made DOwues and White took a flying
trip 10 Chicago 1t Is said. whore they
passed $500 worth of the ycllowbacks In
South Clark street saloons I'm one night
Then they went to Scranton, where they
disposed Of all except few OF the bills
which were subsequently passed in this
city.
By this time however. the secret SER
vice was aware Of the existence of some
of the spurious bills and Capt. Henry Mad
started n systematic search for the
makers. For safety's sake tho latter II
is said closed up their printing plant on
Frankfort street, which was called the
Walker Press, and left town, None of
them, according to Capt. Henry has ever
been implicated before in a counterfeitine
plot.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-09
Dinner ITostesSes in Evening In
cludc Mrs. W. =. Thompson
and Mrs. Clarence Pcll.

NEWPORT. sept s.---There were many
frs; timers from among the members OF
the summer colony this afternoon at the
second eNhiN.tion Of the annual horse
show. Il was no day for thin clothing,
ana most OF the women, on account Of the
decidedly yool weather wore thick gowns
or carried top coa's and sweaters to the
stands and boxes.
Among the newcomers we're Baron
and baroness lie Meyer of England. Mrs.
II rmanu Oe,richs. who WAS present with
Francis \. Shea and the Misses shea OF
Boston. and Mrs. James l.. Van Allen.
Miss IT auora Sears of boston. who
drove IN uu, of The classes on Monday.
was a spectator to-day and Mrs Richard
stevens seized the opportunity during he
afternoon TO bid good by TO her many
friends, for she and Mr.. stevens and Miss
Elsie stevens closed their season this
evening and left for Bcrnardsville. y. J.
Mrs William Coster and Miss Maude
Coster OF Tuxedo We're the guests OF Mrs.
James +. keruochan a: the show this
afternoon. Miss Louise NJ. lselln at
tended with her hostess. Mrs. Williams
Watts sherman.
Miss Iselin registered At the Casino to-
day, - did seymour johnson, New York.
who j. visiting !. Gordon Douglas, and
Baron and Baroness d" Meyer Of London.
guests at the Pine Lodge.
The dinner hostesses ;hls evening in
cludcd Mrs. William Payne Thompson.
Mrs. j. Francis Ackert. Mrs. J. Gordon
Douglas. Mrs. Clarence Pell and Mrs. J.
J. Mason.
Mrs. Burke Roche is expected before the
end OF the week NJ Elm Court after her
stay abroad. Mrs, Samuel pomeroy Colt.
who has just returned from abroad, IS
the guest OF Mr.. William Grosvenor at
her summer home. Roslyn.
Reginald &. Vanderbilt will return t.
New York tomorrow night after the close
of the horse show.
The Rev and Mira. +. Ward D,nys ana
the Misses Dcnys Of Washington are
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-09
COURT CALENDARS THIS DAY.
EW YORK COUNTY.

NEW YORK COUNTY.
Supreme court--AppeIIaEe Dlvislon--Re
supreme court-Appeaate Term-Recess.
Before Hendrick, J. Lltigated mo ions.
Mclaughlin vs. Mclaughlin: 2 Hil W
Cooley 3. Beochcr w Egsers. !, Frlin n
y: g. mat;rr OF g. : RSs'; T. y y WesS
chester 4 Boston Ry Us ,city Of n. y, ;,
Prinsle: II. behgmssnn ys behrmann. y.
9 bruS Msr'son VS. o k2sSn
Sca[amuzzo; ID, ksshompvitz vs. Salkowltz.
~ Ha9ser vs. Hauser. IS, mater Of VIII
matter Of schies'nger;.2l, McMahon - CitS
OF ~ y e., Noses vs. D9ro: g. same ys
Mortgage vs watson: g., Edeson Va Krom
nyah; ~, same ys AtchinsOn., rs, Msnnlllo
HSpper a. fa Meyer YES H 70 $G O.
kappess vs. Ltlss; So, Fisher VS. Rapeport
9. Nlmith y. pfIser q Go IS. vorhaus vs.
Caravan va Canavan; IS Nahab,Iian We
Indep, Cons Ice 49, Friedlender ys Greg
Frazer f g a. Korr Is seeman -. same mo W
sa@s he hr.Ss,n wells VI g. Negcrif
River Mil and Lumber v lGl BHiIdng 90.
% RaSins g s,s yan shaick y,MigsIy, 50,
Pagan; 60. DuBoaque VS. Mural; SO. Krampn
rs N9manas Nd Assn - barney y chcs-
IS, May w Miller; so, Mrt saw Bank y.
Hrrrmsnn Realty, so Belts IS Belts; al
sSme vs. same; &c, scovlue Mfg W, ltunkif
Va Lamb Pub; % Grove ~ Borgnn So
Dnptraltkt " popiraisld, 81, O'Connor y.
Sieg'l. 6S, Hainos CO. "a Lchtcnstcin 90
Damn vs. peyo;- 20, ,sesmans Bank ~ say
~ Goldsmith; II, Hun ~ Homer. ~, Fell.
homer VI SAM; ~, same KS same. "a
Snyder vs. MsDonald TO- matter OF PetzeI
rs RabinowiiZ We Barrett, -, Brown W.
Sotscherk; ~, Freille IS schat1kin: 70
krnrt vs. same; so, Lawdham ~ same. 81
wisch vs. same; So, same. vs. vame: 81
matter ~ Rouse; 81. McCook w CIV Of y
v So, Gam bla'-ys' CiHnbi-.. 81, .Hosrnatvlt.
vs Etler; 81 Mulvany vs brown; s.. matter
OF Brown; 80, matter Of same; 20. Slavig
vs. Wahlig e. Sonsin 60 9l, Dreves vs. TOR,
heggen; 92 Palermo vs. North Amer Brew.
%, Warshavsky vs. DiStclhurst. 81 ester
w Larkn; 95, Kahanr ~ Kahane: 49, Rob
ertson Sons VS. Federal Leather, o. Meyer
ys Setter; 80 Goldstein VS. Goidstein 20
Klein VS. Kohn; 100. ogden 60 vs. Trrr,
Sons: l0l, Southwestern surety Tns. vs WI
ynni los, matter Of Brown, 1903 Pond V,
Pond; l0t Hermans Va Vcrmans; 1905
Barry ys silhcrstein; 1906, wold vs Lehman
1907, India wharf Rrew VS. Amer Mol'sscs
los, RltZ-Carlton Restaurant ana Hotel VI
Andrews; ios, Schmidt VS., siemund; re
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-09
TWO NEW YORK WOMEN HURT.
Mira. Clara VI. stanton and Mrs.
Jacob y. Burnet In Collision.

WESTERLY. l.. Sept; s.-Mrs. Clara
II. stanton and Mrs. Jacob :. Burnett of
New York, prominent members of the
summer colony at Watch Hill, are In "A
critical condition as a result Of n trolley
car OF the Stonington and Grotan line
crashing into their Limousine this after
noon at a crossing between Westerly and
Stonlngton.
The trolley car carried the automobile
thirty feet before II was stopped. Or.
VI. II. Scanlon Of Westerly found the two
women and the chauffeur. Connie Farrel,
In an unconscious condition and carried
them in his automobile to Mrs. stanton
summer home at Watch Hil.
Mrs. Stanton was the most seriously In
jured. suffering fractures OF both arms
and legs. Mrs. Burnet sustained frac-
turee of the left leg and cuts on the face
Farrell declared that he was only drlv-
ing at four miles an hour and that the
trolley came down on him like a bullet,
The motorman Of the trolley car was not
arrested.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-09

Lord Brooke, a we'll known show horse
that had won the blue Ia a prev GUS class.
that for the horses " county residents.
Killarney. entered by Glen Riddle Farms.
took the blue in the class for park hacks
the blue in the class for lady's hunters
went to Willow King of the same stables.
and the same horse took the blue IN the
class for pairs OF hunters paired up with
the Nirginian. The Vtrginlan ago took
The blue In the open class for hunters.
Mrs y. !. Hess OF New York came In
for her share of the winnings to-day, She
took the blue with Talisman IN the class
for ladies' saddle horses carrying up to
100 pounds.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-09

spending September at the Muenchinger
King. they having lust returned from a
trip around the world.
Il, LivlEss on B,.ckman. who has been
spending two weeks In the West. has re-
turned to Lands End.
IIonors seemed to De- evenly distributed
at the second day Of the horse show this
afternoon. Some OF Edward H. McLean's
horses appeared for the first time in the
harness classes.
Alfred Nauderbilt's new horse, Lady
Warley. twice winner in the novice classes
on Monday. was shown In but one class
to-day, that for large harness horses, and
easily took the blue over his brothers
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-09
LEAVE FOR CONFERENCE.
RaiIrOHd Presidents Start for Meet
ing in Washington.

A committee Of railroad presidents left
New York yesterday to confer with Presl-
dent Wilson at noon to-day.
The committee consists of Frank Trnm-
bull, president of the Chesapeake and
ohio and of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas samuel Hea, president OF tho
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company; Daniel
willard, president OF the Baltimore and
Ohio; Fairfax Harrison, president ~ tho
southern RAILWAY company T., T. Ripley.
president Of the Atchlson, Topeka and
Santa Fe, and Hale Holden, president ~
che Chicago. Burlington and Quincy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-09

The Representatives q. 90. roads will ask
that the comm issiny ha given the power
20 consider general l.i' .aaG conditions in
passing on petitions Tor rate increases
instead OF coutinIng j., Y 10 Consideration
Of the specih' issu.a involved IN the de-
sired increases of special and Individual
rates.
In the recent decision Of the : per cent
rate case the commiss on pointed oui
that IL had not the authority to grant "A
Hat increase of freight rates In that It
was compelled under the law 20 consider
the merits of each Increase individually
and to decide e without respect To gem
cral conditions.
The commissions dec sion IN the special
case will he pointed to a. tho strouEcs.
argument in favor of the proposed amend
ment 10 the interstltr commerce. act
The railroad presidents WI also brius.
TO the attention Of the President the big
falling off in revenues which has resulted
from the t!eup of export and import traffic
by the European war.
II seems probable that before many
days the advanced rate case will be re-
opened by the Interstate Commerce
Commission and an opportunity afforded
the carriers, particularly in Eastern trunk
line territory, TO place before the com
mission the results Of the operations fo'
July and August, principally the latter
month, which show that the carriers are
idClHE clIhId
Commission Can Reopen Case.
THE Sun correspondent learns that ths
Interstate Commerce Commission can re-
open the entire case a; "A moments notice
and in a regular manner. Il IS explained
that the recent decision OF the comm ssi or
only disposed of the formal application ,,
the carriers for an Increase II freigh'
rates and that the commission still has
pending an open proceeding begun on
the COMMISSIONS own initiative involvina
the same propositions as In t'e case dis
posed of.
In brief. II now seems 20 he up TO the
carriers to appear before the commiss or
and ask II to resume consideration oJ the
Investigation it under,o or its own al-
tiative on June 81, 1913, and which is still!
pending. This Investigation was into The
following matters:
do the present rates Of trnnspor'H tlor
yield to common carriers by railroad op'
Grating In official classification territory
adequate revenues?
"lf not, what general Course may car,
riers pursue to meet the situation"
The way, therefore seems perfectly clear
for the commission without vaCating unl
order or taking unusual steps 10 reopen
the whole advanced rate case. II is be-
leved here that the commission will al
once resume consideration of It's own pro
csding, and that within n short time the
carriers will formally present to the CON,
mission statement of their present earn
ings and sburscmcnts, and that the com
mission will expedite the matter.