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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-27
Would Establish Discrimination.

Taking UP the question of the violation
Of the long-and -short-haul provision of
the interstate commerce act .he brief
says: The complainants contend in sub
stance that. because the railroad company
paid for the delivery Of freight. the rate
should be reduced by the amount of that
payment. If it is proper to draw this
conclusion, it would seem to follow that
the fourth-class rate from New York
to Washington. which carried free de-
livery, should be reduced from 20 to IL
cents. Now the fourth-class rate from
New York to Baltimore IS IS cents. 1t
is manifest. therefore. that Washington.
although forty miles more distant from
New York. would have lower fourth
class rate than Baltimore. This fact
shows the absurdity of the complainants'
contention and is another factor indicat-
ing that the free delivery service has
never constituted an Increment in deter
mining what the rate should be.
TO reduce the rate from Philadelphia.
New York, Boston. etc. to Washington
would bring about the very discrimina-
ton which the commission condemned in
the Washington store-door delivery case.
Summing up its contention that all
authorities and contentious favor their
argument that the service was free. the
brief says: The commissions decision
in the Washington store-door delivery
case implicitly justifies the carriers po-
sition in this case 1t should be remem-
bered that In the Washington store-door
delivery case. the carriers commended. as
they do now. that the pickup and the
delivery service in Washington has al
ways been a free service. In the order
entered oy the commission in that case
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-27
CLAIM STORE DELIVERY
SERVICE WAS FREE"
Railroads File Brief With I. c. C..
Denying There Is Ground for
Rate Reduction.
Contend Complaints Without Merit
as Far as They Affect Rates
From North and East.

Emphasizing the point that the delivery
of freight in Washington by the railroads
was distinctly a free service. the brief OF
the Pennsylvania railroad and its affiil-
ated lines and the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad. filed with the interstate COM
meree commission today. in the store
door delivery cases declares that there is
no ground for requiring a reduction OF
rates The brief was prepared by Henry
Wolf Bike for the Pennsylvania rail-
road. and William c. Coleman for the
Baltimore and Ohio. and covers the points
in the attack on rates into and out OF
Washington by Judd & Detweiler, the
Washington Chamber Of Commerce anu
o. j. De Moll Company.
Taking up the compliments contention
that the store-door delivery pracuce was
established to meet water colnpetltioh'
the defendants brief takes the poslt.oh
that this Is point in their 1a.ol:
summing that the practice was s'afleo ~
meet water competition, they say !
would fully sustain respondents PROPOSE
ton, since it would show that the PRIV.
lege had been established without I'M
posing upon the shippers ana reSelSgts %
freight an additional burden. flnais, u
the practice had originated IN an eno ,.;n -
meet water competition, there IS hoinlas
to require the carrier to continue us ei-
fort in this direction when the wafer
competition has not been eliminated ~.
uncontradicted testimony showing ma.
the Norfolk and Washington steam sua.
COMPANY still continues to make Tree
stnre-door delivery in Washington OF
freight coming from Philadelphia. Ne"
York. etc. , w., tho
.In short. the theory advanced by the
complainants, instead of lending supporl
to their proposition. would. If true. onls
confirm the contention of the carriers
that the service accorded was in reality
a free service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-27

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-27
Service Regarded as Free.

The brief then contends that the farms
on file with the interstate commerce COM
mission have consistently referred to the
service as free, and further says that 'he
commissions reports and orders IN the
various cases relating to the free de-
livery and pickup service consistently IN
dictate that the commission regarded lhe
service as free one
The relation of the rates of tue nrst
four classes. which carried the delivery
service. to the last two classes. which did
not have this privilege. says the biiei. m
dictates that the service has been Tree.
since this relation diScloses no Inf1ation
of rates of the first four classes, though
this might naturally have been expected
if the. delivery and pickup service hau
constituted all increment in determining
what the rates should he.
Point after point is given by the car
riers' attorneys 10 SHOW that the service
was free The fact. tney say. that the
same rates applied o. aftieles consigned
to Baltimore When intended for delivery
within the free delivery zone as applied
when intended for delivery Without that
zone proves that the delivery service dtu
not constitute an increment iii detefmln-
ing what the rates should be. the rates
were the same to points outside OF the
free delivery zones as TO those lncidoeu
within the limits.
Ii is obvious. they declare. that II the
class rates are reduced because OF TIE
withdrawal OF the free pickup and de-
livery service there will be Il reduction
in favor of receivers and shippers OIL
freight living outside the free delivery
zone although as TO such receivers and
shippers there is no predicate whatso-
ever, this score at least. for such
reduction
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-27
Population of States.

Estimates of the population OF the
states July l. 1911:
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Testimony Is mistaken.

Mrs. Hutton was the only witness ex-
amned this morning. In her. testimony,
which remained mistaken after an ar
duous cross-examination. she declared
that Garrett. the night of NoVem-
Der last, asked her to elope with HIM
to Tucson. taking her two children. she
said she refused calling Garrett, who is
himself married. a dirty dog" Garrett.
she said. left the house. lie returned.
the winess swore, the night of November
&. entering by the rear door of the Hut
ton home and meeting Mrs Hutton in
the dining room. She said he pressed a
revolver against her side. with the words:
You and the dirty dog are going to
die together.
Mrs Hutton said she asked Garrett to
sit down and talk matters over. where
upon she declared. he told her he would
give her just ten minutes in which to
make her mind in regard to clipping.
Making an excuse to leave him, Mrs.
Hutton said. she ran upstairs. and when
she heard Garrett following she seized d
revolver from a dresser in the room and
ran to the head of the stairs. Garrett
revolver in hand. she said, was coming
up the stairs.
She said she pointed her revolver at
the man and both fired at about the
same Instant she was unable to tell
who shot first. Four bullets from Gar
rett's revolver struck her. while the
one shot she fired struck Garrett in
the pit of the stomach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-27
$3.50 Damage in Grocery Fire.

Fire in the grocery store of Robert Ma
honey. No. | Myrtle street northeast. this
morning about ) O'Clock claimed the at
tention of the fire department Rats
gnawing matches. il is thought. started
the fire and about $50 damage resulted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-27
The Demagogue Defined.

Prom the wouans Journal.
Father said a small boy, what is a
demagogue
a demagogue, my son. is man who
can rock the boat himself and persuade
everybody that there's terrible storm at
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Denies Improper Relations.

In reply questions propounded by
Attorney Garrett. Mrs. Hutton indig-
nantly and dramatically denied that
any improper relations had ever exist
ed between her and Garrett. and her
story was not shaken in the least by
the fierce examination to which
she was subjected.
Garrett formerly was connected with
the engineering department of the South
ern Railway. His father, of the same
name. was formerly secretary of one of
the committees of the Senate. His home
is in Alabama. CARROTS wife is said to
be in a sanitarium, while his children are
with the mothers people in the south.
CARROTS mother occupied a chair beside
him when the trial opened.
Mrs. Hutton is the mother of two
small children. Her husband, William
r. Hutton, was formerly employed in
the bureau of printing and engraving.
He was absent from home at the time Of
the shooting last fall. having been away
for several weeks on a business trip. Mr..
Hutton sat beside his wife at the opening
session of the trial today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-27

Boys and Children's Straw
Hats, in all sorts of desir-
able shapes. including "Rah,
Rah." Rugby. Tyrolean. Lit
tie Jack Horner. and juvenile
STYLES. Fine Milan spli; and
other braids. Shapes for boys
from 2 to II years Of age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-27

the carriers were not required to CEN
tinuc deliveries in connection with traf-
iic moving under the fourth-class rates.
and no suggestion whatever was made
that the withdrawal of the privilege con-
stituted a basis for the reduction of the
rate. In this connection it is highly sig
nificant that the compliments. Judd q
Detweiier do not ask for a reduction
of this rate and that. if it were reduced
to any substantial degree, it would give
Washington a lower fourth-cass rate
than Baltimore has.
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Holds Complaints "Without Merit.

1T is not intended to suggest that
the commission has. by its mere failure
to advert to this phase of the situa-
ton. foreclosed the issues herein IN
volved. but these respondents believe
that the commissions order in the wash
ington case gives them ample support
in this proceeding particularly in view
of what is said in the body of the or
der with respect to the discrimination
against the territory north and east OF
Washington, should the practice be
continued. Obviously a reduction of
the rates would be merely another
method of continuing such dscrimina
ton.
cit is respectfully submitted says the
brief that the complaints are with
out merit so far as they affect rates
to Washington from the north and east.
and that they should be dismissed as to
the respondents on whose behalf this
brief is fled
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-26
COTTON GOSSIP

NEW YORK. March 26.--The princi-
pal buyer at the outset to-day was
Riordan. Cone was a prominent seller,
which was rather general. while the
buying was concentrated. Riordan's
buying was chiefly OF May, while
Mitchell purchased July. Gwathmey
also bought May and July. Norden and
others sold the market. The market,
however, looks strong and local traders
are predicting a further advance.
The cotton future bill viii be taken up
for debate to-day.
The map indicates continued cloudy,
unsettled and rainy weather in the belt
eoiaer n - Oklahoma, Arkansas ana
Rainfall: Dallas, .O2; San Antonio, .Ol ,
Corpus Christi Palestine, Meridian,
Memphis, 04; Shreveport, Houston, .0S;
Fort Smith, Ark, 20; Vicksburg. Miss.
~; New Orleans, L50; Mobile, 20;
vile, raining. 0S; jackson. Miss is;
Admission, Ala, a.
The New Orleans Times Democrat
says There being an utter absence Of
bNHEi al SPCtuldiAOHf EUSlJn WI n
out Its own salvation on supply and
demand basis, If the technical status OF
the New York market were not so Pc
culiar. Though the March deal be out
Of the way the riddle Of May and July
will remain. VIII May and July be
pounded by the same interest that
boosted March? That Is the question
which nobody outside a very small CO.
terie can answer. In the long run the
underlying facts will prevail. but there
may be a grand and lofty tumbling
meanwhile. AS to new crops. II is far
too early TO speak IN a definite way.
even though the underwriters are sell
ing them at a discount OF 1850 points.
BY the law OF probability the South
SHOULD produce bumper this year. sim
ply because the crops of 1912 and 1913
were moderate, not to say small, as
measured by present day standards. But
the law Of probability does not always
work out in farming and the exceptions
not only prove the rule, but break the
Spectator who banksNon the system"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-26
GRAIN NOTES

The Chicago Inter Ocean says: Bears
in wheat believe the wheat market Is
getting 10 break sharply, and should
rains again be shown in the Southwest,
values would work quickly lower, but
the bulls contended that IL was merely
a case of waiting for a crop scare ana
then prices would advance rapidly.
Sentiment among corn traders after
the close was mixed, but majority OF
traders are looking for a further de-
cline, believing that the selling during
the greater part OF yesterday was Of an
excellent character. while the buying,
except at 60 cents for May, was not Of
the kind that would inspire much confi-
dence."
Bartlett Frazier Company says:
"Wheat-We can see no reason just
now to expect and decided price move
ment
"Corn--We think advantage should be
taken Of all sharp rallies TO sell corn.
"Oats--The oats market continues
without any Independent action and Is
likely to follow the fluctuations in corn. !"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-26
STOCK GOSSIP

The New York Herald: Under pres
sure the stock market shows latent
strength"
The New York Commercial: "For the
specialties the market Is narrow and
bad breaks are likely to follow nnfavor-
able news
The New York American: "a further
reduction in railroad dividend rates may
be anticipated by liquidation"
The New York Wall Street Journal:
1.-THE market seems to have fallen into
a rat Traders sell Pennsylvania on
account Of the Panhandle dividend re-
duetion.
The New York Sun: Foreigners are
credited with purchases on balanees IN
however. and lacking In stimulating inn
pulse"
The New York Post: Rise In Inter-
national Harvester Is accounted for in
part by operations Of traders who be
iieve the stock will be helped by a dis
solution Decree"
The New York Financial Bureau: IAN
Irregular trading market Is expected.
on weakness the standard issues WIN
be well taken. A trading position is
preferred by the best sources IN the
street"
Baruch and his crowd are said to be
bearlsh. They we're sellers OF steel to-
day.
q u. Potter says u think the mar
ket held we'll considering the cutting OF
the Panhandle division, and believe
stocks a purchase on recessions. The
steel statement, due next Tuesday, VIII
probably show sl7.400,O0O for the quar-
ter. While this u not good and may
cause a temporary weakness IN this is
sue. would rather buy Steel on weak
spots than sell t..
Bank Of England rate unchanged at 3
per cent.
New Haven board Of directors APP
proves the agreement reached by the
Department Of Justice and President
Elliott recommends similar action by
stockholders at the meeting April 81.
Western Union shareholders subscribe
10 more than half OF the stock pur-
chased by bankers from the American
Telephone and Telegraph.
American Wooden officials say gross
business so far this year is about twice
that Of a year ago,
The Bureau OF Railway Economics
Bulletin shows decrease In total oper-
ating revenue in January Of 5-l0 per
cent and . decrease In total operating
expenses OF $40 per cent, as compared
with January. 1913
Arrangements are being made for or
ganization Of new company 10 take
over business OF Assets Realizatino
Company.
Directors took no action on Springs
Railway common dividend. Last year
per cent out Of 1912 earnings was de-
elared
Southern Pacific earnings net de-
crease 100000 for eight months, show
ing a decrease Of s4,506.000
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-26
BUSINESS LIGHT
IN STOCK MARKET
There Was Little Professional OF
Outside Interest Exhibited.
Price Changes Small
ey cHARLgs W. sToRM.

NEW YORK. March 26.--Trading was
almost at standstill at the opening OF
the stock market to-day and there was
little professional or outside interest ex-
hibited. The price changes for the most
part were confined to small fractions,
the gains and losses being about evenly
divided.
Pittsburg, Cincinnati. Chicago and ST.
Louis common (Pan Handel, which
slumped sharply yesterday on account
Of the dividend reduction. opened AT ~
for a gain OF u. Corn Products REM
ing showed better tone, advancing "a,
Among the other gains In the initial
trading were the following. Union Pa
cifc, z Missouri Pacific, Il; American
Telephone, "a
The Losses included Utah Copper, u;
Southern Pacific ~ Northern Pacific,
Vi Amalgamated Copper, "a American
Can. Il Baltimore aud Ohio, Is Ana
conda Copper. y; Chino Copper, y
Great Northern preferred, u Colorado
Fuel and Iron. q,
United states Steel common opened
unchanged and then gained fractionalN
and there was a similar movement IN
Reading Erie declined fractionally
The curb was quiet. Americans and
Canadian Pacific In London were narrow
and nat.
NEu voRk STOCK MARKET,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-26
ATLANTA LIVE STOCK MARKET.
(By w. II. White. Jr.. OF the White
proViatou %

There was but little change In the
cattle situation the past week. Re-
ceipts continue light while The market
ruled active and strong on the hest
grades. with medium grades holding
their own
Hogs IN light supply with the market
ruling firm
Following represents ruling prices OF
good quality beef cattle. Inferior. grades
and dairy types selling lower:
Good TO choice steers, 600 To l. 200
6s0MT00 good steers, 500 TO 1000. s e5
M675, medium TO good steers. 200 10
500, 550G6 Is
Good to choice beef COWS. 500 10 900.
100000 medium to good COWS, 700 TO
SOC 500M550
Good TO choice helfers, $50 TO $50. 5. 25
$500; medium 10 good heifers, $50 to
$50 4 60Gf6.50
Medium TO common steers. II TAT, 500
20 800. 5,25G6.25; mixed to common
COWS. II fat, 700 10 500, 450a525; mixed
common, 3.25a4.25; good butcher bulls,
4OGd4.50
Prime hogs. 100 TO 200. S7sGS 30: good
butcher hogs, l40 20 100 S.604S75 good
butcher pigs. 100 60 lao S.50mS go; light
pigs SO 20 100 SO0Ws.50 heavy rough
hogs, 200 TO 800. 775qS.75
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-26
HAYWARD q cLARK's
DAILY COTTON LETTER

NEW ORLEANS, March 26--The
market opened about points lower this
morning on further weakness In New
York and seems again entirely under
the control OF the Northern market cen-
ter July IN New York Is now 100
points under the price quoted for spot
middllng. and still the Intention there
Is again reported bearsh, with the bear
element apparently experiencing no op-
position IN shaping the course Of the
market TO their liking. Why the sum
mer positions can be. or should be, at
such an enormous discount under the
actual price Of cotton, Is a puzzle to
many but the very fact Is intimidatlng
and tends TO suppress support all
around.
May and July are 1--WE to eight dollars
under the cost Of cotton In the South
and this fact should attract mills to
secure their supplies by taking up flu
lures
Local railroads received word that
the line between Laredo and Mexico Is
open and that large shipments Of cot
ton which had been held back for
months will now go forward This will
Increase consumption statistics. The
lnto-sight for The week looks around
$4,000. against lao. l05 last year, and we
compare with mill takings OF $4,000
bales last year.
Spots are steady, but somewhat in
active. After this week weekly inta-
sight comparisons viii become more ia
vorable
=
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-26
General Forecast.

Forecast TIL Z p. m. Friday:
Virginia--Cloudy tonight and Fri
day probably showers; not much
change in temperature.
North and South Carolina, Georgia
and Alabama--Cloudy Tonight and Fri
day; probable showers.
Florida Cloudy tonight and Friday;
probable showers In extreme north por-
ton.
Missisippi-C Cloudy tonight and Fri
day; probable showers and thunder
storms colder In north portion Friday
Tennessee Cloudy Tonight and Fri
day; probable showers; colder in west
ern portion Friday.
Louisiana Unsettled tonight and
Friday. probable rain; colder in north
portion Friday.
East Texas Unsettled tonight and
Friday; probable rain.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-26
lon.nI,,,gnIr ovIb b' e. c sc:..
LIVERPOOL corToM.

LIVERPOOL. March 2s-Due un-
shanged on October and to points
lower on other positions, this market
opened steady. az a net decline Of " 10
points At 1915 p. m. the market was
dull at q net decline Of ! u to points
on old crop positions and y point OH
on new months
Fair business doing in spoi cotton. Al
a points decline; middllng 7.0S; sales,
5000 bales. including 1000 American;
imports. 10000. Of which $4,000 were
American.
Al the close tho market was quiet
6ud steady. with prices I II points up to
4 point lower than the closing quota
lions Of wednesday
Futures opened quiet.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-26
GRAINS LOWER ON
GOOD CROP NEWS
Wheat Conditions In Northwest
ExceIIent-Good Weather in
Argentine Corn Region.

CHICAGO, March 26.--Wheat present
ed a stronger front at the opening OF
the grain market to-day on the wintry
weather conditions in American and Ca
madam Northwest, which extended down
into Nebraska
Corn was u TO nc lower on improved
weather in the Argentine, where har-
vesting Is being rushed.
There was no change in oats. Pro-
visions were mainly lower.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-26
EAR SILVER.

LoNpoN. March IS, Bar silver quiet
al 26Sd
NEW YORK. March e.-Commercial
bar silver, 5Se; Mexican dollars, A5lsc.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-26
NEW CROP COTTON
IN BEST DEMAND
March and May in Less Demand.
Weather Conditions Attracting
Attention Of Traders.

NEW YORK, March 2s.--In sympathy
with disappointing Liverpool cables the
cotton market opened barely steady to-
day, first prices ranging from net un-
changed TO 3 points lower than Wednes-
days final. Trading at the start was
Dun and prices showed further depres"
sion after the call In absence Of sup
port. The greatest pressure was d.
rected against May. in which there
seemed TO be great deal Of PROFIT TAX
ing. July was in fair demand. Bears
derived encouragement from reports OF
warmer weather in the South.
The principal feature Of the market
was the buying Of May by a local oper-
stor closely identified with spot inter
ests Outside Of this the demand was
light and scattered However, the ma
jority seems TO favor purchases on SOFT
spots.
Following are II a. m bids in New
York: March. 1881 May l2.l2; july
II %; August. 1l,72. October, il.A
Following are 10 a. N. bids N NsW
Orleans; March. 1884 May 1898; july
1854; October. t1.43.
Estimated cotton receipts; ,o.o
New orleans. .,.... 1890 10 1900 l,136
Galveston .......... 5000 TO 1000 4O7S
NEW YORK COTTON.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-26
THE WEATHER.


WASHINGTON, March 26.-The indi-
cations are that the weather win be I'M
OF the country east of the Mississippi
River during the next SO hours. Snow
is probable, however, In the Upper Lake
region.
Mid temperatures will continue dur
ing tonight and Friday in the Eastern
and Southeastern States while the
weather will be colder Tonight and Fri
day in the Upper Lake region and FRI
day In the Lower Lake region the Ohio
Valley, northern New York and north
ern New England,