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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-11-01

1t is without doubt the most dangerous attempt ever
made overthrow the organic law of this state and set
in its place the most radical statute submitted
the voters of Nebraska.
simply a proposition to over to the legis-
ature the right say what property shall be taxed and
what property be taxed. More than that it
gives the legislature full and final power to select
class kind of property bear the states
while exempting every other class and kind
Your attention voters, wage-earners, mechanics
artisans, or what not as business men, bankers,
chants manufacturers traders farmers is called to this
proposed constitutional amendment this because
Of its far,reaching and perous possibilities that
will not let it negative when you 60
into the polling place on election day.
Interest in persons and other questions on the ballot
must not be permitted TO obscure this proposition
for it. Get sample ballot before entering your voting
booth. Locate the thing, and then go in kill 1t.
Remember 1t reads:
For amendment to the constitution providing
for uniform and progressive taxation and
Against said amendment to the constitution
providing for uniform and progressive taxation"
These terms, uniform" and progressive" are mere
catch phrases. They words conjure with. They
say thing and mean another The only uniformity
erty except the selected to be taxed for the whole
state, would uniformly enjoy the privilege of seeing this
one property gradually put out of business.
But if such system of taxation be made to
work-even IL class of property could sustain
such burden hiswhere would be the reason or the
justice or the right of such thing?
Get your single-taxer friend to tell You that He s
behind this cunning scheme 1t is not the farmer
merchant not the manufacturer not the mechanic
the small home-owner but the socialist.
But, they say, mo legislature would impose such a
burden on this class" Well, principle of right
reason or justice. why impose it any other class?
In word, what is the matter with the present law,
that makes every person and corporation bear his and
its just share of the burden OF taxation?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-11-01
ATTACK ON
THE FUNDAMENTAL Law

VOTERS-Be to your ballot carefully Novem
Der for that proposed constitutional amendment falsely
titled An amendment providing for uniform and progress
sive taxation"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-11-01

Bee readers are too intelligent to over
look the opportunities in the want ad"
columns. They're worth while reading.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-23
POVERTY vows"
VALID UNDER LAW
Supreme Court ReverSeS De-
cision That They Are Against
Public Policy.

Washington. June %. The decree oil
a Minnesota federal court that poV,,
erty VOWS" Of Roman Catholic ana
other nuns and monks, by which they
sign away all their property rights 20
their religious orders, are against pun
Tic pOlicv and that while they may
be enforced during the life OF the
monks and nuns may not be enforced
against their heirs after their death
was reversed to-day by the Unlted
States Supreme Court.
The decision was handed down IN a
test case instituted by the Order OF
St. BENEDICT, Of New Jersey, against
the heirs of aFther AuGustin Wlrth,
Benedictine monk, of Minnesota.
The lower court held the vows void
as against public policy on the ground
that they did rot permit person max
ing them ever to withdraw from the
order. The Supreme Court. speaking
through Justice Hughes. announced
that the lower court had fallen INFO
error by not distinguishing between
the religious and civil nature of the
vows. 1t was pointed out that person
was permitted under the organization
Of the orders to withdraw civilly, al
though his withdrawal in religious
sense was matter of conscience.
In The presentation of the case to the
court il was stated that the decision OF
the court below, if sustained, would
throw in doubt the title TO millions OF
dollars worth of property now held by
religious orders, particularly those OF
the Catholic Church.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-23
CUBAN SUGAR STANDS PAT
New Tariff Does Not Drop
20 Per Cent Diff erential.

Washington, June 22.-The Supreme
Court declined to-day 10 issue an in
junction restraining the Treasury De-
partment from granting Cuban sugar
the 20 per cent differential provided by
treaty in addition to the new reduced
rates Of the tariff law. The merits Of
the case, brought by the State Of
louisiana, were not passed upon, how
ever, and action in the customs court
vas not precluded ythe decision.
Louisiana, as planter OF sugar cane
on its convict farm, sought the in
junction. The states attorney contend
ca that the 2j per cent reduction in
sugar rates under the Underwood law
wiped out the diferential. Attorney
General McReynolds advised Secretary
MeAdoo that the diferential provided
by the Cuban reciprocity treaty still
prevailed despite the reduction.
The Supreme Court did not pass upon
that contention, but declined the in
junction or the ground that the power
OF tho secretary Of the Treasury was
DISCRETIONARY ana not ministerial, and
mat IL would not instruct him how to
proceed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-23
TOBACCO POOLS ILLEGAL
Kentucky Act Declared Invalid
by Supreme Court.

Washington, June %. The Kentucky
statute making it legal for farmers to
pool their tobacco was annulled as un-
constitutional by the Supreme Court
to-day.
The court held that the conviction Of
Patrick Collins, Il farmer, for selling
his tobacco to an outsider after agree
ing to pool with the Burley Tobacco
Society, tobacco growers organiza-
ton, was invalid. Collins had been
fined $3.50.
The conviction of Thomas Malone,
another Kentucky tobacco grower, was
also set aside.
In substance, the court found that
as result Of the passage of the to-
bacco pooling act the Kentucky state
courts held that the trust law Of the
state was that any combination was
legal that did not enhance or depress
prices above or below real values.
The court held that il was beyond
human ingenuity TO determine what
was real value" of any article urder
Imaginary conditions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-23

the Southern Pacific to title to 100000
acres of California oil lands estimated
to be worth S5O0,OOO,OOO was upheld,
was commented upon by Jull1s
Kruttschnitt. chairman Of the board OF
directors. as follows:
THE suit involved the validity OF
patents issued to the Southern Pacihc
under a certain land grant or grants
from the United States. 1t was
claimed that the discovery OF oil on
the lands covered by the patents VOID
ed such patents and put an end to the
Southern Pacifc's title to the lands.
The main grounds for this contention
were:
"First-That oil was a mineral.
Second That the patents contained
a reservation that they should not
cover mineral lands.
Third That by accepting patents
with such mineral reservation clause
the Southern Pacific was estopped from
questioning the validity or effect OF
such reservation.
Decision Covers All Suits.
"The Supreme Court has decided
that the mineral reservations OF our
patents are void: that the Secretary
OF the Interior had no right to insert
the same. and that the railroad COM
pfny was not responsible for the pres
ence Of such reservations in the paV-
ents and was. therefore, not bound by
them. The court further declared that
IL was the duty Of the Secretary OF the
Interior to investigate and come 10 a
conclusion as TO whether the lands as
Ia which patents were applied for were
mineral. and that. having reached a
cone IN. it was the duty OF the gov
..ne... to issue & patent or to refuse
.. Issue patent. ..
"Ha+inF issued the patent, the court
nria that, in the absence OF irauu, the
ratents did not become void by reason
of the subsequent discovery OF MN
erals on the lands.
"While the case decided was one
brought by an individual ana not D!
the United States, we believe, IL tne
telegraphic reports of what the court
decided are correct. that the decision
covers substantially all the suits
brought. or which may be brought, by
the United States government 70 re-
cover lands patented to the Southern
pacific and subsequently proved to be
oil producing lands. The only ground
unon which the government itself can
Successfully avoid such patents IS TO
sboIy, that they were fraudulently OBJ
tanned. c,a &c
fc;a1s tnow that there was no fraud,
and therefore they feel that tne en &c,
of this decision is to conllrm an Oh t"e
company's now outstanding patents
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-23
OIL PIPE LINES
COMMON CARRIERS
Supreme Court Finds Them Sub
ject to Regulation by Com
MERGE Commission.

Washington. June 22. The United
States Supreme Court handed down
a decision to-day that oil pipe lines
arc common carriers and subject 10
regulation by the Interstate COM
merce Commission, reversing the de-
cision of the Commerce Court.
Whether the act Of Congress OF l9Oo
amending the commerce act declaring
all persons and corporations engaged
in transporting oil by pipe lines to
be common carriers and under the su-
pervision Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission was void was the question
at issue. ,...
The pipe lines attacked the validity
Of the amendment. Among the com
panies which brought suit were the
Ohio Oil Company, the Standard Of
Louisiana, the Prairie Oil and Gas OF
Kansas. the Uncle Sam Gas Company
and the Tide Water Pipe Company.
The government contended that these
companies had practically monopolized
oil carriage and shut out Independents.
A dissenting opinion was entered by
Justice McKenna, who held that the
finding Of the court was IN violation
of the Constitution, taking personal
property without due process Of law.
The court held that the act was not
applicable TO the Uncle Sam Oil Com
pany, because it merely carried oil
across one state line for it's own use.
To this opinion Chief Justice White
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-23
LUMBER TRUST
MUST DISSOLVE
New York Decree Against East
ern Association Affirmed by
Supreme Court.

Washington, June 22.-The United
States Supreme Court affirmed to-day
q decree ordering the dissolution OF
fhe Eastern Lumber Trust in the gov
ernment's civil suit under the Sher-
man law brought against the Eastern
S.atos Retail Lumber Dealers Associa-
ton.
The association was accused OF
blacklisting and being a monopoly IN
restraint of trade. The control OF the
retail lumber business on the AtIantic
coast from Maryland to Maine was
charged against the ASSOCIATION.
The decree affirmed to-day was IS
suaG nv the New York Federal Court,
,rhcb held that the circulation OF
hIocklists of wholesalers who SOLD dl-
rect TO big consumers was VIOLATION
of the Sherman law. ",
The defendants were the New YORK
Lumber Trade Association, IN Hudson
County. y. j., contributory TO New
York CITY; the Building Material Men S
Association. of IVES chester County,
\. Y; officers. directors and represent
atives Of the New Jersey Lumbermer 5
Protective Association; officers, direc-
tors and representatives of the Retail
Lumbermen's Association Of Phlladcl-
phia: the Massachusetts Retail LUMBER
Dealers Association, the Lumber Deal
ers' Association of Connecticut, me
Lumber Dealers Association of the
State of Rhode Island, the Retail Lum-
bermen's Association Of Baltimore. Dill
GERS and representatives of the Lum-
her Exchange of the District of Co
lumbia and the Eastern States Retail
Lumber Dealers Association, composed
of three representatives of each of che
other associations named.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-23
RULING MAY HELP
TO RAISE RATES
Iutermountain Decision Settles
Point in Freight Increase
Controversy.

Washington, June 22.-To-days de-
cision by the Supreme Court in the
irtermountain rate case, that the Inter
state Commerce Commission may issue
"blanket" or zone" orders, is regarded
here as of the highest Importance IN its
possible effect upon the increased
freight rate question pending before
the commission.
Opposition to the per cent increase
in freight rates asked for by the East
ern railroads and upon which the
Interstate Commerce Commission is
expected to announce its decision any
day-has been based principally upon
the contention that the commission
does not have authority under the law
20 grant such a blanket" increase.
Copies Of the courts decision to-day
were sent Immediately to the commits
sion for its guidance.
What the effect, If any, of the deci-
sion on the rate case may be can only
be conjectured. but persons we'll in
formed in the commissions procedure
say the rate increase has been delayed
10 await the Supreme Courts decision
on that important point.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-23
UNCLE Sam READY
TO ANSWER JAPAN
New Arguments Will Be
Requested in Land Law
Controversy.
fFrom The Tribune Bureau.

Washington, June 22.-The Japanese
government. in contending that the
treaty of 1911 is being violated by the
California land laws, preventing Japa-
nese subjects from owning land IN
that state, according TO the belief oil
those familiar with the controversy,
holds an untenable position because OIL
certain admissions made by Japan
when the treaty was negotiated.
Secretary of State Knox, when the
treaty was being discussed, suggested
to the japanese government that the
matter OF land ownership be consld-
cred and some settlement of the dis
puted question be incorporated IN the
treaty. To this the japanese govern
ment declined, on the ground that IT
wished to deal with the land owner
ship question ION basis of reclproc-
ity with the various states Of the
United States" Having once declined
to regard the land question as SUD-
ject for treaty negotiation, 1t Is con
tended that Japan cannot now, with
good grace, seek TO place the con-
troversy on that basis. =.
The case OF the United States IN
the dispute, negotiations over whlch
are about TO be renewed, appears 10
be complete, and it is understood tnat
the forthcoming note from the united
States in reply to the japanese note
of August 26. will merely suggest that
japan now submit further arguments
which in that note it reserved the
right TO do.
Since August 26, when Japan sub
mitted her last note, until now mercy
desultory correspondence and CONFER :
onces between the State Department
and the Japanese Embassy have peeh
pursued. The most important sug-
gestion made during that time was a
proposal from Japan that two-clause
proviso be added TO the existing treaty
which would grant to the japanese
"most favored nation" treatment IN
all things that is, that Japanese sub
iects should have rights equal to those
of all or any other aliens. The ad-
ministration declared that this was
not feasible, as the provision would
never PASS the United States senate
Secretary Bryan said to-day that
the correspondence between Japan ana
the United States on the California
land question would be given out for
publication on June 26. An agree
ment to that effect had been made with
the Japanese government. There IS
row in session a special meeting OF
the Japanese Parliament, and the
Toxic government is confronted with
the necessity of presenting its case to
the japanese people.
In the opinion of most official Is here
the present agitation is largely due
TO a desire to discourage further adj
verse legislation in California and
elsewhere.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-23
LABOR AGAIN WINS
EXEMPTION CLAUSE
House Votes to Free the
Unions from Anti Trust
Prosecutions.
lFrOm The Tribune Bureau

Washington, June 22.-After spir-
tied debate and display of i'll temper
the House adopted tonight the pro-
v;so in the sundry civil appropriation
hill which stipulates that the funds
nrovided for the enforcement of the
antitrust laws shall not be expended
in the prosecution of labor unions and
farmers associations.
Representative J. Hampton Moore, a
Pennsylvania Republican. sought to
strike out the prOvsO. In committee
of the whole this motion was lost
{ to 103.
Mr.. Moore aroused the Progressives
with the declaration that eX-President
Roosevelt was opposed to such eXemp-
ton and class legislation. Represent
alive Bryan, of Washington, chai-
lenged Mr.. Moore's quotation of Mr..
Roosevelt's attitude and asserted: III
there's anything that makes me sick IS
TO hear stand-patter quoting Theo-
dore Roosevelt. He makes as bad
mess out of it as the devil did when
he tried 20 quote Scripture.
The section of the bill approved to-
night is substantially that which
caused President Taft to veto similar
hill near the close of his term. Presl-
dent Wilson signed the sundry civil
budget containing the exemption rider,
but attached a memorandum express
ing disapHroval of 1t. The issue Will
be again clearly presented to Mr. Will
son if the section remains In the bill
on final passage.
Mr.. Moore insisted that this was a
"bunco" provision, just as was the eX-
emption clause in the Clayton anti
trust bill, which recently passed the
House.
"There are 10000. 900 workers in this
country and only 100000 of them are
organized" said Mr.. Moore. what
are you doing for the unorganized
labor men? Who represents them
here? You are merely throwing a SOP
TO the labor leaders, who are on your
heels all the time. The labor leaders,
however, know that the Democratic
party is fooling them through Sam
Gompers. This means nothing
Representative MOndell observed
that "the thing that labor wants under
this administration is not exemption,
lbut a chance to labor, a chance TO
work. All this agitation about the
pfosecution of labor unions started
-.uHder the Cleveland ADMINISTRATION,
Men an Attorney General decided
there were no trusts TO prosecute and
went about prosecuting the TABOR
unions. Give labor chance TO labor and
give business men opportunity TO sell
their wares to the men who work, and
il will be better than exemptions
Such slow progress was made on the
sandry civil dill that Mr. Fitzgerald,
in charge, forced night session, which
continued until almost m dnight.
Representative Humphrey, Of Wash
ington, refrained from making point
Of no quorum tonight, but belligerent-
" asked: ''Why a night session? What
are we going to do for the rest of the
sumner, since we are to be kept here p
Mr.. Fitzgerald said he understood
that an elaborate programme had been
mapped out for the summer.
swell, there1l be no programme un-
less a quorum remains in this House
after the supply bills are passed,
snapped Mr.. Humphrey. 81 serve no
tiee now"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-23

Senator'S, particularly Senator'S Smith
and Vardaman, are opposed to the
appointment of a negro TO succeed
Johnson, and fight on the issue Is
expected, as the President has in
dicated that he intends to nominate
negro for the place.
Ross was connected with the Demo
cratic National Headquarters in Chi
cago two years ago, and IS under
stood to have the support OF a large
number of Northern Democrats.
Bishop Walters, of New Jersey, Is
also being considered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-23
NEW WORKERS FOR NEGRO
Ask Wilson to Make j. A. Ross
Recorder of Deeds.
From The Tribune Bureau.
L 40 A.

Washington, June 22.-Members OF
the New York delegation in Congress
are urging the appointment of James
A. Ross, a negro, of Buffalo, as Re-
corder of Deeds of the District of
Columbia, which is now held by Henry
Lincoln Johnson, negro. who is Re-
publican National Committeeman for
Georgia.
President Wilson has asked for the
resignation Of Johnson and the latter
has replied that he will retire on July
/. or sooner if requested. Southern
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-23
Passes Bar Injury Claims.

Washington, June 22.-Railroads are
not liable for injury to interstate EN-
ployes or members of their families
riding on passes which contain stipu,
lations that the passenger assumes al
risks while being so transported. The
Supreme Court so decided to-day, ard
held that pass is not to be regarde
as part of the compensation for which
the employe works, but is in reality
free and subject to any conditions th'
railroad may impose.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-23
BIG VICTORY, SAYS
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
Title to All Oil Lands Confirmed
by Decision, J. F. Blair, Gem
eral Counsel, Asserts.

Discussing the decision OF the United
States Supreme Court in the Southern
Pacific oil lands case, j. +. Blair, gen
eral counsel for the Southern Pacific,
said Yesterday that it was victory for
the company. not only IN the particular
case decided but practically IN az
other suits TO invalidate its title to OIL
lands, since it upset the governments
chief contention.
In its defence the Southern Pacifc
argued first that Edmund Burke, who
brought the suit, had no right 10 MAKE
himself a collateral plaintiff; that the
government was competent and able 20
bring suits itself. Then il was argued
that the government in making the
original grant Of land had included "A
reservation against the will OF the
company to the effect that If the lands
should be discovered at any time there
after 20 be mineral bearing the grant
should be invalid. II the claim thus
reserved we're 10 be supported The
lands would be kept out Of commerce
indefinitely, since hundred years
from now az well as to-day they could
be taken away from the company when
ever minerals might be discovered, even
minerals that might not now be known.
Lands Worth $4,000 an Acre.
The Department Of the Interior IN
yestigated the lands al the time Of the
grant. said the railroad, and once hav-
ing granted them should not have the
power 10 reclaim them except in case
there war fraud in their acquisition ny
the railroad. This was the view sup
ported by the court in its decision. NO
only was there no evidence Of <rau9,
but the Southern Pacific had sold sew
eral thousand acres Of these lands Tor
81 80 an acre before II was discovered
that, ~ oil lands. they we're worth
about $4,000 an acre.
This decision, in which the claim Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-23

Cleans building Of Rats aud Mice in short
time. keeps II cleaned. for II IN always
ready for use. Made OF galvanized iron.
cant get out OF order. lasts for years.
Large number can he caught daily. go TO
Catcher mornings, remove device inside.
which only takes few seconds, take out
dead rats and mice, replace device. Il II
ready for another catch. Small piece cheese
II used. doing away with poisons. Catcher
H. ~ inches high. 10 inches diameter. " hen
rats pass device they die. no marks left on
them. Catcher IN always clean. Ono ~
these Catchers set In livery stable In
scranton. Pn.. caught over 200 rats In "A
month. One sent prepaid 10 any place IN
United states upon receipt OF 81. catcher,
u In. high. for mice only, prepaid 81. ON
account OF shipping charges being prepaid,
remittance IN requested with order.
~. ID. sWARTS,
Iuventor andksssufacturer, Scranton, I'm.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-23
Ran Gantlet to Train.

Then only by swift maneuvres were
the police able to get the dishevelled
men and women aboard. Each one had
to run a gantlet Of stones, earth and
clubs as the police rushed him aboard
Even after they had reached the COM
parative safety of the train, stones and
earth sailed in through the windows.
Several police from Tarrytown ac-
companied Berkman's friends to pre-
vent any further attack on them dur
ing the trip to New York. Berkman
was in bad condition from his beating,
and the faces of half a dozen of his
followers as they were Invested OF
their coatings of mud and eggs were
found to be bruised and cut.
Berkman would make no statement.
As soon as the party reached this city
It dispersed hurriedly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-23
I. c. c. GETS
RATE CONTROL

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