Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-26
War Declared on Rail-
roads by Governor
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lCOntnuCd From rage bnr)
Of rhc state. We may not win but
we will know VIVA our rights are
and the people Of oklahoma are not
going 10 be satisfied unl.l they know
the truth"
Attorncy-Gcneral Prince Freezing
cXplaiuod that the rate cases we're an
inheritance from conditions I'm the
past Judge hin. who won the rate
case for Arkansas, was employed by
former Auorncy-Gcucral West To ass
sist oklahoma iu this litigation, said
/ 'rccliuE but none Of the proposed
. $4,000 appropriation Is TO De cA-
pended for attorneys fees.
Must Combat Experts.
"Thc railroads. said the attorney
general. "havc spent more than three
! hundred and fifty thousand dollars 10
| date I'm preparing formula by which
/ they propose TO alOw that they can
not make "A profit under two-cenl
/ fare They have employed the great
/ est experts In the world, What Is
. oklahoma going 20 do to combat evil
/ dcuco like that? My advice rs TO hire
. the best accountants In this whole
country; men who viii have stand
/ ing I'm the federal courts and who
]
| about we must nave 'Np'IlS jug
us great as the experts OF the rail-
| roads. ana II VIII lkc money 70 u"
| this"
Jack Love of the corpoIauon con-
! mission, also maze uIlGI IaIN' He
/ rate cases are set ior nearing on
| MaIch Io' II Vhe !tBIs'a.u.r 10 ~
| MAKE the appropriation II mus. ",t
| quickly iuulca'lohS I"ulEul N'io
,Ha, ,Hr o''' wv" ~, ~, i, ',,,' Va nn,,rs
both houses WITHIN lhc neNI "a uouiS
ana iuSneu IhI"uEH N'u'! an Io",,'91..','1
| spv'u' 80 'PP"S''"" W. NV p' ,t,a
app PIl"u"" "Pi,"' ~" "pU' Nv. ftn,-
! SuIIa''' tI'H'I uI '"' va "' w
! W''Ga' INo,S ',v'.'o,' ~, ',,tt .ttor,da,nc
the IeBlsl''uIt was il. "''' ''"'''''0'
RcportcrS Allowed
Tbc Joint caucus was called at the
reuurst of the governor and for the
| sole purpose Of discussing the rate
question II was the first Democratic
caucus of the session to which news
|papcrmcn were admitted. The re-
| portcrs however. were admonishcd
! that they must not msrcprescnt what
occurred.
Ry vote Of % to II the house Of
| representatives today went on record
las opposcd To restoring the tWo-cent
Ipassengcr fare and increased railroad
! rates I'm this state
After introducing a concurrent rcso-
Iutiou referring the rate problem to
| tho rnrporatiOn commission. Repre-
lsCntatiyc A. r.. Ball of Rogers county
charged on thc floor Of the house this
|atfcruoor that ne had been threatened
land inundated by railroad men be-
cause he told them he would oppose
ANY legislative action seeking TO lower
railroad rates.
Yesterday" declared Ball, 81 was
approached by lobbyists for the rail-
roads, VINO asked me WHaI my alu,
tude was ON the IoIe question: LILY ,'t
theIl ina, was p"7'uNylS "s|i''', Ne,
any Ieslsla''NH aGuo"' 3uom Va 40 ~ ~
were asking Today as entered lhls
hulldlnB three frISco IU'IUH" n,,l toIi1 I.7
duclors suIrounutu me. my ~ toiu
nae thaI unless Vi.oHsou lIly '..,', "'.lo" 10
they would see thal every resouly9 VI ol
the frisco IN hoEers county "oulu . We
thrown AGAINST me II ever TAN i''
once again -
Ine rules wore SuSPehoeu anu '.,lo o,Io
reSoluioH was pld'eu on .''", r999"e rp,,r1, Z
over the violent onJecu0h ol heple+
sentative rom IluhIcl "nu "aN'" u'1i ,I
, action on the m"I''r pe ucIeIItu ut,In'
aIier the io'h' 'ou'uS ton's,,' il.,.,t' =,
N''' - ''''''' 'N''' ~, 80.
house caucus, stated that the caucus
was for the purpose "l c"hslue'lns s
, the question involved. i.
Speaker MtCroIS yl'ldeu 'he JHall
to speaker lIo rem puIa"' anu n'ln-
. self TOOK the moor TO urge IulneuloSs :
action upon the resolution. lie salu
thai tohl6hiS caucus W"uIa u'NV az
solutely no bearing upon the proPoSs-
, ilon unaeI discussion Iut WTu,u an, a..
t',, u''.S d, 't ,I,, ,S,,rts
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4 '"''' '''''''' ..,...
81 nave seen some OF ihe pruuons
lhot nave h'en pouring IN mere "SN'
I lng us TO siNe the IalI"ad reneI' ue,
] cIared the speaker ana on many oi W
D them nave observed thiI'y OF loIlS
/ names I'M row signed IN t1S S5lu,
hIuuWuuhs' ih'hN we Shou.u "u"P
Z TINS resolution mere ana nov.
- Ihe I9oorhE Ptople Oh 'nt S'aI' AT,
20 are NOT u'hlhI lhls uloE oEt''vu'' as
serted kepresehtaUNG NS'iN hIo"h uI
Nrdmole. Inc only lauol HtS my
, back OF II are elnploNtS S'n' mere "S
q the railroads. ON salaIl, IT,.
- Nrpresehid.l\e hCh llaI' lSou uMH' M
% the CLERK read q res1Iuuon plaD.ub Wy wy
lrEls''lu.e Oh I''o'u "9 '''o''"7 ''''
4 Th't resolution, vNplalueu ,l''i IT.