Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 22, 1906, Page 4

RSN (- ; i fA E b ¥ % S A WILLING WITNESS JAMES J. HILL TESTIFIES IN GRAIN ELEVATOR HEARING AT MINNEAPOLIS, DOES NOT OWN. ANY SUCH STOCK EMPLOYES OF GREAT NORTHERN NOT INTERESTED IN BUSI- NESS ALONG LINE. Minneapolis, Nov. 22.—James J. Hill, president of the Great Northern and head of the “Hill system,” the Great Northern, Northern Pacific and Burlington roads, was the first wit- ness to take the stand when Commis- sioners Lane and Prouty of the inter- state commerce commission began their inquiry in Minneapolis into the relations which exist between the rail- road companies and the grain compa- nies in the Northwest. The hearing is held pursuant to the La Follette resolution adopted by con- gress at its last session. Commissioners Prouty and Lane per- sonally conducted the hearing, though several attorneys of different grain interests participated in the question- ing. Mr. Hill proved to be a willing witness. His answers were given to all questions without hesitation and in detail. He told of the tremendous grain traffic on his road. He sald the Great Northern in 1879 hauled 2,789,- 000 bushels, while in 1906 this had in- creased $o probably 115,000,000 bush- els. In view of the fact that the bulk of the Great Northern business comes from farmers he said it had been his policy to aid the farmer whenever possible. “Is it the policy of your road, Mr. Hill, to delay freight for dny reason?” was one of the opening questions. Does Not Delay Traffic. “No, it certainly is not,” was the re- ply. “If the connecting roads would move freight faster we could do a great deal better. The fact that traf. fic is sometimes congested on our line is simply the fault of the immense amount of accumulated business. Oth- er lines are more open to criticism than the Great Northern. In Chicago a few days ago I took especial pains to meake inquiries about trafic and could not get a single line which would agree to move 200,000 tons of freight to New York before Decem- ber. The Great Northern can right along handle all business received from the East promptly. The conges- tion comes from traffic from the West. On the specific subject of grain el- cvators Mr. Hill testified: “Yes it is our rule to permit any- one to erect elevators at stations of our road on the right of way. We now make our contracts, however, not. transferable, as we have found in- stances where such applications were not” made in good faith and after- wards sold at a good figure. We have found trouble in keeping ele- vators from combining and sometimes in tracing down applications for ele- vator sites have found different ap- plicants to really represent ome in- terest. When we have found objec- * tionable elevator combinés wé have Sometimes built elevators of our'down and placed men in charge. In such instances the combines have tried to freeze our man out. - We have such an instance at Litchfield, but were ablo to-help otr man’out.- But. that, gentlemen," Mr. Hill sajd with' a smile, “was before the passage ‘eof the interstate commerce law.” ° In regard to the Great Northern’s terminal elevators at Duluth Mr. Hill stated his company did operate them, but that because of Wisconsin law requiring grain in that state to be inspected by Wisconsin inspectors that these elevators were now leased. They are located on Wisconsin ground. Would Not Relieve Congestion, Mr. Hill thought the building of el- evators of much greater capacity in Minneapolis would not relieve conges- tion of grain trafiic, but he did think the action of the state grain com- mission in sending inspectors as far Jut-as 100 miles to inspect grain was a good move in this direction. Mr. Hill said that elevators are con- dnually treating the' farmers unfairly. We have to watch the elevators all the time,” he said. “This work is fdone by tHe traffic department, but as & matter of fact the department is pretty powerless.” “We had a complaint’at Milwaukee,” taid one of the- commissioners, “that you often upset. grain rates by chanses In rates .on’ your road.” “That’s au old complaint,” was tha reply. “We have always made a low- er raté on carrying grain than any other road on the same meridian.” “Mr. Hill, do you own any elevator Rock whatsoever?” “No, sir, [ don’t. Idid once. When loren Fletcher and others some years ago wanted to erect a 100,000 bushel elevator I told them the need was for one of a million bushel capacity. I agreed to take stock to ald in this. When the elevator was built and got to paying well the original parties bought out my stock. “I want to say right here that no man in the Great Northern road can own any stock in anything along the line of the road. ‘If he does he must leave my employ, even if he were my own son.” ESCAPE WITH Philadelphia Ice Dealers Plead Gulity to Conspiracy. Philadelphia, Nov. 22.—Five of the fourteen ice dealers who were placed on trial in the criminal court here on the charge of conspiracy to, raise the price of ice pleaded non vult con- tendre and threw themselves upon the mercy of the court. A plea of this character is virtually an admission of guilt, but carries with it the ex- cuse that the offender had mno inten- tion to break the law and had no | knowledge that an offense was being committed. Before entering the plea counsel for the ice men announced to the court that the Philadelphia Ice Exchange, through which it was al- leged the price of ice was fixed, had been dissolved. Following the entering of the plea District Attorney Bell asked the court to. direct a verdict of not gullty in the cases of seven of the other de- fendants. Henry W. Bahrenberg, pres- ident of the Mountain Ice company, and Walter Lee, local agent of the American Ice company of New York, refused to enter the plea of non vult and decided to stand trial. The work of securing a jury was then com- pleted. Those who entered the plea of non vult were fined $75 each and costs. FRENCH DOCKYARDS BURN. Fire Causes a Loss of Several Million Francs. Toulon, France, Nov. 22.—The main portions of the dockyards of the Si- clete des Forges et Chantiers were destroyed by fire during the day. The foreign warships in course of construc- tion were saved with difficulty. The loss will amount to several million francs. TO INVESTIGATE HILL LINES EFFECT OF CONTROL OF THREE GREAT SYSTEMS BY ONE MAN TO BE PROBED. Chicago, Nov. 22.—The Tribune says: James J. Hill and the three great railways he dominates are to be in- vestigated by the interstate commerce commission. What are the relations between the Great Northern, the Northern Pacific and the Burlington systems? An effort is to be made to find out. The commission will seek to ascer- tain what effect the control of all these lines by one man has had and is having upon rates in the Northwest and consequently upon the agricul- tural and industrial development of that section. The result will be to bring out the facts regarding what has taken place in the Northwestern railroad world since the decision of the United States supreme court in the Northern Securi- ties case in 1904 and to show what effects the decision has produced and to what extent its intent has been nullified. The Northern Securities proceeding was preceded by an investigation by the interstate commerce commission and it is understood that the evidence secured at the investigation of the Hill and Harriman lines, like that secured before the Northern Securities pro- ceedings, will be turned over to the federal department of justice to be used in actions under the anti-trust law if such action shall be considered to be justified by the conditions. SHOW A BIG INCREASE; iEarnings of -Harriman Roads for Past Three Months, San Francisco, Nov. 22.—For three months of the present fiscal year, con- sisting of the months of July, August and September, the gross earnings of the Southern Pacific amount to $28, 671,714, as against $25,662,778 for the same- three months last year. This makes an Increase of $3,008,935 for the present year, or a little more than $1,000,000 a month. If this rate is maintained the earnings of the South- ern Pacific will easily reach-$120,000,- 000 dt the end of the fiscal year. For' three months in the present fiscal year the earnings of the Union Pacific were $1,489,963 greater than for the same three months of last year.' If this rate of increase keeps up the ' earnings of the two Harrl- man roads will have an increase of $15,000,000 over last year. WILL " BRING ' BACK SISTER. Frank Gould Leaves New York for Brief Visit to Europe. New York, Nov. 22.—Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Gould have sailed for Europe on‘the Kaiser Wilhelm II. - Mr. Gould announced just beforé sailing that his sister Anna, the former ‘Countess Cas- tellane, will return to this country with them at the end of January. Mr, Gould sald: “We intend to bring back my sis- ter, but 1 do not know if the French pourts will allow the children to ac- swompany their mother. This will be *he first time that my sister has vis- ited this country since she was last here with Count Boni Castellane.” Loss of Live Stock Small. Helena, Mont., Nov. 22.—In’ spite of the suddenness and severity of the , blizzard which raged throughout this state during the latter part of last week Secretary W. C. Preuitt of the montana Stock Growers’ association says that reports received by him in- dicate that the loss of stock will be small, «_uanr ewee) pIE A EOR PORTO RIGANS FEDERATION OF LABOR ASKS THAT ISLANDERS BE GIVEN + SELF GOVERNMENT, CABLEGRAM SENT TO ROOSEVELT REQUESTED TO INVESTIGATE LA. BOR CONDITIONS WHILE IN THAT COUNTRY. Minneapolis, Nov. 22.—President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor was during the day Instruct- ed to send a telegram in the name of the federation to President Roosevelt at Porto Rico asking him to investi- gate conditions on the island with a view to giving the islanders self-gov- ernment and to better the labor con- ditions on the island. Mr. Gompers dictated the telegram and sent it forth- with. The text of the message fol- lows: “American Federation of Labor con- vention urges you give consideration, however briefly, while in Porto Rico to her workers’ aspirations for improv- ed conditions, local self-government and American citizenship.” The committee on President Gom- pers’ address finished its report early in the day. This committee disposed of several resolutions which had been referred to it, among them one direct- ing the tabulation and publication of the work of various labor organiza- tions during the political campaign and to suggest what Is the best course for such organizations in future cam- paigns. The committee recommend- ed the resolution for adoption and that action was taken. Condemn Judge McPherson. The action of the Iowa Federation of Labor in condemning Judge Smith McPherson of the United States court for his action against striking ma- chinists of the Santa Fe railroad was sustained by the committee and that was also adopted by the convention. The resolution demanding that con- gress recognize -the people of Porto Rico as American citizens and that they be vested with all the rights as such was also’ passed, with the sym- pathy of organized labor for them in their struggle for better conditions. An exciting incident developed when Delegate A. Johnson' of the Chicago ‘Woodworkers denounced the action of the executive committee and the griev- ance committee in favoring the amal- gamation of the woodworkers with the carpenters and asserting that during the last year in Chicago he had been forced to carry a gun and a blackjack to protect himself from the assaults of thug members of the-Carpenters’ union. “We will amalgamate with the carpenters,” he shouted, “but we will never forget the cowardice of the ex- ecutive council in their treatment of our case.” PRESIDENT IN PORTO HIGO LANDS AT PONCE AND IS GIVEN AN ENTHUSIASTIC POPU- LAR WELCOME, Ponce, Porto Rico, Nov. 22.—Presi- dent Roosevelt arrived here during the morning from Colon and was receiv- ed on landing by Governor Winthrop and the other prominent insular offi- cials. The town, which was profusely decorated in the president’s honor, wag crowded with people from the surrounding country eager to greet Mr. Roosevelt. SPENT $6,000,000 IN FIGHT. Printers’ Contest for Eight-Hour Day Cost Immense Sum. Chicago, Nov. 22.—The Record-Her- ald says: * That the union printers of the coun- try have spent nearly $6,000,000 in their fight for an eight-hour day be- came known during the day. . At the same. time it -was announced that a meecting in celeébration of victories which are regarded :s foreshadowing the “beginning of the end” in the long struggle will be held here next Sun- day. The strike started fifteen months 8go. The vast ‘sum necessary to car- ry on the struggle was raised by as- vessment. Each working member of the union was required to contribute 10 per cent of his wages to the fund. More than $300,000 was contributed by the Chicago printers-alone. National President J. M. Lynch and National Organizer William Corless, with Secretary Frank Morrison of the American Federation of Labor, will be I attendance and are expected to l.ake addresses. cities in the country. Lessons of great importance to labor will be deduced from the struggle now held to be drawing to a close. Em- phasis will be laid upon the useless- ness of violence in advancing the in- terests of workingmen, while the ef- fectiveness of the peaceful and law- ' ablding methods employed in the print- ' ers’ struggle for -the eight-hour day : will be pointed to “with pride” and suggested to union men everywhere s “reasonu remedies” for llbm' ills, (Continued from page 1). Stevenson’s Grave. No English novellst rests In u more eccentric spot than that chosen by Robert Louls Stevenson, who 18 burled on the summit of the forest clad Valla, in the Island of Samoa. The day after his' death at Vailima, in 1894, his re- mains were tarried to the top of this precipitous and ' picturesque peak by sixty sturdy Samoans, who had loved and now mourned their dead chlef, Tusitula. A party of forty had pre- viously cut a pathway through the thick, tangled wood with knlves and axes, while another party had pre- pared the grave. With infinite care as it is one of the first cases of pinishment for the careless bunter under thelaw making man shooting while hunting man- slaughter, passed by the last legislature. The shooting of Kling appar- ently was a pure accident, as the two men were on friendly terms, and there had never been trouble Domest:c--Forexgn--Fmancxal--Soclal--Pohtxcal and Commercxal : LA 1 'A Quotauion. per to ask the author of this couplet: How much the fool who has been sent to Rom Excels the fool who bas been Kept at home! He had barely written when he an- swered his own query, having found the source of the lines and how he had misquoted them. They are from Cow- , per’s “Progress of Error” and read: How much a dunce that hath been sent | to roam Excels a dunce that hath been kept at home! ‘We are not sure but that, as. is fre- A correspondent wrote to.a newspa- | quently the case with mlsqnotaflons,. Similar demonstra- ! @ dons are planned for all the large ' between them at any time, that has come to light. Beauhart was hunting in the woods sur- rounding Lake Emily, and Kling, who wasin the employ of the Cross Lake Lumber company, was wending his way through the woods. Suddenly Beauhart heard a noise and saw a moving objact. His gun came to his shoulder and he fired. 2 The moving obj2ct was Kling, | securities, and he fell pierced through the | “What securities would you sug_ bowels, death following ina few gest? hours. “A chain and padlock, a pair of handcuffs and a dog. That would be and trouble they bore him shoulder high over the rough ground to his last long home, and there, under the starry sky, they left him to sleep forever, with the Pacific at his feet. On either side of his tombstone is a bronze plate. One bears the words, “The Tomb of Tusitula,” while the other is inscribed with his own requlem, beginning; Under the wide and starry sky Dig the grave and let ‘me lla. the popular version s better than the poet’s.—New York Tribune. Brains of Great Men. Brains of great men vary very much. It 1s found that men of encyclopedie mind have large and heavy bLrain: Gladstone had to wear a very big hat— with .an enormous bed of gray matter and numerous convolutions. On the other hand, men whose genius is con- centrated upon one line of thought are of small brain and, consequently have small heads. Newton, Byron and Cromwell were In this class.—Kansas Nty Journal. Proper Securitie: Jinks—Johnson wants to borrow £10 from me. Db you think he is good for that amount? Binks—Yes, with proper " tron 1n the System. It is often said that there is iron enough In the system of an ordinary It is understood that Beaubart enough to hold him.”—London Mail, man to make a plowshare. The state- ment Is exceedingly wide of the truth. will be tried at the coming term Surgical. The amount of iron contained in the of court. Hi ¥ i ‘The Professor—Now, suppose you had eisnowin jail, but!y € o see o patient with hys- expects to be released on bail : terics, some one, for instance, who had ! started laughing and found it fmpossi- | even this small amount to the sys- Whlcl‘l it is said will be furnished ble to stop, what would you do? Doc | tem that a difference of a few. grains by friends of both men. tor—Amputate his funny bone.—Illus- Q more or less may preduce serious con- trated Bits. stitutional disturbance. animal tissues of a man weighing 150 pounds is about 100 grains, or a quar- ter of an ounce. Yet so important Is The Caisson Fog. In an air lock ft is common practice to note that while unlocking—that is, coming -through the, lock, and as the pressure is being reduced by opening , the discharge valye—a fog accumulates, hecomlng thick as the temperatures and pressure are lowered. The writer at one time was attacked by the bends, or the caisson disease, after coming out ! of the old Hudson river tunnel. He was promptly taken into the “hospital,” which was nothing but a horizontal tank about the size of a common loco- { motive boiler. The pressure, amount- Ing at that time to some thirty pounds, was admitted, and it acted instantly to relieve pain and to produce normal con- ; ditions. He was told to open the throt- i tle valve and let the pressure out so that he might open the door. ‘As he did this he noticed that the temperature was gradually lowered, and at a cer- tain point, known as the dew point, he was enveloped in fog. The pain return- ed about this time, so that he shut off the discharge valve and opened the cock, admitting compressed air, The fog immdiately disappeared, the tem- ‘perature was slightly increased and the pain stopped. This condition was re- peated several times, so that here is & , means by which artificial fog may be produced at will. The same physical laws apply in the production of fog as in the condensation of moisture on the * exterior of an ice pitcher or on a win- dow pane in winter time.—Compressed Air Magazine. Watch Jewels. A jeweler, no matter how dishonest, would not steal the jewels in a watch, ftor they are valueless. They cost only 10 cents apiece. In antique watches the jewels were often costly. In mod- ern, watches they are never worth more | than $15 a gross.—Argonaut. MONEY CHEERFULLY REFUNDED MAIL ORDERS FILLED PROMPTLY. 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