Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 29, 1921, Page 1

é BEMIDJI, MINN.; TUESDAY ;v'l-:mNc; MARCH '29, Minnesota — Unsettl and . Wednesday. . Light rain_in north and east tonight. Colder in northwest tonight: " 5 - '~ 85¢ PER MONTH ™ SIKKILLEDBY EXPLOSION IN CHICAGO L . J DIELANDSINU.S. INCREASING RAPIDLY Chief Forester Says Important| Need of Reforestation g 'Is Appurgnt Timber depietlufi has now reched T TR N0 TS FURRY 0P AND, 50W SO SEED 1M HONGRY. (MM, The Garden Plot 100 PELIEVE JOHN BURROUGHS:DIES EN ROUTE TO NEW YORK .| Famous Naturalist. Passes . Away Near Bufi’nlo on.Way to Celebrate Birthday FEDERALBANK LIVING COSTS (By U ‘Press) New York, March 29.—John. Bur- HTHEY RE LISTENING }:.W AFTER-ALL THE a point”in this country where three- Little Italy, Chic Italian Ward, Is Wrecked By Big Explosion Today fifths of the primeval forests are gone ‘|tougtis, famous naturalist, died at 2 | Report -Made - Public : Today and where 61 per cent of the timber that is’left is west of the Great Plains Col. W. B..Greely, chief forester of 40-WHAT . W/ ARETALKIN ABOUT BIRDS HAVE -GONE TO FgoosT AND “HEN SOW £ SEED - BUT DONT .10, on a train which was enroute from, California to his home at West Park, N. Y., according to a telegram received here today by Dr. Walter Friends and relatives will meet the ‘Shows Price of Clothing Has Taken Big Drop the United States Forest service, re- Ze!l;ltjln);a:lold n;eg:eu of the Cm’clgo LEIAVES ANy ”AR“ERS gfi“fl?& Tl*‘lm Ytelebg;m];‘r vglir?.gagfi Py lon 0] mmerce. 3 o Xoy gx. y FIREMEN DIGGING IN “Liberal use of American forests fhe qaturallsts secrertacy and indio) FOOD PRICES DECLINE : < WS & necessn; t of th - ) N _— SEARCH FOR MORE DEAD | ;ja1 e e L Ry shortly before he reached that city. 7 PER CENT, SAYS BANK = Explosion Is Heard for Mflel, Heavy Plate Windows Are Broken By Blast ‘in the factory of : ! per company on Fourteel stead street, ‘which >is- the “bloody “Nineteenth ward” where = Chicago’s Italians residei’ ° ik : Officials’ of the company said they believed the explosion-was caused by a gas leak: They said there had been no labor troubles’or:feuds. r years ago a tenefient house one block from the Weil was destroyed by an explosion ‘om‘a Jedky main and 14 peopls: were killed.: = -0 _ Police immediately went to work G the theory that the explosion may have been caused by » bomb as part of the political feud that has been waged in the bloody Nineteenth ward for years.” A torpedo cap was found by: Chief of Detectivés Hughes, who reached the "scene shortly after: the dister. P’&Iiebe ‘réserves rushed from all over the rity hen 'the general alarm of the disaster was given. Fire crews from all points arrived. - The explosion was not followed by fires so the fire fighters became en- gaged in digging the dead’and injured out of the wreckage.:: dead ‘had | -been taken out #n that at least thre |like European countries, we would Greeley ‘believes, “but reforestation should have been practiced, if not from the start, at least in late years. ‘There is an abundant area of forest land in this country to support all industries, and a liberal supply of wood -is most necessary to the people ‘ot thig country. It was thoughtthat, ‘use, when our civilization was old- ‘er, but one-third or one-half as much ‘wood. per- capita as we did in the early days.. But this rule does not af- fect the American people. The older the states and communities in this country grow the ;more timber they seem to require in one’form or an- other; R “““Many substitutes have been de- vised for wood; and yet the great de- ‘mand of the country for timber con- tinues to grow. ~More wood is used in"construction today than before the discovery of concréte, and more wood is.used ‘in building railway cars than before the steel or part steel car ‘was devetoped,” “This’ is apparently true in nearly every-industry. “Abundant and widely-distribut) ed forests have meant to the United | States homes for the masses of people beyond the standards of any .other nation. ' They have placed newspa- pers and magazines on the average family table. They have contributed largely to social and industrial con- ‘ditions *which ' promote democracy and ‘constructive energy rather than discontent’ and destructive social forces ‘bred by hard and comfortless conditions of life. “The idleness of 81,000,000 acres 8,000,000 to 10,000,000 acres an- nually, destructive logging, and: still more destructive forest fires, are the " (Continued on Page 6) of forest'land, an area increased by jand will gather tomorrow afternoon body,at: Poughkeepsie, Dr. Cramp’s information was that Burroughs hecame {ll.after the train left Chicago. One telegram was sent to Dr. Cramp by Ir. Burroughs re- questing him to meet Burroughs at | Poughkeepsie. When Dr. Cramp made pSSa——— BOOSTER LAND CLEARING MEETING HERE TOMORROW | Business Men and Farmers Will Meet at Association Rooms to Discuss Drive Land clearing boosters met yester- day at Blackduck, today at Kelliher, at the rooms of the Bemidal Civic and Commerce association at 2 o’clock to distuss " further plans for the land clearing drive being staged in this PIONEER ENGAGES NEW ADVERTISING MANAGER Fred Fraser, who for the past nine years- has niade his-home in Bemidji, and who recently sold his interests in the Toggery Shop, has accepted the position of advertising manager of the Bemidji Pioneer. He will as- sume his new duties Monday, April 4. Mr. Fraser is known by prac- tically every business man and business woman in the ¢ity. He has had varied éxperience in the advertising ‘“game,” having been at different times ad writer for GRAND LARCENY CHARGE Attempts to Pass Stolen Check, Is Arrested and Bound Over to Grand Jury . Charked with grand larceny in the second degree, Frank Johnson a Nor- ]y, wegian who had recently arrived here from Winnipeg waived examination before Judg'J. F. Gibbons in munici~ pal court this afterncon and was bound over to appear before the yrand preparation to start the second mes- sage arrived -advising him the nat- uralist was dead. Burroughs had planned to cele- brate ihs - eighty-fourth - birthday with Henry Ford, H. F. Firestone and Thomas Edison April 3 and was returning from. the g¢oast with this idea in mind, (By 'United Press) . New York, March '29,—~Tho death of John Burroughs today was pointed ito by the superstitious as bearing out the old belief that great men alwaya die in groups of three, Champ Clark recently died. His demise was fol- lowed_by that of Cardinal GIbbons, then Burroughs died: * MOOSE LODGE INITIATES | LARGE CLASS TONIGHT A large class of candidates will he initiated into the Moose lodge this evening at a special meeting called for the purpose, of ‘balloting on and initiation of candidates, ‘All candidates who have been no- tifled to be present tonight are asked to be on hand at 8:30 if it at all possible as the size of the class will require work to be started prompt- ‘Refreshments will be served at the close of the initiation ceremony. UNIVERSITY STUDENTS . Credit Conditions in Northwest Said to Show Improvement -. in Past 40 Days (By United Press) - Minneapolis, March 29.—~The e of clothing in the Ninth FadoralMRlz- serve district declined 32 per. ocent trom December 1 to March, §0 aceord- ing to the federal reserve bank re- port made public taday. Food prices declinell 7 per. cent it was shown. ““The cost of 1i¥ing is coming down'* the réport said, ‘“We have secured reports from representative persons in important cities in this district covering. the prices of retail food, rents, fuel, light and gas’ - These items have an average decline "in price of 9.4 per cent the report said. Minneapotis prices . declined . 11. Helena, Montana, 16.2; Grand Forks, N. D, 10.5; and St. Paul, 7 per_cent. Credit conditions in the northwest improved materially in February and the first half of March, the report sald. Prices for building materials were reported firm except as to lum- ber which declined some in anticipa- tion 'of spring needs. The average price of farm lands in Minnesota has increased 4 per cent during the year ending March 1 according to the re- port. Average prces on farm, lands were reported as follows: Minnesota, $109 an acre; Wisconsin, ~ $101; South Dakota, $91; North Dakota, $44; Montana, $29, Building permits in nine large cities in the district have increased 34 per cent in February as compared with Jaduary. the debris. The county this summet. jury [ 3 v ey s— 3 y in September. " / The meeting here tomorrow will be| various stores in the eity. Yesterday afternoon Fri = Tmn e ¢ mm&m T0. held separate from the meeting of | He is a sign and card Writer, |son weisven o toomcon falat poun- CARRIEB Lo m PRISONER RELEASED BY the Civic and Commerce asgociation,| window trimmer, and knows how - lson restaurant on Second street, oc- RGSs pep ook SHERIFF IS AG, . ton will The explosion-wi 'RUSS POLICY CRITICS, . Washington, March 20.-—Den§u‘nc- although a.number of land clearing boosters are expected to-make-short talks.attiie’Mificheon: Tt{s' especial- to arrange and plan “kdyertising that will produce results.” He has successfully conducted sales cupied by Richard Johnson, a night employee of the restaurant who wa§ sleeping at the time, and he is alleged Minneapolis, March 29.—8ixty-six Uhiversity of = Minnesota * students have carried typhoid:fever home dur- - (By United Press) Minnéapolis, March 29.—Sheriff Heavy plate glass | windows were|; > ly urged that all farmers in this vi-| g, 1 st in this sec- b o i e fons, which 4 or..general stores in il to have taken a $100 travellers’ t! iy I smashed within'a radlus of one-mile; B 1o taenl o meyg clmity:and.all business men attend | tion of the state and possesses a |chock from the pocket of Richard jhe the Dester Jesation.Dr Al BarkBrawn slipped when ho relfased s 3 & United States recognition of the R“s_‘me meeting. . general knowledge of practically - | Johnson’s trousers and endeavored to|4aid today. The cases were first di- |tives, attorne; .(o M { 4 t fi:c. ALL DETR( 10 sian goviet, as unpatriotic, Samuel ', Mfem‘g Willll dbE }fleld”{fl neigl‘]:;:; every angle of:the merchandis- |cash it at a local hardware store. Un-|agnosed s intestinal influenza but |day. 'a'rhey fi,eé’f,“{’,‘",';',,‘,"',“{o% 0(;,0- RES “ MONDAY | Gompers, president of the American 48 1o/28 9260 T8V O e ea gy | ing business. able to get is cashed .there, he took|later it was determined. that they |against Brown. Brown is acoused of Jif Detroit, Mafch 20, —One. hundred per cent produdtiod sehedulss will be put into efféct' in practically every Federation of Labor has flatly refused to recede from his original stand. ' The denunciation was made In let-' planned ‘for other towns and com- munities later-on, The purpose of In-his capacity as advertising manager ‘of The Pioneer, Mr. Fraser's experience will be of it to-the George T. Baker store, and after purchasing several phonograph records, tendered the check in pay- were typhoid. The cases were light :m the students went home last eek. - Reports today indicate some “martally and unlawfully disregard- ing an order obtained in supreme court”, and Memic was taken .back g is to instill land 5 3 automobile -plant in Detroit, begin- | ters forwarded to the central trades these gatherings : help to'many merchants in plan- |ment. Being unablé to obtain eatis-(of the cases have developed seriously |to Chi fi & 1 ning next, Monday, it was learned:in | unions of Kalamazoo, Mich., Phoenix, f,“’:i‘:gfs e t;l‘;‘t":l‘l’e;i;“g;g;;g . ning their campaigns. Through |factory identification, Mr. Baker|and deaths are expected. Efforts are | beszlement. to face a charge of em 1 Ariz., ‘and*Laramie, Wyo., all ‘of U Mr. Fraser’s department, The |refused to cash the check. In tie|peing made now to check the spread a canvass of the factories. which condemn the Russian policy of to put the.drive over the tap. Pioneer offers a service in ad- meantime the police were notified of of the disease. TRAVELERS WILL MEET. & e 1 z T = the t labor chief. et | i ich i 1to |the attempt to cash the check, and ! BEMIDJ HAS e e ryeabs T have besn an | SEVERAL ARE REPORTED AS e e e lasges than |the arrest of Johnson followed. |BEITER FARMING CLUB i 3 - ey officiakof the American Federation of KILLED IN BOMB EXPLOSION | Bemidji. 1t is stated that Frank Frank John- MEETS AT CARR LAKE AT mflm lN JUNE = 'VERY CRED m RECORD'L“""'-" the letter said, “no dotument - Mr. Fraser will be pleased to |son had learned of Richard Johnson's oty (By United Press) welcome his friends - in his new |possession of the check the night be- The Better Farming club met at - < List of Matches ?91‘ By Cufiis lncllld;el Names of Several has been received by me containing more misinformation of cotclusions based on such a lack of knowledge. It is true that I have read much of the prophganda that is being circu- lated throughout the United States in favor of the bolshevik government of Chicago; March 29.—Several were reported killed today in a bomb ex- plosion -in' the -‘“bloody Nineteenth ‘ward” on the west side here. All am- bulances:, ahd police reserves were rushed to.the scene. capacity and will be in a position to look after the needs of his patrons in the card and sign writing business - as formerly. The Pioneer is pleased to an- fore and when the latter, being on night duty, went to bed in the morn- ing, the former secured the check. County Attorney Graham M. Tor- rance presented the complaint. Carr Lake school house Saturday. Dinner was served at ‘noon. Mrs, Peter Larson and Mrs, ¥, M, Pen- dergast were hostesses. After dinner the meeting was call- ed to order by President Willlam “Something Different” Is Slo- gan of U. C. T. in Making Plans for Big Session State Champi 9 iti i gt Rnoplons Russia and it is true that the letten\] q nor 2:: :h;s“; i’i{:‘:;;(:: :,}b,!isp:ésl; ‘Séllhl:laktir.b Tyo.pow familles Joly- B v adopted by the Kalamazoo trades and en; e . T ed the club, i Much has been said from time to|labor council gives voice to that pro- Rfl) mvm Fl.io{m NOT ,only after consideration, and WEALTHY CHICAGO WOMAN H. A. Pflughoett gave a very Inter-| Virginia, Minn., March 25—*Some- tome ralaBioetio e -lnvfln;not' Haion |paganda. G EAR with a vx:w 1tlo‘:'gmng the best of esting talk on chickens. N. E. Given |thing different” is the slogan of the Farcnt. of Ry lows, preens | 15 thse doys 1 1o yat wnder: |~ LOOKED TOR THIS YEAR| servico ao ol tnes_ SUCCUMBS AT PASADENA!res pruent st tht stsias and save | Usitad commerea, Travlies stir ?v';‘lgs?.{i :gf tti}lllee.fl{fd ri,!‘,mdgileee tw]e‘,i'g‘l;l: bring u;gemelves to aid and comfort a - Sy mfie“) ARMY STORE BOWLERS {5 CaRT Bt by %}}‘:e club ’mmbars. 42 booster convention the northwest t jiwho 8. 3 i its ose i, y Unite Te8s, e meeting was adjourned and a |states have ever participatel in. It Curtis, of Bemidji, April 8 at the|Propasanda that has for He PUTEESS| “margs, N, D., March 29.—DOuly tor- WIN OVER CONSUMERS| (440500, March 29.—The body of|etiort soclal time was held. The next |will be their twony-clghth sbiiual new armory in:what pfomises' to' be the best wrestling match ever staged here, but as to 'the ability of the Bemidji wrestler, little‘has been said. Curtis makes no. boast ‘of his ability but when guestinioed closely one may find that He has along list of matches to his credit. i Among " those ‘whom _Curtis' has ‘wrestled and defeated are the follow- ing: Charles Gustafson of Winnipeg, Carl Hanson of White Eatth, N. D., Charlie Miller of *Aberdeen, S. D., gliwog House, 185 pounds, Mony na, Tommy_Russell of Minneapolis, Joe. Carr of Mintieapolis, Sailor Jack ‘1)1! anlus(xs.' hztt:a:::!er of ‘Chicago, elmer 7 matches, ‘Albert Lea, Al Ackerman of Sioux Falls, S D., Al Francis at Thief River Falls, Dan Larkin, Joh;;fi]zucht, Jack Milo - and Sailor Bud Curtis won the fint fall from Wai- no Ketonen in a‘mateh with him some time ago, but lost the match due to| He worled out with| Henry Otterman: of Minneapolis, 220 ing for man’s supreme creation—mo- |, e of-the legion were called here over-training. -pounds, and_ ‘was ‘able to shake him only by breaking two of Curtis’ fingess. Most-of Curtis’ vietories have been won over men who previously claim- ed championships of states or' sec- tions, but still he claims no champion ships. He will, however, do his best to win the world® title from Par- caut, when the Iowan ‘comes to Be- midji., for, the, title match. Ardent followers of Curtis are sure he can win. i ALUMNI DAY (BSERVED AT UNIVERSITY FARM (By United Press St. Paul, March 29~—This was alumni day at University Farm where -{to ‘a question’ of what he did with movements in America and the over- throw of our Tepublic.” BIG-HEARTED MAN HAS " “ “MONEY ONLY FOR NEEDY 2 (Bv United Press) Denver, Col., March 29.—There’s one big-hearted man in Colorado. He is Hatry Popst. 5 “~Popst startled court officials here | when he told them ‘he'didn’t want money and that he gave it to meedy persons as fast as he made it. Popst, ragged and unkempt, was picked up half-starved by a police- man here. When brought into court as a vagrant he dnswered, in reply his money: o “I came to Denver to have a good time. I had it by giving my money to those mor¢ needy than 1. In the eyes of the law I'm vagrant.” In my | own heart I'm 'a gentleman, giad to tential tains can cause a flood of the “Raging Red” this spring, according to local flood authorities. Control- of the Red river when it commences to flood is difficult. be- cause of-the direction of its courss, according to. Dean E. S. Keene, a member of the state flood commission. The river flows northward which means ‘that when the southern por- tion is thawed, the®upper end is still frozen, thus aggrevating any ten- dency to flood. Furthérmore, the river drains parts of three states and .two .countries; | therefore, its correction is a state, federal and international one. LEGION STARTS DRIVE ON (By_United Press) St. Paul, March 29.—The, state American legion started a drive on thé legislature today for final action enjoy God's ‘blessings without crav- ney.” “Discharged,” said the judge. m mAYme {also were to be discussed. The Women’s Study club held -a most interesting meeting Monday aft- ernoon at thi¢ Civie and Commerce as- ‘sociation rdgms. Roll call was re- sponded to answers to the ques-| tion ““What ¥& Like in Bemidji-” Two on the -Legion’s legislative program. The executive and legislative com- today by A. H. Vernon of Little Falls, state commander. Steps for broadenfiiz the scope of the service department and tenta- tive plans for the state convention STUDENTS GET PRACTICAL _DEMONSTRATION IN CIVICS Portal, N. D.,-Mareh 29.—Portal school children receive practical dem- onstrationg in- civics. Recently they went to Estevan, Sask., to attend a ;zg :I:f:e:‘?fn a’:]?e ha!rt;t“?;“.. p:' session of court, while studying court Scenic Highways of Our County” by procedure, Mrs. G. W. Campbell, and the second ofr “Community and Home Possibili- ties” by Mrs. H. Z. Mitchell. A _so- cial time was enjoyed after the pro- WORK: ON BIRCHMONT HOTEL 18 DELAYZD BY WEATHER George Kreatz, contractor, expect-| The U. S. Surplus Army Goods store defeated the Consumers Shoe company in the first of a'weries of bowling games to be held at the Phil- lips’ bowling alleys. The next matches will bé held next week. CLASS IN CIVICS HOLDS INTERESTING MEETING The class in civics, organized under the League of Women Voters and taught by Miss Wager, helds its first meeting Monday night at the home of Mrs. H. C. Baer, and there were about 20 present. The class received two new members. Two very instructive talks were given by two members of Miss As- bury’s public speaking class of the state riormal, ‘the first on “Immigra- tion,” by Miss Olga Skinvik, and the second on “Russia,” by Miss Beth Knox. The papers were highly ap- preciated and received much ap- plause. Distribution of the work to be undertaken and assignments were ‘made. The next meeting will be held next Monday night at the library building. GERMAN POLICE TAKE THOUSAND COMMUNISTS (By United Press) Berlin, March 29.—German police today drove 3,000 communists from the big Leuna works near Essen kill- ing a number of Reds and taking 1,000 prisoners. . Minister of State Severing said the communist army which has been another graduatitig’ ¢lass of ‘130 “ag-!grath and an Easter lunch was serv-{ed to start work on the Birchmont 'drilling behind the factory was of gles” are ready to.step into the rank ed by the program committee, Mes-'hotel today, but on account of the [ittle resistance. Severing declared of the alumni tomorrow. Many “old dames E. J. Letford, J. F. Burke and condition of the weather the work |the communists uprising has been grads” will attend, Thayer Bailey, has been postponed. crushed, Mrs. George Pullman, one wealthiest women in the world, will be brought back here for burial. Mrs. Pullman died yesterday in Pasadens, Cal. The dowager of Chicago’s soclety was 82 years of age. She was a wid- ow of the founder of the Pullman Car company, and the mother-in-law of Frank O. Lowden, former governor of Illinois and late presidential aspirant, WILLIAM WILSON BUYS OUT KEMP ESTABLISHMENT William Wilson, who for some time was employed in Bemidji as a tailor and who for the past several months has operated a tailor shop at Kelli- her, has purchased the Kemp Dr{ Cleaning establishment at 207 Bel- trami avenue and is already doing business there. He has moved his family here from Kelliher and is liv- ing at Park avenue and Eighteenth street. SOUTH DAKOTA LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS MEETS TODAY (By United Press) Sioux Falls, D. D., March 29.—The annual convention of the League of Women Voters” of South Dakota met here today to elect offjcers, lay plans for the coming year and name dele- gates to the national convention which will be higd in Cleveland in April. South Dakota will have five delegates at the national meeting. FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED TO BEN ROSENTHAL STORE The fire department was called this morning about 8 o’clock to the cloth- ing store of Ben Rosenthal in the Kaplan building. The fire was ex- tinguished with chemiecals, but not be- fore it had burned a good sized hole in one wall, meeting will be held the last Satur~ day In April at the Carr Lake school house. STATE SUPREME COURT HEARS TOWNLEY APPEAL 8t. Paul, March 29.—The Minne- sota State Supreme ' court Monday took under advisement arguments urging a new triai in the case of the State of Minnesota against A. C. ‘Townley and Joseph Gilbert, presi- dent and former' organizér of the Na- tional Nonpartisan league respec- tively, The defendants were convict- ed on a charge'of violating the sedi- session, grand jurisdiction’ of Minn- egota and North Dakota, to be held at Virginia, Jude 9, 10 and 11. N The committees are now hard at work gnd no stone will be left un- turned to make this convention a most enjoyable and beneficial three day session to all who attend. .1t will be a convening of all selling- folks from North Dakota and Min- nesota, with two distinct purposes in view. The first will be to afford each “Knight of the Grip” the most.en- joyable good-time he has had-or ev- er will have. There will be sightsee- ing trips to all the beauty spots -of the ‘‘Wonderful Iron Range” of the tion law of 1917 and sentenced by Nyrthwest. Refreshing boat rides on Judge E. C. Dean of Jackson county to ninety days in the county jail on July 12, 1919, JOHN ZILBERT WILL GO TO STILLWATER TOMORROW John Zilbert, sentenced to mnot more than five years in the state the “Then Thousand Lakes of Mjnne- sota,” automobile meanders through the picturesque northwestern forests, the truest example ®f God’s handi- work, and educational expeditions through the greatest mines and lum- ber mills in the world. The other definite purpoge behind this U.C.T. “Salesmanship-Plus” slo- prison at Stillwater on the charge| ., wij] be to generate a fonder spir- of larceny, will be gaken t oStillwater ft of friendship and to “,.u,m..gz a tomorrow by Sheriff Andrew John-|oregter realization of true salesman- son_of Bemidji and Arthur Wilson |ghip. Salesmanship plus all the pluss~ of Kelliher, " CHARGED lY_ ECONOMIS 29.— Inefficient |other attractive features, all ing qualities necessary to = weather the gale of rough seas existing in the selling world, today. % The “U. C. T. Salesmanship-Plus Convention” will also include educa- tional addresses on the art of sales- manship by well experienced and able speakers. There will be mlnyt of management is costing the railroads|which will be in conformality with of the mation a billion annually, W.|the spirit of the convention: “An Jett Lauck; consulting labor econ-|awakening of a greater salesman- omist, told the Unifed States railroad |ship,”. all of which will happen in labor board today. Virginia, Minn., on June 9, 10 and Lauck appeared for railroad em-|11, 1921. ployees to show: why national joint| °Committees have arranged already agreements by the employees and em- | for every convenience and comfort ployers should not be abrogated as|in the way of hotel accommodations ?ked by railroad executives. Lauck (and transportation on the Range. All aid the railroad losses were due to|railroads entering Virginia will ingdequacies of management and not grant attenders “a fare and a half” to the national agreements, rate, =