Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 8, 1910, Page 11

women-—sells goods for advertisers i ik HE OMAHA DAILY BEE |-m2is. OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 8 1910. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. Hosiery, Underwear, etc., at Clearance Reductions Unmistakably Our Greatest Garment Clearance The month’s best sales in Hosiery, Underwear, Gloves, etc., are chronicled The entire second floor garment stocks are involved—2,000 or more excep- here. The stocks are top heavy and no time like the present to reduce them. The tionally beautiful Winter Suits, Coats, DTesses, etc,, for women and children “t.: identical goods we have carried in regular stock at established prices all season almost unbelievably price reduced. Whatever your needs by all means come ) ds of tailoring and fabric are now sharply cut. .An important clearing on the very things you need NOW. Bennett's. The garments measure up to highest standards of th/orie f styles have been known to sell for in [n addition we offer double 8. & H. stamos in these departments. 3‘:‘ ::‘ :m&““ cost to you than desirable Decisive Glove Reductions : Note These Clearing Bargains: Women's English Cape Gloves, $1.25 regularly, ’ ¢ P Women's one-plece Dreasss, up to $30.00 ¥ ase B AORE 69¢ Women's $30.00 Long Coats, {n black and oo Soft Gauntlet Gloves, kid lined, $3.50 regularly, W ey {500 \Long 'Coats, Beautiful biaek broad: R e R cloths, &t :: §18.00 HOSIERY—106c black and tan cotton hose, now Women's Winter Sults, cholce of any up to $50.00, for - 10¢ for, each 835.00 Women's Winter Coats; very large line; $35.00 and 36c Imported Lisle Hose for women 25 $45.00 gArments, at <0y ... ..$86.00 50c Gauze Lisle Hose, garter top, to clear 35¢ ’ Women's Handsome Cloth Dresses, richly m«u.g—:. e P s ILORRSLER B PR : MiBse B0 Ok, reunen, 13 " to i-yeas. iben: UNDERWEAR—Fleeced 35c Vests and Pants, . fine, $15.00 values, for § .88.00 $OF v./vhe Ceseeiesiieiaes 25¢ E Women's $26.00 and $29.50 Tallored Suits, reduced Extra size 75¢ Vests and Pants, for ... ‘a9 to clear, ut . 919.80 1.00 Wool Vests and Pants, grey only, for ... . $1.00 Wool Vests and Pantd, grey ol dor T8 : There's a bewildering amount of clothing bargain talk in your paper today. mmense space i one price now .. i 81800 lAux}n{lcmrl——m- all lnen initial Handker- b and three story type is employed to make an “‘impression.” ‘ Women's Fur and Fur Lined Coats, sule price 34 orr chiefs. for 4 - Girls' Long Coats, 6 to ld-year sizes, werth to If you are going to judge the bigness of the Bennett values by the size of our announcement now at 84, c all linen embrofdered Handkerchiets, for .. . you will be misled—badiy mistaken. { IO s Gaate o e ThYear Mk, Wobih 1o ol This, is our big twice-a-year clearance. 'The best clothing sale Bennett's ever make. Had we SERELS, o PR 3 b . 5 3 i ' Lo ' [} 11-ye izes, h t 1. $150 used this entire page we could not have sald more to make the offerings stronger. It's going to be } oirls’, Long 'Conts, '8 '0 " 11-year siaen, WoHE g en s n el’wear 5c ; u|le that will be a ;-mm to this store and to your own judgment if you come here. Over 500 : e $3 (‘“l;\;(on'- Long Coats, 3 to 6-year sizes, worth B - e | 0.00, now at : S . A Jinvary el 5. o ¥ m‘,’,‘,;:l‘;mf"“h:fir Lok 2 oa golug to sell at half price—They are smart, genteel, hand tailored z § Women's Messaling and Tatfeta Silk Waists, $8.00 ) y cledn up of very nice wool plush y in medium and dark colors and refined patterns, such as exacting men always choose. Not | kinds, now for ... | oon shirts and drawers for men; about 10 dozen one of these splendid suits has been here over 60 days. It's no stretch of the imagination when we e Women's two-plece Suita; black ‘and’ colors, "{ only, They/ comt.in an' shades, and sre say HALF PRICE now. We believe every man's common sense and intelligence will tell him no s B il W iaaten ' and’ dsh el smn.“\.p extra heavy ‘and warm—Our finest 95 i store could do more. Every purchaser will have the firm conviction and the satisfaction that he . e to $26.00, now for ... 91000 $1.50 garments, for ...... c N got the best and biggest value for his money that it is possible to obtain in Omah; 5 4 Women's Heavy Faney Mixture Conte, $12.00, $15.00 Rockford Socks; extra | Neckwear——50c fancy Annunl White Carnival-——Muslin U mlerv\l‘ar. broideries, etc., next Mnmn.y. Women's $20.00 and $22.50 Tallored Suits, all at and $17.50 valugs, now for 4 $5.00 . 4 % . . L Girlg' r—x;:- “Trm:‘mp.-r:‘n Dresses and $~|om‘ :e::lyr,' 1{5: quality— :g;‘er-'a'fiarx::h;:\:fi bisd Eve[y Man Can Be Fltted-.sms 34 to 48 . qs:r:{:l'"'{:&nf';mn"m? T tens ‘styion | 26c, pair 9c styles, . [4 § { Infants’ Felt Bonnets, a very fine assortment 14 OFF OB AR T vie oo i 22.00 s 3 ga8 And Kogs Xa ats; tallored and lingerie, g F 1 Shirts 2\9C £ 0.0 s s A5 00 11.00 & :ir::m nr-‘n:rsF !:’"ml‘ll‘ ':o‘ th ; ‘I s e ‘ ”,;B Men's Sweaters; roll | Flanne — Very { j ; } ne northern mink ..... gray wonsted; wers | 25U Moo Ty RIS W Y $25.00 Suits. . .§12.50 15,00 Suits. ....$7.50 ; Cl L M ) Sh fiiopedi 1 5g| == as "glg | : = - caring Men's Shoes Al Dions- Bl GRadde Gt HalF-bdtEs 1 N ‘ Men's Swagger Three-Quarter and Full Length Overcoats at Half ' Ridding the stock of all the broken lines of $3.50 and $4.50 shoes for men; patent colf, > $25 § This is a representative assortment of the year's best $15 § i patent kid, viel and box calf—The 2 7 = Bennett’s Big G[oce[ § 3 0' ts styles, embracing Kersey overcoats, In black, oxford, tan, [0 50 January markdown makes them....&se o] } coal green, brown, in plain shades and stripes with velvet collars, | ()'coats ’ ; y a and fancy Scotch materials with combination (or two-in- oneli (R LI R I L piomnetts ‘(;l\flpl(nl‘ JaSnider's Tomato Soup, (1] PPN and regular collar styles. for. 3 ?0"151“ “l'(“’ Lk Lt l 65 Flour, sac .56, and | large can for 20c, and % # L L R U i 180 stamps. 20 stamps. AU B TRorils : eRs o $1.95 for Women's Shoes—Saturday cholce of six "“,“G‘OI“’"U""" Tor: $1.00, (‘rln.:lx(‘rrq()y“;r lvbr .\l:i;l button and l!ace, in gun metal and stamps. for $1.13 ; excellent styles in and patent colt. These are the usual $2.50 Bangeits Bast Coffes : Meat M Women's Home Cook Books | January Clearance orsets for Saturday | = s e didneydee.. 193 one pound for 8bc, and \ A big collection Broken Lots Women's Shoes—From $3.60 lines, but- 30 stamps ., and 10 stamps. B t d lace shoes— 1z0: & oot AR (RS v g se Burners, Heaters, o8 on and lace shoes—not all sizes in every.lot, but Bonnett's Teas, as- | brand, 206 cans for 16 BanRetid s iaekdts outh) Voir BouESS READERSHTN! peen ! ) BES | 4150 Corsets for 980 Again Saturday. | Bl can berfitted: AN |, Q8 A ¥ Prof > big bargalns, at s Sateaound 886, | guall Bour Pickies, & pes contributed fit by our liberal reduction P b e e b g b the Thas SN, &s.es e v e Bittings. pound dozen Se. keeping expense to the minimum-—Lowest ) o ‘IOpod EHouse ’krhegf are stoves of standard make, known makers in this country. From nosrln:hy n‘claaln«x Calf gmnt package ~15c, and 10 Sweer Mixed Piokes, prices on choice fresh meats in all Omaha. Keeping” ' maga- | known throughout America as the best. | * ,"oou10 gtandpoint they are all that | beat $3.60 :‘,;m,""d M::‘.’; ¥ Loy e # e OO ; zine. Now in book | Still & good range of styles for buy-{ 0,13 be desired. New, clean and 58t {Ohincas, - pouhd onsf resh | Calumet Hams, every rs who come early. J Misses’ Bhoes, box calf and vicl £0c, and 10 stamps, ,, Navy Beans, six Ibs. :l.‘r:( ‘nbh(np 103c one mn':leodc $ ":\'p.ll form. Thousands & fresh; firmly boned and nicely trim- | * _with heavy soles for school Virginla Swius Checse tor 3¢ i N . 16‘;" i of housekeepers "::"..207 0"1%:‘._107 0“ med. The materials are very sub- | —11% to our $1.50 and Fquud lée, an Ps. | California Prunes — | ¥ Lamb Legs—| pound........ c § will want it—in | Heaters (4 Ranges (4 stantlal. Any woman with $2.00 shoes, at............980 Bennett's Capltol Oats | 12%u uality for Sc. ey 104¢ | Ana 30 Stamps Each (4 }‘1"““ A Paifcake' for s g i el price, 1b...... Ham: S book section— is as oi ers a corset need will be glad Ohildren's Shoes—BIg lot on ¢, an utamps, siooae Lall Lamb Chops— 3 ! ; to pick so good a bargain— table, all $1.00 and $1.25 qual- Bennetts Capitol Bak- | O or iaied Susar. Lotn, per 12ic QRARLE'S . Bason, - e Ing . Powder, pound can | Dlamond 8 Chill Sauce | Ib............ Bednett's Capital Mince bones Ib... Meat, 3 packages, for Beans, ‘Best We out, Ib...... 124¢ i B et Sodran, 3 | B i enckr T | RN P, Moy T, B Dy paoxanesFor 250 "und | auailty, can 1dc. 50" ana......1€ | pais’ for . % ALl Rive s 1éwon: - Poppar: Poyroms, ]“;';'fl"‘ 5:‘ a2 10 stamps 10c bottle Olives | Lamb Chops— Shou- And 30 Stamps. Fl'mts Large Florida 4 ioI 25c :;“)3 RN D Tt wEGal ::_;:: arshmallows 00 TR Jastisrs Purs ¥ rult | while, supply lasts, 3 Jasceste . e ife Grape Fruit $2.25 Lisk Bollers, sele price ......81.60 | Delicious vanilla flavor; full size, 20c |\ o oo, 20 stamps, Zamh MoaNs — Bhou- & Extra fancy large Bananas, dozen. ..160 ;«.m; '}:“ é}n‘rpler Lisk nn)llo,r, §%r E ..u‘.zg box, Saturday for .. AR ) 1 Sori men Fp e —— o iy SUN- | (g fa C v i ey O. E. Sad Irons, worth $1.35 set, .. Olive Sals — Queen J97,” Dar 248 | RiwTea Wik iaaton | TULO IS GRULEIOMEN D oo ed 1% | Mrs. o’ Sad Irons, worth §1.10 sci 800 [ Bennett's Special Chocolates—Hand | one & two Jap Rose Tollet Soap | | Olives, large bottle, Navels, 40c 30¢ pREle o QERUOeH R Iyt e fa wa s W Galvanized Wash Tubs, usually 6bc, at 39 | rolled; the 50c buckle, roll 4 cakea for ..a8c 0%c size, for ...660 || Fal Lamb_— gg size, per doz. .. Jersey Sweet Potatoes, peck...... -.300 | Galvanized Wash Tubs, usually 7c, at 49¢ 25c edge, 33.20 | Stew, 4 1bs € | Including 10 Stamps. Fine Sced Cabbage, per Ib...... s Galvanized Wash Tubs, usually 86c, at 590 ., e 4 kind, $1.9¢ Lisk boilers. The reduced prices are | We are clearing up on will be a third g"l:f:fll:’x m]l{ i & good, but odd wer cured, § "o T- - Here's an attractlve sale proposition allsizes. .. CRERREREREES itiea, for .....0viuiieioe 400 ] 50" sta o 1316 ound s — by 4 i e, ""d.'a stamps. :mm;n_ 1% and 10 'rtfi" my Roast— L ."‘pvrps lséé c —You can buy_no better bollers than | Also a small lot of good dollar corsets | Boys' Shoes, 75 very inferesting— Offt—OF . ... . b iveeeennee..G0¢ - ——— ) Pre51dent Taft's Message to the Congress on Railroads and Trusts WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.—Following is the| “Of ‘course, every carrier atfected by an text of the president's epecial message on |crder of the commission has a constitu- the appointment of five additional circult of an assistant attorney gemeral acting | to exercise due dlligence in quoting the ap- |duclng such rates are affirmed. I may be | such routes as he may designafe for that . Judges, who, for the purposes §f appoint- | under the directfon of the attorney gen- |plicable legal rate, and would thus afford [doubted how effective this remedy is. purpose, subject, however, In the exercise the Interstate Commerce and Anti-trust|tional right to appeal to a federal court| o ‘micnt be aistributed to those cir-| €Tl the shipper a reasonable measure of pro- et b’ Fiually: Py il of this right, to such reasonable regulations laws submitted in both houses of congress | to protect it from the enforcement of an| .. Pooll Rate Agresments tection, while not opening the ¥ to col- as the Interstate Commerce commission today: order which it shows to be prime facie|C8!t® Where there is at the present time il ooy i} 3 lusion and the giving the rebates or other | “Experience has shown that many, per-|may prescribe. ““T'o the Senate and House' of, Representa- | confiscatory or unjustly discriminatory in | the largest volume of business, such as the| ‘The subject of agrements between car- | unfair discrimination. haps most, shippers do not resort to pro- tives: its effect; and as this application may be | Second, Third, Fourth, Seventh and Bighth | riers with respect to rates has been often ceedings to recover the excessive ratey “I withheld from my annual message & | made to & court in any district of the | clreults. Qiscussed In congress. Pooling arrange- Jaitistive iy Commisnion: which they may have been required to puy, | “The republican platform of 1908 declared discussion of nesded legislation under the | United States, not only does delay result| “The act should empower the chief jus- | ments and agreements were condemned by “Under, the existing law the commission | fOF the simple reason that they have added In favor of amending the Interstate Com- authority, which congress has to regulate | i the enforcement of the order, but great |tice at any time when the business of the | the general sentiment of the people and, |can only act with respect to an alleged ex- | thelr ratcs paid to the cost of the goods |Merce law, but o as always to malntain commerce between the states and WIth | yncertainty is caused by contrariety of |court of commerce does not require the|under the Sherman anti-trust law, any | cessive rate or unduly discriminatory prac- and thus enhanced the price thereof to |the principle of competition between na- foregn countrles and sald that I would | gecision. services of all the judges to reassign the| agreement between carriers operating in|tice by a carrier on a complaint made by |their customers, and that the public has turally competing lines, and avolding the bring this subject matter to your atten- | ‘vpne questions presented by these ap-|Judges designated to that court to the cir-| restraint of Interstate or International | some individual affected thereby. I see no |In effect paid the bill. On the other hand, | common gontrol of such lines by any means tlon later In the session. Accordingly, 1 beg | niications are too often technical in their | cults to which they respectively belong;| trade or commerce would be unlawful. |reason why the commission should not be |the enormous volume of transportation whatsoever. One of the most potent means to submit to you certaln recommenda- | .yoracter and require a knowledge of the |and it should also provide for payment to| The republican platform of 1906 expressed | authorized to act on its own initlative as charges, the great number of separate [Of exercising such interest has been tions as to the amendments to the Inter- ||, rees and the mastery of a great|Such judges while sitting by assignment|the belief that the interstate commerce [ well as upon the complaint of an individual |tariffs filed annually with the Interstate through the holding of stock of one rall- state commerco law and certaln consider- | volume of conflicting evidence which is|In the court of commerce of such addl-|law should be further amended, 80 as to | in investigating the fairness of any exist- | Commerce commission, amounting to al- | r0&d company by another company owning ations arising out of the operations of the [ ¢ 4iiio to examine and troublesome to|tlonal amount as Is necessary to bring | give the raflroads the right to make and Ing rate or practice, and I recommend the 108t 200000, and the impossibility of any |3 competing line. This condition has grown ti-trust suggesting the wisdom of federal | qompuranend. It would not be proper to at- | thelr annual compensation up to $10,000. | publish traffic agreements subject to the | amendment of the law to 80 provide; and | commissicn supervising the making of | up under express legislative power conferred p-fgporation of industrial companies. tempt to deprive any corporation of the |The regular sessions of such court should | approval of the commission, but maintain- | also that the commission shall be fully em- [ tariffs in advance of their becoming effec- DY the laws of many other states and to at- Interstate Commerce Law. FBht 10 the review by & court of any order |be held at the capital, but it should be | ing always the principle of competition be- | powered, beyond any question, to pass |tive on every transportation line within | {mPt now to suddenly reverse that policy, “In the annual report of the Interstate|or decreo which, if undisturbed, would |®mpowered to hold sessions in different | tween naturally competing lines and avoid- | upon the classifications of commodities | the United States to the extent that would | 2 far as it affects the ownership of stocks Commerce Commission for the year 19, [rob it of a reasonable return upon m\l"'"‘ of the United States if found desir-| ing the common control of such lines by | for purposes of fixing rates, in like manner |be necessary It thelr active concurrence |Neretofore so acquired, would be to in- attention s called to the fact that be- |investment or would subject it to bur- | #D1é: and its orders and judgments should | any means whatsoever. as It may now do with respect to the maxi- |Were required In the making of every | filct & grlevous injury, not only upon tween July 1 1908, and the close of that|dens which would unjustly discriminate |be made final, subject only to review by| “In view of the complete control over | mum rate applicable to any transportation, |tariff, has satisfied me that this power, it (he corporations = affected, but uson a year, sixteen suits had been begun to set | against it and in favor of other carriers | the supreme court of the United States|rate making and other practices of inter-| “Under the existing law the commission |Kranted, should be conferred in a very|! body of the inveatriant-holding:pub- aside orders of the commission (besides one | similarly situated. What is, however, of | With the provision that the operation of|state carriers established by the act of |may not investigate an increase In rates |limited and restricted form. |Ue. T, however, recommend that the law Sommenced betore that date), and that fow | supreme importance is that the decision |th® decres appealed from shall not be|congress and as recommended in this com- |until after it shall have become effective; | I therefore recommend that the Inter- |°h®!! be-amended 8o &3 to provide from orders of much consequence had boen per- | of such questions shall be as speedy as|®18Yed unless the supreme court shall %0 | munication, I seo no reason why agree-|and aithough one or more carriers may |state Commerce commission be empowered | %Nd &fter the date of lte passage no rall- mitted to go without protest; that the |the nature of the circumstances will admit, | °"3®" ments between carriers subject to the act|file with the commission a proposed in- |whendver any proposed increase of rates |08 company: subject to the interstate Questions presented by these varlous suits | und that & uniformity of decision be se.| Restraining Orders After Hearing. | specifying the classifications of frelght |crease in rates or change In classifications, [1s flled, at once, elther on complaint or | COMMerce act shall divectly or indirectly, Sers fundamenal, as the constitutionsiliy | cured, 8o &s to bring about sn effective,| ‘The commerce court should be em.|and thé rates, and charges for tramspor- |or other siterations of the existing rates [of if} own motion, to enter upon an in- |2C0UIre AnY interests of any kind in cap!- 3t the mct itself was an issue and the | systematic and solentifio enforcement of | powered in its dlscretion to restrain o sus. | tation of passengens and frelght which |or classifications, to become effective at|vestigation into the reasonablencas of such | ‘2] 8t0¢k: or shall purchase or lease any "l&ht of congress to delegate to any trib-| the commerce law, rather than conflicting | pend the operation of an order of the|they may agree to establish, should fot |the, expiration of thirty days from such |change, and that It be further empowered, | Tanomg, “r %) O'Ner corborauion which al authority to establish an interstate | decisions and uncertainty of final result. | interstate commerce commission under be permitted, provided copies of kuch |fINE no proceeding can be taken to in- in its discretion, to postpone the cffective | Comhcon TN b TeSDecHK bumincas to e was denled; but that perhaps the most | Do rink Court ‘28 Daileres View pending the final hearing and deter. | SEreements be promptly filed with the com- | vestigate the reasonabness of such pro- |date of such proposed Increase for 2 poriod | Bt semeeirie tors o onco et applies sus practical question raised concerned 3 mination of the proceeding, but no such | Mission, but subject to all provisions of the |posed changes until after It becomes op- not exceeding sixty days beyond the date | ut especiolly for the protection ‘of the stent of the right of the courts to re-| FOr this purposc 1 recommend (e ew | \oyiryining grder should be made except | Interstate commerce act and subject to the |erative. On the other hand, if the com-|when such rate would take effect 1| R0, SeoNhatoeny o5 veeleu e S « orders of the commission; and i | tablishment of a court of the United | WEVIEE PEEE LG T UACE R right of any parties to such agreement mission shall make an grder finding that |within this time 1t shall dctermine that|mend inat suen | prfys sl Bl gy Wewl out that if the contention of | States composed of five judges designated | oo "0 L T D ihle damage would | 10 cancel It as to all or any of the agreed |an existing rato Is excessive and directing | such’increase Is unreasonable it may then, | ménd that such prohibition be coupled with €488 in this Iatter respect alone | fOF 8uch purpose from among the circult | SRR WAETE TEORATECS CUCHEE N | rates, fares, charges, or classifications by |it to be reduced, the carrier affected may [by its ofder, either forbid the incrense at all | vont any that it shall not operate to pre- Thi®d, but little progress had |JUdEes of the United States, to be known | o0 500 ot e empowered to allow | thirty days' notice in writing to the other |by Proceedings In the courts, stay theor fix the maximum be AR ANy ‘corparAtion SWIMGH At. the' SMe: o twdhe Hepburn act toward the e e e o O univs |8 stay of the commisslon's order for a | Parties and to the commission operation of sich order of reduction for [not be made. Ii, on the other hand, at|jass hen eeehort o the el own not black ene . I : o 3 one-half o e ock 18- bra “,m,""“:J:l‘\':":;e"h':":"‘_’:_w original jurisdiction over the following l“,izi;'fl,i)t.""xficiffi,': L’.‘B?n:l’i-‘:ur‘:u;:} u‘\::‘ Carriers to Quote Legal Rate. months and even “"f' :'l‘.'»;nu:‘.'n.:::\“pozol‘:‘:..":’;"'.:,:‘1 "('f;“f:’i-“':‘*"“ | sued and outstanding capital stock of any vertical ps stated, preliminary in- df‘,‘“;l‘:‘ "u', A 4 N s order or |I::nnuuon. then only whero his | “Much complaint is made by shippers Astisn Befarp Méfeative Date. |then the rate shall :nk.x ettect 'r‘;:’;xlfi:l‘) :’:1:::“‘; :;‘.!.h.,):;:u.:.”xmxmnry' l“rrhu":l '»‘;ummlx conflne théved for, being granted | - A1) 048ss HOF SHe FRIOrOTREt OMH | orger shail contain & specific finding based | pye" ‘e State of the law under which they | “It has, therefore Deen suggested (hat it would under the existing law and the | prohibit any e IR AN i oy ol 2 3t s forfeliure or penalty, or by Intliction | UPOR evidence submitted to the judue‘:;;::::“:u:,::l ‘)‘l‘i"‘,‘u"hL: e legul rate ap- |the commission should be empowered when: | commission may continue its Investigntion | the date of the enactment of the law s STatre aiw it e Wl undees | 06,2 DR 08 D0 08 ordee of the making the order and Identified by reterf |\ %" 0 of tact A suipmonh wliwat | ereg. & Brsmoend ]:s:);u:':‘.wr:::‘l:lurrx“;?‘:rl.:'.,- tuch results as might bo realized |operating a railioad of any other corpora- Sre pinced, DUl act as'a regulating | Interstate Commerce 'Commission other | 18 thereto, that such Irreparable damase | neany of actually ascertaning such rate. |the reasonablencus of the increase and to 10 AN {Hon under leass, executed .£08.8 tergy of is lighted, the Ny upon the facility | than for the payment of money. gty A o petitloner, SpeelfyIng | 1t has been suggested that to meet this |make an order postponing the effective Right to Selest Routs. | B0k lena . than Ewenty<Hvai vears, tram ae- s0 that each Pot injunctions could| ‘2 All cases brought to enjoin, set aside, | the nature of the damage. | Wrisyance.oarrirs should be requited, upon |date ‘6. such ingrease ULl afier . such| “Tha dlaim is very earnestly advanded by | hee iy i L oAy Swuergblp of She oqual amount Olroad company by | SDNUI OF suspend any order or requirement | “‘Under the exiating law, the Interstate |appiication by a shipper, to quote the legal |investigation shall be completed. To this |some large assoclations of shippers Sy | Sesiond KhUoad; SUEthat spcpegrovisions e Two. vewpl ot somn. ¥ | of the Interstate Commerce Commission, | Commerce Commission in itself initiates | rate in writing, and that the shipper should |inuch objection has been made on the part | shippérs of frelght should be ampowered o | the. sequision theough stock - owani time a damper Cfidavits, can over- 3. All such cases as under section 3 of | 8nd defends litigation In the courts for the | hg protected in acting upon the rate thus |of carriers. They contend that this would | direct the route over which m.-nl shluenenty | o A»‘.qm;m“mr ““»“unl-v "‘.’".“ e hole or holes. of patient investi. Of the act of February 15, 1%, known as | enforcement or in the defense of ity orders | quoted; but the objection to this suggestion | be, in effect, to take from the owners Of | should pass to destination, and In .h‘\),, oons {',‘rl(:‘,"‘f: m.; Vil ;:'"”"(“(T Al o5 The. contrivancory result can be | the ‘EIkins act,’ are authorized to be main- | &1d decrees, and for this purpose it em- |is that it would afford & much too easy |the raiiroads the management of thelr |nection it has been urged that the provis- |any other law. 9 554, SaIL Y heating irons. ) loses mothing by | Mined in a circult court of the United ployes attorneys who, while subject to the | method of giving to favored shippefs un-|properties, and to clothe the Interstate | jons of section i6 of the Interstate com- s Overt evenly heated n, if they fail, it States control of the attorney general, act under | reasonable preferences and rebates. | Commerce commission with the original | merce act, which now empowers the com- | PARSTING-0F . Selain Brolling and o8 establish the rate| '+ All such mandamus proceedings as |the Initiative and under the instruction| “I think that the law should provide that [rate making power—a policy Which was | misslon, after hearing on complaint, to es- over the cooker \the difference be- under the provision of section 20 or section | Of the commission. This blending of ad-|a carrier, upon written request by an In- | much discussed at the time of the passage | tablish through routes and maximum joint ing, It s sald, w“.fl,d and the |2 Of the interstete commerce law are | Ministrative, leglslative and judicial func- | tending shipper, should quote In writing [of the Hepburn act In 196-6, and whict |rates to be charged, etc. when no reason- rai The price 18 BLE 1o be reasonable, | Authorized to be maintained In a circyit | tions teads, In my opinion, to impair the | the rate or charge applicable to the pro- |was then, and has always been distinctly |able or satisfactory through route shall In po Then there 8.1iy profits, it ean | COUrt of the United States. efficlency of the commission by clothing | posed shipment under any schedules or |refected; and in reply to the suggestion | have been already estabdlished, be amended seldoniWhich certalnly .turn more than a | Reasons precisely analogous to those |!t With partisan characteristics and rob- | tarifts to which the arrier Is a party, and that they are able by orting to the |'so ss to empower the commission to take fractionWost simple deVinarges collected.' " | WHich induced the congress to create the :"“l “w‘" the "I“P"‘““ Judiclal attitude | that if the party making such request!courts to stay the taking effect of the |such actlon, even when one existing reas- | of MAYOMW,, Gourt, court of customs sppeals by the provisions | It Should occupy In passing upon questions | sutfer damage in consequence of either re- |order of the commission until its reason- | onable and satlsfactory route already ex *, one could "™ in the tariff act cf August 5, 1909, may be | *UbWitted to it. In my opinion all litga- | fusal or omission to quote the proper rate, (ableness shall have been investigated by | ists, i it be possible to establish additional “In 188 I gy gperare® YO4r 1806, the com- | urged in suport of the creation of the | !N affecting the government should be | or in consequence of a misstatement of the [the courts, whereas the people are de ‘,.,u“.. This seems to me to be & reason mission shcp yp ‘ang . the seventeen cases | commerce court. under the direct control of the Department | rate, the carrier shall be liable to & penalty | prived of any, such remedy with respect to | able provision. I know of no reason why a ":;""" 0ty necess report, only one had Additionsl Olvenst J | of Justice and I therefore recommend that |in some reasonable amount, say §0, to |action by the carriers, they point to the | shipper should not have the right to elect m decide \g o ¢} supreme court of the | 2 ndges. all proceedings affecting orders and de- |accrue to the United States and to be re-|provision of the interstate commerce act |between two or more established through |°U® PAYMent to it of not less than the par United Starly usshough five other cases| “In order to provide a sufficient number | crees of the Interstate Commerce Commis- | covered in a civil action brought by the |providing for restitution to the shippers | routes to which the initial carrier may be a | '&u¢ Of #uch stock, or any bonds or other nad been & \p'd &nd submitted to that [of Judes to enable this court to be con- | sion be brousht by or against the Untied | appropriate diatrict attorney. Such a pen- by carriers of excessive rates charged In |party, and to require his shipment to be obligations (except notes maturing not more tribunal tn ¥ .ober, 1909. stituted, it will be necessary to authorize | States Fo nomine, and be placed In charge |alty would compel the agent of the carrier [cases where the order of the commisslon re- | transported to destination over sueh of | (Continued on Page Twelve) Control of Competing Line vond which it shall “The republican platform of 1908 further declares In favor of such national legisin- tion and supervision as will prevent the future overissue of stocks and bonds by interstate carrlers, and in order to carry out its provisions, I mmend the enact- ment of a law providing that no railroad corporation subject to the interstate com- merce act shall hereafter for any purpose | connected with or relating to any part of its business governed by sald act, lssue any |capital stock without previous or simultane-