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COMMERCE COURT | ‘MTSSTATERGHTS ; WRATE DECISION —_~so Shreveport Ruling Largely Up- holds Claims of Railway$ in More Important Cases. BACKS FEDERAL BOARD. ~ Holds No State by Fixed Rates “Can: Protect Own Shippers Against Outside Competition. ‘ WAGHINGTON, Aprit %.—The Com. _ Merde Court to-day upheld the Inter- tate Commerce Commission's orders in ‘the Ghreveport-Texas rate cases and in many respects sustained principles ‘Which the ratiroads are asking the Su- Oreme Court to adopt in-the forty-five Mate rate cases now awaiting decision. TRe Commerce Court entirely upheld ‘the Powers of Congrem and the Inter- ite Commerce Commission to remove iminations caused by a State Rail- road Commission enforcing intra-State Fates lower than interstate rates which have been upheld to be reasonable. Because of the similarity of the Ghreveport case to the State rate cases, a torney-General McReynolds last londay filed a brief in intervention in the Mate rate ci with the Supreme a “frien® of the court.” for the State of Minne- seta to-day Med their reply, but ex- Pressed the opinion that the Shreveport Gecision would not affect thelr case, Because the State of Mi: tinguished trem Tex: Sustain the right of a State to estad- Yoh a system of intraState rates, pre- g@emably reasonable in themselves and having ne reference to interstate com- Merce. + In view of low Texas State rates, ‘breveport, La, Part were much higher than those from Dallas to the same destinations im ‘Texas. rommission found that Yhe dis- ainst Shreveport by the pies was obviovs and conceded were reasonable. Evi idneas was drought to show that the lower Texag rates “vere Wmposed for the declared purpose a8 in pursuance of a gettied policy of he Texas railroad commission, to gi ‘as jobbers preferential advantn Fer thelr competitors in Loulsian: “other States, The commission, refore, orders the railronds to remove the discrimination. Te do 0 It would have been neces- séry for the railroads to advance their ‘Texas State rates in opposition to the State “Wuweeiesion's orders. ‘The rail- roads applied to the Commerce Court je the Interstate Commerce 'n order. ged thatthe Federal Commis- sion had no control of State made rates. This contention the Commerce Court re- 4 by holding that the action df the as State Commission resulted in @ viplation of the “undue preference” sec- tion of the Federal law. : ‘The Court distinctly upheld the para- mount authority of the Interstate Com- merce Commission. It says tn effect that the carriers were not under compulsion te obey the order of the Texas Commis- ton, because that, by the Interstate Commission order, had been superseded DY wy direction of a “superior authority” Gnd that, therefore, they had “ceased to bé bound-by any inconsistent laws or ad- ministrative policy.” ‘Me effect of the Court's holding is that ne State may, by its State rates, impede tthe flow of commerce from other States @¢ protest its own shippers against out- } aide competition. ———_— RECLUSE SHOOTS HIMSELF. ‘Was Kaows in the Nelghborbood an “The Silent Mas.” John Wagner, « type of the New York lodging house dweller who lives with- out intercourse with his fellows, was found dying to-day witire bullet wound fn We head ia bie furnished room » the house of Joseph Hug, at No. Bighth avenue. He was taken to New York Hompital, where the surgeons say ft te douttful if he can survive, Wagner is fifty-five years of. He ‘wee a clerk end eaved hig money. ‘Three years ago he retired because of fii ‘health, He had no friend. He spoke to his landlady only when he paid his fosm rent and was known in the little neighborhood restaurants where he took fie meale as “the eilent man.” Wagner wrote no message. The revaiver in his hhend and the bulle,-wound in his head @olé the story. Clothing NoMouey $4 A. Re iaey coe ES Week new we 4nd vatterns arg the we have ever you are ara ad oat IWeunec 316 West 125th St., nr. 8th Av. 2058 3d Av., oper 149th St. am —|_ MARRIAGE BOND OF GIRL ARTIST Miss Katherine Dreier Learned Too Late Trumbull-Smith Had Wife in Lon@pn. Mrs, Katherine 6, Dreler Trumbull- Gmith is free to resume ber maiden name to-day, for Supreme Gourt Jugtice | Putnam in Brooklyn has annulled ‘her marriage 4 Edward Trumbull-mith, the Detroit artist, and given her ger Mission to become Mise Dreter again. In granting the annulment the Jus- tice holds the marriage was digarspus on the part of TrumbylL-Samth, whe at the time of his marriage to Mies Dreier on Avs. 8, 1911, had « wife in Landon from whem he had never been legally operated. The gult wae undefended. ‘The agcond Mrs. Trumbuligfmith is Gister of Mims Mary Deeig of No ¢ Montague Terrace, Brooklyn, the suffra- Giet and sociological workg;, Both ere Dapminentyn Brooklyn society. When M¥e. Trumbulieémith filed her Papers asking for an annulment last February sbe alleged that at the time of her rearriage she new the artist as Edward Trumbwi. Three days later, ahe sald, she learmed that hig name was Smith avd that be had « wife living in England, She immediately left him, returning to her home in Brooklyn. She said Smith confessed to her he BANKER GIVES A TROPHY had another wife, Dut that he belleved FOR RIVAL BALL TEAMS.) try "tite aro wite was Sarah Louies hea Jane Pierce, a London flower girl to Mainzer Donates Silver Cup for| wnome was married in Mpeg Head ohil- Which Police and Firemen | 4ren_ were born to them. There was ‘Will Compete. Mienmny and ‘le Art wife waa expected “Fire Commissioner Johnson announced to come to this country and testty today that Robert H. Mainzer, the. against him, but the plan was dropped. banker who never misses @ fire, has Miss Katherine Dreler te also an ar- onated a big silver cup as a trophy! tist, and met Trumbull-@mith in the teams of the fire and police depart- I Soeeha'ss ‘en, bed ba ilgerssogg ters ments this summer. The cup ts of; 14, heard from he was in Parts. solid silver, Mned with gold, and is two! ‘Phe action before Justice Putnam wae feet high. exceptional in that neither plaintiff nor The winner of two games out of three) defendant appeared tm court, all the takfs the cup. The first game is to| evidence being in affidavit form. be played on July 4 The deciding game! Trumbull-Smith, —or games—will be played in September| many years abroad, is to be contested for by the baseball Latin quarter in Paris. Soon after the|” ae QNIN© WoRED, PRYDAY, KPRID sv, THT9. NNECRASHDEAD WILL NUMBER 115: 51 BODIES FOUND 4 —— Victims Were Caught Under Collapsing Roof and Many ‘Were Mangled. with gas, and until these are cleared Ro one can enter. Identification of bodies proceed the temporary morgye in Mono: City, to which ail bodies wer when removed from the workiag: of them were so mangled that: it feared they could never be identified. the care of widows catch again for two months, OIL SOAKED FLAT ABLAZE. | | | Cape Tolle of Firebug’s Threat. Fire otarted this afterncen in the ot Gculty, No. 98 West at i PITTSBURGH, Wa, April %.—Rescvs | Pasties, working iq the ruined Cincin- nat! ming of the Pittsburgh Coal Com- i i 53 eee Hi ffi E i ! 45 Bs i . a Hg w Yl to the mouth of the slope. ‘These were placed on a special train and taken to Monongahda City, where, itke the etGateen recqvered yesterday, they were \grepared for burial. The addikiona) sames aéded to the missing during the night, and while no official statement autres ‘Wie 4 as ee he lose of life.te placed vy @t the mine at 115. | li vf In 3thf tt F i caaireraliipeonsemas DROWNED GIRL IDENTIFIED. —_—_—— Friend Saye Vietim Was a Sales- laéy tn Jersey. cripple, has been found to Reve @ broke en ankle, and it te eat he will net « A_New Model As the force from the Bureau of | The body of the good looking, well into the workings during the night they | Street and North River on were atte to proceed rads CdR rckage Mba: dtl hog Newarieu the damage. The entries were choked | MAt% Friteh of Granton, New 4 ‘was completely out of commission and havoc was apparent in every part of the workings they were able te reach. avenue, West Hoboken, New Jersey. come’ from eyestrain.” Hundreds of people bave called at the Morgue to view the body. The girl Duried under the fallen roof, and the|and her clothes were of excellent ma- opinion was expremed by some of the] terial. Ake wes about twenty-two wars correct glasses? ered later will be found under masses of fallen rook. It may, therefore, that Hans Wagner's baseball days are the lows can*be determined. of wortegs was. ine over tg grossly exaggerated. Honus “In 1,700 cases agadache' with fallen rook, the draining ayetem|*, Seth Weds. The \aentigebtion wee! hve 1 cant of doss nel “Do you realize now ‘The bodies recovered were found| wore a number of expensive ttoxets| the importance of old and a 00d looking young women. Eyes Examined Without Charge men that 9ll bodies that will be recov 2 istered eicia ‘Wagner Saye He lent Threngh. Pedectinaie Glasses, 92.50 toait. several days betare the exact extent bt| eT iors Waesere baseball dave are| Je EMIRLICH & SONS waid so himself to-day, Carnegie's first ~ a Tercagh in vce volunteers from the district, the air hav- {oe having Bis bad knee baked ing been advanced ¢¢ @ point where men maaprace he 1e peeved over the report | could be used to advantage. However, ' class baseball form. | 1oVN 101 Nassau, Ann St, 17 West Pagel some parts of the mine are still filled George Gibson, the Pirates’ latest | 496 Fulton St., Cor. Bond St., TO CLOSE OUT 150 Infants’ Hand Made French Dresses 95c during the Firemens’ Convention old Connecticut family. It is sald that For the last ten yeare the police) had not hie mar to Miss Dreier been baseball team hag been consecutively] held a day of the time eet it wiping the diamund, so to speak, with] might never taken place. Some tat ud" of his rela ho knew of his Lon- Goodwin, former jeague ball player,| don wife heard of the contemplated sec- now fireman in the Maiden Lane com-|0nd wedding and had taken steps to pany, says he has picked up some grent| Stop it, but were a day too late. talent among the new firemen and ex-| The wedding core pects to put a nine in the field that Will reverse old conditions and land the Mainzer silver cup. ——— Dr, Leck ansii HIGHER COURT SUSTAINS SENTENCE OF ROSA HERTZ. Woman Who Was Expected to Tell of Graft Must Serve a Year. ‘The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court to-day affirmed the judgment of Mpecial Sessions convicting Rosa Herts of keeping @ disorderly house ang her sentence of one year In the penitentiary. The woman had been in the busin When she was fi POSLAM SOAP SOOTHES THE TENDER SKIN ‘our skin is tender oslam Soap soothing Ito your skin than ; ) p could be. Medi- » The fact that she did not i the great skin rem- meke a confession was «glorified by Leon . Levy, her counsél, nghness, “I never felt prouder in my Ufe to! ities the complexion. represent a defendant than I do in| ea hands soft and velvety. representing this defendant here," he er shampooing leaves the scali told the Court. “In my opinion he Is | and sweet and the hair in super ly white and she {x game.” vs rl es dandruff; Bre To this remark Assistant District-At- | YH) : serntionst Contes . torney Smith, who prosecuted the wom- |, Pe pel bath - jhe ponte i hay Miguel y sehen esd | which soap is wed on the human body. “In my opinion," he said, “she is one of the biackest characters in the elty | ti rable pare Se ally toaed ae of New York." After she was sentenced she applied Sole nied Gépmecais lee baby to Spectal Term for a certificate of d lasting cake, price #5 cents, reasonable doubt. This was denied and T ke, write to the now she must spend one year on Bla 32 West 25th well'a Island. ¢ Formerly 1.75 te sal ons Sn Ta ee Bonwit TELLER & Co. Greatly Reduced Prices for Saturday yohe, neck Misses’ Cloth. & Silk Suits 25.00 29.50 35.00 A very large variety of smartest models in serge, checks, eponge, faille de laine and ,moire silk. Sizes 14 to 18. Misses’ Cloth Suits Chis hen soodile sf eorye nnd tack ened want sens trimmed with rewel embroidered collars. - 18.00 ’ Formerly to 32.50 SHOWING NEW MODELS Misses’ “Sports” & Dressy Coats 16.50 22.50 29.50 Made of various imported elty fabrics, ratine brocaded voilc, eponge, I ging Bow 4 Morag Dye pe oe Sizes 13 tol8. ™ lisses’ Afternoon & Evening Frocks 16.50 29.50 39.50 Dainty youthful models in appropriate designs of checks, charmeuse, Tepclin, cape taster ill pentingl e Hig A ghey Mh, flowered silks. Special Sale Saturday Women’s & Misses’ Tailored Hats “1,50 9.50 11.50 Sree bata, pokes, seshrecnse sod eliocs'n black, white and colors of the prevailing shades, distinctively and smartly trimmed. Girls’ Tub Dresses Girls’ WhiteDresses Girls’ Middy Blouses "195 2.95 295 550 1.25 Variety of styles in plaid and Ofttatiste and voile in a choice Bal’.an and regulation models in ot iped cingt ams, Sites 6 telection of the new long waist white trimmed wit': contrasting 4. Is. Sizes 6 to 14. colors, Girls’ Coats, 8.75, 11.75, 14.50 Specially designed models for girls of 6 to 14, of serges, shepherd's checks and novelty fabrics. Fifth Avenue at 38th Sjreet se 7 Broadway, not supplied with rescue equipment | that he will never again be in first 23 Sah Ae Tah St, hoe Ae. lyn. 33 to 14 years.. Best & Co: Junior Misees and Giris’ Fourth Floor Wateted Coat -Clearance Sale of Gtrts’: Coats Unusual values not to be dupll- cated eleewhere at this price Broken sizes. Materials of Plain Serge, savy, white, colors and stripes, checks and mixtures, 3% to 7 years....... 3.98 Values 2p-t0 $10.90 + 5.50 Values up-to s19.90 3% to 14 YOUR. «08 9.75 Values up to:493.08 Of Imported Wool Eponge lined with eoft mesaliacdiil, detachable ouffe and collars of white Hnen and Oluay lacs insertions. Colors: cornflower blas, ceral, enuff brown and navy, 3} to 11 years. Valen 96:00, peta today—3G.IB. Special Reductione in a reseed girl. who was found in the the Girls’ Dress Section G0 from tao diateiel, uearane sistas water at One Hundred one mes take C6Arkich Baste Of Colored F h Li Slightly soiled, odd sises from 6 10.14 yeare-~ 00 et O00 Powe cer ereseeeseraeree wes ‘Valucs-ap.to.612.7-— 8.00 Imported Hand-made Dresses Of fine White Batiste, come haad-ersbroldered, , others lace trimmed. 89 to 7 years. Values wp to 6MA00. Special— S75 On account of the. reduced prices at which these . | goods are sold/we cannot credit or exchange them. a é «. Cold Dry Air Storage Skirt Saturday's mm Bales Im; Pi Gkirts . Liden Skists /For Furs and Fur Garments By the Most Approved Methods At Moderate Prices Women and Misses sae Fe We Announce for Saturday The of Our In which may be found the smartest of English & French Trotteur and |Of Brooaded and Plain Silke, all the- Lad dn Sipe meee Oyster, naveral, light brown and blue. Black a White Check Skirts . .$12.50 value— 2.78 Black Moire and Faille Skirts . $16.95 value— 11.96" Black Brocade Skirts ....... $25.00 Value— 18.00. Extraordinary Sale of Women’s and Misses’ Coats Tourist and Steamer Coats In Checks, Mixtures and Serges Utility, Serge and Covert Coates Belt or medium tup wit Two Models Cotton Treco Corsets Belt top, medium hipesssccssscessse eveeen Children’s Underwaists 2 to 14 years Children’s C: Muslin. 2 to 8 years Light weight Muslin. Torohon lace trimmed. |Childrea’s Night Drawers | Crepe. 2 to 10 yeare...---seeereeee cecaccees Cambric. 8 tn 18 yanteiss + saiorsseveseee ‘ Light weight Knit. 2 to 8 years.. Ni FIFTH. AVE. |Important Sale of Raincoats rrr Values to $15.00— 7.50 9.75 Corsets and Underwear et Pine, We specialize on Childten's and Grow- ing Girls’ Underwaists and Corsets. Girls’ aud Misses’ Batiste Corsets medium hips .-..++++ «+ 250 2to 14 yeare.- SPECIAL SALE OF A Recent Paris Sport Coat In Imported Cheoke and French Cheviots trimmed with large e:lver battons. $25.00 value 12.75 rrr rrr | mi me Yo Went, a World West BT Qo Om re x "4 Values to $865.00— 18.00 ©