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Show NIGIjEK . Railroad Attorney at Rate Hearing Uses Word "Liar" Chicago, Sept. 1. The tense condition condi-tion of the railroad rate hearing developed de-veloped disorder today In tho midst of which Attorney E. II. pierce of the. Rock Island called Attorney F. H. James, representing Cincinnati shippers, ship-pers, a liar. Mr. Pierce added that, If Mr. James was not satisfied, the matter could be continued "outside." Comptroller Nay of tho Rock Island was orj the witness stand undergoing cross-examination by Attorney James. The latter declared that In one of tho tables Introduced by Mr. Nay yesterday yes-terday the total freight operating rev-j rev-j enue per mile and the total freight operating expenses had been left out, i while both sets of figures appeared i in another similar table. "Why were those figures left out?" ! demanded Mr. Jamea. Witness answered that the ommls-6lon ommls-6lon was undoubtedly accidental Mr. James expressed a contrary opinion, averring that ho suspected an ulterior motive. Mr. Pierce at this point jumped to : his feet, and shouted: "If that is your opinion, you are a liar." "That won't do at all. gentlemen," interposed Examiner Brown, with many raps of his gavel. Above the din Mr. Pierce yelled: "We will not stand such ltielnua-: ltielnua-: tlons. We are here fairly and equare-I equare-I ly and. If the attorney Is not eatlsfled, I 1 will meet him outside." I At this there were hlssea from tho I shippers anil hand clapping from the railroad contingent durln? which the gavel sounded unavalllnvly. The storm spent Itself without reference ref-erence to thj gavel and Mr. Nuy resumed. re-sumed. The earnings of the Rock Island proper were greater on an average av-erage than those of the whole system, sys-tem, be said The subsidiary lines reduced re-duced the average, he said. Attorney Thome then read a report of the road to tho Interstate Commerce commission. commis-sion. He said the report controvert- ed the witness; that the earnings of ! he system averaged more than those of the road proper. I 'The difference may be accounted l for." explained the witness," by the fact that my tables and those which jou have are prepared by different i methods." ! "Mr. Thome demanded the formula ! by which earnings are arrived at and was Interrupted by Examiner Brown, , who said: "The witness baa explained that his statistics were based on li different differ-ent method of " bookkeeping. Do you think there is a 'nigger lu the woodpile?' wood-pile?' " "I do." was tho prompt reply "Then go after It," replied the examiner. |