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Show FULL "advertise in the ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES UTAH WEATHER FORECAST examiner it charges. it is THe price medium J5 best advertising THE. exam, NCR L THE WEATHER WILL BE FAIR FRIDAY AND SATUR- tne city. IraCHES THE COUNTY AS WELL ff THE city. OUR SUBSCRIP. Son books vERTISERS. VOL ARE . IV BOARD open to ad. DAY. ? NO- - OGDEN 144 Of. SUPERVISORS CITY, MEETING DAYFRI UTAH. 0000000000000000O ' JAP CITIZENS. Application Mad ENDS IN A FREE-FOR-AL- FIGHT L at for Lee Citizenship Angel. Lu Angeles. Cal.. May i'3. Wads and Feiusu Suakl. Japan cm; photographers. and resident of this city, for eight years past, today filed declarations of Intention to become American These were the first apof the kind ever plication accepted la this county. Since the decision of the di trirt attorney that under the existing laws of the I'niu-States there la nothing to bar tbe naturalisation of Japanese as ciUsens, tbe county clerk ha decided to accept applications against which no specific objection la made. o mad will All application be held pending a decision of the federal authorities at Washington, which 1 expected to arrive la any- time. Joseph Maul citi-sen- One of San Franciscos Municipal Ownership Advocates Calls President k Calhoun, of United Railroads Company, a Liar Blows Follow and Chairman Takes a Hand Police Preserve Order. At a meethe public utilitly thin afternoon pt of board the of ties committee called to consider a resolu-tlo- a declaring annulled the franchise Patrot the United Railroad, President wm that of corporation Calhoun ick virtually called a liar by K. P, Troy, a uunlclpal ownership advocate. Mr. Calhoun's reply was a blow that caught U, antagonist in the face and nearly r knocked him from hln feet Super-riwBaton sprang from the chair-- 1 putt seat and ordered Troy from the nm. Troys reply was to fling l,to Boston's teeth that he had taken Boxtun bribe money from Calhoun. M toward Troy declaring he would inter-- , ikraw him out, but the others trud and lbs supervisor and Troy vu forced to take a seat outside of May S3. together and to proceed In a legal way to determine whether there waa cause for the forfeiture of the franchise. A. J. Gallagher, second speaking time, asserted that there are business nn-- in this city, high in financial and social circles, who are doing al' In their power to bring about a general lockout; and we on our side some radicals ' have, unfortunately, who believe that the only way to treat with capital la to precipitate a general industrial war. Unless these renditions can be and are (hanged completely and speedily, 1 am sorry for Ban Francisco, if the troop come here, all the world will know of their coming; but there will be few to tell of their going away." Mr. Calhoun was given the floor. He prefaced the reading of his written remarks with a brief statement, made ' with much feeling and emphasis. In which he charged that on the mornof the day the strike went Into I ing the rail. effect he had, as a last concession to consideration under resolution The avoid the taking of that step, offered br the committee wns Introduced by to resubmit the whole question to artbs supervisor secretary of the Buildibitration ; and this offer had been reng Trades council. It declared that jected by the union leaders, for IS days past Immediately followi1 have been one of the foremast of the commencement ihe present ng union recognlsera In the United to failed operthe company diBculty But 1 States," said Mr. Calhoun. ate street oars under its franchises have ever nor that not, shall forget he United Railways end. That the is a free country, giving to capinotified that unless It resume the full this tal the right to employ whom it beoperation of all of Its lines on or to all labor the equal fore the 23rd f May, 1907. at 6 oclock chooses, giving to work for whom It will. This right and the attorney county, a m, city be by this board Instructed to take position my company will never re cede, come what may." urh legal action as shall be neces Mr. Calhoun read in part as follows ssry to cause the forfeiture and revo-- 1 from a manuscript: atton of said franchises." You are well aware that the obThis resolution was drawn at the ' insuncs f the Ban Francisco Labor ject of this resolution la to aid the of the United Railroads council and today's meeting of the utilities committee was to- give oppor-- i by rum pelllug the company to yield to unity for both sides to present their their demands, and la a part of the plan of designing men to barraas and rtse. R P. TRif, an Insurance agent and-- . embarrass It No self respecting public official will lend themselvee to lol attorney for his strong advocacy f nuratdpsl ownership and for - his the effort to hold up the United. Railsntkorporatlnn sentiments, asked for roads and coerce It into yielding to and wns granted' the courtesy of the the demands cf a body of men who are no longer Its employes and whose floor. He launched into savage attacks leaders are responsible for mob vioon the United Railways. The burden of his pies wa over capitalisation Is lence and bloodahed, for dally and repeated disturbance of the public responsible for Ihe present strife the company and the farmen peace, for illegal roatraina of trade, nd the condition of antagonism that for cowardly aasadlts upon Individ-- , prerails. Ho asserted that President ualand for foul and Indecent inCalhoun in his speech three days after sults to the women who ride upon elements the great fire had declared that that the cars. The fearful disaster would really benefit of this community have been aroused to a high pilch of Indignation. The instead of Injure his corporation flnan-dalland that he had further said board of supervisors, and those who in that speech that the earthquake control it. stand alone among those had destroyed the asphalt pavements charged with the administration of law In giving aid and comfort to the containing the company cable slot. You know that the very "That statement," said Troy, was lawless. absolutely false," and he stopped to consideration of the resolution before take breath. you tends to give encouragement to AmmAnja PlflWC of this company In Calhoun, who had been sitting at the one of the supervisor1! desks, arose their lawless .acts, and enoourage Up With Disastrous sod paced up to hie aocusor, In the them to believe that you will be co-- 1 center of the flour. 1 will not, sir, erced Into forcing the United RailResults Ifov any man to speak to me of my roads Into yielding to their demands. statements a. false," he said. I am not responsible for the pub"I stand by what I said," Troy re lic opinion that you no longer act on torted. Chicago, May 23. Five workmen your own initiative but under the conPresident Calhoun deliberately rais trol of those who hold over your were killed a doxen others sed his right arm and dealt Troy a heads the constant threat of punish- riously injured- this afternoon when swinging, stinging blow In the fact?. ment It Ig they, not I, who have proan ammonia pipe exploded in the He reeled back several steps, bat claimed- you 'good dogs to do your beef killing department of Armour A I to master's bidding. nude no attempt to return the blow. urge you Oo.'a plant at the atock yards. The tur--1 your manhood. Defy the men Instantly the room was in moll. As Calhoun quietly resumed his who call themselves jour masters building was full of workmen at the time and the deadly fumes escaping suit Chairman Boston jumped to his and proclaim that aa representatives from under high pressure penetrated feet and cried out. to on aide I of the the stand you people Troy: in the You come In here to get Ihe floor of law and order and will not permit through every department time that 20 a short in auch efbuilding fo present In tools to the be made arguments. You usurped yourselves before they that power to Indulge in a personal af-- fort to injure the United Railroads l.v of tbe men were overoom Mr. Let me tell yon we dont allow those influenced by malice and the could- make their escape to the fresh air. All but five of these men were men to be called liars in our presehope to profit dragged from tbe place by their comnce." of I protest agalnat the adoption panions in such a serioug con Jit ton I didn't inI cnll that hoodlum president the resolution before you, and that it was necessary to take them to of a ciii'iNiration a liar," replied Troy. sist that your highest duty Is to aid a nearby hospital. You did, shouted Boston. Now fell constituted authorities in the supAn Ineffectual effort to search for foil shut up you get out or pression of violence. dead In the Interior of the building "I II not shut 111 in to now not are out, We place get up; prepared was made by employees wearing safecried Tny. service every electric line we own if masks, but they were driven back ly "Th.-manby , m put you Out," proper protection Is given. The by the fume and It was not until six said Heston, and he started on a run ner In which the United Railroads hours after the explosion that the first tor bis antagonist. A. J. Gallagher I has met the requirements' upon It body, that on sn unidentified man, and Supervisor Tvetimo within the past two weeks has never burned beyond recognition, was taken intervened.! Tho Mocked the Irate chairmans pas-- , been surpassed In street railroading from the fourth floor. A few minutes saw- while other members of the and deserves your highest commendalater four other bodies were found, all coiniiiiHis- seised Tray and tried to i tion. In a horlu.h him into a neat. Struggling free ' An Incident very full of relor hap- of them having been burned manner. rible thiu. Tny thrust up his srm and pened right after Mr. Calhoun had A search of the plant la still being shini'-- fl finished his statement Chairman made for more bodies, as all the men xneeringly to both of them. Ye- - I have no doubt you will stand . Boxton, whose name appears on the have not as yet been definitely acby tlie nmn whose money you took. district attorneys list of supervisors counted for. All of the dead and In"You say that to me, demanded charged with accepting brllies to jured were foreigner. Mr. rioxton. grant franchnses to the United Rail"Oh. you roads and other corporations, and MURDERED FOR INSURANCE. X w I will put you out." And he who is numbered by the prosecution w artel again across the floor, hla face among those who have mad confesChicago, Mav 23. That Mr. and w an-- his eyes flashing. A cordon sions to the grand Jury, stood np at Mrs. Frank Mettee were murdered by quickly formed around Troy and his desk and, facing Calhoun, quietly their daughter, Mrs. Mary Sladek, for forced Into seaL Boston said: insurance carried on her as induced to Mr the 15,000lives, Yon Imply in your statement, desist Word of the Is the charge laid be-, parents r;ui,ie sed downstairs to police Calhoun, that thla board ccmtrolled fore the jury today In asking gran(j and Captain Conboy and by some unseen body, which directs for u,e indictment for murder of Mrs. ' hurried up to guard the its sets and compels them to be care glldek jirs. Sladek Rea ill In the Jail Troy was required to take a rled out. hospital. cat ouNide the rail. He made no , That Is the substance of my . entlre Mettee family became 111 urther effort to address the com- - charge. replied Calhoun. eatin- - a meal at the Metto after Mra Settee died April 6 and "Then, said Bnxton, I want to tell aclin was taken on the resoln-j1- '' you and nil others, that so far na I Mr Mettee followed a week later. A an,l It will prohnbly be bronght personally know, this is not true the poitmorten disclosed arsenic In the t ie the condition you describe does not exist todieg. Frederick Starr, n druggist. supervisors tomorrow. vinder J. Gallagher and Walter Let me remind you thst the resolu- - testified today thst he had sold Mrs. of the labor conncll spoke tien for the closure of your franchise ; ghdek a verrln poison, containing 34 i"tigth In .advocacy of the revoca waa Introduced by Supervisor Tveltr w cent arsenic, alJ iL the friuichise. as did Bupervis- -' mo" who was appointed after the i , i veit mue, who Introduced the reso--"n- . MEMBERS OF BOARD OUSTED. legsd bribery). Mr. Tveitmoe Is not President P. H. McCarthy ef subject to the big eflck. If whst ynu i Lu.lding Trades council asked intimate were the fact, this resolution ( Chicago, May 23 The member of hat . I),ronal differences be set aside would have been Introduced by my - the board of education who were oist- ; ed bv In view of the deplorable seir rather than by him." Mayor Bnse, met today and de- ( "id. '.oh of tjj(. pjtjr to leant. to elded replied i KlJ oppose the mayor's action in am meana very evpr:r that' your body i the courts, on the ground that he act- 10 hrln tho officials of the Calhoun laughingly, I . I ' Railways and Us former em- - Is acting with entire Independence. J ed beyond his authority. Eu Francisco, ployea sup-mbo- : , ( - : lie-tse- , y, ' Tank , re-ssa- - l 1 ' j1 . .'v' MAY MORNING, 24. 1907 PRICE FIVE CENTS leading to tlio discovery of any persons a ho wit nested the shooting. "If iht-- r was auv truth in the story. said the major, it was started by an Ohio DR. RXEY AT o o o o o 6 o o o o o o ABUSES man. Senator Forsker joined in tbe Uugh ter that greeted the remark, and naked tbe name of the man. I think it was Luugworth, senator." replied the witness. "Ilia flrat name doe hoc happen to be .Nicholas, does it?" Inquired the senator. "Well, of course, you don't mean the asktd the president's senator. The mayo hastened to aseuiv him that it was not the Ohio congressman, and after the laughter had subsided, the question was taken from the recn ord. The will be continued tomorrow. FREIGHT RATES son-inlaw- o o o o o Wife of Former President o o to Judge Ganor Talks on the Business of invw-tigatlo- not Expected o o o o DROUGHT Live OF BROKEN. Railroads he Omaha, Neb., May drought o waa broken In all parts of Nebraska o Canton, May 23. After a consulta- last night, good rain being reported o tion (his afternoon at th McKinley from every station of the United o home with Hr. Portmau the family Bute weather bureau within th o physician of Mrs. McKinley, and lr. Mate. The rains will have a ue efo K. J. Bjnisn, superintendent of tbe fect upon winter wheat, which weeded Maatllkm stale hospital and a physirain badly. Fanners have about cian of wide repute, n iUteiuent waa planting corn and the rail issued that then is no Indication that caiue at a moat opportune time far Mrs. McKinley could not lung survive that plant. Indications are for conthe attack of apoplexy from which she tinued rains today and tomorrow. la suffering. The doctor say. however, that they think dissolution will SYMPATHETIC STRIKE not conto for a day or two. Mr McKinley L la a ooinatoaa condition tonight and It is slated that there la no Butte and Other Montana Towns Mixgrounds for hope of a better turn. It ed Up In Bolt Loke Trouble. I announced tonight that Burgeon j General Rixey by epecial arrange-- ! Salt Lake, May 23. Tli pour old ment will reach here at 6:21 tomorcity of Butte, that never In yrsre boa row morning Instead of 10:10. known at peace from tim conTelegrams from all parts of the stant a day Industrial warfare, I country have been pouring Into Can- to be turmoil of dragged todily Into Ihr preston today, anxiously inquiring aa to Mrs. McKinleys conditio and evinc- ent difficulty between tbe electrlrsl workers end the Rocky Mountain ltoll ing widespread sorrow over the an- and lndcieudeut Telephone ooupanlr. nouncement uf her critical Hlneaa. Butte 1 golug im n sympathetic Mr-i- . McKinley has been 111 nearly strike, according to advices received all winter, having suffered a never toattack of the grippe some month by District President lewis Lynn Disqualfied The electrical qoritar of the ago, followed later by bnnrhltlam. day. Montana smelling town have no grievof Publicly The physicians aay that In her weak- ance of their own, and are working vicwas n condition she ened easy under au agreement that is not yet wa she with which of tim of the disease nut. run However, a clause In the stricken today. Rhe L nearing Ihe to Mr. Lynn, alagreement, according sixtieth saniveraary of her birth and low ths central body to rail tho local I Mrs. b fewlde health. ' been 21-The ronet Boise, Idaho, May on a sympathetic strike whether there Is a local grievance or nM. K Is by th Haywood trial, weratbe partial weed- - i that her hold on life waa allrffl. as taking advantage of this clause that electrical workers lng nut at th talesmen of the second ever since the death of her husband the central he has found solace In knitting slip- hopes to bring the Hutto eleulrtcal special veatlre entitle!' to, statutory workers Into tho walkout. Otimr Monfor friends and invalids. exemption and the real qualification pers Of late Mrs. McKinley has been tana towns report todayfirmthat tilt pwre-iof one Juror. The ex; julnation of the i strike germ haa taken obliged to keep ctose within doors, but for no men are working. Teleproceed)ei very before that she was in the habit of I the recreation gram to this effect have oumo from dally walks and of riding to of interrot In the Btsunenborg murder taking ibii' wmeuy "mtth Aurora to place Great Falls, Hrlaca, Annum da sad with only Lewiston and Misand th redlseu sains IE the facta esupon tbe casket that contains the body Billings, to hear from In the entire soula tablished sad disputed, la, by natural of yet her late husband. IntormounUla dtotricL " process, disqnaTlfjUV biany - eUlae to visit bin the nfter Dr.' Portuan. A meeting of the etertriual workfor Jury service In th case and lndl- - McKinley home at 11 o'clock tonight, wsa held in their hall nt Main and er catos that the publicity given to ex- announced thst ho found a for change First Booth street at 10 o'clock toll amination of talesman has widely conMrs. In better the McKinley's morning, and another nt 2 this afterpopular knowledga as to the dition. Bhe was then In a noon. The latter was attended by 130 nutans uf artistically avoiding jury aer alie to aute. .When spoken members of tbe union and sympathisvice In the case. , her eyee slightly. Dr. Port ers, which represent! a net galu of The sixty men of the eeooud special opened a!d the change was however, man, strike was venire presented themselves when the not auch aa would lead him to expect about 4u since the day the ' Judge ascended the bench at 2 oclock any great Improvement; neither did declared. rrexldcnt Lynn reiterated today tho this afternoon and, when It naa an- he think that fatal turn could be exdeclaration he made yesterday that no nounced that the court would hear ex-- 1 Bu confident pected before morning. arbitration for the situation In Balt of Um sixty marchouses, twenty-thre- e did he feel on this point that ha said on account of the fact la ed forward. Judge Wood said that fa nt 11 o'clock that he did not expect lake poaaihle would accept only those excuses which to remain at the McKinley home dur- that this local will only take an adand etHle the strike nfter the clearly cam within the statute and ing the night or make any more call vance when he made good hla announcement unless message requesting him to do same advanc has been given.uniform-)-y throughout the entire district. the tomlof pralilouers ineltod very i him. He regarded her cl quickly. Fine petitions were flatly de- condition wa satisfactory as could nied, nine were temporarily denied, be expected but the same time coulJ COMMENCED. six were granted. Tbe other three predict only a survival of a few daya RECONSTRUCTION petitioners did not bother to present at tbe most, Mrs. Barber, sister to Railway Company la their excuses. Mrs. McKinley, la spending the night Utah Light and Entire Byetem. Repairing Then began the attempt to fill seat at tbe McKinley home. No. 9 made vacant by the release of 23. At the present Balt Lake, May Juror Orric Cole on account uf Illness. STOLYPIN ADDREIBES DOUMA. time tbe I'tuh Light A Hallway comThe first five talesmen had opinions l considerable money that would require evidence to change fit Petersburg, May 23. At the dose pany expending one uf them said hla opinion would today of an uneventful session uf the every week on one of the largest pay In lla history. Practically the last regardless of the evidence and lnwer house of parliament. Premier rolls whole system throughout the city Is they all went down on challenges from Btolipln claimed the fluor. AmldHt being reconstructed and double tracks the state. tbe 'most Intense attention tbe pre- are to be laid on single track lines. comthe examination Clarence in that declared (he Argrsrlsu mier Early assures the public better, quickHarrow for the defense, asserted that mittee of the house yesterday had for- This car service within the next two er the of the J femes H. Hawley, for the state, waa mally adopted principle vears without being dins i pointed. Big withof land seeking to lead talesmen up to qual- forcible expropriation gangs of workmen ara now at work ification by Improper qucellonlng. out waiting to ascertain the govern- reconstructing the Htate street line Judge Wood overruled hla objection ment's attitude. Fundamental prin- between Third South land Seventh but he continued to address the court. ciples, maintained by the govern- South: the Main street line between Mr. Hswley bristled and for a few ment; bail been disregarded, and an Fourth and Ninth South streets: tbe tone marked Fourth South street line; the Sixth momenta there was a promise of a openly revolutionary scrimmage. But the court checked the moat of the speeches and insults bad street line; the Third street line; WaThe terloo incipieqt row and the examination been aimed at the government. line, In fact, every lino withlu went on. Argrarlan program of the committee the city limit Is being gone over In house the Next the clerk successively drew left the various parties carefully, and many are undergoing in irreconcllablel positions toward a thorough overhauling. Over 6U0 the1 names of four talesmen whore pemen are employed at thla work. Home titions for excuse had Just been tem- each other and toward the government. of the forceful ex- Idea of the number at work can be porarily denied Jn order to give them If the principle to the early cars on watching time to get certificate from physi- propriation of land was permitted by gained al. of which their first trips to the undying ac-- t cians ss to ihe ilinest of themaelveH prevail, a social upbeat be able to show a toils of the city. These are loaded or their wive and it wa agn ed that history would be precipitated, lu would parallel, all should le passed until the conclusion, the premier argued that with workmen and whole trains of they flat and material ram also carry on decided court finally their applicathe forcible expropraltlon of land cores of laborers. tions. "Watch that old wheel repeat, could not be permitted, and warned The Utah Light A whispered a man outside tbe gate aa the house that the speeches exciting has asked for franchises to the name of the fourth sick man waa the peasant were beginning to cause- change single track to double track: called. dangerous agitation in the pmv- and when Ibis la granted," said GenThe tenth and last talesman called . wlch the government was e eral Manager Wells, this morning, It ncpi a farmer, and he tennIned Henry turtjs. strain. When Mr. Btoly-gav- will make a vast Improvement on indication of qualifying. pJn hld flnlhed every tho house adjourned. every line In the city. We are nut Senator Borah led him over a long asking for a franchise 1o put s car examination that showed him to be ARGUMENTS IN OHIO CASE. line on every street, as has been hintfree from opinion ur bias, and to be ed In the papers; and what we are minded. Just as state the quite open 23 Ohio. Arguments May asking will not benefit us so much Findlay. cause for and he went, wers beard passed him before the circuit na It will the public. today exto the hands of the defense for Bv having double tracks, aide court on an application by the state amination the trial was adjourned un- for a mandamus to compel the Buck- traoklng, and waiting for n car to til 9:30 tomorrow morning. eye Pipe Line company to establish a pass will be dne away with.toThere is d What amounts to roughly hinder no disposition on onr part fixed schedule of rates for transpota-toiof the new venire was exhausted this as common carrier and to cease tbe worker of the city In any way, some of and men who In harthe afternoon, alleged unlawful discrimination be- hut rather n desire to work watch, the trial believe that this ven- tween the Standard Oil company and mony for It means eo much to the ire will not fill the one certain and other producers in the transportation city In general. nine or ten prospective vacancies In of oil. I cant see why there Is so such a the jury. After s talesman ha been delay In granting our request but I think the matter will be attended qualified for Mr. Cole's place the Mate BROWNSVILLE INVESTIGATION. to soon. We have lots of work to will use Its seventh peremptory challenge, which will be the thirteenth Mayor Combe, of the Texas Town, keep ua busy for some time. Our new car bams on the old fair grounds bechallenge out of the twenty allotted. Tostifioa Before Committee. I tween Sixth and Seventh South are Between talesmen and spectators ! Fredayor the courtroom was filled this afternoon. going to cover 10 whole acres. Sheds, May Washington. I Included in tbe number were many erick J. Combe, of Brownsville, waa machine shops and everything neceswitnesses who continue to arrive here the only witness today before tbe sary to the equpment of our system aa the date of the taking of testimony senate committee on military affairs, will also have space on thl site. In the unpaved districts all tracks draws near. Mrs. Haywood and her In the investigation of the shouting daughters sat with the prisoner all affrar there on August 13, last, which will be replaced with 65 pound steel resulted In the dlschsiwe of negro rails and lu the paved district with afternoon. 80 pound high T steel rails. We soldiers garrisoned at Port Brown. After telling of Incidents connected want to make several extensions on MAHON GOES EAST. wrlih the affair and subsequent events our line. For instance, ea the Flrat we to San Francisco, May 23. W. D-- Ma- In which he figures, the marar was South street line which to want tbe Foraker. city Senator tbe university examined rrnro the carry of past Carmens Interby hon, president In all places where we can national union, left for the east this The senator was particularly Inter- limit In a to report that citizens o' we are planning to minimise as much a telegram In ested morning in response to be is pnssible possibilities, of accidents, I forming him that nl wlf I very ill Brownsville had raisedfor l.wo information lo cltixena or our own property. reward offered as j in Detroit. 23.-T- - As-Ish- Talesmen on Account Haywood Case n, .w mt nt Railway-Compan- 1 de-w- one-thir- n 23.-M- Kansas City, May 2I.-Ju- dge W. D. Gajuor of ths appellate division of the supreme court of New York ad. dres-e- d the Kalfe and Fork rlub hero thl eveuing nt its monthly dlnnvr. Judge Gaynor spoke on freight rate, abuses and said that while the actual payment of rebales is now seldom done, favoritism Is still praoticed la many way. He spoke at the as public highway and said the fact that they should be used to enable a few urn to destroy their business rivals Is tbe basest crime of tbe present day. He did not favor government ownership but eald but because of this favoritism It 1 mo wonder lbs people wanted the government to lake over the rail ways. He said In part: There la no prejudice In riile oeuu try agalnat honorably acquired wealth, tiiiwevsr large. It la wealth acquired Infamously which le under the ban of the splendid intelligence and integrity of tbe people of this country. The prime objeot if government Is to pronude distributive justice to all. Without this object being fulfilled (here ran be no true prosperity. l'roierity la tbe hlgheet production htrb a community la capable of with tbe pb steal aud mental welfare uf Ha mem bars, nnoumpaalett by n Just distribution of the total pre-duamong th producers. This does not mean share and share alike, hut according to tbe productive rapacity, physical or mental, or both, or each. If a few are getting each year and constantly, by book or by crank, the total product of all who work, then ihe condition Is not one of prosperity. If certain Individuals in n abort life time benome pnesemed of so 'much property that they can make abnormal gifts to charity; If one ms genu give away for ins aura, the vast sum, ef 32.0M,006 In one gift without feeling It any more than you would miss ft.' we. make a fatal mistake ascribe sack a condition to prosperity. If we find the .railroads being used te. allow g few to acquire fortunes at the expense f their fellow men by having their freight carried at a lower rate than Olliers have lo pay eo that, they are able to create monopolies In themselves. enr condition la not ons of prosperity, but It is ibiismt to the perpetuity of our free governmenL From the beginning of the world the public highwaye always had been built by the government. In tbe earn way tbe government: could have built our iron highway tbe railroads sad even though privately bullL the of the rountry are still public highways. This Is tbs decision of all the courts in tbe land. The corporations, nor th Individuals who control them, cannot do wMh them aa they will. They ara mere trustee! or agencies of (He government to run them a public highway for the benefit of ell and without anr favoritism or dlsorliniuation to any one. Every free pass iiHiued, every favor in Dwight rates granted is In defiance of tba law. Sam people are under tbe delusion that, recent tmiutes made these things unlaw ful. Not at all, they were unlaw, Ws only ful from the Iwginulng. needed butiites to make It a criminal offense to grant them and to Jail those who should grant them. That Uieoe public highway should be used to enable a few men to destroy tbeir business rivals Is the baaeat crime of our Industry and generation. Bo we come to the conclusion that the government should take ihe railroads and run them For my In order to eud the abuse. part, t would not see the government do It. Private enterprise la too valuable to be eliminated from railroad building and management If M. can be avoided. My own view la that It la only nscesaary fur the government to appoint tbe general freight agent f every railroad for he could Mop all rate favoritism at once. It would not he for hi office to fix the schedule of rates, but only to see that every one paid the same rule, no more and no of rebates km Tbe actual Ispayment now seldom done, back to shippers but favoritism Is done In many other ways. This favoritism In freight rates Is also used to defeat the national tariff by giving foreign good a freight rale low enoug to enable them to come la and he sold at a profit In spite of tbe protective tariff. This favoritism la freight rates and pawn-ge- r Hites Is also wrong to (ho railroad tookholdera. The railroad new pay lag 2 or 4 per cent1 dividend would be paying nearer Pr cent If the favoritism In freight rates were stopped. No wonder n growing number f people want the government to take the railroads. Charles H. Treat, treasurer of th United States, also spoke. rail-wa- ja One-latent ct rail-roa- ooooooooooooooo o o KILLED BY TRAIN. Ban Mateo, Cal., May 23. A. O O H. Whitnev, manager of tho O Leslie Balt company, of Ban O Mateo, was struck by a north O bound Ban Jose local passew-- ger train about 1 oclock yes-terdav afternoon, while cress-lng the Southern Pacific track in an automobile and aimeet instantlv killed. Tbe autonio- bile lodged on the pilot of the engine, caught on fire from the gasoline which exploded, and ws almost totally Arsirojed before the trraia wa brought to a standstill. O O O O O O O O O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOC 0 o o o o o o o o 9 O O O O O O O . |