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VOLUME XLV.— NO. 15
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 1.3, 1910. -SIXTEEN
ESTABLISHED 1865.
3ULL CAMPAIGN
COLLAPSES IN THE
Is a Force in World
of British Politics
MOST SPECTACULAR DECLINE IN
AN ERRATIC WEEK MARKS
THE FINISH.
SCALES SELLS HIS LINE
At One Time Texan Had Paper Profit
of $10,000,000, hut Hear ^Pressure
Was Too (ireat, and He Is
Compelled to Abandon
His Position.
Special Telegram to The Express.
NEW YORK, Jan. 14. The big bull cam-
paign in cotton definitely collapsed today
with the most spectacular decline seen in
n week of erratic recessions. Reports free-
ly circulated after the close of Hie market
that the position of the leading Southern
bull bad been undermined by the con-
tinued liquidation which has been in prog-
ress since early in the year.
At the low point New York contracts to-
day showed a decline of from $5.20 to $5.00
from the close of the previous night, which
was a break of from $0.10 to $0.50 a bale
from the high prices of the day, and of
*13.35 to $14.25 a bale'from the high point
of the season.
The bull market has lasted for over a
j ea r.
TEXAN'S PROFIT $10,000,000.
At the height of the campaign it was
estimated that 10. G. Scales of Texas, the
leader, had accumulated paper profits of
$10,000,000 for the season. As a Christmas
gift he is said to have given $10,000 to one
of his favorite brokers, and another story
jLad it that he had made over $1,000,000 in
ii'ash to one of his brothers.
His heaviest holdings was In May cotton,
nd he and his friends were generally be-
ieved a long time ago to control contracts
ailing for the delivery of fully 1,000,000
:aleH during that month.
Sf Mr. Scales, however, is out of the mar-
i ket. The last of his vast holdings of the
.staple were today transferred through his
* brokers. Carpenter, Bnggott & Co., to the
firm of George H. McKadden At Rro. TIAs
proof that nt least the biggest member of
the big four In the bull movements of the
past year had liquidated explained the
yreat weakness in the cotton price since
the first, of the year, which today culminat-
ed in demoralisation and ;r smash to 1.1.70
rents a pound for the May delivery, which
is the most active trading option.
Tonight the McFadden firm announced a
belief that cotton will sell much higher.
The fact that Mr. Scales' hold tags were
transferred at a very low price, consider-
ing the recent quotations on cotton, was
construed as the best evidence that the
bull crowd had failed to find any such
market as they had hoped for.
James Patten was quoted by a friendly
broker as having declared after the dose
of the market today that he still had his
line of cotton.
PREVKNTS GREAT SQt'EEZE.
The situation had developed before the
beginning of the deellue Into a threat of
the greatest squeeze of shorts ever re-
corded in the history of the trade, but
other bulls who had followed Mr. Scales'
lead without enlisting In his party decided
the time was ripe for a bear raid. One
after .another the big accounts began to
ceme into the market. The Scales party
waA said to have Its cotton margined down
to 10 cents. The facts have proved, how-
ever, that the continued pressure was too
heavy, and today it was announced that
Mr. Scales had transferred his holdings to
the leading bear interest.
Small operators were hard hit, but It is
believed the larger bulls liquidated above
their average buying price.
A much better feeling prevails In the
trade tonight and it is thought a quieter
market may be expected for the coming
week with prices more generally influ-
enced by legitimate demand and supply.
After the official close May contracts
changed hands at 14.10 cents, compared
with 13.70 cents, the low point of the day.
The ^iark at which the bears are said to
have taken over the bull holdings is 13J4
cents for May.
WORST SLUMP IN HISTORY.
Prices at New Orleans Bump Down
the Toboggan.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 14.—One of the
worst slumps in the history of cotton
trading was recorded here today.
Prices of the other crop deliveries
broke soon after the lunch hour In a
most sensational manner and within a
very short time were 109 to 116 points
down from the high levels of the day, a
loss of about $5.SO a hale.
Within less than a half hour's trading
there was a break of tiO points and prices
crumpled away, as registered on the sale
board, from 7 to 11 points at a time. Al-
most lie a ponnd lower than the highest
levels of the season were the prices es-
tablished.
The cause of the break was generally
^garded as without explanation. i^irge
traders, including prominent Southern
bulls who recently went to New York,
been talking very bullishly. It is
kno**^ however, that a powerful bear
clique trained Lis gurm on the buK
faction
The d#clin*> started in New York and
followed u period of quiet trading in
which the market had taken on a steady
tone, jl' fact which led the bulls to be-
lieve that liquidation from their side
was about over. Suddenly the selling
started, and In h few minutes' time the
market was in a state of senilnanic.
with long cotton being thrown overboard
by the thousands of bales. In the last
Continued on Paso Eight.
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LORD C1 K/ON,
HE is one of the principal figures In the
Rritish political world which has
i been rent for weeks by one of the most
bitter fights in the history of the country.
Lord Curzon was viceroy of India, one of
the highest posts in the Rritish colonies.
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.
WASHINGTON, I), t'., Jan. 14.—Weather
forecast:
Kast Texas: Partly cloudy with rising
temperatures Saturday and Sunday, light
\arluhlc winds becoming moderate south.
West Texas: Partly cloudy with mod-
erate temperatures Saturday and Sunday.
LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST.
For San Antonio and vicinity: Saturday
n armer.
SAN ANTONIO.
Court forfeits bonds of Ira C. Kinehart,
amounting to 8'JOOO. He Is not in city.
Laymen's missionary movement estab-
lishes headquurters and gets ready for ac-
tive work.
Protests of brewers are again beard by
the Western Classification Committee.
Members are banqueted.
Deputy I nlted States Marshal Dodxon's
pun explodes »nu he loses two fingers.
All American employes on the National
Railway* of Mexico ma) strike today or
tomorrow.
Sisters of Charity are becoming citizens
in order to secure protection of Cnited
States in pursuing religious work in Mex-
ico.
Curtlss and other noted ablators want
to give demonstrations in San Antonio.
Matter will be put up to business men to-
day.
STATE.
Report of the superintendent of the deaf
school at Austin Is submitted.
Southwest Texas ISaptlnt Workers con-
ference at Gonzales adjourns.
State Fire Rating Board answers ques-
tions.
Statements made to Commissioner of
Bunking shows that the State banks are
flourishing.
Rain, farmers think, assures bumper
a
crops.
DOMESTIC.
The greutest slump in the history of the
New Orleans Cotton Exchange marks the
Nession Friday on rumors that a prominent
bull had gotten out from under.
Baron Em 11 Karl von Mueller Is under
arrest in Los Angele* and the police say
he has fifty wi\es, whom, It is charged,
be robbed.
The bull campaign in cotton comes down
villi a crash In New York, E. (J. Scales of
Texas, one of the four leaders, abandoning
l»ls position, after at one time being able
to show u paper profit of $10,000,000.
Daring aviators hold throng spellbound
at a\iatlon field. Los Angeles.
WASHINGTON.
Congressman Henry of Texas, who would
change the date of Presidential inaugura-
tions, almost meets defeat in the House.
FOREIGN.
(ireatest political fight in the history of
(ireat Britain and the battle of ballots will
now decide the Issue between the peers
and the Liberal**.
SPORTS.
San Antonio Baseball Club signs new
pitcher, raising the number to ten In the
twirling department for 1010.
Balloonist Harmon, who Is reported to be
planning a flight from this city next
ntcnth, lias not been heard from officially
lure yet.
Ten to one and twelve to one priced
horses win at Moncrlef Park from the
favorites.
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BEGINS A RACE WITH DEATH.
Indiana Banker Is Rushing to Mexico
to Reach Son's Bedside.
Special Telegram to The Express.
MI8HAWAKA, Ind., Jan. 14.—E. L.
Clark, son of a retired bank-
er of this city, left here at
3 o'clock this afternoon In a race
with death to reach his son, E. L. Clark
Jr., who Is dying of tuberculosis on a
ranch near Manuel, Mexico. The boy's
condition Is critical and the father Is
making every possible effort to reach him
before his death, so that he may remove
him to the United States' soil, that he
may bring the body home when the lad
dies.
According to Mexican law. a dead body
cannot be taken from the country, and
It Is the wish of the parents to bury the
body of their Bon here.
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FACES A CRISIS
ENERGY AND BITTERNESS OF THE
CAMPAIGN IS UNPARALLELED
IN COUNTRY'S HISTORY.
PEERS PLEAD FOR LIFE
Even the Famous Gladstone Battle,
Which Nearly Wrecked the Liberals,
Did Not Approach the Present
Situation in Intensity of
Conviction.
LONDON, Jan. 14.—Tonight witnessed
the close of the parliamentary election
campaign. It has been fought on an is-
sue entirely novel to the people of these
times, an Issue that has not been raised
before for 300 years, and It has been
fought with an intensity of conviction,
energy and bitterness unparalleled ill
Great Britain in the present generation.
Even the Gladstonian home rule campaign
which came near destroying the Liberal
party, failed to arouse the political fac-
tions to anything like their present ve-
hemence. "Vote to protect the vote,'* is
the exhortation addressed to the people
tonight by the leading Liberal organ.
On the opposing side Is ranged every pos-
sible influence in support of the privi-
leged classes.
As ample proof that the struggle is
concentrated in the demand of the Hourfe
of Commons for a limitation of thejfow-
ers of the Peers may be found ,.fn the
fact that all attempts to make h^rne rule
and the danger of the dissolution of the
union, a factor In the contest, have
proven unavailing. The Bwtish elector,
so far as at present may be judged, de-
clines to greatly concern himself with
home rule and Its alleged dangers.
features of campaign.
The two outstanding features of the
campaign have been tlie determination
of the Liberals to concentrate the at-
tention of the people In the constitutional
struggle in the attempt of the Peers to
control the public purse. Every effort
was made by the opposition to change
the issue, and this Is seen In the Intro-
duction into the campaign of new issues,
of a weak navy and the danger of a
German invasion, which led the Unionists
into the doubtful policy of taking up
the prominent Socialist, Robert Rlatch-
ford. to help in their attack on the Lib-
erals.
While under the influence of Joseph
Chamberlain, the tariff reform question
was urged forward as the Unionists'
leading plank. On this question the
party presents a very divided front, Aus-
ten Chamberlain and various unofficial
influences in the party going boldly out
for the taxation of food, while Mr.
Balfour declined to commit himsejf be-
yond the vague pledge that tariff re-
form should not have the effect of en-
hancing the cost of living to the work-
ing classes.
MOST NOTABLE CAMPAIGN.
The campaign has been notable beyond
all previous elections in England in the
enormous use of picture posters and simi-
lar devices. The tariff reformers even
opened shops in order to display samples
of foreign Imports "dumped" into Eng-
land. This led to amusing incidents,
among them the discovery in one case
that an alleged American chair had really
been made In London.
With regard to the principles in the
campaign. David Lloyd George. Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer, easily was first
as an electioneer, being followed closely
by Winston Spencer Churchill and John
Burns.
The opposition had few effective speak-
ers and the Peers, who for the first
time broke the tradition not to par-
ticipate In an election struggle, rather
hindered than advanced their cause by
their tactless manner in dealing with
audiences.
Neither side has neglected any possible
detail of organization to Insure victory.
The Liberals tv'M hard to avoid what
to them was one of the greatest dan-
gers, namely, triangular contests, but de-
spite their efforts, there still are fifty
seats where there is a possibility of
returning a Unionist member through
this cause.
The House of Commons consists of 670
members and taking into consideration
the three candidates returned unopposed
today by the Unionists, there still re-
main t>67 seats to be filled during the
general election. Of these England will
return 402, Wales 30, Scotland 72 and
Ireland 103.
When Parliament was dissolved last
Monday the composition of the house was
as follows: Ministerialists. Liberals, 3t*>;
Labor, 53; Nationalists. 81; Socialist, 1;
total. 500. Unionists, 168. Ministerial ma-
jority. 332.
WILL THEY GO WITHOUT MEAT?
El Paso Butchers Complain There Is
a Shortage of Cattle.
Special Telegram to The Express.
EL. PASO, Tex., Jan. 14.—Butchers com-
plain that there Is a shortage of beet in
El Paso and a prospect of a famine.
They claim to have only about a four
days supply on hanrl, 70,000 pounds, with
no cattle on hand for slaughtering, and
none In sight.
MESSAGE ON TRUSTS AROUSES GREAT INTEREST IN THE PROVINCES
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AGAINST RATES
OBJECTIONS
REVISION OF
MOVE.M FN
TO A SUGGESTED
WEIGHTS OF BEER
TS INTERPOSED.
ICON
One Representative Hints That Com.
petitors Are Keeping His Request
Being Granted—Classification of
Cream Separators Is Discussed.
Rate on Cahdy Is Asked.
INDICT MEN HIGHER OP
FRAUD CHARGE FOR SECRETARY-
TREASURKR OF SUGAR CO.
Charles R. Heike Is Gathered Into the
Grand Jury Net Together With
Harry W. Walker, Assistant
Dock Superintendent.
SAY HE MARRIED FIFTY AVIATORS WANT TO COME
NEW YORK, Jan. 14 -One of the m»n
"higher up" has at last been named by
the Federal grand jury Investigating the
sugar frauds.
Charles R. Heiko, secretary-treasurer
of the American Sugar Reflnl.ir Com-
pany, was indicted today on charges of
cc.rsplracy to defraud and of making
fa 1st entries.
Harry W. Walker, assistant superin-
tendent of the Williamsburg docks of the
American Sugar Company, was also in-
dicted together with other employes of
the company against whom indictments
have previously been found.
In the new lndlctmcnts IJelke and
Walker are accused with Karriest (Jer-
bracht, former general superintendent of
the Williamsburg refinery; James F
Bendernagel, former cashier; John M.
Voelker and James F. Malllgen, checkers,
of making false entri.-s regarding four
cargoes of sugar at the customhouse.
The defendants arc further accused of
having conspired with Oliver Spltzer and
the four checkers recently sentenced to
I/Mackwell's Islund to defraud the Gov-
ernment by the under weighing of sugar.
When the indictmer.rs were handed up
to Judge Hough In the United States
Circuit Court Special Prosecutor Felix
Frankfurter stated tL.jf the Issuance ol
bench warrants was necessary, as all
the defendants excepting Secretary Heike j
and Walker were at present under ball
on similar charges
It is expected that II^fke and Walker
will surrender themselves to the court
tomorrow.
Tiie indictment contains six counts-
four of effecting false entry and two of
conspiracy. Under the first conspiracy j
count, eighteen overt acts are charged !
against the various defendants.
Henry A Wise, United States District I
Attorney, said tonight that the Govern- !
ment had no present intention of insti-
tuting any proceedings against the
American Sugar Refining Company under
the Sherman antitrust law.
RUSK CONTRACT NOT SIGNED.
Wortham and '-ill Do Not Meet in
Conference.
8pecial Telegram to The Express.
HOUSTON, Tex.. -Ian. 14—It had been
announced that W. It. Gill, chairman of
the State Penitentiary Board, and John
L. Wortham would meet here today and
sign the contract for the lease of the
State Iron industry at Rusk to Mr.
Worthan. Tonight, however, Mr. Gill
said Mr. Wortham was not here today;
that the lease matter stands Just as It
was at Austin; that the contract was not
yet drawn up. and there was nothing to
give out.
KILLS_BOV ASJPUPILS LOOK.
Student in Arkansas School Brains
Companion With a Poker.
BEEBK. Arli Jon. 14.—Relenting a re-
mark sulci to lllfe ,ni,(lp by Neylon
Stanley, his .oolnmte, Edward Cart- j
wriglit turned fr""> hi* task of punching i
a fire with a r r- ""<• ln tlie presence of
;i ....... i'.^nrin r (ii
the school ie. ' cr "id pupils at the public
school house '• I ntlervin,. struck Stanley
across the I "llb ,he P"1*". killing him
'"cnrtwriglit 1» 18 >eara °'<1 and Stanley
was 13.
Arrest Baron in Los Angeles With
Declaration That He Has Half
a Hundred Wives.
NEW YORK. Jan. 14.—Baron Kmll Karl
von Mueller is declared by the Hoboken
authorities, who today were notified of
his arrest in 1a>s Angeles on a chnrgr ,;1
bigamy, to have practiced that crime on
a wholesale scale for the purpose of rob-
bing his victims.
The police of the New Jersey city
stated today that they had Information
that Von Mueller, also known as Von dor
Hagcn, has victimized no less than fifty
women between here and California dur-
ing the last ten years.
Von Mueller was arrested on the com-
plaint of Kegina Verholmann of New
York, who, according to the Hoboken
records, was married to the alleged big-
amist by a justice of that city. She told
the police that a week after the cere-
mony Von Mueller disappeared with $270)
of her money. Steps will be taken at
once to bring Von Mueller Fast.
CALLS FIRST MARRIAGE BOGUS.
Says He Wedded Her Without a Li-
cense and on Sunday.
I,OS ANGELES, Cal Jan 14 f mar-
ried my first wife without a marriage li-
cense and on a Sunday, which was no
marriage under the laws of New Jer-
sey," said Kmll Karl von Mueller in the
city prison today. Yon Mueller was ar
rested on a fugitive warrant from ll«»ho-
ken, N. J. charging bigamy. He ar/. ••,!
in I,os AiiM'les some months hro.
as a German count, and engaged In * •
real estate business. In November !.•
was married to a Los Angeles woman
POLITICS STIR CO UN GliOWKKS.
Wellborn's Address at Dallas Sets
Things Going.
fpeeial Telegram to The Express
DALLAS. Tex., Jan. 14—Today s si s
sion of the State -Corn Growers Associa-
tion was a thriller that has set political
tungues a-wagging tonight.
Prof. W. C. Wellborn of the Agricul-
tural ami Mechanical College faculty fur-
nished the thrills. Prof. Wellborn was
down on the program to discuss How
to Feed the Corn Crop." He Jumped in
at the start to denounce the political
"rings" and "secret caucuses which he
declared were being held to dominate the
( orn Growers Association. He declared
secret caucuses had been held at the
Hotel Southland to arrange for the bring-
ing out of candidates to fill two State
offices. Everybody In touch with current
events knew he meant the Commissioner
of Agriculture and the Railroad Commls-
slone.\
President Ferguson tried to have Well-
born removed from the floor and his
motion practically prevailed, but Well-
born declared he had said all he cared
to say on the subject, and was then
permitted to go on with his program
the me.
It Is current report tonight that the
secret caucusers" desire to run H. K.
Singleton of McKinney against Commis-
sioner of Agriculture Kone in the Demo-
cratic primaries and to run Hatton Hum-
ners of Dallas against Allison Mayfield
for Railroad Commissioner. There Is al-
most sure to be more thrills grow out of
the Incident of today.
The proceedings of the day were ac-
cording to program. Dr. Z. T. Scott,
Assistant State Health Officer, in an
able paper declared pellacra was due
largely to the use of a diseased com
shipped into the State from Northern
States and ground Into meal by mills
that paid Utile heed to Its condition <>r
the disease and its use might spread. He
said he had found fifty-five cases of pel-
lagra In Texas this year, all due to
causes stated.
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CURTISS, HAMILTON AND HAR-
MON WOULD GIVE EXHIBITION.
Proposition Will Be Put Up to the
Fair Association Todav—They
Are Now at Los
Angeles.
San Antonio may have an aviation test,
with Glenn H. Curtlss, Clifford B. Har-
mon and Charles K. Hamilton and the
| largest balloon in America as the draw-
' ing cards.
Harry W Sutton, manager of the
j Nana exhibition, who is a brother-in-law
I of Jerome S. Fanclulll, manager of Glenn
H. Curtlss, received the following tele-
gram from Mr. Fanciulli Friday, dated
I^os Angeles:
"Would you undertake negotiations for
aviation meet >it San Antonio. Three
aeroplanes, Curtiss, Harmon and Ham-
ilton, and the largest balloon in Amer-
ica?"
Mr. Sutton conferred with IJo.vd Spen-
cer, manager of the Royal Theater,
shortly after receiving the telegram. Mr.
Spencer was quick to say that an avia-
tion meet with Curtlss. Hamilton and
I Harmon will prove a great success in
j San Antonio.
Messrs. Sutton and Spencer will today
confer with the directors of the Fair
Association on the subject. If the meet
| is held it will continue a week and
I crowds will come from all parts of
Texas, provided the railroads put on ex- i
curslon rates, and that, it is thought,
is very likely.
Curtiss, Hamilton and Harmon are now
participating In the aviation meet at Los
Angeles. Harmon, as announced In an
| Associated Press dispatch Thursday, ex
pects to come to San Antonio and make
Ids start from here n the balloon New
j York to break the world's distance rec-
ord for miles traveled.
STIRS MISSISSIPPI CAUCUS.
Senator (iibbs Brings Pandemonium by
Resolution on Electing Senator.
JACKSON, Miss., Jan 11.—There was
only one ballot for United Fiates Senator
today, and on which ex-Governor Varda-
man scored seventy-four votes Instead of
the sixty-nine he had received the day
before, and his friends and supporters-
were In high feather.
Immediately after the ballot Senator
Gihbs of Yazoo threw all the fat in the
fire with a resolution requiring that, in
the event of no nomination by the time
fixed by law. each member of the I legis-
lature be Instructed to vote on ea< h roll
call for a Democrat of the voter's con-
gressional district, being a man not here-
tofore voted for. this to continue until a
nomination has been made by this cau-
cus.
This resolution brought, out the fire-
works. and pandemonium broke loose.
There were Jeers and hurrahs from everv
part of the house. Senator Gihbs de- 1
dared he had the floor and that he was
j going to be heard if it took all summer
Quiet was finally restored and Senator
Oibbs contended that his resolution was
in line with Democratic precedent and
stuck to It. the caucus .••dJourntnK after j
a lively discussion until Monday night |
next.
MINE DEAL TOPS THE RECORD.!
Santa fiertrudis Property Calls for
9.000.000 Pesos.
('ITV OK MKX1CO, Jan U.-The larg- j
est mining transaction ever made ltt
Mexico was said to have been practically .
completed today In the sale of the Sanf.i
Gertrudis mine al i'achuca. In the state
o< Hidalgo, to the Camp Bird Company j
of London for approximately 9,000,000 ,
VWU». »* «l» • T . j
Proceedings of the suboommitteoiof th*
Western Classification Committee, whicM
Is holding Its semiannual session at ths
St. Anthony Hotel, were without notable!
Inrldent yesterday. Much ground wan
rovered In th"> consideration of tha com-
mittee's docket, but the subjects as a
whole did nil provolte extensive discus-
sion. '
Objections to a suggested revision of
the estimated weights of beer movement*
were interposed by representatives of
Milwaukee breweries, who contested a,
proposed elimination of the prevailing
classification of beer forwarded In boxo*
without lids. Objection was also mado
to the elimination of existing ratings
for empty bottles on the return haul. The
brewers also asked for a rating of one-1
half fourth-class for returning empty\
cases at an estimated weight of twenty
pounds each. .
The proposition made on behalf of thf»
Fiber Container Shippers Association that'
the rules governing the movement of
fiber containers should be applied t>»
cylindrical packages was not contested.
Objection to an increase to 24.CI pounds
in the minimum weight of carload move-
ments of galvar.lzed steel tanks ami
culverts was offered for the National As-
sociation of Corrugated Culvert manufac-
turers
During discussion of an application oti
behalf of Iowa manufacturers for lower
rating oil cream reparators, Assistant
General Freight Agent West of the Mis-
souri, Kansas & Texas asked to whaS
extent the proposed r"ductlon would af-
fect the sale of the article. He observed
that in Ills opinion most freight reduc-
tions are absorbed before the consumer i%
benefited, and. therefore, have no appre-
ciable effect upon the dlbtributlon o£ the
commodity Involved.
The National Biscuit Company, th«
Iowa Manufacturers Association, the Chi-
cago manufacturers and the Omaha com-
mercial Interests ask' l for a third class
rating on candy and conf5ctlonery under
an invoice value not exceeding cents
a pound Instead of 10 cents as now pre-
scribed.
CANNED GOODS DISCUSSED. /
Fifth class rating, minimum weight
i»«j pounds, on mixed carloads of cer-
tain class..;) of canned goods, was asked
Iv CI lea go jo! .'ts, and vigorously con-
tested by Omaha Interests, the latter
claiming the purpose of the petition to be>
to create an opportunity to mtke less
than carload distributions in the Missouri
Hlver territory on carload rates.
The articles covered by the application
ale canned fish, domestic sardines, fruit,
meats, tamales vegetables, preserved
fruits, jellies. Jams, sauces, soups, clam
broth and Juice soup tablets, butter In
a'eil cai.s and ' "iidf used milk in glass
or cans This w is pronounced a rather
comprehensive mixture.
An application for a fourth-class rating
on roasted coffee In heavy paper-llnert
burlap bags w > - supported by U. O.
Macomber representing the Woolsol
Spice Mills of Toledo. Ohio, which stores
a great deal of Its product in Dallas. Mr.
Macomber referred to attempt!) he hid
made to secure rating, and asked for In-
formation as to why Ills former petitions
hail been turned down. Receiving no
answer, he assumed that a certain New
Vork mpetltor. who also handled sugar,
1 ad opposed the reduction, and said that
It waa natural for the latter to do this,
a- he slipped principally In packages
and reached Texas on a low watei rati
through Galveston. Mr Macomber ox.
h 1 bitc<] the paper-lined sack) in whl.if
i prod 1"'. moves, and explained tnat
but slight liability of damage to
their contents Subsequent'v Mr. Ma-
combu stated that ills company is seri-
oush thinking of substituting cotton
cloth for burlaps for the outer covering
of its packages. Mr. Maconiber's peti.
tiou was supported by the Chicago gro.
, cry Jobbing Interests.
A proposition to eliminate the third,
class rating on farm trucks met w'.ttt
opposition from Qulncy and l'eoria man.
Uf 'Hirers They failed to furnish Chair-
mail Becker with a satisfactory test by
which to distinguish between farm
trucks and cheap wagons, however, tho
purpose of the Inquiry in this particular
being to obtain the basis for a specifica-
tion thai would remove opportunities fo8
shipping wagons at truck ratings.
RETURNED SACKS.
On behalf of the Kansas and Texas
cement manufacturers. E. M. Olea^oti
objected to changing the rating on re-
turned sacks from fourth to second-
class. Objection to a similar change witn
regard to returned agricultural imple-
ments was made on behalf of Peorl*
manufacturers.
Objection to a proposed change in th«
estimated weight of wire and iron nail*
• Continued en Rage Eight, .
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