The Shawnee News. (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 310, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 26, 1910 Page: 3 of 8
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DA ILY NEWS. THREE MONTHS. >1.
EXPRESS B CUT
KAN6A8 RAILROAD COMMISSION-
ERS ORD£R REDUCTION OF 12
TO 80 PER CENT.
THE SHAWKEF XEWS THI BSBAV. MAT X, 1910.
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LONG LEGAL FIGHT PROBABLE
The Board Endeavored to Make Only
Such Changes as Would be Upheld
in Court Should the Companies
Bring Suit.
Topeka, May 26.—Follow the recent
hearing in the express rate case the
state board of raiiroad commissioners
has ordered a material reduction in ihe
Tates charged by the express Cbm
panies operating in Kansas. The board
ordered a reduction of 12 per cent on
all merchandise rates where the rate
per hundred pounds is in excess ol
$1.00, and.a n ducii. n of loVfe per cent
on the general special rates where the
•rate is in excess of 90 cents per hun-
dred pounds. The great volume of ex
press business in the state is done on
these two rates—;he merchandise and
the general special.
The board further ordered a reduc-
tion of 53 per cent on express ship
ments of pans of agricultural imple
mentB and a reduction of 80 per cent
on school district, township, city, board
of education, county and drainage
bonds shipped by express.
The Articles Affected.
Among the more important articles
shipped under the merchandise rati
are: Agricultural implements ant
machines, ammunition, bank books
batteries, pies and cakes, burial
caskets and coflins, cereal foods
corpses, fireworks, furniture, glas:
articles, ice cream, live stock, musi
cal instruments, newspapers, pictures
typewriters and vehicles. The reduc
tion made by the board on rates apply
ing to these shipments was 12 pel
cent.
The more important commodities
moving under the general special rates
are as follows: Berries, bread, bulbs
dressed calves, cheese, condensed
milk, corn on cob, crackers, eggs, poul
try, fish, fruit, hides, honey, horse
radish, malted extracts, meat fresh oi
cured, nuts, oysters, pop corn, poul
try live or dressed, poultry food, rab
bits dead, sausage, seeds, stockfood
prepared, vegetables and nursery
stock. The reduction made in the rates
on this class of shipments was 15M
per cent.
Complaint Filed by Dawson.
This order and the big reductions or
dered followed the filing of a com
plaint with the board by John S. Daw
son, attorney for the board. Mr. Daw
son sought an average reduction of 50
per cent in the existing rates. The
board heard the case last week and
all of the express companies operating
in Kansas submitted testimony
show that such a reduction would wipe
out their profits. John Dawson and
his assistants produced evidence to the
contrary. The board took the case
under advisement after the hearing
and issued the order. In come
cases the reductions are greater
than 50 per cent. The total reduction
if the order become effective, will
mean an immense saving to shippers
in Kansas. The order applies only to
intra-state business—express shippe
from one part of the state to another.
To Mandamus Companies.
Mr. Dawson has filed in the supreme
court applications for writs of man-
damus to compel the express com
panies to put into effect the reduced
rates ordered by the board.
This law gives the companies 30
days in which to put the rates into
effect. The express company officials
told the board they did not intend
put in the rates even if the board made
the order. It was expected that the |-
companies would go into the federal
courts to prevent the rates being made
effective, so Dawson heat thorn to it
by going into the state courts to com-
pel obedience to the board s order.
The supreme court gives the com-
panies until June 10 to show cause
why they should not put the rates into
effect.
FIFTEEN INJURED IN A WRECK
Two Coaches of Denver & Rio Grande
Train Jump Track Near Cucharas
Junction, Colorado.
Pueblo, Col., May 26.—Fifteen pas-
sengers were injured when two
coaches of a Denever & Rio Grande
passenger train jumped the track two
miles from Oucharas Junction, Col.
Spreading rails caused the wreck and
two cars went down the embankment.
A wrecking train with seven physi-
cians left Pueblo for the scene of the
wreck and the Injured were 'brought
here and taken to St. Mary's hospital,
every ambulance In the city being on
hand when the train arrived here at
10 o'clock. Several of the injured are
In a dangerous condition.
Come Tomorrow, Friday, and Buy
SHAWNEE LOTS
FOR OIMLY
50 CENTS
WF.tK
If You Cannot Gome Tomorrow, Come Saturday. Come Sunday, if You Must Work Week Days.
Beautiful, Close In, Well Drained Lois, 25x130 Feet In Size.
In the Best Located and Most Popular Addition • « added to Shawnee.-Whete you are sure to make money.
HYDE PARK ADDITION
Located right in town, on North Union Anenne, only two blocks from North Broadway street cars, and a 10 minutes ride to Main
Street. HYDE PARK ADDITION is only two blocks north of Independence Street, and will soon be completely surrounded by
the city Lots inthis splendid addition are not suburban property of the future. They are here, now, today, ready to build on,
with all'city improvements close at hand. W: have only 152 of these lots left to sell-but they are fine ones and it is the
opportunity of a life time to share in Shawnee's prosperity, by paying only
$1.00 DOWN, Then 50c a Week Until Paid
For any lot you select, ranging in price from $95 to $275 each, and to start, you need only
Bring a Dollar or Two and Select Your Lots.
NOT ONE PENNY OF INTEREST! TAXES PAID FREE UNTIL 1912!
NO MORTGAGE! NO EXTRAS! NO PAYMENTS WHILE SICK.
Gome tomorrow, FRIDAY;
If you cannot,
come tomorrow
Gome SATURDAY;
If you must work
week days
Gome SUNDAY
Manv will remember our wonderful quick sale of HYDE PARK LOTS about a year ago, when we smashed all real estate eo-
ords in Shawnee, by selling 300 lots in a few days. Everyone who bought HYDE PARK LOTS then, has made money, ihe
opportunity is even better this year. Property further out is selling at higher prices for cash than HYDE HARK LOTS
will cost you on our unheard of easy terms.
Take the North Broadway car and get off at EMMETT STREET, walk TWO BLOCKS EAST and you are there. SEE OUR SIGN-YOU CANT MISS IT.
How To Go: SALTAN ON THEy addition rain or SHINE.
ThIEBA LD & JEFFERIES
Room 112 Mammoth Building. Third Floor.
(Owners)
Open Nights
I VH I'S Mill) VY WITH JUNIOR
CLASS HAY.
A Prohibition Vote in Illinois.
Chicago, May 26—The Btatewide
Probibitlon committee met here to de-
cide whether a movement shall be
launched to obtain a vote at the No-
vember election under the public
policy act. To get the question on the
ballot a petition of 115,000 signatures
must be obtained.
A School Record at Garnett, Kan.
Garnett, Kan.. May 28.—MUs Alice
Riley, who was graduated from the
Garnett high school this week, has
never been absent or tardy In the 12
years she has attended schoola.
the nbjwb7 monthb ron .<*
Settlor Class flay, -Our Alma JUter,"
Miimluy and Tuesday
Evenings.
The following is the program lor
he High 3-hool commencement week:
Friday, May 29-Baecalaureate Ser-
mon at the Baptist Church.
Monday and Tuesday, May 30 and
21 Senior Class play at the Becker.
Wednesday, June 1—Graduating ex-
or ises at the Becker.
Thursday, June 2—Juniors' recep-
tion to Seniors in Eagles' Hall.
Friday, June 3—Alumni reception to
seniors at Eagles' Hall.
Extensive preparations arc being
made for the Senior class play, "Our
Alma Mater," which is to have a
cast of 25 people. The play is a
bright and attractive one, with a good
laugh from start to finish, and well
suited to the talents of the young ac-
tors. It has ft number of catchy mu
aical numbers.
The Francis E. Willard W. C. T. V.
will meet with Mrs. W. R- Branch
218 N. Union, Friday, the 27th, at 3
o'clock.
DATES ARRANGED
FOB RUSSELL-
HURT DERATES
UhGUi MAY 2« AM) CLOSE JI NK 7.
The "hoo doo" Marlon car, in which Ing the recent 34 hour race at Br'gb-
William Mradley was killed before H
was finally wrecked, and Lew.s
Strang and his mechanician hur> dur-
to Beach. Below is the picture of
A1 Poole driving the Simplex In
which he won the great contest. The
distance covered was 1,145 mll«s, or
o l miles behind the record made by
a I z!er car '.1st year.
Discussions Will lie Held at Eleven of
Principal Cities of the
State.
Senator Campbell Russell and C. F.
Barrett of Shawnee met with the Ok-
lahoma City state capital committee
Sunday night and arranged the dates
for the debates to be held between
Senator Russell, opposing the state
capital bill, and C. S. Hurt of Madill,
upholding it. The dates announced
are as follows:
Thursday, May 26—Pryor Creek.
Friday, May 27—Vinita.
Saturday, May 28—Muskogee.
Monday, May 30—Talleauah.
Tuesday, May 31—Okmulgee.
Wednesday, June 1—Weleetka.
Thursday, June 2—Sapulpa.
Friday, June 3—Tulsa.
aSturday, June 4—Chaudler.
Monday, June 6—Newkirk.
Tuesday, June 7—Enid.
A merciless murderer Is appendi-
citis, with many victims. But Dr.
King's New Life Pills kill It, by pre-
vention. They gently stimulate stOTi-
ach, liver and bowels, preventing
that clogging that invites appendi-
citis, curing constipation, headache,
biliousness, chills. 26c, at all drug-
glBts.
B. C. FORAKER
Exclusive Breeder of Rose Comb
The kind that LAY Is Ihe kind
that PAY.
Eggs for setting from Pen 1.... 12.54)
(Hor IB)
5ggs from Pea 2 *1-50
Premiums awarded: First and 8eo-
ond Cock; First and Second Hen;
First and Second Pullet and First
Cockerel; First and Third Pen;
Shawnee Poultry Show, December,
1909.
10 East Main Street, Shawnee, Okla.
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