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TO THE COURTS CENTRAL GOES Road Appeals to Federal Judge to Restrain Lower Rates. BOARD REFUSES TIME Georgia Commissioners Turn Town Re |uest of Railway Officials in Re gard to Circular 334. Tlje Central of Georgia Railroad company, through its attorneys, made application before Judge Shelby of the United States circuit court of appeals in Huntsville, Ala., Friday, for a tem porary restraining order, to prevent the Ijleorgia railroad commission from ■enforcing the reduction of rates on the l(nes of petitioner in the state of Georgia. A large mass of papers were submitted to sustain the contention that the enforced reduction of rates would amount to confiscation of the business of the company. Judge Shel by took the application under advise ment. [lj j J The newly organized railroad com mission of Georgia Friday afternoon declined to interfere with circular No. 334, reducing the passenger rates on a majority of the railroads of Geor gia. The body stated that it did not see fit to interefere with the Grder of the old board, organized by Govern or Terrell, and of which ex-Commis sioner Joseph M. Brown was a mem ber, and it was ordered to stand. Thus the action of tine former board •becomes the action of the present com mission. The order declining to extend fur. ther time in which the roads might be heard in argument on their ‘side of the case was read to the assem bled railroad representatives, who had been before the commission all day except for a thirty-minute conference jof the commission, prior to its an nouncement, promptly at 5 o'clock. In making the announcement, Chair man McLendon said: “Gentlemen, the commission has heard with patience ind pleasure your remarks as to why (here should be a delay in having Circular No. 334 to go into effect, and lirect me, as their chairman, to make o you the following statement: “The records of tne commission ihow that the petition which resulted m order 334 was filed March 2, 1907, nd after notice was considered on t least two different occasions, and t these hearings every road in the Late affected by said circular was giv a a full opportunity to be heard, and as heard as fully as the roads de red to be heard. “Circular No. 334 was issued and •omulgated on June 7, 1907, to be ime effective September 2, 1907. An (plication for its reconsideration was formally made by the roads in the st three classes on August 27, 1907, and the whole of that day was given the arguments submitted by the ids. The commission offered to de te the entire time from August 27 August 30, inclusive, to a hearing any evidence or arguments which j railroads might present. ‘Having devoted the entire day of gust 30, 1907, to the separate hear ; from each one of the roads em iced in classes A, B and C, during ich hearing the merits of the whole sstion were gone into and consid *d, and no sufficient reason having ;n shown therefor, this commission alines to interfere with circular 334. ‘By order of the board: S. G. McLENDON, Chairman. I GEO. F. MONTGOMERY, Sec’y.” Lt the conclusion Mr. McLendon jl: “if, after these rates have been into operation in good faith, you 1 that they are working an injus . upon you, the law gives you the it to come before the commission make such complaint as you see This commission sits as a court aout terms. We are constantly in don, and the law gives you the | e right of appeal as a shipper or >ate individual. That is all. The commission has ien through the order read. ’ i silence the railroad men filed out a word was spoken until Vice iident Winburn of the Cemrai |; “Thank ycu, Mr. Chairman.” An ir official right behind him said: tnned if I’ll thank him.” This ,ed a general laugh among the rail men. CLASS HATRED RAPPED By Editor William R. Hearst in Labor Day Speech Delivered at the James town Exposition. \\ illiam Randolph Hearst delivered the Labor Day address at the James town exposition Monday. In part, Mr. Hearst said: “Labor Day should rank with the Fourth of July as a characteristic American holiday. The Fourth of July commemorates the means by which we gained our independence as a nation, and Labor Day commemorates the means by which we have made our na tion the most Powerful, the most pro gressive, the most prosperous of any in the world. In this country labor is universal and universally honored ami appreciated. In this country there is no working class, but every man wor thy of the name is a working man. In this country the mechanics work, the farmers work, the clerks work and the millionaires work. We have no aris tocracy, save that of intelligence and industry, and the title of our suc cessful millionaire is in the plan of iudustry. "1 have no patience with the prej udices which exist between alleged classes when the classes themselves do not really exist. ‘‘There is no reason for hostility between employer and employee, be tween capitalist and wage-earner. Capi talists use the accumulation of wealth which employed and employer create together. Wages are but the division of profits. Both employed and em ploye are entitled to their share of the. profits, and as long as the divis ions are just and equitable there is no occasion for conliict. If the divis ion is not just, it can always be made so by arbitration, and there is still no occasion for conliict. A condition of class hatred, such at- has developed in Colorado, is a curse to this country. There should be no prejudice enter tained by the capitalist toward the la borer, and there should be no prejudice by the laborer toward the capitalist. There should be an appreciation of the essential part which each plays in the creation of wealth. The man who digs the precious metal from the earth is worth his wage. The man who telb him where to find ihe gold deserves his profit, too. “The great financial promoters, or ganizations, executives of America, are worthy of recognition and award. They work as hard as any of us, and their work is absolutely necessary to the full production of the riches out of which are paid here in America the highest wages in the world. Let them have a liberal share of that wealth as long as that is the incentive which stimulates them to useful activity. Let j them have wealth a3 long as it is honesty acquired through enterprises j that benefit the whole country. The j riches they amass and call their own , are seldom spent in extravagance and ! luxury upon themselves, but are put into new industries to produce more , wealth and give employment to more men. “And now, my friends, in the crea ion of wealth and the equitable dis tribution of wealth, not only is co-op eration necessary, but organization i3 necessary. Labor unions are valuable not only to their own members, but to the wole community. Farmers’ un ions are valuable not only to their own members but the whole community. And hon’est, law-abiding organizations of capital are valuable not only to theii own stockholders, but to the whole community. “The effectiveness of combinations of capital is seen in their enormous power for good and their menace lies in the misuse of that enormous power for evil. There is no greater danger to our form of government, to our popular rights and public morals than the corrupt use of the great power of corporate wealth.” ALABAMA HAS LOWER RATES. Railroad Passenger Tickets How Being Sold at Two and a Half Cents. For the first time in the history of the state of Alabama railroad tickets are being bought for 2 1-2 cents a mile. Never before has the fare been less than 3 cents. Rates have also been reduced on 110 commodities of general use in the stats. The reductions are enactments of the recent legislature, and put in by agreement while they are being test ed with regard to their constitutional ity in the federal court. RIOT FOLLOWS LABOR PARADE Trouble Occurs Between Union and Non-Union Men in 'Frisco. MANY WERE WOUNDED Paraders Began Attack Because Trolley Car Men Broke Line of March. Racket Also in Louisville. Several men were wounded, one probably fatally, during a riot which occurred Monday afternoon at the Mar ket street ferry landing in San Fran cisco. The riot was precipitated by an at tack ou a non-union inspector of the United railways and was participated in by more than a thousand people. The parade of the labor unions af filiated with the building trades' coun cil had just been dismissed at the corner of Main and Mission streets and a large crowd was waiting at the ferry to go across the bay to Shell Mound park, where exercises have been part of the day's program for some years. It is believed the running of a street car close to the people caused an at tack to be made upon Inspector L. J. Hall, who was starting the cars for the United Railways. Fearing the rage of the angry crowd, Conductor James Walking and Motorman F. J. Dura on drew thei rrevolvera and fired into the nicb. This infuriated the mob s.ill more and the fighting soon extended along Market street from tiro ferry to the junction of Sanscme and Sutler streets —a distance of several blocks. It was some time before the Police restoied order. A block further up, an inspector was attacked by the mob. He was struck in tho face, and ran from his assail ants. They followed him to the corner of Sutter and Montgomery streets, where they overtook him. He quickly fired and shot one of the men through the groin. Six others were hurt. The police and fire departments sent a force of police and firemen to the scene. The union men who were; in the parade thought that they had the right of way over the streets of San Fran cisco, and when the United Railway attempted to break through the pro cession, there was rtouble. What had been an orderly parade turned to a riot. The labor union men forgot that the procession stood for law and or der, and the offending street ear men were violently attacked. These men, whoewho are known as “scabs’’ and "strikebreakers” by the unionists, were determined to protect their lives at any risk, ana opened fire after they had been assailed. TROUBLE IN LOUISVILLE. A labor day riot which, but for the timely arrival of the police, would have assumed formidable proportions, resulted in the injury of four non union street car employees in Ixmis ville, Ky., late Monday afternoon. The trouble, which occurred at First and Main streets, was started by a wo man. The labor day parade had just broken up and the participants were swarming on the cars lor the park when the woman refused to ride on a car operated by non-union men, and jeered at the unionists for doing so, urging them to pull the scabs tiff. Her words Inflamed the crowd immediately as the street car men have already voted to go on strike. Four cars operated by non-union crews were smashed and Motorman Whitehouse and Conductor Frielly were badly in jured by men wielding boulders, while two other non-union car men were less seriously beaten. The prompt arrival of the police pre vented the trouble from spreading among the thousands of union men massed in the neighborhood. IFARMERS are well fixed Notwithstanding General Production in Country is Ten Per Cent Less. The American farmers’ earnings are a thousand million dollars greater this year than last, according to a prelim inary report on crops to be published in the American Agriculturist. This big gain will be entirely due to the increased prices of farm products, as Jie production in general will be fully it) per cent less in quantity than in 1906, which was the bumper year. | INJUNCTION IS REFUSED | Judge Shelby, However, Orders Georgia Railroad Commission to Answer in Case of Central’s Appeal. An order was issued a? Huntsville, Aia., Saturday by Judge Shelby of the United States court of appeals, in the case of the Central of Georgia Rail road company against the railroad commission of Georgia, John C. Hart, attorney general of Georgia, James K. Hines, special attorney for the rail road commission o*f Georgia, requiring the defendant to submit a bill of com plaint and to appear before Judge Shel by or some other one of the judges of the circuit court of the United States in Atlanta cn September ..hi at 10 o'clock, or at such other time as may be fixed by the court, cr as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, to show why injunction as prayed In the; bill should not issue. It is further ordered that the mo tion and prayer for a restraining or der to remain In force until the hear ing on the application fer an injunc tion is overruled. Accompanying the order of tho court which was handed down late Satur day afternoon is a memorandum of reasons given by Judge Shelby for re fusing to grant the temporary re straining order. Judge Shelby says: “The maximum rate Per mile for passengers charged by the complain ants company is 3 cents. The Geor gia railroad commission ins reduced tho rate to 2 1-2 cents as to intrastate passengers. The bill is filed to en join, vacate and annul the order of the commission on the grounds .that it, violates the provisions of the fifteenth and fourteenth amendments to the constitution relating to due proems and* the equal protection of the laws. The case is not now before me on its merits, nor is the motion for an in junction now before me l'or decision. This is not intended to intimate any opinion on the questions not reached. The bill of claims is presented to ob tain an order setting the motion and prayer for the injunction down for a hearing and directing notice to be given to the defendants. Order to that effect will be made. “Also I am asked to grant a tempo rary restraining order enjoining the operation and enforcement of the rate established by the railroad commis sion of Georgia until the hearing of the motion for the injunction. The fol lowing is the statute authorizing such action: Section 71k, R. S. of the U. S., gives judge power to grant restraining order if he thinks life or property Is in jeopardy. “The constitution and laws of Geor gia confer on th railroad commission of Georgia the authority to reduce intrastate passenger rates. It made tho order In question June 7, 1907. After notice to the complainants, the rail road companies, and arter hearing evidence the order provided that it should not go into effect until Septem ber 2, 1907. This gave the complain ant companies two months and twenty six days in which to apply for an injunction before the rates prescribed became effective. The bill was not pre sented until Friday, August 30, two days only—one of them Sunday—be fore the date prescribed was to take effect. The defendant has bad no no tice that the application for the tem porary restraining order would be made. If resort had been made to the court in a reasonable time after the fixing of the rate on June 7, there would have been no occasion for asking for an ex parte restraining order. Attorneys for the Atlanta and West Point railroad and the Louisville and Nashville api>eared before Judge Shel by during the afternoon with practi cally the same petition as presented by the Central of Georgia. Judge Shel by issued the same order and fixed the same date for hearing before Judge Ncwmaa BIG NEWSPAPER PLANT GUTTED. Louisrills Courier-Journal Suffers a Fire Loss of $200,000 The loss of the Courier-Journal plant at Louisville, Ky., which wag gutted by fire shortly after midnight Thurs day night, is estimated to be about $200,000. The company stated that there would bft no interruption to the business, the other papers of the city having offered The Courier-Journal the use of their plants until arrangements can be made for the paper to resume operations. STEAMED EGGS. Have a cup containing one-half spoonful of butter, setting in a dish of boiling water. Into the cup break one egg, beat slightly with a fork, add two tablespoonfuls of milk, mix, then cover the dish tightly so that the steam will not escape. The egg will puff up to the top of the cup as it cooks and Is soon thoroughly done, A delicate appetizing dish served with toast. * PIE PLANT JELLY. July is the month in which to make pie-plant jelly, and if one can get red currants, using one-third currants to two-thirds rhubarb, a much finer jelly will be the result tlian if rhubarb alone is used, and a much cheaper one than if only cur rants are used. Canned rhubarb may be used to good advantage as an acid addition to mincemeats. Rhu barb enu be dried, and kept for win ter use, and will be liked by some as an addition to apples for sauce or pies. COLD CHOCOLATE. ‘ This most refreshing summer drink is made by cutting into small bits one ounce of unsweetened choco late. Put tills into a granite ware saucepan and gradually pour over it half a pint of boiling water, stirring ail the time over the fire, until the chocolate is quite smooth. Add one pint of granulated sugar and stir un til it. begins to boil. Cook a moment or two longer, then strain and let cool. When quite cold, add one tablespoonful of vanilla extract. Bot tle and keep In a cold place. When ready to serve it, put Into a tall glass one tablespoonful of cracked ice, two tablespoonfuls of chocolate syrup, three tablospoonfuls of whipped cream, half u cup of milk and a dasli of soda water from a siphon bottle, and a tablespoonful of vanilla Ice cream. This is a delicious drink, even if the soda water and ice-cream are omitted. A plainer drink can be concocted by combining the chocolate syrup, three-fourths of a cup of milk and the cracked Ice, and shaking it well. Red popper Is an excellent condi ment, and its effect on the liver is remarkable. Malaria and intermit tent chills cannot endure the pres ence of red pepper, which should be upon every table. The following is a remedy for itch ing feet from frost bites: Take hy drochloric add one ounce, rain water seven ounces; wash the feet with it two or three times daily, or wet the socks with the preparation until re lieved. To remove a cinder front the eye an engineer gives this rule: Let the injured eye alone and rub the other one, and the cinder will bo out iu iwo minutes, ft is a simple remedy, though it sounds unreasonable, and is worth trying. A heavy broom should always be selected in preference to a light one for thorough sweeping, as the weight aids in the process. In buying a broom, test it by pressing the edge against the tioor. If the straws bristle out and bend, the broom is u poor one, for they should remain in a firm, solid mass. To clean a mackintosh, spread it out on a deal table and go over it carefully with a small scrubbing brush and some soap moistened with rain water, rinse thoroughly in clear cold water, and hang on a line in the shade to dry. Any stains which will not yield to soup and water will prob ably be easily removed by rubbing with a little ammonia. Potatoes will boll more quickly if two kettles of boiling water are pre pared, one of which is poured over the vegetables, and after a moment the potatoes are lifted into the other kettle and boiling will not cease. When potatoes are to be baked, if they are thoroughly heated on top of the stove—turning them once—they will bake in half the usual time. If you wish to mend your gloves neatly, turn them inside out and sew them over and over with fine cotton thread. Silk seems to cut the kid. If there is a tear, set a piece of kid under it and secure it with a few stit'cheß; If you have not the kid of the right color, use a bit of ribbon or silk. Save the best part of the old pair to mend the new. Court plaster will mend a break nicely, but always stiffens the kid.