Punxsutawney Spirit, 1909-08-06

              ' 1 . OLD HOM W1XK FUVXSUTAWHEY, AUGUST 22-28. Ihntfinfatoneu Jfrifit iI PRICE TWO CENTS STOIC 13 NEWS. THE GOURLET REUNION COW STEM MONOMANIA PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 6, 1909. What Has Punxsutawney To Offer As An Incentive To Industries in# Same Com. \Ijiii Serving SccchiiI Ti'rm For Tnk- Must Bring To Do Away Tobacco Signs With Action \ Citizens New Dish Proves One Biff Feature— One Hundred iiihI l-'ifly Wire I'rrsi'iit. VOL. Ill—N0.274 Germany Thritted by Murder Newspapers of That Country Scoffed at Immorality of American Women. What haw you there outside of the show you will make for temporary Ufe? is thi' .Hst iu'c of these Interro- Heveral requests have come to this office recently for data concerning the size, location, industrial facilities and prospects of Punxsuta wney, from citizens who have been in corrcsnottdcuce with outside p. op], about Old Home Week. NOW TABLES IRE I0HNED They have a queer case at the penitentiary, says the Frankfort, Ky.. correspondent of the Louisville Courier-Journal. Sam Kirk, noon to he released, is serving his second term. Kirk stole the same cow twice, and there Is a tradition here that he will make another try for the cow if that animal is still living when he gets hjs freedom. Kirk took tin- cow and was caught and convicted, lit* was sent to the penitentiary for one year. He announced that as soon as he got out he would go back home and get that cow. It is thought that he felt that he had earned the cow by reason of having served one year in the penitentiary for the stealing of the animal. True to his promise, as soon as he was released he went back home and stole the cow. He was convicted and sent up for double his term. Now Kirk is almost ready to go back home again, and it Is hoped by the prison authorities that the cow is dead so Kirk can stay (»ut of prison. It is recorded that he never did anything wrong except steal that cow and that he had a species of monomania which led him to take the cow. TENNYSON'S MEMORY HONORED BY THOUSANDS gations. For a reply it might be well t«> send them a copy of the following, which was recently compiled for the Punxsutawiiey chamber of Commerce' "Funxsutawney, located in the heart of the Jefferson -Indiana-( 'learflcld bituminous coal fields, is destined to become an important manufaeturing city. At the present time it is the headquarters of the Rochester lMttsburg Coal At Iron Co.. Jefferson A. ! ('It'll rfle Id Coal *V- I run ('.i. and niinn 1- ous smaller concerns «ngaged in the production of st. am and coking coal, representing a daily output of about 30,001) ton*. The well-known brands of 'Walston' and 'Adrian' furnace and foundry coke arc produced her. The re is also located at this point a miMlorn blast furnace producing foundry and forgo pig iron. Therefore, the three essential materials for the ntanufaclure of certain iron and steel pr<H ducts may be assembled here at a cost which represents a saving in freight on every ton of raw material entering into the finished product- -coal, coke ami,! In the final analyses it is up to the Hggiieved to see that the American Tobacco Company does nut make Punxsutawney a system of art galleries for its tobacco signs, according to the action recommended by the Town Council last night when considering a communication from the < ivie Club, and it is also up to the same agency to inaugurate and prosecute "clean up"' day. Immediately after the reading «»f th« communication from the Civic Club, calling upon the Town Council to compel the enforcement of the ordinance covering the posting of signs, ndvertisements, etc., the city fathers deluged with a flood of oratory bout the nonsense of anyone being vially offended at what tin* tobacco i'ole have been hanging out to pubmew in this town. Much of the A>ry was irrelevant and immaterial use back of the movement now purge the town is the incongru\ss of pasting the architecture of |vn with all kinds of advertiset the tobacco company being t of all offenders. Also to \ e tobacco company from dis- V ,ig sample packages of their \ io boys and urchins, and plac\ Jevery turn in the streets and V Something that will keep their \i<i on that or the other VW tobacco. v observance ordinances were », street cleaning statutes were il, but the action of the went no further than to in- I Burgess to enforce all legal Upon his arrival a violent quurrel ensued ami jis a result he fired throe bullets Into Miss Huffman's body, and two into his own head. Hoth w«• i«■ dead when other rushed into the room. Today the tables were turned when a chinaman named Tien Yen shot and killed a variety actress named Hoffman in her apartments at Frankfort, and then killed himself. No murder in years has so thrilled Germany with horror and indignation as this has, and tin* agitation against the Chinese that followed the Sigel murder has been completely eclipsed by the cry that is now going up throughout the country for tinsuppression of the "yellow men" and their segregation from the German population. Berlin Tien Yen, was wealthy, and the Hoffman girl was noted in theatrical circles for her beauty. They lived together in beautiful apartments in Tiring of her alien lover the woman recently went to Frankfort, where beauty won her a splendid engagement. She wrote Tien Yen that he ha«l fallen In love with another, and Tien, mad with rage, took the lirst train t«» Frankfort. Ry United Press. RERLIN, Germany, Aug. t» When Leon Ling, the Chinese, murdered Elsie SJigel in his apartments in New York, the Herman press made violent attacks upon the Immorality of the American woman, their unconventional relations with men of other races, and the comic papers devoted whole pages to cartoons presenting fictitious love scenes between American women and Chinese. point Burgess Freas arose hevd that, as he had recently (pelled to give a bond of $1.- •' t • I appearance in court for , .rtg to enforce an ordinance, he 'Vished to be specifically instructed I before attempting to enforce any 'j more doubtful ordinances. He was J referred to the City Solicitor, who (is to instruct him which ordinances are not legal. Hence it will be seen that if Punx•utawney's ordinances had been re- Vised, corrected and made up-to-date, as they should have been immediately {after consolidation with Clayvillo, jsoine lawsuits and an enormous lot of. JHbrry and Indecision about the le- A motion to instruct the borough solicitor to collect all bills outstanding against telegraph, telephone, light companies, property owners for paving. etc., at once, prevailed. When the matter of asking the borough to furnish teams to assist in a "Clean-up" day. was presented, the Council voted to ask every properly owner to clean up their own property not later than August 20. (Continued on pagl three.! The property committee was authorized to purchase a set of harness The motion was opposed by Councilman Fairman, who said he was ashamed to vote the necessary funds out of ihe Rorough Treasury for such a purpose, In the face of the Council having refused to vote money to mount the cannon for the (>. A. R. Willis Zeitlcr, speaking for the liremen, stated that other boroughs defrayed such expenses and thought that Punxsutawney should do as well by the local company. He was seconded by Councilman Gutelius. ' Councllmen Doran, Gutelius and Thomas Indicated a desire to grant the allowance, but discountenanced the move because the Borough did not have the $200 odd dollars to devote for that purpose. A motion to pay each fire company ISO on their expense to the two conventions, prevailed. gality of ordinances would have been avoided. « Proceeding with the regular order, a dea) of business was transacted, under the advice of President Hell to b« expeditious. The Council voted down a motion to grant an order in favor of ICdward Barry to d« fray tin- expense of buying gun and mounting the two cannons now lying near the East Knd school building, in the public park. Willis Zeitler, representing the liremen petitioned the Council for transportation for 25 firemen 10 the Reaver Firemen's Convention, which convenes August !) to 14. A motion to donate the firemen an amount .sufficient to pay the expenses of about 2"> firemen to the Reaver Falls annual convention next week, and about the same number' to the Jersey Shore convention, was voted down. "The extensive farming community surrounding, and the daily huckstering and competition, keeps family supplies within reasonable bounds. "The Chamber of Commerce is an organization comprising all the leading busine>> men of the city. Its object. Continued on Paga Three I'unxsutawney has a population of 1 2,000 at present, with an additional population of 1 '»,000 within a radius of six miles, connected by suburban trol- Uy lines It is a desirable city to 11v• In, us well as to do business in It does not in any sens, of the word partake ot the nature of a so-railed "mill town' or 'mining town' the industrial district is confined to the outskirts of the city. There are v* ry pleasant residence districts, paved streets. State-aided hospital and private hospital, three high schools thoroughly equipped, tlm churches, one of the linest theatres found In any city of its size In the country, and healthful climate, absolutely free from the mosquito p.st. cost of production, it is also essential to have good shipping facilities to get goods to market. The Buffalo, Rochester »v Pttsburg Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad systems, having interchange of traffic with all the great railroad systems of the country, ami quoting competitive rates to all points, leave nothing to be desired along this line. Punxsutawnev is only three hours ride from the great Pittsburg manufacturing district, possessing all the natural advantages which contributed s<i largely to the growth of that region- coal, coke, pig iron and natural gas—and still far enough away not to be affected by the disadvantages applying to all crowded centers of population. It Is a remarkable fact, that during times when other cities w« re unable t.» get empty <ars to take car. of the ordinary run of business, Punxsutawmy shippers had no diflicu11> whatever due t<» shortage of cars. The banking facilities are all that could be desired. Two national banks and one trust company with combined capital and surplus of over $600,000 and deposits in excess of $l!,f»oo,ou0, controlled by progressive business men, afford all the accommodations consistent with recognized principles of banking. BRUTAL MURDER AT M'KEESPORT pig Iron The abundant supply of natural gait continguous to this city, backed up by a rich gas-producing territory of several hundred thousand acres that has been thoroughly tested and found to exceed the greatest expectations, is of particular interest to glass manufacturers. This natural gas, which Is furnished at a very satisfactory rate to manufacturers, in connection with glass sand delivered here at S1.2& per ton and burnt glass house lime ;it less than $l!.r>0 per ton delivered, makes a combination, which In connection with cheap salt cake, boxing materials for finished goods, and exceptionally abundant labor supply, cannot be excelled anywhere in the I'nited S ates. It means the Ion est possible i'om of product ion -the key-note of success for an.\ manufacturing business. While i: is important to secure low ONE OF THE OLDEST COUNTY RESIDENTS BEAD OVULE PICNIC A HOWLING SUCCESS SPEAKER CANNON PUNISHES INSURGENTS Don't forget our "Clean Up" shoe sale. Money saved on every pair. Tomorrow we sell 4 cans new peas for 25c. J. H. Eberhart Co., Ltd.—1 l?et your bunting for Old Home Week. Bleached sheets, 81xJ»0, no seams, 6Gc. Elegant quality. "Middy Shirt Waists are wanted for outings and picnics. Some new ones this morning. I XTKHKSTlNii COMM VS R ATION. Horn in 1809 and dying in 1S92, Tennyson's li if covered tin- entire .spiritual and intelleetuul movement of tile nineteenth century. The first' volume which bore his name appeared in 1830; the last came from the press not long alter his death. Hewas a thorough Englishman in every sense of the word, and it is not dirllcult to understand why he held the central place in the group of Victoria's poets and spoke for and to a larger number of Englishmen than any of his contemporaries. Continued on page three) Tennyson was educated at Louth Grammar school and Cambridge University. At the latter his fellowstudent was Arthur Henry Hallan, whose untimely death in he commemorated in the "In Memoriani," which was not published until 18f>0. At that time he was already famous as the author of "Locksley Hall," LONDON, Aug. G.—Tin* universal regard in which the memory »»!" Alfred Tennyson is held was given expression throughout the United Kingdom today by exercises rommi'iiiorating the 10 01 >1 anniversary of the Poet's birth. At Farrlngford, Tennysun's Isle of Wight home, where he spent so many of the most important years of his literary life, and at Aidworth, where his death occurred, the principal public observances were held, but there was scarcely a literary society throughout the kingdom that did not devote some time to the memory of the man whose writings touched the common heart of humanity. During the day both Farrlngford and A Id worth were thrown open to the public. On page five of today's issue of the Spirit Is printed a communication from Dr. Dixon to the Punxsutuwney Council. It is extremely interesting and should be carefully perused by all. In addition to the guests of honor from the South, there .were present ielclives and friends as follows: Adam Miller and daughter X« tti< . of Rig Run; Johnson Laughry nnd wife, Mrs. II M. Flick and Mrs. J. W. Smith, of Marlon renter; Mr. and Mrs. «T. Heydccker, or Waukegan, 111.; Mrs. John Given, Brook vllle; Mrs. (3. A. Veil, of Big Hun; Mrs. Mary Ditmar, Wllliamsport; Mrs. c. F. Veil and family, of His: Hun; Mrs. Mary Deeker, DuBois; Miss Leila Smitten. Pittsburg. and Mrs. Wash Kinsel. Mrs. (' .M. Kahn and son Gerald, Mr. and Mrs. Laundreth Zimmerman. Mrs. William Blose. Mrs. John Law ami family, Mrs. Ida Straitiff, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sprankle, Mis.s lone Kinter, Miss Aliee Kvans, Miss Susan Carter, Miss Heiene Pantall, Mrs. Howard Ley, Jack Teats. Burgess P. O. Fleas and C. H. Freas, of Punxsutawney. And what occasion would be more auspicious than a CJourley reunion for tin- introduction of a new dish? None. Hence a vote of thanks to these estimable ladies fro,in the 'Par Heel State and the preserves of the Hon. Benjamin Kyan Tillman. All of the survivors of the Thomas Ciourley family, namely: James, of Big Uun; Mrs. Jacob (irube, .John A. and Crawford (lourley. of this place, were present, while of the younger generations the representation went into the scores. As with most family reunions In this see:Ion the program was enitrel.v informal. thus giving the folks the benefit of the entire day to meet, exchange greetings, talk over old times, speculate about the future, and enjoy sTnother of those dinners for which th< Coin ley ladles are justly famous, and the men folks are pardonably proud. The tlourley menu yesterday was expanded by the Introduction of a new dish Imported from Denmark. South Carolina, by Misses Emma Owens and llattie Wroten, two charming daughters of the Sunny Sout'h, who are the guests of Dr. and Mrs. Russell O. Clourlcy and other Punxsutawnev and Rig Run friends. In the neighborhood of l 'O fSourlcy* and their kin and friends yesterday assembled In Mitchell Park and par- ticipated in the fes ivties incident up- on the celebration <»f the seventh annual reunion of that esteemed and prosperous family of Jefferson County natives. The dish that was new to the reunionists, but which is a prime favorite with the people south of the Potomac, is called lalleau, at least it is pronounced as if spelled with that combination of letters. Poiieuu! pullo! polloi! pollowt palleau! We have no quarrel with your orthography or etymology, but with your composition, complexion and texture, your powers to charm the eye and delight the nostrols and palate, we are unalterably in love! Served with wood duck boulllonaise as a demicent and groundhog punch as a (baser, none but the disciples of Old Kpicurus could laud thee adequately! Pollleau! Itice! But rice prepared under a new formult. President Signed Tariff Bill And It Went Into Effect At Midnight Neighbors had heard sounds of a desperate struggle in tie house early this morning. and their report to the police l« d to an inv. stigation. Th.- woman had literaly been hacked to pieces. in aildition to having been choked to death. There Were no less than tifleen cuts on various parts of her body, and which alone were sutllclent to cause death. Fiendish blows ahout the face had blai kemd both eyes. Ilnttened the nose and knocked out several teeth. The woman had been considered one of th most beautiful in MeKeesport. and her husband, who is one of the leaders In tie tlrei- kcolony, is reported missing. McKEKSI'ORT. Aug .)» One of the most brutal murders iti the history of MeKeesport was unearthed when the poliee brok* into the home of Charles Stcrakes, a wealthy fruit dialer, and found the dead body of his wife lying In a pool of blood. CHICAGO TRACTION MEN REJECT WAGE SCALE Funeral services will be held Sunday morning at the home of Mrs. Bctinde and interment will be made in the Marion Center cemetery at 11 o'clock a. tn. Rev'. R. M. Coulter, of Rig Run, will officiate. Mrs. Martin, who for the past nine years, made her home with her daughter, Mrs. T. H. Benade, of Big Hun, had been a woman of wonderful vitality and laid down the cares of life gradually, her last days being a peaceful entrance upon the last, long sleep. The daughter of John Park, one of the pioneers of Indiana County, she saw the light of day in 1 S1 V». and for three generations was a familiar figure in the church and social circles of Marion Center and community. Tfye deceased is survived by three sons and two daughters, namely: Robert Martin, of Philadelphia; James of Wilmenling. Pa.; John, of Kellysburg, Indiana County; Mrs. Isabel Lowry, of Marion Center, and Mrs. Benade, of Big Run. At 2 o'clock this morning Big Hun, and Jefferson county, by the death of Mrs. Ann Eliza, widow of the late James Martin, of Marion Center, lost one of its oldest and most respected citizens. NATIONAL REGATTA AT SETIOIT The oarsmen were taking th(;ir final practice spins in preparation for the annual regetta of th«» National Association of Amateur Oarsmen, several elimination events of which were on the program for this afternoon. Tomorrow will come the championship events, In which crack oarsmen from many points in the United States and Canada will contest for honors. DETROIT, Mich., Aug. 6.—The graceful shells of many oarsmen darted hither and thither on the rippling waters of the Detroit river this morning and were watched by large crowds of interested spectators who lined the shore. P.y Cnited Press. CHIi'AOO, Aug. 6.—Th«i employes of the Chicago surface traction lines have deelared war by a r» ferendum vote on the question of rejecting or accepting the wage terms offered by the Chicago City Railwa> Company and the Chicago Hallway* Company, and :«!»• going to strike. The vote ended at four o'clock this morning, and the count was not finished at nine o'clock* but it is conceded that at least ninety per cent, of the men voted for strike. The hope for ultimate peace now rests with the result of the further negotiations between the men and the officials of the street car companies. YV. D. Mahone, international president of the street car employes' union, is here, and must sanction the strike before it will receive the support of th International organization. Senator Aldrlch announced that Senator McEnery, Louisiana, if present, would have voted for the bill, the statement being confirmed by Senator Culberson, minority leader. The absentees were Clarke, (Arkansas), Davis, Johnston, McKnery, Money, Nixon, Owen, Richardson and Taylor.Against the bill; Democrat.*—Bai- Bailey, Bacon, Bankhead, Chamberlain, Cla>* Culbertson, Daniel, Fletcher, Poster, Prazier, Gore, Hughes, Mc- Laurin, Martin, Newlands, Overman, Paynter, Hayner, Shicely, Simmons, Smith (Maryland), Smith (South Carolina), Stone, Taliaferro.—24. Republicans — Beveridge, Brlstow, Clapp, Cummins, Dolliver, La Foiett® and Nelson. Por tin* bill: Republicans— Aldrlch, Borah, Bourne, Bradley, Brandegee, Brown, Bulkeley, BurU.it, Burnham. Burrows, Burton, Carter ('lark (Wyoming), Crane, Crawford, Cullom. Curtis, Depew, Dlek Dixon, Dupont, Klklns, Plint, Prye, Gamble, (Juggenheim, Hale, Tleyburn, Johnson Jones, K. aii. Lodge, Lorlmc*. MeCumber, Oliver, Page, Perkins, Piles, Itoot, Scott, Smith (Michigan), Smoot, Stephenson, Southeriand, Warner, Wetmore—4 7. which the tendency in corporate enterprises in the last twenty years has shown to be necessary." How they voted: THE WRATH KR. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. C.— Folloiwng is the forecast of weather conditions for Western Pennsylvania: Fair tonight and Sunday. The merry-go-round man, who paid him $125 for the day, Mr. Coleman predicted, would take in from $650 to In 1908 the receipts fell short of the expenditures, while this year he will he ahout $500 to the good. (gontlnued on page three.) To date the caper of the "duster" was the only aet committed that might have been regarded as a breach of the peace at Ooodville yesterday. Mr. Coleman's experience yesterday Indicates that prosperity this year has a big lead, at least In GoodvilJe, over last year. Mr. Coleman had a detail of eight members of Troop D, State Police, on hpnd to look after the morals of the crowd, while a force of ten local officers kept the men with rigs out of the wooded part of the park. it 10,000 picnlcers from Jefferjdiana, Armstrong, Clarion and lid counties yesterday assembthe famous Coleman Park at He, had a royal good time, visth old friends, made new ones. nits and Ice cream, drank ate P« son, V Clear ■ led if Good' + ited \n, lemona <*e. etc., and crowded about the barker r who are always about to impart 8" f»«'thing valuable until the Oriental kkTIh pop out of the tent and engage to,tell your fortune. Judged by the depth of the dust at Goody Hie yesterday, the crowd was larger than at any preceding reunion of the Buckwheat Club, else the visitors were experts at kicking up the dust. One pifllicatod individual from i somewhere became go impressed with the depth of the dust and its tendency to rise and percolate through the nostrils and insinuate Itself Into the eyes that he picked up a double handful and reaching out, as if performing a solemn function, sprinkled it over a counter full of white skirt patterns on the stand of Tssac Levi. Just why Isaac sought to sell white skirt patterns at the Goodville picnic the proprietor of the stand, the proprietor of the park, the police and the protelariat could not make out, but the combination appealed to the risibilities of' the individual hereinbefore described, and so he sprinkled the drapery with dust and got away before Levi thought of appealing to the police. John K. Tiiier. of Washington County, Pa., succeeds 15. F. Aeheson on the Rivers and Harbors Committee. Represents iive Langham, of this district, was given a place on the Committee on Territories. Representative Dwlght (N. Y.). the Republican whip. gets Mr. ('rumpacker's place on the Ways and Means Committee. Mr. Crumpacker resigned his place on that committee yesterday. Representative Kills (Oregon) was appointed to till the vacancy on Representative Gardner (N. J.» also was the ranking member of bis committee (Postotllces and Post Rnads), but Representative Weeks (Mass.) has received the chairmanship of that important cominittee. The Ways and Means Committee and the committer on Accounts, Mileage and Rules were organized earlier in the session. Representative Alexander (N. Y.) succeeds to present Senator Burton's position as head of the committee on Rivers and Harbors, and Representative Parker (N. J.) is made chairman of tiie Judiciary Committee to till the vacancy caused by the retirement of Representative Jenkins (Wis.) from Congress. Although Representative Wagner (I'a.) was the ranking member of the last committee on Interstate and Kor elgn I'dinmerie, Representative Mann (III. i. wha has been ipost active on that committee, succeeds to the chairmanship.WASHINGTON. I> ('.. Aug. Representatives Fowler (N. J.), (lard- no (Mass.), and Cooper (Wis.), three of the rules insurgents who held chairmanships In the last session of Congress have lost their conv.;.;ttees. Representative Vreeland (N. Y). succeeds Mr. Fowler as head of the committee on Ranking and Currency, and Representative Rodenberg (111.), succeeds Mr. Gardner as chairman of the committee on Industrial Arts and (expositions. Mr. Cooper was replaced by Representative Olmsted (Pcniui.). Representativi Davidson (Wis.), is retained as head of the committee on railways and canals. These members participated in the light on rules at the beginning of the present session and thus Incurred the Speaker's dis pleasure. the same committee caused by the death of Representative Cushman (Wash.). A special meeting of the members of the Fire Department will be held tonight. "The bill is not a perfect tariff bill, or a complete compliance with the promises made strictly interpreted, bft a fulfillment free from criticism In respect to a subject matter Involving many schedules and thousands of article* could not be expected. Jt suffices to say that except with r«%:ard to "1 have signed the Payne tariff bill because I believe it to be the result of a sincere effort on the part of the Republican party to make a downward revision, and to comply with the promises of the platform as they hav* generally understood, and as I interpreted them in the campaign before election. For good or ill. the revised tariff is before the people. The new law became operative at midnight. Immediately after appending his approving signature to the bill, the President issued the following statement:WASHINGTON. I). Aug. <5. I 'resident Tart signed the Payne tariff »>ill at six minutes past live o'clock yesterday afternoon In the President's room at the Capitol, surrounded by cabinet officials. Senators and Representatives, who had gathered to witness the simple ceremony. Within an hour thereafter, or at six o'clock, the Senate, having adopted the conference report by a vote of 4 » to 31. and both Houses having adopted the concurrent resolution to correct the errors In the leather schedule, tinspecial session of Congress adjourned without delay. "Tills Is not a free trade bill. It was not Intended to be. The Republican party did not promise to fake a free trade bill. It promised to make the rates protective, but to reduce them when they exceeded the dYK*- ence between the cost of production abroad and here, making allowance for the greater normal profit of active investments here. I believe that while this excess has not been reducd in a number t)f cases, in a great majority I he rates are such as arc necessary to protected American industries, but are low enough, in case of abnormal increase of demand, and raising of prices. to permit the possibility of importation of the foreign articles and tlius to prevent excessive prices. "The corporation tax is a just and equitable excise measure, which it is hoped will produce a sufficient amount to prevent a deficit and which incidentally will secure valuable statistics and information concerning the many corporations of the country, and will constitute an important step toward that degree of publlcltv and regulation whiskey, liquors and wines, and in re- gard to silks and as to some high classes of cottons—all of which may be treated as luxuries and proper subjects of a revenue tariff- there have been very few increases in rates. There have been a great number of real decreases in rates and they constitute a sufficient amount to justify the statement that this bill is a substantial downward revision and a reduction of excessive rates. <;<•* . "