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F
A? 'PHONE I
Government Brings Suit to
Destroy Bell Companies'
Monopoly in Four North- '
western States.
INDEPENDENTS SHUT OUT
American Company Accused of
Acquiring or Closing Up Com?
petitors, and Court Is
Asked to Compel It to
Restore Them.
o Bureau I
Washington. July 24--As gzclualvely
foretold by Th?- Tribune, an anti-trust
?nit was filed te-day la the United
Slat s District Court al Portland. Ore..
agalnai the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company and several eub
_ idiari? s. charging them with having
monopolised the means of telegraph..
?Communication in and between Oregon,
Washington. Montana and Idaho.
Attorney (?? n? rai M. K??. n.-lds direct?
ed the hist i tut ion of the action follow
tng an investigation ot a larga number
of complainte "*? elved by the Di ; '
ment <?f Justice. It la e_?pected other
suits against th? Annri.an Telephone
and 'Telegraph Company will he ?start?-!
a? the result of the Investigation.
The bill tiled to-day sets i>?rth th.t
?up to 1907 the I.ell companies had a
monopoly of the telephone business,
both long dictan? e and local, in the four
fctates, but that the aervlei was in?
ferior and unsatisfactory, lndcpcnd-i.t
telephon" KyHt'ina were established In
nearly every section of the territory
rei-cribed because of the poor service,
It is asserted, and In addition there
?were three independent long distance
ayeleaaa the Morthsrsstem comparo',
with lines runtiincr through Oregon And
Washington, th? Interstate Consoli?
date?. Company, with linea running
through Washington. Montana an.l
n Idaho, and th?* Independent Umg Dis
Wtaii." Company, with lines runnii.0*
throurrh idah.? and Orejen,
Unfair Methods Alleged.
As a result of the competiti'?n there
vas improved service tor several years,
but. It is alleged, the Bell com;
conspired t" icqulra or destroy th?
competing com p?nica and to this and
rtducd rates below a paying basis M
ara?e pointa ?gave tree service at oth?
ers, and threatened to employ similar
tkCtlCg in still other pi.
Th. claim is made that within a year
after the war en the independent com
. ,; been declared the Bell com
pa?i?? had acquired the local indepen?
d? ni Une? in Seattle, Tacoma and many
.il., r pla.es. and destroyed or obstruct
f?i ti??* connections between them fid
the independent long distance lines. It
barged that at many points the
alleged trust Induced the laeal concerns
Ive them all the loner distance b isl?
? *.. th.- exclusion of the Independent
I? ng distance companies, with th? re?
.t'Ai that the ?latter corporations Were
forcd either to suspend or sell to the
Bel] companies.
The result ?.f the attacks of the al
? ?: trust, it is declared. Is that prac?
tically .'.11 comp?tition has been de
Btroyed and that the Ball companies
monopolize both the local and long dis?
tance telephone business In the four
states.
The court is asked to declare illegal
the acts against which complain* i
made and to rulo that the Am? ?
Trleph'?m.- and Telegraph Company be
required to dispose of the stocks, bonda
and physical property of the competing
systems thus acquired to persons n it
connected with the Bell pompantes, s
"?teckhold'-r.?' or otherwise, thereby re?
storing competitive conditions.
Many Companies Involved.
In addition t?. the American Tele?
phone and Ttlexraph Company, the de?
fendants named in the suit are the
Atlantic and Pacific Telephone Com?
psny, the Pacific Telephone and T.-!
graph Company, the Bunaei Telephone
and Telegraph Company, the paciftc
Statee Telephone ??t.d Telegraph Cum
pfany, the Mountain States Tel?-phone
and Telegraph Company, the North?
western Dong Distan?a Telephone Com?
pany, th Telephone Company,
'of Puget Sound, the Independent Tele?
phone Company, ot Seattle, the Title
Insurance and Trust Company, the In?
terstate Consolidated Telephone Com?
pany, the Corporation Securities and
Investmi at Company, the Independent
Long Distance Telephone Oeanpaay, the
Washington County Telephone Com?
pany. the Oranger Telephon.- and Tele?
graph company, the McJflnvlUe Local
and Long Distance Telephone Con?
!.. !. i..n Mutual Telephone
?.ompany. Theodora H. Vail. Cnion K.
Betksll, William it. Driver, Edward J.
Hall, N. C. KinShqry, P. K. Sunny, li.
p.. Thayer, ?Charles p. Ware, Henry T.
?. K. <?. Bradley, v. w. Baton, h
s. Kin., p. g, Drumm, Timothy Hoj.
kns, \v. ii. docker, Edward n. Field,
Bdward .field, jr., i;. ||. Burgees, win
lam Mead, a. _?:. Adam.?-, w*. n. froster,
Georg.- j. ?Petty, s. ?;. Hachea John i-\
D;.vi? - ani Thaddeus S. Dane.
Portland. ?>r.-.. July 2i-T.i?_ tio^ern
meiit's *, it aga'tist the telephone UuM,
brought hue to-day, is the first attempt
area mad..- to apply ti..- federal ami-trust
statute to the telephone Situation. Tele?
phone companies Save aaaerted that tin.
telephone. Ilk?- the railroad, Is a natural
monopoly, an?l that a ?ttigle syiiteni is
oangajofrra to the best int?rests ?.f the
public.
It Is ?let lar. d that the suit filed to-day
will not interfere with the ?weeping m
rastigatioo proposed t.y the Interstate
imerce Cmniulgelon into tin general
.one .ltuation. to dtleindii. Whether
th.- ghermaa law ihegM te Invoked geev
Matty with the purpose oi enforcing ooaa?
p?-t:ti??n. ??r nhethei r***onopoiy should ho
permitted or encouraged under rcicuia
tion hitnilar to that o? railroad-. This
step woe take*. In the Went he_au_. th.
Attorn?) '??:..:.,i believed there ??****rt*r-l
a ?peculiar situation, demanding imu
at?- attention, to cur? avila sal_ to !
be* o brought a'?out by unfair pimci
and lllegsJ oombtnatlona.
To-day's suit, which was r ?. ? -. ? by Ut
States Attorney Clarence U Reames,
; a_ i y ? Konstantine J. Smyth.
ilai assistant le the Attorney Gem
under ths direction of Attorney <??n
M Ibynnliis, Jumes A. ...ssbt, OOOU
t.. the Attorn? y *,'. m-rul, and ??-. Ca
Todd, Bpe? i.i! aesiatant
An imm?diats Injunction or re-'r.?;
or.i-r is as!,?-.) by the fovernmenl
prevent any further steps in pen'
foreclosure suits t?> transfer the phyi
?ro;., rties of the Northwestern I
i Distance Telephone Company to the
; > ompanlea.
Forced to Violate Contracts.
It is alleged that th?' la -1 ?BOmpai
Iby reducing rat's below a paylns la
[by giving free servies snd by thre
hav* forced several Independen! <??
punies forming links in tin- ion? dista
a of the Northwestern eemnan)
, yiol.ttc- tl'.eir contracts for connect!
! with the Korthweatern rampan
give their business ?xilusis ? 1> to th
?concern?, in ao<UM places when pu
authorltlei required the restoration
the connectlona thi: ? the Ii
ernnieni declaras, .?n Interstate ma a
wen rent by the Bell companies o
th??r own lines, rxcepl where th?- M
ers apecUtcally requested that they
sent by ?ths Northwestern. Even in
latter cases, it is alleged, ths eellv
,.f m,. -.,. - s to the Northwest* m ?
?delated, and frequently p_tr?.ns of
I Northwestern wen told that that c?
puny ??i?', i "i serve certain polntfl srhl
I ni fact, it did r? ?? a
in encouraging Indsf-endents to viol
ttuir contracts with th* Northw?tatara
is ?harr;..I. the Bell ? oinpann s In ?>'
blBtances agreed to ?pay altorn
Mind other sxpsnses Incurred through i
slbla litigation.
Acquisition by ?Sell interests ot the
: ? ut Telephons Company of Boni
a link In the Northwest, in BJrUteBB, it
added, destroyed competition in that C
The stock and bond, "f this concern w
bought on October __. 1.1", although,
i. alleged, the ttaiisf.r was kept fr
the public until Man b 1. !?__, when
Physiial properties of the concern w
conveyed to Bell Interests.
The bill recites the sals to th? Bell
terests for |??",?XH' of the Home Tcleph?
Company of Pugel Sound. although
company was appraised at |_,l<_7.1--'. T
rencern, it is alleged, was acquired a1
feeeclosuro sals tbrough a contract n
William Mead, controlling the major
<-f the st.? k of the Hume M-a?l. w
organised* a commute, with himself
the head, to repres? nt holders of 11..'
t!ie bonds ?-? tile Hume cumpa:
la said *?? bay? represented to ths bei
holders that th.- property was not srot
the amount "I their bonds, and that
would be letter for Mm ii"t to bid
their hthaif at the foreclosure sale, n
?Jleged that M-.ul ? ortra? teil with 1
It'll interests not t?i hi?) at th?
behalf of the bondholders and suffei
the property to go to the combinath
receiving fur ins services, it is ieetar*
r ??? and the eonveyancs <-f aerti
j ?praperty In Tacorna, valued at ii?..????.
the National ?3e* uritlea Company, own
1 chl? By by himself.
Control of the Northwestern.
Mead, as treasurer of the N rl
lera company, is alleged to bars BUtOI
into an agraemcnl with ths Bell oontp
nle_ to procure lor them control of
j least two-thirds of tin- stinks and b ii
land the physical properties ?.f tlie Nort
i Western. "To this end, and In ordei
i afford gr?iund for a foreclosure Bale," tl
| bill ados. "Mend lulled to pay the Inta
lest due in April and October, 1111, Up?
1 the company's bonds, although he h?
. suhl? lent funda t ? do bo, but in I
' using them for that imrpoas h?
them to the payment of an alleged rial
, of his sgalnat ths company. Por hla .??
in this regard tiie Heii componi
agreed t?. pay Mm about _?_?..<'??', pa?t i
which was to be withheld until th* ?' b.
red title to the property ol ti
Northwestern company through ths for
closure proceedlnga to be lnstltut?_d
oenssquence of ths d> fault mentlonet
Two-thir.is of the WO.OOO capital st?..
of the Northwestern ?and all ?>i it? bond
? ? ' have been s"id to ti
Bell Interests, !t is said, for *.'?".""" Tl
Title Insurance and Trust Company.
111 added, has taken poaaeaslon ol tl
j physical property of the Northweatei
I company an?i has commenced foreclosui
I actions, "in order,'' It Is alleged, "thi
I th.- acquisition by the Bell com?,
; th.- property of the Northwestern mini
l have Die SpPCSTgnCfl of J'nii1 i.il sa::i
I tlon."
'would sell'to BELL CO
; Latter Has Option on Automati
System in Chicago.
?Chicago, July M.-i'? tails of the gran!
?ii' of an option of sale to thS Am?-rl?.i
Telegraph and Teh phone Company o
the automatic telephone system <?f ?Chl
Mi?... owned by the Illinois Tunnel Com
puny, were announced at a ?'tty Coun*
committee meeting to-day.
Ths ownors of ths automati? syateni
oprrat'd in ''hi. ago in eoinpetitl'.n wil
the T'.cll system, are seeking permlsslo:
of th?- city to sell. It was nnnoun ???
tl.a? the option was Riven in N? w Tori
on July 7, at an agreed gr)ea of ktjtio.iti."
Attorneys for the tunnel company argue?
for an application to Mil '<> the Chlcag?
Telephone Company, much Of the stocl
of which, members ?>t lbs f'ity Counci
committee declaured, Is held by the Am.r
lean Telegraph and Telephone Company.
The commltti'e entered an order ?alllrn
for an appraisal of the properties of th.
automatic system
-a
, WOULD CONTROL MARRIAGES
i Uniform Laws Enacted by Congref-s
Proposed in House.
Washington. July 24.? A constitutiona
I amendment to empower Congress to regu
late marriage and dlvoros was proposal
In a J?iint resolution to-day by Repre?
sentative Edmonds, of Pennsylvania. Thi
resolution would amend the Constitution
to provide:
"Congress shall have the pow?.r to as?
tabUsh uniform laws on the subject "t
rrarrli'g- and ?7llvor.ii. for the Crilte.i
Si iteS and to provide penalties for viola?
tion thereof."
m -
QUINLAN FREED ON BAIL
F. L. Warren, Editor of "Appeal to
Reason," Puts Up $5,000 Cash.
l'aterson, N. J., July _4?I'alrick l_u!n
lan, who was sent to prison lor liultc
monl to riot, eras ralsaissd to?day under
?:,,i.?o emnh bain, furnished by ?Traderleh i?.
Warren, editor of "Th.- Appeal to Hea
son," of (Mrard, Kan. His appeal will be
heard by the Supreme,Court In Novem.
b?-r. and he will go to the Court of Errors
if the trial COUrt Is upheld.
?julnlan was met at the Jail door by
Eli/.abeth G. l-'lynn, who took him away
hi an automobile. He said that the Ut Bfcl
tie lia.l been in prison had put him out of
lOUOh wlh affairs, und lu- wanted a
SOUSde tt ?lays to look about before
talkiii?,-. '
1
mm renew
am BILE FIGHT
i Demand a New Series of Rad?
ical Amendments to the Ad?
ministration Measure.
?CALL FOR THREE CLASSES
? Messrs. Henry and Ragsdale
Propose "Commercial," "In?
dustrial" and "Agricult?
ural" Currency Issues.
[From Th* Tribune Bureau |
W nshlngton, J ;iy XL?Proposing funda?
mental change? In the admlnl**t**aU**m
currency bill, Repreaentatlve Raasdale,
"Insufgent,*' walk?-?! int.? the conference
of the Democratic members of the h i
Banking ami Currency Committee t?.->iay
,in?i furthei confounded lhal unharmonl?
?.us gathering by moving to "atrlke out
all ..t Se. (Jona 11. 1., lb. 17 and .T. and
Bubstit?te new .*. ctlona "
Directly overhesd, la the ofltoei ol ''"'
Hou.?.- puisa Conunittee, ^.^| Representa?
tive Henry, co-author of the Ragsdeb
! ami ndmentai engaged in laauiag a atete?
ment aasaillng certain faaturea o? the
?',:.i-.?-(?wen messara
when the Democrat* of the Banking
land Currency Cbmmttt?*-? admurne.i. let?
to-day, ti?- v bad take** no action on lb
Ragedgle-Henry amendmenta ?Cliairmsn
? .in.; th.DServsttvea w, re Indig?
nant; Mr. Ragadal? and Ike 'Insurgen!
were enxloua for a rata ?*|h1 Hr. H?anry,
who evidently bad not been "called ?>?r
by the White House, wax gtakni*-.
dictiona that the ra?Heai ahang? pro
pout d ?would be apprai? ?'??
The ewrsney tul ii.*-?-if w.<? m lament?
able ahspe snd In Inunlnenl aangsi of
' further modification Despite _i this, the
Prasidenl te-day characterlsi I aa merely
,i "healthy dlffereace of opinion" the ?. ??
flictiiiK vlewa in the Huu.f committee
.?man til?*>i? l,..*i\Ha->r. declared to?
night thai conditlona la the comm
were becoming "ii'.sufti rtil.l.,' and Se
threatened to end the Democratic eon?
fcrenooa unie?, an ag-ieemtnt was goon
y a? lied.
Wilson'? Book Quoted.
Honra ot t: uitli 11 ?liai ussioa a ? ? the
? rssull ot the eontersnee to?day, and
I Into the dlacassion were Interjected pa-?
?n nroodrow Vllson'a
book, "The New Pteedoni ' Representa?
tiva Bulkley auddenjy egpr?eaai i
. opposition t" the - ectlon ef the i 111 (?i
atiag the federal re*??rve board ti.?
tent piopoeed, h>- ..???? rted, tei
monopoly ?>i ?r.d.t." with the n
board a a tniperstrnctum. He ?,
I from 'The Sou v ? ?the
Presldent'i disapproval <>f all fors
moappol), and vir . ,.?1 ?th it
i.Mi. Wilson iia?i changed front.
in hin .. ' ? ent
lira lit ;.i :?. ? ' ' ' "tti
: mittet u ? ed*< ocati ol Ihi Pu la "moni y
'? truel In. ? itij itlon, took en
! currency bill ?n rhdi ? by
Mr. i,. . >:? ii. nry reennc
hli opi " Itlon t.. ..h :.- ? t . ni reo? y bin.
hut ieclsred i it elnce euch a bill had
been determined upon he had "prepared
dmenta foi tilling wit and belt
that hill."
"if i.n ye b In? aa and I - are
.i... r :n .-?? . ? Force I - ret m
l meal Into partni rahlg ???itii lha bai
Isab) Mr. Henry, "snd if we are lo i
I gard the teacblna of Jefl i . kson,
Calhoun, ?Beaton and Bryan .?nd ..
Inatituta rr..im. ? th?
govei nment and I eaki la ordi r to
taMlsh a large and permanent .
rency, then I Inalal wa ahall >?> amend
the Olaes-Owen Uli .-. t>. pern II the
farmer end wage earner t.. come,Into the
? ?
? and upon the Identical principle upon
wl l< ? are admit the bankera and rom
;: i.
"Aft? r alncen and i ihauatl re ft '.
rt :?- bed tbi di liberate ? on?
thai i ? 'in aa now \? i Itten la wh<
the int. r? -t of the creditor cl.?. the
I banking fraternity mid th.mm?
! world, without propt ? n r??r the
der-t'.r ? Isaac* and IbOSS Who t"ll and
produ? ?? god .?- : tain thi i ountry."
What Mr. Henry Wantt.
AnMimitiK thai an ssset curren, y hin
?Aim Inevitable, Hr. Henry mid that h>
i>urpo?-?-d t.. amend ? re on thai
the Indui ti i? ? i gnd agi I. ultural lat<
as well a_ the banking Interest, ahall be
ed. The Henry?Ragadale amendmenta
provide, in brief:
That there ..hail tit bo refund <>f the
: per cent bonda and theii exchange f??i
I por cen? bonda arlthoul the circulation
privil?ge The Tesan aayi that he win
light t ? - i *-- m ? am ii.-' and m th.- !:
That the federal reeei re board shall
? ?.tiMst of pine m. mix re Im toad of aeren,
and banks, agricultural Interesta an?l In?
dustrial labor ahall be representsd on the
: Provision 1? slao msde tli.it re?
tiring Presldsnta ..t the United states
ahall be es-ofllcio memberi of the re
nerve hoard, and ahall h>- ?omml.-.-'lotii ?I
to take th?? firnt vacandee ??n the hoard
?.i i erring after leaving the Preeidenital
ofBce,
That the |.rgi.;, v currency issue shuii
be limited t?. ?7?......i???), th?. hroue being
divided into three classes, PQt,f.o/tOO ot
"commercial eurrency." 00,000,000 of "in?
dustria1 currency" and 00^000,000 ?.t Ms__?
il?, ultural currency." The amendment
continue.?,.
"Under aultaMa regulatloni made by
the Federal Reeerve Board th . curraney
?hall be lasued as followa: The 000,000,010
Btyled e?.iiiiiiei?lal currency of the United
j Btatea ot America' ahall be laaued to the
reserve banka as provMad under the pan
era] provisions of tin.?, set The |Jb0,O0O,000
?tylsd 'industrial currency ot tt,e United
States of America'ahall be issu??; throngh
Ihe reserve hanks t.. the BCatM and t.m
torlea upon legally authorised Mats 01
territorial bonda and county snd munit I
daI bonds, when legally eaeeuted and in
?Orasd by the state <>r t.intoiv in Which
said county or municipality la eltuated.
The Wsu\*M\A**t atyled 'sgrlcultural corren
ay of the United Btatee* ahall be issued
through federal reserve banka t.? fanner
upon warehouse or stor.';?* eertlfleatsa
certifying the depoelt ?.f eottoa, corn or
\ Wheat in bond..I. lnsur.-d and s.tlv. nt
warehausea or itoraga plant? to i?e ap?
proved by the Federal Reserve Hoard."
Induitrial Currency Limited.
Th>* Haa*ry*ltagsdale ajaandassnta also
provide that the Issue of Industrial cur
rency shall bo governed by population
mi'l taxable wealth, and that the lesue to
any one ?tat? or territory shall DOVer ex
leeil at one time Jl'i.unii,?*.*?. The ?.??n?
terin?, ?if cost are to apply to the banka
recetrtag eoaamarclal currency snd tin
states or depositors oi av-il? ultural cei
tin? ates.
The agricultural currency gathorlSOd 1?
to be la^u?-?*. "<?n cotton la ameaheueee
wben cotton in mittag for les? than 1,
MORTGAGES AT 5%
T^HEY arc the best lnvest
* ment In uncertain times
like these.
We can supply investors
with choice mortgages at 5%
and give them comfort and
peace of mind besides.
It is an opportunity that
careful men should emhracc.
TiTlE guarantee
i and trust c?
I Capital .... $5,000,000
Surplus (all earned) 1 1,000,000
17? B'wav. ?Y Y. 1 7o It r m sen v., ?>'__?,?.
350 Fulton St., Jamaica
I cents p? r pound basis middling; on corn
I in warehouses when atandard guide corn
is selling foe less than ??' cents per bU
?On wheat In waielioil-. s uni elc. atol'.
w.?.? n st.?min:?! wheat la sslHng for leas
than ?! ??er bushel."
Mr. Henry sgys bs differs fundamental?
ly from tiie prln? tple of the tilas-?.* ?wen
bill, but that if it is t.? h. taken, lbs five
s.-nuns enumerated must be rewritten.
He expresses approval of tbs PTlngo
amendment, adopted | Lerday, prohibit?
ing interlocking dlrseterutsa among na?
tional banki
Chairman QlgnB, who made a he-ir-..
h gt the fi llltless . "iil-i- i.' ? '." da* .
is much wrought up over the Henry?
Bagsdale ?amendments, asking: "if wa srt
going tu have a half dosen klnda of
money, why no* have tobacco money,'
us..! in Virginia in the daya of alaver)
li m.m ? Haas said he ' ?had no Idea"
I when the currency Mil would coma I
| conini-.tr- ??
Vicnry Explain! H.I View*.
in i long states ? I
i ? ?s bu h the "Insurgents" of
the Banking and Currency Committee ara
I r-?: to su,.?-..it. Mr II-ins .-aid. In
pari.
"Assuming that WS are ri"W brought to
th- doctrine of asset currency, it la m)
purpoea to so sh.ipe the law that the sg?
rtcuiturtsl and th? worklngmen, tbs
WSgS eain. r and the ?I.it's and muril?-!
p.'lities can ralk bite lbs banks pi<?
rldsd for In thin hil!, Iht
end sg* i.'- - : ': ?? gove?nn..-nt. snd secura
this currency Identl all) upon the same
terma and ..t ?t ?? sam? coot upon which
it : Issued e the i osam* retails!, th*
bankt i .n-'i the bush ?
-it ?rill i 8 rem* ml ? i"i that the D
' rats In 1 .:.ntil
mlt) on a record vote, i ? rioter* ?,
t curre*
tbs .ame principle although In Bom? wh it
? narii-a? i ico] being embraced bs n?-'
Aidrl* :.-\ i? eland t ill. H? ?
? m.dt Is wntt. ?! In t i?- ?
! ord. In m) Judgm* ?it. then Is not
? ? ' '
the ... ? . comra rclal ; ep. r raer? h u
., rltl?
11
bonds, <?? . tl ? utlllsatli n . f ? I
provided for In tbs l.?__'. a ol - iltu*
? ra] and Industi lal ag with
< umiii. rejal ' ?ni' i c)
"Th? ?
i to tl | with a
vli W of ; ??
. not
t ? ? : m th? t a
\ ? '.ilhoiiri. J
mal i B Of tl at '
SENATE SECRETARY LOST
IN POLYSYLLABIC MAZE
Members Chuckle ?as He Chants
Awesome Names of Coal
Tar Products.
Washington, jus :i When Hem. M
i- tary of th* it?
" ?
?
, , ? i clerk,
? ? the first pagea of
ii- ? nator
"\Y' I .?s.
th- Bstuitoi gravel) "i h?.p? ttie
?b.k s'. ill r? a?! ttitti < learlv aim
tin. :.
"Coal t_. ,. knoa n as anllln "H
.h a . ill end vari I b
gan Mr Roe*. blandly and halb d
? i proi ' i ? "he
la n* the com; ,
Ml.. , . ?. to Vi ? I'f atdenl
M.,;.- ball ' .t th* latt*
Pit sing 1 ?- i' ? high, and uith on
:? '?. ? ?piesslon, Mr ii?.-.- ?b
'?T? ; :i'... m aytl :?.. - 'iinbUn, blaltrotoluoL
blnltrobensol, bensMln. tolldln, diantsl?
din, napbtylamln, dlpbenylamln, bensal*
dehyd* benayl chloride, nlt</?o-t>ensol and
iiit??-tuin.il. napht) lamlm ulfoa? Ids"?
At this point th* gravit] "f tins ?Senats
gave W?i>, BS)d m> ?lib?is Joined th?- K.?l
leii* i. .? bun l of bright? r.
"NaphtcdsulfoacldSi sral?lonaphtolsulfo
;i...:-, anudo sllcyllc add." continued ?Mr
n .. "binitro. ?hioitu-n/.oi. dlatnMootll?
bemlisulfo.n !,1, II et.illille a-id. pill.II.I
traiiiiiii, dlmethyianiUn."
Itpat* rules wen broken sgaln ??? ha
finished. Mi Rens ?till la dazed.
I KRAUTHOFF HEADS LEAGUE
Kansas City Man President of
Commercial Law Body.
[By T?-I"?r_ph to Th? Tul,un? 1
? _; ? Muy, N J , July .1 The Commer
Ctel l*f_W ??'iigue ot Am?rl?.i this aft'T
iiooii elected tbs following olncers. l'r? si
deiit. Kdwln A KraUthOffi Kansas <'Ity;
vl< .-president, <'baths ){. I.tiomls. Kl
l'a " Tes . recording secretary, James P
Mil? '?in -got. Tot onto, Canada; seasolBiy.
wiijiiim C, Bprague, Detroit, tie.is.hit,
i William <>. Hart, New * irle ms. MeeuttVS
, ion.mitt. ., Henry W. Hmkus, Cincinnati,
'?'bai les Friend, Milwaukee; Alb. rt J.
I Walker, Pittsburgh; ?William O, Bryant,
Detroit; J. Howard H.ber, ?Philadelphia;
i? ii. i:ni.s, Denver, and J. c. Hum-,
'Columbus, ? ?hi"
Th?? resolution ircs.ni.d yeeterday b>
B A l-iautliolf i?. oinin. [jding tiie Htnend
i lug ol the 1 .-aiikrupt? y law by ? hat,ging It
to the national adjustment law was pent*
: pun? d until tbs I:*14 e?.n vi-rition
The saaoclntlon aleo refused to adopt a
resolution bs Marlln ?'lark, of ?Buffalo,
| urging CengraSS to take steps to proi.-, t
I UM property, ol dtlMM In HoatCO The
convention sndsd to-night with a reunion
ui theoa members who vert present at
the organisation of the league in IM.
?
9 IN MOTOR BOAT PARTY SAFE
Young Women Say They Wore Vis
iting Relatives' Camp.
Trenton. N. J-, July _..?Th?. three young
woin.-n and _lx men reported missing and
believed to base met with an a-.blent
while In a ui"tor boat gg t?,,. Delaware
River returned ??> tin-ir beanos hen to?
day
The young worn??? said they had been
vUdting relatives of one of the party who
?a ?it- ..unplug on the ahore of the Dela?
ware, near i-'ionii???, N. j.. and were sot
aw.it?- tint a search for them was in
progr?s?
OEMOCMTS REBCT ALL
TAUFT AMENDMENTS
Senate Majority Stands Firm
and United Against Changes
to Pending Bill.
WORKS ASSAILS WILSON
President Exceeds His Powers
by Whipping1 Legislators in
Support of Bill, Cali
fornian Declares.
I From The Tribaae Bsresa I
Washington, July 21.?After listening to
the apssehee of lenatora Worha and
Wat out, who denounood the Democratic
i tarnt hill and the method? by which It
; had been framed and agreed ?>n by the
i Democratic mucus, the Banale rolled up
? its ileevea Mica in to-day and resumed Its
a rutiny of the oomntdttee amendments
, to the ch?*ml''al KhsdUle
j Them arare n"in?' tuts between Sejiat??r
BrnOOl on th.* Republican t-id? and Sena?
tors Williams and Lane on the Denio
? ratio Hide over th?: work of the "ex?
perts" on whom the Senators had de
pended f??r Information. Janato. Smont
quoted eutboritlca t<? .how that the ex
perl Infonnation auaplled t?? the Doumh
crafdc mambera ?>f the rinance Commit?
tee ?a.!.?, erroneous and aimilar ehargee
arsrs mule against the minority tariff re
poi ta
Clash Over Amber Duty.
A ?lash occurred hIho over the ?juestlon
of th.- rate on amber. The Democrat**
placed .1 duty ofl It ??f tl per pound,
? >n the ground that It la a luxury Bgod
only for pipe Btem sad beadi and orna.
menta and thai BMOO win be ra?.?ed in
ren Rue from this rource.
,'.ii .??'in..o' moved that It be pla?"d
1 00 the free list, be? ause it la used In the
? manufactura -?' pipes, eg wkkek th* tat**
; i? reduced In tbe p?ndin_ bui. lie insisted
? that It was bad p<>ll<*>' to lower the r_.te_
j on the Biaaufaetured product and tag Ihe
mat. rial, lenalor bodge aupperted
I his contention that there arould be no
Imports of raw material on whl.-h revenue
! h- raised If it were mor.- ecore.ml? al
t.. Import the Bnlsbed product.
Th?- Demo? rati ??? d ?Irmly for the rat.
??n amber, .?a? they did on other eemmlt
?... smendmenta Whether the ebangee
proposed by the Hepublicana wan to re?
. r im r. am ratea proposed In the
?tun. the result arsa tin aame. The ma*
? unshshsn
Senator Waeha aald the Democratic bW
rnei to reduce n?e east ? I
? living, to curb the power ?>r the trust?, t.>
develop competition end to bring at>??ut a
differ? Ri ' "f wealth Not.(
things, he OkAd, wi?ul?l bo loom
ptlshed bj it
Country at Parting of Wayi.
"As tar .,? ijur ll.*-?-al pull?, y Is cun
? untry has
t.. tii? parting ? f the ?*??> a, and
, the ?pending bill la paasad ara ahall
( have an ? ?. ? to determine whether
,. te made with?
i out greatly Impairing bnalnasa activity
.ml the general prosperity. If the results
.,:, like thoee srblch have followed pre
along rdmllsr linea there
w ni tlon about th.? v. rdlct >>f
the countri when it asain ha? an oppor?
tunity t?. i a; s on this a.'tion. If, on the
hand, it la found thai the ? h
? ? . their soundm as, then
? ??! of i tarlfl policy win liara
? uled for a long term ?<f I
?jt ii undoubtedly true that the Derno
? !..;iik* what a large mile r
? : : tl.,;.ti s under?
. i d la da the reason giren
? f..r them premloea being ludtoteni to per?
, ?u.ide tins minority <>f the ?rotera many
i??f win.in bare had no experience with
' hard ttmee to eupport ra.in.il ohaagee In
Ihe tariff *JVh?*dber this u being .1? ?e
- <?r not Is Qiil*?
tiib? r qui Itlon
Works Denounce?! Threat.
IHatsmeats by Becretary RedfVrld and
Hsuse Democratic ia??.j.i LTndarwaad
that the governmeni would Investigate
an*.- manufacturer who closed down ble
.-t...;. bat au.-e of the tariff bin arsre de?
nounced by the Senator as "an attempt to
i Intimidate th? malingers of Ann ri< an in
: dual ? Im "
Benatoi Work?, charged the President
I srlth exeeedlhg tn_ executive powers In
approving a Mil and whipping Isgtelateps
Into line by threats oi political ?retaliation
1 ? t?.r?. It had been passed ?'ti by the rep
resantstlVM of the people.
WOULD MAKE ALL VOTE
Secretary Daniels Advocates
Compulsory State Laws.
'?"' I I'"-?' b, C?l , July ?A . State lawn
compelling the cltiaena t?. exerctee the
privilege ??t the ballot were advocated
to-day by Becretary Daniela of the Navy
Department al s luncheon In his honor.
"We ha\e toO lari;,- a ?lass of cltiaena,"
be said, "generally weil educated an?!
w.n-tii-.ii., who abdicate the .kingly n?ht
uf KuffraK?. A w.,y nhould he found |0
make it ease for them to vote -to tbes
r??i?ilre It of them There la hardly an
election aaywhera in the oaantiy, ?>ut
Hhl?. ?>f l'r? si.lmtlal years, where the
Issue Is not carried by a minority of the
eleo torete
"There should be a law by arhleh ail
oAcera sad enlisted men In the army an?!
navy, all other public easesra who are
empi.e. ? .i ser**-* ?from their placea <>f real?
,1*'"' ?'. all ."ll'ire Btudenta who are of
...-?* ho.i ..ii 'drummers' and railroad men
?all Vote by mall "
j NEW ARRESTEN DIER CAS?
I Another Member of French
Apache Gang Captured.
! Bj Ti i. rrspk ? . The Tribuaa I
Peterson, ft. J., July H?Loula La Ne?
nn.m wet arrested here to-day by Detee
tlve Alexander Ktcolay, of the staff of
Albeit C. I'a?h, Dtetrlet Attorney Of Stat
? n [gland, oh a warrant charging bin
with.ai.un, U-irgUry, larceny and rec.lv
Ing etoi? n pi opertj ?
I..* N.-n ols is on. ,,f the hand of Paria
epscbee, tare <?f whom esaaped from Dev?
ira Island, wher. they were serving: life
terms for th? ir . rimes In l-'ranee, who
wire ladlCtOd for setting lire to the home
?>f Jaeajuea lu.-i, on the Amboy Usad,
ntlngvlile, Btates Island, eg ti??- night of
June | The] On ? h.irKi.l with taklnj
J.w.lry worth ll.Oui), |w> in caah and bank?
books representing ??.,'*?> m ?i? posit?, from
l?hiM home.
I'istrlit Attorney Fach obtained ev|
denCO that r.sulted in the lndlettnent of
fourteen nun and women. Thin makes the
j ninth arrest In the .u*>e. Ineludlni. one of
? tjio aaeagsd DselTa i-iami prisoners.
La Nemola refused to make a.ny slate
? moni lie will be held for extradition.
THE
SUNDAY
TRIBUNE
ALWAYS BRIGHT, ACCURATE AND COMPLETE
Will Contain Many Interesting and
Timely Features Next Sunday
Here Arc a Few of the Good Things:
Conservation of the Child's Health
Through School Room Vigilance
BecattM ol war, says Dr S. Josephine Baker, the nations of the
world have begun to realize their responsibility to the child tor
its own physical condition. Accordingly, they are adopting
measures which prevent disease.
Old Steamboat Days on the Hudson
They were great times, they were, when rival boat- raced for
river supremacy and when captains remained impervious, to con?
sul? ration for life or safety.
The Progress of the Feminist
Idea in India
It is an old story, the bondage of women in India?the marriage
of little girls, ihr crueltv of widowhood, and many age-old of?
fences. Hut bondage, whether of male or female, consummates
itself in flaming revolt, and to-day women of high and low caste
work ?together for emancipation.
Work and a Home for Unemployed
on Millions of Unsettled Acres
in W-est and Northwest
Will this s??lve in a measure the ever menacing problem of city
congestion? The International Colonization Society, back of
thil movement, believes that it will, and, furthermore, will check
euodttl <?f farmers to Canada.
The Burning Question in Washington
The grive question? of state?the labor problem, the tariff and
grape juice?all these pale into vaporous inconsequence be?; i?
this other and greater question: Who i- to be social leader at
the national capital'
Mr. Roosevelt and Civil Service
The many ramifications of a system to whose go??d and ha-!
point- ht Cgllf attention.
The Last Word in Sea Serpents
A dissertation on this fabl-d bird, being written by an authority
on the subject, whose habits, moreover, arc immaculate. Many
time honored doubts are settled once and forever.
Ecstatic Moments of a Fisherman
Angling for Black Bass
It's .'Inn ?t romantic, so enamoured is this angler of hi? subject.
\nd there's a bit of history thrown in. witli sidelights on the
habits of this fighting member of the tinny tribe.
Famous Disrobing Scene Enacted
Daily at Coney-?Come Early
and Avoid Rush
That queer animal, a kind hearted policeman, is the culprit. He
lets them do it. while mamma, complacent and smiling, look? on
an-! laughs. Add the kiddies?oh. me, oh, m>?what a time the\
? !o have in the water.
The Woman's Pages
"On to Washington!" ftstgs)
Or ho\>- Mrs Jame?? I.ees I.aidlaw, Mrs. Susan Fitzgerald. MtM
Alice Paul and other prominent suffragists are being couriers
for an important petition to Congres.
What to Wear Yachting (Ilh*)
The choice is almost as broad as the ?ra?for fair and for foul
weather.
Frozen Puddings
Appropriate, cool and fruity desserts for the warm weather
?
The Children's Pages
Mr. Rabbit Explains (iiius.)
By Albert Btgelow Paine. Read and see what Mr. Rabbit fgyt
about things!
Edie and Eddie (iiius.)
These two little friemis are in great trouble. Find out Sunday
what it is and help them.
The Magazine Section
Suffragist or Anti Sewell Ford and James
You will be interested in our toes. . ? _. . __?_U-?'__
next Sunday Mu?_u_iue There Montgomery rlagg
will be g story about Shorty i happened to hit upon the same
Mi ?...lie's exp?riences at a ?le- , subject for this number, and
bate ?in e?|ual .suffrage by fern
?nine pros and antis, and in
the same number will appear
a double-page drawing on
votes for women.
the combination is alone suf?
ficient to make the magazine
well worth while. Listen to
Shorty's description of his
feelings after meeting a mil?
itant suffragist in
Honoria Bats One Out
is the title of Flagg's great I "'Don't mention it.' says I.
drawing. It is one of the be.t I sort of weak and husky, and
in lits series under the gen- ! with that 1 make my esfape
eral title o? "It's Ri.ky t?. i into the drawin' room, fcelin'
You Wanted to Vote
Want Things." It shows a
woman arrived at the polling
booth to ca-t her tirst vote.
Every one will want to see
this picture.
a goo<l deal like a state's evi?
dence gunman that's been let
out under su-pended sentence
?n?l has just dodged the
Rang."
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