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Senator Hale
For Suf f rage;
66 Votes Nox
Maine Man's Break Witl
Antis Expected to Inspir
Others Who Helpecl ii
the Defeat of Last Yea
Only 62 "Ayes" Needec
Forty Repuhlirans and 2(
Democrats Now Pledgec
to Snpport Aniendmen
Vexo Vnrk Tribun*
H aahington Bureau
WASHINGTON, May 22.- Senat'o
Hale, of Mainr, announccd to-day tha
he would vote for the Federal womat
suffrage amendment. Senator Hale i
the first of the Senators who votci
against the measure in the last Con
greSB to change his mind.
There are now sixty-six votes an?
nounccd for suffrage in the Senate an<
two Senators reported a3 noncommittal
It is hoped by the supporters of thi
amendmept that Senator Hale ha:
oprnrrl the way for others who ha\*(
heretofore voted against suffrago tf
come forward and vote for it at th<
eleventh hour. Sixty-two votes woulc
constitute two-thirda of the Senate
membership.
State's Attitude Rules
Senator Hair announced his change
of front in the following telegram tc
Colonel Fred N. Dow. of "The Portland
Evening Express," Portland, Me.:
"The question of a Federal amend?
ment to the Constitution relating to
woman suffrage will shortly come up
beforp the Senate. I took rto part in
the campaign prior to the state ref
erendum on woman suffrage in 1917,
but took the poKition that I would'
follow the wishes of the voters of
the State of Maine as expressed by
this referendum when the question
of suffrage should come before the
t-enate during the. next Congress.
The state having voted against suf?
frage, accordinglv I voted at the last
Congress against the proposed na?
tional amendment.
"At the last session of the Maine
Legislature a bill was passed grant
ing Presidential suffrage to the
women of the state for the election
to bf* helcyn 1920. The Legislature
of the Stafn of Maine has, thcrcforo,
declared that the women of tho state
are qualified to vote in a Presiden
t:al election, If they are qualified
to vote in n President ial election,
they certainly aro qualified to vote in
any other election. Thereforo, as 1
do not feel that 1 am longer bound
by the position taken by me in 1917,
prior to the state referendum, and as
my atatc by the vote of its Legislat?
ure has granted Presidential suf?
frage to women, I feel that I am
now justir-rd in voting for the Fed?
eral amendment whcn the matter
comes before the Senate, and shall
do so.''
How the Senate Stands
A poll of the Senate on suffrage
Stands:
Republicans for?Ball, Pelaware;
Calder. New York; Capper, Kansas;
Colt, Rhode Island; Cummins, Iowa;
Curtis, Kan?as; Edge, New Jersey;
Elkins, West Virginia; Fall. New Mex
ico; ternald, Maine; France, Mary
land; Frolin^huysen. Gronna, Xew Jer?
sey; North Dakota; Harding, Ohio;
Johnson. California; Jones, Waahing?
ton; .Kellogg, Minnesota; Qenyon,
lowa; Keyes, New Hampshire; LaFol
lette, Wiseonsin; Lenroot, Wiseonsin;
McCormiok, Illinois; McCumber. North
Dakota; McNary, Oregon; Nelson,
Minr.epota; New, Indiana; Newberry,
Michigan; Norris, Nebraska; Page,
Vermont; Phipps, Colorado; Poindex
ter. Washington; Shcrnian, Illinois;
Smoot, 1'tah; Spencer, Missouri;
Sterling, South Dakota; Sutherland,
West Virjrinia; Townscnd, Michigan;
Warren, Wyoming; Watson, Indiana,
and Hale, Maine. Total, 40.
Democrats for?-Ashurst, Arizona;
Chamberlain, Oregon; Culberson,
TexaB; Gerry, Rhodc Island; Gore,
Oklahoma; Harris, Georgia; Hender
son, Nevada; Johnson, South Dakota;
Jones, Now Mexico; Kendrick, Wyom?
ing; King, Utah; Kirby, Arkanaas;
McKellar, Tennessee; Myers, Montana;
Nugent, Idaho; Owen, Oklahoma;
Thelan, California; Pittman, Nevada;
RansdelL Louisiana; Robinson, Ar'
?-ansas; ShepharcL Texas; Smith, Arl
sona; Stanley, Kentucky; Thomas,
f.olorado; Walf-h, Massachusetts, and
walsh, Montana. Total, 26.
Republicans against?Borah, Idaho;
Brandegee, Connecticut; Dillingham,
\errnont; Knox, Pennsylvania; Lodge,
MasR-ithxtsettH; Moses, New Hamp
ehire; McUan, Connecticut; Penroee
Pennsylvania; Wadsworth, New York.'
Total, 9.
Democra*.:- against?Bankhead, Ala
bama; Beckham, Kentucky; Fletcher,
flonda; Gay, Louisiana; Hitchcock,
NebrasKa; Martin. Virginia; Overland.
Not h Carolina; Pomerene, Ohio; Reed,
Missowi; Shieid*. Tennessee; Sim
S??* Th1CarJolina'. S"*^ Georgia;
Braith, MMyland; Smith, South Carol
Safr'^ Virginia; Trammell,
r.onda, Lnder-wood, Alabama; Wfll
TotaJ ^SS18!,ippi: Wolcott, Delawaxe.
Non-coTornittal?HasriaoB and Dial
botn Democrats.
Italy9s Landing in
Asia Minor Believed
Merely Precautionary
WASHINGTON, May 22,-Precantion
to proteet Italian interesta in the East?
ern Med-.tenrancan in the erent of fail
tm- of the peace negotiations is be?
lieved in Ital.an Circle. nera to account
for the landing of Italian troops in I
A?IH .M,r.',r.
At the bagtnning of the Pari? confer
anc** Italy Mrv?d notlce that, ln addi
tlOll to Adria'.c quaatiOM, ?h? had in?
terests m tha /-anterr. shores of the
Jleidterranean, in view of the Italian
eommereia! inva?tment? there and tha l
Ita han eUm.nti in the population. The '
Italiani dalaptaa ?n? given to under?
stand that thesn clairn* might safcly be
ramitUd t? the lMffU? of nations, and
>t it ?elieved here the troop landinn
wa? rnad^ Xir)n,T tha apprehension of a
posuble faltara of the covenant.
"Star-Spangled Banner"
Precedes German Pla>
Provost Guard and 100 Police
I men at Yorkville Casino
Have INothing to Do
With ncarly 100 policemen nnd a de
tachment of the provost guard in am
1 bush about the building, a German pla;
wtts given Jast night at the York,vill<
2 Casino, 210 Kast Eighty-sixth Street
for the benefit of two German actors
* Kurt Goritz and Oscar Hofmann, Tht
- police and military guard was on han<
lest soldiers and sailors should carrj
out threats which had been made tc
brcak up the performance, which was
I given in German.
There was no interference with th<
I performance, however. Just before tht
- curtain went up the orchestra playec
"The Star-Spangled Banner" and cver.v
| oiK> rose. Many of the R00 present dic
not know of the elaborate precaution?
l taken for their saiety, as tho only po
licemen whom Inspector Cndeihili per
mitted to be seen were twenty-five
mounted men. There were thirty de
; tectives in and about the place, how?
ever, and thirty reserves, and the men
of the provost. guard were within sound
of a police whistle.
.? ? -
Viclory Is Theme
As Republicans of
Both Sexes Confer
Chairman Hays Says Women
Come Into Party With
Equal Yoice and Full
Rights of Men Voters
New York Tribune
WashingUyn Rureau
WASHINGTON, May 22.-"How to
organize and how to win," is the pur?
pose of the conference of Republican
men and women now in progress in
Washington. The conference wns
called by the Republican Women's Na?
tional Executive Committee, of which
Mrs. Medill McCormicK is chairman.
Republican N'ational Chairman Will
Hays addressed the first meeting this
morning.
"There is only one possible rule for
a political party," said Mr. Hays, "anrl
that is that the rights of the individual
membership to participate in the man
agement of the party's affairs must be
and must remain sacred and sacredly
I equal.
"The Republican women in this coun
j try are a part of the party member
j ship. They come into this party ac
tivity not as women, but as voters, en
titled to participate. ancl participating
| in so far as the present legal limita
: tions permit, just ns other voters.
; Their activity is not supplementary,
i ancillary nor secondary at. all?they
? are units in the party membership, and
where the suffrage for them is new
they come in just as men have come1
in when they have reached the legal
voting age.
"They are to be assimilated and
amalgamated with just that full con
sideration due every working member
; of the narty in the rights of their full '?
> citizenship. There is to be no sepnrate
women's organization created within
' the party, except and only in those
cases where such an arrangement may ,
| be needed temporarily as an efficient
instrument in the aid of the complete
amaJgamation which is our objective."
Mrs. McCormick also addressed the
conference. She said:
"This conference has been called by '
the Republican Women's N'ational Ex?
ecutive Committee for the -purpose of
: determining how best tho women may
: participate in the party's affairs. We
l i'eel that we bring into the party cer?
tain qualities, which, if properly di- .
rected. will prove to be a material
I asset."
Senator Lodge- visited the convention
; late in the afternoon. At a banquet to
night, at which Mrs. McCormick pre
sided and Miss Mary Garrett Hay was j
toastmaster, Senator Cummins, Presi- j
dent pro temnore of the Senate, said:
For "America First"
"I have not yet rdvanced to that
stage of internationalism which counts
, it a groater honor to be a citizen of the
; -*orld than to be a citizen of the United
! States.
"Across the sea there is a war j
wrecked, bankrrjpt, revengeful, turbu- i
j lent continent, and wo must deal with !
i It jnstly, tempcrately and generously; I
| bnt I for one decline to assrnne all its !
| burdens or nndertake to compose its '
l passionate dlspntes."
Mrs. McCormick was presented with I
i a silver loving cup by tho women of I
, her committee. i
"I am glad to be permitted to serve '
the party my father Berved so long," :
said the daughter of Mark Hanna. "I '
have been thinking of him all day, and ,
of how much he would have enjoyed
giving this gathering his benediction." ,
McFadden Wim
In Legal Fighl
On Controller
Court Continues Injunction
Forbidding Williams from
Persecuting Bank Whieli
Representative H e a (h
Must Not Abuse Offi
ce
Calling for Speeial Reports
and Assessing Pcn
alties Also Restrained
Spreial CorrtapoPrlrrrtt
HARRISBURG, Penn., May 22.?An?
other chapter in the difTerences be?
tween John Skelton Williams, Comp
troller of the Currency, and the First
National Bank of Canton, Penn., of
which Representative Louis T. McFad?
den, of the Mth Congressional District
of Pennsylvania, is president, has been
written by Judge Charles R. Witmer,
of the United States District Court!
Over the objections of counsel for M r.
. Williams, Judge Witmer has continued
the injunction of May 1 restraining
the Comptroller or his agents from in
terfering with the business of tho
bank.
By the terms of the injunction, which
Judge Witmer continues in full force
| pending the determination of the case
; on its merits, Mr. Williams is re
' strained from*.
Calling and continuing to call for
j or attempting to enforce calls for
; alleged special reports hy the bank,
| and from assessing or attempting to
j assess or collect penalities for failure
I to file such reports.
Calling for any special report or
reports for private or personal pur?
poses, or for the purpose of harass
ing or persecuting the bank, or for
public distribution with a view to in
juring the reputation or credit of the
bank or its president.
Opening or causing to be openerl
private letters, papers and packages
of customcrs left in the bank for'
safekeeping.
Disclosing to officers or employes
of a rival bank any information as to
the private affairs of the First Na?
tional Bank.
Disclosing the private affairs of tho
bank or its officers. for the purpose
of destroying its or their credit and
reputation. to banks, bankers. mem?
bers of Congress or the public gen?
erally.
Disclosing to stockholders. deposi
tors and creditors of the bank, and
members of the community in which
't does business, information calcu
lated to create alarm as to its credit
and the withdrawal of deposits.
Inciting or attempting to induce
any person to press claims against
the bank or its officers and inciting
litigation against them.
Using the powcrs of the office of
Controller of the Currency over the
bank or its officers for nrivate and
personal purposes.
The injunction as issued on May 1
on an ex parte hearing, is said to he
the first instance where the Controller
of the Currency has been enjoined from
performing any of the acts of his of?
fice. It was issued on complaint of the
bank and of Mr. McFadden of various
acts which he declared were done
maliciously and with an attempt to
mjure the bank and himself in return
for hia efforts to abolish the office'
of Controller of the Currency and to
obtam an investigation of the manner
in which the office has been conducted.
At the hearing on the question of
making the injunction permanent, coun?
sel for the Controlier interposed throo:
motions to dismiss the suit on technical
grounds? lack of sufficient service and !
lack of jurisdiction of the court over
the controller personr.lly and the mat- :
ter of the suit. Following the denial
of these motions, counsel for Mr. Will?
iams filed affidavits denying the charges
of malicc and asserting that the acts
complained of were justified because
of alleged unlawful acts of the bank.
Tho case is remarkable for the array
of legal talent ernployed on both sides
In addition to United States District ;
Attorney Bumett, Mr. Williams is rep
resented by Judge Elliot, former aolici- '
tor to the Tr'easury Department, and j
onetime counsel to the Seaboard Air
line Railroad, of which Mr. Williams !
was president; Assistant Attorney
General Brown and Jesse Atkins, of
Washington.
The bank and Representative Mc
Fadden are ropreaented by Judge John
P. Kelly and Michael J. Martin, of
Scranton, and Stanchfield & Levy,
Charles A. Collins and Henry F. Wolff,'
of New York. ' I
j Lodge Definitely Slated
For Foreign Chairman
" Penrose Is Favored for Appro
, priations and Warren for
Finance, It Is Believed
WASHINGTON, May 22.?Consider
able progress was made to-day by the
Republican Committee on Committecs
in selccting the Republican members
1 of the. Senate's standing comrnittees,
t but Chairman Brandegee said no an
nounccment would be made until the.
i committee had reported to the Repub
! lican conference.
The committee, it was understood,
has definitely appointcd Senator
I l.ndge, of Massachusetts, chairman of
the Foreign Relations Committee.
While no final action has yet been
tai.cn, the committee is understood to
1 he unanimously in favor of Senators
, Penrose, of Pennsylvania, and War?
ren, of Wyoming, as chairmen of the
Finance and Appropriat ions commit?
tee;;, respectively, despile lhe oppo?
sition of the Progressive Republicans.
The committee also was understood
[ to have tendered membership on the
Foreign Relations Committee to Sen?
ators New, of Indiana; Moses, of Ne\
Flampshire; Harding, of Ohio, nnd
Kcnyon, of lowa. Owing to the im
portance of this committee, which will
have charge of the peace treaty, mem
I berships have been much sought.
:WilIcox~~aiid Hillcs
Approve Hays' Plan
For Campaign Fund
Former Chairmen of Repub?
lican National Committee
Likes Idea Limiting All
Suhseriptions to $1,000
William R. Willcox nnd Charles D.
Hilles, former chairmen of the Repub?
lican National Committee, yesterday
strongly commended the plnn an?
nounced by Will H. Hays, chairman of
the committee, to limit campaign con
tributions to $1,000 and to obtain the
maximum number of ten-dollar sub
scriptions.
"The niea is commendable from every
noint of view," said Mr. Willcox last
night. "ln the last campaign we
started a system of ten-dollar subscrlp
tions, and we were quite thoroughly or
ganized in thr?e or four states. I be
came chairman of the committee in
June, and there was lack of time to or
ganize in all the states. By starting it
now Chairman Hays can make the plan
natior.-wide, and I look to see excellent
resulta.
"Wc made it a point three years ago
to reduce some of the larger subscrip
ticms. I am confident that all neces- ?
sary funds for legitimate campaign ps
penses can be raiscd in small suras,
making the contributors feel like part
ners in the business. With Repub?
licans united and in dead earnest, as
they now are and undoubtedly will con?
tinue to be through 1020, ample funds
can he raised by limiting the subscrip
tions."
"It is a fine idea," said Mr. Hilles. '
"If I remember correctly, in the
Hughes campaign the national commit?
tee had ten-dollar contributions from
nbout 25,000 persons. Such ctfntribu
tions made the rriver one of the sus
taining membership, and he received a
ccrtificate signed by the chairman and
by Treasurer Bliss.
"It is only fair that the legitimate
expenses of the campaign should be
spread over as wide a ba.se as possible. ;
Republicans like to feel that they are .
part of the army, and there, is nothing
that gives them the feeling more cer
tainly than making a contribution to
the cause. I believe the plan of Chair?
man Hays will be heartily supportcd
all over the country."
Russian Bolsheviki
Deny Rebuffing U. S.
Meesage to Bela Kun Says They !
Did IVot Refuse Nansen
- Food Proposal
PARIS, May 22 (By The. Associated !
Press).--A wire.loss message from Mos- t
cow to Bela Kun, the Hungarian Cora- '
munist leader, tho signaturc of which s
was garbled, but probably was that of
Tchitcherln, the Russian Bolshevik r
Foreign Minister?n copy of which has \
been received here?asks that tho t
Americans bo told that the Bolshviki
did not refuse the Nansen food pro- f
posal, but they insist that the cessa- t
tion of hostillties should be a subject c
for regular diplomatic negotintions. i
Main Congress
Task Will Be
Trade Revival
Two Out of Every Five
Bills So Far Introduced
Aim to Benefit the Na
. tioirs Indnstrial Situation
Quick Action Promised
Repeal of Onerous Taxes
One of the First Duties
To Be Disposed Of
New York Tribune
Waahinaton Burr.au
WASHINGTON, May 22.?The Sixty
sixt.h Congress will give more attention
to fostering American industry and ex
tcnding American trade than any pre?
vious Congress in the nation'a history.
This was made evident to-day when
it was found that two out of every five
billa introduced so far this session are
designed to deal with industrial prob?
lems. The reduction of taxes that are
burdensome to industry and tho re
vision of the Sherman anti-trust lawr,
will bo nmong^.the first tasks under
taken when the House and Senate get
down to reguiar business.
The first measure for the liberaliza
tion of the anti-trust laws was intro?
duced in the Ilouse this afternoon by
Representative Walsh, of Massachu
setts. It would pormit a director of
a corporation other than banks, trust
companies and common carriera to be
corae a director in not more than two
other corporations.
Immediate repea! of the semi-iuxury
?ind soft drink taxes was assured to?
day, when the Ways and Means Com
mittee of the House decided to take
up the various bills introduced for
this purpose at once.
Representative Moore, of Pennsyl?
vania, and Longworth, of Ohio, who
are pressing for this legislation, were
assured that their resolutions to re?
peal the taxes would be favorably re?
ported next week.
A new bill designed to build up
American trade with South America
was introduced to-day by Representa?
tive Edmonds, of Pennsylvania. lt
authorizes the establishment of mail
steamship lines between Boston, New
Vork and gulf ports and South Amer?
ica by the shipping board. The ship
ping board may operate such lines or
uay charter them to private operators.
Net protits up to 30 per cent would
be divided between tiie government
ind the operating company. All prof
its ovor no per cent would go to the
-government.
Cheaper Oil Is Sought
Half a do;;cn bills designed to make
ivailable cheaper oil and other raw
naterials through opening up restrict
k1 parts of the public domain to de
/elopment have been introduced, and
t was indicated to-day that water
lower legislation aimed to securc
'?r.eaper power for American manu- :
'acturers will be enacted before the
:lose of the present Congress.
Mr. Esch, in his capacity as chair
nan of the Commerce Committee, an
lounced that $1,000,000,000 must be ap
iropriated early this session to make
rood the railroad deficif.
As a means of safeguarding Ameri
*an investors against wildcat schemes,
Xepresenta-tive Taylor, of Colorado, of
"ered in the House a "Federal stock1
lublicity act," requiring all corpora
^ions issuing stock for public sale to
'urnish the Secretary of the Trcasury
vith full information.
A measure presented to-day by
Representative Wilson, of Louisiana,
vould authorize Federal land banks to
uake loans at 4 pe*r cent to honorably
lischarged soldiers and sailors to en
ible them to engage in agricultural
mrsuits.
Government Paper Mill
An appropriation of $1,000,000 for
he construction of n uovemment paper
aill was proposed in a bill by Repre
entative Raker, of California.
Chairman D. Fels, of the Committee
n Education, ar.nounced that his com
littee would begin consideration next
.*oek of a plan for the Federal rehabili- !
ation of war cripples.
Quick action on the Prcsident'3 sug
?estion that high tariffs bo levied for
he protection of the dye and related
hemical industries was indicated to
ay.
j Puffed Brick Boats
Newest Ship Scheme
~~
Clay Swells When Baked, Then
Is Ground and Mixed
With Cement
The world was skeptical when engi
; neers announced as a win'-the-war
! measure that they would build sea
, going concrete ships. Who ever heard
; of a rock floating. anyway? The same
sort of talk confronted the man who
made the locomotive. He was told the
wheels would simply spin and that
there would be no traction. But the
locomotive walked away with itself
! and its load, just as the concrete ship
floated as gracefully as a swan.
But when the engineers tell us thev
are building a ship of "puffed brick"
: they are carrying things, it would
, seem, to a foolish extreme. Yet this is
what marine engineers are doing out
on the Pacific Coast. Two puffed brick
jships are soon to be launched at San
i Francisco. Bricklayers are not. how
; ever, employed in building this pe
culiar type of boat, because with the
mortar used, a trowel-weilding laborer
is not required.
The "puffed brick" used is made, like
j ordinary brick, of a peculiar clay con
i taining a new percentage of silica.
i Subjected to an intense heat, the brick
puffs up like pop-corn. The product
looks something similar to coke and is
i about as light. Once puffed. the bricks
are ground to a dust and mixed with
cement. This process, it is claimed,
makes for a gain of about 40 per cent
in the lightness of the ship's walls,
without losing any of its strength.
The ship's forms are built in stand
ardized sections and are hinged with
bolts so they can be forced up and put
out of the way when the concrete
hardens. After launching, tho forms
are quickly put back into place, steel
reinforcing rods installed and the
pouring of another ship can be begun.
? Great. Lakes Bulletin.
Labor Shortage in Japan
A shortage of manpower Is keeping
200 streetcars in Tokio car barns dur?
ing rush hours. Not that men are
wanted to pull the cars-they are
needed to serve as conductors and mo
tormen. Straphangers are complain
ing that too many cars leave them
standing on the corners. Two rem
edies exist, according to the "Herald
of Asia." One would be to increase
wages. "The other," it states, "would
be to employ Koreans." Japan Bulle?
tin.
Streetcars. Without Seats
Street cars virtually without seats
are being tested on a crosstown line
in Tokio. Three seats on each side
of the car are provided for the aged,
while the rest of the floor space is
standing room for straphangers.
Each car accommodates many more
passengers than the old-fashioned type
with seats, state. the engineers con
ducting the test.?Japan Bulletin.
Family Quarters To Be Given
Officers at Ncarhy Camps
WASHINGTON, May 22. -Temporary
quarters for the familios of officers
nnd non-commissioned officers are to
be provided at Camps l.'pton, Dix and
Merritt, according to an authorization
given to-day by the War Department
to the commanders of these camps.
Burleson Advises
Wire Pool Under
IL S. Supervision
Co-ordinated Operation and
Rate Fixing Is Deelared
Neeessary When Lines
Are Returned to Owners
WASHINGTON, May 22.?Recom
! mendations of the Wire Control Board
! that legislation returning the telephone
j and telegraph systems of the country
j to private ownership provide codrdi
i nated operation of the various systems
j and fixing of rates by the Interstate
Commerce Commission were forwarded
to-dav by the Postmaster General to
the House Postoffice Committee.
Recommendations of the Wire Con?
trol Board that legislation returning
the telephone and telegraph systems
of the country to private ownership
provide coordinated operation of the
various systems and fixing of rates by
! the Interstate Commerce Commission
| were forwarded to-day by the Post?
master General to the House Postoffice
Committee.
The board's recommendations also
| include creation of a tribunal to hear
all controversies between employers
| and employes, and provido that changes
i in wage schedules shall not become
effective until submitted to the Inter
| State Commerce Commission, so that
corresponding changes may be made
i n rates.
More return of the wires to their
owners will not solve VQXatious prob?
lems confronting the companies, Mr.
Burleson said in his letter to Repre?
sentative Moon, of Tennessee, ranking
Democratic member of the committee.
Extraordinary costs of operation and
maintenance "fastened upon them as a
result of war," the Postmaster General
: said, "will continue for some time after
control passes from the Government."
Government Aid Advised
"Because of these extraordinary
changes in the operating conditions of
these properties." the letter continued,
"a serious responsibility rests upon the
Government to adopt. every means pos?
sible consistent with sound policy to
protect the public and enable owners
to operate their properties.
"Tho members of the Board are
unanimously of the opinion that. in
order to provide the most officient wire
service the various service systems
should be coordinated as to operation.
This doe3 not require monopoly of
ownership, but is neeessary so there
can be a consistent and harmonious
regulatory policy. Through this means I
only can the attempts at wasteful com- j
petition and the economic loss oc
casioned by duplications of plant and !
force be avoided.
"It is believed that this is desirable |
and can be reached by amending the j
law so as to provide, subject to the |
approva] of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, that any telegraph and
telephone company doing an inter?
state business may purchase the prnp
erty of any o*iier telegraph or tele
phone company, or consolidate with
any other company or pool traffic, un- ;
der provisions which will protect the
public.
"Hence it is believed that the
law should be so amended as to em- !
power the Interstate Commerce Com
nr%|
mission to fix rates for teleer,Bll
telephone companies subject t ta
visions of the act, and that ?n? S
pany whose lines are located JJ**
within a state, but which tr,
direct interstate business, shmn!*
made subject to the act." tf !
The commission's use of )?.
j making power, the letter said ?
j insure the companies suflkient r. *
to "yield a reasonable return ? "?
| value of property," and a%0 tl ^
; proper -service. ?**
\ Cable Concerns Insi&t
Burleson Suits Be fri^
WASHINGTON, May 22. - Th
preme Court was asked in mmo* J
filed to-day by the CommerciilS
tho Commercia] Pacific (%bV *
panies to decide upon their merif.*?
suits brought by the companies I '*
.lo.u Postmaster General RUr,
I from seizing their propcrties ,!';''
the Presidential proclamVionVf
November. The companies reohJS
that the actions be not dismiSt1
cause the cable propertie. h;iVeV
turned back to private control
"It is true," the memoranda ?u
"that. the cable sy.stems and mC
property have been returned *o th
spective owners. It j, couallv J''
that the dcfendant Burleson mav ,
these cables again to-morrow ' ji"'
is just as much and just as little ?T
? son for the seizure of the cable .7
tems now as there was when the A,
ure was made on November 1* "!j"
All the pretexts and extraneow ?'
siderations by which it was souch* b
juetify that seizure remain *
changed."
The court was asked to determi?.
the cases on their m^rits "unless <t 7,
entirely clear there is no questionV
in dispute."
Permanent Secretary of
French Aoademv Chosejj
PARIS, May 22.-Frederic UumiM.
day was elected perpetual srrrtMnnv
the French Academv to succeed'^
late Etienne Lamy. He received twij.
ty-eight votes, while one vote ?,i
blank. *"
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