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warmer; moderate north (to cast winds.
Highest temperature yesterday, 38; lowest, 15.
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, A. jlvxuju Ji w vui jl kj I THRFE CENTS
IN NEW YORK CITY AND BUBUnBalON TRAINS AND HlAlSWHBnB.
TO START INQUIRY
INTO POLITICAL ACTIVITY
OF ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE
ANOTHER TERM
FRENCH RAIL
STRIKE COMES
SUPREME COURT DECIDES
U. S. STEEL IS NOT ILLEGAL;
FOR GOV. SMITH
HINTED IN TOUR
TO QUICK END
ENDS NINE YEARS BA TTLE
4
J F f "fk
Party lines in Assembly Go
in Vote for Sweeping
Investigation.
ANDERSON IS INCLUDED
Sneaker's Move to Send
I , Measure to Conunitteo
Is Killed.
WAVK SWEEPS CHAMBER
Dry Lenders Send Out Hurry
Call to- Absent .Aids
Wide Scope of Trobe.
Spffiol to Tnr. Run axd New York Herald.
..lbavv, March 1. The Assembly
to-night with a shout of approval
adopted by u vote of Gl to 52 u resolu
tion calling for a sweeping Investiga
tion of the Anti-Saloon League, it
finances and the campaign activities
of a superintendent, William H. An
derson. In taking this action the Assembly
overrode tho ruling of Speaker Sweet,
who, pn the motion of Simon Adlcr,
.majority leader, had sent tho resolu
tion to tho Judiciary Commltteo to be
burled.
Throwing aside all party regula
tions, Republicans joined with Demo
crats In demanding tho Investigation.
First, the Assembly voted C2 to A to
bet aside the Speaker's ruling and keep
the resolution out of the commltt;o'a
hands. Then tho motion to adopt the
resolution prevailed.
Assemblyman Cuvllller of New York
presented the resolution last week. It
was not taken seriously at the time,
as It was bellcA'ed the dry forces were
in complete control nhd would stifle
any move to pry Into the private af
fairs of the league, as has been done
repeatedly when similar attempts
have been made.
Seek Sweeping; Inquiry.
The Republican leaders wero amazed,
by fhe result'. ' Jla'njf- of the Assembly
men seized the opportunity to pay back
grudges against Anderson and to assert
their opposition to prohibition. Th4
temper of the body was decidedly antl
prohibltlon. The resolution demands not only
that tho Legislature determine the
amount of money received and spent
by the league and Its sources but also
whether Anderson. repreentlng his or
ganization, contributed to the campaign
funds of any members of . the Legisla
ture elected In the last two. years. -Mr.
Cuvllller led the flight for the
resolution. Ho read two letters sent
out In the last few days by the league
assailing the Democratic party for
adopting a wet platform. Tho law
gives the league tho right to lobby, but
not to Indulge In tho 'vituperation and
Abuse" contained In those letters, the
Assemblyman said. He attacked Ander
son and the league as "fanatics" who
seek to "dlctato and harass", officials.
The league has failed to comply with
the law requiring tho filing of state
ments of Legislative expenditures, Mr.
Cuvllller said.
I.raKQc lias No Defender.
No one spoke In defence of flic
league. Mr. Adlcr made no attempt to
defend his motion to refer tho resolu
tion to committee. After the first bal
lot was announced several Republicans
changed their votes, but nono took tho
floor for tho league or for the speaker.
Stunned by this sudden revolt against
Anti-Saloon League domination, almost
complete for the last two years, the dry
forces up-State sent out a hurry call to
night for their absent Assemblymen to
l ush to Albany.
It Is understood to-night that Speaker
Sweet and his assistants will attempt to
morrow to overrule tho vote to Investi
gate on .the ground that It was passed
Illegally. Tho Speaker contends that In
asmuch as the resolution calls for an
expenditure of State funds, seventy-six
.votes arc needed for Its legal passage.
"The Antl-Ssloon League has no ex
penditures which must bo reported to
the -Secretary of atato under, any pro
yrfon of the corrupt practices section
of tho election law," according to a
statement made to-night by Robert O.
Davey, counsel for the State Anti-Saloon
League.
How the Vote Stood.
Republicans voting for tho Cuvllller
resolution wero:
Amos, Uaum, Blakeley, Booth, Brady,
Bourke. Brundage. Campbell, J. T. Car
roll, Caulfleld, Crowley. Damlco, Dlmln,
Doherty, Everett, Forbcll. Fox, R. II.
Gillette, llalpern, Hawkins, Jesse, Lee,
Morrlsscy, Mullen, Neary, Pette. Ross,
Seelbach. Simpson, Miss M. U Smith. O.
J. Smith. Steinberg. Trasan, Ullman,
Wallace, Wlswall. Total. 36.
Democmts voting for the resolution
were: Bloch. .Burchlll, W. O. Carroll.
Cosgrove, Cross, Cuvllller, Dlcksteln.
Donohue. Easton, Miss E. V. Glllotte.
Hamlll. Heahv Klly, Lelnlnjrw, Lento!,
Lindsay McArdle, McCue, McDonald. J.
K. McLaughlin. J. J. McLaughlin. Ilcltly.
Rcynaud. Schwab, Taylor. Total. 25.
Republicans voting against the inquiry
were; Adler, D. II. Ames-II. L. Ames,
Belts, Bly, Cheney, Cowee, Davlos, 3.
A. Dobion, Donohoe, Downs. Duke,
Fearon. Fenner, Cage, Gardner, Harrlng
Cw, Harris. Hunter, Hutchinson, Jacobs,
ffery, Jenks. Lattln, Long, Lord,
Lown, , MacFarland. Machold. Martin.
McGlnnles, McWhlnney, Mead, Miller,
Tcck. nice. Roosevelt, Seaker. Slacer,
Sdule. Tallett. Tyler, Van Wogonen,
Walrath, Webb. Westall, Wheeler,
Whltcomb. Williams, Wilson, Witter.
Total, CI.
Democrats egalnst tho Inqulryr J. Van
Wagcnen, Total, 1.
Npt voting .32. not counting' the five
Socialists suspended.
X '-'"
Sweeping Inquiry Into
"Dry" League Is Sought
Special to
Tin Sl'X AND
Herald.
New
York
ALBANY, March l.-VTho reso
lution adopted to-night by the
Assembly covering tho inquiry
.into tho activities of tho Anti
Saloon League, instructs the
Judiciary Committee, to inquire
"with respect to the collection of
moneys, the .methods and sources
of such collections, the expendi
ture of moneys, the objects and
nurnoses of such exnfiriilltiir in.
.eluding expenditures, if any, to
promote or prevent tho nomina
tion or election of persons to pub
lic office er election to party posi
tion, and the methods of such
league, by expenditure, of money
or otherwise, inspecting propa
ganda or promoting or retarding
legislation, or influencing or
coercing candidates for the of
fice of State Senator or member
of Assembly into making
promises in relation to their ac
tion on proposed or expected leg
islative bills."
TICKET BROKER
FIGHTSARREST
Detective Objects to $24 for
Four Seats Big: Uproar
i
in Broadway.
FOKCED TO CALL FOB AID
Speculator Taken to Station,
but Freed in Court; His
Clerk Held.
Detectlvo Michael J. Kelly of Chief
Inspector Daly's staff ,was off duty
last' night, and about 7 o'clock he went
Into Leo Newman's theatre ticket
offlcp In 1482 Broadway, at Forty-second
street, to buy some theatre tickets.
He asked for four seats to "Tho Gold
Diggers" nt the Lyceum Theatre, and
when Newman himself handed them
out Kelly laid down "a $20 bill on tho
counter.
"That ain't enough," said Newman.
"These, tickets will bo $24."
"They arc marked J3.30 each," said
Kelly, "and tho law allows you to sell
them for 50 cents more than that.
That will make 15.20."
I can charge anything I please," de
clared Newman. "You can't have them
for less than $24 for the four."
"I am a police officer," sold Kelly,
"and Pm not going to see you violate
the law like that"
He flapped back his coat lapel so New
man could see his shield.
'To hell with that piece of tin !" said
the ticket broker, according to Kelly.
Crowd In an Uproar.
Ho seized the tickets from the counter, !
and as the detective made a grab for
them he passed them to a clerk. Kelly
snatched at them again, but the first
clerk passed them to another, and In this
manner they went through the hands of
several men, with the detective trying to
get them all the time. Finally Kelly
vaulted over -tho counter, landed on top
of tho man who held the tickets and
went to tho floor with him. 'When he
roso he clutched the tickets In his hand
and Newman was pulling at his coat
tails and yelling, while the crowd of
persons waiting to buy tickets was in
an uproar.
Detective Kelly Jammed the tickets
into his. pocket and told Newman ho
was under arrest Seizing the ticket
broker he started for the street, with
Newman struggling and kicking and
several clerks trying to break the hold
ot the detectlvo. Kelly held on to him,
however, and reached the street.
There Newman began yelling "Help!
This man Is murdering me!" and the
crowd, which quickly gathered, began
to push against Kelly, who was In plain
clothes, and tried to obtain Newman's
releane. One of Newman's clerks, ac
cording tJ Kelly, pushed1 through the
crowd yelling that he was a policeman
and tried to free Newman, tvhlln thn
rfcrowd pushed and shouted and yelled.
Catches Fleeing Clerk.
Finally the shouting and the strug
gling men attracted the attention ot
Patrolman Samuel Kurrdson of the West
Forty-seventh street station. When the
clerk saw Kundson he tried to run, but
Kelly yelled to tho policeman to catch
him. Then, with Newman and tho clerk
struggling and kicking and a great crowd
following, the detective, and the patrol
man led the way to the West Fortieth
street station, where the ticket broker
and his clerk were locked up.
.Newman was charged with violating
the ordinance wjilfch prohlbts a charge
of more than fifty cents In excess of the
face valuo of a theatre ticket, and the
clerk, who, "said he was Jack Cohen of
J0 West JOUth street was charged with
Interfering with an officer.
At the police station Newman loudly
declared that he was an intimate, friend
ot several Judges and that ho had the
right to charge, whatever ho pleased for
tickets. Tho "police paid little atten
tion to him, however, telling him that
although Judge Rosalsky .had declared
the ticket, ordinance to be Illegal, the
Corporation Counsel had appealed tho
case, and that pending the appeal the
Police Department hod Instructions to
enforce It
' Newman was later arraigned In Night
Court before Magistrate Nolan and was
discharged. Cohen will be examined this
morning in. Yorkylllo Court
KEEPING 8TKONO.
John' Mtdlclns- I pure loot.
Father
which, build nw itrtngtb
acre. r,
JERSEY SENATE
VOTES FOR BEER
Measure Providing: for 3.50 1
Alcoholic. Content to Bo
Signcd'by Edwards.
IS SUKE TO BECOME LAW
Dodges Clashes With Federal
Dry Agents by an End of
, War Bcstriction "Clause.
Sptclal to Tnr Sun and New Vosic Herald.
Trenton, Murch 1. The New Jersey
Senate passed to-night by a vote of
12 to 9 tho bill permitting the manu
.facturo and snlo of beer having an
alcoholic content of 3.C0 per cont. by
volume, -which Is equivalent to about
2.75 per cent, by weight, after thtto
hours of debate and after' the Anti-
Saloon Lcaguo had made frantic of.
forts at an afternoon hearing to pre
vent the passage of any sort of favor
able liquor legislation.
Tho Assembly previously had pasned
tho hill by a vote of 37 to 21, and be
fore he left tho Stuto House to-night
to return to his home In Jersey City
Gov. Edward I. Edwards intimated
that he would sign the measure the
flrst thing to-morrow.
The Senate was lato'ln getting lo tho
beer bill, but the large crowd which
flllcM the Senate galleries early In the
evening remained until the finish and
cheered lustily when the clerk an
nounced the result of the vote. During
the debate two amendments wero offered.
one by Senator Haines of Camden call
ing for a referendum, and tho other by
Senator Sturgess of Gloucester, provid
ing for an increase in the penalty for
violating tho law. Both of these were!
defeated by votes of 13 to 4.
Republican Oppose Dill.
Speeches against the .bill were made
by Senator Haines, Senator Runyon and
Senator Whitney, all Republicans, and
speecneB advocating its passage were
.made .by Senators Pilgrim of Essex,
Republican, and brown of Middlesex
and Simpson of Hudson, Democrats.
The final vote on the bill was as fol
lows: Ayes. Republicans Mackay ot Ber
gen, Pilgrim of Essex, Smith of Passaic,
tetrr.?"
or uunmston and Charlea D. White of
Atlantic. Domocrats Barber of War
ren, Brown of Essex. Heath of Mercer,
Kays of Sussex, Martens of Hunterdon
and Simpson of Hudson.
Noes, Republicans Allen of Sajem,
Bright of Cape May, Case of Somerset
Hagaman of Ocean, Haines of "Camden,
Reeves of Cumberland, Runyon of
Union, Sturgess of Gloucester and Whit
ney of Morr's. No Democrat voted
against the measure.
The passage of tho bill does not mean,
even If Gov. Edwards signs It to-morrow,
that the manufacture and raIa
of 3.60 per cent, beer will begin at once
In New Jersey. The measure carries a
provision that It will not becoTnc effec
tive until tho war has been officially
ended by proclamation
and war time prohibition Is no longer
In effect.
Will Not Give Instant Relief.
The bill, as a matter of Tact, was not
Introduced and passed to afford Instant
relief to the thirsty ones of New Jersey,
but as a basis of legal contention before
tho Supreme Court of the United States,'
as Attorney-General McCran felt that he
would. have a much stronger case were
he backed by a law on the statute-books
of his State.
It, Is not known just what action tho
Attorney-General will take, whether ho
will start a new legal action", possibly
mandamus proceedings, to get the Su
preme Court to pass upon the constitu
tionality of the 3.50 per cent law and tho
right of the New Jersey Legislature to
pass It. br whether he will use It as his
ground and as cn argument In cases now
pending. It Is likely, however, that the
latter, course will be followed.
But while tho legal authorities of the
State are determining what course' to
roiiow tne provision by which the law
does not become effective until the end
of the "war will nullify the possibility of
trouble wfth tho Internal Revenue De
partment, which has announced that It
will proceed against any person manu
facturing or selling liquor under Any
State law conflicting with the Volstead
act
At the public hearing before tho
Senato Judiciary Committee speeches
against any, liquor legislation were made
by Dr. Harvey W. Wiley and Wayne B.
Wheeler and O. Rowland Munroe for the
Anti-Saloon League.
2.50 BEER LAW IN
WISCONSIN UPHELD
Federal -Judge Holds State
Statute Is Valid, '
Special lo 5 Sow aso Nsir Jtoir lliaALD.
Milwaukee, March 1. Manufacture
and sale of 2.50 per cent beer In Wis
consin, unacr tne terms of tho Mul
berger law a Stalo enactment wero
legalized to-day In a decision by Fed
eral Judge Ferdinand A. Gelger, who
denied the petition of Federal officials
to dismiss Injunction proceedings Insti
tuted against them by the Manltowoo
Products Company, a consolidation of
three breweries at Manitowoc Tho
Products Company sued for the Injunc
tion to restrain the Federal officials
from Interfering with It In the sale and
manufacture of 3.50 per cent, beer in
the state.
In his decision Judge Gelger uohotds
the Mulberger law, thus assuming that
Continued on, Boeoni Page.'
Challenge to Hostile Ee'ffis
latureWl Begin Horo
on Friday.
SYRACUSE NEXT WEEK
Rochester and Buffalo Com
merce Chambers Also to
Be His Auditors.
' MILK BILL CHIEF TOPIC
Possibility of Special Session
as Bcsiflt of Sidetracking
His Beform Bills.
Special tt Tub Hrx a,nd New York Herald,
Albany, March 1. Governor Smith
backed up to-day his challenge to the
Republican majority in tho Loglsla
ture by announcing part of an Itlner
ary on which ho. will carry directly to
tho pcoplo his appeal for support of
his reform programme. Following his
speeches In New York city this week
the Governor will go to Syracuso and
Buffalo next week. Ho Intends mak'
Ini several speeches in the districts
where there Is special opposition to
his milk, welfare, prohibition and re
construction policies.
His announcement that he will pur
suo Charles B. Hughes's plan of going
directly to the voters Is regarded by
politicians as evldenco that tho Gov
ernor has made up his mind to seek
a renomtnatlon next autumn. Coming
so closely after the Democratic State
Convention, the Governor's declara
Hon of open warfare against tho Re
publicans, who control both branches
of tho Legislature, Is taken tojlncan
that he has perfected his programme
to run again. 1
May Force Special Session.
Thcro is strong possibility of.a spe
clal session of the IcglsIuturo as a
result of this" development. The Gov
ernor's announcement serves as offi
cial notlco to the Republican leaders
that he wUl not stand for their scheme
ot cleaning up the slate as quickly as
possible after disposing of tho Social
1st case and adjourning without touch
lng any of the big pieces of; legislation
proposed by the Executive,
The Republicans admit frankly they
aro not In favor of making political
'1" tor a Democratic Governor In a
. ...
Gubernatorial year. They hope that
next year a Republican Governor will
sit In Albany an,d It nppear's to be their
wish to postpone until 1921 all consld
eration of the reconstruction pro
gramme.
Tho Governor will open thev tight on
the milk bills. That probably Is due to
the. fact that the Democrats see the
possibility of a bi-partisan arrange'
mcnt by which they may gain some
strength. Senator Thompson, Republl
can, of Niagara, Is sponsor for the
measure which the Governor advocates
providing for n State milk commission
and full Stato control of distribution
and price flxlng, Mr, Thompson
headed an Insurgent movement last year
and Is ready to repeat that perform
ance this. year. It is not Improbable
that a few scattered voles might be
picked up and tho Republican control of
the Senate threatened. The Republi
cans' have hut four votes to spare In
tho Senate.
Evasive as to Prohibition.
In a speech at the Blltmore, In New
York next Friday evening; the Governor
.will open his campaign for the milk
bill. Asked whether he would also dis
cuss "booze." the Governor remarked:
"That would make a milk, punch."
On Friday, March 12, the Governor
will speak, before the Chamber of Com
merce in Syracuse. That Is the home of
J. "Henry Walters, majority leader of
the Senate, who disapproves of most, If
not all, of the Governor's recommenda
tions. It Is also the home ot William
II. Kelly, Democratic leader of Onon
daga county, who Is understood to be
unfriendly to the Governor.
The day following the Governor will
speak In Buffalo before a combined
meeting of the Buffalo and Rochester
Chambers of Commerce. Xhere he will
discuss his plop of remaking the State
government In the Interest of economy.
Buffalo, like Syracuse; is a strong-.
hold of opposition to the Governor's
schemes. William H. Fltzpatrlck,
Democratic leader of Erie, Is about as
Indifferent to the Governor's administra
tion as Is Mi;. Kelly, In Syracuse. Dou
ble significance,, therefore, attaches to his
programme of visiting those two cities
early In his State tour. Gov. Smith' will
appeal not only for support for his leg
islative policies, but he will 'be able to
make a strong bid for Democratic In
dorsement over the heads ot the two
county leaders who are lukewarm to
ward him. The-following week the Gov
ernor will return .to New York and map
out the rest of his stumping tour.
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Companies and Men Get.To
getlior and "Wiser Coun
sel Prevails.
PREMIER AS ARBITER
Decides Against Penalty f or
Refusing Work and Pay
for Time Lost.
SUCCESS WAS UNLIKELY
13,000 Persons Had Offered to
Enroll to Keep Ser
vice Going.
Pamr, March 1. Tho strike on tho
French railways ended to-night. An
understanding was reached between
the dlre'ctors of tho railways and tho
railwaymen, and tho National Fed
eration; of Workmen ordered tho re
sumption of work.
Delegates of the Rallwaymen's Fed
eration met the directors of the rail
ways on the Initiative of the federa
tion and an agreement was reached'
without trouble on most points of tho
fedbratlon's programme, which really
was not In dispute. Difficulty aro3e,
however, over thq question of penal
ties to bo Imposed on the strikers.
Finally both parties decided to appeal
to Premier Mlllerand. ,
Tho Premier's proposal, namely, no
pay for tho days of tho strike; no pun
ishment for refusing the formal re
quest to resume work, and a review
by each director In a spirit of Justice
of all other punishments, proved to bo
acceptable to all concerned.
The collapse of the strike was Indi
cated late this afternoon when Yves le
Trocquer, Minister of Public Works,
said:
"The situation Is entirely satisfactory.
Many of the strikers have resumed
work on all the systems and there are
sufficient volunteers to give an almost
normal service to-morrow. Thirteen
thousand volunteers have enrolled at
the Ministry, of Puhllo Work'
Seven men wero arrested for connec
tion with the strike and for Inciting the
public to resist the Government. Three
were active strike leaders In the Paris
railroad unions. They wero M. filrolle.
M. Leveque and M. Slgrand. There was
great excitement among unionists when
news of thu arrests became current
Secretary-General ChaVerot of tho Paris,
Lyons and Mediterranean unions and
Unon Leader Hourdeaux were arrested
later. All wero charged with Inter
ference with the liberty to work and
provoking disobedience.
Jullen Content, editor ot the revolu
tionary weekly newspaper Liber
taire, which was suppressed by the au
thorities Saturday, was arrested, charged
with Inciting to theft and pillage as part
of the anarchist propaganda. Raymond
Lefcbvre. one of the French delegates to
the Socialist Congress In Strasbourg, also
was taken into custody.
According to the evening newspapers.
Lofebvre's arrest Is not connected with
his violent speech? before the Socialist
Congress, but Is for a Bpeech delivered
at Enghlen, In which he said that for
mer President Polncaro, Instead of- de
serving well of the country, "deserved
twelve bullets In his skin." ,
SOVIET ANNIHILATES
ARMY OF DENIKINE
Sweeping Victory Is Re-
portewm Caucasus.
London, March 1. The Soviet u-ocds
have gained a great victory near tho
Bielaya front In north Caucasus, ac
cording to an official annoucement from
Moscow. Gen. Denlklne's First Kuban
Corps, says the despatch, has been an-
ihiiated, many perishing In battle and
others being taken prisoner. The Reds
are reported to be advancing rapidly.
After stubborn fighting tho Bolshevlkl
or. Sunday occupied the town of Stavro
pol, capital of the Government of Stav
ropol In .the northern Caucasus, accord
ing to a Bolshevik communication.
CARD TABLE STILL
' SEIZED IN CHICAGO
Fits Sink or Ice Box and
Holds One Gallon.
Bpeetal to The Sou a.id New Ypn Heeald.
uhicaoo, Marcn 1. Chicago's small-
est still, Just' card table size, was confis
cated to-day by Federal prohibition
agents, and Its owner, Robert D. Mac-
uonaia, a chemist, was arrested.
The Federal aarenta remtvrri n'tln v,.
MacDonald was operating a still In his
apartment, and that he was staging
poker parties and sold whiskey to tho
players.
The stilt has less than a caJIon ca
pacity and Is made of-cooner and nickel.
The oohdnior Is of nickel, ar.d by an
arrangement of tubs can fit Into a sink
er ice dox.
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WORLD CONTROL
OFOILISURGEfl
British Board of Trade Com
mltteo Wants Lcaguo of
Nations to Act.
TO GET LOWER PRICES
Standard and Royal Dutch
Companies Assailed as
Stifling Competition.
Sptclal Cable Despatch to Tnr Sck and New
xobk itERALn. copyright, hy The Bun
asd New Yons IlERAtp,
London, March 1. International ac
tion by the League of Nations or by
cooperation between tho Governments
to lower tho cost of gasolene and
other motor fuels and td prevent the
exploitation of the petroleum shortage
by huge combines Is recemmended In
a report submitted to the Board of
Trade hero to-day. The report, which
waH submitted by tho Central Commlt
teo Investigating prices under the
profiteering act, says:
"We are strongly! of tho opinion that
tho whole question of production, price
and distribution of motor fuel Is one
which should engage the attention ot
tho League of Nations, or otherwise
should be made the subject of inter
national agreement between tho Gov
ernments of tho principal importing
nations with- a view to cooperation In
aiming at a fair level of price charge
able for so vital a. necessity of modern
irdustrlal life."
The report finds that tho Standard
Oil Company and tho Royal Dutch
Shell combinations have such a grip
on the; main sources of supply, on pipe
lines, tank steamships and distributing
arrangements in all consuming coun
tries that the setting up of any pri
vate competition 'is practically impos
sible. Tho report states that in view
of these-circumstances tho only wa to
offset the tremendous power Of these
financial groups Is by unified action
by all the Governments concerned to
tlx prices which allow reasonable
profit and to stlmulato production.
Governments also are urged to en
courage: in every way possible" the
production of alcohol for generating
power purposes.
The committee lield ten meetings and
called before It witnesses representing
all branches ot tho petroleum Industry,
Including W. Copen, director ot the
Shell Marketing Company; Sir Charles
Greenway, chairman of the ,Anglo-Per-slan
Oil Company; Mr.' Powell, choir-'
man, and Messrs. Hammond and
Hewitt of the Anglo-American Com
pany; Messrs. Rellly and Watts, of tho
British Petroleum Company, and
scores of others.
Froata Are Excessive.
Tho committee also delved Into the
earnings ot all subsidiaries of these two
groups and declared that their profits
had been excessive. The report Bays!
"We .find that the present high prices
of motor fuel arc mainly due to tho de
mand, which s tondlng to outstrip tho
world's present eupply, and the advan
tages which are being taken ot this ten
dency by powerful financial interests to
raise prices. As an Illustration ot the
extraordinary rise In the price ot that
commodity In the last few years we
find that an Important company mak
ing large use of commercial petrol was
able In 1914 to obtain an ample supply
at five and one-eighth pence a gallon,
exclusive of duty, while the cost of a
similar spirit to the company to-day is
twenty-four pence a, gallon, exclusive
of duty, The gravity of the situation Is
Increased by the fact that practically
all sources, not only ot supply, but of
machinery of transport and distribution.
of petrol Is mainly controlled by the
same interests.
"Tho two main groups concerned are
the Standard Oil and the Royal Dutch
Shell, and their great resources and
wealth will be indicated by the large
number of companies which they con
trol, together with such Information as
to their profits as Is available.
"The present tendency appears to be
for supplies to come from the United
States and Mexico, rather than from
the Far East, owing mainly v to tho
relative cost of freight.
"It Is extremely difficult for us to
ascertain the flrst cost ot production In
the United States and the cost of deliv
ery td seaboard, but we have been In
formed' by a high authority that the
average cost should not exceed seven
and a half pounds sterling a ton of 300
Imperial gallons, or sixpence a gallon,
f. o. b. New York. We are satisfied that
'petrol at twenty-three pounds sterllmr a
ton tnat is, one smiling, six and a four.
teenth pence per gallon, f. o. b. New
.York reveals a grossly excessive profit
'This Is all Important, In view of the
fact that the f. a b. New York price Is
taken as the regulating export price In all
producing countries. We are confirmed
In the opinion expressed nbovo by con,
slderatlon ot the dividends. paid by the
principal producing companies, and may
state that one Eastern producing company
which sens its output ot petrol at ten
and a halt pounds sterling a ton, or eight
and a fourteenth pence a gallon, t o. b
adraltavthat a- good profit Is realized on
the .transaction.
'The greater bulk ot the petrol landed
in this country at the present time Is
produced by American, Dutch or Mexi
can companies, which are outside of con-
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trol by His Majesty's Government
"We feel strongly that when
the
Continued on Fifth Page,
ASQUITH TAKES
SEAT AS AN E P.
Great Demonstration Given
Former Premier by All Par
tics in Commons.
!0LD, MAN COME BACK'
Campaign Cry Greets Liberal
Leader on All Sides Seo
Political Peace.
Special Cable Dtipatch to Tiie Sun and New
Yonr IIebald. Copyright, WD, by Tnr Hcn
and New' York Herald.
London, March 1. Herbert H. As-
qulth, formerly Premier, took his seat
In tho Houso of Commons to-day as a
member from Paisley. And, Inci
dentally, It has been many years since
the House welcomed a member as It
welcomed him. Briefly, It was a tumul
tous welcome In which every Liberal
Joined, whllo cheers from the Inde
pendent Liberals and the Nationalists,
and even from somo Coalitionists and
Labor! tea, mado the welcomo more
unanimous.
After the new member from Paisley
was seated Premier David Lloyd
Georgo aroso and hurried to Mr.
Asqulth and shook his hand warmly.
This- was the signal for an outburst of
cheering from tho Coalitionists, and
they went to It heartily. , '
There are some wlso ones here who
saw, or professed to ate, in events to
day signs that there Is going to be a
strong effort by .certain of Premier
Lloyd George's adherents to patch up
a peaco between him and Mr. Asqulth,
or, should these efforts fall, to at least
partly bridge tho political chasm be
tween them.
Indeed, It was asserted that this move
beenroo apparent oven In tho .last few
days of. (ho Paisley campaign, when
certain members of the Coalition began,
building bridges and repairing political
fences, to the end that If Mr., Asqulth
won over J. M. Blggar, the Labor can
didate, there might be' a way open '.&r
peace between the Liberal leader aha
the Coalition head.
Tho ovation to Mr. Asqulth was not
confined to the Houso of Commons. It
began when he left his house in Caven
dish squar'e and lasted during the whole
of tho -way us ho motored from his
house through Regent street, Haymar
kef, Trafalgar souare and Whitehall,
where great crowds lined the way,
shouting, "The old man has como
back I" tho campaign cry raised by the
Liberals of Paisley.
What appeared to be tho same "mob"
of collegians who stormed W. E. ("Pus
syfoot") Johnson, the American prohi
bition crusader, was In front of Mr.
Asqulth's Cavendish Square house when
ne
emergen this afternoon to take a
motor car to the House of Commons. It
was a wild, boisterous crowd that
greeted him there, but their cries were
of welcome to the old Liberal leader
who was coming back to the House to
lead the Liberal party.
In the rush of members to their scats
to be present when Mr. Asqulth' was in
troduced. Lady Astor lost hi?r favorite
and well placed seat, Pemberton Billing
beating her to it
DENTIST RESTORES
SIGHT TO LORD GREY
Operation, Here Completely
Relieved His Blindness.
Special Cable Despatch- to The Sex axd New
Yok Herald. Copyright, , by Tut Sex
axd New Yors Herald.
London, March 1. Owing to an op
eration by an American dentist, Viscounty
Grey's eyesight now Is almost completely
restored to him, and ho Is returning
to active politics with a view event
ually to the Premiership, the correspon
dent of Tub Sun and Nw Yoak Her
ald here learns in welt Informed circles.
It was whlfo Viscount Grey was In the
United States that he was troubled with !
his' teeth and went to a well known
Washington dentist who discovered a
large abscess and removed It Imme
diately afterward his vision Improved
and continued to. Improve, until now It Is
restored perfectly, or nearly so. Indeed,
It was said by a close friend ot Viscount
Grey that his eye Is stronger than It
ever was before.
In due course of time Viscount Grey,
It, Is said, will .attempt to fuse the scat
tered Unionist groups into a solid, com
pact whole, to be led by him from his
seat In the Hoine ot Lords,
MAY ASK WILSONrO
DECIDE ON TURKEY
If i Britain- and Italy Fail
France May Appeal to Him.
Sptclal -Cable Despatch to Tiie fctx axd New'
Yoik Herald. Copyright, lKO.-oy The Svx
axd New York Herald.
London, March 1. It la reported ln
diplomatic circles here that France will
approach President Wilson, seeking his
Intervention to settle the Turkish .terri
torial problems In Asia Minor If the
British and Italian Governments are
unable to agree on the terms of the
Turkish peace treaty.
The next meeting of the Supreme
council or the 1'eace Conference will
be held In Rome, beginning the first
weK in April, roe Council of the I
league of Nations will meet In Rome
at the same tlrae-y
Highest Federal Tribunal
Finds No Violation of
Sherman Law.
TRUST CHARGE FAILS
Jnsticc White in Majority
Opinion Sees No Good to
Public in Dissolution,
MINORITY FLAYS COMBINE
Vote 4 to 3, With Brandoisand
McRcynolds Not Taking
Part in Adjudication.
i
Special to Tim Scn and New Yojk IIeiald.
Washington, March 1. Thn United
States Supremo Court by a four to
three decision, declared to-day that,
tho United States Steel Corporation
and Its subsidiary companies ,do not
form a combination In restraint ot
trade In violation ot tho Sherman
anti-trust law.
Tho decision, which was the final
chapter in nlno years of legal effort
on tho part of the Department of Jus'
tlco to break up tho so-called "Steel
Trust," denied tho request of the Gov
ernment for a dissolution of tho Steel
Corporation, similar to that granted
by the. court In tho Standard OU case
several years ago. The action was
taken in affirming a decree ot a Fed
oral Circuit Court handed down
IB1C, the Supremo Court's decision'
being delayed at the request of the i
Government because It did not desire
to interfere with tho Steel, Corpora
tion's war work. ,;
Chief Justice White, Associate Jus
tices McKenna, Holmes and Van De
vantcr formed the majority that de
cided against tho Government Asso- J
clato Justices Day, Pitney end Clarke " ' ;
twero tho. minority and Justices Bran-
dels and McRcynolds took no part in
the decision or consideration ot tho
case.
Itf another 'dcclslonjjwhlch placed an
interpretation on the nntl-trust jaws, tho
Court BUDDOrted the flnVfrnfflfnl's nnf.i
tlon theft resale price 'fixing by manU- I
facturers Is Illegal. The suit was' prose- I
cut'ed against A. Schrader'a Sons, Inc.,
manufacturers of pneumatic tiro valves
at Akron, Ohio.
Hleffal Practice Stopped.
In announcing the court's final opinion
Justice McKenna declared that the ma
jority of tho court belloved the publio
Interest would not be erved by a dis
solution of the Steel Corporation. The
combine, he said, did engage In Illegal
practices before tho suit was Instituted
on October 27. 1911, but has not been
guilty of such acts Blnco then. It the
corporation Is In a posit Id n to restrain"
trade that alone docs not constitute
violation of the anti-trust laws was th,a
majority view.
"We must adhere to the law," Justice'
McKenna said, "and the' law does hot
make mere size an offence or the exist?
ence of unexerted power an offence. It
requires overt acts and trusts to its pro
hibition of them and Us power to repress
or punish them. It docs not compel conl
petltlon." With this view the minority onlnloti -J
sharply differed. Justice Day, In readlpI
tho views of the dissenters, declarlnai
that the Steel Corporation should b dlflS!
solved In conformity with previous de
viBiuiiD, nuLMuiy uiu .oianaara uil and.
American Tobacco cases, and that the i
effect dt the decision Is to nullify the
Sherman anti-trust law by'judlclal de- t
rm.. . . ,j
a no majority answered Dy asserting
that the Standard Oil and American To
bacco cases differed from tho Steel suit
In that the two named corporations' werp
guilty of such Illegal practices as wiping
out competitors and seeking to fix prices.
No real complaints against the Steel
C Apnnratlnn V, n lu.n .1 .. ... .
-tt i-wiv,w,. uccii iwuua wjr com I
petltors or customers, It was argued,
Attacking tho position of the majority
that public policy Is benefited by the
Steel combination, Justice Day said :
"I know of no public policy which
sanctions a violation of the' law, nor of
any Inconvenience to trade, domestlo ot
foreign, which should have the effect
of placing combinations, which have haoii
ablo to thus organize one of the greatest
Industries of the country In defiance ot
the law. In an Impregnable position
above the law forbidding such combina
tions. Such a conclusion dam vlnl.nA
to the policy which the law was Intended ' T
10 eniorce, runs counter to decisions of
this court and necessarily results in a
practical nullification of the act"
Government La fryers Pussled.
Government 'officials were perplexed as
to the effect of the decision on pending
and future anti-trust prosecutions, Thli
was caused by the fact that the decision
was not rendered by a majority of the
full membership of the court. Judging
by their pjst acts, justices MCKernolds
and Brandels, who took no part In thrf.
dmlstui), woUId have sided with the
minority, thus reversing the decision,
Ave to four. The decision did not plac
a new Interpretation on the antt-trua
law, but simply decided that the Stef
Corporation had not violated it, and
was thought In a similar case with Ji
tlces McReynolds and Brandels sltt!
an exactly opposite opinion might
rendered.
Justice Brandels aid not si; wnentf i
case was argued or participate in
decision, because in mil, wnen th
ate Committee on Interstate Commi
headed by Senator ciapp tJllnn.),
i
ducted Its famous extenaea neorm
Mho trusts and the unll-tryjt law
narrd btforo tne committee
nlxtentlv nnalled the Stoel Co
His analysis 01 us auairs coverea
Daces. This, together .witn many,
writings and addresses while inn
in a
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