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ALARM BRITAIN
WOOL MEN ADJOURN
F. R. Doodlng, of Idaho, New Preel
dent—Ne»t Convention at Omaha.
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NEWS
NOTUS OF GENERAL INTEREST
BY (JOVERNMENT
Portland With three loud cheen
for Portland, the forty v«nth annual
AFTER TOBACCO TRUST.
SHALL THE HOUSE BE LARGER?
convention of the National Wool
Growers areuK-latlon adjourned Hat
Demand Is Made for Greater unlay afternoon at 4 I 3u o'clock in Trans Atlantic Steamer l.ine In Cru<npacksr Proposes 435 Msmbsrs, Government Bogins Final Effort to
Csmpbsll Wouid.Cut to .225.
Dissolve Big Comoine.
the Armory to meet In Omaha next
Alleged Combination.
Restriction of Immigration. year, Thia marked the close of the
Washington Before the court of
Washington The question as to how
rnoei Imi-ortant convention yet held
th« United States shall tie reappor last resort Saturday bagan the final le
b) the or*aclaatlun. according to the
tioned into congressional districts in gal battle (or life of the American To
cioslng address of the newly elected
All Rivals Driven Off Sea or Into accordance with the 1910 census re bacco company and its subsidiaries.
Tory
Factions Wrangle—Turn on
and the retiring officers, and one
turns was discussed with the president High
priced
corporation
lawyers
Combine Porte May B*
feature upon which they congratu
Balfour—Irish Bogey to Furnish
by Representative Crumpacker, of In matched wits with the government's
Closed to Ships.
latrd themselves and their fellow del
Rallying Cry.
diana, chairman of the house commit trust busters in a struggle to deter
egates was lb«* coiui>aratlvely i-eace
mine whether the Sherman anti-trust
tee on census.
ful manner in which the deliberations
The bill which Mr. Crumpacker will law is invalid or whether it has the
had been conducted
New York. Jan. 5. The Federal
Introduce will provide fur a member power to crush tho tobacco trust
Action at this convention makes It
Ix-ndon. Jan 7.—Though there are
On the outcome of the fight depends
indications of the coming fleroe polit Incnmlw-nt ii|>on the association to government brought suit today in the ship of 435, sn inert <se of it i-ver the
ical struggle when Parliament re-op- Ix-gln what promiao* to be a moat Uni ted States Circuit court under the present numbeF. This would tie on a the life or death of the vast cor|>ora-
etis at the end of January, all topics wfd,- spreading campaign for the edu Sherman anti trust law against thir basis of on« representative to 111,880 tion, with an invested capital of more
than 841*0,000,000, or the emasculation
for the motnent are submerged by cation of the nation to a realisation teen of the principal Trans-Atlantic of population.
the recent battle In Stepney, In which of th« urgent necessity of a protec
Representative Campbell, of Kan of the Sherman law. which would null
ail of the military fore«» In Load»* live tariff on wisil and woolen goods. carriers, which »re estimated to con sas, who also saw the president at the ify the government’s strongest weap
Wer e call--d out to capture a hou»» In order to save from alleged wreck trol ninety per cent, of the stceragu same time, expressed the opinion that on against cor|a»rate aggression.
robbers.
and ruin, th» sheep and wool In
held by two
_
Attorney General George Wicker
traffic, worth to them >55,000,(MM) a the h -u»>- should bo reduced probably
Public opinion, on the whole. Jus dustries. so closely allied that the
to about 225 and kept permanently at sham and Special Attorney J. C. Rey
year.
Twelve
officers
of
th«
defendant
tifles the tactics of Winston Church- killing of one niyans the Inevitable
that figure. He said he might intro nolds commanded the forces ■ of the
Ill. the Home Secretary, and th« destruction of th» other.
companies, all resident in America,
governmenL
duce a bill to that effect.
police The British approval Is made
It was explained by the various are named as co-defendants.
Attorneys John C. Johnson and Wil
the more certain by the self compla speakers that with th«- duty fre«.i wool
These companies, the government
liam B. Hurnblower represented tho
cent criticisms of the German press fa-tn Aii-traila. Asia. Afri< a Sonfti
MANAGEMENT HI HATED
tobacco company.
To Johnson, as
All tho same, the spectacle of two America or any other foreign coun chargvs.entered Into an illegal contract
chief counsel fur the ap|>ellant fell the
despera-locs keeping such a vast try, the stic- p Industry would soon February 5, 1980, at London, Eng., by
Higher St andardt ot Efficiency Need duty of making the opening argument,
force at bay produces a misgiving dwindle to nothing, a condition that
themselves
ed on Railroads.
and his legal defense of the accused
amounting almost. In some quarter*, would not only prove disastrous to which they constituted
to a panic
Some of the English the wtMvl growers tbemrelvea. but the Atlantic conference, with power to
consumed by
far the
Washington
Higher standards of corporation
see In every foreigner In the East of would deprive the American people of apportion all traffic pro rata, impose efficiency, not increased freight rates, greater part of the day.
London a potential anarchist, and one of its m«Mt imiHvrtant sources of
Tho tobacco trust suit was brought
are the paramount needs today of
th« mysterious murder on Claphatft fiKMl supply, one that will Increase heavy fines on members of the eon- American railroads. Thia proposition by the government against the Anter-
fcrence
for
violation
of
any
article
of
Common, with the initial letter "S'' In importahce at a greater ratio than
agreement
and
wage competition is the essence of the brief filed with ican cTobaceo company, its offirera, di
carved on the cheeks of the dead. In- the Increas«- In the population.
against
all
lines
outside
the confer the Interstate Commerce commission rectors, and affiliated cor|>orations for
<-.,-» the tendency to believe It a
It was pointed out that the actual
by Louis Brandcis, of Boston. counsel the purjaiee of seeking to prevent and
widespread and powerful assassin
of »i».| in the averagu suit of ence.
As a result, it is alleged, the Rus for the traffic commission of commer restrain monopolies in tobacco him ! re-
and anarchist organisation.
clothe* Is so small as to lie almost
to lie
Party politics, of course, enter* in Insignificant and that therefore the sian volunteer fleet, plying i-etween cial organisation* of the Atlantic sea la ted commodities, alleged
to the controversy. The Tories are duty protecting these two industries New York and I.ibau. was driven out board in th« investigation of the com conducted in violation of the Sherman
accusing the Liberals of reducing the and those closely related thereto Is of business and ¡the Russian-American mission in the proposed advance in anti-trust law and certain provisions of
act of Parliament against aliens to th»-refore of such llttl« motnent to line was forced to make terms with freight rates in the official - l»*aific« the Wilson tariff act.
nothing, while the Liberals retort the consumer that If the facts were the conference an I enter its member tion territory that part of the coun
that the defect Ilea in the act* them understood by the people at large ship.
try cast of the Missi»»ippi and north
MAKE CANAL COMPETITOR.
selves, which were clumsily contrived the shet-p and w<x>lgrow«rs need
Sult was brought by Henry A. Wise, of the Ohio ami Potomac rivers.
p. >l.
lories when they were in never fear abolition of the duty or
Railroad managers, Mr, Brandeis Senate Bill Would Let American
United States district attorney, act
power.
even a reduction thereof.
contends, in an effort to meet existing
Coastwise Vessel* In Free.
ing
under
instructions
from
Attorney
There 1« a general call for a great
The assocUiilon will make It a part General Wickersham.
needs should not look without, but
r. -trh tli>n of *ll»n ilnnilgi iitlon. of Its work to curry on anch an edu
Washington
Pacific Coast ship-
In its petition th« government prays within.
but few will attempt to answer the cational campaign as was advocated
per» who have been fighting for
"If
their
net
income
is
insufficient,"
unanswerable objections to any pos- In th«’ report of Retiring Secretary the court to "enjoin the defendants
vater transportation as an offset to
tho exorbitant transcontinental rail
• nihility of such a «nd* of restrlc George H
Walker and by other from further agreeing, combining and
Bon* as could keep out any but an s|M’akers. and a man well versed In conspiring to injure or destroy tho l-us- higher rates, resulting in higher cost road rates, will be benefited by tho
Infinitesimal number of real crlmln every detail of the Industries will incss of any jx-rson or corporation en and lessened business, l-ut scientific adoption of tho Mann bill, with
als without including a great mass of tie sent to Washington and main gaged in the business of carrying management resulting in lower costs, Henator Flint'* amendment, which
deserving ones and destroying Eng tallied there to guard against any steerage passenger* between points in higher wages and increased business.
tho
senate
committee on
Inter
land a traditional |s>licy of offering an ni«-aaures being t enacted under mla- the United States am! Europe.
"If their credit la impaired, the oceanic canals haa voted to ro port
asylum to refuges from oppression.
apprehension
1 »»» set forth dur-
It
"Further, that each, every and all proper remedy is not to apply the de favorably.
It Is a bill for tho governing of tho
Another proposal is to make more Ing the sessl ins ropeatedly that while the defendant steamship lines be for lusive stimulant of higher rates tint to
difficult the right to carry arras, and • here is so reason to doubt that th» bidden either to enter or clear any of strengthen th"ir organixationa by in- Panama canal sone,
Flint's amend-
finally it la proposed to arm the Issues affecting th» sheep and wool
nn-nt makes tho canal free of tolls
tln-ir vessels at or from th-- port of Inducing advanced methods and -lira
police.
Industries are and have been treat»-, New York or any other port of entry inting questionable practices.
Thus for American vessels for coastwise
Imposes tolls on railroad-
In all fairness, misunderstanding* in the United States, or any of it* |>os- they will maintain credit by deserving trade
own. d steamship*; enables th« gov
VENUS HAS SNAKES.
and iinfamlllarlty with actual coudt- sesslons, so long as they shall continue it."
ernment at any time to take over
■ tion* have and may lead to m«-a»u rea to operate under the aforesaid alleged
The pro|xi«ed advances by tho line«
“ Is which accept tho use of the
Professor
Pickering.
of
Harvard. the effect of which would be any-
in
official
clasaifiestion
territory
would
unlawful combination or conspiracy."
canal without loll*, the qiu-stlon of
thing but that Intended.
Supports V-ews of Coast Man.
The total cost to tie ret tied later, and <■ nnblea
effect only the class.
The resolutions adopted Indicate
freight tonnage of tho line* for the the president to fix tho tolla at not
Cambridge —Professor William H also a better understanding between
SENATOR ELKINS DEAO.
calendar year 19”l* was 626,321.»75. leas than 50 cents nor moro than
Pickering, of Harvard observatory. Is tho sheep and wool men and the
Less then 8 per cent of this moved un 81 50 per not ton.
Interested In the recent statement
forest service and closer relations
Dr J. J. See. of Mure Island observ and more friendly terms than In Prominent Leader in Congress Pass der class rates, yet of the freight rev
Under the provisions for taking
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atory. that higher forms of life exist the past.
es After Long Illness.
enue of these railways for 190» nearly over vessel*. the government can nt
The resolution provides
on the planet Venus.
for a national advisory board, con
Washington, Jan. 5. Senator Ste 22 per cent (8103,271,823) was derived any tlm« obtain all the colliers and
Tho Harvard Savant has held ten slating ot a reprerentalve man from
auxiliaries It need* In war.
from class rates.
tatlvely for many years that animal «■ach state and territory having a phen B Elkins, of West Virginia, died
The amendment will make tho ca
life has been tn exlalenco on Venus reserve, to take up with the recre at midnight last night. At his bedside
nal a real coni|H<tltor of the trans-
were
his
wife,
his
daughter
Katherine,
SUPREME COURT BENCH FULL continental roads
and that the surface of the planet Is fary of agriculture and the forestry
There have been
composed principally of *teauilng department changes which It Is be and four sons. David, Richard, Stephen
well defined fears that unless condi
»»amim which abound with reptilian heved should be tuade in the Inter and Blaine, and the physician«.
Devantar and Lamar tions changed th« Panama canal
Justice Van
Death was due to septicemia or blood
creature* of autedlluvlan period*.
would not give shlp|M-ra the relief
est of the stu’cp Industry. This ad
Oath of Office.
Taka
The professor al*o has certain the vlaory board will also fin«! It Its duty poisoning.
He was conscious until
that win h<>|x>d for when It was proj
ories on the geographical proclivities
Such eminent authorities as
Washington The two vacancies on ected
to make a careful consideration of within half hour of death.
on th« moon, but doe* not care to all complaint* an«i of the regulations
In th« early evening there were per the ix-nch of the Supremo court of the Admiral Evans have proved that un
discuss them.
Concerning Venus, of the forest service.
sistent rumors in Washington that the United States were fill«*«! Wednesday der existing condition* of control of
Professor Pickering say*:
Th«- proposed speed limit measure Senator's condition had become grave, when Judge Willis Van Deventer, of steamship linos by railroads, tho ca
••Certainly there are many physical
la Indorsed from the viewpoint of and fears were expressed that he Wyoming, and Judge Jo»<-ph II. Lamar, nal 1s practically turned over to
them.
reasons for thinking that it any other
quicker transportation as well us -night not live through the night. The of Georgia, took the oath of office as
planet besides the earth is Inhabited.
It was brought out In tho Investf.
from a humanitarian point of view.
Elkins family, however, were hopeful ai>aociate justices and began immedi
It Is probably Venus. It is about the
cation
here that 870.000 a month had
The resolution carries a protest to the last and to the numerous inquir ately the performance of their duties.
saiiK- size as the earth and Its density
against the pro|s»s»,<l l,ar»<>n'B bill, ers who poured in at the Flkina home For th« first time in 19 months the been paid by transcontinental roads
is about the same.
Venus seems
In a pool as a bonus to tho Pacific
and a-ilh-irixes th» executive com encouraging response* were given.
beneh was complete.
more capable of supporting lite than
Mall Steamship company, which, un
luittee to take up ‘the matter of
Though no funeral arrangements
For the first time since the organixa- : der tho terms of the contract was
any other planet except the earth.
freight rates with the Interstate Com have been announced, it i* probable
tion of the court, nearly a century and • i comiw-lled to run Its steamer* with
merce commission should this be that Mr. Elkins will be buried at El
8000 TRESPASSERS OIE.
quarter
agu, one president had com- out freight In order to prevent steam-
I deemed necessary.
kins, W. Va.
missioned within a single year five j •rs from being competitor* of tho
The election of officers went off In
railroad*.
Pennsylvania Road to Wage Cam
During the larger part of hie service men who sat on the bench.
accordance with a cut and dried pro
paign to Prevent These Deaths.
Justice Van Deventer, having been 1
gram. the ilelgatlon* from tho various In the senate Mr Elkins wss chairman
PACIFIC TO BE DEFENOED.
of the important committee on Inter named first by the president to take
Chicago—Eight thousand trespass states having fixed up a elate prior
state
commerce.
As
head
of
this
com
the
oath,
was
escorted
by
the
marshal
to
entering
the
convention
hall.
Dr
era were killed on the Pennsylvania
Taft Promisee Delegation Mors Coast
Railroad during tho year 1910 and J M Wilson, of Wyoming, who had mittee he had charge of the Hepburn to the chair on th«- extreme right of
Defense Vessels.
rate
regulation
bill
of
1907
and
of
the
th« chief justice. Justice Lamar after
this enormous total has l«d tbu rail i irtv-n urged to accept the presidency,
WASHINGTON — Representative*
road company to announce a deter retire-! in favor of Frank R. Gooding administration bill of 1910, A rail h«> had subscribed to the oath, was
mined campaign to keep those who j of Gooding. Idaho, ex governor of the road builder and owner himself, Mr. shown to his seat, which was al the EIM* and Haley, with Senator Jones
and Representative Humphrey and
have no right there off Its track* state, and younger brother of retlr Elkins had an Intimate knowledge of lef L
a
ling pi-
t--nt 1 W (¡--"ling ->f Sho all questions affected by this legisla
and its trains.
A distinguish«-«! gathering Witnessed M-veral members of th» California
The nomination of tion.
In addition to the 8000 trespass shone, Idaho
the ceremonies.
Precedents in the dclgation had a long conference with
era killed on the line du rinn the past Mr. Gooding was made by Frank It
He was the outspoken champion of court were broken by the first lady of President Taft regarding the neces
sity for iietter protection of the Pa
Hagenbrath of the Idaho delegation the bill of 1910 and. as au<-h, fought
year a like number were Injured.
the land, Mrs. Taft, being given a seat
Particularly they «P-
Being trespassers. the Pennsylvania Utah was given the western vice for its passage night and day for within the bar along with Chari«-» P. ' clfic Coast
imalcd for more submarines and
Comiauiy was n >t liable for the president by the election of George months. Probably the longest speech
Taft
and
Horace
Taft,
brothers
of
the
tonwilo boat*.
deaths, but officlalsl were appalled at Austin, of Halt Lak»- City, and there ever delivered by the West Virg.nia
president.
Mr*. Taft was accnm
Th» upshot of the conference wan
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the number Orders have gone forth being no rivalry for the position of
senator was made in its support.
panied also by Mr*. C. P. Taft and that both the President and Hecro-
to all officials and employes of the eastern vice president. A. J. Knollin
Mias !»»ui*e Taft.
t«0 Meyer expressed themselves fav-
Chicago, wm re-elected
system urging that all trespassers
Honeymoon Ship to Sail.
orkbly upon th« demand of th» Pa
be kept off the company’s property.
cific Coast delegation and legislation
San Francisco—The steamer Gover
Worcester Under Fire.
Steamer Thieves Make Haul.
will he drafted and formally reenra-
nor, which will leave Seattle for San
I
’
hillpplne
WASHINGTON.
—
The
Carnegie Trust Company Closed.
mended by the Secretary of the Navy
Seattle.—Express thieves betwnen Franciaeo nest Tuesday, will carry an
land Investigation was resumed by
New York—The Carnegie Trust Seattle and Alaska have gotten away entire passenger list of bridal couples. th« House committee on Insular af anthoriring an Increased number of
company has been closed by State with 875tM*O worth of negotiable It will be known as the honeymoon fair*. Representative Martin, of Col coast de fen so vessels for th» Pacific
Coast
Bank Commissioner Cheney.
The stock certificate* of the Owl Mining ship. Passenger Agent Duannan at orado. who started the Inquiry, croaa-
the
Seattle,
aome
months
ago
sent
out
company,
a
package
of
valuable
gold
exaralnlng
Denn
C.
Worcester,
of
company was chartered In 1907 and
Fisherman Left to Decide.
ore specimens, a bundle of currency circulars asking bridal couples to take Philippine Commission.
had a paid up capital of a million and several other f-arcei* of consid
Mr Martin nought light as to th»
Washington In the effort to avoid
a honeymoon voyage on this ship,
dollars Its surplus was 1500.000 and erable value, shipped to Seattle by which would be reserved for them. arrest of Manila newspaper men for the necessity for convening at this
its undivided profits aggregated |7J.- the Alaska Pacific company from The appeal seemed to strike many and libel In connection with publications time the board of experts appointed
000. Its gross deposits amounted to Cordova.
Although the official* of reservations came back from Canada concerning the lease of public land under the terms of the award of Tho
18.900.000. The officials of the bank the company are retlclent they are !
Hague'Tribunal relative to the New
and this country. Calgary scored first to*Mr. Worcester'* nephew.
Issued a statement saying a quiet keeping the wires hot between Seat
foundland fisheries by invitation of the
place
in
the
number
of
applicants.
run had been In progress for a tle and Cordova In an effort to lo
MrEne'ney Act Sustained.
State department, a number of repre
week and ready available resources cate the missing plunder.
Strain Proves Too Much.
Washington
That the McEnerney sentatives of the board of trail« and
had been used up.
Loa Angele* Profraaor txicien Lar act of California, passed as emergency the Master Mariners* association of
College Gets Carnegie Money.
Another Bomb for Alfonso.
I xmi
Angele*.—Andrew
Cornegle kin, the astronomer In charge of Mount legislation after the San Francisco Gloucester, Maas., appeared in the de
If they will accept as sat
Madrid—King Alfonso on Monday has donated 825.000 to the University Lowe observatory. haa suffered a men earthquake of 1906, and providing for partment.
This gift, tal breakdown and haa l-een placed in the establishment and quieting of title isfactory the regulations for the fish
Issued an official denial of the report of Southern California
that an attempt to assassinate him plus th« 175.000 raised by the uni a private earntartum. Rev. A. B. Lar to real estate in case of the loss or eries laid down by the Newfoundland
was made recently.
On board the versity Itself In compliance with the kin. hie eon, attributea the sciantiat*' destruction of public recorda, was con ers, it will be unnecessary to call a
yacht Glralda he arrived at Melilla terms of th» Iron master's donation*, condition to overwork and entertains stitutional. was the decision of the Su meeting of the international board of
experts.
and disembarked.
wipe* out th* debt of the Institution ( hope of hie recovery.
preme court of the United States.