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EUROPEAN SITUATION
Turkish Government- Doesnt 'Desire
Resumption of Hottiiities
Powers Even Less Anxious,
Young - Turks f Say
Constantinople, January 24. Nazlm
Pasha, the commander of the Turkish
army, received his death wound while
expostulating-' with a crowd jsA demon
strators for haying become embroiled
in a conflict at the Grand Vizierate
The official version of the' affair, which
is termed a. "regrettable Incident," was
issued tonight. " ' ; ' " ' '
When the demonstrators, it says,
headed by Enyer Bey, qheof the lead
ers of the Young Turks party, entered
the Grand Vizierate in ah attempt to
enter the council chamber, they were
stopped by Fabdz Bey .afde de camp
to the Grand Vizier, -who drawing, his
revolver fired a shot' at them. The aide
de :amp. of Nasim" Pasha also fired
at the crowd, his bullet striking Mehad
Xeji, one of the demonstrators. The
demonstrators - thereupon replied . and.
Nazim s aide de camp, was instantly
killed. -;. .; , ; - X- .. :
Nazim Pasha, who- was;(n the coun
cil chamber, heard the, shots and rush
ed outside.' Facing the demonstrators
he upbraided them calling them ill-
mannered curs.v While he was speak
ing a bullet Wit short xiis remarks and
he fell dead. : A secret police agent
and an attendant of th Sheik-Ul-Islam,
head of the Mohammedian clergy, also
were killed. : ' 1 v .
The leading Unionists, of Constanti
nople declare the' shootihg . of Nazim
was unpremeditated, and much regret
ted, but under . thfc circumstances urn
avoidable. They say.' the, JJnlonists
bore no ill-will, toward: Nazim. -whose
open and-oldteraletejrT-vmade
him-respected even by his political op
ponents. - - - ' k
All the old 'ministers Were set at
liberty today and permitted to return
to their homes. - . - . - 1 .
Fafiz, the aide de camp of the! for
mer Grand .Vizier, - Who fired the t first
shot in yesterday's affray.-iwas aiom-
Danion of MaJor Tahar.who started
the mutiny at Monattir last Summer
which led to the resignation of tne
cabinet of Said Pasha. - ''
Views held in official circles with
regard to the situation - between Tur
key and the Balkan allies may oe set
down as follows:
The Turkish . eovernment "does not
desire a resumption ;bf . hostilities but
the European powers - are even less
anxious to witness a, renewal of the
war, owing to the danger of possible
complications -tin' 'Europe. .Turkey
realizes; her; criiidlrJem. of financial
penury, but this cdndition is chronic
to her and means always can be found
for keeping- afloat-' ' ; -
On the other hand.v from a military
standnoint. Turkey is in a better con
dition than eVer td wage war, to ad
vantage, especially as the government
believes the forces : of : tne allies are
near the point of exhaustion. Never-
theless th( PnrtA-would nrefer - to
avoid furthf bloodshed if this is hon
orably possible apd-the , possession of
Adrianople by the allies is not insist
ed upon. - ' :'7 -"7 rJ'd.-.
Official circles are confident that no
coerecive pressure by the powers' need
be anorehehded or threats of isolated
action by Russia takeft very seriously,
owing to the possibility of such action
bringing about . complications. Under
these circumstancesi'it is" felt here
that the allies may .-Some to realize
that Adrianople i not , indisperisable
to their well beinr and especially
when thev observe.-that, it is the de
termination of the : entire NatloJto
fight rather than surrender the holy
The new Turkish1 cabinet : is, consu
tuted as follows: - Grahd Vizier and
-Minister of War. Mahmdnd Sheffcet
"astia; President of Council oi Diaie,
Said Halim: Interiors; Hadji Adil;
Foreign Affaira f temrtbrary ) . Mukhtar
fity; Marine, ,Tschurfesula fMahmud;
JiistioA Th-ohTV. rh &no! Finance. -
faat Bey; Public WorkSBatzaria Ef
fendi; Pious Foundations. Hairl Pa;
sba ; Aericulturs; A Tlielal Eff endi ;
pos, Oskan Beyf Public Instruction;
a .Kri pasha. ; :'? ., y . - .
Fiahtina and ':rtiOtina.
Constantinople, V Jan- 24.-r-Figbting
d"a noting was in evidence at several
Places in the city' todays Several per
sons were wounded in ' the clashes,
and many arrests were made..
The killing nf Nflrfm -Pasha.: former
yar Minister and .Commander of j-the
urKish army, last ,hight during a
Public demonstration, has caused great
liuouc excitement.
Talaat Rw now
terior, today' informed - the European
"'"oassadors that he had taken every
Precaution to ihsutfr thft security of
the city. '
-nver Bey, leaderil the overthrow
01 Kiomel Pasha's Cabinet, is the hero
me day.'
i tie new Grand Vizier and Minister
01 War. MakmAnJ OUfl, Dwho nt.
ded. After the? funeral the vmenv
! :r,s of the cabinet Went to the place
",,u took the oath : of . . alleeiance to
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Dudley Field Malone, son-ia-law of
United '.States Senator . James i O'Gor-
man, who has accepted the post of sec
retary to President-elect - Wilson when
he takes office. V . . '
JUDGE GARY KNEW -OF POOLS
Was Aware of Participation of . Sub
sidiaries of Steel Corporation in .
Price Agreements, Testifies
'.-': William Corey V -
New- York. January.- 24 i Partfcipa?
tion Qf subsidiaries of the. United
State& JSteel Corporation, in .pools -OJ3
anized to fix prlfceSaandwh tbv
Judge E. H. Garyr-chaHTnan;ofthe
corporation, long before." he- gave or
ders that the pools should be abolish
ed, according to William E: Coreyy
former : president of the corporation.
Mr. Corey, so testified today on cross-
examination in the government suit to
dissolve the combination under Sher-
man . anti-trust . law. . The testimony
preceded an acknowledgement by Mr.
Corey that his resignation as president
of the -corporation in 1910 was the se
auel of a dispute between himself and
Judge Gary as to whowas chief in au
thority and that'the finance committee
of the corporation had upheld Judge
Gary. It save direct contradiction
to testimony of Chairman Gary before
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tne Stanley, ssieei. lnvesLigatiuu vui
mittee,, that "with" the exception of the
rail - combination, which he said did
not fix prices, he had had no knowl
edge of the existence of pools and had
ordered them . abolished as soon as
they had been brought to his attention.
Thl was in tne latter- pair oi iw.
: iWiv.-'Corav' swore' today that Judge
"tnow ihmit all the Pools all the
time because he attended some of tnei
meetings,' j although, a, meeting-ox me
plate and structural pool "in 1902 or
1903;" was the only one at which he
could distinctly remember that Judge
Gary. was present, Mr. Corey saia m?
was " sure ne was present . ai. uwci
meetings. ' 1
Arft'TOii sure that Judge Gary was
present at the structural meetings?"'
asked C A: severance, -auuiucj
the corporation. . " x-
"Absolutely," answered, Mr. Corey.
tt-.w0 tm chaVA the testimony of
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tho witness -Mr. ssevernu
held a
brief conference' with hi
assistant
counsel-'- V ' "
"You left the Steel Corporation witn
ill-feeling toward 'Judge. 'Gary,, didn t
you?" asked Mr. Severance. - ' '
"We were. not aiways m actwu,
don't think it was ill-feeling," re
plied thewitness- , , -
Mr- Corey then acknowledged that
there had been a question as to wheUi-
er he was- chief executive ana uiai tne
finance committee had upheld J udge
Gary, ' : L'
Mr. Corey could not dc muuueu w-
day to alter :nis previous icsumuaj
t, ha TnnAssk& Coal & JrOn Com-
y yras ra -steel rail" competitor of
thX teel Corporation before- it f was
taken "over by the corporation during
the panic of 1907 witn, tne sauwu
President Roosevelt. He jsaid he had
opposed its acquisition on the pound
that the 'price was too high John W
h4A.- anVi: ifvthersw-: Who .controlled,, it,
n "nufsance' value" on the
Smperties, he said,,and it would nave
continued as' a competitor of the cor
Hnf it bad not been taken over.
Counsel for the Great .Northern or
trustees, defendant in the suit made
efforts "to rerute Jr,
'-."r" I current-'-in- Wall
T:,r7w the United -States
Steel Corporation Intended voluntorily
to dissolve. - These, were dented by
Tnde Gary. The chairman would not
wmlneht oh Mr . ;Corey!s testimony.
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SENATORS DISCUSS PROBLEM
Members Favorable to Arbitration Go
'on Record in Opposition to Knox's
" Position Facilitate Ne-
' - Qotiations.
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Washington, Jan. i 24.-:rSecretary
Knox's reply to . the itritish" protest
against the exemption of 'American
coastwise shippings from tolls' in the
Panama, canal .having been received in
London, it is incumbent upon the Brit
ish Foreign Office to' come to a deci
sion at once as to 'the course to be pur
sued in! the continuance of the negoti
ations; to determine whether the ef
fort shall be continued to; adjust the
supposed differences between the two
countries by further exchanges or to
accept Secretary Knox's offer to ex
change ratifications of the Knox-Bryce
general arbitration treaty as amended
by the Senate and referred to a spe
cial commission the task of finding
the actual facts as a "basis for possible
arbitration.
v Senators favorable to arbitration
were generally disposed "today to go
On record in opposition to Mr. Knox's
position. Senator McCumber, Repub
lican, ' and Hitchcock, Democrat, both
members of the Committee on Foreign
Relations, expressed themselves. .
'j. Senator McCumber said: ;v "The sec
retary's letter does not alter the fact
that, we agreed '-by treaty to treat all
nations alike in' connection with the
canal and that we also agreed by an
Qther ; treaty to submit all such ques
tions as this to arbitration." :
- Senator Hitchcock said: "The reply
Of Secretary i Knox , demonstrates" thattfered several of the Turkish. ambassar
tin e.mp.05gJfTpnlr'toll3 Vfesseltf e&fiasUdors' abroad, but thus iaiK, all have de-
eo in tne coastwise . traffic. i-Consrress
practically ' voted to subsidize Ameri
can ships at the expeffse of the tax
payers. He. asserts that the loss falls
On the'American tax payers and hone
on British, shipping. To my mind this
'presents arbitration for changing the
Jaw -unless we are to embark on a pro
gramme of voting vship subsidies."
Those who oppose arbitration were
pleased with the, Knox note.- Senator
Fletcher; of Florida, said: "Secretary
Knox certainly is right in saying that
there - has " been no - violation of the
treaty to. date. I do not favor the ar
bitration of the toll question nor the
repeal of the law, but if it should be
come necessary I should be willing to
have the whole question passed upon
by our Supreme Court."
Senator vTownsend said: "I feel
now as J. have felt all the time that
the Senate acted within its legal right
under the treaty. . I object to submit
ting the matter to arbitration and if
It should reach the point where it
would be necessary to refer the matter
to The Hague tribunal, 1 would in pref
erence repeal the law, because I fear
serious complications might arise
through arbitration."
There is Some expectation in official
circles - here ' that the British foreign
office will 'facilitate the conclusion of
negotiations by referring Secretary
Knox s note, to Ambassador Bryce
with instructions that will eive him
practically; a free hand in dealing di-
recuy wim tne secretary or state and
Chanler.' Anderson, the oounsellor of
tne department, who was Instrumental
in framing the American note, in the
euort to reacn a satisractory conclu
sion. Considerable speculation eTiata
as to the probable course of the Brit
ish government respecting the reservations-contained
in Sir' Edward
Grey's note touching the provisions of
the tolls act' forbidding use of the ca
nal by -railroad-owned steamshins. it
is assumed ,that ; the British foreign
uiuw xiits . reirameu irom denning its
position in this matter until the Unit
ed states actually undertakes to ex
clude such vvessels , from the canal
when the. issue promptly will be made.
LUMBER ; ; 6XPQRTERS ADJOU R N.
Annual Convention Concludes See.
siohs-t Election of Officers.
Chattanobgi,; Tenn.. Jan. 24. Tho
12th annual convention of the Nation
al Lumber Exporterfe' Association con
cluded its sessions here this afternoon.
Election..-. of officers forr the ensuing
year, was the7 main feature of th oia.
ing session. , The election resulted as
follows:
President,. Fred Arn, Chattanooga;
first vice president; Frank F. Fee, of
Dermott, 'Ark. second vice president,
Chester-. Korn,,-of Cincinnati; 'secreta
ry, J. McD. Price, of Baltimore, re
elected; (treasurer,, John L. Alcock, of
Baltimore re-elected.
The association went into a lengthy
discussion, of; ocean rates, and' admit
ted resolutions demanding through bills
of lading; equal treatment'of all com
modities, that , export traffic shall be
loaded - within not exceeding. 30 days
from the, arrival, date ofthe steamer;
that export, traffic shall not be loaded
at originating point on through export
bill of lading until a booking has been
confirmed- ,y steamship jcompany, or
authorized afeent. ? They also recom
mended one'; cent postage -
Young Turks, WU Not Force
Matters or Rcsarne i -
Hostilities
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RUSSIA MAY CAUSE TROUBLE
Europe Awaits Developments in' Situa
tion With Greatest Concern Bal-.
- kan Allies Won't Prepi-
tate " Matters.
WARSHIPS DISPATCHED
London, January s 24 .Wltal-
ian,-British and other warships,
.have been ordered to proceed .
immediately to Turkish wa
iters, according . to dispatches
jfrom "Meditteranean ports
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Liondon, Jan. 24. -Some days must
elapse- before the situation arising
from the revolution in Constantinople
becomes clear. As far as may.be judg
ed, there is no intention on the part
of the new Turkish . government to
force matters or to. resume hostilities
if, any reasonable compromise with the
Balkan allies is possible'. -.
A dispatch from Constantinople to
night says Jhe Council of Ministers
sati today to ' discuss the reply they
will make to the note of . the powers
and it Is believed this.reply, while in
sisting, on the retention 'of Adrianople
byj Turkey, will point o Thursday's
demonstration, as a real manifestation
of the National will. '. . r;
The new government is -finding dif
ficulty in filling the post of foreign
minister. The, portfolio has been oft
cliiied. . -Until the ministry is complet
ed iby the appointment of a Sheik-Ul-Islam
and a foreign' minister, it is pro
bable that no definite steps will be
taken. Developments in the situation
are. awaited throughout Europe with
the greatest concern, as danger might
arise through active intervention by
Russia.
The Balkan delegates to the' peace
conference in London show no, desire
forj precipitate action. They have ac
cepted the advice of the ambassadors
of -the powers to await .the reply of the
new Turkish government to the am
bassadors' note before forming any
resolution ' as to their" future proced
ure. Opinion among the s delegates is
greatly divided. Some maintain it is
useless to wait longer in view of de
velopments at Constantinople, which
are considered eloquent proof of the
attitude the new ministry intends to
take. Others take the view that it is
impossible for Enver Bey"to"be taken
seriously.
In' addition, they argue, the Young
Turks, who lost power owing to the
absolute unprjeparedness of the coun
try under their .regime in the war with
Italy, cannot now have the support of
a majority of the people as the same;
unpreparedness for which they were
(Continued on Page Eight.)
OUTLINES
- The strike of the garment workers
in i New York is expected to end today.-.".
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The waiters' strike in New York
yesterday assumed : formidable pro
portions and one-fourth of the hotels
and restaurants Were affected.
-President-elect Wilson went to New
York last night, seeking rest and re
creation, and will spend the week-end
in the metropolis.
The Money, Trust probe ended for
the time being yesterday, the commit
tee accepting as-; an argument a state
ment from Henry P. f Davison, denying
the existence of a money trust.
An official statement issued' in Con
stantinople yesterday, declared that
Nazim Vasba's death was unavoidable,
he being . killed while expostulating
with a- crowd of demonstrators. . v
Wm. E. Corey testified in . the suit
against the U. S. Steel Corporation
yesterday that Judge Gary knew of
participation in pools by -subsidiaries
of j the trust a long timet before he or
dered them abolished. ' ; ,," -;:
Europa awaited-the outcome of the
revolution in Turkey with the greatest
concern yesterday. It is expected that
the new government will . attempt to
make some reasonable compromise
with the allies, ' whereby Adrianople
may be retained. . j
The British Foreign Office received
Secretary Knox's reply .to England's
protest against free tolls to coastwise
shipping Yesterday and tha next move
in the diplomatic game is up to Sir
E4ward Grey, who Is expected to sug
gest the next step in the negotiations
at once. . , ' . , .
New York markets: . Money on call
steady, 2 to 2. 3-4 per cent; ruling
rate 2 3-4;. closing bid 2 1-4; offered
at 2 1-2. Spot cotton closed steady.
Flour steady. Wheat firm; No. 2 red
1.10 and 1.12. - Corn easy, 6 1-4 f.o.b.
Turpentine firm. . Rosiu quiet,
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.Rome, Jan. 24. Because they described,., the Princess . Louise, divorced
wife of the King Of Saxony, as the divorced wife of himself, M. Toselli de
clares he will bring an action for-damages against the publishers, of the Al
.manach de Gotha. Toselli declares that his is "merely a legal separation, not
a divorce. ' " . - '
MONEY TRUST PROBE CLOSES
Committee Accepts as Argument
Statement From Henry P. Davl-.
son Denying Existence ,6f
Trust J. J. Hill
Washington, Jan. 24. Accepting hs
an argument , a lengthy statement; de?j
nying the existence of a money trujst
and charging the co-operation. iamohg
financial ! interests to the weakvbank
ing-law framed by Henry P.ilDavisoni
of J. P. ! Morgan & Company, "the
House Money Trust Committee today.
closed for the time being its; finaheiall
probe. .. :. -. - C ' "
The statement of Mr. Davison, .'pre
sented by him as he left the, witness
stand, was an analytical -;arguniefii
based on the tables and charts pre;
sented . to the committee "purporting
to show control Of $25,000,000,000 5of
resources . by 180 "directors. S
The statement ; denied this conclu
sion and set forth specifically that -the
firm of J. P. Morgan & Company , "be
lieves that there is no shehvhingahd a readjustment of hours. -
either in form or in fact as a money
trust." The committee did not allow,
the statement to go into the record
as testimony, but at an - executive
meeting voted to allow, it to 'be'.re-
corded as an. argument. -
Mr. Davison differed with Mr.,;Ua-
termyer, counsel for the committee ih
his assertions as to the concentration
and control of money- and credit,' and
the lawyer was unable to shake the
position - of the financier. James . J.'
Hill, railroad pioneer of the North--west.;
followed Mr Davison on ;;the
stand. '. He was examined briefly1 as to-
his affiliation s with various banks and
railroads. . 't V- - . -;
IRobert Windsor, of the firm 6f Kid;
der, Peabody & : Company, and Gard
ner M. Lane, of Lee Higginsoru
Company, both of Boston; were'exam-
ined as - to .- the participation . of their
concerns with J. P. Morgan & Compaq
ny, the First National : Bank, the 'Na
tional. City Bank and other New?York
financial institutions for thev market
ing of securities." - ' ' ' " ' "
Francis L. Hine, .president jof t the
First National Bank of New York, was
the' last1 witness before, the .comiaittee.
Mr.. Hine was questioned as to.'the
practice, of his bank, 1 Morgan & Comj:
pany " and the National - City, - in hand
ling jointly Issues of stocks and bonds:
He said that participation In bohdsiHlserTic in i number Of big hotels
sued in this fashion were nsually ac-.l
. . (Continued on Page Eight.)
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WAITERS1' STRIKE SPREAOING
Nearly1 One-fourth of Hotels Are Af
fected by Their Employes Wal Ic
ing Out Strikers and Police
; Engage In Battle
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''New York, January 24. The strike
of hotel employes - spread today and
hearty one-quarter of the more impor
tant establishments, are affected. Some
of the smaller restaurants were forc
ed to close and several hotel proprie
tors said if the trouble "continued they
jfiight have to discontinue their dining
room service. Nearly 3,000 .waiters,
cooks and kitchen; helpers, it is ; esti
mated, are "out. 'v-V-' -
i;:The Hotel Workers' Union made its
declaration of war - this afternoon in
a statement reciting the strikers' de
mands and declaring that unless they
are satisfied .20,000 employes will quit
Work within three days. The "strikers
ask for better sanitary condition's, bet
ter ;food for their- personal use abo-.
iition of fines, . no discrimination
against the young, . increases in. wages
Tonight union workers tried to tie-up
some of the larger hotels. One. thous
and strike pickets attempted tq watch
every hotel and restaurant. '.. v
" Members of the Hotel Men's - Asso
ciation said they had met the employes
more than half way and wouldjresist
further demands. ' ' ' . j . ' ;
Several arrests were' made when un
ion waiters interfered: ;with the strike
breakers 'going to 6 from their wonk.
- Several hundred V sikers-' early to
night attacked two tidhAinion waiters
outside the Hotel - Astbr' and seriously
injured them before, the police dispers
ed the mob. Three'men ,were-arrested.
The strikers marched to . the Knicker
bocker Hotel? and to Shanley's restau
rant, making a demonstration 4n front
of each. The police-had a battle, with
the crowd in which 400 strikers were
involved. Some, of the strikers . Jearr
ried t railroad spikes; : A detective and
several strikers were injured. , The
police arrested nine men while quell
ing this riot, ':' ( , "
A series of disturbances occurred in
the hotel and restaurants district ;tc-
tnight when thousands' of striking wait
ers, and sympathizers', overran some oi
the principal Greets and " engaged In
serious rioting.; " yf, . ,
;The rioting followed efforts' by sev
eral -thousand employes to cripple the
The : riotous ele ment carried on - a
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North Carolina General - As
, sembly Allows 50 Per
Cent of Assets : ' i
A SIX MONTHS SCHOOL TERM
Duplicate Bills in : Both Houses
Freight Rate Measure-Antl-Trust
Bill With Hand-r
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(By W. J. Martin.) n
Raleigh, N. C.t J, an. 24.-i-After two
days of spirited debate the Senate has .
voted to limit building and loan asso-w "
ciations . to borrowing to the extent of " '
50' instead of 25 per cent, of paid-in
assets . as' at ! present. An amendment ;.;
at ; the. last minute' by Senator Jones to
allow borrowing the.: amount of 75 per .". ;
cent, of assets was defeated. The ori
ginal bill was to allow unlimited bor
rowing. - ; .'-':y . '
Duplicate bills were , Introduced in
the Senate and House - today for six
months minimum ' rural schols
through a $250,000 -. State apportion
ment to assure four months- terms
and supplementary 5 cent State prop
erty- tax, the proceeds - of which can
only go to salaries of teachers for two
additional - months of f school. , - Thorne, ;
in the Senate, and Majette, in. the
House, introduced these bills i for the -
joint committee and State-Department
of Education. . - , r . J ; -
The Justice resolution declaring the
attitude of the General' Assembly as -to
freight rate discriminations,'; passed .
the House .unanimously; -Mr. i Justice; ' ...
stated that, he had become Convinced
that -it was hot necessary fori him to .
make the comprehensive speech in the :
freight. ratesituatipnrthathe ibad in-, v.
tended -to; majte ap aemadiyetlto, near, ,
of a single member of- the Legislature ;
opposed to. the passage of the, resolu-
tain counsel, as -does .the .'Corporation v -41
Commission to sue the railroads,; as
to these discriminations.. 5 Tke! resoh
tion was sent to the Senate without ; , v,
engrossment. -.,y:';;-; ; "" ..' '
Judiciary Committee. - No. 1 voted
unanimously - to report' favorably the ,
Justice bill to declare "illegal (cpmbina
uons in restraint of trader the drastic -
anti-trust bill introduced early' in the W!
sesslon.'The bill applies the; Sherman- - .
anti-trust act as State law, adds the
provisions ' of the noted Reid bill of ' . '"') '-'
the 1907 session; provides punishment : ' ' , -for
agreements as well -as Iconspira-
cies in restraint of trade and provides
machinery forthe attorney, general to
investigate and prosecute much as the '
Federal act empowers; the i Attorney
General ; of the United: Stateis in this
respect. There seems; beno oppo
sitiqnto the Justice- ,'bill.V indeed, -many
who would ordinarily, be consid
ered to oppose such 'legisiatiopa declar
ed they are: Indifferent because' this Is-
sue has distinctly passed -into Nation- '
al Instead of State dimensions, and -v
tne state laws can only be a sort of
figurehead. It looks like easy sailing
for: the bill through the House and
senate.
This
committee returned U without
prejudice Rector's bill, for creating a
State Industrial Commission so it will
be passed Jon by the Manufactures
Committee although , very,' unfavorable
views on it were expressed and a mo
tion to report unfavorably by Stewart
was withdrawn as a courtesy to the
introducer. Mr. Stewart ? and- others
declared against creating new offices t
and more expense for the State, Stew
art declared his conviction that lots of
these now , holding office ' should be
sent back to the plow and other work
and the State saved needless expense.
There . was adverse expression of
views on the Williams, of Buncombe,
mus to proninit excessive, rates 6T in- -
terest and; protect borrowers and wage
earners from money sharks. However,
in the absence of "Mr. .Williams ho ac
tion was taken. - , . ;y , '
The House Appropriations '.Commit
tee organized this afternoon;,' Dough- -ton
chairman, and discussed . economy 1
in terms that indicated sa yeiy conser-'
vative poucyjn appprtiohing appropri- -"
attons at VtWs . sedsiott. No1: pending
bills were considered, -yyr'y-, -
" The joint Committed f 'on - Judicial -Districts
held a lengthy session last
evening, but reached no" cohcluiion as '
to increase in the number of judges ?
or districts; the pending Vills heing '
for increase ' from 15 -fo 20 and to 24,
respectively.-.- ' - . y
The committee heard "discussions as -to
the judicial ccuidltidnk - out in the
State by; C. W; Tillett ATBriAhdrews,
Jr., J. C, Wright,. C. 'L.'f Aberhathy and
others, .all agreeing- that '-feast 9rt
districts and judges should be provid
ed. In t the end it Wasdecided for ' a
suo-committee to investigate ! and re
port back s with reconintendations f ' to ;
mo wmuimees noay aiternoon next.
:y-'::- 'Senate 15th 3' 0ay':ft -
At 11 o'clock Lieutehant Governor -Daughtridge
called the Senate o or
der. 'The invocation -was .by Rev. ! C,- -''
J. Harrell., ...-.v s . i..'. ' i - "
Petitions were received ifroni cltl-
zens; of Richmond;-CraYeh, Halifax,
Madison and Rockingham counties for
a six months' school term, ; and from , -f
Junior Order -councils in : Guilford, Da
vidson and Mecklenburg 5 for a better
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