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I Vol. XIII
RALEIGH. 1ST. C. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 16, 1903
No. 14
Post.
E
OBMNG
ocratic
immons Takes Strong Posi
jsn in Favor of Reciprocity
jWith Cuba-Cotton May
1 Be Grown in Spite
I of the Weevil
R1 THOMAS J. PISNCn
Washington, Dec. 15. Special. The
ocess of solid' '"ing the Democratic
rco? in the Senate reached a most
Itifying stage today. In caucus as
: aibled the Democratic senators adopt-
: a resolution which provides that
- len a caucus by a two-thirds vote
ermines upon a line of action this
ill be binding upon all Democratic
yiurp. The resolution, which was
i oJucpfl by Senator Blackburn of
I: fiiucky, permits the following ex
r tioi:s when senator ray vote other
v . :ie thr u determined by the caucus:
- len a senator has already pledged
: jislf to his constituents, when -he
" s been instructed by his state legis-
.ture, or when he opposes a proposi
t n ri the ground of its unconstitu-
" ijna hty.
The Blackburn resolution was adopt
t 4by a vote of 2" to 2, showing w.ih
' Kit unanimity the Democratic sena
; rs favors presenting a solid front on
r itters of legislation that are to come
' fore this Congress.
Two other significant votes were
ken when an amendment was voted
wn, which provided that the Cuban
r criprocity o jestion and the Panama
c Aal matter should not be subject to
caucus action. This shows that there
i.? some likelihood that both these mat
ters may be taken up and be made the
subject of party action.
The chances are that the Democrats
will not take tin the Cuban recipro
city matter as a party measure. One
embarrassment is that several Demo
crattic senators have already made
speeches for reciprocity, while it is gen
erally believed that a majority of the
f Democrats are against the reciprocity
'bill J In the' shape in which it will be
. rrciented after a vote.
The most interesting matter will be
V:.i canal question, and it remains to be
s;en whether any Democratic caucus
action will be taken on it. Whilp it is
k Own that the difference among Dem
( cats on this question has been great-,
'exaggerated, it Is not yet certain
t it it will be made subject to party
r -tion. The disposition of the Demo
' itic senators now is to get closer to
ther on the Panama question. When
I i matter was first discussed the in
f rrnation about matters on the isth
r is was in rather a meagre and
iotic state. Then its discussion
ild not be complete as present con
dons afford. Nevertheless, even if
i k Democrats do make Panama a
r "ty question and oppose the treaty,
t ey cannot defeat it. The combined
republican strength with three Demo
cratic votes Will be enough to ratify
.e treaty.
Senator Mallory of Florida voted
r ainst the Blackburn resolution, Sena
t " i Cockrell of Missouri opposed it -in a
eech, but it is said he refrained from
& Reauiar Hot
uraiB
Negro Suffrage League
n Attempt to Endorse Roose-
eit Led to Endless Debate.
Speakers Roundly De
noi ;ce Booker
Washington
hington, Dec. 15. The question
4 endorsing President Roosevelt for
" flection in 1904 nearly caused the
4
" sruption today of the convention of
i
t'-e National Negro Suffrage League,
i' rtv in session here.
Involutions on the subject, presented
o'clock this morning, were still;
ing debated at midnight tonight, and
iihout apparent adjustment of settle-:
si:t before morning. Charges of
tbory were freely made concerning
ih committeemen and other members
I the convention. Among the many
?tio;iS which united to prevent the
-"rsement is a "Hearst clan," who
int- the ne2TO vote for their man.
e xecutive session wars called up
Jorckr that pians for the coming
1id--ntial election might be dis
Wd. To forestall anything his
ac-nds might, say, A. II. Grinke of
- ton. who afterwards said he could
f- tell eight months ahad of the con
i "lit i,n for whom he would vote "if he
in the convention, made a. speech
p i.-mg Roosevelt and declaring that
negroes hnd not a,ny friends. There!
one traitor in the negro's own, he)
fc;. and tlvt traitor wa.3 Booker
Vv'rL-hington. lie finally introduced!
--o!nUn-A that ncsxoes should vote!
Senators
ill
eir foro
VOtinsr. T) em rfT-n t r eoi-iot-t.a r
ren-
erally congratulating themselves on the
outcome of the caucus. It shows that
they are getting together.
feenator Simmons spoke today in be- ans. High Corean officials are hurry
half of Cuban reciprocity, occupying !ing to Mokphe to try to quell the dls
the floor of the Senate about an hour. (turbances. So Tar Russia has not in
Several members of the delegation from terfered.
the state left the House to hear the United States Minister Allen has de
senator speak. The Tar Heel senator manded a definite answer from the Co
took the position, as he did last year, Irean government in regard to the open
tl.at the reciprocity measure would re- 'ing of the port o'f Wikju. Despite
suit in much benefit to the south. The (American, British and Japanese pres
contention of the Louisiana senators sure, Russian influence over the Core
that Cuban soil was so much better an government is aparently unshaken,
adapted to the growth of sugar than and it is expected that Corea will pro
our own that we could not afford to jcrastinate in dealing with the matter,
put the sugar growers of Cuba in com- j and' probably may refuse eventually to
petition with our own, did not appeal ;act at all.
to the North Carolina senator. "My A feeling of unrest is growing among
own state as well as others in the Corean people who fear that, whether
south, Mr. Simmons declared, "has it be peace or war between Russia and
corn lands greatly inferior to those Japan, the extinction of the empire Is
in Kansas and other western states." j imminent. It is believed that the out
Between these, he said, there was free i break of hostilities or the aiVnounce
trade; and yet North Carolina produces jinent of a protectorate of any kind
corn in competition with "the west, 'will precipitate trouble. Foreigners in
Texas, he declared, has soil better , Seoul expect disorder, and the Ameri
adapted to the growth of cotton than '. can .residents desire a warship. The
my own state, yet .cotton is one of Corean army, numbering 8,000 men, 13
North Carolina's chief products. There considered one of the most 'dangerous
is free trade between Texas- and North 'factors of the situation. In case of
Carolina; and yet, despite the advan-(trouble it is feared that the soldiers
tage in favor of the former state North will be the first to lead the rioting and
Carolina farmers grow cotton with
profit. The senator did not think
Louisiana senators had any right to
oppose this bill because of the fact
that the lands of Cuba are better
adapted to the culture of sugar. Soil
conditions should not affect this ques
tion, because every state experiences
some disadvantages. "Sugar," he de
clared, "can not be grown in this' coun
try on a basis just to the consumers
of suarar."
Continuing his argument, Senator
Simmons declared that North Carolina
produced last year one hundred million
pounds of tobacco, and while the bill
under consideration, reduces the tariff
on Cuban tobacco he could not oppose
the measure. "Sugar, rice and tobac
co do not feed and clothe the Cubans.
They must go elsewhere for their
clothes and substantial provisions.
Wealth that is to come will create a
demand for luxuries. It is to our in
terest to get that trade from the
new republic almost at our door. Cuba
in a few years will be enormously rich.
She will want cotton goods of the
cheaper varieties, such as are manu
factured in mx-?Tancf I want, to add
here that North Carolina is manufac
turing every pound of cotton that she
grows.' pearly every town in the state
has its knitting mill. The concession
on cotton goods is fifty per oent. This
advantage our people will gain.''
Senator Simmons declared that the
bill was not builded on Republican
lines as evidenced by the utterances of
McKinley, Blaine and Republican plat
forms. It was fashioned rather after
Democratic declarations in favor of
tariff reduction.
"If this bill provides a bounty foi
Cuba we get a bounty in return. Boun
ty or no bounty, it does not take any
money from the 'people of this country.
It is sin ply the remission of a. tax
which would go into the treasury. The
treasury is already overflowing. It
contains more money than we havt
any use for. -
"I .wish certain amendments -had
been made to this bill. I recognize the.
fact that should any be made now they
would destroy the treaty. I want to
(Continued on page 2.)
Time in
for nesroe3 and their rights before a
political party.
Rev. G. W. Lee of Washing-ton sup- ,
rxrted the resolution. Rev. S. L. Car
ruthers of Washington championed the
case of the president. But the con
vention referred to a comirUtee his
resolutions, endorsing Roosevelt, asking
the Republicans to nominate mm tor
president and pledging the negroes to j
vote for him. j
The next attempt to secure an en-, pubiished. Major Runcie gave the
dorsement occurred at the night ses- j comrriittee some valuable information
sion. Rev. G. C. Coleman tried to take : regarding the Castaneda concession at
the convention by storm for the presi- j Havana( -which was granted and con
dent by revival oratory, hut like reso- i firmej by General Wood under circum
lutions presented by others were ruled stances Which left Secretary Root in
out of order. In the committee meet- ; th dark roncerninT the true character
ing James H. Hayes of Virginia, who
last year urged the negroes to "put the
torch to the south if their rights were
not observed', was elected chairman.
The Jew England contigent, led by
Grimke, charged Hayes with desiring
(Continued oh second page.)
Death of Captain Lee
Richmond,
Va., Dec. lo. Capts. n ;
Robert C. Lee, a nephew of Gen. R. E
Lee and a brother of Gen. Fitz Lee,
died in Fredericksburg today, aged 66
rtoin T o. cor--rl rliirinp t rie
years. .y: 1
war in the Confederate navy ana on
several occasions distinguished him-
self. He never married.
Bunchanan Sails for . Panama
New York, Dec. 15. William L. Buch- j struction in Cuba and formerly an inti
anan of Buffalo, N. Y., the first Unitea rcate friend of General Wood. Mr.
States minister to the Republic or Frye told the committee of the visit
Panama, sailed today for Panama to of 1,300 Cuban teachers to Harvard
take up' his new duties, University in 1300 and of certain cir
TROUBLE IN COREA
5 X
The Army a Dangerous Ele
ment in the tvsnt of
an Outbreak
Seoul. Dec. 15. More rioting has oc
curred at Mokphe and yesterday a Ja
panese mob wounded seventeen Core-
jbesrin looting.
CASHIER SPECULATED
Finding He Had Gone Too
"Far He Ended Life With
a Bullet
New Haven, Conn., Dec. 15. Isaac
Bushnell, cashier of the Yale National
j bank, shot himself a short time before
the opening of business at the bank
today and died an hour and a half
later.
The president of the bank said:
"It is evident that Mr. Bushnell had
been speculating in stocks to a limited
extent and was indebted to this bank
for a small amount, which is amply
covered by surety bonds."
From a reliable source it is learned
that the bank's securities have been
found by Bank Kxaminer Barrows to
be Intact, and that the books also ap
parently show the misappropriation to
be less than Jlc.000 probably about
$12,000. Mr. Bushnell had been con
nected with the institution for twenty
one years.
General Wood Deceived
Cuban School Teqcfters
A Former Superintendent of
Public Instruction Tells
How He Came to Lose
Faith in the General.
The Inquiry Near
ing the fnd
Washington, Dec 15. Major James
E. Runcie, Inspector General George
H. Burton, U. S. A.; and Alexis Frye
were witnesses before the committee
on military affairs today, which is
reaching an end of the hearing on the
charges against General Leonard Wood.
Major Runcie's testimony was of
little importance so far as it bore on
the matter of the article in the North
American Review, written by him but
inspired by General Wood. Mr. Ray
Stannard Baker's testimony on that
point having been submitted to Major
Runcie. he took occasion to reiterate
that General yvood had inspired the
article in ciuestion and that he had
talked with General Wood about the
nrtlHp both before and after it was
of the proceedings. The Castneada
plant for electric light and power is
now said to be established at Havana
by virtue of General Wood's order, is
sued in violation of the Foraker act.
Inspector General Burton was called
merely. to establish the date upon
which he began an investigation of the
Cuban postal frauds, the purpose being
to determine whether this date pre
ceded the data of General Wood's arbi-
. changes in the renal code of
Cuba admitting cx parte evidence in
on'mfriAl tHrflc. Ono of Mnlor T!. G.
jg charjres against General
Wood is that the military order in
question worked to the injury of par
ties on trial and resulted in a mis
carriage of justice.
The most interesting testimony of
the day was offered by Alexis E.. Frye,
former superintendent of public, in-
FRESH OUTBREAK
IN SAN DOMINGO
Our Consul at Puerto Plata
Reports a Revolution in
Full Bloom
"Washington, Dec 15. Mr. Simpson,
United States consul at Puerto . Plata,
San Domingo, has cabled the state de
partment under today's date that a
revolution had broken out at Santiago
and that the movement is extensive
and serious. i
This is supposed to be the- result of
the failure of the provisional govern
ment to secure recognition at the hands
of United States Minister. Powell,
which fact operated to prevent that
government from obtaining money
necessary to maintain itself through a
foreign loan.
Nothing is known officially of the re
ported plots against the life of Unit
ed States Minister PowelV but the na
vy will take all necessary precautions
to protect the American! legation in
San Domingo. The Newport will return
there from San Juan as '"soon as she
has coaled. '
GQUIRE SAN DOMINGO
$
New Idea Embodied in a
Senate Resolution
Washington, Dec. 15. In the Senate
today Senator Hepburn introduced a
resolution authorizing the president of
the United States, to enter upon nego
tiations for the acquisition of sover
eignty over the island of Hayti and
San Domingo. The preamble to the
resolution gives the following reasons
for acquisition of sovereignty by this
government: On account of the unsta
ble character of the two governments
on the island; on account of the geo
graphical situation . of the Island, and
principally for the reason that the isl
and lies "in the sea road to the entrance
of the isthmian canal.
Automatic Air Brake
-' Greensboro, N. C, Dec, 15. Special.
The patent office at Washington has
granted a . patent to. Mr. John B.
Wrigh of this city on his automatic
air brake. Should this,device prove to
be what . It seems it will reduce to a
great extent the numb,- . of railroad
wrecks. Mr. - Wright will -take steps
looking to the formation of a. company
to have his appliance manufactured in
Greensboro.
cumstances connected therewith which i
caused him to lose faith in the j
word of General Wood. Before the ,
teachers left for the United States
General Wood informed Mr. Frye that
he intended to issue an order curtail
ing the teachers' salaries. Mr. Frye
asked that this action be abandoned
and especially requested that the teach
ers be not deprived' of their full
salaries during their visit to the Unit
ed States.
Upon arrival at Harvard Mr. Fryt
told President Eliot of Wood's propos
ed action. President Eliot, said tha
witness, was much interested in the
matter, a.nd expressed the hape that
Gen. Wood would not cut down the
salaries during the visit of the teach
ers, as he feared the news would nulli
fy all the pleasant and profitable Im
pressions gained on the trip. Never
theless, the order was Issued.
Gen. Wood visited Boston while the
Cuban teachers were there. He learn
ed of the consternation that his order
had made, and in a speech to the
teachers, President Eliot being present.
Gen. Wood told the teachers that ht
had no idea how the order came to.bt
issued, that he had not authorized iti
issuance and that it would be rescind
ed, and that so 4ong as he remained at
the head of affairs in Cuba there
would be no reduction In the salaries
of teachers. Stenographic reports of
Gen. Wood's speech were submitted to-
day by. Mr. Frye to the committee. j
The committee will call Secretary
Root to the stand tomorrow. It is ex
pected that his testimony will close
the investigation. The committee is
not expected to make its report to tht.
Senate before January 4.
A minority report" will be made, since
it . is a foregone conclusion that tht.
majority of the committee will make a
report favorable to Gen. Wood. A de-
mand will also be made that Gen. I
Wood be summoned from the Philip- j
pines to face the evidence brought out
in the investigation. This demand will j
be baed on the fact that Gen. Wood
is not confronted by more charges, but!
by evidence in support of the charges j
that have gone so far to establish theit I
truth that It can not be ignored by an j
officer of the armv.
Signed Treaty Returned j
New York, Dec. 15. The steamer City j
of Washington arrived today from (
Colon, bringing the signed copy of the ;
canal treaty with the republic of Pun-I
ama. The treaty was In a metal box. J
In charge of the purser, who turned it j
over to a representative of the gov-'
ernment on arrival at the dock. j
PLOT AGAINST POWELL
American Minister to San
Domingo to Be Killed
by "Accident"
New York, Dec. 15. A Dominican
plot to assassh j.te William Powell.
United States minister to Hay ti and
charge d affaires at Port Au Prince,
San Domingo, was announced yester
day in a communication from a high
official of the present Dominican gov
ernment to a. Dominican citizen in this
city, who formerly was an official under
i Wos Y. Gil, the recently deposed presi
j dent of the republic.
j .The letter told also that the plot had
j been so arranged that former Presi
: dent Ji-ninez, under whose leadership
Wes Y. Gil was overthrown, should be
j killed at or about the same time,
j The plan, as reported, was to let two
or three men get into a fight in a street
along which Mr. Powell was passing.
I It was arranged that in the melee other
I plotters should engage, and it would be
an easy matter to kill the American
"by accident."
"Burglar Proof " Safe Robbed
Columbia, S. C, Dec. 15. Last night
robbers blew open the vault and "bur
glar proof" safe of the Courtney Cot
ton Manufacturing Company at Newx
berry, securing between $2,000 and $3,
000 in cash. Nothing smaller than
dimes was taken. It was evidently the
work of professionals, as' they left a
new kit of tools. There were two in
the party, but there is no clue to their
identity.
A CARDINAL'S BEQUEST
Inducement to a Spanish
General to Spank Uncle
.Sam
London, Dec. 15. The will of the late
Cardinal Herrero Y. Espihosa contains
according to a special dispatch from
Madrid, the extraordinary bequest ot
$10,000 to the "first Spanish general
landing in. United States territory with
an army sufficiently strong to avenge
the . defeat of Cuba and the Philip
pines." Pending the happening of this
event the legacy is to remain deposited
in the bank of Spain.
BOSTON DEMOCRATIC
Collins Receives a Larger Ma
jority Than Ever
Boston, Dec. lS.Mayor Collins was
re-elected mayor today by a plurality
of over 27,000, the largest plurality a
candidate for that office was ever given
by this city. That the Democratic can
didate was popular every one conceded,
but few expected that he would receive
another term by more than his plural
ity of last year, which was nearly 19,
000.
The indications are that Collins car
ried every ward in the city including
ward eleven, the aristocratiCi section ot
Boston. It is believed the T)emocrat&
have elected every one of their thir
teen aldermen candidates, including
even James H. Curley of ward 17, who
has a sentence to serve for impersona
ting another man at the government
civil service examinations. The coun
cil has a large Democratic majority.
Ike Allen, the nerrro candidate for
street commissioner on the Republican
ticket, was snowed under. The Repub
licans paid little attention to the elec
tion. ROOT AND WOOD
The Secretary Preparing Evi
dence for the'Senate
Committee
Washington, Dec. 15. Secretary Root
was today summoned to appear before
the Senate military committee: tomor
row and give testimony in regard to
the administration of General Wood in
Cuba. He was occupied this alternoon
for several houra in going over Import
ant orders and papers relating to Gen.
Wood's services in Cuba. He will ans
wer very strongly a number of charges
made against Gen. Wood.
An important feature of Secretary
Roofs testimony will be his ex plana-
tion of the statements made by Gen.
Brooke that Gen. Wood did not obey
his orders, but conducted t.ie depart'
ment of Santiago in some ways inde-
pendently. Secretary Root has collect- j
ed information from the files of the
war department for the purpose ol
showing that whatever Gen. Wood did
in Santiago was authorized by the
president and secretary of war.
' In regard to the charges affecting
Gen. Wood's financial accounts in colloquy with Mr. Williams, the minor
Cuba Secretary Root will testify that ! ity leader, asked If it were not time
they have all been thoroughly exam- that the Democrats were willing to ac
ined by comnetFrnt exoerts uid found-cept the stolen good3 if permitted to
to be correct and beyond any criticism ' condemn the act of taking. Mr. Wil
v.hatever. Secretary Root will testify Hams replied that while they could
that many of the charges now brought recognize the character of the child
against Gen. Wood were contained in they could treat it properly.,
a letter from Major Estes G. Rathbone, j Mr. Maddox of Georgia, replying to
sent to the war department last March. Mr. Crumpacker, said he had arraign
These charges were investigated and ed the party for statements made by
Gen. Wood offered to submit to any in- a. few members cf the .minority. He
quiry which the secretary of war should then' spokfe on rural free delivery. He
consider proper presented figures and declared that of
'Kmx Sums
Govern
Contentions Upon Which the
Court Is Asktd to Affirm
the Decision in North
ern Securities Case.
Closing Arg
for the Com
ument
pany
Washington, Dec. 13. -Arguments
were finished in the suoreme court to
day in the appeal of the Northern Se
curities case from the decision of the
circuit court of appeals in favor of the
government. They took up yesterday
! and today about six and a half hours,
j oi which the attorney general occupied
a little over two hours nd Messrs.
Johnson, Bunn and Young, for the de
fendants, four hours. The
attorney re -
n yesterday,
snmri his nrTiimcnf. hoe'un
-,V,a nirh a coftmhloH nt noon nru1irIShtS POWCrs
concluded before the recess. George B.
Young, for the Great Northern Rail-
TL-nv Pnmn5.nv nn1 .T. Hill and Others.
personally, then closed the case. Atthe ownership of mtt-rstate railway
3:15 it went to the court, consideration ; under lta to reguiato commerce
o fthe next case on the court calendai ! amn the states, and ha it done aa
being taken up for argument.- I act Jf ,
Attorney General Kno took up; .Most, certajnly. yes. Congress can
his argument from the point he!ulate anything anl everything la
left it yesterday afternoon when . the sense that it can prohibit and pr
the court adjourned. Mr. Knokiy"1 Us use in a way that will de.
reviewed the formation of the railway
companies Involved in the suits and,
referring to the claim of economia
danger from the enforcement of law
against such combinations, declared
wlh emphasis: "It is not the enforce
ment of law that creates panics and
distress; it is the wilful violation of
the provisions of the law of economic
health."
He declared that by the union of the
Northern Pacific and the Great North
ern in the Northern Securities Com
pany two competiting interstate, rail
roads have been beat into such a rela
tion that their independence as com
petitive factors in interstate commerce
is destroyed.
The thing that has been done was
declared illegal, he said, when brought
about by the methods pursued in th
joint traffic and Trans-Missouri cases.
mmt Mw.m inrfnriont nH m-
,n, y,
peting lines of railroad for the regu
lation of traffic charges. The govern
ment charged that these agreements
restrained Interstajte commerce, ; and
this court sustained that contention.
Mr. Knox summed up his points in
support of his contention that, as a
fact, this is a combination in the form
of; a trust or otherwise, as. follows
"That the end it accomplishes is to
bring under one control -the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern, railroad
in such a way as to destroy competi
tion between them and to ceate a mon
opoly of transportation in the , sec-
tion served by them.
That this end was the deliberate pur
pose of the parties defended who con
ceived and carried - out the combina
tion. "That such a combination is In re
straint of trade, as your honors have
repeatedly decided, and therefore vio
lates the act of congress.
"To all of this," he added, "defend
ants make vigorous objection, much oi
which is wholly irrelevant. "I shaJl not
deny the fact of a tendency to combi
nation throughout the land nor discuss
its economic value."
e Panama 'Canal
Ml
anc
Pensions. Bill Under Consid
eration, but Not the Sub
ject of Debate Politics
Conspicuous in the
Discussion
Washington, Dec. IS. The Housa
today, on reconvening, went Into com
mittee of the whole for further consid-
leratlon of the pensions appropriation
bill. Mr. Crumpacker, the first speak
er, addressed himself to the Panama
canal, saying that the attacks on the
conduct of this government in connec
tion with the new republic were unwar
ranted by the facj?. He said that
while there was no purpose oh the part
of the individual members of the mi
nority to foment trouble, yet the attitude
of the minority .would give encourage
ment to Colombia. Mr. Crumpacker, In a
Up the
menf s Points
The attorney gen,riU next ji9cuel
the alleee,! invasion ct 6tra rtthU
"Of course." he nM. ' a ate has cer--tain
powers over the ln.trunwMUa.mi..
of commerce which it create, aj it
haa over the IniiM i.;., by whom
merce Is conduct!. Put a tAt h,
no power over etth?r luatrumentaittw"
or individuals thv. CAa be inurpo,.
between them a;. th,; obligations im
posed by a federal astute reraltlnr3
interstate comnier-v.
"The question !: this case is reft
whether cngre ma rerulais n
has regulated state corporations or th
ownership of their .a.tai stock. Th
question Is. car. th. owner, of suctf
capital stock regulata ir.terstato com
merce? "It is settled law that interstate com.
merco can not regulated by stato
constitutions nor ! state legrt.iitures.
nor by corporation s a.-tlrj; thrdugl
their directors, atfnirtp.1 lni-th
trans-Missouri an l joint traillc bases.
j "Whence comes sm-h powerthen, l
j stockholders if. th su;noc.vof all their
ngnis iuna powers arc ImpotervC- tc
defeat the law cf cor.ris?. ;
"But put the proposition aj It is put
by appellants, can vongtesa regulate
iOU-'- 4il" cor.gress may cor.
Duiuuuiiaij eaiU'i. r or inn pUrpOflte
the supreme power operates . Bponj
everything, upon every one.": ' -
"I- con not think that a combina
tion, held together by a rope of sandj
comes within the prohibition of the
law, and that one which is bound by
links ofxsteel may defy its wisdom an
its power. J
"To prevent such a dangerous con
centration of power dangerous tot ,?
commerce and a menace to our free-'
dom the people have done all that Itf
is possible for them to do under our
system of government. They have leg-
islated against It. If this law can be'
construed bo as not to cover the sltua-?
tlon, or If the court says yea to th
proposition, affirmed l:i the 'lat para-'
graph of Mr. Morgan's answer, ruim-
ly, congress has no power to prevent
such combination?, then indeed, th
BHillllnnnllt .n,. T r
hfpvernmexifs five "concern ao thlV
! litigation may be easily understood."
Mr. Knox had okon an hour and!
& half before he was interrupted with
a question. Then Justice HolmM ak
ed him, In respert to his interpretationc
of the law as applied to Mate and Jn-'
terstate commerce. Justice Harlan,
Fuller and -White made Rucirestlons ir
respect to the manner in which Btajte
and Interstate commerce are differ
entiated. Mr. Knox closed his argument afftj
speaking'an hour and thirty-five min
utes. THE FINAL, ARGUMENT.
The closing argunn-nt was made h .
George B. .Younsr of Minneapolis, gen
eral counsel for the f!reat North ttv
Company,' en behalf of the appellants.
He denied emphatically that the ser-Ti-ties
company, was formed ns a rrhr-r
or device to evnde the anti-trust .ft,
and asserted thrl TiOrn; of thor v.h'
formed it or sold thHr shart-s of sto
to it had-any purpose to retrain ccm
meree or leaen con p"ttion or mono
polize traffic. Ir,ee Its formation, he
said, rates on' bth lines had J.e.fi
voluntarily reduced so 'u to decrea
(Continued on ?econd pasre.)-
tirai Delivery
the 15,000 routes ..established last Jun;
more than one-th!sI of them were Io7'
cated in" four states Iown.' Indiana,
Ohio and Illinoi? an 1 that the first'
two named Plates have more routes
than twelve southern- states which h
named.
Mr. Maddox said ?hen his constitu
ents asked him why he couud not se
cure more routes the only repiy If
could make was thit'he could not w."X
j? ..... ia
up to the "plt counter. lie eaia . r.
could show more, route etatnnej i.
seven counties in ore district than
were to be found i:: whole state.
Mr. Hemenway fep'.lM to Mr. Mad
dox. when colloquys v.-.xh Mr. . CHytom
of Alabama and Mr. Robinson of Irtdl
ance ensued reHtir? to the number of
routes in different d:tri ta
Mr. Hepburn of low a "xplairved
to the roufes in Ioa. He charred the
Democrats with having oppo th .
rurai free delivery rnea-ire. when ..Mr.
Maddox said thar. it v.-s a Drrocrat
who introduced th- f.r-t bill. .
Mr. Gardner of Mvvhtwetti
In opposition to Cu!,an rrJrropitr.
At 2.43 p. m. the Ho'jse adjourn el
until tomorro-.v.
lp.rebMon b.f. lfelpr-eflf
Washington.. De-- I'.-Ver, the-Ca.
ban reciprocity bi.r taken-, up. Mr.
Perkin. of Calif orr.: rke He c
clared that the rT'of th
StMes had incri their suSr con
sumption Fix po-mda .Vr Pr capita,
during the .pant. T. Mr Sim
mons of North fro:ir..i and
Cumber of North Dakota ipoke la fa
jot of th bill.