Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-01-08
TElEGRAPHIC NEWS.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. g.
Senator Cullom of Illinois, author OF u
bill row pending in the senate pro
viding for the publicity of corpora
tions and to remedy the evils OF over
capitalization. has promptly taken up
the cudgels with Mr.. Knapp of the in
t,rstate commerce commission. who
made a speech before the association
OF scientists the other day. opposine
| the presidents plan of publicity. Il
have been aware said Mr.. CulloIu
that Mr., Knapp's views on publicity
and the Sherman antitrust act are
not in harmony with the views of the
president and others who believe tina
pubhtIty is necessary to the success
ful regulation of corporations.
have heard him say that the Sher
man act has done more harm thar
good, although | have not discussed
the matter sufficiently with him to
know Just why he thought so or to get
his reasons for the position he takes.
| MY belief" continued the senator.
''is that publicity of copartnership
| busi ness transactions will be of ben
! eft to the great body OF the people.
While don't believe publicity is all
that is needed to regulate trusts and
correct other business deficiencies.
| am of the opinion that it is the foun-
dation for the successful regulation
and management of the same.
Il sincerely regret now that the bill
introduced early in the present ses-
sion to regulate trusts was not re-
ferred to the committee on interstate
and foreign commerce. fear it
was mistake upon my part to refer
it to the judiciary committee of which
Senator Hoar is chairman The pres
ent indications are that my bill is to
be smothered to death in that com
mittee. Senator Hoar has informed
me that he is engaged in drafting
trust bill of his own. but he did not
| state how far he had progressed in
| his work. 1t seems to me that the
subject has been so widely and fully
discussed on the stump and in the
newspapers that the public has a pret-
ty fair idea of what should be done
to regulate trusts, providing the law
makers of the country are willing to
take the responsibility for carrying
out what appears to be the wishes OF
a great majority of the people"
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. s.
A gigantic sugar war is in prospect
with all the leading nations Of Eu-
rope and the United States engaged.
when the terms of the Brussels sugar
convention providing that all boun-
ties on sugar be abolished, in effect
the Dingley tariff ciaus. becomes OBJ
solete Without new legislation all
American ports will BE opened to a
iCcd of European sugar. est mated at
a million and half tons annually.
To the sugar trust, as long as differ
entails on refined sugar are maintain
ed this means increased profits of
twelve cents hundred pounds. But
to cane and beet sugar growers 1t
may mean ruin by knocking the bot
tom out of prices.
BRISTOL. Il. l., Jan. Rush work
is being done on the cup defender at
the Herreshoff works. The steel
ably. Both of the old flyers will be
put in commission in April.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Jan. s.
The completion of the canvass last
night shows that Senator Perkins
will have a safe majority on joint
ballot and the senator is confident of
being reelected.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Jan. Dur
ing the absence of her father, Sheriff
Aldredge, Eta. his 20-year-old daugh-
ter, released from Jail at Oanata last
night William Murphy, charged with
abduction; Lewis Gurney, charged
with murder. 1t is believed the girl
eloped with Murphy. Posses cannot
find any trace of the trio.
TOPEKA, Kans., Jan. 5.-The coal
famine in all parts of Kansas is the
most general ever known. 1t was as
certained today that there is less than
quarter of ton per family avail
able at present. There is consider
able suffering as a result of the fam
inc.
WASHINGTON d. c., Jan. g.
Millionaire Thomas F. Walsh of Colo
RADIO has decided upon a medal for
Columbia university to be know as
the Walsh medal. Many designs
were submitted and the one chosen
will be Celtic cross superlmposed
upon wreath of shamrock.
HENDERSON, Ky, Jan. 5.-Tobac-
co growers of this vicinity met in
conference here today to discuss the
situation. The growers are dissatis-
fed with the prices paid by the com
bine and talk of an agreement not
to plant an acre of tobacco in the
county for year or two.
DETROIT, Mich, Jan. 5.-Mayor
Maybury has approved the resolution
appropriatng $4,000 to enable De-
troit to go into the coal business. Ad
tisements are being printed. The
mayor has discovered that dealers
are holding about fifteen hundred cars
OF coal in order to boost prices.
NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-As a result
of changes made by General Greene,
the new commissioner of police, New
York's red light district is in dark