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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25
COMBINATIONS ARE NECESSARY
Therefore the Interstate Commerce
and Antitrust Laws Need Change.

Therefore the Interstate Commerce.
and Antitrust Laws Need Change.
i again call attention to the urgent
need of amending the interstate COM
merce law, and especially the antitrust
law, along the lines indicated in my
last message. The interstate commerce
law should be amended so as to give
railroads the right TO make traffic
agreements, subject to these agree
ments being approved by the interstate
commerce commission and published in
all of their details. The commission
should also be given the power 70
make public and to pass upon the is
suance of all securities hereafter is
sued by railroads doing an interstate
commerce business.
A law should be passed providing
in effect that when federal court de-
termines to place common carrier OF
other public utility concern under the
control of a rcceivership the attorEe?
general shall have the right to NOM
mate at least one of the receivers: or
else in some other way the interests
of the stockholders should be consult
ed, so that the management may not
be wholly redelivered to the man or
men the failure of whose policy may
have necessitated the creation of the
receivership. Receiverships should be
used, not to operate roads but as speed
ily as possible to pay their debts and
return them to the proper owners.
In addition to the reasons l have
already urged on your attention it has
now become important that there
should be an amendment of the anti
trust law because of the uncertainty
as to how this law affects combina-
tons among labor men and farmers, If
the combination has any tendency to
restrict interstate commerce. All of
thcse-eombinations, if and while exist
Ing for and engaged in the promotion
Of innocent and proper purposes. should
be recognized as legal.
As l have repeatedly pointed ora
| this antitrust law was "A most unwise-
| ly drawn statute. 1t was perhaps in.
evltable that in feeling after the right
remedy the first attempts to provide
such should he crude; and it was alb.
7 solutely imperative that some legisla
| ton should he passed to control, in
the interest of the public, the business
use of the enormous aggregations o!
| corporate wealth that are so marked
a feature of the modern industrial
| world
In the modern industrial world com
binatiOns are absolutely necessary
| they are necessary among busines!
men. they are necessary among labor
ing men, they are becoming more anC
more necessary among farmers. Sons
of these combinations are among tn,
most powerful of all instruments fo
| wrong-doing. Others offer the only Of
| fective way of meeting actual bust
ness needs. 1t is mischievous and un
wholesome to keep upon the statute
books unmodified law, like the anti
trust law. which, while in practice onl,
partially effective against various com
bniations, has nevertheless in theor.
been construed oassweepingly to pro
hibit every combination for the trans
action of modern business. Some rea
good has resulted from this law. Bu
the time has come when it is impera
tive to modify it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25
CHANGES DEEMED NECESSARY
President Outlines What He Thinks
Should Be Done.

President Outlines What He Thinks
Should Be Done.
1t has now become uncertain how
far this law may involve all labor or
ganizations and farmers organiza
tions. as well as all business organiZa
tons, in conflict with the law: or, II
we secure literal compliance with the
law, how far it may result in the de
struction of the organizations neces-
sary for the transaction of modern
business, as well as of all labor or
ganizations and farmers organiZa-
tions, completely check the wise move
ment for securing business eo-opera-
ton among farmers and put back half
century the progress of the move
ment for the betterment of labor.
Bearing this in mind, / would 9sug
gest, merely tentatively, the following
changes in the law: The substantive
part of the an TRUST law should re-
main as at present; that is, every con-
tract in restraint of trade or com
merce among the several states or with
foreign nations should continue TO be
declared Illegal; provided, however
that some proper governmental au-
therity (such as the commissioner of
corporations acting under the secretary
of commerce and labor be allowed tt
pass OH any such contracts. Probably
the best method of providing for thi;
would be to enact that any contract
subject to the prohibition contained III
the antitrust law into which 1t was de
sired to enter might be filed. with the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25
Was Hishhanded and Harsh.

bureau of corporations or other ap-
propriate executive body. This would
provide publicity. Within, say, sixty
days of the filing-which period could
be extended by order of the depart
ment whenever for any reason it did
not give the department sufficient time
for thorough eXamination-the ex-
ecutive department having power
might forbid the contract, which would
then become subject to the provisions
of the antitrust law if ut all in re-
straint of trade.
If no such prohibition was issued
the contract would then only be. liza
Continued on Page Two.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25
Vermont Senator Appointed.

Proctor, VT, March 25.-John w.
Stewart of Middlebury, former gov
ernor of Vermont, was appointed to
the United States senate yesterday
by Governor Fletcher d. Proctor to
fill the vacancy caused by the recent
death of Senator Redfieid Proctor.
Mr.. Stewards term will expire the
coming fall, when the legislature
meets in regular session.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25
BrawnIow and Oliver Wings
Refuse to Do Business
Together.
FIST FIGHTS ON FLOOR
Democrats Meeting in Indiana
.--Repubfieans Of illinois in
Assemble.

Nashville, Tenn, March 25.-The re-
publican state convention to elect
presidential electors to the Chicago
convention was called to order here
this morning. The convention prom
iSes to be the stormiest IN years. A.
fight is on between the Evans and
Brownlow factions and a serious split
seems inevitable. Two conventions
will probably result
Clashes Begin Early.
No sooner was the convention called
to order at the capitol than pande-
monfum broke loose,@ resulting in
dozen fist fights between members of
the Evans and Brownlow factions.
Order was restored by the police A
negro and white man were arrested.
Split is Complete.
The Brownlow-Oliver wing held
convention at the appointed place in
the state capitol, selected delegates to
the national convention, commended
Taft, Hughes, Fairbanks, Cannon and
Foraker, but made no specific endorse
ment for president The Evans fac
tion met in the same hall later, ap-
pointed credentials committee and
adjourned until tomorrow.
Illinois Republicans Gather.
Springfield, H., March 25.-The ad-
vance guard to the republican state
convention tomorrow arrived early to-
day, although the greater number Is
not expected before tomorrow, and to-
morrow's convention will name only
four delegates to the republican ma
tional convention and adopt a plat
form touching upon national issues or
state questions of national impor-
tance.
Change I'm Language.
| 1t will, generally speaking, be in ac-
cord with the Ohio platform on tariff
revision, although the idea will be ex-
pressed in manner somewhat diff
ferent.
On the presidential proposition,
Cannon so far has everything his own
way, and no suggestion has been
heard looking toward the endorsement
of any other candidate.
Indiana Democrats Meet.
indianapolis, March 25.-The Indi.
ana democratic convention today en-
tered upon its task of adopting a plat
form, naming a state ticket and Sc
lecting delegates to the national con-
vention who, it is expected. will be
instructed to vote for Bryan. There
was but brief session today. This
was followed by district meetings
which selected 26 delegates to the ma.
tional convention and named the con,
vention committees.
Deneen's District Acts.
Chicago, March 25.-The republic
cans of the Third congressional dis
trict today adopted resolutions en-
dorsing the administrations of Roose
yelt and Deneen and endorsed Can
non for the republican presidential
nomination. Congressman Wilson was
endorsed for reelection. This was De
, mems home district. The convention
was entirely harmonious.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25
TUG SINKS IN THE OHIO
Crew and Actors on Show Boat Being
Moved Are All Saved.

Parkersburg, W. Va, March Is
The steamer Columbia, towing show
boat, was sunk at lock Is in the Ohio
river above this city today. The crew
and actors on the show boat were
saved. A misunderstanding of sig
nails is said to have caused the acci-
dent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25
German Ruler Sends Word Man
Named for Ambassador is
Persona Non Grata.
Ff
REASON PERSONAL ONE
Man Picked to Succeed Tower
Offended Prince Henry on
Visit Here.

Washington. March 25.-The Ger
man government has declined to re-
ceive Dr. David Jayne Hill in the ca
pacity of American ambassador to sue
ceed Charlemagne Tower, whose res
ignation has been az ecepted to take eff
feet upon the qualification of his sue
cessor. Hill is at present American
minister to The Hague, and was for
merly first assistant secretary of state
under the administration of Secretary
Hay.
Is Purely Personal Matter.
The objection to Hill is one purely
personal to Emperor William, who sim
ply caused it to be made known that
the American diplomat is persona non
grata to him. The reason for the EN-
perors objection is connected with the
visit to America several years ago OF
his brother, Prince Henry.
Nature of OHense Unknown.
Hill at that time was first assistant
secretary of state and necessarily was
brought into official contact with dis
tinguished foreign visitors. Just what
he did or did not do to give offense is
not known here
Not Representative Enough.
Berlin, March 25.-The German gov
ernment has informed Presiden
Roosevelt DR.. David Jayne Hill is no
acceptable to il as ambassador at Ber
lin. From reliablee sources it il
learned the groundsSlupon which th'
government declines to receive hin
are general. He is not Representative,
enough for the United States to senC
to Germany.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25
DUNN SELECTED TO
: NOMINATE BRYAN
Nebraska State Democratic Delegation
Select City Attorney of Omaha
for the Honor.

Omaha, March 25.-Ignatius J. Dunn
has been selected by the Nebraska
delegation to the democratic national
convention to nominate Bryan for
president Dunn is city attorney of
Omaha.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25
WARNS REPUBLICANS
THEY MUST GET BUSY
Minority Leader Williams Says Demo-
Gratis Will Insist Upon Ger
tain Legislation.

Washington, March 25.-Minority
Leader Williams has notified the re-
publican members of the house that
unless they take up and endeavor to
pass the employers liability bill. the
bill for publicity of campaign contri-
buttons, the free wood pulp and the
free print paper bills. the democrats
will obstruct all efforts at other legis-
lation by refusing TO grant unanimous
consent for the consideration of bills.
He said he had waited until yes
terday to see some evidences of an
intention to transact business which
the people were demanding, but, find
ing none. had concluded the time was
ripe to force the hand Of the repub-
lican party.
General debate on the agricultural
appropriation bill continued through
out the day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25
v ARM WELCOME AT FRISCO

American Car Will Rest There and
Receive Repairs.
San Francisco, March 25.-The
American car, leader in the New York
to Paris automobile race, arrived in
this city at 4:40 yestei day afternoon
and the crew was given a tremendous
ovation by local motorists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25

Sugar Advanced Again.
New York, March 25-All grades
OF sugar advanced 10 cents a hundred
today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25

Guilds Condition Not Changed.
Boston, March 25.-Governor Guilds
condition shows no marked change
this morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25

London. March 25.-The premier,
Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman, is
steadily growing worse.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25
WHITLEY ESCAPES
United States JUDGE in China
Will Not be Subject of
impeachment.
SPECIAL REPORT SUBMITTED
House Committee Declares, However,
He Has Been Guilty of High
handed Proceedings.

Washington, March 25.- Impeach-
ment proceedings will not be institut-
ed in the United States senate against
Lebbeus L. Whitley, judge of the Uni
ted States court for China as result
of charges of misbehavior in Office
brought against him by Lorin Andrews
and other resident lawyers in Shang-
hal
Report In Submitted.
The report of the special committee
appointed by. Speaker Cannon to de-
termine whether the charges were
based upon facts sufficient to warrant
the Impeachment of Judge Whitley
was today submitted in the report of
the house committee ON judiciary
Was Highhanded and Harsh.
The report is in the nature of yer.
dict holding Whitley guiltless of pad
notices necessary to a legal cause for
Impeachment, but finding him guilty
though more by forceful inference
than by direct accusation of high
handedness, harshness, and some ser
ious mistakes in the conduct of his
court.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25
Japanese Baron Dies.

Toxic. March 25.-Baron Yanosuke
Iwasaki died this morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25

CONTINUED on Page Two.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25
Clashes Begin Early.

No sooner was the convention called
to order at the capitol than pande-
monium broke loose.s resulting in a
dozen fist fights between members of
the Evans and Brownlow factions.
Order was restored by the police. A
negro and white man were arrested.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-22
TEMPERANCE AND LIQUOR
MEN MEET IN TRENTON.
Former Organization Has Big Attend
ance-Latter Will Recommend
Excise Legislation.
Especial to the Evening start

TRENTON, Jan. 22.-The Grand
Division, Sons of Temperance, of New
New Jersey is meeting today in this
city, with one of tho largest attend
ances Of recent years. There are about
one hundred delegates present.
Grand Chaplain the Rev. Charles II.
Elder opened the morning session with
prayer, after which twenty candidates
were initiated into the order.
The report of the enrolment com
mittee showed that 332 members had
beer gained during the year just ended.
This organization Is established
throughout the United States, and is
especially large in membership / II the
Canadian provinces.
Members Of the Wholesale Liquor
Dealers Association of New Jersey
are also meeting today in the Hotel
Sterling, I'm annual convention. 1t is
expected that at this afternoons ses-
sion of the convention some action will
be taken relative to Legislative mat
ters which will be brought to the at
tention of the present Legislature.
After the session this afternoon. the as
ISOLATION will hold a banquet.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-22

WHEN LEMON
CLUB Dimes
There Was a Barrel of Fun,
Of CourSe.-J just What
Happened.

Lemons Of great variety were both
visible and audible last night in the
main banquet hall in Achtel-Stetter's
when the Lemon Club had its second
annual banquet. They were on the Ia
Bile, in lapels of the diners, on the can
delabra, in the air, and they were in the
mouths of the banqueters, though not
as edibles.
Despite his size. Joseph A. Harris
was big lemon last night, and a
chamber suitable to the dignity of the
office, decorated for the occasion in
lemon, was set aside for him during the
festivities. Thomas Fay, former State
deputy of the knights of Columbus, re-
ceiVed q special train from the club
and promised the members free passes.
Joseph NJ. Byrne got a lamb, with the
advice to take it over to Wall Street.
When James A. Burns, of East Or
ange, waxed eloquent, he was rewarded
with a mold for a new kind of candle.
To Edward F. Mcguire, of the Federal
Trust Company, was presented a bank
with the advice t o pick directors he
liked.
When Thomas j.. Farley made an
oratorical display in presenting some
glassware TO Edward Cain to furnish
the later's new home, a guest stumbled
against a tray and the ''cut" glass be-
came broken glass.
Lieutenant Thomas j. Brady received
as an appropriate gift a horse to ride
in the First Regiment parades. William
F. Macksey was given a piece of prop
erty in the form of "a paper house. He
was instructed to maintain it in good
order for donation to the twins of his
brother, Thomas j. Macksey, Captain
Michael j. Durkin, of Engine Company
No. 1, received two lengths of hose, the
feminine variety. M. w. Higgins went
home with a set of farm implements.
The formal speeches and toasts were as
follows: ITO the Whole World For Fear
Some One Might Feel flighted,' by Jo-
seph A. Harris, t~oastmaster: The Rela-
ton of Lemons TO Citrons,' by Thomas
p. Fay; Lemons in the Oranges" by
Thomas II. Macksey; Lemons in Wall
Street, by Joseph NJ. Byrne; "Candied
Lemons by James A. Burns; How 10
Raise Lemons Qf They FalD," M. w.
Higgins, assisted by A. K. Brady;
Lemons in Varied Form" by John L.
Quinn.
The informal speechmakers included
Dominic A. Walsh, Johnh J. Farley,
Thomas j. Farley, DIR. Frank Devlin,
Dennis j. Cronin, Edward l.. Butler and
a number Of others, while Joseph Mullin
and Mr.. Byrne sang, and William j. Nc
Kenna, Of Jersey City, played the piano.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-22
PRUDENTIAL BUILDING, NEWARK, N. ].

American ready-nade mems clothing
might do we'll here. but the styles wn.iid
have to be changed. 1t seems that
n strong grade of ~overalis. and trousers
such as are commonly used In the mills
and factories in the United States, though
of lighter weight, should sell well nerei
something that can be sold on the locs!
market at from $3.50 to IS gold. One local
PRODUCING A~merican-made mems under
wear, socks. shirts, suspenders, etc,
though. as a general rule, the Peruvian
prefers the French makes and styles,
which have been so long the standard
among the well dressed here,
1T is safe TO say that n concern In
the United States which prepares any
article for table use for shipment can hpo
a market therefor In Iquitos II 1t is in the
least degree palatable and the price reason
able. The fresh-food supply of lduitos IL
always far below the demand. and. as a
consequence, any good, palatable prepared
food that will endure transportation will
be used. The local fresh-meat supply Is
very limited. as is also the vegetable, sup
about the only vegetables one ever sees
and these are usually grown by Cinnamon,
while the rubber-gatherers rarely attempt
peppers and possibly a little corn.
Potatoes, onions, rice and beans form
a large part of the cargo of every one Of
the monthly steamers from Europe, ana
the supply OF these products becomes
scarce, prices are Immediately raised-often
doubled within a week-to remain so till
the arrival OF a fresh supply. The pre-
pared foods of every country which eX-
ports such articles are to be found In
1quitos, and 1t Is not uncommon to see on
the shelves of one store, for example,
canned milk from Switzerland, canned but
ter from Norway, olives, sardines and
fish of different kinds from Italy. Spain
and Portugal. preserves from France,
meats and vegetables from Germany, tripe
and onions from England, and cameo
beef, oysters, tomatoes, etc.. from tho
United States. The exports of the products
OF our immense packing interests easily
place the United States at the head of the
list in the amount of canned goods i'm.
ported annually into Iqultos. Preserved
fruits are continually In demand, and yet
one sees no American brands.
I'm a country of tropical heat there Is
always an immense amount of liquor oil
all kinds consumed, and American wines
and other liquors could no doubt find a
ready market here. Ginger ale Is con-
sumed in enormous quantities.
Patent medicines and remedies fol-
malaria, liver trouble and tropical fevers
of all kinds are imported In great quaint
ties, and the United States is we'll repre-
scented in the list, but IL the manufac-
turers of other such remedies have over,
looked Iqnitos they might do well to send
samples to the local drug stores, or, bet
ter, perhaps, to any or all the doctors
whose names are forwarded"
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-22
WOMEN IN CALABAR.
Highly Respected, but Compelled to Live
Lives of Self Denial.

There arc very few women i'm Calabar.
There are three or four, says Golfers
Weekly, who are wives of officials, two
nurses employed by the government, and
the mother superior and sisters of the
Order Of st. Joseph, and, OF course, all OF
them are great bellies. For the sisters,
especially, the officers, the government
people, the traders. the natives, even the
rival missionaries, have the most tremen-
dous respect and admiration. The sacrifice
of the woman who, to be near her hus-
band on the coast, consents to sicken and
fade and grow old before her time, and OF
the nurse who, to preserve the health of
others, risks her own, is very great, but
the sacrifice of the sisters, who have re-
nuunced all thought of home and husband,
and who nave exiled themselves TO tho
stoaming swampland, seems the most I'M
selfish. IN order to support the $50 little
black boys and girls who are at school at
the mission, the sisters rob themselves OF
everything except the little that will keep
them alive. Two, in addition TO their work
ut the mission. act as nurses in the Eng
lish hospital, and for that they receive to-
gether $500. This forms the sole regular
income of the five women; for each S120 a
year.
With anything else that is given them
in charity, they buy supplies for the little
1VAA - A1g ~ al q -" - aAAAAI
stone and zinc that holds the heat like a
fatiron; they are obliged to wear a uni
form that is OF material and fashion so
unsuited to the tropics that DR.. Chiches-
ter, in charge of the hospital, has written
In protest against II to Rome, and on many
days they fast, not because the church bids
them so to do, but because they have no
food. And. with it all. these five gentle-
women are always eager, cheerful, sweet
of temper, and a living blessing to all
who meet them. What now troubles them
is that they lave no room 10 accommodate
the many young heather who come to
them TO be taught to wear clothes. and to
be good little boys and girls. This Is
causing the sisters great distress. Any
one who does not believe in that selfish
theory that charity begins at home, but
who would like to spread Christianity in
darkest Africa and give happiness to five
noble women, who are giving their lives
10 others, should send a postal money
order to Marie T. Martin. the reverend
mother superior Of the Catholic Mission Of
old calabar, Southern. Nigeria.