Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-18
SUPREME CT.
ON THE TRUSTS
Combines Likely to Learn
How They Can Continus.
By ARTHUR W. DUNN.

is a fairly good guess that the SUI
preme court Will decide the great
trust cases against the companies and
will point out a way by which the
business OF these concerns May be
carried on without any serious dis
turbance Of existing conditions.
The impression prevails that a raai-
cal construction OF the antitrust law
might work a great deal of harm to
the business interests Of the country.
especially II 1t mads possible the dis
solving Of all the railroad amaleama-
tons Of the past ferty years. In the
opinion Of experts the Forthcoming de-
cision In the cases, which have been
considered tho most important in the
country, will establish the fact that
the trusts as low formed are wrong.
but that there is I way in which they
can do business without causing any
great upheaval.
The u~ndsrpaid Clerks.
Perhaps people who work in differ
ent towns and cities throughout the
country viii not have much sympathy
with the annual demand for more pay
made by the government clerks In
Washington. The scale Of pay runs
from $1,000 down to 5000 a year for
clerks and s~tenographers. Below them
are messenger and laborers getting
s72o and $500 a year.
No doubt there are a great many
men and wome throughout the nj
try who would like to receive that
amount Of pay for the same amount
Of work. especially when they bear
that the worldly begins at 8 o'clock
in the morning ia closes at 4:90 IN
the afternoon. with half ap hour for
luncheon. Then these government EN-
ployees have a half holiday Saturday
afternoons for three months in sum-
mer, thirty days leave and all the
holidays and half 4 day before each
holiday. all with full pay. II a clerk
is sick thirty days, absence with pay
II allowed.
Congressman r not going to rush
in and increase the salaries of 10000
employees under such conditions.
kim Found 4 Way.
Senator Smith of Michigan recalls
that the late Senator Elkins was very
considerate of him when he was a
young practicing attorney and Elkins
was secretary of war. Smith had a
bridge case that he wanted adjusted on
a different basis from what had pre-
viously been ordered. AS be stated the
case Elkins showed interest and in
dictated a desire to grant the request.
y Then a clerk, one OF the many whose
duty 1t is to see that secretaries do
not yield to young attorneys, slipped
a book before Elkins which contained
a regulation that a ruling Of a former
secretary could not be reopened and
reversed By his Successor.
Smith was KeeTly disappointed, and
Elklns said. "William Alden Id like
t0~do this for but the regulations
to be against us"
Then he went Into another room.
about a little while and came
back, locked over the papers and re-
marked: ~ see this ruling was made
by L. A. Grant. then acting as secre-
tary Of war. He IL still assistant sec
retary, and I'll have him reverse that
ruling"
The Senate Changes.
There WIN be left enough to
1eeyen the ncw tuEcs," remarked Sea-
ator Carter. speaking OF the many
changes that have occurred and win
occur in the senate after March 4.
Several changes have occurred which
were not expected, and 1t is possible
that men who are now members and
are candidates for reelection may not
be elected.
1t fs already assured that more than
twenty-five new senators will take the
places OF those who were members of
the present congress, and there may
be still more changes, as legislatures
often do unexpected things.
Pressing a Lorimsr Vote.
In spite OF the efforts of many n
tors to avoid a vote on the Lorimer
case there is. such a determined effort
to have a vote that even the most
adroit among those who know .show
not to do it" cannot quite see how a
vote can be prevented. The predic-
ton is also made that Lorimer Will
retain his seat. as many senator's have
not time to read all the testimony ard
win take the Judgment OF the com
mittee which reported In his favor.
Frequently g senator will say, II will
fellow the committee, which has given
much time to the case"
A Hairless joke.
ssThis is an old claim that has been
floating around congress ever since I
have been here declared Congress-
man Mann when opposing q bill on
claims day in the house. "It was an
old claim, white headed and hoary.
when I came to Washington
And Ollie James, whose head Is as
smooth as an egg. jumped In with this
| remark: slt does not follow that 1t Is
| an old case because 1t iH baidheaded..
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