The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-14
Congressman Stanley of Kentucky CritiCiSGs Hand-
 ling of the Suit
ND REALLY DAMAGING
 TESTIMONY IS GIVEN
Claim Is Made By Stanley That Evil dence That Could Easily Have Been secured Has Been En-
 tireIy Overlooked
BY wATTERsoN sTEALEy

bi WAaIGhsoN sIEALEf
 Washington, January 13-tspecial.)- That the government in it's case against the American Tobacco corporation, argued before the United States supreme court this week, signally failed to bring out what Is deemed by many as most danl- aging testimony against the corporation Is the declaration made here by several members of Congress and others who fol- lowed the argument in the court In fact, it is stated emphatically that if the gov ernment loses its case the fault may be directly traced to the Attorney General.
 Representative Stanley of Kentucky stated tonight that after listening to the arguments of the Attorney General he had intended to make a speech in the House supplying the salient features omit ted by the Attorney General He states, however that it would be construed as an attempt to influence the judgment of the court. and he may abandon this course.
 ''In his argument for the Tobacco com pany Delancey Nicoll reiterated with ev- cry emphasis and in a dozen different ways that the American Tobacco com pany had never attempted to lower the price of tobacco in the hands of the
 grower-the one man the government wished to protect" said Representative Stanley tonight.
 MT. Niooll event went further and de- fled the Attorney General to show any | such instance in the record. The justices of the supreme court, one after another, | inquired if there was not some evidence to show that the producer of tobacco had been injured or affected by this combina- ton. Chief Justice White even went SD far as to say that instances of this kind,
 whether true or false, had come to his
 knowledge, and in fact had been called
 to his attention by the tobacco growers of Louisiana.
 Tt is astonishing as is dsheartening,"
 stated Mir Stanley, That the attorney
 general replied that he had no evidence
 in the record of any such an offense | having been committed by the tobacco | company. If from no other source 1t
 could have been obtained by him in the records of Congress, proceedings on the | floor and hearings In committee for seven years past. All these witnesses are alive
 but for some reason the Attorney General did not fit to take their testimony"
 
 1 which asks for a Jim Crow" law appli- l cable to street cars, railroad cars and l boats, Is the answer of the commissioners | to the bill introduced January by Repre- | sentative Clark of Florida, providing for separate accommodations on public car riers for the white and negro races. The commissioners sent their views on this bill to the capitol today and they are embodied in a single sentence, which in- | forms the House that the commissioners know of no sentiment for such a law The bill is designed to force railroad companies street car companies. steam boat companies and every transportation company operating vehicles within the l District of Columbia to provide separate and distinct accommodations for the con- veyance of white and negro passengers The three commissioners of the district are republicans Washington has negro 1 population of about 100, GOO
 On the ground that Colonel Roosevelt had personally requested the appoint ment President Taft today ignored ev cry republican congressman from New York and named William J. Young to be Eastern district attorney In New York. Not one member of the House or Senate delegation was given consideration in the matter.
 The President also named Van Vechten veeder to be district judge in New York on the request of Attorney General Wickersham. This appointment. also had received no congressional support. Speculation has begun, of course, it be- ing apparent that Roosevelt's wishes mean more to the President than the pro tests of New York congressman. who are, nevetherless, expected 10 carry New York for Taft in 1912. As for Wickersham-- that Taft should prefer his legal judg- ment is more readily understood.
 At the request of Representative Un- derwood, an agent of the treasury depart ment will be in Birmingham for few days to report to the officials the neces- sity of making Birmingham a sub port of entry MT. Underwood has introduced 2 bill and favorable departmental re- rort on 1t would assist it's report from the committee.
 Representatives Clayton and Dent made an engagement with the President today for the Alabama senators and rep resentatves to see him tomorrow on the German potash situation
 German Luthearn Services Reo,t1ar servioes will te hold top,nrrovw