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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-27
PLAN FOR NEXT CONGRESS.
Republicans of House Caucus on Mi
nority ORGANIZATION,

Republicans of the House in caucus to-
day discussed tentative plans for organiz-
ing the minority in the incoming Con-
greSs
Representatives Burke of South Dakota.
Woods of Iowa and Calder of New York
We're authorized to call a republican eau
Gus of the Sixty-third Congress, probably
March 81.
1t is considered certain that Represent
ative Mann Of Illinois will be reelected
minority leader.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-27
HEARS OF POLAR TRAGEDY.
Il Must Be Brave" Says Wife of
Capt. Scott.

WELLINGTON, n. T., February o1.-
Lady Robert F. Scott widow of the ant
arctic explorer. arrived here today on
board the Aorangi.
Lady Scott heard of the death of her
husband while she was in midocean off
Fiji. AS soon as she had recovered from
the first shock she said:
Il must be brave. as my husband would
have wished me to be-"
Her brother. Lieut.. Bruce, and Com
mander Edward Evans of the British
navy. who brought back. the sad news
from the antarctic, met Lady Scott on
the pier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-27
NEED OF AMENDMENTS
URGED UPON, CONGRESS
Business World Should Have Guide
Written Into Statutes.
LAW NOW MADE BY JUDGES
Creation of an Interstate Corpora
tion Commission Advocated as
One of Needed Rene
dial Measures.

The Supreme Courts so-called
modification of the Sherman anti
trust law to invoke 1.-The rule of
reason III decisions upon re-
Stralnts OF trade is attacked I'm
vigorous terms i'll a report pre-
sented to the Senate bv the in
terstate commerce committee to-
day. which points out the dangers
OF uncontrolled and unguided
judicial discretion" and makes
emphatic demand for amendments
to the Sherman law to remove
from the courts the power to de-
termlne what are reasonable re-
straints of trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-27
Russia Confirms Report.
ASK MILLIONS FOR DEFENSE.
French Ministers Request Big Sum
of Parliament.

PARIS, February 27.-The French par
lament was today asked to appropriate e
Immediately 800, 100000 for the renewal
and increase of ornaments and war ma
terials.'' This request was made by the
ministers of war and finance in a note
which said:
Recent wars have shown convincingly
that nations means of defense should
be kept abreast of the progress of
science and military art. Any inferiorty
in this respect would be most difficult to
remedy during a war;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-27
Majority of House District Subcommittee
Declares Reform Is Necessary
in the Management.
MINORITY ASSERTS COMPANIES
HAVE BEEN WELL CONDUCTED
Superintendent Ingham Abso1ved and Appraisal of
Southern Building Upheld in the
Dissenting Report

Reports filed with the House OF Representatives today
from the subcommittee which has weeks
methods the National Fire
Company the Dis
trict of Columbia
report is signed by majority of the subcommittee,
Prouy Redfed Berger and the other
minority report signed by Representatives Johnson and George
CRITICISED BY MAJORITY.
The majority report crtcses the OF the
panes methods employed the mode OF paying d
dend profits earned and also the literature sent out
by the companies II promotion of the enterprises.
acquts Insurance Supt Ingam OF wrongdoing
with the examination of the companies but crcises his
methods in keeping the accounts of his office
UPHELD BY MINORITY.
The report uphods the appraisal OF the Southern
building legitimate valuation exoneraes Supt
Ingam charges Of MISCONDUCT crticises Engineer Commits
questioning the OF of his
Washington for their
connection with the alleging
that they keeping the appraisal OF the South
ern building al a low point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-27
TO CEDE ADR|ANOP[E
Turkey Finally Agrees as a
Means to Gain Peace.
BULGARIA is so NOTIFIED.
Porte's Willingness to Surrender
Fortress Is Made Known
Through Russia.

SOFIA. Bulgaria. February II
Turkey has at last signified her readi
ness to negotiate for peace with Bull
garia on the basis of the cession of
Adrianople.
The Turkish government has solicit
ed the good offices of Russia. The
Russian government today transmitted
to the Bulgarian government a mes
sage received from Constantinople con-
tanning the Turkish proposals for fresh
negotiations.
The Bulgarian council met today to
discuss the subject.
Russia Confirms Report.
ST. PETERSBURG, February ~
Dispatches received here today confirm
the report that the Turkish govern
ment has expressed willingness to sur
render the fortress Of Adrianople
Russia will not support Bulgaria s
demand for war indemnity from Tur-
key.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-27
MONEY TRUST pROBERS'
ACTION IS CONDEMNED

Samuel Untermyers retention as coun-
| sci for the House money trust investigat-
| ing committee came in for sharp con-
demnation on the floor Of the House today
during debate in which the cost OF other
congressional Investigations also was
brought in.
Representative Martin Of South Da-
kota attacked the appointment of Inter
myer and the entire conduct of the in
vestigation.
This committee, he said, has en-
gagged in an Untermyer investigation and
is now preparing an Untermyer report.
1t seems very strange to me that the
banking and currency committee OF this
House. with the many lawyers in its
membership. should find it necessary to
go outside to secure lawyer. -
Denounced as Bunk"
Representative Moore of Pennsylvania
denounced the entire scheme OF demo-
cratic investigations as bunk, pure and
,simpIe" He attacked the employment Of
Louis D. Brandeis as counsel for the shoe
trust investigating committee. and also
the employment of Untermyer.
1.-THE shoe investigation resulted in alb
solutely nothing" he said. THE attorney
who had charge of 1t is now prominently
mentioned for a place In the democratic
cabinet, and he is being opposed all
through New England because it was
charged he took money from both Sides"
Mr. Moore referred to the action of the
Puto committee in securing Mr.. Inter
myer as the champion of the common
people"
Attacks Untermyer.
"He has been taken by the democrats
as their champion in the holy cause Of
the common people," he shouted. HE
is a member Of firm OF attorneys for
the great brewery, mining, Industrial
and railroad corporations. a distinguished
champion of the common people who have
been ground beneath the iron heel of
corporate greed"
Representative Fitzgerald of New York
defended Mr.. Unternlyer, declaring that
his examination of witnesses before the
money trust committee had been con-
Quoted with Difference and good results.
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Not Get-Rich-Quick Plan.

The minority report further declares
that no evidence was introduced to show
that any hope was held out to anybody
that an investment in the stock of the
Commercial Fire Insurance Company Of
.eTed an opportunity to get rich. The
further declaration is made that allega-
tions to the effect that poor and ignorant
persons all over the country were to be
induced to invest I'm the stock of the
company were wholly without founda-
ton, the testimony showing that the
company's literature was sent almost ex-
clusively to persons who were quoted by
the large commercial rating concerns to
be worth between $1,000 and 100000
These persons, il is stated in the report
belong almost wholly to the professional
classes, such as bankers and lawyers.
The minority report contains thinly
veiled illusions and references to cor
respondence between Charles J. Bell Ed
ward J. Stellwagen and others indicating
considerable interest in the affairs of the
Commercial Fire Insurance Company
and in the S2.OooO0O appraisement of the
Southern building. The minority report
on this point is as follows:
1t is not only reasonably certain but
(Continued on Eleventh Payel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-27
Reform in Management
of Local Insurance
Companies Is Demanded

That the management of the CONNER
cial Fire Insurance Company and OF the
First National Fire Insurance Company
of the District of Columbia must be re-
organized If the companies are to continue
in business successfully and the stock
holders are to be protected. is a declara-
ton made in the majority report of the
subcommittee of the House District COM
mittee which conducted the investigation
OF these companies. The majority report
is signed by Representatives Prouty, Red
field and Berger.
The majority report also criticises the
companies for the literature which was
sent out to boom their business and OBJ
tain purchasers of stock.
The contracts drawn up by the COM
panies with Tuttle, Weightnian g. Dud-
ley underwriters, to sell stock and also
to get them business are vigorously criti
cised.
The Commercial Fire Insurance Com
pany is criticised for paying dividends in
1872 The report declares that in the
year 1912 the losses sustained in the un-
derwriting business absorbed all the sur
plus on hand at tho BEGINNING OF the
YEAR, and the profits of the under
writing business during the year, and
I.ft very large deficit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-27
HEAVY PENALTY FACES
GUILTY SUFFRAGETTES
Liable to Penal Servitude for
Life, Says British Pub
Iic Prosecutor.

LONDON, February 21.-Militant suf
ragists connected with the burning of
buildings in public parks are liable to
penal servitude for life This was the
announcement today of Travers Hum
phreys. public prosecutor; in asking the
magistrate at the Kew police court to
commit for trial Miss Lillian Penton
and Miss Joyce Locke. The two were
arrested February 20 for setting fire to
pavilion in the Kew Botanical Gardens.
Il make my charge" said Mr.. Hum
phreys, under the malicious dam
age act which makes it felony pun
ishable by penal servitude for life for
any person to fire building belonging
to the king or devoted to public USE
At the hearing today only Miss Locke
appeared, Miss Penton having been re-
leased owing to i'll health after carry
ing out a hunger strike Mr.. Humphrevs
said the prison authorities had reported
that she would have died unless re-
leased
Warrant for Rearrest.
he magistrate protested that the pro-
cedure was an extraordinary one Pris-
oners he continued, sometimes are re-
leased from prison, but not from custody
He Immediately issued a warrant for her
rearrest
Miss Locke who also started a hunger
strike while detained, was forcibly fed
She pleaded today that she was too i'll to
conduct her defense but the case pro-
ceeded and she was committed for trial at
the assizes. Bail was fixed at $1,000 on
the promise of the accused that She would
refrain from any agitation pending her
appearance before the jury.
A young woman who was arrested on
the All-England tennis ground at VIM
bledon last night, with bags containing in
fiammable materials in her possession re-
fused to give any informa ton about her
self in the police court today.
She was remanded for further inquiries
The police testified that they found five
cans Of paraff1n and other combustibles
near the grandstand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-27
Need of New Laws.

The report is the result of the
committees long investigation
into the operation of the anti
trust law. The committee recon-
mendS new laws to define exactly
what combinations are unlawful,
SO that both the business inter-
eStS and the courts will have
standard upon which to proceed.
1t recommends a federal in
terstate corporation commission,
with power to supervise corpora
tions, pass on and approve combi-
nations and agreements and take
over the work of dissolving such
corporations as the Standard Oil
Company or the American To-
baccO' Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-27
Charges Are Analysed.


plete analysis Of the charges and allega-
tions upon which the investigation was
based and gives detailed history of the
causes leading up to the investigation The
evidence. of Alfred NJ. Best Of New YORK,
publisher of Best's Insurance News, is
referred to IN the report in the following
language:
During this same time the committee
was arranging for the attendance. as a
witness, of Alfred NJ. Best OF New York,
publisher of Best's Insurance News, who
had exhibited much concern in the inves-
tigation: the nature of his concern being
as compla inant against Tuttle, Wightman
& Dudley, and incidentally against the in
surance companies. 1t became evident
even before any testimony was taken that
Mr.. Best had an old grievance which he
wished to air, and readily took advantage
of the investigation in order to do SO.
THE committee had been led to believe
that Mr.. Best had important information
to the detriment OF Tuttle, Wightman &
Dudley; but. although he was upon the
witness stand for more than a day, he
disclosed nothing of Importance unless 1t
be to establish a good character for those
whom he was expected to break down. He
stated in almost so many words that he
knew nothing against the character of
any one of those three men.
The testimony of Mr.. Best. who might
IN the fullest sense of the word be called
a most willing. and almost swift prose-
cutting Witness consisted largely of the
ories and hypothetical cases. not by any
means made applicable to the matters at
ISSUE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-27
Dividends From Profits Only.

Dividends. says the report, never should
be paid out of anything except profits or
surplus accumulated from former profits
The paying of dividends in 1912 was,
therefore. according to the report. cal
culated TO deceive the stockholders and
those contemplating the purchase of
stock
Severe criticism is contained in the re-
port of the men high in judicial. official
and business life" by reason OF whose
connection with the insurance companies
.'many persons We're induced to invest in
this enterprise" The report states: 1T is
equally apparent that these men who have
thus allowed their good names to be used
to decoy investors eXerted but small ef-
fort to protect and safeguard the inter-
ests Of their confidants.
The report eXonorates Insurance Com
missioner Ingham from any wrongdoing
In connection with his reports on these
insurance companies. but criticises his
methods of keeping the accounts of his
ONCE.
And, finally. the report issues a warn
ing to the stockholders that the manage
ment Of the companies must change if
the stockholders are TO be safeguarded.
The report concludes:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-27
UPHELD BY MINORITY.
Minority Report Gives
Insurance Companies
Clean Bill of Health

The minority report submitted today on
the investigation of the Commercial Fire
Insurance Company, the First National
Fire Insurance Company and the firm of
Tuttle, Wightman & Dudley, and signed
by Chairman johnson, completely exon
crates the two insurance companies and
Mr.. Ingham, superintendent Of insurance
of the District of Columbia, and declares
that nothing was developed during the in
vestigation showing any kind of wrong
doing on the part of the persons, firms or
corporations investigated.
The summarized findings contained in
the minority report are as follows:
First. that there can be no serious
criticism of the official conduct of the
superintendent of insurance, Mr.. Ingham
Second, that the valuation of 5000
600 placed upon the Southern building
property by the appraisers selected by
Mr.. Ingham has been fully vindicated.
Third, that the financial condition of
each of the companies is solvent beyond
all sort Of question and has never been
otherwise
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-27
Court Displaces Congress.

upon the decision the
Supreme Court I'm the Standard Oil case
in which the rule of reason was called
in, the report. written by Senator Cum
minis. says:
The committee has full confidence in
the integrity. intelligence and patriotism
of the Supreme Court Of the United
States, but is unwilling to repose in that
court, or any other court, the vast and
underlined powers which it must exercise
i'm the administration of the statutes un-
der the rule which ii has promulgated.
1t substitutes the court I'm the place OF
Congress. for whenever the rule is in
voked the court does not administer the
law but makes the law If it continues
i'm force. the federal courts will SO far
as restraint of trade is concerned. make
a common law for the United States just
as the English courts have made COM
mon law for England.
The peop'e of this country Will not Der
nit the courts to declare a policy for
them with respect TO this subject. 1t we
do not promptly exercise our legislative
powc: the courts will suffer immeasurable
injury in the loss of that respect and
confidence 50 essential TO their usefulness.
''It is inconceivab BILE that in country
that is governed by a written constitution
and statute law the courts can be
permitted to test each restraint of trade
by the economic standard which the in
dividual members Of the court may hap
pen to approve
'As the antitrust statute is now con-
strued,'' adds the report. lit is impossi-
BILE for any association of men. however
diligent they may be i'm seeking advice
and however willing to follow il. to know
whether what they are dong, or what
they are about to do. will be ultimately
found by the Supreme Court to be due
or an undue restraint Of trade.
In the further criticism of the Supreme
Courts rule of reason" the Cummins
report directs attention to the fact that
the governments suit for dissolution or
the United States Steel Corporation Will
ultimately come before the Supreme Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-27
Heavy Drafts on Surplus.

With reference to the pa a.d-up capital of
the company the report states:
THE amount of paid-up capital of this
company at the close of the years busi-
ness OF 1872 was Si3o.i9o There had been
paid. in addition to that amount. on
stock subscriptions. $29, s2941. and there
remained unpaid on subscriptions S64,-
591.S4 In the year 1912 there was paid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-27
Duty to the Public.

We have not sought to injure these
companies or any one connected with
them in this report. We have tried to
state the facts as We found them. We
have endeavored to discharge our duty to
the public. and especially the GOO stock
holders in these companies. who are scat
tered throughout the United States. and
have no means of learning the real facts
through the literature OF the companies"
The report goes into the history of the
Commercial Fire Insurance Company first
The board of directors is criticised for
passing resolution November H. 1872
increasing the price of the stock while
this resolution may be in a measure iusti-
fled by the fact that a large addition was
made 10 the surplus by the reappraise-
ment OF the Southern Building" says the
report. we nevertheless think this reso-
luton clearly misleading
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-27
WEATHER.

Rain this afternoon and tonight.
Friday unsettled and colder; in
creasing south winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-27
Rests With Nine Men.

SIN the end, nine justices OF the Su-
nreme Court will be asked to say whether
the restraint of trade brought about
through this combination is a due or un-
due restraint says the report, "and the
answer each justice makes TO that ques-
ton will depend upon his individual opin-
ion as an economist or sociologist, the
conclusion of the court being an act OF
legislation passed by the judicial branch
of the government to st particular
care.
far as we can. a legislative rule by which
to measure the form or contract and
combination in restraint OF trade with
which We are familiar. or which We can
anticipate we cea Sc to be government
of law and become a government of men:
and moreover. of very few men. and
they appointed by the President
No specific legislation is recommended
by the committee, but it urges Congress
to devise laws as quickly as possible
which shall specifically prescribe certain
conditions upon which persons and cor
porations shall be permitted to engage in
commerce.
acter that will tend to preserve reason
ahle competition," ii adds, "or substan-
TALLY competitive condition and to COM
pei independence in both organization
and conduct. They should be so clear
that the business world can understand
them and go confidently forward, guided
by them"
The committee recommens that certain
definite forms of combinations. agree
ments. contracts or pools now within the
Twilight zone be definitely mentioned In
the laws as unlawful. 1t declares that
such legislation Is necessary. not only to
give the Attorney General the ground
Ipon which to proceed. but also to give
business interests standard by which
they can work.
A supplementary report will probably
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-27

Continued on Eleventh Page.)
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20
FARM UNION To
UNITE FORCES
WITH TOILERS
Federation of Labor and AgricuI-
turaI Organization to Cooper
ate Closely if Plans Mature.

WAYCROSS, July 19.-Plans that
are expected to aid the proposed con-
solidation of work of the American
Federation of Labor and the Farmers
Union were discussed at length in
Waycross to-day when a joint COM
mittee representing the trade union
lists and the Ware County Farmers
Union held a conference.
S. B. Marks, president of the Geor-
gia Federation Of Labor, and Robert
Fechner, secretary, attended, as did
President James Cowart, Of the Ware
County Farmers Union.
It is not proposed that the National
Farmers Union and the American
Federation of Labor shall affiliate and
become one big organization. The
movement seeks only a unity of pur-
pOse-ClOse cooperation for mutual
welfare.
Following the conference It was an
nOunCed that a joint meeting of the
State executive committees of the
Farmers Union and the Georgia Fed
GRAFTON of Labor would be called.
When this is done it is expected that
the national organizations win adopt
a similar plan for use in the entire
country.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20
Worth S25O,0O0 Now,
Still Bucks Wood
{. g. Kastenhuber's Only New Plans
Are to Widen Scope of His
Laboratory Work.

WAYCROSs. July 19.-Finding him
self in possession Of cash and property
worth a quarter Of a million dollars has
not caused Edwin C Kastenhuber to
change his way of living. If anything,
he is working harder now than before.
He can be found any morning just at
daylight out in his backyard cutting
wood. That's his first morning work at
home and he refers TO it as his "exer-
else"
Plans for more extensive laboratory
work have been made by Mr.. HASTEN
huber and with the means at hand to
carry them out, he expects in a short
while to demonstrate some valuable
formulate. One Of his successes is a mix
ture of ordinary South Georgia sand
with chemicals, forming a hard tile, col
ored in any way desired. Fancy bricks
made by him have withstood all kinds
Of tests
Discussing the new turn Of events,
Mr.. Kastenhuber says he does not feel
any different since getting $3.50, 900
I'm my new laboratory / will have
fitted up special quarters for students
and will have a department open to the
medical profession. The best time l can
have is when l am working, and I am
certainly not going to start loafing just
because l am well fixed he said.