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WASHINGTON.
Opposition within democratic ranks
60 the demands of labor for amend.
ments to the omnibus antitrust bill
virtually collapsed while the house
was concluding general debate on the
measure.
The supreme court has dismissed
IN appeal from the supreme court OF
Texas, which held valid an ordinance
Of the city Of Ennis, Tex. annulling
the franchise OF the Ennis Water
Works company.
The Oklahoma reciprocal demurrage
law was annulled as unconstitutional
By the supreme court on the ground
that the Oklahoma court had held 1t
applied to interstate commerce as
well as state commerce.
The house passed the Rucker reso-
tuition. which in effect, generates the
democratic congressional committee
or charges that it violated the corrupt
practices act in assessing senators
and representatives for campaign con-
tributions.
The exposition to be held at Pane'
ma commemorating the discovery OF
The Pacific ocean by Balboa will open
November 3 Mex and last until April
80, 1915, according to announcement
81 the Pan-American bureau at Wash
lngton.
DR.. Maurice Francis Egan, Ameri-
can minister to Denmark, Is serious
" i'll in Washington. DR.. Egan came
from Copenhagen recently for q vaca.
ton to lecture through the south and
west. All Of his engagements have
been cancelled.
Ernesto Nathan, former mayor Of
Rome. now Italian commissioner gen.
eral to the Panama-Pacifc exposition,
had an interview with President VIII
son. He was accompanied by the
italian ambassador and Ira Nelson
Morris. Earlier the party called on
Secretary Bryan.
The administration ANTITRUST pro-
gram was definitely started on its
NY to the statute books when the
house, with the legislative machinery
working under forced draft, complet-
"a consideration Of the Covington
Trade Commission bill and laid that
measure aside for final passage.
!. Organization certificates ~incorporat-
ing the twelve federal reserve banks
have been received at the Treasury
department. Election OF director.
classes A and B for each bank will be
taken up u ono and It IL expected
che forms Of the ballots will be sent
q the 1906 member banks at once.
The senate interstate commerce
committee began consideration OF q
motion TO report only q antitrust
hill ct the present session Of congress.
The bill proposed to receive the com
nittee's approval would create an in
1orstate trade commission with powers
q investigation to report to congress
nsxt winter.
The body Of Senator Bradley OF
Gontucky, VA taken from Washing
tpn for burial at Frankfort. Both
houses Of congress adjourned as q
naxk o. respect, resolutions were In,
troduced and eulogies were spoken.
ne funsral party included Senator's
aanoe Callinger. Warren. Smoot.
0verman, Ghivley. Root, Kern, Martin
Hoandextor, O'Gorman. Fall, Smith OF
Ayiaona, Hughes: I'll the Kentucky
AoioGn1ton Of the house except Rep
1ooantatiyo Powers. and Representa-.
1fsoe Anstin. Kahn, Green Smith OF
NtcAiEan, Switxer and johnson Of
Warrington.
ooMgoT1o
Announcement Of hin candidacy for
6oN1ocfion has been made ct Denver
United States Senator Charles n.
4Acmaa cf Colorado, democrat.
M estate valued It nearly $1,000.
~ = disposed Of largely to charity
! 10 Viii ~ Miss Elizabeth H. Ship
- Ar Philadelphia Who died : week
- nftA rrivasa hank n Chicago 70.
1 m 40 Neeks went under when
1nekopn hank closed it, doors. II
! t1poe1k1 u $4,000. Private
nS6ve heen under dre n Chicago