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BOARDS CHARGED
WITH GRAIN FRAUD
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! OF federal control Of railway capitaIi-
7 cation.
Hearing began before the rules
committee on representative Manahan's
/ charges that the Chicago, Duluth and
AilllleapOLS boards OF trade are Oper-
aIlnS IN violation of the Sherman law.
chairman DOremOuS Of the Demo
q &Iic congressional committee denied
lnaI the corrupt practices act had
been violated by assessing Democratic
congressman Tor the last campaign.
Action on Suffrage Imminent.
Action by the senate within a few
Gays on the proposed woman suffrage
constitutional amendment seemed as
| suIed after day Of debate, during
finished business"
An Immediate vote seemed imminent
al one time, when there was a chorus
OF demands for a roll call but senator
SnaIroth and others held up the vote
senator ShafrOthS speech in favor
OF the amendment drew forth hostile
INQUIRIES from senators Bryan and
MARITIME. Senators Clark, of Wyoming.
ana works expressed doubt as to the
proprlety Of the. government forcing
equal Suffrage upon states that did NOT
desire II. Senator BOrah asserted the
amendment should NOT be adOpted if if
was not TO be enforced in the Southern
states. he quoted speeches to show
mat the proponents of the amendment
mad contended it would not interfere
win the grandfather clause disfran-
chlSlng negroes in southern states
supports Wilson on Tolls.
! Announcing his support of president
w Hs3n policy to repeal the provision
u the Eanama canal act exempting
from tolls American coastWise Shin
ping, senator Thornton. Democrat 0f
LOUISIANA in a statement Monday said
me president mad informed him thar
IN MS judgment the repeal of the az
emp llOn clause IS necessary for the
COnJlnuance Of our present friendly
-e4duOns with foreign powers and the
SUCCESS ae-z-
Senator Thornton is a member of
the inter oceanic canals committee
I which urged toll exemption. and he IS
one of several Democratic members of
Inat committee who have told the presi-
QenI they would reverse their position
he said today that he formerly favored
exemption, believing that the United
states had the legal and moral righf
under the Hay-Pauncefote treaty RI
enact such legislation
DeheYe now, just as firmly as be-
Tore continued the senator, that the
exemption clause of the Panama canal
act is not a violation of our treatv
obligations but recognize now 40 7
always did, the substantial difference
DesWeen our right Of exemption and our
enforcement of that right
Believes Repeal VIII Carry.
. considering the canal tolls exemp-
ton law previously enacted to he a
9uesuon OF policy and not of principle,
ana recognizing the great RESPONSIBLE
" resting on the president for the suc.
cessful conduct of our foreign raIs-
tons and also the deIicacy OF the nres-
ent trying situation in regard to those
relations, feel it my public dutv 10
assist the president in carrying out his
wishes in this matter"
Administration leaders in the sonata
believe the repeal will carry by a. s11b-
stanttal majority. despite some Marty
opposition, and it is also believed that
the question will be Up for action with
IN two weeks Representative Adams
expects to introduce repeal bill in a
few days.
Strain Drives Immigrants Insane
Stress and strain of American life
quickly develops latent insanifv
among immigrants who become bur-
deus to the state in which thew live
according to statements before the
senate immi grafton committee bv rnaCii-
cal officers from New York. PennsvI-
Yania and Maryland, who urged radical
amendment Of the pending Immigration
The committee took under advise
ment a series Of amendments offered
by Lewis r. Parker, special counsel
for the commission on alien insane Of
New York. Mr. Parker was Summarized
by DR.. Thomas r. Salmon of the bubble
health SERVE in urging that 'persons
with constitutional pschopathfc inferi
ortty,D described as the seed of con-
genial insanity" be excluded.