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TRADE GOOD, WILSON HEARS.
=. n. BcrtroD, and y. II. Gallagher
Confer with Him.

WASHINGTON, July 2O.--Presideat vii
son received strong expressions Of con-
fdence IN the business outlook from many
ferred with S. Reading Bertron az
street, New York. and director OF
many utility corporations and banks,
and Joseph u. Gallagher. presiden,
OF the American Brake Shoe and
Foundry Company OF New York and a
director of manufacturing concerns. They
brought reassuring reports as To business
conditions and AZ to the feeling with
which the business world views the pros
pect for the enactment OF the Adminstra-
ton antitrust programme as II has been
modified by the elimination OF the Clay
ton definition of unfair practices.
The President received letters from I'M
portant business men in various parts of
the country expressing satisfaction at the
condition of business.
The President said he had not heard OF
the resolution passed by the Manufactur-
ers Association OF Montgomery county,
Pennsylvania, Condemnng the tariff law
as one OF the chief causes In the existing
business depression.
The following letter ms given out at the
White House is being sent by the J. q.
York TO all public service corporations IN
the United States
I'VE believe that for some time past
the design and construction OF many prof.
ects have been deferred because of feel
ing that general business conditions did
not warrant them.
But It is well worth considering at
this time, the more important prospects
OF the immediate future.
we are apparently assured OF n splen-
did crop return. II IL announced that
before the close OF the present Congress
sional session the Federal legislative pro-
gramme for stabilzing business will have
been completed,
1T is generally conceded that currency
reform will be OF material benefit and
that its effects should promptly follow
the organization period Of the Federal
Reserve Board, The possibility OF war
with Mexico seems daily 10 become more
remote.
These considerations lead obviously IN
the conclusion that the general outlook
is decidedly favorable
with this IN mind we believe that il
would be well TO secure the advantages
OF present market conditions and ap-
ply them to construction projects which
have been under previous consideration.
We are convinced that the price of ma %
.terials and OF labor is much lower to-day
than can be reasonably expected when
business activity Is quickened,
1--WE believe that now Is an especially
opportune time TO go ahead with construc-
ZION projects If the work IN development
there is a distinct advantage to be gained
from being prepared TO supply demand
a. soon as II occurs instead OF later. when
the market may be stale or else un-
proftably competitive. II the work IL eN
tension or rehabilitation there should be
"A prompt willingness under normal busi-
ness conditions to furnish added or better
service"
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S5OO,OOO,OOO SENATE .''''
PLAN FOR GOOD ROADS
Committee Reports Favorable
the Bourne Scheme Of
a Bond Issue.

WAsiIINGroN, July 2o.--The Senate
Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads
reported favorably to-day on project that
will involve n bond issue OF $500, 900, 900.
Tho project contemplates n system OF Fed
eral highway Improvement through CO.
operation with State governments.
The committee was not unanimous the
vote being to in favor OF the so-called
Bourne plan. There had been a sharp
division In the committee, and the Bourne
plan and an alternative proposal were sub
mitted to the Secretary of the Treasury
for a recommendation.
While the committee did not give out
the Secretarys views on the matter, Il Is
understood that he Is favorable 10 the
Bourne plan, Senator Swanson led the
opposition to the Bourne plan In the COM
mittee.
The bill which was reported in tho com
mittee reduces the limit of the bond issue
from $1,000, 100000 10 $500. 1000, 900. 1t
contemplates the issue of 500, 900. 000
worth Of United States bonds, either
coupon or registered, each year for five
years, the bonds to draw per cent inter
est and to run for hfty years.
States desiring TO cooperate may apply
and receive the proceeds from these bonds
iu exchange FOR like amount of state
bonds, to run for the same period Of time
but to draw per cent interest. The |
per cont. interest margin on the state
bonds Is to be devoted to the creation OF
a sinking fund in the Federal Treasury
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FOR CENTRAL CONSOLIDATION
stock holders Vote In Favor of II
AT special Meeting.

ALBANY. July 20--Proceedings before
the upstate Public Service Commission
FOR the consolidation OF the New York
Central Lines into tho New York Central
Railroad Company were postponed this
afternoon to September 10. pending the
decision OF the United : ates court AT
Detroit on the application for an injunc-
ton by certain minor " stockholders OF
the Lake Shore TO restrain that corpora
ton from acceding to the consolidation on
the grounds that n Is In violation of the
sherman antitrust law and that the terms
OF the consolidation are inequtable to
minority STOCKHOLDERS.
The consolidation IL being opposed
before the commission by George "
Wickersham. formerly United States
Attorney General, representing the Lake
Shore minority stockholders. and by J.
Aspinwall Hodge, representing g. u
Venner and other minority holders OF
Central stock. All consented to the ad-
Journment to-day the New York Central
being represented by William l., Visscher
The stockholders OF the New York
Central at a special meeting here to-day
voted for the consolidation, Mr.. Hodge
opposed this action at the stockholders
meeting, but l.5ls,406 shares were voted
for consolidation and 775 shares against.
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new section was inserted providing
heavy penalties for the president or other
officer OF corporation engaged in COM
merce as common carrier who mis-
applies, embezzles, steals or abstracts
any of the moneys, funds, credits, securi-
ties, property or assets or for the con-
version of them to his own use. Such
offenders are TO be prosecuted In the
Federal courts.
Section 10 was slightly amended and
section IL of the House bill was retained.
but the proviso y that section was struck
out.
Section 12 was rewritten as follows:
Every director. officer or agent of
corporation which shall violate the
penal provisions of the anti-trut laws
or who shall have aided, abetted
Counselled. commanded. induced or
procured such violation shall be guilty
Of "A misdemeanor and upon convic-
ton thereof shall be punished by
fine not exceeding $4,000 or imprison-
ment for not exceeding one year. or
both. In the discretion of the court.
Section 10 of the House bill was re-
tanned without change. and section "a
kept in the bill with the proviso stricken
out.
Section is was but slightly changed,
and sections II, 49, 20 and the remaining
sections were retained practically intact.
section 10 as Tndlly agreed 70 is not
expected, TO legalize "picketing" by
representatives of Ia Dor unions on a strike.
The language OF the House bill in this
section which forbids the issuing of re-
straning orders or injunctions by Federal
courts in labor troubles Is adopted down
to the clause which relates to picketing
except in one respect In the language in
tended to prevent inJunctions to restrain
employees from quitting employment or
from recommending. advising or persuad-
ing others by peaceful means to do like
wise, the qualifying words whether
singly or in concert" are inserted which
or organized bodies OF workmen.
The Senate committee struck from this
section the House language which was
supposed TO forbid an Injunction against
picketng and which was as follows !:
"Or from attending AZ or near n house
or place where any person resides or
works, or carries on business or happens
to be. for the purpose OF peacefully obtain
ing or communicating information
The Senate committee had trouble with
the language Of the House bill, which
was supposed TO legallze the boycott and
the blacklist The House forbids an in
junction against any one from ceaslng
20 patronize or TO employ any party TO
a labor dispute.
The Senate changed this TO read:
ITO forbid the issuance of an Injunction
to restrain one from Withholding patron
age from any party TO such labor dis
pute."
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j. s. BOARD WANTS RAILROADS
OUT OF PRIVATE BUSINESS
Would Sever Railroads
From Private Business

From the facts related herein.
particularly those discovering the
industrial railways around st. Louis
and those describing the relations
of the New York Central Lines to
coal properties in Illinois, the com
mission believes it important that
the public business OF transportation
should be clearly separated from
private business; that railroads
should be prohibited from furnishing
directly or indirectly capital or loans
to private enterprises; that railroads
should he prohibited from extending
the use Of their credit for the
benefit OF private individuals or COM
panies, and that the commodities
clause should be enforced and ex-
tended to all traffic. From the re-
port Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
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NO DULNESS IN STEEL TRADE.
Gary Mills TO Work Full Handed
Five Days q Week.

CHICAGO. July 20.-Word came from
Gary, Ind, to-day announcing that the
stel mills of that city and South Chicago
will begin TO work five days week
full handed instead of three days a
week short handed, as they have been
doing.
New orders have come to the steel
company In the last few days. The Gary
rail mill, which hitherto has rolled only
three days a week, started rolling five
days a week, and there was a proper
tionate increase in all other departments
Practically the same situation exists in
South Chicago.
Two hundred men have been added
90 the payroll OF the Burlington shops
in Aurora the last month. Many train
men laid off because of the slackness
an freight traffic have been put back
30 work
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H. R. TowNE RESERVE DIRECTOR
Lock Manufacturer Elected an ora.
cial of Bank Here.

WASH SGToE, July 20.--IIcnr' r
Towne of New York. president ~ the
Yale a. Towne Manufacturing Company
makers of locks, has been elected Il dire'.
tor of the reserve bank OF New York. \
was announced by the organization com
mittee OF the Federal Reserve system to-
day.
Mr.. Towne is a Glass n director, which
class is chosen from the commercial ana
industrial interests of the districts repre-
sented. He was chosen by the banks Of
the first group Of the New York district,
meaning the largest banks In the district
Other directors OF the Federal Reserve
banks whose elections were aunouVl
to-day are:
District No. 3. Group >, Glass A
+. o. Watts of st Louis
District No. TO- Group 2, class A
G.. T.. Burnham of Norfolk, Sch, and
Glass II. l.. A. Wilson of III Reno. Okla
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ACID TEST BEGINS ON
UNPLUCKED CAPTAINS
Records of 90 Charged With In.
tOxicatiOn Submitted to
House Committee.

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section of Wide Import.

The above section is regarded as one
of tho most important in the bill because
OF its wide application to the daily COM
mercial transactions. The Senate COM
mittee cut out the penalties OF fine and
Imprisonment provided by the House bill
and substituted the injunctive relief in
case OF disobedience Of an order entered
by the commission. The section was also
lberalized.
Section :, which was struck out re-
quired producers Of fuel, electricity and
power TO sell the product upon applica-
ton by any person or corporation desir-
ing to purchase IT for resale.
Section 4. another OF the price fixing
sections. was slightly modified and. as in
the case OF section .. the penalties pre-
scrbed by the House bill Of fine and i'm
prisonment We're struck out and the relief
provided IL by appeals TO the commission
and to the courts for intunctive relief.
This section is intended to prevent selling
contracts or leases or licensees fixing a
minimum price for resale. and il was
amended 10 cover unpatented articles.
Section 3 OF the House bill was not
changed. II provides a civil action for
damages for the antitrust laws for per-
sons who may have been injured on ac-
count OF its violation
Section was rewritten as follows:
That n final judgment or decree
rendered III any SUIT or proceeding
in equity brought by or on behalf
OF the Unit States under the anti
trust laws. to the effect that de-
PENDANT has violated said laws, shall
be prima f;Lcle evidence against
such defendant In any suit or proceed
ing brought by any other party
against such defendant under said
laws as to all matter respecting which
said Judgment or decree would be
an cstoppol as between the parties
thereto.
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The bill provides for an appeal n ths
Supreme Court from any final order OF
decree from any District Court In any pro
Ceeding brought under the act.
The Clayton hill as finally agreed or
retains section .. but modihes it. i
strikes out section entirely and makes
slight notifications in section 4. Thes,
are the -o-called price fixing" section;
of the bill.
Us finally agreed to section is as fol-
lows:
That il shall be unlawful for any
person engaged in commerce either
directly or Indirectly TO discriminate
in price between different purchasers
Of commodities, which commodities are
sold for use, consumption or resale
within the United States or any Terri
tory. or the District Of Columbia or
any insular possession or other place
under the jurisdiction OF the United
States, II the purpose or intent thereby
to destroy or wrongfully injure the
business OF n competitor OF either
such purchaser or seller: provided.
that nothing herein contained shall
prevent discrimination in price be-
tween purchasers of commodities on
account of the difference In the grade,
quality or quantity OF the commodity
sold or that makes only due allowance
for the difference in the cost OF SELL
ing or transportation or discrimina-
ton in price In same or different COM
munities made in good faith to meet
competition and not intended to cree
ate monopoly. and provided further
that nothing herein contained shall
prevent persons engaged in selling
goods, wares or merchandise In com
merce from selecting their own GUS
toners In bona fide transactions and
not in restraint OF trade.
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for the final redemption of the Federal
bonds.
The Government is pledged to appro-
PIRATE per cent of the bond issue in
cash for maintenance OF highways built
In pursuance of the plan. The bill pro
vides that the Federal bonds shall be is
sued In the denominations OF $50 or multi
pies thereof and that they shall be offered
to the public at par. II will be reported
to the Senate a. n substitute for the
ShaclIleford good roads bill. which passed
the House a few months ago.
The bill creates United States High
way Commission. There Is no chance of
the measure going through at this session.
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Mr.. Browns Testimony.

In this connection the report says that
wv. g. Brown and other officials ttsti-
fed that the plan never received serious
consideration and in all probabilities never
would be effected" The commission.
however adds
1T is worthy Of mention on the other
hand that in the latter part Of 1913 tho
capital stock of the Chicago and Harris
burg Coal Company was Increased from
s55 900 to $l,5O0.0Oo. and that company
began taking over the coal lands owned
by its parent company. the Big Four.
whether this Is the h, ginning Of u
gigantic coal proposition involving the
purchase OF the Saline and O'Gara prop
critics and based on the credit of she
New York Central Lines the record does
not show Such a use Of railroad credit
for private ends OF favored individuals
should obviously receive. II carried out,
the severest condemnation of the law"
In the investigation OF the relations of
tho New York Central Lines with coal
properties In Illinois T. J. O'Gara. the
leading official of the O'Gsra Coal Com
panv, was called as r witness. but on the
advice OF his counsel he declined to
testify. claiming protection under the
statute.
THE testimony ~ several Of the wit
nesses was characterized by evasions and
lapses Of memory and parts thereof wer"
later withdrawn and corrected" says the
report. I'm some instances witness
more than once asked permission to change
his testimony. and In several cases tho
statements made by the same ofiictal at
one hearing fatty contradicted what he
had said at previous hearings. with re-
spect 10 some phases Of the transactions
here mentioned the record still affords no
satisfactory explanation"
Mr.. Brown and other officials Of the
New York Central system took an active
part in the promotion NJ the OGara Goa,
Company. the report says. and Mr. Brown
IL named among others who changed l.
testimony.
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BOUCK WHITE PLANS RELEASE
Seeks Certificate OF Doubt 10 RIM
for Congress.

Bouck White. who is serving sentence
OF six months in the Queens county jail,
Long Island CITY for creating dis
turbance in the Fifth Avenue Baptist
Church some time ago hopes "a got his
release on a certificate Of reasonable dNN'
so that he can accept the nomination Tor
Congress on the Socialist ticket In ma
Thirteenth Congress district Of Man
haitian.
Unless he gets out he will he forced IN
conduct his campaign from the fail, he
cause his term does not expire un'I af''r
election.
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MRS. BLICKENSDERFER GRIEvES.
Sorry Women of Country DO N"N
Help Mrs. Wakefield.

WATERBURY. Conn, July 2o--Mrs w j.
Blickensderfer OF Stamford IL hearthrok'n
over her failure TO interest the women
OF the country in Mrs. Bessie Wakcne =
on trial for the murder OF her husband
She spent much OF to-day here placi'
new evidence with Charles Rdubv tn1
Thomas Devine, attorneys, Sho ~ sur
prsed over the neglect OF the css' ny
the suffragettes and saws Mrs NAN''
field has not a friend in court hut hcr-
self.
Bessie is not one-quarter as ban -
she is painted" she said, "fhr press
reports are terrible reflections on Amer
lean Journalism, all gross msrepres' MA
tions. absolutely inaccurate, tho ltst DAYS
eepecially."
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Much of section Cut out.

All OF the remainder OF that section
which permitted traffic arrangements Of
common carriers az IL came from the
House was struck out
Section was but slightly changed from
the form In which IL came from the
House, but here as in previous sections
the penalties OF fine ana Imprisonment
were struck out ana the injunctive relief
substituted An amendment was also
added TO this section by the Senate COM
mittco providing THAI nothing In the sec
ton shall operate to affect or impair any
right heretofore legally acquired. There
was also a provision added that the sec
ton should not be construed to legalize
anything heretofore held to be unlawful
under the antitrust laws.
Section . as originally drawn and
adopted by the House was intended TO
prevent directors or officers OF railroad
corporations from being directors in other
corporations supplying materials, equip
men;s and other supplies.
This section AS rewritten by the Senate
Committee limits the amount of n pug
chase that may he made from such supply
corporation to not more than 10000 In
any one year except by competition, fol-
lowing no,ice and publication under rcEu-
latious to ne prescribed by the Interstate
Commerce Commission. This section as
rewritten retains heavy penalties OF fine
and imprisonment.
The Senate struck out much OF section Q.
preventing intcrlocking bank directors.
but retained the language of the House
bill forhidding 1nterlocking directors of
corporations with capital. surplus and
undivided profits aggregating more than
100000 engaged in commerce.
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GRFENwoop Ark, July 20,--Warrants
charging murder, arson and rotlng were
prepared here to-day at the instance OF
Prosecuting Attorney Pau Little. for the
arrest of Il number of persons who, il is
declared. participated in the attacks last
week on the Prairie creek mines of tho
Bache- Denman Coal Company while the
company miners were on strike,
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Court To Enforce order.

II upon the hearing thus held the COM
mission should decid, that there has been
violation. then the commission snail is
sue the order which It may later modify
or set aside upon good cause shown. The
section then provides that II the offender
fails TO obey the order OF the commission
that body may apply through its attor-
neys or to a District Attorney acting un-
der the direction OF the Attorney General
of the United STATES, 10 a Federal District
Court, the Jurisdiction OF which covers
the offending person or corporation, TO
require obedience 20 the order.
In this proceeding the commission must
transmit the entire record of the proceed
ing before the commission and upon these
the court may proceed to hear the cause
and enter the appropriate decree. The
amendment adopted to-day provides for
summary final hearing upon which the
finding OF the commission shall he prima
facie evidence OF all the facts. but leave
may be given TO either side TO produce
additional evidence II the court be con-
WINGED that the additional evidence is
material and that there were reasonable
grounds for the failure TO produce u be-
fore the commission on the original hear
ing.
Tho amendment provides penalties
for disOhcdience 10 the courts orders or
its iujunctiOns. The amendment also pro-
vidcs an appeal from the commission to
any party to a proceeding brought before
the commission, including any person up
on whose complaint the proceeding shall
have been begun and also to she Govern
ment. which may be taken from the fnal
order made by the commission 10 the Fed
eral court within ninety days from the
date OF the order by serving notice upon
the adverse party and fling the same with
tho commission.
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affairs. was inexperienced In the work
Itself and was lacking in the most ordi-
nary business ability"
The report refers to Hewitt as tool"
OF McCune and adds that they Invested
the money they obtained from the Big
Four and by which they were employed
IN an opposition coal company which
was afterward taken over by company
formed by the Big Four
The report Gays the New York Central
officials on various occasions have had
under consideration plans for the con-
solidation OF all the coal properties in
Illinois associated with the New York
Central Lines These plans appear to be
of recent date, the latter part Of 1918.
shortly before MIR Browns retirement
as head Of the New York Central.