The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1915-01-02

with overstatement Of Income and other
! financial Irregularities. and suit was
brought against the Lehigh Valley road
under the charge that II was monopoliz-
| ing the anthracite coal industry through
subsidiary companies. In this month, also
| the department OF Justice announced that
a plan for breaking up the transportation
| monopoly practced by the New York,
| New Haven and Hartford had been ar
ranged satisfactory to all parties.
Early In April the government met with
| defeat In its attempt to prove that the
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western road
| and the coal-mining company of the same
| name existed as an Illegal and monopolis-
| tic combination. On April the commit
| tee appointed for the purpose announced
| that Il had selected twelve federal re-
| serve districts, with their central bank
ing cities, under the new currency law.
on June the American Thread COM
pany, which was proved to be a combina-
tion OF manufacturers which practically
controlled the output. forestalled the ac-
ton contemplated by the department OF
justice by dissolving. In June. also the
| United States supreme court affirmed the
power OF the interstate commerce COM
| mission to fix rates. and held that pipe
lines are common carriers and must carry
| products at rates fixed by tho commission.
on June Is the president made public
a charge that big business interests had
| been tfylnE 10 IOFce conkTtSS 10 uulOuTn
| He declared that he should do everything
in his power to keep congress in session
until the proper business legislation had
been enacted.
In July the commission found that the
former management OF the New Haven
road was criminally wasteful and negli-
| gent President Wilson directed the at
torney general, July q, TO begin civil and
criminal proceedings against the New
York, New Haven and Hartford road, and
two days later the suit was begun In the
United States district court at New York.
| on the first day of August the interstate
commerce commission denied the petition
of the eastern railroads for n general in
crease of per cent in freight rates, but
allowed certain increases in the middle
| West. On August IL the dissolution OF the
International Harvester company, desig-
mated as n monopoly in restraint OF trade.
was ordered by the United States district
, court at st. Paul. MINI.
The Panama Canal was formally opened
for world traffic on August l5 The steam
er ADcon, belonging to the Panama rail-
road. passed from ocean to ocean In ten
hours In September the railroad rate
case showed increased activity. The roads
east of the Mississippi and north of the
Potomac again petitioned the interstate
I commerce commission for permission to
advance freight rates per cent. and the
commission consented TO reopen the case
The commission granted the Increase
with certain exceptions. on December Is
In October the court dismissed all but
one OF the governments charges In lis
suit to dissolve the Atlantic steamship
trust Final argument in the suit to dis
| solve the Steel trust was made at Phila
| delphia. and the discussion OF increased
Z | railroad freight rates was resumed befor'
: the Interstate commerce commission.
At the elections held on November tn
, Democratic majority in the house OF rep
Z resentatives was reduced from 147 to p
although the Democratic majority I'm tn
: senate was increased from 10 to 16. Con
! stitutional amendments giving the suf
i frage to women were carried In Nevad
n and Montana and prohibition triumphe
a in Washington. Oregon, Arizona, an
u Colorado In Missouri the so-called "fu
n crew" law passed by the legislature wa
rejected.
:. Politics In Other Lands.
n On January 27 Michel Oreste. presiden
N of Haiti warned of the approach OF
J. large body of revolutionists, abdicated has
h tily and took refuge on German cruiser
l. On February orestes Zamor was electe
v president OF Haiti. and on the same da
Jose Vicente Concha was elected pres
= dent of Colombia.
IN On March II, as the finale to a bite
n political and personal controversy. III
~ | wife OF the French minister OF financ
= Mime. Caillaux. shot and killed the editC
p, OF Figaro. CASTOR Calmette. Her hu,
n band resigned his office at once and
| new cabinet was formed. The trial
n Mime. Caillaux resulted In her acquitti
ls on July 2s. On March IA a treaty OF peac
between Turkey and Servia was signed q
, Constantinople, a sequel to the Balka
- war. On May the new Chinese const
10 tuition was published. II abolished III
n premiership and gave increased power
-. ~. a
20 der OF Teck. Queen Mary's brother. wa
appointed governor-general of Canada.
Ia On May IS Colonel Benavides. leade
i of the Peruvian faction which expelle
:, President Billinghurst. was elected pre-
IN visonal president. Three days later
n group of senators and deputies declare
- Roberto Leguia provisional president. TIL
Peruvian supreme court however. re, "
l.. nized Benavides. On July 21 Ahmed Mi
. "a, sixteen years of age. was crowne
- shah OF Persia. On August 90 the Frenc
=, cabinet was reconstructed on a commit
- tee OF national defense basis. Rene v
: viani, Socialist. remained premier.
: On September 2S the Albanian senat
- which had driven its recently elected rule
"a Prince William OF Wied-out OF III
- country, chose Turk for king-PrinC
b. Burhan-Eddin, son of the deposed Abdl
10 Hamid OF Turkey The European power
protested. but their wishes were disr'
"a garded. On October T. after four month
exile. Essad Pasha, accompanied by n
~ armed force, entered Albania and too
ID possession OF the government. on II
day following the death OF King Charl'
~ of Roumania his nephew. Ferdinand. too
)" the oath of office as sovereign.
Industrial Trials and Triumphs.
The Ford Motor company at the begil
ld ming of the year adopted proft-sharin
or plan by which so 100000 is 10 be distril
D. uted annually among the 26,0O0 wage-eari
q. L ~ fhnA Tho Golhih A fr