The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-01

The Panama Canal was formally opened
for world traffic on August 10. The steam
er Ancon, 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
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.
A delegation OF railroad presidents WIS.,
tied President Wilson at the White House
and laid before him the unsatisfactory
situation which confronted American
roads. The president was sympathetic.
but expressed his confidence In the inter-
state commerce commission to regulate
the matter satisfactorily.
On September % Secretary McAdoo
aroused great interest in banking circles
by announcing his intention to withdraw
government patronage and assistance
from national banks known to be hoard
Ing currency or demanding excessive in
terest.
In October the court dismissed all but
one of the governments charges In its
SuiN " hlsSOlNt InG AlldnllC bltdHlSillD
trust, Final argument in the suit to dis
solve the Steel trust was made at Phila-
delphia, and the discussion OF increased
railroad freight rates was resumed before
the interstate commerce commission.
At the elections held on November the
Democratic majority in the house OF rep
resentatives was reduced from 147 to 25
although the Democratic majority In the
senate was increased from 10 to l6. Con-
stitutional amendments giving the suf-
| rage To women were carried In Nevada
and Montana and prohibition trlumphed
In Washington Oregon. Arizona. and
! Colorado In Missouri the so-colled "full
crew. law passed by the legislature was
! rejected.
Politics in Other Lands.
On January q Michel oreste. president
OF Haiti, warned of the approach of a
large body OF revolutionists. abdcated has
! tiy and took refuge on a German cruiser
| On February Orestes Zamor was elected
president OF Haiti and on the same day
Jose Vicente Concha was elected prcsl-
dent Of Colombia.
Early In the year the Chinese adminls-
trative council re-establshed Confucian-
ism as the state religion of the republic.
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