The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-08
L. & N. Heads May Be Com
PEELED to Tell Secrets of
Past Campaigns
WILL FIGHT ORDER
TO HIGHEST COURT
If Compelled to Answer, Probe viii
Include Kentucky, Tennessee and
Alabama-Big Interests Con-
tributing to Elect Hughes
BY HUGH w. ROBERTS

asHlhBton, OCTOBER 1.-(Spectal.J
If the order OF the interstate commeroe
commission is sustained by the su-
preme court, and Milton H Smith, pres
ident. and George w. Jones OF Mont
gomery, general counsel, of the Louis
Vile and Nashville railroad are forced
to testify regarding the alleged politi-
cal activity of that railroad, ghosts
which have for years been relegated to
closets in Kentucky, Tennessee and
Alabama will again rattle their bones
in the ears of curious public
The railroad, 1t is generally under
stood, will strenuously oppose before
the supreme court the confirmation of
the interstate commerce commissions
order. If however. the effort of the
railroad proves unavailing, many mat
ters long shrouded in doubt. will be
definitely cleared up. In this connection
lit may be learned with surprise that
government attorneys, prompted, 1t is
said, by defeated politicians, will pry
into the notorious case involving the
murder of Governor Goebels of Ken
tucky-a crime with which repeated
efforts in the past have been made to
connect the Louisville and Nashville.
Testimony will also be demanded re-
garding allegations of Luke Lea of
Tennessee, recently defeated for re-
election to the United States Senate, and
B. B. Conner. former governn- of Ala
bama, who was beaten in his effort to
acquire in the last primaries another
term as chief executive of that state.
that the Louisville and Nashville spent
Unreasonable sums in acquiring and
exercising political control over the
territory through which it operated
trains.
1t is also understood that an effort
will be made to ascertain whether or
not the Louisville and Nashville con-
itributed to presidential campaigns, or
purchased in it's alleged effort to con-
troll politics, public utility corporations
or financed southern newspapers.
| Inasmuch as the politicians who are
said to be behind the governments
prodding of the Louisville and Nash
Vile have through defeat lost much
of their prestige, 1t is believed in
Washington that Mr.. Smith will man
age to hold his own"
BIG INTERESTS CONTRIBUTING
| Washington, October 7.-(Special.)
The most startling bit of political
gossip current in Washington today is
| to the effect that the Morgan and du-
Pont interests have contributed a joint
check of 100000 to the national re-
publican campaign committee.
The indications are that the repub-
lican committee will have as much
money at it's disposal as Mark Hanna
raised for the late William Mckinley.
an amount estimated at $14000.000.
There sees to be no question but that,
at any rate, the republicans will have
| all the money they require-or desire.
Money masters and manufacturers of
war munitions have profited to such
a great extent as result of the Eu-
ropean debacle, that they can afford
| to pay any toll demanded by the re-
publican party.
| Some days ago, as The Age-Herald
reported, a deal was closed through
the Morgans as a result of which one
fourth of all the copper produced In
| the United States was contracted for.
This deal will cause the exchange of
$125, 00C, 900 or more. The 'rake-off" for
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