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Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-03-01
|Egin Barber Shop
First class work done
Agent for
Crystal Lavnty, Lavton
A.P.Hazney,Prop

l. l.. SCArss is moving 20 T.
g.n tO5zy from near Apache.
Miss Vi. ired Roberts Of law
ton visited here with ner brother
Arthur. over sunday.
4 little saved is little made
get cur pnees before buying.
adv. Elg:n Mere. CO.
Mrs. X. Y. Hofer was pss-
seGGer g. l.sEton horday. &C.
coupsayrg her ms 1sno. who
yas gong 70 Cngt,zdooga.
Mrs Alma Howe returned
Sunday from Lswton where she
mad been for several weeks fol-
lowing an operation on her nose.
Come in and le, Us show you
our complete line Of new dress
goods and sgilings.
adv. Elgin Mere. Co.
George Heisler and wife. who
nave been visiting a. the home Of
her brother. II. =. Rosacker. left
Sunday FOR their home at Rath-
ven. Iowa.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-03-01
DID Not Sell.

The 'chcc' land locatod in ran.
yes ~ au1 II, which was aIg-r.
used to sell with o,hsr state
school land at.Lav ton the frs,
three days Of this week. was
withdrawn from the marke, and
lid not sell, the reason being Civ
en BY the school land department
that there are Indications Of oil.
This is located in a strip ex-
tending six miles north of Elgin
and six miles south ard includes
all that was mentioned in this
paper few weeks ago.
The people around Elgin should
be GLAD 70 know that the state
officials recognize that there are
OIL prospects in this locality.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-03-01
s'BscHIPTIoH
Studying Our Busin %.

Hoard's Dairyman once con-
Quoted a dairy survey Of farms
in Minnesota. Data was coIec-
ted from ore hundred herds, con-
tanning J9J cows. The average
yield of all the COWS was 3. 800
pounds Of milk containing li5
pounds OF butter fat.
Inquiry developed the fact that
the cows owned by men uho did
not read dairy literature gave an
average Of z. 2.66S pounds Of milk,
containing 98 pounds Of butter
fat.
The average yield OF the cows
owned by farmers who read dairy
literature was 4, iI2 pounds Of
milk, containing 200 pounds of
butter fat.
The cows found on these farms
were common. farm cows not
dairy cows In the sense Of being
especially bred for milk. They
were classed as dual. purpose"
cows.
J. Il. PAYNE.
Frisco X. X. Snyder, Okla.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-03-01
New Road Law.

The new road law has many
new features. one Of which ls
that a man must work four davs
slngle-handed or two davs with a
team to work out his poll tax. or
ne can pay it in cash for 50. Oh. 30
II he chooses 10 work 1t out MIN
sell. he Rets % cents per day, or
5l.ao per day for himself and
team.
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2o7li Fer Nor.
And Better Poultry.

TIE sg1lhsrr farmer. ~ rlr-
tie 4 rs iaet-1c- I'D eusts.
- s. ,-T-l7lr sIf-Ets- ftr t-e r-1-
c .c-ls- - foF Ao eCsS Tte
--l1 virts- Al ear > spr Z
--l.e t-s p--ss--ii Z esss z-
easg u.sttsF E-za p--. S
are -st
l-@ i--5-oe f-o-- 2 -7-e t-=3
1F-. q. e-l-EsHs properly esse-
.rg osF the Eroesles and
siotzlrg t1r TIE er-.-e fsu1y
- roi -Ese tte ristste q
,:vi-g % sesp several tree {.
sac t,yirg t1e-r 90. Ina: C. (.
.9r - % t.T1 e al sxpe1 -
b,'ey select ssr1- ore kid
sr- sut. I, = Ezcl vsr.ei.
h2s "a Ecr'e qualities sra yo.
u { test VII, t-s kir1 ycu
lss c-s- - ~ 81 any ore
--rFr-e yr1 t-Et = -g-eIs sre
a. god rs pure bred 1pcs. t---
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I'm A.. r.i r-I-
IT. ,fense.tes i5t.tey irc-esse
ne szl9e u ,g.f arm g.-
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81 general sr,-.rs--e.
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Winter Coac.

Very few people rare. that
the wintry days are past and
gene into history. Tae singing
of the hens, the swelling Of the
buds. the green wheat and gras.
the pe.plng Of young oats
through tn ground all give eyl-
tence Of spring.
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Afternoon Tea.

The Methodist ladies' aid will
serve tea in the Coffin hall to-
morrow afternoon at which mem
bers are urged TO be present. A
small fee Of ten cents will be
charged for the lunch
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Local News Items

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rs- lees, 81 go.
.1ss- c-.ie'. ia Laz;o- SA:-E1ay
For Sa'e.- Cox stove kitchen
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me b-st uereaarlise possible
iyr The ptic.. L.gin Mere. C.
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9gt -, -.af.ee .7i' Ilir-'H' ior
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Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-03-01


ps.- ~ s--s p.lrh-
- 81, D., -
-
~ - "hihils seh' 70
"a 81 si'a-! 0n oasine4s-
-si-sss il LaTiSn SATURDAY
, T Ssr-o,. ,sv7s,.t.w.,
siress - = Tn..iav
u Z p3@Aslre s.o- our
goes zone II. L.1E Mere. @.
AcF.
Mrs J :. KsrreI~- went .
pr shoTa City Sgi1ay tlr q
'.ii ~
1'-s ? 4 Vsu.fr hiss hea7
r-e5 - ler br--a r -ir, Tie
S.s- Band Shoes are better
r. { pan. sold ~
21f. .zir Mere c..
loo Young rs r,-vs5 from
l. tg- rsrip onto the II. II.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-03-01
PROFESSIONAL
q and BUSINESS CARDS

J. Nj. sawyers, Auctioneer
viii sell anything anywhere.
Phone or write for dates.
Eisin, OKLA.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-03-01
County Agent Here.

G t. Douart Of Lawtan.
County Agent us. Department
of Agriculture, and PRESIDENT Of
ths Conanche County Poultry
Association, was here today and
gave a talk 10 the school chill.
drea. The CHAMPION Office ac.
know lebres a pleasant call from
him also.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-03-01

We sell liquid smoke in Sl.G0
bottles. Elpin Mere. ca. lady J
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-03-01
White Orpington Eggs
GUARANTEED FERTILE
Fifteen Eggs For One Dollar

An nferte egg does not spoil during incubation. If
examined it will be found in the condition when it
is On any eggs that purchased from and after
being for three weeks returned to for examna
and found be fresh other eggs will be given free
the purchase price refunded don't want your money for
nfertle eggs.
During the past days my IL White Orpinton hens
have laid 63 eggs. They have received the kind Of
feed and better than my 60 hens in the yard
This is the heaviest breed of chickens with featheress
legs, good winter layers be found and healthy
fowl.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-03-01

Get yorr sale bills printed at
the CHAMPION Office.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-03-01

Did you write it March /?
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-03-01

Railroad Tine Table
lEISsS
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-03-01

For Sale White Orr'ncjIu
eggs from select pen of griza
winning stock. : large chicken
with fezfher.ess IeGs. good az
ers, and geatla dispositions
r. =. Wetteneel.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-03-01

Quite a number Of the young
tg,ls attended box supper al
tle Happy Ito .ow school house
IN Saturday night. The boxes
sod wel and al report a large
crowd and good time.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-03-01

EAST BoUGl
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-03-01

l. l.. Spsrks is moving 70 T..
g.n TO-DAY from near Apache.
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Dreddndught
Hits Mine and
Sinks; An Saved

LONDON. Jan. .. sos p. m.-The
British battleship King Edward VII,
has been sunk as the result Of strik.
ing a mine The crew was saved
The sinking of the King Edward
VII was announced by the admiralty
in the following statement:
III. VI. :. King Edward VII has
struck mine Owing TO the heavy
sea she had TO be abandoned and
sank shortly afterwards The ships
company was taken off without loss
Of life. Only two men were injured. %
The King Edward was n battleship
of 1880 tons. laid down in March.
1902. She was 453-feet long. 7S-feet
beam and 26-feet draught. She had
four Finch. four 92inch and 1O.6.
inch guns in her main battery and
was equipped with four torpedo
tubes. submerged Her speed on her
trial trip was 10 knots. She had a
complement Of III men.
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Cleaning up the
Wreckage About
Str. Kanawha

special Dispatch to tho Intelligencer.
PARKERSBURG. W. Va, Jan. g
Work on the wreckage OF the steam.
or Kanawha was started today.
Twenty men, under the personal dir
ection of Captain W. r. Roe. the
boats owner. cleared away consider
able Of the debris There is still a
stage OF four feet of water around
the steamer. which retarded the pro
gress of the exploration
Capt. Roe announced tonight he
would resume work tomorrow with
a. many men as he could secure in
order TO clear away the remaining
timbcrs and rubbish around the hull.
which will be burned as fast as IL is
cleared away. At the first oppor-
tunity the cabin. which is wrecked.
will be entered in the hope OF recov-
ering several bodies. which are be-
lieyed to be in the cabin. The boat
appears to be more and more a com
plete wreck and unfit for anything
but kindling wood as the stage re-
cede- and discloses the condition of
the boat. Several hundred people
went 10 the scene Of the wreck today
To- view the remains of the steamer.
Several articles Of clothing and
trunks have been recovered so far.
No more bodies have been found.
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ALLIES COMPLETELY EVACUATE GALLIPOL
WHOLESALE ARRESTS ARE
MADE AT YOUNGSTOWN
Two Hundred Fifty Charged Loong Are Jailed
Situation Now Well Under Control-Mills
decentralization Started

YOUNGSTOWN. o. Jan. 9.-Be.
lieving that the situation is well un-
der control following two days of
tranquility after the rioting Friday
night, preparations are being made 10
reopen the plants of the Youngstown
Sheet and Tube company i'm East
Youngstown and Struthers. President
James \. Campbell OF the company
said tonight that former employees
who reported tomorrow would be put
10 work making repairs incident to a
resumption of operations within "A
few days. He denied that strike.
breakers would be imported
1T would be useless for US to at.
tempt to operate our plant while
some of the workers are in the frame
of mind they are in now" President
Campbell said. "and we will not at.
tempt 10 resume operations for sew
eral days at least. There are work.
men now In the plant and more will
be- put to work il the apply tomorrow.
our furnaces are still banked, but
steam is being kept in the boilers in
order TO keep the pipes from freez-
ing"
President Campbell said that many
workmen had informed the company
that they desired TO return TO work
hut were afraid. as their families had
been threatened.
we do not need any protection for
ourselves. but We want to have our
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SAVE GUNS
POOR SLOGAN
SAY GERMANS
LOSING THEM TO IMPLICIT
SEVERE DAMAGE ON AD-
VANCING FOE PAYS
Kaiser's Men Show Value of
Them Behind In Face
of Attack
BY JAMES o'ooNNeLL BENNETT

CWar CorreSpoudeut The Wheeling
lntelligcucer and Chicago TribuueD
LILLE, France. Dec. TO illus
trate the methods of the Germans
in the system of military lectures de-
livered by their officers at the front.
" hilc the campaign is being waged
tOf which | have previously written, ,
! am going To quote from my notes
on typical address.
The speaker in this case happens
10 be a Bayarian and he features in
his address the German policy Of re
garding cannon in q sense a. "insur-
ance premiums" The speaker be
gins with these words.
Gentlemen, 10 is a special honor
for me To greet here the representa-
tives Of the neutral press Of the
world. We Germans are OF the opin-
ion that IL is a condition for the eX-
istenCe of a press that n tell the
truth. And We feel that in fulfilling
that condition the press becomes our
natural ally. not alone in the enemy's
countries but i'm the neutral states
which YOU today represent here. For
the only thing that we Germans
need is the spreading of the truth
about our affairs. The condition OF
these affairs Is so good and rests so
firmly on safe foundation that the
truth about them cannot be made
known To the world too often for us
Allied Guns Rain Shells.
Gentlemen. into this staff head
quarters the wind has been carry for
many DAYS the thunder of the heavy
English artillery, which sent a rain
OF shells against our positions
Against one regiment alone Of our
division from 1900 TO $1,000 shots
were fired in the course of three
days
At the end OF three days there
was brief lUll. Then the artillery
fire started again and, soon after
that. an English artillery brigade
Stormed four weak German cOmpan-
les in their seyerly damaged posi-
tion. At three points the English
penetrated that position. but in spite
of this it was not lost. though the
attacker made every effort To estab-
lish himself I'm it
Pending the arrival of troop. for
The clearing of our trenches from the
(contnued on Page Nine1
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-10
URGES RELIEF FOR
STRICKEN POLAND

CHICAGO. Jan. a cabiegram
urging Great Britain 10 Iif the block.
ad" sufficiently to admit supplies tu
lie destitute of Poland was put on
the wires here tonight. addressed 90
Prime Minister AsQuth
= telegram also WAS sent To Prr-i
dent Wilson. quoting the dispatch to
Mr A-quith and to the British. Ger.
man. French. Italian. russian and
AusIro Hungarian embassies at Wash.
inEfou
The terror- OF war visited upon
ihe innocent. peaceful population of
Poland have been augmented hv fam.
inc. p"suleuCr and death" Saws the
communication to Mr. Asquth The
world cannot Cuuufouance The czfcrmi
nation of an entire nation iu such ev
cruciatiug agony
The ways off diplomatic discourse
arc too slow In the pre- ouCc OF such
calamity. We believe action must boz
taken at once.
"Out of the stricken district two
and half million men have been
called to hrht for tho allies cause
over twelve hundred thousand soil
di"rs of pureHt Polish blood have been
BILLED or wounded and now their ami
lies are without food or shelter SUI
fer.ur fIr more than amy other vic
time of fhn war Tho situation thor,
is Identical with that ol Belgium
We are prepared fo furnish food
and clothing Tor our stricken brethren
in Poland and earnestly request that
vc he permitted to render our hu u
Poland immediate assistance
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workers, their families and their
homes protected" added President
Campbell. This awful calamity
could have been averted had proper
precautions been taken. We are will
ing TO assist the state authorities to
bring about settlement OF the
trouble"
He denied that guards employed
by the company were responsible for
the riot Friday night which cost the
lives OF two persons and resulted in
the property loss amounting to ST.
100000 or more, or that they fired
the first shot
Mediation Begins.
Mediation of the strike began hero
today. Fred c. Corxton. OF Colum-
bus. o., representing the state and
sent here in an effort To settle the
labor difficulties. conferred with rep
resentatives of both sides. He re-
fused TO discuss the result OF these
conferences. but said that Others
would follow tomorrow. Announce
ment was also made that James III.
Mutt, director of public safety of
this city, has been appointed to rep
resent the Republic Iron & Steel com
pany in the negotiations with its en-
ployes who are also on a strike.
twenty-five thousand siRhtseers
Continued on Page rwsivsl
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REGARDING THE PASSAGE OF
BILL REVISING MINING
STATUTES OF STATE
Its Charges Are Proved to Be
Wholly Unfounded BY Chief
of Mine Department

CHARLESTON. W. Va. Jan. @
Mr. Earl A. Henry. chief Of the de-
partment OF mines. has addressed the
following open letter TO the editor
Of The Fairmont Times:
To the Editor OF the
Fairmont Times.
Fairmont. ". Va
Gov Hatfield and the Coal People. +"
Sir.-Under the above caption a
leading editorial in your issue OF
January an discussed the action of
the Department Of Mines IN the pa-
sage OF the hill revising the mining
statutes Of the State and the attitude
OF the Governor concerning it. The
object of the editorial seems fo be-
io attempt TO prove that needles
haste was used in the enactment of
Do" law and that the Department did
not consult the Coal Operators IN
ihc drafting of the bin or submit 30
to them for their criticism bofore
DO was introduced This being utter.
N untrue. the Department requests
fto courtesy Of % reply tu said edi
'"Ilal lh ih" columns ~ tho Times
For years the death rate I'm the
mines oi West Virginia has been an
pdiIin- I'D" average uf the Ia
ana uuufaiHI accidents increased
NOR" rapidly than tho TONNAGE would
Justify. uahnl a record or which no
Nt-i virginia mine owner or mine
manager could bo proud This fact
f1. been q source of worry and irrf
TALON to alI After Governor Hat
iep was inducf'd into office he
called monthly Tor u U.f of aII acct
o'nI.. both fatal and non fatal and
o.. coo. Information was presented to
IIu. H" repeatedly Impressed upon
ih' Department chat fho death rato
"a- 'p" hIah end that new motbdr
nu %" employed and. if po. .bfc
(Csntfrusd "a, psg, r.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-10
TURKS FEAR TO
ATTACK EGYPT

PARIS. Jan. = 11.25 D. m D4
layedJ \ Hayas dispatch from Rome
says.
I'm reply To- repeated demands upon
in" Turkish government 90 begin war
against Egypt, Diemal pasha. com
nander of the Turkish forces in Syria.
declared. according tO report from
cairo. that he would not initiate an
attack before having placed at his dis
po-sl $4,000 German soldiers as we'll
as % strong Turkish army. well oTi
cered and provided with am necessary
ecu pmeut
"Djomal Ta-ha added that hc had
not forgotten tho Ie-suu- of fhc first
expedition and desired fhaI fho Ger
mans should take their share ~ The
risks OF o. usw ATTEMPT"
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which have come before 49,. including
proposed Investigation into British
Interference with neutral shipping
and h-Iircront attacks upon neutral
-hins in which American lives have
been sacrificed or imperiucd
The committee planned 10 borin
thc ia-k Iasf week. but deferred &C..
uon p'rdInE further efforts of tho
state department through diplomatic
h'Foi1'ions With forc.en powers.
To Discuss Cotton.
senator ifOEs Smith of Ceorgia.
author of thc resolution which would
direct Inquiries into fho British treat.
m'u OFF trade hla rIyeu notice that
D.. wit address fhc senate This week
Ur rN.... of fhr cotton situation ae
affected hr .he attitude of G..lt Brit
r.. senator Smith and other urw.
h'U. of 00urr0.. f.fr. received cable.
f.om the American Association Of
Commerce .nd Trade in Berlin pray
iug Tor lCl .a'auon to assist American
frm fhorC declared to ho facing
ruin because of fhc British blockade
% didn't attach much fo the cable
gram. said senator smith u am NOT
inforo fri ir tho Americans in perIIu
Coopunusd on rsr- uiTssl -
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GERMANS RETAKE
LOST TRENCHES

PARIS. via London, Jan. 1O. II 40
"a. m.- The French troops have with
drawn from the summit of Hirzsteiu.
south of HartminsWeilerk kopf This
admission BE- made by tho Communica-
lion issued by the war office tonight.
The withdrawal Has due TO the cap
iure Of hill north of Hirzstein
BERLIN. Jan . (by wireless 10 say
Vile. The war office announced To-
day that near llirz-tcin. south Of Hart
manns Welerkopf. the Germans yes
terday completed their rcConquest OF
tha trenches which on December n
i,ll into the hands OF the French.
Twenty Officers. 1853 chasseurs and
- machine guns were captured
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"MOOnShine
COnSpiratOrS
To be Tried

FORT SMITH Ark. Jan. 9.-Three
former officials of the United States
internal revenue depart ment and four
other men probably will go TO trial ~
the term Of the United States district
court. which opens here tomorrow. on
charges growing out of the so-called
-moonshine cons piracy by means OF
which. IL H. stated. The government
has been defrauded Of thousands Of
dolisve through the manufacture and
-ale of Illicit whist key.
Government officials today would
not predict the exact date on which
The cases would be- called but b was
known that the government is anx-
iOus 10 clear up the prosecutions al
This term and the defendants were
said to be- ready
Those called for trial are. James
+. Surber. Atlanta. Ca. former super.
intendcnt OF the Georgia revenue diyi.
sion. j. " Grider sonora. Ark. and
Newton Z. SpradIiur. aurora Mo. for.
mer government whiskey gauger-. j
E Thomas. Fort smith saloon
secper. Moses b. Brock Salisbury. y
a.. an alleged ..ner of one of the
moonShine di.rler.es. James L.
smith. Atlanta. Co.. end viii Smith of
Fort smith
The Indictment. against the men re-
ultcd from the operation boo this ,ity
pf tho i a. Brew baker di-tillery
which. according to fho allegations
was without O. license from the middle
Of March. 1918 to tho latter part oi
april 1915 The Illicit product. the
government slcr.. was shipped to a
distilling concern iu Kansas city
Rhenc" v1s distributed to tho
wholesale ard retail trade of th,
.Oufhvo-f
lu June 1915. Indictment. were rs.
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Plans of Justice
Dept. to Enforce
Antitrust Laws

WASHINGTON. Jan. 9.-The policy
OF the department OF Justice in the
enforcement OF the antitrust laws is
outlined at length in statement made
public tonight by the Chamber of
Commerce OF the United States an
nouncing the result of several CON
ferences between Mr.. Gregory and a
committee of the organization.
The outline. which was submitted
to and approved by the attorney gen
eral is prefaced by an explanation
that the chamber has been constantly
presented with inquiries with regard
TO the relationship which might be
established between the federal trade
commission and the department and
with requests for information as &c
the governments attitude in future
antitrust proceedings The attorney
general was told. the statement SAYS.
that an expression from him "might
be regarded as reassuring to the pub.
lie mind and might "dispel some OF
the uncertainty which heretofore e1.
isted."
The statement follows in part:
-Four points were taken up:
"First-The complaint that the law
is uncertain.
"Second-The policy OF the depart
ment Of justice as regards the meth
cd Of enforcing the law in admittedly
doubtful cases.
Third The resolutions adopted by
the department TO guard against un-
just prosecutions.
Fourth policy OF the depart
ment in cases where II and the federal
trade commission are both charged
with the enforcement Of the law.
An Element OF Doubt.
Concerning the first point. the at
tOrney general stated that whilst con-
Cedediy there is In the law OF restraint
of trade an area OF doubt. in the vast
majority of cases ~ is not difficult to
tell whether a proposed transaction
is or b. not in violation of the statute.
and the doubt Is certainly no greater
than that which d. adopted as a mat
ter Of course in the application Of other
laws Such doubt az there is. he fur.
Their stated. will be greatly reduced by
decisions In the steel and other cases
Continued on Pare TwsivsD