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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-06
NEW SCHEME To
GET MERCHANTS
INTERESTED.
But AR0MoRE BUSINESS MEN
FAIL TO FALL FOR EVERY FLY
BY NIGHT SCHEME AND TURN.
ed THE MATTER DOWN.

The organizer Of the Lions Clu5,
a contemporary with the Rotary Club
and along the same lines was In the
city last week and took up with the
Chamber OF Commerce the matter Of
organizing here In the absence o..
both President. yice.President and
several directors, the secretary took
the matter up with directors who
wero at home and they expressed the
concentrated on the Chamber of Com.
mcrce and the Business Mems Associ.
alton and that no subsidiary organ.
zation should be attempted at this
time.
There Is considerable interest in
the Rotary Club but it has been
agreed by the most active town build.
ers that organization should be Go.
forred at least until the hotel a
built
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-06
AMERICAN AMBASSADOR TODAY
HANDED AUSTRIAN REPLY RE.
GARDlNG HER COURSE.
NEUTRALS TO BLAME
Austria Says Neutrals Are Responsible
For the Losses the Suffer by Enter.
ing Submarine Zone - Neutrals
Endanger Themselves.

London, March 6.-The American
ambassa lor at Vienna has been hand
ed the Austrian reply 10 the American
note asking her course in unrestricted
eubmarine warfare, according to a
Reuters dispatch.
Austria says neutras are respon-
sible for the losses they suffer by en-.
tering the submarine zone, II Is learn
ed from the same source. After saying
that the Austro-Hungarian government
is essentially in accord with the Am
ercan government" with reference to
the endangerng Of the lives Of neu.
trails, the reply asserts "the principle
that neutrals should enjoy In war
times the freedom Of the seas refers
only to neutral vessels, and not TO
neutral persons aboard enemy YES
sels."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-06
SUPREME COURT TODAY HELD
BRITISH TO BE ENTITLED TO
VESSEL.
VIOLATED NEUTRALITY
New York Workmens Compensation
Law Declared Generally constitu.
tiona and Those Of Iowa and Wash
ington Wholly Constitutional.

Washington, March 6.-The British
claimants Of the German prize ship
Appam at Newport News, won their
suit in the United States supreme
court today to regain possession Of the
vessel and its cargo.
The court held that the British own
ers are entitled to restitution because
the Appam violated American neutral.
ity.
The court annuled as unconstitu.
tiongl the tariff law clause granting
five per cent discount in duties
brought on American ships.
The court upholds the New York
workmenH compensation law as gen.
orally constitutional and those Of
Iowa and Washington states as con.
stitutional
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-06
CONSPIRACY
CHARGE FILED
AGAINST TWO
HlNDoo PHYSICIAN AND AN AL.
LEeEO GERMAN ARRESTED BY
FEDERAL AUTHORIZATIONS
LOSES SUIT.

New York, March 6.-Dr c. Han.
ador Chakiobcrty, Hindoo physician.
and DR. Ernest Schnner, an alleged
German, were arrested here today on
charges of conspirias to set up a mill.
tary expedition against a foreign coun.
try now on friendly relations with
the United States. The police say
they confessed that they plotted un.
der the direction of Wolf Vonirol TO
invade India, via Chira.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-06

Washington, D. c., March 6.
President Wilson, it is reli-
ably stated, will do everything
possible to find a way to arm
American ships and protect
them in other ways from sub
marine danger, despite the SEN
ate's failure to empower him
to do so.
Attorney General Gregory is
expected shortly to advise
whether the President can
legally arm American ships. In
fact, it is more than likely that
the attorney general will in
form the President regarding
such action at the cabinet meet
ing this afternoon.
An extra session of congress
before July l. to pass the ap-
preparation bills, if for no other
purpose, seems certain. If the
senate amends the rules so
prompt action may be taken
on the armed neutrality bill, an
extra session Of congress may
be expected within two or
three weeks.
The government is receiving
messages from all parts of the
country criticizing bitterly the
senator's who thwarted action
on the armed neutrality bill.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-06

supervisor For some time he has
worked strenuously in HIS official po.
sitlon causing a general decline in his
health. lie was brought to this city
four weeks ago for treatment and
recuperation and for a time it was
thought that he was regainlng his
strength. His condition became worse
however, suddenly yesterday morning
and the end came almost without
warning.
"Mr. Walcott for many years was
engaged In the produce and fruit com.
mission business in sherman, being
one Of the FIRST TO open such an estab.
lishment here, and was very success.
lul In his line. Previous to that time
he had 6een connected with the fire
department OF the city, where he prov.
ed a faithful and efficient man. In
all his connections re had made
friend, and the Democrat joins these
in extending its sincerest sympathies
to the bereayed family
Besides his wife the deceased Is
survived by the following children.
all Of sherman: C.. A. Walcott. Jim
Walcott Joe Walcott, Ed Walcott
j. a. Walcott vcruie Walcott Miss
Alice Walcott Miss Katherine Wal.
cott, and Miss Nancy Walcott; a sis.
ter. Miss Mary Walcott, and a broth.
er Hcnyr Walcott, Of this city"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-06

Washington, March 6. - Werner
Horn the German rcseryist. who dyna.
mited the International bridge at
Nauceboro, Maine, in 1915, lost his
haheas corpus suit in the supreme
court today In which he sought ia
avoid trial at Boston for alleged trans.
portaton Of explosives on passenger
trains. The court dismissed Horns
appeal that his German army commis.
sion exempted him from American
prosecution.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-06

New York March G.-The Cunard
liner Orduna, which left here Febru.
airy "a for Liverpool, arrived there
safely, cable adyices say. The Orduna
carried 10 passengers, including eight
Americans.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-06

All England Is ringing with the
r-aises OF General Frederick Stanley
Maude who recaptured from the
Turks the Mesopotamian town Of Ku;.
ElAmard. on the Tigris, the scene of
General Townshend's surrender on
April 2S, 1916, with 5000 men. The
present movement OF the British
against the Turks began Dec. 10. Cen
eral Mande saw active service before
the present war in the Soudan and
South Africa.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-06
LleeETT MAJOR GENERAL

Wilson Today Nominated Hunter Liz.
get to Succeed Late Gen. Funston.
Washington, D. c., March J.-prosl.
dent Wilson today nominated Brlgl.
der General Hunter Liggott as major
general to succeed the late General
Funston Colonel Francis ]. Herman
Of the 2Sth infantry is advanced to
brigadior general
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-06
Support Of Porto Rico.

San Juan, March 6.-Porto Rico will
support the United States in whatever
crisis may develop, according to a res.
olution just passed by the house Of
delegates, the elective branch Of the
insular legislature.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-06

N is EXPECTED SOON,
YER OR NOT HE CAN

Extra Session of Congress Pass 1riaons If for No
Other Reason, Now Seems CertA .,-If Senate Amends
Rules so Prompt Action be Taken the Armed Neu-
raity Bill, Extra Session may be Expected within the
Next Two or Three Weeks-From All Sections of the
Country come kilograms Condennng the Members of the
Senate who Thwarted the Armed Neutrality Rill-Porto
Rico Will Support United States in Whatever Course She
Takes-Presdents Course may be Decided upon at
Cabinet Meeting this Afternoon
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-06
TWO TRY TO EXPLAIN
Vardaman and Kenyon, Who Voted
Against Neutrality Bill.

Washington, D. c.. March. 6 Sena.
tors Nariaman Of Mississippi and
Kenyon OF Iowa, two of the twelve
senators who did not sign the senate
manifesto fayoring armed neutrality
eSpla.uCl 20 the senate today that
they had not been IN completely to
prevent action on the bul Senator
WiIlSms replying said regardless Of
their motives they and not congress
were responsible
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-06
MARTIN MAJORITY LEADER
Virginia Senator Selected as Majority
Leader Of Senate.

Washington, March 6.-Senator Mar.
tin Of Virginia was selected today as
the majority leader OF the senate By
the democratic caucus.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-06

Slowly, hut surely. the Kaiser is
torpedoing the hyphen beyond al!
hope Of recovery Washington Post
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-06

posed an alliance with yexico and
Japan to make war on the United
States If this country should not re
main neutral They are: /, Baron Won
Schoen, formerly secretary of the Ger
man embassy in Washington, trans.
ferred to Mexico without explanation;
?, Alfred Zimmerman, German min.
lister for foreign affairs, who sent the
note to the German minister in Mex.
leo; 3, Aimaro Sato, japanese ambas.
sador to the United States. whose Of.
fee declared the proposal absolutely
impossible" 4, Luis Cabrera, Carran-
za's minister Of finance, known to be
anti.American and said to have know.
ledge Of the proposed arrangement.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-06
WEATHER FORECAST.

q u u u n n u u n u u u { II u 4
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-03
IndianaDOlis

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April g.
Hogs Best heavies, $15.45@15.55;
mixed and mediums, $15.45@15.50;
good to choice lights, s15.45; common
to medium lights, $1425@15.45; bulk
OF sales best hogs, $15.45; roughs, $14
@s15; light pigs $1O@13.35; best pigs
$1350G14.15. Receipts, $500.
Cattle--Prime steers, $1150612.25;
good to choice steers. $1050@11.0O:
common to medium, $6@S.50: heifera,
$6GS9. Receipts, 1880.
4 Calves Common to best veals
$am1375; common to best heavy,
$6G10.50. Receipts, $50.
Sheep and Lambs-Good to choice
S13.5O@14.75: common to medium
lambs, $1O@13.75; good to best lambs,
$14@1525. Receipts, 200.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-03
Kansas CITY.

: KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 3.-Hogs
Receipts, $4,000; steady; bulk,
s1470@15.20: heavy. $15.10@15.25;
packers and butchers, $14.90@15.20;
light, S14 4091495; pigs, s11@13.75.
Cattle Receipts, 10000: steady;
Prime fed steers, s11.75612.50; Dress
ed beef steers, S9@11.50: southern
steers, $S.50@11.00; cows. $7@10.50;
heifers, $S@11.50; stockers and feed
ers, s75O@10.75; bulls, 5000; calves
SSm13.
Sleep - Receipts, 10000; steady;
lambs, S12@14.75; yearlings. $4,000
14.75; wethers, $11.50@1275; ewes.
S1O.5O@1250.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-03
Buffalo

EAST BUFFALO, April Seattle
Receipts. 300: active and steady.
Veals Receipts, 400; active; IS
M15.5Q.
Hogs Receipts, 5000: slow;
heavy, $I535@1590; mixed, $4,000
sl5.75; Workers, $15.50615.65; light
Workers, s12.25615.0O; pigs, s12.50@
1900; roughs, $13.75614.00 stays,
$11D12
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 1900;
heavy lambs, slow, others active
lambs, S12@15.60; yearlings, $1,000
14.2a; wethers, $12@12.75; ewes, Sc
@12; mixed sheep, $11.75@12.25.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-03
Canvass County
For Road Funds

w. P. Stimson, assistant to Judge
Lowe, president of the National Old
Trails association, will make person
al canvass of Richmond and other
Wayne county towns along the Nation
al road to raise $470 to provide a main
tenance and promotion fund for the
association which will mark the old
trail through the county.
This campaign is necessitated be-
cause of the request of the old roads
organization for assistance from the
county was refused by the commlss-
toner's.
Mr.. Stimson will be assisted by
some local good roads enthusiasts.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-03
st. Louis

ST. LOUIS, April 3. = Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 1850; steady: lights, $4,000
1920: pigs, s1O@13.5O; mixed and
butchers, $14.sO@15.35; good heavy,
$15.25@15.35; bulk, $14S0G15.25.
Cattle - Receipts, $500; steady;
native beef steers, $7.5O@1225; year.
ling steers and heifers. $s.50@11.75;
cows, S5.75@10; stockers and feeders
S6M$10.
Sheep Receipts, 500; steady;
lambs, $13@15.40; ewes, $9.50@12.25;
yearlings, S10.75@14.25.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-03
DESCRIBES BULLET
RIDDLED RAIDER
(By Associated Press)

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, April g.
L. w. J. Welter of Soerabaya, Java,
who is here, told today of the ex-
PLOTS of German raider named The
Marie which arrived recently in Tand-
jong- Prick, the port of the Batavias.
She had many bullet holes in sides
and her crew numbered only twenty
men.
when the Marie was boarded by
the Dutch authorities" said Welter,
"the men, ell Germans, said the YES
vel was formerly a British freighter
which they had captured off the coast
of Africa near Zanzibar"
PALLADIUM WANT ADS PAY
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-03
Chicago

CHICAGO, April 8. - Hogs-fse-
ceipts, 10000; market. weak, sc low
er: bulk Of sales, $15@15.30; lights,
$14.35@15.30: mixed, .$1460@15.35;
heavy, $14.60@15.35; rough, $4,000
1875; pigs. $10.50@140O.
Cattle - Receipts, 1000; market,
steady; native beef cattle, $9.10@12.-
95; stockers and feeders, $7@9.80;
cows and heifers, $5.50@10.75; calves,
$9.S0@14.00.
Sheep = Receipts, 10000; market,
weak; wethers, $10.40@12.s5; lambs,
$12@15.35.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-03
Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, Pa, April 3.-Hogs,
Receipts. 1000; market, lower; heav-
les. $1550@1560; heavy Workers,
$15.30115.40; light Workers, $3.50
@1425; pigs, $11,50@12.00,
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 300;
market, steady; top sheep, $1,000; top
lambs. $12.75.
Calves - Receipts, 600; market,
steady; top, $3.50.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-03
Feed Quotations

Corrected Daily by Omer Wheian)
Paying-Oats, Csc; corn, s1.15, rye.
$115; clover seed, 5000 bushel.
straw, $500 a ton.
Selling-Cotton seed meal, $4,000 a
ton, $3.50 cwt; middlings, $4,000 a
ton, $40 a cwt.; bran, $4,000 a ton,
$225 cwt: salt, $2.25 bbl.; Quaker
dairy feed, $500 a ton. $500 per cwt.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-03
GRAIN
Cincinnati Grain

CINCINNATI, April 3.-No. . red
winter, $2.2O@222; No. 3. $2.l6q
PIE; No. 4. $1.95Q2.08. Sales, IL cars.
Corn: No. 2 white, $1.2Sk: No. 3
white, $12S; No, white. $1.25@l.26;
No. 2 yellow, $1.2S1s; No. 3 yellow,
s1.27612S; No. yellow, $1.259126:
No. 2 mixed, $1.281a; ear corn, $1.29@
1872.
Oats: No. 2 white, 71@72; No. 2
mixed. 68h@69.
Rye: Range, $1.55@1.70.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-03
Produce

corrected Daily by Edward cooper.)
Old chickens. dressed, selling. 3Oc;
young chickens. selling. soc; country
butter, selling, 35@40c: creamery
butter, selling, 4sc; fresh eggs. selling
29c; country lard. selling, 23c; pota-
toes, selling, 9oc a peck
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-03
NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Proposals for supplies for the use
of the Eastern Indiana Hospital for
the Insane for the month of May will
be received by the Board Of Trustees
at the hospital before p. m. Monday,
April 9. 1917. Specifications may be
seen at the Second National Bank, or
at the hospital.
BY order Of the Board,
apr. ga s. E. SMITH, Med. Supt.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-03
LIVE STOCK
Cincinnati

CINCINNATI, O., April 3.-Hogs--
Receipts, 1000; market, lower, pack.
ers and butchers. $15@15.25.
Cattle Receipts, 500; market,
quiet.
Sheep - Receipts, 100; market,
steady
Lambs - Market, slow.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-03
Today's Market Quotations
New York Exchange Closing
Quotations

American Can, 50A.
American Locomotive, t0A.
American Beet Sugar, 1855
American Smelter, 103ha.
Anaconda, 83%.
Atchison, 104M.
Bethlehem Steel, 14S.
Canadian Pacific, 100.
Chesapeake & Ohio, 60.
Great Northern, pfd., 1141a.
Lehigh Valley, 667s.
New York Central, 96A.
No. Pacific, 1851.
So. Pacific, 9512.
Pennsylvania, 53%.
U. S. Steel. CON-, 1161s.
U. S. Steel, pfd., 11S15.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-03
PRODUCE
Cincinnati Produce

CINCINNATI, O.. April 3.-Butter:
Creamery extra, 47c; centralized ex.
ira. 441ac; do firsts, 41c; do seconds,
3Sc: dairy fancy, 36c; packing stock,
23@281ac.
Eggs-Prime first, 29kc; first, 29c:
ordinary first, 2S1sc; second, 27hc.
Poultry. Broilers under tx lbs,
4Oc; fryers over IL lbs, Csc; turkeyst
21M26C; rcosters, tic.
Potatoes-Michigan s.; Wisconsin,
$500.
Sweet potatoes: $1.75@200 pc.
hamper.
Cabbage $550@6.00 per crate.
Onions-Spanish, s8@6.50 per 70.lb.
crate; white, $5.50@6.00: yellow,
t10.6O611.00 per 100 lbs.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-03
Wagon Market

Timothy hay-s1400@1500.
Mixed-$13@14.
Glover hay-$12@14.
Alfalfa-S15.G0.
Straw-$9.00.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-03
BRIEFS

PILES CURED IN 6 TO ~ DAYS
Druggists refund money if AZO
OINTMENT fails to cure Itching,
Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles.
First application gives relief. Soc
Adv
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-03
NO CHICAGO MARKETS

(By Associated Press)
CHICAGO. April 3.-Because OF the
election in Illinois there were no mar
kets open.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-03
Chicago

CHICAGO, April 3.-Butter: $50
i3c
Eggs: Market: Higher. 27030h;
poultry alive: Lower; fowls, 23h;
,pringers, 23h.
Potato market: Unchanged; re.
.eipts, % cars.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-03

PALLADIUM WANT ADS PAY
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-20
PRINTERS RAISE WAGES.

Holyoke, Mass-Typographcal union
has secured tive-years' agreement with
employers. Wages will be raised 81 a
year every year for the first four years.
The original wage scale offered by the
union called for an increase OF 81 within
three years An advance of 81 was ask
ed for all union men for the next year
and 81 more the second year and 81 addi-
tional the third year. Compromise was
made by which an increase of 81 year
for four years will be given, with no in
crease the fifth and last year of the
agreement.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-20

Anton Glueckstein is one of the best
and most favorably known employers OF
union labor.
Mr.. Glueckstein is located at Elm and
Findlay, and has one of the most attrac-
tive stores in Cincinnati He shows all
the latest designs in wall paper, and has
number of artists who devote their
entire time to creating new ideas in in
terror decorating.
He gives his personal attention to all
jobs, and carries a complete stock OF
wall paper, paints and decorations, Win
dow shades and room moulding, paper
hanging and decorating a specially, as
well as paper cleaning. Mr. Glueckstein
will cheerfully furnish estimates and he
uses union labor exclusively. He de-
serves the patronage OF all trade union
lists
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-20

turn to take hand. No matter whether
England or Germany wins, the victor
again will turn his attentions to Mex
leo and South America.
The same international, economic
competition, based on exploitation at
home and investment abroad, that drove
England and Germany into war will
drive the United States to war with the
victor i'll the European conflict, no mat
ter which wins.
Country Driving to War.
"rhe conflict is inevitable The United
States is driving fast toward war Now
we know why 0j per cent of the patriot
ism around the campaign Of last year
will be found among those who are ben
Gifted by things as they are and as they
are to be, with preparedness to back
them"
Prof Nearing ridiculed the statement
that the United States was the greatest
country on earth. He said the same
views were held by the people of every
other country with as much justification
as Americans.
In conclusion, he advocated disman-
Ting the navy and disbanding the stand
ing army, except the portion necessary
for police duty, and the first step toward
bringing about a state OF perpetual
peace.
William J. Bryan will speak on 'AIili-
tarism' at the Peoples Church next
Sunday.
DR.. Nearing filed the pulpit at Univer-
salist Church, Essex place, yesterday
morning, discussing Social Religion"
Ideal religion" said DR.. Nearing, ''is
not only personal prayer and personal
principles, admirable and excellent in
themselves, but helpfuness to others as
well.
"'rhe world needs rectitication of its
economic forces" he said. "The pres
ence of unearned wealth, OF unmerted
poverty, and of war constitute the three
greatest menaces in the world today
Dr. Nearing declared.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-20
SAYS COURTS UsURP POWER.

Washington-At the annual confer
ence of the National Popular Govern
ment league, United States Senator
Owen, president of that organization,
challenged the right of federal courts to
declare acts of congress unconstitutional
He said the trainers of the present con
stitution had rejected, on three separate
occasions, proposals to give courts the
right to either directly or indirectly de-
clare what was constitutional.
ust now we see the amazing thing
that the railroad presidents of the United
States" he said, controlling the entire
transportation system of this gigantic
republic, are giving public notice that
they will not obey the laws passed by
the representatives of 1O0,OOO00O people
until nine gentlemen, appointed for life
to the highest federal court, who are
not responsible to any one except their
own opinions, shall have said what the
law is.
Some power must be charged with the
responsibility of saying what or what
is not constitutional That power is
vested in the congress of the United
States and is not vested in any court
whatever"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-20
BUSY SESSION OF
TRADES COUNCIL
Officers Installed for Present Term
Committee to Meet With
Civic Body.

The Birmingham Trades Council held
one of the largest meetings this after
noon in the history of the council A
great many matters were acted on of in
terest to the organizations.
The Gompers' testimonial golden an
niversary dinner to be held in New York
Sunday, January 2S, 1917, was acted on
This is to fittingly recognize the activities
of President GomperS of American Fed
Grafton of Labor during the past so
years in behalf of the trade union move
ment, his golden wedding anniversary
and his siXty-seventl birthday was the
statement made.
The council also went on record as
being in favor of cooperating with the
American neutral conference committee
of New York city in support of Presi-
dent Wilson in trying to restore peace
to the world.
\ committee was appointed to meet
with the new civic body to be formed to-
morrow night, January 10.
The following officers were installed
for the ensuing term of the council:
President, w. b. Humphries; vice
president, w. c. Buck; secretary, H.
O. McClurg; treasurer, +. ]. Johnson :;
J. Nj. Horton, l. c. Turner, f.
ID. Nddington; press reporter, Miss
Hattie Welch, sergeant alarms, C. c..
Jackson