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AUSTIN, TEXAS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1919. TEN PAGES
Vol. 48; No. 150.
WILSON OPENS FIRE IN DEFENSE OF TREATY
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UNIVERSITY GEIS ACCEPTANCE OF TREATY
UNDERWOOD FOR MEXICO PROMISES SPEEDY
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RESTITUTION FOR ACT
BLOCKS ALL FUTURE
FROM WAR
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AGAINST U. S. FLIER
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GOVT. OFFICIALS
NEW BILL AIMED
AT STANDARD OIL:
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"This treaty is an attempt to right
art
by the Senate last night with two im-
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national labor organization.
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tion of
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Narrow Escape From
Four-Bit flair Cuts
Great Crowd Listens to President As He Tells It
That He Is On This Trip to “Report to My Fel-
low Countrymen” to Whom Alone He Owes Any
Report—Says Opponents of Pact Do Not Real-
ly Understand Its Meaning and Purpose.
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all
FULL SETTLEMENT
ON WAR CONTRACT
Church Graveyard
Promises To Be
Fortune In
Oil Wells
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dent continued, “a magna charta of
labor,” which would set up an inter-
The labor section, Mr. Wilson said,
provided what should have been pro-
Dr. R. E. Vinson and at least one
or two members of the University fac-
ulty visited Washington when neces-
sary in the interest of establishing the
flying field here, while H. A. Wroe,
of Europe,” said the Presi-
in my humble opinion, it is
ade
and
are
that
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ment would compel constituent com-
panies of the Standard Oil Company
to sell their product at the same price
in all parts of the country.
Germany was marked by personal at-
tacks today when Deputy Franklin-
Bouillon declared that he would vote
against the treaty and held Premier
Clemenceau personally responsible for
the failure of France to obtain better
guarantees.
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red and That At No Time Was the Plane Over
Mexican Territory.
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STRIKING ACTORS TO GIVE
BENEFIT FOR ORPHANS
wrong,
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SPOTS—MIDDLING.
Yesterday.
the company.
We ask that you install the follow-
ing schedule at the earliest possible
time:
SERBIA WANTS SAFETY
FOR RACIAL MINORITY
FRANCE MAY ADOPT
BREAD CARD AGAIN
COMMUNIST BRANCH FAVORS A
REPUBLIC AS MODELED
AFTER RUSSIA.
GENERAL PERSHING'S
RANK IS PERMANENT
PAYMENT REIMBURSES UNIVER-
SITY FOR EXPENDITURES
AT PENN FIELD.
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NATION’S EXECUTIVE MAKES
FIRST SPEECH OF TOUR
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over the present schedule. We do this
account of the increased cost of
President R. E. Vinson of the Uni-
versity of Texas has just received
1 from the War Department a check for
3484,276.64, in full settlement of the
contract between the University and
the United States government for the
By Associated Press.
PARIS, Wednesday, Sept. 3.--Ha-
vas.) —Reports have been current dur-
ing the last few days that the govern-
ment intended bringing bread cards
into use again. To meet these rumors
the food ministry today issued a denial
that my such intention existed.
CLAYTON MEASURE WITH NEW
AMENDMENTS READY TO
GO INTO HOUSE.
♦; first meeting- in Washington in Octo-
T ber "whether the treaty is ratified by
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ratification, including • “
WANTS FAMILY COURT
REDUCE DIVORCES
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.— ♦
Final action on the peace treaty ♦ nauunua m
by the Senate foreign relations •i ganization,
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Texas-- Tonight and Friday,
I Elliott
I* Judge
lird Dis-
mporary
■tail road
training
F act of
gulating
es under
lion. The
railroad
1 over it
d in the
oil tank
pie line
s to its
rnett oil
hat the
void as
rary in-
on from
any way
• in its
put. There are a number of unmarked Fleld in South Austin, are yet fresh
graves in the cemetery. A handsome in the minds of not only citizens of
headstone will be placed over each one, I Austin, but of the State____ ---
and a large monument to the memory big deal was put over by and through
of all the dead who sleep in the ceme- the University of Texas and the
terv will be built. United States government as prinei-
The site is an offset to the Perkins pals, but local men and organizations
well, one of the richest in West Texas. < also deserve great creait for what was
and it is regarded as certain that a big done, ana what would have been the
producer will be secured. Fain had great results to Austin and benefits
already leased the church lot and Is to the War Department had the war
now moving gff the church building, continued.
which he. bousht. The. well on..the Visits »• Washington,
churh lot will be brought in within — — — -- - ”
the next two weeks.
"I‛d rather have everybody on my
Hide,' he continued, "than be armed to
the teeth.”
Referring to criticism that the treaty
violated American traditions, Mr. Wil-
-son said he wag proud that he, too, be-
4 WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.— ♦ longed to the "old revolutionary
♦ Amid applause from Senators ♦ school” and that he was following the
♦ and spectators the Senate to- ♦ purposes and the vision which the fa-
♦ day in open executive session ♦ them had seen.
ABOLITION OF LOCKOUTS AND
STRIKES IS PROMISED
BY SENATOR.
later by the people themselves. The
treaty, he declared was "shot through
with the American principle of the
choice of the governed.”
“Magna Charter” of Labor.
The treaty also contains, the Pras-
By Associated Press,
CHICAGO, Sept. 4.— Striking actors
engaged in the benefit performance at
the auditorium this week announced
today that next Sunday afternoon's
proceeds should be donated to the
three orphaned Tanner children, whose
parents were killed by a train at Hub-
bard Woods on Monday evening. Mrs.
Tanner’s foot caught while crossing
the tracks and her husband, William
Fitch Tanner, unable to save her from
a fast railroad train, died with her
clasped in his arms.
The list of stars who will take part
includes the names of Tom Wise, Lil-
Ilan Tucker, William Courtenay, Ada
Meade, Grant Mitchell, Blanche Ring
and the Howard brothers.
, - -- pulses of the world together and
partly cloudy, probably local showers a team of them.”
West Texan—Tonight and Friday, tinned. 1a
probably fair* warmer in Panhandle "Dd any one ever
tonight. forsT'
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 6.—President Wilson, opening his country-
wide speaking tour for the peace treaty, declared in an address here today
that his purpose was to "go out and report to my fellow countrymen."
"The only people I owe any report,” said the President, "are you and
the other citizens of. the United States.”
The President said it also seemed "increasingly necessary” that he
should make such a report because he had read many speeches about
the treaty and was unable to gather from them much of what the treaty
contained.
Speaking to a crowd which jammed Memorial Hall, whose seating
capacity was estimated at 4000, the President’s declarations frequently
were interrupted by cheers. The meeting was presided over by Dr. W. O.
Thompson, president of the Ohio State University and the President was
introduced by former Governor James E. Campbell as "the first citizen of
the big round world." .
Special to The Statesman.
FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 4.—
Trustees of the Pleasant Grove Meth-
odist Church, west of Ranger, have
turned down some big offers from oil
men who wished to use their three-
acre cemetery for a drilling site, but
at last they have succumbed to the
blandishments of the operators and a
rig will be built in the cemetery with-
in the next few days.
The trustees, however, regard the
move not as a desecration of the cem-
etery, but rather as a practical step
to permanently beautify the place.
Under terms of an agreement en-
tered into with Bob Fain of Fort
Worth and Cisco, Fain will be allowed
to drill on one end of the cemetery lot
which contains no graves. The lot is
. ,_________ ♦ mander of the American Expe- ♦ added, because racial lines were not
portant amendments offered by Sena- . 4 ditionary Forces. As a mark of ♦ always distinct and could not be
tor Harris of Georgia. Democrat, the 1 4 special honor a rising vote was ♦ drawn with absolute precision on a
bill providing for the lease of public I ♦ taken. ♦ map.
", coai, gas, , # ♦ This was why, he said, some of the
today was ' 7*444444444444444444444• boundary lines were left to be decided
♦ reservations, be adopted and
♦ the treaty be ordered reported
♦ to the Senate.
EMPLOYES OF TRACTION COMPA-
NY SEEK AID AGAINST HIGH
COST OF LIVING.
By Associated Press.
PARIS, Sept. 4.—Serbia seems like-
ly to adopt the same attitude as Rou-
mania toward the Austrian peace
treaty, says the Petit Parisien today.
According to information from a most
authoritative source, the newspaper
says, the Belgrade government feels it
can not accept the treaty unless there
is modification of dertain clauses con-
cerning the protection of racial minori-
ties which Serbia considers as infring-
ing upon her sovereignty.
The other amendment designed, its ♦ l - ~
author said, to compel constituent i ♦ committee
companies of the Standard Oil Com-, planned by Republican leaders,
pany to become independent in owner- ♦ It was promised that a resolu-
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THE STATESMAN
8484.000 CHECK
vided long ago. It fulfilled the tardy
realisation of statesmen, he said, that
there could be no good government or
peace unless the people themselves are
satisfied.
By regulation of labor conditions the
world over and by similar proxisions
like those to regulate the opium trade
and extend the Red Cross. Mr. Wison
said the treaty “draws the noble im-
Following the walkout of engineers,
firemen and coal wheelers of the Aus-
tin Street Railway company at the
powerhouse yesterday, motormen and
conductors of the same company have
today asked for a uniform raise in
salary. They claim that their present
pay is not sufficient to meet the nec-
essary cost of high living; also that
if the request they have made in their
petition is granted they will still be re-
ceiving one of the lowest, If not the
lowest, of any other street car men
they know of in the country. That
was the statement of a committee of
three, who were getting signatures to
the petition today.
The Petition.
Austin; Texas, Sept. 3, 1919.
Mr. W. J. Jones, Supt.,
Austin Street Railway Co.,
Austin, Texas.
We, the undersigned motormen and
conductors, now employed by the Aus-
tin Street Railway Company, respect-
fully petition you to install a new
schedule of wages, showing an increase
Fifty cent haircuts and twenty-fve
cent shaves were averted by a vote of
19 to 14 at a meeting of the union
barbers of Austin last night. These
prices are now being charged in Dallas
and some other cities, and the raise in
Austin has been agitated by some of
the barbers for the past few weeks.
The barbers voted to begin closing
shop at 9 o'clock instead of 10 on Sat-
urday nights, beginning October 1.
They also voted to raise their portion
of incoming money from 60 per cent
to 65 per cent, leaving the proprietor
35 per cent, where he has been getting
40 per cent. The proprietor furnishes
everything, including tonics, creams,
soaps, etc., under the present con-
tracts. the barber owning nothing but
the actual tools, such as shears and
razors.
Old H. C. L. is blamed by the bar-
bers for their vote to increase their
share of the income of the shop. Ar-
gument for swatting the public as well
as the shop owners was strong, but
a happy counter argument to the ef-
fect that unless the merry-go-round of
raises is stopped by some one there
will be no limit to increasing prices
was injected into the fight and the
25-50 cent basis of barber work was
voted down.
construction and operation of the
radio aviation school at Penn Field.
The check was turned over to W. R.
Long, auditor of the University.
Review of the Transaction.
Details of the work by the State
University, most ably assisted by the
Austin Chamber of Commerce, which
resulted in the establishment of Penn
then president of the Chamber of
Commerce, and Secretary Long of the
same body also went to the nation’s
capital more than once to help in the
big undertaking which meant so much
to Austin and the government. The
Chamber of Commerce was the right
bower of President Vinson in this ef-
fort all the way through, appointed
committees who worked diligently with
Dr. Vinson and the University, as well
as securing the location and an option
9 "Lieutenant Johnson, Captain Mc-
Nabb, observer, fired on by Mexicans
! numbering twenty at Leyendeckers
ranch, Mexican side of river, twelve
miles upstream from Laredo,” said the
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ACCEPTANCE OF WILSON’S 14
POINTS IN MAKING OF ‛
PEACE IS DEPLORED.
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.—Regret over the firing at an American army
airplane on the border Tuesday has been expressed by the Mexican gov-
ernment. It was announced today at the State Department. Assurances
were given that an immediate Investigation would be made with a view
to satisfactory adjustment.
The message was the first received by the department regarding the
incident, and did not attempt to identify the Mexicans. Officials on the
Mexican side of the border have admitted, however, that the shots were
fired by Mexican federal troops, who, it was claimed, were acting without
orders
phosphate and sodium.
By Associated Preu.
WASHINGTON, Kept 4,—As passed
as well. The
in the Eommnendabeerntersrin,ewsteh In the chamber <***■*• on the rati-
was arterwards cut short oy signing! fication of the treaty. of peace with
of the armistice, refused to rest until
Italy and Fiumo.
Italy, the Fresident continued, had
presented to the conference a contra-
ry proposal in her request for Flume.
Though there were only scattered Ital-
ian settlements there, he declared,
Italy wanted Fiume for strategic and
military purposes. If there were a
League of Nations, he asserted Italy
would not need that foothold.
♦ unanimously confirmed the ♦ •
♦ nomination of John J. Pershing , the w
♦ to the permanent rank of gen- W| dent, _______
♦ eral of the regular army asa•ra measurable success."
♦ reward for his services as com- ♦ He used the word "measurable,” he
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By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Sept 4.— Establish-
ment of a government commission or
board with powers to fix both railroad
wage scales and transportation rates
was advocated in the Senate today by
Senator Underwood of Alabama, a
Democratic member of the Interstate
Commerce Commission committee.
Without disclosing whether he fa-
vored the Interstate Commerce Com-
mission as the proposed tribunal or
discussing the Cummins bill plan to
prohibit strikes and lockouts of em-
ployes, Senator Underwood said the
Interests of the public, of capital and
of railroad employes require such a
plan. It is clearly within the right of
Congress, 14 declared, to create an
agency to determine wages as well as
rates.
"Men will not strike," said the Ala-
bama Senator, "against the just deci-
sions of. the government. After a fair
determination of the controversy by
an impartial tribunal public sentiment
will force the contending parties to
accept the verdict rendered as final.
It must be done in the interest of the
men involved, the industry of the peo-
ple and the peace of the nation.”
The tribunal he proposed, Senator!
Underwood continued, "must have the
authority and power to protect the |
rights of the whole peple against the '
recurrence of strikes and lockouts.
Disturbances of transportation, he said,
affects the whole public and therefore
railroad employes owe obligations in
their action different from those in
private industry.
"There is but one way. In my judg-
ment.” he continued, "and that is to
appoint a tribunal with the power, to
adjust these matters, which has the
time to consider and the opportunity
io know the facts. Such a tribunal
must not only have the power and be
prepared to do what is right and just
by the labor employed on the railroads
but must have authority and power to
see that property is not confiscated by
its decisions. For should you confis-
cate the property of the transporta-
tion companies you would break down
the channels of transportation as ef-
fectively as you would break them
down in a strike, with the resultant
injury to the people. A tribunal of
this kind must also have the authority
and opportunity to consider the rights
of shippers and travelers who in the
last analysis will bear any decreased
burden that fads on the carriage of
property or persons over the trans-
portation lines.
By Associated Press.
COBLENZ. Sept. 4. - Marshal
Foch, the Allied commander in
chief has decided upon the extent
of the territory in the Rhineland to
be held permanently by American
forces. Its area will be twice as
large as that which has been under
American jurisdiction since the last
combat division left for home.
By Associated Press.
BOSTON, Mass . Sept. 4.—The es-
tablishment of family courts'’ to
meet the menace to the marriage
relation presented by the dibrce
evil, was recommended by Chie!
Justice Charles W. Hoffman of the
court of domestic relations at Cin-
cinnati. Ohio, in an address last
night'before the American Institute
of Criminal Law and Crimnology,
in session here in connection with
the meeting of the American Bar
Association.
“There will be more than 400,000
divorce cases filed before the courts
of the land this year and something
must be done to save our family
life, the greatest civilixng force we
have, he continued. "The family
court should be an extension of the
principle upon which juvenile courts
ae founded."
300x300 feet and the unused part llOx
300. This will furnish an ample drill-
ing site, and as the remainder of the
plot will not be drilled, it will be as ,
valuable to Fain us though he had
secured the entire plot.
But the remarkable feature of the
transaction is the purpose to which
the money paid for the lease is to be
ton has
e rural
ment of
p has
ent of
s State
tablish-
structor
School
ilar po-
Waco.
imily.
WATGH SOCIALISTS
pense, and at the same time not ma- l
terially interfere with the revenues of *
message. “Plane was flying at 500
feet altitude when pilot noticed that
the town on Mexican side opposite
Leyendecker’s ranch contained a. un-
usual number of people. Plane de-
scended to altitude of 100 feet above
river to observe the town when plane
was fired on. radiator was punctured
and pilot made forced landing on the
American side. Captain McNabb was
slightly wounded above right ear. Air-
plane was at no time over Mexican
territory.”
The expression of regret was made
by the acting minister of foreign af-
fairs after the American embassy at
Mexico City had formally called at-
tention to the report of the incident by
the American consul at Nuevo Laredo.
Mr. Wilson began by anying that he
had "chafed at the confinement in
Washington," and was glad to get out
to make his report to the people.
In the first place, the President said,
the treaty undertook to punish Ger-
many, but that there was no thought
to overwhelmingly crush any great
people.
’Restraint had been exercised," he
said, "and there was no provision for
making the reparation no greater than
Germany could,pay.”
The President said he had been as-
tonished at statements of the treaty,
and was convinced many of them were
made by men who hud not read it or
else had failed to comprehend its
meaning.
2 Treaty Will Be Accepted.
"When this treaty is accepted,” he
said, "the men in khaki will never have
to cross the seas again, and I say when
it is accepted, because it will be ac-
cepted.”
The League of Nations, the President
declared, was formed in fulfillment of
the promise that the United States was
fighting this war to "end business of
that sort” forever; Not to establish
the league, he said, would be "un-
faithful” to those who had died.
“If we do not do this thing,” he de-
dared, "we have neglected the central
covenant we promised our people. The
League of Nation* is the only thing
that can prevent the recurrence of this
catastrophe.”
Besides this, the President contin-
ued, the treaty "tears away” the chains
of oppression and gives small national*
ities the right to live their own lives.
"That,” he said, 'was the American
position, and I was glad to fight for
it.”
30c to 40c Per Hour.
All men to receive 30 cents. After
six months service, 32% cents; twelve
months, 35 cents; eighteen months,
37% cents; two years, 40 cents, and
time and one-half for overtime. Old
employe* to share in this new schedule.
Petition Freely Signed.
When the petition was seen about
noon today, just after it had been pre-
sented to E. D. Chisholm, assistant to
President Jones, who is out of the city,
it bore 39 signaftres. Those carrying
the paper stated that there were 8 or
10 motormen and conductors together
who had not had the petition present-
ed to them.
Ask for Answer Tomorrow.
It was stated by the committee who
had the petition in charge, when seen,
that Assistant Chisholm had been re-
quested to give a definite answer to
same by tomorrow afternoon at 2:30
o’clock, and that a committee will call
on him at that time for an answer.
The three genelemen referred to said
that the petition had been circulated
by themselves and other motormen and
conductors.
Minds Evidently Mada Up.
Asked what the motormen and con-
ductors would do in the event that
their request is not granted, or some
other equitable agreement reached. in
Mr. Jones's absence, the committee
stnted significantly that they believed
it was pretty well understood what the
alternative would be; also that Assist-
ant Chisholm is believed to understand
it also: that the wires are working, if
the matter must be taken up with
President Jones; that the matter is not
a new one, anyway, and has long been
before the company.
It was also stated by a number of
motormen and conductors that their
desire is to Eave those who walked out
yesterday return to work when the re-
quest made today is granted, provided
it is acted upon favorably.
their hopes were realized, the govern-
ment had given its promise, the rail-
road was building to the new flying
field, and the question of finances
arose.
Major Littlefield Generous.
Then it was that Major G. W. Little-
field of this city, good citizen, philan-
thropist and patriot, stepped into the
breach and advanced to the University
money sufficient to carry on the work
as mapped out. And i.ow the War
Department of the United States gov-
ernment has sent the money advanced
by the University, as above stated.
University Cancels Notes.
Dr. Vinson stated this morning,
when asked in a general way about the
matter, that since receiving the check
from the War Department the Uni-
versity has taken up all notes and
canceled all obligations against it in-
curred by the establishment of Penn
Field.
By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Sept. 4.—Despite the plea
of Rose Pastor Stokes, the communist
party has put into its platform a pro-
vision that no one’ receiving money
from rent, interest or "profit can be-
long. Not only Mrs. Stokes, but Wil-
liam Bross Loyd, who signed appeal
bonds which released a number of con-
victed I. W. W. members from Leaven-
worth penitentiary recently, is barred
from fellowship The communist party
members, radical socialists who left
the National socialist convention now
in session here to organize along more
’•pronounced" lines, also decided that
doctors, lawyers and editors can have
no part in the “coming revolution.”
The communist labor party, also an
offspring from the National socialist
convention, also adopted a program. It
plans propaganda for a “new republic,” I
based on that of Russia, with the shop I
and factory as the All-important unit ।
In the meantime the National so- |
cialist convention, from which the twoi
radical wings departed, is continuing
its sessions, principally occupied with
routine work
Each of the conventions is being'
watched by agents of the Department ’
of Justice.
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
—
Flyers Were on U. S. Side.
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4. — The
American army airplane fired upon by
Mexicans Tuesday was "at no time
over Mexican territory," the War De-
partment was informed today by Major
General Dickman, commanding the
Southern department.
Mexican officials claim the machine
had crossed the international boundary
line before the Mexicans opened fire,
wounding Captain D. W. McNabb.
"It was a grave error,” said M.
Franklin- Bouillon, "to accept Presi-
dent Wilson’s fourteen points unre-
servedly and without discussion. The
British were careful to take exception
to the point dealing with the freedom
of the seas, and Great Britain, Ameri-
ca and Japan obtained entire satisfac-
tion of all their claims.”
News of the Entente ultimatum to
Roumania reached the chamber while
M. Franklin-Bouillon was speaking. It
caused quite a stir in the lobbies, the
soclalists appearing pleased by the de-
velopment. Mention of the names of
Charles Jonnart, formerly governor-
general of Algeria, as the Entente en-
voy to carry the ultimatum to Bucha-
rest met with favorable comment, in
view of M Jonnart’s work in Greece
in 1917 when King Constantine was
forced to abdicate. M. Jonnart, how-
ever, is a candidate for the senate and
may be unable to accept the mission as
his campaign is in full swing.
ship in fact as well as in name, would j
prohibit stockholders of petroleum cor-
porations from acquiring stock in any
other corporations engaged in produc-
tion of that commodity if the corpora-
tions have been created by a court
dissolution decree or in avoidance of
prosecution under anti-trust acts.
Placing the leasing of all lands under
the Secretary of the Interior, the bill
provides for a royalty upon oil lands
of not Ism than 1212 per cent, nor
more than 25 per cent and upon ooal
lands of not less than 5 per cent nor
more than 20 per cent. For phosphates
the royalty would be 2 per cent of the
gross value of production and one*
eighth for production of sodium.
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ready to be sent to the House. I <rt------
whes warts arrerdmeatn the satus, ! ...................
were, in effect, amendments to the ♦
Clayton anti-trust act. One amend- j SENATLRS. P-AM.m IL.
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