AMERICAN ITEMS.

Bush Advocate, Volume XXIII, Issue 281, 6 December 1911, Page 8

AMERICAN ITEMS.

UOCIvEKLLEirS SUCCESSOR. TMK DYNAMITING SCOrNDBELS

T!!K ANTf-TRTST LEAGUE

Press Assn—By telegraph—Copyright (Received December b'. 8.5 a .'in " NEW YORK, December 5. John Arehbold succeeds Roekloller in the presidency of the Standard Oil Company. It has just been disclosed that the dynamite discovery at Roberts' ironwork in Tacoma in September, 1910. an explosion was prevented in the nick of time. M'Mnnigal and .John M L Namara at that time registered in a local hotel at Detroit. The police are considering bringing M'Alanigal there to stand liis trial on a charge of dynamiting the gas building several years ago. A suit has failed against the "National Cases Register Company,'' charging a combination in restraint of trade. WASHINGTON, December 5. Investigation of the methods of the Anti-Trust League is demanded in the House of Representatives. .Representative Littleton charged the league's secretary with attempting to delaine him. The league asked for Littleton's impeachment on a charge of conspiracy with the heads of trusts in order to prevent the Steel Trust enquiry proceeding. Both parties assured Little ot their confidence. Taft's message to congress deals with the trust problem, forecasting amendments of an important nature in the tarilf. The legislation is expected to occupy the greater part of a session.