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THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD._ VOL. 81 BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1905. lO PAGES NO. 265
SWAYNE IS IMPEACHED BY DECISIVE VOTE IN HOUSE
HANNA ELIAS TELLS OF HER LOWLY EARLY LIFE
Mr, Platt Was Very Generous, Giving Per Thousands
SHE WAS IK HABIT OF CALLING OLO MAN "PAPA11.
Woman Distributed Her Newly Ac-
quired Wealth With Lavish Hand
Among Those Who Were
Kind to Her.
New York, January IS.—Hanna Elias, the negress whom aged John R. Platt is
suing to compel her to return $685,000, which he claims she extorted from him
during an acquaintance of twenty years,
to-day told her story before Justice
O'Gorman in the supreme court, where
the suit is on trial. It was an extraordinary tale of sudden
elevation from the lowest and most
vicious surroundings to a position of af-
fluence, where money was literally rained
on her, and where she had everything that great wealth could provide. She
declared that Bhe had nothin:; to con-
ceal and Insisted that every dollar that
Platt gave her had been given voluntar-
ily. She believed, she said, that she was
under no obligation to return any part of the money which she now- posses. How
much money Platt gave her she could
not say, even approximately, as she never
kept any account of his gifts, which were
made in large sums at frequent intervals
during their entire acquaintance. Was Very Generous.
Mr. Platt was very generous, even from
the first, she said, but he became more
so after the death of his wife in 1893.
He told her at that time that he wanted
to provide for her handsomely, and ex-
plained that it he mentioned her In his
will a contest might result He decided,
therefore, to give her a great deal of
money while he was yet alive. He ad-
vised her to invest this money carefully,
and suggested that It might be well for
her to place a considerable portion of it
in savings banks. She said tlint the old
man always had been very kind to her,
but that he was even more tender after
the death of his wife and showed her
many little attentions that had been
lacking before. Six months after his
wife's death he gave the witness Mrs.
v’latt’s watch and pocketbook. She iden-
tified these articles when they were pro-
duced by Mr. Black. Mrs. Elias apparently made no attempt
to conceal the details of her early life.
She answered readily every question by
her counsel as to their methods of life
in Philadelphia, and immediately after
coming to this city, and admitted that
Bhe had served two terms in prison, one
in Philadelphia for larceny, and the other
in this city for disorderly conduct.
Distributed Her Money Freely. It developed during the examination of
witnesses today that Mrs. Ellas had dis-
tributed her early acquired wealth with
a free hand among those who had been
of assistance to her. Lawyer August C. Nanz said she had paid him $20,000 in
fees; Lawyer Washington Brauns re-
ceived from her more than $10,000 in fees. She paid more than $60,000 to one firm for carpets and furniture. A man who
acted as Godfather at the christening of her child, received a present of $1000, and when the child died it was placed In
a mausoleum which she erected at a cost
of $6000. It appeared from the testimony also that John R. Platt had paid Law- yer Nan* $3500 in connection with one of
th Ellas' suits In which this lawyer was interested.
Patrick W. Dugan, an upholster, who did much work for Mrs. Elias, said that
xuatt bad mad* him a present of $500 ev-
JEROME HOI AFTER GAMBLING HOUSES
Paraphernalia is Captured by Wagon Load
BEGINS ON POOL ROOMS
More Than a Hundred Subpoenas Were Serve.! Yesterday From the
Office of the Assistant
Attorney. k
New York, January 18.—Several well-
known alleged gamblers, all of them said to be proprietors of big places in this city, called on District Attorney Jerome in response to subpoenas.
A great quantity of gambling parapher- nalia also was seized to-day by repre- sentatives of the district attorney’s of- fice. Part of the stuff belonged to
Frank Farrell, who yesterday agreed to
turn his outfit over to Mr. Jerome.
Among District Attorney Jerome’s callers to-day were Phil Daly, Jr., who has a
house on West Forty-fifth street, and
John T. Dorvan, the proprietor of a place in West Thirty-fourth street. Daly told Mr. Jerome, according to the latter, that
he had been keeping a gambling house
for three years past at No. 107 West
Forty-fifth street, and for fifteen years
prior to that he was in West Twenty- eighth street. His paraphernalia will be
turned over to the district attorney. “Jn the last few weeks,” said the dis-
trict attorney to-day, “a couple of other old-time establishments have closed their
doors. George Reed, who for many
years ran a house in West Twenty-fourth street, closed up his house a week or ten
days ago and sailed for Europe. Tom
Sheedy, who kept a house for years, has
closed it up and it has now become a
residence. “It all goes to show that many of tho
members want to see me or else they will close up their places and get away.”
Tim Kinny, who ..as a place on Forty- third street, called at the district attor-
ney’s office today and told where his
paraphernalia is. in order tnat it may be confiscated. When the representatives of the district attorney’s office went to tho storage warehouse to seize Farrell’s gambling paraphernalia, they were given two old roulette wheels, two check racks, and two bags of chips. They wrere noti-
I fled that this constituted the furnishings of one of the olggest gambling resorts
I in the city and when they questioned tho
j manager of the place closely, the officers
| uncovered a great quantity of apparatus. I ircluding faro “outfits” and seven rou-
tette wneets.
One of the searching party said half a
dozen trucks would be necessary to haul
away the seized articles. He announced that the names of the owners of the owners of the property would be made public later. Much Oi the paraphernalia was stored in the name of Loubcts. The district attorney's office learned that the
apparatus was taken to the warehouse.
More than 100 suopoonas were Issued from
the district attorney's office today and
served by police upon alleged keepers of pool rooms. Mr. Jerome's attempt to
Close the pool roo*is will begin tomor-
n w. It is understood that Commissioner McAdoo is co-operating with the district attorney In that work.
ery Christmas for three years "because he had been good to Dolly.”
He explained that Dolly was the name
by which Mr. Platt always addressed Mrs. Ellas.
She called him papa, the upholster said. Platt had offered more money when be called at his cfTice to tell him about Mrs. Elias, but he declined it. He said that on the occasion of these visits Platt had told him that he thought a great deal of Mrs. Elias. Dugan said that Mrs. Ellas had given him about $300 a year In ptesents during the past eight years.
Notable Speeches Are Made for and Against tbe
Florida Judge
COMMITTEE Will LAY THE CASE BEFORE THE SENATE
VC Twenty-five Republicans Vote WA,>
Ml the Democrats' and Three Derr:??
crats Vote In Favor of flo "*
Judge Swayne. O o 3
<o O,’
CD
Washington. January 18.—The ^ je of
Representatives to-day adc. the twelve articles of impeachment against Judge Swayne of the district court of ; the northern district of Florida, which had been presented by Its special com- mittee of investigation. The speaker was
asked to appoint seven managers to pre- sent the case before the Senate and conduct the Impeachment proceedings be- fore that body.
The action was the culmination of a debate which has been In progress for over a week and which has developed partisan feeling and personal vitupera- tion. The first vote, that to table the first three articles, those relating to the falsification of expenses, went against Judge Swayne by the narrow margin of five votes. This wras regarded as the test vote, as the charge regarding ex-
penses was tfoe only one concurred in by the members of the committee sign- ing the minority report. The motion to table these articles was lost—160 to 165. Twenty-four republicans voted with the democrats agalns? tabling and three democrats voted with the republicans to table. On roll call these three articles were adopted. Articles 4 and 5. relating to the free use of a private car by Juduge Swayne, were made the subject of a separate vote and adopted. Like action followed with regard to articles 6 and 7, charging him with non-residence in his district. This was the last roll, and articles 8, 9, 10 and 11, relating to the Davis-Belden contempt case, and article 12, relating to the O'Neal contempt case, were declared carried on a viva voce vote.
The last time the House voted to pre- sent articles of impeachment was in 1876, when it voted the impeachment of W. W. Belknap, Secretary of War under Pres- ident Grant.
Notable for Closing Arguments. The debate to-day was chiefly notable
for the closing arguments in the case. That for Judge Swayne was made by Mr. Gillett of California, and that for im- peachment by Mr. Palmer of Pennsyl- vania. Mr. Gillett made an earnest plea for the judge, and Mr. Palmer spoke strongly for purity on the bench and for impeachment.
Mr. Gillett, in charge of the floor of the minority, endeavored to secure an under- standing whereby he might close the de- bate. Speaker Cannon stated that the custom was that the member in charge of the pending measure had the right to close the debate.
Mr. Palmer retained this right, and Mr. Gillett began at once the conclusion for the minority.
Mr. Gillett read a telegram signed, he said by the leading merchants and citi- zens of Pensacola, condemning the im- peachment charges and expressing a sen- timent friendly to Judge Swayne. He also read letters to the same effect. Judge Swayne would never have been proceeded against and “persecuted'’ if it had not been for the O’Neal contempt proceedings.
Mr. Gillett spoke of the car incident as having occurred years ago, and said it would be trifling to present seriously such a charge. He asked where they would end if they started to impeach men for riding in a private car. He said he had statements showing It was the intention that $10 a day should be charged by judges, and that he had a statement from the Secretary of the Treasury show- ing other Judges had claimed $10. He characterized the charges as groundless.
Mr. DeArmond Speaks. Mr. Dearmond, Missouri, Bald there had
been an effort to dispose of this case, not on its merits, but by drawing a line down the center aisle of the House. Re- ferring to the letter written by Judge Pardee and read yesterday by Mr. Gros- venor, Mr. Dearmond said he was In sor- row and Bhame at that exhibition. He asked what would be the action of Judge Pardee If someone would w’rlte to a Juror In his court.
“If,” he continued, “we knew that he (Judge Pardee) was one of those like Judge Swayne, who has been setting aside the law regarding his personal expense, for the purpose of accruing money which did not belong to him, we could find a
reason for that letter, where no reason now can be found to exist, unless It should be the blindness of a narrow partisanship.”
Mr. Dearmond expressed surprise that Inasmuch as these charges had been against Judge Swayne there should be objection to having him placed on trial before the Senate, that his guilt or inno- cence might be ascertained.
Mr. Dearmond reviewed the different counts against Judge Swayne, finding cause ior impeachment in all and said the record of the case would be an im- peachment of Judge Swayne as sure as
time would last and memory should en-
dure. Mr. Dearmond was followed by Mr. Por-
ter, Pennsylvania, who defended Judge Swayne.
Mr uillett. Massach s^tts, said a dem- ocratic member had said to him (Oillett) he was glad the question was not to be a partisan one. nen I asked him how many democrats -/ere going co vote for Judge Swayne,” continued Mr. Gil- Wtt, “he answered, ‘one. I believe.’ I am
a little tired of having non-partisan ac-
tions in the House consist of a solid dem- ocratic vote and a divided republican vote.”
Mr. Gillett concluded that while he believed the charges too trivial for im- peachment. he was in favor of the trans- fer of Judge Swayne from Florida and would eagerly accept his resignation.
Palmer Closes Debate. Mr. Palmer of Pennsylvania, chairman
of. the sub-committee, closed the debate on behalf of the majority report for im- peachment. He preferred to acta which
(Continued on Third Pago.)
ROOM FOR MANY MORE.
I
BIRMINGHAM: "COME ON IN, GENTLEMEN. THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM FOR ONE MORE."
GOVERNOR DOUGLAS SETTLES THE RIG TALL RIVER STRIKE*
Compromise is Reached and About 25.000 Persons Who Have Been Idle for Six Months. Will Return to Work—Strikers at Fall River Receive News with Great Enthusiasm
and Non-Union Workmen Take Part in the Demonstrations on the Streets.
Boston. Mass., January 18.—The strike of the cotton mill operatives at Fall
River, which affected about 25,000 persons, and has been In progress for six months, to the great hardship and suffering of
al Fall River people, was settled today through the mediation of Gov. William L. Douglas.
Under the terms of agreement accepted by both manufacturers and operatives at a conference held at the state house
today, the strikers will return to work
at once under 12Mi cent reduction, against which they struck last July, and with
no discrimination because of the strike. No rate of wages was established, but
It was agreed th; t rnor Douglas shall investigate the matter of margins between the cost of cotton to the owners
and the selling price of the cloth, and
submit his conclusions as to an average
margin upon which the manufacturers are to pay a dividend of 5 per cent on
wages earned from the present time to
April 1. Both sides regard the outcome of the
deliberations as a victory. The strikers’ committee expressed great
satisfaction with today’s terms of settle-
ment, believing that the evident spirit of
the manufacturers to pay at least until
April a dividend of Increase should the margin reach the figure which Governor
Douglas will fix, Is an indication that the mill owners will aim to lay down such wages as will not be incompatible with reasonable profits for the mill stock- holders.
The manufacturers on the other hand feel that their contention that they are
now paying wages as high as condi- tions warrant, will be established by the
governor’s investigation. Governor Douglas in a statement Issued
after the conference, expressed especial pleasure that the manufacturers had ac-
cepted even u modified form of arbitra- tion, and said that he felt assured that, the arbitration seed now planted wofild grow In a few years to a point that would prevent a 1 'currence of "the de- moralising and pitiful strikes."
Fall River, Mass., January 18.—The news of the settlement of the long pend- ing mill strike was received In this city with great enthusiasm. The posting of
bulletins on the newspaper boards, and
the appearance of extra editions on the streets contalnlngs news of the settle-
ment, seemed to be the signal for an
almost Instantaneous outpouring of mill
people. Within half an hour of the time that
word first came to the city of a settle-
ments the streets wore crowded with men
and women, giving every manifestation of joy. During the afternoon the crowds
and the demonstration Increased. The re-
joicing was particularly marked nmong the non-union employes who, however, had given their entire support to the
strike. These have been among the prin- cipal sufferers from privation, as they have been dependent In many cases upon the soup houses, while the union mem-
bers have received strike benefit money. The members of the various organiza-
tions who recently voted by a heavy ma-
jority to continue the strike, seem satis- fied to have the trouble over. While It was admitted that they had no* gained all that might he asked It Is felt that six months struggle had shown the mettle of the union and had placed them in a
position to be reckoned with. The United Textile Workers’ of Amer-
ica. the strong head of which Is fi. Fall River, devoted their resources to sus-
taining the idle hands, and have assisted needy non-union strikers ns well. The local unions have expended more than $200,000 nnd have received $FO.OOO from unions outside of the city. A large num-
ber of other contributions also were re-
ceived. A notable feature of fhe great struggle
was the absence of disorder nnd lawless arts.
STRIKE THREATENS TO DISRUPT RUSSIA
Gigantic Movement is Spreading Among Workmen
1,000 ARE OUT II GERMAN!
Government Hac Acknowledged That
the Miners' Strike Is Now Assum-
ing Very Serious Proportions
Which Threaten Crisis.
St. Petersburg. January 18.—The strike
Bituation is becoming very grave. 'Co-
night there are 58,000 men out on strike,
and the movement is spreading to the big
cotton mills, which employ over 60.000
operatives. Meetings have been called for tomor-
row, at which the socialistic democratic leaders will use their utmost endeavors to convert t‘he strike into a vast polit- ical demonstration, which at the present crisis might have the most serious de-
velopments. The authorities are adopt-
ing every precaution to avoid an out-
break, but the ■ocallistic democrats are
spurring on the strikers and there is real
danger of a collision with the troops,
which would be almost sure to be fol- j lowed by red-flag demonstration, accom-
panied by great bloodshed. The city Is
full of sensational rumors, and rioting is
generally expected. In conjunction with the epiphany cele-
bration, which will occur tomorrow, the
meetings of the strikers will make the
day a critical one for the police. Thus
far, however, the strike has preser\cd a
purely economic aspect. The great industrial quarter of Ht. Pe-
tersburg, which is the pride of Russia,
presents the appearance of an armed
camp. The factories are surrounded by
cordons of police, and patrols of infantry
march about the snow-covered plains. The strikers are led by a priest named
Gopin, who Is Idolized by the workmen
and who represents them in negotiations with the employers.
Funds to Last a Month.
This Is the first strike in North Pussia
of great Importance. Hitherto the work-
men have been unorganized and previous strikes in St. Petersburg have not In-
volved more than 10,000 men. The strike
(Cointinued on F*flhth Page.).
HOT FIGHT ON IN ATLANTA COUNCIL
MAYOR WOODWARD HAS MADE A
VIGOROUS START—SENSATION-
AL SCENE ENACTED ON DELIV-
ER l OF INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
Atlanta, Ga., January 15.—(Special.)— Atlanta seems assurred of a lively time
in municipal governmental affairs during the next two years, judging from the
warmth of the two meetings of council held since the inauguration of Mayor James G. Woodward.
At the first session two weeks ago at
which Mayor Woodward delivered his in-
augural address the incoming mayor took
pains to roast the departments which had
just been praised by retiring Mayor Howell, and in criticising the passing ad- ministration for extravagance got himself into an argument with Chairman Hugh T. Inman of last year’s finance commit- tee in which Alderman Inman directly contraverted several of the statements
made by the mayor. Such an interruption during the open-
ing address of a mayor was something new In Atlanta, and caused quite a sen-
sation, particularly because of the high business standing of Alderman Inman
and the conservative position he has al-
ways taken in factional fights. At the second session of council for the
year held Monday afternoon during an
argument over the appointment of a
clerk for the recorder, Alderman Girar- deau was denounced as a malicious liar from the chair by Mayor Woodward, who had been accused by the alderman with “fixing” the committee which had the
power to select the clerk. The mayor de- clared himself responsible for the re-
mark. A caloric debate was at once precipi-
tated, in which nearly every member of council took part and when the vote came
the man proposed by the mayor’s com-
mittee was turned down by an over-
whelming vote.
Would Not Admit Washington. Chicago, January 19.—A special to the
Chronicle from Wichita, Kan., says that the leading hotels of Wichita refuse... the admittance of Booker T. Washington, When Washington's manager sought to
engage quarter* Ur him at the leading hotel of the eftj le was informed that colored people w*r* not entertained there. Washington wa* compelled to accept the j hospitality of a friend here.
MWIRE LINED IIP St the pan WHIP
Grosvenor Needed But One
More Day
SWAYNE VOTE WAS CLOSE
Rivers and Harbors Committee Has
Under Consideration Requests Made for Appropriations
for Mississippi River.
Washington, January 18.—The narrow
vote by which the Houbb Judiciary com-
mittee was sustained In the Swayne Im-
peachment case to-day la a good illustra-
tion of the narrow partisanship on the
republican side of the chamber. It la open talk here to-night that had
Qrosvenor and the House managers an-
other day to work on their fellow mem-
bers Swayne would have been practically endorsed In all his illegal and criminal actions on the bench. As It la a big ma-
jority of the republicans were brought Into line for Swayne simply because ha
was a republican and appointed by a
republican President. The case Is now
up to the Senate, and It will not be sur-
prising If the republican n anagers of
that body find a way to prevent any action being taken at tills session.
Money for Mississippi River.
The rivers r.nd harbors committee la
now giving its consideration to the Mis- ] slsslppl river project and when this Is
completed and the bill again gone over
to.' the purpose of making every reduc-
t on possible there will be a report to
the house. The Mississippi river commission has
asked for $1,000,000 a year rir several
years to come. The committee Is expected to authorize the cash appropriation but
It Is not likely that more than $2.000k0(U will be granted for future work. The
appropriation is to cover that section of
the river between the mouth of the Ohio | and the mouth of the Mississippi.
Ahead of Currency Bill.
The Hill currency bill may not be con-
sidered again In the House until next week as appropriation measures have the r.gltt of way and the House lias several of these now on the calendar. The most
Important amendment pending to the
currency bill Is that of Mr. Williams of Mississippi requiring national banks to not only compete for government de-
posits. but to pay Interest on same. This amendment passed the committee of the whole by a good majority, but on an aye and nay vote In the House It may fall as so many republicans are against It, In- cluding the House leaders.
BUCK IS NOT SO SURE
Bolting Republicans Presented* Bis Election Yesterday
SITUATION IS BADLY MIXED!
His Opponents Maintain That at Least
Fifteen of the Nledringhaus Forces Will Bolt
Today.
Jefferson City. Mo.. January 18.—Th# bolting of six republicans and two mor*
on the second ballot from the ranks of Thomas K. Niedringhaus, the republican!
I caucus nominee for United States Sen- ator to succeed P. M. Cockrell, whoso
[ election lmd seemed assured, resulted in | no choice to-day in the joint session of I the Legislature. With the exception of ! one. who cost hiB vote for Dr. Pettijohn of I.inn county, ail the bolters voted for R. C. Kerens, of St. Louis, who was the strongest opponent of Nledrlnghafls inJ the caucus.
immediately after the second ballot*: which resulted ns follows, the joint ses-j slon adjourned till to-morrow, when bal*1 loting will be resumed at noon:
Niedringhaus, 85; Cockrell, 83; Kerens* 7; Pettijohn, 1. On the first ballot Nied-1 rlnghau# received S7 votes, two less than; necessarily required for election. Cock-' rell received 83 and Kerens 6.
The defeat of Mr. Niedringhaus wa#
predicted to-day, following a conference of the Kerens men with their leader just before th** meeting of the Joint session*
Bettinger Makes First Break. The firrt break came when the nam#
of Representative J. L. Hlttinger wa* • ailed soon after the opening of th*
Joint session. The ca*» of the Joint session^ j began immediately after the announce-! ; ment of the vote taken yosteremy In that
separate houses for the United State#* Senator. J. L. Hlttinger of Buchanan, wh*>! Is the oldest member of the house* cast! ills ballot for R. u. Kerens, and his ex-j ample was follow*: by Glover Branch of La Fayette. F. R. Cook of Ilnwell, C. B. 1511 lott of Jasper, James Roach of Jasper,, and Oliver Grace of St. Louis. On th® second ballot George Hatfield of Newton switched over to Kerens, while K. M, Kirk ham of Camden, left the ranks of th«f caucus nominee and voted fur Dr. Petti- john of i*ynn.
This evnlng Mr. Niedringhaus received the following telegram from Congress- man Bartholdt:
"You have stood ordeal nobly and fairly won the prize. The parry Is proud of you. Heartiest congratulations."
After the Joint session adjourned th® hotel lobbies rapidly filled and discus- sions of animated Intensity ensued. After a time the republican mebers <>f the leg- islature held a conference. Representa- tive Hlttinger was the only one of th® men who bolted Niedringhaus today who attended. He took no part In the confer- ence beyond listenin'? to the discussion ot the situation. A telegram from Major William Warner of Kansan City, wn#
read In which Major Warner stated that
he would accept tv office that might come to him through treachery. Rum®
members were Inclined to take this tepi-
gram that he would not accept the sen-
atorial preferment If a b »lt was ma>«#
in his favor and consummated.
Have Arranged for Pairs. The conference selected a committe*
In see that all members were present t«
morrow’ at the joint session and to ar-
range for pairs with Democrats In which' members were unable to be on hand,} Further than this nothing was accom-
plished. At the same time the Democratic mem-
bers of the House held n caucus and dis- cussed plans for reorganizing the Hours and deposing Speaker Hill. Vo deflnit*
conclusions were reached, ft Is current talk that should they attempt this they will join with the Kerens Republicans in
electing Dr. PettIJohn for Speaker. Interesting developments are expected
tomorrow. Claims are made by the anti- Niedrlnghaus forces that fifteen votes
will be taken from the Nledrlnghau* strength tomorrow. They say that, hav-
ing voted for him twice on Joint ballot, t the pledged members have done their, duty and are now free to vote for nr>-, other candidate and. If necessary, tor' Join In a call for another caucus on sen-
atorial nominee. Kernes In for a Fight.
A special to the Republic from Jcfferso!#
city says: R. (,*. Kerens has opened up headquar-
ters and has a corps of men working for* him. Mr. Kerens mud* the following1 statement tonight:
“I am here for the express purpose of; defeating Niedrlnghaus. I have the vot»*»: with which to do It. and 1 am going to
stick to my purpose. I hnd no Intention of continuing the fight up to last Sun-
day. hut developments since then hav* made me determined. I have not been treated right. Don't ask me to withdraw my fight. It is impossible. I am going to beat Niedringhaus. and f can do it."
Mr. Niedrlnghaus. In speaking of th* situation tonight said:
“Yes. I w'ns surprised at the action of some of the republicans. T cannot un-
derstand why the representatives In the
republican party should allow themselves to he duped. When they understand the true conditions I am confident that that' trouble will be ended.
WANTS INVESTIGATION.
Bill Introduced to Look Into Affair# of 3teel Corporation.
Washington. January 18.—A resolution Introduced to-day by Representative Lit- tle of Arkansas directs the 8eer°tary of Commerce and Labor to Investigate the
conditions of the iron and steel Industrie* of the United States for the purpose of ascertaining to what extent, the indus- tries. Including the output and prices, are
controlled by the United States steel cor-
poration and constituent companies; to what extent the merchant control* th® output and prices of the finished product made by independent companies depend- ent upon It for raw material, and to what extent If at all. does the United State* steel corporation, its associate* or con-
stituent companies, sell Its products cheaper in export trade than in donestlo trade, and whether such conditions hav* resulted in whole or part from any con-, tract, combination or agreement in the, nature of a trust or conspiracy in re-
straint of Interstate or foreign commerced