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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY WASHINGTON D C December 9 A national railway system under federal incorporation and charter would be established under a bill introduced in the House this afternoon by Kepresentative Ed ¬ ward W Gray of New Jersey The plan embodied in the bill is unique in many respects and differs from anything in national railway legislation that has so far been suggested It makes participation in the proposed national system a matter of volun ¬ tary action on the part of the railways provides for a board of directors in which the government the stockholders the bondholders and the employes shall be represented giving the employes a voice in the management and a share in surplus earnings earningsWASHINGTON WASHINGTON D C December 9 The Su ¬ preme Court of the United States this afternoon de ¬ cided that the E I Du Pont de Nemours Powder Company is not a monopoly in restraint of trade under the Sherman antitrust law The court reached this decision in sustaining the decision of the lower courts in the Buckeye Powder Companys case against the Du Pout company companyWASHINGTON WASHINGTON D C December 9 The Supreme Court of the United States this afternoon affirmed the decision of the lower courts in granting the government an injunction against the E W Bliss Company restraining it from selling torpedoes equipped with secret devices to any but the United States government governmentWASHINGTON WASHINGTON December 9 To the TJ S S destroyer Porter goes the longdistance steaming championship of the year Secretary Daniels annual report shows that the Porter covered 04473 miles during her first Tear of European service The Connygham steamed 53952 miles during the year i and the Davis 63015 miles WASHINGTON December 9 The navy will need a deficiency appropriation of 250000000 for 1919 despite the cancellation of war contracts ag ¬ gregating 410000000 Secretary Daniels testified before the House Appropriations Committee this afternoon afternoonWASHINGTON WASHINGTON December 9 General weather forecast The storm will move northward attended by precipitation in the upper Missisippi Valley ami western lake region tonight followed by mostly fair weather Tuesday Moderate temperature will continue as there is no cold weather in sight sightCHICAGO CHICAGO December 9 It is estimated that gross revenues of Chicago elevated Hues have increased ten per cent since November when the sixcent faro went into effect on the other hand the number oC passengers carried has decreased eight per cent centLONDON LONDON December 9 All Germanys warships under construction are to be handed over to the allies immediately although the German govern ¬ ment has protested against this procedure said a news agency dispatch from Berlin today todayLONDON LONDON December 9 Following the bloody fighting in the streets in Berlin 10000 republican guards are being held there to put down any counterrevolution against the Ebert government it was reported from Copenhagen today todayAMSTERDAM AMSTERDAM December 9 Worried over the possibility of his extradition and trial the former kaiser of Germany is ill at Amerongen according to a news agency dispatch dispatchLONDON LONDON December 9 The allies have levied a new demand upon Germany for the right to inspect the aerial forces at Friedrischafen it was re ¬ ported from Berlin today LONDON December 9 The German Bolshevikl are in control at Munich capital of the new republic of Bavaria said a dispatch from Copenhagen to ¬ day
