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producing documentary evidence
before the commission or in obedi
ence to the subpoena of the commis
sion, on the ground or for the reason
that the testimony or evidence,
documentary or otherwise required
of-him- may tend to criminate him
or subject him to a penalty or for
feiture. But no natural person slinll
be prosecuted or subjected to any
penalty or forfeiture for or on ac
count of any transaction, matter,
or thing concerning which he may
testify, or produce evidence, docu
mentary or otherwise, before the
commission in obedience, to a' sub
poena issued, by it: Provided, That
up natural person so testifying shall
be .exempt from prosecution and pun
ishment for perjury committed in so
testifying.
Sec. 10. That any person who
shall neglect or' refuse to attend and
testify, or to answer any lawful "in
quiry, or to produce documentary
evidence, if in his power to do so, in
dbelaience -to the subpoena or lawful
requirement of the commission,
shall be guilty of an offense and
Upon conviction thereof by a court
of competent 'jurisdiction shall be
punished by a fine of not lesr'than
$1,000 nor more than $5,000, or
by imprisonment for not more than
one year, or by both such fine and
Imprisonment.
.Any person who shall wilfully
make, or cause to be made, .any
false ntry or. statement of fact in
any .report required to be made
.under, this act. or who shall wilfully
make, or. .cause to be, made, any false
.entry in any account, record, or
memorandum kept by any corpora
tion subject to this act pr who shall
willfully neglect or fail to make, or
,tp cause to be made, full, true, and
correct entries in such accounts, rec-
(ord$i or iqemprantfa of all, facts and
transactions appertaining' to the
business of such corporation, or who
shall , willfully rempve out of the
jurisdiction of the United States, or
willfully mutilate, alter, or by any
.other means falsify any documen
tary evidence of such corporation,
or who shall willfully refuse to sub
mit to the commission or to any of
Its authorized agents, for the pur
pose of inspection and taking copies,
any documentary evidence of such
corporation in his possession or
Within his control, shall be deemed
guilty of an offense against the
United States, and shall be subject,
upon conviction in any court of the
United .States of competent jurisdic
tion, to a fine o" not less-than $1,000
nor more than $5,000, or to Impris
onment for a term of not more than
three years, or both such fine and im
prisonment. If any corporation required by
this act to file any annual or special
report shall fail so to do within "the
time fixed by the commission for
filingthe same, aud-such failure shall
continue for thirty days after notice
of such default the corporation
shall forfeit to the United States
the sum of $100 for each and everv
day of the. continuance of such
failure which forfeiture shall be
payable into the treasury of the
United States, and shall be recover
able in a.civil suit in the name of the
United States brought in the dis
trict where the corporation has its
principal office or in any district in
which it shall do business. It shall
be the duty of the various district
attorneys, under the direction of
the attorney general of the United
States, to prosecute for the recovery
of forfeitures. The costs and ex
penses of such prosecution shall be
paid out of the appropriation for
the expenses of the courts of the
United States.
Any officer or employee of the
commission who shall -make public
any information obtained by the
commission without its'' authority,
unless directed by a court, shall be
deemed guilty of a lriiBdetriea'nor,
and upon conviction there6f, shall
be punished by a fine not exceeding
$5,000, or by Imprisonment not
6xceeding one year, or by fine and
impi;isonment, in 'tlio 'discretion of
tho court.'
Sec. 11. Nothing contained in
this act shall be construed to pre
vent or interfere with the enforce
ment of the provisions of,, tho anti
trust acts or , the acts to regulate
commerce, nor shall , anything con--tained
in the act be construed to
alter, modify, or repeal, the said
antitrust acts or the acts to regulate
commerce or any part or parts there
of. ,
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PRAISE FOR WILSON AND BRYAN
A correspondent writing. in the Chi
cago Tribune pays, tribute to Presi
dent Wilson and Mr. Bryan, as fol
lows: "It has heen quite, the fashion to
attack Mr, Bryan ever since 1906.
Few men have been alloted as much
newspaper space, and a good share
of It unfavorable mention, in an ef
fort to break him down. Mr. Bryan,
however, has gone steadily forward,
his influence probably growing in
stead of diminishing, until in the
Baltimore convention he, accomplsh
ed a feat which is likely unprecedent
ed in history, in forcing tho nomina
tion of Wilsop. Secretary Bryan is
without doubt the most potent In
dividual .force in the world today,
with as great a personal following as
any man, and these men are all loyal
to him without any expectation of
reward or recognition. Time and
space will not permit of the naming
or political leaders, traducers of Mr.
Bry.au, who have. during the last sev
enteen years fallen by the- political
wayside.
"Many of these same people who
have been assailing Mr. Bryan are
now attacking Mr. "Wilson, notwith
standing his great service to the
country in having brought about so
much remedial legislation, prevented
a war with. Mexico, having handled
the difficult problems willed to him
from former administrations and
conditions resulting from the war in
Europe and Asia in most admirable
fashion. The legislation accomplish
ed by this administration has not
been brought about by the so-called
diet torial policy of President Wilson
nor is the solidarity of the democrat
ic party accounted for in this way.
President Wilson is able to accom
plish results because he Is leading in
a course approved by the people,
whom he has taken into his confi
dence. Wilson and Bryan stand out
stronger than over as peace advo
cates at the present time hecause
they have been earnest, consistent
advocates of international peace for
years."
WILSONGRAMS
Liberty does not consist, my fellow
citizens, in mere general declarations
of the rights of men. It consists in
the translation of those declarations
into definite action.
The way to be patriotic in America
is not only to. love America but to
love the duty that lies nearest to our
hand and know that in performing it
we are serving our country.
It is patriotic to learn what the
facts of our national life are and to
face them with candor.
We set a nation up at any rate,
we professed to set jit up to vindi
cate the rights o men,
I would be ashamed of this flag
(Stars and Stripes) if it ever--did any
thing outsider America- that we would
not permit It to do inside of America.
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MUONLEY'S COMPTROLLER OF
THE CURRENCY PREDICTS
PROSPERITY
Charles G. Dawes of Chicago,
comptroller of the currency under
President McKinley and for many
years a leading banker In the cen
tral district, says we're now on a
period of great prosperity. He bases
his prediction upon the banking sit
uation, which promises to furnish
needed elasticity to the currency;
upon the good crops Which must
command a high price on account of
the war; and upon general conditions
which are undoubtedly favdrable for
a, general revival of industry and
commerce. The word of Mr. Dawes
will command wide attention, espe
cially in Nebraska where he Is so
well known as a safe financier and a
sane observer of current events.
There is ample reason for believing
that his is a sound diagnosis of the
situation. Business has been thrown
into confusion by tlie sudden stop
page of foreign trade and the neces
sity of making an immediate re-arrangement
of our financial relations
with the old world. But foreign com
merce has been by no means destroy
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us without doubt substantial and per
manent profit. Money will be plen
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terprises In. the immediate future.
The outlook Is so favorable that at
general business advance is now jus
tified. Several years of brisk trade
seems to be assured, regardless of
the outcome of the struggle abroad.
Nebraska State Journal (Rep.).
"Lef It bo now recalled that re
publican administrations for the last
20 years have licensed by law the
monopoly privileges which now dem-
ocrats and patriotic men of all parties
alike condemn and seek refuge from
in behalf of their oppressed country
men." Senator Jam eg- Hamlltok
rLewis, of Illinois. ' "
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