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Show UNCLE SAM MAY MAKE OWN POWDER WASHINGTON. Jan. 12. Whether the government shall continue to buy Its great supply of smokeless powder from the Dupont Powder company, the alleged "powder trust," or extend the work of manufacturing its own powder was considered con-sidered by the house nuval committee today. V. G. Buckner. vice president of the powder company, denied that the company com-pany Is a trust. He said thero were a dozen competing companies In the United States. Denial was made by Mr Buckner of the charge that his company had mlscd the price to the government for powder when the Spanish war begun On the contrary, ho snld. prices were lowered. |