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Show oo PREPARING FOR STEEL TRUST QUIZ WASHINGTON, June 6 Inspired by intimations that reprisals would bo made upon Democratic Leader Underwood Under-wood and other representatives who advocated Investigation of the so-called so-called steel trust, Representative Johnson of Indiana today introduced a bill punishing by a maximum fine of $5,000 or five years' imprisonment threats or coercion of members of congress con-gress or the closing down of mills or factorlos for political effect Mr. Boehue also Introduced a bill providing penalties for employers who attempt to intimidate their employes in elections. Mr. Underwood recently announced that he had been told that if he permitted disturbance in tho steel industry the mills of Birmingham, Birming-ham, Ala, his home town, would be closed and his" political fortunes affected. |