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4:C3 r. : :. Sliowcrs Warwer. X VOL. XIV. NO. 193. ASHEVILLE, N. C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEUBEXt 20, 1909. ScPehc: MUCH WORK AHEAD, join detcii STEfii.OT.lTAH PnOBABLYBURFIED il IS LLJIlj V- nr APTTl PPTRTTITSTIT TAW HIS ffl'E Cu 1 OF KXT CONGRESS riTii CAHi RAILWAY PROJECTS KriEW THAT COOK CLAIMED SUCCESS DOCTOR REFOHTS He Touches on a Number of Things He Expects Will Be Done to Meet Party Pledges. ; IS INCLINED TO FAVOR COMMERCE COURT PLAN All Trusts Look a Good Deal Alike to Him Some Recommend ations That He Will Make. ' Des Moines, Sept. 20. President Taft's special arrived here this- morn ing after au uneventful run from Min neapolis. Despite the early, hour, thousands had gathered at the union station to bid the nation's chief wel- come. " . , . . .-. A deafening cheer greeted tho pres ident as he stepped from his private car IntP a circle of 'admirers and frionda from "all over Iowa. With the president's review of 5,200 federal troops here this morning, the greatest military tournament. In the country began. Twenty automobiles accompanied tho president through the mnln streets of Des Moines. Never did Des Moines see a greater crowd. The streets presented a holiday ap pearance. Much Work for Congress. ; In his speech President Taft said that with the tarllt bill out the way he wanted to Invite attention to what there Is In congress for the republican party to do at the coming regular ses sion', and added, that when he looked forward to the next session and real ized what there la to be considered, he trembled, less the session will not be long enough to do all that has been promised. He then took up the rail Way rate bill, saying It must bo ad mitted that It had not furnished the nllF ocmlnafr iinriultr illwiplinlniitnru i rates wun im expedition ana eiioc- .tlvcncss expected..: "Ho said , ho waa engaged In consideration of promised additional legislation on that subject - The president said members of his cabinet had proposed to facilitate ap peals from the ' Interstate commerce commission by the creation of a separ ate Interstate commerce court of five who shall sit In Washington, which shall be the only court to which peti tions can be made. The president said he was Inclined to bollevo that a court similar to the tariff court, except that appeal ought to be from It to th; Supreme court, wilt serve to expedite tho dispatch of business respecting orders uf the Interstate commerce commission. The president also will recommend legislation to prevent one interstate railroad from holding stock in an other; also to prevent over-Issue and watering of stocks. .. .. All Trusts Look Alike. The president declared he knew no way of distinguishing between good and bad trusts, for he considered all combinations to suppress competition In the same category. He said that, to specifically except labor and farm ers' organisations from the operation of the antt-tr.ust law, would be to re lieve them of restrictions now placed Upon them. Meets Japanese Envoys. Minneapolis, Sept. 20. President Taft yesterday met" the 50 members of the Japanese commercial commission to tho United States, bade them a hearty welcomo to the country, as sured them of the lasting friendship of the American people, paid a tribute to thHr qualities of Industry and pa triotism and In conclusion, drank a , toast to the emperor of Japan as "the warm and sincere friend of America," amid great enthusiasm among both his Japanese and American hearers. The meeting with the Japanese was at a luncheon at the Lafayette club on the shores of beautiful Lake Mln tHonoka, 20 miles out of the city, ten wd by the Commercial club of Min Mnpolis. : Seoul Idea of Trouble, I'rocld'-nt Tnft scouted the Idea that there had ever been the slightest dan fpT of troublei between Japan and America. He paid high compliment o the military valor of Japan when the country was "fighting In defense of her rights and maintenance of her prestige on the field of battle." "Rut," ho declared, "Japan today is flfthtlng for victories of peace and we all hope she will succeed. We arc not going to yield ourselves In that con test, however. If we ran help It. President Taft's address, followed a peech by I'.aron Shibusawa, a 'promt nent banker of Toklo and chairman of the visiting commlsxlon, In which, peaking In his native tongue, he re ferred to President Taft "as one of the foremost men of the age and a warm and true friend of Japan He proponed the health of the presl- oent and led his fellow countrymen In three resounding "bansals." Mr. Taft proposed the health of the emperor with a "banxal" which was caught up and re-echoed by the American guests. Mr. Taft received the members of the party before the luncheon, declar ing to Karntvess Hhlbunawa that Amer Ira wanted to see more of the Indies of Jarvin and to encourage their com ing with the men. It Isn't fair." said the nrealdent "that Jnpnn should keep back the most l.iu t i,f her rrcnnircn?" " i - ( ....t.l not receive him 't t ., . . ...,1,., .,, Baron Kanda, a graduate' of 'Am herst, greeted the president as a fel low member of the Psl Upsllon frater nity. '''. Baron Shibusawa In the courso of his address said: "Wo do not come In any ohlclal capacity and so we are not. charged with anv official message to you. ' We may, however, safely claim that In a broad sense wo come aa unaccredited envoys of peace sent by the people of Japan to the people of the United States.". . ;. , '', J . The president said in part: ' "We are a curious people. We have to run our newspapers. We have to have at times emotions stirred In or der that the newspapers shall have circulation, and we cannot always do that with a statement of the facts. There wo have to draw on our Imagi nations, ; and therefore, we have to make that to appear - which in fact Is not true Just In order that there shall be a circulation of Intelligence among pcoplo. . "Now In the past we have been stirred up; that Is, some have been those of us who knew the facts were never bo stirred up by announcements of trouble between Japan and America.- I. believe that even tho newspa pers have now given up any such Idea." The president left for Des Moines, Iowa, at 8 p. m. Before leaving the president sent the following letter to Governor John son: "My dear Governor Johnson: , "I am Very much delighted to hear of your improvement today and 1 earnestly hope that your recovery will be rapid. As 1 leave the . state 1 thank you again for the cordial wel come of yourself and the pcoplo of Minnesota. "Very sincerely yours, "WILLIAM II. TAFT." Preparations at Omaha. Omaha, Neb., Sept. 20. The most elaborate arrangements have been made for the reception of President Taft here this evening from 4:30 p. m. until he shall leave a short before midnight for Denver. He will be met at the depot by representatives of the State of Nebraska and the City of Denver, and a large reception com mittee. In addition to an escort. A dinner, a brief address and a review of the carnival parado are to be features of the programme. . : ,. E According to Washington Officials the ' . Center of Activity Was in Brazil. Washington, Sept. 20. An quake of moderate Intensity earth began yesterday afternoon and continued an hour according to the record. Weath er bureau officials estimate the cen tre of activity as being located about 1.000 miles from Washington. It Is believed the shocks were centered In Brazil, where yesterduy cable commu nication with the city of Manaos was cut off. Reports from Brazil Indicate that the towns of Santa-rem and Obldes were also affected by the shocks. Cuts Three-Quarters of an Hour Off Her Time from New York . to Oueenstown. Oueenstown, Sept. 20. The Maure- tanla touched at Queenstown at 23 minutes past o'clock this morning. Although delayed by fog, she succeed ed In reducing her eastbound record three quarters of an hour. Her time from New York was four days, 13 hours and 21 minutes, and her average speed for the trip w.is 25.60 knots an hour. IS PROGRESSING WELL Looks as if Delaware Will Be Delivered . .Well Ahead of Contract Date. Washington, Sept 20. The New port News Shipbuilding company, building the battleship Delaware, has aBked the navy department for a trial trip of the vessel on October 20. The nroliRhliitv Is In view of the rapidity with which the vessel Is being con- Btructed, tluit the ship will be dellv- erd to til- government some months ahead of t:. contract time. y I ARTH QUAKED Interesting Showing on the New Railway Map Prepared by Henry C. Brown. CORPORATION COMMISSION ' IN ANOTHER FREIGHT SUIT ' . ' ; ' '. ' " '.' Merchants May Ask for Another Hear lug In the General Matter of . Freight Itntcs. 4MiT-jMnr leiuo Oaeunser ef Cmiirw Coosm, Boleam FMw mtftek, H. V. - . . Sept. 20. The new railway map of North Car olina, ao carefully prepared by Hen ry C'luy Brown of . tho corporation commission and authorised by that body Is certainly a populur publica tion and contains a great deal of In valuuble Information, Ono feature of It la the showing as to projected rail ways. Beginning In tho extreme wes tern part of the state, one of these Is from Watcrvllle on tho Tcnnussco line to , Canton in Haywood county, the others being as follows: Italian Clap, Georbia, to Ijiko Toxaway; Lenoir to Boono In Watauga; Fries Virginia to Jefferson, Ashe county; Roaring river. Wilkes county to Oro Knob copper mine In Ashe, then to Jefferson and with a branch to the Tennessee line; Elkin to Sparta in Alleghany coun ty state convicts are now grading this road and the laying of rails Is expected to begin In ninety days; Wlnston-Sulem to Wadesboro work has begun on this road, and with a large force It will bo 'very rapidly built by the Joint owners; the Atlantic Coast Line and tho Norfolk ft West ern, Benton, Davidson county to Rockingham, Richmond county, Rex to Ellxabethtown, Wilmington to Southport, Hpringhopo to Rttlelglv this line being under construction; Freemont to Hookorton, Belhaven to Kalrlleld In Hyde this road being nearly all graded and state bolng ask ed te authorize a bond Issue to equip it, Vandemere to Lowland, In l'ura llco county. ' . The corporation commission figures as. the .pUiInUtt In a ..notable freight discrimination' case now, before ' the United States Interstate commerce commission. The corporation com mission has received statements as tp freight rates from ports to Interior points In Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina and Is Investigating these so as to report to the next leg islature, by direction of the latter, though it Is now said the, Merchants' association Is to ask for another hear ing on tho freight rate question gen erally. ' JL. Twice In the last quarter of a cen tury governors have granted pardons to men who died, this happening be cause tho prisoners In the two cot. i died a day or so before the pardon was Issued. A pardon has been ap plied for In the case of the Caldwell county man, Flowd Martin, upon upon an eighty dollar fine was Im posed, for which his brother stood. Martin went to Virginia to work in a lumber ramp and was there killed. Now the brother wants a pardon for the deud man, to give relief from the fine, but the state law gives no au thority for the granting or pardons to dead men. ThoiiKh September has not appear ed to be a rainy month, the rainfall here is almost three-quarters of an Inch abovo the normal. The commissioner of agriculture haa arranged, by permission of the board of agriculture, to make a very notablo show of corn here In the state museum during the session of the Farmers' National congress November 3-8. No doubt a competitor in the Wake county corn growing contest ill mako exhibits of their products. It is expected, by the way, by one or two of tho contestants to grow a hun dred and fifty bushels to the acre and ierhape even more. ' While your correspondent was walking In August through the high mountain res Ion he observed the work In progress on the very fine new tiirnnlke from Kdgemont. In Cald well county, to a point on tne ronan lossee turnpike, on the flank of Grand father mountain. A letter Just , re ceived says that tho new road has been completed, and It gives another mode of getting Into that wonderfully attractive mountain country. It soems to be the belief that a railway will be fore long be built to connect Edge- mont. to which there Is a rnllway from Lenoir, with Plnola, at present the southern terminus of the East Tennessee and Western North Carq Una railway. , - The corporation commission has done a striking work in securing new nnssenaer stations at a number of nolnts In the state. It will be of In terest to the traveling publfc to know that It has done a great deal of work In connection with the providing of the following stations, the figures In dlcated costs being In each Instant given: Morehead City, $8,000; New hern, 150,000 (the plana for this un ion station having been received and work to begin directly); Goldsboro, $65,000; Klnstbn, $8,000; Raleigh, Improvements to station built In 1881, to be mode directly, about $15,000; Durham, $75,000; Greensboro. $80,. 000; Salisbury, $66000; Charlotte, $65,000; Ashevllle, $75,000; Black Mountain, $8,000; Canton, $6,000. No Attempt to Run Cars, Omaha, Neb., Sept. 20. At Presl- dent Taft i request, no attempt will be made to run street car In Omahu during his visit here. Impression Among Hospital Attaches (s That tiie Governor Will - ," Live. IS STILL IN CRAVE DANGER ; ACCORDING TO DR. C. H. MAYO The Latter Abw Haya, However, Tlial the Patient's Condition Js Im proved Somewhat. V Rochester.- Minn.. Sept. 10. While Governor Johnson t somewhat bet ter, according to Dr. C, II. Mayo, the doctors still consider the governor In grave danger.' . ... Rochester Minn., Hept 26. Early this morning the house whywlclnn an nounced a, slight change fur the bettor in the condition of Governor Johnson. and the Impression among hospital attache Is that in governor will pull through. . Governor Johnson's condition, which promised Improvement early yesterduy morning, remained practically station ary yesterday. ' ' According to his physicians the gov ernor had . a good day until shortly after 4 o'clock when In became more restlean, his pulse at 6 o'clock reach ing 103 and hut temperature- 100.4. His respiration Was funt At 6 o'clock :y. m. the following bulletin was Issued by Dr. McNevIn; "Pulse 102; temperature 100.4: res piration a little faster. Ho has been rent I w the last hour and a quarter. Accumulations of gas are beginning to appear In the patient. He has held his own today but there Is no gain. His vitality Is about the same an It was nt this time ywterday. The sleep that ho has had t"tl"y has kept him up." - - v Dr. MeNcvln denied absolutely that tho governor has any form of septl caemlu. - At 10 o'clock yesterday evening this bulletin was rccerVcd from Dr. Mc NevIn: "The governor Is resting better, lie slept thirty-five minutes since the hist bulletin, which left him considerably I refreshed. Pulse 12, temperature not taken. Thej.gov) jsors pain has de creused. Ilu can change his position without assistance." . L IS F Ounnington, Hunted by Police for Two Months, Is Landed in the Atlanta Jail. Atlanta, Sept. 20. Hunted by the police authorities of Augtmtu and At lanta for two months, R. K. Dun- nlngton, the alleged dangerous luna tic who terrorised a supurb of Au gusta the later part of June, when he barricaded himself In a house and for several days defied a whole squad of heavily armed officers, wounding one deputy and finally escaping, is behind prison bars In Atlanta, charged with assault and battery with Intent to murder. Dunnlngton was- arrested at o'clock yesterday afternoon at a bote near the terminal station, where he was registered under his own name. He offered no resistance when the of llccrs Cttutloualy approached him. A tho police station he wild ho could establish his Innocence of the charge against him of assaulting W. '. Mas sey In tho hitter's office Saturday. Dunnlngton had been employed aa an office assistant by Masacy for two weeks.' He says there was a dispute about his wages and Massey attacked him, whereupon he defended himself, Massey was stabbed several times with a steel paper punch. Dunnlngton admitted that ho was tho man who paid tho myterlous visit to tho governor's office shortly before tho adjournment of the legis lature, saying he had Intended ask ing the governor as to what progress had been made in the Investigation of the charges against the state hospital for the Insane at Mllledgevllln, where Dunnlngton himself was confined for fifteen months. Dunnlngton made the first written charges against the treat ment of patients at the Institution which Is now undergoing a rigid In vestlgatlnn at the hands of a leglsla tlve committee. . CAPT. PEARY'S VESSEL Roosevelt, With Exploring Party on Board, Is Expected to Reach Port About 5 O'clock. - . Sydney, N. 8., Sept 10. The Arc tic steamer Roosevelt, with Com men der Peary and party on board, passed St. Paul's Islnnd, 65 miles north here, at t o'clock this morning. The Roosevelt Is eupccted to reac Sydney about 5 Oci k this afternoon There Were 300 Aboard the Vessel, and She Has not Been Heard . from Since July 26. BRITISH STEAMER HARLOW SIGHTED BURNING VESSEL Ship Exploded and Sank, anil Suppo sition Is that She Was the :.' Waratali. ; Manila. Sept., 20. The British steamer Harlow, Captain Bruce, from Newport News June 14, for Port Na tal Bnd Manila, reports that on Julv 37, while 1 HO. miles from Durban, she paused a ateamer atlre, The vessel in question, whose name it was Impossible to mako out, wits shortly' afterwards destroyed ; by ' an explosion. , It Is supposed thlB steamer was the tulaslng British steamer Wnratah li It'll, with 300 persons on board, has not been heard from since July 116. Story That Cook Met Members of Pearly Party at Etah, but Told Them Nothing. Sydney, S. D., Sept. 20. New light Is thrown on tho controversy over the discovery of the north polo, on the ar rival of the steamer Tyrian, from Rat tle Harbor, where the correspondents earned from two members of Com mander Peary's expedition that Dr. Frederick A. t'ook had met them at Ktuh and had mentioned nothing of discovering the pole. When Harry Whitney, Goorga Nor ton and Ijirncd went to Etah on the Erik, to bring provisions for Comman der Peary, both Norton and Larnod urned buck and Whitney obtained permission at the. Etah station. Com mander Peary stationed John Mur- ihy, boatswnln of tho Roosevelt, and William Prltchard, assistant cook of the Roosevelt, at Etah, to guurd tho store. Cook's Visit to Ktnh. Murphy, telling of his experience at Etnh, suld to the newspaper men: "Commundor Peary told mo to go ifshore at Ktnh to guard the stores which I saw taken from the Roosevelt and the Erik. Prltchard wus with me. Some time hint spring a white man came Into camp and Mr. Whit ney told me that it was Dr. Cook. He did not stay long In camp and soon went away. Cook looked tired and worn out, and said he was hungry. I had an argument with him, as he claimed that some of the stores that we were guarding belonged to him. He only had two Eskimos with him and as all his dogs were dead the doctor had to pull his own sledge." Prltchard said these Eskimos told him that they had been "way, way, north.'" None of the Poary party at Rattle Harbor would discuss what Informa tion had been learned from Harry Whitney, as Commander Peary had given orders that tho Cook contro versy must not be mentioned. It was commonly reported at Huttlo Harbor, however, that Peary had somo differ ences with Whitney, who decided that Instead of returning to Sydney on the Roosevelt, he would do some shooting In Greenland. Friends of Dr. Cook here pointed nut that when Commander Peary, on his return from the pole, sent for Professor McMillan, who had gone to establish a base of supplies nt Cape Morris Jesup, he did not mention In his letter to the professor anything of his discovery of the pole. The adherents of Commander Peary assert that the words In the message "Northern trip entirely sat isfactory" Indicate clearly that the expedition hud accomplished its pur pose. Professor McMillan said at Rattle Harbor that ho had seen Harry Whit ney at Etnh and that Whitney did not tell anyone of Dr. Cook a reportod discovery of the pole. OF As Result of Such Explosion Two Ho- tels In a Pennsylvania Town Were Partly Destroyed. Pittsburg, Sept. 20. A mysterious explosion of nltro-glycerlne today at West-Brownsville, Penn., near here, Injured two persona and partly de? atroyed the Aubley and Hotel Atwood. The structures adjoined, and the po lice suspect that enemies of the pro prletora made an attempt to ruin their places. Several hundred guests were thrown Into the greatest . excitement when the explosion occurred, and two received Injuries In the rush for th outside. iEWLIGHTTHROWN ON CONTROVERSY Cabin Boy on the Roosevelt and Whit ney Heard the Story in April of 1908.. THE BOY KEPT SILENT; SAYS DR. COOK CAUTIONED HIM Prlt4 luird Says He Did Not Wish to Ue Drawn Into Trouble, bo Steered Safe, Sydney, N. 8., Sept. 20. The Doughlaos 'T. Thomas arrived tug here this morning from - Battle Harbor, and reported tho Roosevelt traveling south. She should be off Sydney at D or ( o'clock this evening, and the buildings of the town, together ; with shipping In thu harbor, are today gay with a fluttering display of flans In anticipation of Commander Peary's return. The streets present a holt day appearance and the pcoplo are on tho tiptoe of expectancy. According to a statement made hurt Saturday at Hatllo Harbor by Wil liam Prltchard, cabin boy and assist ant cook of the Roosevelt, two per sons knew as long ago as last April that Dr. Frederick A. Cook claimed ho had reached the pole April 21, of 1908. These persons aire Harry Whit ney, a wealthy sportsman of New Haven, Conn'., and Prltchard himself. . They saw Cook at Annotok, Green land, after his return from the north polo. Prltchard explained Saturday that ho k;pt the news to himself be cause he did not wish to be dragged Into trouble. Ho was asked how he knew before he came south on the Roosevelt that there was going to be a controversy and declared that Dr. Cook had cautioned him not to speak to anyone until he reached civilisa tion. Prltehnrd's retlcnce with this Im portant news In his possession was a complete surprise to everybody on board tho Roosevelt. Prltchard said Cook had only two Ksiiulmo with him at tho polo. He said Cook's story was told to Whitney In his presence. GULF STORM REACHES COIST jPJHIS STATE Blow Felt at Beaufort, and Schooners Are Sunggling Under Look 1 out's Lea. Reaufort. N. C. Sept. 20. The hur Mesne that haa swept over Cuba and the gulf began to show Itself along the coast at this port today. Many three, four and five-master schnon era, fearing a tempest, are coming up under the lea of Cape Lookout In search of safe habor. Tho temperature has fallen consld erably since yesterday. Nothing more serious than a stiff northeast wind la expected to be felt here. Carlo Disabled; Weather Grows Worwe The Clyde line steamer Carlb, which anchored off Cape Hntteras last night, with her machinery disabled, rode out the night In safety, and la In no Immediate danger. She" will be towed to Soiitbport. N. C, by the Pa bine. At noon the two started south, weather growing worse all the time. The Storm' Courne. Washington. Sept 20. A weather hurenu bulletin says: 'The tropical hurricane that advanced from the Caribbean sea over extreme western Cuba liiat Friday . and moved thence northward over the Oulf of Mexico has crossed the Uuir coast near th Mississippi delta and Is apparently moving northwestward into Louisi ana." -, ... BRISTOL ,1, IS WET, JUDGEJCELLY DECIDES And Preparat on Is Now Underway for Opening Several Saloons. HrlHtol, Va., Sept. 20 Judge Kelley this morning di-clded that the recent local option election was valid and that tho town Is wet. Preparation for opening several sa loons is now under way. The contest case grew out of the local option election of July t, which the "wets" won by 32 votes. The "dry" cklmed JT votes were cast by alleged non-residents. Tho court held that although Voters were not bodily present, residence In Virginia could be retained so long as It was the Inten tlon of the voter, regardless of where he went or how long he stayed. At Sovereign Grand Lodge. Seattle, Wash., Sept, 20. Thous ands of delegates and visitors are In Seattle to attend the annual session of the Sovereign Grand Lodge, Indo pendent Order of Odd Fellows. The convention began Its deliberations to day, and will conclude Saturday morning. The annual pur arte will take place Wednesday and on Thurs day the delegates will participate It a big celebration of Odd Fellows' I'll' nt the AlnVa-Yulii-rti "h! r tlon. The Oscar II. Is to Anchor Off Sandy Hook Tonight; and Explorer Will Land Tomorrow. HIS BIG DEMONSTRATION IS TO OCCUR T0M0RP.CVY Brooklynlte Intend to Show Their Faith That He was at "Top ' or the World." New York, Spt. 20. The first of America's two claimants of premier ' north pole honors will be at the gate way of his home port this evening. Dr, Frederick A. Cook Is now ap proaching New York, and friends of the Brooklyn explorer are putting the . finishing touches to a big demonstra tlon with which they Intend to show tomorrow their faith In hl assertion that he was the first man at the "top of the earth." Dr. Cook will be met down tho hay by a large crowd. New York, Sept. 20. The Danish steamer Oscar II., with Dr. Frederick A. Cook on board, was reported by wireless 65 miles east of Fire Island at 9:65 this morning. Reception Plans Vnchanged. New York, Sept. 20. The captain of the Oscar IL was notified by the office of the Scandinavian-American line hero to anchor oft Sandy Hook . nil night A revenue cutter will leave to meet the steamer at Quarantine at , 8:30 a. m. tomorrow. This will en able the plans for Cook's reception to be carried out unchanged. Mcwiagri from Cook. On Hoard tho Oscar II., off Nan tucket, 8:30 p. m., Sept. 19 (United States wireless and Marconi wireless ' telegraph) To tho Associated Press: "My desire to got on American soil Increases with every mile left behind by the steamer Oscar IL The vessel Is making her beat record, though de layed occasionally, making forty-five In the past twenty-four hours. - "Commander Peary's unfortunate accusations , have dlsclused another side of his . character. The specific records of my Journey are accessible to every one who reads, and all can decide for themselves when Peary publishes a similar report, "FREDERICK A. COOK." . BAILEY REPLIES TO BRYAN'S Willing to Take Tax Off Material When It Is Taken Off Finished Product Dallas, Tex., Sept, 20. Before a large audience, 1'nlted States Senator J. W. Ralley Saturday replied to an address delivered in Dallas last Tues day by William J. Bryan, on "Democ racy and the Tariff." Mr. Bryan de clared for free raw material and for reduced rates on manufactured goods and arraigned the Texas democratic platform of 18911 which denounced this doctrine.. In his speech Senator Bailey de clared for a low tariff on both raw materials and manufactured artlrlea and defended the declaration In the Texas democratic platform of 1890 which arraigned the Wilson tariff bill for admitting raw materials free of duty while manufactured articles were protected by heavy duties. Sen ator Bailey said: "My answer to those who demand free raw material In order that our manufacturers may compete In the markets of the world is that I am willing to take the tax off the raw material whenever they are willing to take the tax off the finished pro duct I believe that American con sumers are a much entitled to the liennllt of competition In our mar kets aa American manufacturers are entitled to compete In foreign mar kets. "Mr. Bryan's argument against duty on raw material is that It Is at' last a duty on the consumers. "This Is strange language to come from a man who has been three times a presidential candidate of the dem ocratic party. To contend that a democrat must levy a compensatory duty Is to convict the democratic party of adopting tho worst of pro tection devices." ournalista Meet In London. London,. Sept. 20. An intending programme of entertainment hn been prepsrnd for the British and foreign journalists who have gathered in London for the annual conference ir the International Assocntlons of the Press. All of the chief countries of Europe and America are represented among the delegates. At Lln""lo j Inn Hall today the visiting Journal - were formally welcomed In a spec. H delivered by Lord Burnham. oii -notables who are to have a promt n. part In entertaining the vlniturs i Sir Edward Russell. T. P. Of. and Hon. Harry Lawaon. Trips i been arranged in Windsor Hampton t'ourt, BrlKbton, f-''i nn-Avon and other points. v. r For-
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