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7 f f fs ;v;wyiiiyi)ii.,Mjiiiw J M . ''it 11 ail i .Tlje;W$ather7u. North Carolina: Fair went, howrrs rant portion Wed nrxlay; Tharsday KhPrwrrs. Highest .tcuapernirey 84; luweM. precipitation, .11. Greatest Daily saese : : ! " sfmam VOLXCVIII..Na29. fcSB AUGUST 13, 19131 PRICE 5 CENTS I 9 r it! . . i , . i ; i HInMnlsnu(HaHw'- , . -f .1 mm I 7 y OLD POINT CONFERENCE : RESULTS IN REJECTION , No Sentiment for ' Acceptance of Terms Made By Carriers at Old Point Com fort Conference. One Hundred . Business Men Attend. - TEN MEN ADDEDTO COMMISSION TO REPRESENT BUSINESS Governor Craig Declares Against Extortion Anywhere Chief Justice Clark Regarded Proposal As An Insult. Preston Offers Resolution and Tells Why Associa 1 ion Opposes TermsTravis Explains the Reductions Forester Makesrausuig Comment Will Be An other Conference. Governor Craig. ' th Council of filat, and the Just Freight Rate As sociation yesterday unanimously da- lined, with select thanks, the recent proposition . of the railroads making reductions on Interstate freight rales. If there walk any entltnent for ac ceptf nee at any time pr anywhere In tha confe fence ,yejterdajU..te venal cnamucr, inert was no cner lock Holmes to detect It. There were me divided Interests, a point or two moved ly- -local reasons to object to th -proposal -- because Mt-;thitews lightly present conditions, but no Inn y appeared to favor the terms of Ihe Old Point ' Comfort conference. The conference yesterday bestowed thanks, commended-the -Corporation fnmmlaslon for its work even when Attorney John Mitchell twice moved to strike out the amended portion of Una Pretton resolution that thanked the 'Corporation- Commission tot Its . activity, col,., a. Tnompomwiii vp fur tha- home body, declared the commission ft Set of patriots and Mr. Mitchell withdrew his motion as a per sonal tribute to thB.KllgB .manuf. l Chief Justice Clark declaled the railroad proposal an "insult to the In telligence of North Carolina." and Mr. Mitchell sat in the Chief Justice's cor ner. But there was a striking absence f heal In the settVmrnt yesterday and nobody abused anybody else. to accept the proposition. There to accept the proposition. There wssn't anybody In favor of It. . An men who say, they know some thing of the popular temperament liad been Raying before the meeting that "the people" are In favor of the terms offered through the Corpor tion Commission's repot They had said they hear the talk and that the folks at home want this thin nettled H'he folks that wanted the controversy apttled In the railroad way must have neun ai nome. They weren t here ve terday. There was a conciliatory spirit LJmon ine part or a Jew men to ac cept the terms while thev were mi JovlriK these concessions by Jocal re- t -ns. out noiMxjy was In favor of it i .vumrtatlon Meets, I President Fred N. Tate, of the North Carolina Just Freight Hate As- smiation. cjilled the conference to i. tether at In o clock in the Chamber i it ('iiitmerce. , .1. h- Carraway was secretary and a roll of the counties was taken, the Toliowttig clvtng answer when Mr. .. , Mutl . . K Wkke. horsyth. Mecklenburg" Oas tn, Ansoii. Uullford, Caldwell. New Hanover, Person. Johnston. Pasquo- TMiiK, Kttoeson, I'itt Edgecflmbe, Ca tawl.u, Cumberland. L'plorU Wayne, .xasn. iiurnam. wtlaon, Halifax. vvhereas. After a number of prop- oHinons ana courtrer propositions be. th.ries of the State of North Caro lina and the railroads doing busi ness In and through the' State, a proposition vt adjustment : was sub mitted-by the railroads through tha I tirpdinuon LommiRslon, to His Ex ii ellency, Uovernor - Craig. bearing dnte August &, IHt, which proposi tion is not In our opinion satisfactory mr ina reasons nerein set out 4Therefore.be It resolved: 'V'- Flrs. That we recommend that said proposition or adjustment so submit tad by the railroads considered alone .ns a dual adjustment o( all North -r'et4mm -interstate freight rates be re. i'.. J'tcd tor the reasou that- k la lncom , plele, insufficient fld does hot do Jus ' twe lo all shippers of North Carolina. 'nor place them on a competitive basis with Virginia cities and with each other, iilthouch a complete pronost Trim making just apd equitable reduc- RAILROADS TAndch T Charge jNbrth Carolina Exorbitant and i Unjust Ratcsi For Shipments of Fencing. i Do. tne railfgads discriminate aln'st . North Carolina? Certainly they do. . . Here is a case In which they rub it Mi on tinjti"t freight rates on shipments of wire .fenced i'-Clart-Bros: and fettusritcatcr4 'i1n:tivesfOLk vehicles" farm implements, etc., of Wilson, ft. Q.,vhal shippcilia them, ; carload of vtire tence, ueighingiiriout io.ooo pounds, from ' Pittsnurg, Pa. ' It came via Norfolk. - Pittsburg, Pa., to Norfolk," Va., about 340 miles, freight bill $58.30. , i i ' " ;n-rtrrjirfotifrVjf.rto Wibon,N:jQ,''br;tft' Ma'trtiies, fwielit-r - hill $66.78. . ' 1 t: I ' xt ,, j - - - t tJiscriminition, that's ail. . " 1,'n I-.ii. ai.7 ii 7 1 'ii '. i i,-1 1 ji mi i., fin ' .'''',"' '' '' f ' ''-'" ' ::' '-'" " " , H ' .,- .''- , V '" ,.......'....:,.,. ' v state as well as upon western Incom ing freight as now proposed. Includ ing freight from northern, eastern and southern points and from the Iluffalo- Plttabura territory and also similar re ductions upon outgoing freights witl be given due conrjdetation. Second, We rf r-ffinfi our determina tion aa ah a ' in. to stand to-. aether and flebt o all the nnwer we fwttrawf St JUst freight I ana - paxrroiic course or liovernor Craig and of the 8 pec Is I Freight Kate l ommUsion, and thatlk the Corpora tion commissien and J. U Craham for their-efTorts at adjustment. Third. That this ajssodaUoa reHete ttbvemor Craig to allow the business Interests of North Carolina, acting through this association, to select ten men (with due retard to the differ eih geographical sections of the state ana representing tn a general way our leading business interests I who shall ba known as the conference committee of the Just Freight Rate Association of North Carolina, and shall be appointed, by the president ot alien ajiiiocuiion wuft Hteonaent and approval f tha ttovemor; aatd romj mlttea shall co-operate with th Clots. ernnr. tha Special Freight Rata Co' ssiseiow and ttre OThsrTrtperiy T-ofT- stltuted authorities of the state to the end that a proper and speedy solution nf f H La rat nrnh1m ha. arrli-.it a Fourth, That In the event a sails- factory adjustment of freight rata is not reached prior to September ' 24. Ill I. we request the Ueneral Assem bly to enact such laws as will 'give (Continued -on Page Four.)' : II it PBOSPEROUSYEAR Oyer .Ten Per,-Cent on Common Stock Despite ;ihe Loss By Floods " uross . tarnings increase Four Millions. New ork. Aua. 12. The Nor ioik ana western railway had one of the most successful years in its nistory. ending on June 20, accord. Ing to the report made uubllo here today. Ita gross earning were $.- 789,820, an..lDrreasa-if4 lOM; da spite extiauiillnaiy obstacles to oyer,- ation caused by floods. After d ductlon of the amount neaesslry for K A 1. . t . . . ..it yirini BiuiK, lucre was avail able for the mmon stockholder $10, 27s. 97 J, which la equivalent to 10.8 per cent earned on the 8100. 900.000 stock. This percentage of earnings, it Is estimated, would, have been 11.4 except for the flood, dam ages. The amount earned on. the common stork in the preceding -year waa 28. 43 006 against the IO.27,07J earned in the year just ended. Vuartcrly OtnfcretMf at Benson - ftenfrhn, AugV 12.' In the absence of Presiding. Klder John H. Hall, the quarterly conference of this circuit waa conducted by Rev. A. 8. Barnes, of Smlthflcld. here Monday morning. several mesnbtre were present Rex,. ent i - - FENCE US IN. HAS 1ST If ED Loses $310 and Diamond in Washington" . "W " POSTMASTERS APPOINTED Worry of Senate Democrats Over Fate of Tariff Bill l-n Event of Culberson's Death Is'Dispelled By Republicans. (By W. E. YfcXVKRTON.) . Washington, D. C, Aug. 12. L. V. Earp. w ho says he lived In Raleigh until about six r years ago, is still whistling fur a roll of $910 and a dia mond horeshne which he declares he lost last night when both were snatch ed from him by well dressed thieves. A pleasant stranger scraped ait ac quaintance with him and a friend of thejttranger arrived and then tha trio began "matching" quarters at a dol lar a throw. They atrolled Innocently down an unfrequented street, match ing as they went. Earp lost once or twit nd hid to peel a dollar off his rolk vine ei tne men snatched the money and the wther grabbed the Din A third man rushed up and held him until tne others escaped. Tha Wash ington police are inclined to believe that the pin went the same way. Thau re jkUU- Ufrm-itrtfXMt tti ree men . howevex,.Earp..jtays n -wtH-.baclt H orfulk on- a nig hi- rain- and -ta ke up his old Job as mansger of the St Gerge cafe in Norfolk. Fourth Class Postofttcea. Unusual activity In fourth class postofflces In North Carolina haa jiean- tlie rule this week. A warm Contest rivaling the Interest in, larger office wa ended when Mrs." Belah Church was named at Summit In Wilkes County. K. 'L. Fleming at Landla, Magzie E. Burton, at Mclver. and Oug V. Chsdwlck at 8tralts are other appointees. Two North Carollnlana ere nominated for presidential post office, today after a period of several day when there were no poatofflc nemtnatmtis. - Thoe wer George w. Waters; at "P7ytnfah,ud JL P. Gaak- ntr, at Mount Holly. Worry Dlsoelled. j the tariff bill In the Senate should Senator Culberson die before an Ala bam a senator could be seated, has been dispelled by the Information from good authority that two or three Republicans will either vote with the Democrats or absent themselves from the chamber. Thl decision comes not (lorn good Willi, but from knowledge (Continued on Pag Two.) CATHOLICS SCORE c Also Socialism and Anti-Cath olic Press Reports TELEGRAPH. MBS. HEARST ProtetAgainst Conditions In . Mine Community of Lead, S YD., Owned Chiefly by William J-Randolph's Mother. Milwaukee. Wis.. August 12.- Socialism, Immoral dances, ajiti-CatM- oUc press reports and the action of mine owners In Lead. 8. V., were scored today In the adoption of reso lution during the afternoon session of the American Federation ot Cath olic Societies, Delegates representing the three million Catholic members of the va rious societies voted unanimously tU telegraph Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, tin I'leasantnn. Cel., mother of William Randolph Hearst, as chief -owner of certain mining property In Lead; J. B. liaggin, of New York, as president of the same, and to F. J. tluer, of Lead, superintendent, emphatically protest ing against conditions in Lead, which the federation claims. Impedes the work of relislnn and whlah has rsused i nisnup juHjn r, uik:ii iu uc exueu from the society at ma diocese.,-' In his speech yesterday Bishop Busch said the miners were not al lowed tha benefits of Bundsy rest and that when he protested1 to Mrs. Hearst and other-mine -wfler,;haWB'm' tec-togVlW" criticism that he wns i-mreetr TOwove rr om the seat or his diocese. . As a result of this speech the. Social section of the Committee on Resolution favored making a pro test and the convention favored th tnov Score of Objections Every suggestion by the various aec tion until a committee "recommend ed the good work of publication like the Confmon Cause. Live Issue. Centra) Mlatt mnd- Social JustlceT published In the Interest of true social reform." The mention of the, paper brought sra-OTOnjeusVfnV publishers, editor and friends of other period icals. After a spirited debate the reso lution suggested was adopted. The convention decided td petition the president and Congress, asking ous protest against the despoilaflon of the church properties In Portugal, Th report of the Social section, of (Conlinud on Pag Two.) QHMERRA MAN IS RQBB Mil DANCE MRS.SULZEH5M0 TO HAVE ASSUMED ALL THE BLAME or Revelations Made By Frawley Committee Con cerning Governor's Jransac tions In Wall Street WITHOUT HIS KNOWLEDGE The Democratic Organization Claims i&1ore Than Enough ..Votes to Impeach the Gov ernor An All Night Session Promised. (Rr Uia Aranrltlad Praai I BlXL.rm'8. Albany. N. T.. Aug. it At 1 o'clock this morning the Assembly showed no indication of taking an early vote on the Sulzer Impeachment resolution. V Albany, N. Y., Aug. 13 The be- ginning of appeared tobe In sight 'At S:S0 teaderrbegah "TiT speech, defending the resolution and urging it adop tion. Albany. N. Y Aug. 11 A dlara- tion attributed to Mrs. William SuUer. wife of the governor of New York, that she had used some of Uef hue- hand's raniitaUrn contributions with out his knowledge to Invest in stocks Mvtnw she felt the household leeded money and that she alone was wholly responsible" for hia impeachmant. was maun lira sublet early tias morning of a fTMrtlon In the towrV House of -th New York legtslatare denaung a reao- lutton to unpewen uovernor bulse-. It was iie rt tewt of the JiiO atlo erTsntcatioit whk -1 aiKum tne governors nnpeacbmrni, and ln- dlca'ed thjt the ivrganimtloa laolnat tnree vows oi ine seveniy-sii requirea to impeach. Two or the men who voted against the organisation, however, were said to he ready to vote for Impeachment The motion, made by Republican Ijraiier llinman, recited that Mrs. bulxer'N declaration should be prop erly classed unitcr the head of newly diHCOvered evidence and warranted (Continued on Page Two.) E E Annual Tournament Begins This Morning ABOUT 600 IN ATTENDANCE Insurance Commissioner J. R, Young Speaks on Prevention of Fires .Colonel Boyden andOthers are Heard. Wilmington, August il2. Winston- Salem was selected .tonight by the North Carolina Firemen's Association aa the convention city for next year. winning over Ashevllle by a big ma President .lames D. McNeill and all the other officers were r-eelcted.. Wilmington, Aug. 12 The 26th annual convention of the North Caro una Mate Firemen Association waa held -here today, and tomorrow th annual tournament will begin, a pa rade In the morning, followed by Etata contests, making up the pro gram for the day. The association held their sessions today, Capt. Jamea D. McNeill, of Tayattevtlle, president,, presided, and there are about (00 flreme :',mirf hvt -rfKartrrrt--Wrffrl' Mayor P. Q. Moore and Councilman W. F. Jones, while responses were made by Chief A. M. , Clark, of Southern Pines -department; L W Jeannerett, of- Ashevllle. and Col A H. j Buykin, iirljJUalMHWrtwiSfki were"ISu "KittO at the morning ses- Th Tollowliig were named aa ere dentlal committee: C. B. Park. Ral eigh: J. L. Hopper. Wlnson-Halem W. L. Steele, Mount Airy; E. P. Mc Clure, Qraham; Fred floss, Morgan- ton; J. U, Jernlgan, Fayettevllle; T, I). Davis, New Hern; W. Rr.Tomlln son, tA-eensboro. . , i This afternoon was taken up with report of President McNeill, Treasur er I . t.. i j..ft ..I jnr .MSlVTTciBirjM, Secretary IT. ""L. : jBilter, of Conoord, and discussion of prevention of fires. ,1lf--;JHr?tw- conside'ratltm at the 'convention, Stat Insurance Commissioner James R. Young, of Raleigh, making the lead ing address. The other topic, thaot tha. value of the chemical engine Tn extlnguls.hl.ng pres. .,. cbedRliilU Tthe hlght session. Tha importance of frequent and thorough inspection f premise "wa Strewed m discussing fire prevention. -(Continued on Pag Two.) F REM OF STAT HOLD O'NEAL APPOINTS HENRYD.GLAYTON To r"ill Vacancy In United States Senate WASHINGTON SURPRISED It Is Senator Overman's Opin ion That He Will Not Beat- , Id Simmons and" Kern Had Wired Governor. IKj U Aanrlalol Pnn.) Montgomery, Ala., August II. Shortly after t o'clock this evening overnor. O'Neal announced tha ap pointment of Henry D. Clayton. Ala bama , congressman, to th United States Senate , to fill the vacancy caused by the recent death of Senator Joseph Forney Johnston. ' Mr. Clay ton's commission was delivered to him in the governor's office, the ceremony being brief. Mr. Clsyton 'accepted the appoint tnent and announced that he would leave tonight for Washington to pre sent his credentials to the Senate. He stated, however, that he would no,,jr,ea slga.JjiajiesrtWeTtouse Onlll after e Is seated in the Semite. Jt- iSf ll jtanritid Vnm t Washington. U. C-, AurusL-i2. Surprise was expressed by Xiamocrsvtie eaders or the ernate tonight when the.4eare-- thr aoVertior CTNeal had disregarded their advice, and had appointed Representative Henry V layton to succeed the late Senator Johnston without express authority from the Alabama legislature "It Is my opinion that Mr. Clayton will not be seated," said Senator Overman, acting chairman of th Judiciary committee. 'The member or the Judiciary committee and majority of tha lawyers of tha Senate were jut tha opinion thaf the eeven- tevnth amendment to the Constitution doe not- glva the "governor authority to appoint a senator eicept under eg tore." It was predicted tonight that when Mr. Clayton presented his credential as a senator objection would he raised Immediately and tha credential would go to the Committee on Privilege and Elections for a report. Kern, and Simmons Had Wired Him. Before th newa of Governor O Neat a action reached Washington (Continued on Paga Two.) Governor Lind Meets Minister Gamboa FRANK RELATIONS BEGUN First Step In Progranrof the Government to Throw Its Influence Toward Quiet and Peaceful Settlement, 'By IIm'A tUtl mai l Washington, i, d c. Aug. 12. News from Mexico City that John Llnd personal representative ot President Wilson, and Frederlco Gamboa, Mex lean minister of foreign jVlultohs, had established unofficial relations today by a personal meeting, brought en couragement to administration off! dais here. It was felt by them that the first step In tha program of th American government 'to throw ita In fluence'n th direction of a uulA and peaceful settlement of , the revolu tionary troubles had succeeded. Th Incident,. however. It was learn ed from official sources tonight, will not change tha procedure previously Wash log ton. He will submit all his representations to Charge O'Shaugh nessy.i who will transmit them In ac eordanca with diplomatic proprieties to th Mexican mlnlsterpLfbrlgn ti latlona-r-c- S'--i,"""'''""' " "Th'" meeting of Mr. LUnd and Min later Gamboa, however, waa -looked Upoft.by.JlBcMaU J)ar. th bea-mnlng of frank though unofllclal relation. through which the Mexican, govern ment might be Informally and tha more fully acquainted with the Ideas of the Washington administration. Left to Llnd' IiiMTrtton. It has been left entirely to Mr. Llnd's discretion upon whom to-call. While there Is nothing In Mr. Lind Instructions which would prevent his calling upon Provisional President Huerta, it is not thought ha would be 11 k e ly . J a d a. no :unla the Ullr had Indicated Mm dralre to reeetv the -on official envoy Certain international aspects ot the situation here have added Interest to Mr. Llnd's mission fn Mexico, It be came known that Japan, which hlth ernmer,, practically, had decided not to rec-Ave General Felix Dlax, apeclal ambassadynr, to express thsnks'for the participation by Japan In - Mexico (Continued-onPac Two.) NEWS FROM MEXICO IS ENCOURAGING L Defendant Allowed to Attend Funeral of Hi's Babe WHILE -CQUJTLADJOURNS State Introduces Four Wit nesses, Who Saw. Bloody Battle In - Which Gorman Pitts Was-Killed. Morganlon, Aug. 2 Little progress wa made today In the trial of Pr, Hennessee for killing Gorman Pitta The infant chUd of Dr. Hennesse having died yesterday, the court al lowed th defendant to attend th funeral at hi home at Glen Alpine, th court adjourning at noon and until tomorrow at nine o'clock When court adjourned ai noon th State had Introduced four witnesses, Butler Giles, Bob Glbbs, A. M. Davis and W. D. Pitts, father ot tha decea ed, all being ey witneMes : to the bloody affair. Tha State Is attempting to prove that after Dr. Unnesea and tfc,lMMsedttttr had a fist fight nrougnt on by tleonessea In .which itts whipped Hennessee. that Dr. Hennessee told deceasedLJiiat. wtmld gov-hotiif, " gt -Hil gun- and w-- urn -to kill, and that carrying out his threat he went horns, 100 yard away, armed himself with a Winchester rifle, a pistol and a surgeon' knife and, after being turned back at onte by Pdtlrehii Behriet. came back -to the store of W. D. Pitta, father of tha Pitt boy, and brought on the dlf flmilty which ended In Hennessee fa tally stabbing Gorman Pitta The bloody battle, as described by the witnesses, .was of Dr. Hn nesses and his brother, Nsnti Hennessee, on on side, and W. D. Pltls and hi thre sons on th other. In which Winches ter rifle, shot gun, pistol and sur aeon's knife were freely ased. the tar tii'lpants fighting ur.nl too weak from loss- of' Wood.'ttt lift a hfcriV Thtf stery aound more Ilk tbe;.id of a K antttr,!. miinlv than i.aa4.r,.t filrl Kentucky count)- than Bui me: - j Owing to the prominent of th Pitts and Hennessee famllte and their large connection, tha trial has drawn the largest arowd aver teen in this county during crfurt. many people from adjoining counties coming here today to look on. Th trial la In the preliminary atagea and the interest bids fair to Increase aa M continues. A strong array of counsel I aiding 8o (Continued on Page Two.) NONE TO BE USED FOR SPECULATION Banks That Indulge Get None of the $50,000,000 And They Must Divulge the Information In Forthcomin Statement of Condition. IB, UM AaMOtS Piws l Washington, D, C, Aug. 12.- Banks which, bi.rrow er loan, money lajLJBgi'ulsO-YJitri'M-11' n d.: of government funds about to oa de posited In the national bank to ua slat in moving tha crops and tha en tire amount will go to Institutions that earnestly strive to meet tha cur rency demand uf the agricultural sections. This policy of tha Treasury de partment was announceu today when Acting Comptroll-r of th Currency Kane. In connection with a call f th condition of national banks at the close of business August i, asked ev ery national bank In the country to reoort detailed Information of all money borrowed, t'pon the basts of this data, expected to be available 1 time tor th determination -of the 160.000.000, the Treasury department H EES EE II PPiQCFFDSS LOWLY will aim to differentiate betweentjMdy -lflfeewWrfW Tn con-1?' nex-tion with speculative -operations are chronic borrowers and those wh endeavor to relieve financial strain wherever It exists. A PermMrntte.s ,wzs---i.m: '.i . i.l .KfwwsWrtho? this character. waa announced", will, now be regularly obtained by the Comptroller of the the national banks in order that tno Treasury department may noW what sertions or the country are in nea additional, circulation at various peri ods of the year. This innovation I th forerunner of other material changes In the character of information banks be required In future to furnish the Government. Th forms which haV In use for years r.lMitd-J iini'aVfew To further tep to been ifd'wini oi.toln dualled Information. Th' ln'""MR PllWtd r6l)abf wltt be available "to Congreas for us In connection- with th question amending th pending currency bill, Prom Henderson They Came. , - 1f'irtM and Ohwm.t " Hendetson, Aug. 1 1. -A great manjf cf Henderson's, leading business' men and cltisens left on th early train for Raleigh this morning to attend the constitution meeting to b held there. J THE ' I TRADE NEVER SO GREAT eclares Senator Hitchcoclt Discussing' Tobacco Sched ule of Tariff Bill. OUR CONCERNS CONTROL obacco and Other Schedule! are' Finally Approved With out Change Numerous Re publican . Amendments 'are Voted 0ownc V r (BT Um Alnal.m rrM.1 Washington, D. C. Aug. llT-That th tobacco trust. Instead of being dis solved because of th decre of th iu prams court Vf the United States, h, lnoreased its monopolists eootrol ot toboco manufacture, waa aaseried In " th JBenateo4jt,,l..8 'WoclZToi Nebraska, In discussing th tobacco schedule Of th tariff MIL '. Announcing that he intendejUatef . WH which would plaoa a graduated income, tax on , tobacco productlos,. Senator Hitchcock, who bolted the Democratic party caucus on th tariff, said he tntendad also to discus th prrtie4y that Twuctw tn restrain ing It member from supporting hit amendment - A (,. I wish to call attention." th sen ator said, "to the restraint and mo nopoly exsreised by a few great rnn ufaeturlng concern ovr the "tobacco production of thl country. I pro pose to show that four great concerns divided by the decree of the Supreme Court now owned by the same stork-, ' holders and operating in close ac rpd. axerels" a greater monopoly n tonacco rrsa than ever before. ', Heading, from ststlstlcs furnlahd by tho Secretary of the Treasury, he IIOIJII 0 B AC C 0 derLarr ft , thlt . thssa , lnur iieciun .--ojianufacturtd last year 71 1-1 per cent of all tobacco manufactured In the United States; that three f these concern manufactured 90 per cent of all the small cigar, and thre of them , IS l-4'per cent of all the cigarette. : . Want This Monopoly CurhcxL ' v ; 7 "If th Amerlonn people ar In ' earnest, and I believe they are,": h added, "they want this monopoly curbed. If th t'nlted Statea Senate la In earnest. It Aught not to permit ny rule of a party caueu to restrain a senator from voting for awcaiun that will put a atop to thl defianc of a judicial decree and restore a con dition of competition In th worjd, of tooacco manufactures. - Th tobacco schedule waa approv ed by th Senate without amendment, th metal schedule waa- completed with exception of some paragraph which th Finance committee had passed' over, and th sugar achadul waa passed over hacaus of the Itt- , ness of Senator Ransdell, of Louta- lana. Then debate waa begun on th agricultural schedule, on of tho aee tlon being vigorously assailed by mi nority senators. - . . - Senator Gronna, or North Dakota, opened this discussion and proposed in lieu or Tree listing rattia a rat of 11. SO a head on oattle less than a year old: tl a head on cattld valued st not more than 114, and 20 per cent ad valorem oa cattl valued at mo . than 14. , j ' Not F.nougn cattM. ' , j Senator Lane, of Oregon, said th principal reason for free listing cat- tis was that there were not tufflcUnt (Continued on Fge Two.) - THE DAY IN CONGRESS SENATE: ' Met at II a. m.. and resumed con- slderstlon of tariff bill Senator Oron-a Irtrodjcsd twenty two nmendments to agricultural whed ule to increase rates on cattl and farm products James M. Emery, of National Asso ciation ot Manufacturers, continued testimony before Lobby committee. Steering committee determined to recommend to Democratic ca'icu Tuursday th'ul Senator Chamberlain be made chairman of Military Attaint committee. . rem Calume'u Mich., asking Senatu ui tike onla.nce ot labor troubles there but" on protest of Senator Towu- uend he withdrew it. Considered a nominations ltMtem-f - , , " Al...,mAt af fi-IA t, m In II ,nk VVednesday,, .. Uiiieou buslncas. ' ' . . A. C Hart sworn In as representa tive from Sixtt New Jersey ilistrict. Democratic caucus selections for committee vacancies ratified. Republicans took up their fight to force Secretary McAdoo to disclo proof of his charge that New York banker had conspired to depress price of government nonns.; Mirr-rr-WuTnain resUnieiT'testl. many beft.ro House Lobby ..invotrtigut bjjncjemle stated currency bill would be taK n up Monday or Tuesday ll reported by Friday next Armv alanal ooroa officers and avia- Itor urged Military Affairs comnti- - e - - t6'3rtW"Wr Representative Hobson introdiw-e-O bill' to encourage good load development..-- ;t '- ..- , ' . Adjourned-at 2:1 p. m. until aon Friday.- ' ' .- - '"- ! Democrats resumed caucu on cur rency bU),
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