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VOL. XXV. No. 103.
ASHKVILLK, N. C, SUNDAY -MojtNINU, .IANTAIJV 31, VM
IMiiTK FIVE CENTS.
TH
GOVERNOR KITCHIN WILL NOT
ADVISE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
TO REVISE RAILROAD RATES
lief uses oKquests of Office
After Eight Days' Con-
sideration.
THINKS TRIAL OF
KATE INSUFFICIENT!
Urges That It Be (iiven
Trial Under Normal j
Conditions.
(Special to The Citizen.)
HAI.KKili. Jan 30. A three hours
conference today between C.oveinor
KlUliln, state officers ami officials of
the several railroad jum panics re
garding; the railroad jKiHwnfrer rat'?
situation resulted in no progress, no
far as any agreement for concerted
action to procure legislation at this
session that would allow the corpora
tion commission or other state trib
unal to investigate and readjust the.
rates If shown by the railroads to
be too low, after the trial year end
ing April 1. is concerned.
Itdeveloped"that Governor Klteh
In will oppose any movement what
soever at this time to re-open the
question of passenger rates, and that
If there Is any movement at this s. s
Elon. the railroad companies will
have to take the initiative and pro
cure the tntrouction of the bill to
empower the commission to pass on
the rates after some fixed period
within the next two years nnd try for
retting It through the legislature lr
pite of the opposition of Governor
Kltchln.
Parties to the conference were
Governor Kltchln, Senator J. S. Man
ning. Speaker A. W. Graham, chair
man Mc.Velll of the corporation com
mission, Attorney-General T. W.
Byckctt. on the part of the state, and
Presidents W. VV. Finley of the
Southern and T. M. Kmerson of the
Atlantic Coast Line. Chief Executive
A. Marrett of the Seaboard Air
Line. General Counsel A. P Ttinm of
the Southerns and First Vice Presi
dent A. B. Andrews of the Southern.
-. Ire8iilent Finley.
Mr. Finley opened the conference
with a statement of the attitude of
the railroad - companies. . which he
feared the governor had misunder
stood. They were not asking that
this conference consider the reason
ableness of the present, passenger
rates at all. but the whole desire of
the railroad companies at this tlm- I.
to have the present legislature to pro
vide some means vherciy the rtil
road companies can obtain relief in
the event It is shown, after the nd
of the trial year, that the rates are
unjust, nnd not leavte the railroads
powerless to have a hearing in sl.Cc
tribunals and compel recourse to out
Bide court if relief seemed necessary
for the preservation of the proper
ties. The agreement with the state had
been for one year's trial, and if tills
legislature did not take action it
would mean the state forcing time
years' trial instead of one. All the
railroads want is that the state pro
file for thetn to seek relief In state
tribunal channels in tile event thi.-1
was found to be necessary. He nn i
bis associates hoped sincerely that
this would not be necessary and that
the present - cent rate would In
the end prove reasonably remunera
tive. (Juvernor Kitchin. in reply, said lie.
along with many penple. h.td gath
ered the idea that the railroad com
panies had recede,! from their r-oir,-promise
requirement for the one year
trial period, that feature of the eor:
promiye having been strii ken out with
the approval of the railroad compan
ies. Mr. Finley explained that he. in im
prest desire for an adjustment at
time the compromise was pending,
bad only expressed his persona! in
clination to waive the stipulation or
the "trial period," but that he hau
not conferred with officials of uni
other railroads Interested.
Conditions Not Normal.
Governor Kitchin said the creat
difficulty of the situation, as h -ta'i'
it. was that the past tear h oi I..;, n
one of unusual depression and not a
fair tost of th- fairnexs of tie rate
limb r normal business conditions H1
(Continued en page three.)
CASE ORGINATES IN LYNCHING OF
NEGRO FOR CRIMINAL ASSAULT
(By Associated Press.)
VA.HIXiTN. Jan 3e. Tin- ar
gument stage in the contempt c..e
against Sheriff John 1". Shipp "f Ham
ilton county Tennessee, and nine oth
ers pending in the supreme court of
the lnited States will be reached in
a little more than a month.
When it first came into existem e in
1S0S. or a negro named Ed. Johnson.
Interest
The case originated in the Ivnrhin;
In Chattanooga. Teiin . in March.
1905. of a negro nahed Ed- Johnson,
who had been found guilty of crim
inal assault by the state courts and
sentenced to the death penalty. M
the instance of Justice HaMan the
supreme court took cognizance o:
Johnson's case, and the announcement
of the fact that it had done so was
followed that night by the hanging
of the negro by a mob, which tool;
'
UJFAUFP PIITC
IN THREE BILLS
FOR ASHEVILLE
Were Adopted by Alder
men and Sent to Him
For Introduction.
PERPETUATE LIFE
OF DANIEL LOONE
Hills for Commission for
This Purpose Introduced
in Both Branches.
! (SH--lal lo the Cillwii.)
KALKIGII. Jan. .'id. Kcprcscnta
tive Weaver, of Huneombe county. In
troduced In the bouse a bill to amend
tin- charter of Asheville and another
i to aid in the development of the city
of Asheville in allowing the applica
tion of one per cent of tlie city taxes
to be expended in advertising the city.
'.Mr. Weaver also put in the bill de
I signed to empower the city of Ashe
j vllle to purchase The Auditorium
property.
The Harslmw bill for
county schools by the
election of
people was
made a special order for., next Thurs
day. Bills wire Introduced in both
branches for the creation of an histor
ical commission to perpetuate the his
tory of Daniel lioone, the great North
Carolinian, by Senator Kluttz and
Representatvc McCrary.
The house passed the jont resolu
tion to petition congress to help In
constructing post roads In North Car
ollna. Important agricultural hills passed
by the lower branch were those by Mr.
Currle, to abolish the crop pest com
mission and turn its duties over to
the hoard of agriculture, the act rec
ommended by the convention, of com
missioners of agriculture of the
Southern states regulating tlie regis
tration and sa'e of concentrated com
mercial feeding Iltff.
Mr. Connor's biii, reuuiritig il ns
itors to notify banks of forged or
raised r hecks within three months
utter receiving the cancelled diet k in
order t'i get the benefit of the batik s
liability, want through its nailing.
Child Ijilsir.
(me Wednesday. February :i. the
joint committee on child labor will
lo ar tlie cotton mill men on the
hild
labor iuestion.
Tile Senate p;SSed tile h'lllS
which allows tlie governor to si
lull,
di
rectly in the 1'nitcd Stabs SUprelne
court in actions involving the bound
ary line between North Carolina and
Tennessee in tin- Smoky Mountain re
gion, so that each case mat Ie hnally
settled.
Tie- Public Service company. of
Greensboro, was inc.rporat.ei! by the
upper branch.
It will consolidate thr-c .-..rpora-tions
and build an elc. trie railway
(lorn GrecnslH,ro to High Point
A lull introduc d bt S. iiab.r Man
tling requires tir.- and casualty insu
rance cimipani'- to deposit approved
s. curilies or cash to an a.m"iint e.pial
to live per on' of the eapitul sto. k
ivith the insurance commissi. ui r. w ho
shall compel each eompan to make
e.e.d any depre. iati'.n or reduction In
value of securities and i h 1). c. mbcr
to examine tie m all for that purpose,
bonds so deposited to I., delivered
hv the insurant - . ofiiniissi-.ro r for
s..fe keeping1 to tlo- state tr ..-nr. r. Th
law now requir. s life imparn.-s to
. I. posit cash or se' uiiti- - .villi tio in
surance commissioner It is uii.br--too.l
that practi. allv all ( tie home
empaiij. s approve S. nat-.r Manning's
bill
him fiom the county jad. An inves
tigation of the crime by tie depart
ment of justice result-d in . onterrpt
pr.M-eedinfr against the sheriff anl
26 other pennons, some accused ..f a
tual partic ipatiori in the limbing;
.tnd others, including the sheriff, of
complicity in failing to take steps to
prevent it Deputy Clerk Malar of
the supreme ourt was appointed a
commissioner to take t.-stimony in
the case, and upon his npre&en'a
tions 17 of the men against whom
the original ( harge was made wprfl
discharged a few week ago. Th.si
action by the coyrt left only ten defendants-
including the sheriff The
ca. will be argued for th- govern
ment by Solicitor-General Hoyt. and
It is understood that most of th va
rious defendants will be represented
by separate counsel.
MR. TAFT VISITS
PRESIDENT OBALDIA
(lives Toast to President
elect as Long Friend of
Panama.
(By Associated Press.)
PANAMA, Jan. 30. President-elect
Taft visited President Ohaldla at he
palace today, the party including the
American anil British ministers and
the officials of the Panama gove-n-
ment. At the luncheon which was
served President OLaldia. gtive a
mst to Mr. Taft. as the long time
friend of Panama. An official ball
will be given at the palace In honor
of Mr. Taft next week.
Mr. Taft met the Women's dubs
thlr afternoon at the Tivoll hotel. Jlo
will rece.lv the British mftihrter, C.
Mallet, tomorrow. ' One of the ques
tions which Mr. Taft will Investigate
thit relating to the merchants
comp'alnts against the commissary
system, w hich Is dealt with In the new
treaty
I.leut.- ol. Gnethals, the chief '.n.
ginecr. will proceed to Washington
with the special civil engineers now
iiere to explain his estimates on canal
construction to congress. Mr. Taft
will sail from here on February 8.
and If his engineers have not completed
their work by that time they will de
lay their departure for a few days
Today the engineers examined th"
locks on the Pacific side and ev
pressed gratification at the rapH
work. They will examine the Gartin
lam tomorrow.
WIRELESS SAVES
LINER HAMILTON
Five Minutes After Collis
ion With Car Large Tugs
Had Started for Scene.
WIIIKI.KSS
(By Associated Press.)
Noltrol.K. VA , Jan ::- The iti
cMimatalde value of wireless t h-g-riiphy
was again d iiionstraled tonight
in Hamilton Roads, when a message
Hashed through the air. telling of the
collision of tiie old dominion liner,
Hamilton, with a far Large of the New
York. I'hlladelphia and Norfolk Rail
road and casing for assistance With
in live minutcH tugs were enrout'- to
the sen., anil the Hamilton, badlv
liatter.-d but atloal, was towed to lor
pi r. reaching lo r. at ' .:t
Tie- c..!isi..n o. eurred off old Point
Tlo extent of th. damage . tl,,- m. r
is not known, although she was ren
dered helpl ks atid has shipped con-sld-rable
wat. r forward The barge
vvaA little damaged, I., vond the low of
six freight cars win. h wor- knocked
ovirboard. There were over two s. or.
pas ngers hound for N.-w Vorli
aboard tie- Hamilton. It Ls said thy
were in no dang, r, although the of
ticials of the i. .,m pan y are silent as
to the extent of the damage. The
hoi- In th.- !hv. on tie port side Jut
above th- wat. r-hrie i six or a. ven
feet !n 'ilaln. I- r ' The Hamilton
willed f-.r New y.,rk at 7 p. m-
Hhe rear h- d h- r wharf in tow of
two tugs at s .10
REPUBLIC HEROES
START FOR ENGLAND
(By Associated Prt)
NEW V'jKK. Jan 30 ,-Whcn th
White Star liner Balttt- left her pj-r
thl afternoon on hf-r voyatye to Kng
land h- arri-I with her Captain
Seal by and Wir-1H Op-rator Binn
of the iteamftf Republic, heroea of th
disaster on h Nantucket Shoals i
week as;o toJay.
Operator Btnns said that he had re
oeived ral lucrative offers to ap
pear on the vaudeville s&age In this
country- but had refused them. "1
don't want to appear as a 'tin s;od," "
said Binns.
A Stranger in Our Midst
COMMISSIONER
SHOWS SYSTEM
OF HISJOFFICE
Mr. Young Defends Himself
Against Charges of,
Committer.
EXPLAINS WHY' SAFE
COULDNT BE OPENED
Says It Was an Old One and
Hasn't Been Opened
Yet
(jwlal t The CKtBCA.)
HALEIUII, N t, Jan. 3. To a
Citizen represt ni.t.jve, Htatn Contmin
sJoner of Innurajn p Touns; 4hlH morn
ing reiterate! hi tat'ment made yes
terday before t h: special com in It tee
to the effect th;K (he omewhat nevere
criticism of liis depart m nt made
by the xinlntK commute "f 1907
had lu en In-Mon-d by his Mr
Young') erifinlt Mr. Yuiiiik de
clared Willi hip nit! feeliriK th;it he
courted the full- 't and mowt m t piiiK
Investigation r v?ry detail of hlw
department hy Hi-- special ( utiiniittc"
now fdttihjr in t'ilgmcnt on th'- old
tormiiittee'H r- pi t
Ifelntf usk'd ;il"iut th" locket H;tf
Incidi-nt. wlii n I'f combin;iti'ii of the
tfe in bin nfii' failed t v-iK nX a
tiltM- viln'ii tii "id InveHttKatiiiK 'm
mJtt e deMii' il t" xanilne c ilniri
curltie off r-l i- certain in-urancf
corn pan b'g, Mr Vnung aaid tlo wab
vi'us a m ond liiiti'i one wlnh i- I uni
pun'ha-M 'I but a short t ino b'fire.
The coimmiiM' hid examlM 'I half -i
l.b- wcurir' n an ad-'jin turn nl
for lunch wa. t.tk.n and rni wiiiiiu'
to l a ' t Ik urlti'-B t IMK op- t
around wiy- h ; tkt d t b tu up a lot
put th in in Hi- wife in j i j - Mi"Ji.
"After luiM ii 'it " continu' d Mr.
Viting. "I ' in
Ihow wcu rite
eoriilfinatioii i
th-- eiiiiiiiittt-
safe, and that
:ntO my offH'f- to K' t
Hicfl 1 fmjiifl tloit the
. - d to WOf K I
I ' 'uld rnt op n id
n 'nne(pji re J 'i-iI'J
nwl wii'.w tii-tri tl '- m-cuiiti'M th-- .if
it.ts not li it ' ' h'"d Hinct th-i( iiri'
three w k -i c We v, Hi ii;i Id
employ uri (" tn open ir
Mi- Itolikei'pliiic-Oth'-r
matt- - . hich ha1 I" ti ' m
iKe.l b tt
iiiitr w r
it YouriK
about tli'- .'i
'if bo"k k
Mh.H.-l Th.
: IrivcHtik'aMii,' - oin
i i uel by f ' tin rn i t"ii
r'S-r v A i
i vm. po- k- t - -.ft-in
t h ' ( ( , n 1 1 p i . x ; . i , i
t i.-n m;iti i io bok
whu-h has (. (! - n tK Lned It i-- t-. ft
iik' h s lon 'i ' i i !our ln b wi l "f
(b- kind il' i bought f'-r twnty
t. '. IT '1 K- fiU"t- 1- ln.i'i' Hi
)''n.jl, .sh"'.', ir Mie variott-v m i r ; t i -
hHd by Mr n,;T. Kw r-. if iu
v-r 'i'ri iiiui was r-'T' ' u
tio- curnru i ' 1 1 1 r
Mr. V-iiiiii: -r f -I that h h.l ask-j
s u - H1- i '' 1 a i l'l( uren f r ;ts , -t.i n-
in bin d f - I .,i it bad n.-f l- . n
granted H- v a- willing to mik .nn
Impron-m-M "ie way X irkK' i
ing whi' li i h ' -rnmrttee rn ih I
ge.-t 1 b- wa rM fan il iar wi' h r
double -r.tr -'rn. All hi- r'-ri
had been k- pt bv sjingie f-rury. te.Ht
of the work 1- ing done h hnrt'lf.
lb- had noth ing tn f-ar. riot ti to
hide Mr V" ,r.g telJeven that th
recent report T the 1907 -irri it. itf
dow himeif aid the Mta,te uf North
Carolina a srr- at injuHto e. If de
mands that ail Uzhtm he turner ,n.
ALLEGED SLATER
STILL AT LARGE
(By Atiociated Press.)
KALEI'JU. N C, Jan. 30. J. I!
Walker, alleged slayer of 8hrlff hxun
lanrt of Hrunsift'lclc county, wi.o
knocked down th Jailor and iaic-ap4
last nlirht. is still at larfrc despite
th vlKllanr'1 t the ofTk-rrs f Hrunn
wick and New Hanorer counties.
ZAYAS VICTORIOUS
IN CUBAN CLASH
Vice-President Threatened
to Resign Hecau.se of Ap
pointment, It Is Relieved.
(By Assoclatsd Press.)
HAVANA. Jim. :I0 The flmt aerl
iiiih i'IhaIi between I'renlileiil llmnei
unci 'ice-rrelilent Znyim wh It'll ie-
urred teHtenliiy when the iriwil
wu made tn n,olnt Klciinlu Arnantn
chief uf the Heeret pnliee In placu of
Jow Jerez, who renlKiied ui)n tle
niand of H-tTi-lary ttf (iovernmont,
Alherdl. hiis rewilted in a victory for
rtcnor Zuyu". who It In belle v.tl pre
ai'litoil an ultimatum that ho would
Immediately rtwlgn If the obnoxlou
aiipolntmfcnt waa matla.
Yli'ldlns; to the uriftmt remonstran
ces and threat of the vice president
and a Mtonn of (irofHta from all guar
tcrK. Prewldi nt Come tonight an-
nouncei he would appoint Jose l.'Kirte
chief.
Shortly le fore hn tht president
slated he had lo ver received any ap
plication for ibe appointment of Henor
Arniiiito from th io-cretary of irov
cinment. whoN.- function It wait to
make sich recommeiidatlon- Hecre
tary Afbenll said yesb rday that he
had iiiiidi' Hin h recoininendatlon and
that Ariiuuto H apiiolntrnent pro-tlcal
I." had been effected. It WHM this
Htnti inent that prei Ipliated drastic ac
lion on the part of Zavaa, whriHe res
Ik'tiatlon. ton tlo r with half of the
cj, binet. would hate followed had not
Arnaiito'e iiiijii been ttithdrawn. To
what ext. hi cordial relatlonn hav.
1.. II r -. 1-i;ibll--.ll' d b.-tvtef the pr. Hl-
(I. nt nnd t Ice prei. lent Is unknown
but S nor .iiviim I b-Iii ef to be Hat-
u-n. .1 mtli He appointment of Henor
I'K.irle.
Mm. M iIi.( in . ypi-Mw. d tb.'il I fi i
I in e.tl. ie 'I ir-.til.f I" Iwiell ienenil
b. in. .iiid S. ii'.r aa has btMiii
at. It. 'I
UNTRUE REPORTS
OF EARTHQUAKE
Slight Slioi'k in Totana,
Spain, l!nt No Serious
l;miaL'(' Is Dune
'By Aottat-d Press)
M M : ) I .l.i i.. Alt ornoiuni -
-;iic.i. ..ifh j". ut li r ii Sp.iin ;md wMii
i iit- - -if (;.(('' lo ii i ;i jh un I riterr ,u -
f ;ni.i norrn.fl iind tti- r portK ni
i f in 1 1 1, t- f r - .in I liiv l.i fel ( I;i t i a
!.K.f.f r ..ij.. ,i r! h'u;i -ind tid.il ..r.
,u- .(fit; i 1
'111',' ;i . Nlirht i.irfh xijoek yt
't"t-in.i. ii Iii proviii-'- of Mur'i;i,
fr it r i ' i d.irti;ij(e y, hj done, fh'!
,', .i I If ' on) v ;i. f w iioiiffcK wf;
r,i.j..o Slight sho kM vr- a I ho fel'
:n tlo ro-lKiiboriiiK vilhi'-- tf Oli;i
,f t-o'fl Tot ;!,; Jifi'J Oliart the I f I -
h.it.if;ifiiH Ild panie htriekfii to th
hij (.') r ItK. f ;i r )ti' 1h.lt it dttiiKter W;
ti (.'Oi t ti'-rn Mi' h it fb.-v ;jt atert Mni-ami-
lXn'iy
Vt'AKHIVGTON'. Jan JO. Forecast
for North Carolina- Fair and colder
Sunday, cold wave In east portion.
brisk to hiifh northwest winds; Mon
day fair, continued cold.
REMOVAL OF
IS TMARGE
Attorney (lamer Says That
Cooper Defense Wants
lvemoval at All Costs.
CAUSED RUMOR OF
ILLNESS, HE SAYS
Over Hundred Talesmen
Examined and Not a
.Juror Is Chosen.
(By Associated Press.)
NASH VH.1.1.;. Tenn., Jun. .1(1
There was a very brief, hut hciimi-
tlonal, sewtlon of court today In the
trlul of Co. Duncan H. Cooper, Itoli.n
Cooper and John P. Sharp, charged
with the murder of former Heuutor
K. V. Cantiaek.
The trouble bemin after tl hundred
or more tclesincn had lieen examined
and not a Juror secured. The venire
was exhausted, and the court an
nounced that the new one would lint
lie available until Tuesday. Then
he took up the question whether
Juror J. M, VVhltworth was physical
ly able to continue In the cane.
Whltworth was called to the stand
thla morning; and tentllled that h
felt pretty well. Judue Hurt then
said that an Whltworth hud an or
Kitnlr disease which mlubt terminal
fatally at any time, thus cituslnn
mistrial, the court felt Inclined tn
avoid the chance by iixciikIiih tho
Juror. The state objected strenuous
ly, and In the itiltltrt of the discussion
Attorney darner of the pPiaeeuthin
threw the verbal bombshell,
"We havi Information," he de
clared, "that the defense has given It
nut that at all costs Whltworth must
be removed from thla Jury. We have
Information that men were sent to
Mrs. Whltworth to any that a physi
cian had examined her IniMUnnd and
declared hu was In u. precarious con
dition. It was on thl information
that Mrs Whltworth ncttd."
The entire body of counsel for the
defense was on Ita feet tn a eocond,
demanding: to he Heard, protestlnir
Innocence and denouncing the chartrc.
The court rapped them Into silence
and remarked;
"This Is a serious clinrge. and if
there Is anything like It koIiik on, th
court wanta to know It."
Second lllcr.
flarncr hastened to say that he had
no Information that r-ounwl for the,mi m(1 of , tariff aim ply benefit
defense hail knowledge of thn Plot.;,,,,, ,,!. and not the worklngmen
lie went on to say that he based ! consumer
his charges on Information which he j ,, thl. ,hl,r hHllrt, there are many
had not had time to verify, but he j wh),.n mrprt to show that
added that he also had Information mr f th(, existing tariff are not too
ihat Mrs. Whltworth had written ftjhKhi nd should therefore be maln
tecond letter to the court, allying ehe ! mined. i
did mil wish her husband excused j i number of Instance report by
unless he wished It. 1 mere. utile (irm and Individual. 00
Then came sensation number liv,hl, Im. commodity, contradict eacn
"Ah you know of the existence of .i,er dedalvelv. Verv often reputable
the note," remarked the Judtfo, In '
nmy manner, possibly you can tell ;
me where It Is or who took It from
oiy disk I had merely glanced at t i
md Intended to bring It to your J
i. nilon but il appears that some one
liaa nllet.-d me of that duly "
Th" Hl" xplalned It got Its If-
formation from the mini to whom
sirs, whltworth .niiiiMted ibe noi.-.
.lid was exon.rale, of any ei, t,, (lon ,
with lis disappearance Judge Hrl
I. elured that be would Investigate , r, ,,r cent tariff on aole leather and
be charges carefully. He said l.ihd..,. The retailer, the manufactHr
Aould lirst somnion an eoilnent ph -; ,.r , the w.i.r.r of shoes, they do
tlcb.n, have him examine Juror Whit- ,.are. are r ompelled to pay an In
.toilb and rej.ort at a. m. Monday. i,.r,.ilB, , , I. .. for the finished pro
Mil I'll is TTM-K J.U. 'flK'T ''"y I"' "'"i''
-By A..ocl.t.d Pr.. " ". packers, who are cred
KKitKKI.KV. Calif. Jan M. K.-nJI ""'I wh controlling the hide bul
Kaneko. a Japanese Bind, nl of lie ' ncsx of the country.
I lilt. r-llv of California and a gradu- "A' I' via claimed the farm-
Hte of the Iiiii-rial t'iilt. rliy at T..kl..l'r '" cattle raiser would be bone-
nm vl upon lo.bit at Hie coll. IH'd In the protective tariff, but that
campiiH. bv . row.l of whit.- nt. identic ; fjilbx v has I ii .xploded." s.iys fl ar
il, was knocked to He ground aii.l'rt S Iz ol Hie Mel.. Hebwab Hboe ciori
drit.n from ih .ufoi.ui- ttitii Mudent.. .an'. "Tin- lie. f pickers do not buy
in eliuse II- i.ian.tirel to reach lit- .-attic tor Hie hides, and the price
hom- siifelv and i- being protcieil i,et pat to the calllc raiser Is not
I.-, tlo- poll. K' liji Kail. It. . . elared
that He
.lip.
- I 1 1 1 b.i. A'.lild
k upon bull. 'III.
i.il-.ii up I.. fore th-
It lige I be
lnatler will
Japanese
iihiiI g. ru ral In Han I'ran-
l. o
AERIAL NAVIGATION
BY HOUSE OF
IBy Attotlated Prei )
WASIIIN" J I ' C- -b'H. '' Aero
nautics .-. upi'd mui b "1 lh.- tllii.'
if the lion-.- today In .onro'lion with
he coiisi.J. - aTi'.n of the army .ippr..-
.rlatlon bill, to which I'.ii'MlOO was
dded for balloons The adtlsabllltv
f appropriating for army balloons
was first consld. red.
The htird.-n "f the argument in
TOpport of the balloon provision wa
that ballon had now become a part
of an efficient army while some of
the oppon.-nt-H maintained that bal
Uxjnn were not used In the Russo
Japanese war. the Spanish-American
war and the lio.r war. Mr. Mvcon
insisted that balloon had played no
onslderable part in warfare. Hi
statement waa controverted by Mr.
Cockran of New York, who said that
a balloon performed a signal part tn
the war between France and Germany,
when M Oambetta, cacaped from
HIGHER TARIFF
SURE ON LIFE'S
NECESSARIES
Hill for Reduction on Lum
her. Etc., Hut Raise on
Necessaries, Says Tav.
HUNDRED OFFICIAL
PROTESTS FILED
Smaller Manufacturers De
clare Some of TurifTs Sim
ply Hencfit Trusts.
lV T.W.
(Special Correspondent of The OltUon)
WAHIIlNdTON, Jan. 10 While It
Is practically assured the ways unit
means committee of conifress will re
port a bill for the removal or great
reduction of duties on lumber, wood
pulp, steel, coal, paper and work of
art, there will be a higher Instead Of
lower lurirr on the bulk of necnaaarlea
of life. At least there la now a. etronar
tip out to thla effect.
The bill, according to good au
thority, will he drawn on the princi
pal of a maximum nnd minimum tar
iff, with the DlllKley rate M th
minimum ratea on most article not
enuniernteil.
Assurance have quietly gone out U
those hlir manufacturer who let til
Impression get nut among their em
ployes Just about election time that
they mlftht lie compelled to close down
or lay off men In the event of a dam
erratic victory, that they need fl
no apprehension a to the action that
wfll be taken by the way and means
committee. Therefore, those eoncertm
having moimpolle of certain commod
ities outside of lumber, wood plUJl.
ateel. coal and paper are not worry
ing. They have the tip pretty straight
the disposition of the committee la to
advance rather than reduce dutlea, o
Increase rather than diminish proteo
tlnn. It le strongly rumored th
maximum rate will be from 19 to )i -
per cent higher than tha present
schedules, and the president will ho ,
authorised to" apply them to import
from countries which dlaerlmlnat
against American' merchandise, and
particularly our .egTlnultttral prodacta. ,
Many nrotetH.' ....
If the enmmltte peraleU In ft I- ,
tcged present Intention of ralalng' th) '
tariff on most of the neceasarlei, It
will be In defiance of no Ie than 100 ,
protest that are official, a th re- .
port of the committee' hearing
contain that many letter from' th
smaller manufacturers, who declgi
lm,rchiitil hav -written letter to th
committee . barging that tetlmOr,y
..,,, i,,,.., ,.v ,t,ere dealer In thtlr
1 1 ... - u ,t,. I, .i.-lv false.
rnless the committee make a re-
; ,,, ,,,, (,r ,,, (,uly on htne and aol
ll,.ii.r n.,r.. I. Ilkelibo...! the hnn.
m.,u,TH will i.lacc the blame on th
,,ef trust. Member of tho National
H,, Manufacturing association aru
uxm , ,.r,. in Wushlngton that th
ni.cl,.r alone real, the nrollt from .
mil -.1 by ant consideration of
Ho v.lii.- ol tin- hlib . The tariff on
.hide protects OO OIK- but tile beef
jr. and p i not claimed by any
(Contieued on page four.)
DISCUSSED
REPRESENTATIVES
I'i.m i.y eu'h no-ans and organized
tl-e national d fenw:.
.Mr Mann of Illinois, in favorln
the balloon protlsion, pointed to the
ninkli.g of the Republic and aalU that
no on.- could have cited ten day ago
any case where wlrelea telegraphy
had saved hundred of live through
shlpwr-ck. "The time for citing the
ease in reference to balloon," he
said, "will come after they hav saved
hundreds of million of dollar and
may be hundred of thousand of live
and possibly a great deal more."
l!y a vote of 7t to St the Hull
amendment providing for the balloon
appropriation wa adopted, the an
nouncement being greeted with ap
plause. Except with respect to the
aproprlatlon for aeronautical exper
imentation, the bill wa not amend
ed In any Important particular. ' It
still was pending when tb house ad