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VOL. XXVIIL, NO. 26
ASIIEVILLEy N. C, FRIDAY -MORNING, NOVEMBER 17, 1911
PRICE FIVE CENTS
THE' ASHEV1
ins
E.
BY FEDERAL JURY
Alleged Rebating on Ship
ments of Merchandise Be
tween N.V. and Chicago
ALL THE DEFENDANTS
GIVE J5"00O BAIL
Amounts " Involved Will Ap
proximate 10 Per Cent of
Earnings of Two Roads
mSTV YORK. Nov. 18. Thirteen
Indictments were returned this af
ternoon by tho federal grand Jury
which has been Investigating charge
of .rebating against several railway
freight official and members of firms
In th e city and hcagoi- All of th
Indictments ar similar except as to
the aetata of the particular trans
action and contain In all forty counts.
The alleged rebatina was on ship
ments of merchandise between this
city and Chicago.
It. ft O. Railroad '
Six of the Indictments are' against
Robert B. Ways, foreign freight agent
Of the. Baltimore and Ohio railroad
company for iv'ng rebates to the
following, parties:
-. Berr.iirJ, 4uuti & company, Galla
gher St Ascher, Oscar F. Kosche, trad
ing as C'has. X. Stone & company
American Shipping company. Inter
national Forwarding company, all of
all of Chicago, and Peter C. Kuyper,
as P. C, Kuyper A company of New
Other Indictments are against
Thomas N. Jaryls, vice president and
- Clarence A. Blood, freight traffic
manager of the Lehigh Valley rail
road company, for giving rebates ' to
George W, Sheldon and company of
New York and Chicago. Other In
dlctments are against the following
parti jb for receiving rebates from the
Baltimore- Ohio railroad company:
. Jules J5. Bernard, of Bernard, Ju
dea company, and Maurice Ascher
of Oallagher A Ascher of New York;
Oscar E. Kosche, trading as Chas,
D. Stone. company; Albert E.
Graser, president of American Ship
ping; 'company, and August Bontoux,
president of International Forwarding
company. w.-r. - (l! ? .-:-Lehlsh
Valley
Those indicted for receiving 'rebates
frorn Hi? Lehigh VaJ'y railroad com
pany are George W. -Sheldon , and
Henfy W. Achkof, president of the
Geo., w. Sheldon & company.
- Tentative pleas of not guilty were
entered to the TlfSlctments by Vive
President Jarvls and Freight Traffic
Manager Blood of the Lehigh Valley
railroad. Judge Martin gave them un-
. ' til December 4 to withdraw (heir
V nlua. n t m Ir ant1 mntlAn ff tlnmir
defense that they may deem neoes-
(Continued an Pse FVwr)
FOB SF.CGHD TIME 'Ml
eotiNnifliciisE
IS FILLEDJIIH JURORS
Peremptory Challenges by
Statjp and Defense to be
Exercised Today
THREE ABE SWORN
LOS ANGELES, Cel.. Nov. 1.
The Jury box in the McNamara mur
der trial was filled with Jurors and
accepted talesmen for the second time
late today. Peremptory challenges by
the state and defense will be exer
cised at the opening of the court
tomorrow.
Jacob Lansing, an orchardlat, Is the
twelfth man accepted. His fellows In
the box are:
Robert Bain, carpenter; Byron Ltsk,
mill owner; F. D. Green, orchardist,
all sworn Jurors. Brewster C. Kem
yon, capitalist; Clark McLaln, bank
er; J. B. Saxton, retired farmer; A,
Gribllng, retired walnut grower;
Wlllet Brunner, railroad engineer; C.
A. Heath, farmer; William J. An
drew, carpenter; T. H. Elliott, gard
ner. Lansing atands an excellent chance,
it is said tonight, of being the first
man excused by the defense tomor
row.. The big gray scrap book,'
nicknamed the' "Doom's Day Bvo .
in which are paated reports to the
defense on talesmen quotes Lansing
as having said that' James B. Mc
Namara was guilty and ought to be
hanged. Lansing denied that he said
this, but Attorney Lecompta .Davis
sought to obtain an admission that
Lansing's opinions ran along this
Una. William J. Andre is counted as
a good prospect for one of the chal
lenges -allotted to the defense as la
T. H. Elliott, whose examination de
veloped little concerning hi soplnlons.
7- . I . I . . . . -
tat would exense A. Gribllng against
whom District Attorney Fredericks
offered a challenge on the ground
that ha would not be willing to con
vict on circumstantial evidence where
th death Denattv was Involmd Wli.
WHIG
GHARG
lt Brunner may be challenged, as
he belongs to the Brotherhood of Lo-!
esswOvt Engineers. . . -:, .
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APPOINTMENTS OF
CHINA'S PREMIER
CAUSE AMAZEMENT
New Cabinet ' 'Named in Imperial
EdictM ay Not Stand Impression
Goes Out That to Defeat Rebels is
Object.
PEKING, Nov. Premier Tuan
Shi Kai's new cabinet waJ named In
an Imperial edict today, but It Is
questionable whether It, will atand.
One of the members expressed amase
ment at his appointments. It la be
lieved that few of the new ministers
have been consulted and It Is ex
pected that several wilt decline to
serve.
rTho cabinet comprises curious ap
pointments. Liang dit-Chlao, ep
pointed vice-president of. the board of
Justrce, i the great Chinese reform
er who was exlleo. vy me jaie em-
press dowager at Yuan Shi Kai's sug-
gestlon. Chunt Chlen, appointed -
nreslileiit of the board of agriculture
and commerce, Is a member of the
new .government of Klang-fihu. He
signed with Wu-ling-Kang, the de
mand for .the throne's abdication,
which the reformers sought to have
delivered to the prince - recent
through the American legation., Sev
eral other members of the new cabi
net are known to be strong sym
pathizers with the revolutionary
movement,' '
I New Cabinet
The composition of the new consti
tutions:! cabinet la as follows:
Prem!er--Yuan Shi Kal.
Board, of foreign affairs Liang
Tun-Yen, president; Hu-Wel-To, vice-
president,
Board of finance Ten Shl-Sl, pres
ident; Chen Chln-Tao, vice-president.
Board of communications Yang
Shih-Chl, president; Liang Ju-Hao,
vice-president.
Board of war Nang Shlh-Cheng,
president; Tien Wen-Tleh, vice-president
'
Board of Justice Shen Chl-Fen,
president; Liang Chl-Chlao, vice
president,. , Board of agriculture and com
merceChang Chlen, president: Hsl
Yen, vice-president.
Board of the navyAdmiral Sab.
Chen-Pine, president;- Tan Hsueh
Heng, vice-president.'
Board of Instruction Tang Ching
Chung, .president; - Yang-To, - vice
president. , -
t-'earo otcwiw 'wirr
ldent; Yung Hum, vlee-president. -Board
of Interior Chao Ping-Chun,
president; Wu-Chen. vice-president.
. ' Opinion Divided -The
organization of the cabinet was
evidently an attempt to Include In Its
personnel representatives of all par
ties. The question arises whether
Yuan Shi Kal was unable to foresee
his Inability to operate such a cabi
net if It could be actually formed.
RETiftEO REAR ADMIRAL '
JOHN YEATIUIAH TAYLOR
SHOT HIMSELF IN HEAD
Distinguished Naval Sur
geon Commits Suicide, at
Age of Eighty-Two
-WON DISTINCTION
WA8HIN&TON, Nov. Is. Rear
Admiral John Yeatman Taylor, re
tired, former medical director of the
United States navy and one of the
most distinguished naval surgeons in
the country, ended his life here today
by shooting hjmself in the head with
navy revolver. The officer was
alone lnr his study at the time, but
the butler, hearing the report, found
htm unconscious. He 'died In half
his life.
Admiral Taylor was 12 years old
and had had a notable career as a
naval surgeon.
His health had long T
i
been poor and the death in an au-
tomobila at Wilmington, Del.. two!
years ago, of his - only eon, Andrew
Bryson Taylor, was a severe shock
tq the aged surgeon. He never left
the house afterwards and despon
dency over. Ills sorrow and the hope
less condition of Jits health la be
lieved to have prompted him to take
hi sllfe.
Born in East Nottingham, Pa., Ad
miral Taylor was graduated from
jfferon Medical college tn 18S2 and
was appointed assistant surgeon In the!
United States navy 'the following;
year. He was with Farragut on the
Oneida in t..e battte of Mobile Bayj
during the civil war and In that en-,
counter won distinction. Recognition!
came meaicai inicior in ii,. ana
medical director In l7f and was re-l
tirea id list, i,e aiso served as neet
surgeon and waa In charge of naval
hospital at Washington. Norfolk and
New York. In recognition of his civil
war services he was advanced .to the
rank of rear admiral in 10(. f
' Admiral Taylor la survived by his;
wife and one daughter. Charlotte!
Bryson Taylor, a magatine wrlur. j
who reaMe tn New Tork. ,
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Opinion is divided with ' respect to
the object Yuan Shi Kal has In view.
Some think he has lost his astute
ness and Intuition, 'while others hold
that he Is playing a deep game. His
real object may be to convince the
throne that a capable cabinet can
not be formed but he gives the lm
pre9ionto visitors, both Chinese and
foreigners, that he Is determined to
defeat the rebels.
The foreign diplomatic representa
tives have tinder discussion the p
pointment of a committee to disburse
tite maritime .vuoiuiua niiiun iu r.
! ing reserved by the Inspector-general.
!' Francis Arthur Aglen. for payment
i of loans and Indemnities. This seems
I to be the beginning of foreign Inter
ference In the financial affairs of
China. Certain' members of the na
tional assembly are advocating the
discontinuance of that body, because1
a large majority of the elected mem
bers have left the capital. Those who
remain are chiefly the throne's ap
pointees, and the assembly is with
out a quorum.
PREPARE FOB INVASION
NANKING, Nov. 1. Throughout
the day General Chang, commander
'. the imperialists, waa preparing to
rcelve the reformers 'army, which
he confidently asserts will meet Its
Waterloo before Nanking. Imperial
ist troops moved out of the city and
were distributed to strategic points to
check the advance of the (revolu
tionaries from Chliuciang -
The defense at. Pukowa are formi
dable. '
: REBFJS COMING IN
CHINKIANG, Nov. Is. Revolu
tionaries continue to come into this
city In thouaands. The scene la mar
velous In its confusion. The troops
are disorganised but not disorderly.
The forward movement .of the re
volutlpnarles haa not begun, but targe
numbers have been taken aboard the
gunboats and transports, which are
procedlng up the river in the direction
of Nanking,- It is presumed that a
ftARic . movements ir ' planed to - hold
General Chang's troops in Nankin
or to cut tbem off if they try to ad
vaiLC. Much anxiety Is felt concerning the
whereabouts of mlsslonalrre and rail,
road employes who are cut off north
of Pukowa. ft is hoped that they
have escaped by way of the grand
canal, but a rescue party which was
ont out has been unable to proceed
ox the bridges are down.
SALARY LIMITS IN ALL
MINOR LEAGUES WILL
BE COT T0TE 00ICK
Fixing of Limit by Popula
tion or Classification
Deemed Imperative
FOB CENTRAL BOARD
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Nov. 1,
The salary limits of every base ball
league except the majors will be cut
to the quick next season If the move
ment Started today at the conven
tion of the National Association of
Professional leagues by Wilbur H.
Allen, president of' the Texas league,
bears fruit. The Texan's plan Is for
a central board to fix a salary limit
for every league of a certain classi
fication and fix penalties for the vio
lation of such limit taking the power
of fixing salaries away from the In
dividual leages. it was further ar
gued that unless the salary limit of
each league Is the same the clamifl-;
c"on maoe voia a some members
ftf A l.nr , Inaaf ff,bt!rn ha-A V. UM
a llmlu-h,n ,hose of th. , h
Practically tie entire buxlness eeeslon!
today of the minor league leaders was
devoted to the salary limit problMn '
and It was referred to a committee.
It was the concensus of oolnlon
among those who, participated in the
tlebate. however, that the fixing of j ,lon rvico affl u "' immigi nuonpng be erectea ror the bureau, in aa
salary ' limits either by claselticatlon! ofl'cer niay work ln hrmoy dltlon to being non-lire proof, he says
of population of the different cities . Cha. Harris, manager of the free J that the preeent quarters are 'en
under the direction of the national a-i mployment bureau of Kansas de-l tirely obsoleU and Inadequate as to
sociuUon is impetative ' clared (hat college students afforded both space and equipment"
Tt-.e suggestion of Secretary Qutnn
oC the Columbus. Ohio '"
salaries of player who go to a blgh-
tr league kiiu..iu j. - ......
wax 'generally approved,
Th. advancement ofvthe Pa'clfic"
roe.t league, Arr-rican association
,nd lh. Etern eagu to a higher
riajslfiration to be known ae class
mlttee which mt today. It I
poff d that leagues -in this el
i b
permitted to draft frora ail vtnec m,t.-
or leagues. ,
5IATCH ARRANGED
CHICAGO. Nov. I. Johnny Cou-
Ion. bantamweight champion, tonight
was matched to boa Qeorge Kllson.
of New , Tork, at Kenosha, Wis, on
Kovember at. , .
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TOBACCO DISINTEGRATION
NOT BE CARRIED TO SUPREME COURT
Wickeraham Satinfiei With
mat tt KrOntamea tracucaiiy su oj in txequesi maat oy me r .
m.iGovernment-'tReCr
" v.
WA8HINQTOKi Nv. 16. Satisfied
that the decree- entered In the Circuit
eourt at New York f today providing
fur . the disintegration of the. Ameri
can Tobacco company, lata four cor
porations will terminate a monopoly
and, substitute aetual, competition In
stead, Attorney General Wickeraham
will not Appeal (the case to the 8uV
preme ctrr ofjh. United Stat .' Me
will .accept he Circuit court's deci
sion although 1h tovernnient' pos.
sessea the right to Scarry the plan of
dissolution to the highest tribunal at
any time within a yeari : Tho govern"
meat's approval of the plan wits made
known by the attorney general in
an official statement Issued today.
The sine of some of the corpora
tion into which tTie company will bo
separated constitutes no valid objec
tion to the court's decree, In the Judg j
mem of the attorney general.
'The publfc at large 'will be more!
apt to benefit," he declares, "from
competition between a large solvent,
well organised company la strong
hands, than from the general de
moralization of business which would
ensue were the business to be distri
buted between a large number of
small, weak organisations with in-
CRYING NEED FOR LABOR
ON FARMSI1R COUNTRY
Distribution of Immigrants,
Settlers and Unemployed
Given Attention '
WASHINGTON. Nov, It. There Is
crylrlg need for labor on the farms
Of the United States, offering oppor
tunity to the immigrant and the na
tive unemployed. This conditions
emphasized by mate immigraton of
ficials here today at a Joint confer
ence with the federal Immigration
authorities called for the purpose of
finding a means of co-operation be
tween the government forces for the
distribution tt Immigrant settlers
and ih unemployed to the
tvherw they are neeaea.
Practically every state In the union
WM r. presented number of resolu-
tiot9 rferd ttDa committee
committee
appolnta to evulv a practical meth -
od by which the division of informa-j
(Ion of the United Statet Immlgra-;
trie beet neip on me imrms. rour; Mir. report snows mst ounng tne
nrt.'e of the !srm In Ohio are In need ' past fiscal year there were Isiued 14,
of labor, according to A. P. Randies.! 4 28 patents, including re-Issues and
Mtcretary of agriculture of that state.
FAIR
WASHINGTON. Nov. 1 1. Forecast
for North Carolina.: Fair tn eeet, 'un
settled la west Fridays Saturday,
if twin, moderate tt wind,'
5 I 1
s . a i
Is it Loaded?
Decree Entered in Circuit
sufficient' capital' to maintain them -
selves In active competition.' , "
..Bome " at the represeatatJvat of
the so-called 'independent retailers
assoelatlont' urge the distribution of
the business among seventy carpwra
tlona Instead of ifour.' The suggoetlon
might a well have bees fifty or two
hundred, For,th goyrn merit ,t hay
Wported any auob eonUutlon Vuuld
have undoubtedly have remitted tn re
ceivership and enormous and ' WldV
aprradl Injury to the genetal business
condition of the country.
Regarding the oantentlon H'hfrh lit
said had been advanced that the aisa
of the companies was greater' than
that of any Vt the existing tndapen
denu, the attorney general says:
"Nothing In the law requires, or,
In the opinion of the alorpey gen
eral would Justify the government
In faking the position that to reduce
a monopolistic combination to legal
alxe, no one of the distributee con
cerns should be larger than the larg
est exiting Independent ooeern.' -Objection
"Explained"
The objections to the dissolution
Scheme on the ground that the same
body of shareholders would pub
tantially, control each of the separ-
PATENT OFFICE BUG
Commissioner of Patents
Says There is Little, if
Any, Fire Protection
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11. Fear of
fire In the United States patent office
and a consequent tremendous blow
to the commercial Interest of the
country, are expressed in the annual
report of United Htate Commissioner
of patents Moore to Secretary of the
Interior Fisher. The present home
of tho patent offloe, Mr. Moor de
clares. Is not fire proof and Is piled
high with tons of Inflammable ma
terial comprising archive, which If
destroyed oould never be replaced and
the ot wnch would work untold
dam ,0 th commercja Interests
of ,h( r,juntry.
"Much of this material Is stored,"
ne explains, "In wooden cases and on
0pfln shelves."
He recommends thst a nsw- bulld-
designs, and that S,7f 1 trade mrks,
dy laoeis ana isi prints were regis-
tered. It wae not the heaviest year
In the history of the patent office In
this respect, although in the number
of applications received, more than
74.000 Is exceeded all previous years.
IUTtXS HAD BETTER OP IT
NEW TORK, Nov Frankle
tjrns, rial mant of th e bah lam Weigh I
championship, outpointed Toung
Wagner of New Tork in a slashing
ten round bout here tonight Burns
outbozed and outgeneraled his plung
ing fod. Although Wagner closed
strongly at tbe end he was by gen
eral agreement no match for hi dev.
er opponent . '.
CASE WILL
Cburt at New YorkSay $
1 at com pan let are mat, tha attorney
I general mm. first by conferring vot-
I jng rtghts which now am vested In th
-common stock alone, to the preferred
ti)onolders also; and, secondly, by
th reatriotlons upon the actions of
the respective corporations.
j "Tha aUorney general believes,''
Continues tue atatemtnt. "that this
in the decree, will Accomplish .r-
(reatlon of lawful condition!, - nd
being so convinced hf has opposed the
efforts of outsiders t inject them
selves Into the situation and to de-
lay or prevent tht carrying out of the
plan."
. Under tht impression. : that tht
opinion of tht court had ben clouded
byuht various discussion of it and
was not generally understood tht at
torney central embodied In hit etate
mtnt a tynopel of tht terras of tht
decree. Ha c said It' contained' : tub
stantially all of tht requests made by
the government except tht enforced
sal and distribution to outsider of
tht United Cigar etores company and
an authorisation to th government
at any tlmt within five year to apply
(Continued on Pag Four)
REVENUE CUTTER FLEET
IS BEING HE-OF
Vessels to be Assembled In
to Five Division!; Two on
Pacific, Three on Atlantic
WA8HINOTON, Nov. t.Tho rv
nu cutter fleet la being completely
re organlaed along lint omwht
similar to the naval establishment
The vessel will be assembled Into
nve dlvislona-two on th Pacific and
three on the Atlantic coast each In
command of a senior captain of th
service, under the old system each
revenue cutter wa a unit In Itself
reporting directly to th captain com
mandant at Washington.
The New Tork division, with Sen
lor Captain Howard E. Merry, com
minding, was organised today witli
the following vessels: Beneca, Mo
hawk. Manhattan, Calumet, Hudson
and Uuide. The headquarters of the
two other divisions will be Boston and
Charleston, B. C, but plana for their
establishment have not been com
pleted.
The north Pacific division, ln charge
oi Benior captain F, M. Dunwoody,
wim neaoquarters at Port Townaend,
Wn., will be composed of the ,cut
ters Manning, Tahoca, Snohomish,
Arcsda, Hcout and Rush.
The south Pacific division will be
under Senior Captain int.. Fl Wild
at Ban Francisco, and will consist of
the McCullough, Bear, Golden Oat
(ana Hartley. The treasury department
i expect the new scheme to oromota
efficiency, and economy.
WBAtTIIY HERCHAJfT OH TRIAL
LINCOLN CKNTKH, Kan., Nov.
I. Ssehill Clarw, a wealthy mer
chant, A. N. Blmms, a milt worker,
and John Bchmltt, farmer, were
plnved on trial lata today "for assault
and' bitteFyin cnnecusn RS the
tarring of Mis Chamberlain. Pre
viously Everett A. Clark, presffftnt
of a Shady BenS milling company,
and Watson Scranton and Ji'' j
viler. . '..,'',, v.:.: '
plea of guilty. Judg Glovr ld to-
nlgnt he wolb
to fcsartng t th preeent eaaea.
THINKS ALL FUNDS
be
BY SUBSCRIPTION;
Com per s Opposed to Federal
tlon of Labor Taking Action'
In M'Namara Casa
tJBjaSBBaBBB t
CONVENTION ADJOURNS
TO ATTEND BARBECUE j
MMseMMtaMMSJi V'l "-'.i
Labor Leaders May be Asked
to Sever Connection WUh
Civic Federation
ATLANTA, O., Nov, It. The fact j
that effort have been made by Pree- i
ldent dampers to suppress tht resohi .
tton to appropriate 160,000 for tht t
McNamara defense fund cam out to
day pn the floor of the convention i
of tht American Federation of Ltbor, f
shortly before adjournment . for tht .
day.- Delegate A. Qallagher, of tht i
California delegation, Inquired of tht I
.president whether a resolution could i
bt presented gftar today. Ho
plained that he had a very Import
ant resolution bearing on tht McNa
mara esse which h rMd would
causa tome friction If brought before 1
SHOULD
raised
th convention, and that he hid been
asked to withhold It, pending the re-,
port of th eommltte on th prl. ; '
denf report which w xpctd to ,
deal with that tubjtct. Mr, Oompr I
replied that no resolution, could be '
offered after mldnliht tonight. Mr,
Gallagher then asked If tht eenven-1
tlon could not vote to permit him to4
Introduce tht " resolution later , la
event the committee's report on th'.'
subject wa not Mtltftetory to him,
' "It cannot," -ratorted Mi. Oompr, '
Mr, Gallagher ald he would ask tht'
convention ta bear In mind the fact -that
h h4 withheld the resolution!
by request If he attempted to offer f
it later, Another delegate tsked tht) I
ehtr ,tf a dlgat oould not ntov -to
ubtltuto a resolution for a pof.
tlon of a committee report, . Mr,
Oomper replied In the fflrmatlv. It '
I generally understood tbt Mr, Oom.
per Is not opposed t rendering all'
trt- aid posalbl to tht McNamara
brother out that h think all fund ,
required heutd b ralssd by prlvat'
ubeorlptiun.
- - - - Mr trrti.aw- -",;, '-
rBefor tht convention i 'ovr,Mr. 1
Oomper and four other labor load- .
art whd, art heads of variou crmft,'
may be' asked to aevr. thlr eonnec. ,
tlon with tht National Clvlo rdra-1
tlon, which, according to a rosolu-i
tlon offered today by tht United Mint
Worker ''I largely composed of and I
financed by employer of labor,' many-'
of whom art tht most' bitter en
ml of organised labor." Th reso
lution rtquest thai all officer eoa:"
(CoalintMei on Pace F'wir)
PflOHEHT PLtCEDH
LAST CONVENtlON DAY
Los Angeles Asked For,
Next Meeting of National '
Municipal League .
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PLACE NOT DECIDED
RICHMOND, Va., NovV; J.-Wltaj
the conclusion dlscuaion oa I .
frsnchls education and 'poll and! '
liquor problem, th eventeeath an- ,
nual meeting of tbe National Munlo-!
Ipal Leagu and nineteenth annual
conference for city good government)
came to a do today. Lot Angele' '.
Invited tht convention to meet nt j ;
year but th meeting plao was left tj
tht executive council to name. j
P. S. Spenct, a meunlclpal official tfj
Toronto, Canada, told th delegate.
that so long a corporation operated!
pubic utilities under tht ' francblat - .
system there never would b aatlsfaci -
tory ervtc. ' . '.' ,..''. j
Plana for an xhautiv study of!
local option and ail other questions
allied with the liquor problem wre : : .
recommended In th report of th
committee on liquor, presented by. ' -
Camlllus C. Kidder, of Orange, N. i.h
A -determination of th safest hands'
In which to lodge tho Issuance of 11-, "
censes wa deemed to be .of prim.
importance. , ,
Under a atrong and good lleen-'
ing authority, almost any atatutt la
workable," according to th . report..
Th federal government .. utbrogh - -
th operation of some of it statute
ut '
that
? -.
wa pictured as the friend-of
blind tiger and the liquor Interest i
agalnat -' prohibition . by . Win.
Thomas, of Montgomery. . Ala- In aa!
address on the - "Prohibition Move--ment
In tbt South." ,. ,
The practical affect 'of tht
United SUte revenue statu tes. inter-J
state commerce laws, and the use of;
the malls," he declared, "1 to make
tht government the friend and eoad-' -Jator
of th bllng tiger, the brwr
and th distiller In defeating the will:
of the people by granting federal
licenses to whomsoever-will pay, to
go Into any prohibition state and
violate th . law. If the government)
refaed such licensee II n prohlblfJon!
territory, a large per cent of the II-
clt selling could
be aubstanUaily
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