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" ' W V 'J KLGn EVENING .TIM 1?C1 c:;e voar confinement - a;;i; pudlic reprimand Cc.rt nirtiil's Scrlcscc cn KuStirzn Kcil setter v - C!.!i!iT IEH.VE ECL'ijS ' oFHmricwEui InMmj mt lh erf M Illrr Hw'KrprgM Will X4 Ik Ir barred foam Hrrvtaf A si tar Mile Altwd la lb Acada-Bry. i ni alarftre fUneard. aa? LMfr Wui, HaHsAe lib tfce nd- Dr lb AwltlH Prm), VMbtnctiM. Dm. 11-MLKhlproan Minor Meflaatber. Jr. ba tried by eourt maiiUi tor niiXu th death of MiiUhlpman Bianoh, ku bwn ean lanced to roft!Vwmr?vt 10 tk hmlU of tha naval academy for nertnd on jfr. and Id b paollcty reprimanded by th Becmary of the Navy. Secretary lionapart haa aor4 that th 'aenlance- ba rarrlrd out. but that aa much of I ha penally aa would bar the aecuaad from serving on any pract-e ehlp- attached to tha academy ba remitted. ; , . , t , RepraaeMaUv, lirouaaard.' of Lou,la Una, who had a arirerenoa with, the Secretary thlr morning regarding ilia ' case, aftar reading tha finding, an nounced that he 'was entirely aatlsned with Ihtnv i ' i Midshipman Meriwether waa acquit ted of tha charge of manslaughter and found guilty of the other two charge. nairtajyUulallun ut toe tUilnl-dleuJie of the eighth article for "the government af tha navy, which prohlblta mldshlp- man Yrbm rngiigdng tn Art leu ft anil. conduct to tha prejudice of goorf'order am! discipline. ,. ,, ' Of that sentence the aecretary says: sTha department haa no difficulty In holding- that thla' sentence ta amply Jus tified, by tha oltenaa committed. There la Indeed room for aoma doubt whether tha punlariment Imposed ' might not have Justly bean . made mora severe, but aa to thlt tha : department need express no oplnlonr" In ona respect, however, It seems proper that the sen tence should ba mitigated ao aa to permit tha accuaed to participate In the next annual practice cruise.," ASSOCIATION OF x medioAl colleges. l-t (By tha Associated Press.) LouiBvllle, Ky'.i-'Dc.' l2.-The Southern Medical College Associa ' tlon' last plght elected theBe offlcerB! President,: Dr. Christopher Tomp- kins, Richmond, , Vat t ' -l " Vice Prealdenti Dr. T. H, Fraaer, Mobile, Ala. ' . x. - ; Secretary,. Dr. 9. Savage, Nash ville, Tena. . ' " .. - The convention failed after an all day debate, to take action on an amendment s to; - the constitution which wouldhave required all can didates for admission. Into Southern medfeal f colleges to iave; a; high school education. ... - ; Medical experU from many parts of the country were present at the :. opening session of the Southern Sur ' gleal and Gynecological Association here to-day. The convention , will continue three days. i t , ' - ;GASILL5 SPEAKS ' ' HERE TO-NIGHT. ; V t I' . 1 fx , ' This fenltag afc-18 Wildek in 'the Hall of RrihesentatlTe'8-',ATfred 'Oa- klll, of Washington,' DiO.'Hl spealf under-th'a9llcs"W'"th6"Haleieli Chamber" tt 'CftmttterlceV m rorestry preservation. Mr.''' G'askHf'arrtv'ed s this Wornln'g. The public, 'speefeirj' T the business men of Raleigh, are in . vlted to come and' hear the speaker. ;"jls is the first of a series of meet- ' Inga at different points to arousd in ' terest in the subject. 1, ;Dr. George T. Winston will deliver an address and thorewlll be im ! promptu speeches by well-known citi zens. , Sm'ISIIIP mm MAV KtlT P,E SAVFfl' tl'y tt aa.aa i4 fi ) Kf.ilk, Va. iw. U-Tlx lalM frt tivm th mml p Arca ei4 aaainea la Palm aty a awa a ll Kmk Oruia nut 'M tbat tt. mil aw au4ia mm a mrp kaak IS wtib IN rvtaarva irf aat:ic Mr mmtfmm. area) a'ta u4 vvfta muw m lha iwaat tmt Iht ri ar. h9 aa raJ tmt t4 la fear, arrrrml bf Mr rramna are brakra, awe Mellrr la Ma.r broke. Iev rwAder gma er4 at law ater hrr atrVr at)t U hbrb an4 try. Ttk wera ar M attempt tn( la anaaa a vanirari ittt wrerhrra la go Ut tha avt ttk wa king appa ratal Keaorta fmm (ha ruiM aay lb bar Ouddarg ulUra' weal aatwra at lb aama dm tha Arafnn atranJod ba pmvea a tut a I U un (be bawh. COMMITTEE -ON .PAKAMA MONEY. (Ry the Aaaorlatod Preaa.) WaUlngton. Dec. II.-r-Tha 8eal commltiM on approiirlatloaa mat to day and conaiderad tha Panama Canal rtuorgency appropriation bill, birh waa rvferrtd to the committee yesterday. . 8etretary of War Taft and ' Theodora P. Bhonts,' chairman of tha Isthmian Canal Commiaalon, were present 1 and explained the necaaalty for tha appropriation asked for. They argued that tha commis sion need tha fall amount named In the original bill, which was tlf.600, 000.' Ac paaaad by the House, tho bill appropriate $11,000,000. ANOTHER VICTIM k OF WRECK FOUND. " By tha Aanocliilod Preaa.1 ' 'Xadnn. t'Uh, Dao. 1X Toe body of another victim of the Union Pa cific wreck near Wllklns was found yesterday whoa the wrecked engtno and tender were cleared off the track. The name la unknown "This brings the list' of victims tip to eleven. BUILDINGS - WRECKED And a Carpenter Murder- ; ously Assaulted ' Because the Master Plumbers of Lo rain, Ohio, ,lc'lnrcd for an Cta Shop, llrtaliatitig on Journey mt-n for Demands They Had Made. (By tha Associate Press.) Lorain,, Ohio. Dec, 12. Because the master plumbers declared for Bn open shop herethree buildlng-s were wrecked at mklnig-ht last night,! and a carpen ter who Indorsed the action of the employing plumbers, waa murderously assaulted. ' The Journeymen plumbers made de mands that the employers Insisted they could not meet, and they retaliated by declaring for an open shop. This action was followed by the razr ing of the Steve Majesae block, which was nearly completed. ' The building is three, stories high and the braces ; On all three .floors were, loosened, a rope was attached, to the building and It was bulled down. r - In the John Rosenfeld block the plumbing was pulled out or destroyed, as was the case also of the . Dobos block. j J. W. Selaer,: a hoh-unlon carpenter, waa assaulted and beaten into insen sibility and thrown on an electric rail way track, where he was fortunately found shortly before the passugo of . a car. Union . men declare their meinr bers had no hand In the outrages. The police so far have failed to apprehend the perpetrators. i ' ' " - ( LAST RITES TO v ' ' " SENATOR MITCHELL; id. Jt.f'j '(By the Associated Press." V,Pqrtland, Ore.. Deo. 12.- The, last; vttoVto the memor yof the late Sena tor John H. Mitchell -will be said to day. At 10 o'clock the casket will be taken to the council chamber at the city hall, where,, until 12:30 the public will be admitted. ' . " At one d'cloek the casket will be removed to the First Congregational churchl - where the services will bo held, Following these the body wHJ be interred in Riverviow Cemetery. v.untgetoff . very lsily rnilmrKa W PrcLHItlca Lew STIR IN CL'IUORD COURT Mtaaaw a4 M H Taaa? Ha4 I)e4 M mm tW 1ti AlMrry kwalra MfmrnrntM mmi Ake4 tht Ute t W HnrtW. tmtUrUmr llrwaa Had M Kamva AM IW '- a. (Bpacial la) Tha K ,titB TibMa UrvcaatM.ro, N C. Dac. II fbara waa auoM-tblaf of a aaaaalKHi prarl ta court )Mtreay aflaraoom, he City A'toia) Krala, a bo to penally areWo.ve4 b) ibe Law and iOrdnr League to prtaKx-ata vtulatUmi ftba prohibition law, arm and ea ur4 (f tbe rw acalnat Gllna M.-t-aae and M II. Tat. Indk td for r talllng. bad bera dUioJ of He was told that al tha morning araaton dpfendaala had pleaded gullly aud era food Bfly dollars arh and costs. Mr. Hcalna aaked that the rasa be re-oyenod. Judjo Ward axked the dark If the One aud rusts had bevn paid.' H replied thnt they bad Jadge Ward then said that waa an and Cf it. He hid no authority to open tha rase. Mr, Scales staled that ba felt it his duty' to ataio that as city attorney tha whole brant of enforcing the prohibition law fell on him, nd If such casea aa theae were to ba com promised or let oft In this manner, when prominent white men : were concerned. It would be impossible in future to prevent others from vio lating tha law. BoMcltor Brooks said that be did not . know tha circumstances or all casus., and. bad not boon onveraant with what Mr. Scales seemed to know" of these cases, which he had prosecuted In the mayor's court. Mr. Scales . thon laid on the solicitor's table a ateitographlc typewritten re port of all tho evidence on the mayor's trial, Including that of the defendants themselves. Colonol Morchead, of counsel for defendants, asked by what right Mr. Scale! pTesumod to take the place 0! the solicitor after a case had been disposed of. Both tho judge -and the solicitor exonerated Mr. Scales from any purpose but one of duty. - Judge Word then said that he un derstood there might be something more against - the defendants, and while he could not. re-open the case disposed of ho would try and see if tuc mattnr could not be fully heard In another way. Just before court adjourned Messrs. Tate and Mebana were again arrested on an lnstanter capias to appear be fore his honor this morning, and gave bond In the Butt of one hundred dollars each for their appearance. They had paid out on he case be fore, the sum of one hundred and forty dollars in fines and costs. The outcome of this new hearing or in vestigation will be of great Interest, since the young men are .prominent and popular; but their plea of guilty to the, charge was also a great sur prise. ' Several negroes were tried for re tailing afterwards, being convicted by the jury or . pleading guilty, and in every case Judge Wrd gave them a sentence of from two months to four months on the roads, except in the case of a negro woman convicted by the jury' just as court adjourned. Judge Ward will not sentence a wo man to work on the roads. BRAZIL LODGES :HER COMPLAINT. sv : (By the Associated Press.) , .Berlin. Doc 12.-4"he Braaillan mhv (ster lodged a complaint with the For eign Office yesterday over the proceed ings of the Qerman cruiser Panther at Itajahy, Brazil, .averring a; breach oi International' rights, r , , ' ' - v :"V The Foreign Office replied , that the incident would be invest(gat;ed fully and with entire Impartiality, and that If the Germans were In the wrong lull satisfaction ou!d be' given. ' x Drought : in India. .; ; ' (By the Associated Press.) :.. Lahore, India, Dec. 12.--The huge wheat and oil seod'areas of the Pun Jab are already suffering from the prolongedrdrought and great aftxlety is felt for the, fate-or the usually im mense crops, " PROIESISCOIIE- JETELLSVIUT liiiiM lc:l Is::::cc tl KcWjUmiticl Eb EU Cc;;;a rfcse j Pchilail knercc DISPATCHES TO WtEB.TALK WAS STRENUOUS tU IUI..1 4 taw tbwai U (mm (It. - tiea iNl TWn lU-m- mU I mm I Mil llai tMrrtm w era t-r. ttr tb Aaswi4 t.a T WaaHlncloa, If. JX I aim ) Lnrwia;a m!uta W triw..t m tte H.Niav ym rf da far lb . ii at t.u t ul a arw nrttaa awll oiia l mmur .13 January Ik. ).' baa n i.wl f n al aambor mt prulawtal r)w k..ui tw-in nrMbm. . ) lha -harV.W tW, C I -1 n rhanr aa4 board ul Urnmr it" f"i hiwlita dlapafh t It. r-ti!atlv tVrbh. f Nortb families , "W wh t pnitrat a-t'i auy rur thre atlnaLM by Ik aT'' n" uial bu- iu this aaaaiHt. aa Ucy t- 1.. ut-' t.unlivcaa roadltlana. a:4 -i ttmt u use your Inftueura la dfn. : hm rrs. tutlnn Intrmlured tot ibJa iri-.t The fhsrimta Il4.mlri1 rt.uh.mw Company M Mr,-bh '.In. irf giatn: ' : ' 'Nil proroiaad oaf aVi in. nt oil- ton eatlniate JaiMiary ! ' f Mlaa Ullea. Tlmra-lwrnnrr i nnd ilr paitment near tuarelhsr- ' nui not yet pi-ovril tham tr.Carr 1 llualnraa ban b-n bkrkd all aeaat'ti hy iciortaquetlon ana reautting nuctuauona. it nr- ra- IHnate by (b-partmem Is oidrrvd all buatm will be heU tip ut ti! nrw n - poit and its effects r. rv n ' Iavld Chirk, of Ralngh. . r . u. M. Miller. Jr.. Chariot t a. N. .. . an.t other coltoa manufacturers, alao hav pro tested In' North Carolina tnembera of (Vr 1 cress. In Mr. LoverttiK'a rawolutlon It U al Itfed that tha censoa Uurcau r porta of tha amount of inltnn 'ginned In ihrea State and aKj frttcn f do nH agree with the Vat Una ws V)f the depart ment of agriculture. ' Representntlva Huiirnoa, of Trx;ia, and other Southern members hIIw it is unfair to declare the department "f agilrulture report erroneous on iiaitiii rctuniN .Ifrmrlna; the returns from oth er cotton Slates. . SUICIDE HAD :A CLM1 Heirs Sue Government for War Loss Hugh Mel)onull, Who KUW1 llim- sclf in SlatCMille, (lalinod Hi Cotton Wan Conllseated 40 Year Ago Was Supposed to lie llrml for Years,. (Special td The Evening Times.) Statesvllle. N. C.. Iec. 12. Hugh Mc Donald, who committed nulclde in Statesvllle a few weeks ago, had a suit pending against the government for cotton destroyed during the war. Mr Donald being a Ilrltish subject, the claim la being pushed by McDonald s heirs. i' The amount involved is said to be $2,500,000, for cotton confiscated by the United States government forty years ago .during the civil War McDonald waa'for years supposed to be dead, but reappeared in Statesvllle nor1ong ago. DURHAM PEOPLE AT COURT 'HERE. (Special to The Evening TJmes.) Durham, N. C, Dec. 12. -A large number of Durham county . people are In Raleigh to-day attending the Federal Court, either as witnesses or defendants, r Many of these '' went do wn on the two trains yesterday afternoon, others followed , oa' ' the ear'ly traia this morning, and still other went down on the 10 o'clock traln.u On the Federal Court docket arena, nimber of cases from . this county, moat 1 of the defendants' be ing charged with whiskey selling; while a few are charged with making whiskey. Several 6f the defendants are men who have been oonvlcted and either served time or. paldV fines in the State Court and were .after wards arrested, by tthe Federal " fleers. Among: the witnesses who went down this morning; were Chief of Police J. 'A. Woodall, Sergeant Aidrldge And? Police Officer. Proctor. .I rrs-WUif Ibrawkl H IM U l Him Hat Half l laoi. aaWl Ifcal H WmM k laa- mat mtm. N Ttik, Im l -Tbuibaa f Ryse. abo ianfei4 th Hyee siavk of tl.e Esultable Llf Aaaaraaoa -rlHi tb f rat wltBfwa before the iBaurani laVratlgatiBg rommlt lw todi! H- aa)4 tu Mr Hagkea. couaa. for the rummltlw. Hist b bad BaBt Bo diarrsMt lit bla drciauation to tfll a hat K II il.itlman bad said to Blui at the time that Mr. Harrlauan soubIh to iititaln a ahara tn Mr Kyan'a purrhaiw o f'ha Hyde stock Mr Kyan said 1 did not 'mean any diaieaiK-t to the roniBuittaa. I vihh to prearrTe hainionjt. I did not mtali to answer the quest Ion until 1 as aalUfl.-d that I a obliged to answer It The district attoracy baa detei nilneu I hut 1 ahall answer the and I shall give my beat m U irvl l'W .l Mir . wu svaa. j -What did Mr lUrrim.n say to 1 1 . A ih. KAnvAPealliin you about shnrliiK the Hyde stock? a i k ed Mr liughes ' my purchase i "Iniint'dlatcly after of the stock." said Mr. Ryan, "Mr - ' , T ( !!.,! AH . timA - 111 I 1 1 1. n II idiicu vu hit-. um 1 .c""v,;r??: ""YrsANTo dominoo BCt-lU III.. J Plivnim HWi aia vwa--- , Into the situation wltbont consulting1 him, and that 1 ought to let hint! have an aejnnl share - In the-H4e stork. I declined the IruKtoes and wanted to nnme twojnator Lodge moved to eend back qf thetn lie said he did not think 1 could carrv out mv plans without his aid. 1 Hit Id I intended to divest mvRplf of control of the Equitable, ai'd 1 regretted verv much to have hi opposition, tut! I was going to carrv out niv plan whether I had ills opposition or not." The pnrelme of the llvde stock. Mr. Hvan said, was made on Friday, .tune 9th. Mr Rvan first beard from Mr. Harrlnian on that day. Mr. Har rlman, said the witness, suspected that lie. Rvan. was in on the deal, and had a talk with him on that dav. Mr. Mat l iiiiaii saw him again on the following Monday or Tuesday. In company wMh Klihu Root and Paul Cravatlt. Most of the things said were said al this second Interview Mr. Rvan told Mr. Harriman who the trustees tveer to be. Harriman then said that he had given much time to straighten out the Equitable. The witness said I hat Harriman gave no other reason than that for demand ing a share in the purchase of the llvdo stock. "For what reason did Mr. Harri man want half tho stock?" asked Mr. Hughes. "For the reason that he had been I in the Kquitauie as a airecior ana 1 was noL satisfied that the stock I should bo in niv hands," replied Mr. Ryan 'He said his whole influence I would be against me. He said his! political influence would be against me, but he did not mention any names. He said the Legislature! wniilrl tvrnhahlv tnkA nr Inn. hut. 1 probably don't think he mentioned an Inves tigation. I think he said legislative action would probably result, andi(wn m.lps OI1th of tht his Influence would be important. Mr. Harriman did not say anything about legislative action In the event that" I acceded to his request. He did not say 'how his actions in the matter would be Important." In reply to questions by Mr. Hughes Mr. Ryan said that Mr. Har riman did not say In so many words that his political Influence would be agafnfet Ryan, but the witness Under - , a. 41J siuuu ai 1 1 ma 11 10 iiikuii uib uuure Influence, whether political, financial or. otherwise. , The witness under stood "this to include, the possibility ot legislative action. The witness was not willing to allow Mr. Harri man to name two trustees, because he did notf want anybody as a part ner in the enterprise. The witness talked with Mr. Harriman over the telephone and finally Mr, Ryan said to Mr. Harriman that there waa no (Concluded on Second Page.)", PRUDENTIAL, A GICHAL'. . for grand old h. H0D!ENT TO COXUUS HXYDLLOJ -EzlK 11 Tb. tnll rjtr- eVaMHial rtHiwM 1 Va wttait aa t h- ftWaiaaa M bar.tik Ii l si 4 ib .-tBti. aa aiaO b M A la tTli)rtl f ib Mriiai laMaiti ).n Tb BkuaanM-Bi aii4 tl T H itt bbea Ba ' It a Ixult l. ftiuk. itiM-4 ! tolusiaf) twatrtbuttoi.a It ta a lusHllik (mm la ferlftii railBg thr '.at raplud grwaada QUEEN'S MUSIC TEACHER DEAD. Saa Fianilaro. Cal . Ibr 12 --H-ir) Holmes, foranrrly Buualral IB atmctor to (Juwn Alnsadra of Eag land, and for Ihr past II yrs a resident or Haa r ranrlao. died bera sn.rdlna ta a staUMt tmm by Omib H ara born Id Ixmdon la i II 1 m- Hushea before Uaa sartslallv lna and ram to this city la Iklk. aftat tiattii commlttaa to-dar. - attaining a dlatlngult bed reputation I as a violinist tn the iailtal rltlea of the Old Wur At the optiing of the Royal Col lege of Music In lxndon he as ap pointed professor of the violin, and he created the celebrated orchestra of that institution. During this . . a. , . a . , . . . of h. ' ,lf .h dl1. mwrh OTk In rontHMitlon. his contributions to the literature of music including many excellent sympborle. cantata . .... .,, ... ss. II vl anil wn, nc ru easa a trsj uu I quintettes for (rtBgrd tnitrumnti. BOBBED UP TO DAY. Waabiafftoa. Dmm U Xkm- as- He objected tojecutive session of the Senate to-day o the committee on foreign relations 1 1 111.n1 1 111 iriHiiuu lu uaiiiu nnngo affairs. Opposition developed and Senator Ixidge withdrew his mo tion. FACTORY DYNAMITED Plant of American Snuff Co. at Elkton, Ky. ' j 1 (Train licit! l' Near that Tlace by MaskiMl Men, Who Searched the Cars ljooking. They Said, for To bacco Buyers Trouble Among (inmcrs. (By the Associated Press.) Louisville, Kv Dec. 12 A special 1 from Elkton, Ky., says: 1 The lobar" factory here, owned by j Mrs. M. Ii. Penyck and operated by I the American Snuff Company, was blown up bv dynamite early to-day. I There was no loss of life, but the dum j aKe to tho factory Is complete. There j was no Insurance on the plant. The force of the explosion was felt at a lonR mstnnce. wevuai nouses m me vicmuy ..- damaged as was the depot. 1 Tho conductor of a passenger train on the E'.kton & Outnrie Railroad 1 Btaicn mis minmiiB umi uuc ubi inB"' as his train was making the return trip from Guthrie to Elkton he was 1 flasged at Bradshaws, a small station here. When the the eiiaine was train was stopped I boarded bv two masked men, who in- stantly covered the enRineer with re volvers and told him to do their bid ding While this was gi Ing on about 150 men, all heavily masked, boarded the train, about forty 01: them march ing from ona end to the otner, with drawn revolvers. The leader of the gang told the pas sengers not to get excited, as they were 1 looklnK 0,"y for tobacco buyers After a thorousrh search iif the train had 1 - . been made all the men, as far as the conductor knew, left the coaches and the engineer was ordereu 10 proceed. The train then moved on 10 Elkton. For a long time there has been trou ble between factions of the tobacco growers of this section, and this Is be lieved to .have been the cause of the destruction of the plant. ; It was learn ed to-day that a ; tobacco factory at TTanton, Ky., controlled by the Italian regie contractors, was burned several nights ago.. The fire Is thought to have been Incendiary. , Gave $2,0DO h R:;.. ;:. aa Katlcsil Cczzl'Mz la '00, 2zi '01 iSfUl $ s,l3 3 mmn 1.1 f b - r. i7- rm Jaiasl. ffmiArmt mt lW tlaiiaalal Lata lmmnm I aiaaaay lajaVsej ItsaalUoa) C-K mjmm ml tb LsteUUa (iaui, u Mr rai ba Aaatrrw C. I Vid. MasaaJ Lire' Aat. 1 My lbs Aaaarlalsd ) 1 Nra Tat, Ikac lt-Wtntutlana aairaating IX.sb) re aaada ta tha ' lruUk-aa Katlnaal CawmHiM la I in, ism aa4 1M by lb rnMantlat I l-i r- Insurance CMnasMiy of Aanarb a. Th t a lament waa read b Mr Xughea during the Kamlneiloat of Henator Joha T. Dryoaa. af Maw Jar aay. HesMQt of Ibe InetirStKW -pany. .' . Senator DryoW taatlBad that la 1(9 tha Prudential expanded 111. BOB for legislative xpanaae. Otbla sum fA.aoo as paid to Andrew Hamilton, wha previously bad baaa mafltbbd 4ur Ing the Inreatls-atloa la cor.nertUMl Ith the legal a(enaae mt tha NaW York LI fa Insurance Company. . Mr. Drydan aald. In anawar U a qucatlon that mm mmiay waa paid by the Prudential to Andrew C. Fields, th , Mutual Llfa Inamrane 11 Company a aJH who maintained a born' at Al bany, . ', .,..... . w. Tha company, tha Henator aald, paid I? iaa fa limn U I'Stao ti'lm-i tit . . oppoaing the Colorado 'law against child Insurance a few yara ago, ' Hamilton waa consulted about lls- latton thraatened tn Illinois, but.U , nea did not remember what tha )( il lation waa. Senator Drydn aald hi company bad much trouble ever legis lation. His company contributed noth ' Ing to tha Equitable LU Assurance Society. New York Llfa or Mutual tor legislative expense. ...... , "How is It possible thai you do bust- . ness with ao small SB BU t lay r ' ask ad Mr. Hughes. . i. , .v. "Mr. Hughea, we hav4 .-orkd hard and tried to ba honesL" ; Since 1S6 the Prudential .- haa 1 paid -to the Metropolitan Life 1 Insurance Company as a snare of legislation eg penses the sum- of $2t,6W. Haley Flneke, vice president of the Metro-' polltan. had charge of the expenditures, and, witness aald, always tnada satis factory explanations of them. The Senator said all hla company's ' it-ui rApciinca wwa 4air, open . ana -above board and honest, and the com pany never apent a dishonest dollar on legislation. ' , He frequency argued before legisla- : tlve committees without cost to his company, he said. Hi prbctlca Of ap pearing before committees waa before he became a public officer. - . ' "I hnve hearn a great'; deal about .'' corruption," said Senator Drydeu,;.: "but I never found It necessary. Never to the extent of one dollar did my com- : pany contribute to any corruption funds." 3, : .: 1 . Witness said John Hancock auto con.''' trlbuted with the Prudential and Met-i ropoiitan to oppose hostile legislations Tho DVIUinM, WAM AttAA KM .hi.. . 1-. Metropolitan and Prudential cornea-, 1 nles each bore two fifths of it and John ' ? ! Hancock one-fifth. ' ' ' y . Senator Dryden said that in 1904 -1 homas N. McCarter, the Attorney General of the State of New, Jersey, " was paid $27,500 by the Prudential for legal services. Senator Dryden explained that undef tit) lawg 1 af. -New Jersey a public offlclail.of that ' State is at liberty to engage In prt-' vate business while holding office.;.! PHILIPPINE TARIFF ON COTTON GOODS. . 1 . n. 1,1; v,K.r ' : I- -' '. "-' (By the Associated frees,) v k ;V ; Washington, DeclJ. The Philip- pines tariff committee 'of the 1 Mer-' chants' Association of New York, ae- r peared before Colonet Edwards,, chief , of the Bureau. of, Insular Affair," nt; the War Department ' to-day and made an argument tor - bv modlflca- , tlon of the Philippine tariff on cot-" ton goods, so that it Will be more t equitable to the American exporters (1 in these goods. It la desired by the 1 Americans that reootrimendatlona be, made by the Secretary: ; of -.'War.; -toy. Congress for such modification ot the -Philippine tariff aB will glv tho' remedy they geek. , 1 I , , t ' 'UK,
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