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LOUD LAUGHTER GREETS MESSAGE
WHEN ROOSEVELT RAPS PULITZER
, ON PANAMA CANAL TRANSACTION
President Asserts Charges Are
“False in Every Par
ticular.”
A VIEW OF BLACKMAIL”
*Big Stick” Lambasts Editor of New
York World in Characteristic Style,
Creating Much Merriment on the
Floor of the House—'Urges that Libel
Proceedings be Instituted Against
Pulitzer—President Fails, However,
to Show Directly tho Persons Who
Received the $40,000,000 Paid by the
United States—Message Referred to
Committee.
WASHINGTON, D<s/. 15—Repeated
peals of laughter greeted the feadiftg
of the opening paragraph of the presi
dent’s message to congress on the
Panama canal charges today. As tho
secretary read the statement that the
charges were “false In every particu
lar,” Senator Bailey laughed outright
as ho was passing along the rear of
the chamber to his seat. Other sena
tors on both sides of tho chamber
Joined him, and when the reader
reached the statement that a statement
In a newspaper which he mentioned
would not be believed, there was gon
er:;! merriment from both sides of the
chamber.
There was only a small number of
senators present when the reading was
begun and It was hurried through, the
papers accompanying the message not
being read at all.
Great Interest In Message.
The message elicited the greatest In
terest In the house of the represen
tatives. The members gavo close at
tention during the reading of the doc
ument and there was a ripple of laugh
ter over the president’s characterisa
tion of Jos. Pulitzer, publisher of the
New York World. The message with
Its accompanying papers was referred
to committee.
. Accompanying the president’s mes
sage was a large bundle of ’documents
bearing upon the transfers of the canal
property to the United States. Many
of these documents were In French,
with English translation. There was
nothing which showed rfirectly the
persons who received the $40,000,000
paid by the' United States, but there
■was Included a list of about 7,000
stockholders In the old and new Pan
ama canal companies, all of them citi
zens of France, and of the Colombian
republic. There was not the name of
a citizen of the United States in the
entire list.
The president denounced In strong
•language, charges that there was any
thing wrong in the acquisition by the
United States of the canal property.
That Indianapolis P?apeH.
“These stories,” he continues, “wore
first brought to my attention as pub
lished In a paper In Indianapolis, call
ed ‘The Nows,’ edited by Mr* Delavan
Smith. Tho stories were scurrilous
end libelous in character and false In
every particular. Mr. Smith shelter!
hjmself behind the excuse that ho
merely accepted the statements which
bad appeared In a paper In New York,
’The World,’ owned by Joseph Pulitzer.
“It Is Idle to say that the known
character of Mr. Pulitzer and his news-
paper are such that the statements lit
that paper will be believed by no
body; unfortunately thousands of per
sons are Ill-Informed In this respect
and believe the statements they see In
print, even though they appear In a
newspaper published by Mr. Pulitzer.”
“False In Every Particular.”
Summarizing charges made In this
connection, the president says:
“These statements sometimes appear
ed in the editorials, sometimes in the
news columns; sometimes in the shape
of contributions from individuals,
either unknown or known to be of bad
character. They are false in every
particular from beginning to end. The
wickedness of the slanders Is only
surpassed by their fatuity.
"So utterly baseless are the stories
that appirently they represent In part
merely material collected for campaign
purposes and in part stories originally
concotted with a view of c/isslble
blackmail.
"The Inventor of the story about Mr.
Charles P. Taft, for Instance, evidently
supposed that at some period of the
Panama purchase, Mr. W. H. Taft was
secretary of war, whereas In reality,
Mr. W. H. Taft never became secre
tary of war until dong after the. whole
transaction In question had been closed.
No Proof Obtainable.
"The Inventor of the story about Mr.
Douglas Robinson had not taken the
trouble to find out the fact that Mr.
Robinson had not had the slightest
connection, directly or indirectly, or
any kind of sort with any phase of the
Panama transaction from beginning to
end. The men who attacked Mr. Root
In the matter had not taken the trou
ble to read the public documents,
which would have Informed them that
Mr. Root had nothing to do with the
purchase, which was entirely arranged
through the department of Justice, un
der the then attorney general, Mr.
JCnox.
“Now. these stories as a matter of
fset. need no investigation whatever.
No shadow of proof has been, or can
be produced In behalf of any of them.
They consist simply of a string of In
famous libels. Tn form they are in
part libels upon Individuals, upon Mr.
Taft and Mr. Robinson for Instance.
“i?ut In feet they are In form and
wholly a libel upon the United States
government. I do not believe we should
concern ourselves with the particular
Individuals who wrote the lying and
libelous editorials, articles from cor
espondents or articles In the news
r'inrw. The real offender Is Mr. Jos.
Thirteen, editor and proprietor of the
World.
Blackens Goods Name «f Americans.
“While the criminal offense of which
Mr- Pulitzer has been guilty ts In form
* libel upon tndlvdual*. the greit In-
jerv done Is In blacken'ng the good
nam* of the American people. It should
ire* N* left for a private cHt«-n to #U'.
•'Pe «v*u!4 be prosarwlei fer llh®l bvi
the govern meat authorities. In a petal of
eneourajf' incnt of mtquity. In point of In-
ty a» Mr. Joseph Pulitzer has been guil
ty in* this instance.
Libel Proceedings Against Pulitzer.
"It is. therefore, a high national duty
to bring to Justice this vilified of the
American people, this man who wanton
ly and wickedly and without one shadow
of justification seeks to blacken the char
acter of reputable private citizens, and to
convict the government of hla own coun
try In the eyes of the civilized world of
wrong-doing of the basest and foulest
kind, when ho ha* not one shadow of
justification of any sort or description for
the charge he has made. Tho attorney
S eneral has under consideration the form
l which the proceedings against Mr.
Pulitzer shall bo brought."
The president refers to various papers
which he transmits with his message and
calls attention to numerous utterances
and acts relating to the canal and its
E urchaso. He cites the act of congress
y which he was authorized to pay $40.-
000.000 for the canal property and says it
was no concern Of the president what the
new Panama Canal Company did with
the money.
History of the Matter.
Explaining the method of conoludlng
the purchase, the president says:
‘The Panama canal transaction was
actually carried through, not by either
the then secretary of state, Mr. John
Hay. or the then secretary of war, Mr.
Kltnu Root, both of whom, however, wero
cognizant of all the essential features:
but by the then attorney general. Mr. P.
C. Knox, at present senator from Penn
sylvania.
fatny. or wrong-doing, fhere la nothing
to choose between a public servant who
dishonesty of any kind, and a i
. guil-
ln carrying out the will of the congress,
and the provisions of the law enactod by
congress after exhaustive examination
and discussion, were scrupulously com
piled with by the executive.
"While the transaction wa» pending. I
saw Mr. Cromwell but two or three
times, and my communications with him
were limited to tho exchange of purely
formal courtesies. Secretary Hay occa
sionally saw him- In the same manner.
I doubt whether Mr. Root held any con
versation with him. The attorney gen
eral aaw him frequently, as he was the
oounsel for thp Panama company; their
communications were official, as repre
senting the two sides."
Government Not Influenced.
"The action of the government." he
says, was wholly uninfluenced by any
question of who were or were not stock
holders. either In the new or the old
co « a matter of fact." he explains,
"the canal company, either or both, had
been owned by American citizens or by
citizens of any other nationality, it would
not have altered in the slightest degree
the action taken by this government.
Our concern was to get the canal prop
erty. which was owned by the French
company, and to see that the title was
clear. Our transactions were carried on
openly, and wdre published In detail, ana
we dealt solely (so far as the Interests of
the Panama company %were concerned)
with the liquidator appointed by the
proper French governmental body, tho
civil tribunal of the Seine, and in ac
cordance with the decree of this same
tribunal, with tho new Panama canal
company, which also went Into liquida
tion upon the sale to the United States.
Deal Open and Above Board.
"All our transactions wero tfhrrlod on
openly and wero published In detail.
The president states that the money
was paid through the New York banking
house of J. r. Morgan A Co., acting as
fiscal agents of this government. Into the
Bank of France In Paris.
"In these payments." he says, “we fol
lowed to the letter tho decree of the gov
ernmental tribunal of Franco which had
the authority to make such a decree, tho
civil tribunal of the Seine. We had
neither desire nor authority to go behind
by ratification of the arbitration which
resulted in that division.
Distribution of Money,
"! wish to make ns clear a« possible
and ns emphntlc as possible the state
ment that we did not have anything to
do with the distribution of a dollar of the
$40,000,000 we paid, as regards stockhold
ers or bondholders of the French compa
nies, save that we followed out the nward
of the arbitrators appointed In accord
ance with the decree of the French court
which had dealt with ; tho subject In
awarding a certain proportion to the old
company and a certain proportion to tho
new company. Any question concerning
the stockholders, bondholders or other
beneficiaries of the proceeds of salo was
purely a question for the civil tribunal of
the Seine, the French governmental body
with which this nation had nothing what
ever to do.
Cromwell'* Part.
"Under these circumstances, there was
not the slightest need for Mr. Cromwell
to give any Information on the subject
government to Inquire who were the se
curity holders of the companies.
"Nevertheless, Mr. Cromwell, of his
own accord, has submitted to me. togeth
er with a copy of his statement published
on the 11th instant end which I trans
mit herewith, a ft.M list of the stockhold
ers of the new Panama canal company
of France on Jan. 15. 1900. (numbering
over 5,000) and a list of all stockholders
who were present at a special meeting of
the company held Feb. 28, 1902. Imme
diately after tho canal offer of the com
pany was mndo to the United States
(Jan. 9-11, 1902), to accept the ap
praisement of $40,000,000 made by the
Isthmian canal commission and to sell for
said sum the Panama canal concessions
and other property, and tho shares of the
Panama Railroad Company.”
Referring to accompanying documents
tho president says
*nt says no payment will be
the stock of the old Panama
pnny. and he is Informed the
payment on the bonded indebtedness will
be but 10 per cent. About 5,000 share
holders of the new Panama company
will receive payments and they will re
cover their original investments with an-
last," he says, "arc on deposit with
Credit Lyonnalse of Paris aa a proper
custodian of the same, appointed upon
such liquidation. Recently a request was
made by a private Individual to Inspect
the records of those payments, but an
swer was made by the custodians that
they saw ro proper reason for granting
such request by a stranger, and Inas
much as there Is net the slightest ground
for suspicion of any bad faith In the
transaction, It hardly seems worth while
to make the request; but if the congress
desires. I have no doubt that on the re-
a uest of our ambassador In Paris, the
•ts of Individuals will be shown him.
"As a matter of fact, there Is nothing
whatever In which this government Is
Interested, to Investigate aliout this
transaction. So far as this government
Is concerned, every step of the slightest
Importance has been mado public by It*
(Continued on Page Three.)
Complete New Road.
NORFOLK, V*.. Dec. 15—Construc
tion work Is prscftwlljr completed on
tho Deepwater and Tidewater railroad
built by Henry H. Rogers, between
this city and Deepwater, W* V*„ a dis
tance of 142 mile*. It If expected that
the n*w Hno wilt be computed and in
operation next year.
American and Other Compa
nies Restrained From En
gaging in Commerce.
NEW YORK, Dec. IB.—Tho decree
of the United States circuit court in
the government's suit against the
American Tobacco Company and oth
ers, which was filed today, declares
the American Tobacco Company, the
American Snuff * Company, the It. J.
Reynolds company, Pierre Lnrlllard
and the Blackwell’* Durham Company
a monopoly and.engaged in an illegul
combination.
The decree restrains these hold
ing companies from engaging In for
eign and Interstate commerce until
com potion between them Is restored.
The decree denies the receiverships
asked by the government.
An appeal which has been taken to
the United States supreme court will
act as a temporary stay to' today's
decree.
NEGRO POWELL
NOT INJHE ARMY
Alleged Soldier Who Figures
in President’s Message Says
He Wasn’t There.
ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 15.—James Pow
ell, who Is figuring at the national capi-
tol as one of those who "shot up" the
town of Brownsville two years ngo, denies
that he acted ns charged In the special
message of President Roosevelt. Powell
Is Janitor at tho Atlanta Dental College
and bears a good reputation. He is ono
of thoso whom tho president's special
detectives claim took part Id the riotous
conduct which led to an 1 * *
of the Twenty-fifth infan
charged from the service.
make an impression. He claims to have
hot been In the army at the tlmo of tho
trouble, but was discharged from the
Powell’s statement is affirmed by Dr.
William C. Crenshaw, who states that he
knows positively that Powell was not in
the army at the time of the Brownsville
MOONSHINERS
AFTER DEPUTY
Attempt Made to Assassinate
Officer Norton, on G., F.
& A. Passenger Train.
KESSLER, Ga., Dec. 15.—By an un
known assailant hidden behind a treo
lust off the right-of-way of tho Georgia,
Florida and Alabama railway near hvr®,
a bullet was sent into the coach of a
passenger tmin this afternoon shatter
ing glass over the heads and shoulders of
United States Deputy Marshal Z. Norton
and passing Just- in front of his eyes.
Threats aro said to havo reached him
within the last three days warning him
to ceaso his efforts to round up moon
shiners In this section.
Last week he captured Camp Hall, who
has the soubriquet of tho "King Bee”
of all moonshiners.
FRENCH CRITICS
SAY DUB FAILURE
THE FIGARO DECLARES FATAL
MISTAKE MADE IN ADOPTING
LObK CANAL PROJECT. ..
PARIS. Dec. 16—Bine® the accident
to the Gatun dam, part of which re
cently sank, the French critics who
disagree with the American plan for
the construction of the Panama cana;
havo been actively predicting its com
plete failure.
The Figaro declares that the fatal
mistake on the part of the American
engineers when they adopted the lock
canal project, was the substitution of
dams at Rio Grande and Gatun for the
plan of dams at Mlraflores and Bohlo
PRISONER FIRED
TRIED TO BURN OUT AND IN AT.
TEMPT BURNED HIMSELF
BADLY.
AlfEMCUB. Qjl, Dec. 15—Deipertt,
at th, prospect of another term In
atripes, Tom Adami recently discharg
ed from the Sumter chalngang early
this morning fired the calaboose at
DeSoto In wMch he wa« confined.
Adams waa arrested last night upon
the charge of burglary and confined In
the DeSoto calaboose until brought to
Amerlcus this morning.
Tho building was In dimes when
citizens aroused came to the rescue
and extinguished the btaxa, dragging
Adams wellnlgb suffocated to safety.
Adams la charged with burglarizing
Baxley's store at DaSoto recently ana
was dressed In apparel Identified aa
stolen goods.
DRS, BROWN UNO WHITE
NAMED MEMBERS BOARO
ATLANTA. On . D*o. II —Dr. A. F.
Whits, f* Flovlll*. arA Dr. 8. A. Brawn.
BRIEF SUMMARY
DOINGS CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15—The
president's Panama €«nj«J mes
sage was read in the senate to
day and its reading was re
ceived with loud laughter by
some of the senators.
Senator Foraker endeavored to
have the senate adopt a resolu
tion calling on the secretary. of
war for dotailed information
concerning the men employed, In
structions given and expenses in
curred in the investigation by
dotectives Into tho £rownsvillo
affair, referred to by tho presi
dent in his message of yesterday.
Senator Wsrren objected to the
immediate consideration of the
resolution and it will come up
for consideration tomorrow.
The postal saving^ bank bill
was tho subject of dneochea by
Senators Carter and Depsw, both
of whom advocated the measure.
The bill was made the unfinish
ed business of the ^er.nte, dis
placing the joint resolution for
the repeal of the j commodity
clause of the interstate com
merce l*w. f
On motion of Senator Fulton,
the omnibus claims bill will be
taken up by the s®mite on Jan
uary 6 for consideration.
Brief memorial services were
held for tho late Representative
George W. Smith, of Illinois, and
at 3:30 tho a«nat® adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15—The
hopes of the so-called insurgent*
in the house of representatives
for a revision of .the rules of
that body were dissipated, for
the time being at least, when
Mr. Gardner, of . Massachusetts,
today failed to obtain the adop
tion of an amended resolution
calling for the appointment of a
committee of eight members to
consider and report the changes
they deem necessary. By a sub
stantial majority the houso vot
ed to take »way from the com
mittee on foreign affairs consid
eration of the resolution, which
in it® original form simply call
ed for information from the sec
retary of stato regarding what
the Britis’h house of commons
had done in that regard. A rul
ing by the speaker that the
amendment of Mh Gardner
changed the character of the res
olution in such a way as to not
make it privileged was sustained
and the resolution then was laid
on the table.
After passing some bills relat
ing to the district of Columbia
the remainder of the day was
taken up with the bill to reviao
the penal ( laws .of the United
States, which was considered at
length during th® last session.
At 5:03 p. m. the house ad
journed.
LIGENSE TAX IS
UNREASONABLE
U. S. Supreme Court Holds
$500 on $1,800 Salary is
Exorbitant.
supremo court today, ItT the case of the
mayor and aldermen of Savannah vs.
\V. D. Cooper. Savannah agent for the
Armour. Packing Company. It ts held
that a license tax of 1500 on an agent
making no more than $1,800 a year Is
exorbitant anil unreasonable.
Tho Savannah authorities Imposed a
straight license lax of $100 on agents of
packing houses and an additional $400
on those handling fresh meats. Mr. Coop
er sought an Injunction on many,grounds
the main ono being that he would havo
to pay the tax, which. In consideration
of his $1,800 salary, would be*unreasona
ble. Judge Carlton granted the restrain
ing order, which Is sustained by ths
higher court.
Mill FOREMAN SHOT;
POSSE AFTER NE6R0
V. A. HERLONG VICTIM OF EMPLOYE.
ASSAILANT FLEES TO
8WAMP.
POPULAR VOTE
Taft 7,637,676; Bryan 6,393,-
182—Bryan’s Gain Over
Parker 1,315,211.
NEW YORK, Dee. 15.—The total pop
ular vote of the various presidential can
didates at the last national olectlon was
made known today In an official form by
the filing of tho last of the official vote,
that of Michigan. Tho total shows the
following vote cast:
Taft, republican 7,557.676
Iirynn, democrat 6,995,182
Debs, socialist 447.631
t'lmfln. prohibitionist $41,252
Hlsgcn. Independence R.1.1M,
Watson, populist. 88.871
Otliiaus, socialist-labor 15,421
Total for all candidates 14,852,23*
Vote Was Heavy.
This grand total exceeds by 1,841,581
he to! * - - - . . *•-*
reside
grand
Coinpu. — — —
dldnt* s of tho republican, democratic and
socialist parties Increased their vote this
year. Tho reverse Is true of the prohi
bition, populist and socialist-labor par
ties. The Independence party did not
tfeure in the presidential election of four
years ago.
Increase for Democracy.
Tho biggest difference In a party Is
shown In nn Increase for Bryan of 1,315,•
211 over tho total vote cast In 1904 for
Alton B. Parker, the democratic candi
date. Taft received 14,190 votes more
than wero polled for President Roosevelt
in 1904. and Debs ran 45.SC8 abend of his
predecessor on the socialist ticket.
Populists Loss Heavily.
The heaviest loss Is shown by the pop
ulists who. with the same candidate, reg
istered 88,312 votes less this year than In
1904 when their total was 117.183.
The prohibitionist candidate, Chafln. ran
17.284 votes behind the 1904 mark of his
parly, and Gllhaus, tho socialist-labor
candidate, received only about 50 per cent
of the vote given to Corrigan, which was
31.249 In the previous presidential raco.
Tho Vote In the South.
Taft. Bryan. Dobs.
Ren. ~
Alabama 25.308
Arkansas ..... 56,967
Florida 10.654
Georgia 41.692
Kentucky 235,711
Louisiana .... 9,589
Maryland 111,253
Mississippi ... 4.463
Missouri 346,915
N. Carolina... 114.887
Oklahoma ....110,550
9. Carolina.... 3,847.
Tennessee ....118,287
Texas 69.229
Virginia 53.573
87,043
244.082 4.060
63.568 2.538
111,117 2 500
64,250 1,403
345.884 15.298
136,928 345
J23.907 21,725
62.289 Ml
82,946
FATHER KILLED
BY SONJN DUEL
Quarrel Between John Kitch
ens and His Boy Results
Fatally.
AUGUSTA, Ga., Dec. 15.—John Kltrti
ens and hla son, Monroe, farmers, living
nt Wrens. Ga.. 30 miles from Augusta,
engaged In a shot gun duel today, th®
son killing the father.
Bath men. It la suld, were drinking, and
Dr. M. B. llerlong, a prominent
clan, stated that V. A. llerlong. hla nroiti
er and foreman of the McGehr-e Lumber
Company mills at Woodstock, had been
shot to death by a negro employe and
that a posse hud been formed and were
In hot pursuit of the negro, who had
escaped to a nearby swamp.
Woodstock Is a small settlement In
Baker county and many citizens Joined
the white men at the mill In pursuit of
tho black man.
No particulars of tho murder could bo
THIRTEEN YEAR OLD LAD
MYSTERIOUSLY MISSING
ATLANTA. Dec. 15.—The Atlanta
police have been asked to try and find
Lewis Levy, the 13-year-old aon of
Mr. and Mrs. B. Levy. Ho has been
missing from home since last Friday.
Tho lad left home for school and has
not been seen since.
BIRDSONG PLEADS GUILTY;
GETSALIFE SENTENCE
JACKSON. Miss., Dec. 15—Dr. Tho*.
Birdsong, slayer of Dr. A. B. PlVf»,
A prominent physician of HaxlehursL
today entered a plea of guilty tn ac
cordance with an agreement between
counsel and was given a life sentence
In th® penitentiary.
Cramp and Son Get Contract.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 15-The Writ.
Cramp and Ron Ship and Engine Com
pany, of Philadelphia, submitted tha
lowest bid l* tha construction of a
steel collier for the navy, authorized
by congress May 1). 1901. The bid
was for th<* "instruction In twenty
months for $775,000. The next lowest
bidder was the Newport News Ship
building Company, which offered to
build th* v®*ft®l for 1790.000 In sixteen
month*. Ths oth®r bid* ranged from
9905,000 to 91*974,000*.
JURY SELECTED 10
TRY THORNTON OAINS
DEFENDANT EXPRESSES HIM
SELF AS WELL PLEASED WITH
THE PERSONNEL.
FLUSHING. N. Y.. Dec. 1C—A Jury
of twelve has been selected to try
Thornton J. Hal ns, a story writer, an a
principal In tho killing of Wm. E.
Annls, a publisher who was shot to
death by Captain Fcrer Halnn at tho
Bayslde Yacht Club last summer, and
tomorrow tho state will present Its
rase against ths author. Hlx Jurors
wore chosen today, th® twelfth taking
his seat shortly bufor® 6 o’clock tonight
when an adjournment was taken until
tomorrow morning.
Hains Pleased With Jury.
One hundred and seventeen talesmen
were examined before the Jury box
wss nilod. Thornton Hains expressed
himself as pleased with the make-up
of the jury that would pass upon the
cvldenco in tho case.
The expedition wltn which the Jury
was chosen, taking only four sessions
of court. Is considered unusual In view
of the widespread knowledge of the
case In Queens county.
The proseoptlon’s case wIM be pre
sented by District Attorney Darrin and
It Is expected that the •xsmtnatlon of
witnesses by both sides will consum®
at least two or three days.
A Novel Feature.
A feature of the trial will be a tank
of wafer and a model of tho cat boat
In miniature, replica of the scene of tho
shootlm? which will bo placed on a
table in front of the witness stand.
Iron manikins representing ths prin
cipals In the affair will be moved
around In this marine theater to Il
lustrate actions and positions taken In
the tragedy by Hains and tit® wit
nesses.
The member* of the Jury will be per
mitted to return to their homes at
the conclusion of each day's trial.
JOEL HURT TAKES PLACE
OF GRAY ON W, & A,
ATLANTA, Deo. 16—Joel Hurt, the
well known financier of Atlanta, has
been appointed a member of tha ape
rial commission which la to investi
gate tha feasibility of extending tho
slate railroad, the Western and At
lantic. to the sea with convict labor.
Ho takes the place of James R. Gray,
editor of th® Atlanta Journal, who
has askod to bo relieved.
The commission has not yet begun
Its work, but will probably meet early
i In th* coining year. It «wlU report to
| the n®xt legislature, and In ths mean
time will Inquire Into every phase
of the extension question. It wap
created under a resolution Introduc'd
igennrul assembly by Hooper AUxan-
SCHWAB SAYS THE MANUFACTURE
IS ENTITLED TO A DIVIDEND OF
FIFTEEN TO TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT
CHRISTMAS GIFT
IS HISJEEDOM
Otto Black Goes Back to Ohio
to Join Family For tho
Holidays.
Disagrees With Mr. Carnegie
in Regard to Tariff
. Schedule on Steel.
TARIFF FOR PROTECTION
ISU
BY WITNESS
ATLANTA. Ga., Dec. 15—In order
that he mny return to his family m j
Ohio for tho Christmas holidays, otto i
Black, a white man serving a term In I
the ponitqptiary for horse stealing,
was today grunted a pardon by Gov-]
omor Smith. This is one of the cases j
favorably recommended by tho prison
commission several days ngo. The
others will be passed upon this after
noon or tomorrow. ^
(black was a man of repute In his
home. He came to Georgia on a bus
iness trip, and became involved in a
controversy over u horse. It led to
his conviction hero on the charge or
horse stealing, and he received a long
sentence. Late- developments are said
to show that ho could not have been
guilty of more than a technical viola
tion of the law.
A. letter from the prisoner's daugh
ter, addressed to tho governor and tho
prison commission, was received at
the cnpltol last week*. It begged the
authorities to release her father and
allow him to return homo for the holi
days, asking the favor an u special
gift from bantu Glaus.
Eb. T. Williams, of Atlanta, pre
sented the appeal for clemency.
NAGGING BRINGS
DIVORCE SUIT
Harry Dodd, Lawyer, Alleges
His Wife Pinched and
Scratched Him.
ATLANTA. Ga., Dec. IB—Suit for
dlvorco wns brought today by Harry
Dodd, the well-known lawyer, against
his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Collier Dodd,
duughtcr of tho later George W. 'Col
lier, who was one of Atlanta's wealthi
est men.
Cruel treatment and desertion are
urged as grounds for the divorce. It Is
set forth that the defendant "habitual
ly nugged, quarreled and bemoaned
plaintiff, using abuslvo and offensive
language and resorting frequently to
physical violence and fighting, after the
fashion of a nagging woman, to-wtt:
pinching, scratching, pulling and strik
ing plaintiff In the face." etc. It Is
also charged that she threatened to
tako plaintiff’s life and the lives of
their children.
Mr. and Mrs. Dodd were married In
1905 and havo two children. It U al
leged that Mrs. Dodd Is worth about
$200,000.
INSIDE WATERWAY
FI
COL. KINGMAN REPORTS ON RE-
SURVEY—SUGGESTS GREAT
ER WIDTH OF CHANNEL.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—Secretary
Wright has transmltteed to congress
a report by Col. Kingman, corps of
engineers, on tho resurvey of tho In-
sldo water route between Savannah
and Femandlna* made with a view
of determining the beat route of th#
proposed waterway.
Improvement of this route as a
mhole has been carried on by tho
gencrul government since 1892 and
has for Its object the securing of a
sheltered or land-lccked route along
the coast lino between the ports
named with a minimum depth of
Sevan feet.
Col. Klngmnn recommends the con
tinuation of tho Improvement of the
name general depth, but with in
creased width of channel with a
change of routo at two points and
the addition of alternative or aux
iliary channels at four other locali
ties. The estimated cost la 92J7.000,
of which $76,000 Is for a dredging
vessel.
newIl of lading
CHAIRMAN KNAPP CONFERS WITH
8H1PPER3—ONE CLA88 OF
SHIPPER8 KICKS.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 15—Chafrman
Knapp, of the Interstate commerce
commission, today had a conference
with representatives of shippers from
all parts of tho country regarding the
proposed bill of lading. The form of
the proposed bill Is meeting with gen
eral acceptance not only by the rail
ways, but by the shippers. On® class
of Uppers, represented at today’s
conference, consignees of perishable
products, fruits and vegetables—feel
that th® bill of lading, aa proposed does
not deal them fairly. They want the
value of the property to bo fixed at tho
point of destination Instead of at rh«
point of origin, and they desire that
the property be given u negotiable
value at th® point of shipment.
The likelihood Is that the proposed
hill of lading, which has been agreed
to by tho Interstate commerce commle-
slon and by many of the carriers will
be accepted, with such modifications
as may be re ".onablo without further
negotiations ut rtgaxd to tho mailer.
Steel Magnate Says Cost of Manu
facture is Greater in America Thrri
Elsewhere, and That Unequal Cpat
of Production Demands a Tariff
Duty in Order to Obtain Fair
Profits in the Steel Trade—Gives
His Ideas of What Manufacturers
Aro Entitled to—Says Roads Don't
Want Cheaper Raila—Champ Clark
Takes a Hand.
WASHINGTON. Dee. 15.—Dlagroo-
Ing with the published views of An
drew Carnegie, with regard to tho
steel schedule of the tariff. Charles
M. Schwab, former president of the
United States Steel Corporation,
gave valuable testimony before tho
house ways and means committee at
the tariff hearing today.
4 While he practically admitted that
tho conditions which existed nine
years ago would havo permitted a re
duction In the steel sohedulc u t that
tlmo, he Hiild that the cost of every
Item entering Into tho manufacture of
steel rails havo Increased’ ta touch an
extent that the presept conditions
must bo changed to permit of * tariff
reduction.
Increased Cost of Production.
“In five years there will not bo a
Bessemer stool converting works left
In thQ United States,’,’ Mr. Schwab
predicted. “Bessemer steel will bo of
no use. The same Is true of struc
tural steel as well ns rails. They
will all be made by the 'open hearth’
process of mahufocture. Costly
changes In the construction, of tho
f (hints (will be necessary to make tho
inprovements In tho method of man
ufacture."
"Open Hearth" Process.
Mr. Schwab also declared that with*
In ten years the "open henrth” pro-
edaa would be superseded by the elec
tric system of manufacture which
was being developed In Germany.
"These changes In tho process of
manufacture increase the quhllty of
the steel,” he continued, "but they
also slightly Increase the cost of pro
duction.”
Mr. BchwAb said he was not In favor of
any change in the tariff on stcol and
Htoel products. '
"A moderate change would not mak* a
material difference," he said, "but a rad
ical change might do considerable harm.”
Me Admitted that the tariff could be tak
en off Iron ore without affecting the
value of the Mentha ore of this country.
8chwab's Iron From Cuba.
Mr. Hch'wab stated that tho Bothlohcm
Steel Company, of which h# is president.
Imports all of Its iron or® from Cuba.
Chairman Payne, of th® committee, b«-
8 an n cross flro of questions by asking
Ir. Hchwnh about a letter which had
been referred to by a previous wltnsss.
This letter was written by Mr. Schwab
to Henry C. Frick on May 16, 1*19, and
stated that rails were being made for
less than $12 a ton, or nearly $7 less
than tho cost in England. In the letter
Mr. Schwab predicted that the Carnegie
Steel Company, of which he was then
presldont, would be able to Incrcoso its
net earnings to $2,600,000 a month and
•aid It could sell all of Its surplus pro
duction abroad at a profit nearly equal
to t|ie profit oa domestic safes.
Mr. Schwab stated that In Germany
tho cost of producing pig Iron is from
$9.50 to $12 a ton; while the post of con
version Into steel Is about the samo as
In this country. The cost of manufac
ture In England Is a little less than In
Germany.
"If the tariff on *te«l should be consid
erably reduced.” asked Mr. Hill, of Con
necticut, "would the, steel business be
seriously affected?”
Tariff for Protection Needed,
"If conditions are equal, we can make,
steel rails as cheap as they can ho mado
anywhere,” replied Mr. Schwab. "Ths
cost of manufacturing steel depends on
two conditions: th# cost of the material
In the ground and the cost of labor. If
these conditions are the same aa- else
where wo don’t need the tariff; but If the
cost of transportation or labor or some
thin* else Is greater here, we need a
tariff for protection.’ .
Mr. Schwab claimed that he was not
aware of any understanding between the
United States Steel Corporation and the
German Steel Syndicate and ths English
Steel Rail Syndicate.
Schwab Answers Frankly.
Mr. Schwab answered all questions
with frankness. He said tho price of
stenl rails was fixed by most of tho
American manufacturers at 928 In 1895 or
1895; that In 1391 during th® "steel war*’
this price was not maintained, but that
following the war it waa again agreed to
maintain that price. Sine® than no man
ufacturer has attempted to tower tills
price for fear of preolpltatlng another
conflict. . . . . .
"Is the tariff balanced between pi* Iren
and rails?" asked Representative Hill.
"Tho differential between rails and
rolled steel products Is fair," stated Mr.
Schwab, replying affirmatively.
Legitimate Profits for Manufacturers.
Mr. Schwab declared that the aver*go
manufacturer Is entitled to a profit of 13
to 20 per cent and that tho most success
ful manufacturers should have 25 per
cent profit. Ho said tho railroads were
not In favor of a reduction In the price
Of St«el rails. He said t)i« hujaIi consum-
ere as well as tha large ones aro In favon
of maintaining a uniform price of struct
ural steal.
He testified that tho United States
Steel Corporation manufactures from 46
• ('■ i •-« nt il.it uU’ul produced In
this country.
Champ Clark Chimes In.
"Does that include tbo prodw'Mon of
the Tennessee Company, tho purchase of
.which was consented to by tho presi
dent?" asked Mr. Clark, of Mls.ourl.
I "No. It does not, although I don’t know
! anything about tho president consenting
I to the purchase,” replied Mr. Schwab.
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