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The Macon Daily Telegraph WEATHER FORECAST FOR GEORGIA:—GENERALLY FAIR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY: VARIABLE WINDS. ESTABLISHED IN 182*. MACON, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 16, 1908 DAILY, $7.00 A YEAR. 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. Ivlng Iravor or reau W. Taussig. Pi nt Harvard ITr ; for ever nn h< Referring to . said he thou* should atta< b • today as m t Fries In !'* •» th»* tariff Frank , cupled the stand • M .1 tid * i other