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iff iifim iittitfi vitiiB fir Vv''- 12 PAGES i One Section WEATHER PRICE FIVE CENTS CHARLOTTE TUESDAY MORNING JUNE 3 1913 FOUNDED 18G9 Senate Strikes Out Boldly A on Winding Trail With Interest Tar Heel Congressmen Given Important Committee Assignments SIX ARE ON BIG TEN Godwin Pott and Poiighlon arc Chairmen Betlume Succeeds Ii Hale ns Clerk Observer Bureau 207 llihhs Building Washington June 2 In Hie lst of assignments announced al th( Ilose Democratic caucus this afternoon North is shown to have added another chairmanship to the list making three in all for the State Besides the ilinir-manship six of the other representatives from the Stale are on vv Hat nra known 'as the Munmittec1 Tills is a rcinnrklde showing an I a ju-t reward for the people of the State who have "kept their Representatives on the job" long enough for Hum to advance to Important positions The chairmen of commit tecs are Godwin Committee on Refoim in the Civil Ron Cininuit toe on Claims Doughton Committee mi Ex- jienditures in the Agrimiltural Depart-j'J tuent Mr Doughton has been on this committee several years and has just risen to tile chairmanship Godwin and Pott have been chairmen some ears Reprcsenative Webb is ranking member un the Jndiciarv Committee Gadget- on Public Buiildings and Grounds Sledinan on Foreign Affa rs Page on Appropriations Small on Rivers and Harbors Kitihm on Ways land and Faison on Men hunt Marine ad Fisheries liy a rule passed the pies-en Congress members of the committee are ineligible for membership on any other lomnutlee tlo-reliv conlin ng Weidi Etodman Page Small and pou lo one committee The other five have assignments flour the as rying I tiie 1 would to list tin list was the with cent duty cents iwth said ad tin lake are in Subcommittee at Work Equalizing Schedules of Underwood Bill SUGAR REMAIN SAME Understood Tariff Measure Will he Much I vow or When it Goes Before Senate Committee Washington June 2 and will not go on the fret list tn Democratic tariff law if recommendation of the Sennit Finance Subcommittee in charge or the agricultural schedule is accepted This important alteration of tiie Underwood lull it passed the House was determined upon todav by the subcommittee composed of Senators Williams Shively and Gore It was decided in riir-j cut the determination to perfect Underwood lull bv equalizing raw materials and their predicts that il lie wiser to levy nominal duties on meats and flour products than put livestock and grain on tiie free In accordance with this decision subcommittee took Irom tiie free fresh meats hoot mutton and and made them dutiable at 10 ad valorem Wheat flour restored to the dutiable lis' at spi ollic rate of 15 cents a barrel other wheat products at 10 per ad valorem and the Underwood on oats was reduced from 10 per bushel to ii cents per bushel a i ompeiisatm duty on oatmeal to lie approximately 5 per cent valorem OATMFAl OFF FREE LIST This rate on oatmeal was not definitely determined hut it is assured it the recommendation will lie to oatmeal from tiie free list Cat-tie sheqi and hogs will he left as they in tiie proposed lull dutiable at per rent nil valorem and tho Underwood duty of 10 cents a bushel on wheat will stand protest American Livestock Association said in putt PROTESTS AS FILED "The result of the free admission of meats from other surplus countries would in- first of all to discourage the livestock business and if the prices were forced to the level of Argentina beef or Australian mutton the business would he so unprofitable tluil this country would soon cease to profile Its own meats Armour Svvit and Morris have large plants in Argentina tho protest assented and handle 59 per rent of the export trade of South America Two of these firms are building large plants in Uruguay Swift Co building plant in Brisbane (jueons-land There are three plants in Canada operated by the same American pueaers The proposition that to place meat on the 1 roe list would result in curb-ling the so-called beef trust Is preposterous" the petition continued "Whatever control American puck- bn reported could probably nerative prices Tin- present output Ik doubled Item i-vvll I ring this about Restrict Program to Tariff Currency and Emergency Bills WORK Caucus Gives Lloyd Silver Ioiing Cup for Ilitt Work During Various Campaigns Washington June 2 House Democrats in caucus today restricted the legislative program of the extra ses-s on to tariff currency and emergency appropriations election cases Com- mittee assignments as submitted by (lwirman Underwood anil his i ol- toaKu(s WayH am M(nls rom the mittee majority were adopted by caucus without change The program as presented by Representative Underwood was made binding on Democratic members of the House stand ng committees The resolution by which this was accomplished provided that no standing committees except the committees on Wavs and Means Appropriations Banking and Currency Elections Tinting Accounts and Rules shall report lull or resolutions to the House or have them placed on the calendar without permission expressly granted by the Democratic caucus The caucus chose Representative Shackleford of Missouri for chairman of the new Committee oil Good Roads and named Representative Dickinson of Missouri to succeed him as a member of the Ways and Means UoinmttM While the committee list was under consideration Representatives Roehr o' Missouri and Tribble of Georgia oorn-pla ned that Representatives Maher of New York and Hensley of Missouri had been to make room for Representative Lewis of Maryland as chairman of the Committee on Labor Mr Lewis was ranked by the other two members on the committee in the last Congress Representativ Tribble said if organized labor was to dictate tile selection of a chairman of the House Committee on Labor he would like to know why tiankers should not dictate the chairmanship of the Banking and Currency Committee farmers the Agriculture Committee and so on The caucus gave Representative Lloyd of Missouri a silver loving cup in appreciation of his services as chairman of the Democratic congressional committee Representative Palmer presenting the eulogized Mr Lloyd's management of various Campaigns OPPOSED 10 ATHLETIC SCOUTS FOP COLLEGE President Few of Trinity Makes Report to His Board of Trustees: Faculty Changes Announced i Special to The Observer) Durham June 2 This afternoon at 2 o'clock the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees was held in the facultv room of the East Duke building The principal event was the report of President Few President Few in his annual report lirst referred to the death of two of the oldest trustees of the college Col John Alspaugh and Judge A Montgomery speaking of the notable set vices rendered by them the former being a trustee from 1867 to the time of death the latter from 1870 Faculty changes noted were the filling of the (hair of Greek by the eleetion of Prof Peppier formerly of Fiiuory College Prof Walter Lookari is appointed to service in the law school Prof Julian Blanchard will return in the Fall from Columbia University where he has been pursuing graduate work and will take charge of engineering classes Assistant Professor McCobli has resigned and is succeeded by Prof A Forsyth Discussing the equipment the president remarked on the completion of the dormitory given hv Duke Other changes in behalf of better ser-ice were noted Bummer courses will Vie given hy the faculty of Trinity Park School for the benefit of those who wish to niatrieuhite at the college nox Fall and are not able to do so In the col-lege itself President Few said that the new arrangement of the cur- i l'ieuium grouped the courses so as to conserve and tiling to a focus the energy of the students The athletic situation in the received attention President Few condemned the pract ep of sending out scouts to induce promising athletes to enter certain institutions ti I I I I 1 I i Framers of Party Platform Never Dreamed of Free List He Says PLEDGE IS VIOLATED Underwood Plan lie Declares Will Destroy Home Industry and Bring No Relief to Consumer Washington June 2 Senator Rutisdell of Louisiana in a prepared speech today discharged verhil broadside at the to-called Trust'' declared the free sugar schedule of tf'e tariff hill "violated the pledge of the Baltimore platform not to destrov legit Imate industry" and declared that in supporting free sugar "the Democratic party will lie placing into the hands of the Sugar Trust and ot her refiners'' Mr Rundsdcll made the statement ihiit the rune industry of Louisiana supported a million that the heel sugar industry employed 1 50000 people with 51)0000 dependent upon it and that 200000 people in Hawaii depended on sugar The refiner he declared employed about 100 00 men ATTACKS ALLEGED TRUST Directly attacking the i-o-ralled sugar trust Senator Rnnsdell reviewed the customs frauds and the Government's anti-trust suits tfie American Sugar Refining Company ami declared that former Attorney General Wiekersharr had re-terred to some of the refiners as ritninuls of unparalleled depravity" The campaign for free sugar he charged was conducted hv the refiners distinct attention from No reductions in price to the consumer would follow free sugar Senator Runsdell declared but charged that after competition had been eliminated the price would be raised Senate! Rnnsdell contended that the framers of the Baltimore platform did not contemplate free sugar and deilared that the word "that will not injure or destroy nnj legitimate imlustrv" were written into the platform with "especial reference lo sugar'' The Senator's argument was a very long one intended to show that free sugar would "violate the pledges of the Democratic party destroy the home Industry deprive the Government of some $52000000 imd bring no reduction of cost to the consumer JAPAN HAS ACCEPIEO PEACE PLAN OF BRYAN Tokio Government However Has Not Made Its Rejoinder to America's Reply lo Their INnmal Protest Washington June 2 Viscount Chmda the Ambassador from Japan late today ailed upon Set rotary Bryan with formal notification th Japan had accepted in principle the proposed plan advanced by the United States for universal penc Signers of the treaty proposed in Mr dan would agree to refrain from hostilities for a period of at leait nine months while any conflicting claims were under consideration liy an International joint ram-nveslon In the case of Japanese with the 10 other Nations that have received the proposal favorably the response applies solely to the general principle involved and none has committed itself to approval of any details of tiie proiei Therefore It may he many months before the tentative draft of the convention which Mr Bryan submitted to tin various Embassies and TiCgat mno cun lie reduced to a form wim-h will receive tlieir unqualified approval The statement by the Japanese Ambassador that Ins Government was prepared to give careful consideration to the peace proposal lias no bearing whatever upon the negotiations now In progress between the two countries regarding ralifornia alien legislation During tils call upon Mr Bryan todav the Ambassador discussed Gils subject from various-angles for half an hour hat without any definite result Tiie Japanese Foreign office has not yet cabled the Ambassador definite Instructions regarding the submission o' Its reinimler to the last American note ntid It is known that -t is conducting an Investigation ns basis for its rejoinder irari-imaii Merger Finns R(sslvd Washmgton June 2 Attorney Oen" eral McReynohls todav received from the Union pacific copies of its plans for dissolution of the Union Pacific merger lie will an analysis to determine the Government's attitude Mr MeKeyriolds said today he had not yet finally determined when or where tile Government's proposed suit under the Sherman anti-trust law for follows: Gudger Public Buddings and made to the Finance Committee late Grounds Indian Af'aus KvprmBtuiq his "0'k n'xt "ck and tin-in the Postofllce Depat menl Godwin Senators who propose the change be-i Rf form in the Civil SVrv i AleohoPe It "'ill have the approval the -Liquor Traffic Expenditures the majority members and also of the 'War Department: Pou claims i lies Democrat Ic caucus Expenditures in tin- Department of: "on after the passage Commerce: Doughton Expenditures in the Department of Agriculture i Roads Education Faison Merchant I Marine and Fisheries Census Expen-j ditures in the Navy Department North CaroPna is holding her posi- tion well on the Hou-e side in keeping) with the lofty positions held by Sena- tors Simmons ami overman on the Senaate side of the Capitol Represenalive Pou returned to Bethune as clerk of tin- Corn-i mittee on Reform in the C-vil Serv t-e to succeed Hale who ha- been appointed postmaster at Fav etlev die Represenat ive Pou returned to Washington today Jesse Milliken of Siler Citv George It Bellamy of Brunswick County Brewer ot Wake Forest Thomas Davis of Wilmington Mr and Mrs I Julian and Mr and Mrs Arthur Menius of Salisbury are visiting here These recommendations will lie Soon after the passage of (tie I'n-derwood lull by the House there were manv protests against different ating between raw materials and their products and it was one of the first features to he taken up with tin Senate leaders and President Wilson Several weeks ago the committee determined to equalize the rated one wa or another mid a few duvs ago President Wilson was oonsnlted about the matter bv Senator Simmons chairman of (he Finance Committee and Senator Williams nother development today was the approval without change of the sugar schedule as it passed the House and other schedules advanced to varying stages of completion in I tie subcommittees It also was announced by Senator Shively that in his op aim the tariff hill as it goes to the Senate Committee will la tl lower loll in the aggregate than tin Underwood hill A filed today by the Monument to Soldier Sons Unveiled at Chapel Hill GIFT TO VALOR Women of State Raise Statue to Yotit lil'ul Chivalry Governor Pays Tribute Carolina Manhood i Special to Tiie Observer Hill June Scholarship and patriotism even of kindred blood and one in quick sympathy of response to thi- needs of this Commonwealth met today beneath the oaks of tiie Universltv campus and a new and perpetual bond of union between them and between past and future was forged by the unveiling and oed cation o' a heroic monument to the sons of tiie University who abandoned their looks and reluiqu-shcd dreams of civic greatness to embark on lie grim and ominous eateer of war in the period of 1 80 1 -1 si'' It commemorates also those who were fotmerlv University students and afterward entered the rnntlict At least 40 per cent of the students (iilitad a record su'd to tie not equaled loam other institution A distinguished gathering of men and women including Governor Craig who made the oration of the day marked the occasion which divided honors wth the exeruses of senior class day and the intcrsociet banquet tonight under skies almost as sombre as the prospect for peace In ivf) the monument a dream of artistic beauty was first revealed to view in late afternoon and was greeted by hcrs mini its beholders Erected through the of the North Carolina Division Daughters of the Confederacy the past three rears at a cost 500 ihe memorial is a tribute both to those wimse fidelity it honors and to those whose tirehss labors have made it possible Bit un led near the north entrance of the large quaden ngle the figure of the Confederate soldier as lie actually wan in uniform of gray anil with musket at "present arms" will keep eninpanv with the monument to Joseph Caldwell the first president Hu latter shaft being 200 paces farther south I ooming some IS feet high in the renter of a vista of towering oaks and overlook ng the chief entrance to the grounds the monument creates an imposing effect and the bronze figure stands like an over-vigilant sent me) to protect the University's Ideals from deteriorating attack A NADIA SCULPT It is a Cunnd'nn sculptor Jonn son whose studio is in Boston has carved into enduring form conception of tfie University part in the War Between the State in vvhiih more than Ifioo University min were engaged Tlip bronze figure stands on buses and d-e of Mount Ury granite The front die which is ut the north bears a bronze tablet depicting a young woman the Stale entreating the young student to take up arms lor his Commonwealth Books are falling from the arms ns he listens in evident agitation to her appeal Tfie figure surmounting the shaft is that of a young soldier facing th- north having turned his hack on the institution With ills soft fell hut pushed back from his brow and enthusiasm in every lino of his face lie represents the Call answered perfect accuracy of detail has been insisted upon in delineating tin costume and accoutrements of this Confederate soldier and tiie re-suit is a permanent representation which will he of increasing historic interest with the passing of the years The surmounting figure is ven reel high The musket is an exact reproduction of a Confederate gun and the canteen had its counterparts by thousands in tiie sixties Thp vves die hears this ins( ription the Sons of the University who entered the War of I8ii-fi5 in answer to the call of their country and whose fives taught tin lesson of their great commander that duty is tfie suhhniest word in the Engl sit on the east lilt are these words: order the auspices the North Carolina Division of the United Daughters ot the Confederacy aided hy the alumni of the University" The exercises preliminary to tho iime ling were held in Gerrard Hall The speech of presentation happily worded was iiiuile hy Mrs A Lon don (f Bittsboro and the acceptance was hy President Venable Craig was introduced liy Mai A London of Plttshoro Muk was interspersed throughout the program Mrs Marshall Williams of Faison president of the State made an address Gen Carr resplendent in full military uniform niadP a speech of thanks in behalf of the Indent veterans About t000 people formed in line and marched to the monument vvhere the unveiling occurred the ribbons being pulled hv Mrs London Mrs Williams Mrs Tillett Mrs Macnider Mrs Macrae president of the local chapter and Aliss Julia Alexander president of Stonewall Jackson Chapter Daughters of the Confederacy Charlotte Mrs James Kenan of Wilmington originated the movement MRS I jON DON SPEAKS the A London of In presenting of the Monument iComniflfeti of the' North Carolina t'i-! vision of the United Daughters of the Confederacy i have the honor 'and it gives me mtuh pleasum present in tlieir name to the trusie( of the University of North Carolina this monument whu ts erected tu memory of thoso RturicntH of this University who served in the armies of the Confederate States of America "No men in unv age or country more richly deserve to be commemorated in bronze or stone than th-asa youths who at the call of their respective States rushed to arms and suffered the indescribable hardships and dangers of a Confederate soldier's ttfe While this monument is an (Continued on Page Two) Democrats Meet to Elect Chairman of Congressional Committee JOHNSON DECLINES Iloyd and (Liter Confer With Wilson Altout Harmony in the Coining Campaign Washington June 2 Bepresenta-t Johnson of Kentucky after being unanimously elected chairman of the i la inncratu: congressional committee liight sprang a siiiprse Liy asking unanimous const nt to wihdruvv his name This was granted and another postponement o' election of officers until three wet Its lienee followed an I appeal by Senator James of Ken- tucky for tl 1 berate action Opposition to the eli ction of Mr Johnson who had been received as the leading candidate for tile ha-rmanship was reported to have been partially responsible for the failure of the eont-li it'ee to reorganize several weeks ago and there had been talk of a fight against him ton ght However when he was nominated by Representative Flood Representative Clark of Florida moved that the election be made unanimous and this was done i omptly Representative Johnson then announced that he had other duties to occupy his time and vuihdiew In ihe senssinn that followed Senator Stone of Missouri suggested the re-election of Representative Lloyd of Missouri as thaii'imm and Mr Clark suggested Represeutu'ive Cline of Indiana Senator James urged that Democratic ontrol of he Senate a ml House hinged upon campaign management the committeemen should take counsel among IhemSelves and with the President and that in the meantime definite action be deterred The committee sustained tills view and Representatives Lloyd of Missouri and Page of North Carolina were continued for three weeks Nine Senators and 25 Representatives attended the meet ng The committee adopted recommendations of Representative Lloyd to enlarge the committee liy increasing its senator al membership from nine to 2U Sen-a tors Mr Lloyd reported that he and Representative Page of North Carolina had ('(inferred with the Presideti with Senators and with the Executive Committee of the Democratic National Committee in accordance ith the suggestions of the National committeemen to bring about action in the com ng campaign and to avoid duplication of sorvire as to organization distribution of literature and collection of funds to meet the expenses of the campaign "He the President had concurred fully in this plan and approved the action of the Democratic Senators in naming 20 of their number to carry out thp suggestion of having on the congressional committee a Senator from each State where there is now a Democratic Senator and where a Senator is to be chosen in 1914 Mr Iloyd recommended that the olii rman of the reorganization congressional committee appoint a committee of five members to confer with the Executive Committee of the Democratic National Committee to make plans for harmonious action LONG TO BE TRIED Gastonia itlen will Hearing This Week Aiken June 2 Hugh Long repre-entati vo from Aiken County in the South Carolina Legislature will go on trial here tomorrow charged with the killing last Fall of Pickens Gunter then president of the Bank of Wagner Wagner- where both men lived Long andGunter were political adversaries and the former's candidacy for the Legislature through three primaries is said to have aroused much bitter feeling The shooting occurred after Long was successful when ho and Gunter clashed on the streets of Wagner A posse threatened Long who took refuge in his nevvs-I paper ottice wh't-h had been broken open and partly burned He stood off his pursuers with a rifle until the sheriff arrived and rescued him Long gave bond and occupied his seat in the House at the 'ast legislative session Formei Have ALFRED AUSTIN DIES British poet Laureate Minx Passes Away London June 2 Alfred Austin British poet laureate since 1896 todav nt the age of 77 Alfred Austin besides being a poet was a barrister a critic a novelist a war eon espomlerit and a political writer He published his first poem anonymously at die age of before he had taken hs degree at London His writings were vrrv patriotic in one poem of recent dale he called attention to the unpie-paiedness of (lie British Army for war and in another he eulogized the achievements of tin Britsh Navy He m-t many of the prominent Amer -cans who visited England among them Theodore Roosevelt and Mark Twain Southern If 5 oiirnamenl Montgomery Ala June 2 Expert golfers represent ng alrno-t evi ry State in the South some 178 players on the links today Spent the first day testing out what has proved to the experts the fastest ourse in thp South and manv exceptional scores were turned in (aids of 72 74 and 80 being numerous Several of the lesser known players turned in lower scores than former champion 1 Kdington of Memphis who was on thp links both morning and afternoon his score tie ng 4 3 out and 38 In a total of 82 lie begins tomorrow-morning defending his title against the champions from the other cities During the day a record was established on the link when Barker a professional of rmingham made the fiist hole in 3 the first time such scor ha ever been made here i I TRACKS YET UNSEEN Committee Grinds Away Willi Witnesses With or N'o Results Obtained Washington June 2 The Senate etruek out boldly today on the trail of the which President Wilson declared is operating to modify the tariff bill At the rate of four Senators an of the tlve men subcommittee stepped to the witness chair took the oath and then told their stories of senatorial wealth of poverty or moderate circumstances of business and professional connections and of their Interest or lack of it in the tariff measures Suspicion that the trail might prove a winding one with many a strange turning Drought out a good-sized crowd that listened Intently to these tales from senatorial life As Senator after Senator denied knowledge fthe existence of an organized lobby declared that improper influences had not been exerted upon him and that money to influence legislation never bad appeared upon the oonpresionai horizon at the piesont session the crowd lost its appetite and slowly thinned out Spectators who looked for sensations went away empty-handed SENATORS TESTIFY Senators who had served in Congress for manv years repeatedly testified during hour the colleagues On the n'estigatng the all-day session that they believed there was less personal appeal to members of the two houses now- than at any tariff revision of recent years Nearly a dozen and a haif Senators had been examined before the end of tonight's session and while they discolsed freely their personal business affairs and the extent of their property investlments the committee found no evidences of the use of senatorial or outside influence to improperly effect tariff legislation The majority of the Senators declared they did not consider men who legitimately appeared to present arguments to Congress as lobbyists Both Democratic and Republican Senators expressed the opinion that the parties" had the right to present their cases either to individual Senators or to committees od either House Names of a score or more men who have appeared to protest against a cut in sugar wool lead meat flour and similar duties were given by different Senators hut the only one referred to as a was a man named MeMurray whom Senator Ashurst said he believed had attempted to influence in favor of the approval of certain Indian contracts in which he was interested All Senators who testified today declared they had no interest in any business in any way affected by legislation now or previously before Congress Senator Ashurst estified he was not ASHURST NOT INTERESTED Intel ested directly or indirectly finan-dally in the production manufacture 01 sale of an artklo mentioned in the tai iff bill or any ithrr hill pending before Congress nor had he sought 1 1 influence any other Senator A Mr McClure representing estern men ano a Mr Tomlinson representing cattle nmn Senator Ashuist sail called upon h'm "Nothing improper was said to me by men and what they did every American citizen has a right to do talk their Senator about their business he said No one he said had tried improperly to influence his action Senator Bacon said that of an abundance of he wanted to tell the committee that he owned a small farm In Georgia on which some articles might he raised that were affected by the tariff A sewer pipe factory a street railway a gas company and an electric company were cither industries in which Senator Bacon said he had some interest believo any of them are affected by any of this he said "I am sure I wrant no duty on sewer Senator Bankhead was called but did not respond Senator Borah took the stand was his answer to all iiuestions as to whether he was interested in any industry or represented any industry affected by the tariff retired from my profession when I entered the he said The Senator was a lawyer Senator Borah said no one had attempted improperly to Influence him and he had no knowledge of the use of money Senator Bryan testified that he was financially interested in the hill only In that he had invested $5000 in a purchase mortgage on an orange grove He had been before a Senate sub-committee dealing with citrus fruits finding that the Ways and Means Committee had an erroneous idea of the size of orange boxes and had consequently cut the present rate on citrus fruits more than the 50 per cent Intended He explained he drafted an amendment to cure that defect and presented It to the subcommittee Senator Catron told the committee he had substantial interests in lands in New Mexico on which were lead zinc coal and timber He testified that should he vote for free coni he would he voting from $25000 to $40000 out of hi own pocket Senator Clapp testified lie had never tried to influence any other Senator When the Canadian reciprocity hill wasufl in 1911 he opposed a reduction in the duty on wheat and made a speech against it he said 'Senator Clapp said he did not represent anv one interested in tariff Senator Burton of Ohio said he believed there were fewer agents" or representatives here than during previous tariff sessions He declared improper influences were ex erted by bombarding Senators with in I Republicans Charged Iintumlient Had Incurred Enmity of Soul hern Democrats ly Service Rendered Northern Army Washington June 2 fn a brief executive session tonight the Senate confirmed the nomination of Franklin Colcock as Collector of Customs at Beaufort to succeed Robert Smalls a negro who ha held the office for more than 15 years Repuhli can Senators opposed Coleock's confirmation for sev oral weeks contend-I (rs have over prices in ti iscountry lTig that since tin- customs reorganiza-1 would be Increased instead of lessen-tion plan approved by Pre-anlont Talt oil bv free meats 'The (Opacity of the United Stales of a sue would eliminate Smalls automatically on July 1 tiie nppolntment of a rue-' for production of livestock has not Unprofitable prices will result In a de-i teased prod uetliin 'We are in favor of an equal ditiv on all moat and livestock and that 1 should not lie less than 15 per rent ad valorem in order to In- fair and equitable to the livestock and Ini tiling interests of this ountry" CLAIM Ml IMIOTETION Protesting against unequal treatment of wheat and Hour In the I wood millers of St Louis presented a petition to tiie I'lnurn Committee they said "is mt protei turn for tin producer hut it is a great and sennas handicap imposed liv the Government of the I'nited States against the mills of mu own country We submit that such a policy is indefensible We urge that Hie Hour duty la reduced relatively the same as the wheat duty and Imposed against all countries" Ileso' hi Ions liy the Chicago Hoard of Trade urged an amendment of the lull to provide fm a duty of 10 cents pel bushel on wheat and rve and an lleqiv a lent duly oil the products of 'wheat and rve mi uli impurlutioni" I Buffalo ei'eal tria ufaetureis pe-I non ng against free oatmeal and dutiable oflta slap'll that the largest in i niifaet urerer of rolled oats In the I'nited Slates has two large mills In I'anuda They urged that oats lull need on the free list censor to serve such a short po-iofi I would lie a det (e(i Gap Timy Rung 1 ed also that Smalls- had incurred tiie enmity of Southern Democrats for-service rendered to the Army iri the war i The Deinoi rat- however said they1 wanted nominalion confirm-' ml In cans under the Taft plan the' erd'e tor would have the authority name Hie deputy who would continue1 in office at the ubport of Beaufort nf-! ter the rhinigc became effeelivo a 1 that the Republirans agieed to iptirovil was taken i Indicate that many St believe tiial a serious nltempt will ho rle to suspend or nullify the Taft oidir The nomination of Charles Woods of South Carolina as judge or the Fourth succeeding' Dm-ator Goff Was held open liy Republicans un understanding that II would lie voted upon Thursday fain Sells of Texas vn confirmed as Cnm mu-sinner Bureau of Indian Affairs THROUGH SOUTH Marshall Daves for Xm-ih and Other Slates Washington June 2 Vice UreG-dent Marshall will leave Washington tomorrow iilufii for ft 10-day tun through North Carolina Kenliukv and Indiana on which he will make a half dozen addresses The Vice pri si- dent will spink to the graduating of the Culvers ty of North Carolina June 4 and on June 6 at the seven! v-ffth cclebiatlon of foonde-s- day bv the Nashville A In Indianapolis he will make Ihe principal address at the unveiling of a statue to Col Richard Owen commander of the United Htatfs rnilitaiv prison establishment there during the Civil War Tiie statue hs ere ted with funds rihcrl by Southern soldiers who were itnprDoned there and who wished to pay respect to Col- onel Owen's treatment Jl'ei finallv tonight nators now the separation of tiie Central Pacific monument Mrs-from the Southern Pacific would lie said brought I "As chairman "inspired telegrams" rather titan by interviews with them Senator Burton read a statement in whi he said: "In more than twenty years membership in the House and Senate and no outsider either from Washington or elsewhere has ever made any proposition or suggestion to me which smacked in the least degree of corruption Representatives of organized labor have been most insistent in their demands hut as 1 think with no intention of using improper methods two matters which have med to require tile most careful scrutiny have been the controversy in regard to the Isthmian Canal route that is the choice between Panama and Nicaragua and legislation and grants of Senator Chamberlain of Oregon declared it was imposihle to recall the names of all tariff callers because he often listened to arguments without knowing the names of the speakers Those interested in the wool schedule particularly had visited him he said Printed slips in favor of free sugar had been sent him hv consumers Senator Chamberlain said and like i slips In regard to Insurance policies Muithv Indian Serv in Washington June 2---SeefetO ry lamp today appointed John Mur-lav of California a special agent tn Go Indian service to sttidv methods of instruction at Indian schools Mr Murrav i superintendent of schools ot the State ot Colorado for several years is newspaper man and w-is secretary of the Democratic Central Committee of California Oimpboil as Chief Justice Washington June 2 Edward Campbell of Birmingham Ala was sworn In todav as Chief Justice of the United States Court of Claims BHolev Held in '000 Hall Philadelphia June 2 Robert $4 Urleley a former examiner of mer-ituindi( in the riistom srrv'rp at this port who was arrested a week ago on a charge of admitting goods consigned to John Wanamaker fe of duty whs given another hearing be fore a United States Commissioner toil iv and held In $5000 bail for tlve ti la I The specific charge was that he passed as "goods of no value" a I flag valued at $50 1 wfarm A.