Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 16, 1909, Page 1

0 > PART ONE NEWS SECTION PAGES 1 TO VOL. XXXVIII—-NO. SEVENTY DEAD OR INJURED *Berious Damage by Series of Tor- nadoes in Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. TWO TOWNS ALMOST WIPED OUT| Hollis, Kan., and Mount Washington, Mo., Nearly Blown Away. ‘.imn BLOWN FROM | One Member of Bridge Crew Kille® tnd Several Hurt. TRACK MANY MIRACULOUS ESCAPES Three-Montha'-0ld Baby Which Torn from Mother's Arms Across Raflroad Track, is Uninjured. KANSAS CITY, Me., May 15—A re- capitulation of last night's storm, general over northwestern Missouri and eastern and central Kansas and extending Into Okiahomn, and which in places reached the proportions of tornado, shows thres wn dead, six others missing and fifty- ¢ injured, at least halt a dosen of the latter soriously hurt. Up to early today no additional deatns had been reported among the lst of injured. The principal damage was done at Hol- s, a town of 150 inhabitants, near Con- »rdia, Kan, and at Mount Washington, | Mo, m suburb eight miles east of Kansas City. In both of these places practically every house was either damaged or demol- tshied, and dozens of persons Injured. The dead: \ FREDERICK JEARDOE, a boy, at Hol- ts, Kan, WILLIAM ELLIOTT, a carpenter, blown from a derrick at Chitwood, near Joplin, Mo. WILLIAM ACKLEY, engineer of a pile driver, a member of a Santa Fe rallway bridge gang workin near Great Bend, Kai The miseing: Charles Quance, a ranchman from north of Larned, Kan. Five members of the family of a farmer, named Eckstrom, whose home near Hollls, Kan., was destroyed. The injured: Mount Washington, Mo, A three perhaps fatally. Near Great Bend, Kan., twenty, mostly members of crew on a Santa e work train, which was blown/from the track. Four of these are in a serious condition. Hollls, Kan., thres Rosedaleview, Kan., a suburb of Kansas City, two. In vieinity of Holsington, Kap., four. Pond Creek, Okl., four. Damage at Mount Washingt ‘The most serious damage was that whieh laid waste a district 100 yards wide and twenty-two, !I!Ilh in length through the heart of Mount | in Bryan's honor. ‘Washington, a sparcely settled suburb to the east of Kansas City. There, thirty frame ‘bulldings, mostly cottages, and the Christien church, a wooden structure, were demolished, huge trees were uprooted and clephone poles blown down. The storm ilowed a terrific downpour of raln. The wind came ‘up suddenly, swooped down with but little warning, and striking the small territory described, wiped it out al- most completely, lifted, and within a few minutes had passed. Frame houses were erushed, the sides apparently being forced inward, while others were toppled over and carried from their foundations. In some cases sides of bulldings were tarfled away, leaving only the roof and a few small articles to mark the aite. / There were many miraculous escapen trom death. The 3-months-old baby of Mre. 8. R. Robineon, was blown out of the woman's arms as she was hurrying to cover, earried across the railroad tracks and deposited on a vacant lot with no other injuries than o few slight cuts. The mother was thrown down and badly cut by flying wissiles. Bey Crushed Under Wreck. Charles Greer, 19 years old, was pinioned beneath the timbers of the wrecked Greer home. It required a motor car, Jack and anumber of men to reléase the boy, who was taken to Independence, nearby, suf- fering interna) injuries. He cannot live. Ars. Josle De Bernardl, aged 81, sustained & iroken arm while fleeing to a place of safety. Mr. and Mrs. James O'Gann, an aged couple, were caughit in the wreckage of thefr home and injured. The woman's shoulder was broken and she was hurt internally. She may die. Physiclans went from Kansas City and Independence to care for the injured Train wa from Track, Near Great Bénd a tornado killed two aud injured twenty. All wires ars down in that vicinlty and it is feared that the death list may be great. Willlam Ackerly, « Santa Fe engineer, was killed while with & bridge gang between Great Bend and Kinsley. The tornado wrecked the work train, of which Ackerly was engineer, wnd blew {t into a diteh. the crew were blown 100 feet. The pile driver toppled over, crushing Ackerly to death in his cab, where he remained with Wis hand on the throttle, Following are those injured in the Great Bend storm: Lester Preston, Ransom Middaugh, Porter Thomas, R E. Rucker, R. M. Brown. T. E. Fulkerson, Clarence Avery, Brakeman Murray. Twelve unidentitied. Most of the vietims in this case were members of the Banta Fe bridge crew in the train wrecked by the wind. The wina spread over & large area, injuring many whose names could not be obtained. Many conflicting reports have been re- celved. One had ten killed. Tornado st Hoisington. At Holsington, Kan., & tornade in- jured a great many and damaged farm property. It was not so severe, however, as that passing over the other portions af the state. At Pond Creek, OkL, & s vere windstorm severely injured four and unroofed severa! houses. A blinding rain and hallstorm accompanied thé wind in all three states. Many washou's demoral- raiiroad traftie, he Missouri Pacific main \line was Jvesied out near Walcott, between Leaven- aavorth and sas City. The Buriington aud Santa Fe were forced to annul some of their traine. Electrical disturbances in- tertered with telegraph and telephone wires and #n Uils sccount only meager reports (Coninued on Second Page) 48. - THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. OMAH A, SUNDAY MORN Horn Says He | Sold Mine Stock in Good Faith Defendant in Kansas City Case Admits, However, He Wrote Some Things Not True, KANSAS CITY, Mo, May 15.—Frank H. | Horn, one of the defendants on trial in thd | federal court here, charged with using the | malls to defraud In promoting the ““Two | Queens” mines in Arizona, gave some in teresting testimony on the stand today. After saying that the company had spent | close to $50,000 in two years In advertising | the mine, Horn was asked how he first be- | came tnterested in the property. i “How did you happen to become inte eated In the “Two Queens” gold mines one of the attorneys for the defendants in- quired. “I first heard of the mines,” Horn sald, | “when | was in Los Angeies in the summer of 1906, There T met two Arizona pros- { pectors, 8. D. Gardom and C. G. Werner. They wef trying to obtain capital to de- velop the ‘Two Queens' gold mines. The mines were discovered by Gardom. “Gardom sald that he had taken ore from | the mine that assayed $200,000 to the ton.” “And you belleved him and acted on what | | he said “Yes. “How much of the promotion stock did you recejve?" “About 1,100,000 shares.” “Did you Intend to deceive the company or any of the purchasers of stock?’ “No; T acted In good faith in all that I did. 1 belleved that we had a wondertul | mine and 1 said #o in my advertisements." On cross-examination Horn admitted that some of the statements In his letters were not based on facts, but that they were sent out for the purpase of selling stock. ! May Call Police in Row Caused by Bryan Visit Rival Committees at Columbus, 0.,! Are Fighting for Chance to *Entertain Leader. COLUMBUS, O., May 15.—Representa- tives from two rival committees, the Board of Trade, headed by former Congressman John J. Lentz, and the Jefferson Demo-, cratic club, were at the Unlon station to- Several members of | day to meet Willam J. Bryan in automo- biles. National Committeeman Harvey Garber has joined Lentz and an effort will be made to get Bryan to o to Garber's house. Former Senate Clerk Doughty d clared that the police would put many members of the Board of Trade committes Off the'stage If they dared attend the ban- quet toulght given by ure Jefferson club Lull in Hunt, Roosevelt Writes Ex-President Has Begun Series of | Articles Describing His Ad- | ventures, NAIROBI, British East Africa, May 16.— | Theodore Roosevelt, who is at present the | Suest of George McMillan at the Ju Ja rauch, whither he repaired from his camp | at Machakos in the Athi river district, spent his first day at the ranch in his room | resting. He has, however, begun work on & series of articles describidg his adven- | tures up to date. Mr. Roosevelt has found time to visit parts of the McMillan estate | and to discuss the prospects of sports with | F. C. Selous, the well-known Engllsh hunter, and his host. | Mr. Roosevelt will resume his shooting expeditions on Monday of next week. TRIED FOR DEATH OF PATIENT‘ South Dakota Physie inal Charge of slanghter, Faces Crime Man- BIOUX FALLS, 8. L., May id.—(Special) | ~The trial of the most Interesting criminal | case to be disposed of during the present | term of state circuit court In this city le | now In progress. The defendant is Dr. Milo B. Stine of the little town of Crooks, who 18 charged with manslaughter In con- nection wilh the tragic death of Mrs, Wil | Mam Crooks, who died as the result of an | | operation. Those who are prosecuting Dr. | Stine charge that the death of the woman | was due to the manner in which he per- | | formed the operation Not for years has | & case heen 80 hotly contested in the eir- | cuit court of this county. The defendaut ie | represented at the trial by Attorneys D, J. | |Conway of Bloux Falls and Patrick H. O'Donnel! of Chicago. The case is being prosecuted by State's Attorney Danforth, assisted by R. W. Parliman and C. Pp. Bates, local attorneys, who were engaged as spectal counsel by the parents of the dead woman. A number of physiclans have been summoned as witnesses and the case will be decided largely upon their testimony. PLAN FOR CHINESE ROADS| Representativ, of Banking Institu-) & Working Agree- | . te Fu e BERLIN, May 15.—Representatives of | the German Asiatic bank, the Hong Kong and Shanghal banking corporation, and the Banque De L'Indo-Chine met in Ber- Un today and arranged a settiement of the pending controversies concerning Chin raliroad concessions. It was decided that the German group of bankers nominate a chfef engineer for the 408 miles of road to' be bullt in the province of Hupjeh, while the English group will designate an engineer for the Hankow-Canton line. When the road is later prolonged to Chengtu, either the French or the English will name an engineer. German, English and French groups will participate equally in furnishing supplies for these roads. The loan of $27,500,000 will be raised in equal parts by the German, English and French banks mention™d and the bonds will be listed in Berlin, Paris and London. The scheme of settlement embraces ce tain emenddtions in agreement with the Chinese government for better control of the manner of spendiug the procesds of l“. loan. | broken. ALTON TRAIN IS DER*_ o Two Persons Fatally In .red and Thirty Five Badly Hurt in Wreck at Odessa, Missouri, ONLY ENGINE STAYS ON TRACK Cause of Accident Has Not Yet Been lained. o COACH ROLLS DOWN GRADE | Nearly All the Casualties Are in This Car. Train An Was a Local One and Nearly the Vietims Live Vieinity of the Scene of Disaster. KANSAS CITY, May 16.—Two persons are expected to die and thirty-five others are | more or less seriously injured as a result | of local Chicago & Alton passenger train | No. 4 being deralled two miles east of Odessa, Mo., today. Only the engine re- mained o nthe track, the tender, combina- tion baggage and passenger car and two passenger coaches being deralled. The coupling o fthe rear coach broke and it rolled down the embankment, turning com- pletely over. It was 1 nthis car that the serious Injuries occurred and none of Its occupants escaped unhurt. Miss Jennie Donaldson and Myrtle Mc- Neel, both of Odessa, are in a critical condition and their recovery is dispaired of. Many of the others are bruised and in- ternally Injured, but physicians say they have an even’chance to live. No explanation of the wreck has been found. It has been learned that the front wheels of the tender were first to leave the ralls and the following trucks were thrown off by them, but an examination of the track shows nothing to Indicate why the tender was derailed. Chief Engineer W. B. Taylor of Chicago and other officials | of the road will ohld an investigation at the scene of the wreck tomorrow. As most of the injured live In Odessa or surrounding towns they were taken home, almost avery vehicle in Odessa being preased into service. A relief train was sent from Kansas City, but none of the injured was brought here. Those who were bound for eastern points were able to Rontinue their journey. ° The dangerously hurt: Mrs. Mary Cox and two daughters of Stilwoll, Okl. Miss Jennie Donaldson, Odessa, Mo., will probably die. Miss Alvin Stewart, Odessa. Mrs. M. C. Moore, 'Columbla, Mo. Myrtle McNeel, Odessa, arm’ broken, Mrs. Richard Powell, Odes Miss Vera Hammond, Odessa. The less seriously hurt: Mr and Mrs. McGuire, Bpringfield, 1, brulses, Press Ownes, Bates City, Mo., cuts and bruises Grace Campbell, Bates City, not serious. Argul Dougherty, Odessa, not serlous. Norville King, Hates City, cuts. Maggle and Lizzle Jeffry, Odessa, brulses. Herbert Dean, Bates City, head cut. Kva Willlamson, Chapel Hill, Mo., hurt. Miss Parker, Chapel Hill, bruises. J. Sauvin, Higginsville, Mo., bruises. Herbert Fngland, Girad, ill., shoulder nd head Injured, J. 7. Adams, Dallas, Tex., and brother, J.'B. Adams, Barcoxie, Mo.. buth cut by legs wiass. | " Robert Lewis, Bates, City, back wrenched. Miss Ada Finch, Bates City, leg broken Kinyoun Gillespie, Bates City, head in- ured Gea Oliver, Bates iCty, serfously bruised. JM!;- Buleah Gammon, Odessa, head in- ures Miss May Drake, Odessa, arm and leg Mra. James Drake, Odessa, bruised. ¥. Hughes, Mexico, Mo., head and side hurt. W. R Belt, Higginsville, Mo., leg hurt. George Hamilton, Independence, Mo., arm broken. Fred Ball, Rosedale, Mo., head Injured. Conductor A. J. Feil, Slater, Mo., scalp C. F. Rigtill, Columbia, Mo., legs hurt. OPERATOR BADLY SCALDED SUMMONS AID BY USE OF KEY | cuts. head and asge Sent by Block Tower Man, INDIANAPOLIS, May 15 burned and blind,” was & message slowly ticked in the Panhandle railroad dlspatch- er's office at Logansport, Ind., late last night from G. E. Frazel, an operator in a block tower near Marfon. A freight train was ordered to stop at the place and the crew found Frazel suffering terrible agony from burns. He had been scaided by the explosion of & bottle of coffee he was heat- ing on & stove and had feit his way to key to call for help. Physicians say that he may lose his eyesight. ‘I am badly | NG, MAY im ARE BADLY BRUISED | | 16, 1909—SIX SECTIONS-—THIRTY IX PAGES. WEATHER FORECAST Nebragka— Increasing cloudiness, fowa—Fair and warmer woather report see page COPY FIVE CENTS. I v .1”“‘ W A e From the Philadelphia Inquirer. GOVERNOR CROUNSE AT REST | Pioneer Citizen and Statesman Buried | at Fort Calhoun. FUNERAL SERVICES IN OMAHA Ceremonlies at Home of Congressm Hitcheock, Conducted by Father Williams, Attended by Many Friends. With simple but deeply impressive cere- monles, attended by many more friends than could find seats and standing room in the home of Congressman Giibert M. Hitch- cock, Twentieth and Dodge streets, the funeral service of Lorenzo Crounse, for- mer soldier, ploneer, logislator, judge, con- gressman and governor, was held Seturday afternoon. At 4:46 Rev, John Willlams of St. Burna- bas' church began the special service of the Episcopal church for deceased persons who were not communicants of the church. His reading that service and uttering a few words of appreciation of the life and character of ex-Governor Crounse, com- prised the entire funeralceremony. Expressing with Intense feeling his high valuation of the character of Mr. Crounse, Father Willlams offered a parting instru- ment of his estimation of the deceased. He spoke briefly of Mr. Crounse's unstained honor and as a personal friend told of his knowledge of the man. “During an age of low standards,” he sald, “he never turned aside from his ex- alted ideals of right and justice.” Not more than fifteen minutes were takn up with the service, music belng omitted entirely In accordance with thel wishes of the family. An imense bank of flowers scented the rooms. Though ex- rtemely short, the service was so impres- sive that whole sermons of eulogy were recalled as the friends left the house. Members of the Family. The relatives who attended were the son, Willlam G. Crounse, and. wife, the three daughters, Miss Marie Crounse, Mrs. G. M. Hitchcock and Mrs. George McIntyre, and Congressman Hitcheock; & granddaughter, Mrs. Henry Doorly, and Mr. Doorly Sixteen old veterans, members of the gion of Honor, to which Mr. Crounse longed, attended the service in a body The pallbearers, who served only to the train_in Omaha, were General James D. Gage of Dunning, Neb., and these Oma- hang: Captain H. E. Palmer, Captain William Wallace, Lewis 8. Reed, S8am. 8 Caldwell, R. B. Howell and W. F. Gurley. After the service the casket was taken immediately to the Wepster street depot Afoot and leading the cortegs under the | direction of the undertakers, Mesrs. Cole & McKay, the Legion of Honor preceded the hearse and carriages down Dodge street and then north to the rallway sta- tion at Fifteenth and Webster. The rela- Le- be- (Continued on Second Page.) S ummons Out for Rosenfeld and Rosenberg Chicago Bankers Involved by Va Vlissingen Confession Are Called Into Court, CHICAGO, May 15.—Summons for Maurice Rosenfeld, former cashier of the now de- funct Chieago National bank, and his brother-in-law, Bernhard Rosenberg, were issued today by Referee in Bankruptcy Wean. Mr. Wean I8 conducting an in- vestigation into the assets of Peter Van Viissingen, the real estate dealer who pleaded gullty some time ago to forgeries aggregating more than $1,000,000. Recently, Van Viissingen testified before the refereé that four yearé prior to his publie confession last winter, he had ad- mitier his misdceds to Rosenfeld and Rosenberg, to whom he owed several hun- dred thousand dollars secured on forged morigages. A detective could not find Roseberg be- fore court opened today, but John J. Hooper, a private detective, stated that he had personally served the summons on Rosenfeld. Nelther Rosenfeld nor his brother-in-law was in court. Thelr at- torney, lLessing (Rosenthal, explained that Mr. Rosenfeld was fll. NEBRASKANS SAIL ON AMERIKA Parties from Snyder, Lincoln Norfolk Are Passengers on Liner. CHICAGO, gram.)—The 1., May following 15.—(Special Tele- Nebraska peo- ple are among cabin passengers sall- ing for Burope today on the Ham- burg-American line steamer Amerika. John Bolte, John Eimer, Conrad Schneider, Miss Clara Vakiner, Miss Amanda Vakiner, Miss Dora Schnleder, Miss Lizsle Bolte, Henry Carson, Hartman Vakiner, Brnest Roseburg, Mrs. Ernest Roseburg, all of Snyder; Rev. J. B. Krueger, Mrs. J. B. Krueger, Miss Dorthera Krueger, Master Friv Krueger, all of Lincoln; Mr. and Mrs. 8. Krler Ferdabel of Lexington, Neb.; Mis; Minnie Verges and Miss Marle Verges of orfolk, Neb. IOWA MAN KILLED BY GAS B. fngsen of Lyons Found at the Wome of a feago Friend. CHICAGO, May 15.—B. H. A. Hinningsen, 82 years old, & retired real estate dealer of Lyons, la., was found dead of acci- dental asphyxiation today in his room at the home of Louis K. Boysen, a Chicago friend, to visit whom he came here yes- terday. MISS NATURE IS DOING HER BEST JUST NOW MOSLEM RIOTS ~ ORDERED Governor of Aintab Received Message Proposing Massacre. ONE GOVERNOR SPURNS ORDER Tears Up Telegram Telling Him to Take Stern Measures Against Armen nd Stops Co mander with G AINTAB, Aslatic Turkey, May 15—It was learned here today that the local governor recelved from Constantinople on the day following the, outbreak of anti-Christian rioting at Adana a message suggesting the killing of Armenfans as * a precaution against insurrection. The identity of the sender of the communication has not been disclosed, but he was closely conneoted with the official life of the administration then in power, ADANA, Aslatic Turkey, May 15.~Twenty two thousand refugees were fed in this city yesterday. Three hundred wounded persons are being cared for at the Amerl- can and other hospitals established in Adana. It s estimated that 4,000 of the refugees are ill, four hundred of them from measles, dysentery and typhold fever. On account of the underfeeding and ex- posure the mortality ls great among the children. Tears Order Into Bits. CBSARBA, Aslatic Turkey, May 15.—Vig- orous action on the part of the city gov- ernment prevented a massacre of Armeni- ans at Cesarea. When the governor re- celved a telegram from Constantinople di- recting him to take sharp measures against Armenians and Syrians, he tore the com- munication up. He then sent word for the commander of troops and asked him If he had a similar message. Upon recelving an affirmative reply he demanded that it be given over to him. The commandant de- murred and the governor then took a re- volver from his desk and covering the com- mandant sald: “Unless you hand that message over to me at once I will blow off your head.” The commandant surrendered the dis- patch. NEBRASKA JOINS VETERANS New Department is Reported Commander of Spanish War Soctety. HARTFORD, Conn., May 15.—Com- mander-in-Chief Charles W. Newton the United Spanish War Veterans has ls< sued an order revoking the appointment of Walter Vincent of Vallejo, Cal, alde de camp on the staff of the com- mander-in-chief and appointing J. D Jones of Pasadena, Cal., Robert A. Dore- mus of Brooklyn and Frederick C. Kueh- nic of Ntw York to the same post. Among new departments reported is one in Ne- braska. to . 550 F Viara, ehdlois X3 S fim— 27, /835 7 [ PP, 7 //tzf .leaZd . y ‘ * BTy bl it bokeng * s B ks iy & G Al ¥ ; LTB. G brtniy 3/@ p A gl Lotk G...w;l./t‘ Gree Crr Ty Lorni i Re ad i, and weeid A»fl?/@ . wL_A(N it o 72 . Ay . G ad scezd G4 4 BE ‘,’ . L4 A Wb Destins by st 6‘7 “nedoep Written by Judge Crounse at the time he was nominated for governor in 1882 Aonbng Corm i1y Jorndmat 43° ¢ /’77 lnThereh Byt celoZon G Ay 73 ol Sm¥s wdfiist‘ ot /iy of | | rates to send in | of South | Mr. Tillman declared Mr | iee CUT IN TARIFF ON BARBED WIRE Mr. Burkett Secures Adoption of Amendment Placing Duty at 70 Cents a Hundred. REDUCTION OF TWO DOLLARS Senators from States Where it is Made Do Not Oppose Change. GORE GETS AFTER RETAILERS Blind Senator Wants to Know if They Charge Too Much. ALDRICH FEARS FOR STEEL Seantor Cautions Col- that They Have Chut Two on te. wues Duty Almost | This Sche (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, May 16.—(Bpecial Tele- gram.)—A sharp reduction was made it the schedule on barbed wire today, waem in reading of the bill paragraph 128 was reached. Scnator Burkett had an amend- ment pending with refetence to this, which asked that the present rate of §2.70 per 100 pounds be reduced to §1I per hundred. He called up his amendment and Asked that the duty be further lowered to T cents per 100 pounds. Senator Aldrich rose prepared to fight this encroachment, but Senator Burkett had already prepared tha way, having secured an agreement with senators from those states where barbed wire is manufactured tha tthe Té-cent rate would not be opposed by them. Senator Aldrich soon discovered this fact and with- drew the fight he intended to make, with the result that the schedule was passed at the lowered rate. Senator Aldrich pro- posed to make the duty $1.70 per 100 pounds, and had moved to place it at that figure, but Senator Burketts amendment to Sena- tor Aldrich’'s motion was carried by a declsive vote. The reduced duty makes the barbed wire tariff practically a mere ingpection tax and is a sweeping change from any former tariffs ever carried by this schedule. Sena- tor Burkett proposes to watch this amend- ment closely and will meke every effort to see that it is not lost in confrence. Resolution by Mr. Gore. As soon as & quorum was announced.in the senate today Mr. Gore,’ the biind sena- tor from Oklahoma, precipitated a lvely debate by asking immediate consideration of a resolution instructing the committes onh finance to obtain by Investigation the import prices of various articles of general and ordinary consumption and also the wholesale and retall prices of such articles when used in this country. The object of the resolution is to determine whether the retallers of the country are practicing ex- tortion. In moving the resolution be referred to the committee on finance, Mr. Hale sald it conferred no new authority upon that com- mittee and could only embarra it. The senator declared that the retall deal- ers had been held up before the country as practicing extortion and he wanted to know the facts to determine whether that was true, “If the retailers are robbers,” he said, “they should be held up to the wrath and execration of their countrymen. Mr. Gore sald he had Investigated and found that the pitchers referred to by Sena- tor Scott as selling at wholesale at %0 cents @& dozen, retalled at 16 cents and sometimes 10 cents each Instead of 25 cents as stated. Consideration of the resolution was post- poned until Monday. Alabaman Gets Funny. Mr. Johnston of Alabama treated the tariff humorously. He congratulated the majority that it had placed “spunk” un the free list, and said If there was more of that article the republicans would would make a better tariff bill. “So far as 1 have observed,” sald Mr. Johnston, ‘‘not a single democrat has ad- vocated protection for a single article, and in no case, so far as I have observed, has {a propesal been made to impose a revenue duty greater than 20 per cent, whilst tife average rate under this bill is nearly 46 per cent. Reductions have been made In this | bill in only three schedules and it is notioes able that two of these include articles largely produced in the south, and in the other the reduction 1s less than 1 per cent. Protection has enough sins to answer for without adding to them unfairly discrimi- native." When the steel schedule was taken up Mr. Allfrich withdrew the amendment of the committee on finance increasing the duty on structural steel from .3 to .4 of 1 cent & pound, and the house provision of .3 of 1 cent per pound was adopted. Aldrich Fears for Steel. Referring to an amendment to this par- agraph not permitting structural steel to be assembled when imported, Mr. Aldrich sald: “The rates of duty In this industry have been cut nearly oneshalf and 1 desire to place on record the ‘great apprehension that we may be committing & grave in- Justice to this great industry.” He sald the manufacturers of Belglum and Germany may be able under these thelr structural fron and steel when they have a surplus or the con- ditions warrant such action. Senators Cummins, Newlands and Smith Carolina, contended that even fith the reduced rate the duty was too high. Reading from thetestimony of Mr. Car- negle before (he ways and means commit- tee concerning profits In the steel industry, Carnegle had made a vast amount of money by favorit- ism in legislation. “1 will not say by dishonesty,” 4 Mr. Tillman, “because he has only taken ad- vantage of the laws we pass, b tuhe has made more money than the entire bunch of us here put together and there are some rich men in this senate. He has given away more than all the democrats of this body possess—ten times as much I expect. Mr. Bacon In a colloquy with Mr. Aldrich concerning the effect of the protective tar- on prices, insisted that the United States Steel corporation needed no tariff to protect it Avistor Tarns Joke, 5. —Captain F. 8. Cedy, whose failures In his acroplane work for the British army have become a standing joke in the newspapers, flew for nearly mile at Aldersiiot today. Captain Cody s an American.