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Section OneSetoOn ;Pages 1 to..8Paeit8 V O L M N NIN G S. ., W E N E S D Y , JA N U A R Y 19, 1921 M JAP SAYS AMERICAN PROPOSAL S[LfISH On Naval Holiday Plan-Declares U. S. and Great Britain Must Agree Before Japan Can Take Part. Tokio, Jan. 18.-(By the Associated Press.) -American proposals that Jap an, Great Britain and the United States "take a naval haliday" is elo quent proof that despite the fabulous riches of America she wishes to cur tail national expenditures, and there . fore the proposals are intended more to help America than to contribute to ithe peace of the world, said Merquis Shigenoby Okuma, former Japanese premier, in an interview here today. He asserted America should first con suit Great Britain relative to the sug gested suspension nf the naval pro gram. "Only when an American-British agreement has been . reached," he added, "can Japan be in a position to consider this proposition. Japan's naval program is fixed at th2 mini mum necessary for naclonal defense. Undue Importance, is Charged Charges that it appears the Amcri can Government is giving the incident arising out of the death of Nav-il Lieut. Langdon at Vladivostok undue importance are made by the Kokumin, Shiibun. If, as believed, the newspaper con tinues, "America goes as far as to bring up Japan's basic policy in Si beria, including the question of the avacuation of that country by Jap anese troops, it is likely fresh cause for discussion has arisen between the two governments. Moreover, such a question would cause a dispute be tween the Japanese foreign oflice and military authorities here. Surprise at what it terms the "tim idity of the government," is expressed by the Ilochi Shimum, which adds: Says Sentry not to Blame "The government is going every thing to apologize to America, when, according to information( reaching Jap4n, no fault was found in the ac tions of the sentry who shot Lieut. Langdon. Apparently the government has two stories-one for American /consumption, and the othor for the Japanese." The Yamato Shimbun argues the sentry was merely performing his duty, and asserts there is no reason for the death of an officer in a for eign country being regarded as a se rious international incident. Press advices from Vladivostok de clare Lieut. Langdon walked to the cruiser Albany, saluted the gangway guar( and collapsed before making any statement. Confirmation that the lieutenant's Russian wife shot and killed herself the day following the death of her husband has been re ceived in dispatches to newspapers here. CASE OF CARLOS CORBETT Orangeburg, Jan, 18.--The case of tie State against Carlos Corbett was again called this morning by Solicitor Hlydrick. It is sought now to place Corbett on trial for the killing of Julian Cooper. At the conclusion of the arguments Judge Shipp announc ed that he would think over the case and annonnce his decision on tormor row. It will be remembered that Carlos Corhett was arqditted of killing Bry an Salley at the last September term of rosrt. The case stIl lattracts a great deal -of attention and large crowds were present in the courtroom when the case was called. When t he solicitor called the defend ant to the (lock he, through his coun sel, interposed a carefully prepare~d plea o'f former adljudication or acquit tal and declared that he had already been ecquitted of the offense charge, and as there was but one offense in all committed and that he ('ould( not be tried the second time. The Stato interposed a (demurrer in wvriting tb this plea to the effect that the plea (lid not state racts sufficient to sus tain the plea. Thereupon argument was com mencedl by counsel. Ex-Governor Bllease Wil 11am C. Wolfe and Mendel L. Emith submiitted the opening argument for the defense, taking the position that there was but one offense, as the transaction involved one purpose and that this had been passedl upon by the former jury. He was followed by 'T. M. Raysor, Col. Adam TI. Moss and Solicitor IHyd rick, who contended that the plea could not be susti~inedl because there was more than one offense and that the killing of each man constituted( a separate offense.* Col. Adam HI. Moss then sub~mittedl a further argument for the State, con tending that the plea could not be sustained because dlifferent shots killed the men and that ther3 couldl have been a different intent. WIFEY COULD SUE HIUSHAND) Topeka, Kan., Jan. 1 S.-Hlusbands would be placed in the status of em ployers with their wives as employes in their homes and peCrmitted to re cover dlama ges for injuries received while performing~ ohusehold duies un dor the tea'ms of a hil lintrodi ced in the Kansas House of Re presen tatives .todlay by Mrs. Minniu J. Granstend, Representative from Seward County. The measure was the first to be offered by one of Kansas' two woemen Repre-1 uenta$von MR. CANTY'S IDEAS ON LAND POSTING E litor of The Manning Times: I have submitted to Governor Coop er and certain members of the JLegis lature, the justieQ and propriety of amending Section 241, of the Criminal Code of South Carolina, which per mits a laridowner or the tenant there of to post his land and forbid the en try thereon of any person for the purpose of hunting and fishing. In order to show the justness of my pro posed bill permit me to call the atten tion of the public to the following facts. There are a large number of landowners in South Carolina, who do not hunt themselves and coul(l not kill ba partridge un(er any circumstances, but nevertheless for selftsh reasons have their many acres of land posted against the honest sportsman. Fur thermore, there are a large number of non-rcsidents who own numerous acres of land in South Carolina, who do not hunt themselves, but have their land posted against the entry thereon, for the purpose of huntinr and fishing, the resident citizens of South Carolina. Besides, there are numerous real estate agents in South Carolina, who control land for specu lative purposes, who have thousands of acres of land posted against the entry thereon of the citizens of the State for the purpose of hunting and fishing. These facts and conditions, exist, despite the fact that Section 'Ik of the Criminal Code of South Carolina, declares that all wild birds, both resident and migratory, in this State, shall be, and are hereby de clared to be, the property of the State. How inconsistent therefore for the State of South Carolina to maintain in one Act that the birds belong to the people of the State, and at the sate time, in another act, to declare that the individual landowner can post his land against the entry thereon of any person for the purpose of hunting, anl fishing. The following is the Act which I have prepared as a remedy for present existing conditions, which I mointaii should be enacted into law, and I hope every lover of hupting and fishing will Support my proposed bill. An Act to amend 1ection 241 of the Criminal Code of South Carolina, by striking out the proviso thereof, and by adding on line four thereof after the words "not excee(ling thirty day" h f-llowinez. "Provide(l. That th provisions of this Act shall not apply to the nerson or persons making en. try as aforesaid for hnting and fish ing in accordance with the laws >f South Carolina"; Eo that sai(l section, when amnenl(led, shall read as follows: Section 141. Every entry upon the lands of anothcr, after notice from the ownr or tenant prohibiting the same, shall be a misdemeanor, and be pumnished by fine not to exceed one hundred dollars, or imprisonment with hard labor on the public works of the County not exceeding thirty (lays: Provided, That the provisions of this Act shall not apply to the person or persons making entry as nforespid for hunting and fishing in accordance with the laws of South Carolina. I respectfully submit, Mr. Ed itor, tl.y proposed bill, if enacte(l into law, will accomplish mueRl for the eradica tion of selfishness in South Carolina, "nd will restore the birds and fish to the true owners thereof, namely, the tiople of the State, which is solemnly dleclared to be a fact and the law nn dier the provisions of Section 715 of the Criminal Code of South Caroiina. Yours truly, J. .1. Cantey. 0 -- LOCAL HAPPENINGS OF TWENTY YEARS AGO January 16 th, 1901. [The price of cottott does not go up or dIown. Manning is nowu in telephone coma mnunication with Sumter. Mr. James Dickaon hats just coam 1)lcted a ptetty cott age ont upper Main street. It will be ocupiedl by Mr. Joseplh Wells. 'The Bank of Mantuing has paid its annual dividendl of 10 pc r cent to stockholders andl will increase the capital stock from $30,300 to $40,000. On last Wedttesday night. ab~out 12 o'clocl< the school house occupiedl by Miss JIessie Curtis near Paxville was burnedl. It is supposed to be of in.. cendliary origin. Mr. S. R. Cole of Sumnmert on, has rented the Benbowv House and moved to Mannitng for the pulrpose of runn ing a hotel. Solicitor John S. Wilson was called to Indliantowna, Williamsburg county, Tuesday night upon the sadl mission o, at tending the funeral of his moth er,. Mrs. DniRant, wvho has been an mrva lid for quite a while, lie was ac cotmpanied,. by his dautghter, Miss Pet tnd snt .Ingram andl will have many sy vtpath izers when they read this sad intelligence. Marrie'd last Wednesday afternoon at the MIetfhod ist tintsontage by Rev. P. 13. Well s, Mr. William Spigt'er and Misas I enine Barwvick. R. J1. Aldermant offers a rewardl of $200 for the conviction of the mit' crecant who wilfully arad maliciously damaged his buggy and harness at the Manning Baptist church. )Buford Gaillard was arrested and convicted for the above offense. "NUB" SENDS SUMMER For the third and last time we ex pect to touch briefly on law-enforce ment what we have already said and what we expect to say at this writ. ng in reference to our subject is about little things. Realizing as we do that| it would take an able lawyer to go into big things in the way of violat-I iwg many laws now on our statue books as well as taking an able officer of the law and the best df our citizens to prosecute some of our folks who no doubt sometimes trample our laws un der their feet. Take for instance early ing pocket guns which evidently is. done by many who are regarded as! good citizens and which no doubt is the means of a many a good man's life being "plit out." We are very much of the opinion that if this violation of our laws could be eliminated some peo-l ple would not be so "hot headed'' and when there came about a misunder standiing between friends andi neigh blors with guns at home these diflicul ties we believe would be thrashed out lots of times in a more reasonable and satisfactory manenr and without bloodshed. e Sometimes we are almost persuad ed that we have too many laws on our statute books at present and still at each session of our legislature it is new bills on top of new bills which almost. confuses some people as to what certain laws really are initended to take; for instance section 141 of tihe Criminal Code of South Carolina which pellrmits a man to post his land agai st huntming and fishing and yet section 715 of the Criminal Code declares that I the birds belong to the people of the| State. With such laws as the above' who knows just when they are within Ihe law and when they are violating the law. We understand that Mr. J. J. Cantey has written Governor Cooper aid several members of the Senate and house to ha. . Section 241 amend ed and let Section 715 be the law in I reference to hunting and ishing. Now in our last week's communica-l tion we did not advocate a reduction in salaries of ou) preachers and school teachers and unless our mind changes it will be a right long time before we would agitate such a moveimuent against a pcople who are doing a great. Wtork for a reasonable small compen sation, we are of the opinion that it is a very nice thing to hold public of iee at a right high salary have lots of things given to you and live ,t homneo. But it is quite another thing to bundle up your "rags" hit the train and gol many, many miles among strangers leaving loved ones and friends at home and labor six, nine and twelve months and in lots of e:::ses maybe not have an oportunity to visit home dur ing the entire year or at least school year. Yes if we were "boss" we would say, if ony thing, give such people a little more and nine times out of ten youi will get a little more. Rev. 11. C. DeLaine a highly re spected colored minister of Summmer ton and Manning has entered suit for $45,000 damage against Bishop Chap pell of Columbia, whom Rev. DeLaine claims slandered and libelled him at: the recent meeting of the colored Methodist Conference at Latta, S. C. I Rev. DeLaine will be ably represented ADLTIONAL LOCAL NEW Miss Janie Wilson spent the week end with friends in Cowards, S. C. Messrs. J. W. Wideman, 11. C. Cur tis and W. 1). Al'en, spent the week end~ at their hon~cs. Misses M:.ttie and Valley Appelt and~ M ies Tora Bagnal ar~e spendling today in Columbia. The candidlates announcedl so far for the vacant sa~t in the legislature are: JT. II. DuBose, M. HT. Meilett, WV. II. Woods and Miss Corinne Blartield. Mrts. Charles Verner, wvho has been visitirng her mother, Mrs. Lina H1ug gins, is now the guest of her sister-in law, Mrs. JTames Verner-, in Columbia. Fire almost empletely destryed I the home of Mi'. C. N. Sprott last Wedne::day afternoon. Tfhe fire (Ie partmnent was handlicapped on account( of the water presure being lowv, and I too, there was a high wvind which I caused the fire to burn faster. The tI loss is quite heavy as we learn Mr. Sprott had only $4,000 insurance.< However, the most of the furniture I was saved. Ruth Chapter No. 40 Royal Arch Masons Elected for the next year Leon Weinberg, High Priest; L. H. Hlarvin, Kin; C. N. Sprott, Scribe; W. C. D~avis, Principal Sojouner; S. WV. Bar.. ron, Captain of Host; W. S. IHarvin, Royal A rch Ca pinn; Tuesday n igh ti thmey eon ferred the Marik Masters;i Past Master,.and Most Excellent Mas.. ter on Gleo. C. Bishop, Lane, S. C.; WV. Calhoun Brmuner, Lane, S. C.; WV. Eu gene Johnson, Lane, S. C.; Stewart 1. Hlarvin, Manning, S. C. Mi. Charles Sprott has (disposed of The Pastime TI'eatre to Mr. G. K.' Hlanks of Andrews. The theatre will ho closedl until Friday night while sonme necessary repairs are bueing made. Mr. Hanks who also condlucts a theatre at Anidirews, Is an experienced, i theatre man, andl it is his'intention to ptnigon the same circuit with sAndrews theatre thne-eby secu-in IN NEWSY ION LETTER in this suit by J. J. Cantey of this place. The Rev. Mr. Crum of Columbia spoke to the Men's Bible Class and t< tle Methodist congregation Sunday using as a subject "Christian Educa. tion." Rev. Crum appears to be rath Dr young yet a fluent speaker. Mrs. L. A. Brunson spent SaturdaN aid Sunday in Sumter with relatives .1. T. Touchberry spent at day or tw( with his brother, Ilamp at Greelyvilli last week. Mr. and MIrs. W. C. Williams wert enlled to Charleston last week on ac. Louit of the illness of their daughter Marie; we are glad to report M is! Wiliams much improved. Mr. Will. iims returned home first of this week Mr. Williams reports Rev. 1'. E. Mor. is getting along nicely but still it tIle hospital. Rev. E'zell of Fountain Inn is spend. ing sometime with his daughter, Mrs T. 1. Walker. E'forts are being made to get house at this place for the mail car. rier on the Star Route from here t( Mianning to live in anl i'un a "jitney B3us" morning and afternoon m-ikin, :'oienctions at Manning with both thi morning and evening trains. If such 1 schedu can be put in operation wt believe it would be quite an accommo. lation to the Itravelling public as 'el ts a good business for Mr. Cochran. Mr and Mrs. W. B. Davis spent last week with the latter's relative: it MeClellanville. Miss Gusy Grumble of Manniei ixl nt a day or two with Misses Netti 1nd Gussy Chewning. Messis. J. R. Eadon and T. R. Ower tw%,o of Paxville's business nmen was ir Simminerton Sunday afternooni. Mir. C. 'J. Davis and several of hi l'ienids are on Caper's Island rea Chairleston this week after the deer turkeys and ducks. Niss Sprott of Manning spent Sun lay with her aunt, NIrs. F. R. Dingle The announcement of MIiss Corinn< Blarfield as a candidate for the Legis. lature was enthusiastically received b% iomie of the strong advocates of Wo. mlan's suffr'age. Ilon. W. D. Allen spent Saturday and Sunday at home. Mr. Allen say. the State is not hone-dry yet. Wei maybe its not but, if we had a ma ljor. ity of men in the legislature like Mir Allen it soon would be as dr'y as a powder house so far as intoxicatingis e_ver'age is concerned. Rev. Mr'. Dlavis (Of Columbia preach. !d at the presbyterian ehurchi her' iuiiday morning and at the Baptist ,hurch Sunday evening. Rev. Davis naude . a very favorable impression Oil us congregations. W. .1. Wilkie. Bismarck Godwin and Uliss Anna Wilkie spent Sunday withi 'iiends att Jordan. Up to (late about 6,800 bales of cot on has been giined here and C. A. Iarvin's ginnery is still running every lay and getting all they can do. lion. George Conell of Philadelphia s spending some time with Mr. al \lrs. Wallace Mathis. Mr. Conell is a uemibei' of' the city counlcil and Mayoi rotem. "NUB" he very besi pictures. In the very lear future some of the greatest tars in filmdon will be shown here in heir best plays. We speak for Mr. tanks the courtesy and] patronage of he people of Manning and vicinity. Died in Columbia Monday, M. C. ;alluchat, Esq. Thie de'eased was a (orme1r Manning citizeni, aiid fora rment miany year's practiced lawv her'. )n account of ill heaIlh lie wvent t.: \shievil:e. N. C., several years ago. md1( when hiis hecalIth imiiproved he' niovedl to Columbia and engaged in he real estate business. ie is sur-. ived( by a wvidow~ and two simaI li ild en who live ini Columbia. Mrs. less5ie Pauilinig of' St. Miatthiews is dso a daughter, and Mr's. J1. WV. Minis >f Paxville is the only sistei'. The leceased was about sixt y-fiv(' vear's All cannd idates'i for the IHouse of Rep 'esentat ives, in the election to be held iext T'uesdlay, arue urged to sendl ini heir- names at . tonce to 8. 0Oliver )'iryan, County Ch~ aia, in ox'dei hat the tickets may be printed(. The ickets will be pi'intedl Friday. It is heriefore imiipor'tant that all ca nd idates endl in, theiir na mes by Fruidlay noon, >r' it will be too late for' -the names to ~ppear' on the ticket!.. Thre following 'aunid~ates have senit in their i nimes: ltiss Cor'inne Bar'field, J1. ii. Dul~ose scarbloroughi andl J. Ing~ ramn Wilson. JORDlAN NEWS Mi's. J1. W. Rlidgi'l (if JTordan is visit. ng her Ia~gh tei', hidrs. Charles TerriellI a Noit h C'arolina. Boi'n t o Mr'. aind M r's. A bie Ridge.. vaiy oin .Januar'y 7, a nine pound boy. NIrs. I fainnah of' Cadths is visitina elative's of Jiordnc~. Nira. and Mrs. J. D). Pendleton oif uimmer'toni spent Sunday with Mr., ndl Mr's. C. F. Rawl inso'. The Missie Lena and Liuc'ile Raw inson andi( El i'zabeth Sprot t who ares ~omg toa school in Manning spent the veek-e'nd with their' parents. Mr. andi~ Mrs. F. E. Hodges and amily have returnled homne fr'om )i'angebui'g whero they were sum noned on account of the death of Mr's. lodle'n brother. SILENT ON CASE OF O'CALLAGHAN Washington, Jan. 18.-The inter departmental controversy over Donal J. O'Callaghan, lord mayor of Cork, who rece"tly arrived in the Un'ted States without a passport, was still C unadjusted today after a Cabinet meeting. President Wilson, it is understoo(1, continued today to maintain the posi tion that the question of O'Callagiansl status was one for the two departmentl ti heads of Labor and State to deter- 1(d mmie. With the State Department's order " for the lorld mayor's deportation ig. rored by thle Labor Department inl ad. judging O'Callaghan a "seaman" and in granting him permission to land in the Unitedl States and reship aboard, a vessel bound abroad, the oslicitor or the State Departient today reafirmetdl" that his departiment had the right tol assuim- jurisdiction in the case and orler the lord mayor's deportation. A conference of State Department I olicimls, however, failed to disclose t what steps might be decided on with 0 a view to enforcing the decree. It was stated by one of the oflicials that nto unImediate action of an extreme char neer was cont empalted, although, it was asserted, it was within the State J)epartment's power to require th1 I)epartment of .1ustice to deport O'Cal laghan fotr violation a nationalI stat ute in elite ring the United States with out a passport. e _ h soU'i To 1E REiiEsENTEI) tI ti Aliami, Fla., .lan. 18.-One and nos sibly two members of President War- r< ren G. Harding's cabIinet will be from (I the Soulthern States. said Frl-ederic \V. o Uphanm treasurer of the National Re- p pubbean Committee, here tonight. It I may be necessary to rob the Senate to 1h i make the appllointment of one, he fI aided. Alr. Ibarding wil leave M'arion t.1 toml)orrov for Miami, Mr. Uphiam) de- m1 cla red, and wil board Senator JoeIh b: S. Prelinghuysen's yacht M iramar at Jacksonvilel and make his headquar ters on the boat. 'I'lh Republican party contemplates Cj the repeal of the excess piolits tax law tt and possibly the passage of a sales tax t law to take its place he asserted. This " will spread tile burdlen of taxation t< over a greater number of persons, 1w t< sa id. ti JAPS TO CIROSS CONTINENT (o1 Norfolk, Vai., .1 :n. I8.--With the hel) t of the :1aIanese aibassador, Norfolk will hrmg tore than a dozen Japan ese 5000en acros -Oihe conti nent to testify againlst six alleged memitbers of a band of harbor pirates whose ac tivities mn boarding. foreign ships it)f seizing liquor while posing as oen ment agents have caus~ed oflicial coml-W nhIants to he made to Washington. T'he city council today appropriate:l $5,000 to pay the transportation ex penses, hoping to fix tile responsibility fot tle death of a Japanese seaman Christmas morning onl the rien uler arrest. h CII L[ACE HOLDS GOOD MEETING! p The Civi ." met. Monda aII rn.oot, tinaiy 17th, 1921, with a splendi i tlten'anice. Tile minites of the last meeting were read a 141 ap proved and the report of tht" com mittees given). The chaity vcmmit tee is still pirsting its work and is iepor4ting great resits. The Ieai: uthorized tll ,'trsi- o &ent to s1e)f1d a goodly silm (f mone to purch!ase evertgreenis for the tIh-polt cour tt house square i, arnI school ! groundi~s. Th'ie quei(st ion of thle C'outy ederal1't tion of Woman's Club 145was thloroughI ly discussed anda the I entgue decided~ to have a meeting w'.ith) the 'outnty cIlbs int Februat~ry (tIhe date4 of wichel will be aitnononcd in this paper) to esttllish this 4riz~I 'attion). Of course5( thi consol 01id t)oea ant afliliattiont with te State lFederation of Wo.. mn's Club's and the lbenelits to be i derived thlerefrom will be itnval uable. The great ly agitated questotn of ga rbage came t bl'efore thea I eagute. It ts encoura')ging) ind~teed to know~ tht. thle officers oif the town are14oopeat4 - tng with the ladies to el itminWIt th tIts' toenac4(e. Theo t own has secured a pubh lice dupinltg ground at the fat' (it oIf Soulth Chutrch F'treet and( it is - setl4 that the publ)1ic use it. A reso-4) I ution) wa')s passed tha)4t the I ea'gue o present I a mu0le to thte towtn if th Itau L thoritics wvouhlt ctare for thle mul I, and use it cxcluitv~ely for the retmovingI oft ga rbage. At tihe requeost o4f th1' . eague, a tmo tion was4 pa)ssed that the P'resident ap3 proach the town) oflicial s to as.ctr.i V if the) child ton wvouiI be al low' t to .4nt oni the school grouinds at h-atst n) otto a fternoon ou t of the week. The Le:gte decideel to stat th)'' cha)ini of te('0 itnnntediatt ely, tnd 'nd4 I Stem by thle firrtI of MIarchi. Each mnembter (If t ht League will b)e aisked 14 to4 entertatin), and1( the mintimumt feer pier Ipersoni will b1 lft "'t cenlt. TIhe following mtembltrs werle 1n_) an4toimuily (lectedt m~~tember of the''' Spro(t t, Milr~. C. R. Sprott, Jr., Mrts I utO. It As at memm14 ini~ to our boys lost itn " Iranice the Leatgaet passedC a resoln. T tion to p1lant two trees on) one of the-T puiblic squiares. A s there was no fur- P ther busioess, the meet01ing adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Irma Weinberg, . Secretary andI Treasnre- . CAR CROWERS ASK FOR HIGHER TARIFF laiin Crop is i- I )anger-Pro(lucerm Incld Reiners St r Up Old 'Fime Strife Before House Committee Washington, Jan. 18.-Criticism of te government's methods of sugar istribution during the var, together vth a practically unamnious appeal ( 'alt sugar growers for a protective tity, marked consideration by the Ouse ways and means conimittee to ly of revision of the Underwood kriff act as it applies to sugars, mto .ies and Syrup. Practically the entire day was given cer to testimony of coniitions in the in( belts of the Sonth but represen itives of several refiners among them >rmler Rlepresentative .dohn1 J. Fitz :'rald., of New York, were incliuded in t Witnesses and they ntirred up the <i-t-ime strife between producers and Government Criticized \lr. Fitzgerald declared that the gov 'nment's policy during the sugar iortlage last year had been such as >penalize the whole nation in order > favor Lou isian a producers. "If the government hiol bought the ouismn1:a crop, he said, "it could Ive given it away, .'Vived those peo 'e whom it used as an excuse for I price fixedl and saved the rest of ' country millions of dollars." It. E. Milling, of New Orleans, rep senting the growers, reported that le refiners had sought, to get a grip I the sugar industry "and make the ople pay for it." Earlier in the day the committee il heard the request of a delegation ot P'orto H ico for a tariff on sugar at would enable thent to continue industry which they described as Isic in the life of the island. R(ate Left to Committee Few of the witnesses representing ther the producers or the manufac ners of raw cane sugar attempted suggest a specific rate of duty. All re content with asking the commit e merely to give them "ample pro (tion." The argtiment. mlvanced was mt cane sugar was an important ad tion to the nati on -I sligari suipply id therefor iS pr1moduction shoulld be Itiu rirel. Statements were made to ie effect that the industry would die iless me protection were griited. The coimm ot ittee also hearl Fre(d-rick Mites. cihef of the sugar division the Federal Bureau of Standards, ho urted aI redraftin'- of the sug-ir heduIle so that "archaic andl old shionti'l imethods" of assesisig the ity woiltl be eliminated. Mr. liates, Ito was c-Illed by the conmilittee, de ared that the ittethod now nieed -ivts lopterl aitong the earlier tariff sched es of the nation's history, an:I never I been changed. The witness also suggestl a pro. bitory tair-i lt ()n rar11 sinars which 'V Used almost. entirl-vv inl medicimdl ork. Ile tertmed as "infants" the in istries imanufacf1-in!- fliv-, nrod-" . al warned tle uommittee that unle'ms er weri' prot cetid a Iviv i (of t ho .1rmanl produmC- wnl stifle lhese ants. CA USFSl BIG 1.003 lemtsin Collette. .J:n. 18. Fire 1,t orning imti li troy l the ki'e. 1and)( commi ssnrv :;t (lm e 911 rayl("I Ire. The loss is estimited at $25,000, Ilv .over ' i nt. ''r: - C., c -ried h111 t Sinkin'- F1ni Cimmtission the State. The kitchn anl ciot 11rw are attnehedt tot h-irriacks No. telare-est of a '"-onn of three it i re groulp was t hretnd bui~tlhtt the ilootditl hre i'b ela of th ci'(orns of (1' 5tts co n 'd fth" n '''' r t ion fto its 'iitnal liimtits. Th-re were'i no0 acci. W\lth ltttmnh of the kiteni equip es~rnie ontit of sunf-IitliiS r'd in recii''nithon of the i''oit,.G .rv ani cst-ns will btt token'i at ionce vitilaie sue)' i'qui,'on 'ai: if nit the tite haos net yet beenH h'ter. WVA N' T TlG \P IleOh'HtTrION iiitti t', o t u I Antil nonronritt. I ioritV rii forile asors oin' non t'. I . ni a\'iti a ftil Il Cr t ef l''n-de ttt " o oil:.dhs risa t MThi ("len Moti o,' Cmanvhae oCed Afroo t storroon r g Th