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A LIVELY DEBATE ? NO PUBLIC HEVRING ON THE TAR IEE BILL ALLOWED BY SENATORS Discussion of System for I'ropuring ...? I i linings Out Talk oil the Hill Itself? Republicans Solemnly Souiul Warning to the Democrats. Democratic leaders in the Senate were indorsed late Friday in their determination to refer the Fnderwood tariff bill to the finance committee for consideration without public hearings. The Penrose-La Toilette amendment directing the public hearings be held was defeated ,'oy a vote of 1 1 to ot? and the motion of Senator Simmons to refer the bill was then passed without a roll call. Two Democrats, Senators Ransdcll and Thornton, of Louisiana, voted for the Republican amendment. Senator Poindexter of Washington, a Progressive, voted with the majority. Senator Jones of Washington, a Republican, who previously had determined to vote against public hearings, announced that he had changed his mind because the finance subcommittee were giving private hearings to some interests which he thought should be public. The closing day of debate on the issue of hearings was enlivened with discussion of the Democratic platform and its bearing on free sugar. Senator James of Kentucky, who vigorously defended the stand taken by President Wilson for free sugar, declared that the party bad stood for free sugar and campaigned on it, and dolled the Louisiana senators to find a man whom President Wilson ever had told ho was opposed to free sugar. Senators Smoot, La Toilette and Clark of Wyoming wound up the debate on behalf of the public hearing amendment, Senator Sinoot predicting that the Democratic party would be put out of power for another quarter of a century as a result of its tariff bill. ' The edict has gone forth," said Senator Clarke. "The real vote on this tariff bill will be taken here as in the House, where it was taken in secret caucus. I know there are Democrats here who do not believe the bill is just and righteous altogether, who are willing to bow the head to the demand of otllce and ease the lash of party expediency." Senator Smoot declared that the Democratic handbook which he called the Democratic tariff '"bible" was being largely relied upon by the finance committee members and that much of the information was erroneous, and if followed would be "absolutely ruinous." He described how a manufacturer had met an importer coming out of one of the subcommittee rooms and described to him an item on which he thought there had been a mistake. The importer, Senator Smoot said, replied that there had been no mistake because he wrote it himself. 1 Senator Ueed asked for the name of the importer, saying it would he interesting to learn whether importers were writing the bill. "I haven't a doubt of it," said Senator Smoot. "(live us public hearings and that can be found out." Senator Smoot declared that England, Germany, France and every other foreign country was rejoicing over the Underwood bill. "I have a collection of articles from all over the world," he added, ''showing how everv fnroicn j .w. vpn inikii It K1V.I ill CI IS J) I't!paring to enter the American market. < It means for every dollar's worth imported American labor will be reduced." Senator La Follette favored open hearings, he said, because it was of , the greatest importance that the wid- , est publicity be given tariff subjects. ; "I believe all legislative business ; is public business," said Mr. La Fol- i lette. < i think even the doors of the caucus of the two great political parties or of all political parties should stand open." i Chairman Simmons announced that if the Senate decided against j open hearings the questions submit- < ted by him to be asked manufactur- \ era would be sent out to all parties who had filed briefs or appeared be- j fore the Democrats of the finance i committee. Answers to the question ] would be asked, he said. Senator Newlands resumed his , speech after the vote and closed with ( a warning to the Democratic party, j He said that revision downward had been promised the country, but not ( free trade. The finance committee will hiaa* next week to hear speeches from the subcommittees engaged in considra- ^ tion of various schedules of the bill and Chairman Simmons hopes to re- < port the hill to tho Senate by June 1. j Great interest was manifested in the ^ final contest over the hearings question, the galleries being crowdod with c spectators. The senators' privato gallery was filled with guests and in the president's gallery were Misses ) Margaret and Kleanor Wilson and a < party of friends. They remained un- t til a vote had been taken. 1 ARSON IS THE CHARGE WKIilj KNOWN A1KKN MAN SENT TO COl'NTY JAIL. lie Doolaros His Arrest is Kcsult of a "Frame-Up" of His Political Knemies. Capt. J. M. Uicliardson, of Aiken, a candidate for adjutant general throe years ago, and until recently a member of the staff of Governor lMease, was arrested Friday on a warrant charging him with arson. The warrant was sworn out by B. A. Wharton, a deputy from the ollice of F. 11. MdMaster, State insurance commissioner. Before daybreak Saturday morning, April 19, a barn and storehouse belonging to Mrs. J. M. Richardson were destroyed by fire. The buildings destroyed were on the lot 01? which the Kicluirdsons reside. In addition to this being the third tire on the Richardson premises within the past few years, an aflldavit made by Marthia Frazier, a negro woman, al leges that on Thursday, a few days before the fire, she stored wit.h Capt. Richardson a lot of furniture and household goods; that the morning after the fire she was told by ('apt. Richardson that her goods had been destroyed; that learning that her effects had been removed the day before the fire to Capt. Richardson's farm a few miles in the country, she located those and under claim and delivery proceedings regained possession of them. Richardson had insurance in the sum of $000 which ho collected without difficulty. Roputv Wharton has been in Aiken investigating events connected with the fire for the past week or ten days. ('apt. Richardson was placed in jail Friday and stated fate Friday afternoon that the charges against him are only a "frame-up". He attributes his arrest to politics and persecution. lie states that the furniture which the Frazier woman stored with him had been taken under a mortgage held by R. B. Carter, but that the woman had paid the mortgage and he had endeavored to get her to move her goods, and explained that it part of her goods had been remov *mi io mis iarm several montlis ago because he had no room for them in town. I'ntil a short while ago Capt. Richardson was commander of the local military company, Hie Aiken Rifles, which was mustered out of service a few months ago. In the buildings which were burned he had stored a lot of property belonging to the military company, and when the firemen arrived they were prevented from fighting the (ire by the explosion of a large number of cartridges which endangered their lives, ('apt. Richardson sustained a slight injury by the explosion of one of these cartridges. TOKXARO IX NEBRASKA. Several Towns Are Reported as Wiped Out. A tornado, which took a toll of ten lives, injured thirty odd persons and destroyed more than a third of Seward, Xeh., occurred shortly before G o'clock Wednesday evening. Twentytwo residences were destroyed and many more were partly wrecked, but the business portion of the place did not greatly suffer. The identified dead are: Mrs. David Hooper, Mrs. William Hoffinger, i.Mrs. Chris Wasserman, Mrs. R. L. Wasserman, J. Schultz, Burlington section foreman; six-year-old daughter of Schultz; Mrs. It. Imlay, Samuel Crim and Mrs. Edwards. The tornado struck the residence portion of Seward and swept everything in its path. Most of those killed were caught in the wreckage of their homes. The tornado after passing through Seward continued to the northeast. Reports say that the towns of Tomaro, Lushton, Grafton and McCool function were wiped out. Four nor sons are reported killed at Tomaro and several at McCool Junction. Utica was in the path of the twister. Hefore the last telephone wire went down an appeal was sent to Lincoln to send physicians and undertakers. Reports from surrounding sections indicate that the effects of the tornado were felt over a wide range of territory. The tornado was followed in Seward hy a hail and rain storm. Wednesday night the town was without lights. A storm of great fury struck the southern part of Omaha at seven >'clock Wednesday evening, unroofng many houses in the vicinity of 13th and Qol streets and doing other damage. No person is reported injured. Coming so quickly after the East- J -in luniuuu, in wmcn more tnan 100 ives were lost, Wednesday night's jtorm caused many hundreds of South-end inhabitants to rush to celars and other places of refuge. Three nches of rain fell in the down-town iistrict. ? It looks as if there are enough galvanized Republicans among the Dem>cratic Senators to prevent the putting of sugar and wool on the free 1st in the pending bill. fiUIVI T?tr n?i!rr lALLO iiiL III UK TELLS ROUSE OF TBP!"S M\DL AGAINST LAB,It SK0U1D THE BILL PASS I'nderwo d Says Manufacturers ''('aino to I s and Said that Keductions ?V<' Made 011 Tlieso I'roteded Indus' ries Would lx< Taken l-'roin the IVrkets of Workinninen." Chairman Cnderwood of the Ways and Me; ns Committee in a speech do live red in tiif House outlined the policy of the Democratic party with respect to its treatment of capital and lain r. The remarks of the Democratic leader were made in response to an attack on Secretary of Commerce Redfield. made by Representative Mondell, standi) it Republican, of Wyoming. The Wyoming member charged that the Secretary of Commerce, in his speech before the National Association of Km ploying Lithographers in Washington Thursday night, had "threatened" American manufacturers with investigation if wages are reduced as a result of Democratic tariff revision. Mr. Underwood came to the defense of the Secretary. "For years," said he, "Republicans have stated that they levied tariff taxes in this country in the interest of labor. To-day the glove in off the mailed hand, and the gentleman from Wyoming exposes' the ground on which his party has always stood, lie stands here only in the interest of the great manufacturers of this country and cares nothing whatever for the la.hor that works in the factory." Mr. Underwood explained that an examination of the tariff hearings would disclose the fact that "threats were made by manufacturers that if the Democratic House dared to reduce the protective tariff in the interest of the America people, they would take that reduction out of labor in their mills and their factories. ' Man after man." he said, "came to us and said that what reductions we made on these protected inductries would he taken from the pockets of labor." Mr. Mondell wanted to know if Mr. Underwood is in favor of running factories at a permanent loss. ' The Democratic nnrtv is not posed to any legitinvite profit in any industry," replied tho floor leader. 'Many of these industries have made unreasonable profits and now they would continue to keep tlioso enormous profits at. tlio expense of their labor.- f want it distinctly understood that we are not threatening industry nor are wo threatening labor. "Republicans contended that you needed a tariff board to ascertain facts in order that the rights of industry and labor might be well guarded. We contended that we already had a hoard that could ascertain these facts. Now that the machinery of the CJovernment has started to ascertain these facts, you throw up your hands, show tho white feather and run to cover because you are afraid of a just and a fair investigation. "There is no desire on the part of the (loverntnent to Interfere with any industry. We have no right to stop them, but when we see conditions existing in this country that will be detrimental to labor we are entitled to know if these employers are telling the truth." Mr. Mondell wanted to know if in case any industries are seriously affected by the tariff, such injustice J would be rectified by legislation. "When the Department of Commerce, after a careful, disinterested and honest investigation," replied Mr. Cnderwood, "reports that an injustice lias hen done either to any industry in this country or to the labor employed in that industry, you may rest assured 4 hat the Democrats will rectify any wrong that has been done." '"Does that include wool and sugar?" ask the member from Wyoming. 'There aro some propositions that we recognize are not entitled to be classed as legitimate industries," replied Mr. Underwood, "any more than you can grow lemons In iMaine or that we expect to continue an improperly conducted or an improperly managed industry. Hut we are entitled to know the facts and we are going to know them. There is no threat." { Fined For (Pitching Fish 11. H. Martin, a citizen of Saluda County, was tried and convicted at lOdgefleld for violation of the law regulating the fish and lined twenty dollars. There were several other defendants, but this trial was set for another day. The case was reported by County Game Warden Wallace Tliompkins, who apprehended several parties seining Turkey Greek. A AEngineer and Fireman Killed. Engineer R. A. Tirooks and Flagman J. T. Allen were killed and a negro fireman seriously Injured early Thursday night when an engine of the Seaboard Air Line jumped the track and turned over in a cut near Rice's station, seven miles from Atlanta. The engine waa running "light". I LETTER TO VETERANS I { KM'Ui.M. TKACJI'K WI'.ITLS AI'.OIT ItKl'XIOX. Which Is Soon to bo Hold at (iott,v< burg and Making Arrangements for the Same. Maj. Con. 11. H. Tongue, commanding the South Carolina division, U. C. V., lias addressed to the veterans a letter setting forth ollieially the arrangements that have been made to care for them during the (Jettysbur ; reunion, July 1-t. next. S. 10. Welch, his adjutant, and chief of staff, urges that all county papers copy the notice. The letter follows: To the ConfnHnrnto Votovnr?a Carolina: Tho State of Pennsylvania lias extended an invitation to all Confederate veterans to unite with the (irand Army of Republic in the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg, July 1, 2, 3 and 4, of this year, on the battlefield. The legislature of our State at its last session appropriated $1,000 to pay for tho transportation of such Confederate veterans, residing in South Carolina, as participate! in that battle. The Gettysburg survivors only are to share in this fund for their transportation, and those who purpose attending the celebration must furnish a certificate attested by a Confederate veteran, sworn to before the clerk of court of the county in which they reside, and forward the same to the commanding officer, Gen. H. 11. Teague, Aiken, S. C., on or before the lath day of June. With" this certificate must be sent the name of the railroad station from which each one will start. This certificate will be recorded and returned to the sender with a check for his proportionate share of the State's appropriation for railroad fares. All veterans who purpose attending tho celebration, who were not participants in the battle of Gettysburg, will have to pay their own railrnml f n i'n ? 1 ? ....... . .. 1 . . I' 1 CO * -11 V ? I I u I 11 111'! 11 I Will bo furnished to all veterans, in a large camp to be established for this purpose. Remember, all Confederate veterans who were not in the battle of Gettysburg, who attend this celebration, must obtain before leaving home, a certificate signed by the commander or adjutant of a camp of United Confederate service. This certificate will be presented at Gettysburg to insure entertainment. While any veterans wearing civilian's clothes will be entertained, it is desired that all who can will wear the gray uniform. Information about trains and rates will he furnished by railroad agents on application. It. II. Tongue, Major General, S. C. Division, U. C. V. Oflicial: S. K. Welch, Adjutant General, Chief of Staff. XOTARLK AI TO .l()l I1NKV. +. I'roni llendersonvillo to Charleston in Seventeen Hours. From llendersonvillo, N. G., to Charleston, 2Go miles, in seventeen hours, is the record made on Wednesday by .Mr. John F. Maybank, Mr. Francis S. Hanckel, Dr. Joseph Maybank and I.Mr. Mullins, in Mr. J. F. Maybank's automobile, says The News and Courier. The actual running of the touring car was only fourteen hours, which is believed to he the record. The party left the mountain town at f? a. Ill flll/1 O l'1'iro/l o f Ph O ??lonl " * I A .... ...... i. i i ... t III V1KII It'OlUll ill 11/ J >. m., raving stopped in Newberry for an hour arid in Columbia for an hour. The average running time was nineteen miles an hour, which in consideration of the sorry condition of some stretches of road, was very fast. Mr. Maybank made these observations from his odometer: Distance from I fendersonville to Creenville, 41 miles; from fireenvillo to Laurens, no miles; from Laurens to Newberry, n.n in lies; from 'Newberry to Columbia, in miles; from Columbia to St. Matthews, nn miles; from St. Matthews to Holly Hill, 34 miles; from Holly Hill to Charleston, 45 miles. According to Mr. iMaybank's odometer the distance from Hendersonville to Charleston by the route taken is 205 miles, most of which is over roads that are excellent, on the average. The party greatly enjoyed the rip, not being very much fatigued, though they were in the machine foi fourteen hours. Heard for Around. An explosion of a tank of oil in a freight wreck six miles east of Fort Wayne, Ind., Wednesday morning \r 1. .1 *" .. . " niim;nou tl IllilU OTI UIO IOJ) Ol (IIO Car and flred the train, entire carload# of cattle were burned to death. The frantic bellowings were heard for miles. Will Sign the llill. Expressing his determination to sign the alien land bill recently passed by the Legislature, Governor Hiram W. Johnson, of California, Wednesday telegraphed to Secretary of State Bryan a long explanation of the action taken by the Legislature. PALMER IS CHOSEN" SELECTED TO LEAD THE FIGHT FOR THE PARTY 4 ( PLANS MILITANT WORK 4 Tho Committee to Knsli tli? Demo- ? D crutic Cause Has lleen OrKitni/.e<l ^ and \\ ill Co-Operate Wit! tin* O IIcnxx'i'ulic Congressional Commit- K n tee to Keep Standards Flying. Tho campaign Tor Democratic su- " premacy at the polls In 11? 1 -1 and " 111? was opened at Washington '1 Friday when tho executive campaign a committee of the Democratic nation- '' al commit too organized and discussed '' preliminary plans. The committee ' agreed upon permanent headquarters in Washington, the organization of ;iu educational campaign and liar- o luonious co-operation with the l)em- ^ ocratic congressional committee with o ;i continuous militant party organi- a /.at ion from now until after the next ^ presidentiiil election at least. a Representative A. Mitchell Palmer t( of Pennsylvania, caucus chairman of ^ the House and recognized as the pros- Is ident's spokesmsin and Holla Wells ' of St. Louis treasurer of the Demo- i' cratic national committee. At per- I nianent headquarters T .1. Pence of 0 North Carolina, the former corre- 11 spondent. who conducted the Wilson v press campaign, will bo in charge as P manager of publicity. With him already is Col. John I. t Martin of Missouri, sergeant-at-arms u of the last and other national con- v ventions of the Democracy. Plans ii agreed upon Prlday contemplate the e sending of Democratic Washington n letters to approximately 10,000 week- a ly newspapers and 2,000 daily papers u that have no special correspondents h at the national capital. All this will t require a large fund and the commit- d tee decided to apeal to the States for a contributions. s The situation generally and the ? need for immediate organized cam- s paign work were discussed at two a sessions of the committee. The conferences were resumed Saturday. The i> committeemen, accompanied by Mr. h Pence, called at the White House and a explained the plans to President Wil- c son, who voiced his hearty approval. 'I At the outset, of Saturday's meet- ' ing the committee conferred with u Representative Lloyd of Missouri, chairman, and Representative Page ? of North Carolina, secretary, the re- 11 tiring officers of the Democratic eon- e gressional committee, who were <li- s rected at a recent meeting to consult ? with the national committee, the *' president and Democratic senators regarding the president's proposal that the numerical strength of sen- e ators 011 the congressional committee a be increased. t It is probable that the congression- v al committee will he asked to name (> three representatives and two sena- v tors to serve on a joint executive t campaign committee for conducting the political battles during the next 0 four years. The party leaders con- c template sending out speakers under * the auspices of the joint committee. 1' ? ? ? P AXOYHKH FIjY PAXGKK. c ?? II Insect Said to Carry Infantile Paralysis Clerins. Warring against the fly as the most common cause of infantile paralysis was given by Dr. 10. W. Saunders of St. Louis in an address before a medical association at St. Louis Wednesday. f Dr. Saunder traced a connection ' between infantile paralysis and the : raising of poultry and gave this as an ' explanation why the disease is more 11 prevalent in country and suburban 1 districts than in the crowded part of ( a city. While experiments were not com- j plete, he said, yet ho was conldent (. that final tests would demonstrate a connection between "limberneck" In () fowls and Infantile paralysis. His theory is that flies carry the germs ^ of infantile paralysis from the carcasses of fowls and possibly from the , bodies of hogs and dogs to food. Dr. Saunders condemned locml nrn- t O *' * v I) taction of the buzzard which he said K transmits infectious disease of live p stock. gj Killed l?y t'rossed Wires I At Johnston, Pa., Paul Acken was ti killed Thursday when ho used a tele- tl phone heavily charged with electricity from a crossed feed wire. Dr. C. It. Jones called to administer restoratives, went to the same telephone, in y, ignorane of its condition, and suff- a ered injuries from which he is dying. i\ w A Butchery is Imminent. c] A dispatch from Catarro says seven tl thousand Montenegrin trooi>s near o Scutari, enraged at action of King Nicholas are threatening mutiny and massacre of the Albanians, unless international troops arrive Immediate- r. ly a bloody butchorv In immihon* ? ?M ? fl The army with the hoe, which feeds all the other people in the o world, will soon be on the march. o OPEN TO ALL NATIONS I iLL WILL UK INYITKD TO TAKK IWltT IN MKKT. ? mmm 'ounlrics of World Invited to Join 0. KiikIIkIi People In ComiiicmoratlnK _?<i One Hundred Vcars of Harmony. The nations of the world aro urgd to join the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Newfoundland and >wl ustralla and the municipality of >wi hent, in making the celebration of lie hundred years of neace anion? Inglish-speuking peoples signalize a * ew era of international good will. c he Invitation was Issued Monday by !io international conferees now in 'y liis country arranging the celebra- >eii ion. The American secretary of state nd the British secretary of state for )>vign affairs are asked to transmit ion lie invitation to other governments. ,rie 'lie manifesto adopted by the con- fr< aroes says: lev< "Representatives of (Jreat Britain, h f Newfoundland, of tho United tates, of the Dominion of Canada, w' f tho commonwealth of Australia, nd of tho municipality of Ghent, aving been in conference concerning V| i 11 appropriate celebration of tlie concnary of the signing of the treaty of nu,| ihent, which marked the end of tho ^ , ist international war between tiio ^ ^ tritish and American pooples. unite (Jyt n offering to the governments and lie peoples of tHo civilized world an v^p arnest invitation to take part in ,g^ t inking this celebration in every way ur(. .orthy of the one hundred years of 3 \\ eaco that it commemorates. "We invito such co-operation to he end that it may bo made clearly ido nmistakiblo to public opinion every- Ml .'hero that tho time has come when. 'ov< nternational rivalries and differ- n 5 nces, though numerous and severe, f ^ lav bo settled without tho carnage ml horrors of war. Although it bo nreasonahle to disregard the possiility of conflict arising in the fuurc, out of mutual or partial misunerstanding. vet we irrnt??fnllv <r_ k v r, J ' > ?b" , g i/.e that tin* chances of misunder- * c tending have boon largely eliminat- '' a <1 by the degree in which modern ^ rience has facilitated intercourse ,y", nd accelerated communication. "Great 'Britain has been a colon- ar, '.ing nation and the United States i di as drawn to its population various 5urs nd powerful elements from difforent 3 s ountries and from different Hags. ly v Miereforo, a century of peace he-* ween (treat Hrltain and her domln- ne iiih beyond the seas, on the one eiir and, and the United States, on the *e* tlier hand, touches directly both tho ?? uterests and the imagination of ev- hool ry land to which Great Britain's ons have gone, as well as those of * . m very nation from which the present- , ^ ay population of the United States, avo been drawn. IfiftO "We respectfully request his maj-beac sty's secretary of state for foreign ffairs and the secretary of stato of wil ho United States to transmit this in-to a itation through the proper ofllcialaa^e hannels to the governments of theied /orld in order that both by the par-^oac icipation of governments and by the o-operation of men of good will inv*^ I very land this celebration may he so arrled out as to mark not merely'ext he close of the one hundred years of0'0!* eaco between lOnglish-speaking peo-* n<r. les, hut the opening of what we sin- . erely trust will he a fresh era of loace and good will between all thek ations of the world." ,0 , 1 car lines AllKKST I'Kb.MINKNT I VKMKB. 0;J| )d 9 barged With (Connection Willi a OL Whiskey Still. , Ai A dispatch from Donalds to thejair Jroenvllle Piedmont says Mr. B. \. dpford, a prominent farmer of thidper. fiction, was arrested Tuesday byx su ounty officials on a charge of having een connected with the operation of'0?c he distillery seized last week neaia pU| hat town. The arrest of Mr. Lip- (}, ord has created a sensation herebouts since he has always stood very* ighly and the preferment of th?:e, harges against him came as a com- a-.ve lete surprise. A man by the name?.,,. J 0 w ? O f Cannon has also been placed under,, ... jit Ul rrest on the same charges. The stil (jrm ras found last week by a corps olj urveyors, who were locating the lint Q0r or the Donalds school district. 1^- ar uis on a farm that Is being worket UOw y a Mr. Searcy. After an investi A. M ation by the officials, Mr. Searcy watpnt. laced under arrest and taken t< Kllio bbeville, where ho gave bond. It b nid that Mr. Searcy implicated M -ipford and Mr. Cannon in the opera on of the still and that this causae leir arrests. 9 ^ ? Small Itoy Shot With Rifle. At Atlanta, son of Mrs. T. A. iloon? f as instantly killed Thursday whet small rifle with which he and hi hirteen-year-old brother llardman 'ere playing was aeeldentally die harged. The bullet passed througl to boy's neck. The dead boy wa,Mtf nly six years old. Wwmi Suffering From Drought The News and Courier says althc aln is the order of the day in th Mddle Western States and killinJMffiC roat has boon noted in at least th ?uthern points, the southorn sectio f the country remains in the grigg^^ f a hot, dry spell.