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GRAND JURY TO
BEGIN PROBING
PROTECTED VICE
PRELIMINARY WORK WILL BE
COMPLETED QUICKLY
HARPER HEADS LI.BT OF THOSE
TO BE EXAMINED
Other Well Known Supporters of Re
cent Administration Subpoenaed
and Expect to Give Import
ant Evidence
TfIIFTKEN of the thirty men whose
names were drawn from the grand
names were drawn from the grand
*■ jury box Monday for special serv
ice were sworn In yesterday by Judge
W. P. James of the superior court, ro
complete the full Jury of nineteen men.
fifteen more names were drawn and
summonses were placed in the'hand*
of eight deputies from th« sheriff s or
flee, All these notices sale four were
served yesterday, and officers;^ e f - still
searching for the remaining <nmnet
The fifteen selected men. and those
whose names were drawn yesterday
will appear In department ' four of the
superior court at 9:30 o'clock this morn-
Ing. The ensuing process of ell.mlnaj.
tion, by which the full membership of
the jury will be made up, is expected
to occupy less than thirty minutes. The
reading of instructions will follow, and
then will come the organization of the
"Examination of witnesses, it is be
lieved, will begin' immediately after the
i Jurymen enter on their duties, in the
1 limited space afforded by the witness
room on the third floor of the court
house, the only place available on ac
•ount of the crowded condition of the
building. Witnesses will be in waiting
for the call to the secret chamber, tho
process servers having been kept busy
•ervlng subpoenas for several days past.
Much Interest Taken
Never, perhaps, in th» *--'«ry of the
county has the work of a grand Jury
been watched with more intense inter
est thwn will be shown during the short
session to begin today. Whatever the
outcome, whether a virtual whitewash,
as was the case in the recent investi
gation, or a prosecution of persons who
have been rendered helpless on account
of their abandonment by the machine,
another heavy blow must be added to
the many dealt recently to this power
that has ruled the polity of the county
for so many years.
This interest was' exhibited plainly
yesterday. As early as 9 o'clock, an
hour before the opening of court, many
persons were gathered In the court
house corridors and different depart
ments, all seeking information re
garding the coming ' ; Investigation.
Numerous witnesses were on hand. in
response to - subpoenas.
When. Judge James took his seat on
the bench the court room of depart
ment four was crowded. A half hour
was occupied In selecting the fifteen
men for Jury service from those who
had responded to the call. The men
chosen are: , -r_v.
Jurors Selected ,■ ■ .'■
J. W. Calvert,' Azusa; Clifford C.
Doran, Long Beach; M. J. McDermott,
San Pedro; James Montgomery,
Rivera; Robert M. Miller, Santa
Monica; Andrew Osgoodby, Pomona;
John J. Seymour, Santa Monica'; J. L.
Suavely, Whittier; J. E. Shuey, 2914
East Main street: Steven Townsend,
Long Reach; F. A. Powell, San Fer
nando; C. F. W. Palmer, 1336 Thir
tieth place; . Jes.se Payne, 727 East
Thirty-third street; D. E. Wellcome,
lO.'l South Burlington avenue, and
Charles H. Yeaton, Santa Monica.
Returns on the summonses issued for
the appearance of fifteen others were
■ ade by Under Sheriff Dlshman to
Judge James yesterday afternoon,- an
follows:
■ George F. Conant, Los Angeles; J.
E. Flshburn, 2266 Harvard boulevard;
W. H. Gayner, 825 West Thirty-second
street; F L. Hossock, 509 ' Citizens'
bank; J. A. Henderson, 115 South Los
Angeles street; Albert C. Jones,. 801
West • Twenty-eighth street; . J. E.
Lodge, Compton; Charles F. Mears,
Compton, and Frank S. Wallace, Pasa
dena. -■■W
1 , H. .R. Hertel of Pasadena, whose
name was also drawn, is said to be In
San Francisco, and J. R. Curtis, Lo'ig
Beach, could not be found. Two per
sons in Santa' , Monica, one man 'In
Hollywood and another In Pomona re
main 'to be served. ,
Witnesses Summoned
Those who have received ;>subpoenas
as witnesses before the grand Jury to
day are A. C. Harper, former mayor;
Sam Schenck, former« police commis
sioner; ■ Tom Savage, a former leader
in the tenderloin district; H. Lee Clot
worthy, a reporter; Robert Cotton, who
conducted the Apex club and was fined
$150 in police court after a raid on tho
'place; Eddie Morris, who sought Har
per's Intercession with the police when
Cotton was arrested; 'Joseph Durand,
" one <.f Nick Oswald's associates; Frank
Goings, a saloon keeper; Ed Kern, for
mer member of the board of public
works; Thomas Broadhead, chief of
police; three brothers of Nick Oswald,
the, escaped ruler of the redlight dis
trict; Frank Haddock, formerly secre
. tary of the Jefferson club; Edwin T.
Earl, publisher of the Express, and E.
W. R. Frost, Mr. Earl's private secre
tary. V :
Haddock telephoned to Detective
Samuel L. ■ Browne yesterday asking
that he be subpoenaed as a witness,
and, it is claimed, has Information to
Impart which will throw a "strong light
,' upon the , recent conduct of the city's
affairs, as gathered by him In his posi
. tion .at the club. .
: - y Oswald Not Located
No word was received by Mr. Browne
'concerning the whereabouts of Nick
Oswald and his chief lieutenant,: Wil
, liam Lawrence, alias Fenner. Circulars
containing descriptions of the two men,
E with their pictures, have been prepared
and will be sent broadcast throughout
the country. . "•':/•: .«>--
--' "I have been given orders to find
these men, and ■ especially Oswald,"
said - Browne - yesterday. "I shall find
• him if he Is on top of the earth. There
■ certainly can be no fault, found with
■' this . office for * hla escape. . I '■: know
nothing about the investigation that Is
to take place. - I find the men and take
them to >the grand jury room door;
there my work ends." „ * '
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Officer Is Acquitted
MISSOULA, Mont., March 18.—Dr.
Walter Parkman, first lieutenant of
the medical reserve corps, U. S. A.,
who was tried recently before a court
martial at Fort Mlssoula on charges of
conduct unbecoming an officer and dis
obeying orders, has been acquitted.
LOS ANGELES HERALD
Oswald, Fenner and Brown
Are Located at Tia Juana
[Special to Tho HeraM 1
SAN DIEGO, March 18.—Detective Fish of the local police de
partment returned from Tia Juana tonight bringing ihe pos
itive statement that not only Nick Oswald and William
Lawrence, former bosses of the Los Angeles tenderloin and fugi
tives from inquiry in the Harper scandal, are resting there safe
the "300 per cent" broker who
fled from his offices in the
Union Trust building leaving
a long string of bitten credi
tors in his wake, is comfortably
ensconced across the border.
According to the police, an
auto bearing the number 8803
has been identified as the one
used by Brown in making the
The three were patrons of a
club holding forth in the one
butcher shop on the main
street of the little Mexican
town when Detective Fish dis
covered them. Fish k.iew both
Oswald and Lawrence and
they did not attempt to deny
their identity.
Both Oswald and Lawrence are safe from apprehension in the
opinion of local lawyers, who say the offense of which they are
accused is not extraditable under the laws of Mexico.
Brown, however, is said to be fully subject to extradition, and
as soon as the machinery of the courts can be put in motion an
effort will be made.to bring him back to Los Angeles. The Los
Angeles police have been notified, but they are powerless to act
in the matter.
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NICK OSWALD
VICTIMS DUPED
TO LAST MINUTE
BROWN GATHERED IN LARGE
SUMS BEFORE LEAVING
Private Secretary Zimmer Will Sleep
In Office Until Defaulting
Broker Is Brought
Back to City
■ . ■
H R. Zimmer, confidential clerk and
private secretary to the missing 300
per cent broker," Harry *>•£"**£ in
constantly until Brown is brought back
claims that his faith In
Brown cost him $20,000. was busy all
yesterday answering £«^f • °* the
telephone as to whether "Hurry-up
Harry had been located or not but to
all the answer was given, Ho devel
opments, but prospects for Brown a
CaAmo r ngbtn^se'wno passed the greater
nar? o? the"day in the little office was
W". H Ramsey" who lost rBOO through
his dealings with Brown, and imagined
he was to secure a fortune as soon as
Brown had succeeded In scalping the
New York stock exchange. -* ■
Ramsey is positive that Brown had
a large sum of money with him when
nV"ft Lo!T Angeles, and that he had
Uie assistance of influential friends to
"'saTß^yf BT'know of ,9000 that
Brown obtained Friday •- S Saturday
before he left. Three thousand he se
cured from an aged Los Angeles wo
man, the only money she_had;in the
world, and this he secured Friday. Sat
urday he visited a man who already
had placed $10,000 wllfl him to invest,
and secured an additional $6000, to pro
tect the money which the investor did
not realize was already lost.
"From personal investigations I have
found that Brown's scheme was to
leave a few dollars In the banks with
which he did business. Then when his
worthless checks were presented they
were . simply marked "not sufficient
funds," which did not make him legally
liable, as would have been the case if
there were no funds at all.
' Still Believes In Brown
"I still think that if Brown is given
an opportunity he will try and make
good the money he owes, but I assure
you it will be my last • "stment, for
I have learned a costly lesson. ■•■'\
Dr Nettle E. Hammond, who invested
a large sum of money with Brown, and
induced many of her friends to do like
wise, is anxious that Brown be caught
and punished. '
"Brown had . the most convincing
manner of any person I ever met, and
although on several occasions I noticed
slight irregularities about the business
and called Brown's attention to them,
he explained them with such ease and
apparent soundness that I never
thought of them again. - ~«
--"I would. give every cent I have to
see Brown brought back to Los An
geles and forced to make restitution
to the persons who lost the money they
needed to live on. '■■■- • •
"I do not think that Mrs. Brown was
aware of her husband's Intentions to
run away. I talked with Mis. Brown
at her home Wednesday-night, and
from her conversation I believe she was
fooled the same'as were myself and all
the rest. If she was not, she is a clever
"I have known both Mr. and Mrs.
Brown for over a year, have been to
theater parties and dinners with them,
and I was as much interested in his
business as I thought he was, and he
had always used me squarely. It was
the confidence I placed in him, I sup
pose, that blinded me to his real inten
tions."
It was learned yesterday that after
The Herald's expose the Hurst detec
tive agency, that worked on the case
against Brown, sent ten men, one a
day, consecutively for ten days, to
Brown to get their mnti"' and each of
the ten was paid in full, but the elev.
enth man was put off without his
money as Brown realized his treasury
was getting low. It Is thought that
this action caused him to decide to
move and move fast.
Captain Finlayson Killed
MANILA, March 19.—Capt. John ti.
Flnlayson of the Philippine scouts,
was accidentally shot and killed yes
terdny in his quarters on Corregldor
island. He had been at target prac
tice and was placing his rifle In the
rack, when it was discharged, the bul
let Inflicting a wound that caused his
death. Captain Flnlaysop was a na
tive of Alabama.
FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 19, 1909.
$10,000 RANSOM
ASKED FOR BOY
FATHER OF YOUTH DECIDES TO
PAY BLACKMAIL
Parent Threatened with Death If He
Refused to Give Money for
the Return of His
Son
[By Associated Press.]
SHARON. Pa., MaTch 18.—Ten thou
sand dollars ransom Is demanded for
the return of Willie Whitla, Attorney
James P Whitla's 8-year-old son, who
was spirited away from school this
morning by a strange man.
Accompanying the demand for ran
som is a' covert threat that the boy
will be killed unless the money is pro
duced.
Attorney and Mrs. Whitla are among
the leading residents rt the town. The
former is a brothei-in-law of Frank
Buhl, the multi-millionaire steel man.
The stranger drove up to the school
where young Whitla was a pupil and
told the janitor the lad was wanted
at once at his father's office.
The boy was dismissed, the stranger
took him away In his buggy, and that
was the last seen of him. At 1 o'clock
a letter came demanding $10,000.
Mr. Whitla decided to pay the $10,
--000 and Inserted advertisements In
newspapers to that effect, as directed
in the letter.
Supposed Kidnaper Arrested
WARREN, Ohio, March 18.—A man
said to answer the description of the
on? wanted at Sharon, Pa., for the kid
naping of the Whitla boy was arrested
here tonight.
Seeing the Error of Our Ways
FESTERDAY'S issue of The Herald gave due and glowing prominence
to what purported to be figures of advertising gains and losses of the
various Los Angeles newspapers. The Herald's misinformation of
yesterday contained gains as follows,—Herald 2548 inches, Examiner 271
inches, Express 3304 inches and the Record 288 inches, and showed the Los
Angeles Times as having lost 5139 inches. Sinct that publication a whole
flock of thunderbolts have descended upon The Herald's usually correct, but
this time misguided, book-keepers, who selected a column of erroneous dates in
1908 for comparison, and it becomes necessary for The Herald to do justice to
the other newspapers of the city and acknowledge its error or errors in yester
day 's publication.
A re-measurement of the days and the newspapers in question shows
that the Los Angeles Times, which suffered most by The Herald's statement of
yesterday, to have, in reality, gained 3874 inches, or 9.59%, whereas The Her
ald placed the Times as having lost 5139 inches. It would also seem that the
Los Angeles Examiner, instead of gaining but 271 inches, in reality gained
2707 inches in the same period, or 10.72%. The publication in yesterday's
Herald gave the Evening Express a gain of 3304 inches, whereas the truth is
that that paper gained 3665 inches, or 25.12%. The Herald of yesterday also
stated that the Record had gained 288 inches, while better information shows
that it gained 537 inches, or 6.B&}b. The Herald, which was given credit for
having gained 2548 inches, in reality gained 2782 inches, or 30.53%.
The Herald cheerfully and willingly does justice to its newspaper con
temporaries by making this reparation for its errors of yesterday, finding
much satisfaction that its percentage of gain still leaves it at the head of the
list of gains of Los Angeles newspapers.
Our friends, The Evening Express, are to be commiserated on having
fallen into the trap which The Herald dug for itself. It might have been better
had the Express printed ALL of The Herald's article on newspaper progress in
Los Angeles, thus giving this newspaper credit for its circulation figures as
well; or it might have been still better had they as studiously avoided the adver
tising figures as they did the circulation figures.
The publication in last night's Express recommended a laugh, and it looks
like at least three of us might have a good laugh—on each other.
It is but fair that The Herald should give equal prominence to this morn
ing's publication on this subject as was given in yesterday's paper. To be
always accurate "is a consummation," etc. "To err is human," and to ac
knowledge error, with good nature, makes
THE NEWSPAPER FIT FOR HOMES
TAFT EULOGIZES
CLEVELAND AND
ADMINISTRATION
PRESIDENT SPEAKS HIGHLY
OF DEMOCRAT
INCIDENTALLY HE REFERS TO
PUBLIC QUESTIONS
Chief Executive Declares Former
Head of Nation Was Exceeded by
No Statesman in Discharge
of Public Duty
NEW YORK, March 18.—"The Payne
tariff bill unquestionably la a revision
downward," Midi President Tart to some
of bin callers today on the train daring
his trip from Washington to New York.
The president was made acquainted
with the principal provisions of the bill
before It was finally approved by the
committee on way* and means.
He thinks the revenue to be derived
from tho proposed federal Inheritance
tax Mill be largely In excess of the
amount that has been estimated.
President Taft came to New York to
eulogize in ills first public address an
president, a Democratic predecessor in
the office he now tills, the late Orover
Cleveland.. ■OjyV'-Si
Mr. Tuft praised Mr. Cleveland as a
man who was as completely American
In all his character as Lincoln. :.'
VTEW YORK, March 18.—President
|\ Taft, who arrived here from
Washington today, made an acl
iln h.s at the Cleveland memorial exer
cises at Carnegie hall this afternoon.
Mr. Tuft's aduress was not only a
eulogy of ex-President Cleveland, but
it incidentally referred to the many
public questions which were dealt with
during Air. Cleveland's administration.
Mr. Taft .spoke as follows: "Fellow
citizens: Grover Cleveland was as
completely American in his character
as Lincoln. Without a college educa
tion he prepared himself for the bar.
His early life was confined to western
New York. His vision of government
and of society was not widened by
foreign travel. He was a public prod
uc*. of the village and town life of the
middle states, affected by New Eng
land ancestry and the atmosphere of
a clergyman's home. His chief char
acteristics were simplicity and honesty
courage of his convictions, with a sense
of public duty that has been exceeded
by no statesman within my knowledge.
It was so strong in him that he rarely
wrote anything whether in the form
of a private or public communication
that the obligation of all men to ob
serve the public good was not his chief
theme.
"His career was a most remarkable
one. By his administration of the af
fairs of his city as its mayor he
showed his power of resistance to and
overcoming the influences that made
for corruption and negligence in city
government both in his own party and
in the party of his opponents.
"His reputation in this regard spread
over his native state of New York at
a time when RUch an attitude as his
seemed exceptional and his standing
before the community became an asset
of the Democratic party that even
those who had but little sympathy
with his principles were glad to seize
on him as a means of getting into
power. Accordingly he was nominated
for the governorship and was elected
by the votes, not only of his own
party, but of thousands of the Repub
lican party. The discharge of Tils du
ties as governor confirmed and
strengthened the reputation he had
acquired as a mayor.
"Before he had ceased his office as'
mayor he had been elected governor.
Before he had ceased his office as
(Continued on Vasr Three)
Star of Two Continents
Who Lies Critically Ill
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MME. HELENA MODJESKA
DEATH BECKONS
NOTED ACTRESS
MME. MODJESKA'S ILLNESS IS
CRITICAL
Famous Tragedienne, Once Star of
Two Continent!, Probably Fatally
Stricken at Her Villa at
Bay City Island
Countess Charles Bozenta Chlapow
ski, lovingly known the world over as
Madam Modjeska, the great tragedi
enne, lies dangerously ill at her beauti
ful home on Bay City island, near Bal
boa. Little hope for her ultimate re
covery is given.
Madam Modjeska has been ill several
months, but it has not been until within
a few days that her condition has be
come serious. Her son. Ralph Mod
jeska, is now on his way here from the
east, and was expected to arrive yes
texlay in Chicago on his race across the
continent. Count Bozenta is constantly
with his wife, and everything possible
is being done to prolong her life. Mad
am Modjeska has been suffering from
acute Bright's disease, complicated
with heart trouble. Dr. J. R. Boyd of
Santa Ana, who is attending the ac
tress, said that she had rested easier
yesterday, but there were little hopes
of her recovery.
Madam Modjeska has long been con
sidered one of the most famous trage
diennes on the English stage, and has
starred in America and throughout the
old world. She began her career in
English speaking parts in San Fran
cisco in 1871, having first gone on the
stage in 1861. She is a native of Poland,
where she was born in 1844.
For many years Mme. Modjeska re
sided with her husband at her country
home, "The Forest of Arden." in Orange
county, which was one of the show
places of Southern California. This was
sold several years ago, and since that
time the family has resided at Bay
island. .
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t3J-L>il.JlJ-:Jli V^UrlJlul. ON TRAINS. 5 CUNTS
HARRIMAN WILL
TRY REST CURE
RAILROAD WIZARD AVOIDING
BUSINESS CARES
Magnate to Go First to San Diego
and Then to New Orleans,
Where He Will Board
Yacht
Everything Is in readiness for the
long sea trip which Edward H. Harrl
man will take with the hope of regain
ing his health. The big conference of
railroad men which was to have been
held at Pasadena has been called off,
although more than a dozen officials of
the Harriman interests had gathered
here from various parts of the country.
The trip north to San Francisco has
been canceled, and the Napoleon of
Wall street will leave for San Diego
this morning, where he will remain un
til word is received that his private
yacht Sultana is well on the way to
ward New Orleans.
It was for the purpose of avoiding
the excitement and turmoil of the marts
of trade, it Is said, that Mr. Harriman
has decided' to go to San Diego and
thence to New Orleans to meet his
yacht. Although Mr. Harriman planned
a three weeks' sojourn in this vicinity,
it is understood his physicians have ad
vised a sea journey.
Turn Work Over to Others
There Is no doubt that Mr. Harriman
intended his Wednesday interview to
be his last. It was during this talk
and in answer to a question from one
of his interrogators that the great rail
road magnate admitted that he had
been advised by physicians to turn his
work over to others. He said that for
the first time in his career he had been
compelled to realize that there was a
hereafter. Just how long he will re
main away from New York is not
known. That he will not again person
ally direct all the affairs of the great
system of railroads under his control
is believed generally. Mr. Hurriman Is
not critically ill, and there is no imme
diate danger of his becoming so, it is
said, if he is allowed rest and quiet.
His retirement will be gradual, it is
understood.
It is a well known fact that Mr. Har
riman has been advised many times
during the last two year that It would
be necessary for him to retire soon. It
was feared a year ago that his health
was undermined, but the plucky little
builder of big railroads refused to heed
the advise of the medical men and re
mained in the game.
The work of placing the Sultana In
conmmlssion is being rushed, and the
vessel Is expected to leave soon for
New Orleans. The destination of the
Sultana after New Orleans Is reached
is not known at the present time, al
though It has been declared that Mr.
Harriman would visit Panama for the
purpose of looking over the work of tho
canal. The greater part of his party
has returned east and ho will be ac
companied by the Goelets only when he
goes to San Diego.
Meanwhile, it is learned that apart
ments have been reserved for the party
at the Potter hotel, Santa Barbara, for
Monday next, with the Intimation that
a stay of several days will be made
there.
NO CHANGES ON HARRIMAN
LINES ARE CONTEMPLATED
OGDEN, March 18.—Julius Krutt
schnltt, vice president and director of
maintenance and operations of the
western roads of the Harriman system,
arrived from Los Angeles this morn
ing in his private car over the San
Pedro and Oregon Short line railroads.
Replying to queries, Vice President
Kruttschnitt said:
"I am just returning to Chicago aft
er an absence of nearly one month
with President Harriman in the south
west and on the coast, where we found
railroad conditions in excellent and
satisfactory shape. President Harri
man and other officials connected with
the system will remain on the coast
indefinitely, and plans for the return
trip east have not yet been perfected.
"No radical changes are contem
plated at this time in the management
of either the Southern Pacific, Oregon
Railway and Navigation company
Oregon Short Line or Union Pacific
roads. You may quote me emphatical
ly on this subject, as I am desirous
that this fact should be generally
known throughout the territory cov
ered by these lines.
"I would like to Impress railroad of
ficials generally with the fact that the
Harriman management Is not desirous
of making changes at any time."
Cents
PAYNE TARIFF
BILL FAVORED
BY COMMITTEE
MEASURE IS REPORTED TO
HOUSE IN FULL
DEMOCRATS WILL RENDER A
MINORI" 1"' REPORT
Reasons Given for Changes in Cus
toms Charges Based on Differences
in Condition i Since Dinp
ley's Ti-ie
WASHINGTON, March 18.—That party
line* will bo eliminated during the con
sideration In the lioiiie of the rayne
lurlflr hill was indicated by the action of
Kepresentatlve Uroiixxard of Louisiana
in witlnlniuiiiK toduy from the meeting
of the minority committee members be
cause he differed from their views en
the tariff.
With few exceptions each member
.ill tight fur the interest of borne dis
tricts. Than is little prosr-rt of ■
lengthy general debate and the consid
eration of the measure under the live
minute rultwfor amendment will be pro
ceeded witu as soon as possible, probably
by the end of this week.
Cntoti a "gag" rule for the preyen
tion of unlimited amendment under the
five-minute rule is brought in, the minor
ity members of the nays and means
committee will not report a separate
bill. Their report will be drafted by
Minority Leader Clark and will criticise
severely the wool schedule.
It Is contended by the Democrats that
It has not been cut sufficiently to place
it on a revenue basis. Probably numer
ous amendments will be offered and
heated discussions are anticipated.
[By Associated Press.]
WASHINGTON, March 18.—The
house committee on ways and
means agreed today, after the
first meeting of the full committee, to
report the Payne tariff bill back to
the house without amendment. The
Democrats were given until next Tues
day to prepare a minority report. *f
Representative Broussard of LouV
iana voted to report the bill withoK
amendment, but all the other DemoX
crats of the committee voted against*
it.
The report accompanying the bill,
which was presented by Mr. Payne, Is
made up in the main of extracts from
the statement' regarding the sched
ules which was given out by Mr.
Payne, but the Introductory portion of
it Is devoted to an explanation of the
committee's reasons for its course.
Two principal reasons for the read
justment of the schedules are given.
The first of these is that after the
lapse of t velve years since the en
actment of the Dingley law many new
complications tn the tariff have arisen,
and it is said that the public demand
has been confirmed by the Informa
tion received by the committee sinca
it began its investigation.
In the second place, it is said that
since the Dingley bill went Into effect
a large number of foreign countries
have adopted tariffs with maximum and
minimum rates, so that section 3 of
the present law is not regarded as suf
ficiently broad to meet the changed
condition, as these new foreign tariffs
provide for the higher rate on a large
part of our exports.
The committee expresses the opinion
that the new bill is so constructed
that these lines will fully be met. It
is expected the bill proposes a reduced
rate on the bulk of Imported articles.
Bill Entails Hard Work
The committee then undertakes to
give an idea of the Importance of the
work in which it has been engaged, be
ginning with the statement that the
preparation of the bill was no easy
task. The public demand for cut rates
is pointed to, and against this Is set
the cardinal principle of the Repub
lican party of protection to American
industries and American workmen
against the difference in cost of pro
duction at home and abroad.
The necessity for more revenue at
the present time is also discussed at
some length. It Is asserted that until
the recent depression in business the
revenues under the present laws have
been sufficient to meet the expendi
tures of the government, and the fact
is pointed out that, tal'ng the entire
period from 1897, the date of the en
actment of the Dlnglev bill, until 1909,
there has been a surplus of receipts
over expenditures of $74,555,408.
The total receipts for this period, ex
clusive of postal revenues, were $6,
--558,220,260 and the expenditures, also
exclusive of postal expenditures, $6,
--483,664,656.
Comment Is then made upon the ef
fect of the present Industrial depres
sion, and in that connection the com
mittee says:
"It is the hope of the committee that
with a return of business prosperity
the revenues will show a large per
centage of increase and prove entire
ly adequate for any natural and eco
nomical scale of expenditures."
It Is pointed out that even since the
beginning of the present month there
lias been an upward tendency of re
ceipts.
In explaining the provision for au
thorizing the issue of $45,000,000 of ad
ditional Panama canal bonds the re
port says that it is the belief of tlio
committee that the entire expenditure
for the building of the Panama canal
should be met by bond issue.
Mr Payr.9 calls attention to tho
great amount of labor involved in the
preparation of the bill now before cho
house and he speaks of the great as
sistance rendered the committee by
the department of commerce and la
bor and the state department.
Given Life Imprisonment
SALINAS, Cal., March 18.—The jury
in tho case of Private C. D. Duke, oti
trial for the murder of Sergeant Edw.
Stanton, found the defendant guilty of
murder in ne first degree today, fixing
the punishment at life imprisonment.
Duke was an enlisted man and he shot
Sergeant Stanton on December 9 at
Monterey.
Anti-Japanese Bill Postponed
LINCOLN. Neb., March 18.—Tho
lower house of the legislature today,
50 to 28, indefinitely postponed the bill
to segregate Japanese laborers from
Caucasians.