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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-09-20
REMOVING THE TARIFF tEpN
POLITICS


The chief ot N. bureau of manu-
features. Of the department ~ com
merce aud labor. Major John VI
Carson, Ia discussing the tariff ques-
ton with a representative 81 Amcrt-
can Industries. calls attention 20
The various corps of tariff experts
maintained by Germany. Great Hsit'
ain and France. which really have
The functions of tariff commission.
I'm either the foreign offices or
in one Of their departments, usually
called bureau 81 intelligence,
says Major Carson. there H. eugag-
ed. hard at work during every month
OF the year. u corps of experts upon
tariffs, These are men engaged be-
cause OF their specialized knowledge
OF particular industries. as we'll as
because OF their acquaintance with
| the customs duties OF other Coun-
tries II IS their business to make
| themselves acquainted with the ef-
| feet upon export and import trade Of
every change in customs duties and
all proposed changes. In their own
parliaments or in others, For exam
| pie. you may wonder why Great Bri-
tain. a free trade country. should en-
ploy a whole staff OF experts on tar
| If. The reason Is while the British
government cliuEs to the policy Of
| free trade. 1t has every reason in the
greater part of all the world to know
precisely what duties and customs
regulations are TO be imposed in
| various countries upon its exports.
! Upon the other hand, France, Ger
many and Belgium have every reas-
| on to know precisely how any pro-
posed change in their customs duties
may affect imports and what effect
| they may have upon exports.
This work cannot be done by any
temporary commission nor can it be
done by any committee of any legis-
| latiye body that ever existed. 1t is
| task that must be accomplished by
men trained in the details OF the va
rious industries in which each coun-
| try is especially interested, in which
most of its capital is invested, in
which most of its labor is employed,
and in which most of its revenue, if
it be ariff-leyying country, is
most interested.
1T seems to me a very reasonable
proposition that the government of
the United States, whose export
trade has increased SO enormously
within the last decade, and which
contains possibilities OF production
far exceeding the prospects of do
nestle consumption, and, therefore,
demanding foreign markets, should
! create such bureau of experts,
thoroughly qualified to advise com
mittees of congress or the executive
as TO the effect of any proposed
! changes in customs schedules 1t may
not be possible to calculate these
exactly. even with experts, at least
scientific approximation can be made
which would have its weight i'm the
consideration of any tariff legislation
land which would certainly have
strong bearing upon any decision by
! such a semi-judicial board Of taritl
commissioners, corresponding in
some degree to- the interstate com
! merce commission, as is proposed
/ by the National Association of Man
lufaCturers.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-09-20

II would require according to the
calculations of scientist. the power
of 10000 horsepower engine about
20. 600 100000 years Ia lift the earth
n foot IN height, and 90 do this work.
allowing thirteen pounds of water per
horsepov per hour, would require
some 10000 Oo0. coo 900 0n00'o gallons
of water. or more than would Ice dis.
charged at the mouth Of the Mississip-
nj In 5000 years This would be
enough. the writer estimates, 10 cover
the entire surface Of the earth 10 q
depth of not less than 300 feet. TO
convert which into steam, using good
boilers. would require some +.pnoooU-
ooO, 600. 00o tons Of coal II the latter
quantity Of the mineral was loaded on
cars Of twenty tons each 1t would de
mand 200. 0OD. 900. 100000 such cars.
If the latter were thirty feet long and
all coupled together in one train ii
would reach around the earth $4,000
900 times and, if running twenty-five
miles per hour. would consume 23.ooo.-
900 years in running the length of it
self So much for figures,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-09-20

The county commissioners held a
special meeting today to approve Tax
Assessor Killebrew's rolls for the
year 1907. The official seal of the
court was placed on the rolls. this
afternoon and Assessor Killebrew
will leave for Austin with them to-
night. The increase of the taxable
valuation of property over last year
is shown to be little more than
100000.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-09-20

The standard OH company prof
us amount 20 only luuu per cent. Al
this rate John ID Rockefeller May
set have reason ro rsrgst that h'
-uufn,d chat witness Zee.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-09-20

a great deal is being said boy way
If compliment 10 the new $40 bills.
So far as We have been able TO dis
cover there i- nothing ugly about the
I'D ones
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-09-20

Bryau's Commoner says. The on
Iy complaint the trusts have against
Texas is that Texas actually has the
effroutery 10 enforce her antitrust
laws
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The Enterprise Publishing Com
pay e II nox5ae~responsible for
me6es cnN may be contracted by en-
ployes, nor will we assume payment
of such debts under any circum-
stances Every employe OF this office
is paid promptly for work done. rms
is to protect ourselves and the sell
Ing lic.-ENTERPRISE PUB
LISTING COMPANY, Per G. W. NC
Knight, Manager.
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AEy erroneous reflection upon the
'haracter, standing or reputation OF
any person, firm or corporation that
may appear in the columns OF the
Daily Light will be gladly corrected
upon It's being brought to the atten-
ton of the management.
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". A. OWNBI CITY tultof
Residence Phone. Bell No. 2SsD

Waxahachie mineral water is bet
ter than the best-by test.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-09-20

The family medicine IN thousands On
homes for 81 years-Dr. Thatcher Liver
and Blood SS-''n.
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Read the Advertisements.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-09-20

Obituaries, resolutions Of respect.
cards Of thanks-all matter not
NEWS-will be charged for at the
rate of cents per line Poetry at
double price.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-22
FIGHTING BROWN TAIL MOTH
Government of Nova Scotia Offers
Bounty for Destruction of
Little Pests.

HALIFAX, N S., May 21.-Alarmed at
the extent of the brown7tail moth through
out Novia Scotia and the danger TO the
agriculture business of the province should
the pest become general, the provincial
government has Issued notice stating
that a bounty Of cents will be paid for
each specimen OF the moth secured.
The agricultural officials have organized
school children's corps which have been
trained TO gather the insects and, turn
them over To the teachers, who, after
making entry OF each, forward the speci-
mems TO the experimental station Of the
Department of Agriculture at Truro.
The Annapolis valley, one of the largest
apple producing centers in the world,
which yields annually almost 10000 bar
rels of the fruit for export to Europe. re-
Gently has been invaded by the pest where
It has assumed the position of serious
menace 20 the prosperity Of the inhabitants
OF the district. who depend upon the rev.
enue derived from their apples for live
lihood.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-22
EIGHT CHALLENGES REMAIN
Prediction That Haywood Jury VIII
he Completed some Time
Monday.

BOISE Idaho May 2l.-It Is predicted
today that the first witness testifying to
circumstances connected with the crime
in the Steunenberger murder case will take
the stand one week hence. There are still
eight unexpcnded peremptory challenges;
there is an additional vacancy created by
the excuse for Illness Of Juror Orrie Cole,
and under the ruling Of Judge Fremont
Wood the entire Jury Is still open TO fur
ther examination.
The session scheduled for Thursday aft
ernoon, already a short one, will be further
shortened by the time necessary to hear the
excuses of the special veniremen directly
assembled in court. and doubt is expressed
about the completion Of the jury by ad-
journment on Saturday afternoon. Those
who reduce the problem 20 a mathematical
calculation based on the experience of the
trial to date predict that the jury will be
finally sworn some time on Monday next;
that the opening statement will be made on
either Monday afternoon or Tuesday morn
ing, and that the first real testimony will
be taken on Tuesday.
II has not been decided whether James
H. Hawley or Senator Borah will make the
opening statement for the prosecution.
They said today that they had not decided
the question. but would take It up later in
the week. The prosecution continues to
file the names of all witnesses 10 be used
In the four cases pending, and they now
number nearly zoo. Less than one third
of them will be called in the Haywood case
Harry Orchard, the principal witness for
the state, will probably be on the stand for
full week. His evidence IN chief is ex-
pected TO occupy from three to four days
and his cross-examination nearly as long.
1t is believed that he will be called about
one week from Thursday assuming that
the jury is sworn In on Monday.
The great battle of the trial will come
with the introduction Of Orchard in court.
1t is expected that there will be a fight
against admission of his testimony at every
important stage and that he will be sub
mitted to the strongest examination that
the combined ingenuity and cleverness Of
the defense can devise. Attorney +. f.
Richardson will conduct the cross -examina-
ton of Orchard.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-22
PASSENGER RUNS INTO WRECK
One Killed and Two Injured on the
BunaIo-CIeveIRnd wcstbound
Special.

LITTLE FALLS, N. Y, May H.-In the
wreck of the Buffalo Cleveland special
westbound train from New York City on
the New York Central railroad, just out
side the eastern limits of this city at 1852
a. m. today, one man was killed and three
were critically injured. The dead man is
Baggageman Isaac Finley
The seriously injured are Matthew
Maher fireman. critically burned; Engi-
neer John Hyde, scalded by escaping
steam. condition critical.
!. Just as the BUFFALO Cleveland special was
pproaching Little Falls, an eastbound
light train, running on the track parallel
that Of the special was derailed by a
pile of stones.
All four of the tracks were covered with
the wreckage of the train and the train
hands on the freight declared they did not
have time to flag the express before II
plunged into the wreckage. Four cars OF
the special we're thrown from the track
and two of them, Bunalo car and day
coach, were overturned and dragged some
distance before the train stopped. Bag
gageman Finley was in the Buffalo car
and was thrown out and cut in two by
the wheels.
Fireman Maher was pinned down in the
cab of his engine while hot Goals from
the boilet set his clothing on fire. He was
badly burned and is in a critical condition
None of the passengers was seriously in
jured. Traffic on all Of the four tracks
was blocked for six hours.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-22
WATCH BANK ROBBERS WORK
Winnsl ago Men Witness Operations Of
Burglars Iooting Hank.
REMAINED HOUR AND HALF At TASK
Secured About 81 200 in Money and
Drafts and Escaped Toward
Sioux City-Omcera Are
on Trail.

PENDER. Neb.. May G.-(special Tele-
gram.)-The State bank of Winnebago,
small town on the Great Northern, was
robbed OF s1,1OO early today The safe was
dynamited blowing the door from its
hinges. The sheriff has been notified and
other officers are on the lookout for the
robbers.
At 1890 this morning o. A. Ogburn, who
owns a pool hall next door, and his helper
were awakened, as they thought, by fall
ing glass from windows. AS there had
been a number Of Indians in town late in
the evening. they thought no more of the
noise until another and still another ex-
ploslon took place in quick succession.
Their guns were thirty-five feet away from
where they slept. They could see the out
lines Of a man, holding a gun in hand,
Just outside of their front door and across
the street they could see another man in a
store.
After six explosions the robber inside the
bank called to one of his men to come
over. After this sounds OF crowbars could
be distinctly heard. The time from the
first sound was about an hour and half
When the robbers drove away Ogburn
and his man gave the alarm. T. N Thomp-
son, .jr.. cashier, who lives three blocks
away, on reaching the bank found the safe
blown to pieces The money-SS6S in cur
rency, $3.50 in silver $50 in gold and $500 In
checks and drafts-was missing. About 50
in silver of smaller denominations was
found among the debris.
The team conveying the robbers was seen
about 2:9O a. m. passing through Homer
The telephone wires had been cut between
Wlnnebago ana Homer.
Ogburn arrived In Pender at 5 o'clock a.
m. today, notifying the sheriff, who has
taken the trail 1t is believed the robbers
reached Sioux City before daylight.
The Winnebago State bank has been
opened but few months. The demolish-
ing of the safe was the only damage. ex-
cept some broken windows Entrance to
the bank was effected by prying open the
front door.
The bank was insured with Martin Bros.
Of Omaha, who have offered S1OO reward
for the apprehension of the robbers.
sioux City on the Lookout.
SIOUX CITY, Ia, May 2-(specal Tel
| cgram.)-The Sioux City police are looking
for four men who blew the safe of the
Winnega State bank at winnebago City.
Neb.. early this morning and secured 81, 200
cash. The men are supposed to have come
to Sioux City. Some suspects have been
arrested
/ The robbers fed IN a buggy which 1t de-
veloped they had hired from a local livery
barn Just after daylight this morning
! This afternoon the police arrested Johr
E. Roe alias ''Hand and A Half" Kelly
/ and George Myers. a well known gambler
! Both are IN Jail ana the police. arc looking
for two others Myers admits having hired
I the rig. but claims to have been fishing
/ Officers from. Winnebago are here and will
I apply for extradition of the prisoners a,
| soon as the formalities can be compiled
/ with
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-22
: BIG SLUMP IN STOCKS
Union Pacific and Smelling Lead De-
cline, Which Ranges from Two
to Seven Points.

NEW YORK, May 21-The stock market
suffered another sharp and unexplained
slump today. Trading in Amalgamated
Copper, American Smelling. Reading,
Union Pacific and United States Steel was
ranged from 7M for Smelling to 1H for
United States Steel, with losses OF 27s in
Amalgamated Copper. in Reading, in
Union Pacific, 2N in Northern Pacific, IN
Brooklyn Rapid Transit, and 1S In Chicago,
Milwaukee & st, Paul.
The market was active and weak directly
after the opening, with Smelter leading the
list with a drop of more than points in
the first hour. After some stop-loss orders
had been uncovered a rally checked the de-
cline until after noon. when there was an
other sharp break, in which United States
Steel was the chief sufferer at first Later
the pressure against Smelling was renewed
and the whele list suffered heavily, Union
Pacific particularly
Heavy covering operations by bears
caused a rally late in the day, in which
Smelling recovered 81 points of its earlier
losses. but the market closed feverish and
unsettled.
All sorts OF rumors to account for the
slump were put in circulation by bears
during the day, but most OF them were
promptly denied. One of the most common
Of these was the report that heavy note
Issues were contemplated by some Of the
leading industrials. No facts developed
30 show that the movement was anything
other than a bear raid coupled with the
bull market in grain.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-22
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
signal Omcers at other Posts Ordered
to Report for Duty at Fort
Omaha.
dErom a stan correspondent)

WASHINGTON, May H.-(Special Tele-
gram m)-First Lieutenant Wiley P. Man
gum, jr.. OF the Signal corps is relieved
from duty at Fort Meade and WIFI proceed
to Fort Omaha for duty. Master Signal
Electrician Magnus Nordquist is relieved
from duty In the Department Of California
and ordered TO Fort Omaha for duty.
Oscar NJ. Waddell, at present superinten-
dent OF the Unitah Indian school In Utah,
has been appointed as superintendent OF
the winnebago training school, succeeding
Superintendent McFatridge
Rural carriers appointed for Iowa routes:
Fairfield, route 3, Clark II. King, carrier
Louis King. substitute; Imogene, route l.
Claude A. Ness, carrier, John Retelsdorph
substitute; Sidney. route g. Raymond X.
Stevens, carrier. Elmer L. Thatcher, sub
stitute. John F. Mclaughlin has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Bard. Hanson
county. S. D., vice F. II. Linn resigned.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-22
MANUFACTURERS ON TARIFF
sixty Per Cent of Members of National
Association Are I'm Favor of
Revision.

NEW YORK, May 21.-The report of the
committee on tariff and reciprocity, in
riu,iius thr result OF poll OF the members
as to their views on tariff revision, will be
made 10 the National Association of Manu-
facturers of the United States tomorrow
Much interest centers in what the commit
tee has learned and its report was the sub
ject OF much speculation tonight
While the committee has carefully
guarded its findings, It was stated with
some show OF authority that the poll had
found 60 per cent Of the 5000 members of
the association in favor of a revision Of
the Dingley tariff. This practically would
be the reverse of the expression ELECTED
by the Home Market club of Boston in a
similar canvass.
At today's session President Van C1eave
IN presenting his annual report called for
fund Of $1,5OO,OOO to be used in the next
three years to combat what he termed in
dustrial oppression The principles of the
association were he said, founded on the
open shop, opposition to the boycott and
the dictation Of labor unions, and the fund
would be required to further these tenets.
Subsequently a committee of thirty-fve was
named to devise means Of raising the 81, ,5OO.-
OO0
The committee met tonight, but nothing
OF the proceedings was made public The
committee viii report 10 the convention to-
morrow.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-22
RACE WAR AT REIDSVILLE. GA.
Attempt to Lynch Negro Results in
Six Deaths and Injury of
Six Persons.

REIDSVILLE, Ca. May 21.-Two negroes
lynched and four other persons dead and
six others injured is the net result of an
attempted assault made last night on Mrs.
Laura Moore, white, g widow about six
miles from here by Flem Padget, a negro.
Two Of the Padget family are the ones
lynched and the death or injury of the
others followed the efforts of a posse to
capture Padget. News of the attempted
assault aroused the citizens who imme-
diately went to the home of the negro S
father. He assured the crowd that his son
was not within the house and invited the
posse to search for themselves. AS they
approached the house Elem Padget fired
on the crowd, killing n white man named
Hare and wounding four others. The
crowd fired a volley into the house, killing
the old negro Padget and two of his
daughters, and woundng two of his sons.
one of whom was Elem Padget, the man
wanted.
After the cooler heads had left the scene
of the killing, the hothead element en-
ployed young man to take Padget's wife
and one Of the Padget boys, who was shot
through the lungs TO Reidsville JAIL but
later the party followed took the pris-
oners from the young man in charge and
Tiddted them with buckshot. 1t is stated
that a crowd of about 800 started for Relds-
vile to force the jail and lynch the other
Padget boy, who had been taken there by
the deputy sheriff
1t is not believed that this will be ac-
complished as Reidsville has a substantial
Jail and the citizens will not permit such
an act, Those involved in the affair are
influential citizens. Further trouble is
feared
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-22
TWO NEW HIGH RECORDS
September Wheat Goes to S1.O4 and
December to S1.O4 5-s in
Chicago.

CHICAGO, May H.-Two new high rec
ords for the crop were established today,
when September wheat went to &1Ol and
December to Sl.O4Ss, July closed at over
a dollar also thus setting a record mark
for the season. Bad climatic conditions
caused the upturn.
NEW YORK, May 21.-After tame start
today a wild bull market in wheat ad-
vanced July to $l.Gs9s, representing AS
cents jump for the day and new high
level for the season.
Speculative excitement rose TO a high
pitch, famed by some of the worst crop
reports that have been seen from western
states Near the close a sudden rush Of
proft-taking broke prices a cent per bushel
from the top.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-22
PAT GROVE GETS ACoUlTTAL
Jury in Council Bluffs Says lie f. Not
Guilty of Holding Up Motor
Crews.

That Pat Grove was not one Of the two
bandits who held up and robbed the crews
of two motor trains at the east end OF the
bridge on the night of Sunday, July ?
1906 was the verdict of the jury In the
district court in Council Bluffs last even
ing The case was given 20 the jury at
s O'Clock and at s O'Clock. after the jury
had partaken of supper, the verdict OF
acauittal was brought in. In view of the
weakness of the states case the verdict
was not unexpected.
Grove did not go on the stand himself,
but relied on the testimony OF Henry
Leuch. one of the motormen held up. and
OF John and Mary Wilson, at whose house
Grove was alleged to have been with Levi
the morning following the hold up. Leuch
testified that Grove was not one of the
two bandits. He had shortly after the hold
up identified Doran as one Of the BAN
dts Wilson and his wife both denied that
Grove had been in their house, but ad-
mitted Levi had been.
Mrs Lillian Dalton of South Omaha,
who failed TO appear Monday, was in court
yesterday having accompanied Deputy
SheriRs Groneweg and Wooman TO this
city after the bench warrant had been
issued for her. Mrs Daltons testimony
was not nearly as convincing as II had
been before the grand jury. Mrs Dalton
after Groves arrest identified him among
a number OF men in the Jail in Omaha as
one of the two men who had been in the
part of her house at 1902 Eighth avenue,
which she had rented to the Wilson's.
It is understood that with the acquittal
of Grove the case against Arthur Levi,
who was indicted jointly with Grove, will
be dismissed,
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-22
DEBATE OVER AGREEMENT
Southern PFesbyterians Put in Time
Talking over Reports Made
by Committee.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, May a.-Debate
upon the question OF adopting the Char
lotte articles of agreement on closer rela-
lions between churches holding the Pres
byterian system was the feature OF the
NTH days session Of the general assembly
OF the Presbyterian church in the United
States Arguments we're upon the majority
and minority reports of the special COM
mittee Of twenty-six, submitted yesterday
afternoon.
Prior TO the discussion devotional services
were led by Rev. J. ~ Van Deventer Of
Fort Defiance, Va.
W. S. Fleming of Columbia, Tenn, opened
the debate favoring the adoption Of the
minority report.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-22
GOVERNORS HANDS ARE TIED
Chief Executive OF Colorado Power
less 20 stop Prize Fight
iR Denver.

DENVER, May 1.-Governor Henry
Buchtel has issued an address explaining
why he is powerless to prevent the prize
fight scheduled here tonigt between Harry
Lewis and Jimmy Gardner.
The governor says that the adoption of
new charter for Denver, which took
from the governor the control OF the fire
and police board, deprived the executive of
the power 70 coerce the city officials. and
unless they are willing 10 act Of their
own accord he cannot compel them. In
cidentally. the governor names three con
ditions as curses TO American civilization.
namely-the saloon. the prize fight and the
so-cailed yellow newspaper