The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-26
Standard Oil JOB" is Given
Lively Airing by Represen-
tatives and One Declares il
Was a Midnight Deal.

ments VIII be presented He favor
ed the tariff on wool, also an increase
of the duty on imported cotton fab
Irics.
A rough and tumble fight was mar
lnowly averted on the floor of the
house today. Byrd. OF Mississippi,
was asking Fordney questions rela-
tive to the lumber combination. He
intimated that Fordney's mill had
lpart of II. That's all buncombe,"
Fordney said. 81 don't know a
damned thing about It,"
Byrd rushed for Fordney. Ford
lney drew OF his coat, but friends pre-
vented light.
Over 20 per cent of the labor en-
pioyed in the British Columbia lum-
bier mills are ORIGINALS. was the state
ment in the house today by Hum
phrey, of Washington. in urging pro-
itection on lumbe. for the northwest.
He declared the cos. per thousand is
55 cents, while In canada with Chi
nese labor II is 25
Vreeland's Admission.
Washington, March 26.-The volun
tary admission by Vreeland, of New
York, that was to some extent re
sponsible for the retention in the
Payne tariff bill of the countervailine
duty on oil was the climax Of the dis
cussion of the tariff bill in the house
Vreeland had sat for some time and
heard various insinuations that that
duty, which some have characterized
as Joker was to be levied solely
in the interest of the Standard Oil.
This he denied, and explained that
his action was in response to re-
quests from thousands OF his oil pro-
ducing constituents and in behalf OF
Ave hundred thousand Others engaged
in the same business. The debate
on the schedule called forth some lit
tie criticism of Standard OIL by Kus-
hermann. of Wisconsin, and others. In
the course of the day numerous
speeches were made touching the
tariff, on the question generally, and
many of the schedules in particular.
arguments from the DemocraticI
standpoint were for o tariff of rev.
enue only while the Republicans who
ispoke attacked such schedules as
those on wool. wood, pulp, print
paper, crude petroleum.
At 6:O5 the house adjourned until
tomorrow when, according to the
general understanding a decision will
be reached to meet thereafter at
10 and remain in session until 8, at
which time a recess will be taken I'M
til and the debate continue three
hours. In all likelihood the general
debate on the bill will conclude We'd
nesday of next week.
The OH Deal.
The alleged midnight switch from
the ways and means committee of
tariff schedules to suit the Standard
Oil company, freely charged as a part
OF the deal under which Speaker Can
non was elected and his rules adopt
ed, was brought TO the attention OF
the house by Representative Kuster-
mann. of Wisconsin, a Republican.
81 had the positive assurance up
20 the last minute" said Mr.. Kuster-
mann. that this little joker that an
Inually pours more than $4,000, 1000
into the Golfers of the Standard on
had been put out OF existence.
Imagine my surprise TO find 1t back
In the bill, doing business for Stand
ard Oil as in former years.
81 don't know why or how II was
done" continued Mr.. Kustermann, (
sadly. 81 have worked for more than
a year to get this little joker repealed
I thought had won my fight. | was
told I had by those who knew. And
then suddenly | find I have not won
at all. and the fight must be made
over again. II
Adds Nothing TO Treasury.
'The countervailing duty on crude
petroleum takes more than 12,000.-
900 annually out of the pockets OF
the consumers and gives II to Stand
ard Oil. II adds from three to four
cents a gallon on kerosene and does
not help the treasury one dollar.
Russia Is the only nation that has
a large supply of petroleum to sell
to other nations and has a protective f,
tariff, but does not sell at unreason-
abe rates 10 consumers. ID
"In 1905 the Standard sold oil in
the United States at 97s cents a gal
lon and In England at AS cents a
gallon. All foreign products of pc
troleum are kept out by this duty
and the people are put at the mercy
of the Standard Oil monopoly In
ten years this little joker has brought
into the Golfers of the Standard Oil
$13e.943,SS0.
"The profit OF so TO 60 per cent
on the business of the Standard Is
unreasonable and excessive. The loss I