The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-01-01
ANY AND THE. TARIFF
Steel Maslate Laughs at the
:. Committee.
TOPICS Al THE CAPITAL
oficer Of American Federation 4 SEN
fenced for Contempt. .'

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Washington, D. Co.: Dec. 26:-
Congress had adjourned for the
holidays and the ways. and means
committee called some weeks ago
for the alleged investigation Of the
tariff schedules, has discontinued
its farcical.4proceedings. story
is told of'an amateur bear hunter,
who Said thatshe had followed the
trail ofthesbear from morning un-
til noon. ''But why did you not
follow it longer7" was inquired
"Recause the trail'was getting too
fresh". .@.This is very much the
kind of an investigation thatrMrs
Payne. Mr.. Dalzell sand others
have been making. 'ThSY.s.cape
very near catching a beare.in Mr..
Carnegie -They: sHmmont d him,
but he: was altogether different
sort Of a beast from what they had
anticipated, or what they wanted.
He belittled the sophistry Of figures.
1t is well known that, "figuress do
not lie" ",abut tisat as'iiars fgure"::'
1t did not please them to see Mr.
Carnegie make jest ofthe sacred
tariff. Mr.. Carnegie;e it, will 'be
remembered, declared in bis.article
in the Century Magazine, THAT he,
as an interested witness or party,
not only Destroyed the, schedules
! in the Wilsonsbillp in conjunction
with Senator German, but actually.
wrote, as an interested parity. the.
duty in the finished bill and thus
determined what the consumers Of
steel rails. should pay the.manopotyr
by which. Mr.. Carnegie has made
his colossal fortune. The audacity.
Of the multi millionaire, in..cslling
Mr.. Gary 4spawkychiel"'t
lent to'a slippery Individually was
edifying, :: .:..t.,s :.es asA.s 4.
"But we want some figures.
said, Chairman Payne. ands Mr..
Longworth. "Give us the figures
on the present cost Of steel',..
"Why do you wish to weary and
befog your intellects with fgures?"
; replied Mr.. Carnegie, who doubt-
less remembered, the indigestible
multiplication table Of his boyhood
and how Pig Iron Kelly Of the
past generation could and. did
prevaricate with figures and statis-
tics. But, Mr.. Carnegie finally
gave them a few figures. He told
them that the trust cleared 158
| millions ,ofsdollafs last year Which
| was profit -tot SIS 50 ton on all
steel products. Then,' more than
FEVER, Mr. aDalzefl. aand Mp Payne
wished that they had never trailed
the bear. THE jig is. up'' said
1 Mr.. Carnegie. . There was. laugh
ter in the committee room, which
7'ho~ever was. NOT, indulgedein by
Mr.. Payne. andsMr. DakeH:s.: $50
! There is always eth,ng going
on. at the capital and. the event
Ithat is discussed today throughout
the United States, happened in
i the courtroom of the, city hall.
when Justice Wright of the district
supreme court sentenced Samuel
Gompers, president, John Mitchell,
vice president, and Frank Morri-
son, secretary OF the American
Federation of Labor, for one year,
nine months and six months re-
! spectively, to Jail. They have
appealed and are out on bail and
it is said, in case the sentence is
affirmed by the court to which
:, they have appealed, will make Z
final appeal to the Supreme CoJr
OF the United States. Theref i
: little doiibY -but that both les
courts will affirm the decisiq &. c
/ Justice Wright. Their sci tenc