The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-18
A DEMOCRATIC
SENATOR WANTS
AN OIL TARIFF
Owens of Oklahoma Will Vote
for Protection for His State
Production
CUTLERY AGAIN GETS INTO
STEEL PRODUCT SCHEDULE
Senator Smoot Declared Razors Which
Cost Forty Cents When Imported
We're Sold at Retail ut Three Dol.
lars-Opposed Income Tax.

Washington, May 1S.-A compre-
hensive discussion of the income tax
by Senator Sutherland of Utah and an
extended speech by Senator Depew in
support Of the pending tariff bill con-
sumed most of the session of the SEN
ate today. Mr.. Sutherland argued
against the constitutionality of a fed
eral income tax law and declared that
such a tax should be left as means
| OF revenue for the states.
RazOrs Again.
Razors were again used today in a
hostile attack upon rates Of the AID
! rich bill. The committee on finance
had increased the rates on razors in
common use from about IS to 100 per
cent and valorem, and as soon as the
senate took up the cutlery schedule
amendments offered by Mr.. Simmons
Saturday cutting these rates down,
were rejected Senator Stone then Of
fered amendments reducing duties on
razors to rates of the Dingley bill.
Senator Smoot in opposing these
amendments said if the duty were 200
per cent, it would not increase the
price to the consumer. He held up
before the senate a razor which he
which sold for SO.
Have those razors which you have,
been sold for So each?" inquired MIR.
Stone.
There is no question that the deal
er will sell them for that price, re-
piled Mi. Smoot
Mot after the senator's statement
here" said Mr.. Bailey laughingly.
Il hope that is correct replied Mr..
Smoot, because the profit they OBJ
tain is enormous"
Mr.. SmOot exhibited another razor
case, supposed to contain keen
edged blade. 1t was from Germany
and sold at retail in this country at
$3.50 while it cost to import $4.79 a
dozen.
Mr.. Aldrich said the most striking
thing to him about the razor industry
was that large part OF the razors
imported cost to import wholesale 10
cents each, or $1.20 dozen.
lis there any one here who ever
saw razor costing anything like 10
cents?" inquired Mr.. Aldrich.
"A 25-cent razor is the kind the
citizens of the south of the political
faith of the senator from Rhode
Island most commonly use," said Ba-
con, at which information Mr.. Aldrich
expressed surprise.
Mr.. Bailey insisted that rate Of
duty of almost 100 per cent on i'm
30 not iSH nm
fornity with the pledge of the Repub-
lican platform to levy protective
duty equalling the difference in the
cost of production at home and abroad
plus reasonable profit. II that
pledge was conformed to, Mr.. Bailey
said. it was equivalent to a declara-
ton that the foreign labor cost was
practically nothing.
The invasion of Germans into the
American market was commented up
on by Mr.. Hale, who said he feared in
the CASE of razors it had gone so far
that the American industry could not
be re-established.
Il would like to exchange American
meat for German razors.' inter-
spersed Mr.. Bailey.
Mr. Bailey declared that protection
lists warned the country against the
products of free trade England. But
now," he said. I'VE are warned against
danger to our country from protective
Germany"
Mr. Beveridge announced his inten-
tion of supporting rates of the finance
committee on raZors.
Just before the senate adjourned
yesterday. Mr.. Smoot in response to
a question by Mr.. Stone. moved over
to the Democratic side of the cham
| ber at the same time taking a razor
from his pocket and deliberately
opening it. He walked up to Senator
Stone and then whirled the razor in
his hand as he explained how the
name of the foreign manufacturer was
obliterated from the blade.
Senator Carter suggested that the
senator from Missouri had been in
timidated by the razor in the hands
Of the senator from Utah, and the SEN
ator from Utah returning to his seat
carefully replaced his razor in its
case.
Owens for Free Bill.
! Senator Owen today announced his
intention of voting for tariff on
crude petroleum unless advised to
the contrary in an authoritative way"
The statement was made in response
to hundreds of kilograms from oil
producers in Oklahoma" he said:
"Oklahoma has an immense capital
invested in thousands of oil wells,
many of which are small producers
that may be seriously injured. they
advise me. If this leverage is given
to the Standard. Independent pro-
ducers represent to me that the
Standard, with its fleet of oil boats.