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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-21
TARIFF UP TO TAFT
Congress Not Likely to Take
the Initiative.
ITS RECORD LAST SESSION
War on the Commerce Court in Bill
to Be Presented by Repre-
sentative Sims.

One week from next Monday Congress
will reassemble in regular session ana
will enter upon tour of duty. interrupted
only by the Christmas holidays, which will
continue probably until the middle OF
June Senators and representatives are
arriving in small numbers, ard the rush
is likely to set in after Thanksgiving
day.
Information is at hand to the effect
that Chairman Underwood of the ways
and means committee will not be in a
hurry to start his committee to work
on tariff revision until after the President
has sent his tariff message to Congress.
The attitude of the committee. it is de-
clared. is that 'it is the Presidents next
move the contention being that the
democrats have shown their disposition
toward tariff revision by the action Of
last session in Passing the tariff bills
which the President vetoed.
Want Tariff Board Report.
Furthermore, they want to hear from
the tariff board and get a line on the
facts which have been developed by that
body's Investigations Then, when the
President has made his recommendation
possible, go him one better and get out a
bill providing rates even lower than he
may suggest.
Representative Sims of Tennessee has
come back to town and Is at work on
his bill to abolish the Commerce Court
1t will be introduced the first thing and
Mr.. Sims will make it his business to urge
the measure through committee and
House.
Appeals From Decision.
The government today took its appeal
from the decision Of the Commerce Court
in the famous short and long haul case,
the one which has accumulated opposition
to the court. The government asks the
United States Supreme Court to set aside
the injunction which the Commerce Court
granted the railways against the inter-
state commerce commissions order giving
relief to the shippers.
The government contends that the Com
merce Court erred in granting perlimi-
nary injunction in that the petition Of the
petitioners and the aff1davits in support
of the same do not set forth any cause
of action and are insufficient to warrant
the granting Of the preliminary Injunction
do not show that there Is any equity in
the petition, do not show that the inter-
state commerce commission acted beyond
its Jurisdiction, and do not show that the
interstate commerce commission violated
the constitutional rights Of the petition
ers.
Nine other exceptions are set forth at
length in the governments appeal
Court Out of Favor.
1t is not thought that the tendency of
this appeal will serve to stay the effort to
abolish the Commerce Court. The fact
Of the matter is that the advocates of
sweeping federal Jurisdiction over rail-
roads have no use for the Commerce Court
and have never had any liking for it.
They have commended from the first that
it was a serious handicap to the interstate
commerce commission in its work OF reg
ulating rates as Congress intended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-21
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-21
Born in st. Louis in 1648.

Dr wyman was born in st. Louis In
1s4s, the son of Edward and Elizabeth
Hadley Wyman. his father being noted
educator of that city. He received his
academic education at the University OF
st. Louis. where lie received the bachelor
of arts degree in 1866, and at Amherst,
which conferred the masters degree on
him i'm 1880 He received his medical de-
In 1873 He spent two years in ST Louis
hospitals and while In private practice
became assistant to the physician In
charge of the Marine Hospital In ST
Louis who was in feeble health. When
the latter died DR.. Wyman came to
Washington, passed the necessary exami-
nations and took his place. He later
worked i'm Cincinnati, Baltimore, New
York and this city.
One of the most noteworthy accom-
pishments of the surgeon general was
the amelioration of the conditions AFFECT
ing seamen of the merchant marine Serv-
ice. and he was largely instrumental III
having passed legislation establishing a
hospital for the Chesapeake bay oyster
men and measures relieving the deck
hands of the Mississippi steamers Of
cruelties to which they were subjected
He had been at the head Of the United
States public health and marine hospital
service since July !, 1902. and had ad-
ministration over the national quarantine
laws and establishments. 1t was on
Surgeon General Wyman's initiative that
the first government hospital for the care
Of consumptives was established in New
Mexico. He was the author of many
pamphlets concerning the public health
and instituted numerous reforms provid-
ing better sanitation for both the army
and navy of the United States.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-30
DEFENDANTS REBCTTAL.
f. O. STFARNS

T.. ". . tAh4\o
a banker lving at Van Vert, said he
had known Isaac West and wife for
Is years and their reputation for
truth and veracity and for morality
was good.
w. F. BLAIR
a merchant at Van Vert, said he had
known |. w. West and wife for 80
years, and their reputation for truth
and veracity and morality was good.
E. w. TOWNSEND
a banker at Decatur City, testified he
had known l. w. West and wife for
number of years, and that their
reputation for truth and veracity and
morality was good.
LESTER GOULD
of Van Vert, said he had known NV.
West and wife for 35 years and that
their reput ation for truth and verac-
ity and morality was good.
ALB. WILSON
farmer living at Van Vert, said he
had known l. w. West and wife for
many years and that their reputation
for truth and veracity and morality
was good.
This was the last witness in the
case, and at o'clock on Tuesday
evening the court discharged all the
witnesses in the case, and after
recess of twenty minutes the argu-
ments were commenced.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-30

On cross examination he said that
a man accused of that kind of a
crime was not safe in that communi-
ty.
at this point the court decided
that the motion to strike all the
testimony introduced by the defense
in regard to Mrs. ZOrnes being a
vicious, blood thirsty, dangerous
fighting woman, which was allowed
to go in on the statement of the de-
Tense that they would show self de-
Tense, should be sustained, as they
had not made any showing or claim
of their defense in their testimony,
and had claimed that defendant did
not strike Mrs. Zornes, and instruct
ed the jury that they should not con-
slider this evidence.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-30
Notice of appointment of Admins
traitor.

In the district court of the state
of Iowa, in and for Decatur county.
In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of
James C. Millsap, deceased.
To whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has been appointed and
has qualified as administrator of the
estate of James C. Millsap, late Of
Decatur county, Iowa, deceased. All
persons in any manner indebted to
said deceased or his estate will make
payment to the undersigned; and
those having claims against said de-
ceased or his estate will present
them in manner and form as by law
required, for allowance and pay
ment.
Dated this 21st day Of March A.
D. 1911.
Ezra L. Millsap,
31-3t Administrator of said estate.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-30
Notice of Appointment of Admins
traitor.

In the district court of the state
of Iowa, in and for Decatur county.
In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Abb
ram Hatfield, deceased.
To whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has been appointed and
has qualified as administrator of the
estate of Abram Hatfield, late of De-
catur county, Iowa, deceased. All
persons in any manner indebted to
said deceased or his estate will make
payment to the undersigned; and
those having claims against said de-
ceased or his estate will present
them in manner and form as by law
required, for allowance and pay
ment.
Dated this 21 day of March, A.
D. 1911.
Riley D. Hatfield,
31-3t. Administrator of said estate.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-30
Didn't recollect whether it was foggy

Didn't recollect whether it was fOggy
or not.
MORRIS GARDNER
testified that he was local u. S.
weather observer at Leon, and his
records showed that at GAS p. m,
on the night of Dec. 7, 1910, it was
clear, and his records for that day
were introduced in evidence.
O. f. HULL
OF Leon, testified he remembered the
night of Dec. 7, 1910, and at 10
o'clock that night it was clear.
FRANK MILLER
a farmer living in Long Creek town
ship, had known Tom Phillips for 10
years and his reputation for truth
and veracity was good.
At this point the state rested their
case
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-30

Feel languid, weak, run down?
Headache? Stomach '?-Just a
plain case of lazy liver. Burdock
Blood Bitters tones liver and stom-
ach, promotes digestion, purifies the
blood
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-30

A Photographer asks: How many
people are there who asks questions
they know you can't answer? There
would be one less if this paragraph
err kept quiet.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-30

Soothes itching skin. Heals cuts
or burns without scar. Cures piles,
eczema, salt rheum, any itching.
Doans Ointment. Your druggist
sells it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-30

Heroic deeds are poor collateral
to try to borrow money on
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-30


houses which was generally trav-
elled. Haa been at the Zornes home
quite often. Had rented Lee Zornes
2 or 3 a,ges c: corn land and 2
acres which he had in cane. Had a
conversation with Kaufman about
putting up a gate or fence between
Zornes and his place on the road.
The gate there had been broken
down and I spoke to Zornes about
driving over it and breaking it, and
l finally did nail it up. I probably
told Kaufman that Zornes might get
sore at me as they hauled water
from my place. Mrs. Zornes came
to me and wanted me to put a pad
lock on it and give her a key. On
the evening of December Z, 1910,
I came home between 8 and 9
O'Clock. My brother, Hugh, and Tom
Young were working for me, Hugh
about a month and Tom about a
week, shocking corn. Tom came
home about 20 minutes after / did.
He put his team up and came to the
house and we got supper. 1 asked
the boys before supper if Zornes had
been down and shucked his corn and
learned he had not. It was, $3.50 or
later when we started to Zornes. We
were singing. We would pass through
a wire gate southwest Of the house
going by the road from my house to
Zornes. When we got to the gate
Tom and stopped to answer call
of nature, stopped about q minute
and Hugh went on to the house: Tom
and I went on to the house and rap
ped at the southwest door. Some
body said to go around TO the east
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-31
GOETHALS ANGRY
 WHEN DETAINED

New Orleans, May 30-Col George w. Goethals, chairman and chief engineer of the Panama canal commission, who ar rived in this port aboard the steamer Atenas about 1 o'clock this morning from Colon, was worsted in an argument with customs officials, who refused to let him leave the dock with his luggage. He re- turned thoroughly displeased to his cabin, where he remained until after breakfast.
 The immigration officer, appraised of his coming by wireless, sent a special officer to meet the Atenas to assist Colonel Goethals In getting ashore. The customs men, however, not recognizing him. re- quested him to await the arrival of Cap tain Miles with instructions. When this official arrived, the colonel was so peeved he refused to leave his berth. The mat ter, it is said, will be reported to the GUS toms officials.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-31
Montgomery Markets

Montgomery, May 9o.-(special )-Spot cotton was quoted In Montgomery today as follows: Middling, 15Ac; strict mid ding, 15asc.
 Eggs at retail are still selling at 2oc 1; wholesale price, 15c. Chickens: Broling size are selling for 25c; frying size for 35c; hens are going at 50c
 Dried apples Dime brand, TIC pound ; one-p pound cartoons, Sc pound AS pack ages to case.
 Florida grapefruit Size 80, s3.25 box; size 64, $3.50 box: size 46 and 54, $3.75 box.
 Florida oranges: 126 size, s2.15 per box; 150, 176, 200, 216, s2.50
 , Lemons: Extra fancy Messina (new crop, $475 box; fancy Messna, s6o. s45o box.
 Prunes: Griffin and Skeley package 40-50, 25-povnd boxes, Sc pound; 59-60, 25-pound boxes, 71ac pound; 60-70. 25- pound boxes, 7c pound
 Danish cabbage, in sacks, 11sc per pound
 Onion sets Reds, S2-pound bushel crates (small stock). sl.60 per crate; vel lows, 32-pound bushel crates (small stocl). s15O per crate; whites, 32-pound bushel crates (small stocls), s2.3O per crate.
 Turnips Canadian stock, barreled sacks, g per sack.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-31
HOKE SMITH NAMES
 HIS OFFICE FORGE
GeOrgia's Governor Has Ey- erybody Guessing As to
 U. s. SenatOrship

Atlanta, May 0.-(Special )-Announce- ment by Gov.-Elect Hol1e Smith of his office force is not necessarily an indica- ton that he expects to remain for any length of time in the governors office. It is generally understood, however. that in the event MT. Smith should be elected senator. and also in the event that Con gress should adjourn at or about the time of such election, he would remaln in the governors office until the next session of Congress convenes, the first Monday in December.
 But even at that it Is hardly a pleas ant prospect for an office force to go into Jobs which they might retain only a. few weeks or a few months at most. Never theless, it would appear that they have accepted, for the governor-elect has an nounced the appointment of Calvin M. Hitch as his executive secretary, Morris K. Haralson. who has for some time been in his law office, as his private sec retary; Malcolm Johnston of Atlanta and F. M. Edwards of Quitman as clerks and Iack S. Cowan as messenger.
 There was for long time considerable doubt as to whether MT. Hitch would re- turn to the executive office in any ca pacity because of the fact that he has peeH uolilg so well Tn the insurance buSi- ness and did not feel that he could, in justice to himself, give up his work for what the executive secretaryship would pay. It appears, however that the gov ernor-elect has been able to arrange @. salary satisfactory to Mir Hitch by cut ting out one of the executive secretary ships and dividing up the remainder of the office work between two clerks, one on the records and the other on warrants.
 What they will do, however, in the event Governor Smith should go to the Senate, and should be succeeded by someone of different political views. is a problem. It is possible, of course, that he has made some provision for them or has some plan for taking care of them in the event of an emergency. Possibly Mir Hitch and one of the others might go to Washing ton vt 1i,n in the event he should hap pen to be called there
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-31
SPECIAL RATES.
 VIA
 fgyNSl

VERY LOW SUMMER TOURIST RATES to points in the North, East and west. Tickets on sale May 18th to September 3oth, with liberal limits for return Buffalo, N. Y., and Return .$204S Tickets on sale June 18th, 16th ana 18th. Limited for return until June 30th, 1911
 New Orleans, La, and Return *1o.oO Account Tulane University summer School Tickets on sale June 14th to 18th inclusive. and July 5th, 9th and 7th. Final limit for return days from date of sale. can be extended to August 31st, 1911, by deposit and payment of fee of S1.00. t
 Philadelphia, Pa, and Return S2S.S5 Tickets on sale June g, 10, 12, 16 and 19, final limit June 2Sth. can be ex- tended to July 31, 1911 by deposit and payment of fee of $1.0O.
 For other infornla ton, confer with r. Sid Jones, D. P. A.. Birmingham. Ala. Both phones 977,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-31
Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, May 3o.-Spot cotton quiet, prices unchanged; American middlins fair, S.S1d; good middling, S49d; mid ding S.27d; low middling. S.07d; good ordinary, 7.S1d ordinary, 7.56d.
 The sales of the day were 4oo0 bales. of which 300 were for speculation and export and included 2900 American. Re- ceipts coco bales, including 45oo Ameri- can.
 Futures opened dull and closed idle. May, S0012d; May-June, Sd; June-July, [. sod; July-August, 7.S5d; August-Septem- Der, 7.56d September October, 7.13d; De- tober- November, 6.95d; November-Decem- Der. 6.s9d: December-January, 6.S7d; Jan uary-February, 6S7d; February-March, e.s71ad; March-April, 6.sS12d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-31
Empire Audit Company
THE MARKETS
Daily Cotton Movement
Empire Building

Galveston: Steady; middling, 15%c; net receipts, 22s; gross receipts. 223; stock 33,211.
 New Orleans: Easy; middling, 151Rc; net receipts. 1746: gross receipts, 1746; sales, 465; stock, 95,491.
 Mobile: Quiet; middling, 15Ac; net receipts, 19; gross receipts, 19; sales. 25; stock, 1888.
 Savannah: Steady; middling, 15 s c; net receipts, 459; gross receipts, 459; stock. 21,951; coastwise. 125.
 Charleston: Nominal; net receipts, 34; gross receipts, 34; sales, 9072.
 Wilmington: Nominal; net receipts, A. gros receipts, 1; stock, 4412.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-31
ATLANTA WANTS
 THE COMMISSION Believed That Sentiment is Strong Enough to Over
 come the Council

Atlanta, May 3o.-(Special.) 1.-The agita, tion for commission government for At lanta is reaching a point where there is a prospect of results.
 Atlanta talked about the commission form of government more than year ago, and then dropped 1t like hot brick just about the time the legislative session began.
 A few months ago a well-known local dry goods firm, the Johnson- DuBose company, began to use heavily of It's advertising space in the city dailies in advocating a commission form of gov ernment for Atlanta The firm spent thousands of dollars in printing editorials on this subject, In big advertising type, and without referring to anything 1t had for sale. It was a kind of advertising new to Atlanta, and it attracted atten- ton not only here but in other sections of the country.
 Now two of the Atlanta daily newspa- pers have come out edtorially for a com misison government. and it is believed the other will shortly follow, giving the proposal the backing of a united press
 There Is a considerable sentiment in Atlanta against 1t among some of the most prominent citizens. but there does not appear to be any question that if put to a vote, 1t would carry overwhelming ly. Of course, there is a certain political element which has more >or less power, that doesn't want sts and that element holds it's own in the city council through which a proposed charter amendment providing for any new form of govern ment would have to pass before being submitted to the legislature
 But it is probable a demand will be forthcoming in a few days that the ques- tion be submitted to the people, and 1t is not apparent how the politicians can get around submitting it. And if the people vote for it, 1t will have to go before the legislature for enactment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-31
BUSINESS |S DULL
 AT END OF MONTH Vegetables and Fruits Are In Strong Demand On
 Morris Avenue

Nothing of especial interest was noticed in the markets of Morris avenue Tues day. Business seemed to be rather inac- tive, but this is generally looked for right at the close of the month. Unless predic- tions fail, June will witness better busi- nes in the wholesale districts than for several months past. Conditions are much brighter now than they were at this time last month.
 Fowl is plentiful on the avenue, and while the demand is yet unsatisfactory, quite an improvement is seen when com pared with that of last week. Hens are quoted at 12 cents per h., while spring chicken sare bringing 25 cents per h.
 Vegetables and fruits were sold exten- sively yesterday. and all varieties are selling at good prices.
 Quotations are as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-31
New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, May 30.-Cotton fu- lures opened quiet to point off com pared with yesterdays close. The near ness of the bureaus report on condi- ton and acreage and the fact that the New York market will be closed acted together to cause extreme dull ness in the early trading. There were no features in the news to stimulate trading. Private weather reports indi- cated no change in the weather con ditions that have been prevailing of late. At the end of the first half hour of business prices were 1 up to l down.
 The market did not liven up at any time during the entire morning. Even scalpers were unable to do any business and quiet the ring, which late in the morning was practically deserted. The weather forecast of un- settled weather for the greater part of the western belt had no effect on prices which at noon were unchanged to 1 point down compared with yesterdays S close on the old crop months and l to 2 points up on the new.
 In the afternoon the market was in- changed to 2 points up compared with yesterdays close.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-31
Insane Jap Kills Self

San Francisco, May 30.-Working him self free from straishtjacket in which he had been confined at the Emergency hospital, Ich Matu Ohashi, a Japanese, ended his life yesterday by hanging him self with one of the laces of the jacket. Ohashi told the police that because of his relations with the wife of a friend in Chicago this ''firend" had followed him to this city and told him that unless he committed hari-kari his relatives in Ja- pan would be punished. The Japanese asked to be put in prison for 20 years to save his relatives. He was placed in a straight jacket pending an investigation as to his sanity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-31
Interior Movement

Houston: Steady; middling, 15 5-16c; net receipts 125; gross receipts, 125; shipments, 11O3; stock. 23.127.
 Augusta: Steady; middling, 15ss c: net receipts, 40; gross receipts, 40; shipments, 150 sales, 6; stock, 14,331.
 Memphis: Steady; middling, 15 % C.; net receipts. 53; gross receipts, 5S9; shipments, 2S02; sales, $50; stock. 53,6S6.
 St Louis: Net receipts, IA; gross re- ceipts. 223; shipments, 227; stock, 11,396.
 Cincinnati: Net receipts, 34; gross receipts, 34; stock, BOT.
 Loy 'sville: Firm middling, 5%c.
 Total today: Net receipts, 266 gross receipts, 1011; shipments, 42s2; sales, 556; stock, 111,612.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-31
PRESIDENT WILL
 STICK ID BEVERLY

Washington, May 30.-President Taft will stick to Beverly and the north shore country of Massachusetts as a hot weather playground unless Congress se- lects site and approprates the money for an official summer white house else where. In a letter to Governor Eber- hardt of Minnesota declining with thanks the offer of a site at Wayzeta, on the Shoshos of Lake Minnetonka, the Presi- dent explained that Congress only had the authority to designate an official summer residence for the Chief Execu- tive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-31
1.-Two Stock Market

Chicago May 30-Cattle-Recelpts 1000. Market steady. Reeves $515@ s.4o. Texas steers Sf.6o@ $50, western steers s4.S0@5.60. stockers sS9O@ 5.75, cows and heifers s250@5.So, calves S5.25@6.
 lower than early; light s5.So@615. mixed S57516.1O, heavy $560@ 605, rough s5.60@5.So, good to choice heavy s5.6O@6.05, pigs s5.6o@6.15, bulk of sales $5.95@610.
 Sheep--Receipts 14,00o Market weak. Natives s325@4.75 western s375@ AIS, yearlings $4.5O@5.50, native lambs S4.75 d0675, western s5.75@7.
 Kansas City, May 50.-Cattle-Re- ceipts 1000 including 100 southerns. Market strong to 10c higher. Top s6.35. Dressed beef and export steers $5.55G0 6.3J, western steers $5@6, stockers and feeders $43O@ 560, southern steers S4.50 GD5.5O, southern cows sac 4.50, native cows s2.75Q5.25, native heifers s4.S5@ 6.10, calves s5@750.
 Hogs--Receipts 23,o00. Market steady to lOc lower. Bulk of sales s5.95@ 6.05. heavy s5.9O@605, packers and butch CTS S5.95@ 6.071a, lights s6@6.12h.
 Sheep-Receipts 10000. Market 254 40c lower; lambs s5.75@7, yearlings s425@5, wethers $40 4.50, ewes $S.65@ 4, stockers S3@3.75.