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parative cost Of production OF commodl'
ties at lfome and abroad
Keep Cost Of Living Down.

Another determining factor is the need
of keeping the cost OF living low. Still
another is the desirability in manufac-
turing community of having raw mate
rials enter free of duty. Yet another
which may be mentioned IS the desira bill
ity OF reciprocal relations with other
countries.
And underlying all is the question. how
far a country should aim to produce all
ties 1T should bear-whether up to hun
dred per cent or up to a thousand per
cent-to bring about that result.
I'm view OF these controlling considera-
tions it must be recognized that tariff
commission can never take the place OF
Congress, who voice the peoples judg-
ment on all these fundamental questions,
and the findings OF tariff commission
can never alone furnish a Scientific solu-
tion' Of the tariff question or take the
tariff out of politics.
1T seems to me important to limit the
functions OF the tariff commission in order
that we may more accurately determine
and more justly eyaluate the real func-
tions which 1t is called upon to perform.
In the first place, in this age and cOun-
try of specialization and expert service. it
is astonishing to recall that the Congress
OF the United States does not enjoy the
advantages which are possessed by the
heads of our great industrial and other
organizations.
Yet vast and unrestrained as the au-
thority of Congress is. up to this time it
ance of the economic facts and interests
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DIRECT VOTE FOR SENATORS.
Senator Borah Presents Written
Argument in Support Of Plan,

Reporting to the Senate yesterday aft
ernoon the resolution relating to the
election Of senators by direct vote Of the
people. Senator Borah presented a writ
ten argument in refutation OF some OF
the objections to the change contem-
plated. The position is taken In the re-
port that II the election Of senators
should be left to the people themselves
the legislatures would be relieved OF a
serious burden and many scandals pre-
vented.
Meeting other objections Mr.. Borah
says that there would be the same ne
cessity for equal representation after the
adoption Of the proposed amendment as
before.
Mr.. Borah says that thirty-one states
have taken a position in favor of the
proposed change. and adds that mas
much as the subject has been before the
country for the past seventy-five years
Congress cannot be accused OF precipi-
fancy in acting upon the resolution at
this time.
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PASSED BY ONE VOTE.
Bill Increases Humber Of Govern.
ment CHALLENGES in Criminal Trials.

A bill increasing the number Of per-
emptory challenges allowed the govern
ment In criminal cases was passed by
the Senate yesterday by majority Of
one vote.
During the discussion Senator Borah
advocated the legislation as a member Of
the committee on judiciary, which had
passed favorably upon 1t. His colleague.
Senator Hepburn, opposed it. Then Sena-
tor Stone. who was I'm the chair. put the
motion on the bilfs passage. Senator
Borah was heard to vote in the anirma-
tive and Senator Hepburn in the negative
the few senators present remaining silent.
1.-THE ayes appear to have it, announc-
ed the chair
THE aye, you mean," interrupted Mr..
Hepburn.
Senator Clark, chairman Of the judiciary
committee, held up two fingers to indicate
that he joined with Mr.. Borah In favor Of
the bill.
1.-The ayes have it and the bill is pass
ed persisted the chair.
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Building Plans on View.

The three commissions created by Con-
gress to approve designs for the proposed
for tho Departments Of State,
Justice and Commerce and. Labor an
that drawings Of ffty-seven
will be on view in room a.
Of the Treasury building, west entrance,
today. tomorrow and Saturday from $50
a. clocls in tho morning until o'clock In
the afternoon. 81 -.
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Proposed Legislation in Cali
fornia 0ffends National Pride.
VIEWS OF CONSUL GENERAL
Representative of the Mikado Al
legcs Discrimination.
TWO OF THE BILLS CONSIDERED
One Prohibiting Aliens From Hold
ing Land Titles, the Other for
Separate Schools.

SACRAMENTO, Cal. January ia
pans first official protest against pro
posed anti-Japanese Legislation In this
state comes in the form of a letter from
Consul General Matsuzo Nagai. at San
Francisco, to Senator Leroy Wright.
on federal relations
Il think the people of this state hardly
realize the deep concern felt In Japan on
this subject says the consul general
DISCRIMINATION at this time would he
particularly surprising to the japanese
people in view of the efforts which have
been made during the past two years To
cultivate the good will of the American
people and to prove to them the sincerity
OF japanese good will
Japanese Leaving United States.
The letter contains figures supporting
the consul's contention that the Japanese
population on the Pacific coast Is stead
lily decreasing. According to these sta
tistics the number leaving Japan for
America has diminished each year and
the number arriving in Japan has in
creased each year since 1908.
.The tendency OF the laboring classes
to return to japan is not diminishing"
SAYS Consul Nagai. 1--WE are not looking
for extended proprietorships in lands In
this state. Our objections to the bills
introduced are based on their discrim-
nation. They could not be explained to
the Japanese people as being otherwise
than offensive to national pride"
Friendliness Of Japan.
The writer gives a reminder that japan
has voluntarily enforced regulations
which practically amount to an exclusion
act applied to the Japanese laborers, 'and
has shown her friendliness by sending
warships to participate in California fes-
tivaIs and by other courtesies.' The let
ter concludes with a reference TO pend
ing negotiations for the revision or
treaties between the United States and
Japan.
Il feel constrained" says the consul
Ito express the fear that such negotia-
tions may be unfavorably affected b.
the passage of measures by the Caiifor-
mia legislature which are Of a discrim-
mating character"
rho Japanese issue is believed to have
been responsible for a change made yes
terday in the personnel OF the senate
committee on federal relations. Senator
D. ]. Beban OF San Francisco was re-
moved from the committee by Lieut.. Gov.
Wallace and was replaced by Senator Z.
w. Bell Of Pasadena. Senator BebAn
is the successor of Senator Marc An
thony. who introduced the anti-Japansso
measures In the senate two years ago.
Bills Before the Senate.
Among the anti-Japanese bills already
before the Legislature ia one providinS
against the holding OF land in California
''by aliens not eligible to be 'citizens of
the United States II is learned also
that a bill for the segregation OF Japa-
nese school pupils Is to be introduced.
1t was measure OF this character that
occasioned an International controversy
in 1909. On the earnest solicitation OF
President Roosevelt. the state Legislature
at that time dropped the proposals.
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2 KILLED, 26 HURT.
Result Of Collision Of Trains at
Marauand, Mo.

FREDERIcKToWN, Mo-. January IL.
Two men we're killed and twenty-five
bersons were injured yesterday when .
passenger and q freight train on the
Iron Mountain railroad collided in Mar
quand.
Among the dead was the engineer OF
the passenger train, who was the father
Of the freight engineer.
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Arkansas Town Fire Swept.

BLYTHEvILI4E. Ark, January r.
Driven by a stiff wind. fire swept through
two business blocks Of this city last
night. causing so00.0O0 damage. -ss.
Besides several residences. buildings oc-
eupied by three drug companies and the
Edwards block were destroyed. Other
buildings were damaged. -. ;
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Ohio canal, near Hagerstown, Md, is
covered with ice twelve inches thick.
Many persons are filing their icehouses.
The harvest will be unusually large this
winter
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NASHVILLE, Tenn, January 1.-THE
second ballot in joint session of the Ten
nessee general assembly for United
States senator resulted today as follows:
Mcmillan regular democraD. 90; Fitz-
hugh dndependent dsmocraD, 20: Sanderd
(republican). 81: Frazier (democraD. 10;
brooks republican,, /. Necessary to
elect 81.
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NOT LEADING THE WAY
IN CUTTING HIS QUEUE
Former Minister WI Will Do
Merely What Many Have
Already Done in China.

1t was stated at the Chinese legation
on 10th street northwest, in response to
an inquiry if the reported action OF WI
Ting Fang, former minister to the United
States, to remove his queue meant that
there would be any general observance
OF the proposed action In this country by
other Cinnamon, that Mr.. Wu's inten-
tions in that matter were personal and
that SO far as the central government at
Peking is concerned 1t was q matter of
no concern to the throne or the empire.
Yielding to Modern Conditions.
1.-THE fact Of the matter" 1t was ex-
planned. there are moro Chinese right In
China dispensing with the queue than In
any other country. It has been going on
for some years, and it is the result Of
the demands OF the commercial age which
interests China today as much as tho
modern customs of other countries. Mr..
WI Ting-fang is simply yielding to the
demands Of the modern age in which we
are all living, and it will not be any sur
prise to Official life at Peking to learn Of
merely following the custom which has
been in vogue now for some time or re-
moving the queue to meet the demands OF
modern dress"
edict or decree from the throne at Peking
authorizing the removal of the queue,
the attache Of the legation declared that
there had not been any document issued
on the subject and that none was neces-
eary.
"You see," he said. 1.-The queue is only
q mark Of oriental dress that has come
down to the race from earliest times. 1t
was a distinguishing mark that Is not
needed in our modern life, and you would
- - hnH - =
at home are in the civilian dress and
wear their hair like the people Of tho
states and in European countries. II
there were any surprise at all over the
proposed action OF Mr.. Wu Ting Fang 1t
would be over the fact that he let so
many others get the start Of him in
adopting the modern style"
Status Of Cinnamon Not Affected.
Replying to Q query IL the removal OF
the queue would affect the status Of the
Chinaman upon returning to his coun-
try. the legation secretary declared tnat
there were so many vaGartes about the
Chinese arising from an entirely errone-
GUS impression Of them that it would be
useless to try to- explain them. There
was no reason why Chinaman could
not return to his home In China at any
time. and in whatsoever style Of dress
that pleased his fancy. and that he could
wear his hair In just as many styles as
he chose. 1t was no different with him
than with the American or the European.
The reason so many Chinese still con-
tinue to wear their queues has no great
er Significance than that many Ameri-
cans and Europeans persist In continuing
customs of dress and life in which others
OF their race see no sense or pleasure.
It Is not unlikely that a number Of the
Chinese In San Francisco and other cities
will initiate the action Of Mr.. Wu Ting
fang January 80, but it will be func-
tion purely personal to themselves and
without any official significance.
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Father Crevier of Chicago Dead.

CHICAGO. January 12.-Father Hugh
Crevier, ono Of the best known Catholic
priests Of Chicago. died today from can
osr, At the time oe his death he Was rec
tor Of st. Phillips High School,.
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Tafts as Dinner Hosts.

President and Mrs. Taft were hosts
at dinner given last evening at the
White House to the visiting reciprocity
and fisheries commissioners who arc
representing Canada and Newfound- :
land and the representatives of the
United States in the negotiations.
1t was purely q social function, the
wives Of the Canadian and United
States commissioners also attending.
Among the guests were Ambassador
and Mrs. Bryce. Sir Edward Morris,
prime minister Of Newfoundland; "
S. Fielding. Canadian minister Of
finance; Mrs. Fielding and Miss Edith
Fielding; William Paterson, Canadian
minister of customs, and Mrs. Paterson
L.! p. Brodaur. Canadian minister Of
marine and fisheries. and Sir Alan
Aylesworth. Canadian minister Of
Justice, and Lady Ayesvorth; Secre
tary and Mrs. Knox. Ambassador ani
Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, Miss Helen Taft,
Mr. and Mrs. Chandler Anderson and
Mrs Charles NJ. Pepper.
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Senator Lodge Explains
Meaning OF LongWorth Bill

Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, sneak.
ing Informally at the dinner rendered last
night to the association by the New Eng
land delegation, explained that the pub
licity clauses Of the Longworth bill for
permanent tariff commission, which he
subsequently had introduced into the
Senate. were designed to get all the facts
necessary for = consideration Of In
dustr1al costs and at the same time
guard the interests furnishing those
facts.
Senator Lodge was introduced nv Cnr-
tbs A. Guild. jr., former Governor OF Mas
sachusetts. who presided. as the next
senator from Massachusetts" and there
was an outburst OF cheers. Mr.. Guild
prefaced his introduction of Senator
Lodge with plea for 1.-The exact truth
in the facts OF tariff legislation. declaring
that tariff commission would show
raising Of duties or even the policy of
leaving some duties alone"
He criticised the consideration Of tariff
legislation schedule by schedule as un-
subject" be substituted. He stirred the
gathering to enthusiasm when he as
serted that the principle Of q tariff COM
mission should be as advantageous to
one section OF the country as to another
and that New England did not wish any
Senator Lodge commented on the
strength Of popular opinion behind the
tariff commission movement
Must Get at Actual Cost.
IF the work OF the tariff commits.
sion," he said. lis to be OF any value, 1t
must have the opportunity to get as
nearly as possible the real industrial
costs. These can be obtained through
general reports to Congress. but the
commission must have the right to send
for persons and papers and get at actual
conditions.
1.-The clauses in the Longworth bill.
think, covering these points, are as fair
as they can be made. Power is given
10 ask information. The commissioners
would have the right to lay before Con.
sress the names Of those refusing in
formation, but the commission you'd NOT
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Henry Mcwilliams of Sharptown, Nd,
cut watermelon at his home Wednes-
day. which he had kept in a perfect state
since last August. 1t was q Florida favor
lite and weighed forty pounds.
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MANY Wishes of Success.

Resolutions adopted by sSetionai
Shoe Wholesalers Association at its an
nual meeting in New York January 10,
accompanied by greetings to the convea-
tion, were teleSraphed.
telegram from the DAYTON Chamber
of Commerce expressed wishes for the
success of the convention lin Your noble
work toward securing a tariff commits
sion. Dayton, the city of a thousand
factories. is with YOU
The convention was called TO order at
1870 O'Clock. Secretary Wills read the
conGratulatory kilograms and President
Cobb then made his address.
AIr. Cobb introduced Representative
Lenroot as an insurgent and at the con-
clusion OF the congressmans speech asked
the convention If there was any reason
IN Mr.. Ienroot'S views that woNd pre-
vent them working with insurgentA
Legislation at this session of Congress
to create a permanent tariff commission
was promised TO the convention by Mr..
Lenroot. Tho protection system should
be wiped out. he said, if it could not
stand the light of investigation and the
disclosure of facts.
lie made plea for publicity of the re-
suits of the Investigations of the proposed
;ariif commission. Annual reports he adj
vocated. but, failing this. he urged that
the statistics to be gathered should he
always available on demand of either
house of Congress or of the President.
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to buy
Great Need of Commission.

Declaring that the need of tariff
commission is so clear that it is difficult
to understand why any one should oppose
1t, Representative Irwin l.. Lenroot OF
Wisconsin said:
The need of a tariff commission Is SO
clear. its value to the country SO plain
and It's beneficial effect upon the future
legislation SO apparent that it Is difficult
to understand Why there has ever been
any opposition TO il. Yet in certain quar-.
ters this proposition is bitterly fought
Il am satisfied that the majority of
the manufacturers are in favor OF IT..
FOR they want only a square deal. AS a
general rule 1t is safe to assume that
the manufacturer who is opposed to a
tariff commission does not want square
deal and is afraid that he is going to
get 1t.
What YOU want, what we III Congress
want is information. real information
upon which to base our action in framing
tariff bills. We want to know what that
difference in cost of production is. We
never can know, we never will know, eX-
cept by means Of tariff commission as
certaining these facts for us.
IF instead Of the log rolling, lobbying.
secret session methods OF the past, there
shall he substituted findings OF fact by
a tariff commission, and the application
of those facts to schedules considered
separately. then the protective tariff sys-
tenn will not only become more firmly in
trenched in this country. but the tariff
fit of all the people. giving to every in
dustry and interest that fair and impair
tial consideration to which they are en-
titled
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BOARD OF TRADE PLANS
FOR JANUARY Meeting
Reports Of Committees to Precede
Lunch at New Willard
This Evening.

Final arrangements for the January
meeting OF the Board of Trade. which
will be held tonight at O'Clock at the
New willard Hotel, were made at a
meeting of the executive committee 1t
noon today 4 number of important
recommendations by the various commit
tees OF the Board of Trade will be passed
upon at the meeting. Later a buffet
supper will be served.
New Working Plan.
The executive committee took the .irst
steps today toward inaugurating a new
working plan for the board. The com
mittee decided TO hold regular weekly
meetings at noon each Thursday. Ii
decided to recommend that the standing
committees of the board hold regular
meetings each month. If this is adopted
there will be one or two meetings of com
mittees each day OF the month. A reg
ular schedule Of committee meetings will
be prepared.
These plans, it is believed, will result in
one of the most active years in the his
tory OF the board.
Members Added to Roll.
The committee elected to membership
in the board Albert IT. Brewood, DR..
Paris E. Brengle. Edward r. Brooks. Viii
liam r. Emo. w. Ross Gravener. Richard
B. Watrous and Oscar T. Wright.
The committee went on record as op-
posing the proposition to increase the
dues of the members. 1t is believed the
plan to increase the dues from SO to So
a year will have no chance OF adoption At
the meeting tonight. and IL may not come
up at all. The plan instead Is to double
the membership of the board and thus
provide the money which would have been
available had the dues been increased.
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contained in a telegram to the conven-
tion from the tanners association. The
association also has pledged its united
efforts toward the establishment of
permanent non-partisan tariff commits
sion,
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HOUSE LEADERS CALL
At. THE WHITE HOUSE
Formation of Permanent Tariff
Commission the Subject
Of Discussion.

An unusually large number of callers
at the White House today kept the Presi-
dent busy until he left for luncheon at Q
O clock.
Five members Of the House ways and
means committee and Speaker Cannon
conferred with Mr.. Taft, it is under
stood. with regard to the legislation now
pending for a permanent tariff commits
sion.
The bill framed by Representative
Longworth probably will be fayorably re-
ported to the House from committee be-
fore the end OF the week. This measure,
providing for a tariff commission, has the
approval Of the administration. and the
President, it is said, anxious to obtain
prompt action, summoned Representa-
tives Payne. Dalzell, Dwight. Mccall,
Hill, Needham and Boutell to the White
House.
None Of the visitors would discuss the
conference with the President. but it is
rumored that bill for q permanent tariff
commission will soon be enacted that will
meet the demands Of the executive.
Minister Moses a Caller,
George H. Moses. United States minis
ter 10 Greece, who is in this country on
iedNc, CAiteQ ON tne freSlOent To-Day with
Senator Gallinger.
Daniel Frawley. the actor, conversed
with Mr. Taft a few minutes. Mr.. Fraw-
ley knew the President while playing in
a stock company in the Philippines.
The President, because of previous en-
gagements. was unable to accept an in
yitation extended today by the Italian
Chamber of Commerce Of New York for
Its banquet to be given at the Waldorf
Astoria on tue evening. of February 1a.
The invitation was extended by Albert
c. Bonaseii. who was introduced by Rep
feSentattve Bannet Of New York. The
President informed the delegate that the
administration would be represented at
the banquet by a high government Of
fetal.
Among the other callers at the White
House today were Postmaster General
Hitchcock. Senators Slmoot, Smith Of
Michigan, Cullom and Jones Of Washing
ton, Representatives Bartholdt,, Diekema
Currier. Wilson OF Illinois, Oleott and
Sterling of Illinois.
Senator Murphy Foster of Louisiana
introduced the Archbishop of New Or
leans to the President
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Representative Burke Speaks.

The citadel of high protection Pitts
burg. will welcome the adoption of a just
protection system" Representative Burke
said. He testified to the sense of fairness
OF the American people. and said they are
ready To work together for what seems
right for the greater part of them.
No schedule which cannot see the light
OF day should stand a single moment"
lie declared. NO fair schedule should
suffer from unjust and ignorant criti-
ciSm.
The delegates proceeded. after adjourn
ment of the business session. to the
White House. where they were received by
President Taft. The President made a
brief address. expressing sympathy with
the movement represented by the con-
vention.
Vt the Pan-American building John Bar
rett. director of the Pan-American Union,
rendered a reception in the afternoon to
the delegates. their wives and families.
The luncheon given yesterday afternoon
TO the delegates to the convention at the
Arlington Hotel by the Washington
Chamber of Commerce was attended by
about 100. including many of the most
prominent business men in the country
President James F. oyster OF the Cham
Der of Commerce made brief address of
welcome. which was responded to by
President Cobb.