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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-14
HANFORD AGAIN
0VERRULEO BY
HIGH COURT

The decision of Judge iIanford.
rendered In 1907. cutting down the
taxes of the Northern Pacific aud
Great Northern from tit5.Sso 10
tSi.bs0, has been reversed hy The
circuit court ia San Francisco. and
now these two railroads must nny
to klng county practically the. fuil
amount of the original ansessmept
and Interest for four years, amount.
ing in all % s.s5. GOT.
The fighting OF the case through
TO the circshi court by Assessor
Parish has therefore saved the tar
payers OF King county over sfs0..
900. The full amount due the cousi.
" viii nov probably be paid by the
two railroads. Rs II 10 not likely
that they viii try 20 appeal The casa
60 the United States supreme court.
The taxes OF the two roads we're
assessed At tios. 900 and the Great
Northern At s3s $50 iiangord how.
ever. cut the assessment ~ the y
T.. 10 $50 TOO and thr assessment
OF the G. " 90 81 .NJa
The cIrcnit court. In reversing
Hanfosd. sustained the original as.
sesament Ia every respect With the
exception Of the franchise tax.
which amounted 70 only $500.
Since 1907 the state tar commits.
sion has fined the taxes on tbs rail.
roads. and they hay" paid the high
er assessments made without legal
contests
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-14

They quote the famous Charles
staeheihero will case. sssehelbers
made no provision for posshunous
heir. a child was born to Mrs.
staehelberg eight months after her
husbands death. The court broke
the will 70 give this child an equal
share with the oldest.
The Aetor case reyolycs abois
the word survive" In his will Col.
Asior provided for all children other
than Vincent and Muriel who sur
viyedT him.
Astor died Aprii Is The posthu.
nous child is not yet born.
Did this expected baby survive
him7
II the answer is: No such per-
son existed as the baby when Astor
died" this point can be advanced.
A physician can be convicted OF
manslauEhter who performs ah
operation that Kills an unborn
child
Ffrh av.. while discussing these
things back and forth. rather favors
the younger Mrs. Astor. She is
young and very beautiful She has
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-14

tall. weIl-developed figure. a charm
that society people say IL magnetic
and a commanding presence.
The dead mlllionaire's first wife
Mrs. Ava Willing Astor, IL consid'
cred. on the other hand, as handi-
capped By being In the middle for
ties she has always been known
as a naughty. auxtere figure. who
possesses few intimate friends.
rather than host OF loyal acqusint-
ances.
Bank accounts being equal, Il Is
more than likely that Madeline
Force Astor would win out In this
battle of feminine ambition. Hut
the money that she has been given
by the will for her personal use will
not permit her 20 compete with Mrs.
Ava Asior. u the latter ss supported
BY her son--the s7s.o0o.00o heir.
Madeline Force Astor's only hope.
then. seems TO be an attack on the
will for the benefit OF her child. !"
II Il Is a boy. and the Stachelberg
will precedent means anything. she
may even hope 10 secure for him a
division with Vincent.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-14
CENTRAL COMMITTEE
PLANS BIG STEAL

Nor did the standpatters claim
that there was n just reason. They
merely swung the big stick OF the
pro TAFT state central committee
and pointed out that they had Il In
their power 10 prepare the tenn
porsry roll OF the convention dele.
gates: that the state committee
could disregard all contests. seat
all Taft delegates. and that since
the state committee rented the con.
ycntion hall. they could refuse ad.
mission to any or all RoosevsIt-I.a
Toilette delegates. In a word. the
insurgents were told that the pro
Taft committee could put 365 Taft
delegates on the temporary roll and
thus run the convention with tricky
little movements all their own.
LIne-up OF Delegations
The uncontested Roosevelt.La
Toilette delegates are: Adams. s.;
Benton. s. Clallam. 8: Clarke. i6;
Columbia. Z. Douglas. 4; Grant, q;
Ferry. 8. Garfield. s: Island. G. JEFF
ferson. 81: kittitas. ~: Lincoln.
"a. Mason. I Okanogan, 8, San
Juan. 6; Snohomish, 80: Spokane.
Gi, Stevens. "a: Pend d'Oreillo. 8;
Wahkiakum, 8; Walla Walla. i6;
Whatcom. "a; Whitman, o;
newisb
The Taft uncontested delegates
are: ChehalIs, 20; Cowlitz. IL.
Douglas. 2: Jefferson. az; Klicki-
tat. 10. Mason. 8 Okanogan. 6. Pa
clfic. 10. Skamania, 5: Skagit. 10:
Tburston. 10; Whatcom. /; Whit
man. s. Yakima. 30; Uewis)
The contested delegates are.
King, i2i; Pierce. 61 Whatcom. 15;
Kitsap. 10: Chelan. IL. Asotin, 8.
Secretary Snyder clashed with
the subcommittee on credentials
when he refused to turn over all
the papers In his possession. The
King county contests Will be ar
gued before the committee by
Loren Grinstead and George
Walker. progressives. and by
George Rummens and w. T. DoyeIl
for the handpickers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-14
TELL BATTLE STORIES


viii hold their annual Memorial servies.
Between
paper personal wartime narratives every Of the nearly 700 vet
hundred
could be complied they would
nent
We who have lived We
picture the omp panopy the horror o So
IN" star asks the veterans the ehandblood
These should incidents
selves ngnred which the
itons the articles should
To the Of writing
mar will hsndsome
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-14

milton has been of the
since Hut sherman joking mood when he defined
Ana there dwndng OF haired heroes In America who
see nothing funny In shermans definition What Is war;
North South
Every Nank aud Johnny eb' he thought right
The nobest and best OF all inspired brcsoyc OF
home and
The which re old
healed The baceds which
with blood Dixie The old
Tn. star spanrcd Banner" The past =
forgoen7 hearts a dwndlng OF
who Memorial day viii beneath therattered banners
They have not foraotteni
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-14
Especial to The starr

ABERDEEN. Wash, May A.
Bodily force may be more Of fac.
tor than voting strength when the
republican state convention meets
here tomorrow. This will be def
initely determined by the action Of
the state central committee today.
With less than "a hours before the
scheduled opening Of the eonven.
tion, both the RooseveltLs Toilette
forces al the Fairmont hotel and the
Taft contingent at the Washington
hotel are strained to the highest
pitch. and II is generally asserted
that two conventions undoubtedly
will be held.
The progresaives had been given
notice several days ago that In spite
OF their undlsputed majority. az
least so far as uncontested dele
gates are concerned, they would be
shut out by the state central com
mittee from any participation In the
temporary organization of the con
YentIOn. Through the interoession
OF Gov. ~. g. Hay, who II anxious TO
avoid a party split. which would
mean inevitable defeat for re-elec.
ton, overtures have been made to
the insurgents OF a division OF the
IL delegates to the national conven-
ton equally with the standpattere.
Swung Big Stick
Former Mayor DiIIing Of Seattle,
Chairman Thos. p. Murphine Of the
state progressive league, and sev'
sraI others representing the pro
gressives could see no equitable
reason for such a compromise.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-14
SEATTLE VETERANS TO.

- me veterans forgotenf Or mus, depend history
SsoAs -. ,o, 90, hs who'll. .,o,x =, m. s,v, - w.
.,nsr the battles the victories
- important skrmishes You set brdseye which
- ne Sumter to the S OF ehmond and the surrender
Rebellion hls,orv hool.
IVY Of the veterans themseves-the
- m - me ranks hCpe the desperate rally posi-
~ aken held the
~ sentry hainu IN the all
esSss rssns wsrtnese arc not In the history books
was' s Veterans forso,teng hell and the def
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-14


NEW YORK. May fs.--wiil the
unborn child Of Col. John Jacob
Asscr. TisAnie victim. place upon its
mothers head the qveenIy crown
OF lesdershIp Of Ne~ Works famous
'4Jo.~ and BY 30 doing make besusi.
fuf Madeline Force Assor. the bride.
widow Of the drowned nuitin,iIiion-
sirs. the rsoss conspicuous and en-.
vis6 figure In American soeietyF
Tire rivalry of the two former
wives OF Col. Astof may result In
the breaking OF the will BY the child
AzsDr never saw-by HIS posthu.
nous heir. who will be born In July.
and whom he cut off wiih n petty
81 900 600. giving. after the mannef
of The AstofH. the bulk OF his si00,.
COO 600 estate to his oldest son.
This is the possibility all New
York is discussing. Fifth as. is
xfmply holding it's breath. waiting
for the pink mite OF humanity
whose coming may cause such a
war In the courts and society rs
}cfham has never seen before So
ciesy leaders acknowiedgc that com.
petition for drawing room fayors be,
tween Mrs. Ava Willing Astor. the
first wife, and Madeline Force As.
Tor. the giri.widow. IA already very
kacu. They say that. Ia the final
analysis. the woman who holds the
supporf OF Vincent Asior Will come
10 be THE Mrs Astor
Wall ST. though. 10 not so sure
about vincen, Astor holding the bal.
afsce Of power II young Mrs, Astor
needs more money than the viii OF
her husband affords her. big law
yers downtown declare that she may
be able 10 obtain Il by breaking the
win In the name Of her child. when
.it IL born.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-14
SAW EVELYN
AND HER BABY
tny United Press LEASED wi.s'

(By United Press LEASED wirs)
PlTTSBuRG, May IA
Neiahbors OF Mr.. and Mrs.
chas. Holman, stepfather and
mother OF Mrs. Evelyn Ncsbit
Thaw, declared today that
Evelyn and her alleged two
year.old son, Anthony" have
been at the Holman home In
Brookline, a suburb Of Pitts
burg for a week. They de-
clared that they have seen Ev-
clyn and the papy together
several times In Brookline.
Detective Roger o'Mars OF
Pittsburg, who assisted Thaw
in his attempts TO secure his
release from the Matteswan
insane hospital. where he was
committed following his shoot
ing OF Stanford White, still de-
MES Thaw's paternity OF the
child.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-14

Star will attention grammar spelling punuston
and faults n these directions will
Be the one having the greatest dramatic interest
Commander ~ Hud Of the Department
Assistant Adtt A.
idea. - -
such contest said the friendly rivalry
ia to
viii also 70 keep alive that {aced flame
neFcely a
The presentation Of be Of Memorial
likely winning article will be read aloud
end.
The Flae editor. The Star.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-14
THE FOOL WAS NOT FAR AWAY

u the
the Heinrich testimony
endeayoring make Of
he had drank much that that his
he could not distinctly remember what had occurred Both
witness
latter and shaking his finger his face And tien the
lowing
DO glasses
of whisky and beers and afected?"
DO expect believe t?"
Aren't pretty a hor
Yes; about four feet"
EDWARD JUDD. s2o2i
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-14
l3 DIE WHEN
IRON MINE
CAVES in

iRoNwOoD. Mich. May a.
Thirtecn are known 20 be dead an
a result OF cayeln OF the Noyrle
iron mine near here today. in which
fifteen miners we're entombed.
Two were rescued at noon. the rest
perishIng in the poisonous gases
which filled the mine.
The cnyeIn blocked the mine
shaft wiih debris. II IL believed
the lower workings OF the mine are
burning
Work on all neighboring proper
ties was suspended and rescue par.
ties formed. These are scare hins
for bodies
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-14
OIL AGENTS BODY
BADLY MANGLED

LOS ANGELES. May 1.-THE
manEled body Of W. X. Lodge.
agent Of the Puente OH compsny
at ri Monte. vas found early today
on the Pacific Electric tracks near
that town. Lodge carried consider.
able money when he left Los An
gelcs early last evening. and whom
the body was found~ bis pockets
were empty. The police believe he
was murdered and robbed and the
hodv ntnead ON the Tracks
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-14
SNOW. AN o THEN'

With the thermometer reaching
81 degrees at t2 o'clock, making u
y degrees higher than the average
temperature Of this city, Seattle
today is enduring the second day
Of early no, weather. Yesterday
noon the temperature was rs.
The day started with n degrees
at 6 o'clock this morning. as against
55 degrees at the same hour yes
terday
Weather Prophet Salisbury said
today that there Will probably be 2
change TO more moderate weather
before tomorrow.
II IL cooler at Portland, the Rose
City inhabitants up to date having
felt the heat only up TO the ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-14
John DIETZ
MUST SERVE

MADISON. Wis. May "a.
John =. Dietx, the defender
9 Cameron DAM" was today
drnied . retrial of his case by
- state supreme court.
Dietx was convicted OF kill
= tvo deputy sheriffs and
~ sentenced to life imprison-
nent
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-14
SAVE 2 FROM
DROWNING
IN LAKE

Attracted BY the screams OF two
<soas Yesterday near the Madison
4 sk4rf Al Lake Washington. W.
G George. Who lives In q house
~ "a the lake. saved two stran-
IN from drosnin~
Ceppe <s~ Two men struggling
b ~ water about 30 yards from
~ <kofs and hurried In his canoe
y ~ Hsre. The men we're cling.
~ 70 an upturned canoe They
vsfs hfted into Georges boat and
nh<z zsnore One Of the strangers
~ cioshed In a bath robe while
~ sshsr vas fally dressed They
hlled to give 'hsir names
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-14

en-, United Press Leased Wtreb
Los ANGELES. May iz.-cIesr
weather favored the Southern yo-
ters who are casting their first pres
idcntisi preference ballots to-day. II
was estimated by the managers Of
the various candidates that a record
preliminary election vote would be
cast IN Los Angeles city and county.
There are about 275.ooo reeistra-
tions In the county. but many Of
these are duplicates. Republican
leaders estimated that $1,000 Of the
repisfereo republican vote Of tee. 900
would be cast. Democrats predicted
vote Of 1900 Of the 1900 regis
trations.
Estimates OF campaign managers
today follow: p. A. Stanton. chair
man OF the Taft "Presi-
dent Taft Will have al least an even
break In Southern California and
should be given $4,000 plurality in
the state"
II. X. Kase. president OF state La
Toilette league. Senator La Fol
lette win get 10000 plurality. he
will carry The state"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-14
NEVADA MERCHANT
FATALLY STABBED

TONOPAH. New. May il.--Fol.
lowing a quarrel over money mat.
ters, John Gregovich. a prominent
pioneer merchant here, was proba.
bly, fatally stabbed today by
Anrija Mirkoyich Crowds on the
street threatened to lynch the pris.
oner. who is IN the ,uniy Jail under
q heavy guard.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-14
KILLS TWO

usoLDENDALE. May 14-sam
- atsos y today suffering from a
kn'he'sd -. wound. after having
~ ~ aaa killed his wife and moth.
.,,'... -s IN Pleasant valley Sep.
a he tragedy
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-14
8 NEW BISHOPS

NiNSEAPOls. May 14-Rec.
eanendlng the establishment OF
~ Episcopal residences At Los
Aaes. Cal, and several other
sn'es u the United States and
sz,oAd. .' the establishment, Of six ad
@uosAl sishoprics and the retire.
"a, h Of Bishops Warren and
~ lae committee on Episco.
o the quadrennial general
zi conference of the Mefho.
- :. kp.seopal church reported "a
so1isFenes here today.
-. me Recommendation FOR six rev
.s... s.opFies means that there viii be
esh nsx bishops
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-14
DID SHE?

- s.hkETT. Wash. May IL
~, ~ % ~ so'ns 10 heaven or hell. but
: g oetseen Now. the kitch
- !, 'a'i q gas. Goodbye" This
~, ,ds ia. lasi message left BY Mrs
~ .<ssu. rs''ilu. who IL dead today a
result OF gas poisoning.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-14
l[I.. R|CHEs0N
S SANE AND
MUST DIE
,a;r;sser Who Murdered his
sweetheart Loses Last Hope
lor Life.

sweetheart Loses Last hope
lor Life.
nosroN. May i4-The Rev. G
- elcheson. once pastor OF a
s.A.s.sbls church In camhsidse,
- Il, for the murder Of nis -
.ss,.sld discarded sweetheart. Avis
t...slL ~hem he killed with ey.
"A More for the unfrocked min
.ssr y,r,uaIly was abandoned to
~ sken the las, two Of the corps
4 cvIehratea alienists. who have
- examining into Rlcheson :
~s,ssl coalition. reported 70 Gov.
urvre n Fnss. and lt became
l,sss ths; only one Of the entire
uunbsr II specialists bad expressed
~ aoubs tha, the pastor was ~ae-
ennstablsr for bis crime. Gov.
no Indicated indirectly that un-
- both Of the two final reports
Z ne slIenlsfs declared strongly
- DE condemned man was in-
-. he would not interfere with
u execution
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-14
~ LOVE HIM AND I'LL STAND ,
/ BY HIM 3,


PHILADELPHIA, May tA.--That
she will work her way to Los An
geles and be present when Elias
Douglas Allen goes on trial there
for issuing alleged fraudulent
checks on the Commercial National
bank Of los Angeles was the decla.
ration here today Of Ada Clark, a
pretty California girl who eloped
with Allen.
II love that man" Miss Clark told
the police, land am going to stand
by him"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-14

Ralph r. Upton, educator and au.
thor. In an address before the Cen.
trial school pointed out the dangers
OF the streets and showed the stu.
dents how 10 avoid them. This tall,
Is the first In series which he will
give in the schools here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-14

Every office In the city Is con
Quoting an open door campaign. All
the big hotels and office buildings
have instructed their employees e
keep open their big entrances "a
permit a free passage of air AZ
the city hall all the doors In the
various offices have been open al
day, and In some places electric
fans have been installed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-14
SAN FRANCISCO. MAY

= SAN FRANCISCO. May ~.
. With the double distinction ,
= OF being the first general eIee- ,
4 tion in California at which ,
= women were entitled TO the ,
4 ballot. and the first IN which ,
= citizens Of California hs.s had +,
= the opportunity Of expressing ,
= their preferences for q candi- /
= date for president by the d. +,
= rect vote, the state primary ,
= election drew out heavy poll ,
= today. F,
4 In San Francisco Il was esti- ,
4 mated that ioe 900 voters 4,
4 would cast ballots, and OF this !
4 number many thousand were I
women.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-14
TOday's Funniest

Today prize OF S. for local story goes TO Ed
ward Judd o20 New York building whose contribution TO the
gayey OF nations appended For laughs turn
page g.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-14

PORTLAND. Or. May l4.-with
a two-cent stamp on his back, Ed, q
swapping turtle arrived here from
Kansas. being classified as second
class matter.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-14
FACTS ABOUT THE
ABERDEEN CONvENTi

= ABERDEEN CONVENTION =
3 Convention opens Wednee- =
= day 10 a. m.
. State central committee In =
. session today.
. Total number delegates. bsS. =
4 Necessary to control. 334sz
= Uncontested Roosevelt La 4
. Toilette delegates t2sSla with, 4
. out Lewis county,
. Uncontested Taft delegates 4
. u37z without Lewis county, 4
= Contested delegates l22S 4
. without Lewis county,
4 La Follette.Taft delegates. 3. 4
= 4 4 = 4 tsft = 4 4 = 4
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-14

whipping r.nef m.. don't You know
Yes @Ys saa masea 7. boys siupId7"
mar ' y also makes them
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-14

n, mage ; today arc printed a
h,,rch OF real funny stories
.hout real happenings. writ
rem BY Seattle people.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-13
PINEAPPLE PLANTS.
They Do Not Die After Fruitins, but
Reproduce Themselves.

~
Plneapples do not grow on trees. Inn
agine plant four feet In extreme
height from the ground to the tip Of
leaves, a single stalk at the surface,
but dividing at once into swordlike
blades or leaves, fifteen in number,
from the center of which appears a
stiff, upright stem, at the top of which
Is the fruit This stem is short, and
the crown of the fruit when fully
grown Is a foot or more below the
points of the leaves.
At the end of year and half from
planting each plant produces a single
fruit, even as cabbage plant produces
q single head. But the pineapple does
not die after fruiting once Down on
the stem below the fruit and among
the long, narrow leaves sucker ap-
pears. If allowed to remain this will
soon become the head of the plant, and
within another year 1t will yield an
other fruit. This process may go on
for term of years. In the meantime,
however, other suckers will make their
These are broken off, and when stuck
into the ground they put out roots and
become other plants. Thus single
pineapple plant may produce dozen
or more others while it Is yielding
fruit from year to year.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-13
FIRE DANGER AT SEA.
How Flames Can Sweep the Inside Of
Even a Metal Ship.

HoW Flames Can sweep the inside OF
Even a Metal Ship.
The danger from fire on a transat-
lantic liner is more serious than is gen.
orally believed. 1t IS much greater
than the danger from collision and is
becoming more and more dangerous
with the increased outlay upon luxury
and display. The main structure of the
ship and most of its essential parts are
Of metal, but many of the fittings, near.
,ly every feature Of ornament and every
trapping Of luxury, are highly inaam'
mable.
No one who has not been aboard the
Spanish wrecks at Santiago can con-
ceive how fire can sweep the inside of
even metal ship. Admiral Ceryera
described to me the experience on
board the Teresa in these words: "The
second shot that came on board set us
on fire. The fire main was damaged.
Soon we were unable to cope with the
fire. 1t swept through her from bow
to stern. There was not space as big
as the palm of your hand where life
could have been sustained. An insect
could not have lived on board We had
to get overheard or be burned"
1t Is true the Spaniards had not cut
out their woodwork and thrown over
board all unnecessary inflammables, as
we had In the American fleet, but the
infammability Of one of their war
ships was much less than that Of
luxurious ocean llner.--Captain Rich
mond Pearson Hobson in Engineering
Magazine.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-13

tariff grarter 1t Is no douDr ynigzs:S -
s,rable that such facts, staggering as
they are to the dishonest pretensions
that the cotton tariff was really lower
cd should be buried as deeply as pos
sible in mass Of unexplained statis-
tics. But It is to the advantage OF
every honest manufacturer and mer-
chant who is seeking stability in busi-
ness and fair opportunity to make a
reasonable profit that the truth should
be made known. Just such policies of
official evasion and suppression have
made possible in the past the juggling
of tariff legislation by and In behalf OF
the privileged few.
1t Is undisputed that the cotton
schedule as written in the house ways
and means committee by Representa-
tive Serene %. Payne Of New York did
not provide the full measure of "revi-
sion downward" that the Republican
party had promised. Still 1t was not
until after the Payne bill went to the
senate finance committee, of which
Mr.. Aldrich was chairman, that the
interests" got in their most deadly
work. 1t is well known that Senator
Aldrich freely consulted, If he did not
actually permit, the Lippitt-Mc Coll In
terests to write into the amended bill
The duties affecting their own products
the fancy weaves made by only a
few Of the largest and richest New
England mills.-New York World.