Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-07

Washington, Jan GA score of man. ufacturers importers and representa- lives of other interests affected by customs changes aired their grievances before the house committee on ways and means today in the first of a se- Iies of hearings preliminary to the sharp revision of the Payne-Aldrich tariff law at the coming extra ses- sion of congress
 The discussion ranged from poker chips to sponges and from cauStic potash to laundry soap The burden of the arguments was the maintenance changes proposed by the democrats along the line of the terms of the chemical tariff revision bill that was put through both houses to a White House veto last year
 A. European Glue Trust.
 The spectre of gigantic glue trust whost tentacles reached out over Europe and into South America was raised by Charles Delaney. president of the National Association of Glue and Gelatine Manufacturers- MT Delaney pictured "the European glue trust as doing it's work with the ap proval of the various European gov ernments. absolutely controlling the glue manufacturing industry of Ger many and Austria, with plants in Italy and France, Holland and Russia and recently extending it's operations to Soth America, controlling 75 per cent. of the output of glue of the continent of Europe The glue trust, he said, also was largely engaged in the man ufacture of gelatin The witness said the present tariff on giues and gela- tin was not prohibitive and govern ment revenues from these articles had increased under the present tariff. He said any material change in the pres ent conditions would seriously weaken the industry.
 Has Side Line "curIing Hair"
 The committee sharply questioned several of the witnesses regarding their profits MT Delaney did not give any round figures at first but later ex- plained that he had a side business which gave him considerable profit.
 Whats your side line?" he was ask
 Curling hair," he replied.
 You'll find the gentleman from Kentucky a pretty good customer" in- terjected Representative Longworth of Ohio, while Senator elect James of Kentucky a member of the committee, | who loves a joke about his bald head, 1 smiled indulgently and promised his patronage.
 Would Iniure Bridgeport Industry.
 The committee interrogated M. De- Grahophone company of Bridgeport, Conn, so closely about it's business that he told the members he did not | think it was their business to ask about private details MT. Dorian wanted shellac and copa1 kept on the | free list, instead of making them du- | tIable as proposed by the democrats I, and he intimated that the effect might | be to shift the manufacture of their | large export business to their London | factory MT. Underwood drew from the witness the admission that the l graphOphOne company pays seven per cent dividends amounting to $7O,OOOO l on s1O,000,000 capitalization, that it | carries a bonded indebtedness of more | than $1,00O.O0O and that the suggest l ed duty on these two articles, on which | the democrats plan to raise about | $5OO,O0O would mean an expense of | about s25,000 to S30,000 to his com l pany- He did not care to state how | much of the capital was paid in. | Representative Kitchin of North Caro- | lima reminded him that it was the committees privilege to ask how l