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The Washington herald., 1913-04-08
WILSON FAVORS OPEN
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
President Believes Majority Party
Should Discuss Policies
with Doors Aiar.

President Wilson yesterday expressed
his approval of the suggestion that the
caucus Of the House Democrats today be
thrown open to the public. He told Rep
resentative A. Mitchell Palmer. the eau
Gus chairman, who called to discuss the
subject with him, that he had always
been a strong supporter of the principle
Of the open caucus and that he would
advocate it on every occasion.
The outcome of the suggestion for the
open caucus, however, will depend en-
tirely upon the attitude of the caucus
itself. The caucus makes its own rules.
and il the public is to be admitted 1t will
be by the passage of a rule adopting the
open caucus principle.
Representative Underwood pointed out
yesterday that the Democratic caucuses
in the past had been comparatively open
and that the only secrecy maintained had
been as to statements made by members
in debate.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-08
MARKET BASKET
Duties LOWER
Schedule Of Tariff that Direct
y Affects the Ultimate
Consumer.
MANY PRODUCTS FREE


Following Is an analysis of the sched-
ule OF the tariff bill that Is Of particular
concern to the ultimate consumer. It is
the agricultural schedule, affecting the
rates on farm products and provisions.
1t embraces practically all food products
and many other articles that are used
In the preparation Of food In the home.
The Democrats call 1t the market bas-
ket." Many of the products that 60 to
NIL the market basket are to be admitted
free of duty. The rates on many others
are reduced. The reductions are mate
rial in every instance.
Among the products that It is proposed
to admit free are meats, flour, sugar, po-
tatoes, salt, fish, swine. oatmeal. and
milk
The rate on butter is reduced from 6
cents to cents pound. The rate on
cheese is reduced from cents a pound
to 20 per cent Of the value of the product.
An examination of the appended table
will show that the customs rates on
vegetables are reduced all along the
line.
Rolled oats, which are taxed by the
existing bill at / cent a pound, are to
be admitted free. Buckwheat -four corn
or maize, and cornmeal also will be ad-
mitted free.
Cattle remains on the dutiable list al
The rate on barley is reduced from 30
to Is cents a bushel
Here is the schedule. showing article
existing rate. and the rate proposed:
Cattle, q to q per cent-10 per cent
Swine, $l.50 per head-free.
Sheep, IA to Is per cent-l0 per cent.
All other live animals, 20 per cent-10
per cent.
Barley. 20 cents per bu.-15 cents per
bu.
Buckwheat, 10 cents per bus cents
per blu.
Buckwheat -four. 20 per cent-free.
Corn or maize, Is cents per bu.-free.
Cornmeal, 40 cents per 100 lbs.-free.
Macaroni, vermicelli. and similar prep
arations, l IL cents per lb-1 cent per Id.
Oats. Is cents per bu.-10 cents per bu.
Oatmeal and rolled oats, 1 ct. per lb.
free.
Oat hulls. 10 cts. per 100 lbs-free
Rice, cleaned. . cts. per lb.-1 ct. per
lb.
Rye, 10 cts. per bu.-10 cts. per bu.
Rye -four, y ct. per 1b.-free.
Wheat, 20 cts per bu.-10 cts per blu.
Wheat -four % per cent-free (reci-
procity).
Semolina, % per cent-free (reci-
procity).-
biscuits, predu, WdIeTss ~ per cent
free.
Butter and substitutes, cts. lbs
cts. ID.
Cheese and substitutes, 81 per cent
20 per cent.
Milk (fresh), cts. gal.-free.
Cream, 5 cts gal--free.
:, Milk, preserved, condensed, or steril-
lied, cts.-free.
Beans, IS cts. bushels per bushel
Beets, % per cent-10 per cent.
Sugar beets. 10 per cents per cent.
Beans, peas, preserved in tins, jars,
&c, 21H cts. lb.| CT. per lb.
Mushrooms, cut or dried, ~ cts. h.
2h cts. h.
Vegetables, prepared or preserved.
not otherwise provided for. 40 per cent
Is per cent.
Pickles and sauces, 40 per CENTS per
cent.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-08
ATTACK ON POLYGAMY.
Senator La Toilette Introduce
Copy Of Wisconsin Resolution.

Senator La Toilette, on behalf Of the
Wisconsin State Legislature. yesterday
introduced in the Senate a certified copy
of joint resolution of the Senate and
Assembly Of the Badger State, in which
the attention of the United States Con-
gress is called to the fact that whereas
polygamy is known to exist in certain
quarters of the United States in defiance
o. the State and Federal statutes, there
be passed by the Congress an amend
rnent to the Federal Constitution forbid
ding the practice. The resolution further
prayed that other States take action SIM
liar to that which Wisconsin has initiated
with view to bringing about the desired
end The document was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
Senator McCumber of North Dakota
had a resolution, concurrent in charac-
ter from the Legislature Of his State. in
which the Congress was memorialized to
please place an inhibition upon the trans
portation OF cigarettes and snuff by par
eel post into States within which the d.
rect sale. of these commodities is pro-
hibited.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-08
EMBASSY BILL INTRODUCED.

The first bill introduced in the House
yesterday was measure by Representa-
tive Henry OF Texas. providing appro-
priations for leasing and furnishing Off
cial residences for American Ambassa-
doris and Ministers abroad. It elso au-
thorizes the Secretary Of State to inves-
tigate the feasibility of purchasing these
residences.
Mr.. Henry also introduced resolution
to change the date of the Inauguration
and the terms Of Congress and reso-
luton providing Tor publicity of cam
paign funds in Presidential primaries and
elections
The Washington herald., 1913-04-08
Reduction i'm Metals.

Iron, STEEL and metal products:
Automobiles and motor cycles, As per
cent to 40 per cent.
Iron and steel forgings. from 80 per
cent to Is per cent.
Sheet steel or iron, now Sc to SIS, cut
to 20 per cent
Tin plate. now s24 a ton, cut to 20 per
cent.
Shotguns and rifles. now SIS to SO
each, changed to IS per cent.
Table and kitchen ware, from 40 to Is
per cent. ~
Steam engines, printing presses, ma
chine tools, from 80 to Is per cent.
Embroidering and lace making ma
chimes, now free. made dutiahle at Is
per cent.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-08
TAX REMOVED ON NECESSAR|ES;
INCOMES BEAR REVENUE BURDEN.

The tariff bill introduced in the
House yesterday provides that the rates
shall become effective the day Following
Its passage.
Removal of all tariff from many arti-
Giles of food and clothing; broad reduc-
tons in the rates of duty on all neces-
saries of life; an increase OF tarln on
many luxuries, and an income tax that
would touch the pocket Of every Ameri-
can citizen whose net income exceeds
$500, are the striking features
Income Tax.
The income tax, which will transfer in
direct taxes levied through the tariff into
a direct tax upon the incomes OF lndi-
vidual citizens and corporations. exempts
all sums below $4,000. Incomes in excess
of that amount will pay l per cent tax
up to 500 2 per cent from $2O.VO TO
$4,000. 3 per cent from $4,000 to 100000,
and 4 per cent above that figure.
The present corporation tax, levying
per cent on corporation incomes above
5000, would be retained as part of the
income tax.
To encourage trade with foreign coun-
tries, the bill would reverse the maximum
and minimum provision of the present
tariff law. The new tariff rates would
be the maximum tariff, and the President
would be given authority to negotiate
reciprocity treaties and make conces-
sions to countries that grant favors to
American exports.
The Free List.
Sugar would be free of duty in 1916,
the bill proposing an immediate % per
cent reduction and the removal OF the
remaining duty in 1916.
Raw wool would be made Tree at
once. with a correspondingly heavy re-
al Wnnlan goods.
While wheat flour is put on the free
list, a duty of 10 per cent is imposed
against countries which levy duty on
American -four. This will exclude hour
from Canada and many other countries.
All these other articles are put on the
free list, namely:
Meats. flour, bread. boots and shoes
lumber. iron ore, milk and cream, COAL
harness, saddlery, potatoes, salt, SWINE
corn, cornmeal, cotton bagging, aSri-
cultural implements, leather, wood pulp,
Bibles printing paper not worth, more
than - cents per pound, typeWrleers'
sewing machines, typesetting macnines'
cash registers, steel rails, fence WIRE
cotton ties, nails, hoop and bano lron'
fish. sulphur, soda, tanning materials
acetic and sulphur;c acids, borax, lumber
products, including broom handles, clap
boards hubs for wheels, posts, laths,
pickets, slaves, and shingles.
These principal items are taken from
the free list and taxed: Rough and I'M
cut diamonds and precious stones, furs'
coal tar products, 10 per cent; Voiatne
pills. 20 per cent; spices from L cent "
cents per pound.
Necessaries Reduced.
Chairman Underwood, of the Ways and
Means Committee in his statement &C
commanding the new tariff bill, gave the
following comparative table TO snow re-
auction in tariff duties made upon neces-
saries. In each item. both the present
tariff and the proposed tariff had been
reduced to an ad valorem basis:
The Washington herald., 1913-04-08
Heavy Reductions

In the chemical schedule the rates on
certain commodities show very heavy re-
auctions. For instance, boracic acid is
cut from $50 per cent to 2l.43 per cent,
glue from 35.05 per cent to 14.29 per cent
and red lead from 6O.35 per cent to % per
cent. Moderate reductions have been
made on medicinal preparations. which
are cut from % per cent to 10 per cent;
backing from % per cent to Is per cent,
drugs from l.. IS per cent to 10 per cent, and
olive oil from 35.1S per cent to N.05 per
cent The schedule contains a number
of articles on which either no reduction.
has been made or an advance provided
for.
Rates on all brick have been cut on the
average from 1923 per cent TO 1928 per
cent, tile from 47.S4 per cent to 1885 per
cent, asphalt from 1906 per cent to 9.62
per cent Ordinary earthenware, which
was already relatively low being subject
to an average duty of 24.6 per cent, has
now been cut to Is per cent, while Win
dow glass has been given an average re-
duction on all classes of from 1888 per
rent to 2S.31 per cent. Plate glass, which
may be considered a luxury, still retains
a duty of nearly 40 per cent, the average
being 3S.45 per cent, in place of the duty
Of 6S.95 per cent in the law.
Pig iron and slabs, which were 1886
per cent and 17.g per cent, have been
Crt to s per cent in each case beams
from 1920 per cent to IL per cent and
forgings from 30 per cent to Is per cent
On the other hand, bicycles, a much more
highly manufactured product, are du.i-
able at % per cent as against As per cent,
and razors at IS per cent as against 77.6S
per cent.
The idea of the large extension of the
ffas OF for hn ,,frfu yafH
has been the fundamental conception,
while the effort has been made to i'm
prove the status of the manufactured
lumber Thus sawed boards, other than
The Washington herald., 1913-04-08

Representative Montague Of Virginia
introduced a resolution in the House yes
terday giving members of the Cabinet
the privilege to sit In each House OF
Congress and participate in debate, and
also compelling them to attend the ses-
sions at least twice a month and answer
interrogations.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-08
JUDICIARY Is ATTACKED.
Kansas Senator Wants I'd Refer SUI
preme Courts Decision to Voters.

Senator Bristow of Kansas yesterday
reintroduced his amendment to the Con-
stitution providing that when the Su-
preme Court declares a law of Congress
unconstitutional, Congress may submit
that law to the country for the people
to decide whether or not they want it
to stand as enacted by Congress, there
by modifying the constitutional fnhibi-
ton so found by the court.
He has also reintroduced his bill for
the creation of an industrial commission,
and his bill to place positions under the
government of the District of Columbia
within the classified service of the United
States.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-08
WILSON READS
!. MESSAGE TODAY

direction: and the more we can simplify
the machinery Of this government in
every way, the more, In my mind. at
any rate. Is 1t in keeping with the Amer
lean spirit and American institutions"
ResoIution II Adopted.
Senator Stone made an effort to have
the Vice President reverse his ruling as
to the privileged character of the reso-
luton providing. for the attendance Of
the Senate at the reading of the mes
sage. There followed a lengthy debate
on the method of accepting the resolu-
ton, but finally, after Senators Bacon,
Smoot, Williams. and Clark of Arkansas
mad had their say, Senator Bradley Of
Kentucky called the attention of the
senate to the fact that the Vice Presi-
dent' having ruled that unanimous con-
sent Tor the present consideration of the
resolution was not mandatory, there was
really nothing to debate, and by a viva
voce vote-all "ayes"-the resolution was
adopted
The usual committee from Congress
composed I'm this case of Senator's Kern
and Gallinger and Representatives I'm
derwood. Fitzgerald, and Mann, called
on the President yesterday and notified
him that they were ready ito receive
communication from him." The Presi-
dent replied that he would communicate
with Congress today IL it was agreeable
TO the committee. Representative I'm
derwood, who headed the committee for
the House, then stated formally he had
been informed that the President would
deliver his communication in person.
Mr.. Wilson said that such was his in
tention IL the plan met with no op-
position on the part of members of Con-
gress.
Mr.. Underwood then informed the Presi-
dent the two houses would meet in the
House. chamber at Il 30 o'clock, and that
they would expect the President at
o'clock. President Wilson replied that he
would be prompt
Thus the wheels of etiquette moved after
they had been creased for the first time
In liz years.
Wilson Explains Action.
The President shook hands with the
members Of the committee and babe them
good-day. In speaking of the reasons
that had prompted him to decide to de-
liver his message in person to Congress,
the President said:
"The reasons are. very simple. I think
it is the most dignified way for the Presi-
dent to address the houses on the opening
Of the session, instead of sending the ad-
dress by messenger and letting the clerk
read 1t perfunctorily. i thought that the
dignified and natural thing was to read
it. 1t Is a precedent which, il is true has
been discontinued long time, but which
is very respectable precedent
The President added that he did not
expect any answer from Congress to his
address other than Legislative an
The Washington herald., 1913-04-08

The dates proposed in the agriculture
schedule of the new bill are compared
with rates in that schedule under the
existing law in another column on this
page.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-10
ALBA MAY VOTE ON
PUBLIC UTILITY
City Council Asked to Submit Gas
Proposition to Voters-Plan $780,
900 Plant If Carried.

Abba, May 8.-From time to time
there has been some agitation In re-
gard to gas plant for this city, and
Abba is the largest city in the state
without one of these plants.
T. H. Leckband of Des Moines while
in the city met the council and asked
them to submit to the voters Of Abba
at a special election for franchise
for the installation Of a gas plant, he
to pay all expenses Of the special cleo
tion
Mr.. Leckband guarantees to install
plant to cost not less than $4,000
to start with. He offers to give for
felt bond of $4,000 that he will COM
mence construction work within sixty
days after, franchise is granted. He
says the paved streets will not be dis
turbed-that his company has a push
ing machine with which pipe is push
ed as far as 200 feet where paved
streets are crossed under.
The building of gas plant means
work to a great many men. 1t means
$4,000 more taxable property and
there will not be a dollar of expense
incurred by the city on account of this
new industry. It will mean a great
convenience and saving to the people
of Abba if they will avail themselves
thereof.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-10
SHORT IDENTIFIES
MAN WHO. SHOT HIM
Millionaire Miner Wounded in Train
Holdup at Kansas City Recognizes
Suspect as Assailant.

Kansas City, May S.-A wounded
man arrested in a grading camp near
Birmingham, Mo-, was identified posi-
lively as the train robber who on
Thursday night last held up Kansas
City southern train and wounded Jesse
M. Short, a Joplin miner, from whom
he secured $1,000. The Identification
was made by Short.
'I'd know him among thousand
said Short as the man who gave the
name Of Louis Watson, was brought to
his cot at Wesley hospital, where the
Joplin miner is recovering from
wounds inflicted by the bandit. A
peculiar note in the mans voice
figured prominently in the identified
ton. .-.".
On the night of the holdup, although
wounded, Short shot and injured the
bandit as the latter was leaving the
coach after the robbery. Farmers In
nearby towns telephoned Chief OF
Police Griffin of having seen wound
ed man in their neighborhood. The
trail led to Birmingham, where the
man was arrested.
At police headquarters he told a
plausible story of being held up and
beaten Friday night. The police be.
lieved they had the wrong man but
decided to take him to the hospital
and let Short see him. The identifica'
ton followed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-10
BUXTON DOCTOR TO
STUDY IN GERMANY

Abba, May S.--Dr. Ralph Early has
resigned his place as physician for the
Buxton company and has packed his
household goods and stored them for
the present. He has been with the
company for the past two and one
half years and has given most excel
lent satisfaction. His ambition is to
make greater advancement in the pro-
fession and for this purpose he will
leave shortly for Vienna where he will
take a course of studies under the
best ear and eye specialist in Europe.
He will leave for the old country as
soon as he can get his affairs arranged
at home to get away.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-10
STATE VS.. OCKIG
CASE ON AT ALBA

Abba, May S.-After an all nights
session the jury in the case of Sarah
A. Neasham VS. the Abba 1nterurban
returned verdict for the defendant.
This is the third trial Of the case.
The case of the state against John
Ockig for attempted murder on
Andrew Zeber at Buxton last fall, is
next to be called. Both men were in
toxicated when the shooting occurred.
Ochig shot Zeber through the wrist
and when the latter threw up his
hand to protect his face the ball
passed through the first and grazed
the temple. The defendant claims
self-Gefense as the motive of the shoot
ing.
The state vs.. Jackson Cooper and
Cooper is on the docket. The defend
ants are charged with maintaining a
liquor nuisance.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-10
CHILD OF FARMER
DIES FROM BURNS

Guthrie Center, May 8.-Mary Rus
sell, 6 years old daughter of Roy Rus
sell, farmer living west Of Guthrie
Center, died at the Harrison hospital
of burns.
The little girls clothing caught fire
from burning hay stack. Her mother,
two hundred yards away, saw her and
ran to help her. She had nothing with
which to smother the blaze and tore
the childs clothing from her body in
an effort to stop the flames. The girl
was frightfully burned, however, and
Mrs. Russell's hands we're badly in
jured also.
The girls father rushed the child to
the hospital in his automobile, cover
ing the fourteen miles of rough
country road in half an hour.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-10
REV. CHAS. MYERS
TO DELIVER LECTURE

Mount Pleasant, May s. - Rev.
Charles Myers, Methodist minister,
formerly of Boone and now pastor Of
the First Methodist church at Chat
tanooga, Tenn, delivers lecture in
Mount Pleasant, his former home, on
Wednesday, May ID. He speaks at the
Methodist church under the auspices
of the Epworth League. Rev. Mr.
Myers is a graduate of Iowa Wesleyan
here. He will also speak in Ottumwa
and other cities.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-10
HARRISBURG WOMAN
is CHICKEN RAISER

Abba, May S.-Mrs. Frances Phin-
ney Of Blakesburg, one of the most
successful chicken raisers in Monroe
county, brought in fifty dozen eggs
and nearly as many pounds of butter
to market the last Of the week. Mrs.
Phinney has given some splendid in
structions on chicken raising and on
making good butter before the farmers
institutes and if all farmers wives
would follow her method many a
hundred dollars might be earned for
! their pocketbooks.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-10
ATTEMPTS TO KEEP
EXPENDITURES DOWN

Mount Pleasant, May 8.-Henry
county supervisors are attempting to
keep expenditures among the county
poor confined to cases where the be-
nevolence will not be abused. A letter
is being sent to the township trustees
asking that more thorough investiga,
tons be made of appeals for aid
County Auditor H. N. Wright has
found that this county is spending
double that of other counties in sup.
port of the poor, in face Of the fact
that the percentage of those needing
help is small here. The letter which
comes from the office of County At
torney F. S. Finley declares that the
county money must be used carefully
and must not be wasted"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-10
CLERK BENEDICT
RETURNS FROM WEST

Des Moines, May SC. R. Benedict
for seven sessions chief clerk of the
house of representatives, was in Des
MONIES part of Wednesday confering
with the members of the retrenchment
and reform committee. He spent the
winter in the west instead of working
at the state house. &.
The last of the members of the COM
mittee left Des Moines last night, but
Benedict remained in the city today.
He declared he was here to greet old
friends only. FE.s' ...
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-10
GRINNELL MAYOR
RESIGNS HIS OFFICE
J. n. Patton Quits Post Of Executive
and is Succeeded BY Henry G.
Lyman-Lack Of Harmony.

Grinnell, May S.-Mayor John H
Patton Of this city has resigned and
the council in special session has elect.
ed Henry G. Lyman to fill the vacancy.
The new mayor was a member Of the
preceding council. Lack OF harmony be-
tween the council as whole and him.
self was the reason given by Mayor
Patton for resigning. He had been
elected in March to succeed himself
the first mayor in many years who
had been reelected. His friends say
they will defeat the members Of the
council who opposed him at the next
election.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-10
Grants McDorman Case Continuance.

Mount Pleasant, May S.-Judge jas.
d. Smythe granted a continuance url.
til next term of the case Of the state
against William McDorman, charged
by recent grand jury indictment with
lewdness. Inability to secure import
ant witnesses was one of the reasons
given for the defendants motion. Nc
Dorman's plea was not guilty. His wife
furnished the bond Of $500.
The damage suit of Clarence Wood
cock against the Burlington road con-
tinues before jury Many more wit
nesses are to be heard
The court has assigned the state
case against Sherman Dougherty
charged with larceny to FOLLOW the
present jury hearing.