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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-27
HOUSE COMMITTEE
TOCONCLUDE TARIFF
HEARINGS THIS WEEK
Lively Session Predicted
When the Wool Schedule
Is Taken Up For Con-
sideratiOn Today

Washington. January 26.-The tariff
hearings, covering the IA schedules OF
the present law along with the free
list and miscellaneous articles ard gem
eral administrative provisions Win come
10 . close with the en- is SeegS.
| TIE wool scbedliic perb~pSE the anost
formidable of all from the tariff makers
standpoint, Will be taken alp tomorrow
with prospects for a lively session and
plenty of arguments from wool grow
ers, manufacturers importers and cloth
iiers
The Importance of tile schedule Is
shown by the average of so per cent ad
valorem as a barrier for protection of
the big wooden industry of this country.
The imports under the schedule last
year produced . per cent of the total
government revenue, covering the inn
portation of more than s4SOOOoOo
Representative Underwood. chairman
of the ways and means committee has
| Frequently voiced to witnesses the COM
mittees policy regarding the tariff
we cannot" he said, "consent and
lalow taxes TO besso high that they pro-
| hibit importation, where the taxes will
go to the manufacturers and none into
the governments pockets. We are not
complaining against taxes where there
| is reasonable amount of Importation
but we are protesting against those
| taxes where they are prohibitiVe and
where. therefore, practically nothing
comes In. II we pun down the prohibl-
| tive wall so that there is some COM
lpetition and the government gets some
benefit the public Will be benefited by
| the gathering OF these taxes for public
ements, military maintenance and
| the courts. There is no intention OF
reducing the tariff along competitive
lines so low as to disturb business pros-
perity. This Is the general position or
! the democratic majority of the commit
tee that will set about during the first
week OF February the framing OF the
entire new tariff law in tentative way
for tie incoming Congress-"
Many of the Witnesses have Indicated
that they represented virtually all Of
their respective Industries as well as
their individual concerns
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-27
COUNTER ACT|ONBY
STOCK EXCHANGE
Denies Government Power
to Regulate It's Affairs
BRIEF is SUBMITTED
Claims No Regulation Whatever Is
BRIEF is SUBMITTED
Claims No Regulation Whatever Is
Within the Hands of Congress.
Present Rules of Exchange
Are Defended

WASHINGTON. January 26-Members of
the House money trust committee who
are to draft report on results of the
inquiry into financial affairs thus far
conducted have before them for con
sideration brief just filed on behalf
of the New York stock exchange by
Hts attorneys, denying that the federal
government has power 10 compel its
incorporation or to regulate its af-
fairs
The state of New York. 1t is admitted
in the breif. has POWER to enact laws
for the guidance of the exchange
though the belief is expressed in the
argument that no law either by state
or nation will stop certain transactions
1t is further asserted that the members
of the stock exchange are better able to
control its affairs than any Legislative
Authority.
I'VE assert SAYS the brief that nc
regulation whatever Is within the power
of Congress. But NE are far from as
serting that the state is without any
power of regulation.
That the state may legislate with re-
spect to transactions, such as improper
manipulation, Is unquestionable. How
effectively it can 1egislate as TO such
matter is another question. Hopes and
expectations in that direction are apt
to be in adverse kratio of accurate
knowledge and experience. 1t is regu-
lstion interfering with and diminish
ing the responsible self-government OF
such an exchange that we argue against
as detrimental in an incaleulable de-
gree as well to the interests of the pub
lie as those of the exchange"
Defending the rules of the stock eN-
change, the brief declares that Its bus
mess is of either Interstate or of for
eign character, nor do Its operations
in any respect come within the sphere
of the federal jurisdiction" Rules of the
Exchange, the brief declares, prohibit
manipulation, short selling and genera
gambling, reports of which are said
to be exaggerated by the general pub
lie. The answer TO all charges against
the exchange is said to lie In tn,
statement that all transactions are mat
|ters between customers and broker with
which the exchange has nothing to dG
$50 long as highest standards of business
honesty are maintained.
The brief also eontains< many 1ega
decisions submitted W prove that tht
stock exchange cannet be subject t,
the Interstate cp1nmefte art
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-27
PLANS COMPLETE
FOR Bic NATIONAL
CORN EXPOSITION
Exposition Will Embrace
Exhibits from Twenty
seven States-Starts
Today

Columbia, S c., January 26.-Withprac-
tlcally all preparations completed. the
Fifth National Corn exposition will
open here tomorrow The exposition
will embrace exhibits from 27 states,
the federal department of agriculture
and other sources dealing with practi-
cally every phase OF agriculture.
The formal opening exercises win
take place tomorrow afternoon when
addresses viii be delivered and an in
spection made of the buildings and ex-
the various agricultural colleges of the
country. At the exercises tomorrow
afternoon addresses will be made by
Mayor Il. II. Thompson of Chattanooga,
Mayor w. III. Gibbes of Columbia and
probably DR.. S. c. Mitchell, president
of the University Of South Carolina.
The state exhibits for the exposition
were made up at the agricultural COLI
leges and experiment stations and pre-
sent the results of their research work
along all lines of agriculture. All OF
the exhibits are devoted to a funda-
mental treatment of vital problems in
the social life of the rural community.
There are individual exhibits from
farmers in 80 or more states. selected
to insure an aggregation representative
of the best in each state. These are
entered in competition for honor GER
tifcates and trophies.
The exposition programme includes n
number of feature days with addresses
lby prominent speakers. Tuesday is
ISouth Carolina day, Wednesday is live
stock day, Thursday is National Farm
ers' union day, Friday Is national edu-
cation day. and Saturday Is boys day.
Sir Horace Plunkett, the well known
Header of Irish agricultural reform, will
visit the exposition on Thursday, and
James Wilson. secretary of the agricul-
tural committee of the House of Rep
resentatives. will be here Saturday,
which will be celebrated as the last day
of the prize winners school, conducted
during the first week
A large number OF prize winning corn
club boys from various southern states
have arrived at the exposition grounds
for this school. The membership will In
clude prize winning tomato club girls
from u states. and the student body
when complete tomorrow night will be
representative of every southern state.
The exposition Will continue through
February 8.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-27
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Balkans declare conference must
now be declared off
Governor Wilson talks to gather
ing OF social workers.
Counter action by stock exchange.
Plans complete for big corn con-
vention
House committee TO conclude tariff
hearings this week.
Creyasse in Beulah levee Is slowly
widening.
2-Investigation of social evils nearly
complete.
3-Auburn prepares for Home conf
ing week
4-Editorial comment.
5-Chamber election may be contest.
Birmingham's travelling statesmen
But six more days to pay poll tax.
g. sports.
7---Kaiser is angry at loss OF Diary.
8-Expect agreement in walters strike.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-27
SOUTHERN BAPTISTS
CLOSE CONVENTION

Nashville, January ga mass meet
ing at the First Baptist church here
this afternoon married the termination
of the three-day meeting of the South
ern Baptist Educational association,
which was attended by leading Baptist
educators of the south. Nashville was
slected as the next meeting place of
the association and officers were elect
ed as follows:
Dr. Il. Nj. Poteat, reelected presi-
dent; Prof. ]. Henry Burnett, re-elect-
ed secretary: S. p. Brooks, d. NJ. RAM
sey, Edgar Godboid. members of the
executive committee. A committee was
named to urge the southern Baptist
convention to consider the advisable
ity of establishing an educational
board in the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-27
Investigate Bank Charge

Paris. January ze.--The Freneh judicial
authorities are investigating charges
against the directors of the south Span
ish Agricultural bank. among whom aie
eminent Frenclnten and Spaniards, in
Guiding Senior Sasasta, governor of the
Pank Of Spain. j. Perez -Cal,allero, was
for time president of the bank. but as
Re is now ambassador of Spain to France,
he cannot be ircuipated. II Is alleged
that the bank obtained large sums or
money from investors on false statements
ia its prospectus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-27
TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE
SPACE FOR PARCEL POST

under contract and 233 additional have
been appropriated by for Congress.
They approximate in cost $50,00o,000.
The plans for these buildings have been
prepared without regard for the needs
Of the parcel post system and II now is
essential that changes be made in their
construction in order that the increased
volume Of mail may be handled adyant-
lageously.
In 1853 postoffices located in govern
ment buildings, 1T will be necessary to
make alterations 10 meet the require
ments of the parcel post In some in
stances the purchase of additional
ground ON which to construct annexes
will have to be made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-27
| CALIFORNIA MEMBER
OF LEGISLATURE DEAD

Los Angeles, January 26.--Represen-
tative Sylvester Clark Smith OF Ba-
kersfeld. member of Congress from the
Eighth California district, died here
today after a long illness
Representative s'ni.th was born near
Mount Pleasant. Ia. August 49, 1858
and came TO California nearly 33 years
ago. He was elected TO the Fifty-ninth
Congress and had served consecutiyely
since, although because OF illness he
spent but little of his last term in the
national capitaI.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-27
BODY OF JOHN PAUL JONES
LAID TO ITS FINAL REST

Annapolis. Md, January 26-With
simple but impressive ceremonies, the
body OF John Paul Jones. first admiral
OF the American navy, was today
placed in its final resting place In the
new crypt. under the Naval Academy
chapel Secretary Of the Navy Meyer,
French Ambassador Jusserand and
Governor Goldsborough were among
those present.
Escorted by brigade of 100 mid
shipmen. AT whose head was the naval
academy band playing funeral dirge
the casket was transported from Ban-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-27

croft hall to the chapel on car dra wn
by squad OF bluejack kets 1t was then
carried on the shoulders Of the Jack
les into the crypt and lowered into
a receptacle chisele1 out of solid mar
bic. a heavy marble lid was placed
ever IT,
Afterward memorial services were
held in the chapel conducted by Chap
lain Scott of lie naval academy and
Chaplain L. @ y. Pierce OF the Unit
ed States Senate. The eulogy was de-
livered by Chaplain Pierce.
The body of the famous sea tighter
had lain in the rotunda OF Bancroft
hall since it was brought 10 this coun-
TRY from France several years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-27
TO INVESTIGATE
GUGGENHEIM CASE

Chicago, January 26.--The divorce in 1901
of William Gugsenheim of New York and
Mrs. Grace Brown Guggenheim, will be
investigated further tomorrow in the. su-
perior court mere before Judge Heard.
All parties TO he suit will be called on TO
show why the proceedings should not be
cancelled and tile Guggenheims restored
tc their original a.ate of wedlock,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-27
COLUMBIA SHOOTING
RESULTS FATALLY

Nashville. January 26.-Rufus Hunt,
who with Miss ls.ssie Hurt was shot ~
one OF the fnaia streets of Columbia.
Tenn. last night ~ Peter Hanoway, who
then committed s'iicide died this morn
ing. Miss Hur: who. 1t is sail. was The
innocent cause OF the tragedy, will re
cover. The shooting created sensation
at Columbia. anu hundreds Of persons
Visited the scene today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-27

Washington. January 2s.--To provide
adequate space for handling parcel post
business it Will be necessary to revise
plans of many public buildings In which
postoffices are located and negotiations
to this end already have been Instituted
|by Postmaster General Hitchcock. To-
day the Postmaster General invited the
supervising architect of the treasury
and his assistants to cooperate in the
|matter with the building committee of
|the postoffice department and the spe-
|eial parcel post committee.
= AT present ia public buildings are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-27
killing Was Premeditated

London, january 27-UncensOred
Constantinople dispatches received in
London confirming the previous ac-
counts of the revolt against the gov
eminent and the shooting of the war
minister, Nazim Pasha.
The dispatches add little TO the de-
tails already known, but state that
the autopsy on the officers killed dis
closed that the bodies bore dagger
wounds, as well as bullet wounds,
thus throwing doubt on the assertion
that the killing was unpremeditated
According to the Daily Mail. the Bal
kan ultimatum 10 Turkey will give
four days grace to enable the powers
to devise any possible menas to bring
pressure upon the porte.
The Mail also SAYS that Colonel JOS
toff,- chief of staff of the third Bull
Earian army before Tchatalja, who is
now acting as military adviser to the
peace mission, will leave London for
the front tomorrow and that all the
powers, including Russia and Austria
have given assurance that the hostili-
ties shall be limited to the Balkan
states and Turkey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-27
A. J. Mathewson Dead

Perth. ont January ga. }. Mathe-
son, treasurer of the Province of On
tario. died suddenly at his residence
here late last night. lie was 20 years
old His father Roderick Matheson,
was head OF the Scotch clan Matheson.
Colonel Matheson was elected treasurer
in 1905.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-27
John T. Whitney Dead

Glassboro, n. j., January 26-John T.
Whitney, former president of the Ma
tional Association of Glass Manufactur-
ers. died at his home here Today. He
was one Of the founders of tie Whitney
Glass company and was SO years old.
MIR. Whitney's only child Mrs. j. Boyd
Nixon, lost race with death across the
continent. She arrived here from her
home in Berkeley, Cal. two hours after
her fathers death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-27
Fire Causes Panic

Omaha. January 2b.--A IRE which
started in the basement of the six
story Paxton hotel early today caused
a panic among the 100 guests All es-
capped but nearly 10 OF them. includ
ing f.. H. shaw of stanton, Miss,
ladders set up by Gremen. Damage TO
the building was small.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-27
Railroad Shows Deficit

Paris, January 26.--The report Of the
general manager of the western section
of the state railroad, published In the Of
fetal Journal, shows that the service for
the year 1911 lesilted in a deficit of s1s.-
9lt.7 .7s5. The total deficit for the service
for the three years the railroad has beer
under control Of the state amounts tt
s2s gl6 S65
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-27
Judge Platt Dead

Meriden, Conn, January 26.-Judge
James p. Platt Of the United states
district court died at his home here
this afternoon after a long illness of
throat trouble. He was 81 years old
and had occupied his position on the
federal bench since 1902.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-27
New Ski Record

Chippewa Falls, Wis. January %. s.--sn7
cers Haugen of Chippewa Falls today es-
tktlished a new hill record ut the si-i
meet here. jumping distance Of 149' feet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-27
Big Loan Acquired

London, January 27.-The Constan-
tinople correspondent of the Daily
Telegraph learns that a contract has
been signed under which the Ottoman
government will obtain an advance of
$4,000, 900 to be reimbursed out of the
next loan in connection with the new
concession for the Metropolitan rail-
ways of Constantinople.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-27
Will Soon Make RecOmmen-
datiOns to the President
Elect
TO START WORK
ON TARIFF BILLS
Currency Problem and Question of
Liberating the Philippines To Be
Included in New Presidents
Scheme of Action


Washington, January 26.--Although the
scope of the legislation TO be taken up
at the approaching extra session of Con-
gress has not yet been outlined, Con-
gressional committees are rapidly push
ing their preliminary work to point
Where recommendations can be made to
iesident-elect Wilson and plans laid be-
fore him for the early work OF his admin
istration. Work ON tariff bills will soon
be started the hearings reaching an end
this week. The money trust end of the
House banking and currency committee is
e.ready working on report while the
currency" branch of the same commit
tee will push it's investigation this week
into other branches of the currency ques-
ticn in the effort to secure comprehensive
suggestions for currency reform.
Legislation Unsettled
Senate and House leaders do not yet
know what legislation, If any, beside the
work of tariff revision, will be taken up
at the extra session Several who have
talked with Governor Wilson express the
confident belief that the currency question
and the. question of liberating the Philip
pines will be included in the new Presi-
dents scheme of action for his first con-
ere ssional session.
IT is the general opinion in democrats
circles in Washington that President
Wilson will at least not 'foreclose' Con-
eress against acting on everything but
tho tariff at the special session. A ma
Jority of the democrats in the Senate ex-
ruct little legislation but the tariff to
| - f.l~. l.,t L.
Wilson in calling the extra session will
rot specifically limit its work.
Postpone Currency Action
An effort is under way by some demo-
ciatic senators to postpone action on the
currency until the next regular session,
end 1t is expected that a movement viii
he promoted to secure an extension of the
present Aldrich-Vreeland emergency cur
rency law for at least year. SO that
an emergency measure will still be at
hand in case of industrial or financial
disturbances. Under this plan no at
I, mpt would be made te legislate on cur
ieney questions until next W1nfer.
The full extent OF the fight between the
republican and democratic factions in the
Senate over President Tafts appoint
ments is expected to develop this week.
republican caucus, the first of the ses-
SION, probably will be held early in the
v eek and the majority of republicans now
il sist there will be no concessions to the
democrats. but that the demand will
again be made for confirmation of all OF
the appointments now before the Senate
The House will devote it's time this week
to the consideration of appropriation bills
and by the end of the week It is expect
cd that several big supply measures Will
te ready for the consideration of the SEN
ate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-27
Refuses Portfolio

Constantinople. January 26.-Hakki
Pasha has definitely refused the port
folio of the foreign ministry and it has
been offered to Prince Said Hahn who
Is expected to accept. Said Hahn is
an Egyptian prince. He is president
of the council of state and secretary
of the committee of union and prog
ress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-27
Ohio Stationary

Cairo. H. January 26.-The Ohio river
cmained stationary today. but reports of
widespread damage both north and south
ci Cairo were received. The Cotton Belt
railway was forced to suspend traffic be-
tween Birds Point aud Maiden. AT Hem
derson Mounds, Mo-, the track was eoy-
cred by two feet of water.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-27
Speaks Against Turks

San Francisco, January 21.-Dr.
Benja min Ide Wheeler. president of
the University of California. and a
close student of European politics. de-
clared this afternoon in an adress be-
fore the San Francisco Y. NJ. c. A..
that the Turk must be driven from
Europe at any cost. If you cannot
get arbitrators to do 1t, then let the
sword be drawn streaming blood red
he said.
1T is struggle of liberty loving
people," he continued. "to free itself
from the incubus Turkish domina-
ton In essence this war is a strug-
gle of the freedom of the will as rep
resented by European peoples and the
fatalism of the Orient"
Vienna, January 2c.-The Tageblatt's 5
Constantinople correspondent asserts
that the sultan and the ex-sultan ef-
fected a reconciliation at the palace
the day before the coup d'etat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-27
Heavy Rains Continue

Vicksburg, Miss, January z6.-IIeayy
rains continued Today in the lower Mis-
sissippi valley and federal and state engi-
reers have led their efforts to re-
pair and stIens,nen the levees along the
big river and prevent another erevasse.
Maj. j. A. Woodruff. in charge of the third
federal levee district, stated tonight thaI
prospects Of tying the ends Of the Beu-s
lah crevasse are favorable and by To-
morrow, he said he hoped to have lie
Filters leyee In shape to Withstand the
expected further rise In the liver.
Tomorrow citizens mass meetings Will
be held In Greenville, vicksburg and
1prher Mississippi cities to consider plans
for the relief 3f the pes,nls ssrAe wAu be
~ :. 81 ses - Z : fase.iala
fftvasse
4 Col c. d. Townsend president of the
Mississippi river commission, VIII meet
Major Woodruff and other army ensi-
neers at the Beulah crevasse Monday .
consider the feasibility of tying the ends
OF that break anI to map out definite
plan of action with regard to the general
levee situation.
The Mississippi river rose sevon-tenths
of a foot here today.
Memphis, January 26.-Dispatches re-
oeived tonight from Modoc. Ark, report
residents of that vicinity moving their
stock to high grounds and building RATS
as precautionary measures, although with
assurances of United States engineers
that the levee at that point can with
stand all the water now in sight.
At Modoc and Ferguson, south of
Helena, Ark, the erevasse last spring
has not been completely closed.
I.~ fA1s I'LL IT..
this district
A slight rise was reported today at
all points south of Cairo. At Mem
phis the stage at o'clock tonight was
1913. rise of one tenth In 2 hours.
Paducah reported fall of one-tenth
and, with the exception of Parkers-
burg, where the river rose three-tenths.
the Ohio is falling. The Tennessee and
Cumberland rivers tributaries of the
Mississippi are rising.