The Detroit times., 1913-09-23


n 30 cents forGiLsON GARDNER
those having seats and II cents for
those standing. The round trip. says
the consul, IL 80 cents II the passen-
ger has q seat. while those who re-
main standing pay only Is cents. The
trip from Elberfeld to Werden takes
one hour and so minuteA
Friends of o real rural credits plan
should keep their eyes on the forth
coming convention Of the Southern
Commercial Congress. which will hold
its nth annual convention ct Mobile.
Alabama. Oct. ~ to 20. The an
nouncement Of the convention con-
veys the information that 70 special
feature Of the convention will be the
report of the American commission
on agricultural cooperation" This 10
the junket commission which went to
Europe at the expense OF the federal
government to study the cooperative
farmers banking systems OF Euro-
pean countries. It had . nice trip,
was wined and dined by the big Euro.
pean bankers, and Is now preparing
its report" In the meantime, Sem
ator Duncan y. Fletcher. chairman OF
Iuo COIuuAScAOus uoS CPIuuB - VIII OAA
the senate without waiting for the
commissions report. The Southern
Commercial Congress convention will
very probably be used az q means or
boosting the Fletcher bill. which has
friends of real farmerv cooperative
on the convention.
Gamers Goat Of Texas" has again
won out. Gamers Goat was made
famous during the tariff debate In the
house by the poem" which was per-
petrated on the House by ''Hampy"
Moore Of Pennsylvania, which went
like thisi
"0f all the creatures in the land.
Of pedigrees suprsmely Grand.
There's m. nSr' that does respect ''@
Like Gamers Goat Of Texas.
Ana Sa.f s s0d mutton on' max. IH 90 eSesS
Protective tariff now win keep
Gamers Goat OF Tsxas"
Representative John N. Garner. OF
Texas. Democratic member Of the
ways and means committee Of the
house, succeeded In having the house
retain q duty on mohair, the product
Of the angora goat. Gamers district
produces goats in quantities. But the
heartless senate struck out the protec-
tion which Garner had secured, and
put Gamers goat back on the free
list. Now, however, after q strenuous
fight. Garner has got his goat back
again. The conferees, after . long
wrang1e. have finally compromised on
a Is per cent I'd valorem duty on
hair Of the goat"
One OF the remarkable things about
the uphill fight which the disfran-
chised citizens of the District Of
Columbia are making to secure the
rights of ordinary American ctisens.
10 the fact that petitions are beginning
to reach congressman from their
homo districts urging that the citizens
OF Washington be given the suffrage.
Representative Tavenner, OF Illinois 10
already hearing favorably from his
proposition to have . referendum
vote in the district 70 determine
whether or not its citizens want the
vote. Here 10 Q sample Of one set Of
resolutions which has come in from
his homo district:
whereas, Inc people OF the LIS
trict Of Columbia were, In 1874, after
many years of homo rule, deprived Of
the rights and privileges OF local SELF
and there exists now an
form OF government un-
der which the people Of the District
Of Columbia have neither voice nor
vote: and
Whereas. The present form Of gov
eminent In the capital OF the republic |
the political heart Of the nation-is |
contrary to the fundamental princi.
pies of the American liberty, freedom |
and equal rights to all, and we protest |
against any form of government that |
forces upon the people taxation with |
out representation; therefore. be 1t
Resolved, That congress should |
In the nations capital q |