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SNEDECOR'S ERROR
COSTS PELS GAME

Memphis, June 16.-Snedecor's error
paved the way to the runs for Memphis
in the second inning today and to
victory over New Orleans. Spencers
home run in the ninth saved New Orleans
from a shut out, Both Kissinger and
Brenner pitched good ball, and while the
Memphis pitcher allowed the greater
number of hits he struck out 10 of the
opposing players and kept the hits we'll
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H-Batted for Hall in sixth.
**-Batted for Lake in eighth.
Score by inings:
Detroit 900 OO2 OO3-,
ANCW ioiN .UUU udD
Summary First base on errors, New
York l, Detroit 2. Two-base hits, Bush
2. Cobb. Three-base hits, Crawford, Dan.
iels. Home run, Gainor. Sacrifice hits
McKechnlie, Veach. Stolen bases, Swee.
ney. Moriarty. Left on bases. New York
2. Detroit a. Double plays, Daniels and
Barton; Witt, Gainor and Bush; Peckin-
paugh, McKechnie and Borton. Base on
balls, Schulz 4, Hall 3. Struck out, Hal
:, Iamloch l. Hits, Hall in innings
Lake, none in innings; Zamloch, none
in innings; Schulz, in 1-3 innings
keating, none in 2-3 inning. Time 1:47
umpires Connolly and McGreavy.
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SELMA WINS EASILY

Selma June 16.-(Special) )-Selma out
classed Meridian at every stage of the
game today and won by the score Of "a
to o. Selma starred at the bat vasterling
getting two home runs and two singles.
while Manager Spratt got four hits for
total of eight bases. Score: R.H. 70.
Merldlan ............... 200 900 OOO- =
Selma ....................22 22O OPS 20*-l3 II .
Batteries: Harb. Hirsh and Money
maker; Wiley and Mueller.
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BILLIKENS DOWN
THE NAUGHTY GULLS

Montgomery, June 16-Brown' was hit
hard in the first four innings today, but
settled down and pitched alright ball,
in the last part Of the game. Extra base
hits proved to be the undoing of the Gulls
pitcher, Montgomery finally winning the
first game by score of Q to 4. The teams
play a double header here tomorrow
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Summary: Two base hits, Long, Alper-
mann, Gibson. Three base hits, Schwartz,
Long. Double play, Alpermann to Agler
Innings pitched, Fleharty 8 2-3 with hits
and runs. Struck out. by Dye 2, Price
3. Base on~balls, off Fleharty 3, Dye l.,
Price 4. Sacrifice hits. Young. Bisland,
Lindsay, Schwartz. Stolen bases Smith,
Long 2. Wild pitch, Price. Hit by pitched
ball, by Dye (Smith. BislanD; by Price
(Goalby). Time, 1866. Umpires, Fifield
and Rudderham
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VOL ''BEAN BALL"
FINGER POUNDED

Atlanta, June 16.-Atlanta won the OPEN
ing game of the series from Nashville
here today, to g. F'leharty was driven
from the mound ip the fourth. The hit
ting and base running of Long and the
hitting and fielding of Alpermann fea-
tI1rod Score.
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THE OTHER SIDE OF
"KID" ELBERFELD
The Tobasco Kid is Prosperous Farmer of Wadens Ridge
Although He Would Scrap His Grandmother on the Dia-
mond, Elberfeld is Quiet and Retiring Off Field
By Joe CURTIS

Norman Eberfeld sometimes known as
the ..rowdy of three leagues" in private
life is one of the most quiet gentlemen In
the world. The average fan, witnessing
the kid in a characteristic poise on the
diamond or disputing a decision of an
umpire would never recognize him as Nor
man Elberfeld, the Walden's ridge far
mer.
For generation or more, sport writer's
have delighted in telling the world at
large of the kids aggressiveness and So
called rowdyism on the ball field, but few
of them have told of his home life, his
interest and care of wild and domestl-
Gated animals. and his business ability.
A number of years ago when property
on Walden's ridge, ~ or Is miles distant
from Chattanooga, was, selling for a few
dollars an acre, Elberfeld purchased a
large tract, and has made his home there
since that time. In recent years property
values in that vicinity have been greatly
increased, and only a few months ago
the Lookout manager refused $1,000 per
acre for 40 acres of the best located land
He has since had this land plated into
lots and expects 10 put them on the mar
ket in the near future.
Kid Is Some Farmer
Elberfeld's nome is about two miles
from Signal Point, and for the past 10
years he has spent the greater part of
every winter shere. He generally arrives
home day or Two after the close of the
baseball season. and SO great is his love
for outdoor nature that he has spent
more than one winter at his home on the
ridge, without ever coming to Chatta-
nooga.
This hermit of the ridge divides his
time and attention between his family,
which includes three interesting children,
and wild and domesticated animals. His
chicken ranch is one of the largest in the
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-SHit for Berger in ninth.

Summary: Home run, Walker. Three
base hits, Sentel, Kutina Q, Jantzen.
Two base hit, Ionahue. Sacrifice hits,
Sloan, O'Dell. Stolen bases, Robertson.
Knaupp. Donahus. Base on balls, off Ber-
ger 5. Brown s. Double plays, Knaupp to
Wares to Kutiaa; Elwert to Wares to
iKutina. Left on bases, Mobile T. Mont
gomery 4. Time, l:45. Umpires, Hart ana
Breitnestein.
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TEXAS LEAGUE

At Beaumont: Beaumont 0, Dallas TO-
AZ Galveston: Galveston G. Fort
Worth 8.
Al houston: Houston 1. Austin.>2 Ul
innings).
At San Antonio: San Antonio-Waco
no game; wet grounds.
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Four Straights for Sox

Boston, June 16.-Boston made it four
straight on st. Louis today, winning a
IL inning contest to 2. Wood drove
in the winning run with a single, scor-,
ing Engle who had walked and gone
to third on WaIlace's wild throw to Sec
ond when Wagner hunted Score:
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Popular in Chattanooga
sss.ss.ss............... ........................

New York ) to 3 in the ninth after
Cobb had grounded out. Vacah hit a
single which took a wicked bound over
Borton's head, and High, who ran for
Gainor on the latters home run. Errors
enabled Moraiarity to score a third run
| N a nj
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Two Base Fits-Ellam, Mayer. Coyle.
Three Base Hit Elston
Sacrifice Hits '-McGilvray. Hardrrovo
Flick
Double Plays-Flick, Elberfeld to Coyle
street to Elberfeld; King to Coyle.
Struck Out-Sommers 3, Hardgroye I.
Base on Balls-Sommers 1, Hardsrova
Time of Game-2:2s
umpires-Wright and Pfenninger.
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Summary. Home run, Spencer. Saeri-
flee hits, Baerwald, Butler Stolen bases,
Clancy Spencer, Mcdowell Base on balls,
Brenner1 l. Struck out, kissinger 10, Bren-
ner A. Hit by pitcher, Brenner (ISissinger,
Seabough). Time, 1:50. Umpires, KERN
and Stockdale.
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Listless Arbiter Is Seized by
Inertia and Is Hit
by Ball
HARDGROVE HURLS
WELL IN PINCHES
Barons Lead Until Ninth, When the
LookOuts Tie Score-Pfenninger
Is Tapped in Back With Slow
Grounder and Lookouts
Tally Again
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING
.-<.A =.
Results Yesterday

Chattanooga 2, Birmingham / d1 in
ningS.
Mobile 8, Montgomery 4.
Memphis 2, New Orleans l.
Atlanta z, Nashville 3.
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lUtdIS DO . 90 3U U
winning run scored with one out.
Score by innings:
st. Louis .......... :. 100 O1O 900 000---2
Boston ......... 101 600 900 001---3
summary: Two base hit, Stovall.
s~~~~~~~~~>~~~
Continued ON Page Ten.)
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Games Today

Chattanooga at birmingham.
Mobile at Montgomery.
New Orleans at Memphis.
Nashville at Atlanta.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yankee Weaklings Downed
New York, June 16-Detroit defeated
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vicinity OF Chattanooga. He specializes In
game chickens, and sells majority oi
his stock at fancy prices.
| The Tobasco Kid is also very keen for
hunting. He and his side partner, Johnny
Dobbs. are followers of the hounds, and
some of the fox chases they and their
cover great distances.
Elberfeld Loves Birds
| A few years ago Tennessee experienced
| a particularly hard winter and snow laid
on the grounds many weeks. Quails and
other small animals suffered intensely for
| food, and thousands were starved. AT a
/ considerable monetary sacrifice, Elberfeld
| fed thousands Jf quail and other small
animals on the ridge and was responsible
| for saving the lives of vast numbers.
| Elberfeld's popularity among his neigh
| bors amounts to devotion. If some of the
simple mountain people who live on Wal
denis ridge were to attend a close game
at Redwood and hear the bleachers
hurl threats and insults at the scrappy
Lockout leader. it Is pretty certain that
| a riot call would be necessary to quell the
| trouble. Those people believe in Elber-
field. IF by chance, their horse COW
should become sick they know they would
only have, to call on the kid and he
would respond, be it day or night By a
thousand acts of kindness and considera-
ton Elberfeld has endeared himself to
these people in a manner which is MOTH
ing short of devotion.
Popular in Chattanooga
Elberfeld's friends are numbered by the
thousands in Chattanooga, and they are
just as devoted to him as are his neigh
bors on Waldens ridge.
Tt is a strange coincidence that since
Chattanooga has been in the Southern
league, only native sons have made
winners of the LoolSouts. Johnny Dobbs
himself Chattanooga boy, always
finished in the first division while
at the head of the Chattanooga club, and
1t Eow looks as though Elberfeld's club
would be among the select at the close of
this season.
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eBatted for Hall in sixth.
~-Batted for Lake in eighth.
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ROOT DENIES his
SPEECH AS
REPORTED

Washington. Ian. 1G.--Scnator
Root. rising to Il question of person
al privilege In til" senate today, en-
tered vigorous denial OF IA speech
he is alleged to hHy" made regarding
relations between the United States
and Central and South American
countries. The speech has been print
ed in a paper at Tcgucigalpa, Hon
duras, and is now being circulated
Throughout the Latin American re-
pubIics for the purpose. Senator Root
said. ito stir up strife and create i'll
feeling by the enemies of the United
States"
THE extracts Of the purportcd
speech which are ncing published.
declared Senator Root. are impu-
dent forgeries. never said any such
things or wrote any such things. Tho
publication is being used by the enc
mics of the United States and | de-
sire to repeat in formidable and pub
lie manner my denial OF the Views at
tributcd to me.
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KILLS WOMAN AND
SELF AFTER QUARREL

Pueblo. Colo. Jan. ld.-Lysandcr
L.. J0h nson shot and instantly killed
Mrs. Maude Murray and then killed
herself here at II o'clock this morn
ing.
Johnson. untii recently member
OF the police force. was Interested
with Mrs. Murray In the ownership
OF u restaurant on North Union ave-
nue.. They Iuarr.led This morning
.,ver the ownership OF the place and
drew pistol. shooting the
woman through the head twice. She
died instantly. No customers were
In the restaurant at the time.
After killing the woman. johnson
went into n barber shop next door
and fired two shots through his head.
dying instantly.
Johnson was 10 year, old and II
veteran OF the civil war. Mrs. Muir
ray was is years OF as. and widow
for - years.
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U. S. TAKES HAND IN
Big WIRE MERGER

S'n Fr-nciscp. lar. is..-The gov.
eminent Is taking an interest In til.
effort OF the Pacific Tcicphon. and
Telegraph company 10 acquire the
Northwestern Long Distance Tclc-
phone company of Oregon and Wash
ingtnn under ior"closur" proceedings
recently commenced in Portland.
Attorney Jay liowcrmnn. repre-
souiing the receiver for tn" North
western concern il in this city taxi
Ing the dcpositions of officials OF
the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
company and Assistant United States
District Attorney Harrington is at
tending tn" hearings.
when the foreclosure suit was
brought the Pacific company was
seeking monopoly of the telephone
business in California. Oregon and
Washington.
The government now Is seeking to
ascertain whether there is evidence
o: restraint of trade in these com
binations.
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concentration OF WEALTH AND CREDIT
POTENTIAL MENACE SAYS BANKER

Washington. Jan. lG.-That tn.
present concentration OF money and
credit Is u potential menace to the
country. was asserted before the
house money trust committee today
by George NJ. Reynolds, president OF
the Continental and Commercial Ma
,ional Bank OF Chicago. Mr.. Rcy-
nolds said that he knew OF the trend
toward concentration of money and
credits. and that he though, /, a
dangerous thing.
II am opposed TO tho conccntra-
,ion Of any sort OF power he said.
|"T believe that concentration TO the
point /, has already gone is "A men
ace. In saying that | do not wish to
sit In judgmcn, on the men who
hold that power.
Mr.. Reynolds said nc was opposed
to the principle of interlocking d.
rectors in potentially compelling
concerns and tina, he had adhered 10
that principle throughout his bank
career.
The Continental and Commercial.
MI NtN shtu, loaEtu w
its own directors and corporation
with which they were connected but
did not loan to its officers. He did
not believe officers should be al
lowed to borrow from their own
banks.
Mr.. Reynolds declared that the
Chicago Clearing House was the first
to employ a bank examiner.
yes. at that time we found 1t in-
efficient in connection with the three
banks of John Il. Walsh. The other
banks OF Chicago had to gather the
deposits of the Walsh bank, which
were in deplorablc condition. and
they paid them off at Il loss. To
prevent such Il situation araising
again. we formed an examining
force"
Jacob II. Scbiff. OF Kuhnn. Loeb
and company described the method
Of issuing securities for corporations
as practiccd by his house. He said
after his firm had agreed to issue the
securities syndicatcs were formed to
Iunderwrite the risk assumed by the
bond house.
The object OF the 'yndicltc Is to
| take over. the securities If you fai
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MORE ARRESTS ARE
EXPECTED IN MURDER
CASE At STARKVIlLE

Other arrests will result from the
further investigation OF the murder
of Dominick Laikano, whose dead
body was found in we'll at stark
vile early Monday morning. Depu-
iy Sheriff Frank Trujillo. who has
been working on the cast. has two
under surveillance. whom he believes
know somethings about the crime
Tony Bartolinni. arrested Monday. is
still being held in the county jail.
1t is learned that after leaving
Starkvillc Tony Conginelli purchased
u ticket for Chicago and upon advice
from tho local sheriff yesterday the
authorities of that city watched all
arriving trains. No one answering
the description of the alleged slayer
was located.
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MORE CLEARING
HOUSES PLAN
To SOLVE
CURRENCY

Washington. Jan. lI.--An organ
izat!on Of twenty geographically 10.
Gated clearing houses. with author
i'y to issu" loan certificates. convert-
ibic ON demand InLo government cur
r"ncy AT my per cent OF their face
value. was uproi.oscd TO the house
currency reform committee today as
tn. natural solution OF tho currency
problem, ny ". a. Nash. director o:
tho Corn Es"haIg" Bank OF New
York ana n former president OF tn"
New York Clcariu. house.
Mr.. Nash saw no necessity for a
central bank: deprecated the Idea
OF copying European methods and
urged IN" committee" not to seek tn.
plan OF som" theorist In finance. who
he said "lS more I" b" dreaded than
u hull In u china shop"
Mr. Nash said tn. clearing house
contemplated In hia plan practically
would b" regional banks
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WESTERN SENATORS
SEEK RECOGNITION
IN CABINET JOB

Washington. Ian. lG.--1cmocraiic
senators from the Rocky Mountain
region today sent to president elect
Wilson "a letter urging the selection
OF IL representative OF that section as
secretary Of the Interior. Mr.. VIII
son ~ns assured that the appoint
,mcni Of former governor y. l.. Norris
OF Montana. former governor James
II. Hawl.y OF Idaho. j. y. Field Of
Oregon. or clny Ta'iman Of Sss@4e
Will b" satisfactory 10 the Democrats
OF tho far west. Senator NewIands
OF Nevada: ChnmbcriaIp of Oregon:
Myers OF Montana: Perky OF Idaho
aud smith and Ashurst OF Arizona
were the signcrs OF tn. ictt.rs
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INDIANS FRAUD
VICTIMS SAYS
REPORT

Washington. Jan l6.-Chargcs OF
gross frauds against the Indians on
III. White Earth reservation in Min
ncsota, that their physical and ma
tcrial condition II pitinl and that
Major James McLughy. indian in
spcctor. did not properly guard the
Indians Interests In the aliot men, or
lands, were mad. to the hous. today
in Il report by III. committee on cx-
pendi'nr"s In the interior depart
meni. IL recommended that some
remedy be- found by congress for the
present anomalous situation. by
which III. commIs sioner OF Indian
affairs has complete control over
property worth $1,000. .00o. 900 he
tribes in IN. United States
The committ". charges that
fraudulent partially was shown
by Simon Michclc'. Indian ailotiing
agent. in aliot,inv tho indian timber
under the law of 1905. Il
"Th. hest and mos, valuable and
timber ailo,m"u;S Ioll into tn. hands
oi tho-. VIII" w.r" Intended IN ad
v1nc. to get them. says tn. report
TIL. report declares that Major
James Mclaughlin. the second agent
set out. refused to allow III" full
blood Indians to send on, runners to
bring In III. people. made false rc.
ports as to the number OF full biood-
present. and gave no adeauai. no.
tie. To tn" Indians OF n. mass meet.
Ing. At which the question came up
which. in effect. was council oi
lumber companies.
Tn" action OF former Commissioner
Francis r.. l.cupp was condemned OF
the ground that he prevented n ful
statement OF the Indian complaints
to President Roosevelt.
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new MATERIAL IS
SCARCE IN BASEBALL

Chicago, jan. l6.-Aunust Herr
mann. chairman OF the National Base
Hall commission in his annual report
recommended that every league IL
bound by the terms "r til: national
agreement to establish fund to
guarantee the salaries OF players.
Accordin. to tmpir" Ollie chill or
tho American association. good young
stcrs are scarcer than ever now which
accounts for the cNorbitani terms
demanded by those who hold con.
tracts OF potential stars. The assoc'n-
tion was late In opening Its meeting.
hut Two score magnnics. umpircs nnd
managers were present. including
Jack Hendricks Of TIL. Denver Wcs'-
crn l..aHuc club.
Th. commission expected late to-
day TO report on class A. A. SALARY.
which the national association pro-
posed TO set at $4,000 u month. OBJ
jcctions. II Ia said. were flied To the
limit by President narrct, Of the In
ernaitonai league.
Chairman Hermann. Secretary
John Bruce and Assistant Secretary
IA. J. f1Rnner were reelected.
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to sell them" asked Mr.. unt.rmyeri
Yes. that's H." said Mr.. Schin.
Banks and trust COMPANIES, lo
said, were the participants in th.s.
underwriting syndicatcs
Mr.. Schiff said about - to 1926
persons w"r" on Il lis, of partici-
pants invited to tax. part In Under
writing syniicatcs.
what ar" the ethics of the bank
ing business in connection with bond
issucs?' asked Mr.. Un,ermycr.
III is not considered good form"
said Mr.. Schiff, TO create undue iu-
reference or competition by n bank
ing firm" lie added that big bank
ing houses generally had corpora
tons as their clients and that no
Other bond house would endcavor TO
take the issues from the banking
firm. recognized as the usual fiscal
agent of tho corporation
Mr.. Schiff said there was "A sharp
rivalry between his firm and Speyer
4 Co, but he knew of no instance IN
the last five years when Morgan e
Co.. had invaded the field of Kuhn.
Loeb a Co.. or vice versa.
Mr.. Schiff said the National Bank
a Trust Co. officers were not offered
participation in syndic1tes formed by
Kuhn. Loeb 4 Co., but ho believed
banks and trust companies should be
allowed to participate in these under
writing syndicatcs
Mr.. Reynolds could not make any
Specific recommendation as to rem-
edying the concentration OF money
and credit. but was sure the preven-
ton of interlocking directors in COM
peting cou~erns would have u good
effect. In conclusion Mr.. Reynolds
said he believed that Competition
was not dead but he believed bank
ing would be controlled by return
to competitive conditions.
Mr.. Reynolds said he would ap-
prove II law giving minority stock
holders In national banks the right
of representation on the Kind of d.
rcctors and would approve a law in
cooperating clearing houses so long
as IL did not interfere with the free
conduct of business.
II am In favor of utmost regula-
ton and punlicity," he said
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CzAR'S BROIAEe
STRIPPED OF HIS
RANK AND PROPfR1 Y

81. Petersburg. Jan. is.--Bccauss
h. married a woman In private life
against the wish Of tn" emperor.
Grand Duk. Michael. brother OF Pm
p"ror Ntcholus Was today removed
from his lofty rank In the army and
forced TO turn over his property and
affaits "a a guardian.
The imperial manifc.,o specific
ally relieve. tn" grand duke OF his
duties as commander of the chcyaiicr
guards and establishes a guardian
ship over his person, property and
affairs under III" supreme direction
o; the emperor. while the admins
'ra'ion OF his csta,. Is transferred
To u department OF the imperial court
II states that th.t" steps are taken
by the emperor TO mark his disap-
proval OF the recent marriage OF the
grand duke to Madame Shor.metiev-
skais.
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TWO BILLS PROVIDE
LOWER PASSENGER
RATES IN COLORADO

Denver. Jan. 1.-two railroad
in the Colorado house OF representa-
tives by Emery X. Young OF Teller
county ana II. A. Sweet of Denver.
Each provides = cent fare on the plain
and 3 cent fare In the mountain dis
tricts.
Representative N. NJ. Simpson in
iroduced blue sky" bill applying to
foreign corporations. II prevents
the licensing in Colorado OF a foreign
corporation which attempts to sell
worthless stock.
William NJ. Pearsons OF FL Pnso
county introduced n constitutional
amendment permitting school dis
tricts to build and maintain separate
schools for white and negro pupils.
The house passed q resolution asking
the Colorado delegation in congress
10 support the Sulzcr bill for an in
vestigatiou OF the high cost Of living.
The senate today Indefinitely post
isoned the consideration OF all resolu-
tons irstructing tho Colorado dele
cation regarding the tariff. A reso-
mtiou had been introduced by Sen
ator Burris and re-introduced by
Senator Parrish (Republican) In.
structing the Colorado delegation to
work for the protection OF the bee,
sugar industry. Another resolution,
introduced by Senator Napier in
structed the delegation to follow the
National Democratic platform.
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REDMOND
SPEAKS ON
HOME RULE

London. Ian. l6.-Whan the final
debate on the home rule bill was re-
sumcd in the house az commons this
evening. a crowd Was awaiting Gag
|crly the speech of John Redmond. the
irish leader Three rounds OF cheers
greeted him.
I'VE nppos" the exclusion OF IL
ster from the Home Rule bill on sew
|cral grounds he said. but the SUI
pr'nc objection IA that nothing
would compensate the naiionansts
Tor the mutulatiou OF their country. &c
Mr.. Redmond thcY reiterated that
the natioralis;s accepted the bill Ms
the final solution OF a vcXcd Qucs-
tIon. He thought IT would lead to the
reconciliation OF all the interests at
stake between the north and sou,h
Of ireland.
MIR. Redmond declared that the
Nationalists refused to regard Ulster
men as anything but brothers and he
invited them TO join with the Nation
alists in tho emancipation and the
government of their common coun-
try. He went on.
II believe that In spite OF tn"
House of Lords the home rule bill Is
going to pass into a law within the
lifetime of this parliament The
house Of lords, We know, is going to
s,ill have teeth. they cannot bite.