El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-12
BOwIes Makes Denial.

LueEe ana L am sui retained DY the
company in connection with some claim
cases
BOwIes Makes Denial.
! AdVices from Boston state that ad-
/ miral BOWles, president Of the Fore
| River Ship Building company, today
/ denied that he had employed Clarence
/ ". De Knight to work for toll exemp-
/ tons for American coast wise ships in
1 the Panama canal act as testified by
/ De Knight before the senate lobby COM
( mittee today at Washington
May Probe Grain Trading.
Congressional investigation of trad
| ing in futures of cotton and grain was
/ fcreshadOWed today when the house
rules committee appointed a subcom-
mlUJee 10 draft resolution for such
Michigan Committee Returns.
The house committee investigating
conditions in the Michigan copper
strike returned here today and mem
bers indicated that their report would
denOunce the mine owners for not
allowing their men to return to work
without renOuncing their union
Chairman Taylor condemned the use
or armed men from outside the state
at the instance of the mine owners and
pictured miserable conditions Of men on
strike. He announced that the commit
tee would obtain further evidence from
the books OF the Calumet and Hecla
company, at Boston, give a hearing to
John Mitchell. the labor leader and
probably present a report to the house
by May l.
Tax on Tobacco Premiums.
Representative UndeTwood's proposal
TO impose a prOhibitive tax on prem
1um coupons given away with tobacco
and ciSarets was the subject of
hearing Of tobacco men before the
nome ways and means committee
Wednesday, Representatives of the
United Cigar Stores company, indepen-
dent manufacturers and union workers
were heard
The Independents urged the IegfsIa.
ton on the ground that the coupons
were destroying their business with
out beneutng the consumer, while the
coupon advocates said that they slim
ulated the tobacco business and in
creased the government revenues.
Representative Reilly of Connecticut
a Democrat. testified that the bin
would injure manufacturing jewellers
and silversmiths in his district
Independents Present Views.
John w YerkeS, Of this city, repre-
senting the Independent tobacco manu-
York city, and Isaac LipsOn, Of Chi
cagO, representing numerous retail
cigar dealers associations. protested
that the so called tobacco trust manu-
facturers were mOnopoliZing the busi-
ness under the stimulus of the coupon
scheme and that it was dealing a death
blow to their industry. They said il
was impossible for the Independents to
compete with the United Cigar Stores
company and its allies with their
string of 900 or more stores through
out the country.
Conditions Called Shocking.
Amazing and shocking conditions
that will require drastic remedies"
were found in the Colorado coal fields
by the congressional investigating
Foster Of Illinois, who with his col
leagues has returned to Washington
after spending several weeks in Colo
RADIO. Before preparing a report the
committee will allow 80 days for pre-
sentatiOn of evidence by operators and
miners.
Members Of the committee think the
publicity given their work will do a
great deal of good. They will have
some recommendations for congress
but they are inclined to believe that
the state will have to deal with many
of the evils disclosed by the inquiry.
1.-THE committee has not taken up
the question of what shall be recon-
mended," representative Foster said,
but some steps will be urged that
will help meet the situation. I think
that all of US were impressed with
the FeDlOrable state Of affairs that we
found"
me conditions in Colorado are
most deplorabIe," said representative
Byrnes, another Of the committee. The
strikers today are the strike breakers
of ten years ago and the conflict now
is between those two forces. A large
of both strikers and the
strike breakers are unable to speak
the English language"
Appropriations ApPalling-ThOmas
''The aggregate of our apprOpria-
lions is appalling and is increasing by.
leaps and bounds and the tendency of
the senate seems to be to go the
Republicans one better in expending
public funds' declared senator Thorn
as Wednesday.
"The treasury is coming to be re-
garded as a fountain of mercy, reach |
able by all largely through the agency |
of the senate" he added. 1.-THE Balti- |
more platform indicted the Republican !
party for reckless extravaganza. |
Either that Indictment was true or it |
was not. If it was true we should not J
follow the practice. If it was not we /
owe an apology to the Republican |
party"
In that connection let me say that |
the total appropriations for this year /
will be S1OO,OO0,00O greater than for |
any other year in our history" said /
senator SmOOt.
Senator Overman challenged proof !
IF this statement and senator Smoot 1