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The Omaha Daily Bee THE OMAHA DEE to tb homes la road by tha worna Mlla good i for adTtrtkera, WEATHER FORECAST. Krr Nrbrask Shower Vor low h SlmwrM and cooler. For weather report e pnne ,1. VOL. XXXIX -NO. 5. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 22. TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. 1'OLICE CATCH LEOira FRIEND Bat Saspect Arrested at Schenectady ii Not Chinese Slayer of Eliie Sig-el. CHTJN SO IS IN THE TOILS aaassaUBBSSM Sayi He is Able ta Throw No Light On Grnesome T""Tedv. GIRL IS BURIED Only te Relatives Are Pres- e. , 'uneral Service. .SUN LEO, v YES HIMSELF UP nnltiriit Si ' Tfrlttcr of Place Where Girl .. Killed, Calmly Sirrriim'to Police aad is Held Wltaeae. NEW YORK, June 21.-After a bit of police flurry today, an hour or two of unverified reports and telephoning between cities, the murderer of Elsie Slgel, daugh ter of Paul Slgel of this city and grand daughter of Major General Franz Slgel of civil war fame, resolved Itself Into an un solved crime again tonight. i nung mid, who formerly occupied a room adjoining that where the girl's body was found, Is held by the police at the little upstate city of Amsterdam, N. T., but what has been learned from him has served to clear up the case little, if any Othe Saspect Not I. eon. At Schenectady a Chinaman arrested to day, st flrBt thought to be Leon Ling, or William V. Leon, who Is sought as the girl's munflerer, has, according to all In mentions, pretty well established that he Is an unoffending Celestial who formerly worked In a restaurant In New York and whose arrest was brought about merely through a strikingly unfortunate resem blam-e to Leon Ling. The disappearance of Chun Sin about the time the murder was discovered here made the police eager for his apprehen sion, which was considered second In Im portance to that of Leon, but their Inter view with him at Amsterdam today seems to have brought out nothing of value to the authorities. He maintains that he rarely associated with Leon, and while acquainted with Elsie Slgel, knows nothing of the murder. Thus, wun n is arrest of no great Import, the case aside from developments In New York today. Is about where It was when Elsie Nigel's body was found In the trunk In a room over the Eighth avenue chop suey restaurant last Friday nfght. Sun Leon Hat-renders Himself. While the authorities up-state were put ting the two Chinamen through an Inqul r.ltlon, Sun Leong, keeper of the restaurant above which the body was found, was being questioned at police headquarters here. Sun Leong disappeared on the night the body was found, but calmly surrendered hlm- aelf early today. Tie 1s being detained as a material witness, but hln voluntary sur lender Is taken to mean that he Is not Im plicated In any way In the crime. This afternoon the New York police had been In communication with Schnestady, and even before the final decision (was reached there tonight that the Chinaman held was Innocent, had come to the conclu sion that he was not Leon Ling. Detec tlve Forbes, who hurried to Amsterdam, however, telegraphed to headquarters to night that there was no doubt about th Identity of Chung Sin, generally referred to as Leon Ling's roommate. Marderrd Girl la Barled. In the midst of all the police activity the body of Elsie Htgel was quietly burled thl afternoon In Woodlawn cemetery. As the father had announced last night that h wished to avoid any more publicity, the coffin containing the mutilated form was taken directly from the morgue to th bury ground "In a plain undertaglng wagon The ceremony at the grave was strictly private, and was attended only by her father, two brothers, Reginald and Theo dore. and by her uncle, Frani Slgel. Mrs Slgel. It will be recalled, broke down com pletely when she learned of her daughter' desth. and Is now In a sanitarium. Although the mission In Chinatown where Elsie Slgel formerly taught, has been closed, a meeting of Chinese who have been converted to Christianity, was held ai royer Street mission this afternoon to dla cuss plans for the raising of a fund to be offered as a reward for the capture of Elsie Slgel's slayer. No definite sum decided upon, but a committee will go through Chinatown today soliciting sub scriptlons. Rev. Fung Y. .Mow, acted as chairman. In discussing the case the Rev. Mow aid that Leon Ling had never been con nested with the mission In any way, an as far as ha knew had never attended any x.'liool In Chinatown. Miss Slgel. he said lisd taught him. The scholars, he contln tied, keenly felt the disgrace that the mur dcr hud brought upon the mission school and stood ready to aid the police In every way to bring about the capture of the murderer. a Elsie Was Iafataated. Theories as to the motive of the murder all coincide, as was Indicated lest night on the Jealousy of Lon Ling. That he killed her because of her apparent friendship for Chu Gain, who Is still detained as a ma terial witness. Is still the predominant be lief. In support of this explanation, Mrs. Florence Todd, one of the most prominent women workers in Chinatown, who knew Elsie Htgel and her mother Intimately, said 'his afternoon: "1 knew Chu Gain, who' Is under arrest, very well. He Is one of the fewChlnamen whom I would trust with 'my life. Mrs. Slgel and Elsie also knew him for many years. They were Introduced to him through an untie of his. "I believe that Elsie was in love with Chu Gain, and would have married him hut that he would not marry her." Jealoaay Was the Motive. Here Mrs. Todd went Into the must aig tlflcant part of her statement, that bear ng on Leon Ling. She said: "Within the last year, despfte her love for Chu Gain, Elsie became apparently In fatuated with Leon Ling. But I think It was only a flirtation. He, I know, asked Her to marry him, but she refused him. n tact, ahe told me. that she refused him. ir mother knew aU about It." Despite her atatement, Mrs. Todd said she was not inclined to believe that Leon committed the mur Jar, and aha went on to (Continued on Second Paek Suit to Test Bank Deposit Statute Filed in Lincoln Fifty-two State Banks Ask Federal Court to Enjoin Enforcement of Law. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, June 21. (Special Telegram.) Representing fifty-two state banks, John L. Webster and W. V. Allen late this aft ernoon filed a petition In the federal court here asking for an Injunction against the State Banking board to prevent the going Into effect of the new banking law. This Is the law which provides for the guaranty of deposit by an assessment upon the capi tal stock of the banks. The petition says the law Is unconstitu tional because It takes property without due process of law; Is confiscatory; It pro vides for a violation of the contract be tween the state and banks as expressed in the charters granted; It causes a violation of the contract between the bank and its stockholders. Judge Munger has not yet set a date for heating on the petition. Smuggler May Betray Others Georg-e E. White, Under Sentence, is Witness Before New York Federal Grand Jury. NEW YORK, June 21. George E. White, convicted smuggler, was taken before the federal grand Jury here today In the ex pectation that he would give testimony throwing Unlit upon the identity of the principals In the recent attempts to smug gle large quantities of Parisian costumes Into the country. White was convicted with Mr. and Mrs. William H. Kllgannon on another smuggling charge and sen tenced to two years In the federal prison at Atlanta. District Attorney Wise In his argument in the federal court when White and the Kllgannons were sentenced Indicated his belief that there was a connection be tween the older smuggling charge on which the trio were convicted and the larger plot to get valuable goods unlawfully Into the country, recently unearthed. Ncbraskan Finds Long Lost Brother Members of Family Separated Fifty- Seven Years Ago United at Foster. LA PORTE, Ind., June 21. (Special Tele gram.) D. A. Staley, Young America, Ind., returned last night from Foster, Neb., where he met a brother, Martin V. Staley, whom he had not seen for fifty-seven years Fifty-seven years ago at the death of their mother, Martin was taken to Texas and at the outbreak of the civil war be came a confederate soldier, and at the close of the war settled In Foster, Neb. Hla brother was left in Indiana and the two grew to manhood and old age with out hearing from each other for years, they have advertised In the newspapers, each trying to discover the other's where abouts until a few days ago D. A. Staley learned that Martin was living in f oster. Martin Is now 72 years old and the brother is 70. Hundreds of Sheep Killed By Hail Storm Causes Big- Damage on Ranch Near Chihuahua, 'Mexico. EL PASO, Tex., June 21. Passengers ar riving here today over the Mexican Cen tral railroad report a devastating hailstorm over the country around Encinnllaa Station, near Chlhuarma, on Saturday. Vegetation was laid flat by the pelting hail. On the ranch of General Luis Terraxas, near En clnnalls, 1,600 sheep were killed by the storm. ARMY OFFICER IS IN TROUBLE First Lieutenant Clarence S. Nettles, Retired, Is Accused of Flaan rlal Irregularities. WASHINGTON, June 21. -The president has ordered a court-martial to meet at Denver, Colo., July (, for the trial of First Lieutenant Clarenoe S. Nettles, U. S. A., on charges of financial irregularities, pre ferred by General Thomas, commanding the ' Department of Colorado. Lieutenant Nettles, now retired, lives In Denver. Brig adier General F. A. Smith, commanding Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo., is Judge advocate of the court. Dean Ward is Illinois Dr. Henry Baldwin Ward, dean of the t'niversily of Nebraska Medical college, Is much-sought man. A fortnight ago he received a generous offer from a New Tork medical college and ' before he had time to make a decision, ha gets another proposition from the I'nlverslty of Illinois. He U to give the New York college his answer this week, meantime he is now at Champaign, the seat of the Illinois uni versity, looking over the field. Also, in the meantime, the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska U in session at North Platte and physicians of Omaha have sent an emissary to the regents to impress on them the wisdom of making Inducements to Dr. Ward that a 111 keep him In Nebraska. They go on ha theory that If he la worth so much money to other universities he is worth It to Nebraska, especially In view of the fact that he is right now engrossed in the plans for the new medical college in Omaha. Dr. Ward, who was in Omaha Just before going to Illinois on business connected with the building of the new medical uul- BROWN IS FOR HIS RESOLUTION Senator Writes in Support of His Attitude Oh the Interstate Question, TAFT'S PLAN WILL SOLVE ISSUE Impost On Corporation Incomes a Certain Solution. BAILEY IDEA MEANS A LAW SUIT Court's Decision Referred to in a Let , ter By Senator. HOPE FOR DEFINITE AUTHORITY States Will Very Likely Kndorae the Proposed Amendment to the Coa atltatlon and Doubt Will Be Ended, (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. D. C, June 21-Speclal Telegram.) Senator Brown today made public a letter written to Hon. W. H. Pit xer of Nebraska City, regarding the In come tax situation, which clearly and suc cinctly defines the position of the senator and status of those senators favorable to President Taft's recommendation for a tax on earnings of corporations. In his letter to Mr. Pttxer Senator Brown says: "1 am depending upon men of your sens to understand my position with respect to the Income tax. No candid man acquainted with conditions in the senate will con tend that there Is any hope to pass a gen eral Income tax provision In the face of the decision of the supreme court ir the Pollock case, which held such a law to be unconstitutional. By special message the president proposes a tax on the in comes of corporations, which the supreme court sustained In the preckels case. "For many weeks, I have had a Joint resolution pending in the senate, proposing an amendment to the constitution which will give oongress express and undoubted power to pass a general Income tax law, covering the Incomes of both corporations and individuals. In the meantime, I am firmly convinced it is our duty to pass the corporation Income tax law, such a measure having been sustained by the courts, rather than to pass an individual Income tax law, such a law having been condemned by the courts. Compares Hla Plan and Bailey's. "The Joint resolution will be adopted by the senate and congress, I think, referred to the several states for ratification. When so referred, It will become a politi cal issue in every state, each political party hastening to be the first to support the proposition, and thereby making Its adoption, to my mind, as certain as the coming of day. "For these and other reasons, I am in favor of the president's policy, and I be lieve It will receive, as It deserves to re ceive, the support of all reasonable men. "The Bailey Income tax law means a lawsuit, not an income tax. The presi dent's plan. If adopted, means an income tax from corporations, but not from in dividuals. We will get the general Income tax law, which I favor, as soon as the states ratify my resolution. The presi dent's policy also Includes real publicity of corporate affairs, and will put the gov ernment and stockholder? as well in full possession of all facts. This can be made the basis of corporate control, which will mean much for the welfare of the people Interested arid the great American public. Publicity will also tend to stop culpable manipulation of stocks and bonds. A pur chaser of stock will then know what he pays his money for, and will get it. From my standpoint, the Taft policy on this proposition commends Itself very strongly to me, and I believe it will to you and others In the state who really want an Income tax law placed on the statute books." War Department Wants Land. That the War department has use for the Fort Niobrara military reservation was the advice given Senator Brown when he applied In the Interest of the Univer sity of Nebraska for that reservation. It Is the desire of the university to estab lish a model farm In that part of the state, one similar to that at North Platte, which has been of great value to people of the western part of the state. Believ ing that the government had no further use for the reservation, the regents asked Senator Brown to ascertain whether it could be secured for this purpose for the university, but the secretary of war de clared the government had other plans for this reservation. F. H. Abbott, editor of the Aurora Re publican, Is the second Nebraskan to land under the new administration. Mr. Abbott was tendered the position of assistant com missioner of Indian affairs on Saturday by the secretary of the Interior and has accepted. It is expected his nomination will be made tomorrow. Cora E. Snell, postmaster at Memphis, Saunders county, Neb., has resigned. There are two candidates for the place and more are expected. The office pays $400 per year. ' Wanted in and New York lege In this city, has completed his own plans for the Institution and is working on theyn as faithfully as a man would work on those of his own home. Dr. Ward's plans contemplate an ex tensive plant. There will be a large quad rangle, at each of whose four corners will stand a building, and thate will be con nected with covered colonnades. In the center of the Quadrangle will be the, hospi tal and office building. The architectural effect of this will be striking and also subserve the best utilitarian purposes. The architecture will be of some classlo style. He proposes to give S1.000 to the architect submitting the acceptable plans for carry ing out this principle. This will not count for any buildings that may be erected by outside money or donations. The architect will be responsible only for the buildings he designs and erecta Dr. Ward's mission at this time was to discuss his plans with others and get the proposition in shape to submit ta tjje arch itect, - - -al . aaa-. -A MM. Ml. ...I . ... . j T I--I I.I J I I ... . , WKSBml 7li Alt' 3, 3. r.S2:zi TIIE From tin- ushlngton Evening Star. SENATOR ROOT IS CALLED IN New York Statesman Will Help Draft Earnings' Tax Bill. PUBLICITY TO BE ENFORCED Much Opposition to that Feature, lint President Taft and Members of Finance Committee Agrree It Is Rssentfal. I WASHINGTON, June- 21 President Taft will personally supervise putting the finish ing touches upon the proposed amendment to the tariff bill providing for the Imposing of a 2 per cent tax updn the net earnings of corporations. This will be done to morrow night at a conference at the White House. 5 There will be present Attorney General Wlrkersham and Senator Root, who are drafting the amendment -ftecretary of State Knox and Senators Aldrlch. Burrows, Ten rose, Hale. Cullom. Lodge, McCumber, Smoot and Flint, constituting the repub lican membership of the finance committee. The draft prepared by Messrs. Wlrkersham and Root will be discussed at the confer ence. Such changes are are agreed upon will be made by the attorney general on Wednesday and It Is expected the per fected amendments will he ready in the senate on Thursday. The attorney general and Mr. Root had a long session at the capital today, and reached an agreement on practically every feature of the corporation tax plan. The portion which Is giving them the greatest trouble relates to the government control of corporations neoesssry to carry the law Into successful operation. There has been no little opposition to subjecting the cor porations to the amount of publicity that will be required for the enforcement of the law, and to prevent manipulations of slocks and bonds for the purposes of evasion. Publicity Regarded as Necessary. Members of the finance committee, as well as Mr. Root and Mr. Wlckersham, agree with President Taft that such pub licity must be given, and that without it the corporation tax law would be a failure. This feature, It was said today, certainly will be Incorporated In the amendment. The authors of the draft, however, are experiencing difficulty In finding an effec tive way of reaching the situation. Among the details of the bill determined today are that the tax to be levied will be at the rate of 2 per cent and that it will be collected from all corporations. AH banks will come within the range of the tax bill and deductions will be allowed national banks to the amount of taxes paid upon their circulation. An Important pro vision to be Included In the bill is a defini tion of the net earnings. This will follow as nearly as possible the definition of earn ings collected In the Interstate commerce act relating to railroad corporations. President Is Optomletle. Mr. Taft was decidedly optimistic over the outlook for the corporation tax, but a num ber of senators who called at the White House today declared that the proposition would keep the senate In session until long past August 1. President Taft does not believe that a 2 per cent tax on net earnings Is heavy enough to make any of the larger corpora tions resort to executive measures. As to bonds, It Is possible, the president feels, to provide a limit for the issuance of such be curltles, based on the captal stock, that will prevent corporations from transferring all of their securities Into bonds, the Inter- (Continued on Second Page.) An almost com plete directory of the various rooms in Omaha will be found in the want ad pages of The Bee. The easiest wny to find the kind of n room that you want is to glance through the large list of rooms which are offer ed for rent. Have you read the want ads yet today! ' MAROONED CIIAUTAUQUANS. Calhoun Will Attack Court and Heney Traction Magnate to Make Strong Effort to Escape Second Trial for Bribery. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., June 11. When the case against Patrick Calhoun, presi dent of the United Railroads, charging he offered a bribe of $4,000 to SuperviHor John J. Furey to secure an overhead trolley franchise, is called In Judge Lawlor's court next Monday, counsel for the de fense will move that the Indictment be set aside. They will present demurrers alleging that Judge I-awlor. on account of his conduct of the trial Just concluded, Is net qualified to sit In the new case, and that Francis J. Heney Is disqualified from acting as a district attorney because of the alleged fact that he was, at the time of his ap pointment by District Attorney Langdon, and Is now, an assistant to the attorney general of the United States. Heney declared that he was not and never had been an assistant attorney gen eral of the United States, although he had been offered that office by Attorney Gen eral Knox. He denied also the allegation made by Attorney Mr. Moore, that he had drawn large sums of money from Rudolph Spreckels for his services during the prose- f cutlon of graft cases. All money paid to him by Spreckels, he said, had been paid out by him In turn to his assistants for salaries and expenses. IS ACCUSED OR WIFE MURDER Illinois Man, Suspected on Circum stantial Evidence, Is Hunted By Ills Neighbors. ROCli ISLAND, 111., June 21. Men are searching the country about Rapids City, 111., for Thomas Adams, 60 years old. who Is wanted in connection with the slaying of his wife, 49 years old, who was found dead In the yard of her home today, by her daughter, Mrs. Hazel Cox. Mrs. Adams was shot through the neck and her face was badly bruised. Last night neighbors heard quarreling In the Adams house. Adams and his wife are old residents of the neighborhood. FATHER OF GOVERNOR DEAD Major James M. Hadley Sureumhs to stroke of Apoplexy After Ill ness of Weeks. I IiKSOTA, Kan., June Jl. Major James M. Iiadley, father of Governor Herbert S.IHad ley of Missouri, died at his home here to day. Governor Hadley was with his father when the end came. Major Hadley suffered a stroke of apoplexy while attending a base ball game at Kansas City several weeks ago. Rumor of Harriman's Death Causes Flurry in Stocks NEW YORK, June 21. Rumors that E. H. Harriman was critically ill In Vienna, a report that at times was exaggerated to the extt-nt of saying that he was dead, all nu.t with prompt denial by his associates, and at the Union pacific offices this after noon. But notwithstanding this the re ports, coupled with a sharp bear raid, caused a decided break in the slock mar ket, and the decline in the so-called Har riman stocks had not been checked when trading clotted. Union pacific dropped four points, re covered only a quarter, leaving a net lusa of 3 per the day. Southern pacific showed a net los of 2'V Reading 4', and Amalgamated Copper Z. Losses as high as 12 points from the tilth water mark :vt a few days ago were recorded. ! One of Mr. Harriman's cloael associates said this afternoon that he felt convinced any report purporting to indicate that Mr. Hiu ii man wtui beriously ill was utteiiy faiae. "We havo reie't.-d several cab! mes sages from Mr. Har.iman today," basaid. "One of these was addressed to a member of his family and gave no hint of any change in Mr. liairiuian i condition." BAPTIST CLERGY TO WRANGLE Prof. Foster, Alleged Heretic, is Ex pelled Amid Bedlam. GOOD DIVINES JEER AND YELL One Treacher Declares That Another Is Careless of the Truth Kan of Accused Man Leaves Meet ing In Wrath. CHICAGO. III., June 21. -Professor George Rtirman Foster of the University of Chi cago, whose denial of the divinity of Christ in a recent book written by him, has stirred Chicago Baptists to a high pitch of resentment, wss dropped from the Bap tist ministers' conference of Chlcaco today. Hisses, yells and general confusion made the meeting one of the stormiest ever held by churchmen In Chicago, and it was re ferred to by one preacher as resemhTIng a political meeting In a rowdy .vard. Speak ers who had been howled or hissed down, sat with flushed Indignant faces, while the chairman pounded for order. The young son of Professor Foster was present. "It's a shame and unfair," he shouted as he left the hall. The Insistence of Rev. rr. A. C. Plxon of the Moody church, that Professor Foster be dropped, for a time brought the fight around to himself, the real object of the meeting being disregarded. Start of the Trouble. Rev. Pr. D. D. Mcl.aurln started trou ble by asking for a committee to Investi gate Dr. Dixon's right to membership In the conference. This motion was hissed down, and Dr. Dixon explained that he Joined the Raptlst church In New Tork. Dr. M. P. Boynton came in for a hiss ing when he said: "We are not going at this matter right. Foster is as good as Myers or any one here, and " His voice was drowned In a storm of disapproval. The Myers referred to Is Rev. Dr. Johnston Myers, one of the chief as sistants of Professor Foster. Some of the ministers tried to check the hissing. Dr. Myers shouted above the din: "It is no worse to hiss than to have those present denounced as Dr. Boynton Is doing. The hisses should not be stopped unless Dr. Boynton Is, stopped." Dr. Myers attempted to Introduce a reso lution to drop Professor Foster, whereat his veracity was assailed by Rev. Dr. A. H. Harnley. "This matter was decided for good and all last week," he shouted. "Dr. Myers promised on his honor that If he did not get his resolution through then he would not again bring It up. Now he Is doing exactly contrary to his promise." "I deny the statement," responded Dr. Myers coolly. "I promised not to re-Introduce that particular motion, because my motives had been questioned. Specific charges were wanted, and that Is what I have here today." v Robert S. Lovett, vice president and general counsel of the I'nlon Pacific Rail load company, made this statement: "I have no doubt that the rumors are falje. I had a cablegram from Mr. Har riman this morning upon a matter of busi ness. I have been called upon almost every day since Mr.. Harriman sailed to deny false reports about his health. I am tired of it, and shall pay no further attention to them." VIENNA, June 21. There Is no truth whatever In the reports which seem to have been current In many parts of the world that E. H. Harriman Is seriously III. Mr. Harriman's health, on the whole, Is considered satisfactory. Certainly there have been no serious complications of any kind since he arrived here. He has been driving dally and has shown a lively In terest ta fill Viennese social events. Satur day Mr. Wairltnan was among the guests of 9r emperor at the Neue Handel Akademie, and Sunday afternoon he wit nessed the trotting races, and took a drive through the principal streets. Mr. Harriman, accompanied by hi- fa nl'.y, will leave here tomorrow for rteniinerlng. In the eastern Alps of Austria-Hungary, where be Uilsnda to stay fur several weeks. DUTY OX HIDES MUCH DE HATED Montana and Wyoming Senators Lead Fight for Present Rate of 15 Per Cent. NEW ENGLAND IN OPPOSITION Page of Vermont Says Beef Trust is Sole Beneficiary. PLEA OF THE MANUFACTURERS It is Denied that Free Hides Would Benefit Cattle Trust. SECTION AGAINST SECTION Western Cattle Representatives t're Duty, While F.astern Manufactur ing; Crowd Insists Vpoa Its Removal. WASHINGTON. June 21 The amendment of the senate committee on flnnnoe, taking hides from the free list and restoring the Dlngley law rate of In per cent nd valorem, was before the senate all day. and It prob ably will not be disposed of before late tomorrow, If then. Senator Warren of Wyoming and Senator Carter of Montana supported the provision, and In vigorous language attacked the atti tude of the free hide advocates, while Sen ator Page of Vermont defended the action of the house in placing hides on the free list. Thinks Senate Insulted. Mr. Wsrren declared that the senate had been Insulted by the charge that the Ding ley provision had been Inserted as the result of a midnight conference, and he declared that free raw material would be the death knell of the protective policy, if It should be adopted, while Mr. Carter asserted tha'. If the farmers were to be compelled to sell their products In the open market they would demand the right to buy manufac tured articles In the same kind of market. In support of free hides, Mr. Page con tended that the adoption of such a policy would not Injure the farmers, while at the same time It would be of vast benefit to the leather manufacturers. He said the beef trust cornered all the profits on hides from' whatever source. Carter Says "lluneo Oume." "If a confidence man at a circus ever presented a less plausible proposition to the farmer than that." declared Mr. Carter, referring to the attitude of the senators who favor free hides," "he certainly was wanting In wit. "Never before has the farmers' Intelli gence been so discounted," he continued. "He Is told, first, that the duty does him no good, and therefore It will be taken off. Then he Is told the duty will be left on leather, on shoes and on harness, for tha benefit of the manufacturer. He Is further told he is to buy in the protected market and sell In open markets of the world the things he haa to ell.' "If," Mr. Carter declared, with vehe mence, "the farmer Is to sell In tha open markets, he will demand that he be al lowed to buy In the cheapest market." Senator Page defended the house pro vision for free hides. He discussed at length the Influence of tha Central Leather company, generally referred to as the "leather trust." on the price of hides, claiming that It did not tan mora than 25 per cent of the total number of hides In the country. His conclusion was that that company could not be the only beneficiary of free trade in hides. On the contrary, he contended that the great beef corpora tions absorb the profits on hides, whatever they mey be, thus shutting out both the farmer and the manufacturer. Can Compete with World. Mr. Page declared that with free hides the shoe and harness manufacturers could compete with the world. Ha said the manufacturers' average net prices on shoes Is from 5 to 7 cents a pair. Ha did not believe, however, that these manufacturers would be willing to accept his view of their ability to compete with the world. Pointing out that under the present law hides that do not weigh at least twenty five pounds are not subject to a duty, Mr. McLurln Insisted that Justloe de manded that the senate pass his amend ment making the duty applicable to all hides, no matter how small. This duty he regarded merely In the light of a rev enue producer, as he had no sympathy with the protective system. Free hides were advocated by Senator Daniel. The hide tax, he said, was not worth what It puts Into tha treasury. Daniel a Free Trader. After speaking at soma length to tha hide provision the Virginia senator entered upon the more general subject of tariff legis lation and eulogized the exercise of Inde pendence in legislation. Referring to his purpose to vote for fre hides Mr. Daniel declared: "I am not going to vote for free hides because it is a raw material or a finished product." In cloning he said he was as firmly con vinced that the world was tending toward free trade, as he was that It was tending toward the brotherhood of man. HO! SF. IS ALttO I.V SEgglOX Civil Service Amendment to Census Hill la Concurred In. WASHINGTON, June 21. -Availing them selves of the presence of a quorum, the house leaders today obtained action on sev eral Important matters. Principal amonz l these was a conference report on th bill providing for the taking of the census. With respect to that measure, the debata hinged on the senate amendment requiring ; that applicants for appointment take the examination In the states or territories in I hich they profess to live, and that they j have at least one year's actual domicile therein previous to such examination. The amendment was concurred In, but all other amendments were disagreed to and tha bill auin was sent to conference. Tiie senate v.tsolutlon providing for the continuance of unexpended balances, in con nection with certain river arid harbor ,1m provemens alno was adopted. SMUGGLER FUND GUILTY l3l I.etinK, Wealthy f hluaman, Cos vie ted liy a Jury In ( bli'SKU. CHICAGO, Juno 21. Hob Leung, a wealthy Chinaman of El Paso, Tex., was found guilty, and Carlo Sevedra and Jose I'aira. Mexican miners, were found not KU'.y of participating in the El Paso Chinese smuggling case ky a verdict re turned In tha C'nUsd Sutaa disulel court here today. I