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OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 7, 1D13.
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WO THOUSAND HELP
CLEAN UP TORNADO
DISTRICT SUNDAY
Busy Men Put Many Places in Order
Ready for Reconstruction Work
to Begin at Once.
JARDINE SAYS TASK BONE
But little is Left for Workers at
Noon After Saturday's Labors.
EVEN THE TREES ARE TRIMMED
Quick Transformation Has Been
Wrought Out of the Chaos.
WOMAN'S HOME IS REBUILT
Gnnpr of Workmen from the Union
Pacific Ilnlldn House for Woman
Who Lost All She ltnd In
the Tornnilo.
Two thousand busy men spent the
greater part of their Sabbath helping
those who suffered In Easter Sunday's
tornado, clearing tho debris from the
storm's destructive path. At tho close
of the day, W. S. Jardlne,, director gen
eral of the clean-up campaign, said the
stricken district was practically clear of
rubbish and teams could, working stead
ily, soon haul away the shattered ruins
of homes and business establishments.
At 8 o'clock In the morning the work
men gathered at Twenty-fourth and
Spruce streets and were detailed In de
tachments under captains as had been
done Saturday. AH worked enthusiasti
cally and accomplished much. A majority
of the workmen quit at noon for then the
cleaning up had been all but completed,
teams to haul away the rubbish being
the only need.
From tho chaos that prevailed through
tho week a quick transformation was
wrought Saturday and Sunday. Not con
tent with piling the debris In heaps, where
It could be easily loaded Into the wagons
which will haul It away, the workmen
raked the lawns, saved what was worth
saving from the broken furniture and
cheerfuly sought to put the dismantled
places Into a semblance of their former
order.
Trees Are Trimmed.
Bemls park, so hard hit by the tor
nado, was attacked by the laborers, tlie
trees trimmed and the broken branches
carried Into the open spaces and stacked
up where they could be reached by the
teamsters. Many men with teams worked
In the vicinity of .Thirty-fifth and Cuming
streets and In the neighborhood of
Twenty-fourth and Lake streets through
out the day.
There were fower women, girls and
boys working yesterday Jhan Saturday
as passes had not been Issued to the
boys," who showed such ability In help
ing In the- Saturday crusade Women
directed the work In some localities and
those who had lost their homos rolled
up their leeves and In the flno spring
weather forgot their loss In the desire
to show that their spirit of high hope
still held sway.
A few residents of te storm stricken
district did not care to have their prem
ises disturbed and these were left alono.
They had not yet decided to what pur
pose they would put the remains of their
houses and so desired that the rubbish
be not removed.
Carpenters at Work.
Carpenters worked In several places
yesterday and' the shine of new singles
appeared In divers places In tho storm's
path. Home-owners In the district kept
up tho clearing work when the laborers
who had donated their services had gone.
South Omaha Stock Yards sent a gang
of men, who helped nearly all day yes
terday. This was one of the ' biggest'
gangs at work. Several business firms
also furnished laborers and many work
men cp.me on their own account and
Joined the clean-up army.
"This will about end the clean-up
work," said Jardlne at the close of the
day. "We have the rubbish removed so
that building can begin. The plan now
Is to see that building operations begin
as soon as possible and are completed
at the earliest date feasible."
Help Woman Ilulltl Home.
It was a noisy Sunday In the neighbor
hood of Forty-fourth and Howard streets.
It was the beating of hammers and the
snarling of aws. Twenty-five workmen
from tho Union Pacific Railroad company
Jumped Into the harness and built a home
(Continued on 1'age Two.) -
The Weather
For Nebraska Unsettled.
For Iowa Fair.
Temperature ut Omaha Yesterday.
irni. t-
U K n m it
Jte, J n ea. m 42
5 1 a, m 43
8 a. m U
j 9 a. m 43
rn 10 a. m 63
a- m 55
) 1 12 in 59
L l P. m 63
y 2 P. m 6
J- 3 a. m 65
D P- rn te
I i 2 p- m
k5 S 5- m 5?
Comparative Local rtecora.
TI1 u , 13. 1912. 19M. 1910.
Highest yesterday 66 66 40 07
Lowest yesterday ,. 42 33 30 37
Mean temperature St 52 35 53
Precipitation 00 .07 .00 .00
Temperature and precipitation depar
tures from the normal;
Normal temperature , 45
Excess for the day jj
Total oxcesa clnce March 1 ig
Normal precipitation ,,, 08 Inch
Deficiency for the day OS Inch
Total rainfall since March 1....S.14 Inches
Excess since March 1,; 1.31 Inches
Excess for cor. period, 1912 71 inh
Excess for cor. period, 1911 u inch
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CRIMINAL JUMPS TO DEATH
Lacombe, Famous Anarchist, Leaps
from Roof.
CR0WB PLEADS WITH PRISONER
Anklnsr that 111 Mother lie Told that
Ills Last TIioiirMh Were of Her,
Condemned Man Leap to
Sldevrnlk.
PARIS, April 6. Lacombe, a notorious
anarchist bandit and murderer, commit
ted suicide today by Jumping from the
roof of the prison de La Santo. Ills
leap to death was witnessed by all the
prison officials and guard, by Lacombn's
lawyer, tho prosecuting attorney and the
Judge who had committed him to prison.
All these spectators had been summoned
by telephone during tne two hours' that
Lacombe stood at the edgo of the root,
arguing with the wardens who sought
to persuade him to return to his cell.
Lacombe was awaiting trial on the
charge of assassinating M. Ducrct, edi
tor of the newspaper L'Idee Ubre, He
was charged also with murdering several
other persons In various parts of France
Ho had been arrested in Paris on
March 11, after the police throughout
Franco had sought him for several
months. A mob tried to lynch him
whllo.he was on the way to the police
station.
Waa Desperate Criminal.
He was known as one of the most
desperate criminals In tho country and
during his Incarceration confessed to the
murder of Ducret and admitted killing
a postmaster at Bexons and a railroad
cashier at Les Aubrals, near Orleans. A
special guard was kept on him In Jail and
even during his dally hours of exercise
ho was watched closely.
This morning while Lacombe waa talk
ing with his lawyer In an enclosed court
yard Inside' tho prison hla guards atood
a few yards off. Suddenly Lacombe,
who was an all around athleto and a
professional performer of feats of
strength at county fairs, sprang forward
and grasped tho lower rung of on Iron
ladder leading to the upper part of the
building. He had clambered past tier
after tier of cells and had mounted
swiftly to the roof before the guards
recovered from their astonishment.
A dozen wardens passed through the
prison and onto tho roof by trap doors,
gradually surrounding him on three sides.
He threatened to throw himself down and
tho guards hesitated to approach.'
Conversation Waa StnKular.
A singular conversation then took place
between Lacombe, the examining Judge
and the prosecuting attorney who had
been telephoned for.
Lacombe's lawyer, Georges Boucheron,
and others meanwhile gathered on a
balcony overlooking that part of the roof
where Lacombe was standing.
Magistrate Drloux called on Lacombe
to surrender,
"It 1b too late. I have finished," he
replied.
Lacombe then, complained of the food
provided for him and of the lack, of
heat In hla cell. TJie prison' , warden
shouted to. him that he htmself'would-see
thaf nYaatfeare supplied.
"Too late," Laoombe replied, "it la
finished."
Talked ivlth Attorney.
He then said he would like to talk to
Boucheron, who thereupon climbed down,
approached Lacombe, shook hands with
him and talked With him for half an
hour.
Now and then wiping tears from hla
eyes Lacombe Pegged Boucheron to look
after his mother and grandmother.
Trembling with excitement he continued:
"I was thrown on the world when I
was 7 years old. I tried to do honest
work, but fate followed me."
Firemen and policemen meanwhile had
gathered on the roof of the prison,
preparing to capture Lncombe, who still
stood pot fed on the edge of the roof. Two
hours had passed since he clambered up.
During his talk with his lawyer, prisoners
In adjoining cells overheard scraps of the
conversation and shouted. "Hurrah for
anarchyl"
M. Boucheron urged Lacombe to be
reasonable, but the anarchist, glancing
at a clock In a church steeple which
pointed to 11:28 raid: "At half past
eleven all will be finished."
At that hour raising his hand to his
forehead In salute, he shouted: "It is
the moment! Tell my mother that my
last thought was of herl Farewell!"
He then Jumped like a diver to the
stone court yard far below and was
dashed to death.
RAILROAD DECISIONS TO
BE ANNOUNCED TODAY
WASHINGTON, April . Many Im
portant decisions are expected from the
supreme court tomorrow, when It recon
venes after a two week's recess. More
than 10O cases are under consideration.
Among the more Important ones In
which decisions may be announced are
the rall)4ad rate cases from Minnesota
and five other states: the "Inter-moun-taln"
rate cases, Involving the constitu
tionality of the "long and short haul
clause" of the Interstate Commerce com
mission act: the "turpentine trust" case,
involving the constitutionality of the
Sherman anti-trust law as a criminal
measure; the "newspaper publicity case,"
involving the constitutionality of the fed
eral law, requiring publicity aa to the
stockholders, bondholders and circulation
of newspapers, and the Cathollo oil land
cases, in which all the transcontinental
railroads are vitally concerned.
Huron Herald Is Sold.
HURON. 8. D., April 6. (Special.) The
Morning Herald of this city, has changed
hands. Roy Tredway, for the last two
years or more, editor and half owner of
the establishment, has sold his Interest
to Sol J. Jruner, late owner of the
Hitchcock News-Leader. Mr. Pruner has
taken charge of the editorial deportment
o fthe Herald, and announces that the
papr will be progressive republican in
politics.
THOROUGH
INQUIRY
INTO RELIEF CASES
General Committee Arrives at De
cision How to Distribute
Funds to Sufferers,
IN CASES OF
Jutright to
Needs,
NO LOAN WILL BE ARRANGED
Investigation to Be Made Into All
Cases Brought Up.
THROUGH OPERATING MEMBERS
Appeal Mast lie Made to Tnm and
Aid Will De Given Those Only
Unable to Help Them
selves. At tho conclusion of an exlened meet
ing of the general relief committee last
evening, Police Commissioner Ryder was
authorized to makn public the attitude
of tho committee toward the question of
extending Immediate relief In the tem
porary restoration of homes In case
which have been Investigated and re
ported on.
The committee has begun the work of
providing for needy cases and acted on
several favorably. Financial help will
be given In coses proved worthy by the
committee naming a sum considered ap
propriate In each case o( personal In
ability to reconstruct the damaged home,
and to this end all materials will bo pur
chased by the duly authorized agents
of the committee. Persons applying fof
financial aid will be oxpected to give
definite Information on all points that
rr.ey be Involved, and must agree that
they will accept such .aid In the way the
committee considers wisest.
Committee neeommends.
All recommendations for extending of
financial aid must come through the
operating committee of the general com
mittee, which will collate the data neces
sary to prove the legitimacy of the ap
peal and will maktt its report In typo
written form. This financial aid la con
templated only In cases where the parties
are unable to help themselves, and every
person falling In this class Is expected
to get Into touch with the operating com
mittee or the district managers of relief
stations and set forth the merits of their
case.
Offer from Bellevoe.
Mrs. B. Sterba of Bellevue, Neb., has
written that Bhe would like to give an
aged couple a home for as long as they
want to stay. She writes that If there
Is any aged couple left homeless and In
need of her assistance In this way she
will t be glad to take them. She says
sh will call for the couple It the relief
people find her such a couple.
EV I Blllck. who', -has been assistant
director of the rellof stations ,s1nceKej'
were established, has completed his serv
ices In the relief work aa he says he
absolutely mnat get back to his .business
Monday for a time at least Mr. Elllck
haa been especially active In the relief
work 'and has constantly been looked
upon as one of the very live ones. No
proposition was too big or too difficult
for him to tackle.
Troops Are Leaving;.
After today only ono company of state
troops will be on duty In tho storm
swept district This will be Company
II of the Fifth regiment from Fairfield.
The other compan, B of tho Fifth,
Norfolk; K ot the Fourth, Osccolaj B of
the Fourth, Schuyler: G of the Fourth,
Stanton, and L of the Fourth, Kearney,
will all be out of Omaha by 8 o'clook
Monday morning. The work Is now so
well In hand that In view of the fact
that the wreckage has practically been
cleared up through the .clean up days,
fewer troops are needed to guard.
Incubator. Baby
Kidnaper Has Been
Denied Parole
TOPHKA, Kan., April 6.-Joseph Gen
try, one of the kidnapers of Marian
Bleakley, the famous "incubator baby,"
was refused a temporary parole by Gov
ernor Hodges today.
Gentry, who was sent to prison for
seven years for hta part In the kidnaping,
several weeks ago was permitted to visit
his aged mother, who was very 111. The
warden of the penitentiary recently noti
fied Gentry to return to the prison next
Monday. Friends 'ot Gentry then asked
Governor Hodjeo to grant him a tem
porary parole. The govern&r refused,
explaining that tho State Board of Correc
tlons must pass on the application be
fore he can take any action. -
Marian Bleakley for years was the
cause of litigation between her mother,
Mrs. Charlotte Bleakley, and her foster
mother, Mrs. James G. Barclay. The
federal court finally awarded the child
to Mrs. Bleakley and she was kidnaped
from the latter's home hero four yeara
ago. Within a few hours tho kidnapers
were arrested In Kansas, City and tho
child returned to her mother.
BRYAN DELIVERS FIRST
OF SERIES OF SERMONS
WASHINGTON, April 6.-Secretary
Bryan. laying aside affairs of the State
department today delivered before a re-
I' llglous mass meeting the first of a aeries
of Sunday afternoon addresses which he
will make under the auspices of the
1 Christian Endeavor Union of the District
ot Columbia.
I Mr Bryan said he was always glad to
address religious meetings for men In an
effort to counteract growing tendencies
toward skepticism.
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From the St Louis Globe-Democrat
OHIO LIFE JiOSSES LARGE
Red Cross Finds that Only 454
Lost Life in Water.
r)
77,133 IN NEED OF AID BADLY
Of fleer Vske Table, Not Including
Klndlay, Ohio, Where Two Lost
Their Live and Many Have
Deem Made Homeless.
COLUMBUS. O., April 6.-Baslng their
figures on reports received yesterday from
the'.r field agents throughout the Ohio
flood districts, officials of tho Red Cross
society who have been placed In charge
of the relief work In this state today Is
sued a statement estimating that 454 per
soni lost their lives durtng too last week's
floods.
Ohloans numbering 77,183 need aid for
rehabilitation, according to tho state
ment. The city of Flndlay, where at least two
lives were lost and many made homeless
Is not Included In the estimate, which
follows:
Est. No.
Needy.
1.500
1.100
10,000
22,600
BOO
8SS
2S0
1,000
2,600
12,600
1,000
100
600
SS0
17J
460
2,000
1,000
1.000
123
1,400
175
1,700
125
2,00
200
2,000
77.133
City.
Chllllcothe n
Coshocton j
Columbus gj
uayton . inn
Defiance
Delaware i
Franklin 7
Fremont 3
Galllpolla
Hamilton n
Ironton
Larue ',
Malta
Manchester
McConneltsvtlle ,
Marrletta
Mlamlsburg 2
Mlddletown 8
Mlddleport ,,
Ottawa '.
Ptqua 45
Pomeroy
Portsmouth 2
Sidney
Tiffin 30
Troy 6
Zanoavllle 2
Totals 4sT
URGE SUMMARY PROBES
OF PUBLICITY VIOLATIONS
WASHINGTON. April 6. Perry Bel
mont .and former Senator William K.
Chandler addressed a letter today to
Senator Kern, majority leader In the
upper house, pressing for favorable ac
tion upon amendments proposed to the
campaign publicity law to empower fed
eral courts to order summary Inquests
Into alleged Infractions of the publicity
laws, upon proper petitions of certain
federal offlcera or any ten voters. The
same provision 'was stricken from an
original publicity bill on Its passage
through congress.
I"r1-nn tnrr Contest.
HOLDREGE, Neb., April 8. (Speclal.)
Mlfs Lemo Dennis of Holdrege won first
place In the dramatic division ot th
southwest Nebratka school declamatory
contest held In this city last night
Addlion Doling of Palisade won first In
the oratorical and Miss Freda French of
Edison first In the humorous.
Mosquito Bite is
Fatal to a Little
Girl in Three Days
Jessie Doris Walker, 3-year-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Walker, and
granddaughter of Edward Walker, living
two and one-halt miles northwest of
Florence, died Wednesday of malaria
fever after an, Illness of three dare. Dr,
W. L. Boss of Omaha, the attending
physician, pronounced the caui of the
disease a mosquito bite, the lltt'.e girl
having been bitten In the neck by n
mosquito.
The funeral was held Friday from the
farm with Interment nt Forest Lawn
cemetery, Itev. Hugh G. Speer officiating.
Four young ladles, two daughters nt
Emmet G, Solomon and two daughterb
of Henry Kruger, acted as palituarers.
Mrs. Speer sang at the funeral services,
HAYWOOD GIVEN RELEASE
Discharged from Custody on Hear
ing at Paterson.
PLAN TO HOLD CELEBRATION
Strikers Declare Decision Mean
Great Thins for Tiiem nnd
They Are Accordingly
Very Jubilant.
PATEBSON, N. J., April 6. William
D. Haywood, organizer for the Industrial
Workers of the World, was discharged
from custody today after 1 hearing on
charges ot disorder!) conduct nnd caus
ing unlawful assemblage In connection
with tho silk mill workers' strike.
In celebration of Haywood's release
the strikers announced that they will
hold a Jubilee meeting In Haledon, a su
burb, tomorrow.
The police tonight declared that bh a
result ot today's court decision they am
practically powerless to cope with the
strike situation. They released 14?
strikers who had been arrested recently
during demonstrations.
"This decision, " Haywood said after his
release, "Is the most Important In years
for the cause of labor. It gives us the
right to discuss our grievances without
police Interference and Is a long step In
the progress of human liberty."
Miss Jessie Wilson
Arrives in St, Louis
ST. LOUIS, April 6. Miss Jessie Wood
row AVIIson, daughter of President Wil
son, arrived here sixty hours late today,
to attend a piano recital for the benefit
of Gouchcr college, Baltimore, of which
she Is a graduate.
Mlfs Wilson's train was delayed by
the floods In Ohio and Indiana.
After tho recital tonight a reception
In honor of Miss Wilson .was held. A
tea In her honor was given at the home
of Miss Helen Hays this afternoon,
TEST COMES JN COLLECTOR
Bryan and Hitchcock, Lin?d Up for
.DifferentMeni
L00MIS VS. CHRIS GRUENTHER
Stntc Chnlrmnn Thompson of Demo
cratic Party In Nebraska In Cap- '
Itnl Trylnir to Oil Troubled
Waters.
(From a Staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, April 6.-(Bpeclal Tele.
grnm.)-Judgo A. S. Tlbbets of Lincoln
Is spending a few days In the city and
today paid his respects to President Wil
son. Secretary Bryan accompanied
Judge Tlbbets to tho White House and
afterwards the two had u long confer
ence, devoted largely to discussing the
appointment of a collector of Internal
revenue. Judge Tlbbets Is urging the
appointment of George F. Loomls of Fre
mont, whom Mr. Bryan Is said to favor.
Chris Gruenthrr has tho support ot Sen
ator Hitchcock, and it is said that this
situation may lead to an open break be
tween the secretary of state and tho Ne
braska senator. It Is also believed that
ono purpose of the presence here at this
time of State Chairman W. H. Thomp
son of Grand Island Is to harmonize
these opposing forces In the Interests ot
party solidarity In Nebraska.
Thompson Won't Admit It.
"I am not expecting any appointment
and not looking for any," declared W, IL
Thompson of Grand Island today, Mr.
Thompson has been In Washington most
of the week and waa suspected of be
ing on a still hunt for some desirable
appointment here. He said that his visit
was made In his capacity us chairman of
the democratic state central committee,
In order to Inform himself m to the plans
of tho administration for making ap
pointments. His knowledge was somewhat vnguo
as yet, he declared, but he thinks now
that republicans will bo allowed to serve
out their terms and that vacancies will
bo left largely to recommendations ot
members of congress In whose districts
the offices are located.
Mr. Thompson said he expected to re
main In the city until next Tuesday,
Nebraska Member Arrive
Senator Norrls and Representative
Sloan, arrived today, having come on the
same train from Chicago. Mr. Sloan
raid his family would not be with him
this session, with tho oxceptlon ot his
son. -who Li working In the office with
him.
Representative S. P.. Barton stated to
day that he would attend the republican
caucus, but that his vote on all matters
rather than any atatepmt he might
make would prove hla progressive tend
encies. Mr. Barton stated that he would
vote on all measures on their merits and
would not be bound by any caucua to
vote against hla convictions.
Both Sloan and Barton attended the
republican caucus tonight, Klnkald be
ing absent.
liaise for Omaha Men.
If tho Postofflce department takes up
aa much time with the postmaster of
cities of the first and metropolitan clai.Be
(Continued "on Page Eight)
WILSON LINES UP
DEMOCRATS UPON
LOWJARIFF BILL
President Withstands Attacks Kaflo
on Free Wool and Delays
Only on Sugar.
SOUTHERN MEMBERS OBJECTING
Growers Protest Against the Pros
peot of Free 8ngar.
IRON HAND WILL CONTROL
Party Cancns is to Force Reoalcl
trants to Agree.
INCOME TAX SUPPLIES LOSS
Nerr Provision Elastic In Hands of
Party Men to Supply Whatever
Needed Deficiency Arlaea
from Cat In Dntlea- 1
WASHINGTON. April S-Presldent Wll.
son tonight virtually on the eve ot the
convening ot congress In extra session,
was In command of tho tariff situation,
determined to uphold the tariff pledges
ot the democratic platform adopted at
Baltimore.
Important additions to the tariff fro
Hat, as reported tonight Include: Raw
wool, boots and shoes, hide leather, skins,
meats, lard, salt, Iron ore. Umber, agri
cultural Implements, sewing machine,
typewriters, printing presses, road ma
chinery, news print paper, wood pulp, cot
ton bagging, barbed wire and ateet ratio.
Means ninr Cnt.
The report the ways and means ma
jority will submit to the house to ac
company the bill will claim an average
reduction of CO per cent on the entire bill
as compared with tho present law This,
It will be stated, la lower .than the aver
age reduction mode In any tariff bill
since and Including the Walker hill In
the 60s.
The new tariff revision bill la expected
by democratic leaders to produce an an
nual revenue of J 225.050,000 from the
dutiable schedules, and approximately
1100,000,000 more from tha Income tax,
allowing for free sugar.
Tho president was reported to hav
withstood renewed attacks upon the free
'raw wool schedule aa embodied in the bill
to be Introduced from the ways and
means committee Monday, and delayed,
decision only on the sugar schedule, left
open for senators and representatives
from Louisiana and beet sugar states
to agree to accept free sugar In threo
yeara.
President's Attitude Firm.
So firm la the president' attitude re
ported, to be, an attltudo backed by the
majority of hfa party In oth
JbMm.cb.es, pf lcoi)greM,. that any effort ot
legislators, to escape a caucus pledge on
tlie Wool achedulo would not oe tolerated.
Th .President and party leaders having
agreed upon free raw wool, thero will
be no trouble getting It through the housa
'and the senate leaders propose that there
be no kicking over the tracea whtn It
.reaches a aenate caucus.
It was Asserted by some leaders that
efforts ot aenatora to dodge a laucils
pledge on the .wool or augar schedules
would not be tolerated.
President Tnlk vrlth aenatora.
The president In talking today to Sen
ators Walsh and Meyers of Montana
made plain his position on the wool tar
iff, declaring that the party could not
afford to place any tariff on raw wooi.
Negotiations on the sugar schedule
continued throughout the day, no decision
having been reached at a late hour as
to the position to be taken by the oppo
nents of free sugar.
It became evident during the day that
proposals had been made betwuen the
sugar and wool partisans looking to a,
combination that might force the presi
dent and the senate leaders to give soma
protection to 'both Industries. This dan'
ger haa worried the aenate committee
for some time; but It was claimed to
night that the Influence of President
Wilson and the demand that all demo
crats abide by the majority decision of
the party would force all but one or
two senators Into a final acceptance of
the proposed revision.
Ranadell' Leads Snirar Mea.
The augar forces, led by Senator Runs,
dell and Representative Broussard of
Louisiana, were In conference with othir
aenatora and members of the houre dur
ing the day. The presidents proposal of
a 1-cent duty, with free augar In three
yeara, had been submitted to the augar
growers' associations of the aoutn, and
It waa determined to give no answer to
the president until tne augar growers
had been heard from.
Tonight Representative Broussard re
celved a message from the American
Sugar Growers' association stating that
the president's proposal had been dis
cussed by the association at a meeting
In New Orleans today and It waa unan
imously agreed that a outy of 1 cetjt
pound for three years and free augar
after1 that time would not be acceptable.
This Information will be communicated
to President Wilson.
Leaves Bug-ar Schedule Open.
The ways and means committee, having
completed the tariff bill, adjourned until
Monday, leaving the sugar schedule open,
approved In two ways. The committee
voted for free sugar flatly, and also for
the suggested alternative of 1 cent a
pound for three years, to be followed ty
free trade.
Two achedulea were drafted, the com
mittee leaving It to Chairman Underwood
to incorporate in the bill the schedule
finally approved by the preddent. If no
agreement can be reached by way of
compromise with tha antl-sua-ar aenntnra.
It waa Indicated that the tariff bill would
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