Show STONE THINKS I TARIFF MAKES AKS PRICES I Missouri l Senator Charges Recent Increases esto to toS Payne Act S W WASHINGTON Feb 9 Apropos of or the cons consideration d of oI the composite Elkins- Elkins l Lodge McCumber food food prices s Investigation tion reported to the sena senate te yesterday from the committee on en finance and contingent expenses Senator Stone Stole of ofU Missouri U to toda today today to- to da day addressed the senate on the general question of food foo price prices He undertook to show that the tIle Pa Payne Aldrich ne tariff bill is largely responsible for the enhanced d price of many necessaries of life Ufe Contrasting the delay on r reporting the Elkins resolution with the dispatch in tn bringing in the Lodge measure Mr Stone declared that there had hail been a vast ast amount of monkey business in connection connection connection tion with the consideration of the subject subject sub sub- To Conceal Rather Than Dis Discover over Sa Saying he bad ad been greatly great puzzled to know the meaning ot of the the theme me method lod of or proceeding pro pro- he lie declared It had the complexIon complex complex- Ion of or a A. purpose to conceal rat rati r than discover II If not why win he asked ash R Republican members s 's of the finance committee c come rushing 1 I sh h headlong Into t this h business 8 and exhibit an ov o ni eh to ak charge of ot the proposed topo od inquiry l It it If lr h g the s-the r. r sp a-sp aspect ct of ot a scheme on on the part pait of certain ertain senators to organize orgal a a- ac c committee ommittee that would start In primarily to hold the h Payne tariff law blameless ss for the evils VI th the 1 country c of then the senator from t Massachusetts and his hili an an associates on on the finance committee have only themselves to blame Is it the purpose of the great senators who have o thrown themselves Jv s into this breach to put the proposed investigation tion under the control of oI senators who were chiefly Instrumental in framing the new law and most concern concerned d in exempting exempting exempt exempt- ing jag it from all responsibility for the higher high high- er prices that have followed Its enactment enactment enactment enact enact- ment A deep laid apprehension to that effect has been expressed by many news newspapers newspapers news news- papers and by many people in different parts of ot the count country I- I He Ho said I he knew of nothing o which l stood tl lh in such great r need c of a coating of whitewash whitewash white white- wash as the tariff laws las Asserting that there had been a rapid i enhancement of prices since the passage of or the tue Jaw law he lie declared that neither an nn Increase In the demand for food nor an increase in the tho ld l ld supply could explain these advances in so short a time In all probability Mr fr Stone continued Mi Mr Lodge T.-odge would head the committee of Investigation and Mr Stone expressed apprehension that th the senator would hesItate hesitate hes lies to follow tollow out any line Une of Inquiry which might substantiate Secretary WIlsons WIlson's Wilson Wilsons Wilson's Wil WIl- son sons son's s contention that American food products products products pro pro- ducts are sold more cheaply abroad than thanIn In the United States Senator Gives Figures Mr Stone quoted from letters and newspapers to show a general increase in the necessaries Of ot life since the enactment enactment enact enact- ment of or the Pa Payne Aldrich ne bill Among the letters was one from a It St St. Louis Louts mer flier chant saying that cotton otton goods had hail in increased increased increased in- in creased in price from 12 to 33 per cent linens 71 Th to 10 per cent and hosiery hosler 10 per cent Every Even man of ot common sense he said ought to know that tho the enormous profit accruing accruing- to Investors in these Industries is the result of ot artificial conditions created created cre cre- by bv law I 1 dont don't see how it can be contended he continued that these artificial conditions conditions condi condl from which the consumers of the count country thank h heaven en a are beginning to become the impatient l sufferers are chiefly chief chief- ly for the benefit of the American wage earners employed In these Industries I assert with the greatest confidence that the tariff rates as aSia a rule are far fat in to excess excess ex ex- cess of ot any difference In the tIle labor wage labor wage in tn America and tho the chief competing countries countries countries coun coun- tries of Europe and I assert with equal confidence that the chief beneficiaries of this s system are aie the men who employ this labor as the chief sufferers are the consumers consumers con con- sumers who are the victims of or their mo mo- ENLARGED HOMESTEAD LAW TO APPLY TO IDAHO Special to The Telegram WASHINGTON D. D C. C Feb Fob 9 9 The senate this afternoon passed Senator Borah's Borah's Bo Bo- rah's rahi's bill extending the provisions of or the dry try farming bill for tor enlarged homesteads to Idaho SENATE COMMITTEE ROASTS DISTRICT JUDGE Special to The Telegram WASHINGTON D. D C. C Feb 9 The The senate sub committee on ou judiciary has reported condemning Judge Wright right of the I for supreme summoning court g of Senator the District Smoot r o of a and Columbia other i i members of ot congress on the joint com committee 1 on oil printing to show cause why i mandamus should not be ha issued to re reQuire require requite re- re quire quite them to award the contract for furnishing the paper supply to the tho Valley Valley Val Viii- ley hey Paper company compan nol oke Hol-oke oke Mass The rhe senate committee advises senators to ignore ig Ia- nore nare summons as an Interference with prerogatives of congress congre s. s The house Ju Judicial ju- ju j committee inclines to 10 the view to that summons senators os a and should 0 raise 1 appear P question in of response sr juris- juris diction Smoot when summoned d. d l kd the Judiciary committee for instructions CO COMMITTEES SO THICK THEY TREAD EACH OTHERS OTHER'S TOES W WASHINGTON Fob Feb 9 Intimations S. were given I in the tho senate yesterday I of th the feeling lIn that tho the committee e on pub pub- pub pub- lIe lic expenditures ex which was created lest last j year ear In the thc hope that it might reduce ex expenses expenses ex- ex of conducting government business busi busi- ness nels may ina interfere with the business of Continued on pa page paco o 10 to i I I I I i I STONE THINKS Continued from pa page e 1 If the regular relar committees of ot the sena The matter came canoe up in connection an Inquiry from Senator Smith of ot IL v igan as to the prospect of ot soon on 11 a report from the committee on affairs on the bill bi relating to tie the nit ret rt I te ment of ot the veterans of the civil war war warl Inquiry was directed to Senator War chairman of the te military e In reply said that the tho committee w ws posed to consult the th public committee In regard to the th the expenditure at this time oi amount necessary to t meet the oCi demand which r the passage of ot t would 0 involve A Not Mr Smith alone but Mr Beer Bever Bee expressed apprehension regarding possible encroachments of ot the te new new- on the functions of the es 01 I c committees 1 The Indiana Indian senator expressed tb th o ion that tha l no good purpose could b be by referring the bill bl to the committee 1 Incidentally Senator Warner qt b man of the sub committee bill under consideration gave assura that there would be no unnecessary d df T fl ONLY BY BYI 81 CONGRESSIONAL WASHINGTON Feb 9 The The s se- se committee on public lands enact propose re enact a section of the bill of 1907 which provides th forest shall be created ex cx by act of con congress ress in the states of J tans tana Idaho Washington Oregon t rado and Wyoming Senator was authorized To port from the committee this as an amendment to the bill giving the president the right to ton draw from entry and settlement pi pt lands desired for conservation POUR FOUR MILLION I 1 THROWN OUT OF RESER WASHINGTON Feb 9 Mere More fl i four million acres of public lands w were included in the forest T thrown out today and will be avail for homestead settlement by the ac of President Taft when he approves plans for the reclassification of fo lands which were formulated by Gif Pinchot ELKINS RESOLUTION IS PASSED BY SEN WASHINGTON Feb 9 The The si today adopted the Elkins siding for an investigation of the cat cai underlying the higher cost of living TAFT NOMINATES 3 WASHINGTON Feb 0 The The pr dent sent to the senate today the D' D of Grant T. T Trent Treat of Tent Teni Tenisee see to be an associate justice of j supreme court of the Philippine islat and the nomination of Frederick U. U Kracke to be naval officer of of-c of c toms at New York MORE FAVORED NATIONS WASHINGTON Feb 9 The The pr dent has issued a proclamation era gra lag ing the minimum tariff rates Aldrich Pa act to Argentina Bra Uruguay Paraguay Mexico Pass Pana and Liberia I REWARDING PEARY WASHINGTON J Teb b. b 9 jt dl making Commander obert E. E U. U S. S N. N discoverer pf the no noa a rear admiral admira was passer passed bV bi- bithis this ate today Indications are arc t that measure will also receive the of the house 1 PHILIPPINE JUDGE NAMED WASHINGTON Fob Feb 9 9 GranS Trent of Tennessee a judge of instance in the Philippines has appointed a justice of the supreme cc ft of the Philippines to succeed Jay Jus Elliott who has been made raade a men melt of the Philippine commission J |