Show SMELTERS MAKING THEIR LAST STAND United States Company-Asking Company for Modification of Strict Strict- Decrees FARMERS REMAIN FIRM Declare Plant is Menace Menace Menace-Ex- Ex Experts pelis on Stand Tell of I Injurious Gases The Tho last stand of or the smelters In tho now famous smoke cases c. was begun in inho thc tho United States tes court yesterday when the arguments on the tho l petition of the United States Slates Smelting company company for a I modification of ot the thc decree in the Clo God Clod frey Crey and ond nore suits co commenced corn com I before Judge Marshal l. The Thc petition Is based on tile the claim cia Q of thc the company that by its ha hag bag Louses and oth other r apparatus It has stopped the escape of ot in the tho smoke which produce uce the harmful re results rc- rc suIts I to land and stock That tho the company compan has been able to do this i emphatically denied b by thc the farmers and their counsel Appearing for the cit Ing company are W. W H. H DICKSon son ond nd Andrew Howat while J. J L. L Ha and W. W II H. KIn King represent the thc farmers tu H on While the petition was set down for foi argument the thc court ourt has allowed the ad admIssIon admission admission ad- ad mission of ot testimony and tho tIm att attOrneys called to the stand many of officials of- of and experts and it Is probable that the farmers will offer expert t testimony mony Thony In rebuttal The Tho attorneys 5 for fur forthe the company stated last llast hat th they y hoped to have havo their evidence c completed cO tonight ht but the other side an nn ani 1 the ar arguments arguments ar- ar will take full fully another day daI i From the thc testimony as presented presente yesterday yes yes- e t Y it appears that the bat bag houses have havo stopped the thc of ot lead an anti and 1 copper dust arsenic and sulphuric n I acL-I hut that still the escape of sulphur di dioxide dioxide dioxide di- di oxide in tho the form of a Q colorless pas gas ns Is allowed Tho The smelter experts expert te testified tt- tt fled fied fled that this gas gns Is harmless and that only tile the In Ingredients of or the smoke that are retained caused the damage On the other hand tho the attorneys for forthe tho the farmers formers argued d that this gas bas was wasa a great reat cause of ot damage as it moisture particularly in wet weather and thus becomes sulphurous acid a 0 weaker form torm o of sulphuric acid yet wo able to produce harmful results to land crops and stock Much Argument On tills this question a great deal of ot evidence evi ovi- dence and argument was given yesterdaY yesterday yester ester esterday day and doubtless ss will bo be continued to toda to- to da day The rhe question of zinc oxide and arsenic arsenic ar ar- enic dust and other harmful constituents constituents eats of ot the smoke wore were handled b by the chemical l experts for Cor the thc company Benedict Benedict Benedict Ben Ben- edict and Sprague who wh said that th the their bag baJ houses effectively prevented escape These bag baJ houses homos es cover a space of seven acres have been erected at atan atan atan an expenditure of and have hao successfully proven so the witnesses said s aid all that the thc company claims for them t Other experts will be examined t tollo today oday for the smelter people and then t tho he farmers will present expert testimony test test- mon mony for which Professor ProCessor W. W C. C Ebaugh T Tot of ot the thc chemistry h dep department of ot tl tho tnt 1 university lt and b v b n retained |