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AMERICAN HEN TO BE PROTECTED.
SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1929.
AIRMAN GIVES FIRE ALARM.
SEVERAL REMBRANDTS
BURNED.
Washington, Feb. 5.
New York, Feb. 5. During his campaign Mr. An airman, flying above the Hoover announced that if elected Hudson River early this morning, President he would without delay saw smoke pouring out from the call an extra session of Congress roof of one of the large mansiona for a revision of the tariff, as in Riverside Drive, New York.. farmors bitterly complained they He immediately swooped, downs did not receive sufficient protec-low over the houses in thd neighbourhood, the roar of his The Ways and Menns Com engine causing the residents to mittee of the House of Represenrush from their houses, talives, which has the framing of The alarm was quickly given, tariff legislation, went to work in but the fire brigade had difficulty advance of convening Congress to in reaching the house, as the road- hold hearings on the new duties, was covered with ice and, in ad- which was practically an invita-dition, all the hydrants near by tion to every high tariff man-to were found to be useless because whom the high duties are nover of the lack of pressure.
high enoughto come to As the result, the house, which Washington and clamour for still belonged to Mr. Otto Marx, the higher schedules.
well-known art collector and Farmers as well as manufac-financier was destroyed, along turors have not been modest in with his valuable collection of their demanda. Raisers of live pictures, including several point- stock, dairy, and meat producta ings by Rembrandt. Many pre- have asked that the tariff on their clous tapestries and books were. goods be doubled so as to keep out also ruined, the damage being Importations from Canada and estimated at £20,000. South America, which would in- crease the cost of living in America.
Keep out Everything.
The only picture saved was o portrait of Mre. Marx as a little girl, which was carried out of the house by Mr. Marx's 15-year-old daughter, who know. It was her father's favourite possession.
MAGISTRATE EXPLAINS REASON FOR DISMISSAL OF
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CASE BROUGHT BY POLICEWOMAN.
The American hen is in danger from the Argentine turkey and poultry and egga from China. Farmers want the duty on corn increased from 15 to 30 cents à bushel; Flordia growers of fruit and vegetables ask that the exist ing tariff be ruined from 200 to 500 per cent.; artists ask for a duty high enough to shut out European paintings and sculp- ture; and a Flordia man told the Committee that the duty on all Mr. Mead, sitting at Bow-stract articles, should-be bigh enough recently, after convicting a woman "to keep out everything that canon a charge of soliciting on the be produced in this country." evidence of tyo policewomen, re- Representatives from the cotton called the principal witness, and States, heretofore always in favour said, "I dismissed a case of thin of lower duties, are now advocat-kind which you brought before me ing higher schedules owing to the last week. Do you know why I extension of manufacture in the dismissed it? South, and a few days ago Senator Bansdell, of Louisiana, told the Committee that a substantial in- crease of duties on jute imported Did I explain to you why one from British India was imperative instance of annoyance was not suf if serious disaster was to be avert- ficient ?--Yes, you said that avi- ed to the cotton producing States. denge of the annoyance to persons
Senator Smoot, of Utah, Chair-must be in the plural.
The Policewoman-Yes, because you considered there was not suf- ficient evidence of annoyance.
man of the Finance Committee, Did you take what I said rather which Committee exercises the as a compliment. to the police, same functions in the Senate as the namely, that when a particular Wayn and Means Committee does eaus was wenk it tended to show in the House, Is now in Miami, that there was no exaggeration in having been called there by Mr. the evidence?—Yes. Hoover to advise with him regard-
Mr. Mend-I have received n ing turil legislation. Mr. communication which conveys to Snoot is an extreme high pro- me that what I said has created an Tho tentionist. and Mr. Hoover ins entirely false impression. always been in favour of high person who communicated with mo duties and keeping European seemed to think I had cast as goods from coming in competition persions on the policewomen. with articles of demestic pro-am anxious that that impression
should be removed.
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