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founded reports to the contrary have died a'wsy.
There has been 'no frtcti<Jß*Wtm-«>en the Presi
dent'and, the r»nti>rre«s Tfce President made
dear to the c ->nf TrfcaX he considered es
sential to a proper fulfilment of the party
pledges. They expressed •willingness to conform
to his views, but told him that it had been with
the utmost difficulty that they had held in line a
sufficient Republican majority to pass the tariff
bill, especially hi the upper* house. If they now
changed the bill in conference to meet his views
' they feared they Tvoulfl encounter difficulty in
.obtaining a, sufficient majority to adopt the con
ference report. They suggested that the Presi
dent take a hand and endeavor to bring into
line those Republicans who they believed would
seek to prevent tlie adoption of the conference
* report if the commodities in which they were
' interested were put on the free list. The Presi
dent was pleased to tmdertake the task, and
to-day's meeting and the statement which fol
; lowed were The outcome.
- The President is making no threats of a veto.
is convinced that the situation which would
compei such a course will not arise. He real
izes the narrow majority there will be in the
House for the conference report, and is con
• vinced that were he publicly to express the con
viction that the bill as imported from the con
ference ought fail it would never reach the
White House. That the conferrees also appre
ciate this situation is evident, and. generally
epeakinp. they welcome the course which the
President has adopted. They realize that It will
'align public opinion with him. and that those
- Republicans who have been co insistent on high
"duties for the products of their own states an.l
' districts will not dare Incur the condemnation
•which would be certain to follow were they to
compass the defeat of the tariff bill on such
grounds.
A VETO NOT FEARED.
"The President will not veto the tariff bill.
The bill will be read*, to conform to the Presi
dent's views— at least sufficiently so to avoid
Executive disapproval." This statement whs
made in The Tribune of May 12. and the same
dispatch went on to say: "It is the purpose 0*
the Senate leaders, as soon as they get th«» bill
into conference, to ascertain Ist what conces
sions will b*» required to avert a veto and to
make them in conference." That prediction has
been entirely verified. The leaders have ascer
tained what concessions they must make to in
sure Executive approval, and are -.-■',<] tO
make them. They are. however, confronted
with the determined opposition of certain R"p
resentatlvrs r.rsd Senators, who have been de
claring that if the interests of their constituents
are .... car' of they will obtain the rejec
tion of the conference report. "With this situa
tion explained t<> him, the President has taken
steps to makn clear to the public his views and
so to enlist popular support, and he has no mis
giving whatever regarding the outcome.
Neither do the Senate leaders fear the results.
They appreciate that there may be a few de
termined members of the upper house who will
work and vote against the conference report.
but they believe there will not be a sufficient
number to obtain its rejection. Moreover, they
... that for every Senator who abandons
the organization an insurgent will be gained.
In so far as the House is concerned, the Presi
dent and the leaders appreciate tr> the full that
the tariff bill «>nco'.:ntrrs n" real danger there
from decreased duties. Take the single item of
free hides. It was adopted by a majority of 172
votes. Certainly free hides in the • (inference
.... -will not cause any violent test from
the Hous". There is one item to which there la
House opposition in th«* conference committee,
and that is fr»v» ... But oven that will
r.ot incur the displeasure of; the House. The
Speaker is violently opposed to free petroleum.
and spoke and voted ... on the floor of
the House. but that did not prevent its adoption
by a majority of 287 That the President's
stand for free oil, free bides, free coal and free
Iron ore and for the House rate -of Ha thou
sand on lumber will prove successful is th*> ex
pectation of the best Informed members of both
2:ouses of <v>n press.
THE CORPORATION TAX*.
Th« President is amazed at the number of
> holly erroneous reports which re finding then"
•way into the public prints regarding the cor
poration tax. He is authority for ...
-that there is absolutely no friction in the con
ference committee reeard'r.g this provision, and
that there never has 'been. The President has
Veen convinced that the corporation lax would
1-e ador;t"d ever since his advocacy of it whs
f.rst definitely announced in these dispatches to
The* Tribune of May 25. On June _- however,
he held a conference, at the White House at
which Secretary Kimx, the Attorney o^n^ral.
Senator Root. ?iioak'T Cannon. Representatives
Payne and Dwight and the Republican members
of the Finance Committee Refe present. The
corporation tnx was considcrod, and, as was
toid in The Tribune of the following morning.
all pr^M-nt "save it thejr cordial and unanimous
approval." Since th*-n there has never been
any question <>f its adoption, not by the Senate
aivr.e l>ut by :.oih houses of Oineress. and all
rejKirts of uncertainty, <>f ttio possibility of th*
substitution ... income tax, of the rejection
of all forms of special taxation and of friction
over the corjtvration tax in the conference com
mittee have Jte^n wholly unwarranted. The
facts regarding this tax «nd the attitude of Mr
- Taft and the leaders of both louses of Con
"jrre.-s have been so clearly -• • forth thai the
President is at a loss t«» understand how these
unfounded ruimirs can have pained circulation.
or, having gained circulation, how they <-aii
have f<«und thHr way into reasonably conserva
tive and accurate jiews channels.
Since the White House conference «>n June
22 the Senate has adopted the corporation tax,
iiftfr making certain amendments which were
accepted l>y the r Senator in cliarge of the bill
merely to facilitate its passage. Thopp amend
xbents have made necessary; somt.- redrafting of
tie measure, but t:ie principle has never been
changed, nor will it b«-. Some Senators have
bapdrtuncd the President to jiermit certain ex
emptions. notably -. mutual life-* insurance com-
I «mi«rs. These nr^n have received the comfort
ing assurance that tl.^ir demands will receive
all th<* consideration they deserve, and that is
tfce only intimation there has lf«>n that there
might l" j any material modification of the tax
j>rt»\ ii-i'-ii.
■WORKING WITH THE ORGANIZATION.
The President is folly alive to the possibility
of his course detracttnjg from the credit due the
j-arty leaders for their part in tariff revision.
lie realizes that a ;>art. at least, of the Repub
lican pr^ss win l>e ...--• proclaim the re
ductions for which he stands, once they are
adopted by The oonferrofs, as "a Taft victory,"
bet he feels that h* has given th<> arty leaders
every possible oj.jn.rtnnlty to g;iiii what glory
they could from tariff revision, and that he has,
at least publicly! taken no part in the o>nt«-st
t;ntil they suggested It. because they w<re them
-.eelves unable to control the situation. In all
ufcte efforts to obtain the f^filmt-nt <>f the party
' i>!#-Uges h*; has worked with the organization,
and is doing so stfll, and nothing he has done
or expects t<» do will wea'Krn that organization
in cither house.
He is. indt<-«J. highly gratified at the willing-
Tf-ss at the conferrees to co-operate with him.
and is convinced that the outcome of the re
vision will strengthen the party and the- organ
ization in Congress.
WOULD SIWPLIr-V COURT PROCEDURE
■ .
WORK OF COJiFERREES
SENATORS WIS OS MAST
AMENDMENTS.
Agreement Practically Reached on
AI! Questions Except Those in
President's Hands.
I From The Tribune Hureau.]
Washington, July 16.— With the exception of the
cotton schedule and those paragraphs which are
In the hands Of President Taft for settlement, prac
tically all the disputed portions of the tariff bill
have been agreed to by the conference committee.
Here and there throughout the schedules are a
dozen or more paragraphs in addition to those men
tioned ■•• which action has not been taken. They
include those relating to zinc and lead and their
products, palp and print paper and sundry miscel
laneous items in the earthenware, metals and ag
ricultural schedules. When adjournment for the
week la taken to-morrow night it is the expecta
tion of the oonferrees that a substantial agreement
will have been reached on practically everything In
controversy except those questions which, in the.
laneruape of a Senate conferred, are now "up to
the President."
Most of to-morrow's session will probably be de
voted to the cotton schedule, Mr. Aldrich Is hold
ing out for the specific rates which the Senate sub
stituted for the ad valorem rates of the House bill.
At various times this week the schedule has been
considered informally. Mr. Payne is giving espe
cial attention to this pan of the bill, and at to
day's meeting he asked that it go over until to
morrow In order to & a him further time to digest
the Senate amendments and figure out the effect
of the specific rates. There was so much criticism
of this schedule In the Senate that the chairman
of the Ways and Means Committee is moving- cau
tiously. He wents to be certain of his ground, and
in the event of his acceptance of the Senates
change desires to be prepared to defend the new
rat«s In the House.
SENATE WINS OX wool,.
Rapid proerress on the bill was made to-day.- The
wool schedule was considered by a special sub
committof> consisting of Representatives MeOall,
Kordney and Boutell, and Senators Carter, Warren
and ?moot. The Senators named are not members
of the '■'■•• committee, but as all of thrrn
r<-procont wool growing states and gave special at
tention to Schedule X when the bill was before the
Senate. .Mr. Aldrich was willing that their Judgment
should control This special committee decided that
the House should recede from its amendn ■• ■- to the
wool schedule and accept th»> Senate amendments,
which rosf-.ro »he Dingley rates and classifications.
The disputed questions in the wool schedule related
to waste, shoddy, rags, tops, • [rd class wool and
one or two other matters of minor Importance.
The committee did not reach a final agreement
on the paragraph relating to wool tops. Ever
Fince the enactment of the ] ngley law there has
been criticism <.f the classification of wool tops,
and in the hearings on the tariff bill before the
Committee on Ways and Means it was asserted
that the provision covering tops was "sneaked"
Into the Dingley law by an underground route.
The Democratic members of the Way* and Means
Committee, especially Champ Clark, the minority
leader, directed their attack against the classifica
tion of tops. It may be explained that wool tops
consist of scoured wool which has been combed
and advanced In manufacture to a point ready
for conversion Into yarn. The House reduced. the
duty on topa from 33 cents a pound and l» per
•■• id valorem, when valued at not more than
40 cents a pound and 44 cents a pound and dO per
cent ad valorem when valued above M cents a
pound and not above TO cents, to the duty Im
posed on scoured wool and 6 cents in addition.
The Senate bill provided for the re-enactment of
all the provisions of the Dingley law relating to
wool, thus restoring the present class! float ion of
tops. The House conferrees were unwilling to ac
cept this classification, and Insisted on a reduction
of the duty on tops. An agreement was reached
by which a new paragraph covering tops will be
written Into the bill, which will provide for a rate
on tops below the duty on spun yarn and above
the duty on scoured wool. This will constitute a
substantial reduction of the duty.
HOUSE RECEDES OX SILK SCHEDULE.
The House conferrees accepted the Senate amend
ments to the silk sch'-duie. Thr-r-e amendments
substitute specific for ad valorem rates throughout
the schedule. The effect of the substitution is to
increase the ratrs on the higher grades and to
lower the rates r,n tlv? cheaper silks. n n the
whole, the average duty in the ... of
the Senate bill J«= slightly greater than in the House
hill, but it | S Insisted by ihe Senate conferrees that
al! the increases are on what may properly be re
garded as "pure luxuries." it is estimated that
the new silk duties will Increase the revenues
nearly ■■-.., year.
The House accepted practically all the Senate
amendments to the spirits schedule. These amend
i::»'nts provide far 'substantial increases on wines
and other liquors. It is estimated that these in
creases will add 8.f10n.000 a yrar to the customs re
rcipts, most of the additional revenue coming from
champagne.
The paragraph relating to lithographic prints was
rewritten, but most of the higher ratrs of the Sen
ate bill were adopted, including those on cigar labels
and flaps. Probably no c| nK ],. paragraph of the bill
has given the tarirr makers more ■ . .....
doming with lithographic prints. Lithographers,
epprclaljy manufacturers of postcards, have deluged
members of Confrn-ss with petitions and letters
asking for higher duties'. They asserted fliat their
business was being ruined by German competition
and that they would h.-> forced out of business un
less th<- new tariff gay.- th-Tn substantial assistance.
Th<- new duty on postcards is ton times that Im
posed by existing Ipw. and is the greatest increase
of th- .ntir.. tariff bill.
Another S^natp amendment accepted by the House
coT.ferr^es to-day was thai 1 <-!.--t n« to beams, gird
ers and other structural -•. . • The present duty
Is 5-10 of :i i-f-nt. an>l the lions.- rate 3-10 of a
cent. Th<- S.nau- bill provides th;it the 3-10 of a
<v*nt rate should spply to steel valued ;it $ ! <> a ton
or l'ss. with n nttc r ,f 4-lfl of a cent where the
value Is m<>rr than $1< a ton. The Senate bill also
transfers to tho basket clause of the metals sched
ule st<-«l whlcn is punched o r flit, d for use, thus
making this class of steel dutiable at 4T. prr cent
j»d valorem.
The tentative nirreenvnt announced in these dis
patches this morning that scraj iron would h*>
mad*- dutiable at 11 a ton was formally approved
by the conference committee to-day. The present
duty on scrap iron is $>. the House rate Zft cents,
and the Senate riito $2 .W
LARGE IMPORTS IN JUNE
Amounted to $124,693,497, Exceeding Exports
by $7,000,000.
Washington, July 16.— The United States was a
liberal buyer In foreign markets in June, ]!*!<}, the
government's figures, just issued, showing that
the Imports for that month Amounted to $124,693.
497. exceeding the exports for the same period by
%: -. ..
The officials point out as a significant fa I that
June was tin first month since ]<OT in which the
import equalled or exceeded the exports. for
the fiscal ye.-ir ended June 3»i the imports were
$1.311.0;=,:.&2. an lncr« a ;,f $H7,*»»>..i o Ver the pre
ceding year. The *xp..rt.- were $1,663, 126^905, a de
creas*- of $315,233,238.
BILL TO TAX DEADLY WEAPONS.
Washington, July 16 —To tax every deadly weapon
j nnd every i-nrtiidge sold or manufactured in the
l"nited Stater la the purpose nt a hill introduced in
the House by Representative Si**on. of Mississippi.
It provide* a tax of 12 and 2."> per '-em iid valorem
on pistols, <Mrk knives, bowie knives, sword cin r -s,
stilettoes, brass or metallic knuckles an.] similar
weapons. Weapons and cartridges s,,i.i t,, th.-
United States or the state governments for militia
are exempted.
THROWN FROM HAY WAGON AND KILLED.
Middlctown, N. v , July 16.— David J. Sergjant, ■
well-to-do fanner of Woodbury Tails, near here.
■was thrown from a wagen Ijv a runaway team this
afteiri'.ior., and instantly killed. Mr Sergeant was
a prominent member Of th* state grange.
NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. SATURDAY, JULY 17, ISO 9.
DEMOCRATS WIN GAME
HOUSE BASEBALL MAD.
Republicans Defeated bp Score of
:>: to 16.
Washington, July 16.— With "Uncle Joe*' Cannon
' looking on ami powerless t<> call the minority to
■ order or bring in a special rule shutting off base
' hits, the Democrats of the House of Represent
atives walloped all sorts of tariff schedules out of
. the Republicans at American League Park to-day
and won the baseball same by the rilling score
! of 26 to 1«. The minority granted to make it 16 to 1,
j but the republicans defeated that proposition once
i again.
The Democratic victory— the Or si of the extra
' session followed by a cloudburst Th« deluge
I did not descend until the seven Inning battle bad
: ended with the stout members all puffing and
"groggy* 1 from running base* and chasing balls
nr.d the lean members prone on the pras-s rom ex
■ hausted energy. The crowd which witnessed the
- game, which will live long in the annals of the
House, was equally weary from laughter. The
throng included most of the government officials
and they barely had time to reach their homes
from the ball park when the heaviest thunderstorm
of the summer btoke over the city and Washing
ton was swept by a miniature flood.
President Taft did not attend. He was at Chevy
Chase with Vice-President Sherman, playing golf. ■
More different kinds of baseball were played In
• that game than were ever crowded Into seven
I Innings before, and, strange as it may seem, they
weren't all bad. The I emocrata put up a rattling
good game in the field-sometimes. Representative
: Heflln, of Alabama, playing in one of the outer
gardens, reminded one strikingly of "Ty" Cobb.
! No one ventured to tell Mr. Ileflin Just why. Once
j he had a chance to be a - wo. The Republicans
; suddenly came to life in the fifth inning, and were
scoring eight or nine or ten runs, when a lino fly
| went winging out into left field straight at Heflin.
The portly Alabama Congressman, who slaved in
white flannel trousers, with a black silk watch fob
: dangling from his belt, cast one weather eye at
the ball and another at his bare hands and
"ducked " The hit ought to have I""- !: good for a
home run, but Representative Howlani, of Ohio,
fell exhausted on the second sack, and yelled for
somebody to come on out and finish the run.
Representative Nicholas I.ongworth. of Ohio—
signed at a tremendous - I ay, it was said, by the
Republican manager— failed to live up to his ad
vance notices. He presented a natty appearance
In golf trousers, brown stockings and negligee
shirt, but he 'Caseyed out" twice, wit two men
on bases, got a base on balls oner, and then, In
the last half of the seventh, showed a. Hash of rare
speed when he beat out a tiny little Infield hit.
His only other acquaintance with the ball was a
couple of foul tips and several long runa after two
baggers slammed out by the unterrilU-d democracy.
SUBSTITUTES M MEROUS
The official score looked too much like a House
tariff bill coming out of the Senate Committee on
Finance to be printed In full. The Republicans
stuck to their original line-up throughout the gamy,
but the Democrats wore themselves out making
ten runs In the second, and after that substitutes
were called upon with ever inor.asinu frequency,
and the hatting order was shifted every inning.
The nearest the newspaper scorers— old hands at
the business-coiilJ come to the base hits and er
rors was to give the Democrats twenty-three ' of
the former— no lest inteYided-^and five of the latter, j
The Republicans are credited with twenty safe hits
and nine errors. The real reason th*-re were not
more errors was because the players sidestepped
the hard t>ncs rr.d could not reach the l"ng ines.
Texas leaguers were there in bunches, and once
in chasing a pop fly the Republican catcher and
pitcher cam.- int.. collision, with fearsome results.
Representative Burke, of Pennsylvania, who was
at the receiving end for the majority, is of slight
build, .... he crashed into Gainea, of West
Virginia the pitcher, the little catcher was sent
heels over head to the ground. He picked himself
up undaunted, and then while he and the pitcher
were doing .■• "Alphonse and Gaston stunf three
Democrats, with a war] ed idea of chivalrous
courtesy, raced home and added three runs to their
already opulent total.
The "game had been brewing for weeksj and th<>
Biembers of the House were keyed up to a high
pitch of enthusiasm. Deep, dark, dank rumors
were in circulation for a time that ''ringers" would
be Introduced into the contest, hut when they
lined up .at 4 o'clock this afternoon the nine Re
publicans were as Ptalward Gr tnd Old Party men
as any to be found In all the land, while the
Democrats were of as pure a Jeffersonian strain
as the halls of Montlcello ever knew.
FREE TRADERS WIN AT GATE.
The first victory of the day for ii:e free traders
was won at the gate The game was supposed to
be for charity, but everybody* seemed to have a
pass.
"This certainly is funny," said the old gate
keeper as the passes were handed It like bills
dropping into the hopper oil the Speaker's desk
the first day of a Session. "If I pot a paid-for
! ,-..■: wouldn't know wiiere to put it. "
The Republicans were captained by Representa
tive Tenei of Pennsylvania, who played shortstop.
Mr. Tener was once a professional pitcher, and it
was agreed In advance that all negotiations would
be off if he essayed to enter the box. Representa
tives Games and Burke made nn excellent battery.
In fact Mr. Burke caught so well in the second
inning that one of hi colleagues called out:
"For Heaven's sake. Burke, come on and catch
one ball, anyway!"
The Democrats hid for their leader Representa
tive Kinkead, "f New Jersey, who played second
in a way that would turn l,aj>>ie preen with envy.
He wound up a brilliant record by making a
double play at the end of the seventh, with Nicho
las Longworth as one of the unwilling victims.
Representative We"bb, of North Cafirolina, pitched
for the Democrats, and outside of the tilth inning.
when the Republicans equalled the Democrats' high
inning score of ten ins, he "had the game well in
hand." Representative Oldfleld, of Arkansas, was
the catcher, and he had a shade on Mr Burke. In
fact, it was In batten wot thai the Democrats
cx'-elk-d, although thMr "slugging" was .i mar
vellous revelation to Washington baseball en
thusiasts. The Washington public long go bad
forgotten what ;: home run looked like until Repre
sentative O'Connell, of Massachusetts, star swatter
.•f the Democrats, lined one out li the seventh. He
brought in two ether runs ahea i of him, and .-cored
In so much excitement that Burke threw the ball
to a Democrat in th« den» crowd around home
base.
THIN MAN CHASES FAT MAN.
There were me funny mix-ups at the home
plate all through the game. Once a thin Democrat
brgan to chase a fat one around the bases after
making a long hit to centre, caught ip with him
at third, and then the two ran home together.
Burke got the ball in ■•,:.• to make the
most phenomenal double play on record by tagging
the two runnera out with a "Take this, and that."
Hut— he dropped the ball.
.-•■'■ costume?! worn by tiie players were
as funny as their playing. Seal everj one wore
a hat 61 some description, and after stealing i base
some one Invariably hid to get back and retrieve
his "skypiece." The stay-at-home white uni
forms of t lie Washington American League tram
w-re in great demand. Some old time grays and
blues also were scattered about the diamond. Mc-
Dermbtt wore- cne bearing Aha seemed to be the
monogram of the Christian Endeavor Society.
The projjlem of getting a satisfactory umpire
gave the players a world of worry. The Demo
crats recalled that if Speaker Cannon ad ed the
Indicator they hadn't a chance on earth. The
<;ordian knot was cut when Father James Reyn
olds, of Red Bank, N. J., was selected "Mike"
O'Day, ground keeper of the park, was "• red as
the sacrifice on halls and strikes. Two or three
threiitß to kill him had no serious outcome. And
nobody get hit by a pitched ball— there was plenty
of time to dodge.
T],, ; score by innings:
It H. E.
Demoerata 2 i' l 2 " 0 5 7 28 23 S
Republicans 2 " 1 010 1 2— lß ... 9
The line-up:
DEMOCRATa REPUBLICANS.
Oldfleid. Ark., c. I Burkp. i'er.n . c.
Webb, N. <-'.. p. i <?aln»s. ".V. V&.. p.
Mush-*. N. J.. lb. I Dawtcn, low*. 2b
Klnkfuii, N. J. 2b. . •.•-■■ Ohio, c f.
O.iir'tt. Trnn , if. i < '!-!'•. Ohio, if
MeDermott, 111.', If •- cf. |Am«». Ma**., if.
KoblSMn, Ark., ''. { li-nrr. l'»nn.. ft.
O'Connell. Mac*., !b & « I Holland Ohm. St.
I 'an nris-ol!. N. V.. >s & 30. j Tbnxna*. Ohio. 3b.
H-flln. Ala . If. I
Ccx Ohio, cf. »
PANAMA BOND ISSUE
TREASURY XOT IS SEED.
Will He Issued Only as Required,
Says Secretary MacVeagk.
• Washington, .Ii;!y ifi.— The bond resources of
the Treasury Department are ample, declared
S'rr'-tnrv MacVeagh !n a atateiuent Issued late
to-day, and « \< n if Congress authorizes 3 per
rents to cover the entire cost of the Panama
Canal, less the amount already Issued, the bonds
"will only be issued as required." The state
ment follows:
The conference yesterday over the matter of
bond legislation lii the new tariff bill was not
held at •!-.• suggestion of Hip Secretary of the
Treasury. The bond resources of the Treasury
Department are at present ample, Including *♦'>-
000.000 of unissued Panama bond? and $io»»,rtoo.
000 of unissued 3 per cent certificates.
It wn<. however, contemplated that the tariff
bill should contain a new authorisation of bond*.
The House bi'l contained two authorizations,
one of |40,000.000 of new Panama bonds and on"
of nn additional f150.000.0W of 3 per <^nt cer
tificates. The Finance Committee of the Benat*?
at first Intended to Include bond legislation, but
linally decided to omit it and lei that matter go
over until the r..-xt session <>f Congress, when It
was supposed that the banking and currency
question would be considered and when the gov
ernment bond question might have to be alto
pother reconsidered.
This decision of the Finance Committee was
acquiesced in by the Treasury Department -be
cause it was a matter of comparative Indiffer
ence to it. r.s it could do very well without a
new authorization The consultation yesterday
was due to the fact that the question had come
to be considered by the conference committee.
and the Treasury Department was asked for its
views The preference manifested for an au
thorization of 3 per cent bonds to cover the en
tire cost of the Panama Canal, leas the amount
of Panama bonds already Issued, was entirely
acceptable, as it would confirm the policy d
paying ultimately the entire cost of the Panam-i
Canal out of bonds. It goes without saying tha'
even If such authorisation is mad* the bonds
will only be issued as required.
This explanation is made because of pom"
misunderstanding of the attitude of the Treas
ury Department.
The 3 per cent interest Is a maximum propo
sition, the purpose being to authorise interest of
"not to exceed" 3 per cent. Tills is regarded by
those concerned in the plan for bond authoriza
tion as better than a flat limitation, permitting
as it does the fixing of leas than 3 per cent if
found feasible, while meeting the objection
raised as t.i the present non-marketability of
such bonds at bo low a figure as 2 per cent. It
is left to the Secretary's discretion within that
maximum limit, aad in case the issue of any
part of the amount is determined upon at any
time the marketable conditions will, of course,
govern.
The provision In tlie proposed legislation that
will govern the tax on circulation will follow
existing law. National banking associations
having on deposit I'nited States bonds hearing
'2 per cent interest, including the bonds for the
construction <>f the Panama Canal, to secure
circulating notes, have to pay to the United
States Treasurer, in January and July, a tax
of fourth of 1 per cent each haif year, on
the average amount of such of its* notes in cir
culation as are based. on the deposit of bonds.
I On bonds paying more than 2 por cent Interest
the tax is one-half of 1 i Mr cent each half year.
Secretary MacVeagh devoted a considerable
portion of to-day to consideration "of the bond
authorization plan.
The Panama Canal bond Issue occupied most
of the time of the Cabinet session to-day. Sec
retary MacVeagh presented the draft of a
measure prepared by him, which authorizes the
issuance of the bonds to the full extent of the
cost of the canal.
; .
( OMMENT IX ( 'OXGRESS.
President's Statement Called Good
lie publican Doctrine.
[Ry Tho Associated Pre M.]
Washington, July 16.— The President's statement
created a sensation among Senators and Repre
sentatives to-night. It Was shown to Senator
Aldrich. lie made no direct comment on it. but
said that the conferrees had derided to let Mr.
Taft deal with schedules on which they could
not agree, it being "up to " the President to obtain
the votes necessary to pass the bill in the form in
which it would be reported out of conference, as a
result of his mediation between the House and
Sena '•• conferrees.
Speaker Cannon declared that the statement con
tained nothing to which any good Republican could
object.
Senator Bristow, of Kansas, a "progressive,"
Fai'i :
"The statement vastly strengthens the hands of
the progressives."
Representative Barchfeld, of Pennsylvania, de
clared that the statement meant that downward
revision as inevitable.
"It mi not mean that the President will' Ret
free raw materials." he s=al.i. "and 1 do not know
that the President desires raw materials to be ab
solutely free. We protectionists ill have to be
f-atisfied with a small duty on such materials."
representative Young, of Michigan, declared that
the President's stand means that Congress must
revise the tariff downward.
Representative Ix>udenslager, of New Jersey,
agreed with Speaker Cannon that the statement
was Rood Republican doctrine to which Senators
and Representatives must subscribe.
Opinions differed to-night as to the effect of the
statement on the possible date of adjournment
There has been much talk of .-.-i ;!p:reenvnt by
July 24. This possibility seems to have been elim
inated to-night, ana August 1 M ', are the dates
now looked forward to. If the conferrees carry
out their determination to place the responsibility
for Borne of the schedules on the President, their
action may mean a prolonged debate In the House
and Senate when the conference report conies up
for consideration.
HOUSE ADJOURNS EARLY.
Interest in Baseball Game Causes Brief Ses
sion.
Washington, July 16.— Feverish excitement over
the baseball game to-day' was responsible for a
short session of the House. Chairman Tawney's
desire was to finish consideration of the urgent de
ficiency appropriation bill, but strenuous pressure
was brought to bear on him. and the Speaker
agreed '" let the bill go over until Monday.
The only action of importance in connection with
the deficiency bill was thr striking out of the ap
propriation of $30,000 for participation by the United
States in the Brussels exposition. There were no
further attacks on the provision authorizing $25,000
for travelling expenses of the President.
The House at 2:U p. m. adjourned until Monday.
$100,000 LIBEL SUIT
The Moneys-eight Scale Company Sues the
Toledo Computing Scale Company for Big Sum
Chicago, in., July it*,._ Suit for malicious libel,
haseil on alleged specific Instances and askin<; $IW.
000 damages, was brought to-day by th.> Money
weight Scale Company, of Chicago, against the
Toi.-do Computing Scnie Company, of Toledo, Ohio.
Trie action was brought in the I'niteil States cir
cuit Court.
WOULD CHANGE INAUGURATION DATE
Representative Hardy Had to Spend Night of
March 4 in Railroad Station.
[Krnin riv Tribune bureau I
Washington. July 16.— Because he was forced to
spend the night of March 4 In the Union Station,
unable to pet to his hotel. Representative Rufui
Hard] of Texas, offered a resolution In the House
to-lay providing thru the date of the Inauguration
he changed to April J. Speaker Cannon, who favors
a change in the date, recofinlzeil Mi Hardy for th •
purpose of callii-.f: up his resolution, but General
Klefer. of Ohio, objected, and consideration was
refused.
HEW MINISTER TOCHIXA
( . JT. (RASE, OF CHICAGO.
Selected bt/ President Toft—To
Further American Trade.
Washington. July Ifi.-Pcfidenf Tafl baa «•■
cided to appoint Charles U. Crane, of lbs manu
facturing firm of Crane & Co.. of Chicago, as Min
ister to China. A statement issued ml the White
House to-day says-
Mr Craaa is mm of the ablest r>us!n»s« mm '-
th!« country, and the President la .J^iigh^ to be
nbl*. to get him for this place, whl-h he regards as
most Imr-ortnnt. Mr Cran- has had l«rs;- exr-r.
ence In foreign nffalrs. and has b»»n seventeen
times to Russia and Speaks Uu«»U»n. In vl-w of
the active poiirv of the State Department m en
deavorinjr to pi-cure commercial opportunity In
China, the President h?.« endeavored tosweeure
exactly the right type of representative lot IM
mission.
Mr. Crane is a member of the firm of which hla
father, U. T. Crane, was the orwnlfr and is still
the head. It being one of the largest in Chicago.
His uncle. Professor Williams, of Tal<». wrote 1
book on China. Mr. Crane to-day Informed the
President that he would accept the place. The
State Department has communicated with 'he Chi
nese government regarding the appointment. The
President feels sure that Mr. Crane will be ahl»
materially to further the Interests of th» United
States In China.
No tnformatlon has been received from China
as to whether Mr. Cranes appointment would he
agreeable to that country. The President devi
ated from the established rule In formally makn*
public the announcement of Mr. Crane selection
for the office in advance of word from China that
he would be acceptable.
Chicago, July ML— Thai President Taft baa mad*
an excellent flection for Minister, to China is b«>- j
lieved here. Mr. crane Is young- and wealthy. He
has nev»r held political office. He supported
Orover Cleveland, but voted for Mr Taft last fal' v
He was the mainstay and one of the founders of
the Municipal Voters' League of Chicago, which
entered local politics when the nee,l of reform was
urgent, and has been a great factor in a marked
improvement of 'he city's government.
Charles R. Crane, of Chicago, the newly selected
minister to China, who la at the Century Club in
this city, issued a formal statement last night re
garding his acceptance of the post, which be says
he regards as of exceptional importance because
if the present commercial opportunity in the Far
East. He said:
One of the principal aims of my Incumbency
will lie the aiding >:' American enterprise to secure
and maintain an adequate foothold in a country
which promises to be the richest market of the
world.
My reasons for .ii-.-T-tir'K the Peking post are not
a result of hasty action, but spring from ideas
and oplr.lons which have been formulating for
years. mtnoui r.ieanmg to detract from other
dlplomati. positions. I have long considered th*
I •••kins; post of unusual, perhaps predominating, im
portance to our nation. I may say that, hiffhiv
complimented us I would be by any opportunity
to serve my country in an honorable caparity, I
would not have accepted any other position in the
government.
Indeed. 1 would have hesitated to acrept this pos»t
under different circumstance.*; rn:t the fa^t that'
President Taft. In whom I have jrreat confidence,
is personally familiar with the |«usa Of the K>st
ern question, and that this knowledge probably
will assure a progrc.-slvt^ and enlightened Amer
lean policy In Chii.a, and 1 -' that the representatives
of our government there will have sympathetic
00-orveration at Washington, mki me willing to
undertake .i responslblUtj which otherwise mirb;
S'->err. too onerOUM. Secretary Knnj's attitude to
ward China, as already indicated ('•> hi.» »"nerjr\ in
promoting American interests there. alas enrour-
HL-i- me. '
In my opinion. China is now the focus of the
world's greatest international problem, and I re
gard the interest of the I'nited States in this
problem as fundamental. I can think of no j
foreign nation In whose progress, prosperity and |
security the I'nited States has greater interest. '
I have a strong sympathy with China's efforts
at reform, which now seem assured «>f eventual I
success. The L'nited States should and will aid
China in her aspirations to take her proper place
amori< modern nations, and it will be my effort to
carry out the policy so admirably stated in Presi
dent Taffs speech at Shangha. in 1907, when he
outlined the relation .if •■ ir nation to :h» "tpen
door" doctrine.
In my opinion, while an American policy in
China must lie founded, as President Taft then ;
stated, upon the broad platform of real Interna- i
tional equity and mutual self-respect, and will turn
upon political issues. Its greater interest to most
Americans lies in the commercial opportunity which
trade with China present*. The great Industrial
expansion which China is Just entering upon opens
»n immense field for American enterprise, and our
government should aid it in securing and main
talning a foothold there. If durinsr mv *n;imViy
r.t Peking I an contribute to improving the re
lations of America and China, and *o c»«m^ntfrg
the community of interests which bind the two
nations together, I shall feel satisfied.
WEATHERS TOO COLD FOR STOKER.
Seeks Reinstatement After Losing Job in
Richmond Public School.
Daniel Muldoon. of Richmond Bom is lg un
doubtedly a faithful public servant: but it seems
that he lacks a certain sense of the fitness of
things Ask most any man In this perspiration
producing weather what he' consider the best way
to keep cool and likely he would say. "Work in an
Ice plant." However, Muldoon. who Is a martyr to
his job, apparently doesn't care about keeping cool;
in fa>'t, he would prefer to stand before a roaring
furnace. Moreover, just because the Board of Edu
cation denied this desire he asked 'he help of the
Supreme Court yesterday.
Muldoon was a stoker in Public School IT in
Richmond. Along about April i the school au
thorities told him that tne weather -was (tettinsr too
warm for steam heat an.l^he could take another
job. He was not relieved, however, unitl May 27.
but he insisted on sticking to th*» Job because he
was for ten years, up to October, 19"^. a member
of th»* Volunteer Fire Department of Richmond
and should be clasped as a veteran. But. accord
ing to the Assistant Corporation Counsel, represent
ing the Hoard of Education, Muldoon refused ab
solutely to do another kind of work than stoke.
The school officials considered this an unreasonable
ambition and dismissed him. whereupon he applied
to Justice Bischoff for a writ directing the Hoard
of Education to reinstate him. Decision was re
served.
THOUSANDS PARADE IN ELKS' HONOR.
Attractive Floats in Line at Festival in Los
Angeles.
Iy>« Angeles, July lo.— Th« midsummer flower and
allegorical festival and parade nt nations was
viewed to-day by thousands of spectators crowded
alonp the five-mile line of march traversed by a
piocesslon in honor of the Klk>»' reunion. Some
ten thousand persons took part in the pageant.
A feature of the procession was the old-time
stage coach in which Horace Oreelei Is sali to
have made his famous ride with Hank Monk.
Ten thousand daisies formed the sails of a
miniature yacht, which Boated on a sea of bl'ie
bells. •■;.• waves topped with pale n< ■■••n leaves and
crested with white Wossoms. Hawaiian singers
raised plaintive melodies from their float, which
represented surf ridinn. while Use railway mall
clerks maintained a travelling puatofakft car and
distributed mall alone the route.
TELL OF CHAOS IN COLOMBIA.
Towns Under Martial Law, Say Travellers Just
Returned.
Reports of the revolutionary condition existing:
In Colombia were brought to port by passengers on
the Hamburg-American liner Prinz Sigismund,
which docked last night.
Christopher .' Peck and 1.0-.ii.- Glesken. two
American travellers who boarded the steamer at
Santa Malta, said that their Journey from the In
land country to the coast was attended with,Kreat
danger. They paid they had trouble in getting by
the troops of the government and the revolution
ists. "Barranquilla and the lower Magd.ilena sec
tions." it! Heck. "Wet* tan the hards of the revo
lutionists. TrafTlr l* being interrupted everywhere.
All sorts ..f excitement have existed through Co
lombia since President Reyes departed, leaving
the country practically without a head "
According to other passengers, the city of Har
ranqullla was not only sejzetl on July 3 by citizens
of the place, but (leneral Ii » Castro, in command
of SM men. was moved •■• Join the revolutionary
movement, and lh<>M :» ' ■•* days later was thrown
Into prison for refusing to accede to further de
mHtidjj of th« rebels.
Passengers added that table and telegraph com
munication are beintf hampered; that railroad and
river truffle have been suspended, anil that martial
la* Is In for, In practically every town.
ALIEN'S TO GO rU
XAGEL CASCELS ARHFM
Saj/s Contract Labor Lou. Must};.
Be Used for Oppremio^,
[Fr^m The TriMir.. R-ir-g^j
Washington. July 16..— The Secretary of Cc _^
and Lnbor Issocd a statement to-tjay rJ?^
the findings of the bureau of Im migration^b^
nertion with the charge of the .-%a«aja]3
( iperators" Union of America that th» jj 4 .,
Company, of Jersey «"lry. waa !mporri- ? ' ,'j^
laborer?. The protest was filed by the hfc^j
following a strike In the ia< e works. »>^
Secretary Kagel ordered th" arrest of r..:,,,. '^
pen/line an investigation. As the r»>si;!; c .
ventilation the Secretary has «.a^c»r;»^*j^
rests. His .statement follows:
In these rate* the conctusfoa ha.+ .-••„ «.
by th< bureau thar there •« no cV:,e V: ,i Pnn .
tain the several <harses. nn>>. that cund-is!^
been approved by me. The record (Jisrjnsoj /**
tlon which is far from Mttsftrctorr. In "far
ftnal conclusion only connrrnw the inraiL 1
original recommendation. I? i> ayp*r»r.t t^u- - >!
ful consideration In the bertnnißg mi!«: t^
Karily have prevented proreedir.Ks .nain«;
of the parties concerned, if rior j.;; , £ th»a
can hardly be necessary fo aay thar th» w
to arrest upon a mer.- ex p.irt* irtq-iiry £j
tw» conservatively used. ar:-l unless t!".*r»i»^
to believe that the parties ander lr!vesf ;sa . ;3 j,*]
aftpm«t to escape. gruSlt should hm m-.iar^.;
established before so hars'.i a rceajiirs j**
ported to.
With respect to the four rr.ers who wtr*
with having been induced to come nt;.n t ;.; 3
by prom l.*e of employment, some i^»%x',or. -J
hrve been entertained, hut ev»n in thKr^
the attending ctrcum!ifanc<.» nhoold h^re j-jj
greater caution than was «ho-s-i. S icS a«J
as prevailed at fh- factory i.^ not ca]c3i»/j
promote impartiality of Judi?rr.er.t nr grj»^.,.
and the accusations of the cornrtair,::!? is#tt «j-|
have been carefully welshed pefore tne :**"
rnendation of »o drastic a measure as p»r»c-'
arrest was based upon them. Ir^*^ ;? ,"
ri .|t» arpa p ent how th» r»»>orr of th» BBS|
against th» Issuing vt warrants 'vu ov«rco.~l
why It was disregarded.
But •» -»•-■ may be tr*:» nf the ■'■■ 3a=
the four men. there can he no «»;ie»tlon ta;
comrl-itnr against -he wife rf one of ft*-, ,
without «I«B» The cy-.arire r,f pr«st;tut!on e> .
not be bandied &l»>nl in official records upe
strength of mere bear say srar»rne-f?. Goal
?h»t the rerjuirements of our <-^<!e may m i
been observed, it la admitted that there a«a»
gar4ed therr.wlveji as man ar.d «;?<•. and t^-<
no intimation in this record f>f an iTrprnp^
pose In the ;mn ipii or of a disro^M .-;
laws of marital fidelity at any time, jv^,
however, every proof fhst the aertßßl rzi ■»
familiar wit ail the f?ct«. and neltbcf tt:
raised obje,-tio>? ?:r!fi!. a'tuat^d by m-itlv»j %',
renge, they s*-)za.l upon a 'echnir^l point tj J2
Htaln njA>n the accuse. l and to threaten tie:"
?ul-mlssion.
Final!}-, the case of Haimnrv!* Pnl!!r^-.^r
out a !>ua.low of evtdenea to support it. j
vouTiK woman, twenty yfars nI.J. ha r ' Bvaf||<
cotjntr>' for e'^ht year*, had t-f*r. at wcrk ■►
had gope to her former horr.e on r brief Tixt. V
returnine t" this country iher father bxrhfi
during the voraire.. she at op.<-e ,-t<-repr^
m*nt to supp.irt h»-r mother. Merest *';rKj»
suspi'ion. without the fa'nrr-st support in far. 1
to ti«»r arrest and compelled tm ti> «»eic prr*-;
from ln«-^rrfration at rhe hands <>f h»r »T,p^
»hD furnlßhert bond in the prarrl'-a!!y pmh-!r
sum of $:..i>nii. as they riM in a!l th» other nm
Throughout these ra?»s smack of irr»?pr-:
accusafif'n. superficial inquiry. ha?ty cosftr
arbitrary pow^r and unreasonable exaction 5
contract labor provisions of the ■rr.misnt;?: I
must, of course, be rigidly enforced, but :.:•
Itself will be brought inro cnnt«>mpt :f it :» —
the base use of intimidation ar.d <ppress:on. Is?.
of this the more earnestly because the «aaa
tion of a n'im!»r of cases has satisflej - :
in other directions this department's powers.
rest has been exercised upon altogether imif
provocat:on. This anrl similar reennis g-> to •:
that substantially all cas*s under thecnttras^l
provision of the immtsration !;i»- are star*! .
the comj'laint of private part>«. amaßf it:^~
Inauguration of a strike, of . •>:rs". wa;» ri.-
are interested In th. enforcement ef ttelwtK
our inspectors must be prompt ro inr'stisa:*?^
complaint. but such inv»s:i^jt:on shuuiJ 1
thoroughly made before drastic a.-t!r>n L« m
mended, especially when the heat of coctrr
must dictate caution In the acceptance of <£q
and incrlminatior.s.
In pmctic" we may. as a ru>. he raapftt
wait upon private complaints, bv.r w> n'jst l» "
ful not to permit the contract !aMr prnVj-:
the tmrnlsmtifin law f> degenerate, as »a»*?
this case, into a tool to be emptoyed or Cad
as the exisrencies of private COBtrorersy nar I
tate. This record discloses not rely that t!:»i:
rants for arrest were recommended^ a!:h""Z
trusted Inspector had reported that tben »y
evidence to support the charges. h::t a!3n rhr '
man was shield^.l from arrest he-aase h# s?
witli the strikers. Th» .-ontrart FaN>r proT-sr:
like any other stature, tht- law "f 'he \xrA. r
to be forced as such. It is possible that t!:« X
of cases Ftai red upon our own vii tmrrrr ax
attributed to the small force •( lmtWiDM*
that a more satisfactory result m.iy ne <v.
by the addition of a few men, for w::icß prori
has Just been made. ,
This general comment upon .t parr.cv.art.r -t.
prompted by a desire for greater caaHwi WSB
proceedhiffs and became the Secretary* c
compel to act upon the bureau's «U»UJ"
tion wlthotit time or oprortur.ity per*»ffl7 *>
vestigate. __«.•.
Finally. I again point oal that if ltr.pro^_
portafion cf labor is to be =-; P pre.*.=^<l pw
for penalties against the employers ar»«P*
tor calculated t.. elicit the truth and «»*SS
the practice than is the hasty arrest "ft^lr
wage earners. CHAKI£S NAGEL. S«ra?
»_
BANK SHARES ASSESSED FULL
Holders of Canto: National Stock J*
Make Up $146,000 Einberzlei
fßr Telegraph 10 T k » TrftaarJ
Baltimore. July l«.-Th-=- Canton Na^-OCt .-^
I'-as assessed all shareh-nl-r* V 9 per c "**v3
holdings to make g"o,J the losses su.«tai=ei ./-!
embezilenent of the cashier of the bar.k.^ •
•_»-•• has since committed 9afcß *^L
action was tak»n with ihe consenl 0* i 5"J^"
the stockholders, The loss sus:aine-i Cr ! - 5*5 *
was SMC.CML 'f-j|
At th*« tlnio .<f thy» embex^etnent tte «3^
of the currency allowed the directors > w 9^
personally resp-insible for the amount 0. _ _
lost. *tth the proTlso that za woaa a^JJ
sum was ascertained th- stockholders *««"
Bjnod, _^
NO CUTS IN SAN FRANCISCO FA?2
Publishers Decide to Eliaicate Pictsa 1
Result of Etchers' Strike.
[Bt T>ie«raph M T^e Trß»»]
San Francisco. July ML-Xeartj three * r
zinc etchers on all San Franc:^
db> ha-- because they refused tg a " 011^
t.. handle rouse blocks as bases of cuts.
ers demand more pay before fr.ey v '^ m '' 1
To-day the publishers of
per* decided t.. •ifantoaM all Oawj***^
papers, ar.d to-morrow roornißS for '"* "iL*:
twenty y M rs all the local pape«a w-i f* l^ «.
out a single cut. Whether tUb aras> "
apply to Sunday supplements rerriair.a n
COINS FOUND AFTER TWENTY *&
Bag of Army and Navy Tokens Hail* 3*
discovered Until Workmen Dug Ties y ,
,>,ckpor«. N. T. Ju'.v K-A bag of e**^
earth- 1 in a cellar to-day by a i- ■"• ' ,
tearing down a house in Soott *a
contained a election of many «^gj^p
tokens. A neighbor recall! tha- ■ M '^ t;s^
ridge and her son. Clarence, lsve-J ~
twenty years ag>. and that aMomj *g~o*
a lad of '■ ■-•■■■ A few day- *>]** "'^t
rivrd the WoolrhlKen mta*e.J «:•• r-a^^*
suspicion was directed to tfce guest -
made, however. . a.«cc^
The coins were net seen again
by the workmen's picks. The *«£>,*
been drop|<ed out of the owner's P*«* v J
ually was covered up in the dark <r
blsh. — *« *1
Clarence U'oolri.^ Ui **~g?£ i **
York, and thw guest whose . mMS &S*\
prove,! af^r twenty years in to «J.JJrf
Roosevelt family, now tn Farls. BolS. »
informed cf the find.
MRS. CHESBROUGfI IS &
Made Sick by Reports of A««»P**
B Un ? She Is Now m Sanaton*
Newton. Mass.. J"'> K ~* lT ' .;..--,
broug who Biturei tn c ,<* I
by custom-. DlDclaH In »• V^^dPZ I
afM reaching her home h«re. a 0* |
l,city follrwing the discuvery of E
temptf<l smucKling , ssSt^r §
tne location of - c<
here. Mrs. Chesbreugh «**
of the case. «yte« that •££*SV I^S
flir heP . w.th referent - rt -^ ««; »J U
lace. Mrs. Chesbrough IV*^J%, B» * ! 1
to be fceid until the new tariS *