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Conferees Complete Their Work on the Tariff Bill
TARIFF MEASURE
SUBMITTED; BILL
SENT TO PRINTER
DISCUSSION ON DUTY PROVI
SIONS TO COME TODAY
EXPECTED ONE DAY WILL SEE
QUESTION SETTLED
Representative Payne, House Sponsor
of New Rates, Will Open Debate
This Morning on Provisions
of the Bill
CRy Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, July 80.—Entering
on the Inst stages of Its con
sideration by congress, the tariff
bill as reported by the conferees was
submitted today to the house by Chair
man Payne and ordered printed in the
Congressional Record.
Discussion of the conference report
will begin at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing, the Indications being that a day
will suffice tor Its adoption.
Three hundred and fifty of the 359
members were In their seats when
Chairman Payne passed up to the
speaker's desk the bulky document
which had occupied the attention of
congress for 4tt months.
The Republicans applauded.
Mr. Payne will open tomorrow's pro
ceedings with an exhaustive statement
In explanation of the bill.
Taft Is Pleared
President Taft expressed himself to
day as pleased with the tariff bill as
agreed to by the conferees last even
ing, He made it plain ho was Invited
into the conference before he attempt
ed to give advice.
Without attempting to go into the
details of th,' schedules recently ill
controversy, the president declared to
day that in a great many ways the new
tariff law would be a marked im
provement over the Dlngley act.
The president pointed out as great
forward steps the enactment of the
Philippines tariff, the corporation tax,
the establishment of a customs court,
the adoption Of the new maximum and
minimum provisions, the establishment
of a commission to advise the presi
dent in the operation of the maximum
clause and on tho matters generally
connected with the tariff.
. Back again- to the place where it
originated the tariff bill, accompanied
by the report of the conferees, was
up today for consideration in the
house. There was apparent a feeling
of relief that the long drawn out con
test was about to come to a close.
Payne Looked Impatient
The moment the house convened.
Chairman Payne took his seat. He
did not wear any too pleased an ex
pression and seemed Impatient for the
routine business to be disposed of.
There was a quite full attendence on
both sides of the house, while the
galleries were' well filled.
The heat in the chamber was in
tense, but so great was the interest in
the tariff bill that no one seemed to
notice it. The Republicans broke Into
loud applause when Chairman Payne
presented the conferees' report. Under
the t rule it went over until tomorrow
for printing in the record.
Again the Republicans applauded
when Mr Payne said he hoped to dis
pose of the report before the house
adjourned tomorrow. Not a single
voice was heard In objection to a
motion by him that for the purpose
of giving ample time for discussion,
the house should meet tomorrow at
10 o'clock.
It was fully expected that Chairman
Payne would make an official state
ment in connection with the report,
but he postponed it until tomorrow
after having first explained that he
had prepared a personal statement.
This he asked to have printed as an
official document, but owing to ob
jection from the Democratic side, he
was unseccessful in that respect.
It Is probable Mr. Clark will pre
pare a statement showing the Demo
cratic view and that the two views will
be printed together as one document.
Administration Dictated Bill
Practically all the administrative
. features of the tariff 1.111 adopted in
the senate were accepted by the con
ferees.
They Include a new maximum and
minimum feature, a corporation tax
law instead of the inheritance tax
adopted by the house, authorization for
a bond issue to raise money to build
the Panama canal, as well as numer
ous other features.
, The maximum and .-Minimum provis
ion prescribes duties In accordance
with the rates named In the dutiable
list until March 31, 1910, when 25 per
cent ad valorem is to be added auto
matically as the maximum duty.
■ , Tlie president ls authorized to apply
he minimum rates, however, to im
ports from a country giving its best
fates to the United States products,*
• And Is made the judge as to whether
.0. foreign country accords to the United
I States treatment reciprocal and equiv
alent. When he finds this condition to
exist he is to Issue a proclamation put
ting Into effect the minimum rates.
The president 'is empowered to em
ploy such persons as may be required
to secure information to assist him In
discharging the duties Imposed upon
him, and information that will be use
ful to officers ;n administering the cus
toms laws.
The reciprocity treaty with Cuba is
not affected. :~
, Foreign Powers Affected
The president is empowered also to
abrogate those reciprocal treaties that
can be terminated by diplomatic, action.
It is made his duty to give ten days'
notice after tho bill becomes a law of
his Intention to bring those treaties to
an end. All other treaties containing
no stipulation in regard to their ter
mination by diplomatic action shall be
abrogated by a notice of six months
from the president to those countries,
the notice dating from April 30, 11109,
on which date Secretary Knox notified
foreign governments the United Stages
would soon ask them to enter into new
tariff relations .
The Philippine free trade provision
provides for tho free Importation of
'all articles "the growth or product of
or manufactured in the Philippines
from material the growth or product
of the Philippine islands or the United
States, or both, or which do not con
tain foreign materials to the value of
more than 20 per cent of their total
value." ,
Bice Is the only exception to the free
provisions, but. restrictions are placed
upon linear and tobacco;
The-free importation of sugar is lim
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itcd to 300,000 tons a yfear. On wrap
per and filler tobacco, when mixed, the
annual limitation Is 800,000 pounds, on
filled tobacco 1,000,000 pounds, and on
cigars 150,000,000.
A provision is Included in the bill
which levies on all articles upon which
any foreign country pays a bounty or
grant upon Its exportation, an addi
tional duty equal to the amount of
tuch bounty.
Customs Laws Improved
It is required that all Imported ar
ticles capable of being marked without
Impairment of their value, shall be
stamped with the name of the manu
facturer and the country of origin.
A very elaborate provision for the
administration or customs laws was
adopted. it Is Intended to prevent un
dervaluation of articles on which there
is no foreign market by which true
values may be ascertained.
Provision Is made for a. customs
court of appeals, with headquarters in
Washington. It will comprise a presid
ing Judge and four associate Judges at
salaries of $10,000 a year.
The internal revenue tax em tobacco
Is amended, making the rates on chew
ing and smoking tobacco 8 cents a
pound. No change was made In the
tax on cigars, except thus:, weighing
under three pounds per 1000, on which
the tax was increased from 54 to 75
cents per 1000.
Tho rates on cigarettes were In
creased to $1.25 per 1000.
A prohibition against the use of
coupons or special gift pledges is in
corporated In the new law.
The provision granting, farmers the
free sale: of leaf tobacco places a re
striction on the retail dealer which re
quires him to record every sale amount
ing to two pounds or more to one per
son In one day.
A number of other Ironclad require
ments are Included In redraft of this
section adopted by the conference com
mittee, by which it was intended to pre
vent any fraud upon the internal rev
enues and at the same time give as
much of a local market as possible to
the tobacco grower.
— Corporations Will Pay
Foreign-built yachts are subjected to
an excise tax of $7 per gross ton, which
ls to be collected annually on the flrst
day of September.
In lieu of the excise tax, the owner
of a foreign-built yacht or pleasure
boat may pay a duty of 35 per cent
id valorem on his yacht. This will
entitle him to American registration.
This provision was adopted because
■ORIS question had been raised as to
the ability of the government *o col
lect Import duties.
Every corporation, joint stock com
pany or association organized for
profit, and every insurance company, is
required to pay annually an excise tax
of 1 per cent upon its entire net In
come over and above $5000. This feature
was put Into the bill to raise additional
revenues to apply on the treasury
deficit. It provides a form of publicity
which will enable the government to
exercise supervision over corporations.
It is estimated that from $20,000,000 to
$30,000,000 a year will be collected un
der this new taxation.
The secretary of the treasury is
authorized to Issue Panama canal bonds
to the amount of $290,569,000, which
sum, together with that already ex
pended, equals the estimated cost of
the Panama canal.
It Is not Intended the bonds shall be
used, except as needed to provide
money to carry on the Work of canal
construction. The bonds are to be pay
able fifty years from the date of Issue
and will bear interest not exceeding 3
per cent. When the bonds are sold
the secretary will restore to the work
ing balance the $50,000,000 paid original
ly for tho canal property and canal
zone.
Substitutes Dingley Drawback
The re-enacting of the provision au
thorizing the issuance of treasury cer
tificates for money borrowed to meet
public expenditures Increases the
amount of the authorization from $100,
--000,000 to $200,000,000.
A large number of other provisions
that are in force are included In the
conference bill, with a few changes in
phraseology In several cases.
The drawback provision of the Ding
ley law is incorporated in the con
ference bill in lieu of the drawback of
the house bill, which Intended to per
mit the substitution of domestic ma
terial In the manufactured article for
export to the same quantity of the Im
ported material, upon which a draw
back was obtainable, was used in the
manufacture of similar articles for
domestic consumption.
An additional provision was adopted
mailing users of domestic alcohol In
the manufacture of perfumery and
cosmetics to secure a drawback of In
ternal revenue tax to the amount of
alcohol used In an exported article.
Representative Payne made a state
ment comprising an. analysis of the
bill, showing both the increase and the
decrease, but this was preceded by a
general summary In which ho under
took to show the extent of revenue In
creases and decreases according to
schedules. According to this showing,
the total increases were on consump
tion value of Importations of $852,512,
--525, and the total decrease on consump
tion values amounting to $4,987,122,124
Payne Explains Motives
In this preliminary ' statement Mr.
Payne said he hail made an investiga
tion based on the census returns of
1905, showing the amount of domestic
consumption of articles upon which
duties have been raised, and also thi?
articles upon which duties have been
lowered by the bill as Anally reported.
This had been done because compari
sons have been made based upon the
amount of importations, he said.
"Duties," be said, "have been lowered
where they were too high under the
present law, sometimes prohibitive in
character, and for that reason the Im
portations were comparatively small.
On the other hand, they have been
raised in some instances where the
tariff was insufficient for protection,
and the importations were very great."
He then gave the following table
which shows the consumption value of
articles on which rates of duty have
been increased . and- decreased In all
cases where the amount of production
could be ascertained.
Articles. Decreased. Increased
Chemicals f433,0:19, 111,105,830
Earthenware .... 128,423,732
Metal,.... 1,248,200,169 11,432,255
Lumber 566.870,950 31,280,37-
Sugar 300,965,953
Asricul. products 483.430,637 4,380,043
Wine,, liquor,.., 462,001,856
Flax, hemp, Juts. 22,127.145 804,445
Cotton 41.622.024
Hllk 7,707,666 106,743,646
Paper pulp ...... 67,628,055 81,486,466
Sundries ........ 1,710,438,089 101,636,595
Totals 14.987,122,124 $852,612,525
Of the above increases, the following
are luxuries.' "
Chemicals, Including perfumeries.sll,los,B2o
Wine, and liquors 462,0111,856
■lilu 1116.712.6 I.i
Totals ..... $579,850,3
This leaves a balance of Increases
not luxuries of $272,662,203.
Mr. Payne gave assurance that "in
preparing this table the experts had
used all of the available Information
from the census pfflco .md other
sources." -„'■. '. ;
"Rut all of these," he said, "are not
sufficient to present the total consump-
LOS ANGELES HERALD: SATURDAY MORNING. JULY 31. 1909.
tlon of either class of articles. If the
total consumption were available, the
contrast between tho amount of goods
on which duties were lowered and those
Increased would be still more striking."
Taking up the schedules In their or
der he gave, first, the Increases, and
then the decreases. The figures In all
cases were comparisons with the Dlng
ley law. In Schedule A, relating to
chemicals, he gave the Increases as
follows; .
l-httifd anhydrous ammonia, from 25
per cent ail valorem to 5 cents per
pound.
Manufactures of collodeon, increased
5 per cent.
Cocoa leaves, Increased 5 cents per
pound.
Fancy soaps Increased from IB cents
per pound to 50 per cent ad valorem.
In the list of decreases the principal
Items follow; Boraclc acid, from 5 to
2 cents per pound; chromic acid and
lactic acid, from 3 to 2 cents per pound;
salicylic acid, from 10 to 7 cents per
pound; tannic acid, or tannin, from 50
to 35 cents per pound; sulphate of am
monia, from 3-10 cent per pound to free
list; borax, from 5 to 2 cents per pound;
borate of lime and other borate ma
terial, from 4 to 2 cents per pound;
chloroform, from 20 to 10 cents per
pound; copperas, from ]/i to 15-100 of
1 cent per pound; lodoform, from $1
to 75 cents per pound; licorice, from
4% to 2>/4 cents per pound; cottonseed
oil and croton oil, from the dutiable
to the free list: flaxseed, linseed and
poppy seed oil. from 20 to 15 cents per
gallon; peppermint oil, from 50 to 25
cents per gallon; ocher and ochery
earths, sienna and sienna earths and
umber and umber earths, If ground in
oil or water, from ltt to 1 cent per
pound; varnishes from 35 per cent to
25 per cent ad valorem; methylated and
spirit varnishes, from $1.32 per gallon
and 35 per cent ad valorem, to 35 cents
per gallon and 35 per cent ad valorem;
white lead, acetate of lead and a num
ber of other lead products, from % to
% of a cent ■ pound; bichromate and
chromate of potash, from 3 to 2tt cents
per pound; chlorate of potash, from 2tt
to 2 cents per pound; crystal carbon
ate of soda, from Ztt cents per pound
to 2 cents; hydrate of or caustic soda,
from % to % of 1 cent per pound;
nitrate of soda, from 2tt to 2 cents per
pound; sulphate of soda, or salt cake,
or miter cake, from $1.25 to $1 per ton.
Strychnia or strychnine, from 30 to
15 cents per ounce; sulphur, refined or
sublimated, or flower of, from $8 to $6
per ton.
In earthenware and glassware there
is but one increase, according to Mr.
Payne's figures. This is slight and is
made on the smaller sizes of plate
glass.
List of Decreases
The decreases Include:
Firebrick, glazed, enameled and so
forth, from 45 per cent to 35 per cent
ad valorem; brick, other than tire
brick, if glazed, from 45 per cent to 35
per cent ad valorem; plaster, rock or
gypsum, crude, from 50 to 30 cents per
ton—if ground or calcined, from $2.25
to $1.25; unpolished, cylinder, crown
and common window glass, smaller
glass and cheaper values, reduced one
eighth of 1 per cent per pound; onyx
in block, from $1.50 per cubic foot to
65 cents; marble, sawed or dressed,
over two Inches in thickness, from
$1.10 to $1 per cubic foot.
There Is a general reduction in mica
to 30 cents ad valorem. Structural steel,
fitted for use, falls in the basket clause
at 45 per cent ad valorem. There is
also an increase on razors and upon
nippers and pliers. Lithographic plates
are Increased from 25 to 50 per cent ad
valorem.
Chrome metal, ferroslllcon, tungsten
and other new metals used in the man
ufacture of steels are made dutiable
at not more than 15 per cent ad valo
rem Tungsten ore Is made dutiable at
10 per cent ad valorem. The duty on
watches was readjusted, remaining at
about the same as the Dlngley law. A
duty of 1 cent per pound was put on
zinc in the ore where it contains more
than 20 per cent of zinc. On zinc Wltn
less than 20 per cent there is a lower
rate of duty. Zinc now has a duty of
20 per cent. There was an added duty
of one-half of 1 per cent a pound on
plain bottle caps, and on decorated
bottle caps an increase of 45 to 55 per
cent.
Metal Schedules Changed
The reduction In the metal schedule
are more numerous. Heading the list
is iron ore, decreased from 40 to 15
cents per ton. Pig iron, Iron kentledge
and spiegelesln were lowered from $4
to $2.50 per ton. Scrap Iron and steel,
from $4 to $1 per ton. • Reductions were
made on bar Iron, round iron, slabs
and blooms, structural steel not fabri
cated, anchors, iron and steel forgings,
hoop, band or scroll iron or steel, steel
bands or strips.
The reduction on railway oars and
steel rails is from seven-twentieths or
1 cent per pound to seven-fortieths.
Iron or steel sheets were also reduced,
and the duty on charcoal iron Is made
$6 a ton instead of $12. Other reduc
tions in the metal schedule affect pol
ished sheets, rolled sheets of iron, steel,
copper or nickel; steel ingots, cogged
Ingots, blooms and slabs; round Iron
or steel wire; steel bars or rods, cold
rolled, cold drawn or cold hammered
or polished; anvils, axles, blacksmith
hammers and sledges, track tools,
wedges and crowbars, bolts, cast iron
pipes, cast hollow ware, chains, lap
welded or Jointed iron or steel boiler
tubes, cut nails and spikes, horseshoe
•nails, wire nails, spikes, nuts and
washers, cut tacks, steel plates en
graved, rivets, cross-cut saws, mill
saws, circular saws, pit and drag
saws, steel band saws and all other
saws; screws, wheels for railway pur
poses', aluminum, monazite sand and
thorite. • ' ■ «,'.*»»
Tin plate Is reduced from 1.5 to 1.2
per pound.
The minimum duty on table and
carving knives is made 40 per cent ad
valorem, instead of 25.
Lumber Rates Affected
Material reductions are made ln the
rates on flies, and the duty on cash
registers, jute manufacturing machin
ery, typesetting machines, machine
tools, printing presses, typewriters and
all -am engines are reduced to 30 per
cent a.l valorem from the existing rate
of 45 per cent.
Until January 1, 1012/ embroidery and
certain lace-making machines and ma
chines used for making linen ■cloth and
tar and oil spreading machines used
In the construction of roads are to be
admitted free.
In the lumber schedule the only in
creases were those on shingles, from
30 cents to 50 cents per 1000, and on
brlarwood and laurel wood for the us,,
of pipe makers from the free list to
15 per cent ad valorem.
The rate on sawed lumber was de
creased from $2 per 1000 to $1.25 per
1000.
There was also a diminution on tim
ber from 1 cent per cubic foot to half
a'cent, and on sawed boards of white
wood and kindred woods from $1 per
1000 to 50 cents.
The reduction In the differential rates
in favor of dressed lumber averaged
about one-third of the Dlngley rate.
Paving posts, railroad ties and tele
phone poles are reduced from 20 to 1.0
per cent ad valorem.'- Clapboards from
$1.50 per 1000 to $1.25. Laths from 25
cents to 20 cents per 1000, while fence
posts and kindling wood are placed on
the free list.
The only change in the sugar sched
■ "
ule consisted of a reduction of .05 cent
In the differential oh refined sugar.
In agricultural products broom corn
was taken from the free list and made
dutiable at $3 per ton. Hops are In
creased from 12 to 16 cents per pound.
California Products Protected
There are also Increases on lemons,
figs, almonds, pineapples and chicory
root.
The reduction in the agricultural
schedule covered bacon and hams from
5 cents to 4 cents per pound; lard
from 2 to l'/ 2 cents per pound; fresh
meats from 2 to 1% cents, and starch
from 1% to 1 cent per pound.
Tallow, wool grease, dextrin, peas,
sugar beets, cabbage and salt Were
also lowered.
The wine and liquor scheduale was
Increased to 15 per cent over the Dlng
ley rates.
The cotton schedule was recon
structed and readjusted to bring the
duties up to those collected during tho
flrst four years of the operation of the
Dingley law and the rates then col
lected under the law. Since that time
the rates have been lowered, in some
cases from 60 to 6 per cent by court
decision. These now rates, Mr. Payne
explained, are equivalent to an ad
dition, on the whole, of .'I per cent ad
valorem Increase over that collected
under the present law for last year.
Cotton hosiery valued at not more
than $1 per dozen pairs, is increased
from 50 to 70 cents per dozen pairs;
more than $1 and less than $1.50 per
dozen pairs, from 60 to 85 cents per
dozen pairs; more than $1.50 and not
more than $2, from 70 to 90 cents per
dozen pairs. The remaining rates on
Stockings are the same as under the
present law.
Hemp ls Increased from $20 to $22.50
per ton and hackle hemp from $40 to
$45 per ton.
. The cheaper laces remain as in the
present law, but there is an Increase
from 60 to 70 per cent on some of the,
higher priced laces.
In this schedule, single coarse yarns
are reduced from 7 to 6 cents per pound
and gill nettings from 25 to 20 per cent
ad valorem.
No Change in Wool
There was a general reduction in car
pets and mats.
A reduction from 20 to 15 cents Is
made In hydraulic hose.
Oil cloth, Including linoleum, was re
duced about one-third.
There was practically no change in
the wool schedule, but there was a
readjustment between tops and yarns,
and small decrease on cloths with a
cotton warp.
Mechanically ground wood pulp was
exempted from duty and placed on
the free list With a provision for a
countervailing duty against Canada.
The lower grade of print paper was
reduced from $6 to $3.75 per ton, an.l
the higher grade from $8 to $3.75. There
Is an Increase on surface coated paper
and lithographic print, including post
cards and cigar labels.
Bituminous coal goes down from 6i
to 45 cents per ton, and there are re
ductions on gunpowder, matches and
cartridges.
Agricultural Implements are cut from
20 to 15 per cent ad valorem.
Hides were placed on the free list,
while the rate on band and sole leather
ls reduced from 20 per cent to 5 per
cent ad valorem; on dressed leather
from 20 per cent to 10 per cent; boots
and shoes from 25 to 10 per cent.
Fireworks are increased from 20 per
cent ad valorem to 12 cents per pound.
Wearing apparel, made of fur, from
35 to 50 per cent, end the higher class
Jewelry from 60 per cent to 85 per
cent ad valorem.
Pencil lead is given specific rates In
stead of ad valorem rates, with a
slight Increase.
For the first time moving picture
films are named specifically In a tariff
law. . ..
The bill gives the films a protective
rate of 11-2 cents per foot.
Petroleum, crude and refined. Includ
ing kerosene, gasoline, naphtha, ben
zine and similar petroleum products
are made free of duty and left even
without a countervailing duty.
The Dingley rates on women's and
children's gloves are allowed to stand.
The only change is a reduction on
"Schmaschen'' gloves not over 14 inches
in length, on which the rate is made
$1.25 a dozen pairs, instead of $1.75.
Binding twine is retained on th. 1 free
list. Cotton ties remain dutiable at
three-tenths of a cent per pound and
cotton bagging at six-tenths of a
cent per square yard. On quebracho,
the tanning extract, for a stiff duty on
which Senator Daniel made such a
strenuous fight, the house rate of
1 3-4 cents per pound Is retained.
PRESENTING BILL AFTER
STRENUOUS WORK, PAYNE
OFFERS ANALYSIS ALSO
WASHINGTON. July 30.—Represent
ative Payne, head of the bouse confer
ence on the tariff bill, which bears his
name, rose in the house today to pre
sent the report of the conference com
mittee of the two houses on the bill;
the measure had been In conference
for Just three weeks.
Proceeding on the theory that the
bill marks a general downward tend
ency from the present rates of duty,
Mr. Payne presented, but did not read,
an exhaustive analysis of its provi
sions. This statement, he said, had
been prepared by himself, and he asked
to have it printed as an official docu
ment. There was objection, however,
from the Democratic side, and the
printing was prevented for the time.
In this statement Mr. Payne undertook
to show that there had been a marked
decrease In the rates on the necessaries
of life, while admitting that there had
been an Increase on luxuries.
Probably the most marked reductions
as a result of the action of the two
houses and of the conference commit
tee are found in the metal schedule.
Beginning with a decrease In the
rates on Iron ore from 20 to 15 cents
per ton, there is a general reduction
throughout that portion of the bill, pig
Iron going down from $4 to $2.50 per
ton. and scrap iron from $4 to $1.
The reduction on maty of the Items
in the metal schedule amounts to about
50 per cent, and this reduction Includes
steel rails.
There Is an Increase on structural
steel ready for use, and also a slight
Increase on razors, nippers and pliers.
and on such new metals as tungsten.
Hosiery Goes Up
All rough lumber goes down from '..2
to $1.25 per 1000 feet, with a correspond
ing reduction In the differential on
dressed lumber.
Wool underwent no change of conse
quence, but the entire cotton schedule
was reconstructed and the phraseology
greatly changed in tho' hope of prevent
ing reductions by the courts, such as
have characterized the administration
of the Dlngley law during the latter
years.
In many instances the Dlngley rates
were cut by these decisions, in some
Instances from 60 to 6 per cent ad
valorem.
It is estimated the rates fixed by the
bill are about 3 per cent higher on an
average than collected on cotton last
year.
The rates on cotton hosiery are gen
erally Increased.
in the naiiier of gloves the high pro
tectionists fall to score. They sought,
through an Increase made by the house.
to raise the duty materially above the
Dingley figures, but were antagonized
by the senate, and the senate won, the
only change made In the entire sched
ule being one slight reduction.
The silk schedule was reconstructed,
with a view of imposing specific rather
than ad valorem duties, with the result
that the average duty will be some
what higher under the nev/ law.
Oil cloths and linoleum are heavily
cut, but otherwise the, changes In the
'flax, hemp and Jute provision were not
material.
A slight increased duty is provided
for hemp, both crude and hackled, and
also on certain high-grade laces.
Wood Pulp Reduced
On linen yarns and mattings there
is a reduction.
Sugar and tobacco duties remain sub
stantially as they are under the Dlng
ley law. The free Importation of con
siderable quantities of both of these
articles from the Philippines is per
mitted, and a material change was
made in the internal revenue law by
an amendment taking the tax off of
the sale of tobacco ln the hand.
There Is a uniform Increase on
spirits, wines and liquors of 15 per
cent.
In the agricultural schedule hops are
increased from 12 cents to 16 cents a
pound, and there ls also an Increase
on lemons, figs, almonds and pine
apples.
The publishers win their fight for
lower wood pulp and print paper, the
rate on the ordinary news print paper
being fixed at $3.75 a ton, instead of
$6, as under the Dingley law, and on
the higher grades of print paper at
$3.75 Instead of $*
Mechanically ground wood pulp is to
come in free of duty instead of paying
1-12 of 1 cent a pound as under the
Dingley law, but provision is made for
a countervailing duty in case it be
comes necessary to protect this coun
try against Canada's inhibitions upon
the exportation of woods to the
United States.
Hides come in free, and there Is a
corresponding reduction on leather and
leather goods. The house rates are
practically retained on sole leather,
leather for uppers, boots and shoes and
harness, but the free hides provision is
based on the condition that on and
after October 1, 1909, sole leather from
the hides that are to be admitted free
will pay a duty of 5 per cent ad
valorem; grain, buff and split leather
7% per cent; boots and shoes, the
upper leather of which Is made from
such bides, 10 per cent, and harness
and saddlery, 20 per cent. This will
bring a reduction of 15 per cent on
boots and shoes, 20 per cent on har
ness and saddlery, 15 per cent on sole
leather and 12% per cent on leather
for uppers, If made from the hides
that are put on the free list by the
provision.
Art Works Come Free
Bituminous coal Is reduced from 67
cents a ton to 45 cents, and there is
also a reduction on gunpowder,
matches and cartridges.
Agricultural Implements go off from
20 per cent ad valorem to 15 per cent,
and the older works of art are placed
upon the free list.
Petroleum slips through without any
duty, and most of its products come
in under the same terms.
. The administrative features of the
bill wero much changed ln confer
ence. The commission of experts pro
vided by the senate was retained In
name, but its duties are restricted to
Investigating discriminations against
the United States by other countries
for the benefit of the president in ad
ministering the maximum and mini
mum rate provision, and of govern
ment officers in administering the cus
toms laws.
The senate's maximum and mini
mum provision was retained in the
What Do the Want Ads Mean to You?
Look through the Want pages of this paper and note
carefully the various ads. You will read of people who
wish to buy, sell, or exchange, of those who are looking
for opportunities, for positions, for investments and every
thing else that is possible to want for. Surely these
want ads mean something to you, not that every ad
should appeal to you, but because you can do what these
people are doing. Sooner or later the occasion will present
itself. When it does, don't say it is impossible, simply
state your wants in
Herald Want Ads
as thousands are doing. The results will surprise and please you. When you
try you'll see. But don't wait until you must use Herald Want Ads. Remem
ber to read them every day—by so doing you will learn many things of inter
est. After you become acquainted with Herald Want Ads you will never
neglect them even for a single day.
main. It provides an Increased duty
amounting to 25 per cent ad valorem [
on goods brought Into the United
States from countries discriminating
against this country.
The drawback provision of the Ding
ley law was restored with a slight
addition controlling the use. of alcohol
in articles for export.
The customs court was retained and
its headquarters fixed in Washing
ton. . ,
The principal difficulty in the way of
a clearly detailed comparison between
the present so-called Dlngley law ami
the new bill lies In the fact that In
most of the more Important and
sharply contested provisions and
schedules, a radical rearrangement of
classification and a shifting from
specific to ad valorem duties, leave few
common terms for comparison.
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GIRL'S BODY FOUND IN
SLOUGH, NOT ON BEACH
,
Father of Young Woman Who Was
Drowned Believes She Was Mis
treated by Her Escort
TACOMA, Wash., July 30.—A new
phase of the drowning of Margaret
Cuvereau while rowing with John
Flynn last Sunday developed today, j
when the father of the girl declared the
body was found on the banks of a
slough and not on the beach of the
bay as heretofore reported. The
slough ls narrow and shallow.
The girl's tattered undergarments
have been placed in the-, safe of the
prosecuting attorney. The mother
says when her daughter put on these
garments Sunday morning they were
not torn or ragged.
Flynn admits he might have torn
them when he loosened the girl's cloth
ing after she drowned, but he denies
he attacked her or mistreated her in
any way and sticks to his story that
he swam ashore with her when their
boat capsized.
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SECRETARY OF INTERIOR
RETURNS TO HIS HOME
Ballinger Refuses to Discuss Plans.
Denies Rumored Appointment of
Seattle Engineer
SEATTLE, July 30.— Secretary of the
Interior Richard A. Ballinger. who has
just returned home after an Inspec
tion tour of government projects in
Oregon and Idaho, declined today to
discuss these projects.
He denied the rumor widely circu
lated that ho had offered the post of
director of reclamation service to City
Engineer Reginald H. Thomson of Se
attle. Secretary Ballinger will leave
for Portland Sunday night to confer
with officials of the reclamation serv
ice.
A trip to.Yakima county will be made
by the secretary within the next ten
days. He will visit the Sunnysldo
project, accompanied by F. H. Newel',
director of the reclamation service.
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I Prisoner Is Not Man Wanted |
DENVER, July 30.—Roy L. Griswold
Is not the man wanted for the murder
of Peter Waeltz at Belleville, 111., last
November. Sheriff Charles Cashel of
St. Clair county, Illinois, arrived at
Georgetown, where Griswold has been
under arrest for the last throe days,
and after seeing and talking with Gris
wold for a minute declared positively
that he was not Sidney Baker, the
young photographer who is believed to
have robbed Waeltz and then threw
him out of a third story window to his
death. Griswold was released.
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS
OFFICIAL TOO LENIENT — The
Georgia senate yesterday voted to re
move from office Chairman of the State
Railroad Commission S. <;. McLendon.
McLendon had been suspended by
former Governor Smith on charges of
being too lenient with tlie railroads.
TRADES UNION DISSOLVED—The
French court has ordered the dissolu
tion of the trades union which the
postal telegraph and telephone employes
formed during the strike In Paris last
May, holding with the law of 1884 as
its authority that workmen's unions do
not apply to state employes.
ROOSEVELT HONORED—The Uni
versity of Lelpslc, Germany, which Is
celebrating the fifth centenary of Its
foundation, Friday conferred tie de
gree of L.L.D., on Theodore Roosevelt.
Among others to receive degrees were
King Frederick of Saxony and Count
Ferdinand Zeppelin, aeronaut,
FAVORITE HORSE STOLEN—
tle Allerton, entered Thursday In the
Centllver pace, was stolen from her
stall at the fair grounds of Fort Wayne,
Ind., during the night, while Swipe
Tom Covault slept undisturbed near
by. No trace of her can be found. she
belongs to Wes Stout of Indianapolis
and was the favorite in the betting.
CONFESSED SLAYER CAPTURED
—Lewis Cundriff, self-confessed mur
derer of Frank McLain, a freighter,
was captured by a posse late Thursday
night ten miles east of Wisdom, Mont.,
where the crime was committed. Joe
Cundriff, the slayer's brother, over
whom the men quarreled, has also been
arrested, The men were taken to Dil
lon yesterday and lodged In the county
Jail.
RETURN TO WORK— Japanese
laborers of the Walpahu plantation, on
the Island of Oahu, Hawaii, who were
working on a profit sharing basis when
the strike was declared, returned to
work Friday. The plantation at Wal
pahu is where the strike had its origin.
Other strikers are scattering and the
leaders of the movement are gradually
losing control of the discontented la
borers.
MISSIONARY MISSING— Rev.
James -Burks, a Presbyterian fold mis
sionary, was robbed and murdered in
the vicinity of Howe, Ark., is believed
by his friends. Thursday Mr. Burks
went to his apartment at the hotel at
Howe to prepare for a trip to Mena,
Ark. When he did not reappear In a
reasonable time an attache of tha
hotel went to the room, found a par
tially arranged trunk, but Mr. Burks
had disappeared.
GONE TO FRANCE—There is no
confirmation of the report that Queen
Victoria of Spain and the Queen Mother
Christina have left San Sebastian for
Bayonne, France, but there would be
no surprise, according' to Paris dis
patches, if such a trip had been taken,
as the members of the royal family aro
constantly making automobile trips I
from San Sebastian to the nearby
points in Spain and France, including
Bayonne, Biarritz and Pau.
TO REORGANIZE SMELTER—PIans
are being outlined for the reorganiza
tion of the Idaho Smelting and Refin
ing company. If they work out, all
warring factions will be included in
the deal and the plant .at Ponderay,
Idaho, will again be in operation. It is
believed that Greenough brothers, J.
Herbert Anderson and the prominent
men in the Fidelity National bank of
Spokane will co-operate in the new
organization. This would mean a set
tlement of the sensational Greenough-
Anderson fights in the United States
courts and the state courts of Wash
ington and Idaho.
"GRIPS ARE ABOLISHED—At the
convention of the Western Federation
of Miners Friday in Denver it was
decided to do away with the ritual,
thus abolishing all use of grips, signs
and passwords for entrance to locals.
Membership cards will now grant ad
i mission. The date of the annual con-
I vention was changed from the second
I Monday In August to the third Mon
, day In August. The dates of the semi
annual election of officers in the locals
were changed from March and Sep
tember to January and July, and tho
date for the ending of the fiscal year
was changed from March 31 to June 30.
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