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Cbe Colville Examiner OFFICIAL NEWS OF CITY AND COUNTY I A Weekly Journal of Democracy Issue Numbei 499 y~^ f^p^^sis^j " t What to give—that's the question. Our store contains hundreds of gifts, especially suitable for graduation gifts. Watches, bracelet watches, chains, charms, necklaces, brooches, stickpins, cuff buttons and rings. We can help you select a gift that will alwayß be prized as a remembrance of the occasion. Call and see. " IF ITS FROM RICH'S ITS RIGHT* Hotel Colville Building Don't Worry Summer is coining. And when it comes you will need that Electric Range. Why not buy it new and have it all ready for the hot days?- We offer special low rates for ranges. Call and ask us about them. Stevens County Power & Light Co. ELECTRIC LIGHTS BATHS SAMPLE ROOM STEAM HEAT FREE BUS Hotel Colville The Largest and Best Equipped Hotel in Stevens County P. B. DINGLE, Proprietor First-class dining room in connection, under supervision of Mrs. Dingle. Frank Ko&ka Merchant Tailor Colvllle, Waahington COLVILLE ABSTRACT CO. Abstracts of title to Stevens county lands, mines and water rights ! Use Better Flour 1 | We have placed in operation a new machine k S for the manufacture of g ITopNoch Pancake Flour 1 For sale at all local stores ffi Our 1 TopNoch I FLOUR I Guarantees satisfaction or your money gj g refunded. - | I TopNoch Flour Mills I | ColviUe jffi Colville, Stevens County, Washington, Saturday, May 19, 1917 High daM tailoring for men and women Dry cleaning, pressing, repairing, altering THK TARIFF COMMISSION ( Hy K. C. Ivkliarilson, former deputy county clerk, now v leoretary of the tariff oommlMlOB.) "JH 1 m \^*A ml The readers of the Examiner may he interested in hearing a little more about the work ami purposes of the newly organised tariff commission than they can learn from casual newspaper articles, it is very Interesting to me to be on the ground at the organiza tion of v big commission like this, and I would he Kind if l could be of some service Iti conveying some idea of the scope of the work, duties, powers and limitations of this much praised and criticised body. To begin with the act or eat Ing the commission, approved Beptember 8, 1916, it provides that the commission shall l.c composed of six members, ap pointed by thi! president by and with the advice and consent of the senate, not more than three of whom shall be member* of the same political party. The first member! appointed are to continue in office for terms of two, four, six. eiKht, ten, and twelve years, respectively, the term of each being designated by the president, their suc cessors to % be appointed for termi of twelve .\ears. The president is to designate annually the chairman and vice chairman of the I unlißlon. The salary of the commissioner;, is fixed at 17,500 per annum, ami with the excep tion of the secretary, special experts, and a clerk to each commissioner, all employees are required to be appointed from the registers of the civil service commission in th same manner as other employees of the government Professor F. W. TauSllg, the famous writer and economist of Harvard Uni versity, was designated by the presi dent to werve as chairman for the first year, and lianlel O. Roper, formerly first assistant postmaster general, was appointed vice chairman. The ottlor munbtn of the commission are: David J. L,owls, former representative from Maryland: William Kent, former rep resentative from California; William S. Cnll>ertson, writer, lawyer and econ omist, formerly special counsel for the Federal Trade Commission, and ffldward P. Costlgan, lawyer, of Denver. In spite of the anticipated and In evitable criticism of the personnel of the commission, it is a recognzed fact that it is an exceptionally strong body, and my own opiiion. take it fur what it is worth, is that every man on it Is well qualified for membership on the commission, and that they are going to do a great work and be an Import ant factor in the readjustments thai must take place when our < imerolal treaties and relations with other coun tries, tariff relations, economic al liances, and problems of taxation, In dustry and commerce come under con sideration at the end of the war. Other powers and duties conferred and imposed upon the commission, briefly stated, are that il shall Inves tigate the administration and fiscal and industrial effects of the customs laws of this country now In force or which may tie hereafter enacted, the relations between the rates of duty on raw ma terials and finished or partly finished .products, the effects of ad valorem and speeitlc duties and of compound speci fic and ail valorem duties, all questions relative to ,fhe arrangement of sched ules ami classification of articles in the several schedules of the customs law, and, in general, to investigate the oper relation to the federal revenues, their erlutian to the federal revenues, their effect upon the Industries and labor of the country, anil to submit reports of its Investigations as hereafter provided, to quote from the act Itself: "Section 703. That the commission shall put at the disposal of the presi dent of the United^ States, the commit tee on ways and meuns of the house of representatives, ami the committee on finance of the senate, Whenever re quested, all Information at Its command, and shall make such investigations and reports as may lie requested by the president or by either of said commit tees or by either branch of the con gress, and shall report to congress on the (list Monday of December of each year hereafter a Statement of the methods adopted nnd nil expenses In curred, and a summary of all reports made during the year." The commiHSion In specifically em powered and directed to Invcstlpute the tariff relations between the United .States and foreign countries, commer cial treaties, preferential provisions, economic alliances, the effect of ex port Iniiintii's niul preferential trans portation rates, the volume of Impor tations compared with domestic pro duction and Consumption, and condi tions^ causes, and effects relating to competition of foreign industries with those of the United States, Including dumping and cost of production. Among the Inquisitorial powm of the commission are t lie Hs;ht to copy any document, paper, or record, .pertin ent to the subject matter under investl- Ration, In the possession of any person, Arm, or corporation whatsoever en gaged In the production, Importation Our Advertising Columns Are the Merchant's Show Windows or ilistriliutlon of any article under Investigation, the power to summon wltm ssis, t;ikc testimony, require the production of books and papers relat ing I■■ any matter under conalderatiOßi the power to take teHtlmony by depo sition, etc. The commission is given full power to enforce these investign tory power! In the same manner as othci department! of the government. It was contemplated In the act creat ing the commission, and It Is the earn est Hi sire of the commission, that It act in conjunction and cooperation with the treasury department, the depart ment of commerce, the Federal Trade Commission, and other departments and organizations of the government, and that the latter shall cooperate ful ly with the commission for the pur poses of aiding and assisting In Its worli. Provision is made for the fur nlshiiii; to the commsslon by any de« partnunt, on Its request, all records, papers, and Information In their pos session relating to any of the subjects of Investigation by the commission, and for the detailing of officials and expeiis from other departments to the Commission when necessary in the course of an Investigation, A provision In the act that Is liable to he oi Importance Is the one MB powering the commission to Investi gate the famous Paris Kconomy Pact and similar organisations and arrange ment^ in Europe. The Paris Economy Pact, as you know, is the formal agree mem entered Into by the allies on June 17, KMG, contemplating measures not only for the war but measures affecting coinni'Ti lal relations in the transitory and permanent periods following the war. From the foregoing It may seem that the powers of this new commission are somewhat limited. It has no power to lix tariff rates. That prerogative la not likely ever to be taken out of the hands of legislators, Neither has it the power to recommend rates. In- surmountable political and economic difficulties arise when It comes to con ferring upon a commission of this kind poi era that have been delegated to "lit jealously guarded for so long by the representatives of the people. Tariff making Is fundamentally a ques lion of theory rather than a question of statistics, anil as long as this funda mental difference of opinion an to the principle ami theory Upon which tariff rates should be based exists no com mission can undertake this work. Su the powers of the commission are eonflneii to the Investigation of tariff, commercial and industrial subjects, and to the reporting of Its findings to i "tigress. Its powers of Investigation ■ne very extensive, as I have shown. Its primary duty is to collect sclen- Mllcally tariff Information, to the nnd that, when a revision of the tariff is imminent or necessary, congress may he supplied with absolutely accurate ligiires and statistics and unprejudiced information. One or the chief objects of establishing the commission was to furnish to congress a permanent gov i inment organisation which would at ill times lie a continuous souroe of in formation upon every Item and sched ule in the tariff—a source where Indi vidually members of congress could '■•me for Information upon any tariff iteinJn which they were interested or upon which congress could officially dra* for sclentiflclally compiled and .irranged Information upon the tariff subject which they might have under consideration. a great service can, am! I believe will, be rendered the country along this line by the new ■■mmlsslon. It Is not contended that the commis sion will, nor is it intended that It shall attempt to take the tariff out of polities. That is a proposition which >uly time and experience will deter mine, hut it can assist congress In i Using tariff making to a higher level, nnd, by throwing a flood of light upon the whole tariff question, lay a founda ii"ii upon which may lie erected a broad, statesmanlike, national tariff |M,licy. It cannot tako the tariff out of politics, but It may be able to tako suine of the meaner phases of politics out of the tariff. The privilege of getting a permit to ship intoxicating beverages Into the state of Washington will end June fi, 1917. Those who are buying permits now are getting their lait ones, as June 6 will arrive before other ship ments can be made. "Do you sell any permits to women?" County Auditor Karle T. Oaten was :i.~ked Monday. "0 yes," he replied, "we sell permits to women nearly every day." You Can Trade the Article You Don't Need For Something You Do by Adver tising $1 Year in Advance; 5c Copy ■mm.km op too Mien concur- TIIATIOX In nearly every family In Colville there are two or more young folks. Some of them will be able to get a good education—somo a fairly good education—some little more than a smattering of knowledge. With the present bis stream of busi ness going to mail order bouses, Col ville can absorb the labor of only a limited number of these young folks. The rest will have to move to the cities where our business Is now go ing through our sad, short-sighted practice of patronizing mall order houses. How they will fare, wo need only refer to statistics. Only one In fifty will advance above the most lowly station. Only one in a thousand will win X fairly good place. Only one In fifty thousand will win a place of prominence. Tlie vast majority will eke out a mere existence; their life will be the tenement life. Those rare few who fare better will still be compelled to live In a "two by four" flat, for In the largo city every foot of ground is valuable; there is no place for a garden plot—a few trees, Or a place for a lawn swing: or other ■etnMuxurlei. We, who patronize the mnll order houses, should be condemned for con signing our young people to such a life. If we get these false notions out of our heads that we are affecting econo mies by patronizing mall order houses —awake to the true conditions— spend our dollars In Colvllle we'll create busi ness enough to provide employment for the younger folk when their time comes to commence work. Business 1111101117 all lines In ColvlllS will improve—grow greater and greater. Practically every line of business will expand—more help will be needed. New business opportunities will open up. A prosperous town attracts folks— attracts business. We can make Colvlllo one of the most prosperous towns In the country. We can make It a wonderfully live, hustling, growing business center. The initial move Is f> stop now— stop short the patronage, of the mall order house. Boy everything in tho home town. As patronage Increases, our good stores will become better stores. .Stores which arc just getting by or getting started will become good stores. Mall order houses have greatly di versified lines because our heavy pa tronage enables them to carry such stocks. Equally heavy patronage by us will enable merchantii to Increase the. di versity of stocks. If we are to do the most good for ourselves, for our young folks, the things for us—every last one of us to do is spend our money In the home town. A total of neatly one-hnlf million dollars has just reverted to thu state treasury from the departments under the state board of control. This re version is of unused appropriations for the past biennlum, over one-half of the reversion being saved from the main tenance fund. The total appropria tions during the last biennlum for the state institutions amounted to $8,847, --IM.D.K and the total expenditures were I8,8(B,SS8.OS, leaving a balance unused which amounts to $IKl.7!<l.!i:s. During the four years of the present adminis tration, the board of control has turned hack to the state the sum of 11,176,780. .The United States geographic board has declined to change the name of Mt. Kanler. For years an agitation lias emanated from Taooma to have the name changed to Mt. Tacoma—but nothing doing according to the board. Congress Is the only power which has the right to make a change In the name, the mountain being on government land. Spokane men will put a line of steamers on the upper Columbia river to run from the Oreut Northern rail road point of Urewster, or" possibly Patcros, to the heail of navigation at (Intntl rapids, about five miles below Kettle Falls. The first steamer already is building. For this purpose, C. H. Miller, A. H. Davidson and W. H. Qat ward, all experienced steamboat men, now living in Spokane, have organized the Miller Navigation Company. It has an authorized capitalization of 160,000. "Our flr«t seamer In under construc tion at Kelxo, Washington, on the Co lumbia," said Mr. Davidson today. "It will have a. carrying capacity of 200 tons, will draw about 20 inches empty and four and a half feet loaded. It will be ready for service between July 15 and August 1. It Is the pur pose to furnish transportation for the entire upper Columbia river section. The lower terminus will t#e at Brcw ster, which is the northern terminus of the Great Northern railroad, unless It Is found desirable to run down to Pateroa for better wharf facilities. The distance from I'ateros to Cirand Ilajiids Ih about IXO miles. We expect to make two round trips a week If the traffic is sufficient, and to make a short run to the Keller district, between the other runs." Captain C. H. Miller will be president of the new corporation, and Mr. Davidson secretary and chief engineer, SPRAINS AND STRAINS HKI.IKVKII Sloans Liniment quickly takes t lie pain out of strains, sprains, bruises and all muscle soreness. A clean, clear liquid easily applied, It quickly pene trates without rubbing. Sloan's J.inl ment does not stain the skin or clog the pores like mussy plasters or oint ments. For chronic rheumatic aches and pains, neuralgia, gout and lum bago have this well-known remedy handy. For the pains of grippe and following strenuous work. It gives quick relief. At all drusrliu, 25c— Adr. An Exponent for Stevens County •k FRANK B.GOETTER (^■oH^T^J|2Jfe AND CHEMIST \ thb V^ WS UUWNO '^'^^•^ •* WABB CAMILLA BENSON Dr. of Suggestive Therapeutics DRUGLESS PHYSICIAN Chiropractic and Mechano-Therapy methods employed. Chronic and Nervous diseases a specialty Office In Lane Building. Colvllle. Wuli Stomach Trouble Female DtneixM Constipation Appendiclth Liver Trouble Jndirentlon Lumbago Spinal Diseases Rheumatism Infantile Paralysis Kidney Diseases Paralysis Insomnia LaOrlppa. Asthma Ntrvous trouble and k Indred allmpnts arr success fully treated. No charire for consultation. Come and talk over your case, and learn whether you can be helped. Always pleased to explain the drugless methods. COLVILLE LAND CO SELLS LAND Will buy or sell for you, with satisfac tion guaranteed. Ask us. We furnish all information on lands. References— Our past customers or any Colville bank. COLVILLE LAND CO. O. N. Bell L. M. McFarland COLVILLE. WASH. Carpenter Work ■ Must be satisfactory, or your money is largely wasted. Perfect work will always look nice, but poor work always brings trouble and expense. W. C. KOPPE* Contractor and Builder Colville Will not only insure you good work, but will advise with you, furnish plans and estimates, and take pride in giving sat isfactory service. See him or phone 683. HOTEL TOURAINE Solicits your patronage while in Spokane. EUROPEAN PLAN Rates 60 cents and up. Reasonable rates by week or month. 4 block from post office, near new Monroe Street bridge. Full view down Riverside Avenue from Lobby. Win. Snow, Prop. R. H. Snow, Mgr. Spokane, Washington FURNITURE New and second-hand, for every room in your house. Don't waste any time wonder ing where you can make the best buy. Sewing machine and phonograph re pairing and repairs. Colville Furniture Exchange and Phonograph Store Will wash your car for $1 Will store your car for $2.50 a month Will grind your cast plow shears, gum your saws and repair your stoves, in fact will repair almost anything A. CARRIKER N. Main in old skating rink. Phone 183 Your Writing Paper Costs Less When you use the I-P ring book for school or any note book work. Covers cost 35c and 40c, and will last a lifetime, and every time you want a new book you simply buy new sheets and put into the ring covers. 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