The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-13

stltutt for butter, known as oleoi1arga;
promise the people that they would tax
tho stuff out OF existence. and that was
one of the few promises that was kept
An internal revenue tax Of 10 cents per
pound was. levied on oleomnrgarine, the re-
suit or which was 10 almost drive the
product out Of the market. But now
there has come n change; the government
has been spending more money than II
ought to have spent perhaps. The Presi-
dent declared IN his letter Of acceptance
speeches and also In his message to Con-
gress day before yesterday that the gov
eminent does not propose to cut down
ITS expenses. The natural consequence is
that the government must adopt means
land measures to increase It's revenue.
Congressman Boutel Of Chicago. who
represents district In which olcomargn-
rine makers and other fake manufacturers
greatly abound, sees an opportunity here
to serve his constituency and he pro-
poses at once to offer a bill in Congress
to reduce tho tax OH oleomargnrine from
10 cents to cents per pound. AS before
stated, the 10 cents rate has virtually
stopped the 50 ID Of oleomargarine and fhas3
ment once; received from that source to
the extent Of over s. 100000 n year. Mr..
Boutegl, recognizing that the treasury
now needs this money, and that the biz
beef concerns in and about his district
wish to get back the profitable business
which was taken away from them when
Tic buttcr-mal1ers OF the country sue
}cceded IN inducing Congress to enact the.
sprohibitory tax above mentioned, secs
his opportunity and proposes to take
prompt advantage fit. 4 lie will proba-
bly, have very little trouble in getting
his bill passed, inasmuch as it will be a.
fine revenue producer and ere long the
will again be flooded with oleo-
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Z Why should Mr.. Carnegie kick SO much
about this Chadwick business? II he,
didn't sign the papers he won't have to
pay anything and II he did the payments
to follow will only aid him in ibis lauda-
BILE effort to die somewhere In the neigh
borlood Of poorhouse.
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Winter comes early this year land the
poor were not prepared for the December
blizzard Those who have enough and to
spare should remember the needy, who
are suffering for food, clothing and fuel.
Contributions to the organized, charities
are now in order.
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4 Lawson seems to be determined that i
some folks who trade III stocks shall not
have a merry Christmas. But is Lawson
really responsible for. the slump? The
affirmative opinion is by no means unanl-
nous among the experts OF Richmond.
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There is no dungerSof the Plat bill ever
passing the Senate. The South has some
folks up there who can talk it to death
Didn't the great senator from Alabama
talk several months on a much less inl-
portant subject? r., rs
with Nan Patterson goo-goong the
members Of the jury and the Chadwick
woman victlmizing the great bankers OF
tho country, a school Of hypnotism ought
to come in for pretty big dividends on
the necessary capital stock
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her bad conduct in November last by
having tho Legislature amend and rear
range her divorce laws so that indians
apolls may not be as bad as sioux city
or Chicago. u IL,
y George AIDE is telling his friends that
for more than a week he has been drink
Ing nothing but water. Why not add a
little sugar and lemon, Ade?3
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Oklahoma is an applicant for statehood.
II Oklahoma went Republican in the last
election sho will probably have no trouble
In getting what she wants al
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II the Japs keep on batterIng up tho old
town they will not find any Christmas
dinner on hand even if they got into
Port Arthur by tho 18th ss5
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King Peter has no cabinet, tbut he has
q little private drawer in which he can
always find tho sugar, the lemon and all
the other ingredients. t3s 4,
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We seriously object to the effort Of Sen
ator Plat and those other allows to
rob crumpacker Of the only notoriety9 he
has ever enjoyed
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When the roll call al the pie counter
begins the rural free delivery contingent
Will be right there clamorlng for another
raise
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Talk about your auandaries; NYhat.nhout
the Christmas shopper with q long mems