The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1905-08-18
ship SUBSIDY QUESTION.
The Chinese Boycott Said to
be Spreading.
FRAUD ORDER BUSINESS
Being Investigated Great Week
in Patent Office.
WEEKLY LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.

WEEKLY LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
This government has been in re-
ceipt Of some reports that will bear
strongly on the question OF ship sub
sidies as soon as the matter is brought
before Congress which it probably
will be at the coming regular session.
The government has had several
agents in South America looking In
to the question Of foreign trade in
connection with the proposal to sub
sidize fast steamers between this
country and South America. While
1t Is the wish Of the Administrator
to do everything that can be properly
done toward fostering foreign trade.
the reports SO far received, especially
those Of Mr.. Lincoln Hutchinson,
who is one OF the commissioners, are
distinctly against the proposal. Mr.
Hutchinson states so far as he has
been able to learn, the South Aineri-
can merchants care more about hav-
ing American manufactures put up
the sort Of goods they want and give
them long credits as is done botn
from England and the continent,
than they do about having the goods
sent them on fast steamers.
J Although the grand jury has been
10 recess for some days, there have
been numerous consultations Of the
officials engaged on the Agricultural
Department. Investigation. 1t looks
altogether as though the public had
gone investigation mad over the
Irregularities that were turned up IN
the Bureau OF Crop Statistics aud
that good many Of the investiga-
tions ttat have been act on foot
following those disclosures will turn
out to have been entirely unwarrant-
ed.
The question of Chinese boycott
Of American goods has not simmered
down SO quietly. 1t has been charged
repeatedly in Washington that WI
Ting Fang, the late minister Of
China to the United States, had in
stigated the boycott and that the
board OF foreign concessions over
which he was placed on his return to
China has been doing all 10 its power
TO hamper American development 10
China. This statement has of course
been denied by the Chinese govern
ment, but the latest advices to the
State Department indicate that the
boycott is spreading and there. will
nave to he drastic measures taken to
check it ii it is checked at all.
The PostofIice has been decidedly
busy lately with the fraud order busi-
hcSo. AuiS 10 mC"ouic, 90 - Scuci'
ally known, TO prohibit the use os the
mails to anyone guilty Of conducting
a fraudulent business. 1t is SUBJ
ject often difficult to handle in print
AS the fraudulent operators try to
choose name as nearly as possible
like that OF some reputable firm IN
business aud a reference to the mat
ter at all generally brings out pro-
test from the innocent party. It
appears now however that one Henry
De Lacy had been operating a mail
business under the title Of "The
United States Investment and Broker
age Company Of Omaha. The con-
cern offered to loan money up to
$40, 900, 900 on reasonably good securi.
ty. The source OF profit was that the
company demanded an advance Of one
percent from anyone seeking q loan
in order to cover the expense OF 10.
vestigating the security The whole
working capital OF the concern was
only $3.50 and the one per cent ad.
vance was all prodt to the company
which never intended to loan money
on anything. The concern has been
barred from the use of the mails, and
good many people all over the
United States who are looking for q
report from the company have to
wait for q long time.
The past week was the greatest in
the history Of the Patent Ofice The