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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-26
RATES CERTAIN
To RAISE ON
ALL LINES

WASHINGTON, Oct 26.-The
first effect of the new rate law, as
it now appears. will be to raise
rates and lessen competition among
the railways. These are the two
results certain to follow the series
Of conferences which have been in
progress for the past six weeks be-
tween the interstate commerce
commission and the traffic agents Of
the railroads.
In making this announcement
there is no intent to condemn the
whole rate statute. In the end 1t
may be found better to have some
rates raised. Incidental to raising
rates and decreasing competition,
rates will be made more stable and
reliable. This, it is said, will be
compensating blessing to busi-
ness.
But the shipper and the public at
large may as well know that the
first effect of the new law is to be
as stated.
The conferences between the
commission and the railway men
have been for the official purpose
of reaching a mutually satisfactory
understanding as to the require
ments Of the law as to publication
Of tariffs. Every great railway in
the country has been represented
at these conferences, which-by
the way-have been conducted in
the spirit of the utmost friendlines5
and good.nature on both sides. The
discussion has been frank and open
and generally spade has been
called spade.
J. c. Stubs has spoken for Har-
riman, and as chairman of COM
mittee has represented all the
western roads running out of Chi
cago. as far north as Canada and
south to the Mexican line. The
great eastern trunk lines, the New
York Central, the Pennsylvania,
the Delaware & Lackawanna and
allied interests were represented
by Captain G. J. Grammer, j. B.
Caldwell, w. B. Thayer, Nixon and
others; the southern roads were
represented by Messrs. Culp. Pow
ell and others.
So altogether not less than 125
men crowded the rooms of the COM
mission. They are the men who
actually make the rates-captains
of freight, they might be called.
AS the long conference was draw
ing to a close and speech had be-
come more free, the following sig
nificant remark was dropped by
Captain Grammer the voice of the
powerful vanderbilt interests:
"This law gives us a chance to
line up all these rates, and we pro-
pose to do it,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-26
WORK BOTH WAYS.

w. r. Hearst, IN his speech to
the Local Trades assembly Of SYRIA
cuse, New York, gave the following
as sample of his congressional
experience:
THE producing classes should
stand shoulder to shoulder In the
struggle against the exploiting
corporations. I have been a mem
Der Of the labor committee in the
house of representatives, and l
know the attitude of the corpora
tons on the wage question.
"The insincerity of these cor
poration attorneys before the COM
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-26
NEW SHOPPING
BAG A WONDER

The shopping bag is growing to
alarming proportions. The real
new bag is almost as big as full
grown suit case, made of the finest
seal or alligator and lined with
heavy silk. Such bag cannot be
bought for $1.9S, and by the time
it is comfortably filed with "bar-
gains" the average husband las a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-26

mittee has been made clear to mo
in several ways. | have seen at
torneys for protected interests ap-
pear before the labor committee
and ask for cheap labor in order to
compete successfully in foeign mar
kets, and I have seen these same
attorneys for the same protected
interests on the same day step
right across the hall to the COM
mittee on ways and means and
ask for higher protection in order
to pay higher wages"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-26
IF YOU ARE GOING TO
CALIFORNIA.

this winter see the o. r. & n
about your ticket. Low round trip
rates and direct connections.
H. c. Munson, c. T. A, Spokane
s,
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-01

y Is surprising how few Washington
iars except those having business
there know that Washington has
Il custom house. But 1t has substan-
tlaI structure OF granite. occupied since
1888. and ore which does a large but little
understood business.
There has been a "por, of Georgetown"
since long before Washington was more
than a succession of cornfeids But just
where the earliest custom house stood Is
matter of conjecture now. even with some
OF the older officials of the place. There
was one custom house In the old Columbia
Bank building that formerly stood on the
nil, overlooking the Potomac. in the neigh
borrood OF 34gh street and Prospect avenue.
But that was not the earliest There is also
an old cash book In the archives Of the
present custom house dating back TO 1905
and dealing mostly with imports of furn-
ture. hrandies and dress goods from Europe.
Bu, the records are scanty and the earliest
OF them have disappeared.
However. there is a notice Of the appoint
meut. or rather the reappointment Of one
collector OF the port of Georgetown IN 1880.
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THE cusToM HOUSE

ing from foreign countries they do not
have to submit their baggage to the hurry,
inconvenience and oftimes damage incident
to an examination on the docks al the port
of entry. New York has an unenvable
reputation In this respect. and Philiadel
phia, San Francisco and Baltimore are al
most as bad. But under the law of 1880
people returning to the United States can
have their baggage and other imports
marked in bond and sent direct to the
custom house in their own town-n the
case under discussion to Washington-and
have the examination made there, free from
worry. hurry and trouble A good many
Washingtonians who are familiar with this
phase to the law and want to stop in New
York for a few days on their way back
from Europe, have one trunk packed with
the few things they want for their stop
In New York and have that examined on
the wharf there, while all the rest of their
things are simply marked I'm bond and
are sent direct to Washington, where they
are examined at the custom house and are
ready for their owners by the time they
reach home.
The same method is followed by most OF
the Washington importers, and there are
a great many of them. so that now the
bulk OF the Washington business which
formerly would have been transacted in
New York, is brought direct to Washing
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them he would see them hanged frst-he
really used a stronger term-they blandly
set about granting them to themselves
Then King George got his back up and or
dered every baronet TO prove and record
his pedigree at the College of Arms. They
protested so vigorously at being subjected
to such ignominy that the order was re
scinded. and that was the last attempt
made by the crown to exercise any control
over the "barts."
The College of Arms investigates such
claims as are submitted to them, and II
everything Is found satisfactory, grants the
applicant what is tantamount to a certif-
cate that he Is a genuine simon pure baro-
net. But they have no power to compel the
bogus variety to submit themselves to such
an examination. and naturally these give
the institution a wide berth. And as II
isn't considered polite to ask every Sir
Tom Noddy, bart, who comes along to
show his certificate, society has no means
of discriminating between the true and the
false 1t is up to Lord Pembrooke's com
mttee to devise some method OF settling
the question. Meanwhile heiresses had bet
ter fight shy of baronets who come their
way until they have ascertained by private
inquiry that they are vouched for by the
College of Arms.
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LAND OF THE PARIS cABMAN.
Place to Which He Returns With His
Saving to End His DAYS.

FROM the LONDON btanderu.
It is a popularity OF Paris which every
visitor who knows enough French TO tell
one dialect from another must have noticed,
that nearly all Paris cabmen come from
the same part of the country. The same
thing is true OF coal merchants and OF deal
ers in roasted chestnuts. who come from
Auvergne; of the goat herds. who hawk
their milk about the streets. who are
Breton peasants and of many other trades.
The cab drivers land is probably little
known to Englishmen. II is down In the
Ayeyron. and Rodez is its capital. a tiny
village where the worst language and the
best hearts in all France are to be found
The eldest of each family in Rodez takes
the land and the paternai cottage The
old folks live with him until their. death.
and the younger sons go to Paris and drive
cabs.
For years they drive about in all wealth
have garnered enough to go home and pay
for their board and lodging for the remain
der of their days They go with the elder
brother to notary on the first day OF their
return home and sign deed by which he
Is bound to keep them for the remainder
of their days In idleness In return for their
savings.
There is an old priest in Rodez who thor
oughly understands his flock. He never
asks them to enter the church. but chats
with them outside it. and breaches informal
deputation OF tho men took him a plaster
statustte Of St. Faacre FALSELY believed to
be the cabmen's patron saint. whose rake
for St Fsacre was really q gardener-theS
had cut away and substituted tiny cab
mans whip.
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appeared and the room where the council
men used to meet Is now occupied by the
collectors clerks. But the lower floor of
the building is and has been for genera
tons the Georgetown post office, and the
building Is commonly referred to the
post office. The entrance to the. custom
house is around the corner on the south
side and were 1t not for the vertical striped
flag flying from the staff overhead, no one
would have any reason to suspect that the
building owed as much allegiance to the
Secretary of the Treasury as ii did to the
Postmaster General.
Georgetown was a thriving port of entry
in the beginning of the last century. Then
came the cduseway across to AnaloStan
Island that was expected TO Improve the
river front and In reality ruined the whole
of the shipping facilities. Before the town
knew ii the trade had been transferred
northward to Baltimore and the long lines
of warehouses along the water front, where
the air formerly was heavy with the scent
of molasses and tobacco and where the
ship chambers shops, with their smell of
tar and naval stores, fiourished, were nearly
all deserted and fell into generation Of
decay from which they have never fully
awakened.
Then came the immediate transportation
act of 1890 and since then there has been
a steadily increasing business for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-01
THE MAKING OF A
SUCCESSFUL HUSBAND
Copyright, 1906, by c. 5. Yostl

and prejudlces of centuries, and 1t Is pretty
hard to change It's attitude but the change
Is being made and made more rapidly in
this country than in any other. We have
learned that the average woman has just
about much sense as the average man,
and given the same training and same con-
ditions she can accomplish equally much.
There always seems to be subtle differ
ence in their mental equipment which en-
ables a woman to reach an instant conclu-
sion by means of something We call intu-
!tion. while man arrives at the same point
after a laborious process of reasoning. but
whether this difference is actually physi-
illogical or a curious result Of ages of men
tai repression we are n5ble to say. But
l am wandering from q e main ISSUE and
that reminds me of a preacher who used to
ride a circuit down In southern Illinois and
who always preached from the same text
Il Ike to start from a point with which
am familiar he would say when asked for
an explanation. but you notice that never
go over the same road. and one text is a
good as another IL you lose sight of 1t as
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ton, the work of the local custom house
being immensely sweled thereby and the
importers saved much expense and incon-
venience in unpacking and repacking their
goods.
There is another courtesy that>the Wash
ington customs collector can and willingly
extends to prospective travellers abroad.
Those leaving this country can get from
him certified list OF the jewelry. furs and
other expensive articles that they intend
taking aroad and there is no trouble on
their return about duties on such articles
or in identifying them to show that they
should come in free.
It will be remembered that persons re-
turning from abroad are allowed 20 bring
into this country wearing apparel purchased
abroad to the extent of s100. Everything
else is subject to the regular tariff rates.
There Is an especial and very drastic regu-
lation about sealskius. Any one contem-
plating taking furs Of this species abroad
had better acquaint themselves fully with
the law as otherwise the furs are very apt
to be confiscated and destroyed. The law
expressly prohibits the importation of any
skins from animals killed in the waters
since December %. 1897. In the absence of
proof to the contrary. all sea!skins are pre-
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sumed to he guilty till they are proved IN
nocent. Of course garments tina, are prop
erly registered with the collector before
their owner leaves this country have no
trouble in getting In again. But It is very
hard to prove the origin of scalskirs, and
thousands of dollars worth OF these furs.
inuocenuy bought abroad by homecoming
Americans. have been seized and destroyed
under this mandatory law. So sealskins
are a good thing for travelling Americans
TO be careful about
One Of the matters that occupies a great
deal of the time of the collector at the
old Georgetown custom house. and for
which he gets no official credit Is the han
ding of imports for the diplomatic corps.
The ministers, ambassadors and charges ara
allowed by courtesy to bring in free any
thing that they want for their own use,
and as they are nearly all people Of wealth.
they bring in a coed deal Such imports
are not even examined. but the Secretary
Of State writes to the Secretary OF the
Treasury asking that the freedom OF the
port be extended to Mir. Ambassador 50
and So. and the Secretary of the Treasury
writes to the collector AT Georgetown. and
the things are all passed free. But they
have to be iuvoiced and recorded almost as
fully as though they We're paying the fuH
duty. and this takes up the time of he Off
Gals and makes lot Of work that does not
show on the customs returns.
There IS a surprisingly large number OF
importers in Washington. There are many
wealthy private persons who go abroad
every year and import a good deal that
has to pay duty. but the ones who make
the most work the big stores. There
are enough wines WHISTLES and liquors i'm
ported each year to float a battleship and
enough foreign tobacco to light a smudge
that would drive off all the mosquitoes in
New Jersey. But these luxuries not
the only things. The amount of foreign
eatables imported is incredible TO the out
slider. All sorts of things-hsh, flesh and
crackers and things of that sort-make an
enormous total, while the art stores import
much of their material. There is one woIn-
in one department store here who Is
paid $4,000 year to go abroad twice each
season and do nothing but buy material
of all sorts for her employers. 1t Will be
readily seen that she must buy good deal
to earn her salary.
In the busy season the custom house cell
lars, the halls and even the offices are piled
to the ceilings with all sorts Of material
being examined for admission.
1t may be added that Collector Nyman
has prepared a circular giving all the in
formation TO the methods of shipment
in bond, which will be mailed TO any inter
ested who apply, and there are a good
many little tips that mean the saving of
time and money to returning tourists that
the collector is always ready to disburse if
questioned on any particular point
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~ iS'NisNS liiS ppSibiOH u HtuulcdncN.
more money when she needs 1t, but IL the
amount Is rightly fixed. she will seldom
have to do that. She will take a pride in
keeping within her limit. and more than
likely will save more money than you will
In the matter OF small economies a woman
can beat a man every time, but she
must have personal interest in the saw
Ing, must feel that 1t IS hers without re-
striction. She will probably spend most OF
1t on you or will surprise you by digging up
roll as big as your arm some time when
you are in desperate need OF 1t. A woman
Is always trustworthy if she Is trusted
The mans point is to make her feel that
there is no string tied to the amount given
her. that 1t is hers absolutely, but that She
Is expected TO meet certain expenses
Suppose. for example. you figure Zip your
fixed charges, as the railroad man would
say Under this head will eoin.. your rent,
your water license. taxes, insurance, sery-
ants hire, etc. Make a liberal allowance
for indefinite expenses. as provisions. cloth
Ing, car fare. doctors bills, repairs and
SO on. Take upon yourself the payment of
all accounts except the current huctu-
atfng expenses OF the household and the
personal expenses of your wife. That would
give to her the responsibility for the pay
ment OF all the bills FROM the grocer, the
butcher. the milk and ice dealers ana other
table accounts. as well as her own clothing
etc. Then divide your salary in proportion
70 the relative expenditures Of each. II you
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All l have said thus far Is beside the
mark. so far as YOU are concerned for your
wife IS no child. AS a matter of fact really
childish women are comparatively few in
number the fault In a great majority of
cases where they are treated as such is
the husbands. who can't or won't see the
wrong they are doing themselves and their
wives by such treatment. 1t has always
seemed TO me that the proper view of the
marriage relation is one OF actual partner
ship. There should be. so far as practical
bic, al equal division of labor. an equal
division of responsibilities and an equal
division of financial returns. The woman's
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got to play square with your partner and
particularly so to the one with whom you've
made life contract, solemnly signed and
sealed in the presence of the Representative
of the Almighty. Give her control of the
home and let her understand that she is
responsible for Its management.
Responsibility makes character in a wo-
man just as 1t does in a man. Let her have
fixed sum every month to pay the house
hold expenses as well as to provide for
her personal requirements and allow her to
expend the money without question or in
reference. She'll come to you for advice
when she needs it. She'll come to you for
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He was James McCubbin Lingan, and the
record shows that he had previously served
in the same office. Whether there were any
collectors before that, 1t is impossible to
say. But the line of succession remains un-
broken from that time to the present.
According to the old records of the
Georgetown custom house there were 4,27S
tons of arriving and departing foreign ship
ping and $1,000 tons engaged In the coast
wise trade during the early years OF the
last century. From 1915 to 1885 there was
an annual average Of $4,000 paid in GUS
toms dues. The average of the trade
brought into the port was valued at $3J05.
coo. while the coastwise shipping reached
the respectable average of nearly S6O00-
900. Two sailing vessels, owned by the
merchants of Georgetown, used to regu-
larly ply between that port and Europe up
to 1885 and when they were lost at sea
they were replaced by four other sailing
vessels that continued to make regular trips
to European ports till the trade OF the
town gradually slipped away to Baltimore
later in the century.
The present custom house used to be
the old federal building of Georgetown. 1t
was commenced in 1857 and finished IN
1855 The town council has long since dis
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WEDDING OUT THE
BOGUS BARONETS
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
LONDON, March 30 1906.
Some surprising revelations are likely to
result from the investigations of the ba-
ronetage committee which has just settled
down to work under the craftsmanship OF
the Earl of Pembroke. Its main object is
to rid the order of spurious claimants to
the dignity and establish some form of legal
procedure by which such impostures can
be prevented in future.
Genuine baronets welcome the investiga-
ton. They want to be sat upon" They
have been agitating for years for an off,
cial inquiry into their status. II is not to
be wondered at In view of the amazing fact
that there is really nothing to prevent any
body from adopting the style of baronet.
So, at least, the present chancellor of the
exchequer declared In his argument before
the committee on privileges just prior to
the coronation when a great fuss was be-
ing raised over the question of precedence.
According to the officials of the College
or Heraldry 1t Is open to any man TO look
up an extinct baronetcy of his own name
or make his own name fit la psed title
and faunt his spurious title before an un-
questioning world. There are substantial
advantages to be gained from IT. Shop
keepers give longer credit to a name that
carries the prefix Sir" than to one I'M
adorned. Snobs do homage to it. The title
Will carry man far even in America and
III Tic matrimonial nShp0nd where helr-
esses are angied for IL makes excellent bait.
In fact, society across the water is Just
as much interested in the suppression of
bogus baronets as society here. Those who
have studied the subject assert that on the
existing roll of baronets-which numbers
about thousaud-there are something like
fourscore pretenders who can easily be
spotted. 1t Is probable that there are at
least as many more whose claims will not
stand investigation. "
Baronefcfes were first established by
James | to raise money. To avoid over
stocking the market with them and cheap
eaing their price he undertook to limit their
nunher to 200. But his successors did not
consider themselves bound by his pledge.
u was not originally intended that the dig
nifty should be hereditary and no method
was prescribed for the regulation Of de-
scent. In the lapse of years lot of folk
have ranked themselves among the order
who really possess no better legitimate
claim to 1T than descent from the common
ancestor, Adam.
Baronets in the past have proved greedy
lot. In the reign of King George III they
formed committee to secure more privi-
leges for themselves They wanted to be
allowed to wear coronets. like the peers
and to be granted supporters to their coats
of-arms. They petitioned the crown for
these privileges. and when the king told