Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-04
Ambassador Tower Will
Present Letters Of Recall
To German Emperor June 3d.
Another Secretary Of War.
House Committee Is Gathering Data
Concerning the Tariff.

Washington, June 3.-Ambassador
Tower at Berlin has telegraphed the
state department that he will present
his letters Of recalled from that post
to Emperor William on June 3. 1t is
expected that David J. Hill will pre-
sent his credentials to the German
government about the middle of the
present month.
John G. Schoefield was today appoint
ed assistant and chief clerk of the war
department to take effect July l, next.
The appointment was made by Secre-
tary Taft after consultation with Presi
dent Roosevelt. Mr.. Schoefield has for
some time been chief clerk of the war
department. The new title, adding the
word Resistant" created by Congress
is interpreted as adding an additional
secretary of war and relieves situa-
ton which has been found embarras-
sing whenever, in the absence of both
secretary and assistant secretary, it
is necessary for the ranking army of
ficer on duty in the department to act
in the capacity of secretary. In such
a case, should the officer detailed as
chief of staff be ranked by some other
officer, a snar in the final approval
of orders might easily be the conse-
quence. In salary the change means a
compensation of $4,000 instead of $4,000
year to Mr.. Schoeficld.
President Roosevelt today accepted
the resignation of Jackson Smith,
member of the isthman canal commits
sion and manager of the department
of labor, water and subsistence, with
headquarters at Culcbra, canal zone.
Mr.. Smith has been i'm the service three
years and the President in accepting
the resignation, complimented him on
his work
The President today appointed Roy
II. Chamberlain. an attorney -at-law
of Iowa and of this city, as general
appraiser of merchandise at New York
Otto II. Tittman, the superintendent
of the coast and geodetic survey, was
today appointed an expert commission
err on the United Statcs-C Canada boun-
dairy commission.
The ways and means committee of
the House of Representatives. which
was authorized To make invcstiga-
tons of the tariff during the recess of
Congress, is now securing data con-
tanned i'm decisions of the courts and
of the board of appraisers concerning
This information will be necessary in
order to so frame tariff bill as to
avoid difficulty in the. enforcement of
tho law. The committee decided to
hold public hearings very soon after
the election next November.
TIE vcXcd question as to whether or
not whiskey and neutral spirits are like
substances has been judicially determined
by the District of Columbia court OF APP
peals. which holds that they are not like
substances. thereby sustaining the view
taken ny President Roosevelt and Attor-
ney General Bonaparte when the matter
was passed upon by them after the dis
tillcrs had appealed to them from the
decision of the department of agriculture.
1t also was decided that Bourbon wills
key can only be made in the state of
Kentucky and must he made from
mash the chief ingredient of which is
corn.
The inclusion of marine insurance in
westbound rail and lake freight rates is
involved in an order made public today
by tho Interstate Commerce Commission
in the case of Wyman Partridge e Co
of Minneapolis against the Boston &.
Maine Railroad and other carriers The
commission announced us intention tc
order reduction of those rates to the
extent of the increase made therein to
cover marine Insurance. Heretofore paid
separately by shippers. unless the car
riers ''tondercd 4 contract of shipment
under which the shipper receives the
same protection which he has formerly
had under his policy of marine insurance.
and make the necessary changes in their
tariffs. If any are required" Certain of
the carriers have submitted to the com
mission n proposed tariff provision which
Is satisfactory to the commission.