The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-06
President Takes Exercise on
Links to Get Lots Of Energy.
THEN TACKLES LEGISLATORS
That Is His Way Of Doing Business.
The Debate on the Corporation Tax.
The Continuing Contract Plan Of
Making improvements - Senatorial
Humor.

Washington, July 5.-[Special. i
There is much speculation as to how
long the debate will run in the senate
on the corporation tax matter. The
main trouble Is that senators for and
against the tax want time in which
to explain their positions. According
to what some of the advocates of high
protection say privately, they would
like to find way to send this ques-
ton over to the winter session, and
| they even hint that before this session
ends that may be done. Their objec-
| ton to the tax on corporations is that
it is likely to endanger the protective
| system and the agitation for further
reduction in duties will be kept up on
the ground that If the government is
deriving so much money directly from
corporations such high rates of duty
are not necessary. All these points
doubtless will be considered in the
discussion upon the subject, and that
is why it is difficult to tell how long
the debate is likely to run.
Disapproves Present Plan.
Senator Lorimer of Illinois calls at
tention to the fact that the govern
ment is literally throwing away money
by making appropriations to improve
rivers by piecemeal He thinks all
leading projects should be under the
continuing contract system. Let me
instance case directly in point,
which tells it's own story" he said.
Take the Mississippi river between
st. Louis and Cairo. The engineer
corps of the army made report years
ago on this reach of the river, finding
that 1t was feasible to construct an
eight foot channel between the points
named. The government has spent for
this reach about $S,OO0,00O. A portion
of this money went for the construc-
ton of the plant. Yet no work has
been done between ST. Louis and Cairo
for the last eight years. The plant on
the banks is rapidly deteriorating, yet
the maintenance of the plant is going
on just the same When the govern
ment again begins work on this por-
ton of the river probably another
plant will have to be erected and to
get 1t into working shape great deal
of money will have to be spent Now,
that charge would not run against the
work if it had-been placed originally
under the continuing contract system
which Senator Frye of Maine original
ed number of years ago"
Vice Presidents Cotton Suit.
Vice President Sherman has a new
suit of clothes that he feels proud of
because it was sent to him by an ad-
mirer down in Georgia. It is made
entirely of cotton. there being not O
WOODEN thread In 1t. The cloth is ex-
ceptionally thin, but is so closely
woven that 1t is strong and sits well
on the body. Its eolors are such that
at a distance the suit looks very much
like fine wooden one. sunny Jim"
has been wearing his cotton suit dur
ing the intensely hot spell here and
has been telling his friends that it is
the coolest and most comfortable suit |
he has ever worn, to say nothing of its |
fine looks.
Play Golf Regardless Of Heat.
President Taft stopped playing golf |
for about ten days in order to clear
up number of matters which be |
wanted to dispose Of before congress
adjourned. Then he was led to be- |
lieve that the adjournment would come |
somewhere from the 9Th to the 10th of |
July, and he Informed a number of I
the men he is In the habit of meet
ing on the links that he would wait
until he was settled at Beverly. Mass,
where he could indulge freely In his
fayorlte sport. But the corporation
tax question, which he sprung himself,
put things into tangle at the capitol.
so Mr.. Taft concluded to resume his
golf games here, and not even an un.
usually hot spell Of weather deferred
him from indulging in the game. In
quiries often are received here ask
Ing If 1t is true that the president
takes this rather lively exercise with
such regularity as is reported In the
papers. 1t certainly is true, and Mr..
Taft is known to derive great benefit
from II, for 1t was on the advice of his
physician that ne took TO golf
One Of TayIor's Stories.
AS a warning to Senator Aldrich.
Senator Bob Taylor told this story In
bis tariff speech: A Tennesseean went
IN an excursion to Memphis. The old
fellow, after lingering too long where
Bacchus smiles. became hilarious and
'wore he could whip anybody In Men,
ohis, and the crowd around him
aughed. Then be swore he could
whip anybody in Shelby county. and
he crowd laughed again. Then he
'Wore he could whip anybody in the
state, and stranger jumped on him
Ind beat him nearly TO death and left
him writhing on the floor. Finally
le rose to a sitting posture and ex-
'laimed, Gentlemen, I'm afraid I
ZiFered leetle too much territory In
hat last proposition"
CHARLES w. ARTHUR.