New-York tribune., 1909-08-08

accomplished much for revision downward. and will
accomplish more. What's he going TO do next?"
of for Beverly, Mass, 10 spend well earned
vacation with his family and the gclf sticks" re-
piled Constant Reader.
III bet Congress granted him nothing that
pleased him mare than that vacation" chuckled
Busy Man. "The Payne-Aldrich tariff bill VIII long
be remembered that taxed Washington ia
the limit a summer resort"
"The long session was worth more than ST. 600 900
20 the hotelkeepers. anyway" replied Constant
Reader. 'and the stenographers reaped a harvest,
for there We're ten million words of debate. After
it all over Speaker Cannon disciplined the
House insurgents by announcing a list of commit
tee members for the 61st Congress- in which the
names Of Fowler, New Jersey; Gardner Massachu-
setts, and Cooper. of Wisconsin. vanished from i'm
portant places and reappeared in unirfluential
BY the way. the House gave Mr.. Cannon his $4,000
automobile in spite Of the revelation that he wears
cheap undertaking"
A gun carriage would be more appropriate for
that grzzIed apostle offo fashioned statesman
ship" said Busy Man. Anything heard from the
income taX?'
Alabama was the first state in the Union to
support that amendment To the Constitution. 1t
did unanimously"
Alabama won't have to contribute much income
tax" snctred Busy Man but il would be an awful
Joke AdIch threefourths of the states favored
it. How viii il take the West. think you?'
Cant tell" answ, red Constant Reader; but
Governor John A Johnson Of Minnesota called
loudly the West last week 10 throw off the
shac1les of the East. and claim fair share of in
huence in the halls of Congress-
Dear me-" exclaimed Busy Man. Does not the
West nominate large majority of the candidates
for the Presidency Does il not generally have
; one of its own sons in the White House. and has
not been represented in the Speakers chair for
some time now? Moreover, does not Detroit at
this moment lead in the race for the American
League baseball championship? But that the
tariff is out Of the way, temporarily, least, let
forthwith have the long expected business boom.
What are the prospects for that?"
Full of promise" exclaimed Constant Reader.
Although Democrats, with characteristic anxiety
for the general welfare Of the nation hoping
that business will pick up, Mr.. Taft predicts
an era of unparalleled prosperity. An enormous
/ Increase in pig iron production was reported for
July Bar steel prices advanced 81 a ton I'M
ports also increased largely. Internal revenue is
growing at the rate of about IailliOn a month.
Urgent demands for laboring TO help gather
the huge haryests are coming from the West.
though the crop the South is considerably
below the average. \ curious Illustration of i'm
proved business sentiment was given when the
manufacturers Of automobile tires called upon At
I toTn~y General NlCkeTsaaIu 10 investigate them
and clear them from the charges that an illegal
combination exists among them 10 keep up prices
/ ana violate the antitrust law"
u like the spirit" said Busy Man. but ! don't
think the government bught TO be called on 10
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certificate Of good character. What has been going
forward in foreign lands!"
Spain succeeded in quelling the rebellion in
Barcelona and smaller Catalonan towns but not
without much bloodshed and property loss, inelud-
ing thirty-iye churches and converts burned TIL.
will Of Don Carlos, late Pretender to the throne OF
Spain bequoathed about $2.OOOO1O in works OF art
and money 10 the Pope About $1,000 workmen
struck for higher wages in Sweden and q. this
] equaled about one-sixtieth of the total popula-
/ tion. Stockholm began to suffer from a shortage
! OF food The outlook at once became serious"
Il dare say" chuckad Busy Man. II have .x-
perienced Swedish strike myself In my kitchen
Sober up now" retortcd Constant Reader and
listen Gonzales-Nalencia elected President OF
] Colombia To succeed General Rafael Reyes re-
| signed The Car OF Russia paid a formal visit 20
! 'he hlhs ol England. and peace between the two
countries Is considered 10 lee cemented thereby to =,
considerable extent. The Gar was treated 20 n Pc
view OF British warships and social festivities
Dut was SO closely guarded from possible attack