Evening journal., 1909-06-30
NEW TARIFF
AND PAS PURSE
How the Senaie'S Schedule
Will Affect the Man who
Pays the Bills
RATES UNDER THE DENYLEY
AND THE ALDRICH BITE.

By United Press Leased Special Wire
WASHINGTON. June 9O-How do
the tarif schedules, as adopted by the
Senate. hit father?
A careful analysis Of the bill in its
present stage Of development, shows
that the man of family is entitled To-
considerable crouch, granting, Of
course, that the increases made I'm the
duties on some Of the necessaries Of
life, as well as on minor luxuries,
mean corresponding raise in retail
prices-whlch Is usually the way a
tariff bin works
The very first thing in the MORN
ing, supopsng pa is fond of bologna
sausage for breakfast. he may well
wrinkle his brow, for the tariff on that
article Of food has been raised be-
yond expression in figures of percent
age.
In the Dingley law. and the Payne
bill, the succulcnt bologna was on the
free list-the tarih rate was no per-
centage at all. The Senate made the
rate 25 per cent ad valorem.
Should he lead off in his breakfast
bill Of fare with a few juicy slices
OF pineapple bologna would be The
second jolt 10 his nervous system
Payne raised the Dingley rate on pine
apples; the Senate finance committee
raised IT, some more and the Senate
shot il up again. the net result being
! 12S per cent. increase over the Dingley
duty.
His buclSwhcat cakes will be re-
minder of the Senate's penchant for
boosting rates. The tariff on buck
wheat was raised over Dingley and
Payne 25 per cent.
Unless the milliners are philan-
thropic enough TO bear the tax, father
will find that he will have TO pay more
for his wife's and daughters hat trim
mings next fall. If it is true as al
legged In the Senate that retail prices
are higher than the present tempera-
ture in Washington may be the mill
liners viii deduct the increase made m
the bill but father hardly expects
that
The duty on ostrich feathers and on
artificial fruits. leaves, and other OK
hibits from the farm. field and forest
that adorn the head-gear feminine. has
been increased 20 per cent.
His monthly bill for the chiidren's
clothes viii also be higher In the
matter OF cotton cloth. the House
adopted the Dingley rates. but the
Senate bill raises the rate on com
mon unbleachod cotton 125 per cent.
on the bleached 400. and on the col
ored or printed. so per cent. Some %
the finer grades show increases of 10
TO so per cent, and some are un-
changed.
Knit Goods the Same.
Knit goods remain about the same. the
average rate exceeding 100 per cent Tho
Payne bin raised the Dngley duty on
women's cotton stockings from 20 to q
cents dozen. but the Aldrich bill restore;
the Dingleys,rate
lie may fnd some cpnso'atlon. also. ir
the fact that ladies and children's gloves
on which Payne raised the Dingley rates
from 100 TO 800 per cent on the grounc
that protection would transfer the indus.
try TO this country. have been returned
TO the old rates IN the AldrIch bill. IL,
cannot help wondering however. what the
conference committee will do TO this
schedule. as we'll as to that reating {,
shoes. on which the Senate placed a duts
OF 20 per cent. ad valorem as compared
with Is per cent in the Payne bin. anC
II he has any occasion TO buy silk plusi
OUTFITS he will be confronted with the fac
that Aldrich raised the Dingiey rate o
20 per cent to lo5 per cent. He will ais,
learn that there has been an increase of j.
per cent each on silk velvets and ribbons
Many other varieties Of silk fabrics hav,
been increased from 10 to 1888 per cent
Lingerie will also give father some pal
pitation OF the heart. for Aldrlch sue
ceedcd in raising the tariff on laces ans
embroiderles from the present rate of g
per cent. the highest that had ever beer
; imposed to a rate varying from 20 to 10
per cent This falls particularly upon thl
very cheapest laces, those that in tn
! European market sell at less than cent
, per dozen yards. II should lie noted NOR
over that the increased duties are no
, confined to laces proper but are impose,
, equally upon all articles of which lace
form even the most insignificant part.
= When father pays his grocery bill, N
win find that there have been Increase
over the Dingley rates on lemons, OF 8
per cent; celery. 81 per cent; jellies. .
per cent. and grapes % per cent.
The same old rates however. prevail ol
such imported food supplies as meats
eggs, breadstuffs, dairy products, FISH an,
berries
There have been also the following in
creases on farm products:
Corn, 3S per cent. oats. SO per cent.
wheat. 20 per cent, and rye 100 per cent
II may afford some satisfaction 70
father 10 learn that imported hand-me
down suits are not increased in the Aid
rich bin over the 50 per cent. valorer
/ rate Of the Dngley bill
f II win depend largely upon the corpul
Z ence OF fathers pocket book whether O
= not he will have any reason to growl owe
e the fact that duty OF 35 per cent ha
been put upon foreign made yacht,
whereas they used TO come in free.
But after all, the bills for the mont
have been received. and father compare
them with his balance in bank perhap
, he may find relief in turning to para
! graphs "a and rs. He may take his choic
As between chloroform and strlchni
each has been reduced 80 per cent.