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Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18
EXPORTS TO NEW ZEALAND
FROM U. S. SHOW DECREASE
Preferential Tariff Causes America to
Be Heaviest Loser in Shipments
to Pacific Islands

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.-The ex-
ports from the United States into New
Zealand fell off nearly As per cent dur
ing the first quarter of 1909. as COM
pared with the first quarter of 1908,
according to Consul General William
A. Prickett at Auckland. The total
imports have shown a large falling
off, among them those from Great
Britain, but the Tn ted States is the
heaviest loser.
This proportional difference is at
tributable almost entirely to the pre-
ferential tariff, says Mr.. Prickett.
The total exports of the United States
into New Zealand for the first quarter
of 1908 amounted to S2,571 645 as. com
pared with $1,34O, 305 for the same period
of 1909
The value of imports from New
Zealand to the United states for the
first quarter of 1909 amounted to ST.
164, 534, according to information given
by the New Zealand customs, but the
exports declared for the United States
at the consulate general and agencies
are valued at $1,4O2, 767 for the same
quarter.
"The United Kingdom" says the
consul general, undoubtedly gets
credit in the customs for the difference
between these returns"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18
ZEPPELIN'S AlRSHIP
MAY NOT BE USED
IN ARMY PRACTICE

MERGENTHEIM, Germany, Sept.
1.-THE German army maneuvera
closed today, and it is feared that the
dirigible airship Zeppelin III, which
Is at Mannheim with a broken pro-
peller, will not be able to reach hece
in time to take part in even the clos
inge exercises.
Emperor William, who is keenly in
terested in the maneuvers, arose at
4:90 o clock yesterday and while it was
still dark started out in a motor car
to witness the resumption of the adj
vance Of the blue army.
The result of the days evolutions
s that the entire front of the blue
army swung around from the north to
the east, leaving Prince Leopold, the
commander of the red army, in the
most favorable position.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18
AERIAL POLICE WILL
BE FEATURE OF FAIR

NEW YORK, Sept 17-Aerial police
will be used here during the Hudson
Fulton celebration for the first time in
the history of the country.
The committee in charge announces
that Leo Stevens, the professional bal
loonist. will be stationed in one of his
big gas bags 1000 feet above the Hud-
son river to look out for accidents and
keep the way clear during the naval
part of the program.
Mr.. Stevens will have with him a
member of the committee and a signal
corps officer, who will be able to COM
municate with another detachment of
the militia signal service on land, which
will be in touch with the REGULAR police.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18
African Music

The music made by the African tribes
is a curious conglomeration of sounds,
usually repellent to civilized ears, and
the instruments from which the music
is blown, strummed or pounded forth
are unique The harp is one of the
chief musical instruments of the Bayas,
and gives sounds that are very hoarse
but carry great distance. The trum-
pet, made of a gourd, has tone that
is more ear-splitting and aggravating
than the honk of an automobile horn.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18
RUSSIA WILL BUILD
LABORATORY TO AID
AIRCRAFT EVOLUTION

ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 17.-Rus-
sia is taking an active though belated
interest in aviation. The new budget
contains an appropriation for the
opening of courses in aeronautics in the
polytechnic institutes at st. Peters,
burg, Warsaw, Kiev and Novo-Tchork-
ask.
At the last named place there will
be built an aero-dynamic laboratory,
which will have equipment surpass-
ing anything now in Europe. Several
men will be sent abroad to study for
eign aviation.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18
SANTOS DUMoNT RECEIVES
ORDERS FOR AERoPLANEs

PARIS, Sept. 17.-Santos Dumont has
received several orders for aeroplanes
of the Butterfly model, the small ma
chine in which he flew a few days ago
with remarkable rapidity.
He has replied that he was not build
ing aeroplanes for money. but that his
patents and models were held at the
disposal of all corners with the sole
object of advancing and popularizing
the art of h--'n~
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18
AERONAUT
BREAKS ALL RECORDS
fContinued from Paee one,

trip in the Zeppelin III dirigible bal
loon
Speaking of his sensation, he said
that ballooning did not compare with
the flight of an aeroplane in the sense
of power over the elements or the ex-
hilaration from rapidity OF motion.
Mr.. Wright is to make another aero
plane flight in Berlin, after which he
will begin the instruction of a repre-
sentative of the company that has ac-
quired the Wright patents for Ger
many.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18
n RESIDENT TAFT's party for the first

n RESIDENT TAFT'S party for the first
~ lap of his 130OO-mlle trip consists of
Capt. Butt. bis military aid; Secretary
Fred Carpenter and Assistants W. w.
Nischler and C. W. Wagner, Dr. j. j. Rich
ardsOn of Washington, two secret service
operatives and six newspaper men. John
Hays Hammond is to join the president at
spokane on Sept 2S and continue with him
throughout the remainder of the Journey
MIR. Hammond, who is president of the
League of Republican clubs. has turned the
steward and cook of his private yacht over
to Mr. Taft to take charge of the culinary
department of the presidents private car.
While El PasO and the Mexican city oppO-
site will furnish the most formal ceremonies
of the long trip, elaborate programs of en-
tertainment are being formulated in practl-
cally every city of the west and south which
the president Will visit. The presidents pri-
vate cars the MaytlOwer and the Hasle-
mere, viii be handled over twenty-five DIFF
ferent railroad systems. The Southern Pa
cifc win get the longest haul. 22S9 miles.
The Maricopa & Phoenix railroad gets the
shortest haul, 35 miles. The voyage down
the Mississippi river from st. Louis to New
Orleans on the steamboat Mississippi viii
cover II65 miles and occupy four days and
five nights. The cabinet officers who viii
be with the president at the meeting with
President DiaZ are the secretary of state,
Mr.. Knox; the secretary of war, Mr. Dick
inson; the postmaster general, Mr.. Hitch
cock, and the secretary of commerce ana
labor, Mr.. Nagel. The secretary of the in
terror Mr.. Ballinger, is expected to be with
the president during the greater part of the
time he spends in the northwest.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18
GREAT WATERSHED OF
THE SAN GABRIEL Is
MENACED SERIOUSLY
Especial TO The Herald

PASADENA, Sept. 1.-THE men who
have been working the hardest to put
out the great forest fire which has for
the past two days been sweeping the
wooded canyons northwest of Cold
Brook camp in the north fork of the
west fork of the San Gabriel water
shed, are three men who are respon-
sible for the blaze, the Thomas brothers
of Long Beach and Percy Bronson OF
Los Angeles. Bronson, however,, dis
claims all responsibility and says ne
only took photographs of the fire and
was in no way connected with the
blaze and its starting.
Today it was reported the flames had
got beyond control of the force of
men employed in fighting them, and
that it might be three or four days be-
fore they could be brought under con-
troll. The greatest amount of damage
is being done and the great watershed
of the San Gabriel is seriously menaced.
This morning a gang of men were
sent around to Pine Flats to make an
attempt to back fire and battle with
the flames some distance in advance OF
them In the hope of heading them off.
Late this afternoon almost 800 acres
had been devastated and the tre pre-
sented a solid front two miles long by
fully a mile in width. The wall OF
flames was licking all before it and
the heat in the canyon is unbearable'
Fire Fighters Exhausted
The force which is attacking the
blaze now numbers more than htty
men and Forest Supervisor Charlton
has them in charge. He has scattered
this force about the territory, but owing
to the terrific heat and the unusually
hot weather, the men are well nigh eX-
hausted. The main hope now lies in
the efforts of the men sent around by
pine Flats to check the advancing line
of flames at that point.
The exact location of the fire is about
seven miles up the north fork or the
west fork of the San Gabriel canyon
II has already consumed some OF the
big trees in that canyon, and, II not
checked, will sweep through tne mac
cessible regions to forests OF stlll larger
trees, doing inestimable damage 10 the
great watershed. u4
One feature of the fire is the 1act that
while the men who admit starting the
blaze are fighting the flames the OH
GERS are keeping them well in sight
ana thew are not to be allowed to re-
turn except in the custody of the rang
are when, if is stated, charges VIII pc
brought against them.
They admit the fire was started py
them to smudge out tree nlled WIN
bees in order to secure the rlch deposlts
Of honey, the fire got beyond their con-
troI and was the cause of the great con-
IA grafton which is now sweeping al
before it. ,,,,,,
late this afternoon the new supply
~ fire fighters were sent into tho
canyon by way nf Azusa.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18

After party a night or two ago at Brent
tfer Dear Friend--The ideal What cheek
The Dear Girl (blushing)-He wasn't par
ticular which.-Tit-Biu-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18
FAST MOTORCYCLlST
ESCAPES JAIL TERM
ASSESSED HEAVY FINE FOR
BREAKING SPEED LAW
Through Misunderstanding Between
Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys
C. p. White Is Let Off with
Stiff Penalty and Lecture

AS the result of a misunderstanding
between Assistant Prosecuting Attor-
neys Joseph Seymour, jr, and S. b.
Smith, c. p. White, a motorcyclist
charged with speeding his machine at
a rate in excess of thirty miles an
hour, escaped jail sentence, but was
fined $75 by Police Judge Chambers
yesterday morning.
The fine was the heaviest ever as
sessed any Violator of the speed ordi-
nances in a Los Angeles court, and
in addition White was given a severe
reprimand and instructions as to the
safety of pedestrians by Judge Cham
bers.
White was arrested September 8
and when arraigned before Judge
Chambers pleaded guilty to riding his
machine more than thirty miles an
hour. Patrolman Coe, who made the
arrest, stated White was riding at the
rate of thirty-nine miles an hour.
According to a recently enacted city
ordinance, such an admission is pun
ishabe by a jail sentence, but on ad-
vice of Attorney Robert Loucks, White
withdrew his plea of guilty and
stated he did not realize what he was
doing when he admitted his guilt, and
changed his plea to one of not guilty.
Again Pleads Guilty
The case was brought up for jury
trial yesterday, and the prosecution
was conducted by Assistant Prosecut-
ing Attorney Seymour although orig
inally the case had been handled by
Smith.
The case was just under way when
Attorney Smith entered the court
room and stated the case would be
dismissed on account of lack of evil
dence.
The jury was dismissed and White
then pleaded guilty to violating the
twenty -mile-an-hour speed limit and
was fined $75.
Il was in a hurry to keep an en-
gagement," was the defense offered
by White
Judge Chambers, in imposing the
fine limit, warned White in the future
to respect the rights of others and to
be more prompt in keeping engage
mehts. The judge also deplored the
speed mania which he said was preva-
lent among motorcyclists, and re-
marked that it was wrong to manu-
facture machines capable of such
speed for use on public streets.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18
Presidents Speech

"As long ago as August, 1905, ven
tured to announce that 1 was tariff
revisionist and thought that the time
had come for a readjustment Of the
schedules. 1 pointed out that It had
been ten years prior to that time that
the Dingiey bill had been passed; that
great changes had taken place in the
conditions surrounding the productions
of the farm, the factory and the mine,
and that under the theory Of protec-
tion In that time the rates imposed in
the Dingley bill in many instances
might have become excessive-that is,
might have been greater than the diff
ferences between the cost Of production
abroad and the cost of production at
home, with a sufficient allowance for
a reasonable rate Of profit to the Amer
lean producer.
'I said the party was divided on this
issue, but In my judgment the opinion
OF the party was crystallizing and prob
ably would result in the near future in
an effort to make such revision. l
pointed out the difficulty there always
was in a revision of the tariff, due to
the threatened disturbance of indus
tries to be affected and the suspension
of business in a way which made it
unwise to have too many revisions.
"In the summer of 1907 my position
on the tariff was challenged and then
entered into a somewhat fuller
discussion.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18

full picture, but it does show the
proportion of decreases to have been
three times those of the increases.
Attempts have been made to show
what the real effect of these changes
have been by comparing the imports
under the various schedules, and as
suming that the changes and their i'm
portance We're in proportion to the i'm
portations. Nothing could be more
unjust in a protective tariff which
also contains revenue provisions.
How 1t Is Done
"Some of the tariff is made to In
crease the revenue by increasing i'm
portations which shall pay duty. other
items in the tariff are made to re-
duce competition, that is, by reducing
imnortations and therefore, the dues-
tion of the Importance of a change in
rate cannot in the slightest degree be
determined by the amount of imports
that take place.
In order to determine the impor-
tance of the changes, it is much fairer
to take the articles on which the rates
of duty have been reduced and those on
which the rates have been increased,
and then determine from statistics
how large a part the articles upon
which duties have been reduced play in
the consumption of the country and
how large part those upon which the
duties have been increased play.
"Such a table has been prepared by
Payne. than whom there is no one who
understands better what the tariff Is,
and has given more attention to the
details of the schedules.
Nov let us take schedule A-chemi-
calls oils and paints The articles upon
which the duty has been decreased are
consumed in this country to the eX-
tent of S433 100000. The articles upon
which the duty has been increased are
consumed to the extent of s11,000O00 in
this country. Take schedule B-earth-
enware and glassware-the articles on
which the duty has been decreased are
consumed to the amount of $12S0O0 600,
and there has been no increase in duty
on such articles.
Other Schedules
"Take schedule C-metals and their
manufactures. The amount to which
such articles entered into the con-
sumption of the country is $1,24S 000,0 900,
whereas the articles of the same sched-
ule on which there has been an increase
enter into the consumption of the coun-
try to the extent of only s110OO,0O0.
Take schedule D-lumber. The arti-
cIes in this schedule upon which there
has been a decrease enter into the con-
sumption of the country to the extent
of S566, 900, ,OOO. whereas the articles un-
der the same schedule on which there
has been an increase enter into this
country's consumption to the extent of
$131, 900 .000
"In tobacco there has been no change.
Ir agricultural products those in which
there has been a reduction of rates
enter into the consumption of the coun-
try to the extent Of $4S3,OO0,OOO; those in
which there has bpn0 an inrraa GO re
consumed to the amount of $4.OO0,000.
Take the schedule on wines and lid-
uors. The articles increased enter into
the consumption of the country to the
extent Of $462, 100000.
Change and Increase
I'm cottons there has been a change
in the higher priced cottons and an
increase. There has heen no increase
in the lower priced cottons, and of the
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18
TAFT FAvORS
POSTAL BANK
PRESIDENT ALSO DEFENDS
TARIFF BILL
SAYS PAYNE MEASURE is BEST
IN HISTORY
Nations Chief Executive Has Strenu-
Gus Day speech-Making In Wis.,
consln-ReVleWs Party
Principles
tCOntinued from Page one,

ever, he asserted, that the wool and
wooden manufacturing interests in the
Republican party were so strong that
any attempt to change the Dingley
rates would result in a defeat of the
bill
Il am sorry that this is So" said the
president, land l wish 1t could have
been otherwise 1t is the one impor-
tant defect in the bill"
President Taft said:
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18
Change and Increase

I'm cottons there has been change
in the higher priced cottons and an
increase. There has heen no increase
in the lower priced cottons, and of the
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18

Henry Lyon, councilman. stopped DR.
]. w. Jones on Spring street Yesterday
and told him what n fine thing it would
be to see the old-timer running down
the street after the councilmanic bug
Instead of the n-avoralty bee. lyon
are number siv with that. for the sivth
time NoW said Or. jones'. Council-
man Lyon, who is for Mus4het, saws
DR.. Jones is cutting into the Mushet
vote
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18

Ona Morton will speak at the weekly
luncheon of the Jefferson club at noon
today at the Hollenbeck hotel. His
subject is "The Duty of Democrats in
the Coming Municipal Election"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18
Several Contentious

"It was contended by the stand
patters' that rates beyond the neces-
sary measure of protection were not
Objectionable because behind the tariff
wall competition always reduced the
prices on things and thus saved the
consumer.
But I pointed out in that speech
what seems to me as true today as it
was then-that the danger of excessive
rates was in the temptation they ere
ated to form monopolies in the pro-
tected articles and thus take advantage
of the excessive rates by increasing the
prices, and therefore in order to avoid
such a danger it was wise at regular
intervals to examine the question as to
what had been the effect of the rates
upon the industries in this country and
whether the conditions with respect to
the cost of production here had so
changed as to warrant a reduction in
the tariff and to make a lower rate
truly protective of the industry.
TT will be observed that the object
of the revision under such a statement
was not to destroy protected industries
but to continue to protect them where
lower rates offered a sufficient protec-
tion to prevent injury by foreign COM
petition. That was the object of the
revision as advocated by me, and it was
certainly the object of the revision as
promised in the Republican platform.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18

Fraternal note: Frank Dominguez
and a Mr.. Clotworthy rode up in the
elevator together in the Equitable Bank
building yesterday afternoon. Mr.
Clotworthy stepped off at the sixth
floor to see w T. Craig on the Mushet
campaign. but Mr.. Dominguez careful
ly explained that he had other plans;
in fact, he was on his way to the nine
teenth story to see Erwin Dingie
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18
Would Clarity It


'I want to make this proposition as
clear as 1 can, because in order to de-
termine whether a bill is a compliance
with the terms of that provision it
must be understood what the platform
means A free trader is opposed to any
protective rate because he thinks that
our manufacturers, our farmers and
our miners ought to Withstand the
competition of foreign manufacturers
and miners and farmers, or else go out
Of business and find something else
more profitable to do.
"NoW, certainly the promises of the
platform did not contemplate the down
ward revision of the tariff rates to such
a point that any industry heretofore
protected should be injured. Hence
those who contend that the promise of
the platform was to reduce prices by
letting in foreign competition are con-
tending for free trade, and not for any
thing that they had the right to infer
from the Republican platform.
1.-THE ways and means committee of
the house, with Mr.. Payne at it's head,
devoted a full year to assembling epi-
dence in reference to the rates under
the tariff, and devoted an immense
amount of work in the study of the
question where the tariff rates could
be reduced and where they ought to
be raised with a view to ma ntaining
a reasonable protective rate under the
principles of the platform, for every
industry that deserves protection.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18
Presents Opportunities

1.-THE passage of a new bill, espe-
cially where a change in the method
of assessing the duties has been fol-
lowed, presents an opportunity for
various modes and calculations of the
percentages of increases and decreases
that is really most misleading, or
really throws no light at all upon the
changes made.
zone way to stating what was done
is to say what the facts show-that
under the Dingley law there We're 2024
items. This included dutiable items
only. The Payne law leaves 1850 of
these Items unchanged. There are de-
creases in 654 of the items and in
creases in 220 of the items.
''Now, Of course, that does not give
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18

The true inwardness of the Clotwor-
thy incident will be exposed in all its
horrid details in tomorrow's Herald
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18
Cost of Production


"They found that the determinat IN
of the question was that the actual
cost of production is and whether an
industry in this country could live
under a certain rate and withstand
competition from abroad, was a ques-
tion of the utmost difficulty in settling
1.-THE manufacturers We're prone 10
exaggerate the injury which a re-
duction in the duty would give and to
magnify the amount of duty needed
while the importers on the other hand,
who were interested in developing i'm.
portation, We're quite likely to be
equally biased on the other side.
"Mr. Payne reported a bill-the
Payne tariff bill-which went to the
senate and was amended in the senate
by increasing the duty on some things
and decreasing it on others.
1.-THE difference between the house
bill and the senate bill was much less
than the newspapers represented.
"It turns out upon examination that
the reductions in the senate were
about equal to those in the house
though they differed in character. Now,
there is nothing quite so difficult as
the discussion Of the tariff bill for the
reason that 1t covers SO many different
items, while the meaning of the terms
and the percentages are most difficult
to understand
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-19
NEW OPERA HOUSE SCENERY.
Local Manager Renovating the Play House and
is Having New Curtains Made for It.

Manager Conner Thomas is
having the opera house in this
city overhauled and renovated
especially that portion constitu-
ting the stage. He has employed
Edward c. Horne, a man of much
experience, to superintend the
work, and will have several new
curtains and shift scenes made
as well as thoroughly repairing
all the old material.
A new front curtain will take
the place of the old and it is said
that when the work is completed
the stage part of the house will
compare very favorably with any
in any town of our size in this
portion of the state.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-19
WILL BUILD NEW YARDS.
Canyon Lumber Company viii Change loca-
tons and Erect New Modern
Offices and Sheds.

1t was announced yesterday
that the Canyon Lumber Com
pany of this city had closed a
deal by which they become the
purchasers of the northwest
quarter of block SO, in this city.
This is the key block at the
northeast corner of the square.
With this goes the report that as
soon as the deeds to the property
have been received and the deal
entirely closed the company will
erect at once large commodiouS
offices and sheds on the block of
land for the use of their Canyon
City yards.
J. NJ. Rockwell, one of the firm
of Rockwell Bros. & Co., who are
largely interested in the Canyon
Lumber Company, was in this
city last week and the change
was decided upon. 1t is made
necessary on account of the
largely in c 7 e asing business
which the company is doing and
in order that their offices might
be more centrally located and
also nearer the railroad.
While c. Il. Burrow, the local J
manager, did not authorize the
statement, it is distincly under