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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-31
WATCH IMPORTERS
FIND THEIR JOKER
Proviso in Section 189 Specific,
But Impossible to Be Com
piled With.

me importers OF watches have found
their joker in the tariff bill
The bill, in section 1S9. presents a
series of specific and ad vaIorem duties
which must be paid on various kinds of
watches and watch movements The
duties as to some watches are specific,
as to others ad valorem, and as to still
others both specific and ad valorem
They seem sufficient 10 afford protec-
ton, according TO the importers; but
IN order to make assurance doubIy sure
this proviso is added al the end Of the
section,
"Ail watch movements and cases OF
foreign manufacture shall have the
name of the manufacturer and Of the
city, town or village, and country Of
manufacture cut, engraved, or die-sunk
conspicuously and indelibly on the
plate OF the movement and the inside OF
the case, respectively. and the move
ments shall also have marked thereon
by one of the methods indicated. the
number of Jewels and adjustments. said
number TO be expressed both in words
and in Arabic numerals; and none of
the aforesaid articles shall be delivered
10 the importer unless marked in eXact
conformity to this direction
This is simple enough, ana duly spe-
cific. The difficulty is. as the New
York importers are pointing out in the
wild shrieks they are making TO Con
gress, that it simply can't be complied
with. The only watches of which any
number are now imported are the min
iature Swiss watches. running from the
size Of milady's thumb nail up TO tne
dimensions Of a silver quarter. 1t is
utterly impossible to cut. engrave OF
die-sink' such legend -COnSpicuOusly
and incelbly' on one OF these affairs
because the plate Of the movement is
too small for it. The mere engraving
would be a big item in the expense, and
when il was done il would not Do
conspicuous. II couldn't possibly be
In most cases there isn't a single piece
in the entire movement large enough tC
contain such a description and make II
Iegible save with a microscope.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-31
Continued from First Page.)

Of the poor mans table, and has made
Great Britain the headquarters of the
various industries Of which sugar is
the basis. Everybody is familiar with
the preserves and jams which Eng
land manufactures and exports to all
the world. Not everybody knows,
however. that the immense industry
Of raising the fruit from winch these
jams are made, and Of manufacturing
the fruits and the sugar product
which is found on the breakfast tables
Of all the continent, is based entirely
on the fact that Great Britain makes
il a policy 10 have the cheapest sugar
IN the world. Without cheap sugar
this great and growing industry would
he impossible. The cultivation of fruits
for this industry has IN the last few
decades made a tremendous cOntribu-
ton 10 saving the agricultural indus
try of the United Kingdom.
The American policy Of excessive
prOte elton and dtnerentlal IN favor
of the home refiner, has made sugar
dear in this country and has made it
impossible to develop any such indus
try as that which has grown so i'm
portant IN Great Britain. British cheap
sugar has not only benefited every
consumer, but IL has developed a vast
business fabric which employs thou
sands upon thousands of people The
American policy Of dear sugar has
/ cost the American public over $4,000
coo a year wholesale prices, and has
produced-the Sugar trust.
The Sugar Trust
Let US see what the Sugar trust is.
I, The American Sugar Refining Company
is organized under the laws Of New
Jersey-whicn fact in itself is at least
interesting and sUgseStive-and has
$50, 10000 capital. The preferred stock
pays per cent cumulative dividend
annually. On the common stock the
company first paid 8 per cent annually.
then raised this 70 10 per cent, and in
1893 began TO pay u per cent annually,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-31
: NO RULE TO CUT Off
DEBATE ON TARIFF
Special Action Will Not Be
Taken Tomorrow.
Speeches Today.

No rule will be reported in the House
tomorrow to cut off general debate and
to set day for a vote on the Payne
bill.
House leaders are at sea as to the
tariff sentiments of the majority. and
they Will get definite information on
that subject before taking action. State
delegations are holding meetings TO
agree upon statements of their desires,
and these are being forwarded to the
Committee on Rules. Iowa has declared
for a separate vote upon half q dozen
different schedules and Illinois voted
in favor of a caucus
A long session Of the WAYS and Means
Committee was held today. Outside
the locked doors the hallway was
crowded with lobbyists representing
interests that want better terms than
are given them in the Payne bill in it's
present form
Chairman Olmsted, of the Committee
of the Whole, has a list Of eighty names
representing members who want to
speak on the tariff. No more unlimited
time VIII be granted Most of the
speeches viii be limited to twenty min
utes. IT is understood that many of
me eighty Will ask leave TO pTin-.
mere were less than a score of mem
oers present when the house met at 10
o'clock.
Mr.. Morgan CRep.. MOI made a
plea for protection of zinc ore.
Mr.. Brantley Dem, Cal scored
Republicans for extravagant admins
tration.
Mr.. Mann of Illinois. who illustrated
lecture during the pure food fight
repeated his performance today, when
he gave an illustrated lecture on wood
pulp making. He was chairman of
the special committee to investigate
this subject, and the lecture had been
promised for some time. A desk in
front of the Speakers was piled high
with everything from spruce log to
finished paper.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-31
COLONEL ANDERSON
IS ON RETIRED LIST
Artillery Officer in the Country's
Service More Than Thirty
eight Years.

At his own request, Col. George /.
Anderson, Of the Coast Artillery, was
placed on the retired list today. after
more than thirty-eight years of active
service. His retirement viii promote
Lieutenant Colonel Deems to the grade
of colonel
Colonel Anderson reached his present
rank last July. He was appointed to
from Wisconsin. and during his career
In the artillery served in California.
Alaska. Fort Monroe. Va. the Army
War College at Washington Barracks
Boston, and St Petersburg, Russia, at
the latter place as military attache
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-31
FINDS HIMSELF HEIR
TO ENGLISH ESTATE

YORK, Pa, March 3I-AIbert w.
Hall. b21 East South street, has received
a communication informing him Of a
large estate belonging to the Hall fam
lily, Of which he IS a member. amounting
TO 100000 sterling, now held in chan
Gerry in England.
The Halls had knowledge Of the large
estate, but never made an effort to
secure any portion OF it They came
here from Chester county.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-31
OIL WELL SHOOTER
HAS CLOSE SHAVE

OIL CITY, Pa, March 31--william
Bowers, e shooter" had a narrow es-
cape from being blown TO atoms. and
oil well workers near OleopOlis were
given a severe scare today when a
team hauling 80 quarts of nitro-glycer-
inc plunged down a 15-foot embank-
ment.
The stuff did not explode, but il was
several hours before the men would
venture near the wrecked rig.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-31
TARIFF UPON SUGAR
PROTECTS THE TRUST
By Making Duty on Refined Product So Much Higher
Than the Raw, Manufactures Are Given
Monopoly in This Country

an extra dividend Of 10 per cent being
paid in that year, making a total in
one year Of p per cent. The company's
earnings have grown so large that It
was esteemed bad policy to continue
paying such high dividends Organized
crust by 1901 had increased this TO
Sy0,O09,OO0. and since then per cent
dividends have been paid annually The
annual balance sheet for 1897 listed as
assets the following items, among
others:
Raw sugar, including sugar to
arrive, refined sugar and syrup
and stock IN process Of manu-
AdStuEe -----.-----.....-..-- 81 ~, -
SdSh ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 0,tlo,9St
Accounts and bill receivable 1894, as
Investments in beet sugar and
other corporations ..-.-.-..... p 90
On Asset Side.
All of which items Indicate a condi-
ton Of somewhat preposterOus sol
vency. On the liability side the bal
ance sheet indicated that the company
was holding a fire insurance reserve
fund of S5.459.9OS. while It also listed
surplus as a contingent reserve fol-
business under action Of stockholders
meeting" S25,576, 1856
This is the Sugar trust In brief. II
is the great. expanding, fragrant,
beautous flower Of the American sys-
TEN Of dear sugar. While the English
consumer has had sugar for his table
at just a little m ore than half the
price the American consumer. pays, and
has developed a Tremendous collateral
industry, the American public has beer
paying high prices in order that the
trust might enjoy the financial pros
perity indicated by these figures and
develop a political influence which, Is
indicated BIZ the fact that the PAYNE
bill, in the face Of this showing. makes
practically no concession to the demand
for cheaper sugar.
And the Payne bill, be II remembered
Is supposed to represent its makers
concession TO a der and for cheaper
necessaries OF life.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-31
TARIFF BUREAU FINDS
FAVOR WITH TAFT
President Expresses Himself to
Callers as Approving
Plan.

The President today declared him
self in favor Of the creation by this
Congress Of a tariff bureau TO collect
information for the benefit Of Con-
gress and the Executive He made this
statement 20 some Of his callers
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-31
NOTED DOCTOR DIES

MORGANTOWN, W. Va, March 81
DR.. N H Triplett died at his home.
near here, today at the age of ninety
seven years He was the attending
physician at the birth OF 1,76S babies, Of
which only four died AZ birth.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-31
NINE. MODJESKA BETTER.

Los ANGELES, March 31.-Madame
Modjeska is improving, according to a
statement made today by her physi-
clan If her condition remains the
same tomorrow she viii be removed to
= hOsDftal
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-31
The Harmony
Of Home
Does Not Mingle With or Emanate
From the Table o. Dyspepsia

IN the home. meal time should
awaken in all the inhabitants a pecu-
liar harmony Of JOY which VII make
for the home the abiding place OF in
terest and happiness.
If one member at the dinner table IS
out Of sorts. his influence IS felt and
the harmony is lacking. Conversation
and mirth are absent. Devouring
thoughts assail the diners and silence
prevails.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-03-11

when child and graduated from the
| st. Louis Law school in 1873. He has
been senior member of the law firm
of Nagel & Kirby. professor In the
st. Louis Law school and trustee
of Washington university. In 1888
he was member of the Missouri house
Of representatives, and in 1S93-97 wac
president of the st. Louis city coup-
Gil. He is member of the Repub-
lican national committee and for years
has been an intimate friend OF Mr..
Taft. He was one of Mr.. Roosevelt's
most enthusiastic supporters. As an
attorney Mr.. Nagel was Identified with
several important cases dealing with
the numerous complications In the
affairs of the Five Civilized Tribes In
the then Indian territory.
Navy Under Meyers Charge.
President Taft's secretary of the
navy, George Won L. Meyer of Massa-
chusetts, has had wide experience as
business man, legislator. diplomat
and cabinet officer He was born in
Boston in 1858 and graduated from
Harvard in 1879. He then entered
business and has been prominently
Connected with number OF financial
and mercantile concerns. His career
as public official began in 1889, when
he was elected to the Boston common
council. He then served on the board
of aldermen, and in 1926 he was a
member of the Massachusetts isgisla-
ture, the last two years being speaker
OF the house. In 1900 Mr.. Meyer was
sent to Italy as American ambassador,
and In 1905 was transferred to Rus
STA. In January. 1907, President
Roosevelt called him home to enter
his cabinet as postmaster general.
BaIIinger Secretary Of Interior.
After about one years service az
commissioner OF the general land Of
fee, Richard A. Ballinger of Seattle.
Wash, has entered the cabinet as
secretary of the interior. He is
native Of Iowa. having been born in
Boonesboro in 1858. After attending
the University OF Kansas and Wash
burn college at Topeka. he went to
Williams college, graduating in 1884
and sfterward studying law and re-
moving to Washington. He was
United States court commissioner in
1Ss0-s2 and later was Judge OF the
supreme court in Jefferson county.
Wash.
Attorney General Wickersham.
George w. Wickersham. who be-
comes President Taft's attorney gen
eral. has had the reputation OF being
one OF the ablest lawyers in New
York city. Born In Pittsbure in 1858.
he studied civil engineering in Lehieh
university and In 1880 graduated from
the Law school Of the University Of
Pennsylvania. For two years he prac-
ticcd law In Philadelphia In 1884 be
became associated with the law frm
Of Strong & cadwalladare. to which
Henry w. Taft. brother OF the prest
dent. belongs.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-03-11

vious to accepting the place in Mr..
Tafts cabinet he was general counsel
for the Illinois Central Railroad. Com
pany. When not living In Chicago,
Mr. Dickinson makes his home at the
Hermitage. the estate upon the out
skirts of Nashville, Tenn, once the
property of Andrew Jackson. Like
Mr.. Roosevelt. he is very fond of
hunting and fishing. Though Demo
crat, Mr.. Dickinson has always been
an opponent Of Bryan.
Wilson Retains His Place.
Only one member of the Roosevelt
cabinet retains his portfolio under
Mr.. Taft. That is James Wilson of
Iowa, secretary of agriculture. So ex-
cellent had been his work in that posi-
ton that there was no serious talk Of
making change. Born in Scotland in
1885, Mr.. Wilson came to the United
States in 1852 and three years later
settled in Iowa. In 1861 he engaged in
farming in Tama county. He was a
member of the Iowa assembly for
three sessions and speaker of the
house for one session, and also was q
member of the Iowa state railway
commission. In 1873 he was elected
to congress. serving two terms, and
was sent to the national legislature
again for one term in 1888. He was
regent OF the State university of
Iowa in 1904. and in 1890 was
made director of the agricultural ex-
pertinent station and professor of agri-
culture at the Iowa Agricultural col
lege, Ames. la. In 1897 he became
secretary of agriculture.
Postmaster General Hitchcock.
The first cabinet officer selected by
Mr.. Taft after his election was Frank
H. Hitchcock of Massachusetts, who
gave up his place as first assistant
postmaster general to manage success
fully the Taft presidential campaign.
He has been given the office of post
master general in the new cabinet.
Mr.. Hitchcock was born at Amherst,
o., In 1867, and graduated from Har-
ward in 1891 and from Columbia Law
school in 1894. Since 1891 he has
been government official, having
served at different times as chief of
the division of foreign markets of the
department of agriculture; chief clerk
of the department OF commerce and
labor. member of the government ex-
position board and first assistant post
master general. He is member of
many scientific and social organiza-
tions and is the author of numerous
bulletins. reports and circulars on for
eign trade and customs tariffs. His
work In the post-ofiice department UNI
der President Roosevelt was especial
ly noteworthy.
NageI Has Commerce Portfolio.
Missouri has been rewarded for its
switch to the Republican column by
the appointment of Charles Nagel as
secretary Of commerce and labor. Mr..
Nagel is leading lawyer Of st.
Louis and the west. He was born in
Texas in 1s4s. moved to st. Louis
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-03-11

President Taft's cabinet of nine men
secretary of state, who was born
in 1853 at Brownsville, Pa. He
graduated from Mount Union college,
Ohio, in 1872, and three years later
was admitted to the bar. During the
years 1876 and 1877 he served as as
sistant United States district attorney
for the western district of Pennsyl-
vania. In the latter year he formed
law partnership with James H. Reed
which still exists and which has rep
resented many large corporations, in
Guiding the Carnegie Company. Mr..
Knox entered President McKinley's
cabinet as attorney general in April,
1901, serving until 1904, when he was
elected United States senator from
resigned to become the head of Presi-
dent Tafts cabinet. He was a candi-
date for the presidential nomination in
the Republican national convention of
1908. Mr. Knox is recognized as one
of the foremost constitutional lawyers
in the country.
Macveagh for the Treasury.
Franklin MacVeagh, secretary of the
treasury, was born on farm in
Chester county, Pennsylvania, gradu-
ated from Yale in 1862 and from
Columbia Law school in 1864. He be-
gan the practice of law in New York
city but ill-health forced him to aban-
don It and In 1866 he went to Chicago
and engaged in the Wholesale grocery
business. In this and other CONNER
cial pursuits he has amassed a large
fortune. Before entering the cabinet
he disposed of his holdings in the big
grocery firm and resigned as director
of the Commercial National bank of
Chicago. Mr. MacVeagh has always
been interested in movements for the
public welfare, locally and nationally.
He has been president of the Chicago
Citizens association, the Chicago
Bureau of Charities and the Municipal
Art League. vice-president of the
American Civic association, and chair
man OF the immigration department of
the National Civic Federation. Mr.
MacVeagh formerly was a Democrat
and in 1894 he was nominated for
United States senator by the Demo-
Gratis of illinois, but was defeated in
the legislature. He supported Grover
Cleveland, but afterward changed his
party allegiance because of the atti-
tude of the Democratic party on the
money question.
Dickinson lie War Secretary.
Jacob M. Dickinson OF Tennessee
and Chicago. the new secretary Of
war, was born in 1851 at Columbus,
Miss. He graduated from the Uni
yersity of Nashville in 1872 and after
ward studied law at Columbia college,
at the University of Leipsiz and In
Paris. He served several times by
special commission on the supreme
bench of Tennessee and was assist
ant attorney general of the United
States in 1s95-97. For ten years pre-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-08
Insects in Death Duel.

81 have seen many strange sights
in my time" said Peter Gayer as
sistant manager of the Knickerbocker
hotel, the other day, "but never have
saw on our ship at Calcutta Mr..
Gayer, it may be explained. had spent
most of his life at sea until he settled
down year or two ago to the ex-
citement of life in a busy New York
hotel.
This was a combat between two
giant insects. one a tarantula. the
other a Calcutta roach. Ever see a
Calcutta roach? Well. he looks just
like cockroach, only he is as big as
pet of mine. I had bought him from
a Malay for pound of butter, and
for an insect he was a remarkable
creature. The roach would come to
me to be fed. and he would crawl
about on my hand with the utmost
refuge was inside the bottom of my
coat sleeve.
ga favorite way of catching ordi-
nary cockroaches in the Far East is
to sprinkle flour in a bowl. covering
the bottom and the inner side, and
leaving depression in the middle. I
used to do this frequently at night,
and in the morning would find the
bowl almost filed with insects. who
had been caught in the flour as Sc
curely as in a fne-Wlre cage.
zone morning after rising I took a
look at the bowl and was spellbound
by what 1 saw. The interior had be-
come an arena. Below the rim was
a ring of cockroaches, struggling to
get away from an awful duel between
a tarantula and my Calcutta roach
in the bottom of the bowl. I stood
watching that contest for almost two
hours The tactics they displayed
seemed human. Each appeared to
know the weak point of the other.
"The spider stood much higher than
the roach, and the latter seemed to
act mainly on the defensive. His
shell was a real armor, and as he
crouched low, he seemed to be pro-
tecting himself with a shield. His
vulnerable spot was in the middle of
the back and he labored to keep this
covered The spider made his at
tacks in a series of sudden springs.
The roach. when on attack. aimed at
the legs of the other. One after an
other of the long, thin extremities of
the tarantula were Topped off. Final
" he was down to two legs, and his
method of attack became like that of
prize fighter, 1unging furiously at
his opponent when chance presented
itself.
Most of the time the advantage
seemed to be with the roach. but his
strength did not equal that of the
other. However, after a long fight,
he got away with both of the taran-
tula's remaining underpinnings. For
a moment it seemed that the roach
had won the duel. but the spider,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-08
GRAINS CoME-sOMErN1E.v
Railroad Board Receives Complaint
From Citizens of Barnard.

Speaking of trains being late. here
is q Barnard man who writes to the
state railway board to declare that
the Santa Fe branch from Manhattan
to that town has not been on time
since the 18th of last July. He voices
his protest as follows:
Il desire to call your attention to the
condition of the train service on the
Barnard branch of the Santa Fe. The
train starting from Manhattan, 43 miles
distant, due to arrive at Barnard at
4:05 p. m, has not been on time since
July Is. 1t arrives at Barnard any
where from so minutes to eight hours
late-generally about three hours late.
1t is mixed train. If we had a pas
senger train in addition we could get
our mail az noon instead of o'clock in
the evening. There is general complaint
all along the line, but people are de-
ferred from taking concerted action in
the matter for fear that it would be
useless
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-08
1T POINTS THE WAY.
U. S. Supreme Court Holds Dis
missal of Indictments Is Error.

Washington. Nov. S.-A way to
prosecute customs service employees
who have made false returns on mer-
chandise being entered in violation of
the law, was pointed out by the SUI
preme court of the United States to-
day.
1t held that the circuit court of the
United States for the eastern district o.
New York erred in dismissing the in
dictments against Simon J. Mescal, an
assistant weigher. at the port of New
York, accused of making false returns
in cheese importations in 1907. The case
was remanded for further action
against MeScal