The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-06

Than the United States Does-The
Revenue Might Be Increased Ma
teriaIiy by Similar Plan.
| Washington. July 3.-[Special.l-.
Senator Beveridge of Indiana in urg-
Ing the senate to amend the laws In
sists that the tobacco tax in the United
States is only a fraction Of that of
most other big nations. Our tax at
present is 10 cents against rs cents in
England and France, 81 cents in Italy
and 90 cents in Austria. All those
countries have fewer people than ours.
Our present revenue from all forms of
tobacco is 100000, that of England
$50, 100000. France $74,000,000, Italy
$50, 100000 and Austria $47O00,0OO
From 1860 to 1905 consumption of to-
bacco in France increased to "a, in
England to 56 and in the United States
to 240 per cent 1t is estimated that
Americans are consuming sixteen
pounds Of tobacco annually for every
male over sixteen. Mr., Beveridge has
! figures to prove that if we taxed to-
bacco at the same rate as England or
France we would annually derive in
revenue S333, 100000. The tax on to-
bacco is now lower than it has been
since the government began to tax it at
all, and Senator Beveridge for that
reason wants it increased. He claims
| the trust has not been "totin' fair"
| with the consumer
Good Record of Health.
Only two of the senators have been
really i'll this session. They are Mr..
Bradley of Kentucky and Mr. Shively
of Indiana. Both are again able to
attend the sessions during a portion of
| each day. The statesman from the
blue grass country Overworked himself
after coming to Washington, and the
Hoosier statesman has hardly recov-
cred from the strain of the campaign
in Indiana last year.
Army Engineers Criticised.
Congressman from Illinois. Missouri
and other states in the Mississippi val
ley are losing no opportunity to criti-
else harshly the army engineers since
they have reported against the project
for the proposed deep waterway from
the lakes to the gulf. Champ Clark
really gets frothy around the mouth If
the engineers are mentioned In his
presence. The congressman call atten-
ton to the fact that when the late
eminent Captain James B. Eads pro-
posed his plan for the jetties at the
mouth of the Mississippi river the en-
gineers reported against that project
Captain Eads, however persevered and
undertook the work at his own ex-
pense, agreeing to secure the necessary
depth Of water. to be maintained by
him or his heirs forever. and the gov
eminent to pay a certain stipulated
annual amount Eads succeeded. and
his jetties were accepted by the gov
eminent, and there has been accom-
plished all the captain claimed in spite
OF the fact that the government en-
gineers had cried down his proposition
and declared be was dreamer.
A Unique Automobile.
Representative Butler Ames of Mas
most attractive automobile that runs |
about the streets of Washington. The
machine Is built low, with an immense |
hood that hides powerful engine. |
The hood, wheels and chassis are paint |
ed green. The seats are a novelty in |
automobiles, as they are made of rat
tan, much after the fashion of phae-
tons. The machine is known here as
the Green Goose, and with the excep-
ton OF the magnetic, speedometer and
one or two other attachments every
part of the machine, which is capable
OF speed of easily seventy miles an
hour, was made by Mr.. Ames in his
private machine shops at Lowell.
Let Posterity Bear Burden.
Representative Roberts of Massachu-
sets is another congressman who says
he is convinced the only way in which
to bring about comprehensive devel-
opment of the waterways of the coun-
try is by an issue of bonds to be used
for internal waterway improvements
He states that he recently had a very
trip from Baltimore to
Philadelphia by way of the Chesa-
peake bay and the Delaware and
Chesapeake canal. which is a part of
the plan TO connect Boston with Beau
fort, n. c.. and the Florida keys by a
system of canals and the use of nat
ural waterways-the rivers. sounds
and bays making an intercoastal route
free from the perils of the ocean and
Of Hatteras and shortening the dis
lance between Boston and Key West
by several hundred miles Mr.. Rob-
erts thinks posterity should be made
to pay for the improvements because
It viii derive most Of the benefits
Claims Efficacysof Bill.
Representative Bennett of New York
IS positive that If bill he has intro
dueed is incorporated into the laws {
It will Improve the postal service and
Increase the revenues. One of the /
chief points In his bill is that In the
general business of the postoffice the
rent an ounce rate on general mer-
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