The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-14
New York Merchant Gives His Views on Revision E
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JUDGE GARY IS pLEo .0
Head of Steel Corporation Is Satisfied With the Tariff Bill in It's Pres ent Form and Thinks 1t
 Is Fair to All.
BY WATTERsoN sTEALEY.

Washington. July 13.-(Special. )--'If the tariff bill is enacted into law in anything like It's present form the great mass of American people will be called upon to pay more for practically every article of clothing they wear. and the republican party will fail to redeem it's campaign pledges for downward revision
 This statement was made today by Isa- dore Saks, president of Saks 6 Co.,, one of the greatest department stores in New York city.
 The bill," said MT. Saks, Ifs a tax on the poor man. He will have to pay more for his stockings, his shoes, his shirts and suits, and the tax will be especially great upon the dress goods he will have to buy for his wife and children"
 In the same newspaper that prints the above interview with MT. Saks appears the following paragraph:
 "Elbert H. Gary of the Steel corporation and Mrs. Gary left for Europe today"
 Before leaving Judge Gary expressed himself as well satisfied with the tariff situation.
 "The tariff suits us,' he said, it has been satisfactory in it's present condition, ana l think the finance committee of the Senate has shown remarkable ability, discretion, wisdom and perfect fairness"
 Emmett J. Scott, private secretary to Booker T. Washington, and corresponding secretary of the National Negro Business league of which the Tuskegee educator Is president, while in Washington is ar- ranging the programme for the national convention of the league which meets in Louisville August 1S 19 and 2O
 On the list of speakers will be bankers. cotton growers, potato producers, town builders, farmers and gardeners, real es- tate dealers, contractors, undertakers. druggists and merchants who will tell the story of how they got their start and of the struggles that brought ulti- mate success.
 Senator Bradley and MT. Henry Waiter son have been requested to address the convention.
 The first municipal election in Annapo- lis under the registration which provided the grandfather clause" as a test, re- suited in a sweeping democratic election. James F. Stanage. young business man, was elected mayor over Samuel Jones, his republican opponent.
 The total vote cast was little over 900 while the normal vote was formerly 1900. Under the new law, all but 46 of the FOO negro voters were refused regis tration The polls presented an appear snce which was new to Annapolitans, the usual colored attendance being ab- sent A few who were refused registra- ton applied for the right to vote to lay the basis for a test case, which will be carried to the United States courts.
 Opposition to the corporation tax in the House has been practically crushed and when the Attorney General and Senator Root rewrite the provision it will be ac- cepted. There is little likelihood that the members of the House will have any opportunity to vote on the corporation tax proposition. The programme of the leaders contemplates submitting the com plete conference report to the House, and by means of the rules adopt 1t with two votes, one on the previous question" and the other on the entire bill.
 The President today received the con- sular school at the White House in order that he might properly size-up the new Yankee consuls. There are "A in the class, among them being Frank Deed meyer of Alabama, who goes to Charlotte town, Prince Edward Island; Samuel Me Clintock of Kentucky who will be sta tioned at Teguciagalpa. Honduras, and Marion Selcher of Georgia, who Is as- signed to Acapulco, Mexico.