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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-31
The H0rdeSt GIidder1 Tour Is Ended
 Next From Sdn Francisco To Boston

Kansas City. July 8o.-The American Automobile associations sixth annual tour was officially completed at 5O7 today when Chairman Frank B. flowers car, Premier. bearing the two pilots, three other members of the contest board, and Charles S. Glidden. donor of the Glidden trophy, dashed across the state line into Kansas City.
 Immediately following was the first press car. Nine minutes later the first of the contestants, a Pierce, entered the city and the others followed in rapid sue cession On today's trip between Salina and Kansas City both pilot cars gave out. Chairman flower followed closely behind these cars. and instead Of allowing them to wait to make repairs. he instructed the pilots to board his ear. and from Cedar Falls. where the last pilot was picked up, his car acted as pilot. The three other members of the contest board in Chairman Flowers ear were S. P. Stew ems of Rome. N Y: F. A. Webb of Brooklyn and w. ". Wright of Wilkes barre.
 At the state line. where the cars checked in, nearly 800 automobiles were waiting to greet the tourists Many Kansas City enthusiasts drove out to points as far out as 20 and 90 miles to meet the men and mud-bespattered cars. All the cars were parked fin Convention hall. where they will be carefully examined by the technical committee of the American Au- tpmobile association
 All the points of the trip must be con sidered before the winner can be an- nounced. Likely it will be several days before this work can be completed.
 The officials of the tour were greatly pleased at their reception along the route
 This by all means Is the hardest trip ever made under like eonditions,' said Chairman flower. There is strong talk of having the next trip from San Fran cisco to Boston, and this plan may be carried out Our trip this year, we hope, will have another effect. that of arousing interest in a better roads movement in the middle vest
 This tour" said Charles H. Glidden, "has truly developed into strictly an en- durance test. This year the 20-miles-an- hour stipulation at first seemed impos- sible of accomplishment throughout the tour. It was made, however"
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Murphy Is Obstinate.

Chicago, July @.-"John King will not be sold or traded to the Cincinnati Base ball club said President Murphy last night. Then he repeated the statement three times with just the kind of em- phasis to indicate that Cincinnati might be the last place King would have a chance to go if a deal were made.
 When overtures were made to Kling to go to Cincinnati, and he was asked terms, he wanted more money just to catch than Hermann Is paying Griffith as manager.
 If Chance has deal on with Griffith 1t has not progressed far enough for him to write or wire me in the matter. But Chance is always looking to strengthen the team and if he has anything up his sleeve I will be glad to approve. But Kling is not concerned.
 Money will not buy King. If some club can give us commensurate playing strength in return and we can exchange dissatisfied player for one who can deliver the goods and please the public. it might be to our interest to make deal. Brooklyn wanted Klng for man. ager."
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Decatur Gets Victory.

Decatur, July 30.-(Special )-The Twin City Baseball club handed the Athens club a handsome package on the New Decatur diamond yesterday afternoon. At the end of the sixth inning the score was Decatur 10 Athens 4. At this stage of the game Athens objected to the decisions of the umpire and forfeited the game. Later they agreed to play the other two games of the series. The umpire was MT. Byers of Culman, who was selected by the Athens club and who but recently um- pired the famous games played at Lynn vile, Tenn, between Athens and Lynn vile. There was no cause whatever, the locals contend, for Athens action of yes terday.
 Athens has one of the strongest clubs in this section of the state. Her people take much pride in the club and in fact everyone in Athens is baseball. good ly number of Athens fans witnessed the game here yesterday and it was with much regret that they saw their boys go down in defeat.
 The batteries yesterday were Welch and Pucket McTyge, Hayes and Goodrich.
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EVANS AND sEckEL
Meet for Western Golf Championship
 in Finals Today.

Homewood Country Club, Flossmor, H.. July 30.-Charles Evans, Jr., of Ex- moor and Albert Seckel of Riverside were the winners in the semi-fnal round of the Western Amateur Golf association cham pionship at Homewood today and will meet In the finals for the title tomorrow.
 Evans defeated Paul Hunter of Midlo- thian by up and to play. and Seckel vanquished Kennoh P. Edwards, the Midlothian star by up and to play.
 Evans started the afternoon round with a lead of up, and simply ran away from his antagonist, the match ending on the eleventh green. Seckel started the last IS holes with a lead Of up and barely managed to maintain that advan- tage during the afternoon. Both men played poorly and were badly off in their putting game. Edwards made a squirt and won the twelfth and thirteenth holes but missed an easy putt for a half on the fourteenth and the match went to Seckel
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but broke 23 targets.

There is much interest throughout Ala bama in the annual state shoot which begins in Birmingham next Wednesday and continues throughout Thursday.
 Many of the best shots in Alabama will participate, and 1t is probable that some from neighboring states will be on hand.
 The usual professional squad will dem onstrate their abiyity to break targets.
 The programme, which has been pub lshed in The Age-Herald, is considered a fine one. There will be 12 events each day, and s150 in added money. Valuable trophies have been offered for the anna teur high and second guns.
 The grounds will be opened Tuesday for practice. In the afternoon there will be a match, to which all will be ad- mitted, the prize being a crack trap gun.
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Presidents Attend Funeral.

Chicago. July SO.-President Murphy of the Cubs and President Johnson of the American league expect to attend the funeral of Harry Pulliam, if it Is held in Louisville The Cubs president yes terday wired Secretary Heydler suggest ing an escort of honor to accompany the body from New York. Flags at all ma for league parks will be lowered to half mast. and it is probable all National league games will be postponed on the day of the funeral, but details are yet to he arranged
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The second game of the current Bir- mingham-Little Rock series was post poned yesterday afternoon when at 4:45 the rain continued to fall-though 1t just sprinkled.
 In spite of the bad afternoon, a good sized crowd of fans sat about the field, and their enthusiasm having been aroused again by the recent victories, they were disappointed when Umpire Dan Pfen- ninger, with hat in hand, announced that everything was off for the day.
 There will be two games this afternoon. The first will be called at 2:15 o'clock. Molesworth is very hopeful of taking both ends of the doubleheader. Moxie Manuel will work in the first game, while Mack Robinson, 1t is probable. will go to the hill in the second.
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PIubius PYebentS Game;
 D0nbleheadeY FOy Today
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Tie Game Here.

Cincinnati. July S0.-A wild throw by Ewing in the seventh allowed two Brook lyn runners to come home. thus tying the score. Thereafter neither side tallied, and at the end of the thirteenth inning the game was called on account of dark ness. One-handed catches by Clement and Score: R.H.E. Cincinnati ........ coz GOO 600 000 0-2 s 2 Brooklyn .......... 0o0 GOO 200 000 O-2
 Batteries: Ewing and Mclean; McIn- tyre: Fucker and Bergen. Time, 2:2O. Empires klem and Kane.
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Frank Denies Exchange.

New Orleans, July 30.-Manager Frank of the New Orleans Baseball club, in answer to inquiries addressed to him on the subject, denied last night very posi- lively that Infielders Huber and Lindsay had been traded to Shreveport for Pitcher Klatwitter and Shortstop Clair as re- ported Likewise Manager Gear of the Shreveport team says: "I don't know how the report got out. I deny it abso- lutely."
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The patrons of the baseball games in the City league are being treated to a jamb-up article of the national game at present. The race between Bessemer and Grasselli is a spectacular one. Grasseli steadfastly held the lead until last Sat urday when, by being defeated by Besse- mer on the latters grounds, Bessemer took the lead. Bessemer has added con siderable strength to the team lately and the chances are it will take hard work to dislodge them. Grasselli has stood pat. but since her two recent defeats. the one at Bessemer and the other by Wood ward at Grasselli, Manager Wood may decide to make changes
 Woodward has strengthened materially and is now a dangerous contender. Wood- ward has lost but four games and is safe " entrenched in third place. North Bir- mingham is In fourth place and is play ing good, consistent ball. North Bir- mingham has suffered the loss of several good men which has weakened them. Pitcher Smith, who was reckoned one of the best in the league was taken away by the Nashville Americans and he has been performing creditably with that or ganization
 The Young Mems Christian association
 
 several of Auburn's stars started this team on a series of victories which was not checked until last Saturday Wood ward trouncing them by score of g to [. The Young Mems Christian association is hard hitting team and led by their southpaw. Thomas, they will give fur ther trouble.
 The teams of Decatur Car Wheel com pany, Louisville and Nashville, Birming- ham Athletic club at present seem to be outelassed
 There Is probability of both Bessemer and Grasselli losing today, in which case Woodward would loom up as the dark horse. It Is a matter worthy of note that the attendance at some Of the grounds In the City league runs as high as 1900 to l5OO people. The games are hard fought. but have. so far, been free of trouble The umpires have absolute power and their fiat is law"
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McAleer Gets Job.

Youngstown. O., July 30.-That Jimmy McAleer is to be manager of the Wash ington team by the opening of spring is the report among his friends here in his native town. It Is said that Youngs- town men, associates of McAleer, have purchased big punches of Washington stock with. the intention of putting Me Aleer in control
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Y. M. c. A. Star Dead.

The ball game scheduled for this after noon between the Y M. c. A. and Gras- selli teams has been postponed on &C., count of the death of J. w. Norton, Jr., who was third baseman for the Y. M. c. A. team.
 The funeral will take place at his late residence. 930 Adams street, this after noon at 4 o'clock. The Y. NJ c. A. ball team will attend in a body.
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Jeffries Has Boil,

New York, July 30.-James J. Jeffries, the heavyweight boxer, did not appear yesterday for the benefit of the crippled children at the Polo grounds because he was operated on the preceding night for an abscess, which had been adding to the worries of the former champion. This abscess was boil that had been en- larged." said Jeffries. You know that even boil on q strong mans neck is often very troublesome"
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TWELVE INNING DRAW.
Sleepers Held GulIs To Draw Fight.
 Thomas and Hickman.

Montgomery. July 3O.-After the first game had been called off on account of wet grounds today, the Montgomery and Mobile teams engaged in a brilliant 12- inning game, which was stopped by dark ness, with the score a tie at l and l.
 Thomas pitched brilliant ball for Mont gomery and after Hickman had relieved Schultz in the fifth he was invincible. The Mobile twirler famed six men in the seven innings he pitched. Both teams played errorless ball, the fielding of Osteen. Rockenfield and Rhoton being ho
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Tuscaloosa Wins.

Livingston, July ecial)-Tusca- loosa defeated Livingston by the score of 6 to 2. The only feature of the game was the magnificent twirling of Hughes of the home team. He allowed only two hits and struck out IS of the Tuscaloosa batters. Tilery for the visitors pitched nice game and received good support
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Nashville Americans Win.

Pensacola, Fla, July 3O.-(Special. )-The Nashville Americans played their last game here today against the strong Barrancas club. defeating them to 9 The Americans played grand ball here. Smith. the visitors southpaw. was too effective for Barrancas. Nashville leaves tonight for Bagdad, Fla Batteries, Smith and Searcy; Connard and Phelps.
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A LONG-FELT WANT SUP
 FLIED

In the Shoppers Gu1de ol Greater Birmingham" with correct up-to-date map of the business section of Birming- ham and the principal points of interest and each advertis- er's place of business shown. Get busy call Bell phone 1455, and place your contract for ad, thus showing your civic pride in sustaining what your Busi- ness Mems League has in dorsed.
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ATLANTIC LEAGUE

At Columbia: Columbia, 3; Chattanooga. 0 (six innings). At Jacksonville: Savannah. 2; Jack sonvilie l.
 At Knoxville: Columbs, Il; Knoxville, 3. At Macon: Macon, 10; Augusta, 5.
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CAROLINA ASSOCIATION.
1t winston-s Salem: Winston Salem, 4

At Winston Salem: Winston-Sa Salem, 4: Greenville, l. Second game, Winston Salem. 2; Greenville, 5.
 At Charlotte: Charlotte 1; Greensboro, O. Second game, Greensboro, 8; Char lotte, O.
 At Spartanburg; Anderson, 9; Spartan burg, d3 innings)
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Rohn To Macon.

Atlanta, July 30.-Dick Rohn, first base man of the Atlanta, Southern league, team has been sold to Macon of the South Atlantic league Manager Smith has secured Barr, utility man of the Philadelphia American league team to finish out the season at first base.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

At Toledo: First game, Toledo, 1; St. Paul, L Second game, Toledo, 6; St. Paul l.
 At Indianapolis: Indianapolis, 2; Mime apolis, il.
 At Louisville: Louisville, ?; Kansas City, O.
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TEXAS LEAGUE.

At Dallas: Houston, g. Dallas, 1. At Fort Worth: Fort Worth. 2: San Antonio, 0.
 At Shreveport: Shreveport, Il; Waco. l At Oklahoma City: Oklahoma City, s; Galveston, g.
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MEMPHIS DROPS ANOTHER.
And Nashville Ties Atlanta for League
 Leadership.

Nashville. July 30-Nashville batted out two runs in the first inning today and defeated Memphis to l. In the eighth 1t looked as if Memphis might tie the score but the runner was caught at the home plate Score:
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ketchel To Eiaht.

New York. July 3o.-Stanley Ketchel. the middleweight champion, and Sam Langford, the negro, have been matched to fight 10 rounds at the Fairmount Ath- letic club here during the first week of September
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VIRGINIA LEAGUE.

At Danville: Danville, 0; Roanoke, IA. At Portsmouth: Portsmouth, 5; Nor fork, 1.
 At Richmond: Richmond, 4; Lynch burg, 0.
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Athletics Easy Victory.

Philadelphia, July 3O.-Long drives by Davis and Murphy with men on bases gave Philadelphia an easy victory over Cleveland today. Score R.HE. Philadelphia ............ 300 030 01*--7 Il 1 Cleveland ............... 900 010 00o-1 1
 Batteries: Dygert and Thomas and Larkin; Liebhardt. Sitton, Bolles and Bemis and Clarke. Time 155. Um- pires, O'Laughlin and Hurst.
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Hendez S0n Shoots We'll;
 HiIIman IS Second GDn
SQUAD PRAcTlCED YESTERDAY FOR STATE SHOOT WHICH BE- GINS IN BIRMINGHAM WEDNES- DAY-MUcH INTEREST.

Arch Henderson and Jim Hillman con- tinue their excellent work at the local traps.
 Yesterday afternoon Henderson led small squad which practiced by the neat score of 94 out of 100. Hillman came second with 93
 Dr. J. T. Coulbourne shot only 25 times, but broke 23 targets.
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Baseball. Louisville Cubs vs. B B'ham Giants, at West End Park, Mon. Tues. and We'd, Aug. 2,-3, A pm.
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MANUEL AND ROBINSON WILL PITCH FOR BlRMlNGHAM-FA CROWD BRAVED ELEMENTS YESTERDAY.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.

Birmngham-Little Rock-rain. New Orleans-Atlanta-ra Nashville, 2; Memphis. L Montgomery, 1; Nashville, l Q0 in- nings).
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Chicauo Is Beaten.

Chicago July 9o.-A1ag gee and Doon were the main factors in defeating Chi cago 5 to ? today, by making startling catches of four hits that would have been good for extra bases Overall was the only local to hit Moore with any success. Chieago's errors were costly the visitors following up the misplays by timely hit ting. Score: R.H.E. Chicago ................. 0o1 GOO 0l0-2 4 IliiidutipIlld ........... -oA buA V1V--O II
 Batteries: Overall and Archer; Moore and Dooin. Time, 1:52 Umpire, ODay.
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Sox Take Two.
2.H E.
St. Louis Takes First.

Boston. July 30.-St. Louis and Boston divided honors in a doubleheader here today, the first game going to the To- calls by hard hitting to and the vis- itors winning the second 10 to 4 Scores:
 First game R.H. E. St. Louis ............ 900 GOO 100-1 4 0 BOSIon ...........-...... 43U VUO oVN-f Il
 Batteries: Dineen and Stephens; Ci- cotte, Pope and Carrigan and Madden. Time, 1;32.
 Second game RHE. St. Louis ........... no 021 0e0-10 2 Boston ............... O12 900 010-4 5
 Batteries: Pelty and Criger; Collins. Nourse and Dopohue. Ttme 155 Um- pires, Connolly and Egan.
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Sallee Wins Game.

St Louis, July 90.-Charles' triple cleared the bases in the ninth inning today and St. Louis defeated Boston, to 2 Score:
 R.H.E E. St. Louis ............... GOO GOO 003-3 Boston ................... O0O 900 l10-2 Batteries: Salee Melter and Phelps; Richie and Graham. Time, 1:54. Umpire Rigler.
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GAM ES TODAY.

Little Rock at Birmingham (double header).
 Memphis at Nashville. New Orleans at Atlanta. Mobile at Montgomery.
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TARIFF BILL AT
 LAST FINISHED
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2.) nuts and washers, cut tacks, steel plates, engraved rivets. crosscut saws, millsays. circular saws, pit and drag saws, steel bandsaws and all other saws, screws. wheels for railway purposes, aluminium and thorite.
 Tin plates reduced from one and one half to one and two-tenths cents per pound.
 Duties on table and carving knives re- duced and the minimum limit of the rates on these knives is made 40 per cent ad valorem, instead of 45. Material reduc- tions are made in the rates on files and the duty on cash registers, jute manufact- uring machinery, typesetting machinery and machine tools, printing presses, sew ing machines. typewriters and all steam engines is reduced to 30 per cent ad valorem from the existing rate O. 45 per cent. Until January l, 1912, embroidery and certain lacemaking machines and ma chimes used for the manufacture of linen cloth. and tar and oil spreading ma chimes used in the construction of roads are to be admitted free.
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Mannina's Great Work.

New York, July 90.-Manning was in great form today and New York blanked Detroit to in the second game of the series. Score: R.H.E. Detroit ............. GOO GOO 000-0 3 New York ....... 200 200 20s-6 10 2
 Batteries: Donovan, Lillian and Schmidt; Manning and Kleinow. Time, 1:43. Empires, Kerin and Sheridan.
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Mathewson Knocked Out,

Pittsburg. July 30.-Pittsburg won the game in the first inning from New York by hitting Mathewson for two doubles and two singles and scoring three runs. Mathewson pitched only one inning. Score: RHE Pittsburg .............. 300 0o0 O0s-3 0 New York ............ GOO 900 010-1 o
 Batteries: Willis and Gibson; Mathew son, Ames and Schlei Time 1:3O Um- pires, Johnstone and Emslie
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Summary: Sacrifice hits, McCay, White man, Sabrie. Shannon. Stolen base, Shannon Innings pitched. by Schultz %1-3 by Hickman 72-3 Two-base hits, Wheat, osteen. Double plays Rhoton to Fritz, Pope to Rockenfield to Greminger. Hit by pitcher, Schultz (Daley). Left on bases, Montgomery 10. Mobile f. Base on balls, Thomas 1, Schultz 5, Hickman 1. Struck out, Thomas 3, Schultz l. Hickman G. Time of game, 2:25. Umpire, Moran.
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Summary: Struck out, Duggan 1, Quies- ser ?. Bases on balls, Duggan 2, Quies- ser 5. Sacrifice hit, Babb. Two-base hit, Baerwald. Double plays, Wheeler to Cranston to Daubert; Babb to Daubert. Passed ball, O'Leary. Time, 1:3O. Um- pire, Carpenter.
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EDITED BY HUGH w. ROBERTS
MaYUeIOus Success City League
 Has AScOred-IntereSf Al FeVer Hedt

Games today: Bessemer at Woodward. Y. M. c. A. at Grasseli
 B. A. c. at Decatur Car Wheel com pany.
 Louisville and Nashville at North Bir- mingham
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Increase on Shingles.

In the lumber schedule the only in- creases were those on shingles from 30 cents to 50 cents per 1000 and on briarwood and laurel wood for the use of pipe makers from the free list to 15 per cent ad valorem.
 The rates on sawed lumber was de- creased from s2 per 1000 to s1.2s per 1000. There was also a diminution on timber from 1 per cent per cubic foot to one half cent and on sawed bolts of white wood and kindred woods from $ per 1000 to 50 cents per 1000. The reduction in the differential rates in favor of dressed lum- Der averaged about one-thfrd of the Ding ley rates. Paving posts, railroad ties and telephone poles are reduced from 20 to 10 per cent ad valorem; clapboards from s1 50 per 1000 to s1. .25; laths from 25 cents to 20 cents per 1000, while fence posts and kindling wood were taken from the duti- able list and placed on the free list.
 The only change in the sugar schedule consisted of a reduction of hve-hun- dredths of 1 cent in the differential on re- fined sugar.
 In agricultural products broom corn was taken from the free list and made dutiable at s3 per ton. Hops are increased from 12 to Is cents per pound. There are also increases on lemons, figs, almonds, pineapples and chicory root. The reduc- tions in the agricultural schedule covered bacon and hams from 5 to cents per pound; lard from to 21h cents, fresh meats from to 1h cents and starch from 111 to 1 cent per hound
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Administrative Features.

Practically all the administrative feat Wes of the bill which were adopted in the Senate were accepted by the con- ferees. They include a new maximum and minimum feature, a corporation tax ed by the House, authorization for a bond issue to raise money to build the Panama canal, as well as numerous other features.
 The maximum and minimum provisions prescribe duties in accordance with the rates named in the dutiable list until March Sl, 1910. when 25 per cent ad valorem Is to be added automatically as the maximum duty. The President is au- thorized to apply the minimum rates. however, to imports from country which gives its best rates to the products of the United States and he is made the judge as to whether a foreign country ac- cords to the United States treatment which is reciprocal and equivalent.
 When he finds that this condition ex- ists he is to issue a proclamation putting in effect the minimum rates, and until the time of the proclamation the maxi mum rates will apply.
 The President Is empowered to employ such persons as may be required 10 se- cure information to assist the President in the discharge of the duties Imposed upon him and information which will be useful to the officers of the government in the administration of customs laws.
 The reciprocity treaty with Cuba IS not affected by the maximum and mini mum provision.