The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-11

-one Retired Statesman Wht
stu Wears Tall White Hat-Hou
Bob Taylor PicturesaueIy pefn.e
Sectional Pride.
washington, July Especial. THE
auage that when the cats awav the
mice Will play" could have been an
pned to the senate when Leader Al
urich went away the other day to get
a nuch needed rest by taking a short
voyage on salt water. The senate. as
usual, met at 10 in the morning. Sen.
ator Cummins of Iowa had taken the
moor the evening before to submit
some remarks on the subject of the
income, corporation and kindred taxes
Although this is the Hawkeye states.
mans first term and he has been here
only little over four months. the leg
islators have an idea that when he
gets up TO talk he is apt to say great
deal, SO they did not hurry to the cap.
ltol. The point of no quorum was
made by a senator, and it required a
full hour before majority could be
mustered. And all because Leader
Aidrich was not here to boss things.
Divergence of Opinion.
Another fiscal year having iusi
closed, the government experts are now
entitled to al inning. For the next
few weeks they will be called upon by
congressman. and writer's for the daily
papers and periodicals to treat the
public to their views as to the rea
condition of Uncle Sans treasury. II
viii be strange if there is not a wide
difference Of opinion as to what the
deficit actually is. If fhe experts man
age TO get anywhere near an agree.
ment their figures will be handled il
congress according to the viewpoint OF
the senators and representatives who
discuss them. Those who are disposed
to harshly criticiSe the tariff bill are
certain that the measure will not pro
duce sufficient revenue to meet the ex.
penditures that will have to be made
during the coming two years unless
there is to be heavy reduction in the
appropriations at the expense of the
public works. The leading Republic
ans who will be responsible. however
for legislation during that period in
sist that if the new tariff law is given
a fair trial it will bring to the treasury
all the money the government needs.
Probable Contest Over Licorice.
There is one item in the tariff bill
which TO the casual observer may seem
of little Importance, but it is going to
bring about d stout contest when the
measure gets into conference. The
Payne bill as passed by the house
placed licorice paste on the free list il
spite of the opposition of the so called
tobacco trust The senate finance com
mittee struck out the provision, leay.
ing it subject to the present import
duty Of Az cents a pound. This il
said to be equivalent to an ad valorem
duty of nearly 100 per cent on the cost
of production.
Sources of Supply.
The root, or raw material from
which ncorice paste is made, is not
produced in the United States. The
principal sources Of supply are Asia
Minor and Russia. A small amount Of
q superior qualify, used principally for
medicinal purposes, is imported from
Spain. The advocates of free licerice
naste allege that the trust bought M
All the liccrtce manufacturing estab-
lishments in this country and that Of
the 10o,000,000 pounds Of licorice paste
imported in single year the trust Sc
cured and manufactured approximate
" SO. 100000 pounds and is in a posi-
ton to make independent tobacco man.
facturers pay unjust tribute to a mo-
What is known as navy to-
bacco is about one-third licorice, and
all plug tobacco contains more or less
licorice.
cIinos to Old Style Hat.
Hon. John G. Carlisle, the famous
Ikentuckian who has been speaker,
senator and secretary of the treasury
is the only man of prominence who
sticks to the tall white hat in summer
time. 1t isn't exactly the same shape
as the tile that invariably adorned the
head Of the late Horace Greeley, but IS
pretty much on that order. Mr.. Car
Isle practically makes his home In
After quitting the treas
ury he located in New York for the
practice Of law and abandoned his. resi-
dence in Kentucky. his native state.
So completely is he out of politics that
II is the most difficult matter for news
paper writer's TO get line of opinion
from him these days.
Sectional Pride All Right.
Senator Bob Taylor of Tennessee In
formed the senate that he had a great
,hhorrence for sectional jealousy and
.nimosity. but he declared that he did
ike sectional pride, and here's the
lnioue way in which he expressed
himself. II do not fall out with the
.ast for believing that the aurora bo-
calls Il the reflection of the fires Of
80 eastern furnaces and factories nar
z7h ne west FOR belieying that the
i,rsets eoldan glow is the reflection