The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-06
A woMAN's PALL1D FACE AND THE TARIFF.

Two facts before the editor of this newspaper today
for consideration in this column They unusual facts
and one is certain to interest you. They
(No. ~ Mrs. Clarence Mackay, of New York;
richest and most conspicuous society women has adopted
new cosmetic fad. She puts gray powder her fore
head and cheeks paints her upper lip with light carmne
and her neither lip in dark red.
1t is said that the effect of this pad face and brilliant
mouth is startling, and that many fashionable women
especially those who have 1.-the figures like Mrs. Mackay
will adopt the fad.
NO. - The tariff revision which congress is about to
perpetrate will be the most colossal fraud Tin far the
consumer and real producer concerned) since the
revision of 1928 The bill that will become law will
increase the cost of the poor salared man s living will
heavily tax the woman of moderate but will be per
fecy satisfactory to the trusts and the monaires of
both sexes. 1t is highly probable that there will be tax
inheritanees stock certificates The tax will be
increased gloves of moderate grade and sze such
shop girls wear but there will be reduced tax very
expensive gloves long 16 button affairs, such Mrs.
Mackay
Indeed in every tariff schedule you will find that the
revision upward will be upon articles consumed by the
rich and in every instance you will find the revision will
consider the interest Of the capitalstc producer giving
him full protection and will disregard the interest of the
consumer and labor producer who is and the
person
y Which of these acts interests you? They appear to
have relation to the other but they have It is this
Congress is to pass vicious tariff because the
majority of citizens not concerned about anything that
congress does in any tariff measure The word containing
t. an an and two ifs frighens most people, and they
do NOT study the really great question under discussion in
eur country today You, for instance, may pass with
out reading serious thought the columns containing
tariff discussion in this newspaper today But, will you
miss the item concerning Mrs. Mackay gray powder and
red lip pant9 We think not. You will remember the
pad Mrs Mackay after you have forgotten that you
paying absurd tribute to the trusts result of the thev
ish tariff revision which being made and which
doing nothing to STOP This to be the happy go
lucky American way. And it fully explains why little
minority of rich able to dominate and rob the great
majority Of people in this country year after year.
What can do YOU ask?
Well what did the trust do? It sent its cleveres law
yers and managers Washington and demanded revision
in its interest The leather trust demanded protection It
explained its needs and politely described it's desire
make you pay more for shoes It. with all the other trusts
was hand to fight for revision beneficial to the
and the rich.
We have printed the substance of the Payne bill Did
you read it II So do you not that the brunt of the
new tax is to fall upon yOu You have right to protest
Write to your representatives in Washington. Tell them
that you paying all you stand for shoes tea Coffee
cotton goods oil and other articles proposed for increased
tax Tell them to to it that the tax is put upon uxur
les not necessities. Ask why uncut diamonds should
In free of duty and tea in with heavy tax? And if
your representatives do not respond to your bidding like
the servants they cut off their pay envelopes at the
end OF their terms and send men to Washington who will
represent you and not the trusts That is your weapon
Let representatives know that you will it if they
fail to think OF the consumer you before they think of
the producer, the trust
Do the relation. now. between Mrs Mackav' 80
cosmetic and the tariff? The ority of people are so
engrossed by frivolous that they overlook the serious
questions OF the day-overook them when they mean
harder work with less profit
1R0uRl E AHEAD rulers changed frequently and