The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-02
DATED AT The
NATIONS CENTER
EXTENSION OF UNITED STATES
MINIMUM TARIFF RATES TO
THE WHOLE WORLD.
AGAINST STATUE OF lee
ROOSEVELT TROPHIES CONFINED
TO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
LONDON TO NEW YORK.

Washington, March 30.-The procla-
nation of the President granting the
minimum rates of tariff under the
minimum rates of tariff under the
Payne-Aldrich act to Canada, Austria
liza, and a number of countries less i'm
portant commercially, now signed,
complete the extension of the coun-
| trys minimum rates to the whole
world. About 1870 nations and depen-
denotes are included in the list. The
work involved in determining whether
any of the nations included in this
long list were discriminating in their
tariffs against the United States has
occupied the attention of the tariff
officers of the government almost con-
tinuously since last August.
Washington.-The secretary of the
interior has authorized the construc-
tion by force account on the Uncom-
pahgre irrigation project, Colorado, OF
the necessary distribution system OF
| canals on the west side of the Uncom-
pahgre river.
Washington.-John Trathen was on
Wednesday reappointed postmaster at
Idaho Springs, and the nomination of
Oscar ALERT for reappointment as
postmaster at Louisville was con-
firmed by the Senate.
Washington.-The Senate Wednes-
day passed the bill introduced by SEN
ator Guggenheim to correct the mill
tary record of George w. Brown, de-
ceased, late of Florence.
Washington.-In a speech that occu-
pied two hours and had not been COM
pleted when the Senate adjourned,
Senator Root Wednesday came to the
support of the administration railroad
bill.
Washington.-The Supreme Court of
the United States will not only con-
vene Monday, but in all probability
will remain in session throughout the
day, announcing decisions and hearing
arguments in the Hertz Inheritance tax
case. At later day memorial serv-
ices will be held in honor of the late
Justice Brewer.
Washington-The proposition to Is
sue S30,0O0,000 in government certifl'
aates of Indebtedness for the purpose
| of completing new irrigation projects
one of the administrators conserva-
tion measures was discussed by Direc-
tor Fred H. Newell of the reclamation
service Wednesday. Mr.. Newell told
the committee that about $7,OOO,OOO
annually was coming into the reclama-
ton service, which was sufficient TO
complete existing projects. He care
fully avoided the attitude of refusing
the $50 100000 for the service in case
it was voted. Western members OF
Congress are not greatly surprised
that Director Newell antagonized the
issue of thirty millions in certificates.
Washington-Suit in equity under
the Sherman antitrust law is to be In
stituted by the Department OF Justice
against what is known as the Eu-
ropean steamship pool on the conten-
ton that it is an arrangement in re-
straint of trade. The fact that the
vessels owned by the steamship COM
panies forming the pool, or NUMBER
of them, touch at American ports, Is
the basis for proceedings under the
Sherman law. All the steamship COM
panies involved in the proposed pro-
ceedings are foreign concerns.
airships to ply between New York and
London, via Peking, is proposed by
A. Brodbeck, president of the Aero
Club of Utah, who says he is already
negotiating with Count Zeppelin.
While the line would be proposed Tor
the rapid transit of passengers, Broo-
beck has written to Postmaster Gen
eral Hitchcock asking if the Postof-
flee Department has authority to
TRANSPORT mail by airships. He mas
been advised that it could not be done
unless Congress should specify air
ships as one of the means of trans
portation. In his proposal BrodbecK
says the practicability of the Zeppelin
ship has been proved. 1t would aV-
erage forty miles an hour, he says,
and principal stations on the proposed
route would be New York, Chicago
Omaha, Denver, Salt Lake City, san
Francisco, Seattle, Fort Williams, Ben
ring, Sakholm, Toxic, Peking, lrkutsk'
Omsk, Orenburg, Moscow, ST. PETERS
burg, Riga, Berlin, Cologne, Paris ana
London.
Washington.-Prote by forty G. A.
X. posts against the acceptance Dy
Congress of the statue of Robt E. Lee
for a place in statuary hall. were pre-
sented to the Senate "Wednesday py
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts.