New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-16
THE DAyINWASHINGTON

cd the President when they Kissed him
last night. and so declined to have anything
10 do with their movement. His colleagues
however. call attention 10 the fact that
prominent surragists now attending the
convention in Washington have determined
TO abolish babies-or, at least, 80 per cent
Of them. that they have abolished the
undesirable element in society-or. at least,
resolved that IL does not exist. and Mr..
wIley's companions in the House fear that
these good ladies" will formally resolve
that he does not exist-or. at least, that
az a member Of the House he should be
abolished.
TO TEST BLEACHED FLOUR.-That
President Taft has profited by the expert
ence gained in his efforts TO determine
what IS whIskey'' is shown by the fact
that. after considering with the members
Of his Cabinet to-day the status OF elec-
tricalIy bleached -four under the pure 1000
law, he Issued instructions to the Secre-
tary of Agriculture and the Attorney Cen
erai to take such steps as may he neces-
sary to enforce the law, which, being IN
terpreted, means that this problem viii be
referred to the courts by test case
The Southwestern millers maintain thet
bIeached -four cannot be regarded as aoui-
terated. as it is merely subjected to an
electrical treatment, which renders IL white
like that made from the hard wheat OF the
Northwest, and that this In no way de-
tracts from its flavor or food value. Inc
Northwestern millers, on the other hano'
maintain that bleached -four is aduiterated
and should, at least. be so labelled.
NEW YORK BENEFICIARIES. - An
echo of the Boxer insurrection was heard
in the House to-day. when a bill was
passed awarding to the firm of Fearon'
Daniel & Co. of New York and Shanghai
IS So Il. with interest thereon, as a result
Of damages growing out Of the insurrec-
ton. II is provided that this sum is 10 De
paid out of the 100000 reserved TO meet
such cases when this government restored
to China two years ago large portion OF
the indemnity awarded the United states
by the international commission which ad-
justeG the Boxer claims. 1t appears from
the report of the Foreign Affairs Com
mittee made by Mr.. Foster, of Vermont.
thet the greater portion of the claim or
this firm was denied by the American COM
inissioners on the ground that two OF the
members thereof were not citizens OF the
United States The committee says IT mas
satisfied itself that Mr.. Fearon, formerly
British subject, had declared his inten-
ton of becoming an American citizen two
years before the Boxer uprising. and that
in the case of the other partner, MIR.
wrightson, he relied on the British prac-
tice Of allowing the claims OF other than
nationals where a majority of the claim
ant firm were British subjects.
TARIFF IN MINNESOTA.-John Dali
zeIl-not the Representative from Pennsyl-
yania. but chairman of the Taxation Com
mittee Of the Minnesota Legislature-de-
clares that the Payne tariff bill is daily be-
coming more popular in Minnesota, and
that il is not Representative Tawney. who
voted for the bill, but those members who
voted against il. who will experience diff
Guilty in the campaign for denomination.
Mr.. Dalzell says the farmers OF Mime
sofa were never so prosperous. and 1t Is
impossible To persuade them that the high
cost Of living is an occasion for regret, or
that the Payne tariff bill is not In large
measure responsible for the prosperity
they are now enjoying. Mr.. Dalzell pre-
diets that Minnesota WIFI send the usual
number Of Republicans TO the House.
C. G. H.