The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-02-23
PROMISE TO PASS
RECIPROCITY BILL
House Democrats viii Stand by
Pact II Extra Session Is
Called by Taft.
THIS MAY PERSUADE SENATE
Admiral sehIey Regrets That Fall on
Ice interrupts His Boxing Bouts
Many Government officials
Good Excuse for It's
SIowness.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

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BY GEORGE CLINTON.
Washington. - Definite word has
come from the house leaders Of the
| Democracy that II the reciprocity bill
fails of passage in the senate at the
present session. and President Taft
| calls congress together again In
March, the Democratic majority In the
representative chamber will stand by
its present position and will vote the
| Canadian agreement into effect.
There are many Republicans and
some few Democrats in Washington
! who have held that IL an extra SEES
sion were called the present house
minority, soon to be the house ma
! jority, would ignore the presidents re-
ciprocity recommendations and would
start at one TO revise the tariff. very
likely to put the provisions of reciproc-
/ ity into their customs measure. de-
pending upon Canada in return to make
the concessions which already through
its commissioners Il has agreed to
make In treaty form.
News that the Democrats of the
house intend to stand by reciprocity II
the president calls congress together
in extraordinary session. may posi-
/ bly, have some effect on the present
senate and induce 1t to allow the Cana
| dian agreement to come to a vote at
the present session. Opinion is about
| equally divided at present as TO wheth-
er or not the senators will consent to
a roll call on the subject OF the adop-
ton or rejection of the presidents pet
measure.
Admiral Schley as Boxer.
Admiral Schley, who has been in the
United States navy for fifty-four years
counting his retired service. recently
fell on the icy sidewalk in front of
his Washington residence and frac-
tured rib. The admiral expects no
serious consequences from his injury
and he has told his friends that the
thing that worries him most is the
fact that he cannot keep up his daily
boxing bouts.
Admiral Schley once had a bout not
with gloves. however, with Admiral
Sampson, as everybody will remem-
Der. over the matter of the naval fight
near Santiago. II was a drawn bat
tie, but II was warm while II lasted.
Washington people who have seen Ad.
miral Schley boxing almost daily with
men who know how to use their fists
say that despite his seventy one years
the old sailor makes II hard for the
liveliest youngster TO get the better
Of him.
There are several government OH
cials Of rank In Washington who box
for exercise, and some of them are
extraordinarily clever at the pastime
Postmaster General Frank A. Hitch
cock is a boxer and he looks it, When
he was in college he was a constant
freQuenter of the gymnasium where.
like Theodore Roosevelt, who also
was a boxer. he met not only fellow
students In the college ring, but any
amateur from the outside who cared
to face him.
Brigadier General Clarence r. Ed
wards, chief of the bureau OF insular
affairs. also is a boxer. Edwards box
ing ability stood him in good stead at
West Point when he was a cadet, for
on one or two occasions he was call
ed upon to show his ability In an in
terchanging line" In which bullets
were not the medium of exchange.
Boxing now is taught at the military
academy and all cadets are proficient
In the sport
Mrs. Cornelia ID. Burnley died
few days ago In Virginia Just
across the Potomac river from
Washington. Up to the time of her
death at the age of ninety-three years,
she remembered perfectly the visit Of
Lafayette to this country. Mrs. Burn
ley saw the great Frenchman when
he paid his visit 10 the University of
Virginia and not only did she see
him. but she spoke to him.
Tariff Figures Hard to Collect.
II President Taft should call con-
sress together in extra session. It
Is said to be his intention TO
give To the Democratic ways and
means committee such information as
the tariff board experts have succeed
ed in gathering. lie will do this, how
ever. only provided the Democracy
shows II is bent on putting a tariff
bill through the house and Is not
simply willing to sanction the Cana
dian reciprocity measure which. II II
fails In the senate at the present SEES
sion. VIII form the chief reason for
calling congress together once more.
It Is known in Washington that the
tariff board members have not yet
succeeded In getting all the informa'
ton that they wish on the protected
industries concerning which they have
made inquiry with view to finding
out whether the protection which cover
them is too high" or too low"
The investigation has been directed
largely 10 the paper ana pulp, the cot
ton. wool and wooden industries. Il is
understood that unless the board
works night and day all the informa
tion that is desired concerning WOO