The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-01-19

idea had been smiled at, BY members
OF both houses OF congress.
Things lay dormant for some time
and then during the Roosevelt ad
ministration a tariff commission bill
was introduced into the senate by
Beveridge OF Indiana. The bill made
no Roadway and In fact a good many
Republican members, even those who
we're OF the low tariff persuasion. said
that the scheme was chimerical
After Mr.. Taft came into once he
studied the tariff commission plan
and finally congress was induced 10
create the present tariff board. "a
board" TO which comparatively little
power was given. II Is said, however
that both Democrats and Republicans
In congress admitted tina, tariff board
legislation was the entering wedge
for a tariff commission and that one
day the goal OF the commission advo
Gates would be reached. II seems
likely that II Will be reached at the
present session.
Peculiar Customs Csse.
Here lie a curious customs case. A
week or so ago q Philadelphia woman
Of high social standing. as the world
views society, the wife of a promi
nent club man, was visiting In Mon.
treal. Canada. While there she was
shown some lace gowns which she
considered to be Of rare beauty and
which were offered TO her for sale
One Of these gowns she liked so much
that she ventured to ask the price and
was told that II was 5000. She paid
cash for II on the spot and then she
smuggied II into the United States,
taking 1t to her home city Of Phila.
delphia.
Some woman friend" Of the buyer
OF the lace gown tipped on the fact
Of the purchase and the smuggling to
the agents of the treasury depart.
ment An agent called on the hus-
band Of the woman and told him
what he knew. The husband Of course
said It was impossible thnt his wife
could have been guilty Of a fraud. In
an hour or two. however. the husband
was at the ONCE of the customs agents
with his attorney. and he said that
his wife had bought the gown, but
that her failure to pay duty was mere
ly an inadvertence.
The customs authorities had the
gown appraised by experts and II was
found 1t could have been purchased
in the United States for SIS and that
the woman who paid $500 for II had
been done out Of s325. The husband
was compelled to pay the duty on
the United States value OF the gown.
and also to pay a penalty. When the
transaction was over he found that
he and his wife together had paid
s625 for something which could have
been bought for SIS at any Philadel.
phia department store.
billion Dollar Session Here.
Congress this winter will ap-
propriate about $1,000. 900. 900. to
enable the government to pay
Its bills during the fiscal year ending
June 80. 1912. Years ago when a bill
lion dollar congress was spoken Of
the words were uttered In the irony OF
by members Of the party
which did not happen to be In power
The intention was to intimate that II
the extravaganza OF the majority In
congress did not cease the FIRST thing
the country knows II will have q bill
lion dollar congress on its hands"
Not only has the billion dollar con.
gres come. but the billion dollar SEES
sion has some. for each year about
that amount must be appropriated to
carry the government along. OF
the revenues have increased II
they had not 1t would not take many
billion dollar congresses to bankrupt
the country. There Is some fear that
the appropriation bills this year will
have TO go through without as careful
scrutiny as usual, because both senate
and house have matters on their hands
which II could not De foreseen were TO
be the subjects Of long debate. II the
Ballinger-Pinchot report gets into the
house II will consume much time, and
as for the senate the Lorimer case
seems TO be bound to take up the bet
ter working part OF many days.
Fathers and Sons.
Gov. Glasscock of West Virginia
did what many people considered 10
be a graceful thing when he nominated
Davis Elkins. eldest son OF the late Sen.
phen b. Elkins. TO succeed his father
IN the senate. The younger Elkins In
any circumstances could serve only
few days because the legislature Of
West Virginia Is about to elect two
Democratic senators TO fill the vacan.
cies caused by the retirement OF Sena-
tor Scott in March and by the recent
death Of Mr.. Elkins.
There are a good many men IN
prominent public life In Washington
whose fathers were men OF national
stature. IL Is possible that the most
noted case Of father and son was that
Of John Adams and John Quincy Ad.
ans, both presidents Of the United
States. John Quincy Adams. after
retiring from the presidency, was elect.
I'd to the house of representatives. and
served there for many years. finally
dying at his post OF duty.
President Taft's father was at one
lime secretary OF war. There are only
TWO portraits In one OF the offices OF
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