The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-01-27

everything that was suggested y
smiled at. Just as the lndianapd
idea had been smiled at. by membdl
Of both houses Of congress. I
Things lay dormant for some I'd
aud then during the Roosevelt q
mlnistration tarif commission u
was introduced into the senate J
Bovoridge Of Indiana. The bill me
no Roadway and IN fact a good mat
Republican members. even those VI
we're Of the low tariff persuasion. nj
that the scheme was chlmerical
After Mr Taft came into Office
studied the tariff commission III
and finally congress was induced L
create tho pre- ent tlrif board. 4
hoard" 10 which comparatively litl
power was given II f. faid. howell
that both Democrats and Republlct
M congress admitted tina, tarlif bod
legislation was the entering we'd
for a tariff commission and that Il
day the goal Of the commission al
ra'cg would be reached II tccb
likely that It viii be reached at h
pfoFent session
Peculiar Customs Case.
Here Is curious customs case
vcel, or so ngo a Philadelphia woup
of high social standing AZ the wof
views society. tho wife Of a prob
nent club man was visiting In sd
treat Canada while there she n
shown rome lrco gowns which 3
considered 10 be Of rare beauty q
which were offered 20 her for "a
one " these gowns she liked 20 md
that She venturod 10 ask the price q
was told that II was $500 She nj
cpsh for " ON the spot and then y
mugrlod 10 into the United Stats
taking Il 10 her home city Of Phi
dolphla
Some woman friend" Of tho bud
" the lpcc gown tipped OF" the I'd
of tho purchase and the smuggling
the agents NJ the treasury dopal
mont An agent called on the Ia
band NJ the woman and told hi
what be knew The husband Of cour
said II was Impossible that hls vi
could have been guilty Of a fraud
m hour or two however. the husbnl
was NJ tho onlco Of tho customs agen
with his attorney. and he said "a
hla wife had bought the gown. B
that her failure to pay duty was mci
ly an inadyCrtcnce.
The customs authorities had d
gown Appraised by experts and II VI
found II could have been purchasA
In the United states for s75 and M
tho woman who paid $500 for II N
been done out Of 1895 The husbaI
was compelled 10 pay the duty
the United States value OF tho govI
and also TO pay penalty. when n
transaction was over he found I'd
he and his wife together had pa
sG25 for something which could hai
been bought for s75 at any Philad,
phla department store.
euller. naliar sesslan Ae->-s 4
Congress This winter viii Of
propriato about 1900. 100000. &
enable the government 10 %.
lts bills during tho fiscal year ondlhl
June 80 1919 Years ago when bll
lion dollar congress was spoken o
the words were uttered In the irony o
cNaggcrition by members Of the part!
which aid not happen 10 be In power
The Intention WIS TO Intimate that
the extravaganza ot the majority Il
congress ala not cease The arst thin
| tho country knows II viii have bll
Hon dollar congress ON lts hands"
Not only has the billion dollar con
sros come. but the billion dollar ses
sion has some. for each year abou
that amount must b. appropriated Z,
I carry the government along o
course the revenues have increased I
ihoy had not IL would not take man,
billion dollar congresses TO bankup
tho country There Is some fear this
the appropriation bills THIS year VII
have TO go through without me- careful
scrutiny as usual. because 10th senate
and hous" have matters ON their hand
which II could not De- forcsoon were q
be the subjects Of long debate II M
Rallingcrrlnchot report gets into M
houro It viii consume much time am.
as FOR the senate the Lorlmer cas-
|scems 20 hc bound To take up The bel
ter working pnrt oi many days
Fa,Eers ana Sons,
Gov Glasscock Of West Vlrglnl
did what many people considered /
Dee q graceful thing whom D. nominate
Davis ElkIns, eldest son of the late Scr
rhon Il. Elfins, 90 succeed hls aiho
100 the senate Tie younger Eklns q
any c.rcum 1tancas could servo only
tow days because the legislature d
West Virginia Is about 90 o'cct tw
Democratic senators to OH thr yac,r
clos rnusod hy mo retirement of Sen.
tur rott I'm March and D., fhe recon
death OF Mr. ElNnB
There are @ good many mon
prominent public ll'o ln Wash'ne,o
whose fathers W,yo mon of nation,
stature Il Is possible Tint the mo.
noted case OF father and SON wa. tb-
of John Adams Hud John QuInc, A,
ANS, both presidents uf the Unite
States John Quincy Adams alta
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