Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-01-25


smiled at, just as the Indianapolis
idea had been smiled at, by members
of both houses of congress. Il.
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 good many
Republican members, even those who
were of the low tariff persuasion. said
that the scheme was chimerical.
After Mr.. Taft came into office he
studied the tariff commission plan
and finally congress was induced to
create the present tariff board. "a
board" to which comparatively little
power was given. 1t is said, however,
that both Democrats and Republicans
in congress admitted that 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. 1t seems
likely that, it will be reached at the
present session.
Peculiar Customs Case.
Here is curious customs case. A
week or SO ago Philadelphia woman
of high social standing. as the world
views society, the wife Of 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 1t was $500. She paid
cash for 1t on the spot and then she
smuggled 1t into the United States,
taking it to her home city of Phila-
delphia.
Some woman friend" Of the buyer
of the lace gown tipped OFF, 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 1t was impossible that his wife
could have been guilty OF fraud. In
an hour or two, however, the husband
was at the once OF the customs agents
with MS attorney, ana ne SAID that
MS wire nao Dousnt the gown, but
that her failure to pay duty was mere
ly an inadvertence.
Inc customs autnoratles mad the
gown appraised by experts and 1t was
found 1t could have been purchased
IN tne onlteo States ior sdo ana that
tne woman Wno pau S4ov ior IL had
been uohe gu. - 300. me husband
was compeiieo 70 pay tne duty on
tue onleeu o.a.es saiu. u .ne gown.
anu aiso 70 pay penalty. wnen the
.ransae',on was over no louna tnat
ne ana MS ~l,e toeetner naa paid
soIo tol sollie.nin ~ wnich ,couio nave
- uen. ~. w al any rhiiauel'
pA4a oepa' men. s'oe
o'.'oh Do'iar session Here.
congress THIS winter Will ap-
propriate about $1,0OO.000.000. to
ehapie tne government to pay
its pi!is curing the nscal year ending
June oV. 1917. years ago when bill
non ooiiar congress was spoken OF
tne worus were uttered IN the irony OF
,nh,es s a.'on ~ members OF .ne party
TN ,r.a1.iN nv nappen ~ pe AZ power.
the astsanaa n was 70 intimate .nae y
oonoress ,,,s an.e VI 'ne majority ~
the co,nt.n ~ 80, nOs seae ne ns. .n,ns
uo. so,,a- "s ~ WI nays w
NJ. aa,.. s 1es on tss nanus'
Gro. oorao no.. NC p.,,. uo con'
s,on ~ w .ne otli'on uoiiar SOS.
that so, iot eacn year apout
oarrn ~ nus. 10 approprlateo 70
conrsa tha ra, so.e.nme. alons y. =.
than M "a -. .ns rase increased. =
hIIion 49, ~ "ouAu w. eaAe many
~. o,,,st-.. M, ne. o.oes " oanA. up.
the ne,e - some lear tn q.
haua - ~ n p.ns .nls' sea1 WIZ
aar,,.,. o. ousn wl.liou. Us cale.u'
and 49, - usua, uecause ootn sena.e
mh,ah =. sa nase na.tels gu tot'al nanos
he .ha s,, SH.u ~. ~ .olssesn were %
po,,,.ns. 1895 D ~ ione uepa'e. y tne
hon.a :. In so. iepor. sels into tns
g" eonsuls lnucn tline' ana
ssa, sA sena'e .ne norinel case
- ~ 70 pounu " taAe up tne pe0
20 W" aug par. VI many Gays.
ratners and Sons.
GOV. Glasscock OF West Virginia
dlo what many people considered to
be a graceful thing when he nominated
DAVIS Eiklns. eldest son OF the late Sen
pnen q. Elklns. to succeed his father
IN the senate. The younger Elkins IN
any circumstances could serve only q