The Dolores star., 1911-08-04
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President Taft will likely make q
coast-to-coast trip this fail. lasting q
month and . half.
Notice has been issued Of the appoint.
ment Of Frederick w. Taylor OF Colo.
RADIO a. director or agriculture for the
Philippine Islands.
The call has been issued by the Ma.
tional Conservation Congress for Its
third meeting to be held In Kansas
City, September rs, rs and "a.
The general arbitration treaty be.
tween the United States and Great
Britain and the United States and
France will be signed In Washington
soon.
Because he does not believe in the
Senate's method Of taking testimony
in Investigations, Senator Bailey Of
Texas resigned from the committee on
privileges and elections. He made no
explanation to the Senate and the res.
ignation was accepted without com.
ment.
With the fall Of President simon's
government. inevitable. the revolution.
ary crisis In Hayti has caused the Ma.
Wy Department to order the scout
cruiser Salem. one Of the swiftest
boats In the navy. to Port Au Prince
to reinforce the American warships pa.
trolling the coast.
Ground has been gained by the Dem.
ocratic-ProEressive Republican condi.
ton for broader tariff revision and 1t Is
confidently predicted in both houses
that conference compromise bill. the
farmers free list bill. and possibly the
cotton bill. with steel. sugar and 9TH
er schedules, would be passed.
Reciprocity with Mexico. similar to
Canadian reciprocity, Ii proposed in a
resolution introduced by Representa-
i've Burleson Of Texas. calling on
President Taft Immediately to start
negotiations with Msxiesv sslooain9 -
free commerce between the two coun-
tries"
A favorable report from the Senate
public lands committee on his bill
granting the state Of Colorado an ad-
ditional million acres Of public lands
for use under the Carey desert land
act. was secured by Senator Guggen.
helm, who also secured the passage OF
the bill through the Senate.
Out of what had appeared to be q
chaotic condition In the Senate there
suddenly arose a coalition OF Demo
Gratis and insurgent Republicans which
bowled over the regular organization
and passed a compromise bill for the
revision Of the wooden tariff by IS to
80.
The electrical trust has submitted to
Attorney General Wickersham decree
which II Is said they are willing 10
have entered against the alleged com.
bination In the governments suit for
dissolution. The Significance OF this
move is that the trust is willing to dis
solve without q fight.
The federal government scored In
Its effort to break up the alleged
wire trust" when thlrty-seven men In.
dicted withdrew the plea Of mot gull.
~" and accepted sentence without
trial. Judge Archibald. In the United
States court In New York. imposed
fines Of from $1,000 to si.7oO in each
case.
Pass the House wool tariff revision
bill or enact no wool legislation 1t al.
10 the slogan Of q strenuous fight be-
Ing made by House leaders among
their party associates In the Senate.
and the net results after = series OF
conferences has been . growth Of sen.
timent among Democratic senators In
favor Of this policy. which may mean
no wool legislation At this session.
The enlarged. homestead law per.
mits the entry by one person Of $50
acres Of government land In the arid
states which 10 not. In the under.
standing Of the government. suscepti-
BILE Of irrigation. A under the origi.
nal i60-acre homestead Law. this land
can be acquired by the settler from
Uncle Sam free Of cost. on compliance
with the regulations requiring . resi-
dence and cultivation.
A purported pooling agreement DO.
tween the Carnegie Steel Company
and ten other kindred concerns for .
percentage spportionment Of the steel
output Of the country--an admittedly
Illegal document supposedly long since
destroysd--stirrsd . recent meeting Of
the House steel trust" investigating
committee. The original agreement
provided for the formation Of The steel
plate association Of the United States
and notwithstanding that The agros.
meat was burned an1 ouly came 10
Iieht because . Psansylvaais printer
had saved . copy from the Names. tAs
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