Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-04-17

Washington, D. c., April 17.-An ap
peal on behalf of the Red Cross fol
funds to aid the food sufferers il
the Mississippi valley was made tc
the public today by President Taft
who is president of the society. The
President says that conditions are
so acute as to require immediate re
sources far in excess of those now al
command"
Lives in Peril of Flood.
| New Orleans, La, April IA tele
gram received here today by Mayor
Behrman from John NJ. Parker al
Vicksburg, telling of the desperate
condition of the flood sufferers in anC
near Tallulah, La, says:
/ Am informed water rising so fast
/ that Tallulah is in peril Inhabitants
have been moved to higher ground
Have chartered every available skif
and launch"
Revision Of Metal Schedule.
Washington, D. c., April 17.-Sen.
ator Cummins of Iowa, Progressive Re
! publican at a conference with the
Democratic members of the finance
/ committee today submitted his bill
! for the revision of the metal schedule
OF the tariff law. 1t provides fol
considerable reduction on iron anC
steel rates, about midway between the
| present tariff and the House Democra
tic bill. The Democratic members
said they felt an agreement with Mr.
Cummins could be reached.
Senator Simmons of North Carolin;
who will have charge of the metal bill
said the Democrats would insist tina
some tariff legislation be enacted ant
he had reason to hope a sufficien
number of Insurgent Republican
would cooperate with the Democrat
to pass the metal, chemical sugar ant
wooden bills through the Senate.
First Woman Bureau Chief.
Washington, D. c., April 17-Juli
C. Lathrop, of Chicago, an associate c
Jane Addams in the work at Hui
House." a member of the Illinoi
Beard of Charity and a graduate an
trustee of Vassar College, was toda
appointed by President Taft as chic
Of the new Children's bureau in tn
Department of Commerce and Labor
Miss Lathrop is the first woman to b
made a Bureau Chief under the goN
ernment
Deals in Cotton Futures OutlaWed
Washington, D. c., April 17.-De
pite opposition by various boards
trade. the House committee on agr
culture today voted to make favorab
reports on bills designed to end gan
bling in futures on cotton ands grail
Two measures We're reported, one b
Representative Beall of Texas Dem
craft dealing with cotton and the OF
er by Representative Lever OF Sout
Carolina (Democrat) relating to cor
,, wheat and oats.
The report on the cotton bill We
unanimous. Two members vote
, against the grain bill and the sout
ern members refrained from votir
upon it. The bills, Which virtual
are alike, would provide that dealer
? who contract to sell must swear tn;
the commodities sold actually are
r existence. Messages relating
t deals could not be telegraphed, tel
phoned or mailed until the affidav
I so required was made Violations
l the law would be punishable by il
1 prisonment and heavy fines. The bill
/ have been bitterly opposed by the lea
ing cotton and grain exchanges of tt
9 country.
|. Maedalena Bay Matter.
: Washington, D. c., April 17.-Pre
f ident Taft and senators Root ar
y Lodge decided today that the Pres
l. dents answer to Mr.. Lodges resol
ton regarding the acquisition of te
d ritory by Japan at Magdalena ba
l. Mexico, would not be sent to the Sc
n ate until after the subject could
}. considered by Secretary Knox. TT
). President will discuss his answer wi
# Mr.. Knox as soon as possible. R
!. ports that the conference had to
with the general Mexican situate
!, were denied.
! Public Building for Socorro.
! Senator Thomas B. Catron has
= troduced bill appropriating $3.50
. for the site and construction of
public building at Socorro.
e RESULT OF NATIONAL
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