The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-04
TWO PENS USED
BY THE PRESIDENT
One Is Given to Chair
man Underwood and
the Other to Chairman
Simmons as Souvenirs
in Recognition of Their
Work i'm Congress.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.-Surrounded
by the leaders of united Democracy,
President Wilson signed the Under
wood Simmons tariff bill at 9:09
clock today at the White house. SIM
ultaneously kilograms we're sent to
customs collectors throughout the coun-
try By the treasury department putting
into actual operation the first Demo
cratic tariff revision since 1894.
A happy group of legislators, mem
bers Of the cabinet and friends eneir
cled the president as he smilingly sat
down, slowly affixed his signature with
two gold pens. He presented 10 hep
resentative Underwood the pen that
had written the word ''Woodrow and
the one which had completed his name
TO Senator Simmons, both OF whom
bowed their appreciation.
Impressive Scene.
In impressive silence the president
delivered I'D easy natural tones an eA-
temporaneous speech that brought pro
longed applause. He said that the
Journey OF legislative accomplishment
had been only partly complcted; that a
great service had been done for the
rank and file of the country; but that
the second step in the emancipation of
business was currency reform. He ear
nestly called upon his colleagues to go
"the rest of the Journey with fresh
impulse.
Ii was All unusual spectacle which at
tended the completion of legislative
reform that had been seven months in
L, ...Nl An-
sion of a most far-reaching character.
Guests Jubilant.
Happy and iubilant, the invited
guests came to the executive Offices
They chatted and TESTED with the pres
ident in an anteroom while waiting for
the full group to appear. When the
members of the senate finance commit
tee and house ways and means com
mittee finally arrived, Vice President
Marshall was ushered into the presi-
dent g Office. followed by Speaker
Clark, Representative Underwood and
members of the cabinet and congres-
sionnl committees and their friends. No
photographers were admitted, as the
president regarded the occasion as too
solemn to be disturbed by fashlight
apparatus.
The guests crowded about the presi'
dents desk, over which an electric
light threw bright glow
president slowly, "on the advice of
the attorney general in order that the
bill might be signed after business
transactions everywhere, including San
Francisco. had closed for the day.
HI will not say anything about the
bir.'' he added with smile, until
I have signed it. I do not want it to
get away from me.
Signs the Bill.
Promptly at 900 clock the presi-
don't heyan writing. and ut 9:I0 he
had written the words, Approved e:lo
n. m. October 3, 1918. Woodrow vii
son, - on the 111th page OF parchment
containing the epgrossed bill:
As the president rose and handed the
two pens to the men who had steered
the measure successfully through ooth
houses of congress there was an enthu-
siastic outburst of applause. The pres
ident had not intended 10 make long
speech. and had not even prepared
statement. but was moved on the spur
of the moment to express his gratihca'
tion. 81.
that heard the president 5 speech
crowded about him afterwards with
Leading figures Of the
Democratic party-Spesker Clark, Sec
rotary Bryan. Representative Under
together sponsors with
the president for the first big piece of
that had been accomplished
in the Democratic programme Of re-
form, They gave the president their
personal congratulations and reiterated
promises of support
Prediction.
'fwe1 be coming here again In
short time 10 see the currency bill
Secretary Bryan said and Sec
retarv McAdoo spoke with equal conf
lence,
While the president was surrounded