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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-10-28
PROGRESSIVE
CAMPAIGN
COMMITTEE
Third Congressional District

Morgan city, In Oct ~
Tho campnign committee" Of the
ftogroeeivn party of th" Third
congrpnaional diattiot Of Louisiana
met ia Morgan Nity Monday, with
The following mrmh",R n'eprnt,
either hy proxy or in p"'aon; l"hn
Marks, NnpnlcouvilIc; Jnmpp w
Gilbert Napoleonvllly Edwtn =
Brouaaard, New Iberia; l. A
Landry, New lh"ia; overton
Uade, oungpvlllp; w = Lnfalge,
Thlhodans. J r Wtgrintnu
l5owic: -, - q Labhe. st Mar
nnville: Dr Il ! rntin. l'tenuS
Bridge; Walter A O'Neill. Bald
win; II A Ihar,, Morgan City;
sam rolmnr, Schrievr. & !
Rnatnor. Franklin; Robert bon
dreaux, Gncyd.n
The meeiing was called to otdrt
The nbarnor If Chairman Engcn"
a. rharr Folluvlng a discussion
Of conditions cxisting in the lhird
din'riot. the following resolution.
offered by w = Lafarge, aud sec.
undcd by E = Hrousaard, was
adopted:
Whereas, tho Progressive par
ty haa no candidate for P,eaident.
and the Progressive state conven.
iion, held IN New Orlcaus. to uomi
nate slectoia TO cnRt The vote ol
I.uuialana in tho electoral college
expteasei no preferences tor Frcsi
dent, placing full confidence N the
wiadom. integrity and courage OF
I ite electoral nominees; and,
Whereas, Mr. John NJ Parker
our distinguished candidate fo'
vice. preaident. il advocating II
those states where 30 Progrceaiv'
electors have been nominated, th'
candidacy of Wilson. thus exerclR
ing hia right aa an American oiti
zen, and
Nv hereaa. this committee haI
the aame right to express IT
choice, aud
"Whereaa. the Overwhelming
sentiment Of the people OF th'
Third congressional district n
unalterahly opposed to the re
election of Mr.. Wilson, knowing
this would mean the continued eu
folcement Of the free trade ihoo
r,es OF the Underwo ood bill, and
"Whereas. our great agricul
tural interests and manufacturing
Industries depend for their CONT
nurd existence upon the eleotioi
Of u candidate standing iirmly TO
The principles of projections; there
fore,
"Be II resolved, hy the oongrep
a,onal COMMITTEES OF the Ptogter
awe party of the Thnd rongres
Sional district, That we registe
The active opposition of ihie com
mittee to the re- election Of Mf
Wilson and pledge oureelvea to d'
all IN our power TO insure his dc
feat.
"Be II further resolved, Tha
the candidate Of the Progressive
party having declined the nomina
| tion, 1t In the firm conviction Z
this committee that the happiness
and prosperity Of the people 0
this district will be restored an'
permanently aafeguarded by th
election M president OF Charlie
Evans Hughes, an open and fea'
less advocate of the policy of pro
lection to the American labor an'
American industrirs'
| Judge w T. Martin, oandidat
for reelection to Congress-, wa
present and in cont nltation VIII
the committee.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-10-28
ONE HUNDRED
YEARS AGO.
The Birth of tho Protection
Tariff as told in Evans
School History of the
United States IN
1916.

Now that the war Of 1912 wAe
over, the ports Of the country
were open TO foreign trade
Sh,pa from England began to ~
rive, fleet after fleet, laden viii
Icngleh goods In lew yente
the imports had Increased tcnfold
Engl,ah labor waa skilled, aud
English goods were we'll made ~ d
cheap. The English merchants
threatened to under sell the Amer.
can merchants on their own soll
There wae no considerable duty
IN thess imported aooda, aud Eng.
land was able To lay them down
here cheaper than We could maxi
them. In the ptedlcamant the
A mrrican manufacturers began 10
aee the millions Of dollats they
had inveeted IN mille aud factories
endangered by foreign competition
To prevent tbis disaster the manu-
faoturers appealed to Congress to
Increase the duty on certain FOR
elgu goods, 40 that they could not
ba sold in America at leaa price
han they could afford 70 max
them themselves In other wotde,
manufactured wanted protection
Congress passed a Protective
Tariff Act in 1915 II imposed u
high duty on foreign notton and
WOODEN goods, 10 encourage home
mills. In the same way other for
elgD goods were taxed which Game
into competition with homo p'o.
duction. The principle OF tariff
for protection and the question ol
what things should be- protected
aud how far, have ever since been
cause of dispute and difference
among the people. Political par
,ies have formed, sections have
beeu divided aud atatemen have
contended over the tariff
la 1917 Jas. Monroe became tho
uILn feNtutuh w ahs tn't'e
states. lie was "A veteran Of the
| Revolutionary War, had been Min.
ister to several countries ahi oad +,
Governor Of Virginia, and Secfe.
tary Of State while Madison was
| President. He was Of gentle die
position, Industrious, genefout,
aud amiable.
/ The eight years that he Wa
President are known az "the Ezra
| Of good feeling" When he was
inaugurated he stood by the ruins
of the capitol, which the Bfitel
had burned, aud which the work
men we're busily engaged IN re.
storing, calling upon The people I,
rebuild their country upon the des
olat,on Of war. and foreteling !
long season Of prosperity.
There was now practically bu
one political party. The old Fed
.ralist party had almost ceased Il
exist Every Que belonged TO tn
Republican party, which was tn
new name for the Auti Fedei
allst party When the time cam
Tor Monroe's election for a secon'
term, he received the votes OF al
the delegates but one, and tha
delegate said he voted agains
him because he wanted Washing
ton To be the only President wb
ever received oil the votes.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-10-28

When the bowels feel uncomfort-
able and you miss the exhilarating
feeling that always follows CO.
piouH morning operation, 4 dose
oa HERBiNE will act you right In
n couple of hours. If taken ut bed
time you get its beneficial effect
after breakfast next day. Price
Doc.
ao,d nv FSTORaF nRtfa GO
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-10-28
There are 2,4I5, ,664 aut0rin use
In the United States.

Sash, Blind and Dogf Factory. special
work OF all de.pfiption.
Cisterns an{ Tanks.
BBHrnAND LU10mo %.
The sun., 1916-12-07
BOSTON & MAINE WINS POINT.
Minority stoc.hoiaer. Prevented
From Attacking short Term Notes.

BosToS. Dec. 6.-Minority stOckhold-
,rs Of the Boston and Malne Railroad
to-day lost "A point In their effort to pre-
vent the present temporary rcceiversh!p
of the road being made permanent when
Judge Morton ruled in the Federal Dis
trlrt o that they would not he al
lowed To attack the validity OF the roads
SIS. 500, 900 short term notes in the pres
Ont proceedings. TIE Intcrcontinental
Rubber Company, which appears as tho
petitioner In the r2ceivership action.
claims to be a creditor OF tho road TO the
extent OF S5l 900 on notes that were
part OF the sl3.3OO. 900 issue.
Counsel for the IN nority interests had
previously told the court that their case
Vas concerned largely w.t. the question
Of the validity OF the short term notes.
which they contendcd were issued during
the period hat the Boston and Maine
Railroad a under the Illegal con;roi OF
tho New York. New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad they assorted that the
notes were therefore invalid. Exceptions
were taken by the minority to the courts
ruling.
Judge Morton signed a formal order
permitting the minority stool. holders "a
attack the reccivership OF the road Oh
the question OF the solvcncy of the cor
poration and the good faith of The direc-
tors in asserting to the rceeivership. He
added that he would hear tho minority
or the question OF validity when the
notes were presented for payment. Al
that was necessary in the current pro.
ceedings, lie said, was to determine
whether or not these notes represented
Indebtedness.
The sun., 1916-12-07
PRODUCE MARKETS.
beans AM pEAs-Recelpt.. I

BEANS Ann PEAs-Receipts, 1887 bags
beans, l,eo6 bags peas. Marrow. choice,
100 lbs. Si3; fair to good. sl2.50ml27b;
e. ss' r .nG,e'; ws Az ms%'"% "'ai in",Sr; choice,
81 ii.70: small white. California, sls; red
kidney, choice, sl3: fair to good. 3l225H
l2,75; red marrow, choice. Sla; white kid
ney. choice sl3: tmperiais. choice. 81;
choice, ss.25Ws.s5; lima, california. choice,
3I.sOUS; peas, Scotch. per 100 lbs, 1850
$50: black eye. California, SJ.SOW 80
splits. yellow. SHslo.
BUTTER - Receipts, 1907 packages
Creamery. higher scoring than extras tspc-
3aisc,; nrsts iss to 81 scorc,. 37is a 3sc,
seconds ts3 to NJ scorc), 3sn37c thirds
3iir TSolsc,; creamery, unsalted, highc'
shan extras specials, nimaars',
seconds, aei. "a7hc.; creamery, held,
see: extras. 37,aa37xc,; hrsts, 364 a.
37kc.; seconds, 35M36isc.: thirds. 3tm
3tisc.: state dairy. tubs. finest. 3sia 40 $50,
good to prime, ssr @asc,; common to fair
hsikc.: lower grades, 81 $50; imitation
crea merry. nrsts. sea % 33sc ladies. JUNE
make. nrsts, 3ig3ihc.: current make
nrsts. sou @3ic.; seconds. sotha2skc.
current make, No l.. este; No. 2. asc,
lower grades. 27is U2src.
CHEEsE-Receipts,. Las boxes State
whole milk, hats,. held, specials. ID, 2ts
nsic.; average fancy. st92Abc; fresh
olais, s.oatEc.; col"red, average fancy
: 3t,@ss%c.; white, average fancy. 2siAa
90 O.: twins, held, specials. s<hc.; fresh
specials. :+c;' avoraEe fancy. sshgsstc'
single daisies. .f.ney, .iSeiIHc.; All style.
milk. held. twas. fancy. SAY e:Sc.: doubi
The sun., 1916-12-07
1900 BIRD SPECIMENS
ADDED TO MUSEUM
DIR. Frank NJ. Chapman Back
From South America With
Valuable Collection.

Specimens Of bird life from the peaks
OF the Andes. from the valleys OF Peru.
the forests Of Ecuador-birds OF species
hitherto unknown to the ornithologists
OF this country and South America
have been added to the collection Of the
Museum Of Natural History by Or.
Frank NJ. Chapman. He Ii curator OF
the department Of ~ornithology and re-
turned recently from a six months trip
that brought 1900 birds to his bag.
lie is to lecture on hts trip tonight In
the museum.
Fourfold was his purpose when he de-
parted from New York. May g: To con-
inuc the biological survey OF South
America that was begun by the Amerl-
a Museum in 1910 and to gather In
formation helpful for future expeditions (:
to collect material for habitat groups
Illustrating the bird life Of the Paramo.
or upper life. m Of Mount C~himborazo
In Ecuador and Of the plains of western
Argentina TO make an archaeological
survey Of the Urubamba Canyon OF
Peru for Yale University and the Ma
tionai Geographical Society. and, lastly.
to establish relations with other mu-
seums IN the countries visited that there
might he cooperation In field work and
exchange OF specimens local to each
country.
In all these objects Or. Chapman was
extraordinarily successful. He pene-
trated and gathered specimens from the
zones that prevail in South America. the
tropical. subtropical.' temperate, and
paramo He took mani specimens AZ
an elevation Of $4,000 Feet. lie found
valuable additions in the region of Lake
Titlcaca.
The successful outcome Of his cxpcdl-
ton puts the American Museum second
only To the British Museum in an
pathological sense.
The sun., 1916-12-07
FISH BARREL FIGHT IN HOUSE.
Republican, Oppose Measure for
Cultural stations.

WAsHINoroN. Dec. 6.-As n variant
upon the pork barrel" the House began
It's routine abors to-day by dcvot'ng its
attention to a fish barrel "A measure
anpropriating almost 1000. 900 for the
esta blishmcnt OF fish cultural stations in
eighteen States. Tho list to he benefited
by the legislation includes Alabama.
Louisiana. Florida. Georgia. South Caro-
lina or North Carolina. Maryland or Nir-
ginia. Oregon or Washington. Texas.
Oklahoma. Illinois. Washington. arizona.
New Mexico. Michigan. Idaho, Missouri.
Pennsylvania, Delaware or New Jersey
and Minnesota.
Attacks were launched against the bill
from the Republican side on the ground
that II was "A pork measure. Repre-
sentative Lcnroot Of Wisconsin In his
derunciation aroused the indignation OF
Chairman Alexander OF the Fisheries
Committee and other Democrats who
were supporting the bill.
Representative Tess. Ohio. declared
that he was in favor OF any measure that
might increase the food supply. bu, not
to the extent of supporting a Treasury
raid measure. Ecprcsenta\ I've Mann also
protested against the bill, on the ground
that II Would he an cN~travagant cNpcndi-
turc. The bll was approved by the
House il committee OF the whole. but
final ac. ION was deferred Upon it until
Tomorrow.
The sun., 1916-12-07

Ard hiShisaSS; sealded: large. iis.; small.
small. o' he. w bG ! 'G AMI ;cE lsrsG: ,rs;
fed. fancy. i7@lSc.; ducks. Western. $3.50
%s., snS S SSs. e 2, d lS.' 10 a. DOZEN i,e'i 3 {
geese. Wisconsin. stall fed. fancy. i7aisc.:
geese, Western. fancy. large. 15 a 1sc.;
f%s''i is nsns''i sa srfHs anf ssss'; wR RHSs :
as.sS; culls. SOC. Gsi. GUfNEAs~sprinx.
3-4 lbs. to pair. per pair. $1.25G1.5o; 2
lbs. to pair. per pair. 75c.
POULTRY, LlVE-some 10 freight cars
on. tracks; about 80 unloadcd. Fowls and
chickens OF average best grades. i1c.. With
to medium fowls l5ql6c. BOOSTERS gem
orally lac. DUCKS-i7. Western. Is "a i6c.
Southern; GEEsEnlsgiec. Western. ii@
few sales 15M17c.. will poor lower.
PROvlslONs-Pork Arm; mess. Sal. 5o0
Beef steady: mess. .t2sa 800: family.
inais mess, sss@sc. Dressed i hog STEADY ssist
bacons. i3hc.: $50 lbs. i3kc.: $50 lbs.
ls%e.; 40 lbs. ia%c.; pigs, .iihc. cut
~ lbs. isc.: y lbs iec.s picked hams
steady, I'm uisc. Tallow quiet: special.
Lard al arm Si'y ,n,a a.; ws county, ~ gii c w.;
lard steady. .i7ui7isc.; refined lard steady
Continent. $ls.i5; south America. sis.si;
Brazil kegs. 1895; compound steady. IA
lbisc. Stearine steady; oleo, lSMioiac.
city lard stearinc. lsm1Shc.
kABBiTS-Cottontails. prime. per pair.
soc;: Iced. zoo Csc; inferior. IL Use. .
RlCE-pomestic screenings. az assc.:
medium. ~ abc.: head, An Sc: fancy
head, o. d5bc.; extra fancy ~ u &c.
Japan. +ivc.; Blue Rose, 4ac.
SUGAR fUTURES-Markct Irregular:
transactions 1900 tons. December higher
account. while later deliveries were a trine
easier under scattered selling BY Wall
street houses. with closing Z points higher
to 2 points net lower. Range Of prices:
Tucs
The sun., 1916-12-07

SUGAR, RAW-Market hrmer and prices
u-i.'. higher; safes 800 bags OF Peru In
TO o.t9 Tor centrifugal 30 test. Holders
Of Cubas asked slightly more. In new
.r9ps 10000 bags were sold for January,
and freight. Market closed nrm at ! ii.isc
for cubas cost aud freight, equal to SEQ
Tor Centrifugal and is2 Tor nolasses.
SUGAR, REfINED-Tablets. case. 2 III.
cartoons, halt or full sizc tablets. and do.
cases. . 10. cartons, fun size tablets, 10 20
. Ss ,o aSao e !, Sss.si gage tablets, 90
cubes, 100. powdered, 7ao. powdered and
Soarss poMderer. 100. fruit powdeded. TO.
s uS%'" f.ec c's ana E ;.;c in ~ ,a. .sd e : +; S car.
PETITIONERS. sranuisted. $50: eagle coarse
FrSnu,alss, III extra i1ne sranula,Sa;
rranulated. 100. ! ID. bags ine sranulated
and : 10 bags, DO. 40 In sacks and
10 III. bags, do. $50 in sacks and i.so in
barrels. - and 80 b. bags. do. 10:
s sna ai5md sran ~ Cd. 5 55S: g., s!aRula,sd
No. l.. I.O5; No. =. 100. No. .. Gg5j NO.
s,7SH 70 !; \. So 81 80; !: $50 NS. j;
No T. o55; No. IL. $50; No. 10. il anu
NEGErABLEs. MISCELLANEOUS -
ARTlcHokEs. California. French. drum.
BRUSSELS sPRouTs STATE: 81. 'sdioe.:
ida. via express. basket. S1.s0 "a S.5o; via
freight. basket nms.. sEETs: nearby.
iee osnGhe,i ss@:9i; tops on, bs,,. ,:n
CARROTS. nearby. 100 punches. N.Soa
:::s; anw.shed; tops on NH. s:asSo:
100 i. bag, I%i..sSai. New or'"sSS. 100
basket, ':soas,so, cABpAGEs., Danish
red 'csesare. Dbl, s:as.tc. cELERy.
bunch lSg ;5c,; state and nearby, crate,
4 H q 10 2 n. gA1ifN-sl. crate 4 - .nE, +. -
100 punches, taaA CArLIFLoWERS.
Long Island, short cut. No. !. bhl-: s.@
crate. soc. a.i; Long Island, nat crate,
75c.; Long Island. long cut. No. I. Dbl, 81
ai.5o:. No. : Dbl, 5Om75c.; state, crate,
California, half crate, 7sc. al. CHICoRY.
nearby, Sasse,; 20; al SrS orleans.
box. si.5o13 KALE. Virginia, Dbl, soc. q
81. EsCARoL. nearby. basket. csc. asi:
New orleans, Dbl. s?5oGe.75. GARLIC.
New orlesnc' H. ';gSc; HoRSERADIsH.
ban, crate. H5oi5so LErrrcE. VIZ.
rIni,, basket. :cc. "r: Carolina, basket.
fancy. basket, s:.5a,; Florida. average.
baslat. Nn:; New oricsns basket. iNT
7ScSS orleans. bbl. s:mS;O. LEXIS
state and Western. white. crate, s2d2.ss:
yellow. 100 IN. bag. H:5dt; red. Ion IN
bag ,n3Is.i cC whiiS' I 100 W s o% ,'sSa
sTms7h: red, loo N. bag, s3g3.75: Re-
muda. half crate. ~ e5615o: Connection.
x y" /, y.,l'w zoo 10 oR Sis; 'TigT.' s s"..
ket. Sen35o; six TN carrier. se.5oT3
nine IN carrier, sa1t: Jcrscv. basket
siioncs0. PEAS, California. drum, 81 Il
. Florida. basket. sat PEPPERS. Flor.
ida, hoy. sLaoNa5e Cuban. box, sca3io
PARSLEY. nearby. 100 punches. slm'ai.
virginia, basket, 7Sr.TS; New orleans
<hriv. bhl.. ss9s: New orleans, uis.n hi
1875 .rrMrEINS hSl. r::'lio
rARsNfrs hbl.. s:mas RnMAINE
KEY. CSC. asl; virginia basket. :5175r
North Carolina. basket. .517S'' Flo-ida
h";S.,, ai@si N,w, Orleans, hhl 20
spAItoTs New orleans hhi. teMs,
$50. SrINACW. virginia. hhl.. 7Sc TSI:
SQUASH rrarhv. marrow hh'., tSnT"
nearby. Hubbard. hhl.. s1cin TrR
NIpS. ou'nh.~a mi or haw HSoT.
white. hhl.. S1a. TOMATOES, Nuhan
carrier. S,sod"5n; California. NO. w"
sAc 1sI.Sn: crate. SOC Tt"f wATFR
CRrSS. 100 lunches, S95IlIn.
The sun., 1916-12-07
MAIER GETS $500 BERTH.
ssembIyma to Re Deputy Super
visor 0f Charities.

ALBANr, Dec. civilian J. Mailer.
chairman of the Ways and Means Com
mittee OF the Assembly. whose home Is in
Seneca Falls. has beon appointed Dcputy
Fiscal Supervisor OF State Charities,
with a salary Of $4,000. It was an
nounced to-day.
Mr.. Mailer will assume his new duties
or December Is. succeeding Charles II.
Armatage Of Albany, a Demo rat. APP
pointed during the administrator OF
Gov. Glynn. In the last campaign Mr..
reau for the Republican State commit
teAe
The sun., 1916-12-07
Bank Of Germany Statement.

BERLIN via London. Dec. 6-Statcment
OF Imperial Bank OF Germany. issued No
vember 30: Total cots and bullion Increased
4ss. DOOM: gold Inc. PSI, Doom: treasury
notes Inc $751; s,. Doom; notes Of other
hanks dec. lO,O35. DOOM: bills discounted
doe, 3o7,ss2,o Doom; advances inc. Lose
DOOM; investments Inc. 1851 Doom other
securities dec. G.970, Doom notes In circu-
lation inc. eos. Doom, deposits dec, 5ll,-
9is. Doom: other liabilities Inc. 20, |
Doom: total gold holdings. 2.5ls.4s7, Doom.
The sun., 1916-12-07

Directors OF the Guaranty Trust CompRny
yesterday declared "a special extra dlyIicnd
Of i.h per cent. In addition 10 III" regular
quarterly disbursement Of I per cent. ana
an extra OF | per cent. The dividends are
PAYABLE on December 81 to stockholders oi
record December -. Employees Of tbs
company, who lumber about 1000, Will re-.
coive bonuses aGgregating 5000. 600 In addI.
ton to the usual profit sharing bonus dc
clared at this time OF tho year.
The sun., 1916-12-07

The suit for $4,000 brought against
Winfield r, Sheehan. motion picture pro-
Queer, by Miss Julian Beaublen. who
alleged breach Of promise to marry. was
settled out OF court yesterday. Sheehan
denied all her allegations except tina he
had married Kay LAUREL, former menu
her of the "Xlegfeld Follies." Henry
Sllverman. counsel for the plaintiff. de-
clined to say anything about the terms
Of settlement except that they were
entirely satisfactory"
The sun., 1916-12-07
Judge Ray Denies Reports.

AUBURN, y. V, Dec, 6.-Reports in
Utica that United States Judge George
". Ray Of the Northern District OF New
York would resign In the near future
were denied by Judge Ray here to-day.
lie said: II have no intention Of re-
signing. Such reports originate In some
body's vivid imagination"
The sun., 1916-12-07

daisies, 2ta 0?sc.; single daisies. FAN
2sc.; Young Americas. 35a25tac.; Oregon.
triple daisies. 2la2thc.: California. double
daisies. 23k C.. State, Skins. held. specials,
ale; current make. specials. 2o0 30 c.;
choice. 1g@19kc.: fair to good. I'm %
1Shc.; lower grades. 13G17c. .
COTTONSEED Ol1.-Market nrmer, clos.
Ing at about the top. with net gains OF
~ to IL points. Sales, $4,000 barrels.
Firmness in cotton and lard stimulated
export Inquiry. Crude oil frm and offers
from the South comparatively small. Range
Of prices:
The sun., 1916-12-07
Ten Per cent. Raise for 1900.

WATERTowN, y. y. Dec. 6-Thc In
ternational Paper Company has granted
a 10 per cent. increase In wages 20 IFS
employees. The first bonus will 10 paid
December 10. and will be computed on a
monthly basis OF wages earned. There
are IL, 900 men affected.
The sun., 1916-12-07
National City Co. EnlnrRcs Boa I'd

At q meeting OF the board OF directors Of
the National city Company Yesterday the
number Of directors was increased from
seven to ten. The new members are Percy
a. Rockefeller. James A. Stiiiman and
l.. .lltChell,
The sun., 1916-12-07

The total receipts for duties At the Gus.
tom House yesterday were eSss. ssa,0l, Of
which .e1ss, to07 20 was tor merchandise
Withdrawn from bonded Warehouse aud
etS0. t23.O for recent Imperialism.
The sun., 1916-12-07
si7,OOO.OO Gold From Canada.

from Canada were announced BY J, y. Nor.
gan e. Ca. Yesterday. 81, 900, 900 going to the
Assay Office for their account. while
shippe' direct to the Philadelphia mint.
The sun., 1916-12-07

J. W. Herbert of New York, a director OF
the American Tobacco Company. has been
elected n director Of the Federal Dyestun
and Chemical Corporation. Offering OF the
stock of the Latter, which " 10 he made by
white 4 Co. wiz he 0hnut lso. 900 mares
The sun., 1916-12-07
ExpIa natOry FOOtnotc.

AZ a footnotc to this dlscomforting
forecast Secretary McAdoo adds:
ION account of the untried revenue
laws relating to taxation of inheritances
and war munitions. and the uncertainty
as to the actual expenditures that may
be made on account of the large pro-
ramm for preparedness. 1t IL very DIFF
iicult To estimate with accuracy the re-
ccipts and expenditures for the fiscal
years ending June 80. 1917. and June 80.
1918, particularly for the latter year.
These figures contain no estimate for the
shipping act or nitrate plants. bonds av-
Ing been authorized therefor"
IN the lisht Of past experience. 1t Is
reasonably safe to assume that tie best
foot Is being put forward. The Postmas-
tcr-;oneral. for example. estimates that
his department will show II profit of So
nno.oo0 for the current fiscal year and
Is roo. 900 for the fiscal year 1918. Cal
CulstiomH Of this sort have not infre.
ancntly been more optimistic than ac'
Cufate.
Congress also has a fashion Of throw
ing caution TO the wind when IL IL cor.
s,dering appropriations, Estimates are
very valuable as "A guide, hut In the pull,
ing and hauling Of legislation there II
more often stretching than shrinking
and In the end Congress usually com,
pletes Its task with a handsome margin
added to the appropriation bills Of which
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hurt in a race at PimEco. Tanzy's
mount fell at the first jump and the
horses following piled on the pros
trate rider.
The development of Charley Taft,
son of ex-President VIM. Taft, into
surprisingly good tackle was the only
thing that saved weak spot in the
Yale line when Shelton, the tackle,
was forced out of the game on &C
count of muscular rheumatism.
Taft tried out for center early this
season, but when. Shelton became i'll
he went back to the tackle position,
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where he has been playing up to
SheltOn's standard.
Does golf hunt baIIpIayer's bat
ting eye: ..
Iris Speaker, king swatter of the
American league, says mo- emphat-
ically.
iris is a fair golfer. He's not in
a class with Francis Ouimet, but he
can give almost any baIIpIayer a
tough contest on the links.
"GoIf is beneficial to baIIpIayer
just as long as he doesn't think more
about his golf than he does about his
baseball" Speaker declares. There
have been some baIplayers who al
lowed golf to get the upper hand.