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New-York tribune., 1922-08-20
Senate Tariff
Bill Featured
By FleNihility
Differs From House Measure
i'm Giving President Power
Until july. 1924, 60 Raise
or Lower All of Rates
Based ON Foreign Values
Levies Far Over Underwood
Act and Many High as
Payne Aldrich Charges
sren. The rrsbuns,s washington Barea,

Frens The Tvs5sfns's Washington Buseau
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1a.~-The meet
important features Of the Senate tariff
bill passed to-day which differentiate
II from the House bill are the flexible
provisions, which give the President
authority to raise or lower tariff rates
until July /, 1924, and the fixing of
rates on the basis OF foreign valuation
rather than American valuation.
The House measure, known as the
Fordney bill, contains no flexible feat
ures and is based on American valua-
tion. Both of these propositions may
become the subject of serious contro-
versy in conference committee of the
two houses. In fact, the possibility Is
recognized, though it is not believed
it will eventuate, that one or both these
matters will deadlock the conferees
and delay the enactment of bill in
definitely.
The flexible tariff provisions eonsti-
tute new departure in American tar
iff making. They have been put into
ditions in the industries and marts
Of the world and the danger of numer-
Gus and sudden fluctuations in prices.
President Harding recommended them
in . message and recently came out in
support of them in letter to Senator
McCumber.
Called Essential by Harding
SIT has seemed to me-" said the Presi-
dent that the varying conditions in the
world and the unusual conditions fol-
lowing the World War make it ex-
means of adapting our tariff to meet
the new conditions"
The chief flexible tariff feature pro-
vides:
"That in order to regulate the for
eign commerce of the United States
and to put into force and effect the
policy of Congress by this act intended
whenever the President, upon investi-
cation of the differences in costs of
production of articles wholly or in part
the growth or product of the United
States and of like or similar articles
wholly or in part the growth OF
product of competing foreign coun-
tries. shall find it thereby shown
that the duties in this act do not
equalize thes said difference in cost
of production, he shall, by such inves-
tigation, ascertain said differences and
determine and proclaim the changes in
classification or increases or decreases
In any rate of duty provided in this
act shown by said ascertained differ
ences in such costs of production neces-
sary to equaIiSe the same"
Under this provision it is manda-
tory on the President to change rates
or classifications if investigation dis
closes that the rates or classification
in force do not equalize the differ
enee in costs of production here and
abroad. Increases or decreases cannot
exceed so per cent.
The President is given power to ap-
ply American valuation as the basis of
New-York tribune., 1922-08-20
committee met with general Senate ap-

committee met with general Senate APP
proval
Structural steel, such as beams,
| girders, joists, columns and posts under
the Senate bill pay onc4fifth Of. a cent
pound, as against seven-twentieths Of
cent under the House bill. This
| represents decrease by the Senate.
Round iron or steel wire In the
House bill, valued above six cents a
pound, pays 20 per cent. The Senate
increased this to 25.
Galvanized wire, both in the House
and Senate bills, pays duty Of two
tenths Of one cent pound In addition
to the rate on the wire Ut which it is
made.
Cast iron pipe Of every description
Is increased from 10 per cent in the
bill.
Under Paragraph $3.50, table, house
hold, kitchen and hospital utensils,
composed wholly or in chief value OF
aluminum are 28 cents In the House bill.
This is increased In the Senate bill TO
1S cents pound and 60 per cent ad
valorem. This provision was a subject
OF bitter controversy. 1t was in this
connection that Senator Reed de-
nounced Secretary Of the Treasury An
drew Mellon, who before he entered the
Treasury WBE Known Rs o1e Oh ING LCTe-
most figures In aluminium.
Cutlery 100 to 400 Per Cent.
The paragraphs on knives and cut
lery In the Senate bill call for rates
which, according to Senator Lenroot,
run we'll above 100 per cent, and in
some instances exceed 400 per cent.
The rates are combination of spe-
cific and ad vdlorem rates. Under
Paragraph 364, the House rates on pen
knives, pocket knives and the like
ranged from 40 per cent ad valorem
to 80 cents each and 30 per cent ad
valorem, depending or prices. The
corresponding Senate rates range from
2 cents each and so per cent ad val
orem to DO cents each and so per cent
ad valorem.
One Of the striking features OF the
Senate bill is the abnoymally high
rates of the agricultural schedule. In
fact, the strategy of the Senate FL
nance Committee leaders, whereby the
bill was forced through the Senate,
reyolves about the high agricultural
rates. Certain leaders of the "agricul-
tural tariff bloc" not the agricultural
bloc proper, went to work months ago
with the Finance Committee leaders,
insisted on high agricultural rates, and
were practically told they could have
what they wanted. Senators Gooding,
Capper, Bursum and several other Re-
publicans from agricultural states were
prominent in this. In turn, they were
New-York tribune., 1922-08-20
The Allerton House
rhs Pxsy.,oth cs

AS result Of this the rf,.,.. =
mittee plan to impose duties es ~ on
ana shoes and various forms Of ieoss sos. 4
went by the boards. ''.S u seasnes
Lhe Senate defeated the bonnfv =,
eofas gofash proposed by the House. Il aI,s u
rore rSe,sasSa -; 70. she attempt Of the Finanes
committee to put a duty Of 3 cen4s
pound on white arsenic. oehes
The Finance cymmittee was ha...u
in the effort TO get i dutv ;,aSoses ae seaeen m
chemical wood pulp. Print ose' psuse ,aa aa
wood pulp are on The free list I'm II hn.s ~
Senate and House bills. ~ >" '''1
The Jones. foreign trade zone ams,a.
ment was adopted as a part Of tsa ,,aI';u' hsSs
This means new policy at tbs az crs., o..a
ports Of the United States. nnder wbsss
free zones will be- established NV ~.
Treasury and goods rriay. be hrouebt sIIs h
from abroad, reafssenbled, refined d,
exported y
New-York tribune., 1922-08-20

expected TO support rates on manu-
factured articles and with certain ex-
ceptions have done 50.
The agricultural bill rates are high
er than ever before in q permanent
tariff measure. They are increased
materially over the House figures.
Among leading features of the agri-
cultural schedule are these:
Barley, ~~ cents busheI in Senate:
f6 In House.
Oats, increased in Senate to Is cents
as compared with 10 in House.
Rye, increased from 10 cents to t5.
Wheat, increased from rs cents 80 30.
Lemons, 2 cents pound in both
Senate and House; oranges, cent a
pound In both bills.
White or Irish potatoes, increased
from az cents hundred pounds IN the
House to S8 cents in the Senate.
Milk, fresh, increased from / cent a
gallon in House to 23a cents In Senate.
Cattle, IA cents pound in House
and from ~ to Q cents in Senate.
Sugar Rate Increased
Other features Of the bill:
The Senate, under the Smoot amend
ment, increased the rate on Cuban
sugar from 1.6 cents pound in the
House bill to 1874 cents.
In the wood schedule, both HOUSES
put lumber on the free list. The Sen
ate put shingles ON the free list. The
House had a duty of so cents thou
sand on them.
The Senate puts logs of fir, spruce,
cedar or Western hemiock, which the
House put at 81 thousand, on the free
list.
Crude oil is on the free list in both
the Senate and House bills.
Oil cake and oil meal are on the free
list, as under the present law. The
Finance Committee attempted to impose
a duty on these, but was beaten after
a fight.
One Of the interesting features of the
free list is that bread is removed from
it and given duty Of Is per cent ad
valorem. 1t was on the free list in the
House bill.
In the sundries schedule, the Sen
ate raised the duty on matches from 6
cents gross in the House bill to IL
cents; toys from 40 per cent 80 70 per
cent; jewelry from SIS to 80 per cent
and generally increased House rates on
about forty amendments.
Controversy on Hides.
One of the chief controversies in
connection with the bill was over free
hides. The House had them on the
free list. The Finance Committee
chiefs attempted to impose duties. The
attempt failed. and hides were left on
the free list by a vote of 80 70 20.
New-York tribune., 1922-08-20
McCun,ber Says Biz viii Protect
Labor and Safeguard Industries
From The Tribune's Washington Bureau

Front Tribune's Washington
WASHINGTON Aug. 19Senator McCumber after of
tarf bill, said it would: 4ss
"FInsure employment for American labor and the payment
of a living
SeondPemt the establishment continuance of industries
to the welfare of this nation.
"Third-Proe alike the producer of materials and the
manufacturers
"FourthPerm readjustment without general tariff
revision, to meet changing economic conditions.
FRequre the asceranment and submission Congress of
facts affecting competitive conditions
SixAs far practicable include all the laws governing the
collection of duties imports"
New-York tribune., 1922-08-20


duty II necessary TO eaualise prodnc-
ton costs. Ihis production. however,
applies only Co aasmsted number OF
pfoaucsss iheae Pfoauets are dyes,
coaS-lar s'a' cheshacais aha certain expto-
sisest
Tariff Board Go Investigate
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as IL s.ias wy ,i.svsslEa..on 2
syssa a.ss .as aes.aese IN asssI.aaning
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,Fsrss;an ~ ~ he ;asnad ,,n4;i - iasa srsh
investivatiare hava haar r,aas Tha
.ea,nn,;ss;or ID an,har,saa ,ns r.,,,;~n,l
ta held publ;c haar;ngs ana cand,, ~
Snau;ries ana +ha prastaant & ran,,iraS
10 mako Che find,nga ana ths tasti1
mony pubiic 81 sonn aa nrae4inahln
after issue of nroo,nmat;on Ia cha,,ga
rates or ciassifications The pres;der,t
is not permitted to change the form Of
duty or transfer an article from the
sass. lss 4sss " ehe dutiaDie iist or vice
Bitter objections were raised on the
floor of the Senate to the flexible
tariff provisions, Ii was contended
that these would transfer to the presi-
dent from Congress- the mower of taya-
tior, and reverse an old and long
established AnploaSaxnn nrincinle sf
government and Of law.
In the course Of the nroloneed de-
bate on the hin there was much said
about a scientific tariff and about
nn,yar +o shenaa ratas Wb;lo tha
ta.;ae s;ss;11Iu ..a,.. ~ - .,.aS s
and ~ ;,nrsnrta,,aa ,s;1l NJ anhancad
;s =, a.;il1o .a;e .a ,.a,.;sts W.. $3.50
i = sne r.. nes.p safii I'll pioylsio peeoe ss.s
raw, ,i. site oe,a1e pm 10 !ons way lIuin .i
providing Ior Inc selehtlnc tariH pian
as proposed py senator Frelinghuysen
ana an supported by NUMBER OF senators.
me neSlpie tariH provisions are IN IN
tended to oring about more sclent'nc
adjustment OF the tariff, put the senate,
py iimiting tneni TO 1uiy l, lsA4, inai-
Gates that 1t looks on them as lntena-
ea TO meet an emergency ana ,ne not TO %, oe
OF permanent application. What viii
be the House view of this limit in time
is conjectural.
gassa M rora,sr Values
The ad yalorem rates in the bill are
based on the foreign values of the
imported merchandise. AS Senator
McCumber stated to the Senate this
decision was reached after long and
careful consideration of different plans
of valuation. The tariff bill was
passed by the House in July, 1921, ana
referred to the Finance Committee
July %, 1921, more than year ago.
Much of the long time consumed in
the Finance Committee in wrestling
with the bill was taken up with the
controversy over American valuation
or foreign valuation. ~.
With respect TO she rates IN sns
Senate bill, although generallsatlons
rs to rates are OIL litVie Naiue as io,n
pared with 1acts as 70 faees on ai.;e ~ -
OF chief concern TO she PUBIC ~ -
admitted they are iaigu.y ins 81 =
over the house pli,' tney vi
above the uhoeI%ooa iasss aq Alar;eh .
rates In some important respects
they are ABOVE tne Iayne ,L. aaontoa sau.toa
rates. II mas osem ua hafL pan,,h-
ny the cIlIlss n % VIZ w. +bo 'n norrse of
lcan aha DIhlocIa.,s, M ,e, ~ ~. the t .ratesJara
the aenate phas MANY ;n4onaaa W W.. ~ ha
prohiDltlve anu ais ..anoes ,noe1 aroo,,nt To
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The Seward gateway., 1922-07-07
SALES TAX OPPOSED BY FEDERATION

CINCINNATI, July 7-The Ameri- can Federation of Labor convention went on record yesterday as opposed to the Sales Tax. The resolution de- clared that such a method of financing the government placed too much of a burden upon the consumer. The con- vention also declared it's unequivocal opposition to unrestricted immigration and recommended the immediate adop tion by Congress of progressive and sensible immigration law which would prevent the country from being flood ed by an influx of cheap European labor not educated to the standard of living common to the American work ingmen.
The Seward gateway., 1922-07-07
HANDS AND FEET OF BOY
 BOUND IN PAPER- SET FIRE

DAYTON, Ohio July 7-Accused to tying the hands and feet of her seven year old son and binding them with newspapers as we'll as rope and then setting fire to the papers, Mrs. Julia Lorring, 30 years old, has been ordered before Juvenile Judge R. w. Beggett charged with cruelty.
 Charles Rayburn, humane officer who investigated the case, declared il the worst case of cruelty to children that ever had come under his obser- vation.
 Mrs. Lorring lives with her husband and four children.
 It is charged that the mother tieC newspapers around the arms and legs of the seven -year-old boy, Michael, set them afire, and then pressed another burning newspaper against the boys body and his hair.
 The child was sent to the House ot Detention, but because of the mother having a ten months old child, Ray burn did not place her under arrest formally, but ordered her into court.
 Mrs. Lorring, it is alleged, offered as defense that she used this drastic method to make the child obey her.
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FINN JUMPS OVERLOAD;
 IS NOT DROWNED

INTANGIBLE, June 30-One of the passengers on the steamship North western which arrived here today, en route from Cordova, jumped overheard before the ship docked. intending to commit suicide. The man was Johan- nes Rusk, a Finn, who was booked through to Seattle. His venture into the cold waters occurred just before noon. As he mounted the rail, he turn ed and said, Goodbye everybody" and then jumped. However, his cold bath caused a sudden change in his plans for upon reaching the water he turn ed and swan like a fish after the boat which continued on to the dock. Cap tain Nord lowered boat and rescued the half drowned man, who was ex- hausted when dragged aboard. When the Northwestern docked Capt. Nord said he would put Rusk ashore at Ket- chkan and have him examined as to his sanity.
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STAN|VARD WILL
 SUCCEED BIRCH POPULAR ALASKAN WILL HEAD ALASKAN INTERESTS OF THE GUGGENHEIMS AND THEIR As SOCRATES.

SEATTLE, July 7-G. '. Stannard will succeed Steve Birch as head of all the Guggenheim interests in Alaska according to private advices received here from New York. Birch is credited with having made fiften million dol lars since going to New York, and is said to be desirous of retiring from business, or at least transferring some of his responsibility to other heads.
 The plan contemplates making Stan hard not only president of the railroad lines. but also of the Kennecotl mines as well. Such move was reflected in the recent appointment of Knicker- booker as general manager.
 Stannard left yesterday for Santa Barbara, California, on vacation trip
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NOME MINING NAN MISSING \. \. '.
HAD OVER ONE HUNDRED THOUs AND DOLLARS IN MONEY AND GEMS IN HIS PossEssIoN-BE. LEVIED IN HANDS CRIMINALS.

NEW YORK, July 7-Detectives arc securing the city for Alvah c. Kendall mining engineer of Nome, who disap- pelred Wednesday with $100,O00 in money and gems on his person. The District Attorneys office was called tC his disappearance by inquiries made by Mrs Mary R. Smith Of Twenty seventh avenue, who said that Kendall was a guest of her husband, Byron w.. Smith, and that she was certain he had fallen into the hands Of criminals.
The Seward gateway., 1922-07-07
ERNEST ?. WALKER
 SAILS FlR WESTWARD
BELIEVES BIG BROWN BEAR IS A VALUABLE BUSINESS ASSET TO TERRlToRY-GoING AS FAR AS JNALASKA

Ernest P Walker, United States bi- )logist, who has been in Seward the past few days sailed foc the westward 0n the government launch, Sea Otter, Wednesday, where he will investigate game conditions along the Kenai pen insula. The Sea Otter will go as far west as Unalaska, where MT. Walker will be joined by a fur farming expert, after which they will return via Sew ard to the fur farms of Prince William Sound.
 Mir. Walker, who is considered one )f the greatest biologists on the Pacif- ic coast, believes that the brown bear should be protected on account of it's commercial value to the Territory. He states that these animals bring large parties of big game hunters into the
 erlitory, many of whom invest in mines and fisheries, or who spend con siderable sums in outfits and guides.
 Mir. Walker believes that the wild life in Alaska constitutes one of it's most valuable assets, and is second to the fisheries only in importance as a revenue producer. MT. Walker stated that by proIsgation and protection the game could be conserved and brought up to a great revenue producing basis. The Sea Otter will return to Seward some time in August.
The Seward gateway., 1922-07-07
TYPOGRAPHICAL MEN
 ADOPT A NEW SCALE

PORTLAND, July 7-Representd- tives of the Typographical Union and the Typothetae, the latter being the employers organization, have been con ferring in this city on a new wage scale It was announced today that 8 new agreement had been signed which provides for a general reduction in wages of five per cent. The agreement binds the contracting parties to the new scale for two years from it's date.
The Seward gateway., 1922-07-07
MHIsKEY WITHDRAWALS
 SHOW GREAT DECLINE

WASHINGTON, D. G.. July T. Prohibition Commissioner Hayes an- nounced today that whiskey withdraw als for the last fiscal year declined nearly seven million gallons, the total being less than three millions, com pared to g 696122 of year ago, and compared to previous withdrawals of alcohol and other distilled spirits of ,ess than seventeen millions compared with 24,S59,410 of previous years. Fed e2aI court fines for violation of liquor laws reached the enormous total of $2,159,140.
The Seward gateway., 1922-07-07

Joe Bradshaw, the Seward young man who was appointed to Annapolis a few weks ago by Delegate Suther- land has arrived at the academy. ac- cording to letter received from MT Bradshaw by Senator E. E. Chamber lin, on the last boat. The letter states that he had arrived all right and found conditions much better than he ex- pected they would be. He states the drilling was severe at first but that he is now used ti it and finds it more easy. MT. Bradshaw states that his class has started steam engineering and that there is equipment to keer 1000 boys all in one big room. The cadets have Saturday and Sunday of and can go to town, real old fash toned New England village. Wm. Dolan the Valdez entrant has arrived and also likes the work very much.
The Seward gateway., 1922-07-07
CHINESE AND WHITE WIFE
 CONVICTED OF INDECENcY

AUBURN, July 7-Sam Lee, Chinese and his white bride, Ruth Thomas Lee entered a plea of guilty of violating the law forbidding acts of outraging public decency, and were today sen fenced to six months each. Sentence was suspended on condition the couple leave the country. The couple were welded six months ago by going out in a boat beyond the three mile limit to eyade the law.
The Seward gateway., 1922-07-07
MODERN DANCE NOT
 CONDUCIVE TO MORALS

SACRAMENTO July 7-The Wo- mems Christian Temperance Union of California wrote a letter to the local school board yesterday in which it ad- vised the board that the modern dance was not conductive of the highest nor als of the students. The letter further declared that jazz dancing was an un- democratic form of school entertain ment and should be discouraged and prohibited.
The Seward gateway., 1922-07-07
1IEIV EIGH7y MILLION
 CONCERN ORGANIZED

DAYTON, Ohio, July Tt is an- 2ounced that an eighty million dollar concern has been organzed consisting of consolidation of manufacturers of autmoobiles, trucks and accessories.
 The corporation has been completed under the name of the Associated Motors Industries with W. I. Dinner, chairman The board of directors in cludes seven truck and auto factories besides an accessory factory.
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WEEK OF WEDDED BLISS
 ENDED BY DIVORCE PLEA

SEDALIA, Mo, July 7-The matrl monial craft of Homer L. KahTs, nine teen. and Gladys, nineteen, his wife encountered "breakers" after but one weeks cruise.
 Kahrs, through his friends recent! filed suit in the Petis County circui court for divorce.
 The couple had been joined in wed lock only seven days when the peu ton was filed. The petition allege: that the plaintiff being under twenty one is incompetent to take part in the contract.
The Seward gateway., 1922-07-07
GOMPERs DENOUNCES
 RULING IF. BOARD

WASHINGTON, D. C., July 6-The ruling of the United States Labor Board outlawing the railway unions now on strike is denounced by Samuel Gompers as an attempt by the board to "disband the unions at will"
 The striking unions were outlaws because they insisted upon striking when the railway commission inyesti- gated and declared that reduction was justified and necessary in order to reduce fares and freight
The Seward gateway., 1922-07-07
SENATE PASSES BILL TO
 SCRAP PART OF NAVY

WASHINGTON, July 7-The Senate today passed the bill providing for the putting into effect the terms of the treaty negotiated at the arms confer ence last winter which scrapped cer- tain of the Navy's vessels, completed and in process of construction. The bill which is Known as the Navy Scrapping bill will largely reduce the number ot capital ships in commission. Minor amendments to the bill made by the Senate necessitates sending the meas ure to conference before it goes to the president for his signature.
The Seward gateway., 1922-07-07
PIONEER OF ALASKA
 DIES IN SEATTLE E

SEATTLE, July John Sheridan, a pioneer Alaskan, well known in this city and the north died here last mite Sheridan had lived in this city most of the time, with the exception of per iods spent in Alaska, since 1888. Of late years his business activity has been confined to the we'll known Ger aids Cafe. He was one of the owners of this restaurant.
The Seward gateway., 1922-07-07
FALLING TREE KILLS
 WOMAN AUTO DRIVER

OAKLAND, July 7-An unfortunate and peculiar accident at Strawberry near here, yesterday, resulted in the death of one woman and the serious in jury of another Mrs. Grover Laibe1 of this city, and Mrs. Frank Kettle well of Berkeley, were auto riding when a tree fell on their machine, Mrs Laiber died almost instantly, but the surgeons in local hospital state that Mrs. Kettlewell has a chance to re- cover.
The Seward gateway., 1922-07-07
CAPT. ?. N. WARD
 DIES AT PRESID|O

Capt P. M. Ward, formerly connect ed with the Alaska Engineering Con- mission at Seward, as bridge engineer died the latter part of June in San Francisco, and was buried in the cem etery at the Presidio.
 Capt Ward was well known at Sew ard, where he lived for some time dur ing the initial stages of construction of the Alaska railway.
The Seward gateway., 1922-07-07
DOCTOR IS ASSAULTED
 BY PROMINENT KHAN

BAKERSFIELD, Cal, July 7-John H. Vitelle, former Exalted 'Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan at Taft, Calf, was convicted here today of assaulting Doctor Dwight R. Mason, by beating him with ropes.
The Seward gateway., 1922-07-07
PLANE RESCUES FIVE
 FROM BURNING SHIP

SAN DIEGO, July "A sea plane swoped down off Coronado today and rescued five injured men from a burn ing fishing boat the Kesselin and sped back with them to North Island where their burns were treated by hos pital surgeons. Shortly after the men left the burning vessel it blew up and sank.