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REQUISITE for developing expert knowl-
edge Of tariff problems and efficiency
in administering the provisions Of the
law pertaining to the work OF the COM
mission. The salaries Of the commits
Sioners are to be increased to $4,000
in order that men competent to advise
on such important matters will be WILL
ing to accept appointments on the
commission. The bipartisanship Ian
guage has been eliminated.
Changes to Aid Rates.
1.-THE changes in the flexible tariff
provision will greatly facilitate the con-
duct of investigations by the commits
sion and win render possible the sub
mission of it's recommendation to Con-
gress concerning necessary changes In
rates much more promptly than has
been possible under the present law.
1.-The committee gave careful consid-
Grafton to the request of certain manu-
facturerS that American valuations be
adopted in place of foreign valuations,
but the committee decided 1t was not
advisable to include such q change in
the bill. It did, however, sufficiently
change the flexible tariff clause so that
comparable valuations can be readily
obtained or United States values used
il necessary.
''I feel the committee should be given
credit for resisting efforts to have I'M
fair rates placed on certain articles OF
importation not produced here in order
to force the use of different articles
produced in this country. For instance,
a duty on jute was urged so as to bring
about the use of coarse cotton for bag
ging. A duty on tapioca was sought in
order to compel the greater use Of po-
tato starch. Likewise, very high duty
was suggested on blackStrap molaSSes to
compel the use of corn in the manu-
facture of industrial alcohol. Another
instance was the insiStent- effort to
have duty placed on caseine to pre-
vent its importation, in order to secure
a greater market for SKINNED milk,
which is now used in the manufacture
of milk powders and condensed milk.
This would have been very detrimental
to the paper industry.
THE absurdity of such. propositions
was most apparent in the effort to Sc
cure a high duty on bananas for the
purpose of forcing people to eat more
apples or other fruits grown in this
country.
"It would be entirely too much to ex-
pect that a tariff bill containing APP
proximately 10000 items could be draft
ed in a manner satisfactory to every
one. feel. however, that the proposed
measure will, If enacted into law, meet
the present requirements Of the country
and that the industries of MaSsachu-
sets will be well satisfied with the final
results"
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will, In my opinion, be Of no benefit
to the beet growers of the West or the
cane growers Of the South.
Tobacco Schedule.
can item of interest where no in
crease has been recommended Is the
tobacco schedule. This will be a con-
troversial point and there may be q
change before the bill becomes law.
I favored o higher duty on imported
Sumatra tobacco.
"A schedule of great interest is the
cotton schedule. Raw cotton remains
on the free list. Rates of duty are in
creased on every kind of manufactured
cloth. There is also an increase in the
finer yarns.
For countable cotton cloths the rate
Of progression has been increased from
Il Of / per cent to 35-1OO of / per
cent, and the progression increases up
to 80 yarn number, instead of stopping
at 80, as in the present law. This re-
suits in q large increase in rates on the
finer grades of goods from 10 yard
number upward, which provide the
chief sources of competition with MaSsa-
chusetts products.
Comparison of Rates Given.
I'm this connection, the following is
a comparison of the progressive ad
valorem rates of duty in paragraph 903
of the 1922 law with the rates proposed
in the new bill on cloth not bleached,
printed, dyed or colored Of yarn num-
hers from 10 to 90.
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INDUSTRIAL EFFECT
DBY TREADWAY
New Tariff Bill Will Aid
Many Producers, importers,
Says Representative.

The effect of the proposed new tariff
bill on many of the industries, particu-
larly those affecting the East, Is dis
cussed in a statement by Representative
Treadway of Massachusetts,, ranking
Republican member of the ways and
means committee.
THE committee on ways and means"
said Mr.. Treadway, has labored dill
gently for four months to bring out
what I regard as very excellent pill.
It would be useless to claim perfection
for it or to say that any one member
could possibly be satisfied with the bill
in its entirety.
"The East will be interested in the
measure as a whole, but specially in the
rates on certain textiles, papers and
books, various sundry articles and the
free list.
Hides. leather and shoes are retained
on the free list but undoubtedly these
items will be brought up for vote both
in the Republican caucus and on the
floor of the House. I am a believer in
free hides. There seems to be lack
of convincing argument to show that
duty on hides will benefit agriculture.
It can be we'll demonstrated that the
farmer would not be benefited by such
a duty. If, however, later on duty
is placed on hides, compensatory duties
must be PROVIDED boCh lot leatner, Cne
tanners product, and shoes.
Women's Shoe Imports Rising.
"The records show increasing i'm
portations of women'S shoes from
Czechoslovakia, but such competition
has not as yet become unduly conspic-
uouS in higher grades. It appeared to
the committee to be illogical to retain
hides on the free list and to place a
duty on leather and shoes, although I
personally believe there should be a
duty on both. even though hides are on
the free list. The committee, there
fore, recommended that all three re-
main as now ON the free list.
Another controversial subject is the
proposed increase of duty on sugar. I
was in the minority in Directing to
this increase in rate from 1.76 cents a
pound to 2.40 cents a pound, a raise Of
81 cents per pound. When it is real
lied that this country consumes six
million long tons of sugar each year in
the household and in industry, one can
appreciate what an enormous added
cost the new rate will mean in the
aggregate. At the same time it would
be impossible for the beet sugar
growers or the cane sugar growers of
the United States to supply the needs
of this country. AS sugar is consumed
In every household, the increase will
be a hardship In many instances and
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PATTERSON TRACT
VALUATION REFUSED
Park Commission Unwilling to Ac-
cept $500, 1000 Figure Set by
Condemnation Jury.

The National Park and Planning Com
mission is unwilling to accept the figure
of $400, 900, set by condemnation jury
recently for some AZ acres in the Pat
terson tract, in the vicinity of New
York and Florida avenues northeast,
proposed for recreational purposes.
Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, Sd, executive
officer of the commission, announced to-
day that the commission has just asked
the District Supreme Court not to con-
firm this award, feeling that it is ex-
ceSsive. Determination of future legal
proceedings in the case-whether an
appeal will have to be taken or new
condemnation proceedings instituted
rests in the hands of Maj. Gen. Edgar
Jadwin, chief of Army Engineers, and
the commission chairman.
Col Grant explained that the assessed
value of this property is $274, 266SS, and
the 125 per cent limitation upon this
would be $342,S3356.
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Report Is Quoted.

The Republican members OF the ways
and means committee, in their report
on the bill, say in part:
The tariff act of 1922 was passed
while the unsettled conditions follow
ing the war still prevailed, both at home
and abroad. It effected a change from
a tariff made under the general free
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1.-The protective tariff has not OPP
Grated to the disadvantage of our for
eign commerce, which has greatly in
creased under the tariff act of 1922.
This is natural result. We have grown
steadily, increasing our demands for
goods, wares and commodities, our abil-
ity to absorb increased imports and to
pay for them.
another matter developed during the
consideration of the schedules. A great
industry, having many ramifications,
producing articles in almost infinite
variety, may be prosperous as whole.
but certain lines of products may be
severely attacked by foreign competi-
ton or certain localities may be very
detrimentally affected. In the readjust-
ments consideration has been given to
such conditions. Imports do not have
to be very large to be of serious import
ance to producers so situated as to bear
the brunt Of the foreign attack. In order
to meet such and other situations new
claSSificationS have been arranged, and
new paragraphs have been added to
provide for the new conditions.
MANY paragraphs which are affected
by the readjustment are modified only
in a minor way. So that on the whole
the proposed legislation would not be
properly designated as revision but as
| a readjuStment.
I'm the several schedules many para
graphs are unchanged. In many other
paragraphs few items are affected.
Where the duty Is increased on a basic
raw material. the compensatory duties
are necessarily increased, but the pro-
| lection may remain unchanged. This
will account for many changes in duties
where the protection will be no greater
than in existing law. It is fundamental
to the policy of protection that a duty
on raw material requires compensa-
tory duty on articles manufactured from
it. An increase in the duty on a raw
material makes an increase in the COM
pensatory rate necessary.
THE committee have kept constantly
in mind that We are one people with q
great diversity of interests. The duties
determined upon for any goods, wares
and commodities have been based upon
the needs therefor as aScertained by
our investigations. 1t has been the
policy to give the same rate of protec-
ton where the needs were the same,
irrespective of the schedule in which
the items appear.
"Since the labor cost in this country
greatly exceeds that in competing coun-
tries, and since the millions of our wage
earners are entitled to prosper equally
with all other Americans, we have given
this factor the attention its Importance
justifles."
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LIQUOR CHARGE DROPPED.

A charge of illegal possession Of liquor.
lodged against Joseph D. Lockwood, 20
years DID, arrested last night in q raid in
the 1000 block of H street, was nolle
pressed today by Assistant United States
Attorney r. F. Camalier, who said the
evidence was insufficient.
Detectives S. F. Gravely and r.. r.
Mccarthy of the third precinct entered
the premises on a warrant charging
operation Of a disorderly house, but the
paper bore the name Of another man,
they said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-07
FARM TARIFF RATE
ADVANCED SHARPLY
Cuban Sugar Levy Increased
From 1.76 to 2.4O Cents
in New House Bill.

Continued From First Page.)
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PATHETIC STORY COMES
 OF DYING MEXICANS

BLUTHE, Calf, July 27, R- Out of a desert fastness comes a meagre story telling of the tragic death from thirst of an entire Mexican family of seven. A party of Mexican boys found the bodies of Enrique Armenia, his wife and five children scattered about a disabled automobile near sell dom used mountaneous desert road. The radiator of the car, which was small sedan, was emp ty and a pair of pliers beneath the tap. which was open, were
 
 found and gave mute evidence that the last drop of water was drain ed in an effort to quench their thirst The bodies were at var ious distances from the car, and tracks led in every direction indi- eating that a frantic search had been made for water. A desert water hole was situated six miles away but was not found by the family.
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SECT'Y. GOOD APPROVES
 SITKA HARBOR IMPROVEMENT

WASHINGTON. July 26, {P)-- Secretary Good of the War Depart ment has transmitted to Congress a preliminary examination and sur very report recommending the i'm provement to the Sitka harbor. Major General Edgar Jadwin. Chief Of the Army engineers staff has advised the report. He said that the channel on the eastern side of the harbor will be greatly improved and a dock will be made which will be one hundred and fifty feet wide and twenty-two feet deep at mean low water and will take the place of the Indian dock. The new dock will cost. when established about S67,500 with fifteen hundred dollars for maintenance the first year and one thousand dollars annually thereaf- ter provided local interests assum- ed the cost of necessary changes to the dock. should any arise.
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SALMON RUN STILL ON

SEWARD, July 26, R)-Max Kreidsheimer, of the Kodiak Fish cries, Kodiak Island, reports that the salmon still continue to pour into the chutes in the cannery. The plants on Kodiak Island are humming with activity and reports from the other sixteen canneries are as encourag ging. The cannery at Three Saints Bay is especially noticeable for it's huge run while on the other side of the island at Kasluk, the run is not so good. It is estimated that the Kodiak district should produce better than . half a million cases this season. The Admiral Watson left Sewari yesterday for Seattle with the largest cargo of salmon ever to be taken out from the westward, ldmbering thirty-four thousand Cases, principally from the Cool; !n:"s district.
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GAS STATION BANDIT
 FINALLY GETS HIS

BELLINGHAM, July 25, R- A bandit identified as c. L. Mill CT, aged twenty-six of Bellingham, was killed today by Tom Parsons, owner of a service station, as he started to leave after holding him up for the days receipts. Par sons and his wife we're awakened by a man asking for gasoline, and when he started to dress the ban dit stuck gun in his side and told him to hand over the money. When he started to leave, Par sons grabbed a shot gun and fir- ed at him: the bandit whirIed and fired one shot which failed to take effect and then sank dead in the doorway. His companion waiting in the automobile drove off when he heard the shooting.
The Nome nugget., 1929-07-27
ST. LOUIS ROBIN" STILL
 CHALKING UP HOURS

ST. LOUIS, July 27, (P)-Two weeks ago the St. Louis Robin ventured alof to test motor and has now settled down to an en- durance flight which has eclipsed all former records. The three hundred hour mark was reached Thursday, and five hundred hours is now set as the goal At eight o'clock this morning, Coast Time, the plane had been in the air three hundred and thirty-eight hours, and forty-three minutes.
The Nome nugget., 1929-07-27
ACCIDENT ON BRITISH
 CRUISER NOT SERIOUS

VALETTA, Malta, July 26, P) An accident on the British cruis- CT .Devonshire, is stated to have been caused by the blowing out of one of the, cruisers new six inch guns during exercises on the ship. The cruiser Is now proceed ing to transfer the injured seamen to hospital ship. Seventeen mon were reported to have been hurt. six perhaps seriously. but none believed dead.
The Nome nugget., 1929-07-27
US. OUT OF DAVIS CUP
 TENNIS TOURNAMENT

PARIS, July 26, (P-France blasted Americas tennis hopes, by winning the first two rounds in the Davis Cup Tournament. Hen ri Cochet crushed Big Bill Tilden by score of 6-3, 6-1. 6-2, after Jean Borrotra had vanquished George Eloit by score of 6-1, 6-3, GA. France now needs one more match out of three remain ing to win the Cup.
The Nome nugget., 1929-07-27
JACKIE FIELDS WINS
 CHAMPIONSHIP ON FOUL

DETROIT, July 26, R)-Jackie Fields of Chicago, won the wor- ld's welterweight championship, " hen he defeated Joe Dundee, the title-holder on a foul in the sec ond round of scheduled fifteen round bout. Dundee was floored twice in the second round and he responded by sweeping right hand swings and one minute, and fifty five seconds after the second round opened, Field was apparently in deep distress and sank to his knees, unable to continue. He was dragged to his corner but was in such pain he was unable to sit on his chair. He flopped over into his rosin box and referee Elmer McClellans declared him the win ner. Before the foul landed, Dun dee was facing certain defeat.
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FRENCH CABINET RESIGNS
 OVER DEBT QUESTION

PARIS, July 2I (P)-The French cabinet resigned in body after Raymond Poincare had re- fused to consider his own decision relative to an impending opera tion which was made necessary by his state of exhaustion and fatigue over the long fight for a settlement of ethe s,abt question It is thought Una tIa ali agreement is behind this action and that Briand will be asked to form a cabinet.
The Nome nugget., 1929-07-27
ANDERSON FOUND DEAD

The U. s. Marshal's Office was informed yesterday that the dead body of MT. Anderson was dis covered in his cabin on Quartz Creek. between Cripple and Sinrock rivers. Marshal Chas. D. Jones immediately arranged for team of horses and wagon and left shortly afterward for the scene to investigate the matter. We have not been able to find out what Anderson it is, except that he is a rather old man who has lived in that section many years and very seldom came to Nome. The, Marshal is not expected back un- til late tonight or Sunday morn ing.
The Nome nugget., 1929-07-27
BRITISH CASUALTY ASSUMES
 INDUSTRIOUS PROPORTIONS

VALETTE, Malta, July 27, (P) The British Admiralty has taken such a serious view of the ex- plosion of gun turret on the Devonshire, that the Commander in Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet is steaming at full speed toward Volo, Greece. to hold an inquiry into the deaths of sixteen marines. after another one died last night. The death toll is now IT, and are injured.
The Nome nugget., 1929-07-27
HOOVER REORGANIZING
 DIPLOMATIC CORPS

WASHINGTON, uly 26, (Pp- President Hoover is making sub stantial progress in the reorgani- zaton of the Foreign Diplomatic Corps. The Paris post, vacat ,d by the death of Myron Herrick will go to Senator Walter Edge, of New Jersey. A successor, it is understood, has been selected for Henry Fletcher, who has resigned bis post as U. s. Ambassador to Italy.
The Nome nugget., 1929-07-27
LANDING FIELDS TO BE
 PUT IN BETTER SHAPE

Pilot Frank Dorbandt of the Wien Alaska Airways, with the Stinson cabn plane, who hoped off Friday afternoon with E. F. Bauer of the Alaska Road Commis sion on an inspection of landing fields to the North of Nome. re- turned the same evening at Il o'clock.
 They first flew direct to Pilgrim Hot Springs and were the first to make a landing on that field which was constructed last sum- mer. The field while quite bumpy at present, will make a good one when the changes suggested by Pilot Dorbandt and MT. Bauer are put into effect, which the Mission folks plan to do immediately. They were both heartily welcomed and received at the Mission and upon 'eaving they were given a big sack of vegetables which was talk en on to Candle and distributed among the people of that town,
 |" had not had any fresh vege- tables for about year
 Pilot Dorbandt was greatly im- pressed with the growing of fresh
 lhles of every known variety on such a large scale in this sec tion of Alaska. He will endeavor to arrange for carrying passen- gers to and from the springs and bring back a load of fresh vege- tables. Another trip to the springs may be made today or tomorrow, if enough passengers can be ob- taned.
 At Candle the landing field was inspected and a few changes made by Bauer on the the advice of Pilot Dorbandt. On leaving Candle, D. J. Mathews. President of the Kee- walik Mining Co.,. was taken as passenger and brought to Nome on business. However. before com ing to Nome they landed at Kee- walik to inspect the landing field there and conferred with Foreman Frank Redwood of the Alaska Road Cc:amissi,,'
 Inspection of other landing fields will continue during the coming week and necessary improvement will be made. Mir. Bauer stated that both the Wien Alaska Air ways and the Bennett Rodebaugh Companies have assisted trem endously in offering much practical advice and suggestions as to min or details of fields throughout this section.
 The return trip to Nome was made in one hour and forty min ,ftes.
The Nome nugget., 1929-07-27
VOLCANO ERUPTS AGAIN

HILO, Hawaii July 26, (R- The Killaueia volcano erupted early today starting six fountains of fire shooting two hundred feet into the air. This is the fifth eruption of this volcano since nineteen twenty-four.
The Nome nugget., 1929-07-27
U OF W GEOLOGY STUDENTS
 TO GO ON TRIP

SEATTLE, July 27, (R-Under the direction of Dean Henry Land es, of the University of Washing ton, College of Science. thirty or more students of geology and their teachers will leave tomorrow on the steamer Yukon for a two weeks trip to Alaska to study geo. logical formations. The party will go to Seward, Ketchikan and Jun eau.
The Nome nugget., 1929-07-27
RICH FRESH MILK

Served at the North Pole Bak. cry, the Modern Cafe, and Bahl- kos Restaurant, also delivered tO your homo each morning. For home delivery, can Main e.
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FAMILY 7 DIES OF THIRST
PLANE IN AIR TWO WEEKS STILL GOING
RADIO STATION AT
 CANDLE ENCOURAGING

S3ANNDAH Mir. G. R. Jackson, president and manager of the Miners and Mer- chants Bank of Nome, who has been activity busy personally and also working with the Nome Cham Der of Commerce for the establish ment of radio station to be constructed at Candle, is in re- ceipt of letters from MT. w. E. Wilcox, vice president and cashier of the Anglo 6 London Paris Ma tional Bank, of San Francisco, Cal ifornia, who has also been work ing in our interest to obtain the station suggested. Following are the letters of Mrs. Florence P. Kahn, member of Congress from the 4th District, California, and James W. Good Secretary of War, Washington, D. C., which speak for themselves.
 MT. W. E. Wilcox,
 Vice President & Cashier. The Anglo & London Paris Natonal Bank,
 San Francisco. California.
 -,~---- .--.-s, ~ June IA, 1929 Dear MT. Wilcox:
 Supplementing my note to you of June 5, am enclosing a letter which I have received from the Secretary of War. relative to the establishment of a wireless sta tion at Candle, Alaska. by the United States Signal Corps; it is self-explanatory, and I am refer ring it to you for your information It would seem that the outlook for the establishment of a station at this point Is fairly encouraging.
 With kindest greeting, am,
 Sincerely yours,
 FLORENCE P KAHN.
 Member of Congress,
 Washington, D. c. Honorable Florence P. Kahn, House of Representatives
 June 13, 1929. Dear Mrs. Kahn:
 The receipt is acknowledged of your letter of June 5, 1929, i'm closing a letter from Mir. W. E. Wilcox, vice-President and Cash fer, the Anglo and London Paris National Bank, San Francisco, California. dated May IT, 1929. who in turn incloses copy of letter from MT. G. R. Jackson, President and Manager Miners and Merchants Bank, Nome, Alaska, dated May IA, 1929, in regard to the esta blishment of a radio sta tion at Candle, Alaska
 This matter is now under con- sideratlon by t1a Officer in Charge If the Wash;ngton-Alaska Milit,rv Cable and Telegraph System at Seattle, Washington. and it is un- derstood that Candle now occupies a place at the head of the prior ity list of stations to be establish ed. / Funds for the procurement of the necessary equipment for this station are included in the budget for the fiscal year 1881. If, in the normal encouragement Of stations, the Officer in Charge of the system finds it practicable to establish a station at Candle at n early date. he will ns doubt initiate action to that end.
 Trusting that the foregoing will satisfactorily explain the situation. I am
 Sincerely yours,
 JAMES W. GOOD,
 Secretary ofWar.
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