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KEPOItTER BRYAN FINDS WKLCOMIU
Following 1b a nows report from tho Chlcugo
Tribuno of Monday, Juno 17th:
Wllllum JonnlngB Bryan, Chicago Tribune re
portor, arrived in Chicago yesterday. Ho has
tened from tho University club to. tho storm
contor of tho republican fracas In tho Congress
hotol.
Tho Nobraskan's appearance nearly sot awry
tho plans of tho rival campaign managers. The
commoner's follow journalists started the com
motion.' Ho got ovon later by "scooping"
them all.
A small army of newspaper correspondents
surrounded Col. Bryan as 1io was trying to forco
his way through tho cheering throng In tho
lobby to tho dork's desk. At his side was Ed
ward l Goltra of St. Louis, democratic national
committeeman from Missouri, tin old school
in ato.
Tho newspaper men, forgetful of tho pur
poso of Col. Bryan's visit, begun to shoot ques
tions at him In rapid fire order. Ho threw up
his hands as If to ward off tho verbal onslaught,
and laughed heartily.
"Boys, 1 am one of tho fraternity," ho said.
"Please lot mo do my work."
"Roosevelt and Bryan!" shouted a discordant
enthusiast on the outer edge of tho jam.
"S-h S-h!" cautioned the distinguished' re
porter. Tho cry was taken up amid general laughter.
Col. Bryan struggled to got away, but tho cor
respondents pressed him close and ho was forced
to take his medicine.
"Shame on you journalists!" ho exclaimed,
his smile broadening. "Where are tho head
quarters? I must get to work. Have you scon
Bob Roso? 1 understand he is hero with tho
A. P."
Tho newspaper men wero tickled at Mr.
Bryan's abbreviation of tho Associated Press.
"Ilo is back in harness," said one. Unable to
find Rose, his secretary in the last campaign,
Mr. Bryan pushed away from tho crowd and
started out in his search for news. He wont at
it liko a veteran. His first stop was at the
Roosevelt reception headquarters.
"Here's a democrat wants to shako hands
With you, colonel," called a correspondent,
pushing forward a middle aged man, all smiles.
"What is ho doing In this crowd?" retorted
Col. Bryan, hastening down tho hall to an ele
vator which took him to tho Taft headquarters.
Ho was greeted at tho door by Congressman
McKinley, tho president's campaign manager.
"You are tho best show wo'vo had yet," as
sorted Mr. McKinley as ho noted the lino of
correspondents following the Ncbraskan.
"What's the news?" asked the Nebraskan.
"It's all settled, and Mr. Taft will bo nomi
nated on the first ballot," answered tho con
gressman. "Will you put that in writing so I can uso
It in my report?" asked Reporter Bryan. Mr.
McKinley joined in the laughter.
"I came to see your steam roller," said tho
Nebraskan. "Is it anywhere in sight?"
"No, we have laid it aside," said Mr. Mc
Kinley,. "but would be glad to lend it to you
if you would like to have it at Baltimore."
"O, no, wo democrats do not need it," Mr.
Bryan laughingly responded. "We are going
to hold a model convention."
In the Taft headquarters the Nebraskan also
met former Congressman Perkins, with whom
ho had served in Washington.
On his way from tho Taft to tho Roosevelt
headquarters Reporter Bryan remarked: "I
think this nowspapor job of mine will be a
strenuous task, at this rate."
At the entrance to tho Roosevelt head
quarters the colonel encountered Gifford
Pinchot and former Governor Pardee of Cali
fornia. They greeted him cordially. An ex
.? do.oi;man hurried to apprise Senator Dixon
of the Nebraskan's arrival.
"Who said there was a man named Bryan out
here to interview me?" was Senator Dixon's
salutation. "I am glad to welcome you," he
added as they shook hands.
"I want to talk to you, senator, so as to got
tho news first hand," said Reporter Bryan
"Well come into tho back shop," said Mr
Dixon.
"This is the first time I was ever taken into
a back shop by a republican manager " -marked.
tho colonel. '
The camera caught Col. Bryan as he was in
tervlewing Mr. Dixon. The senator remarked
about strange bedfellows, but said the picture
would not scare him if it did not the rnlnnfi
The Nebraskan slipped- out ofa Bide door
The Commoner.
and was on his way to Col. Roosevelt's apart
ments boforo tho waiting newspaper men missed
him. Oscar King Davis, tho Taft publicity
manager, aided in tho get-away, ater Reporter
Bryan interviewed Senator Kenyon at the Cum
mins headquarters, and then looked up the La
Fol lotto managers.
r.OOl) WORK IN FOREIGN MISSIONS
The foreign mission body of the Catholic
church has recently issued its annual report
and that report makes a remarkable showing
with respect to the work accomplished. It ap
pears that tho church in all countries con
tributed tho sum of $1,454,845.31 for foreign
missions. This was an increase of something
more than $54,000 over tho contributions of
1910. It is predicted that in a short time tho
total contributions for foreign missions in tho
United States alono will reach a half million
dollars per year.
In tho present report this country Is second
on the list with a donation of $281,234.38. In
1910 tho United States gave $268,314.08.
According to the report, France, in the
amount of foreign missionary gifts has tho
place of honor, her contributions amounting to
$005,155.57. But this is a few thousand less
than she gave in 1910. In that year she raised
$C08,25G.19. Germany is in tho third place,
having raised $180,234.38, an increase of more
than $30,000 over the previous year's offering,
which was $151,043.32. Belgium raised $68,
583.70; Italy, $53,981.55; the Argentine Re
public, $45,554.25; Mexico. $34,292.86; Spain,
$35,772.25; Ireland, $18,618.44; Austria, $11,
547.54; Switzerland, $18,078.20; Brazil, $8,
309.27; Chili, $12,305.80; Africa, $4,839.74;
Holland, $5,628.73; England, $8,864.97; Scot
land, $1,225.41; Portgual, $3,941.76; Canada,
$1,434.40; Asia, $1,940.36; Central America,
$1,222.36; Oceanica, $1,566.02. The total of
$1,354,845.31 Is the largest amount the so
ciety has collected in any one year since it came
into oxistence. It entered its ninetieth year on
May 3. In eighty-nine years it has gathered for
the missions $80,349,653.66.
Referring to the work of the Catholic Foreign
Mission society, the New York World says: The
society was founded in Lyons, Franco, in 1822,
and canonically established the following year
by Pope Pius VII. Its purpose is to support
missionaries in all lands where Catholicity is
being propagated. It does not concern itself
with the selection or training of missionaries,
that Junction being discharged by the Roman
Congregation for the Propagation of tho Faith,
one of tho administrative bodies of the church
founded in 1622 by Gregory XVI and other
agencies. But the Society for the Propagation
of the Faith is the only universal body in the
Catholic church devoted to collecting funds for
the missions. Its work has been commended
and encouraged by many popes, and in this
country by all the cardinals and archbishops and
bishops. The society has national headquarters
in Lyons and Paris. The funds are divided at
tho beginning of each year.
It has national delegates in several coun
tries, including the United States, for which
Mgr. Freri acts. The national office is at No.
i Lexlngton avenue. From 1897 to 1903
the American office was in Baltimore; but in
respect of religious activity New York is becom
ing more and more every day the Rome of
Amor ca. Since 1897 the society has collected
in this country a total of $2,137,279.21 Of
this amount Mgr. Freri raised $2,049,440 41
Although tho contribution of Catholics in this
country to foreign missions is increasing every
year the society for many years donated to mis
sions in all parts of the United States an annual
sum far in excess of what had been coEd
For instance, from 1822, tho year in which the
society was founded, to 1900 the churS i Tthis
country received $5,807,393.40, and in that
12m0e42OR?d riSed oo18 exacy $V
120 420.84. From 1822 to 1910 the society
distributed nearly eleven millions Sf dollars
among the needy mission fields of America
Now that the church in this country is no
longer n tho missionary state she is making
extraordinary effort to show her appreciation
of the help of the society. In fact, the church
In America is going to educate and equip mis
sionaries for distant lands as well as increase
its contribution 'from year to year. Under ho
auspices of the heirarchy a missionary college
has been founded at Hawthorne, N. Y.f for this
purpose Next month the Cathedra collage
di LTlo h f itS 5r ?dUates t0 thIs ww foul!
datlon to be .prepared -for the foreign fields.
VOLUME 12,, NUMBER, 24
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WHY NOT?
The Iron Trade Review suggests 'Judge Elbert
II. Gary as the republican nominee for presi
dent. It says:
"Some day perhaps not as far in the future
as now seems probable the people of this
country will fully realize that they need real
statesmanship and genuine leadership in the
chief executive of tho nation. They will realize
that tho country demands the biggest, brainiest
man it can find, no matter whether he be in the
service of a corporation or not. "When that day
comes, tho country will be fortunate if it has
tho opportunity to place in the White House a
man of the typo of Elbert H. Gary."
Well, why not? The republican party
stands for practically everything Judge Gary
stands for and the special interests for which
Judge Gary stands finance the party and have
a great deal to say in the selection of it3 presi
dent and the framing of its platform. Why not
drop the mask and nominate a candidate who
has nothing to conceal.
Practical Tariff Talk
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Some misguided defenders of the Payne
Aldrich tariff law claim for 'it that it taxes tho
luxuries heavily and bears lightly upon the
necessities. If this be true handkerchiefs must
be a luxury, in the eyes of the tariff makers.
Diamonds carry a 10 per cent tax, but the low
liest of handkerchiefs is taxed 45 per cent.
Most of mankind must go through life using
cotton handkerchiefs. These are made in stand
ard sizes, from cloth woven in such a way that
two or three handkerchiefs can be cut from the
breadth. The cutting is usually done by ma
chines, which turn them over to the girls who
put hems on them, also by machines. The
minimum tariff on these goods is 45 per cent
of their value, but if they are hemstitched or
have drawn threads 10 per cent is added. Some
of them, with embroidery or initials, are taxed
at 60 per cent. If trimmed with lace the tax
is 70 per cent.
The importation of handkerchiefs is not very
extensive. The value of those that como
through tho customs houses in 1910 was a little
over $400,000. Only 1.4 per cent of this sum
represented tho plain, everyday cotton handker
chief. Which is very good evidence of the fact
that the tariff rate is prohibitory. Being pro
hibitory it means that the purchaser of common
handkerchiefs in this country pays a nice little
tribute to the manufacturer. Just how much
that tribute is would involve considerable figur
ing, but an idea may be gleaned from noting
tne fact that although the duty is 45 per cent
of the value the total labor cost in the Ameri
can mill is less than 22 per cent. In a number
of American mills tho total cost of producing
the cotton cloth from which these handkerchiefs
are cut is less than in rival English mills.
lTQ, isnt a nousehold in 'this country that
n wf n us?ncottion "cad. It is -heavily taxed
s'a TFT4 any eood reason. It is made
?R l,wWistd c?,tton yarn Sea land cotton
it?? f th0 finer threads and other long
count COThons h thebest grade for thG coar
S8; hvThe COtton thread trae is controlled
S win5n1?,mpaW' which has headquarters
1 nn'ltl1 ,mills in many Darts of the
holciB'fh??n?f oi;dinary thread used in house
holds the tax is about 35 per cent Vrv lmio
SSTtth?0 fr " HtlJtK 'com!
Cpketl from m mononoly supplies the local
markets from the nearest thread mill This
STIi absTbod' so we are informed by tho
W ago 'as lqr101' pflnclPal competitors as
inohwft ,,6' and as a result was so
of the fact twrithe world'8 market in spite
that thfiv hv are smallr competitors,
n ,ft Soy have Ousted the world's prices to
suit themselves, and have made huge nroflts
since the amalgamation. In the fouHeen.ears
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