The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, August 12, 1909, Image 3
e K IN 1TAR1FF MEASURE MAKES GUT IN MANY SCHEDULES Fight for Lower Duties on Wood Pulp and Print ' Paper Is Won. SLIGHT INCREASE IN RATE3 ON HOSIERY. Metal Schedules Are Lower Cuty on Rough Lumber Changed from $2 to $1.25 per Thousand Foet Sugar and Tobacco Schedules Rci.aln Substantially as Under the Dlngley Bill Little Change In Wool Duties. Washington. Tariff rates under the now measure, on the most Important articles of consumption, linve been de cided on as follows: In the lumber schedule the only In creases wero those on shingles from 3G4,enta to 50 cents per 1,000, and on briar wood nnd laurel wood for tho uso of plpo makers from the free list to IB per cent, ad valorem. The rnte on sawed lumber was decreased from ?li per 1,000 to $1.25 per 1,000, There was also a diminution on timber from one cent, per cubic foot to one-half cent, and on sawed bonrds of white wood and kludred woods from $1 per 1,000 to 50 cents per 1,000. Tho re duction in the differential rates in fnvor of dressed lumber averaged about one-third of the Dlngley rate. Paving posts, railroad ties and tele phone poles are reduced from 20 to 10 per cent, ad valorem; clapboards from $1.50 per 1,000 to $1.25; laths from 25 cents to 20 cents per 1,000. while fenco posto nnd kindling .wood wero taken from tho dutiable list and placed on the freo list. Tho only change In the sugar sched ule consisted of a reduction of five hundredths of a cent In the differen tial on rellned thigar. . In agricultural products broom corn was taken from the free list nnd made dutiable at thrco dollars per ton. Hops aro increased from 12 to 1G cents per pound. Thero nre nlso in creases on loinons, figs, nlmonds. pine apples and chicory rooL Tho reduc tions In the agricultural schedule cov ered bacon nnd hams from Ave to four cents per pound, lard from two to one and one-half cents, fresh meats from two to one and one-half cents, end starch from one nnd one-half to one cent per pound. Tallow, wool grease, dextrin, peas, sugar beets, cabbages and salt wore also lowered. The wine and liquor schedule was Increased throughout to 15 per cent, over tho Dlngley rates. Tho cotton schedule was recon structed nnd readjusted to bring tho duties up to thoso collected during tho first four years of the operation of the Dingley law nnd to tho rate then col lected under that law Since thnt tlmo the rates have been lowered, in some cases from CO to C per cenL by court decisions. These new rates are equivalent to an addition, on the whole, of threo per cent, nd valorem increase over that collected under the present law for last year. Cotton Hosiery. Cotton hosiery, valued at not more than $1 per dozen is Increased from 60 to 70 cents por dozen pairs; more than $1 and less than $1.50 per dozen pairs, from GO cents to 85 cents per dozen pairs; more than $1.50 nnd not more than $2, from 70 cents to 90 cents per dozen pairs. Tho remaining rates on stockings aro the same as under the present law. Hemp Is Increased from $20 to $22.50 per ton and hackle hemp from $40 to $45 per ton. The cheaper laces remain as in tho present law, but there is an Increase from GO to 70 per cent, on somo of the higher priced 'laces. In this schedule single coarso yams aro reduced from seven cents to six cents per pound and gill net tings from 25 to 20 per cent, nd vn ,lorem. There wns a general reduction in carpets and mats. A reduction from 20 cents to 15 cents is inndo in hydraulic hohe. Oil cloth, including linoleum, wns re duced about one-third. Thero was practically no change In tho wool schedulo from the rates of the Dlngley law, but there vwis a re adjustment between tops and yarns nnd a small decrease on cloths with a cotton wnrp. Mechanically ground wood pulp was exempted from duty nnd placed on tho freo list with n provision jjr n countervailing duty against Canada Tho lower grado of printing papor was reduced from $0 to $:s.75 per ton nnd the higher grndo from $8 to $3.7.".. Thero is an Increnso on surface coat ed paper and lithographing prints, In cluding postcards and cigar labels. Common window glnss of the lower The "Hyde of Land." According to an ancient law in Eng land, "a hydo of land" includod what could reasonably bo cultivated with one plow. This upplled for scores of years, but at tho dissolution of tlte religious orders In the reign of Henry VIII. tho "hydo," or cultivated land of the abbots of Westminster, all re verted to tho possession of tho rown. Thnt marked tho gradual declino of that means of measuring laud, ami before many years tho term fell into disuse, never to bo revived. filrrs. In vl.Iih i'.ie Imports nre heavy, lh given a reduction, nnd wlire chnnges were made in the chemlcnl schedule there was a genernl do crease, except upon such articles ns fancy soaps and pc'umes, which were Increased. Probably the moRt marked reduc tions throughout any nchetlulo in tho bill as a result of tho action of the two houses and of the conference com mittee ure found in the metal sched ule Heglnnlng with n decrease In the rate of iron ore from 40 to 15 cents per ton, there Is n general reduction throughout thnt portion of the bill, pig Iron going down from $i to $2 50 per ton, and scrap iron from $t to $1. The reduction on ninny of tho items in this schedule amounts to about 50 per cent., nnd this reduction Includes steel rails. Other leductionR in tho metal sched ule affect polished sheets, rolled sheetB of Iron, Bteel, copper, or nickel, Bteel Ingots, eoggod IngotB, blooms nnd slabs, round Iron or steel wire; steel bars or rods, cold tolled, cold drawn, or cold hammered, or pol ished; anvils, nxles; blacksmith's hnmmers and sledges, track tools, wedges and crowbars; bolts; cast Iron pipes; cast hollow ware; chains; Inp welded or Jointed iron or steel boler tubes; cut nnlls and spikes; horse Bhoe nails; wire nails; spikes, nuts nnd washers, cut tacks, steel plates engraved; rivets; cross-cut saws, mill saws, circular saws, pit nnd drag saws, steel band saws and all other saws; screws, wheels for railway pur poses; aluminum; momazlte sand and thorite. Bituminous coal goes down from G7 cents to 45 cents per ton, nnd thero nre reductions on gunpowder, matches and cartridges. Agricultural Imple ments nre cut from 20 to 15 per cent, ad valorem. Hides wore placed on the free list, while the rate on band and sole leath er is reduced from 20 per cent, to five per cent, ml valorem, on dressed leather from 20 per cent, to 10 per cent.; boots and shoes from 23 per cent, to 10 per cent. Fireworks are increased from 20 per cent, ndvalorem to 12 cents per pound; wearing apparel made of fur from 35 to 50 per cent, and the higher class Jewerly from GO per cent, to 85 per cent, ad valorem; pencil lead la given speclllc rates Instead of ad va lorem rates with a slight Increase. For the llrst time moving picture films are named specifically In n tar iff law. Tho bill gives them n positive rate of 1 V4 cents per foot. Petroleum, crude and retlned, In cluding kerosene, gasoline, naphtha, benzine and similar petroleum pro ducts are made free of duty and aro left even without a countervailing duty. The Dlngley rntes on women's and children's gloves nre allowed to stand. Tho only change is n reduction on "schmnschen" gloves not over 14 inches In length on which the rate Is made $1.25 a dozen pairu instead of $1.75. Miscellaneous Provisions. A provision is included In the bill which levies on nil nrtlcles upon which any fo.-elgu country pays a bounty or grnnt upon Its exportation, an additional duty equal to the amount of such bounty. It is required that nil Imported ar ticles capablo of being marked with out Impairment of their value shull be ctainped with tho nnmo of tho manu facturer and the country of origin. A very elaborate provision for the administration of tho customs laws was adopted by the conferees. It Is practically the samo as that adopted by the sennte. It Is Intended to pre vent undervaluation of articles on which there Ib no foreign market by which true values may be ascer tained. Provision is made for the estab lishment of n customs court of ui peals, with headquarters In Washing' ton. It will comprlso a presiding judge and four associate Judges, at salaries of $10,000 a year. There are to bo appointed to conduct govern ment enses before this court a special assistant attorney genernl nt $10,000. a deputy assistant attorney genernl nt $7,500, and four attorneys at $5,00C each. The Internal revenue tax on tobaccc is amended, making the rates on chew lug and smoking tobacco eight cents a pound. No chango wns made in tho tnx on cigars, except thoso weigh ing under threo pounds per 1,000, which were Increased from 54 to 75 cents per 1,000. Tho rates on cigar ettes were increased to $1.25 pe: 1,000. A prohibition against the use of coupons or special gift pledges ie Incorporated in the new law. The provision granting farmers the freo sale of leaf tobacco places a restriction on the retail dealer which requires him to record every sale amounting to two pounds or more tc ono person In one day. A number ol other ironclad requirements aro in eluded In the redraft qf this section adopted by tho conferenco committee by which It wns Intended to prevent any frauds upon the Internal rev euues, nnd at tho same time give as much of a local market ns possible tc the tobacco grower. The groover had contended for unrestricted sale ol amounts up to ten pounds Field for Patent Medicines. Mrnall Is offering nn nlluring field to the American makers of putent medicines, as ugulnst tho Btamlnrd pro prletary medicines there exists nc prejudice on the part of Brazilian doc tors or their patients. British Women Inventors. About G00 patents nre granted each year to Itrltiuh women upon inveii tions, ranging from urtlcles distinct ly feminine in nature to niotois, rail mad curs, (lying machines and wire lc3B telegraphy. foreign b illt yachts are Mibjecl 'o nn evclse tax of seven dollars per gross ton, which Is to be collected an nually on the tlrst day of September In lieu of tho excise tax tho owner of n foreign built yacht or pleasure boat may pay a duty of 35 per cent nd valorem on his yacht. This will entitle him to American registry. Tho excise tnx provision was adopted be cause of the fact that some question has been ruNed about the ability of the government to enforce collection of Import duties. Corporation Tax. Every corporation, Joint stock com pany or association organized for profit, nnd every Insurance company Is required to pay annually an excise tax of oue per cent, upon Its entlro net income over and nbove $5,000. This feuture wns put Into the bill to rulse additional revenues to apply on tho tieasurj deficit. Tho section wns prepared by Attorney General Wicker Bham, assisted by other able lawyers in the administrative circle, nnd great care was taken to guard against double taxation. It proldes a form of publicity which will ennble tho gov ernment to exercise supervision over corporations. The form of returns which must be iniulo by corporations, and other features of tho corporation tax law were mnde public In dotntl during Its consideration in tho senate. It Is estimated that from $20,000,000 to $30,000,0(10 n year will bo collected under this form of federal taxation. The secK'tary of tho treasury is authorized to Issuo Pnnntnn canal bonds to tho ninount of $200,509,000, which sum, together with thnt nlrondy expended, equals the estimated cost of tho Pannmu canal. It Is not Intend ed that the bonds shull be Issued ex cept ns needed to provide money to enrry on tho work of cannl construc tion. The bonds aro to bo payublo 50 years from the date of Issuo, and will bear Interest at a rate not exceeding three per cent. When the bonds nro sold the secretary of tho treasury will restore to the working balance tho $50,000,000 paid originally for the canal property and the canal zone. Tho re-enactment of the provision authorizing tho Issuanco of treasury certificates for money borrowed to meet public expenditures, Incrensea the amount of tho nuthorizntlon from $100,000,000 to $200,000,000. A large number of other provisions that nre in force under tho existing tariff law are Included In tho conferenco bill, with n few changes iu phraseology in several cases. Tho drawback provision of tho Dlng ley law Is Incorporated In tho confer ence bill In lieu of tho drawback of the house bill which intended to per mit the substitution of domestic ma terial In the manufactured nrtlcle for export to the samo quantity thnt tho imported material, upon which n drawback was obtainable, was used in the manufacture of similar articles for domestic consumption. An addi tional provision wnH adopted entitling users of domestic alcohol in tho man ufacture of perfumery nnd cosmetics to secure n drawback of Internal rev enue tnx to the amount of nlcohol used In an exported nrtlcle. Senate Ideas Accepted. Prnctlcally nil tho administrative features of the bill which wero adopt ed in the senate wero accepted by the conferees. They lucludo n new mnxl mum and minimum feature, a corpo ration tax law Instcud of tho inheri tance tax adopted by tho houbo, nu thorlzatlon for n bond Issue to rnlse money to build tho Panama cannl. as well ns numerous other feutures. The maximum nnd minimum provi sion prescribes duties in accordance with tho rates named in tho dutiable list until March 31, 1910. whon 25 per cent ad valorem is to be ndded automatically as the maximum duty. The president is nuthorlzcd to apply the minimum rntes, however, to im ports from a country which gives Its best rntes to tho products of the United States and is mnde the judge as to whether a foreign rountrv nc cords to the United Stutes treatment which is reciprocal and equivalent When ho finds that this condition ex ists ho Is to Issue n proclamation put ting in effect the minimum rntes and until the time of the proclamation the mnxlmum rates will npply. The president is empowered to em ploy such persons ns may be required to secure information to nssist the president In the dlschnrgo of tho du ties Imposed upon him and informn tlon which will be useful to tho ofll cers of tho government In tho admin istration of tho customs laws. The reciprocity treaty with Cuba is not at fected by the max I mum and minimum provision. The president is empowered also to nbrogato thoso reciprocity treaties which can bo terminated by diplomat ic action. It Is mndo Ills duty to give 10 days' notice after tho bill becomes a law of his Intention to bring thoso treaties to an end. All other treaties which contain no stipulation in regard to their termination by diplomatic ac tion shall bo abrogated by a notlco of six months from tho president to thoso counti lc3, tho notlco dating from April 30, 1909, on which date Secretary Knox notliled foreign gov ernmonta thnt the United States would t-oon ask them to enter into new tariff relations. Turkey Dulldlng Good Roads. The 30,000.000 people of tho Turk ish emplro nro still prnctlcally with out motor cars. Tho government la now about to spend Bevernl million dollars on good roads nnd between Damascus and Hngdad a motor enr service is likely to bo ctnbllbhcd Bonn. Little Tobacco Used In Italy. Tho per cnplta consumption of to bacco Is lower In Italy than In any other European con try, being a trillf over & pound HEARTFELT SYMPATHY. Wife If my first husband wore nllvo wo should bu celebrating out Bllvcr wedding to tiny. Husband What n pity ho died so soon. The Worm Turned. The clerk in tho Hhoo store wns tired. Tho tiny wus Insufferably hot. The customer who was trying to catch n train wns clamorous. Goaded to dcsperntlon tho hnrd-tlrlvon clerk ex postulated. "No, wo don't hnve u salesuinn for each customer. This nlir"t no Chinoso Sunday school." Expert Opinion. First Uiril Seen the airship? Second lUrd Yes; they will havo to get a mighty strong telegraph wire to sit on. Pc.ro thrsat Is no triflintt nilnient. It will MMiiet.tneH enrry infection to the en tire RVHtein tlnotipcli the food that in c.iten. Hninhnx Wizard Oil is a wire, quick cure. Chlckeii-hcurted pcoplo nro alwayB ready to batch up uu excuse, I'KKHY DAVIS' l'AINKII.I.F.K In tho best, snfiikt nnd mrxst rotui'd) for trampi, riilln nnd dliirrlit'n. Asn liniment for woumlh unci fcurulnBlllhutU'ijuallfd, '.:, Wo und6Uo. Occasionally women try to reform n man by roasting him. li;-' i-s 2?!:5rt&&P :: ''.' Vint Its all in the Taste &&& & comta nontcim t without Twawanw,, W& TOASTED COMTTCTfaC CO. ATTVI CMIX, MICH, .. . .. .. i . KcIIor-r's Toasted Corn Flakes has won tho Nation's favor by its flavor. "Delicious" doesn't do justice to its goodness, because that word has been used by every other breakfast food. It's so unlike anything you ever tasted so much better. You may have eaten "corn flakes," but unless you have tried KcIIorr's the original nnd genuine you have $1,000 GOLD AND SILVER TROPHY For the Best Ear of Corn To Be Known as the W.K.Kcllofjfj National Corn Trophy To Da Awarded nt tho NATIONAL CORN EXPOSITION. OMAHA. December 6 lo IB, lUO'J For tho rmrposn of oncmimxlnir tun hotter tiroi dine In corn for Improving tho Qunlttr.W.IC. KullOKi;. l,rPsltlunlottliuTuHtL'tlUornl',lnUuCo.,oIIursSl,UOO brautltul solid unld unit silver trophy to tho ihtnod irrovrlnu thoticntcar ot corn lntwoilirrorcntf'iiMons, Hid Ilmt scnROD'HRpoclnii-n to lion-lit to tiio Nntlorml uorn HxpoNltlnn, uiniiim, Ncli., lieforn Nov 27th. louV. TlilnnfTcr lHiipontocvcrvtnun.uotimu iiiul chllil In ttniUnltrdStatei. It will hnjuducd by tho leading corn authority of thn world. Prof. F. O. Iloldcrj. Watch thin pupvr for further particulars. KELLOGG TOASTED CORN FLAKE CO. Battle Creek, Mich. Pleasant for Mr. Bennett. I William S. Ilennett, a lepiosentu tlvo from New York city, went to nd , dress u political meeting In his dls trlct ono night, when ho vwis much younger than lie Is now. "The chairman." said Ilennett, "wns n very literal person. He looked at the gallery, where one woman wns Bit ting, nnd Hiilil: 'Lady and gentlemen, this Is a most momentous cumpalgn. There nro grave Ihrucs to ho dis cussed. Later we will hoar from our best speakers, but, for the present, wo will listen to Mr. Ilennett.' " A Trying Time. Judge -Why did you strike this mnn? Prisoner What would you do, Judge, if you kept u grocery store and n mini camu In nnd asked If ho ; could take a moving picture of your cheese? 1 iui per's Weekly. Among Women. "Why worry nbout tho children?" "I enn't help it." "But, my denr, you ure hurting your gnmo of bridge." Mr. Wlnilnw'H Hnnthlnir Syrup. ForclilldrnQ teething, Kofum tho ruiii, reduce In OtinmitlOD, U) pain, curea wind colli). 13o bottle. . Faith. Kalth makes us, and not we it; nnd faith mnkes Its own forms. ICnierson. LowiH' Fiuclp Hinder Mniinlit fie --Many HiuokciH piefer litem to 10c cis.us. 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