TUFT Oil
CONDITION OF FEDERAL TREAS
URY 18 REPORTED TO BE
EXCELLENT.
CURRENCY REFORM IS URGED
Prompt Action on Report of Monetary
Board Is Recommended For First
Time In 27 Years Postal Depart
ment Shows Surplus Cut in Ex
penses Shown.
Washington. A special message on
the subject of finances was read to
congress. A synopsis follows :
The financial condition of the govern
ment , as shown at the close of the last
fiscal year , June 30 , 1911 , was very satis
factory. The ordinary receipts Into the
general fund , excluding postal revenues ,
amounted to $701,372,374.99 , and the dls-
ibursemcnts from the general fund for
current expenses and capital outlays , ex-
eluding postal and Panama Canal dis
bursements , Including : the interest on the
public debt , amounted to $ S54,377,907.S9 ,
leaving a surplus of $47,234,377.10.
The postal revenue receipts amounted
to $237,879,823.60 , while the payments made
< for the postal service from the postal
revenues amounted to $237,660,706.48 , which
left a surplus of postal receipts over dis
bursements of $219,118.12 , the first time in
97 years in which a surplus occurred.
The interest-bearing debt of the United
States June 30 , 1911 , amounted to $915-
353.190. Th debt on which interest had
ceased amounted to $1,870,830.26 , and the
< Jebt bearing no interest , including green
backs , national bank notes to be redeem
ed , and fractional currency , amounted to
1386,751,817.43 , or a total of Interest and
non-interest bearing debt amounting to
tl.303,984,937.69.
The actual disbursements , exclusive of
those for the Panama Canal and for the
postal service for the year ending June
SO. 1911 , were $654,137,997.89. The actual
disbursements for the year ending June
SO. 1D10 , exclusive of the Panama Canal
and the postal service disbursements ,
were $659,705,391.08 , making a decrease of
$6,567,393.19 in yearly expenditures in the
year 1911 under that of 1910. For the year
ending June 30 , 1912 , the estimated re
ceipts , exclusive of the postal revenues ,
are $666,000,000 , while the total estimates ,
exclusive of those for the Panama pay
able from the postal revenues , amounted
to $654,842,799.34. This is a decrease in the
1912 estimates of $1,534,367.22.
For the year ending June 30 , 1913 , the
estimated receipts , exclusive of the pos
tal revenues , are $667,000,000 , while the
total estimated appropriations , exclusive
of the Panama Canal and postal dls-
busements payable from postal revenues ,
will amount to $637,920,803.35. This is a
decrease In the 1913 estimates from that
of the 1912 estimates of $7,921,995.95.
As to the postal revenues , the expan
sion of the business In that department ,
the normal Increase In the post office
and the extension of the service , will in
crease the outlay to the sum of $260,933-
463 but the self-sus
; as department was -
taining this year the postmaster general
1s assured that next year the receipts
will at least equal the expenditures , and
probably exceed them by more than the
surplus of this year. It Is fair and equit
able , therefore , in determining the econ
omy with which the government has been
run , to exclude the transactions of a de
partment like the post office department ,
which relies for its support upon its re
ceipts. In calculations heretofore made
for comparison of economy in each year.
It has been the proper custom only to
Include in the statement the deficit in the
post office department which was paid out
of the treasury.
In the treasury department the efficien
cy and economy work has been kept
steadily up. Provision Is made for the
elimination of 134 positions during the
coming year. Two hundred and slxty-
aeven statutory positions were eliminated
during the last .year In the office of the
treasury in Washington , and 141 positions
In the year 1910 , making an elimination
of 542 statutory positions since March 4 ,
1909 ; and this has been done without the
discharge of anybody , because the nor
mal resignations and deaths have been
equal to the elimination of the places , a
system of transfers having taken care
of the persons whose positions were
dropped out. In the field service of the
department , too , 1,259 positions have been
eliminated down to the present time , ma
king a total net reduction of all treasury
positions to the number of 1,801. Mean
time the efficiency of the work of the
department has increased.
Monetary Reform.
A matter of first importance that will
come "before congress for action at this
session Is monetary reform. The cpn-
gress has itself arranged an early intrp-
duction of this great question through
the report of its monetary commission.
This commission was appointed to rec
ommend a solution of the banking and1
currency problems so long confronting
the nation and to furnish the facts and
data necessary to enable the congress
to take action.
In order to do its work with thorough
ness and precision this commission has
taken some time to make its report. The
country is undoubtedly hoping for as
prompt action on the report as the con
veniences of the congress can permit
The recognition of the gross imperfec
tions and marked Inadequacy of our
banking and currency system even in our
most quiet financial periods is of long
standing ; and later there has matured a
recognition of the fact that our system
ts responsible for the extraordinary de
vastation , waste and business paralysis
of our recurring periods of panic. Though
the methods of the monetary commission
have for a considerable time been workIng -
Ing in the open , and while large numbers
of the people have been openly working
with them , and while the press has large
ly noted and discussed this work as it
has proceeded , so that the report of the
commission promises to represent a na
tional movement , the details of the re
port are still being considered. I can
not. therefore , do much more at this time
than commend the Immense importance
of monetary reform , urge prompt consid
eration and action when the commission's
report is received , and express my satis
faction that the plan to be proposed
promises to embrace main features that ,
having met the approval of a great pre
ponderance of the practical and profes
sional opinion of the country , are likely
to meet equal approval in congress.
No Doubt About One Thing.
"It does not always take brains to
make money , " observed the father of
the college boy as he looked over
that young man's expense bill , "but It $
sure does take money to make
brains. "
Too Busy for Serious Things.
The growing indifference of the age
Is appalling ; men are too busy with
their pleasures , their money-making ,
their politics , and a thousand things. "
Exchange.
There Is now before congress a bin.
the purpose of which la to increase the
efficiency and decrease the expense of
the array. It contains four principal fea
tures : Flrxt , a consolidation of the gen
eral ctaff with the adjutant general's
and the Inspector general's deportment ;
cecond , a consolidation of the quarter
master's department with the subsistence
and pay department ; third , the creation
of on army service corps , and fourth , an
extension of the enlistment period from
three to five years.
With the. establishment of an army
service corps , as proposed in the bill ,
I am thoroughly in accord and am con
vinced that the establishment of such
a corps will result in a material econ
omy and a very great increase of effi
ciency in the army. It * * * repeatedly
been recommended by me and my
predecessors. I also believe that a
consolidation of the staff corps can be
made with a resulting increase in ef
ficiency and economy , but not along
the lines provided in the bill under
consideration.
The army of the United States is ID
good condition.
The Panama Canal.
The very satisfactory progress made
on the Panama canal last year has
continued , and there Is every reason
to believe that the canal will be com
pleted as early as the 1st of July , 1913 ,
unles something unforeseen occurs.
This is about 18 months before the
time promised by the engineers.
Waterway From Lakes to the Gulf.
The project for a navigable water.j
way from Lake Michigan to the mouth
of the Illinois river , and thence via
the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico ,
is one of national importance. In view
of the work already accomplished by
the sanitary district of Chicago , an
agency of the state of Illinois , which
has constructed the most difficult and
costly stretch of this waterway and
made it an asset of the nation , and
in view of the fact that the people of
Illinois have authorized the expendi
ture of $20.000.000 to carry this water
way 62 miles farther to Utica , I feel
that it is fitting that this work should
be supplemented by the government ,
and that the expenditures recommend
ed by the special board of engineers on
the waterway from Utica to the mouth
of the Illinois river be made upon lines
which while providing a waterway for
the nation , should otherwise benefit
that state to the fullest extent.
The limitation of the liability of the
master to his servant for personal In-
juries to such as are occasioned by his
fault has been abandoned in most civilized -
ilized countries and provision made
whereby the employe injured in the
course of his employment is compen
sated for his loss of working ability
irrespective of negligence. The prin
ciple upon which such provision pro
ceeds is that accidental injuries to
workmen in modern industry , with its
vast complexity and inherent dangers
arising from complicated machinery
and the use of the great forces of
steam and electricity , should be re
garded as" risks of the industry and
the loss borne in some equitable pro
portion by those who for their own
profit engage therein. In recognition
of this the last congress authorized
the appointment of a commission to
investigate the subject of employers'
liability and workmen's compensation
and to report the result of their inves-
tigatlons. through the president , to
congress. This commission -was ap
pointed and has been at work , holding j
hearings , gathering data and consider
ing the subject , and it is expected will '
be able to report by the first of the !
year , in accordance with the provl-
slons of the law.
Parcel Post.
Steps should be taken immediately
for the establishment of a rural parcel
post In the estimates of approprla-
tions needed for the maintenance of
the postal service for the ensuing fls-
cal year an item of $150,000 has been
inserted to cover the preliminary ex
pense of establishing a parcel post on
rural mall routes , as well as to cover
an investigation having for Its object
the final establishment of a general
parcel post on all railway and steam
boat transportation routes.
The suggestion that we have a gen
eral parcel post has awakened great '
opposition on the part of some who
think that it will have the effect to
destroy the business of the country
store keeper. Instead of doing this , I
think the change will greatly increase
business for the benefit of all. The re
duction in the cost of living it will
bring about ought to make its coming
certain.
The Navy Department. r
On the 2d of November last I re
viewed the fighting fleet of battleships
and other vessels assembled in New
(
York harbor , consisting of 24 battle- i }
ships , 2 armored cruisers , 2 cruisers ,
22 destroyers , 12 torpedo boats , 8 sub
marines , and other attendant vessels ,
making 98 vessels of all classes , of a
tonnage of 576,634 tons.
The fleet was deficient in the number -
ber of torpedo destroyers , In cruisers. t
and in colliers , as well as in large
battleship cruisers , which are now be
coming a very important feature of
foreign navies , notably the British ,
German and Japanese.
The building plan for this year con
templates two battleships and two
colliers. This Is because the other
and smaller vessels can be built much
more rapidly in case of emergency
than the battleships , and we certainly
ought to continue the policy of two
battleships a year until after the ; j
Panama Canal is finished and until in
our first line and in our reserve line
we can number 40 available vessels of i 1
proper armament and size.
Like the Treasury Department and
the War Department the Navy De
partment has given much attention to
economy in administration , and has 1
cut down a number of unnecessary expenses - *
penses and reduced its estimates except - '
cept for construction and the increase *
that that involves.
I wish to renew again my recom
mendation that all the local offices
throughout the country , including col
lectors of internal revenue , collectors
T
of customs , postmasters of all four
classes , Immigration commissioners E
and marshals , should be by law cov
ered into the classified service , the
necessity for confirmation by the sen
ate be removed , and the president
and the others , whose time is now tak
en up in distributing this patronage
under the custom that has prevailed
since the beginning of the government n
in accordance with the recommenda
tion of the senators and congressmen
of the majority party should be re
lieved from this burden. , I am confi
dent that such a change would greatly
reduce the cost of administering the
government and that it would add
greatly to its efficiency.
Luxury In Cigars. -
The Rothschilds smoke the most
costly cigars that are made the . ;
Henry Clay Sobranos which cost 1 :
$1.50 each. These are wrapped in
gold leaf and packed In little inlaid
cedar wood cabinets.
Lost for Good.
Redd "Did you hear about my
neighbor losing control of his motor
ca'r ? " Greene "No , I didn't. " Redd
"Well , he did. The sheriffs got it
now ! "
ALL OVER NEBRASKA ,
Nebraska's Apple Crop.
"The people of Nebraska will , un
doubtedly , be surprised to learn that
the apple crop of this state has reach
ed the enormous proportion of
9,935,889 bushels for 1911 , " said Dep
uty Commissioner of Labor Louis V.
Guye.
"In going over the statistical report
rendered to this department by the
county assessors , I found that there
were 68,725 acres planted to orchards ,
or stating the figures more "accurately ,
3,436,124 bearing trees. In going
through the records of the surplus
shipments of 1910 I found that it
amounted to 1,916,187 bushels , which
represented the amount over and
home consumption of apples , and I
'therefore decided to ascertain the ex
act production , which was ascertained
under the method of obtaining the or
dinary crop reports.
"Cherries totaled 968,464 trees , with
an average yield of 12.68 quarts per
tree , making a total valuation of
$860,058. The principal yields were
confined to the figures are being
compiled for what will be known as
the fruit bulletin , which will show In
detail the enormous strides which are
being made in the way of fruit culture
in Nebraska. "
Seed Corn Will Be Scarce.
Johnson County. Hon. William
Ernst of Tecumseh , one of the most
practical farmers in the state , is of
the opinion the matter of seed corn for
Nebraska farmers next year is going
to be a question. During the long
drouth of last summer the corn did
not grow , but stood absolutely still for
a period of over a month , thus natu
rally delaying its maturity. Then the
unparalleled killing frost on November
8 caught the corn in bad shape. Mr.
Ernst says that the farmers who had
not selected -their seed corn before
the frost had better get seecl elsewhere -
where or in any event test all that is
used. Great loss could be suffered by
Nebraska farmers in the use of poor
seed. Prof. C. W. Pugsley , superintend
ent of agricultural extension of the t
University of Nebraska , writes Mr.
Ernst that he has written to many lo
calities in the state for seed , has
tested the same and has found good
seed in but one or two sections.
Milk Was Misbranded.
Cheyenne County. Deputy Food Inspector
specter F. H. McLain of Lincoln con
demned ninety-six cans of Borden's
milk for being misbranded as to
weight of package. The complaint was
filed before the county judge , through
the prosecuting attorney and through
telegraphic communication the con-
demfcd milk people plead guilty and
were fined $57.60. Suits have been
instituted here against the Swift , Ar
mour and Hammond packing companies
. .
panies of Omaha and others.
Asks Griffin to Resign.
Gage County. At a meeting of thet
socialists of Beatrice a resolution was
passed calling for the resignation of
Mayor W. E. Griffin. It is charged
that he has violated the principles of
the socialist party in appointing men
other than socialists on the police
force.
Shoemaker Found Dead.
Gage County. Rufus Turner , a pioneer
neer resident of Gage county and for
many years a shoemaker of Wymore ,
was found dead in his shop. Several
friends had been in the shop only a
short time before he was found , and
it is thought heart trouble caused his s
death. sJ
*
Suit for Alienation. '
Custer County. Joseph H. Stein- ao
hagen , a farmer living sixteen miles af
west of Galloway , Custer county , has i
brought suit against W. L. Petit of the \
same place in the sum of $5,000 for I
alienating the affections of his wife.
Separators in Nebraska. t
Lancaster County. More than.
'
50,000 cream separators are on the a
farms of Nebraska. To be exact the t
number is 50,665 , according to figures d
on the grand assessment roll for *
1911. E
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Gasoline Fumes Kill Two. Q
Chase County. As the result of inhaling -
haling gasoline fumes while warming' ' c
themselves in the Burlington pump *
house at Benkleman , two men are
thought to be dying.
Not in Congressional Race.
In a statement issued Judge A. W.
Field of this city declares that he will J
not enter next year's congressional ti
fray in the First district. The stateT
ment follows his indorsement by the V
Union Veterans' Republican club. a
Coming Meeting of Bishops.
Plans and arrangements for the an
nual national meeting of the bishops
of the Methodist church , to be held p
in this city next April , are already
under way. Several preliminary steps
were decided upon at a meeting held °
here and at which Bishop J. L. Nuel- ti
son of Omaha presided. , a
an
Serum Is Preventing Fever. ly
'
Gage 'County. Five physicians of'p
Beatrice visited the Feeble Minded ti
institute and vaccinated 300 inmates s
with typhoid serum. No new cases of
typhoid have developed since the inc :
mates were similarly treated ten days d
as
ago.
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ua
Bills by Congressman Stephens. a
Washington dispatch : Representa
tive Dan Stephens 'today introduced j l&
his maiden bills and they were for the
rrlief nf the Fantee and Ponca In-
tflar.s in Nebraska. *
UPHOLDS TARIFF
FINDINGS
President Declares Himself in
Favor of Reduction of the
Tariff on Wool.
PRESENT RATES TOO HIGH
Message to Congress Advocates Im
mediate Revision Downward of
Schedule K Protective Prln-
ciple Strongly Upheld
in Document.
Washington. With the report of
the tariff board on schedule K Presi
dent Taft sent a message to congress ,
as follows :
To the Senate and House of Representa
tives :
In my annual message to congress , De
cember , 1909 , I stated that under section
2 of the act of August 5 , 1909 , I had ap
pointed a tariff board of three members
to co-operate with the state department
In the administration of the maximum
and minimum clause of that act , to make
a glossary or encyclopedia of the exist
ing tariff so as to rqnder its terms intel
ligible to the 'ordinary reader , and then
to investigate Industrial conditions and
costs of production at home and abroad ,
with a view to determining to what ex
tent existing tariff rates actually exem
plify the protective principle , viz : That
duties should be made adequate , and only
adequate , to equalize the difference in cost
of production at home and abroad.
I further stated that I believed these In
vestigations would be of great value as a
basis for accurate legislation , and that I
should from time to time recommend to
congress the revision of certain sched
ules In accordance with the findings of
the board.
In the last session of the Sixty-first con
gress a bill creating a permanent tariff
] board of five members , of whom not
more than three should be of the same
political party , passed each house , but
failed of enactment because of slight dif
ferences on which agreement was 'not-
reached before adjournment. An appro
priation act provided that the permanent
tariff i board , if created by statute , should
report to congress on schedule K In De
cember , 1911.
Presidential Appointments.
Therefore , to carry out so far as lay
within my power the purposes of this
bill for a permanent tariff board , I ap
pointed In March , 1911 , a board of five ,
adding two members of such party affili
ation as would have fulfilled the statu
tory requirements , and directed them t6
make a report to me on schedule K of
the tariff act In December of this year.
In my message of August 17 , 1911 , ac
companying the veto of the wool bill , I
said that In my Judgment , schedule K
should be revised and the rates reduced.
My veto was based on the ground that ,
since the tariff board would make. In
December , a detailed report on wool and
wool manufactures , with special refer
ence to the relation of the existing rates
of duties to relative costs here and
abroad , public policy and a fair regard
to the interests of the producers and the
manufacturers on the one hand and of
the consumers on the other demanded
that legislation should not be hastily en
acted in the absence of such information ;
that I was not myself possessed at that
time of adequate knowledge of the facts
to determine whether or not the proposed
act was in accord with my pledge to
support a fnlr , and reasonable protective
policy ; that such legislation might prove
only temporary and Inflict upon a great
industry the evils of continued uncer
tainty.
Advocates Reduction of Rates.
I now herewith submit a report of the
tariff board on schedule K. The board is
unanimous in its findings. On the basis
of these findings I now recommend that
Jjt
the congress proceed to a consideration
of this schedule with a view to its revi
sion and a general reduction of its rates.
The report shows that the present
method of assessing the duty on raw
wool this is , by the specific rate on the
grease pound , i. e. , unsecured operates to
|
exclude wools of high shrinkage in
scouring , but fine quality , from the
American market and thereby lessens the
range of wools available to the domestic
manufacturer ; that the duty on unsecured
wool of 33 cents per pound is prohibitory
and operates to exclude the Importation
of clean , low-priced foreign wools of In
ferior grades , which are nevertheless val
uable ; material for manufacturing , and
which cannot be imported in the grease
because of their heavy shrinkage. Such
wools , if imported , might be used to dis
place the cheap substitutes now In use.
To make the preceding paragraph a lit
tle plainer , take the instance of a hun
dred pounds of first-class wool Imported
under the present duty , which Is 11 cents
pound. That would make the duty on
the hundred pounds $11. The merchan
dise part of the wool thus Imported Is
the weight of the wool of this hundred
pounds after scouring. If the wool
shrinks SO per cent. , as some wool does ,
then the duty In such a case would
amount to $11 on 20 pounds of scoured
wool. This , of course , would be prohjbi-
tbry. If the wool shrinks only 50 per
cent. , It would be $11 on 50 pounds of
wool , and this Is near to the average of
the great bulk of wools that are imported
from Australia , which is the principal
source of our Imported wool.
These discriminations could be overcome - t
come by assessing a duty In ad valorem
terms , but this method is open to the ob
jection < , first , that It increases administra
tive difficulties and tends to decrease
revenue through undervaluation ; and , C
second , that as prices advance , the ad g
valorem rate increases the duty per pound
at the time when the consumer most
needs relief and the producer can best *
stand competition ; while If prices de
cline the duty is decreased at the time
when the consumer is least burdened Ly ,
the price and the producer most needs l
protection.
Method That Meets Difficulty.
Another method of meeting the diffi
culty of taxing the grease pound is to as-
cess a specific duty on grease wool In
terms of Its scoured content. This obvi
ates the chief evil of the present system ,
namely , -the discrimination due to differ
ent shrinkages , and thereby tends great- .
to equalize the duty. The board reports - *
ports that this method Is feasible in prac
tice and could be administered without
great expense.
The report shows in detail the difficul
ties involved In attempting to state in
categorical terms the cost of wool pro
duction and the great differences in cost
between different regions and different
types of wool. It is found , however , that ,
taking all varieties in account , the aver
age cost of production for the whole
Amerlcaii clip Is higher than the cost in
the chief competing country by an
amount somewhat less than the present
duty.
The report shows that the duties on
noils , wool wastes , and shoddy , which are
adjusted to the rate of 33 cents on
scoured wool , are prohibitory In the name
measure that the duty on scoured wool
is prohibitory. In general , they are as
sessed at rates as high as. or higher
than , the duties paid on the clean content
of wools actually Imported. They should
be reduced and so adjusted to the rat
on wool as to bear their proper proportion
to the real rate levied on the actual wool
Imports.
Some Duties Prohibitory.
The duties on many classes of vrool
manufacture are prohibitory and greatly
in excess of the difference In cost of pro
duction here and abroad. This is true of
tops , of yarns ( with the exception of
worsted yarns of a very Wgh grade ) , and
of low and medium grade cloth of heavy
weight. „
On tops up to 52 cents a pound in value ,
and on yarns of 65 cents In value , the
rate is 100 per cent. , with correspondingly
higher rates for lower values. On cheap
and medium grade cloths , the existing
rates frequently run to 150 per cent and
on some cheap goods to over 200 per
cent
On the other hand , the findings show
that the duties which run to such high ad
valorem equivalents are prohibitory , since
the goods are not Imported , but that the
prices of domestic fabrics are not raised
by the full amount of duty. On a set of
one yard samples of 16 English fabrics ,
which are completely excluded by the
present tariff rates , it was found that the.
total foreign value was $41.84 ; the duties
which would have been assessed had these
fabrics been Imported , $76.90 ; the foreign
value plus the amount of the duty , $118.74 ;
or a nominal duty of 183 per cent. In fact
however , practically identical fabrics of
domestic make sold at the same time at
$69.75 , showing an enhanced price over the
foreign market value of but 67 per cent
Would Reduce Duties.
Although these duties do not Increase
prices of domestic goods by anything like
their full amount it is none the less true
that such prohibitive dutes eliminate the
possibility of foreign competition , even In
time of scarcity , so that they form a temp-
taton to monopoly and conspiracy to con
trol domestic prices ; that they are much
In excess of the difference in cost of pro
duction here and abroad , and that they
should be reduced to a point which ac
cords with the principle.
The findings of the , beard show that In
this industry the actual manufacturing
cost , aside from the question of the price
of materials , is much , higher In this coun
try than it is abroad : that in the making
of yarn and cloth the domestic woolen
and worsted manufacturer has in general
no advantage in the form of superior ma
chinery or more efficient labor to offset
the higher wages paid In this country.
The finds show that the cost of turning
wool Into yarn in this country Is about
double that in the leading competing
country , and that the cost of turning yarn
Into cloth Is somewhat more than double.
Under the protective policy a great indus
try , involving the welfare of hundreds df
thousands of people has been established
despite these handicaps.
In recommending revision and reduc
tion I therefore urge that action be ta
ken with these facts in mind , to the end
that an important and established indus
try may not be Jeopardized.
The tariff'board reports that no equita
ble method has been found to levy purely
specific duties on woolen and worsted'fab
rics , and that excepting for a compensa
tory duty , the rate must be ad valorem
on such manufactures. It Is Important to
realize , however , that no flat ad valorem
rate on such fabrics can be made to work
fairly and effectively. Any single rate
which is high enough to equalize the dif
ference in manufacturing cost at home
and abroad on highly finished goods in
volving such labor would be prohibitory
on cheaper goods , in which the labor cost
Is a smaller proportion of the total value.
Conversely , a rate only adequate to equal
ize this difference on cheaper goods would
remove protection from the fine goods
manufacture , the Increase In which has
been one of the striking features of the
trade . development In recent years. I
therefore recommend that In any revision
the importance of a graduated scale of ad
valorem duties on cloths be carefully con- ,
sldered and applied.
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Praises Work cf Committee.
I venture to say that no legislative
body has ever had presented to it a more
complete and exhaustive report than this
on so difficult and complicated a subject
as the relative costs of wool and woolens
the world over. It is a monument to the
thoroughness , industry , Impartiality and
accuracy of the men engaged in its ma
king. They were chosen from both polit
ical parties , but have allowed no partisan
spirit to prompt or control their Inquiries.
They are unanimous in their findings. I
feel sure that after the report has been
.
printed and studied the value of such a
compendium of exact knowledge in re
spect to this schedule of the tariff will
convince all of the wisdom of making
such a board permanent , in order that
it may treat each schedule of the tariff
as It has treated this , and then keep its
bureau of information up to date with
current changes in the economic world.
It is no part of the function of the tar
iff board to propose rates of duty. Their
function is merely to present findings of
fact on which rates of duty may be fairly
determined in the light of adequate
knowledge In accordance with the eco
nomic policy to be followed. This Is what
the present report does.
The findings of fact by the board show
ample reason for the revision downward
of schedule K , in accord with the pro
tective principle , aiid present the data
as to relative costs and prices from which
may be determined what rates will fairly
equalize the difference In production costs.
I recommend that such revision be pro
ceeded with at once.
( Signed ) WILLIAM H. TAFT.
The White House , Dec. 20 , IfllL
Nothing New.
"Fellow came in there the other
day , " said the building contractor , "all
out of breath. 'Say , ' he said , 'I've got
the greatest idea yet for 'an apart
ment house. Millions in it This is it :
" 'Build a regular apartment house ,
but with one general kitchen. Have
one general dining room and several
small ones. Have a general lobby ,
reading room , billiard room and cafe.
Have bell boys , porters and clerks.
Make it a regular club in fact , a fam
ily club. Save the women all the
trouble and annoyance of housekeep
ing , but give them all the pleasures
of a regular home. The men won't
have to go away from home at night.
They can meet their friends in the
reading room or billiard room or cafe.
Great scheme , Isn't it ? '
" 'Yes , ' said I ; 'a great scheme. It's
just a regular hotel , that's all. '
' "Well , so it is , ' he said. 'That
never occurred to me. Good day. ' "
New York Herald.
A. Striking Woman.
"I see that a noted London suffra
gette has married a policeman. "
"That's strange. I wonder how they
happened to meet ! "
"It was during one of the earlier
riots. She made a deep Impression on
him. " . ,
"How ? "
"With a brick. "
7)
CABINET
E MUST live through the
dreary winter.
If we would value the spring :
And the woods must be cold and silent
Before the robins sin ; ; .
The flowers must be buried In darkness
Before they can bud and bloom.
! And the sweetest , warmest sunshine
Comes after the storm and the Bloom.
NOVEL AND DAINTY SANDWICHES
Every hostess , when entertaining.i
racks her brain for something that )
will he a little different from those (
served by her friends. When prepar
ing the sandwiches why not use fancy !
cutters Instead of the squares and tri
angles which have been the thing soj
long ? Some will say , "there is so
much waste in using cutters. " That
Is true , but those scraps need not bej
wasted , and sandwiches of this kind !
are so much more attractive , a point !
that every entertainer strives for.
The greater the variety of cuttersi
you possess the more stylish will bei
your refreshments.
The hardest part of making sand
wiches is in cutting the bread thin ,
enough. The more wafer-like , the
more dainty they are.
To make especially nice sandwiches , ,
the crust of the bread is removed. <
The butter used for spreading sand
wiches should be creamed until soft )
and waxy. Nuts chopped and mixedj
with cream cheese will make most de
lectable sandwich filling.
When meat is used it is better to |
chop it and add the desired seasonings !
and milk or cream to make it of the |
consistency to spread.
Spanish peppers pounded to a pastel
and mixed with cream cheese is an-i
other tasty combination.
An excellent sweet sandwich Is ma
ple sugar grated and mixed withi
chopped almonds , or marmalade orf
preserved gingered pears make a nicei
filling , chopped fine.
Fish pounded to a paste and mixed !
with a little salad dressing makes )
good sandwiches.
Preserved ginger chopped and )
thinned to spread with some of thej
sirup is another favorite with those' '
who are fond of ginger.
HERE are no birds In lastl
year's nest ;
In last year's cream there are no fllesi
No vain regrets disturb my breast
For aught that In the future lies ;
And last year's birds and last year's.
flies
Have passed the reach of tears and *
sighs.
Bob Burdette.
DON'TS FOR THE BABY.
Don't dance him on your knees until
his little brain is addle * .
Don't pin him into tight bands and *
clothes and then wonder why he cries.
Don't forget that three hundred thou
sand babies die each year before they /
are a year old , in our own United
States.
Don't forget what the baby needs
and not what you would like to do
.for him.
Don't lack courage to forbid promis
cuous kissing of your baby.
Don't forget to feed him regularly.
Don't forget that he needs much
sleep'and much letting alone , lots of
iresh air and sunshine , as does any
young plant
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
An excellent way of cleaning lamp
chimneys Is to hold them over the
spout of the tea kettle full of .boiling
water until they become well steam
ed , then polish with a clean , dry
cloth.
The stems may be quickly removed
from currants by sprinkling them
with a little flour and then rubbing
them between the hands. This takes
much less time than picking them
over , and Is quite as effective.
Try using an old paint brush to put
on stove blacking.
Think every day of beautiful things ,
for if you don't you will soon get so
that there are no beautiful things to
think of.
No matter how house work presses ,
now how much sewing there is to do ,
It will pay to take a little time each
day , if possible at least two or three
times each week , to get out doors and
enjoy the beauty of nature , to draw
in deep breaths of pure , sweet air , so
that the body and spirit may be re
freshed. Work will go better , so that
it pays. Even if things were not done
a woman owes it to herself to pay
some regard to her finer nature. Her
family will appreciate her the more
she values herself. There are home
duties and duties which belong to her
self , and she who honors both Is the >
all around useful , happy woman.
Boiling Water.
If water is boiled in a diving bell , .
where the pressure is 40 or 50 poundsi
a square inch , its temperature will be.
several hundred degrees instead , of 212.
If water is boiling in a near vacuum.
the temperature is so small that the1
liand thrust into the water would ao-
tually feel col < ?