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26TH'YEAR HOUSTON TEXcYB. MONDAY SEPTEMBER 26 1910.
PRICE. 5 CENTS.
REPUBLICAN PARTY
SlmT TO interior cities
OUTLOOK IS
Untied States Treasury Department Gave as Reasons tor Their Predictions of No
Money Panic: the Bumper Oops Everywhere the Large Dividends
-Id Be Paid by industrial Concerns and the Large Ship-
menls of Gold (Expected From England. v
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Decided Slump in Demand for Their Literature
Since Maine Changed Her Politics.
Members and Delegates ftepcesenting 308000
: : t MenVoted to Take Concerted Action. ;
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THE BALLOT BOX
Proper Place to Settle Labor
Question Said Stone.
QUESTIONS WILL BE SENT
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To tbe Caodldites For State and
i' Nitlooal Offices;
INCREASED FREIGHT RATES
pit Four Branches of the.&aihray
. Unions Will Hare Bepresenta-
vr tiro at Hearing! to Adto-
cate Increase;
(Associated Press Report.)
- " KSW YORK. September 16. For the
0rt time in th. history of railway un-
' tone member and delegate repcesent-
tt A1 AAA mmi a. (hk fmi ! AIvIb.
; Ion of railway employe In the East rot'
to take concerted action in Katlonai and
1.1
v "The proper place to aettle question
affecting labor la at the ballot bos." said
V Warren 8. Stone of Cleveland. Ohio
grand chief of the Brotherhood of Looo-
; tnotir. Engineers. "Whatever your po-
litical affiliation do not let the party
line blind you to your true interest or
.;' prevent you from doing what you think
la bait and right. See that the men you
vote for stand for the right principles.
' Regardless of party rapport those men
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Bet only be doing the beet thing for your-
serrea but for the public
. -TW la not political move at all. a
ff generally tuderstood. but a move to
fcat away from -the old fines of partisan
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- . W5NT OUT QUESTIONS.
Iivpurauanee of this plan the meeting
f led Send et a eerie of eight one.
- to the But and National eandi-
ateaTpnrtInaiinytd an4Matea for. the
' l4latUMMl etiA TnrtalaA nt t.m h t 1 1 1
asking; for a definite attitude and the
universal adoption or safety appliances
and an employers' liability law where
uch does not already exist; company
pension for superannuated employes;
hours of labor and other matters of kin-
dred Interest
This catechism will be drafted by W. O.
le of Cleveland president of the Broth-
erhood of Railway Trainmen end A. B.
Oarretson of Cedar Rapids Iowa presi-
dent of the Order of Railway Conductors
and by them distributed to all executive
officers of subordinate unions and local?.
There were 3000 members and delegates
at th. meeting today representing the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen th.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Englnemen and the Order of Railway
Conductors. They met by agreement to
define their attitude toward the applica-
tion of the railways now before the Inter-
atate commerce commission for Dermis.
Ion to Increase rates and. as had been
expected they passed resolution favor-
ing an increase.
FOR INCREASED RATES.
Tt was decided that "this representa-
tive meeting of the railway brotherhoods
request our chief executives to appear
before the Interstate commerce commis-
sion during the rate hearing .state our
case and support the proposals to reason
able increase of the eYlatins- m.. "
The executive board of Brotherhood of
Engineers of Pennsylvania representing
10000 engineers which recently conclud-
ed sessions In Harrlsburg Pa. attended
the meeting today In a body and reported
resolutions which It was claimed typified
the attitude on the rate question of the
railway employes In general as expressed
In many other scattered resolutions. They
finft that .ha ..ptma r 1 1 n.. .. I
- -. nit? lanuiu i 1 1 1 " . J
by whom our members are employed have
recently enormously increased their op-
erating expenses and fixed charges by
reason of a general Increase in wages
and the Increased cost of material and
in the Incessant demand of the publlo for
improved facilities and service."
In a letter to M. Flannery chairman of
the executive committee of the engineers
at Buffalo Chief Stone expresses him-
self In thorough sympathy with th. move-
jnent
"One thing Is sure" he writes "If the
rati roads are to continue to exist some
wty must be found to meet the constant-
ly Increasing demand on their gross
earnings."
HEAD TO STAY OUT OF EACE.
Declined to lead Democrats in Ten-
nessee This Fall.
(Aisociated Frtss Report.)
. BOSTON September 25. James M.
Bead of Brookltne a former mayor of
taahvlUe Tenn. who was recently urged
by the democratic State committee of
Tennessee to stand as candidate for gov-
. ernor of that State upon returning from
th South tqday said he had decided not
' to become a candidate.
He said that business reasons as well
a the wishes of Mrs. Head Influenced
bint not to accede to the proposition.
- i taaai
Mrs. Francis Sankey Dead.
lAuociated Preti Report.)
NEW YORK. September 25 Mrs.
Francis Victoria Sankey. widow of Ira
D. Banker the ainaina evanaellsL died
Vsrly today at her home la Brooklyn. She
a It an old.
SUMMARY OF NEWS
THE WEATHES.
lAiiociated Prett Report.)
WASHINGTON September II. East
Texaspartly cloudy and cooler Monday;
Tuesday generally fair; moderate varia-
ble winds. '
West Texas- Partly cloudy and cooler
Monday; Tuesday fair.
Louisiana Generally fair Monday and
Tuesday; cooler in north; variable-winds.
Oklahoma Rain and cooler Monday;
Tuesday fair and warmer.'
Domestic
THE demand for republican literature haa
taken a slump since Maine went demo-
cratic. ADVERSE railroad new had a depress-
ing effect on various market during
th past week.
THE first 'political battle of the year win
be fought tn Massachusetts Tuesday
and Wednesday.
THE National league of republican club
will hold a meeting in- New York Fri-
day and Saturday.
NEW ORLEANS railroad has secured an
injunction against the striking freight
clerks to prohibit them interfering with
the company's business. '
IT la unlikely there will be a shortage of
money this fall In any part of the
united States according to tbe United
State treasury department
THE nurse who attened Eva Swan fol-
lowing an operation made a full con-
fession of her knowledge of tbe crime
implicating Dr. -lames Grant
DR. TEMPLE SMITH a prominent phy-
sician was shot and dangerously
wounded at Lake Charlea and his wife
i arrested charged with the deed.
THE republican congressional campaign
committee has decided to furnish speak-
er to assist progressives as well as
regular republicans in the campaign.
INTEREST in the New York republican
convention to meet at Saratoga haa
shifted from' the temporary chairman-
ship to the manner of platform to be
adopted.
MEMBERS and delegates representing
101000 men of the four brancnes ot the
railway unions voted unanimously to
take concerted action in State and Na-
tional politics.
THE senatorial commission to Investi-
gate the charges against Senator Lo ri-
mer will open its session In Chicago to-
day. Representative Charles A. White
being the flrt witness.
Texas.
HENRY SCHRADER was killed by a
train near Martin Saturday night
THE RIO GRANpa haa fallen ttt feet
dart; th past twenty-tour hours.
HON. a B. COLQUITT will make sto- re-
. ply to the speech of the republican gub-
ernatorial candidate.
VISITINCI PRESBYTERIAN MINISTKRS
preached at the various- churchesln
Jacksonville yesterday.
A POSTPONEMENT of the Galveston
Wharf company case Is proposed by
the railroad commission.
EMIL BOHLEN of Hondo was found
dead from a gunshot wound supposed
to have been accidentally self-innictt-d.
C. C. HARTLEY -sheriff and tax collect-
or of Val Verde county was suspended
from office by Judge Douglas of the
8lxty-tliird district on petition of tlireo
of his bondsmen.
GALVESTON COTTON MEN and steam-
ship agents scout the report that Texas
cotton will be diverted in great quanti-
ties from that port to New Orleans on
account of an alleged congestion.
Railroads.
A MEETING of representatives of the
Trinity and Braxos Valley railroad was
held at Teague yesterday to dlscua and
perfect plans for handling cotton during
the current season.
Sport.
COACHES of the various college football
teams are well pleased with the work-
ings of the new rules.
NEARLT fifty contestants have been en-
tered In the Vanderbllt cup race which
will be run on Long Island.
EIGHT foreign balloon pilots have ben
announced for the international balloon
rsce for the Gordon Bennett cup which
will start from St. Louis October K
Houston.
SECOND DAY'S SESSION of the Sun-
day school convention was largely at-
tended. REV. W. L. MrNHALL of Philadelphia
preached at St. Paul's Methodist church
Sundsv.
EIGHTEEN HUNDRED Sunday school
attendants paraded the streets of Hous-
ton Sunday afternoon.
THE second annual conference of the
city and county health officers will be
convened In Houston today.
THE DEATH of Samuel T. Mcllhennv
in New Orleans is being Investigated
by Houston friends . and relatives
R - FREDERICK HI'HNS of the Bap-
l?i.v. Snple . of ' Houston Heights
preached an interesting sermon Sun-
LOaiMEE INVESTIGATION.
Representative White Most Import
x tant Witness.
(AuocuUed Prut Retort.)
CHICAGO. September .-Senator Mor-
gan G. Bulkeley of Connecticut arrived
here today. fllHn the roster of the sena-
torial commission on the election of
Senator William Lorlmer of Illinois with
th. exception of Senator James B.
Frailer of Tennessee.
It Is the plan of the committee to pro-
ceed in the Inquiry tomorrow morning
with State Representative Charlea A.
White who charges that he was paid
I1O0O to vote for Senator Lorlmer. as the
first witness.
It Is definitely known that Representa-
tive H. J. C. Berkemeyer. also a demo-
cratic legislator who voted for Senator
Lorlmer. has been notified to appear to
testify.
In Its first open session the committee
through Its chairman. Senator Julius C.
Burrows of Michigan gave Attorney
Alfred S. Austrian representing the Chi-
cago Tribune permission to appear in
the hearing and also allowed Senator
Lorlmer to be represented by his counsel
former Judge Elbridge Hancey.
No definite announcement of th. rules
which will govern the admission of testi-
mony has been made by the committee
which under the power Inherent in It
is the sol Judge of it method of procedure.
(Autxit&iPrutRtrrt.) "
WASHINGTON. September . It la
unlikely that there win be any shortage
of money this fall anywhere in the United
States. Thl la not to be construed as a
promise to any particular individual but
1 th large personal view of the treas-
ury department whose hand la on th
pulse of the nation' financial and busi-
ness life and represent the opmion of
official who constantly watch for symp-
toms of any stringency. In their opinion
the danger mark if there actually ha
been one during several month paat
ha been put astern. They gave these
reason for their prediction Of plentiful
money:
Primarily the bank saw what looked
like a money shortage coming everal
month ago. They knew they could ex-
pect no help from the United States
treasury such as they got In 190 and
prepared themselves. They have- piled
up gold built up reserves and cut down
risky loans and bonds of other securities
which might not be easy to sell have
been turned Into money. New loans have
been closely scrutinized.
FORTIFIED WITH A RESERVE.
By doing all that the banks have forti-
fied themselves against an emergency.
How well they did it was seen last wek
when 110000000 was moved out of New
York to other banks and done very easily.
Panics foreseen never come financiers
say? Money la plentiful In England. end-
on tbe continent of Europe. That is al-
ways said to be a good sign in making
a prediction for this country.
Nearly every crop In this country this
year Is reported to be a bumper one.
Corn will set a new record. Four-fifths
of the crop has been gathered so the
chances of loss from frost Is small. The
oat crop is the greatest In years.
The cotton crop will be 1000000 bales
A FATAL SHOOTING
DR. TEMPLE SMITH OF LAKE
CHARLES THE VICTIM.
His Wife Was Taken Into Custody
and the Wounded Man Has
Slight Chance for Recovery.
(Houston Poet S fecial)
LAKE CHARLES. La. September 25.
As a result of a family quarrel Dr. Tem-
ple Smith president of th. Lake Charles
board of health and for fifteen years
a leading physician of this city. Is lying
mortally wounded at St. Patrick's sani-
tarium. The wound was Inflicted with
a .3Q-caliber revolver. Mrs. Smith his
wife. Is In custody. The shooting which
has created the greatest kind of a sen-
sation In 1-ake Charles occurred at the
Smith residence corner of Washington
and tVmmo streets shortly after 7
o'clock this morning. Two shots were
fired only one taking effect. This en-
tered Dr. Smith's body 1n the right side
puncturine the intestines. It is not be-
lieved that he tan possibly recover
though he is resting easily tonight and
Is perfectly conscious. The neighbors
were attracted to the Smith home by the
reporls from the revolver. Those who
first reached tho scene say tjiat Mrs.
Smith was standing near the dining room
table with the revolver still In hand as
they entered. Pr. Smith had fallen Into
a chair in the bedroom and as groan-
ing. CAUSE OF THE SHOOTING.
.Mrs. Smith was slightly excited and
exclaimed a number of times "He struck
me and I shot him; yes. I shot him. He
struck me." The ambulance was hur-
riedly summoned and In less than twenty
minutes after the shooting occurred Dr.
Smith was removed to St. Patrick's sani-
tarium. It was expected that he would
succumb before he reached the hospital
but stranue as it may appear the in-
jured man never lost consciousness snd
displayed remarkable nerve. He was
Immediately taken to the operating room
where he was examined and the natur
of his injury pronounced fatal.
Dr. Smith's stepson. Dr. C. Adams of
Hayes pity was wired to and reached
the city In an automobile. Soon after
the arrival ef Dr. Adams Dr. Smith
made his will. Neither of the principals
In the affair would see or discuss the
shooting with the newspsper men. It
was learned however that Dr. Smith
and nig wife both made statement to
the officers. The cause of the trouble
was a family difference.
REQUESTED THAT WIFE GO FREE.
Dr. Smith's first request of the officers
was not to place his wife under arrest
even though he should die aa a result
of his wound. "I believe she acted
hastily and I think she will realise In
time what she has done. I do not think
I was to blame." Dr. Smith Is quoted
as saying. "I do not want her arrested.
That will do no one any good now" he
continued. Tonight Dr. Smith Is suffer-
ing considerable pain from his wound
but all indications are in his favor. His
attending physicians however hold out
but little hope for his recovery as blood
poisoning and other complications are
feared.
Mrs. Smith was taken into custody late
this afternoon by Sheriff Reld. She was
not taken in Jail but will remain at the
home of Deputy Sheriff C. B. Perkins on
South Ryan street until th extent of Dr.
Smith's injuries are determined. Th.
Smiths were married In Texas over twen-
ty years ago. About eighteen years sgo
they moved to Calcasieu parish and lo-
cated at West Lake where Dr. Smith
opened a drug store and practiced his
profession. About ten year ago they
moved to Lake Charles. Dr. Smith is
49 years of age. Mrs. Smith Is probably
43. though she appears much younger.
Dr. Smith Is a native Of Missouri but
as b has refused to mako any statement
for publication the town of his birth
can not be obtained. Mrs. Smith is a
native at Texas.- They hav mo ohUdrea.
greater than it was last year. Nearly ail
other crops sr. reported very large.
Next month it la estimated investors
an .over th country will receive nearly
(U0.000.gM in olvldend checks from Indus-
trial railroad and other corporations.
That wUI add of course to th. money
generally m circulation.
The record crops Is one argument
against a money shortage because they
mean that the United States will have
a great amount of goods and manufac-
turing materials to sell to Europe.
MORE GOLD IS COMING.
Europe In the meantime will be selling
material to America but undoubtedly not
to th extent it did last year and there-
fore will owe Americans money. This
will be paid In gold which will come
across th ocean In bars. The banks will
'take It to the United States mints or
sub-treasuries to be stored away In the
vaults and gold certificates will be Issued
to represent Thus several more millions
of dollars wUI come Into circulation for
business.
This Is what financiers call "the bal-
ance of trade and In such an Instance
It would be "In our favor." If the re-
verse were true. If crops had been poor
and Europe sold the United States more
than it bought the United States would
hav to pay th difference In gold as It
did hi" August to the extent of J3.00O.O0O
and the ''balance of trade" would be
against us.
PANAMA CANAL EXPENSE.
The question may be asked why the
trade could not help the banks now as
It did In IMS. Because It has not the
money. The expense of digging the Pan-
ama canal la from 12000000 to $4000000 a
month and Is a great drain on the na-
tion's ready cash.
It was the intention to build the canal
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FOUL PLAY FEARED
INVESTIGATE SUDDEN DEATH
of a T. MTLHENNY.
Cirenmstanoes of His Demise in
New Orleans Aroused Suspicion
. of Friends in Houston
On th ppoltion that Samuel T. Mc-
Iihenny of Houston who died In New
Orleans. Friday came to his death
through other than natural causes an
Investigation of the olrcumstanee sur-
rounding his death and a port mortem
examination of the brain was ordered
Sunday by Attorney S. Taliaferro acting
for tho young man's father S. K. Mc-
Ilhenny. The facts on which the Investi-
gation Is based and which aroused th.
suspicion of his relatives and friends in
Houston are these: An abrasion ap-
proximately the slxo of a quarter above
the right eye appeared definitely on the
body; a sum of money which had been
sent him last week by his father was
missing.
Samuel Mcllhenny died Friday evening
in the Charity hospital in New Orleans
Just a few moments after he had been
taken there by ambulance from a house
at 723 Conll street. Physicians who at-
tended the young man at the hospital
and who were with him at the time of
his death stated that the cause was
uremia from a series of uremislc con-
vulsions which he had suffered during the
late afternoon and early evening.
FUNERAL WAS PRIVATE.
The body together with the death cer-
tificate was sent by express Friday
evening from New Orleans and arrived
In Houston Saturday. It was taken to
the Westhelmer undertaking parlors and
here it was viewed by the relatives and
friends who at once decided on an In-
vestigation. The services of Dr. Sydney
Smith of the Houston infirmary staff
were enlisted with the result that a part
of the brain above the right eye in-
cluding the part of the body on which
appeared the abrasion was removed and
Is now undergoing examination. For this
reason the funeral which was held Sun-
dsy afternoon was private.
STATEMENTS REFUSED.
Dr. Sydney 8mlth. who la conducting
the medicsl examination absolutely re-
fused to make a statement. He did not
deny however that the examination Is
In progress. Inquiries were referred to
Sinclair Taliaferro and T. H. Botts who.
Dr. Smith said are in charge of the af-
fair. Both Captain Taliaferro and Mr. Botts
refused to make a statement
Just how much money Mr. Mcllhenny
had and Just how much of It Is missing
the Investigators refuse to state. It was
learned however that the sum was up-
wards of $1000 and bad been ent by S. K.
Mcllhenny to his son last week that a
pending business deal might be closed.
A report from Dr. Smith will probably
be made today. Jt is believed that if
death resulted from violence of which
the abrasion above the eye was an cut-
ward sign the microscopic examination
will reveal the fact. Further Investiga-
tion of the case depends entirely upon the
result ot the post mortem.
New Orleans Coroner's Verdict.
CHoutton PoISfecIJ
NEW ORLEANS September It. The
death of S. K. Mcllhenny was TuUy In-
vestigated by the detectives ottos the
day It occurred. Chief Reynold says to-
night that the report reached htm that
Mcllhenny had been beaten.
Thursday Mcllhenny was ill and Friday
nd was sent to the hospital where he died
within an hour of his arrival. Assistant
Coroner Oroetch gave the certificate of
uraemia and at the hoapltal it was stated
that an examination of his urine con-
firmed the diagnosis. H waa la con vol -ton
when admitted.
with borrowed money obtained from
sales of Panama canal bonds. But for
many reasons bonds could not be sold on
favorable terms and Uncle Sam has been
paying his canal workers out of his cash
drawer until now the canal owes the
treasury 1125.000000.
One of the best reasons why treasury
officials believe there will be no money
stringency Is that the national banks are
preparing themselves to Issue $00000000
extra currency as the emergency cur-
rency law provides. If they have to.
Through the efforts of Secretary Mac-
Veagh banks In most of the large cities
have prepared themselves and others are
getting ready. Mr. MacVeagh believes
the common knowledge that such an im-
mense sum tf available would stop any
general movement to take money out of
banks and hoard It In stockings.
The stockholders and bondholers of th.
corporations of the country have fared
well during the summer and In October
they will receive $163000000 In dividends
and Interest This Is an Increase of
$$000000 over October of 1909 and of
$29000000 over the same month of 1908.
Dividends payable to October aggre-
gate over $86976000 as against $83437-
000 In 1909 and $67.420.000. in 1908. Among
the large dividend payments to be made
are $3349250 on New York Central
$4090070 on Southern Pacific common
and $4982557 on Union -.Pacific common.
American tobacco preferred disburses
$1180336 and General Electric tt3o3i7.
Interest payments aggregate $73218000
as against $70686000 In 1903 and $63616-
000 In 1908.
During the ten months of the cur-
rent year there will have been paid out
approximately $1354504000 which com-
pares with $1195354000 for 1909 and
I $1052729000 In 1908.
INTEREST SHIFTED
MANNER OF PLATFORM IS PAR-
AMOUNT QUESTION.
The "Old Guard" Believes They
Will Be Able to Defeat Roose-
velt's Plans.
(AteodaUi Pren Retort.)
SARATOGA.-?. T.. September 25. -The
battle between the old guard republicans
add the progressives for control of the
party through the State convention which
convenes here Tuesday continued unabat-
ed today but Interest hs shifted from
th Sherman-Roosevelt fight for the tem-
porary chairmanship to the manner of
platform that will be adopted with spe-
cial emphasis on the direct nomination
plank. The first real skirmish is looked
for when the State committee meets to-
morrow. Although it has been an-
nounced by the progressive leaders that
lu all probability the committee would
not be asked to reconsider its vote by
which Vice President Sherman was se-
lected over Theodore Roosevelt for tem-
porary chairman it v. as said tonight
that the old guard would tale the bull
by the horns snd force the Issue on their
account. This indicates that the old
guard believes itself as still safely en-
trenched In the committee while the
reason advanced Is that the committee
owes Itself a formal vindication for Ita.
a tion in view of the aspersions that
hae been iast upon It by Colonel Roose-
velt's friends the latter say that the
real purpose is to harass and embarrass
the colonel by placing the committee on
record for a second time that heis not
tho choice for temporary chairman.
OLD GUARD STILL CONFIDENT.
Though Indications tonight pointed to
a safe control of the convention by the
Roosevelt forces a report from old guard
headquarters was to the effect that only
I forty v0(es were ne.ded Jwlne
convention into the Sherman line.
Members of the old guard were saying
tonight that a line up on the temporary
chairmanship Is a very different proposi-
tion from a line up on tho platform
which commit a party to certain far-
reaching principles. Even though Roose-
velt should win the championship they
claim It by no means follows that a
platform dictated by him will be adopted.
New York delegates who will vote for
him either from personal choice or from
instructions they assert are Irrevocably
opposed to the principle of direct nomi-
nations. TAFT INDORSEMENT.
It is also rumored that trouble is likely
to arise over the Taft Indorsement. No
opposition has developed to an Indorse-
ment of the president's administration
but there are hints that the old guard
mav attempt to put the republicans of
New York State through the convention
on record as Indorsing the nomination
of Taft two years hence.
Representative Bennett of New York.
one of the threo men whom Mr. Griscom
has named as measuring up to the
Roosevelt standard of gubernatorial tim-
ber arrived today and stated that his
name positively would be presented lu
tho convention.
UNUSUAL RETRIBUTION.
Man Who Had Shot Sweetheart
Killed by Train.
lAssocotei Presi Retort.)
OSKALOOSA. Iowa September 25.
Swift and unusual retribution overtook
William Boston todsy after he had shot
and probably fatally wounded Susan Los-
on. 29 years of age at Cricket Iowa.
Pursued by friends of the woman who
had Jilted Boston the man fled through
the woods and attempted to board a mov-
ing train. Out of breath and made un-
steady by fear apparently Boston fell
under the wheels of the car and was
ground to death.
PAYNE TARIFF LAW
STATEMENT OF AD VALOREM
DUTIES PAID.
Comparisons Made Dealing With
Eleven of the Great Group of
Imports in 1910.
(Associated Press Retort.)
WASHINGTON September 25. The
operation of the Payne-Aldrlch tariff law
for one year show that tbe average ad
valorem of duty paid on imports of all
classes was 1.66 per cent lower than un-
der the Dlngley law which was In force
for tho previous year. The comparison
was made by the bureau of statistics of
the department of commerce 4nd labor
for the year ended June SO 1909 and 1910.
The recent revision of the tariff haa
been the subject of so much dissension
In political circles that these figures are
expected to attract wide attention. The
comparison deals with the eleven great
groups of Imports lumber sugar fruits
and nuts liquors chemicals silk manu-
factures cotton manufactures. Iron and
steel tobacco wool manufactures and
fibres manufactures which aggregate
about two-thirds of the total dutiable
Imports into the United States.
It Is demonstrated by the comparison
that more than $100000000 worth of goods
were Imported in 1910 under the new law
In excess of the total in 1909 under the
Dlngley law; that the revenues In the
last year exceeded those of 1909 by about
$30000000 and the average ad valorem
rate ol duty paid was only 41.49 as com-
pared with 41.15 under tbe old law.
The value of the principal dutiable arti-
cles or groups of articles Imported duties
collected and the average ad valorem
rates of duty in 1910 as compared with
1909 foUows:
Sugar In 1909. value $93179021; duty
paid $56162788 average 10.18 per cent
In 1910. value $101435108; duty paid.
$57024675; average 66.22 per cent
Wool and manufacture In 1909 value
$52807241; duty. $M.8l.tl7; rat 61.lt.
In 191. value $70716917; duty 410091!
rate 69.21.
Cotton manufacturers In UN val a ttl.-
902.662; duty $U.00.401 rate 6341; ta
1910 value $67918880 duty $JM7l7i
rate 56.05.
Fibers and manufactures in 1909 value
$50285870. duty $18438161 rate 16.59;
In 1910 value $61440741 duty 122427(70
rate 1(50.
Iron and steel In 1909. value $21.(2((
duty $8216063 rate 18; In 1910 value
$37458288 duty $12375246. rate 22.94.
Silk In 1909. value $304863(7 duty $16-
186.121 rate 63.09; In 1910. value $33683-
667. duty $17678021 rate 62.43.
Tobacco in 1909. value $27132028. duty
$23269468. rate 85.13; In 1910. value $20-
481.469 duty $26124339 rate 79.14.
Chemicals. In 1909. value $31817870.
duty $7.30.3?6. rate 23.13; In 1910. value
$30934401. duty $7246884 rate 23.42.
Liquors In W value $2185363 duty
$16650113. rate 71 10. In 110 value $23-
896.158. duty $17672325. rate 71.54.
Fruits and nuts ia 1909 value $16818-
802 duty $6173126. rate 16.56; in 1910
value (21.323.010. duty $8438765. rate
S9.76.
Lumber in 1909. value $20462941. duty
$2296608. rate 11. 22; In 1910. value $22.-
768077 duty $2070.(41. rate 8.71.
All thr duitable Imports in 190). value
$251325002 duty $74002286. rate 29 24; In
1910. vBlue $283828852. duty $77105514
rate 27.24.
Total dutiable Imports m 1909 value
$682265867 dutv $294377360. rate 43.15;
in 1H10. value $786315237. duty $326238-
(05 rate 41.49.
PRIMARIES IN OREGON.
" 1
Westn Democrat and Bowerman
Republican Nominees.
(Associated Press Retort.)
PORTLAND. Ore.. September 2S. Re
turns from the primaries held throughout
Oregon yesterday Indicate that A. W.
l.afferty. Insurgent and anti-assembly
has secured the republican nomination
for congress from the Second district
by 2000 plurality. In the First district
W. ". Hawley. Incumbent the assembly
candidate and standpatter was renomi-
nated by about 300 majority over his
Insurgent opponent.
For governor Jay Bowerman the as-
sembly candidate for the republican
nomination won by about 1200 plurality.
The nominees for the legislature from
Multonah county (Portland) are over-
whelmingly in favor of "statement No.
1" the pledge of a legislature to support
the popular nominee for United States
senator regardless of the nominee's party
affiliations.
In the State at large the victory of the
"statement No. 1" candidates has
not been so nearly unanimous but the
majority of the republican nominees
throughout the 8tate are Jwlleved to be
pledged.
The democrats put up . a legislative
ticket In few counties and the victorlou
candidates are practically all pledged.
Oswald West won the democratic nomi-
nation for governor.
NASHVILLE PAPERS JOINED.
American and Tennessean Consoli-
dated First Issue Today.
(Associated Press Retort.)
NASHVILLE. Tenn. September B.
The office of the Nashville American was
closed tonight thst paper being consol-
idated with the Nashville Tennessean un-
der the name of the Tennessean and
American. The first Issue of the new
publication appears tomorrow morning
being gotten out at the Tennessean plant
by the Tennessee Publishing company
of which Luke Lea of Nashville is presi-
dent. The announcement by It I that It 1
democratic and always will be but ill
support B. W. Hopper republican and
fusion candidate for oramoc -
DEMOCRATS ACTIVE'
A Growing Interest in De-
mocracy Everywhere . ;
t :
CAMPAIGN BOOKS GOING'
Into What Was Regarded; Solid
. Republican Territory : f
PRESIDENT IS FEELING BLUE?
A Leading Republican Official Saidy
That Taft Is Not Pleased With X.
tho Recent Political :;
Happenings. v'
in ouston ross s oecvu. 1 i
Washington D. C. September tti- ;
uuniiinnn b i i ii n ii i inuii nnuonK lira .
their party In the approaching oongres-' -
ional elections and the bright prospect
of the democracy the Washington branch '
of thft rennhllnan cfinaiuMtntial oamnalsn .
committee haa reduced its office fore
been told their services were no longer
needed say that since Maine went demo
cratlc and Washington practically did th "
aame thing by nominating Polndexter for i
governor the demand for the republican
campaign literature has slumped to uch
an extent aa to Justify only th employ- t
1111. k Ul 111 1 W M UIU Wl V. VIWU WUIIW
the republicans are reducing their vrork- '
ins; force the. democratic congressional '
campaign committee ia In ere easing th .
number of its clerks. In order to meet thai 3
growing demand for literature of the dam- f
ocratlc sort The campaign book re-
cently Issued by the d em ocratlc congre-' '
tonal committee are going Ilk hot cakes
and a notable faot In this connection 1a ;
Ha mr am V.4 - " faitf. Hnl-i V
atonal ' districts heretofor "regarded as
normally republican. . ' i i !. :
' A'- leading; : repnbUcan official . who
oaued at th Whit Hous this afternoon. '
I saying; tonight that tmr president i
lookin decidedly Mue". aa a mult vl re-
cent eolltical smsenlnga. ' f; r ' - .
FIRST POLITICAL BATTLE
zs
Of the Tear Will Be Fought in
Massachusetts Tuesday.
(Associated Press Report.)
Boston Mass.. September 24. The. first
political battle of the year In Masaachu- -sttsw1ll
be fought Tuesday and Wednes-
day of this week when primaries for the " .
election of' delegates to various conven-
tions will be held by the two principal'.;
parties and direct nominations will bo
made in several congressional senatorial
and representative districts. t
Joins primaries In eleven cities and two
towns and all the democratic primaries)
will be held Tuesday with the remaining
republican primaries th following day. V
There la no contest for places on th
republican State ticket which will be
headed for ' a third time by Governor .
Rben 8. Draper and the chief tntrt
In the primaries rests In the personnel of
th delegates to tbe democratic Stat V
convention where former State Senator .
Jams H. Vahey. who has twice led th .
party's fight for Eugene L Fees the victor
In the famous fight in th Fourteenth"'
congressional district last March; Mayor. .
John F. Fitzgerald of Boston and former T
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury t
Charles S. Hamlin are expected to strug- -
gle for tbe gubernatorial nomination.
Congressman John A. Kellher Joseph F.
O'Connel and Andrew J. Peter are also
strongly opposed for the democrat lo re-
nomination. '
Insurgency figure but little m the re-
publican ranks the efforts of Congress-
man Butler Ames of Lowell to capture
the seat of United States Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge whose term expires next
March being th chief contest In that
party.
THE REPUBLICAN CLUBS.
Meeting-Will Be Held in New Tork
Friday and Saturday.
(Houston Post Special.)
NEW TORK. September 23. Plan
ware announced tonight for the conven-
tion of the National League of Republl( -can
club to be held In New York Fri-
day and Saturday next Participating -In
the function of the convention will be ;
President Taft Colonel Roosevelt about'
fifteen republican governors twenty
United States senatars and thirty mem-
bers of th lower house of congress. In . '
addition there will be several hundred .
delegate representing every State in the
Union.
The feature of the convection will be a
dinner Saturday night In honor of Presl-
dent Taft. when covers for 2100 will be ;
set The president's speech according
to the league's announcement probably -will
be the keynote of the fall campaign ;
setting forth it Is expected additional .
irvumuit. tn thnM tvintAlned In his tat
ter to Chairman McKlnley of the repub-
lican congressional committee.
Colonel Roosevelt will address the con- t
ventlon Friday afternoon and there will : .
be a reception to President Taft at the;
republican club the same day. The ses-
slons ot the convention will be held at."
Carnegie hall. f
NO DISCRIMINATION.
Speakers Will Be Furnished RepuW
lican Insurgents. . . - t J
(Associated Pre Retort) fJ "
CHICAGO September 15. Member of '
th National republican Congressional
committee from th: Central State (net '
here today in a campaign conference. v.f
Following th " ooxUereno. CtuUnaan
McKlnley tarad statement tn which he'
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