Evening Star Newspaper, April 5, 1921, Page 16

B ) B s el © 16 - b o T S s ¥ e 4 THE- EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1921 FOREFATHERS FOUND TARIFF HARD PROBLEM EVEN IN 1789 Many a musty oddity of forgotten tariff statutes has been turned up by a search of the Capitol archives. This has disclosed that the first Congress assembled under the Constitution faced the same problem. as will the Sixty-seventh, when it meets a week hence—that of enacting a tariff law. The first tariff act was passed on July 4, 1789. Its formal title stat ment of purpose—"for laying a duty on goods, wares and merchandise im- ported into the United States"— carried a bluntness which statesmen for the next hundred years were to avoid. “It is necessary for the support of the government,” this first Congress said._“for the discharge of debts of the United States and for the encour- agement and protection of manufac- turers that a duty be laid upon goods, wares and merchandise imported.” Bill of Two Pages. 1t was just 109 years, the compila- tion shows, before such a straightfo ward statement of purpose about “e couraging and protecting manufac- turers” would be made again in an import tax statute, though the pur- of the twelve months. In 1813, however, the nation went to war with Great 'Britain, and in a Rasty and brief paragraph of a statute Congress announced “an additiopal duty of 100 per cent on all perma- nent duties” to be collected for the duration of hostilities. The tax on imported salt, incidentally, got ub to 20 cents a pound. This was about the end of the early tariff era, according to the compila- tion. For the next forty years most of the acts were labeled “to reduce duties.” This thev plainly did. for the salt tax was piaced at 10 cents a bushel. Congress was fruitful of en- acements “to release from duty iron prepared for railways,” an dthe like. Presidential proclamations reduced schedules even further. One dated February 25, 1858, noted that “vessels and subjects of his holiness the Pope” were no longer to be charged higher customs rates, because reciprocity with the holy see had been arranged. But the tariff came back with the beginig of the civil war. Congri on March 2, 1861. passed “An provide for payment of outstanding Treasury notes.” It was composed of twenty-six pages of tariff schedules. tariff for another pose was most evidently behind most | This length foreshadowed the modern of the scores of following acts. simple was the first bill that it re- quired only two pages of the com- mittee print, against more than 100 |, for the Payne-Aldrich act of 1309. So jera. Civil War Problems. With misplaced optimism, on July 1862. Congress asserted it had (Copyright, 1921, by H. C. registered U. S. }MUTT "AND JEFF—Mutt Bit on This One, Like a Poor Fish. T TALKING ABOE F00D — NOT] NATIONAL, HoLtDAYS: SOAMTI. I ST SAY T uke OYSTER SouP 1IN WINTER, AND FOURTH o€ JuLy IN SurameR! Trade matk . o) BECAvsE T CANT ENIOY EITHER. WITHOWT CRACKERS! —By BUD FISHER ST S E 1 passed “An act increasing, temporari- | Too simple, it probably was, for ;o i 5 W of eny forc 3 h Vel trophies for certain classes. a yoar elor Auanot 10, 113¢—cont |- Sue autles onimporte The ayc. TAKE RIDE IN STOLEN CAR.| ARMY ECONOMY ORDERED. |{iy forcosshostile to the other over| QFFERS HUNTERS TROPHY. | "W 02" Siimirs Swach nearer 1 gress passed “An act making further [ S0E N OE L FECIMARIR (U e the mm———— Shortage of funds for transporta- | In recognizing the abrogation of all e ipr:»-u.lr conditions than a year aga provision for the payment of debts|.ongressional tax-laying vocabulary. Two Men Arrested When Driver | tion of personnel has causell the War |former agreements between Russia (Silver Plate for Winner of Horse | officials pi-paring for the show ex of the United State Weiihithe end of 'the cIvil Wyt ots | Department to restrict movements of {#nd Turkey, Russia further agrees to | pect it to surpass the meets of th Mo deay theyumpose of 4he mext Iréducing import duties went into ef- 1 i Flees From Police. I2aliateal menliai o tos lenRsarvics o s urkishidebt ot Rynsiciacd | Show Event. past few years. ariff bill as it passed on ) - 5 A p ; » E G 5 oth parties promise Lo abstain from : ' 1792, was stated to be “for the rals. |,',’w:l-“}n"'w:;;‘“z:{q'g;'nfm:mg-y“ocgg e Leslic Conrad and Henry Berry, |until after July 1. The order sus. alliances against fhe government of| Mrs. Benjamin H. Warder, widow of i { a farther sum of money for v v > both i pends the return to the Unite Ates ' the other. e: vashing o state the protection of frontiersy evading |\t T as Q*},‘.,.‘;{‘S‘y'.\’i:é‘v;"i,’ii.’f e 56 ,c?:;:ri?”':,‘! ?d":'fr ,"":‘dm'_" at | E e men whose torms of foreign duty | ¢ Other the former Washington real estate | CIRCUS LEAPER DIES. any remarks about protection of in-|5i0n® 2 uch PUhe” Barbary pirates. It ines Tl otme i Bof e i AL BT f man, has offered a costly silver plate| BINGHAMTON., N. Y. Aprl 5~ dustries. Tts :_-1;;]\::(‘:::&;:35?::0:" was called "An act to reduce intérnal -| accpted an m;nauu:. to ride in an|to foreign duty detachments until SALVATIONISTS’ NEW ERA.|:9;}:»;}: phy .rmx:”:} inner :; oree 1?‘ Kelly, l\nl\\u ll:\uf};mn pushel, four and “half cents.” = b8 e . PR . utomobile. hey were surprised | after that date. Rigid economy in —_— | e¥er o ers at the ar the world as cus leaper, died here P e ks ter the Tamous Tripoll | redyetioms Trtermency end HhEned,n | COmmunist Activities in | when ‘tne” arivar, belli Dursued by | the matier of Arms freisnt and ex. | Prohibition Hes Compietely | Hant tum, “uriurs aon \CAAL | 1ise ke, weed cjghiy Scars. During troubles arose and Congress, on |gress eame back. after a century, to e @ policeman, jumped from the car press shipments was also dirccted. 5 | Racing Association, 0 be held on the | his carcer he was connected with sevs March 26, 1701, ‘assed “An act ‘o |Speai “us straiznttorwardiy under| Moers District Calls for | i3m0 streets Jeaving them) | _ Changed Army's Work. | grounds at the Virginia end of Hithe |cral Juge circus combs and B Goitid hinten staimm the Basbary | ooident MoEinler, in 1535 sa i hao . - The _car, the property of the Hum- | REDS SIGN TO AID TURKS. | W YORK. April 5.—Prohibition | way bridge, from May 12 to 17 in-|gave exhibitions before Towers' This act siapped on @ Een | tariff 1abel oMecialiy - wag An net Military Protection. Zier Salse | Compeny 11020 Oonnact —— ({iasleliminatod e Catiation frme 6 o " n Prh 1o beip 3ver eyt horaas, camels : 21 g e 2 n o , been taken from % | e offering of this prize has man to leap over ei orses, came! el i Ao vt st cucourss sithiciiumal feao BY Wiitiam wl Niwn in front of 2110 Bancroft place Sun- |Soviet Russia Pledges Military |Breatest problem. Commander EVAD- | (his olass one of the interesting fea-|and elophants. doing the triple somers d itself to be iemvorary for one |drich ) 1. d‘ 5 s By Cable to The B‘l n “hicago D: \; Ne¢ day morning. A representative of 2 Eelinel BoothJrepoctefiiniiagstate; tures of the program. Melvin C. | sault. e it the titls. proved. 15\ e 190/ Toior B e e e [ e o the firm saw the car on the street | Support Against Allfes. ment of industrial conditions made | Hazen, general manager of the show, | ™ = =i zood to be wasted, Year by vear|words while prelfminary drafts of | COBLENZ Germany, April 5—The|thanged, ‘and. summoned Belicomen | So¥iet Russia pledges military sup-|as a result of a country-wide in-(is confident there will be at least Special 3’\2"‘.';.3"’%&“‘?.‘“‘3}533’ ,’?;?:p?::s = ;‘neavjvor(l:tg;‘g::::s:l:k!:%n:‘me‘befnre'tho Belgian military authorities in the|Nolan. port to Turkey in the cvent the'latter | vestigation. Henceforth the acti fl_l’(yfhors]a‘s ente »d in the competi- Unacted its increased schedules. and | nence. indicate that the MoKimley. |Rhineland have decided to garrison s ol fud the ""“'“d"“"“e““*”"’.Es;‘;‘-’;m::'h\'rs(?r»uéc S cosrding to a|tlea of the army will be directea,|tion foX Ko plate, © O oL TIRES announced it was going after the|Washington precedent will be re- | with armed forces the mines and facs| Colored men. They mave iho mame Summary of the treaty com‘luded!shn said, toward special amusements, [ same owner before it becomes his 30x3! ° “Barbary pirates with a continuation !spected again. tories in the district of Moers, north'|of the person who had invited them |March 16 between the two Eovernz) Tecrestion l‘*“."fl""""‘d'“§ proper Kome | personal property. The winner in the x3Y2 - - of Crefeld, in the Belgian zone of oc- | to t.ntke @ ride and police are search- m‘:l!‘“‘:k’e“j‘o‘;‘e'i;‘;’eo'{h"(;”g“d promises ;‘.‘;’“_“’ ool influences for boys and|fox_hunter class this vear, however. Snap them up! cupation. They hope thus to put an| P8 %or him. to refrain from propaganda among| The future work will be the pre- ;’e’;‘h"‘d the trophy until the next CHAS. E. MILLER, Inc. SHR REVOLTBY TRADE RELA HONS end, to the anomalous labor. situation = | the “Mohammedans in the territory | vention of evil, including the opening | meet. S n . ’ Ly s, = = - Snow, either fallen or falling, is a |under bolshevik control, and ach | of boarding homes and clubs in all | r. Hazen expects to be able to fol- Formerly Miller Bros® Auto Supply House. which developed there about a week ; L : e s S e i & great obstructor of agrees to forbid the passag ties. Jow Mrs. Ward Mer with other | 812 14th St., 4 Doors North of H St . URGED IN LENIN SECRET ORDERS |3 s seouiet 4 - plants and forcibly prevented i able workmen from performing t daily tasks. They mishandled a By the Associated Press. should always be raised at the end |cialist Jabor leader, who opposed th ; [ LONDON. April 5—An undated %fh negotiations with foreign firms. 50"0)'. .'s,ndl proved too much for the & e = e guararitee would not be forth- |German police. document purporting to contain Se- | omine “ang thus the firms would be| Jelgian troops were called upon to | cret, detailed instructions from Niko~| obliged to refuse the orders. . Thig|Dpreserve order. prevent destruction lai Lenin, the Russian bolshevik pre- w:ml: (urnish‘ a useful basis for [and drl;re aw;_‘ay t 01' sgl:tors, bu; % § 5 = i stirrigg up discontent among the |every time they performed this jol mier, ordering soviet trade mlsmo:s Srtas v 13 Svery time Lhey poefommed Moy abroad to stir up revolution is pub-| " Soviet delegates are further in-|peated their performanc Once lished by the London Times. The|structed by the communication to|Small shooting affray occurred and |z document, which is signed “Buttharin | Stay at the best hotels and spare no | the situation in the zone began to gk thid liat tionale -€XPense: also to make efforts to “buy” | grow intolerable. People wondered = Beresin, for E nternationa € the press. Special attention is cajl- [ why disturbances should continue in|=5 executive,” and “Pavlov-V ellng&n. di- | ed to.the importance of arming |the Belgian zone when other districts, ! = rector of the council of action for|workers to serve as a nucleus for|even in the Ruhr valley, were kept| = propaganda in the -east,” says, in|fighting units. quiet. It was important to see that|&= = 2 part: : The Daily Telegraph a'so publigh- | the Germans were glven no excuse “Trade relations must always serve | es the instructions. This newspaper | for diminishing the coal supplies tq - for communistic propaganda. Their | says they were issued to the soviet | France. = % primary object is !Dl‘eidan‘dllwn- trade delegation in Constantinople. Though apparently unpretentious, |&= tent among workers and soldiers and | The London Times, however, repre- | this Belgian move has real signifi- preparing strikes and disturbances. sents the plan of Lenin as being|cance, for it means extensive inter- “Phe point of a state guarantee | world-wide. ference by one of the allies in Ger- | = = man civilian affairs. Heretofore the % x 3 - garrisons on the Rhine have Kkept 1 KALORAMA CITIZENS OPEN |ELDERS BACK OYSTER'S | fficty withi the votpasof il tary law. By virture of the Rhine- DRIVE FOR NEW MEMBERS land agreement of 1920, it was an- o . STAND TO ENFORCE LAWS frounced that the allics’ would enact —_— no measures affedting the civilian l v : population save in so far as it was l Letters From District Commission- | Association of Presbyterian Hnceseiey S10 Soassorre the safety. of g i g ers Laud Efforts of Asso- Churches Promise Support and { % ciations Here. Laud New Commissioner. ADMITS THREE THEFTS. 3 5 ‘ ' Commissioner Oyster's determined : M h % . . . A drive for new members has been etermi| ; opened by the Kulorama GCitizens' as: %514 107 law cnlorcement, a8 wn.|Boy Who Escaped From Training oney 1Isn t everything! If the richest inan in America sociation, under the leadersmp of |y g (TN GRS s = 'y p . e Elders’ Asso- LU < B i o chairman o (e | ineon *of” Washinglon Treshyteriun et e ';“f‘"{;ld cannot eat a square meal, however much he wants it, his real need is : Wells is president of the association. | fyo saapor; 2 Mmeeting last night in Taes charss, D years . . 5 A Whai” the " Dinteios ‘Commmsioncrs | the_ Northminster ‘Chirch. A TISing | and larg for his age, who is feportcd a digestion. He cannot buy one with all his wealth. He knows the think of citizens' associations is re- OIS Was recorded in approval of thel(q have escaped from the National v f ~ . ) Tedlea thre‘e‘!etlencluu received | 3ivided support by the association. | Training School for Boys several days difference between a want and a need! ariph. president of the Hemcd ok clu-| “Washington should be the best|ago, having been sent there for an Italoners. SAiT: o= city‘[pd!h‘e n?lli‘ip for la‘:;, enforce-{ gffense committed jn Louisiana, was i 3 5 . 2 e ot s preuty enerally concedea that [ MR Scciared Wayne B Wheeler of | arreated yesterday by Policeman Too often one’s wants are prone to keep pace with one’s income; the person 'sociations are most in- Rves 8| ice < - - 1 1 % M 1 . : ng. “Congress s back ofth Shelton of the secona precinct. Police 7 - rer- Gispensaple s communtty ke ours g S iCongreas iasbark ot tiaw | ShelfoninC contessed being implicat of ample means buys everything and enjoys n?fthm;fz. He wafllpwsf 11:r’1l over Q 5 o i cd in the robbery of three Piggly 4 P a 3 the valuable services they rendered majority, and ComsTess will SUPROIt| Wiggly stores of 3110, and of haviny abundance and suffers from a surfeit o catye missioner, and for which I have al- |eral officers if they do their duty.”|made ‘unsuccesstul aitempts to rob There are many whose weekly payments for Tays been gratetul. 1 hope 1 may |8, 2210 BT, 0™ o0 %l g | the reformatory being with him. porterhouses would much more than pay for one i=g my present tamursl of afMicels city and a terror to law-breakers.” | NoURE Of DeARIE K heiton to of these splendid pianos; it's a safe bet that all such have no C . Oyster, Commission- | M added ;.| the rear of a Pizgly Wiggly store at . . é . er, wrote this association as follows: | , Alfred D. Calvert wax elected presi- | 1503'7(h street, and he found Richards music in their souls—they have no “need” of a piano. The Advantages to T am heartily in favor of local civic |d¢ent of the Blders' Association for{..3 a companion. He succeeded i associations. the ensuing year. Other officers were é‘z{pmnngfi{cnardq g i e . - V! iti elected as follows: i J d h f I b i e 08 e cacns ot tne | FSSEd 5 VSR, vice prenitane; e - ordan Thriit Clu by William A ‘ountryman, secretary, Shaffer's ing Decorations Invite lf h l f hese asmomrerjomeans, than through | Il ee "Lorants, treasurer; Theodoté | favorable comment. Finest Mowers. you have a iove for music, now ' right to vote or other means of indi_ | F- Sargent, historian, and Stanton J.|900 14th.—Advertisement. = cating our sentiments, and it is only ‘l_’eell«. l.\]‘oh“n hu.s}'gfiey. G}e‘urgi E L. . t . .t l—Luw:& dpflsllb:.e prices. through close co-operation o ith | Crosswell, John S. Sheiry, Fran s 2 tll tim Sahsf 2—Standard merchandise—the Franci heother (i e kive voics 1o |sodaton. 0 = Lowe. Arthur ¥ INSURANCE MAN'SUICIDE. B e 0 ¥y pianor. I our views. This co-operation is best | Gordon, re AW an illlam > Ty i ! 3—Pi kze make obtained through the various civic members of the advisory| wMONTCLAIR, N. J., April 5.—Ezra : = = P s":i‘;lnbl tloower :h:n ‘::':-l‘l’“mmij?“. as s organized here in the De Forcat, teventy rs old, In the formation of this Thrift Club we had a full appreciation - Dvilest of " ey e S T trustee of the Penn Mutual Insurance | 2 “Thrift is common sense ; 3 Eviicke of cxloaling Iomelay ipere that has been made, and it is-my sin.| HOWAT'S TRIAL TOMORROW. |Company of Philadeiphia. committed e el of the fact that oftentimes the people of finer tastes have not o exeoro - m::nd. :; : T cere wish they will continue to grow.” YPTSBURG, Kan., April 5.—Settle- | attic window of his home here. His applied to spending. < 3 2 ) i Col. C. W. Kutz, Engineer Commis- | moat of & steike nt the mines of the | body was found in the driveway by PP —R‘C’IOSE"ELT the means to gratify their wishes. But we also know that such and payment refunded without question, sioner, wrote: 3 | Patton Coal and Mining Company In/ his wife. = . i ave o baatios dit: S d = 6—Privilege of exchanging instrument se- “In view of the political situation in | Pittsburgh since March 22, is .an-| He had been in failing health for e - P _ people have the best of credit; so we have arranged a system lected without charge within 6 months. ‘Washington, where the residents have | nounced. Alexander Howat znd five several years. He recently returned This ‘is the purpose and in- | 5 . . . . 7—10-year guarantee of instrument r- no volce in Congress or in the selec- | other officers of the Kansas Miners' | from a winter in Florida little im- tent of the of long-time payments that is unique in its benefits and ey pu tion of their city- officials, the value | Union are to be tried tomorrow bes | praved. B o amnes. of concerted intelligent community |fore Judge A. J. Curran in district | Mr. De Forest was general agent . advantages. 8—Privilege to make half payments in the ¢ action and opinion cannot be too|conrt here for contempt of court in|in New York of the Penn Mutmal. | 5 Jordan Thrlft club event of sickness, injury or loss of highly estimated. T think It is the |calling the strike in violation of an | Besides the widow, he leaves two 7 ! 5 duty of each individual to take an | injunction - | daughters. = 2 29 e . 4 Active interest in his city's affairs, |—— - E All you who love music for music’s sake—all you of finer taste 9—Cancellation of remaining unpaid pay- and this can best be done through co- = x Z B 5 ments in case of death. gperative effort in a clvic associa- and good judgment—you with good homes and growing 10—Instrument purchased will be. restored The membership drive of the Kalo- — . : . . . = e L or replaced without charge in case of fire. e ey el o e Hale | ’ children and a desire to cultivate the better things of life 11—A stool with a piano without charge. GETREETONN BOYS WK Compm‘e Francis Bacon come and be one of us; become a member of this Thrift Club “—Aglf_""";r p?:nl;en:"il m:‘.g' c-hvrl;nr-mo or L 4 . . y hy €. . - . - and the thing “you most devoutly wished for” shall be yours. | 13—Free delivery within 50 miles, e : Upright Piano s 2 ] ; Rifle Team Beats¥arvard and Co- mese Flakes 5 T Youli)vyelcorpe here is no(; depe.ndenthon t;elamount oé hmone_\ E lumbia Crack Shots. . 5370 you bring; just come and get into the wholesome and hearty e i 0 < spirit of the thing—you will enjoy it as we d gai s St i e with any brand on P oy 5250 Wekly | Spiritof g— joy 0 and be the gainer How to Join vard and Col a4 universities in ! 9 }lelve . Y pame i S e et {| your grocerS shelves Francurbaoy : Wesly B pe e ikt e Natlora) Rifla Assiciation amder! and i1l find th: : 3 send it”at once to our store and you will Whote aumpige the intersotiomate | . you that Player-piano Members Have Three Weeks to Make Selections receive a_membership blank and full infor- f dmstenes «’r‘:v'_::ww :_r\:‘:'x.h o MR 8 . 3 mation about the Jordan Thrift Club. By AT U tieh e eonecacs 5595 ~ . signing the membership application and [he best rifte teams in , Membership Costs Only $1.00 returhing it with the fee of $100, if your in th w..bm”“ iy Pay only $3.75 Weekly J b T application is approved, you will be en- fol 3 s I F is Bs You Should Join Tomorrow titled to every Thrift Club advantage on a Columbia. William H. Hob- rancis acon Y pl_n'chase made any .l"".e within 3 weeks. om0 ey pam Ot Hebe l Al'e S > F]ak Fill out the coupon NOW. George! to Baltimore thys i e, PN Are duperior Co:n es Baby Grand Piano with Johns Hopki University ; ° oo S e e o i In making Post Toasties only the $73 . axative BROMO QUIN Chdce Pay only $5 Weekly Mail This C T part of carefully seleated : ° et Cmepon oyl et T RoMO ) e ; : { CITES HIGHWAY PERILS. | ed ro]JCed a§d toaétedtz a crisp / G Street at 13th T3 ! 'y i & o Special Dispateh to The star ; 5 : ot 2 Arthur Jordan Piano Co., SR MARLBORO, April 5 i appetlzmg brown. pecial Bargains Washington, D: C. - G Street at 13th, sprieg term of the eircult court for ! £ I 3 ¢ “ Washington, D. C. e cenrees comy e ere oo |\ Miflfons eat POST TOASTIES i o v e ' terday, with Judges Fillmore Beall and { 4 5 Pla: Pian Homer L. Kitt, Sec.-Treas. Without any obligation whatever on B. Marris Camalier on the bench. In because tbey bke em! yers: 00 my part you may send me full particulars charging the grand jury Judge Beall : Chickering Upright. .. ..$150! about the Jordan Thrift Club. dlled especial attention to several Kimball_Upright _$85 i : : cases where persons leaving their Foster Player...........$350 Liberal Allowance Made on Exchange for Your l Piaso Lomes but for a few hours have been Meidorf Player.........$450 . . . I am interes in Player-piané {(check one) e iy Old Silent Upright Piano 0. infecested Inig i d The jJudge declared it was almost | | 5 dangerous to travel over the highways, aman ' «nd stated that the newly ornmlual < Name ..ceeieoecerionmmemsereressonesaenss tate police force should have the co- ration of the local officers. | Add If these highwaymen are caught | . o ITESS teeeecvsvsecsscsncsascscsesonsnnas And convicied ) tha) Conrt ean be numl Open Evenings Until 9 O’Clock ek upon to do its duty,” declared Judge 3 . Eeall 0