New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 11, 1916, Page 9

NEW. BRITAIN Treany DAILY HERALD, T U LOouUs OPPOSE MILES AS CAVALRY OFFIGER Thre¢ States Want Capt. Roberts at Head of Horsemen (Spectal ‘Washington, to be a mixup to Herald.) July 11.—There seems over the high officers of the New England National Guard cavalry regiment, which has been called out by the president for duty in connection with the Mexican crisis. That regiment includes one squadron ach from Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Lieut. Gen. Nelson A. A., retired, and Massachusetts recommended Lieut. Sherman Miles of the regular field artillery for licutenant colonel of the England cavalry regiment. After assignment had been made pro- were received by Senator Lodge chusetts from Massachusetts officers on duty at EI Paso, Texas, against Mile appointment. The Bay state officers urged that Capt. Thomas A. Roberts of the Second U. S alry, who has been serving as instructor of the New England alry militia, should be appointed lieu- tenant colonel of the regiment. But that was too late. Now comes a telegram from Governor Beeckman Rhode Island stating that all the officers of the New England cavalry, from the three tes named, want Capt. Roberts for colonel of the reg- . iment. Nothing has been heard ‘o that effect by Senator Lodge, but it is imed that as the Massachusetts cers wanted Roberts for lieuten- ant colonel they would be willing to *have him for colonel. According to Senators McLean and Brandegee, nothing been heard fnom Con- necticut about the coloneley of the New England cavalry regiment. War department officers say that the department will not appoint the colonel unless the states concerned agree upon somebody for the place, »Wwho will be named if satisfactory. Post Office Changes. In the annual readjustment of post- masters’ salaries for the new fiscal the Miles, U. Governor McCall ew that test of Mas cavalry in Many Different Langnages, BY SKILLED UNION MEN Moderate Prices. LINOTYPE COMPOSITION. Office Hours: 8 a. m. to 6:15 p. m. Mondays and Wednesdays to 8 p. m. Tel Mgr's Res. 179-5. Foreman 339.12 THE EASTERN PRINTING CO., 63 CHURCH STREET, TEL. 634 C. EBBESEN, MGR. vear, the postoffice department an- nounces that the office at Thomaston, Conn., has been raised from third cl to second class, and the office of Bethel, Conn., has been demoted from second class to third class. The department announces that Charles W. Leet has been comn sioned postmaster at Chester, Conr and James Cuff has been commi; sioned postmaster at Danbury, both from June 28, for a term of four “ormer Representative Jeremiah Donovan of Connecticut is in Wash- ington but he says that he knows nothing about his contested election case against Representative E. J. Hill. He says he has not kept in touch with the matter and has not sought information concerning it. He does not know what the elections committee of the house will recom- mend and does not seem to be both- ering about it. S. W. Veterans’ Widows’ Bill. Senator Brandegee and McLean of Connecticut voted against displacing the Spanish war veterans' widow: pension bill in the senate, when it was proposed to take up the agricultural appropriation bill instead, but the lat- ter measure was taken up. Senator McLean has memorials of Local No. 50, Railway Conductors, and of Charter Oak lodge, Locomotive Fire- men and Enginemen, of Hartford, Conn., remonstrating against compul- sory arbitration of railroad matter: which were referred to the commit- tee on interstate commerce. He also presented a petition of the Women's Relief Corps of Connecti- cut, praying for the enactment of leg- |islation to increase the pensions granted to widows of veterans of the Civil war, which was referred to the committee on pensions. Wilbur W. Bill, a native of Chap- lin, Conn,, and a real soldier of for- tune by reason of wide travel and ad- venture, died here at the family re: dence yesterday, aged seventy-three. He went west at sixteen years of age and had many adventures with Indi- ans, and fighting forest fires and hunt- ing gold. He built a part - of the Northern Pacific railroad, was ap- pointed deputy consul at Melbourne, i Australia, in 1893, while living in Chi- cago; took a shipload of provisions from Australia to Manila for Admi Dewey's fleet in 1898, brought a trar port of disabled soldiers and sailors back to the United States shortly aft- erwards; returned to Melbourne by the European route, thus going around the world; resigned his con- sular position in 1902; went to* *he Transvaal near the close of the Boer war and engaged in business there for seven years; traveled extensively throughout Africa, and finally settled down here in 1909, bought some su- burban property and developed it. His widow, whom he married in Australia survives him, as do two of his broth- ers, John G. Bill of Willimantic and Arthur G. Bill of Danielson, Conn. Mr. Bill's remains were buried in Pros- pect Hill cemetery here. presented Order of The Gurran Dry Goods Co. Big Wednesday Morning —SPECIALS—— Bed Sheets made of good 81x90-inch, 85c value. BILL HOUSE PASSES Emergency Revenue Measure Goes Through by Vote of 240 to 140 Washington, July 11.—Without any fundamental change the democrats put through the house last night their emergency revenue bill by a vote of 240 to 140. Forty minority members —thirty-nine republicans and one in- dependent—voted for the bill for final passage. The bill, which is designed to raise more than $200,000,000 a year, prac- tically doubles the income tax rates, levies a tax on inheritances and the production of munitions of war, cre- ates a tariff commission, provides for anti-dumping legislation and repeals the stamp tax sections, but not the special excise taxes of the war reve- nue bill of October, 1914. Republicans succeeded in amending the bill in several particulars even if they were unable to modify its essen- tials. Representative Longworth of Ohio was the author of a successful amendment striking out the provision that no former member of congress shall be appointed to the tariff com- mission. His amendment carried, 239 to 76, and ‘“lame ducks” are eligible for appointment. Representative Wood, an republican, obtained adoption of an amendment eliminating the special tax levied against bankers of $1 per thousand of capital, surplus and un- divided profits. This amendment was adopted, 202 to 176. The bill as re- ported, assessed bankers, although it was argued that they were already taxed under the corporation tax statute. Mr. Wood's successful amendment was offered while more than twenty members were seeking recognition from the chair, to offer amendments and constituted an eleventh-hour change probably as im- portant as any made in the bill. Despite the protest of Representa- tive Rainey, in charge of the tariff commission section of the bill, the house adopted an amendment by Rep- resentative Green of Towa reducing the salaries of the members of the commission from $10,000 to $7,500 per year. The salary of the secre- tary was cut from $6,000 to $5,000. Chairman Fitzgerald of the appro- priations committee objected to the “permanent’ appropriation of $300.- 000 per annum for the expenses of the tariff commission. His amendment to strike out the permanent appro- priation was adopted. The commis- sion must apply for its allowance an- nually. Mr. Kitchin presented one amend- ment of importance to the manufac- turers of cigarettes. As reported the bill carried a tax of 25 cents for every 10,000 cigarettes made. Mr. Kitchin’s amendment reduced the tax to 3 cents or 10,000 cigarettes. Tt is estimated hat under the original proposal the four chief cigarette manufacturers would have pald in the aggregate more than $250,000 in internal reve- nue taxation. Mr. Hill Also Ran. Representative Ebenezer Hill of Connecticut, republican, made an in- effectual attempt to increase the rates of duty proposed on the importations of dyestuff. Mr. Hill said that the rates in the bill recognized the pro- tective tariff principles, but were not high enough to encourage the build- ing up of the American dvestuffs in- Austry or to relieve the present short- age. “The arrival of the German U-hoat at Baltimore this morning marks a very significant situation in the his- tory of the world,” said Mr. Hill in support of his amendment. “It means Indiana TARIFF BOARD IN | several things First, that the tery of the hereafter will equally under the control of the nations as well as the great powers. It means another thing beginning of a renewed attempt of | Germany to control the monopoly of the dyestuff production of the world as she had it on the 1st of August 1914, and it means a renewed attempt to strengthen her sranglehold | upon the defens power every nation in the world Representative - Mann, can floor leader, assailed cratic bill as el le said it levied taxes only on the wealthy, whereas all ¢ >s were ben- efited by the preparedness legislation which the revenue bill was designed to offset. Mr. Mann quotes figurs to show that four states—New York, I1- linois, Pennsylvania and Massachu- setts—were paying more income and corporation tax than the forty-four | other states combined. Representative Fordney, mas- be nall naval the sea 150 ve of the republi- the demo- ation. He ranking republican of the ways and means ! | ford | Massachusetts; T | hom committee, failed in recommit the bill with bring in a protective tariff measure. After this the following minority members voted for the bill: Andersor is, Ellsworth, bergh, Miller, Schall, Smith, son and Vo rad of Browne, Cary, Cooper, Esch of Wisconsin; Dowell, Good, Green, Ramsever and Sweet of Towa; Dillon and Johnson of South Dakota; ITelgeson, Norton and Young of North Dakota; Sinnott of Oregon; Copely of Illinois; FElston, Stephens and Nolan of Californ Hawley Oregon; Farr of Pennsylvania; Gardner of nkead, Sloan and Morgan of Okla- McCulloch of ; Kent (inde- an attempt to instructions to Lind- Steener- Minnesota; nd Staf- Reavis of Neb Longworth Ohio; Rol pendent) aska; and of California. Remodeling Sale Ts sage-Allen & Co y, July 1 As most people who shop in ford know Sage-Allen Announced By to Begin Wed- , at 9 a. m. Hart- company | departments | are enlarging their store. } m:mu»fll}lflmm j T h\ ! flll i END CIGARETTES Cameron & Cameron Co. RICHMOND, VA. LIGGETT 3 MYERS TOBACCO CO. 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