A Club Drought. 
The expected happened when the 
stern legislative committee on the 
liquor law turned down the bill pro- 
viding for the issuance of elub h- 
censes for the sale of liquor to mem- 
bers in the no-license cities and 
towns of this commonwealth. The 
earnest efforts of the clubmen to se- 
eure the legalization of the sale of 
liquors in their club houses thus 
comes to naught and the campaign 
of the Watch and Ward society 
against liquor selling in the clubs 
located in no-license towns gets fur- 
ther encouragement. The triumph 
of no-license in Brookline some time 
ago has since been repeated in Mar- 
blehead and in Hamilton, notwith- 
standing the endeavor of the mem- 
bers of The Country club, the East- 
ern Yacht club and the Myopia to . 
stem the teetotal tide. The contest 
in Hamilton resulted in a tie vote, 
which operates the same as a ma- 
jority for the negative, and I am 
told there will be no recount of the 
yotes. Considering the fondness of 
the country clubmen for more or 
less stimulating liquor refreshment 
with their outdoor sports this tri- 
umphant crusade against the club 
bars in the rural retreats is rather 
discouraging, from the tipler’s point 
of view, at least. Besides, it cuts 
heavily into the club receipts and 
thus seriously imperils their finan- 
ees. The only alternative for the 
country clubmen would seem to be 
the cultivation of a taste for non- 
aleoholic drinks—or the adoption of 
the private individual bottle—From 
Talks of the Town, Boston Herald. 
Automobile Legislation. 
The Massachusetts House of Rep- 
resentatives will consider during the 
coming week the Bill introduced by 
the Automobile Legal Association, 
known as House Bill 1481, relative to 
the proper use of warning signals. 
This Bill has been delayed in Com- 
mittee for some weeks, but the senti- 
ment in its favor among the Repre- 
sentatives seems to indicate that it 
will receive the favorable considera- 
tion of the House. 
This Bill is for the purpose of 
forcing every motorist to equip his 
automobile with some kind of ade- 
quate warning signal which shall 
make an abrupt sound, such as al- 
most all types of warning signals 
ean make; of preventing unneces- 
sary noise; of restricting the use of 
automobile horns to warnings of 
positive danger, and forbidding the 
use of such horns for any other pur- 
pose, 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
President Taft’s Record of Achieve- 
ment. 
Certain facts are herewith courte- 
ously submitted for the econdidera- 
tion of those who desire to east their 
vote in the coming Presidential elec- 
tion for the man in whose ability, 
fearlessness, wise judgment, integ- 
rity of purpose, some progressive- 
ness and fidelity to principle they 
have confidence; for the man who 
stands not for words, not upon 
broken promises, but upon a record 
of actual achievements never ex- 
ceeded by any President since the 
inauguration of this Republic. That 
man is William Howard Taft. Con- 
sider the record of these achieve- 
ments during the three years of his 
Administration and let. his deeds 
speak for him :—In three years Pre- 
sident Taft’s administration has 
conducted forty-three anti-trust 
prosecutions. During his predeces- 
sor’s entire administration of seven 
and one-half years only forty-four 
prosecutions were carried on. More- 
over, President Taft has fearlessly 
prosecuted the greatest ‘and most 
powerful trusts the country has ever 
known. Certain strong opposition 
to his renomination is due to his in- 
flexible enforcement of the law. 
The railroads were prevented by 
a writ of injunction from putting 
rate increases into effect. President 
Taft appointed a Stock and Bond 
Commission, of which President Had- 
ley, of Yale University, was chair- 
man, which has made a most valu- 
able report for the basis of legisla- 
tion for the regulating of stock and 
bond issues, the prevention of stock 
watering, ete. 
The President has no power to 
veto any part of a bill. He must 
accept it all or veto it all. Had he 
been able to veto a portion he would 
have vetoed certain schedules in the 
The present Massachusetts law, as 
interpreted by the Courts, practi- 
cally forbids the use of adequate 
warning signals in cities, and per- 
mits the unrestricted and continuous 
blowing of horns in the country dis- 
tricts. Should the Bill referred to 
become a law, it will remedy both of 
these evils. 
During the past few weeks the 
Bill has gained in popularity, and 
now. has the support of the Massa- 
chusetts State Grange, the Massa- 
chusetts State Automobile Associa- 
tion, a large majority of the news- 
papers of the state, the selectmen of 
over 100 towns, and the non-motor- 
ing public in general, 
Payne-Aldrich Tariff Bill, of which 
he openly said he did not approve, 
but having to act upon it as a whole 
he signed the Bill because it re- 
duced the tariff by eight per cent., 
as has been proved by results; be- 
cause it gave practically free trade 
with the Philippines, for which he 
had labored so long; because it pro- 
vided for a corporation tax, due to 
his recommendation, which has not 
only brought thirty millions of dol- 
lars into the Treasury annually, but 
has given the Government valuable 
information of the activities of these 
corporations; and because it  pro- 
vides for a non-partisan Tariff 
Board, also upon his recommenda- 
tion, whose reports he could depend 
upon to sustain a demand for just 
reductions in the tariff. 
He vetoed tariff bills hastily com- 
piled before reports were received 
from this Board, for he knew that 
the ‘‘square deal’’ for all concerned 
could be obtained only upon non- 
political, impartial reports. Only 
by such honest, scientific investiga- 
tion ean the industries of the conu- 
try be safe-guarded and at the same 
time consideration be given to the 
rights of the consumer. As soon as 
reports were made by this Board he 
recommended reductions of the 
sehedules concerned, based upon this 
non-partisan information. 
To be prepared to meet financial 
emergency needs, upon President 
Taft’s recommendation an income 
tax amendment to the Constitution 
has been submitted to the States. 
President Taft appointed a Com- 
mittee to study and report on ex- 
penditures in Government Depart- 
ments. Rigid economy has been in- 
stituted in these Departments, and 
yet greater efficiency maintained. 
The Postoffice has been placed on 
a self-supporting basis, yet postal 
banks have been established and 
pareel posts recommended. By the 
efforts of the President the old 
‘‘nork barrel’’ system for river and 
harbor appropriations has been 
changed to a new policy upon a 
businesslike and scientific basis, de- 
pending upon recommendations of 
army engineers. 
On July 1, 1909, the Government 
faced a deficit of fifty-six millions 
of dollars. In two years’ time, July 
1, 1911, the surplus had risen to 
forty-seven millions of dollars. 
President Taft has provided for 
the accomplishment of conservation 
policies, and has obtained a bond is- 
sue for irregation projects. Of con- 
servation he himself has said: The 
problem is how to save and how to 
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