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Show PRESIDENT SIGNS TARIFF ACT NEW RATES TO 1 GO IN EFFECT I AT MIDNIGHT Congressional Leaders Present Pres-ent as President Signs Act IMPORTERS WORRlt Brokers Race to Draw Their Goods From Govera- ment Warehouses W ASHINGTON'. Sept. 21. Thc Cap-per-Tlncher bill providing for reuia tlon of trading In futures on grain markets was signed today hy President Presi-dent Harding. W ASHINGTON, Sept. 21 President Harding today signed the tariff bill of lfli 1122. m iking the new rate effective at midnight tonight The bill was signed shortly after ll o'clock In the president's office In the presence of Chairman McCumber of the senate finance committee. Chairman Chair-man Fordney of the house ways and ulHI means committee, a number of house members and others. LONG IN MVKIN. Remarking that the measure had been "long In the making." President Harding, after he hud ufflxed bis signature sig-nature with a pen presented to him- I ilvjj' by Mr. Fordney who said he Intended I to keep it as a souvenir, said "that if J we succeed, as I hope we will suc-iceed. suc-iceed. in making effective the elastic fffffir I provisions of this bill, this will prove, the greatest con'ribution toward prog- llB t eas In tariff making In 8 century." N BGRO IS W I I 1 dne of those who witnessed tho Sighing was Harry Parker, negro messenger mes-senger for the house ways and means mi, mitt r the past 33 years. Par- ;ker was introduced to the president Ivvllh the remark from Chairman Ihordne;, that he had witnessed the signing of the Dlngley. Pa ne-AIdrlcb 'and Underwood tariff bills. Treasury officials In discussing th new act today said that although no 4!m reorganization of the customs servxc lH0i .would be required, the staffs of the L Br customs offices in a number of largi ports of entry would have 'o be rx- tHtHi panded to handle the Increased volume of work. RAOl TO LAND GOODS. I NEW Yt'RK Sept. 21 Customs ill brokers made haste today to withdraw jWffi I merchandise from government ware- ThIm? houses before the new tariff rtes be-COme be-COme effective at midnight i Owners of large consignment" of I ill 'goods now in transit Joined the race on the last day. adding to the hundreds ! of brokers besieging the customs house with Inquiries for manifests of vessels H 'due or a few hours oveidu.- Tim progress toward port of one vessel bearing a cargo of almonds a ; being reported hourly to its owners by Hilly wireless. Thc anxiety over the vessel fllS was roused by the fact that the duty RUj ,on almonds will jump from four to M ' cents a pound r r |