Under control. Illustration shows Nelson W. Aldrich as a fire chief telling fire fighters Stephen B. Elkins, Joseph G. Cannon, Sereno E. Payne, and Jacob H. Gallinger to send a fire engine labeled Lower Tariff back to the station. President William H. Taft carrying a large fire extinguisher labeled Corporation Tax and Elihu Root race up steps, attempting to extinguish a fire at the Treasury Building that is billowing clouds of smoke labeled Deficit. Date 1909 July 14. Under control. Illustration shows Nelson W. Aldrich as a fire chief telling fire fighters Stephen B. Elkins, Joseph G. Cannon, Sereno E. Payne, and Jacob H. Gallinger to send a fire engine labeled Lower Tariff back to the station. President William H. Taft carrying a large fire extinguisher labeled Corporation Tax and Elihu Root race up steps, attempting to extinguish a fire at the Treasury Building that is billowing clouds of smoke labeled Deficit. Date 1909 July 14.