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The age-herald., 1901-04-06
Statement of Case,

Treasury Department
 Office of Commissioner of
 Internal Revenue,
 Washington. D. C., April 3. 1901. J. H. Bingham, Esq, Collector of Inter-
 nal Revenue, Birmingham, Alabama: Sir-In reply to a letter addressed to this office on the Fist uitimo by Messrs. Gregory L. and II. T. Smith, lawyers, Mobile, Ala, (who have today been re- ferred to you) in regard to the question of the special tax liability, if any, of their client, MT. s. B. Herndon of Mo bile for special tax as a broker of the second class under the third subdivision of section of the act of March ?, 1901, you will please inform that that as it ap- pears from the printed form accompany ing their letter that 1t Is MT. Hcrndon's business to act as agent for his customers in negotiating purchases or sales of cot ton through Ware X Leland, New York, Ware & Leland. Chicago. A. Brittin & Co. New Orleans, or Murphy & Co.,. Inc, Atlanta, brokers" and he does not re- ceive into his possession the property for delivery, he must hold the special tax stamp of a commercial broker under the fourth paragraph of section of the act of June 13, 1898; and if his transactions are closed according to the public mar ket quotations of prices" but without
 
 trade or exchange" he must, in addition to this special tax pay the special tax of a broker of the second class as defined by the third subdivision of section of the act of March ?. 1901
 Actual Delivery Contemplated. At the foot of this printed form are the following paragraphs:
 ; ''All orders for the purchase or sale of any article are received and executed with the distinct understanding that ac- tual delivery is contemplated, and that the party giving the orders so under stands and agrees.
 Tt is further understood that, on all marginal business, the right is reserved to close transactions when margins are running out without further notice, and to settle contracts in accordance with rules and customs of exchange where or der Is executed"
 A mere printed or written statement Of an understanding when such orders are received that actual delivery is con- templated'' will not of itself be accepted as conclusive on this point.
 If marginal transactions in cotton ac- cepted by MT Herndon are closed ac- cording to the quotations of prices, with out being carried to any board of trade, the business must be regarded as that contemplated by the statute relating to bucket shop transactions; and the addi- tional special tax imposed by the statute must he paid therefor by Mir Herndon. notwithstanding the printed statement that actual delivery is contemplated. Respectfully,
 (signed) J. w YERKES,
 Commissioner.
The age-herald., 1901-04-06
OF INTEREST ID
 ALL BUCKETSHOPS Collector Bingham Receives Let ter from Commissioner YerkeS CONSTRUES A MOBILE CASE The Fact That Actual Delivery" Is Printed On the Order Blank Is
 Not Conclusive as To
 the Fact.
CONSTRUES A MOBILE CASE

The following letter received yesterday by Collector J. II. Bingham from Com missioner of Internal Revenue Yerkes will be of interest to all brokers, espe- cially those who run bucket shops. ' The case in question arose in Mobile and the attorneys of broker there wrote to Commissioner Yerkes a statement of the business of their client and asked if he would be required to pay the additional taxes recently imposed by Congress on bucket shops. It will be seen that Com missioner Yerkes decides that he Is liable for the tax, although the contract in that case called for "aetual delivery"
 Brokers have during the month of April to take out this license tax, and no steps will be taken by Collector Bingham tc enforce the tax until after the expiration of that time.
 The letter Is as follows.
The age-herald., 1901-04-06
FRANK MILLER
Receives Word That lndianapoIis
 Friends Are Working for Him.

Frank Miller who is fin jail under sen- tence of death for killing Policeman Ad-
The age-herald., 1901-04-06
THE WEATHER.

Birmingham, April 5, 1901 Local observations during the A hours ending 2 D. m., Central time:
The age-herald., 1901-04-06

The Best Milwaukee ]" Beer brewed by the Fred Miller Brewing Co.,, on tap at all saloons. Try it.
 HENRY PETERSEN,
 Sole Agent.
The age-herald., 1901-04-06
The Relief Fund.

The following subscriptions to the re- lief fund have been received:
 Employees Birmingham Rolling Mill $40. % St. Johns A. M. D. Church nm. 20.11
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TIME ITEM. WEATHER WIND R FALL

Highest temperature 6S.S; lowest 56.1 average 66.S.
 BEN NJ JACOBS, Station Agent, U. s. Weather Bureau.
The age-herald., 1901-04-06

Beer drinkers, don't forget to call for Schillinger's Book, for sale at all saloons Today.
The daily sentinel., 1901-11-11
WHO ARE THE GREATEST
MEN OF COLORADO?
Send in Your Answers by Postal
and They will be Forward.
ed to St. Louis at Once.

II the proposed Hall of Fame is made
feature of the Worlds Fair at st.
Louis in 1908. the people Of this state
will be called on to select for it two Of
it's most representative citizens, no long
or living, to STAND for the work the state
has done for the louisiana purchase. for
the United States and for the world in
general. Each state will be entitled to
have statues of busts Of two Of its great
men in the Hall Of Fame, and the dis
cussion necessary for making the selec-
ton has already begun. Everyone who
has an opinion to express is entitled to
express it, and to have it considered be-
fore the final decision is reached. The
question OF who are the greatest men Of
this state is an interesting one, and the
discussion of it will help to honor the
makers Of history and to bring out the
history they have made. The question
is being submitted throughout the west
ern and southwestern states generally,
and answers to it should be sent in by
everyone who has an opinion which will
help to honor his own state and to show
the work it has done for the rest.
We invite suggestion from our readers,
which, with our own, will be forwarded
for submission to the authorities of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition Com
pany.
Among the names already suggested as
representatives of this state are Zsbulon
Pike aud ex Governor Gilpin, suggested
by Governor Thatcher.
The daily sentinel., 1901-11-11
SOLAR PLExUS BLOWS.
Rev. Beatty hurIs Hot Shot at
Dancers. Thinks He Can
Do His Own Hussing.

Rev. Beatty of DeBeque conducted the
services at the Methodist church last
evening. His sermon was marked by
sincerity, eloquence and ease. In the
course Of it he took to task the users Of
profanity and the indulgers in worldly
amusements, especially dancing.
or the former he said: profanity is
the most senseless of all habits. have
known Of a man addicted to the use Of
strong drink, who. on being deprived Of
it, became insane; and friend Of mine
80 far lost his wits on ceasing to use to-
bacco for three days, that he went TO
milk his COW with basket over his arm !;
but have never heard Of an instance
where the determined or the enforced
abstinence from profanity brought about
any of these results."
Eighty per cent of the fallen women
OF today can trace their ruin back to
dancing" said Rev. Beatty when discuss
ing the dance question. III cannot
give my wife all the hugging she wants,
why. will go up town and hire couple
OF men to help me out, and lot them hug
her in my presence, rather than to let
her 20 to dance
A large congregation was in attend
The daily sentinel., 1901-11-11
REPUBLICAN JOLLlFICATION.
A Very Measley Affair-...The
Striking Figures We're Ketch-
um, James B. Hunter,
Jim Whitley, Geo.
Smith.

The iollifieation and parade by the re-
publicans Saturday night, giving 1t the
largest possible latitude, was a very
N asley affair. Considering the victory
which the democrats helped to win, the
parade and speaking should have been
far more pretentious.
AS a very reputable republican said
when it was inquired of him why so few
we're parading, that there were so many
renegade democrats in the procession
that few OF the repub blican leaders cared
to march.
The parade was formed at the conner
OF Main and Third streets. In the pro-
cession were. giving the maximum lin
the boys bsing q goodly portion Of the
procession.
Some Of the men carried transparen-
cies, which we're the handiwork ostensi-
bly, of A. G, Newton.
The grand marshal of the parade was
A. B. Hoyt By his side marched James
B. Hunter carrying = pitchiork. The
band followed with Charlie Ketchum
wearing silk hat and blowing tin
horn in company with the band. From
appearances he was the appointed mar
shal for the band.
The defeated populist candidate for
sheriff, James Whitley, carried a banner.
The banners and their inscriptions
we're very sparing:y applauded. They
we're in part as follows: "Committee on
Fusion" Mayor Sampliner." 1.-THE big
four" Blaisdell, Bucklin, Barton and
some one else, we could not decipher
the horrible writing. "The Sentinels
Politics 3. An attempted picture Of
s. L. Poage walking out a railway track
A picture OF the sun, referring to Ths
Sun, with an Inscription, saying that il
would soon set. A double headed man
supposed to represent William G. Con-
nelly. Ibid they split the railroad vote
Nit" "The End Of Fusion" and sew.
eral others.
AT the corner OF 4tb and Main sts.
James B. Hunter, George Smith and l.
R. Rhodes made remarks.
Conspicuous figures in the parade
were William Grady, Jack Stevens, Geo
Smith, A. G. Newton, George Currie
Charlie Ketchum, James Whitley and q
few old line republicans.
The fireworks was the most pleasing
portion OF the jollitication.
The daily sentinel., 1901-11-11
DR.. Walkers Words.

Washington, Nov 9.-The Pension
bureyu is investigating utterances attri-
butsd to DR.. Mary Walker, the e1-army
nurse, who has worn masculine attire in
recent years and who is alleged to have
called the execution of Csolgosz the as
sassin, murder and the late president
himself murderer on account OF his
policy in the Philippines. A special ex-
aminer Of tho pension office is at Oswe-
go, N. Y, investigating the matter, and
his report will be kept on file at the bu-
reau here in resdiness for submission to
congress in case that body should call
TOR it, Commissioner Evans explained
today that he had no authority to re-
woke the woman pension, but that con-
gress could do so il 1T desired.
The daily sentinel., 1901-11-11
OIL AT DeBEQUE.

Oil, in small pocket was
struck at DeBeque last night at a
dedth of 200 feet.
The excitement at DeBeque is
at a fever heat and nothing is
talked of now except big sized
oil boom.
It is expected that oil in pay
ing quantities will be reached
after several hundred feet more
of drilling.
The daily sentinel., 1901-11-11
Funeral Of James Edward Casey.

Funeral of James Edward Casey.
The funeral OF James Edward Casey,
brother of Mrs. William MCKINLEY, took
place Sunday morning from st. Joeeph's
Catholic church, Father Conway officia-
ting.
The following friends Of the family
acted as pail bearers: Matt Flynn,
George Gordon, George Hardenburg, W..
q. Selby. Frank Monehan and j. W.
Sullivan.
There was large attendance Of
friends of the family. The interment
was had at Orchard Mesa cemstary.
Undertaken Bannister had charge.
The daily sentinel., 1901-11-11
Victor Railroad Opened.

Colorado Springs, Nov. 1O.-The Victor
division of the Colorado Springs and
Cripple Creek District railway was
opened with an Invitation trip over the
line, rendered prominent citizens, news
paper and railroad men being among
the party. There were about fifty in
the party.
The daily sentinel., 1901-11-11
Geman Empress III.

Berlin. Nov. 9.-The condition Of En-
press Augusta Victoria 10 serious. It is
announced that ss soon - she is suf-
flciently restored she will start for the
south to try the effect OF q milder oil
mate.
The daily sentinel., 1901-11-11
About the W Gather.

The maximum temperature yesterday
was 65 degrees.
The minimum this morning was 80 de-
greee.
The forecast for this section is:
Rain or snow this afternoon or tonight;
Tuesday, fair, with rising temperature.
The daily sentinel., 1901-11-11

To Housekeepers. am now prepared
to rent eight rooms over store to re-
sponsible party. Rooms are unfurnished.
A chance to make money and have
home. M. Strouse.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-11-01
FIGHT
ON GAS
COMPANY
Results in Some Con-
tempt Proceedings
W. r. Hearst and Homer
Davenport Cited to Ap-
pear.
ExcOriating Cartoons and Ex>
pOSureS in Chicago Ameri-
can the Cause.

CHICAGO, Nov. Judge Hency today
held following representative Of the
Chicago American in bonds to appear
before court Monday next TO show
cause why they should not be punished
for contempt of court:
s. 8. Carval, General manager; An
drew NJ. Lawrence, Managing Editor ;
II. s. Caufeld, Reporter; John O. Ham.
mond, Assistant city editor; w. Il.
Hearst. Homer Davenport and Clara
Briggs are also accused of contempt
in connection with the peoples
Gas Light and Coke company case, but
they are out Of the state. A series OF
excoriating articles and cartoons have
been run on this corporation and the
paper has been prosecuted with in
junction proceedings for publishing
hideous cartoons as thieves aud rob
bers worse by contrast than the burg
lars who robbed the postofiice of that
city of stamps recently, and other
scurrilous pictures. 1t will be made a
test case on the question Of the right Of
cartooning managers Of corporations.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-11-01
PERSONALS

Thos. Caufield is in Portland today.
Miss Mabel Bean lie visiting friends in
Portland.
Mrs. +. N. Smith is visiting friends at
Oregon City.
W.. darcy and f. O. Giltner are in
Portland today.
Mrs. ]. A. Silver Of Turner was in the
city this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. B. Piper are in Port
land for few days visit,
Miss Emma Mulkey Of Philomath is
visiting Mrs. ID. L. Fiester.
Mrs. Lou Hatch has gone TO Albany to
visit friends for few days.
Miss Daisie Ferr Of Yaquina is the
guest Of Miss Caroline Bradshaw.
William Miller has gone to his farm
In Yamhill county for few days.
Miss Sophia Wolfe has gone to her
home at Silverton for a short visit.
Miss May Smith has gone to Walla
Walla walla to reside permanently.
Mrs. II. Colwell ia visiting her dsugh-
ter. Mrs. J. w, Mckinney, at Turner.
Miss Emma Tice has gone to Topeka,
Kansas, to visit relatives for several
months.
Mrs. l.. Tyler has returned to her home
at Halsey after short visit to her son,
Joe Tyler.
@. L. Litchfeld, of Yaquina, is visit-
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 6. p
Litchfeld.
Mrs. Mary Miller is visiting relatives
at Klamath Falls, expecting 10 be absent
about week.
Mrs. l.. o. Stockton and daughter,
Miss Marian, have gone TO Los Angeles
Cal, TO reside.
Mrs. L. s. Mayer has returned from 1
visit Of few weeks with relatives anC
friends at Seattle.
Mrs. Winnie Luce of Ale has retuIne,
home after a visit at the home OF he
father Jacob Bezemer.
Mrs. S. NJ. Kirn and Mrs. l.. +
Turner, OF Portland, are the guests q
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ID. Lee.
Mrs. Bonduret, Of Portland. has re
turned home after visiting her sister
Mrs. w. +. Osborn, for few days.
Mrs. w. O. Springer has returned
her home at Vancouver, Wash. after
visit with her mother, Mrs. +. n
. Smith.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-11-01

WITH A
CLUB

A criminal suit has been instituted
in the Salem justice court, entitled,
Robert Mcfarland, plaintiff vs.. j. B.
Underwood, defendant. The charge iH
assault and battery, alleged to have been
committed Thursday at the home Of the
parties TO the suit at Turner. Mr.. Mo
Farland states that he was struck over
the head with aclub from which he con-
tinually suffers great pain, and an injury
was given to his jaw bone so that he
finds it very difficult to eat. The affair
seems to generate from neighborhood
quarrel that has almost developed into q
ieud. About year ago son Of the DC
fendant in this suit broughta a charge OF
assault and battery against the plaintiff,
Constable Lewis served the papers 10
the case today and it will probably be
brought to trial Saturday.
A suit to recover money in the sum
Of s.. 20 with interest from September
last, was filed with Judge o'Donald yes.
terday. The plaintiff is Riley Ritchey
and the defendant ia j, F. Petzel. The
money is due for remuneration for hops
picked by the plaintiff and his wife, the
wiie's claim being turned over to the
plaintiff.
The civil suit Of Asa Simmons We. Fred
Miller, is set for hearing Monday, Nov.
4.
In the West Salem court Thursday
afternoon, John Tidwell was given a
preliminary hearing, charged with
stealing horse from Chinaman. Sew
eral witnesses were introduced and at
the conclusion OF the testimony, Justice
Holmes bound the defendant over 10
the circuit court under 5000 bonds,
Deputy Dist. Attorney j. IL. McNary
and Maxwell & Hayden appeared for the
state and l.. II. McMahan for the de-
fense.
Mr.. Tidwells story is that several
days ago he met Lung John, q ChlnesC
gardner Of West Salem, and purchased
a team from him the ideal being made
in the Salem Office Of d. l.. Bentley
Co. that the Chinsman after Tidwel
paid $3.50 for the team asked permis
sion TO use them that day. agreeing t
turn them into Mr.. Iidwell's pasture
the same evening, and permission wa
granted, but on the following morning
only one horse was found in the pasture
and upon the two parties to the trad'
meeting, the Chinaman stated that b,
had oHly sold one horse to Tidwell. IT,,
purchaser, after waiting a day, went t,
the barn Of the Chinaman and took th
horse away ,'placing it in his stable ieV
hundred yards distant, whereupOn tn
Chinaman swore to complaint chargin
his neighbor with horsestealing.
The testimony of Basil Wagner of tn
6rm of Bentley & Co., coincided will
this story. Three Cinnamon we're ais
introduced and told story of Mr.. It'd
we'll having gone TO Lung Johns hous
to buy one horse.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-11-01
ABOUT
OREGON
PRUNES
Crop Will Be Better Packed
Than Ever Before.

Mr.. II. A. Townsend discusses the
prune situation as follows:
1t isa good time (and this was origi-
nally penned October 10y TO call atten-
ton to the iul6llment Of my prediction
that the crop Of Oregon prunes would be
much less than the early estimates.
April frosts cut off some and June frosts
cut out another slice. A heavy drop
still further decreased the expected out.
put. Unfar orable drying weather in
September and October diminished the
yield Of the region west of the Cascade
mountains. Finally, unusually good
prospects for high prices Of green fruit
stimulated a shipment Of fresh prunes
from regions east Of the Cascades.
What that country will yield dried is
yet to be seen, as they are now drying
and bad weather may yet further de.
crease the yield.
West Of the mountains drying is over
and packing has begun. Best Of all reas-
ons for crop less than expected Is that
the capacity to produce Of any orchard
is probably less than the blossoms indi-
Gated and the heart Of the owner desired
The crop OF 1901 will not exceed that Of
1898, the only one with which Il may
be compared to any considerable extent
certainly not nearly 30 much as three
years OF age added to the trees and or
chards newly come to bearing would
have promised. Less than $4,000 900 is
now indicated as the total OF the Pacific
Northwest's production. This is also the
statement Of railroad men who know
what is moving and to be moved.
Oregon prunes will be better packed
this year than ever as some eight or ten
large we'll equipped packing plants are
in operation. beside large number Of
small houses with only grading machines
and a fe a p'iar ces fjr boxing the fruit
All the large houses will process the
fruit and present IL in most attract
i've fashion. In 1900 only four plants
put up processed fruit but it's superior
ity to untreated fruit is 30 apparent that
short time will probably zee most Of
the fruit packed in this way as it keeps
better and appears more pleasing TO the
eye.
Oregon prunes should be better known
and command better price. As yet the
majority Of the people do not distinguish
them from California prunep. Better
packing will help some and this years
low price ought to stimulate wider con-
sumption.
II Oregon prune growers would add
some intelligent methods Of advertising
their product and finding place for IL
in new markets perhaps the demand
would so absorb the supply as to i'm
prove prices. One of the factors to this
end will be the lessening of the acreage,
as at present prices owners OF consider
able orchards will give up the fight and
cut down the trees. 1t is also probable
that the annual death rate Of trees ex-
ceeds the number replanted and new
acreage. Perhaps there is some hope for
the future of the industry, but with oc-
caslonal years OF no crop, sometimes two
in succession, with an average price like
that OF the present year, the prospect ia
not tlattering for much profit.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-11-01

places and styles only conceivable to
few. Il was quiet All Saints night In
the city, not many "jokes" being per-
petrated. A few sign boards we're re-
moved from their positions, and placed
where they least belonged. Among them
was the notice Of the hours of service at
the First Methodist church which was
given a prominent place on house in
"Peppermint Flats" In the suburbs
numerous persons report having run
across distractions while going home and
several we're seen out at an early hour
with lanterns searching for strayed
buqgies or other belongings.
The street car tracks are usually
attacked, but by the appointment OF a
special deputy sheriff. VIM. Savage,
they we're not molested this time.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-11-01
REOPENED
TODAY
The Home Bakery Has
Changed Hands and Starts
New.

Fred Brauning & Son have bought
the Home Bakery from G. A. Bach in
the Y. NJ. @. A. block, and took full
po ses ion today, when they will
be in charge ready for business. A
frst.class baker will be employed from
Portlanl, aud the trade will be fur
nished hiRh-grade goods, fresh ard
made as we'll as anywhere on tn coast.
The good reputation Of the Home Bakery
will be- maintained, and the delivery
service will be improved and increased
as fast as the trade demands. Mr..
Brauning and his son Fred are well
known in Salem as frst-class rustlers,
and will look closely after the interests
OF their trade. Give them a call and a
trial order.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-11-01
Blind Girl Hurt.

Miss Mabel Cox, a pupil at the State
Blind school met with an accident yes
terday afternoon while swinging on the
rings in the gymnasium. She lost her
hold Of the rings and fell to the floor, a
distance OF several feet, with such force
as TO render her unconscious. She fell
particularly on her face and shoulders,
as a result Of which her face ,s consider
ably bruised. No serious results are an-
ticipated and she will be able TO resume
her studies in few days. Miss Cox is
Is years of age, and resides with rela'
tives at Independence.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-11-01

SEWER
CLOSED

Work on the state sewer will be closed
Saturday for this winter, to be resumed
again next May. G A. Gray has the
contract for the work, TO be completed
by October /, 1902, but at the rate OF
progress made this autumn,t the sewer
will be finished by the first of July. II
is now extended three hundred feet the
other side Of North Mill creek, AMI will
be completed with two months work,
An especial effort was made to construct
the sewer through this creek now while
the water was at the lowest. The water
was shut off for the sewer by making a
wall OF sacks tilled with earth, making
the sewer, substantial, but at cost Of
considerable work. About fifty men
have been employed on this sewer.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-11-01
THELINE
BUSINESS
SUCCESS

THE JOURNAL will have six pages
Saturday. 1t is widely read paper, as
it is read Saturday, Sunday and also on
Monday on the eight Salem free rural
delivery routes. tits the paper in which
advertisers do well planning for next
weeks trade. A large space can always
be taken to an advantage in Saturdays
paper. II should be well.iIel with at
fractions for buyers, in the way Of bar
gains, Information about new lines,
offers on special lots of goods to reduce
and pash trade In seasonabe goo Is. Get
copy in early.