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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-08
EXPLODED TAX SYSTEM

The Springfield Republican calls attention
the inadequacy of the personal property syster
OF taxation and shows how necessary it is fc
the states to adopt saner methods:
Some effort is being made in the New
York legislature to prevent the general dodg-
ing of personal property taxes by the wealthy
people OF the state and particularly in New
York city. To this end bill has been passed
by the senate, without dissenting vote re-
versing the rule that personal property follows
the sltus OF the owner and authorizing assess
ment OF such property wherever found There
are those who seem to regard this as very
clever move against that class of tax-dodgers
VINO maintain regular residences in New
York city, for example, but escape personal
property taxes on the claim of a legal resi-
dence elsewhere But after all what does it
amount to? 1t makes possible simply the
assessment of household furnishings paint
ings, ETC.. or tangible personality and leaves
just as difficult as ever the assessment of in
tangible personally such as stocks and bonds
And it is precisely this latter class of per-
sonal property which makes I'D the great
bulk OF such property. What do house fur
nlshlngs amount to in the comparison? Prac-
tically nothing, and everybody concerned in
the passage of the pending bill is aware of the
fact What we have here is another shilly-
snallylng effort TO patch UP an intolerable
and scandalous tax situation In an inconse-
quental way. 1t comes from the New York
city tax board that during the month Of
January 1864 persons, assessed on personal
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-08
SPECIMEN ELECTION FRAUD

Cleverness in dishonesty is a characteristic
OF political trckery. The Philadelphia Press tell
the following story of how the will of the voter
was trampled upon in one voting division of tina
city:
The conviction of the three election Of
hcers of the Thirtythird division of the
Tnrty-thlrd ward will no doubt be supported
by exemplary sentences OF all election
crimes on record this seems to have been
about the boldest and the worst. They al
lowed the election to go on in honest fashion
to the end and then, in the confusion attend
ing the closing of the polls, another ballot
box with prepared ballots, marked to suit
the conspirators for the real box without at
tracing the notice of any who were not
parties to the conspiracy. The three scoun-
drels who did this thing were sworn members
OF the election board filling the positions re-
spectively OF judge, Inspector and clerk Pos
slbly they had often played the trick before
successfully 1t may be a familiar one in
gang politics, but this time reformers were
On guard and when the ballots came to be
counted their alien character was noticed
the fraud suspected and finally demonstrated
SO that arrest and conviction followed JUS
tice has been slow to overtake these rascals
and mas overtaken only a very small fraction
Dut their punishment ought to be SO severe as
TO strike terror to the others. These men
are samples of the material which, under our
system ol DIVISION elections, do duty as cleo
tlon officers in many election divisions of the
city. Now they deal with general elections
only, and that is more than enough The
very excellent primary reform bill prepared
by the Joint committee on election CODE is
marred by the provision which makes the
general election officers custodians of the
direct vote of the primaries These men
are not fit for that important trust, and it
should be placed in better hands, What kind
OF primary reform will it be that is turned
over to the tender mercies of the conscience
less banditti who embezzed the whole body
OF lawful votes, as shown at their trial and
feloniously substituted an equal number
traudulently marked so as to give large
division majority to the gang ticket?
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-08
IMMUNITY FOR "THE GANG

The Chicago Public strikingly comments on
the justice of promising immunity to the bee1
packers:
The beef trust associates are either
criminals or they are not If they are not
criminals no question of immunity can be Of
Importance either to them or to the people.
If they are criminals, any law that grants
them general immunity for their crimes must
be bad law, and any promise of such i'm
munity ought to be invalid Yet the beef
trust associates are seeking immunity from
charges OF crime upon allegations of official
promises of imm;uiity by Mr. Garfield, who
investigated them. Isn't it little as il a gang
OF counterfeiters had permitted govern
ment nquisitor to Investigate the operations
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-08

OF the gang for statistics upon promise that
the facts should not be given to the Depart
ment OF Justice and that the entire gang
should nevertheless be at liberty to pursue
their criminal vocation? Whatever the courts
may decide on this immunity question, the
general public Will have no difficulty in draw
ing common-sense conclusion. IF the beef
people are not criminals, they need no inn
munity; If they need immunity, it must be be-
cause they are criminals
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-08

1t may be pointed out again-that most
OF the information that Attorney General Had
ley sought from Fl. Fl. Rogers ought to he 4
matter of public record in the Office of the
secretary OF state at Jefferson City. The state
should require corporations to keep on file
list OF the owners of the securities with their
addresses and occupations. It should insist
on having other proper information for the
benefit of state officials and of the public
In Great Britain this secretiveness in public
matters that has delayed the work of the
Missouri attorney general is not permitted
NO British officer of the crown would he
forced to waste time by seeking routine in.
formation regarding the ownership of cor
porations or their place of business from an
unwilling witness. All the necessary material
would be ON file in a government office. This
was insured by the British companies act
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-08
ESCAPES OF TEcHNlcALiTY

Justice Gildersleeve of the New York supren
court found technical reason for declining
make IT, II. Rogers, second in command of Stan
ard Oil, answer the questions of Attorney Ge
eral Hadley of Missouri:
On purely technical grounds Justice
Glldersleeve upholds Henry H Rogers in his
refusal to answer certain questions put to
MIN on the witness stand by ATTORNEY Gen
efai iiddiey OF Missouri. The matter, it is
held is one to be decided by the courts of
Missouri in which it is pending. Doubtless
Mr. Rogers will accept this as a personal
triumph. But is it one? What has he or
the Standard Oil gained by his studied con-
tempt OF the law and the state of Missouri?
Inc conspiracy proceedings may have been
temporarily delayed but public opinion has
been openly affronted. The violent prejudice
against the Standard Oil and its related in
terests which Mr.. Rogers and his partners
deplore has been wilfully aggravated. 1t is
useless to say that such prejudice is unrea-
sonable. 1t would have been created if it
mad never before existed, for no other cause
than that men who conduct themselves in pub
Tic with the arrogance of Rogers are at it's
mead The Standard Oil trust can blame only
ITSELF II 1t is dragged into politics. New
York World
Judge Gildersleeve of New York, to whom
the matter OF Witness H. H. Rogerss refusal
to answer in the Standard Oil case was re-
ferred, has given no decision on the merits
OF the appeal. He has denied present iuris-
dlctlon. He declares that the point must
nrst be decided by the supreme court of
Missouri. Under the circumstances it is par
tcularly interesting that the point at issue
is involved in another case already before the
Missouri courts. The decision on the Adams
case will be decision in the Rogers case.
II would be-or ought to be-entirely salts
factory to this state to have this question left
TO It's own laws and its most authoritative in
terpreters of those laws. If there is anv
justice in this kind of proceeding, certainly
there must be an authority somewhere to
compel witness to answer questions like
those asked Of Mr.. Rogers by the attorney
general Of Missouri. Of course in this state
refusal can be made on the ground of ICON.
stltutional rights" that is, under plea that
truthful answer might incriminate the wit
ness. But refusal by Rogers on that specific
ground would be better-much better for the
purposes OF this state-than mere evasion.
NO stronger proof of outlawry on the part of
standard Oil or any other corporation could
be desired than the plea of any of it's respon-
slble factors that to answer questions on the
witness stand would place them and their
organizations in the light of criminals-Kan-
sas City Times.
Lit may be pointed ont aeain-that moot
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-08

Justice Gildersleeve of the New York supreme
court found a technical reason for declining to
make H. II. Rogers, second in command of Stand
ara OIL answer the questions of Attorney Gen-
eral Hadley of Missouri:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-01
Democratic Leader Betrays His
Evident Desire to Have
Roosevelt Out of Race
TALKS OF a DENOMINATION
Declares if Republican Boast That
Democratic Party is Destroyed Be
True, There Would Be No Need Of
Naming Roosevelt for Third Term
Bryan's Ownership Issue.

New York, Sept bryan arrived
from Bridgeport this morning and
went to the Victoria hotel. Until moor
he attended to personal business.
On his way from Bridgeport, Bryan
was asked what he thought about the
argument of certain republicans thai
President Roosevelt will be the mex,
logical republican candidate Tor presi-
dent. Mr.. Bryan said that If 1t were
true, as many republicans had de-
clared, that he ad completely destroy
ed the democratic party, there ought tc
be dozens of able republicans who
would be available as candidates, as
it would appear that almost any re-
publican could win with the democratic
party wiped out There would then be
no necessity of giving President Roose-
yelt what would be regarded by many
as practically third term. With such
easy victory for the republicans ahead
WHY, he asked should not somebody
else be given a chance. When asked
what he thought of the criticism by
the democrats of his idea OF federal
ownership of railoads, Mr.. Bryan SAID
he had never advocated anything that
was not opposed in some quarters. he
was told that some southern democrats
seemed alarmed lest the Jim Grow cars
should be eliminated by adoption OF
his ideas of federal ownership. Bryan,
in his reply to this, said that 1t various
states owned lines within their bor-
ders local laws would continue to be
enforced. He was asked il he meant
that negroes and whites would be sep
arated if the state had Jim Grow
law, to which he replied that the state
laws would naturally hold good on To-
cal lines. He did not at this time dis
cuss the details of how the plan would
affect the carriage of whites and ne
groes on thru lines under federal con-
troll. Bryan expected to remain at the
Victoria hotel until 2::30 p. m, and
then to attend an informal reception at
the National Democratic Club. After
that he intended to go to Newark,
where he was scheduled to make a
speech at 1 p. m.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-01
BUYS NEWTON HERALD
George F. Rinehart Returns to New
ton to Take Charge Of His Old Pa
per-Will Take Part in Democrats
Politics. a.

Special to Times Republican.
Newton, Sept. George F.. Rine-
hart, after an absence Of about year,
has returned to his old love, the New
ton Herald. This morning he repur-
chasedAthe Herald, which he formerly
owned and edited for SO many years
and will take charge again. Something
over year ago he sold the Herald
and bought the Newton Normal School.
Later he traded that for land in Tex
as. During the past year he has been
residing in Texas. but recently began
negotiations for the Herald, the deal
being consumnated this morning. He
will bring his family here to live. Rine-
hart has been prominent in democratic
politics for many years and was prom
inent In several national conventions
It is expected he will enter the politi-
cal field this fall.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-01
TRUST FUNDS LOOTED
Receiver Earle Makes More Importan.
Discoveries in Relation to Nipples
Fraudulent Transactiens-May Sue
Directors of the Company.

Philadelphia, Sept. Prompted by
discoveries in the Investigations thus
far made, Receiver Earle, of the Real
Estate Trust Company, has engaged
Attorney John G. Johnson to render a
legal opinion as to the responsibility
for the collapsed bank. Upon john
sons findings will depend the question
of suing the directors. Suits will be
entered, declared Earle, so as to coll
lect every asset of the company. Asked
if criminal proceedings were con-
templated, Earle replied that that was
a question for the district attorney to
decide. 1.-THE deeper l probe into the
affairs Of the company" added Earle,
'the, worse I find them. Trust funds
which 1 heretofore thought were in
tact have been tampered with and fifty
thousand dollars taken"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-01
P0sTOFFICE ROBBED
Four Hundred Dollars in Money and
Stamp. Secured by Robbers at Rock
we'll City - Entrance Thru Back
poor-Safe Combination Worked.

Special to Times Republican.
Rockwell City, Sept 1.-THE postof-
flee here was robbed last evening OF
$4OO, about half Of which was in cash
and the balance in and cent stamps.
The back door was forced open and
the safe opened by the combination,
the same as on former occasion. The
night watch discovered the back door
open at 10 o'clock last night, and en-
tered and found what had happened.
Efforts thus far to obtain any clue
have failed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-01
Official Report Of the Health.
Department Gives Figures on
Earthquake Disaster
FALLING WALLS KILL 2ss
Ono Hundred Seventy Seven Wsrs
Burned to Death, Seven Were Shot
and Two Died From Poisoning AZ
Result Of Eating Tainted Food
Other News J.

San Francisco, Sept. lin all 452
persons lost their lives as the result Of
the disaster OF April 1s. The local
health department so stated in q for
NAL report sent yesterday to the state
board of health. OF the victims, 26s
were killed by falling walls, 1T per-
ished by fire, seven were shot and two
died as the result Of ptomaine poison
ing due to eating emergency" canned
goods Of poor quality.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-01
LIGHTNING CAUSES Loss.

Barn Destroyed At Newton and Hsssss
Badly Damaged.
Special to Times Republican.
Newton, Sept. 1.During a thunder
storm here this morning lightning did
considerable damage. A barn owned
by j. w Butler was struck and entire-
7ly destroyed by the blaze that followed.
The loss ID estimated at $500, with 1900
insurance Ten tons Of hay and about
rs to 100 bushels Of oats were de-
stroyed.
A house owned by Christine Cried
ling in the northwest part Of town, was
struck and somewhat damaged. Sew
eral roomers had narrow escapes. An.
iron bed in which a young man was
sleeping was struck, but the occupant
was not injured beyond q severe shock.
A horse belonging to J. W.. Karchners
near Colfax. was killed by the lisht-
ming.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-01
ADAMS COUNTY FAIR.
Directors and All Officers Give Their
Time and Surplus Results.

Time and Surplus Hesuits.
Special 20 es-Republioan.
Corning, Sept. yesterday was the
last day of the Adams county fair
Upon the whole the fair IS counted a
great success. There were not so many
entries of stock or in floral hall as IN
some former years, but the lack was
made up in quality of the exhibits.
There was a good display of apples and
other fruit, but winter varieties were
immature. The corn also was picked
too soon. The horse department was
fairly well filled with good lot OF
horses The draft horses were espe-
cially good with a few good drivers and
matched teams. j. N. B. Miller, one
of Adams county's foremost breeders
of draft horses and white faced cat
tie, had the misfortune to lose fine
Belgian stallion at the fair which cost
him $1,000 last spring.
In the cattle department there were
only three herds represented, two of
Shorthorn and one Of Herefords, all
good cattle.
In the swine department there was
an exceptionally good exhibit OF old
hogs, but the pigs were not up to for
mer years. The same might be said OF
the sheep and poultry. There was
good display of farm implements and
machinery. Floral hall was not up to
the mark made in some former years.
The racing and ball games each day
were attractive features, and the peo-
pie seemed to be we'll pleased. The
gate receipts were $2,S46. With total
receipts Fight around $3,400 and all
officers and help, police included, gave
their time free gratis for the sake of
paying off a debt made for additional
land. The association will now own.
it's grounds clear of debt and have
some money. And the management
closed the fair with smiling faces.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-01
EcsTATIc BREAKS RECORD.
Sets New Mark for Pacing Mares il
Composition at 2:0fA.

Sets New Mark for Pacing Mares in
Composition at 2:01a.
Readvile. Mass, Sept. 1.-The clos
ing of the two weeks grand circuit
meeting Friday saw two more worlds
records established by ]. p Holders
Ecstatic, who paced the second heat
in the final free-for rail- in 2.O1%, ana
the third in 2:02A. The first is the
fastest, by second, ever made by a
pacing mare in q race. while the com
bined time Of the two meats averaged
faster than any previous time by q
pacing marc In competition. The for
mer record for mares in competitions
was made by The Broncho at Cleves
land this year. The summaries:
Free for all, pacing; purse $3.50, di-
vided 1920 each heat; Give starters
Ecstatic ....... -....;s ! :
Angus Pointer ................1 p
LOcanda - ~
Time-2:01N.
2:o7 trot; purse 1850. divided 1920
Angola ............'.....I lss q
Norman B. ....................3 =
Time-2:0S1s. (Four starters.)
2.11 pace: purse $3.50. divided $500
each heat
Argot Boy. ....................l
Daphne Direct .............s..2 ~
Laurietta ~. ..................S ? s.
Time-2:O61z. (Eight starters.)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-01
FIND CANCER BACILLUS
Cologne Physician Claims to Have
Made Important Discovery That May
Lead to Cure Of Dread Disease, Can
cer-Able to Produce Cancer Arti-
ficoalIY.

Berlin, Sept. 1.-Dr. Otto Schmidt,
Of Cologne, has succeeded in making
cultures of the cancer bacillus in GER
tain mildew forming on plants. When
transferred to animals the bacillus
caused genuine cancer. In an interview
with the correspondent of Lokal An
zeiger, DIR. Schmidt said: Il am the
first man to prove that cancer can be
artificially produced on animals, .
Schmidt declared remedy for cancer
is now possible. Since he discovered
the bacillus Schmidt has been expert
menting with remedy which has Civ
en- good results but apparently cure is
only possible when the case is little
advanced. Physicians maintain a eau
tious attitude towards schmidts dis
covery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-01
PAGE ONE.

Teiegraphio News.
Insurrection in Cuba Spreads.
Rebels Attack Puerto Principe
Bryan Fears Roosevelt.
Talks of the Third Term.
Frisco Death List 452.
Iowa Institutions Ask Million.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
lows News.
Rare Historical Relic Found.
Pays Bill With Body.
Evangelist's Unique Mission.
Franklin County Court Docket.
Close of the Fair.
Another Jones County Calf Case
PAGE FOUR.
Editoriak
Edward Rosewatef.
Prayer VS.. First Mortgages.
The Ossawattamie Battlefield.
Topics Of the Times.
Iowa Opinions and Notes.
Sunday Reading.
PAGE FIVE.
Blue Sky Bonds Found.
Miscellaneous News.
Brewsters Millions.
PAGES SIX AND SEVEN.
Local News.
Epworth League Here in October.
Waterloo Wins Easily From Brown
les
Big Business in Sight.
Two Suspects Arrested.
Local Comment.
City in Brief.
PAGE EIGHT.
Trade Outlook Good.
Wheat Firm Today.
The Cattle Market.
Other Markets.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-01
Tfe Life Line ON the Foot.

The Life Line on the Foot.
Starting from the base Of the big toe
there is distinct line. That is the life
line. In one foot it will curve along
until it terminates under the instep far
toward the lower base of the little toe.
This means long life. If broken in the
hollow Of the foot it denotes sickness
at middle age, and if it terminates IN
the hollow of the foot it means short
life. This line is the most interesting
one on the foot. The experiments that
have been conducted have proved this
to be an almost unfailing reading, of
longevity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-01

Anti Trust League Endorses Bryan.
New York, Sept. 1.-William Jen-
nings Bryan today received from the
American Anti Trust League a letter
endorsing his speech Of Thursday night
at Madison Square Garden, especially
that portion referring to the war on
trusts and government ownership of
railroads.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-01
WHIRLED TO DEATH
Foreman Peter Hartman in Central
Gypsum Mill at Fort Dodge Caught
In Rapidly Revolving Shaft and
Body Almost Torn to Shreds.

Special to Times Republican
Fort Dodge, Sept. 1-Peter Hartman,
foreman at the Central Gypsum Mill.
was caught in rapidly revolving shaft
at eleven o'clock last night and whirled
to death. The body was almost torn
to pieces. Both legs were amputated
and he died few hours later.
He was forty years Of age and the
father OF eight children. He was one
of the most experienced men in the
gypsum business here, and formerly
had charge of the Duncombe mills.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-01
IMPORTERS INTERESTS MENAcED

Suspension of Customs Duties at New
chwang Referred to tho Powers.
New Chwang, Sept. 1.-The applica-
ton Of the chamber of commerce here
for support of the proposal to suspend
the collection Of customs duties at
New Chwang, while ,Dalny remains a
free port, and goods enter Manohuria
from the Russian frontier free has been
referred to the ministers of the vari-
Gus powers at Pekin The American
import business at New Chwang is
greater than that Of all the other for
eign countries combined, and the In
terests of importers are menaced.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-01
simon and Grew.

Jules Simon said that the most excit-
ing moment of his life was when he
was trying to obtain concession on
tariff from a foreign diplomat with
whom President Grevy was playing
billiards. He whispered to Grevy to
lose the game, but Grevy insisted on
playing to win and relented only when
he observed that the minister was in
anguish.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-01
.TRtEBTo SWALLOW ORDERS.
Police Gain Important clew From Mar
- sEss35ss-s "A rraa4Ad n Referhof

Police Gain Important clew From Man
Arrested at Peterhof.
z 81. Petersburg, Sept. Premier
Stolypin, according to reports from
Peterhof, is %vefy high in favor with
the emperor, who declines to listen to
the suggestions of the premiers enc
mics. The police claim they obtained
an important clew to the headquarters
sof the terrorists' organization. They
say a man who was arrested at Pc
. terhof In connection with the assass-
ination of General Min, hastily at
! tempted to swallow pieces of papers
which when recovered, proved to be
|. orders in. connection with attempts to
be made on the lives Of high person
ages.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-01

1dFl1 70 u HAL IIdiA
price being $12,SO0, 1et
farm has only fair Sc I
believed this is =
land in this coYK1ins