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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
BANCROFT NAMES
FIVE MEMBERS TO
PROBE PRIMARY
SPEAKER APPOINTS BRAY, HAM
BRECHT, WHITMAN, INGALLS,
AND CHAPPLE.
ALL ARE STEPHENSON MEN.
Senator Husting Declares Witnesses Will
Be Called at Once to Facilitate
Investigation.
ROUTINE OF BOTH HOUSES.

MADISON, Wis, Feb. 11.-[Speciall
Tension was relieved early in the AS
sembly session by Speaker Bancroft
appointment of the lower houes members
of the senatorial primary investigating
committee.
The members are:
Chairman, William NJ Bray, lumber cap
italist Oshkosh; Platt Whitman, banker
Highland; George Z. Hambrecht, lawyer,
Grand Rapids; Wallace ingalls,, lawyer, Ra-
cine; John e. Chapple, printer, Ashland.
All five of these men have voted first
and last for Stephenson, although not all
of them work for Stephenson in the pr-
maries, notably Mr.. Hambrecht, who
was a Hatton worker.
1t will be noted that but two Ham
brecht and ingalls,. are lawyers
All three of the Senate members of
the committee, Husting, Marsh and
owen. are lawyers possessed Of CON
siderable reputation.
To Rush Investigation.
The investigating committee is expect
ed to organize late this afternoon and if
IS the expectation that its first session
will be held the first of next week.
Paul Il. Husting, the only Democrat
on the body, is authority for the state
ment that subpoenas will issue so that
witnesses may be brought before the
inquisitorial organization next week. He
says the object is to rush things as rap
idly as possible, SO that the report may
be submitted March Is, the date set in
the resolution.
A bill was introduced in the Senate to-
day by the Senate members of the sena-
torlal primary investigating committee
Tor an appropriation to meet the ex-
penses of the investigation. 1t reads as
follows:
There is hereby appropriated out of
any money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated, a sum sufficient to cover
and defray the expense which may be in
Cured by the joint committee of investi-
CATION appointed pursuant to joint reso-
luton No. 3, heretofore adopted in carry
ing out the provisions of said resolution.
All accounts for expenses incurred
by virtue Of said resolution shall be
audited and paid in the same manner as
IS provided by Section 127 of the statute
for the payment of witnesses"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
S1O7.793.O5

State of Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, SIS.
Isaac Stephenson being first duly sworn on
oath says,
That the amount placed in the hands OF
E A. EdmOnds, J. II. Pueicher, ]. A. Van
Cleve, Rodney Sackett, III. i. Brown ana
others. as set forth i'll paragraph / of the
foregoing statement, is true and correct, to
the best of atlantis knowledge and belief
That of said amount there have been re
ported to afiiant expenditures as set forth
in paragraph of the foregoing statement
ISAAC STEPHENSON.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
Sth day of February, 1900.
WIN KAUMHNIMER
Notary Public for Wisconsin
(Notarial ScaI)
My commission expires March Z 1909
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
BEEDLE ACTED
UNDER ADVICE
COMMISSIONER CLAIMS L. NJ. STUR
DEVANT SAID COLLECTION OF
FEES WAS LEGAL.
WANTS GILBERT'S OPINION.
Asks Attorney General if Money in Elk,
cess of Cost of Examining Be-
longs to State,
RELIED ON STURDEvANT'S WORD

MADISON. Wis, Feb. 10 Special
With two varying opinions-one by
former Attorney General Sturdevant and
the other by the present official, Frank
l.. Gilbert-confronting him, Insurance
Commissioner George L. Beedle today
made request of Mr.. Gilbert for anoth,
err opinion as to whether it is proper to
charge more than the actual expenses of
Salaried employees or Others for the ey-
animation of insurance companies: and
II more than actual expenses is charged
to whom such compensation belongs He
also asks whether the commissioner of
insurance has a right to rely upon an
opinion of the present attorney general
or is bound by such opinion.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
Possible Democratic Ruse.

In connection with the presence in
Madison of a large delegation of Mil
waukee aldermen this morning, the story
went around that they were offering al
Turing invitations to the Assembly Dem
ocrats to join the Milwaukee aldermanic
delegation to New Orleans February II.
1t was said that the object of the inv1-
tation was obvious. The fact that pres.
sure has been brought to bear on Demo
Gratis to absent themselves at the Joint
conventions has been known for long,
although Chairman K. A. Edmonds is
not charged with coercion in that di-
rection. The absence of a sufficient
number of Democrats would mean the
election of Stephenson
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
Relied on Former Opinion.

Commissioner Beedle's prevailing meth
Oh OF collecting fees and compensation
heretofore has been based upon an opin-
ION by former Attorney General Sturde-
want, rendered III 1903 In his letter to
the. attorney general today, Mr. Beedle
indicates that his collection of expenses
and compensation is based on a Sturda-
want opinion, which held that the statute
specifically provides for the expense
and compensation, and that it was not
the intention of the Legislature to pro-
vide merely for the actual expenses Of
the examination"
The matter of the legality of such COM
pensation is called into question by the
filing of charges against Beedle by NJ.
W. Waite, his former deputy, which
charges, together with Attorney General
Gllberts opinion and letter of State
Treasurer Dahl recommending that the
probe be extended to previous commits
Sloners, were transmitted to the Legisla-
ture by Gov. Davidson in Il special mes
sage.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
Want Lower Depository Bonds.

Bankers of Wisconsin want a law
passed which will do away with the
necessity of furnishing a bond in an
amount twice as large as the state de-
post Entrusted to the individual bank
Ihe present law was put into force be-
fore the days of the corporate bond. In
OLD tunes all bonds We're signed by per-
sonal SuretieS and in some cases where
deposits were large the bond had to be
peddled around and signed by a dozen
or more personal sureties, the total being
twice the sum of the deposit. Nowad lays
the bonds usually are furnished by surety
companies which charge for them at the
rate of y of 1 per cent of the amount
OF the bond or l per cent. of the deposit
by the state. Bankers say this is hard
ship and an effort will be made to pass
q law requiring that the bond shall be
~ per cent. higher than the deposit
The Wisconsin Bankers association is
expected to work for this bill
Fire Underwriters Act.
The Milwaukee Board of Fire Under
writers will stand sponsors for a bill to
stop rebating by fire insurance agents
There is such a law on the statute books.
but it relates only to life insurance
agents and fire agents are free to rebate
as freely as their moral sense OF obliga-
ton to agreement will allow. What the
better fire insurance agents call 1.-The
pernlclOus practice of rebating" is said
to be booming in Milwaukee, several
large concerns receiving enormous per-
centages of their premiums back from
agents who are willing to share" their
commissions in order to make big
showing. 1t is said that this subject was
one upon which August Rebhan and
Loyal Durand spoke to members when
they came out recently from Milwau-
kee. J. II. Van Dyke of Milwaukee
is said to be drawing up this bill for the
underwriters
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
ONE KIDNEY GONE,

But Cured After Doctors Said There
Was No Hope.
Sylvanus O. Verriu, Milford, Me-.
saws. give wears AGO 4 had injury
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
PATTERNS AFTER
OkLAHQM 4 LAW
SENATOR HUSTING TO INTRODUCE
RESOLUTION FAvORING GUAR
ANTEE OF DEPOSITS.
Il OF ! PER CENT. REQUIRED
Rigid Supervision of Wisconsin Banks
Makes Higher Rate Unnec-
eSSary.
UNDERWRITERS ISSUE PROTEST.

MADISON. Wis. Feb. 81 Special /
-okIahoma' famous bank depository
law Is to be the pattern of a bill soon to
be introduced by Senator Paul L. Hust-
ing of Mayville.
One important essential in which it
VIII differ will be the amount required
10 be set aside by banks under the su-
perVlsIon of the bank inspectors. In Ok
lahoma the banks are required TO pay
INTO the guarantee fund l per cent. of
deposits. In Wisconsin Senator Husting
wants a of l per cent paid in. The
Oklahoma rate is said to be needlessly
high even for that youthful member Of
the SlSterhoOd Wisconsin with its SUI
perlor supervision and favorable record
Tor few failures, requires much smaller
rate, says the MayvilIe senator Senator
Hustlngs bill also puts the banks under
a special commission with improved
methods of inspection and general super
vision.
The daily tribune., 1909-05-04

The Colorado supreme court yester.
day handed down a decision in the
Canon City Elks' club liquor cases
which favored Canon City. Tie do.
cision 10 sweeping and may effect
most Of the Elks clubs In the state.
Colorado Springs 10 exercised over
the decision. ~ 1t fears that the de-
cision will mean the closing up Of
the Elks club there and do away with
the dispensing Of drinks This
case has been fought out in the
courts for many years, and the GnAl
decision WAS rendered In the case
yesterday by the hi CHEST tribunal IN
the state.
The daily tribune., 1909-05-04
the WEST CAPTIvATES
PRESIDENT KINGSLEY

New York. May 4-"Ifa a man .
faith IN the future OF this country
needs tonic. let him visit our Pa
cif'c md intermountAin cities ;" said
Darwin p. Kingsley. president Of the
New York Lifs Insurance company,
WHO has just returned from . trip Of
ten weeks through that ssctios. -
"Bssinssa" said Mr.. Kissslsy, !,
"has taken me from MOSCOW to Seat.
tie within 10 months, and thers0is no
place In tI's world 90 full Of opti.
mism. energy snd the spirit of tomor.
row A. our far West.
81 found that the mighty man In
oil that great region 10 e. H. Harri.
man. found little criticism Of him
even In California. On the contrary
his plaus and purposss arc recognized
everywhere from New Orleans to
Seattle - involving the best interests
Of all the Pacific and intsrmountaiu
country"
The daily tribune., 1909-05-04
PLANS COMPLETED.

Baltimore. Md. May 4-The plans
for the Phipps PsyohiAsrio Clinic.
which will be erected on the grounds
Of the Johns Hopkins hospital, have
been completed by Architect Grosve-
nor Atterbury. of New York. Con :
siderable interest has been manifest
cd In the cliniu, which will be II cad !.
cd by Dr.. Adolf Meyer. of New York.
Mental disorders will be treated at
the institution.
The theory to be inaugurated at the
clinic provides for treatment before
the question Of depriving the pa.
tient Of his legal right Of liberty
is considered, thus placing the IN en- :
tally unbalanced patient on the
same footing as other sick persons in
q hospital. Or. Edward N. Brush
Of the Sheppard and Enoch Pratt
hospital. stated that II mental dis
orders are to be successfully treated
1t Is obvious that relief should Q
sought before excitement, loss OF self
control, morbid introspection and
various other conditions Of insanity
have been fully established.
The daily tribune., 1909-05-04
OVER $780, 900. 900 DUTY.

Washington, May 4-Twelve artic.
les or classes Of articles pay three.
fourtbs Of tho 800 million dollsrs
per annum collected - tariff duties
BY the government Of tho United
States Tho duties collected under
the existing tarjh law have averaged
800 million dollars Per anpum dur.
ing the past three years. ths largest
sum being In the fiscal year 1907,
when the total collections amounted
to 829 million dollars. In that ysar
1907. sugar paid 90 million dollars
duty; cotton manufactures 80 mil.
lions leaf tobacco 70 millions; mann.
facturos Of fbers "a; manufsotures of
silk 20; manufactures OF wool 20:
raw wool. 16 Ia; spirits. wines and
malt liquors. i6; manufactures Of
iron and stool. ~: sarthsn and china
ware 8; ohemicals, drugs and dyes.
Z ~; and fruits and nuts. Tho total
for these twelve articles or groups Of
articles being $50 millions. or just
three .fourths Of the $40 million dol
lars Of tariff duties collected IN that
vQaP
The daily tribune., 1909-05-04
BEAVER SCHOOL DISTRICT
ELECTS new OFFICERS

The voters Of the Beaver school dis
triot, which took place in the new
town of Concrete held an electi on
yesterday and unanimously elected
Rowland Blunt. president; Frank J.
Bacon, secretary and Mrs. Della
Fulmer to the board. These people
will constitute the board for the
next year. As4 Payne. who lras
served the district for the past
twenty.niue of years. refused re .elec-
tion.
Tho increase in population In this
district calls for increased &c hool
needs. and . special levy was voted to
build now school building at Wood.
rifY, In the lower end of the district +,
and also to enlarge the building ut
Concrete.
The i'm provement being made iu
that section Of the valley gives the
district moro revenues, a. the new
Beaver -Penrose railroad ia largely
within tho district, aud the school
taxes will increase the revenues.
This district also takes In large part
of the lower end Of the new B eaver
park.
The daily tribune., 1909-05-04
POSTGRADUATE SOCIETY
HOLDS MEETING HERE

The Fremont County Medical Post
Graduate society held the regular
meeting Ia the office Of DR. r. r.
Moore last evening. The regular
business that came before the meeting
was transacted and then the society
settled down to an hour of study along
education lines. Brief addresses
were made by the members and
papers were read which were highly
enjoyed. There were number of
out-of-town members present.
The papers were both read by
Canon City physicians. DR.. W. I.
Little's article was on the subject Of
immunity" and Infection" was
the subject Of a paper read by DR..
R. E. Holmes. The papers we're
exceedingly interesting
The following members wore pres
ent:
Drs. Cannon, Little, Orndorf. Hol $.
mes. wilkinson, Maxwell. T B.
Moore, Goodloe, Phelps, Graves.
CLARK and Ashley, Of Canon City /;
Dr.. Rambo, of Portland; DR.. Hen.
shaw, Chandler; Drs. Moore, Darby
and Atkinson, Florence. Rev.
Thomas and Miss Walker Of Canon
City were visitors.
The daily tribune., 1909-05-04
Plant Of American Smelling and
Refining Company Idle It
Salt Lake
400 EMPLOYEES IDLE
Most Of Strikers arc Austisas
and Greeks Who Wanted
q a Day.

Salt Lake. Utah, May 4-The
plant Of the American Smelling and
Refining company At Murray Is silent
on account of the strike of 400 of It's
employees for higher wages.
Most Of the strikers are Austrians
and Greeks. They demand tho 70.
storasion Of the wages which were
paid before the panic Of 1907 when
the scale for common labor was re i.
duced from q to el75 . day. The
men are not organized and the offioers
Of the company say the walkout 90.
Cured without any formal notice.
There have been no negotiations look
ing to a settlement.
Whom 1t WAS reported that = nun
ber Of the skilled workmen would re
port for duty today threats Of VIC.
lenoe were made by the strike leaders
aud Marshal Mauss has called upon
the sheriff TO lend assistance toward
tho suppression Of possible trouble.
The firo In the furnaces arc being
banked and will not go out for sever.
al days In the event Of prolonged
shutdown the furnace charges will
grow cold and the damage will be
The daily tribune., 1909-05-04
Celebrates Visit Of Mikado's
Training Squadron by
Big Turnout.
UPPER 400 is PRESENT
San Francisco More Than Do.
ing Itself Proud in
Entertaining.

San Francisco, May ,4-Two formal
receptions to Rear Admiral ljichi and
his commissioned officers of the Jap.
anese training cruisers Aso and Soya
dinner on board the West Virginia a i,
given by the chief petty officers Of the
Pacific feet to the officers of similar
rank from the Nipponese vessels; a
minstrel show aboard the United
States flagship to 200 Japanese enlist
ed men by the jackies of the Ameri.
can cruisers, and dinner to the jap
anese warrant officers by Unole Sam 8
warrant officers at the Brunswick
cafe. followed by theater party at
the Orpheum, marked the second
days shore entertainment by the
United States navy and the San Fran
cisco commercial and civic bodies of
the Japanese naval cadets and blue
Jackets now visiting this port.
In the main hall Of the Merchants
Exchange building, decorated with
intermipgied Japanese and American
flags, the Oriental officers met their
Occidental army and nav y brethren
and their civilian hosts.
In the evening the white and gold
ballroom Of the Fairmount hotel
was the scene of one of the most bril-.
liant official receptions that San
Francisco has witnessed. Brief ad-
dresses we're made at both functions
by chosen speakers from amcng the
guests and hosts.
The daily tribune., 1909-05-04
CELEBRATING INDEPENDENCE.

). Providence, r. /, May 4-The city
and state are celebrating today the
declaration Of Rhode islands inde-
pendenoe. This Is officially observed
today for the first time and the
gathering is at the old stats house in
which resolutions of severance of the
relations to Great Britain were passed
1872 years ago. Gov. Potheir, Con i
gressmAn Sheffield and other notable
men are the speakers of the day.
The daily tribune., 1909-05-04
Commodities Clause Decision
Favorable to Their
Contention.
HEPBURN law GOOD
But May be Amended so as to
Make it Apply in
Other Cases.

Washington, May At has been
many day since decision Of the su.
preme court of the United States has
been received with so much interest
as was manifested In the reversal OF
the circuit courts commodities
clause" decision affecting the anthra.
cite coal carrying railroads.
The effect of the decision is favor
able to the railroads and the govern. .
ment lost on practically all points
except in the sustaining Of the prinoi
pie involved.
In holding that congress had not
gone beyond its authority in enacting
the law, the court comedies the right
to legislate and 1t is believed that II
SO disposed. congress might enlarge
aud extend the scope Of the provis-
ion.
oAiohy suhAAoAAAo sho AcSioAOo
holds the law to be oonstitut ional
but 1t does not concedo the contentious
Of the government as to its SCOPE.
An Especial axosption wus ~ to rns
ownership Of stock In different cor.
poration, which 1t WAS held did not
constitute such ownership ~ would
prohibit transportation under he
terms OF the law. 1t was also held
that ownership of the commodity ap.
piled only to the time of transpor.
tation.
II before transporting 1t the rail.
road company has in good faith parted
with commodity It may carry It,
The principal point Of the deoi-
sion was In relation to railroads
holding the stock Of subordinate
companies and on that important
point. the. finding was favorable to
the roads
ustice Harlan dissented on the
stock feature, but otherwise the de-
cision was unanimous.
The daily tribune., 1909-05-04
ROAD BUILDING INCREASE.

Richmond, Va, May 4-Railroad
building in the South is increasing
very rapidly. Since the first of the
year "a railroad enterprises have been
organized or incorporated in the
South and Southwest. ten in Texas.
four in North Carolina, four in
Missouri, three in Arkansas, three
in Tennessee. two in Oklahoma :,
two in Louisiana and one each In
Alabama. Georgia. Kentucky, Mary
land. Virginia and West Virginia.
The daily tribune., 1909-05-04

Dr. Cummings went to Portland to.
DAY to attend the injuries received by
a man yesterday. His leg was badly
bruised and the wounds need the at-
tention Of q physician.
The daily tribune., 1909-05-04

Misc Marguerite Johnston, Miss
Marie Lutes and Mrs B. H. Hop.
kins returned last evening from Colo
RADIO Springs where they spent Satur
day, Sunday and Monday.
The daily tribune., 1909-05-04

The board of education will mect
nexe Tuesday night and organize for
the now school ye Ar. This has
been customary for several years.
At this meeting . committee will
be appointed TO name teachers. 1t Ia
said there will be several obangos In
the faculty for next year. aud that
probably . larger number Of women
will be employed than In the past.
The daily tribune., 1909-05-04

Mrs. N. +. Rich yesterday received
from the Pueblo social lodge of Re-.
beknhs, q box Of beautiful dowerr
Mrs. RIoh is . member Of that order
in the Steel city aud the Pueblo
me rbers sent the flowers to cheer her
In her sickness. The lady Is reported
as getting along nicely now aud will
be out In day or two.
The daily tribune., 1909-05-04

DR.. l.. II. Rupert who underwent
an operation in one oi the Denver
hospitals for appendicitis = short
time ago. II improving nicely, is the
word brought 70 Florence last even
Ing BY Mn. Rupert who returned
home to prepare for . trip she. and
the doctor Will take into the noun.
tains. Tns doctor passed through,
tho operation in good shape xnd ia
now gaining rnpidly. 30 that he
can reoupsrAte more rapidly. they
will spend = couple Of weeks in
! the mountains.
The daily tribune., 1909-05-04
WILL NOT DEFEND TITLE.

London, May 4-JAy Gould 10 10,
defending his title to championship II
at tennis at the English tournament
which opened today. His American
railroad duties bav inte rfersd with
his play.
The daily tribune., 1909-05-04

Mrs. N. y. Jackson and her chill
dren arrived yesterday from Okla.
homa to make this city their home.
Mr.. jackson IL Held superintendent
for the Florence OIL company.
The daily tribune., 1909-05-04
DISCHARGES CLERKS.

Jefferson City. Mo. Nay 4-The
resolution which WAS passed by the
Houce Of representatives, Of the state
Of Missouri. disohArging all house
clerks, except 70, takes efYsot today.
This was done 10 forestall the posi-.
biltty Of clerks drawing -. 20 day
while the Legislators tbsmsslvss 70.
osive bot ei Per dag. whioh will b
the oass after the ITO days allowed
BY the consultation whom ths session
slapsos.
The daily tribune., 1909-05-04

Tho Ladies' Aid society Of the
Christian church will meet with Mrs.
Frank Johnston At 2 O'Clock Thurs.
day afternoon.
The daily tribune., 1909-05-04

Mrs. Robert Locke is packing her
huosshold goods preparatory to NOV.
Ing 70 walssnburs.
The daily tribune., 1909-05-04
H. r.. LuTEs

REAL ESTATE, JUSTICE
OF THE PEACE, NorARY
PUBLIC.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-13

tacks by hostile Indians and LiueoIn
gladly accepted. Again in our recent
war with Spain. the sons of Utah U.r.
conspicuous among the brave r1ueH
riders. And still they are perg,elt..
They are the one religious scot t..I
has suffered I'm our own days s.rtr.
persecution az the hands Of ChrH...
people Buddhists and the fo|.U...
OF CONTIGUOUS were tolerated .r ...
own land but these people. u..a...
ping the God we worship were t...r..
In "a manner savoring OF barbarsm.
ONE OF REPUBLICS CREATES.
WRONGS.
We may not agree with the r,IeI..s
beliefs of this people. iu fact. $500 rI..
disagree with them utterly. StH ..
must admit that the creed has virtues
as we'll as faults mot how mu.
chan there is in YOU. but whatr.-
there Us any wheat" saws CarlyI. F.r
the sake Of the few grains OF wheat.
they should have received some cone
sideration Remember DO u.,
speak iu cNtenuatiOn Of their fault.
] merely wish TO sec this people given
Justice and fair play 7 say that n
this point in our history the PRINCIPLES
Of American government were grossly
violated and that the story of the suf-
ferugs OF the 'Latter-day Saints" u
Utah Will go down into history as one
Of the greatest wrongs ever pcrpotraf-
ed against the citizens Of this republic.