New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22

ment pain OF instant dismissal He told callers
he not at all disturbed by the accommodating
reports that the new corporation tax is to be
taken into the courts to test its cOnstitutionality.
He is convinced that the will stand any test
that may be applied"
"Our President is lawyer OF proved ability -
said Busy Man. and yet 1 don't forget the incre-
dulity which displayed when It proposed
In S9. TO challenge the income tax in the Supreme
Court 1 sincerely hope the will produce
more revenue for the government than the famous
S29 900 fine imposed Standard Oil not long ago
and that Mr.. Taft will not be disappointed. What
has been going on in the world Of trade and COM
mercer
The Mercantile Exchange in this city voted to
abolish It's official quotations. Governor Hughes S
Wall Street investigating committee last June Sc
verely condemned the way in which those quota
lions fixed by committee which sets the
price every morning for about four-ffths of all
the butter eggs and cheese sold east of the Mis-
souri, River. The report accused the committee of
being close corporation of buyers The Com
mercial National Bank OF Chicago issued crop
report and review of business conditions which indi-
Gated general revival of commercial activity this
fall to extent not realized for many years past
shortage OF cars to move the immense crops is
already confronting the railroads. Chairman Knapp.
of the Interstate Commerce Commission. predicted
for the railroads heavier business than they ever
did before in a single year. Tie only complaint
heard from the West concerning this tide Of re-
turning prosperity is that it does not bring with IL
enough hands perform the necessary work T.
II Hartman sailed from Cherbourg for New York
and conflicting reports about state of his health
caused violent huctuaton in Wall Street prices of
Hartman railroad shares II estimated that
John D. RockefeIler's wealth had grown about S7g-
75iS2i by the increased value of Standard OIL stock
in the last two years. American participation in
the Hankow- -Chuen railroad loan to be made
10 China assured. The loan was increased to
%oW0Go0 OF which American bankers will furnish
one-fourth. The other three-fourths will go to
British, French and German interests"
These much discussed and highly significant Sc
curitIls when listed rreverent Stock Elk
change will ably be known as Hanks
chuckled Busy Man. Anything been heard recent
" from ex-President ROOSEVELT"
Twenty casks and nine cases of specimens tro-
phies of the hunt collected by the Roosevelt expe-
dton In Africa Were brought here last week on the
steamship Provincial from Marseilles. The casks
and cases contained the skins. bones and skulls of
reedbucks, steinbucks. duikars. gazeIes. lions dix
diks giraffes. Glands, cheetahs. spotted hyenas
bras, widebeests. hartebeests, impallas, warthogs
leopards. waterbucks. rhinoceroses. buffalo and
Appropriateness. All these animals were shot under
licenses OF Colonel Roosevelt and his son Kermit
and will be forwarded to the Smithsonian Instltu-
ton. Washington"
ANY persons of Importance de?" asked Busy
Man.
Sir Theodore Manin author and parliamentary
agent died in London. Georges Picot. permanent
Secretary Of the French Academy of Sciences, died
In Paris. Professor Edward T. Boag. =, gistrar OF
the College of Physicians and Surgeons in this city
was drowned In Adirondack lake. DR. Ludwig
SumplowicZ famous sociologist and professor of
political law committed suicide In Syria Mahar
Lal Dhingra. the fanatic Hindu student who as
sassinated Sir William Curzon Wylle in July was
hanged in London
The English courts give little for lynch
ING or private revenge by encouraging technical OBJ
staees or sentimental delay" said Busy Man How
about Thaw?'
ne was taken back 10 the Matteawan State Hos
p'a' ior the Criminal Insane but his relatives are
ALREADY talking OF getting out new writ OF habeas
corpus 70 nave his sanity again inquired into Our