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The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-22

If cold December gave you birth.
The month of snow and ice and miTth,
Wear Ger thine heart a turquoise blue.
Success viii bless you if you do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-24
Leaders Confident Of
 Passing TdN Measure

Washington, June 23.-(Special.)- The finance committee leaders today profess to feel certain that the net earnings tax measure will go through not only the Senate, but both houses of Congress. They deny vigorously that so far as they are concerned there is any purpose to put the corporations tax ond the income tax over until next session or to side-track the plan pro posed by President Taft at any stage of the proceedings. They say that they are in position where they have to permit one of two things to be done, either to allow the Bailey-Cummins in- come tax amendment to pass or to pass the corporations tax bill, which Presi- dent Taft is advising.
 They have concluded that it will be far better to pass the measure for the taxation of the net earnings of cor porations. They do not really want anything that savors of direct taxation and they are accepting the net reanings tax plan for the reason that they re- gard it as the lesser of two evils.
 For instance it Is pointed out that under the plan of a tax on net earnings of corporations the stockholder of a corporation would be deprived of but per cent of the net earnings of his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-24
DAYS HAPPENINGS
 IN WASHINGTON

Washington. June 23.-The most im- portant happenings in the national capital today were as follows:
 Much voting ana little talking charac- terized the work in the Senate. The lumber schedule was disposed of and the duty on pineapples was increased, the finance committee suffering defeat in the latter case. An attempt to re- duce the finance committees rate of $1.50 per thousand on sawed lumber to $1, the House rate, was lost. The entire wood schedule making reduction of about 25 per cent from the present rates was agreed to. A new amendment to the coal schedule offered by MT. Aldrich, reduc- ing the duty on bituminous coal from 67 to 60 cents ton and eliminating the reel procity clause from the House sill was adopted. The two senators from Flor ida, a pineapple producing state, in up- holding the amendment to increase the duty on pineapples from N to sS per 1000 were opposed by the two senators from Maryland in which state there are a number of large pineapple canping fac tories.
 The Wright brothers, whose time in which their official tests with their aero- plane would have expired next Monday. were granted an extension of 30 days.
 The question of the S-hour law was submitted to President Taft in the form on a request by Thomas Dolan, presi- dent of the Steam ShOveiers' union, that the President obtain from the Attorney General an opinion as to whether the law prohibiting payment for overtime is not being violated on the Panama canal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-24
COAL SCHEDULE IS
 FINALLY SETTLED

Washington, June 23.-Rather unex- today concluded its consideration of the coal schedule.
 The finance committee, through MT. Aldrich, reported an amendment fixing the duty on bituminous coal and shale at SO cents per ton; on coal slack, or culm, at IS cents per ton; coke and compositions used for fuel at 20 per cent ad valorem. A drawback equal to the duty is allowed vessels in the for eign trade. This scale MT. Aldrich ex- plained was a reduction of cents ton on coal under the House rate. The amendment he said also left out the House reciprocity provision. He did not believe, however, that the House would remove It's duty on coal. even If the reciprocity provision were left in the bill.
 Explaining at length the manner in which the coal duty bore upon the diff ferent sections of the country, he said to remove the duty would injure the Wyoming and West Virginia interests.
 'The democratic party" he said, has always been in favor of a duty on coal"
 He did not agree that free coal would benefit New England, as was popularly supposed, because the mills of that sec- ton demand the better and more ex- pensive coal of West Virginia. If the reciprocity provision were enacted and went into effect. he said, the coal con sumers of West Virginia, western Pennsylvania, Ohio and in some parts of Indiana, would be greatly benefited. On the othe CT hand, the coal deposits of Wyoming and Utah would not be developed under free coal.
 Senator McCumber declaring he was in favor of free coal, offered an amend ment reducing the rate of duty to 40 cents ton. The amendment was voted down, 2S to A, whereupon the commit tees amendment was adopted with out change and with out division. The 2S votes for lower duty were cast by Sen ators Bacon, Clay Davis, Fletcher, Gore, Hughes, Johnston, Overman, Paynter Rayner, Smith of South Caro- lina and Stone, democrats; and Bris- tow Brown, Burkett, Burton, Carter, Clapp, Crawford, Cummins, Curtis. Dol liver, Gamble, Johnson, BaFollette, Mo Cumber, Nelson and Root, republicans.
 An amendment by MT. McCumber, re- instating the House reciprocity clause In the committee amendment was de- feated under a division "A to 47, while a free coal amendment by Senator Crawford was rejected on a viva voce vote. The committee amendment was then agreed to by viva voce vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-24

stock. which would go to the gov ernment. But under the Bailey-Cum mins plan the stockholder would be deprived not only of this amount, but as an individual he would be subjected to a tax on his general income So far as the wealthy stockholders of the country are concerned. they would pay much less to the support of the gov ernment under the corporations tax plan than under the income tax plan.
 We have the votes to pass the cor porations tax We do not know how long it will take to put it through, but 1t will go through this session. Not only will the Senate pass 1t, but it will go thorugh the House without any gre& larosition there."
 This was the talk of the finance com mittee leaders as to the situa tion to- day. They admitted that they looked for long and animated debate.
 The insurgent republicans and dem ocrats in the Senate who are opposed to the corporations tax are awaiting developments. They want to see the proposed net earning scheme In print before they decide just what to do. But 1t Is certain their attack on the corpora lions tax will be based on the idea that the corporations tax Is not as just as general income tax, and that it is open to more constitutional ob- jections and weaknesses than the in- come tax.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-24
FATAL SHOOTING
 DURING QUARREL

Columbus, O., June 2S.-William Reed Puryear, assistant electrical engineer at the Ohio State university, today shot his brother-in-law, Fred West; fatally shot his wife and then rushed to the attic while the police were after him and shot himself in the head. The tragedy result ed from quarrel Puryear made accu- sations against his wife and she told her brother, Fred West. He upbraided Pur- year and the latter began shooting after quarreling for some time. Mrs. Pur- year cannot live.
 Puryear left a note addressed to his mother, Mrs. M. M. Puryear Franklin. Tenn. and his brother-ln-law, H. c. Scruggs, Nashville, in which he said his wife had been unfaithful. and that he was correcting her when her brother heard us fussing and ran in and shot me In the shoulder. l fired at him and Clara joined In taking his part. shot at both of them to save myself, and now I am shut up in this house ready to kill my self rather than face the disgrace"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-24
AMERICANS LOSE
 LIVES IN IRELAND

Killarney, Ireland, June ,23.-A large rowboat, carrying five American and four English tourists, and four Irish boatmen, was swamped in a gale while crossing lower Killarney lake this afternoon. All of the tourists and two of the boatmen were drowned The victims were:
 Mrs. A. A. Hilton and son of Tacoma.
 MT. and Mrs Longhead or Loughead of Boston.
 Miss M. H. Catum or Cotum of Mas sachusetts( town not known).
 Rev. B. Barton and sister of London.
 Miss Florence Wilkinson and cousin of Brentwood, Essex.
 Boatmen Con Tooney and Con Gleason.
 None of the bodies was recovered.
 The boat was a four-oared craft used for taking visitors about the lake, Most of the passengers were guests at the Great Southern hotel.
 The party started out this morning sightseeing When the lower lake was reached, 1t was found that a heavy wind from the northwest was blowing. Several other boats that had started over the same course put back. It was not long be- for anxiety began to be felt concerning the boat, which had continued on the course, and searchers who put out when the wind had died down a little discovered her overturned with two of the boatmen clinging to the keel.
 The Rev Mr. Barton and two of the boatmen could be seen in the distance, supported by an oar, but they sank be- fore the rescuers could reach them. The others already had disappeared.
 The two boatmen who were saved were too exhausted to give an account of the accident.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-24
Mine Has Been Considered Free From Gas For a Number
 of Years
OPEN LAMP OF MINER IS
 CAUSE IF TIE UPHEAvAL
Relief Parties Sent Down to Rescue the Victims Are Driven Back by Deadly Gases and Bodies Are
 Rescued Slowly.

wehrum, Pa, June 2s-As the result of an explosion of gas in mine No of the Lackawanna Coal and Coke com pany shortly after o'clock this morn- ing IT miners were killed and Is in- jured. With one exception those killed were foreigners. With few exceptions those injured were Americans.
 Twelve of the more seriously injured were taken to Spangler hospital. It was stated that all would probably recover.
 Superintendent A. M. Johnson said to- night that while the mine has always been regarded as non-gaseous the ex- plosiop was due to the ignition of a pocket of gas by the open lamp of a miner.
 'The mine has been so free from gas for the past six years,'' said the super intendent, that the state inspectors have permitted the use of open lamps"\
 The mine has only been operating two days each week, Tuesday and Friday. Those in the mine today had entered the shaft for their daily allowance of coal for family use.
 Grouped about the slope entrance of the mine just before the explosion were several Italians. When the terrific sub terranean upheaval of rock and deadly gas spouted skyward these Italians were caught. Terribly burned and maimed they rushed about the settlement crying for aid. The cries and sound of hissng mine gas at the entrance of the mine brought the entire town to the scene.
 Superintendent Johnson, backed by the office force of the company. stood at the mine entrance and held back the frantic women, whose relatives were en- tombed The first man to reach the surface was A l.. Johnson, son of the superintendent. Young Johnson had been in a. lower heading. There were burns on his arms, body and neck and tonight it was stated he had inhaled fumes He is one of the few very seriously in jured.
 Following the superintendent's son came two Italians, their faces burned to a crisp. Johnson called for volunteers to enter the mine. Several women of fered to go. but these were ordered back. With wet hankerchiefs tied over their faces the first squad of the relief party started down the shaft Of the eight who started four came back con scious. The others were pulled to the sur1ace With ropes. A second and a third party entered only to be driven back by the deadly gases.
 Oxygen sent by the Cambria Steel works aided the searchers and with safe ty helmets a fourth rescue party suc- ceeded in bringing F bodies to the sur face. Late in the afternoon five more bodies were recovered.
 In twos and threes the injured were found and lifted to the mouth of the mine and hastily taken to the temporary hospital established at the company s store. They were later removed to the Spangler hospital, 25 miles from Weh- rum.
 Late tonight all but two of the mine rooms had been thoroughly searched and it was believed no more bodies were in the mine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-24
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Seventeen killed in mine explosion. Railroad gains in arbitration case. No trace found of Elsie Sigels mur-
 derer.
 Senate winds up lumber tariff. Leaders confident of tax measure. Wrights will test aeroplane. 2-Reference order made public. Liquor men to make fight. 3-Walker county farmers are yet hope
 full.
 Big lynching of negroes feared. 4-Editorial comment 5-vanHoose takes stand in Clabaugh
 suit. Hartman order for Ensley rails
 cheering news here.
 Seaboard Air Line announces special
 weekend rates to Birmingham. Maj w. A. Handley dies at home in Roanoke.
 Rains do heavy damage to county roads and city streets. Runaway bride and groom attract big crowd at courthouse. eGeneral sporting news 7-Birmingham society events. Dolly Dalrymple's column. s-Outlook for iron trade Is better. Notable events set for next week. Selma people hope for change. 9-Stock market dull but higher. Cotton again makes an advance. Wheat declines on crop reports. man announces for state auditor.
 Ensley officials order weeds cut by JsA1~ ',
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-24
WRIGHT BROTHERS WILL
 SOON TEST AEROPLANE

The great interest that the Wrights trials has already aroused has been mani fested by the large number of visitors to Fort Myer daily. It is expected that Pres ident Taft and most of the members of Congress will witness the official trials
 This has aroused the hopes of the sig nal corps officials for an appropriation next year for aeronautical work next year. Lieut.. B. D. Foulois of the aero- nautical division of the signal corps Is watching the work of the Wpghts in as- sembling their machine. He and Lieut.. Frank P. Lahm are to be instructed by the W-rights in flying their machine. The instruction flights will not be made until the official trials have been completed, and 1t Is practically certain they will be made at Fort Myer, although the ex- tent of the field is not as great as Or ville Wright would prefer. He indicated today that starting apparatus would be erected at each end of the field for the instruction flights.
 The Wrights must be in Germany by September. Before they leave they have considerable work to do at their Dayton shop and the Fort Myer flights will not be extended longer than is absolutely nec- essary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-24
CONVENTION OF
 BARACAS IS ENDED

Ashevile June 23-With the election of officers and the hearing of the claims of Omahaj Neb. Jamestown, N. Y, and Bir- mingham for the next convention, the world wide Baraca- Philathea union, which has been in session since last Saturday, came to an end today, No choice of meet ing place for the next convention was made, as this was left to the executive committee.
 Marshall A. Hudson of Syracuse was reelected president, and the following were elected vice presidents:
 R. N. Simms of Raleigh, the Rev. Charles Mckenzie, Jamestown N. Y.; the Rev. H. M. Hamil, D. D., of Nash vile; C.. E. Winslade of Omaha, E.. H. Conibear, Dallas.
 The Rev. Frank Anderson of Millville, N. J., was elected treasurer; L. E. Apple by of San Antonio, general secretary; A. S. Hampton of Detroit, corresponding sec- retary w. G. Monk of Syracuse, record ing secretary Roland L. Walker of Kan sas City, junior secretary; r. Mitchell Arnold of Jacksonville, Ills, secretary of secret service.
 A. B. Caldwell of Atlanta and L. P. Leaville of Oxford, Miss, were elected district secretaries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-24

Washington, June 23.-Although the Wright brothers today were granted an extension of time of 30 days In which to complete their official trials for the gov ernment, they are losing no time in com pleting their flying machine. The first preliminary flight probably will be made on Friday. The motor was installed to- day. Tomorrow the starting apparatus will be set up and the motor will be tested.
 The Wright brothers are exercising ex- treme precaution with every detail of their machine, permitting no one except one or two army officers within the shed, and doing most of the work themselves.
 In asking for an extension the Wrights told General Allen that they did not be- lieve it would be necessary to have more than 10 days in which to make the speed and endurance tests, but that as a mat ter of precaution, and in order to avoid the necessity of asking for further ex- tension, they desired 30 days. This re- quest was immediately granted by the Secretary of War.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-24
Argument In Biaaers Case.

Charlotte. N. C., June 3.-1he case of W. S. Biggers, charged with the murder of J. c. Hood, will hardly reach the jury before Friday morning. Today was given over to arguments of attorneys, with five arguments yet to be made. Attorney Keerans said the defense did not claim that the defendant was insane on all sub jects, but we do claim that he acted under an insane delnsion when he killed 4 0 ETorad-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-24
BRUTAL ASSAULT
 UPON YOUNG GIRL

Atlanta, June 23.-(Special. Miss Mag gie McDermott, the young and attractive daughter of MT. and Mrs. M. P. McDer- mott was attacked tonight by young negro man on Davis street, choked al- most unconscious and dragged into the bushes, whereFshe was brutally assaulted, being kept there by the negro for almost an hour, during which time she was repeatedly threatened against screaming or telling what had happened to her She reached home and notified her par ents and tonight county and city of ficers are working with bloodhounds in the hope of arresting her assailant Outside of bruises and a severe nervous shock she is uninjured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-24
Pressmen Elect officers.

Omaha, Neb., June 3-The Internation- al Printing Pressmen and Assistants Union of North America today elected the following officers: President, George l.. Berry. San Francisco; first vice presi- dent, Peter J. Dobbs, New York city; second vice president, Michael H. Elan nery, Chicago; third vice president, Clay ton A. Pense, Chicago; secretary-treas- urer, Patrick J. McMullen, Cincinnati. All those elected except the third vice pres 1dent. are incumbents-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-24
Heat Wave In New York.

New York, June 23-New York re- mained all day and tonight In the grip of the heat wave. The official maximum temperature registered was S9 degrees More than 50 prostrations and a half dozen deaths were reported, Thousands are sleeping tonight at Coney Island in the parks and on fire escar~-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-24
Iawxers in Convention.

Chattanooga, June 23.-The twenty eighth annual convention of the Tennes- see Bar association opened at the Hotel Patten this morning with more than 200 of the leading lawyers of the state in at tendance. Ex-Congressman Foster V. Brown of this city, president of the asso- citation, presided, and was one of the principal speakers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-24
Deaths in PhiladeIphia.

Philadelphia, June 23--Four deaths and more than a score of prostrations due to the extreme heat were reported today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-24

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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-10-21
ELIZABETH PEARSON HONORED
Unanimously Chosen President of In
terstate Missionary Society for
the Twenty-First Time.

- ort Dodge, Ia, Oct 18.-The twen-
ty-sixth annual convention of the Des
Moines branch of the Woman's For
eign Missionary society of the Metho-
dist church ended Sunday with
meeting lasting throughout the entire
day. Four hundred delegates from
Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas,
Minnesota and Louisina were in at
tendance.
The officers elected are: Elizabeth
Pearson, Des Moines, president, unan-
imously reelected for the twenty-first
time; Mrs. Oner S. Dow, Garner, vice
president; Mrs. Luther Freeman,
Sioux City, second vice president;
Mrs. w. B. Thompson, Red Oak, cor
responding secretary; Mrs ]. I.
Compton, Kansas City, Mo, record
ing secretary; Mrs. w. II. Arnold.
Des Moines, treasurer; Mrs. II. NJ.
Lichleiter, st. Louis, superintendent
young peoples work; Mrs. Geo. Irm-
scher, Dubuque, superintendent child
rens work, with Mrs. Dudley OF In
dianola. associate secretary.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-10-21
GRAB MAIL SACK
Thieves at Madrid Escape With
Registered Pouch.
ROBBERY CAREFULLY PLANNED
Another Sack Containing Ordinary
Mail Was Left by the Robbers
in Box Car After Be-
ing Rifed.

Madrid, Ia, Oct. ia robbery
which bears evidence of being care
fully and systematically planned. oc-
CURED here when two mail pouches.
one of them filled with registered
mail, were stolen from the trucks at
the Milwaukee depot.
Inc express pacAage had been made
up at the Madrid Office and was in a
Chicago pouch The other pouch was
filed with ordinary mail and was re-.
covered by the police a short time
after the robbery was discovered. The
registered pouch has not yet been
located.
The robbery occurred shortly after
IL O'CLOCK. The truck containing the
mail was pulled out from the depot
down along the platform for No. 6.
the fast train from the west. The OPP
orators back was turned for an in
slant only but this was sufficient to
allow the robbers to secure the sacks
and make their getaway.
The loss was discovered when No.
6 was being loaded. The police were
notified and one of the sacks found
about two blocks from the depot in
an empty box car. The pouch had
been spnt and the mail lay scattered
over the bottom of the car.
1t is .~Aeved that considerable
money was contained in the missing
registered packages.