Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-02
TsLeeaAp.,c NEWS.

iGIGohRfFftC NEWS-
Chicago has a population OF two IN,
one-halr millions, the estimate beinl
vouched for by compilers OF city di
reotory.
William ] Bryan suggests that tn,
body meeting at Albany Sept. 4 {,
promote adoption Of federal incom,
tax law. be kept nonpartisan
Colonel William unge. who was on,
of the Swedish representatives to tn,
Columbian exposition in 1893. has IN
vented a successful life line appara
tus. which big steamship oompanle.
VIII adopt.
| John b. Hammond. the typewriter
inventor, asks New York court [,
restrain his employees from appropriai
ing the entire stock OF the Hammond
| Typewriter company. under a deed o.
gift he made to trustees for the en-
ployes
Sumner writes from Beverly, Mass
that President Taft VIII strongly urge
measure for postal savings banks as
one of the things for which The Re
publican Platform stood Secretary
Meyer suggests use OF deposits to
take up outstanding 2 per cont gov
| ernment bonds
The territorial supreme court OF
New Mexico handed down three i'm
portant decisions, One uphold the
law prohibiting The sale Of lntnxicanls
to persons between the ages OF IS aud
II, This was In the case of the
territory against Joseph Glgneo. San
TIA Fo saloon keeper found guilty of
selling liquor to n i9-yearold youth
before Judge McFie.
Chicago authorities are considering
advisabiiity OF putting Ia bumps" In
streets TO jar the spines of automo
bile parties making high speed This
was suggested by Commissioner Han.
berg TO the chief as an expedient he
might adopt To discourage the speed
ers. Commissioner Hanberg called ON
the new chief with an appalling list of
automobile accidents, showing 60 ia
talilies and 200 persons injured by
machines iu Chicago alone in the last
few months The best way would be
- send every last mothers son to the
pen for exceeding the speed limit
There is certainly way 10 stop the
wholesale killings.
Uncle Sans annual housekeeping
bill, which Is n huge one, has grown
until the single article of furniture
exceeds 81 l,0OO,000 This animal out.
lay is required to furnish the new
public buildings, which are being com.
pieted AT rapid rate. with no end In
sight of the work which has com
menoed OF scattering postofGces. court
houses and other federal structures
over the country The furniture for
the now buildings is all purchased
by the treasury department through
The appropriation of s900,000 availa.
BILE for furniture for the current year
has been found Insufficient. and when
congress meets in December 100000
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Elvort w. Shirk, president of the
First National bank OF Tipton. ind,
which was closed temporarily because
OF the alleged peculatinna Of iis cash
ier. w. II. Marker, was arrested by
federal authorities Saturday on the
direct charge of misappropriating S2d.
25250 of the banks funds prior to the
time II became involved by The short.
ages which resulted Ia the night Of
| the cashier Shirk, who has various
| interests aside from the Indiana banl,
| and Is rated as a millionaire, was TAX
en- Into custody at the Calumet club
which Is his Chicago home His arrest
was surprise to his acquaintance
both in and out of Chicago. The bank
er readily gave $50, 900 bond before
| United States Commissioner Footo.
w Kelcey Shoep. who Ia heavily In
terested in the Metropolitan Street
railway OF New York and who owns
of Cincinnati. has purchased "a coats
for his $4,000 herd Of Jersey cows
The two attendants. whose sole duties
are to look after the cattle, place ihes'
coverings on them every morning tt
protect them from flies. The teeth o
each blooded Jersey are brushed thre,
times daily This departure in dair.
farming " said to result In bette
health and better milk. In exchange
for the tooth treatment and coats eacl
COW has daily produced over two gal
Ions of milk, raising large amour
of cream.