Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-08

Unions of Paris and the department
OF the Seine has issued a proclama
ton to the workmen urging twenty
four-hour general strike May l.
Walter Wellman says that. though
President Taft is working hard to re
deem the party's pledge for real tariff
revision. he finds himself up agains,
the stone wall OF the interests
An increase OF IL cents an hour In
the minimum wage for the general
line of work is the principle change III
the new scale in the granite cutting
Industry which went into effect April
l in Boston.
The senate plan that minimum
tariff shall apply to all countries for a
year and then the maximum rates
will apply to countries discriminating
against the United States is approved
by President Taft.
Citing authorities which, he says,
cannot be disputed. DIR. Paul Haupt.
noted scholar. declares Jesus was
not Jew. DIR. Haupts conclusions
are published In an article In the April
number OF the Open Court.
Shopping Chicago has affixed Its
name to the weapon devised by the
League of Cook County Women's
clubs to prevent the passage of the
proposed Payne tariff bill, to the ex.
tent OF close to 100000 signatures in
one day.
For the first time since the presence
of cholera was officially admitted ON
Sept s. 1908. at st. Petersburg. there
were no new cases OF the disease re-
ported Saturday. Since the outbreak
there have been l0.2SS cases and 4,O02
deaths.
During the months OF March twenty
two new national banks were author
lied TO begin business OF the mum.
Der fourteen. with total caIital of
S360,000, had less than $4,000 each,
and eight, with total capital of s. .925.-
600, had $4,000 or more each.
Concluding their annual meeting,
the directorate of the General Fedora.
tion of Women's clubs at San Antonio,
Tex, representing 100000 club wom-
en-, adopted resolutions declaring
against billboard advertising because
OF It's detraction from the beauty OF
the cities, and against the Christmas
tree. inasmuch as at threatens TO an
initiate the forests of cedar trees"
Lee Cotton. night operator at the
Big Four station at Marshall, ILL.,. was
robbed at o'clock Friday night.
Thinking 1t was an April fool Joke, he
allowed two masked men to enter and
they forced him to the corner of the
room. face to the wall, at the point OF
n revolver. After robbing the young
man of 5000, the masked men tied
their victim hand and foot and es.
capped.
The directors of the North German
Lloyd Steamship company have issued
the annual balance sheet of the com
pany. 1t shows undivided gross profits
of only s2.304 500. This amount. they
say. is insufficient for the necessary
write-offs on vessels and the entire
reserve and the building and repair
funds will be absorbed to raise the
to $3.506.750 as compared
with S4.0l7.500 in 1907.
An annual saving of more than 49,
900 lives. representing reduction In
the consumption death rate from 2.2
per 1000 to 1.5 per 1000. would result
from intelligent methods OF ventila-
States. This opinion is expressed In n
bulletin issued by the bureau of labor
which says mortality from consump-
ton among workers In dusty trades Is
from two to three times as great as
the general death rate from the dis
ease.
interpretations In the eastern states
Of companies with an authorized CAPT
of sl,000,000 or more each
during March totaled only $50.200,0 900.
These figures show falling off OF
S26.000.000 from the previous month
and Sl9,532.0000 as compared with
March last year. Charters taken out
by other companies with an Individual
capital of 100000 or more. but un.
der sl.000.000, bring the aggregate up
10 S104,99S. S.O000, against Sl25.677 900
in February and s313T 900 in March
last year.
Famed by a stiff wind. fire which
originated in barn at Jennings ave
nue. and Petersmith street in the
southern portion of Fort Worth Satur-
day afternoon swept over an area ten
blocks in length and seven in width,
destroyed property roughly estimated
In value TO be In excess of s5,000.000
and caused the death OF six persons.
The fire which originated in a fash
ionable residence district. was beyond
all control within fifteen minutes after
its outbreak and was not checked un.
Ill dynamite was resorted to -FOUR
hours later.
1t Is figured that the United States,
Canada and Mexico are producing ut
the rate of approximately 1861 900 900