The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-28

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the more prominent professors quot.
ed as advancing these teachings are
carp. of Syracuse. Giddings, Of Col.
umbia, Patten OF Pennsylvania,
Sumner of Yale. Mathews OF Chica.
cago, Fetter of Cornell, Ross OF Wis.
consin, Cooley, Of Michigan, Black.
mar of Kansas, Wendell of Harvard
and Wilson of Princeton.
The American Liberian Commits.
sion arrived at Monrovia, Liberia
on the 8th, aboard the scout cruiser
Chester, and was welcomed by the
people of the black republic with
many evidences of good will. Stores
were closed and a general holiday
was proclaimed. The commissioners
were escorted to the American lega-
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Within the week several New York
on the 9Th aboard the scount cruiser
have been investigated by the federal
authorities in connection with sys-
tematic weighing frauds similar to
those disclosed in the sugar trade. On
Monday, Collector Loeb dismissed
five employees who had been connect
ed with these later disclosures. These
facts are to be laid before the grand
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Charles M. Pepper, special agent
of the Department of Commerce and
Labor, who has been studying the
physical systems Of Europe, re-
ports that Great Britain raised $685.
100000 in revenue from the income
tax law during the fiscal year, that
being the largest single source of
revenue. Mr.. Pepper analyses the
various sources of the income tax
and shows that the principal one is
the corporations and large business
and professional interests, the next
being the owners of houses and land.
The Shah OF Persia has once more
proclaimed the resumption of the
constitution, calling upon Said ed
Dowleh to form a Liberal cabinet,
with himself in his former post as
foreign minister, while Nasir ell Mulk
now refugee in Europe, is called
back to become the premier. At the
same time the shah has granted po-
litical amnesty. Both concessions
were made in the joint request of
Russia and Great Britain. The coun-
Gil Of the Empire will form a new
electoral law and the royalist officers
will be requested to disband their
troops.
The employees Of the sugar trust
in the Brooklyn refineries who we're
indicted by federal grand jury
last week for connection with the
weighing frauds have been dismissed
by the high officials of the trust. Not
only this, but these officials have Of
fered to help the government to con-
vict the men. Some time ago they
dismissed Supt. Splitter, whom they
accuse of having given the order to
operate the secret spring that affect
ed the false weighing. Splitter was
on intimate terms with the former
head of the sugar trust, the late H.
o. Havemeyer.
When Representative Olmstead
Of Pennsylvania asked the House,
Thursday, for unanimous consent to
consider bill to carry out the wish
es of President Taft, as to the legis-
lative deadlock in Porto Rico, objec-
ton was made by Leader Clark, of
the minority on the ground that the
measure had not been considered by
any committee, as no committee on
Insular Affairs existed in the House.
Later a resolution offered by Repre-
sentative Garnet of Tennessee re-
questing the speaker to appoint the
Committee on Insular affairs, was
defeated by the majority. The speak
er has taken the position that at the
extra session only such committees
should be appointed as were imper-
alive for the revision OF the tariff.
On Monday the republicans had tried
to have the Porto Rican bill refer
red to the Ways and Means Commit
tee, but the democrats had objected.
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New York city, by installing high
water pressure has effected saw
ing OF between 100000 and $780,
600 per year to insurers against fire.
AS fire protection was increased the
Insurance companies have reduced
rates. The city's new pumping sta
tions can pump 10000 gallons OF
water every minute-24O0O0 pounds
of water. A maximum pressure OF
800 pounds to the inch is secured in
the mains and the force exerted by
the streams of water available for
fighting fire is enough to batter down
brick walls. Fire rates are extra.
ordinarily high in the United States
as compared with most European
countries. Our building construc.
ton Ia inferior and insurance regu.
lations are not as severe. Our facil.
tiles for fighting fire are no doubt
superior, and this fact tends in some
measure to keep rates down, and. a,
the New York case shows, to rednc,
them as facilities are improved, bu
we shall have to improve construc
ton and improve generally the bus
mess methods Of insurance compan
les before we can reasonably hope I,
reach the low general level Of Euro
pean rates.
The prime minister Of England