Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-17
TELEdRAPHIC NEWS

Guggenheim of Colorado has definitely
allied himself with the contingent In
The state which viii vote for an in
come tax amendment TO tariff bill II
he gets chance Seventeen Repub
licans and all Democrats of the senate
are in line upon the compromise prop
osition With Senator's Bailey and Cum.
Minis have been able 10 effect among
Democrats and Republicans. whereby
tax of per cent is placed on all
incomes over $1,000 year, and also
proposed thar the earnings of cor.
porations be taxed at the same rate
Senators Borah and Cummins. who
have been canvassing the situation
among Republican senators say he
permitted his name to go on their list.
The feeling in the senate is that the
tariff bill is appropriating the lasi
days 10 its consideration. Senator AL
drich is'6opeful the end will be reach
ed by Saturday, and many conserva-
tive Republicans agree with this pre-.
dietion
" trtNs June 1T az ems
of-schedules that have previously been
passed over under objections by sen.
ators will occupy the attention of the
senate today. The committee on f.
nance is about ready 10 report its
amendment to paper and wood pulp
schedule and is only waiting the re-
turn OF Senator Hale. who has been
confined to his home by illness As
soon as that is done the debate will
be eentered upon those duties Before
adjournment this subject may be
brought up. Senator Brown aud 9th
ers viii oppose any Increase of duties
imposed by the house bin and will
argue that there is no excuse for any
duty on either print paper or wood
pulp and increases of house duties
viii be vigorously upheld by members
OF the finance committee.
NEW YORK, June 1.-THE body of
Edmund Montgomery Moffett. who all
Nsl life claimed to be the rightful
king Of England. was buried yesterday
near his home at Woodcliff, N J. Dr..
Ssloffet, was 62 years old, born of good
family in Cincinnati. and for many
years had large medical practice
in this city. from which he accumu
lated quite a fortune.
He and his Immediate ancestors had
traced their genealogy back to 400 q.
C., and DIR. Moffeti claimed to be the
true lineal descendant of King James
II. His claim to the throne of Great
Britain came through Fergus l. the
first king of Scotland and down to
Robert Bruce and the Stuarts. DIR.
AIoffeti was a highly educated man
aud only to his immediate friends did
he discuss his relationship with royal
~. lie never made any general claim
for the throne Of England conientinR
himself with the belief that the crown
rightfully belonged to him.
LOS ANGELES. June 1.-THE town
Los Angeles and forty miles from
Bakersfield. was almost completely
destroyed yesterday afternoon when
10000 pounds of dynamite stored in
the Southern Pacific depot blew up
No one was injured. ample warning
was given the 200 inhabitants who
fled TO the foot hills Sparks from a
passing train, set fire TO the depot.
The agent in charge finding the fire
under headway, gave an alarm, and
through his foresight held up passen.
ger trains that might otherwise have
been destroyed. Twenty-Five buildings
and houses were demolished. and the
shock OF the conclusion was distinct
ly felt in bakersfield
CHICAGO. June l4.-Former Judge
Abner Smith will probably be taken
to Joliet penitentiary tomorrow to be
gin his sentence for bank wrecking.
He spent many hours yesterday riding
through the parks of the city and
visiting scenes he may never see
again, Sheriff Strazheim has arrang
ed TO take charge of the former jurisi
at midnight tonight when his reprieve
ends.
BOSTON, June 14.-'American men
are worse money grabbers than Eu
ropeans. They are misery and hoard
millions merely for possession. Euro
peans want money more FOR the good
and pleasure ii brings
This is statement OF Countess Won
Moltke. formerly Miss Cornelia Tha-
per of Boston. She married Count
= Won Moltke. the Danish ambassador to
the United States.
This talk of buying heiresses Is
silly and absurd" she continued. Why
American girls are independent and IL
they did not love their titled husbands
. they would not marry them Inter
national marriages nine out of ten arc
pnre love matches.
NEW YORK. June 1.-THE most
valuable clew the police had in the
murder of Samuel Bosens. whose
hcadless and dismembered body was
found on the lowest east side lasi