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Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-25
REICHSTAG DEFEATS EFFORT
TO TAX WIDOWS LEGAClES
German Parliament Decides Not to
Assess Inherltances of Direct
Heirs

BERLIN, June 24.-The reichstag to-
day further added to the governments
difficulties in its proposed financial re-
forms by rejecting by vote of 1874 to
1856 the imperial ministry's bill to eX-
tend inheritance taxes to direct heirs,
including widows and children.
The bill in its present form will be
dropped. Chancellor Won Buelow did
not speak, and left the chamber when
he learned that the voting was likely
to be unfavorable.
The conservatives centrists, Poles,
Alsatians and independents united to
form a majority against the govern
ment. The imperial conservatists, ma
tional liberals, radicals and Socialists
voted in favor of the measure.
1t is rumored the reichstag will adj
iourn until autumn to permit the gov
ernment to revise it's financial scheme.
other reports say parliament will be
dissolved, or that Prince Won Buelow
will resign, but nothing definite is
L
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-25
LOCAL

Hawaii-Amercan steamship line will improve
service by putting on steamer between San
Diego and Mexico.
Wife is given decree of divorce from hus-
band who is said to be embezzler.
Mrs. Edith May Woodill, wife of president
OF Woodill Auto company. brutally murdered at
st. Michaels, Maryland.
Man who gave sweetheart money and jewels
seeks to have property returned.
Woman bicyclist is averse to society notwith-
standing she is cousin of late President Nc
Kinley.
Aged mother awarded judgment against son.
Validity of Will depends question whether
she was sound mentally when woman made
testament.
Balloon Los Angeles makes successful trip
over city to Colegrove.
Witness says he failed to find Mexican mine
in which he was interested.
Polytechnic high school graduates more than
has ever been sent out in history of school,
Young girls tell of elopement with man who
deserted wife.
Federal land examiners in Los Angeles to
investigate alleged theft of 81, 900 acre tract
Officials believe postoffice clerk stole pack
age of money to aid relative.
Pacific Electric may elevate tracks in rear OF
Main street depot.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-25
HEAR
MANY SPEECHES
NEWLANDS SAYS HE DOUBTS
WISDOM OF TAFT
Western Soon Fears Corporation Tax
May Not Be constitutionaI-Law
of 1898 Declared APP
pIicable

WASHINGTON, June e4.--A short
time before adjournment at o'clock
tonight, the senate returned to the con-
sideration OF the tariff schedules, after
devoting the greater part Of the day to
listening to prepared speeches.
Amendments were adopted increasing
the duty on shoes from 15 to 20 per
cent ad valOrem and increasing the
duty on sole leather from 5 to 10 per
cent ad valOrem, the lower figure rep
resenting the house rate in each case.
An amendment increasing the duty
on cOllidion also was adopted.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-25

they saw an apparently heavy object
thrown into the water. Th police sus-
pect that the vessel was Roberts
launch and that it was Mrs. Woodilfs
body that was cast into the river.
Mrs. Woodill is said to have married
a physician of New York previous to
her marriage with Woodill There Is
a, mystery about her parentage.
Capt. Thompson says she was ~
years old and was obtained by MN
when she was but years old from. the
family of poor street car man IN
Minneapolis.
Mrs. Woodill, before her marriage,
was given an excellent musical educa-
ton in this country and Europe. and
she is said to have sung in the Wnlte
House before President Mckinley.
She was a beautiful woman and was
given warm welcome by her many
friends in this locality.
Was Talented Musician
Former Secretary of the Treasury
Lyman ]. Gage took much interest in
Mrs Woodill prior to her marriage, and
has visited his young protege in Capt.
Thonpson's home.
Mrs. Edith May Woodtll was well
known in Baltimore. She lived in that
city two years. during which time she
was student in vocal and piano
branches at the Peabody institute.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-25
BOY KILLS BABY
BROTHER; BURIES
BODY IN FlOGPEN
REVOLVING CRIME REVEALED
AT MODESTO
12-YEAR-OLD SLAYER AIDS IN
SEARCH ALL DAY
When Corpse of Victim Is Found
Youth confesses He Fired Shot,
but Declines to Give
Reason
(By Associated Press.)

NF ODESTO, June 24.-After aiding
V all day in the search for his b.
AVA year-old brother, who was be-
lieved To have been kidnapped, Cecil
Honkins. the 12-year-old son of far
mer living just south OF TINS Guy I'LL III
fessed tonight that he shot and killed
the child last night and buried the oody
in the hog pen, where it was uncovered
by the searchers.
Cecil was placed in Jail tonight. He
has maintained an air of indifference
and refuses to make any statement pc
yond saying that he shot his brother
and buried the body.
The shooting took place last nlShI
during the absence of the boys par
ents. The neighbors noticed that the
younger child was missing ana, De
iieving he had been kidnapped, called on
the police to aid in the search.
Boy Aids Searchers
throughout the day the surrounding
country was secured, and every canal
and pond dragged without result.
Cecil declared he was utterly ignor-
ant of his brothers whereabouts and
helped the searchers without giving q
sign of his guilty knowledge.
Tonight the searchers found the BODY
In the hog pen. The child had received
the full charge of shotgun In the
back and death was probably instan-
taneous.
When Cecil saw the body uncovered
and was again questioned he admitted
he had fired the shot and buried the
body, but refused to give any reason
for the shootoing.
He was removed to the jail, but even
this did not break his calm silence and
the questions of the officers remained
unanswered.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-25

g HE finding body of Mrs Edith May Thompson Woodl
in Back river Michaes Md yesterday revealed OF
the sensational murder of recent years touching as
does persons social and financial life and reaching across
the continent to four cities network of mystery in which it IS
held Mrs Woodf ward of Lyman Gage and proml
nent in Atlantic society the wife OF Gilbert Wood
of the Wood company and brought to Los Angeles as
bride two years ago. after romantic courhp OF only few weeks
The Woods stood high social circles in Los Angeles and
in the east and their beautiful Los Angeles residence and summer
home Park have been the scenes number OF
during the last year The shocking recital OF her
death reviv hidden mystery OF her Paentag which she ire
onenv sought to clear with the aid of her husband having
only the memory having been taken from her parents at an carry
ron which search The arrested on the charge
f having committed the is said to be New York news
nan man It has established that ne was IN any way
connected with any the earlier perpexng OF MIS-
an uneveaed story connecting the supposed murderer WIN e
90 barea ar1v life
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-25
FEAR DESIGNS
AGAINST t1ARBOR
CONSOLIDATION COMMITTEES
STUDY FRANCHISES
Property Owners Enter Protest
Against Contemplated Vacation of
Streets and Begin the Clrcu-
Iation of Petitions

Members Of the Los Angeles and San
studying the numerous franchises asked
of the San Pedro trustees in a new
light, for several members are wonder
ing If it is not possible that the piling
uo of these requests is not more than
mere coincidence attendant on the
passing of the board of trustees be-
cause of consolidation. Several are
inclined to the belief that the appll-
cations might have their source di-
rectly or indirectly traced back to
sinister design against the success of
the public harbor.
would it not be possible. in case
tk trustees should grant these re-
quests, to show that since the outer
harbor is thereby bottled up, as it
would be, there would be strong OBJ
lection in Los Angeles to voting the
harbor bonds in accordance with the
plan proposed by the consolidation COM
mittee? And IL this is true, would it
not be feasible to say to San Pedro
voters that their trustees have voted
away this choking of the harbor for
public uses-bad and ill-advised as the
action may have done, anyhow 1t was
Voted-and hence Los Angeles Will not
see the sense of aeceding to bonds, the
purpose of which has been defeated?"
Report Will Be Made
These questions were put by A. P.
Fleming, secretary of the harbor COM
mission. after an exhaustive eXamina-
ton of the merits of the San Pedro
harbor, railway and street applications
now under consideration by the San
Pedro trustees. Mr.. Fleming was evil
IDENTIFY inclined to answer his ques-
tions in the affirmative, but he re-
served his opinion because he will
make a report in detail to the harbor
commission this morning.
Mr.. Fleming went to San Pedro yes
terday to investigate the applications
made by representatives of the owners
of the Miner concession for wharf fran
chises, the applicat' of the Pacific
Electric railway for a steam railway
franchise through the business section
of San Pedro and the proposal or the
Pacific Coast Steamship company and
other corporations to close up 1900 feet
of streets leading to the san Pedro
lumber mill and the inner harbor cham
nels of the west basin. He will report
on the merits of all these to the har-
bor commission today.
Situation Angers Residents
The people of San Pedro are becom-
ing more indignant over the new pro-
posals before the trustees than they
were regarding the Banning franchises
requests. An indication of this feeling
was shown yesterday in a petition re-
citing the proposals to vacate streets
and close up section of the harbor
district, in which the following asser-
ton was made:
"And we present to your honor
able body that the vacation OF said
street would be detrimental to the in
torest of the public and would materi-
ally damage our property and would
prevent the public from having access
to the water front and would damage
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Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-25

ST. MICHAELS, Md, June 25-John T. Roberts, charged
with numbering Mrs May Wood of Los Angeles
surrounded of John McQuay at Coyman seven
miles from here tonight
Roberts called at McQuays McQuay invited
him in and then wife secretly notify neighbors by
whom the house surrounded.
At 23O this morning the sheriff shot and killed John
T. Cor Emmet Roberts, slayer of Mrs Woodl while the
accused man was
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-25
WAS WELL KNOWN IN
BALTIMORE SOCIETY

BALTIMORE, June 24.-Mrs. Wood
I'll was possessed of rare beauty and
was well known socially In Baltimore
and on the Maryland eastern shore.
Soon after her arrival at her foster
fathers farm at Mcdaniel, the man
now sought, John 7. or Emmitt 7.
Roberts, was noticed to have BEEN
much in her company. 1t appeared
that the pair had previously formed
an acquaintance and they were seen
together a great deal in the few days
before she disappeared.
Last Saturday Mrs. Woodill went to
Easton and had some dental work
done. When she left, Captain Thomp-
son supposed that Roberts would see
her safely home, as he was going in
the same direction. 1t develops that
Roberts met her at Royal Oak station
with a horse and carriage and the
pair drove to st. Michaels, where they
embarked on Roberts launch and
headed for the little creek that passes
their homes. The last seen of Mrs
Woodiu alive was when the little
launch left the st. Michaels wharf.
Between that time and the discovery
of the body in the creek is a mystery
as to what transpired. Captain Thomp
son and others became anxious at tho
absence of Mrs. Woodill Roberts said
she had come to Baltimore He sought
TO dlldy Ilie AedAS VI tHo AoStSA Aathci
by telling him that she would return in
a few days.
Writes to Foster Parent
Roberts came to Baltimore Tuesday,
and at that time a letter was received
by Captain Thompson which purported
to be from Mrs. Woodill. 1t was mailed
In this city and said she would be home
in a day or two.
Roberts returned to Mcdaniel. found
that the letter had been received and
then said, 81 told you So"
But Captain Thompson was not sat-
isfied. He interested some of his neigh
bors in the matter and began search
ing.
Mrs. Woodill was said to have had
large sum of money with her and wore
diamond ornaments when she left
home. The body was nude when found.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-25
COAST

Locators OF property in Coalinga oil district
buy every available acre.
Raise in Colorado river retards train traffic
at points in Arizona near Yuma.
Geographers start from Seattle for Alaska to
study effect of earthquakes on glaciers.
Immigration officials at Vancouver, b. c., re-
lease accused banker from Japan.
Judge at San Francisco dsmisses charge
against police chief in Calhoun case.
Baptist women in session at Portland hear
optimistic reports.
Newspaper collector slays rival, shoots wo-
man and ends his life at San Jose.
Boy at Modesto kills baby brother and buries
body in hog pen.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-25
ReIInlon Mav Aid KING

MADRID, June 24.-Senor Llorens,
the Carlist deputy, announced today
that in the event of the death of Don
Carlot. the pretender to the Spanish
throne, who is Ill, his followers prob
ably would recognize King Alfonso
on religious grounds.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-25
EASTERN

Officials of Zion city near Chicago depose
Dictator Voliva.
Corporation with capital of SIS, 900 files
papers at Trenton for railroad in Mexico.
Extreme heat in eastern cities causes death
oe twenty-four persons.
Mrs Gould denies all of husbands allega
tions. Dustin Farnum's deposition defends her
character and suit in New York may close
today.
Trade statement shows increase in importa-
ticns.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-25
THE NEWS SUMMARY
FORECAST

For Los Angeles and vicinity:
Cloudy Friday; light south winds.
Maximum temperature yesterday, "a
degrees; minimum, So degrees.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-25
FOREIGN

Bodies of tourists drowned in gale on Kill
larney lake recovered
Reichstag rejects plan of German government
to tax widows and orphans.
Eight Japanese wreckers killed by explosion
of divers torpedo in bay OF Toxic
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-25
HUSBAND SOUGHT TO
FIND PARENTS OF WIFE

The story of the early life of the
beautiful foster child reads like a
chapter from Balzac. During her girl
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Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-25
lRv Associated Presa.l }

WASHINGTON, June 24-The course
of the senate today was the reverse of
that yesterday. the entire day being
given over to speeches. Senator
Beveridge talked for about four
hours and was followed by Mr.. Bailey.
who spoke almost as long. Mr. New
lands was the last of the days
orators.
Mr.. Beveridge discussed an amend
ment proposed by him regarding tobac-
co packages. He contended that
been reduced during the Spanish war
to compel the purchaser to pay the
war tax, those sizes had not been re-
stored and the prices had not been
reduced
Mr.. Bailey talked about free raw
material for the purpose of justifying
his vote against free iron ore, lum-
her and hides. He declared that
previous to the Cleveland administra-
ton the established Democratic policy
was opposition to free raw material.
Mr. Newlands considered the income
tax question, devoting especial consid-
Grafton to the presidents recommends
ton for a corporation tax. He dis
cussed at length the legislation of 1898,
providing for a tax upon the gross
receipts of oil refiners on which the
Spreckels case was decided by tEsa
supreme court, and which is relied upon
by the president as precedent for
the corporation tax.
Not Constitutional?
He pointed out that the law of 1898
was applicable not to corporations
alone, but to every. person, firm, COM
pany and corporation engaged in the
oil business.
He suggested that tax applying only
to corporations might be unconstitu-
tional.
While agreeing that President Taft's
CORPORATION tax idea is an easy and
effective way of securing needed reve-
nue. for the government, If graduated
income tax cannot be adopted, Sem
ator Newlands of Nevada, In address,
ing the senate today. raised the ques-
tion as to whether it would not be wise
in enacting the proposed excise law
To follow the exact verbiage of the
tax imposed by the war revenue act
and under consideration in the Spreek-
els case.
He also asked whether equally ben
eficial results in the shape of revenue
and supervision over corporate con-
Germs could not be secured by it,
Mr.. Newlands asserted that while
the tax which the president recon-
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Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-25
MAN CHARGED WITH
WOODILL MURDER is
SHOT DEAD BY POSSE
Police Declare They Have Evidence Which
Will Connect New York Newspaper
Man with FiendiSh Crime
MYSTERY IN SLAIN wOMANS LIFE

Victim of Chastity Outrage Was the Wife of Los
Angeles Dealer and Popular in Pacific Coast
and Atlantic Seaboard Society-CompH-
cation in Story of Parentage
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-25
Stewards Testimony

Richards (steward at Castle Could
testified that seven bottles of brandy
were sent to your room at Castle Gould
during a period of two weeks. Is that
true? ?" asked Mr.. Shearn.
mo, 1t is not" replied Mrs. Gould.
orchards also testified that one
night at Castle Gould you rang all the
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Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-25
Showed Signs Of Struggle

The rooms in which these things were
found showed evidences of a struggle.
IT was discovered today that crabbers
in the river early Tuesday morning
were passed by a vessel from which
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-19
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Wreck Victims improve.

Mr. and Mrs. j. h. Shea and little
daughter of ST. Louis who were hurt
in the Illinois Central railroad wreck
near Carbonate Tuesday are much
improved and left ST. Mays tntrmary
yesterday. They are at the home OF
Mr., Shea's parents Mr. and Mrs. j.,
b. Shea OF Walnut street. George j.
Wichert of Cairo who sustained a
broken leg and cuts on the face viii
remain at the hospital in Murphys-
boro for at least another week during
which his injured leg will be placed
in plaster cast. He win be brought
home some time next week. His
mother is with him.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-19
A GOOD COMEDY
At OPERA HOUSE
THE MANlTOU co. AND LOCAL
TALENT DIVIDED HONORS
LAST MONTGOMERY TO-
Ni0HT-oTHeR ATTRACTIONS.

In spite of the rain last night "A
.goodly crowd" was at the opera house
to witness "A Domestic BLIZZARD aGl
all seemed to feel well repaid for
Drawing the elements. It was a COM
edy OF good qualities and was well
rendered by this company.
The Russian Sweat Box as pr
scented last night by local talent was
very entertaining speciality. This
wonderful box Illusion trick was per
formed by baltimore and Leigh ami
is handled by masters of the art in
the hands Of Howard Frank and Geo.
Koehler. ably assisted by Simpson
Bondurant. three of Cairo's wei
known and renowned artists who kept
the audience throughout the irving
ordeal of the escape from the box in
continuous uproar This wonderful
mysIifying and awe inspiring special
~ will again be given at the matinee
aid night Saturday. Tonight's play
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-19
THE LAND OF NOD.

The delightful musical comedy
spectacle The Land of Mol" is the
welcome attraction which comes to
the Opera House Tie sday. February
%. The Man in the Moon. The
Welsh Rarebit," man, April Fool, -
The Sand Man" The Lack of
Hearts, The Weather Man" are all
personages of unique conception. and
they are brought together in an at
tractiye way with surroundings edudl-
ly novel and interesting The House
of Cards" in which dwe.is The King
and Queen of Hearts" with its mush-
room towers and surrounding balloon
teafs and the peppermint river ilhw.
ing hy. presents an Lnrsual s!"ht
even in thsse DAYS 81 originality and
sr,cadof Ii stage fuIn.shmant. Prices
sc to $3.50. Sclts IN sale Monday
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-19
DIRECTIONS FOR PREPARING
SIMPLE RHEUMATISM RECIPE

Recent hospital reports show that
the dread disease, rheumatism. is
steadily increasing throughout the
country. All known means of relief
are being suggested to save the
great amount of suffering this winter
especially among those who are not
in q position to pack up and visit the
noted health resorts 10 be treated
Recent tests prove rheumatism not
exactly a disease in itself, but So.
we're symptom of kidney trouble. a
condition caused by clogged up pore;
of the eliminated tissues in the kid
ueys which fail to filter the poison
Gus waste matter and uric acid froiu
the bred. permitting these substances
to remain in the veins aud decom-
pose, usually settling about the joints
and muscles causing intense pain,
swelling and stiffness of rheumatism.
The following simple home treat.
meat will cure rheumatism and Is
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-19
Piano OF A Genius.

Edward Baxter Perry. the noted pi
anist who will play Saturday evening
at the First NJ. e church has his own
piano at his concerts which is sent 10
every city where he fills an engage
emit The piano arrived here yester
day afternoon from Trimble, Tenn
by express on which the charges
We're $1S12 Hauling to and from the
church and tuning will be a matter
of at least $3.50 more and so genius
or the piano company whom he fayors
by using its instrument pays dearly
for the privilege Of having a good pr
ano and for the advertisement Of the
instrument itself.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-19

harmless and inexpensive, and 20
simple that any body can mix il at
home.
The ingredients are: Fluid Extract
Dandelion, one half ounce: Comp
ound Kargon one ounce; Compound
Syrup Sarsaparilla, three ounces. Go
TO any good prescription pharmacist
and get these three harmless ingried-
tents and mix them by shaking in
bottle. taking as a dose a teasponfll
after each meal and again at Bad
time.
There is nothing better in tn
world for backache. kidney and bla l.
der troubles too. Such symptoms ~
frequent and painful urination. sore
ness. weakness, genera and nervous
debility are caused by certain aeils
and poisonous waste matter. decayed
tissue, etc, in the blood, which the
kidneys will clear and purify after
few doses of this prescription.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-19
SPORTS
KELLY VS.. MURPHY.

The Bulletin was in error vest +
day in stating that Joe Kelley, of Chi
cago. who recently get the decision
over Kid Block here and John Muir
ply. of ST, Louis, would furnish 9
siX-round boxing match here Wednes
day night. AS a matter of fact Kelly
and Murphy will box, but they are
St. Louis These men are training in
separate quarters in ST. Louis, and a
firstclass bout is assured. These men
have met on. two different occasions
and each have received a decision
over the other, and the contest here
Wednesday will practically settle the
superiority of one or the other.