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The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-03-12
WILSON STANDS PAT
Refuses to Reopen BIeached Flour
Controversy.


Washington, March IA formid-
able movement, the purpose of which
is to induce Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson to modify or reverse his re,
cent decision in which he held that
flour bleached by nitrogen peroxide is
an adulterated product under the food
and drugs act, is on foot. Hundreds
of letters from millers of bleached
flour in all parts of the country are
being received daily by the secretary
asking him to refer his ruling to the
referee board of scientific experts for
review.
That Secretary Wilson will stand by
his decision is indicated by the fact
that in his replies to the various COM
nunications he declares that ne Can
see no usefui purpose in referring the
question of bleached flour to the ref
cree board.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-03-12
New Phone No. 81.
FRIDAY, MARCH IL, 1909.


During the more than seven years
of the Roosevelt administration, pow
er seemed to be steadily slipping from
Congress. The theory of our gov
eminent is that the President is the
executive officer; the Congress, divid-
ed into two houses, is the direct rep
resentative Of the people. But dur
ing the last administration the Pres
ident became the greatest force in
American affairs. =
And the reasons for this change
are easily apparent. The Senate has
ceased to- a considerable extent as a
deliberative body. It's work has
been done by few committees. AL
drich and Hale and their cronies
have controlled its action and have
advanced or delayed action at their
pleasure. 1t was only by the over
whelming and unmistakable support
of Roosevelt by the great mass of
the people, irrespective of party, that
he succeeded in wrenching a single
reform measure from that body. And
IA nearly every case where such
measure became a law it was emas-
culated in some way in the upper
House.
The House is in even worse case
than the Senate. 1t has abdicated
its deliberate functions entirely and
has placed its entire control in a
single man, Speaker Cannon.
The individual Congressman is alb
solutely powerless unless he be a
creature of Cannon and supporter OF
his measures and policies. If he In
troduce a bill which is not consid-
cred favorably by the Speaker, that
bill is sent by the latter to one of his
favorite committees and allowed &c
slumber in peace. And the Congress
man can do nothing.
Suppose for the sake of illustra-
ton that the committee by some un-
heardof means, reports the bill fav-
orably, how can the Congressman
bring the bill to a vote before the
House. He can arise in the House
and say, AMr. Speaker. move sus-
pension of the rules for the conSder-
alton OF bill so and So" Mr.. Cannon
will simply say, s'The gentleman is
not recognized for that purpose
And that is all there is to it.
The only way bill can ever come
to a vote is for the member to go tt
Cannon privately some day before
the meeting of the House and ask it
and if the Speaker finally decides tC
Elet it be passed he will give the mem,
Der certain day and on that day
he recognizes him and the bill i;
passed. The deliberative function Ct
l. ~
the House of Representatives has
been .abdicated. And why7 Thomas
B.. Reed who is more responsible thar
any other man for the origin of the
!, present rules of that body said:
here are many interests which
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-03-12
suItana Survivors TO Meet.

Findlay, o., March 12.-The annual
reunion of the surviving members Of
the Sultana disaster on the Missis-
sippi river, in which 1900 Union sol
diers were drowned out of 1000 that
were on the boat, will take place in
this city Thursday, April q. OF the
500 that were saved but 200 survive,
and of this number a greater part re-
side in Tennessee.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-03-12
SMALL CROWD AT
THE GILKEY SALE
Good Prices Are Realized on House
hold Effects and Stock.

There was a small crowd in at
tendance at the public sale of house
hold furniture and live stock of jam
es Gilkey held on the lronworks pike
Wednesday afternoon. The house
hold goods all brought very salts
factory prices. The following is the
prices obtained on some of the live
stock as reported by Jonas R. Bush
who conducted the sale: / COW, $45
l aged horse, S25; lot of corn in the
crib for $3.50 per barrel.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-03-12
Perfectly Clear.

TITS dish-u-way, sah," explained old
Brother Swank to a befuddled friend:
Orthodoxy am de doxy dat l makes
muhse'f-dat rs de orthor of, yo' I'M
'erstand. Uh-well, and dis yuh hec-
tordoxy am de udder mans doxy dat
he's allus uh-hectorin' me wild. Do dat
make it clar to yo' apprehension,
Brudder Tarr?"-Puck.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-03-12
Mr.. r. w. TANNER
IS MUCH BETTER
Stroke of PARALYSIS is Not As Sc
riOus As Was Expected.

Mr.. R. w. Tanner, who suffered
stroke of paralysis at his home on
the Ecton pike Thursday morning, is
reported much improved Friday
morning and nothing serious is feared
as result of his illness.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-03-12
BEGINS TARIFF MESSAGE
President Taft Will Be Brief and Go
Direct to Point.

Washington, March IL. President
Taft began work on his message,
which is to go to the extra session
of congress on Tuesday night, accord
ing to the present plans. 1t is under
stood the message will deal only with
tariff revision and the general subject
of revenue raising.
President Taft has indicated he
will ask congress to confine it's labors
at the extra session exclusively to
this subject. The message will not
go into details regarding specific
schedules. 1t will be brief, and lay
great stress upon the necessity for
prompt action.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-03-12
CONTRACT FOR WIRING
M'ELD0WNEY BUILDING
Has Been Let to the Winchester EIec.
trio Supply Company.

The contract for wiring and in
stalling the lighting fixtures in the
new McEldowney building has been
awarded to the Winchester Electrical
Supply Company. The specifications
call for the very latest and best
methods of installing electric wires.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-03-12
CASES ABANDONED
Government May, However, Prosecute
Standard on Two Charges.

Stdnddru on Wo OndrSeS.
Chicago, March 12.EAll of the
criminal prosecutions of the Standard
Oil Company of Indiana pending in
the northern district of Illinois, with
the exception of two cases, have been
abandoned by the government as the
result of Judge Anderson's decision,
it was announced.
The two cases which may still be
pushed are those involving oil ship
ments from Whiting. Ind, to Evans
vile, Ind, over the Chicago & East
ern Illinois railroad, by way of Dolton
Junction, Ill. The most the govern
ment could hope for in these cases il
a fine of $1,000,000.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-03-12
Lemp Divorce Decree Modified.

st. Louis, March 12.-The decree of
divorce recently granted to Mrs. Lii
liam Handlan Lemp from William J.
Lemp, Jr., was modified by Judge
Hitchcock so as to make the $4,000
annual alimony payable quarterly dur
ing the lifetime of Mrs. Lemp or un-
til she marries again. The alimony
was also made a lien on Lemp's es-
tate.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-03-12
BAPTIE LOSES HONORS
Is Defeated by Wood In Quarter-MiIe
Race at Cleveland.

Cleveland, O., March II. = Norval
Baptie of North Dakota, worlds ice
skating champion, surrendered the
quarter-mile honors to Morris Wood
of New York in the opening series of
professional skating races here. He
retained, however, the one-mile mark,
defeating Wood and Nilsson, Charles
Rankin retained his honors in the so
yard dash. No records were broken.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-03-12
MCGEE Reains Sentence.

New Haven, Conn.,, March ~
Frank F. MCGEE of Worcester, Mass,
national organizer of the molders
union, began a years sentence for in
timidating nonunion men in local
foundry during a recent strike.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-03-12
Where Salmon Thrives.

Chinook salmon, introduced to New
Zealand waters from the United States,
grow about five times the size they
attain in their native haunts.
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InterminabIe Leavetakins.

Hope is born and dies at least II
times in a mans heart before the
woman who is calling on his wife, and
has risen to go, reaches the front
gate.-Atchison Globe.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-03-12
A Bad Catch.

Hurrying out on hearing a commo-
ton, l found that it was my little
three-year-old sister, Muriel, whose
cap and hair were covered with blood.
As soon as had bathed her head
and quoted her, asked her the cause
of the accident. Il threw that brick
up for God to CATCH" was the reply.
and he didn't catch it"-Delineator.
Patience Unconquerabie.
nything.-Rabelais.
SUBSCRIBE FOR The NEWS;
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-19
The INDEPENDENT.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.
LOCAL NEWS.
From Ell Around the Town and
County.

-Supt and Mrs Seymour and two
children were at Carthage over Sun
day.
%. V. Munger enjoyed a visit
from his father and mother from
Erwin vicinity over Sunday.
M. Penney departed the latter
part of last week for points III Iowa
for a short visit with friends.
Mrs. j. G. Braun returned Monday
from Echo. Mimi, where she was
called by the death of a sister.
Mrs. l.. Krumvieda has returned
from Iroquois where she spent sever
al days in caring for her sister, Mrs.
Rodewald, who has been quite i'll.
The many De Smet friends of
the Joseph Funk family, of Lake
Preston, will be pleased to know that
twins were born to those estimable
people Monday of this week.
Mrs. Grant Dwger, of Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, is a guest of her niece,
Mrs. A. HI. Seymour Mrs. Dryer is
en- route for Faux county where her
husband has purchased a farm,
The basket social at Henry
Knudtson's school, or Dist No. Z, was
a complete success, a fine program
was rendered; the baskets sold very
well. seventeen baskets netted $3.50.
Miss Louise lessen, the milliner,
arrived the latter part of last week
after spending her winter vacation at
home and in the cities where she
familiarized herself in the latest
puzzles in feminine headgear.
Last year the town Of lroquois
went dry by six votes. This year the
webfeet failed to secure a petition
bearing the cessary 20 m OF
freebooter voters. Looks as if Iro-
quois intended to ride on the water
wagon for some time.
20. p. Williams, the new cashier
of the Bank of De Smet, arrived the
first of the week from Mitchell and
has rented the Bennett residence on
Second street just east of j. II. Car
rolls corner. De Smet will extend to
this new family a hearty welcome.
The Bank of De Smet is to be
r~eorganized and chartered as a state
bank with a capital of $4,000, SO we
are informed by j. FL. Carroll, the
present owner of the bank. Mr.. O.
p. Williams, Of Mitchell, is to be
cashier. The reorganization, Mr..
Carroll reports, will be completed
about April LIST.
Frank Mitchell was arrested
Tuesday evening for disorderly con-
duct, and Allen McMannis was ar
rested at the same time for interior
ing with Officer Kildee in making the
arrest of Mitchell. Both were taken
before Justice Lemon Wednesday
morning. Mitchell was given five
days in the city Jail and McMannis
ten days. In both cases it is a straight
Jail sentence. McMannis made a mis-
take in interfering with al officer.
Some things may be overlooked but
interfering with an officer in the per-
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-19

Torrance of his duty is n of the
things that will not be tolerated.
Wallace Burnside, of Lake Pres.
ton, visited friends in this city Fri
day.
Mrs. John Lark and son George
went to Appleton, Wis, Wednesday
of last week for a short visit with
relatives.
"A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
c. 2. Geyer last Wednesday and was
named William Howard Taft Geyer.
The young man missed being born
on Taft's Inauguration day by only a
few hours. - Chief.
That Judge Alva E. Taylor, of
this circuit, will be a popular Judge is
evidenced by the fact that we have
heard many comments upon the kind
and courteous treatment extended
the attorneys and litigants.
Herman Muser moved his family
to the new home on the Cash Andrews
farm the first of the week. We dis
like to see the Muser family depart
from this immediate vicinity, but glad
that the move still leaves them acces-
sible to De Smet.
Alien Ford 10 Norway, the place
where are laid the scenes in the novel
Thelma, or the Land of the Midnight
Sun, which was presented in drama
form at the opera house Monday
night, is the birthplace of R. P, Myre,
of Manchester vicinity,
%. S. Hoover, of Bancroft vicinity,
brought us a sample of corr raised on
his farm last season.. The quality of
the yellow dent is equal to anything
raised in the best corr districts of the
United States, but, of course the yield
is less than in some sections. Mr..
Hoover's corn yielded 36 bushels to
the acre.
"A couple of gentleman from
Iroquois vicinity were here last week
inquiring into the method of organic.
ing and operating a farmers co-opera
tive elevator. They said a consider
able sentiment in favor of such an
institution existed among the farmers
of that locality and prospects for
such an organization before the next
harvest are good.
The basket ball game between
Lake Preston and De Smet high
school teams at the opera house last
Thursday evening was witnessed by
a large crowd. The visiting team was
accompanied by a large number of
their home people. The game result
cu III d SCOIe Vi 20 VI II Ill lhNOt vi
Lake Preston. Our home team did
well considering the amount of
practice they have had, but they were
no match for the visitors who are
well trained and play a fast game.
Tuesday afternoon, March 10Th,
in this city, occurred the marriage of
Miss lena Sprang TO Mr.. John j.
Clancy, Rev. A. Fl. Seymour oficiat-
ing. The bride is a daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Sprang, of Spirit
Lake township, and the groom is a
resident of Bancroft vicinity. The
Sprang family have lived in this coun-
ty only about a year, but are well
known in the north part, and among
her acquaintance the bride is highly
esteemed. The groom is better known
in the northwest part of the county
where he is considered as one of the
energetic and upright young men OF
the community. The many friends
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1909-12-23
PRICES
tions in the "bread line"

tionS in the "bread line."
They had gathered in the base
ment of the new building, W..
and bedraggled, to await Il a
formation of the bread line, whe
Superintendent Hallimond cans
into the entfoored rooGs
with q broad grin on his face.
"Boys, get upstairs; we've
got big one speaking to US to-
night" he exclaimed
AS the president walked on to
the platform the organ played
'Hail to the Chief" President
Taft said;
''My friends: am just about
as much surprised at being here
as you are Ss6 seeing me. II mad
note from your benefactor, DR..
Klopsch to come and see the
best part of the Bowery, and so
| came here to tie mission that
he has esta blished.
Gas l look into your faces /
see that you are earnest Ameri-
can citizens. To use cOlloqui
al expression, some of you are
down on your luck, but notwith-
standing this there is the same
sentiment of loyaltry, patriotism
and love Of country, ideals and
aspirations for betterment that l
hope every American citizen has.
Il am glad to be here, if by
being here and by saying so l
can convince yon that the So
called chasm between you and
people who seem for the tine to
be more fortunate than you, is
not chasm: and that there is
between them and you a deep
feeling of sympathy and a deep,
earnest desire that you shall
equality, that means of getting
on your feet, of supporting your
family and of earning yolr live
lihood that we hope every man
udder the Stars and Stripes may
fully enjoy"
When the president had fin
ished, one man struck the
thought of nearly every one
present when be yelled, ''Bill,
you done Us a heap of good"
"Good bye, boys, he shouted.
Good bye" they shouted back,
and just then 1T seemed as if
there was not a great distance
between a president and a
tram. The president later saw
each of the thousand men get a
roll and a cup of hot coffee.
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amounts paid out in interest.
Allowances for depreciation Of
property will be taken up sepa-
rately.
The regulations do not call for
specific methods of keeping ac-
counts or any particular method
of bookkeeping; the require
ment is simply that the transac-
ton be so recorded that accurate
returns can be made therefrom
and verified when necessary.
The causes of inaccuracy will
be two: First, honest error; Sec
ond, willful intent to defraud the
government of revenue. II an
honest error is made in calculat-
ing the return FOR one year, ii
will be corrected if possible, and
even if not corrected in one year
it would more than probably
correct itself later. Where fraud
ulent purpose is discovered, Wig
orous prosecution will follow.
However, the regulations are
drawn sufficiently rigid to re-
strain anyone who does not meas
ure up to this standard.
All corporations have been di-
vided into six classes, of which
banks and other financial insti-
tutions, insurance companies and
transportation companies form
the first three and are governed
by the following rule:
"Gross income consists of the
gross renenue derived from the
operation and management of
the business and property of the
corporation making the return,
together with all the amounts of
income (including dividends re-
ceived on stock of other corpo-
rations, joint stock companies,
and associations subject to this
taxi derived from all other sour
ces as shown by the entries en-
it's books from January l to De-
cember 81 of the year for which
return is made"
The other classes are manu-
featuring, mercantile and miscel
laneous. The same regulation
applies to them with the eXcep
ton of methods of computing
net incomes owing to the varied
branches of business. The re-
port adds;
cit is clear that the purpose
of the law was not to put a tax
on receipts, but tax on profits;
and thpt the terms gross in
ceme' and net income are used
because, while they are practic-
ally identical with gross profits
and met profits, they are yet
more embrasive and consequent
ly permit a more comprehensive
administration of the law"
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1909-12-23
CORPORATION TAX
100000 Companies Must Show
Open Books to u. S. For
New Tax

Washington, Dec. 17.-Secre-
tary the Treasury MacVeagh has
announced the rules and regula-
tions that shall govern the col
lection of the corporation excise
tax. He says clearly that ali re;
ports of corporations shall be
made public; declaring the law
is SO plain that the bureau of in
ternal revenue has no discretion
in the matter.
No longer can the big trusts
and close corporations hide their
earnings. This blow falls par
ticularly on the Standard Oil
Company, which has its stock
listed only on the curb because
it refuses to supply reports even
to the New York Stock Exchange
The Calumet and Hecla Copper
Company is another instance of
a corporation doing business of
more than 100000 q month
and keeping details secret.
Lists already compiled by the
treasury department show more
400,0 companies that are SUBJ
ject to this tax. They must pay
the tax on net income and not
on net profits, and for each cal
endar year, beginning January
1 and ending December 81. Fail
ure to receive blanks for making
this return shall not constitute
al excuse. The fine on any vio-
lation of the act or refusal to
submit records shall not be less
than $1,000 nor more than SlO, 600.
In figuring net incomes the
collectors will not limit them
selves to transactions in actual
cash, but will take the ledgerS
and not the cash books as the
basis of figuring the amount to
be taxed.
The intent of the law is set
forth as follows: That the law
is a revenue measure and should
be construed literally for the
purpose Of producing revenue
for the government.
That the real intent Of the law
is to collect 1 per cent tax on
the net income less $4,000 of the
individual corporation, joint
stock company or association
liable to the tax.
The tax is reckoned on the net
income and not on net profits
because all revenues derived
from the holdings of corpora
tion shall be taxed, which in
cludes, besides earnings, all rev.
enues from investments, divi-
dends on stocks held in other
corporations, etc.
The deductions to be made
from the gross income shall in
clude ordinary and necessary
expenses actually paid out of the
earnings, all losses and all
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President Talks to the
BOWery Bread Line,

The broad human sentiment
in the makeup of President Taft
was we'll illustrated few days
ago when he visited mission in
the Bowery, New York City, and
made an encouraging talk to
more than thousand men who
were waiting to take their posi-
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1909-12-23

heraid's Southern California Busi-
ness College, GA S. Grand avenue,
Los Angels. has just issued their new
1908 College paper, the most interest
ing paper ever dedicated to business
training. It. is descriptive Of that
magnificent institution which has no
equal in the state. Paper sent free
upon request to J. w. LACKEY,
manager. of above address.
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S73.2I
1924
1924

The amount OF labor expended upon this
crop was large for the area, especially at the
tranSplan ting time One days team work in
preparing the land and about 30 days, mems
time, were required to bring it through, al
though the work was not heavy and could
have been largely performed by boys. The
yield was low owing to the desert and unfer-
tilized character of the soil. onions requiring
large amounts OF organic matter in the soil to
give good results.
Ear,y Rose potatoes; "a acres: Seed pota-
toes planted Feb l6-l9 1905. Beginning to
bloom April Ii. Crop all harvested June IL.
Yield, 26I5 pounds. Highest price. May a.
Sac. Bulk of crop, 2Ac. All marketed in
Yuma.
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1t pays to advertise in the
Sentinel.