Willmar tribune., 1909-12-15
GENERAL NEWS.

The moral obligations of the United
States government to maintain the
parity of the various bond issues is
made one of the leading features OF
the annual report of the secretary of
the treasury, Franklin MacVeagh. He
recommends that the tax on bank cir
culation secured by United States
bonds hereafter deposited, bearing in.
teres- higher than two per cent, shall
be increased in exact proportion to
the increase in the rate of interest
above two per cent.
Acting upon the recommendations
Of H. O. Hotchkiss, state superintend
e--S OF insurance, whose preliminary
report disclosed alleged irregularities
amounting to $1.OOO,OOO in the man.
agement of the Phoenix Life) Insur
ance Company of Brooklyn under its
now deposed president. George p
Sheldon, the district attorneys office
of New York city began investigation
before the grand jury.
Testimony given at the trial of six
for cr employees of the American
Sugar Refining Company charged
with defrauding the government by
~erweighing, showed that w. B.
Thomas, president OF the company
had made an effort to assist the prose
cution by calling at least one witness
y his office and instructing him to
tell all he knew concerning the al
legged frauds.
Count Boni de Castellane instituted
new court action at Paris with regard
to the education Of his children. He
as:-ed the court to order hi former
wife, now Princess de Sagan, to an
point a tutor for the Youngest of the
three sons, Jay, with the stipulation
tnat the tutor make periodical reports
Oh the boys progress. He also asked
determination of the rights of the par
ents in the matter of escorting the
two older sons to and from school.
lnormation charging ten violations
OF the child labor law in the emplov
Me1t of children in the St. Paul mine
at Cherry, ILL.,, where at least $40 men
were killed, were sent to States At
torney Leonard NJ Eckert of Burea,
county by Chief Factory Inspector
Edgar T. Davies. Evidence in suppor,
OF the charges we're also sent an1]
2 osecutions are to be commenced
soon.
Miss Elsie Long, professor of math.
ematics at Westminster university
Denver, COL, was fatally injured by q
Denver G Interurban car at Co|]eeo
Hill crossing and died at St. Luke,e
hospital.
Rev. DR.. Daniel Ayres Goodsen
resident bishop of the Methodist Epis.
copal church of New York city. died
following an operation for a carbunc,e
1he jury in the case of Fl, CLAW
Pierce, the oil magnate, charged with
false swearing, returned verdict At
Austin, Tex, of not guilty.
Secretary of the Navy Meyer in his
annua! report warned the govern,
ment to hold on to the navy yards and
recommended the immediate buildinp
of two batt!eships of the most do.
structive type and another dry dock
on the Pacific coast capable of dock.
ing the largest "Dreadnoughts."
Salvador Demma. a Syrian, is under
arrest at Columbus, Ohio. in connec.
tion with the Black Hand cases. Ho
is charged with misusing the mails n
send blackmail matter and will ho
tried in Toledo with the fifteen othors
who have been arrested during tho
last few months.
TO improve the personnel and em.
cheney Of the diplomatic service and
to encourage secretaries of Legations
to qualify for promotion to the rank
of minister's. President Taft has an.
proved a plan suggested by Secretary
Knox and published it as an execn.
tive order.