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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14
ATTACK CORPORATION LAW
St. Paul Business Men Start Crusade
Against Federal Statute.

Opposition to the federal corpora
ton tax is taking concrete form at
st. Paul and results are predicted
by corporation interests of that city
The efforts of those opposed to the
tax will be confined to securing an
amendment which will do away with
the publicity features of the law. The
attempt to obtain the amendment will
be made at this congress and it is
hoped to have it in time to protect the
records which will be turned into the
government next March.
1t is also planned to bring the mat
ter to the attention of the courts and
an attempt will be made to prove the
law unconstitutional. Opinions by sew
eral lawyers are that the law will be
thrown out by the court. That will
take year or more for action. No
suit can be brought until the govern
Tent starts to collect the tax.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14
STEEL PLANT AT DULUTH
Appropriation Made for Purchase Of
Building Equipment.

The United States Steel corpora
ton has made an appropriation of
$275,O00 for the purchase of locomo-
tives, locomotive cranes, concrete mix.
ers, pumping outfits, hosting engines
derrfcks, etc, preliminary to the work
Of construction of the plant of the
Minnesota Steel company in Duluth.
This equipment will be assembled az
quickly as possible, and is necessary
before the actual work of construction
can be begun in the spring
A force Of craftsmen is working
steadily on the plans for the steel
plant, and work at the site is in prog.
ress where the terminal facilities are
being established; the bridge is being
completed across the ST Louis river.
Two hundred or more men are now
employed there at the, present time
and the heavy work of excavating and
installing Of foundations will be begun
as soon as the necessary equipment,
provision for which has just been
made, is delivered.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14
TWENTY MEN NEAR DEATH
Fire Fighters Have Narrow Escape
When Floor Caves In.

Chicago, Jan. 11.-Twenty firemen
faced death for several minutes when
the first floor of building in which
they were fighting fierce fire caved
in and hurled them beneath the wreck
age.
The fire was in the five-story struc-
ture occupied by Richardson & Boyn-
ton, furnace manufacturers. The fire
men entered the basement where the
flames were thickest and tried to get
at the source of the blaze with hose
and chemicals. Without warning the
floor fell, pinning number of the
men to the cement bottom of the Gel
lar. Their comrades, with flames on
every side Of them, worked heroicslly
and finally extricated them.
Four of the dremen were painfully
injured, but stuck to their posts until
they were given medical attention
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14
Chief Forester Removed From
the Service.
INSTRUMENTATION THE CHARGE
Two Other Members of Bureau
Also Let Out.

Washington, Jan. 8.-Gifford Pin
chot, chief forester and intimate
friend of Theodore Roosevelt, was
dismissed from. the service of the
United States by President Taft for
INSTRUMENTATION Associate Forester
Overton w. Price and Assistant Law
Officer Alexander c. Shaw, Pinchot's
immediate assistants in the forestry
bureau, followed their chief out of the
government employ.
Thoroughly indignant over the ac-
ton of Mr.. Pinchot in inducing Sen
ator Dolliver to read letter from
him in the senate, President Taft
would listen to no advice that the for
ester's violation of executive orders
be overlooked pending the inquiry
soon to be undertaken by congress.
He declared the dignity of the Office
he had been chosen by the people to
fill was being attacked and he would
be unfaithful to his trust if he sub
mitted longer.
Mr.. Taft undoubtedly realizes fully
what the dismissal of Forester Pin
chot means in political way. He
has been convinced for some time
that the SO called insurgents" and
other critics of his administration had
enlisted the services of Mr.. Pinchot
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14
WILL FIGHT TO FINISH
Railroads Refuse to ATbitrate
With SWitChmen.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE managers
Of the railroads in the Northwest will
make no terms with the striking
switchmeu. They are determined to
fight to the finish. Unless they change
their minds on the subject the railway
managers will not agree to mediate or
arbitrate.
While Chairman Knapp of the inter.
state commerce commission and La
Dor Commissioner Neill, who have
been in conference here since Friday
of last week with H B. Perham, rep
resenting the railway department of
the American. Federation of Labor.
will make no comment on the present
situation, it may be stated upon au-
thOrity that the negotiations with Mr.,
Perham were abruptly terminated up
on receipt Of information that the rail
way managers would consent to no ar
engagements looking to mediation or ar
bitration of the strike trouble.
Messrs. Knapp and Neill will act un-
der the Erdman law if the parties to
the controversy ask them to do So But
in the face of the refusal of the rail
way managers to meet the representa-
tives of the strikers with a view to
compromise, there was nothing for the
federal officials to do but suspend the
conference with Mr.. Perham.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14
ROOSEVELT SENDS LETTER
Conveys Sympathy to Governor john
sons Widow.

Written with an indelible pencil on
an ordinary sheet Of notepaper a let
ter has been received at st. Paul
by Mrs. John A. Johnson from
former President Roosevelt, under
date of Nov. Is, 1909, stating that he
had just heard of Governor Johnson's
death and offering sympathy. The let
ter follows:
'On Safari, Near Mount Elgon, Cen
trail Africa, Nov Is, 1909.
"My Dear Mrs. Johnson-WhiIe out
here, far from all chance of hearing
news with any speed, have just
learned of the death of your honored
and distinguished husband trust
you will not think me intrusive if
write Wcrd of respectful sympathy.
l greatly admired your husband as an
upright and honorable public servant,
and as one of those Americans whom
we like to believe are typical of our
people as whole. He is loss to us
all; a loss to good citizenship.
with assurances of my profound
sympathy and respect, believe me,
Very sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14
News Of Especial Interest to
Minnesota Readers.
UPHELD BY SUPREME COURT
Suit Against the Western Union
for Unpaid Taxes.

The state of Minnesota won a dis.
tinct victory when the state supreme
court denied the appeal of the West
ern Union Telegraph company in its
suit to evade a valuation of $1,000,000
assessed against it's property in Min.
nesota by the state board of equaliza-
ton
The action was for the recovery of
taxes on this valuation for the years
1901 to 1905.
AS result of the supreme courts
affirmation of the lower courts find
ings the state is richer by about $780,
900.
The only modification of the district
courts findings is the elimination of
interest taxed against principal and
penalty, amounting to about $4,000.
The telegraph company resisted the
increase in it's valuation from the
time it was imposed by the board. 1t
claimed that 100000 represented it's
taxable holdings in Minnesota and re-
fused to pay taxes on anything above
that amount. 1t also attacked the law
u1FOA C1uS C4S LSACpuOAO
from the list of those to be taxed on
valuation basis and putting them on
a gross earnings basis, while not in
GLIDING the telegraph companies. The
telegraph company made the point
that the Two were similar and no dis
elimination should exist between
them. This is the supreme court re-
fuses to agree with.
The company's representative an
nounced their intention of carrying
the case to the supreme court of the
United States.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14
SUPPORTS CLAWS CHARGES
Chief Forester Pinchot Sends Letter
to Senator DoIIiver.

Washington, Jan. THE BaIIfnger-
Pfnchot controversy was made dOubly
intense by the reading in the senate Of
a letter addressed by Mr. PtnchOt 10
Senator Dolliver, in which the course
adopted by L. f. CLAWS, with the as
siStance Of Messrs. Price and Shaw Of
the bureau Of forestry. was warmly ap
proved. The chief forester not only
upheld the criticisms of Secretary Bal
lnger, but suggested that the Dresi
dent himself had been mistaken in the
facts when ne removed Mr.. CLAWS
from the public service
Mr. Pinchot's letter called Senator
Hale to his feet with a severe rebuk9
to the chief forester for having ignored
a recent order by the president direct
ing that no subordinate officer should
give information concerning affairs of
the government except TO his superior
officers. He also suggested that the
adoption of this course tended to fore
stall and prejudice public opinion.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14

and practically were defying him to
separate Pinchot from his office. The
latter's letter of Thursday, few here
doubt, was written with the direct
purpose of putting it squarely up to
the president"
The president sought to avoid the
threatened war as long as he could,
but declared that patience had ceased
to be virtue. He picked up the gage
of battle thrown down by Mr.. PinchOt
by the hand of Senator Dolliver in
the senate and, with the administra
ton supporters, is ready for the frav
which is certain to ensue.
Political observers in Washington
declare that the situation created by
recent developments is the most tense
of many years. What the outcome will
be no one is willing to prophesy.
In the house of representatives
Speaker Cannon lost his first fight to
the insurgents" who, combining with
the Democrats, took from the speaker
the power to appoint the house mem
berS of the joint special committee Of
Investigation The margin of victory
was a narrow one, but the ''insur-
gents" and Democrats alike are ju-
bilant. The dismissal of Pinchot has
lent fuel to the fame of their celebra-
tion and they are venturing all man
ner of predictions as to what is 10
happen in the future.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14
CHARLES M'lLRATH is DEAD
Was Auditor of Minnesota During tn.
Civil War.

Word has been received in ST. Paul
of the death in Berkeley, Cal, of
Charles McIlrath, state auditor of Min
nesota from 1861 to 1873, and during
those years. one Of the most promi-
nent and active public officials who
have ever held Office since the state
was admitted.
Mr.. McIlrath left Minnesota shortly
after his retirement from the Office Of
auditor IN 1873 to engage in business
in New York and his name is scarcely
known to the present generation of
public men. To older residents of St.
Paul he is remembered as the organic.
er and first commissioner of the state
land department, founder of the public
school, state university and agricul.
tural college funds and as the man
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14
GOVERNMENT WINS VICTORY
Supreme Court Uphods Powers of In
terstate Commerce Commission.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE supreme
court of the United States decided the
case of the United States VS.. the Hi
nois Central and other railroad com
panies doing business in the Illinois
mining district in favor of the govern
ment.
The case involved the right of the
interstate commerce commission to
direct the distribution of coal cars in
the interest of independent coal COM
panfes and the power of the inter
state commerce commission was up
held in a sweeping decision which
was delivered by Justice White
In effect the court held that the fuel
cars of other companies were to be
counted in the quota of each partic-
ular mine.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14
THE WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC
Efforts Being Made to Wipe 1t Out at
Duluth.

The district grand jury of ST.. Louis
county, meeting at Duluth, found an in.
dictment against Fred Hazen, a young
man who has been around Duluth for
some months, under the new law
which is designed to wipe out the
white slave" traffic.
He was arrested few days ago,
charged with improper relations with
Ester Mack, girl whom Hazen
brought to Duluth from Bayfield,, Wis.
Hazen has just started to serve a
three months sentence for statutory
offense and the Mack girl was the prin-
cipal witness.
The indictment Of Hazen is the first
to be made under the law to stamp out
the white slave" traffic.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14
GIVEN A YEAR IN PRISON
Employees Of Sugar Trust Convicted OF
Weighing Frauds.

New York, Jan. 1O.-In the United
States circuit court Judge Martin SEN
fenced Thomas Kehoe, Patrick ]. Hen.
nessey, John r. Boyle and Edward A.
Coyle, former checkers on the Will.
iamsburg docks of the sugar trust,
who were convicted of manipulating
scales whereby false weights of i'm.
ports of sugar were recorded and the
government defrauded of duties, to
one year in the Blackwells island peni.
Tertiary
Oliver Splitter, convicted with the
above four and who was declared by
the prosecution to have been the head
and front of the conspiracy through
his position as dock superintendent
will be sentenced on Feb. 1. He is
now in the hospital suffering from a
surgical operation recently performed
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14
WOMEN HAVE A CLOSE CALL
Two Nearly AsphyxiateS by Gas ir
St. Paul.

Mrs. s. J. Esley ana her sister, Miss
Carrie Wolf, of st. Paul had a narrow
escape from death by gas poison,
They had been in the gas filed room
from O'Clock in the morning until Z
o'clock in the evening, when the hus-
band, S. J. Esley, returned from work
Both women were found ON the floor.
both almost dead. DR.. f. J. Halloran
was called and after four hours of
hard work he stated that Mrs Esley
would probably recover, but that Miss
Wolf was still in a grave condition
The accident is supposed to be the
result of an error on the part Of Mrs.
Esley.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14
FOUND DEAD IN A RESORT
Son of James H. Moore, Head of Elk
tensive interests.

Chicago, Jan. 10.--Heir to the vast
estate of his father, James Hobart
Moore, who, with his brother, w. H.
Moore, controls the great Rock Island
railroad system, the Diamond Match
company and other extensive corpora
tions, Nathaniel Ford Moore, twenty
six years old and only three years a
bridegroom, lies dead, having been
found lifeless at levee resort.
He apparently died of heart disease
and the young woman inmate who
discovered the body, as we'll as Vic
toria Shaw, owner of the resort, were
not arrested. But the house was
closed forthwith.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14
Frozen to Death in Storm.

Joseph Bineck, a stonemason, living
near Owatonna, was found frozen to
death ON the railroad tracks south OF
the pumping station. The body had ey,
identity been lying exposed to the cold
since early in the previous night, the
clothing being frozen to the body. 1t
is supposed that Bineck started from
down town to his home and, becoming
confused in the binding snow storm,
became exhausted and sank into the
snow.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14
Cat Causes pestruetIxe Eire.

Plainfeld, Wis, Jan. 8-The large
farmhouse of Robert Rathermel, Ave
miles west, was destroyed by fire.
The house was occupied by Harley
Ellis and wife and caught fire by a
cat tipping over a lighted lantern
into shayings in a Woodshed.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14
STUDENTS ESCAPE SAFELY
Military Academy at Cornwall, NJ. Y.
Destroyed by Fire.

Newburgh, N. Y, Jan. 10.-The New
York Military academy at Cornwall,
n. Y, caught fire and was destroyed
Bard hall, used by the younger stu.
dents, escaped Nobody was hurt.
When the fire was discovered the
cadets, with military precision,
marched out, most of them in pajamas
and bath robes. They lost all their
personal effects There were about
$50 students in the academy.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14
Negro PugiIist Stabbed.

Walter Whitehead, the Duluth ne
gro heavyweight pugilist, was seriously
stabbed by Ralph Jones, also colored,
in quarrel over crap game White
head was taken to the hospital, where
his condition is said to be critical.
Jones is being held. He says White,
head assaulted him.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14
Checked White plaque.

The city of Duluth made big
advance the past year in the fight
against the white plague. There were
eighty nine deaths from consumption
last year, as compared with 1O5 in
1903 City Health Commissioner Pat
ton is much gratified, and says that
this year will show a further gain.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14
Log Output Will Be Heavy.

With plenty of snow and cold
weather to keep their roads in good
condition Woodsmen around Two Har:
bors are getting out logs at a
rapid rate and are looking forward to
large output. The shipments aver
age about 2t5 cars a day to the Duluth
mills and thirty carloads day to the
Cloquet mills The seasons output
will be the largest since 1904
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14
Freezing With Cash in Clothes.

With $50 in money fastened in her
dress Mrs. Theresa Palmer of St.
Paul, aged seventy-seVen years, was
found suffering from exposure, her
fingers and toes frozen. She was ly.
ing on a scantily covered bed in a
shack where she has lived alone since
the death of her husband, Paul Pal.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14

Sleeper in Livery Stable Overcome by
Smoke and Fumes.

Albert Miller, twenty-seyen years
old, was suffocated in small fire in
Bardin's livery stable at Minneapolis
and died on his way to the city hos,
pital.
The Waterman was aroused by the
cries of Miller, who had been sleeping
on the second floor, and called to him
to jump, but he did not.
When the fire was extinguished Mil
Ter was found dying, having been over.
come by smoke and fumes.
Forty horses were rescued.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14
Farmer Ends His Life.

Nels P. Person, a retired farmer
sixty years of age, residing near the
village of Hugo, in Washington county,
committed suicide by shooting him
self in the right temple. Dependency
resulting from the recent death of his
wife is supposed to have been the
cause.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14

who did more than any other to main
tain the financial integrity of Mime.
sofa during the reconstruction days
following the Civil war and during the
national financial panic Of 1873.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14

mer. Sne was taken to the city hos
pital, seriously i'll, and died few
hours later
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-09
BUMPER SILK
CROP THIS YEAR

San Francisco Juno o. Reports
rrop Yokohama state that conditions
are favorable FOR "a Bumper silk crop
for the 1901 season While it IS
rather to- Dearly as yet for much ia
theway Of definite report ON the new
crop. adwcos from reliable authorities
iu The Yokohama market were rccciy.
cd TO the effect that the total crop win
amount TO 10000 bales. of not moro.
10 is further stated that weather con
diHons have been favorable to- the nov
crop and if thoy continue. the total
yield wUl bo stll larger than the above
amount Conservative members Of tha
trade are ~ Inc opinion chat the est
mo.cs viii have TO be revised later on.
although thcy believe thar tho japan.
Geo crop VIII be- q good one. and there
W0'I Doc little possibility OF p shortage.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-09
WILL PROSECUTE
THE FISH DEALERS

San Francisco, June 9-When Cali
fornia orange growers dumped large
quantities of fruit into the sea. in or
der to maintain prices. cry OF pro-
test went up all over the country
which put a stop TO the practice.
Lately it has developed that San Fran
cisco fish companies and dealers have
adopted similar practices in order to
hold np the public and several Of
feHders have been indicted and will
he vigorously prosecuted under the
qptwright law
Fish are very plentiful in these
sSeters and the supply is much greater
ban the demand at the present high
prices, which poor people are unable
to pay. During the rscen investiga-
ton II was shown that as much as
fourteen tons OF good fish we're sold
daily TO glue and fcrtilizirg companies
at s. a ton. while remainder OF eaten
was disposed Of TO consumers at from
fifteen to eighteen gents a pound
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-09
RARE MANUSCRIPTS
OFFERED FOR SALE

London d'pe 9-Among the rare
MANUSCRIPTS Sgered for sale today at
probate OF the viii OF Matthew Prior,
the great England poet and statesman.
It contains many interesting and
quaint bcqucsts
Prior thanks Lord Harley for bis
'continual friendship and hopes he
VIII have the same concern for my
memory after death as ne had for bis
honor while alive"
eft Is Very we'll" he adds. that |
bc buritd privately IN Westmisisler
Abbey. hnd that a monument be- erect
ed to my memory. whereon may be
Expressed che public employments |
have bore. (sic) He requests that
the inscription be written by Dr.
Robert Friend, the buste expressed
in marble"
Prior died September 18. 1921. in his
fifty eighth year, at Lord IIarley's
seat Of Wimpoplc. when he was on a
visit. He was buried as he desired.
"at tho feet of Spencer" and his monu-
mcnt was duly erected close to ShaG-
wells in the Poets Corner OF West
minister Abbey, with an epitaph by
Or Friend
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-09
WILL FIGHT THE
CASE TO LIMIT

Berlin, June 81 will fight the crse
to limit" said Commander Robert
L. Peary today as he left for London,
referring to suit for $4,000 damages
brought against him by Rudolph
FRANKIE, friend of Dir Frederick A.
Cook
Tho case comes up June 2S, when
Commander Peary whose interests
will be looked after by Ambassador
Hill will be represented by one OF the
best lawyers in the country. Comnan-
der Peary sails for home SATURDAY..
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-09
-FOUR BUILDINGS
ARE WRECKED

Sruthers, Ohio. June o. -Four build
inGs were wrecked today by the. Fourth
dynamite explosion within a year in
this town. Rewards aggrcgating slO-
600 have been offered for the appre,
hcrsion of dynamiters and # is be-
liovsd that the fear of vengeance from
conspirators has prevented their cap.
turc.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-09

FOR RENT'-Fom room Fat in
center OF Ddsiness section, all mod
crn conyeniences Ideal place for
Dress-MaknE Establishment Clean
Ing and Dressing Rooms or any
business where ST luud Aooe Is not
necessary. For Rent at a Bar
gain. Call on or write The Poland
Printing Company, 23l Princeton
Avenue. Prone so.
2-2-tf
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-09
NOTICE

Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Affairs of the City OF Blue
field until the 10th. day OF June, 1910,
at q o'clock p. M, for the construction
Of plank sidewalks for the coming fis-
cal year, and also for the hauling OF
City garbage for the same period, the
Board of Affairs reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
BY order of the Board OF Affairs OF
the City Of Bluefield.
]. T. AKERS, Auditor.
G-1-10-4t.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-09
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