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The Detroit times., 1911-11-10

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John R.-st. Pm. Main 1898. or City ssst.
The Detroit times., 1911-11-10
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-01
WISCONSIN
CORPORATION
PAY HEAVY TAX
Enough Revene is Derived
by State to Pay Ordinary
Expens ays Report Of
Comni- .lers.

Washington, D. c.. July 31.-Wiscon-
sin, of all the eastern central western
states, derives enough revenue from its
taxes upon corporations to pay its
ordinary state expenses. About II per
cent of the states taxes come from
that source. Ohio collects 50 per cent
of It's total from corporations; Indiana
10 per cent, and Illinois 81 per cent.
In Michigan the revenue from corpora
tions which Is As per cent Of the tax
receipts is applied to the school fund.
A comprehensive review of the
taxation Of corporations in Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wis
consin is presented in report of the
commissioner of corporations trans
mitted to the president today. Reports
on corporation taxation in New Eng
land and the middle Atlantic states
have been published.
The report says Indiana and Illinois
levy practically no special taxes upon
corporations: that Wisconsin alone
approaches separation Of the sources
of revenue and that Michigan and Wis
consin make an elaborate physical
valuation of steam and street railways
upon system quite different from
that used by any of the other states.
The findings Of the commissioners
affords a concise comparison between
the tax laws of the states, in the light
of judicial decision, practical admins
tration and revenue returns.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-01
AMBASSADORS
TO BE SWITCHED

Washington, D.. c., July Sit was
reported on the best authority today
that President Taft has about decided
to appoint John G.. A. Leishman, at
present ambassador to Italy, as am
bassador to Germany, succeeding
David Jayne Hill, who resigned last
spring.
According to the same authority,
Thomas J. O'Brien now ambassador to
Japan, will be sent to Rome to succeed
Mr. Leishman. No decision, 1t is un-
derstood, has been made as to Mr..
OBrien's successor at Toxic. Presi-
dent Taft will have last conference
on the subject of diplomatic appoint
ments with Secretary Of State Knox
this afternoon.
r If the president and Mr.. Knox should
upset this slate it was reported as
probable that Robert Bacon, United
States ambassador to France might be
shifted to Berlin and Mr.. Leishman
be sent to Paris. Undoubtedly there
will soon be number Of shifts in the
diplomatic corps and several ambas-
sadors who we're recognized as having
performed good service are likely to
be promoted to more important posts.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-01
WORKERS FAIL TO
LOCATE LAD IN MINE

Joplin, Mo-, July 31.-With nearly
one-third the depth excavated the
men who last night began digging in
an effort to rescue Joseph Clarey, i'm
prisonod In a mine near here yester-
day by cave-in, were relieved today
by other volunteers.
When an opening had been made to
the runaway seven feet below the sur
face, this morning the. rescuers dis
covered that they had misjudged
C]ary's location and that he was in
some other chamber Of the mine. Thus
all their previous work had been use
less and they Immediately began to
drill another hole believing that this
effort would result in locating the en-.
tombed man.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-01
EDITOR SAYS HE
WAS THE TARGET
81 Louls Man Gives Exhaustive His
tory Of Financial Ventures Be-
fore House Committee.

washington, D. c., July 31.-Edward
G.. Lewis. the st. Louis publisher
whose Peoples United States bank
was the target for fraud order is-
sued by the postoffice department, has
given an exhaustive history of his per
iodical and financial ventures to the
house committee on expenditures in
the postoffice department, which Is in
yestigating the alleged unwarranted
attacks of the department upon the
Lewis concerns.
Mr. Lewis said he had been the de-
fendant in a suit against his concern
on the ground that the Peoples United
states bank was taking money with In
tent to defraud.
"The Judge did not even let it go to
the Jury" he said; ''he declared the
government had not substantiated a
single count In its indictment and
threw the case out. The foreman of
the Jury" he said; "he declared the
already decided the casei the prose-
cutting attorney jumped over the rails
and was the first to congratulate me
and five of the jurymen cane around
next day and subscribed TOR stock In
the bank"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-01
WOULD ENJOIN THE
STATE TREASURER

Springfield, Ill, July 31.-Attorney
Arthur M. Fitzgerald Of this city, rep
resenting DR.. w. E. Neiberger Of
Bloomington, president OF the Illinois
Homeopathic association, went before
Judge Creighton in the Sangamon cir
cult court today and arranged with
the court to hear next Wednesday
morning arguments on bill which
will be filed then.
In the bill DR.. Neiberger seeks to
restrain Auditor of Public Accounts
Theo. Mccullough from issuing any
warrant of the state treasurer, and
State Treasurer Mitchell from paying
warrants from any portion of the sum
Of $65.O00 appropriations under house
bill 642, passed by the general assem-
bly, for the extension Of the medical
department Of the University Of I'LL
nois The bill was to have been filed
today and the argument made, but the
attorney generals office was not
ready.
The bill seeks to test the validity OF
acts passed in which there were con-
ference and the conference reports
were not printed as amended.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-01
BERGER WANTS 81
A WEEK PENSION

Washington, D. c., July 31.-A pen
sion Of 81 q week for every man and
woman more than sixty years of age
is provided for in a bill introduced to-
day by Representative Victor. L. zBer-
ger the socialist member from Wis
consin. The report included in his
bill a clause that no courts Of the
country. not even the supreme court
of the United States, should pass upon
its validity. "The old workingmen
and women are entitled to living out
side of the poor houses and with the
aid of private charity said Mr.. Berger
in discussing hi sbill. "lf the old par
ties and the supreme court do not
realize that fact, they will be wiped
out Of existence, together with the old
constitution"
Mr. Berger also introduced bill pro-
viding for a commission composed of
members of the three parties in con-
gress" to compile data on the subject
of old age pensions.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-01
HISTORY IS
DELvED into
IN SUGAR CASE
T. M. Palmer Recalls Early
Beet Raising in His Testi-
mony Before the Alleged
Sugar Trust" Inquiry.

Washington, D. c., July 31.-Investi-
cation Of the so-called sugar trust"
was resumed by the house committee
here today. Chairman Hardwick an
nounced that he was mistaken In his
recent statement that the Havemeyer
estate owned stock In the California
Hawaiian Sugar Co. Trueman M.
Palmer, secretary of the American
Beet Sugar association gave history
Of the beet sugar industry. He said
that while only 4.35 per cent of the
worlds supply of sugar came from
beets in 1840 the industry developed
so rapidly that in 1900 beets furnished
81 per cent. In 1910 the percentage
had dropped to 501a per cent he said,
as a result of agreement of European
countries at the Brussel conference In
1902 to stop bounties on beet growing.
Running back as far as Napoleon's
time, Mr.. Palmer recalled the French
edict of 1911 requiring French farm
ers to plant 10000 acres Of beets be-
cause Of the benefit of beet growing to
the soil but Chairman Hardwick had
some recollection along that line and
said Napoleon forced beet production
because cane countries were blockad-
ed against him.
Mr.. Palmer then suggested Cato
wrote book $50 years before Christ,
that American farmers thereby could
make money by following.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-01
COMPUTATION FARES
HELD REASONABLE

Washington, D. c., July 3l.- Pro-
posed increases in commutation pas
senger fares by the leading railways
operating in and out of New York City
today were held by the interstate COM
merce commission to be reasonable,
generally, except in the case Of the
Pennsylvania railroad, whose commu-
tation rates are declared excessive and
are ordered reduced.
Against the Pennsylvania railroad a
specific order is made by the commits
sion requiring it to desist from exact
ing its present communications fares to
and from New York City by Septem-
Der I, and for not less than two years
thereafter. For monthly side ride
ticket between New York and New
Brunswick, N. j., the commutation fare
is cut from $12 to $40 and rates to and
from other points are ordered read
justed in conformity with that fare.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-01
GENERAL STRIKE
is THREATENED

Des Moines, July 31.-A strike OF all
the employees of the Des Molnes city
railway is threatened az the result Of
the company's refusal to reinstate a
conductor, who was discharged last
week, following the report of an in
spector.
In a signed statement today the
union men demand the reinstatement
of the discharged conductor. The COM
pany has issued a statement in which
it declares the conductor shall not be
reinstated.
President Leonard, Of the union, has
called for mass meeting of all mem
hers at o'clock tomorrow at which
meeting strike may be called, in case
the company refuses the unions re-
quest for an arbitration board.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-01
CONDEMNED
',..!.! Ml!A! ::!!!!!::'! y ::y'!:l.R!KER o.:
ELECTROCUTE.D[|
Charles Green Pays Penalty
for Murder Of Daughter a
Year Ago; Welcomed
Death in Fatal Chair.

Dannemora, N. Y, July S1.-Charles
L. Green, an Albany county farmer,
was electrocuted today at Clinton
prison for the murder of his IA year
old daughter, OH his farm near New
Scotland. year ago. The electrocu:
ton had been twice stayed by Gov.
Dix against the wishes Of the con-
demned man, who expressed his sat
isfaction with the verdict of the jury
and told his counsel that the wanted
to die. A confession by Green's wife
that her unfaithfulness had led to the
shooting failed to save him. The
crime for which Green was put to
death was committed July 27, 1910, on
the farmer of William Vadney, an
uncle Of Mrs. Green, where she had
fed with her little boy, Chester. and
daughter, Eva, because OF her hus-
bands peculiar actions. Green fol
lowed them and asked his wife to re-
turn home. When she refused he went
for a shotgun, and, returning, shot his
daughter, killing her instantly. Then
he fired at his wife. who, although
desperately wounded. recovered.
Thinking he had killed them both,
Green fed and later shot himself. He
was found in lonely house by the
sheriff and a posse. His wound was
not serious. He was placed on trial
and his conviction followed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-01
CLEVELAND'S OLD
TOWNeIS FIGHTING

.Newar,., N. j., July 31.-The ques-
tion of how Grover Cleveland regarded
Caldwell, N. j., his birth place prom
ises to become an Issue there. Some
of Mr. Cleveiland's admirers are try
ing to persuade the town to purchase
the house In which he was born as a
national Cleveland museum. The place
will cost the. citizens $4,000 and a
strong opposition has developed. The
opposition declares that Mr.. Cleve-
land all his life detested the town, re-
senting the displacement of his father
as pastor OF the Caldwell Presbyterian
church. It Is added that he resolved
never to return to the town when he
left 1t seated with his two legs dang
ling out in the rear of wagon which
conveyed the Cleveland household ef-
fects from Caldwell.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-01

Chicago, July 31.-Senator Walter
Clyde Jones' speech in opening the
republican primary campaign in East
st. Louis Saturday night was read
with pleasure by at least two factions
of the progressive element of the
party in Chicago yesterday morning.
The Merriam faction. represented in
the Progressive Republican league OF
Cook county. interpreted the speech as
a strong outline of the principles upon
which that organization stands. The
Deneen republicans considered it from
the point of view Of an opponent
studying his adversarys manner ~
fighting.
I'VE are curious about that speech"
said some of the more prominent
Deneen followers Yesterday. Upon IT
depended a great deal what our own
plans should be. If Senator Jones hal
made the speech we believed he might
make, it would have meant that w.
should have hurried into line of battle
at once. but as it Is we can take our
time. .
practically all Of the reforms which
Senator Jones demands have either
come to pass or are IN process of pass
ing without much Isgard to the out
come Of this campaign
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-01
AGED WOMAN is
BRUTALLY MURDERED

New York, July 31.-Her head nearly
severed from her body Mrs. Rose
Spinol, 80 years DID, was found muir
dered early this morning in her bed
room on third floor apartment on
Second avenue. Beside the body was
large jack knife with which the
crime apparently had been committed.
A number Of bloody finger prints on
the knife handle furnished the only
clues to the slayer who gained en-
trance by means of the fire escape.
Mrs. Spinol was widow and lived
with her daughter. The daughter was
away from home when the murder oc-
Cured.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-01
WILL SEEK PARDON
OF BANKER WALSH

Chicago, July 31.-Application will
be made to the federal board of pa
role which meets in Leavenworth,
Kan, September IL for the release OF
John r. Walsh, formerly president OF
the Chicago National bank, convicted
of misapplication Of the institutions
funds.
Walsh has served one-third of the
term Of five years to which he was
sentenced when taken to the federal
prison at Leavenworth, Kan.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-01
P PHILLIPS IS
WITNESS AT
L0R|||MtR QUIZ
Chicago Reporter is Ques-
toned About Seeking In
formation About Charles
A. Whites Confession.

Washington, D. c., July 31-How he
spent two or three weeks investigating
the so-called Charles A. White confes-
sion was related today in the senate
Lorimer committee by Edward 0.
Phillips. a reporter for the Chicago
Tribune. With his expense account as
q basis the witness told of his visits
to the various legislators whose names
were connected with graft in the
White story The details of these
visits the witness said, were printed
in the Tribune.
In connection with visit to Repre-
sentative Foster at Rushville which
Phillips said was made to ascertain
Fosters connection with fish bill At
torney Hanecy asked:
Didn't you go to Rushville to get
something on Foster SO as to make him
testify as you or the Tribune desired
on the senatorial matter?"
"No sir, did not"
IF you wanted to know about the
fish bill, why didn't you call on Rep
resentative Chiperfield?"
Because Chiperfeld was then on
Hudson bay"
Chicagoans Protest.
A second protest came when Mr.,
Hanecy asked Phillips If he didn't
know Representative Wheelan being
taken from q sick bed to the Chicago
grand jury and compelled to stand on
his feet until he tainted. Attorney
Marble protested that the witness
knew nothing about the grand jury &C
ton. Senator Jones then presiding
ruled that 'the attorney and not the
witness had testified and that the
question was Objectionable"
"Curbstone comment and clotheslinf
conversation" Is what the senate Lori
mer committee Is largely listening to
according to petition presented to
the senate today. 1t was resolution
adopted several days ago at the mass
meeting in Chicago, which protested
against what it called "the continued
persecution OF Senator Lorimer.
Attorneys Have Tilt.
Chairman Dillingham; rebuked At.
torney Hanecy when the latter tried
to get Phillipa to say that Representa-,
tive Charles E. Luke died of tubercu'
losis. Phillips said he understood he
was taken of finally by pneumonia.
well, pneumonia Is almost always
the last stage OF all men," declared
Hanecy, unless they 90 off like they
do in the Chicago Tribune"
Attorney Healy, for the committee,
asked that the remark b, striken from
the record. Mr.. Hanecy said he refer
red to testimony that man was push
ed down an elevator shaft in the Trib-
une building and then shot.
Senator Dillingham; ruled that the
remark was uncalled for. Mr.. Hanecy
insisted that it showed that one TriD-
une man did not die Of pneumonia.
Attorney Marble for the committee OBJ
jected to that last remark and to Mr..
Hanecy's treatment of the witness.
ut is q new kind of examination in
which the witness declared he knows
nothing about the matter inquired
about, but which allows the attorney
to get the matter in the record so Of
ten that perhaps some will believe
it,"
well, neither of you gentlemen is
representing the Tribune" suggested
Hanecy to Marble and Healy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-01
DEMOCRATS
DISCUSS FREE
LIST MEASURE
Bailey Amendment Elimin-
ating Farm Products is
Bone Of Contention in
Party Caucus.

Washington, D. c., July 31.AIn the
hope of insuring unahimity of action
on the farmers free list bill the demo-
cratic senators met in caucus today.
The principal question before the meet
ing was that of accepting the Bailey
amendment eliminating farm products
from the articles to be admitted free,
but there were also references to the
possibility of adding some of the gen.
eral tariff schedules. The prevailing
opinion was that the schedules would
not be offered and most of the sena-
tors present favored the Bailey amend
ment as the best means of insuring the
support of the insurgent republican
senator's.
The caucus was spirited but was
adjourned without result until to-
night. The only question that received
connected consideration was the
Bailey amendment which was sup
ported by its author and attacked by
several senators.
Senator Bailey contended that on
the acceptance of his provision would
depend the success Of the bill, for
without it, he said, it would not get
S1Ao SSSOo VI IA0 AAouA 90AS AVkN04ANNAo'
johnson Favors Original.
Senator Johnson Of Maine contended
for the passage of the bill as 1t came
from the house. He said the demo-
Gratis had made their campaign on a
promise of lower duties and cheaper
living and declared that he could see
no reason for a variation from the pro-
gram on the produce of the farm.
Senator MARITIME of New Jersey de-
nounced all expedients as unwise and
undemocratic. He said he had con-
sented to "squint" at protection in
the case of the wool bill but would
do so no mere. He added that he
hoped the house would hold out for its
twenty per cent rate on raw wool, and
said he would prefer that wool should
be entirely free, and wound up by TAX
ing most emphatic position against
any change in the free list bill, merely
to get votes. He reserved the right
to vote against the Bailey amend
ment in the senat,.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-01
TODAY IN CONGRESS

washington, D. c., July s1.-senate
met at noon.
Senator owen spoke in favor OF
election and recall of federal judges. !.
Democrats held caucus on farmers
free list bill without result and ad-
journed until tonight. Bill to be voted
on tomorrow.
House met at noon.
Debate continued on cotton tariff
revision.
House judiciary committee heard
Delegate Wickersham's charges
against Attorney General Wickersham
alleging failure to prosecute Alaska
corporations. The two Wickershams
faced each other.
Sugar trust" investigating commit
tee heard Secretary Palmer Of Ameri-
can Beet Sugar association in histori-
cal review of industry.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-01
EMPEROR WILLIAM
RETURNS TO HOME

Berlin, July 31.-The return Of EN-
porer William, to the capital has not
affected the Morocco negotiations, con-
trary to intimations in the Paris paper
that his majesty would change Foreign
Minister Won Kiderlen Waechter's
policy.
The Anglo-French reports regarding
Togsland and Kameruns, where 1t has
said concession might be made by
Germany in exchange for strip OF
the French Congo are unconfirmed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-01
MAKERS TELL
GOVERNMENT
ABOUT BEER
Brewers are Willing to Co
operate With Officials to
Determine What are In
rredients Of Beverages.

washington. D. c., July 3l.-botn
caoretarv Wilson OF the department. ,l1
gns oericnlture and DR.. Harvey w
/Juiiav Of the board of food ana olus =
;nsnection. listened carefully TO-DAY ~
80 answar of brewers to the Questlon
what Is beer?
The United States Brewers aeeo
ciauon. represented BY LOUIS 80 -
Schranan of New York, onereo ione
statement in reply to the SET OF qu.S
lions propounded by the department.
as to what ingredients were containsu
IN heer It was claimed that tne pio.
nesses and ingredients used IN maklns
tear. were substantially the same nov
as before the pure food law was
passed. ,eo.+,on as to
their methods, the brewers declared
their Willingness to cooperate Win the
danartment in investigating the manu-.
factmre OF malt liquors. The brewers
] dan,a rad however, that the govern
n,ant surprised the manufactures
through the United States internation-
al revenue act. Furthermore tney
suggested that inasmuch as the PRIV.
cinai difference In the beer was III
"the densities before and alter leiln.
entation there would seem 10 pe ~
reason for compulsory adoptloh "
specific labelling"
John A.. Auff Of Crawford, N. - iep
resenting the consumers league Aeau
a statement chargeing that since nuls.
ing mothers and invalids" use peel ~
"tonic properties" labels snoulu uesls
nate the ingredients SO that users may
know whether they are gettlns eia ;,
extracts or chemical preservatives.
That any chemical preserVatlv 60
were used In the making OF beer was
quickly denied by the brewers. uns'
hearing was adjourned until the alei-
noon when the farmers ana consuM-
ers were to be given an opportuni.y
- state why beer should be laDeleo
as to it's contents.
Many at Hearing.
Manufacturers of beer and other
mali beverages and barley raisers
from all over the country are mere at
tending the hearing conducted Dy tne
board and many others have sent tnelr
views by mail.
The object of the boards inquiry 1s
to bring malt liquors within the scope
If the pure food and drug act and to
determine just what shall not be con-
tained in liquors sold under the Ia
hels "lager beer" and "bock beer, ale,
norter. stout and malt extract. The
board has propounded series OF
questions as to ingredients, ferment..
Ing. coloring, carbonating, etc. The
application Of foreign names to DO,
mestic products also is to be inquired
into.
responsible for the effort to detorntne
"what is beer" The Consumers Ma
fional league Of Chicago and the So
ciety of Equity, the latter composed
largely of farmers, are aiding In the
movement.
It is claimed that much Of the beer
sold in this country Is made OF corn
or rice and that some of the malt ex-
tract and other beverages are = not
what their names would lead consum-
ers to think them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-01
LABOR HEADS ARE
GIVEN MORE TIME

Washington, July 31.-Samuel Com
pers, Frank Morrison and John
Mitchell, the labor leaders, were to-
day allowed twenty days by Justice
Wright of the district supreme court
in which to answer the charges OF
contempt against them as contained in
q second report of the committee OF
prosecutors in the Bucks Stove &
Range Co.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-01
AMERICAN PAINTER
IS SAID TO BE DYING

Philadelphia, Pa, July 31.-A cable
gram received today by his brother,
william Abbey states that Edwin A.
Abbey, the American painter, is dying
In London. He has been i'll some
time.