The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-07-15

will be determined in the courts of
the state on an injunctional writ that
has been sued out by the defendant
company, and which injunctional writ
comes on for hearing before Judge
Winchester in the district court.
Incident to this action, 1t is an
nounced that there is strong posi-
bility that the board of railroad COM
missioners will issue an order re-
quiring elevator companies to put up a
bond of $4,000 for the protection of
storage ticket holders, as against the
| SIS 900 bond that is now required. The
present difficulty grows out of the fail
ure of a Turtle Lake company last
year 1t is alleged that the trust com.
pany, instead Of paying the full pro
rata amount to storage ticket holders,
secured release on about so per cent
basis. President W. H, Stutsman of
the commission, discussing the CO.
operative companies, indicated one
feature of their work that is at fault
He declares that there are instances
wherein the agent will overgrade the
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be a stakeholder in the company, and
when the wheat goes to the Twin City
or the Duluth market, and is properly
graded, the elevator thereby loses.
A strike of carriers at Manchester,
England, July 4, developed in a
threatening manner Twelve thousand
strikers forcibly prevented the move
ment of produce from the docks to the
wholesale market There was scene
of such disorder that soldiers were
called out to deal with the mob.
Crowds of women joined the men,
stopping traffic and destroying or
scattering the market produce on the
streets. The police were engaged un-
til nearly midnight in attempting to
dispense crowds of rioters, and made
frequent charges with their batons.
Many persons were injured by showers
of bricks and stone.
Serious foods are devastating south
ern Bulgaria. Damage to crops and
towns, estimated at more than $10,.
100000, already has been done.
The first test of the new Iowa law
governing taxing of money and
credits held by banks will be made by
the First National Bank of Waverly,
which has commenced action against
the officials of Bremen county, asking
that they be perpetually enjoined from
collecting the taxes of 1910. The main
issue in the case is the constitution
atty of the law when such levy is
made upon the stock sold and trans
ferred to the stockholders of the bank.
The bank also alleges it is not the
owner of the stock, but that indi-
viduals are the owners. All the banks
of the state are interested in the
move.
No less than 63,OO0,0OO barrels Of
beer were sold in the United States
during the twelve months ending June
80 last, an increase over the previous
twelve months of 6.21 per cent, accord
| ing to the annual report of the beer
and whiskey sales made public here
by the United States Brewers Asso-
citation. Notwithstanding the in
crease, which the report contends indi-
Gates that the country is prosperous,
the spread of prohibition has affected
the trade considerably, it is declared.
The whiskey bill of the United States
for the year, according to the report,
is $146,973, 900, an increase of nearly
$S,O00,000, or Sc per cent over the
preceding twelve months.
The statistics of bank clearings at
the principal money centres of the
country show remarkable falling off
compared with the recent more favor
able aspect of these statistics as COM
piled by Dunn's Review. The total
clearings are put at only 26,21S, Ills,
loss of SO per cent, as compared with
the corresponding week last year, and
of per cent, in contrast with the
same week in 1909. A large percentage
of the reversal of form may be ac-
counted for by the decreasing opera
lions on the New York Stock Elk
change. Last year at this time the
market was comparatively active, the
transactions for the period covered in
the figures exceeding those of this
period by about 100000 shares. Out
side of New York the figures show
considerable irregularity A number
of the cities, notably Chicago, show a
loss as compared with 1909.
Better than evera is the motto to
be put into effect at the Minnesota
State Fair this year, and everything
indicates that the Exposition will be
bigger, better balanced, more enter
tanning, and more educational than
ever before. The Fair is aptly termed
"Minnesota's greatest single advertise.
ment" and is one of, If not her greatest,
educational institution. The Mime
) sofa State Fair has progressed with