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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-10-11

into farmhouse, in which lived an old
drunken farmer. Having been urged
to drive out the black dog by his com
panions, he seized the poker and rush.
ed at the dog, which sprang up instant
ly and rushed upstairs, followed by
the tipsy farmer. 1t fed into an attic
and, hey presto, jumped clean through
the ceiling. The angry farmer struck
at the place. when, to his amazement,
down fell from the hole he had made
an old fashioned money box, which
proved to be full of gold and silver
coins of the reign Of Charles !. The
dog was never again seen in the house,
but it is said to haunt lane which
leads to it, where it can be seen at
midnight and which bears the name
of DOG lane," while local inn dis
plays the sign 1.-THE Black Dog Inn.'
Lady Howard, who lived in the reign
of the first James and was as famous
for her wit as for her beauty and her
wealth, was also possessed OF a good
many bad qualities. She had four hus-
bands, whom she killed off rather rap
idly, and was very cruel to her only
daughter. For her sins she was trans
formed when she died-so the story
runs-into black dog, and at midnight
she runs between Fitzford, her one
time residence, and Oakhampton park
In order to carry to the place from
which she started single blade Of
grass. This she is doomed to do until
she has removed every blade Of grass
from the park.-London Globe.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-10-11
Easy Mark For Charley.

Mrs. Green-I tell you it's nice to
have a husband who isn't afraid to
praise you up to people. Why, only
yesterday heard Charley telling Mrs.
Jones that was getting to be regu.
lar Xantippe
Mrs. Wise-A Xantippe! Do you
know who she was?
Mrs. Green-Oh, yes; told Charley
I'd overheard him, and he explained
that Xantippe was the goddess of
youth and beauty.-Boston Transcript
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-21
MURLIN'S SUCCESSOR SOON.
Eastern and Western Men Considered
by Baker Committee.

Baldwin, Kan, April 21.-The board
of trustees of Baker university consid-
cred the election of president to sue
coed Doctor Murlin Thursday. A COM
mittee, composed of Judge Nelson
Case. Oswego, Kansas; J. P. Davis, To-
peka; ]. Luther Taylor, Pittsburg; the
Rev ]. A. Motter, Kansas City; r. N.
Allen, Chanute, was appointed to make
a choice.
Among the twenty-five possibilities
we're eastern and-western college men,
ministers and laymen of the church.
Several alumni of Baker university are
mentioned. The committee will report
to the trustees within thirty days. The
board expects to have the new presi-
dent here for commencement the first
week of June. Doctor Murlin, seven
teen years president of Baker, has
been elected to the presidency of Bos-
fOu university.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-21
ALL IS HARMONY.
Rockefeller and Gould Interests Get
Together on Missouri Pacific.

New York, April 21.-The gap left in
the Missouri Pacific directorate by the
resignation of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. S rep
resentatives, when George Gould forced
the election of 3. F. Bush as president
of the road is filed with the selection
of James Speyer, of the banking firm
of Speyer K Co., and H. 1. Miller, re-
ceiver of the Buffalo & Susquehanna
railway. Mr.. Miller will serve in an
advisory capacity. They succeed Paul
Warburg and Cornelius Vanderbilt
Because of the break with Kuhn,
Loeb & Co.. Wall street was at first
inclined to interpret the selection of Mr..
Speyer as a Missouri Pacific director to
mean that Speyer & Co. would become
the principal bankers for the road. Geo.
Gould explained, however, that it was
not the intention to concentrate in one
firm.
Mr.. Gould also took occasion to deny
that Edgar L. Maston. a director, rep
resents the Rockefeller interests as
has been generally published here. Mr..
Marston, he said, represented simply
Blair & Co. The Rockefeller interests
and the Gould faction in the road are in
strict harmony, however, as was fur
Their indicated by an invitation to
Frank Vanderlip, president of the Ma
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-21
TEARS OUT-1RIS EYE.
1t Is Glass and Camorrist Hurls 1t to
the Floor.

Viterbo, April 21.-Of all the methods
adopted by the Camorrist prisoners to
excite sympathy or incite a riot, none
surpassed in novelty and effectiveness
that of Gaetano Esposito who, at the
end of mad harangue today, tore
glass eye from his head and hurhng IL
at the feet of the president, stamped
the court room floor, then fell in
faint and President Bianchi suspended
the sitting.
According to the state, opposite, who
is known as a usurper, is a dangerous
maIefactor and succeeded Enr1con
AIfano as the head of the Camorra
when Alfano fled to the United States,
there to fall into the hands of Lieuten-
ant Petrosino. He is charged with
having been one of those who met at
Bagnolia and condemned Gennaro Cue
colo to death for treachery to his as
sociates in crime.
The prisoner attempted to prove an
alibi so far as the meeting at Bagnolt
was concerned. At that time he was
travelling, he said between Milan and
Rome. He gave a detailed account OF
his wanderings prior to the murder OF
Cuccolo and his wife and gradually
wrought himself up to a fine frenzy. He
concluded in substance as follows:
TT is true that I concealed myself
at the time when I learned that 1 was
to be arrested. 1 was suffering as 1 am
even now, from heart disease. In my
boyhood, I lost one eye I feared thar
I would die in prison from the malady
which had already seized me or what
would be even worse that 1 would lose
my other eye
Here the prisoner sobbed violently.
his face in his hands. Suddenly he
raised his head and with a deft move
ment of the hand released the glass eye
and, throwing it on the floor before the
judges bench, barred his face. disfig
ured with old cuts, to the Mortified
spectators.
Thus for a few seconds he posed and
/ then with a choking cry dropped to the
floor in a faint.
AS opposite collapsed a tumult was
raised. From the steel cages the pris-
oners shouted cries and cursed.
one OF the jurymen, who is a physi-
clan, went to the assistance of opposite
and President Bianchi declared the sit
ting SUSPENDED
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tional City bank, a Rockefeller insti-
tuition, to become a member of the Mis-
souri, Pacific directorate. Because of
other duties, notably as a director of
the Hartman lines, Mr.. Vanderlip
could not see his way to accept at pres
ent.
After the meeting George J. Gould,
former president of the Missouri Pa
cific, made the following statement:
MIR. Speyer and Mr.. Miller were
elected directors of the Missouri Pacific
in place of Paul Warburg and Cornell
Jus Vanderbilt I fe l that the board
has been materially strengthened and
that there is perfect harmony among
all concerned. l do not think there is
a discordant note anywhere. The cleo
ton of Mr.. Bush has been very highly
spoken of in the west.
f'Mr Bush has received many con-
gratulatory kilograms from prominent
western shippers and citizens of st.
Louis, and I have also received num-
Der today. Mr.. Bush was elected a
director of the Iron Mountain, succeed
ing Mr.. Warburg, resigned.
"I have noticed that Mr.. Marston has
been mentioned as the representative
of Blair & Co. on the Missouri Pacific
board. Blair & Co. have placed at
times over 500, 100000 of securities on
our properties.
tor, will serve in an advisory capacity -
Mr.. Gould said Frank Vanderlip,
president of the National City bank,
has been rendered a position on the
Missouri Pacific board, but that Mr..
Vanderlip did not see his way clear to
accept on account of his other inter-
ests.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-21
GRAIN UNSTEADY.
Disappointing Cables Pull Sup
port From Under Wheat,
Better Weather and Increased
Offerings Weaken Corn.
PROVISIONS ARE FIRM
Cattle Receipts Are Light and
Market Is Steady.
Hogs Are Quoted Strong to Five
Cents Higher.

Chicago, April 21-WHEAT-Disappo
ing cables today pulled the support from
under wheat. Liberal world shipments
were expected, especially from Australia
and the Argentine and there was favor
able crop news regarding Russia. Ideal
conditions prevailed both northwest and
southwest from here. Opening prices
were 1zc to 1a@5sc lower. May started at
S95sc to S934c, a loss of &c to 3sc and de-
clined to $3.50.
Absence of selling pre- sure led to a de-
cided rally. Diminished acreage in Okla
homa helped. The close was firm with
May at 90ssQ901sc, net gain of ss@1Ac.
The close was strong at 507sG51c, net
gain of &c.
CORN-Better weather eased corn.
There was some increase in country Of
ferings. May opened 1s@14c to 4c lower
at 5014 @50asc to 50aac, touched 503sq501ac
and sagged to 501sQ5014c.
OATS-Scattered selling by commission
houses proved sufficient to depress oats.
May started 1s@14c to Ac off a 31a4 6317sc
to 317sc and dropped to sic.
VISIONS-Provisions were firm
but trade was small. First sales were 213c
to 21a@5c higher with July at $3.50 for
pork, $7.95 for lard and $500 for ribs.
RYE-No. 2, 92c.
BARLEY-70c9$1.14
TIMOTHY-$12-00.
CLOVER-$15O0.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-21
SHORT IN JUST ONE BLOCK.
More Signatures Needed for Great
White Way.

In checking over the names Of those
who have signed the petitions for a
great white way the members OF the
lighting committee of the Commercial
club discovered that the petition which
was circulated among the property
owners in the block on Kansas avenue
between Third and Fourth streets still
lacks the required so per cent of the
names it is possible to get in that
block.
Several of the business men went out
this afternoon to round some of the
other property owners into line and by
tomorrow it is expected that the petit
tions will be complete The committee
will go before the city commissioners
with their proposition at the earliest
possible moment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-21
New YORK Stock Market.

Wall ST., New York, April 21-STOChS
with the opening of the stock market to-
day. Almost the entire list was de-
pressed. Among the weakest issues were
Chemical losing ~ and American Cotton
Oil a point. United States Steel opened
u lower and Union Pacific and Missouri
Pacific declined 70.
Liberal offerings of the fertilizer group
defeated efforts to rally the standard
stocks after the opening display of heavi-
declined Us; Virginia Carolina Chemical
11a and American Cotton Oil IA. Bear
operators sold these stocks confidently on
the belief that the disturbed trade condi-
lions would compel a reduction of divi-
dends. The decline during the week in
these stocks amounted to "a in American
Agricultural Chemical and SIS in Ameri-
can Cotton Oil and Verginia Carolina
Chemical. Pennsylvania was, bid up a
point at II o'clock and the general market
hardened slightly in sympathy.
Changes in prices during the morning
session were negligible except in a few
issues Sentiment was not clearly enough
defined to bring about pronounced
movement in prices in either direction,
also the buying was considered better
than the selling in tn early decline Lon
don unloaded some $1,000 shares at the
opening chiefly Union Pacific, the bal
ance between United States Steel and
Reading. Reports of suspension of work
on the construction of large Alabama
plant of the United States Steel corpora
ton was given as the reason for the
heaviness in that stock Toward midday
the tone of the market became apprecia-
bIv better and prices of representative
stock recovered to yesterday S clio ing fig
ures. The fertilizer group however, con-
tinued under pressure. Rock Island pre-
ferred ia.
Bonds were steady
The stock market was virtually at a
standstill during the noon hour. Allis
Chalmers preferred broke points to 25-
Speculative interest waned steadily, the
DossibiIity of some action the trust
measures by the supreme court Mon
day having a restrictive influence. Prices
SCARCELY moved the list lowering close to
Yesterdays closing level.
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New York Money DIarke,

New York, April 21-MONEY-Money
rate 2A per cent; closing bid "a per cent;
offered at 2ss per cent Time loans, very
dull; sixty day 215 per cent; 80 days 21z@
"a per cent: six months, 2sz@3 per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper 31z to
4 per cent
Sterling exchange steady with actual
business in bankers bills at $4.S4.40 for
sixty day bills and at $4S6.45 for demand.
Commercial bills, 81. 1875.
SILVER-Bar silver, 5s5sc; Mexican dol
lars, 45c.
bonds, steady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-21

Kansas City, April 21.-CATTL-Re-
ceipts 800, including 100 southerns Market
steady Native steers, $5.25d6. So: south
ern steers, $4.50@5.75; southern cows and
he1fers, $3.25Q475; native COWS and heif-
ers, $3.000615; stockers and feeders, s4.5Od
$50; bulls, $4.00Q5.25 calves, $45O67 90;
western steers, $4.75d5.9 go; western cows,
$3.25G5.00.
HOGS-Receipts 5000 Market strong.
Bulk of sales, $5.956610; heavy, Sc. 9506. O5
pa olN ana butchers, $600q6.15; lights,
of1EEH-RecelptS 3,OOO Market steady
to weak. Muttons, $35004.50; lambs, SIS 0G
@6.0O; fed wethers and yearlings S4OOd
500; fed western ewes, $4,000. 25
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-21
Chicago Live Stock Market,

Chicago, April 21.-CATTLE-Receipt
estimated at 1000. Market steady Beeves
$5.5Od6.60; Texas steers, S46005. so; western
steers, $4.S5a5.75; steckers and feeders.
S4.000570; cows and heifers 81 6005 rs:
calves, $4.75d6.50
HOGS-Receipts estimated at is 600
Market steady. Light, 5.9506 20: mixed
$5.95d6.30; heavy, $1,000. 20; rough, S57068
$50; good to choice heavy, IS. 5000. 20: pigs
$5.90d6.25: bulk of sales, $6.10d6 20.
S1EEP-Receipts estimated at 1000
Market steady. Native, SO. 00d4 20: west
ern So 1504-70; yearlings, $4,000. %: lambs
native, $4.50M6.25; western, 81 7506. Is
DAILY MOVEMENT OF PRODUCE.
WHEAT.oReceipts, 1900 bushels; ship
ments, 5000 bushels.
CORN-Receipts, LOG. 200 bushels; shin
ments, 81, 900 bushels.
Car lot receipts: Wheat 43 cars. with
of contract grade; corn 1853 cars. with q
OF contract grade; oats, 81 cars
Total receipts of wheat at Chicago. Min
neapoiis and Duluth today were I94-cars
compared with no cars last week and 1S5
cars the corresponding day year ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-21
New York Produce Market.

New York, April 21.-BUTTER-Mark ct
steady. Process special, 1Sc; extras, 1712c;
firsts, 16@161ac.
CHEESE-Market steady. State whole
milk, September quality, fancy colored,
1870.
selected extras, 19c; firsts, 161A01712c; sec
onds, 16c; storage packed, firsts, 1Sd1S1ac;
western gathered white, 1SB19c; state,
ensylvania and nearby hennery brown
1S1s019c.
POULTRY-A1ive, weak and dull; west
ern chickens, 13G131ac; fowls, 151aG16c;
turkeys 13c. Dressed, quiet but weak /;
western fowls, 14d16c; turkeys, 1502Oc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-21
Want to Know About Hin.

Washington, April 21.-President
Taft is requested in a resolution in
troduced in the house today to fur
nlsh to congress an explanation of the
resignation of David Jayne Hill as am
bassador to Germany. The resolution
IS the joint motion of Representatives
Lever of South Carolina and Brantley
of Georgia, and is. based on reports
that DR.. Hill in the potash contro-
yersy incurred the presidents dis
DIe3S
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-21
Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago April 21.-BUTTER-Ma ct
steady. Creameries, 15q21c; diaries, 1Sq
18c.
EGGS-Market steady. Receipts 14147
at mark, cases included, 13@131ac; firsts,
151zc; prime firsts, Ice.
CHEESE-Market steady. Daisies, 1871
@13Ac; Twins, 121z@13c; Young Americas,
1315@13zc; Long Horns, 121aG13c.
POTATOES-Market steady. Choice to
fancy, 5S660c; fair to good, 55G57c.
POULTRY-Iive, firm; turkeys, 14c;
fowls, 14c.
VEAL-Market steady. so to go Id. WITS,
61a@7c; 60 to SIS ID. WITS, 7@Sc; IS to Ito lb.
WITS S09c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-21
kansas City Live stoch sales.

1.-THE following sales were made this
morning at the Stock Yards Kansas
CITY, and reported over long distance
EIeleph0ne direct to the State Journal by
Clay, Robinson & Co, live stock commits
sion merchants. with offices at all mar
Kansas City, April 21-CATTLE-Re-
ceIpts 800 head Market steady.
steady to DC higher Bulk of sales, s6000
6.15 top, $6.15. F'NS@
HEEP-Receipts 5000 head. Market
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-21
s14. 5o@15.00; choice prairie

Choice timothy. s14.5o@15.OO; choice prairie.
S12 00Q12.50.
WHEAT-Receipts, 20 cars.
POULTRY-Market steady. Hens. 121ac;
springs, 15c; turkeys, 151zc; ducks, 14c;
geese, SC.
BUTTER-Creamery, zoe; firsts, 17c;
seconds, 15c; packing stock, 13c.
EGGS-Extras, 171ac; firsts, 151ac.
CLOSE: WHEAT-May, 855s@S5szc bid
July, s31sc bid; September. S2s4@S27sc bid.
CORN-May, 4S1ac sellers; July, 1910
495ac bid; September, 5OA@5Oasc bid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-21
New York Sugar and CoTee Market.

f New York, April 21.-SUGAR-Raw.
quiet; Muscovado, SO test 1912; centri,
refined, steady. ;
COFFEE-Spot, quiet.
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Cotton Market
Kansas City Live STOCK Market

Galveston. Tex, April 21.-COTTON-
Market steady, 147sc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-21
Kansas city Produce Marked.

Kansas City, April A.-WHEAT-Cash !:
Market unchanged. No. 2 hard, 88d96c
No 3. s4Q94c; No. red, 90Q91c; No. 3,
S6G90c.
CORN-Market steady to &c lower. No.
2 mixed, 4SQ4SAc: No 3, 4712c; No white,
47s4c; No. 3, 471ac.
OATS-Market unchanged No. white,
S4d341ac; No. 2 mixed. 32d33c.
RYE-No. e. 75G30c.
HAY-Market steady to s1-5O higher.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-21

Topeka, Kan, April o
WHEAT-No. 2, 75Q6oc.
CORN-42c.
rtAFFFHR coRN-Per cwt. 759soA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-21

Topeka Grain Market.
FYrurnished by ]. b. Billiard. corner Kaus
sas ave-, and Curtis ST.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-21
Chicago Grain Market.

Chicago, April q.
Open High Low Close Close
Yes
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-11-04

"Jack Crcmer. the able and popu-
lar Detroit Journal correspondent has
purchased an interest ia the Marquette
Chronicle aud will take active hold of
the management very soon. Mr.. Gre
mer will he welcome addition to up
per peninsula journalism as he will
certainly be- credit to IT, Among the
many fine announcements OF Mr.. Gre
mers new venture is the following
taken from the Detroit Saturday Night
aln the 30 years that Mr.. Cremer
has been on earth he has had multi
tude oi experiences which have given
aim a wide knowledge of life and hu-
man nature and helped him greatly in
doing successful newspaper work. He
WAS born 1T Evars, Mich wnere Fred
Postal AMI Jim Thompson and other
state characters come from now and
then That was 80 years ago Before
he was old enough Co object his par
ents took him 10 Muskegon. He was
educated there in St Mary parochial
school When > he cut in as deck
hand on steamboat then he was
clerk, rolling mill worker. and a
salesman Later he dritted into the
staff of the Muskegon Record. In 1903
he was newspaper reporter IN Grand
Rapids Finally taking the municipal
"beat for the Herald Following
Mayor Thompson : election in Detroit
in 1906 he was engaged 10y The Detroit
journal as municipal reporter in the
metropolis. aud eventually made his
acquaintance with state readers
through the Clazier cHse He repre-
sented the Journal during the closing
weeks 81 the constitutional convention
In 1905 and at the legislative sessions
of 1909 amt 1911 As reporter he has
always been alert always loyal IT, his
paper. and always Hple 20 combine
speed and reliability ia the gathering
and construction ~ his news stories.
Marquette win fud him one Of the
brightest newspaper men Michigan has
produced and his success as publisher
seems assured
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-11-04
TAXATION INQUIRY
BRINGS DISCUSSION
IContinued from Page /

Continued from Page l..
assessed Of any found in the city in
proportion to IL value. so the commis.
sion states
The Peerless Motor Co. sworn value
on file S07. 7le. assessed at 50 00u This
is but partial list Of the corporations
of Lansing. but shows how they are
assessed, locally as compared 10 the
value Of their tangible property
The result Of the talk between the
commission and the manufacturers
representatives was TO the point that
there is a great inequality in taxation
under the present system but the
method proposed TO remedy this Inc
quality was vigorously opposed The
plan advocated by Governor Osborn
and further elucidated on the method
by proposing an excess corporation tax
b, the means Of which the entire bur-
den OF state taxes are to be supplied by
the corporations Of the state
Both sides agree that the undervalu-
alton is due to the disobeying Of the
law by local assessors The Iepresen-
tatives advocated the enforcing Of the
law to the letter and trying the present
system, which has been built up after a
great deal OF expense and trouble. rather
than plunging into something new
The hearings are full of interest and
information on Michigan tax matters
and promise TO bring about.a settlement
Of this tax question in Michigan by
the next legislature
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-11-04
A New Market

Arthur Rabichaud severed his con
utctions with the Finnish q Swedish
Cooperative store with which he has
been connected Tor many years last
Tuesday night and will engage in bust
ness Tor himself in the old Martin
Rogan building Mr.. Rabichaud in
tends TO open a new meat market and
TO sell strictly for cash He has An al
in another colmun OF this paper and
will tell his customers weekly of spec
ialties he intends having for sale.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-11-04

II - gratifying 30 note that there is
one high financier who can rise above
personal interests and say that Pres
Taft is right ia enforcing the law.
That financier il Jas J Hill. He
says
The president has taken an oath to
enforce the law and he IL only doing
his duty. "A TO whether the law is
wis, or unwiss. that IL grave qnes-
ton. hut the president is right In en-
forcing IL IL it IL the law. Now that
we are in this thing we ought TO 90
through with il 90 the end. Let us
find out where we stand
II is no doubt as disagreeable "A task
~ Pres. Taft has ever been called upon
10 perform, that of prosecuting the
large corporations and disrupting bust
ness Especially is this true at a time
when the commercial condition Of the
country is anything but good. yet he
mas undertaken the task because IL IS
his sworn duty. Tile American people
should have patience and If they don t
like the laws he is enforcing. change
them. not kick because lie j. doing
what be promised TO do