The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-08-18

GENERAL NEWS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

That the conclusions of the So
called Townsend report are based upon
clearly erroneous statements of we'll
known facts is the opening assertion
in reply by Edgar A. Bancroft of
Chicago, counsel for the international
Harvester company, filed with the
house steel trust investigating COM
mittee in answer to charges made by
Burdette D. Townsend, special agent
Of the department of justice in 1908.
AS to the charges that the Interna-
tional received rebates from railroads
and special concessions from the United
States Steel corporation, the reply de-
Glars that the harvester company's
relation to the United States Steel
corporation is not different from its
relations with the competitors of the
steel corporation" and that during
the past seven years it has bought
from the steel corporation 'ten per
cent of its total needs While it has
purchased 80 per cent from competi-
tors of the United States Steel
At Chicago Tuesday an alleged at,
tempt on the part of four boy inmates
to burn the Uhlich Evangelical Luth
eran Orphan home, 2014 Burling street,
where more than 100 children are
kept, became known when a report
of the affair was sent to the ire at
torney's Office. More than $500 worth
of damage was caused by the, flames
before they were checked by firemen.
n h. = 70 Of
debris on the fourth floor Of the place
on fire because they were not allowed
to go to Lincoln park daily privilege
of which they had been deprived as
punishment.
The military value of the cavalry
branch has been enormously increas-
ed by the adoption of wireless tele-
graphy, for the first time in this coun-
try thoroughly tried out in the Texas
maneuvers. The signal corps had de-
vised an extremely light and portable
wireless apparatus, easily carried on
back of a horse and capable of being
put into operation from any point in
the field within few minutes. 1t
was found that the messages can be
reliably received when the cavalry
detachment was anywhere within
twenty-five miles of receiving sta
ton.
The campaign publicity bill was sent
to both houses with the conference
committees recommendation that it
pass practically as amended by the
senate The conferees reached an
agreement the house members offer
inc no objection to the principal feat
ures of the senate amendments.
Mr. Rucker, chairman of the COM
mittee, believes that the bill will go
to the president Immediately. The
measure, as amended, provides that a
candidate shall not spend more than
10 cents for each voter in his state OF
district.
London docks were practically under
mob rule, with the result that there
was such a dwindling of food supplies
that the metropolis experienced some
thing akin to what might happen If
hostile foreign force should succeed in
interrupting Great Britain's trade
routes Unless progress is made IN the
negotiations looking to a settlement
of the strike of dock workers, the
calling out of troops seems inevitable,
as the police are unable to deal with
the emergency.
At Washington Thursday the steel
trust investigating committee at an ex-
ecutive session decided not to press at
this time questions of campaign con-
tributions, in connection with which
George w. Perkins of New York, di.
rector of the United States Steel cor
poration, was threatened with con-
tempt proceeding before the house OF
representatives The committee de
cided to compel the Steel corporation
to produce the books of subsidiary com
panies.
At Hammond, Ind, Thursday Lake
Bulatovich, who challenged Rodovan
Milashovic to a duel to death, inclos
ing two bullets with his challenge,
was heavily fined, sentenced to jail
and disfranchised by Judge Riley
The sentence is the first ever inflicted
in Indiana under the statute forbid
ding dueling. The trouble between
the men grew out of the dismissal of
Bulatovich from a secret society.
The senate passed the Cummins bill
terminating the existence of the ma
tional monetary commission after the
bill had been amended to close the af-
fairs of the commission on Jan. 8, In
stead of the first week in December.
The amendment was offered by Sen
ator Hepburn and was adopted by a
vote of 80 to 80.
Members OF congress who claim to
be in possession of knowledge that the
president will veto the statehood bill,
instead of permitting it to become a
law without his signature, are expect