Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-25
GENERAL NEWS,

Senator Nelson w. Aldrich's plan
tor revision Of national banking legis.
lation," as he calls it, was made pub
lie at Washington. 1t does not con-
template the establishment of a CEN
trail bank. Mr.. Aldrich proposes the
establishment and chartering of the
Reserve Association of America"
with $3O0,000,000 capital. representing
what might be called a federation of
local associations formed by national
banks.
A scathing attack was made on the
western railroads by Louis D. Bran
deis in his argument before the inter-
state commerce commission at Wash
tngton against the proposed rate in
crease. He declared that the increase
Is unnecessary at this time and as
serted that the railroads were raising
rates to rob their patrons and pay
dividends.
Champ Clark and Joseph A. Bailey
OF Texas came into direct conflict at
the big Democratic conference at
Baltimore. and on the vital issue Of
the tariff. Clark unqualif1edly de.
clared in favor Of tariff revision by
schedule. With equal insistence,
Bailey demanded a straightforward
and complete revision in one compre-
hensive measure.
Governor Hay OF Washington has
ben notified by Secretary of State
Knox that the action of the Spokane
council In passing an ordinance bar.
ring aliens from employment on pub
Tic work is in conflict with a treaty
between the United States and Italy.
Mrs. T. NJ. Brooks, wife OF an attor.
ney, calmly walked into crowded de-
partment store at Fort Worth, Tex.
and shot and killed Mrs. Mary Binford.
The Callan automobile law, which
provides that a person who runs down
another with an automobile must stop
and give his name and address, is un-
constitutional, according to a ruling
by Justice Grain in New York,
Declaring that he is unable to SUD-
port his family of four on a clergy
mans salary, Rev. R. w. Mclean of
Mount Clemens. Mich, has decided to
resign the passionate of the First Ban.
list church.
In instructions to the grand jury at
Danville, ILL.,, Circuit Judge E. R. E..
Himbrough referred to the indictments
returned against vote sellers in Ad-
ans county, O., and to the demand by
Danv1l1e newspapers and citizens that
remedy be provided for similar con.
d1ttons in DanVille.
Two revolver shots were fired at
Premier BRAND in the French cham
Der OF deputies, but he was unframed.
M. Mirman, director Of public relief
was shot in the leg, but not seriously
injured. The assassin is man named
Gisolme, who was formerly clerk Of
the courts of Bayonne. He is insane.
Eight men met instantaneous death
and one man was SO horribly burned
that he probably will die as a result
Of boiler explosion aboard the bat
tleship Delaware, while she was en-
route from Guantanamo, Cuba, to
Hampton Roads, Va, during a blind.
ing snowstorm.
Bubonic plague has caused GOO
deaths in Hardin, Manchuria, within
!dfteen days, according to consular re-
ports received by the state department
at Washington.
The Fond du Lac (Wis.) Cheese and
Butter company, capitalized for 800,
900. has been forced to the wall.
The battleship Arkansas, $4,000
tons, the largest ever built nv the
United States, was launched at Cam
den. N. ].
Ezra P. Prentice, chairman Of thu
Republican state committee in New
York, has resigned to devote his time
to big private law practice.