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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-24
FOUR NEW U. OF p. TRUSTEES.

Philadelphia, Jan 2}.-Four of the va
cancies on the board OF trustees Of the
University Of Pennsylvania we're filled al
q special meeting Of that body to-day. The
newly elected trustees are Or. Samuel G..
Dixon, Edward r. Stotesbury. Bingham
& Morris and George Wharton Pepper
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-24
Code Labels on Bales.

Consgnments of Cuban tobacco leaf
customarily bear code labels which seem
10 give the importer a fair idea OF the
amount of wrapper leaf that is contained
in the bale. to such degree that sales
OF individual bales are frequently made
by importers TO cigar makers without
even the formality of opening the bale.
ard the price determined upon by a
glance at the code marks, which inform
the importer as to the probable percent
age of wrapper therein. These sales OF
bales which have been imported as
straight filler are often made before the
duty has been paid. and the cigar maker
then takes over the obligation of paying
the duty himself.
BY this method II happens that the
cigar maker frequently pays a price for
the tobacco which would be unreason-
able for straight filler. with the knowl-
edge that the bale bought contains a
fairly high percentage OF wrapper leaf,
though as a part of the sale price he
takes over the duty assessment. which
calls for only 2S cents a pound, the duty
on straight filler.
Under the present regulations of the
Custom House, prescribed by the Payne
tariff law, one bale out Of every ten in a
consignment is sent TO the Appraisers
Stores for examination. Upon the APP
praiser's report of the percentage OF
wrapper tobacco contained In the bales
sent to him the duty on the whole con-
signment is estimated.
II is the plan Of the Treasury Depart
ment, as one way Of arriving at a
method by which the government will
not be subjected 10 such tremendous
loss, 10 increase this percentage of ex-
The ideal way. Of course" said Col
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-24
lFl

From The Kansas city Star.
Mayor Brown has vetoed tho anti-hatpin
ordinance. but there Is still no law against
women wearing a Kind of bonnet that ties
under the chin with ribbons, If they have
the sense to do so.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-24
DECISION REVERSED.

From The Syracuse Post STANDARD.
Jury at Marion. Ind. has decided that
chewing tobacco is a necessity Of life We
should like the decision Of a Jury OF women
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-24

Washington. Jan. 23.-The Department OF
Justice let it be known to-day that Dis
trict Attorney Beattie's resignation had
been asked for because OF friction which
had arisen over the New orleans Clearing
House cases Attorney General Wicker
sham denied himself TO interviewers on
the subject. but # was officially stated that
the controversy over the Clearing House
cases was The cause OF the rupture.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-24
WANTS BEATTIE TO RESIGN
Wickersham Said to Have Asked New
Orleans District Attorney to Retire.

New orleans. Jan. e3.--Attorney General
Vckersham has asked for the immediate
resignation of United States District At
tUrney Charlton r. Beattie, Of New Or
leans. according TO a Washington dispatch
printed in a local newspaper to-day. The
action of the Attorney General, it is said
was called forth by Mr. Beatties public
criticism Of an opinion by Mr.. Wickersham,
advising against an antitrust prosecution
which the District Attorney had started
The statement To which the Attorney
General took exception was given TO the
press by Mr.. Beatte several weeks ago,
following an investigation by the federal
grand Jury Of charges that the New or
leans Clearing House Association in maxi
.nS certain agreements had violated the
Sherman antitrust law No indictment
was returned
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-24
GREAT LOSS ON TOBACCO
Continued from first page.

tariff law granted to Cuban importa-
lions make the duties on these two
classes OF tobacco leaf 81 As a pound on
wrapper and % cents n pound on filler.
Is is the claim of the special agents
who have investigated these importations
that large percentage Of the tobacco
imported from Cuba is wrongly CLASH
fed AZ filler" when it contains varying
percentages of wrapper" packed with
the "filler'
Collector Loeb said Yesterday that the
inquiry had not proceeded far enough
as yet to enable him 10 make any APP
Proclamation OF the percentage OF wrap
FER tobacco thus imported under the
euise Of filler. but it was understood
from other sources that il would run
close to Ii per cent on the average. with
hundreds OF bales showing much higher
percentages.
Loss More Than 100000.
Translated into figures this showed
that if 10 per cent Of the Cuban tobacco
leaf coming into this country each year
under the guise of filler was actually
wrapper. the governments loss on the
importation figures OF 1909 was S3.17O.-
sos IS. OF this amount 81, 400 $50 20 was
a loss TO tho New York Custom House
by so-cslled filler" importations that
lassed through this port
If the percentage of wrapper in these
Expectations which were classified as
straight filler runs as high as IL per cent
the Custom House loss on the 1909 fig
ures at New York alone was 81 49,
452 50, ami on all Cuban importations
that year. S4,75604S or More than II
per cent wrapper in mixed packages
must be assessed as entirely wrapper, or
at duty Of 81 IS a pound on Havana
leaf, and the total loss to the customs
revenue on bales in which there was
more than IL per cent wrapper would
amount to considerably over S5,OOOOO0
year.
manufactured Havana leaf. the
trade designation for the class OF to-
bacco used exclusively in all pure Ha
yana cigars, is shipped into this country
n bales The weight Of these varies
from 10 TO ~ pound bales. In which
the finest wrapper grades are i'm
ported, TO the 1876 TO 80 pound bales. in
which the binder and filler types of to-
bacco leaf are imported. OF these
lighter weight bales which are admitted
by importers TO contain wrapper, the
table given above shows that there are
something less than $500 pounds i'm
ported annually.
The trade custom, which. while admit
ting tho importation Of such a COM
paratively small amount Of wrapper leaf
from Cuba, as against the importation
of approximately 12JG0,000 pounds of
the filler leaf classification, contrives to
manufacture an average Of 400 pure
Havana cigars from each bale, IS the
basis of the present inquiry by the
Treasury Department.
From the cigar makers who buy their
raw stock from the importers the in
quiry has developed the fact that filler,
binder and wrapper leaf is customarily
extracted from every average bale OF
Havana leaf. thought it may have. and
usually has. come through the Custom
House as straight filler and paid the
comparatively low duty assessed on that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-24
SAN FRANCISCO MINING STOCKS.

! San Francisco. Jan. % The official clos
/ ing quotations fol mining stocks to-day
! WpTc as folloWa
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-03-29

1t is with regret that The Review
announces the death of Alfred NJ.
Conyne, living just east of Denison,
where he has lived practically all his
life. Mr.. Conyne was we'll known to the
PEOPLE of this community, and his
death was something of surprise, as
his condition was not supposed to be
extreme until Immediately prior to his
death. On Saturday last he was in
town attending to business as usual
and no one suspicioned at that time
that he was so near deaths call.
He was forty-four years of age, and
was a son of Mrs. w. J. Cochran,
whose death occurred three years ago.
His only brother, Silas J. Conyne, of
Chicago, is expected to arrive in Den
ison tonight. The funeral services
have not been arranged up to this
time.
Mr.. Conyne spent several years as a
brakeman on the railroad, and since
1898 has been farming on his land just
east of Denison. He was q member
of the Methodist church of this city,
and was held in high esteem by those
who knew him.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-03-29

Kinney versus The Farmers Mutual
Fire and Tornado Insurance society of
Kiron. In this case the defendant,
a corporation engaged in the insur-
ance business, is sued by Mr.. Kinney
to recover the value of a number of
head of cattle alleged to have been
killed as the result of tornado or
wind storm. In this case foreign
lawyer from Council Bluffs appears
for the insurance company, and on
Tuesday filed demurrer to the peti-
tion which, on Wednesday morning,
was overruled by the court. This will
bring the case on for trial on ita
merits.
The case of p. F. Fiene, admins
TRAITOR of the estate of Wilhelm Kunze.
deceased, an action for damages on
account of the killing of Mr.. Kunze,
was settled, the defendant paying $500
to the estate.
A number of divorces have been
granted and several naturalizations
have been made. Judge Hutchinson,
the new judge, is making favorable
impression with the members of the
profession, and is rapidly dispatching
the business before the court.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-03-29

George Leopold, Wanted by Detectives
that he is wanted in independence,
Mo-, and Kansas City, Mo-. where he
passed some worthless checks. Geprge
Leopold arrived in Denison the fore
part of February from Holstein, Iowa,
and for three weeks was employed at
the Demokrat Office as editorial writer.
He was very affable fellow and made
friends wherever he went. Before
leaving Denison he passed several
checks, signed 1.-The Demokrat, per
Otto Vosgerau," and also passed some
worthless checks on the bank at Hol-
stein, Iowa, while in Denison. He left
Denison the 25th of February for Wall
Lake, where all trace of him was lost.
He is described as being 26 years
of age and weighing 10 pounds, feet
Z inches in height, ruddy complexion,
light brown hair, blue eyes and wears
glasses.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-03-29
Bishop Morrison's Visit.

The Rt. Rev. T. N. Morrison, of Dav-
export, bishop of the Episcopal church
in Iowa, visited Denison on Friday last
for the purpose of confirmation and
preaching in Trinity church. During
the bishops stay in Denison he met
the ladies of the church in the after
noon at the residence of Mr.. ShawVan
and was entertained by the men at
six O'Clock dinner, arranged at The
Merchants hotel, where he made head
quarters with Rev. Corbitt, the minis
ter in charge OF the churches at Deni-
son, Vail and Carroll. Both these
functions were Of purely informal ma
ture, but enjoyable, giving opportuni-
ty to ali members for personal meet
ing and welcome to the bishop. At
the evening service the beautiful cere-
mOny of confirmation was held, the
bishop officiating and preaching an elo-
quent sermon. Rev. Corbitt assisted,
acting as the bishops chaplain, and
splendid Offering was taken for the
fund of the diocese. Com
service was held Sunday morn
ing, Rev. Corbitt celebrating and
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-03-29

- ..v oandit Immediately turned his
pistol on Parkin, but the latter was too
quick for him, and made dive for the
forward sleeper, slamming the door
after him. The brakeman was told
by the bandit to pull the cord, which
was done, and as soon as the train
slackened it's speed, the bandit jumped
off and disappeared in the darkness.
He is described as man of forty
years, weighing 160 pounds, and we'll
dressed. Up to this time the outlaw
has not been captured, although every
effort has been put forth on the part
of the officers to discover him. Sus-
picion has been directed against two
or three parties, but nothing tangible
has been furnished in the way of
proof, and therefore no arrests have
been made.
Later:-It is rumored that de-
tectives of the Northwestern railroad
followed the trail of the bandit across
the Boyer river, east of Denison, and
to Manila, and found that he pur-
chased a ticket over the Milwaukee
road the next morning for Sioux City.
1t is thought that it is only question
of time until he will be located and
arrested. He is said to be an escaped
convict from the state penitentiary of
Illinois.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-03-29

The northwest Iowa High School
Declamatory contest, which was to
have been held in Denison, but had to
be changed to Jefferson on account of
the scarlet fever scare, was held
last Friday night. 1t is too bad that
it could not have been held in Denison
for the Denison people would have
had the pleasure of hearing them
selves announced as winners. Miss
Ruth Cole, for the Denison high school
won first in the humorous class, hands
down. She was easily first, and the
judges gave unanimous decision in
her favor. Her selection depicts the
characters and mannerisms OF few
of those whom the photographer has
to deal with and Ruth takes them of
finely. Her depletion of the woman
with the three-months-old baby is es-
pecially good and when she had finish
ed at Jefferson, the audience, by COM
mon consent gave her first place.
When the judges handed in their de-
cision, it was found that they, too, had
given q unanimous vote for Miss Cole.
Those who have attended many dis
trict contests and some state contests
have marked Denison for winner in
the state contest at Colfax' on April
14th. Miss Hazel Mcfarland, instruc-
tor in English and public speaking at
the college, is entitled to much credit
for her careful training of Miss Cole.
Mr.. Frank A. Day, chief of records
of the Iowa Redmen, of Des Moines,
will be in Denison this evening, and
will address the local order of the
Redmen.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-03-29

A committee, composed of the city
council and several members of the
commercial club, have been away on
a junketing tour, inspecting the btu
lithic system of paving. The commit
tee, while away, visited Cedar Rapids,
Iowa City and Grinnell, and were the
guests of the company which proposes
to furnish paving for Denison. The
members of the committee are en-
thusiastic over the new kind of paw
ing, and will evidently make report
in favor of it. The arguments in it's
favor seem to be it's durability and the
light expense it is to the city. If any
objection is to be found against it, as
some assert, it is because the surface
of the paving is too smooth for the
heavy grades in this city. We sincere
ly hope that some method will be
adopted by which the matter of paving
Denison will go forward, as the town
has reached that point where, if We
keep in line with our neighboring
towns, it is absolutely necessary to do
some paving.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-03-29
DISTRICT COURT
IN SESSION
Grand Jury ImpanneIed and Several
Matters Disposed Of Monday
Civil Calendar Tuesday,
NUMBER OF DIVORCES GRANTED
Patterson Case to Come Later in the
Term-Romans Will Probated,
Contest Being Withdrawn.

The March term of the district court
opened late Monday afternoon, Judge
Hutchinson's arrival being delayed on
account of poor connections of trains.
He was able, however, to dispose OF
several matters on Monday night. On
Tuesday the grand jury was i'm.
panneled with the following jurors:
Dennis Georgius, Chas. Heiden, w. E.
Dow, T. E. Nordell, Thomas Hayes,
F. H. Brogden, George Riessen,
+. H. Brogden, of Milford, be-
ing selected as foreman, and 3. T.
Cochran as clerk There was but one
case, that of the State of Iowa VS. A. e.
Coppick, submitted to the grand jury.
The defendant is in Jail on the charge
of obtaining money by false pre-
lenses. Indications are that but little
work will be required of the grand
jury before it's adjournment.
The civil calendar was called Tues
day afternoon and an assignment was
made of equity cases for this week,
one of which is the drainage assess
ment case against the Milwaukee rail-
road, and the other the saloon case
of F. c. Boch, of Manila.
A number Of law cases were as
signed, beginning with next week
when the jury will be here. The will
of ]. B. Romans was admitted to pro-
bate on Tuesday, the contest, which
was threatened, being withdrawn and
formal proof was made of the execu-
ton of the will and it was admitted to
probate. At one time it was supposed
that stubborn resistance would be
made to the probate of this will, but
better counsel prevailed and the con-
test was abandoned. M J. .McAhren
was appointed administrator With will
annexed.
Morris Dewey, who was sued by
Mrs. Thomas for $4,000 for breach of
promise, has saved $4,000 by the
plaintiff dismissing her case. We un-
derstand that this was all brought
about without disturbance of the
friendly relations that had existed be-
tween the parties.
The Patterson case, in which Nellie
DIETRICH sued Isaac Patterson for $780,
900, will come on for disposition later
during the term. Another case as
signed for trial, is that of Richard
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-03-29
PINKERT0NS WANT
GEO. LEOPOLD
German Editor Much Wanted for For.
gerry Charges in Missouri De-
tectives on His Trail.
PROVES A SMOOTH swINDLER
Pinkertons Send Photo to Sheriff Cum.
mings and Ask for Information
Regarding Oenison For9er

Sheriff Cummings received letter
last week from the Pinkerton Detect
i've agency, asking for all information
he had in regard to George Leopold,
who passed some bad checks in this
city in February. They enclosed a
postal card picture of one George
Rosenstein, which is an exact repro
duction of George Leopold. 1t seems
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-03-29
LONE BAkl~,s..'ttST kl,s.'tT; tST;;i;;Di5;S; E;;iyDS ss
{. W.PASSENCERS
Robber Boards Train at Denison and
Robs Two Passengers on the
Northwestern.
MAKES BRAKEMAN STOP TRAIN
Bandit Jumps OF and Makes His
Escape-Passengers Lost Gold
Watch Diamond and $25.

On last Friday morning the commun-
ity was startled by the report that a
train robbery had occurred on the
Northwestern railroad just east of
Denison, the night before. The facts
appear to be that a masked bandit at
eleven o'clock on Thursday night
boarded No. 8, known as the Los
Angeles limited, eastward bound, and
held up two Pullman passengers.
Evidently it was the purpose of the
bandit to go through the entire train,
which was made up almost en-
tirely of sleepers, but he became
alarmed and lost his nerve. This
train is due to leave Omaha over the
Northwestern at $3.50. On this oc-
casion, besides the Los Angeles
coaches, it carried through sleepers,
taken on at Ogden from Portland, Ore.
and the northwest. The train had
been out of commission for about a
week on account Of the washOuts at
Calinte, and was therefore making it's
first trip. A brief stop was made at
Denison, where the bandit boarded
the Nottingham, the rear pullman.
When the train was under way he en-
tered the smoking compartment. This
at the time, was occupied by A. G.
Hansen of Olympia, Wash, and ]. w.
Hendell, of Wichita, Kan, the other
passengers having retired to their
berths. He promptly ordered the men
to throw up their hands, and forced
them into corner at the point of his
pistol. Brakeman Romey entered the
coach to find himself looking into the
barrel of the same gun. He was told
to take his position with the other
men and to keep quiet. Orders were
given to Mr.. Hansen to turn over his
money. He handed the bandit a roll,
containing $14.0O, which he claimed
was all he had with him. A diamond
glittered on Hansen's finger and at
tracted the attention of the bandit,
who cody remarked, "I'll take that
ring also, if you please" Hansen
turned over the ring, which was valued
at $4,000. The robber then took
$25.O0 in cash and an expensive gold
watch from J. w. Hendell. While the
bandit was giving attention to these
two passengers, Conductor Parkin, in
charge of the train, entered the coach.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-03-29

Denison was visited by small bliz-
zard Sunday afternoon at five o'clock.
The morning and early afternoon were
almost ideal spring weather. but later
in the afternoon cold north wind
started to blow and later developed
into a miniature blizzard, which kept
up for several hours and left the
ground covered with snow. People
who had left their homes earlier in the
day in spring attire hurried home for
shelter from the gale. 1t is thought
that the cold snap did not damage the
very good likeness of Leopold as he
appeared in Denison.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-03-29

Arthur Eligiet, of Sharon Springs,
N. Y, visited his aunt, Mrs. L. A.
Sewell, in Denison the fore part OF the
week. Mr.. Eligiet was on his way to
San Francisco.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-03-29

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Johnson,
of Gage, Okla, Sunday, March 10Th, a
nine-pound boy. Mother and babe do
ing nicely.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-11
MAY CAUSE SCANDAL.

New York, N. r., uly 10.J--
 The mystery of the eight or more missing letters written by w. E. D. Stokes, the millionaire, to Lillian Graham, the show girl, must be soiy ed by the police and James Cummings Stokes private detective to the satis- eaetion ,af Magistrate H'reschi and Police Commissioner Walker.
 Tonight three central office de- tectives and a police lieutenant face serious charges as the outgrowth of the investigation of the matter while Cummings is under summons to tes- tify before the magistrate tomorrow as to the part he says he took in re- moving the letters from the girls room.
 The detectives who face charges are the three men, who, according to Cummings, were in Miss Graham's apartment two days after the shoot ing of Stokes, when Cummings said he found the letters.
 Miss Graham and her chum, Ethel Conrad, whose preliminary examina- tion on charge of attempting to kill Stokes is to be continued tomorrow, say they relied on the missing mis- sives to justify the shooting.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-11
ELKS ARRIVE AT
 ATLANTIC CITY
ANTLERED THRoNG TAKES SEA- SIDE RESORT BY STORM AT
 CONVENTION.
Sessions Being Held at Marine Ball Room and City Gaily Decorated
 In heir Honor.

Atlantic City, N. J., July 1O.- Thousands of Elks here for their an- nual reunion gathered in the Ma |rine Ball Room on the steel pier to- night when the people of Atlatic City formally presented them the freedom of the city. The principal address Of welcome in the absence of Governor Woodrow Wilson, was made by Harry Bacharach, Exalted Ruler, responded.
 The first business session of the Grand Lodge will be held tomorrow.
 The election of new Grand Ex- Ialted Ruler has developed into a spirited, but good natured, contest. : Arthur c. Mooreland, of New Yors, lis being considered as a compromise candidate in view of a looked for deadlock between John P. Sullivan, of New Orleans, and Charles Rasbury |of Dallas, Texas. Should he show chances of landing the office. Edward Leach, of New York, Grand Treasurer, Tt is said, will likely step aside be- cause of the unwritten law regarding 1.-two men from the same subordinate lodge holding offices in the Grand Lodge. George D. Locke, of Arkan- sas, is opposing Treasurer Leach.
 David McAaron is opposing Fred c. Robinson, secretary. who is a candidate for reelection.
 Portland, Ore, is the strongest con 1 tender for the next convention, for which there has been little seeking up
 to now.