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The Washington times., 1912-07-26
Expect EXCISE BILL
WILL PASS SENATE
WITH LITTLE DELAY
Newland's Income Tax Act
Will Be Put Through by
Upper House.

The Senate 10 expected. before the
end Of the session today, to pass the
House bill extending the corporation
tax, generally known as the excise DILL.
Following on the heels of its action on
the excise bill, It will probably pass
a bill to lower the sugar tariff tomor-
row.
Some hope has been INDUCED by sup
porters of the Income tax that the
Borah income tax bill would be passed
today instedd Of the excise bill. But
this hope was shattered today when the
Senate Democrats met in caucus and
passed a resolution In which they
agreel to support the excise bill with
out amendment.
This resolution was by Senator New
lands of Nevada. 1t was to the effect
that, while the Senate Democrats ia
vored an income tax, 1t was deemed
better. in view Of the fact that an In
come tax amendment to the Constitu-
ton was soon to be ratified. not to pass
an income tax measure at this time. but
to pass the excise bill and oppose any
amendment thereto.
The caucus further discussed the fact
that the excise bill would raise about
$50, 000, 900 additional revenue.
Senator Newlands proposed that any
surplus above the deficit caused by re-
ducing tart duties should be devoted to
Improvement work. such as levees, good
roads and the like. This was not acted
on. It was decided to support the sugar
bill OF the minority of the Fnnnce Com
mite. This bill outs sugar duties down
about one-third. It abolishes the DIFF
ferential and Dutch standard. Later,
Senator John Sharp williams presented
this sugar bill to the Senate. 1t IL not
unlikely a low sugar duty bill will
pass tomorrow by q combination Of the
Democrats and Progressives, who will
seek to make the duties lower than $l.70
the figure to which the Senate regulars
are willing to go.
The action OF the Senate Democrats
In caucus will lead them to oppose an
amendment to the excise bin which
Senator Cummins will propose. This
amendment is intended to so broaden
the definition Of busiess, as cotained in
the excise bill, as to cause the taxation
of idle capital and reach the income OF
the coupon clipper.
The Senate took up the consideration
Of the excise bill this afternoon. after
the disposal Of routine business Sem
ator Hoke Smith. after the reading of
the bill, took the door in support of
the excise substitute.
The Washington times., 1912-07-26
WITNESSES CLASH
At SCHOOL HEARING
OVER M|SHAP FACTS
House Committee Hears
Dispute Between Mem
bers and Engineers.

.Reopening the ng-standing dispute
between the Board Of Education and the
Engineer Department Of the District,
the Redfield subcommittee OF the House
District Committee, today heard more
conflicting testimony regarding the al
legged inefficiency of school janitors and
the condition Of furnaces installed by
the Municipal Architect.
Miss Edith westcott. principal Of the
Western High School. returned to WASH
testify today regarding an accident" to
the engine at the Western High. She
emphstically declared that amy acci-
dent in that school building from an
engine running wild. or from any other
cause, occurred while the plant was In
charge OF the Engineer Department"
number % Of sehGS sSs were
Municipal Architect Ashford and Super
intendent of Repairs Story. President
Oyster. of the Board Of Education. an
nounced to the subcommittee that school
witnesses were present TO present their
side of ''the astounding and remark
able statements made by opposition
witnesses last week. These statements.
Captain Oyster declared. were mis-
defended the Janitor service in the
schools.
Questioned Closely.
Mr.. Ashford questioned Miss West
colt, and she told him plainly that the
accident toe the engine, which was re-
ported as endangering the lives of many
people, happened while the refractory
machinery was in charge of Ashford's
own employees. .
nnf In session when the aCCddanf
.sThe employees of the engineering de-
pertinent explained that Mr.. Ashford
wanted to gtye @ this .sans. engine e thorough
was a perfect understanding with Mr..
Ashford and others that the engine was
not in charge Of our janitor. Mr.. Con-
lyn."
tendent Davidson. Miss Westcott said.
"We had several conferences about
the engine, as Mr.. Conlyn was nervous
about IL. In my presence Mr.. Ashford
assured Mr.; Conlyn several times that
sponsibility for the engine. Mr.. Ash
ford said he was not satisfied with the
Miss westcott further testified that
she considered the engine still in the
custody Of the Engineer Department.
until such time as II is made acceptable
to the schools. Sne said she was under
the impression, from reading the testi-
nnony before the subcommittee, that
some one Is attempting to criticise
both Mr.. Coniyn and herself. because
she did not make a report to the board.
Why She Did Not Report.
1T did not occur to me to make a
report, because / considered the engine
In charge of your own men," she told
Mr.. Ashford
She said the engine is still in unsatis-
factory condition.
Mr.. Conlyn was examined at length
regarding the technical details of the
accident and was drawn into a general
discussion Of school heating and plants,
and the controversies which have arisen
between the board and the engineer de-
partment and which have been threshed
over for months past.
Ralph Ford. OF the Engineer Com
missioner's steamfitters division. testi-
fied he was IN charge OF the engine
which ''ran away" and broke down.
The Washington times., 1912-07-26
TAFT BACKER
HITS WILSON'S
LABOR STAND
Union Men Not "Unprofit-
able Servants" Declares
Rodenberg.
CONTINUED on Sixth Pase.)

that members of trades unions are 'un-
profitable servants do not believe
the union man is trying to give an lit
tie as he may for his wages Organ
ized labor would receive blow from
which 1t would not recover in twenty
Years IL q man entertaining such views
should be elected to the Presidency"
Reviewing the passage OF the Sher-
wood service pension" bill by an over
whelming vote, Rodenberg quoted Will
sons eulogy of President Cleveland for
Cleveland's veto OF many pension bills.
Il would like to inquire said Roden-
berg. "of those who favor a service PEN
sion bill II they agree with Prof Wilson
that legislation of that character 10 an
un5ustihable use OF public money and q
gross abuse Of charity Prof. Wilson
does not seem to comprehend the true
spirit and intent Of our pension sys-
tenn"
Himself Sought Pension.
prof. Wilson may have experienced q
change of heart, for less than year
ago he himself applied to Andrew Car
negie for a pension. based upon mere
service as an educator"
Rodenberg then cited Wilson's "Jo-
the the desire desire to to "Sa KNOCK % Bryan sA' into q
cooked hat" In declaring Wilson is not
friend OF Bryan.
This was his honest opinion of Bryan
and Bryanism," said Rodenberg. And
yet today he IL prepared to don sack
cloth and ashes and eat out of the
hand Of the man whom he denounced as
an 'untried decIaimer' How proud the
Democratic party should be OF the con-
sistenoy, the sincerity and moral cour-
age Of their candidate.
"A few years ago Governor Wilson
denounced the initiative, the referen-
dunn and the recall, as revolutionary
and destructive Of constitutional govern
ment, while today he proclaims II as
tention to his sneering references to the
Farmers Alliance and to his characteri-
cation Of the knights OF Labor as be-
ing 'tinctured with hideous doctrines Of
anarchy
The Washington times., 1912-07-26
Roosevelt Adherents
To Meet in Kentucky

LOUISVILLE. KY. July 8.-The third
party movement in Kentucky is ex-
pected to take tangible shape tomorrow,
when mass conventions are to be held
by the Roosevelt adherents In man,
counties throughout the State. The
county conventions are to select dele
gates to the district conventions, which
In turn are TO name representatives to
attend the State conference scheduled
to be held in this city the first week
In August. =
twenty-six delegates, all OF whom are
expected to go from Louisville to Chi
cago to attend the national Progressive
convention on August 8. The active
third party movement In this State is
being taken by Leslie Combs, of Lexing-
ton. who was In the diplomatic service
during the Roosevelt administration,
The Washington times., 1912-07-26
Housewives League
Comes to Defense
OF Aged Spinsters

NEW YORK, July 26.-The old maida
received sudden support In the HELEN
Gould-Rev. Hummer controversy from
the Housewives League.
"That preacher ought to be investi-
gated" said Mrs. Julian Heath, presi.
dent of the Housewives League "Soma
of our best members are old maids and
some Of the most valuable work "a
being done by them. admire Miss
Gould for taking issue with that silly
sermon.
Thirty members of the league. who
are old maids conduct their own house,
holds, and they are among the best
in New oYrk city. 1t Is absurd for a
minister to take such stand. Inves-
tigatiou would probably show that he
doesn't know what he Is talking about"
The Washington times., 1912-07-26

flye years TO get. and that Congress and
the Supreme Court have finally vested
In the now famous Proctor a Gamble
case the Commerce Court held that II
view OF the .comnision's discretion. In
tnat case the commission had declined
10 grant the shipper the relief he
sought The shipper appealed. The
nownr nommerce Court said that 4 had the tn
cemmission. but in the particular case
OF facts presented, there was no ground
Tor giving the order.
Commission Sustained.
The railroads, pleasant with this rul-
ing. declined to carry II TO the Supreme
court but the Interstate Commission.
reanzng that II such a decision
$1,000 II meant the complete emascu-
lauon Of the law and the withdrawal
on an authority from the commission,
the Supreme Court on the Jurisdictionai
point alone. and the commission was
ssweepingly sustained and the Commerce
court Just as sweep:ngiy reversed.
that Il ne oouS TSmmsrss rsrss Courts contention
thing done by the commission, was
broken down. Then, and not till then,
was the project framed up, OF getting
Songress, without knowing the full sig
chanss the o. law what tt.. was as doing to
Court could get. through the letter Of
the law. this power that the old law
ana the supreme Court denied TO II.
That 10 the substance OF the story,
tofore been given to the public. offi-
ctals OF the Interstate. commision are
disposed to believe that the people
VINO introduced the various bills, and
the Judiciary Committee members who
rRnnFtaA - q
no real understanding OF the effect
OF q seemingly simple change in a
law that represented the most Inn
portant feature Of interstate COM
meres me policy thus far established by
Inc gentlemen, not expert in such
anairs, are regarded az having Yield
ca to an ArEument that seemed to
i ~ou,S have LETT ssciSsns sSe Bssoms
Court In complete control Of the field.
senators Clapp. and Cummins got
the matter up before the Senate Com
mittee on Interstate Commerce. and
and Mcchord appeared to explain the
situation. They presented the view
that such Legislation would break
down the present law and result in
most unfortunate transference OF
power from the commission to the
court.
That the legislation. after being
exposed, viii have any
possible chance to pass. is not now
feared by anybody. The incident has
ent are the enemies OF such legisIa-
tion as the interstate commerce code,
and how devious and slxillful are the
methods they employ in the effort to
undo by indirect laws what they have
been unable to get rid Of otherwise.
Meanwhile, the Joke is on the House
Judiciary Committee, which took
OF an Interstate commerce
proposition, and most egregtously
put its foot in IT,"
The Washington times., 1912-07-26
MISSIONARIES NEED
NO GOVERNMENT AID
Americans Arrested in Korea Will
Be Released Without
Protest.

This Government will not he asked
to intervene In behalf OF the nineteen
American missionaries arrested In
Korea for alleged completely in a plot
akainst the Japanese governor gem
day.
Sulzer received letter today from
secretary Arthur J. Brown, OF the
sions Indicating that Government aid
Is not now needed. Brown will be in
Washington Monday TO confer with
Sulzer and Secretary of State Knox.
by their official supIri I-s in this
country. That rSey will be released
without protest from the United
states Is the helief of Congressman
Sulzer. After conference with Sec
rctary Knox. Sulzer said not action Is
now needed In behalf Of the mission
The Washington times., 1912-07-26
THREE LIVES LOST
AS BOAT CAPSIZES
Women, Alarmed in Storm on
Conneaut Lake, Rock
Il the Craft.

EXPOSITION PARK, Pa, July H.
Three lives were lost and one man had
q narrow escape from drowning on
Conneaut lake early today when q row
boat containing two wofnen and two
men capsized.
The dead are william King, of Will
merding; Alto H. Robinson, Of Pitts
iburgh. and Lillian Gustaffon. of Spring
Creek. Pa. -s=, -...
Mckinney odduett, fourth member of
the party, reached shore ina delirious
condition and gave the alarm. The
water was very rough and as the waves
began to lap over the gunwales, the
women became panic-stricken and rock
ed the boat. r
King clung to the boat until just be-
fore the arrival of a rescue party. but
he was exhausted and went down.
Search is being made for the bodies.
The Washington times., 1912-07-26
Police Through Window
See Matching Nickels''

When William Mcintyre. employed
as clerk In a lunchroom In Eighth
street southeast, matches nickels''
again with friends he will use extra
ordinary caution as to whether or not
q policeman ts peeping through the
windows OF the place.
Mcintyre was arraigned in the Dis
trict branch OF the Police Court today
charged with gambling. He admitted
that he and a few friends were
"matching nickels" and "a few dimes. /"
The court reprimanded the boy and
took his personal bonds.
The Washington times., 1912-07-26
Naval Graduates to
Join Pay Department

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, July 8.-Tne fol-
lowing graduates OF the Naval Academy,
who. for different reasons, have not
been commissioned as ensigns. have
passed their mental and physical tests
for commissions In the pay department
Of the navy:
William Z. Moorman. OF Kentucky,
class of 1910; Delos p. Heath, OF Michi-
gan. class OF 1910: Oscar w. Leidel, of
Illinois. class OF 1911: Ernest II. Barber,
OF Kentucky, class OF 1872. und Joseph
q. Venter, Of New York. class OF 1912.
They will be commissioned assistant
paymasters upon the hnal Iassage Of
the naval appropriation bill.
The Washington times., 1912-07-26

Mems Odd Vests-Blue an
Black Serge, and Unfinishe
$5S;''ss's's sS$ ssj;; '..: Up S .ss'ss ssS$ IS,
The Washington times., 1912-07-26

Mems Outing Pants-cuff, bot
toms: side buckles M0 ~
and straps - h ave ~ ~
sold up to $500. NOW sOks -
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-04-18
Those who are declaring that

Those who are declaring that
President Taft is hopelessly beaten
because he has lost Pennsylvania
and Illinois evidently haven't done
much close figuring. He was
nominated on the first ballot in
1908 without the support of either
Illinois, Pennsylvania, New YorE !,
Indiana or Wisconsin. From this
list he has gained this year SO
from New York and 20 from
Indiana. The only states that he
had in 1908 that he has so far
lost this year are Maine with II
votes and North Dakota with 10
votes, carried by Mr.. La Toilette.
He could also lose $50 votes from
his total in 1908 and still be nom
mated on the first ballot next June
SO it will take several more land.
slides to bury him.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-04-18
From the Lesterville Ledger.

From hc Lesterville Ledger.
On Thursday of last week four
horses strayed from Ed. Welsh on
the E. Hermann farm. They we're
seen in the neighborhood about
noon but were not missed until
about SIX o'clock when no trace
could be found of them. Later it
was learned by phone that they
were seen at different points along
the river road leading to Scotland.
Early next morning MIR. Welsh
started for that place and learned
that they had been seen on the old
fair grounds at about 10 O'Clock p.
m. MIR. Welsh rode on as far as
Kaylor and phoned in all directions
from Scotland but no trace could
be found of them after having been
seen the previous evening, and at
this writing nothing has been heard
of their whereabouts. Presumably
they are headed back for Stanley
county from where they were
brought overland last fall.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-04-18

President Taft met with two
heavy defeats last week in the loss
OF both Illinois and Pennsylgaui
and in Doth instances he seems TO
have been the victim of his friends
In Illinois he was unfortunate in
having the support of Senator
Lorimer and his friends, and this
with local issues at stake, turned
the tide against the president. In
Pennsylvania he had the support
of Senator Penrose against whom
the general sentiment has been
turning for several years. In ad-
dition to this the disatfection a.
rnong the miners who have been
on strike for some time, made
them an easy prey for any dema
gogue who would 60 among them
and promise them relief. The
vote of these two states is not need
ed to nominate the president, but
if the president had secured them
the fight would have been over.
AS it is the slogan will have to be
con with the fight"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-04-18

We acknowledge receipt of the
annual report of the state board Of
agriculture for the year 1911. 1t
shows the receipts from the last
state fair $41,783.90. The assets
of the association aggregate Sill,
1855 with outstanding indebted
ness amounting to $24, ,145. .95.
1t gives a comprehensive report OF
all moneys received and how ex-
pended, and study of it will con-
vince one Of the Importance of the
work that the board is doing.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-04-18
The democrats of Bon Hommf

The democrats of Bon Homme
county have selected list of can
didates for the June primaries.
The slate as now prepared is as
follows: Senator, ]. P. Cooley /;
representatives, Jas. Wagner and
Egbert Hornstra register of deeds,
A. E. Parmenter; auditor, ]. J.
Maus; assessor, Thos. Morgan ;
sheriff, VIM. O'Brien superintend-
ent of schools, Gerald Muller.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-04-18

The office Of legislator seems to
be going begging in this county.
We are entitled to two members in
the lower house from Bon Hom,ne
county and SO far only one has
been announced. Here is an OPP
portunity for some man who is
willing to make little pecuniary
sacrifice for the sake of honor to
step forth.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-04-18

A heavy snow storm is reported
from the Black Hills last Sunday,
Fifteen inches fell at Deadwood
and three feet farther up in the
mountains. From Hemingford,
Neb, a fierce blizzard is reported,
and one woman and her little son
perished in the storm while trying
to round up some cattle At this
place it was only a heavy rain but
the temperature didn't reach The
freezing point.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-04-18

In Illinois the republicans en-
dorsed Col. Roosevelt who is claim
ing to be progressive, and the
democrats endorsed Clark, who is
recognized as a conservative. 1t
is little hard to determine wheth-
er Illinois is to be classed as a pro-
gressive or as conservative state.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-04-18
State Of South Dakota,
County of Bon Homme.

In County Court.
In the matter of the estate of Anna Regina
Pax, an incompetent person.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue of an
order and decree of the County Court of Bon
Homme County, South Dakota made on the
18th day of March 1912, the undersigned guar
dian of the person and estate of the said Ann.
Regina Pax, will sell at private sale the follow
ing described property. to-wit:
The East One Half lE1s) of the South East
Quarter of Section Nine (9l, Township Ninety
six lo6l North, of Range Fifty-eight 1887, in
Bon Homme County, South Dakota upon the
following terms. to-wit: Cash Said sale Will viii
be made on or after the Goth day of April, 1912
and bids will be received until twelve o'clock
noon on that day at my ctfice on Main Street
in the City of Scotland, Bon Homme County,
South Dakota.
Dated this 22d day of March, 1912.
I. F. SCHMIDT
Guardian of the person and estate OF Anna
Regina Pax, an Incompetent person.
F.D WICKS,
Attorney.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-04-18
SCOTLAND. BON HouME COUNTY, $ D.. THURSDAY, ApRlI.

Since the Citizen partly indorses
a primary we have no means OF
knowing what procedure it would
apply to substitute the statewide
primary. We can see that it's coll-
tention is in favor of party organ
ization and we presume 1t would
delegate the right Of the voters to q
few politicians who always manipu-
late the nominations and affairs OF
the party. If the people would
give the right to select candidates
to the party bosses; then, why
shouldn't they give the party the
right to cast their votes for them
also2 The primary is the only
means that we have of educating
the voter of the responsibility
placed upon him by his citizenship
and the only safe guard that we
have of our political freedom and
independence. baskerville Ledger.
The editor of the Ledger seems
to be laboring under the hallucina-
ton that a political party is some
huge monster stalking through the
country seeking whom he may de-
YOUR. What is a party but an
organization OF the people them
selves2 We certainly would let
the party vote for the people be-
cause the party is the people. Il
the people can vote intelligently
and honestly as individuals, why
can they not do so when organized
into a political party 80 that there
will be a united effort to carry out
the principles that they as indiyid-
uals desire2 The Ledger says
"The primary is the only means
We have of safeguarding our poll
tical freedom and independence" +"
Are the individuals without organ.
ization more powerful than those
same individuals when organized
into a political party to protect
their independence? Such an as
sertion is hardly borne out by ex
perience. For instance the editor
of the Ledger is great admirer of
Sen. La Toilette and praises his
accomplishments in Wisconsin.
Yet MIR. La Toilette won his first
victories under the old caucus and
convention system, and it was
after the state wide primary had
been adopted in that state that
Sen. Stevenson, against the op
position OF Mr.. La Toilette and
with the aid Of $1O7 900 succeeded
in winning his election. 1t was
under the state wide primary in
this state that five or six men in
private law office, with the aid Of a
derby hat succeeded In naming a
whole state ticket. Yes we favor
party organization, we favor the
primary system for limited terri
tory, and would not object to it as
applied to nomination of governors
or congressman, but for minor
state offers we would favor the
convention system, letting the
delegates be elected by the primary
vote, and would abolish the unit
rule Of voting delegation, so that
each delegate would be compelled
to cast his own vote in every con-
vention
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-04-18

1t now seems certain that only
about 67O people on board the i'll
fated ocean liner Titanic, which
was sunk by an iceberg last Sun
day night, were saved, the death
loss being over 400. This is the
worst disaster of the kind an record.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-04-18
For County Superintendent

hereby announce my candidacy
for nomination on the Republican
ticket, for the office of County Super
intendent of Schools of Bon Homme
County. This announcement is made
in response to the request of friends,
and is subject to the will of the Re-
publican voters at the June Primaries,
Gilbert G. Fites
Springfield. S. Oak.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-04-18
For Sheriff

Subject to the will of the Republican
voters as expressed at the primaries to
be held next June, I hereby announce
myself as can 1idate for sheriff of Bon
Homme county.
Lawrence L. Wagner.