The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-12-20
GENERAL NEWS,


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NEW YORk-NIiss Helen I Miller
Gould, sister of George J.. Flank J..
howard and Edwin Gould md the
Frlncess De Talleyrand-Pe (An-
ma Gould De Castel,ane), and who is
celebrated not only because she is
one OF the richest women, but also
on account of her practical philan-
trophies, is to be married, probably
next month, to Finley j. Shepard of
81. Louis, an active railroad man
VINO is assistant to President B. F.
Bush OF the Gould lines, Missouri Pa
CHIC, Iron Mountain and Denver and
Rio Grande. :Iiss Gould is forty-four
years old. Her fiance is forty-fve.
CHlCAGO-Four men who were for
merly officers of the Empire Portland
Cement company, alleged to have de-
frauded hundreds of cement dealers
throughout the country out Of sums
aggregating $4,000, have beer in
dicted Ky the federal grand jury on
charges Of using the mails in further
ance of a scheme to defraud.
The defendants names are: Albert
H. Marshall of Chicago, Albert T.
Kirk, Shell City, Mo-, Harry w. Will
Jams, Sheboygan, Wis, Arthur G..
Marshall New York.
CHlCAGO-Seldom has the wheat
trade of Chicago or of the coun-
try received as f1attering figures on
growing winter wheat crop in this
country as those flashed over the
wires from Washington Immediately
after the close of trading hours.
The report gives the average con-
dition of the growing crop at 93.2,
compared with 86.6 at this date last
year. The acreage seeded to the win
ter crop is given at 32,3S7 900, COM
pared with 31,213,00O acres a year
ago.
NEW YORK-Still another would
be assassin of President-Elect Wilson
has been locked up. He says he is
Herman Steinberg, seventeen years
old, and that he has no home He
was arrested in front of the Oak
street police station by Patrolman
Gorevan and, upon arraignment be-
fore Magistrate Cornell in the Tombs
police court, was remanded without
bail tC await trial on charge of viO- !
lating the Sullivan law by carrying /!
concealed weapons.
INSTITUTIONAL great deal of !
progress was made in the Archibald |
impeachment trial in the senate, |
many witnesses were heard and as a /!
result of conferences looking to ex- |
pediting the case it was predicted just !
before the senate adjourned that the !
managers for the house would be able |
to conclude their testimony this week |
and the other side will probably get
through in time next week to permit
an early adjournment for the holi-
days.
WASHINGTON-Th printing of
the complete text of Sir Edward
Grey's note of protest on the free
tolls provision of the Panama canal
act was ordered by Secretary of State
Knox 1t is felt that the complete
text of the British note cannot be too
soon put in the hands of senators and
others in order that they may become
familiar with the questions of treaty
Interpretation and points of argument
raised in the British note.
DENVER, COLO.-For the first
time in the history of Colorado the
body of woman lies in state in the
rotunda of the capitol. Mrs. Julia
Won der Leith Welles received this
public tribute. The guard of honor
was composed of prominent women.
Mrs. Welles was responsible for the
creation of the state travelling library
commission, of which she was presi-
dent, and was noted for philanthropic
work.
WASHINGTON In the partial
victory achieved by the government
in the supreme court decision in the
long pending anthracite cases, Attor-
ney General Wickersham foresees
the destruction of the combination
that now controls the price of hard
coal, and a distinct measure of relief
for the consuming public.
NEW YORk-President Taft likely
will not go to Cincinnati and practice
law when he leaves the White House,
but has agreed to accept professor
ship in the Yale law school. This
statement was made authoritatively
by a close friend of President Taft,
who said he was acquainted with the
presidents plans.
MOBILE, ALA.-Little four-year-old
Robert Dunbar, kidnapped from his
home near Opelousas, La, a few days
ago. has been murdered by his cap
tors, according to statements attrib-
uted to one of three suspects held in
with tho ooSo hv