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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-27
FIRE PREMIUM TAX
CALLED EXCESSIVE
Claims Stock Insurance Com
panies Are overcharging Peo-
pie of Wisconsin.
kneeinf To the Evening star.


MADISON, Wis. Nov. 2L-That
the tax in fire insurance premiums
paid by Wisconsin policy-holders to
the stock fire insurance corporations
in the last ten years was nearly
three times the direct State tax for
the same period is the statement in
the forthcoming report Of state IN
STRANGE Commissioner Herman /.
gkern, in discussing fire insurance
rates in Wisconsin.
Mr. Ekern also states that. The
stock companies lire losses were IL
lines the state tax. The stock conf
uanies' expense and profits were IS
times the state tax This fire pre-
1nium tax is largely unnecessary. The
losses are too large the expenses are
excessive. and as compared with
other States and with the entire
United States, the stock insurance
corporations are overcharglng the
people of Wisconsin,
In his report Mr.. Ekern states that
the people of Wisconsin have paid
10 the stock fire insurance corpora
tions from 1904 to 1913 in net pre-
Iaiums S6s ,065, 042. and have received
III return lot lb6SE5 f=5F1o-tN~1f u
$3.50 per 500 IN premiums. Four
stock companies located in Wtscon-
sin collected in net premiums s5344,-
1888 and paid in losses 81, 599 964, or
s9qq0 for each 800 i'm premiums
.sThe stock corporations have thus
collected from the people of Wtscon-
sin S3S,913,517 more than they have
returned. Deducting the increase in
reserve liabilities, the amount taken
in ten wears from the people of Wis
consin for expenses and profits IS
Ss7. 500 900" continues the report.
During the same period the mutual
companies doing a general business IN
wisconsin collected in net premiums
s6,13S,062, or $3.50 out of each 800 of
premiums collected. The farmers
Town mutual companies collected 81
129954 and paid back in losses S5,S29'-
gg4 or SS1. so for each 800 collected in
premiums
The report further states that the
same companies, during the same
period. returned in losses throughout
he United States s56S9 per 500 of
premiums, and for the nine years, !
emitting the San Francisco contagra- |
fion in the year 1906, they returned !
s52l0 per 800 Of premiums through |
out the United states.
lflsCAoStiAE ShAiilat - a 49, 80 /
"that Notwithstanding the S150,000,O0o !
paid on account of the San Francisco /
earthquake and conaagration, the |
state of California has in thirtyfour |
years, from 1850 TO 1885, paid to the /
s. eek fire insurance corporations more |
money than it has received in return !
for losses The total premiums for the |
feriod are s274, 645,276 and the losses
1916. ia, or 80 per cent. Of the pre-
miums. The State has thus not alone |
paid all its own losses. but has paid |
enough to cover the expenses Of a |
bushes conducted with an economy !
= little more than equal to that Of the |
Wiconsin farmers mutuals."
Putnam patriot., 1914-05-08

But I had my own private hunch. in spite of the innocent expression on Leoni's face I made myself mental bet that Martina hadn't left this country, and that I knew just where to find him-in time.
 It took some time. To make long story short, I went to the tenement directly opposite Leoni's office in Elizabeth street and rented the two front rooms on the third floor. l was dressed in the clothes of the average Italian laborer, and while I was lit tie too tall for a fair specimen. pair of gold rings in my ears helped out the deception. l explained to the woman who rented the rooms that was out of work and that I probably would be at home a lot during the daytime.
 was. Both daytime and night There wasn't an hour in the twenty four that I. or Cluffer. who came over to help me, didn't have an eye glued to the window that covered Leoni's front door. He had no back door or somebody would have covered that too.
 It took just ten days to clear the thing up. It was about in the morn ing. I was watching, and the street was empty. Along came man in macintosh and knocked at Leoni's door. The door opened instantly and the man went inside. In about half an hour he came out, looked up and down the street, and hurried fn the direction of Broadway, toward the subway. He thought he had hidden his tracks. but rode up to Harlem in the subway with him just the same.
 He got of at 125th street. I fol- lowed him. and under the light of the ticket sellers window I saw his face.
 Martina" I said, and he turned with a gun in his hand.
 I hadn't taken any chances, and l had him covered. I called ar officer and turned Martina over to him. Then as fast as a taxi could carry Ine went downtown to detective headqlar- ters. and from there to Leonfs l. Elizabeth street
 We broke in the door, and Leonl jumped up with gun in his hand One of the plain clothes men twisted 1t away from him and dragged him out to where I was waiting.
 Good morning. Leoni." I said. T just pinched your pal, Martina. and he confessed
 We had hard work keeping him from killing himself.
 That dog" he screamed. That dogl"
 Had Martina confessed? Oh, no: but before morning We had the whole story. Martina told on Leoni, and Leonf on Martina They had framed up a Black Hand conspiracy that was a study in cunning. Leoni was to find out when any Italian banker had any money, and Martina was to go out and scare him. Leoni had made Mar tina write him the Black Hand letter so that he, Leoni. could appear as . victim of that society. thus lessenins the possibility of suspicion that he was . member of it. But for that
Putnam patriot., 1914-05-08
PLANS RELIGION FOR JAPAN
Mir. lzawa Would Have It Center About the Divine Right of tho
 Emperor.

Mir. Izawa, ex-vice-minister of edu- cation, is the originator of plan to provide Japan with an entirely new religion. The new religious body, ac- cording to the Japan Advertiser, Is to be called "The State Religious Com munity of Japan," and MT. Izawa ex- plains his proposal as follows:
 "The Japanese Empire having been governed by one imperial family since the very beginning. the emperor pos sesses divine right. Such policy can hardly be found in any other country. In China 1t has happened that the em- peror abdieates his throne to be sue ceeded by one of his former subjects. Then. too, when the German emperor spoke once of his divine right, he was strongly criticised But in Japan the emperor is the descendant of Ameno- minakanUchi-no-Ka the creator or the world. Hence the imperial family being a divine race Is entirely diner ent from the race of Japanese.
 "This observation-disclosures is the only creator of the world. and he has existed since the beginning and still exists. He Is called emperor or Heaven in China. Buddha in India, and God in Western countries My plan is to gather religious commun- ity around our emperor for the pur- pose of cuItivating among it's members loyalty toward the emperor and of eie- va+ing their moral ,Ieag
 "As to the citizens of other eoun- tries. they are all living under the gra- cious protection of the Creator of the world. so that they can become mem bers of this religious community 1T they become subjects of the Japanese emperor.
Putnam patriot., 1914-05-08

they might have been operating yet. As it was, they hadn't pulled off a single job. Martina had killed Can tino as a warning to other bankers. And I had caught the pair of them be- cause Leoni foolishly had let me see a sample of Martina's s handwriting.
 The Federal authorities took Leoni of our hands. He Is doing twenty years. The Wisconsin people gave Martina life in prison.
Putnam patriot., 1914-05-08

said to myself: You big - fool. You guessed wrong, absolutely wrong"
 went back to the office and began to write up my reports, trying to find a flaw in the theory I had worked out. Since had been up against Leoni and had played my big card and hadn't brought anything out I felt that my theory must be wrong. His expres- sion absolutely had convinced me But as I wrote and rewrote the rec ord of my doings since Leoni had ap- piled at the office for man, I couldn't see where in the world I had fallen down. If was any good at all then I had worked up a case that pointed straight to the end I had worked to- ward. If it didn't point that way. But hated to believe that l had failed so completely.
 CaStino had sold Martina tickets over the old Italia-Mediterranean line. Our men had been watching the docks and boats of that company clos CT than any other. Nobody approach ing Martina's description had sailed on 1t. The second day that 1 was in New York the report came that the line wouldn't have another boat for two weeks. and that no reservations on that boat had been made from Whitefish, Wisconsin. There had been no reservation from White1sh for two months.
 ~Stung," said the agency supertn- tendent. Your man got away on some other line. told you that you'd better let that Black Hand stun alope.H
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14
HEART DISEASE KILLS
NOTABLE INVENTOR
Genius Of George Westinghouse
Touched Many Things.

New York, March 14.-George West.
inghouse, who invented the airbrake
and through this agency probably
saved more lives than any other man
of the country, died at his home here
of heart disease.
Mr.. Westinghouse death came but
a few hours after the public was ad-
vised Of his serious illness. The dis.
ease manifested itself fifteen months
ago and Is believed to have been
brought on by the blow his ventures
suffered In the money stringency of
1907.
His career as an inventor started
when he was but fifteen years old,
when he evolved a rotary engine. Be-
fore he was twenty one he invented
the airbrake, which made huge for
tunes for his hackers.
The genius of Westinghouse touch
ed many things Besides railroading
for more than fifty years he made
many contributions to electrical and
engineering advancement. He found
ed many manufacturing companies
here and abroad and the plants en-
ploy more than $4,000 persons. They
have capitalization totaling more
than $2O0,00O,OOO. He was president
Of thirty corporations
In 1885 he succeeding in introduce
ing the alternating current system for
supplying electric light and power.
He invented many appliances for rail-
road signals, devices for safely and
economically conveying natural gas
over great distances, air springs for
all kinds of motor vehicles and q
geared turbine for propelling ships.
His inventions total In the hundreds.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14
White HOUSE WILL
MAKE ANNOUNCEMENT
Miss Eleanor Wilson to Marry
Secretary McAdoo.

Washington, March 14.-Forn1al an.
nouncement of the engagement of Sec.
rotary McAdoo and Miss Eleanor Ran.
dolph Wilson, youngest daughter OF
the president and Mrs. Wilson, is ex.
pected to be made at the. White House
shortly. . 80 -. =. III .::
Persons in a position to know said
confirmation Of reports OF the engage.
ment had been decided upon by the
Wilson family, although it had not
been intended to make the announce.
ment at such an early date.
Publication, however, in many news.
papers of the prospective marriage in:
fuenced the decision at the White
House. "
Rumors were about that with the
marriage of Mr.. McAdoo and Miss
Wilson, which is expected to take
place in June, the secretary would r.
sign from the cabinet and be appoint
ed ambassador to France, but White
House officials said such reports were
without foundation. i:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14
RAIN HALTs H0NDuRAN FIRE

Flamss Stop at Csiba After Destroying
@ Twelve Blocks.
= New Orleans, March MA sudden
downpour Of rain prevented further
spread of flames that burned twelve
city blocks and caused loss estimat.
ed at $1,OO0,OOO in Ceiba, Honduras,
early Sunday, according to passengers
arriving here aboard the fruit steam
or Bluefelds, which sailed from that
port Sunday. A steamer bringing ref
pEees from Ceiba is due to arrive in
New Orleans shortly.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14
TheMother,s Favorite

A cough medicine for children
should be harmless. It should be
pleasant. to take. It should be Of
fectual. Chamberlain's Cough REM
edy Is all Of this and u the mothers
favorite everywhere. For sale by all
dealers. ADV.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14
CRITICAL STAGE Is REACHED
Conferences overrNew Haven Disso.
luton Renewed. i

- 5 .5
Washington, March a. officials Of
the department Of justice and the
New Haven railroad resumed confer
ence in an effort to find plan &C.
,ceptable to both sides for the disco
luton of the system,
f Although Attorney, General Mercy.
nolds and his assistants were still
hopeful that the New Haven repre-
sentatiyes would see their. way clear
to meet the demands of the depart
ment, 1t was conceded that the nego.
'tiations had reached a critical stage
and that further delay on the part OF
the road might lead to the filing of
an antitrust suit for dissolution by
q courts decree.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14
Saw Balkan War In Disguise.

London, March 13.-Jessica Bost-
wick, aged twenty-five, daughter OF a
British general, spent a year alone In
the Balkans disguised as boy and
returned to publish an account on
the wars actual effects there.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14
England Fears Financial Loss.

London, March 13-British boni-
faces fear a big financial loss as the
result Of the Venus outrage, believ.
ing that the royal closing of museums
and palaces will cause American tour.
lists not to visit England.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14
British Cruiser to Brazil.

s ST. Thomas, D. w. l., March 49,.
The British cruiser Berwick has left
St. Lucia hurriedly, presumably for
Brazil in order to protect British In.
terests.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14
DIES ON KNEES IN PRAYER
North Dakota Pioneer succumbs eud.
denly at Bedtime. 4

North Dakota Pioneer succumbs Sud.
denly at Bedtime.
Northwood, N. D., March &c. a.
Anderson. . pioneer Of. Rothsay, who
came to NorthWood on avisit. knelt IL
prayer ut his bedside, a. was his Gus
tom. Fills roommate, noticing that he
did not rise. went to him and found
that he had died while praying.
Warrington, March Preside
Wilson received 9 box s0f Irish moss
and shamrocks from John Redmond,
Irish leader in the English parlia.
ment. Mr.. Redmond has been send
ing shAmrocks to the Whits House
~ raAly yeArs for 81. sPatFieks daI,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14
X + !! So. !. !. ! i ! j. j :,
Another Link in Unique Record.

Lancaster, Pa. March 14.-Friends
from boyhood, roommates for four
years at college, married the same
day and spending their honeymoon to-
gether, two Lutheran ministers, added
another link to their parallelism by
being presented with twins at the
same time.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14
"AVENUE OF PRESIDENTS"
GOES INTO DISCARD.

Washington, March 1.-THE
national capital, which during
the past two years has num-
bered among it's streets one
bearing the imposing foreign
name of avenue Of the Presi-
dents" went back to the Demo
cratic simplicity of Sixteenth
street as a result of congress
sional action.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14
TWO ON TREsTLE KILLED
Girls Foot Caught and Sutton Goes to
II. Her Aid.

Williamson, w. va.,1 March 49,
While attempting to save the life Of
Miss Dixie Blackburn, his sweetheart,
whose foot was caught in railway
trestle near here, William Mccoy was
struck by train and tossed into q
ravine fifty feet below. Miss Black
burn was instantly killed and Mccoy
was dying when picked up by the
train crew.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14
FEAR CLASH WITH STRIKERS
Colorado Militia Will Prevent Restora
q. 4 ton Of Tent Colony.

! Il ton Of Tent Colony.
Trinidad. Colo, March 14.-.A clash
between Southern Colorado coal strik-
.ers and militiamen guarding the
strike zone is threatened as the re
suit. of the announced determination
of the strikers to restore the Forbes
tent colony. recently RACED by the MI
lttia. General John Chase, command
Ing the militia, declared he would not
permit the re-esta blishment OF the
colony under any circumstances.
Three members Of the colony have
been arrested on suspicion Of having
been connected with the alleged muir
der Of Neil Smith, a negro strike
breaker, whose body, run over by q
train, was found Monday. .5s.. .
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14
.GANGMAN SHOT BY FRIENDS
Caught in crossflre OF Bullets In
-. Brooklyn Saloon. -. -

Va98Ht III VrUSUHre u oQItett IN
~ Brooklyn Saloon.
New York, March 14.-Caught In a
crossfire of his own friends bullets,
Ames Foley, gangman, was shot to
death in battle in q saloon in Brook
lyn. Foley land four other gunner
entered the saloon of James McMene-
my and demanded drinks. Refused,
they threatened McMenenay, who
drew an empty pistol. Instantly all
I'VE gangsters produced their guns and,
firing retreated through the door.
McMenemy was not hit, but Foley
!. sank on the doorstep with bullet in
his heart. The four surviving gun
men fed.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14
iH5y
~ NAN LAUDs at1OWl

81 rs f2 & g Akeley'a most prominent
eitifsns, when. IN Bemidji the other
q day made the following statement.
s Antphy and Cleopatra u without .
,quesaon Of doubt the best film Ihave
ever seen or ever hope to Dee. Isaw
itsat THE starland theatre at st. Paul
J ct Sunday 4 understand that Be-
midi people will have an opportunity
to Gee this Ct the Grand Sunday and
Monday. Wish we could get It In
Akeley. I.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14
VILLA STILL At CHIHUAHUA
Bulk Of Army Already Close ia
~ s.*s Torreon

II Chihuahua, Mex, March l4.-Al-
though the bulk of General Francisco
Villas Mexican Gonstitutionalist army
is already at Escalon or closer to
Torreon, Villa himself still remains
here Villa does not seem to have
made up his mind when he Will depart.
Recently Villa was presented with
q; new high power rifle, fitted with a
Maxim stlencer, and has been acting
Ikea child with ANEW: toy ever since
It came. ~ - Il
When he moves south he will leave
1000 troops distributed throughout
the state of Chihuahua as garrisons
for the cities. nv
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14
WAS GRANTS BopYGUARD
DURING CIVIL WAR.

New York, March 14.-James
Birchard, eighty-one years old,
who was bodyguard to General
Grant all through the Civil war,
died at his home in Darien,
Conn. He was of small stature,
but his strength and agility
were famous in war times.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14

Roland Henrionnet. who has spent
the past several months with rela-
tives IN Henning, Minnesota, arrived
10 the city last evening and plans on
remaining here for several days.
While here he will be the guest Of
his mother Mrs. "A. P. Henrionnet.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14
STOLEN GEMS FOUND ABROAD
Foreign Operators Responsible TO,
|. Thefts II, United States,

Foreign Operators Responsible for
Thsfts in United States.
New York, March 14.-About $685..
900 Of the $250,00O in jewelry stolen
from Mrs. John H. Hanan at Nara
gansett Pier last July has been found
In Amsterdam and Paris, according
to announcement here.
Private detectives here and abroad
now fix the robbery on band OF in
ternational thieves, including wom-
an, whose appearance. enables her to
m1ngle in society and locate col1ec
lions of iewelry. Il
The same band probably had hand
In the $4,000 robbery sof Mrs. Charles
Rumsey in Newport and in other not
able thefts. ts- ..,,Ii
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14
RiTCHIE GETS THE DEClslo

: /. Z ~ 4 +
successfully Defends Title in Battle
With Wotoast.
Milwaukee. March 4 Willie Ritch-
L. successfully defended his title of
lightweight champion in hard fight
With Ad Wolgast, from whom he won
the title. Both fighters were bruised
up. s.
Wolgast fought like demon
throughout the ten rounds. and partic.
.ularly toward the close Of the last
round. but It was the general opinion
ct the ringstde that the champion had
: shade the best of it.
The champion is credited with lead
Ing in five rounds. Wolgast had three
and two were even.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-30
CAMPBELL, OLD
BROOKLYNITE, DIES
Was a Political Rival Of Hugh
Mclaughlin Before the
Civil War.
BEAT HIM FOR SHERIFF

The death OF Anthony T. Campbell at
the age OF W ends a picturesque career
| In the course of which the one time san
maker competed successfully WIN bosS
| Hugh Mclaughlin of Kings county was
appointed to public offiCe by two ffesI-
dents aud served the old city OF bl"oN .
| lyn In various capacities As Shern OF
Kings tounty he gave refuge In Raymond
street Jail to negroes fleeing the dtsit
| rioters OF 1863
| Mr.. Campbell died on Monday at his
home, 137 North oxford street, broUhlEh,
after many years spent In retirement. For
twenty years or more Tony Campbell. a.
| he was called In the old days. had prac-
tically been lost sight OF
| Born Ia Boston. Mir campbell came TO
| Brooklyn with his parents when - years
old. lie became Il Sa!imaher. Whhe
carrying on \ little sdiimaklns business
~ his own In south street. Manhattan
he began TO dabblo in politics. lie vas
a Democrat then. but I've turned Repubh
can and In 1860 opposed Hugh McbaugtI-
| iin in three COrnered night Tor the OF
nc. OF sheriff f. was q maiden race ior
| both OF them. Campbell polled ',O''
votes and Mclaughlin 1885. John No
\pmre running a. an INDEPENDENT Demo
crat, got G,i7G votes. which probably de-
feated Mclaughlin. who was running on
| the regular ticket
Mr. Csmpbe. resigned as sheriff IN
1855 10 become l. :. Marshal for ihr
Eastern District or Sew YOrk. The sp-
pointmen, was made by President lAu.
coin I'm july. 1868. he was appointed
| D,puty Postmaster OF Brooklyn by iresi-
dent johnson lie served with hi- rival
! Mclaughlin. ~ one OF the four FL" com
| missioners Of Brooklyn. and for seven
wears was head OF the Mallabuut Basin
Commission. post rled by the state
Legislature.
Nj Campbell was very proud OF a.'
record a. volunteer fireman. and Owed
to talk oveg the days of tn" buck" hri'
glde with his few Old time friends whC
we're sim living Ia the last few ycaI.
even these few had practically dSap-
p.ar-d EN-Mayor Daniel u. WhitnoS
was the last to go.
\ son Thlrow Weed Campbell. and
|, daughter. Mrs Lillian g. FAY OF Al
| ..utit Highlands y. survive him.