Semi-weekly herald., 1916-01-27
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today.
The presidents stumping tour for
preparedness will open in New York
Thursday.
He has just added st. Louis to the
itinerary, and has specially requested
that the audiences be put to no extra
expense, as he wants as many as pos
sible to be able to hear him.
Speeches on the Mexican and Eu-
ropean policies are expected to deep
en- the political tinge of the trip.
The Republican leaders will meet
in Chicago this week to arrange for
the convention in June.
The Progressive and Republican
congressman here have been work
ing on an agreement for progressive
Legislation, and also hope to control
the convention.
CHICAGO, Jan. 24.-In refusing to
comment on Roosevelt as a presiden-
tial possibility, Chairman Hilles of
the Republican National committee,
said: "The candidate will be born
at the convention, as the fields are
open"
Committeeman Franklin Murphy
said: ''If the Progressives don't get
nasty about it they can probably Sc
cure a candidate suitable to all the
elements in both parties"
The committee plans to have seat
ing capacity of 1880 at the conven-
tion.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. a.
The supreme court today held that
the income tax law is constitutional.
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Chief Justice White said the argu-
ments on its eXpedieney or economic
mistake or wrong are beyond judicial
-cognizance.
He cited the great powers of the
Legislative bodies to levy taxes.
He declared there was no basis for
the contention that it violated the
fifth amendment, since that clause is
not a limitation upon the taxing
power which the constitution gave
congress.
Administration leaders declared the
income tax can now be used to fur
nish most of the revenues for pre-
paredness and they intend to raise
several times the $80,000.000 now al
lowed by the law.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. "a
Frank Walsh, addressing the miners
convention today ridiculed the Rookie
teller industrial representation plan
as insincere. He said the funds of
The Rockefeller foundation were the
withheld wages of the miners" He
declared that the movement for indus
trial justice must come from labor
tself.
PEORIA, ILL.,, Jan. 24.-The rail
road dyke at Hollis broke and let the
Illinois river out of its banks and over
the fowlands on its west bank.
The terminal dixie guarding the La
marsh district is holding but is threat
ened by the highest water in local
history tonight.
NATCHEZ, Miss. Jan. 24-The
| Mississippi river has passed the flood
stage here. The people in the low
lands are moving their goods and
livestock to higher ground.
| No ,acpaItiae ore rapnrtaI IN. .,a%
BUFFALO, N. Y, Jan. 24.-Many
We're injured and fifteen are report
ed missing in an explosion in the
kelker Blowing company's plant here
today.
Two dead bodies have been removed
from the wreckage.
An unconscious girl, both of hei
legs broken, has been taken to the
hospital.
Fire caused by the explosion nov
threatens to destroy the entire plant
CHICAGO, Jan. PA st. Pau
passenger train, going at 30 miles al
hour hit street car at grade cross
| ing here today.
| Two track laborers who were nea
the spot, and one of the passenger
on the car were killed. Six were in
ljured. s&S
The crew of the car has been ar
rested.
United Press.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 25.-
Declaring that there is more DANCE
of the United States going to wa
with England than there is with Ger
many, Republican House Leade
Mann today declared that he will sup
port of the administration prepared
ness program.
He urged non-partisan consider
alton of the matter.
1 Mr. Mann declares that the ma
ton needs a standing army of