Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, August 03, 1911, Image 6
The Valentine Democra GEORGE M. GAS KILL , Editor. VALENTINE , - - NEBRASKA IN DEFENSE OF PUBLIC HEARS FROM THE CAN * DIAN PREMIER , SIR WIL FRID LAURIER. ISSUES CLEARLY DEFINE ! Liberal Leader Laurier in an Addres Urges Indorsement of Reciprocit ] Agreement by Dominion Voters- Annexation Will Not Follow. Ottawa , Ont. The opening gun ii the campaign which will determim the fate of the reciprocity measure * between the United States and Canadz has been fired by the liberal leader , Sii Wilfrid Laurier. It was in the fern of an open address to the Canadiar people and in it is set forth clearlj the issues involved in the present cam paign. The question now at issue h not a new one , Sir Wilfrid states , re ciprocal terms with the United States having been sought by both countries for over a half century. The conserva tive party , he said , is seeking to re serve this lifelong policy of its leaders of the past. The enactment of the agreement , the premier predicts , would further improve the friendly relations existing between Great Britain , Can ada and the United States and would be an important factor in bringing about a general treaty of arbitration. "At all times during the past forty years , " says Sir Wilfrid , "it has been the constant effort of all political par ties in Canada to make with the Unit ed States an arrangement for the free exchange of natural products between the two countries. " The address declares there is no warrant for the. claim that reciprocity will lead to annexation , and states that canada will continue the policy of British preference. JAPANESE CABINET CHANGE. Rumored that Count Katsura , Premier , Resigned July 27. Tokyo. A news agency here , which it is understood is close to a cabinet member , says Count JKaJsura tendered his resignation as premier on 5 Jy 27 , and recommended Marquis Saionji K that post The change will probably beannounced on August 25 ' * This report is neither -confirmed nor officially denied Undoubtedly e in t 6 jnet is imminent'and en under consideration for months past. As yet the deis- tribution of portfolios has not been decided upon. There is no reason to believe that the change will effect the general poli cy of the government , for Count Kat sura is likely to continue as the active head of affairs. Marquis Saionji was a premier of the cabinet organized March'25 , 1908. May Regain His Throne. Teheran , Persia. The ex-shah Mo hammed Ali Birza left Astrabada with an overwhelming force and is now marching on Teheran. There is much apprehension here that the shah's at tempt to regain his throne will suc ceed. The government is without pow er to suppress the anarchistic condi tions which prevail thfX'ighout the Will Go to Rome. _ Washington , D. C. A lage delega tion of senators ers of house will represent the/uniT "ttt at the interparliamentary Conference 3n the interest of world "peace , to be held in Rome next Oc t > , ber 3 to 5 , ac- fSrdTng to Representative Bartholdt of Missouri , ft p entativee "Martin of South Dakota is among those who have expressed an intention of attend * V- % ing. - ' J * * Two Killed in Ohio. Logan , O. Two persons were killed and another seriously injured when a runaway horse plunged over the side of a bridge , carrying with it the surrey to which it was hitched and its three occupants. Mrs. Mary Helber and her 8-year-old daughter are dead and Will iam Helber , the husband , is injured. Flour Mill Burns. The Dalles , Ore. The flour mill of the Wasco Warehouse and Milling company , the Great Southern depot and the Woody warehouse were burn ed. The total loss may reach ? 250,000. Sioux City Live Stock Market. Sioux City. Saturday's quotations on the local live stock market follow : Top beeves , $6.GO. Top hogs , $6.70. Asiatic Cholera in France. Perpignan , France. Several well defined cases of Asiatic cholera have appeared in the department of Her- auld , with one death. The disease has been traced to fruit imported from Italy. The health authorities do not be an important factor in brinviny of the disease. Nebraska Mn Killed. Huntley , Mont. Leo. Morris , aged 25 , of Preston , Neb. , was struck by a Northern Pacific passenger train here , sustaining injuries which proved fa * tal. I REAPER CHARGE IS MADE THAT MORGAF AND HARVESTER INTERESTS UNITED. REBATE IS PAID ON STEEI fownsend Report on Which Forme Attorney General Bonaparte Fallei to Act Goes Before Investigators Wickersham Is a Witness. Washington. That charges wer < made to Attorney General Charles J Bonaparte during his term of offici that the United States Steel corpora tion gave refund of three dollars a toi to the harvester combine companiei was revealed to the house "steel trust1 investigating committee. Represents tive Stanley of Kentucky , chairman o the committee , introduced into th proceedings a voluminous report 01 the harvester trust made to Mr. Bona parte In 1908 by Burdette C. Town send , a special investigator of the de partment , now assistant district attor ney of Oregon. In describing the organization ol the group of larger companies in th ( Harvester combine the McCormicks Deering , Piano , Wardner , Bushnell Glessner and the Milwaukee Harves ter companies , Mr. Townsend reported to Mr. Bonaparte : "It appears that there was an un usual concentration of the capital stock of these five companies. It was all owned and controlled by four families , the McCormicks , the Deer- ings , the Joneses and the Glessners. The pooling of their holdings was all that was necessary to create a trust All these people lived in Chicago. "Another fact is interesting. Har old McCormick ( one of the heaviest stockholders of the McCormick com pany ) , is a son-in-law of John D. Rockefeller. The McCormick com pany was therefore already distantly related by marriage to the great Amer ican family of trusts. J. Pierpont Morgan is the trust architect usually employed by the Rockefeller inter ests. "He is a good builder and receives fabulous fees for his work. George W. Perkins is his associate. " Attorney General Wickersham , sum moned as a witness , testified that he had never seen the Townsend report before. He promised that Townsend would testify later. He did not know why the harvester case was not pressed In 1908-09. "I surmised , " he * added , "that the case was held up pending the Supreme court decisions n the tobacco and Standard Oil cases nvolving the same points. ' ' Mr. Stanley annQunge that a sub- ? § gna hjid ! } issued for Mr. Bona- jaT&C , wno is now in Canada , and that in efforf would be "made to ascertain : rom him and from other government jfficials why there had not been a prosecution of the International Har vester company upon Townsend's iharges. Mr. Stanley also announced lis intention of endeavoring to show i close connection between the United States Steel corporation and the In- : ernational Harvester company. Mr. Townsend in his report particu- arly referred to the price paid to J. Pierpont Morgan & Co. in the har vester deal , declaring that " $5,000,000 s a very high price for the simple lervice of suggesting to persons how hey can agree in a legitimate trans- iction. It is not unusual , " he said , 'in ' illegal transactions , such as creat- ng a trust , which can evade the aws. Doubtless , if proceedings were nstituted against the International larvester company , the manner of its [ efense will demonstrate that the fee pas earned. " T SIGNS CANADIAN BILL j . * * - J y viier Caomet Officers Witness Approval of Reciprocity Measure , ' "i Washington. The' Canadian reci irocity bill reached the White HoySfe hortly after 1 p. m. Mr. Taft sisg d t at 3:10 o'clock. Speaker Clark and Ice-President Sherman already ha'd igned the bill. Secretary of State Knox , Secretary f Commerce and Labor Nagel , Seoje- ary to the President Hilles and Rp-t esentative Littleton of New YorJrr ieveral newspaper men and ph fl6g- aphers witnessed fee sf irig. 'As he licked up llhe pe1nt : > ire'p"fesiueut : turned o Secret&Sy Knox. "Come oVer -Ifefe , Brother Knox , " ie said , "you r crc'responsible for this. " The secretary of state stood beside he president. "It's < ddne , " said Mr. Knox. "It's lone , " Echoed the president as the wo cftfeped hands across the desk. To Tgive the photographers a chance , he president went through the motion ) f signing the act again. The gold pen used by the president n signing the treaty was sent to Chairman Penrose of the senate fi- lance committee , who led the fight for he bill in the senate. Parent Asks for Clemency. Phoenix , Ariz. Henry C. Yeager , whose son , Louis D. Yeager , was mur- lered by a sheep herder , Alejandro Sallegos , on May 9 last , has requested jovernor Sloan not to execute the nurderer , who is to be hanged. Carnegie Gives to Woman. New York. "Mother" Kennedy , a well known character at the Coney [ sland beaches , where for 50 years she sold pails and shovels to thou sands of children , has been pensioned iy Andrew Carnegie * POOR OLD EXCITABLE NEW YORK ! LA FOLLETTE COMPROMISE MEA SURE PUT THOUGH IN SEN ATE , 48 TO 32. PARTY LINES ARE DIVIDED Democrats and Insurgents Vote Dowr Original Draft Passed By House and Adopt Substitute Presented By Wis consin Senator. Washington. Senator La Follette pressed a compromise wool bill to its passage through the senate by a com bination of the Democratic and in surgent Republican forces. The mea sure cuts the duty on raw wool to 35 per cent , ad valorem , and maEes corresponding reduction on woolen E.anufacture § . The resulj came about after § ena' iv * La.FollstJgB original jufcgttojg bill , carrying tl < W 8& raw wool of 40 per cent. , anti the wool bill passed by the housQ of representatives , car rying all ad valorem on raw wool of 20 pet cent. , both had been defeated. f ha vote on the new measure was 4 $ to 22. The house wool bill was defeated in the senate by a vote of 44 to 36. Senator Brown of Nebraska was the only Republican voting with the Democrats for the bill. The La Fol lette amendment to the revision meas ure was defeated , 66 to 14. A motion by La Follette to recon sider the vote by which tbe house bill was defeated , so as to throw open again the entire question of revising the wool schedule , was adopted by a vote of 49 to 3i. The outcome showed a well-devised and executed compromise plan be tween Democrats and Republican progressives , which swept the stand- pat" Republicans from their feet , Al thought the situation presented by the unexpected action of the senate was in the nature of a surprise for the regular Republicans , they were as serting after the vote that the senate would have to compromise further with the house of representatives b fore actual wool revision could b ; , natj it is pointed , bill , Passed tfnl tiftif difficult ma.- . helfverlrig ' "wltji thfc § femocrats de manding free 'wbbt , rri s a duty of only 20 per tjent. $ SL raw wool product. The La # 6'freW bill , carries 35 per cent , , $ fe'agrffit- ' the original La Fol lette , tjill I t vi lon of 40 per cent. The 'iiittvy 'on raw wool under the ex isting T yne law is in excess of 40 % tgulxir Republicans expect , if real PislP.tion is to be had , to see the housy demand a compromise with the senate which will further reduce the duty to at least 30 per cent , ad valorem. Among the regulars there fs a serene confidence , however , that President Taft will veto any wool bill passed at this session. Chairman Underwood ot the ways and means committee , and Democrat ic leader , said : "The house will not accept the wool revision bill as it has passed the senate. Personally I believe the duties carried in it excessively high. reducing "I want to see a bill passed ing the wool duties , and I want to see such a bill sent to the present. I would prefer that the house bill be sent , but if this is not possible then any bill making material reductions in duties should be passed. " Bid on Columbus Figure. Washington. Preparations for a magnificent memorial fountain to Christopher Columbus , on the plazn of the Union station here , received im petus with the opening bids for its construction. Gotham Broker Murdered. New York. Murdered , apparently William Henry Jackson , by burglars , a well-known Wall street broker , 70 found dead on the floor years old , was Hotel Iro- of his bedroom at the QUOiS. WILL CALL PACKERS CHICAGO BEEF MEN TO TESTIFY IN LORIMER CASE. Tribune Editor Tells of Rumored Pa litical Activity and Six Will Be Summoned to Washington. Washington. Several Chicago pack ers will be summoned before the Lori- mer investigation committee of the senate as a result of testimony given by James Keeley , general manager of the Chicago Tribune. Replying to a question by Senator Fletcher , who asked if he could sug gest the names of any packers who should be called as witnesses , Mr. Keeley mentioned the following" : J. Ogden Armour of Armour & Co. ; Alfred R. Urion , general counsel of Armour & Co. ; Arthur Meeker of Armour & Co. ; Edward Morris of Mqr . ris & Co. ; Louis F. Swift of Swift & 8 jf 5 $ A Spflf 2L tte T nion DCocKyarda comijtifly , - _ , < , - One other packer ) jE ward Tilden , president tiS : tlte National Packing company * whose name was given by Mr . Keeley , already has appeared as a witness before the committee. Mr. Keeley told the committee that he had no evidence against any of the men he named. He said , however , that it was commonly reported that the packers had contributed largely to various campaign funds and for that reason he believed they should be in terrogated regarding their knowledge of a fund raised for the election of Senator Lorimer. The subject arose when Elbridge Hanecy , attorney for Senator Lori mer , asked Mr. Keeley whom he had in mind when he wrote editorial j * year ago which , made Jthe inquiryT "Who Furnished the Sawdjust and Lard for Lorimer's Election ? " Mr. Keeley said in mentioning the wordJ7sawd.us.tf' li § adJn _ mind Ed- ' \vaVd'Hines and the lumber interests , and in tlie. tf5e oF Ihe word "lard" he referred to the packing houses , with out having the name of any particular individual , fn mind. _ KC1DE CANADA MUST VOTi Consenvatives Insist That Reciprocity Agreement With United States Must Have People Indorsement. Ottawa , 0nt That reciprocity with tn § United States will have to get the indorsement of the voters of Canada was the decision of a party caucus of the Conservatives. The Liberal caucus thereupon de cided the election should be held as soon as possible. There may be dis solution of parliament within a fort night , but possibly not until the end of August. The election probably will be held the last week in September or the first week in October. Parliament will be called immediately afterward. If the government is returned the reci procity bill will be put through with out difilculty. Eight Shot by Crazed Hindu. Chicago. A man wearing a soldier's uniform and carrying a modern Springfield rifle went suddenly Insane in front of the Chicago opera house , Washington and Clark streets , and shot eight persons , none fatally. After a terrific struggle the man was arrest ed and said he was M. Husian , a Hin du. He said he had determined to kill 40,000 persons and had just started. Husian gave the police a terrible fight before he was subdued. No Vote on 1$12 Choice. Fremont , Neb. The Democratic state convention refused to indorse the candidacy of any individual for the presidential nomination in 1912. It had been expected that an effort would "be made to have Governor Har mon of Ohio indorsed. Mrs. Goodwin Wins 'Decree. New York. Justice Bischoff in the supreme court 'granted the final 'de cree In the 'divorce action Brought 'by Edna 'Goodrich 'Goodwin tagaicst Nat Goodwin , tae GOES OVER , < ! AGAnV "BOBBY" LEACH GOES OVEI CATARACT IN BARREL. Tank With Man Suspended In Canva Hammock Shoots Through Space With Speed of Cannon Ball. Niagara Falls , N. Y. "Bobby Leach made a trip over the Horsesho falls in a barrel and lives to tell thi tale of an experience more thrlllinj than any of his previous feats. Leach who is forty-nine years old , was con siderably bruised by his drop of 15J feet , but was not seriously hurt. This Is the second time in the his tory of the river that such a feat hai been accomplished. Mrs. Anna Ed son Taylor of this city made th § trl ] Ina _ _ barre on October 24 , 1901 , am came out alive. Harassed by the police on both side ! of the river , Leach was forced to mak < his start from La Salle , two miles am a half above the cataract on th ( United States side. Two rivennei took him In a launch to Navy Island where everything was made shipshapt and Leach was placed in the barrel. II Is a steel affair , eleven feet long witl ends of wood. Leach was hung in canvas hammock. The barrel with Its passenger was cast adrift just off the mouth ol Chippewa creek , hardly a mile above the brink of the Horseshoe , and was quickly caught by the rush of the upper rapids. When 500 yards from the brink the barrel was caught in the trezciendous current and raced to the chasm.'t _ _ Within 200 yards of the brink It stuck hard against a rock , and a large section of the wooden end was broken off. As the barrel reached the crest , it swung straight and went plunging down into the abyss on its long axis. Hardly thirty seconds elapsed until It was seen , a red speck , careening In the spume below the cataract Frank Bender of Chippewa swam aut to it with a rope and caught the barrel by one of its handles. From iat point the barrel was towed ishore. Leach was bleeding and appeared in i bad way , but once out of the barrel le raised himself and waved to the : rowds that lined the bank. He was mdly exhausted and it was necessary o apply oxygen to revive him. MOROCCAN AFFAIR IS ACUTE 3remier Asquftn Declares Great Brit , ain Will Be Firm in Demands in Controversy. . .M/ jet A-- ' . -T- . ' ' " > ' ' * " . * London. Premier Asquith made a statement In the house of commons m the subject of Morocco which fully ) ore out the description of the situa- ion as one of real anxiety. The posi- ion the premier said had reached a joint at which It was bound to become llfficult and harassing unless a solu- ion was found. Mr. Asquith said that Great Britain vas not a party to the conversations iroceeding between France and Ger- nany , but earnestly and sincerely de- ired to see them result in an arrange aent honorable and satisfactory t § U f the situation at the present ino- acnt , Tlie premier said the govern- iint had thought it right from the be- inning to make it clear that failing a atisfactory settlement , Great Britain aust become ah active party to a dis- ussion of the situation. The Beylln and otmlr German news- agers take a serious view of the sit- ation , but h § statement Is made in fflciaj Quarters that nothing has oc- UrTed to cause anxiety. At Lloyds , owever , war risks against hostilities etween Great Britain and Germany rithin three months rose from 5 to 8 er cent. In some cases even 10 per ent. was paid. Against the risk of rar between France and Germany 12 er cent , was quoted. 1ANY ARE HURT IN RIOTS olice Have Numerous Fights With Striking Peddlers at Chicago. Chicago. Seventy-five cut of the ,000 , peddlers out on a strike gainst the anti-noise ordinance re- ently passed by the city council , were rrested by the police in a day of loting and wild disorder such as has i ot been seen in Chicago since the j arment workers' strike. Half a dozen policemen were In- ired in trying to disperse the mobs , i iid hundreds of hucksters who at- j smpted to sell their wares despite ae strike were set upon and beaten. One of the most serious affairs oc- urred at Maxwell and West Thir- 2enth streets , where a band of strik- rs , led by Mrs. Isidor Silverman , IB wife a peddler , overturned two rocery wagons , trampled their con- snts to a pulp and severely beat the rivers. A platoon of police charged ito the 'crowd , and after a 'fight Mrs. ilverman "and five men strikers were rrested. Bailey 'Is Off Committee. Washington. Because he does not elieve In the. senate's method of iking testimony in investigations , enator Bailey resigned from the Dmmittee on privileges and elections. [ 3 made no explanation to the sen- te and the resignation was accepted. B ody Is Thrown Into Fire. Dubuque , Iowa. Brutally murdered Y highwaymen and his body placed i a bonfire and partly cremated , was le fate ot an unidentified man in the linois Central yards here. Must Be More Definite. Common carriers that make state railway commissioners plenty of trou ble by flinging at every order or at tempt at regulation the contention that the orders are "confiscatory , non-com pensatory" and contrary to the "due - process" clause of the fourteenth amendment to the federal constitu tion , must go about their work nore carefully under a ruling of the circuit court for the state of Oregon. A copy of the decision has been received by the Nebraska state railway commis sion and has been read with much in > terest. In this case the Oregon com mission had issued an order requiring the reduction of 'certain class rates south from Portland. The railroads asked for an injunction on the tradi tional grounds that the order was un reasonable , non-compensatory , taking property without due process of law , etc. The railway commission de murred , stating that the defendant had stated no cause of action. District Judge Bean upheld the de murrer , stating that the railroad hadi made no showing that the order was. unreasonable , but had merely so de clared. State to Help Buld ! Bridges. The state board of irrigation , acting ; as a state board o supervision of bridges , has decided that the act ot" the last legislature levying one-fifth of one mill tax upon the taxable prop erty of the state for the purpose of aiding counties in building bridges over streams 175 feet v/r e is suffi ciently specific in its terms to consti tute an appropriation bill and that the levy will be available for bridge pur poses whenever it is collected. The : levy will raise $80,000 a year. Probab ly none of the taxej will reach the- state treasury and be available until January. Attorney General Martin , who is a member of the board , gave a verbal opinion holding that the act of the legislature constitutes an appro priation of the levy. Governor AlcJ- rich and Land Commissioner Cowlcs , . the other members of the board , willing to enforce the law. j-ii Two Days' Rifl ? Practice. The figure of merit made by com pany E , First regiment , at Blair , in a- Lwo days' rifle camp , as reported to > \djutant General Phelps , is 31.29. Last year the company was creditedl ivith 6.01. Company F , Second regi ment , at Lincoln , in a two days' rifle practice , is credited with 15.56. Last rear the company had a mark of 8.77. , Absentees are counted in the rifle practice and are recorded as making a nark of zero. Each member of a com- iany is supposed to fire ten shots at : he distances , 200 , 300 and 500 yards. Ul of the companies in the state will mgage in rifle practice two days ng the summer. Jebrauka Eptoorth Assembly Aug. 2-10. The Nebraska Epworth Assembly vas Organized and is maintained in ' he interest of the young men and M vomen of Nebraska. This year's prof ; ram Is especially planned to interest jf hem. Parents will do v/ell to consW- T the many advantages this assembly riakes easily available to their son * ind daughters. The handsome pros- lectus giving a full list of orators , en- ertainers and musicians who will oc- upy the assembly platform this year nay be had free of all cost by sending : our address to Geo. E. Tobey , Sec- etary , Nebraska Bible House , Lin- oln , Nebraska , Remember the dates -August 2-10. The state auditor has registered 100,000 of Merrick county court ouse bonds and $30,000 of bonds is- ued by drainage district Xo. 1 , Pav--- ee county. The drainage bonds raw 6 per cent interest and the Mer- ick county bonds 4 per cent interest. Dr. G. W. A. Luckey of the state Diversity was honored by the Xa- ional Educational association by be- ag elected the X. E. A. director for Nebraska. This Is a well earned com- _ liment , and Dr. Luckey's many" riends throughout the state congratu- ite him. Will Enforce AUTO i.av/c. Secretary of State Wait is threaten- ag war on those owners of automo- iles who registered their machines ; nd paid licenses a few years ago ac4l rho have since failed to pay a licensg. . uch persons are technically runnii } , ieir autos in definance of the Ittw nd the secretary promises to enforce * , ie law in such cases. A general' no- ice has been sent to all county treas-- rers that before new registration ? rould be made foi a license for this ear all arrearages on the nuio.ber.- mst be paid up. Coin Turnstiles at State Fair. . A new departure at the 1.011 state iir , September 4th to 8th , will be the. Din turnstiles at the general admis- . ion gates. Instead of the custoniary- top and purchase of a tipket at an utside ticket office , the fair visito O ill walk to the turnstile and lay dowi\ is fifty-cent piece , whiph drops into- . slot , releasing the lock and permit- ng the person to pass through , herefore , when you come to the state , iir this year be surg * too have , a 5K- ( 2nt piece , as nothing e v.'Ul unlock : ie turnstile.