Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 241, 8 July 1909 — Page 1

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AND SUN-TELEGRAM, VOL. XXXIV. NO. 241. RICIIMOKD. IND., THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 8, 1909. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS. SENATE TO VOTE Oil THE ALDRICH CAN GAMBLE A WOMAIL KILLED III A DESPERATE BURGLAR BATTLE DEDICATE SATURDAY FIRE OUESTIOII WAS DISCUSSED BY COUNCILMEU Says American Men Are Too Good Chief of Police Today Asked Willow Grove Park Celebration Was Postponed on Account of Weather. To Sanction a "Sporting" Game.

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MEASURE TODAY Standpatters Are Confident of Victory, Although None of Them Entirely Approve of Tariff Bill.:

EVEN SENATE'S BOSS IS NOT QUITE HAPPY Exemption Clause in the Corporation Tax Killed Despite Protest of the Rhode Island Leader. , Washington, D. C, July 8. The final vote upon the passage of the VUdrich tariff bill will he taken in the senate this afternoon. The unusual pectacle will be presented of at least ight republicans " voting against a measure for which their - party is responsible. , That the bill will pass filled with I the high protective duties secured by Mie ardent standpatters there is no Ingestion. As one of the leading etandpat senators remarked: , "Several democrats have left the cty without arranging pairs. If we Tjeed any more, democratic votes we an get them. The defection of he eglt republicans who have been opgmsed to the finance committee throughout the session will cut little figure in any event. There are sixty republicans, including the insurgents, in the chamber, and only thirty-two democrats; Consequently, the bill is certain to pass by a safe marsin." Republicans Who Oppose Bill. . The eight republicans who are expected-to , vote against the bill are: iEorah, Idaho ; Bri stow, Kan sas : Cummins, Iowa; v Dolliver. Iowa; Clapp, Minnesota; , La Follette, Wisconsin; Nelson, Minnesota. Beverldge, Indi- , The votes of the following two republicans are in the doubtful column but are expected to be cast in favor of the passage of the bill: Crawford of ,South Dakota, Gamble of South Dakota. . . I - The men named are not the only ones by any means who are dissatisfied with the measure. It is doubtful 'if there is a member of the senate Vhn innrnvAR of It in ltd entirety . Even Senator ; Aldrich has no love (for numerous provisions, many of which were accented by him yesterday in full expectation that they Would be eliminated in the conference. Take for instance, the corporation tax. During the debate on the kfloor of the senate yesterday afterInoon Mr. Aldrich stated what everybody knew, that he was not "especialhy enamoured" with the proposition. Mr. Aldrich made another admission that gave satisfaction to Senator Cummins when he said that, (whatever designation might be given Po the corporation ; tax. It was to all ntents and. purposes an income tax. rThls is what Mr. Cummins baa con tended from the start although the (president in fci message ' recommending : the legislation xfeferred to It as an excise tax, and Senator Root, in 'defending the recommendation, was careful to define it as a proposal to jtax the privilege of corporations to do business. ; Clapp Opposes Exemption Clause. The discussion was provoked by an amendment proposed by Senator , Clapp striking out the provision In the tax amendment exempting hold ing companies from taxation. The president was moved to provide this exemption : by bis unwillingness to permit a double taxation. As he looked at the matter. It would be unfair to tax a corporation for holding the : stock of other corporations which, nuder the terms of the amendment, w : properly subject to the tax Savings banks, for example, hold the stock of other corporations for invest ment purposes, and it did not seem Just to the president that the stock should bear the tax twice. It was admitted In the senate that this would be a hardship In the case or savings banks and other institu tions possessing corporation stock for Investment purposes, but at the same time' it was pointed out that there were numerous holdings companies . which, under the exemption in ; the original amendment, would enjoy an advantage over the small concerns, The Standard Oil company of New Jersey, for example, is a company organized to hold the stock of the numerous subsidiary corporations which It has created. , In order to expedite the passage of the bill Senator Aldrich agreed to accept the Clapp amendment He was asked to give assurances to the senate that he would support it in good faith during the conference. He replied that of course every amendment of the senate would have the earnest backing of the senate conferees, but It was noticeable that he did not bind himself to insist that the committee adopt the amendment, however strongly the ' members might be opposed to It : Publicity Clause Held Faulty. , President Taft said before his de

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parture from Washington, that he was entirely satisfied with the corporation tax amendment. He particularly ap proved of the publicity feature of the provision. But senators who have examined this feature do not find there in the extensive authority the public generally had been led to expect. In the first place the bureau of cor porations has nothing whatever to do with the collection of the tax or se curing . information upon which the corporation returns may be corrected. The commissioner of internal revenue Is the official specifically designated to collect the tax. This official can make an , investigation of a corpor ation, joint stock company, or association, or an' insurance company, on ly whenever evidence shall be produced which, in bis opinion, justifies the belief that the return made is incorrect, or whenever any collector shall report that such a corporation has failed to make a return as required by the law. . Independent investigation is -. not permitted. For the purpose of ascer taining the correctness of a return, or of making a return where none has been made, the commissioner, by any regularly appointed . revenue agent, specially designated by him, may' examine any books and papers "bearing upon, the v matters, required to be included in the return," and to require the attendance of any employer or employe, and to take his testimony with reference to the matters . required by law to be included in such re turns. ; - " ' ' HEY, Kill HUBBARD Milton, Ind., July 8. A gipsy, claiming that his name was Abe Martin, this week had two horses to die quite suddenly where he and his family were camped south of town. The outfit left town yesterday. APPLE TIME HERE. Milton, Ind., July 8. O. B. Bryant has. a maiden blush apple tree in fruit and blossom. The . apples ; are large enough for use. It has several bunches of blossoms.

Bryan Talks About The Tariff From Engine Cab on Prairie

Mason City, Iowa, July 8. William Jennings Bryan delivered tariff address out on the rolling prairies, many miles from even a farm house, last evening. A broken down engine was his rostrum and the train crew and passengers of a local bound for Cresco were his auditors. . Bryan wanted to reach Cresco to keep his lecture engagement there, but a flue blew out on the engine that drew his train and he had to wait He gave cigars to the engineer and fireman and climbed into the cab. The

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QUAKES REPORTED Missouri Valley Suffers Heav ily From the Steady Downpours. A BIG QUAKE REGISTERED SEISMOGRAPH AT HAMBURG SHOWS ONE EQUAL TO MESSI NA DISASTER INDIA HAD .1 BIG SHAKEUP TODAY. Kansas City, July 8. With thirteen persons known to be drowned, railroad traffic badly interrupted, much of the crops destroyed and several cities and towns submerged, the flood situation in the Missouri valley grew more alarming today. Six of the drowned lived near Pattonsburg, and the remainder in the vicinity of Chillicothe. In many houses tn Pattonsburg water has reached the first floor ceilings and hundreds of people are in great peril. The water is still rising throughout flooded district and the financial loss already has reached two millions of dollars. . SHAKES DOWN HOUSES., London, July 8. A severe earthquake shock occurred at "three o'clock this morning near Rawalpindi. India. Many houses were shaken down. REGISTERS BIG QUAKE. Hamburg, July 8. The Seismograph registered an earthquake at 10:30 o'clock last night, equal in violence to any since the great Messina disaster. LOVE FEAST. The quarterly love feast will be held in Grace M. E. church this evening at 7:30. The membership and friends of the church are Invited to fe present. passengers gathered about him and demanded a speech. From the engine cab Bryan talked on the tariff for over an hour, while an emergency engine was sent from here to pick up the delayed train, v Bryan talked against time, and when the puffing of the relief engine interrupted him he '; wound - up his lengthy peroration and climbed down from the engine while the train crew and passengers cheered. The delay lasted an hour and a half and Bryan reacned uresco in time to deliver his lecture to the waiting audience.

A NEW ONE ON STAUBACH

"Well, what next," asked Supt Staubach as he hung up the telephone receiver this morning. He had just been asked to give offi cial sanction to a gambling proposi tion proposed by a local church. His questioner wanted to know if the po lice would interfere. He was inform ed the police could not give permis sion to conduct any kind of gambling game. Dut ii tne proceeds are ior tne church, the policeman might not see the violation. INDIA FEELS QUAKE Calcutta, India, July 3- A severe earthquake which is reported to have done great damage occurred today in the Punjab. Houses were demolished and the residents fled terror-stricken. COUNTY TREASURY TO BE ENRICHED BY OVER $1, This Results From Listing Lo cal Property of the Ameri can Steel and Wire Com pany, Chicago. MATTER OVERLOOKED BY THE ASSESSORS Secretary of Big Concern Furnished Clue by Writing to Officials to Supply Some Information. The Wayne county treasury will be enriched to the extent of $1,000 ap proximately as a result of the listin for taxation of personal property held in Richmond by the American Steel & Wire Co., of Chicago. The Elliott & Reid Co., manufacturers of woven wire fence is the manufacturing agent of the, big Chicago corporation, and all raw material (wire) that is used by itne Klchmond concern is in reality owned by the American Steel & Wire Co. This also is true of the finished product of the Elliott & Reid the entire output being the property of the Chicago concern, which owns ware house adjoining the fence com pany plant. Both last year and this year during the period of taking assessment of personal property, the American Steel & Wire Co., was missed by the assess ors, due to the erroneous belief that all raw material and the finished product belonged to the Elliott & Reid Co. Requested a List Some weeks ago A. T, Allen, secretary of the big trust wrote to ascertain whether the taxes of the American Steel & Wire Co. had gone delinquent for 1908, and the discovery was then made that the listing of its property had not been made. The county offi cers Informed Secretary Allen of the circumstances and requested that he list all property held by his company in Richmond on March 1, 1908, and March 1, 1909. Blank schedules were forwarded the company and with ex ceptional promptness were returned. arriving this forenoon. The company made an aggregate re turn of approximately $40,000 for the two years. $18,991 being the listed val uation for 1908, and $21 .Oil for 1909. For iuuy tne tax mat tne company will pay to Wayne county will be $512.73, and though the rate for 1909 is not made, basing It on this year's rate the tax will be $567. A Striking Contrast The attitude of the American Steel & Wire company in calling attention itself to the fact that it had not paid its taxes due Wayne county is in striking contrast to the conduct of some other corporations that have in years past held property in Richmond for a greater or less period. One of them in particular Is not held in high esteem by the county taxing officers. The company in question was not listed for a period of several years, and when the county made the discovery and asked the company to list its property-it declined on the ground that it had no way of telling what It owned on March 1 of the respective years. Whereupon the county taxing officers listed the property and made demand for the taxes. While the matter was in controversy the company withdrew from Indiana and the tax has never been paid. The only method of collecting it would be to bring suit In the state in which the company's headquarters are located and the expense attached probably would exceed the taxes that could be collected.

While Her Son Valiantly Fights

The Intruders She Started To His Rescue and Is Shot Down. HUSBAND FALLS OVER BODY OF SLAIN WIFE Five Hours After the Battle, Two Austrians, One Badly Wounded, Were Arrested And Both Confess. New York, July 8. In a struggle with an armed burglar to save the life of her son George early today Mrs. Sophie Staber, wife of George Staber, a wealthy importer with offices at 127 Duane street, Manhattan, was shot and almost instantly killed in her home at 455 East Eighteenth street in the fashionable Parkville section of Flatbush. The shot which killed his mother tore through young Staber's shirt .It was fired at such close range that the flames burned his face. Young Staber was awakened by the sound of some one forcing a window on the ground floor. From the door of his bedroom at the head of the stair way leading to the second floor he saw a man climb through the window and start up the stairs. Refused to Stop. Staber shouted to him to stop. In stead the burglar pulled a revolver and continued ascending the stairs. "If you move I'll kill you." Staber rushed down the stairs and grappled with the intruder. He managed to grab the revolver, and during the struggle a shot was accidentally fired. Mrs. Staber, who with her husband also slept on the second floor, rushed to the head of the stairs and started down to the rescue of her son when suddenly the burglar freed himself from Staber's grasp and shouted to Mrs. Staber to stand where she was, Mrs. Staber started down stairs. The burglar fired, the Ehot striking her in fhe right shoulder and she fell. Staber had been awakened by this time, and rushing down stairs stumbled across his wife. "I'm dying," she exclaimed. "Send for a doctor," when she lapsed into unconsciousness. Continued Fight. Meanwhile young Staber had continued his struggle with the burglar, while from the rear of the house, the second man was firing shots Into the hallway. When he saw the woman fall the burglar made an attempt to escape. Young Staber grappled with him and in the struggle managed to obtain possession of the revolver. Three of the five shots it contained had been fired, and the boy emptied the remaining chambers at the burglar, who had broken away and fled through the hallway. One of these shots struck his arm, tearing through the fleshy part The screen door, the hallways and the walls were found covered with blood. Mrs. Staber died before the arrival of medical attentfon. The police were Immediately notified and reserves were rushed to the scene. . Two Are Arrested. Five hours later Carlo Greo was arrested while attempting to purchase a pair of shoes. Blood on his socks caused suspicion. About the same time a man, giving the name of John Smith was found concealed In a clump of bushes on Long Island, wounded in the arm and leg. Both are Austrians and under the sweating process they confessed connection with the Staber crime, but denied entering the houso. -On Mother do the days drag long and tired? You dont complain for you lore your little ones. But why not save your strength? Let one of our little Want Ads hunt out a good Hurse today one imbued with the motherly spirit. And Hurse remember that the mothers of this city read this paper and if your Want Ad is here when they look for a nurse, it means your selection! for a good home. Get what you want now

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Fountain City, Ind.; July 8. The dedication of Willow Grove park has been postponed until Saturday evening, owing to the unfavorable weather of last evening, preventing the celebration as planned. The program will be given as originally planned. In connection - with the dedication, there will- be a mammoth fireworks display. Rev. Zerbe of this place will deliver the dedication address. Other numbers of the program include musical selections and impromptu talks by local citizens. An ice cream social will also be held. . The park at which place the celebration is to take place, is one of the prettiest in Eastern Indiana. - The citizens are taking much interest in it It is probable that the park will be equipped with several lawn swings and settees. It is expected that a large crowd will turn out L SUBSTANTIAL WAY Orders Cement Curbs, Gutters And Sidewalks Nearly the Entire Length of South A Street Last Night: DEUKER HELD UP THEs : EIGHTHST. PAVING Rei ' 1 1 A Ajj isea lo uonseni xo uruertg This Work Done in Hur ry Up Style The Ordinance Sure to Pass. - -The nermanentfmprovement of Eighth streejtbetween North and South A streets by paving it with brick, bitulithic asphalt or wooden block, was held up by the refusal of Henry Deuker. councilman from the second ward, to vote to suspend the rules and place the ordinance on Its passage, at the council meeting, last evening. Mr. Deuker stated that he did not believe in snap shot legisla tion. But a short time previous an other permanent improvement that of laying cement curbs and gutters and sidewalks on South A street from Second to Twenty-first street was or dered by council, with Mr. Deuker's favorable vote. It was necessary to order the improvement of both streets by the passage or ordinances as the improvements had been successfully remonstrated against by the property owners, when the matter was before the board of works. . Other street im provements were considered. A Sweeping Report Three weeks ago Councilman Bartel asked the streets and alleys committee to consider the improvement of South A street from Sixth to Ninth streets. The report submitted by that committee last evening was more sweeping than the action recommend ed by Bartel. The committee advised the improvement of 'the street from Second street to Twenty-first street. and the recommendation was acted favorably upon by council. The report accompanying the committee's report provided for the Im provement of the street except where good and like improvements exist Several residents along this street were given opportunity to address (Continued on Page Eight) Getting a None or a Position a Nanm

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Von Pein Urged Transfer of No. 2 Company From City Building to New West Richmond Location.

OBJECTIONS RAISED TO THE ARRANGEMENT Objection to Making Lincoln Street House Permanent One Chief Miller Differs With Von Pein., In order that the west side may have a fire department and that nec essary changes may be made in the city building In order that the city light plant office may be located there. Councilman Von Peln. at the council meeting last evening, urged that the No. 2 fire company, now situated at the city building, be transferred to West Richmond when the hose house on the Lincoln and West Fifth street location Is erected. He advocated that there was little necessity of having the No. -1 company. Eighth and North D streets and the No. 2 company so near together. Other councilmen discussed the question but few thought It advisable to change . the No. 2 department to West Richmond. There Is a sentiment In council that the Lincoln and West Fifth street location, recently purchased, to -not a desirable one. For this reason, the construction of a cheap building . which will supply the needs for the immediate future Is advocated. Mr. Von Pein recently secured a map of the cltr and worked oat the question. - He says that the Eighth street company can easily protect the territory now guarded by the com pany located at the city building. , District Grows Fast As the west side Is growing so' rapidly he. believes that provision for anothef company will have to be made for that district In the next few years. For the present the transferring of the No. 2 company to West Richmond would be sufficient He advocated the erection of a cheap building on Lincoln and .West Fifth street Immed iately. He thinks that S3.000 would be sufficient to construct a building for Immediate use. ' . The space at the city building vacated by the fire department could then be used for the city light plant office and the office of the cltv treasurer could be changed to the ground floor, Mr. Von Pein said. Mr. Von Pein concluded his argu ment with a motion that the board of works consider the matter and report at the next meeting. The motion was carried. - Make Objection. Several councilmesj objected to changing the location of No. 2 depart ment They claim that it Is In the center of population In the city. Mr. Deuker offered as a suggestion the removal of' the company to - North Eighth street and the enlargement of the Xo. 1 department building. Voicing the sentiment of the west side residents, Mr. McMaban kicked on an Inexpensive building. If r. Denker also thought that the Lincoln and West Fifth street location. If need, should be a permanent one. The purchase of a steamer was. ad vocated by several councilmen. These members believed that the steamer should be placed In the city building and the hose and ladder compenlee transferred to West Richmond. .The discussion of cisterns was also taken up. Mr. Denker declared that they should be looked after, to see that they were in good condition and foil of water all the time. The city ' has five or six inch cisterns. IT 18 RIDICULOUS. That's What Chief Miller "Has te Say. Chief Miller of the fire department brands the ..Von Pein idea as ridiculous. He says there would be universal complaint if the chemical wagon and ladder truck were removed from the city building to the west side. The ladder track answers every alarm no matter in what part of the city the fire may be located. The chemical wagon is one of the most valuable assets of the company. It is now situated in the down town district - It could reach a fire in one of the Male street stores and extinguish It with chemicals and without the use of water. If such a blase were left to one of the other companies, their supply of chemicals is so limited that water would have to be thrown. Would Be Pretest. Miller believes there would he pro test from mercnants and residents of the down town district that would have to be heeded. - The steamer proposition he laughs at If a steamer were placed at the city building in substitution It would be necessary to add a hose wagon to the department. Steamers do not carry hose. It would require three additional men to operate a steamer. moreover, i There Continued on Page Three JL