The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934, June 18, 1909, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextHenry County Weekly. R. L. JOHNSON, Editor. Eutered at the pestoffice at McDon ough as second class mail matter. Advertising Rates: SI.OO per inch per month. Reduction on standing contracts by special agreement. , Washington, D. C., is now too dead ly dull for even a mildly persistent office seeker, asserts the Atlanta Con stitution. If the consumer would stay away and keep quiet, proposes the New York World, there never would b« any trouble in fixing up a tariff bill. One reason why the husband, father and provider is a little backward about falling into line with the suffragette propaganda, admits the Ohio State Journal, is the dread thought that the beneficiaries might take to betting hats on the election. The fight against the hbuse fly, which is the active agent in the dis semination of typhoid fever, Asiatic cholera and other intestinal diseases, as well as being a minor factor in the spread of tuberculosis, has only been begun, boasts the New York World. But the fact that “the domestic fly is passing from a disgusting nuisance and troublesome pest to a reputation of being a dangerous enemy to public health” promises to have important results. Merely to make the common house fly known as “the typhoid fly” is a substantial beginning in educa ting people to the need of domesti* cleanliness as a safeguard of prevea tive medicine. Dr. Neff, the head of Philadelphia’s health authorities, in his annual re port, recommends the appointment of an official visitor for the Philadelphia hospital. Supporting the idea, the Press says: “No hospital problem is more difficult than the task of know ing the circumstances of a patient be fore he or she enters the hospital, and following the convalescent with advice and aid after leaving. Much dis pensary work is wasted and accom plishes little for lack of seeking pa tients at their homes and making cer tain that the advice, treatment and medicine given are not fruitless be cause of some harmful condition at home that could be easily changed.” Dr. NefT arid the Press think that the paid visitor would help to 6elv« this problem. There are esthetic possibilities in the blank surfaces of the new cement buildings, protests the New York Mail. The mortar may be tinted any color the owner chooses. If he is not content with that, the same tempta tion and opportunity are presented that covered the bare walls of the early medieval churches with designs in gilding, and frescoes, which finally wveloped into art of highest appeal. These mural paintings, it is true, wers on interior walls, but throughout Eu rope, on the sides of peasant cottages, and on the fronts of houses facing the markets of cities and towns, one still encounters quaint decorations laid upon stucco and plaster—repre sentations of the virgin, rustic inter pretations of scenes of chivalry, mot toes of hospitality or wayside philoso phy. The value of the change in the pres ent statute proposed by Senator Park er's proposition regarding milk inspec tion, thinks the Boston Post, is that under its operation the protection of the milk supply wilt be uniform throughout the state. This duty is now performed by local boards of health, whose methods vary, whose vigilance is undoubtedly relaxed now and then in some localities, and whose work is *ot everywhere equally effective. To bring the system of milk inspection, and of the regulation of the conditions under which milk is produced for the market, into the bands of one compe tent central authority, will give the as surance, hitherto impossible, of purity and healthfulness of the entire milk supply. The change proposed has the earnest support of physicians in charge of children’s hospitals, of wo men’s organisations engaged in the work of civic advancement, and of ev ery mother of a family. It looks to the »rotection of the babies. TAX ON com President Taft Asks Congress to Consider Recommendations. INCOME TAX AMENDMENT Democrats Will Stand for Income Tax In Present Tariff Bill—-Hard Fight Coming. Washington, D. C. —President Taft sent to congress a message urging the passage of an amendment to the tar-1 iff bill, imposing a tax of 2 per cent on the undistributed net earnings cc corporations and the adoption of a resolution submitting to the several •states an amendment to the constitu tion giving congress the power to im pose a tax on incomes. In order that there should be no question that the two propositions recommended have the support of the administration. Attorney General Wlckersham drafted both the amend ment and the resolution. The corpo ration tax amendment was referred to the committee on finance, and that the resolution submitting the question of amending the constitution went to the committee on judiciary. in view of the emphatic stand taken by President Taft against a direct tax upon incomes, in the face of the de cision of the supreme court of the United States on that, subject and hk> preference for the proposed tax on tno eainings of corporations, a num ber of the progreslve republicans have signified their intention of fol lowing liis recommendations. At the same time not all of thd progressive republicans are satisfied with this ad ministration program. Democratic senators denounced the tax on corpo rations as a substitute for direct lax on incomes. Not only is the president favorable to an amendment providing for a tax on the net earnings ot corporations because of the added revenue it would produce, but much more so on account of the fact thut he believes it would bring about a helpful and healthy de gree of publicity, relative to the af fairs of the corporations. This, he be lieves, would be a reform which would produce great satisfaction to the peo ple at large, and at the same time give the corporations a standing which otherwise it would be impossible for them to attain. This benefit to the corporations, it is argued, would arise from the fact that it would, in a way* stamp upon them the approval of the national government and sentimentally, if not legally, supply the federal indorse ment, which it is believed would not only increase their credit with domes tic investors, but with the owners of foreign capital. The president is said to be convinced that the amendment will give the government officials ac cess to the books of all corporations, and thus publicity will be assured. Such legislation would mean a super vision which, it is contended, would be nelptul to the corporations and sat isfying to the general public. It is believed that this publicity would prevent what is considered to be one of the evils of the day, in that it would eliminate the possibility of concealed equities, and, in the lan guage of one of the president's ad visors, “do away with corporation melon cutting” and insure the respon sibility for corporation management to the stockholders. It is understood to be the presi dent’s opinion that a provision for the imposition of such a tax can be fram ed on the basis of the internal reve nue law, giving the government full power to investigate books of corpo rations for the purpose of determin ing their earnings. He also believes that such a provision could be drawn so as to be held by the supreme court to be constitutional. The president recommended that the tariff should be unlimited as to time, as this feature is considered essential to the success of the pro posed law in insuring publicity, which has come to be considered as of suf ficient importance to dwarf even the revenue producing element of the amendment. 5,000 RUSSIANS KILLED. Troops Slay Tribesmen in Northern Russia in Uprising. St. Petersburg, Russie. —Dispatches from Tabriz, northern Russia, receiv ed here, state that Russian forces have taken a hand in the Shaksavien uprising in the Ardabill district in Azerdaijan, where 5,000 persons have been reported killed. Fifteen troops of Russian mountain cavalry with two Maxim rapid-fire guns, have been dis patched from the Russian frontier against the Shaksavien tribesmen. They were sent in response to ap peals made upon the consul by lead ing citizens of the province. The tribes men have advanced as far as Satrap and have begun loot ing. $50,000 VANISHES. Strange Disappearance of Registered Mail Pouch. Los Angeles, Cal. —Postoffice au thorities are here hunting a clew to the disappearance of a registered mail pouch, containing $50,000, which dis appeared between this city and Biz bee, Ariz. The missing bag con tained two registered packages from the First National Bank of Los An geles to the Bank at Blzbee. These were placed in the office and Bizbee was notified by wire. Later came here that the pouch had failed to reach Bizbee. * Investigation showed that there was no record of the registered bag hav ing been put on the train here. . EARTHQUAKE IN FRANCE. One-Hundred Persons Killed—-Two Town i Wrecked. Marseilles, rrauce. —From 75 to Ito deau and 100 injured is the latest (stimated total casualties, as the re sult of the eaithquake which devastat ed several towns and villages in the southernmost part of France, partic ularly in the departments of Herault and Bouches du Rhone. Great suffering is reported from the remoter places, owing to a lack of bread and the necessaries of life, be fore the arrival of assitsance. The casualties may be greatly increased, as the ruins have not yet been en tirely searched. The villages of St. Cannat and Rognese were completely demolished by the earthquake, and Lambeso, which is 12 miles from Aix, sufie:ed heavily. Marseilles, France. Two earth shocKS, running from northeast to southwest, were felt throughout the Riviera. While the damage don? here was not great, reports from the smaller cities show that the effects ol the second shock were serious. At Lamboso, a town ot 2,500 inhab itants, 12 miles northwest of Aix, sev eral houses collapsed and eight per sons were killed. Troops were imme- hurried there to search in the debris for dead or injured persons. Several buildings also fell at Enguil les, and at Aix a vermicelli factory was partially demolished. The dis turbance extinguished the arc lamps in the street and broke crockery and window’ panes. The shocks were felt practically throughout the whole south of France, and that they equalled in severity the eaithquake of 1884. The violence of the shock appeared to have been greatest in the vicinity of Toulon. Warships in the harbor there were shaken from their moorings. In some places, mysterious subterranean rum blings accompanied the shocks. BUMPER CROPS. Secretary Wilson Says Wheat Yield Will Be a Large One. Chicago, ill.—James Wilson, secre tary of agriculture, en route from Tama, lowa, his home, for Washing ton, passed through here. He has made an investigation as to the crop outlook .in the west and expresed the opinion that there is every outlook for good times for the farmer. “I cannot say anything about a new ‘Patten deal,' if there is another one. coming,” said Secretary Wilson. “The crop prospects are excellent and the farmers have been rejoicing over what they think will be a record-breaking year. “In summing up the wheat situation it is largely a question of weather. If wet weather continues too long the harvest will he delayed, and, of course, delay the market. "1 have not been south and know only the condition by reports, but I understand that in some parts the harvesting has already commenced, and this I take to be another favor able outlook. The harvest has been a trifle delayed by the rains in the middle west, including my state, and the only thing that can be said is that it looks favorable all over the country.” Bill SMUGGLING PLOT. Inspectors Discovered Nine Nude Chinamen on Steamship. Seattle, Wash. lmmigration offi cials, afier picking up on the wharf a stray Chinese, who admitted that lie came over a stowaway on the Great Northern liner Minnesota, searched the vessel and discovered nine more smuggled coolies and a quantity of silk and cigars. Inspector G. E. Keagey, who is a heavy man, stepped into the sail lock er of the sLw.mer and fell twenty feet through a hole in the floor, alighting squarely on top of nine nude Chinese. Further investigation brought to light several leather sacks resembling government mail pouches, filled with raw silk and a number of boxes of expensive Manila cigars. The hags of silk are supposed to have been taken aboard with the mail sacks. SWALLOWED GUN COTTON. Now This Girl is Afraid to Move Even Muscle. Omaha, Neb. —Helen O. Wells, a 20- aud she has ben resting on a heavy She was taken to a police station and she explodes the explosive will dis solve. Doctors fear to operate on the girl because of the danger of explosion and she has been resting on a heavy mattress with a double set of springs and tied in such a manner that she can not move a muscle. The girl had a quarrel with her sweetheart and was severely beaten. She was taken to a podiee station and in the surgeon’s room grabbed a bot tle and swallowed the contents, which proved to be gun cotton. She was slung in a canvas hammock and re moved to the garage, but was later placed on a bed with springs. Unless she explodes the explosive will have become dissolved. Man Fell Over Half Mile. Berwyn. Neb. —An inventor dropped 3,500 feet in a crippled aeroplane here. He was not seriously hurt. The amateur aviator was U. Soren son, a blacksmith. Sorenson, in view of several hundred fellow townsmen, made the ascent in a balloon, and then attempted a descent in an aero plane that he had constructed. When the desired height had been reached he cut the aeroplane loose. Soren son was unable to guide the machine, and it began to descend at a terrible speed, turning over and over as it dropped. The aeroplane was demol ished. but Sorenson landed in a sit ting posture, and was not seriously injured. JAPSWANT PROTECTION Yellow Peril in Hawaii Has Taken International Turn. APPEAL TO THE MIKABO Editor of Japanese Paper Alleges That Hia Right* were Violated when Hi* Office Was Raided. Honolulu, Hawaii. —The situation growing out of the indictment by the grand jury of the seventeen leaders in the strike of the Japanese planta tion laborers was given an interna tional turn when M. Negoro of the ed itorial staff of The Jiji, a local Jap anese publication, w’ho was taken in to custody when the office of that paper was raided by the authorities made formal complaint to the Japan ese foreign office at Tokio of the vio lations of his treaty rights. The alleged violation of his rights, as a Japanese subject, guaranteed un der the treaty between the United States and Japan, he sets forth in his complaint, consists in the search of his office and the seizure of hi's pri vate papers *and documents by the ter ritorial authorities without due proo cess of law. , Territorial Sheriff William Henry admits that the search and seizure was made by force of arms, and with out search ‘warrants, or proces of law, but claims that the papers seized con tained evidence of criminal purpose, and that the courts of the territory are open to Negoro for redress if he has been damaged. Negoro was rearrested, together with Y. Sogo, Y. Tasaka and K. Kawa mura of the editorial staffs of the Nippu and The Jiji, upon indictments returned by the grand jury charging them with conspiring by indirect, sin ister and unlawful methods and means of intimidation, inciting to riot, and threatened violence to pre vent and hinder the Honolulu Oahu, Ewa, Waialua and Kahuku plantations from carrying on their business. M. Negoro, together with Y. Sogo, Y. Tasaka and K. Kawamura, the last three named being members of the editorial staff of Nippu, another Japa nese paper, which has taken a promi nent part in the strike agitation, were each listed for bail in the sum of $1,250, pending the furnishing of bonds or cash bail, and all four are in jail. M. Negoro is preparing to bring court proceedings against the territory for $500,000 damages, claiming that his rights as a Japanese subject were invaded when High Sheriff William Henry raided the offices of The Jiji, of which Negoro is editor, and seized alleged documents. PBtDltlS ALL-SUMHtK TIGHT. Senator Clay Talks of the Session of Congress. Washington, D. C. —“We will surely be here until the Ist of August, and probably until the Ist of September,” said Senator Clay of Georgia, respect ing the session of congres. He had just concluded reading the newspaper report of the action of the senate finance committee with reference to the portions of the tariff bill which had remained unacted upon. ”1 observe,” he said, “that the com mittee has placed a tariff on hides and also on cotton bagging and cotion ties. We of the south are not so much concerned about the duty on hides, but New England need no; think that she can tax our people on ties and bagging without hearing from us. oS far, we have remained very quiet in the present contest, but un les I am much mistaken the demo cratic senators will be heard from from this time on. The duty on bag ging alone wil cost our people at lease five million dollars a year, and we will not submit without a pro test.” TWO LEADERS MEET. Ty Cobb and President Taft Engage Engage in a "Joshing” Match. Washington, D. C. —The Detroit baseball team, champions of the American League, was received by President Taft in the east room of the white house. Each member of the club was introduced to the presi dent by Representative Denby of Michigan, whose home is in Detroit. When “Ty” Cobb, who led the league in batting last season, was pre sented to him, the president grasped the hand of the Georgian warmly and said: “I believe you and I are fellow citi zens of Augusta, Mr. Cobb.” Cobb modestly replied that he was proud to be a citizen of Augusta and a fellow citizen of Mr. Taft. “The only difference between us,” responded the president, with a broad grin, “is that down there they think you are about twice as big a man as I am.” BAPTIST WON’T BAR FOSTER. They Reiterate Their Belief in Doc trines Attacked by Professor. Chicago, 111.—The Baptist ministers’ conference, by a vote of 37 to 14, de cided against expelling from member ship Professor George Burman Fos ter of the University of Chicago, whose published utterances on relig ious subjects have been criticised >by Baptist ministers as being heretical and not orthodox. The adopted resolution is a reaffir mation by the ministers of their alle giance to the Baptist Church of their belief in the deity of Christ, the Bible and the cardinal doctrines of ortho doxy, regardles of the beliefs of Pro fessor Foster. SAVING MONEY FOR UNCLE SAM. A 1 Government Department* Trying i<* Reduce Expense*. Washington, D. C— Every govern ment department in Washington is doing its utmost at this time to cut its estimates for the next fiscal year to the very lowest posible notch. The official year of 1909 comes to an end on June 30. On that day all balances must be struck and new accounts opened for the year 1910. The heads of many of the bureaus have been at their wits’ ends for months past try ing to g* things in such shape that they might consistently recommend a decrease in the expenditures of their work for the next year, but many of them freely admit that they cannot do so without either working a hardship on the employes or im pairing the character of the work turned out. 'lhe navy department, Through Sec retary Meyer, has already informed President Taft that $10,u00,000 will be cut from the expenses of that depart ment for the coming year, and Secre tary Dickinson will try to do even better and make his saving at least sls,tiUo,o()<j or $20,000,000. Then there is the department or agriculture, Lhe treasury, the department of commerce and labor, the interior department, and others which will come into line beiore tne present month ends, and show that' one way or another they have been able to cut down govern ment expenditures greatly during the next year in the respective depart ments. ine army, the navy and the depart ment of agriculture are the three most expensive of all the government de partments, and with the assurance that these have materially cut their expense account for the next year there will no doubt be easier breath ing in administration circles. The government deficit, which has been growing larger from day 'to day, has given no small amount of concern to members of congress and others who are pledged to devise ways and meau-i lor i unmiig the government. The estimates that will be submitt ed to congress this winter by the va rious cabinet officers will be further cut when the various committees take hold of them. It is feared that the cut may have been carried too far. A larger and more effective army and navy can never be had with the cry always for curtailment and, thougn no one wishes to see the government further hampered by debt, too vigorous a use of the pruning knife may, in the opinion of some, prove disastrous. A deduction of s2u,uuo,ooo from the army and navy alone, to say nothing of tne cuts in the other departments, will probably result in a slow and unprogressive program of advance ment for many years to come. One of the most difficult problems ever known is that of getting more money from congress than has been recommended for expenditure in the different de partments. Wm. J. BRIAN, Jr., TO WED. Son of Democratic Leader Will Marry June 24th. Milwaukee, Wis. —William Jennings Bryan, Jr., and Miss Helen Berger, daughter of Alexander Berger, well known throughout the northwest as a grain dealer, will be married Thurs day, June 24. The ceremony will take place at the Colorado summer homo of Mr. Berger at Grand Lake. After the wedding the couple will live at Tucson. Ariz., where young Bryan has extensive interests launch ed by his father. Miss Berger is a strikingly hand some young woman devoted to out door sports, educated and accom plished. NURSE GIVEN $25,00(1. She Nursed Former Sweetheart All Through Mines. Roanoke, Va. —Mrs. M. E. Mayo, a trained nurse of this city, has been notified by a Danville, Va., lawyer that Captain William H. Blackwell, who died there recently, left his es tate worth $25,000 to her. As a girl, Mrs. Mayo and Black well were sweethearts. She married another man, and was ten years ago left a widow. Some years later she •nursed Blackwell through an illness. Newsy Paragraphs. Another chapter was added to the record in the so-called “turpentine trust” prosecution, when officials of .the American Naval Stores Company, recently convicted in the federal court at Savannah, Ga., on the charge of entering into a conspiracy in re straint of trade, filed an appeal in the United States circuit court of appeals in New Orleans, La. William Dollar of lowa, who stole three chickens last April from a hen coop in Berwyn, 111., has been sen tenced to five minutes in the county jail. Judge McSurely imposed the short-term sentence because Dollar has been in jail since April 21 await ing trial. Ex-sheriff Edward Callahan, famous throughout Kentucky for the part he played in the numerous Breathitt county feuds, was shot from ambush near Jackson. Ky., and lies fatally wounded at his home in Crocketts ville. Holding to be void, under the laws of New York, certain trusts bv which the testator sought to tie up his es tate, D. Cady Herrick, referee in the suit brought by the three daughters of the late Antonio Yznaga del Valle, decided in favor of the plaintiffs. Un der the terms of the decision, Consue lo, dowager duchess of Manchester; Lady Natica Lister-Kay and Emily Yznaga are entitled to an equal divis ion of $356,880. the principal of the trust fund created for them.