NEWS WORTH REMEMBERING
News Worth Remembering BY A VOTE of 64 to 24 the United States Senate on the 13th acted favorably on the question of direct election of United States Senators. It did not, however, adopt the Borah...
...That their words carried conviction to the legislators was evidenced when the bill was passed by both branches by substantial majorities...
...The regulation just adopted will materially assist in relieving the workers of onerous conditions that have prevailed in this industry...
...These old bills now are destroyed at the various subtreasuries and sent back to Washington as waste paper, thus saving about $75,000 a year...
...Roosevelt in Quick Denial How mistakes are made in news despatches was illustrated at the end of last week by the Roosevelt story from the national capitol...
...In a public address on the 7th, General Madero said that he felt confident of his good intentions of President de la Barra and that they were working in close harmony for the good of the republic...
...Sesond, who will be President...
...Taft has received in many months and it comes to him in a manner that leaves no doubt as to it authenticity...
...Parcels Post Arguments Hearings on the parcels post question will begin before a Congressional committee in Washington next week, it being the intention of leaders in the house to take up all bills relating to this subject...
...In its report accompanying the indictments, the grand jury at Columbus said: "Our investigation has been hampered by the reluctance of important witnesses to testify, by perjury of witnesses called, by witnesses avoiding service of subpoenas, by apparent efforts to suppress evidence—all of which will be properly dealt with at the earliest possible moment...
...It did not, however, adopt the Borah resolution, which had been endorsed by the Progressives...
...The largest gain in outward trade with the noncontiguous territories was in shipments to Porto Rico, those, in 1911 during the ten months for which figures are at hand having been at the rate of $35,000,000 a year, against $27,000,000 in 1910, $12,000,000 in 1903, and $7,000,-000 in 1901, the year following its organization as a customs district of the United States...
...Roosevelt had announceed his support of President Taft for nomination in 1912...
...Roosevelt, under no circumstance, will allow his own name to be presented to the Republican national convention, was conveyed to the White House several days ago, but it did not become known until tonight...
...The decision also will open a new era in the administration of public lands...
...This resolution is the same as that introduced some time ago by Sutherland and provides for regulation of senatorial elections by the federal government...
...The chief scandal connected with the Cunningham claims was the revelation of an arrangement for combining claims and selling them...
...It was only by the narrow margin of one vote that the Bristow resolution was accepted as a substitute for the Borah resolution, President Sherman casting the deciding vote making it 45 to 44...
...To Hawaii the shipments during 1911 to date have been at the rate of $22,000,000 a year, against $20,500,000 last year, $11,000,000 in 1903, and $8,750,000 in 1900...
...Kill Cunningham Claims Fred Dennett, commissioner of public lands, is expected within a short time to make a report on the Cunningham claims in Alaska that will end for all time the threatened loss of these valuable properties to the United States government...
...The "follow-up" story says: "By his denial today of the report that he had pleged himself to any one for the presidential nomination next year, Theodore Roosevelt threw a bombshell in political circles in Washington...
...I wish," said he, "this committee would take advantage of its opportunity to suggest legislation and use its influence to bring about the enactment of proper legislation calculated to properly protect the property interests of the country, the interests of the government and the people at large, so as to permit us to continue business progress along lines of prosperity...
...In 1904 the total was below $100,000,000...
...Apropos of the parcels post and the express companies, the house now has before it a bill to bring about a change in the methods of transporting money, bonds and postage stamps...
...The Senate's substitution of the Bristow resolution for the Borah document, makes it necessary, of course, to send the question back to the House of Representatives for concurrence...
...There is said to be no doubt of the passage of the bill in the lower house but when it reaches the Senate it may receive different treatment...
...The Cunningham claims are only thirtythree out of a total of 1,100 in this one locality...
...For many years the textile workmen have been endeavoring to regulate by law the hours to be worked, but until this year without success...
...Hawaii ranks first among the noncontiguous territories in the value of shipments to the United States, though this year's figures are considerably below those for 1910...
...Already the state league is preparing plans for a statewide campaign to gain approval of universal suffrage...
...The Mexican government faces probable trouble through a claim for $6,-000,000 by the Chinese government...
...The practice of members of the assembly visiting the headquarters and hotel rooms of men interested in legislation, and the acceptance of entertainment from such men...
...For many years the government has been paying great sums annually to the express companies for carrying packages of coin, currency, bonds etc...
...Massachusetts Enacts Law A bill introduced by the textile unions of Massachusetts during the last session of the legislature has been enacted into law and the 54-hour week will be an actuality January 1, 1912...
...An appeal is allowed from decisions of the land commissioner but it is not believed that there will be an appeal in this case for the reason that Secretary of the Interior Fisher is known to have convictions against the legality of the claims...
...For Substitute Anti-trust Law In concluding his testimony before the Congressional committee in Washington on the 8th, E. H. Gary, chairman of the board of directors of the United States Steel corporation, urged the passage of legislation to replace the Sherman act so as to protect property interests and the public welfare...
...The triumphant arrival of Madero in Mexico City was followed very shortly by several arrests of suspects...
...The victory for the bill in the legislature this year was due largely to a demonstration in which women from ail parts of the state took part...
...Suffrage Bill Signed Gov...
...Here is part of the story sent out on the 6th: "President Taft in his candidacy for the presidental nomination in 1912 will receive the unqualified indorsement of former President Theodore Roosevelt, which will be uttered just as cordially as it was prior to the campaign of 1908...
...It is reported that the scope of the investigation will be without limit and that every effort will be made to bring out every possible argument for or against the proposed system...
...The denial is regretted by the friends and adherants of President Taft, because they had made no secret of their hope and belief that the former president would actively support his successor for renomination...
...The decision now is in course of framing and soon will be made public...
...The measure now put forth will, if passed, require their transportation by registered mail...
...The majority of the congressional investigating committee acquitted Ballinger of Wrongfully aiding his old clients when in the cabinet, but the minority arraigned him as an undesirable public officer and finally public agitation brought about his resignation...
...The bureau of internal revenue is anxious to learn the explanation of an unusually liberal item in the company's statement under the heading of "depreciation...
...The item was considered large by the officials but it went through unquestioned...
...The Associated Press in a long despatch to papers all over the country announced that Col...
...For years these valuables have been entrusted by the government to the express companies...
...Under the law this combining of claims and interests in claims is prohibited, the statute contemplating that each settler should stake out his claim and work it himself...
...Looks into Net Profits The United States government has begun an investigation into the finances of the Chicago Telephone Company to determine just what the corporation income tax of the concern should be...
...Madero, successful leader in the Mexican revolution, is in danger of murder at the hands of conspirators who have been active in Mexico ever since the departure of Diaz from the capital...
...It is around the claims of the Cunninghams, whom Ballinger represented before he became secretary of the interior, that the conservation storm raged for more than a year...
...Madero's Life Sought Gen...
...Recently the government cancelled Icon-tracts with express companies under which the latter carried packages of mutilated currency to Washington...
...I would suggest to the newspaper editors and representatives to propound these two questions to the first 100 Republicans they meet: First, who will be the nominee of the next Republican national convention...
...This is the best political news Mr...
...In the last statement, however, the item went up to $1,296,871 and the inquiry resulted...
...There also are serious doubts as to whether, in event of final adoption by Congress of the Bristow resolution, the several states will pass favorably upon it...
...Bourne Denies "Split" Discussing the reported "split" in the ranks of the Progressives in the Senate, Senator Jonathan Bourne of Oregon said on June 8: "The apparent effort on the part of some newspapers to mislead the people of the country by conveying the idea that there is no protest against Mr...
...In many of the progressive states there is a strong prejudice against giving the federal government complete power to fix the time, place and manner of holding senatorial elections...
...The indictments were brought about by the complete confession of Representative Owen J. Evans of Stark county, who is only 36 years old...
...At a meeting which was attended by members of both houses, the leaders in the Wisconsin movement made addresses...
...Evans confessed to the grand Jury that he had accepted bribes and the court fined him $500...
...Leaders of both parties appear to be of the opinion that a satisfactory bill will be passed within a year despite the vigorous fight that has been waged by the express companies against any such system...
...Instead of adopting this resolution, which provided for state regulation of election methods, it voted for the Bristow resolution...
...The measure as approved by the Wisconsin legislature and governor provides for a referendum at the election in November, 1912...
...NEWS NOTES — The Sangamon (Illinois) County Circuit court on the 5th handed down a decision declaring the commission form of government law constitutional...
...Simultaneously with the making of the claim, a Chinese cruiser was sent to Mexico...
...The decision will close the imbroglio which cost Richard A. Bal-linger his place in President Taft's cabinet...
...The total will exceed $200,000,000...
...Special attention will be devoted to: "The vicious practice of employees of the general assembly receiving compensation and gratuities from interested parties to keep such parties informed regarding pending legislation...
...The anti-Madero plot is said to have important ramifications in Texas, California and New York...
...In the ten months ending with April the trade in question went along at the rate of $202,000,000 a year, compared with $191,000,000 in 1910, $118,000,000 in 1905, and $96,000,-000 in 1904...
...It will lead not only to the throwing out of other claims but it will clear the way for the opening of the Alaskan coal fields under regulations conserving the public interest...
...In Washington there are serious doubts as to whether the lower house will vote fa-forably on the matter as it comes from the Senate...
...He gave evidence involving many other members of the Legislature and it is reported that there will be several more indictments...
...Ohio Legislators Indicted Three members of the Ohio Legislature were indicted on the 9th on charges of soliciting or receiving bribes for their votes...
...The very day after this "news" was printed from coast to coast a special correspondent for the Chicago Tribune sent his paper a complete denial of the incident reported by the news bureau...
...Indemnity is demanded for the killing of three hundred Chinese subjects in Torreon and for the destruction of property owned by the Chinese...
...Heavy Gain in Trade Reports of trade of the United States with non-contiguous territories in the fiscal year ending with this month show a great gain...
...Then, on the assumption that no convention will ever nominate a man that the delegates in the convention believe will inevitably be defeated, see what conclusion they come to as to who will not be the Republican nominee...
...Wool Schedule Reported The bill for the reduction of duties on wool and woolen goods was reported into the House of Representatives on the 6th and before long the members of the house will be in the midst of what is expected to be a prolonged debate...
...The report came from Washington this week that the Democrats of the lower house also would pass a bill reducing the duty on cotton 50 per cent...
...The recommendation of the committee was accompanied by a long printed report in which the members took occasion to denounce the Aldrich bill and to criticise President Taft for his support of the Aldrich schedules...
...In the statement of the company's business in 1909 the depreciation item was $1,050,197...
...The information that Col...
...This would bring about a tremendous saving to Uncle Sam...
...McGovern of Wisconsin signed the woman's suffrage bill on the 3d and thus ended the fight that has taken place before the last three legislatures...
...Taft's renomination is the most asinine, idiotic piece of peanut politics I have ever seen indulged in...
Vol. 3 • June 1911 • No. 24
