17 May 1911
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1911
Page
1
The Ohio Senate backed the Hollinger tax bill amendments giving the tax commission broader powers while restoring nonpublic value inquiry. The Browder bill abolishes county infirmary directors, shifting duties to county boards from 1912, affecting 274 officers. Senate actions also adjust salaries for county commissioners and exclude Cleveland from gerrymandered districts.
Washington May 16 Charges by Democrats in the house rules committee claim they seek to usurp caucus functions by nominating committee members to investigate Steel and Sugar trusts. Chairman Henry faces denouncement from Rep Fitzgerald over alleged unwarranted authority. Democrats warn ratification would abandon party principles of caucus selection.
The U S department of agriculture filed judgments against four Cincinnati firms for misbranding under the pure food and drug act. John Brunner Frederick T Barrett of Peroxide Specialty Co faced fines. American Granule and Tablet Co. Union Vinegar Co. Frank Tea and Spice Co were fined for misbranded products shipped to states including Colorado and Reno. Additional penalties involve Dr B W Hair's Asthma Cure and a pending appeal in the Sixth Circuit.
A B and O freight train No 97 derailed on a sharp curve east of East Madisonville at 11 yesterday morning. Two men, likely tramps, died after a coal hopper plunged off the embankment. The wreck damaged fourteen cars, stopped by a large derailment, with about $20,000 property loss.
Franklin county grand jury returned true bills charging Senator Edgar T. Crawford and Representatives A. Clark Lowry and Owen J. Evans with soliciting bribes. Crawford allegedly sought 200 from W H Cook on trading stamps case, Lowry 1500 from Opha Moore during hours bill debate, Evans 650 from John Weiss during the wet municipalities bill. Eight lawmakers now face accusations.
Washington and legal circles focus on the Supreme Court ruling in the Standard Oil case. Justice Harlan dissents against judicial legislation as Taft and Democrats weigh the rule of reason and possible amendments. Meanwhile indictments in the legislature and Burns investigations shift attention to graft probes and liquor lobby testimony before the grand jury.
Secretary MacVeagh invited subscriptions to a 50 million dollar Panama canal bonds issue to reimburse treasury funds. The 3 percent bonds will be tax free, dated June 1 1911, payable in fifty years, and available in 100 500 and 1000 denominations. Banks may not use them as currency but can deposit them as government securities.
In Chicago on May 16 attorneys for beef packers filed a motion to appear and reargue demurrers, arguing the Standrd Oil decision overruled Judge Carpenter. They contend unreasonable restraints of trade define crimes under the Sherman act and seek to show the act’s ambiguity and constitutional issues.
The Prussian diet adopted the greater Berlin bill uniting the capital and suburbs to create a metropolitan area nearing 3.5 million residents. Berlin would rise from sixth to third largest city globally, ranking after London and New York.
May 16 Henry L. Stimson of New York was confirmed by the Senate to be secretary of war to succeed Jacob M. Dickinson. The Senate also confirmed Francis W. Bird as appraiser of merchandise in the district of New York succeeding George W. Wanamaker, who resigned.
Chancellor Lloyd George presented the budget in the house of commons. The notable feature is a proposal to grant former members a salary of $2000 a year. Traveling allowances or pensions are not included and ministers already drawing salaries are excluded.
Prominent Covington women in the Emergency association distribute pamphlets issued by the Kentucky Federation of Women's Clubs in public schools. The leaflets warn the house fly spreads disease and advise remedies including pyrethum powder, formaldehyde solution, and darkened rooms to trap and exterminate flies.
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