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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1908
Page
6
Washington dispatch reports the Ways and Means Committee held two sessions focused on Schedule A of the Dingley bill with emphasis on chemicals and paints. Officials expect to shift some free list items to the dutiable schedule to raise revenue while preserving overall protections.
The United States and Germany discuss a patent law agreement to simplify protection of inventors rights without requiring factories in the other country. The pact would allow protection without mandatory construction of factories and is not aimed at coercing Britain to follow the same rule.
A large Capitol crowd of tobacco dealers and growers hears Genetor Morgen G. Balkeler, Ebenezer J. Hill, and E Stevens Henry urge maintaining the current tobacco schedule. Senator Bulkeley argues tariff revisions should also protect Connecticut industries.
Jacob Ruppert proclaims Knickerbocker Beer bottled at the brewery uses best barley malt, imported hops and modern hygienic bottling. It emphasizes scientific brewing, sanitary methods, and strict quality control to deliver pure wholesome beer to the public.
Henry D. Clayton of Alabama urges the Democrats to craft a comprehensive tariff bill covering every schedule from agates to zinc. He says Democrats must unite to present a complete measure, go to the country in 1910, and press for revision on every schedule. He predicts reciprocity as a key element and notes Republicans will push a broad maximum. He cites Jackson and Polk as models for uniting the party.
In Columbus Senator Foraker arrives with the three leading candidates in the U S Senate race. Reports say Dick may arrive tomorrow and Burton appears strongest, though Taft supporters consider backing Harding. State patronage and recess appointees loom as factors, with Phipps noting his position won’t shift under pressure. Twenty legislators met with the candidates today.
The Tribune reports William J Bryan's influence shaping Nebraska state Legislature leadership. Bryan aligned candidates for Speaker oppose R. A. Clark over the bank deposits guarantee. Bryan vows Democrats will enact national and state platforms. Politicians visit Fairview and state chairman T. S. Allen after letters from Allen.
In Chicago on December 22, Willis N. Cooper and Samuel T. Warfield faced questions about alleged swindles including a $22,700 loss to Mrs. James E. Patten over a rare Roosevelt book deal. Prosecutors pressed about various eastern scams, but questions were stricken after defense objections.
In Cincinnati on their own petition the Eckhouse Brothers wholesale liquor business was placed under a receiver due to losses from prohibition. Assets were listed at 106000 with liabilities of 7500. Chicago report notes Civil War veterans declining, with 347 alive in 1910 and only 23 by 1920, last survivor expected in 194.
Cleveland Hilson, manager of the Montana Coke and Coal Company, declares a large coal deposit lies beneath Yellowstone Park. He claims millions of dollars in coal and other minerals are on the national reserve and predicts they will be opened one day.
President elect Taft rejects the Maryland Democratic machine plan to disfranchise voters under a proposed state constitution change. He calls the measure unjust and contrary to the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. Stone and Republican leaders push a campaign to defeat the amendment citing one party rule.
William McKay died trying to save his nine year old daughter Edith and two year old son John from a rooming house blaze on the third floor. He lowered himself from a window with the children, hung thirty feet above ground, and fell before a ladder could reach him. Edith and John were unhurt though his back and legs were broken. Mrs McKay survived with a broken arm.
The Rev Wilbur L. Davis was stricken with blindness while delivering a sermon at the High Street Methodist Church in Springfield yesterday. It is feared he will be blind for the rest of his life.
The unknown inventor Fred Schneider from Brooklyn brings a 30 by 28 foot flying machine to Morris Park. The Adams-Farwell 26 horsepower gyroscopic engine drives three aluminum propellers arranged for balance. Weighing 450 pounds with a lightweight ash frame, the craft aims to fly after a weekend of testing.
Albany officials and Adirondack interests meet after noon to discuss stronger forest fire prevention. James Whipple of the State Forest Fish and Game Commission hosts representatives from the Adirondack preservation association and corporations with Adirondack summer homes and from the International Paper Company.
Glens Falls New York December reports warn of a looming famine in the news print market as low water cripples paper mills. International Paper Company officials say many plants run short time now will shut entirely within four weeks without rain, risking layoffs of thousands who recently returned to work after a three month strike.
Hartford dispatch claimed a deal where the New York New Haven and Hartford would take over the Third Avenue Railroad and open a station near Third Avenue and 34th Street, but directors and officials denied knowledge of the agreement. Frederick W. Whitridge J N Walace and President Mellen read the denial.
Lawyers for Standard Oil plan to file a petition for rehearing of the Missouri ouster suit by next Saturday. Alfred D. Eddy and Frans Hagerman described the move and potential appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court if federal questions arise. They argued the refinery investment is at risk and questioned the legality of the ouster order as contraband.
Judge W. M. Hart refused bail for Colonel Duncan B. Cooper Robin J. Cooper and ex Sheriff John D. Sharp in the Carmack murder case. After review the court declared the defendants not bail able and set trial for January 2. Spectators filled the Criminal Court room as the defendants faced the decision before proceeding to jail until trial.
Washington December reports that leading American composers attend the annual convention of the Music Teachers National Association. A series of recitals begins tomorrow afternoon and continues through Thursday evening.
Miss Seraphin Bronistowns Isponder daughter of I Isponder of Nant Street South Omaha disappeared Saturday night after acting as bridesmaid at her sister's wedding in Winnipeg. Police seek her amid belief she eloped or was abducted by a Polish priest. Traced to southern province. Formerly a Sister at St Joseph's Orphan Asylum Chicago.
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