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CORPORATION
TAX | URGED
BY PRESIDENT
Taft's Message to Senate Rec
ommends Provision for Reve
nue in Tariff Bill
Income Tax by Constitutional
Amendment and Necessary
Resolution Suggested
42?) was held by the supreme court to
be k direct tax and therefore not with
in the power of the federal government
to impof.-' uniess apportioned among
ihe several states according to popu
lation.
This new proposal, v.-hich I did not
disi-uss In my inaugural address or my
message to the opening of the present
session, makes it appropriate for me to
Babsnlt to congress certain additional
.recommendations. *
Government Needs Power
The decision of the supreme court in
the income tax oases deprives the na
tional government of a power which.
by reason of previous decisions of the
court, it \v«±s generally supposed the
government had. It ie undoubtedly a
power the national government ought
to have. It might be indispensable to
the nation's life in a great crisis.
Although I have not considered a
«onsrlUuti«"<!ial amendment as necessary
to the exercise of certain phases of
this power, a mature consideration has
\u25a0satisfied rae that an amendment- is the
only proper course for its establishment
to its full extent. I therefore recom
mend to the congress that both houses,
by a tvv-o-tliirds vote, shall propose an
amendment to the constitution confer
ring tiie power to levy an income tax
upon the national government without
apportionment among the states in pro
portion of population.
Amendment a Wise Course
Tliis course is much to be preferred
to the one proposed, of re-enacting a
law once judicially declared to be un
constitutional. For congress to assume
that tjje court will reverse itself, and to
•'naii legislation on such assumption,
will not strengthen popular confidence
in tiie stability of the judicial construc
tion of the constitution. It is much
wiser policy to accept the constitution
and remedy tiie defect in dne and reg
ular course.
A^ain it is clear that by the enact
ment of the proposed law, the congress
Avill not 'be bringing money into the
treasury to meet the present deficien
cy, but by putting on the statute book
a law already there and never repealed
will simply be suggesting to the exec
utive, officers of the government their
possible duty to invoke litigation.
If the court should maintain its for
mer view no tax would be collected at
all. If it should ultimately reverse it
self still no taxes would have been
collected until after protracted delay.-
Confidence in People
It is said the difficulty and delay in
securing- the approval of three-fourths
of the states will destroy all chance of
adopting- the amendment. Of course no
one can speak with certainty upon this
point, but I have become convinced
that a -Treat majority of the people of
this country are in favor qf vesting
the national government with power
to levy an income tax.
Second, the decision in the Pollock
case left power in the national govern
ment to levy an excise tax which ac
complishes the same purpose as a cor
poration income tax and is free from
certain objections urged to the pro
posed income tax measure.
Urges Corporation Tax
1 therefore recommend an amend
ment to the tariff bill imposing upon
all oorpora t ions and joint stock com
panies for profit. except national
banks (otherwise taxed), savings
banks and building and loan societies.
a:i income tax measured by 2 per cent
of the net income of such Institutions.
This Is an excise tax upon the privi
lege of doing- business as an artificial
entity and of freedom from a general
partnership liability enjoyed by those
\u25a0who own the stock.
1 am informed that a 2 per cent tax
of this character would bring into the
treasury of the United States not less
than $^5.00ti.000.
The decision of the supreme court in
the ease of the Spreckels sugar refin
ing company against McClain seems
cltar'.y to establish the fact that such
a tax as this is an excise tax upon
privilege and not a direct tax on prop
erty and is within the federal power
without apportionment according to
population.
Corporations Able to Pay
The. t»x on net income is preferable
to one proportionate to a percentage
of the gross receipts, because it is a
tax rpoii success and not failure. It
Imposes a burden at the source of the
income at a time whtn the corporation
is well able to pay and when collection
is easy.
Another merit of this tax is the fed
eral supervision which must be exer
cised in order to make the law effect
ive over the annual accounts and busi
ness transactions of all corporations.
While the faculty of assuming a cor
porate form has been of the utmost
litility in the business world it is also
true that substantially all of the
abuses and all of the evils which have
aroused the public to the necessity of
reform were made possible by the use
of this very faculty.
Involves Public Supervision
If now. by a perfectly legitimate and
effective system of taxation, we are In
cidentally able to possess the govern
ment and the stock holders and the
public of the knowledge of the real
business transactions and the gains
and profits of c.very corporation in the
rountrs*. we have made a long step
lov/axd that supervisory control of
corporations which may prevent a fur
ther abuse of power.
I recommend then, first/the adoption
of a joint resolution by two-thirds of
both houses, proposing to the states an
amendment to the, constitution grant
ing to the federal government the
rieht to levy and collect an income tax
without apportionment among the
states according to population; and,
second, the enactment as part of the
pending revenue measure, either as a
substitute for or an addition to the in
heritance tax. of an excise tax upon
all v'O r P" ratSons - measured by 2 per
cent of their net income?.
WILLIAM H. TAFT.
The White House. June 16. 1909.
Progressives Will Fight On
WASHINGTON. June 16. — The light
for an income, tax will be continued.
Five progressive republican senators.
Bor*h. Bristow. Cummins, La Pollette
and Clapp conferred tonight to deter
mine what their attitude was to be in
relation to the income tax amendment
to the tariff bill in the face of Presi
dent Taffs special message to con
gress.
They decided that the president's l
plan was not inconsistent with their'
demands for the adoption of the
amendment taxing Incomes, . and that
both might be adopted in harmony.
They assume that the president's plan,
indorsed by leading republicans on the
finance committee Is destined to]
"cilloroform" the Income tax amend
ment, but, nevertheless, announce that;
they will continue to fight or its adop- ;
lion. "
A statement prepared by Borah and i
Bristow says: : j
The friends^ of the income tax feel 1
it a duty to, continue ,to put forth
every effort' to secure the adoption of
the '"measure. They will, therefore,
urge, the adoption of tne .amendment.
Siuhll Irrißaied Farm*
Sold on easy terms; best soil, trans
portation and living conditions In Sac
ramento valley. Excursions Saturday.
F L. Hill &. Co.. 6 East street, opp. fer-
George L. Center to
Race for Mayoralty
Supervisor George L. Center, who has consented to run for mayor, |
and who has been indorsed by- municipal league of independent repub- '
1 lican clubs. . |
Supervisor Consents to Run and Is 'lndorsed
By Republican Municipal League
Supervisor George L. Center entered
the race for the republican mayoralty
nomination yesterday, backed -by the
municipal league of independent repub
lican clubs. The new aspirant appeared
before the special committee of the
league charged with the task of select
ing a candidate for mayor, withdrew
the declination of the honor which he
had tendered when overtures were first
made to him, and was unanimously in
dorsed.
Center appeared before the commit
tee, consisting of -George B. Crothers,
Hiram Johnson, John W. Sweeney. Wil
liam M. Symon, Byron Mauzy. Andrea
Sbarboro, Max J. Kuhl and John Me-
Callum, on Tuesday morning to recom
mend Hooper, the well known lumber
dealer, as a candidate for mayor. After
presenting Hooper's name Center with
drew to let the committee deliberate.
Half an hour later he returned and was
told that the committee had not dis
cussed Hooper's name, but had unani
mously decided that Center was the
man they wanted.
Center said that he would sleep on
the question and would give his answer
in the morning. He waited on the com
mittee yesterday morning and explained
that he had Intended to retire from pol
itics at the conclusion of his term as a
supervisor and with tbat end in view
had refrained from joining with the 14
members of the board .who are candi
dates for re-election. For the same
reason, he said, he had refused to be a
candidate for mayor when members of
the committee first approached him.
ENEMIES URGED HIM
"But the men who sat in that com
mittee and urged me to be a candi
date," said Center afterward, "were
men who had been fighting me
for years in the old line nonpartisan
movement, and I could not persist in
my refusal."
George E. Crothers, chairman of the
committee, had this to say about the
choice of Center: I
"The committee is delighted with its
success in securing him as a candidate
for mayor. s Leading members of the
municipal league urged him to accept
the position before the nomination was
offered to any one else, but he re
fused to entertain any proposals. . He
finally consented to consider our pro
posal only after, we had presented the
matter to him in the most imperative
manner, and as a positive civic duty:
"To Mr. Center the mayoralty sim
ply means a great personal sacrifice
in the interest of the prosperity, credit
and reputation of the city and. of every
one of its citizens. San. Francisco is
to be congratulated upon its good for
tune in securing such a splendid can
didate for mayor."
Shortly after Center had accepted,
the news reached the street and was
quickly buzed-about among "states
men" of all political creeds. The usual
variety of opinions as to his chances
were vouchsafed. Some said that- the
choice was a- wise one, "inasmuch- as
Center, after Rolph, was just the can
didate to sweep the Mission, where Mc-
Carthy is supposed to have consider
able strength. \ v ' ?-.:
OPPOSED TO PROSECUTION f
Center's stand on public corporation
questions in the board of supervisors
was discussed. From some quarters
came the whisper that Center was op
posedto the graft prosecution.
That one element -of the republican
party was not willing to follow im
mediately in the wake of the committee
of the municipal league was made ap
parent in the course of the afternoon.
The committ*-* of seven, appointed
from the county, committee by Chair
man Dam of the campaign committee
of that body, held a meeting. in the
office of Ralph L. Hathorn. This com
mittee is also charged with the work
of selecting a suitable candidate for
mayor. Center's name was discussed
at the meeting, but" the committee was
not prepared to admit that he was "the
man of the hour,"- so action was de
ferred . for a day. This ; committee will
meet again this afternoon and will try
to. take some aetion' ln order to 'make
a report to the campaign committee,
which meets in the evening. ,"" =
That > the municipal: league; will in
dorse Center when it. meets in confer
ence in Lyric hall tomorrow night goes
without saying. ; While- the action 5 of
the, committee Is .not binding, on the
conference there is 'no doubt that the
members of. itr represent fairly the
sentiments of. the Jdelegates.C
- Center, was- asked yesterday -about
his- attitude;; toward the;jgraftTprosecu
tion, vj lie - answered that' while he * had
THE SAN ; FRANCISCO, CALL, THURSDAY^: JUNE 17, -1909;
an opinion in the matter he thought
that It should not be made public any
more than a private- opinion of any case
In court. He added that when it came
to a question of appropriating money
to carry on the graft prosecution he
was heartily in favor, of giving the
district attorney what was asked for
and voted for the $70,000 budget ap
propriation for this purpose.
WOULD GIVE MONEY
"When the district. attorney asks the
board for money which is needed for
the prosecution -of criminals," said
Center. "I think that the board is bound
to appropriate the money. That is the
stand I have taken and that would be
my stand If I were in the mayor's
chair."
Georg"e L. Center was born in Scot
land 65 years ago and came to this city
with his uncle, John Center, in 1569. He
has been identified with this city, espe
cially with .the Mission district, ever
since. He was the first president of
the Mission promotion association, re
signing when he was appointed to the
board of supervisors, following the ex
pulsion of the Schmitz boodle board.
Center is president of the John Center
company and' of 'the California cotton
mills and is a director in the Mission
bank and the Mission savings bank.
Three New Candidates
Three new republican candidates for
supervisor announced themselves at the
registrar's office yesterday and applied
for special verification deputies. They
were J. J. Dignan,. George C. Salch and
O. M. V.' Roberts. /\u25a0
J. F. Jewell, former election commis
sioner," filed a petition for the republi
can nomination for supervisor yester
day. The petition contained the names
of 1,375 voters, scattered through 135
precincts. Jewell employed 14 depu
ties to collect' signatures. This' is the
third petition filed,. the first two having
been filed by Police, Judge. Conlan.
The independent', republican club of
the forty-fifth district, known as the
"Garlbaldi-Xewberry"' club, has with
drawn from the MunicipaMeague after
condemning that body's high-handed
action in refusing to • recognize- the
club's delegates. A campaign commit
tee consisting of Dr. J. K. Plinc-j and
Henry Wynn was appointed.
The delegates of the Municipal league
conference representing the districts
from the twenty-eighth to the thirty
sixth met last night in Rolph's hall
to recommend the names of nine can
didates for supervisors and to indorse
Fred Eggers for sheriff. A committee
of five was appointed- to .'wait "upon
the ; committee- on supervisors • ap
pointed by the league conference and
to urge, the selection of fitting repre
sentatives of the south side and the
Mission district. ~v \i
HEYBURN SCORES PAPER -
FOR CRITICISING SENATE
Washington 'Reporters Called
"Joke Sifters of Gallery"
WASHINGTON,: June 16.— During, his
speech tn: the senate on the zinc sched
ule today Heyburn of Idaho paid his
respects to the representatives '.of the
•press. He wap, diverted from the regu
lar path of his remarks by an editorial
suggestion In "a\ Washington morning
paper , that "an ad valorem duty on
tariff speeches delivered in the senate,
probably, would not produce enough
revenue to pay the senators' salaries."
. < Discussing, this expression, •he re
ferred to the Washington representa
tives of the. newspapers as the "joke
sifters in the, gallery," . and declaring
that they were not interested; In the
zinc scheduled He said; '"If you get; up
some diverting controversy that verges
upon a djsregard of the rules of this
body" theri'you "are "happy." .', :
.'Through «the courtesy of. the senate,
he said, the . papersV representatives'oc
cupied » ; palatial and .luxurious ; quarters
in - the capitol and were even permitted
"to walk on the floor of the senate.", He
declared r the- paper t to ; have t.put itself
in; the ."position* of a guest who misbe
haves himself at his host's table." .
L,adle»\ Shoen.'KOc Pair
A* carload of Ladies' Shoes, Including
Patent Leather, Vici' Kid in: all styles
and sizes at ; soc: a I ? pair. > 3, 000 pairs La
dies I ' finest" grade shoes, low heels,
French: heels, ; in Patent Kid, -Suede
leather.' and- a Hot of fine pumpsi in all
styV2s,,p-ice.sl.4s -the, pair. Sale today
(Thursday). 8 , 9 -o'clock. '': \u25a0 :
• \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0 Busy Bee Shoe Co.,
907 -Market Street. .'•\u25a0.'
SAILOR'S BODY, FOUND— Petaluma., June 16;
The body of Uus Meyers,', a sailor. on. the stentm-r
Nap* * City,' who* was » wafcbPd < oT^rboard 5 Friday
nisrbt, i. was s recovered -. neari Lakerille > today." s, 1 1
was brought 'to | retalumn- and 1 the 'coroner's Jury
brrnijrlit, in? aV. verdict :> of - accidental
NothiuE is Uuown ' of : tiio* dead : mails-a ssailants."
DRUNKEN PORTER
SHOOTS TWO MEN
Bernard H. TrumbuH of Port*
: land Seriously. Injured, J. S.
McLaughlin Shot in- Leg
Both Are in Employ of the 1111=
nois Central Railway .
Company
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SHANIKO, Ore., June 16.~rA _ drunken
negro porter on the wool buyers' spe
cial car,' which was sidetracked in this
place during the. wool sales, early to
day shot and seriously injured Bernard
H. Trumbull. commercial agent of the
Illinois Central railroad, with* head
quarters at PqVtland, and John S. Mc-
Laughlin, traveling freightand passen
ger agent of the same road.
Trumbull was shot in the groin, the
bullet taking an v upward course, and
McLaughlin was shot in the side and
leg. i, ; \u25a0 ;
The negro x porter, whose name has
not been learned, escaped to the hills.
A posse is in pursuit. _£ .
HOW SHOOTING AVAS DONE
An eyewitness of the shooting says
Trumbull and McLaughlin were lead
ing the negro toward the train when
he suddenly broke loose from them
and., fell "into" the street. While in -a
reclining posture the negro drew a re
volver and commenced tiring at Trum
bull. One bullet took effect and Trum
bull fell to the ground. The negro then
attempted to escape and McLaughlin
interfered, with the result that he was
shot in the leg and side.
The hat and white coat of the negro
porter were found about one mile be
low Shaniko. The. officers traced him
to a barn' close to where the hat and
coat were found, but there lost trace
of him. It- is believed he is hiding in
the bush.
Taken to Portland
PORTLAND, June 16. — Bernard H.
Trumbull and John S. McLaughlin, the
Illinois Central railroad employes who
were shot by a drunken- negro porter at
Shaniko early today, arrived in this
city this, afternoon by special train and
were taken to a hospital. The wounded
men were accompanied to Portland by
a resident physician at Antelope.
Trumbull is in a serious condition,
but hopes are held out for his recovery.
McLaughlin is seriously injured, but
unless unforeseen complications should
develop he will recover.
Trumbull and McLaughlin reside in
this city. TrumbuU's wife Is an officer
of the juvenile court.'
REPUBLICANS GIVE TAFT
HEARTIEST INDORSEMENT
Nominations Made by Pennsyl-
vania State Convention
IIA'RRIS'bURG, Pa., June 16. — The
republican state convention met here
today and nominated the following
ticket, to be voted for in November: -
Auditor general — Arthur E. Sisson,
Erie.
State treasurer — Former State Sen
ator Jeremiah A. Stober, Lancaster.
Associate justice of • the supreme
court — Judge Robert yon Moschzisker,
Philadelphia.
The candidates named were slated by
the state organization, of which United
States Snator Penrose is the head.
The platform adopted contains a
warm indorsement of President Taft.
It says:
President Taft's profound knowledge of the
science of government, his deep humau sym
pathy, lila conceded love of justice and ap
preciation of the real needs of a prosperous
and progressive people will enable him to carry
forward In his own way the great policies of.
the Roosevelt administration, with which he
was conspicuously Idcntincd. and it may well be
expected that under his wise leadership those
policies will be developed and such additional
ones adopted as will make real and effective
the American demand for the -equality of right
and opportunity nt home, and that respect and
tho>.e privileges abroad which are accorded to
the most favored nation..
- The platform indorses the protective
policy and asserts that the republican
party is fulfilling its promise to revise
the tariff, ••and we believe that such
revision should be a true revision and
not an attempt to merely put rates up
or down."
The position taken by the Pennsyl
vania senators and representatives on
the tariff revision is indorsed. ~ A
ATTACHMENT ON MONEY
WOMAN REPORTED STOLEN
Restitution Story Unconfirmed
and Theft Doubted
SEATTLE, June 16.— Mrs. A. J. Shea
of Eveleth.' Minn., who reported to the
police June 1 that she had been robbed
of $20,000 cash and who was reported
to have received •\u25a0 $15,000 from the
thieves in restitution, left Seattle for
Portland. Ore., a week ago. J Simul
taneously came a report from Duluth
that a law firm had obtained an at
tachment against the 520.000, which
Mrs. Shea had obtained through a land
sale. . Mrs. Shea's sister, at whose
home the robbery is alleged to have
occurred. , knows .nothing of the re
ported recovery of the money. The
police doubt the robbery as well.
POLICEMAN WOUNDED;
CRAZED MAN KILLED
Drunkard Shoots iit Children
'and Falls in Duel
BUTTE. Mont., June 16.— Police Of
ficer William C. Taylor was seriously
wpifnded and John' L. Williams, a drink
crazed 'cement worker, was almost in
stantly \u25a0 killed today in" a pistol du£l,
after Williams had terrorized . the
neighborhood in which he lived by
shooting at children and' citizens who
ventured out. j The battle, took place
in Williams* front yard. In attempt
ing -to arrest Williams Taylor received
a bullet .wound in -the right shoulder
and went to his knees, but returned the
fire, killing Williams with his third
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GAELIC CLUB OFFERS
-CHANCE FOR AN OUTING
Kaleidoscope of Attractions
Will Amuse at Shell; Mound
- Any. person who can dance., sing,
play the pipes or fiddle, run, jump, hop,
skip, \u25a0or do anything -that; might Jby^
any possibility be > woven* into '.,' picnic"
amusements,: will -find an (opportunity
to ; appear at the third annual touting
of " the Gaelic dancing, club;
which- will take place July =18 at Shell
Mound; park.. . .\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-• \u25a0:-, , . :,. - ' "•..
The picnic program will.' be complete
in every detail and dazzling in the
variety tof amusements I offered. •.. -
-'-'.There! will be contests* among: young
men * and > women > for? the championship
of 3 the Paci fic coast and \ a \ full % athletic
meet, under the rules and. direction, of
thcP; A; A. Besides this there will'be
Scotch and Gaelic dancing In costumes,
f our .; and 'eight ' hand » reels. ; and ' particu-.
larly a ; costume < dance among
the juveniles «for*prizes.V; <v - y';.. : ; ! --\u25a0•> ,
"\u25a0; Following: are the- committee' of .'ar
rangements: -Joseph -P. Kelleher,* Ichair
man;^3 James ;> Barry, » secretary; v John
Mulcaria.r treasurer; • Dan 'Cotter, tR. ; j;
McKlein;* ; Ed f Farley;; J." Sullivan,:- P. M:
Kelly;yj.'?,Waish.; ! EugeneeMcAuliffe,;B;
Walsh,: Dan Forbes. -
COOPER CONVERTS
TALK TO FRIENDS
Local People Benefited by the
"Stomach Man" Volunteer
in His Cause ,
Sixth Week of SStary r Here JUarks
His Best Success in
V iSan Francisco
_ The sixth week of ; the Cooper "stom
ach man's" stay in . San Francisco has
marked his best success here, accord
ing tohis own statements. -He claims
that hundreds of the persons in; this
city who have been benefited by his
course of treatment are telling; their
friends and says; that many persons
who ha.ye taken his "medicine in San
Franciscq_ have constituted themselves
walking advertisements; for him.
When visited yesterday at the Owl
drug store in .the Phelan building the
boyish., looking "stomach man" was
surrounded by a throng of people. He
said it had been that .way all day. One
of those- who consented to talk for
publication in "Cooper's behalf was
Hans Lansten of : 28 Hartford street. He
said:
"I was ' a sufferer from stomach
trouble for three years. I suffered
from this catarrhaK condition in all its
forms— gas on the stomach, constipation,
thin blood and dyspepsia. There were
times when I suffered the most Mn
tense agony and couldn't sleep or eat.
and I was so nervous that the slightest
noise would disturb me. I tried Coo
per's course of treatment and now I am
a well 'man. I have recommended his
remedies to various friends and in
every instance they have proved sat
isfactory." •
NEW YORK BANKERS TO
DIVIDE HANKOW LOAN
European Groups Advised to
I Agree *to Apportionment
WASHINGTON, June 16.— Cable ad
vices to the state department today
are ' to the effect that- the agents of
the. European groups interested in the
$27,500,000 loan on the Hankow rail
way have advised their principals that
the New York bankers be allotted a
portion. The presumption is they will
be allotted a fourth of the $27,500,000.
Peking Ministers Advised ,
PEKING, June 16. — The local bank
ers concerned in the Hankow-Sze
Chuen railroad loan of $27,500,000 have
laid the situation arising out of the
American protest against the formal
conclusion of this agreement before
their respective ministers.
Europeans Will Protest
PARIS. June 16.— Although the Eng
lish, French and German banking
groups interested in the Hankow-Sze
Chuen loan will protest against Ameri
can * inter\*ention. conviction prevails
that the Chinese government will side
with America.
RECEIVES LEGACY FROM
ESTATE OF HIS BROTHER
Benjamin F. Clapp of This City
Is Beneficiary
[Special Dupatch to The Call]
BOSTON, Mass., June 16.— The will
of the late Edwin Clapp, of the firm
of Edwin Clapp & Son, was filed in
the probate court today and -his estate
of $410,000 disposed of. The executors
are tho" widow, Mrs. Francis H. Clapp,
and the Boston Safe Deposit and Trust
company, each bonded for $500,000.
By the terms of the will $3,000 is
left to each of the testator's two sis
ters, Mrs. Eunice Pratt and Mrs.
Helena Tirrell, both of East We-y
mouth. and $40,000 to each of his two
daughters, Mrs. Edith W. Lincoln of
Hingham and Mrs. Eleanor R. Drink
water of East Weymouth. .
The sum of $20,000 is left in trust
with the Boston Safe Deposit and Trust
company, the interest of which is to
be paid to Clapp's brother, Benjamin
F. Clapp of San Francisco, during his
lifetime. The remainder of the prop
erty, home, etc., go to the widow.
BANKER MORSE RELEASED
ON BAIL OF $125,000
Friends of Financier Quickly
Make -Up the Amount
NEW YORK, June 16. — Charles W.
Morse, the banker who was .. convicted
of violating the national banking laws,
was today admitted to bail in the sum
of $125,000.
Bonds signed by a group of Morse's
friends to, the desired amount were
quickly signed and Morse was freed
from the Tombs prison. ]
The court reserved decision on
Mors#s appeal for a new trial, the mo
tion having been argued for the gov
ernment* today by District Attorney
Stintson.
TWO PROSPECTORS DEAD
WITH DAGGER WOUNDS
Bodies Found Near Saloon in
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Leiand, Nevada
' LELAND, Nev., June 16. — The bodies
of Richard Stillwell and B. E. Nelson,
both well known prospectors Jn former
days, were discover^ today, near Nel
pon's saloon, death having resulted
from dagger wounds in r eacivcaae. Tt
isbelieved that the murders were com
mltted last nipht by two Mexicans. who
have been noticed in the vicinity, rob
bery, being : the motive. .
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