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Willmar Tribune.
By The Tribune Printing Co.
WILLMAR, MINN.
O A
WEEK'S NEWS
Most Important Happen
ings Told in Brief.
PERSONAL.
The resignation of Vespasian Warn
er, as United States pension commis
sioner, has been accepted by Presi
dent Taft. Mr. Warner resigned be
cause of the illness of his son.
The duke of Roxburghe fell and
broke his right leg while riding with
the Quorn hounds. The duchess, who
formerly was May Goelet of New
York, is at his bedside.
Admiral Seymour of the British fleet
presented the flagship Inflexible with
a silver bowl for its wardroom to com
memorate the battleship's part In the
Hudson-Fulton celebration at New
York.
John G. Carlisle, 111 in St. Vincent's
hospital in New York, ig showing not
ed Improvement.
Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell and
Frank Morrison were unanimously re
elected as heads of the American Fed
eration of Labor at its convention at
Toronto.
Count Boni de Castellane has been
in Rome two weeks trying to arrange
for papal annulment of his marriage
with Anna Gould, now the Princess de
Sagan, so he may remarry.
President Simon of Haiti arrived at
Cape Haitien on the gunboat Llberte
and was given an enthusiastic wel
come. The town was decked with
flags in his honor.
Mrs. Marie Radlelgh of New York
city, 48 years old and married 20
years, has given birth to her nine
teenth child. Only nine are living,
but one of them, a daughter 19 years
old, is married and the mother of
one baby.
Rings lost by Mrs. Goldle Dixon of
New Town, Mo., valued at $500, were
found by Mrs. Margaret Adams of
Chicago at the Union station in Kan
sas Olty and restored to their owner.
GENERAL NEWS.
Representative David A. De Armond
of the Sixth Missouri district, and one
of the leaders of the Democratic party
in the house of representatives, was
burned to death in a vain effort to
save his little grandson when their
home at Butler, Mo, was destroyed.
The other members of the family es
caped uninjured.
Capt Dalton of the steamship Harry
Luckenbach, which reached New
York from San Juan, P. R., says Col.
John J. Astor's yacht was safe in
that harbor November 17, which is
subsequent to the terrific West In
dian hurricane. It is believed Col.
Astor and party are now supposed
to be at Ponce or on their way to
Cuba.
Hope that some of the 200 men
known to be entombed in the St. Paul
coal mine at Cherry, 111., might be
taken out alive, is practically aban
doned, because of the continuance of
the fire in the tunnels and great
amount of debris obstructing the
drifts. One hundred and twenty-three
bodies have been recovered and 21
miners have been taken out alive, one
of which died afterwards.
Fire in the Lucky hotel, in Clark
street, Chicago, emptied the hotel of
its guests and drove the audience of
the Grand opera house in haste into
the streets, whence they returned to
the play on learning that no danger
menaced the building. Panic in the
theater was averted by the manage
ment and employes, but the house was
emptied as a matter of precaution.
Richard Watson Gilder, the author
and editor of the Century Magazine,
Is dead of heart failure at New York,
aged 65 years.
Domingo Gana, Chilean minister to
Great Britain, has deposited with the
Rothschilds $1,000,000 to the order of
The Hague arbitration court. This
sum represents in round figures the
Alsop claim of the United States
against Chile, and the bankers are in
structed to pay the same to the gov
ernment of the United States should
the decision of The Hague tribunal
confirm the contention of the claim
ant.
Dr. Haldane Cleminson, charged
with wife murder at Chicago, was
found guilty by a jury and sentenced
to life imprisonment.
Frank B. Kellogg, special assistant
attorney general for the government
In charge of the Standard Oil case,
aaid positively that the decree handed
down by the circuit court of appeals
on Saturday at St. Paul, does, in its
effect, dissolve the Standard Oil Com
pany as such.
The disabled steamer Puritan was
safely towed to South Chicago after
a 24-hour struggle in a storm on Lake
Michigan. Many of her 40 passengers
and some of the crew were exhaust
ed by the storm of the many hours
In which the boat drifted in the
trough of the sea.
By the latest estimates of the Pan
ama canal commission the big water
way will require nearly $400,000,000 to
complete.
The ocean liners Lusltanla and Ara
bic that reached Queenstown reported
severe weather In crossing the At
lantic.
President Gompers, Vice-President
Mitchell and Secretary Morrison of
the American Federation of Labor,
have been granted a stay until Novem
ber 29 by the appellate court at Wash
ington of the Issuance of a mandate
sending them to Jail for contempt of
court
In a fashionable apartment on West
Fifth street New York city, Mrs. Daisy
von Marlow, a magazine art editor, re
cently of Dayton, O., died, supposedly
from the effects of poison.
Samuel Gompers in an address be
fore the National Civic federation, in
annual session at New York city, dis
cussed the need in this country of new
laws to cover the subject of employ
ers' liability and to provide adequate
compensation to wage earners injured
b. accident He charged that the law
yers would prevent the obtaining of
tho wisest and best laws in that mat
ter through finding insurmountable
constitutional objections.
Senator Borah of Idaho, chairman
of the senate committee on irrigation,
says he will recommend to congress
a bond issue of $40,000,000 for imme
diate completion of 43 irrigation pro
jects.
Forty-two more dead bodies have
been recovered from the St. Paul mine,
at Cherry, 111., making a total of 101
recovered, together with 20 men who
were rescued alive. This leaves more
than 200 to be accounted for. Rescu
ers have redoubled their efforts to pen
etrate the third vein, where it is be
lieved many miners are still alive, but
they are greatly hampered by therecur
rence of fire in the shaft as well as
the huge pile of debris which must be
penetrated before they can reach the
trapped men and boys.
According to a state department offi
cial no mere apology and compensa
tion will be accepted from President
Zelaya as satisfaction for the shoot
ing of the two Americans, Cannon
and Grace. It is safe to predict that
a force of marines will be landed on
Nlcaraguan soil from the gunboats
now on each coast of that country
within a few days. Four hundred more
marines have been ordered to sail
from Philadelphia.
Steamers City of Benton Harbor
and Puritan of the Graham & Mor
ton transportation line, had a very
narrow escape from foundering off St.
Joseph, Mich., during the most se
vere gale which has prevailed in years
on Lake Michigan. The City of Ben
ton Harbor reached port in safety,
but the Puritan lost her rudder and
was forced to anchor off New Buffalo,
Mich., until assistance reached her.
The steamer Boston was wrecked off
Kenilworth, but her crew was saved
by life savers.
Col. Roosevelt his son Kermit and
Carl E. Akeley have killed four ele
phants on the Guas Inghisu plateau,
In Africa, for the Museum of Natural
History of New York.
The state crop-pest commission of
Louisiana says the picturesque Span
ish moss on the trees is ideal winter
quarters for the boll weevil that plays
havoc with cotton.
C. L. Canfleld, for many years gen
eral agent for the Chicago, Milwaukee
ft St Paul railway at San Francisco,
in charge of Pacific coast traffic, is
dead.
Armstead B. Baxter, a millionaire
broker and oil and gas magnate, and
James Callahan, a wealthy retired oil
producer, both at Pittsburg, Pa., and
former partners in the oil industry,
are dead in that city.
Attended by many priests, seminari
ans, students of Catholic colleges and
laymen, the funeral service of Rev.
John B. Tabb, the blind poet-priest of
Maryland, who died last Friday night,
was held at St Charles' college. Elli
cott City, Md.
Twenty-one men were rescued alive
from the St Paul mine at Cherry, 111.,
after having been imprisoned therein
for seven days. They were found in
the second vein and there Is hope that
others are still alive in the third vein,
but they cannot be reached until a
great mass of coal and debris has
been removed. The rescued miners
had built barriers and prevented the
fatal flames and fumes from reach
ing them.
Col. John Jacob Astor's yacht which
has not been heard from for a fort
night Is reported by the captain of the
steamer Caracas as being safely at
anchor in San Juan (Porto Rico) har
bor, on November 15.
Andrew Hell, 27 years old, was stab
bed to death by Charles Benfield at
Chicago, while defending an old man
from an attack by Benfield. The lat
ter narrowly escaped lynching at the
hands of an angry crowd.
After a conference with President
Taft concerning the Nlcaraguan situa
tion, Secretary of State Knox said
that the government will at once pre
pare a demand on Nicaragua for repar
ation for the execution of LeRoy Can
non and Leonard Grose upon orders
of President of Zelaya. The transport
Buffalo was ordered to proceed from
California to Panama with all possi
ble haste.
Seven fires in as many different
parts of the town were discovered in
Independence, Mo., in one night
"The safety of a ship going to a
port which Is closed or blockaded in
fact or in theory is a question for the
Interested parties to determine and
act on and not a question for determ
ination by the officials concerned in
clearances."
Internal revenue figures show that
the total receipts since June 30 last
have been $106,608,353, which is an in
crease over the same period of 1908
of $6,043,773.
The new laboratory of physics at
the University of Illinois was formally
opened in the presence of many
notables, the dedicatory address be
ing delivered by President Pritchett
of the Carnegie Foundation.
The Indiana Academy of Science
held its twenty-fifth annual meeting
in Indianapolis. Dr. A. L. Foley of
Bloomington presiding.
Capitalized at $100,000, the Wright
Company of New York has been incor
porated at Albany, N. Y., "to manufac
ture, deal in, and operate machines,
ships or other mechanical contriv
ances for aerial operation.
The Coliseum building, an Immense
amusement hall in San Francisco,
was destroyel by fire. The loss is
$100,000.
Fifty thousand dollars' worth of
cats were on exhibition when Pitts
burg's (Pa.) annual cat show was for
mally opened by the mayor.
The three-story elevator at Shaw
neetown, 111., owned and operated by
Gale Bros, of Cincinnati, O., was de
stroyed by fire.
The casualty record for football this
season includes 26 deaths and 69 play
era Injured, with the Thanksgiving
day games yet to be accounted.
STANDAR OIL CO
O E N I E
ATTORNEY PRANK B. KELLOGG
WINS BRILLIANT VICTORY
OVER LAWLE83 COR-
PORATION.
DISTINGUISHED PART
BORNE BY MINNES0TANS
Document Is Written By Judge San
born, of St. Paul, and Concurred
In By Colleagues—Company
Is In Restraint of
Trade.
St. Paul.—In the government's suit
against the Standard Oil Company.
The United States circuit court ord
ered the corporation to be dissolved, it
being an illegal corporation. The de
cision was filed in St Paul and St.
Louis.
The case was heard in the United
States circuit court at St. Louis in
April, 1909, by Circuit Judges San
born of St. Paul, Yandevanter of
Cheyenne, Hook of Leavenworth, and
Adams of St Louis.
Argued by Frank B. Kellogg.
The case was argued by Frank B.
Kellogg of St Paul, and Charles B.
Morrison of Chicago, for the United
States, and John G. Milburn of Buff
alo, David T. Watson of Pittsburg,
Morltz Rosenthal of Chicago, and
John 6. Johnson of Philadelphia, on
behalf of the defendants.
The action was brought to enjoin
John D. Rockefeller, William Rocke
feller, Henry M. Flagler, Henry H.
Rogers, John D. Archbold Oliver H.
Payne, Charles M. Pratt, the Standard
Oil Company of New Jersey and about
Frank B. Kellogg.
70 other corporations from maintain
ing a combination and conspiracy in
restraint of trade, to monopolize in
terstate and international commerce
and the decree grants the injunction
sought by the government.
Opinion of Public Men.
Attorney General, Geo. W. Wicker
sham—"It is one of the most import
ant decisions ever rendered in this
country.
"I am very much gratified at the de
cision, of course. But until I have
been able to see the full text any
opinion I might express must natural
ly be of my personal nature.
A decision of dissolution against a
great corporation like that of the
Standard Oil Company is the utmost
that could have been imposed by law
upon the great monopoly which has
been the object of the anti-trust legis
lation."
Congressman Fred C. Stevens.—"it
is one of the most remarkable legal
victories In the history of the coun
try," says Congressman Fred C.
Stevens of St. Paul. "It is remark
able not only in the enormous amount
of work that was necessarily placed
upon Mr. Kellogg in the preparation
of the case, but for the far-reaching
results of the decision. The court
evidently considered in mind that it
would not meet with the same fate as
the decision of Judge Landis against
the Standard Oil Company in the ap
pellate court.
"I know that Mr. Kellogg prepared
this case with the utmost care so that
If the decision should be favorable in
the lower court it would be sustained
on appeal.'
Gov. Eberhart.—"I am glad that the
government has won as I undersand
It has. I hope that the text of the
decision will confirm all the encourag
ing reports of the press in their state
ments of today."
State Auditor Iverson. "The de
cision of the Circuit Court of Appeals
—the next to the highest court In the
council, a court recognized by all
as exceptionally able in its pendings,
will cause a great wave of satisfaction
to pass over the country."
Victory for Minnesetans.
It is peculiarly gratifying to the peo
ple of Minnesota that in this mighty
conflict of legal giants, a native born
son of the state was selected by presi
dent Roosevelt and his cabinet to rep
resent the cause of the government
and contest the rights of the people
Frank B. Kellogg's achievement In
this case places him in the very fore
front of American lawyers whose ac
complishments have been of substan
tial benefit to mankind. It is also
noteworthy that another Minnesotan,
Judge Walter H. Sanborn, wrote the
opinion in this famous case. It will
further be recalled that this distin
guished jurist received his appoint
ment to his present position through
the influence of former United States
senator Cushman K. Davis. Minne
sota may rightfully feel proud of the
part her Illustrious sons have borne
in this gigantic contest to overthrow
the greatest octopus in the world'i
history.
Roosevelt 8tarts the Fight
It was three years ago that Presl
dent Roosevelt summoned tne brilliant
Minnesota lawyer, Frank B. Kellogg,
before his cabinet and gaiiied his con
sent to conduct the assault in the
treats* legal battle over contested in
WHAT DECISION MEANS.
The upholding of the 8anborn
opinion in the Standard Oil case
means:
The possible criminal prosecu
tlon of John D. Rockefeller, Wil
Ham Rockefeller, John D. Arch
bold, Oliver H. Payne, Henry M.
Flagler and Charles M. Pratt
The dissolution of the Standard
Oil Company of New Jersey.
The success of the government's
suit against the coal railroads,
which is being prosecuted on evi
dence furnished by William Ran
dolph Hearst
The success of the government's
suit against the tobacco trust
Renders the United States Steel
corporation liable to a similar
suit.
It will absolutely destroy the
effectiveness of corporations run
ning to New Jersey and forming
holding companies.
It will end all combinations to
control business will restore com
petition throughout the country
and will protect the independent
owner and manufacturer who is to
day struggling for a living.
this country, and which resulted last
Saturday in the decision of the United
States court of appeals that is a
sweeping affirmation of every conten
tion urged by the government In its
suit for the dissolution of the Stand
ard Oil Company of New Jersey, "the
greatest trust in the world."
The opinion of the court written
by Judge Sanborn, sustains the con
tentions of the government in every
point and in full detail. It reviews
the origin and history of the Standard
Oil Company, showing the wizard-like
financial operations of the master
minds that conceived and executed
the plans for the organization and
points out plainly the particulars in
which such operations have been in
violation of the law and contrary to
public policy. The court holds that
the combination as formed and operat
ed is a conspiracy to strifle, or direct
ly and substantially restrict free com
petition in commerce between the
states, and therefore is wholly ana
unqualifiedly in violation of the law
under which the prosecution against
it was instituted.
The Sweeping Decree.
Having found the defendants guilty
of the charges brought by the gov
ernment, the court's decree is a sweep
ing order designed to end the abuses
which have so long obtained. The
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
is enjoined from voting the stock of
any of the companies of which it has
secured control other companies are
enjoined from paying dividends to the
Standard and from allowing their
stock to be voted by the Standard
all partnerships and agreements be
tween the Standard and other com
panies are ordered canceled and that
every act now being performed by the
Standard and its affiliated companies
that tends to restrict or stifle free
competition in commerce or to form
a monopoly in control of the petro
leum business of the nation is en
joined and prohibited. The decree aV
so directly and explicitly prohibits the
Standard and its allies from hereafter
taking any steps, making any plans
or forming any alliances, the effect
of teitherdrlectly or indirectly any or
the things prohibited and declared il
legal by the court's findings in the
case at issue.
Free Competition.
The decree declares the ownership
by the Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey of the stock of all the other
corporations to be illegal, and pro
hibits the exercise of any control over
the various corporations by the prin
cipal company. It also prohibits any
of the defendant corporations, or the
individuals, from accomplishing the
same purpose of placing the control
of the same corporations, or any two
or more of them in the hands of any
trustees, persons, or corporations,
from managing or operating them to
gether or in harmony, or from making
any express or Implied agreement one
with the other for the purpose of con
trolling the management of the cor
porations or the prices of petroleum
and its products or the rates of trans
portation and it prohibits the de
fendants from engaging in any inter
state commerce while the combination
continues. This, if sustained, will end
all combinations to control business,
and will restore competition through
out the country, and will protect the
Independent manufacturer who is to
day struggling for a living.
Startling Figures.
It appears in this case that the
Standard Oil Is the most gigantic cor
poration in the world. On an original
investment of $69,000,000, the Stand
ard Oil Company has paid in dividends
since the organization of the Trust
down to and including 1906, $548,436,
436.87. and at the end of 1906 had a
surplus of over $261,000,000 on Its
books. It has actually earned on this
Investment of $69,000,000 over $1,000,
000,000, and during the last few years
has earned over 100 per cent per
annum. These profits have been made
principally in this country, as the for
eign companies have made much less
profit than the companies doing busi
ness in America. Some of the Amer
ican companies, like the Standard Oil
Company of Indiana.—one of the prin
cipal subsidiary companies,—on a to
tal capital and Investment of $1,000,
000 has earned $10,000,000 per annum
in other words, 1051.6 per cent and
has a surplus of over $24,000,000. The
Combination controls from 85 to 97
per cent, of the various branches of
the petroleum business in the United
States, and practically all of the lubri
cating-oll business of railways. It has
directors in all the leading railways of
the country, and it la a dominant force
in the country's financial institutions.
No Political Significance.
The Standard Oil victory is sup
posed to make Mr. Kertogg a candi
date for tho United Slates Senate.
When asked relative to this possibil
ity, he declined to be interviewed. "I
have absolutely nothing »o say about
that,' he said, "I am not prosecuting
Che Standard Oil case for political ef
fect, but as a lawyer for the Govern
ment."
Judge Sanborn's Opinion
The nature of the case and the char
acter of the decision appear from the
syllabus of Judge Sanborn's opinion,
which reads as follows:
"Congress has power under the com
mercial clause of the constitution to
regulate and restrict the use of com
merce among the several states and
with foreign nations of contracts, of
the method of holding title to property
and of every other instrumentality em
ployed in that commerce so far as it
may be necessary to do in order to
prevent the restraint thereof denounc
ed by the anti-trust act of July 2,1890,
26 stat 209.
"The test of the legality of a com
bination under this act is its necessary
effect upon competition in commerce
among the states or with foreign na
tions.
"If its necessary effect is only inci
dentally or indirectly to restrict that
competition while its chief result is to
foster the trade and increase the busi
ness of those who make and operate it,
it does not violate that law.
"But if its necessary effect is to
stifle or directly and substantially to
restrict free competition in commerce
among the states or with foreign na
tions it is illegal within the meaning
of that statute.
"The power to restrict competition
in commerce among the several states
or with foreign nations vested in a
person or an association of persons by
a combination is indicative of the chai
acter of the combination, because it is
to the interests of parties that such
a power should be exercised and the
presumtion is that it will be.
Many Firms Knit Together.
"The combination in a single cor
poration or person by an exchange of
stock of the power of many stockhold
ers holding the same proportions re
spectively of the majority of the stock
of each of several corporations engag
ed in commerce in the same article
among the states, or with foreign na
tions, to restrict competition therein,
renders the power thus vested in the
former greater, more easily exercised,
more durable and more effective than
that previously held by the stockhold
ers, and it is illegal.
"In 1899 the stockholders of the
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
owned a majority of the stock of 19
other corporations in the same propor
tions that they owned the stock of the
Standard Company and those 20 cor
porations controlled by the ownership
of the majority of their stock, or other
wise many other corporations. Each
of these corpratlons was engaged in
some part of the business of produc
ing, buying, refining, transporting and
selling petroleum and its products and
they were conducting about 30 per
cent of the production of the crude
oil and more than 75 per cent of the
business of purchasing, refining, trans
porting and selling petroleum and its
products in this country. Many of
them were engaged in commerce in
these articles, among the several
states and with foreign nations, and
were naturally competitive.
Competitors Disappeared.
"During the 10 years prior to 1879
the seven individual defendants had
acquired control of many corporations,
partnerships and refineries that had
been competing in this business, had
placed the majority of the stock of
those corporations and the interests in
property and business thus obtained in
various trustees to be held and oper
ated by them for the stockholders of
the Standard Oil Company, of Ohio,
one of the 19 companies in which the
individual defendants were principal
stockholders, and had thereby sup
pressed competition among these cor
porations and partnerships.
"In 1879 they and their .associates
caused all the trustees to convey their
interests in the stock, property and
business of all these corporations to
five trustees to be held, operated and
distributed by them for the stockhold
ers of the Standard Company of Ohio.
From 1879 until 1892 they prevented
these corporations and others engaged
in this business, where they secured
control, from competing in this com
merce by causing the control of their
operations, and generally of a majority
of their stocks, to be held in trust for
the stockholders of the Standard com
pany, of Ohio, and from 1892 until 1899
they accomplished the same result by
a similar stockholding device and by
the joint equitable ownership of the
majority of the stocks of the corpora
tions.
All Merged in 1899.
"In the year 1899 the seven individ
ual defendants and their associates
caused the majority of the stock of
the 19 corporations to be transferred
to the Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey In exchange for its stock, so
that the latter company thereby ac
quired the legal title to a majority of
the stock of each of the 19 companies,
the control of these companies and of
all the companies which they con
trolled and the power to fix the rates
of transportation, the purchase and
selling prices of petroleum and lttt
products, which all these corporations
should pay and receive in the conduct
of their business in commerce among
the states and with foreign nations.
"Since that exchange of stock the
seven individual defendants have been
and are stockholders and officers of
the Standard Company of New Jersey,
which has exercised and is still using
that power, and by its use it has pre
vented and is still preventing compete
tion in commerce among the states
and with foreign nations among these
corporations.
Branded "Conspiracy."
"Held, the transaction constituted
a combination and conspiracy in re
straint of and to monopolize commerce
among the states and with foreign na
tions in violation of sections 1 ana .s
of the anti-trust act of July 2, 1890,
and the government is entitled to an
injunction against the further continu
ance and operation thereof."
The decree enjoins the seven indi
vidual defendants, the Standard Oil
Company and its subsidiary corpora
tions, from continuing or carrying In
to effect the illegal combination they
have formed and from entering into
any like combination or conspiracy
the effect of which will be to restrain
interstate commerce la petroleum or
its products, or to prolong the unlaw
ful monopoly of such commerce ob
tained by the defendants as stated in
the decree, and they are forbidden
from engaging or continuing in inter
state commerce until they discontinue
their illegal combination. The decree
takes effect 30 days from the date of
Its filing unless suspended by as &p
neal to tho supreme opart
STAT
E RUL
E
FKVORS
GOVERNOR EBERHART EXPRESS
ES HIS VIEWS ON PUBLIC
POLICIES.
WANTS MORE BUSINESS SPIRIT
Injected Into the Methods of the Vari
ous Departments of State
Government.
St Paul.—"I want the state oil and
boiler inspection done in a business
like manner, and when I advocate the
abolition of those departments I do
not advocate the abolition of the in
spection. I think we could have better
lnrpection at less cost."
This statement was made by Gov.
A. O. Eberhart to supplement his
speech at Minneapolis, in which he
advocated a number of reforms which
the state might bring about.
'Ilf the law were made stricter and
certain standards for oil established
and then severe penalties provided for
any company selling oil not up to
standard, the state would not need to
spend $60,000 a year for oil inspec
tion," he explained.
"Boiler inspection could also be im
proved and made much more business
like. Iu some cases the fee is not
large enough to cover the cost of the
inspector's trip and in many cases the
inspector gets big fees for doing little
besides political work. The inspection
could be put on a business basis, pay
ing the inspector for the work he does
and not paying for political work."
WON'T SELL TO INDIANS.
Prosecutions Will Start if Pledges are
Violated.
"While people in the northern part
of the state have been led to believe
that the department of the inetrior
has stopped all attempt to get evi
dence against liquor dealers selling in
toxicants to Indians, secretary of the
Prohibition party has received official
notice that special officers have been
at work steadily since the first prose
cutions and information, sufficient to
convict, has been obtained against five
dealers at Grand Marais, one of the
points at which the illegal trade is
said to have centered.
Three officers arrived at that village,
which is located on the north shore of
Lake Superior in Cook county, about
Nov. 1. Aided by residents of the
town who had entered complaints, evi
dence against the places selling to In
dians was quickly gathered. In ac
cordance with the policy of the depart
ment of the interior, the saloonkeepers
were called to the court house and
confronted with the evidence.
Instead of starting the prosecution,
the special officers presented a com
plete set of conditions, which bound
the dealers not to sell intoxicants to
the Indians or to allow Indians in their
saloons or barrooms and to immediate
ly give information against any person
doing so.
The signatures of every saloonkeep
er and bartender in Grand Marais was
obtained to the document. This was
then sent to headquarters, with the
evidence which had been obtained.
Another Conviction at Virginia.
Duluth.—Frank Sadler of Ely, Minn.,
a miner, was found guilty of murder
in the first degree in the district court
of Virginia. It took the jury twenty
five hours to agree. Sadler killed
Lawrence Kopre at Ely, Aug. 9 last.
He had quarreled with Tony Jenko, a
companion. He saw Jenko enter
Kopre's house and knocked at the
door, thinking Jenko would appear.
Kopre responded instead and Sadler
felled him with an ax. Kopre died a
few days later. This is the second
conviction for murder in the first de
gree in the county within a week.
Lad Kills His Sister.
Bemidji. Louise Gagnon, the lit
tle 9-year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Victal Gagnon, living near Quir
ing postoffice, this county, was shot
and instantly killed, the result of a
mistake of her 10-year-old brother,
who aimed a rifle at the little girl
and pulled the trigger. The little fel
low thought the gun was not loaded.
Dr. Boyd Dead.
Alexandria. Dr. Harlow James
Poyd, one 'tl tho prominent surgeons
of northern Minnesota, died suddenly,
supposedly from a stroke of apoplexy.
His death was not discovered by the
family until a member went to his
room to summon him to the telephone.
Three Injured In Crash.
Duluth. A coasting bob crashed
into an auto. Duetta Esse, Tena Rei
kow, and Esther Eckholm, were in
jured. All three are reported in a
critical condition. The auto was driv
en by Herbert Harrold, of Minneap
olis.
AKELEY SAWMILL IS BURNED.
Loss Estimated at One Hundred Thou
sand Dollars.
Akeley.—A fire completely destroy
ed the saw mill and sorting de
partment of the Red River Lumber
company here. The loss is estimated
at well up to $100,000. The cause of
the fire is unknown. The company is
controlled by T. B. Walker of Minne
apolis. The fire left the boiler house
adjoining the main plant and did not
touch the yards.
JAP WEDS RU8SIAN BRIDE.
Red Wing.—Japan and Russia have
come into harmonious relations and
mt least two from these European
empires decided for better or for
worse to make an alliance to hence
forth walk together in the journey of
life.
It Is the first Japanese-Russian wed
ding to occur in Red Wing. Judge
Axel Haller united in marriage Miss
Mary Kaski, of Chicago, and Harry
Vee. of Billings. Mont
STATE CORN TO RUSSIA.
Finest Product Desired By European
Government.
Minnesota corn will be taken to
Russia, for the Russian government,
as a sample of the finest corn grown
in the United States. Professor Mich
ael, who has been apoltfted corn
breeder for the Russian department
of agriculture, will leave Dec. 1, tak
ing the Minnesota product with him.
A. F. Anundsen, president of the
First National bank of Detroit, will
obtain the corn. Th© following letter
has been written *o Mr. Anundsen by
Professor P. G. Holden, the noted corn
breeder of the Iowa State Agricultural
College, Ames, Iowa:
"Professor Michael, whom I ha\e
recommended to the Russian govern
ment as a corn breeder, has receneJ
the appointment. The government has
authorized Mr. Michael to bring with
him to Russia some of our best \arie
ties of corn. The best Northwestern
dent I know of is grown at Detioit, so
I am asking you to get a bushel for
Mr. Michael. If you can get a bushel
each of one or two of your best dent
corns, I will appreciate it. The go\
ernment has made a liberal allowance
for the purchase of corn and will pay
an extra price for extra selected com
showing breed type. Mr. Michael
leaves Dec. 1, so if you could express
..his corn at your very earliest con
venience, it would be appreciated
Minnesota this year produced 58,
464,000 bushels of corn, compared with
46,835,000 bushels the year before, the
quality was the finest in the United
States at 92 per cent, and the jield
per acre the largest ever attained in
the state, or 34.8 bushels. This ex
ceeded e^en the acreage production
of the noted coin state, Iowa, which
had 31.5 bushels.
MILLION FOR POSTOFFICES.
U. S. Treasury Inspector Tells of New
Buildings for Minnesota.
Minneapolis. "The United States
government has appropiiated about
$1,000,000 for new postoffices in the
towns and cities of Minnesota," sajs
Major W. Ha-\erstick, geneial inspec
tor for the United States treasury de
partment. "Minneapolis will ha\e a
fine new building here when the ar
chitects get the plans worked out.
Other Minnesota towns that will get
new buildings are Austin, Alexandria,
Brainerd, Crookston, Faribault, Moor
head, New Ulm, Red Wing, Rochester,
Virginia and Willmar."
Major Haverstick is here to inspect
the federal building, but in concerned
only with the operation and equip
ment of the offices.
"Minneapolis is not getting a new
postoffice any sooner than it needs
one," he continued. "A tremendous
amount of work is requited for the
construction of a government build
ing. All the plans are made in Wash
ington and every lock and hinge even
is accounted for. This all takes time
and these outlying towns will not get
their buildings for about two jears.
EIGHT PERSONS POISONED.
Children at Play Mixed Arsenic With
Baking Powder.
Montgomery.—Joseph Edel, a farm
er, and his seven children are sick
from arsenic poisoning. Some time
ago the children, in the absence of
their parents, found a package of ar
senic which had been placed behind
a clock by Mr. Edel after he had used
some of it for a horse. The children,
thinking it baking powder, emptied it
into the baking powder can in the
pantry. On Wednesday, Mrs. Edel
used it in making biscuits, of which
Mr. Edel and the seven children ate
freely.
Mrs. Edel did not eat any of the bis
cuits, as she did not sit down with the
rest of the family, but was waiting
upon them and doing other work about
the kitchen. Everything is being done
to save their lives, but as yet the
phys'ician cannot tell what the out
come will be.
FARMERS INSTITUTES ARE BUSY.
Successful One Held at Hibbing Yes
terday.
Hibbing.—The disagreeable weather
did not deter many farmers from com
ing to town to attend the farmer's
institute. The institute opened in the
morning and held afternoon and even
ing meetings.
F. B. McLeren, of Wrenshall, who
had charge of the Institute at Cook,
was again in charge, aided by C. E.
Brown of Elk River H. K. Larson, of
Bernier A. B. Hostetter, of Duluth,
and others, who addressed the assem
blage upon farming topics. Today tho
institute will be held at E\eleth, where
the Commercial club is also planning
to royally welcome the visitors.
Glenwood Pastor Resigns.
Glenwood.—Rev. Mr. Snow, who has
been pastor of the Congregational
church two \ears, has resigned to ac
cept a call from Livingston, Mont.
He will preach his last sermon here
on Sunday.
CATHOLICS PROTEST.
St. Paul to Be Asked to Refrain From
Caricaturing Patron Saint.
St. Cloud.—Saint Joseph's Catholic
Aid Society, at a special meeting,
adopted a resolution protesting against
a caricature of St. Paul which is
being displayed in the capital city
and which it is planned to exhibit in
a celebration. The protest was for
warded to St. Paul and the manage
ment was asked to abandon thf dis
play ofthe caricature.
TWENTY THOUSAND IN FUND.
That Amount Raised For Johnson
Memorial.
Minneapolis. B. F. Nelson, the
treasurer of the Johnson Memorial
fund, has taken out another certificate
of deposit with the Northwestern Na
tional bank for $5,000. This makes
three certificates now held by the com
mission, one for $10,000 and two for
$5,000 each. They bear interest at 3
percent.
The total in the hands of the treas
urer now amounts to $20,339.2$-
E
A. T. & T. CO. SAID TO HAVE GAIN
ED MAJORITY CONTROL
OF SHARES.
IN MIDDLE WEST PHONE DEAL
Minority Stockholders Up In Arms
and Institute Injunction Pro
ceedings To Maintain
Independence.
St. Louis, Nov. 26—A determined
effort of minority stockholders of the
United States Telephone Company and
similar concerns in Toledo, Indianapo
lis and Cleveland to prevent what they
believe to be an attempt by the
American Telegraph & Telephone com
pany to gain control of these so-called
independent lines was presaged by an
announcement made here by Sam B.
Jeffries, an attorney.
According to Mr. Jeffries, the
American Telegraph & Telephone Com
pany probably has obtained control of
a majority of the shares of the other
corporations. But under a voting trust
agreement, he says, the independent
companies are prohibited from merg
ing with any other corporation, unless
90 per cent of the holders of trust
certificates vote of the contrary.
The certificates aie held by trust
companies of St. Louis and Cleveland
and these latter concerns ha\e been
joined as defendants in injunction
suits instituted by the minority stock
holders in the two cities. The object
of these suits is to prevent the dissolu
tion of the trust agreement.
Mr. Jeffries announced that he will
apply to the St. Louis circuit court
for the appointment of a commis
sioner.
Attorney General May Act.
Columbus, O., Nov. 26.—When in
formed of Attorney Jeffries's communi
cation Attorney General Denman said:
"If the Jeffries communication con
tains tangible evidence of the merger,
I will fight to have the deals declared
illegal for violating the state anti-trust
laws. Certain published articles make
it appear that the Western Union is
purchasing telephone lines. These
deals might also be declared illegal.
Telephone and telegraph companies
are kindred concerns. If it develops
that the Bell interests have purchased
Ohio independent lines, this would be
in direct violation of the state anti
trust laws."
TWO KILLED AT A DANCE.
One of Nelson Family Refuses to Take
a Pierce for Partner.
Mobile, Nov. 26.—Two young men
were killed at a dance which fifteen
couples attended at Barnewall, Ala.
Bert Pierce asked one of the Misses
Nelson to dance with him. She re
fused, then complained to her broth
ers that Pierce had insulted her.
The Pierces and their friends, the
McKenzies and the Nelsons and their
friends went outside to fight it out.
Pistols and pickets torn from the
fence were the weapons. Bert Pierce
was beaten to death Mark McKenzie
was shot through the heart. John
Fraley, two brothers of Pierce and a
brother of McKenzie were severely
hurt. Sheriff Booth has gone to Barne
wall. It is feared the feud will spread.
TO PROBE STATE OFFICES.
Grand Jury Called to Investigate
Charges in North Dakota.
Bismarck, Nov. 26.—Judge Winches
ter of the Sixth judicial district, has
called a special session of the grand
Jury, to investigate charges made in
a report of the state examiner on con
ditions in the offices of the county
auditor and the county commissioners.
The session was called at the request
of Attorney General Miller, to whom
Governor Burke turned over the exam
iner's report for action.
The report shows that the commis
sioners have allowed unitemized and
unverified bills, have bought goods for
the county without advertising for
bids and have in several ways abused
their authority. The auditor has been
retaining the transfer fees paid into
his offices and there are some war
rants that have been cashed for which
no receipts can be found, are some of
the allegations.
The report calls attention to careless
methods of the former treasurer and
commends the present incumbent for
the way he has kept the records.
8hrubb Defeats Longboat.
Winnipeg, Nov. 26. Before 3,000
people, Alfred Shrubb defeated Tom
Longboat in a 16-mile rave by three
laps. Time, 1 hour 36 minutes and
50 seconds.
Accidentally Shoots Chum.
Winona, Nov. 26.—Albert Daum,
aged 17, was shot and killed by Alvin
Knapp, 18, while the two boys were
hunting in the woods just outside of
the city limits. Young Knapp had
gone Into the ravine while his com
panion remained near the hill crest.
When the former sighted a partridge
just above him she boy fired his shot
gun and Daum, who was in plain
sight, sank to the ground. One of
the shots had penetrated the chest
just above the heart and the wounded
lad died in a few momenta.
Name to Fit the Trade.
Old newspapers give us many In*
stances of men's names fitting their
callings. Thus we have Last, a shoe
maker of Exeter, and Tredaway, who
plied the same trade in Hammersmith.
There was a Bristol shoolmaster
named Rod. Dodge and Wynne, attor
neys at law of Liverpool, must havo
been the butts of their fellow towns
men, while few could havo a more ap
propriate name than the Primitivve
Methodist preacher River Jordan.—
CferonieJ*.