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l\P i &, i u w i *41 r" 1 1 hi ill i# I- -r Hi feif S'-'» Vfl 1' If iJS filVEN TERMS OF IMPRISONMENT v„Jp i & Hompers, Mitchell and Norri son Guilty of Contempt. INJtftftTION CASH DECIDED ^udge Wright of the 8upr«m« Court of z the District of Columbia Holds La bor Loader* Violated Mandamus of Judge Gould in J3ucK Stove and sV Range Case—Defendant* Appeal 1**^ From Decision. Washington, Dec. 24.—The famous jtootompt case of the Buck Stove and flUnge company against President jj&ompers, Vice President Mitchell and .• Ifk'crotary Morrison of the American it'udcration of Labor was decided by 'Justice Wrixht. of the supreme court the District of Columbia adversely "•-.. to the Federatios of Labor officials. Ittompera was sentenced to twelve jDimthn' Imprisonment, Mitchell to •ftlne mouths and Morrison to six -fciontliB. Pending the taking of «a appeal |o the court of appeals of tfie District lf Columbia all three defendants worn feleased on bail, the amount being Uxod a* follows: OomperB $5,000, Jfltchell $4,000 and Morrison $3,000. local surety company furnished the Jfcoiuls. Eaob of the defendants, before sen tence was passed upon them, made 4tatom*nts in response to the usual Inquiry if they had anything to say. The oase grew out of the alleged boycott of the company's products And the putting of that company on tbe unfair list and the federation's al leged violation of Judge Gould's re font mandamus has attracted wide at tention. The fiuck company's prosecution of (0ie officials of the federation began in August, 1907. The original action was test case, wherein it was sought to •tijoin the labor unions from using the *tanfalr" mid "we don't patronise" lists in their light against firms and Individuals. Justice Gould of the su- Ca i eme court of the District of Colum issued an injunction, which later iras made permanent, forbidding the publication of the company's name in these lists. President Uompers, in an editorial hi the Federatlonist of Jan tary last, made known his intention •s Sot to obey the court's order, contend big that the injunction issued was in derogation of the rights of labor and gn abuse of the injunctive power of ihe courts. Gompers, Mitchell and Idorrison subsequently were cited foif fontempt and this phase of the case fcas been before the court for many fuonths, the proceedings taking the |orm of a hearing of testimony before examiner and many arguments. I Court Denounces Defendant*. '1 Judge Wright's decision was a Scathing denunciation of the defend \#nts. He recited tbe conditions ante iedlng the injunction and referred to |he fact that for twenty-five years the Buck plant had operated as a ten-hour llhop and always had maintained an •open shop." He also spoke of the ftumecical strength of the American federation of Labor, with its 2,000,000 JBembers, and of its repeated endorse •lent of the boycott of the Buck Stove ftnd Range company through the American Feder&tlonlst, the federa tion's official organ, speeches by the defendants, letters, circulars, etc. ltte court referred to the use of the *we don't patronize" list and "unfair" of the labor organization and said ttiat members of labor unions were iwced and coerced into supporting it "whether individually willing or un willing, approving or disapproving," various methods. The court read •xtracts from numerous resolutions of labor organizations bearing on the Suck case as tending to show the ftiethods of Influencing members of VcIom "and these methods," the court Vemarked, "seem to be known as per suasion.' rt The customers of the gtove company, the court said, had fceen intimidated, browbeaten and i 4)oerced out of their business relations With their customers "by direct lnter llsrenoe with and boycott of their (the Customers) trade relations with their «wn customers and the public gener ally." Following an exhaustive discussion ... conspiracies In restraint of trade A.- Justice Wright said: "From the foregoing it ought to •eem apparent to thoughtful men that Hhe defendants to the bill, each and Ull of them, have combined together Jbr the purpose of: "First—Bringing about the breach #f plaintiff's existing contracts with others. "Second—Depriving plaintiff of property (the value of the good will 0t Its business) without due process §t law. "Third—Restraining trade among ihe several states. "Fourth—Restraining commerce ftmong the several states." The ultimate purpose of the defend *nts, the court said In this connec tion, was unlawful, their concerted project an offense against the law and, It added, they were guilty of crime. Useful Eyeglassee. A. French army officer has Invented which enable the wearer to MfUk NOTED FIRE FIGHTER MAY DIETiUSTIME Has Repeatedly Fooled Doctors on Other Occasions. Philadelphia, Dec. 26.—As the re sult of smoke inhalation during a Are In a moving picture theater Samuel Dunlap, an assistant Are chief and onj of the best known men in the local department, is In a precarious condition at a hospital. Several other firemen were overcome by smoke during the fire, but with the excep tion of Dunlap none is in a serious condition. Chief Dunlap has been in more acci dents than any other member of the Philadelphia Are department and he has more than once fooled the sur geons by returning to duty after they had pronounced him hopelessly in capacitated. Moreover, he is the hero of one of the most desperate rescues in the history of the department, hav ing at the imminent risk of his own life gone into a building several years ago bringing out Abe Lacey, a fire man who was injured with him in this latest fire. He went through smoke and sparks on that occasion with a roof nearly a hundred feet above ready to topple. Almost as soon as he reached the street with Lacey the building collapsed. For this act was awarded a gold medal by the George Meade post, G. A. R., of which he is a member. He carries a bullet in his body received in the Civil war. FOUR PERSONS ASPHYXIATED Entire Family Found Dead in Their Home at Chicago. Chicago, Dec. 26.—Four persons were found dead in a residence at 168 HaBting street, having been asphyxi ated by escaping gas. Morris Luke man, a grocer, his wife, Elizabeth, and their children, Annie, sixteen years old, and William, fifteen years old. were the victims. The overcoat of Lukeman was found on the floor, underneath a broken gas fixture, and the police believe that the fixture was broken by the man throwing the coat over it before retiring. A Christmas tree trimmed and decorated with Christmas silts was In an adjoining room. DEATH BELIEVED TO BE ACCIDENTAL Frederick A. Burnham Expires of Gas Poisoning, New York, Dec. 24.—Frederick A. Burnham, former president of the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance com pany, who was indicted following the Insurance investigation in connection with his conduct while at the heu.d of that company, was found dead in bed at his home here from Inhaling illu minating gas. The Burnham family physician, who reached the home a few moments after Mr. Burnham was found, said the case undoubtedly was one of accident. The gas had es caped from a small stove which was used to heat Mr. Burnham's sleeping room. The Mutual Reserve Life Insurance company went into the hands of re ceivers in February last. President Burnham, his brother, George Bum ham, Jr., the treasurer of the com pany, and George I). Eldredge, the actuary, were indicted on charges of larceny and forgery, which grew out of an alleged payment of the funds of the company In satisfaction of per sonal claims against some of its offi cers. George Burnham, Jr., was tried on the charge of larceny, convicted and sentenced to serve two years in prison, but the appellate division of the supreme court set aside this ver dict and Burnham was released. The case against Frederick A. Burnham had not come to trial and It was un derstood that it would not be prose cuted unless that against his brother George was eventually won by the prosecution. A civil suit to collect some of the funds alleged to have been paid in settlement of personal claims had lately been instituted against one of the officers of the company. VEHICLE STRUCK BY TRAIN Ohio Farmer and His Wife Instantly Kille-I. Toledo, O., Dec. 26.—While driving to their home from a shopping trip in Toledo Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mul holeks, living on a farm near Holland, O., twelve miles west of hfere, were Instantly killed by a Lake Shore and Michigan Southern passenger train. The accident occurred near their home at a point where the road is double tracked. They waited for a freight train to pass and then not observing the passenger train approaching, drove onto the track. Both horses also were killed. Stampede at Church Fire. Echo, Minn., Dec. 26.—The gas gen erator in the Methodist Episcopal church took fire and caused a wild stampede of 100 women and children, all of whom luckily escaped, though some were severely cut by glass. The blaxe was put out without much diffl mlht if M' ".tr /v" &' Via*",. POLICEMEN GEF SURPRISE SHOCK Door of Gambling House Pro* lected by Electricity. FIFTY 1EN GATHERED IN Captured In Basement After Officers Chopped a Hole Through the FJoor Above and Secured Entrance—Wag onload of Various Kinds of Gam bling Paraphernalia Found fn the Room and Confiscated. New York, Dec. 26.—An alleged gambling resort protected by a sheet Iron door charged with electricity was entered by the police and a man who is said to be the proprietor placed under arrest. The place was raided about two weeks ago and, according to the police, the man now arrested is the same who was held as the pro prietor on the former occasion. In breaking in the sheet iron door several policemen were slightly shocked. An electrical equipment is said to have been found above the door. Entering the parlor floor the police found it necessary to chop a hole through the floor to reach the basement, where about fifty men were gathered. They were all arrested. A wagonload of racing slips, tally sheets for the Oakland and Los Angeles tracks, part of a roulette table, a faro layout and other gambling parapher nalia were confiscated. CLOSES PICTURE SHOWS Mayor McClellan Act§ on Protest of Ministers. New York, Dec. 26.—Moved by the protests of many ministers who com plained to him that the great majority of the f50 moving picture show estab lishments of Greater New York were exhibiting pictures detrimental to the morals of the youth of the city Mayor McClellan revoked every picture show license issued by the bureau of li censes. The order intimates that this revo cation is only temporary, but the con ditions under which now licenses will be issued are such that It is doubtful If more than a third will be reissued. AGED MOTHER INTERFERES Fatally Wounded in Attempting to End Sons' Quarrel. Chicago, Dec. 26. Margaret Thomas, eighty-three years old, did not wish to seo "her boys" quarrel. She Interfered when they engaged in a fight and begged them to beco ',e friends. Then in a frenzy one of them, Henry, fifty years old, turned upon his aged mother and with an axe beat her to the floor of their res ldence in Winnetka. Mrs. Thomas' skull was crushed and she suffered other injuries from which physicians say she cannot recover. Her assail ant has been held to the grand jury. SACRIFICE PROVES IN VAIN Autoiat Qives Up His Blood In Effort to Save Victim. Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 26.—While David Schane, manager of an automobile agency, was lying on an operating ta ble at Grady hospital giving up his blood in an effort to save the life of Alfred Smart Grandy, eleven years old, whom he had run down with his au tomobile, the boy died of his injuries. The boy's right leg was cut off and he suffered Internal injuries. He was hurried to the hospital, followed by Mr. Schane, who volunteered to make the sacrifice to try to save him. NONUNION MEN EMPLOYED Only Reason Known for Explosion atb Kansas City. Kansas City, Dec. 26.—A three-story brick and steel building in course of construction at Ninth and Oak street si was partly wrecked by dynamite. The loss is estimated at about $1,000. No cause tor the dynamiting can ba given by owners of the building other than that nonunion steel workers have been employed in its construc tion. The police declare it the work of some "hot headed union man." Several windows in the vicinity were shattered, but no one was hurt. KING VIRTUALLY PRISONER Ruler of Portugal Closely Guarded for Fear of Violence. Lisbon, Dec. 26.—King Manuel is virtually a prisoner in his apartments, where he is surrounded by troops as a result of the danger of an uprising among the people and the disaffected troops. The leaders of the movement are known, but the authorities art afraid to arrest them, as it would precipitate a crisis. Tbe king asked War Minister Tolles to form a new Cabinet, but he declined. Diamond Necklace In 8heet. Boston, Dec. 26.—In a sheet whleh was about to be placed In a mangle that was to be placed in a hotel laun dry here has been found a $5,000 dia mond necklace of Mrs. John Decoste, wife of the well known English artist, la at present in New York* A MOTHERS' Gratitude—Many a Mother in Madiaon Will Appreciate the Following Many a strong man and many a i healthy woman has much for which to I thank mother. The care taken during their childhood brought them pnsf the danger Doint and made them healthy men and women. Children are generally bothered at some period witn incontinence of urine, and inabil ity to retain it is ofttimes called a i habit. It is not the childien's fault the difficulty lies with the kidnbyn. and can be readily lighted if taken in the proper way. A Madison mother shows you how. Mrs. Fred Warner, formerly living on S. Eighth St., Madison, S. Dak says: "Five years ago my little boy i suffered from a weakness of the kid neys. He became very restless and often complained of his back painitm bim severely. He seemed to have no control over the kidney secretions, especially during the night. Not long ago my daughter also began to suffer from a similar complaint and as 1 had seen Doan's Kidney Pills highly recommended, I decided to give them a trial. I procured a box at Ander son's drug store and the results were so gratifying that 1 procured a further supply. Today my daughter is com pletely cured and my son is steadily improving." For sale by all dealers Price no cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember tbe name—Doaa'a—- and take no other. Notice of Hearing Petition for Letters of Administration. State of South Dakota, county of Lake, ss. In county court in the mat ter of the estate of Estns Davault, de ceased. The state of South Dakota sends greetings to Amelia Davanlt. John Davanlt, Ideth Davault, Earl Davault and Lois Davanlt, heirs at law and next of kin of Estus Davanlt, deceased, and to all whom these pre sents may come. Notice is hereby given that Amelia Davault has filed with the judge of this court.a petition praying for letter, of administration of the estate of Estus Davault, deceased, and that Mondav. the 4th day of January, 1901t, at o'clock p. m., of said day, being a iiav of a regular term of this court, to wit of the January term. 1909, at the office of the county judge in the city of Madison, county of Lake, has been set for hearing said petition, when and where anv jiers^n interested may ap pear and show cause why the said pe tition should not be granted. Dated at Madieon, S. D., this 11th day of December, A. D. 1908. —J. F. Blewitt. Judge of tbe Coanty Coart. Attest. —F. R. VanSlyke, Clerk. Hans (Jrdahl, Attorney for Peti tioner. Mrs. McRaney's Experience Mrs. M. McRsney. Prentiss, Miss., writes: "I was confined to my bed A for three months with kidney and bladder trouble and was treated by tMo physic iens but failed to get relief. No human tongue can tell how I suffered, and I had given up hope of ever getting well nniil I began taking Foley's Kidney lutmedy. fter taking two bottles I felt like a new person, and feel it my duty to tell suffering women what Polev's Kid ney Remedy did for me." J, H. Ander son. More people are taking Foley's Kid ney Remedy every year. It is consid ered to he the most effective remedy for kidney and bladder troubles that ined teal science can devise. Foley's Kidney Remedy corrects irregularities, builds up worn out tissues and restores lost vi tality. It wili make you feel well and look well. T. H. A mlerson. CATARRH Y-fEVER ELY'S CREAM BALM 8ure to Give Satisfaction. OIVE8 RELIEF AT ONCE. It cleanses, soothes, heals and protects the diseawed membrane restdting from Ciiturrh and drives awuv a Cold in the Head quickly. Restores the Senses of Taste and Smeil. Easy to use. Contains no injurious drugs Applied into the nostrils and absorbed. Large Size, 50 cents at Druggists or by mail. Liquid Cream Balm for use in atomizers, 75 cents. ELY BROTHERS, 56 Warren St.. New York Hoarse coughs and stuffy eolds that may develop into pneumonia over night are quickly cured by Polev's Honey and Tar, as it soothes inflame membranes heals the lungs and expels the cold from the system. J. H. Anderson. Coughs that are tight, or distressing tiekling conghs, get quick and certain held from Dr. Shoop'B Cou^h Remedy. On this account druggists everywhere are favoring Dr. Shonp's Cough lie 111 edy. And it is entirely free from Opium hlorofoom or any other stupefying drug. The tender leaves of a harmless lung healing mountainous shrub give to Dr. Shoop's Cough Remedy its curative properties. Those leaves have the pow er to cure the most distressing cough. ind to soothe and to heal the most sen sitive bronchial membrane. Mother's should, for safety's sake alone, nlways demand D». Seoop's. It can with per fect freedom be given to even the youngest babes. Test it ouce yourself and see! 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There is now 110 r.• il need—no actual excuse to suffer longer with out hei». We sell, and in confidence recommend Dr. Shoop's Rheumatic Remedy SCHUTZ & KETCHAM A TEARING TERRIBLE COUGH bespeaks impending peril. Constant coughing irritates and inflames the lungs, inviting the ravaging attacks of deadly disease. Piso's Cute soothe* ana heals the inflamed surfaces, clears the clogged air passages and stops the cough. The first dose will bring surprising relief. Piso's Cure has held the confidence of people everywhere for half a century. No matter how serious and obstinate the nature of your cold, 01 how many reme dies have failed, you can be convinced by a fair trial that tbe ideal re. medy foe such conditions u PISO'S CUBE LAND IS THE BASIS OF ALL WEALTH andOthe5 demand lor Lake County farms f» increasing. If you are search of a Home in a Good Climate where you can raise Wheat, Oats Barley Corp. Potatoes and in fact everythicg adapted to this latitude and wheie you can successfully carry on Dairying & Stock Raising and where your family will have the advantages of GOOD SOCIETY GOOD SCHOOLS GOOD CHURCH FACILITIES Then come and see me, and I will show *ou iust what you want If you are renting land now, paying $3 to $5 annual rental, I will show yuu "just as good land and sell it to you at what you will pay out in rental where you are in three ye^rs, and will give you easy terms ot payment If |7ou want a good location in Madison I have such for vou. A iar^e number ol substantial buildings have been built in Madison the past season and the cit^ is steadily growing in population. Correspondence Solicited Chas. B. Kennedy, MADISON, SOUTH DAKOTA. COAL PHONE 195 VAL BLATZ BREWINQ CO. MILWAUKEE BEER on draught at FRED KURTH'S, J. S. MURPHY, HEAGNEY & MUNSONS Prioate stock, Wiener style, Bottle beer at ail Leading Saloons in the city. L. J. AHMANN, Agent. PHONE 256 We handle only the best and deliver to all parts of the city JONES BROS. GRAIN CO. Successor to Jones & Metcalf E. W. KETCHA/I «SH deliver promptly to any part of the city the best grade COAL of HARD AND SOFT COAL. i