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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-14

country that any event since the great
civil war. 1t will for all time prevent
the formation of illegal trusts and un-
lawful combinations.
ROOSEVELT IS PLEASED.
Washington, March 14-Presidert
Roosevelt received the news of the So
prelne courts decision in the Northern
Securities case from the Associated
Press. He expressed his satisfaction
that the court had sustained the con-
tentions of the government. Later he
will express his personal congratula-
tiOns to the attorney general.
NATIONAL LAWS SUPREME.
The courts had indeed consistently
held to the supremacy of the national
laws in case of conflict between those
laws and the law of the states. So long
as congress confined itself to its pre-
scribed functions he said there could be
no danger. At any rate the error, if
any, was with congress and it was
for congress to supply the remedy and
not for the courts.
Justice Harlan also discussed the pre-
dfctions of financial disaster from the
enforcement of the antitrust law, but
discouraged them, saying they were
usual under such circumstances and
| need not be realized
I Justice Harlan declared that the only
| object of the merger was to prevent
competition, and he said if no one else
knew this to be the case J. Pierpont
Morgan, one of the defendants, knew
that to have been the case. Extracts
/ ifron1-Morgan's testimony were quoted
/ in support of this statement. The de-
cree of the circuit court he said, could
not have been of smaller scope and it
, had in no way exceeded its authority
The law must not be narrowly con-
strued, but reasonably construed. The
defendants could not complain of the
/ finding of the circuit court and Justice
Harlan in conclusion announced the
confirmation of the decision of that
court. saying:
THE judgment of this court is that
the decree below of the circuit court
be and hereby is affirmed, with liberty
to the circuit court to proceed in the
execution of the decree as the circun
stances may require
The decision was concurred in by
Justices Brown, Brewer, McKenna and
Day, While the chief justice and JUS
tees White, Peckham and Holmes dis
sented.
JUSTICE BREWERS OPINION.
Justice Harlan was followed by JUS
tice Brewer, who while concurring in
the judgment, did not accept all of the
Holmes read the dissenting opinion. He
construed the antitrust law as a crimi-
nal statute and declared that the. e
was nothing in it to indicate that it
had been enacted merely for the con-
troll Of large concerns, as is generally
contended.
Indeed. the law had not been under
stood as applying to railroads until so
( construed by the supreme court. The
1 act, he eontended, applies only to con-
tracts and combinations in restraint of
( trade, and makes no reference to COM
petition
I Logically construed, Justice Holmes
said, today's decision should be fol-
lowed by the criminal prosecution of
I the parties at interest in this case
Speaking of the general understand
/ ing that the Serman law applies only
! to large corporations, the justice said
that this impression was breathed from
I every pore of the statute but that its
language did not bear out the conclu-
s.o--
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TOBIN PUT TO DEATH
Walked to Electric Chair Nut
tering Prayer.

Ossining, N Y, March 14-Thomas
Tobin was put to death today in the
electric chair at Sing Sing for the mur-
der of Capt James B. Craft in New
York city. He walked to the chair
uttering prayer that his mother had
taught him when a child. Three shocks
were given before he was pronounced
dead.
Tobin, an ex-convict. was employed
in a Tenderloin saloon in September.
1902, when Captain Craft a wealthy
Long Islander visited the place. The
captain displayed some money. and a
drug was put into his liquor. The
victim falling to recover conscious
ness, Tobin dragged him to the furnace
room. cut off his head with a cleaver
and threw it into the furnace.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-14
COLOMBIA GIVES UP.
Plan to Recover Panama Has
Been Abandoned.

New York. March IA French
steamer which has just arrived at CO.
lon brought the news that the ColOm-
bian government has definitely desiste1
from any movement to recover it's lost
territory, cables the Herald's cores
pondent at Panama, and has prohibited
further attempts to attack the Pana-
manian frontier.
Nine hundred Colombian soldiers are
now returning to Bogota.
Several Colombian officers from Car
tagena have arrived at Colon.
The last Colombian expedition to Tu-
TINA, consisting of so men, has been
obliged to return to Cartagena on ac-
count of illness among the men.
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MERGER RSMASHED BY court

press commerce, and is not concerned
with the other points.
Justice Harlan said that in this day
there should be no doubt of the COM
plete power of congress to control inter-
state commerce; all appropriate means
might be -resorted to for that purpose.
All the prior trust cases were in sup
port of that contention. Whether free
and unrestricted competition was wise,
he said, was an economic question with
which the court need not concern itself,
the question was that of statutory law.
He asserted the power of congress over
interstate commerce to be as complete
as the power of a state over domestic
commerce. Coming to the plea of the
railroads that the antitrust law should
be declared unconstitutional, he said
that the court could not see its way to
that end. If" he went on, "the Sc
curfties companys contentious are
sound why may not all the railroads OF
the United States enter into a combina-
ton and by the device of a holding cor
poration control rates throughout the
country in definanee of congress"
Justice Harlan also took occasion to
say that there had been nothing in the
Securities company's certificate of in
corporation to indicate its purpose to be
that of destroying commerce. and he
therefore abSolved the state of New
Jersey from any charge of such knowl-
edge in advance. 1t might be true that
a federal court held no power to dis
solve a corporation of a state, but this
circumstance could not be an indication
of powerlessness to enforce the law,
than which no corporation is stronger.
No device could suffice to prevent this
enforcement of the national statutes.
"BUSTS'' THE TRUSTS.
St. Paul, Mimi, March 14.-Governog
Van SAINT when told of the decision in
the merger case was highly elated. He
said:
Il am much gratified with the result
of the decision, for in my opinion the de-
cision means more to the people of our
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Much Interest Developing in
Councilman Contest.
Mr.. VOLTS "FIood Record" Is
Put in Evidence.
HE HAD A GOOD THING.
Why He Got Bulk Of the Hard
ware Orders.
Primary to Make Nominations
Next Wednesday.

The Republican city primary will be
held Wednesday when candidates for
the city council and school board viii
be chosen.
In only three of the six wards are
there any contests and in the Third a
great deal of interest has been created
The candidates are NJ. Snattinger. a
wealthy property owner and retired
business man. and c. V. Wolf who de-
feated Mr.. Snattinger for the position
by a trick twosyears ago.
The issues are purely personal and
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UP GO PRICES.
Schedule for PIasterers Ad.
vanced 90 TO so per Cent.

People can pay these prices or not,
just as they please We have practical
ly all of the journeymen and boss plas-
terers in town in our union.''
This is the def which is thrown out
by the Topeka plasterers, together with
the announcement of a raise Of from 20
to so per cent in the scale of prices for
work The new schedule is already in
effect.
The price of plain white work, white
coat on lath. brick and stone wall, has
been raised from so to 35 cents per
yard, when all material is furnished by
the contractor.
When the material is furnished by the
builder, the same work has been raised
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-14
5000 UNDER ARMS.
Native Africans Making Much
Trouble for Germany.

Berlin, March 14.-In the reichstag to-
day before the order of the day was ta-
ken up DE-. Stuebel, director of the col
onial office announced the receipt If
a cable message from Colonel Luetwejn
governor of German Southwest Africa
saying that 500 cavalry with two
mounted batteries were Indispensable
for subduing the Herros, of whom 5000
We're under arms and still occupying
strong positions on the south ends Of
the railroad A bill providing these re-
inforcements will be introduced in the
house as soon as it can be prepared.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-14
HEAVY SNOW FELL.
Amount in Topeka a Little Less
Than Four Inches.

Sundays snow storm was the heav-
lest of the winter. The total fall, as
measured by Director Jennings, was
3.9 inches.
The snow was wet and heavy and
packed considerably, which accounted
for the depth when the fall ended be-
ing no deeper than it was. The total
precipitation in water amounted to AZ
hundredths of an inch. an unusually
large amount of water for a fall of less
than four inches. The maximum tenn
pereture Sunday was 81 and the min
imum was 81.
The forecast for Kansas sent out by
the weather bureau today IS: General
ly fair tonight and Tuesday. Rising
temperature. Southerly Winds" The
wind at L o'clock was north blowing II
miles an hour. The hourly tempera-
lures recorded by the government ther-
r11Oraafar today xvaro &C follows
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| Mr.. Volts IecoEds during the flood
when by peculiar methods he eornered
the bulk of the hardware business is
being aired. A few of the facts in the
case will therefore prove interesting
reading.
How C. V. Wolf, of Wolf Bros & Cole,
issued and signed to himself hundreds
of vouchers for goods for flood suffer
ers; how he legged for orders: and
how he pocketed the proceeds of$3, 440.09
and subscribed, through his firm. only
$50 toward the flood relief fund, ara
facts which are at issue.
Not only did Mr.. Wolf issue and sign
the orders himself, but he so manird-
lated the transaction that these orders
were filed in par. at least, with goods
much inferior to goods offered at the
same figure on the open market. Such
transactions as these will no doubt be
set forth by Mr.. VOLTS supporters to
show his business ability.
Mr. Wolf himself through his official
organ, has opened up mean fight on
his opponent, NJ. Snattinger, one of the
best councilmen Topeka ever had, and
| it is about time that little informa-
tion about Mr.. Wolf himself should be
disseminated to the people of the Third
ward.
People who were at the auditorium
during the time it was being used as
HEADQUARTERS for the flood sufferers
were no doubt much impressed by Mr.
VOLTS activity. He was on the ground
from daylight until far into the night;
he hustled around and filled out vouch-
ers for everybody who seemed to want
anything in the hardware line; he sign
ed those orders, "W. P. Stage, chair
man. per C. Y. W." The orders were
drawn so that they had to be taken to
the firm of Wolf Bros. & Cole to be
filed.
Mr.. Wolf was not a member Of Mr.
Stages committee. Mr.. Stagg was
chairman of the Shelter committee; Mr..
Wolf was merely one Of sixteen mem
bers of the commissary committee But
he seemed to have plenty of authority
to issue orders on his own firm.
I'D at the Commercial headquarters.
the vouchers are all on file. They speak
for themselves. Anybody can go and
look at them. It is noticeable fact
that with very few exceptions. all of the
orders which Wolf signed were orders
to Wolf Brothers & Cole. There are SO
many of these food vouchers that ii
would take all day to go through them
and count out those Wolf issued. They
average about So apiece, and as the
total amount is $3,440.09, there would be
about 700 vouchers in favor of Wolf
Brothers & Cole. No wonder Mr. Wolf
was a busy man during the distribution
of flood relief.
Aside from the firm of Crosby Bros.
which supplied most of the furniture
for the destitute, Mr.. Wolf corralled a
bigger bunch of trade than any other
firm in town. And he subscribed the
munificent sum OF $50I
Here are some figures taken from the
flood committees report:
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STUDENTS ARE HERE.
One Hundred Down from Agricultural
College.

A crowd of hundred students from
the State Agricultural college at Man
haitian are at the Wolff Packing house
today judging cattle
The student farmers are learning the
art of judging cattle. They visit the
packing house for the purpose of judg-
ing the cattle on the foot in the yards
and then following the cattle through
the slaughter and packing departments
judging was The only step not fol-
lowed in the travels of the beeves is
when they reach the table.
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AFTER THE SANTA FE
Texas Commissioners Say That Ex-
cessive Rates Have Been Charged.

Austin, Texas, March 1.-THE Texas
commission has summoned the Gulf
Colorado & Santa F'e to appear on
March % and show cause why proceed
ings should not be instituted on behalf
of the state for recovery of penalties
for collecting excessive freights on
shipments of car loads of cotton seed
from stations on its road to Hous ton
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Ice Is Feet Thick.

Wilkesbarre, Pa. March 14.-Efforts
to start the big ice gorge in the Sus-
ouehanna river about the city were
made today by dynamite. The railroad
companies have hundreds of men at
work. clearing the railroad tracks and
cutting roadways through the heavy
ice which in many places is 10 feet
Lthick.
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Government Wins in the North
ern Securities Case.
Opinion Handed Down by the q.
8. Supreme Bench.
SHERMAN LAW UPHELD
1t Applies to Railroad COmbi-
nations of That Kind.
Minnesota Circuit Court Opin-
ion Is Affirmed.
POWER IN CONGRESS-.
Interstate Commerce Subject to
Absolute Legal Control.
Price of Merger Securities Ad-
Vanced Following the News.
1t Applies to Railroad Combi
nations of That Kind.
Minnesota Circuit Court Opin,
ion Is Affirmed.
POWER IN CONGRESS.
Interstate Commerce Subject to
Absolute Legal Control.
Price of Merger Securities Ad-
vanced Following the News.

Washington, March 1.-THE opinion
of the supreme court of the United
States in the case of the Northern Sc
curties company versus the United
States. involving the merger of the
Northern Pacific and the Great North
ern companies, was handed down today
and was in favor of the government
The opinion was read by Justice Har-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-14
seMaud winter Is Dead.

New York. March 14.-Maud E. Pack
ard, a native of California, known on
1he stage as Maud Winter. is dead at
her home here from consumption She
had been identified with several well
known o1ganiza tions and was an ac-
tress of unusual promise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-14
BAN ON ANTI-SEMITIC PLAY
ItalyShows Disapprovalwhen College
Faculty Aids in Comedy.

Rome March 1.-THE Roman authori-
ties have withdrawn from Seghitti insti-
tute, the college kept by the nuns in We
roma. permission to teach because an an
ti-Semitic comedy had been given by stu
dents of the college, assisted by the fac
ulty.
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remnera1nres oil Laree Cite.

Chicago, March 14-7 a. M tempera-
lures: New York, IS; Boston. %; Phil
adelphia. 26; Washington. 26; Mime
apolis, 16; Cincinnati, SO; st. Louis. 2e.
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Weather Indications.

| Chicago, March 14-Forecast for
Kansas: Generally fair tonight and
Tuesday; rising temperature; southerly
winds.
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given 50, 1909 worth of business, whiIs
Culver & Bailey, who subscribed just
as much and were equally entitled te
the trade, only secured $10.65?
How did it happen that the firm OF
KitcheIl & Marburg, one of the largest
and oldest in the city, received only
s99. So?
The reason is simply that c. v Vol
was the man who issued and signed the
orders. ana c. V. Wolf has a hardware
store of his own.
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CONTINUED on Page SIX.
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Continued on Page Six.
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(Cohtlnued on Page six.l
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Emporia Gazette: The people of Kan
sa,s will be glad to learn that T. Z.
Murdoch, who was stricken blind at the
Wichita convention is recovering. The
pain has left his head and he hopes that
with the pain his blindness will go also.
All Republicans, most of the Populists
and many Democrats sympathize with
Mr. Murdock in his affliction.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-04-07
F. .Iday ArrlI 4

G. c. Cole has taken an ex-
te ended lay-of and he and his
W re will soon leave for an ex-
te .ded trip through Colorado.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Carver at
te aaed the Ed Tierney funeral
at Calhoun today.
Ghas. Kelsey has on sale al
G. S. Hoar's store a choice as
so tment of cut flowers and
Ester lilies.
Riley Cox returned this
m9rning from his trip to Texas
Were he had been to look ovel
the country.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-04-07
Best Cough Medicine for ChlIdrel

When you buy a cough medi-
cine for small children you want
one in which you can place inn
plicit confidence. You want
one that not only relieves but
cures. You want one that is
unquestionably harmless. You
want one that is pleasant to
take. Chamberlains cough rem
edy meets all of these condi-
tions. There is nothing so good
for the coughs and colds Incl
dent to childhood. 1t is also a
certain preventive and cure for
Group, and there is no danger
whatever from whooping cough
when it is given. It has been
used in many epidemics of that
disease with perfect success.
For sale by
a30c Elliott & Harvey.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-04-07
G. S. Osborne, Druggist.
Miss Pearl Haltham, who ha

Miss Pearl Haltham, who has
been in the county for the past
three weeks. leaves for her home
in Cleveland, Ohio, thisevenlag.
She has been the guest of hiss
Jessie Brandriff, of this city,
and Mrs. Long. of Modale.
DR.. White left for Logan
this afternoon to take posses
sion of the Park hotel Of that
city, which he recently par
chased.
Percy Daniels was among the
passengers to Logan today.
Miss Harriet Walker re-
turned to her home in Logan
today after a pleasant visit at
the home of Mrs. j. l.. No of
this city.
Mrs. Dollie Caywood left Tor
St. Petersburg, Russia, this
afternoon, where she will Join
her husband, who is engaged in
riding fast horses at that place.
The Updike elevator of this
city received and unloaded 600
cars of grain and loaded and
shipped 400 cars for their east
ern trade during the month of
March.
Miss q. ID. Bennett, who has
for the past week been a guest
of Mrs. Coulthard of this city,
left for Council Bluffs this af-
ternoon.
Father Mullen was a passen-
ger to Omaha this afternoon.
Mrs. P. q. Robinson is in
Omaha today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-04-07

DR.. Wood of Logan is in the
city this afternoon.
Mrs. p. j. Chapman expects
her son, Herman, home from
Woodstock, ILL.,, today to spend
his Easter vacation in this city.
DR.. and Mrs. p. j. Chapman
will have for their guests
Easter, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Brandriff, of Chicago, and Mrs.
Bartlett, of Boston, mother of
Mrs. Louise Bradish.
w. H. Kearns and wife, of
Dunlap, arrived in this city
this morning to attend the
funeral of Edward Tierney,
which took place this morning
at Magnolia.
Mrs. M. j. Rhodabeck re-
turned from Sioux City last
evening.
Miss Evangel Livingston was
a passenger to Logan this
morning.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-04-07
Taking Desperate Chances.

1t is true that many contract
colds and recover from them
without taking any precaution
or tre.-tment, and a knowledge
of this fact leads others to take
their chances instead of giving
their colds the needed attention.
1t should be bourne in mind that
(every cold weakens the lungs,
lowers the vitality, makes the
system less able to withstand
each succeeding cold and paves
the way for more serious dis
eases. Can you afford to take
such desperate chances when
Chamberlain's cough remedy,
famous for its cures of colds,
can be had for a trif1e? For
sale by
a30c Elliott & Harvey.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-04-07

Attorney G. w. Kellogg re-
turned from Sioux City this
where he had been
to defend the case of Hannah
r. MulleniX VS.. the A. 0. U. w.
This is a case wherein Mullenix,
formerly of this city, was ac-
cused of committing suicide,
and the lodge refused to pay
the death benefit. A ttorney
Kellogg conducted the case in
such a mastery manner that
the jury was only out about 20
minutes, returning a verdict in
favor of the widow for the
$4,000 due her from the lodge
c. A. Pitzer went to Cali
fornia junction this morning.
Chas. House returned to his
home in Cal junction this morn
ing.
Mrs. J. B. Jensen left for
Lead, S. D., this morning,
where she will make her future
home.
S. B. Allowey, who has served
as operator at this point for
some time, left for Norfolk,
Neb., this morning.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-04-07
sciatic Rheumatism Cured.

Il have been subject to sciatic
rheumatism for years." says E.
H. Waldron, of Wilton.Junction,
Iowa. "My joints were stiff
ard gave me much pain and dis
comfort. My joints would crack
Wien | Strengthened up. I used
Chamberlain's pain balm and
have been thoroughly cured.
Have not had a pain or ache
from the old trouble for many
months. It is certainly a most
wonderful liniment." For sale
by Elliott & Harvey. a3Oc
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-04-07
The Ditcl, Meeting.

Those interested IN the Boyer
Valley ditch held a meeting at
the council room his afternoon.
About so were present. Ellis
Jones called the meeting to
order and w. A. Jones was;
made secretary. The ditch
question was discussed in it's
several features. A profile of
the proposed ditch was place
on the table for the inspection
of all. j. G. McCabe, of the
Logan Observer, made an ex-
tended speech advocating a
deep, narrow ditch instead OF
the ditch as prepared by the
engineer who made the profile.
The meeting was a very sue
cessful one and the drainage of
the Boyer Valley was thorough
ly discussed.
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Council Proceedings.
Council Room, Mo. Valley, 10
Monday. April 4th 1904

OCunCIl PrCCeeGIn2S.
Council Room, Mo. Valley, To-,
Monday, April 4th, 1904.
Council met in regular sess-
ion with following officer pres
ent::
j. ]. Amen, Mayor.
j. B. Barrett, City Clerk.
c. w. Kellogg, City Attorney.
Councilmen Present.
A. B. Hosbrook.
]. R. McGavren.
C. A. Walker.
G. w. Burbank.
Charles Smith.
H. H. Fisher.
Minutes of last regular and
adjourned meetings read and
approved.
The following bills were au-
dited:
City Fund.
]. W. Waggenor, salary $4,000.
w. Neufnd, salary. -. 5000.
N. d Fackler SALARY 20 90
j. ]. Amen, salary. 10000.
Charles Smith, labor. 1000.
L. M. Goodrich, registry 1000.
w. j. Miller, labor. so.
j. D. Brown & Son, mch so.
A. R. LeGrow, reg & rep 1900.
j. H. Crowder, REGISTRY 1000.
R. Newton, merchandise 14.25.
j. B. Barrett, p & sect'y 61.5O.
Times, printing, 1880.
L. Brown, registry -. 1000.
R. D. Cobb, labor. ...... $50.
O. L. French, REGISTRY. 1000.
c. w. Kellogg salary. -. $3.50.