Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-07-25

Ing of county building contracts. were
reindicted July IL, upon the confession
Of one Of the persons involved.
Decision Against Book Trust.
In the United States circuit court at
New York the application Of Scribner
& Sons and Bobbs-Merrill company for
an Injunction to restrain r. III. Macy
g. Co. from selling copyright books be-
low the retail price fixed by the Pub
fishers association was denied. This
decision is likely to have far reaching
effects on all sorts of trade combina-
lions. Eminent counsel were engaged
on both sides. The decision was rem
dered by Judge Ray. who charged the
Publishers association with being in
violation of the antitrust law. He re-
ferred to the association as con-
spiracy Of monopolists and took the
ground that II seeks to enforce against
Macy an unlawful agreement TO which
the defendants are not parties and by
which they have not consented to be-
come bound In selling books Of which
they are the absolute owners.
Newspaper In Contempt.
The company publishing the Boston
Globe has been required to pay fine
of 5000 on complaint Of Attorney Gen
eral Parker of Massachusetts for con
tempt Of court In publishing two ar
ticles about the handwriting evidence
In the Tucker murder case before 1t
was brought TO trial.
st. Louis Bank Barred.
Postmaster General Cortelyou an
nounced last week a fraud order
against the Peoples bank of st. Louis,
Its agents and officers, barring them
from the use of the mails. The order
also included L. G. Lewis, publisher
who had posed as financial hacker
of the bank. Evidence showed that
hundreds of thousands of dollars had
been loaned Lewis on his enterprises at
bis own discretion.
Federal Trial For Caleb Powers.
Judge Cochran of the United States
circuit court has decided that his court
has jurisdiction over the case of Caleb
Powers, convicted In the Kentucky
courts OF completely in the murder of
Governor Goebel. Judge Cochran says
that In the state courts the defendant
has been and is denied the equal pro
lection of the laws. An appeal will be
taken to the United States supreme
court.
Society eIaekmaiI Charge.
Charles L. Able was arrested at New
York on the charge OF attempted black
mail of Edwin NJ Post, stockbroker.
Able was said to have approached Post
as a solicitor for new society book
called "Fads and Fancies" and accept
ed from Post In the presence of de
tective $500 In marked bills. Mr.. Post
charges that the money was extorted
from him In order to prevent Town
Topics from publishing a certain ar
ticle affecting his personal reputation.
In protesting his innocence Able told
Of having secured subscriptions from
many well known New York smart set
woren. This led the district attorney
to Subpoena a-raanaiao- of tho asta- lob
---ryx.s sous tu@9lyvfose the extent OF
the alleged blackmailing plot.
A New York Race War.
Two persons were killed and another
wounded dangerously In a fight be
tween mobs of white and negro resi-
dents of the lower west side of New
York city, July 8. More disturbances
July II. when 300 police bat
tied with the mobs.
Head Holy Chester Held.
The Maine supreme court has de-
cided against the appeal of Frank W.
head Of the Holy Ghost and
Us society, from conviction on the
charge of cruelty TO his son John, In
having caused fasting and whipping.
The maximum penalty is one year I'm
prisonment or $500 fine.