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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-29
1T ALWAYS HELPS

An ailment like consump-
ton that has been months
and years getting a foothold
cannot be relieved in a week
or day. SCOTS Emulsion
will always afford relief and
often cure, but not over night.
The consistent use of SCOTS
Emulsion will positively help
the consumptive at any
stage of the disease. We
guarantee nothing beyond
this, but we know that right
living and SCOTS Emulsion
have done more to cure con-
sumption than anything else
Scott & Bovine. 400 Pearl St. New York.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-29

Our spring stock of shoes are about
all in and larger and more complete
line has never before been shown in
Marshalltown. Our styles are the lat
est and prices tn. lowest. Buy your
new pair of US. Ini sdue Young,
fnwa,s largest shoe house.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-29

Enerval Romeberg, a young man OF
"a years of age. arrived in the city
Tuesday evening from Stavane'er, Nor
way and will make his home here Mr..
Romeberg, who is a blacksmith by
trade, is a brother of Misses Eilda and
Laura Romebere', who came to this
country few years ago, and are now
employed in this city, the former as
domestic at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Click, and the latter at the
T. e. Northup home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-29

The Ladies' Aid Society Of the
Methodist church will meet in the
church parlors Thursday afternoon at
2:30. The session will be in the nature
Of a Kitchen shower, to replentish the
kitchen of the churah basement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-29

Master Harold Mineah entertained
Tuesday evening at the home of his
parents, 8 East Grant street, THE Meth
odist Sunday school class of Mr..
Charles Turnkey. The boys meet once
every two weeks and last evening COM
menced their class reading, recently
decided upon. Music was also enjoyed
and refreshments We're served by Mrs.
j. H. Mineaa1.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-29

huSKlneSS Oh VOICE
Hyomei will cure the disease. des-
troy activity of all germ life in the
resiptory organs, enrich and purify
the blood with additional ozone and
after a few days use Of this treat
ment the majority Of these symp-
toms will have disappeared. In a
few weeks the cure will be complete.
Catarrh or catarrhal colds cannot
exist when Hyomei is used. This is
a strong statement but Mcbride &
Will emphasize it by agreeing to re-
fund your money if Hyomei does not
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-29

The Cuckoo Cooking Club, an organ
fzation of little girls, was entertained
at an indoor picnic Tuesday evening by
Miss Mary Packer at her home on
South First street. Excelsior, dyed
green, furnished the lawn in the dining
room, upon which the picnic supper
was spread. BESIDES the club mem
bers who wore there the following
were guests: Misses Edna Balch,
winifred Chamberlain, Irene Bason.
Gladys Anderson and Majorie Ketch-
um.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-29

Mr.. and Mrs. w. I. Packer of Lake
City, are the parents Oh daughter,
born Friday. Mrs. Packer was former
ly Miss Genevieve leighton Of this
city. Mrs. Benjamin Packer left this
morning for Lake City to visit for
week with her niece.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-29

A story from srraer, published in
these columns Tuesday, announces the
serious fitness OF Rev. S. T. McKim,
pastor of the Methodist church ait La
Porte. Mr.. McKim went to Albuquer-.
que. N. NJ, a few weeks ago, in the
hopes that the change of climate would
benefit him, he having been a sufferer
for some time with throat and bron-
chial trouble. Rev. Mr.. McKim was
formerly pastor of the Methodist
church Of State Center.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-29

Tomorrow plight at the odeon Mrs:
Beecher gives popular program of
American fiction using different selec-
tons than on her last visit to the city,
Friday evening, she gives THE Little
Minister as monologue Seats are
selling at Furhush's.
. The Lotus Club was pleasantly en-
tertained at its regular meeting Tues
day afternoon by Mesdames A. w.
Heald and d. S; Nancy at the formers
home 401 West state street. The pro-
gram was opened with roll call in an
sswer which were given Russian quo
tations. Mrs ]. D. Palmer then read
a paper on "--olstoy." and Mrs. c. W.
Sparks also gave one on Country Life
In Russia Mrs. T. C. Clegg finished
the original continued story, yester-
day. ending it in a most interesting
manner, as owe story romance. Mrs.
Nelson Merrill was guest of the
club. After the program the hostesses
served dainty two-course luncheon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-29

Rev. r. M. Hefenstein, pastor OF
the Christian church of Clemens, was
in the city Tuesday afternoon, being
on his way home from Muscatine
county, where he has been for few
weeks, conducting a series of revival
meetings
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-29

The largest attendance ever present
at one of the G. A. R.-W. R. C. socials
enjoyed a pleasant evening Tuesday
at the east court room. A guessing
contest, in which the photographs of
those present, taken in war times and
even earlier in life were presented for
inspection was a feature of the even
ing, and resulted in Mrs. j. E. Star
board receiving the first prize; Mrs.
Fred Gates, second; and Mr.. c. II.
Brock, third. The prizes, huge dough-
nuts tied with blue ribbons, We're
awarded for the most correct guesses.
Musical numbers were also enjoyed
during the evening. and Mrs. Clara
Wedgewood read short poem, "Un-
conditional Surrender" Refreshments
were served during the evening.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-29
Chamberlain, optometrist.

Dr. Jay, surgeon and physician.
Early Ohio Potatoes, for seed. ID. S.
Good Grocery Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-29

Ladies, come in and see the latest
novelties in coats and suits. A travel
ing salesman will be in the store
Thursday with a complete lire or
SAMPLES NJ +. Andrews
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-29

1t was at first planned that Mrs.
Beecher should give a Shakespearean
program tomorrow evening. The de-
mand for another popular program of
short selections, however, has been
such that the change has been made to
IAN Evening of American Fiction"
Friday evening she will give Barrie's
Little Minister as monologue. Seats
at F'urbusls. r. r.. Y. M. G. A course.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-16

company, Michael Cudahy president
purchased the capital stock, property
and good will of the several corpora
tons mentioned and united them in the
National Packing company for the pur-
pose of checking competition. The in
dividuals who composed the absorbed
companies were required to sign agree
ments binding themselves to remain
out of the business for stated term
of years, thus securing the new own
ers a monopoly of the beef trade.
The eighth count of the indictment
makes specific charges with reference
to the formation of the National Pack
ing company, and the ninth and tenth
relate to the trusts control of the for
eign beef trade. 1t is alleged that the
beef trust controls 20 per cent of all
the dressed beef product shipped from
the United States and that in Europe
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he was the chief mover In the great
Transsiberian railroad scheme : If it
had not been for 5Witte the road weuld
still remain unbuilt. 1t may also be-
affirmed that IL it had not BEEN built
the recent war, of which Witte was
from the beginning the most vigorous
opponent, would not have been wagsd.
In 1893 Witte was raised to the Ioftf-
est position in the government that
may be held by a subject of the czar..
He was made minister OF finance This
made him the official superior of all
other members OF the bureaucracy. All
of his fellows were obliged to turn to
him for funds He might, IL he willed,
veto their demands He could arr.
range commercial treaties without con
sulting any one. He had power equal
to that of the American congress.
White did not hesitats to use his
power. He began by remodeling the
empires finances. It was the worst
system in Europe, but he transformed
it into an institution which won the
admiration of the world. He built
railroads from the Baltic to the Pacific
and from the Caspian to the White
sea. He drained the treasury to PRO
mote internal improvements of every
description, but his most iTnplacssbIe
enemy has not impugned his motives
manned clean: He proved to be = won
derfuI fnancier. Without adding to the
burdens of the people he increased the
revenues of the empire.
Like all great men. he is both loved
and hated. He is the idol OF the peo-
pie, but the most advanced Liberal
leaders have been exasperated by ihia
devotion to Capitalization and his op-
position to the scheme of making the
zemstvos representatives He opposed
the classification of Finland. he IL q
strong advocate of a free press and he
has frequently taken sides with the
workingmen in Industrial disputes. He
is detested by the old aristocracy,
which cannot endure to be dominates
by a man who has risen from the
ranks; at which he may smile. since he
is trusted by the sczar.
HAMILTON VAN BUREN,.
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due to the drying Of the grain. The
farmers withdrew. their patronage and
began to ship by water or wagons.
Young White saw that the road was
losing custom and began an investiga-
ton on his own account He very soon
discovered the existence of a whole
sale conspiracy to steal the grain en-
route The railroad officials winked
at the theft and pocketed their share
of the proceeds. The plucky- young
clerk collected convincing proof of the
conspiracy and took it to the govern
ment minister of communications. AS
a reward he was promoted to the posi-
ton of station master.
Shortly afterward the Russo-Turkish
war broke out. Russian methods in
that campaign were quite as muddled
as they. have been during the recent
war. The men at the front were starv-
ing for the supplies which were sent,
but never reached them. The negli-
gence and incapacity of the railroad
officials were such that all the stations
on the lines leading to the seat of war
were ciogged to the verge Of irnmobil-
ity Witte found his own station block
ed with freight. He wired for instruc-
lions and received. none. The young
official announced his intention of pro-
ceeding on his own responsibility. The
ed him that hts official head would be
the price of his interference. He went
to work and within a week order was
restored and everything began to move
| in it's regular order. At the close of
the campaign WHITE was made director
of traction.
The president of the great Transcau-
casian line was Vishnegradsky, who
afterward became Russian minister of
finance. He offered Witte an impor-
tant government post, but the latter
was so devoted to the railway business
that he declined. A few months later,
through Vishnegradsky's influence, he
was appointed director of railways for
| the empire. dazzling preferment for
an almost unknown man. He held this
position until 1892 and was then pro-
NOTED to the ministry of ways and
/ communications. As everybody knows.
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to act, and it seemed disposed to be
thorough in its sitting. The packers
We're warned formally to cease manfpu-
lating the price of cattle on the hoof
and to refrain from attempts to con-
troll the dressed beef market. Neither
We're they to obtain discriminating
rates from the railroads.
Finally President Roosevelt issued
orders to District Attorney Sol Bethea,
now Judge Bethea, to proceed against
the beef trust in the usual manner.
The first act of the district attorney
was to call the secret service agents
to his assistance. The investigation
went on for eight months. Provisions
were made for securing important evil
dence and lines were put out to capture
unwilling witnesses. The announce
ment of the governments purpose came
like a clap of thunder from a clear sky.
simultaneously in fifteen cities deputy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-16

shippers freight IN transit was to be
met by a corresponding series of re-
bates by the railroad companies. In
this manner, it. is charged, the concern
indicted. secured reductions amounting
to about one-haIf of the regular rate.
These charges of the federal grand
jury are of sufficient gravity to cause
even so well intrenched a monopoly as
the beef trust to pause, but they are
puerile compared with those which viii
be made by the army of consumers of
it's beef products if the reports of re-
cent investigators are true. According
to one of these food experts. the pres
ent practice of the trust, after obtain
ing control of practically all the prime
beef in the country and putting avalue
on it, is to say further:
Send us your old, crippled or In
jured animals. We will cure them
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fngs whereby they were to cease doing
business otherwise than through the
companies In order to maintain the
prices for the sausage castings large
quantities were tanked or destroyed
The fourth count relates specifically to
the handling of these byproducts by
the clearing houses. The fifth and sixth
counts are definite charges and in
stances of destroying of goods to main
tain prices.
The seventh count relates to the for
NATION of the National Packing COM
pany. 1t declares that the organiza-
ton is made up of the Anglo-American
Provision company the Omaha Pack
ing company, the Continental Packing
company, the Hammond Packing COM
pany and Ruddy Bros, each organ
lied under the laws of Illinois. Be-
sides these were the G. H. Hammond
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agents of the companies should not bid
against each other while buying at the
stockyards, but should only pretend so
to do. Competition in the sale of beef
was to be avoided by fixing upon a
uniform scale of prices, the companies
binding themselves to be governed
thereby. These prices were greatly in
excess of the prices which but for the
conspiracy would have prevailed in the
markets.
The quantities of beef on sale were to
be restricted whenever it was found
necessary to the maintaining of prices.
An arrangement was made which pro-
vided for the sale of stipulated guam
tity of meat each week by the branch
houses. If they sold less they were en-
titled to a portion of a. common fund
paid in by the companies. These fac-
cusations and others form the basis of
the indictment for restraint and mo-
nopoly. The second count deals with
similar facts, but makes the point of
monopoly alone.
The third count deals with byprod-
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RESIDENCE OF J.OGDEN ARr1oUR

United States marshals served sub
poenas on clerks and managers in the
employ of the packing companies to
appear before the federal grand jury in
Chicago. More than 300 witnesses in
all were summoned.
The day on which these subpoenas
were served was one of the most ex-
citing in the history of the packing
business. At first there was an active
scurrying to get under cover, but when
it was seen that attempts to evade serv-
ice were vain the packers veered about
and protested a great willingness to
help the government in every way pos
sibIe. They insisted that they had
obeyed the Injunction to the letter and
that if any slip had been made it was
the fault of employees who had dis
obeyed orders. In spite of this ap-
parent eagerness to- further the in
vestigation the prosecutors did not for
a moment relax their vigilance. and
subsequent events proved that they
were wise When the witnesses began
to assemble it was discovered by the
government secret agents that they
were being subjected to the powerful
| Establishments of the enemy. Before
the investigation had been under way
a week the jury was compelled to in
dict an agent of the packers who had
attempted to influence a witness.
| Nothing that the now thoroughly
aroused packers could do was sufficient
to stave off the indictments. They fell
fast and thick. They were as definite
and explicit as if the offense had been
/ burglary. The first count relates to
| the formation Of the corporations in
dicted, naming the officers and telling
where the several companies bought
their cattle, where they were slaugh-
tered and where were the principal
markets for the sale of the meat. The
count also declares as a fact that the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-16

and RETURN them "a VIM in anv of sha
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houses Vol, NAV r,refey either. fl,s. vs,.,r&
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food i,,,rs,,t,o,,. -,iet, - 80 .slS
II bas SIC y,,-~,,;,zas - 1870. y
the hitherto ,,n,,,a rketahIa .t,cI - a.
country. At first t1ought tbs- -o,,IS
seem to be an act of .,rnna raIIaIsf1 sor1-
ness and generosftv. Further fnSaatt.
cation proves it to ha, ona al tF,e r,s,st
| venaI schemes ever devised against ma
welfare of the human race. THE oon-
dition of the poorer classes of cattle
nowadays shipped. to be slaughtered for.
canning and kindred nurnosas fs fear-.
full to contemplate The revslafions
brought about by the Investigation into
| the food sapplv iss1fed as raftoy4as "a
| tbe American army curing ths ssnsnySS
war are still fresh. in the memories az
those who made that canpaien. ana
there is not the slightest evidences to
/ show that there has been a reform. :.
This low grade and formerly unrnar-s
: Letab1e class OF animals. tenhntcalfv
known as Gamers has becems the
most profitable division of the packing
house industry. On account Of the
| cheapness of handling and the faeili--
| ties at hand for utilizing the byorodG
ucts, such carcasses are almost clear
profit. If the beef trust were COM
PEELED to abandon all further traf5ac in
prime and legitimate meat food IL
might still reap an immense proft from
the manufacture of the hundred and
one alleged dainties that come from its
| factories. 80
In every civilized country on the
fearth except the United States the gov
eminent provides adequate inspection
of all animals slaughtered for food pur--
poses. There is also nominal inspection
in America, but owing to the vast num-
Der Of carcasses to be inspected and
tne niniteo nunner OF inspectors. pro-
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WONEi tons at Portsmouth
S&JNcJ has contributed great
ly to his reputation
both at home and abroad. His appoint
ment to the difficult mission was pro-
ductive of widely differing sentiments
at home. By the Liberals it was hailed
as an evidence that the car had aban-
doned the unpopular policy into which
he had been forced by the grand ducal
party. for since the beginning of the
war M. WHITE had been the uncom-
promising foe of the bureaucracy. By
the war party itself it was accepted
with secret delight. It was believed
implicitly that NJ. Whites Waterloo
was in sight; that he had undertaken
more than he could accomplish and
that his certain failure would put an
end to his influence with the car.
The result has been a triumph for the
Liberals, slap in the face for the Re-
dictionaries, an unmistakable boost to
Russia's waning diplomatic prestige
and, above all, a tremendous increase
in NJ. Whites popularity with the
masses and influence with his SOW
ereign. When in August, 1908, this re-
markable man was relieved of his ofTice
of minister of finance and Kicked up-
stairs" into the comparative sinecure
of president OF the committee of min
listers, it was believed generally, both
at home and abroad. that his period of
activity had come to an enforced end
His new appointment was looked upon
, as a degradation rather than as a pro-
motion The grand dukes were jubi-
liant They congratulated themselves
that their persistent arch enemy had
had his wings clipped; that he could
no longer interfere with their plans for
manipulating the Russian political
situation to their own selfish ends
The Romanoff grand dukes, viewed
collectively, have been sad blunderers
always. There is a saying current in
AEuseovite lower circles that these high
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-16

the same tactics to maintain prices and
control trade are employed as are prev
alent in America. All agents abroad
are required to sell at a uniform price.
and the supply is regulated by the COM
bine with that end in view.
The charges Of rebate conspiracy
against the Schwarzschild & Sulzberger
company are even more deliberately set
forth When the concern began bust
ness it paid the full legal tariff for the
transportation of its products. In the
course of time plants were established
in many widely separated localities.
Between these points a heavy move
ment of live stock and packing house
products began to be carried on, and it
was then that the heads of the con-
Germ are alleged to have conspired to
secure discrimination from the rail-
roads. The manner in which the scheme
of securing rebates is worked is also
set forth in the indictment. A never
ending series of claims for damages al
legged to have been sustained by the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-16

company, organized in Michigan; the
Fowler, Packing company. organized in
Kansas: the United Dressed Beef COM
pany of New York, the ST. Louis Dress
ed Beef and Provision company and
the Hutchinson Packing company of
Kansas. The indicted corporations
Armour & Co., J. Ogden Armour presi-
dent; Armour Packing company,
Charles W. Armour president; Swift &
Co, Louis T. Swift president; Fair
bank Canning company, Nelson Morris
president, and the Cudahy Packing
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ucts 1t begins by relating how the
markets for these byproduets4cured
meats, sausage castings, oils, butter,
eggs and poultry have extended to all
the large cities of the world and de-
clares that the defendants control at
least so per cent of this trade 1t is
charged that a conspiracy. was formed
by the accused companies to control
the manufacture and sale of these ar
ticles. Arrangements were made with
the principal dealers in the country
who made a speciality of sausage cas-
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business comes under the control of
the act of congress of July 2. 1890, and
that the accused corporations control
more than so per cent of the beef trade
of the country, are actually independent
of each other and should have con-
Quoted their business in strict compe-
tition with each other.
Instead of that, it is alleged, the COM
panies conspired in various ways to
pervert trade to their own selfish ends.
To choke off a healthful competition it
was arranged that the purchasing