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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-10-26

house, young William G. Rockefeller
being slated for that post Of power.
individuals are not dangerous In this
country. Institutions are. II young
John Rockefeller tried to continue his
fathers marvellous career, ADLER,
stronger, more INSCRIPTIONS men
would throw him down and take his
money away from him. He may safely
invest what he will have upon his faith
er's death, and no one will fight his
inert mass of money. But anything
like business activity would bring him
into competition with the best brains
OF the world. 1t is no disparagement
of young John to say that his brains
are not in that class. William c., .Jr's
are more nearly up to the standard,
but even he may wake UP some day 20
years hence and find new man out of
Cleveland or Kansas City the master
of the financial world. Nay, some
acute judges think that they can name
the man even now. in that strong
jawed son of Virginia, Thomas +.
Ryan.
Mr.. Ryan is not one of America 8
richest men, but what of that. Neither
was the elder Rockefeller 40 years ago.
Ryan is only 81. He is power in q
great trust company and in New
York's third biggest bank. He is the
power In local gas and electric fran
chise corporations. He is the power in
the tobacco trust. He controls con.
siderable railroad system. He owns
the Washington Insurance company.
He controls the great Mutual Assur.
ance company through his banks and
its directors. He has just bought the
stock Of the Equitable, putting in Paul
Morton as president. If any one of his
projects fails-and none has ever yet
done so-he has other resources. New
York may clip his life insurance wings
by legislation, but he will not have
lost by his brief venture in It. He
CANDLES ON a certainty. He sticks at
nothing, as he proved when he had his
trust company lend 100000 to his
office boy when he needed the money.
Yet he can persuade men as shreWd as
Grover Cleveland that he contemplates
only puDllc SeFVlCc Ill DuyluS UP tue
control of insurance companies which
; have hundreds of millions of assets
In ode sense he does contemplate q
public service. Any insurance com
pany that he controls will be we'll con
| Quoted.
think Ryan the coming man, bar
ring accidents. He is successful; and
men fear him. I have seen strong
man, mentally and physically, thrown
into the most abject fear by the dread
of the unknown, when fate brought
him athwart Ryan's path. He did not
know where the blow would fall; he
did know that Ryan was the stronger
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-10-26

urged, IL remains true tnat, at what
ever sacrifice and remuneration, the
man should have been true to the four
children he has brought into the world.
These babies are weak, physically,
and Heron owed his strength to
them; they are ignorant and he owed
his wisdom to them; they are poor,
and the father owed his earnings and
the right to good name to them.
Zone day this man announces to the
mother of these children that he has
ceased to love her and loved another
woman, and that money enough at five
per cent. would be provided for her
TO rear these children for him. She
reluctantly asks for the divorce, for
desertion, which he Goes not contest.
1.-THE whole transaction is mon
strOus."
Divorce Of the Herrons.
According to the story of the di.
vorce proceedings. Mrs. Heron was
paid 100000 by the representatives of
Miss Rand, or her friends, to give up
her husband. However this may be.
Mrs. Heron simply charged he.
spouse with desertion. and now. know.
ing that when he left her it was be-
cause of his love for another woman.
has this to say of him, her statement
having been made after DR.. Hills re-
fused to attend q meeting of the Get
Together club:
ut is nonsense for these people to.
refuse to sit down to a dinner in DR..
Herron's honor If they approve his
views they should have no objection
to dining with him. One fact in his
private life should have no effect on
the value of his views. Dr. Hills sew.
eral months ago expressed hearty ap'
prevail of speech Of DIR. Herron's.
and DIR. Herron's views have not
changed since then. If it was right
to approve DR.. Heron then, 1t is
right now. Those Grinnell people are
actuated not SO much By sympathy
with me as they are by desire tn
down Dr. Heron politically.
For eight years Miss Rand was az
intimate in our house as il she were
the sister of myself or Dr.. Heron.
AS to prospective marriage between
DR.. Heron and Miss Rand, that IS
their affair." II the marriage takes
place the public can draw its own
conclusions, and if it does not. why,
the same is true. Neither DR.. Her
ron nor Miss Rand has better friend
in the world than myself"
And when the professor was ques-
toned along these lines he sa4u:
"They may cruelty me ct the cross.
or burn me at the stake, yet | will
make no answer to personal attacks
upon me. have made VOW ana
I will not break it,
Former Wife Still His Fricn~
Prof. Heron is at present engaged
in the preparation of book, in which
it is expected he will announce his
"era-making word" and in which hs
will appeal to human kind to accept
his beliefs about matrimony and re.
ligion, even though his example may
not be followed, The former Mrs
Heron says tina, she is still the pro
fessor's friend He declares that he
has the greatest respect for her, but
says he has ceased to love her
The news of Prof. Heron coming
into possession Of s11,0GO,G00 amazed
his friends and startled church circles
but there seems to be no room To-
doubt that he really has the raoneJ
and, what is more, that Miss uiE&
is z'ad that he has It
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-10-26
Prof. Heron Declares Present
Laws and Customs Neither
Sacred Nor Good.
"C0MPANI0N'S' FORTUNE TO AID HIS CAUSE
Former Congregational Minister to Establish
Colony of His Believers in New jersey
Divorces Lawful Wife for Another Wom
armstrong Denunciation by
Rev. DR.. Hills

Chicago.-Prof. George d. Heron, for
several years professor of applied Chris
tianity at Grinnell college, the Iowa
Congregational institution, is at present
j. engaged in waging warfare upon the
present system of marriage and upon
present-day religion He is writing =
book setting forth his peculiar beliefs
and in the near future intends to estab-
lish colony of believers in his doctrine
on his farm at Metuchen. N. j., and to
send forth his propaganda throughout
the world.
Doctrine Of Prof Heron.
Prof. Heron first startled the ortho-
dox Congregationalists, in which de.
nomination he was a minister, by the
following statements:
Il do not believe that tie present mar
riage system is sacred or good.
Il believe that union is made by love
alone and that it is terminable at tbs
termination of love.
Love marries US and. as long as our
love lasts, love will keep us together.
Il think it wrong to obey law that
would keep us together when love has
ended.
1--WE no longer need a religion. Our
movement supplies all the spiritual
needs Of religion. Human life must
become its own religion and human la
Dor must become it's own ritual and
scripture.
The modern world is practically
without religion. Fires on old affairs are
dying out. Religious authority has been
banished. All notions of right and
wrong are being scrutinized. We all
await the era word of infinite daring"
1t was not long after this that Prof
Heron told his wife that he had. ceased
to love her and persuaded her to seel, a
divorce. He then took Miss Carrie
Rand. one of his followers and possessor
of fortune of about $1,OCO.OOO, as his
companion.
The recent death of the mother oS
Miss Rand. also an ardent disciple of the
professor, has left her another fortune
estimated at s11.000000 which she has
given him full authority to spend in
promulgating his theories on marriage
Possesses Paulian Spirit.
Prof. Heron is without doubt the
most prominent Christian socialist in
America. He is of type that is
common enough in England. but his
peculiar notions Of the rich man and
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-10-26

week by week and still she bravely
kept up the fight and strove to win
her husband back to her. confident, as
one of the women testified, that her
love was so strong for him that in the
end it would triumph.
Not Pleased with Colony.
Nothing has ever stirred the quiet
village of Metuchen to such indigna-
ton as the reports that have been cir
culated from time to time of the prog
ress toward building up socialistic
colony on the Heron property.
The people of Metuchen. whose
characteristics have been moSesty and
retirement, have been unanimous in
letting Prof. Heron and his friends
severely alone. This policy Of nom
intercourse has given the comings and
goings of Prof. Heron and the Rands
an air of mystery.
The character of the improvements
which have been made at such great
cost ON the farms purchased with the
late Mrs. Rand's money have every
indication of purpose to provide for
an extensive colony. The nucleus of
this colony is already on the place. A
number of sympathizers with Prof.
Herron's beliefs live in the different
cottages at Elmwood farm.
Regular services are held in kind
of open air temple, which has been
built at considerable expense next to
the Heron residence.
Views Meet Disapproval.
A rain of disapproval of his position
has been showered upon Prof. Heron.
Several months ago he was to have
been the guest Of the Get Together
club in New York, and among the in
vited guests were Rev. DR.. Newell
Dwight Hills, pastor Of Plymouth
church, Brooklyn; Rossiter W. Ray
mond, Rev. Dr. S. .. Mcconnell. rec
tor of Holy Trinity; DR.. Josiah Strong.
and others. DR.. Hills refused to at
tend and voiced his sentiments in the
following language:
Il do not wish to be unkind, but
there are sins so grievous, SO bald,
vulgar and Grass in their persistency,
their virulence, that they consume the
mantle OF charity as a flame the gar
ment.
Consider the conceded facts in the
case. This man marries q young wom-
an and is the father of four children,
almost babes; forms friendship with
a young unmarried woman, from
whom he accepts money to buy his
clothes, hats, shoes and travelling ex-
penses; against his wife's protest goes
abroad with this woman friend and
her mother for year; returns to tell
his wife that he has ceased to love her,
but loves another, and persistently
urges his wife to obtain divorce.
when the wife is asked by the
Judge if there is any obstacle to their
living together she replies: NO, ex-
cept in my husbands mind This
mans spokesman and bosom friend in
New Haven justifies the fathers de-
sertion Of the four children by saying
the woman frlena gave the wife $780,
900 to give her husband up to her
Mrs. Herron's friends assert that the
amount paid was only 100000.
"Now, some money was paid Mrs.
Heron or else it was not. Suppose
no money was paid her. Why has he
not denied the statement to save the
honor of the mother of his children?
If any sum of money was paid his
wife by this woman friend, then this
man sold himself. and whether for
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-10-26

Of starving men when the inevitable
hard times come. Mr.. Rockefeller says
he said no such thing.
Yet the year numbers en- ling in
seven have been prolific OF panics. Go
over the list: In 81 the great panic;
in 81 the panic that followed the ex-
pansion upon new California gold: in
II the panic when rajl:oa riots made
Pittsburg seat C! civil war: in 81 a
small panic: in 81 lin!Tine denres-
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-10-26
Perhaps the Time Will Come.

Vistor-Who is the benevolent
looking convict with the bald head
and side whlshers?
Wardcn-That's Steel, the notori.
GUS bank wrecker, who got away with
three millions. He's in for life.
And the gaunt one next to him."
Hes only 80 day-er-held IN q
man at night and robbed him OF three
dollars to get food for bis star H.nS
family."-Pnck
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-10-26
Fortunate New Jer,.v.

u w j II Il > II Y >
state census has
just been complet-
ed. The little
state that snug
giles so nicely be.
tween New York
and Pennsylvania
and charters pre-
datory trusts to
do business else.
where is growing
faster than either
NJ fra hiO cicfarc
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-10-26
Is a Panic Coming?

I'D John ID. Rookie.
fel':r predict u
commercial panic
in 1907 or did he
not? The man who
saws he did is
reputable. lie re.
potts that Uncle
John advised the
government to get
ready to build
good roads with
the surplus labor
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-10-26
Fathers and Sons.

/ 10 a DenellcenI
provision of ma.
ture that sons
shall not inherit
their fat h err >
genius. What If
- | m m y +" Hyde,
with even greater
greed than his
father, had pos
sessed all his mar
vel0us organizing
nOWor2 What If
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-10-26
The Fiercest Auto Race.

DO not know
whether any legal
steps would stop
the Nassau road
race for the Van.
derbilt cup, sched.
uled for the 14th.
I do know that it
W ill not b e
stopped IL the PEG.
pie of the county
have anything to
say about 1t.
Nnccou 10 tina
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-10-26
new YORK GOSSIP
WHO Is TO SUCCEED JOHN D.
ROCKEFELLER.
THE SONS OF FlNANclERs
Year-Numbers Ending in Seven Have
Been Prolific of Pamela Little
State That Is Grow
ing Very Fast.

CIV YORK News
that young John
ID. Rockefeller is
going abroad in
the latter part of
the month with
broken health is
a G. CO mpanied bv
t he semi-omcial
statement that he
will not hereafter
be considered the
financial head of
{ he Rockefeller
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-10-26

Thompson.-A man named Erick
Johnson, of Moorhead. VINO was riding
or the trucks of train 8 on the Great
Northern, fell off a short distance from
here and his right foot was badly
crushed by Mheels OF the train.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-04-18
La escue|a Lincoln
Una exposition de los traba-
jos escolares que fueron
4 San Luis
microbes Y jUEvES
El departamento y la Junta
invltan al pdbllco a exami-
mario todo.

Acaban de ser devueltos los ira.
bajoS dltimamente expuestos en- la ex-
posici6n de San Luis en- representa-
ci6n de las escuelas p1blicas de Puer-
to Rico, los que fneron premiados con
una medalla de orc, habiendo mereci-
do tambien los trabajos de las escue-
las Industriales de San Juan y Maya
gtez medallas de plata.
Como quiera que dichos trabajos
fueron enviados San Luis por el
Departamento antes de que pudieran
verse en- esta capital, Sc ha dispuesto
que Sc exhiban en- la escuela Lincoln
dur2nte los dias l9 y 20 del mes
actual donde podra verlos todo ell que
quiera pasar por dicha escuela de s q
II de la mafiana, de | q de la tarde
y de s q 10 de la noche.
Tvnto en- los trabajos de fndolein-
dustrial como en- los referentes q las
a las asignaturas academicas Sc nota
un adelanto y mejoramiento grandfsi-
mo, y es de esperar que las muchas
personals de esta capital que tanto in
teres han mostrado en- ocasiones an
teriores en- todo 10 referente q las es-
cuelas, aprovechen la oportunidad pa
ra yer la clase de trabajo que en- 10
actualidad Sc esta hacienda en- elias.
El Departamento de instruction,
asi como la Junta Escolar y ell Super
intendente del Distrito, tienen ell ma
yor gusto en- invitar al p1blico de esta
localidad y de los pueblos limitrofes
para que pasen q dicha escuela q exa-
minar los trabaios que allf estaran
eXpuestos, en- la seguridad de que ha-
ci6ndolo asf podran apreciar mejor ell
, ambiente escolar en- que vive ell nifio
puertorriquefo y la manera como SO
Idesarrollan sus facultades intelectua-
les y f(sicas.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-04-18
CRONICA
OesdTdenes Y atropeNos

res de profession van 4 un pueblo; cele
bra meetings, en- los que, como va he
mos dicho, el insulto cs la nota predo
minante:levantansee huelga los traba
jadores; pero como no hay un Comit
organizado, con fondos suiicientes, qu
sostengan 4 aquellos durante ell perio
do de la huelga, ocurre que los tre
0 cuatro dias, los jornaleros tienel
que yolyer q sus labores. 6 entregars,
la violencia, para atemorizar al ha
cendado y obligarle q ceder en- el ma.
breye plazo possible. De ahi que esa,
huelgas tengan que terminar tumul
tuariamente.
GQue Sc obtiene con esto? Promo
yer ell desorden y la anarquia; Y que
|esos desgraciados campesinos scar
atropellsdos por la policia, encarccla.
dos procesados. Sabido es, que tras
las huelgas vinieron los incendios de
los ca1averales, sy 81 70 Sc hubierar
adoptado por la policia ciertas precau-
clones en- las haciendas del Sur ,cuan-
tos actos de violenc q hubieramos te-
nido a estas hora que lamentar,
Campesinos puertorriquenos: ell
camlno por donde Sc os quiere llevar
es el de vuestra perdici6n. Teneis de-
recho mayor salario, teneis derecho
Il mejor vida. Pero es necesario saber
reclamar ese derecho; es necesario que
para clio empleis la raz0n y la iusti-
cla que os asiste; paro nunca la pro-
vocaci6n y ell atropello.
Ell hacendado puertorriQueno no
es un explotador como os 10 pintan.
Muchos amos de crisis ha pasado ese
hacendado, cubriendo malamente sus
compromises; y no le hab6is visto
lamar una queja, nj mermar vuestros
jornales. Son muchos los hacendados
que Sc han arruinado y no pocoS
los que hoy Sc hallan cargados de
deudas y compromises. No creais
que ese hacendado atesora el di-
nero a paletadas. Cierto que hoy el
precio del azdcar ha subido, y que
es justo que vuestro salario suba tam.
bien, pero en- proportion razonable,
porque no creais que esa alza de pre-
clio ha de sostenerse por mucho item
po Muchos de esos hacendados 500
lograran este aho salir de deudas. Sc
iilan los que atacan hoy al propie-
tario, en- las ganancias que ell aztical
puede reportar este aho; pero no Sc
piensa en- las p6rdidas sufridas POI
ese hacendado en- amos anteriores, Ell
los amos de crisis. Solo aquellos qu,
(Contjn,ia en- Ia pdyina ~
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-04-18
In Ia rea|idad
Oplnlones de un ciudadano
que ha dido las del pals y
las trae aestas columnas.
VA Es TEMPO
Por primera vez en- el mundo
Sc We a un gobierno favore.
Ger a los que le acusan.

Todo el pals esta aguardando la
actitud que adopte el Gobierno, en- Wis.
ia do la oposici6n dura iniciada Dol
el partido republican,.
En- cast todos los puestos impor.
tantes de Ia Administrator SO en-
cuentran los hombres de mas signifi-
cacion del partido adversario son
ellos tan responsables de la polftica de
su partido como los que autorizan la
publication de escritos insultantes al
Gobierno, ymostrandose inconformes
con su polftica.
Todos sabemos que The Puerto
Rteo Sun, 90 el duico 6rgano Official
del partido Republican,, no obstante
las declaraciones ridfculas publicadas
en- sLa Correspondents, por el Sc
nor Hernandez Lopez. En- dicho pc
ri6dico 90 asegura escriben Gomez
Brioso y Guzman Benitez, y la polfti-
% en- general es inspirada por Rossy,
Bsrbosa y Sanchez Morales.
No 90 possible que continIen ocu-
pando puestos pdblicos hombres de
Ia signidcaci6n polftica de los sefio-
res Goenaga, Romero Cantero, Urru-
tic, Salicrup, Berries, Castro, Torres
Grau, Rossy, Aponte hijo, Aponte
padre, Ulpiano Colon, Nadal, Cam
pillo, Soto Nussa y otros que dis
frutan de sueldos en- Ia actual Admi-
nistraci6n, mientras sus peri6dicos
injurian al Gobierno.
Estos caballeros no representan
NADIA en- Ia opinion pdblica. Ell par
lido UNION DE PUERTO RICO, tiene
en- la Camara, 25 delegados, cuenta
con IS Municipalidades, gan6 las Ill
timas elecciones, spesar de los arti-
dcios fabricados por nuestros adver.
sarios, apesar de la escandalosa ley
Electoral, apesar de otros resortes,
como el DOS PoR UNO etc. etc. deci.
mos que ganamos las elecciones por
mas de TREINTA Y C1NCo MIL voTos,
y debemos ser respetados en- nuestras
legftimas aspiraciones.
FL pals Sc impacienta justamente.
No We una situaci6n franca, clara.
Agusrda al, por la confapza que nos
inspira nuestro Gobernante, pero va
(C0mttnua en- la pdgina 50.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-04-18

va Sc van conociendo detalles d
los desagradables incidentes ocurri
dos en- Ponce. Ell teniente Guanill
dos policias est n heridos asf como al
gunos huelguistas. Sc We, pues, qu'
ha habido lucha entire ambos elementos
cosa que hasta ahora no habia ocurri
do en- esa clase de meetings.
FL hecho nos ha causado impre
sion deplorable, puos revela un estadc
latente de animosidad entire los ele
mentos socialistas y la policfa. Sc
impone una acci6n energica que ponga
fin q esHs desordenes que con motive
de las huelgas Sc van promoviendo er
la jurisdiction de Ponce,
No es con prope gandas disocia'
doras y con insultos groseros como Sc
defender los derechos del obrero v el
campesino. Y cSos oradores socialis.
tas no emplean otros drgun,ertos. En-
un meeting que ell sabado celebraron
en- la plaza b ldorioty, los orado,es
no hicieron otra cosa que insultar.
Alb Sc insult6 al partido unionista: Sc
insuIt0 al partido republicano: Sc in
sult0 a los redactores de LA DEMOCRA
CIA; Sc insulto a todo ell mundo. Ora
dor hubo que emple6 el siguiente arVt.
mento Isl por esa esquina pasara el
administrator de la Central Aguirre, y
yo le diera una puhalada, verian uste-
des como me calan encima unionistas
y republcanos, pidiendo mi cabeza p
81 senior, que le caerlan: porque ESQ
seria un crimen, y ell crimen no pueden
nj deben sancionarlo los partidos po.
liticos.
Ahora bien, 81 tales insensateces
y barbaridades Sc dicen en- plena ciu-
dad de San Juan 6que no Sc dira en-
esos meetings de los campos? Y es
asi como Sc cree luchar por el bienes-
tar y Ell progreSO de la clase campesina
y de la clase obrera?
No. Esas predicas violentas Ian
zadas en- medic de las masas ignoran-
tes no pueden traer sino disturbios,
en- los que siempre resultaran la VIC
TINA ell infeliz trabajador. iQu6 SAGA
este de las huelgas? Escas6z Y ham
bre. Otros son los que Sc benefcian
de ese estado de perturbation; pero el
infeliz campesino que abandona su
trabajo, solo logran condenar sus
hijos a unos cuantos dias de miseria.
En- Puerto Rico no hay organiza-
cion obrera; y por tanto, no eXis-
ten fondos de reservas, como ocurre en-
todos los paises, para sostener una
huelga pacifca. Unos cuantos agitado-
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-04-18
ASeSiinato CordovGs
Notas telegrafcas de nuestro
corresponsales en- HUI
macao, senior Cervoni.
PREBAS E INDICIOS
Declaraciones de un testigo
que acusa a Dones de ser
el aSeSlnO.
Humacao Abril II.
)EMOCRACIA San Juan.


Aver tarde, despu6s de nuevas
recusaciones hechas por la acusaci6r
la defensa, Sc constituyo defnitiva-
mente jurado.
Session anoche importantfsima De-
clararon veintidos testigos de cargo.
Rafael Felix afrma que Dones en-
la carcel, le confes6 que habia asesi-
nado a Cordoves Berries, alquilando-
le para clio Anguita por la suma de
treinta dollars los mismos dcnalios
Gle Judas-de los cuales solo recibi6
cuatro dollars y medic. Ahade que
Dones le utilizo como escribiente para
diversas cartas que Sc relacionan con
ell crimen.
Otro testigo, Juan Diaz, declara
que oy6 de Dones esa confidoncia V
que Sc le amenaz6 de muerte 81 descu-
bria a los culpables.
Varios testigos reconocen el puiIal
que ngura entire las pleas de conyic.
ciony declaran que pertenece q Dones.
Jurado confronta dimensiones pu
1al con ropas Cordoves y declaracio-
nes medicas, correspondence exacta-
mente.
Dcctores Barreras y Vizcarrondo
informan en- tfrmipos claros, precisos
y luminosbs, que causan mucha i'm
preston en- la sala.
Hay quien simpatizs con los acu-
sados.
Gn1)n,i CprrraooonnoJ