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Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-02

0Sc Animal Paint Book. paints attached.
0Sc The Bird Paint Books paint attache
35c Painting Plays for Rainy Days.
49c Our Boys and Girls Paint Book.
Csc Painting Pastimes for Young Folks. 1
40c Twilight Stories
49c Our Girls or Our Boys.
40c Little Lads or Little Lassies.
35c Story of Two Little Bears,
0Sc Guess and Guess Again.
9Sc New Billy Whisker Book.
75c Billy Whisker's Junior or Kids.
$1.O5 Wonderful Wizard of OF.
$1.O5 Mysterious Land of OF.
5Sc Woggle Bug Book.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-02
AOc FOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS
f1N "6 TO 16" YEARS

$269-Hiawatha Fisher
$275-Evangelne Christy
$2.25-Whe the Heart Beats Young ........... Riley
$169-An Sweetheart Mine ................ Riley
S175-Out to Old Marys Observation-Disclosures. Riley
a n....................... Ford
Warming @ Ford
S2OO-Wanted Chaperon binding)
S169-A Checked Ford
39--Es Ford
$12bA Child of Nature Mabie
Honey; Dunbar
Dunbar
25-Our Warner
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-02


45c Boys o
i5c History Of syllable
. . . .
e. LONDON
Wood. Roberts
50c The Watch of he
Christmas :toX
59c Ians or
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-02

0EC For Gold and White
OOG Books
Flowers from Browning,
Violets from Tennyson.
Flowers from Phillips Brooks.
Flowers from Eugene Field.
Pansies from Shakespeare.
Holly Berries from Dickens.
Roses from Longfelow.
Gems from Whittier.
Opals from Holmes.
Story of Christ.
Morning and Night Watches.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-04-27
RESULT OF WIND ON sHINs
Exposure Of Front Of the Leg 10
Draughts Frequently Pro-
ductivs Of Cold.

at 10 not generally known" says the
British Journal of Nursing. "how fre-
quently bad cold Is induced by cold
ness Of the shins. due to thin stockings,
or by their exposure to draughts In .
railway train or in other chilly convey
ances.
"The blood vessels on the front Of
the shin are peculiarly exposed to such
influences, because the skin covering
them is 30 thin. and thus It can easily
be understood that such exposure to
cold on the front Of the leg may chill
the blood circulating through Il ~
thoroughly as the evaporation Of wa
ter from wet boots or clothing can do.
"For the same reason cold draughts
on the back OF the neck. where again
the skin is thin and the blood vessels
are easily exposed to atmospheric In
fiuence, are very common but often
overlooked cause Of bad 'colds.'
"The moral Of all this In obvious
especially in weather such as this. or
when traveling-to keep the front Of
the legs and the back Of the neck
warmly covered"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-04-27
wARlIkE MOOD OF MEXICO
Bent Toward Hilitary Life II De-
coming Apparent Through
out the Country.

The younger men OF the countr,
have shown decided bent toward mil
ltary life. and Thousands Of them have
voluntarily subjected themselves to
drill and discipline. Steadily. and
without making any parade OF its pur.
pose. the government has devoted
much atteution and money to the psr.
fectinx OF It's army. Military men have
been stationed In Europe to watch the
evolution OF their ART among CONT.
mental armies and to gather technical
information n to new weapons.
To-day, the Mexican army 10 largely
oincercd by young and devoted men
who have received scientinc training.
and the military strength OF the M.
tion has increased appreciably. Mex
leo has learned much from the Boer
war and from. the Russo-Japanese
peace and progress. but she IL armed
and prepared for any warlike contin.
Rency. This IL simply n policy die
tatcd by self-respect.
Il may be noted here that during
tile Russo-Japancse war the sympa-
thies OF those young men Of the mid.
die class who have Indian blood In
their veins were with the brown war.
riors Of Nippon. Mexican Indians Of
cultivation, OF whom tnero are thou.
sands. regard themselves as descend.
ants OF the men OF the orient: their
rafc-memory preserves. unobliterated.
the record OF the wronFs done them
by tho white conauerors from Spain.
{. Even men with but slight admix-
ture OF Indian bloo4 speak with Bit
terness Of the deeds of Herman Cortes
and his fellow conquistadores. The rise
OF Japan IL far from displeasing to the
thoughtful and reading Indians OF
Mexico. There exists race patriot
ism which will make itself felt in the
national policies Of the near future.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-04-27
Americas Drink 0ih.

Americas total drink bill. for all
kinds of stimulating beverages. includ-
ing tea and coffee. 10 one.fourth the to-
tal estimated production Of the cot
ton. wheat. corn, hay and tobacco crops
and every other product OF farms. It
amounts to one-elghth OF the nations
total expenditure for food.
Estimates OF the cost Of stimulating
beverages. a. published by the Amer
lean grocer, show that since 1901 the
cost has risen from 31.273.212.3ss to
3l.54S. .70S,307 in 1905. gain Of 3276..
is5. .9:1. or Fl IS per cent. The pop
uiation for tho same period advanced
from 77.647.000 to s3.l43,000. an addi.
ton Of 5.a96.00o or 6h per cent.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-04-27
BIBLE CLASS AD. HELPS.
Attendance largely Increased 1,
XnoxvillA, Team, Church By
Novel Means.

Knoxville. Tenn.-That . page "ad."
In . Sunday newspaper will increase
the attendance Of the young mems
Bible class has been proven In this
city by o. p. Sterling and Rev. W. T.
Rodgers, pastor Of the First Cumber.
land Presbyterian church.
The attendance at the church Bible
class was not as large - desired and
It was decided to try newspaper ad.
vertising to draw q crowd. On . re.
cent Sunday novel advertisement
appeared and attracted no little atten.
ton and comment.
All week the ad. got in its work
and its practical results were no.
tiecable the following Sunday morn.
ing.
The membership in the week in.
creased one-third and scores Of in.
quiries have been made to the church
ofiicials about the class and many
young men have promised to attend.
The oficials say that no money ever
was spent more advantageously by
the church.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-04-27
As THEY ARE IN TURKEY.
People Convert Tin Ystrolsum Boxes
b Many Usss-In Mace
douia,

Writes II. ". Brailsford. the author
Of . new book ON Macedonia and Tur-
key; II half suspect that the pstr0.
isnm 10 imported for the sake OF the
square tin boxes In which II u packed.
The whole domestic economy Of 1ur.
key sssnas to depend upon thoss tins.
Piled one upon another and rooeed
with boards and saeking. they ssrvs
for slum dwellings In the towns. Cut
up Into plates they protect the sides
Of the better houses from the weather.
They are used ~ water cans and
kitchen pots. Your food. your vatsr
and even your bread taste Of psts0-
lsum. which becomes to ths fastidious
Nothiag could illustrate bsstsr ths
poverty and siovsnlinsss Of oFisatal
Iife." ,..1
Macedonia. according to the same
writer. does not place . very high
value on the moro GOOD opihioa Of the
civilized world. He says: u once had
n talk with . man who had druGged
ten Turkish soldiers In an Ina and
burned them alive. When ] expressed
my horror. he replied by pouring out .
tale which ! confess staggered me-
all tho recent wrongs Of his village
tho men carried away captive Into
slavery by brignnds. the women treat.
ca brutaiiy. Somehow my vocabulary
Of ccnsurc ran dry. and tried to sux.
kest that such rcpriaals were . mis-
take. since they ALLEVIATE the sympa-
,hien Of Europe.
''Hc replied that by numbering ten
men who richly deserved II he had oh.
tained ten rifles for the cause Of lib.
crty. Surely answered. the eDod
opinion Of tho ciYilised world u worth
more than ten rifiea.' He smiled bit.
icriy. reflected for u moment. and then.
mimickink my tones. inquiries iacon.
icaliy: What was the good opinion
of your civiiixld world worth to the
ArmcnianS:' was silenced."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-04-27
JApANGsG sAMrAMs.
wendsrsuI Typss Into which rhsy
Are bred.


The erase for producing diminutivs
fowls has led tho fancisc outside ne
realms Of mere reproduction IN miniar
Life In America. Il has resulted In the
actual creation Of bantam types which
are Individual In chazActer-thae
10 to say. they do not repreeeat
any larger type. These arc called
variety bantams. The ideals IN
these casss are purely arbitrary.
and arc simply modelled accord
ing to ones ideas Of beauty. Each type
10 o Law unto itself. The peculiar
charactsristics Of the different indi-.
viduals, or even nations, may thus b
carried into their fancy poultry.
Perhaps NO more striking illustra.
tion OF this idea could be cited than
the japanese bantams. What Ne have
come to understand a. japanese art
clear-cut in its color comhinatiooe-
We sec carried out In remarkably char.
acteristic style In these birds. They
are strikingiy distinct ffom any other
group. One Of the most noticeable
feeling OF Quaintneos, 70 the extreme
shortness OF the legs. A Arstclass
specimen, indeed. should mot show any
limb whatever whom walking. . delu-
sion which 10 greatly helped BY the
profusion Of feather with which the
bird 10 endowed. The tail 10 very
largely developed. the feathers stand.
ing erect a. high ~ the head or
higher and often touching the back Of
the neck. The wings are very large.
reaching right down to the ground.
helping materially to convey the idea
Of legiess bird.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-04-27
sspE.RU-NA WORKED
SIMPLY MARvEl0US. !"
Suffered Severely
With Headache
Unable to Work.

Mlas Lacy v. Mctiivney, Sss srd Ave.
Brooklyn. n. Y, writes:
s.RDe asgy asosfhs SslSere6 oes
voseiy fr00 hesdscAss and Pstes II
she si1s sR6 heek. soseff0es Asta1
s0sAis 10 sfssad 70 ~ daily Wosk.
VaM AeffeF. Row, fhsaks 70 Peres
No, ARd 80 - Aesise o. sveF 906 hAvo
10 ap0rs ha06echss.
"Ths way Rsrgas Weeke4 n ~
esss wss siAey ssrssioss.
We have In our Alca many grateful
letters from women who have suffered
with tho symptoms named above. Lack
ofspaee prevents our giving more than
QUO Testimonial here.
IL II impnsAIbic TO even approximate
the grrnt amount Of suffering which Pc.
runa has relieved. or the number of
women who have been re.idlcd TO health
and strength BY iss faithful ass-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-04-27
MOUNTAIN SHEEP.
they Are Held sacred BY Laws Il
Colorado.

They Are Held Sacred BY laNs es
Colorado.
State Game and Fish Commissioner
Jim" woodard declares that the
mountain sheep In Colorado IL In the
samo class as the sacred bull of India.
tt must not be touched. says woodard.
II the animal = seen browsing upon
the mountain side the gun Of the hun
Ter must not be pointed in its direction.
The animal therefore may be called
the sacred sheep OF Colorado" There
are not many Of them left, but under
the protection OF the law they are In
creasing every year. There 10 . band
and Victor and Mr.. Woodard has . pho
tograph of n bunch grazing ON q hill.
side q short distance from Florence.
But for the passage OF law which
heavily fines those who kill this ami.
NAL the species would have been ex.
tinct long ago. f.
A letter received In Mr.. woodard's
once recently tells Of the arrest and
conviction of one Fred Kantzsley for
killing q mountain sheep. Klantxsky
was hned $500 and costs in the county
court at Canon City last Saturday. The
costs amounted to $40, and II the &C.
cused man does not settle he will have
long term to serve in the county Jail.
The state game and dSh commissioner
10 authority for the statement that
Klantxsky 10 an old offender, having
been arrested before for killing noun.
tain sheep. It seems that Klantxslky
shoots the animals for profit and not
for pleasure, and that on one occasion
he received $50 for the head Of one Of
the sheep.
"Klantxsl<y 10 an old hermit" said
Mr.. Woodard yesterday, land he sent
out word that any game warden that
got him would have to get him dead.
Game Warden w. r. Givens got on his
trail and followed him into an aban.
doned miners tunnel. where he had
taken refuge and gone to sleep. When
the old man woke up he was looking
into the musxle of q As and he made
little resistance. though he tried at first
to reach for his gun."-Denver Repub.
lican.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-04-27
A BUSY WOMAN
caa Do Ii. work ef . or . 1swsl1sa.

An energetic young woman living
Just outside oe New York. writes:
II am at present doing all the house.
work Of . dairy farm, caring for chill.
drsn, . vegetable and flower garden, q
large number Of fowls. besides manag-
ing an extensive exchange business
through the mails and pursuing my
regular avocation - . writer for ssv.
eral newspapers and magazines (de-
signing fancy work for the latter) and
all the energy and ability 70 Do this I
eve 10 0raDs-Nuts food
''It was not always %, and . yea1
ago when the shock Of my nursing
baby's death utterly prostratsd me and
deranged my stomach and nerves %
that could not assimilato a. muoh
- . mouthful Of solid food. and was In
even worse condition mentally. he
would have been . rash prophet who
would have predicted that II ever
would do 20.
"Prior to this great grief had sui.
fered for ysars with impaired diges-
ton, insomnia, aEonixing cramps In
the stomach, pain in the side. consu-
patton, and other bowel dsrangsmsnts,
all these were familiar TO my daily
life. Medicines gave me NO rslisf-
nothing did, until few months ago.
at friends suggestion. I began TO use
Grape-Nuts food. and subsequently
gave up coffee entirely and adopted
Postum Food Coffee at all my meals.
To-day am free from all the trou-
bles have enumerated. Ny digestion
is simply perfect, assimilate my food
Without the least distress. epjoy sweet,
restful sleep. and have . buoyant feel
Ing Of pleasure in my varied duties. In
fact. am new woman, entirely made
over, and repeat, I owe It all to
Grape-Nuts and Postum Coffee"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich.
There's n reason. Read the little
book. "The Road to wellville." In pkgs.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-04-27
Little oIri's Obstinate Case Of gessma
Mother Says: .cutievea' Rsnns.
dies 0 Aousshold Standby

Mother Says: 'cutlevrs Reno.
dies . housshoid Standby
LAS, year. after having my little
girl treated by very prominent
physician. for an obstinate case Of
eczema. resorted To the CusicurA
Rcmedies. and was 90 well pleased
with tho almost instantaneous relief
Afforded that ne discarded the physi.
clans prescription and relied entireiy
on the Cuticura Soap. Cuticura Oint.
meat, and cuticura Pills. When We
commenced with the Cuticura Rene
dies her feet and limbs we're cover.
I'd with running sores. In about SIX
weeks Ne had her completely well.
and there has heen NO recurrence Of
the trouble. We and that the Cuti.
cura Remedies arc 4 valuable house
hold standby. living ~ We do. twelve
miles from Q doctor. and where it
costs from twenty to twenty-five dol.
lars to come up on the mountain.
Mrs. Laaie Vincent Thomas. Fair.
mount. waldeu's Ridge. Tenn. Oct
-. 1905"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-04-27
ATTACKED THE HEART
Awful Nsvssisis csss Cured " Stay
Cured ~ o. Williams
PINK Pile.

Cvro0 ~ o.. Wtlliam,o'
Pink Pile.
Neuralgia In any form r. painful but
when il attacks the heart it tisfrsqusptly
fatal. Complicated with indigestion u
. form thas affected tho vital organ 10
threatened serious Consequences IN nn in.
stauco Just Tepnrted. Tho case 10 that 1t
Mr.. y. L. Graves. Ut Pleasanshill. IA.s
who tells VI his tyoubls aud cure -
follows: ~ !.
"I Travelled considerably. was szpoesd
10 all kindsof Weather aud WAa irregular
- my slseping and eating. ! ssPpnse
any rate. In May. 1905. lad gos % hsd
that I WAS cnsnpsllsd TO quit work aud
take IN my bsd. ] hah . GOOD doctor
ard took his msdicins faithfully bat
gssW Wosne. ! gave up hnpe of getttng
6sster and my noighboss e60aShb was
oaTsly euiuR t0 die.
"I had 1nsntherio9 spalls that u 70
awful IN recall. Ny hsars 6utsegssl ard
thea asssmed 70 csass bsating. ] oould
nns lie on my lsfs side as all. Ny hands
esd Tess swsli~d aud % did my face.
After rsading ahoas Or. Williams Pink
Pills tn . nswslapsr ] decided 70 ~
Before long ooulA 80 an itsprovenssne
and after taking Q few boxes ] was en-.
tirsiy cured. I a,n 9iad 20 make this
statement aud WiAh 10 could cauko every
suiYcrrr tn try Dr.. Williams Pink nlls."
DR.. Williams Pink Pills do nat simply
deasl~m pain: thsy enys the troable which
causes the pain. They aro guaranteed 70
contain NO narcosir. ssinaulant o. opiais::
Thas~ wt,o take thsin run NO danger OF
fns,uing any drug habit. They act
directly an tl,sblonsi and i ts only tl,Snaeh
tho blood that any nsdicipo can reach
she nerves.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are anld BY all
druggists OF will 10 srns. postpaid. oss
res,sipe of p<ice. 10 c~uts per lsnx. atx
box~. for q. 80. By tho Dr.. Williams Nod
tcins Co.. Schunscsady. ny.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-04-27

why 10 It," qucried the American
globe trotter. "that our American girls
are so much more attractive to foreign
ers with titles than you English girls?"
II don't know" snapped the English
beauty, unless it's because they have
more money and less sense"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-04-27
His Failing.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS doesn't seem to
make much progress in life. What sort
of fellow is he, anyway?
Dawson-Oh. Bjenkins is the sort of
man who seems to think that the cork
in a bottle was made to be pulled out
-Somerville Journal. II
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-04-27
Lace Making IL Framed.

A few years ago the art OF making
lace by hand was fast dying out In
France. In 1908 the French government
undertook to build up the industry. and
now the number OF girls and women
making lace by the old hand process IL
estimated at no less than $4,000.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-04-27
Better Kept In a Boz.

Wife-You know, John, you used to
like my little displays of temper.
Hubby-Yes. love. but it's been on
exhibition SO long now think it's lost
It's bouQuet.-Boston Transcript.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-04-27
Electric Cars In Peru.

Lima, the historic capital OF Peru. Is
to have n system OF electric street rail-
roads operated by power obtained from
falls in the Rimac river. thirty miles
from the city. The cars will be Amer
lean. and 80 will the electric machin.
cry and the track.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-04-27

Ass Sy6 - MICA
from Q horse Arst
wsaksned my back
and a@sctsd my hid.
nsya ! became very
bad. and had 70 %
about on efutcheA.
Ths doctors told ne
] had Q eaa0 OF
0 ehronte yhsuma-
tism. bat ! could
MT h02lnVA than.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-04-27

u . man lives beyond his income.
the outcome II sure TO BE- unsatisfae'
tory.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-04-27
It Was All Right.

'"Primitive woman had digger waists
Than ours" said the fair Miss Charms
They tell us. had longer arms"
cleveland Leader.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-04-27

me- W...sso.s a.ssss.e s-H
ss..sss.s. s;ssss -. sssss "a zs:ss- sssssssS
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-04-27

Lewis Single Binder straight % cigar
iraisr or Iswis' FACTORY. Psosia, III
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-04-27

Half the fun Of lying is betting with
yourseif whether the other fellow b.
iicvcs you.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-04-27
CAN'T sTRAIohTEN up.
EiAasy trouble oassss weak Backs
and Multitude Of Pains
and Aeh0. ~.

Col. r. Q. Hasrisos. Deputy Mar.
shal. TIC Common st.. Lake Charles.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-04-27

saa analiy bsoaa usias Doaa's KID
ssy Pulls for my kidnsys- First The
kidnsy sscFstioas came more freely.
,bsa the pain iset my back. ! vent
and GOT anoshsr bog. and that con.
3lslsd . cure. have beea veil for
!w0 ysaSs-"
sold By all dealers. 50 cents Q bog.
fOsess- Mliburn Co.. Bu&alo. n. 2.
a aas.s eeod intsn.Ioas ssiaso aAa
% bis lne0met
HE has steer cd his bark tn the other
shore. Il . pes'ieai way Of saying that
. dog 10 deaa-
DsnposAaaA - e0so1s0s0.
nnAns sassesIiy sssy bsssls q oADtosnA.
- - ssss ssnsAy NJ isfasas - sAiatsa.
- - tAaB n
.:::::: :::.: !. &4zzszsx
u ID, Yss Ovss - Ysssu.
n KID Tea Usss Asags osagAa
A man Isn't necss.ariiy, simpis BE-.
cause he lives tho simple life
Any man whose will power 10 all In
his wifo's name II to be pitied.
someone .a,s that corn Juice viii
make . man . voice husky.
II aomssiucs happens that when type
u set II matches out trouble.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-04-27

A man Isn't necessarily simple BE-.
eause he lives tho simple llfs.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-04-27
.. q: GNZzS<

L u UO YR OSss - 1sasA
n KID Tea Uaso AlsaSs o~aGA4
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-04-27
RUNNING soRGs ON LlMss.

II somesinss happens that whom tyr
g set Il matches out trouble.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-04-27

his wifs's name Is 4" be piiisd.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-06-07

mirth rippled FROM the shadow of the
big hat, and its owner let the suit case
drop to the porch. 1t landed sauarely
on Mr.. Lloyd's Toes and brought the
tears to his eyes.
"I'm the baby" she laughingly said
as she stood for moment on the
threshold of the door taking him in
from head to foot, striving to fix the
identity of her mysterious cross ex.
aminer. II am baby still, despite my
advanced age and the centuries of flu.
tile protest at my mothers tender for
getfulness. Did not do we'll for an
infant"-this very saucily and boldly
ito travel way from Albany to Blair.
vile all alone, only 10 meet a severe
interlocutor barring the entrance to nv
aunt's home?"
But Martha?" was all MIR. Lloyd
could say.
"Is my mother, who will arrive to
morrow. 1 came ahead. Does this sat.
isfy you, Mr. Impertinence? Please re-
move your foot from beneath my lug
gage and carry it into the house. Ba.
bies, you know, must have attention
and attendance"
Mr.. Lloyd extracted his foot with
alacrity, though he did not obey the
command. He had fought and won
many hard legal battles, but here was
golden opportunity to prove that there
are times when discretion is the better
part of valor. He fed or, to be truth
full, he limped abruptly down the little
path toward the village. AS he collect
ed his thoughts, being good lawyer
and a wise jurist, he decided to revise
and to overrule his previous Judgment
as to babies.
Girl babies eighteen years of age
and upward, with rosy cheeks, laugh
Ing eyes and fluffy hair and saucy dim
pies" unused Mr.. Lloyd, a smile play
ing round the corners of his mouth, "do
not come within the purview Of the
precedents you have heretofore cited to
support your case Judgment IS ac-
cordingly rendered for the infant de-
PENDANT, with costs to the belligerent
plaintiff. Case dismissed"
Mr.. Lloyd returned to the Melton
household to dinner as placidly as usual
AS time progressed he learned whether
his decision as to one girl baby In par
ticular was to be affirmed by a highe,
court, from which there is no appeal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-06-07
Git TRUSTS METHODS.
Agent Tells of Orders to Kill or Con.
uuer Standards Rivals in Ohio.

agent ieilS OF OFQeFS 10 NllI or Con-
quer Standards Rivals in Ohio.
Cleveland, May ga total of nine.
teen witnesses were called by Inter.
state Commerce Commissioners Prouty
quiry here. Commissioners, counsel,
and everybody else connected with
the inquiry put in hard day and the
work of the sessions was prolific of
substantial results. Testimony Dor.
dering on the sensational was OBJ.
tanned from several witnesses. That
of George L. Lane of Mansfield, a
former employe of the Standard Oil
company, was regarded as particular.
ly important. According to his evi.
months in 1901 and 1902 employed by
the Standard for the particular pur-
pose of driving all of the independ-
ent Oil peddlers in a dozen or more
of the principal cities and towns of
northern Ohio out of business. He
said he was employed by C. M. Lyons
of the Cleveland Office OF the Standard
Oil company to go to certain places
and use every means, fair or foul, to
force the independents to quit. He
described the methods pursued in de-
tail.
My instructions" he said, were to
kill them, and l was told that if
could not do the job, somebody would
be sent to take my place. l worked
in Youngstown and surrounding small
towns. In all of the towns, with the
exception of Youngstown, the indie
pendent peddlers were forced to aban-
don their business. In Youngstown a
man named William H. Valley was
encountered, and despite everything
we could do he held his trade We
gave oil away by the barrel and tank
load, but it did no good. Valleys
customers threw it away"