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The Newtown bee., 1906-02-16

nOG NOTICE-At meeting of tho Justices U of the Peace for the town of Newtown, held February third. 1906. the following rule re- garding dogs within said Newtown was adopt be restrained from running at large and if at large, be securely muzzied for period of thir- ty days from February 9th 19O6. Any person who violates the above rules is liable to a fine of seven ,dollars. Dated at NewtoWn, Con necticut, February 2d. 19 6. Charles Fl. North rop. Austin B. Blakeman, Michael J. Bradley. Theron E. Platt. Ephraim D. Briscoe, Charles J. Blackman. Josiah B. Downs, Walter s
 Bradley, Justices of the Peace for NewtOwn.
The Newtown bee., 1906-02-16

EOR SALE--The farm of the late John atch T in the northeastern part of New Milford. containing stone house, barns and S85 acres Of land, suitably divided into blow. pasture and wood land. Running water to milk house and barn. Good tobacco ground. Address Virgil Hatch, New Preston, Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1906-02-16
CORSETS.

Ladies who wear 8 Perfect Fitting Corset
 are in style. What better? Fitted by de scription and mailed to youl Bridal Cor
 sets speciality. Write to or call on Mrs Hell
 en Mac Mahon Snowden. 1l19 Broad St., Bridge
 port, Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1906-02-16

NOTICE--If you have any trouble with your IN horses feet come to my shop and get your horse shod. Horseshoeing. Carriage and Wag- onSRepairing in all it's branches. All work guaranteed. Fred Klein Stepney, Conn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-24

ger man physically than is generally
believed. He is above the medium
height, has a good pair of shoulders
and vigorous step. The peculiar dis
ease that caused him to lose all his
hair gives him very ancient and I'M
canny appearance. Recently the wear
ing of wig mOdifieS this strange as
pect His head is large and high, his
lips thin and almost cruel and his eye
like blank wall. 1t looks through
one without telling anything in return.
When the man is deeply stirred it fash
es with a cunning aud almost malevo-
lent CLEAN, but these occasions are
rare If the eye is the window of the
soul John ID. Rockefeller knows how
to veil his soul so that the world may
not see the inmoSt springs of his ac-
ton He has ever been man Of myS-
terry, keen to find out the business Sc
crets of others, but cautious about Civ
ing his own, even to his most intimate
associates.
For nearly ti7ifty-fve years the
Standard Oil company has been the
subject of numerous judicial inquiries.
The interstate commerce commission
law and the Sherman antitrust law
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-24
TWAIN ON HIS CONSCIENCE.
No More Left Than n Millionaire, HUI
morist Says at a Dinner.

mOrfst says at a D1nner.
Four hundred members of the
Freundschaft club met at their quar-
tiers in New York the other night to do
honor to their late president, Charles
Putzel, ON his appointment as tax COM
missioner, says the New York Times.
Among those who were asked to meet
him all were officers or eX-officers ex-
oept Mark Twain. The chairman, Ju-
Illus J. Frank, explained that the hui
moriSt was king of all hearts and af-
lection. Mayor Mcclellan sent letter
of regret
Mr.. Putzel remarked that when May
or Mcclellan appointed him to office
the members of the Freundschaft evil
IDENTIFY assumed that he was selected TO
reduce the assessments on the club.
The dinner was set three weeks before
the close of swearing off time. Then
the club could sing:
What is it to US if taxes rise and fall?
Thanks to our Putzel, we pay none at all.
After Signor Campanari had sung
the toreador's song, Attorney General
Mayer was introduced. Then eX-Comp-
troller Grout spoke in humorous vein.
Mark Twain, who received an ova-
ton, said:
''Mr. Putzel is related to me In very
tender way through taxes. They are Il
sore subject to me. and / was glad to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-24

else out of the field. Some of his com
petitors went into bis company, some
into bankruptcy, and others committed
suicide. 1t mattered not to him so long
as they got out of his way. The word
"skidoo" had not then been invented,
but that is the thing they all did with
out knowing what to call it. He made
the railroads not only refund part of
the rates that he paid, but also give
him part of the rates that other oil
shippers paid. He likewise made the
roads tell him just what the other ship
into his competitors territory and I'M
dersell him. Nobody could stand be-
fore such a system as that. 1t caught
them coming and going" The Stand
ard thus crushed its rivals, and John
ID. Rockefeller became the oil king, the
car of the pipe line. the emperor of
the realm of petroleum.
Outside of business no one has ever
urged much of anything against Mr..
Rockefeller so far as known. He has
no vices, lives modestly, is kindly in
disposition, especially to children, gives
away vast sums for education and
charity, keeps out of society and clubs
and regularly attends church. So far
as the form goes he has kept his pri-
vate life seemingly correct. But in
business he has been as unscrupulouS
as a fox and as merciless as a wolf
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-24

TT is an off day when the Standard
Oil company is not being investi-
gated At present writing there
are four public inquiries proposed
or in progress to find out where Rookie
Teller got it. One of these is by Attor-
ney General Hadley of Missouri, an
other is by the state of Kansas, third
IS by Commissioner Garfield, and the
fourth is a proposed probing of both
the oil company and the coal carrying
railroads. All these keep John d. busy
lodging process servers. There is trou-
BILE under the old mans new wig. 1t is
no snap being the richest man on
earth. With Miss Tarbell and Tom
Lawson saying things about him, with
states trying to do things to him, with
press, pulpit and public criticising him.
1t is no wonder that he has lost all his
hair and looks like the oldest man in
the world. Mr.. Rockefeller was born
without money Now he has all of it
that other people could not keep him
from taking away from them. Wher-
ever there are any loose dollars he is
found in the midst of them, and they
are not loose long. HE Is money
mad" said his neighbor, Senator Han
ma; money mad; sane in everything
else, but money mad"
John ID. Rockefeller took his rise in
New York state sixty-six years ago
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-24

cial dispatch to the New York Herald.
Arthur /. Lane issued a challenge to
any aeronaut, and Daredevil Ned
Nelson has accepted ii. There Will be
three contests. Mr.. Nelson agrees to
use hot air balloons for the first race.
Agreeing to Mr.. Lanes terms. he is
willing to race for the following points:
Time required to fill, height attained
and for the length of time in the air,
including drift Of parachute. The on
ly handicap in the race will be in re-
gard to the size of the balloons. The
one having the largest amount Of cloth
will be allowed one minute handicap
for every 100 yards of material more
than is in the smaller balloon.
The first race will be for $3.50 a side
and the one with gas balloons $500
Nelson says that as soon as Lane signs
articles and posts his forfeits he will
do likewise, and the match can easily
be arranged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-24
Very Smooth and AdrOit.

very SmOOIH anu AuIUH.
Now that the Missouri supreme court
has decided that Rogers and other
Standard witnesses must answer ques-
lions, it may be that Rockefeller will
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-24

Il am sending you my photograph to show what New
bros Herpicde has done for
Since first Herpicde upon my hair have used it
exclusively in giving scalp treatments others. and
would not think of trying get along without it,
(Sgned) MRS. ANNA CONNER,
2S07 Archer Avenue, Chicago, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-24

Many peculiar tales have been told of
his father, but the son has enough
iniquities of his own to bear without
dragging in those of his ancestors.
John d. got his start by saving his
pennies. Since then he has been saw
ing other peoples. At present he has
quite Il collection. His folks moved
to Ohio while he was quite young. He
went to school in Cleveland for a year.
While there he wrote three essays that
did not attract any attention as long
as they could help it. They then had
greatness thrust upon them. After
leaving school John tramped the streets
of Cleveland looking for q job. This
is not particularly surprising. as thou
sands OF other young men have done
the same thing, but for millionaire to
have done it makes the world exclaim:
Indeed, How remarkablev' 1t was
not much of a job that young Rookie
Teller got. but by wearing two dollar
suits OF clothes and eating mush and
milk he managed to retain part of his
salary Every dollar he got he placed
In an incubator and made it hatch out
another one. He also placed his head
in the incubator and Matched out
schemes. That is what caused him to
moult all his feathers except two or
three on the back of his neck. These
schemes all had to do with the annexa-
ton Of money. and every time one
pipped the shell 1t was up to other
folks to lock the safe.
The manner in which Mr.. Rockefel-
al 1t.
self. One day he was crossing 4 foot
log in the oil regions, and he fell into Il
deep puddle of the liquid. He remark
ed to his companion that he was in the
oil business head over ears He like
wise said that he had become plung-
err 1t was doubtless because Of these
brilliant witticisms that he was after
ward made a member of the American
Press Humorists. At least there is no
other known reason.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-24

near nere was not any foreign prod
uct untaXable In America except the
answer to prayer.
when / went to his Office and saw
Putzel in the receipt of perjury l rec
ognized him right away. Years ago
met him in book store. / asked him
the discount of a book for publisher
He said 40 per cent. l asked him the
discount to an author. He jotted down
another 40 per cent. What was it to
clergy? Forty per cent again.
well, l said / was only on my way
there, kind of studying. So he put
down 20 per cent without a smile.
was in despair and asked him for 10
off as a member of the human race.
He never moved Il muscle, but as 1 left
the store called me back for the book
and the 40 cents that was coming to
me.
II hoped l might get something from
him now as tax commissioner. 1 put
up my hand and made a statement. 1t
was pain and grief to me. for 1 was
brought up IN the pious circles of Mis-
souri, But a year in New York had
left me with no more conscience than
O millionaire would like to compli-
ment him anyway, for may get relief
next year.
Attorney General Mayer suggested
/ might be a supreme court judge. l
can't be that, for l know nothing of
the administration of justice. But
understand from his speech he is the
propagator OF crime for the whole
state and as I am reaSonab bly, familiar
with crime, might have his job"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-24
SleepIeSSness.

Disorders of the stomach produce a
nervous condition and often prevent
sleep. Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets stimulate the digestive
organs, restore the system TO
healthy condition and make sleep pos
sible. For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-24
"Heayiest Hole I Have Ever Known"

The president of the Standard Oil is
fond of telling about the heaviest hole
he ever heard of. 1t appears that in an
earlier day he ordered from a foundry
some castings, one solid and one with
a hole. The bill was rendered for two
solid castings. Mr.. Rockefeller called
attention to this and received the fol
lowing credit:
-. ID. Rockefeller, CIR, by 1 hole,
weight 432 pounds, $3.50"
THAT" chuclIed John D., twas the
heaviest hole have ever known"
There is another and an earlier story
that shows another phase of Rockefel-
Ier's character. The late Amasa Stone
of Cleveland was the heaviest stock
holder in the Standard Oil company
back In the seventies. Stone, who was
a man of Importance, later becoming
the father-in-law of Colonel John Hay,
had q habit of laying down the law.
One day he was engaged in that occu-
patton in q directors meeting of the
Standard.
Just a moment, Mr.. Stone" said
Rockefeller. Il want you to know be-
fore this discussion goes any further
that you can run your rolling mills and
banks as you please, but you can't run
Standard Oil.''
II presume" said Mr.. Stone after a
moments painful silence, you stand
ready to buy my stock, Mr.. President"
Certainly"
'Well, I'll take 100000, and my offer
holds good from 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning until quarter after" Where
uDOn Stone left the room
Rockefeller was not very flush in
those days, and no one knows how he
raised the money, but at the stipulated
time he sent friend to buy the stock.
A Man of Mystery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-24

--vre both aimed at this gigantic trust.
But through all the inquiries and
legislation the head of that immense
monopoly has managed to wriggle out
OF the clutches of the government and
has built up n system the complexity
and power of which no one except
himself perhaps can measure.
J. A. EDGERTOE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-24
BALLOON RACING PLANS.

Pittsburg Aeronnuts Arrange Series
of Contests In the Clouds.
Pittsburg is to have q series OF bal
loon races, and both the contestants
are residents of that city. SAYS n snn-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-24
Car of the Oil Pipe Line.

Having thus got his start. he has
continued in oil up to this present hour.
Aiming himself with a railroad rebate
In one hand and a drawback in the
other. he proceeded to chase everybody
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-24

Rockefeller's pastor at Cleveland, o..
says that the Oil kings hiding himself
to elude the process servers is the
"cutest trick he ever played. Tom
Lawson, on the other hand, says that
within Il year both Rockefeller and
Rogers will be behind the bars. These
may be regarded as two expert opin-
ions. The reader may choose which he
likes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-24
THE RICHEST MAN
In THE WORLD
Personal Side of an American Talked About by Ever
body but Known Intimately by Few

Kindly Disposition John Rockefeller Emperor OF
of of Mysery-keen
Find Out o Cautious About Civ.
Ing His Own--Modest Liver and Regular Attendant at
Church. WhoseO Only Recreafons Are Golf
Meeting
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-06
.THAW CASE POSTPONED
FOR SEVERAL MONTHS
Ruwdersr Of Stanford White Viii Not
Dc Given Traal Until March Or
April Of Next Wear.

New York. Dee. s-The trial of
Harr, X. TAaw for The murder Ut stan
ford White the architect. will not be-,
Tin until March or April of next year.
anl*~ss District Attorney jerome con.
seuts To Uearrange his court eaieB-
Aars. This vas the announcement
made III the district attorneys office
today,
After notice was served oo Jerome
b, Thaw s counsel that a motion
would b. made for the appointment oi
IL commission TO take testimony out
side the state. Jerome. In anticipation
that the motion would be granted
arranged his calendar and has lists
made out for the first two and part
of The third months.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-06
Clifton MAY NOT BE
REBUILT At OLD Site
Fourth Flood In Three Years-Tre.
mendous Loss of Property Cannot
Be Estimated at Present.

Solomonville, Ariz., Dec. G.-Addi.
tional and late details of the Clifton
flood disaster, indicate most de.
plorable condition among the inhab.
itants and tremendous loss of prop.
erty. Practically every building in
the town Is damaged and many were
swept entirely away. The flood came
i'm without warning. Two men were
swept through the streets and saved
themselves by catching the awning
of store and breaking through the
plate glass front. Numerous other
narrow escapes are reported. 1t Is
expected that many in the Mexican
quarter were drowned. No accurate
estimate Of the damage done Is pos
sibie yet. but it will run into hun
dreds Of thousands. It is believed
that the town will never he rebuilt,
at the same location, as this is the
fourth flood In three years.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-06
SERIOUS ACCIDENT
At CASTLE SCHOOL
Homer Barker Has Right LEG Broken
This Morning at Recess During
Rouah Play.

Homer Barker, the young son Of u.
/. Barker OF Mineral Hill had his
right ieg broken In peculiar manner
ut Castle school this morning at re'
cess.
A number of boys between ten ani
fourteen years Of age were giving 4
mimic exhibition of n football game
and were charging around In front oi
the building In n body. They were
making n line plunge or something oi
that nature when they ran into the
Barker hoy. who was merely a specta
tor. He was knocked down and In
some manner bis lex was twisted nn
der him. All the boys went down I'm
heap on top OF him and when they
got up II was found that the young
fellow was injured.
| He was taken to his home In
grocery wagon and couple Of physIe
ians summoned and 10 was found thai
his right leg was broken within al,
inches Of the hip. The fracture was
reduced and the limb placed In casi
and as he In young 1t viii only be 4
few weeks before he In able to be ut
and around again.
| II In accidents Of this nature thai
cast discrcdit upon football as mn
tional sport None of the boys were
members of the football team and thu
accident did not occur In a game. \
was only the result Of horse pla,
among boys too young tn play. Man,
of the accidents which give TIL
sport the reputation of extreme brutal
lty occur In q similar manner.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-06
fine Entertainment
BY MALE QUAR1ETTE
Large and Enthusiastic Aaessnee Greet
the Heyatss-Faness EatsfsaaaHas"
of Kind Gssen Tnas Wear.

The Re.a Male and TEonaasane
Quartet. the third aGtgaetSfan of tha
Normally. M &, A. le%aaTe sxsaTse.
gave An extremely enjoyable enter
talnuaens In the auditorium of the
". Nj. = A. lmmt mlght. aasoat TAO hun
siret paapse being present GU ibis oc'
,easIon.
II vas the universal opinion mf thase
present thai IL was ths best ~ faI
III any of IN" numbers giSem- The
voGces were exceptionally fins. ths
trombone quartea~ we~e both move
and enjosable aud th" readings BY
Ernest Henri Hoyd we're excellent
but the snnss pleased the people best
and the performers were recalled time
after time In fact they were NOT ai
lowed once 10 escape without render
Ink an encore selection.
The numbers which seemed n
please The audience best were. Lead
or Of Go n." hy the quartet. "Ah
sent" hy Mr.. Critehett. % wondTons
Cross" by the quartet. Pale In ths
Amber West by the quartet and thu
grnuh of old familiar aongi Th'
young men were unexcsIIeA In imitat
Ing mechanical sounds and Mr. Mich
oias captivated the audience by thu
manipulation of his string In tho ban
| In chorus. should the young meN evel
give this city second visit they ca
Ail eny ilali I'm the city.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-06
MANY ENTRIES
At Land Office

Santa Fe, Dec. G-Twenty-nine or
iginal homestead entries. seven final
homestead entries and four desert
land entries were made al the local
federal land office during the last ten
davs of November. The record for
the month was $50 original home
stead entries. &c final homestead en-
tries and % desert land entries. Nine.
|ty-fiye Of the original homestead fiji
ings were In the Estancia valley.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-06
MANY CASES DISPOSED
| OF IN DISTRICT COURT
Several Cases Dismissed by the Terri.
tory and Large Number Of cul.
prits Plead Guilty.

In the case of the Territory VI.
procoplo varelIa. for an unmentionse
bic offense. the defendant was dIa.
missed by the territory. The prison.
er had been indicted under the wrong
name.
The territorial district court nd.
tourned at 10 o'clock this morning
TIL the same hour tomorrow morn.
Ing.
The case Of the territory Va. MI.
guel Ortiz for larceny of horse, was
dismissed by the territory.
In the case of the territory Va. An.
tonic Chavez on criminal complaint.
the case was dismissed by tho terri.
tory. -
In the case Of the territory w. Ma.
cedo Trujilio, the complaint being
larceny Of cattle. the case was dis
missed by the territory.
The case against Martin Delgado.
ct al. for fence cutting. was dismiss.
cd by the territory. 3
In the case Of the territory w. Pc.
dro Flores. larceny of horse, the d.
fendant was arraigned and pleaded
guilty. He was remanded to the
county Jail TO await sentence.
I'm the case of the territory vs.. Ell
I. Jones. embezzlement. the defend.
ant pleaded not guilty. His case
will probably come up tomorrow.
In the case af the territory Va.
Crux Aragon, the defendant with.
drew his plea Of guilty 10 the first
| count, which was dismissed. and
| pleaded guilty to tine second count oi
the indictment. He is charged with
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-06
Subsidy Bill to be Modified

Washington. D. c.. Dec Ga mod
ification of the Gallinger ship sub
sidy bill was suggested by Chairman
Grosvenor at today's meeting of the
committee ON merchant marine and
fisheries. He expressed willing
ness to strike out subsidies for trans
Atlantic and steamship lines, thus
confining government aid to Orienta
and South American lines. No vote
will be taken today.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-06
Congress NOW AT
WORK in EARNEST
MATTER OF MEAT INSPECTION.
SHIP SUBSIDIES AND cusREN.
cY GIVEN ATTENTION.

Washington. Dec. 6.-The hous..
committee ON banking and currency
today decided 1t will hold hearings
ON elastic currency, beginning Tues.
day. December II. Secretary Shaw,
the comptroller of the currency. rep.
resentat!ves of the American Rank.
ers' association and other persons in.
terested In the proposed change of
currency will be heard.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-06
STOLE PEOPLES MONEY TO
ESTABLISH BEAUTY DOCTOR

Chicago. Dec. 6.~Hagbart Grager
son. formerly exchange teller OF the
Milwaukee avenue hank, OF which
Paul O. Stensland was president, to
day pleaded guilty TO embezzlement oil
funds of the bank and was given an
indeterminate sentence I'm the peni
tentiary. Gregerson is the third Of
ficiaI Of the bank to be sent to prison
He said today he took the money to
help a Young woman establish bust
ness an a beauty doctor.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-06
BEAT YOUNG WOMAN
AND HOLD UP DEPOT

Kansas City. Dec. GA robher early
this morning struck over the head
Miss zona Heekart. night operator al
DeSota. kas.. southwest of here ON
the Santa Fe. with a wagon spoke,
robbed the depot money drawer and
escaped. Miss Heckart was found
later unconscious In the depot. She
describes her assaIlant as IA white
man about 25 years Of age.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-06
Pitotaoe Bill up

Washington. u. c.. Dec. 6-Repre.
sentative iittlefield's bill to remove
the discrimination against sailing
vessels in the coasting trade, corn
monty known as the pilotage bill
was a special order for the house to-
day. Four hours will be consumed i
In debate
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-06
Bevsriese Offers Amendment

Washington, d. C., Dec 6.-senat.
or Beveridge introduced bill today
TO amend the meat inspection act by
requiring that the cost of inspection
shall be paid by packers. Another
amendment requires that the date of
inspection and packing or canning
shall be placed on each package.