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Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01
ROGERS PAYS VAST
SUM TO STOP SUIT
Standard Oil Magnate Offers $1,000 1000
to Compromise Charges of legally
Retaining Profits of Boston
Gas Company
BY Associated Press.

BOSTON, Jan. 31.-A compromise set
tlement of the suit of George Wharton
Pepper the receiver of the Bay State
Gas company of Delaware against
Henry II. Rogers of New York to re-
cover profits of between $30OO,0OO and
$4,000,000 on account of the sale of the
Boston gas companies was announced
in the United States circuit court this
afternoon. An agreement reached by
both parties was submitted to Justice
Putnam, who declined to give his for
NAL assent to the settlement until an
amended and satisfactory petition was
presented at hearing set for tomorrow
morning.
Under the terms of the compromise
agreement Receiver Pepper accepts an
offer of $1500,00O from Randall Morgan.
treasurer of the United Gas company of
Philadelphia. in consideration of an
abandonment of the claims of the Bay
State company against Mr.. Rogers and
in consideration also for stock in the
Buffalo Gas company now held by the
Bay state Gas company. This stock
amounts to about 10000 shares. Mr..
Morgan acts for Mr. Rogers in the set
Elements.
For several years the suit of Receiver
Pepper against Mr. Rogers has been
pending I'm the courts here.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01
RAYNER SCORES
PRESIDENT FOR
. ABUSING POWER
UsurpatiOn of States
Rights Denounced
Federal Policy Of Capitalization De-
clared Dangerous and lnsldious
Attack on institutions
Of Country
BY Associated Press.


WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator
Rayner of Maryland today addressed
+ the senate in a critical review Of what
he termed the presidents usurpation
of governmental functions not confer
red on him by the constitution.
He first referred to the recent speech
of Secretary Root in which was de-
scribed the gradual enlargement of
federal power at the expense of the
states.
Il regard this doctrine" said Mr..
Rayner. "as a most dangerous and in
sidious attack on the institutions of the
country"
He said that because these doctrines
must be taken as they were intended
to be taken, as manifesting the pur-
pose of the administration to carry this
new doctrine of constitutional con-
struction into execution whenever the
opportunity or emergency may arise
for its exercise"
Before reviewing the specific actions
of the president which met his criti-
cism, Mr.. Rayner remarked:
THE president is laboring under the
honest impression that he is RESPONSE
BILE to the country for the legislation
of congress-"
Senator Rayner pronounced his dis
approval of the president for his "in-
example the note of the president to
Governor Guild of Massachusetts in
which the course of the governor was
commended in refusing to interfere in
carrying out the death sentence against
Charles L. Tucker.
Has No Precedent
81 never knew a communication of
this sort to be sent by a president to
the governor of a state since the foun-
dation of the republic" he said, "and
l deeply regret and deplore the occur
renee. 1t would have been extremely
good taste for Governor Guild to
respectfully have transmitted this tele-
gram to the president with caution
that he did not request the presidents
opinion in the case nor the sanction of
his high station to the carrying out of
the execution"
The most wonderful exhibition of the
presidents power in congress Mr.. Ray
ner believed to have been at the time
of legislating for the sea level canal
After describing this fight he re-
marked:
ut shows how the dominating spirit
of the president can ride the whirlwind
when he has made up his mind to leg
islate and how in absolute defiance of
the laws of nature he can produce a
senatorial vacuum beneath the sweep
of his mighty genius"
In. concluding Mr.. Rayner said:
81 believe that if the Democratic
party would take up as it's battle cry
the reserved rights of the states and
the inviolate constitutional distinction
OF the Legislative, the judicial and the
executive departments that we could
rally around the doctrine the intelli-
gent suffrages of our countrymen."
~
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01
DERAILED CAR CRASHES INTO
STORE; ONE DEAD, SIX HURT
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
OMAHA, Jan. IA street car upon
the Harney line jumped the track and
crashed into drug store at Sixth and
Pierce streets this morning. killing
Sam Thomas, a driver, and injuring
six persons. One of the injured,
win die.
Thomas was standing i'm front OF the
store. Slippery tracks caused the ac-
cident The car got beyond control
on top Of a hill four blocks long.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01
JEROME WARY
OF THAW JURY
lcontinued from Paee onel

fendant does not altogether regard with
favor. This could not be verified.
The release Of so many sworn jurors
has resulted Ia an increase by ten in
the number of peremptory challenges.
The defense has used twenty-nine Of
it's original forty and now has eleven
left. The prosecution has twenty per-
emptory challenges still at it's COM
mand
District Attorney Jerome announced
today for the first time that he had de-
cided not to make the opening address
to the jury. He will turn the task over
to his assistant, Francis p. Garvan,
who has had immediate charge OF the
Thaw case since the tragedy.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01
STRIKING SEAMEN
THROWN INTO JAIL
BY Associated Press.

SYDNEY, N. S. W, Jan. 31.-The
steamship Sonoma, which should have
sailed yesterday with mails for San
Francisco. is delayed owing to strike
of fifty-six members of the crew due
to the captains refusal to dismiss four
non-unionists, who were engaged at
Honolulu on the last voyage,
The strikers were arrested and taken
to police court, where they were all
sentenced to months imprisonment
at hard labor.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01
Coast Pioneer Dies
7 Associated Press.

VICTORIA, b. c., Jan. 31.--Jesse a.
Cooper, pioneer, who crossed from
st. Louis Mo, to Sacramento in the
forties with an OK team and prairie
schooner died here today, aged 50
years. He came TO Victoria from San
Francisco i'm 1850 and built the first
the first shoe shop In British Columbia.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01
ADDS FOUR THOUSAND TO
CUBAN RURAL GUARDS
Rv Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-As a result
of a conference at the White House
today between the president, Secretary
Taft and General Bell, chief of staff,
an order has been issued directing an
increase of the rural guard of Cuba
from 5000 to 10000 men.
The purpose is to avoid increasing the
number of American troops in the
island, as originally intended, the ma
tive guards being more acceptable to
the people.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01
UNITED STATES WINS IN
FIGHT AGAINST LOTTERY
By Associated Press.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 81.-Accord-
ing to an afternoon paper the Hondu-
ras Lottery company has decided TO
capitulate in the fight waged upon it
by the United States government.
The newspaper says the company has
notified it's G0OO agents that their ser
vices viii be no longer required. The
company was formed when the Louisi-
ana lottery was driven from this state
in 1892. 1t was capitalized at $4,000, 900.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01
DEAF MUTES MARRIED
AT "oUIET" WEDDING
BY Associated Press.

STOCKTON, Cal, Jan. si.--Justice
of the Peace A. c. Parker officiated at
very quiet wedding this morning,
uniting I'm wedlock Charles Alexander
Gross Of Stockton and Henrietta May
Jones of San Andreas, Calaveras coun-
ty. The groom is a cabinet maker and
the bride is a daughter of Sheriff Jones
of Calaveras county. Both are deaf
and dumb
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01
CHURCH WAR MAY
CRUSH CABINET
Clash In Chamber Of Deputies Threat
ems Very Existence of French
Administration--Attempt
to Suppress Split
BY Associated Press.

BY ASSoclated PresS.
PARIS, Jan. 31.-The existence of the
cabinet is believed to be in danger as
result of the clash in the chamber of
deputies between Premier Clemenceau
and Minister of Education BRAND.
While tho incident was superficially
smoothed over 1t Is learned that 1t was
the result of a radical divergence of
views regarding the proposition Of the
French bishops.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01
'HADLEY FLAYS BIC
RAILROAD THIEVES
Missouri Trust Buster Denounces the
Practice of Pooling Great Trans
portation Lines to Extort
Illegal Profits
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
TOPEKA Kas, Jan. 31.-Herbert S.
Hadley, attorney general of Missouri,
in a speech before the State 3ar assO.
cations annual leeting here, engaged
in a general discussion of trusts and
condemned the common practice of
railroad pooling. He said in part:
THE Sherman nti-trust law has been
construed by the supreme court of the
United States as applicable to com
binatiOns by the railroa s. and this is
also the decision {, the courts under
the principles Of the common law.
Men who associate Themselves to-
gether in the form of a corporation for
the purpose of operating a railroad have
neither legal nor a moral right to re-
ceiVe more than Il reasonable return on
their investment. lnsOmuCh as they re-
ceive more insOmuCh do they take
from the public thHt which they have
no right to receive. And every person
who pays to a railroad an amount in
excess Of a reasonable charge for the
service rendered can recover such ex-
cess in an action at law that Is, if he
can prove his facts.
Is Time for Action
"When we see the dominant PERSONAL
ity of one of the great trunk lines Of
the country announce a 10 per cent
ulNlOtlltl III Il NluDNtSlllt manner as an
incident of an international syndicate
stock-j -jobbing speculation; when We see
the same individual use $4,000 900 of
the capital of one OF the roads that he
controls to buy stock in a competing
line and over a hundred millions of dol
lars moro of other roads that he domi-
mates for similar purposes of Consolida-
tion and control do we not find therein
a justification for the statement of
some of those principles of our common
law which declare that such transac-
tions constitute a wrong upon the pub
lie and a perversion of corporate funds
to unlawful purposes?
when the true obligations on the
part of these men who are in charge Of
these great enterprises are considered,
II is clear that instead of using the
money to gamble with and to secure
the control of competing lines contrary
TO the principles OF our common law
and our statute law, such money should
be used to improve the roadbed, to
strengthen the line, To strengthen the
bridges, to increase the number ana
safety Of the cars i'm order that bust
ness may be promptly and properly
conducted, in order that human life
may be made more secure"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01

Nell-Yes he Is a theological student.
Belle-Why. he WAS a waiter at the
hotel where l stopped last summer
Nell-Yes, that's right I'm his line
taking orders, you Philadelphia
Record.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01
WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S
LIVES IMPERlLED IN FIRE
BY Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Jan. 31.-Two dozen wo-
men and children narrowly escaped
death today when flames attacked the
Lanper apartment building at Sixty
sixth street and Monroe avenue.
The fire blocked the main stairway.
Fifty people penned in by the flames
on the fourth floor were carried down
ladders by the fremen. The damage
amounted to about $40. 000
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01
TERRoRISTS SLAY
SECRET POLICE CHIEF.
By AssocIated Press.

ENNNVVTtITVT
WARSAW, Jan. 3t.--A band of ter
rorists this evening shot and killed Vic
tor Gruen chief of the secret police Of
this city, as he was driving in n cab
The murderer escaped. Many suspects
are being arrested
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01

"Great Scott" said the tinsmith in
astOnishment, what on earth has hap
pened to that lid?"
His assistant eyed the crumpled
wreck hopelessly. "Tafts been sitting
on IT," he xplained.-Michigan Chap
arral
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01
II think Riggley is o.

II think Riggley is one Of the polit-
est men | ever met"
I'm listening" !"
"TIe always thanks the telephone girl
when she tells him the line Is busy
Milwaukee Sentinel
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01
PREDICT END OE
JAPANESE TROUBLE
Continued from Pnge one>

dent of schools or the attorney general
of the state.
Senator Caminetti contended that it
was a state and not mer ~ local
question, and that the state should be
represented.
would lot the state of California be
better represented by two senators and
seven representatives than the attorney
general?" asked Senator wolfe. He
spoke on the improprety of sending
some one to the difference who had
not been invited by the president,
IF the president had wanted the at
torney general or the governor he would
have sent for him." declared Senator
Wolfe.
Senator Caminetti said he was act
uated by the highest motives. ut is a
state law and not city law that is
being attacked by 40 federal govern
ment. The conference ought to be with
the attorney general or With the gov
ernor of the state. l am willing to
amend the resolution that the governor
shall go to Washington"
Would Reflect on State
Senator Curtin strongly seconded
Caminetti He cited the action of the
government in sending for United
States District Attorney Devlin for
consultation and now asking the presi-
dent of the San Francisco school board
and the superintendent of the San
Francisco schools to come to Washing
ton for a conference, and called atten-
tion to the fact that at no time had a
representative Of the state been sent
for by the president to confer with him
ON the subject.
Senator Belshaw was willing to
leave the matter in the hands of the
California delegation
IT they wanted Attorney General
Webb there they would have asked for
HIM" said he.
"The attosney general can go II he
wants to-" said Senator Wolfe. But /
think he sIOuld stay here to protect
the rights OF Cainornla, nd not go
to Washington without being invited
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-01
Weldon.

A crowd of Weldon young people
went out picnicing Sunday.
Rev., and Mrs. w. A. Wherry and
children returned to their home in
Des Moines Monday
Miss Forbes, of Leon, is visiting at
the Thompson home.
Miss Mabel Thomas has been quite ill
for several days with inflamatory rheu-
matism.
Miss Lille Chapman visited relatives
in Corydon last week.
S. w. Mitchell and wife, of Woodburn,
came Saturday to visit relatives.
Mrs. S. A. Lowe went to Clearfield
Saturday to visit her neice, Mrs. R. M.
Wilson.
Mrs. F. E. Adams visited relatives in
Corydon from Friday till Monday.
P. II. Mitchell went to Creston Sum
day to see his wife, who is there taking
medical treatment.
L. w. London and w. G. Lowe with
their families, of Osceoia, spent Sunday
here.
Misses Viola swartz and Margaret
Turbot took teachers examination in
Osceola last week.
Mrs. Henry Lilliard, of Mullen, Neb-
raska, came Monday to visit relatives
A. B. Tansy went to Garden Grove
Wednesday to play with the Grove
band during the reunion.
Mrs. Nina Kelley and little son, of
Illinois, arrived last week to visit he1
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Allen.
| The Misses Buckingham, of Indianola
visited at the Erb home the first of the
week.
Mrs. Jennie farmhouse, of Garden
Grove, visited over Sunday here. She
was enroute home from Alton.
Several of our teachers are home from
summer school. Miss Jennie Myers
from Charlton. Mabel Hodges, Cedar
Falls, and Mary Coffey and Pearl Tall.
man, Des Moines.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-01
Terre Haute.

Our ball team went to Tuskeego Sun
day to show those fellows how to curve
'em. The score latter.
Grandma Butcher visited with her
sister, Mrs. NJ. Odell, Sunday.
A prophet predicts that the world will
come to an end in nineteen months.
Well get to have another national
election, and the democrats will get to
set off the mine of victory that they are
planting right under the republicans
headquarters. Yes, little more fun
before the end comes.
Wanted-A republican who can win.
Apply to W. M. Carroll if you can find
him, he's some where in hiding in the
tall grass of the republican party.
]. w. Sellers was Tuskeego caller
Sunday.
Vim. and Claud Butcher, Frank
Sutherlin, Ora Lapoint and Guy MuIlin
loaded two cars with corn at Davis
City last week for Mr.. J. E. Sutherlin.
Ned Miller is leading the stacker
horse for H. G. Cartwright this and last
week. Ned is hummer in the hay field
James Butcher called on G. P. Shaft
ner Sunday.
Perry Cochran and wife and Miss
Shelton, of Decatur, visited over Sun.
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Adams, OF
near Davis City.
Dennis Slaughter finished haying on
the Lincoln Norman farm Saturday.
Hank Rauch jr. will run the elevator
at Lamont after harvest.
Master Edgar Forkner and sister
Miss Lizzie, visited with Raymond and
Edna Mullin Sunday.
John McCully and family were Satur.
day night callers in Davis City.
G. P. Shaffner was in Davis City Satur.
day.
Austin Sellers, the young smokey
madigan, was in Terra Haute Sunday
with his new base ball suit on.
Mrs. Pearl Quick and son spent Satur.
day night with her grandmother, Mrs
Matilda Butcher.
Leonard Mullin went to Woodland to
help his uncle Frank Hickman with his
harvest and threshing. Good men have
now gone to a premium but Frank
knows how to secure them.
Pete Ellers and son called on G. P
Shaffner Sunday.
| Mrs. Dorcas Mcdowell and daughter
Nora, were Leon callers Saturday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-01
Pleasant Valley No. /.

Most everyone in this vicinity is done
harvesting and the threshing machines
are busy.
Mrs. George Virden and son Levi
had business at Leon Saturday.
Tom Roberts and Earnest Prang were
threshing Monday.
Jesse Coffman is helping Tom Roberts
with his threshing.
Mrs. Adam Zika and children were
visiting Mrs. George Virden and family
Sunday.
Levi and Rollie virden was helping
Chef Pullen with his hay Monday.
George Virden had business at Leon
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dingman were
visiting their daughter, Mrs. Hank
Brannan Sunday.
William Virden goes to Illinois Tues
day to spend the summer with relatives.
Levi Virden spent Saturday night and
Sunday with Jack Dingman.
We were.sorry to. hear that w. A.
Hills eldest son Levi has the diph-
liberia. DR.. Bowman, of Leon, is attend
ing him.
Levi Virden helped Adam Zika in the
hay last week.
Ora Black and family were Decatur
visitors one day last week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-01

name of Seymour had quite lively run
away on our streets Friday. The team
were spirited western horses and began
to kick and play as they started home
when one kicked over the tongue of the
buggy which frightened the other one
and they became unmanageable and
started to run, but in turning the cor
ner at DR.. Wales struck telephone
pole demolishing the buggy and were
caught short distance west of town.
The boys escaped with few bruises.
A young girl working at the Cooper
hotel became partially deranged Fri
day and tried to drown herself. She
was rescued before she succeeded and
was taken care of by landlord Cooper
and his estimable wife. Her friends
were notified and came for her at once
Mrs. Pearl Grimes entertained the
Priscilla club at her pleasant home last
Tuesday at dinner and all voted it a
merry time.
France Hamilton and Alfred Burrel
are preparing to open up pool room. in
f. M. Freeman's building on the east
side of Bridge street. 3
E. w. Teale purchased new automo
bile of the latest standard.
Mrs. Dick Scott visited with her par
ents at Akron, Mo-, the past week.
| T. NJ. Walters has nephew and niece
visiting him from Tama county, Iowa.
Mrs. l. T. Evans and Mrs. Ora Scott
visited in the country last Thursda.
guests of Miss Helen Valentine.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-01
Blockley. MOL

Chas. Hatfield and family visited Sun
day at Joe Dobson's.
Frank Davenport was business call
er at Davis City one day last week.
George Stephen and sons, Leo and
Rec were at Leon Saturday and pur-
chased new buggy of Bowsher &
Bowsher.
Lulu Johnston called on her aunt,
Mrs. Amos Brazelton Saturday.
Mrs. Bert Millsap spent one day last
week the guest of Mrs. Joe Dobson.
Miss Gertrude McNelly returned
Monday to her homo near Davis City,
after pleasant visit with relatives in
Mo.
Anna McDaniels was caller at
Blockley Monday.
Gill Vanderpool and family spent.
Sunday with his son, Ode.
Jim Smith is working for Alonzo Full
ton this week.
James Osborn and family visited Sun
day at Nell Stills.
Andy Evans was shopping in Blockley
Monday.
Ollie Still is preparing to go to Mont
ana where he expects to make his
future home.
Mrs. Thomas Cox visited Monday
with Mrs. Frank Cox.
Sada and Macy Stephens were Davis
City callers Monday.
Miss Florence McNelly is on the sick
list this week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-01
Sweet Creek.
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delayed
Minnie Wiley spent Saturday night
with Eva Wion.
Miss Lulu Wion returned to her home
in Oklahoma last Friday after a three
months visit in old Decatur County.
Claud Lantz is working for Oath
Barnes.
Ora Fesler called on Anna Naylor
Sunday evening.
Mrs. Stewart and daughter Hazel
were Lamont callers one day last week.
Effie Gentry called on Eva Wion Sat
urday.
John Wiley and wife spent Sunday
with their son Del.
The party at J. W. Wion's Saturday
night was we'll attended and all report
good time. Those present were:
Misses Maud Payton, Clara and Efie
Gentry, Mabel Lloyd, Pearl and Maud
Ross, Sadie and Bertha DeVries, Minnie
Wiley, Anna Naylor, Virgie Creveling,
Hazel Stewart, Burnice Lantz and
Belle Smith. Messrs CLANCY and
Arthur Bogue, D. Gentry, Wiley Akers,
Zeb Grey, Al Lewis, Charley Payton,
Anthony, Hank and Lester Rauch,
George Woodmansee, Frank, Ralph and
Jim Ross, Glen McGahuey, Eddie
Euritt, Joe and Frank Ryan, T. L. Motifs
ger, John Ashburn, j. F. Wion, Otis and
Dusky Creveling, Nelson Smith and
Arthur DeVries.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-01
Grand River.

Dr.. Wards next dates at Grand River
are August IL to IL.
Helen Brammer is assisting Mrs.
Ellsworth Brammer with her homework
this week.
Samuel Current, of Queen City, Mo-.
and Miss Eta Mcconnell departed for
Shenandoah Saturday.
Mrs. Shaw is on the sick list.
]. Binnings went to Creston Tuesday
and returned Wednesday.
Mrs. Ellsworth Brammer is on the sick
list.
Miss Hattie Phillips returned to her
home in Leon Friday.
The band entertained large crowd
Saturday night.
Florence Baker and Leonard Miller
made flying trip to Van Vert Satur-
day.
Lottie Munyon is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Elmer Lane.
Rosa Burkart and Lena Overholtzer
returned home Saturday to visit their
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clint Mcconnell and
little Merl spent Sunday in the country
visiting her mother, Mrs. VIM. Baker.
Mrs. John Dawson returned home
from Red Oak Saturday where she has
been visiting her son John.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-01
Pleasant Valley No z.

Little Ralph Evans is very sick with
stomach and bowel trouble. He was
just recovering from lung fever and is
very weak, but we trust he will soon be
better.
Squire H. L. Brammer and Henry jim
merson had fine time catching rats,
but we think more got away than they
caught.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Poland called on
Wick Boles Sunday. Mr.. Boles has been
very sick.
Grandma Brammer is sick this week
and her eyes are also troubling her.
Ice cream suppers are the order OF
the day here, about two week being
held. The young people seem to enjoy
them.
Misses Nora and Olive Brammer, OF
Westerville, visited over night with
Mrs. John Acton last Wednesday.
Leonard Roland made flying trip
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Pence made a
flying trip to Grand River last Saturday
Mrs. Nora Gilreath returned to her
home in South Dakota Monday after a
visit at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Young.