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Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-10-03
PUBLISHED RATE SfCRfTlY cut
SOUTHERN PACIFIC AND PACIFIC
MAIL INDICTED HY FEDERAL
JURY.

San Francisco, Sept. 20. - The fed.
eral grand jury yesterday returned
five indictments of l24 counts against
the Southern Pacific Railroad company
and the Pacific Mail Steamship com.
pany. charging violations of the inter.
state commerce law. These indict,
ments, If followed by convictions, are
sufficient to render the corporations
liable to fines aggregating $4,000 ia
$2,43O.000. The defendant corpora
tions are accused Of secretly cutting
to 81 the published rate of 1925 ON the
shipments of rough mating from ia.
pan to San Francisco and thence
throughout the United States.
Indictments Are Found.
Two indictments of eight counts
each are returned against the Pacific
Mail Steamship company, which trans
ported the cargo from Kobe to San
Francisco. and one indictment of eight
counts and two indictments of fifty
counts each are returned against the
Southern Pacific for forwarding the
cargo in broken lots from this city
eastward. The published rate for such
shipments. as filed by the defendant
corporations with the interstate com.
merce commission. was $l.25. but the
Grand Jury Charges
that the companies accepted these
goods from George Wild & Co.. Taylor
Cooper 4 Co. and Smith. Baker & Co.,
oil N,o-chont.. ~. Eo1-ol,op,o fov e. m
the hundred pounds. The shipments
are allie led to have been made in bulk
Sept. II, 1904. via the steamship Mon
golia.-
Judge 10 Haven. to whom the indict.
ments were returned in the United
States district court, directed the
summoning If either the general man.
ager, the general agent or the secre-
tary or treasurer of each corporation.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-10-03
Pure Food.

eUce fooo,
The pure food law does not prohibit
the sale Of Cream of Tartar Baking
Powders because Cream of Tartar is
as pure as Alum-but it is a we'll
known fact that a baking powder in
which Alum is used instead of Cream of
Tartar Is less injurious. DIR. Herman
Reinbold, the expert German chemist,
In recent official report concerning
Baking Powders, declares that a pure
Alum baking powder is better and less
Injurious than the so-called Cream Of
Tartar powders. He says that II the
quantity of alum contained in q suf-
fcient quantity Of baking powder for
q batch Of bread or cakes for an ordi.
nary family, be concentrated to one
mouthful Of food, and taken into the
stomach OF any one person, no natter.
how delicate. it could do no harm. J
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-10-03
Just a. He Was.

A Richmond minister not long ago
was asked to perform a marriage GER
emony by a young negro couple. Az
he had employed the groom for year
or two. he consented, knowing what
prestige would come to the couple by
reason of having been married by q
white minister. At the appointed time.
says Harper's Weekly, the happy pair
arrived, and the ceremony proceeded.
do you take this man for better OF
for worse?" the minister asked.
For all her shyness, the bride spoke
up bravely.
mo. sab; ali DON'T" she said. "Ah'll
take him jest like he is. II he wus ter
get any better. rs afraid he'd die: an
IL he was ter get any wuss, ah'd kill
him myself"
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-10-03
FLOODS CLAIM SIX HUNDRED.
Overflow Of River otonashisawi
Causes Terrible Disaster.

Overflow Of River otonashigawa
Causes Terrible Disaster.
Victoria, B. c., Sept. 29.-Advices OF
a terrible disaster. due to great floods
prevailing in Japan, have been re.
ceived here.
In the overflow of the river Otonashi.
gawa running through the town of Flu
kuchiyama, near Kyoto. more than 600
persons were drowned. The river rose
more than fifty feet. The barracks of
the Twentieth regiment and the Tenth
engineers battalion. situated on the
heights near the town. escaped damage
when the town was overwhelmed and
the troops were hurried out to render
what assistance could be given to the
survivors and to rescue drowning peo-
pie. The population Of the town was
over 10000.
Hurriedly fifty or more sailing
junks were dispatched to the scene,
soldiers manning the junks and saving
many persons. The police have re.
covered 600 bodies and others are be.
lieved to have been lost.
Gen. Kuroki and Gov. Omori of Kyo
to were in the city, the former being
engaged in inspecting the troops, and
are said to have narrowly escaped
drowning.
One Hundred Drowned in Spain.
Malaga Spain. Sept. ga renewal
of the rain yesterday caused fresh in
undations and suspension of the res
cue work. The picturesque valleys of
a few days ago are now covered with
water and desolation reigns on all
sides. The bodies of about 100 drown.
ed persons have been recovered here
and In the immediate vicinity of Ma.
laga.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-10-03
JAIL SENTENCE BY PROXY.

Judge Decides Parents Must Serve
Time for chiIdren's Depredations.
Chicago, Sept. 20. - ITO Jail by
proxy Is Judge Mackenzie Cleland's
newest plan for the reform of crimi.
nails. He launched 1t yesterday at the
Maxwell street police station when he
decided In the case of three boys who
were before him on charges of shop.
lifting that their parents would have
to go to jail AMI serve the sentences of
the lawless trio in the event that the
latter again ran afoul of the police.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-10-03
General News Items.

The Chicago board of education has
decided to admit adults, both foreign
and American born. In the Chicago
high schools.
Nearly all Of the religions of Europe
and America are represented at the In
ternational Congress of Religious Lib.
erals at Boston.
Bankers from all sections of the
country attended the annual meeting
of the American Bankers association
at Atlantic City.
All the steamship lines running from
Liverpool to the United States and
Canada have now announced reduc.
lions in their first and second class
fares.
Aid. johnson of Des Moines has
been permanently cnjoined from SELL
ing liquors contrary to law in his drug
store. johnson opened two drug stores
since he became alderman.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt" dahlia
named after the presidents wife. is
attracting attention at the fair of the
American institute in New York. It is
a magnificent blossom Of flame and col.
or, five inches in diameter.
The first Henry George club has
been started by Former President VII.
man of the storthing, who for some
years has been living quietly in the
country as sheriff. He has now be.
gun a single tax movement and has
succeeded in obtaining a considerable
following in many districts.
New York Masons, long housed in
an old-fashioned building at Twenty
third street and Sixth avenue, are to
have a new eighteen-story home.
which is to cost 100000. Technical
ly it is to be an annex to the rear of
the present structure, but it will be
the real Masonic hall in Manhattan.
The beginning of agitation for dras.
tic railroad legislation in Louisiana.
following the lead of other Southern
states, is announced in appeal to the
public by the Louisiana railroad com.
mission. Voters are urged to change
the state constitution to give the com
mission more power.
Nine cents quart will be charged
for bottled milk in New York instead
of cents, beginning Oct. /. This I'm.
precedented price for milk is explain.
ed as being due to an actual shortage
in the supply, increased demands Of
the dairy farmers and the Increased
cost OF boiling and delivering,
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-10-03
ACCIDENT At BENSON.

Mrs. christepherson, an octoasnarian,
Crushed Under Car Wheels.
Benson, Mimi, Oct. IA great
Northern freight train while switch.
ing in the yards ran over and killed
an old woman named Rebecca Christie.
pherson. known for years as Becky"
She lived alone in a little house given
her by the village. She was picking
up coal along the tracks and started
to crawl under the train. The wheels
started and ran over her body. She
was nearly eighty years old.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-10-03
SECRETARY IS GUEST OF MEXICO.
Hospitality and Freedom Of Nation 10
Formally rendered Root.

S1ooPStalIty ana free0om OF NATION 10
Formally rendered Root.
Monterey, Mexico, Oct. 1.-At 8
O'Clock yesterday morning Secretary of
State Elthu Root crossed the Rio
Grande river and became the guest of
the Republic Of Mexico. The cere.
monies attendant upon the formal ten
dering Of the hospitality and freedom
Of the nation were simple and pic
turesque. The train drew into the lit.
tie station on the Mexican side to the
strains of two military bands, which
played lively American airs. When It
came to halt, Gen. Bincon Gallarde
approached the secretary and in the
name of President Diaz and the people
of the republic of Mexican rendered
the distinguished visitor the freedom
and hospitality of the country in the
following words:
Given Formal Welcome.
"Your excellency, especially appoint.
ed for this purpose by the president,
In behalf Of the government of the re.
public, we have the honor to tender to
your excellency the most cordial vel
come for your happy arrival in Mexi-
co, whose people of whom we must be
considered the faithful echo, pledge
the continued good relations with the
people Of the United States. The re.
ception is a homage to your we'll
known merits and the people are anx.
ious to receive your excellency as their
illustrious guest and highly esteemed
friend"
When the general had concluded
Secretary Root made graceful reply.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-10-03
NEW WIRELESS RECORD.

Savannah (oa.) Operator Picks up
Message From the Pacific Ocean.
Washington, Oct. IA new rec.
ord has been made in wireless telexra.
ply by the navy. The wireless tele.
graph station near Savannah, Ca, has
picket up message from the cruiser
Pennsylvania while approaching San
Francisco from Honolulu. The best
previous record was made by the
Washington navy yard station several
months ago, when it received a mes.
sage from the naval wireless station
at Los Angeles, Cal.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-10-03
PATENTS.

Itst OF Patents Issued Lat Week IA
Northwestern Inventors.
Reported by Lothrop & johnson
patent lawyers. Oil Pioneer Press
building, st. Paul, Mimi: William
Fraser, Sioux Falls, 8. D., track-clean.
er; Warren B. Madison, Minneapolis.
Mimi. cabinet; James Mitchell, Bo.
nilla, 8. D., spring tug for harness:
George Noyes. Mandan, N. d., pneu.
matte tire; Alphons Olberg, Minneapo
lis. Mimi, glass showcase; Charles B.
Peteler, Minneapolis, MIMI, dumping
car; George ]. Sogge, Hanson, N. D.,
transmission gearing.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-10-03
SKULL CRUSHED IN.

Body Of Unknown Man is Found on
Fort Smelling Track.
st. Paul, Oct, 1.-The body of an
unidentified man was found about 3
o'clock yesterday morning on the car
tracks on the Fort Smelling reserva.
ton. The top Of the head was crushed
in, one leg was broken and the other
crushed, the clothing was torn and two
of tho mans pockets were torn and
pulled inside out. No articles nor ma.
pers were found on the body. The
Minneapolis police, to whom the mat.
ter was reported, believe that death
was due to accident.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-10-03
Fail 10 Fatal.

Escanaba, Mich, Oct. I. Capt.
James w. Nicholson, aged sixty.two-
of Buffalo. fell through an open hatch
into the hold of his boat. the Caledo.
MIA Of the Corrigan-McKinney fleet
and was instantly killed yesterday.
His neck was broken.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-10-03
Drops Dead az Hymn IL emma.

drops DEAD AZ Hymn 10 Sung.
Kansas City, Oct. 1. - With the
final words of the opening hymn,
which he was singing with his Sunday
school class. God be with YOU, till we
meet again." upon his lips. Frank B.
Kitchener, prominent real estate
man of this city. dropped dead at the
Second Presbyterian church yesterday.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-10-03
IS TIED UNDER TRAIN.

Dock Guard at Duluth Victim Of Dia.
boiicai Assault,
Duluth, Sept. 20. - Albert Sullivan.
one of the men employed as dock
guard here during the strike, was as
saulted last night, and while uncon-
scious was tied to the track under an
ore train with straps torn from his
shirt and left there by the men who at
tackled him. He is now in the hosital,
but has not recovered consciousness
sufficiently to describe his assailants.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-10-03
NINTH OUTRAGE OCCURS.
Dynamite Used Again In Chicago Gam.
hlerS' War.

Chicago, Sept. 20. - Another explo.
sion-the ninth-was added last night
to the mysterious series of violent &C.
currences credited to the feuds be.
tween factions of Chicago gamblers.
This time the explosion occurred in
the downtown district. A concussion
as mysterious In nature as its prede-
cessors shattered the rear windows
and doorways of the Morrison building
at 1923 and 1875 South Clark street, the
greater part of the ground floor of
which is occupied by the cash register
business of Mont Tennes.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-10-03
The Lex Non Scripts,

The Lex Non Scripts.
Uncle Eben Ceiling til eSugarville
news to his urban nephew)--An' Bill
Hanks hez hung out his single ez a
lawyer.
''That fellow. Why, he can't even
read"
ooh, Bill knows what he's a.doin'.
He's goin' t. make speshulty of this
onwritten kind, thet's maxim sech
bit hyur lately"
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-10-03
Four Burned to Death.

New Haven, ILL.,. Sept. 29.-Children
playing with matches in hay shed
on the Trafford farm, four miles west
of here. started a fire yesterday after
noon that resulted In the loss of four
lives, Mrs. Marshall Ellison, her two
children and Leonard Sargent.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-10-03
OIL Expiosion Kills Three Men.

OIL Explosion Kills Three Men.
New Jersey, Sept. 29.-Three men
were killed instantly yesterday by the
explosion of an oil tank in the Bronx
from which they were drawing crude
petroleum into a sprinkling cart for
use on the Morris Park race track.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-10-03
GIRL FIGHTS FOR BANDIT.

says She Wants to 90 to Prieon w,th
Her Lover.
Belgrade, Oct. IA girl of seven.
teen was one of the fercest resisters
in gang Of bandits recently overpow.
cred near Jojarevats, Servia. She has
ned from her home to join her sweet.
heart, who was one of the band. and
declared she fought SO stoutly in or.
der to make sure of being sent to pris.
on with him.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-10-03
Plaque at Gran.

oran. Oct. There have been
four deaths from the plague here and
twelve cases are in the hospital. An
Of those afflicted are said to be re.
covering. The cQntagion was brought
here by ships from India.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-10-03
Fireman cru.hed n n.,..

O'Uo1e0 70 0edtn.
Des Moines, Sept. 2S.-Frank Press.
~, a Rock Island fireman, was crushed
to death in a collision between the
main line freight and two engines
coupled together at Avoca. Ed Hoppe,
brakeman, was severely injured.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-10-03
scalded Under Engine.

Sandstone, MIMI, Sept. 20. = John
Bohn. engineer on a Great Northern
switch engine, was scalded to death
in wreck here yesterday. He was
caught under his engine and scalded
by steam from q broken gagecock
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-10-03
Children creinated.-

Blandinville, ILL.,. Oct. 1.-TWO
children were cremated, Mrs. James
Goatley was probably fatally burned
and her mother. Mrs. Charles Hunean.
was severely burned in a fire which
destroyed the Goatley home.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-10-03
Noah's Leisure Hours.

"Now. how do you suppose Noah
spent the time in the ark during the
dood?" the Sunday school teacher
asked.
"Prayin'," suggested Willie.
"Ffshin'," ventured Dick.
"Humph!" grunted Willie contempt.
lously. "Twould be fine fishin' wild
only two worms, wouldn't it,"
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-10-03
Gan. Gets Decision.

Los Angeles, CAL. Sept. 20. - Joe
Cans the lightweight champion, last
night received the decision over Jim.
my Burns George Memsic) Of Chica.
60. at the end of the twentieth round
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-10-03
Dies In the Wood..

Springfield, Mimi, Oct. 1.-wn.
liam Keyster. sixty-five years old. was
found dead one mile east of town. in
the timber. He left home Friday to
gather grapes.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-10-03
lNouIslToR SAYS HE IS CLOSER
TO LoNe.soveHr STANDARD
BOOKS.
TRUST NEVER WAS DISSOLVED
GOVERNMENT ATTORNEY SHOWS
UP SOME MORE ENORMOUS
PROFITS.

New York, Sept. 29.-Frank b. KEEL
logg, conducting the suit of the United
States for the dissolution of the Stand
ard Oil Company Of New Jersey. made
another hunt yesterday for trail to
the long-sought books of the Standard
Oil trustees and liquidating trustees.
When the hearing was concluded Mr.,
Kellogg said that he was closer to the
books. from which he hopes to prove
a legal dissolution.
Charles White. assistant secretary
of the Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey. said OH the witness stand that
when he Went to the secretary's office
there We're two steel safes in the of.
flee.
Mysterious Safe Disappears.
One of them contained the books
and records of the Standard company.
What was in the other safe he did not
know. MIR. White said no one told him
the contents of the second safe. whic..
was removed two weeks after he had
been there. From whom the order
came or where the safe was taken the
witness said he could not tell. Mr.
White said that he had never seen the
records of the Standard Oil trustees
or the liquidating trustees. showing the
various transfers of stock in the trust
liquidating period. He said that he
had hunted Cor records recently, but
was unable to find any.
More testimony was taken to show
the profits of some of the Standards
subsidiary pipe lines. which the gov
ernment's counsel declares are excess.
sive and maintained to prevent Ship
ments of crude oil by independent pro.
ducers.
More sig Profits.
George Chesbro. controller of the
several pipe lines, testified that the
Southern Pipe Line Company of Penn
sylvania earned $4.376,61S gross in
1890, and that the operating expenses
were only $3l6,522. The balance sheet
of the company for that year showed
the net plant investment to be SEALS.
666. The company's balance sheet
showed an item of $2.607. 1856 as a pay.
ment 70 j. P. Trainor, charged to op-
Grating expenses. Mr. Chesbro said
that he could give no information
about the Tra'nor account. In 1900
the balance sheet showed 1859 s38
paid to Mr.. TrainOr.
The case was adjourned until next
IN Tol,
burn, one of the defendants counsel,
might attend the Mckinley monument
dedication in Canton, Ohio.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-10-03
Milkmen Raise Prices.

'V'ssSsssSss SSsVVos
Faribault, MIMI. Sept. 20. - The
milkmen doing business in this city
have decided to raise the price of their
milk from cents per quart to cents.
They also have raised the price of
cream to cents a pint.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-10-03

Rev. Benjamin f. Graf. deposed
minister. was arrested in Michigan
and taken to Peoria. ILL.,, to answer to
charge Of working an alleged con.
fidence game.
For stealing kiss from pretty Irene
Hess, aged sixteen, Earl stratton OF
odebolt. Iowa. narrowly escaped q
mobbfng. He was later sent up for
th'rty days for assault and battery.
c. Parish Of Wabash, Ind, who was
colonel of the One Hundred and Third
volunteers in the Civil war and who
was breveted brigadier general TO,
valiant services at the battle of Nash.
Vile, committed suicide at Cleveland.
Mrs. Al G. Bedford of Jersey City,
N. j, attempted to kill her daughter
ana herself at a hotel in Findlay, Ohio.
both were unconscious when found,
but 1t is expected they will recover.
Jealousy is alleged to have been the
motive.
Unable to overcome their grief over
the death of their nineteen.year.old
son a year ago, Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice
Remi, a middle-aged couple who we're
deeply devoted to each other, ended
their lives together in their home in
New York.
The jury in the case Of Porter and
Reed Jones, charged with the murder
OF Robert F. Adams, brought in a yer.
dict OF guilty. with a recommendation
to mercy, at Eaton, Ga. Judge Lewis
sentenced both boys to life imprison
ment. The prisoners displayed no
emotion. The murder was the result
Of a family feud.
In race riot at Hartshorne. I. T.,
at street fair one young white man
named johnson was killed Instantly by
negro and a young negro from Isho.
mingo, an innocent bystander, was
killed by white man. The fight last
ed for some time and it seemed that
the whites were getting the best of it
when negro walked up to young
johnson, placed a revolver at his
breast and shot him through the body,
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-10-03
GREAT DISTRESS IN SPAIN.
Damage Done by Flood is Placed n
$500. 600.

Malaga, Oct. H. The greatest dis.
tress everywhere is prevalent as a
result of the storms and foods of last
week. The governor with dimculty is
preventing famished people selling
and eating decayed foodstuffs that
have been thrown out by storekeepers.
Many bodies have been found. The
damage done by the flood is placed at
$3,SOO,O0O. Fifteen thousand stores
were ruined.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-10-03
cHlNks TO BUY WIVES.

ceIestiaIs Go to Native Land for He,p.
meets at $500 Each.
Chippewa Falls. Wis.,. Sent. 29.-Yen.
Lee and Yep Lang, two Cinnamon, left
this city yesterday for Hongkong,
China, where, they said. they would
purchase wives. They have about 81.
900 between them, and claim that they
will pay about $500 each for a wife
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-10-03
When He Listens.

When He Listens.
A man may think he knows mora
than doctor. but he is apt to listen
when lawyer tells him that he needa
/ change Of climate.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-10-03

Occasionally man plays for hero
medal and only succeeds in attracting
the attention Of the fool killer.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-10-03
Finds Baby Dead at Her SIDE.

Finds Baby Dead at Her Side.
Appleton, Wis.,, Sept. 20. When
Mrs. John Graesang awoke yesterday
morning she found her six-weeks-old
daughter lying dead at her side. Death
was presumably due to heart failure.