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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-04
Unpaid Little Bills.

New York. with its annual budget of
more than $500 100000, or rather more than
half the appropriation made every year
by the federal government for all its
branches, would seem to be on its finan-
cial uppers. The city has literally been
spending its money before il got it. ana
consequently in spite of the half million
which it disburses annually, finds itself
in the humilating position OF being IN
able to settle a few small accounts
amounting to the mere trifle of S300.000
or Whereabouts. To make the situation
all the more painful, there is more than
$1,000 900 in the city treasury which money
swallowing Father Knickerbocker cannot
apply to these bills. The city, indeed,
stands today as a startling municipal eX-
ample of the axiom that it is well to
get ones money before spending II. The
small accounts which cannot be met are
due to contractors for work done on dock
and water main construction 10 meet
these expenses an issue OF corporate STOCK
was authorized, the attitude of the city
being that there would be plenty OF time
TO raise the money in this manner after
the work had begun. Perhaps there would
if there had been any purchasers Tor TINS
issue of the city's securities. UnfOrtu-
nately, there were none. The money IN
the city treasury cannot be used for ex-
Dendftures specially provided Tor Dy cor
porate stock issues, and consequently
Father Knickerboclxer is rather ruetully
aware of the fact that he cannot pay his
small bills and that he has been foolish
iv INDUCING in the pernicious pastime OF
spending money he didn't nave
Smallest Baby on Record.
The stork this week brought to New
York the tiniest baby in the world, at
least so far as any records show Med
ical men have heretofore believed that a
mound and a half baby was about the
minimum limit at which battle for the
babv's life might be made, but this min
ME record-breakeT tips the scales at eX-
actlv 10 ounces and Is grammes; that IS,
q trifle more than one pound, or about
the weight of a gOOd-sized potato. Little
Miss Brown for that Is her name, meas
ured II inches in height some time after
her birth. while from one temple 10 an
other the distance was just two inches:
Some idea of her size, or rather lack OF
size. may be gained when it is stated
mat a l0-cent piece will cover her hands,
both OF which will go through her
mothers wedding ring. A JO-cent piece
covers her entire face, while her arms
are lust three inches long, that is about
eoual i'm length to the little finger Of an
adult although their circumference is
only that of a lead pencil. Miss Brown
is spending the first week of her life in
an incubator and as she is perfectly
formed and apparently healthy, the doc
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-04
Other Special Rates.

THE defendant also offered to prove
that packing house products, during the
same period of time, were carried be-
tween these same points under a com
modify rate for 10 cents: malt. cents:
brick, cents: cOrnmeal cents: resin.
5l2 cents; starch, peas, beans and pop
corn, linseed oil in tank cars. S cents;
glycerine, cents The court again suS-
tanned the objections of government eoun-
sci, and the judge again prohibited US
from showing the jury how absurd was
the governments claim that the rate, for
example. on linseed oil was cents, while
on petroleum oil it was IS cents.
Under such circumstances, and in view
of the fact that the petroleum had been
openly carried over the three roads from
Whiting to West st. Louis for from ten
to fourteen years for cents. what a
draft il is on human credulity for the
prosecution to assert that 1s cents was
the only possible lawful rate.
THE uncOntradicteG evidence showed
the Standard Oil company was advised by
the rate clerk of the Chicago & Alton that
this scent rate was filed with the inter-
state commerce commission.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-04

Judge Lands pronounced in Chicago:
Inc court having pronounced its judg-
ment in the case of the United States VS.
standard Oil company of Indiana there
can now be no improperly in stating our
position to the American people.
The facts in this case are simple and
easily understood. The Standard Oil com
pahy OF INDIANA was convicted of receiv-
ing what the government claimed was a
concession from the Chicago & Alton in
the shipment of oil from its refinery at
hitting, Ind, to East st. Louis, III. The
eohtenuon OF the government was that
the lawful rate was is cents ner T00
pounds between these points. The defend
ant claims: First, that the lawful rate
was cents, and, secondly, if cents was
not the lawful rate, it was the rate is
sued to the Standard by the Alton as the
lawful rate, and the Standard was JUS
titled in believing from it's own investiga-
tlon and from the information received
from the railroad company that cents
was the lawful rate
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-04
Evidence Was Shut Out.

''The Standard Oil company shipped
about one-third of all the oil that went
from Whiting to East St. Louis over the
Alton and the Burlington. On the trial
of the case the defendant offered to show
by witnesses who were on the stand that
not only during the period covered by
the Indictment but continuously from 1905
the Eastern Illinois had a lawful pub
lished and filed rate between Whiting
and East st. Louis on oil of cents per
100 pounds. and that the Standard Oil
company shipped at such rate over the
Eastern Illinois more than two thousand
cars of oil each year during said period
To this offer the government through its
attorneys strenuOusly objected and the
court sustained such objection. The de
PENDANT commended and still does contend
that this proof would have conclusively
shown that the Standard Oil company had
no possible motive in shipping over the
Alton and thereby violating the law, when
II might Just as readily and conveniently
have shipped all of its oil over the East
ern Illinois and not have violated any
law,
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13
OREGON SQUlRs.

Supervisor Schmitz of the Wenaha
national forest, eastern Oregon, is
authorized to spend $1,000 for a new
trail from the Umatilla river up
Thomas Fork to the Summit house,
six miles down Dry creek, thence five
miles to the forest boundary. The
trail will be completed before the next
fire season begins.
The Umatilla Wool Growers asso-
citation will meet in Pendleton on Sat
urday afternoon, December 81, to con.
slider fixing the dates of wool sales for
next spring, and the Importance of
poisoning coyotes during the entire
month. of January. The association
has decided to adhere strictly to the
sales days and pool system of dispos-
ing of the wool clip, and a discussion
of the various phases of the subject
will be one of the important subjects
for discussion at the coming meeting
c. A. Sheppard will close deal soon
for the leasing of the Pendleton wool
en- mill and will put the mills in oper
alton within two weeks time. He will
employ 80 hands.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13
IDAHO NEWS.

The records of the Occur d'Alene
land Office show that during November.
1907, there were more original home
stead entries made than during any
preceding month in the history of the
office, barring TWO monthly only. The
number during the month just closed
reached 101. The two months show
ing more original homestead entries
than November, 1907, were October of
1903 and July of 1905, there being 1877
entries during the latter month.
Arguments in support of new trial
for w. F. Kettenbach, George H. Kes-
ter and William Dwyer, who were con-
victed of conspiracy to defraud the
government in timber land entries, will
be made before the federal court at
Boise this week.
AT Bayview the box, lath and barrel
mill has begun operations today for the
winter run. The mill is using white
pine exclusively this season and has a
large supply on hand.
The new advertising booklet issued
by the Lewiston commercial club is
now ready for distribution.
Some confusion has been caused by
conflicting reports as to Senator
Borahs recommendations as to the
Boise land office. 1t was claimed that
Borah had recommended Managing Ed.
itor Balderston of the Boise Statesman
as register. to succeed Addison Smith
who gives up the Office in January
Senator Borahs secretary. Guy Elem.
ner, asserted that Ba'derston had not
been recommended, hut is under con
sideration. Senator Heyhurn will in.
dorse any one Senator Borah names
for offices in Senator Borah's home
Boise.
The first fatality on the new Wash
ington & Northern Idaho railroad oc
Cured at Rathdrum Saturday, when
A. w. Richardson, an engineer was
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13

killed while pushing car with pole,
which broke, one end striking him in
the stomach. The remains were ship
ped to Spokane.
Steve Adams is stin in the county
Jail at Rathdrum. Judge Woods hav-
ing failed to issue the necessary order
to turn him over to Sheriff c. A. Fitz.
patrick, who is here from Telluride
to take him to Colorado.
Cherry trees that grow to the height
of 60 feet are rare, if not almost un.
known, but there'is a grove of such
trees few miles from Kendrick, ae
cording to George Hudson, farmer
living on American ridge.
The college of Agriculture of the
University Of Idaho will open short
courses in dairying and horticulture
on January 2, ending February 8.
With the hope of aiding in the de
velopement Of the mineral resources Of
the state the metallurgical labratory
of the Idaho state university is ready
to experiment on ores free of charge
provided the results may be published
in the state papers. Ore may be sem
to Professor James, Mining department
University Of Idaho, Moscow, in lott
Of 100 pounds, @. o. d.
The department wishes to secure lot
Of to 10 tons also and invites CORES
pondence from anyone who can be O.
assistance in the matter.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13
OREGON ITEMS.

The Merchants National bank of
Portland, which suspended November
IL, is solvent and it's resources are
in good shape. The report of Bank
Examiner Wilson will be acted on by
the comptroller of the currency in
about 10 days, and in approximately &C
days the Merchants National will re
open it's doors.
Webb McCaslin, alias George OF
William Mclaughlin, who murdered E
F. Zaspell, a wealthy farmer near
Heppner. Ore, the night of September
20, was arrested in Spokane.
The state of Oregon will not lose q
cent, either through the failure of the
Title Guarantee & Trust company OF
the temporary embarrassment of the
Merchants National bank. Repre-
sentatives of the American Security
company, surety for State Treasurer
Steel, admitted the company's liability
and will reimburse the state to the
amount of s40S,3SS.SS. This assures
the restoration to the public treasury
OF all state funds that were not ade
quately secured by approved security
A payment of $112,47S was made re
Gently. Deferred payments will carry
interest at per cent
The biggest ranch deal of the veal
was consummated in Pendleton wher
the Gulliford ranch of 3190.45 acres
was sold to M. McCracken for a con
sideration of $25,520. The ranch is OF
Butter creek.
The naming of Senator Fulton o
Oregon as member of the committee
on committees gives him powerful
force among the northwest senators.
The farmers of Athena agree tina
fall-sown wheat never looked bette
than it does now.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13
MONTANA NOTES.

Charles Lake, section hand, was
struck by all engine of the Burlington
train recently at Bozeman and killed.
The double track of the Northern
Pacific Railway company from the
west end of the Bozeman tunnel to
Bohemian is completed all but a rock
cut in Rocky canyon.
William Robb of Butte was instant
ly killed at Silver Bow junction by be-
ing run over by train.
Rinaldo John Giammugnani. for 81
years a well-known and esteemed min
er in Butte is dead.
Matters relating to the consolidation
of the two central bodies of organized
labor in'Butte are progressing most IA
vorably.
Entries for the Butte bench show on
December 1919 20 and 81 have been
closed
T. A. Mcdaniel. a ranchman living
near Red Lodge was recently seriously
injured by being struck by train.
1t has been II years and months
since A. J. Davis died in Butte, and
the long legal struggle that followed is
still on.
Mayor pro tenn Lindsay of Helena
| is insisting on the enforcement of city
ordinances of his city.
William Rees, a rancher, has been
placed in the Helana Jail on the charge
of numbering his bride at their home
in the northern part of Lewis and
Clark county. The coroner will hold
an inquiry soon. Mrs. Rees, who was
a Helena girl, was> married to Rees
in this city short time ago.
Henry Gallette of Randolph, N. Y
discharged soldier of the Seventh
infantry, committed suicide in a Hell
ena hotel recently. In letter he re
quests that Miss Barbara Lake of Ran
dolph, n. Y, and Miss Rose Galletts
a sister, be notified.
All of the mines of the Anaconda
company, the Butte and Boston com
pany and the Washoe, Parrot and
Trenton companies will be closed and
| the operations of the AmalgamateG
Copper company confined to the prop
critics of the Boston and Montana
l
which embrace the largest mines in
the Butte district. No men in Butte
will be thrown out of work, it being
| the plan of the Amalgamated to oper
ate the Boston and Montana mines tc
their full capacity, which will afford
work for all of the miners in the prop
critics affected by the shutdown order
irI<l.
conda will be shut down and the ore:
of the company smelted hereafter a
the Boston and Montana smelter a
Great Falls. The suspension of the
Washoe smelter will render about 100(
men idle at Anaconda. It is stated
by Amalgamated officials that they car
mine copper at profit at the presen
price of the metal through a concen
tration of their operations.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13
THEY RUB THE ANANlAs BUNCH
Gridiron Club Collects Roosevelt
Strenuous Terms.

The Gridiron club held high links at
the New Willard, at Washington,
d. c., Saturday night. For four hours
the newspaper boys pOked fun without
discrimination.
The president was not there, but
several comedies were directed his
way. A huge fellow claiming to be a
Japanese wrestler who recently ex-
hibited at the White House, pushed
his way into the hall. When he could
not find the president he offered to
take fall out of Vice President Fair
banks, Senator Foraker and Senator
Knox. He had no takers.
Vice President Fairbanks got his in
melody" to the tune of "Budweiser."
The boys sang the "Tale of the Cock
TAIL" musical commentary on his ia
nous cocktail dinner.
Fairbanks was given a glass of but
termilk to drink while the song was
rendered.
The session of the Undesirable Citi-
zens' association was rib ticker.
Hartman was there, and so was Sen.
ator Foraker and number Of others.
The finale was huge monograph,
which issued these words:
Undesirable citizens" "Mendacious
scoundrels," "Wilful falsifiers," Liar
Liar, LIAR" "Malefactors of great
wealth." sheer invention" Shorter
and uglier word and mo swollen for
tunes"
When the room became quiet the
club monograph retired With the re
mark Our masters voice
A class in nature taking through
questions and answers, developed a
logical connection between Octopus
and Wall street. Also If it is true
money talks, President Roosevelt
must be the richest man in the world
John Barrett amt broke" re
marked one of the class.
The story that George Washington
threw a dollar across the Potomac was
declared not to be nature fake, be
cause Secretary Cortelyou had thrown
500 100000 to Wall street
why are the ships going to the
Pacific?' was answered in many ways
chief among which was ito seat Sec
rotary Metcalf in the senate" The new
state of Oklahoma made it's appear
ance with democratic senators anG
representatives and an electoral vote
for Bryan. Chairman New of the re
publican national committee was re
quested to think it over,' and Their
pranced in on hobby horses a squad
of equestrian tested army officers.
I'VE will now drink to the president
of the United States" solemnly an
nounced President Blythe, after he haG
got to their feet Vice President Fair
banks, Speaker Cannon, Secretary Cor
telyou and Senator Knox.
The menu souvenir was a collection
of clearing house certificates, ISSUED
by authority of the Gridiron Clul
Clearing House association.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13
MANY SHOWS IN KANSAS CITY
Willis Wood and Majestic Theaters the
Only Ones to Close.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 9.-Klaw &
Erlanger Sunday night notified the
manager of the Willis Wood theater
that they would not permit their com
pany of Is persons, headed by Frank
Moulan and Maude Lillian Berri, to
present Pixley & Luler's comic opera
"The Grand Mogul, at that theater
Sunday night, as they did not wish to
subject the members of the company
to the liability of answering a charge
of violating the Sunday laws that for
bid labor on Sunday.
All other theaters except the Ma
iestic, burlesque house, were open
but the performances were not alto
gether satisfactory to the patrons al
some of the houses, where the man
agement used as few actors as posi-
bic
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13
NORTHWEST
NEWS ITEMS
PRESS CULLINGS FOR
OUR BUSY READERS
ABOUT PEOPLE IN MONTANA
IDAHO, WASHINGTON
AND OREGON.
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

The current has been turned into
the Colfax transformer station of the
Spokane & Inland and everything
about the plant proves to be in shape
for permanent use. All of the steam
locomotives will be taken out of SER
vice and substituted with electric mo-
tors.
Three couples married by the same
minister at the same house in Free
land, Mich, at the same time, half d
century ago, are to celebrate their
golden wedding together in Seattle
Tuesday, December "a. The three
couples are Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Pur-
chase of Seattle, Mr. and Mrs. John
Lewis of Freeland, Mich, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Houghtaling of Everett.
The affair is to take place at the home
of Mrs. Purchase.
The largest man in the state is deal
at the Western Washington Hospital
for the Insane His name is Richard
Dicer, who had been in that institution.
16 years. He was committed from
Pierce county, and two days previous
to his death weighed 4O71a pounds.
Copies of the revised map of the
Washington state railroad commission
have been received.
An unknown man was found floating
in the river at Spokane.
Mystery surrounds the death of E
P. Beltinck, salesman for Cigar COM
pany, whose body was found wedged
between the base timbers of the Great
Northern trestle at Spokane.
Perry Schultz, age about As years, a
Spokane Traction company motorman
was shot and killed in desperate en-
counter with a burglar or burglars at
Spokane.
The Wenatchee public schools will
probably open this week. County
Health Officer Gilchrist is the authori
ty for the news, and the city as q
whole is delighted, saying that this
is the beginning of the end of the
smallpox scare.
Encouraged by the improvement il
| financial conditions, several Walls
Walla export grain dealers have pur
chased during the past few days an5
are still purchasing wheat crops fror
those farmers who are disposed to sci
at this time.
| Apples from Wenatchee are 'seNin.
on the fruit stands in Chicago fol-
$1.20 a dozen.
Henry Harris, an aged citizen Of
Chelan, died recently Of paralysis. His
wife is also i'll, while his daughter
Mrs. Roy Mathers, is dying of con
sumption.
John Nixson, lineman for the electri,
COMPANY at Hoquiam, met with an un
usual adventure recently while strin,
ing an elevated cable. Ferched in hi!
airy isolation he was discovered by /
sea gull, who seemed to consider Nix
son, so far from the ground, an in
truder on the rights Of the featheret
tribe. The gull screamed and Gale:
others of his tribe to his assistance
One followed another until hundred
or more of the birds had gathered an.
made al attack on the man, who wa
completely at their mercy for tim
They swooped down Upon him witt
their wings and tried TO find wi
nerable place to pick at him. 1t wa
not until the iineman got one end O
the rope free that he was able to bea
the birds off.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13
Lumbermen at Washington.

Washington, Dec. 9.-The Washing
ton delegation of lumbermen arrived
today ready to appear as witnesses in
the case before the commission against
an increased rate on lumber shipped
east from the Pacific Northwest. All
are from western cities. There are 10
Washington millmen here and the
same number from Oregon coast
towns.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13
Hampton Roads Fleet Grows.

Norfolk, Va, Dec. 12.-Three battle
ships were added today to the number
already assembled in Hampton Roads
by the arrival of the Kansas, Rhode
Island and Connecticut, making a total
of Is ships of the fleet at the rendez-
vous.
Today thousands visited the roads to
get glimpse of the big vessels at an
Choir, and incoming trains were loaded
with visitors.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13
Steal Van Dyke Masterpiece.

Coeurtrai, Belgium, Dec. 10.-One of
Van Dykes great masterpieces, "The
Erection of the Cross" has been stolen
from the church of Notre Dame. The
thieves carefully cut off the canvas
from the frame and carried it away.
They are believed to have been ex-
perts, as special watchmen employed
in guarding the treasures of the
church observed nothing.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13
Taft on Way Home.

CuXhaven.-Secretary Taft, the pic
ture of physical vigor, sailed upon the
President Grant for New York, via
Boulogne and Plymouth. He expressed
keen regret at being unable to meet
the kaiser, but said that his mothers
condition and the great volume of
work awaiting him in Washington
made immediate return imperative.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13
John Goodnow Dies in Spain,

Minneapolis, Dec. 10.-A cablegran
has been received here by relatives an
nouncing the death at Malaga, Spain,
of John Goodnow, formerly consul gen.
eral at Shanghai.
No details were given, the message
containing only the bare announce
ment of the death.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13
Street Shows Closed Sunday.

While there have been no Sunday
theatrical performances allowed in
Cleveland, Ohio, for several years, the
penny arcades and street shows that
have existed by suffrance here will be
closed Sundays.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13

The churches are full of storage
battery Christians who have to be
charged about twice a year with a
revival The dynamo Christians keep
the machinery of civilization going
without a break.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13
ARREST BANKER J. D. BROWN.
Charge Officials Looted California Safe
Deposit and Trust Company.

San Francisco, Dec. 10. Dalzell
Brown, a prominent financier of this
city and general manager of the Cali
fornia Safe Deposit and Trust COM
pany. which closed its doors early in
November, is under arrest on the
charge of felony embezzlement.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13

Look into the past of the man who
likes to go visiting, and somewhere
away back you will find him a boy
in a photograph album with long
curls down his back.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13

It's real fact-you can't put a
square peg in a round hole. Neither
can you put little man in big place.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13

Richard Cedargreen was killed in
stantly by the overturning of touring
car recently near Billings.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13

A determined thief usually gets what
he Is after.