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The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-08-09

Judge Kenesaw Nj. Lands OF the
Federal District Court in Chicago on
Saturday fined the Standard OIL Com
pany $29.240.0o0 for having violated
the Elkins law pertaining to rebates,
on 1,4t2 counts. 1t was the maximum
penalty permitted BY the statutes. And
1t Ii the largest assessment for an In
fraction OF law that Is recorded In all
history, for all governments This vast
sum of money Is not to be paid without
protest, however. Attorneys for the oil
corporation announced their intention
Of perfectIng an appeal to the United
States Court OF Appeals. From there
II Is announced the case win go to the
Federal Supreme Court.
Judge Kenesaw NJ. Lands Of the
United States District Court, who in
| fiicted the unprecedented penalty, did
not stop with the imposition OF the fine.
He directed attention TO the studied
| insolencss OF the legal representatives
OF the corporation to the court Of which
! be was the representative and COM
I, mented forcefully upon 1t. After de-
| nouncing the methods OF the oil COM
pany, which he declared imposed bur,
dens upon every class OF citizens and
wounded society more deeply than open
1 depredations OF criminals, the jurisl
expressed regret that only fine could
be imposed for violations OF the law
4 under which the company was indicted
i while this regret was being voiced i
4 was recalled that there still are pend
Ing against the oil corporations sever
indictments like the one just disposes
OF. containing 4.422 counts. Shouis
there be convictions on all these count
| there would be possible additional fine
II $ss.4ao.o00.
spsanxs Second Sensation.
While occupants Of the CROWDS
courtroom leaned forward In amaze
ment at the drastic arraignment OF Nh
corporation and the gigantic penalt
melted out to 1t. Che jurist stirred Thea
anew. Judge Lands had no soone
mentioned the amount of the so. 30
, 600 f1ne than he caused second tn
mendous sensation that be would ca
i d grand jury to Investigate the rels
j lions Of the railroads to the big rebat
conspiracy. In view Of his resnar
: that the penitentiary was the place Il
. the Offenders. and that Congress at Il
iast session passed m act under while
: they may be sentenced 10 serve tim
Z the effect was electric.
.gockefeller and his associates b
eether with the officials a. the Chieai
ana Alton Rallzoad, might be sent
THE penItentlary 10 The result Of ID
! new investigation admitted one Of 4
: ATTACHES OF the District Attorneys Q
I nce This could only BE- done II 4
: clfenpes hare been continued since Co
: wress made conspiracy IN restraint
trade d penItentiary effense.s
81 II was q dramatic y15rning In eoul
!. what Judge Lands had 10 SAY to Jol
|. In Rockefeller's trust viii live As D
{ q tie most remarkabie uttemncss col
III from the bench Twiep Jnd
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The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-08-09
NEW BLOW FALLS.


OH Monopoly Charged with Unlaw.
full Methods In Raising Prices.
Following close on the track Of the
500. 700 fine imposed by Judge Lands
In Chicago ON the Standard Oil Company
for violation Of the Eikins law in unlaw-
fully swelling its profits by accepting Sc
cref rebates from the Chicago and Alton
Railroad. significant revelations are made
public In report submitted to President
Roosevelt by Herbert Knox Smith. COM
missioner Of Corporations, concerning the
operations ~ the Standard company. In
a previous report the means and methods
OF the Standard were explained. The
present report sets forth the results Of
| those methods and the effect they have
| had on the consumer of oil and on the
profits Of the STANDARD Oil Company. Il
deals with profits and price. showing JUST
how the manipulation Of the oil industry
| By the Standard has affected the pocket
book Of the American people.
| The report u accompanied BY q letter
| from Mr.. Smith to the President. In which
the commissioner makes scathing sum-
mary OF the facts found In the report.
|
IS Three men Killed IN coIlanse az CO.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-08-09
NEW YORK.

High temperatures have stimulated
crop development as whole. helped res
tall trade IN light summer wear goods and
Improved recorder business for the latter
with jobbers, all these influences favor
Ing come growth Of the feeling that early
poor starts In crops and trade have been
largely made up for. There ID about the
usual midsummer quiet In future trade
lines, but fall samples are prepared, low
rate excursions begin next month, ship
ments Of fan goods are increasing and
collections hare Improved at various mar
kets. Industry exhibits Inn In some
lines. notably iron and steel In Its cruder
forms, though the immediate eject Of the
strike Of iron ore miners In Minnesota
hns been to stimulate, temporarily ~
isasf, the demand for pig iron 1t al
markets.
Businesa failures ia the United States
for the week ending July % number 100,
against III last week. III In the Ike
week of 1904. 1877 Ia 1906, TIA In 1904
and ff,o il 1908. Canadian failures for
tie week number ~, - against % last
wesk and - ID this week = year ago.
Wheaf, Including nonr, exports from
~ unIted States and Canada for ~
rel ending July Is tsxresated ?. 376, 54S
bu1heIs against 2,210sT7o last week.
1.709, 705 this weGk laek year and 0,974,-
616 - 1901. E0r the 6rst four weeks q
fhe nscel year the exports are D,960, p31
kuShela. against 0.012.280 a l90007 and
u 00o. 1et Ii 1e014u2.
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and the usual eieatancs sales havs made
the preparation Of imnenains savsntorlss
easier. Country merchants entertain
confidence Is to the outlook. their opia-
ions being supported By demands which
show healthy expansion among the pros.
Porous farming communities Increasing
ncecsslons appear In the numbers Of Wis
tting buyers and their operations in sta
r.es compare favorably with q year ago.
Notwithstanding the increased failures
N this district, mercantile collections Ia
the western states leave little room for
complaint and credits generally maintain
Z satisfactory position. Crop conditions
Great favorable impression.
Bank clearinxs, $3.50. 259. TS7, exceed
tsose OF corresponding week In 1905 ~
12.4 per cent.
Failures reported In Chicago district
number %. against q last week and ~
I rear ago.--Dun's Review Of Trade.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-08-09

Three men Killed IN collapse ct csn-
crete suiIdlag 10 Philadelphia.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-11
IF CORPORATIONS
DO NOT BEHAVE

Industrial corporations grow up
into power because they met the
needs OF the past To stay I'm pow
er they must meet tho needs of the
present and arrange their ethics
accordingly. II they can do It by
their own voluntary development of
the sense of trusteeship, that IS the
simplest and best solution But If
not, one of two things will happen:
Vastly increased legal regulation or
state ownership OF monopolles
Those who fear the effects OF in
creased government activity must
prove by their acceptance of ethical
duties TO tho public that they are
not blind devotees OF an Industrial
past which has ceased to exist. hut
arc preparing to accept the heaI-
er burdens and obligations which
tho industrial present carries with
it.-North American Review.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-11
THE ARTIST AND
THE PRESIDENT

Those who call upon Presl-
dent Roosevelt nowadays have oc-
casion to wonder IA bit at the pres
enco OF a man in the room where
the president receives his callers,
who pays great attention TO the
president, addresses himself fire.
qutntly, inquiring whether things
are all right. but whom the prosl-
dent does not introduce. Those
interviewing the president keep right
on conversing, as does the president.
1t Is noticed, however that tho
president is bit stiff his attitude
and those who sec him are aware
that some one behind them, sitting
ON chair, is doing something, for
the scratching OF n pencil can be
heard, and the thought arises that
somehow what they are conversng
about Is being taken down i'm short
hand.
This person is none other than
the artist that is to paint the prcsl-
dents portrait for new hall OF The
Hague peace tribunal. The presi-
dent cannot afford to let the time
for posing interfere with the work
and so he makes hay while the
artist pencils. Washington Ledger
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-11
THAW JURY TOOK GREAT
INTEREST IN LIFE STORY.

will become a nucleus for an amount
for education much larger than his
recent present to the board.
1t is understood that the idea of
the elder Mr. Rockefeller is to
make his future benefactlons
through his son John ID. Rockefeller
Jr. This IS said to be indicated by
having made the gift OF Thur DAY
through the junior Rockefeller. IT
Is probable that the young man
will devote much of his time hereat
ter to the administering OF the
benevolence of his father.
As an immedlate result OF the
big gift the board will extend its
AGRICULTURAL demonstration work to
all of the southern states IL is
predicted that this work. which
consists in conducting model farms
On educational lines. means the
agricultural rejuvenation of the
South.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-11

can be felt when bird OF this kind
gets plucked.
But by tho following simple
method everyone may become his
own promoter, and in short time
accumulate a respectable fortune. It
would seem that almost anyone
could save one cent for the first day
OF the month. two cents for the sec
ond, four for the third, and so on.
Now IL you will do this for 80 days
we will guarantee you the possession
Of quite nice little fortune. See
how easy Il Is to become a million
aire on paper; and, by the way, It
is only on paper that such schemes
ever succeed
u. however, you should have any
doubt in regard to your ability to
lay aside the required amount each
day, perhaps you can induce some
prosperous and avaricious employer
to accept the following tempting
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-11

Ofer to work for him for year
provided he pays you one cent for
the first week, two cents for the
second, four for the third and so
on to the end of the term. Surely
your services would Increase I'm value
In a corresponding ratio, and many
business men would gladly accept
your terms. We ourselves have
had such propositions accepted over
and over again; the only dificulty
was that when we insisted upon
security for the last instaIment Of
our wages, our would be EMPLOYERS
could never come to time. And we
would strongly urge upon our read
ers that II they ever make such n
bargain, they get full security for
the last payment, for they will find
that when It becomes due there will
not be money enough I'm the whole
world to satisfy the claim.
The entire amount OF all the
money in circulation among all the
nations OF the world mot the
wealth. IS estimated at somewhat
less than s16,OOO,OOO, 900, and the
last payment would mount to 1900
times that immense sum.
The French have a proverb that
1T IS the first step that costs"
(c'est lo premier pas qui coute)
but in this case II Is the last step
that costs, and It costs with a ven
geance.
While on the subject let me sug-
gest TO my readers to figure mp the
amount Of which they will be posses
sed II they will begin at Is years
Of age and save 10 cents per week
for 60 years, depositing the money
10 a savings bank as often as it
reaches the amount required FOR a
deposit, and adding the interest
every six months Most persons
will be surprised at the result
Phin's Seven Follies Of Science"
Subscribe to the DAILY Leader.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-11
Is THE NUCLEUS OF AN
UNUSUALLY LARGE FUND.
ROCkEFELLER'S LATEST GIFT
MAY BRING VAST SUM FOR
EDUCATION.

New York, Feb. ,11.-Frederick
T. Gates. chairman of the general
education board to which John d.
Rockefeller gave s32.OOO,OOO on
Thursday. said yesterday that the
income from this gift, and the
income from Mr.. Rockefeller's prior
gift OF s11.O0O.00O will be used to
increase the resources OF various
educational institutions in the
country within the next decade by
from 5000. 900. 900 to s25O.OOO. 600.
That Is to say the board will aim
to stimulate the local pride In and
generosity toward universities and
colleges throughout the nation. and
Its distribution OF the income
VIII usually be conditioned upon
the raising of larger amounts by the
recipients. Thus. generally sneak
ing. Mr.. Rockefeller's huge donation
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-11
It's Easy to Become a
MilliOnaire---On Paper.

Many plans have been suggested
for getting rich quick, and some OF
hthese are so plausible and alluring
that multitudes have been induced
to invest In them the savings which
had been accumulated by hard labor
and severe economy. It IS neel-
less to say that, except in the case
OF few stool pigeons, who were
allowed to make large profits so
that their success might deceive
others. and lead them into the net,
all these projects have led to disds-
ter or ruin. It is a curious fact.
however that some Of these who
invested in such get rich quick"
schemes were proably fully aware Of
their fraudulent character, and went
into the speculation with their eyes
open, I'm the hope that they might
be allowed to become the stool
pigeons. and in this way come out
OF the enterprise with large bal
ance on the right side No regret
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-11
SON on SOUTHWEST no BE AP.
POINTED TO BERTH ON COR
PORATION COMMISSION
AT EARLY DATE.

Washington, ID. c. February IL
II Is understood that Judge w. r..
Rhea. of Bristol will be appointed
TO place on the Virginia Corpo-
ration Commission one year hence.
He Will take the place OF Henry
c. Stuart, OF Russell county. whose
term will expire at that time.
Judge Rhea, who is in Washing
ton, when asked concerning the ap-
poiutment. said he understood that
Governor Swanson would appoint
him to tho commission. Further
than this the Judge would not dis
cuss the subject.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-11
WHEN is ASCARE
NOT A SCARE ?
WHEN THE WHITE HOUSE
STARTS 1T, AND CONGRESS
MEN CHATTER.

1t IS amusing to hear the scolding
OF the war scare from the admin
istrauon sources when you know
that President Roosevelt IS himself
to blame for it, And he .s There
Is no manner OF doubt about &C. But
he did not intend his war scare for
publication or general circulation.
It was for the consumption Of the
California authorities alone and
planned to make them relent in their
attitude toward the japanese chill
dren.
But the president frightened the
California congressman, TO whom
he called into consultation. too
thoroughly when they venture5
to suggest I'm confident tones that
there could be no danger Of war lbc
president jumped up and lot them
have #. or course. there was @
possibility Of war, md in the event
Of one the United States would see
the PHILIPPINES and Hawaii speed.
ily seized. our navy so placed as to
be impotent to reach the enemy. and
for o. ffr.- tf... -.....rr r.fr..
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-11
YOUNG MAN KILLED
BY FREIGHT TRAIN

young man by the name of
Thomas Carter, who formerly lived
IN this city. was killed at Falls
Mills last night by being run over
by a train. The dead man has
relatives in Littlesburg, this county.
who have been Informed of the sad
accident 1t seems that there were
TWO engines taking water AT the tank
at the same time and this young
man started across the tracks, not
noticing the engine which was
pulling out, and 1t caught him.
literally cutting him TO pieces and
causing instantaneous death.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-11
WEST VIRGINIA
STATE SENA TIE.

The Morgantown Post, Republican
organ OF Monongalia county. said
to be owned by Congressman George
c. Sturgis, tells this:
There may be some honest men
In the state senate at Charleston
There probably are some who are
honest In regard to their personal
business obligations and relations
Collectively. however, and politically
they are bunch OF contemptible
Srafters wasting the public reve-
nues In a scandalous and outrageous
fashion.
This precious body OF lawmak-
ers. supposed to be elected for the
purpose OF serving the common
wealth, has appointed a force of113
persons to serve as It's employees in
various capacities. A majority OF
these attaches perform no useful
function, and are not expected to
render any useful service. The only
regular duty they have is to draw
their salaries. These salaries
amount to a total Of $4,000 for
the session, a clear steal from the
people who pay the taxes OF not
less than $4,000"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-11
SPECIAL WRITER'S ARE UNANI.
NOUS IN DECLARING RE-
CITAL MADE DEEP
IMPRESSION.

That Evelyn Nesbit's sad and
simple recital made an indelible i'm
preston upon the Thaw jurors is
the concensus OF opinion among
the special newspaper writer's who
heard the story and had the oppor.
tunity to observe and weigh its
effect
plain truth or broidered fancy.
the tale had its instant and potent
effect" concludes Samuel Hopkins
Adams in the New York World.
That's a wonderfully favorable
Impression was made upon the jury
was the pleased comment OF all the
Thaw council" Jays Kara Decker
In the Morning Telegraph.
But in the hour of her deepest
woe the girl wife OF Harry Kendall
Thaw has this consolation, she has
probably saved the life OF her hus-
band" is the belief OF william
Hoster IN the New York American
There Is no question that her
story produced a deep impression
upon both jurors and spectators, :"
says the New York Sun.
''If the jury is made up OF men
OF flesh and blood, and not of
manikins of stone and iron, all
Jerome's sneering and Heerlng and
all his clever sarcasms will not
count the weight of shadow of
the tiniest feather against the story
that poor hunted little creature told
on the witness stand" says Wini-
fred Black.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-11
VARDAMAN MAY
BE THE WINNER

Canton Miss. Feb. 1.-THE Sen
atorial contest I'm this State IS be-
coming lively From all parts evil
dence accumulates that the House
minority leader, John Sharp Will
liams. is losing ground, and that
Gov. Vardaman will defeat him at
the August primary.
There are two reasons for this.
In the first place Vardiman has
given the State the kind OF an ad-
ministration it likes and in the sec
ond the great body OF Mississippi
voters favor Government ownership
OF railroads and the repeal of the
Fifteenth Amendment, both OF whicn
Vardaman favors.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-11
NORFOLK & WESTERN
AND THE FIREMEN

Ihere are no new Developments
In the Firemen's contention on the
Norfolk and Western Railway. Moth
ing OF a definite character has been
done yet but there seems to be n
concensus OF opinion that satisfacfo-
ry arrangements Will bemade with
out going to extremes On any of tho
points I'm the controverRv.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-11
MUCH DEPENDS
ON THAW WILL.
HIS LAWYERS To MAKE EvERN
EFFORT TO GET 1T INTO
EVIDENCE.

New York. Feb. l1.-when the
fight Harry Thaw is making for his
life is resumed today before Justice
Fitzgerald II is doubtful IL his young
wife will be called to tho stand to
resume the narrative OF her pur-
suit by Stanford White. 1t is the
expectation OF her husbands law
yers that she will he given respite
OF two days and will not again be
plpoed on the witness stand until
about Wednesday
Lawyer Delmas viii then consume
three or four hours in concluding
her direct examination. The former
chorus girl has still much to tell of
her treatment by Stanford White
and OF her communication to her
husband. Startling revelations are
expected II the court deems II ad-
missable for the ends OF Justice. 10
allow testimony concerning phases
of Whites life in regard to other
women OF the stage.
Evidence along this line involves
a number of chorus girls I'm scandal
II Is the contention that Thaw was
told of Whites behavior toward
actresses other than his wife, and
that these stories he,ped to bring
about the mental condition which
eventually drove him to the killing
OF the noted architect
There is little doubt from facts
which cropped out that the district
attorney Will mako a vigorous effort
to Offset the testimony OF the Young
wife by attacking hSr credibiIlty as|
witness. In doing this the prose
cution will have the right to 70 into
every detail OF her past life and
show, If possible, that many OF her
adventures were kept hidden from
rhaw, The district attorney viii
also try to show II he can that
young Mrs. Thaw did not commupi-
cate to her husband all the things
which she swears she told him.
II the district attorney tries TO
attack the credibility OF young Mrs
Thaw as a witness It is known that
the defense will take down all tbel
bars and 30 back twenty years into
the life and doings OF Stamford
White. 1t was learned that thei
Thaw lawyers have spent an i'm
mense sum getting a detailed history
OF Stanford Whites life covering the
last two decades. When Mr.. Hart
ridge, Of Thaw's STAFF of lawyers.
was questioned, all he would say
was:
Il am absolutely confident Of an
acquittal and sincerely hope that
District Attorney Jerome Will not
find it necessary to force an opening
mp OF all the tenderloin gossip"
The latter part OF this statement
Mr. Hartridgo refused to explain,
but It was regarded as a message (
TO the district attorney more than
anything else.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-11
JUDGE w. f. RtiEA TO
SUCCEED Mr.. STUART.

Estimate today for $7S6.OO0 TO
pay for removing the last fall OF
snow. IL is estimated that the to-
tai cost viii exceed $1.25O.OOO.
According to the Weather Bureau.
IL inches of snow fell In January.
and up TO date this month the fan
has aggregated 10 inches.
The city will have to pay for the
entire IL inches that fell in Jan
uary, although the weather Bureau
reports show that tho actual surface
accumulation was only four inches.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-11

that he has no other memorial there
than a plain tombstone This Is not
so bad for many more remarkable
men haven't so much as that. But
it also appears that the town is
poor and wants a building for the
public library, for clubs and a
gymnasium. and the library trus-
tees think that an Artemus Ward
memorial hall would be just what
they need for the purpose.