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The state herald., 1907-09-27
TEN MEN WHO
RULE PRICES
WHEN PRICES OF BREADsTUFF
GO UP THEY DECREE
1T so.
PACKING PLANTS RULE
CONSUMERS PAY MORE, BUT RAW
MATERIALS SHOW NO
INCREASE.

Chicago.-Investigation Of the pack
ing trust now under way by govern
ment officials Is alleged to have deveI
oped that ten men In Chicago compose
the dynamic force of formidable list
of corporations that control prices
from those of meat on the hoof to
shoe. and from breadstuffs to trans
portation.
These ten men are asserted to hold
the balance upon the worlds supply OF
the commoncst necessities of life: J.
Ogden Armour. Il. +. Swift. Ira N. Nor.
ris, Thomas l.. Wilson, s. A. McTtob-
erts, l.. +. Swift, Edward Morris, T. J.
Connors, Arthur Meeker, Lawrence A.
Carton
The most casual newspaper reader
will readily recognize the list as being
from the inside of the big packing
plants OF Chicago. That fact becomes
significant when II is stated that they
are all directors Of the same corpora
tion-the National Packing Company.
organized under the laws of New Jer-
sey. with a capitalization of $4,000
900. The directorate controls the fol-
lowing:
The price of meat TO all consumers
The price of cattle to all breeders.
The price of leather to all factories.
and thus. incidentally:
The price Of shoes.
The grain trade is controlled, and, it
follows:
Control Bread, Too.
The price of bread.
Thus without taking such endless
details as the fertilizer market, where
the trust controls the price that .
farmer pays for his fertilizer. 1t mp
pears that the latest fight of the gov
ernment In the trust field is directed
bread and meat.
That the big ten at Chicago has
raised the price Of these things TO tho
consumer and made no corresponding
increase In price paid for raw material
is the chief assertion OF the govern
mont, and II is upon this general line
that the most interesting trust fight In
the country is now being planned.
When the directors OF the National
Packing Company decide upon the
price TO be paid for cattle. that settles
II for all of the houses" is the inforrnn-
ton that has come into the hands Of
the government.
All OF the other corporations Of the
country, with few unimportant cx-
ceptions. bow to the wishes Of the ten
leaders OF the food market OF the
world.
The state herald., 1907-09-27
Fined for Trespasslnq.

The fourth important case won by
the government upon the question
whether II In Z crime TO violate the
regulations OF the secretary OF agri-
culture has Just been decided In the
United States District Court. held at
Deadwood, South Dakota. where Rob
ert y. Bale was found guilty OF graz
Ing trespass on the Black Hills ma
Mr.. Bale at once paid the fine and
was released.
The defendant is n stock owner re-
siding south OF Rapid City and has
been grazing about $50 head Of cattle
In and adjacent TO the Black Hills ma
tional forest for some years. When
the range In the national forests was
put under administration In 1906 and
the grazing fee system introduced Mr..
Bale refused TO secure grazing per.
nit or to remove his stock from the
forest.
After repeated efforts on the part
Of the local forest officers to persuade
Mr.. Bale 10 remove the stock. he was
finally arrested and In August. 1906.
was indicted by the United States jury
at Dcndwood. The trial OF the case
was delayed over two terms OF court
by an effort to have the case tried at
Dendwood instead OF Sioux Falls and
the case was not presented to the jury
until September tth. The court was
prompt In overruling the defendants
demurrer attacking the constitution.
nllty OF the grazing regulations and In
rcaching decision the Jury was out
only fifteen minutes.
The state herald., 1907-09-27
Cruel rres,men, Cause O, Il.

South Bend. Ird.-wbcn darad "a
show his nerve. Albert u. Poscf-tto OF
South Bend. who In serving n term for
tho Richlnnd. Mich. bank robbery IN
Marquette prison. picked up n piece OF
glass ana cut on his left hand.
Tho fact came out In an inyeaiiHa'
iion now being conducted Mt Mar
auct,e for the purpose of learning tho
truth nbou, alleged cfUeltlea pfnctlc.d
In the prison. According 10 Pcyofottc.
he would no LONGER stand abuse and
when he was told 10 pfcpar" himself
for another beating. he replied that
he would cut on one Of his hands be-
fore he would submit to further III
treatment J-efcd at tv tho keeper.
he promptly carried his threat into cro
cution,
The state herald., 1907-09-27
Built Fir. with oil-oead.

Sugar City. Colo.-The child Of
George Schwartz was burned to death
Mrs. Catherine Hell was fatally in
jured and her son. Carl. probably NOR
tally hurt by an explosion which took
place In the Hell home. when Mrs
Hell attempted to light fire with the
aid Of kerosene.
At the time. Mrs. Hell and the
Schwartz child, whose home is close
by. were in the Hell kitchen and Carl
Hell was In an adjoining room asleep.
The explosion ienited the clothing OF
both the child and woman. The son.
awakened by the screams of both
rushed TO their assistance and In beat.
ing out the flames which embodied his
mother was terribly burned.
While young He'll was battling with
the flames which enfolded his mother,
the Schwartz child burned 10
death. II is stated tonight that Mrs.
Hell cannot possibly recover and that
her son In in n prccarious condition.
This is the second accident OF n Riml.
lar nature to have occurred here with.
In the week
The state herald., 1907-09-27
PASTOR HELD UP AND SHOT.
Highwaymen Attack Golden Minister
In Heart Of the Town.

Greeley. Colo.-Ilcoause he refused
to stand and deliver when commanded
by two highwaymcn to throw up hi'
hands, the Rev. Oscar W. Gustofseu
of the Swedish Lutheran Church nov
lies In the Greeley hospital with two
bullet holes In his body.
While walking home from church
with scores Of people on the street. m
the residence district OF the city. hs
was suddenly confronted by n tail man
and short man who commanded him
To throw up his hands. The Rev. Mt
tustofscn, n powerful young man, IN
stead Of complying with the order.
sprnng nj his assailan,. who fired. the
bullet striking a RIB
The holdups ran down the street
with the minister In pursuit In hall
u block the minister WAS almost with
In reaching distance Of them when
tho tail man turned and hfod n sec
ond time, the bullet entering IN. i-ii
side Of tn, pastors neck aud lodging
In the muscles In the back 0f IN,
neck.
The last shot WIS 6fod right In
front OF N. residence Of Df A. J
Weaver. and arrivals carried iht
wounded man into the doctors hon'"
I.ai.f he wis taken Ia tho hospital
where the bullet In his SID" ~hR 80
moved, The other remains imb"d1ud
IN IN. muscles OF the meek uni.hs
complications set IN II h believed by
tho attending physicians that u" it"y
Mr Gustoftcu has u iait chance of I-'
puNrfy
The state herald., 1907-09-27
COLORADO IS
SETTLING UP
THEY'RE COMING BY THOUSANDS
FROM EVERY LAND AND
WILL STAY,
FOURTEEN BUY IN I DAY
WORK OF THE COLORADO STATE
COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION
BEARS FRUIT.

Denver.-"The statement has been
made a great many times during the
past two or three months that the
present fall season would see more
homeseekers In Colorado than ever be.
fore In the history OF the state" said
James b. Young. secretary of the Colo
RADIO State Commercial Association
THE statement is not overdrawn
When tell you that in our Offices at
one time there were sixteen men and
women, and that out OF this number
fourteen had Just completed purchases
OF land In the state and we're going
home to complete arrangements for
moving to Colorado with their house.
hold effects. their stock and their fam,
lilies, you will readily see that tbs
\ talk OF great movement from the
East toward Colorado is not all talk.
Just out Of curiosity. have kept
track Of the number OF homeseekers
who have called at the offices of the
association during the past week. The
number was l27. Out Of this number
eighty-nine had or will within very
short time become owners of property
in our state. These homcseekers are
coming from all parts of the country
with probably more from Iowa than
from any one state. These men are
mostly farmers and for the most part
are men Of means. But they have
heard Of Colorado and of the wonder
ful crops that can be raised on our
lands. They are tired Of raising oats
that run twenty bushels to the acre
when they have been shown that on
land in Colorado that costs no more
than land back East they can raise all
the way from sixty to n hundred bush
els Of this same grain. They have
seen their land increase rapidly in
value and at the same time deteriorate
in its crop producing capacity. They
are anxious for n chance. and In Colo
rado they have found exactly what
they are looking for.
Inquiries from Foreign Lands.
"Just to show that the fame OF Colo
RADIO is spreading beyond the seas and
that even the people Of far-on coun.
tries are beginning to know what a
great agricultural region this state Is
In addition to being the greatest min
ing state In the Union. we received In
our mail this week from place In
Turkey letter addressed to the
Colorado State Commercial Associa
tion. Il was written In English and
the writer said that he had read and
heard ~ Colorado and wanted to know
something more about the state. We
are In correspondence with u man in
the West indies, who is anxious Ia
Stnrt q canning factory In Colorado
We have had Inquiries from the Philip
pine islands and one from Bombay
India. within tho past month. The ad
veriising that the state In getting is
proving 10 be the greatest thing that
ever happened for the state.
Il have talked with n number OF
railroad men aud they. one aud all.
agree that the movement into Colo
'ado this fall VIII be greater than eve'
before"
The state herald., 1907-09-27
Shortage Of Cars Begins.

Donyor.-Ilocausc Of shortage of
cattle cars Hive stock N being shipped
Into Denver from eastern Colorado In
bok.cnfs. During tho past few days
several carloads have arrived nj the
stock yards In this way.
Tho railroads nfo already complain
lnR that they are having dlfilouliy 10
supplying all the ears demanded.
when the heavy shipments of coal
commence. which will occur In ten
days or two weeks. the railways win
bn unable 10 supply all the cars rc-
aulrod. and may have difficulty in NOV
Ing the shipments they receive.
Business In this state was never b.-
foro no heavy nj this time Of year. Tho
fruit crop. although not m large as
last year. requires more than n thoua.
aud cars The sugar beet crop VIII
commence moving Just when the do
mnnd for coal will begin 10 be- heard,
and the general shipments ~ the aos
iumn. which hro always heavy, viii
give the railroads more business than
they can handle.
One Of the members 81 thd Inter.
state Commerce Commission IA lnyos
tlHatlnp the car shortage In other
parts ~ the country and will probably
come TO Denver within the next month.
The state herald., 1907-09-27
DO NOT JAR THIS
1T WILL GO OFF.

Albert Scofleld is blasting rocks ana
stumps on his Lewlsboro farm. lie
reached field this morning Just In
time TO see one Of his cows swallow
two sticks Of dynamite which had been
left In the cleft of n big stump over
night.
The greasy paper wrapping of the dy'
namite had provoked the nnimalss ap-
petite, but scarcely had she taken the
dainty morsel into her midst than
acute indigestion attacked her and,
jumping the low fence she ran through
the village. believing in pain. Scoaeld.
at n respectful distance. chased her,
yelling:
Don't stop herl She's full of dy-
Mantle; she'll explode II she stops sud
denly"
A consultation Of war was held John
Simpson. the best shot In Lewisboro.
armed With his trusiy cnrbine, took n
position 200 yards from the COW
BANG Simpsons carbine sounded.
The COW stlll mooed; the sun still
shonc.
Bang" The COW fell dead at slmp.
sons second shot Then. slowly. very
slowly. her body was dragged to ID"
Fwutup
The state herald., 1907-09-27
Duel to Death on Hay Wagon

sturgis. 8. D.-To settle long siana
Ing fcud over their right To certain
lands. Lon Ferris. vlrginian. nnd
Jesse Wallace. Texan. noighboring
ranchmen. fought a duel TO the death
on the range north Of here. For fifteen
minutes both men baiiled for supram
acy on the top Of n hay wagon. nrs,
with their fists and then with rcyoly
cfn.
fcrrin Hnnlly succeeded In kllllnf
Wallace with the latt.f's own gun. and
then rode to town. where ho gave him
self up, lie declared that Wallace and
friend named Anderson. "A neighbor.
who watched the battle from the
bushes. and was the only witness of
tho tragedy. had wnylaid him Mt work.
and Wallace challenged him to settle
accounts. Ferris In married. while Wal
lace was single.
The state herald., 1907-09-27
PRIEST HAD A WIFE.
Widow Appears and Asks for Her
Share Of Estate.

Denver.-Evelyn Benns Lepore after
fighting for four years has at last been
acknowledged to be the wife of Rev.
Father Felix Mariana Lepore, the
priest in charge of Mt. Carmel Catholic
church, who was shot and mortally
wounded in his study at the church No
vember 10, 1903, it is believed by Jo-
seph Sorice, who was also mortally
wounded by the priest in the ARRAY.
Both men died within few hours.
When the estate OF Father Lepore
was filed for probate by his brother.
Felice Lepore, 1t was stated that the
deceased clergyman had no heirs at
law except his father. three sisters and
a brother. The estate was worth some
thing like $4,000 when first placed in
the custody Of the courts. This in
cluded real estate. money In bank and
a number Of patent rights held by the
deceased at the time of his death.
1t was not until the estate had been
admitted to probate that there ap-
peared claimant to the property in
the person of Evelyn Benns, who
claimed that she had been the wife of
the priest since July /, 1896, and that a
son was born as the result Of that mar
riage September 15, 1898. Mrs. Benns'
claims were ridiculed by Felice Lepore.
the administrator OF the estate, and
since that time until the present the
fight against Mrs. Lepore's claims has
been most bitterly contested.
Yesterday afternoon Judge Grant L.
Hudson signed the decree that will give
to Mrs. Lepore her rights to her wild
OW's share in the estate The decree
states that the court is convinced from
the evidence submitted that the WON.
ans claims are Just and that she is In
fact the widow Of the deceased. That
the wedding was solemnized July /,
1896. and that Victor Mariana Lepore,
now nine years of age. is the son Of the
deceased priest is also asserted In the
document.
The state herald., 1907-09-27
n. II. ROGERS DROPS .4o,ooo.oos
Said to Have Invested Heavily In Tide
water Railway Project and Lost.

Said to Have Invested Heavily In Tide
water Railway Project and Lost.
New York.-Reports have been cur
rent on Wall street for some time that
H. H. Rogers Of the Standard Oil Com
pany had been heavily interested in
the tidewater railway project in Vir.
ginia and that he had lost heavily by
the investment. The Evening Post
says that 1t can be stated positively
that Mr.. Rogers incurred personal
obligation in the tidewater project
much in excess of $40,000,00O. The
Post also says the situation has been
entirely cleared up.
The Evening Post says: "Confirma.
tion was obtained in Wall street Of re.
ports to tho effect that II. H. Rogers
was heavily interested In the tidewater
railway project.
According to the stories previously
circulated, upwards of forty per cent.
Of Mr.. Rogers fortune has been in.
volved In the tidewater investment. 1t
was reported today that the personal
obligation incurred amounted to $40
10000. 1t can be stated positively
that tho sum is mach larger than the
amount named, also that the situation
has been entirely cleared up.
"ln order to meet the demands made
upon him in connection with the con
struction Of the railroad, Mr.. Rogers
was forced to dispose Of large
amount Of investment stock at sacri
flee. All during the recent decline in
prices the vice president Of the Stand
ard Oil Company sold giltedged
stocks. such as Standard Oil, Consoli
dated Gas. Union Pacific and st. Paul
The state herald., 1907-09-27
Two s.,lou. Accidents.

Greeley, colo --'ran peculiar heei
dents have occurred here ~ tho last
few dayn
Etn.nt " Hiss. op1 ~ the best
known farmers IN this section. aud q
lecturer Mt many ~ the farmers insii
iutrp In tho state. wis chewing som,
barley, when n small pIec. ot the shell
became lodged IN his throat The v
riiatlpn ffom this caused such swell
Ing that hla throat closed w, II was
nsreHaary To op.fai. In order 10 reduce
ihe swelling His condition In sefiona
John k.hmil, n YOUNG fsfm hand
worLing on John News ranch. was
hj,h.d In the face by n mule, and his
noAs practically torn from bis fac"
m. orsnn waH torn loose from nns
aid. of tho face. and the bones broken
so that there WAS only n small pieea
of stin un onc side holding the nose,
Ills right temple ~as also laid opeu
clear 10 tho bone for several square
inches.
The state herald., 1907-09-27
To Simplify Freight Situation.

Chicago.-A long step forward In the
simplification Of the freight situation
Throughout the United States was
taken at a meeting In the Central
Freight Association headquarters. The
joint committee, composed OF repre-.
sentatives from the three classifica-
ton territories, decided on unification,
and within thirty days new commit.
tee will be appointed to undertake the
solution Of this problem.
The difficulties arising from diversi.
fed classification have been many and
varied. Only recently the Interstate
Commerce Commission suggested that
since the different classification OF
freight In different parts Of the coun.
try had been responsible for a large
part Of the friction between shipper
and carrier. 1t would be wise to adopt
one that would apply generally.
The task presented to this new com.
mittee will be difficult one. Roads
operating east OF the Mississippi river
and north Of the Ohio and Potomac
have what is known as the official clas.
sification; those south of the Ohio and
Potomac and east of the Mississippi.
the southern classification. and those
north Of the Mississippi the western
classification. Not the least difficult
proposition in this revision is to find n
basis that will be equitable to operat-
ing under dissimilar circumstances.
In the East. where heavy traffic origi.
mates. and hauls are comparatively
short. n lower rate can be maintaintd
than In the West, where traffic is
sparse and the hauls are long. In view
Of this fact II is probable that n sliding
scale will have to be adopted.
The state herald., 1907-09-27
FINE GIFT TO PRINTERS HOME
Woman Donates 100000 for Comfort
Of Aoed Members OF Craft.

Colorado Springs, Colo.-a Colorado
Springs woman has offered 100000
for the establishment of an endow-
ment fund for the erection and mainte-
nance Of cottages In which to house
the families Of inmates OF the Union
Printers home in this city. The board
Of trustees OF the home. at the final
session At their meeting here. passed
the necessary amendmon, TO the char
ter OF the home TO permit the entab-
lishmont Of the fund.
Another important action taken by
the trustees was the erection OF n tu-
borculosis sanltnrium. The present
hospital Snnon will be used for this
purpose and the most advanced meth
DDS known TO science for the treat
mcnt Of consumption Will be adopted.
The ofIor OF the 100000 from tho
woman. whose name is withheld. wus
made about one year ago. but could
not be accepted. because Of the char
ter as II then stood. The last LoHirla,
ture passed law permitting inoorpor
ations to change their charters.
II is expected that citizens from all
over the country viii contribute TO tho
fund and that within n few years tho
amount will have grown sufficiently 10
accommodate all occupants of the hos.
pilal. Heretofore there hnn been .
great deal Of hardship among the fam
ilicH OF the printers because of On
forced separation, The new fund VIII
permit the relatives to live near them
In cottages and tents.
There are about sixty patients IN
tho hospital annex and nearly 100 In
the regular building.
The state herald., 1907-09-27
MURDERER OF coeeEL FOUND,
Confession May Clear Up the Famous
Kentucky Feud.


Richmond, Ind.-Turner Igo of Far
mers, Rowan county, Kentucky, is
charged with the killing of Governor
VIM. Goebel of Kentucky In an afii-
davit by Mrs. Lulu Clark. The afiida-
Wit was sworn to last April in the law
Offices of Ex-Governor w. S. Taylor of
Kentucky.
Mrs. Clark. whose maiden name was
Lulu Williams. lived at the time of the
Goebel murder at Mt. Sterling Ken.
lucky. She has cousin named Ger
trude King. who then lived at Mays
vile, Kentucky.
Miss King was at that time, accord.
Ing to the affidavit. Excepting company"
with John Sanford of Covington, Ken.
lucky, son of an attorney who was
killed by William Goebel In fight in
Covington some years ago THE fight
was the result of political quarrel.
Mrs. Clark swears that on the day
Goebel was murdered she and her
cousin, Miss King, went to Frankfort
Kentucky, and that they started to en-
ter the house by the rear entrance
While on the steps a shot was fired.
At the same time they noticed man
standing Just inside the door, whom
they recognized as Sanford,
In minute n second man came run
ming out of the building, dressed like
n mountaineer and carrying rife. He
ran to Sanford and said Il got the
d - -"
That man was recognized by the nf.
fiant as her friend, Turner Igo of Far.
mers, Rowan county. Kentucky.
Both men ran out of the building TO
n fence. where Sanford gave n pair Of
shoes which he was carrying to Igo,
who exchanged his boots for them
The men then disappeared.
The aifiiant states that Ico told he,
at the Mt Sterling depot on January
%. 1900, that he was going to kill Goe
bel. and that she saw him afterword at
Jacksonville. Indiana, and that he re
minded her that he had fulfilled his
promise.
She also says that Sanford had told
Gertrude King few days prior To
Goebel's murder that he Intended to
kill Goebel, saying, Here is my chance
to get revenge. The Legislature has
met"
The state herald., 1907-09-27
COW EATS DYNAMiTE-eANGl
eossy Allows her Appetite to lay Her
Low In Death

Norwich. Conn. Il never saw an cx.
plosive COW; ! never hope to see one.
but this tell you. anyhow. I'D rather
see than be one"
Lewisboro saw an explosive COW to
day. storehouse OF dynamite. maya
zine for combustibles All that is NOR
tai OF a COW now lies In the middle of
a swamp. next TO the remains a sign
bearing the paradoxical warning
The state herald., 1907-09-27
Trinidad 1nleys . Doom.

Trinidad. Coio.-wofk has com
mcnocd on the erection Of a $4,000
apartment house 10 bo located nj tho
corner of Colorado and Arizona ave.
nues. The structure will be Of stone
and brick. Trinidad II enjoying a
building boom and several other cost.
y residences are In the course of con.
stfurtion.