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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-08-06
DISPENSARY WANTED
AT NORTH AUGUSTA.
Georgia People Talk About Effect of
The Prohibition Law--The Town,
Opposed to It.

The State.
The action of the legislature of
Georgia, establishing prohibition in
that state on January |, 1908, has
resulted in movement to place Il dis
pensary at North Augusta, in Aiken
county. just few miles from Angus
ia. AT present there are dispensa,
in Aiken, although an effort has be-.
made to have them voted out and Il
petition is now in circulation by the
proEibtionists who claim that the
rolls are badly in need of revision. The
Augusta Herald. in speaking Of the
idea, says:
"It was rumorcd last night at po-
lice headquarters that arrangements
had been made to open up dispcn-
Sary in North Augusta ut an early
date
"Authcniic information could not
he secured. but Mr.. l.. J. Williams. a
citizen of tn" village. AMI the en-
chairman Of the old state dispcnSary
board. stated that he was of the opin-
ION that the rumor was without fnun-
dation. The subject is discussed at
nearly every corner. and from what
information could be secured vcstcr-
day. it appears that tlc installation
Of a diSpcnSary will Cause the most
serious diScord and antagoniSm the
town has ever experienced. Those
who are acquainted with the trials of
the new county and the Incorporation
state that these two old fohtS would
pale into insi"nlirancc when compar-
cd with the present question.
"Whilo it is not at all impossible
! for an institution Of this kind 10 be
inanonratcd. it seems to be clearly
evident that the majority Of citizen,
| are decidedly opposed to the dispcn-
: sary. Mr.. G. l.. Jones. who express
cd his aversion to the movement. stall
ed. that he for his personal "ratifica-
| tion had Thoroughly looked into The
, subject and had found that the pco
pie at LARGE would have absolutely
nothing to- do with the establishing or
; non-cstablishin% Of the dispcnsary.
: lie said that nndcr thc bill passed at
| the last session of the state lcgisa-
/ turc. the adviSabiIity Of placing dis
; prnsarics was lcff entirely in the
hands Of ihc county board Of control.
! From his statement il appears obvious
| that if the board be prevailed upon
to open an institution of this kind. it
! will be dnnc.'
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-08-06
Judge Landis' Sentence.

Judge Lands, in passing sentence
said:
cit is the jdgment and sentence
of the court that the defendant Stan
dard Oil company pay fine of $780,
100000.
zone thing remains. 1t must not
be assumed that in this jurisdiction
the laws may be ignored. If they are
not obeycd they will be enforced. The
plain demands of justice require that
the facts disclosed in this proceeding
be submitted to grand jury with a
view TO the consideration of the con-
duet Of the other party to these
transactions. Let an order be enter
ed for panel Of 60 men returnablc
at 10 O'Clock Oh the morning cf Aug.
VI. The United States diS,iict at
torney is ',ircclel to p"occcA accord
ingly.'
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-08-06

playing in the hallway of her tcnc-
mcnt home in East Nincty-ifth street
this evening, cried out that man
had seized her. The child's father
seized George keshncr, Russian
bookbinlcr, by the throat. The ex-
citement attracted 800 men and wo.
men. who fought with each other to
get chance at the Russian. Thirty
policemen rescued kcShncr, bleeding
from Il score Of wounds, and when all
his clothing but his shoes had been
torn from him. The police wrapped
the prisoner i'll IL blanket and spirited
him away. Sadie'S sister corrobrate.l
the story of attack, and the father
says that he saw his daughter in the
grasp of the Russian.
Nearly Lost His Scalp.
About the same time IIylo Saloda
nearly lost his scalp in Thirty y-fourth
street. He was accused of having Of
fcred pennies to girl of II years.
The father wanted to know why, and
Saloda showed fight He slashcd
about with a penknifc and then
knocked down Il policeman. A crowd
of perhaps thousand people at
tempted to reach Saloda. but police
reserves beat them back and took Sa-
loda TO the station.
Louis Conconcla was the victim of
circumstances. \ man and wife quar-
relied in l17th street. and their youth
full daughter went out to the sidewalk
and wcpt. A passing boy slapped her
and ran away. The girls cries and
the running boy aroused the neigh
horhood, who chased the lad. The boy
| escaped and Concnnela. who had out
footed the other pursucrS. was mis-
taken by the mob for the girls as
Sailant.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-08-06
Teddy Has no Comment.

Oyster Bay. Aug. 3.--PYc sident
Roosevelt received the news from the
Ass"c!a;ed Press that Judge lands,
IN tine United States district cu,,ri in
Chicago. had decided aoainst the
Standard Gil company Of Indla&a, and
had imnoscd fines a@grcoating 900
2Io'ooo. with Great interest. The
president had no comment TO make on
the decision.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-08-06

fine imposed upon the Stndard Oil
company by Judge Landis at Chicago
today. sad he had no comment what
ever 10 make concernin" !he matter.
Mr.. Rockefeller did not play golf
this mnmnin" aS has been his daily
custom since his arrival at Forest
Hill.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-08-06

pertaining to the final order in the
case before-'
"Doesn't it strike you,' broke in
Judge Lands, "that it would be we'll
to wait until l have finished with this
documents ? Then | will hear what yol,
have to say.'
The judge shook his manuscript as
he spoke and Mr.. Starr sat down.
Spectators Laughed Loudly.
During the reading Of the opinion,
when the court said something es-
pecially stinging against the company
or its methods, the spectators would
laugh loudly and the bailiffs were
compelled repeatedly to rap for or
der.
The court had not proceeded far
i'll his opinion when he was interrupt
ed by some attorneys who were try
ing to tranact business with the clerk
of the court. Leaning over the rail
ing in front of him, the judge in
quired with quiet sarcasm: 81 am
not interrupting you gentlemen, am
I7' The attorneys fled and the read
ing was resumed.
Loud hand-clapping broke out when
the court said:
"When, after all the circumstan-
ces Of the trial have been brought out
and the defendant persistently main
tains that the constitution of the Uni
ted States guarantees to it the right
to make private contract for rail
road rate, this court is obliged to con-
fess that he is unable to indulge in
the presumption that in this ease the
defendant was convicted of its vir-
gin offcnse.'
When the READING" had been con-
cluded, Judge Lands turned to At
torney Starr and declared that he was
ready to hear what he had to say.
No Promise of Delay.
Mr.. Starr said that it had been
promised that there would be de-
lay in the execution of judgement,
but the court denied this positively
After some debate between the. court
and the attorneys for the government
and the company, it was agreed that
the attorneys for the defense should
h" given 60 days in which to file q
bill of exceptions.
"The court is as anxious to have
this ease taken to the court of appeals
rs anvbody,' said Judge Lan,lis,
"and I am willing that sufficient time
he given. 1t must go to the higher
court through the regular channels
No exception will issue until the GER
titicatc has been presented to the
court and fully eXamined.'
1t is expected that the case will be
heard during the january term Of the
United States court Of appeals.
Under lie seven indictments still
pending against the Standard Oil
company. an additional fine amount,
ing to $SS,440,000 may be levied
against the company if it is found
guilty on trial. There are in these
seven indictments a total Of 4,422
counts and the maximum fine in cac!
count would be $4,000.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-08-06
ANOTHER SEVERE BLOW
FOR STANDARD OIL
ITS DOMINION ACQUIRED BY
METHODS UNJUSTIFIABLE.
Conclusive Proof That Rockefeller 8
Great Trust by its Manipulation:
of Oil Industry, Has Wrung
Millions From Public.


Washington, Aug. 4.-tSignificant
revelations are made puble today in
report submitted to President Roose-
welt by Herbert Knox Smith, commits
sioncr Of corporations, concerning the
operations Of the Standard Oil com.
pany. In previous report the means
and methods of the Standard were ex-
planned. The present report sets
forth the results of those methods and
the effect they have had on the con-
sumers of oil and on the profits of tho
Standard Oil company. 1t deals with
profits and prices, showing just how
the manipulation of the oil Industry
by the Standard has affected the pock-
ct books Of the American people.
Commissioner Smith says "the
Standard Oil company is responsible
for the course Of the prices Of petrol
cum and its products during the last
twenty-:ix years. The Standard has
consistently used it's power to raise
the price of oil during tie last ten
years, moi only absolutely, but also
re!alivel. to thc cost OF crude oil.'
The Standard has claimed that it
las reduced the price of o.i: that it
has been benefit to the consumer and
that only great combination like the
Stan lard cold have furnished oil at
the prices that have proval.cd.
"Each one of these caims.' says
{ mniSsioncr Smith. "is lisprovcd
by this report" &" Th, increase in an
nual rrofts of the Standard from
1896 to 1904 was over f27, 100000.
| The report says:
"Ihc total dividends paid by the
Standard from 1882 to 1906 were
$55l ,02-.,904, averaging thus 24l5
per cent. per year. The dividends,
| rowcvt.. were mrr'' less than he to-
.a earn nos. 1t is substantially cer-
tam that the entire net earnings of
tho Standard in this perod were at
least $700,000,000, a"G possibly more.
"Th:se enormous profits ;,a>e been
based Or an investment worth at the
time Of its origina! acquisition not
more than $4,000, 0,000."
i'rmm1ssioner Smith says:
;'Thc following facts are !, owed ::
The Standard has not reduced mar
gins during the period in which ii has
been responsible for the prices of OIL
DARN" the last eight years covered
by this report (1S9S TO l905), it has
rais"'l both prices and margins. lis
dominion has not been acquired or
maintained /, its sup''io" efficiency.
but rather Iy unfair cop. petition and
by methods economically ard morally
unJusti!iab!c. The Sto,.Ar,i las Su-
pcri"r eli, ienry in runtli" its own
buSin2:*:: it has al equal efficiency il
destroying ;ilc business, ui COMPETE
tors Ii keeps FOR itSeL the profits of
the frSt. and adds to these the mono
poly profits secured by the second.
It's profits are far above the highest
possinc standard u II reasonable cam
mercia return, and have been steadily
increasing. Finally, the history Of
this great industry is history Of the
persistent use Of the worst industrial
methods, the cXaction Of eXorbiian;
! prices from the consumer and the So
cllrin" ofcXccssiveproiits for the small
group of men who, over long series
| of rnorc hoyn tbuc dom oI thr
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-08-06
Large Crowd in Court.

The decision of Judge Landis arous-
ed almost rs much public interest as
did the presence Of John ID. Rockefel-
Ter and other officials Of the Standard
Oil company in the cour. on July 8.
The crush was so great that large
force of deputies had much difficulty
in controlling the crowd that was an
xious to force its way into the court
room.
The government was represented IN
the court room by United States Dis
trict Attorney Sims and Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Wilkerson. The at
torncys who tried the case for the
Standard Oil company, John 5. Mil
Ter, Mcritz Rosenthal and Alfred D.
Eddy, were not present. The company
being represented by Merritt Starr
a partner Of Mr.. Miller, and Chaun.
ccy Martyn, from the Office Of Mr.. Ed
dy.
When Judge Landis took his seat
on the bench he said quietly: "rhe
United States VS.. the Standard Oil
company. Is the defendant represent
cd?'
"If the court pIeasc,' said Mr.
Starr, "On behalf Of the defendant
and in the absence Of the regular
counsel. but with their authority,
desire to make suggestion or five
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-08-06
REIGN OF CRIME
UNABATED IN NEW YORK
MURDEROUS ASSAULT MADE
UPON DEFENSELESS WOMAN.
light Between Negro and White Man
Starts Trouble Between Races in
Which Five Thousand Par
Elephants Engage.

New York. Aug. 4.-Anothcr muir
derous assault was added tonight to
the police record of recent crimes
| against defenselcss women and girls.
Tonight s victim was Miss Ellen Bull
ger. woman of middle age. who was
attacked III her apartments in the
Bronx. cruelty beaten and left in
helpless state. The woman was re-
moved t" Il hospital, where it was
found that her skull had apparently
been fractured. Der face and hands Ia
cerated and her body otherwise bruis-
ed. There was evidence that the wo-
man had made courageous fight.
From what the police were able to
Immediately learn from her, she was
surprised by smooth faced stranger,
perhaps 40 years Of age. He was
coatlcss and wore an outing shirt and
dark trousers. Fle escaped.
just before Miss Bulger was as
saultcd. George Kcshncr, Russian,
charged with attempted assault upon
an ci"ht-ycar-old girl. was set upon
by IL crowd of men and all but killed.
The clothes he wore were torn from
his body and he v'n~ i"''.r to the
station house wrapped in i.!ankct
Another crowd set upon !iylo Sa-
loda. an Indian palmist. who was
similarly accused, and only the time
~ intervention Of police reserves say
ed him from summary Punishment.
Small Race War
The fighting element anon" The
whites and blacks in the vicinity Of
l36th street and Fifth avenue lined
up according to their racial preiudi-
ees again today, this time to settle a
baseball dispute, and when the argu-
ment was ended so persons required
medical treatment and Of that num-
ber two will die. Probably 5000 per-
sons took part in the fight. but the
300 policemen who dispersed tho mob
after every one was fought ont cot
only nine prisoners and "f these Two
were women.
John McCue. a true; driver, 32
years old, and Matthews Murtha, aged
35 years. an ice pcddlcr, received
fractured skulls and were removed to
Il hospital in a serious condition. The
injuries of others ranged from brok-
Ell noses to serious razor cuts.
The trouble started AT a ball edma
where Il white man and a colorcd man
had made wager, and subsequently
quarrcled over the settlement. Pres
emily the SIGHT Of Il white man and
coloreh man fighting started Il gen
rral row. The crowd han% about
evenly divided IN color. Every sort OF
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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-08-06
STANDARD OIL FINED
TWENlY-NINE MILLIONS
MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR AC.
CEPTING REBATES.
Declares Officials Who Are Response
ble for Practices of the Corpora
tion are No Better Than
Thieves and Counter
feiters.

Chicago, Aug. 3.-Judge Kenesaw
M. Lands, today in the United States
district court fined the Standard Oil
company of Indiana $29,24O,OOO for
violations of the law against accept
ing rebates from railroads. The fine
/. is the largest ever assessed against
I" Iany individuals or any corporation in
lHhe history of the American criminal
~ Jurisprudence, and is slightly more
than l31 times as great as the amount
received by the company through its
rebating operations. The case will be
carried to the higher courts by the
defendant company.
The penalty imposed upon the COM
pany is the maximum permitted un-
der the law, and it was announced at
the end Of long opinion in which the
.!methods and practices Of tile stand
>. On I'd Oil company were mcrcilessly
The ctored. The judge, in fact, declared
jhase, his opinion that the officials of the
'el ,tandard Oil company who were res
ponsible for the practices Of which
the corporation was found guilty,
were no better than counterfeiters
.
eve may as we'll look at this sit
uation squarely. The men who thus
deliberately violated this law, wound
ed society more deeply than he who
counterfeits the coins or steals letters
from the mail.''
. Reviewed the Facts.
Judge Lands commenced reading
his decision at 10 O'Clock and occu-
pied about one hour in its delivery.
He reviewed the facts in the case,
took up the arguments of the attor-
neys for the defense and answered
them, and then passed Judgment up
on the company, which he declared
violated the law for the sole purpose
of swelling it's dividends. The court
held that the railroads have no more
right to make a secret rate for a
shipper than board of assessors
would have to make secret assess
ment of any particular piece of pro-
perty.
The court expressed regret that the
law failed to provide more serious
punishment than a fine, but insisted
that the penalty should be sufficiently
large to act as a deterrent and not Of
such Il size as to encourage the de-
PENDANTS TO persist in lawleSSness.
At the conclusion Of his opinion and
after announcing the amount Of the
fine Judge l.andis directed that Il
special grand jury be called for the
purpose Of inquiring into the acts OF
the Chicago g. Alton Railroad com
Dany, it having been proved in the
c:.ese just closed that the oil company
ronn,ttcepted rebates front that corpora
ton. This jury is summoned for Aug
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-08-06

If they want TO bury the deposcd
Emperor for good, they nigh make
him vice president of Korea.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-08-06
Rockefeller Didn't Flay Golf.

Cleveland O.. Aug 3.-.John y.
h"rkci"llcr, upon learning of lhc
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-10-17

DIR. r. G. Strobe tells us that
the County Court Of Rails county
this week bought the gravel road
extending from New London to
Hannibal and will make il free to
public travel. The street railway
company Of Hannibal will also ex-
tend its line along said road 10
New London. Now this observa'
tion-the electric railway from
Mexico to Perry aud then extended
to New London will give us quick
and direct travel to the third larg.
est city in the State. It's coming,
and let it come. Mexico is on the
map all right.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-10-17
Hits from the Shoulder

The Pike County Post hits
from the shoulder as follows:
Looking over a recently pub
lished statement, which we pre-
sumo is correct, we find that
Pike county has paid during the
past six years for prosecuting
criminals the enormous sum of
almost 100000 be exact,
$37,919.71.
This, to our mind, does not
necessarily imply that the law
officers and court officials have
been dishonest, or even avari-
cious in the taxing up of fees
and costs.
But it does indicate one thing
very clearly, and that is that
this county has an abnormally
large criminal element in its
population. This is a humiliat-
ing confession, but it is a truth,
and what we ought to do is to
try to improve or dispense with
that element. How shall we
do il?
We are told by those in posi-
ton to know that n very large
part of this crime, and conse-
qucnt expense, comes from the
town of Louisiana, where there
are a dozen or more licensed sa-
looms, and that much of it is
traceable direct to the liquor
traffic.
If this be true, it certainly
affords food for thought-for
very serious reflection, and then
for very vigorous action. If II
can be shown conclusively that
the saloon is the breeder of
crime, and thereby the robber
of our treasury, it is time that
the saloon should be eliminated.
Will it be eliminated? We
hear there is a movement now
forming in the county to submit
the question of local option to
a vote of the people. Will the
advocates of that measure lei
us hear from them? What are
they doing? What do they pro-
pose to do?
We pause for reply.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-10-17
That Double Track.

The double-track arrangements
between the Wabash and the Alton,
from Mexico to Clark. will shortly
60 into effect,it is said. The Alton
will be used for all eastbound trains
OF both roads, while the trains GO
ing west will 20 over the Wabash.
It is further stated that free an.
tomobile service will be run be.
tween the two depots at Sturgeon
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-10-17
Mr.. Green Dead.

Roland Green of this city, aged
GO years. for a quarter OF q centu-
ry a detective for the C.& ARR,
died last Sunday in Denver. Colo.
RADIO, where he had gone for his
health. The remains were brought
home and inferred in the cemetery
at Louisiana. No. Deceased was
the father Of Mrs. Roy Key Of this
city. he was a good man and viii
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-10-17
The American Royal Live Stock Show

The American Royal Live Stock Show
Stock Yards, Kansas City. Mo. :.
Oct. IA to 10.
A national exhibition for breed
ers and feeders. A school for
farmers aud stockmen. Bigger
and better than ever before. Com
prehensive classifcations, with
large cash prize for beef cattle
(pure bred, grade, cross bred, fat,
feeder and range), horses and
mules, and the leading breeds Of
hogs and sheep.
The best show to attend.
Combines the live show with the
annual horse show.
The American Royal is the best
live stock show for stockmen and
farmers to attend because:
l. The best stock that has been
shown at the big State fairs this
season will be assembled here, at
fording opportunity to see the very
cream Of American herds, fOcks
and studs.
2. It will be a roundup of all
the contemporary show-yards celeb
rites Of the Middle West, max
ing every contest keenly interest
ng to spectators who appreciate
good stock.
3. Visitors in any number will
have no difficulty in securing sat.
isfactory hotel, boarding and lodg.
ing accommodations at moderate
prices in Kansas City.
4. Those wishing to buy pure.
bred beef cattle for breeding pur-
poses will have excellent oppor-
tuaity for selections in the public
sales to be held as follows: Here.
fOrds, Tuesday, Oct. 10; Angus,
Wednesday, Oct. l6; Shorthorns,
Thursday, Oct. IL; Galloways,
Friday, Oct. Is.
And last. but by no means the
least important:
The Two Cent Passenger Rate
on the Chicago & Alton makes the
cost OF travel a small item.
For futher information apply Il
Ticket Agent. THE Only Way
Geo. j. Charlton, General Passen'
ger Agent. Chicago.
@. Nj. Cook,
Ticket Agent,
Mexico Mo.