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The state herald., 1907-08-09
FINE
STANDARD OIL COMPANY GETS
THE LIMIT IN COURT.
MUST PAY s2s,24O, 900 FINE
Heaviest Ever Assessed Against Any
Individual or Corporation in the
History Of America.

Chicago.-Judge Kenesaw NJ. Ian
dis in the United States District Court
fined the Standard Oil Company of liz
diana $29 9,24O,O00 for violations of the
law against accepting rebates from
railroads.
The fine is the largest ever assessed
against any individual or corporation
in the history of American jurisprud-
ence, and is slightly more than 13l
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 under
the law, and was announced at the end
Of a long opinion, in which the meth
DDS and practices of the Standard
Oil Company were mercilessly scored.
The Judge, in fact, declared that the
officials of the Standard Oil Company
who were responsible for the prac'
tees OF which the corporation was
found guilty were no better than
counterfeiters and thieves, his exact
language being:
I'VE may as well look at his situa'
tlon squarely. The men who thus de
lberately violate this law wound so
ciety more deeply than does he who
counterfeits the cola or steals letters
from the mail. The nominal defend
ant is the Standard OIL Company OF
Indiana. a sl.0O0,000 corporation.
THE Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey, whose capital is SlOO,OO0,OOO
is the real defendant. This is for the
reason that If body of men organ
ize a large corporation under the laws
OF one state for the purpose of carry
ing on business throughout the United
States, and for the accomplishment OF
that purpose absorb the stock of other
corporations, such corporations 81
absorbed have thcnceforward but q
nominal existence.
"They cannot Initiate or execute any
inherent business policy. their elimi
nation in this respect being a prim,
consideration for their absorption. 81
when, after this process has taker
place, crime Is committed in tn,
name OF such smaller corporation. the
law will not consider that the larger
corporation is the real offender.
And where the only possible mo
tive OF the crime is the enhancement
Of dividends. and the only punishment
authorized is a fine. great caution
must be exercised by the court lesI
the fixing of small amount encgurag,
the defendant to further violations b,
osteeming the penalty to be In the ma
ture OF license"
The state herald., 1907-08-09
Millions Lot by Prohibition.

Augusta. Ga.-Chaos reigns In the
liquor traffic In this state. since It Is
certain that the bill for absolute pro
hibition after January LIST. will be
signed soon by Governor Smith,
Augusta will lose S2.b00.O 900 In prop
erty values and license taxes A.
lania's loss will almost treble that of
all other whisky.sclling places In the
state. Brunswick's loss VIII run above
the 81 .O0O. 900 mark Macon will suffer
heavily In the loss Of revenue and u
fine brewery. II was stated here today
that the railroads have offered Ia trans
port brewerics and stills 10 other
states free of charge. The whisky In.
tcrests will move TO Florida and Ala.
bama.
The state herald., 1907-08-09
GERMAN VETS TO CONVENE.
Followers OF Bismarck VIII Have Big
Time In Denver.

Denyer.-Elaborate plans for the na.
tional convention Of Deutschcn Krie.
ger Verein. or German Soldiers Socl.
ETY.. TO be held In Denver August l7th,
18th. 18th and and goth. are being
made by the local branch of that or.
der. A general committee of arrange.
ments. with Gottfrled Sohirmer ms hon
orary president and John Hccker as
chairman. together with many sub.
committees. has been appointed and
is now hard at work arranging the pri.
mary plans Of quarters and entertain
mcnt OF the -four or fvo thousand dele.
gates who will be present from all
over the country.
No less than $4,000 German people.
among them some Of the most proml
sent German.Amorlcans IN the coun.
'ry. ere expected 10 be- present IN Den.
ier during the four days Of the conyen.
soa.
Chief among the attractions Of the
convention will be the parade Of the
fiFiung delegates and the sixty yarl,
)us German'Amerlcan societies which
ire located In Denver. The parade is
% be held on August 18th and II a
promised that Denver will be treated
70 the grandest military pageant ever
Witnessed In this section Of the coun.
try. Fully 10000 men IN uniform are
expected to be In line, together with
many bands, both local and those
which viii accompany some of tbs
larger delegations from other places
The German Soldiers Association Is
an order which has branches all over
The United States. II IN composed ~
men. both privntes aud officers. who
were formerly soldiers In the Water
land. ms all good Germans hny. been nj
some time In their lives The order
has been In existence some thirty
years In this country. being organized
lust after the FrancopruhSinn war By
alderman soldiers who came TO this
country Immediately after their term
NJ enlistment had expired
The order IN To the former German
soldier now living In this country just
what the Grand Army Of the Republic
n 10 the veteran Of the Civil War II
II u social organization with The pur,
pose of creating and maintaining
bond Of friendship and protection be-
tween all former German soldiers who
have east their lot In tho home 0f the
brave and the land " 'hr free"
The state herald., 1907-08-09
MURDER AND VIOLENCE RAM.
PANT.
100 Rolled In New New York In One
Week and No End In Siqht.

New York.-Chain coats of mail
promise to become the popular sum
mer attire here, and armored automo
biles the only safe means of convey.
ance, If sudden end is not put to the
city's reign of terror.
Three cold-blooded and dramatic
murders In the center of the city in
as many days have served to accen-
tuate grimly the fact that so far as
the safety of human life is concerned
New York is really on par with the
widest mining camp of fiction and as
regards organized murder and terror
ism by Matchmaking societies, closely
akin to conditions prevailing in the
middle ages.
lhe astonishing pass to which things
have come is instanced by the lack of
notice accorded to any but the most
dramatic crimes. Four days after a
doctor was strangled to death on a
populous street the matter had been
forgotten and the depredations of the
Black Hand society TO whose hand at
least one murder week has been laid
for months only became worthy of no,
tice when eliminating in the blowing
up of tenement house containing 200
persons.
Battle, murder and sudden reath
seem to be sweeping through the city
like pestilence Man hunts for as.
saulters of children are of daily occur,
ence In the suburbs. no less than four
occurring in one day on Staten Island.
The past week shows twenty-five muir
derous assaults. and deaths labeled as
violent, exclusive of accidents, ap-
proach close to the hundred mark
On top of all this comes the start.
ling revelations of the workings of the
Hunakist, the Armenian secret so.
ciety. which. 1t is alleged, brought
about the murder Of prominent Ar.
menian millionaire because he refused
to be blaclimailed.
LootIng banks has become a joke
Only this week robbers held up the
teller of Broadway bank during the
noon hour with masks and guns in
true desperate style and got 81 O00
Many respectable citizens 1t is said
are planning to defend themselves by
meeting violence with violence.
The state herald., 1907-08-09
Secretary Taft viii Speak.

Secretary of War William II. Taft
has accepted the invitation of Chair
man John F. Vivian of the State Re-
publican committee, and A. NJ. Steven.
son of the national Republican com
mittee, acting on the suggestion of Re.
publican leaders of Denver, to speak in
Denver August 29th.
Mr.. Taft, It is announced, will leave
Washington for the Philippines n
week before this date, and will take ad-
vantage of the trip across the CONT
nent to stamp his personality on the
minds of voters of large number of
cities between Washington and the
coast, so that If Mr.. Roosevelt persists
in refusing the nomination for another
term, Mr.. Taft's chance will be
brighter.
United States Senator Knute Nelson
of Minnesota, who recently spent "a
few days in Denver, said that Taft is
the Republican favorite in his state
next to Roosevelt.
There is some talk of Fairbanks,
said Mr.. Nelson but he is not so
strong as Taft. because Taft bears The
official Roosevelt stamp. However
the sentiment In my state, as well as
In some other states the conditions in
which | am familiar is that the cou-
ditions of the country are such as To
demand another four years of Roose'
welt. The sentiment is that Mr.. ROose'
welt should be nominated by accla
nation, thereby making it practically
impossible for him to decline the nom
nation"
Speaking OF Minnesota talk of push
ing Governor johnson Of Minnesota for
the Democratic nomination. Mr., Mel
son. who is Republican. said:
The newspapers of the state have
spoken of pushing him for this honor \
number of times. but they do not seem
sincere"
The state herald., 1907-08-09
BLACK Swamp Proves oussmlre.

Colon Tho damage To The rohdb'd
by the sinking NJ the land around Lion
hill. ten miles from Colon, Ia more seri'
the track built over the marsh, which
Gus than first reported 4 portion OF
is known MS the Black Swamp. be-
tween Aborea LoRario and Lion hill,
Sank within thirty feet Of number
~ freight trains, Both ends of th'
iHlhmus are tied up and passenger
trains are irregular. the passengers be.
Ing transferred by means Of temporary
pathways,
A similar HuhHldonco occurred In the
same locality several years ago. II
would seem that the swamp was IN.
able 20 bear the strain of the recent
double tracking All efforts arr being
made 10 repair the damage as quickly
~ possible
The state herald., 1907-08-09
Haywood Worn Out.
Mystery Surrounds CHASTITY Find.

Trinidad. Colo.-With the pockets
OF his clothing turned inside out, In
dlcatIng murder and robbery, the body
OF an unknown man was found In an
arroyo between this city and Bowen.
The body was half covered with water
In sink near the end OF long cul.
vert beneath the railroad track and
was in an advanced state of decompo-
sition.
Coroner Sipe made an investigation.
but all efforts TO identify the body
failed. The authorities believe the
man was killed undoubtedly by hold
ups while drunk, robbed OF his money,
and the body thrown into the arroyo.
The remains are those OF man
probably fortygyc years old, weigh
ing 30 pounds and an American. No
marks Of violence were found on the
body.
The state herald., 1907-08-09
"You to the Rock Pile"

Los Angeles. Cal.-"Iye got $4,000
In Il bank In this city. ! viii give all
or any part Of II to Escape that chain
gang sentence" said w. Bryan. real
estate dealer Of Long Beach, arrested
Friday at the Astoria hotel on a
charge OF beating his wife. when sen.
fenced 10 ten days on the chaln.gang
by Police Justice Rose today.
"Not In this court" replied Judge
Rose. ANY man who does the things
you are said to do win receive no
mercy from me and II is you with n
pick and shovel for the next ten days"
Mrs. Bryan testified her husband
had beat her numerically and that
she still bore marks OF the blows given
her.
The state herald., 1907-08-09
rlou. wife p,a,,r wbu, sh, Waits.

HaEelton. pa=i.oulH Sambolia. nc.
cused 81 wife beating. was publicly
forged by Alderman u. A. Mckolyoy.
before whom he had been brought for
n beating
After the testimony had been given
Alderman Mckel,ey seized the man
by the collar, dragged him into tho
street, pulled the coat from his back
and then hnndcuned him 10 tie pos,
The crowd dlylnod his intention aud
man took on his belt aud gave II 10
Mckelyey, The alderman n Young and
strong, and the noHrinH vas vigorous,
Afiaf fow strokes Aamboiin fell to
his knees. crying Tor mercy. but Me,
kulycy kept II ~ until he felt that
the prisoner had enough. During the
nosEins the wife ftood BY and seemed
10 enjoy a.
The state herald., 1907-08-09
plunged Arteslsn Wen.

Canon city. coio.-rhe Chamber
lin artcslnn well In Eight Mile park.
from which one cubic foot OF water n
second flowed several months ago,
was plugged M by some person, who
dropped nm iron plug TO the depth Of
700 feet. where II lodged. The plug
was removed and the now Of water re-
sumed. A second well was drilled to
the Dakota sandstone. under which the
af,esian water iH nearly always found.
A series of wells on the Chambcrlln
ranch will be sunk to supply water for
iffiFaiinE u large tract OF arid land In
Elght Mile park.
The state herald., 1907-08-09
contIseste Armour Meat

teadyille.-fiye hundred dollars
worth ~ meat consigned by the Ar,
mouf Packing Company of Kansas City
10 It's agency In Loadyille was conns.
Gated and destroyed by tho city All
thorltloa. Marshal Macdonald has
made II practice TO examine each
chf II cold storage meat when II
reaches this city. When he examined
this cat he found the meat IN n bad
state uf decay. aud at once notified thu
aren't 81 the pfeklns company. and
the stun was sent TO the city dump.
The state herald., 1907-08-09
Teddy nru,sIly Assault. . jap.

Los Angeles. Cal.=Iapan ut last has
real cause for war with the United
States. one beside which the putilns
uf n Jap restaurant on the "friy' and
the school question pale into lnhlgnlf
canoe,
TEDDY Roosevelt" the famous on
trich. In moment oi anger brutally
assaulted u subject Of the Mikado. onr
Onnka by name. knocked him down
and after stepping In his face, Kicked
him In the ribs. breaking several VI
them onaka IL In the hospital.
onnka was trying 10 steal an trr
from tho mate oi Teddy"
Strange TO relate the female bird
bears tho name of Maria
The state herald., 1907-08-09
Disappointed Cowboy.

Cheyenne. wyo..pato Dicktfadn NJ
Douglas. Arizona. who came 10 cheys
enne. with Tho intention of winning the
worlds championship steer ropinr con.
test during the recent Frontier days
celebration. hnd who made such n mis-.
eiable showing with the rope, viii
camp here Until the nett Frontier
days. when he will tfi again lie will
conduct a saloon aud restaurant Ia the
interim.
The state herald., 1907-08-09
l.sdyIIis Gets Ne. Convention.

Idaho Springs. colo.-At the second
annual state convention Of III. Ma
tionnl Association Of State Engineers
here held. Dcad,lllc was reelected M
tho place Of IN. next meeting IN 1905,
The new officers are V, v. Novels
of Pueblo. president. william 8. Nixon
ot Denver. past president. 7, A,
Goldner Of Leadville, vice president.
l.. l.. Bryan, Of Cripple Creek. secre.
iary. and Don !. Mcdonald Of Idaho
Springs, treasurer.
The state herald., 1907-08-09
Han Destroy, Many her,s Of Grain.

Aberdeen. n, Done hundred and
sixty square miies ~ growing grain m
southern lifoNn hnd northern SPHINX
counties we're practically destroyed
one night recently by the worst hall
storm In this vicinity for years Ths
storm was preceded and accompanied
by strong Wind aud IN hAif ~ hour
the lass was complete. The region
damaged IL IN tho heart ~ the Richest
country IN this section ~ Bouth Da.
hnth.
The state herald., 1907-08-09

and, after the cries OF welcome had
died out, he said:
Ladies and gentlemen, fellow union
ists-brothers and sisters: This is the
happiest moment of my life"
He was interrupted by tremendous
cheer, followed by cries of Good, Bill,
good" When the crowd quieted down.
he went on:
But my cup of happiness would be
complete if
He hesitated moment. as he looked
over the heads Of the people, then con.
tinued:
"lf Charley Meyer were sitting here
on my right side and George Pettibone
on my left"
If twere possible, the cheer that fol-
lowed this self-forgetful remark was
even greater than the one that came
after his opening words.
81 am glad to get back among my
friends" Haywood continues. "A year
ago. when | was kidnapped, some of my
friends told me l would never leave
Idaho alive. But am here and did not
come back in a box, as they told me
would"
More shouts, and cries of You're
right, Bill" greeted this remark.
Kisses for Mcfarland.
"Mcparland-"
Kisses and groans cut HON short.
Finally there was silence again, and
Haywood, laughing, said: 81 antici-
pated that"
"Unionism is stronger today than 1t
ever was" he continued. bringing
down his right arm to his knee. APP
plause followed ut has been growing
by leaps and bounds within the last
year.
"All that the workingmen ask is
what they produce. Give us what we
produce and the mine owners and man
ufacturers can have the rest. On be-
half of my wife and children, my
mother, the Western federation, my
dearest friends and myself, ] thank
you for your loyal friendship and sup
port. On account Of my wife. who
needs me by her side. | can't talk to
you any longer. want to get around
and take everyone of you by the hand. -
The crowd closed in, and for nearly
an hour he shook hands with men,
women and children. Some OF the
women CdTrltu lHtli uiDi'S vi 'h'h
shoulders. and Haywood stopped down
and kissed the little ones, at the same
time saying word OF greeting and
kindness TO all.
Haywood Worn Out.
The mass became 50 great and Hay
wood became so tired and worn out
that he begged the house detective, NJ.
d. Flynn. to stop the crowd. He was
completely exhausted and his hand
fas so stiff that he couldn't make an
other grasp. The crowd took II In good
spirit, because they knew that he was
all in.
Flynn cleared the entrance and Hay
wood went to his room. he was fol
lowed by nearly 500 people. but the po
lice broke In and made them get ou'
of the hotel.
In his room Haywood received some
of his personal friends.
The state herald., 1907-08-09
LIf,s wife From Carriage.

A. Haywood stopped TO litt his wife
from the couch and carry her 10 tic
room. she east n loving glance at him
nnd said:
Don't. Blll. you are too tired. We
will rest while"
Tired Why, this II easy" laughed
her husband. as he started with his
burden.
Don't leave me. Bilii" shc cried,
when he placed her on the bed,
Indeed. III not. un.ll you are taken
care Of" was his reply.
In the meantime the crowd In the
street below was shouting it's lmpn.
thence 10 hear tho labor leader hpeah,
Arrangements were made by the hn,
Gel management TO take him To the
frst floor balcony. but Haywood
wished 10 be among the crowd, and de
ridad 10 speak from tho carriage. With
n parting kiss fof his wife. he left the
room. A lars. American nag had
been spread on banners from the main
entrance Of the hotel TO the curb. and
under this he passed
Cries of "iiuffah for tiill' and wei
rome uomei" were heard on all sides
until his voice rose clear and loud,
Cheers are Deafsnirp.
The cheers for n minute or NOR.
were deafenlng lie took on bis ha'
The state herald., 1907-08-09
Cheers are Deafsniru.

The checrH for minute or NOR.
were deafenlnr lie took on bis ba.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-05
REGULATING THE DRUGGISTS
Zimman Has New Ordinance Gov
erning Sale of Liquor by
Them.

Councilman zimman has had prepared
an ordinance to cover the sale of malt,
vinous and spirituous liquors by druggists.
This ordinance is to succeed more drastic
measure recently introduced at the request
of w. ]. Broatch, but considered too harsh
by the council general committee.
The new ordinance prohibits druggists
from displaying or advertising liquors or
allowing them to be used on the premises.
1t also confines the sale to medicinal and
mechanical purposes and requires that pat
rons sign a book in the presence of the
druggist who shall file with the Board OF
Fire and Police commissioners monthly
statements of such sales.
"A penalty is provided for the violation
of the ordinance and makes the offending
druggist liable TO revocation of his permit.
The Broatch ordinance required that a
physicians prescription bsn required in all
cases of sale OF liquors ~ druggists and
contained other features which the council
did not deem wise.
The new ordinance probably will be in
troduced this evening.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-05
ROAD BIDS ARE REJECTED
Proposals to Pave County Highways
Turned Down by the
.4 Board

The county commissioners yesterday re-
jected the bids submitted for paving the
county roads underline inheritance tax act.
Hugh Murphy. the National Construction
company George W. Craig & Co. and Ven
Court submitted bids on the paving OF the
Leavenworth. Q street and Calhoun roads
After considering the bids for several days
the commissioners decided to reject them
because only one of the contractors had
furnished a sample Of the material upon
which he bid.
The commissioners will re-advertise for
bids on the same roads at once and will
add to them two miles the Military
road Nearly 100000 cash is available for
this work.
Bids will be asked this time on macadam
only. This is only about half as expensive
as vitrihed brick and is nearly as durable
and more easily repaired. With the two
miles Of the Military road upon which bids
are now asked the total to be paved is ten
and half miles Three and a half miles
are on the Calhoun road. four miles on the
West Q street road and one mile on the
Leavenworth road. II any money remains
IN the fund available after this has been
done it will be used on the West Dodge
street road.
The commissioners decided TO use 100
remaining from the old paving fund levied
ten years ago to repair the washout near
the oakdale school house.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-05
sixth YEAR OF PAsIoRATE
First baptist Church Has PrOspered
During Rev. j. w. ConIey's
stay.

Sunday last marked the beginning of the
sixth year OF the pastorate of Rev., ]. w.
Conley of the First Baptist church of
Omaha. The additions to the church dur
ing the five years are 1S1. Present member
ship 475 nonresident mot including those
away in SCHOOL, hfty-one. OF the present
membership 2O6 were in the church FIVE
years ago and 269 have united with the
church during that period.
The largest membership in the old First
church was a. This was January %, 1891,
during the pastorate of Rev. A. W. Lamar.
But this number had decreased at the
time of the union of the two churches.
The Betheden church had at that time
reached It's maximum figure, 2sS, so that
the combined churches numbered 464 But
this number was greatly reduced by eras-
ures and removals. so that on February l.
1902. the entire membership was SA.
Approximately. ss7,s4O.16 has been raised
during the last 1--WE years for all objects
including the new church building.