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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-25
TO FIGHT Big fine
BILL OF OBJECTIONS TO Lands
PENALTY IS SERVED.
WILL ATTACK THE ELkINs Law
The Trust Complains Also That 1t
Knows Nothing About Tho
Alton Pact.

Chicago, I%ll.-Plans for the ire
mendous effort that will be made by
attorneys for the Standard Oil Co. to
have the $29, 240, 900 fine imposed by
Judge lands wiped out by the United
States circuit court of appeals was dis.
closed. Twenty-Five main points, each
n of which the attorneys will argue
is sufficient to have the record-break-
ing fine declared void, will be ad-
vanced when the case to trial
in January.
The principal arguments will be:
1. That the government attorneys
failed to inform the defense Of the
Alton immunity agreement.
2. That the Elkins act, under which
the conviction was obtained, was un-
constitutional.
3. That as the Hepburn act was
passed before the indictments were
returned. prosecutions under the pro-
vision of the Elkins law was illegal.
a. That Judge Lands did not COM
pute the number of violations correct.
ly.
s. That certain evidence should
not have been introduced.
6. That the Standard Oil Co. &C.
cepted the rates in question with the
understanding that they were author.
lied rates.
Prosecution Has Bill.
A copy of the bill has been given to
United States District Attorney Sims
and Special Assistant District Attor-
ney Wilkerson and Parkin will this
week begin their study of the docu-
ment and make their preparations to
combat the arguments advanced. The
bill will not be filed in the cour Of
appeals, however, before December /.
Included in the bill, as given to Mr..
Sims, is a copy of Attorney General
Bonaparte's letter to the district at
torney, which was read in Judge Ian
dis court at the time the immunity
matter was finally disposed of. This
states agreement was made previous
to the beginning of the trial. The at
torneys argue that if they had been
informed of the agreement under
which Alton officials took the witness
stand they would have questioned him
differently.
In attacking the constitutionality of
the Elkins act and in %contending that
the passage of the Hepburn law made
it unlawful to prosecute for violations
of the repealed Elkins' measure the
Standard attorneys hope in the event
of a favorable decision to furnish a
basis for freeing the company from
numerous other suits pending.
1t will be contended that Judge
Lands failed to compute the number
OF violations correctly. Instead of
each shipment constituting a VIOLA
ton, the defense will claim hat either
the number of settlements between
the company and the railroad or else
the number of times the rate was
granted should be the only things con-
sidered. In the one case the number
of violations would be about 800, while
in the other it would be reduced to
only three. Convictions were obtained
on 1852 violations.
Other arguments that will be ad-
advanced are mainly those introduced
at the first trial.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-25
s2o.ooo.ooo for Waterway.

Springfield, Ill. - Twenty million
dollars for a deep waterway-that
will be the contribution of ILL
nois to the great waterway from the
lakes to the gulf, unless the people re-
verse the action of the legislature.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-25
cHINKs WAR WITH OFFICERS.
Philadelphia Chinatown Is Scene Of
a Desperate Revolt.

Philadelphia-All Chinatown Is in a
wild revolt against law and order.
Three deaths are reported. The whole
police force is battling with crazed
Celestials. The district extends owe
the tenderloin district and pistols and
knives are being used.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-25
kinu Alfonso Ducked.

Manresa, Spain-King Alfonso had
a narrow escape in an automo-
bile accident. He was crossing a
temporary bridge over a small stream
when it broke under the weight of the
heavy car. The automobile went into
the water, but the king escaped with
out injury, except for a wetting.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-25
Hague Peace Conference
Adopts Its Final Act

The Hague, Holland-The Peace
Conference Friday adopted its final
act, which was recorded in the min
utes as follows:
1.-THE second International Peace
Conference, first proposed by the
President of the United States, hav-
ing been, through the invitation OF His
Majesty, the Emperor of all the Rus
sias, convoked by Her Majesty, the
Queen of the Netherlands, met June
Is, with the mission to further develop
the humanitarian principles which
were the basis of the work of the first
conference.
"In a series of sittings, in which the
delegates were constantly animated by
a desire to meet the intentions of the
initiator Of the conference, as we'll as
those of the govrnmnts participating,
the following conventions were agreed
upon for the signature of the plenipo.
tentiaries:
Il. The peaceful regulation OF in.
ternational conflicts.
there rushed into the street screaming,
thinking an earthquake had struck the
town.
At Bloomington, the seat of Indiana
University, Rotations were interrupt
ed when the big buildings moved
slightly, leaving cracked walls.
In this city window panes were shat
tered and chimneys tottered and fell.
More serious damage is reported at
Brazil, Coal Bluff, Burnett and Rose
dale, towns in the immediate vicinity
of Fontanet.
Seventy Men in Mills at Time.
The mills of the powder company
were located two miles north of the
village. Seventy men were working
there at the time, and several Of the
40 bodies have been identified.
A carload of coyins was shipped
here from Terre Haute with the first
relief train.
Inc CAUSE VI IuC CAPAooiSh PAObopiy
will never be known.
The first train to return from the
scene of the accident, arrived here at
IL o'clock, bearing So terribly injured
men. Some of them were employees Of
the powder works, and were picked up
hundreds of feet from the scene. They
are badly burned and lacerated. On
this train were several injured resi-
dents of the villages near the mills.
School Children in Wrecked Building.
Great loss OF life was first reported
from the Fontanet public school build
ing, which collapsed, burying almost
| 100 children who had just assembled
for recitations. All of the children are
known to have been injured and some
loss of life will result. No dead bodies
had been taken out up to noon The
general store also collapsed, killing at
least two people.
Not a person IN Fontanet escaped
without injury or death. 1t Is a coal
miners village, the Dupont powder
works being the only industry in the
vicinity. First reports were that min
ers in the vicinity were entombed by
cave-ins in the mine walls. Some OF
these reports have been verified, but
no deaths are known to have occurred
from this cause, many miners having
other n of escape.
The most h~eartrendlng scene wal
at the school building, whittier moth
ers, injured in the collapse of theil
own homes, had rushed to the aid Of
their children.
The arrival of the special train from
Terre Haute came as a God-send, al
there were practically none in the vii
lage able to carry on the work of res
cuing the children.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-25
CHICAGO Loses Tax Suit.

Washington, d. C.-By affirming
the decision of the lower court the
Supreme Court of the United States
decided that the City Of Chicago can
not collect taxes running into the hun
dreds of thousands on the public util-
tiles companies of that city.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-25
Shot Out His Teeth.

Pittsburg-Frank Zymosal of Car
negie couldn't stand the pain of two
aching teeth and to get rid of them
placed the muzzle of a revolver in the
left side Of his mouth, looked in a
hand mirror, aimed at the pair of trou-
blesome molars, and fired. He is now
in the hospital with a bullet below his
left eve.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-25
Hartman Case Postponed.

New York-On account of the alb
sence of e. H. Hartman, Judge La
combe in the United States circuit
court granted an adjournment until
Nov. 13 in the case requiring Messrs.
Hartman and Kahn to show cause
why they should not answer.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-25
chambers Company Jn.oIvent.

Pittsburg-J. A. Chambers, presi-
dent of the Chambers Window Glass
Co., Of Pittsburg, admitted the in
s~olvency Of that company in a state
ment attached to a petition in bank
ruptcy filed In u. 8. district court.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-25
carneuIe sails for New York.

LiverpooCSlr Anthony Patrick
Macdonald, under secretary to the
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and An.
drew Carnegie were among the pas
sengcrs on the steamer Baltic which
sailed for New York.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-25
New York-Havana Gable Completed.

New York-Havana Cable Completed.
New York-The direct New York
Havana cable Of the Commercial Ca
BILE Co. was completed, the final splice
having been made at sea 100 miles
from Coney Island. Commercial bust.
ness will begin at once.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-25
placed pynamIte In HIs Mouth.

York, Pa.-Jacob Dettinger, aged So
years. of this city, committed suicide
in an unusual manner Placing a stick
of dynamite In his mouth and HOLDING
1t in hts right hand, Dettinger explod.
ed the dynamite, blowing his head or.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-25
Carpenter Shop Too Busy.

GAINESVILLE, Tenn.-Suspecting the
heavy business William Cox and AL
len Bryan, negroes. were doing in a
carpenter shop. the police raided the
place and arrested the two on the
charge OF Bookkeeping. They dis
posed of liquor In small quantities.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-25
Mutiny of Chinese Laborers.

Johannesburg-The Chinese labor
ers at New M~odderfontein mutined
and had to be dispersed by the police.
One Chinaman was killed, 10 were
wounded and many were arrested.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-25
ceoroIa state senator Dead.

Atlanta, Ga.-John w. Atkin. presi-
dent of the Georgia senate. and act
ing lieutenant governor. died vt his
home In Cartersville,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-25

The Dupont Powder Co. has tele-
graphed the governor Of Indiana to
draw on them to any extent for the
aid of the sufferers at Fontanet.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-25

opinion that it would take consider.
ably longer than a generation. My
views remain unchanged.
Long Delay Necessary.
I'VE are engaged in a great expert.
ment that no other nation has at
tempted. Hence it would be unwise
to fix when the experiment must sue.
coed.
"Our Philippine policy has been
widely criticised by some as too hasty
and too foolishly confident in the ca.
pacity of the Filipinos, resulting in
the so-called disastrous result of the
elections. Others demand the imme.
date granting of self-government.
Civil government was inauguratet
before the close Of the war and it be-
gan inauspiciously. There has been a
strong minority party in the United
States denouncing our policy, express
ing sympathy with armed enemies
and aspiring to make the islands in
dependent. This prolonged war, en-
SOuid6Su ouiiCuuCoS anu ODSlTuCIeu
the development of the government.
Hence arose the controversy concern
ing political capacity and this has
tended to divert attention from the
existing government"
The secretary referred to the fail
ure Of congress to admit Philippine
sugar and tobacco to the United
States free Of duty. He anticipated
that the next congress would secure
q compromise, limiting the importa.
ton, thus allaying the fears of the op-
ponents Of the plan. Concluding, ne
said:
Finally, considering the obstacles
and present conditions, l feel pro-
found satisfaction. I believe our pol
icy will be fully indicated. We are
fulfilling the promises of Presidents
Mckinley and Roosevelt. I do not
agree with the critics claiming that
the franchise should be the last privi-
lege granted in developing a people.
The electorate, under the Philippine
law, sufficiently appreciates Its own
interests to make the exercise of DO
litical power a useful training"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-25

st. Petersburg military arrest VIII
liam English WaliIng. wealthy Indian
apolis (Ind.) socialist. his wife and
s~isterinlaw.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-25
Broker 10 Held Under New

Broker 10 Held Under New Law.
Philadelphia-Charged with violat-
ing the anti-bucket shop law passed
by the last Legislature. John A. Board
nan Of the firm Of Boardman e Co.,
brokers, was held in $1,000 bail for
trial.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-25
Forrest Cavalry survivors Meet.

Memphis. Tenn.--Several hundred
grizzled veterans Of the civil war, sur
vivors of the cavalry command of
Gen. Nathan Bedfort Forrest, met
here in their 18th annual reunion.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-25

Six Hurt In Gas Line Explosion.
Chanute. Kas--Six men were injured
In q gas pipe line explosion near here.
The pressure. 260 pounds to the
square inch, caused the pipe to burst.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-25

SO. Providing for an international
prize court.
"3. Regulating the rights and du-
ties Of neutrals on land.
"a. Regulating the rights and du-
ties of neutrals at sea.
"5. Covering the laying of subma-
rine mines.
sc. The bambardment of towns
from the sea.
"7. The matter of the collection of
~contractual debts.
IS. The transformation of mer-
chantmen into warships.
49, The treatment of captured
crews.
40. The inviolability of fishing
boats.
III. The inviolability of the postal
service.
"12. The application of the Geneva
convention and the Red Cross to sea
warfare.
"13. The laws and customs regulat-
ing land warfare.
"The right to sign these conven-
tions will be open until June 80, 1908"
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bones. whatever PETALS our a~tbrlSwttsth,
u Powell. our. senahrirh. our Bonci. Bee
thoven and Mozart and Verdi and the rest
Of the celestial choir WIN still sing to U Z.
As for the others. the children OF n season,
perhaps we may dismiss them with the
closing words Of Thaokeray's sLovei the
Widower': s,t =.
'valete ct plaudite. you good people. who
have witnessed tho little comedy. Down
with the curtain; o6ver up the boxes; pop
out the gashghts. Hoi cab. Take US home.
and let US have some tea and 60 to bed.
Good night, my little playerd. We have
been merry together. and we part with soft
hearts and rueful countenRnoes. don't wef'
W. j. HENDERSON.
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ROMANS ADULTERATED VINE.
Tricks OF Trade Not Peculiar TO the Pres-
ent Generation,

Tricks OF Trade Not Peculiar 10 the Pres-
emf Generation.
The Greeks and Romans had their troubles
no less than we Of to-day. Pliny tells
us that the bakers Of Rome used to mix
with their dough a white earth that was
soft to the touch and sweet to the taste,
and 30 made bread that had weight and
good appearance. but no food value.
He also speaks Of wine adulteration. and
saws that even the rich could not be sure
that their beverages were pure. The
famous wines Of Palermo we're adulterated
in the cellars. and wines from Gaul were
artifcally colored by aloes and other drugs.
In Athens wine adulteration was so COM
mon that special inspectors were appointed
to detect and stop the practice.
One Canthare. a wine merchant. made
his mark on the page Of history because
OF his skill in giving the fiavory Of old age
and maturity to new wines, n in his time
the phrase artificial q Canthare' was
the common expression for clever deceit.
Throughout Europe, from the eleventh
century onward. food adulteration was
very generally practised by bakers. brewers,
spicemongers and winners.
So we see. says the Spdtutd, that the wine
dealer who mixes alcohol, water. color,
sugars and favoring essences together
and calls It genuine California wine is doing
no new thing; that the modern baker who
makes short weight loaves out Of damaged
grains is but walking in the footsteps his
craft made on the streets OF Rome 1000
years ago; that the druggist who sells inn
pure chemicals, the splice grinder who
mixes sawdust with his spices. the miller
who srinds cornmeal with his 6our. the
brewer who makes bad beer. and the butcher
who sells unwholesome meat are not modern
pests at all. Every n Of them 10 but
putting into present day practices the tricks
thai have bothered trade and cheated the
consumer for l 900 years or more.
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Sea OF Oranges.

Ventura correspondence Los ANoeies Times.
A sea covered with oranges lie one Of the
unusual attractions near this city. at the
mouth Of the Santa Clara River. Thousands
upon thousands OF oranges floating on the
oceans surface, many OF them strswInR the
beach. give an Indeecrtbably beautiful golden
There was wonder for some time a. 10
how the oranges got into the sea, The be.
out orchsrds 10 the east end Of the county,
owing 10 the high storm waters In the river.
This ls not the case, however. The oranges
creek from the Sespe Bridge. tWe nty-hve
miles back from the coast. From the Sespe
they found their way back into the Santa
The oranges are from the great packing
houses In the ,sssps couptiT. They are
known as culls but most q then are Seod.
cjsimedi that only The beet oranges can be
ghlpped and sold,
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Prison Was Preferable.
FI0m Inc 81. Eouis ReprbAe.

from tHe 81. Lobtt RepHbfe.
The st. Louis negro convict who recenttv
tried to escape from the penitentiary by A.-s
ing himself shipped out OF town with a CON
signment Of shoes says he will never try that
trick again. The plan is not a new one, bU u
has never yet worked successfully.
The negro In question Was boxed up IN q
shipment OF shoes and hauled 10 the freisAi
depot and left standing on his head until his
yells to be released attracted attention. The
Dor had been upended 40 that his head was
down. He had pretty good grit and held out
for two Or three hoursI but finally becoming
IN that position. he made his presence known
and was returned 70 the prison. Nine 'tifnes
out Of ten " would require the conniyanos ~
some outside parties to render escape IN this
way possible,
Another negro tried 10 make bis eeoapa nv
rawlinR IN a wagon that was being Iosded
With "a NduSt. Ne did not know that before
the wagon would he driven out Of the yard an
etpsrienced prison guard would Jabs ioss
steel prod repestedly through the load. ia
discovered this. important fact, however, 4
little later on Wien ths prod struck him.
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Park Chaper0ns.
From the Boston Transcript

From the Botton Transcript
Indianapolis is planning 10 place chaperons
In her public parks for the protection OF
young girls and women without escorts.
Parents and Juverileoourt officers there con-
alder II unsafe In the present. state ~ thinge
for girls 10 use the parks, MANY fathers apd
movement. They believe In the marks az
places for recreation, but fear 10 allow their
dHuRhtere 10 use them, u would seem 10 be a
question as to Whistler such prof ectlon should
be supplied by ~chapfrons or police. but the
people OF tndIanapolls mAnifeftly .lhsye no
confidence In the efficiency Of police pro-
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Leigh. Fate's Motoring the stx GRnpai:
ettis, Louise Rafin's MonkeyG nsElpisr and
Gaudier. and the Bates Musical Trio.
At the Colonial Theatre next week Alice
Lloyd will be the headliner. paying q return
visit Of one week only. Others are: The
Futurity Winner" viii H. Murphy and
Blanche Nichols, Pat Rooney and Marion
Bent, Clifton Crawford. the McNaughtons,
the Metzettl Troupe. the Brittons and the
Max Smith Duo.
At the Alhambra Theatre next week
Nat NJ. Wills will make his first vaudeville
appearance In years. The Rain Dears.
Ed r. Reynard, Lee Harrison, Franco
Piper. the BaggesSens. Work n Over.
Lester a Manning and Mills and Morris
complete the bill,
The features ut Keith q Prootor's Jersey
City this week are: Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Thorne. Fred Ray and company. the Brown
ings, Vernon. the Arlington Comedy -Four
n BEDFORD and Winchester.
Hammerstein's will nave Miss Katie Barry,
JUNE MoCree and company, Wilfred Clarke
and company, Al Shean and Charles War
rem. the Eight Vassar Girls and A. o. Duncan.
= The John Smith and Pocahontas figures
at the Eden Musee are attracting particular
attention Just now.
These are on Tony Pastors bill: Daisy
Harcourt, Doyle and Emerson. Shelter and
Trimmer, Campbell and Kenny, Adams and
Mack. Herbert Bert Lennon and Frank
Whitman.
The jolly Grass Widows will DO ct the
Dewey. .
The Champagne Girls como to the Gotham.
Hurtig & seamon'B viii have the Trans
atlantic BurleSquers.
"a -
Huber's Museum will have Abbott Parker.
or whose back Q cruoihx was tattooed by
lightning.
Vaudeville will be given at, Huber's
Casino.
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vaudeville Bills.


Miss vesta Victoria 10 the star Of this
weeks show at Keith h Proctor'a Twenty.
third street. Billy Clifford, Bernar's Mani
kins. Zazel- Vernon and company, Charles
B. Carter and Gussie Taylor. Mason Keller
and company. the Ahmears and Coakley
and Mcbride complete the bin.
Julius steger In 'The Fifth Command
ment' will be the feature at the Fifty eighth
Street. "A Texas Wooing,' George B.
Reno and company in acrobatics. George
Wilson and company, Foster and Foster,
and Fortune and Davis are also on the List.
Al Keith d Proctor's i2Sth Street Miss
Mia Allen and company will appear in
Gar Two, Stateroom One William j.
Kelley still remains as the speoial stock
star attraction, Others are Sherman and
De Forrest, Willy Painter and
villa Holt Wakefield. Murphy and Francis,
Dora Martini aRd'the Wilson Brothers.
The programme at Keith 4 Proctor's
Union Square has Ethel Lsvey, Miss LAGAs
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The houses giving Sunday vaudeville
concerts include Keith & Proctor houses,
Ha~mmerstein'a. the Lincoln Square, the
West End, the Yorkville. the Metropolis,
the Grand Opera House. the Colonial, the
Alhambra, Hurtig & Seamon's, the New
Circle, Dewey and Gotham theatres.
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Sunday Amnseraenta.

The Banda Roma from Rome. Italy. will
make Ito first appearance in New York at
the Hippodrome tonight. In addition to
several italian soloists the management
has especially engaged Miss Louise Gum
ming to sing two numbers, and Melville
Elis to. contribute his piAnoloRue.
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The programme at Keith 4 Proctor's
Union Square haa Ethel Lsvey, Miss LAGis