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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-03-07
McParIand Led Him On.

when the confession was made
MCFARLAND led me on, step by step,
and showed me all that he wanted me
to say. He told me that what I said
about the Tyler and Boule murders
was only taken with the idea of max.
ing a strong chain of evidence to con
Wet the officers of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners. He wanted the
INT of the officers of the fedora.
ton used as much as possible all
through the confession. Two or three
days later Warden Whitney brought
the confession to me to sign"
Adams confirmed all the early part
of the confession as to his family and
past history, but denied that part re
lating to the plot to Kill S~teunenbers
and as to his life in the Marble
Creek country.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-03-07
TRIAL OF STEVE ADAMS
PRISONER ALLEGES A PLOT BY
OFFICERS.
WAS PROMISED HIS FREEDOM
Says Mcfarland Threatened Him
IF He Refused to Sign
Paper.

Wallace, Idaho.-Steve Adams, on
trial for the murder of Fred Ty-
Ter. testified on the stand that
there was a conspiracy formed among
the officers Of the ~penitentiary and
the detectives to implicate the lead
ers of the Western Federation of Min
ers in murder of Gov. S~teunenberg.
He declared that the officers charges
were to be backed up by false evil
dence obtained by threats and brides.
In telling of the alleged conspiracy
Adams testified as follows:
ION the sixth day after I was taken
to Boise and put in the cell with Har-
ry Orchard, | was taken to the office
of the ~penitentiary and introduced to
Detective MCFARLAND, He told me
about Kelly the Bum and other men
who had turned states evidence and
had been set free. He told me some
Bible stories, too, but ! can not re-
member what they were, as ] am not
familiar with the Bible. He kept me
until 4 or 5 in the morning, trying 10
make me confess.
MCFARLAND told me that he wanted
to convict, Meyer, Haywood, Petit
bone, st. John and Simpkins, whom
he called 'cut-throats.' If l would not
help to convict them, he said, / would
be taken back to Colorado and either
hanged or mobbed. If | did help ]
would only be taken to Colorado as a
witness,
when we parted MCFARLAND told
me he was my friend. They put me
back in the cell with Harry Orchard,
who talked to me about the need OF
backing up his story. l was some
what frightened. The next day Nc
Parland called again. | said ! would
do what he wanted me to. He told
me to think well what | was doing, to
think of my family and a v myself
He said he would see that my family
was cared for.
The Washington times., 1907-05-15
Of HAIR
CONWCTS THIEF

LA CROSSE, Wis. May 15.-After the
State had failed TO make a case against
him and the prosecution openly ad-
mitted a verdict Of innocent would be
rendered, a sharp-eyed juror examining
artisles alleged 10 have been stolen by
DR.. John HeyerdahL found in a hair
brush a long golden hair which caused
the prisoners conviction.
Heyerdahl, on trial for stealing a seal
skin coat and other valuable articles
from Luella Johnson, including a brush
and comb. had convinced the jury he
was wrongly accused. The defense and
prosecution mad closed their cases, and
the jury was about TO march TO the
jury room, when one Of the Jurors
picked up and idly examined the ordi-
nary hair brush alleged 20 have been
among the stolen articles, but which
Miss Johnson could not Identify.
He pluCked from ii the golden thread.
and examining the tresses of Miss John
son, who sat in the court room, COM
pared the two They were Identical
A few hours later a verdict Of guilty TO
the charge of grand larceny was re-
turned. and Heyerdahl is now awaiting
sentence.
The Washington times., 1907-05-15
Probing Deep.

Not one man in a hundred sus-
poets the practical, valuable work
done by the Bureau of Labor. Not
one in a thousand, probably, has the
slightest idea why Congress has au-
thorized this bureau TO conduct an
investigation into the labor of
women and children in the United
States and appropriated s15O.OOO to
pay the cost.
The explanation is to be found in
the plans announced by Commits
sioner Neill. He intends TO send
competent men through the various
industrial districts of all the States
to report not only on the number of
such workpeople and the conditions
of their employment, but also on
the effects of that labor on their
bodies, minds, and morals. In other
words, the bureau will not stop at
the factory, but go on to the houses
of correction and police courts to
find how many children appearing
there have been workers, and what
connection is reasonably to be
traced between their employment
and their offending. A few men will
strike out first. Their experience
will guide the larger force, prob
ably $50. All viii confine themselves
TO fields which promise TO make the
S150,000 allowance produce the best
returns. Then their findings viii
be collated, tabulated, and printed.
What good will it do? Well, it
would seem that after Mr.. Beve-
ridges full statement in the Senate
the American people would need no
more information on this subject.
But that information-though it
was more impressive than any other
single showing made to our knowl-
The Washington times., 1907-05-15
Mexico and Central America.

President Diaz of Mexico hastens
o. say tn; he has in mind no such
scheme as federation of Central
America under the joint protector
ate of the United States and Mexico.
Doubtless President Diaz is correct
in his view that such proposal
ought TO come from the United
States first; but there is nothing in
the proposal per Sc 10 cause a shock.
1t is plain that something will
have 10 be done to better conditions
in Central America, and that if the
little republics dov n there can't do
their own improving, some outside
influence viii be required to direct
their activities in more useful chan
nels. The United States aud Mexico
are the only countries that could be
considered in such a scheme of
suzerainty Both have great inter
ests which must be protected. Both
face the possibility of complications
with European countries at any time
on account of the reckless DISPOSE
ton of the Central Americans to
kick up trouble without cause. 1t
seems that the logical thing for Cen
trail America would be TO give Mex
leo general supervision of it, with
the United States as moral support
in the background
The Washington times., 1907-05-15
ARE WE ACTORS ]?
Thoughts on BuSineSS-No. 80
WALDO PoNDRAY WARREN
WALDO PoNDRAY WARREN

$ HE chief clerk large Office discussing with friend
the friction of business intercourse the relative importance
Of the different officers and members of the firm and the
show of authority which sometimes exercised around him.
Doesn't worry you sometimes TO know how to keep peace
with them all" asked the friend
"Oh I'll tell you" said the chief clerk 81 have come to look
upon this whole business sort of stage Each of these
men has his part to play and there just much good acting
going right here there is in any heater We have meo
DRAMA tragedy and comedy and all the variations in the
of forenoon If you these off their guard they are Just
like anyone else; but if some epoye in something
being discussed they role and act until the curtain
falls 1t makes easier when you look that way good
deal that you might think is peverse human nature is acting
Since found that out haven't let worry when the sparks
fly look spectator would think only of acting my
part as the others do theirs
Copyright
containing
business fe criticisms welcomed author
lines
humber 81 Tomorrow
The Washington times., 1907-05-15
DebS ASSailS
Labor Letter
OF Roosevelt
Debs' Direct Attack.

Has tho President ever heard OF
one Theodore RoOsevelt2
80 Charged by the New York Tribune
and other leading capitalist papers IN
1856 with threatening 10 lead an
armed force 10 Washington 70 pre-
vent the Inauguration Of a lawfully
elected President Of the United
Slates2
Is there any treason" or murder
in this?
Does the President remember one
John P Aitgeld2
And one Theodore Roosevelt who
in the same year Of 1886 said that
Altgeld and one Debs should be
lined up against a dead wall and
shot?
Which said Roosevelt never denied
until four years later when he be-
came candidate for Vice President?
Is this the temperate" language
Of a perfectly desirable" citizen?
Does the President remember one
Governor Roosevelt OF New York
VINO ordered his militia 10 CrotOn
Dam to shoot some Of the working
men who elected him Tor venturing
20 ask the enforcement Of the eight
hour lay OF that State?
The Washington times., 1907-05-15
An UnWritten Punishment.

y compromise which takes every
proper account of murderers' brain
storms and yet secures society
from similar Affections in future,
has been found by the supreme
court of Washington State. The
law there is not through with homi-
cides when the insanity experts step
in. Instead, it tightens its grip on
the accused.
The decision was made in the
course of a trial for murder of one
Chester Thompson. The family of
the accused undertook TO arrest the
proceedings with a petition for a
civil inquiry into the mans sanity.
This the State supreme court re-
fused, declaring that the trial Judge
had it in his discretion either to
hberate the prisoner as a safe per-
son to be let at large, or to intrust
him to the custody of friends under
bond TO keep him from committing
further harm, or TO confine him for
an indefinite period in the peniten-
tiary, county jail. or insane asylum.
'Unwritten law would seem here
TO have found a just unwritten pun
Nshment. One who takes life cannot
The Washington times., 1907-05-15

only within recent years has Wash
Ington been considered in any sense d
commercial OF Industrial city The
world knew of Il as the Nations Capt.
tai. a city of imposing buildings. Of
broad avenues, and stately mansions
show place for visitors and a vast
lodging house for the thousands Of
men and women employed by the de-
partments of the Government
"But Washington has recently
awakened TO the fact that il is a
commercial center Of more or less
Importance, and that there are pos
sibiIities of Industrial and mercan-
tile growth which but need cuItiTa-
tiOn to develop them into remuneT-
ative fruitiOn.
ITO this end there has recently been
effected q merger Of three important
associations-the Business Mems Asso-
citation. the Jobbers and Shippers As
ISOLATION. and the Board Of Trade-the
new organization being known as the
Chamber of Commerce In the mem
bership Of this is embodied the leading
representatives Of Washington's bust
ness interests. and the purpose Of the
new Chamber Of Commerce is to de-
The Washington times., 1907-05-15
The Eight-HOur Law.

That was a highly important de-
cision of the United States Supreme
Court which was announced by JUS
tice Holmes Monday holding consti-
tutional the law Of 1892, by which
the employment of laborers and me-
chanics on public works is limited
to eight hours per day. Almost as
important, in money if not in senti-
ment, was the further finding that
the statute does not apply to labor
ers and mechanics on dredges, and
that men so employed cannot be
held to be employed upon public
works.
The latter decision will have the
immediate result Of settling con
tracts for the S87, 100000 worth of
river and harbor work authorized by
the last Congress. These have been
held up by the dredging companies
whose officers have contended that
it was not practical or desirable to
work only eight hours n day upon
the jobs they are doing for the Gov
eminent, since they had to be gov
erned in their operations by the
flow Of the tide and the varying
height of the water. Now the work
can be pushed along on definite
basis, at great saving 10 the Gov
eminent over what it would have
cost had the opinion been reversed.
The Washington times., 1907-05-15

velop along broader lines the CONNER
cial and Industrial enterprises Of the
Capital. besides advocating the artistic
establishment of the city
Washington is something more than
the seat of Government and splendid
buildings. While its commercial and
manufacturing interests are subordi-
nate 70 the more conspicuous functions
Of Government and the hordes Of visit
ors attracted there. many enterprises
exist Of productive character. and 10
develop these and encourage others the
efforts Of the Chamber Of Commerce
viii be directed.
Recently two or three important
manufacturing concerns have located
IN the vicinity Of Washington. and
others are to follow. The aim OF the
new organization Is 70 encourage other
enterprises Of this nature. and TO reach
out after trade and expand its CONNER
ciaI growth
"There Is no reason why the
Capital should not attain an indus
trial Importance without Interior
ing in the least with its representa-
ton as the national executive GEN.
ter and the home of brilliant social
renOWn."
The Washington times., 1907-05-15
ENGINEER DEAD,
TRAIN RUNS AWAY

PHILADELPHIA, May 15.-With the
engineer dead at the throttle a Penn
sylvania train carried hundreds Of pas
sengers at a rate Of a mile minute
through several towns at which it should
have stopped.
Engineer William Armstrong made the
stop at HaverfOrd,' but between there
and Ardmore he died from heart disease.
The heavy train dashed through three
stations before the fireman could climb
from the stoke hole 10 the cab. There
he found Armstrong dead, but with his
hand on the throttle, which was wide
open.
Another train was ahead, and a col
lision was Inevitable had not the fireman
closed the throttle just when he did.
The Washington times., 1907-05-15
Who Said This?

The public character of railroad
makes the control of IL public as we'll
as "a private trust in every hand that
holds il. whether the hand be chosen by
a court or otherwise The truth has
been too long neglected, and storm
signals are flying. Let it be under
stood that there are no favors going,
open or secret. but that it is fare and
fare alike all around. II l have
lost business by this course. there Is
no evidence OF it on our books
Who said this?
The late Mr.. Spencer? No.
The present Mr.. Finley? No.
Mr.. MelleD, of New England? No.
1t was Receiver Judson Harmon,
now in charge of $500 miles of rail
road running through four States
and the province of Ontario. But
the fact that it might easily pass
for quotation from any one of
numerous recent railroad speeches
indicates that a new era is dawning
in American railroad management.
The Washington times., 1907-05-15
MORE WESTERN LAND
OPEN FOR SETTLEMENT

Secretary Garfield. of the Interior De-
partment. announces through an execu-
tive order for settlement in July and for
entry IN August these public lands IN
California, Wyoming. and Oregon:
Two hundred and ffty-seven thou
sand two hundred and eighty acres
adjoining Washington National For
est Reserve, Washington; IS, SEQ acres
adjoining Rainier National Forest Re
serve. Washington; 129. go acres adioin-
Ing San JacinJO National Forest Re
serve. Caluornla; 1850 acres adjoining
Medicine Row National Forest Reserve,
Wyoming. and .760 acres adjoining
Cascade and Heppner National Forest
Reserves. Oregon
The Washington times., 1907-05-15

You had leetIe boy not mocbe vo, carr.
IlOW ousE you're kipin' your poor gram
I TTyin. 70, step you ev'ry day
y, ssiasih de hen arOun' de hay
" uoh you geev dem a chance 10 iayq
Lceue Bateese,
on on de hel YOU foller de plough
Den W en- you're tire YOU scare a. COW.
Sickln de dog till they Jump d. vail
20 DE milk Tin't good fer not ing al all
Al you re only five an q half dis fan.
Leetle Bateese!
loo s!eeTy for sayin' de PRAYER tonight
NeNer min spOse itu be an righf
say, dem tomOrrOw-ah, here he "a,
as asleep IN minute or So
An bel stay lax dat til ne rooster
Leeue Bateess.
See ,heem now lynn dere in bed.
LOOK az dat arm ondcrueat' bees head.
Al ne grow lax dat till he's twenty yssr
L bet he'll be stronger den Louis Cyr.
An beat All &c voyages levin here
Leetle Bateese!
But leetle Bateese, Please don't foryct
we raider you're stayin de small COY
yet.
So chase de chicken an max. dem scare
An do wat you lax wit your ole gran
For Wen you're beeg fyner he won't oe
dere-
Leetle Bateese.
me late W II. Drummon5.
The Washington times., 1907-05-15
WILL GUARD DUKE
IN QUAKER CITY

PHILADELPHIA. May I5.-Prepara-
tons have been completed for the safe
guarding Of Duke Of the Abruzzi. com
mander Of the visiting Italian war feet
when he visits this city Friday. Scores
OF secret service -nen Will guard the
Italian prince against any attempted at
tack by the Black Hand or an anarchist.
The duke Is 10 he constantly under
guard during his say here.
1t is feared that a clash between
anarchists and the police viii occur
Sunday, when the former propose to
hold a meeting TO protest against the
coming 10 this city of member of the
Italian royal family. Prominent Italians
are protesting against the holding of the
meeting and have asked the police TO
prevent IL
The Washington times., 1907-05-15

escape in Washington by pleading
temporary insanity. Rather his pun
ishment takes another form, and in
stead of ending his life at the jerk
of rope he drags it out in Jail or
asylum. Many other countries have
written this punishment on their
statute books. If we are to have
"unwritten law and "dementia
Americana" regularly pleaded in bar
of punishment for murder, our sew
eral States will do well TO follow
suit.
The Washington times., 1907-05-15
BULLET STOPPED
BY GOLD WATCH

SCRANTON, Pa, May I5.-Claude
Waters. a railroad engineer. owes his
HE to a gold watch which he carried
in his vest pocket.
Waters, Peter Molehon, an Italian.
with crowd Of other people we're
watching a baseball game TODAY in
Little England. a suburb Of Scranton.
when a row began over a dog which
the italian owned. When the crowd
began to press upon Molehon he drew
his revolver and fred pointblank at
Waters.
The bullet hit the watch in Waters
pocket almost in direct line with the
heart He fell, either from the force OF
the BAH or from fright, but when picked
up he was found 20 be uninjured Tbe
Italian was placed under arrest.
The Washington times., 1907-05-15
The Hartman Report.

The Times is permitted today to
present for the first time in any
paper the report which has been
prepared for Interstate Commerce
Commission covering the investi-
CATION of the Hartman railroad
system, conducted under orders of
President Roosevelt.
1t is not too much to say that the
findings and the recommendation
will create a genuine sensation, de-
spite that much of the matter
brought out by the inquiry has been
published in connection with the re-
ports of the commissions hearings.
The commission finds that in
tremendous area west of the Mis-
souri, river railroad competition. has
been eliminated; that this has been
accomplished through a series Of
contracts which are held to be in
violation of the antitrust law; that
Hartman has been the dominating,
indeed the despotically ruling per-
son in bringing about this situation;
that the experience of Senator
Clark in his effort to introduce an
element of independence in the
great empire of Hartman sounded,
by its failure. the death lIueI of
competition.
1t is declared that the Hartman
control of the Illinois Central, of
the Alton, of the San Pedro road.
and of the Southern Pacific, is in
violation of the Sherman law, and
the recommendation is made that
the great bulk of testimony be
turned over to the Department of
Justice for prosecution under that
! law.
But the recommendation of prose-
cutiOns is not the most important
| feature of the commissions conclu-
sions. It is further declared that,
in the opinion of the commission,
the purchase by one road of the
stocks of another, except of connect
ing lines, ought to be prohibited by
law. The magnificent speculatiOns
of the Union Pacific in the shares
of other roads, especially those of
great competing lines which it has
| brought under its domination. are
described in great detail, while the
most graphic picture vet drawn of
1 the irrigation enterprise known as
/ the Alton scandal is a leading fea-
ture of the report. Apropos of this
huge manipulation, the commission
! earnestly recommends that laws be
\ passed giving to some proper Gov
eminent authority power to wise.
issues Of capitalization by railroads,
in order that repetition of such
scandals may be prevented in future.
Dissent is hardly to be expected
| from the statement that the COM
mission is duly vigorous and decided
in this report. Its tone, indeed, is
not extreme, The judicial attitude
of mind is preserved; but the recon-
mendation that the Attorney Gen
erals attention be called to four CT
five specific instances which the
commission and its lawyers regard
as fragrant violations of the laws
of the land, tells the story of deter
mined purpose to make the most OF
the evidence that has been secured.
1t means without question the insti-
tuition of proceedings compared TO
which even the Great Northern Sc
curities litigation will be of minor
Importance.
The Washington times., 1907-05-15
To Make BarrOOnl Lights
Nightmare to DrunkardS

CHICAGO. May 15.-One thousand
philosophical and able-bodied young
men have decided that it is. perhaps.
all right 10 open a cold bottle" now
and then, or even sip a cooling high
ball, and that II is all wrong 10 drink
away tn contents of a pay envelope
IN one long Saturday night debauch.
Having reached this decision invOlv-
ing the ethics Of drinking, and having
marked out the line Of rdemarcatiOn be-
tween esthetic and cultured refresh
ment and coarse "boCziug," the 1000
young men have organized themselves
The Washington times., 1907-05-15

into sort OF a good fellows purity
brigade. which is 10 be known as the
Chicago Home Protective League.
The chief duty Of each member OF
the league is to constitute himself a
pursuing ogre Of every man in his pre-
cinct who has formed the habit OF
drinking up the sustenance Of his
family in a neighbOring barroom The
purpose OF the league is 70 make bar
room lights a horrible nightmare to the
toilers who cannot afford 10 drink ex-
cept at the sacrifice of the three daily
meals OF their wives and children.
The league membership list is secret.
The Washington times., 1907-05-15
CHAIRMAN BROWN
FOR OHIO PEACE

COLUMBUS. Ohio. May l5-Chairman
Walter Brown. OF the State central
committee is for peace. He was busy
during the morning comforting with
Governor Harris and other party lead
ers, and will probably call of the meet
ing Of his committee in conformity with
the action of Chairman Dick.
The COlOred leaders will meet here to-
morrow and enact resolutions favoring
FOraker's Endorsement
The Washington times., 1907-05-15
FEASTS OLD INHABITANTS
ON HIS 18Th BIRTHDAY

Henry a willard yesterday afternoon
celebrated the eighty-fifth anniversary
of his birth by giving a luncheon % the
Oldest Inhabitants Association at the
Occidental Hotel.
The address Of welcome 10 the host
was delivered by B. =. Warner. who
spoke OF his many acquaintance among
the great men OF the past and present
generations.
The Washington times., 1907-05-15
FINDS" OWN BABE
TRIED TO LOSE It

ST. LOUIS. May I5.-Mrs. William
Moore. who informed the police that
she had found a baby on the doorstep
OF her home. confessed 10 Police Cap
tain Gafrney that it was her own child,
and that she had hoped 20 have it
placed in an orphan asylum.
Owing TO the fact that Mrs George
Memmick was at the station endeavOr-
ing 10 adopt the child. the police de-
eide not % place any charge against
Mrs. Moore She has agreed 70 give
the child to Mrs AIsmmick. and adOp-
ton papers viii be made out at once.
The Washington times., 1907-05-15
THRASHED HIS SON,
GETS SIX MONTHS

ATHENS. Ga. May 15-Because he
whipped his twelve-year-oId son for
playing baseball on Sunday. ]. H.
Arnold, travelling revivalist. was today
sentenced TO six months on the rocklile.
Physicians testified the boy was dashed
until his flesh was pulp, and that he
might not recover.
Arnold said he believed il was a dead
~ sin TO play baseball on Sunday. and
he had ordered his son not to plav. put
the latter disobeyed and was even cap
tain of the team.
The Washington times., 1907-05-15
LEWIS MADDUX DEAD;
FOUNDED COFFEE EXCHANG

ASHEVILLE, n. c.. May 15.-Lewis
Maddux, capitalist and banker. is dead
at his home here. Mr.. Maddux was
founder of the New York Coffee EX-
change, the first coffee exchange IN
America. He was one Of the oldest ODD
Fellows in America, having been init
ated in 1876.