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The San Francisco call., 1908-09-27

est is at stake does not tend to make
a lawyer more popular with the
masses. In some quarters Mr. Miller is
suffering the penalty of his legal
prowess. Thousands there are who dis
believe he could do what he has done
and retain a clear conscience. They
do not understand how he can square
his work as a lawyer with his civic
obligations as a man. Mr. Miller is in
bad company, say these critics, who
complain that he is turning his great
talents into wrong channels and for
getting his duty to his fellowmen
That is not the spirit in which Mr.
Miller approaches his tasks. Neither is
the popular view of him the view of
his brothers Of the legal profession.
They take off their hats in Difference
to his ability and just as readily they
grant him all the virtues that COM
mand respect among them-profes-
sional honor, purity of purpose, lofty
conception of citizenship, irreproach-
able private character, impulses of
ways at home.
John S. Miller has fought in the
courts against corporations as hard
and successfully as he ever fought
for them. Victories of his as cor
poration counsel for the city of Chi
cago have saved the people millions of
dollars and thousands of human lives.
To him, for instance, must be challxed
up the credit of compelling railroad
track elevation in the municipality. He
thrashed the Illinois Central railroad
company soundly ana saved to the peo-
pie the navigable bed of the waters of
the lake. He established the right of
the people to open streets across rail-
ways and highways without cost, TAX
ing the ground that public service cor
forming functions for the public and
that their rights are incidental to the
rights of the people.
1t was in this sort of litigation he
won his spurs. The corporations did
not enjoy the thrashing, but they ad-
mlfeu the way oA tue man VINO
thrashed them. Every time he won
from them they gave him little more
of their respect. Then they came to
the conclusion that the best thing to
do was to annex him on their own ac-
count An able foe ought to be an
equally able defender. they argued.
They tried him and the results speak
for themselves.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-27

TT IL the legal resources OF the
United States department OF jus
tice are being pressed into the
service OF reinstating the s2s.-
ooo, 900 fine assessed by Judge Kenesaw
NJ lands OF Chicago against the Stan
dard oil company OF Indiana and which
was set aside by the United States court
OF appeals. Waiting the issue like the
coolest of gladiators is the man who
next TO the court itself had most TO do
with saving this vast penal sum to the
so called oil trust This man is John S.
Miller after whose name in the Chi
cago city directory is the one word AT
torney"
Mr.. Miller is the gentleman OF i'm
munity bath" fame who saved the bill
lion dollar beef combine from the wrath
OF the government two years ago.
Through that achievement he was her
aided far and wide as one of the great
est, If not the greatest, of corporation
lawyers. A few weeks ago came to him
the new prominence when the biggest
court fine in the civil history of the
world was wiped out on grounds ad-
vanced by him. Each of these legal
feats drew the fire Of President Roose-
welt, who tossed precedent to the winds
in telling the people there had been
a hagrsnt miscarriage of justice. Mr..
Miller read what the president had to
say and said-nothing.
Petition TO the court of appeals to re-
consider its decision and grant a re-
hearing. IL agreeable, is now on file
with the clerk Of the court in Chicago.
The government prosecutors point out
many instances wherein, they believe,
the three judges of the court of ap-
peals erred in their review of the case
and in their decision.
There the case rests at hresent. The
court may decide to reconAider its de-
cision or it may dismiss the petition.
In the latter case there probably viii
be either new trial OF the whole suit
or a review of the former suit and it's
issue by the United States supreme
court Mr.. Miller meantime is keeping
cool and waiting.
sunday call correspondent sought
TO learn the story of Mr. Miller as law
yer and as man. He asked. among
others, two men who outside the at
torney's family probably know him bet
ter than anybody else in the world
know him as advocate az law and also
as neighbor. friend and companion. One
OF them said:
We all love John S. Miller so well
that our estimate of him might invite
charge Of prejudice in his favor"
That was the prompt judgment on
the man as a man.
If vote should be taken among the
members of the Chicago bar to decide
which is the foremost lawyer among
them" said the second friend "I be-
lieve John S. Miller would have a very
large majority
That was the equally quick judgmen,
on the man as lawyer.
(UcCESS in defending a big corpora
Stion in cases where the public inter
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-27

CORPORATIONS have no monopoly
~ on the service of Mr.. Miller, The
latch string of his Office is out when
ever the people have large interests at
stake that need a champion. They must
be large interests. for the talents of
Mr. Miller are large talents. and there
are plenty of lawyers who can take care
of the little things. He does not put the
dollar above duty, but he holds with the
rest of mankind that man is worthy
Of his hire. Years of hard work ana
study, brain that is crammed full of
legal lore, an acute intellect. a faculty
for hitting upon and utilizing the domi-
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-27

THAT was his attitude in the Flagler
] litigation, which involved settle
ment of the estate of Augustus Gar
rett, a man of great wealth. He car
ried the day in this famous suit before
the United States supreme court when
he was 35 years old. 1t was his atti-
tude, moreover, when he brought to a
successful issue the Riverside case,
wherein he conserved the rights of the
heirs in a large tract of valuable sub
urban property. He had to fight his
way to the highest court in the land
in that case, too.s A third triumph of
his earlier days was won in the Jackson
park suit. the outcome of which was
entirely satisfactory to interested wild
ows and other heirs for whom he inter-
ceded
Mr. Miller was selected by the Su-
preme court of Illinois few years
ago as one of a commission of five
lawyers to see what could be done
toward revising the practice act of
the state courts He found that Illi-
nois, in it's legal as we'll as its geo.
graphical aspects, was long state,
with widely diverse ideas about court
procedure. Far down in the state,
where The conditions and relationships
of life are essentially different from
those in busy. commercial Chicago, he
discovered that the attorneys generally
clung to the old common law ideas of
practice. Elsewhere there were modi-
fcations and Improvements grated on
to suit civic environment. He did
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-27

While Miller as a lawyer was kick
citizen he was giving serious advice
to the government how 1t could better
its machinery for curbing the trusts.
Il would have a commission similar
to the interstate commerce. commits
sion,' said he. with full supervisory
charge over the control of the cor
porations- This commission should be3
a part of or be under the department.
of commerce and labor. It's duties. 10
addition TO a general surveillance over
large combinations Of capital engaged
in Interstate commerce. should be to
construe the Antitrust laws. make
their indistinct provisions clear and
render of practical operation laws
which now fail to- perform the func-
tions for which they were intended"
Miller's method of argument is simple,
clear and concise. He usually talks in
a friendly, conciliatory. conversational
way. leaning forward. one hand on
his trousers pocket. He assumes the
court or jury will understand the points
he makes and that before intelligent
men there is no need for loud speaking
or violent gesticulation. So plainly put
are his views that the listener is likely
to forget how careful was the research,
how painstaking the study that pre-
ceded them. and to think only how true
TO the facts and the law are the argu-
ments and the conclusions. That is
one of the tests that has made Mr.. Mil
Ter famed at the bar.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-27

go oOD sense" said one OF his
" friends. is worth much more to
a lawyer than mere acuteness OF In
tellect- 1t happens. however. that Mr.
Miller possesses both His mind Is ex-
ceedingly keen. but its keenness is ball
anced by the good sense have men
toned He has a wide range OF pro-
fessional learning, great thoroughnesS
of research and a mental poise that is
not shaken by temporary defeat. n
these elements of strength must be,
added a big heart. generous nature and
high character as a man."
To Mr.. Miller the field OF psychic re-
search is as familiar as his law books.
He knows the great masters OF litera-
ture intimately through their works.
AS others read fiction he reads philO-
sophical treatises and revels in them.
He needs no key to them other than his
we'll stored mind. His private library
is one Of the best in Chicago. His books
are like personal friends. giving him
cOmpanionship and diversion. His in
terest in education is shown in the fact
that he is president of the board OF
trustees of Dearborn seminary. and
has been president OF the Law Institute
at Chicago.
Among the clubs of which he is a
MEMBER are the CDtCdSO literary CluDs
Union league. Chicago, Hamilton and
Lakewood. The Chicago bar associa-
tion has honOred him by making him
it's executive head. In politics he IS
republican, In church affiliatiOn an
Episcopalian. In both he is broad
minded
He plays golf occasionally and knows
fine drive and an accurate putt. but
his choice OF recreation is to go up into
the Adirondacks in the summer, where
he has cottage at Bartlett Garry, and
roam the woods with his gun or go
upon the lake with his rod. He learned
an the fine points OF hunting and fish,
ing as a boy.
His family consists of Mrs Miller and
one son and a daughter. who are still in
the school period. Mrs. Miller was Miss
Anna Gross, daughter OF DR. j. z.
Gross. She was married TO Mr.. Miller
in 1887, just after the busy lawyer was
turning his fortieth year. IL Is happy
family. whose hearthstone is more at
tractive to the husband and father than
the inglenooks OF the clubs.
Professionally, Mr. Miller Is associ-
sted with George r. Peck and Merritt
starr, each of whom Is as brilliant in
his way as the man who saved the
packers and put of the day OF reckon
Ing for Standard oil.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-27

nant facts-these make up an accumu-
lated capital on which II is fair to draw
at least the legal rate of interest Mr..
Miller's fees are large, but he is not
usurer in his profession. He has the
goods. The customer may take them or
leave them, be he corporation magnate
or buyer for the people
Many times he is volunteer in the
service of the public good Many times
he is drafted In either case he is a
loyal soldier and a good fighter. Be
tween the hours of his professional
work he shows his active devotion to
the lofty aims of the citizens associa-
tion and the civic federation. His per-
sonal and private influence is on the
side of those who are trying to make
society and the world better 1t always
has been so, and that was why years
ago, as young man, he walked every
Sunday far out to one of the suburbs of
Episcopal mission. He still goes to
church regularly because his inclina-
tion runs that way and because he
thinks it is the thing to do
Corporations tie to him because he is
a good lawyer and knows where to hold
the shield to protect them. That is
about all the interest they have in him
except they think he is also a good
fellow in the high sense. Hundreds of
widows and orphans in Cook county
like him as lawyer and love him as
man. In establishing their rights and
guarding their heritages he invested
both his professional and personal in
terest.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-27

(UccESS in defending big corpora
~,tion in cases where the public inter-
Barbour County index., 1908-08-26
AnEVent in Sunday Journalism.

The people of the middle west are
rapidly discovering that the Sunday
magazine Of the Chicago Record-HeraId
is not only real magazine but also one
Of the greatest in this age of magazines.
Its recent display Of enterprise in paying
$4,000 for the exclusive serial rights
Of Conan Doyle's new romance. "Sir
Nigel, compelled even the editors Of
the famous monthlies to acknowledge
the presence Of new and powerful rival.
When this was followed by Anthony
Hopes new Zenda romance, "Sophy Of
kravonia, the reading world needed no
further proof that the Sunday magazine
Of The Record-Herald was able to
capture the finest and most costly new
fiction offered in England and America.
Its illustrations and cover designs in color
have from the beginning been of un-
surpassed beauty and artistic grace.
Its short stories. descriptive articles, ,humor.
poetry and sketches Of all kinds are the
choicest that the literary market affords,
many Of them being written by the most
popular authors and magazine contrib
utors in the United States. In short, it
is an entertaining, high-class magazine
that will bear comparison with the best
independent weeklies or monthlies, what
ever the price. There IS nothing else
like it In American journalism.
Barbour County index., 1908-08-26
S. S. Program

Program for the Sharon Valley SIS.
picnic to be held at the Ogden grove
one mile west Of Sharon, Aug. 9th:
FORENOON
Opening Song-"All Hail the Power
of Jesus Name"
Scripture reading and prayer-Elder
Hendrickson
Address Of welcome-A. J. Ogden.
ReSpOnSe-P. d. MATHS.
Exercises by Sharon Christian S. S.
How to keep the boys in S. S. after
the age of twelve-John Entrikin.
BASKET D1NnER
Song g-"Leaning on the Everlasting
Arms. by all.
Exercises Methodist S. S.
EXerciSeS--U B. S. S.
ExercIses-Unity S. S.
ExerciSes-Enon Baptist S. S.
Exercises View S. S.
Election of officers.
Song-"God be with you Till we
Meet again. by all
Some changes may occur in the pro-
gram. Everybody is invited to come
and spend the day with us.
By order of Committee.
Barbour County index., 1908-08-26
REPORT OF
County Superintendent
Of Public instruction
--FOR-
BARBER COUNTY, KANSAS.
BARBER COUNTY, KANSAS.

Quarter begins April 1, 1908, and ends June
80. 1908.
1. Number of district schools visited this
quarter, giving number OF each district: No l,
18th grade), No. 5 (grades 1, 2. 8, ,4.56,7,s. 9,
10, IL, 12).
Total No. visits 13
2. Average length of time spent in actual
school inspection: ~ hours
8. Number of written reports Of such visits
made to the district board:
boards:
open at county-seat: s.
8. Number of examinations of district
clerks records: Give numbers of districts
in which records are not kept according to
law:
Z. Number of examinations OF district
treasurers' records: S Give numbers of dis
tricts In which records are not kept as requir-
ed by law:
ed: 1
9. Number OF lectures delivered:
10. Is the ofice supplied with suitable rec
ord books, as required by the existing law?-
Yes.
first grade; second grade. =; third
grade, O.; professional. o;
IL. Number of certificates endorsed:
To the State Superintendent of Public In
struction, Topeka, Kansas:
hereby certify the above to be a correct
statement of the work of this Office in the mat
| tiers herein reported, for the quarter ending
| this day.
Dated at Medicine Lodge, this 1st day of
July, 1908.
]. E. THOMAS,
| County superintendent, Barber County.
Barbour County index., 1908-08-26

Chairman II. II. Case Of the Re-
publican county central committee left
for Topeka Sunday morning to attend
the meeting Of the party council which
was held in that city yesterday. Chair
man Case is one Of the few Of the
machine crowd left on the committee
and we surmise that he felt rather lone
some when the faithful got together in
executive session.
Barbour County index., 1908-08-26

Arthur P. Parker arrived last We'd
nesday to visit two weeks with his par
ents, H. J. Parker and wife, on Cedar.
Arthur continues to hold his position a.
cartoonist for the Live Stock World in
Chicago and has lately been doing re-
portorial work in connection. He is
now out on a months vacation and
stopped on a return trip from Colorado
Springs where he has been enjoying
himself two weeks. He is in the best
Of health and look. like a man who i.
enjoying life. AS a cartoonist he is hard
to excel.
Barbour County index., 1908-08-26
Peaches and Apples for Sale.

have peaches and apples for sale at
my orchard one mile north and two east
Of Sharon, at the following prices:
Peaches .....25c to 75c per bu.
Apples. -. ...... Soc to S per bu.
HOMER WHITE,
Sharon, Kansas,
Barbour County index., 1908-08-26

C. A. Hibbard and family departed
last Wednesday to attend family re-
union Of the Hibbard famiies at Bald
win, Kansas. J. A. Hibbard. neph-
ew, who had been visiting here few
weeks. accompanied them. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hibbard and son returned Mon
day.
Barbour County index., 1908-08-26

Jno. T. McGrath Of Eagle township
has rented one Of VIM. Palmer's new
houses on Kansas avenue west and his
family will move to town next month.
MIR. and Mrs. McGrath are believers
in education and propose to give their
children the best advantages possible.
This is their reason for moving to the
city.
Barbour County index., 1908-08-26

id. Montgomery and wife returned
home from Wichita Tuesday night Of last
week, where they had been visiting their
daughter, Miss Ruby, whose marriage
was noted last week. Her husbands
name is Hunter Loverin Of Pueblo, Colo.
They departed last week for Pueblo,
where they are now residing.
Barbour County index., 1908-08-26

Remember the prompt and satisfactor,
settlements made by the Royal after tn
tornado last summer, and when in neee
of tornado or FIRE insurance, call on H
II. Case, Agent, Medicine Lodge.
Barbour County index., 1908-08-26

Winter seed barley for sale: Otis
Coyle, Medicine Lodge. r
Barbour County index., 1908-08-26

Commissioner Riley Lake is making
rapid progress. The broken bones in
his arm and shoulder have begun to
knit nicely and he is able to be on his
feet good share Of the time. With
the proper bandages and other artificial
devices he expects to be able to be
out tomorrow and direct his big sale.
Barbour County index., 1908-08-26

4" Mrs. Henry Koeller. formerly Miss
Mounsey, arrived from DeSoto, Kansas,
last week, to visit her parents, Jonathan
Mounsey and wife.
Barbour County index., 1908-08-26

w. H. Kidd and his son-in-Iaw,
Mack Long, Of Fancy Prairie, Illinois.
arrived last Thursday and are visiting
with T. M. Kidd and family and other
relatives. On this trip Mr.. Kidd will
close deal to rent farm and will move
his family out some time during the fall
or winter.
Barbour County index., 1908-08-26

Frances and Luther Stafford were
thrown from their riding horse Monday
evening. Both were riding at the same
time and the horse became scared and
ran away. Aside from severe bruises,
neither was hurt, but they were badly
scared.
Barbour County index., 1908-08-26

Mrs. Jas. Dobbs and baby returned
from their outing at Colorado Springs
last Thursday.
Barbour County index., 1908-08-26

Forsyth's mill is the right place to gel
your feed. Corn chop, kaffr chop, bran.
shorts and chicken feed always on hand.
Barbour County index., 1908-08-26

D. S. Jones has returned home from
Colorado Springs. Mrs. Jones and Jim
mie will return probably the latter part
Of next week.
Barbour County index., 1908-08-26

The Santa Fe was on time twice
last week. The Index makes not Of
this, first, because it is its rule to publish
all the news, and second, because the
direct accusation was made that the
paper would not give the devil his
DUE"
Barbour County index., 1908-08-26

Miss Gertrude Rhoades returned
home from her visit at Anthony Saturday.
Barbour County index., 1908-08-26

Cold drinks, ice cream and ices serv-
ed in all Aavors and fashions, at Luallen's.
Barbour County index., 1908-08-26

County Attorney Cloud was called to
Hazelton yesterday. There seems to be
more trouble brewing down there but
Mr.. Cloud did not know the nature Of
It when he left.
Barbour County index., 1908-08-26

Miss Lillian Lorton departed for
her home at Tulsa, Ok. on Sunday,
after a delightful months visit with friends
in the city.
Barbour County index., 1908-08-26

County Superintendent Thomas re-
turned home from attending the State
Superintendents meeting at Topeka on
Friday.
Barbour County index., 1908-08-26

Mrs. Roscoe Davis and the lite boy
were over from Sharon last week visiting
Grandpa and Grandma Martin.
Barbour County index., 1908-08-26

Miss Fay VanNess has been employ
ed as local reporter for the Medicine
Lodge Cresset.
Barbour County index., 1908-08-26

G. c. Lake of Colorado Springs
arrived in the City last Friday to visit
his brother, P. l.. Lake.
Barbour County index., 1908-08-26

Hon. VIM. Gesner of Kiowa was in
his accustomed seat before the contest
board early Monday morning.
Barbour County index., 1908-08-26

For sale or rent My residence prop
erty on south Main street. Mrs. Sarah
Hayes.
Barbour County index., 1908-08-26

For Sale. A hicyle plow and an
Emerson Gangplow, nearly new.-C. N.
Marshall.
Barbour County index., 1908-08-26

F. M. Shell had the misfortune to
lose one Of his driving horses last week.
1t is getting the time of year when horse
flesh is most valuable to him. In a few
weeks he will begin his school term in
the Reutlinger district west Of town and
it is necessary for him to drive to and
fro daily.
Barbour County index., 1908-08-26

Vim. Rule is expected home from
Colorado today or tomorrow to attend
to some real estate matters. Mrs. Rule
will not return for several weeks.
Barbour County index., 1908-08-26

JAS. Taliafeno returned to his home at
Amarillo, Texas last Wednesday.
Barbour County index., 1908-08-26

Peter D. Mats, prohibition candidate
for county clerk, attended the county
Sunday School Convention held in this
city last Thursday andFriday, land incident
ally made preliminary arrangements for a
thorough canvas Of the county. We un-
derstandthat Mr.. Mats expects to make
an aggressive campaign.
Barbour County index., 1908-08-26

A Mother Hubbard party held forth
in w. Browns grove on Elm Creek
yesterday. Well wager that John
was not far away.
Barbour County index., 1908-08-26

II reports are true Billie Ellison, who
lives several miles north Of this city,
has discovered what he believes will
prove small gold mine on the former
Hogard ranch. Anyway he and his
friends are almost persuaded that the
find IS genuine and the Index is author
lied by one who saw the output that
it is the unadulterated article. On the
strength Off Billie" has already placed
an order for $4,000 electric locomobile
and has made all the preliminary arrange
msnts to set his friends a merry pace.
Lightning got uncomfortably close in
two instances during brief eledncal storm
in this city last Wednesday morning. One
bolt struck corner Of Bene6ers hard
ware store and took off quite a bit oI
brick on top, besides damaging the roof
jill. Owen was doing the janiior work II
the Peoples Bank at the time. some Sc
feet away and the shock felled him tc
the floor but did not hurt him. Tn,
other case was Mrs. Moss, wife Of tn,
engineer at the gypsum mill, residing il
]. B. Gano's residence While closin,
window she was severely burned on
the breast by fash but was otherwis,
unhurt. Dr.. Donovan was called ant
found that aside from the serious burn
Mrs. Moss had sustained no other injury
The lightning struck quite distance fror
the house but the heat was so intens
that it covered comfortable area. Thi
is the third time Mrs. Moss has bee
hurt by lightning. It was very narroN
escape, one entire side Of her body hav
ing been in a numbed condition sever;
hours after the injury.