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The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-06-04
NEWS.

Miss Rachel Lane, of Fletcher
has gone to Charlotte for a visit.
S. O. Edney formerly of Flat
Rock is now living near Hender-
sonville on Route 8.
Hon. and Mrs. ]. M, Gudger of
Asheville visited relatives in the
city Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Durant
are occupying their beautiful
summer home at Flat Rock.
Miss Minnie Spann is home for
the summer. Miss Spann's moth
er is not at all we'll.
Prof. Boone is very sick, and
his friends entertain but little
hope of his recovery.
G. E. Durfee, president Of the
new Citizens Bank, has returned
from business trip North.
Miss Lizzie Cheatham has re-
turned to this city after a pro-
longed visit to ST. Louis, Norfolk
and other cities.
Miss Geneva Theobold and
Miss Catherine Grant, of Ashe-
vile are guests of Miss Lula
Whitaker.
Mrs.J. Brown has returned to
New Castle Pa. after spending
several months here with her son
Archie Brown.
Miss Pearl Cash of Etowah was
a visitor at the Mountain City Inn
and attended the commencement
exercises Friday.
C. C. Harding and wife, of
Roanoke, Va, have a suite of
rooms at The Hotel Gates for
the summer.
J. Wesley Penland of Colum-
bia, S, c, with his family spent
a few days with Mrs. Penland's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. JUS
tine.
Miss Virginia Lane is home
from Texas, where she has been
spending the past year, and will
remain at Fletcher for some time
before returning to the Lone Star
State.
Misses Gussie and Ethel Dotson
returned Thursday from States
vile, where they had gone to at
tend College Comm encement
and visit relatives in that city.
I'D. DermidEsq. was in attend
anae III the Chiidren's Day ex-
cfcises at Refuge church OH the
ridge" Sunday, and reports a
royal time.
MIR. Brown of Bessmar City,
with his two daughters who have
been attending Saluda Seminary,
were the guests of Mrs. A. F. P.
King, Thursday night,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Cone,
accompanied by Mrs. Cones sister
are at the Gates for the summer
Mr.. Cone is one of the best known.
cotton mill men of the South, and
his home is at Gibsonville, N. G..
R. M. Oates has been reading
the meters. Many who have fail,
ed to sign an application for g
meter found their water cut of
June 1st.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linday Weaver OF
Tryon, N. C. spent several hours
in the city, Friday, with a view
of selecting aresidence for the
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. EasterliI
of Orangeburg, S. C. are stopping
at the Mountain City Ind.
Mr. Easterlin has secured a po
sition in the store of j. o. Will
iams.
R. G. Anders and J. Foy Just
Ice are two young men of thi
town who graduated this yea
with high honors from Wax
Forest.
Rev. J. M. Justice spen
day in town recently
returning from Richmond o.
his way to Georgia. Rev. Justu
has been appointed missionary t
ArrontiDo Oo,1th Arnoy.ioa an
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20
ARTMAN REPEATS ATTACK
Indiana Jurist Again Censures
Appellate and Supreme Courts

For the third time in the three days
session of the temperance assembly at
Christian Science hall a noted speaker
made pointed allusion to the decision
or the appellate and supreme courts
from the platform of the conference
last night, and arraigned the principle
OF the ruling that what is morally a
crime can be legally justifiable.
Tuesday 1T was Judge Samuel r. Art
man of Indiana who unconsciously
raped the decision; Bishop John w.
Hamilton reiterated that theory on
Wednesday, and last night 1T was Art
man again who repeated his original
statements He spoke as follows:
Suppose that in city other than San
Francisco political CRATER were to contract
with the keeper of some resort and bribe a
public officer. And later suppose the keeper
of the resort were to sue for the return Of the
bribe consideration. Do you suppose that such
contract would be upheld by reputable court
simply because the contract happened to be a
legal transaction?
If the courts in any other state than Cali
fornia-but l will not say that after all. But
II in my state court would enforce such law
and public sentiment would approve of IL we
earthquake. wrong cannot be legal right.
If you attempt to enforce things On that prin-
cfple and standard. then all moral wrongs can
be legal rights, and all moral rights are legal
wrongs
Do mean to declare that moral wrongs are
wrong IN the absence Of legal statute? do.
Murder is wrong in the absence Of any legal
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20
Ruef Denies Graft Facts He Gave
Before Twenty Witnesses
Fallen Boss Files Long Affidavit to Aid
Calhoun and Associates
Of having discussed such an exigency
ALSO GIVEN CLEAN BILL

-hDoO ObEAN
Abbott is given a similar clean bill
Of morality. The affidavit continues
more specifically:
That relative to said Calhoun and said Ford
this afhant, relying upon the said immunity
contract. promises and assurances. did state
10 SAID Burns, Heney and said Langdon that ne,
afhant, never received any money at any time
from TREY /. Ford or Patrick Calhoun, or
the United Railroads, for the purpose of brib-
ing, or giving, or paying, or Offering TO pay,
or promising TO pay, any supervisor or public
Official and frequently stated TO the said
Heney, Langdon and Burns; and that he was
never promised or paid any money by Patrick
roads, or any representative thereof for the
purpose OF bribing or giving, or paying, or
Offering 10 pay, promising TO pay, any su-
perFis0r or public official, and the was
and is the truth.
And affant further says that neither Tirey
L. Ford, nor Patrick Calhoun. ever spoke TO
this atflant about told this affant about or
told this aftant that they either OF them
expected him 10 bribe. give, pay. or offer 10
pay any money. or promise TO pay any money
TO any public official OF supervisor. and this
afnant so told the said Honey. Iangdon and
Burns; and this affant has never stated TO
the contrary and the same was and is the
truth.
That shortly before the first trial Of TREY
l. Ford, In the month of September, 1907,
upon one Of said indictments $40 TO S23 and
said Burns to the testimony which affiant
would give upon the said Ford trial and said
Burns stated 10 affant in substance and effect
that the prosecution would not be satisfied
cution unless this affant would 20 further
IN his testimony and would state that Mr. Ford
ana this affant had together discussed bribery
Of the board OF SUPERVISORS or unless this sf
had discussed with this affant the amount of
money which should be paid to the super
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20

or the immunity contract and virtu-
Gus protest against what he calls
glaring Misrepresentation" in the am
davits Of Heney. Langdon and Burns.
This affidavit is fled" he concludes
to disclose with more detail to this
court the fact that the real reason
which moved the prosecution to at
tempt to repudiate the immunity con-
tract with this affiant was because this
aff1ant refused to commit the perjuries
demanded of him by the prosecution as
against Patrick Calhoun, Tirey l.. Ford
and others"
PROSECUTION BUSY
While Ruefs affidavit took the hon.
ors of the day in number of words the
prosecution was able to file two docu-
ments to the former boss one. Former
Supervisors James L. Gallagher and
gardlng their conferences with Ruef on
March IL, 1907. in the matter of i'm
munity.
Gallagher states that on March 16
he confessed his crimes to Heney and
Langdon and Burns; that he spoke to
Rudolph Spreckels regarding immunity
terms that might be made with Ruef.
He says that Spreckels had suggested
that Ruef confess before 10 o'clock on
the morning of March IS and that he
tSpreckels) was satisfied that the dis
trict attorneys Office would agree to
granting Ruef immunity in the cases
wherein the supervisors We're involved
If he would also confess. Gallagher
says that he had no talk with Lang
don or Heney on immunity for Ruef,
and that his visit to Ruef was made Oh
his own volition
Wilson says that he, Independently,
had called on Ruef on March II and
found Gallagher there. He corrob-
crates Gallagher's statement in essential
points and says that Ruef did not ac-
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20

visors for their vote in favor Of the passage
Of said trolley permit.
CRATER is CAREFUL
Ruef attacks great Importance to the
wording of his negotiations with the
United Railroads officials and reiterates
that he never discussed a "bribe" with
them He continues to say that Burns
insisted that Ford and Calhoun had dis
cussed with him the question of the
amount of money the supervisors
would want; but the affiant insists in
his affidavit that no such conversation
ever occurred. Shocked by the stand of
the prosecution, Ruef continues:
That, Notwithstanding this atlantis repeated
assertions TO the said Burns, in answer to the
said demands of the said Burns for such testi-
mony from this afhant, the said Burns made re-
peated requests and demands of this affant that
he should change his sta tement so that afiant's s
statement would incriminate the said Ford aud
Calhoun and said Burns did repeatedly in the
month of September. 1907. say to this affant,
when alone with this affiant, and frequently in
the presence Of the Rev. Bernard NJ. Kaplan, in
substance and effect, that the prosecution de-
manded of this affant testimony which would
convict Ford and Calhoun, and did state in the
presence of said Kaplan TO this affant that the
statements of this afhant if repeated to a trial
jury, instead of convincing would acqut said
Ford and said Calhoun, and did further state in
the said month of September to this affant that
the prosecution was not giving af1ant complete
immunity for nothing.
When said Burns, after many efforts found
that would not testify as demanded he was at
hrst extremely angry or apparently SO, and event
ually stated to me that if l would say, when
called as witness in the Ford trial, that Ford
paid money TO put the matter through the board
Of supervisors" Mr.. Heney would be salts
ded
Mr, Burns also stated that there not very
much strain In that language, and that / could
safely say that, and ii would please Mr.. Heney
and the prosecution and be TO my great interest
in carrying out promptly and effectnaly the en-
tire immunity contract; and l am also informed
and verify believe that Mr.. Burns Mr.. Heney
made practically the same statement to Drs.
Nieto and Kaplan. My reason for the belief is
that they both spoke to me about the matter
and told Burns and / told the Rev. DR.. Kaplan
and told the Rev. DR.. Nieto, and | told Burns
in their presence. that / would not change my
statement from the truth to a falsehood, and that
I would not swear to lie to convict any one
matter what the result might be to myself
and would not testify as the prosecution demand
ed. These last conversations occurred in Sep
tember, 1907.
Ruef closes his document with an ex-
preston of his unwillingness to testify
to what Ford might have understood or
thought, with a further attestation of
his willingness to live up to the terms
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20

Judge Lawlor ruled yesterday that all
matter contained In the affidavit OF AS
sistant District Attorney Francis j.
Heney that was material to the points
at issue In the Abraham Ruef case
should be permitted to stand in the rec
ord. The afternoon session of the court
was devoted to a discussion OF the
points Assistant District Attorney
John O'Gara appeared for the prosecu-
tion and Attorney Frank Murphy rep
resented Ruef.
This morning the scene shifts to the
district court of appeal. where Ruef ap-
pears in support of petition for writ
of habeas corpus for release on bail
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20
SO WARRANTS FOR RUFF.
Mass of Bench Citations Served
on CRATER in Cell

In order that a full return might be
made to the district court of appeal by
the district attorney relative to the ap-
plication of Ruef for reduction or
bail. ss new bench warrants for the
arrest of the boss were issued by
Judge Sturtevant yesterday at the re-
quest OF Assistant District Attorney
Heney, and last night they were served
on Ruef at the county jail
These warrants were not issued at
the time the indictments were returned
bv the grand jury last year for the
reason that at that time 1t was feared
their Issuance might raise question
as to the legality Of Ruef being placed
In the custody of an elisor. The bench
warrants issued yesterday were in the
IA Parkside cases, the nine fight trust
cases and the 65 indictments originally
returned against Ruef before he had
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20

statute on the subject. If you are going 20
follow out the principle that everything tnsr
Is not mentioned In the constitution is legal:
then you are going to legalize murder ana
burglary In many Of the states
Without a license q saloon il PUBIC
nuisance II saloon without a license Is
public nuisance, what then, Is 1t with license
public nuisance Is public menace The saloon
has no constitutional right. inalienable right,
no inherent right, natural right III TINS Is
so, does 1t not follow that the courts can a1nrm
n Is NOT a lawful thing? They say high license
is regulation. You can't regulate a wrong
my friends.
Last nights session was the conclud-
ing one of the three day conference In
the afternoon Judge Waste OF Oakland
smoke on 1HThe Law" and Rev. E. ).
Chapman made the address of ther day
on 'The Last Hope of the Liquormen-
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20

HOLLISTER 95 MILES FROM SAN FRANCISCO
Recent Government reports, speaking with
regard to samples of coal secured from dis
tricts adjacent to Hollister, say:
"The most striking characteristic of the
COAL as shown by chemical analysis, is the
heavy percentage of volatile matter as COM
pared with the fixed carbon. This indicates a
rich gas-naking coal and, were it not for the
heavy percentage of sulphur, it could doubt
less be used to advantage in the manufacture
ing of illuminating gas. The heating proper
ties of the coal are excellent, running as high
as 1877 British thermal units in the air-dried
sample This is considerably better than most
of the sub-bituminous Goals of the Pacific
coal of Wyoming
"The hardness and the freedom from shaking
make this an excellent shipping coal and, so
far as the writer's experience goes, it is the
best grade of coal on the Pacific Coast south
of Washington" page 438, Contributions to
Economic Geology, 1906, U. S. Geological
Survey.)
HoLLIsTER COAL MINES
FRANCISCO
1t is estimated that the Hollister Coal Company
will after the mine is properly equipped be able
to mine the coal at cost of not over S125 ton.
Add this average of IS cents ton for freight,
which brings the total cost of the coal landed in
San Francisco Los Angeles at Sis ton.
Dealers are today paying from $500 to S1200 ton
for coal, which they retail at from $3.50 to S1650
per ton.
The Hollister Coal Company should make a net
profit of from So to $40 ton on every sold to
wholesale dealers and considerably when they
establish number of retail depots in the various
towns of California which they contemplate doing
petent managers, to be chosen from the towns in
which the branches are to be established.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20
PIoNEER woMAN DIES

Mrs. Margaret Seymour. who came
across the plains to California In the
pioneer days, died yestexday morning
of old age at the home of her son.
Captain John Seymour, SO Pierce street.
Mrs. Seymour lived with her son. James
Seymour at Halfmoon bay She came
to visit her other son. Captain Sey-
mour. about a month ago. The funeral
will be held at the Catholic church In
Spanishtown tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20

cept the terms them but said that he
would consider the matter Wilson says
that Ruef- invited him to call, as he
wished to learn of the confessions Of
the supervisors. Both Wilson and CAL
lasher saw Ruef at the Little ST. Fran
cis
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20
HENEY,s WORDS STAND

confessed and the joint indictments
were returned
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20
GO TO HOLLISTER
SEE THE COAL NINE

had occurred which will again place California
The organizers of the Hollister Coal Com
secure the land which the Company now cont
These reports were most favorable. The c
The Hollister Coal Company is capitalized
for 100000, divided into 100000 non
assessable shares of a par value of $1.0O each.
William Palmtag, President of the Farmers and
Merchants Bank of Hollister, is President; w
A. Brown, Secretary, and the Farmers and
Merchants Bank of Hollister, Treasurer. The
directors at recent meeting voted to sell A
LIMITED AMOUNT OF TREASURY
STOCK AT so CENTS PER SHARE.
HERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
THE CONSERVATIVE INVESTOR TO
BECOME INTERESTED IN A COMPANY
THAT SHOULD WITHIN A YEARS
TIME BE PAYING LARGE DIVIDENDS.
If you are interested and desire to see the
mines before deciding whether to invest, the
Company will furnish you with free railroad
ticket to Hollister and return.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20
WIZ. PALMrAG
PRGsioENr FaBmgRs RcHsNrs eANk
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yinaaoisl Department, Hsll1stsr csal co..
psarsf
or tne
eanssr, within
within
authority
equip
havs1 thirty years I
controlled
Travelled oeuny
sane
tics OF
tho Watson
vein OF
width ana
deposit and the geologic
atreotI feel II ny
feel confident
city sf
long until chipping ceai {.
vicinity
advise be 70 60
ana ss
With csnftdens that have
vsry respectfully ysura,
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haveb BROWN Secretary. - - ~ ~ = M
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20
VIII Soon Ship Fuel

AS soon as this preliminary work is com
pleted the Hollister Coal Company will be the
biggest producers and shippers OF coal on the
Pacific Coast
The profits will be enormous, as most of the
coal will be consumed in California, thereby
making it possible to keep the freight rates
under Sl.00 per ton The freight charges on
the coal now used in California are from $3.50
to 5000 per ton, as nearly every ton is shipped
from foreign countries. For this reason the
Holister Coal Company will sell their product
under the present market price and still the
profit will be larger than on any other class
OF coal.
BoLLIsTER COAL MINES a5 MILES FROM SAN
FRANCISCO
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20
GRANDs FOR MUSICIAN ON
MANSION
GRANDs

We want TO call attention of musi-
ciaEs also to several magnificent Baby
and Parlor Grand pianos. Never again
Will sucn instruments be obtainable
within $3.50. yes. $500. of the price ar
which they are now offered. Cash or
payments
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20
COAL
Located at HOLLISTER, CAL.
GO TO HOLLISTER
SEE THE COAL NINE


as prod
som Q n snes so 0 San Francisco whob beu investing the
nlexamna ooH byco etso nnnarp
c excel e ~
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20
GIVES COURT HIS SIDE

Getting into the meat of his view Of
the case Ruef blandly says he presents
ais version:
For the information Of this court that ii
nsy the better Judge whether il shall beiese
ne manifold falseho0ds relative TO the mat
er of said Ford case which the said Henev
las concocted and fabricated and inserted IN
is affidavit for the purpose OF deluding and
Receiving the court herein ana Of endeavoring
n prevent II from resching just and far
onclusion herein. and with a view 10 wreak
Vengeance this afhant because this afhant
Fould not he coerced into swearing falsely at
he instance of said Heney. Langdon AMI
esuifs stated by them and each Of them and
esired By them and each Of them and by Ru-
olph Spreckels their financial hacker and en-
lover Of some all Of them. namely. among
fl4er things. the conviction Of Patrick Cal
oun and Of. TREY J.. Ford
Ruef reiterates at length his former
tatements regarding the alleged un-
ferstanding between himself and Rab-
bis Nieto and Kaplan and Burns that
immunity was to be granted upon his
cling the fun truth. In pursuance TO
he alleged agreement that Burns was
% represent the graft prosecution in
occurring statements from Ruef the
fiant continues to relate ia his aft
avit what he told Burns concerning
ne trolley case. At length he exon
rated Thornwell Mutually Of having
tterea or heard the word bribery or
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20
Another $4,000 Sales Day
Talk of Scarcity of Money,
ETC., Conclnsively Disproyed.
Don't Fail to Look Into This
If the Saving of Money Is an
Object

TALKING MACHINES - FILLMORE
STREET ONLY
A splendid assortment of brand new
talking machines. with every new at
tachment and late device. These are
being sold at about one-half price Six
ty cent records now 42c.
Talking machines and records at the
Fillmore street store only.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20

aveb beende developed.--w. A. BROWN Secretary - - 80 ~
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-10

Among the outHof-town teams the
Boys High School of Brooklyn las
been Newark Highs most Formidable
opponent in football, baseball n bas-
ketball. The rivals will clash at bas-
ketball Wednesday afternoon at the
Newark Y. NJ. C. A. gymnasium, and,
as usual, a red-hot game may be look
ed for. on Saturday, February y, the
local schoolboys will meet the Mont
clair High five in the second game OF
the New Jersey Interscholastic League
championship series.
Two games of basketball VIII be
played at Dominican Hall tonight.
The Dominican A. A. will have as its
opponents the Nationals, of Harlem
This team is coming to Newark for the
first time, with a reputation Of having
lost only one game this season out Of
twenty-fpur. This game should prove
a hummer, as the locals will strive to
keep up their record of not having been
beaten this season, having played
fifteen games at nome and two on the
courts Of their opponents. At present
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-10
VANDERBILT HORSES GO TO LONDON.

NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-Eighty trot-
ting coach horses, the property of All.
fred G. Vanderbilt, sailed aboard the
steamer Minneapolis for London yes
terday. They r the horses which Mr.,
Vanderbilt will use in driving the
coach Venture. of the historic London
Brighton course. next spring. The
coach, which Is being competed, will
follow on a later steamer, but several
brakes and private carriages accom-
panic. the horses. Two of the famous
grays that created a sensation at the
international Horse Show last year are
included in those on the way to Lon
don. and, with two grays, will con-
stitute the team that will be driven on
the first portion of tho coach journey
out of London. Mr.. Vanderbilt does
not expect to bring any of the horses
back to America. but will sell them all
at an auction at Tattersalls, June 20, the
Monday following the close of the In
ternational Horse Show. These will be
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-10
MDDO SAYS DANE
AND BRITT ARE A
PAIR OF CUT-UPS
Coast Sports Like Native Son So
Well They'd Stand Com
tinuOus Performances.
BY KIDDO.
Britt ana Nelson are cut-ups.

Britt n Nelson are cut-upS.
They'll be reading Three Weeks
soon. That is If they get a chance TO
rest between fights" Jimmy doesn't
care how much real estate he owns.
Nelson doesn't mind how often he helps
him build it. The coast sports are
standing for it, so it makes no never
mind me to me.
But what are they getting together
for the fourth time? you may ask.
Maybe there's some n on the Pacific
slope who hasn't seen the two in the
ring. There's nothing like obliging 1t
to the sporting frat.
In order to help the native son out
in this real estate business he has
been given two decisions in the fights
he has had with Bat. When Nelson
wanted to clean up he knocked Britt
out. 1t looks now as though it were
Nelson's turn to win the next fight.
He'll have to knock Jimmy out If he
wants to prove to the bugs of the
West that he is a better man than
Britt.
This Get the Money Easy Order is
branching out rapidly. / am glad to see
two such clever business fighters ac-
tive in pushing it on the coast sports.
1t makes me think that Philly is not
the only town that stands for the or
ga~niZation.