The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-12-31
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Pittsburg Graft orows-American
Navy Second Standard Oil Punish
ed in Missouri-Many Lynehings in
1908 Need of Postal BanLs.


PITTSBURG GRAFr:-The develop
ments of the Pittsburg graf scan
dal show that the city is cue of the
worst governed IN the country Al
most all the banks In the city have
been involved, and the government
has started special investigation of
them. A great many cases of bribery
of councilmen have been testified
too, and it looks as IL lot of council
men would go to jail. Andrew Carne-
gle has provided a fund of S15O,O00
to help the prosecution. All of which
goes to show that free government
is only good SO long as good officers
are elected. and that when a scoun-
drel gets in Il is a. bad as possible.
AMERICAN NAVY SECOND:-A
year book issued by the clerk of the
Senate Naval Committee shows that
the U. s. now occupies the second
place in the world 60 far as strength
of its navy goes There is a great
squirt being made by other nations
however, and unless we Increase our
building programme, we will soon
be behind.
STANDARD OIL oUsTED:-The
Standard Oil Co.. and the Republic
Oil Co.. which belongs to II have been
busted from Missouri for meintain-
ing a tfust, and the Waters-Pierce
Co, has been allowed TO remain only
after paying heavy fines and promis-
ing to be good
LYNCHING IN 190s:-There were
more lynchings in the last year than
for several years past-SS. Kentucky
shows an increase, too. The spread
OF lawlessness Is one of the most seri-
Gus menaces of our government and
no section is free from It, but it is
worse in the South than elsewhere.
Kentucky, with its night rider out
RACES has been the worst in all kinds
OF lawlessness, this year, but Missis-
sippi. Texas and Georgia have had
more lynchings.
FARMS FIRST NEED Coun-
try Life Commission, whose meeting
in Lexington was reported in these
columns some time ago. is about TO
report to the President II will say
that one of the first and greatest
needs of the country everywhere Is
postal savings bank system and
win urge that Congress establish one.
Fortunately the Republican PARTY is
already pledged to this, and we may
expect to have IL in working order
soon.
JAIL SENTENCE FOR LABOR
LEADERSHIP Supreme Court Of
the District of Columbia has SEN
fenced Gompers. Mitchell, and Morri-
son, officials of the American FEEDER
alton OF Labor, to several months
each in jail because they refused to
obey an injunction issued in the Buck
Stove Co., case. There is some doubt
~ 80 the legality of the Injunction.
and the labor men had appealed this,
but instead of abiding by the decision
of the court pending appeal, as good
citizens usually do, they decided 10
disobey the court. The sentence is
for contempt of court. An appeal
has been allowed.
ABE REUF SENTENCED:-Abe
Reuf. former political boss OF San
Francisco has been sentenced to
fourteen years in the State peniten-
tiary at San Quentin, California.
FIFTY KILLED: men are
dead as the result of a mine explos-
ion in the Lick Branch mine at En-
mis-, w. Va. Thirty-eight men are
buried in the derbis and there IS
little hope of their recovery alive.
There Is little excitement at the
mine. Women and children are bear
ing their grief in silence at their
homes on the mountain sides.
PULLED PRESIDENTS WHISK-
ERS:-A crazy Frenchman attempted
new kind of insult of public man
last Friday by pulling the whiskers
of the president of France. The aged
President was walking in the park
when he was jumped on from behind,
and his whiskers pulled. He was not
much hurt-the man was arrested and
is said to be crazy.
FAILS FOR $1,000 00:-H. w.
Poor. a leading financier. and well
known New York broker. has failed
for s5.OOO.OOO. 1t is claimed that his
creditors will be paid. The cause of
the failure has not been stated.
Oh watch, and fight. and prayl
The battle never give DER;
Renew the conflict day by day.
And helm divine imnlOre