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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-19
BISHOP LINES
SCORES SUNDAY
DINNER PARTIES

deputies from the various churches
in the diocese were present. The
bishop celebrated holy communion. lie
was assisted by Archdeacon Lewis
Cameron and the Rev. Louis Shreve
Osborne, rector of Trinity.
After the communion Bishop Lines
made the annual address. which a
lengthy. Besides excise and Sunday
rest he said st. Barnabas's Hospital
is in a splendid condition and doing
good work He said the institute is
STA, 900 better off than it was for some
more in it's work.
He commended other institutions and
charities in the diocese.
Bishop on Excise Legislation.
81 have not taken active part in the
agitation the last year." said the bishop,
Tin respect to excise legislation, and L
ave made no request to others in the
church in reference to the subject.
When Governor Fort took his positive
and courageous stand in the matter, in
favor of the maintenance of existing
legislation and its enforcement, 1
thought that the duty of all of us was
to accept his leadership and try to put
back of the existing laws effective pub
lie opinion.
THE existing laws, which forbid the
opening of saloons on Sundays, the
closing of back rooms, the exclusion of
minors, is good legislation, in accord
ance with the traditions of the COM
monwealth, and ought to be maintained.
1.-THE removal of the licensing power
from politics and the limitation of the
number of licenses in some proper pro-
portion to the population, leaving them
In the hands of responsible INK law
abiding men, are proper things to work
for.
eakdOvv of Traditions.
The demand in the name of personal
liberty for the breaking down of the
traditions Inc customs of the country
does not become those who have here
sought homes, and ought not to be
needed. At "a time when Germany,
France and Italy are trying to regain
their lost day of rest, and feel the need
of restriction as regards the use of
strong drink, because of it's physical
effects upon the people; when the
British government has committed it
self to greater measures of restriction
to correct abuses, it is not a time for
us to part with our good customs.
Opposed to Violent Language.
Il have no sympathy with the vio-
lent language which has beer recently
used, me 1 try to appreciate the feel
ings of great companies of my fellow
citizens who differ from me as regards
this question. The people of the u
try have apparently made up their
minds that something shall be done to
limit waste of life and national wealth
through the abuse of strong drink.
IF moderate measures are not ac-
cepted, as in this State, the demand
for sweeping measures will come. All
men in the State ought to accept
cheerfully what has been written down
on the statute book.
Greed VS.. Personal Liberty.
Sunday, as a day of rest, has beer
one of the greatest blessings to men,
! especially to those who do the hardest
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-19

Contest Continues for SO Days. Drop a Postal or Phone
1880 and Have THE EVENING STAR Delivered Regularly.
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Forget Your Troubles.
To the Optimist Editor:
There are few in this old world e
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-23
Frederick A. Burnham
Found Dead From Gas
Poisoning.
UNDER INDICTMENT
Accused of Helping Wreck Con-
Germ Which is in Re-
ceiver's Hands.

New York, Dec. 23.-Frederick A.
Burnham, former president of the
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance COM
pany, was found dead in bed in his
home this morning of gas poisoning
The police say death was due to sui
eide
Three Were Indicted.
The Mutual Reserve went into the
hands of receivers February last Burn
ham, his brother, George Burnham, Jr.,
treasurer of the company, and George
d. Eldredge, actuary, were indicted on
charges of larceny and forgery, which
grew out of the alleged payment Of
funds in satisfaction of personal claims
against some of its officers.
George Burnham, Jr., was tried on
the charge of larceny, and convicted
and sentenced to serve two years in
prison, but the supreme court set aside
the verdict and Burnham was released.
The case against Frederick A. Burn
ham had not come to trial. It was
understood it would not be prosecuted
unless that against his brother was
eventually won by the prosecution.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-23
A REBATE PROBE?
Chicago Packers Stirred Over Calling
Of Employees Before the
Grand Jury.
ALL DENY BEING TARGETS
Action Follows Return of District At
torney Sims From Flying Trip to
Washington.

Chicago. ILL.,. Dec. 23.-The issuance
of 100 subpoenaes, 25 of which were
served on employees in the traffic de-
partment of Morris & company, sum-
moning them before the federal grand
jury, started reports yesterday that
the inquisitorial body would investigate
charges of rebating among the big
packing firms at the stock yards.
District Attorney Sims refused to
admit or deny any rumors afloat, but
M. w. Borders, attorney for Morris 6
company. admitted 25 writs had been
served on employees of the firm.
Sims In Flying Trip.
A flying visit to Washington by Dis
trict Attorney Sims, who, just returned
and who was in conference there will
F. B. Kellogg, special government at
torney. as we'll as the attorney gen
eral, is supposed to have been in con
nection with the move made yesterday
Subpoenaes were issued from Judg,
Landis' court late last Monday after
noon and nearly the entire force of tn,
United States marshaPs Office was de
tailed to serve them.
Other packing houses besides Morri
& company are named in reports, bu
each of these has denied 1t is t
be made the subject of investigation
In the legal department of Swift
company it was emphatically denie
any one of that company had bee
lserved.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-23
FORMER HEAD OF MUTUAL
RESERVE LIFE A SUICIDE?

yesterday when personally faced
the plotters and imprisoned them.
By doing so l saved more than my
personal existence; I maintained
the manly prestige of the chief
magistracy of the republic, which
it is my ambition to convert into
fountain Of good for all Venezu-
clans.
81 have constituted a cabinet
representing the public opinion of
Venezuela, and with the collabora-
tion of my ministers intend to en-
force the constitutional guarantees,
to respect the autonomy of the
various states of the Venezuelan
republic, to protect local industries
against odious manipulation, to find
a decorous and pacific solution of
our international disputes, to live
at peace and with harmony at home
and abroad, and to permit the law
alone to hold undisputed sover-
eighty throughout the land"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-23
ATTORNEY GENERAL STEAD HOLDS
LEGISLATORS MUST WAIT FOR PAY

draw warrant for the salary of
member of the general assembly until
his pay and mileage had been certified
to you It is manifest that such Ger
tificate could not be made prior to the
organization of the general assembly.
"a member of the general assembly
is elected for term of two years.
Under the provisions of said para
graph 15. chapter So, he is entitled to
receive for years service the sum
of $1,000, payable annually. Inasmuch
as it cannot be ascertained whether a
member of the legislature has fully
performed years service in that capa-
city until at the close of the year, his
compensation under the provisions OF
said paragraph Is would not be due
until the end of the year. Therefore,
under the prc visions of said paragraph
you would not be authorized to draw
warrant in payment of that service
until the year has expired
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-23

Springfield. ILL.,. Dec. 25.-Attorney
General Stead in an opinion yesterday
to Auditor Mccullough says the new
law on salaries of members of the
legislature provides for annual pay
ment and therefore they may not draw
their warrants until the end of the
year. The act gives $1,000 year, pay
able annually. The attorney general
holds that the term payable annually
means at the end of the year.
The opinion asks these questions:
sIs the auditor authorized to draw
his warrant for the payment of the sal
ary of the general assembly before It
is organized?
MAY the salary of a member of the
general assembly be paid in quarterly
installments?
Replying to these. the attorney gen
eral says:
.You would not be authorized to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-23
ROOSEVELT FOR 100000 SALARY
AND LIFE ANNUITY TO PRESIDENTS

Washington, D. c., Dec. 23.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt favors raising the SAL
ary of the president of the United
States to 100000. He also would be
glad to see his successors, when they
retire from Office, receive govern
ment annuity of $4,000 or $4,000.
Should congress decide that the
president is underpaid and pass the
Bourne bill raising his salary to $100.-
600 after March next, Mr.. Roosevelt
will approve the measure with his sig
nature.
In regard to the life annuity for ex
presidents, he does not wish such an
institution applied to himself, but fol
those who come after him he considers
such provision proper to make. H,
thinks it wiz largely solve the worrie
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-23

of the people who are agitating the
problem Of what to do with our ex-
presidents, and inasmuch as there are
many presidents who are possessed OF
only moderate means when they enter
the White house and who are certainly
as poor as when they leave it, it would
be the fair thing for the government
to do to Irovide means for them in
their retirement to private life.
In favoring the Bourne bill Presi-
dent Roosevelt makes no complaint as
to his present pay, but he believes that
the heavy demands on the presidents
private purse for entertainment and
general functions are such as to cause
the average man who holds the posi-
ton to retire from it with practically
nothing on hand but experience and
iprestige.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-23
STANDARD OIL SUBSIDIARIES GUST
ED FROM STATE OF MISSOURI
Indiana and Republic Companies Must Quit Business There
MhiIe Waters-Pierce Can Continue Only asslnde-
pendent Supreme Court Holds. =

connection with the trust is taken to
protect the minority stockholders. The
evidence, it is said, discloses the ma
jority interests in the company were
owned by New Jersey company and
that these interests displaced H. Clay
Pierce as president of the Waters
Pierce Oil company because of his per-
sistent efforts to conduct the affairs of
the company independent of the Stand
ard The punishment, he says, should
be severe enough to meet the crime
committed against the state, but the
good faith of the minority stockholders
should be recognized.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-23
Gompers, Mitchell and
Morrison Hitin Courts
Finding. 3 3 HlI2H
FOR BUCK BOYCOTT
Supreme Tribunal of District
of Columbia Closes
Noted Case.

Washington, Dec. 23.-The famous
contempt case of the Bucks Stove &
Range company against President
Gompers, Vice President Mitchell and
Secretary Morrison of the American
Federation of Labor was decided to-
day by Justice Wright of the supreme
court of the District of Columbia ad-
versely to the federation officials.
Gompers was sentenced to II months
and Morrison to six months.
Grew Out of Boycott.
The case grew out of the boycott OF
the company and the putting of that
company on the unfair list. The fed
erations alleged violation of Judge
Gould's recent mandamus has attract
ed wide attention.
IL a Test Case.
Bucks company's prosecution of the
officials of the Federation began in
August, 1907. The original action was
a test case, wherein it was sought tc
enjoin labor unions from using unfair
and I'VE don't patronize" lists in theil
fight against firms and individuals
Justice Gould issued a permanent in
junction forbidding the publication o.
the company's name in these lists.
Gompers, in an editorial in the Fed
erationist of January last, made known
his intention not to obey the courts or
der, contending the injunction ISSUED
was in derogation of the rights of labo
and the abuse of the injunctive powe
of the courts.
Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison sub
sequently were cited for contemp
and this phase of the case has beel
before court for many months.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-23
AVOID A Panic
Goodness of Theater Employees Saves
Crowd at Herald Square,
New York.
ACTORS HURRY THEIR PARTS
Curtain Rung Down and Few Members
of Audience Learn of Danger Till
Out of Building.

New York, Dec. 23.-F'ire broke out
in Herald Square theaters last night 10
minutes before the close of the per-
formance and before it was brought un-
der control had done considerable dam
age. had driven the actors and chorus
into the streets in their scant cos
tunes and caused a great commotion
among the crowds on Broadway.
There was no panic and no one was
injured, the audience remaining in ig-
norance of the fire until most of them
had passed into the streets.
The fire caught from an electric sign
on the front of the building and spread
to executive Offices opposite the second
gallery of the auditorium,
Audience Not Told.
1t was just 10 minutes before the
time for the performance to end and
when two women came down from the
second gallery and reported to the
theater attaches there was smoke il
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-23
GOMEZ READY
TO SETTLE WITH
UNITED STATES

Washington, Dec 23.-The resump-
ton of American diplomatic relations
with Venezuela is at hand. The official
communication was received at the
state department through the Brazilian
minister as Caracus expressing the
wish of Vice President Gomez to set
tie satisfactorily the international
questions between the United States
and Venezuela and for the presence OF
an American warship at La Guaira.
w. |. Buchanan has been appointed
special commissioner to represent the
United States in any negotiations
which may be had and is now aboard
the cruiser North Carolina on its way
to Venezuela.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-23
TOUPHOLD THELAW
Acting President Gomez of Venezuela
Issues Proclamation Defining
His Policies.
HONOR COMES uNsoueHT
Given Out That it Was His Personal
Bravery that FoiIed Attempt of
Castro's Agents on Life.

The Hague, Dec 23.-Because Of the
revocation of the obnoxious DEGREES
and in view of the fact the Venezuelan
government has granted the principal
demand of the Dutch government Or
ders will be sent to the Dutch war
ships on the Venezuelan coast to sus-
pend their aggressive operations. Some
of the ships will be recalled
In Control Nine Years.
Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Dec.
81, via Willemstad, Curacao, Dec. 30
The end of the rule in VenezuelaeOf
Cipriano Castro has come.
The dictator, who has governed the
republic with a rod of iron ever since
he took forcible possession of the vel
low house in Caracas in 1899, is now
openly charged with conspiracy to
compass the assassination of a man he
left at the head of the republic when
he sailed away Nov. 90 from La Guaira
nominally to secure skilled medical
aid in Berlin for a malady of long
standing, and Is today thoroughly dis
|credited.
The Bank of Venezuela has cabled
its correspondents at Berlin and Paris
canceling the unlimited letter of credit
given to President Castro when he lef
Venezuela for Europe, and no one il
Caracas believes he will ever dare re
turn to the capital.
The Castro cabinet has been forced
to resign and new and progressiy,
ministry has been appointed by Jeal
Vicente Gomez, the acting president.
Arrests Assnssins with Own Hands.
The attempt upon the life of Come
was frustrated by the cool nerve AM
courageous daring of the acting pres
dent himself. Alone and unsupporte
he arrested the ringleaders of the cor
lspiracy with his own hands in tn
lpresence of their armed adherents, an
after this action he issued a proclams
tion saying that not only had he save
his own life, but he had maintaine
the highest ideals of the chief magi!
tracy of the republic.
Acting President Gomez issued
proclamation yesterday as follows:
i Fellow Patriots: / assumed
i charge of the presidency of Ven
ezuela under the terms of the
constitution. l undertook these
Il duties without personal ambition.
j From the first / endeavored to
J, conciliate the aspirations of the
people with my high obligations,
and to this end established, in
Il accordance with our national insti-
II tutions, an administration that rec
ognized all personal and public
guarantees.
)] Unfortunately, my good inten-
tions met with incomprehepsible
i hindrance on the part OF few
persons who call themselves inti-
: mate friends of General Castro.
Not only did these persons block
Y the carrying out by me of my legal
t duties, but they stopped to con-
ri spiracy and elaborated a diabolical
+ plot against my life.
"This conspiracy was crushed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-23

Jefferson City, Mo-, Dec. 23-The
supreme court of Missouri handed
down a decision today ousting the
Standard Oil company of Indiana and
Republic Oil company from the state
of Missouri, and forbidding them ever
again to do business in Missouri, and
dissolving the Waters-Pierce Oil COM
pany of st. Louis In addition each
company is fined $4,000.
May Stay as independent.
The order dissolving the Waters
Pierce Oil company becomes effective
Jan. Is unless the company on or be-
fore that date furnishes to the supreme
court evidence that it intends to oper-
ate as an independent concern.
Finds Companies COnspired.
The court finds the companies con-
spired to regulate and fix the prices to
retail dealers. to control and limit the
trade in refined products of petroleum
and to prevent competition in buying
and selling these products, to deceive
and mislead the public into the belief
that they were separate and distinct
corporations pursuing independently
their business as legitimate competi-
tors.
The bond of $4,000 each was re-
lnewed.
Fine Should BE Million.
The suit to oust the three companies
was instituted by Attorney General
Hadley in 1905. The evidence was
taken by a special commissioner in
st. Louis and in New York, and has
been before the state supreme court
for more than a year. The opinion
was written by Judge Woodson. All
seven judges concur. Judges Graves
and Lamb wrote separate concurrins
opinions. Judge Lamb, concurring as
to the action against the Standard and
Republic companies, adds that in his
belief the Waters-Pierce Oil company
should be fined million dollars in
stead of $4,000. Judge Graves, in his
opinion, thinks the Waters-Pierce com
lpany should not be dissolved. He sait
1.-THE evidence showed that H. Cla.
Pierce, who owns 40 per cent of th'
lcapital stock of the company, did al
in his power to prevent it from goin.
into the trust, even losing his position
as president of the company on tha
account. The minority stockholders
Graves says. could not help themselves
and they should be protected. Will
Graves urges greater punishment TO
,, the Standard of Indiana and the Re
, public of Ohio, yet it was due to hi
influence that the Waters-Pierce wa
mot absolutely ousted from Missouri.
standard n Regular Criminal.
v The opinion of Judge WoodsoI
. (which was concurred in by the othe
! Judges, states the record shows sth
0 Standard has been guilty of unlawf,
a means in the formation of trusts
h control the output of oil and the price
a at which it is sold to dealers. Indivi
v ua1 investments have been blighted b
l. the power of the trust and small ind
s tpendent refiners and operators ha,
# been forced to enter the service of tt
e company as hewers of wood and dra'
:, iers of water. In the conclusion
h Ibis report, which covers 400 typewr
" item pages, Judge Woodson says tt
e faction in giving the Waters-Pierce G
lcompany time in which to sever i
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-23
IN MORTAL FEAR
Witnesses Against Night Riders Ask
for Protection of Court When
They Leave Stand.
ANOTHER MEMBER TESTIFIES
TrenbIes Violently and is Barely Able
to Raise His Voice Above a
Whisper.

Union City, Tenn, Dec. 23.-When
Mrs. Emma Jackson, one of the state
witnesses yesterday afternoon in the
night riders trial, was excused from
the stand, she turned to Judge Jones
and said: Il will not leave the court
room without armed protection.
know these men,"
Mrs. Jackson told a vivid story of
several visits of the riders, corrobor-
ated Fred Fehringer's testimony in
many details, as did other witnesses,
and identified zhy-name-at-le least q
members of the band. She was fol
lowed ON the stand by her daughter,
Miss Dora Jackson, an 1S-year-old
girl, who corroborated her mother.
Trembles with Fear.
The last witness of the day was Will
Russell. another alleged night rider
who has turned states evidence. Rus
sell came to Union City after the Ran
ken killing and made confession. He
was trembling with fear and could
scarcely raise his voice above a whis
per. The attorney general had to re
peat most of his answers in order that
the jury might hear them.
Russell is under constant guard, but
believes that he will be killed in spite
of these precautions. Russell's story
was practically the same as that told
by Fehringer and corroborated it in
every detail.
He Moved.
Martin Leonard, another farmer neal
Reelfoot lake, was visited by the riders
and given FIVE days to move under pen
atty of being hanged. Asked if hi
moved, he casually. observed that he
was still alive, but his home wa.
burned.
Witness after witness told of visi
Identification and no effort made t.
connect the riders with the murder o
Captain Ranken or his murderers
One witness, a Mrs. Leonard, whel
asked how many there were in tn
band which visited her, said: "Abou
200, reckon; the woods were full O
en-
Jury Rules ON Holiday.
Judge Jones permitted the jury t
decide upon the holiday adjournment
Some of the jurors favored holdin
court Christmas day, others were viii
i ing to adjourn until Monday, but tn
majority favored a recess on Chris
mas day only. Thereupon the judg
announced that an adjournment woul
be taken Thursday until Saturday, br
only couple of hourstwill be occupie
on that day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-23
OFFICER WAS ATTACKED
Three Men Are Dead and Another Dy-
ina at Result of Battle.

Ocella, Ca, Dec. 23.-Leonard Smith,
a son of Chief of Police Smith; Char
les Moore and his brother, Virgil
Moore, are dead. and Policeman Cain
Walters lies dying as a result of a
four-cornered pistol duel fought here
last night.
The shooting followed a quarrel be.
tween Walters and Charles Moore, and
Jack Sheppard, the latter having been
reprimanded by the officer. During the
shooting Virgil Moore went to the as
sistance of his brother and Smith
rushed to help Walters. The firing
became general, the outcome being as
above stated
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-23
SMALL INCREASE IN ALIENS
Secretary straus Says America Gained
Only 6,2eS Foreigners in Year.

Secretary Straus Says America Gained
Only 6,2eS Foreigners in Year.
Washington, d. c., Dec. 23.-The
increase in the alien population Of the
United States in the year ending Sept.
80 last was only G,29S.
According to Secretary Straus, 724,-
112 foreigners came to this country in
the years between Oct. 1, 1907, and
Sept. 80, last, but during the same per-
iod 717,S14 foreigners left out shores
for their own countries.
Secretary Straus said that never be-
fore has the government had figures as
to departing aliens. Steamships have
been relied upon to furnish estimates
of these. out until the last year the
figures were not officially recorded
Hereafter this will be done.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-23
Chief Justice on Canal.

Washington, Dec. 23.-H. A. Gudger
of North Carolina has been appointed
by President Roosevelt to be chief JUS
tice of the supreme court of the Pan
anna canal zone for term of six years,
to succeed DR.. F. Nuts Duran whose
term expires on Jan. 1.