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The Irish standard., 1908-09-26
CARS CRASH IN FOG; so INJURED.
Heavy Casualties In Head.on Trolley
Collision Near Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Sept. 24.-Fog was re-
sponsible Wednesday for head-on
collision between two trolley cars on
the Southwestern Traction Company's
line between this city and Chester.
in which about so persons were in
jured. several probably fatally. A car
leaving Philadelphia with workmen
employed by the Baldwin Locomotive
Company at its out.of-town plant and
known as the Baldwin tripper" was
speeding along the single track with
72 men on board, when suddenly car
coming from Chester loomed up in the
fog. Before brakes could be applied
there was an awful crash. Men were
hurled in every direction and both
cars were wrecked.
The Irish standard., 1908-09-26
CHIEF FIRES TWO oFFIcIALs7
Attorney and Post Office Man Are
Said to Be Ousted.

Washington Sept. 23.-A statement
on authority was made Tuesday that
the recent designations of Second AS.
sistant Postmaster General James T..
McCleary, nominated for congress in
the Second Minnesota district, and
Paul Ewart, assistant United States
district attorney, also candidate for
the congressional nomination in the
same district, were required by the
president because Of their political &C.
tivity. Their designations were called
for before either Mr.. McCleary of Mr..
Ewart knew who would secure the
nomination.
The Irish standard., 1908-09-26
RAIN CHECKS FOREST FIRE.
DAMAGE OF 100000 NEAR
CADILLAC, MICH.
Government Is Watching confiaqra.
tions ciosely-slieht Downpour
Of Little Aid.

Cadillac, Mich, Sept. PA heavy
rainfall Wednesday in this vicinity
has checked the forest fires which
have been burning for about two
months and have caused damage es-
timated at over $1,000,000. Besides
timber which has been burned and
farm lands which have been crossed by
the flames, many small lumber plants
in this portion of the state have been
destroyed.
Washington, Sept. 24.-The forest
fires in various parts of the country
are being watched very carefully by
the government. The forestry service
has already made arrangements for a
complete report from an agent sent to
personally investigate the situation in
the northwest, and the officials Of that
bureau are paying close attention to
unofficial reports as to the spread of
the fires all along the line. The weather
bureau Wednesday predicted that
there probably will be copious rainfall
In the Mississippi valley region during
the latter part of this week and that
when the rain sets in 1t probably will
continue for three or four days. A
slight rainfall has already occurred in
that section but, they say, not enough
to materially assist in the fight against
the fires.
Wellsville, N. Y, Sept. PA fierce
forest fire is raging on Norton Sum-
NIT within mile of the Allegheny oil
fields. Hundreds of farmers and work,
men from the oil fields are out fighting
the flames. A high wind was blowing
and the situation was regarded as SO:
rious
Ashland. Wis, Sept. 24.-A slight
rainfall, the first in nearly two months,
checked the forest fires. A big fire
south of Ashland attracted general at.
tention. No reports concerning it have
been received. A small amount Of
rain feM between spooner and Mason
Only minor losses to farmers were re-
ported Wednesday,
Superior, Wis. Sept. 24.-Forest
flres, which were again threatening
several villages and farmhouses In
Douglas county. have been checked
again by a shift in the wind. The
fires are now burning back over the
same territory and no places are in
Imminent danger
The Irish standard., 1908-09-26
eoMPERs MUST ANSWER.
Court Rules Regarding Contents OF
the Federationist. '

Washington, Sept. 23-After three
hours Of arguments Chief Justice Cla-
baugh of the supreme court of the Dis
trict of Columbia Tuesday directed
that President Gompers of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor should reply
to the questions regarding the con-
tents of the September number of the
American Federationist in the course
of taking testimony in the contempt
proceedings against Mr.. Gompers and
other oficials Of the" federation. Judge
Alton B. Parker of New York made
the contention for the labor officials
that they had not violated the decree
Of injunction and had not departed
from their constitutional rights.
The Irish standard., 1908-09-26
MISSING GIRL lis A SUICIDE.
Chesterfield, Mass, Young Woman 10
Found Dead in Woods.

Chesterfield, Mass, Sept. 23.-The
body of Miss Esther A. Hilbert. the 49,
year-old girl who disappeared from her
mothers summer home in this town
Sunday, September 13, was found
Tuesday in the edge Of the woods a
mile and quarter from her home and
three-quarters Of a mile from the
road. Death was evidently due to sui
eide. A double barreled shotgun, be-
longing at her home, was lying by her
side. Both barrels Of the gun had
been discharged.
Miss Hilbert's father, John G. Hill
bert, is ticket agent for the Pennsyl-
vania railroad at Lansdown, Pa.
The Irish standard., 1908-09-26
FOREST fires BURN
forest CITY, Mich.
Six LIVES LOST IN DESTRUCTION
OF ToWN-MANY OTHER
PLACES IN DANGER.
.FIFIELD, WIS.,, RESTS
ITS HOPE ON WIND
All Northern Michigan Is Beset by
Big nflagrations-Great None.
tary Loss occasioned by Timber
Lands Catching Blaze. ......

Marinette, Wis, Sept. 23.-A dis.
patch from Foster City, village
across the Michigan line of Marinette
county, reports that place destroyed
by flames driven in, from the forest
fires and that six lives were lost. It
Is understood that the sawmill owned
by the Morgan interests Of. Oshkosh
was destroyed, together. with a large
store and 80 dwellings,.
:. The forest fires have broken out
afresh in this section and reports Of
Burning farmhouses and timber cut
and uncut are coming from all sides.
|" Residents Ready to Flee.
I: Menominee, Mich, Sept. 23.-Never
since 1871, when the forest fires swept
Menominee and Marinette counties,
causing loss of $500 lives and mil
lions of dollars worth of timber, has
the danger Of a widespread conlagra-
tion been as great as at present. So
close are the fires to Niagara, on the
Menominee river, Faithorn Junction
and ingalls, that everything is packed
and trains ready to carry the people
away as soon az high wind arises.
Several Towns Threatened.
Calumet, Mich, reports forest fires
assuming threatening aspect all
over northern Michigan and several
towns In danger. of destruction. Lac
La Belle, north Of Calumet, is in very
grave danger, being surrounded, ex-
cept on the water side, by flames. At
Bette De Girls, north of Calumet, a large
force is battling to save the light
house and other buildings at the
United States ship canal. It is esti.
mated 100000 feet Of. standing timber
in the vicinity Of Point Abbaye, owned
by Hebard & Son is burned. Several
towns in the iron country are in dan
ger and residents are fleeing with
their goods to large centers. -.
Leaving Endangered Villages.
Escanaba, Mich, Sept. 23.-Forest
fires, though checked by light rains
Friday, broke out anew Sunday night
and four villages north of Escanaba
are now surrounded by flames. The
villages threatened are Niagara, Quin.
nesec, Foster City and Hermansville.
At all those places telephone and tele-
graph communication is cut OF and
relief trains are carrying the people
out of the territory.
Town Depends On Wind.
Fffeld, Wis, Sept. 23.-Fifield's fate
depends on the wind. There seems
little prospect Of rain to put out the
smoldering fires all around the town,
but If the wind does not rise so as to
fan the flames up there is no danger
Of their getting beyond control as far
as entering Fifleld is concerned. Tues
day the wind was light.
The Irish standard., 1908-09-26
STEWART MAY BE RETIRED,
"ExIIed" Colonel Ordered Before Board
for Physical Examination.

Washington, Sept. 23.-Col. William
F. Stewart of the coast artillery,
whose case, because of his detail to
the ungarrisoned post at Fort Grant,
Arizona, has been before the public
for some time, has been ordered to ap-
pear before retiring board at Wash
ington, D. c., where he will be ex-
amined as to his disability, its nature
and whether it was incurred in the
line Of duty.
The Irish standard., 1908-09-26
kniaht Quits Race,

Salt Lake City, Sept. 23.-A sensa-
tion was caused Just before the Demo-
cratic state convention was called to
order Tuesday by the announcement
from Jesse knight that he would not
accept the nomination for governor,
The Irish standard., 1908-09-26
lynched. But Lives.

Ell Paso, Tex, Sept. 23.-George Clark,
negro, shot Constable w. H. Taylor,
who attempted to arrest him, at She
70, Tex, and mob hanged the negro
to a tree, leaving him for dead. Tues
day he was found to be still alive and
was taken to Jail. A second mob then
threatened to lynch Clark.
The Irish standard., 1908-09-26
Nearo Lyncked In Georoia.

Negro Lynehed In Georgia.
Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 23.-According to
dispatches received in this city Tues
day, George Thomas, the negro who
shot Sheriff W. w. Beard at Fort
Gaines, Ga, was lynched by a mob in
the Central Of Georgia railroad station
after the shooting.
The Irish standard., 1908-09-26
Bandits Frightened Away.

Chillicothe, Mo-, Sept. 23-Three
men forced their way into the Farm.
ers' and Merchants bank at Wheeling,
six miles east of Chillicothe, Tuesday,
and made an unsuccessful attempt to
enter the vault. Two explosions Of
dynamite succeeded in damaging the
vault door and the bank fixtures,
when the men we're frightened of.
The Irish standard., 1908-09-26
Sheldon to Be Candidate,

Lincoln, Neb.. Sept 24.-Gov George
l.. Sheldon Wednesday emphatically
denied the report that he would not be
candidate for governor because of
the defeat Of the banking guaranty
plank in the Republican state plat
form. He declared the report was
baseless.
The Irish standard., 1908-09-26
Ex.Mavor Found Dead.

New Richmond, Wis, Sept. a.
DR.. F. w. Epley, ex-mayor of this city
and formerly president Of the Wiscon-
sin Medical society, was found dead
in a cistern Wednesday. 1t is sup
posed he fell in by accident.
The Irish standard., 1908-09-26
Goodwin to Divorce Wife.

Reno, New, Sept. 24-Nat Goodwin,
the actor who on Monday filed sealed
papers in suit for divorce from his
wife, Bessie Hall Goodwin, known on
the stage as Maxine Elliott, when
seen here refused to discuss the suit.
The Irish standard., 1908-09-26

do you take any periodicals." asked
the clergyman on his first round Of
parish visits.
We'll. I don't" replied the woman.
but my husband takes 'em frequent.
I! do wish you would try to get him to
sign the PLEDGE
The Irish standard., 1908-09-26
Leaps from Bridge to Death.

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 24.-R j. Hood,
25 years old, of No. 1418 Sandusky
street, North side, committed suicide
by jumping from the Seventh street
bridge into the Allegheny river.
The Irish standard., 1908-09-26
Hurt In Auto Crash.

Sterling, ILL.,, Sept. 2S.-As result OF
an automobile turning turtle here
Tuesday, Anna Hefty of GAINESVILLE,
Wis, and Erma Trey Of Sterling, ILL.,,
are at the point Of death. Miss Katie
Mulcahy Of Rock Island, ILL.,, and Lii
lian Watson Of Sterling, ILL.,, are suf.
fering from severe injuries.
The Irish standard., 1908-09-26
Wvomino Man Heads Order.

Denver, Col, Sept. 23.-Judge w. L.
Kuykendall OF Saratoga, Wyo, wae
elected deputy grand sire of the In.
dependent Order Of Odd Fellows at the
session of the sovereign grand lodge
Tuesday.
The Irish standard., 1908-09-26
New Primary Law Tried.

Thenton, N. j., Sept. 23.-The new
primary election law passed by the
last New Jersey legislature was tried
Tuesday for the first time. This law
abolishes conventions and places
the choosing Of all candidates, ex-
cepting for governor, congress, and
presidential electors, directly in the
hands of the voters.
The Irish standard., 1908-09-26
Thirty Years for Murder.

Hackensack, N. j., Sept. 24.-August
Eberhardt, on trial here for the mur-
der OF his aunt, Mrs Ottilie Eber.
hardt, Wednesday changed his plea to
guilty and was sentenced to serve 80
years in state prison.
The Irish standard., 1908-09-26
MYSTERIOUS Murder in Detroit

7 "yeeS1IVUe "0T0ST III OSITOIS'
Detroit, Mich, Sept. 23-William
H. Mum, aged 26, who has been en-
ployed as stock clerk at the Detroit
club, was found murdered Tuesday in
the alley between Congress and Fort
streets, near Cass street. Mum, who
formerly lived at Colburn, Idaho, had
q bullet wound in his right temple.
The Irish standard., 1908-09-26
Dies in Collision,

Elmir, N. Y, Sept. 23.-In a collision
Of Erie freight trains, near Horse
heads, foru miles north of Elmira,
Tuesday, one man was killed and two
were seriously injured The victims
were members of an erie carpenter
gang who were riding on one Of the
trainA
The Irish standard., 1908-09-26
Former conqreser1an Dead.

Valparaiso, Ind. Sept 24-Mark L.
Denote, former congressman from
this district and at one time editor OF
the Lexington (Mo.) Register; died
Wednesday aged 76 years.
The Irish standard., 1908-09-26
Receiver for Failed Bank.

Jackson, Mich, Sept. 23.-Seymour
H. Godfrey, farmer, was appointed
receiver for the failed Farmers and
Merchants State bank Of Parma,
Aica.
The Irish standard., 1908-09-26
Score Injured in Wreck.

Weeping Water, Neb., Sept. 23.-In
a collision in the yards at this place
between what is known as the Lin.
coln-Auburn passenger train and a
freight, 1s passengers and three train
men received severe injuries.
The Irish standard., 1908-09-26
coIbv Wins In New Jersev.

VoIuy "IHs TT NeW oeroey'
Newark, N. j., Sept. 24.-Out Of 211
districts in Essex county complete re-
turns from 1913 give Everett Colby
for senator 1878 and Raymond
14,473. This assures Colby's NOM
ipation. ~
The Irish standard., 1908-09-26
hlsaen Talks in Texas.

Houston, Tex, Sept. 23.-Thomas
L. Hisgen, Independence league candi
date for president, spoke IN Houston
Tuesday night
The Irish standard., 1908-09-26
Cruiser Yankee Aground.

Washington. Sept. 24.-The navy de.
partment Wednesday received dis.
patch announcing that the cruiser
Yankee had run aground off Martha's
Vineyard, near the mouth of Buzzards'
bay. Orders were issued by the de-.
partment Immediately to dispatch tugs
to assist the Yankee.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-03-12
HARD TO PLEASE.

Imports of merchandise have fall
en- Oft OF late from the exceptional
figures Of q few months ago. and
forthwith the anti-protectionists put
up a vigorous kick. 1t Is very hard
to please those critics. When i'm
ports are small they object because.
a. they say. we shut out foreign COM
petitors. When imports are large
they point to the fact as one justify
ing their assertion that other nations
can undersell us In our home mar
kets and that therefore the tariff
only adds to the cost Of American
living. The truth Is our tariff Is
not at all prohibitive and that i'm
ports fluctuate largely according to
circumstances. Just now Americans
find 1t advantageous to buy more
freely at home than they have been
doing and nobody need feel any con-
Germ because we are retaining a good
deal OF money that otherwise might
60 abroad.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-03-12
JAMES H. BRADY.

Here are a few opinions OF the
state press on our next governor:
Rigby Star: Byrd Trego. of the
Blackfoot Republican, has evidently
started in to see how much OF spec
tacle he can make Of himself, and
up to the latter part Of last week had
already reached the 32d degree of
asininity in his opposition to ]. H.
Brady's candidacy for nomination for
governor on the republican ticket.
Despite your great effort to the con-
trary. Byrd. James H. Brady will be
the republican nominee for governor,
and ne win be elected by the great
est majority ever given candidate
for the position in Idaho. Lick your
personal sores behind the curtains,
Byrd. as the general public never
pays any attention to such grievance.
Mackay Miner: 1t must have been
a spirit OF fairness that prompted
Hon. James H. Brady to announce
his intention of making the race for
governor of the state. Elsewhere In
this issue appears the announcement
OF the state chairman. as given to the
Pocatello papers the first OF the week.
Mr.. Brady is q man OF big affairs and
his popularity over the state is evil
denced by the complimentary notices
that are appearing in the state press
and by the kilograms and letters that
are pouring into his office at Poca-
tello. The one thing that is brought
out against him is the fact that he.
being the republican state chairman.
the machine" is in his hands and
that 1t has been used to head off all
other aspirants. When it is remem-
bered that he was big enough to lay
aside his ambitions for the party's
sena torial choice last campaign 1t Is
reasonable to expect that II the party
finds q more favorable candidate he
will again prove true to his party's
interests. 1t Is this spirit that makes
him a big man and 1t Is the general
opinion that his announcement has
not caused the slightest rifle on the
political sea, assuring smooth sailing.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-03-12
and it ist to be hoped that it may for
all time dispose Of the criminal
rebrte "a tie part Of the common
COUNTY COMMITTEE MEETS

At q meeting Of the republican
county committee held last week
Mullan was decided on as the
place for holding the first county
Delegate convention and the
date was fixed April 16. The
primaries will be held April 6.
The convention will select delegates
to the state convention which will
be held in this city May ~ at
which time delegates will be chosen
to the national republican conven-
ton in Chicago.
The apportionment for the county
is based on one delegate for each
20 votes cast two years ago, averag-
ing the number for all nominees
and is by precincts as follows:
Littlefield 1, Murray 3, Delta |,
Burke 6, Mace s, Gem 8, Mullan Z,
Morning 2, Wallace first Is,
Wallace second 10, Osburn /,
Wardner first 10, Wardner second
8, Kellogg 16, Government /, King
ston 5, Elk Prairie l, Marble 2, Big
Creek l, St Maries L.
The next meeting Of the county
committee will be held May IL, at
which time most OF the members
will be in Wallace for the state
convention.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-03-12

Joseph P. Fallon of Occur d. Alene
made flying trip to Wallace this
week. Mr.. Fallon feels very much
encouraged over the prospects Of his
candidacy for the congressional
nomination. He is popular in Sho-
shone county.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-03-12

After pointing out the defects Of
the American battleships Mr.. Reut-
erdahl probably feels safer aboard
one Of them than he would on terra
firma.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-03-12

Some OF the things expected to
revolutionize the world are slow In
making good. Take, for example,
public ownership and denatured
alcohol.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-03-12
STRIKES CORRUPT CORPORATIONS

Popular interest in the decision
Of the Federal Supreme Court in the
case Of the United States VS.. The
Great Northern Railroad Company
is inspired by its indirect rather
than its direct bearing. Indirectly
the decision Of one Of the chief
points on which the Standard Oil
Company has relied to defeat the
90, 0OO, 600 fine imposed by Judge
Lands in the Chicago 4 Alton
rebate case. Moreover, it affords
an answer to those critics who think
they have discovered in some Of the
Supreme Courts recent decisions an
active hostility towards organized
labor, since it now deals with equal
hand, q blow to corporate interests.
AS this trial is recognized by the
Standard Oil as a test case. the
exact facts. briefly stated, are Of
interest. - Under the provisions Of
the. Elkins Act the Great Northern
Railway company was fined SIS, 900
for giving rebates, the alleged
offenses having been committed
during the summer Of 1905, but
the indictment not found until two
years later. An appeal was made
against this fine on grounds thus
summarized:
The company admitted the
concessions and contended that the
Hepburn Act, passed June %,
1907, and which went into effect
August %, 1907, had repealed the
penalty section Of the Elkins Act
and that all indictments for alleged
offenses Of rebating returned after
June 90, 1907, were not punishable
under the Elkins Act. As the
Hepburn Act could not punish
oftenses Of rebating committed
prior to August 20, 1907, when it
went into effect, it was held by the
railway company that, even II
guilty Of the offenses as charged, il
could not be punished, the indict-
ment having been found between
June 20 and August 20, 1907"
This technical defense is nov
swept aside by the supreme court
decision, rendered without q dissent
ing opinion. Of Standard OILS
interest in the case a dispatch says;
"The indictments against it or
which it was found guilty and thu
record fine imposed by Judge
Lands were returned by the fedora
jury August %, 1907, or one day
before the Hepburn Act went intt
effect. In fact, it was to enable thu
FEDERAL authorities to find the in
dictments against the Standard Oh
under the Elkins Act that TIL
putting in operation ofthe Hepburn
Act was delayed from June Il
August. 1907.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-03-12

Thia u .. momentous decision.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-03-12

It was feared that the statute
Of limitation would operate in favor
Of the Standard Oil il the indict-
meiits were not found under the
Elkins Act. While the Elkins Act
prescribed only a fine for the
odense II Relating and the Hep
burn has both fine and imprison-
ment. II was deemed BY the depart
lnept Of justice the part Of wisdom
to proceed against the Standard
Oil under the Elkins Act and not
run the risk Of letting the Standard
OIL 70 scot-free under the Hepburn
Al on . plea based on the statute
of1jmitst ions.
Other legal points have been
raised BY the Standard Oil in its
coniet to prevent paying the fine
imposed BY Judge lands, and they
viii ii turn find their way to the
supreme court for adjudication
before the fine is paid. "'
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-03-12

Had Congress intended to issue a
swift pardon to those offenders
aeainst the Elkins Act who did not
happen to be in the meshes Of
thu Department Of Justice at the
moment the Hepburn Act supplant-
edthe former, it is assuredly reason.
able to suppose that in some way
that purpose, that desire, that exer-
cise Of clemency, would have been
made manifest TO the public. II is Of
record that not one legislator in
either branch ever betrayed any
suspicion Of 80 important purpose
on contamination. Sometimes a
lenislature blunders into q far-reach.
IN CONSCIENCE. but the courts will
noe assume such q lapse Or blunder
in,the absence Of linguistic compul-
siQn.