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The Falls City tribune., 1908-08-28

Isn't 1t a little queer that Candi-
date Bryan boasting of the birth of a
new democracy" continually harks
back to the old democracy of Jeffer.
son n Jackson and claims as his
own all the virtues of those fathers Of
the party while repudiating prac-
tically everything they stood for.
How old is Ann" is a serious and
Intricate problem, but it is easy as
falling off a log when compared with
the question, What is a democrat?"
The Falls City tribune., 1908-08-28

"a burned child breads the fire"
Is the history of democratic admins.
tration so long gone and forgotten
that Nebraskans are ready to burn
their fingers again at the same fire?
Are the days of ten-cent corn SO al.
Turing that anybody wants them over
again?
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-12-10
BLUE PENCIL FOR KAISER.
Censor Will Be Named to Supervise
Diary of War Lord.

Berlin. Dec. G.-The forthcoming
diary of Emperor William, which is to
be the emperors own account of his
twenty years rule. is to be censored
before coming to the press, according
to a statement made by one OF the
reichstag members who took an nc
tive part in the recent debates TO limit
the kaiser's power.
Just who is to use the blue pencil
on the eight hundred pages which de-
pict the emperors reign, is not stated
Such an interference with the kaiser :.
literary effort would not have been
thought of six weeks ago. bat since
his recent indiscreet utterances and
publications which have involved the
nation in the greatest embarrassment,
il has been deemed wise to give his
diary the closest scrutiny before per
hitting it to become public.
In it's original form the diary is un-
derstood to have contained page after
page of such egotistical character
that their publication would have
made the emperor the laughing stock
of the world. Many structures on for
eign powers and rulers were found, 1t
is said. that would have made the IA
nous London Telegraph interview ap.
pear harmless in comparison.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-12-10
SIMON TAXES THE R[|NS
PROCLAIMS HIMSELF CHIEF Elk
ECUTlVE OF HAYTl.
WILL REORGaNlzE THE GOVERNMENT
General Fouchard is Declared Com
mander of the Army; is
SaIuted as Such.

Port Au Prince. Dec. 7-Generai
Antoine Simon. commanderinchief OF
the revolutionists who Saturday en-
tered Port Au Prince, at the head OF
eight thousand, Sunday issued proc
lamation in which he assumed the
title of chief executive and declared
that he would organize provisional
government pending the assembly OF
the parliament.
The Cuban steamer Oteri arrived
from Kingston Sunday, having on
board General Fouchard and thirty
other exiles.
General Simon agreed to permit
General Fouchard to land. The two
revolutionary leaders remained to-
gether for some time at General Sim
ons headquarters and after what
proved to be a very amicable meeting
General Simon proclaimed General
Fouchard chief executive of the army
all the forts and the Haytian gun
boats firing a salute of q guns.
The situation at Gonaives and ST.
Mare is grave, the movement in favor
of General Antenor Firmin having
been greatly strengthened at these
places
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-12-10
MRS. RICE ON sTANp.
Woman Testifies That Physician ro,.
Her Man Would Shoot Him.

Omaha. Neb., Dec. Airs. Ahh;o
Rice was recalled to the stand Fridav
morning at the trial Of Charles u
Davis for the murder of Dr.. Fredaricl,
T. Rustin.
The question pending when court
adjourned Thursday was allowed ~
be answered. Mrs. Rice said that mr.
Rustin told her that he had fonnd
man to kill him and that she wouId
not have to do the deed
Every question to connect the do
PENDANT with the killing was objected
to by the defenses counsel. the most
important of which were permitted %
be answered. She told of DIR Rustir
calling up drug store to get aconita
on the afternoon before his death and
of the visit of Davis to the doctors
office during the afternoon.
When court adjourned Thursday
night the judge had just ruled thar
she would be permitted to tell what
Dr.. Rustin said to her before his
death regarding his plans for having
Davis shoot him. This ruling let down
the bars for Mrs Rice's entire story
The defense objected to her telling
what DR.. Rustin said to her about an.
other man, on the ground that il was
hearsay testimony, but the judge de-
cided to admit it,
The attorneys for the defense lost
another point when Mrs. Rice was per.
mitted, in spite of their objections. to
tell of DR.. sustin's arrangements with
her to shoot him and then end her
own life. After telling OF her rela-
tons with DR.. Rustin she said that
four or five weeks before his death he
became more respondent than he had
been and began drinking more than
usual, generally two TASKS of whisky
daily.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-12-10
OKLAHOMA is VERY DRY.
State Dispensary Was Voted Out al
the November Election.

Guthrie, Okla, Dec. 4.-Gov. Haskell
Thursday night issued proclamation
declaring that the state dispensary
system had been abolished by the
vote at the recent election, which
leaves the citizens of Oklahoma With
out any lawful means to purchase, in
side the state, liquor for medicinal
purposes.
This situation will continue until
the people or the Legislature provides
some system for the sale of liquors
for medicinal purposes. GOV. Haskell
will leave to the courts the question
whether or not the law permitting the
sale of alchol for scientific purposes
and denatured alcholol for industrial
purposes. and establishing a depos-
itory for confscated liquors was re-
pealed. If not the officers of state dis
pensary superintendent held by r.
f. Lozier, will be continued for the
purpose named. The majority against
the dispensary was 10000
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-12-10
EXPLOSION KILLS TWO.
Three Others Are Believed to Be
Fatally Injured.

Bluefield, w. Va, Dec. 1.-Two men
both negroes are dead and three
others, Italians. are believed to be fat
ally injured as the result of an ex-
plosion early THURSDAY at the King
Coal mine at Norwood, W. Va about
thirty miles from here. Thirteen men
were employed in the mine at the
time of the accident, all of whom were
getting ready to quit work for the
night when, without warning, gas from
an abandoned opening of the Tide
water mine, adjoining, escaped into
the King Coal mine in response to
blow out
The explosion occurred about mile
from the entrance. Safety lamps have
to be used in the mine, it being one
of the few in the Pocahontas and Tug
river section in which this is neces-
sary. 1t is expected, that although
considerable damage was done, work
will be resumed in a few days. The
mine is owned by the Underwater Coal
and Coke company. composed OF
Columbus, Ohio, capitalists.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-12-10

! Last summer the city of Trenton, N.
j., bought 1000 baseball uniforms, to-
gether with the necessary bats, balls,
gloves and masks to equip that num-
Der of boys for playing ball on the
public Fairgrounds. The boys were
organized into three leagues. The first
contained those between the ages OF
10 and ii years. The boys between
IA and 16 played in the second league,
and the third was composed of those
mot more than Is years old. Decent
behavior was insisted on; boys guilty
of swearing while in uniform, or of
smoking, were suspended for the first
Offense and expelled for the second.
The boys were kept SO busy playing
ball all summer, or planning games,
that they had no time to get into mis-.
chief
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-12-10
LAUGH At INDEPENDENTS
HRCHBOLD TELLS HOW TRUST
CHOkED SMALL CONCERNS
OUT OF EXISTENCE.
ADMITTED REBATE SCHEMES
Standards Vice-President Scores Com
merce Commission for Pipe Line
Law Making Them Com
mon Carriers.

New York, Dec. An admitting on
the witness stand Thursday afternoon
a rebate agreement between the Penn
sylvania railroad and the Standard
Oil company, John d. Archbold made
an amazing confession as to how the
trust crushed Independent concerns
which tried to build pipe lines to the
seaboard.
Archbold, in response to question
from Special Prosecutor Frank hel-
logg. said number of independent
concerns had endeavCred to build
pipe lines from the oil fields of west
ern Pennsylvania to the seaboard.
Il don't suppose they succeeded,
did they?" asked Kellogg.
well we did replied the vice
president of the Standard Oil company
eff one didn't succeed in building his
pipe line, why, he went out of bust
ness-that was all there was to it,
and then he laughed heartily
With extreme reluctance Archbold
admitted that the Standard pays no
duty ON its imports to England, and
that Russia, Roumania, Silesia and
other European countries demand
tariff.
In subscribing to the conditions
which make it impossible for the
Russian oil producers to compete with
the Standard Oil company's products
in the United States the witness aver
red the remedy lay in the Russian
producers own hands, since, by the
removal of duty, thus giving Stand
ard Oil free access to Russian consum-
ers, Russian producers could obtain
like privilegessin the United Safes.
The witness was exceedingly anx-
ious to have recorded that treaty reg
ulations provide fer the free admission
of European oil in exchange for sim
liar concessions to American producers
and refners.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-12-10
Balloons Not Safe From Guns.

Berlin. Dec 2.-EXperiments that
have been going on here for some
time, have shown that it is almost i'm
possible for dirigible balloons to es-
cape from the fire of field pieces and
rifles on the ground by going to high
attitudes. The greatest height the air
ships can attain successfully and
safely leaves them within range OF
the special cannon for shooting at bal
looms. with which the experiments are
made.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-12-10
Law Unjust, He Says.

at is impracticable and unjust that
pipe lines should be operated as com
mon carriers" he said They are a
peculiar and necessary adjunct to the
business as a whole and cannot be
considered as a common carrier.
Reverting again to the domestic
trade conditions. Prosecutor Kellogg
gave Archbold another opportunity to
dilate upon the hazardous pitfalls of
the oil industry, and the witness seiz-
ed 1t as a morsel to be devoured raw
enously.
when producer doesn't like the
price you offer him for his crude oil,
he has no recourse, has he?" inquired
Attorney Kellogg. "Oh, yes"
We'll. he can kick, but that's all ?"
observed the interrogation. Archbold
said he could find another purchaser,
'if he could" or pump it into the
Standard Oil tanks and hold it.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-12-10


The game of billiards was invented
by pawnbroker, William Kew by
name, who fiourished in London in the
sixteenth century. He used to employ
his leisure hours in wet weather when
trade was dull by taking down the
three balls which were the insignia OF
his profession and pushing them about
the counter of his shop with a yard.
stick, after the manner of the game
as at present played, and using boxes
fastened TO the sides of his counter for
pockets Out of this was developed a
table with a fence of slight elevation
about 1t TO keep the balls from rolling
off on the floor, and to enable the
player to make what have since be
come known as cushion shots.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-12-10
Ex-Insurance President a Suicide.

ST Paul, Mimi. Dec. 4.-Timothy r..
Palmer who resigned last Friday as
president of the Minnesota Mutual
Life Insurance company committed
suicide by shooting himself through
the head while alone in his room at
his residence, 923 Grand avenue.
Melancholia caused by ill-health is the
supposed motive. Mr. Palmer had been
in ill-health for the past year and at
times he had been inattentive to the
duties of his position as president Of
the company.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-12-10
Not Favored, He Declares.

All this talk about the Standard
Oil being favored by the tariff resu-
lations is bosh." declared the witness
enthusiastically Whenever the Eu-
ropean countries admit oil free they
are given the same privilege. | don't
see that anything could be fairer
They can make their own conditions
Attorney Kellogg interrupted what
he feared was the opening gun of a
tariff speech with the remark that he
wanted only to know whether a duty
of 17lac a barrel was imposed on oil
imported from oil producing countries
of Europe
Archbold replied that these coun-
tries have made their own bed, and If
1t was uncomfortable the remedy was
in their own hands
During the elucidation of the rela-
tionship between the pipe line car
rage charges and the current price of
crude oil in various marketing terri
tories, Archbold took occasion 10 de-
nounce the interstate commerce
law, which compels the Stand
ard Oil company to operate its pipe
lines as common carriers.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-12-10

Congressional Notes
... :. !. :. :.

Washington, Dec. Monday at u
o'clock both houses of congress con-
vene for the beginning of the second
session of the Sixtieth congress. Vice
President Fairbanks and Speaker Can
non will preside.
The two houses will appoint commit
tees each to notify the other house
and the president that congress is
organized for business. The senate
will then adjourn for the day out of
respect to the memory of the late Sen
ator Allison. The house will also
terminate it's brief session with reso-
lutions commemorative Of the lives of
Messrs Parker, South Dakota; Wiley.
Alabama; Dunwell, New York and
Powers, Maine.
Tuesday will be given up to the read
ing 6 the presidents message. AS
this is President Roosevelts last an
nual message, there is unusual interest
in it. The general report is that it will
prove 10 be a conservative and care
fully prepared document and that
will be ventured upon.
The house likely will begin business
/ Wednesday by considering the bill
providing the means for the taking OF
the thirteenth census. 1t is the ex-
pectation of Mr. Tawney, chairman OF
the committee on appropriations, that
his committee will be prepared to re-
port the making appropriations for
the legislative. executive and judicial
branches of the government before the
end of the week and its consideration
will be begun at the first practical
moment.
The senate has agreed to take up
the bill for the establishment of pos
tai savings banks and Senator Fora
ker's bill authorizating the re-enlist-
ment of the negro soldiers who were
discharged because of the Brownsville
riot of 1906.
Party leaders expect very little legis
lation other than the appropriation
bill will be attempted. These aggre-
gate s1O0000.OO0.
mere VIII De SeHeFdl eHOIl 10 nOlu
the appropriations down to the lowest
limit, but they likely will exceed this
figure. A bill for the improvement of
rivers and harbors will carry not less
than $25000,000 or S30,000000. The
census of 1910 will require an extra
outlay of not less than 100000 900.
Both houses will receive recon-
medations from the congressional
monetary commission looking TO
changes in the laws regulating the
supervision of national banks. and
legislation for that purpose is likely to
be enacted
Agitation is being made for such
changes in the Sherman antitrust
law as will provide immunity for com
binations such as labor unions, which
have been held in restraint of trade
and which it is contended are not in
furious.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-12-10
STATE RESTS CASE.
Third Trial of Abraham Ruef, A.
legged Briber, Nears End.

San Francisco, Dec. with all the
testimony for the state before the jury
the prosecution rested its case late
Friday afternoon in the third trial OF
Abraham Ruef, the former political
boss of San Francisco, charged with
having offered a bride to former
Supervisor John J. Furey to vote for
trolley franchise for the United Rail
roads in 1906.
Counsel for Ruef stated that III
might take no time at all, to put in
the case for the defense, 1t might
take a week or it might take three
weeks"
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-12-10
Deaf Mutes in School Fire.

Boise, Idaho, Dec. 5.-Forty-ioui
pupils of the state institute Tor Tue
deaf and dumb narrowly escaped dea'n
early Friday in fire which party ue
stroyed the central school buiiolhe'
temporarily occupied by the state !"
stitution. The children were marchins
to breakfast when the fire started anu
they were marshaled outside peioi
they had an opportunity to ma ou'
what was the trouble.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-12-10
Cartain of Lady kensington SAFE.

St Vincent, b. w. l., Dec. A.
Captain Jewett, of the British trading
schoon Lady Kensington arrived mere
Wednesday from Carupano, Venezuela
His vessel was seized some ten weeks
ago. by the Venezuelan authorities OH
Margeritt and the crew and passengers
were detained as prisoners. 1t Is no"
reported that the schooner mas peen
deliberately sank by Venezuelan Oh
ficials. An inquiry is being conducted
here
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-12-10
Revolution Nipped In the BUD.

San Salvador, Dec. "A plot "
overthrow the government or Presi
dent Figueroa, was discovered anu
frustrated Tuesday Martial law ha'
been proclaimed. The revoiutlohai'
movement which was started III 'n0
department of Sonsonate, was CRUSH
ed Immediately Many persons wen
known in political circles opposed !,
the government were implicated anu
have been imprisoned.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-12-10
New Rifle a Success.

Washington, Dec THAT the new
magazine rifle just placed in the
hands of the army and the militia
of the various states is a success as
set forth by Gen. William Cro2ier
chief of ordnance, war department in
his annual report. This has proved
to be more powerful. accurate and
rapid" he says, than the rifle of the
Krag Jorgensen type which ii re-
placed"
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-12-10

One characteristic of the present
football rules, as compared with those
In force a year or two ago, is the pro-
portionate strengthening of the teams
of the smaller colleges. The smap col
leges are increasing in the number OF
their students, and therefore have
more football material TO choose from.
The new rules give greater opportuni-
ty for speed and skill, as contrasted
with mere weight and strength, and
therefore offer more attractive game,
for which more candidates present
themselves. These results amply jus.
tify the changes in the rules.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-12-10
Floods Cost $237,e6o,ooo.

Washington, Dec. 5.-The oainasa
by floods within the first eight months
of the present year amounted 10 S@'''
100000. This remarkable stateiiion
was made to the national conserVa.'o"
committee Friday by M. y. belsn'oA
an expert of the geographical sur.ey.
The shipping of one-fifth OF the ireisn,
of the country, the report SAID wo "no
have saved shippers over $25o,oV
within the past year.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-12-10
New Aeroplane Works Well

Hammondsport, N Y. Dec. THE
Aerial Experiment associations aero,
plane. the Silver Dart. had its first
trial Sunday. Three short flights
were made, and in each instance eX-
cellent control was exhibited, The
eight-Cylinder Curtiss motor is mount
ed low on the machine and the single
eight-foot propeller is driven at about
twothirds engine speed The trans
mission is by a V belt.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-12-10
Train Kills Pedestrian

Fremont, Neb., Dee. 2.-Joseph
Wright of Lincoln, Neh., and his
Uncle Gilbert Wright of this city We're
struck by the engine of Union
Pacific passenger train Tuesday
Joseph Wright was instantly killed
and his companion fatally injured.
The two men were walking along the
track with ears muffled and did not
hear the approaching train.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-12-10
Italy Suffers Shocks.

Rome, Dec There was a violent
earthquake at Galati Tortorici, near
Messina. There were no casualties,
but many buildings appear to be on
the verge of collapse. The inhabitants
are panic-stricken and are camping
out, many of them crowding the
churches
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-12-10
Indiana Convicts Escape.

Jeffersonville, Ind, Dec. Three
convicts escaped from the Indiana re-
formatory Sunday and are still at
large. The men are Martin Whalen,
convicted of grand larceny; John
Whalen. assault and Charles Russell,
grand larceny. They scaled a seclud-
ed part of the wall by means of rope.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-12-10
Shriner Finally Dismissed.

Washington, Dec. THE secretary
of the treasury has taken action dis
missing from the public service Alonzo
f. Shriner, formerly special deputy
surveyor in the customs service at
ST. Louis. Shriner has been under sus-
pension since last March.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-12-10
Root and Pardo Sign Treaty.

Washington. Dec. 7.-Secretary
Root signed an arbitration treaty with
Mr.. Pardo, the minister from Peru.
The treaty follows lines of those
negotiated with various European
countries. 1t is the first signed with
any South American state.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-12-10

The cheering news comes from as
Economical experts at Albany that con-
trary to the sad suggestions of the
French astronomers, the new comet
has not lost it's appendage. but, like
the sheep in the old rhyme, is coming
along the skies, bringing It's tail be.
hind it.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-12-10
MINING Man Takes Poison.

Salt Lake City, Dec. 5.-James
Kindred, aged so, who came here two
months ago from Wells, New, was
was found dead in his room Friday. He
had taken strychnine. His wife, son
and parents live In Davenport. Iowa.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-12-10
Tanks Cost About $4,000.

Kellogg inquired If the storage fee
charged for such service was % cents
a day for each / 900 barrels. The wit
ness admitted this to be true, and, in
response to questions. agreed that the
average cost of Standard Oil tanks
was about $4,000 or $4,000.
The price you charge the producer
then soon pays for the tanks and prac-
tically prohibits the producer from
holding his oil for higher price," II
should say not. If he has sufficient
confidence in the ultimate increase
in price of crude oil, | think it would
pay him to do it."
THE law compels us to operate GER
tain of our pipe lines as common car
riers and they were then and now are
operated as such responded the wit
ness, who was prevented from record
ing further objections to the interstate
commerce law by new line of ques-
tioning
Reluctantly he admitted that he
supposed all losses incurred by the
pipe lines were charged off the books
of the company in a lump"
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-12-10
Enaineer on Duty Shot.

Raleigh, N c., Dec. 4.-Engineer ].
A. Holt, of the Southern railway, was
shot to death while in his cab. in the
suburbs of Durham. No clue has been
found to the murderer.