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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-09-28
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-09-28
Still WiIIina to Try.

License to wed was this morning is
sued to Joseph L. Hungerford, aged
So, and Melvina Hunter. aged 52. Both
live in this city.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-09-28

pears and like fruit are all welcome,
and in any quantity, however large or
small
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-04

they furnished evidence against them
selves!
Why not draw Bowman. Borden OF
Mix to Investigate the milk cases2
They are certainly the peers o(
Meeker, Armour or Swift, because they
have only been indicted.
But 1t appears that men who have
been accused Of serious offenses by q
Federal grand jury are looked upon a
superior citizens and competent Cool
County grand Jurors by the jury com
mission.
The people will wake up to the sit,ia
ton hereabOuts some day and ther
there will bc something doing.
The following individuals were In
dicted by the Federal grand jury In
1905 for conspiracy In consplring to rc
strain commerce and trade by mOnopO
LIKING the meat product and for vlo
latIng the Sherman Antitrust law:
or Armour 4 Col. Ogden Armour
president. Chicago; Charles w. Ar
mour. Kansas City. president Of the
Armour Packing Company; Thoma,
J. COnnors. superintendent, Chicago
Samuel A. Mclsoberts, assistant treas
urcr, Chicago; Arthur Mccker. general
manager, Chicago; Patrick A. valen
tine, treasurer, Chicago.
OF Swift & Co.--Iawrenc A. Car
ton, treasurer, Chicago; Arthur +
Evans. special counsel. Chicago; d. Il
Hartwell, secretary, Chicago; Il. G
McAfanus, special counsel, Chicago
Louis f.. Edward f., and Charles II
Swift. president, vicc-president. ant
director, respectively, Chicago; A. II
vcrler. general counsel, Chicago.
or the Fairbanks Canning Comy,an,
--lhlwari Morris. vicc.prcsItient. Chit
cagO; lra A. Morris, secretary, Chi
cagO.
or III" Cudahy Packing Company
Edward A. Cudahy, vie.prc,ddcnt an.
general manager, OMAHA.
Corporations indicted :--Armour 1
Co.. Of Illinois; Armour Packing Com
plny, organized under the laws Of Nev
Jersey Swift 4 Co., Fairbanks Can
ming Company, and the Cudahy Pacl;
Ing Company.
Armour, Mecker and others indIctct
with them all escaped trial and prOl,l
BILE conviction by the ruling OF a judg'
that they were entitled to immunity bc
cause they had furnished cviticnc
against themselves under cOmpulsiOl
sufficient to convict, although he he'll
that the corporations indicted were no
entitled to immunity and must stan
trial.
But the opinion Of the people wit
regard to these men has never changed
and the indignation Of the American
public from President Roosevelt dow,
has been frequently voiced. and til
feeling ID growing stronger and strong
er In the matter.
And the Supreme Court Of the Unite
States decided March ~, 1909, thu
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-04
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH'S ADVICE.

have the right to expect that the OH.
cials whom they have entrusted with
the Enforcement OF the law, will give
them every possible protection provided
by the law, and the statutes Of the
State Of Illinois are 70 liberal In their
construction az to give to the munici.
palIty full power to control oil Of those
things which may In any way effect the
health Of the people.
"Under the provisions Of an act to
provide for the incorporation - cities
and villages, approved April 10, 1872,
(Revised Statutes, Chapter "a, Section
82), the councils In cities ana the presl'
dent and the board of trustees In VII.
lagos are empowered to regulate the
sale of meat, poultry, fish, butter,
cheese. lard, vegetables and all other
provisions; to regulate the sale of
bread and to prescribe Its quality; 10
provide for the inspection of oil arti.
cles of food; to declare what shall con-
stltute a nuisance and to abate same
and to fine all who permit nuisances
TO exist; to appoint board Of health
and prescribe Its powers and duties
no DO ALL ACTS AND MAKE ALI.
REGULATIONS TO PROMOTE
HEALTH OR TO PREVENT DIS
EASE; to direct location and regulate
the management and construction OF
packing houses either within the limits
of the corporation or within one mile
from Its boundaries; to compel the
owner of any grocery or any unwh0le
some or nauseOus place to cleanse and
abate or remove same and to regulate
Its location. Under the provisions OF
the same law, municipalities are EN-
powered to impose fines, not exceeding
$500 for each Offense, or Imprisonment
not exceeding six months, for the viola
ton of any of Its ordinances"
"Aside from the specific provisions OF
the law, quoted above, the one pro-
vision, empowering the municipality
TO DO ALL ACTS AND MAKE
ALL REGULATIONS TO PROMOTE
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-04

passes the kind government inspectors
and Is sold for food here. The sale Of
emaclated dairy cattle under the name
of Gamers, proceeds daily, thousands Of
these animals being bought by the pack
ers sold for food. We have not heard
of DR.. Evans making any effort to stop
the sale OF Gamer cattle, and the mar
ket quotations on them can be found
In the daily papers every day. Yet DE-.
J.. &. Schroeder, specialist In the Bu-
reau of Animal Industry AT Washing
ton, declared recently that great per.
centage of dairy cattle was afflicted
with tuberculosis.
tuberculosis IL 50 common among
dairy cattle" says DIR. Schroeder, that
milk producers frequently assert that a
milk famine would be one OF the re-
suits II the tuberculln test We're applied
10 all dairy cattle, ana If all those re-
acting were condemned for dairy pur-
poses.
"TuberculOsls is one of the greatest
dangers TO which public health Is ex-
posed" the doctor resumes, "and every
effort should be made by those who
have the welfare OF the community at
heart 10 correct this great evil
Tuberculosis Is rampant among hogs
and porkers with this terrible disease
come into the Chicago market in i'm
mense numbers.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-04

The new government law, as every.
body knows. does not provide for the
inspection of meat consumed In Chicago
and Illinois.
The strange apathy Of the Chicago
authorities In the matter Of Beef Trust
violations OF the law, 10 arouslng the
attention o: the entire country.
The flooding OF Chicago and the
State Of Illinois with lumpy Jaw. tuber-
cular and cancerOus beef 10 causing
widespread indignation.
The Illinois State Board of Health
ISSUED a strong circular containing rec
concentrations to municipalities con-
cerning the supervision and Inspection
Of slaughter houses, packing houses,
etc.
The following extracts show how
hard the circular hits the city govern
ment Of Chicago:
"Vhe Illinois State Board Of Health,
by special resolution, adopted at reg
ular meeting, held In Chicago June ~
and 81. 1905, urgently recommends to
the mayors and councils OF all cities
and the presidents and boards OF trus'
tees of all villages, AMI TO all other
health officials In all parts OF the State,
the enactment and enforcement of ordi'
nances providing for the supervision
and the regular aud systematic lnspec'
tion of all slaughter houses, packing
houses, storage houses, markets, Gel
lars ana all other establishments used
for the preparation, manufacture. stor'
age or sale of food intended for human
consumption.
"The health of the people Ii largely
dependent upon the purity, quality and
cleanliness of their food and these
may be controlled and guaranteed Ia
the people only through the cOnsclen'
tiOus efforts of health officials acting
under the powers conferred upon them
by the statutes.
'.rhe people Of each municipality
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-04

HEALTH AND PREVENT DISEASE
gives ample authority for the local ON.
cials to undertake the supervision and
systematic inspection Of those places
In which food for human consumption
II either prepared, manufactured.
stored or offered for sale. However.
tho specific provisions Of the statutes
remove all doubt as to the limits to
which the municipality may 50 In the
protection Of the health OF the people"
"Animal food IL particularly suscep-
tlble to bacterial action and to decorn.
position which is hastened by killing
and handling In filthy slaughter houses
or by improper refrigeration and stor.
age"
MEAT FROM DISEASED AMI
MAILS, TOO FREQUENTLY sLAUGH.
TERED FOR HUMAN FOOD. MAY
BE PRODUCTIVE OF WIDESPREAD
DISEASE AMONG THOSE WHO
CONSUME IT."
"The Oft repeated statement that
cooking will remove the poisonous prop
critics of spoiled meat is not to be re-
lied upon."
I'm view Of these facts, It is the duty
Of the health officials of all municipal.
ties to establish such supervision and
inspection as will render impossible the
maintenance Of unsanltary slaughter
houses and packing houses, the killing
OF diseased animals or the sale Oi
meats and other foods which. by their
original character, or changes which
have taken place In them, are unit for
human consumption"
"The presence Of sick or diseased
animal in a slaughter house should
place the establishment under suspicion
as one n which such animals art
slaughtered for human consumption
Any unsound meat or carcass found iI
a slaughter house or In q market should
be assumed a. being the0e tcr SALE"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-04

trusts and officers Of trusts could Ne
compelled to furnish evidence against
themselves and could be fined and i'm.
prlsoned ON such testimony.
Notwlthstanding these facts the jury
commission takes some Of these
men In order to fll up Cook County
grand juries with leading citizens"
Here are some facts to bear this
statement out:
Arthur Meeker. manager for Arm our
4 Company, has been drawn as mem.
Der Of the January body.
Every grand jury for months bacl,
has been well flied up with representa-.
ti,es Of the stock yards interests.
James w. smithson, purchasing
agent for Armour 4 Company, was on
the venirc for the October grand jury,
but was not impanclled.
Among the Stockyards people drawn
upon the September Grand Jury were
Wilbur L. Irwin, superintendent
Union Stock Yards.
J. J. Carcy, manager for Nelson Nor
ris 4 Company, Union Stock Yards.
Armour 4 Company had no man
the July Grand Jury 70 far % can be
ascertained.
Swift 4 Company, however. were
we'll represented.
Among the Stock Yards people serv.
Ing a. Grand Jurors On the July Grand
Jury were the following:
Thomas L. Smith. foreman for Swift
& Company. Union Stock Yards.
James q. Turner, clerk, Swift 4
Company. Union Stock Yards.
Everett L. Van Meter. live stocll
salesman, Union Stock Yards.
The following Stock Yards repre
sentativcs were on the June Grand
Jury:
i. b. Crumbaueh, head cashier Ar
mour & Company, Union Stock Yards
w. J. Dassell, manager Swift 4 Com
pany. Union Stock Yards.
Nicholas Kilburg. telegraph oper
tor. Armour 4 Company. Union etoca
Yards.
Martin Rudy. live stock commits
SION, Union Stock Yards.
@. william Sperry, live stock com
mission, Union Stock Yards.
~e
We can understand how the Bel
Trust controls local conditions In Chi
cngo. Everybody In beginning to uil
derstand that. But how the Bcei
Trust can continue to defy the United
States Supreme Court In View Of III
permanent injunction against It. grant
Cd by that tribunal January 30, 1905
IL hard to understand.
Arthur Mceker. manager for Arm0u
& Company, Ii on the venire Of TIN
January grand jury.
The other members Of That bod,
should take advantage Of this clrcum
stance to ask Mr.. Meeker all about
Tho Beef Trust, and why 1t shoult
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-04

the people as lot Of serfs. 1t raises
the price Of food upon them with i'm.
punity and fixes its taxes to suits It..
self. San Francisco graft was not a
circumstance TO this.
~A
When the Beef Trust can openly
defy the United states Supreme Court
and stay out II Jail. do you wonder
that there are men called anarchists
~6
THE most awful thing In the history
Of this Republic from It's foundation
to the present time. Is the open. fia.
grant defiance by the Beef Trust of
the permanent Injunction granted
against II by the Supreme Court Of the
United states. If the Supreme Court
can be fOuted by multi.millionaire
law-brenkers, what has become Of our
Government?
Attorney General BOnaparte will
have to explain to the people why he
has never had the officers Of the Beet
Trust punished for contempt hy the
United States Supreme Court, In vlolat.
Ing its permanent injunction. Mr.. 30.
nnparte will have to explain his In.
activity In this direction before the
people will accept him as a candidate
for President.
~E~
Arthur Mceker. treasurer and gen
cral manager for Armour 4 Co.. WHO
was Indicted In the United States
Court. together with other members
Of the alleged Beef Trust for cOnspir.
ncy. In 1905, and escaped on u tcchnl.
cnlity. hns been chosen on the vcnlrc Of
the Cook County grand jury for Jan
,ary, zoos.
Good man to investigate
The MIX Trust:
Gamblers Trust;
Ice Trust, or any other trust.
Talk about getting the man higher
up!
How In Chicago ever going to bt
cleaned up with the Beef Trust con
trolling the grand jury as fully a. 4
does the Health Department or th'
Board Of Assessors?
Why does the Jury commission play
favOrltcs?
II 1t Is selecting men frcsh from til,
defendants dock In the Federal Court,
for positions on the grand jury, VIII
not give the other trusts a fair show
Why not draw Patscy King, Jnme'
O'Leary and Mont 1'ennes?
They never raised the price of foot
ON the people or conspired agains
them.
Evcn II they are called gamb
lers. their court records. " they hav'
any. are no worse than the member
Of the Beef Trust, who only cs
capped severe punishment In the Unltet
States court because a Judge gave then
IN immunity bath on the ground tina
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-04

Team owners and other victims AZ
such a tax would not be necessary II
Armour, Swift ana the other multi
millionaire personal tax-dodgers paid
their just dues to the municipality.
The Assessors have left Armour,
swift and Company off so lightly that
vehicle owners will have to make up
the delinquency.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-04

Health Commissioner Evans attack
on Gov. Deneen's administration in his
annual statement for not helping hin
In stamping out bad meat is pretty
nervy in view Of the fact that Evans
is the man who withdrew the city in
spectors from the stock yards in the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-04

face of the warning of the State Board
OF Health, published on the second page
OF this paper.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-04
~

How easy it was To indlct the MIX
Trust. The Milk Trust does not have
men on every Grand Jury like the Beef
Trust.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-04

\ wheel tax Is necessary to Ndse
revenue for Chicago because Armour
Swift and the other lti-milllonhres
do not pay their just share of the per-
sonal property taxes. II these people
paid their just taxes wheel tax
would he unnecessary.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-04

Dr, Evans, the distinguished white
Mississippi Republican Health Com
missioner, who makes on IN average
Of one speech a day in some church,"
has the grip. 1t Is not nearly as se-
we're as the grip that the Beef Trust
has.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-04

If the Beef Trnst can get its men on
grand jurles, the same methods ought
10 secure 1t representation on petit
.uries.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-04

Chicago Is asleep just now. But
there are great many honest ana
fearless men here. When they wake
up the Beef Trust and It's beneficiaries
will get what Is coming to them.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-04

Why isn't the Beef Trust proceeded
against criminally? The United States
Supreme Court In decision rendered
March ~. 1900, makes 1t easy to get
the packing gang now: much easier
than when they were indicted before.
The United States Supreme Court on
the date named decided, In effect. that
under the Antitrust Laws witnesses
could be compelled to testify and that
books and papers required must be
produced
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-04

When you pay your wheel tax think
of Armour, the multi-millionaire, who
Ia only taxed on one-fifth Of 100000
aud who is reputed to be worth over
S1OO, ,OOO, 900 In personal property.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-04

Under Illinois laws every member
Of the Beef Trust, for conspiracy in re-
straint Of trade ana to do an illegal
act, In liable to imprisonment In the
penitentiary for from one to five years
or fine not to exceed $4,000. or both.
Indict the Beef Trust and send them
over the road!
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-04

Arthur Mceker. manager for Armour
& Company, Ii on the venire Of the
January grand jury.
The other members Of tiAat body
should take advantage of this clrcun-
stance to ask Mr.. Meeker oil about
Tho Beef Trust, and why 1t should
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-04
BRIARGLIFF RACERS
NUMBER EIGHTEEN

NEW YORK, Feb. 4-One .xew car, an
Apperson, was entered today for the
BriarcHn Cup race I'm =, estcLester C9uu-
" on April .. The machine was en-
tered b. Sydney G. Bowman. the New
York agent for the AppersCn cars, being
the same type as the two AppeTSOnS re-
Gently entered for the stock car races
IN savannah March IS and Is.
II was found today that some of the
cars that have been carried on the list
as prospective entries had failed TO com
ply with the conditions in sending their
checks for 500, the first payment of the
total fee. BY eliminating these from the
list the actual entries number eighteen,
the complete list being.
Name eutrant, and driver
Stearns, II. W. Whipple, Oldfeld.
Stearns, WychOf, Church & Partridge,
Vaughn
SJearns, WyClzOn, Church g Partridge,
Leland.
Isulta. G. NJ. Hamilton, Poole.
IsOita, G.. NJ. Hamilton, Harding.
IsClta, J. NJ. lyon, Strang.
LOEIe-, H. A LOZIeT, Milford
LOZIeT Il a. LOZier. Kitchener.
Flat, T.. L. HOlauder. CeqTinO.
Fiat, F.. r. HollandeT.
Simplex, Palmer * Singer, Tracy.
Maria, j. J. Brown. Murphy,
Thomas, II. II. Houpt, Roberts.
RClault. Paul LaCTOiX, BeTnin.
Hol-Tan, c. b. Tangeman, Fosdyke.
AppersOn, 5. 3. Bowman.
PanhaTd. A MaSsanaL.
Allan-Kingstou, a. Hammerstein.
Campbell
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-04
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Randle Highlands-NauOnal Savings
and Trust Company, trustee, to James
Henry Brown, lots ] and ,, block 10, $40.
Fifteenth street southeast, between c
ana D streets-GeOrse b. Mcdonald TO
G. Percy MCGlue lot %, square lOl6 SO.
631 Second street Notwithstanding
J. Clarke TO John ". Edwards, lot =,
square 500. $40.
800 and gIl 5 street northwest-JOseph
J. Darlington ct al, trustees. 10 Wash
ingTOn City Orphan Asylum, lots 249
and go square 362, 5000.
Fourteenth street southeast, between
ux. 10 katherine Seibold, lot 106, square
1896, g. 500.
G9 sixth street northeast-samueI
Hord to Emma Alderman, lot 169, square
SEQ. SO.
243 Eighth street northeast-Same to
same lOr Co. square 9lT, SO
52l Four-and-ahalf street southwest
John Miller ct al TO James z. Koran,
part let s., square 495, $40
G street southwest, between Thir-
teenth-and-a-half and Fourteenth streets
James H Taylor. trustee. to Philip
Smith, part original lot (, square 253,
sl.7S5.
Rosedale and Isherwood-George w.
Decker ct ux. to Nathan>H. Bryant, lot
81 and part lot ., block p. SO.
/ street southeast, between Twelfth
and Thirteenth streetS-SamUel L. Car
roll ct al. 10 Agnes V. ESChinger, part
original lot 6, square 1920, $1,000.
Observation-Disclosures Homes COmDan.
10 Samuel J. Busheyr lot IS, square sou,
$3.50.
Fourteenth and F streets northeast
Stephen T. Westdale ct TX. 10 Michael
and Hitter GiIteman, lot 80. square 102
SO.
Chevy Chase-Chevy Chase Land
Company to Frances T, Bingham, lots
go and 4O square 1864, SO.
Reservoir View-James T. Hood ct al
trustee, 10 Benjamin +. Leighton, lot .,
block l. $3.50.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-04
DICK DEAR OUT
FOR RELAY TEAM
Herring and HaSkinS Meet
Twice at Federal
Games.

EsA Dear, former scholastic cham
Rson sprinter OF Central High School
aud later q point winner in the inter
collegiate championships as member
of the Pennsylvania team, IS candi-
date for the relay team which will rep
resent Washington in the inter-city one
mile championship 1T the Federal
Games on February 10, and it is likely
that he will make one OF the places
Dear has been doing light work for
several weeks and is in good condition.
He will have his mai trial, with the
other candidates for the team. next
Monday. With Dear running Herring,
the South Atlantic champion. VIII be
saved Tor the two-miie all-Wasnington
team in the race against the University
OF Pennsylvania four. The Baltimore
Cne-mile team Will be chosen either on
Thursday or Friday. and the makeup
Of the quartet probably announced sat
urday afternoon.
one of the most interesting features
OF the Federal Games will be the meet
ing of Guy Haskins. the intercOllc-
giate champion and recOrd-hOlder In the
mile run, and Herring the south At
lautic half-mlIe champion. These men
viii hrSt come together III the lOGl-yard
handicap, in which Haslins viii Try
to set 2 new indoor mark for the dis
IanCe. and IN the star track event Of
the night, the twO-mlle relay race. they
viii meet on the same relay Both
these men are just now il tOp-notch
form.
Schlcsser, captain of the Second Regt-
ment National Guard basketball team,
and a first-class all-Tound athlete. VIII
be one of the men to meet Martin
Sheridan in the three standing broad
jumps. SChlOsser holds the local record
in this event at thirty feet, six inches.
seats 0uluGU
terday in the sporting goods stores be-
gan with a record rush and the indi-
cations are that even A bigger crowd
than last year viii be at the games.
The entries close Friday night with
". G. Stuart, zoe Fourteenth street.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-04
BLINDFOLD EXPERT
IN CHESS MATCHES

Owing TO the uberality OF Prof. Rice.
Of New York, the millionaire patron OF
chess, Washington lovers OF the game
VIII have an opportunity Of seeing a
thorough exposition OF the famous Rice
gambit opening
julius Finn, state champion of New
York, and our only bliudfOld expert. has
been Engaged by Prof. Rice inventor
Of the gambit, to give exhibitions Of the
opening at the principal clubs.
He viii be at the chess club in this
city tomorrow evening. Players CpTefeT-
Journeys are requested 70 be on hand
early so that Secretary Lavender mag
assign the boards. Finn VIII play the
white pieces in all games, a few of
which he will play without sight Of the
boards.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-04
COMMISSIONERS NOTICES.

OFFICE OF. THE COMMISSIONERS D. c.
February ! 1908. AT / O'Clock p N. on sat
urday. February 5l9OS. the FISH wharf rights
and privileges win be sold at public auction on
+ street, between eth and 9Th streets north7
west, Ia front Of the fish stalls Of the Wash
ingtOn Market, for the term Of one year from
March ISt. 1908. For further information as
to terms of sale, etc, apply at the Office
Of the Seale- Of Weights and Measures 49,
Louisiana avenue northwest. HENRY b
F. MACF ARLAND, HENRY L. WEST. JAY
J. NOR ROW. Commissioners, d. G.
3-10t-sxSu.