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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-02-14
INDICTED Under
ANTITRUST Law
American Tobacco Company
in Trouble.
Alleged to Have Sought TO Re-
duce Price of Tobacco Below
Real Value.

Lexington, Ky, Feb. 1O.-The Fay
cite county grand ujry today brought
in an indictment against the American
Totdeco Company on a charge that
it had violated the Kentucky antitrust
law, and alleges that the company has
conspired to regulate and reduce the
price of leaf tobacco in this State.
The indictment was returned late this
afternoon, just before the grand jury
announced that it had completed its
labors and was discharged by the cOur
In his instructions TO the grand jury
when is was empaneled. about four
weeks ago, Judge j. Watts Parker call
ed attention to the rumors that the
American Tobacco Company was vio-
lating the antitrust law, and directed
the grand jury 10 investigate the mat
ter. At the end of its regular Two
weeks term the grand jury asked for
an extension of two weeks more time
which il has devoted to an eXamina-
ton of the matter. Local warehouse
men, American Tobacco Company
agents, and members of the Society of
Equity of this county were called be-
fore the grand jury, and rs a result of
the testimony given the indictment
was returned to-day.
If there should be a conviction under
the indictment the penalty against the
corporation is a fine of not more than
$1,000 and not less than $500.
In addition to the Indictment return
ed against the trust itself five other
indictments were returned at the same
time but not made public, as the court
officials stated that the persons indie
ted have not yet been served with
bench warrants. 1t is understood that
these five true bills are against agents
of the trust in this county who, under
the antitrust statute, are made liable
to the same fine as the corporation it.
self and in addition to Imprisonment,
at the discretion of the jury.
. F. R. Toewater, formerly of Louis
vile is the chief agent of the Amer
lean Tobacco Company in this city, an
has under him about half dozen
agents who are engaged in buying to-
bacco at the public sales here.
Although he admitted the fact that
an indictment had been returned
against the American Tobacco Com
pany for violation of the antitrust stat
ute this evening Judge Parker would
not allow the indictment to be seem,
as notice had not been served on the
representative of the company and
will not permit the names of the per-
sons accused in the other Indictments
to be made public until bench warrant
have been served upon them.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-02-14
CONTROL OF The
TABACCO COMPANIES
Even If American IS Driven From
the State, is Purpose of
McCh0rd Bill.

Frankfort, KY, Feb. 11.-Control
OF the great tobacco companies. so
as to prevent them from fixing the
price of tobacco, and, if necessary,
in order to drive the American To-
bacco company from Kentucky, is
the avowed object of the McChord
bill putting tobacco companies and
buyers under the police powers of the
State, according to statements made
by Mr.. McChord at a meeting of the
agricultural committee.
The meeting was held to give the
warehousemen of Louisville chanc
to be heard and the bill was htor-
oughly discussed for two and a half
hours. Ex-senator j. Campbell
Cantrill, the head of the American
Society of Equity, said that rather
than see the people ground down as
they had been in the past by the
American Tobacco company, it would
be better for the trust tobe driven
fro mthe State and not a single acre
of tobacco grown in theState.
The Louisville warehousemen ap-
pealed to he comittee to kill the
bill on the ground that it would in
jure the small manufacturer who
would put him at at. disadvantage
with the big companies which have
factories outside of the State
They contended that the grower
himself would be injured and that
they would be injured only through
the injury inflicted on the grower.
The disposition of the committee
seemed to be in favor of the bill, but
no action was takento-night.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-02-14
For Sale

The only barber shop in Hartford.
Call on Burlington & Taylor.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-02-14
POSTMASTER HEAVRIN GIVES Us The
Law ON ARREARAGE SUBSCRIPTION.

We have received the following letter from Postmaster
M. L. Heavrn, of Hartford defining the policy which he
WILL under the postal regulations, adopt April L.
HARTFORD, KY, February 6, 1908.
The Hartford Republican, Hartford, KY
Gentlemen:-ln accordance with instructions from the
Post Office Department at Washington, l hereby notify
you that and after April 1908 paper addressed
to anyone year in will be accepted
at the Hartford post Office for transmission through the
mail at secondcass postage rates any such papers
offered they must bear postage stamps, EACH
they cannot be sent out Very respectfully
Nj. L. HEAvRIN Post Master.
In order to comply with the foregoing law,
mailing to each subscriber in statement of their
account and requesting them to settle.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-02-14
SOLD LIQUOR FOR
TWENTY.SIX YEARS
And Ben Johns Caught Only
One Time
Is Released From Jail and is Go
ing Back TO His Home in
Christian.

Ben Johns, resident of the town of
Crofton, in the good county of
Christian and one time convicted be-
fore Judge Walter Evans, of the I'm
lied States Court, of the offense of
selling whisky without having paid
the government special tax, has now
completed his sentence and been dis
charged from the Daviess county Jail,
says the greensboro Messenger.
Now that the whole matter has
been passed from the field of current
events and gone down as history Ben
pleads guilty to the soft impeachment.
Not only does he admit having made
the particular sale of which he was
convicted, but he says that for &c
years, a quarter century and a
year to spare, he was engaged regu-
larly in the business of retail whis-
ky dealer and never in all those years
paid license tax to the nation, state,
county or city.
He had a large patronage he says,
in three or four counties. His GUS
toners were good people among
whom were high sheriffs and other
officials. His whisky had the reputa-
ton of being the best TO be had in all
that country. II always" said Ben
after he had been released and was,
shaking hands with the marshal who
arrested him and others about the
commissioners office. put teaspoon
full of soda and quart of water with
each gallon of whisky"
in that way you had five quarts to
sell when you only bought four" was
said by some one.
Ben looked injured. He had the
appearance of a man whose honor has
been assailed.
THAT may be-" he said. Eyes,
that may be, but that wasn't the in
tention of it. The soda and water
puts a beautiful bead on the liquor,
and that's the main thing that gave
my whisky such wide reputation
for goodness"
Ben holds no luminosity toward any
person connected with his arrest and
conviction. I'm going right straight
home" he said, land I'm going to-
take Sunday dinner with one of the
witnesses that swore against me.
They may think I'm mad at 'em, but
I'm not. They had to tell the truth.
I've got no use for man that won't
tell the truth. 1t was just an acct
dent that l got caught, anyhow, and
there amt no one to blame"
Ben says he was never particularly
fond of the liquor business and, now
that he is out of 1t, he proposes to
start in some other line and leave the
business of quenching thirst to young
er men.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-02-14
A Gard of Thanks.

We wish the many kind and sympa-
thetic friends who attended and
watched by the bedside for thirty-eight
days and nights during the long sick
ness of our father, grandfather and
George w. Roberts, to
accept our grateful thanks for their
friendly aid and unceasing devotion
to him till the final summons came
and until he was laid to rest.
50 Edwin 'Forbes.wife and daughter.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-02-14
Honor Roll

The following people have paid their
subscription to The Republican since
our last issue: w. c. Everly, Matan-
zas, Joe c. Bennett, Hartford, c. G..
Wedding & Co., indianapolis; Samuel
Rowe, Linton, Ind, l. P. Barnard, Lou
isville, Alfred Hurt, Beaver Dam; Will
liam Hardin, Coffman; V. M. Albin,
Renfrow; j. c. Lilies, Somerset, KY,
A. X. Anderson, Hartford. F. NJ. AL
len ,Centertown, and Mrs J. S. Leisure,
Hartford.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-02-14
ARTFORD, OHIO COUNTY KY. FRIDAY FEBRUARY H. 1905

dumping process" of foreign nations
we have In our Government ware
houses $6O,OOO,0OO in value awaiting a
customer. How will that effect you
and other industries which. produce
merchandise competitive with the fore
igner?
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-02-14

GROWERS HAVE LIE.
GAL right TO POOL.
Act of 1906 Upheld by High
est Court in State.
No Longer any Question of Far
mer's Right to Pool for
Higher Price.

Owen Circuit Court involving the Con-
stitutionality of the act Of the 1906
legislature giving the right to tobacco
growers to pool their crops Judge John
ID. Carroll, of the Court of Appeals
handed down an opinion declaring the
act valid under the constitution. The
whole court except Chief Justice
ORear who was absent heard the case
and concurred in the opinion. In dis
cussing the act the court said in part.
The act of 1906 does not authorize
or permit a pool or combination to
enhance the cost of crops above their
real value. This Is not the proper con
struction, and If IL allowed owners 10
place the price of crops above their
real value, it would clearly be viola
ton of the Constitution.
In giving to the act this constitu-
tionality the prevailing conditions that
rise to its enactment may with much
propriety, be considered. The far
mers scattered all over the State,
each acting independently and separa-
tely for himself were unable TO dis
pose of their crops at a fair and rea-
sonable price. There was practically
no competition among the purchasers
of the crops. A combination and
trust had been formed by the buyers
to depreciate the value of the crops be-
low their real value, and single-hand-
ed, the producers were unable to COM
bat or deal in terms of equality with
these trusts and combinations that
controlled the markets in which the
farmer was Obliged to dispose OF his
produce. To meet the condition of az
fairs thus presented and 10 enable the
farmers to combine their resources
and place their products in the hands
of an agent selected by them, to the
end that better prices might be OBJ
tanned, this act was passed. If under
this act, the farmers associated with
defendant, were combining and pooling
their crops for the purpose OF obtain
ing for them a greater price than the
real value and 1t should be judicially de-
termined that this was true, the con-
tract entered into in my Judgment
would be without binding force or
effect upon the defendant, although he
voluntarily consented to become a
member of the society or orangization
1t could not for a moment be enter
tanned that a contract entered into
for the purpose of enhancing the price
of an article above it's real value
would be authorized by the act OF 1906,
nor would the Legislature have the
power to pass an act that would en-
able or permit persons or classes OF
persons to do things that are contrary
to public policy and that have always
met with the severest condemnation
of the courts.
/ entertain no doubt that the act OF
1906 considered alone and with refer
ance to the questions raised by the de-
PENDANT is valid exercise under the
Constitution of this State or of the
United States; and as the record does
not show that the plaintiff society
is attempting to enhance the price OF
the Constitution of the State or Of the
real value the motion to dissolve the
injunction must be overruled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-26
HOW TO VOTE.

Now that the last day for registration
has passed-and in this connection it
can be honestly said that Topekans
have discharged their duty to them
selves and their country in a most adj
mirable fashion through the way they
have registered. the registration lists
showing larger number of men enti
tied to vote at the coming election than
ever before in the history of the city
it may be we'll for the voters generally
to give a moment or two's attention to
the rules and regulations prescribed by
the election law on the methods that
may be employed for the marking of
the ballots so that a voter can make
known his intentions absolutely and not
invalidate in any way his ballot.
These rules are brief. succinct and
readily understandable to anyone who
can read and interpret simple English
They follow:
F'irst-If you desire to vote straight
party ticket, make a cross x mark in
the circle on the ticket you wish to
vote and nowhere else on the ballot.
Second-If you prefer not to vote
straight party ticket, but wish to vote
for a majority of the candidates on any
party ticket, make a cross Y mark
in the circle as before. and then make
q cross X marx In the square to the
right of the names of such candidates
as you wish to vote for, found under
any other party name.
Third-If you prefer not to vote any
party ticket, then make a cross x mark
in the square to the right of the names
of such candidates as you wish to vote
for and nowhere else on the ballot.
Fourth-f you desire to vote for a
name not on the ballot. write the name
in the blank column and make a cross
X mark In the square to the right of
such name.
If you tear, deface or wrongly mark
this ballot. return 1t to the Judges and
receive another.
If careful attention is given to these
instructions on the proper way the ball
lot can be marked there is no reason
why any man, unless he be most ig-
norant. should invalldate his ballot and
throw away his vote. 1t will be seen
that the second and third rules provide
two ways for man to split up his
votes. that is voting for different can
didates of different parties. The one
provided in the first of these ways, that
is according to the rule designated as
second. is the preferable because it can
be accomplished much easier than the
| other one, and with much fewer marks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-26

the slightest of danger from the trifing
wound that the mad woman inflicted
on her cheek but she is now in grave
peril, entirely because of her magma
ton.
1t is not unusual for persons who
have been bitten by dogs to worry
themselves into a condition where they
show symptoms of rabies to a greater
or less degree, even though the dogs
were known not to be mad. But in the
case of the girl in question, she was
neither bitten by dog nor was the
woman who bit her, and so her terrible
condition is purely the result of imagi-
nation. Hers Is most remarka BILE
case and is attracting great attention
among the medical fraternity in New
York city, who are using most heroic
efforts to save the girls life although
there is little hope of so doing. And
surely from this case there is a lesson
to be learned by everyone and espec-
tally the people who are prone to nerv
BUSINESS. 1t is never well to let the
Imagination have full sway nor is it
we'll to jump at conclusion and worry
accordingly. Probably many cases Of
real rabies have been developed more
through fright than because of dog
bites. as there are any number of dos
which will bite persons at any and ev-
cry opportunity and whose bites are
not harmful in the least.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-26

ship of sixteen valuable carrier pig
cons which were alleged to have been
stolen. There were all sorts of con-
Trajectory evidence regarding the
ownership of the birds. Finally the
Judge took the matter into his own
hands. He ordered the pigeons lib
Grated. Get you home" he said to
the pigeons as they were turned loose
from a spot half way between the
cotes of the parties contending for
them, land whomsoever the birds re-
turn to, he shall be declared their
master" The birds hurried to the
house of the man who had the other
fellow arrested for stealing them.
And this was eminently satisfactory
to all but the thief
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-26
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chicago News.1

IFrom the Chicago News.1
z It's a wooden leg that cannot be pull
ed.
Real charity doesn't employ a pub
licity promoter.
Every mans troubles are the worst
from his point of view.
Cheap notoriety sometimes costs
more than the other kind.
And there are girls who dislike being
kissed-by the wrong fellow.
Few men are as wicked as they like
to have women think they are.
A woman may have an old hat on her
head and a new one on her mind.
Every old widower realizes that the
whole world loves to laugh at lover.
The average man is what he is be-
cause some woman thinks that's what
he ought to be.
Perhaps nothing is calculated to wor-
ry a pessimist more than the noise
made by people who shout for joy.
Although married man may never
have been a witness in a lawsuit. he
usually knows what 1t is to be cross
examined.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-26
TO ENFORCE PURE FOOD LAW

A word of warning to the wise
should be sufficient. And who are
proverbially wiser than the dealers
in food-stuffs? Violations of the pure
food law IN this state will be prose-
cuted vigorously from now on accord
ing to DR. Crumblne, the efficient
secretary of the state board of health
and the major domo of the pure
food affairs of Kansas. DIR. Crumbine
has been exceedingly lenient in the
past in regard to offenders of the
pure food statute for the law is
comparatively new one and rather
perplexing in many particulars. but
he rightly believes that the time for
leniency in it's enforcement has passed
Everybody who is at all interested in
the working of the law as are all
grocers. butchers and others who
handle food products of any and every
kind has had ample opportunity to
become familiar with the provisions of
the statute and the time has arrived
when they should violaJe it at their
own risks.
No greater boon has been conferred
on the people generally of this state,
and of the nation as WELL by any piece
OF IeSlSldIlOn imam mas DeeH aCCOIIl-
plished by the national and state pure
food laws. One rather shrinks at the
remembrance of the adulterated and
impure food products of all kinds that
avaricious manufacturers and dealers
in them were wont to .foist on the
public. That lawful checks have been
placed on them is a great blessing.
indeed, to humanity. Perhaps the
dealer will feel it some in curtailed
profits because of the cost of a pure
article of food as compared with the
cost of its imitation or adulterated
rival Perhaps the consumer will be
forced to pay a little higher price for
certain things, and this is the more
likely. But these hardships are small
when compared with the great bene-
fits that will accrue from a rigid en-
forcement of the pure food laws.
They are inestimable to the general
health of the people. And that the
law will be vigorously enforced with
impartiality and fairness to all almost
goes without saying for DR.. Crumbine
has been tried and tested in many
ways and his metal has been found
to be true and reliable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-26
THAT NEW JERUSALEM.

In Oklahoma the permanent capital
location is live issue. At the COM
ing election there will be submitted a
proposition to erect the capitol on
some central site, which is now a vast
prairie.
The palm, which is utopian and not
without alluring features, is for the
state to buy several sections of land
now vacant. or used wholly for farm
purposes. take such territory as is
needed for a capitol and then sell the
rest as city lots where large city. is
expected to form about the capitol
The attractive feature of the scheme
lies in the profit to the state A
capitol costing a million dollars-or
five million dollars-could easily be
built from the proceeds of city lot
sales.
Then there are sundry other
schemes such as consolidation of all
state institutions at this one center.
The university now at Norman, the
Agricultural college at Saltwater, the
penitentiary not yet fully established,
the insane asylums and other institu-
tions could all be erected and main
tanned from the price of town lots
Oklahoma has tried several new
schemes of government in her consti-
tuition, and it is not impossible that the
great townsite deal may go through.
There are thousands of individuals
in Oklahoma who have been made
rich by townsite schemes, and why
not the state itself Wichita Beacon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-26
WHAT WORRY WILL DO.

A rather remarkable illustration of
what worry, accompanied by a vivid
imagination. will do is instanced by
the case of a young girl who is In a
hysterical condition in one of the New
York hospitals and who is expected to
die from sheer fright, and nothing else
She is suffering from pseudo, or imagi-
nary hydrophobia and at times she de-
velops symptoms approaching those
with which persons afflicted with rabies
are wont to suffer.
Not long ago this girl was helping
to care for woman who had been
suddenly stricken insane and while she
was handing the patient a glass of
water the woman bit her on the cheek.
Some one told the girl that this wo-
man had previously been bitten by a
mad dog and. although this was not
so. the girl began to worry and act
ually fretted herself into a state where
she has some of the symptoms of the
awful disease. This girl was never in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-26

beating as he hurried through the hall
and came into the room where she sat.
Dear" he said, and she stood up
with a little cry, and then his arms
were about her and she was sobbing
wildly.
"Then why didn't you send for me?"
he demanded.
Because couldn't ask you to marry
me when 1 was i'll and ugly. when
would not when I was we'll, could II"
she asked. IT took cold last winter.
and then there was pneumonia, and
now they keep me shut in. All summer
watched from the windows. I knew IL
you came you would set me free, but 1
couldn't write and burden you with my
woes"
In sickness and in health" he quot
ed. isn't that what they say in the
marriage service, dear? And now.
listen. You are to get well at once. We
will go to the desert and we Will start
tomorrow"
She smiled up at him. How good 1t
seems" she said, ito hear you say 1t so
masterfully. If you know how l have
longed for some one to carry me on"
And a month later, as she sat in front
of her tent on the dry plain, and the
wind ruff1ed her hair and brought the
pink of returning health to her cheeks,
her husband said: $50 the little Wild
bird came back to her cage"
She shook her head, and reached out
her hand to him. "Ah, mol! she said.
and her voice thrilled with the wonder
of her happiness. "Ah. no! but the IT.
tie wild bird found her mate. "-(Copy-
righted. 1908, by Associated Literary
Press.)