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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-24
CIRCUIT COURT TAKES RAP
At THE TOBACCO TRUST
Decree Restraints Certain ioOa0oS
Firms from Engaging in Foreign
and Interstate Commerce on'
I'll Competition Is Restored

New York.-The decree OF the
United States circuit court in the gov
ernment's suit against the American eau
Tobacco company and others whlch
was filed late Tuesday afternoon ae-
elared the American Tobacco COM
pany. the American Snuff COMPANY
the r. ]. Reynolds company, pierre
Lorillard and the Blackwell durham
company a monopoly and engaged IN
an Illegal combination. a.
The decree Restraints these hoiuihe
companies from engaging IN loreis"
and interstate commerce uiitii ooii,'
petition between them is restoreq
The decree denies the receiVersnips
asked by the government.
An appeal which has been taken u,
the Tinted States supreme court VIII
act as a temporary stay to the decree
filed Tuesday.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-24
TEN THOUSAND ON TRIAL.
Spanish Women Hailed Before Court
for Contempt.

San Sebastian, Spain.-The opening
trial of 10000 women in Bilbao Degan
on Tuesday. The women are accuSao
of contempt of court in signing pc
tition of sympathy in behalf Oh 1e-
susa Pajana, who was sentenced u
eight years Imprisonment for killing
her faithless fance. The petition ex-
tolls Jesusa's deed and the prosecutor
caused the indictment of all the Wo-
men signing the petition.
The documents in the case were
brought in court in three vans, ana
covered $4,000 pages.
The court room was packed WIN
beautiful Spanish women, and the
plaza outside was packed with the
remainder of the defendants.
The court resembled a beauty CON
test instead of a tribunal. The JUS
tice and prosecutor were Jeered IN
the streets by the women, who de-
manded to know where they could
find jails enough to imprison them
all IL convicted.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-24
WITNESS WAS sTussoRN.
Refused TO Testify Unless Court Room
Was Cleared Of Spectators.

Kallspell. Mont.--Proceedings in
the trial OF Joe Hobhins, aged 49, al
legged accessory to the murder of the
Yoakums. father and son, were stall
ed and the court faced a Quandary for
thirty minutes. when Fred Lebeau,
the chief witness for the state and
now awaiting sentence under convic-
ton OF first degree murder, fatty re-
fused 10 testify further unless spec
tatora should be excluded from the
room. Lebeau went to bed on the
previous night declaring he would
never enter the court room except to
receive sentence. unless you take me
there dead" He relented In the
morning under the condition that the
court room be vacated, which was ae'
complished after an explanation by
Deputy sheriff Ingraham, Then Lee
beau answered freely during the
morning session. But when the spec.
tators declined to again vaeate In the
afternoon the Witness remained OBJ
durate after repeated admonitlons by
the court and q fine Of SIS had been
entered for contempt, When In
formed Of this action Lebeau remark
cd that II made no difference, as he
expected to hang anyway. At 3
y M. however, the room was again
cleared and Lebeau went on the
stand and answered all questions and
the fine was RENTED.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-24
RECORD FOR FARM PRODUCTS.
Nearly Eight Billion Dollars Worth
of Cereals and Livestock Raised.

Nearly Eight Billion Dollars Worth
Of Cereals and Livestock Raised.
washington.-The following is
taken from the annual report of the
secretary of agriculture:
The farm value of all farm products
of 1908 reaches the most extraordi-
mary total in the nations history
Sits, 100000. This is about four
times the value of the products of
the mines, including mineral oils and
precious metals. The farmer contrib
utes 81 per cent of the raw materials
used in those manufacturing indus
tries which depend mostly or consid'
erably upon agricultural materials,
and these industries use AZ per cent
OF all materials used in all industries.
The value of products in 1899, the cen
sus year, being taken at 100, the
value for 1903 stands at 1875; for 1904,
at 1871: for 1905, at 1874; for 1906, at
d43; for 1907, at 1859; and for 90S, at
165. During the last ten years the
wealth production on the farms of
this country has exceeded the fabu-
lous sum of $60,000,000, 900.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-24
Wants $500, 100000 Bonds.

Washington.-With great enthu.
siasm the National Rivers and Har-
bors congress at its concluding ses-
sion here placed itself on record in
favor of the issuance of government
bonds for the improvement of the
great waterways projects. The con-
gress declared for an authorized is
sue by congress at its present session
of $500,000,000 worth of bonds, the
proceeds to be used in the payment
exclusively for such river and harbor
work as may be authorized by con-
gress, provision for the issue to be
similar to the Panama canal bonds.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-24
Ruef Granted More lime.

San Professionalism Ruef, con-
victed Of offering bride. has been
granted a delay Of one week before
receiving sentence. The continuance
OF the case until December 10, was
with the assent of the district attor.
ney's office. represented by Assistant
John o'Gara. Thomas B. Dozier of
the defense based his motion for a
weeks respite on the ground that suf.
icient time had not been given the
defense to prepare the motions and
arguments in stay of judgment and
for a new trial
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-24
KILLED MAN WITH Ak.
Foul Murder in Idaho Caused by
Greed for Money.


Idaho Falls, Ida.-W Waldo II. Setback,
stranger In the community, was kill
ed at an early hour Sunday morning
with an ak. The crime is attributed to
an unknown man with whom Setback
came here from Montana. Setback
carried a certificate of deposit from
the State bank at Helena. Mont, for
$500, When the body was discovered
this was gone. together with other val
tables known to have been In
Schlaek's possession.
The murder was committed in a
room In a lodging house and In very
brutal manner After Setback was
asleep his companion went to the
kitchen of the house. secured a small
ak and dealt his victim five blows on
the head, Setback must have lived
between ten and twelve hours after
ward, as groans were heard by other
roomers from 3 o'clock in the morn
ing until 3 In the afternoon. The sup
posed murderer got a twelve hours
start and trace OF him has been lost.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-24

Chicago. Judge Kavanaugh In the
superior court OF Cook county. has
rendered decision OF Importance to
national guardsmen. in which he de-
clared they had right. under certain
conditions. TO take human life while
On duty. The decision was rendered
in the case of Joseph b. Klein. a pri.
yste Of the First regiment, Illinois
national guard. under indictment for
killing Earl Nelson at Kankakee. last
spring. The regiment was on It's way
10 Springfield TO quell race war.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-24
PREVENTION OF DISEASE.
California Health Board Has Novel
Plan of Education.

San Francisco, on the sug-
gestion OF Passed Assistant Surgeon
Colby Rucker Of the United States
public health and marine hospital
service. the California state board of
health has in preparation car for the
purpose of illustrating methods or
preventing disease.
DIR. Fuckers idea Is to secure a car
from the Southern Pacific railroad and
install therein an exhibit showing how
typhoid fever, tuberculosis and the
other common diseases could be pre-
vented. The Southern Pacific has
agreed to furnish this car, and both
the Southern Pacific aud the Santa Fe
Railroad companies have entered into
an agreement to transport this car
free OF cost over their lines In the
state OF California.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-24
VICTIMS OF DYNAMITE.
Ten Men Accidentally Killed While
Working on Panama Canal.

WNHNttb S' 0~H"'
Colon,--A giant blast of dynamite
was prematurely exploded In the ca
nal workings at Bias Obispo on Satur-
day. Ten men we're killed and fifty
injured. Bias Obispo cut is about
thirty miles from Colon, and the
shock OF the explosion was distinctly
felt here.
Numerous reports are current as to
the causes of the accident. but the Of
fetal version from Culebra, which
gives an estimate OF ten killed and
fifty wounded, states that during the
loading OF the last hole Of the blast
the dynamite In this cut was dis
charged and the remaining twenty
two tons we're exploded by concus-
sion. The holes had not been con
nected electrically. as the discharge
OF the blast was set for O'Clock In
the afternoon, The last hole was be
Ing loaded under supervision OF one OF
, the most efficient powder men In tho
employ OF the commission.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-24
Chief sIaay,s Body Found.

San Francisco.-The body of Chief
of Police Biggy. who was drowned
from the police launch Patrol. oppo-
site Alcatraz island, in San Francisco
bay, on the night of November 80.
was found Tuesday morning by the
crew of the freight ferry Transit. 1t
was floating OFF Goat island. face up
ward, with the arms outstretched.
The harbor police were at once noti-
fed. and, procuring launch, Ser
geant Donovan recovered the re-
mains. The face is very much dishg-
ured. but the body has been fully
identified.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-24

Havana---An action OF the ways and
means committee of the United States
congress looking to the placing OF
800. 900 tons OF Filipino sugar ON the
free list would be regarded with grave
apprehension by Cubans Identified
with the sugar industry. The Lucha
ahjures Cuban politicians to unite
with the planters In their efforts to
eecure concessions so that continued
Cuban competition In the markets OF
the United States may be possible.
The Discussion says that this meas
IRE would only be preliminary step
toward free trade.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-24
insurance Man Freed by Court.

New York.-John R. Hegeman,,
president of the Metropolitan Life In,
surance company, was freed by the
supreme court on Friday in decis-.
ion that, if it stands, will serve to
quash all indictments now outstanding
against insurance officials. This is,
according to a statement by District
Attorney Jerome, who, however, ex-
poets to take the case to the court
of appeals. Mr.. Hegeman was
charged with perjury in the vertical
lion of report made by the Metro
politan Life Insurance company to
the superintendent of insurance in
January, 1905. The matter reached
the appellate division of the supreme
court through habeas corpus proceed
lngS
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-24
win Exhaust Goal supplr.

New York-That the entire Goa.
supply OF the Pennsylvania coal fields
win be exhausted in eighty,four years
was the alarming prediction made by
Professor William Griffin. mining ex-
pert and geologist of Scranton. Pa, at
the hearing of the government suit
against the anthracite coal-carrying
railroads for illegal combination In re.
straint of trade under the provisions
of the Sherman antitrust law. Pro
fessor Griffith estimated the total
available supply of anthracite coal for
shipment in 1908 at 2.229 pol ESQ tons.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-24
Improvement Of Grazing on Reserves.

Washington According to Secre-
tary Wilson OF the department of agri-
culture, the regulation of grazing in
forest reserves has resulted In a de
cided hetterment OF much of the re-
served range and In consequence of
this Improvement It has been possible
to increase the allotment OF stock on
number of the older reserves. At
the same time Investigations In range
Improvement through reseeding, new
methods of handling stock. the eradi-
cation OF poisonous plants. and the de-
struction of prairie dogs brought inn
portant progress toward still better
future use of the forests by stockmen.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-24

New Haven, Conn.-DoEald Grant
Mitchell, 81 years old. the welI.known
author, who wrote under the nom de
plume ok Marvel" died at his home
In Edgewood. suburb. Tuesday. His
l90ess dates to August last, when he
suffered an attack of acute indiges-
ton. AT the bedside at the time of
Mr. Mitehell's death were his sons.
Harold. Of New Haven, and Walter.
Of Newark. and his daughters. Mrs.
Walter Hart, of Rye. \. Y; Mrs. Ma,
son Hoppin, and the Misses Elizabeth.
Sessie and Harriet Mh,tsll, all o.
New haven
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-24
Night Riders indicted.

Union City, Tenn.-Thirty-three in
clctments were returned on Friday
by the special grand jury investigat.
ing the recent night rider raid in the
Reelfoot Lake region. OF this num-
ger, twenty-one charge murder-the
lynching of Captain Quentin Rankin
at Walnut Log; six charge partici-
PATTON in the burning of the fish
docks of ]. c. Burick. at Samburg.
aud six charge violation of the Ku
k'ux act. which makes a felonious
assault while in disguise a capital
Cffense.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-24
ospew and Carter Working Together.

Washington Senator Chauncey M.
Depew. in the senate Tuesday. advo-
Gated the immediate passage of the
postal savings bank bill In a half
hours speech. Senator Carter, of
Montana. went into detail as to the
merits of the pending legislation, and
recitipg the fact that the United
States government was the only re-
naming power laying claims to any
advanced methods of assisting the
wage Garner and the small shopkeep-
err not possessing some system re
lated to the plan now before congress.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-24
Parsons Discuss street Fight.

Kansas City. Mo.--Kansas City min
listers from their pulplts on Sunday
discussed the street fight between the
police and the followers Of Adam
God" on Tuesday last. as n result OF
which FIVE persons are dead. Many OF
them sought TO show moral lessons
from the heht. pointing out that the
Bibles prediction that false prophets
shah arise, but shall fall again" was
fully carried out In Adam Gods"
case. Policeman Mullane. who re-
fused 10 shoot the woman OF the band
vas highly eniogiEed.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-24
SOLDIERS COMING HOME.
About 5000 Men Stationed in Cuba
and 5000 in Philippines viii
Be Happy.

Washington.-O involving the
movement of about 10000 soldiers nj
the regular army during the next
twelve months were issued by Cen
eral Bell, chief of staff, on Tuesday.
These orders include the home COM
ing of about 5000 troops in Cuba, as
well as the home coming of about
5000 troops in the Philippines, and
the dispatch of an equal number from
the United States to take their place
Details regarding the movement and
disposition of the troops to return
from Cuba have been made public
heretofore
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-24
Fanatles AeId Wlthout aaiI.

Kansas City, Mo,-Justice Theodore
HENLEY. after a formal hearing. or.
dered James and Melissa Sharp, the
religious fanatics, held without hail
Tor the murder of Policeman A. bal
bow. Dalbow met his death during
the battle between police and street
PRISONERS ON December 10. In the
cases OF Mrs. Della Pratt, wife of
Louis Pratt. Sharp's male Communion
VINO died from his wounds, and thai
81 William Engnell. the 17year.oId
trotege OF Sharp. Justice Remley IA
served his opinion.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-24

Nashville. Tenn.--Indieations mul
tiply that the liquor question viii be
burning one before the legislature
which meets her in January, Advo-
Gates of a state-w wide prohibition law
are making sweeping claims and have
opened headquarters here. with for.
mer State Senator |. L. Pendleton of
this city in charge. Austin Peay.
chairman of the Democratic state
committee. and a close friend OF Gov.
ernor Patterson, has announced that,
as Democratic state chairman, he
had opened headquarters here to OPP
pose statewide prohibition legislatt N.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-24
soldiers Held up Train.

oran, Algeria. Soldiers of the for
eign legion. numbering about ATTY.
with hxed hayonets. held up a train
recently on it's way to this city. Gen
eral Charles L. vigy, the French com.
mander Of infantry. who was aboard
the train. alighted and addressed the
men. urging them to remain loyal No
attempt was made to rob the train
or modest the passengers. and the mo-
tive OF the strange escapade is a
mystery The men listened to the gen
eral and then departed. Some have
since been arrested,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-24
CONDITION OF THO n.
Secretary corteIyou Maid;
CONGRESS

Washington. The anna
Mr.. Cortelyou, the sec-s
treasury, shows a reYera
tons for the fiscal year III
Pared with the fiscal yssi
the latter year the fso
$S4,236,5S6 in excess d Il
nents. For the fiscal yIa
disbursements were s5sNa
cess OF the receipts. due \
depression and increased
tons. Fortunately, The rs|
the available cash balann d I
ginning of the fiscal yea ID
061, 445.
The amount Of interest
debt on June 50, 1907. 81
have been $9S4,sO27eO, sni
so, 1908, $S97.5O3,ssO. Th
from internal revenue taxes
fiscal year 1908 were Sl5lil
net decrease from 1901 q
GAG. The customs receipts
same period amounted 70 ~
a decrease for the year d Y
100000.
The report shows that y
date of the passage Of IAs
bank act in 1863 to July ],
tiers we're granted to WI
banking associations, and Y
of the last fiscal year then
operation 6,S27 associations !.
thorized capital stock Of v
Banks to the number q
been closed by the volulu'
of their stockholders ana
vent associations have peer
charge of receivers.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-24
Two Burned to Death.

Chicago.-Two persons were burn
ed to death and several others were
injured by jumping out of windows
at fire at S24 Prairie avenue. The
dead are: Mrs. Elizabeth Carr and
one-year-old son. Roy Carr, husband
of the woman. was burned while try
Ing to rescue her. Many wealthy
residents. including Daniel Hayes, Al
fred Trumbley and Arthur V. Meek
er, general manager of Armour &
Co., who live near by, hurried to the
fire and assisted in the rescue.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-24
RETURNS ARE IN.
offieIal Figures Received Of Late
Election.

New York.-The total popular vote
of the various presidential candi-
dates at the last national election was
made known Tuesday in an official
form by the filing of the last of the
official vote. that of Michigan. The
total shows the following votes cast
Taft, Republican. 7.6S7,676 Bryan,
Democrat, 6,393,1S2; Debs, Socialist,
44S.47l; Chain, Prohibition, 241 .252;
Hisgen, Independence. S3,1S6; Wat.
son, Populist. 33.S71; Gilhaus, Social
Labor, 15,421. Total for all candi-
dates. 14,S52,239.
This grand total exceeds by 1,S41,
5S1 the total number of votes cast in
the presidential election of 1904, when
the grand total was 13,510,70S.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-24
Mcfarland Wins six-Day Race.

New York.-Floyd Mcfarland, the
veteran bicycle rider of California,
won the sixteenth international six.
day race for the team of Mcfarland
and Moran at Madison Square Gar
den, and set a new distance record.
Rutt. of the Rutt-Stol German Holland
team. finished second. and Demara OF
the DeMara-Hil combination, the for.
mer of California and the latter of
Boston. was third. The riders COW
cred 2,7S7 miles. Former record,
c724 miles.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-24
BODY Of HNEg /
PLACED N IEN
Funeral Service. N.
Mixture Of An.lI::,,,
toms With w.',..'

PekinThe BODY /
the late emperor i
Wednesday carried &
mony from the bali !.
CITY," where Ii has
last week, to the co,' !
It will here contiDus !.
pending the Location i, /
OF !. the imperial sepulss.
The funeral service. /.
Tor a strange mixturs ! \
nese customs with 81
and practices. a fact NJ
progress made in r,.,'
undermining the system !,
for imperial INTERVIEWS /,
Gid grotesque funeral a.
been observed for ceut'.'
Eored.
The cortege was 49,:
5000 mourners and n
Fully 10000 men kpelf /.
Of the imperial city d i,
went by.
The baby emperor ,.s
empress, Yehonala. vIl,'
Hsu. knelt side BY sids \
the hall where the BAL,
losing as the remains
their final journey.
Foreigners were for /.
permitted to witness IL
aeral procession. Aim.
line of march was seres
the gaze of the public
was made for the iorsI
city to occupy points d
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-24
sehlatser in rroubI. Again.

Maeomh. nl.--Declaring at a meet.
ing here that President Mckinley was
an anarchist. that he had turned more
people loose to prey upon society than
any man In the world. and that the
assassination of Mckinley was all
right, excepting that 1t did not happen
soon enough. the self.styled Divine
Healer" Schlatter only escaped per.
sonal violence from a mob through
the Intervention of the police. Schlat
ter was forced to leave town.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-24
PONIES CAUSED DOWNFALL.
Cashier of Dry Goods Store Goes
Wrong as Result Of Racing Game.

Oakland. Cal-Adrian lie Beuf, for
three years cashier of Hale Bros. dry
goods store in this city, has been ar
rested on a charge of embezzlement.
After being taken into custory he con-
fessed to the police that he had used
about $4,000 of the firms money
during the last four months in gam
bling. chiefly in betting ON the Seat
tie races in Oakland pool rooms. He
is % years old and has a wife and
child
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-24
An ss,ooo,oOc MUSES.

Chicago.-The SS'uVs !. !.
provided for Chicago p T., :
the late Marshall Field os'',,
ability "wednesday when aI'l,
Puy. in the superior e0 NJ,
grant a perpetual . ss.lls
petitioned for by A. ny. Mua' 4 NJ
10 prevent the erection ls,.s ! | !
en- the made land WIZ W, s.ori
Grant park, commOIM1, ~ Md
Lake Front park. ~ mt.
claimed against ts me. = 4 J
building in his capacl.s s \
property on Michigan
ing the park. -
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-24
Trust VIII Control All of the Pine
Lumber in America.

Duluth, Minn.-The lumber later
ests represented by the Weyerhaus-
ers, O'Brien and Cook OF st. Paul and
Duluth. and Edward Hines of Chicago
are here working on the formation
OF a lumber company, which will
control practically all the pine in
North America. The greatest secrecy
is being observed. but it is known
that the deal is almost finished. The
transfer of the Duluth, Virginia &
Rainy Lake railroad is said to be the
only obstacle.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-24
lrnrovement Of WalsN

Washington. -Sentimenl
d government bond issue
prehensive improvement 2
harbors and canals Of 'ne
the end that this natl0a
the greatest system q "
the world, gained heads4
opening session Of he ", ~,
ing of the rivers ana y
gress here on Wednesoss
The scheme contemOlass !. (
600 worth of federal Ovls
raj water courses, % Y
over a ten-year perl0ui
annually.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-24
Ala More sIeachss : :

washington.-secfe'..,s, 800
the department q - rs
Wednesday announs ~. nIu'
that flour bleached S,.a "a
roxide is an adullels 's 4 al
cannot legally be sO =. : ~
of Columbia or 10 W 'u,sr
1serce. Owing to s ~ nov
tity Of bleached 4, i assssa1uns
the secretary viii Is 'ssrsrs q
ecution of nan .s.,s ,sIs
for six months from