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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-25
ALL HOLLAND REJOlCES.
Foreign Office Believes Power OF
Castro Is Broken.

The Hague.-All Holland is re-
joicing over the stories of the
uprising of the people of Venezuela
against the reign of Castro. Members
of the foreign office say this situation
Is just what they expected, and to
bring about which they started the
campaign of reprisals against Vene-
zuela.
The foreign office believes Castro's
power has been broken and that the
people will force his %abdication before
long.
Holland anticipates that there will
be no trouble in coming to an agree
ment once the influence of Castro il
removed.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-25
Planning Xmas at Home, Killed.

Carmi, III. = While planning a
Christmas with his parents in Shelf
field, OLA, N. A. Deadman, a brake
man on the Big Four railroad, Thurs
day Afternoon told his crew he would
not make any more trips until after
the holidays. While in this city nc
attempted to board his train after 1t
had started, but fell under the Ears
and was killed instantly. He was 81
years old and a Brotherhood man.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-25
PREPARING FARM REPORT.
Presidents Commission on County Life
Has Finished Investigation.

Washington, D. c. The presi-
dents commission on county life has
finished its work of investigation and
several of the members met here Tues
day, preliminary to preparing a report
on conditions as discovered by them
throughout the country.
The report to be ready Jan. 1, will
contain recommendations to the presi
dent as to what the federal igovern'
ment may do to a.d in the far h uplift
movement. The recommendat{ pm will
be forwarded to congress win com
ments by the president,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-25
Traction Bridge Set on Fire.

Lincoln, Neb. - Fearing great
mob violence at Havelock, Manager
j. H. Humphrey early Tuesday morn
ing stationed guards to prevent dam
age to the property of the Lincoln
Traction Co. A crowd OF men attempt
ed to burn a bridge, but fled as a car
approached, and the fire was put out
with slight damage. Citizens of Have
lock say the company promised a g.
cent fare after the expiration of a ten
year franchise and has not kept this
pledge.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-25
Carrie in the 'Alls.

Aberdeen, Scotland.-Carrie Nation
is to be the principal attraction in
London music halls if negotiations be-
gun Tuesday by the managers of these
halls are successful. A proposition
mas been made to the famous temper
ance advocate to give a series of lee
lures, the managers guaranteeing her
not only protection, but a respectful
hearing.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-25
Priest Jumps from Steamer.

Queenstown.-A Marconigram from
the steamer Arabic reports the
suicide of the Rev. Thomas
"A. Kelley of st. Agnes Church, Pater-
son, N. j., by jumping overheard at
3 a. M. Thursday. The wireless re-
port says rescue was impossible ow-
ing to the tempestuous sea Father
Kelley was on his way to Ireland to
spend the Christmas holidays with his
relatives. He had been suffering from
m~elancholia, and was greatly de-
pressed during the voyage.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-25
To Investigate Kansas Pen.

Topeka, Kas.- Governor Hoch on
Tuesday appointed a committee to
join with a committee fom Okla
homa to investigate Kansas Penitenti-
airy and the charges of !nhuman
treatment poor food and unsanitary
surroundings. The charges were made
by Miss. Kate Barnard, commissioner
of charities and corrections Of Okla
homa. Oklahoma prisoners are kept
in the Kansas institution.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-25
TRAINS MEET; 20 HURT.
Big Four Passengers Collide Near
Lilly, illinois.

Bloomington, III. Confused by
train orders are blamed for the col
lision of two Big Four passenger
trains near Lilly, Thursday, in which
twenty persons were injured. A par
tial list of the victims follows;
John Stacker, engineer, Urbana,
ILL.,; scalded and internal injuries.
Henry Brand, Peoria, ILL.,; internal
ly and severely cut on head>
Christopher Ripper, Pekin, ILL.,; cut
and bruised.
John Andrews, Indianapolis, Ind;
porter; cut and bruised.
Stacker is the most seriously hurt,
and fear is expressed by surgeons that
he may die.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-25
Nailed viii to Washtub.

Boston. - Enclosed in a red
envelope and nailed securely to the
bottom of a washtub, the will of the
late Patrick Monahan, of Charleston,
disposing of property valued at $780,
900 was found Thursday and offered
for probate. When Monahan died
last September no will could be found
and John Monahan, of Chicago, a
brother, was made administrator.
The brother searched in a cellar and
was rewarded by finding the docu-
ment.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-25
slmon,s Election Pleases.

Cape Hayden, Hayti.-The election
of Antoine Simon as president Of
Hayti was received here with enthusi-
asm. The TIE Deum was chanted at
the cathedral followed by a reception
in the salons. The local delegates to
the congress which elected Gen.
Simon were received everywhere with
rejoicing. The p%opulace is content
with the condition in government.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-25
Deputy Postmaster surrend

Indianapolis, Ind. Claude tilt
deputy postmaster of Wabash, b.
who has been sought by gov Pm
ment authorities since his disapp( Pr
ance from Wabash, a few days befohs
Thanksgiving surrendered to United
States Marshall Petit here Tuesday,
He was released on bonds of $4,000.
There was a shortage IN the Wabash
postoffice amounting to 5 1900 and Slit
is charged with the responsibility
therefor.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-25
Sultan 10 cheered.

Constantinople. - Sultan Abdul
Hamid left the Yildiz Kiosk at
1880 O'Clock, entered a state coach
and was driven with wild acclaim to
the parliament house, where it was
announced that the new parliament
would be convened at 1 o'clock. The
Sultan was accompanied by Aid Je-
vad Bey. first secretary Of the chancel-
lery.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-25
Drops Dead at Divorce Trial.

Charlottesville, Ind.-Mrs. Cat
herine b. Galy, spectator at the
trial of Rev. d. B. Duncan, defendant
in a divorce case, dropped dead in
court Wednesday while the trial was
at its height. Rev. Duncan VAS on
the stand at the time, and the entire
room was crowded. Heart disease,
brought on by excitement. was given
as the cause.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-25
Died at Husband,s Funeral.

Philadelphia, Penn Immediately
after she had looked upon her dead
husband who was being buried Tues.
day from their home in the southern
section Of this city, Mrs. Catherine
Moore, aged 81 years, dropped dead
from heart disease. A number of
mourners rushed to the stricken
woman but she was dead when raised
from the floor. The Moores had been
married forty years.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-25
CARNEGIE FOR
LOWER DUTIES
DECLARES STEEL MADE CHEAP.
Err IN THE UNITED STATES
THAN ABROAD.
TRUST IN MONKEY ROLE
sympathy of Judge Gary for Weak
Corporations Called "SubIime"-
Says Industry Needs No
= Protection.

Washington, d. C.-Drawn by
the power Of a subpoena, Andrew Car
,negie appeared before the Ways and
Means committee Monday. He was
smiling and clipper when he arrived
at the committee room and was appar-
emily willing to tell the committee all
that could be told about steel.
After Carnegie had taken the oath,
Chairman Payne explained that the
committee had been moved to invite
him in the first instance on account of
an article published recently, in
which he said that a tariff on steel
was unnecessary.
Carnegie said that the president of
a great steel corporation and the rep
resentative of a great consumer of
steel had testified to the same effec,
to the comittee and so he considered
his statement confirmed.
:, Il do not believe it necessary to go
into details to justify my statement"
he said.
Judge Gary of the Steel Corpora
fion," said Chairman Payne, told us
that the corporation could make pig
Iron for So per ton less than its com
petitions. Would the removal of the
tariff cripple independent concerns?"
Many Ways Of Figuring Costs.
"There are more ways of figuring
COST" answered Carnegie, than there
are ways of killing a cat. A ton of
steel can now be made cheaper in
America than in foreign countries. If
a test were made now it would be seen
that Pittsburg would not lose the hon
or of being the point where the cheap
est steel in the world can be pro-
duced."
"Mr. Schwab says that the present
cost of steel rails is $21.50 a ton" re-
marked Representative Dalzell. THE
corporation pays 20 cents a ton roy
atty on ore began Carnegie.
Chairman Payne interrupted him to
say: Judge Gary says that they pay
the Great Northern Company IS cents
a ton royalty"
" THE corporation has not smelted a
ton of iron from the Great Northern
Ores" said Carnegie. They have the
right to- cancel the contract in 10
years. 1t is a speculation in ore. My
point is that the cost Of production
here is. cheaper thar abroad, and that
no tariff is needed. The long distance
separating the foreign mills from our
market gives u manufacturers a
natural advantage. 1t is impossible
for foreigners seriously to compete
with home manufacturers.
Steel Trust in Monkey Role.
Judge Gary is the ablest man I
know in the steel business. He tells
you that" his great concern Ices not
need the tariff, but others do. His
consideration and sympathy for his
competitors, or those who should be
his competitors, is sublime. 1t re,
minds me of the fable of the monkey
that wanted to pull chestnuts out of
The fire and devolved that duty upon
the cat"
Chairman Payne quoted the presi.
dent of the Pennsylvania Steel com
.pany as having said that the cost of
making rails is $26.50 a ton.
Carnegie's answer was: Il say that
II he made rails at $26.5O a ton and
sold in Canada at a loss, the stock OF
his company would not be above par,
The Pennsylvania company which
owns the plant would soon get a new
management.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-25
Newspaper Man lndoraed.

Pittsburg, Penn. - George T. o.
liver, owner of the Gazette Times and
the Chronicle Telegraph, was Tuesday
unanimously Endorsed by the Al
legheny county members of the state
legislature for United States senator
to succeed Senator Philander c. Knox
who is to be secretary Of state in
Taft cabinet.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-25
Home Christmas for T. r.

Washington, ID. c. President
Roosevelt is to pass Christmas in the
White House. He will be surrounded
by all of the members of his immedi-
ate family and relatives. In former
years 1t has been his custom to spend
Christmas hunting on Mrs. R~oosevelt's
farm at Pine Knot, Va.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-25
King DispIeases Doctors.

London, Eng. = King Edwards
physicians are not pleased by his de-
termination to start for S%adringham
for the royal family's Christmas cele-
bration. They tear the effect of the
coast climate on the kings throat. The
king may leave for southern France
following the Christmas party.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-25
Christmas Trees Are stolen.

\ Caldwell, N. 1.-THE Yuletide
desire for Christmas green is SO
strong In this vicinity that %shrubbery
In a local park has suffered severely.
As a result of vandalism by decora-
tion hustlers it has been necessary for
the Essex county park commission to
increase the force of men IN duty At
the park.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-25
Judge Gary Fav0rs Government
Control of Steel Corporation

ton needed protection but that the
corporation could take care of itself.
Suppose this committee were to
wipe out the steel duty entirely, the
United States Corporation would still
survivor" inquired Representative
Clark, of Missouri.
81 cannot say" replied Judge Gary,
but l am of the impression that if
we did we would have a monopoly of
the market in this country. l don't
think we could make a reasonable
and fair profit if the tariff is put on
that basis"
Judge Gary admitted that the Steel
Corporation could drive the indepen-
dents out of business in a competition
because the Steel Corporation can
produce rails cheaper than the indie
pendents.
Mr.. Clark inquired how Judge Gary
proposed to prevent the manufacture
ers from charging a price that gave
them more than a fair return on their
investment.
"By publicity and government con-
troll of the manufacturers" he res
pended.
Quentin Rankin and whipped, while
Capt. Rankin was being killed. He is
gray-haired and is said to look Is
years older since his terrible expert
ence on Oct, 10.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-25
Coon Hunter Killed by Fall.

Carmi. M.-Henry Mitchell, 27
lost his life while COO hunt
ing. Mitchell and some companions
freed a large coon and Mitchell volun-
teered t o climb the tree and punch 1t
out of Its den. While making the as
cent. a limb broke and he fell, break
ing his back.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-25
Killed by Train at TiIden, mn.

Sparta, Illinois.-A telephone mes
sage has ben received here III
lnonncing that Simpson Moore. a for
iident Of this city, was instant
At .Tilden, five miles north of
illinois Central train.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-25
Frank Bryant 10 HAaed.

Springfield. Ill Bryant
alias "Squint" Sullivan ~
in the Sangamon
Friday r TllI|2 "
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-25
car kIlIs PhliadeIphIa Policeman.

Philadelphia, Pa.-Thrown from
his horse early Saturday, Policeman
Edward Mooney was ground to death
under the wheels Of . street =
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-30
HORROR IS,DRIVING SURVIVORS INSANE

w. p. Sutherland and Fred Gardner,
who were arrested while rooming to-
gether at the Hotel Raleigh, after they
had engaged in a desperate fight sew
eral nights ago. Gardner first accused
Sutherland, who had severely beaten
him, of being professional thief. To
prove that charge he showed the Of
ficers where five suit cases full Of
loot, and several bundles of stolen
goods were concealed in their room
Sutherland denounces Gardner as an
ex- convict from Sing Sing, the New
York state prison.
The police say that the two men Sc
cured more loot than has been re-
covered. 1t has been learned that they
disposed of silk skirts and other wear
ing apparel to several women in the
city.
Chief Of Police Sullivan, of Sacra
mento, yesterday telegraphed the local
police that il Sutherland was not held
here on a criminal charge, he would
send after him. Under the name of w.
P. Wiley, Sutherland is wanted there
on a charge Of obtaining money under
false pretenSes.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-30
implement Dealers Want
Change in Business Methods

For the purpose of devising ways
and means whereby collections may be
made with more regularity than is at
present the rule, a meeting of the hard
ware and implement men of Walla
Walla, Columbia and Umatilla coun-
ties was held in the rooms of the
Commercial club last ni@bt, at which
the subject, Credit b1siness" was
given thorough and much-needed dis
cussion. The meeting was not an
nounced as a public gathering, the
hardware men feeling that as they
were the most directly interested, they
should be the judges of the publicity
given the move.
For months, according to one of the
leading hardware and implement mer
of this city, the men engaged in that
business have been trying to solve the
vexatious problem of the business as
at present conducted, for the reason
that farmers who buy machinery pay
any old time, thus forcing the dealer
to put up ready money with the man
ufacturers, who refuse to carry, in
any emergency, their patrons for a
longer period than eight months. this
in only rare instances, the ordinary time
being from so to 80 days. An
effort Is to be made to induce farmers
opA rfhorc IN rr,so Hxc ox>odi< Il
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-30
Graft Law Now Being Drafted

in Olympia, proved the futility of a
courts action against a case of graft,
as the action was dismissed.
After a careful examination of the
codes Of various states" says Prose-
cutting Attorney Eveland, who with
George Vandeveer, Of Seattle, Frede-
rick Pugh of Spokane. Virgil Peringer
of Bellingham, and Prosecuting At
torney Troy of Olympia, is a member
of the commission appointed by the
governor, 1--WE were astonished to find
that the criminal laws of no state in
the union cover this particular act,
Notwithstanding its baseness and prev
alence"
Still another phase of the new and
startling additions to the criminal
laws of the state of Washington is the
explicit demand that nothing is to en-
ter into egislation-state, county or
civic-excepting explanation and argu-
ments upon the merits of the case: al
so making it a criminal offense for a
public officer to refuse, neglect or de-
fer official action or in any manner to
perform a wrongful action or deed.
Yet another feature in the proposed
law catches the CRATER who agrees to
pass a bill through the state legislature
or by his influence with a. public officer
on a contingent basis, l. e., the exact
ing Of a PROMISE representing money
ii he succeeds in securing the legisla-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-30

SEATTLE, Dec 30.-An anti-graft
law. the first to make it's appearance
in the code of any state in the union,
is in course of preparation by the
commission appointed by Governor
Albert E. Mead to revise and codlfy
the criminal laws of the state OF
Washington and to make such addi-
tons as the commission deems advisa-
ble for the criminal laws have stood
practically unchanged since Washing
ton entered statehood.
This law is designed to hit the graft
er squarely between the eyes and put
do with the party giving graft money,
Tor another new law will attend to his
case; the anti-graft measure is
Planned to put a quietus on the ope-
ratons of dishonest office holders.
The boss" the man in power, who
seeks illegal ends through the manip-
ulatlon of monetary argument will be
cared for in still another new law
Had an anti-graft law been in opera
uon Abraham Ruef would not have
oeen able to transact his stupendous
eatnpaign of graft in California. states
uiose engaged in drawing up this ris-
ehictly novel law says an Everett re-
port Graft, as it is legally known to-
Jay, Is difficult to punish in the courts.
Ior 1t is not recognized as a crime. A
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-30

the recipients to visit the senator in
Cincinnati Representative McFadden,
of Fayette county, is the only one who
is reported to have responded in per-
son. Old followers of Mr.. Foraker who
received the invitation sent excuses.
They privately admit that they can
not vote for the senator's reelection if
they wish to retain the favor Of the
great mass of their constituents. They
declare that the only men in their
counties who are demanding the re-
turn of Mr.. Foraker to thei senate are
politicians who have been allied to the
old organization or to Foraker person
ally.
With the senatorial fight practically
settled, the republican leaders are
making plans for overturning the
democratic regime at the next state
election A continuous campaign Is be-
ing seriously considered in order to eff
feet this end. A matter Of great mo-
ment among the republican politicians
just now is thei gubernatorial nomina-
ton in 1910. Republican leaders said
they wanted a live candidate, a man
accustomed to the management of big
affairs, who was popular and had the
good will of the people, The sentiment
seemed to be for northern Ohio man.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-30
Insurance Company Hits Rocks
Receiver Appointed Last Night

Alleging that the Walla Walla Fire
Insurance company has $370 of un-
paid fire losses and that it has no
funds with which to pay these losses,
the Hollon Parker company yesterday
asked that a temporary receiver be
appointed for the company and Judge
Brents, complying with the petition,
appointed John McGhee in that capaci-
ty. granting the order at his home
last night at o'clock. The Hollon
Parker company represents the capi-
tai behind the insurance company.
For several months it has been un-
derstood that the Walla Walla Fire
company was in desperate straits, and
as the complaints states, has tried
without success to get other companies
to take over the business. Criticism of
the methods of the company have been
freely made by insurance journals
the country over and it is stated by
nearly every publication that the
company could not fail to lose out if
business was continued along the lines
it was being conducted.
In an effort to straighten out the
business of the company and get on a
new footing that would permit of the
continuance Of the business, the WAL
la Walla Fire Insurance company re-
Gently announced that it would change
its name, Or that a new company. the
American Home Fire Insurance COM
pany, with practically the same back
ers would be organized to take over the
business of the old company. Articles
of incorporation of this new company
have already been filed but the suit
Just instituted has stopped this pro-
ceeding and it is uncertain what it's
outcome will be-
The Walla Walla Fire Insurance
company was organized in january,
1907, and has been doing business in
this and other states ever since It has
reached out until in 81 states and ter
ritories, it was licensed to- do busi-
ness. But the way in which the busi-
ness was conducted has made insur-
ance men all over the country pro-
test and make grave charges against
the cOmpany's methods. 1t was freely
prophesied three months after it's in
ception that it could not last nine
months more.
The complaint filed last night in
the superior court states that the
Hollon Parker company, the plaintiff
in the case. is a corporation dot
business with Walla Walla as its head
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-30

year, or, where they mus have longer
time, to give bankable paper in settle
ment Of the transacuOn.
1--WE must either go out Of business
altogether" said the proprietor OF
large store here this morning, "or start
bank in connection with the estab-
lishment. Every hardware and imple-
ment man in the three counties Is
carrying on his books a much larger
sum than his stock is valued at, and
a change must be made. The profits
which are each year growing smaller
and more reserved, prevent dealers
from carrying accounts for ten, twelve
or 18 months as is often the case. We
must remodel the present method OF
doing business-do it on a cash basis
or adopt some plan whereby we may
receive payment by October 1. and thus
enable us TO meet our obligations
without so large a financial outlay
1t is said that no definite action was
taken at last nights meeting, other
than to discuss the question and to
unanimously agree that a chars ge
should be- made. A meeting OF the
dealers of the state, which is to be
called in the near future. will prob
ably give opportunity to take a definite
stand and remedy the defect which Is