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Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-12-24
OIL TRUST KICKED
OUT OF MISSOURI
Two Companies 0usfed and
Fined $4,000 Each.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Dec. 24.-The
supreme court OF Missouri handed
down a decision ousting the Standard
Oil Company of Indiana and the Re
public Oil company from the state OF
Missouri, forbidding them ever again
to do business in Missouri and dissoly-
ing the Waters-Pierce Oil company, OF
ST. Louis. In addition, each of the
companies is fined $4,000.
The order dissolying the Waters
Pierce Oil company will become eff
fective Jan. Is next, unless the com
pany on or before that date furnishes
to the supreme court satisfactory eyi-
dence that it intends to operate as an
independent concern.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-12-24

II Governor Fort embodies all the rec-
concentrations OF the Yarioas State Com i
missions in his annual message to the leg
islature that document will rival the late
effusion Of the President to Congress. The
latest State paper is from Secretary OF State
Dickerson, who wants the voting ma
chine made permanent; and the Primary
law revised.
The special commission on bank taxation
advocate a law that will provide for the
assessment Of the capital stock of banks
and trust companies, without allowing ex-
emptions or reductions therefrom on ac-
count Of non-taxable or exempt holdings.
The latest report is that the State Treas
ury is mighty low, and the State Treasurer
has been asked TO tell the Governor Just
how the finances are.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-12-24

The issue Of the DEMOCRAT OF Deoem-
Der l9, 1897, contained advertisements Of
sixteen farms for sale or rent, while in the
issue for the corresponding week this year
only two farms are offered. We all know
that farms are in greater demand this year
than for several previous seasons, and ths
fact that so few are offered in comparison { !,
last year, indicates that owners Of farm
who want tenants, don't have to advertise
to secure them.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-12-24

The Bankers Association Of New Jersey
is circulating petition to Governor Fort
to re-appoint Hon. David o. Watkins, Of
this city, to the Office of Commissioner Of
Banking and Insurance The position
pays salary Of $4,000 per year, and the
appointment is for three years, from April
1st, next The Bankers Association say
the reason for their interest in the matter is
that Mr.. Watkins has been wisely consery-
ative, and they fear new man might be
TOO radical.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-12-24
Cost oi Crime.

Striking showiDgs concerning the cost Of
crime and dependency IN New Jersey are
contained in the minority report of Ernest
A. Boom Of the State Dependency and
Crimes commission, which was submitted
TO Governor Fort this week with the major
ity vote. Mr. Boom also submitted a list
Of recommendations in bis report some of
which differ radically from those presented
by She majority Of the commission.
The minority report shows that TIE net
cost to the state for the past six years for
the care Of its criminals and dependents
has been 81, ,989, s77 81. The Rev Mr..
Boom then gives the cost for the care of all
state, county and municipal dependents
and criminals for the year 1907, as follows:
Cost to state for criminals and dependents,
81, 532 492 05; cost to counties for same,
So. .061 566. 81; cost to municipalities for
same, so, 638, ,65l "a, giving total for the
state for 1907 Of S., ,232, 7l0 36. Ia addi.
tion to this Mr. Boom refers TO the money
expended from private purse in this work,
which is not included 10 the above figures.
He thinks with this added the total would
approximate So, SOC, 600.
The Rev. Mr.. Boom gives table showing
in several cities the percentage Of crimes u.s.
ually traceable to drink, such as drunk and
disorderly, assault and battery, neglect of
family, and so on. In Trenton out of 3, ,297
such crimes 2,079 are given as caused by
drink, or So per cent. Perth Amboy shows
So per cent, the number being 454 out of
1877 crimes. In Camden the showing given
is u per cent, or 2, 1873 out of 8. 039. Mr..
Boom sums up this portion of his report by
declaring that at least one-half of the
expense for crime and dependency shown
comes either directly or Indirectly from in
f1uence of drink.
Passing 60 his recommendations the Rev.
Mr.. Boom declares that what the state needs
is a thoro investigation of she causes of
crime and dependency, rather than probe
into how to care for criminals and depend
ents after we get them He, therefore. rec
ommends that $25 900 be appropriated 80
continue this inquiry along the lines sug-
gested by him, the money to provide a
scientific study of the causes of dependency
and crime. He says the commission should
not be permitted to probe institutions, but
should devote its whole work to the things
which make the institutions necessary. Mr.
Boom holds that the law aDpropriatiDg
$40, 900 for the breeding of fine horses
should be repealed and the money devoted
to the crimes and dependency work. He
thinks it would be far better TO pay atten-
tion to the things that would improve the
condition of the people, rather than spend
large sums of money TO breed horses Mr..
Boom fayors state board OF excise, with
full constabulary powers and the right to
revoke licenses. He also opposes Sunday
selling
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-12-24
Christmas.

Once more the Christmas season is upon
MS. It is time Of happiness and Joy. Ii
is apparent everywhere we may 60, and the
stores, in their holiday dress radiate in
J ri bit colors the Christmas spirit Of good
cheer
Is should be period Of hope and expec-
taticn as We look forward TO the drawning
Of a new year with bright prospects.
Christmas is but the threshold OF this new
round of life. and as we look back upon the
past year with its failures and again, its
successes, we may truly look forward upon
the dawning of 1909 with the loftiest am
bitions and expectations Of success and
prosperity, for having profited by our past
experiences, the future opens before us
with the brightness of the morning star
foretelling the dawn of glorious day. In
conclusion, to all our readers, we extend
our best wishes for the merriest of Christ
masses and the most abuhaant successes and
joys which the new year can bring.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-12-24

Look back, if you to few short years ago and
call the difficulties you encountered and the unsatisfactory meth
DDS you abored under holiday time in shopping the
river and then compare it with the facilities that this your
HOME DEPARTMENT STORE offers you a fne
big update shopping place such offer the public here
happy realization thousands of Camden people, and the
satisfaction and pleasure that they enjoy should extend
The stock and
broad enough and big enough to enece the entire County
Above all things Sh0u accept The dscon1zs of the big
city with the big city pce preference to the grand
display have arranged here HERE the individual
and fancy and conveniences of ALL considered Across
the river you're simply of thousands and take your
holiday service accordingly.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-12-24
Boy Guilty Of Second Degree Murder

Todelo, o., Dec. 24--After deliber-
ating twelve hours. the jury in the case
of Harvey Hazel, the seventeen-year-
old boy, charged with murder in the
first degree for the killing of his
mother, returned verdict Of murder
in the second degree. The finding of
the jury means that the boy must go
to the penitentiary for the remainder
of his natural life. Harvey Hazel was
placed on trial Nov. 80, accused Of
Staying his mother by beating her to
death with hammer. Robbery was as
signed as the cause.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-12-24

Work on the new school house is going
to cease shortly for she balance Of the win
ter. In the interim the use Of bull pin
joist, laying stone on edge instead of the
fas. ETC., ought TO be settled and settled
right. It is not at all pleasant 60 tax
payers so be told that the contractor is not
proceeding according to specifications, and
it is not pleasant for newspapers to be
obliged to speak of such things Local
builders are saying that if they supposed
such materials were to be allowed, and
such workmanship accepted, their bids
would have been low enough TO have Sc
cured the contract Personally the DEM
ocRAT knows nothing about the truth or
falsity Of these complaints, but one mem
Der of the Board whose busin ess is in that
line, agrees that the allegations are true.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-12-24
Francis Kossuth Seriously III.

Budapest, Dec. "a Francis Kos
suth, the minister Of commerce, IS
seriously Ill Francis Kossuth is the
son of the celebrated Hungarian pa
triot, Louis Kossuth.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-12-24
GOTnpers Gets a Year, John
Mitchell Nine Months.
SIX MONTHS FOR MORRISON
Sentenced For Contempt of Court For
Violating the Bucks Stove Anti
Boycott Injunction-Ai Released on
Bail, Pending an AppeaI-Labor In
ions Protest Against Decision and
Call 1t Blow to Free Speech.

Call 1t Blow to Free Speech.
Washington, Dec "a. Twelve
months in jail for Sampel Gompers,
president; nine months for John
Mitchell, one of the vice presidents,
and six months for Frank Morrison,
secretary, all of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor, was the sentence I'M
posed by Justice Wright of the su-
preme court of the District of Column
bia, for contempt of court in violating
an order previously issued enjoining
, them from placing on the 'sunfair" or
/ 1--WE don't patronize' list the Bucks
Stove & Range company, of East st.
Louis, Mo.
All three of the defendants were in
court when sentence was pronounced,
and notice of an appeal to the court
of appeals of the District of Columbia
at once was filed, Gompers being re-
leased on $4,000 bond, Mitchell on
$4,000 and Morrison on $4,000.
The decision of Justice Wright,
which consumed two hours and twenty
minutes in reading, was one of the
most scathing arraignments that ever
came from the bench in this city.
Everywhere" the court, said, all
over, within the court and out, utter,
rampant, insolent defiance is heralded
and proclaimed; unrefned insult,
coarse affront, vulgar indignity meas
ures the litigants' conception of the
tribunals due wherein his cause stlll
pends," The laws command had been,
he said, to "Stand! Hands off, until
justice for this matter can be ascer-
tained,Y but, he said, there had been
a studied, determined, defiant con
f1ict .precipitated in the light of open
day, between the DEGREES of a tribunal
ordained by the government of the
federal union, and of the tribunals of
another federation grown up in the
land" One or the other, he declared,
must succumb, "for those who would
unlaw the land are public enemies"
Whether President Roosevelt will
take any action, as he has been urged
to do in kilograms received from diff
ferent labor organizations throughout
the country in connection with Judge
Wright's decision, has not been de-
cided. it was stated at the White
House.
The various labor organizations in
protesting to the president against the
sentence urge him to prevent the in
generation of the labor leaders. The
Illinois United Mine Workers sent this
telegram:
in the name of $4,000 mine workers
in Illinois, we desire to protest against
the recent decision committing to
penal servitude those great common
ers and representatives of the Ameri-
can labor movement, Samuel Comp
ers, John Mitchell and Frank Morri-
son. These men may be guilty of
breach of law, but a law that denies
the use of a free press and full speech
is breach of the fundamental prin-
ciples of our country. Such decisions
only tend to create enmity and class
hatred We respectfully solicit your
influence to prevent the Incarceration
of these men.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-12-24

Miss Lillian Jones, Of Almonesson, has
accepted she position Of stenographer in F.
L. Wilkins Office.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-12-24
SAFE Blowers Get $4,000.

One Of the biggest safe cracking
jogs that has ever been pulled on
in Lehigh county, Pa, occurred when
burglars entered Schuler's store, at
East Texas, blew open the safe with
dynamite and got away with over
$4,000 worth Of stamps. cash and Sc
curities.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-12-24
SALE

By virtue OF a writ of fieri facias, to me di
rected, issued out of the Court of Ohancery O
the State of New Jersey, will be expose d at pub
lie sale on
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-12-24
FARMERS MEET al NEW BRUNSWICK
DEC. Is, TO JAN. 2. 1909.


addition TO Institute speakers.
It is the earnest desire of the Executive
Committee that the farmers and their fam
lilies throughout the States attend and take
part in this course, and any others inter-
ested in the great and important work Of
Agriculture will be welcome.
The program follows:
MoNDAY-Dec. %.
9. a. m.-'tFarm Manure
DIR. E. B. Voorhees,.
10 90 a. m. "a Principles Of Stock Breed
ing" Prof. F. G. Minkler
b !" Potato Growing"
Edward vanAlstyne
II 80 a. m.-''C Composition Of Soils"
Prof. e c. Davis
. 90 to $50 p. m.-aPoinss in Judging
Dairy Cattle.r Prof. Minkler
Testing Vegetable Seeds"
Prof. NJ A. Blake
500 p Improvement of Corn"
Prof. Davis.
s.Care OF an Orchard" I"
Mr.. VanAlstyne.
7.3O p. m.-"Soil Bacteriology."
Prof. ]. G. Lipman.
TUEsDAY-Dec 29th.
900 a. m.-"Lime and Green Manures.n y
DR.. Voorhees,.
1000 a. ma. "Horse Breeding
Prof. MiDker.
B. Importance OF Spraying
Mr.. VanAlstyne
1L0o a. m.-s'Natural Improvement of
Soils" Prof. Davis
200 to
800 p. M Judging Cattle"
Prof Minkler.
Selection OF Fruit Trees"
Prof. Blake.
$50 to
500 p. Judging Corn
Prof. Davis.
Making of Spray Mixtures. "
Mr.. yanAlstyne.
7.9O p. m.-"Bee Keeping"
J.H. M. Cook.
WEDNESDAY Dec. Both.
800 a. m.-"N "Nitrogenous Fertilizers
DIR. E. B. Voorhees,.
1000 a. nd s'The Why of Feeding"
Edward vanAlyne.
b. "Growing of Vegetable
Seeds" Prof M. A. Blake.
HOO a. m.-"Farm Crops and Rotations. "
Prof. K. G. Davis.
200 TO
30 p. m.-"J Judging Horses,
Prof. F. c. Minkler
San Jose Scale.n
Mr.. vanAlstyne.
3.3Oto
500 p. m.-"J Judging Grain"
Prof. K. G. Davis.
Pruning of Fruit Trees"
Prof. NJ. A. Blake.
7S0 p. M Agricultural Educatlon.'
Prof Davis
THURsDAY-Deo. 81.
90Oa. M Phosphate Fertilizers"
DIR. Voohees
1000 a. m.-a. Commercial Feeding
Staffs." Mr.. vanAlstsne
b. ''Peach Diseases,
Prof. Blake.
II 90 a. m.-"Hog RAISING
Prof Minkler.
2oot to e
$50 p. m.-"s Spraying Machinery"
Prof Blake
Judging Hogs
Prof Minkler
3.3Oto
5.oop. m.-'. Forage Crops Prof. Davis.
Judging Fruits.
Prof Blake
Z 80 p. m.-'Care of the Feet and Teeth
of Colts and Horses DR.. C. W. Brodhead.
FBIDAY Jan. J.
9.00a. m.-"Fertilizer Formulas
DR.. E. B. VOORHEES,.
lUUU a. nd Compounding hatlons
Edward VanAlstyne.
"Plant Breeding.o
11.30 nd Observations on Horse
Breeding DIR. c. w. Brodhead.
b. "Peach Growing "
Prof. Blake.
200to
$50 p. m.- Strawberry Growing
Plof. Blake.
Farm Buildings"
Prof. DAVIS
3 80 p. Injurious Insects" /"
DIR. John B. Smith
80 p. m.-"Agricultural Education in
the Rural Schools" T. d. Sensor.
SATURDAY-Jan. 2.
900 a. INFLOW to Buy and Use Ferti-
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-10

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Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-10
REPUBLICANS FIGHT TOKEEP TERRITORY
 AND HOLD OFFICES
Kibbey and His Pap Suckers Know State hood Means End of Fat Jobs
 for Smiths Villifiers

TUCSON, Ariz., oct 9.-The Cam eron orators and newspapers, under the advice of Governor Kibhey, have adopted as the party issue, Statehood for Arizona" and ask the people Of this territory to vo-e for Ralph Cam eron to secure this desired result. The promises and platform of the re- publican party, both national and ter ritorial, have teemed with falsehoods. The national republican platform for many years contained a plank pledg- ing it's party to the admission of Ari- zona and New Mexico, and each fol lowing session of congress bills have been introduced by the delegates from New Mexico and Arizona asking ad- mission into the union, and at each session of congress the party refused to carry out it's pledges to the people of the territories.
 Following in the wake of the nation al conventions. the territorial republi- can conventions would incorporate a statehood plank for Arizona. and like their leaders in congress, we find ev. cry federal official in Arizona shout ing for statehood in public and doing his level best in Washington to pre- vent the passage of such a bill. The same condition prevails in Arizona to- day. There is probably not a federal official jp this territory today who is sincere in his advocacy of statehood
 We can only judge the present by the past. and this is the record of the Ari- zona officeholders for the past fifteen years. The national plank was A de fusion written to placate the restless and misgoverned people Of this ter rltory and following the same lines of deceit, the Arizona republicans have publicly advocated statehood. and stabbed it to death with their friends and sponsors in Washington. And out the nation has crystalized into a demand that Arizona and New Mexico now, when public sentiment through Se added to the galaxy of states. the national republican party has bowed it's head in obedience to the public de- mand. But the officeholders in Arize- na wear the same old official gar ments; the same old false alarm bat. tle cry is being raised for Cameron that was utilized to deceive the voters Tn the Cooper campaign, the Morrf. son campaign, the Fowler campaign and' in fact, in every campaign in Air zona for the last sixteen years. but the people of Arizona refuse to be buncoed. Their mistrust of the repub. iicans, both national and territorial was born of the deceit and false prom. lses held out to our people. their nope Of fair dealings was killed by the enactment of the fraudulent Pima county railroad bord law; by the al. most united efforts Of the party under the leadership of Roosevelt and Can non to join Arizona to the tail of New Mexico as a joint state, and bv the never teasing, never ending efforts Of cabal of Arizona office holders tc prevent this territory from becoming state in the union. And yet in the face of this long record of false prom ises, in the face of years of territorial political juggling, whereby Arizona
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-10

1 has been made a dumping ground for
 discarded politicians from the east
 this party has the effrontery to "ad wise" and insist that democrats oi
 Arizona vote for Ralph Cameron that ] we may secure statehood. The plea
 is an insult to the intelligence of oui citizenship.
 i If this contention is true, why we
 ask in candor, has New Mexico been kept ont of the union with her long
 record of republican delegates in con
 gress? Why was Oklahoma excluded from the union of states till she had population of 1,500, 900 with repub. lican nearly always representing her in the halls of congress? If a repub. lican delegate is the only requirement for admission of territories, why have those two territories with their large and growing population and their re publican representatives, been refus- ed admission? Will MT. Morrison or MT. Clark, who are asking support for MT Cameron, enlighten the voters of
 Arizona on this subject? Will they inform our citizens why New Mexico with more than double the population
 of Arizona, with a republican dele gate to congress, cannot secure ad. mission to the union, and yet hold out the hope to our people that the cleo tion of Cameron would secure state hood for Arizona. The truth of the matter is that Governor Kibbey fully realizes that the defeat of Mark Smith, who is beloved by democrats and republicans ilfke in congress. would mean a few more years of off cial life for himself and his ap- pointees. That is all there is in their contention. It means 9 few more years of office holding for the Kib- beyites, only this and nothing more. But the people of Arizona are not cas- fly deceived. They know Mark Smith. They realize the man that faced the
 cohorts of Roosevelt and Cannon in the halls of congress, and battled that Arizona might remain on the map or the republic; they know the man who has been always found on the side O, justice: whose voice was never silent when the welfare of Arizona was an | issue; man whose integrity has nev.
 CT been called into question, and they
 cannot in this campaign be lead away by republican falsehood. if you please The people of Arizona will return Mark Smith to congress. not on the
 statehood issue or any other issue.
 but because he represents the integrI,
 ty, the manhood. the ability and the prosperity of Arizona, and not a cabaI Of office holding republicans. many ot 1 whom could not be elected to any or. ice within the gift of their neighbors
 Arizona will become a state despite | the federal Offica ebo1S ar, of Ar;.oro
 despite the campaign islander and his
 information. The national conscience
 has been awakened and obedience to
 the best thought of the nation, the
 republican party will bow its head to
 the inevitable and permit Arizona tc adorn itself in the robes of state gov | ernment, and Marcus A. Smith will see to it that our enabling act is
 drawn in conformity with the de
 mands of the people of this territory
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-10
JOHN W. KERN GIVES
 THE LIE ID WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST
Made No Statement That He Owed Nomination To
 Tom Taggart.

FINCASTLE, Va, Oct. 9.-J. w. Kern, after reading the published at- tack upon him by Wm. R. Hearst in a speech in Los Angeles, gave out a statement today in which he said that ne had repeatedly stated the facts about his employment by the Big Four railroad in connection with certain damage suits, which employment would be understood by any fair minded man. Concerning his connec- tioI with the French Licks ilotel, he said that with other counsel he was employed to defend suits involving for feiture of charter and the appointment of a receiver, and that he and his as- sociates served the corporation as any other client. Similar service was ren. dered at the sane time to the West Baden Springs company. with which Thomas Taggart had no connection. As to ais nomination, Mir. Kern said:
 "It is a weIl-known fact that I did not want it, and so declared at Denver. However, after the convention had given me the nomination by unani- nous vote the idea that I would insult the men who had thus honored me by saying l owed the nomination to MT. Taggart is so preposterous as to need no denial. My record in all official positions l have ever occupied is open to inspection. l am willing to stand by that record. The street railway franchise of Indianapolis provides for 4-cent fares and universal transfers, and has resulted in giving Indianapo- lis the best service of any city in the country"