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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-07
PAPER TRUST LEWES TRIBUTE
ON THE NEWSPAPER PUBLISH
ERs OF THE UNITED STATES.
Convincing Evidence of Its Extortonss
Is Laid Before a Congress
sionaI Committee.

Washington, D. C.-More evidence
tending to show that there is a
combination of paper manufacturers
to fix the price of news print paper
In the United States was adduced on
Wednesday before the special ,com-
mittee of the house which is investi-
eating the subject of the duty on,
wood pulp and print paper as affect
ing the price in the United States.
John Norris of the New York Times
and representing the American News
paper Publishers association contin-
ued his testimony and presented nu-
merous documents to bear out his
contention.
Apparently the committee was par
ticularly impressed with the annual
statement of the International PAPER
Co for the fiscal year ended June 80,
1907, showing an increased cost OF
production of 60 cents a ton as against
a raise in the price of paper of $12 a.
ton. Chairman Mann, appreciating
the Importance of this testimony. an
nounced that he would go to the bot
tom to ascertain the cause OF so large
an increase in The price of paper.
During the day Mr.. Norris tormu-
lated number of questions which ha
wished the committee to PROFOUND at
once to the International Paper Co,
and others.
Mr. Norris requested that David S,
Cowles, president of the American,
Paper and Pulp association, furnish
copies of all letters sent by him urg-
ing dealers to restrict paper output
or to maintain prices.
Reading from paper journal a re-
cent statement by Mr. Cowles Justify
ing the increase in the price of paper
of S12 ton because of the increase
in cost of wood pulp, Mr. Norris de-
clared the statement to be absolute
ly false" and he said Mr.. Cowles
knew it was false when he made 1t.
Asked for a statement regarding
the Canadian mills, Mr. Norris said
they were running at this time be
cause American mills had combined
to maintain prices at such high fig
ure that Canadian mills could pay
S6 ton in freight and still undersell
the price which the combine had fixed
as its selling basis.
Discussing the question of improved
machinery as having a bearing on the
cost of production, Mr. Norris said
that ten years ago paper rolls were
40 inches wide, whereas now they
run $50 inches; they ran $50 feet
minute, but now run $50 to 612 feet
a minute; ten years ago the capacity
was 20 to % tons day per machine,
whereas now they make from 46 to
so tons a day. "All of which" he
said, by reason of the increased out
put per machine tends to reduce the
labor cost per ton of paper produced
with substantially the same crew.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-07
Doctor Killed an Electrician.

Birmingham, Ala. - DR.. ]. f. Gar
rison shot and killed J. d. Will
Jams, an electrician at Flat Creek
In a duel Thursday. Garrison re-
centlp moved away from Flat Creek
and came to Birmingham. Bad blood
existed between Williams and Garri-
son about family affairs. When
Williams saw the physician he asked
him to wait a few minutes and Sc
curing a pistol shot Garrison down.
The latter, while on the ground, shot
Williams to death. A coroner's jury
exonerated Garrison.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-07
Worryinu Bryan,

The Minnesota Democratic commit.
tee has formally and aggressively
opened its campaign for the nomina.
tion of Gov. Johnson, and sounded the
Keynote of the opposition to Mr. Bry.
ans candidacy. This is an eminently
practical proposition, a question of
determining which one of the two
leading candidates for the Democratic
nomination would have the better
chance of election. Yet the case
against Mr.. Bryan as a twice defeated
and shopworn cansidate whose third
defeat would be well nigh a foregone
conclusion is bluntly put:
The Democracy of the nation have
Tor IL years been losing ground and
the belief is general that under the
old conditions defeat is certain. For
months the party has been drifting to-
ward an autocratic convention, where
popular choice is to be subordinate to
personal Will. Rebelling against
the doctrine Of despair, we take it
for granted that there is no necessity
for the ravens of defeat to perch on
the banners of Democracy in 1908 sim
ply because they did in 1896, 1900 and
1904. Conditions industrially. fnan.
cially and politically are such that
we have this year the opportunity of
generation to win the presidency
Why give it up by supinely acqui.
escing in any nomination which guar.
antees defeat?"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-07
FANATIC HELD FOR MURDER
Religious Maniac Who Killed His
Niece Raves and Rants in Jail.

Easton, Pa. The coroners jury
on Wednesday rendered a verdict
charging Robert Bachman with
the murder of Irene May Smith.
The surgeons who made the postmor-
TEN found that death was due to
strangulation. Bachman will be for
mally charged with the murder to-
day.
Mrs. Smith, mother of the little
girl, was one of the witnesses. She
swore that her brother, Bachman,
killed the child during a fit of relig-
ious frenzy while she and her hus-
band were in another part of the
house. While on their way to their
home at Alliance Mr. and Mrs. Smith
concluded that Bachman's religion
was all wrong and that the death of
the child was the work of the devil
and not of God, as Bachman claimed.
Daubert, one of the party who had
been holding the meetings, swore
they did not believe in the work of
Bachman and that the latter was in
sane. His testimony was to the eff
feet that the meetings at the start
were no more than gatherings for
prayer and Bible reading so common
in this section among certain classes
of Pennsylvania Germans. These
gatherings are known as "experience
meetings" Neighbors of the Bach
mans testified to the noise made in
the house on Sunday and Monday and
to the Smith child telling them that
her father and mother were lying on
the floor kicking and crying, and of
her uncle smashing furniture and
doors. She was hungry and was Civ
en- food
The jury went to the Bachman
house and in the room where the
child was killed everything was
smashed to pieces. Mrs. Smith was
released on bail after the inquest.
Her husband remains in jail. Bach
man continues to rave and rant and
insists that he committed no wrong.
Smith is in a pitiable condition
both mentally and physically.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-07

Advertisements are published at the rate OF
pne dollar per square for one insertion and fifty
ksnts per square for each subsequent insertion
Rates by the year, or for six or three months,
are low and uniform, and will be furnished on
application.
Legal and Oficial Advertising per square,
three times or less, -: each subsequent inser-
Gon 20 cents per square.
Local notices 10 cents per line for one inser-
sertion cents per line for each subsequent
consecutive insertion.
Obituary notices over five lines 10 cents per
line. Simple announcements OF births mar
rIaEes and deaths Will be inserted free.
Business cards. five lines or less. is per year;
over five lines at the regular rates OF adver-
tising.
No local inserted for less than Is cents per
issue.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-07
Every Mans Influence.

No man ever talks freely about any
thing without contributing something,
let it be ever so little, to the unfore-
seen forces which carry the race on
to its final destiny. Even if he does
not make a positive impression, he
counteracts or modifes some other i'm
preston, or sets in motion some train
of ideas in some one else, which helps
to change the face of the world
L. l.. Godkin.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-07
TsFesy
LARGE Churches.

The following is the seating ca
pacity of the eight largest churches
in the world: st. Peters, Rome, 54,
600; Milan cathedral, $4,000; st. Paul,
London, 25,0O0 St Sophia, Constan-
tinople, $4,000; Notre Dame, Paris, 21,-
900; Florence cathedral, 10000; Pisa
cathedral, 10000; ST Marks, Venice.
1000; st. Patrick's cathedral, New
York, $500, with standing room for
600
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-07
Cause of Astinnatism.

Many cases of astigmatism arise
from the practice of reading in bed,
particularly by persons recovering
from a severe illness. 1t strains the
muscles of the eye to such an extent
that they alter the curvature of the
cornea-the abnormality to which the
Term astigmatism is applied.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-07
The Heroic Life.

Know that impossible" where
truth and mercy and the everlasting
voice of nature order, has no place
in the brave mans dictionary. That
when all men have said Impossible"
and tumbled noisily elsewhither, and
thou alone art left, then first thy
name and possibility have come. 1t is
for thee now; do thou that, and ask no
mans counsel, but thy own only and
God s.-Thomas CARLYLE.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-07
Feel Need of Pockets.

"A recruiting officer in Kansas City
says the most annoying thing about
navy life is the absence of trousers
pockets. Indeed, this is probably the
cause of many desertions from the
navy. What young American wants
to carry chatelaine bag when he
goes shopping?
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-07
a Watch for the Blind.

The blind now have watch on
which the hours are indicated by
movable buttons on relief upon the
dial. The wearer finds the time by
passing his hand over the dial and
finds the button indicating the hour
depressed. A strong minute hand
shows the minutes.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-07
The Pet Dous of Paris.

In Paris dogs are treated as well
as human beings are. They wear au-
tomobile togs when they go motoring,
they have hospital, and they even
have a good-sized cemetery, with
monuments and headstones and in
scriptiOns and mortuary wreaths.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-07
A Case of Arbitration.

A rat and a weasel found an egg.
They couldn't decide who should have
it, so they arbitrated. A cat was
the arbitrator. The cat awarded the
egg to the rat The rat ate the egg.
The cat promptly ate the rate. The
cat believes in arbitration; the rat
doesn't.-Judge' Library.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-07

DR.. II. Campbell Thomson of Eng.
land has been making use of the cine
matograph in nervous diseases, taking
pictures at the rate of 16 to the sec
ond, showing the movements of the
patients
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-07
United Christian Party Nominates.

Rock Island, III. = The United
Christian party held its conven,
tion Friday and nominated Rev. d. B,
Turney of Decatur for president and
l.. S. Coffin of Fort Dodge, la, for vice
president.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-07
Banker Suicided,

Manasquan, n. j. Morgan Ma
gee, president of the First Nation.
al Bank of Manasquan, killed himself
Friday by firing a bullet into his head
while standing on dyke in Manas.
Quan Inlet
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-07
JOB PRINTING,

The job department of the PRESS is complete
and affords facilities for doing the best class OF
work. PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAIDTo LAW
PRINTING.
No paper will be discontinued until arrear-
ages are paid except at the option of the pub
Usher.
Papers sent out OF the county must be paid
for in advance.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-07

1t is felt by all thoughtful citizens
that wastefulness and prohigacy in
disposing of national assets, of coal
and oil lands, for example, or of water
power, would henceforth be literally
ineXcusable. Reckless destruction of
our forests must also be stopped, alike
for the sake of health and the wealth
Of the people of the United States.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-07
Prison and Big Fine for a DistilIer

Richmond, Vat Nj, Angle, pres
ident of the Dry Fork Distilline
Co, was on Wednesday found
guilty in the United States court of
committing extensive revenue frauds
and was sentenced to four years in
the penitentiary and fined $4,000
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-07
Scatter Sunshine.

How much good may we 10 each
other b. few friendly words, and
the opportunities for them are so
much more frequent than for friendly
deeds George Eliot.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-07
His OnportunitN.

"A man in Winsted, Conn, ate 1S
eggs at a sitting" says the Buffalo Ex-
press. Perhaps he was determined 30
take full advantage of the recent
slight slump in price.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-07
Rev. MORGAN Dix Dice

New York City. - Rev. DIR. Nor
gan Dix, rector of Trinity Protestant
Episcopal parish since 1862 and one
of the city's most prominent clergy
men, died last night, aged 81 years.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-07
Counting in Golf.

A French caddie said that the Eng
Iish way of counting from one to ten
was "one, two three, four five, six,
d-n, eight,-d-n, ten"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-07

Shortly after marriage the average
man acts as if he had conferred a
great favor on his wife by leading her
to the altar.-Chicago Daily News.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-07
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS.
H. H. MULLlN, Editor.
Published Every Thursday.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
ApNERTIsING RATEs:

Eer year w
J. paid In advance. .............. l 90
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-30
REczoe6A Ny/Uk zEfDl
policemen

Maj. liOudets charges perform manual VI
arms, which, If anything ~ moro complicated than
that which the soldier is compelled to learn One
OF the prettiest sights Imaginable is the series OF
eVoiutiohs which these policemen carry out
There are some taXpayng ChiCagoans who scun
at pretty cvolutions, hut they Nal Roudet claims
are not of the far.seeng class lie points out
that the drilling of policemen in this manner
teaches them to handle themselves with grace and
ease and makes them ADLER in the duties they per
form
Only recently the beauty squad about 100 strong
gave milItiamen of the First Illinois infantry sta
toned at Chicago, drill exhibition in the big
First Regiment armory. SO perfect were the evo.
lutions that even the soldiers were awcd The DO.
licemen formed revolving wedges, hollow squares
fye.pointcd stars circles and other ingenious for.
nations. the perfection of which had taken them
months to accomplish
The squad is formed on the order OF a military
company. There Is Mai, Boudet at the head
first and second lieutenant and the regulation
number OF sergeants and corporals.
Gaining place on the Chicago police force to-
day is perhaps as difficult feat the average
man OF middle age would care to attempt, and for
that reason the department Is composed of tho
best physques that the city can furnish The same
is true of the fire department the efficiency OF
which is evidenced by the fact that during the
past fiscal year every confagration in Chicago
put under control before the fire could spread
to adjacent buildings.
The medical test, which fremen as well as DO.
cemen undergo. follows:
IS THE REsPIRING MURMuR cear and distinct
Is the character OF the Respiration Full. Easy and
Are there any indications Disease OF tho Organs OF
is TE e 34f5 1Ss Hearts action
Are rs sounds and Rhythm Regular and Nornal?,,.,,
are S h Ty ~ OF Disease OF thS orsa or
is THE SIGHT 49,.
Is he GpDl9
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-30
AFRAID OF THE LIGHT.

Anticipating tho publication by the
Democrats OF their campaign fund Re.
publican managers have sought to re-.
cover some lost ground. They print
the names of two contributors. An.
drew Carnegie and Mrs. Russell Sage,
and they announce that they viii make
other contributions public after the
election.
An Associated Press dispatch tells
the story In this way:
New York, Oct. 9--The fact that
Andrew Carnegie has contributed 500.
900 to the campaign fund of the Re.
publican cause was announced today
by State Chairman Woodruff. Mr.
Woodruff also announced that Mrs.
Russell Sage contributed 81 600 to the
same fund. There have been no
other large contributions from indi.
viduals, Mr. Woodruff said, but small
sums are coming in from various
sources. George X. Sheldon. treas.
urer Of the national committee, when
asked about the contributions, de.
tlined 20 discuss them. saying that he
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-30

seem difficult to the observer, but try it Just
once and you'll feel that passing the physical test
is far from easy"
Mr., Westlake Is n newspaper man on the staff
OF the Chicago Evening Post and his 90 years in
the newspaper business. part of which was spent
in knocking about In police districts as reporter,
taught him much regarding the needs Of the de-
pagtment. Before he entered n newspaper Office,
he served n railroad fireman. The Constitu'
ton which that rigorous vocation gave him,
along with an enyiable muscular development has
stood him in good stead in demonstrating the use
of the tests before admiring gatherings of would
be cops"
Firemen and stationary engineers are also In.
cluded in the civil service physical tests and to-
day Chief Koran of the fire department is work.
ing hard with the civil service officials to have
the standards raised that an even surdicr
force may be secured 10 battle with Chicago con.
nagrations Following is n table, showing what
is required in the way Of height and weight be,
fore the strength and agility tests are given:
Minimum Cir
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-30
THE TAX is STILL THERE.

There's o tender rcminIsccncc that Is
sHrglnr through my soul
Ns ! gaze upon tho doughuut with
thin ring round the hole.
TITS memory abiding OF the halcyon
days nf yorr
when | hollcr"d for protection" and de-
maud"d -four years more"
And kept up campaign singing in .
very usty tone
That lust what the country needed was
''l"t we'll enough alone"
Now the captains have departed.
huHHol the loud, umultu0us din
Nn' IN" dinner pail Is cnpty-hut the tax
Is on the tin.
Yes, the dinner pail is empty. but the tax
is ON the tin.
Md rnN upon my clothing. and tho
clothing wearing thin
Tuoru'a o. tnX upon the cradle of the babe
AZ which I'm proud.
There" % taN upon my tablo-thcrcll be
ono upon my shrOud
Yes, / cried out for protection" Till my
throat was raw and hOursn.
And got H. O got ir-but twas in the
I'.l. ut course.
Yes, t0. promise was as empty as the
ur.mmrul was thin,
And the dinu,r pail is empty but the tax
~ on the tin.
-Four years more" we Gayly shouted:
"wo'n let well enough alone"
But ia" tHrln soup was gObblcd by the
trusts-wc get the bone.
'Worlslngmcn must have protectiont"
was our rouainE battlecry.
And the turin baT0ns chccred us as we
marched 50 proudly by.
Now the barons have departed to gay
scenes in Paris. France.
And the badge Of our protection IL the
patch upon our pants.
And We lift the lid and ponder as we
sadly gaze within
That although the pail Is empty. still the
tax Is on the tin.
Rockefeller has his millions that he
grabbed through tariff graft:
Carnegie has just rs many. and they're
both OF them for Taft.
Morgan Hnvemcyer. Dupont and tho
whole protection bunch
Live In fairness while yours truly only
gets hot air for lunch.
once pail filled to repletion. now a
doughnut with n hole,
And protection" that's as scanty as q
tariff gTaftcr's soul.
q. they fooled MS good and plenty just as
soon as they got In,
For the dinner pail Is empty-but the tax
is on the tin.
w. NJ. NJ
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-30

would publish a list OF all the con-
tributions made to the Republican
committee after election"
II the Republican managers are
willing TO make Carnegie's contribu-
ton public, why not give the names of
other heavy contributors? The expla-
nation Is that Mir Carnegie has given
away so many libraries out of the
money which ne has obtained through
undue fayoritism" at the hands Of the
government that the Republican man
ayers rely upon his popularity"
among the people TO prevent the fact
Of his contribution doing injury.
But let II b" remembered that An.
drew Carnegie has good reason to
contribute 10 Republican campaign.
and we need go no further than 10
Republican newspaper for proof
Several years ago It was re.
ported that Andrew Carnegie had Of
l"rcd TO pay $4,000, 900 for the Phil
ippine islands, provided he was per
mtted to assure the F'ilipinos that
they would be given their independ.
cnce
Commenting upon this story. the
Chicago Tribune said that the steel
magnate has tried the patience of
his friends severely In some Of his
late bids for nutoricty." II OK.
pressed III" opinion that Mr.. Carnegie
Is constantly posing. and said "hn
scattered Libraries throughout the
country, all Of which are 10 be called
for him. and every one Of them is "A
contribution TO the conscience fund"
Then the Tribune said Mr. Car
n"gie made his money in a magniii-
cent way, but he should never forget
that he made it through the undue ia
Noritism Of the government of the
United States, Owing to the discrlm.
nation practiccd in his favor by the
tariff, he was enabled to amass a for.
time of $200. 600, 0O0 or more. most of
which came out of the pockets OF his
countrymon through the operation OF
unequal laws. Much has been said OF
the benefit arising to workngmen
from the establishment of the Car
ncgle works The bencfcent tariff
system permitted the works to survive
and flourish, but there are some peo-
pl" who have not forgotten the Home
stead strike, nor the outrageous man.
ncr in which the worklnemen were
treated AT the time by the employers
whose brutality has seldom been ex-
cecded in the history of labor agta-
tons"
The Republican party has. In every
presidential campaign, and congress.
sional campaign. been financed by tho
men to whom they have granted what
the Chicago Tribune calls undue ia
voritism.' Does any one imagine
that the tarin barons and trust
magnatcs will withhold cOntribu.
lions from the Republican campaign
fund this year? Does any one be.
licyc that the Republican party will
ever revise the tariff in the interest of
the consumers SO long as 1t obtains
its campaign funds from the tariff
barons?
Is anyone surprised that the Repub-
lcan managers are afraid of the
light?
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-30

Before the applicants face Physical Examiner
Westlake, they are scrrtinized by physicians and
records show that 60 per cent. rejected To
show some of the mems overestimation of their
qualifications 1t is recorded that recently 1900
filed applications in n bunch and OF this number
only $40 succeeded In emerging unscathed from
the medical, physical and mental tests.
Mr., Westlake lays out a table of tests, showing
the figures which indicate meritorous perform.
ances The table:
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-30

If all the men guilty OF trust connec.
tons were retired from active particl-
patton in the management of the &. o.
p. campaign, the rooms of the Rcpub.
lican national committee would rescm.
bic an air dome resort in January.