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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-01-16
Advice.

This generous world In which we Two
With good advice keeps men awake
IT'S something that all love to give
And no one really cares to take.
-WaShngtOn Star.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-31
TARIFF TRAINERS HAVE
BIG TASK IN SIGHT
With Testimony Completed,
They Must Now Put the
Measure Together.

N&A rs ~ ~ ~
Washington, Dec. aseLrhe tariff
trainers have some idea of the diff
cult and complex questions involved
in the problem OF revising the pres;
ent tariff law. With over 5000 pages
of testimony. voluminous reports n
thousands of letters giving informa-
ton OF great value in connection with
the tariff Thu subcommittee which will
draft the new bill will be occupied for.
a number of weeks in revising he
present schedules.
The tariff framing committee, which
consists of the republican members OF
the ways and means committee, held
two meetings today. Much routine
matter and details concerning "sched-
ule AZ OF the tariff We're disposed of.
Schedule "A" provides for duties on
chemicals, oils and paints and as there
were few requests for changes, this
schedule will probably occup much
less time by the committee than some
of the others.
AS the members of h subcommit-
tee have been sworn to secrecy posi-
tive information as to the conclusions
reached is hardly obtainable. 1t Is
understood that the committee will
reserve for later consideration, those
paragraphs about which there is any
serious difference of opinion and that it
will summon further witnesses when
ever il desires more information. The
general impression is that the COM
mittee will make few changes in the
chemical schedule.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-31
VICE PRESIDENT ~RAnonAYALA
~ofHENEZUELA.

New York, Dec. S0.-"Come back to
Venezuela and help Gomez to rule
Venezuela, for Venezuela, and not for
Gomez" is the message that has come,
in almost SO many words, to several
Venezuelan exiles in New York.
They look on it as their Christmas
gift, the finest they have known since
President Matos failed and Venezuela
became a prison or a grave for those
who brayed the dictator.
They are going, h most notable Of
them, by the steamship Maracaibo Ra-
NOR Ayala, who thrice cast aside high
place as a protest against plans for
seIf-perpetuation of Venezuelan presi-
dents in whose cabinets he served, Limo
Duarte.
From Europe General j. NJ. Herman
dcz, Eel Mocho,. is going ack to Ven
eZueIa. He has received a similar sum-
mons. The Venezuelans in New York
are jubilant. Castro, they say, will be
soon denounced by the supreme court
of Venezuela as a violator of the con-
stitution and an enemy of the state,
and his arrest for treason will be or
dered.
In Gomez they have great confidence.
AS vice president he succeeds lawfully
Lrder their constitution to the presi-
dency, and his present term has until
October, 1911, to run. They hope for
great things before then.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-31
COULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED
IN CANADA, SAYS LEADER

Montreal. Dec. 2~s.-Alphonse Yer
vile. M. p. president of h Dominion
Trades and Labor congress, says Cana
dian labor is thoroughly disappointed
at the outcome of the Buck conspiracy
case at Washington.
'Sentencing omp and his asso-
ciates to prison for carrying on a boy
colt by publication could not have hap
pened under the laws of Canada says
Mr.. Eerville. mot because u laws
are less stringent thar those in he
United States, but because our jul
dietary has a wider conception of
equity, due to our sense of British fair
play. American capital has decreed
that Gompers and his associates shall
suffer ignoniny and imprisonment and
will succeed sooner or later In placing
them behind bars, but when this hap
pens it will make some issues in Amer
lea which will threaten he peace of
the republic itself. The conviction of
Gompers will create more friends for
organized labor h anything else
could possibly have done. Americans
in bulk will not stand for persecution"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-31
STANDARD REPLIES
IN own DEFENSE
Advertises in New York Paper
That "Oil Crowd Is Being
Abused.

New York, Dec. 29.-Under the cap
ton. STANDARD Oil Company-A Pro-
test and a Warming the following is
printed in the advertising columns of
the New York World:
&c Broadway, Dec. 10. 190S.-To the
Press and Public: Moved by many re-
cent publications. of false, misleading
and injurious statements regarding it's
acts, motives and associations in bust
ness and otherwise, the Standard Oil
company, at the risk of firing the pub
lie by reiteration of a well-founded
complaint, hereby enters a protest and
a warning against all such unauthor-
lied and unfounded publications.
1t has, for instance, been widely
stated of late that the Corn Products
Refining company and a proposed cor
porate body to engage in the smelling
industry are either directly or Indirect
ly related to or financed by the Stand
ard Oil company. These and all such
statements are untrue. The Standard
Oil company is interested in it's many
industries growing out of the pro-
ducing, manufacturing and marketing
of oil and it's products, and in 40 9TH
erS.
Another branch of misstatement
lightly INDUCED in is Of the kind attrib-
uting outside commercial and %specula-
tive action to the company in the guise
of STANDARD Oil interests 1.-THE
Standard Oil crowd" 1.-THE Rockefeller
interests" the Standard Oil banks
and so on, often backing up these in,
ventions by socalled statements Of 80
Standard Oil official (unnamed), lone
close to the Standard OIL and sc
on, through the various shades OF
anonymity.
Against these and similar inventions
we take. then, this means Of bringing
the matter before the public. for thu
public's as we'll as for the company's
protection. and respectfully insist, a:
we have done before. that no credi'
whatever be given to any statemen
regarding the Standard Oil company:
views, acts or intentions unless tn,
same be duly vouched for by an exec
utive official of the company or by it
designated attorneys.
Chas. T. White,
Asst. Sec. of the Standard Oil Company
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-31
HOW TO KILL LIONS,
BY FAMOUS HUNTER

London, Dec. 29.-Selous, the lion kill
er, explained today that while he col
the other equipment for Roose-
velt'S hunting expedition and will go
with him to Mombassa, where they will
arrive April %, they will not shoot to-
in East Africa and Uganda.
president RooSevelt's party" said
Mr.. Selous, at his home at Worplesdon,
will go one way. William Mcmillan
will join me in striking out another.
There is no doubt, however, that we
may come into touch more than once
with the presidents party.
Nearly $50 native bearers will carry
the presidents equipment. They will
travel for a week or 10 days, making
for some point where game may be
found. There they will halt for a week
or even a month at a time. In East
Africa they should find plenty OF
giraffes. antelope, buffalo and lions.
'In hunting lions you go out on
horseback early in the morning on the
high plateau in hope of catching a lion
who has delayed too long feeding and
cannot get back to cover. When you
overtake the beast he generally comes
to a halt and catches growing. AT
the first moment you slip off your horse
and shoot him. Sometimes the lion will
charge at you. If he does you gallon
out of the way and await another op-
portunity. If he charges while you are
off your horse and you fail to hit hin
Us he comes at you, it may not be 8
delightful experience"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-31


Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 29.-Andrew Car
reggie was the "angel" who put up
about s15O,00O to clean Pittsburg up
morally, according to a well defined
report here. This annot be verified,
nor is it denied by those who should
know.
The story is told at the Duquesne
club and the Pittsburg club that the
same mar who old the Pittsburg con-
aitions to President Roosevelt also went
to Andrew Carnegie and laid the array
of facts before him. The result al
that he was authorized an expenditure
of $4,000 in detective work. etc.
Representatives Of the Voters league,
the civic reform organization hat pre-
cfpitated the municipal scandal. caus-
ing the arrest of seven members Of the
council and two former bankers, today
announced hat they have received as
Of federal government help
in the Forthcoming prosecutions. The
department of justice, representatives
of the Voters league say, has already
taken steps to thoroughly investigate
all national banks serving as deposito-
ries for city funds.
as to The nature of the next steps to
be taken in the investigation of the
graft scandal. From many rumors it
is believed the investigation will be
thorough and widespread. and hat
every person implicated will be In Gus
tody by the first of ti.e year. Very lit
tie official information is being given
to the public. Those interested in the
prosecution and defense are holding
numerous conferences, but these meet
ings are behind closed doors.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-31
SEVERAL RUSSIANS KILLED
IN BATTLE WITH POLICE

MOSCOW, Dec. 29.-Baron Cote, chief
of the secret political police, was killed,
and Colonel Muraki was wounded, in a
fierce encounter today with revolution
lists entrenched In a suburban villa.
During the fight several policemen were
killed and others wounded. Troops were
summoned to aid the police. A regular
battle ensued.
The artiileryhad finally to be brought
up to lombard the villa before the rev
o~lutionists were subdued. The occurs
renee is the most serious since the up
rising in December, 1905.
The leaders of a revolutionary organ
ization were holding a meeting. The
police got wind of the affair and sur
rounded the villa with the purpose Of
making arrests. AS they approached
the house the revolutionists opened fire.
This resistance was unexpected, and
the police withdrew. Then the infantry
were sent for, and with this reinforce
ment a secon advance was made. Tho
police and soldiers had to retire a sec
ond time, and it was in this encounter
that Cote was killed and Muraki
wounded. When the artillery appeared
a few well directed shots put an end
to the trouble
The losses sustained by the revolu-
tionists are not yet known, but they
We're doubtless heaVy.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-31
PRISON CONGRESS
BEING PROMOTED

Washington, Dec. 90. Secretary
Root, in the best sense Of the word, is
an International promoter. He has pro-
NOTED the cause Of peace and arbitra-
ton; he has promoted friendly and
commercial relations with the South
American republics; not by letter
merely, but by making a tour Of that
continent in person. And now he is
the natural and official promoter OF
another great international enterprise
which is philosophic and human. The
International Prison congress, an or
ganization as wide in it's scope as the
International tuberculosis congress
which met in Washington in the fall
is coming to this country in 1910, and
Secretary Root has asked congress for
$4,000 to show h European delegates
some of the best things achieved in
the United States in improved methods
of dealing with crime. It's an inter
esting history, that Of the International
Prison congress.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-31
WIZARD OF FINANCE
RETIRES FROM GAME

New York, Dec. 28.-Broken in health
at 57-though a giant in ~stature-un-
der the tremendous strain of
responsibilities, accompanied, as they
have been, by publicity,
Thomas T. Ryan today that,
on the advice of his physicians, he had
withdrawn from official connection
with all but three of the corporations
These are the Morton Trust company,
the National Bank of Commerce, and
the American Tobacco He
steps out from active management OIL
"a corporations.
This wizard OF finance once said he
would retire from business life e
he had made 500. 000, 00e. Estimates as
to his present fortune differ greatly.
though q common guess in the
district hangs between $50. 100000 and
500, 000, 900.
Eight Big Deals.
He concentrated his energy on eight
big deals. which together completely
develop corporation history and con-
pections. They are:
/. The acquisition of the Broadway
Street railway franchise. after Jacob
Sharp had been sent to prison. This
was thestorner stone OF the present
Metropolitan system.
2. Gathering in the stock Of the Third
Avenue Railroad company and turning
it over to the Met"
3. Formation of the Metropolitan
Securities
4. Obtaining control Of the State
Trust which loaned Ryan's
secretary $4,000 900 when funds were
needed, and the key of many funding
operations.
8. Development OF the socalled to-
bacco trust.
i 6. Getting control of the Seaboard
! Air Line railway.
:. Formation of the $751; 00,0 600 Ma
tional Bank Of Commerce.
8. Getting control. by the purchase
of James Hazen Hyde's stock, of he
Equitable Life Assurance society, with
it's 100000, 600 assets.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-31
CAMPAIGN
CASE is BEGUN

New Haven. Conn, Dec. 29.-The
election court to inquire into the cam
paign and election expense of Go V
ernor-elect George L. Lilley. opened
here today upon the application OF
George L. Fox, a schoolmaster of this
city, under the provisions corrupt
practices act passed by the general
assembly in 1905. The sitting of this
court is Of exceptional interest, not
alone to politicians, but to the legal
fraternity as it is claimed this is the
first election court to set up in this
country.
At the November election Mr.. Lii
ley was opposed by a faction in his
own party. The strength of this an
tagonism was shown by the fact that
while Taft carried the state by over
"A, 900 plurality, Lilley had slightly
less than $4,000. The present inquiry.
should it reach the stage to taking Of
evidence, is expected to go back into
the canvass for nomination in the
spring and summer.
The campaign expenses of Mr.. Lii
ley We're returned in. a certificate to
the secretary of state at $4,000. those
Of Judge Robertson, democratic nom
inee for governor, at $4,000, while
the anti-Lilley republicans spent I'VE
S15 900.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-31
SAYS CASE MUST
TAKE IT'S COURSE

Washington, Dec. 29.-In an official
issued at the White House
today regarding presidential interior
in the cases of Gompers, Mitcheii
and Morrison, of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, now under sentence for
contempt Of court, attention is called
to the fact that cases are still before
the courts; that no matter what the
presidents opinion may be as to the
Justice of the sentences imposed, ne
cannot al any action looking to par
don, or express any opinion as to tne
merits of the cases.
Text of Statement.
The text Of the statement follows:
Various appeals have been made to
the president to interfere by pardons
In the case of Mr.. Gompers and assoc
ciates. Those making HI appeals are
unaware of the fact that the matter Is
still before the courts. 1t Is a civil
suit between private parties. There
has been no way by which h govern
ment could have interfered, even IL II
had desired to do so. Whether The SEN
fence of Mr.. Gompers and associates
is excessive is not at present of con-
sequence, because he cannot take any
action or express any opinions while
the case is pending before the courts.
When the decision is made, then the
president can promptly consider wheth-
err the terms of imprisonment are ex-
cessive or improper, but it is of course
impossible for the president to act
While the appeal is pending, for he has
nothing whatever to act about. The
courts must finish with the case first.
The defendants are at h present mo-
ment at liberty on bail.
Is Watching Case.
eff the defendants see fit to abandon
I their appeal the matter Will then, OF
| course. be brought before the
in which case it will receive Immediate
and most careful consideration. The
defendants have a perfect right to
i prosecutetheir appeal and If unsuccess-
full in the final court then to ask for
pardon or communications, but as long as
they are prosecuting the appeal the
president has nothing to do with the
matter.
The president has already instructed
the department of justice to keep him
fully informed as to the progress OF
the case so that in the event of 1t be-
coming proper for him he may nave
at his disposal all the facts which viii
enable him to decide whether there Was
Justification for the sentence, and
whether there was lust occasion fol
some punishment. But at the presen'
the president has no more to do with
the case than with the $2e. 100000 Fir
imposed by Judge Lands on thu
Standard Oil company. which is also OF
appeal and concerning which the presi
dent has also been repeatedly asked &
interfere by well meaning persons wine
did not know that he could not inter
fere while the matter was still befor'
the courts on appeal
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-31
STEVENS ASSASSIN
Is FOUND GUILTY

san Francisco, Cal, Dec. 2S.-In
Whang Chang, the Korean, who shot
Durham White Stevens, the Ameri-
can diplomat and adviser to he Ko-
rean emperor, in this city on March %
Of this year, resulting in Mr.. Stevens
death two days later, was foundg guilty
OF murder in the second degree by a
jury in Judge Cooks department of
the superior court.
The trial was concluded shortly after
o D.. m, and the jury returned n YER
diet a few minutes before midnight.
The entire day m part of the night
session was taken up with arguments
by counsel for both sides. Sentence VIII
be passed December &c. The minimum
penalty provided by Law is 10 years,
and the maximum life Imprisonment.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-31
CHRISTMAS TREE
CUSTOM UPHELD BY
FOREST SERVICE
Pinchot Sees No Way 4, O0O,-
600 Trees Can Be Used to
Better Advantage.

Washington, Dec. 29.-Ths corntry's
forests again have been called upon to
supply about 1900, 900 Christmas trees
and again many persons " asked
themselves and have queried the
United States forest service, SIS the
custom a menace to the movement for
forest preservation?"
In the millions of happy homes over
the country where the younger genera
ton has made the Christmas tree the
center Of play since early Friday
morning, there are many mothers. and
fathers who have given The question
more or less thought. From Sunday
schools n other organizations also.
which old an annual celebration
around a gayly trimmed evergreen
for the benefit of the little onss, has
sistent to urge conservation of forest
resources and then to cut millions OF
young trees every yea to afford a
little joy in the passing holiday sea-
son.
They're for Use.
eyes, 1t is consistent and proper
that the custom should be maintained
has been the answer of United States
Forester Clifford Pinchot in every case.
"Trees are for use, and there is no
other use to which they could be put
which would contribute so nue. to
the joy of a as their use by the
children on this one great holiday OF
the year.
The number Of trees cut for this
use each year is utterly insignificant
when compared to the consumption for
other purposes for which timber is
demanded. Not more than 1000. 00C
Christmas trees are used each year
one in every fourth family. If planted
four feet apart they could be grown
on less than 1900 acres. This clear
ing of an area equal to a good sized
farm each Christmas should not be
subject of much worry. when 1t II
; remembered that for lumber alone il
is necessary to take timber from al
area Of more than 100000 acres ever
day of the wear"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-31

San Francisco, Cal, Dec. 29.-Claus
Spreckels, h famous sugar million
aire, died today from pneumonia, aged
so years.
Mr.. Spreckels recently returned from
New York. On his arrival home he
was suffering from the effects of a cold
which developed into pneumonia.
He was born at Lamsted, Hanover,
in 1923. Coming to the United States
in 1917, he was employed at Charles
on. S. c., and New York. He went to
San Francisco in 1856, where he con-
Quoted a store and later a brewery. He
established the Bay Sugar refinery in
1863, procuring h raw material from
Hawaii. He invented new refining pro-
cesses, out of which he grew rich. He
acquired sugar properties in Hawaii
and was largely interested in sugar
beet raising in California. He was a
large owner in the Oceanic Steamship
company, plying between San Fran
cisco n Honolulu.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-31
WILL FIGHT
TO BITTER END

Washington, Dec. 2S.-The whole
question of sentencing tor contempt of
court Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison
by Justice Wright yesterday, will be
threshed over at a meeting of the X
ecutive council of the Federation of
Labor, to be held here January IL.
This meeting will be notable, un-
doubtedly, because the vital issues at
fecting labor are involved in the action
of the court. Resolutions sustaining
the attitude of the leaders of the big
organization. with it's 10000 odd oun
ellis and 1000, 900 members, will be sub
mitted for action. The policy of the
federation, in view of the courts ac-
ton and the scathing arraignment car
ried in the decision, will be outlined.
President Gompers was not at his
office today and no information was
given out there as to where he could
be found.
Morrison at Work.
Secretary Morrison, who was given
the lightest sentence of the trio Of lead
ers-six months-was at federation
headquarters, however, busy with mis-
routine duties. Active steps in framing
the fight against the carrying out OF
the sentences are not likely until mex
week. Morrison said today the plan,
SO far as the officials Of the federation
themselves ~foresee. is to do nothing
about it until after the holidays.
we ne audeu, 70 exAdu
every effort to sustain our right to free
press and free speech. I am confident
the position taken by the federation Il
right; that the citizens of this countr,
will ratify the attitude of the fedora
ton in this matter"
1t is not likely that arguments on tn
appeal will be heard in the court o
appeals in the District of Columbia un
til March. perhaps not then. The de
PENDANTS have 40 days III which to per
feet their appeal, and upon prope
showing the court, in it's discretion
may extend the time.
The ruling by Justice Wright was tn
absorbing topic of conversation here to
day. Both sides are preparing for
legal battle which it is believed will
add an important chapter to an alread.
famous case.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-31
BACHELOR FEARS TAX, WEEDS.

Monticello, N. Y, Dec. 29.-Edward
Greeve, nearly 60 years old, who has
lived like a recluse for several years.
was married to Miss Fannie Murray, a
lonely of 20.
why did you marry" his n~eighbors
at Bushville asked the happy BRIDE
groom, who, they thought, would be
the last man to wed.
well, you see, 1 ave been losing
money lately" said Greeve, half apollo
getically. 81 am certain the bill taxing
bachelors will be passed by the legis-
lature. l have no money to spend fool
ishly, and 1 think I car save money by
getting married.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-31
TILES GAME HIMSELF.

New York, Dec. 2S-George McManus,
the newspaper artist who created the
famous "Newlyweds and Their Baby"
was married last night to Miss Flor
ence Bergere. of st. Louis, at the Ho-
tel Rclieclaire.
The couple applied for q license at
the bureau in h city hall yesterday,
ard waited for a long time in the city
clerks Office to avoid reporters. In
this, however, they were unsuccessful
Mr.. McManus gave his age as 81.
Ills bride is %.
The bridegroom formerly lived in st.
Louis.