Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-02-04
WASHINGTON LETTER

public men that the most sweeping
and epoch making decision of the
highest tribunal in the land is the
one of the u. S. Supreme Court in the
case of the Waters Pierce Oil Com
pany of Texas. This company lost on
every point on which it appealed from
the decisions of the Texas Courts.
The State Court fined the company
81, 623, 600 90 for protracted violation
Of the Texas anti trust law. The de-
cision of the Supreme Court vindicates
the right and power Of the State Leg
islature to shape the laws as they may
see fit in order to relieve the people of
the exactions of illegal combinations.
The Supreme Court held, in it's de-
cisions, that: "Under the police pow
ers of the State, the law could not be
limited in its choice of methods for
dealing with the evils of monopolies,
unless it imposed fines that were so
grossly excessive as to constitute a
clear violation of the provision of the
Constitution forbidding the taking of
property without due process of law. "
It is supposed that this language of
the Supreme Court in it's decision,
! which was written by Justice Day,
had reference, in mentioning the pro-
vision of the Constitution forbidding
the taking Of property without due
process of law, to the recent decision
of Judge Lands fining the Standard
Oil Company twenty-nine millions
of dollars. The significance of the de-
cision of the Supreme Court, however,
to protect it's citizens against acts that
have tendency to promote monopolies
Sai4A oil IO1IlpGL1G1OIi.
The recently elected Governor of
Indiana has declined to occupy a man
sion worth a hundred and fifty
thousand dollars which the legisla-
ture Of his State wishes to build for
him. He announces that house cost
ing fifteen or twenty thousand dollars
is good enough for him. In truth,
house can be built for fifteen thou
sand dollars containing all the con-
veniences and comforts Of a house
costing fifty thousand dollars and any
sum in excess Of fifteen thousand dol
lars must be expended for space and
decoration and not for comfort.
John D. Rockefeller's physic ian has
recently prophesied that he will live
to be hundred years old. Inas- much
as he has the WhereWithal to live. this
announcement cannot be otherwise
than cheerful and agreeable to rhe
liver. But the physician, than whom it
may be supposed there is none more
learned or ADLER, gives some informa-
ton which may be appropriated with
out fee by other than the fortune
favored patient. He says the secret
OF Mr.. Rockefeller 5 anticipated long
evity is in the fact that he always
leaves the table hungry. There is no
doubt that in this land Of superabun-
dant plenty, many people eat too much.
The digestive organs are overworked
and they frequently break down. The
supply Of food is in excess of the can
acity for elimination, hence follows
dyspepsia, with its progeny-rheuma-
tlsm, govt. headache and kidney dis
eases.
Ana now the question Is as to Wheth-
er the Presidents order removing the
marines from the battleships shall
stand or not. Some members of Con
gress having friends in the Marine
Corps are disposed to reinstat,s them.
The eommander-in-chief Of the Army
and Navy Of the United States versus
CONGRESS is a very important issue
just now.
All parties knowing them
selves indebted TO j. A. Morse
Riverside, are requested to cali
and settle at once. 25fs
7. r. BARNETT
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