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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-11-25
ATTORNEY FRANK B. KELLOGG
WINS BRILLIANT VICTORY
OVER LAWLESS COR
PORATlON.
DISTINGUISHED PART
BORNE BY MINNESOTANS
Document Is Written BY Judge San
born, of ST. Paul, and Concurred
In BY Coiieaeues-Company
Is In Restraint of
Trade.

st. Paul-In the governments suit
against the Standard Oil Company.
The United States circuit court ord
cred the corporation to be dissolved, 1T
being an illegal corporation. The de-
cision was filed in ST. Paul and st.
Louis.
The case was heard in the United
States circuit court at st. Louis IN
April, 1909, by Circuit Judges San
corn of st. Paul, Vandevanter OF
Cheyenne, Hook of Leayenworth, and
Adams of st. Louis.
Argued by Frank 3. Kellogg.
The case was argued by Frank &.
Kellogg of ST. Paul, and Charles B.
Morrison of Chicago, for the United
States, and John c. Milburn of Buff
alo, David T. Watson of Pittsburg,
Moritz Rosenthal Of Chicago, and
John G. Johnson of Philadelphia, on
behalf of the defendants.
The action was brought to enjoin
John D. Rockefeller, William Rookie
teller, Henry II. Flagler, Henry FL.
Rogers, John D. Archbold Oliver H.
Payne, Charles M. Pratt, the Standard
Dill Company of New Jersey and about
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-11-25
Bio Catch in Lake Erie.

The fishing boats going out from
Sandusky the other day brought in as
their catch that day 10000 tons OF
herring. Other fish are plentiful in
proportion and never in the history OF
fishing in the lake have SAUCER, pick.
erel and pike been so numerous.
All this is the result, no doubt, OF
the work of the fish commission
through it's Lake Erie hatcherieg
Fishermen are enthusiastic over the
restocking of the lake with fish and
are entering into the work of assist
ing the state commission with great
enthusiasm-Co Columbus Ditpatch.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-11-25
MISS WILSON ON THE STAGE
Daughter of Cabinet officer Starts on
First Tour as a Concert
Singer.

New York.-Miss Flora Wilson
daughter of James Wilson, secretary
of agriculture, whose debut as a con
cert singer was made recently and
who is now on tour, was graduated
from the Iowa State university. Even
while there she was the leading so
prano all the college functions and
was leader of the choir in the Non
Sectarian College church.
The choir in this church sits behind
the pastor and is hidden behind q
heavy plush curtain, because being
young and handsome and none too
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-11-25
FAIRBANKS LOSES BEARD
ir. China Without "Brush" on
His Chin.

Washington. Former Vice-Presi
dent Fairbanks has shaved off his
beard.
This means almost as much as If
some vandal had shaved the Washing
ton monument off the White lot. The
Fairbanks beard has been as much
part of the Washington facial topo-
graphy as the monument is a part Of
the map of the capital.
The news has not been received by
wireless or any other form of teleg-
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-11-25

10 other corporations from maintain
restraint of trade, to mOnopollze in
,erstate and international commerce
and the decree grants the injunction
sought by the government.
Opinion of Public Men.
Attorney General, Geo. w. Wicker
sham-"It is one of the most import
ant decisions ever rendered in this
country.
Il am very much gratified at the de-
cision, of course. But until | have
been able to see the full text, any
opinion | might express must natural
Iy be of my personal nature.
A decision of dissolution against a
great corporation like that of the
Standard Oil Company is the utmost
| hat could have been imposed by law
upon the great monopoly which has
| been the object of the antitrust legis-
lation."
Congressman Fred C. Stevens.-''l
IS one of the most remarkable legal
victories in the history of the coun-
.ry," says Congressman Fred c.
Stevens of St. Paul. ut is remark
able not only in the enormous amount
| of work that was necessarily placed
upon Mr.. Kellogg in the preparation
of the case, but for the far-reaching
results of the decision. The court
evidently considered in mind that it
would not meet with the same fate as
the decision Of Judge Lands against
the Standard Oil Company in the ap-
| pellate court.
| Il know that Mr.. Kellogg prepared
this case with the utmost care SO that
| If the decision should be favorable in
the lower court it would be sustained
on appeal
| Gov. Eberhart-'T am glad that the
| government has won as | understand
t has. l hope that the text of the
| decision will confirm all the encourag-
ing reports of the press in their sta,e-
ments of today"
State Auditor Iverson. - "The de-
3ision of the Circuit Court of Appeals
the next to the highest court in the
|
as exceptionally able in its pendings,
will cause a great wave of satisfaction
to pass over the country"
Victory for Minnesotans.
1t is peculiarly gratifying to the peo-
pie of Minnesota that in this mighty
conflict of legal giants, native born
son of the state was selected by presi
lent Roosevelt and his cabinet to rep.
resent the cause of the government
and contest the rights of the people
Frank B. Kellogg's achievement in
this case places him in the very fore
front of American lawyers whose &C
compiishments have been of substan.
tial benefit to mankind 1t is also
noteworthy that another Minnesotan
Judge Walter H. Sanborn, wrote the
lopinion in this famous case 1t will
further be recalled that this distin.
guished jurist received his appoint
ment to his present position through
senator Cushman K. Davis. Mime
sofa may rightfully feel proud of the
part her illustrious sons have borne
in this gigantic contest to overthrow
the greatest octopus in the worlds
history.
Roosevelt Starts the Fight
1t was three years ago that Presi
ldent Roosevelt summoned the brilliant
Minnesota lawyer, Frank B. Kellogg
before his cabinet and gained his con
lsent to conduct the assault in the
lgreatest legal battle ever contested in
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-11-25
WASHINGTON.

The court of appeals Of the District
of Columbia denied an application
made by counsel for Samuel Gompers,
John Mitchell and Frank Morrison, of
the American Federation of Labor,
sentenced to Jail for contempt, for a
stay in the issuance of the mandate
to the supreme court of the District
of Columbia, until January 2, 1910.
Unless notice of an appeal is given
soon, the mandate will be handed
down in a few days.
Four hundred thousand dollars, in
the judgment of Secretary Wilson, of
the Department of Agriculture, will
be necessary to administer properly
the 25,000,000 acres of public lands
added to national forests by Presi-
dent Roosevelt during the last six
weeks of the Roosevelt administra-
ton. The bulk of these lands is in
Alaska Approximately 1914, 100000
acres of public land are now includ-
ed in the national forests.
Instructions to supervisors who are
to take the next census, beginning
April Is, 1910, have just been for
warded them by Census Director Du
rand. There is nothing in the act
providing for the taking of this cen
sus, the director says, which will pre-
vent women or persons under y
years of age from becoming eligible
to appointment as enumerators, and
he says that in both the eleventh anC
twelfth censuses women were EN-
ployed in such work.
An attempt was made to assassinate
Lord Mimic, viceroy of India, and
Lady Mimic.
Formal announcement was made by
the department of justice of the ~e
appointment of Francis J. Heney, the
| San Francisco graft prosecutor, as 6
| special assistant attorney general, tC
represent the government in the pros
ecution of the Oregon land FRAUD
cases. Heney was formerly engaged
in this work.
Commander r. E. Peary delivered
his second lecture, describing his re
cent successful dash for the pole, il
the Belasco theater before members O.
the national geographic society, ant
their invited guests. He did not refer
to Dr. Cook.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-11-25
CHICAGO Live Stock.

Chicago, Nov. 24.-Cattle-steady
beeves, $500; Texas steers, $3.50
@4.70; western steers, $4@7.25;
stockers and feeders, $21O@5.6O;
COWS and heifers, $310@5.25; calves
$6@8.50.
Hogs steady; light, $7.55@S; mix
ed, $76508.15; heavy, $765@8.15;
good to choice heavy $7S5@8.15; pigs
$6.25@7.60.
Sheep-steady; native, $2.75@4.90;
western, $2.90@490; yearlings, $3.50
@6.40; native lambs, $4.750740;
western, $475@7.25.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-11-25
THINKS osTBY BOY SANE.
Realized Enormity of His Crime, Says
DR.. SWeeny.

Duluth.-Dr. George Sweeny, who
has for the past IL years held the
chair of medical Jurisprudence at the
Minnesota university, pronounced
Bjorn Ostby sane at the time he
murdered his father, J. G. Ostby. DR..
Sweeny is one of the highest medical
authorities in the state on insane sub
jects and diseases of the mind He
lis a witness in the murder case.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-11-25
MARKET REPORT.
Twin City Markets.

Minneapolis, Nov. 24.-Wheat, No
/ northern, $1.O65s; No. 2 northern
$1.045B; December, $1O43s; May
$1.055s; durum, No. 1, 88Ac. Corn
No. 3, 58%c Oats-No. white
$500. Rye-No. 2, 69%c. Barley
&c. Flax-No. 1, $1.78A.
Duluth, Nov. 24.-No. / northern
$1O7A; Dec, $1.O3%; May, $1O5$4.
South st. Paul, Nov. 24.-Cattle--
Steers-$5. O0@$675; cows, fair, 1926
@$4.25; calves, $3.50@$5.5O Hogs
$77O@$775; sheep, yearlings, $3.50
$5.75; lambs, $5.O0@$600.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-11-25
Excavation to Be Slower.

From this time forward there may
be diminution in the totals of exca
walton reported from the Panama ca
nal. This is due to the facts that por.
tons of the excavation have been fin,
ished and that as the excavation
grows deeper the number of shovels
that can be employed will be reduced
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-11-25
vesnasian Warner Resiuns

Clinton, Illinois.-VespasiaI War
ner, United states commissioner of
pensions, has tendertd his resigna-
ton to President Taft and it has been
accepted.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-11-25
All Merded in 1899.

OluCS IllcC CACuclh5S VI SNNSAA "NNO
seven individual defendants have been
and are stockholders and officers OF
the Standard Company Of New Jersey
which has exercised and is still using
that power, and by its use 1t has pre-
vented and is still preventing competi
ton in commerce among the states
and with foreign nations among these
corporations.
Branded conspiracy"
''Held, the transaction constituted
a combination and conspiracy in re-
straint of and to monopolize commerce
among the states and with foreign ma
lions in violation Of sections l ano :
of the antitrust act of July 2, 1890,
and the government is entitled to an
Injunction against the further continu-
ance and operation thereof"
The decree enjoins the seven indi
vidual defendants, the Standard OIL
Company and it's subsidiary corpora
lions, from continuing or carrying In
to effect the illegal combination they
have formed and from entering into
any like combination or conspiracy
the effect of which will be to restrain
interstate commerce i'll petroleum or
it's products, or to prolong the unlaw
full monopoly of such commerce OBJ
tanned by the defendants as stated in
the decree, and they are forbidden
from engaging or continuing in inter
state commerce until they discontinue
41.o;,. ;1IoooI ooy,, hin O tiou Tho dacron
takes effect 80 days from the date OF
its filing unless suspended by an ap
peal to the supreme court
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-31
COAL AGREEMENT
EXPIRES TONIGHT.
BUT ANTHRACITE coLLIERiEs
Will NOT BE CLOSED IN
Pennsylvania.
MATTER STILL PENDING
Not Known What Propositions Opera
tors viii Make to Miners "A
f Present Condition VIII ~ I
: Continue. a, 4. ..i :


Philadelphia, March S0 The an
.thracite coal commissions award,
which resulted in six years. Of peace
in the hard coal fields employing
10000 hands. will expire tomorrow
at midnight. - - sf.&tss.
The operators at the joint confer.
ence held in this city several weeks
ago offered to renew the agreement
for another three years, but the min.
ers in convention at Scranton last
week voted to allow the award to
lapse. ra ~
; The eollierics In the Schuylklli dis
trict, II was announced by the opera
tors this afternoon, will resume work
Friday morning, after Thursdays tol'
iday suspension in celebration. of the
eight-hour work day~in the soft coal
field, and will work until the close Of
the week
This means that there will be no
lockout ard If there is any suspen'
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-31
HERBERT SWIFT INSANE
Son Of Late Millionaire Meat Packer
Used Too Much Alcohol
In Sanitariun1.

Chicago. March 30.-tIerbert l..
Swift, 35 years of age, son of the late
Gustavus +. Swift founder of the
packing firm of Swift & Co., has been
adiudged insane, by a commission CT
physicians and has been an inmate of
the Kenilworth sanitarium since
March s, by order Of the county
court This became public here To-
day through the discovery of the files
in the case, which have been hidien.
Louis F. Swift, brother. testified at
the hearing that Mr. Swift had threat
ened to kill himself and members Of
his family. Excessive use of alcohol
was given as the cause.
Mr. Swift is married. but has no
children He has an annuity of sS.-
600 from his fathers estate At the
end of IA years he will receive ST.
l0,00o.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-31
yoN BUEL0W IN
\ STRONG SPEECH
s@
REPLIES TO ATTACK MADE UP.
ON HIM BEFORE GERMAN
REiCHSTAG.
AFFIRMED new TAXES
Earnestly Warned Socialists Against
Disorderiy Agitatons--SaIary
-.
Appropriations Adopted
- When He Finished.

Berlin, March 800 Chancellor Won
Buelow during debate en- the salary
appropriation in ahe Reichstag today
replied to the attack made upon him
by his opponents. ..-..-
He denied In the most absolute
terms the existence Of a camarllla
around the emperor, declaring that
with such a straightforward. cpenN
minded. farseeing man as his ma
icsty intrigiers could not 1exerclse
any inflrenee. ~'-- ="
The chancellor earnestly warned
the Socialists against asW diserderly
agitations, saying that X 1t became
necessary, much strjcter law would
be introduced for their suppression.
He thea affirmed that the new
taxes, which were necessary fJr.. the
carrying on OF the empire. must be
partly direct and partly Indirect;
that persons having property must
share the burden in the shape of an
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-31
CAUSED BY JOKER" FOUND YES
TERDAY IN EXISTING
REVENUE LAW.
STILL PAYING WAR TAX
Levied On Tobacco. in 1sss-size Of
Package Cut BY Lsw-Biii In
troduced to Restore
Original size. .

Washington, March What Is
designated as a Joker that cost the
consumers of tobacco OF this corntry
nearly $4,000, 900 was found today
in the existing revenue laws Of the
United" States by Repre- eliatiye
Dawson, of Iowa, who at once intro
duced bill to correct the error.
Under the Dingley tariff law two
ounce packages of tobacco sell TO the
consumer at five cents each and four
ounce at ten cents In 1898 war
revenue tax of six cents pound adj
ditional was levied on tobacco. At
the same time, in order to serve the
convenience of the trade authorize.
tions was given for the reduction OF
the sizes Of packages from 2, 8 and {
ounces to 2-3, 2h and 3B ounces.
thus enabling the smokers to procure
FIVE and ten cent package tobacco at
the store"
In due time the war revenue was
repealed Somebody forgot Dawson
believes to restore the packages of
tobacco TO the original sizes, and
hence, ever since 1902, the consumer
of tobacco has been paying the
equivalent of the war revenue tax to
the manufacturers of tobacco.
According to figures obtained from
the commissioner of internal revenue
over thirty-two billion IL ounce
packages have been sold during the
past six years, and over twelve bill
lion packages OF the 3M ounce sizes.
Dawson figures out that the nur-
purchaser of each small package has
been mulcted out of one cent. and the
purchaser of the larger out of two
cents, and hence the Joker" has cost
the consumer about sis,0a0, 400, ~
Dawson's bin proposes to res ore
The packages to the original sizes.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-31
HUNGAR|ANS CO
IN GREAT HASTE
MINERS IN INDIANA DRIVE THEM
FROM HOME AFTER ONE
AMERICAN is SERIOUSLY
WOUNDED.

Terre Haute. Ind, March S0.-The
Hungarian miners employed at the
Boyle CoIliery at Jasonville who en-
gagged last night in battle with
American miners in which eleven
persons were wounded, today accept
cd the ineyitable and scattered to
difterert parts of the country.
Harry ST. John. an American, was
most seriously wounded. He was shot
in the stomach and may die. There
was more or less shooting all night
and today armed Americans ordered
the Hungarians TO leave at once.
Knowing that the odds were all
against them. they piled their goods
on wagons and drove away in all di,
rections. An American flag is flying
over the mining camps and school
house tonight.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-31
AFTER CRAZY SNAKE

Oklahoma City, Okla, March 3d.
Colonel Roy Hoffman, Captain Frel
Hunter and Captain Mont Higley are
at the head of a detachment Of picked
men who entered the Cuncharta
mountains where Crazy Snake and
his band are believed to be entrench-
ed this afternoon.
Late tonight no report had BEEN
received from them. The report that
Crazy Snake has said he would sur
render to the militia but not to
Sheriff Odom is unconfirmed. ! Hoff-
man is in sympathy with the local
officials in this part of the state IL
Is said, and is determined to arrest
Crazy Snake and put him in prison.
Indian Agent Kelsey. of Muskogee.
and George Woodenuff. a special in
terror department agent from Wash
ington, reached Pierce from Henry
eta today, sought interviews with
the Snakes and attempted to locate
Crazy Snake, but failed. They re-
turned to Muskogee this evening.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-31
BALLOT TAKEN YESTERDAY HY
LEGISLATURE SHOWED NO
MATERIAL CHANGE. a
AppORTIONMENT BILL
Advanced to Third Beading in House
ALREADY Passes. BY Senate
chipperfield's Anti-consp.r-
- a
aey Bill Passes House.

Special to The Bulletin:
Springfield, H.. March 3o.-The ju
dicial apportionmenf bill. which ieiss-
Jed the senate month ago and has
been pending In the house, was
sent to third reading this. morning.
The bill provides for % judicial dis
tricts in the state outside of Cook
county. An attempt to amend tha
bin in the house SO as to provide foe
I23 districts failed. ' tts'
Representative Chipperfield's anti
conspiracy bill passed the house this
morning by vote of So to 80. The
hilr is in the interest Of labor organ
izations and is intended to permit
peaceful picketing durlrg striker.
which they cannot we'll do and ayoii
conspiracy The bill also provides
that the punishment for conspiracy
shall be no greater than fer the cor
templated crime.
But one ballot was taken In the
senatorial deadlock today ard II re-
suited in no material change in the
relative standing of the candidates.
An attempt upon the part of the
Foss men to throw their strength TO
some other candidate was abandoned
when conference 10 discuss the
matter at the st. Nicholas hotel tbs
was so poorly attended. All
interest fn the senatorial deadlock
Is dead.
The ballot taken today resulted as
follows: Hopkins rs, Foss IA. Mason
2. Shurtleff II. Sherman 2. Lowden !.
2, Calhoun |, Richard
Yates I. Stringer 80, Novak SO.
The democrats divided their votes
hqtwecn,- Suirger and exRepresenta-
tive E. j. Noyak, Of Chicago. es
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-31
AlDR|CH AND
ELK|NS MEET
SAID TO HAVE HAD INTEREST
ING CONFERENCE - LATTER
ATTACKED METHOD OF CON-
.MITTEE ON TARIFF.

Washington, March 30.-MeetiDg
tonight for the first time since the at
tack in the senate yesterday upon the
method in which the Republican
members OF the finance committee
are considering the tariff bill, SEN
ator Aldrich. chairman of the com
mittee. and Senator Elbins who led
the faction making the protests. are
said to have had highly interesting
conference.
Aldrich defended vigorously the
procedure OF the committee in max
ing a bill without the minority mem
bers and it Is said asked OF Eikins
II ne intended to stand out against
the committee in order to make
more difficult the passing of the tariff
bill Denying that he has joined the
in sntagonism TO the ecm-
mittce. Elkins asserted that he stood
with President Taft on all matters
pertaining to tariff revision.
Many senators are looking forward
10 a sharp debate when the Bacon
resolution. demanding the admission
of all senators to the tariff sessions
held by the Republican members OF
the finance committee. is brought be-
fore the senate Thursday next
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-31
CAN'T ISSUE MANDAMUS
Michigan Supreme Court Makes De-
cision In Case Of Negroes Ex-
pelied From College.

Lansing. Mich. March 30.-Two
colored students dismissed from the
Grand Rapids veterinary college some
time time ago. following objection of
the white students to their presence,
were today denied a writ of mandam-
us by the supreme court to compel
the college to let them pursue their
studies. The court held that pri-
vate corporation could rot be man
damussed to compel IL to fulfil oblt
cations under contract with an indi-
vidual.
The court added: The apparent
hardship of particular situation Is
not a good reason for departing from
tbs rule"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-31
Believed Arrest of Leader of Up.
rising Will Cause Followers
to Surrender.
Indian Chief Received Gunshot Wound in Hip
When Taken---WiII be Placed in Fed
eral Jail at Muskoges---.ls .'...
Like Sitting Bull ''. ...' j.

They are supposed to be about 20
miles from here tonight in the vicin-
Fity of the North Canadian river
An early report that fifteen wagon
loads of Indians had been seen eagt
'of here proved unfounded.
sinnsI Corps Arrives.
A signal corps cf twenty men ar
rived tonight and tomorrow vii at
tempt 10 run a telephone line, seven
miles between here and Henryetta.
AT present communication is very
slow over the rocky, mountainous
road.
The list of fatalities since the
trouble began. reduced to a basis Of
confirmed facts, is not large consist
ing of Deputies Odom and Baum. who
were killed in the performance of
their duties, and Dick" Barnett, a
Creek negro. said to have been auit1
harmless. Barnett was an innocent
bystander" Of the uprising.
Only One Found.
Despite the, reports of clashes in
which Crazy Snakes followers were
laid low, Barnett's body is the only
one which has been found and 1t is
the belief of Indian Agents Baker
and Farrer, and of the militia officers
that this is the only death loss suf.
fered by the Indians thus. far.
His violent demise. however, is the
only basis discoveries for the reports
sent out that fifteen or twenty Creeks
were killed by the infuriated deputies.
Members of. the posse speak vaguely
of the effect of their shots. 1t is prob
ably true that some Creeks were
wounded but they were able to es-
cape .,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-31
WATCHING EVERY MOVE OF FOR
MER PRESIDENT CASTRO
OF VENEZUELA.
CAN PRESERVE PEACE
Prevent Castro's Friends Sending
Arms From This Country
Europe viii tIelp---Minister
Paul Makes Statement.

The Hague, March '30-Senor' Paul,
Venezuelan envoy, gave out an inter
view here today In which he ex'
planned that Venezuela had not with
drawn her objection 10 Castro land
ing In the republic. but had merely
notified the; French steamship com
pany that. the government would not
make any difficulties If the company
desired to carry Castro into Ve1e-
zuelan port. et
IF the former president continues
his voyage to Venezuela" Paul said,
"he will do so at his own peril"