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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-19
STORY OF GRATING
in SAN FRANCISCO
Fate of Street Railway President,
Charged With Bribery Rests Now
With Twelve Men Hho Heard Evil
dence For Months.

- SAN FRANCISCO, June 19-The
ase of Patrick Calhoun, the million
Fire President of the United Street
Railway, charged with bribery was
given to the jury this morning after
a trial that has covered a period of
several months.
The History of the Case.
Patrick Calhoun was one of a
score of wealthy corporation Off
cials indicted as an outcome of the
municipal upheaval Of 1907, when the
administration dominated by Mayor
Eugene E. Schmitz, and Abraham
Ruef was oyerthrown. In November
1905, Francis J. Heney, already well
known as a public prosecutor, charged
in a public address that Ruef and
Schmitz We're guilty of corruption, aud
with w. J. Burns formerly a govern
ment secret service agent, undertook
an investigation of privileges awarded
several public service corporations.
Ruef and Schmitz were indicted on
charges Of eXtorting money from
French restaurant proprietors in No
vember, 1906, after Ruef had failed
in an effort to seize the district attor-
icy, office through his appointment
-. the board of supervisors,
The graft investigation, as it cam"
to known, was conducted secretly
for 1everal months following, but in
IL. early part of March, 1907, Burns
succeeded in trapping Supervisors
Thomas f. Lonergan, Edward 7.
Walsh and Charles F. Boxton in the
act Of accepting money from Golden
VI. Roy, a skating rink promoter who
was acting in the interests of the
prosecution. Within week, is ST.
peryisors had confessed their accept
ance Of money from six sources. It
was subsequently announced that the
supervisors had been promised immu
nifty for their testimony against the
men charged with offering bribes.
The Oliver grand jury, empaneled
under the direction Of Mr.. Heney in
0ttober, 1906, heard the confessions Of
supervisors on March 10, 1907,
in As hours, returned more than
indictments against various per
Hs charged with completely in the
nriberies. =
Mr.. Calhoun, tocether with Abra-
ham Ruef and three subordinate Off
Gals Of the United Railroads. was ir'
dicted on IA counts, which were fa-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-19
CUBA WILL NOT
PAY A PART OF
SPAIN'S DEBT

MAVANA, June 19.-Secretary of
State Valez has sent q cablegram t
Spain saying that Cuba will not con-
slider Spain's proposal that Cuba as
sumo a proportion of the Spanish ma
tional debt.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-19
Big BASEBALL
MAGNATE DEAD

XENIA, Ohio, June 19.-President
Geo. Doyey of the Boston National
League team died on a Pennsylvania
train between Cedarville and Xenia to-
day, Death was due to hemorrhage Of
the lungs.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-19
BURNED TO DEATH
TO SAVE MONEY

WILMINGTON, Del, June.-Flames
overtaking them as they were endeav-
oring to secure money which they
had in a trunk. Micheal Meancuro and
his wife were burned to death here
today in fire which destroyed their
home.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-19
ALBERT &. BARRY
REAR ADMIRAL

WASHINGTON, June l9.-President
Taft sent to the senate today the NOM
State Valez has sent a cablegram to
Of the Navy to be rear admiral.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-01-30
GIRLS ESSAY CONTEST

The contest between the girls of
the high school last Saturday
night was not as we'll attended as
It should have been, on account Of
McClary's lecture and other enter
tainments on the same evening.
It took the judges a long time
to determine the relative merits of
the contestants and it would re-
quire a good deal Of space to give
q proper write-up Of each essay.
Suffice It to say they were all well
prepared and admirably given.
The judges awarded Ruth Ora
mer first, Grace Elliott second and
Ruth Veeder third.
The vocal solos by Andrew
Atencio and Erma Moody, the
piano duet by Eva Freeman and
Roma Hawkins and piano trio by
Helena Zahnen, Pauline Black and
Ruth Cramer were encored.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-01-30
ROOF ~ m

Tuesday eveniag the roof of
John Summers loG house, east Of
town, fell in upon ~ family. Mr..
Sumner, his wiisi and boy, also
Oscar Byers and . pd pan were
quite badly hurt.
Mrs. Sumner was injured the
least. She bed retired for the
night and after the accident Wa
unable 70 find her wearing apparel.
However. she FASTENED 10 the near.
est neighbor's, about . mile away,
in her night-clothes, and secured
help.
It seems the roof IVES supported
by only three sets Of ra3ters, which
gave way and caused the accident.
Mr.. Byers received the greatest
injury but 10 not seriously hurt.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-01-30
DEATH OF MRS. RINK

Mrs. Levi Peek, formerly Of
Bowen, died at Colorado Springs
Wednesday. January 81. Funeral
services were held at the Metho.
dist church, Monte Vista, Friday
at 1:0 O'Clock, conducted by
Judge G. e. Holbrook, assisted by
Pastor H. N. j. Richards, Of the
Adventist church. The interment
was made at the Bowen cemetery
The immediate cause Of death
was surgical operation to remove
gall stones, from which Nm. Peck
had been . sufferer for Q long
time.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-01-30
THOMAS 3cLARY

Thomas McC lary was billed to
lecture here last Friday night but
became snow-bound and could not
reach town until too late for that
date and his lecture was postponed
until Saturday night, when he was
greeted with q full house.
This was Mr.. McClary's second
appearance before . Monte Vista
audience and his second lecture
was better than the first. He is a
man who will never reach the
summit Of his ambition. As long
as he lives he win be striving to
present something new for the up
lifting and betterment of mankind.
In other words, he y an exponent
of the NEW thought"
As his sponsors cay There are
few men on tie lecture platform
who have made US great a success
as Thomas McClary. He has the
humor Of Artemus NJ ard combined
with the rare orasosy and learning
of Wendell Phillips"
When a young man, McClary
probably realized that he was very
much lacking in beauty and was
jealous of some u the other boys
in the neighborhood. But he had
the genius to turn his homely face
to a good use-his facial express
sions never fail - elicit hearty
applause.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-01-30

Nslss Goodman brought soms
horses down from Ante)ops park
Tuesday. Hs reports an unusually
large amount q snow In thaa
locality.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-01-30

The following shipments Of live
stock were made Wednesday:
w. s. Miles, Z cars cattle; N. 8.
Woods e. Co., 3 cars; A. 8. Chase,
3 cars of hogs; j. J. Spencer 4 Co.
! car; q. W. Gates, car; L. w.
Arthur, 2 cars.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-01-30

The JOURNAL Office 10 in receipt
OF mail sack Of garden seeds sent
from Washington D. c., by Con-
gresham Haggott for free distsi.
button.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-01-30

Mrs. LIZZIE Blackmore arrived
Monday morning from her home
in Washington. She will remain
several days visiting her mother,
Mrs. Kegley and sister, Mrs. John
Hecker.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-01-30

Bechtell L. Cole received two
new autos Monday from the manu-
facturers, one q Studebaker E. N.
F. 30 and an Overland. These
machines are beauties.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-01-30

f. r. Hunter, of the Hunter
Mercantile company, returned
Wednesday from New York where
he spent six weeks buying large
stock of goods for his firm. The
new store will be opened for bust.
ness about the first Of March.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-01-30

DIED: Friday, Jan. %, William
Clark, at the Soldiers 4 Sailors
home. Funeral services and In
tefment took place at the homo.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-01-30

]. N. Ditto received news Sun.
day announcing the death Of bis
mother, and left for bic former
home In Iowa In response. =,
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-01-30

niss Emma A. NosAnd, Of La
Jara, who hes besn In Chicago
during the Lest lev months hes ~.
turned homo. -'''
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-01-30

Joha q. Bisoho6 returned We'd.
neoday from . three wseks' visit IL
Illinois. f'rst
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-01-30

M. and Mn. L. J. Chapman
returned Wednesday morning from
Dsnvss whscs they spent . few
days. John Hecksr looked after
ths comfort q The guests Of the
Simpson hotel Ii the meantime.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-01-30

The new settlers, who have been
buying lands in the valley, are
beginning to ship in their house
bold goods and farm machinery.
We notice they have brakes on
their wagons-something thnt il
not used In the valley. Another
thing Il, they will need heavier
running gear. The ranchmsn herr
haul from three 70 three and . hall
tons of wheat At . load by q single
team almost any day In the year
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-01-30

Harry Corlstt came homo Sat.
urday morning from Highland
Falls, New York, where hs haa
bssn attending school preparatory
70 taking The West Point ezaniua.
ton.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-01-30
ni1lI plsTTTUTH

A Union Bible Institute will be
held at the Presbyterian church
parlors next Thursday and Friday,
with Rev. E. n. Stephenson D. D.,
Of Denver, - leader. he 10 On
expert 10 Bible school work and Il
will we'll pay every one interested
In the Sunday School 70 attend
these meetings. Local talent will
have part on the program.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-25

at AN would now question the Wisdom of
having made that industry possibIe I'm the
United States through protection.
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-25
40

way with no uncertain finger to the desir-
ability OF establishing local supply for at
least a part of the wood used. Among the
forest trees that have been introduced into
Hawaii are several that are adapted to
local needs, that grow fast and are easily
started.
During the calendar year 1908 there
was planted by a number of the leading
sugar plantation companies and stock
ranches total of nearly half a million
trees. Almost every plantation has waste
land that could well be devoted to this
use and the coming year will doubtless
see the work greatly increased in scope
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-25

ence in cost of production calls for protec.
ton of coffee growing under the American
flag as against Central and South America.
Labor for coffee cultivation in Hawaii
costs from so cents to 81 per day.
In Brazil wages are only the equivalent
of 10, Is, and 20 cents per day.
In Guatemala wages are only the equiv.
alent Of from 10 to ~ cents per day.
In Mexico and generally in Central Amer.
ica wages are the equivalent of from IS to
rs cents per day.
The low prices at which those coffees are
sold In New York show conclusively their
very low cost of production.
IL is a noticeable fact that. with the ex.
ception of Mexico. every coffee producing
country sells us far more goods than 1t buys
In our market.
The excess Of their sales to us In 1907
over their purchases was as follows:
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-25

For those who plant trees now will be Just
so much the better on when the rising
prices of wood come more keenly to be
felt.
Forestry then has an important part to
play in the life of the Territory. AS one
of the main factors In the field Of Conserve.
tion II touches the Industrial life Of the
community at many points. Land, water,
and wood are fundamental needs in every
community. The forests of Hawaii native
and introduced, help man to utilize the
lands, to harness the streams to do his
bidding, and to supply him with the wood
that he needs in SO many ways
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-25

THE Hawaiian Islands, Wake Island and
Guam form line of communication to Ma.
Mia lying between the narrow limits of the
18th and 2lst parallels. The American
terminal points of this line are located al
San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Panama,
and to all three Of these Honolulu holds a
central position. The prominence which
1t now enjoys as the radiating point of the
great commercial routes of the Pacific will
only be enhanced with the opening of the
Panama Canal because II will lie in the path
of an increasing file of vessels moving along
from Panama to China, Japan or Asiatic
Russia. At the western end OF this islam
chain OF communications are the Philip,
pines. This large group, scattered over an
area measuring 1000 miles north to south
and half as much east to west, is located
wholly within the tropics, and distributed
around 1t In a wide-sweeping semicrcle are
the Far Asian countries whose vast popula.
tons make the markets of the East"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-25

This shows conclusively that free coffee
does not extend our own export trade to
coffee-producing countries. Since the Ding.
ley bill went into operation our exports to
Brazil have increased only IS $4,000, while
our imports from Brazil have increased $780,
1871 900. In other words, our imports have
increased seven times as fast as our ex-
ports
A tariff policy that produces such results
as this is indefensible from either revenue
or a protective basis.
II we wish to extend our trade with Brazil.
II will be necessary to do more than to ex.
change friendly visits and assurances OF
good will. maximum tariff of cents per
pound on coffee with minimum of cents,
would afford the means Of securing more
export trade with Brazil than our present
system of free coffee, with no leverage for
securing trade benefits In return for the
entrance to the greatest coffee-consuming
country in the world.
Even free.trade England imposes duty
of "a cents per pound on coffee. Germany
leyies 4.3 cents. Russia, 81 cents, and
France, Italy and Spain from 11.9 to 1872
cents per pound.
maXimum.minimum tariff of cents-3
cents on coffee, would yield from thirty to
fifty millions Of revenue annually.
As only the smaller part of this would
come out of the consumer, for reasons
above stated, and as 1t would greatly bene-
fit the most desirable agricultural classes
In all the insular parts of our country, It
is hoped that such a duty will be favorably
considered and written into the coming
tariff bill.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-25

American flag because of the lack of pro.
lection. The loss in Hawaii has been far
more than the mere wiping out of invested
capital. II has been an almost fatal blow
to an industry which made most possible
Il citizen landowning and land-tilling class.
Coffee growing is prominently the small
mans industry; II can be carried on on
small scale, and affords suitable labor for
all members of the family. No form of agri
culture is better adapted for the small indie
pendent owner.
tariff on coffee would produce a large
revenue; but, In addition, 1t would directly
and chiefly benefit the small landholder and
the farming class. This is the class OF peo-
pie that must be encouraged in the new
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-25

subtropical parts of our nation II they are
ever to become Americanized.
Nor can II fairly be said that the number
of people to be benefited by coffee protec.
tion is too small. The numbers Of coffee
growers that would be Immediately bene.
flied by duty on coffee far exceeds even
the present total of all persons engaged in
tin-plate manufacture in this country; yet
no one who believes in a protective tariff
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-25
THE COFFEE INDUSTRY
(By j. X. KALANIANAOLE, Delegate from Hawaii

stirs 1t, and not pay the pittance Of tax
that would be added on his coffee?
Moreover. there is no longer the reason
to offer for retaining coffee on the free list
that there is no domestic production" In
both Hawaii and Porto Rico coffee is al
ready staple product.
In Porto Rico coffee was the chief product
a few years ago. In both Hawaii and Porto
Rico the coffee industry was encouraged by
the former governments; in both countries
the industry has gone backward under the
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-25

4AWAT does not ask nor expect that
III duty be placed on coffee merely for
the protection Of Hawaii, Porto Rico
and the Philippines. In other words, we
do not ask that the people of the United
States shall be taxed for the mere purpose
of building up the coffee industry in the in.
sular portions of the United States.
We do, however, strongly contend that II
an additional revenue source Is required In
the new tariff law, as is likely to be the
case, there is no other staple upon which
the imposition of new or added duty would
have SO small proportion of that duty
added to the actual consumers cost as on
coffee.
The reasons for this are twofold. The
first of these is so clear as to admit to no
denial.
When coffee was placed on the free list
in this country, in 1873, the coffee.producing
States of Brazil imposed an export tax on
coffee. The result has been that about
$3.50 100000 has gone into the Brazilian
treasures from this source. Every dollar
of this could have gone into our Federal
Treasury through a coffee tariff without
adding to the consumers cost In this coun.
try.
The export tax is still in force In Brazil,
varying in amount from l to 9 cents per
pound.
A tariff on coffee would. to the extent of
the foreign export tax, simply transfer that
amount of income from the Brazilian to the
United States Treasury without affecting
the consumer one iota
The second reason why tariff on coffee
would affect the consumer but little is found
In the fact that coffee is retailed at u high
margin of profit above the import price.
Coffee imported at cents costs the consum'
er 20 cents per pound, with higher grades
in proportion.
Price records prove that the removal Of
the coffee tariff has not reduced the cost
of coffee to the consumer in proportion to
the worlds prices. The additional profit
has simply gone to the jobber. the rooster,
and the middleman.
Protected staples such as flour and sugar,
are sold to the consumer at a very narrow
margin of profit; on the other hand, duty.
free coffee is made to yield a very high
profit to the dealer
II duty of 8 cents per pound were placed
on coffee II would first of all knock out the
foreign tax which Is already borne by the
consumer.
The difference between the foreign tax
and duty of 8 cents would very largely
come out of the middlemens profit; the
actual added cost to the consumer would
be very small.
There is no reason why the consumer
should not pay small tax on coffee, the
same as on any other food or stimulant.
Talk Of free breakfast table is an illogical
absurdity. Why should the breakfast eater
pay duty on the chair and rug on which
he sits, on the very table from which he
breakfasts. the linen. cutlery. and dishes
that equip II, the tin pot in which the cof.
fee is made, the cup that contains It, the
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-25

Honolulu is live, up-to-date American
city in an Oriental setting. Population,
$4,000.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-02
.MARKE ACTIVE " |:
STOCKS STRONGER

+ . =
New york, July 1.-The opening deal
tnss ii, stocks today were light but gains
were quite general General Electric
and American Sugar rose !. and Union
Pacific Southern Pacific. Reading and
Eric first preferred ~
Al resumption OF yesterdays demand
for the coalers brought about rise Of.
points in Rending and infused a. gen
orally strong tone to the list for a
while. liquidation later on In stocks OF
several companies undergoing reorganii.-5
cation caused the entire list to8sell Off
Western Maryland broke 3,
Prices steadier. hut the rail- " was
slight. Western Maryland recoYere ~,
and American Chemical rose " Union
Pacific advanced 4 at noon. II; n
e Bonds were irregular. Z, s;
The market became very quiet al tel. It's
show Of strength at midday. but there
was little realizing and prices held
,iirm, American Cotton OIL and Viz
Einia- Carolina Chemical gained L
only a few stocks finctuated widely
enough to make trading operaI !. .1ls
profitable. The; market, however. neid
firm. Baltimore s Ohio and Erie rose q
point. t g; =: 4
The market closed easy. Prices remain
ed practically unaltered until near the
past. Canadian Fac fic, American 8llinsee1
preferred. international Paper preferred
and United States Rubber first preferred
rose l. Rock-Island preferred declined \.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-02
CONCENTRATES.

According to reports from North Bing-
ham. in the vicinity of Barney's can
tyon, there is quite a little boom on.
.sUncle" Jesse Knight has seven men
at work on his property there, and
some excellent ore has been shipped
from his Salt Lake Lode property,
John IL. Nice hrystal leaves Tuesday
for the la Sal mining district in Grand
county, where he will make an inspec-
ton of a number of properties.
The final payment on the Montana
property was made Tuesday.
The party of eastern people interest
ed in the Chief Consolidated property at
Tirtic returned from an inspection trip
at the mine yesterday and started for
the east The party was composed of
the following; Mr.. and Mrs. II. !.
Payne and daughter of Florence, Wis.,
L.. A. Mas and the Misses. Mas of
Milwaukee,; A. +. Maynard, Chicago;
w. w. Walker and T. r. GoodaIe, Du-
3luth; John Hodsoll, w. p. Seager. DR..
r.. j. Mas and John Mas. Houghton;
William Mas, j. Fl. Winter, j. i. Per-
kins and Miss Perkins. Neganee, Mich;
Mr.. and Mrs. u. r. Van Eyera,i Mar
quette; j.. w. Van .Evera, Virginia.
MINI; j. F. Niedhart and Miss LENA
sNiedhart, Marquette; w. L. Mass and
wife, Salt Lake City.
1t is reported from Ely, New, that 400
men employed at the Cumberland ELY,
struck yesterday for higher wages. The
men demand $3.50 day for miners and
s4 for underground forenlen for wet
shaft work 1t Is probable that the
matter Will be settled up today.