The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-01-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK WINTER TERM OPENS
The President Upheld - Standard
Oil Wins Ous-tiarriman Blamed
Bur con Elected Senator.

Oil Wilma Out-farrtman Blamed
Buf con Elected Senator.
Pc ssrDENT UP-aELD:-The su-
premn Court OF the United States de-
.'ded Monday that the President was
withi, his legal rights In dismissins
the segro troops accused OF compli-
city = the Brownsville riots The case
ARGUS d a great deal Of convent. and
was used by Senator Bradley and
others to arraisn tho negroes Of the
doubt ul states against MIR. Taft. This
DECISION completely upncids the Presi-
dentf action.
STANDARD WINS OUT:--The last
rt-o IN the case OF the Standard oil
~ which resulted In the famous
{2s. o. 1000 fine last year. has been
taker, and tho Oil company wins
The Judgement giving the fine had
been reversed by the u :. Circuit
courl Of Appeals. and the government
Axkee this Supreme Court to review
the q Ne. Now the court has decided
that Il will not take II up. This puts
he .,.ss back q. II Il had never been
tried. and = new trial will have TO
regis At once. Of course the chance
II vmnsng q second case 10 much
sIpAhsr.
HI wRIMAN BL.AMED;-Francis J.
tens = who has been prosecuting the
an ssrancisco yrafters. In q speech
a Philadsiphia declared that n. u.
aarr saan. the great raiiroad masna'e'
shosu Pres. Roosevelt called an "un-
,ssif able citisen." Is really responsible
;or tia corruption IN the West Harri-
nan. he ssid wanted to exploit the
,sope and 70 used brides to get un-
air onsrscts and privileges.
Bu RroN SENATOR: = Congress-
nan Theodore 4. burton will be
,ect ID TO tbs u. 8. Senate BY the Ohio
isgis allure, both Senator Foraker and
,haries r. Tar, withdrawing at the
last moment. This was really due
to si1tch by Boss" Cox OF Cincin-
Att. who had promised HIS vote TO
raft II il not known why he went
,,ycr 60 Burton, but that settled H.
l,art N Win take his place as one OF
IA. ,Sascls IN tas Senate. aua VIII b.
rnzt strength 10 the President He
"A che OF the best men who has en-
I, .red that body for years. having as
, reai intellectual power as Foraker,
9Th, ,us h,s defects.
CHINESE REFORM HIT: - A
aaddn edict has removed from power
iac yiceroy who was governing m
4 ins--yuan Shi Kai. who has been
e cader Ia the reform there and
as expected To do great things for
D ~ county. II IL not known just who
las come into power. but the civilized
D stiens are greatly worried.
FEW IMMIGRANTs:-- the
u 81 rear there have been really very
isw additions to our people from
1, rel IN countries. There were 72i.-
Ia ssih,ns came In between Sept 30.
l,v7. ind Oct. 4. 1908. but 7i7.sif left
n the same time. no that. the In
g, eas4 in population was only c.29S.
TAe better class Of immigrants make
81 oush money TO 80 home and set np
q rich men---only those too poor q
at way stay long as rule
ATTACK PROSECUTOR: An at
Z, mpt was made Saturday 20 XIII the
A to ney General OF Tennessee who IL
p owcuting the night rider cases.
Tie ,ases are going on. The riders at
t-nr lsd 10 establish siibi's.
c,tRA BEGINNING: = The first
sr,p toward the establishment OF
!, ilendence In Cuba was taken New
Hrs Day. when Gov. Magoon for
M sll,' presented TO the foreign repre-
- its lives the newly elected president
OF the Republic. The American troops
VII soon begin TO leave the island.
Gd IN q few months the second ex-
n riplent in liberty will he under
WY.
NEW YORK ovER-RUN:-The
has tsen what the newspapers call an
q NJ cmic'' Of crime In New York,
lsi els. and theirs seems to be no sign
n 4 " win be stopped soon. Thieves.
hA dsp n.on. pickpockets. burglars and
M linda OF criminals have infested
N ,ity-it Ii estimated that there
a., fsfty thousand OF them there.
TIE <slics seem powerless. and some
d. lire that they ara In league with
H., criminals and share the spoils.
II has been unsafe for any one to be
3r. clone at night and homes are
bn'ksn into and robbed at all hours
u I'll, day and night.
Lessons from Good Books.
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