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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-18

Mexico within our borders and reduce
the price Of crude oil from the point
at which the independent producer
can live, doing ruinous harm to the
production of the oil bearing areas of
Oklahoma and great harm to pro-
ducers and the allied industries of
Oklahoma and to consumers of re-
fined oil in Oklahoma, because, with
an unlimited supply of extremely
cheap crude oil in the hands of the
Standard, that great organization
could break down the independent re-
finers, who have been growing in re-
cent years, and having destroy I'd this
competition would have the consum-
er still more at the mercy OF the
Standard.
1.-The consumers of refined oil in
Oklahoma, where the oil costs less
than one cent a gallon, can be effici-
emily protected by our state authori-
ties and by the development of COM
petition within the state.
II believe from the information now
before me that it s.the wish of the
people of Oklahossa that favor tax
on crude oil from Mexico. desire
to represent the will of the people of
my state, and to protect every inter-
est OF Oklahoma. And, unless l am
advised to the contrary in some au-
thoritative way, l shall vote for a
substantial tax on the importation of
crude petroleum. l have requested
the governor to advise me of the SEN
timent of the people of our state as he
is on the ground and should know
what it really is"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-18
bucket shops in this section.
Watches House ut Might.

Information charging Saylor with
conspiracy was made by H. A. Foss, q
representative of the Chicago board
Of trade, before Alderman James v.
McMasters Friday afternoon. Con-
stable George Graham was given the
iarrant and kept watch over the Say
III. 'esidence until after o'clock
oex. morning.
- Nn| fternoon Constable w. j.
Mol>sey,. warrant. He claims
that whe... ,.ched the Saylor home
Mrs. Saylor~>.. jthim her husband had
packed his suit case and had gone
away early in the morning. Morris
insisted on searching the house and,
reaching the bathroom, he raped
vigorously on the door.
According to the constable's story
Saylor ordered him away, saying:
"You are one of those reporters,
are you?"
mo, am not. l am a constable
and want you, Mr.. Saylor.'
Saylor is then alleged to have re-
fused to come out. Morris threatened
to break in the door. In a few min
utes the officer says Saylor came out.
When the pair arrived at the alder
mans Office kettering was there to
give bail.
Charges Conspiracy.
The information against Saylor
charges him with falsely conspiring
on April 26, 27, % and 20, 1909, and
divers other days with w. l.. Thomp-
son, William H. Smith and Isaac N.
Barto, and divers other persons, to
cheat and defraud the Chicago board
of trade on quotations furnished by
the board to the Western Union Tele-
graph company.
Barto, general wire and repeater
chief fer the company, was arrested
on two charges of misdemeanor and
is confined in Jail in default of $4,000
bail. Thompson and Smith were also
arrested on information by Foss.
According to the story told by one
of the attorneys for the company yes
terday the Chicago board of trade has
control of all grain quotations and
they are wired from the board to the
Western Union Office in Pittsburg.
The tapping plan was we'll laid, the
attorney said, and facilitated by aid
of an impromptu electrical concern
operated, it is said, by Thompson and
Smith
A Quotation Concern.
Smith, 1t is alleged, carried the re-
ports secured by the alleged tapping
to the various bucket shops. 1t is
also asserted that Thompson and
Smith were floating a concern known
as the Pittsburg Stock Quotation COM
pany, with Offices on Fourth avenue.
The attorney said that with what
data was already at hand on the case
no more arrests will be made until
next week at least. Foss, the Chicago
board of trade man, has been silently
working here on the case for several
weeks, it is said.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-18

cases the consumer will have: little
opportunity of knowing whether or

cases the consumer will have little
opportunity Of knowing whether or
not benzOate of soda is used.
Nor are the meat packers over
looking the permission so broadly
given to use unlimited quantities of
this chemical preservative in their
meat products, such as "potted'' chick
en-, turkey, ham and tongue, canned
roast beef, corned beef or whole ton
que; and above all in their sausages.
Since they were deprived of horacic
acid, which gave the world tie term
"embasmed beef" they have been at
sea, but benzoate of soda has come to
their rescue. In the cans chemically
preserved meats must Lear tho label,
but what will the consumer know
about a string of sausages, green
sausage, or smoked sausage. when
purchased from the butchers counter.
Ever. more than meats and other
foods preserved with the condemned
boracic acid are those preserved with
the approved benzoic acid entitled to
bear the prefix "embalmed" for while
borax and boracic acid are compara-
lively modern discoveries benzoic acid
was employed in embalming some 81
900 years ago. and to it's wonderful
preserving qualities we owe the
Egyptian mummies. There was diff
ference, however, in this. that while
the anoients obtained their benzoic
acid from armoatic gums, modern
chemistry has discovered that 1t can
be produced from coal-tar and the
urine of cattle and horses, from
which sources what is known as
Commercial" benzoic acid is now ex-
clusively obtained.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-18
Young Wife and Husband Are
Found Dead Four Days
After Marriage
HUSBAND IN BARN AND WIFE
IN RUINS OF BURNED HOME
Husband Was a Prosperous Farmer
and Wife Came From Chicago and
They Were Married Last Wednes.
day.

Portland, Ore, May 1s.-Informa-
tion has reached here oil the finding,
four days after their marriage, of the
bodies of Louis H. Worley and his
bride at their home near Redmond. a
town in the vicinity OF Prineville,
Ore. the tragedy is shoruded in mys-
terry. Mrs. Worley's charred body
was found in the burned ruins of their
home, while that OF her husband was
found in the barn with bullet
wound in the temple. According to
the verdict Of the coroner's jury.
which held an inquest over Mrs. Wor-
ley's body, the woman came to her
death accidentally. Whether Worley
committed suicide or whether the
couple were victims of a double mur-
der has not been decided. Worley
came to Oregon from St. Louis. He
owned one of the best farms in the
district and was considered prosper
Gus. Recently he sent for Miss Ruth
Leroy Of Chicago, his sweetheart, who
had known him in the east, and she
came here and married him, the we'd
ding taking place Wednesday last.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-18
BENz0ATE Of
SODA IN FOOD
Ruling of United States De.
partment Permits Its Use
as Preservative

Washington, May 17.-An invasion
of American homes is promised for
the summer of 1909. 1t will be a
peaceful invasion, unaccompanied by
alarms and yet the more deadly be-
cause of the insidious character Of
the warfare which will oe wa<ed upon
the public health. BY the action of
Secretaries Wilson, Cortelyou and
Straus, taken on the eve of the re-
tirement of the last administration,
benzoate of soda may De used to pre-
serve any sort of food sold to the pub
lie, without Limitation on the quality
employed except that the same must
be stated on the labels. This decision
has been followed by Increased activ-
ity o nthe part Of those manufacture
ers Of food-stuffs who find thct under
their present methods the use of ben-
zoate of soda is essential to preserve
their products, and even more interest
is being displayed by the manufac-
turers of other foods who have hither-
to been prevented from using preser-
vatives but who see in benzoate OF
soda their possible salvation.
1t is doubtful if the sweeping char
acter of the decision has beeh appre-
ciated by even small portion of the
public concerned. 1t was originally
proposed to prohibit altogether the
use of benzoate of soda in foods, on
the ground that it was a chamical
preservative, the employment Of which
was deleterious to health Under
great pressure a modification was Sc
cured allowing the temporary use of
one-tenth of one per cent III foods
where the preservative had formerly
been used. With the Wilson, -Straus-
Corte!you decision. however, the doors
were thrown wide open and al present
the dug can be mixed with any and
all kinds of foods and in any amount
to suit the manufacturer. The latter
ii slimited only by the amount the
trade will stand for, and no cne has
|yet predicted what that limit will be.
Benzoate of soda is thus re.ognized
as the only chemical preservative the
use of which is authorized by the
government in unlimited quantities.
Some Of the foods in which 1t has been
used and in which it will certainly
appear this summer are Jellies, Jams
and preserves; ketchup, Chi sauce
and "cickled lily" peach, apl IT,. plum
and apricot butter; cider anu grape
juice; mine-meat and filling for all
kinds of pies: canned soups and bouil-
lions and articles of similar character.
Under the recent decision. however,
other products can now be preserved
by th,e particular chemical. Among
them are the syrups and frn;t COM
pounds served at soia-water foun-
tains. 1t is true the regulations pro-
vide that each container s'.all be
plainly labeled to show the presence
and amount Of bepzoate of soda. but
lin the case Of soda-water fountains
the containers are generally Kept in
the cellar while the syrups are drawn
from the fountain and the fru.ts are
served with bowls. These need not,
and. it Is unnecessary to say. will not
sho wthe presence or amount of ben
zoate of soda. The same is true of
bulk foods in the grocery stores, such
as butter in the tub, cheese in the
case. milk in the can. etc. in such
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-18
TO DISSOLVE
D. S. EXPRESS
Application in Court for Ap.
pointment of Receiver for
Platt's Graft

New York, May 1S.-The fact that
John l.. Dudley of this city has ap-
piled to the court for the appointment
Of receiver and for the dissolution
of the United States express company
became known today when an argu-
ment on the application was made in
court. This action is separate from
that of Benjamin F. Spraker of Cana
joharie. N. Y, who has brought a
somewhat similar suit.
Counsel for Mr.. Dudley. who as
serts that he is a stockholder of the
express company. today applied to
the supreme court for writ of man
damus to compel Edward T. Platt.
treasurer of the company, to permit
an examination of its books. Decision
was reserved.
The defendants named in the suit
are former United States senator
Thomas c. Plat. his sons. Edward T..
Platt and Frank H. Plat: James C..
Fargo. president of the Wells Fargo
Express company, and director of
the United States Express company;
Levi c. Weir, president of the Ameri-
can Express company and former
director of the United States Express
company: Francis 1linde Stetson and
Chauncey H. Crosby.
a Various acts OF misconduct on
| their part are alleged. They have. it
is asserted. squandered assets of the
company. paid dividends imperilling
the con,pany's capital; voted to them
selves eXtravagant salaries: used
funds for speculative purposes. and
squandered large amounts Of business
| unnecessarily to rivals. A meeting OF
stockholders for the election of Of
fcers, it is further alleted has not
been held for forty-siX years. since
which time vacancies in the director
ate have been filled by the board OF
directors. "a self-perpetuating body"
members of which, it is said. own less
than half of one per cent of the COM
pany's stock. Objection is made to
the election of Directors Weir and
Fargo. officers of rival companies and
hostile to the best interests Of the
United States company"
Frank H. Platt in e statement to-
day said that he attached only small
importance to the suit. 1--WE regard
the action" he said, "as a. repetition
of efforts of the HIATT and Bannister
committee against the company. Only
a few shares of stock are represented
by those behind the suit while I my
self own between 10000 and 10000 Of
the 100000 shares outstanding"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-18
NO JUSTICE FOR
THE ADAM GOD
James Sharp, Religious Fanat.
ic and Fake Wants Change
of Venue

Kansas City, May 1S-Following a
motion for a change of venue In the
case of James Sharp, known as Adam
God,' charged with the murder of a
policeman here last fall, nine wit
nesses were introduced by the defense
today in an effort to show that fair
trial could not be given Sharp in this
county.
The general impression is Sharp
is religious fanatic, that he is a
crank, and that he must be crazy, is
it not?" Prosecuting Attorney Conk-
ling asked several times OH cross eX-
animation. The reply was usually an
affirmative.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-18
Personal Friend of Dead Lieu.
tenant Killed by a Hidden
Assassin =
BULLET WAS FIRED FROM
bALUSTRAOE OF APARTMENT
Assassin Escaped to. the Roof and
Then Down Through Another House
Victim Was q Cigar Maker and
Was Just Entering Home.

New York. May 1s.-Marked for
death, the police believe, because he
had been close friend Of Lieut.. Jos.
Petrosino of the New York police de-
partment, who was assissinated in
Palermo, Pioggio Puccio, cigar
maker, was assissinated early today
as he was about to enter his apart
ments on East Seventy-fifth street
He dropped dead on the threshold as
a bullet. fired over the balustrade on
the floor above, entered his body. The
assassin escaped, presumably to the
roof and down through an adjoining
house.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-18
SAW A GHOST

Murderer Pleaded for Money and
old Story of Crime
murdered mans twin brother for the
ghost of the man slain, Antonio Aguil-
lar, yesterday confessed the murder
and pleading for mercy, babbled the
story of the crime. The victim was
the murderer's nephew, Eutacia Aguil-
lar. Eustacia's brother had been alb
sent from home for years and his re-
turn was unknown to the uncle. An
tonic was taken into custody and is
believed to have gone hopelessly in
sane.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-18
PLEADED GUILTY

Minneapolis, May 17-Ellis w. Niles,
former receiving teller of the First
National bank, pleaded guilty today
to an indictment charging him with
embezzlement of $4,000 of the banks
funds. He will be sentenced on Sat-
urday to from one to ten years in
states prison,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-18
ACID IN WINE
Chemical Test Will be Basis for Two
Milli0n nnllar Snif

Chemical Test VIII be Basis for I've
Million Dollar Suit
Houston. Tex, May 1S-P. S. Tilson,
state and government chemist, has
made an examination of some port
wine found in the Office of Hon. John
Kennedy, who was found in his Of
flee in a dying condition March 13. A
report on the examination has been
sent to Galveston to John Kennedy,
Jr., and is believed to show that the
wine contained carbolic acid. The in
vestigation, it is said, will be made
the basis of legal battle to recover
a portion of the estate of the deceas-
ed, valued at $2,0O0,00O.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-18
HAD TROUBLE.

Richmond. Ind, May ia con-
troversy over line fence between
two farms resulted today in the death
of Alexander Meek and Raymond
Meek. father and son. and the serious
injury to Frank Railsback, Sr., and
his son. Frank Railsback. Jr.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-18
MRS. TAFT. I'LL
Washington. May

Washington, May 1S.-Mrs. Taft,
who suffered nervous breakdown
yesterday, was much improved today.
After the call Of DR.. Delaney, the at
tending physician at the white house
this morning, it was announced that
the presidents wife had rested COM
fortably and was much better.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-18
SENATE CONFIRMS
Wisconsin Gets Two Consul Generals
in Batch of Appointments

III DdtCu VI appointments
Washington, May 18-The senate to-
day confirmed nominations as fol-
lows. Oscar S. Straus Of New York
former secretary of commerce and Ia
Dor, to be ambassador to Turkey;
William w. Rockhill of the District OF
Columbia. former minister to China
to be ambassador to Russia; Charles
DENLY of Indiana, to be consul gen.
eral at Vienna; Amos p. Wilder OF
Wisconsin at Shanghai and William
A. Rublee of Wisconsin at Hong Kong,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-18
GOT THIRTY
ITxorcide Got Thirty Years for Butch
Org nj Wifn

cry OF Wife
Chicago, May 1S-Elijah Raffity
colored. who, overhearing his wife
discussing with another woman the
good time she had had with some 9TH
er man, killed her and cremated the
body in the furnace. of the fiat build
ing of which he was janitor plead
ed guilty today and was sentenced to
thirty years Imprisonment.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-03-04
CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE TO
GIVE UP now

Bastrop, La.
Dear Mr.. Watson: Enclosed find
one dollar, for which send the weekly
Jefersonian to address Of Doctor
Milestone, Oak Ridge, La.
The Populists must be up and doing
1t would be criminal negligence for
them to give up at this stage Of the
game. The principles for which they
have so long fought are beginning to
take root, but unless still watered by
their sacrifice and labor would soon
perish from the face of the earth, for
we cannot depend upon reformers of
the Roosevelt or Bryan type to carry
forward any real reforms.
Let the party begin to reorganize
upon a solid basis, by ascertaining
how much each Populist is willing to
contribute to the cause of reorganiz-
ations, for without money nothing can
be accomplished.
One sister proposes that each con-
tribute five cents month. That is
we'll, but many would contribute much
more.
[ am old with not much energy
for the battles of life, with my fnan-
ces in like crippled condition, but |
will contribute SIS the present year
and $40 each year after this until the
polls close in 1912. Now let the Pop
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-03-04
THE DESERTER MENTIONED IN
BETHANY.
Douglas, Ga, Feb. 10. 1909.

Douglas, Ga, Feb. 10, 1909.
[ have been noticing for some time
in The Jeffersonian the references in
regard to the above. The dear com
rade referred to was member Of my
company-Co. K, 29th Regt Ga. Vol
His name was Elias Chapman, cold
Red, as we all called him. A drawer
or truer man never wore the gray. |
will not tell all about it now, nor
never will unless it is necessary. Old
Red never deserted his country. He
left from Savannah, Ca, went out
west, joined the Confederate cavalry
and was doing good service in that
line of service. w. H. Young was
Colonel; w. D. Mitchell was Lieut..
Colonel; j. D. Knight was Captain.
My regiment was ordered from Poke
tallgo, S. c., to go west and reinforce
Gen. Pemberton at the siege of Vicks-
burg. On arriving at Jackson, Miss,
we boys soon found "Old~Red,' or at
least | did. [ told him to keep quiet,
but he came to visit the old 10Th, as it
was called. The Captain recognized
him and had him arrested, court mar
tailed and shot. I was told by the
Orderly Sergeant that | was drawn as
one Of the men to do the shooting.
[ said to him: ~ joined the army
to shoot Yankees and | will never pull
a trigger at Old Red" He says, "You
will" l says, I won't; I will shoot
you first" Old Red was shot, blind
folded. Oh, I feel so sorry that such
things have been resurrected.
Moro nnnn
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-03-04
ANOTHER OF THE "OLD GUARD
GONE.

Gilbert Williams was born in Lick
ing county, Ohio, October 4, 1945;
died at his home, near Salem, Ill, Dec.
26, 1908; being sixty-three years, two
months and twenty days old. He has
been reformer since his boyhood, as is
shown that at the age of nineteen he
shouldered his musket in the defense
of the Union. He was enlisted as a
private but was later promoted to
Corporal of Co. G., 21st illinois,
Grants old regiment land served un-.
til the close of the war.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-03-04
THE TRAIL HAS BEEN BLAZED {:
LET US FOLLOW IT"
Cheneyville, La, Feb. s, 1909

Cheneyville, La, Feb. s, 1909
Dear Sir: | enclose you one dollar,
post-office order, for a renewal Of my
subscription to 'The Jeffersonian. F."
To say cit is worth the money!" is
but a feeble compliment, for it is re-
freshing each week to see or know that
there is one editor and writer in our
country who not only pretends to fight
In the interest of the people, but ac-
tually and at all times. stands boldly
for the rights Of the commonality,
showing up the greed, craftiness and
rascality Of those whose wealth has so
long dominated and used all branches
OF the government in corrupt ways,
simply for the purpose Of adding to
their abnormal greed and desire to OBJ
tain and possess riches.
After reading the short and incis-
i've editorials each week in The Jeffer-
sonian, it affords me great pleasure to
read the various letters from the cor
respondents therein; and note that
g there are others" who, like myself,
are pleased with ''our TomO and take
pleasure in saying so; still, after two
or three years Of such reading, have
formed the opinion that there is con-
tanned in such communications fine
field for the study Of human nature;
and am forced thereby to believe that
Burns, the Scott, truly sized up hui
mainly when he wrote the sentence:
For mankind is an unco squad and
little to be trusted"
This criticism, however, is not in
tended to give offence, but is simply
the result of comparison between the
expressions of the writer's generally,
and the results as shown by an actual
count Of the votes cast at each presi-
Dental or state election. Before such
occurrences the writer's turn with zeal
and earnestness in their seeming ador.
alton for the People s Party and their
detestation Of the G.. o. P's.; but
after, out Of the millions of votes ex-
pected, we find ourselves doomed to
defeat and disappointment, because
only corporal's guard showed the
courage of their convictions and had
voted as they formerly preached.
The farmers Of the Southern States
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-03-04
"GREENBACKERS CANT
WITHOUT THE JEFFER-
SONIANS.
3103 Hobart Boulevard,
Los Angeles, Cal.

AUo xAIISCtCo3 OdI'
G. Major Taber, 31O3 Hobart Boule-
ward, Los Angles, Cal, Thanks for
sending me notice that my subscrip-
ton was due. How do you suppose an
old Greenbacker of more than 40
years standing could do without the
Jeffersonians? / have lived in the
South and have the honor of having
had grandmother who was Davis,
and cousin Of Jefferson Davis. [
take several magazines, but I enjoy
the Jeffersonian above them all. En-
closed find $500 for both paper and
magazine.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-03-04
AehAN 5be 1ersnton
LETTERS FROW THE PEOPLE

ulists every where say what they are
going to do about financing the cause
and let them go about doing it. Wish
ing the Jeffersonians much success, I
am, Yours truly,
Laura Shelton.