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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-08
not BIG
Attorney John Milbprn Denies
That Standard Oil Is Too
Well Awarded.
DWELLS LONG ON SUBJECT
Compact of 1879 Declared "Agree-
ment of Trust" and Lawful
Indulges i'm Sarcasm.

st. Louis, Mo-, April Sin the
celebrated suit of the government
against the Standard Oil company.
charged with violating the Sherman
law, Attorney Milburn, chief coun-
sci for the Standard, today devoted
several hours to replying to Attor-.
the Standard had earned the enor-
nous profit of over half a billion dol
lars upon a capitalization of $97,-
100000
Put Back In Business.
He denied in no uncertain terms
that the defendants had made either
enormous or unreasonable profits.
That the profits exceeded the sum
paid out as the district attorney said.
was true, but that such surplus had
been used in extension of construc-
tion of other properties. He stated
the value of properties owned by the
Standard really represents interests
worth not less than 100000 1000.
OIL Defense Made Plain.
St. Louis. Aphil S.-Chapter by chap
ter John G. Milburn, the senior coun-
terday unfolded the history of the cor
poration, when he resumed his argu-
ment in the federal court in the gov
|ernment's suit to dissolve the So-called
oil trust as violator of the Sherman
law. At the same time the attorney
disclosed what will really be the legal
defense of the Standard Oil company
to the governments charges He con-
tended, in tracing the history of the
corporation, that not one of the con-
Germs in the two original so-calied
| trust agreements of 1879 and 1882 was
in any way competitor of the other
companies concerned. 1t was, he said
no gathering of independent interests
or concerns entering into a secret
agreement, but merely reunion of its
own by the Standard Oil company.
Declaration of Trust.
The agreement of 1879, instead ot
Ibeing illegal, was. he said, a simple
declaration of trust, entered into by
the 81 Standard Oil stockholders, who
had been holding the title to the prop
erties involved because the STANDARD
lOil of Ohio could not hold this title in
its corporate name.
Miss Ida Tarbell is entitled to pat
ent on the alleged Standard Oil con
spiracy of 1879" declared Mr.. Milburn
And" he added, turning toward Fed
erdl Attorney Frank B. Kellogg, 9TH,
government here is trying to deprive
her of it."
| Mr.. Milburn also, as a simile, com
lpared the Standard to the human
body, with its many ramfica tions, cor
responding to the blood, and its pip
lines to the veins and arteries.
Would strike II Dead.
"To dismantle this corporation woul,
be to strike it dead. II is like the oil
ganism of the human frame. Ever
part is so related to the other that T.
lseparate them would be TO dismembe
and destroy IT," he said
Instead of being menace to th
independent refiners, Mr.. Milburn de
clared, the Standard had always lie
the way and blazed the trail in tn
oil world. and that the independent
had but to follow, as they had alway
idone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-08
ANOTHER HONORED
P. j. Lucey of Streator, Given
Complimentary Vote for U.
S. Senator.
THlRTY-SEVEM ARE FOR HIM
Legislature Will Break Quorum To.
mOrrow-Niuch Legislative Busi-
ness Passed Upon.

Springfield. H.. April S.-The GSth
joint ballot for senator resulted:
Hopkins, IL.
Foss, 16.
Shurtleff. II.
Stringer. 81.
T. ]. Lucey of Streator 81.
Scattering, Is.
BY a gentlemen's agreement the
quorum will be broken tomorrow and
the next actual ballot will be next
Wednesday,
Soions Honor General Scott.
Springfield, H., April S.-The ses-
siCns of the. two houses of the Illinois
general assembly were adjourned yes
|terday out of respect to the memory
OF Adjutant General Thomas w Scott,
who died suddenly at his home town
of Fairfield Tuesday. morning. The
house and senate each named a COM
mittee to attend the funeral. The leg
islative committee will accompany
Governor Deneen and the other state
officers. together with the officers OF
the Illinois National Guard, from
Springfield to Olney on Friday to at
tend the obsequies. Both houses pass
ed appropriate resolutions.
saloon Fight is Up.
"Wets" and "drys" and their fight
over saloon measures took up large
share of the attention of the assembly
yesterday. In the house Senator Pot
ter's bill, permitting cities to organize
as townships was nailed in its tracks
by a vote of So to 81. to the great Ella
tion of the anti-saloon forces. They
took the vote as an indication of the
local option strength of the lower
branch.
| Bills Passed by Senate.
The bills passed by the senate yes
lterday are:
Senate bill sos. by Burton-Provid
ing that when any judicial circuit il
lovercrowded with work the judge
thereof may appeal to the judges o
the supreme court, who shall appoI
ton judges from less busy districts t
help them.
Senate bill 2S, by Hearn-Protectin
the names and badges of benevolen
land fraternal organizations.
Senate bill 1876, by Funk-For tn
cooperation of counties in buildin
bridges.
House bill 1G5-For the erection an
maintenance of county tuberculosis
lsanitariums.
House bill Ill. by Chiperfield-Al
preparation of 1868 to bring the Tn
ted States steamship Nashville frol
1.-THE Atlantic coast to Chicago, whel
| it will be used as a training ship.
Il New Bills in House.
n Bills introduced in the house were:
t i BY Kowalski-Requiring that whe
any material except leather is used
the manufacture of shoes the goo,
must be stamped SO as to show Il
# customer clearly what he is buyin
d also requiring that the place of man
a facture must be shown.
BY Scott--Seyeral bills prepared
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-08
NINE. MODJESKA.
ACTRESS, DIES
AT Los ANGELES

Los Angeles, Cal. Anril S.-Mme
Modjeska, the famous acrtess. died To
day, aged 65, after an illness of about
two months. Brigh's disease, compli
Gated with heart trouble was the i'm.
mediate cause of death.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-08
HITCHCOCK and
BABCOCk BOTH
SERIOUSLY ILL

Washington, April S.-Friends of
former Secretary of the Interior Hitch
cock and former Representative Bah
cock of Wisconsin, who are critically
i'll here, are much alarmed over their
condition this afternoon. Both have
grown perceptibly weaker during the
day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-08
Twenty Per Cent Tackled
On at Instance of
Producers.
HELD A COMPROMISE
House Organization Is Badly
Bumped in Action on Oil
Tariff.

Washington, April S.-The present
intention of the senate committee on
finance is to place duty of 20 cents
per ton on iron ore. Under the Ding
ley law iron ore is dutiable at 40 cents
per ton, while the Payne bill puts it
on the free list The decision of the
senate committee is in the nature of
compromise and was brought about
by the insistence of Senator Burrows
and William Alden Smith.
Has Caused Much Trouble.
Iron ore is one of the products which
has given the house and senate COM
mittees a great deal of trouble. While
some ore producers admitted frankly
to the house committee they could
stand their share of the reduction il
there was to be a general revision of
the tariff downward. few of them were
willing to admit they could stand free
ore
Proceedings I'm Congress.
Washington, ID. c.. April S.-When
was resumed by the house today fur
ther committee amendments in the
nature of verbal corrections were
taken up and adopted.
The census bin was today reported
to the senate by LaFolIette, chair
man of the committee on census, who
stated it would ask the senate to take
up the bill for consideration tomor-
row.
Changes In Tobacco Schedule.
Washington, April S.-Two impor-
tant amendments to the tobacco sched-
ule of the Payne bill were decided by
the ways and means committee today.
Turkey, which bars American filler to-
bacco, is aimed at in one amendment
and the other exempts tobacco grow
ers from the payment of the manufac
turer's license for the sale of tobacco
in the leaf
Organization, is Jared.
Washington, d. c., Apuril S.-Yes-
terday was a bad day for the republi-
can organization of the house. BY a
coalition between some of the repub-
lican insurgents" and the democrats,
the ways and means committee was
bowled over and the advocates of free
crude oil and its products won a vic.
tory when the amendment by Norris
of Nebraska placing he insignificant
duty of one per centum ad valoTem
on those articles was adopted by a
substantial majority.
Fervid Appeal by Cannon.
The decision of the chairman that
the amendments could not be offered
to the oil schedule other than the one
covered by the special rule of last
Monday which provided for the re.
moval of the countervailing duty IN
crude petroleum and applying an ad
valorem duty of 25 per centum, was
overturned, and not even fervid ap
peal by the speaker in an endeaVOI
to rally the republican forces was
sufficient to stem the tide avowedly
against the Standard Oil company.
By practically unanimous vote the
countervailing duty went out. as the
committee had recommended. All the
other propositions of the committee
were sustained. The barley schedule
ran the gauntlet without change. Tef
and coffee were placed on the free
list, and the duty on barytes was IL
creased from IS cents a ton to S 81
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-08
When Roosevelt Got on the Land.

Messina. April S.-A violent earth
quake, accompanied by subterranean
rumblings, occurred here at 9:45 last
evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-08
Guaranty N.inninq bal Texas.-

Austin, Texas, April S.-The lower
house of the legislature today passed
the bank deposit guaranty bin by a
vote of soto f3.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-08
D. A. R. FAVORS MRS. SCOTT

Cincinnati Delegates Instructed to
Vote for Illinois Woman.
Cincinnati, Ohio. April S.-Contrary
to all precedent, the Cincinnati dele
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-04-10
LeViSDurg Items.

Mrs. VIM. Connaughton and little daughter Lucille
spent two days here the guest of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. Manint.
Mr. Lafaye, Of New Orleans, was visitor te
Lewisburg on Sunday.
Mrs. Spring, of Folsom, La. is the guest of hel
son, Mr.. John Spring and family.
Messrs. Charlie and Ray Houlton of HoultonviIle
paid flying trip to Lewisburg on Sunday.
Mr.. Cundall, of Covington, was the guest of VIM.
Boyle on Sunday.
Monday.
Among the excursonist's from New Orleans to
LeWisburg on Sunday were: Mr.. and Mrs. G.
Cusachs and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Pelltier and son
James, and Dr. and Mrs. j. Paul Bayon and family.
The many friends of Mrs. Alfred Manint are pleas.
ed to learn she is improving nicely after her long
suffering.
Contractor David B. Smith is in near completion
OF fine dancing pavilion in Vaudeville for A. Depre.
RED ROSE.
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-04-10
Vaudeville Notes

The Kings Daughters Circle of Vaudeville me
last Friday and decided to donate twenty dollars tt
Rest Awhile and five dollars to the Linen Shower tx
be given for Rest Awhile, also to give four medals
to the Public School of Vaudeville.
Hon. Harvey E. Ellis and Hon. L. L. Morgan were
visitors to Vaudeville Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonval and Mr.. and Mrs. Hardy, OF
Mr.. Leonvals home on the Lake Shore.
Prof. and Mrs. Douglas Anderson and party, OF
New Orleans, spent Sunday in Vaudeville the guests
of Miss Pauline Hopkins.
Misses Mary Pickney and Miss Lucy Ribava spent
Sunday in Covington.
Mr.. A. Depre, Sr., is building large, handsome
pavilion in Jackson Park.
Mrs. Viller, of New Orleans, is the guest of her
mother, Mrs. Colomb.
The Rev. Father Handley the missionary of the
Chapel Car, is spending his vacation in Vaudeville.
Father Handley made the remark that Vaudeville
was of the most beautiful towns in the South.
Mr.. c.. A. David's opening last Saturday was a
grand success.
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-04-10
Abita News and Society Notes
BY OUR AB1TA CORRESPONDENTS.

DR.. and Mrs. Dupaquier spent Sunday here with
friends.
Mr.. L. Daring spent Sunday with his daughter,
Mrs. c. Biggio.
Mr. Curry was visitor here Friday.
Mr. A. Moltram is spending awhile here, much tc
the delight of his many Abita friends.
Messrs John Stire and Fred Michaelis spent Sun,
day with friends in the crescent city.
Mr.. Thos. Cahill spent Sunday here with friends
Miss Lenor Ennis spent Sunday with relatives.
Miss Juanita Senac is among the guests at the
New Abita Hotel.
Much to the regret of his Ablta friends, Mr.. Geo.
Egan has returned to New Orleans
Messrs VIM. Schubert, G. Becker and g. Calonge,
Miss Lucy Calonge and friends, spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mr.. John Caonge.
Mr.. Chas. Krehler spent the weekend with his
mother and brother.
Mrs. Vogt and Miss Mamie Garlarino returned to
the Crescent City for short stay They will be
missed by their Abita friends.
Master Charlie Smith, who attends Soule's College
in the Crescent City, spent the weekend with his
father and sisters.
Mr.. John Marshall spent Sunday with Mr.. Steve
Mr. cunningham spent Friday with friends here
Mrs. Wills and sister, Miss Hoff returned home,
after spending pleasant sojourn in the Crescent
Misses G. and A. Leonard left Sunday evening" to
the regret of friends here They expect to be gone
month.
and Mrs. T. Carey, Sunday.
Miss Mae Michaells has recovered from her recent
illness and her friends glad to her out again.
The Abita Euchre Club held it's regular meeting
Tuesday night at the home of Miss Mary Biggio.
The Lutheran Church bulletin for Easter Sunday
reads as follows Divine services, with Lords sup
per, at 1O45 a. m. Sunday School at p and
service at 7:30 p. Everybody is cordially invited
to attend
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Young, of New Orleans, left
for home Saturday, after very enjoyable stay at
the Mutt place. They left amidst reiuvenating
shower of rice thrown by young ladies.
Mr.. jeff Strain visited Covington Wednesday.
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-04-10
MINORITY REPORT OF GRAND JURY,

The action of Judge Brunot in receiving
and filing the minority report of the grand
Jury of East Baton Rouge parish, in the
face of the objection of the district attorney
that there was no precedent for such action,
and his complimentary remarks showing his
appreciation of the sense of duty which in
duced the report may have good effect in
preventing grand iuries from smothering in
dlctments through sympathy or for other
reason
Secrecy in grand jury proceedings are Of
the highest Importance and should be strictly
observed. But this secrecy should by no
means be extended to illegal acts or irregu-
lar proceedings. While the district attorney
should be the advisor of the jury as to their
duty and power of action, it seems highly
proper that the judge should consider any
report coming from member or members
OF the jury which charges failure on the
jury to perform it's duty.
Manslaugter, shortage in public accounts
and violations of statutes, when clearly
proven, should not be passed over. The in
tent with which crime is committed or it's
justification must be established in open
court and not in secret chambers
Judge Brunot made the following remarks
on receiving the report:
I wish to compliment the men,
bers of the Grand Jury who signed
the minority report. They show high
conception of their duty as grand jurors.
You are all-every one of you conscien-
tious in the discharge of your duty, as you
saw your duty, and acted from the very
highest motives. But there has grown up
in recent years practice to try cases in /
the Grand Jury room, which is dangerous.
The theory of the Grand Jury is that they
are not to take in consideration motives or
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-04-10
Pearl River Notes

The Sunday Schools will observe the blessed Easter
tide with exercises by the children and will decorate
the church.
h Mr. W. Sullivan and niece. Miss Ruth Porter. spent
Sunday with friends.
Miss Edna Porter is at home, after lengthy visit
at Poplaryille.
Miss Susanna Seal, Of Pcayune is spending few
weeks with her aunt, Mrs. ]. j. Willis.
Mrs. L.. T. Vineyard returned Tuesday, after a
pleasant visit to friends at SlidelI
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller have removed to Bogalusa
MIR. Barton has taken up his residence in our town.
coming from Mobile quite recently. We are glad to
have them and welcome all the newcomers
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Crockett from Slidell were
visitors to their old home Sunday.
Mrs. I. Blackburn has gone to her new home near
Jackson, Miss.
Mrs. Rosse entertained her friend, Miss Smith,
from the city last week in an enjoyable way.
Mr.. E. P. Robert was up from Alton business
trip.
Mr.. W. F. Crockett, Deputy Assessor, has been
quite busy with his papers, getting glimpse of his
old friends in the 9th Ward.
Mrs M. Crary, Mrs. w. F. Crockett and Mrs. l..
C. Sader visited old 'Apple Pie Ridge last Monday,
in company with Mr.. Crockett. They had en-
joyabIe bay visiting old places and friends Though
some OF the old landmarks are in ruins gone alto
gether, some still threre and several houses
are being built. The public school is taught by Miss
Blanch Taylor and seven children attend from her
own home
By-the-by, Mr.. and Mrs R. Taylor are the happy
parents OF seven boys and four girls, all living; sew
eral OF them grown They entitled to the prize
that Mr. Roosevelt offered for any family that had
OShA
most assuredy.
At Mr.. Downey's home at "Pecan Grove we found
nine children, though not all of one family. They
have beautiful home at the place this writer once
dated her letters, at Live Oak Wod." It was in
beautiful cluster of grand old live oaks, from
which gracefully hang long streamers of Spanish
moss Very picturesque indeed are those grand old
trees.
On the way home we did not forget to call on
Wildwood the scribe and his lovely aged mother,
who is in her eighty third year. The pleasant greet
ing she gave US made it Joy, as we remembered and
spoke of the days of ''Aud Lang Syne.' Mrs. Gar
has been dead several years. and Mrs Garrison said
she had been lonely since mother died. She has
bep fegr fden alive but only sfp stays with
At the home of Mr.. Antoine Provost, another old
friend, we found only him and his good wife: Tears
Weled up in their eyes they told of their lonely
home. The last of twelve or thirteen children are
all gone. Some to their long home and the rest to
homes of their own. The silent covered organ, the
pictures the WALL of the absent children made the
once cheerful parlor look desolute, but they know
in whom they have believed and are at peace. AT
even-tide it shall be light l.. G. S.
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-04-10
How About The nchaser2"

As we anticipated, Brother Tom Holland of the St
Helena Echo and other statewide Prohbitionists OF
the Louisiana Press Association with alarm be-
cause we expatated upon the attractions of pure all
and artesian water offered by Covington and made
no mention of the other straight and liquid allure
relieve the fears of the press gangs ''dry'' con-
tngent with the assurance that the prospective
meeting place of the association is an all-wool-and-
a-yardWide open town, literally equipped with meet
ing houses and lifesaving stations for the wicked
and thirsty, and that there is municipal ordinance
compelling the use Of its unbotted sparkling waters
habit are free to employ the mpid liquid for bathing
but II the drys do not choose to risk their health
by such unaecustomed indulgence there will be no
attempt or desire to coerce convert them either
by sprinkhng or total immersion The Chief begs to
remm$ them, however, that ''chasers' are ofttimes
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-04-10

reasons. A grand jury is to consider only
the facts as given it by witnesses and the
law as applicable to these facts. The motive
why the person being investigated did a
certain thing should not be considered. That
should come out before the petit jury on the
trial of the case. !"
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-04-10

desderatum, and that it was with this fact in mind
that we took occasion to refer to the much Wanted
artesian water of the Ozone Belt. Line up at Gov
ington on the 4th of May boys and have oneson US!
DonaldsnnYilla Chief.
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-04-10
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY co.

CoVington, La, March 20, 1909,
i have this day sold to Edwin j.
Menetre the contents of my barroom,
ne to assume all liabilities as fthey
mature. FRANK J. NORMAN.
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-04-10

Fine fresh spareribs, 5 cents a
pound, at P. j. Lacroix's.
Lime for White-washing, and Poul.
try netting. Alexius Bros. & Co
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-09-23
Pleasant View.
Special Correspondence Of The Argus.
Everything sunshine here.

special correspondence OF The Argus.
Everything sunshine here.
l. A. Frankhouser sold Il fine horse last
week.
w. S. Cupp purchased fine horse last
week.
Henry Mcfarland called on WIS. Cupp
Sunday.
Some OF our farmers are hauling lime.
Get busy, boys.
Curtis Nieman sold fine cow TO Peter
Hickey last week
Hugh Kelley is gathering Fern in J.H.
Cupp's patch now.
j: ii. Cupp expects to work for Ches-
ter Wolfe this week
John Kelley, of Valley Point, called ON
Grandma Kelley Sunday.
Billy Francis was digging potatoes for
j. A. Frankhouser last week.
Miss Maud Guseman and sister Francis
visited /. A. Frankhouser's Sunday.
Can you tell us, Hugh, what they called
that game Mt Cherry Grove Saturday
night?
G. V. and j. III. Cupp made trip TO
Terra Alta Thursday after plaster for f.
$. Kelley.
Howord IIileman, wife. and baby and
Grandma Nieman called on NJ. V. Cupp
and G.. A. Nieman Sunday.
Our mail boy says the mulberries are
all gone, but he likes TO swing under the
old mulberry tree. Isn't that so, Goldia?
w. S. Cupp was seen saving his horse
legs off, and he says he would rather do
that than saw the barn down, for he can't
get him i'm the stable door.
We noticed Jimmy Spiker passing
through our little town Sunday evening
singing. 1--WE won't go home tin morn
ing, and maybe not at ALL"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-09-23
Died i'm Committee.

Senator Craig, of the Third senatorial
district, in an interview on the gas ques-
ton, says: "While a member OF the
house OF delegates four years ago intro
duced measure providing for a tax on
gas production. At that time the meas
ure had no popular support and it died
in committee"
Yes, died in committee" The state
machine keeps a close tab on committees
and usually indicates to the committees
the kind of bills to report on favorably
and the kind 10 let die i'm committee.
The gas question is not the only measure
that has not been popular" with the
machine for quite a number OF years. As
long as it felt safe in defying the people
and felt that it could win by appealing TO
political prejudice it worked the commit
tees overtime in killing bills introduced
to give the people some relief in the way
OF taxation. Now that the people have
decided to do some voting regardless of
political rings and machines the state
machine is overzealous i'm announcing
what 1t will do if the people give il a
further lease of life. But we can hardly
believe that the people are going to be
caught in the old promise trap again.
If the taxpayers OF this state are 10 get
any relief from the burden Of taxation
they will have to get it from some other
source than the Republican state machine.
IL has been thoroughly weighed in the
a
balance for the last twelve years and
found wanting. The people must have
new deal. Men must be elected 10 public
Offices who are not under the baneful in
huence of the state machine The people
must eschew politics and vote for men.
Until they do there will be no relief. The
interests OF the farmers and workingrnen
are identical; it matters not what brand
OF politics they adhere 70. They have
been quaTelinR over the cheese long
enough and the monkey machine has
been deyOuring it. Il it not about time
that the people were dividing the cheese
amongst themselves without calling on
the monkey machine 10 decide what por-
ton belongs 70 them.
The machine must go