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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-12-03

Savannah, Ga, Dec. 3.-After hear
ing testimony since Monday the fed.
eral grand jury of the United States
district court handed down indict-
ments charging an infringement OF
the anti trust laws Gil the part CT three
large corporations and two individuals.
The Atlantic Coast Line railway and
Seaboard Air Line railway were each
Jointly indicted with the Merchants
and Miners Transportation company
for specific violations of the Sherman
antitrust and Elkins laws, while Har-
vie Miller and Morris Miller, grain
merchants and members of the firm of
l.. f. Miller & Sons of Philadelphia,
were the individuals to feel the wrath
of the government.
Dates are given when the individual
defendants are alleged to have made
shipments over the lines named at
rates less than those on file with the
is alleged that from Western points
to Philadelphia the Millers secured ex
port rates where the law demands
they should be shipped under domes
tic rates This saved them / to
cents upon every hundred pounds OF
grain shipped.
Under Courts Jurisdiction.
The Miller brothers put themselves
within the jurisdiction of the United
States court for the Southern district
of Georgia through their shipments
into this district over the lines OF the
three corporations indicted.
Immediately after the indictments
were presented Judge Emery Speel
thanked the grand jury for its promp
and effective work and commented up
on the example of patriotism 1t hat
set through the service rendered.
The beginning of the investigation
against the defendants arose from
complaints registered with the inter
state commerce commission during th'
summer to the effect that the Mile
firm had effectively destroyed competi
ton in grain shipments over an enor
nous territory embracing points aloni
the Mississippi and Ohio rivers and II
the South Atlantic states. Proceed
ings were held before COMMISSIONS
Clements in Philadelphia during Jul!
and the revelations were sufficient t.
start the machinery of the government
against not only the Miller firm, bu
also the Intermediates.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-12-03
RATE FAv0RS
ARE ALLEGED
Railroads and Merchants In
dicted in Federal Court.
GRAIN SHIPPERS INVOLVED

Big Philadelphia Firm Accused of Ac.
cepting Concessions From Atlantic
Coast and Seaboard Air Line Rail
roads Sufficient to Destroy Compe-
tition, in That Line of Business Over
an Enormous Territory.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-28
PROBECORRUP TON
STATES ATTORNEY WAYMAN
ASKED INQUIRY INTO PER-
JURY AND JURY TAM-ER.
ING.
Special Grand Jury To Sit Sept. IL To
Examine Witnesses-First Browne
Jury to be Investigated.

Chicago, Aug. 27.-Periury, suborn-
alton of witnesses, theft, ard perhaps
Jury tampering," all alleged to have
cropped out in the second Lee O'Neil
Browne bribery trial, will be invest
gated by a special grand jury wflicn
States Attorney Wayrnan had cal.
led to convene Aug. 30.
AS the regular grand jury is sched-
ued~ to meet not later than Sept. 70,
States Attorney Wayman's undopbt-
ed object is to bring in indictments
through special grand jury before
the Browne trial ends and use these
indictments in impeaching teh testi-
mony of certain witnesses whose evil
dence, il allowed to stand, not alone
dscredit Whites chief corrobora-
tors, but throws doubt as to whether
or not White himself was really in
Springfield the night he claims to
have yielded to Brownies deal to elect
William Lorimer United States ~sena-
tor two days later.
Kelley Makes Admiss ors.
This move by the states attorney
followed soon after Patrick Kelley
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-28
MOUNDS CUTTING AFFRAY
One Citizen inflicted Thirteen Knife
Wounds Upon Another Man In
Course Of Fight.

iIioc Waterman, Of Mounds, was
badly cut Friday night and is in ser
iors condition. j. Know,ton. alias
Jaybrd. did the cutting. The latter
disappeared after the cutting and has
not been apprehended. The trouble
began early in the evening VIII le ...t
two men were engaged in converse
ton in the Wabash Restaurant. This
trouble came to finale by Waiter.
man knocking Knowlton down witt
his fists. About an horr afterwart
Knowlton laid in wait for Waiter
man. carrying large pocket knife in
his hand. The two men met and
Waterman again Knocked Knowtor
down and sprang upon him. <
Waterman was holding KnowltGn
down on the ground, Knowlton used
mis- pocket knife with mitch effect. lie
made as many as thirteen slashes &C
ross WATERWAYS breast and abdo
men, several OF the cuts beng from
three to four inches in length and
deep enough to make serious wounds
VA report from Mounds last evening
gives the impression that Waterman
Is in a precarlous condition.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-28
A BRUTAL MURDER
NEGRO KILLS WIFE AT MOUND
cITY--WomAN HAD BROUGHT
HIM LUNCH.
~ Killed Dog" Was Laughing Reply
When Asked What He Had
Been Shooting at
Got Away.

Calvin Bias. a negro employed at
the Walker Veneer plant at the upper
end CT Mound City, killed his wife
last evening about I o'clock in a cold.
blooded manner, without any appar.
ent cause. Bias was night fireman at
the plant. and his wife took him his
lunch last evening, as was her Gus.
tom, carrying her baby with her.
Other workmen were near, but paid
little attention to the couple. They
heard quarrelIing and then saw Bias
shoot his wife down. He fired several
shots at her as she sought to get out
of his way, one of which pierced her
heart and she fell The woman
crawled about 90 steps from where
she fell and died.
Bias held his pistol threateningly
at the men who started toward him
and they desisted. He picked up his
baby and started liesurely down town.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-28
COWBOYS GREET
COL. ROOSEVELT
Concluded from First Page.)

the Mississippi. Fifty years ago the
white mans west took in Minnesota,
Iowa and Kansas and then skipped
across to California and Oregon. The
country of the great plains and the
Rockies, the country in which YOU
whom am now addressing lead your
lives and do your work, has grown
up within my own liret;me.
"The pioneers and their Immediate
successors won victory only by prov.
ing that they possessed the great,
masterful qualities which lie at the
foundation of national greatness.
There are certain we'll meaning men
Of intellectual cultivation, but lack.
ing mental and moral robustness. who
complain continually that they find
American life, and especially the life
Of those American communities
emerging from the pioneer stage
crude and without genius or beauty.
Genius is fine thing for nation.
but character is still finer thing,
and though beauty is good, strength
is an even greater good. The men
who have made this great republic OF
the west what it is, and especially the
men who have turned it into con-
tinental commonwealth, have pos
sessed In the highest degree the great
yirile virtues of strength, courage,
energy, and undaunted and unwaver.
ing resolution. Their typical leaders
of whom Abraham Lincoln, though
the most exceptional, was the most
typical-have possessed intelligence,
and character not merely strong but
lofty, character exalted by the fact
that great power was accompanied by
a high and fine determination to use
this great power for the common
good for the advancement OF man
kind. The pioneer days are over,
save in few places; and the more
complex life of today calls for great
or variety of good qualities than were
needed on the frontier. There Is
need at present to ensourage the de-
velopment of new abilities which can
be brought to high perfection only
~ kind of training useless In pio-
neer times; but these new qualities
can only supplement, and never sup
plant, the old, homely virtues; the
need for the special ana distinctive
pioneer virtues Is as great as ever
\ Now. so far as possible these quar-
tiles and the conditions that bring
about these qualities should be kept
In the great states which are grow
ing out of the old frontier commune
ties. We need to strive for the gen
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-28

eral social bettermcnt of the people
as whole. and yet to encourage in
dividual liberty and set high reward
On individual initiative up to the point
where they become detrimental to the
general welfare. In continually and
earnestly striving for this betterment
OF social and economic conditions in
our complex Industrial civilization, we
should work in the old frontier spirit
of rugged strength and courage, and
yet with the old frontier spirit OF
.hrotherly comradeship and good Will
/ do not mean that we should refrain
from hating wrong; on the contrary,
] would preach fiery wrath against
wrong. But | would not preach such
wrath against the wrong doer: save in
those cases where his wrong-dong
really Is due to evil moral attributes
on his part, and not to wrong or
false system. Of which he is almost
as much the victim as the bene-
ficiary.'
In conclusion Mr.. Roosevelt sus
gested that a monument be erected TO
Frederick Remington the artist whose
most famous work has portrayed
western life.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-28

who was dismissed from Wayman's
defective staff, admitted as witness
Tor the lcfense taat he gave Attorney
ErbsteI: Two weeks ago the alleged
details OF an orgy on which he took
Representative III. J. G. Beckemeyer
and also after George +. Gloss ana
Mrs. Gloss had testified for the de-
Tense that Sidney Yarbrough spent
the night Of May a at their home in
t1is city. Yarbrouqh and Charles A.
White had testified for the site that
the two, togethe. with Otis Yarbrough
spent the night i, tho st. Nicholas
'Isotel at SPRING. III. II was on that
night, according % the testimony OF
white and the Narbrough brothers
that Browne came TO Whites room
aud called him to p private CONFER
ence, there to offer III y the bride to
vote for Lorimer.
Questions asked by tie states at
torney of both Gloss and lis wife in
Dictated that Mr. Wayman l.. convnc-
ed that they were advised how to
testify. and the grand jury RAY in
volve attorneys accused of fixing
this testimony"
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-28
Several Candidates are Running
I. Neck and Neck and Others
:. in Race are Coming Up
Miss Alice Byrne Still Maintains Lead With
Small Majority Over Anna Pierce Walsh
Who Made Good Gain in Preceding
Twenty-four Hours--AII are Busy

win one OF the prizes. However, she
made the start and that once secured
the rest was easy and she is going
along in way that will make the
Others in the race hump before the
final close of the ballot box.
Be Live One.
Be alive every moment of the day.
DO not wait for your friends to bring
the votes and subscriptions to you
and expect to be rturned winner on
the efforts put forth by them, and do
nothing yourself. If you nave a
dream of this kind pinch yourself
and wake up. and after you have
awakened GET BUSY and show those
who are interested in your ultimate
success that you are capable of doing
something for yourself. although you
expect their support and will apprec-
late it. In this way you can be a
winner, otherwise have your name ia
ken from the list of candidates.
Race Getting Close.
The race is getting closer every
day and the contestants are lining up
their forces in a manner that will
mean surprises in the very near fu
tuTe.
Watch Your Promises.
Watch your promises and do not
let one get away from you.
If you cannot get the subscription
the first time you call, keep track Of
II and secure it later on. The prom
ises of many people are as good as
the subscriptions themselves. and will
he redeemed later on in the race. So
look after your promises.
Contest Comment.
All kinds Of stories are in circula-
ton to the effect that so-and-so have
so many votes etc. Do not lose sight
OF the fact that these stories are put
into circulation primarily for the pur.
pose of discouraging the others in the
race.
Do not be discouraged because
some one happens TO be ahead Of
you in the list today put some sand
on the track and pass them tomorrow
The race is still young and one can
never tell what day may bring forth,
your friends are watching your pro-
gress and are going to support you
providing you show a desire to sup
pert yourself. Moral-Keep busy,
your friends will see that you do not
want for support when it is neces.
sary.
All the world loves a winner and
will back them to that end
Interest in the contest is growing
daily and many are the surmises as
to VINO will win, VIII you make a big
effort?
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-28
LOST HIS REVOLVER
Weapon Disappeared From Wagon Of
Missouri Farmer Who Has Bill
Elliott Arrested.

Farmer Smith. from Mississippi
county, Mo-, came TO Cairo yesterday
with a load of watermelons. He put
up at Bill Elliotts wagon yard, In
his wagon besides the melons lie had
a revolver, which he mad placed under
the seat and which he valued at $26.
When he went to get his team he
found that. mis- revolver had dlsap-
peared. He had a wary1nt issued for
the proprietor of the yard charging
him Withholding the cause of the loss.
The case comes UP Monday morning
before Justice Collins, Of Twenty-sev-
enth street.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-28
MOTION IS OvERRUL[D
Judge Butler Refused to Grant New
Trial to Man Sentenced to
Hang For Murder.

Vienna, H., Aug. 27.-Judge w. N.
Butler today overruled the motion for
o new trial in the case of Newton
Blevins, who was last Saturday con-
victed OF the murder of James De-
palmer, and sentenced to be hanged.
Blevins killed Depalmer for the
purpose of robbery, at fishing camp
near Mason's Tank on June 10th last
The date of execution will be Fri.
day, Oct, 81
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-28

Thos, Snyder met him and asked him
who was shooting. Il did It," said
Elias. shooting dog?" asked Sny,
der. yes, shooting a dog" replied
Bias with grin and passed on. The
fellow left his baby at the home of
a neighbor and then went away. He
had not been apprehended late last
night,
The coroner took charge of the
woman's remains and vii! hold an in
ouest today
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-28

At the close of the second week
OF the Bulletin automobile contest
finds the candidates and their friends
on the "Qui yiye' for the votes and
subscriptions that they realize II will
take to win these valuable awards.
The list this morning shows that
those in the race are all tusy making
every moment of every day spell re-
suits in the way of votes and sub
scFiptions
Now It the Time.
Now is the time to get your friends
lined up in battle array and enlist
their support in your behalf. There
is nothing ever gained by stand ne
back and saying you can see your
friends later on, for by the time fnat
YOU, are ready to See them it is ten
to one that some one else has already
been there and secured the support
that otherwise would have been
yours.
NS9i CaoiNSHGoS SOuiFlo+
Aggressiveness AMI the ability 70
tell your friends what you want and
why you want it is what viii win for
you in this contest. Just because one
OF your friends says that he 'glesses22
he can get along without the Bulletin
then is the time you want to BUCKLE
on your armour and show him why
ne should have this paper delivered
at his home every day in the year.
And after you have exploited the
merits OF the Bulletin tell him that
YOU WANT the votes his subscrip-
ton will entitle you to.
Plenty of Support.
There Is plenty OF support for tie
candidates In the field covered by
The Bulletin II you will but 60 after
It.
One candidate remarked yesterday
that she found it a very easy matter
to gel votes and sIbscrivtions once
she made start She said that she
had been rather diffident about get
ting out in the first place, being I'M
der the impression that she could not
get the votes that it would take to
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-28
ron CONGRESS.

n. b. Thistlewood authorizes his
announcement as i candidate for re-
ELECTION to congress from the Both
Illinois district subject to the de-
cision Of the Republican voters at
the primary election to be held Sept.
Is, 1910.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-28
NEW STEEL FOR TRACK
Iron Mountain Railroad Has Rails
Distributed For New Track From
Poplar Bluff to Little Rock.
Poplar Bluff Republican,

tPOplar BUN hepuDLcan.f
The distribution of steel for the
relaying of the main line Of the
Iron Mountain between Poplar Bluff
and Little Rock has comparatively
been finished and the rebuilding o
the road will be rushed through as
rapidly as possible. This work along
with the double tracking OF much OF
the way between this city and Little
Rock will be done by the opening o
the rush Of the early fall.
One hundred pound steel is being
furnished for rebuilding the road
making possible heavier and better
service.
The dump for the double track from
this city to one mile south of Harviell
lis being put in shape for the cary
laying OF the second track.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-28

Mrs. Fanny P. Hacker authorizes
her announcement as candidate for
County superintendent Of Schools of
Alexander county, subject to the
Democratic voters at the primary
election Sept. Is, 1910.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-28

Asa D. Twente authorizes his an
nouncement as candidate for Coun-
,ty Superintendent OF schools OF Alex
iander county, subject to the Republi-
can primaries, Sept. is, 1910.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-28

.-ohn Mulvihill authorizes his an
nouncement as Democratic candi-
datesfor Sheriff Of Alexander county,
subjectnto the decision Of the voters
at thegprimary election to be held
Sept. Is. 1910.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-28
!. ls Forecasts For To-day.

Cairo and vicinity: Fair and warm.
ea.
Illinois. Washington, Aug. 27.--Fair
in the south, partly cloudy in north
with local showers In afternoon or
rsght. warmer; MONDAY, rair, cooler
in north, light to moderate south
Winds becoming variable.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-28

The day before the receipts were:
Wheat $3 cars, oats 45 cars, corn 5
cars-Total 70 cars. Shipped; Oats
II cars, corn cars, total 10 cars.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-28

r. e. Ellis authorizes his announce.
ment as a candidate for assessor and
treasurer of Alexander county, sub.
ject 10 the decision OF the Republican
voters at the primary election on
Sept. 18th, 1910.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-28

Fred D. Nellis authorizes his an
nouncement as candidate for the
Republican nomination for sheriff Of
Alexander county, at the primary
election 10 be held Sept. Is, 1910. 80
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-28

Thos. W.. Williams authorizes mis-
announcement as candidate for AS
SCISSOR and Treasurer OF Alexander
Z soanty. subject to the decision OF the
Republican voters Of the county at
he primary election to be held Sept.
15s 1910
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-28
ron COUNTY JUDGE.

Judge VIM. s. Dewey authorizes ais
announcement for the Republican
ronlination for County Judge. at the
primary election to be held Sept. Is
iFS ~ d..saDs
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-28
Il,eoR HEpREsENrATlvE.

sfOH HEPHeSENIAIlN
The bulletin lis authorized to an
nounco the~name Of Frank E. Davis
of Cairo. ILL.,, as a Republican candi-
date for representative in the 5oth
senatorial district, subject to the
Rcia,alican primary September Is,
l9io.linfia
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-28
FOR AssEssoR ANp TREASURER

David NJ. Mulcahey authorizes his
announcement as candidate for
county assessor and treasurer. sub
ject to the decision Of the Democrat
ic voters Of Alexander County at the
primary election to be held Sept. Is.
1910.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-28
CAIRO GRAIN MOVEMENT
Receipts Yesterday 48 cars--Ship
nents is Cars--Day Was Lighter
Than Friday.

Grain movement in Cairo yesterday,
according to the report Of Chief In
spector Powell was as roliows:
Cars Cars
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-28

Capt. W. b. Lippitt authorizes his
announcement as candidate for re.
election as assessor and treasurer of
Alexander county, subject to the Re-
publican voters at the primary cleo
tion on Sept. 18th.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-28

To get the Associated Press news
N Cairo you must read The Bulletin
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-28
CONTEST LEADER.
MISS ALICE BYRNT
District Leaders.

Dist. Miss Anna P. Walsh
Dist. 2--Heine Eicnoff
iDist. 3-Miss Gladys Oliver
Dist. miss Minnie Frank
Dist. Miss Nell Tharpe
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-28
sun and Moon.

Fun will rise today ...s 500 a. M.
Fun will set today ..... Gal p. m.
Moon VII rise tonight a. 5:H p, m.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-28
ANNOUNCEMENT
ron SHERIFF.

n FOR SHERIFF.
JAZZ. ~. ROCHE authorizes his an.
aouncement as . candidate for the
Republican nomination for sherin OF
Alexander county. at the primary
election to be held Sept. Is, 1910.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-28
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.

Prot. 3. n. Gott authorizes his an
nouncemcnt as candidate for Coun-
tn Superintendent of Schools Of Alex
ander~ county. subject to the Repub-
lican primaries, Sept. Is, 1910.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-28
H%s>1
]. J; The WEATHER
E'fIfg General Conditions.

W ssl&TN 1cneTdf Sonutions.
The day was partly cloudy and
cuiet. The government bulletin re.
poEsv. fain from Is points. none in
the upper river valleys. Temperature
Is rising,
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-28
District No. 4.

All territory the including Mounds.
Mound City Anna onesboro following Chain Ohm
sted Levngs Kanack Vienna Carrier Mills Villa
Ridge
Miss Minnie Frank, Mounds . ....... !. 1914. 7ls0
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
FELL OFF WATER WAGON.
John j. Fahey Explains Furniture
Smashing Stunt nt HIS Home.

Arraigned in Police Court on charge
of making threats against his wife, John
J. Fahey yesterday ascribed the cause of
his trouble to fall from the water
wagon" Judge Kimball imposed a SEN
tence of $500 or six months in Jail.
The police say they we're called to the
Fahey home. 10l1 Twentieth street north
west, where Mrs. Fahey lives with her
two children, and discovered the husband
breaking furniture with an ak and
threatening inmates of the house with a
butcher knife Fahey says his wife is
suing for divorce. charging him with hab-
ituaI drunkenness.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
COUDREY BILL DIsAPPROvED.
The CommissiOners Believe District
Would Not BE Improved.

The Commissioners are Of the opinion
that the government Of the District would
not be improved should the COudrey bill
become a law. They forwarded to Con-
gress an adverse report on the bill yester-
day
Viewing tie provisions OF this bill
solely from the standpoint of the public
interest" the Commissioners say, I'VE
are constrained 10 report adversely
on It."
vides for the appointment by the Presi-
dent Of a governor, and municipal assem-
bly, consisting of fifteen members from
fifteen sections Of the District
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
DEMURRER SUSTAINED.
Court Holds Lessee of Property
Cannot Be Disturbed.

a decree sustaining the demurrer Of
the defendant IN the case OF William J.
Dante against Mary A. Velau. was filed
by Justice Barnard yesterday The point
raised was whether IN the District one
tenant in common could bind a co-tenant
by lease upon property. and whether a
purchaser with a lease could be held TO
have such possession CT the property as
would entitle him TO bring suit TO re-
move a cloud from the title.
The property affected is the candy store
at 614 Fourteenth street northwest, with
other property I'm the block formerly be-
longing TO the estate of Robert Cruit,
The court held where one tenant in COM
mon made the lease and the other tenants
in common apparently accepted its con-
ditions by receiving rent hereunder, all
a matter OF record to a purchaser, the
lessee could not be disturbed.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
FIREMAN CATION BURIED.
Members of the Department Escort
Body to Mount OIivet.

Funeral services for William NJ. Cation,
the fireman of No. IS Engine Company,
who was thrown from his engine Monday
night and killed, were held from Holy
Name Churcn yesterday morning. Sixty
firemen acted as escort TO the body from
the residence, go Ninth street northeast
to the church, and later 10 Mount Ouvet
Cemetery. Rev. James Kervick, pastor
Of Holy Name Church officiated.
A large floral pillow bearing the in
scription, "Our Driver" from members Of
his company. another pillow from No.
Engine Company, and q wreath from the
entire department rested on the casket.