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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-09
Collector Of Delinquent Taxes in
Allegheny County, Max G.
Leslie, Is Indicted.
WITNESSES COMMIT PERJURY
Grand Jury Makes Prcsentment Sc
vcrcly Scoring Directors ~ Banks
I'm Corrupt scheme.

Pittsburg. Pa. April S-A true bill
charging Max G.. Leslie, collector Of
delinquent taxes IN Allegheny county.
with bribery. was returned by the
grand jury today.
At the same time "a sweeping pre-
sentiment was handed down. with gem
era1 charges that many Of the 125 Wit
nesses which the grand jury has had
before IL in the graft investigation
thus FAR have wilfully withheld khowl-
edge Of graft secrets. and that Seer
tain few have practically been guilty
Of perjury Directors and officials of
some Of the six big banks that prohted
by the corrupt depository ordinance are
severely scored.
The indictment of Leslie follows his
recent acquittal on a charge OF per-
jury In claiming an abb in connection
with a previous indictment for alleged
bribery. He Is now charged with
receiving S25,0 900 from the Colonial Ma
tional bank of Pittsburg on June Q,
1905. In the former indictment the
date was named as June 8, and Leslie
proved that he was out Of the city
at the time. II is charged that Of
the $4,000 he had paid over Sl7,5 10
William Brand TO bride councilmen.
CLIMAX OF INDICTMENT SEASON.
The Indictment season reached that
complex stage today when even the
grand jurors themselves thought il nee
essary to present comprehensive re-
view of all their work.
II was declared most emphatically
that former Councilman Charles NJ.
Stewart and Cashier James NJ. Young
OF the Second National bank have
concealed information from the inquis-
itors.
We have been unable 20 ascertain
who paid Stewart this bride money
(meaning S52, 500 charged as furnished
by the Friend Hofftot pool of banks)
in New York" the Jurors reported.
Although Stewart met this man at
least upon two or three occasions al
though he knew his name and had
several drinks with him, he neverthe-
less swears that he does not remember
his name"
The grand jury also recommends a
new investigation of the directors Of
the Second National bank. and in spe-
cifc terms charged that Cashier Young
is shielding =. n. Hoffstot, and that
one else connected with the Second
National bank Is responsible for this.
The report made by the directors Of the
Farmers Deposit National bank IN de-
NAL Of any knowledge Of payment OF
money TO bride councilmen is criti-
cized
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-09
THE CORRUPT BANKS.

The validity Of the contracts under
which six favored banks now hold the
city's money Is attacked.
Important in that II shows how the
banks we're induced to put up so large
an amount Of money for the Doodle
fund Is the recommendation that 6 per
cent be collected on the city deposits
from these banks from and after this
date The city depository banks are
now paying per cent on city deposits.
and il is alleged that the agreement
was that the councilmen were to get
the difference for reducing the percent
age.
The presentment says.
when an ordinance has been passed
by the councils OF the city Of Pitts
burg by means of bribery. which was
participated in by more than 80 per
cent OF the then members OF councils
when officers Of the six banks. or per-
sons for their benefit paid this bride.
we do not believe such contract
should be held valid
When II is a fact that other banks
- the city OF Pittsburg offered a higher
.tta Of interest can II be true that
these particular six banks should reap
large returns from the city of Pitts
burg which now result TO them and
may result 10 them because Of this
wholesale bribery and corruption?
we here desire emphatcally to de-
nounce as public malefactors not only
the men who solicited the bribes. who
held up the banks and the influential
men Of the city OF Pittsburg, but also
TO denouuce for their part I'm our city's
shame the bank president or the mil
lionaire who attempts and who causes
the downfall Of the poor councilman
who is paid no salary for the duties me
g. called upon 10 perform for the bene-
III OF the public"
The conclusion Of the presentmont
discloses that the bank ordinance and
the ordinance for vacating South
seventh street were not the only pieces
Of corrupt councilmanic legislation. The
jurors openly state that 81 500 In bride
money was paid for the vacating of
Home street, but no indictments could
he returned because that statute OF
limitations applies.
In the section Of the presentment that
deals with this Il s declared that Sam
Hoppenstall and G. w. Hcppenstan
two prominent business men OF this
city, each paid brides TO Charles Stew
art tho former paying $4,000 and the
latter 81 500
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-09

Louis he said. was res,
apparent At Detroit. Amerioa.o lrtssg
hefs were abominable ana az by, man
phia they were az their vors, . niiadei-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-09

which he said was shown by their
hosts. particularly during dinner
speeches by the visitors.
AT Washington. Indianapolis and ST.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-09

uniform courtesy exhibited by the
japanese commission toward American
institutions and customs, contrasting IL
with the marked lack OF politeness.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-01-06

-There an much tune. lie an.
swered evusively. The conductor
said only a few minutes an II was II
bad night entirely. an they would bo
needin' ON one so | whit.
Katie's tear dimlned eyes We're
studying him suspiciously.
WAS 1t for McArdle We wint." she
demanded suddenly. him thai Is no
friend to We: 1t was q bad night en-
tirely, as many a brakeman could tell
If he was here. am everyi,ody Knows
that Mc.Ardle wid his foolish ways
would have been one a thin had he
gone. Was it for him, Duffy:
NO. il wasn't for him." he answered
almost s%avagely. I'll was for you.
Katie. darI"
His lips closed upon the word >hntp'
ly, SO sharply that the teeth met them.
aud Il dark red iiue oOZett along lie
grin,ly shut mouth. Ihen the mouth
,quivered. relaxed. and the grt. eyes
flung wide their lids With ai,nztri III
qhiry. Two arms were around Ills
neck, IL fair. sweet face was pressed
%penitently against his. aud teirS. nNt
from his W eyes. We're wett,ng nn
cheeks.
Ills Il bud crathure 4 uln, Ac,ishln."
the girl Sabbeti. '.But we've been,
sweetheartin' ever since we were emit
der in school. !lutty. an w ought tn
have knowi, tlnly ye W;,s M 50 sinw
thai got tired wild tie W,litiu. an
whin Mc.Ardle come along | thought
could make We a hi, iirNlous M mNyl,e
ye'd spake. An an. ye wint ot to
kill yourself for a iigin head That isn't
worth your little finger, Ills y hero
We are. duffy. an TN proud at We. but
l couldn't love We Il hi more. ~
The snbbins grew less. aud the face
was raised so thai sudden repronch
flashed upon him through misty eyes.
TITS shame for Il girl whin u man
Is that slow au' stupid she has to ITO
both the seekin' an the ~speakin'.'' she
said with plying scorn. II take back
he words | jist spoke. IT'S no hero
ye are. Duffy. but a big. stupid lad
that's faithful tntirely."
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-01-06
Public School Notes.

Miss Kathryn Mcdonald, WHO
has been teaching in grade seven,
resigned during the holidays to ac-
cept a position in the Sioux City
schools. Her position there will
be grade 6 in the Longfellow build
ing. The board here was very for
tunate in having more Mrs. Miller
who had the sixth grade last year
who was willing to take Miss Nc.
Donald's place.
A number of pupils have not
started to school since the holi-
days. Better start them right in
90 that no time will be lost.
Rinholt Schenkenberger has en-
tered the ninth grade from district
thirteen. Wonder if there are not
some more country pupils who
ought to be with ms.
The Russell Drug Go. touched
by tile Christmas spirit presented
each Of the teachers with an ex,
c%ellent 1910 calendar desk pad.
Miss Agnes Fenenga Of Mardln,
Turkey, gave the high school pu-
pills an excellent talk on schools
and school life Of Turkey. Miss
Fenenga Is principal Of the high
school in the city in which she re-
sides.
Maynard Brown has been doing
SO we'll that it was thot best to ad.
vance him to the sixth grade.
During the holidays Mr.. Stuart
had the pleasure Of visiting the
schools of Logan, Iowa, where he
was at one time 4 High School
teacher. He found that the SCOT
land schools. especially the High
school, are almost to the page do
ing the same work az at Logan.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-01-06
County School Letter.


ready for distribution to the school
treasnrers on the 10 inst. This
makes the apportionment for the
year 'O9-'10 the largest that has
ever has been distributed.
The following letter regarding
the Beadle Statue Fund has been
received from the state committee
which has this matter in charge:
Pierre, s. D.,
12l22l19O9
G. E. Muller,
Tyndall, S. D.
Dear. Sir:
The Beadle Memorial commits
sion met under the direction of the
State Educational Association, at
Pierre, s. D., Dec. 10th, and or
ganized for the purpose of %prosecut-
ing the collection of funds and TAX
ing the preliminary steps toward
the erection of the statue of Gen.
Beadle in the new state house.
Mr.. Ustrud was made chairman,
Mr.. Ramer secretary, and Gov. r..
s. Vessey treasurer of the commits
sion.
It was decided to raise the sum
of $4,000, and to a%pportion the
amount among the several coun-
ties in proportion to the school GEN.
sns, and ask the county superin-
tendent to undertake to raise the
amount and forward to the treas
urer, Gov. Wesley, Pierre, S. D.
Jan. 81, 1910 has been set as
Beadle day and it is suggested that
this day be observed in all schools !;
in the cities and towns the follow
ing day, Jan. %, will be tag day.
The tags will be furnished by the
commission, and also q suggestive
program for every school. The
program should create much in
terest in every community, and the
tags should be sold for whatever
can be secured for them. Likely
in the country districts an average
of a nickle each can be obtained
for a tag, In the cities it is sug-
gested that committees of pupils
be appointed to sell the tags on the
streets and secure as much as pos
sible in this way.
In addition to this every daily
paper intle state is requested to
take subscriptions.
This enterprise is q most worthy
one, and. the Commission is sure
there is no need to urge you to
undertake the labor of love in rails
ing the amount apportioned to
your county. You are at liberty
to use any means you choose, but
if you will make requisition on the
Secretary, NJ. M. Ramer, Pierre,
s. D a program will be sent for
to tchers, and as many tags as there
are pupils in the county, or more
if desired. These will be sent to
you for distribution. Please make
your requisition early, as this viii
assist the Commission in determ-
ming with greater accuracy what
the needs are to be. II is likely
that the literature will not be ready
for distribution until about Jan.
10, 1910, at which time you will
need to push the matter to the
very gates" AJAX the papers to as
sist you.
The amount apportioned to your
county is Sits
HSEsSEETAIs &+EEEE
Let US make the Beadle day a
time for creating some genuine
patriotic pride ia South Dakota's
greatest benefactor. Let us look
upon the matter not as hardship,
but as q real opportunity to inspire
the childhood Of the state with q
genuine zest in our Institutions
and the man who, Tor than any
other man, made them possible.
Make al remittances to Gov. r.
s.: Vfessey, Treasurer, and send all
communications to M. N. Ramer,
Secretary, both Pierre, s. d.
Respectfully,
q. A. Ustrud,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-01-06
6orse Shooting ! Specially.
a. w. SWEET,
III

George Stafford vas in Yankton
Yesterday.
Grover Musser was 4 social caller
u Tripp over Sunday.
The show billed for the Opera
House last night failed to material
ise.
The board Of county commits.
sioners Is Is session u Tyndall this
week.
Miss Lydia SER left on Monday
tor Kuhn, n. D, toattend The we'd
ding Of afriend. and will visit there
for some time.
Dr. Keeling and wife Of Spring
field were ia Scotland between
trains Wednesday, and that means
quite stay.
Carl ana Fred Plattner ana
sFrenk Gnnn left Int night 70 re-
same heiF studies at the state
AerienlsurAl College.
Lost "a Tuesday evening, 4
xAtch charm with initials engraved
ss Finder please return
oasosvsDson IS lesye Il This
a p1ntlsmsn from Avon vere
ase s.yi1e q purchase the
zol1ox block md saloon. MI.
Acl6oNs informs us that ths dsal
I'aa nct IA bsen clcsed but may n
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-01-06
FIRST GRADE.

49, ESe#sHe@5
Miss Agnes Fenenga visited our
room Monday morning. She gave
US an interesting talk about the
little children il Turkey and some
thing 81 their school life.
The language lesson on Monday
Was, "What Santa Claus brought
me- From theSreport Of each one
the good Saint surely visited Scot
land. .
Beginning tho new year we take
M the new books Stepping Stones
There isnew interest and life. We
hope rs accomplish much IN read.
ing this pear. You can help, dear
parents, By seeing that your child
i IL school each day.
Donald Gowl Is absent On 40
connt of scarlet fever. Emmanuel
Rstzer il also sick.
Lucile Bruhn Is visiting ID All
mour.
AngieH Hermann was absent Mon
day on yi1it - Yankton.
rbe city8is keeping many little
ones rom school bscauss walks 40
mt eleaned "a
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-24

ton. l visited one at Bangkok which
has a carpet Of woven silver wire,
and contains a little gold god Set with
cmeralds and other precious stones.
Bangkok has hundreds Of figures or
Ruddha plated with gold, and in one
temple there / saw what IS perhaps
the largest idol of the world. 1t is
a sleeping Buddha 50 heavily plated
that it shines like a new wedding
ring. It is $50 feet long, and its arm
is as big around as a flour barrel.
Indian Buddhism.
India should have more Buddhists
than any other land. It was here that
Buddha was born. Here he spent his
Whole life, and from here his religion
spread to other parts OF the world
To-day IF the three hundred millions
of India, not more than one in a
thousand is a follower of Buddha
There are between nine and ten mil
lions of that faith in Burma. and
many more in CeylOn and parts or
farther India.
The Ruddhists of Hindustan mum
Der less than 500, 900. they are found
in small numbers along the northern
frontier of Bengal and upon the lower
slopes of the H~imalayas. In Nepal
where Buddha was born, he has still
many foil wers. and in kashfnfr, near
where these ashes We're found. there
are of his believers perhaps 40. 600 all
told.
The religion at first had great sway.
1t spread throughout H~industan, and
at the time of King kanishka, who
built the great temple over the ashes
recently found. it was one Of the pre-
dominant faiths. After that 1t began to
decline, and it was almost wiped out
at the time the Mohammedans came
in and took possession of northern
India. Today there are something like
60, 900, 900 Buddhists In the world,
but this estimate Is based upon fig
ures which cannot be verified. The re-
ligion is the chief one of Japan, two
thirds of the hines are supposed to
ers are Tbetans and the Monaghan
population of Asia. Their are Budd-
hlsts in Siberia and in the Dutch East
Indies, and the faith is supposed to
be alive in Korea, although the priests
there are low fellows and are despised
and rejected Of men.
In Ile Footprints OF Buddila.
During my present stay in India
l have walked in the foot prints Of
Buddha I passed his birthplace on
my way up the H~imalayas. He WE
slopes, in southern Nepal, and his
boyhood was spent in the most beauti-
full scenery under the of
the highest mountains OF earth. Dur
ing the earlier part Of his life he
enjoyed such luxury as only India
knows. He was given every pleasure,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-24

- -o-- -
and IN dna 40 q .'~.'a.H rr.
Durinr iris nari,I -@-... ~r
tha eiebt ~ 81 l.a " MATS a~a. -r
for "a tha+ w." 9.'."" AMI pan
a~gae+ic nat- H. 1'.."fNH.a-.- 4-I
ahnnab li'T"' ..''- him {. ..-
.iul' ! vas hoL a@u. h. WIS
= ."eltF -t5ht Years nj age TIA,
trs e"'Ii9o -! me jT.aa.-s .. m--.
MINK nn t - "TIloT" up'" The z-.or -,
ace cn+ off his In, go. .@ MS PAL
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-24

Authentic Relics Twenty-four Hundred
Years Old in 4 Casket OF crystal
How Earl Mimic Gave Then 10
Burnla-His Suggestion tor a "a
noda-The Revival OF Buddhism
and tts $50, 900. 900 BelieyerS-In
the Footprints OF the Teacher-A
look at Buddha Gaya, Where tfo
Prophet Was Enligitenet-inder
the 30 !ree-Ine Ten Command
nents Of Buddhism and Its Ten Mill
lion Years OF He'll.
.tC0pyright. 1910, by FRANK u. Car
Denter.D
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-24
ASHES OF BUDDHA
Ry Frank G. Carpenter

their visit. Their records stated that
the relics of Ruddha lay under the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-08-25
CIGAR MAKING IN HoNGkoNe.

One Of the new industrial enter
prises in Hongkong, says the Daily
Consular and Trade Reports, is the
Oriente Cigar factory, which COM
menced operations In December, 1903,
concerning which Vice Consul General
Stuart J. Fuller writes:
The proprietor Of this plant has
been in the cigar manufacturing bust
ness since 1883, and still operates the
Ell Oriente factory in Manila. The
greatly increased cost of labor in the
Philippines is given as the prime fac
tor in locating this enterprise in Hong
kong. Another factor, the proprietor
states, was the import duty imposed
in the Philippine Islands on packing
materials and on the tobacco used for
wrapper. Hongkong being free port,
there are no internal revenue regula-
lions to be complied with, another adj
vantage from the point of the manu-
facturer.
When this plant was opened, four
teen skilled cigar makers, men and
women, were brought over from the
Philippine Islands to instruct the
Chinese. At the close of last year
fcrty Filipinos and ITO Chinese were
employed in making cigars. The total
number of employees in all tue depart
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-08-25

to secure legislation of similar char.
acter, a legislation possessed by the
French republic on the ground, first OF
all, that public officials, especially
when in the performance Of their duty
are exposed to risks Of q far more
serious character than ordinary citi'
zens at the hands of criminals and
cranks; and secondly, because muir
derous outrages of this kind are Of
lenses not against the individual but
against the commonwealth.
AS the matter stands now, and as
Stunning that Mayor Gayhor RECEIVERS,
his assailant will escape with more
or less brief loss of liberty. 1t Is by
no means certain that even II the
mayor succumbed to his injuries his
murderer would be sent to the electric
chair. Probably some plea would be
put forward to the effect that he was
not altogether responsible for his &C
lions, and he would escape with a
period of detention in lunatic asy-
lum, from which he mil ut subse-
quently be turned loose upon the COM
munity as "cured."
The penalties at present imposed
upon offenders of his stripe are al.
together too light and the means OF
,evading them too numerous to con.
stitute any deterrent to the crime.
Ignoring the perpetrators of these
crimes by dealing only with their
brutal deed and not with their per.
sonality, might have an influence in
lettering misguided cranks from as.
saults on public officials. Consider
ing such attacks as crimes against the
nation or state and not against the In.
dividual, and fixing the punishment
for such crimes as death might do
still more to safeguard the lives OF
men in high position. But there is
another influence that plays part in
these tragedies-the indiscriminate
attacks made upon public men by the
yellow press. Correct this abuse OF
power by the publishers of these SEN
sational journals and there will be
fewer attacks n.@de by criminals and
cranks on men in public life.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-08-25
RESEM 1890.

The year 1910, in its political
aspects, is similar in many ways 10
that of 1890, just twenty years ago
Then, as now, the people seemed to be
undergoing a state of great unrest,
and yet there was no reason for 1t
then any more than there is now.
The country was extremely pros.
porous in 1890; there was full EN-.
ployment everywhere, and we On.
joyed the highest wages up to that
period. In response to general de-
mand the tariff was revised and q
new law called the Mckinley tariff
went into effect about the first OF
October. There was no reason what
ever why prices should be raised, but
the people took the Mckinley law as
an excuse and raised the prices on
everything that went into common
every day use, and the campaign OF
that year was practically carried on
with the cry of Mckinley high prices,
and the democrats elected majority
in the house Of representatives in the
fifty-second congress.
In spite of claims to the contrary
the Mckinley law at once proved sue
cessful in every way and the years
1891 and 1892 were among the most
prosperous in our history; in fact, a
large portion of President Harrison s
annual message of 1892 was given up
to statement Of the splendid indus
trial results of the year, but the state
Of unrest was still on, and in Novem-
Der, 1892, the people elected demo
cratic president and with him a demo
cratic senate and house of represen-
tatives. Then came the awful years
of 1893. '94 and '95, accompanied as
they were by financial panic, industrial
depression and general ruin through,
out the country, which was stopped
only by the election of Mckinley in
1896, and with him a republican senate
and house of representatives.
It is true that the Payne tariff law
will have been in operation much
longer preceding the congressional
election Of this year than was the Nc.
Kinley law twenty years ago, and yet,
in spite of the splendid results that
have followed the Payne law in the
way OF revenue and Industrial activity
still the people are restless, and the
high prices of the year attributable in
no way to the tariff give chance to
keep the people stirred up with the
contention that change would mean
better conditions all around.
It is not believed, however, that
the experiences Of 1890 will be re-
peated. While it is true that we have
periodic seasons of unrest and oc-
casional desires for political change
yet the lesson which we learned dur
ing the years following the democratic
victory of twenty years ago should be
warning to the people. 1t would be
we'll for the voters of the country to
consider most seriously the historical
aspect of the case and to see If they
wish to repeat the experiences of that
period. The younger generation should
be told of that period and the danger
that would undoubtedly follow re-
petition of those conditions.
Those were times of 81 day wage
for labor and II cent oats, 10 cent
corn and 40 cent wheat for the farmer.