Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-14
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

WASHINGTON, Mar 1O.-With the
testimony of Secretary of the Interior
Garfield. who is on the stand today il
the Ballinger-Pinchot controversy. the
prosecution" will have practically con-
cluded its case. Thus far more than
! 500 printed pages of testimony have
been taken.
Much of the evidence has been cir
cumstantial, and all oral testimony
except that of Secretary Wilson, has
been on the Pinchot side. From this
testimony, Pinehots attorneys express
the belief. they have established The
following contentious which ii will
now be up TO Ballnger's witnesses to
disproye.
That Ballinger both as commission
er of the general land Office and sub
sequently as secretary of the interior
had more than formal knowledge" Of
the Alaskan coal lands investigation
and that while commissioner he un-
successfully attempted to force these
claims to patents
That. as commissioner. he directed
the final stop for securing the Gun
ningham claims, estimated roughly TO
be worthy ninety millions of dollars,
notwithstanding few days before he
directed CLAWS to make thorough
investigation as to their fraudulency
and further more that, while this step
was authorized Jan. 4, 1908, CLAWS
was not notified until barely in the
nick of time TO prevent consumma-
tion of patents.
CHICAGO, Mar. l0.-Carnegie. Nor
gan and Rockefeller are robbers and
he, himself. has got his wealth by
robbing the public. according to the
statements made by Joseph Fels,
Philadelphia multimillionaire soap
manufacturer in an address before the
Chicago Social settlement here
Il admit that |. TOO, have robbed the
public and am still doing it," said
Fels, but | propose to spend the ac-
cursed money in wping out the sys-
TEN by which | have made it.
John ID. Rockefeller is a mild, harm
less man with a mistaken ideal, but
personally honest. None the less he
is a robber. Rockefeller and other
millionaires have accumulated their
wealth through unjust laws. especially
under the tariffs protection"
NEW YORK, Mar. 10-Twelve aged
men leaped from windows and were
| injured and one was burned to death
when the Hampstead. L. l., poor house
was destroyed by fire early today.
| Mrs. Carrie Sprague, wife of the
superintendent, risked her life to save
the aged man who was killed. but he
compelled her to leave him when he
saw her escape was almost cut off.
| NEW YORK. Mar 10--The latest
scheme for lessening the cost of liv-
ing, according 10 New York market
men. coutemplates the use of the por.
l
sirloin.
| "Porpoise meat says a bulletin
from the local bureau of the depart
ment of animal industry, sis not bad
We have tasted ii and found it good
The porpoise being mammal, has
firm red flesh, and there is only a
| faint NC nat pf n fch metz
poises are caught in nets off the North
| Carolina coast, and are then slaughter
ed like other animals"
| KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Mar. 10.--ln
tense feeling against the negro who
attacked Miss Cora Downs in Kan
sas City. Kans., yesterday is evidenced
among the people of that city today
and If the girls assailant is captured
1t is feared the officers will find II
difficult to afford him protection. Tive
negro suspects We're arrested during
the night and are being held at the
police station until they can he taken
before Miss Downs for Identification
| Miss Downs condition is said to be
| serious today.
| COLUMBIA, Mo, Mar, 10-Twenty
women students of Missouri university
have been selected by Miss Eva John
son, the woman's adviser of the uni
versity, to formulate rules of etiquette
for the students. Some OF the ques.
tions to be decided are:
| Is it proper 10 make trysts in the
library?
Is II proper to play cards or dance
every evening after supper at board
ing house?
Is 1t proper to stroll after dark?
How late after night should girl