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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-02-17
SLAYER OF WHOLE 4
FAMILY EoRlE!E!:llI!ss s.
LIFE AS PENALTY
Little, Well Educated
and Well Bred, Guilty Of
Crime for Avarice.

Richmond. Va, Feb. IA. - Howard
Little. who murdered Mrs. Betsy Justts,
her soninlaw. George Meadows; his
wife and three children, In their home
near Hurley, Buchanan county, last
September, was put to death by eloc-
~trocution in he p~enttentiary here e
dawn today.
Most murderers are executed fcr sim
gle murders; Howard Little has
to his account. There were six In tho
butchery for which he was sentenced
to die In the electric chair today
man, two women and three children.
Little was no ordinary low browedy
tion In the community IN which he lived
and q number OF friends still believe7ln
his Innocence. His character appears
to have been strikingiy OF the DIP
Jekyl-Mr. Hyde order.
Was a Handsome Villain.
Little Is described as one Of the
handsomest men in the state, over six
feet In height and weighing 2ss pounds.
He held the position OF United States
marshal for the eastern district OF KEN
lucky for a number of years Except
for his association with wornen he car
ried himself generally without re-
iproach. He was a sort OF rural don
Juan" however, and he himself de-
clared that women had been his ruin"
It was while in the office Of United
States marshal that he shot and killed
George Mckinney In eastern Kentucky
and was sentenced to q life term In the
Kentucky penitentiary. He was par
doned after a short period and moved
back to Virginia. whore he became
foreman for a large lumber company at
Hurley. Buchanan county. While In
this position he lived with the family
Of George Meadows. Mrs. Little and
her children lived in the same house.
Mrs. Little is alleged to have been
present when the murders were COM
mitted, u she was not allowed to tess
tify. It was alleged by the prosecution.
and believed by the jury, that Little,
coming home n night. killed thet three
Meadows children, Mru. Justice and
Mrs. Meadows with an ak and shot
George Meadows as he ran from the
house. Next morning the Meadows
home was found in shes.
Robbery was established as the mos
tive for the crime. It was known that
the family had kept a good deal OF
money in the house and Little after
wards appeared flush" It Is believed
he intended to leave Virginia for good
with his latest woman friend.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-02-17
ITALIANS MURDER
TO GET REVENGE

Chicago, Feb. l5.-Revenge is now
believed to be the motive for the muir
der of Charles Wiltshire. the wealthy
glove manufacturer, who was found
dead last night in his factory with 81
stiletto wounds in his body.
About a month ago Wiltshire caused
the arrest of two Italians for having
sold him stolen property. One vas
sentenced to serve a term in the house
of correction and the other was dis
missed. 1t is the belief Of the police
that the freed man., who is now in
custody, planned to murder Wiltshire
for revenge.
This belief is substantiated by the
Identification of the s~tilletto sheath.
which was found near the body, as
the property of a brother of the sus-
pect. The brother is said to have gone
to Milwaukee. where the authorities
have been asked to assist in the search
for him.
Wiltshire's body was discovered near
the front door of his factory. The door
paddock and keys were found nearby.
This indicated that he was attacked
lice are working on the theory that the
murderer planned to STAY Wiltshire
while no aid was near.
The men under arrest are Lorenzo
Bartell, "a years old, n Frank Eb-
bole, 81 years old. The police are
searching Ioi lHe idtlei > DfOLneT,
Chris Ebbole. The police say the
stiletto sheath fourd by Wiltshire's
body is the property of Chris Ebbole.
Neither of the men arrested would
make a statement.
Chris Ebbole was drawn further into
thu case by his wife and daughter, who,
of the murder, identified the
s~tiletto sheath as belonging to him.
His daughter told the police she had
found the stiletto and sheath some
time ago and gave them to her father.
Both said that Ebbole carried the still
etto in its guard when he left homs
last night.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-02-17
POLICE BELIEVE THEY
HAVE TRAIN ROBBERS
Gang in Custody in st. Louis
Suspected of Recent Mis-
souri, Pacific Holdup.

st. Louis, Feb. 14.-Three men, sup
posed to have robbed a Missouri Pa
cifc train on the night of January 81
near Eureka, Mo, are in the custody
of postoffice inspectors in ST. Louis.
They are w. w. Lowe, S. w. Emerson
and George Ebeling. James Lowe, a
brother of w. w. Lowe, is also under
arrest as a suspect.
w. w. Lowe and s. w. Emerson
were arrested Wednesday in a aid UNI
der the direction of Chief P~ostoffice In
spector Dickson, in a room in the
Granite building in the heart of ST.
Louis, where they were promoting a
mining company.
Ebeling was arrested In Hot Springs,
Ark. The prisoners deny their guilt.
The Missouri Pacific announced the
OTHERS obtained Sl55
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-02-17
The Mayors Questions.

The mayor called on Lawson Purdy,
president Of the tax board, for informa-
ton on w questions as follows:
II the personal tax rate were done
away with what decimal would be add
ed to the real estate tax?
Dc not those who pay taxes on real
estate at present uiso pay a majority Of
the personal tax?
The mayor stated that he was not
committed to his proposals, but sought
to open up the question for general
discussion. He said the present system
Is loose and unsatisfactory and leads
to general confusion, as well as deficits,
because of the inability of the afficials
to collect the taxes actually assessed.
The present system, he said, Is gro
tesque and opens the door for great OPP
portunity in grating and bribery. To
bring about the desired change 1t would
be necessary to obtain legislation, n
he expresses doubt whether that can
be done this year.
Differs From Henry George.
Sharp distinction is drawn in the
mayors statement between personal
property of individuals and the per
sonal property which we hav under
exact and enforcible statutes" In this
latter class are included taxable funds
Of banks. trust companies and some
other institutions. In this respect the
system proposed differs from t1enFy
Georges plan for taxation, as he would
have raised all revenue by one tax on
the rental value of real estate to it's
full amount.
The total amount OF the personal tax
books last year, after the swearing off
was finished, amounted to SAB, 800, 900.
and the tax assessment was abou ST.
100000. 1t is the latter sum which
would be added to the real estate as
sessment,
With such a system in operation
those who now pay large personal taxes
would escape with a much smaller con-
tribution to the city. The reduction in
the personal assessment would not be
nearly equalled by the added tax on
real estate in cases where the PERSONAL
ity amounted to 5000 or more. The
saving to those who are taxed on per-
%sonality for $1,000 900 or larger sums
would be considerable.
President Purdy is a single taxer, and
1t is expected that his reply to the
mayors letter will present the single
tax issue in a favorable light. The
mayors object, he states in his letter,
is to open public discussion of the mat
ter.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-02-17
BRADSTREET and DUN
REPORT ON BUSINESS
Trade Declared to Be Quiet.
as Is Usual This Time
of Year.
THE WEEK IN GRAIN.

New York, Feb. 15.-Wheat,
including -four, exports from the
United States and Canada for
the week ending February 10
aggregated 2,408,0 bushels,
against 2,465,698 last week and
2,070,754 this week last year.
For the 80 weeks ending Febru-
airy 10 the exports are 103,617,-
041 bushels. against 130. 916.159
bushels in the same period last
year.
Corn exports for the week are
1,135.908 bushels, against 1,240,-
$50 bushels last week. and l.
2S1,349 bushels in 1909. For the
32 weeks ending February 10
the corr exports are 6,405,781
bushels, against 1S.003,119 bush
els last year.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-02-17
BODIES IN SHOALS
WASHED FROM SEA! SEA
after The WRECK
Solitary Victim Remains to Tell
Fearful Tale Of Mediter-
ranean Horror.
MAY HAVE BEEN TWO
AMERICANS ON VESSEL


Marseilies, France, Feb. Is
1t is believed today that the only
Americans aboard the Inflated
French steamer General Chanzy
that went down off the north
coast of the Island of Minorca
Wednesday We're Leon Derenda
and possibly Derenda's partner, a
man named Green, though there
is doubt whether the latter was
an American or an Englishman.
Derenda is said to have come
from San Francisco, and is also
said to have had a home at
Portland, Ore.
The two Americans were
members of a vaudeville COM
bination, bound on a tour of the
colonies. Derenda and Green are
described as jugglers and aero
bats.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-02-17
LABOR UNIONS BOOST
FOR TELEPHONE GIRLS

Marshalltown, Ia. Feb. 14.-At a
rousing meeting of the union labor or
CARNATIONS Of this city held last night
a general grievance committee was APP
pointed, comprised of one emb of
every trades organization in the city
to wait upon the managers of the tel
ephone company in an effort to ecure
increases Of wages for the striking
operators and a settlement of the
strike of the girls and sending commit
tees to different Iowa cities to secure
copies OF wage schedules for compar-
isOn.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-02-17
POLAR EXPLORERS
EXCHANGE GREETINGS

New York, Feb. 15.-Congratulatory
messages between the north and south
polar regions have just been exchanged.
The facts of the pleasing incident be-
came known today with the making
public of messages between Herbert L.
Bridgman, secretary of the Peary Arc
tic club, of this city, and DR.. Jean M.
Charcot, in command of the French ex-
petition which has just returned from
discoveries in the Antarctic. The mes
sages We're as follows:
Brooklyn N. Y. Feb. 1O.-Charcot,
Punt Arenas, Chile: Congratulations.
Peary's north pole salute you
"Bridgeman."
'Punta Arenas, Chile, Feb. n.-Peary
North Pole, Brooklyn: Hearty con-
gratulations.
"Charcot."
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-02-17
Rich MAN CONVICTED.

Huntington, W. ", Feb. 15.-Earl E.
budding. "a wealthy merchant who has
been on trial charged with the murder
of his uncle, Supervisor Ira S. Chap
man, Of the Chesapeake & Ohio rail-
road, was today found guilty of volun-
tary -nansiaughter. The jury recon-
mended the severest sentence possible
for the crime, the statutory penalty
being from one to FIVE years irnprison-
ment.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-02-17
CONTRACTORS INDICTED
FOR A PAVING GRAFT

Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb. AT. F. Nc
Clure and j. A. E%berhardt. contractors,
were indicted by the Hamilton county
grand Jury today on charges of com
bining illegally to obtain city paving
contracts.
The cases were brought by Prose
cutor Hunt under the provisions Of the
Valentine anti-trustl law, City officials
and business men were summoned be-
fore the grand jury and other indict.
ments may follow.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-02-17
MURDERED MANS
WIFE Is INSANE

Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 14-Humane
officers today filed information accus-
Ing Mrs. Minnie Potter Of insanity Her
lunacy is thought to result from the
murder Of her husband. who was beaten
to death by highwa2men near Sioux
City. while driving home from South
Dakota. where he had proved up on .
claim, q few months ago.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-02-17
BLEACHED FLOUR CASE TO
BE TRIED In NEW ORLEANS

New Orleans. La, Feb. 14.-Judge
Foster in the United States district
"bleached flour" case. the hearing of
The petition of the government against
the Aetna Milling company, of Kansas.
should be tried on its merits in his
court and not at Council Bluffs, la.
Many modern milling methods are in
YOlYed.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-02-17

Trinidad. Colo, Feb. 15.-The bodies
of three more victims of the explosion
in the mine at Primero, nearly two
weeks ago., were recovered last night.
the first bodies to be taken out since
February 5. The number OF bodies re-
covered Is o 81. One of the bodies
recovered as night was Identified as
that Of James Trimmings, an Ameri-
can.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-02-17
POOL ROOM RUNNING
UEOTIE II NAIN NU
Governor of Indiana Will Again
Drive It Out of the
State.

Indianapolis. Ind, Feb. 15.-On in
formation from Lawrenceburg today
that the Hanover poolroom, damaged
by an explosion of dynamite again is
in full operation, Governor Marshall
will send his law clerk, Fart New, to
make an investigation. Mr.. New, who
is busy in the governors campaign to
drive poolrooms from the state, is to-
day at Jeffersonville, where the gov
ernor is asking for a permaners in
junction against the Cumberland Tele-
phone company to prevent it's carry
ing racing reports into southern In
diana poolrooms.
The attempt to destroy the poolroom
at Lawrenceburg, said to be p~atronized
By. Ohio and Kentucky men, was re-
ported today to nave been the result
OF a gamblers war"
Governor Marshall is given to under
stand that the Lawrenceburg COM
munity has not resented the presence
Of the poolroom.
"Lawless acts such as the dynamit-
ing of this building" said the govern
or today, 'are to be expected among a
people SO lawless as to permit the op-
Grafton of a gambling establishment"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-02-17
MANY PERSONS HURT.

Oakland, Cal, Feb. ia dozen per-
sons were injured. nom fatally, in a
rear-end collision between two electric
trains on the Key Route pier in a dense
fog early today. Two cars We're tele-
seemed.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-02-17

NEW YORK-Colonel w. S. Snow,
who was United States senator from
Arkansas. a generation ago. died at his
home In Hackensack, N. j., yesterday.
His wife died a month ago and he
never recovered from the shock. He
was IS yea old and was the only son
of Joseph Snow. ounder of the Detroit
Tribune. of which paper he was an
associate editor for several years.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-02-17
COAL SHORTAGE DUE
TO EASTERN ROADS
Railroad Commissioners Fix
9lame-Health Board Inves-
tigates Fever Epidemic.

Des Moines, Ia. Feb. 15.-The state
railroad commissioners issued a state
ment today declaring that the shortage
of coal and grain cars is improving
and that the main fault has been with
the roads east of Chicago.
The state board of health today sent
DR.. Moerke to Oskaloosa in hopes that
the origin of the terrible typhoid cpl
demic there may be discovered and the
spread of disease be checked.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-02-17

MURDo. S. D.-The local baseball
association has placed a team in the
field for the coming season. The Of
ficers are: Manager, Edwin bishop;
captain. VIM. B. Yarosh; treasurer,
Geo. NJ. Townsend.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-02-17

PEORIA, ILL.-News Of the sudden
death of General John Greene Balance,
a retired brigadier general. at Miami,
Fla, was received here yesterday.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-02-17
NEW LAND FOUND
FAR SOUTHWARK

Valparaiso, Chile, Feb. 15.-The
French antarctic expedition, under Dr..
Jean M. Charcot, reached latitude 70
west, and discovered 1920 miles Of new
land to the west and south of Alex
ander Island.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-02-17

DE SMET, S. D.-Mrs. A. McCarty,
for many years connected with the To-
cal public schools. has decided to be-
come a candidate for the office of
county superintendent Of schools. OF
Kingsbury county.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-02-17

EMERY. S. D.-George Mueters, for
some a depot agent at this place
for the Milwaukee company, has been
promoted to depot agent for the same
company at Alexandria.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-01-27

The New York Sun, summing up
the "Ballinger-Pinchot Controversy"
among other things says:
"What probably will continue to
be known under its present designa-
tion of "The Ballinger-Pinc Con-
troversy" has been constantly astir
IN official circles since August IL,
last, when the Chief Forester fastened
to the White House to urge the Presi-
dents direct intervention against his
Secretary of the Interior. 1t SIM
mered through the President s period
OF rest at Beverly, broke out afresh
IN what are known as 'The CLAWS
Charges and finally reached its first
crisis on September Is at Albany.
With the meeting Of Congress a
resolution wa" introduced calling for
Congressio. al inquiry into the
whole situation. And then came a
step that had not been anticipated
and was out of the government rou-
tine, and apparently was aimed at
making the conflict as dramatic as
possible. Mr.. Pinchot succeeded in
having read upon the floor of the
Senate letter rejecting upon the
President and enforcing his own dis
missal as the only possible conse-
quent act. A days session of the
Presidents Cabinet preceded the de-
clslc-I to dismiss. And that leaves
the possible 'Ballinger-Pinchot in
v!estlgatlon now merely a question Of
investigating n single officer of the
government on charges which the At
torney-Genelal has ridiculed and on
which the President has passed judg-
ment."
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-01-27
STRESS RIGHTS OF STATES.
Addresses On Necessity for Retention
of Power Feature.

Washin"toE. Special. - "State
rights was tho burden of most Of
the addresses delivered at the con-
ference Of governors with particular
reference to the conservation OF re-
sources and the regulation and super
vision al public service corporations.
An nterchangc of views on these
two subjects showed rmanimity OF
opinion as TO the necessity for State
activity. A texture Of the session
was a speech by Ambassador Bryce.
who believed the conference would
emphasize the Importance OF the
@overnorship and that the chief en-
ccutivc of each State WAS coming
more and more to be looked upon
as the personal representative OF the
people Of his State
After pcrfectin" concrete plans for
future concl;ivcS the conference cff
governors adjourned 10 meet at Cn1
of the State capitals on date he
tween Thanksgiving and Christmas
OF the current wear. the exact time
and place 10 be determined bv com
mttee which was appointed
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-01-27
HEALTH CONFERENCE.
Officers Chosen From the Different
States at Atlanta Meeting.

Following are the officers elected
at TIE Southern Health Conference
ut Atlanta, Ga. last week:
Presidcnt-Dr. Fl. +. Harris. At
lanta.
Socrctary--W. G. Cooper, Atlanta.
Vice Presidents.
Alabama-D-. II. q. Perry.
Florida-pr. Hiram Byrd.
Gcorgia Wilmer l.. Moore.
Kentucky-Dr. j. +. Marvin.
Tenncssce-Dr. J. A. Albright.
Virginia r. G.. Williams.
North Carolina---Dr. Il. III. Lewis.
Mississippi-Dr. s. II. McLain.
Arkansas-Dr. f. ii. Martin.
South Carolina-Dr. VIM. Weston.
TcXas-Dr. W. NJ Brmmhy.
Iouisiana-Dr. G.. II. Dock.
District OF Columbia-Dr. W. C.
Woodward.
Oklahoma-Dr. J. l.. Schuar.
United States Ariny-Maj. p. D.
TAYLOR.
United States Navy-Past Assist
ant Surgeon j. II. White.
Hawaii-Dr. W. ID. Baldwin.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-01-27
TAX ON OLEOMARGARINE.
House Committee on Agriculture to
Hear Evidence February 9Th.

Washington, Special.-Representa-
tive Burleson of Texas. SATURDAY. ap-
peared before the House committee
on agriculture i'll behalf of his bill
repeating the tax OH oleomargarine,
which tax, he asserted. was respon-
slble for the present high price of
buttre throughout the country.
Before this tax was imposed. Mr..
Burleson said. there was manufacture
ed annually 130.000,0O0 pounds of
oleOmar%arine which he charact eriZ-
ed as II pure and wholesome food pro-
duet and which sold for from II to
lS cents per pound. The price of
butter was then 20 and 80 cents per
pound.
The production of oleomar"arine
las been diminished 66 per cent. he
SAID. as result of the tax. and the
price of butter has gone up frum IS
10 60 cents Il pound.
Passage of the law was secured.
Mr.. Burleson charged, by the Ma
tional Dairy Union. and by .'S:un-
endous lobby which. it is said, ey-
pended vast sum of money"
Mr.. Burleson said that he rep
resented many associations Of cattle
growers, cotton seed cruShcrS asSocia-
tions, national retail grocer asSocia-
tions and Western and Southern
chambers of commerce in dcmand-
ing The repeal of the lax and the
lowering Of the price cf butter.
The House committee on a"ricul-
ture will hear evidence Oh February
9th.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-01-27
WEEK in CONGRESS.
Taft Gaining Support and Shows
Tact in Avoiding Clashes.

Washington, d. c., Special.-This
week probably will see the beginning
Of work by the joint special com
mittee which has been named to in
vestigate the subjects popularly
grouped together under the title of
1.-The Ballinger-Pinchot controversy.
and from now on this affair will oc-
cupy All increasingly conspicuous
position in the news of Congress.
The President S Federal incorpor-
alton bill is expected to have the
hardest Shedding of any measure in
his Legislative program. Land bills
and measures designed to carry on
the work of conserving natural re-
sources will receive careful attention
at the present session.
Activity. such as has seldom if ever
before been displayed by committees
SO early i'll the first regular session
Of a Congress, is now in evidence in
both wings of the Capitol. Although
there are practically three parties
the Irregular Republicans. the
insurgent' Republicans and the
EemocratS-maneuver for politi-
cal advantage, there are signs on
every hand that President Taft by
steering his characteristic middle
of-the-road' course, is daily gaining
supporters for his legislative pro-
gram.
When the House satisfies the selcc-
tion of Representative Graham the
investigation of the Ballinger-Pin-
chot controversy will begin in earnest
The committee consists of the follow
ing:
Senators-Knutc Nelson of Mime
sofa tchairman); Frank p. Flint of
California. George Sutherland of
ltalI, Elihu Root of New York.
Thomas II. Painter of Kentucky and
Duncan III. Fletcher. of Florida.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES W. Nc
Call Of Massachusetts. NJ. f.. Ohm
stead Of Pennsylvania. +. H. Madison
of Kansas, Edwin DENLY of Michi-
gan. Ollie James of Kentucky and
James NJ. Graham of Illonis.