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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
TAFT PUTS STOP TO RUMORS
WILL NOT ATTACK CORPORA
TIoNS INDIScRIMINATELY.
After Talk with James J. Hill Presi-
dent Puts Quietus on Sensational
Market Stories.

Neutrality-suspicious. his re-
ported crusade against corporations
President Taft Tuesday made public
the following statement:
mo statement was issued, either
from the attorney generals office or
the White House, indicating that the
purpose of the administration with
reference to prosecutions under the
antitrust law is other than as set
forth in the message Of the president
of January Z, 1910.
Sensational statements as IL there
were to be a new departure and an
indiscriminate prosecution of import
ant industries have no foundation.
THE purpose of the administration
is exactly as already stated in the
presidents message"
The statement was issued after the
president had talked with James j.
Hill, railway magnate, and had re-
ceived information that prices were
crumbling in New York under the
various reports published.
New York.-Reports Of the govern
ment's antitrust program and the
belief that the government would win
the decisions expected in the Amert-
can Tobacco and Standard Oil cases
before the supreme court caused a
flood of liquidating sales which broke
prices severely in all directions and
caused great disorder In trading.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
WRAPPED IN
DEEP DARKNESS
BoULEVARoS OF FRENCH cAPE.
TAI PRESENT A GLOOMY
SIGHT.
MISERYAND DISTRESS INCREASES
Martial Law Prevails In the Sub
merged Districts to Prevent Pill
Laying Of Shops and Residences
River Seine Has Fallen 151a Inches.

Paris.-The fall Of the Seine has
only measured 1512 inches, and at this
rate it would require a fortnight for
the river to reach its normal level.
Fortunately, tidings from the flooded
sections above Paris give hope of a
more rapid subsidence.
The Champs Elysees, ordinarily a
pathway of brilliant light, had hand
lanterns strung along the curbs. The
usually gay boulevards were wrapped
in silence and darkness.
The restaurants and cafes were re-
duced to dim candles and Venetian
lamps. Most Of the theaters were
closed, but the Comedie Franchise,
with both its electricity and heat gone,
was open, Jules Claretie. the manager,
explaining to the meager audience be-
fore the curtain rose that he consider
ed the national theater of France
should not close its doors.
The soldiers have orders to give
short shrift to criminals caught loot
ing. Thus far there have been no such
cases within the city, but the danger
is great, as the French usually keep
their money and valuables in their
homes. Outside of Paris, however,
many deplorable instances of looting
have been reported.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
~CROPE THROUGH A CRACK"
Uncle Eph Had at Least One Idea Of
How His Hogs Might Have
Got Away.

Uncle Ephraim had two hogs, which
be kept in a pen at the rear end of his
little lot. They were of the razor
back" variety and although they were
fed bountifully with kitchen waste,
it seemed impossible to put any fat
on their attenuated frames. One morn
ing when he went out to feed them
they were not there. They had dis
appeared. leaving no clew to the man
ner in which they had made their es-
cape.
What's the matter, Uncle Eph"
inquired neighbor, noticing the deep
detection with which the old man was
looking down into the empty pen.
my hawgs is done gone, sah," he
answered.
"Stolen?"
mo, sab. don't see no signs dat
anybody tuck EN-"
did they climb out over the top"
mo, dey couldn't a done dat"
How do you think they got away?"
We'll, sah," said Uncle Ephraim,
my 'pinion is dat dem hawgs kind O.
raised deirselves up on aidge an crope
through a crack."-Youth's Com
panion.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
INDICT II FOR CONSPIRACY
Chicago Officials and Others Are
Charged with Defraudlng City
Out of 1884, 900.

Chicago.-Paul Redieske, former
deputy commissioner of public works !;
Michael McGovern, contractor; Otto
Neihof, his secretary; Richard Burke
and John McNichols, inspectors for
the city, were indicted by the grand
jury on charges Of conspiracy to OBJ
tain money by false pretenses and
three other offenses in connection
with the construction of the Lawrence
avenue sewer
In addition to these the following
were also indicted: Ralp Bonnell,
engineer, who o. KID the work on the
sewer; Joseph Maher, city sewer in.
spector; ]. c. Parks, assistant city
engineer; Max Languth, superintend.
ent for McGovern, and Robert Green,
foreman for McGovern.
The men are charged in the true
bill with having obtained $254,00O
from the city through the conspiracy,
There are four counts in the indict.
ment.
The bond of McGovern and Redieske
was fixed at $4,000 each, and those
Of the other indicted men at $4,000
each. They are specifically accused OF
conspiring to defraud the city by lay.
ing but one-sixth of the concrete and
brick work called for in the contract
for the construction of the sewer.
The indictment was the sequel OF
weeks of investigation by States At
torney Wayman and his aids and was
voted after several stormy scenes in
the grand jury room.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
THRILLERS IN
BALLINGER PROBE
Sensational Developments Expected
to Follow GriIing of
CLAWS.

Washington.-Whe the cross-eXam.
ination of Louis r. CLAWS is resumed
before the Ballinger-Pinchot congress
sional investigation it is expected that
some new and striking features Will be
brought out in regard to the charges
which have been made against various
individuals by Mr. CLAWS in his testi.
mony before the committee.
Representative McLachlin, of Cali.
fornia, and Kinkaid, of Nebraska, who
were interested in certain Alaskan
coal claims, according to testimony
given by Mr.. CLAWS, either personally
or through friends of the investigating
committee, will put Mr.. CLAWS, it is
believed, through a gruelling eXamina-
ton, in an effort to free themselves
from all taint of suspicion.
Just what angle the cross-eXamina-
ton will take has not been disclosed
by those who are preparing to take an
active part in the proceedings, but the
belief is general that some vigorous
statements are likely to be made and
some important developments in the
situation brought to light.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
"SoCIETY OF THE BANANA"
Existence Of Organization Is Developed
at Trial of Ohio "5lack Hand"
Prisoners.

Toledo.-That there was an or
ganization known as the Society Of
Banana, with rules and regulations
prescribing horrible penalties for dis
obedience of its mandates was shown
in the federal court during the BLACK
Hand" trial.
Most of the session was taken up
with the reading of documentary evil
dence to the jury.
Included in the mass OF documents
were BLACK Hand" letters to pros.
pective victims, receipts for money ex-
torted, letters, kilograms and other
communications between the men who
are now on trial.
Many of the letters demand various
sums, ranging from $500 to $4,000,
under penalty of death If the demand
Is not complied with.
Among the important documents ad-
mitted Is a book found in Joe Lima 8
safe, Marion, in which are the rules
and regulations of the Society OF the
Banana" together with a list OF the
lSembers for central Ohio. This list in
cludes the names of all the defendants
and a number Of others.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
CLAWS ASSGILS BALLINGER
DECLARES THE SECRETARY
TRIED TO STOP PROBE.
Told to Get Men "Hisher Up" and
Then Ordered to Let Up,
He Says.

Washington.-When the Ballinger-
Pinchot inquiry was resumed Friday
all the members of the investigating
committee, together with Mr.. Pinchot
and his dismissed assistants of the
forest service, were promptly on hand
Secretary Ballinger was not present.
Attorney Brandeis, representing
CLAWS, presented to the committee a
long list of papers and documents to
be introduced in evidence, and list
of witnesses to be summoned.
The attorney said he also wanted to
call attention to certain letters which
showed the part Mr.. Ballinger played
as commissioner in directing the in
quiry. His purpose in this, he said,
was to indicate that President TAFT
and Attorney General Wickersham
were mistaken when they reached the
stated conclusion that Mr.. Ballinger's
participation in the matter had been
merely formal"
CLAWS told of visit to Washington
in December, 1907, when he took up
with officials OF the land Office the
subject of the claims. He told Mr..
Schwartz that people in Seattle were
saying that there would be no further
investigation of the claims in Alaska
and that the patents would be granted.
After his interview with Mr..
Schwartz CLAWS was conducted to Bal.
linger's office and as result of his
visit to Washington and the story he
told was Immediately placed in charge
of all the Alaska cases.
What did you say to Commissioner
Ballinger?"
II told him l thought we could can
eel all the Alaska claims; that lot
of wellknown people had formed a
pool and that the evidence would
prove it."
What did Mr.. Ballinger say to
your"
He said a number of the claimants
were friends and former business as.
sociates of his and that there had
been a lot of talk that they would get
their patents.
"'Now, Claws he said to me, when
you get back TO Seattle, want you to
let it be publicly known that you have
started this investigation and that
want it to be thorough No matter
whom it hurts, you are to go right
after them, whether they are friends
of mine or not"
CLAWS said he went back to work
happy and satisfied that there was to
be thorough investigation and that
he had worried unnecessarily about a
scandal.
CLAWS declared that December 13
1907, he had his interview with Com
missioner Ballinger. January Z, 1908
less than a month after he had been
directed to make the investigation, q
letter was addressed to him by Mr.
Ballinger stating that the Cunningham
claims had been "clear-listed" from
the investigating division for patent
January %, 1908, CLAWS sent tele'
gram and letter protesting against the
clear-listing of the claims and they
were withdrawn and sent back to the
Investigating division.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
HARD TO DROP
But Many Drop 1t.

A young Calf wife talks abor.t coffee:
1T was hard to drop Mocha and
lava and give Postum trial, but my
nerves were so shattered that l was
a nervous wreck and of course that
means all kinds of ails.
"At first I thought bicycle riding
caused it and gave it up, but my con-
iltion remained unchanged. did not
want to acknowledge coffee caused the
trouble for was very fond of it. At
that time a friend came to live with
us, and I noticed that after he had
been with us week he would not
drink his coffee any more. asked him
the reason. He replied, I have not had
headache since left off drinking cof-
fee, some months ago, till last week.
when began again, here at your table.
don't see how anyone can like coffee,
anyway, after drinking Postum!'
II said nothing, but at once ordered
package of Postum. That was five
muuths ago, and we have drank no
coffee since, except on two occasions
when we had company, and the result
each time was that my husband could
not sleep, but lay awake and tossed
and talked half the night. We were
convinced that coffee caused his suffer.
ing, so he returned to Postum, con-
vinced that coffee was an enemy, in
stead of friend, and he is tro15'ed
no more with insomnia.
II, myself, have gained 8 pounds in
weight, and my nerves have ceased to
culver. 1t seems so easy now to quit
coffee that caused our aches and ails
and take up Postum"
Read the little book, "The Road to
Wellville," in pkgs. There's a Reason" I"
Ever read the above lettert A new
one appears from, time to time. They
are genuine trues and full Of human
Interest.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03

grew stronger, and within three months
] was perfectly well woman.
81 want this letter made public to
show the benefit women may derive
from Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound."-Mrs. JOHN G.. MoLDAN,
2115 Second St., North, Minneapolis,
Minn.
Thousands of unsolicited and genu-
ine testimonials like the above prove
the efficiency of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, which is made
exclusively from roots and herbs.
Women who suffer from those dis
tressing ills peculiar to their sex should
not lose sight of these facts or doubt
the ability Of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound to restore their
health.
IfyOu want special advice write
to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass
SheWill NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
confidential. For 20 years she
has been helping sick women i'm
this way, free of charge. Don't
hesitate write at once.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
PRIMARY BILL is PASSED
Daley Measure, with Blanket Ballot
Plan, Goes Through Senate
by Vote of % to 13.

Springfield, Ill-By a vote of 2S to
13, the state senate Tuesday passed
the Daley primary bill with the Glib
son blanket ballot amendment.
In the debate preceding the passage
of the Daley bill the Gibson amend
ment. providing for the blanket bal
lot, was the chief topic.
The passage of the measure was
marked by considerable discussion
and there was much explaining Of
votes.
Twenty-six votes we're needed to
pass the bill in the senate. On the
first roll call and before the absentees
were called 26 votes were recorded in
the yea" column.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
ZEIGLER MINE TO REOPEN
CoIIiery Which Has Been Closed
Since Disastrous Explosion Changes
Ownership for 100000.

Duquoin, Ill. - Local coal oper-
ators have been notified that the
famous Letter coal property in Frank
lin county east of here has changed
hands. An eastern corporation, it is
said, has purchased the property
which is composed Of the famous
Letter mine, the town of Zeigler and
about 10000 acres Of coal lands. The
consideration is $S,O0O,0OO. The new
company is to open the mine in the
near future and put it in shape for op-
Grafton. The mine at Zeigler has
been sealed up since early in 1908
when % men were killed in an explo-
sion. Eight of the bodies are still in
the mine.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
sWoPES DIED FROM POISON
Attorney for MiIIionaire's Heirs Re.
ceIves Telegram That Psychologists
Have Completed Analysis.

Kansas City, Mo. - Col. Thomas
H. Swope, multi-millionaire, and Chris.
man Swope, his nephew, died from
strychnine poisoning. This infor,
nation was contained in a telegram
received from Chicago by John G. Pax,
ton, private attorney for the Swope
heirs. Mr.. Paxton will leave for Chi
cago to return Immediately with the
official report Of the toxicologists, who
for the past ten days have been max.
ing an anlysis Of the vital organs of
the two men. No arrests are expected
until next week.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
B. & O. MAY HAVE A STRIKE
Trainmen and Conductors Threaten to
Quit Because Company Refuses to
Grant Their Demands.

New York. - The trainmen and
conductors on the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad threaten to go on strike,
Their demands for increase in part
have been refused, the officials Of the
road declaring that under no circum-
stances will they accede to the de-
mands of the men.
There is, however, slight hope that
something will intervene to prevent a
rupture between the company and the
employees when the two big chiefs Of
the brotherhoods go to Baltimore to
do all in their power to avert a strike.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
NAVY BOYC0TTS BIG TRUST
Department Purchases Its Plug To.
bacco from ar Independent
Virginia Concern.

Washlngton.-The navy depart
ment emphasized the fight of the
government against the tobacco trust
by making it's purchase of plug tobacco
from the Booker Company of Lynch.
burg, Va, concern not affiliated with
the tobacco trust. The contract made
by the navy department with the in
dependent concern was for 10000
pounds at 351s cents per pound.
1t was stated that, even If the trust.
In order to make the point, had putt in
bids less than 35k cents per pound,
the government would not have dealt
with it.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
twentieth Century Is Wrecked.

Utica, N. Y.-The engine of the New
York Central Twentieth Century lin
tied, the 1S-hour train from Chicago
to New York, was overturned a quar-
ter of a mile west of st. townsville
Tuesday. 1t slid 800 feet before it
stopped Under the engine pits Fire,
man Handville of Syracuse was
crushed beyond recognition. The en-.
gineer, John Scanlon Of Fort Hunter.
attempted to leap when the engine
LETT the rails, but was caught between
the engine tender and cut and crushed
in a terrible manner.
Most of the passengers were thrown
from their berths and some were
slightly injured.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
Latest Coffee Roaster.

The latest coffee roaster has a sta
tionary inner cylinder and rotating
outer one of perforated steel, with
space between for the coffee beans,
and blades to insure thorough mixing
and even roasting. Heat is applied to
the inner cylinder by electric current.
For sampling the roasting, a small
cup is so arranged that on pressing
knob three or four beans are thrown
out without stopping the cylinder
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03

Two hours after getting a divorce
in Nevada the woman in the case
married again, and the Judge granting
the divorce was highly incensed at
what he termed making farce of the
courts. says the Baltimore American.
But then, interested citizens can hard,
ly be expected to take better care of
the dignity of the courts than the
Judges themselves.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
MUST SETTLE FOR HER FURs
Court Rules Divorced Wife Of Howard
Gould Must Pay Bill for
$3,165.

New York.-Katherine Clemmons
Gould will have to pay $3.165
for the furs and millinery she
purchased from one firm, although she
claimed the purchases were made be-
fore the separation and that Gould
should pay the bill. A supreme court
jury found verdict against Mrs.
Gould for the entire amount claimed.
with interest. Mrs. Gould receives
$4,000 alimony a year from Howard
Gould
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03

Cleveland theatrical reform In the
matter of preventing people from dis
turbing the auditors by struggling In
during the first act looks like a reac-
tion to primitive principles, says the
Pittsburg Dispatch. Presently some
backwoods city will be advancing the
idea that theaters and operas are not
conducted for the purpose of holding
conversaZiones in the boxes.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
Cohen Back In Prison.

Philadelphia. - Ferdinand Cohen,
the hotel waiter, who left this
city with Roberta B de Janon, the
young heiress, and was arrested in
Chicago on charge of abduction, was
given a hearing and again committed
to prison without bail to await trial
on a charge of kidnapping.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
subway Employees Get Increase.

New York.-On account Of the in
crease in the cost Of living Theodore
P. Ghonts, president of the Inter
borough announced Friday an increase
in wages for 5000 subway and elevat
ed railroad employees to take effect
February /.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03

While one astronomer declares that
there are no canals on Mars, another
asserts the planet has 600 and that
the Martians are still digging. There
being no way to decide. the lay world
can take whichever view it pleases. In
the meantime. all present energy on
the subject is needed in the perfecting
of the one canal we have here.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
Frank A, BurreIle Dies at Sea,

New York.-A wireless dispatch
brought the news that Frank A. Bur
relle, pioneer in the press-clipping
business, died at sea last Tuesday
on the way from Costa Rica to New
Orleans.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03

The Chinese tongs are getting about
as lively in murderous way as the
Italian Black Hand 1t is about time
that the abuse of this nations hospi.
tality by foreign assassination So
cieties was checked by little more
care IN opening the door of our op-
portunitjes to undesirable immigrants.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
.lunns boa Eeet to nsath.

Spring Valley, Ill.-Louis Brazetti,
aged SO, an Italian miner, committed
suicide Wednesday by leaping into the
shaft of No. mine where he worked
for over twenty years. His body
struck the bottom Of the shaft, 603
feet below, and was mashed to pulp
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03

A school is to be opened on Long
Island to train girls to be good wives
and housekeepers. Now a correspond.
ing school should follow to train young
men to be good husbands and pro,
Viders
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
Taft Sends $50 for Dixie School

Atlanta, Ga.-One of the latest
donors to the fund being raised for
the development of the industrial de-
partment' of Morris Brown college, a
negro institution here, is President
Taft, who sent his check for $50 to
the president of the institution.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
Gusts Premier, Ends Blot.

ST. Petersburg.-Advices from Box.
hara say that the emir has dismissed
the prime minister who was declared
by the warning factions to be the
cause of the religious conflicts be.
tween the Sunnites and the Shiahs.
Peace has been made.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
Ex.sIava Is Dead at 11a.

Elyria. O.-"Uncle" John Ramsey
119 years old, known as the oldest
person in Ohio, died at the county in
frmary near here Thursday. Ramsey
was slave and escaped ten years be
fore the civil war.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
consular SURGEON Transferred.

Annoy, China.-A. d. Foster, sur
geon of the Marine hospital here, who
was appointed American vice-consu,
In this city last Ocotober, has been
transferred to Hongkong.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
Women Gain Concession.

New York.-For the first time in
the history of Columbia university
women are to be admitted to the
courses in law and medicine. They
will be received at the summer ses.
sion which opens in July.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
Woman Shoots Intruder.

GAINESVILLE, O.-Frightened by the
presence of a strange man in her
kitchen, Mrs. Andrew Roy, wife of a
miner, Wednesday shot him twice. He
will die. The man had wandered
about the neighborhood for days.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03

A convict in a Minnesota prison has
succeeded in growing a mammoth
lemon. AS if those of the ordinary
size handed out day after day to un-
willing recipients were not large
enough!
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03

An airship expedition is to be sent
TO discover the north pole under the
auspices of the kaiser himself. Fail
ure to locate that locality will there.
fore, be in the nature of lese majestic,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
EnIarulno Hartman Mansion

Arden, N. Y.-A large force of car
penters and artisans has been put to
work on the Hartman estate here and
the construction of a new wing to
the big mansion planned by the late
magnate has been begun.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03

Whenever 1t happens that there is
no great question demanding immedi,
ate solution it is always possible to
renew the discussion as to the exist.
ence of canals on Mars.