The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1911-05-19

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| GENERAL NEWS ITEMS
Chicago, May l4.--Thomss Bsve.
ridge Patton, II year old, son Of J. A.
Patlen. ChIssgo's wheat king, died
this morning 81 Tuberculosis. He
would have inherited u 600, 900 when
y years u ass.
Washington, May 1.-THE supreme
court q The United States today ap-
proved the recent sentence Of contempt
imposed In the New York courts on 7.
q. Wilson, president Of United Wire.
lsss Telegraph Company, because Of
his refusal 10 permit an examination
u the cosnpany's books.
New York, May 1.-THE sudden
illness of Mrs Taft tonight brought the
president back TO New York from
Harrisburg, Pa. where he had gone
this morning to deliver IN address on
his way to Washington. Mrs. Taft
was taken III here late last night dur
Ing . banquet she attended with the
president. Her illness WAS described
~ . nervous attack similar TO that
which she had two years ago.
.
Washington. May 1.-THE value Of
wealth produced on farms Of the
United states was y, s2s, OOO, 600 In 1910
~ estimated by the department Of agri.
culture In . statement just Issued.
This 10 an increase Of sl04, 000, 900 over
1909. Texas, with her ten million
acres Of cotton, wrested from, Illinois
the honor Of being the first state In the
union Ia value Of principal farm crops
which aggregated 1894, 10000.
. 4.
Ridgeway, Pa May l6.-Four thous-
and men are fighting forest fires that
sre raging here and Williamsport.
Near Relovo, In Clinton county, where
the fires have been burning for three
days, 500 men have been battling the
flames since Saturday night and more
than ten thousand acres have been
over. The Ridgeway fire department
ct Arroyo, eight miles from here, were
called to protect the village and the
big tanneries from destruction. 1t is
reported that the town Is In imminent
danger today.
Washington, May Is. - The Stan.
dard OIL company Of New jersey and
its nineteen subsidiary corporations
were declared today by the supreme
court Of the United States TO be con.
sptracy and . combination In the re-
ssraIAt Of trade. II was also held 10 BE-
: monopoly. II iussrstats commerce 10
violation Of the Sherman anti-truss
law. The dissolution Of the conbIna-
ton wss ordered to take place within
the next six months and thus ended
the tremendous struggle Of the govern
,nent 10 legally stop . combination
that was claimed to be . menace to
the economic advancement Of the en-
tire country. The opinion Of the
court was announced by Chief Justice
| White and contained more than
twenty thousand words.
.
Washington, May Is. = Samuel
Gompers, president 81 the American
Federation Of Labor; John Mitchell,
vice president, aud Frank Morrison,
secretary Of the federation will not be
required 70 20 10 jail to serve sentences
Of FROM one year 10 six months for con.
tempt Of court. They were sentenced
In connection with the socalled boy
cotting cases Of the labor unions
against the Buck Stove aud Range
company. The decision Of the United
states supreme court today, The
opinion Was read BY Justice Lamar.
The charges Of contempt against
6omper., Mitchell aud Morrison, arose
out Of the bitter labor war between or.
canned labor aud the Buck Stove and
Range company u 81. Louis. The
concern had come Into the supreme
court Of the District Of Columbia, TO
prevent. by injunction, the American
Federation Of Labor aud its officials
from boycotting lis own products OF
the business Of tbOss Who dealt With u.