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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-05-30
HORSE THIEVES REPULSE
POSSE OF MASKED MEN
MRS. STARR WAS AN EFFICIENT
WIFE.
Member of Posse was Killed and Five
Wounded.

Porum, Okla, May 29-Standins in
the doorway Of his home here. Pony
Starr. assisted by George Davis, killed
one man and dangerously wounded
five others OF a masked posse. sup
posed to have been composed of thir-
ty members of the anti-horse thief
association today.
During the conflict STAIRS wife
stood by his side loading his guns
The posse rode up TO Stars home
To take Starr and DAVIS prisoners on
a charge Of cattle and horse steal
ing In the struggle which followed
STAIRS 7-year-old daughter, hearing
the firing. came running across a
field from a neighbours screaming al
the top of her voice that her mother
was being killed. In this field were q
number of the posse keeping up a
constant fire on the house, but the
child was unharmed.
The dead man is George Maxwell
a well known stock man. The wound
ed are all ranchers. Pony Starr was
reported to have been shot through
the breast. hut after repulsing the
posse he and Davis mounted theiI
horses. flourishing their revolvers
and boldly rode through the streets OF
Forum for the mountains south OF
town.
Their horses We're saddled an6
bridled by Mrs. Starr during the
fight, one of the posse firing foul
times at her. Becoming angry be-
cause he missed her he finally threw
the gun at her Mrs. Starr caught
the gun and fired twice at the own
er. who rode away as fast as ms
horse could carry him.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-05-30
NOT "SWAMP LANDS"
General Land Office Decides Palo
VERDE Case.

Washington d. C., May 29.-The
Palo Verde case. a 24-year-old dis
Pute between the state Of California
and more than one hundred claim
ants and involving approximately
100000 acres Of land. near Yuma. Ari-
ZOna. in the Colorado river valley,
California. was today decided by the
general land office in favor of the
claimants. The state has thirty days
10 appeal to the secretary Of the in
terror.
The issue was whether the lands
were swamp lands in 1850 when con-
gress gave California all the lands
within its bounds classed rs swamp
lands. on September 2s 1850. II was
decided they We're not swamp lands
then
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-05-30
AN EARLY.REP0RT
ON RECIPROCITY
A Belief Bill Will Be Brought in
Without Change.

Washington. May 29:-With the an
nouncement that the senate finance
committee, by taking Wednesday in
which to hear witnesses on Canadian
reciprocity could complete its labors
this week, the senate this evening
adjourned until noon Thursday.
Chairman PenrOse believes the
hearings can be closed when the COM
mittee rises Wednesday, but consider
alton of amendments to the reciproc-
ity bill may delay its report to the
senate until the first Of next week.
1t is Mr.. Penrose's hope that the bill
can be repOrted without CHANGE.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-05-30
CHARACTERISTIC TALK
OF Sen. JEFF DAVIS
Called to Order for Remarks in Lori
mer Debate.

Washington. May 29.-Declaring his
|conviction that Senator Lorimer had
personal knowledge Of corruption eXer-
cised in connection with his election.
Senator Jeff Davis in a speech in the
senate today said the Illinois senator
must be either a knave or an ass
The Arkansas senator said that only
a fool would have been ignorant of
what was going on i'm his behalf Mr.
Davis was called to order by the chair
for violating the rules of the senate.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-05-30
TURNED ON REBELS.
Mayol Will Attack Socialists at Tia
J=ana.

San Diego. May 29.-Colonel Mayol
and the Eighth battalion, comprising
about 800 infantry and few cavalry
men. have reached Ensenada, accord
ing to new advices brought here by the
steamer San Diego. which arrived this
afternoon.
1t is believed that Mayol will take
n part of his force and march against
Tia Juana. leaving a garrison large
enough to defend Ensenada in his
absence
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-05-30
FIGHT KNOCKED OUT
Bout Between Langfor6 and CaPoni
Stopped by Wisconsin Governor.

Kenosha, Wis, May 29.-The ten
round boxing contest scheduled Tor
tonight between Sam Langford of
Boston and Tony Caponi of Chicago
before the Kenosha Athletic club has
been called off upon orders from
Governor McGOvern.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-05-30
MISUSEO THE MAILS.
Conviction of President of the United
Wireless.

New York. May 29-Christopher
Columbus Wilson, president of the
United Wireless Telegraph company.
and his four associates were found
guilty today on four counts charging
misuse of the United States mails in
soliciting stock subscriptions.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-05-30

. ed In reality the decision was
nothing less than a deliberate eXem-
plificatiOn of the application of the
rule Of reason to "undisputed facts. s.
From the date Of the organization
Of the first combination the court
found that there was d purpose to
acquire domination over and COM
bination Of the tobacco trade not by
the mere eXertion of the ordinary
rights Of contract and trade. but by
methods devised in order to monOp-
olize the trade by driving competitors
out Of business. This purpose was
carried out ruthlessly according to the
court. upon the assumption that to
play upon cupidity of competitors
would make success possible.
Such action viewed in the light of
reason was regarded by the court as
violative Of the law On practically
every point which the government ap-
pealed from the decision of the lower
court it scored a victory today.
In the first place James b. Duke
and twenty other individual defend
ants are held to be parties to the
unlawful combination instead of be-
ing free from further responsibility in
the case as held by the court below.
Instead Of dismissing the point as
to the Imperial Tobacco company, the
sO-called British trust. and as to the
British American Tobacco company.
the creation of the two parent to-
bacco trusts" these two corporations
were held ts be co-operators in the
unlawful combination: so, too. was
the United Cigar Stores company, a
retail organization which has stores
throughout the country.
Unlike the Standard Oil company
which made no move for a rehearing.
William E. Perkins, as counsel for
the American Tobacco company ask
ed the court, after the announcement
of the decision for leave to present
petition and to stay the issuance
OF mandate for thirty days. The
request was granted. Shortly after
ward the court adjourned to next
October
History of Litigation.
The American tobacco corporations
were made the target of the second
big trust prosecution of recent
years. The first was the Standard
Z
the tobacco case was not so ex-
tensive as that i'm the Standard Oil
the two cases were before the supreme
court for consideration at the same
time
The attempt of tine government ia
dissolve the tobacco corporation as
violating the Sherman antitrust law
took shape in 1907. In that year. a
petition was filed in the United States
circuit court at New York The gov
ernment asked that the American To-
bacco company. its officers directors
and affiliated corporations. he pre-
vented and enjoined from restraining
hand mOnopolizing commerce in to-
I bacco.
The Genesis.
The restraints and the monopolies al
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-05-30
THE TOBACCO TRUST
ORDERED DISSOLVED
Unless Il Does So Within Eight Months There Will
Be Receiver
MOST SWEEPING VICTORY FOR THE GOVERNMENT

Though the Opinion Was Unanimous to the Illegal
ity of the Combination Justice Harlan Dissents from
Part of It Authorizing the Constituent Parts of the
Trust to Come Together in Another Shape Opinion
More Drastic Than in Standard Oil Case
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-05-30

legged by the government, were said
to have obtained by an intricate sys-
tenn of corporate organization. II be-
gan in 1890 when the first American
Tobacco company was orgarized. The
new company took over the business
of five independent cigarette con-
Germs.
In 1898 the Continental Tobacco
company was incorporated To take
over the plug tobacco business of the
American Tobacco company and that
of five Independent plug manufacture
ers.
In 1900 the American Snuff company
was organized tc take over the snuff
business of the American Tobacco
company, Of the Continental Tobacco
company. and of two other indepen-
dent manufacturers.
In 1901 the American Cigar COM
panv was incorporated To take over
the business of the American Tobac-
co company and other manufacturers
and sellers of cigars. cherOots and
stogies.
The Consolidated Organized.
In the same year the Consolidated
Tobacco company was Incorporated
to take over in exchange for its bonds
substantially all of the stock of the
American Tobacco company and the
Continental Tobacco company.
In 1903 the American Stogie COM
panv was incorporated to take over
the stogie business Of the American
Cigar company, the American To-
bacco company and the Continental
Tobacco company.
In 1904 the American Tobacco COM
many. the Continental Tobacco COM
many and the Consolidated Tobacco
company were merged into the pres
ent American Tobacco company.
An Accomplished PuProse.
The government claimed that All
these organizations We're created with
the definite purpose to destroy com
petition and that they accomplished
that purpose. Each step was at
tackled as a part Of an unlawful plan
whose development and progress was
CONTINUED on Page 81
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-05-30
IRONWORKERS INDICTED
ATTEMTED DYNAMIT|NG
ATTACK ON LOS ANGELES HALL
OF RECORDS.
Bill Returned Against Former Phoe
nix Boy.

Los Angeles, May 29.-Three men
We're indicted by the grand jury late
today on the charge of having at
tempted to destroy the county hall Of
records with dynamite last Septem-
ber. They are Bert II. Connors, Il
member of the Structural Iron Work
ers' union, the same organization of
which John J. Mcnamara is inter
national secretary; y. B. Maple, a
union iron worker, and +. Ira Bender,
president of the local union of black
smiths.
COnnors was already under arrest.
however, having been taken to Jail
two weeks ago with Mansell Parks
and Bender and Maple were taken
into custody in the court house cor
ridOr just after they had testified be-
fore the grand jury. Bail was fixed,
upon request of Assistant District At
torney Ray Horton, at $4,000 in each
case. There was no return against
Parks, who, according to the allega-
tions made by Maple and other union
men, was working under the direction
Of detectives connected with the dis
trict attorneys office. Parks, how
ever, was not released tonight
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-05-30

Maple spent several years of his
early life in Phoenix and before he
left a couple of years ago he had
managed to get into a great deal of
trouble. He was an overgrown, good
natured youth, with a tendency toward
toughness. He served for a short
time on the police force, whence he
was discharged, principally for lack
of Judgment Not long after that he
was arrested for burglary, breaking
into the N G.. A. armory. He served
a short time in the county Jail for
that. the charge having been modi-
fled. He went to Los Angeles, where
he was next heard of in connection
with the attempt on the hall of rec
ords He was taken into custody at
that time, but no charge was lodged
against him.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-05-30
sTATEHooD'S NEXT STOP.

Washington, D. c., May 2e-
(SpeciaD-The senate committee
on territories will hold a meet
inq next Friday to consider the
statehood resolution.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-05-30
The Genesis.

The restraints and the monopolles al
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-05-30

FOR SALE-Four-room brick and
screen sleeping room, modern. close
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S2,15O. E. E. PASCoE,
11o North Center ST.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-07-08
NO SHOOTING OF BIRDS
PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS

Americas gunners and sportsmen
will watch with interest bill just in
troduced in the legislature for the pro-
lection of game birds, the ruthless
slaughter of which, and utter disre
gard for exiting game laws" to which
no attention whatever is paid, threaten
the extinction of cartridges and doves.
The Hobbs bill makes it unlawful for
any person to shoot, trap, kill, en-
snare, net or destroy in any manner
any wild turkey, pheasant, partridge,
quail, doves, marsh hen or snipe for
five years after passage of this act
After five years from the passage Of
this act it shall be lawful to shoot
and kill any of the above game be
tween November 81 and February 1 of
each year for five years. 1t shall be
unlawful to bait and field for birds
at any season of the year, and any vic
lation of the same shall be a INSIDE
meanor and punishment as a misde-
meanor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-07-08
HE WANTED TO KNOW.

The little Jap was curious, says the
Metropolitan Mazagine.
There are many things wish 10
know" she said. What is a son of Z
sea biscuit?"
Mercy sakes! Where'd you hear
such talk?"
1.-THE man who digs clans said it to
Matthew Blake when he ran into his
dory. And 1 forgot to ask Matthew
if he was"
Its just their sailors talk, child.
And don't you go sayin' such things
Very we'll, I will not. It's a diff
ficalty to know what is an impolite-
ness. But there are other things
wish to learn" He gazed at his toes,
dabbling them in the water. MAT
thew Blake asked this to me the 9th
er day, and l could not make answer:
If R-O-X do not spell rocks what
does it spell?'"
That's just a catch, child-a
game"
81 do not like that kind of catch
game. 1t makes me ache in the head
by thinking of it. If l ache in the
legs when 1 walk, and ache in the
head when I think, why do | not ache
in the nose when | breathe?"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-07-08
MOLDED BY CIRCUMSTANCES.

Yoshio Markino in McClure's tells
the following anecdote of his literal
mindedness:
lat the grammar school l used to be-
lieve all that l was taught But very
often | made an awful misunderstand-
ing. For instance, our Reader said I:
THE human nature is just like the
water. If you put the water into a
square vessel the water will become
square; and if you put it into round
vessel it will have a round shape.
Boys and girls. therefore, you must
choose your friends"
No sooner than the school hour Was
over, | ran to my neighbor who had a
newly born baby. I told the mother
Don't put your baby in hard fiat
bed; her figure will become fiat"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-07-08
TIME FOR HIM TO LEAVE.

a Philadelphia clergyman who is
something of wag tells this story
on another minister, with whom he re-
Gently attended a convention in Wash
ington, says the Philadelphia Times.
The conductor on a street car on
which we were riding one day." he
said, "was most apparently of Eng
lish birth. We had hardly seated our
selves when I was attracted by his
pronunciation,
"Haitch street. he called shortly
after we were seated.
eli, was the next call Then fol-
lowed u and X At this juncture my
companion got up.
"T'm going to get off here" he
said. 4 can't stay to hear the next.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-07-08
ATE R-SUPPER TALKS
WITH CYNTHIA GREY

Old Maid, Il thought the family had
no means"
They have not; they only had one
friend with a fund of sentiment.
"Ah," said the Old Maid, Il am so
glad; sentiment is splendid though it
causes it's possessor so much misery"
The Cheerful Idiot took a long pull
at his cigar.
You are mistaken" he said
thoughtfully; sentiment causes much
happiness; sentimentality causes mis-
cry to everybody; one acts, the other
cries."
You are a stupid idiot" said the
Old Maid, as he iounced down the
street. 80,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-07-08
The Difference Between Sentiment
and Sentimentality.

1 he UIHeTenCe DctNtcH COnInOHs
and Sentimentality.
Come over to Stones said the
Cheerful Idiot to the Old Maid; The
has lust been hurt at the factory. Mrs.
Stone is in bed with the baby and
there is no one to help and no mon
.ey"
The Old Maid burst into tears.
Il can't come" she declared, Il am
so sympathetic; can't endure to see
people suffer"
But you are needed; someone must
sit up tonight. The children have to
have supper, and poor Stone may lose
his arm"
How dreadful" said the Old Maid,
"but l would not be any use at all.
You will have to get some hardened
person, some one without sympathy.
feel so bad / shall not be any good
for the rest of the day. I'll go over
in the morning and take some flowers.
No doubt lots of the neighbors will
come in
perhaps So" said the Cheerful Id
lot dryly, perhaps some of them are
not weakened by a. over-supply Of
sympathy" and he went down the
street whistling.
How brutal men are" said the Old
Maid to herself as he disappeared.
Next day she called at the afflicted
home with a handful of flowers. The
Cheerful Idiot met her at the door.
Hello" he said cheerfully, come
in, but for heavens sake stop crying,
you are as cheerful as a spell of
whooping cough"
The Old Maid touched the hands of
the sick with her gloved finger tips,
she shrank from poor Stones bandag
ed stump of an arm and hurried out
into the air.
Il declare" she exclaimed to the
Cheerful Idiot on the doorstep, 4
shall not get over the memory of this
distress for days. How can you smoke
that horrid cigar when those people
are in such trouble, and you look as
cheerful as if you were pleased"
81 am pleased; l am smoking the
cigar to keep awake; l was up all
night; but everything is all right.
Stones company will take care of him
until he is on his feet, a good nurse
will be here to-day and"
How did it all happen?" asked the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-07-08
FIT ONLY TO EAT.

A woman in one of the factory
towns of Massachusetts recently
agreed to take charge of a little girl
while her mother, a seamstress, went
to another town for a days, work,
says Lippincotts.
The woman with whom the child
had been left endeavored to keep her
contented, and among other things
gave her a candy dog, with which she
played happily all day. At night the
dog had disappeared, and the woman
inquired whether it had been lost
mot, it amt lost" the little girl an
swered. 81 kept it most all day, but
it got so dirty that l was ashamed to
look at it; so / ct it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-07-08
KING EDWARDS CRIME.

The French Premier, NJ Monis, is
the proprietor of brandy of which
he is very proud, says the London
Journal. The story goes that once
when King Edward and the late Gen
Galliffet were dining together, Edward
drank his portion off at one gulp. Gal
liffet, connoisseur. started. Sire" he
exclaimed, you have committed a
crime!"
King Edward laughed.
"Why?" he asked
Brandy like that" was the reply,
should be savored. You should lift
it gently, pass it under your nose, 9n
JOY the aroma, and then put it back
on the table"
"And after that?" the King said.
after that, sire, talk about it."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-07-08
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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-04-13
PREYED ON MILLIONAIRE.
Woman's Alleged Artifice to Get Pos
session of Robert Hoes
Papers.

New York.-The strategy by which
Mrs. Margaret Johnson Brown-J ohns,
the most beautiful woman in Ken
tucky,' is alleged to have obtained
possession of securities worth about
100000 from the etate of Robert Hoe.
millionaire printing press manufacturer.
is disclosed in an amended answer
which the executors of the Hoe estate
secured permission from Supreme Court
Justice Platzek to serve.
The executors charge that Mrs.
Johns, having obtained by fraudulent
means assignments of securities from
Hoe to herself, went to the persons
having in charge Hoe property after
his death and told them she came to
look at the papers with the knowledge
of the sons of Robert Hoe and threat
ened that unless she was given access
to the box, she would report the matter
to the Hoes. Then she was permitted
to take certain papers from the boxes.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-04-13
Oxford Crew Wins.

misunderstanding men took their
defeat Saturday in the annual boat race
with Oxford with less good grace than
usual. With six veterans in their boat
to three for Oxford, the Cantabs
counted upon their crew to stem the
dark blues tide of victory. The Cam
bridge oarsmen performed splendidlv.
but it was the irony of fate that the
oxonians should prove stronger than
expected and win the race in the record.
breaking time of IS minutes 30 seconds
10 seconds faster than the four and a
half miles from Putney to Mort Lake
were ever rowed before. More than
100000 people witnessed the race. in.
Guiding the prince of Wales and his
brother, Prince Albert.