davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1920-03-22

gal phrase with an historical meaning
entirely different to that employed n or
binary language. In substance it is "a
state of mind depraved, devoid of all the
senses of social duties, and fatally bent
on evil', Foods Criminal Law JUS
tice Stephens before all the judges Of
England uttered the following dictum:
Mems rea, Lguilty mind means in the
case of murder, Malice aforethought.
ERGO, where mere Is no mems rea', nc
maIIce afoeeth0ught, no real intent or
constructive i%nCeas, there is no murder
within the meaning OF the law
Voluntary manslaughter is murder
committed Intentionally in the heat of
passion which was occasioned by great
provocation. On this score Mr.. Justice
ChrlStiancy, a man famous the world
over for his knowledge OF criminal law,
in handing down a decision before the
Supreme Court Of Michigan emphasized
that the pa Ssions must be aroused, the
temper rutied, the proyccation great,
2nd the killing the direct cause of the
prOvOcatio0 to render a murder volun-
try manslalgnter. Without each and
every OF tu2Se causes, says Chris
tiancy, there can be no voluntary man
slaughter.
Involuntary manslaughter is the killing
OF a human being in doing an unlawful
act not in itself sufficient TO furnish the
implied malice necessary in law to render
the act murder.
What is an unlawful act that is net
sufficient to furnish constructive malice?
Disregard everything else and take
negligence. Can mere negligence be
an unlawful act? Yes. The cases are
numerous which show the various kinds
Of careless ess or inattentiOn that are
construed as negligence in law, The
courts hold that turning a vicious and
dangerous animal bose, driving an
automobile at reckless speed in public
places, Operating defective machin-
cry, N'sleeping at a switch, failing 20
turn it in time, thereby occasioning the
loss of life, limb, and property of hun
dreds or thousands, being RECKLESS
when in charge of a common carrier,
constitutes negligence. A commo car
rier is one who by virtue of his calling,
and as "a regular business, III dertakes
to transport persons or commodities
from place to place Fuller Y. Bradley,
Is Pa. 1906. On all these fast-travel-
ling machines there is a working limit"
set by law; based upon the endurance Of
the average human being and even in
the absence of expressed law, there
is some called equity which says that
the endurance OF human beings must
be taken in consideration everywhere.
Whether to nod while driving a truck
, 1920-03-22
Is Il Misadventure?
THE COURT ONLY HAS THE POW.
Err TO DECIDE
And We Have Absolute Confidence an
The Court.
BY R. H. AMPHLETT LEADER.

BY r.. Il. AMPHLETT LEADER.
THE OCCURRENCE.
A motor truck belonGing to the Central
Factory taking canes 10 La Grange and
driven by Mr.. Milton Jacobs, a property
owner and resident OF C~hristiansted, col
lided with a low cart in which ,wo per-
sons, a nan and a woman, 1ere driving.
'he man ret his death; the woman es-
capped without any injury. Tbs took
place early Thursday morning in the
vicinity of WnaeI-of-F0ttuna where the
road is narrower than in most places.
THINGS IN JACOBS FAVOUR.
When one gets in trouble Wi h the
law" there are TWO factors to be re exon
ed with and these factors are entirely
apart from the trouble" what yer ma
ture it might be. The factors are
THINGS AGAINST and THINGS FOR.
Let US mention just a few THINGS
FOR Jacobs. He has an excellent char
acter as a citizen He is sober, industri-
Gus, and one OF the most hard working
men. He is highly respected and es-
teened by the entire community. He
has served in the Militia; was %pronoted
to the rank Of corporal; and given COM
mand of ''outpOsts' to assist the police
in locating da gerous characters. He
detestS cri ne of every shape or form.
AS a cbauff eur he has a record second to
none in the e parts, and has, by special
requests, driven more prominent people
calling at Chis island than any other
chauffeur. All these things, and more,
stand to Nj. Jacobs credit in his ''trou-
BILE with thu law"
1t is not oar function to pass Judgment
in this or in any other case-that is for
the Court; out he law not only gives US
the right 0 privilege communication"
on public matters, but all courcs and
American Legal lights desire to see such
privilege communications" as they
show that the press and people have
NOR than a passing interest liz the
greatest power for good or evil on earth
law" {See Hatch Y Lane, l05 Mass.
344).
MURDER DEFINED.
Homicide is the killing of a human be
ing by a human being. it is Of two kinds.
% %jus5ifia BILE or excusable las in self
defeose), and (2) felonious. Felonious
homicide is homicide without justification
and is either (1) murder, or ~ man
slaughter, MahsIaughter is again divided
into T2] voluntary, or fb] involuntary.
Let US consider thes? terms briefly. Muir
der is homicide with malice afOre-
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14
kunor of Sealing Down
German Currency Denied

LONDON, Dec 12-At the wool auc-
reAcy notes have lately been troubled
by rum ors that the German govern
mont planned to call in all such paper
for stamping, giving rise to the SUP
position that possibly a scaling down
Of the currency was contemplated. The
New York agent Of one of the large
German banks cablcd to Berlin to
check up on the report and yesterday
advices were received to the effect that
the story was without basis.
The cable received said: "In conse-
quence of several American inquiries
lregarding the German governments
intention to have notes held abroad
stamped, we are informed from au-
thoriative official quarters that the
rumor is absolutely unfounded." A
banker with German connections osti-
mates that upward Of a billion marks
worth Of German money is held in this
country by folk who bought it for a
speculation.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14
1920 Cotton Crop
Nearly l3,000,OOO :
Bales Is Z Forecast
Total Production 10 Exceed
Last Years by More 'Than
100000 Bales, Ac.
cordins TO U. S. Estimate

WASHINGTON, Dec l9.-Cotton pro-
duction this year is larger than that Of
any YEAR since 1914, when the countrv's
record crop was grown The final
estimate Of the crop announced TO-DAY
by the Department Of Agriculture
placed production at i ,997 GOO bales,
exclusive Of linters.
PRODUCTION last year was 1920, O,763
5ales' 3a,': of 800 pounds gross weight; in
i9l6 1t was l2.040.532 bales, and in 1917
1t was ll.3o2.375 bales. In computing
gross weight bales allowance is made
for 47s.3 pounds Of lint and 217 pounds
Of bagging and tics.
Projection this Year by states in 500
pound bales follows:
Virginia, 10000; North Carolina.
$4,000; South Carolina. $4,000; Ceor-
gla, 100000; Florida, $4,000; Ala
bama, 100000; Mississippi, SIS. 5.0oO:
LOUISIANA, $4,000; Texas, 4,200. coo;
Arkansas, 100000; Tennessee. 3l0.
600; Missouri, $4,000; Oklahoma.
100000; California, 10000; Arizona
10000, and all other states, 1900.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14
Mexican Eagle
Witsl6}r:ayvs From
Oil Association
Resignation May Not BE Ac-
cepled; May WidemBrcacl.
Between American and
British Interests in Mexico

ANNOUNCEMENT Yesterday that tae
Mexican Eagle Oil Conpanv. con-
trolled by the Royal Dutch -Srcll group,
mad resigned from membership IN The
Association Of on Producers in Mex
ico was regarded by local oil men IS
another development which may widen
the breach between American and Brit
lsh interests operating in Mexico. first
preclp tated by the alleged Wholesale
Granting of concessions along Mexican
waterways in the last days Of the De la
HuertA regime.
Officials of the Association of Oil
Producers admitted that the Mexican
Eagle Company had rendered it's res e.
nation as 4 member. but they said It
had not yet been determined whether
tine resignation would be accepted or
whether the company would be ex-
PEELED A special committee, after an
exhaustive investigation, Will make a
report on the subject.
American oil men hope that the ac-
ton of the Royal Dutch Shell sub
sidiary VIII not result in strained %
latloCs between the British and Ameri-
can governments. and some even went
so far yesterday as to express the con-
vctlon that Great Britain Will re-
pudiate the ALLEGED acceptance Of oil
concessions by Mexican Eagle, (which,
it was stated, was not in accordance
with the previous attitude Of the two
governments toward the so-called Car
rama DEGREES.
The American companies about a
year ago refused to file manfests of
their holdings and apply for drillior
permits, as provided by these DEGREES.
but it is said the Mexican Fagle Com
pany complied and conducted an active
drilling campaign, while the American
companies were compelled to cease drill.
ing operations 1t is claimed that the
concessions by De la Huerta cover
acreage already owned by American
companies. Should the holder Of any Of
these new concessions attempt to drill
on such lands it is regarded as certain
that the company who's rights may be
infringed viii Immediately commence
litigation in the Mexican courts to
protect its interests.
Officials Of American companies as
sert that the firm stand taken by the
State Department at Washington when
the question Of the rights of American
oil interests in Mexico were involved
has encouraged them in ther fght
against the alleged conascatory de-
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14

ana 1893, the low record of the season.
Closing prices were the lowest OF the
Gay WIN the market easy at a net de-
cline OF 81 to 81 points, or nearly a
cent pound. Liverpool, which had
c!osea at the regular hour and reop
e!ieG 20 trade on American crop figures.
aiSo showed weakness, the closing quo
tations there representing declines Of
~ to 81 English points.
Business was comparatively onio+
ana hqctuations more or less irregular
unfl the government report was issued
Ihere may have been some scattered
Seiilng on reports that advices to the
Department OF Agriculture estimated
tAat German requirements Of Amer
lcan cotton for the season would not
exceed 100000 bales, even with the
ald Of American credits.
Reports that spot cotton was being
oiered freely in the Southwest con-
trlbured to the break on the crop esti-
mate, but the latter was the dominating
influence in the days market.
Southern spot markets as officially
reported were unchanged to so points
rover, with Dallas quoting middline
cotton at 1880. the lowest price off.
cially quoted for middling cotton in
any Of the Southern markets SO far
this season.
The local market for spot cotton was
quiet and unchanged at 16c for mid
dlin@; no sales were reported.
Ihe range Of prices follows
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14
Canadian Car & Foundry
Earnings Show Decrease
Net Profits Drop From SI,887.-
53f 20 S539,397 in Year, Ac-
cording TO Annual Renort

A sharp decrease in earnings was
shown in the annual report of the
Canadian Car and Foundry Company for
the year ended September 80, issued
yesterday. Net profits before allowance
for government taxes were $539, ,997,
equivalent to S719 share on the
;. 300 0o0 preferred stock, against
year.
The consolidated income account Of
Canadian Car and Foundry. Ltd.
Canadian Steel Foundries, Ltd. and
other associated companies shows net
e. nings OF $1,515,712, a decrease Of
$l,4l775S. Net profits after deprecia-
ton and interest charges fell short of
requirements for preferred dividends
and left deficit of Sll6.853.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14

orees issued by Carranza and the
poilcy Of the De Ia Huerta government
IN granting these concessions.
hl'e 1T IS admitted that the alleged
acceptance of concessions for drillinr
oil from De la iuerta may have been
the result Of negotiations with British
citizens, it is generally considered as
part Of the fight between American
and European oil interests for control
Of the worlds supply. This contro-
versy dates back to the agreement be-
tween the British and French govern
ments at the San Reno conference bv
which those two countries planned 10
split the oil production of Mesopotamia
on the basis of 70 per cent to Great
Britain and % peN cent to France.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14
Estimate Creofes Rush
" Selling: Ger: Decline
Government Report s nurs Dull
Af0rhof Into Aclirify; Con-
tracts Touch Losc Prize 1895

The .governmcnt's cotton crop est.
mate indicating a yield Of 12,9s7,0O0
Dales, excluding lintafs, proved larger
than generally expected The average ot
private reports recently published had
indicated crop of but little more than
dd2'oOQ,00O ba les and the Official figures
foreshadowed the largest yield since
the big crop of 1914, when 1915 600
equivalent 500 pound bales were har-
vested.
This years prospect Of 12,987 900
ll,420,000 bales last year, while tax
ings of American cotton by the worlds
spinners up to the close of business
last week had amounted to only 1926
"a bales this season, compared with
4,6SO,99O last year Naturally the in
dlcated crop contrasted bearishlv with
TINS rate of distribution and the figures
We're followed by heavy general selling.
January contracts sold of to 1495 in
consequence, comparing with 1857. the
high price touched by the recent rally.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14
range of prices follows:
Saturdav's Z
Rosc Sugar Declines
To NeaU Lom for Year

Current Year
sugar granulasea lD. .oss4 p6l'Sl g.Ss4 -sS IS
Coffee, Rio, No. H.. 06.. .i5A
Coffee, Santos, No. =. .12ss@.I$7s rs 2S
Raw sugar was again weak yester-
day and declined 4 cent on d sale to
a local refner of 600 tons 81 Perus in
port at 312 cents c. j. f. At the close
Of the day Cubas were offered at 32,
cents c. & f., with bids solicited; there
was no further demand Refined sugar
prices dropped again. the Federal nam
ing 81 cents less 2 per cent for cash.
tutures continued weak and closed 30
to 33 points lower.
The range of prices:
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14
Kelly Truck Prices Cut

A reduction ranging from 100 on the
one and half ton models to s400 on
The six ton type of Kelly-Springheld
trucks was announced yesterday by
hare's Motors. Inc. The latter com
pany took over the Kelly Springfield
line several weeks ago.
statement issued on behalf of the
company said yesterdays THE price
reduction conforms with the Hare's
Motors policy Of meeting the snirit of
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14
Offer Edison Bonds

Halsey, Stuart & Co. are Offering
an issue Of LOGO 900 OF Metropolitan
Ealson Company of Reading, Pa, re-
lu,iuihg ana Improvement per can't
gold bonds, series A" The bonds are
secured by a direct mortgage lien on
all OF the company's physical property.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14

the times and doing everything within
Its power to hasten the return Of nor
NAL business conditions A general re-
duc'lon in prices is the only thing that
can sufficiently increase the purchasing
power Of a dollar to point where
there Will be sufficient money to prom
eriy finance the business needs of the
country"
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14

the close showed net losses OF 80 to 3s I
points. The decline in lard and cotton as
Wen as the government report on the cot
ton crop, had bearsh influence while |
the decline in the stock market also had .
q bearing on the days developments and .
served to offset any strength which might
nave been borrowed rom the action of /
gram Total sales for the day were l4,7O0 !
barrels.
The range of prices follows:
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14

Coffee Futures--1hc market was again
welk and December contracts declined TO
within 81 points of the lowest mark of the
year. final prices showing net declines Of
II to 90 points ~
he range of prices:
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14

Western and Southern. gathered whites.
- a 94o; state. Pcnnsyiva and nearby
W estern. henncrv browns. extras. 81 q 9ic,
gathered brown and mixed colors graded
extras s94 soc; tlrsts TO extra frsts,
81 q 3Sc.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14
Saturl
Oman HsCb w.
livestock, Meats. Provisions
7 G at erday. Ye

Live beef fair to
prime. 90 lbs. S1000@12.oO s125OO1s5
D beef.
sides, ID ..... .12@ 20 .1s@ .2s
mon to prime,
100 n lbs. ., l1OOo17.oo 1000 %. 90
j, ,st city .,uo. ID. ,oo .1s9 20 .24@ "a
r,is:.., lbs ...:...:..:.. a.5o@ $50 5000 900
cit ety. h. s .os@ IA 100 .18
10 prime, 100
= n.ls lbs. ;. ll.oo@1s.oo ls.5o@ls. 90
city. Id b...... 22m 40 23a %
Hogs. 100 lbs ...1O5Opll l975TI4
Dressed h gs
p ons b@eon; n, lb...'. :.l5%@:ls:. .2ll.a2l4
rorh bpl ...... 70. 00ND3O.0o 4O.500i ~ 90
Mess beef bbt l9nO01 20 40 - 40 n, . 2 40
Lard NJ i q d c
Mnst o 4. :. % -
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14

HAT New York's early Volunteer Fire Department
L should have commanded the admiration of
Europe not strange. Into its creation were flung the
energy and enthusiasm of rich and poor alike. The
names OF founders and directors of the Bank of the
Manhattan Company appear page after page of its
annals-John Watts, Walter Bovine, Jacob Sherred,
John bogert and scores of Others 1t this same spirit
OF creative enthusiasm which stirred the who found
ed the Bank and who played such notable part in the
affairs OF the Nation and commercial and industrial
development. And today in that same spirit, the Bank
bending huge resources to the service of those men
whose initiative and courage in the development of busi
commands for America the respect Of the world
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14

Soui bern spot Markets-Galveston quiet
80 points lower at 15.25c; sales, 400 bales
Ncw orleans steady, unchanged at II .75c;
safes, l,N6 Mobile nominal. unchanged
at 4.75, sales nil. Savannah nominal un-
changed at 15.7Sc; sales nil. Norfolk quiet,
9o lower at l+.5Qc; sales. ~ Au-
gusta quiet. SO lower at 15c; sales. 202
Memphis nominal unchanged at 15c. sales.
$50. houston steady, 50 lower at l4.25c:
sales. flli. Little Rock quiet 80 lower
at fac; sales. $50. Dallas steady, so lower
IT l...0c. SaInS IN
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14
Divid
Columbia Ha,,

-. s."'anioia aaia Bank an extra dividend o, .
f'ss.se ~ - ao2-r nas Dofn declared In ad-
&, - 'He flf4i@~ sers-annaaI dividend
&, 'sobsef b>f cent both payar1e IJrcetforr 2!
----.-.-----. .. 1907. .l.c...-.-. u
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14
DIRECTORS

J. E. ALDRED
STEPHEN BAKER
B. II. BORDEN
MICHAEL FRlEDSAM
WALTER JENNINGS
RAYMOND E. JONES
6. ROWLAND LEAVITT
HENRY K. McHARG
GEORGE McNEIR
ARTHUR G. MEYER
JOHN c. MOORE
CHARLES Z. POTTS
SAMUEL SLOAN
WILLIAM SLOANE
JAMES SPEYER
CARL F. STURHAHN
WILLIAM S. TOD
GEORGE ZABRISKIE
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14
Cotton Statistics

Liverpool Cables-spot cotton in more
demand at ~ points decline to the basis
or liG for niddling. Sales 1000 bales
American 1000 bales; imports 10, 900 bales,
American 1000 bales Futures opened quiet
at II to IS points lower. The regular Ltv-
erpool close quiet at II to 29 points
decline while the o'clock close showed
declines Of 40 to 81 points, as compared
with Friday 5 closing level December
closed at l0.52d, January, 1O.58d; March.
ia. SD May. l0.71d; July. 1069d and Oc-
t0ber. 10.53d.
COttOnseed Oil
The market for cottonseed oil was weak
er under quite general liquidation. and at
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14
9he Days Bond Market
u. s. Government
Transactions
Bid and asked Ouotaliors

i-iD1r't % NUS AX. saturday.
ist As. l94T....... s55sn. So 90 XS'e0l. ga 5o
"a 4s. lc42. S. -1ar,t 5'x s. 1n.-.o- "A
1T - S. 1Nt7..... 8f.1f0 ef1s GG.1.4,46 eS
I'll 4iss l442..... s5.2C s52S s54ssf s5 ~
10 ~ s. l1-':'... us o7.S4 d s7.96
ttn 1888 .... 500 800 65.S4 " So
-ctOry Fl 1905. e7 f1r $3.50 g. g. NJ e es
d. s'ts H23.... s5.lQ r 1870 95.540g sos
Pre- war issues.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14
Butter, Cheese, gs

Butter-Receipts were 6.e12 packages
Creamery. higher than extras, lb.. 54ia n
o2c; extras. W score. Sac; frsts 80 to 81
4'c, seconds. SO to 81 score. - q zoe; lower
grades, Si@35c; unsaltcd. higher than ex-
tras o. q o''sc; extras 55ie q So re: frsts
~ a 4Sc. seconds. 81 a 42c; held or storage
high scoring 5lQ5li9c. extras 49150c,
hrsts, Al a isc; seconds. 35@40c. lower
grades, 32M sac; Danish casks fresh, 4g6
81 nc; state dairy tubs. finest 5Om52c,
good to prime. 4aQ4se; common to fair
33 q i2c: renovated, extras. 4lO4ec; ladies'
currrat mako, hrsts. IS q 29c seconds. 24gp
20 re, lower grades 22ll23c, packing
stock, storage. 24Qe24l4c, current make
No. :. 2Sc. lower grades. 20 q 29c.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14
Eggs-Receipts were 6 22o cases Fresh gath
| er Anyer, 8 O n,

FRE*-IteCeIpts Were 5.Tg0 ca ses. Fresh gath-
cred. extras. dozen, SO q soc; extra flrsts. S6N
SIC; firsts, s4W SIC; seconds. 7S q see; dirties
No l. SO a 0sc. checks. fair to choice dry 30
a e6c; refrigerator special marks fancy
GA q 63c, frsts. CT tG2c. seconds, 81 "a soc .
s'ate. Pennsylvania ami nearby Western
hcnncry whites. extras 9ScGSl extra
hrsts. 95We1c. hrsts. a2@g4c: gathered
whites first TO extra nrsts, a9Wa7, under
grades. s0us0c; pullets. 7suS3c. Pacific
Coast, white, extras. Csc nsl. extra frsts
90 ma7c; flrsts. ~e2 a. 94c: pullcts sciectcd
small out 9oc, usual size. 500 ssc. other
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14

FVs " 1rT = bOXes. SIate,
whole milk, held early made flats specials
lb. 37ia m2sc; fall made 25ia G2sl5c;
average run. 24i a 25c; fresh specials
24i2 q 25c, average run. % y G7 22lac lower
se &C. AZ averars rum l"lbs me'a pesas
held fats, 26W27iac: single Daisies held
.6aes7c double Daisies. held. 2ea2Tc;
Young Americas. held. e9 2si3c. skins
hold specials. 1870 zoe; prime to choice
i5Wl &c: fair to good. l2Q14lac: lower
grades l0c.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14
1000. 33sI
!. 900. "a
. NQl "a
So I3

. . Vr 80
So Bell T & T SIS
5000. S11s
10, 600. S1ls
50 Pacific cyt IS
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-07-07
The City of
Purple Dreams
g@99@09000oo9099o030 390S9990GS9GSSs

I to a cell with a drunk and disor-
Derby" petty larceny case and two
negro criminals.
When Symington Otis arrived at the
police station the first person he met
was Kelly, and the first question he
asked, as he handed him a cigar. was.
did you get him?"
1--WE got him all right" answered
Kelly.
The last vestige of excitement van
ished from the milliOnaire's face.
And the dynam'te?"
Kelly exchanged meaning glances
with the desk sergeant.
Sergeant" said he, SHOW Mr. Otis
the dynamite
The sergeant bent his gaze thought
fully upon the financier.
II don't know what passed between
you and this fellow" he said. speaking
very slowly. land / don't know what
you expect to see, but this is what
he had on i'm" And the sergeant
held up a gymnasium sweater, once
white and fresh but now solled. This
- What ilc Hdu Hldpt'tN III thC ht"H-
paper. and is pockets was not bur
dened with so much as a match. II
he had any dynamite on him 1t was
inside of i'm. sir"
OTIS lips came together In a hard
line and his steel-gray eyes acquired
the fiinty CLINT which his subordinates
and opponents In the wheat pit had
long ago come to know and fear. The
thought that he had been made fool
of by brazen impOstor was CALLING
far more CALLING than IL the same inn
poster had really robbed him of the
ten thousand dollars. All the rage, ali
the anger and contumely Of the out
ragged man of money power boiled
within him as he whispered savagely
to himself: "Tll fix him !" And yet
again: an fix him :"