The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, September 22, 1910, Image 5
PAYS BOTH WAYS
fbe Consumer Swindled by the Republican
Protective Tariff.
AMERICAN CONSUMERS
Am to Foot the Bill Going and Comlav?Neco8t*itics
of Life Kxported
"T to Europe mid Then Brought Bark, J
Paying Duties to Manufacturer?
Iniquities of the Tariff.
It will be recalled, says the Washington
correspondent of the State,
that in a recent Democratic national
campaign it was shown that American
made goods are shipped to Europe,
and there, after the freight
charges across the Atlantic ocean
, . have been paid, sold at little moie
"" than half what is demanded of the
consumer In the United States. The
fact was used in the effort to persuade
the American people that the
Republican tariff was robbing them.
They heeded not the argument but
again entered the revision of the taric
to the Republican party.
But now there is evidence to prove
that some of the necessities of life
are being shipped from this country
whoro thev are produced, to Europe,
freight paid across the ocean, then
purchased in Europe by American
buyors, freight paid across the ocean
again, and the tariff paid in addition,
the goods being sent back to this
country.
In other words, the prices of some
of the necessities of life in this country
are so high that it is cheaper
to pay the tariff, pl-us the round trip I
freight across the Atlantic, and buy
the stuff in Europe, without and process
of refinement or anything else I
entering into the matter. j
The trusts are so thoroughly "protected"
that they make the American I
buyer pay freight across the Atlantic
twice, plus a high tariff, and then I
pay a profit to the trusts. |
A Washington dealer in meats, in I
discussing the reasons for the high
and advancing prices of the goods
which he handles, says: 1 |
"It is not that there are no hogs.
There are thousands. Hut the sup-I
ply is regulated so that the price will I
soar. I know bakers in this city who I
are now buying American made lard I
in Europe, paying the duty, and I
bringing it here to use, for much I
less than they can buy the same arti-1
cle in American markets at wuole-1
aale. j
"Just enough pork is allowed to I
be sold in the United States to keep I
up the prices. The remainder is I
shipped abroad and Bold at lowjr
prices. The prices are regulated I
. dally by the bosses of the situation, I
and the American people pay what-1
evey is asxed." J
Some time ago, when the "ten- I
dollar hog ' was common, bacon was
selling in Washington for 25 ceii's I
a pound. Now the price of hogs on
the hoof is considerably lower than
$10 per hundred pounds; but bacon I
is selling at 3 0 cents a pound.
Washington dealers declare that I
the*- beef trust simply controls the I
" nrlrn of I
nitaation. it rorces ?u?.1 v..~ L.
hogs, because it has to buy them I
from the farmers; and it forces up I
the price of meats, because it has to I
sell them.
> Through the weapon of the Republican
protective tariff, the trusts sim-|
> ply nullify the natural economic law
of supply and demand, and in i-s
stead recognize no law except, that of I
their own inordinate greed |
They force the farmer to take I
whatever they offer him for his pioducts,
and they force the consume1' I
to pay whatever they demand for
their products
Xhis is the view of the dealer 1
abovo qpoted, and of others in thiaj
city, and perhaps in every other city
In the United States.^ Mr. Taft has I
said that the Payne-Aldrich tariff law
^ la the best ever enacted; and so it I
te for the trugu|- , ,
FATAL STRIKE FIGHT. j
Strike Among Cigar Makers Crowing I
j Ileal Serious. ;
At Tampa, Fla., J. F. Eastorllng, I
bookkeeper and office manager for I
Hustillo Pros, and Diaz, was shot and I
?fatally wounded by a striker wedT
nesday afternoc. as he stepped from
a street car in front of the factory in
West Tampa. The shot was fired by
some member of a crowd of cigar <
niakers across the street.
Following the shooting of Kast?r- ]
ling and the demonstration at the l
evening 'rains, where, strikers tried <
to prevent cigar workers leavlu? the 1
city for other town3, where brunt h <
factories have been established.
Mayor McKay issued a proclamation i
calling on all peace-loving union men
to assist in preserving order, and de
wni out the militia
c.iarniK " If
necessary to preserve order. 1
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Made Water Haul. ,
Robbers forced an entrance into <
the bank of Trenton, Ky., Thursday i
night and got away with $100, all J
in copper cents. The other funds in 1
the safe were not disturbed. ]
WANTS TO MAKE TERMS
TAFT HKAltH THK VOICK OF THK
PKOl'LE AND OBKY8.
With the KeHuit of Itecent TOlectiop
Before Him He Decides to Invite
All to I'ie Counters.
President Tuft has decided that
hereafter he will recognize no dis
tinction as between Republican senators
and representatives, whether
"progressives" or "regulars," in the
matter of federal patronage. In oth
er words, lie will treat them all alike
In this respect.
The president's views in regard *o
the matter were made known in a letter
made public Thursday by Charles
D. Norton, his secretary, addressed
to a Republican leader in Iowa, whose
name is not disclosed.
"He," says Secretary Norton, referring
to President Taft, "will now
follow the usual rule in Republican
congressional districts and States and
follow the recommendations made by
Republican congressmen and senators
of whatever shade of political
opinion, only requiring that the men
recommended shall be good men, the
most competent and the best fitted
for the particular office."
The letter in part follows:
"While Republican legislation pending
in congress was opposed by certian
Republicans, the president felt
it to be his duty to the party and to
the country to withhold federal patronage
from certain senators and
congressmen who seemed to be in
opposition to the administration's efforts
to carry out the promises of the
party platform.
"That attitude, however, ended
with the primary elections and nominating
conventions which have been
held, and in which the voters have
had opportunity to declare themselves.
The people have spoken as the
party faces the fall elections; the
question must be settled by Republicans
of every shade of opinion,*
whether the differences of the last
session shall be perpetuated or shall
be forgotten.
"The president feels that the value
of federal patronage has been greatly
exaggerated, and that the refusal ]
to grant it has probably been more .
useful to the men affected than the j
appointments would have been."
After stating that "in the preliiai
nary skirmishes in certain Statee like i
Iowa and elsewhere, he was willing, i
in the interest of what the leaders be- \
lieved would lead to party success, ]
to make certain discriminations."
Mr. Norton then makes known- the
president's decision, above quoted.
PKA11V WAS IlKATKN. <
The Kskimos Say C^>ok Did Reach the
North Pole. j
A dispatch from Copenhagen, Den- '
(
mark, says the Danish government j
steamer Hans lOgede arrived there on j
Thursday with the news that John R. .
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Bradley, the financial backer of Dr.
Frederick A. Cook's North Polar ex- (
pedition, was on his way to Etah to
secure the much 'talked of records
and instruments which Cook has said
that he left .at that Esquimo settlement
northeast of Greenland. The
captain of the steamer thinks that
Cook is with Bradley but gives no
particular reason for this belief.
The Hans Egede, which is the vessel
upon which the explorer traveled
to civilization, fell in with a yacht
at God haven, Greenland, and in the
course of exchanges between the
members learned that Bradley was
aboard the other craft.
The Polar hunt promoter admit
ieu ink laenuiy una expihiueu uuu s
he was bound for Etah to recover
whatever had been left there by Dr. j
Cook. He refused, however, to either t
deny of confirm the report that he e
was accompanied by the explorer. f
v The government vessel also brings v
the information that two missionaries s
who are working among the Esqui- j
mos, who accompanied Cook on his t
expedition say that these Eskimos
insist that the doctor reached the
North Pole, as he claims, prior to its
discovery by Commander Peary.
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SERIOUS CHARGE.
Accused of Robbing Ranks as Well
as Postofilces.
I
At Wltchita, Kan., N. S. Snaftzger, i
until a week ago president of the d
Fourth National bank, of the city; v
Frank S. Hurt, an ex-chief of police ii
of Witchita and John Callahan, al- f
legcd leaders of a gang of bank and li
postofllce robbers were indicted by a 1
Ppriornl crnnrt iiirv thorp rm WpHnos- H
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day on charges of conspiring against s
the government and receiving and d
disposing of $1,500 worth of stamps, t
which it is charged they knew were ^
stolen from the government. c
His Hast Goodbye.
A few seconds after affectionately
bidding his aged parents good-bye at o
Davey, W. Va., Friday, J. H. Cook, n
a farmer, stepped from the moving 1
car, fell under the wheels and was I
ground to death. His father and 1<
mother, both 80 years old, had Just n
boarded the train to return to th^irlh
home in Arizona. * c
LEADERS PLEASED
OVER THE GREAT DEMOCRATIC
VICTORY IN MAINE.
Judge Parker and National Chairman
Mack Thinks It Means Well
for the Democracy.
Judge Alton B. Parker, who ran
against Roosevelt In 1904, when m
formed at New York of the Maine
results, said with a rising inflection.
"Really?"
There was no statement he cared
to make at the moment, he said.
Judge Parker recently returned
from Maine where he made three
campaign speeches.
Judge Parker later consented to
supplement his first ejaculation.
"The Democratic party in Maine,'
he said, "aB to its State ticket, made
its contest on the ground that the
Republican party has been wasteful
and extravagant in its conduct of the
affairs of the State.
"Its leaders and its press presented
no new issues and made no demagogic
appeals, but pleaded simply
for the abolition of dictorial and
corrupt bosses and for ?.a houeut,
economical and just administration
of the affairs of the State.
"The Democratic party, in other
words, deserved to win and the
country is to be congratulated that
it has won."
When the results from Maine were
made known to Lloyd C, Griscom,
. : -I 1 t ? tin VT.ntr Vni'l/
) ) I'tfHilJ t" 11 I, 171 LUt nv ? ? n. ^ v - I
can county committee, he issued
this advice:
"All the more Important that New
York should not go Democratic. The
returns from Maine are the best of
evidence to show the people of this
State that a change is necessary."
Norman E. Mack of Buffalo, chairman
of the Democratic national committee,
when he heard the latest returns
from the Maine elections, said:
"All that I can say now is that
the expressions of sentiment which
have been coming into us from all
over the country indicated the possibility
of such a result. But, of
course, it is almost too good to be
true.
"What does it indicate? You
know you don't need to ask me that
?it indicates a sweeping Democratic
victory from coast to coast.
"Chairman Griscom was talking
with me in Buffalo onyl last week after
returning from the Pacific and he
told me then the sentiment he found
there was the same which victoriously
manifested itself in Maine."
WILL MAKE GOOD HIS JOKE.
[Jhamp Clark Likely to Drive Mule*
in Washington.
Champ Clark has declared that if
l? is elected speaker of the next
louse of representatives he will
irivo a team of (Missouri mules down
Pennsylvania avenue. Many people
1 1 ?A? * -D i. ^ ...:n
II YVasnillKlOn oeilt-vo n? win unv?;
.0 carry out his promise
Mr. Clark, in speaking to a numif
liis fellow citizens at Mobley, Mo ,
dated that Missouri has been conlent
with a backseat long enough.
The State has never had a President,
1 vice-president, a justice of the supreme
court, or a speaker of the
louse. "And I am going to see to
t," said the minority leader, "that
die gets one of these offices at once.
He fully expects tho next House
o be Democratic, and if it is, lie wi'l
>e its presiding officer. Chant])
Jlark is as Democratic in his manner
is he is in his politics, and he is
list tho type of man to carry out
lis threat to ride behind a team of
dissouri mules down Washington's
anions thoroughfare if he is elected.
Of course, incidentally, there is a
>it of advertising for the mules, and
or Champ, in getting off such a
itatement, and having tho papers
irint it. It is said that he was 1111iblo
to proceed with his speech for
ionie minutes after lie made this
)romise, so groat was tho applause
hat greeted his words.
BLOWN TO PIECES
knottier of Zeppelin's Airships Has
Been Destroyed.
The German dirigible balloon Zeppelin
VI, while entering her shod at
tp.den Baden was blown up by an explosion
of the motor in the re^r gontola.
Three of the airship's crew
vero seriously injured. This is the
ifth serious accident which has beallen
the Zeppelin dirigibles, tho
listories of which have been briliant
but brief, and usually ended In
lisaster. The dirigible was recontructed
to carry ten passengers and
luring the last few days had made
rips to various interesting places,
flany Americans were among the exursioniets.
Old Guard Beaten.
In the insurgent storm that swept
ver the State of Washington Wedlesday,
the old guard of the RepubIcan
party lost everything. Miles
'oindexter, of Spokane, insurgent
eader in the present house, was
lominated for United State Senator
?y 40,000 plurality, carrving every >
ounty in the State.
GUM AND DACTI'ltlA.
Micro-Organlsma Responsible f* i
Formation of Various Gums.
Greig Smith reports in the journal
of the Royal Society of New South
Wales the results of hie investigation
of the part played by bacteria iu the
formation of various vegetable gums.
The action of the bacteria appears
to be more complex than might have
been supj osed. There are, for lastance,
two kinds of gum arable, one
soluble in water, the other insoluble,
and Mr. Smith finds that they are
produced by two distinct kinds of
bacteria. By the cultivation of suitable
species of bacteria it is possible
io augment uio prouucuuu ui &um
by certain trees. Under ordinary
circumstances some species of gummaking
bacteria live and multiply
without the production of an appreciable
quantity of gum, both the
product is markedly increased by
furnishing tannin to the micro-organisms.
Thankful For His Blessings.
A few years ago a railway porter
wrote to Admiral Beresford of the
British Navy saying: "Our home
has been blessed with twins, and I
write to ask your lordship if you will
ask the Princess of Wales if we may
call the little girl Princess of Wales
Brown and the little boy l>ord
Charles Beresford Brown." Lord
Charles procured the necessary permission
from the Princess and sent
It, together with his own. A mouth
later came the following from the
same man: "My Lord?1 am happy
to inform you that Lord Charles
Beresford Brown Is well and hearty
and that Praueees of Wales Brown
died this morning."
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miimilllllC IUI- IHTSHilA.
A substitute for beeaw hx has been
discovered In the leaves of the ratla
palm, a product of the Island of
Madagascar. The wax Is extracted
by the simple process of beating the
dried leaves on a mat. to small bits.
The particles are then gathered and
boiled. The resultant wax is kneaded
Into small cakes. Experiments
are being mnde with the new substance
to find out its commercial
value?whether It may be used for
bottling purposes, In the manufacture
of phonograph cylinders, etc.
Samples of Bird Music.
Henry Oldys, assistant bit loglst In
Che Department of Agriculture, has
1,000 samples of bird music written
in popular form so that It is possible
for the human voice exactly to
Imitate the songsters of the field and
forest. He has recorded the actual
tones, setting them in the proper
key, and their reproduction 1b easy
for anybody who can read music
symbols. Mr. Oldys has been gathering
bird language for 13 years.
Echoes in m Courtroom.
The acoustic properties of the
courtrooms in London's new Criminal
Courts Building are so bud, it is
said, that the other day a prisoner
who had been sentenced to six months
thought he had been sentenced
to 12. He said to a warden: "One
of the beaks gave me six months
and another of 'em gave me six |
months I cfore." AIro. besides echoes,
"reverberations" are complained
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Machine l\>r Shuttling Cards. ,
Someone has invented a machine |
for shuttling a dock of cards, and It
promises to jeconie popular, as no ,
one can see the cards while they are
being shuftled nor are the cards in
the least injured. It is said that
the machine changes the position of
nine out of 10 cards in the pack.
It stands about 12 inches high, |
weighs four pounds and can be attached
to any card table in a mo- '
ment.
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Carpet 130 Years Old. 1
A fine old Axmiuster carpet is at '
present in the carpet factory at Wil- 1
ton, where it is being repaired after *
having been in use for fully 160 1
years. It was purchased by the *
present owner's great-grandfather.
Carpets had been made at Wilton
for 350 years, but the trade languished
and finally topped. No \
wonder, when a carpet lasted 160 (
years! t
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A Well Informed Author. j
Zangwlll the author Is h very well t
Informed man. He was asked re- ?]
cently to write an article for use In
a newspaper the next morning on fa- (
mous trials. He sat down at once
and dictated about 3,000 words, j
covering the famous trials of the ^
past 200 years, a thing few lawyers }
could do offhand.
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Bishop Who Wears a Beard. *
The Bishop of Oporto is said to
be the only Roman Catholic Bishop
In the world who wears a full beard
He was given permission to by the f
Pope because of the great work he 1
has done in Africa. It Is said that >
he Is the first prelate who has ever f
applied to the Vatican for such per- ^
mission. i
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Habits of King L/copold. v
It Is said that King Leopold of
Belgium Is the rnont fussy >t all the t
royal dudes. His beard Is his spe- s
clal delight and he has It done up In
a silk bag each night to keep it s
from being mussed.
Fish of the Nile. [
The Nile Is noted for the variety
of Its fish. An expedition sent by
the British Museum brought home
9.000 specimens.
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8ub * ' ' *r
Toii.au> if > 1
iaay he t
served v. I t , i. i
ing a to .! tj'.H. v <>. o
(liatoi a 10 tv ag poin i..? ii. en
iug with iutie llo.ir oi lorn -?.ct
rubbed >" ('.h in a little -old er
^eas"?,ed vlt.i Bait and a little b... ei
Sofia ti a a leateu t p ay be v
to inli) ihiaaen the tonn to, a-..din*
grc lv to us palutability and valu? a>
* food.
Arrowroot gruel: Two cups of boil
ing water, ono tablespoon of ai rowroot
flour and one-half teaspoon o)
sugar. The water shot M be hcatec
to boiling in a double boiler and intc
this the arrowroot Hour, maue into i
smooth paste, should be stirred anc
allowed to cook 113 or 15 minxes
Sweeten a little If permitted ai idc
a little salt. A small piece of lor
peel, boiled in the water, adc
greatly to the flavor. Arrowioot is
particularly acceptable to a delicate
stomach and will often be retainec
by babies or adults when other thing*
are rejected.
Oatmeal Gruel: One half cup of
thoroughly cooked oatmeal, one cuf
of boiling water or milk. Stir the oatmeal
into the liquid, beat thoroughly
together, season with a little salt
strain If desired, arul serve hot.
Harley gruel: Hub one tablespoorof
prepared barley flour to a smooth
paste with cold water, stir into one
cup of boiling water or i 'ilk and allow
it to simmer alnnit 10 minutes
Season with salt and serf hot.
The Packed Luncl eon.
Olio wl:o lias to pack a 1 nicncon toi
someone who Is going away on the
train can got quite an amount of food
into a small box and make it convenient
to carry. In the hist place get n
plain |iasteboa rd box and plenty of
waxed paper. Wrap all moist articles,
cake, etc., in paper. Cut the bread
better it ; add a little jar of preserves.
One woman keeps all of her cola
cream jars for this purpose. They have
glass lids that screw on the jars and
as tliev can be washed clean they
make splendid receptacles for holding
cooked delicacies. Cut bananas in
half and pack separately; cut oranges
in half and wrap in paper. Wrap
boiled eggs in tissue paper. Chicken
should he wrapped in waxed paper.
Add a neat little box of bonbons and
% few salted peanuts. The woman
who takes genuine pride in packing
a luncheon will not forget to put in
a flower, if it is only a rose or carnation.
for it will be bright and fresh,
and everything inviting has Its desired
effect upon the tired traveler.
If jfossible, cut all foods, and irface
only a tiny oyster fork and butter
knifp tn t h?> lwix The nlatn should
be placed in (he hand bag, the box
thrown away after the meal is eaten
and the journey is over. It is not
necessary to add a large quantity of
food, but it should be neatly arranged.
Tie with very heavy cord and have a
wooden handle, to that the box can be
conveniently carried.
Water For Colds.
Not everyone knows that the drinking
of large quantities of cold water
is an old fashioned remedy for colds.
In an old proscription hook of a famous
physician of more than 100 years
it go, tli is curious remedy for cold i?
found. "Let. ye patient who feels a
cold coming on eat of a tine, big, salt
herring just before going to bed. This
will make ye patient drink plenty of
water.''
The trouble with most people who
think they are givirg this remedy a
trial is that they do not drink enough
water. They take a glass or two a
ia.v, and think that that is enough.
To really give the remedy a fair trial
much more than this should be taken.
As soon as the first creepy symptom
is felt or the head appears stopped up, irink
a glass of cold, clear water, not
cod, and repeat at half-hour intervals. ,
intil relief is felt. If hot water is
easier to take, it can he substituted (
or the cold. iwirticularly in the morn- ,
ng and at night. ,
Now You Can Stencil. I
All of the di/lieuliies thai one meets
vith wet dyes for making stencil pat- '
.eras is overeonte hy the use of stick- <
'01 in stencils which any woman can ,
ise in making her own sUucil pat- i
erns. it can he used on tiny fabric. (
ind it is claimed the colors will wash. <
riie discovery was made a long time |
igo that colored crayons such as ehil- i
Iren use at school could he used in ]
itencil work, and they can he used <
or making splendid little doilies on l
vhich to place ja id i ncres. These,
lowever, can not be washed, since the |
ipormaceitj washes off tioni the luua- ,
in. t
Laundry Tips. I
The host fluid to wash muslin dress,1.
lii- it,i I'filnr im wiltwr' ,
ise no soap. Boil one pound of rice j
n a gallon of water. Reserve a quart ]
>f the water for starching. Then |
vnsh the dress In the remainder. <
11 use in dear or slightly blued water.
Starch the dress iu the remaining rice <
vater. j
Dresses with a colored pattern on ,
hem should never be hung in the j
inn to dry. j
Closely woven goods requires less |
tarch than others.
Kid slippers, purses, belts and
;loves are host cleansed by rubbing |
hem with French chalk. I
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Washing linoleum with a weak so |
ution of glue and allowing it to dry j
vill restore its gloss. (
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Beef Trnst Barcoi In be Proceeds#
Against IndmdnaDy in
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THE fDIMINAI rniIRT
AAAAJ VIIAIUinnii VVUAlt
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They Cannot Hide Behind Their
FirniH Any Longer, But Must Face
the Music.?.Judge I>andi8 Urge*
Jury to Truck Malefactors Through
Mazes of CorjHjratiou Law.
The federal grand jury which ha*?
been Investigating Chicago packer*,
late Tuesday returned indlctemenU*
against ten high officials of Swift,
Armour and Morris concerns. There
are three indictments against each,
charging combination, conspiracy and
illegal monopoly.
The men indicted are: L. E. Swift*
president of Swift & Co.; Edward
Swift, vice president of Swift o-adl
Co.; Charles H. Swift, director of
Swift & Co.; Francis A. Fowlor. ?H?ector
of Swift & Co.; Edward 'nW
den, president of the National Pitching
company; J. Ogdon Armour, pro?- .
ident of Armour & Co; Arthur Meeker,
general manager of Armour &
Thomas J. Conners, superintendent
of Armour and Co.; Edward MorrVa,
president of Morris and Co.; and
Louis Heyman manager of Morrio
and Co.
The tirst indictment charges nJJ
defendants with engaging in a combination
in restraint of interstate
trade in fresh meals.
The second charges conspiracy.
The third charges the defendants
with monopolizing the trade in fpesh
meats by unlawful means.
That the purpose of the grand jury
inquiry was the indictment of individuals
rather than the packing corporations
was shown when Judge
Kenesaw M. Landis, famous for the
$29,000,000 Standard Oil fine started
the investigation.
"It sometimes happens that a
person about to violate the law take*
a name other than his own," said
Judge Landis in his charge to the
grand jury. , > ,
"John Jones, undertaking to counterfeit
gold dollars, changes his
name to John Smith, or the Metals Fabricating
company, and under that
name does the thing forbidden by
law.
"Iy your investigation discloses
such a case do not indict a mere
alias, but follow the trail whereever
It may lead until you have located,
Identified and pointed out the real
offenders."
The investigation which has just '
ended was the seoond started by
Judge Landis within a year. Ob
January 20 ho ordered a grand jury '
which, on March 20 indicted the National
Packing company and ten subsidiary
concerns.
^Attorneys for the packers filed a
demurrer to the indictments to the
indictments. On Juno 23, Judge
Landis sustained the demurrer, killing
the government's case against the
packing companies. At the same
time ho issued an order for a special
grand jury venire of 75 men for
J uly 1 4.
A. T. Fuller, vico president of tht?
National Packing company; G. SSnow,
secretary and treasurer, and
Arthur Colby, assistant treasurer,
were among the witnesses and were
said thus to have obtained immunity.
Moses 11. Adams, secretary of the
New York butcher's dressed beef association,
was u most important witness
early in the investigation. Ho
told under protest how tho Chicaco
packers got control of an indepeniont
concern founded by the butchurs
for the purpose of lighting the
jo-called trust. ;
The grand jury continued its work
for about a month when, on August
I I tho tirst sensation was sprung.
Thomas G. Lee, manager of the
iressed beef department of Armour ' "
fc Co., was indicted for perjury. The
grand jury also retained a sensationII
report charging Alfred R. Urion,
jhief counsel for the company and
president of tho Chicago hoard of education,
and three Armour office employees
with having destroyed stenographers'
"note books" demanded
Py tho inquisitorial body.
Tho men appeared in court and after
a hearing lasting several days,
Judge Landis dismissed the charge
igainst Urion. Final disposition of
the perjury case was set for September
1 9.
In tho Lee perjury Indictment It
was charged that weekly meetings
ire held in Chicago at which the
packers fix prices and decide how
much business shall be done by each
jompany during tho week.
The flret federal grand Jury Investigation
of the packers began ln>
March 2, 1905. On July 1, 1905, iniiotments
were returned against 16Individuals
and five corporations. On ,
December 13, 1905, the trial of the
packers began.
This dragged along until July 1,
1906. when Judge Humphreys gave
tils famous "Immunity hath" to ali\
Individuals on trial. Ho declared
the defendants had been compelled ?
to furnish testimony which resulted
In their indictments and that th?*
:ase against them should be dismiss
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