Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, March 17, 1906, Page 8

"THE PAPER TRUST LOSES ITS CASES Supreme Court of the United States Hands Down a Decision Which Is of the Utmost Importance. In an opinion by Justice McKenna, the supreme court of the United States decided the cases against the witnesses in the “Paper Trust” cases against them, holding that they should answer the questions pro- pounded to them in the proceedings against the alleged trust brought by the government. The cases originated in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The Wisconsin 's were dismissed for want of jurisdiction, while in the Minnesota cases the verdict of the court for the district of Minnesota was affirmed, “No decision in the last quarter of a century is so far-reaching in its effect and so potent in clearing up the litigation in many pending cases.” This statement was made at the office of Attorney General Moody to- night by one of Mr. Moody’s assist- ants. The decision will goa great way in determining final action in the United States senate on railroad rate legisla- tion. If officers of a paper company are compelled to disclose and answer questions of counsel in cases where violations of law are charged, the same rule will apply to railroad and ther corporations In fact, the ease of the tobaceo trust people also de- cided the other day piaces that cor- poration in exactly the same shape as the general paper trust. Frank B. Kellogg, speciai counsel ment proposes that where government land is swampy and in need of revla- mation, that the federal government pay the expenses of drainage and that such expenses be a lien against the land until paid for by the person taking the claim. The payments are to be made in small installments, so that no hardship would be worked on the nomesteacer. By such an ar- rangement Mr. Ralph believes the Jand, which is at present of little value, can be thrown open quickly to settlement, and instead of being a dead weight to the government would be a source of revenue. WILL EDUCATE FOOD DEALERS All the food inspectors of the state dairy and food department were called in Tuesday to receive instruc- tions on the enforcement of provis- ions of the new eude. Commissioner E. K. Slater told them that while they are to enforce the Jaw witbout fear or favor, the department does not aim to impose any unnecessary hardship on the retailers. The de- partment is for education rather than punishment, and the inspectors will devote their time as much to in- structing grocers in the provisions of the law as in spyipg out violations, Retailers will be given an opportunity to obey the law before they are ar- rested. In the case of baking powders for instance, where the new law makes a change in the requirements, many brands which may be illegal under the new code would be iegal under a different label. The department will AT LAST BECOMES A NATIONAL LAW | The United States senate has just passed the McCumber bill against food adulteration and the house will undoubtedly make it a law, says the St. Paul News. The long continued crusade by Dr. Wiley, the government expert on foods, is responsible for legislative action at last. Dr. Wiley has shown pretty con- clusively that the average American citizen gets glucose in place of honey, cane sugar for maple syrup, sulphric acid for vinegar, pulp for jam, coal tar dyes for fruit extracts, stareb for baking powder, ground corn mea} for cloves, pepper for allspice, burned peas for coffee, deodvrized rotten meat for fresh meat, white earth jor flour, and lots of ovher stuff not good enough for a horse. When you sit down hot and hungry you get without asking salicylic acid, benzoic acid, saltpetre, copper salts, arsenic, and many otber useful echem- icals and poisons. Peas, being cheap, are mixed with a few coffee beans and sold to you for 20 cents aa pound. What's the dif- ference—you don’t know. Does formaldehyde taste good to you? You get. it often in pickles, sausage and Hamburg steak. That gnawing, erosscut saw feel- ing under your vest is as apt to be borax at work on yeur gizzard as in- digestion. Dr. Wiley found 45 grains of borax in one pound of Hamburg steak, and the doctors say a man can only stand nine grains a day of borax. More than that 1s poison. We want to give you a Absolutely Free. When you purchase $25.00 wortn of goods of us.we give you— absolutely free—a nice Phonograph. Get your tickets every time you make a purchase and you will be surprised how soon you will have a nice talking machine, A Busy-Bee High-Speed, Hard Gold-Moulded Record given free with each additional $'5.oo?worth of trade, and you can buy as many as you wish at 35c each. one machine to each family. Clothing. Dry Goods Only C. H. MARR "“socts, Shoes Call and Hear the Busy Bee. w Get Tickets on Every Purchase. We are Headquarters on Cruising and. Driving Shoes. for the government in the paper trust cases said tonight that the next step would be to go on with the trial with cases before Judge Vanderventer in the United States court. The govern- ment will seek to have the General Paper company enjoined and dissolved unless it can prove that it has not been carrying out a combination in restraint of trade and enjoyed a monopoly. ‘The witnesses in the Min- nesota case are B. F. Nelson, of the Hennepin Paper company, Minne- apolis: C. I. McNair, of the North- west Paper company, Cloquet, and President Bossard, of the Itasca Paper company, of this village. There was a great Gemand to get hold of the full text of the opiniuns of Associate Justices McKenna and Brown, who -decided the paper and tobacco trust cases. Senators and members of congress, and members of the legal fraternity are unanimous in the opivion that it is the most im- portant decision rendered since the passage of the Sherman anti-trust law in 1890. It is vastly more far-reaching than the Northern Securities company case, because that only affected two lines of railroads, but this decision affects all corporations and prevents their officers from hiding behind the immunity act of 1903, and the fourth and fifth articles of the constitution. The old doctrine that witnesses need not ineriminate themselves is held to be not applicable as to corporations. PLAN TO DRAIN SWAMP LANDS State Engineer George Ralph has a plan embodying an amendment tu the give the grocers a chance to change the labels to comply with the provis- ious of the law. In many cases this can be done by scratching out some of the fancy adjectives attached to the names of the ingredients. Bak- ing powder op which the label states that it contains “exsiccated soda” will be allowed to remain on the shelves if the word “exsiccated” is scratched, Where the label states that the powder contains among other things “the flnest starch,” the product can be made legal) by striking gut “the thoest” and leaving the sim- ple word “starch.” anges The law prohibiting the use of coal tar dyes, terra alba, barytes and par- afin in candies must be strictly en- forced, Mr. Slater told his inspectors. Retailers who have a large stock of candies made illegal by the code will have a chance to destroy or returo them before they will be prosecuted, but should they continue selling them they will incur the danger of a fine. There has been some discussion of the provisions of the code against selling poultry which has not been drawn. The provision applies only to retail merchants and will allow wholesale dealers and storage houses us they have been doing under the old law. The section provides that: “Every person who shall offer or expose for sale at retail, for human food, at any public market, store, shop or house in or about any street or other public place, any domestic or wild fowls, or any slaughtered rabbits, wild or tame, unless the en- trails, crops and other offensive parts are properly drawn and removed, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.” homestead laws, which he believes will prove especially beneficial to this gectioo ef the state. The amend- The dairy and food dep: rtment will co-operate with the health departs meuts of the cities in enforcing this provision of the code. to keep on handling undrawn poultry | Quite likely you have relished a tine line of Jelly extensively sold by a cer- tain company. ‘They build it of gela- tine, made of hoofs of horses and cows, alittle saccharine to sweeten 1t, a few drops of plain dye, and some chemical flavoring. Bully stuff for the baby, that, and it’s called currant jeli! Copper salts are largely used to color preserved fruits and meats and make stomachs look like burned tripe. Spices for the pudding and cake don’t come from the spice islands, but probably trom Missovri, where they were originally coro, barley or oats, The United States is the last coun- try in the world to protect its people by national law against food adulter- ation. The senate has always stood against it, because su many of its members represent special interests, especially interests manufacturieg food products. By peoling their issues these senators always managed to keep a bill from reaching a vote. THE COHASSET VILLAGE VOTE ‘The voters of our next door neigh- | bor, Cohassét, put up and elected a set of officers last Tuesdiy that have heretofore proven their efficiency and fidelity in the public service. There were two tickets in the fleld and it is reported thata spirited contest was enjoyed. Following are the names of the successful candidates: President, H. H. Carrier: trustees, M. O’Brien, O. E. Skelly, W. W. Fletcher; re- corder, M. H. Jones; treasurer, J. M. Stackhouse; justice of the peace, C. A. Sleeper, H. H. Herreid; constable, Joe Clairmont. Subscribe for the Herald-Review. P5099 5055995959599 G059H050H00000 Pioneer Store. $555500000000000000 | John Beckfelt, | Fe a de a de ad CITIZENS’ TICKET WINS AT BOVEY In a three-cornered contest Tues- day at Bovey the Citizens’ ticket was elected, defeating the People’s and Independent tickets, both of which had complete complements of candi- dates. Following are the successful nominees: For president, Henry Volke; trustees, Charles Peterson, Ralph Whitmas, Edward Chamber- lain; Recorder, D. M. Vermilyea; treasurer, Erik Johnson; justices of the peace, Nels Lexon and John Griffin: constables, August Valley | and Peter Westerlund. BYBS*. Dr. C. J. Larson, the well known eye specialist will be at Hotel Pokegama, Grand Rapids, Thursday and Friday, March 29 and 30. Dr. Larson measures errors of vision with the new system Retinoscopy by which the errors of vision are to be corrected with glasses. Can be measured without as- sistance or ability of the patient. Have your glasses fitted to your eyes now and avoid the dangerous mistake ot improperly fitted glasses. : HOW SHE WOULD SAVE JULIET. Simple Soul Saw Salvation for Hero- ine of Tragedy. Mrs. Drinkwater, wife of the genial colonel, spent some weeks iast sum- mer in northern Maine, at the comfort- able farmhouse of an honest widow, Mrs. Brand, who adds to her income by keeping summer boarders, says 4 writer in the Boston Herald. Recently Mrs. Brand made her first visit to Boston, and while there met Mrs. Drinkwater, who took her to see Julia Marlowe in “Romeo and Juliet.” Mrs. Brand had never before been to a theater. “Camp meetin’” had been her wildest dissipation. Mrs. Drinkwater’s interest was equally divided between her compan- fon and the stage. When they left the theater Mrs. Brand was silent. Her usual yolubility had quite desert- ed her.. Mrs. Drinkwater respected: her silence, and said nothing until they were well on their homeward way. At last she ventured to ask: ‘How did you like it, Mrs. Brand?” Mrs. Brand turned toward her, and the tears started to her eyes as she said: “Oh, Mrs. Drinkwater, I couldn’t help thinkin’ how different that play might have ended if the nuss had been a different kind of a woman, and pointed Juliet to Jesus.” ree SCRATCHED WILL ON THE ICE. Queer “Document” Put on Record in Connecticut. “On a Connecticut pond,” said a lawyer, “a clergyman was skating one day alone. Suddenly the ice broke, Spring line Ladie and “Julia Marlowe” Shoes are now on our shelves for inspection, The Pioneer Store. 2 | } | notion iv how th’ thing is goin’.” }the house, an absent-minded person, {looked round in search of something, | and said with a sigh: $9999090000000000008 Pioneer Store. New and Exclusive .1906.. Dress Goods and Wash Goods. | We will take great pleasure in show- ing advance shipments of exclusive 2 patterns of Wool Dress Goods, Silk Waistings, and a large variety of Wash Goods, Laces & Embroideries. Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s this winter’s left-over Coats will be closed out regardless of cost. John Beckfelt Grand SOPCOSS PESOS SSSOOSS OSS SOOO OSES SOOGOOOOOS and he plunged into the cold, deep water. He could not swim, but he managed to keep up by holding to the edges of the ice about the hole he had | made. ice, though, it: broke under him. So, | without moving, he shouied for help. | “No help came. The place was lone- ; ly. The parson realized before long that he was in a bad way, and with his knife he scratched on the ice, his last words—a brief farewell, and a: bequest to his wife of all he possessed. If he tried to climb up on the Land of Original Blackmail. Engiand, according to Justice Philli- more, enjoys in some ioreign coun- tries the reputation of being the home ef the blackmai:er. Certainly Great Britain was at lIcast the land of the original “blackmail,’ the “mail,” rent or tribute paid on the Anglo-Scoitish | and Highland borders by farmers to ireebooters in return. tor immunity | itations. In Ireland a institution was know as The old word “mail,” { meaning rent, and coming either trom the Anglo-Sazon “mael,” a portion, or the old French “maille,” a halt penny, is quite a different word from | the postal “mail,” which is simply | “male,” a bag. To Coke and Black- stone “blackmail” had an innocent significance, meaning rent paid in la bor or produce, as opposed to “white rent” paid in “white money,” silver.— New York Giobe. Irishman’s Joke. Over in Clay county, Mo., there was a funny Ir man,- says the Wel ton News. It was years ago when Philander Lucas was judge of the cir- cuit court. The Irishman had a suit before Lucas, and when it was tried, his attorney asked that it be passed as his client wanted to employ addi- tional counse!. Wher the judge was going to dinner, the Irishman accost- ed him. “Your honor,” he. began, Oi’m thinkin’ iv imployin’ another lawyer f’r me case. An’ Oi think Oi wud rather pay yeez t’ rip sint me than anny wan else. Because, judge, Oi think yeez have a very good knowl- edge iv th’ law an’ thin, bein’ on th’ bench, yeez wud have a very good Treat That Rover Missed. Tales of the siege of Paris during '| the Franco-Prussian war have been many. One of these yarns was as fol- lows: A much-loved collie dog had been preserved by its owners from the death that befell all pets during that time of starvation. -There ‘came at last a day, however, wh~~ it, too, had to go, and the scrrowing nt fam- ished family met their pet for tie last time in the soup tureen. They ate in silence until nothing remained but a heap of bones. Then the master of “How poor old Rover would have enjoyed those bones!” > “Queen Quality” | tain inventive Englishman: ; cotton spinning industry. | born in 1782, turned from wig-making. $ 2 : : & +d > > > > > > > ao S Cd & & : : > Rapids, Minn. 4 & Job Printing --The Herald-Review Barnum Had Not Met Him. When .P.. T. E was at the head. of his “great moral show” It was his rule to send complin tickets to clergymen, and the custom is continued to this day. - Not long af- ter the Rev. Dr. Walker succeeded to the pastorate of the Rev. Dr. Hawkes in Hartford; Conn. there.came to the parsonage, addressed to Dr: Hawkes, tickets for the .cireus, with the com- pliments of the famous showman. Dr. Walker studied the tickets for a mo- ment, and then remarked: “Dr. Hlawkes is dead, and Mr. Barnum ifs dead; evidently they have not met.” Arkwright’s Gift to Humanity. An English writer has said of a cer- “While. his inventions have conferred in- finitely more real benefit on his own ; country than she could have derived from the absolute dominion of Mexico and Peru, they have been universally productive of wealth and enjoyment. This genius w: Sir Richard Ark- wright, and his inventions were in the He was when the trade fell off, became enor- mously wealthy, was made a peer, and died in the sixtieth year of his age. In the Days cf Dandies. It was a common thing in the early part of the eighteenth century for a man of fashion to spend several hours daily in the hands of his valet. Among the many. operations which took up his time was “the starching | of the beard and tke proper perfum- ing of the garments, the ,painting of the face and anoint’ng with oils, tine- tures, essences and pematums.” It is even said that some of the dandies of that day bathed in milk and wine “for the rejuvenat.on of their’ com- plexions and the reJuvenation of their energies.” Scotchman’s Answer. On board. one of the Scotch steam- ers, which have to be built with ex- ceeding light draft to get over the fre- quent shallows of one of the rivers in Scotland, a Yankee tourist’ remarked to the captain, a shrewd old’ Scotch- man: “I guess, skipper, that you think nothing of steaming across a meadow when there has been a heavy fall of dew.” “That's so,” replied the captain, “occasionally. we hae tae send a mon ahead wi’ a watering can.” --Rehoboth Sunday Herald. Strength in Belief, Everything new starts the idea of difficulty, and yet it is often mere novelty that excites the appearance, for on a slight examination of the pro- posal the difficulty vanishes. When we firmly believe a scheme to be prac- ticable, the work is ‘half accomplished. We are more frequently deterred by fear from making an attack, than re pulsed in the encounter.—Noah Web- ster. t ia