2 CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. H. H. MULLIN, Editor. Published Every Thursday. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Per year I? 00 |i paid In advance 1 *0 ADVERTISING RATES: Advertisements are published at. the rate of pne dollar per square for one insertion and Utiy pent* per square for each subsequent insertion. Rates by tlie year, or for MI or three months, •re low and uniform, ai d will be furnished ou application. Legal and Official Advertising per square, three times or less, ('■!; each subsequent inser tion .'0 cetits per square. Local notices to cents per line for one Inser ■ertiou: 5 cents per line for each subsequent consecutive Insertion. Obituary notices over live lines. 10 cents per line. Simple announcements of births, tnar imiies and deaths will be inserted free. Hu-lness cards, live lines or less. ift per year, over live lines, at the regular rates of adver tising. No local inserted for less than 75 cents per Issue. JOB PRINTING. The Job department of the PRESS IS complete and affords facilities for doing the best class of work. PAUTICL'LAB ATTENTION PAID TO LAW PRINTING. No paper will be discontinued until arrear ages arc paid, except at the option of tlio pub lisher. Papers sent out of the county must be paid lor in advance. China's Unwelcome Guest. China has troubles of its own, ami one of them is tho presence in that country of the Dalai Lama, the head of the Buddhist faith, whose tradition al home is in the sacred city of Lliassa in Tibet. Several years ago when a British expedition forced its way to and into the holy city the Dalai Lama gathered his voluminous skirts about him, assembled a big and gorgeous retinue, shook the dirt of the town from his sandals and set out for regions where his privacy would not be disturbed. He took refuge in northern China, and he has been on Chinese soil ever since. Apparently ne has conceived a liking for travel, for he has moved about a great deal, his latest procedure being a ceremo nious visit to Peking, where of course he was received by the imperial au thorities as became his state and his position in the religious world. But it seems that the Chinese government is getting a little tired of the visitor. It was all very well lo have him as an honored guest for a short, time, but he has manifested a strong desinclination to return to his home. What makes matters worse is that the hundreds of retainers who follow him about are a rather unpleasant lot. A Peking dis patch describes them as "a wild, dis orderly, unkempt-looking crew, giving no impression of their religious affilia tions." As they live on the country, insist on being well cared for and are not above creating very lively disturb ance if they do not get what they want, their presence is not an un mixed joy to the kindly and hospitable but peace-loving Chinese. An examination of candidates for the new women's nurse corps of the United Stales navy was recently held in Washington. Of those who passed, 20 young women have been selected to take a preliminary course in the Navy Medical school. There they will study for six months, at the end of which time they will be examined again and, if they pass, will be as signed to one of the 18 naval hospitals in the country as nurses. It is intend ed that they shall be the nucleus of a corps which will eventually number 150 highly trained nurses, some of whom will be stationed in the naval hospitals in Yokohama, Honolulu and Manila. The woman selected to or ganize the new corps is Miss Esther V. Hassan, who is not only an experi enced nurse, but has seen service in Ihe relief corps in Cuba, Porto Rico, the. Philippines and various army camps in the United States. The truth about us as a people lies somewhere between the constant warnings against corruption and pleas for altruism from idealists like Presi dent Tucker of Dartmouth and the flat tering pronouncement of a learned French woman recently arrived in this country for her third long visit. "As a people," she said, "your ideals and your moral tone are ahead of any Eu ropean country; individually you are apt to be disappointing. But the fact alone that here one constantly hears reference to 'service,' and the desire and intent to render 'service'—that serving has been made, however re cently, a public ideal, strikes the for eigner forcibly." Cheese must have been a rather dear or scarce article of food in 1502. for it is recorded in the "blackbooks" of the Honorable Society of Lincoln's Tnn that at Easter term, 1502, it was "agreed by the governors and bench ers Ibis term that if any one of the so ciety shall hereafter cut cheese im moderately at the time of dinner or supplier, or shall give cheese lo any servant or to any other, or shall carry it, away from the lable at any time, he shall pay four pence for each of fense. The butlers of the society shall present such defaulters weekly, under pain of expulsion from office." There will not b a wireless station in Wa tiliv i< non top of Washington's monument. There i.re yet a few places left In tie modem human heart in which pure seuiimeni has sti!| the hi t ter of bald utility, and it does seem a trifle shabby to tn n a testimonial to the Father .if Ills Country, suppose to be erected by a grateful nation, Inio a self-supporting institution. FINDS MORSE AND CURTIS GUILTY JURY IN FAMOUS TRIAL AT NEW YORK CITY RENDERS ITS VERDICT. THE BANKERS GO TO PRISON. The Jury Recommended Clemency in the Case of Curtis, but Made No Such Appeal for ex-King of Ice Trust. New York City.—Charles W. Morse, until a year ago a dominant fig ure in the world of finance, and Alfred 11. Curtis, former president, of the Na tional Bank of North America, were found guilty Thursday night in the criminal branch of the United States circuit court on charges of misapplica tion of funds and falsifying the books of the bank. There was also tho addi tional charge of conspiracy against the prisoners, but the jury acquitted the men on this count. Within five minutes of tho time the jury had rendered its verdict Judge Hough had refused to entertain a mo tion for bail and had committed the two bankers to the Tombs prison. Judge Hough said that ho would hear any motion the lawyeifc for the prison ers desire to make at 10:30 o'clock Friday morning. His decision made it compulsory for the incarceration cf Morse and Curtis in cells in the Tombs prison until today. The federal statutes provide a mini mum penalty of five years' imprison ment for falsifying the books of a bank and a penalty of two years' imprison ment for misapplication of funds. No alternative but imprisonment is pro vided for conviction on the charge of falsifying the books of a bank. The maximum penalty on this charge is ten years' imprisonment. The jury recom mended clemency for Mr. Curtis, but made no recommendation in the case of .Mr. Morse. There has been wide interest in the joint trials of Morse and Curtis on charges growing out of the failure of the National Bank of North America. It was brought out in the testimony that Morse had made large loans from the bank through so-called "dummies" and that Curtis had enabled him to do so. The money thus obtained was used to finance the Morse ice pools and steamship operations. United States Attorney Stimson, who has had charge of the prosecution of Morse and Curtis, said after the prison ers had been taken to the Tombs that, according to his computation, the pris oners had been convicted on 54 counts, all of which are combined in the charges of misapplication of funds and making false entries in the books of the bank. The latter charge also in cluded the charge of making false re ports to the comptroller of the cur rency. Curtis is hoping for a suspended sen tence because of the aid he gave to the government attorney. When on the stand Curtis frankly told of all the financial operations in which lie and Morse had been associated. This fact, coupled with the plea for clemency made by the jury, might, he thought, secure for him a suspended sentence. The financial career of Charles W. Morse was among the sensational de velopments of modern finance. Rising from successful operations in the ice business, Morse soon acquired a repu tation for company promoting and trust organizing. At the time of his gaining control of the Bank or North America he had already acquired control of a number of local and out of town banks which became known as the Morse chain of banks. At the height of his fame, he was director in 26 corpora tions and banks. SAYS HE SPENT $2,800. Vice President-elect Sherman Files a Statement of His Campaign Expenses. Utica, N. Y. —Vice President-elect Sherman on Tnursday forwarded to Albany for filing with the secretary of state a statement of his expenses in the campaign just closed. In his com munication Mr. Sherman expresses the opinion that he is not as a matter of fact obliged to make such a statement. He files one, however, in order that there may be no question about it. The statement shows: Contribution to Oneida county Re publican committee $750; contribution to Republican state committee $500; contribution to Republican committee SSO; to Harry E. Dcvendorf, private secretary, for postage, telegrams, print ing, stationery, pictures, frames, travel ing expenses, expressage and other in cidentals, $t!00; traveling expenses, in cluding railroad fare, Pullman accom modations, porters' fees, carriage hire, hotel bills, etc., S9OO. Total $2,800. Gave 53,000,000 to the City of Boston. Boston, Ma*:-). — The will of tho late George F. Park man of this city, be queathing $5,000,000 to the city of Bos ton for tile maintenance of public parks and $500,000 to numerous insti tutions was allowed Thursday by Judge George in the probate court. 200 People Drowned. Aniciy. China. -A small steamer, car rying GOO passengers from Amoy i< Rungan, a few iull< s distant, sank Wedne. day evening. Two hundred or the passengers were drowned. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 12, 1908. RAILROADS GAIN A VICTORY SECURE INJUNCTION TO PREVENT REDUCTION IN RATES. Three Federal Judges Issue an Order to the Interstate Commerce Commission. Chicago, 111. —Federal Judges Gross cup, Seaman and Baker sitting in the United States circuit court Fri day issued a decree restraining the in terstate commerce commission from enforcing an order effective November 10, to railroads in the Missouri river territory to reduce their rates nine cents a hundred pounds on first class freight from the Atlantic seaboard and involving also differentials all through the classification. Washington, D. C.—Considerable surprise was expressed by officials of the interstate commerce commission on receipt of information that the United States circuit court at Chicago had granted even a temporary injunc tion in what is known as the Missouri rate case. The complaint from which the order of the committee originated, developed into one of the most import ant cases with which the commission has had to deal in the past year. It was brought by firms in Kansas City against the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co., and practically all of the railways doing business between Atlantic seaboard points and Kansas City. In effect, the complaint was that the rates on class commodities be tween Atlantic seaboard points and Kansas City were too high and that they discriminated against Kansas City as compared with many other points in the west and northwest. MORSE IS SENTENCED. Punishment of New York Banker le Fixed at 15 Years' Impris onment. New York City.—From a cell in the Tombs prison Charles W. Morse now directs the efforts of his counsel to secure his freedom, he having on Friday been sentenced to serve 15 years in the federal prison at Atlanta, Gii.. for misapplication of the funds of the National Bank of North America and making false entries in the; books of the bank. Alfred li. Curtis, former president of the defunct bank, who was jointly tried and convicted with Morse, was given his liberty on a sus pended sentence. While Morse's lawyers immediately applied for and secured a stay of exe cution for ten days after sentence had been imposed, still it is probable that Morse will remain a prisoner in the Tombs until Monday, as Judge .Hough has refused to admit the financier to bail. The Morse lawyers late Friday applied to the United States circuit court of appeals for a writ to show cause why their client should not be admitted to bail, and the writ was granted, but it is not returnable until Monday; hence it appears that Morse must remain a prisoner until the ques tion of bail is settled on that day. Whether a new. trial will be granted Morse is problematical. Judge La combe granted a writ of error to the Morse lawyers Friday. This writ is returnable December 3 and is based on the usual grounds—exceptions taken by the defense during the trial and exceptions to the indictment it self. This step had to be taken be fore application for bail could be made, and it also leads to the argument for a new trial. The Morse lawyers say their client has instructed them to fight "to the last ditch." REVIEW OF TRADE. Manufacturing Plants are More Active and Many New Undertakings Have Been Started. New York City.—li. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says: Seasonable weather has stimulated retail trade, while manufacturing plants are more active and numerous new undertakings have been started. Sentiment is more hopeful regarding the commercial future, orders being placed for remote delivery, which is a noteworthy improvement over the conservative attitude formerly con spicuous. Preparations for holiday trade are on a liberal scale and there is a feeling of confidence that renders holders reluctant to do business when concessions are sought. All the leading industries have in creased output, some having already received large contracts, while others operate more freely in anticipation of orders to come. Commercial credits are extended more freely, and there Is some improvement in mercantile col lections. Expected contracts for steel pro duct are coming forward freely, stim ulating the demand for pig iron, and a substantial tonnage has been ordered, including deliveries during the lirst half of 1909. Efforts to make purchases at con cessions are increasingly unsuccessful in the primary markets for textiles. Taft Goes to Hot Springs, Va. Cincinnati, O. —President-elect \V. 11. Toft, Mrs. Taft and Fred W. Carpen ter, private secretary, left Cincinnati Friday night for Hot Springs, Va.. where Mr Taft will remain for rest and recreation until Thanksgiving. Gas Fumes Killed Three People. Washington 1). ('.—Overcome by the fumes of a gas of unknown origin, three persons of the family of Clar ence l<. Bremerman, a stenographer 1:: the library of congress, were asphyxi ated in their home here Friday PRESIDENT FIXES DAY OFJANKS PROCLAMATION CALLS ATTEN TION TO GROWTH AND PROS PERITY IN ALL THINGS. THE SOUL TO BE CONSIDERED President Roosevelt Says We Must Smite Down Wrong and Strive for Public and Private Righteousness. Washington, D. C. —The president on Sunday issued the annual Thanks giving proclamation, in which he pointed out the steady growth of the nation in strength, worldly power, wealth and population and that our average of individual comfort and well-being is higher than that of any other country in the world. For this, he declares, Americans owe it to the Almighty to show equal progress in moral and spiritual things. The proclamation follows: By the President of the United States of America —A Proclamation: Once again the season is at hand when, according to the ancient cus tom of our people, it becomes the duty of the president to appoint a day of prayer and of thanksgiving to God. Year by year this nation grows in strength and worldly power. During the century and a quarter that has elapsed since our entry into the circle of independent peoples we have grown and prospered in material things to a degree never known before, and not now known in any other country. The 13 colonies which struggled along the seacoast of the Atlantic and were hemmed in but a few miles west of tidewater by the Indian-haunted wilderness have been transformed into the mightiest republic which the world has ever seen. Its domains stretch across the continent from one to the other of the two greatest oceans, and it exercises domain allko in the Arctic and tropic realms. The growth in wealth and population has surpassed even the growth in terri tory. Nowhere else in the world is the average of individual comfort and material well-being as high as in our fortunate land. For the very reason that in material well-being we have thus abounded, we owe it to the Almighty to show equal progress in moral and spiritual things. With a nation, as with the individuals who make up a nation, material well being is an indispensable foundation. But the foundation avails nothing by itself. That life is wasted, and worse than wasted, which is spent in piling, heap upon heap, those things which minister merely to the pleasure of the body and to the power that rests only on wealth. Upon material well-being as a foundation must bo raised the structure of the lofty life of the spirit, if this nation is properly to fulfill its great mission and.to accomplish all that we so ardently hope and desire. The things of the body are good; the things of the intellect better; but best of all are the things of the soul, for, in the nation as in the Individual, in the long run it is character that counts. Let us therefore as a people set our faces resolutely against evil, and with broad character, with kindliness and good will toward all men, but with un flinching determination to smite down wrong, strive with all the strength that is given us for righteousness in public and in private life. Now, therefore, I, Theodore Roose velt, president of the United States, do set apart Thursday, the 26th day of November next, as a day of general Thanksgiving and prayer, and on that day I recommend that the people shall cease from their daily work, and in their homes or in their churches, meet devoutly to thank the Almgihty for the many and great blessings they have received in the past, and to pray that they may be given strength so to order their lives as to deserve a continuation of these blessings in the future. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington, this 31st day of October, in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eight and of the independence of the United States the one hundred and thirty-third. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Routs Bold Intruder. Cleveland, O. —Boldly attacking a burglar who had entered her home Sunday morning, .Mrs. Nellie Geiger, 22 years, hit him over the head with a billy and put him to flight. The man was helping himself to the silverware when .Mrs. Geiger was aroused. He drew a revolver as she demanded his business. Brushing the gun aside, Mrs. Geiger struck the man with a billy be longing to her husband. The burglar dropped liis booty and fled. Dismiss Schools; Lack of Gas. St. Joseph, Mo. —One death by asphyxiation, the dismissal of all schools heated with natural gas and cold meals, as the result of no fuel, was tin' result Monday of the break ing, near Leavenworth. Kas., of a natural gas main with which St. Joseph is supplied most of its light and heat. The gas was shut off be ginning Sunday night until f> o'clock Monday evening. Joseph Chartrand was found dead in his room. It is thought, aw the result of the lire going out ami fumes escaping. S The Place to Bnj Cheap S 2 J. F. PARSONS' ✓ RHEUMATISM! LUMBAGO, SCIATICA NEURALGIA and KIDNEY TROUBLE "f-DROPS" taken Internally, rids tbe blood I Of tbe poisonous matter and adds which 9 are tbe dlreot causes of tbese diseases. 'M Applied externally It affords almost in- H utont relief from pain, while a permanent # cure la being effected by purifying the M blood, dissolving tbe poisonous sub- gl ■tanoe and removing It from tb« system. Is DR. 8. D. BLAND S Of nrawtoo, Gs., writes: & 4, 1 had been a sufferer for a ntimber of years ES3 with Lumbago and Kheumatlnm In my arms Bu and Isffs, and tried all tbe remedies that I could BXI gatlior from modlcal works, and also consulted jfej wltb a number of tbe beat phrslclsns, but found BM nothing tbat gars tbe relief obtained from M 6-DKOFB." 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