St. Louis Post-Dispatch
July 21, 1907

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“Fines Are of No Use,”’ the Court Declares, and So These Twen- | E54 | ty-Three Business Men, Several of Them of Soctal Promin- | (9X ie ence, Will Break Rock for Six Months Unless the Appeal | -#&y, \ Now Pending in Court Saves Them From the “Disgrace” of ne Actually Donnng Felons’ Garb for Legal Offense Which They Freely Admitted but Regarded Lightly Until Confronted ‘With the Sertence. TOLEDO, O., July 20. WENTY-ONE of Toledo’s lumber- men and two bridge contractors are uneasily wondering whether there is any real meaning in the ill- Starred ‘23."’ There seems to be excel- lent reason for their troubled state of mind. The uneasy men are the members of the local lumber and bridge trusts, now under sentence passed by Judge L. W. Morris, requiring them to serve six months each in the Workhouse for viola- tion of the Valentine anti-trust law. A | long fight is to come in the appellate courts before the terms of imprison- ment begin; but the weight of opinion hereabouts is that this program of re- sistance will be merely a prolonging of the agony, and that, sooner or later, these men will be made to feel the sting of the penalty cluuse of the law they hhave confessedly flouted. Toledo has had many periods of ex- citement in her industrial and politecal history. ‘This is the climax in lively in- terest and in deeper meaning. Neither {in these cases; but this sentiment is by in Toledo nor in any other city of the |no means unanimous. Mayor Brand nation has the anti-trust fight brought | Whitlock, famed as a student of indus- about such a situation as this. trial, political and social problems, has The Virat Jail Sentence. declared himself as flatly opposed to the Court’s attitude. In a public state- ilies Trust prosecutions have been numer- [ment he says: arris. “ous enough, almost commonplace; but, | _,, ; Eben D. Hopkinson, Van Karsen & although the State and Federal laws I always feel sorry for any one — Co. provide for imprisonment when guilt is is sent to prison, no matter who he a, * established, that feature of the law has |PT!80n8 never did anybody any good, everywhere been regarded as merely or made any man better. Furthermore, decorative—a dead letter. Invariably the the problems of the trusts, with all money fine has taken the place of the their iniquities, will never be solved “a Six months and costs: sterner remedy. Public opinion has pro- | Putting rich men in Jail, for that proo- | siiarey G. Hammond, Kenton Bridge tested; but the courts, as. by common |!em is part of the great economic prob- | Go consent, have followed the milder prac- |lem which cannot be solved by the tice. Now, for thé first time in the | pains and penalties of prisons. Never- story of the struggle, convicted offend- | theless, in the larger impersonal view ers are facing toward jail doors. this event is significant and hopeful for The Toledo court played a cruel prank | these reasons: upon these undone victims of the law. 1. “It shows that an earnest, When they were arraigned before Judge | geort is being made to solve the prob- ‘Morris, charged with maintaining @/ jem created by the trusts, and this ef- trust monopoly of trade, the proofs were | fort will ultimately succeed, and we so clear that the lawyers thought de- | wi) ana a way out. fense useless. The accused men entered | 9 «1t shows that the laws © pleas of “guilty.” This was done in|... mueh longer to be made by.and ad- trustful expectation that Judge Morris | jinistered for those who have téo much ona follow ne and con ge property an@ want more. w's vengeance.to an assessment oO fines, pulele “outa not exceed $1000 for Proves Bravery of Judiciary. each offense. That would have been no| 3. “It shows that there is a higher hardship, nor even an inconvenience. A |conception of public duty as exemplified paltry $1000 might easily be made up by in the conduct of such brave: men 4s moving prices up a notch or two, with | Judge Morris, Judge Kinkade and Pros- no effect but to increase the evil sought |ecuting Attorney Wachenheimer.” to be remedied. So the offenders were 4. “It shows a growing determination | final decision comes, the people will § yery light-hearted in making their pleas. jon the! part of the people to hold alli know whether, in their struggle against -Not a “Fixed” ight. men, high and low, rich and poor, re-/| the’ trusts, they are relying upon a But Judge Morris was of another and spectable and otherwise, equal before} sound or an unsound law. a more harsh way of thinking. From /the law. his point of view, this was no mere ex- 6. “It shows a deeper and more deli- hibition sparring match, “fixed” before- | cate moral sense which at last recos- hand between the principals and the |nizes the respectable and facile crimes referee; it was a fight to a knockout. | of cunning to be quite as odious as the When the trustmakers confidingly g@ve | yuigar and clumsy crimes of force and him his opening, he sent his blow | yioience. : sraight home. This ‘s what he said: 6 .“It shows that one of the best ways “The law must be enforced. The | to correct evils is to give them publicity question of how to prohibit capital and through a press that is free. nonparti- skill from combining against the com-/.., and not amenable to corporation mon people and mabing them pay trib- control. - ute is a hard one to’ handle, but we; | | pe have reached the point where something 7. “It shows that in the rise of a freer =* ‘tap to be done, and at once. 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i 5 Bee a -— absolute control of the business? There was absolutely no chance for a competi- tor in business. Fines Makeshifis; Workhouse Real. “I approach the duty of pronouncing sentence with sadness. There can be no misunderstanding of my belief as to how this law should be administered. hines are a mere makeshift, and it is the sentence of this Court that the lum- ber and bridge men serve six months in the Workhouse!” And there were the self-confessed law- breakers dangling in the air! Such a hue and cry as there was! ‘“Unconsti- tutional,”” was the protest of the trapped ones; and it is upon that theory that the cases are to be appealed. Mean- whil@, the Court has suspended sen- tence until the higher tribunals have passed upon the matter. Mayor Whitlock. In general public sentiment is in har- mony with the action of Judge Morris Marcus V. Barbour, Barbour & Starr. George W. Campbell, Campbell Co. James H. Campbell, Campbell Co. George L. Freeman, Kelsey & Free- man. Reuben Kimball, treasurer manager East Side Lumber Co, Hiram R. Kelsey, Kelsey & Free- man. Clarence H. Packer, secretary and treasurer Buckeye Lumber and Manu- facturing Co. John H. Puck, vice-president W. H. H. Smith Co. Rowland Starr, Bartour & Starr. David Trotter, David and Albert Trotter. Frederick E. Witker, president Wit- ker Manufacturing Co. William F. Witker, secretary and treasurer Witker Manufacturing Co. Edward E. Arnsman, Arnsman & Bremer. Crarles Bremer. Edward J. Goulet, E. Co. ~ Frederick C. Hahn, Van Karsen & Cv Charles W. and

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August Van Karsen, Van Karsen & Crx.. Reward E. Washburn, Washburn & I{arris. Briagemen 3H «ok Cleveland, Cleveland & Hous- ton Bridge Co., Columbus Stand High in Clty Affairs. Of these, Freeman, Barbour, Kelsey, Smith and Puck are wel] known, not only as captains of industry and mas- ters of finance but also as leaders in the city’s higher sovial life. Edgar J. Goulet, lumber truster on week days, leads a church choir on Sundays. Oth- ers have figured more or less promi- nently in many ways outsid« the con- duct of their business, For many reasons the action of Judge Morris will have a far-reaching effect. The Valentine anti-trust law will be, put upon the severest possible trial in ail its provisions The motions laying grounds for appeal cover every pos- Sible point of contention. When the sincere are, not AnGe L.WTONs:0£ Toledo, who has sentenced 22 Toledo limber dealers and the bridge representatives to six months inthe workhaise latennantiiliabssindhana tied ote

De nr WOMAN'S FORTUNE FOUND IN CELLAR Trustees of Miss Imogene McMil- len’s Estate Uncover $14,000 in Gold Coins. ee rm DAYTON, 0., July 2.—pPrompted by

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Another effact, Say the lawyers, will be to make pleas of guilty extremely unfashionable, Since sentence was im- posed upon the lumber and bridge men, rlumbers and tcemen under similar charges have Pleaded not guilty and their cases will be fought out before juries. They are taking nc reckless chances with the Toledo courts. Altogether it is quite apparent that Toledo is entering upon a new era, fac- ing new conditions in the anti-trust war —all because of this surprise sprung by Judge Morris upon the hapless "23."

gold. Another jar, with about $7000, horse and a pet cat as “heirs,” “Tabby” +> best of provender during its natural Back on Sterner Sex. realty and stocks, and goes to friends, began to excavate the cellar, the wealth was soon found. Dr. Miller’s trowel struck a hard sub- stance, and, probing deeper, he found a was also found. to recelve 30 cents’ worh of food per When Love’s Dream Was Shattered life and never to be sold, given away or relatives and public institutions. The jar filled to the top with glistening AN FIR tl YEARS Miss McMillen, in her will, named a M week and the equine to be given the Indiana Woman Turned Her killed. The estate consists of valuable will also gave a list of persons to

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' -gtop this illegal combining, which is to ‘the detriment of the common people. "The imposition of : lines seems to _ prove a f-rce and to do no good. The _ trusts continue their business after the fl are paid. We havé reached the where we cannot longer be lenient men of wealth and social position. What do fines amount to when the pooks of the Lumber Trust show that

8. “It shows that the low ideal of the age which has held all successes to consist in material wealth and taught men to get all they can and keep all they get is giving way to a better, high- er and nobler ideal which holds that success consists in moral wealth. Whe the 23 Are. Here are the names of the luckless "23"; _Lumbermen—six months in Work-

LIGHTNING STRIKES A TREE AND KILLS 290 BLACKBIRDS Seared Bodies Picked Up by Indiana Farmer Near Shattered Oak. ROCKPORT, Ind., July 2.—Under an oak tree on his farm which had been struck by lightning, J. H. Parker picked up 20 dead blackbirds. They had been, ' ees using ee Ses som & roosting place.

the eccentricities of the late Miss Imo- gene McMillen, the administrator, Dr. G. W. Miller, and relative searched her home at 229 South Ludlow street in the hope of finding secreted valuables. They were rewarded by unearthing $14,- 000 in gold which was found in two jars in the cellar, The party had sounded the walls and

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whom her property should nof be sold. Se Paster Says Remove Coats. WICHITA, Kan., July 2.—The sum- mer services of the Central Christian Church here Willi be conducted in the Crawford Theater. The Rev. Mr. BE. La- man, pastor of the church, announced from the pu'git that it would not be con- trary to clu -h rules for men to remove thei: coats at eervices, He invited them to do so and set the example himself. ay [His congresativp is one of the largest ue - S Sere o > > ; cts 2 cs Oy Spree. Se Rage wey ze A YBa qt RTL Miss Sarah Ann Daniel, % years of age, is dead at her country home, two miles north of this city. She is believed the oldest maiden lady in Indiana, and for nearly 7 years she has lived the life of a recluse. Tradition has it that when she was 16 years of age she was: engaged to a young man who was teaching schoo! in a distant part of the county, but at the close of the school term he left the county without a word of explana-

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