St. Louis Post-Dispatch
December 26, 1908

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Turnéd to Sugar Refining in 1863 and Amassed Great Fortune. BAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2%.—Claus Spreckels, the famous millionaire, known as the sugar king, died at 4:30 a. m. today from the effects of an at- tack of pneumonia. The aged millionaire had constantly. been under the care of two physicians, although the news of his illness did not become public unti) last night. Physicians said then that the end Was near and relatives remained at his bedside until his death. Rudolph ‘Spreckels, who returned from Hon- oluln yesterday on board the steamer Nippon Maru, was.one pf the num- ber. John D. Spreckels, proprietor of the San Francisco Call and head of the Oceanic Steamship Co., was also in wttendance at his father’s bedside, as were Mrs. Harry Holbrook, and Mrs, John Conners, daughters. — Despite his advanced age, Mr. | Spreckels gave a share of his atten- - tien. te the various enterprises in which he was interested and it was ‘not more than a month ago since he appeared befare the Ways and Means House Committee, as an authority on the subject of sugar duties. _ Apart’ from the importance _ “wttached to Claus Spreckels as the | \ plonéer ‘sugar refiner of the Pacific - Céast and as an investor of millions in California and the Hawaiian Is- jainds, ‘the Spreckels family has for >) many years been one of the most a prominent in the State. 7 , John D. Spreckels, his eldest son, 4 has been ‘for years a directing influ- RB ence in Oriental trade, apart from his - other interests, and Rudolph, presi- dent of the First National Bank of this city, has been supporter of the . graft prosecution in San Francisco to _., the extent of thousands of dollars in ay addition to his active participation. set Gegan Career as Brewer, — Le * Spreckels was born in 1828 th dt, Hanover. He came to this which et ) 8. C., and in New York. In 1886 he went to San Francisco and — a store, and later went into the sugar ——— in Hawaii, and large beet sugar farms in Cali- ._ He had his own steamship line = | San Francisco and Honolulu. si peed by @ mastery of every detail ‘and @ close attention to the business oe introduction of new methods ad — poreinaity directed the building af & the machinery for his first refineries — ‘and made many inventions and improve- which lessened the cost of pro- and correspondingly increased * profits. He trained his own work- He began with a wooden structure, ather small, adapted strictly to the ex- tof the current operations; but \.ith- in thtee years the | was. en- : four times and at the end of or years an immense brick butlding Was put up, which. with a capacity to turn out 800 tons of sugar per day, on nds on the south bay shore of s Francisco—one of the most con- sok PAL cas 9 * BP Seok HY * ¥* b —* * Lg th x —* NOC SEAR vee Pe > we ‘ : 2 bal lt sala atest at >= ave 5 — ee

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“VOL. 61. Ne NO. 128. with both Associated Press and United Press. .

ST. LOUIS, SATURDAY EVE EVENING, “DECEMBER 26, . 1908,

[PRESIDENT NOT ABLE TO ACT IN GOMPERS CASE Official Statement From the White House Says Matter Is Still Before: Court.

—⸗ HE IS KEPT INFORMED

Will Be Ready to Express His Opinion of Court’s Action When Time Comes.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.—In an of- ficial statement issued at the White House today in regard to presidential interference in the case of President Gompers, Vice-President Mitchell and Secretary Morrison, of the American Federation of Labor, now under sen- tence for contempt of court, atten- tion is called to the fact: that’ the cases are still before the courts and that no matter what the President’s opinion may be as to the justness of the sentences imposed he cannot take any action looking to pardon or ex- press any opinion | as to the merits of the cases. The text of the statement follows: ‘Various appeals have been made to the President to interfere by pardons in the case of Mr. Gompers and his as- sociates. Those making the appeals are unaware of the fact that the matter is still before the courts. It is a civil suit between private parties, and there has been no way by which the Govern- ment could have intervened, even if it has desired to do so. Can't Take Action Now. “Whether the President does or does not think athe sentence of Mr. Gompers and his associates excessive is not at present of consequence, because he can- not take any action or express any opinions while the case is pending be- fore the courts. When the decision is made, then the President can reply Whether he considers the terms of im- prisonment are excessive or improper. “But it fs, of course, impossible for the President to act while an appeal is pending, for he has nothing whatever to act about, . The courts must finish with the case first and the defendants are at the present moment. at liberty on bail. If the defendants seé fit to aban- don their appeal the matter will, of course, be brought jo the President, in which case there will be immediate ac- tion. Will Be Kent Informed. “But the defendants have a perfect right to prosecute their appeal and if unsuccessful in the final court, then ask for a pardon or commutation. But as long as they are prosecuting an appeal, the President has nothing to do in the matter. \ “The President has already instructed the Department of Justice to keep him fully informed as to the progress of the case so that in the event of its becom- ing proper for him to act he may have at his disposal all of the facts which will enable him to decide if there was justification for some punishment and whether the sentence is or is not alto- gether too severe. “But at present the President has no more to do with the case than with the case of the $29,000,000. fine imposed by Judge Landis on the Standard Oil Co.. which is also in the hands of the courts on an appeal.”’ CARNEGIE EJNANCES MOVE TO MAKE PITTSBURG G00D $150,000 Said to Have Been His Contribution Toward. Expos- ing Grafters. PITTSBURG, Pa., Dec. 26.—It is said that Andrew Carnegie has put up about $150,000 in order to clean Pittsburg up morally, following the municipal bribery scandal. The story told in the fashionable Du- quesne Club and the Pittsburg Club is that the same men who told Pittsburg conditions to President Roosevelt als went to Andrew Carnegie and laid an array of facts before him. The result, according to rumor,,was that he au- thorized expenditure of $150,000 in de- fective work, etc. He is said to take the same stand that Mr. Spreckles did in cleaning up San Francisco. HARRIMAN IS BUILDING BIG PLAYGROUND NEAR MANSION Blasting Place Out of Rock for Winter and Summer Sports. MIDDLETOWN, WN. Y., Dec. 26.—An insmmense,. playground blasted out of solid rock and covering an area of two and one-half acres is being constructed by E&. H. Harriman on Tower Hill, near Arden, a short distance from the man- sion which the railroad king has been puliding for several years past. The playground wil! have a cement fieor, inclosed by a concrete wall four feet in height. In summer the floor

will be covered to a depth of several inches with earth. This will be. re- jmoved in the fall and in winter the will be flooded .for a skat- ing ‘yink. On this rink hockey. curling eb t and other Winter games will be played,

HOW THORNTON HAINS LISTENS TO THE EVIDENCE FOR AND AGAINST HI (From Sketches Made in the Courtroom by Artist Michelson. )

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MOSCOW POLICE NILLED BY RE WN FERC FIG Secret Service Chief and Oth- ers Lose Lives During Battle on Island.

MOSCOW, Dec. 26.—Baron Cotte, chief of the secret political police, was Killed and Col. Muraki was wounded in a fierce encounter today with revolution- ists intrenched in a suburban villa. Dur- ing the fight several policemen were killed and others were wounded. Troops were summoned to the aid of the police and a desperate battle ensued. Artil- lery finally had to be brought up to bombard the villa before the revolution- ists were subdued. Battle on Island. ’ The’ occurrence is the most serious since the uprising of December, 196. The villa where the fighting took place occupies a strategic position on Elk Island. an islet in the river near Mos- cow that is a favorite summer resort. The leaders of a revolutionary organil- zation were holding a meeting in the house. The police learned of the affair and surrounded the villa. As they approach- ed the house the revolutionists opened fire. This resistance was unexpected and the police withdrew. “Then infantry were sent for and with this reinforce- ment a second advance was made. Forced Back Second Time. The police and the soldiers had to re- tire a second time and it was in this encounter that Haron Cotte was killed and Col. Muraki wounded. Several sol diers lost their lives. When the artillery appeared a few well directed shots put an end to the trouble. The losses sustained by the réyolutionists are not known, but they are doubtless heavy. TRIES TO ENJOIN CITY AND ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY W. Hall Trigg, an atturney, who owns property at Laclede and Newstead ave- nues, applied to the Circuit Court Sat- urday’for an injunction against Presi- dent O'Reilly and the other members of the Board of Public Improvements, the West End Light and Power Company and the C. L. Gray Construction Com- pany to restrain them from proceeding in their separate capacities with the erection of poles and wires in front of Trige’s property. Judge Taylor, to whom the applica- tion was referred, declined to issue an order against the Board of Public Im- provements, saying that a notice to appear in court Wednesday and show cause would be ‘sufficient to deter them from proceeding. He, however, issued restraining orders against the two com- panies. Trigg says there are already poles and wires in front of his property, erected by the Union Electric Light id Power Co. and the Kinloch Tele- — o.. nee that it any, more are roy: — BY ‘REDS:

SUIT 10 ANNUL UNION ELECTRIC. CHARTER IS LOST rer Filed by $20,000,000 Lighting Company.

The anti-trust suit filed by Circuit At- torney Sager to annul the charter of the $20,000,000 Union Electric Light and Power Co. came to an end Saturday when Judge Taylor in the Circuit Court sustained the demurrer of the lighting company to the State’s petition. Discussing the State's allegations that the Union Electric Co. ‘s a monopoly operating in violation of the State’s anti-trust laws, Judge Taylor said the State had failed in its information to set forth that the lighting company had formed an agreement with other corpo- rations for the purpose of restraining competition. Definition of a Monopoly, Judge Taylor declared that under the rulings of the Supreme Court a monop- oly consists of two or more corpora- tions ‘‘combining or agreeing to fix the prices of certain articles in trade or commerce,” The anti-trust law of this State does not, however, Judge Taylor contends. forbid the consolidation of two or more cerporations engaged in the same line of business. “True, that it is charged,” said Judge Taylor, ‘‘that through the use of the franchises which belong to the severa!' companies which were merged with and which made up the respondent corpora- tion, it now has a monopoly of the busi- ness of selling and distributing elec- tricity in the City of St. Louis. Tre mere enjoyment of a monopoly jis not ground for the forfeiture of a corporate franchise. Law Doesn't Fit the Case. “The laws do not authorize the Court to forfeit the charter of a corporation acting by itself or to punish an individ- ual acting independently of others sim- ply beeause it or he has acquired a monopoly. “Our anti-trust laws, both written and unwritten, are directed not against individuals acting alone. but against combinations, confederations and conspiracies which necessarily in- volve two or more.” Sager’s Contention Untenable. Judge Taylor concludea with the statement that the action instituted by the Circult-Attorney was based on the allegation that the consolidation of the various companies comprising the Union Electric Light ana Power Corporation was of itself a violation of the State's monopoly statutes. This view the Court holds to be untenable. _ Judge Taylor directs attention to Section 1334 of the Revised Statutes of 1899, authorizing two or more cor- porations engaged in similar lines of business to amalgamate and to enjoy the privileges and franchises of each. The Post-Dispatch is the only evening

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DISAGREEMENT IN HARGIS CASE: UR ACQUITTAL Jurors Unable to Find Verdict in Case of Feudist Who Killed Father.

Special to the Post-Dispatch. IRVINE, Ky., Dec. 26.—The jury that listened to the evidence in the case of Beach Hargis, on trial for killing his father, reported today that agreement was impossible and the jurors were dis- charged. The jury stood nine for acquittal. The foreman reported last night that no agreement had been reached, and none was likely, but the Judge sent the 12 men to bed and told them to: resume their deliberations this morning and to reach an agreement if possible. At 1 o'clock the men again entered court and said it was impossible to reach a verdict. MISTAH JOHNSON HAS CHANCE TO DINE AT THE WHITE HOUSE. BUT HE WILL HAVE TO HURRY THE TEMPERATURES. 33 7 (noo 29 “he

“Well, I see the sports got some of the dark meat for Christmas,” said the Belfast Chick- en, “Yes, and Burns got the dressing,” replied Brooklyn Tommy. “Do you think Mistah Johnson will ever dine at the White House?’ “If he wants to he'll have to hur- ry and get there before March 4, I KISS TRE FRENCH PRESIDENT

night; Sunday = fair. coder: 5 southwest winds shifting to —— Sunday morning; minim temperature will be 38 degrees.” ie There are several storm areas, - ant the weather. man says that there }

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Sh-h-h— Andrew J. O'Reilly, sphinx, is a hero, But he isn’t saying.a word about it. In a padr of soft slippers he ran from his home at 2207 South Grand avenue to the burning tallor shop of Weinstein & Kahn at 2241 South Grand avenue Satur- day. Keeping his lips tightly pressed together, he ran into the shop and res- cued Sam Cook, a presser, who had been overcome by smoke. After: he had dragged Cook into the open air O'Reilly softly trotted back to his home. He spoke to no one on the way. An hour later he was at his office in the’ City Hall, silently directing the Board of Public Improvements. He didn't tell anybody of the reseue. He didn't even casually remark that there had been a fire in his block. An exploding “‘goose’’ caused the fire. Gasoline was used to supply heat to the internal economy of the goose. Sam Cook, who is a presser, forgot that he had the goose tn one hand when he-poked up the fire in the coal stove with the other. The vapor from the gasoline in the goose ignited and there was an explosion. Cook was soon revived after his rescue by Mr. O'Reilly. In the store were many sults and pairs of trousers belonging to fastidfous dressers in the neighborhood. Thé fire melted a wax figure in the window of Mme. Mathilde Koadier's hairdressing parlor on the second floor. The dam- age is estimated at $2300. SCOTTISH PIPE BAND PLAYS FOR POST-DISPATCH STAFF It sounded like the Campbells were the

the Caledonian Gociety, the Thinties, Clan Campbell and the Clan Doug. las, went to the Planters and serenaded |

Relations Between Publisher Cannot Be - i fered as Defense.

AND ACQUIT HIS E tht Judge Holds Defendant Can, Be F

Capt. Hains Was: ut of } Mind at Time of Ki shall |

Judge's Ruling Exc’ Story in the Tho as a proposition of law, the man who held the “I am going to hold — —— by a lunatic if he aided_and encouraged it —— and knowing the act and its consequences, © “In my opinion a man. who is present at the —— ota and aids and abetts is not even an accessory under the common pi, a principal.”——Judge Crane’s reply to argument of Thornton ¥ that he could not be tried for first *— murder until — Hains was found — ay — x — ius SHING, L/ 1, Dec. 26. — opening of the defense’s side in Thornton. Hains” trial te make a stringent ruling against Attorne 8 Sh * bringing | ‘vase’ the relations existing — Peter. €, X. Annis, declaring the truth or falsi bedring on the case. In His ruling, Justice Crane made what) C. the prosecution considers an important j ant. péint in its favor. He sald?) tally. | “DT ruled against you as @ proposition ’ show you ‘the causés whist: 6f law. I rule that the @efendant may be found gullty of murder-in the first degree, although the man who actually fired the shot may be found not guilty or even insane. One man may be guilty of a crime committed by a luna- tic. In other words, a man can com- mit a crime hidden behind another per- son's insanity.” The people's case was finisned this morning, when George Bolton, an at- tache of the District Attorney's office, | testified to numerous attempts to serve John Tonning, the missing boatman, with subpenaes in the case. He said so far as he could leafn Tonning had or to Sweden. The Court then took up a motion Ri dismiss the indictment. On District At- totnéy. Darrin's objection, a technical legal argument followed, which was in- terrupted by Judge Crane declaring that there was no need wasting the time of} the Court. a As soon as the argument was com- pleted the Justice denied the motion, the defense excepting. Attorney McIn- tyre pleaded for delay until Monday be- fore opening for the defense. This was denied and Attorney Joseph A. Shay presented the opening address, Shay Attacks Special Counsel. After paying tribute to his belief in the integrity of the jury, Shay said: “As we have sat here day after day, we have become more and more amazed and horrified at the thought that the Prosecuting Attorney should ask «4 jury of 12 intelligent men to send to his death a human being on such flimsy, biased, prejudiced, contradictory, sus- picious and doubtful testimony as have heard presented. He asks you burn out the soul of a man upon dence that bears every semblance of falsehood, invention and manufacture.” Shay criticised Special Attorney White and Dayton, and declared there was no warrant of law for their appearance in

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