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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-12

Division No. . o t sste 81
prene Court has rendered q verT
important decision IA sezrd 70
life insurance policies. J95Rs
Fox writes this opinion. TIE
case was that u Mary II. Keller
against the Home Life Insurzucs
Go. and involves the liability -
the company where the insured
makes false rsprsseutzsors u
his application for fnsurance-
The plaintiffs husband hsld =
policy in the company for $500.
ISSUED ia October. 1890 sse in-
suned dying from gzlloping Con
sumption in June following. The
company refused 70 par the poli-
CT, alleging that Keller answers
70 the medical examiner we're
rePlete with false statements and
misrepresentations concerning
the condition Of his health. hs
habits and his treatment 5T o2Iser
physicians, and that these mis-
representations were not made
innocently, but knowingly with
the intention 10 deceive the CON-
pany.
The Cape Girardeau circuft
court. where the case was heard.
gave Mrs. Keller a verdict for
s2475. which included interest.
and the supreme court anrms
that finding. Judge Fox SAYS.
in part. in his opinion Sustaining
that Judgment:
The defendant in this cause
had the sole power TO select is
medical examiner. II selected
DR.. Franklin He made the ex-
animation Of Mr.. Keller, reported
he same 10 the defendant. and il
It least placed sufficient reliance
upon such report to enter into
The contract Of insurance. The
testimony Of DR.. Franklin, to-
sether with his report of the ex-
animation Of the insured. and the
'ther facts and circumstances
developed at the trial. clearly
the trial court 10 sub
nit this cause to the jury. We
NOW Of no rule which would
warrant the ignoring OF the testi.
nony Of the defendants own
Examiner and taking the cause
rom the jury, simply on the
ground that the defendant now
.eelrs the opinion Of other physi-
ions, whose testimony tends to
.stablish the misrepresentation
LEGGED in the answers to certain
matters in the application for in.
urance. Il was doubtless the
dominating Thought in the legis.
alive mind in the enactment 0f
ection 7stlQ 20 meet and cover
ast such cases Of the nature and
hsracter here presented.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-12

9s - - - nss7-i
A house and lot for sale.
Close in. At a bargain. Call on
Gro. p. HUCKEBY.
AR.FrOgue, of Vernon county,
formerly Of this city, came up to
spend the fourth with old friends.
A. G. Bradley and his son Har.
rison have gone TO Altoona, Kas.
to engage in work at the big
smelter plant.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-12
District Press Con, men,.

are good campaigners and are
exceptionally strong candidates
in every respect. Henry County
Republican.
The Republicans Of the 9th
congressional district have nam.
ed Hon. w. Atl1eson Of Butler as
their congressional candidate.
| Mr.. Atkeson is a very able and
worthy man and is sure to defeat
| DeArmond in the coming elec.
tion. Golden City Register.
w. o. Atkeson Of Butler is
making a fight for Congressman
from this district. Mr.. Atkeson
is a capable man and would make
an excellent congressman if elect
ed. He is an attorney at law at
Butler and has been in the news
paper business and is a wide
awake man. He is one of the or
atOrs af Freeman Fourth of July
celebration. .-Drexel Star.
Mr.. Atkeson has long been
known in politics in the sixth dis
trict. He is an able campaigner,
and has the force and courage Of.
his convictions. He will make
an active campaign in every
county in the district, and there
are many who are well versed in
district politics who freely de
clare that he will give Mr.. De Ar
mond the hardest race of his ca.
eer.-Cass County News.
Mr.. Atkeson is well known toi
almost every Republican in the
sixth district who attend politi.
cal conventions and will make
strong opponent for DeArmond,
who has drawn his salary while /
posing as a representative of the
district for fifteen years. He is
we'll posted on affairs political. is
a good campaigner and will make
an active canvass of the district.
The ice wagon will not have the
customary walkover this fall
OsceOla Republican.
The nomination of w. O. Alike \
son for congress by the Repubii.
cans of the sixth district last
week may give some insight to
the question, where have the old
time Populists gone? During
the days when Pupulism was at
its height and the Peoples party
most powerful Mr.. Atkeson was
a leader in what be considered
the peoples cause, but he had
the brains 70 see the folly of
swinging permanently 10 the
Democratic donkey's tail and the
nerve to let loose and get into a
party that amounts 10 something
for the peoples and the govern.
ment's good. The chances are
that practically all the old time
Pops will join the Republicans
for the campaigns OF 1906 and
1905, as they viii prefer Repub-
.icanism and its glorious record
10 the uncertainty of the Con.
seratiye Organism Nevada
Herald.
The work of the Republicans
congressional convention az Rich
Hill last Thursday will be entire.
" satisfactory 20 Dade County
Republicans. Mr.. Atkeson, the
has not always been a
Republican, il is true, but Meth.
er had X. 4. Lewis, who made
the race IN 1894 and came nearer
the goal than any other Repubh
can since the district was organ.
ized. II may be said without
fear Of contradiction, however.
that Mr. AtlSeson is thoroughly
in accord with Republican prin-
ciples and that he stands fiat
footed on the latest Republican
platforms, as adopted in national
state and district conventions oil
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-15

of the most vital publications of that bill have been removed from it but they none the less recognize as a step in the right direction. fin view of the gravity of the interests involved, they earnestly demand that the bill ho passed at this session of the congress"
 A publicity and promotion commit tee. was decided upon. It also was de- cided to invite every commercial body in the United States to become a mem Der. The delegates called in a body thls afternoon at the White House. There the President addressed them. After greeting them he said;
 T need hardly say that our one chance for getting the consular service put on really effective basis lies with just such organizations as this. I ap- preciate that the consular service should be In it's essence a part of the general scheme of business develop ment of the country. I have not. I am sorry to say, been ahle to persuade people thus to look upon even such a question as the Santo Domingo treaty which is a purely non-partisan meas ure; for if it was treated as it should be-purely on it's meTits-there would not be one shadow of opposition to or criticism of it."
 After predicting that progress would soon come in the consular service the President said:
 ''One point let me dwell upon. You cannot expect to get permanently good service when that service is unat- tractive and i'll paid We have had a great deal of difficulty with our consu- lar service in China. It came partly because men were appointed for polit- ical reasons with scant regard to their qualifications. partly because menfound themselves in remote eastern ports where there was not much that made fife attractive, where there was very little supervision over them and graat temptations. We made a pretty thor~ ouEh clean-up there. But we eanno& keep the service as high as 1t should be kept unless we have adequate sal< aries.
 Make the entrance to the service as far as possible non-partisan and make it at the lower grades SO that dssirS able positions shall come to those who have rendered good and faithful sers vice in tho lower grades and SO that those entering the lower grades shall feel that if they do well they have a long and worthy career ahead o4 them."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-15
GOES TO BELLEVUE
WOMAN WILL BE EXAMINED AS 40 SANITY.
Mrs. c Williams, an English WO- man, Threatened the Lives of ,. PterpOnf Morgan and the Fi-
 nancier's Son.

New York, March 14.-At hearing in the private chambers of Magistrate wahle, in the Tombs Police Court to- day Mrs. c. B. Williams. an English woman. who resides at the Hoffman House, was committed to Bellevue Hos pital to be examined as to her sanity Mrs. Williams is ssid to be a widow of good connections. She was arrest ed this afternoon in front of the of- Aces of J. Pierpont Morgan and Com pany, on a warrant sworn out by for mer Assistant District Attorney Lloyd. The charge was disorderly conduct.
 Mrs. Williams protested when order ed to the hospital, and said she was the victim of plot planned by J. F. Morgan. When removed from the Mag istrates chambers, she struggled des- perately and gave the five policemen who had her in charge all they could do to get her into carriage It IS said that the name Williams Is proba- bly, a fictitious one. She Is about 40 or 45 years of age. and is reputed to have been at one time a very wealthy woman, but Is said to have lost copsid- erably by bad investments. Since March she has been daily to the of Aces ofNAdorgan and Company, demand ing to see MT Morgan, who is in Eu- rope, or his son, J. P Morgan, Jr On the occasion of each of her visits. 1t is alleged she has threatened to shoot and kill the financier and his son.
 At the office of J. F. Morgan and Company, 1t was stated by a promi- nent official that Mrs. Williams had been annoying MT. Morgan on and off for about five years. She was intro duced to MT. Morgan hy very good people. She told Mir. Morgan that she believed she has an interest in some Boston estate and asked the financier to look up the matter for her.
 MT. Morgan investigated 1t and found that at one time she had been inter- ested in 1t, but that she had sold her interest The official stated that 1t is the general belief of Mir. Morgan's as- sociates that the woman is not in her right mind.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-15
STORMY TIME ISLOOKED FOR Miners Will Meet in Indianapolis Today. THE RESOLUTION OF RYAN Determined Opposition Against Its
 Repeal. Proposition For An Appropriations To Assist In the Defense of Mover and other Accused
 Men.
THE RESOLUTION OF RYAN

Indianapolis, March I4.--The predict Ions of a stormy con ention of the United Mine Workers of Amersea be- ginning tomorrow morning bid fair to be verified.
 From the talk of the delegates who kept streaming into Indianapolis this afternoon, there will be decided oppo- sition toward the repeating of the Ryan resolution. This is the most important matter te come before the convention and there Is reason to believe that a de- cision either for or against 1t will not be reached for several days. Little can be done tomorrow beyond the work of organizing the convention. seating the delegates and the reading of Presf- dent MitchelPs address,
 While the number of delegates is less by 800 than the regular national con- vention, the work of the credentials committee will be no small task. and the roll call will consume the greater part of the day.
 Secretary W. D. Ryan of Illinois, who arrived thls afternoon, said tonight while in company with President Mitchell, that there is no foundation for the report that plan had been arr ranged for disposing of his resolution. This plan was said to include a request by Mir. Ryan for the permission Of the 
 'Tf there is any such arrangement I have not heard of it." said Mir. Ryan T have not made any such promise to any one. l cannot say now what will or will not do about the matter. I have not been considering 1t in that light"
 Bit of By Play.
 An expressive bit of by play carried on by President Mitchell, who was sit .. ting next to Mir. Ryan indicated that both he and the Illinois Secretary- Treasurer who framed the drastic bit of trades union legislation bearing his name, will be against any movement 10 rescind 1t, at least as long as thera Is any possibility of working to a fair settlement with it in force Neither Mir Ryan nor Mir. Mitchell would say whether they thought 1t would he uec-r in order to permit the holding of a joint convention by the miners and the bitimunous operatorsA
 Another resolution which 1t was re- ported will cause q stir in the con- vention Is said to be one that will be introduced asking the delegates to make an appropriation from the na- tlonal treasury to be devoted to assist ing in the defense of President Mover of the Western Federation of Miners and other officials of that organization who are charged with the murder ot ex-Governor Steunenburg of Idaho.
 Mir Mitchell has hoped to present to the special committee of anthracite miners his report as to the negotiations with the anthracite operators but as all the members of the committee had not arrived no meeting was held. 1t Is possible that the report will be pre- sented tomorrow morning.
 There Is little strike talk among the delegates.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-15
=
 WOULD BAR CoOLIE GLASS.
Asiatic Association Asks That Excli
 sion Laws be Changed.

Astuttc Association Asks That Exclu-
 sion Laws he Changed.
 Washington, March 14.--John Foord, Secretary of the American Asiatic As- sociation. and representative of cem- mercial interests in prominent cities of the United States, appeared before the House Committee on Foregn Affairs in support of the Foster bill to amend the Chinese exclusion act in such a manner that high-class Chinese may be admitted with less convenience. MT. Foord. in discussing the section of the Presidents message recommending modification of the Chinese exclusion remedy Is to define the excluded class of Chinamen and let all others enter after due consideration by the consu- lar officers of the United States at the port of departure in China"
 Among the representatives of the American Asiatic Association at the hearing were Thomas B. Egan. repre- senting the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce; Samuel B. Capon, repre- senting the American Board of Foreign Missions; Bishop D. H. Moore and l.! Cranston, Sof the Methodist Episcopal Church. and R N Miller. of tha American Cotton Manufacturers' As- sociation. } D. A. Tompkins of Charlotte, N, C., representing the National Association of Manufacturers, said his association had no desire to admit Chinese coolies. He said class distinctions were made in China and must be recognized by the United States.
 The coolies was so easily recognized that it was desirable for this country to say that all Chinese, but coolies. may enter our ports. He urged that there was no desire among manufac- turers to bring Chinese laborers here to compete with Ameican labor, for he said intelligent labor using inn proved machinery excels cheap labor
 In response to questions as to the ef- feet of the Chinese boycott on the ma chinery and cotton trade in which he is interested. Mfr. Tompkins said the effect had been very injurious and threatened to grow if conditions were not relieved at once.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-15
Exten.lon of the santa Fe.

Austin, Texas. March 14.--The Santa Fe Railroad system Is arranging to construct 500 miles of new road In Texas this year. according to charters today with the Secretary of State. The proposed construction contem- plates a road from a point on the Pe- cos and Northern Railroad. in Palmer county, through Western Texas, and southward to Brownwood, distance of $50 miles. A connecting branch through Randall county and Into Lubbock coun- ty, a distance of 125 miles and another connection from Texas into Louisiana for a distance of 2S miles to connect the system there as represented by the Jasper and Eastern Railway, completes the routs of the proposed impirove- ments.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-15

advocates the construction of sea level canal. At the request of the committee he prepared and submitted a map of the hill where the minority purposes to construct a flight of three locks This map will be used In con fronting the minority engineers with the statements made by Messrs. Bates and Parsons that the lock plan sub- mltted by the minority contemplates locks only TOO feet long if equipped with safety gates. Aifre Noble. one of the signers of the minority report, will testify tomorrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-15
Speeches In the House.

Washington. March 1.-The second day of general debate on the Begisla- tive bill developed limited discussion of the retirement of aged clerks. and was interspersed with a speech on statehood by Mir, Babcock of Wiscon- sin, one on the restriction of inmigra- tion by Mir. Gardner of Massachusetts. and a presentation of reasons why the jurisdiction of federal courts should be restricted in certain cases. where Jurisdiction was required because of the citizenship of the litigants being in different states, by Mir. Garrett of Tenn essee
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-15
TO SIMPLIFY SPELLING.
Dr. Scott Tells of the Plans of the
 Board.

D&s SC0Nt AGtA& Vh knC EAWS VIE %@AN
 Board.
 New York, March 14.-Professor Brander Matthews, head of the Board of Educators which has been formed to introduce changes In spelling. expres- sed himself yesterday to his classes In Columbia as pleased with the way the announcement had been received. He said he had expected that the Board would be met by a storm of criticism and dissent.
 Dr. Charles P. G. Scott. temporary secretary of the simplified spelling board. said yesterday:
 We would place spelling on the same plane with everything else. We alter our houses. our clothes and we even change our religion. Spelling Is no more sacred than religion that wo should go on year after year with the old puzzling forms.
 We think 1t wrong to be teaching the perverse spelling that adde's the brains of our children.
 We expect In time to spell definite with out the e. philosophy with two f's, and, In general, to do away with the ph's and gh's that worry children"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-15
PRISONER A SUICIDE.
Louis Brown Kills Himself in Norfolk
 ,IafI.

tHAts
 Norfolk, Va, March 14.--Louis Brown, 29 years old. awaiting trial Friday for the murder of Flossie Reese. at whom he threw lighted lamp which explod- ed, fatally burning the woman, commit ted suicide in his cell in the Norfolk jail early this morning by cutting his throat with peuknife which he had in some unknown manner smuggled Into the jail. Browns act was not discov- cred until prisoner occupying q cell below heard a gurgfing noiso and jumping from his cot found himself be- spattered with blood. which had run through the floor of the cell above.
 When Browns cell was opened the prisoner was llfeless. with the knife clinched tightly in his hand. Brown was formerly prominent in Portsmouth, Va. Brown was without friends or money. his family having abandoned him, and he grew Respondent as the day for his trial approached.
 During the recent jail fire here he escaped. but surrendered a few hours later
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-15
worrisoD spenks An Day,

Chicago, March 14.-District Attor- ney Morrison occupied the entire day fin his argument for the government in the hearing of the packers special pleas for immunity and he will probably speak all of tomorrow. Following the district attorney, Attorney w. J. Hynes will speak for the packers and the fi- nal argument for the government will be made by Attorney General Moody.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-15
JOHNSON CONCLUDES.
Tells of Alleged Division of Loot b
 COnsniratOrn

Savannah. Ga, March 14.-Agaln two sessions of the Federal Court were held today. the object being to com plete the direct examination of Ma tional Bank Examiner Johnson, who has been engaged as an expert ac- countant in the Greene and Gaynor case and as custodian of the Govern ment's documentary evidence.
 After exhaustively explaining the di- vision Of the spells alleged to have been made by Greene. Gaynor and Car ter, the witness entered upon other financial phases of the operations of the alleged conspirators, completing his testimony at late hour this after noon. His evidence was along lines to which the attention of the jury had already been directed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-15
searching for Negro.

Shreveport. La, March l4.-Posses have been in the woods in the vicinity of Blanchard. a station on the Kansas City Southern, twelve miles north of Shreveport since early today, searching for Richard Cummings. negro who 1t is charged after shooting and beat ing into inconsistencies, robbed his employer. J H. Hamers. Hamers is in a critical condition. He is a prominent cotton planter and feeling against the negro is intense.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-15

has an output of 100000 feet annu- ally, opened it's annual convention here today with about twenty operators, and number of lumbermen from distant States in attendance. The morning session was devoted to reports of off, cers and this afternoon the regular and special committees met. Tonight there was banqeut. Among the speakers at the convention will be Gif- ford Pinchot, Forester of the National Forest Service.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-15
FIFTEEN INDIANS ARRESTED.
Marshal DarFOugh Says There is N
 nanaer Of an Outbreak,

Danger of an Outbreak.
 Vinita. I. T., March 14.-Marshal W. H. Darrough reached Vinita this afternoon from Spavlnaw and said the reports of trouble with the Cherokee Indians had been exaggerated.
 Darrough arrested fifteen full blood Indians on the charge of harboring and assisting the Wickliffe brothers. These Indians were brought to Vinita late today and will be lodged in the terri torial federal jail. The Wickliffes had not been encountered when Darrough left Spavinaw early today
 Marshal Darrough said that while the Indians were favorable to the Wickliffes there was no danger of an uprising. battle Is expected with the Wickliffes before they are cap tured.'
 While at Spavinaw Darrough and his men ascertained the general direction taken by the Wickliffes and say the officers took the trail and will stay with it until the men are found.
 Marshal Darrough will remain in Vinita and direct the general move ments of the officers from here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-15
cntton wnrehonne nnrned.

Toccoa, Ga, March 14-Fire of an unknown origin early today destroyed the large cotton platform and ware house of Inman. Akers & Inman. the plant of the Atlanta Compress Com pany, TOO bales of cotton and seven loaded freight cars. The loss Is placed at $150,0o0, fully insured.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-15
Parsons Concludes Testimony.

Washington. March 14.--Professor William Barclay Parsons today con cluded his testimony before the Senate Committee on Interoceanic Canals in support of the majority report of the Board of Consulting Engineers which
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-15
po.tua.ter AnpoInted.

Washington, March l4.-(SpeciaI)- Postmasters appointed. Brompton. St |. Clair country, Lonnie Vessey. Davis, St. Clair county, John w. L. Valley. Swell. Randolph county. William R Vowel
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-15
North Carolina Pine Association

Norfolk. Va. March 14.-The North Carolina Pine Association, embracing
 interests in VirginIa, North and South
 Carolina, that represent 20,0o0,oo0 and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-15

speciai--stOrm warnings are dis played from Jacksonville to Norfolk and cold wave warpings have been is- sued for the middle Mississippi and lower Ohio valleys.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-15
WEATHER FORECAST.

WashinEton, March 14.-For Ala barna, Rain followed by fair and much colder Thursday; Friday fair, fresh possibly brisk northwest winds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-15

Knox's question, saying that he would be willing to vote for the bill in order to get the question before the courts even though not satisfied on the point of the constitutionality, And in re- spoflse to a question from Mir. Knox as to whether 1t would not be higher duty to make the bin constitutional, said that he had Tn contemplation an amendment covering the point. Con- tinuing. he expressed confidence that the friends of the bill were not far apart on the question of the necessity for a review provision, saying that he had hope that even Mir. Deliver might be brought to see that such provision was necessary