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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-20
SOUTH HILL NOW
HAS NEWSPAPER
(specIal TO The Tlmes.Disnatch

Especial to The Times Dispatch,)
SOUTH HILL, January 1D.--The
South Hill Enterprise. paper owned
and published by Mr.. L. ], Robertson.
recently OF Elklns, NJ c.. made It's first
appearance here to-day. The paper has
the distinction of being the first
ever printed at South Hill.
The South FIill Manufacturing Com
pany here has put in special machinery
TO furnish tho sheetlng to be used on
j Jan p1 Expositffon G I The he
force Is being taxed to Its fun capacity
to supply this big demand, as this Is
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-20
Bow in Court.

white boy, was in Police Court yester-
day morning on tho charge of being
incorrigible. He was given another
chance, after Capt. Fowler, of the Saliva
ton Army. had promised to get him a
position. Captain Fowler has hereto
fore found the boy several positions,
and each time he has left them.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-20
emlgrants. and lighting the water up
with electric lights. SO as to fascfnate
the fish into remaining where they are.
Kansas City Journal.
To Limit Insurance Salaries.

JEFFERSON CITY. MO-. January
19--A bill has been introduced in tho
state Senate limiting the salary of
any insurance company president to
$4,000, under penalty of the revoca-
ton of the company's license to do
business in Missouri
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-20
the only equipment OF the kind
be found south OF st. Louis.
Pastor Coleman Accepts Call.
(speclal 10 zinc Wines d hspntchD

Especial to The Times -Dspatch)
SOUTH HILL, VA. January 19.-Rev.
j. M. Coleman, of the Baptist Church
here, has accepted call to the Baptist
church at Forest Va, and will move
his family there about March LIST.
Rev. Mr.. Jones. of Lawrenceville, has
accepted the passionate extended him
from the Baptist congregation here.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-20
Reception to Pastor.

A reception to the Rev. M. s. Colonna
and his family Will "a rendered by
the congregation OF Park Place Meth
odist Church on Thursday from $3.50
to 1920 o'clock IN the evening,
and the members of the congregal,on
are looking forward to very pleasant
evening with their pastor.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-20
Visiting in Richmond.

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. G.. Tyler. of Spill
man. w. Va, are the guests of Colonel
and Mrs. John S. HARDWOOD in this city.
Mr.. Tyler Is an old Richmond boy and
has made a great success IN West
Virginia. He Is connected with Gen.
eral B. d. Spillman's large coal inter-
ests. and Is secretary and general
manager OF the company,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-20
BAUGH IN TROUBLE.
Acquitted of One Charge, But
Convicted on Another.

BOOKER. VA. January 1s.-TEe trial
OF S. q. Baugh. charged with assisting
sex county Jail. which has been in
progress for two days, resulted in the
acquittal Of Baugh. He was defended
Baugh pleaded guilty to the charge
OF selling liquor without license and
was, given ninety days in Jail and
fined 500.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-20
Richlnonders in New York.

NEW YORK, January 19.--The fol-
lowing Richmond people We're register
ed Mt New York hotels to-day: Fifth
Avenue N Ball: Imperial. J. c. Free
man: Cumberland, T, S. Robinson; Her
aid Square, w G: holland: Waldorf, D.
AXtell and Wife: Fifth Avenue, e. Don
aldson and wife.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-20
All Closed Up.

All the offices at the Capitol and
State Library were closed all day yes-
terday on account of tho Lee celebrn-
ton. They will all be opened at the
regular hours Tomorrow morning.
when business will be resumed,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-20
Never Surresnders.

General Grosyenor Serene f. Payne
Joe Cannon and others are known as
"the old guard" III. the House, because
middle-aged American Industries from
the predatory ENTHUSIASTICALLY
er-JOurual
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-20
Colonel Richardson Sick.

Colonel John w. Richardson. Regis
ter of the Land once. Is confined to
He will probably be able to return to
his duties at the Capitol on Monday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-20
To Give German.

Friendship Rebekah Lodge. No. II.
r. o. o. F.. will give a german at
Fraternity Hall. No. 2l5 East Broad
street on Friday evening from $50 to
1890 p. M Tickets can be bought
from members and at the door.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-20

The following telegram from Tangier
has been received at Berlin: ION De-
cember Is the first train ran over the
narrow gauge railway to the. quarries
built by the German Hsarbor Construc-
ton Company. The railway. the first
in Morocco, worked by steam traction,
is two kilometres q Ia miles, long.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-03-07
DELINQUENT sew.
Err ASSESSMENTS

Notice is hereby .given that on the
7th day of February, l9VI, warrant
was regularly issued by the recorder
of 'tha City Of Hood River and to me
directed and delivered and command
ing to forthwith advertise the proper
ty mentioned and described in said
warrant against which the assessment
for the cost of construction of Section
No. l of the sewer system OF the City
of Hood River was made, and to sell
said property of such psrt thereof as
can be sold separately to advantage,
sufficient to pay such delinquent as
sessments, together with interests.
costs and disbursements, IN the man
ner provided by law, and TO return
the pro caeds OF such sale to the city
treasurer of said City Of Hood River.
The following is a list in tabular
form OF said delinquent assessments
and describes each assessment whlch
is delinquent, gives the name OF the
preson to whom assessed. and the
particular description OF the property
assessed, and the amount OF the as
sessment thereon now due, which are
as follows, to-wit:
To woom Description Assessment
AssasSad of PROPERTY Due
| O. A, Rinehart, lot l, block 2, A. 8. Blow
ers Addition to Hood River Wy 90
Hood River development Co., lot 30, -
block %, Hood River proper, ;.;;...; oo
| N. c. Evans, trustee, lot Q, block 80, Hood ~
San same Lot n, block IS, Hood River ~
ffS9Ss sa@e Lot ., block s, @aucoma =. a,
Hood otk River Light, Power q Water Co,
Bal. of lot 2, block 4, l2i feet, A BLOW ~
Therefore, under and In pursuance
of said said warrant for the purpose
of satisfying the assessments men
toned In said warrant, will on the
10th day of March, 1907, at the hour
of 10 o'clock a. M, at the front door
of the city hall, in the City of Hood
River, in Wasco county, state OF Ore
gon, proceed to sell at public auction
to the highest bidder for cash In hand
the several tracts and parcels OF land
above mentioned or so much thereof
as can be sold separately to advantage
sufficient to pay such delinquent as
sessments together with interest, costs
and disbursements.
Dated at Hood River, Oregon, this
7th day of February, 1907.
VIM. CANCER,
Marshal of the city of Hood River.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-03-07
LIBRARY VOTING CONTEST
100 Volumes and Case

Delow will be be found the names of of the pro-
- gressive firms in Hood River who make this most
popular and liberal offer: This elegant library and
handsome will be given by vote to the Lodge, So
cety, Church School in Hood River securing the
largest number OF votes in the following The
business men listed below will give with Each Ten
Cent Purchase vote. The contest begins March
l. and ends August 1, 1907. A ballot box has been
placed in Hall and Essons drug store where the votes
are to be deposited At the close of the contest the
the church, school, society or lodge having the largest
number of votes will he awarded the library. Current
accounts, when promptly paid will be entitled to votes
Remember votes only be secured by trading with
the merchants listed below. Each week the Hood
River Glacier will announce the standing Of the con-
testant
The library and case are now on exhibition in the
show window of L. FL. Huggins & Co.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-03-07

marketing the famous Hood River ap-
Pile, and to excel the world in the
production of commercial fruit, OF
which the apple is king. Plan to at
tend the next session.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-14
CITIZENS PROTEST
CHANGE OF VENUE
Judge Cochran Scored for Remark
That MasilIs Could Not Get Fair
Trial in Clinton, ~.

Clinton, ILL.,, Aug. 13.-Fifty-nine
counter affidavits in the motion for
change of venue in the trial of Fred Il.
Magill and his wife for murder. were
gathered up in Clinton and snrrounf-
ing townships of the county today AMI
forwarded TO Judge w. G.. Cochran at
Sullivan. States Attorney A. F. Millec
said he could have secured a thousand
aflidavits to the effect that the Magil,s
could get a fair trial in Dewitt county
if he thought there was any need Of
them.
Judge Cochran is being criticised
considerably for his remarks from the
bench. the day of the motion for
change of venue, that he did not think
the Magills could get fair trial in this
county at the present time.
Judge Cochran is expected to decide
the question tomorrow. If he decid as
to take the case to Macon county, Of
which the county seat is Decatur, i.
will cost the state in the neighborhooI
of $4,000. Attorney r. A. Lemon,
chief counsel for the Magills, is trying
to get the trial sent to Douglas conn
| ty. The Decatur term of court is in
October
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-14
Operators in Many OF the
Smaller Cities Leav-
ing Their Keys.
DAVENPORT Affected
Associated Press Still Able TO
Gel a Portion of Its Daily
Report Through.
LATEST DEVELOP
MENTS IN STRIKE
SITUATION.

BOSTON - All union Postal and
Western Union operators struck;
brokers' and stock exchange wires
not affected.
RICHMOND, VA. - Tnirty-three
Western Union operators struck;
% at work.
LYNCHsURG, VA.-Three Western
Union operators struck; 10 oper-
ators remained at work
TORONTO, ONT. - Fifty Great
Western operators struck in sym.
pathy with strikers in United
States.
DECATUR, ILL.-GirI operator in
suited unfair" operator at Chica-
go office by telegraph; her dis
charge precipitated strike in both
Western Union and Postal offices.
BLOOMINGTON, lLL.-Two West
ern Union and two Postal opera
tors struck when ordered to han
die Chicago business.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA-AII Postal
and Western Union operators
struck; one woman at work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-14
BIG SEED FRAUD CHARGED
Iowa Man Charged With Using Mails
illegally in Selling Product.

Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 1S.-Charged
with victimizing thousands of people =
all over the United States by the sale
of bogus garden and flower seeds. F.
C. Graves was arrested by the federal
authorities for using the mails to de-
fraud. Graves is alleged to have pui-
chased thousands of dollars worth of
seeds from big nurserymen in the ca st
and then resold them as Iowa seeds Ia
buyers all over the country. 1t is
claimed he failed to pay for the seeds
he got and that he got out a bogus
catalogue and failed to send seeds in
return for money sent through the
mails
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-14
EXPERT CRACKSMEN CAN ENTER ANY
SAFE POSSIBLE TO MANUFACTURE

Washington, Aug. 13.-EXpert cracks
men can enter any safe the manufac-
turcrs may put on the market.
This claim is made in a consular re-
Fort received at the state department
in which it is declared that steel fuses
under the blowpipe flame of an acety-
lene generator charged with calcium
carbide. water and compressed oxygen
are now being used by the cracksmen.
The flame is so intense that it eats
through steel as an ordinary gas jet
does through lead.
Uses Brains in Campaign.
Reading like a novel, the report re-
counts the daring deeds of a bold safe
blower, who secured a room in hotel
directly over a jewelry store. BY drill
and saw circular piece of the flooring
was removed A thick cement ceiling
was disclosed. but the intelligent thief
was not daunted. With a chisel he re-
moved enough of the cement to lower
an umbrella, which was opened and
held suspended by the handle TO eaten
the particles of cement and prevent
them falling to the floor of the money
lchanger's Office while the hole was be.
ing enlarged sufficiently to permit the
passage of the cracksman.
BY means of a rope ladder the rob
Der lowered himself. and brought with
him two cylinders of compressed oXy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-14

receiving late reports from all divis-
ions:
"The Western Union is practically on
a normal basis tonight. We have
enough operators at work to man our
whole system, and both commercial and
press matter is being dispatched with
little or no delay. You can gauge our
situation when | say that the New
York office answers TO 1900 offices di-
rect. and today and tonight not a single
call from one of these offices has gone
unanswered, and without delay at that.
We have now on duty more operators
than we actually need, and so far as
my reports from all over the country
go the same is true of other divisions.
Conditions in the Postal.
E. J. Nally, vice president and gen.
eral manager of the Postal company
said: 81 think the worst that can be
said of our system is that it is slightly
deranged. We are not crippled any
where and we have not been since this
strike began. There is not a single of
flee of our company but now has on
duty a force ample to handle the pres
ent volume of traffic Many of oul
| former operators went out, it is true
but many more remained, and we are
Experiencing little or no difficulty il
getting competent men to fill their
places. This is true not only of New
York, where we now have practically
a full force, but of all other importan
lwire centers as well.
Near Normal. So Declares.
'fFor instance, We handled in the Nev
York Office today up to 5 p. m. 1895
messages, exclusive of press matter
and when it is remembered that tn
normal traffic of our Office is approx
mately $4,000 messages a day, you cal
; judge for yourself the situation as j
affects u.s.
Percy Thomas, deputy national pres
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-14
Announces Special Grand
Jury Will Not Meet Till
in September.
GIVES COLOR TO RUMOR
May Mean That Immunity Will
be Extended Railroad for
Furnishing Evidence.

Chicago, Aug 14.-Judge Landis to-
day postponed until September the third
grand jury investigation of the charges
of rebating against the Alton railroad
growing out of the recent trial which
resulted in the conviction of the Stand
ard Oil company.
Mercy Not Asked For.
Judge X. NJ. Landis is the official
who will pass upon any claim for i'm
munity that may be advanced by the
road or its officers No claim of i'm
munity was made by any official of the
Alton road.
No News of Immunity.
Washington is silent. In spite of
published assertions that bargain for
immunity because of information given
against the Standard Oil company was
made with former District Attorney
Moody, now a justice of the supreme
court. and with former District Attor-
ney Morrison by officials of the. Alton
railroad, it is declared that no adyices
to call off the investigation into the al
legged practices of the Alton road have
been received from the capital of the
nation.
THE coming investigation of the AL
ton road is unique" declared an attor-
ney who followed carefully the trial of
the Standard on company before Judge
| Lands. Ordinarily federal grand jur-
| les are called by judge at the request
OF district attorney. and it is the gov
/ ernment prosecutor who determines
which offender shall be called to the
attention of the grand jurors and what
otenses they shall be accused of. In
! this case the grand jury was called by
Judge Lands upon his own initiative
and absolutely independently of any
! plan of procedure which the Washing
ton officials may have mapped out"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-14
Bogus Lord Condemned
For Murder Saved by
the Governor.
A LIFE TERM INSTEAD
End of Long and Remarkable
Fight to Save Life OF a
Worthless lngrate.

Jefferson City, Mo, Aug. 13.-'Lord"
Frederick Seymour harrington, bogus
English nobleman and polished picj-
pocket. burglar and swIndIer, today es-
capped the gallows for the murder of
his friend and benefactOr, James p.
McCann, the hOrseman. Governor Folk
signed an order committing the death
sentence to life Imprisonment after eX-
uaordinary efforts had been made to
get the verdict Overruled in the high
est courts and later to get a commuta-
tion to save Darlington from the hang
mans moose.
Has Long Criminal Record.
Darlington, who has had many aliases
and long criminal record in England
where he was several times sentenced
for theft and burglary, came to this
country in 1900, bought 4 good suit OF
clothes, posed as an English nobleman
land married several women. whom he
deserted as soon as he got hold of thei;
money. He went to St Louis in 100,
and married an msuspecting girl anC
was thrashed by her brother. WheT
lie was scorned and spumed by every
one. James p. Mccain. the Kentucky
horseman. helped him ont, fed ant
clothed him. June 1e, 1908, he wen1
cut for a walk with his bcnefactOr anC
came back without him and with hi!
own clothes bloOds aimed McCann',
body was found in a lonely quarry.
Influences Were Extraordinary.
Darlington was arrested, convicted
! and sentenced to death. Then som
extraordinary influences were brOugh
to bear to save harrington from tn,
moose. The case was appealed to tn
United States supreme court, but tn
! sentence was confirmed. harrington
was to die July 23. Governor Foil
granted respite until Aug. 26. 1t wa
iargued that it was not McCann's bod
that was found, and that even if
were, Darlington was not the murderer
Governor Folk went through the paper
in the case and decided on commutin
the sentence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-14
KIDNAPPING Of A GIRL
OPERATOR IS REPORTED
Pittsburg Young Woman Carried Away
by Two Strikers.

Pittsburg. Pa, Aug. 13.-Miss Villa
Jeremy, one of the Western Union op-
orators who refused to strike when the
order was given in this city yesterday,
was kidnapped by two strikers today,
and so far the police have been un-
able to find any trace of her.
Miss Jeremy started for work this
morning as usual. She was just enter
ing the stairway leading to the West
ern Union Office when two men strik-
ers seized her and urged her not to go
to work
She insisted. whereupon one of the
men caught her up in his arms and
carried her away. She has not been
seen since. The police are at work on
the case.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-14

gen and an aCetylene generator charg-
ed with calcium carbide and water, also
several heavy blankets. The latter he
used in erecting a tent around the
safe so thick that no ray of light could
pass through. The rest of the work
was simple enough. He did the job.
returned to his room and vanished.
Trap for Bold Robber.
Declaring that it is possible to con-
struct a safe which will withstand the
flame that can be generated, the gov
eminent is officially advised by its
consul that unless safes can be placed
under the vigilant eyes of policemen,
where all sides may be seen, that it will
be necessary to pack between the steel
Innings a chemco-mechanical device
which will render it either fatal or ply
sically impossible to remain in the vi
cinity of the safe or vault when the
fierce oxy-acetylene blowpipe is doing
its work of eating steel
The consul suggests that potassium
cyanide and sulphuric acid might be
used to generate the deadly fumes ol
pTussic acid; that the volatiliaZtion OF
a few drops of ethyl-dichloracetate
would cause profuse and persistent
weeping or that a tube of liquid am
monia would render the immediat,
withdrawal of the cracksman impera
tive
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-14
WIRES ARE BOUND TIGHTER
THAN EVER BY the STRIKE

cry Office" they said, "to enable lis 10
handle all ordinary traffic and to at
tend to the technical and administra-
tive ends of the business
These statements on behalf of the
companies were declared to be based
on reports from all over the country
and were not confined to the situation
in the general Offices in New York.
The officials of the telegraphers'
union. on the other hand. expressed
confidence and satisfaction with the
progress of the strike. They pointed to
the cities in which a number of opera
tors Of both the big companies today
had left their keys. and predicted that
their example would influence other
offices in which the men have been wa
veIing to join the ranks of the strik-
.Crs.
wall street ''Ops" Ready.
As far. as the situation i'll New York
is concerned but two new features de-
yeloped today. One was a meeting of
the Wall street chapel Of the CONNER
cial Telcgraphers' union late this af
ternoon, at which it was decided to
present a demand to their employers
tomorrow fora contract for minimum
weekly wage scale of $50. The Wall
street chapel had about 500 members
all men who operate brokers leased
wires in this and nearby cities. The
proposed contract is to run for one
year. but no time limit was set for its
signature.
The other development was an Offer
| by NJ. J. Reagan. state mediator of the
department of labor of the state of New
York. to lend his good offices to bring
about a settlement. Mr.. Reagan Gale,
on the officials of both the big tele
graph companies.
Nothing 10 Arbitratc.
| General Superintendent Brooks of tn,
| Western Union declared his compan!
had nothing TO arbitrate. and Mr.. Nall,
of the Postal made practically the same
Ireply. George Ahean, president of tn,
local union, said that he had told Nj
| Reagan that the operators were pc.
lfectly willing to submit their case t;
sincere arbitration" and would readi
/ ly appoint Il man to act for them if tn
companies would do the same. Thu
far the employers, however, have givei
no indication that they will do so an,
maintain the position that so far a
they are concerned there is nothing #
drbitrate.
| Western Union situation.
| General Superintendent Brooks c
the Western Union said tonight, afte
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-14
ROADS IN 4 STIR
Companies Sit Up and Take
Notice When State Equal
izerS Meet.
NO BUSINESS FOR TWO WEEKS
Expected That Increase Will be Made
on Rail Property as Was Done
on Farm Lands.

Springfeld H., Aug. 13.-Tho rail
roads of Illinois see trouble ahead for
them in the meeting of the state bOard
of equalization. which met here this
morning, and at once took recess for
two weeks Heretofore the board has
assessed railroads on a basis of 20 per
cent of their full value, that basis b J.
ing fixed as the foundation of values
on all property.
AS farm lands have increased in as
.sessments, it will, therefore. be neceS.
sary to increase the assessment of cor
poratiOns and railroads. Railroad n.
torneys are waiting to see what the
country assessments will show in the
way of increase in real estate.
Pay Cut OF Early.
The board meets early this year. be
cause the new law provides for meet
ing on the first Tuesday after the 10th
of August, and after Nov l the mem
bers may not draw their per diem. II
order 60 enable the state board to fin
ish by Nov. the new law fixes Sept
as the time at which the per diem @
the country boards of review shai
cease There is nothing, however
! that compels these boards to complet
their work on these DAYS. and th'
state board is of the opinion that it
work cannot be closed by Nov. l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-14
STEALS AUTO EVERY NIGHT TO
MAKE GIRL BELIEVE HE IS RICH

Des Moines, Iowa. Aug. 13.-Taking
the chances of a long term in prison
to discovery by his sweetheart that he
was not really a young millionaire
Robert Stevens, 19 years old, has been
stealing automobiles nightly to take
the young woman for fast drives into
the country. Stevens was arrested this
evening just as he was starting out
with a machine owned by H. NJ. Iris
Ter.
Stevens was in the habit of taking
the first automobile he could find with