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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-25
MRS. BIRDS0N6 FREE.
Mississippi Governor Pardons
Woman Convicted Of Stay
ing Physician.

jackson, Miss, July 22.-Governor
Vsrdaman has psrdonsd Mrs. Angie
Birdsong, Of Lawrence County, con-
victed Of killing Doctor Thomas q.
Butler, her family physician, and for
which she was sentenced to Eve years
In the Penitentisry,
A delegation OF citizens OF Law.
renee county were here protesting
against the pardon. They filed q
petition, containing hundreds Of
names Of men and women around
her old home, who declared she de-
served the punishment, but the Gov
ernor, having previously stated she
should never see the inside of the
Penitentiary, kept his word.
Attorneys for both prosecution
and defense admitted that intimate
relations had existed between Mrs.
Birdsong and Doctor Butler. On
this point the Governor held that
the tragedy would not have occurred
had not Doctor Butler publicly talk
ed about their relations and had
shown to one person a love letter he
had received from Mrs. Birdsong.
Attorneys for the prosecution
sought to shew that the intimacy
was forced on Doctor Butler, but the
Governor declared that this does
not alter the case; that the strong
man should protect the weak woman
and Doctor Butler was certaiply
strong enough to resist womads
Establishment.
The Governor based his action
principally on the unwritten law, as
he believes II should epply in this
State.
This has been the most sensation
al murder case ever known In Mis-
sissippi, and, coming up for pardon
on the eve Of the senatorial election,
1t was thought by many the Cover.
nor would evade the issue until after
the election.
Mrs. Birdsong is the niece OF q uited
States Senator McLatrin, and Doc
tor Butler was the nephew OF former
Governor Longino.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-25

Boston. July 22.-Nipe pedestrians
hsvelost theirlives and "a have been
injured as q result I automobile &C
cidents In Massachusetts within the
past &c days, according TO State re-
ports complied and made public BY
the Sale Roads Automobile Associa-
ton.
During the 26 days there have
been 81 collisions In which automo-
biles have figured. The invsstiga-
tons continued By the association
say that out OF 16 cases looked into
the operator was TO blame IN Is.
Convinced that radical measures
must be adopted II these accidents
are to be stopped, the association
has offered rewards for conviction OF
operators who do not leave their
names after accidents, and also for
evidence which will assure conviction
OF persons operating automobiles
while under suspension or after re-
vocation of their licenses.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-25
Missouri Sixth in Rural
Routes In Operation.

Washington, July 22.-The rapid
development OF the rural mail service
s shown by statistics compiled in
the office OF the fourth assistant
postmaster general up to July 1.
Five states now have more than
1000 routes each. Illinois leads with
2772. Then follow Ohio, 2493;
Iowa, 23lS; Indiana, 2113, and
Pennsylvania, 2060. Missouri comes
sixth with 1914 and Michigan sew
enth with 1888 routes. Attention
has been given particularly to the
establishment OF what Is known as
the county service" during the past
fiscal year. With county service
practically every resident OF "a county
Is served.
In county service Indiana leads,
having 1t In SO countiee. Illinois IL
next with 66, Ohio third with 81 and
the other states following In this
order: Missouri, 46; Kansas, At.
Missouri wants ITO additional
routes.
Routes in operation by Congress
sional Districts in Missouril..are az
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-25
Shot BY Territory Negroes.

Holdenville, 1. T., July GA tele-
phone message from Saskawa, IL
miles 80 nth Of here In the Seminole
nation, says that John Morrison,
city marshal Of that town, was shot
to death BY unknown persons last
night. Morrison, who was q United
States posseman, together With two
other officers, had gone into the
swamps Of Little river to serve q
warrant. Az they were riding down
the road, Morrison saw three negroes
ct distance and believed that they
were whisky psddlsrs. He command
cd them TO halt, but instead they
nllsd him With bullets. The ofncsrs
have ssnta large posss 70 search ~
woods.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-25
CASTORtA
For Infants and Chldsen
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s' sssss the Of TzzAzM
Thirty Feet After a Body.

joplin, Mo-, July PA drowning
and unusual method OF recovering
the body occurred at a pond sig
miles northeast OF Joplin. JESSE
Step henson, aged %, son OF Thomas
Stephenson, whose home is near
Seneca, Mo-, was drowned. Stephen
son and a lad named Thomas Sur
ridge went to an old caved-in mine
to battle.
The broken ground, forming Jag
ged, precipitious hole, is almost full
OF water Stephenson could not swim.
Surridge plunged In and Stephenson,
believing the water shallow, waded
out. Suddenly he went over the bank
and sank. Surridge tried to rescue
him, but the drowning man nearly
dragged him down.
A crowd gathered and for four
hours the efforts to locate the body
In the water, twenty.eight to thirty,
five feet deep, were unavailipg. Fl.
nally Lee Divert, a saloon keeper Of
Webb City, arranged to 60 into the
depths. A long rope was secured
and to this was attached q forty.
pound weight. Holding to this Div
ert was lowered into the water and
at a depth Of more than thirty feet
found the body Of Stephenson. He
grasped IL In bis arms and was haul
ed to the surface.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-25
Long Live The Kingl

is the popular cry throughout Euro.
pean countries; while In America, the
CRY II the present day Is Long live
DR.. Kings New Discovery, King Of
Throat and Lung Remedies" oil
which Mrs. Julia Ryder Paine, Trurs,
Macs, says: 1T never fails to give
immediate relief aud to quickly cure
q cough or cold" Mrs. Paine's opin.
Ion is shsred by q majority OF the
inhabitants OF this country. New
Discovery cures weak lungs and sore
throats after all other remedies have
failed; and for coughs and colds it's
the only sure cure. Guaranteed by
F. I. Clay, druggist. SOC and $1.00.
Trial bottle free.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-25
Men Shot by Tramps
Lived In Missouri.

Poplar Bluff, Mo-, July go. ],
Brown, who was shot and killed last
week by train robbers near Cherry.
vale, Kas., was the son Of q miller
here and left last May to work In the
Kansas harvest fields. he was en-
route home from Great Bend, Kas.,
when he was killed. The body will
be taken to Champaign, ILL.,, iol
burial.
A. J. Taylor, who was also shot
BY the robbers, ives we'll known here.
he was returning to Webb City, NO.,
where bis brother lives. His family
lived here for two years and nov re.
side in Posey, Ill. Both young men
bsre regulations for thrift and ID
dustfy.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-25
GA - n q IN e a.
Bear. til. hh kiadxsu Aavs hwaw Dopg
'e's, Of &tzZzS
Victim Of "Iokers," Inflated
With Compressed Air, Dies.

Corbin, KY, July o. believing
they were perpetrating only q harm
less prank, two employees Of the
Louisville & Nashville Railroad in,
Aated John Ballard with compressed
air and the victim Of the "ioke" died.
Ballard was grinding an engine
valve when the two fellow employees
forced an air hose into his mouth
and turned on ninety pounds pres
sure. His intestines were inflated
and doubtless ruptured. Ballard fell
over and cried that he was dying.
The prank players summoned a
physician, but he was unable to save
Billiards. life. He was 20 years old
and had been supporting his mother,
a widow.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-25
NEWSPAPER FIGHTS.
Missouri Supreme Court Evenly
Divided In Libel Case.

An opinion was handed down June
26 In the Missouri supreme court In
the suit OF Msjor Henry s. Julian
against the Kansas City Star charg-
ing libel, In which the jury in the Ray
county circuit court gave a verdict
for $4,000. Though the opinion
was rendered, the case is not yet de-
tsrmined, the court being evenly
divided. Judge Valiant, chisiiustice
OF division No. l, wrote the o. inion,
In which Judge Woodson ccncurs,
affirming the finding OF thu trial
court. while Judge Graves and Judge
Lsmm dissent. No Dissenting opir-
ion was written, however.
The point upon which the Star
largely rested 10 appealing from the
verdict mulcting 1t was the provision
in the statute permitting suIs to be
brought against It in any county In
the state, because II Is a corporation,
whether the plaintiff lived In the
county 10 which anti was brought or
not. IL attacked the CO. .titutional-
ity OF tbs feature OF th" statute, al.
leging II TO be unconstitutional be-
cause Il was class legisla sion and did
not affori the defendant the protec-
tion Of law equal to that accorded to
the plaintiff,
Judge Valiant though affirming
the verdict against thc newspaper,
says In his opinion: "Wi. appreciate
the fotce Of the argument VI defend
ants counsel, wherein T. is pointed
out shat under certain Coalitions an
unfair advantage may Oe obtained
by alle wing the plaintiff 80 select the
county Ia which he ri'ay bring his
suit" Nevertheless he holds sction
may be brought where the plaintiff
elects, whether or not 1t be In the
county In which the cause Of action
accrues.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-25
Time For Action.

John W. Gates, formerly at the
head Of the Illinois Steel company,
charges that OF she metal now used
for the manufacturing Of steel rails
NOS more than two thirds is good
material. According to Mr.. Gates,
By the use OF shis Inferior material
the steel trust saves from ten TO
twenty per cent.
The Railway Gazette boldly chsrg-
ee the steel trust with responsibility
for the great loss Of life through rail-
road wrecks. Following are extracts
from the Gazette editorial:
There is no Individual or com.
pany which knows better how to
make good rail than does the steel
corporation, with lie splendid army
Of experts; nevertheless IL knowingly
makes rails which break and kill
people.
Specifications as furnished by the
railroad companies are totally disre-
garded, and rails, especially In the
new and heavier sections, are fur
nished with spots In them so full OF
impurities and so brittle that they
must necessarily break when subject
cd TO the strain OF traffic. The steel
company knows this quite WE'LL"
The Gazette distributes the respon-
sibility In this way: "First, the
criminal willingness Of the steel cor
poration and the companies allied
with II to manufacture rails that
cost human Ilie; second, the attitude
almost equally criminsl on the part
OF many high railroad officers to
ignore the plain truths that are be-
ing brought before them by their su.
perintendents and chief engineers.
1t is also charged that this same
steel trust sells to Japan perfect rails
and at ten dollars per ton below the
price charged In the United States.
Yet these men who exact excessive
toll from the American consumer;
who sell good rails at a low price 10
the foreigner and inferior rails at a
highg price to the American; these
men who knowingly make rails
that kill people"-these are the "csp-
tains Of industry" the guardians
Of the national honor" the trustees
OF God!"
Does 1t not Occur to the thoughtful
American citizen shat It is high time
the trusts which find shelter In the
tariff be destroyed and that the men
who knowingly make rails that kill
people" be held personally respon'
fally responsible Tor their crimet2-
Commoner.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-25
Forced Into Crime, He Says.

Guthrie, Okla, July 20 Governor
Frants was asked to recommend the
pardon OF ebert" Welty, now serv.
ing q lie sentence In the federal pris-
on In Lsayenvorth, for killing Albert
Bateman, q clerk In an Indian trad
er's store In Red Rock, IN the Ponca
Indian reservation, about eight
years ago. Bateman was shot while
Welty and "Ben" Cravens, a motor.
ious outlaw, ssill at large, were rob-
bing the store. Welty's plea is that
be was compelled TO join the band
led by Cravens, and that shortly al.
ter the robbery, when he threatened
to desert, Cravens shot him.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-25
Slayer Shoots -Four,
Then Is Killed BY Posse.

Hammond, Ind, July 22.-Thomas
Dolton, an italian, ~ years old, who
shot Calhoun Wallace, colored, dur
ing quarrel over q woman at Gary,
Ind, was himself Killed In q fight
With Q posse Of officers and citizens
near Pine Station.
Before BOLTON was killed, however,
he wounded four members Of the
posse, firing at them With . shot
gun.
Frank Chambers, Q policeman Of
Gary, . believed 10 b. iAtaIl, :hurt
but The Others will probably rscovee.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-25
CA g FoREA.
s..r' tn. l'h' Kind You Have !s.sys Bought
A'. q N<EzIM
Whooping Cough Party
Popular in Pittsburq.

Plttsburg, July, 22.-Mrs. W. Fl.
Parker, Of Du Quesne Heights, gave
a whooping cough lawn iete Tuesday
evening, In honor Of her son, George
Parker, who Is one OF ebout 5000
Children In the city who have whoop.
ing cough. There was q score or
more Of guests, everyone Of them
similarly afflicted.
Mrs. Parker gave prizes for the one
who whooped the longest, the loud.
est. and q BOBBY prize for the one
who only wheezed. There were re-
ireshments, and q creosote mixture
which served to keep the children
from whooping at the table. The
affair was such q success that sever.
al similar ones are being arranged.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-25
Dynamite In a Thresher.

Hopkinsville, KY, July 22.-Ths
threading machine Of John Fields, q
nonassociation farmer, was destroy
I'd 81 Oak Grove BY dynamite CON.
cealed In the wheat. Two laborers
were severely injured. Fields had
bsen warned - join the farmers a..
ISOLATION before thrsshing bis wheat.
Twenty-Five mashed men took Ma
than Hester, 8 isrmsr, irom his
homs ~ midnight and aoggsd
- Nth . tawhids. His VIII tainted
IN hsr husband Ne drsegsd
lwAy. Hssesk qstt - 1aensps -
11Qa sevllel udatlg go.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-25
An Ex.MiIIienaire Asked Aid.

St. Louis, July 22.-Dr James
Sheppard Cabanne, founder Of che ST.
Louis fashionable residence district
bearing his name, applied ct the Of
fee OF the board Of health FOR admits
sion to the poorheuse, and for car
fare to the institution. The request
was granted. DR.. Cahanne was once
amAlionaire. He is q member oione
Of the old French FAMILIES Of st.
Louis.
Afser getting the ticket DIR.
Cabanne- returned to bis home. His
wife said later that he, was asleep
She added that be had recently been
extremely nervous and excitable and
that there was no need for him 10 90
to the pcorhouse and that bile rels-
tlves woulo not permit him to be.
come public charge. DR.. Cabanne
was dropped month ago from the
payroll OF the street department.,
where he had been sidewalk inspec-
tor for several years. He was mar
ried in Clayton May IL to Della
Doherty, who has shared one phase
OF his dual career for twenty-five
u ars. He and she had lived for that
length OF time In North st. Louis as
Mr.. and Mrs. Norris. -Four children
were born to them, the oldest OF
whom Is now the wife OF a grocer.
His wife, with whom he lived In an.
other part Of the city, obtained q
divorce from him several years ago.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-25

Kodol will nourish and strengthen
your digestive organs, and furnish
the natural digestive juices for your
stomach. II will make you veil.
Kodol digests what you eat. Sold
BY Clay's drug store.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-25

The best remedy for bsckache,
weak kidneys, Inflammation OF the
bladder is DeWitt's Kidney and Blad.
der Pills. Their action IL prompt
and sure. Aweek's treatment for IS
cents. Sold by Clsy's drug store.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-25

When there lie the slightest indica-
tion OF indigestion, heart burn flatu-
lenpe or any form OF stomach trouble
take q little Kodol occasionally and
you Will get prompt relief. Sold by
ClRy's drug store,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-25
A Memorable Day.

One OF the days We remember Nth
pleasure, as well e. With profit to
our health, is the one on which we
became acquainted with DR.. Kings
New Lille Pills, the painless purifiers
that cure headache and biliousnsps,
and keeps the bowels right. 26c, !
F. I. Clay1 drug store.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-12
ARRESTED AFTER
HIS TESTIMONY
PAX CHEZ CONVICTED AND A
WITNESS IN HIS CASE CHARG.
ED WITH PERJURY.

PAX Chez, the Chinaman who was
arrested yesterday for committing an
assault and battery on Yang Hing
a restaurant keeper in Chinatown, was
tried in police court this morning and
found guilty by Judge Whitney who
imposed a fine of $40 and costs, which
amounted to $3.50 The amount was
paid and Chez was released. 1t is
exceedingly doubtful whether or not
he was much chastened in spirit by
the fine, for PAX Chez isn't one of that
kind.
Chez is a scrapper and this isn't
the first time he has been in trouble.
1t seems that he went into Yang
Kings place and ordered some soup,
and when the food furnished him did
rot meet his approval he proceeded
to take satisfaction in punching the
proprietor's face.
During the trial All Hee, a witness
who was summoned by the prosecu-
ton, told such a mixed up story, and
swung off to the aid of the defendant
in such an ineXplicable manner, that
after the trial he was arrested and
locked up on charge of perjury. 1t
is said that the fact that Hee lied can
be clearly shown. He will likely Civ
en- a trial tomorrow.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-12
SUPREME COURT
hEAHS MIA S
JUDGE DOLE GRANTS MOTION
FOR A REHEARING IN CASE
AGAINST PACIFIC DREDGER

The Supreme Court this morning
heard argument on the reserved ques-
ton in the mandamus proceedings
brought by the Eva Plantation Com
pany to compel Assessor Holt to issue
it a certificate of appeal to the Tax
Appeal Court, from the income tax as
sessment. Attorney General Peters
appeared for the Territory and A. Lew
is, d. l.. Wilmington and II. e. Coop
er for the plantation company Cir
cult Judges De Bolt and Lindsay sat
with Presiding Justice Wilder. From
the questions put by the presiding jus
tice, it looks as if the order desired
might issue. The case was, however,
taken under advisement
Defendant in the bill for an account
ing brought by the Pacific Coast Bis
cult Company against J. &. Cohen has
been granted ten days time from July
II in which to file his answer.
Judge De Bolt today granted Annie
Hull a divorce from Ioane Hull on the
ground of desertion
An order for default was made
today by Judge De Bolt in the case Of
Levers & Cooke VS.. H. N. StaImaker,
defendant, and j. II. Fisher, Auditor,
garnishee. The suit was to recover
$G5G.97.
U. S Judge Dole today granted a
motion by libellee for a rehearing on
a decision oyerruling exceptions to
the second amended libel in the case
of Pope and Talbot VS.. the dredger
Pacific and the tug Fearless. This
was a case where the schooner Mary
e. Foster went aground while being
towed out of the harbor some time
ago.
A nolle PROSE- was entered in the
case of Frank Ferreira and Anna
Bond, charged with violating the Ed
munds Act. U. s. Attorney Breckons
had the case put on the calendar and
then entered the nolle PROSE- in the
L. S. District Court
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-12
PLAINTIFFS WON A
SMALL VICTORY
END OF THE BARRACOUTA CAS-
Els IN FEDERAL COURT BY MO
TION FOR DISMISSAL.

The famous Barracuda cases are
now a thing of the past, so far as the
local u. S. district court is concerned.
This morning on motion of e. S. Der
by of counsel for defence, the case of
Harry Miller VS. the Pacific Mail S. S.
Company was dismissed, for lack of
prosecution.
Most of the Barracuda cases which
We're instituted in the local court,
were recently decided in favor of the
libellants on an appeal to the Ninth
Circuit Court of Appeals in San Fran
cisco.
The Barracuda was chartered dur
ing the Russia-Japanese war to try to
run the blockade of Vladivostok, with
supplies for Russia. The vessel was
caught by the Japanese and taken to
Japanese waters, as prize, The
crew was, after time, sent home by
one of the Pacific Mail steamers, the
Mongolia They We're given steerage
passage. There was a quarantine on
against the port of Honolulu and the
steerage passengers were refused the
right to come ashore.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-12
KEEP THIS TO YOURSELF

The Lord ordereth a good mans
going; and maketh his way accept
able"
81 went by, and 10, he was gone:
sought him, but his place could no
more be found" Psalm XXXVII, 20
and 81.
This all refers to the special summer
rate which the Volcano House is Offer
ing.
The heart of the Manager was filled
with love for the people; he made the
way acceptable by reducing the rate to
fifty dollars which covers all transport
tation to and from the Volcano, hotel
in Hilo one day, and eight days at
the Volcano House
The gentleman referred to by the
Psalmist, heard of the snap went to
the Office of The Henry Waterhouse
Trust Co., got his ticket, and is now
at the Volcano House enjoying the
cool mountain air.
If the place of a friend can no more
be found, you can bet he is up there
too.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-12
IHIRIY-FOUR IN
THE GOLF CONTEST
ENTRIES CLOSED AT NOON TO.
DAY FOR THE WHITE ROCK
CUP COMPETITION.

The entries for the White Rock Cup
golf game to be played on next Sun,
day at the Moanalua links, closed at
non today. There are thirty-four
names enrolled, and the play is sure
to be interesting. The members of
the Honolulu Golf Club have been con,
testing for this trophy for sixteen
months past, and Sundays game will
be the seventeenth. In all this time
the cup has not been won twice by
the same player, and as it must be TAX
en- by the same person three different
times before it ceases to become a club
trophy, it is likely to be a good while
before it is won. A god deal of inter
est is being taken in Sundays event
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-12
1 1906 "REO" TOURING CAR

Seats five persons, complete with
black cape-top, two pairs oil lamps,
gas lamps, gas generator, shock absor-
bers, ETC.; has been used about one
year, just been overhauled. Is in Al
condition.
Two-cylinder generating, of 1920
horse power; 94-inch wheel base; car
ries five passengers; has detachable
tonneau; two speeds, forward and re-
verse; 40 miles an hour First pur-
chase price with extras was $1,000.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-12
AUTO
MOBILES
AT AUCTION
At my salesroom, SAT Kaahumanu st
AT - O'CLOCK NOON.
TUESDAY, JULY %
1 1870 MODEL F WHITE
STEFAN" TOURING CAR

Seats five persons, complete, with
black cape-top, oil lamps, gas lamps,
gas generator, horn, tools, etc; also
equipped with speedometer, tire-holder
and clock.
Car has seen only about six months
light use has just been thoroughly
overhauled and is as good as new.
First purchasing price f. o. b. Homo
lulu was $3.50.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-12
1906 NOBEL b WAYNE
TOURING CAR

Complete, with top, gas lamps, gen
orator, oil lamps, tail lamp, full set of
tools, horns, ETC.; motor four-cylinder
vertical under hood; wheel base 1O2
inches; sliding gear; three speeds for
ward and one reverse; two brakes.
Has been used only about five months
and is in first-class condition. First
purchase price f. o. b. Honolulu, for
car with extras, 50, 400.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-12
THE WITNESS FEES.

That refusal of witness fees is as
suming enormous proportions. 1t is
now stated that the officers of the Au-
ditors Office do not take any fees while
it is said that the employees of the
Treasurer's office collect fees, in both
civil and criminal cases, and turn the
money into the Territorial treasury
as a government realization.