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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-01

New York, Sept 27.-Frank B.
Kellogg, conducting the suit for the
United States for the dissolution of
the Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey, made another hunt today in
the hearing of the oil case 20 dis
cover a trail that would lead to the
finding of the long sought books of
the Standard Oil trustees and liquid
ating trustees.
When the hearing concluded Mr..
kellogg said that he was closer to
the books, from which he hopes to
prove that the oil combine never
| underwent a legal dissolution, than
he had been at any time since tbs
! governments action was cOmmenc-
| ed.
Charles White, the assistant Sec
| retary of the Standard Oil Company
| of New Jersey, said on the witness
| stand today that when he went to
the secretary's office to assume his
new duties there were two steel safes
in the office One of them contain
ed the books and records of the
Standard Oil Company the witness
said: what was in the other safe ne
did not know.
Mr.. White said that no one told
him the nature of the contents OF
1.-The second safe which was removed
two weeks after he had been
there.
noid bo could not answer. Mr.
White said that he had never seer
| the records of the Standard Oil
trustees or the liquidation trustee:
| showing the various transfers O.
! stock in the trust and liquidation pc
! riod.
Mr.. White said that he had hunte'
for the records recently, but was un
, able to find them.
l More testimony vas taken today I
show the profits Of some OF the Stano
: ards subsidiary pipe lines, Whlc
the governments counsel declare:
are excessive and maintained to pre-
V vent shipments of crude oil by IL
= dependent producers.
George Chesebro, controller or Sc
. eral of these subsidiary pipe line
n testified that the Southern pipe III
h of Pennsylvania earned S4,4ie,ol
te gross in 1899 and that the operatlI
~ expenses were only $316,522. II
balance sheet of the company f
&c that year showed the net plant l
Is yestment to be $2,125, $50. The col
TT pany's balance sheet showed an ite
of sa.6O7.S56 as a payment to j.
Trainer and charged to operating G
Ipenses.
tie Chesebro said that he could 81
ed no information about Trainer
a. count, or why it had been charged
~ operating expenses.
'o' In 1900 the balance sheet OF
Is company showed s4,599,83S paid
lrs Mr.. Trainer.
ne The case was adjourned today
nm til next Thursday in order that 10
G.. Millburn, one of the defenda
US counsel might attend the Mck1n
ars monument dedication in Cant
IOhio.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-01
PRACTICALLY PROH1BIIloN

Knoxville. Tenn, Sept. 2o'-lhe
state supreme court today held the
Pendleton law to be constltutiolidi'
This statute enacted by the tennessee
legislature last spring, makes llan-
datory the abolishment of saloons III
all cities in Tennessee Of 100000 III
habitants or less, hereafter inoorpcr-
ated," it being an amendment to the
so-called Adams law which inhibited
saloons in all towns Of 5000 or less
population, it is a virtual extension
of the -four mile law to all cities IL
the state.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-01
BEFORE U. S. SUPREME COURT
ApDeaI Of Sheriff of County OF
Buncombe
Agent of Southern Railway Sentenc-
ed to Imprisonment for Violating
Rate Law-Released by Judge Prit
chard-Appeal Taken by State:

Washington, Sept 28.-The papers
in the appeal of Sheriff Thomas r.
Hunter. of Buncombe county, North
Carolina, against James H. Weod,
the agent of the" Southern railway
company. who was found guilty Dy
state court in Buncombe county, Oh
violating the state railroad rate law
reached the supreme court OF Ihe
United States today. Mr.. WOOD was
indicted and sentenced to thirty days
imprisonment when Judge Pritchard
of the United States circuit court in
tervened in his behalf and dlschargec
him on a writ of habeas corpus on
the ground that the rate law was uh-
constitutional The proceeding, as IL
comes to the supreme court, is IN the
nature of an appeal by the state, al
though it is in Hunters name as ne
was in charge of Wood as executive
officer of the county in which he was
tried. In his petition for an appea
Hunter contends that Judge Prltcn
ards decision was erroneous in tina
he assumed juridiction and admitted
testimony to which exception was TAX
en-. It also is declared that judg'
Pritchard was out of order in holding
the law to be unconstitutional end il
assuming that because he had takel
cognizance of the rate law in pre-
vious case he had control Of the l1tl
cation under the law.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-01
MAY Die at Any Moment.

Columbus. Ohio, Sept. 28-Mrs CAS-
sic Chadwick, who is serving Term
in the penitentiary for wrecking the
bank at Oberlin, Ohio, is quite weak
today, according to the official state
ment of the doctor in charge OF the
case at the state prison hospital. DR.
Helmick tday issued an oficlal state
ment in which he said that although
Mrs Chadwick's condition is not dan
gerous it is such that it is not improo
able that she may drop on at an!
moment
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-01
RRvAN AT STATE FAIR
~,o.be,. IF Child Will Have to race
charge of Murder.
(Snecial to The messenger

(Snecial to The Messenger
RALEIGH N. c., September 2s-Wm'
+ Bryan, the orator on THURSDAY
October 18th, at the North Carolina
state fair, is to be given luncheon
at the fair grounds after the ADDRESS
II will be served in a tent, the ar
ransements being similar to those
when President Roosevelt spoke TWO
years ago. d..
When the aged negress Elvira Far
kar was arrested charged with 1nu
derinc the new born infant or Rosa
Johnson. white, it was predicted she
would escape. and this afternoon she
was acquitted Rosa Johnson is II
iail on the charge OF concealing olrth
but the charge will now be changed
to murder and her mother is lmpii
| Gated.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-01
POOR POLITICS.
Denunciation of Those of Different
Political Views.

Jobn W. Julian who is the editor
of the Salisbury Evening Post, and
nv the way a most excellent man and
a good democrat, copies the follow
ing from the News and Observer:
"Scatch a man, who In present
condition calls himself conservative
and YOU will, nine times out OF ten
find q man who sneezes when a big
boss of the tobacco trust takes
ninch OF snuff, bows to the ground
when a wheezy old engine on the
Southern Railway blows. Their CON
servatism' Is to take orders from
the trusts and then try to fool the
| folks.
After a considerable and pertinent
| criticism of the above extract. the
Post concludes:
Harmony will never be restored
in the democratic household by heap
ing abuse upon any faction or wing.
There is room for fair and sober
discussion of the differences OF opln-
ion that exists and IL Is heaIthIui
sign that all members OF the party
are not Of one mind, since IL ID the
| Indicative of freedom OF tnougnt.
pu+ there is vast difference be-
tvaen discussion of issues upon
tbair merits and a course that would
;r,nuor the motives OF every indi
yfduaI who favors constructive
All NJ which Is very good preachin
nv the Post and is concurre' In by p
: De,s In the state. and I'm time ma
have its beneficial effect, but not ye
Durham Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-01

DREWRY's EXPLANATION.
Tells Why the Southern Railway
Paid Him 90, ,OOO-Editor Rot
ter Resigns.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger)
Raleigh, n. c., September 2S.-The
Raleigh Evening Times which appear
ed In one edition late this afternoon
contained TWO sensational statements
The first was signed by State Senator
John G. Drewry, grand secretary OF
the grand lodge Of Masons, and pres
ident Of the newspaper company,
breaking his silence of five days re-
garding the vouchers for six thousand
dollars paid him in ten months last
year by First Vice President n. B.
Andrews Of the Southern railway.
Drewry says that two years ago, then
owning an interest in the paper he ap-
pHoached Andrews and asked min
how he would like to see large az
ternoon paper in Raleigh. Andrews re-
piled he would greatly like 1t as the
News and Observer had never treated
him or the Southern fairly, having
personal animosity against both anu
he insisted on an impartial paper.
Andrews said he could not take any
stock, but would give advertising to
the value of a few thousand dollars
| upon the paper publishing the sched-
ules, special notices and such clip
pings from other papers as he might
designate, the editorial department tc
be left entirely to the editor. Drewry
says the paper was then enlarged, al
this before he had any idea or being
state senator, that it was April of last
year Andrews paid him Southern
railway voucher for two thousand dol
lars. which was turned over to the
business manager, George G. Crater
and deposited to the credit Of the
Evening Times, that in August OF last
year Andrews again sent another
larly handled as the books show thai
late in January last, after Drewry was
| in the senate, Andrews again gave
him another like voucher for the sam
sum which was deposited in the bank
tDrewry says, that a few hours later
lrealizing that as senator he might b.
lcriticized for accepting such a vOuch
Ter, even though as president OF tn
newspaper, and so returned it, an
that was credited February 4th 2
paid back by the newspaper.
Drewry denies that Andrews or th
iSouthern railway contributed a nlcke
to mis- campaign fund directly or In
directly and says neither controlie
him in the senate. or ever tried 70 d
so, and that in nearly all cases h
lunited against the railroads and 1o
!, 1.-The 9 IA cent rate. He says this
| 2 full and frank statement and ths
lhe delayed making it until he coul
, lverify each statement.
The second sensation was the ~
flowing which appeared at the head
the editorial column:
A word personal: This atternoc
IT rendered my resignation as eolt'
bf the Raleigh Evening Times
> take effect Immediately. Signed S
;" lRotter.
Tt is rumored that other resignatlol
= will follow. It is no secret that u
n state will use special effort IN II
s. fight for the new passenger rate u
e Revelations made as to these Southe
vouchers and that Drewry's stateme
s will cut a large figure in this ma't'
8 state officer so informed your CO
e kesuondenA this afternoon Eol'
n softer has been with the Evenl
n Times since last MarcD.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-01
Increased Assessment.

Richmond, Va, ept. 2S.-The state
corporation commission has increased
the assessment on telegraph and tel
ephone companies in the state for 1907
to the aggregate amount of five thous-
and eight hundred and thirty dollars
and sixty two cents. The total value
of all property is put at two million
three hundred and thirty seven tnous'
and. one hundred and twenty dollars
and twelve cents.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-01

New York, Sept. 37.-The orsanlza-
ton OF a national independence league
was decided upon at a meeting toda!
of representatives of staate indepen-
dence leagues, and others who are IN
sympathy with the objects or these
leagues as outlined in state or iocei
platforms. The national body VIII
be a solidification Of minor leagues eX-
listing or yet to be formed. Its aims
are political, and in opposition to TIE
republican and democrat parties which
the league promoters declare are DOM
mated by corporation interests ai'd
no longer are representatives of the
people.
Today's conference was held az
Carnegie Hall where some 200 men.
said to represent thirty states, met at
the invitation Of the independence
league of this city, and were address
ed by VIM. R. Hearst, the guberna-
torial candidate last fall, Of the iu-
dependence league and democratic par
ties in this state. Before his en-
dorsement by the democratic state
| convention, and subsequent defeat by
Governor Hughes, Mr.. Hearst was the
municipal leagues candidate Tor
mayor and was beaten by Mayor Nc
| Clellan, the democratic nominee. Pre-
ceeding the business meeting the par
| ticipants were given an informal re-
| ception by Mr.. Hearst at the Giisey
| House, where most of those from out
| of town stopped. At the hail after
noon and evening sessions were held.
1.-The feature of the afternoon being the
address by Mr.. Hearst who said that
the conference had been called to dis
| cuss the advisabiity Of forming a
national independence league. He told
of the success of the league In New
York, Massachusetts and California
and urged the formation of a minor
Ileague in every state and the union o'
all in a general body. The republican
land democratic parties, he said, were
hopelessly in the control of corpora
ton interests.
They failed he said, to represent tn
people and a third party was sorelN
needed. There were other speeches
after which two committees, one or
ganization and another to prepare
platform outlining the aims of tn
national body were appointed Thes
Icommittees were instructed to repor
at the night session. The state com
lmittee of the independence league ma
I ben called to meet in the Gilsy Hous
headquarters at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning The state convention OF I'd
organization called to nominate I"
candidates for associate judges OF tt
court of appeals, will assemble
Carnegie Hall at 2 o'clock tomorro
= afternoon.
= After temporary organization is pc
fected State Attorney General Villa
- In. Jackson, who was elected last ye
4 on the democratic and independen
league tickets, is scheduled to ma
10 a. speech in which he is expected
D. voice the leagues campaign plans I
"a nominations will be made in {
: | evening
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-01
Jury Failed to Agree

Bristol, Tenn. Sept. 2S.-The jury
in the case of Ack Hale, who is charg-
ed with the murder of Lille DAVIS,
a pretty 1S-year old Bristol girl IN
East Hill cemetery here March 2Ith
last failed to agree today and the
iurv was discharged. 1t stood for
hanging. for penitentiary sentence
and one for acquittal. The trial mas
been in progress in the circuit cour'
at Blountville.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-01
INFERRED AT SOUTHPORT
Funeral Services Over Remains OF
Late Harry Christoffersen.

A short funeral service was held
yesterday morning at IL O'Clock
at the Seamen's Home, on Front and
Dock streets, over the remains OF
the late Mr.. Harry Christoffersen
who ended his life by shooting him
self in the head some time Friday
morning. The service was attended
by a number of the friends of the
deceased, after which the body was
carried to Southport, where the in
terment was made yesterday after
Uoo0.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-01
Basket Bali Games Called OF

Norfolk. Va. Sept. 27.-lt was an
nounced by the department Of con
crosses and special events OF the
Jamestown exposition today that the
amateur athletic union basket ball
championship games which were 10
have been had at the exposition the
last three days in September had
been called off.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-01
Negro Murderer Arrested.

Chicago, Sept. 27.-Richard Walton
the negro arrested yesterday in SprinS
field. Ills, for the murder OF Mrs.
Lillian W. Grant, informed the police
today that another negro named Mar
Gus H. Lemerine, was the actual slay-
or of Mrs. Grant. Lemerine was ar
rested late in the afternoon
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-01
Negro Masonic Conference

Norfolk. Va, Sept. 81 The Ma
tional Negro Masonic Congress, which
has been in session here for four days
went to Newport News Va, today and
there had its concluding session this
afternoon. The delegates will leave
for their homes tonight and tomorrow
morning
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-01

Bigwadd, the trust magnate is re-
ported desperately I'll.
Who wants him 20 testify.-Louis-
Vile Courier-Journai.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-01

Now that Chinese athletic club
has beaten an American team at
baseball, it is time we were granting
al 1.-THE advantages OF civilization 70
fhe Chinese. Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-01
Cans Gets Decision Over Memsic

Cans. of Baltimore tonight got the
decision over George Memsic, OF Chi
cago. at the end of the twentieth
round
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-01
PROFITS OF PIPE LINES
Are Declared to Have Been, il
Many Cases, Excessive


And Maintained to Prevent Ship
ments of Crude Oil by Independ-
ent Producers-Interest Testi-
mony of Charles White, Assistant
Secretary of the Standard Oil Com
pany of New Jersey.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-01
Two Women Meet Horrible
Death in Norfolk
DRAGGED LONG DISTANCE
Almost Within Sight of Their
Husbands

Bodies Are Unrccognizable Mass OF
Human Flesh-Victims were from
Springfield. Mass-Werc Delegates
to Convention of Bible Students
of America.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-01
ITS AIMS ARE POLITICAL.
Thirty States Represented at Con-
ference at New York

League Will he Formed In Opposition
10 Republican and Democratic Par
ties-Promoters of New Organiza-
tion Say That the Old Parties are
Dominated by Corporation Inter
ests-Address by Hearst.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-01
Sacred Heart sodaIIty

The Young Ladies' sodality Of Sacred
Heart church entertained last evening
with a stril5ingly pretty Halloween af-
fair at Conaty hall. The color scheme
was yellow and balck, the hall being
decorated with long streamers of black
and yellow paper and huge yellow chrys-
anthemums. The same colors were car
ried out in the gowns of the young la.
dies, those being very artistic dresses
of black, with which they wore yellow
aprons decorated with large black cats
and tall, black witch hats. The first
part Of the evening was taken up with
a short program. the chief feature Of
which was a witch drill with all the
young ladies' of the sodality taking part
and led by Miss Florence Pauly. Miss
Pauly also recited Little Orphan Annie"
The last number was a recitation by j.
Hays. After the program was finished q
tent was raised on the stage and Mrs.
Treadway foretold the futures of the
young people. The evening was coriclud-
ed with very pleasant dancing party.
The young ladies Of the sodality are
Misses Florence Pauly. Anna Macdonald,
Francis Sabin, Mamie cross, Nell Creigh,
Anna Creigh, Belle Mellon. Weldon. Ger
trude Weldon, Ada Hamburger. Tillie
Mockenhaup. Paula Donegan and Eva
LeSage.
About 500 people were present at the
young ladies' party, helping to swell the
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-01
Mrs. Hart Is Hostess

One of the most delightful of the
smaller affairs was that given at Hotel
Rosslyn by Mrs. Dwight Hart in COM
pliment to her mother and sister, Mrs.
Augusta Runge and Miss Runge of Min
neapolis, who are her guests. There
were about twenty-five guests hidden
by unique invitations in verse, and the
arrangements for their entertainment
were exceedingly clever and distinct
fveIy characteristic of the Halloween
season. A suite OF six rooms was con-
verted into one large apartment, and
black OATS and snakes and owls and
bats cling to the walls and peered out
from unexpected corners. corn stalks
and strings of apples decorated the
walls. Jack o. lanterns grinned cheer
ingly from advantageous points, and
grotesque masks over intermittent
electric lights gave the pleasing effect
of little blinking devils on the walls.
The evening began at $50 and five
course dinner was served at IL, the
company rising to honor November
with toast as the clock struck IL.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-01
: -Huntinaton-McEIliott

A marriage solemnized last evening at
$3.50 was that of Miss Hazel McElliot,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. R. McElliot
of 1920 Plata street, and Homer c. Hunt
ington of this city. The ceremony, which
took place at the home of the bride, was
solemnized under a canopy of white
chrysanthemums, carnations, smilax and
asparagus plumosus. Rev. W. Knighten
officiated. Miss Meryl Dixon, gowned in
pale pink mousseline and carrying bou-
quet of pink roses, acted as maid of
honor, the other attendants in white, be-
ing Misses Reba Cornwell and Myrtle
Chapman, bridesmaids, and Miss Julia
Cornwell, ring bearer. The groom was
attended by Roy Weeks The bride was
gowned in white lace made over taffeta,
and carried shower of brides roses.
After two weeks trip through the
south Mr. and Mrs. Huntington will be
at home with the brides parents at 1920
Plato street. Mrs. Huntington, who is
only Is years of age. is presiding officer
of the Royal Neighbors of California, be-
ing the youngest person in an office Of
the lodge in America.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-01
Y. w. c. a. At Home

Another large affair was the Halloween
party given at the Y. w. c. A. rooms
on West Third street A general in
vitation had been extended to all women
In the city and accepted by several hun
dred. The evenings program was given
in the large dining room and the GYM
naslum, and everywhere a pale ghostly
light cast yellowy greenery shadows,
while the fumes of ''Nagis Horrh," In
dia's sacred, occult and most potent in
cense, used for concentration, medita-
fion and development of higher planes
and for changing inharmonious vibra-
tions, reached the zf6strils with subtle
suggestion.
All sorts of Halloween devices were
employed, and each fair maid had her
fortune told in dozen different ways.
They shot at apples three, puffed at a
row of lighted candles, fished in an inn
1nense pumpkin for information as to
which vocation each was best fitted for,
consulted first the witch in her tent and
then wandering gypsy, ate cookies
Grated with black bats, and wandered
through the maze that led to the katzen-
hammer. All this and more was at their
disposal, and right jolly time they had.
During the evening Miss Gladys Dewitt
gave a delightful reading of "Morley's s
Ghost" The entertainment and hos
pitality committees of the association
were in charge.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-01
ST. Joseph's sodaIity

The young women comprising the So
dality of st. Joseph's church entertained
with the most successful social in the
history of the organization Wednesday
evening in the parish hall. There was an
attendance of nearly 400, fully 200 OF
whom belonged to the younger get, and
were attired in sheets and pillowcases
and were masked. De Nubila's orchestra
played throughout the evening.
Tables were set in two dining rooms
and pumpkin blossoms and jack-o'-lan-
terms were everywhere in evidence.
Halloween games had been arranged
and afforded much amusement to the
younger people. Prizes were awarded to
Mrs. Frank Lindenfeld and Mrs. Cath
crime Schumacher.
Fortunes were told by three witches,
Misses Adele Ort, Louise Oeser and Lena
Troendly.
The grand march. participated in by
those dressed in sheet and pollow cases
and masked. was led by Miss May Ste
tan and Miss Bessie Qrt.
Those to whose efforts the success of
the affair is due are Miss Singer. presi-
dent of the sodality, and the reception
committee-Miss Mary Schumacher, Miss
Agnes Scholl and Miss Dorothy Caspary.
Assisting with the serving were Misses
FredG Meth. Mamie Kautz, Jennie
Schoos, Eva Hessel, Florence Dick. Helen
Johnston, Margaret 3aiersk Gertrude
McGarvey. Marie Eimers and Elizabeth
Guthaus.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-01
Girls, Club Entertains

Among the many delightful private af-
fairs of last evening was the dancing
party given at the Percival apartments
on Hill street by a dozen young women
club.
A fortune teller had a booth in a room
adjoining the ball room and her revela-
tions of the future were happy feature
of the evening.
About forty guests were present. Host
esses af the evening were Mrs. c. G.
Colyear. Mrs. 4. w. Crippen, Mrs. Frank
Alton. Mrs. l.. Bagley, Mrs. F. Salyer.
Misses Ethel Shrader, Mary Widney, Ju-
liza Hutchinson, Grace Whitesell, Grace
Van Alstyne, Katherine Widney and Julia
Whitman.