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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-20
HEARING
TOMORROW NIGHT
City Home Investigation Or
dered by Committee on Re
lief Of Poor.
TO PROBE DEEP AND HARD
New Wood Contract Awarded
to Jeffries, City Saving
SI35.

Charges made by Councilman Gra-
ham b. Hobson that bids to supply
the City Home with five hundred cords
of wood were secretly and ciumsily
opened before reaching the committee
Will be Investigated at special meet
ing of the Committee on Relief of. tbs
Poor tomorrow afternoon at 6:3t
O'Clock In open session.
This decision was reached last night
Witnesses will be summoned tomorrow
morning by the sergeant alarms OF
the Council. They will be sworn. Ir
the event that Chairman Marx Gunst
does not return to the city by to-
morrow afternoon the committee may
decide to defer action, but 1T was the
opinion last night that the matter
should be cleared without further de-
lay.
Subchairman Julius A. Hobson made
statement to the effect that while
he was absent from the city when the
committee ordered the Investigation. he
would have voted for 1T had he been
present. He suggested that 1t be con-
Quoted by five members I'VE should
have a wide-open session. he said.
.and probe deep"
amen" shouted Superintendent
George B. Davis.
Chnrges Are Serious.
Mr.. Graham B. Hobson stated that
he realized the serious nature of the
charges. and he wanted the whole
committee to investigate. After some
discussion 1t was agreed to meet to-
morrow afternoon at $50 o'clock. A
stenographer has already been en-
gagged.
Superintendent Davis said that he
wanted to go on record as an advo-
cate of open sessions. 1.-THE City Home"
he said, has gone through a severe
trial. Our nerve force is being ex-
hausted, and believe prompt action
is necessary. I seek the light. hope
1t will radiate deep. so that the al
legged evils may come to light or that
we may be exonerated."
Make that two amens,'' said Alder.
man Satterheld.
Jenfries Got Couernct.
Having decided to throw out the for.
mer bids for wood, the committee las
night awarded contracts on new offers
J. w Jeffries receiving the contract fol
500 cords 'of wood at $3.50 cord
Charles Gunst submitted the same bic
as that sent In before, $6.15. II. S
Watkins. who bid s6;15 several weeks
ago, bid $6.40 under the new specifica.
tlons.
The contract for. saving these 5O(
cords was awarded to r. B. Murphy
at sixty cents, the contract for haul.
seventeen cents per 100 blocks.
BY this new award the city saves
$125.
Contracts for supplies for the home
commencing September 1st and ending
November 80, 1907, were awarded al
Flour soap and salt, to L. g. Young,
or: lard, to the National Packing Com
pany; rice, to Harvey Blair and Com
pany; sugar. to G. D. Kenny Company
herrings, canned corn, canned toma,
toes. to Stokes -Gryn.es Grocery Com
pany; shoes, to w. A. Cheatwood.
Bacon. butter, potatoes. colored do
mestics, jeans. hay, corn, oats ant
whiskey We're ordered to- be- k16ght OF
the open market.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-20
OPPOSE OPENING OF THE
EXPOSITION SUNDAYS

PHILApELPHIA, PA. August To-.
Letters signed by the president of the
International Federation of Sunday
secretary pro tenn, otESthe Executive
Committee of tn eFederatlon We're to-
day sent to President Roosevelt, Secre-
$tary of the Treasiiry Cortelyou and
of Of the g Jamestown Exposition, opposing,
the proposition to open the sSpositio,n
on Sunday. The letters to the rresi-
3tentlon to the act of Congress- grant
Ing an appropriation to the exposition
on condition that the grounds should
be clsed on Sunday and that no Of
{ticar OF the government under the act
has the power to grant the request to
omen the eXnosltlon.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-20
TWENTY IN URED
IN TRAIN PLUNGE
Passenger Train Collides Will
Hand-Car and Rolls Down
Embankment.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, August 1s
Passenger train No, 3 on the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul Rail-
road was wrecked to-day at keystone
thirty miles west of here. Twenty per-
sons were injured. several seriously
The wreck was caused by the train
colliding with hand-car on q twenty
foot embankment. The express and
mall cars went down the embankment
The seriously Injured are:
L C. r. McEIlwaine, express messenger
Il. c. Myers, postal clerk; scalr
wound and internal injuries.
Baggageman Deland. scalp wound
and probable fracture of skull.
f. w. Stockton, conductor.
David Reynolds, of Marion. bridge
carpenter.
Frank Wicheal, fireman,
l Carl Mershon, probably internally
injured.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-20
THRILLING RACE
TO SAVE PRISONER.
Tramp Assailant Whirled in
Automobile to Jail to Es-
cape Mob.
|LYNcHERs THUS oUTWITTED
Sheriff Applied All Power to Ma
chine and Rushed Away
from Crowds.
.YNcHERs THUS OUTWITTED

YOUNGSTOWN. OHIO, August 1s.-
The tramp who assaulted Alma White
head. the fourteen-year-ol daughter
of Rev. J. M. Whitehead, of Turner's
VILE, Pa, on Saturday night was run
down by bloodhounds from Warren,
Ohio. and captured shortly after mid
night last night in swamp near
Wick. Ashtabula county.
The capture was made by Chle1
Frank Flowers. of the Warren police.
attempt was made to harm the tramp,
and he was taken across the country
to the jail at Meadville.
GREENyILLE. PA. Aug. 19.-Sher--
iff r. p Marshall lodged the alleged
assaliant of Alma Whitehead in the
Meadville Jail early to-day. The man
was caught about $3.50 o'clock this
morning near Dorset, Ohio, on the low
grade division Of the Lake Shore Rail
road, and was taken across the coun-
try in an automobile, distance OF
about thirty miles.
At several points along the road to
Meadville the news of the capture had
preceded the officers, and excited
groups had assembled, bent upon
lynching the prisoner.
The Sheriff, however, by throwing
wide open the power of his automobile,
passed the angry crowds IN safety
before they had time to realize what
had happened.
Sheriff Marshall stated that the man
admitted his identity. He gave the
name of II. w. WaEno, forty-f1ve years
|,old and was Immediately arraigned
on charge OF criminal assault.
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-20
NOTABLE WEEK
AT EXPOSITION
Famous Black Horse Cavalry and
Culver Cadets Will be Fea-
tures-Free Attractions.

JAMEsTO WIN EXPOSITION
GROUNDS, August 19.-This week will
be notable one at the exposition, The
famous Black Horse Cavalry and Gull
Yer Cadets, from the Culver Military
Academy. in sensational feats Of
vres. may be seen on the great Lee
Parade from to-day to the 29th, In
Dlusive
August 21st will be Henderson, Ky.
Kentucklans at the, Tercentennial on
sions and military drills will take place
that day. August 22d is Paducah,
kyn Day Piano and violin Iol n rectal by
1t the Auditorium; basketball games
on the famous Athletic Field by crack
teams, will be other features on tPat
day. There will also be a. military car
pival, in which allthe military organ
pete. This contest will display tho
Keen thorsema.nship and endurance
powers of the troops Of the United
States Army.
pay. there will be an indian attack on
The famous Boone Fort, Kentucky
Reservation, Indian warwhoops, the
Eleanl of toma hawks, and the rattle and
raak dasm mnakstrH be VIII hrns
The shore Of Hampton Roads, where
Iestles the log buildings and tho. stocll-
Sde of the new Fort Boone" Kerl-
6ucky's home at the Jamestown Te,'-
IN addition to the above. the 24th
will he Mexican War Veterans Day as
we'll. This will be a most interesting
meeting, as there are but few Of these
st ThaSs y W b masa " oabl sRd
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-20
DISCOVERED
a,f STRETCHING ATLANTA i FORT

ATLANTA GA. August 1s.-Two
Japanese were discovered, 1t Is said,
lin the rear OF Fort MePherson this
afternoon, taking ylaws and sketches
enlisted man. who said he observed the
Japanese, after tai king with them. told
the story OF the occurrence to the
The officers OF the department. say no
action will be aiken unless other dis
lcoYeries are ma de-, y 8iI lssSs 4 az &
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-20
BROTHERS MEET AFTER
TyzRTY-FIVE YEARS

NORFOLK, VA. August 1e.--Aftel
years. two brothers, Health Commits.
sioner II. r. Dupuy and j. w. Dupuy
yest terday evening met again. DIR
3Dupuy's brother came from Greenville
Miss, with his wife to visit the expo
sition, and upon learning that his los
brother was In Norfolk Immediately
proceeded to inquire for him. "A,
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Arrent Negro Fugitive,

3BORDEETONYNfN 3 N. J., August 49,
John Hall, a negro, known as Pat"
Ha u, was arrested here to-day on the
John bernard a policeman, near Mole
ma, P Ike county, Ga, on May 10th last.
He Is held for extra dl ton.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-30
CONFIDENCE is RETURNING,
is REPORT OF r. G. DUN
IL a ssnciaind Pre-

by Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 29.--R. G. Dun &
Co. S Weekly Review of Trade tomorrow
will say:
Confidence is returning, but conserva-
tism is still much in evidence, especially
in manufacturing.
Mills and factories are only, operated
to fill orders no accumulation of stocks
being permitted, pending more settled
conditions. Some idle plants have al
ready resumed, however, and In many
cases there are ample contracts<on hand
but work is curtailed because customers
require delay i'm delivery, as funds are
not available for settlement. Retail trade
is more active, sales of holiday goods
supplementing dea -ings in staple made
merchandise and some western cities re-
port that wholesale houses are receiving
orders Of usual size from country mer-
chants. Output of finished steel products
has declined still further and more pig
iron furnaces are idle, but the sentiment
is not demoralized at the leading centers
and some idle plants will resume next
week.
Prices remain comparatively steady,
although in many cases the figures are
wholly nominal, owing to the absence OF
new business
There is little demand from tanners and
hides accumulate in all positions.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-30
DEMOCRATS PLAN
SEASON CAMPAIGN
WILL PRESENT SOLID FRONT IN
CONGRESS
Speaker Cannon's Usual Method of
Disrupting Minority by Appoint
inents on Committees May
Be Foiled
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-At a caucus
OF the Democratic members of the house,
scheduled for tomorrow at p M, Repre-
sentative Jones of Virginia will introduce
Il resolution to the effect that sit is the
sense of the Democratic members that
all appointments to committees should be
made by the speaker"
The purpose underlying this seemingly
commonplace proposal is to take out of
TIE hands of John Sharp Williams the
naming of the Democratic members of the
house committees.
Speaker Cannon" said Mr. Jones. ever
since he has been the ruler of the house.
has turned over all minority committee
assignments to Mr.. Williams-thereby pro-
vding source of unpleasantness and
sGuabbles between such of the minority
as were not pleased with all of Mr. Will
nams' selections.
This has always been a Shrewd move
on the speakers part to disrupt the Demo-
cratic side of the house. If he can repeat
it this year the results are apt to be spe-
cialy disastrous to the Democratic party.
Ii the Democrats, however, hold solidly
together during this session 1 believe We
have a splendid chance for Democratic
house in the next congress. Further, the
approach of presidential year and the
certainty of financial considerations to
&C me DeIOTO lHe pIeStnL COHSISSS Ceil oll
their own account for absolute harmony
in the minority.
TN introducing resolution for the
raining of all committees in their en-
t;rety by the speaker L must not be MIS-
understood as aiming to discredit the
leader of the minority. On the contrary.
Mr.. williams and have always been good
friends. l told him some time ago of my
intention to introduce such a resolution.
tic neither said he would uphold or op
lose it."
The increased number of Democratic
members of the house inclines the leaders
of the minority to believe there should oe
seven Democrats on committees which
last session had but six, and it has been
announced that a resolution embody ng
that sentiment will be adopted at tom or
rows caucus and conveyed to the speal-er.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-30
BANKS TAKE
NEARLY ALL
NEW BONDS
TREASURY CERTIFICATES ARE
ALLOTTED
Twenty-Five Million Dollars in Cow
ernment Securities Largely
Taken--Panama Issue
Is Ready
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part of which is due no doubt to the
cotton, which in turn primarily reflect the
better feeling at money markets
The price situation as a~whole, how
ever shows signs of readjustment to the
changed conditions of demand and live
animals, provisions and meats and other
food products have declined sharply. The
labor situation also shows evidence of
the slowing down of Industrial operations
Railroad earnings are smaller than for
many weeks past and the car shortage
has disappeared just as the close OF
water navigation approaches. Collections
are very poor with numerous extensions
being asked and In many cases granted
While the banking situation is improv-
ing loans are not being made with any
degree of freedom and rates are still
prohibitory. At the same time the sys-
tenn of inland exchange, which has been
in disordered shape for over month
past, seems to be again tending toward
nominal, although there is still much
room for improvement in that respect.
Reports of especially quiet trade come
this week from lumber, prices for which
are easier and production Is being re-
stricted.
The cotton, yarn, leather, wool, iron
and steel and coal trades also note quiet
ness beyond the normal.
Business failures in the United States
for the week ending November 2S NUM-
Der 2S7. against 265 last week and LA In
tho like week of 1906.
Canadian failures for the week number
46, as against 80 last week and 25 year
ago this week
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-30
EXPERTS GIVE VIEWS ON
VALUE OF WALSH BONDS
Bio Blocks of Securities of Walsh's
Companies Said to Have Been
Sold to Chicago Nationa!
Bank
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated FresS
CHICAGO, Nov. 29-Expert testimony
intended to show the methods employed
by bond brokers to determine bond values
was introduced in the trial of John )R.
Walsh in tie federal district court here
today.
A. W. Harris, vice president of the
N. H. Harris Trust and Savings bank,
bankers and brokers, was witness.
One of the charges brought by the pros
ecution is that Walsh in building up his
railroads and other properties issued
bonds to the extent of millions of dollars
when they were earning little or nothing,
and that the bonds were either sold to
the Chicago National bank or were used
as securities from the memorandum notes
by means of which Walshs alleged di-
versions os funds are said to have been
accomplished
Mr.. Harris testified that it was GUS
tomary for bond dealers to demand eX-
perts to det rhine the earning power of
the property on which the bonds were
issued. They would insist he said that
the stockholders should have money in
vested in the enterprise under investi-
ga ton, but the earning power would play
the chief part in fixing the value of the
bonds. IF the bonds were in demand"
he said, they would sell on the same
basis as similar bonds of other corpora
tions. If not in demand, their value
would be fixed by comparison with other
similar bonds not in demand.
1.-THE earning power for period of at
least six months" the witness said, was
essential to a proper determination
the value of the bonds and any corpo-
ration"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-30
GERMANY IN DANGER
SAYS SOCIALIST
continued from PAGE one1

Continued from Page One.)
Emperor William nor President Lo bet
thought of war in 1904
The wish that the heads of the two
states should meet was expressed. bit no
invitation was extended, and therefore
no refusal vas given. While the crisis
in Morocco never would have led to war,
the chancellor continued, Germany was,
however. always ready to defend her
honor. 1t was childish, he declared. to
think that two great civilized nations
would go to war except upon questions
affecting the life and interest of their
people.
Deals with Macedonia
Touching upon Macedonia, Prince Won
Buelow declared that Germany heartily
greeted the efforts of Russia and AUS
tria to establish peace in the Balkans
and ameliorate conditions there. and he
said that Germany would willingly slst
in the attainment OF an agreement be-
tween these powers and the sultans Ger
many regarded the Russo-British agree
ment, the chancellor continued, as not
directed against Germany. AS to the
closing in of Germany, he added. he had
nothing to say except that the best
policy was to remain watchful and fear
less.
In connection with Emperor William's 8
visit to England, Prince Won Buelow,
amid loud applause, expressed great sat-
isfaction. He believed, he said. the fu-
ture would show that the strained re-
lations between Germany and Great
Britain were founded on misunderstood
ings.
Speaking in the name of the reichs ag,
he declared that the friendliness lis
played by the English people was re; zip
rocated in Germany.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-30
HOLDS SUPERIOR
COURT ON HOLIDAY
JUDGE IN SAN FRANCISCO TESTS
LEGALITY
Sentences Prisoner for Burglary and
Highest Tribunal in State VIII
Be Called Upon to Decide
Point
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 29.--Judge Car
roll Cook today held that the Superior
court can open on holidays at its discre-
iion. He sentenced J. B. Smith to three
years In prison for burglary.
Late this afternoon an application for
a writ of habeas corpus was filed with the
supreme court by Smiths attorneys, and
that body will be called upon to pass
again on question which has been up
once before only, in the Soto case.
Judge Cooks decision opens with the
statement that If the superior courts can
open on Il special holiday they can also
open on a legal holiday.
Assistant District Attorney Hanleys
contention that section 134 of the civil
code Is not prohbitory is sustained.
The decision calls attention to the fact
that previous to the amendment of section
134 by the legislature the section read:
mo court shall be opened"
The word must was substituted, and
Us shall" is prohibitory Judge Cook holds
the change must have been for the pur-
rose of making the section permissory in
effect only.
In the Soto murder case. in which the
Jury was discharged on a holiday. Judge
Cook points out the supreme court has
teld that the legislature has the discre
ton to have the superior courts open or
not on legal holidays
'If this discretion is in the Legislature" +"
gays Judge Cook, then, by changing the
phraseology of section 1884, civil code, from
no court shall be open to mo court must
lie OPEN the lawmakers have transferred
and intended to transfer, the discretion
to be exercised by the courts themselves"
"This being so,' the decision concludes,
II shall, unless the Soto case be overruled
ty the supreme court, exercise that dis
sretion in proceeding with the disposition
Of criminal cases, which must be disposed
of, under the statute, within sixty days.
and which, unless disposed of, would fill
the jails beyond their capacity"
Smiths attorneys intend to press for an
immediate consideration of the question
by the supreme court and yesterday APP
Piled for writ of habeas corpus. The
matter will come uD before Chief Justice
Beatty at 10 o'clock tomorrow moring.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-30
CHINESE DEAD, VICTIM
OF OFFICERS BULLETS
Hop Sing Tong Man Shot by Deputy
Sheriff-Wtite Gun Fight
ers Have Es-
capped
Nv Assnclaicd Press.

A.
OAKLAND, Nov 29.-Wong Leung, the
Hop Sing Tong highbinder, who was shot
nine times the pistol battle last night
between police and Chinese tong men as
sisted by white gun fighters, died this
evening.
The bullets that brought death to the
hatchet man were fired by Deputy Sher-
iff William Moffat, who was attempting
to arrest Leung for drawing a gun on a
Bng Kong man. Leung began shooting
at the officer as soon as he was ordered
to surrender. There has been no resump-
tion of the tong war since last nights
battle.
The police have been securing the Ori-
entail quarter for trace of the four white
men who participated in the fight last
night, but have maze no arrests as yet.
Special Policeman Murdock, who was
wounded in the leg in last nights fight
is now out of danger.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-30
OLD SCRIP IS
NOW AT A
PREMIUM
Pacific Pianos Way Down
Below Par

The Pacific Music company wants scrip
and you want piano. we DO not ASK
that it be of the second ed.tion-bright.
crisp, beautiful scrip, but we VIII TAKE
the first experimental kind, just a lltte
solled. maybe and first off the plates.
We are proud, but you can see from tils
that we are not so particular.
PIANOS? Yes, pianos for scrip; good
ones, too, and they are going out OF our
door AT ANY PRICE.
IL you cannot bring enough scrip with
you to pay for O piano gather up $50 or
$50 and we will make you terms on the
balance, for we are CLOSING OUT
closing out 1CJ pianos AT ANY PRICE.
Did someone say little while ago that
times were out of Joint, that cash is
scarce and trade dull? Send that fellow
down on lower Broadway and If he will
take the trouble to tip us off for a few
hours or ask of the cartmen around us
he will learn possibly to his surprise thai
almost every hour of the day plano
is rolling out of our doors on Its way TO
the home of some lucky customer Why
is there a rush at this time? Because,
my dear, little child can come into our
store during our great Closing Out sale
and lay its tiny hand upon any piano
on our two huge floors, stacked to the
eye with new pianos, and he could not
to save his life find anything else but
great big, fat Saturday bargain
The only point really to settle is, would
you pay for new piano S156, $195, $23i,
S28S, or would you possibly go up to the
enormous sum of $40 and thereby get you
world beater? If you will follow us to
this dizzy height we will place in your
house free of charge piano that usually
brings $3.50, not less. Why can we do
such wonders for you? Because we are
going out of the retail business, and price
is the last consideration. You have never
had such a chance here or elsewhere to
pick up a new piano for almost nothing.
Folks are finding this out and telling
each other ali over town, and that Is
why the RUSH is ON.
Are you in it? If not, why not? Never
mind the staff, but put scrip in you-
purse and let us see your face at 622
South Broadway this very morning.
We allow a premium on amounts above
$50 scrip on first payment
Come today. Let us help you to settle
the piano question-to settle 1t right SO
that 1t will stay settled.
Open evenings at the old reliable.
PACIFIC MUSIC CO.,
620-6z2 South Broadway
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-30
OFF
SCENT; MAN
NOT DEAD
SUPPOSED VICTIM OF WILKINS
Is ALIVE
T. Earl Kimmons, Believed to Have
Been Killed by Supposed Wife
Slayer in Oakland, Sends
Telegram to Sheriff

BY Associated Press.
OAKLAND, Nov. 29.-Sheriff Barnet OF
Oakland this morning received this telc-
gram:
Am in Sour Lake, Texas. Know moth
ing of accident. Will write today"
(Signed) "T. EARL KIMMONS."
This definitely clears up the mystery
about the man whom the authorities at
one time believed had been murdered by
-. A. Wilkins, now charged with having
killed his wife.
wilkins spent a comfortable night in
his cell. On the advice of his counsel
he declined to talk about his case or
receive any visitors.
Deputies from the sheriff's office
searched the home of Wilkins in Elm
hurst last night for evidence which might
connect him with burglaries in that VII
lage. The result was the abandoning of
this charge.
Sheriff Barnet is arranging to have
Kimmons, from whom he received tele-
gram this morning, brought back to
Oakland as 1t Is thought he can connect
several parts of the evidence against the
suspect.