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Big Fire Is Out.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July "a long-dis-
lance telephone message to the American
early today says the fire which threatened
the town of Whitwell, Tenn, last night
has been extinguished. Losses are not
given, but the following buildings were de-
stroyed: Whitwell Mercantile Company,
Bank of Whitwell. Yates & Valley Hard
ware Company, Hutcheson Hardware Com
pany and one unoccupied residence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-03

all piles of garbage. waste and paper in
cellars and back yards be thoroughly
soaked to prevent ignition from sparks and
fireworks. II tiny fire starts which can
he extinguished with a pail of water don
call out the 'firemen. They will be busy
with real fires. The chief also urged that
all downtown business houses should tight
ly close all windows and shutters to pre-
vent the entrance of any sparks, as fire
in a downtown store might gain ire
mendous Roadway before being discovered,
since all hands are of for the day.
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A NOVELTY IN sHovELs.
An Automatic Posthole Digger and
Shovel

To place a pole three inches in diameter
fifteen feet into the ground it has hereto
fore been necessary for the laborer to dig
a hole at least four or five feet in diameter
to allow space for the admission of his body
and the movement of the shovel to throw
up the dirt to platforms above. 1t will at
once be obvious that great saving In ex-
pense would result If the diameter of the
hole could be lessened and less digging re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-03

LONDON, July IA dispatch to a news
agency from Odessa says that an anti
Jewish riot was started by a Black Hun
dred gang there during the night. The
rioters killed two Jews and wounded fiji
teen including several children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-03

NEW YORK, July 3-President Amador
of Panama, who is on his way to Europe,
arrived here today on the steamer Prinz
Joachim from Colon. The steamer was
decorated with flags in his honar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-03

with the Pacific Coast Foundrymen's As
ISOLATION in an effort to break the strike
which exists in several branches of the
iron trades along the coast.
The New South Wales railway commits
sioners have established seventy-three
rest houses on the various lines for the
convenience and comfort of enginemen and
guards when away from home.
The government of South Australia has
taken under consideration an offer from in
f1uential Jewish sources in Great Britain
to settle $1,000 Jewish emigrants in the
northern territory.
The New Orleans breweries and the local
unions of the International United Brewery
Workmen have reached an agreement by
which the men receive a general increase In
wages, with a reduction Of hours to the
inside workers.
When the Electrical Workers Union was
organized in St. Louis in 1891, wages ranged
from 81 to $225 day from sun-up to sun
down. Today the union has $1,000 mem
bers, who receive from So to S. day for
eight hours.
1t is said the Grand Trunk railway has
made arrangements for 10000 English,
Irish, Scotch and Russian laborers to emil
crate to the Canadian northwest to be en-
ployed in building the new road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-03

The recent miners convention at Gold
field New, was ended by an agreement of
the miners to sever their connection with
the Industrial Workers of the World.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-03

strike for a reduction of the fees pay
able for the privilege of working and
the right to wear nustaches.
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Members of the San Francisco Teachers
Federation have addressed a letter to the
board of supervisors asking for an In
crease in pay and suggesting a minimum
scale of s., 200 year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-03

A recent report shows that cooperative
farming is making great Roadway in Ger
many. At the close of 1865 no less than
1892 cooperative farming associations
were in full swing, with membership of
over 100000 farmers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-03

Chicago members of the United Associa-
ton of Plumbers, Gas Filters and Steam
Filters are urging that the organization
establish home for the aged and infirm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-03

Something new in labor iniunctions was
issued by Judge Loring of the supreme
court in Boston recently, when he re-
strained the teamsters union from paying
the fare out of the city of non-union
men brought there to break the teamsters
strike
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-03

1t is reported that the National Foundry
mems Association has decided to cooperate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-03

The labor movement has taken hold in
Egypt The printers employed on a Cairo
newspaper, Les Pyramids are out for
better conditions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-03

The hello girls of the Montreal, Cam
ada telephone exchange have organized a
union in utilization with the Electrical
Workers Union.
Washington telegraph., 1907-04-12
AERAS WARNS P{TTSBURG

Pittsbug. April i. W. Arras
Of the United States Engineer
Corps, who has charge of building
the dams in the Ohio and Ale
gheny rivers in this vicinity, has
submitted a report to the govern
ment made public tonight in con-
nection with the recent flood here.
He says Pittsb'rg, Ike Johns
town, is in danger of devastation
some day by flood causing the
loss Of Thousands of lives and
of dollars worth of prop
erty. Mr.. Arra5 reports that when
tle catastrophe occurs it will come
with just as litlla warning as did
the one i'll the ConelHaugh valley.
Washington telegraph., 1907-04-12
HAIL TENIINCHEs DEEP

Le.oLatchie, Ala, April IA
terrific hail andI windstorm passcd
over this comr unity late today,
accompanied III a constant electri
cal display. Ia biz fell for fifteen
minutes, ard in| drifts is from s
to 10 inches deep Shrubbcly and
trees are stripped ard clors tia
are ont Of the ground will lie a
total loss.
Washington telegraph., 1907-04-12
PARDONS ISSUED

Acting Governor John I. Moore
YESTERDAY issued pardons to Fred
Soustard, Ed Shuley and George
Dallahay. Sonstard wss convicted
in the Circuit Court Of hide
pepdpnce county Of manslaugh-
ter and sentenced to a term Of six
months in the panitentiary. The
pardon WAS granted to restore cifi-
zenship.
Ed Shuley was convicted in the
Circuit court Of Independence co.
OF involuntary manslanghtpr and
sentenced to the peuitentiary for
six months.
George Dallahay was convicted
Of murder in the second degree in
.he December term Of the Circuit
Court Of Mississippi county auI
to the lenitentiarv for
Il years. He was pudoned on the !
accommodation Of tie peuireu-
iarg physician.
Washington telegraph., 1907-04-12
TWO Cent RATE IN Effect

Little Rcck. April 81. A. lFol
linger, city passenger agent of the
st. Louis, Iron Mountain and
Southern Railroad, stated yestor
day that the two cent schedule
for That road Lad been received.
and that the 2-eent rate would 20
into effect on that road in this state
on next "Wednesday morning i'm
mediately after midnight. Asked
as to whether the railroad would
fight the law Mr., Hollinger stated
that he had'rot been advised as to
that matter. hut had merely lc-
ceiycd instructions from headqrar-
5eas to put the 2,cent rate law into
effect on the road a5 the time
provided blythe ia~. 1 The Rock
island road has also prepared
.a.itf based on the 2-ccnt rate and
viii probably put The law into
feet On schedule time.
Washington telegraph., 1907-04-12
TuF ENTIRE FAMILY

Grand Pop used it for Rheuma ISM.
Dad for Cuts, Sprairs, and br"l-
SEES. Many for Burns, Sealds ana
Aches. Sis for Catarrh and Chill
blaines. use it for every hiliS'
and it never disapoints ANY OF us
!, surely yanks any old pain out by
the roots.
Har.,s lithliag Oh is VIA
am cling you about.
Washington telegraph., 1907-04-12

ton as WAS possible.
In conclusion We, the Grand
Jury, individually and as body,
desire to return our thanks to the
court and IFS officers for the many
eopltesies shown Us during om De
liheratious, and now, having com
eluded oar labors, we respectfully
ask that We be discharged.
}. Il. BnrTs, Foreman.
B. &. Cox, Clerk.
Washington telegraph., 1907-04-12
TO IMPROVE STREETS

The citizens of Hope organized
Il civic Improvement association
Monday. The object of the organi-
zetion is to beautify the streets and
improve the general appearance Of
the town.
Washington telegraph., 1907-04-12
ACTUAL FACTS-

For upwards Of fifteen years
limits Cure has been sold under u
su.ict guarantee to care any form
of ichina skin rouJles known.
No matter the name-(ess than
one per cent, of the purchasers
have requested heir money back
Whv? 1t simplv does the work
Washington telegraph., 1907-04-12
GRAND JURY HEPGHT


Circuit Judge of Judicial oireui
We, tie efsud jury of Hen y
stead eoenty, duly summoned and
t4nfaneldd for tie april Term oi
the idnfsteed Circuit Count. le0l
having completed cur labofs, beg
leave 70 submit the following
report
We have eHaeined into all the
crimes, both misdcmea7sors and
telonies, Of which we have had
knowledge or OF which we have
received information, committed
an the said county of Hampstead,
under and i'll accordance with the
charge ef tie court given to us, and
by and with the assistance of the
AZ sular prosecuting attorney otthe
circuit
We lave visited the county jail
III iody, and find tie same in
coed sahirary condition, and all
prisoners confined therein are com
foltahly and well cared for by the
sheriff and jailor of the county, !
and would reeomeBd that the Jail
he furnished with a pllnf, aud
piping sufficient to drain Che cells.
s. Weappointed II committee of
members of our body fol. that pur.
pose, who visited the county poor
house and farm. They have re.
ported to us That they found the
buildings and fences were III need
OF son;e rcfails and the inmates
Nl8 III ngm5er) well provided lon,
kept i'll good sanitary condition
and well treated and made as com
Portable as could be expected. OF
tie l8 inmates / are insane and
va would especially reecomeld that
The Hospital for nervous diseases I
at Little Bock be so enlarged as to ,,
admit thcse unfortunate persons as 4
{ oon Az possible. !
We have received the reports of
ihe various Justices of the peeee {
fn9 mayors of the Incorporated :,
eMns, slers they had anythii y II - ,
va sNl,SlaNraFfy ;.,.,. ln
Srrer and form US prescribed ny
rhe work Of the grand jury
p,d he !, s. ouetl aud eXpens IS 2
eatly re duced If township officers s'l
,rld take womrt and vigorous " "
ticn in casrs cf local violation OF ->'
e law, h.stcad Of e's+'ing fines ." m
permiijns, mid ana otten l''"''. ~, VI,
,rstiona5le compromises, or even W
Ike no ae;.on at al, and rrfer II
the grand jury.
Oar ofic'al Investigations lea"
: to believe the illegal sade OF G
amor m the ccuntv has been i
,sstlv reduced. l3ut W" regret to $,
eoort the carrying cf concealed \
,... ,a,,. nyeyuleut and would b
.snfciaIlv urge TIC vigorous f& a
.oret,,.ent Of laws against th's /
practice by township and municipal t
f1lters.
tstlerc was ro conmiisic1 o =
accounts to report al this term 81
cor,t we have lad a committee
ma ke personal examination ol
publie records and accounts of
various public officials, and we
are pleased to ref ort we Found all
recUds well and neatly kept an"
ceornts Of yaiiaus officials cor
reetly and fairly kept and SySty-
1natieally arranged, -.
We find tie puj'li,. buildings d
the coua.F oll in good condition
ana the grounds OF d'e court -"'se
square mach improved ia appear
ance. We wound 'eccomn'n'
that as soou as the fnon' 3 OF the
A..,....,. Will nnlnIif lhAre BIZ 4 new
Washington telegraph., 1907-04-12
IvOVINGTON TRIAL
State loses Direct Evidence
serar Adams Contesses To
,,eceiYing Bribe.


Littl4lock, April8.-The state
closed i4 direct evidence in the
perial.1Ifial Of former senator 4,
W. Cow lgtou yesterday afternoon.
It is lftain the prosecution has
a eerd ii Its sleeve in the nature
Of lett4r written by Frank Miles
Day. All hrchitpct Of Philadelphia
Pa, to Senator John z. Logan,
who wal chairman Of the State
CAPITOL ubmmlttee in the session
of 1905. tSenator Logan was II wit
ness yestk kraav morning, and the
main parA Of lis testimony was to
make tld statement that such II
letter l!ia SiH4tl1 received after the
Legislature adjourned. The letter
he testified was supposed to be III
possession of Contractor George
Donaghev who has been urging
an investiy uion Of the new capitol
aud has made sweeping charges
Il yain.t th manner i'll which tie
tuildine ID Is been constructed.
The facs that letter from Day
i in Donas hey's possession Is all
that is knd WI. lis no intimatiou as
10 what III Enay contain was aeyel-
1ped, | i the afternoon 5. )
Hunt, repr sentative from Jefferson
county and chairman Of the com
nittee that has the present inYes.
igation Of the capitol in charge
Vas placed IN the stand aud pro
iuced the letter. The letter w
landed to ( ol. Murphy. who afte
eading it. passed it to Coyingfon
Fho read ID Iearefully. From Gov
agt0n the etter went to Attorne
lewis. Aft pr he Lad read it th
,tta,. WIG al = ? s'f ~ ~ .gasTn
: ~ ~ 90 = s Sntrodn'~d in eviden
,,r--~s =. - Ftate Senator Adam
led as a Y itness by the stat
5 pitiab G sight on the stan
Time after tlme the quick que
MS of Col. Murphy, for the d
zee, SCENE q to stagger the wi
IS, and at times Adams burie
face in b is hands As in I'll
lit trial, AdanS confessed t
wing reeeiy red bribe on tn
pitol appro piration bill. 1t wa
90, he said with the promise o
ceiving $4Q 20, more if the bill
used.
"Did the D ii pass!" asked Col
ulphy.
1t dad not was tie reply.
Adams, frol II his own evidence
as 800, M an 1t does not ap
ear that he ever got above thai
mt. He ties iied that President
'oyington, st Rnding behind the
residents lo] truli III the Senate
hanlber, told lin he could get $lO3
or his vote 40 bin st the .Argenta am
lexation bill. The promise OF
800, for his ote on TIE capitol
bill, in addition to the 800 paid
20 him by But is the nearest Ad
ans got to the large amo IN is that
he heard had } zen put up for leg
islative corrupt ion.
HAIL Ten tINGHEs DEEP
The independent., 1907-03-07
THE WORLD
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Three thousand steel crossties have
been installed on the main line of the
Pennsylvania railroad between Pitts
burg and Altoona. While cultivating
trees to make certain a steady supply
of timber, the company has deter
mined to make thorough test to dis
cover with scientific accuracy how we'll
metal ties are adapted for practical
use. The experiment is being made on
a stretch of road where traffic is heavy.
Every year the demand for railroad
ties increases and the drain on the
country's forest resources is becom-
ing more and more apparent. The
Pennsylvania has begun tree cultiva-
ton on a large scale. cooperating
with the forestry department of the
national and state governments. More
than a million trees have already been
planted. In the nursery at Holidays
burg are some 300 1000, which will be
transplanted this year. In the vicinity
of Altoona a tract of $4,000 acres is
available for the planting and preser-
vation Of trees. So far, the use of
steel ties has not gone beyond the ex-
perimental stage. The 5000 ties on
the Pittsburg division are I-shaped.
four inches across at the top, eight
inches across at the bottom, and five
inches high. The rails are fastened
to them by steel clips. A different
kind of metal track il being tried on
the Philadelphia division, near Pom
aroy. Penn. For n stretch of one mile
there the rails are laid on longitudinal
steel girders. set deeply in rock bal
last and bound together. across the
track by east iron chairs"
Swiss shoemakers work ten 20 twelve
hours day "The factory workman"
SAYS Special Agent Arthur Il. Butinan.
in a United States government report.
"is required during the summer 10 be-
Gin his labor at 80 or a. m. This
early hour Is demanded in order that
the fresh energies Of the workers may
be- obtained by the employer, as nearly
all artisans are engaged 20 a greater
or less dcRrce In agriculture for per-
snnal hcneflt. During the winter aca-
son work ia factories commences at
o'clock. fiftcen and twenty minute
rests arc allowed at ? and 4 o'clock,
respectively. when refreshments OF
beer and bread arc taken From one
The independent., 1907-03-07
Sciences in SeIe sling
Prope! Foods
PEOPLE ARE UNHEALTHY BE-
CAUSE THEY DO NOT EAT
TIE RIGHT FOOD

In these days of adulterated foods and
food products such food as Is known
to be pure and wholesome Is indeed wei
come. We have heard Of many break
fast foods and cereal products-some
broadly advertised as whole products,
others as cure-alls for every disease
known to man. No doubt they are all
good and possessed Of some merit, but
most--of them are manufactured with
some foreign sweetning agent to make
them palatable Among all the break
fast and cereal foods offered the public
to-day. we believe we are warrented In
saying that Malta-Vita is the only food
that Is simply and wholly grain product
and nothing else, except little salt.
Malta-Vita as 1t comes to you from the
factory is all of the wheat 1t has been
throughly cleaned, steamed to gelatlniZe
the starch. then added to it Is barley
malt extract made from selected barley
this. acting upon the starch, turns II into
maltese or malt sugar, pronunced by
physicians and food experts the finest,
purest most healthful swcetnng agent
known Then the grain of wheat Is rolled
out fiat into a thin wafer fake and baked
in the ovens. 1t comes out to you fresh
and pure and sweet-absolutely nothing
but Il grain product prepared IN the CLEAN
est and most wholesome wa yand turned
into the most delicious whole wheat food
that can be found. Malta-Vita is sold by
all grocers.. Now 10 cents.
The independent., 1907-03-07

gestion Of brains in the width of the
head above the temples. It required
a man of patience, brains and firm
ness to make the fight he made for
this law.
For the past ten years Jonathan
Bourne, jr., has been a sort of joke
with the Oregon machine politicians
Now there are no Oregon machine
politicians, and the joke is extinct.
There are no cOnventiOns-no middle
men-no bosses for the corporate in
terests to buy. Jack" Mathews who
was the boss of Senator Mitchells
machine has just emigrated to San
Francisco, where he has gone into the
real estate business"
The fight really began with the
adoption in 1878 Of an initiative and
referendum law. But, in spite of this,
the legislature has been able to dodge
the issue in regard to senators, until
Jonathan Bourne, jr., started out
year or two ago to get a primary cleo
ton law which would permit pledge
by candidates for the legislature to
their constituents to some particular
senatorial candidate. This law was
passed, and it has put an end
to corporate and corrupt control OF
senatorial elections in Oregon.
Other states, attracted by the Ore
gon success, are beginning to sit up
and take notice. Senator La Toilette
The independent., 1907-03-07

in funny way not long ago when
he wanted to take man in western
Nebraska over into Colorado on busi-
ness, but couldn't get him pass on
account of the interstate commerce
act. The man said he could get trans
portation himself, and in due time ap-
peared on the train with the old and
familiar credentials.
The claim agent fairly gasped for
air when he learned that the pass had
been secured from the foreman of the
round house. The general manager
himself couldn't issue such a pass, but
the foreman had a book that had been
overlooked in the general calling in,
and was giving out favors to his
friends just as freely as of yore.
Among large class of railroad Of
ficials and employees the loss Of political
power and prestige is enough to throw
them all into the dumps. In the old
days even the minor officials were able
to give favors of q substantial chr
acter. They were people of consequence
among their neighbors, and were the
recipients of all kinds of attentions.
Now they can't write passes and are
obliged to spend most of their time
making reports showing Mr.. Hill and
Mr.. Hartman just how much per ton
per mile it costs to haul freight over
The independent., 1907-03-07
THE NEW SENATOR FROM OREGON.
Who Was Elected by Popular Vote
Of the People.

Washington Letter to the Des
Moines Qa) News: The first United
States senator ever elected by pop
ular vote of the people is the subject
of much curiosity. His name is Jona-
than Bourne, jr., and he comes from
Oregon.
Yes" said Senator elect Bourne,
When | asked him about his election,
L find Whever | go there is great cur
iosity about this new scheme by which
senators are~elected by the people. |
have been up in New England and
even in Canada And everywhere I
go there are the same questions"
Does the Oregon law really put the
matter directly up to the people?" Mr..
Bourne was asked.
Directly, and in just as binding
a way as in a presidential election.
Our law works. | am here as teSti-
monial of it's working powers. / am
here in spite of the opposition of the
bosses and the influences which ordin-
arily control the bosses. After the
people had expressed their choice at
the primary elections and the regular
elections in April and June. | went
away and stayed away. | was con-
vinced that the law would work, and
| wanted to give it a fair chance. l
have been away for six months-in
fact have not been back-and yet |
received eighty out of ninety votes
in the legislature. | received lot
of votes which were not under any
pledge to me.
WAS this not personal tributeY'
Not at all. 1t is merely tribute
to the intelligence of the people in
adopting such law. Ii was the law
and principle they had in mind. |
lust happened TO be the man who had
made the fight to get the law. So
they made me the candidate To test. 1t
out. My election is merely an oppor-
tunity. | am here to make good. Ii
/ make good here there will be no
question about my return. Ana 10
make good will have to make good
with the people. So long as | look
after their interests | will be- as GER
tain of my continued return as ! am
that | am here now. Under our new
law tho senator from oregon VIII have
10 play politics with his brains. not
with his pockethook. He Will have to
give his best thought TO tho service
OF the people. or they VIII hold him
To account
Jonathan Bourne, a., who has been
chosen for the ssNsyeT term begin
ming March 4, II smooth-fa faced man
OF about sixty years of age. Ills fnoat
characteristic feature N his flrm
straight mouth. though thcrc Ii a aug