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The Washington herald., 1907-12-17
EXCHANGE OF GREETINGS

General message from May
flower, Dec. 10; The President
extends 10 the divisional COM
manderN, the captains, and crews
of the Feet, his appreciation OF
the ready appearance presented
by nI Of the ski- aud OF the
Skilifui manner ich they
were handled. tends 10
them his best wiz a pleas
ant and successful voyage into
the Raeific, with ali confidence
IN the ability and deyOtiOn 10
duty 0f one au~ all.
~sident.@
To the above. following
reply WIS instantly he'd from
Rear Admiral Eran-cs
--FrOm FIagshiP Connecticut,
Dec. 16s The President: The
Officers md men Of the fees
thank TOu for the honor you
have done them In seeing them
Of. Evans,
The Washington herald., 1907-12-17
INDIANA CONVENTION EARLY.
Endorsement for Fairbanks to In
huence Other States

indianapolis. Dec. 16-As a result OF a
conference in Washington with Vice
President Fairbanks and other Republi-
cans. State Chairman Goodrich has de-
termined TO call the convention for the
selection of delegates 10 the national con-
vention for early In February. thus put
ting Mr.. Fairbanks in the lead with the
Endorsement of his own State for the
Presidency. The twenty-six district dele
gates viii be selected by their districts
and the four delegates at large viii be
selected at a Statsc convention called for
the purp.f
The selection Of delegates so early is
for the purpose of showing the country
that Fairbanks has no opposition in his
own State
The Washington herald., 1907-12-17
WANT CANNON FIRED
Philadelphia Pastors to Make
War Oh the Speaker.
OBJECT TO USE OF PROFANITY
League Leader. DR..
Baker, Responsible for MiRisteriaI
Joke at the Expense os "URcle
JOe"-BIames Speaker for Federal
Laws HamPerinE state LeEisIatfon.

Philadelphia. Dec. 1s.-8Iethodist minis
ters az their conference to-day attacked
Speaker Cannon in terrible fashion.
even making him the subject Of a minis
terial joke. DR.. .Perley a. Baker, superln-
tendent Of the National Anti-Saloon
League. which is making a wholesale
fight for the passage Of prohibitory and
local-cption legislation throughout the
country led the attack. He had been tell
ing clergymen that the aght for State
legislation had far outstripped that ac-
complished in Washington, and then
made the statement:
The reason is that there is a Cannon
down there"
He brought these words out slowly and
emphaticaIly. and then paused a second
or two. Almost a shout came from his
ministerial auditors:
Fire him"
TherS was much laughter, and then DR..
Baker went on: 1t is disgrace and an
outrage that a man whose lips drip with
profanity and whose energies are directed
TO the furthering of the liquor interests
Of the country should occupy a position
Of power only second IN this great re-
public"
To Mr.. Cannon DR. Baker attributed
the Federal laws which he said hampered
the State legislation already passed
against the liquor traffic by not allowing
local option or prohibitory laws 10
become operative as soon as liquor
crossed the border Of n local option or
prohibition State. He attacked him. too.
for advocating the army canteen at a
meeting in Chicago.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-17
WANT NEW SIGNALS.
Engineers Dislike system in Use
Through Tunnel


Representative Carlin. OF Alexandra.
will to-day call on the officials Of the
Washington Terminal Company. 10 lay
before them a resolution drawn Up BY
the Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engi-
neers at Alexandra, protesting against
the method OF signals in the new tunnel
leading 20 the New Union Station.
The resolution says that the present
method Of operation is a menace to life
and property, because there are three
signals inside the tunnel which are nearly
always invisible because Of smoke and
steam.
They propose a remedy by having what
is known as an absolute block on the
northbound track from the south end Of
the tunnel T. the station; that is. have
but one train in the tunnel at a time.
with the signals displayed outside. and
with similar provision for trains going
south on the other track.
In case the officials of the company
take 10 action on the matter Mr. Carlin
may embody the points of the bill in a
resolution 10 be presented before Con
gress. and he win have the backing Of
the District Commissioners.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-17
MCCALL ENTERTAINS FRIENDS.
Speaker Cannon Guest at ShOreham
Dinner Party.

Samuel W. Mccall. member OF the
House from Massachusetts,. last night en-
tertained a number Of his colleagues and
friends at a dinner at the Shoreham. In
the party was Speaker Cannon.
The affair was in the nature Of a re-
union. for Mr.. Mccall has given a similar
dinner TO about the same list OF guests
for number OF years. The other guests
were senator William Alden Smith. Of
Michigan; Representatives Serene E.
Payne. Of New York, and Charles B.
Lands, OF Indiana; Arthur Lehman. a
Lewisohn, J. Cam, REPRESENTATIVE Butler
Ames, Of Massachusetts; w. II. Leonard.
F. W. Estabrook. and Representative
Littlefeld. of Maine.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-17
NONUKION MEN At WORK.
Strikers st GOIdReId Make no Dem
OnstrutfOn. However.


OnstratiOn. However.
GOldfeld. New Dec. 1s-Thirty non
union miners reached town To-Day, and
were put 20 work in the consolidated
mines, where accommodations had been
provided for Go men The union men
made no demonstration over a hundred
men went 10 work. and three shifts will
be employed
The plan is 10 have a small number OF
strike-breakers Arrive every day in order
TO prevent trouble.
Sheriff Ingalls, and leaders Of the Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor have admitted 20 Gen.
Funston that the presence Of the troops
is necessary 20 protect the men who wish
20 work. The Federation of the Miners
and Independent Workers Of the World
have feud on with the Federation OF
Labor, and have run several Of the lat
ter's men out Of town. They have also
made it necessary for all men 10 go arm
ed TO protect themselves.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-17
MAKE DIRECTORS RESPONSIBLE
Senator BurISett's Bill Aims to Cur
tail Bank Mismanagemcut.


tail Bank Mismanagemcnf.
bill to make directors Of national
banks responsible for the violations of
the national banking act committed bv
officers and employees Of the banks with
the directors knowledge was introduced
in the Senate by Senator Rurkett OF
Nebraska, yesterday.
His bin also provides for the forfeiture
Of the charters of all national banks the
officers Of which are guilty Of violating
the provisions of the national banking
act. 1t authorizes the Comptroller upon
knowledge that a bank has had knowl-
edge through its board of directors or
any Of them Of the guilty acts of any Of
It's officers or employees to proceed IN the
Federal court to ask for revocation of
the charter Of the institution involved
Directors having knowledge of any Of
the unlawful acts of officers or employees
by which shareholders or depositors or
other creditors suffer shall be liable indi-
NldUally for losses sustained.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-17
TAFT MAKES NO COMMENT.
Secretary Declines to Talk on ROose-
veIt's Statement.


Cape Race. y. F.. Dec ia wireless
message was received to-day from the
steamship President Grant, on which Sec
retary and Mrs. Taft and their son
Charles are passengers The steamer has
been retarded by tempestuous weather,
end it is believed she Will be two days
A>te in arriving in New York
The Taft party is WELL with the excep-
ton Of ChaLbes, who has been i'll for sew
eral days.
Secretary Taft was interested In the
announcement from the White House in
which President Roosevelt reiterated his
determination not 70 accept a renomina-
ton The news was received on board
the steamer by wireless last Thursday,
but the Secretary would make no COM
ment on it,
The Washington herald., 1907-12-17
FRENCH REPULSE TRIBESMEN,
Failure OF Attempted Ambush in Al
geria-DriveR from Two Villages.

Lalla Maghnia, Algeria, Dec. 1.-THE
Benz Mangouch tribesmen and a body of
French troops. under the command Of
Lieut.. Col Felineau. have had an en-
counter in the vicinity Of Ain-sfa. The
tribesmen were finally repulsed.
The FreEch. who had twelve men
wounded. including a lieutenant, are now
bivouacked in the field.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-17
GIRLS RUN DOWN BY TRAIN.
Father of One Killed mt the Same
Place Two Years Ago,

Norristown. Pa. Dec. 1e-Whne walk
Ing on the tracks of the Pennsylvania
Railroad near Flatland last night Ida
Bell. aged seventeen years, of Port Ken
nedy' and Fannie Brunner, eighteen years
Of age Of BetzwoOd. were struck and
killed by a passenger locomotive. The
crew of the train did not know the acci-
dent had occurred until it arrived here
and found the hat OF one Of the victims
on the pilot. The girls were returning
home from visit to friends.
Miss Brunner's father was killed at the
same place about two years ago.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-17
PLANS TO WEED OUT EAGLES.
President of Order VIII RevoIs
Charter of Chicago Lodge.

Omaha, Dec. 16.-'T shall within a few
days revoke the charter of a lodge in
Chicago with 5000 members" was the an
nouncement of Theodore A. Bell. Of Mana
Cal, president of the Order of Eagles.
made to Omaha members Of the order
to-day. Pre&dent Bell told of his plans
to weed out" the order and bring II IN
to standard OF character and efficiency
inferior to none
He says his action in revoking the char
ter Of a lodge Of a thousand members in
Minneapolis last week was the beginning.
IF my influence and authority as pres-
ident permits it. shall see that no man
can gain membership In the Eagles who
does not actually earn his own living
by genuine work. We don't want the
idlers. the parasites. It Will be my pol;-
cy TO revoke charters wherever lodges
violate the true principles of fraternal-
ism"
The Washington herald., 1907-12-17
LOVES MISS VANDERBILT.
Carpenter Writes Letters to HeIress,
but Gets No Replies.

Newport. r. l., Dec. 16.-Joseph Julius
Labadie. carpenter by trade who halls
from Texas, but mas been employed in
Newport for some time. imagines that ne
is in love with Miss Gladys Vanderbilt
and that he is kept from marrying her by
her mother. Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt.
II seems 10 be Lebadie,s delusion that
he is madly in love with the heiress to the
Vanderbilt millions. He stated to-day
that he had called at the Breakers, the
palatial summer home of Mrs. Vanderbilt
at Newport, and had been ordered away
by the servants. He also said that he
had written thirteen letters to Miss
Gladys, but not a single one had been an
sWered
According to the men employed with
Labadie he is perfectly rational on all
subjects, with the exception of the Van
derbilt matter.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-17

Mr. J. Adam Bede, member OF Con-
gress from Minnesota, was the principal
speaker at the meeting of the Mems Club
OF MOUNT Pleasant Congregational Church
last night. Mr.. Bede's subject was "Our
Country, AID he handled ii in his char
aeteristic witty and entertaining manner.
Mr.. Henry L. West vas inaugurateG as
president Of the club. Mr.. Theodore
Apple sang a solo.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-17
HummeI Is Nom nenth

New York, Dec. 16.-Dr. Philip B. Matz.
resident physician at the BIackwells ISL
and prison, said tonight that Abraham
II. Hummel had been low all day. and
tnat he might die a<any time. The pris-
oner had been in a semi-conscious state
all day.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-17
KILLS GIRL AND HIMSELF.
Young Nam without Warming Ends
Two Lives in Motor Cab.

ANO Lives IN MOtOr OHb.
New York. Dec. 16-Herman r. Wal
lace, man twenty-four years cid. who
lives with his parents at 100 jefferson
avenue. Brooklyn, shot and killed Elsie
Kevleis, a telephone operator. whose
home is at I4U Bushwick avenue, while
they were riding in a taximeter cab along
Eastern Parkway near Fulton street, to-
night.
Then before the driver of the machine.
who was separated from him by a heavy
glass screen, could interfere young Wal
lace put the revolver 10 his mouth and
killed himself instantly by shot through
the brain.
The tragedy, which was enacted within
two feet Of Daniel Kilmartin, the driver
Of the taximeter cab. came without
premonition. He heard no angry words
nor sounds Of quarreling.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-17
War Ships Steam Away
in Grand Pageant.
PRESIDENT THERE
Reviews Warriors as They
Begin Long Cruise.
AN INSPIRING SIGHT

Greet Battle ships Pass from Roads
in Majestic PhaIanx, After Thun-
destnE Final salute on This side
OF the COntinent-RoOseveIt Re-
eeives Officers on the MaynOwer><
and Holds Parting Conferences
with Admiral Evans.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-17
NOT TO TAP WASHINGTON.
New Line tn Fredericksburg Deny
Planning TO Come North.

Planning TO Come North.
Special to The Washington Herald
Richmond. Va, Dec. l6.-Attorneys for
the Fredericksburg and Southern Electric
Railway offered to-day to withdraw their
application before the corporation com
mission for the purpose Of so amending
it as TO include a clause obligating that
road>not to build north Of Fredericksburg.
which they claim will preclude their tap
ping the Mount Vernon into Washington.
which IS generally acknowledged to be
the real scheme in contemplation. This
was accordingly done. the commission
agreeing 10 take the matter under con-
sideratiOn in the meantime
II the charter is granted the matter
VIII be taken to the Supreme Court on
the ground that the law is being vio-
lated relative to the paraneling OF Rich
mond. Fredericksburg and Potomac. II
Is also probable that the matter will be
made the basis of a fight in the legisla
ture in January.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-17
SMALLPOX IN HOTEL.
sunday Refreshment Seekers Quar-
antined in Bingbamton.

Binghamton. n. Y, Dec. l6.-Twenty-
1ve men who sought refreshment in a
small Raines law hotel yesterday after
noon got more than they bargained for.
While they were in the hotel a physician
who had been called 10 attend q patient
in one Of the rooms announced that the
case was one of smallpox. and ordered
the house Quarantined Immediately.
All those in the building were vacci-
mated and the police are guarding the
house to see they stay there until the
health authorities give them permission
TO gOI
The Washington herald., 1907-12-17
John r. Eimerbrink pend.

York. Pa, Dec E.-John Z. Eimerbrink.
one Of the largest cigar manufacturers
in Pennsylvania, died at his home here
to-day, aged sixty-seven years. 0Ir- Elm
erbrins was senior member Of the hrm OF
Myers & Adams Company, and was
prominent in the affairs Of the Lutheran
Church in this section
The Washington herald., 1907-12-17
NEGRO IS SHOT TO DEATH.
Victim Charged with Having A.,
sauIted Two White Girls.

MeHenry, Miss. Dec 16--News reached
here to-day Of the lynching last night OF
Patrick Husband. alias Pat Jones. a
negro. about eight miles east of here
Husband was charged with assauItine
two daughters Of Balton Rouse, a wen.
known planter.
About 100 armed men caught the negro
and shot him TO death. Husband was
convicted two years ago at Perkinston
MISS for assaulting a white girl, and
served a term for this offense.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-17
Airship Damaged by Hurricane.

Friedrichshaven. Dec. 16.-Count Zeffe-
Inns airship and the monster houseboat
in which it Is kept in Lake Constance
have been badly damaged in a hurricane
The total loss is estimated at So, 500
The Washington herald., 1907-12-17
FIRST OKLAHOMA BILLS.
Senator Gore Introduces Two Affect
ing New States Interests.

The first Senator recognized Yesterday
tor the introduction Of bills was Thomas
z. Gore. the blind Senator from Okla
homa- He offered measures to pay the
expenses Of the constitutional conven-
ton in Oklahoma, and to increase the
representation of Oklahoma in the House
Of Representatives by two members.
Let those bills go TO the Committee On
Territories suggested Senator Kean. Of
New Jersey
Oklahoma is now State" suggested
the Vice President
Then suggest that the bills 90 to
the Committee on Census"
The bills were so referred.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-17
baltimore and Ohio to Pittsburg

Four solid vestibuled trains leave New
Union Station daily: $40 a. m, with buf-
fet parIor and dining car: 10 p. m, Chi
cago Limited. with observation parlor car
and diner; $40 D. m, Pittsburgh Cleveland
Express, sleeping cars; 1880 night, sleep
ing cars.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-17

TO Mr. and Mrs. jenkins their great desire
% adopt q child-and one OF American
blrth-the Baltimoreans promised CO.
operation. They communicated with Miss
Esther Lowe. who was then IN this coun-
Try This was early I'm the present year.
Answered Ad from Winchester.
Miss Lowe, inspired by the desire 20 aid
her friends in such a delicate and.
naturally. a secretlve mission. started out
70 see what she could do for them. Be
fore long. in a Baltimore newspaper, she
read this advertisement:
The Washington herald., 1907-12-17
At Union Trust Co.'S New Home

Cor 18th and II SITS, the most modern IA
ciiities are provided for handling banking
business of every character Interest on
all accounts Government control.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-17

Wide Boards, 500 per 100 Feet.
Frank Libbey & Co.. 9Th & n. Y. ave.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-17
Mrs. Baker Had the Baby.

Il was found that the baby was at the
house Of Mrs. Elizabeth Baker wi1a OF
Air Frank Baker. a druggist OF Win
chester. and a woman deeply interested
IN philanthropic work. Mrs. Baker. IL is
said, is identified with the best social
lie In Winchester. a town largely pa
Tonizcd by BaltimOresns as summer
resort
The Washington herald., 1907-12-17

Go Slow in Buying Lumber.
Prices dropping every week. Libbey & Co
The Washington herald., 1907-12-17

December Prices 20 Per Cent Below
Oct. Frank Libbey 6 Co.. 9th & n. Y. ave
The Washington herald., 1907-12-17

A Ia Carte Lunch Served Daily
At Eckstein's from y to 3. 14l2 n. Y. ava.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-17

Clear Ceiling (Bended) s2.oO per 100 n
Frank Libbey & Co.. 9Th & n. Y. ave.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-17
SEYENTY-FIYE DEAD
In NINE EXPLOSION
Fully Twenty-Five Others In
jured in Alabama.
- >gs1 HIT is HEARTRENDING
Women and Children Watch
'rq RescuerS Get Bodies.

Gas and Dust Cause Blast In Yo-
lande Mine, Within Fifteen Miles
of the Virginia City shaft Where
112 Miners Were Killed in Sim
liar Explosion Two Years Ago.
Most of Victims Leave Families.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-17

FUH ApOPIION-A healthT male in:lnL Ad-
dress -- - -. Winchester Va.
Miss Lowe consulted her friend, Miss
Mary Bowie Johnson. a granddaughter
Of the late Reverdy johnson. Miss John
son had lived in Winchester for several
years. and. naturally. she was posted on
conditions fhara
The Washington herald., 1907-12-17

Flooring Alabama CGOOd) S2.e0 per log
# Frank Libbey & Co., 5th & u. Y. ave.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-17
The Early Morning.

Continued on Page =, Column 3.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-11-27
very Beautiful Bride.

1t is worth your while to drop
in at the store of sMellichampe
Bros. and see a beautiful bride,
the possession of Mr.. Cuttino
Melliohampe. The bride is the
handiwork of q cowboy who was
imprisoned in the Texas peni-
tertiary. 1t fell into the hands of
a friend of Mr.. Mellichampe and
was presented to him by this
friend. The bride reflects a won
derful degree of patience and skill
on the part of it's maker, The brow
hand and Dose=band are msde of
beautifully plated horse hair that
has been dyed several colors and
is so arranged IN the plait as to
form perfect and attractive de-
eiga. There are other parts of the
bride that give evidence of mar
velous skill on the part of the i'm
prisoned genius, the Texas cow
boy. The bride is valued at $50,
bpt Mr., Melllchampe PRICES it faE
above that amount,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-11-27
Watch Your Turnip Patch.

Instead of eating turkey dinner
at home on Thanksgiving Day,
most Of the young men of the
town will shoulder a shot gun or
just any old thing that will shoot
and go out hunting all day There.
fore late in the afternoon, tired
and with appetites whetted by the
fatigue of the day, they will feast
in somebody's turnlp patch Al
bert Kemp, Ralp Win. Homer
Williams. Frank Logan, Luke
May, Joe Eve Minis, Wick Nc:
Ereary and half q dozen others
1re certain to feast ion raWSturnlps
Il -ursday. Better guard your tur-
Zip patch, or it may look like
shcrman's army had struck it.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-11-27
F Second Regiment.

Company F Second Regiment.
Adjutant and Inspector Gener-
al Boyd in reassigning the COM
panies that compose the three
regiments of infantry of the Ma
tional Guard, State of South Caro-
lima, has designated the Edgefeld
Rifles as company F and has as
signed it to tie second regiment.
We would like to see the Edgefeld
company stand first and win all
of the honors in the second regi-.
ment. 1t can do it if the members
will take the interest that they
should In the person of Capt. W..
A. Collett the Edgefeld Rifles
nave one of the best commanding
officers in the state.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-11-27
Establish Libraries at Once.

Superintendent of Education
w. D. Holland requests US to
urge upon the trustees and pa
irons of schools throughout the
county who are contemplating the
establishment of school libraries
the necessity of acting atonoe,
as the time for securing State aid
will expire December 31st. No
library funds will be available
during January and Fe bruary.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-11-27
yearly Six Thousand Weigh,

eoo ~ ~>s = N- - - - - = = U -
cd.
Mr.. T. P. Morgan has thus far
weighed something over $500
bales of cotton and is of the
opinion that the total for the seal
son will be about 1000. Beside3
what Mr.. Morgan has weighed, &
pumber of bales have been shIp]
ped by the producers to cottoI}
factors, and there are now stored
in the two warehouses of Edge1
field abont 800 bales. We under,
stand that the warehouse of the
Edgefield Manufacturingalso con-
tains some cotton that was placed
there by individuals.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-11-27
He Fought at Gettysburg.

David Parker, Of Fayett, N. Y,
who lost a foot at Gettysburg.
writes: Electro Ritters have
done me moro good than any
medicine ever took. For several
years I had stomach trouble, aud
paid out much money for medi-
cine to little purpose, until ] be-
gan taking Electric Bitters. I
would hot take $500for what they
have done for me-" Grand tonic
for the aged and for female weak
nesses. Great alternative and body
builder; best of all for lame and
weak kidneys. Guaranteed. Soc.
B Timmons, G L Penn & Son, w
q Lynch & Co.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-11-27
VIII 90 to Market.

Mr.. w. 81. Turner will leave
this week for the Wholesale mar
ketlo purchase a stock of Christ
mas novelties. He will also have
an eye to'picking up bargains in.
staple dry goods. The Corner
Store will aid the holiday shop
pers IN selecting their gifts for
the season by having on display
a large assortment of pretty new
novelties.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-11-27
The Corner Store.

The Corner Store.
Ia showing bright line Of
catchy styles in GingLam and
Dress Suitings, just the thing to
make anice Christmas present to
mother, wife or daughter.
The Corner Store.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-11-27

LOST: Three spotted pigs about
two or three months cid. Strayed
from the college ten days ago.
Any information concerning them
will be literally rewarded.
F. N. Z. Bailey.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-11-27
Rev.A.s q. Watson Appreciated in
Beaufort.

When q good man comes to
town, the citizens are not always
quick to recognize him, but Rev.
a. B. Watson has been in Beau
fort long enough to make himself
felt. and we trust that the Confer
encs which meets soon, will see
fit to return him to this section
Mr.. Watson is an indefatigable
worker, an excellent preacher,
sympathetic pastor, and a man
the community fully appreciates. /
Beaufort Gazette.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-11-27

Get our prices on everything In
our line. We will sell yon ct as!
low prices as can be bought and
if the goods are not right we maks
them so. |Sas' #
May & Tomp pkins: