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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-17
CAPITOL GRAFTERS
To Be PROSECUTED
Pennsylvania Commission
Recommends Criminal
Proceedings.
PROMINENT MEN
INVOLVED IN 1T
Architects, Contractors, Forne
State Officials and Others
Named by the Commission
as Responsible To- Enor-
NOUS Cost Of the
Great Building.

HARRISBURG, PA, August Ia
Criminal and civil proceedings against
all persons concerned In the frauduleht
transactions in connection Win the con
struction and furnishing OF PennsSi-
vania,s $13,000,000 Capitol are recon-
rIended in the final report OF the Cap
itol Investigating Commission, made 70
Gov. Stuart to day Eighteen persons are
named in the report as being involved
IN the irregular transactions, and the
Attorney General, through the Cover
nor is urged to act at once. inc per-
sons named, and against whom there
viii bo either criminal or civil SUITS,
are architects, contractors and FORMER
state officials, Including Congressman
II Burd Casscl, president of the COM
pany which supplied the mctalnc
castings and furniture
The name of former Governor Pen
nypacker. who. by virtue OF his office.
was member of the Board of Public
Grounds and Buildings. which let the
furnishing contracts, and those OF Tor
mer Governor Stone and his associates,
who made up the commission which
constructed the Capitol, are not men,
toned in the list OF persons against
whom the Investigators recommend
that action be taken.
Specimen of Huge Gruft.
Senator a. G. Dewait and Reprcsen-
tativc r. Scott Amfnonman, the Demo
cratic members of the commission. pre-
scented brief supplemental report. in
which they specifically name most OF
those already mentioned as crlminally
and civilly liable for the frauds against
the State. They are In entire accord
with the report of the Republican
members, and presented their supple
1nent as a further explanation Of thelr
individual views.
The commission says 1t was able tc
ascertain by testimony that goods cost
ing s1.5Ti,899 were sold to the State
by Sanderson and the Penna. Construc,
tion Company for s6,434,74S--a prof
OF s4,s6D,349
After receiving the report Governor
Stuart issued statement. in which il,
promised a vigorous prosecution o
every person whom the evidence ma,
show to have been guilty OF any crimi
nal offense.
Attorney General Todd Is in Maine
but lie VIII return in time to prepare
for beginning criminal proceedings II
September. His office force has alrcad,
begun work on the papers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-17
PRESIDENT GOES
TO CELEBRATION
Will Attend Tercntenary o.
Landing Of Pilgrims from
the Mayflowcr.

OYSTER BAY, n. y, August 16.-
President Roosevelt will sail from here
at 10 o'clock Monday morning on
board the Maynower for PROVINCE
town. Mass, where he Is to take part
in the celebration of the landing OF
The Pilgrim fathers. on TUESDAY
morning tho AIayilower,H conveyed by
two vessels. will receive proper naval
salutes from the battleship SQUADRON
under Rear Admiral Davis and Rear
Admiral Thomas.
The squadron consists OF the battle
ships Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky,
Kearsarge, Virginia. New Jersey. Geor-
gia and Rhode Island, President
Roosevelt will land at lo:A5 a. nj. for
the shore ceremonies, which Will be
concluded In time for him to re-em-
bark al i. NJ, He expects to reach
oyster Bay the following afternoon
Tho Maynower anchored In Oyster
Bay OF Sycamore Hill to-day,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-17
ARE DEAD,
ELEVEN HURT
IN COLLAPSE
Unexpected Downfall Of Frame
Tenement Works Havoc
Among Its Occupants.

CHICAGO ILL, August ls,--Fivc
persons were Killed and eleven were
injured three seriously, carly to-day
by the collapse Of a twostory frame
building at No. 55 Fry street, occupied
as dwelling house. Four OF the VIC
tins were instantly killed and tho
fifth died a few minutes after reach
ing the hospital. The bodies were
taken from the ruins by policemen and
firemcn. who risked their lives when
compelled to crawl under the building
to reach the victims. The dead
Mrs. Annie Nosal, thirty-five years
old.
Kate Nosal. six years old, daughter.
John Nosal, twenty months old, son.
Albert Stehm, thirty-three. years old,
boarder.
Annie Marwananski twenty two
years old.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-17

AT JAMESTOWN
Great Thirty-Day Series Of Con
tests with Crack
Gallopers.

NORFOLK, VA. August 1e.-Perhaps
the biggest race meet ever scheduled
for Virginia will commence on the new
one-mile track of the James town
Jockey Club. on the grounds formerly
owned by the Norfolk Country Club,
on Monday, Labor Day. September Cd.
The racing will continue for thirty
days, and between 400 and 500 horses,
mainly from the West, have been en-
tered for 1t. Among them are many
the fast horses of the country.
Hon. w. A. Young. of Norfolk, for
mer Congressman from the Second Vir-
Einia District. Is the moving spirit in
the Jamestown Jockey Club.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-17
TOBACCO TRUST
TO QUIT TEXAS
Lone Star State Statute Drives
American Tobacco Com
pany From State.

NEW ORLEANS, August 1s.-As a
consequence of the new Texas anti
trust law all the statesmen OF the
American Tobacco Company, now under
prosecution by the Federal govern
ment as trust. have withdrawn from
the State. The Texas headquarters
were removed to New Orleans. Under
the new law every employe of a trust
Is subject ITO criminal prosecution and
the tobacco statesmen could not have
worked safely in Texas.
The alleged harvester trust, which
has it's headquarters at Dallas. Tex, 1t
Is understood, is the next to be at
tackled.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-17
CANNOT
STAND LOW RATE
Witness Says Southern Woule
Practically Have TO Dis
continue Operation.

NEW YORK, August 1s.-Further
testimony that may aid in settling the
controversy between the State courts
of North Carolina and the Southern
Railway over the constitutonality Of
the North Carolina Ia cent rate law
was heard to-day by Former Judge
Montgomery, sitting as special master
here. under instructions from Judge
Pritchard, of the Federal court in
North Carolina, to take dispositions in
the case.
George l.. Evans, fourth division SUI
perintendent of the Louisville and
Nashville Railway, was witness call
ed to-day by General Counsel Thorn, of
the Southern Railway. Mr.. Evans tes-
titled that enforcement of the 2 Ia cent
rate on a road constructed so pecu-
.liarly as the Southern Railway in
North Carolina would practically force
the railroad to discontinue operations
The witness further stated that 1t
costs more for the handling Of local
traffic than for through traffic.
Mr.. Evans's answer was objected to
by James Shepherd. former Chief JUS
tice Of North Carolina. who appears
al the hearing In the interest of Cow
ernor Glenn and the State, authorities.
The master permitted the answer to
stand,
Mr.. Evans said If these figures were
correct, as put by Mr.. Justice, then he
(Mr. Evans) was wrong earlier in the
day when he said that 21-4-cen,
rate per mile would force the Southern
Railway to discontinue service.
The other phase of the traffic prob.
lem was broached for the first time
when Mr.. Evans said that railroads In
the South could be operated as cheap.
ly as in the North. because separate
coaches had to be provided for the
two classes.
Adjournment was taken until to.
morrow.
Witness VIII Not Specify.
Mr. Evans was asked Oh what he
based his objections to the law regu
(sting passenger traffic in North Caro-.
lima to Ia cents per mile, and he
answered: "on information have re
When asked what his information
was, he could not say. Neitser could
he give any detailed facts as to th'
amount Of business carried by tn
Southern Railway.
r. p, Justice. counsel for the Nortl
Evans: Don't YOU know that the sros
EARNINGS OF the Southern Railway las
year from operating trains on ali line
In North Carolina was $10s and th
gross operating expenses were $1.14 pc
Train mle; that the total earnings OF
pll its lines In all States when oper
hting We're $1.58 per train mile, an,
that the total expenses. In all IT'S line
was Sl.12 per train miller"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-17
SHAW'S ESCAPE
FROM DROWNING
Novelist and Dramatist, Carried
by Current, Barely
Reaches Shore.

LONDON, August 16.-George Ber-
nard Shaw, the author has had mar
row escape from drowning, according
to the Daily Mall He was swimming
OF Llanbedr, Merionethshire, with a
friend, when tho current carried them
away from shore. After long struggle
they managed to reach a distant sand
bank.
Mr.. Shaw was utterly exhausted
when the place Of safety was reached.
lie says he had given UP hope and only
kept on swimming to postpone as long
as possible tho unpleasantnesS Of
drowning.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-17
MIR. JAINIlE BREAKS
LEADER IN HIS LEG

Mr. A. II. Jahnke, Jr.. who runs a
jewelry store at No. 912 East Main
Street. su1ered peculiar accident
Thursday night as he was running to
catch O. Main street car.
The car was some little distance
ahead Of Mr.. tJahnke, and he was
sprinting after It. when he heard
something snap. thinking little or II
at tho time. he boarded the car. and
later, when his leg began hurting him
llnbearably. he found that he had
Joint. The injury was examined by a
physician. who said THAI 1T was sari-
oua and would keep Mr.. Jahnke In bed
for several weeks.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-17
HANG NEGRO WHO
ADMITTED CRIME
Mob, at First Outwitted, Finally
Overpowers Constable and
Strings Up Prisoner.

BRISTOL VA. August 16.-Will Cliff
ford, negro, was arrested ut Tipton-
Vile, Tenn, and confessed to assault
Ing Mrs. Mary Cowan and throwing
her body into the river; also that he
killed another woman year ago.
Constable Burruss secreted clifford III
a barn TO avoid a mob that threatened
tho jail. Burruss finally started with
Clifford for. Maple Ky, but posse
caught up with them, The constable
was overpowered and the negro
strung up.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-17
BE BURIED IN
HIS OLD CLOTHES
farmers shroud Had Been in
His Possession More
Than FIFTY Years.

IIARRIsoNBuRG, VA. August l6.---
George llaney, well-known farmer
of Stemphleytown, this county. is
dead, aged seVenty-threa, AIr. lIaney
WAS never married, but Is survived by
three brothers and two slters, all of
this county. He will be buried in n
suit OF clothes which has been In his
possession for more than fifty years,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-17
YELLOW FEVER APrEARs
IN CURA IN NEW TI.ACE.

WASHINGTON, d. G., August 16,--
Yellow fever appeared to-day In a new
place In Cuba as disclosed by cable
report from Chief Surgeon Taylor,
dated Marino. lie says there are two
cases at Ceba Mocha, the origin, or
which has not been traced.
This is point about forty miles
east Of Havana and near Matanzas.
This makes eighteen cases In An Of
fever In Cuba today
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-17
L,fc Iern,tfor n1urder.

COLUMBIA. s., q, August 6.--sam
pt Lexington to-day OF tho murder ar
pn December 20, 1905. and was recon-
imprisonment In the first trial, a
bsar ago, the jury failed to agree.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-17
Operators to Walk Out
Unless New Union
Wages are Paid.
ONE FIRM HAS
SIGNED SCALE
No Trouble Anticipated by Brok-
ers, but They Prepare to Meet
It-Western Union and the
Postal Handle All Busi
ness Offered.

According to a statement made last
night by c. S. Hervey. leader of the
striking operators here, every broker
age establishment in Richmond, with
one exception. will be closed to-day
unless the union scale is signed before
O'Clock this morning. Questioned at
late hour as to the probability OF
this, brokers declared it was their
understanding yesterday that the wires
would be working as usual, and they
will be prepared to handle business
unless what they consider the unex-
pected happens. 1t is known posi-
lively that several establishments have
made arrangements to meet the issue
If it is raised. u
Messages Go ms Usual.
With the exception of this ultimatum
from the strikers. put forth after the
closefof an uneventful day, 1.-The situation
yesterday was practically unchanged.
Both the Western Union and this
Postal We're transmitting all messages
flied with a reasonable degree of.
rromptness, the ability with which they
kept the wires clear and clean being
due partly to the fact that less bus
iness was offered than in ordinary
times. The Western Union is still hav-l
ing trouble. with railroad operators,
who kill" the local lines by opening
keys, but otherwise the company was
in better shape than on the previous
day Superintendent Maxwell reported.
last nighttthatIhe lsid twenty-six oper-,
ators on day duty and nineteen on.
duty after the day force shifted.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-17
Postal WantS More nusiness. I

duty after the day force shifted.
Postal Wants More business.
superintendent Ribbie said that he
would have an additional man in the
Postal office to-day. and he has sent
one or two to other points Mr. RIB
BILE made this statements:
otr facilities are 1, nov ~, greater great
;At present, IN Riehmond zIis not
ness to keep those we have at
Il have had avery message filed
in this office to-day checked up.
and find that the longest TING any
filed. was thirty-eight minutes. the
average being about eight minutes.
There Is no delay dsl to the ~ prinel ri ,na
or Virginia. Something more than
normal time is required to reach
the Middle West, and still more to
the Var South and West
ANSWERS arriving to kilograms
sent, however, indicate an improv-
ing condition.
afternoon nc NJ paper per that lat Suffolk. Va.
is cut off is incorrect. The Postal
office is open as usual. and has not
been otherwise.
dependent Of railroads, we are
little affected by the reported stand
taken by railroad operators and
are handling business to our small
er points as usual.
brokers Expect No Trouble.
There are about eight brokerage,
establishments in Richmond with lease1
wires, and heretofore there has beeI
no trouble. Mr. Hervey says, however,
that the general order for a strike is'
sued BY President Small will be efec-
tive to-day, and that the operators
employed by the brokers Will Walk
| r,Je,On Ma NJ iSt
reporter for The Dispatch the
letter from McNaughton & Company.
by ". C. Taylor, agreeing to the scale.
and that company's operator VIII ne
on duty promptly this morning. he said.
eff the brokers attempt to work witt with
'they will find that no stuff will be
sent from New York. and. what Is more.s
| they cannot receive reports by long
distance telephone. go,
calls out every man not receiving the
wages demanded by the national
Definition of n Term.
Mr.. Hervey said that the strlKers
did not apply the epithet "scab", to men
who had refused to walk out, but only
! to those who had walked In to take
| a. union mans former position. He
said. moreover. that the operator who
| went to work with the Western Union
Tuesday was not a member of the
There was some uncertainty last
might about the brokerage situation.
hut brokers, when notified Of the Her-
vey statement said they NJ had Dr. not s.rvice ahc.
They will he prepared to execute or
derS as usual.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1907-08-02
ONE WEAK SPOT,
Most Jefferson People Have a Weak
Spot and Too Often It's
the Back

Everyone has weak spot.
Too often it's bad back.
Twinges follow every sudden twist.
Dull aching keeps up dav and night.
Tells you the kidneys need help
For backache is really kidney-ache.
A kidney cure is what you need.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure sick kidneys
Cure backache and all urinary ills.
Jefferson people recommend the rem
edy.
E. Goodman, of North Jefferson
street, Jefferson, Texas, says: "For sew
eral years my wife has suffered consid-
erably from kidney trouble. AT times
she had dull grinding pain in the
small of the back which extended to the
top of her head. The secretions from
the kidneys were also irregular, and she
was in bad condition generally Seeing
Doan's Kidney Pills advertised. 1 pro-
cured box for her at ], W. Crows
Drug Co.'s Store. She commenced
their use and they Immediately proved
their great value. She has taken three
or four boxes and feels better.than she
has for years. Doan's Kidney Pills
have our highest endorsement"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-a
take no other.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1907-08-02

The followingis some of the new
rules to be observed by saloons
who apply for license under this
law:
"Let no minor remain or loiter
in the saloon; let no sale be made
to minor except upon the writ
ten request of parent or guardian;
let no sale be made to a habitual
drunkard; let no saloon remain
open between the hours of IL o'clock
midnight and 5 O'Clock a. m. during
the week days and between the
hours of IL o'clock midnight Sat-
urday and 5 a. m. Monday of each
week; let no game of any character
be played of exhibited in the sa.
loon, not even billiards and pool.
let no screen obstruct the view;
permit no music in the place; let
no woman of bad character, white
or black, enter the place: remove
obscene an vulgar pictures; en-
ploy no female as bartender or wait.
ress unless it be a member of the
Dealers immediate family; employ
no minor to work in the saloon;
conduct a quiet and orderly place;
permit no loud and boisterous lam
guage to be used 30 as to disturb
passers.by and neighbours"
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1907-08-02

The capital of the. United Stat 8
is now in the midst of the summer
vacation season. Congress. de-
parted long ago; the President has
been at his summer home for
weeks. Only one cabinet officer,
the Secretary of Agriculture, re-
mains. Many of the bureau chiefs,
heads of divisions, and government
clerks are taking their vacations of
thirty days, or more, if they are
successful in their devices for ex.
tending their time with pay. But
Notwithstanding this desertion by
SO many of the rank and file, gov
eminent work is not neglected, at
least not more than usual. The
government machine goes on and
on regardless of absenteeism BY
President, Cabinet, Congress and
the Supreme Court. The skilled
chief clerks know much better
VIII to do in matters of detail and
routine than the heads of the Elk.
ecutive Legislative and Judicial
branches, and any man or boy who
may be frightened off from accept
ing the Presidency of the United
States through fear that he will
not know how to execute his Job,
may take courage. The clerks
will tell him when and what to do.
Mediocrity has been the rule rath-
or than the exception in the White
House. A Roosevelt or Lincoln
come only once in a century. Read
the history of any country, and
you will find it so.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1907-08-02
TEXAS PATENTS.

List of patents granted to Texas
inventors this week. Reported by
c. A. Snow & Co., patent attor.
neys, Washington, D c.:
W. T. Baird. Ell Paso, uterine
supporter; G. T. Barr, Waco. mail
bag fastener; Benjamin J. Mating
ly, Beeville, insect trap; John S.
Osburn, Lindale, brining and sy.
ripping machine; John Roessler.
Sealy. automatic cut.cut for wind
mills; Mark M. Seay, Blossom,
animal-poke; John c. Wilson,
Houston, coin, controlled vending
machine.
For copy of any of above patents
send ten cents in postage stamps
with date of this paper to G. A.
Snow & Co. Washington, D c
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1907-08-02

root, Unicorn root, Black Cohosh root.
Lady's Slipper root and chemically pure
glycerine Of proper strength, to extract
and preserve the medicinal PRINCIPLES
residing in the roots employed, for any
length OF time in any climate. 1t Is
scientifically prepared by experienced
chemists and pharmacists at the labo-
ratory of the Worlds Dispensary Med
ical Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
In the early sixties it was usually the
duty of a practicing physician to ride
many miles every day on his regular
round of visits upon his patients. In
those days young man who had re-
ceived a careful medical training in one
of the best colleges of that day was aco
customed to ride ten, twenty and often
thirty miles or more, visiting the sick
and afflicted. His success was soon
phenomenal. Doctors and families called
him for consultation to towns at con-
siderable distances by rail. He became
noted in the cure Of obstinate
and distressing diseases Of women. He
had early discovered that by Combining
the extracts of certain native medicinal
plants in just the right proportion. with
out the use Of alcohol, his uPrescrip-
ton" almost invariably cured such
cases. Later, in order 10 place this rem
edy before the public ~ a shape easily to
be proeurec he esta hiished laboratory
at Buffalo, N. y, where regularly quail
fled chemists and pharmacists were put
scription" and put it in shape for shin-
ment. This remedy, which he named Dr.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription, is not a
patent medicine" but is real prescrip-
ton OF real physician in real practice,
and hence the name
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1907-08-02

After weeks of oratory, the con.
vention at the Hague, which is
posing as Peace Conference, has
agreed upon the definite PROPOSE.
ton that vessels engag ed solely in
rescuing sick. wounded and ship.
wrecked persons during the war,
and sailing under the Red Cross,
shall be sacred from capture. The
world will wonder why the Peace
Conference has taken so much la.
Dor to reach this agreement. and
has accomplished nothing else. No
captain of ship will be so stupid
as to capture floating hospital.
Naval commanders may be relied
upon TO steer clear of such ships.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1907-08-02
NO. S77o,
NO. s77o.
TREASURY DEP ARTMlNT, OFFICE
OF COMPTROLLER OF THE
CURRENCY.

Washington, D. c., June %, 1907.
Whereas, by satisfactory evidence pre-.
sented to the undersigned, it has been
made to appear that 1.-The Commercial
National Bank of Jefferson" in the town
of Jefferson, in the County of Marion,
and State of Texas, has complied with
all the provisions of the Statutes of the
United States, required to be complied
with before an association shall be au-
thorized to commence the business of
Banking;
Ridgely, Comptroller of the Currency,
do hereby certify that "The CONNER
clal National Bank of Jefferson" in the
town of Jefferson. in the County of Ma
rion, and State of Texas, is authorized
to commence the business of Banking
as provided in Section Fifty one hun
and sixty nine of the Revised Statutes
of the United States.
[SEAL] IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF
witness my hand and Seal of Office this
twenty.eighth day of June, 1907.
VIM. B. RIDGELY,
Comptroller of the Currency.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1907-08-02

A scientist who is always finding
deep mysteries in undisputed
things, has during his vacation at
the sea shore, been trying to find
out why a man will fall in love
with one girl instead of the other
girl. Almost any young man
might tell him that the bank &C.
count has something to do with it.