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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-24
SCENERY NOT READY.
6snntor Knox Tells IIny story on Mr..
Roosevelt.

Roosevelt
PHILADELPHIA, July 2S.-Senn;or
Philander c. Knox, Pennsylvania's
presidential aspirant, told this sto:y
to the I1lks' committee at Valley
Forge:
president Roosevelt he said, was
surprised by a Kansas delegation at
oyster Bay not long ago. The Presi-
dent appeared with coat and collar off,
trousers llitched by belt and mopping
his forehead.
"'Ah, gentlemen he said, delighted
to see you: delighted. But I'm very
busy putting in my hay, you Know.
Just come down to the barn with me
and We'll talk it over while 7 work
Down to the barn hustled dalega-
tion and President.
"Mr. Roosevelt seized 7itchfork
But behold. there was no hay on the
floor! John, John" shouted the Prssi-
dent to sounds in the hay loft whsre's
all the hay?'
"I amt had time to throw 1t back
sir, since you threw 1t up yesterday
SIR came a mans voice from the loft
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-24
NO TELEGRAPH COMBINE
NH. NALl.Y DECLARES.
General Manager Of Postal Ex-
plains Circular Which Has IL
Been Misunderstood.

Special to The Tlmes-Dispatch.]

Especial TO The ,Times-Dispatch.l
NEW YORK, July 23.-Edward ID.
Nally, vice. president and general man
ager of the Postal Telegraph Com
pany, has the following to say in cons
.nection With the alleged Combine" be-
tween the twlY telegraph companies:
The statement contained in SONS
of the morning newspapHrs that the
Western Union is sendingSont dir
cular ordering a divlsionEof It's bus
mess with this company is absoluselys
false in every particular. The tarSr
circular to which those papers referred
Is sheet issued to Western Union
Offices to enable them to know the
rates to places reached exclusively by
the Postal Telegraph Gable Company:
in other words, points which are not
reached at all by the Western Union
Telegraph Company. The Western
Union in such cases carries the rnes-i
sage part of the way, to its Office
nearest the point OF destination, and
then turns the message over to the
Postal to car,T <he remainder OF the.
way"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-24
COMMISSIONERS PLEA SEQ.
OMcinls OF Bureaus or Labor Enl
Meetings and Take In Buildings.

SneclaI 10 The N.Wes-Dlsbntch.I2
JAMIE STOWN EXP o SITI o n
GROUNDS, July 23.-Tile convention
fthe Association OF Omcia1s OF Blu
reaus OF Labor held two meetings to-
DAY. Several interesting papers were
read and discussed. Convention com
mittees were appointed to- night. Dur
ing the afternoon the delegates to the
convention made tour OF the eXposi-
ton grounds. They took In most Of
the exhibit buildings. and at the close
Of their inspection announced that they
were much pleased with what they had
seen.
AS the guests OF the Virginia Pilots
Association. the delegates 10 The con
vention will go son q cruise about
Hampton Roads and the Virginia
Canes Tomorrow. business meet
ing OF the convention Will be held
aboard the boat.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-24
in the Hercules mine through being
driven out of the Occur d'Alenes.
Ridtcules Orchards story.

In the Hercules mine through being
driven out of the Occur d'Aienes.
Ridic,lles Orchards story.
or Orchards story OF many OF his
attempts upon the lives of men said
to have been marked for death by tho
federation, Mr.. Richardson said it was
the most absurd ching on the face OF
the earth. He declared that It would
be long time before the law would
sanction conviction on such testi-5
mony as has been adduced against
Haywood, and he pleaded with tho
jury not to put a halter about the neck
of his client "at the behest OF the
Mine Owners Association and its
representatives"
Concluding his address, Mr. Rich
ardson said he left the case with all
confidence In the hands OF the jury
for such determination as 1t saw fit.
Court at 5:25 P. NJ. adjourned until
0 a. M. tomorrow morning.
Mr. Richardson was helf In the
courtroom for some time after ad-5
journment receiving the congratula-
tons OF his friends and Of others in
the big audience.
Niece Ia discharged.
DIR. I. l.. MCGEE, the witness for
the defense, who was arrested on the,
charge of perjury, waa discharged
! from custody to-day by the magistrate
| before whom the preliminary hearing
was held The justice ruled that the
4 evidence brought OFT by the prosecu-
\ ton was insufficient to warrant him
/ in holding MCGEE. Orchard was on
| the stand again this afternoon as &
/ witness in the McGee case. #
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-24

BROOKLYN, NJ Y. July o3.--.james
p. Duke, the multi-millionaire tobacco
mist, and Mrs Nanaline In,nan. South
eri beauty, who has been a widow for
severa years. were married this af-
ternoon al 3 o'clock. an event that had
been anticipated for several days past.
The ceremony took place in the
home of Mrs. William S. Stackpole. OF
No. 2lo st. Johns Place, this borough.
Mrs. Stackpole has long been a friend
of the couple, and when the question
OF place In which to have the we'd
ding take place was broached she
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-24

declared an Erie business man to san
ford Lee,,a representative Of Tuskegee
Institute.
the signature of Washington to a let
ter authorizing Lee to receive money
for the college looked more ike that
of Theodore Roosevelt than Booker r..
Washington. Lee is writing to Nash
ington in regard to the statement, and
believes the colored leader will see
the Joke.
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invited them to come to her house.
The Rev. DIR. Daniel j Burrell. pas
tor of the Marble Collegiate Church. at
Twenty Street and Fifth Avenue
performed PEE the wsdding ceremony.
her of the personal friends OF the
couple and included number of the
business associates OF the bridegroom
Mrs. William Holt. of Macon. Ga.
mother OF the bride; DIR. Walter In
man. father of the bride; Mrs. VIII
liam Suyler Stackpole Mrs John b.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-24
Eleven Wnrrnnts for nlnkc.

------- NJ
JAN f ST OWN EXP O 81 II Q N.
GROUNDS, July 23.--Fred II Blake,
who has created notoriety for himself
through the operation Of employment
agencies" in Richmond and at Pine
Beach. was arrested to-day on the
charge OF obtaining money under false
pretenses. Eleven warrants have been
issued against him.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-24
SUMMER NILS.

The exl1austing heat Of the.
Summer weather causes untold
suffering and misery to thou-
sands Of men, women and chill
dren. Deaths occur On all sides
from diarrlioca, dysentcry, chills,
cholera morbus, typhoid and
other fevcrs, due in a great NUM-.
5bcrof cases to impure water and
the consumption Of un1-ipc fruits
by those whose systems and
stolnachs arc not in a healthy
condition.
The many ills that come dur
ing the hot, sultly weather can
be avoided by keeping the body
strong and healthy with Duifys
Pure Malt Whiskev, the great
body-builder.
II all were more careful to
keep the system i'll a vigorous,
healthy condition the germs Of
these diseases could not obtain a
Ifoothold. Leading doctors agree
that Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey
has no equal as a destroyer Of
poisonous germs in the body 1t
lis indorsed by the clergy and pro-
Ifessional nurses and recommend
led by all schools OF medicine as a
positive cure for pneumonia, con-
sumption, grip, dyspepsia, indi-
Igestion, nervous prostration, all
diseases Of the throat and lungs,
every form Of stomach trouble;
malaria, chills, fever. and all run
1 down, weakened, diseased condi-
l,tions Of the body, brain, mind
and muscle. 1t is heart tonic
blood purifier and promoter q
health and long life; makes the
old hearty and young and keeps
the young vigorous and strong
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-24
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey

is distilled wholly from matted
grain, and its softness, palatabil-
ity and freedom from injurious
substances make it acceptable TO
the most sensitive stomach.
Sold by druggists, grocers and
dealers or direct. S1.oo a bottle.
Illustrated medical booklet, con-
tanning some Of the many con-
Ivincing testimonials received
from grateful men and women
who have been cured, and doc
tors advice free. Duffy Malt
tN,hiskey Co, Rochester, n. Y.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-24
Elder Joseph Foster.

n SpeClaI TO 7The TIHeS-EIspattH,I 4
LURAY, VA, July 23.--Elder Joseph
Foster IL well-known German Baptist
Eiririster, of Page county, died TODAY
lot his home, four miles south Of Luray.
Elder Foster was about sixty-three
Ga, OH
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-24

Cobb, Robert 3. Dula. William st. W.
Muller, William r. Harris, Mrs. O. B..
Hill and Junlus Parker.
immediately after the ceremony Mr..
and Mrs. Duke got into a big auto
mobile that stood In readiness at the
door and, followed by showers of rice.
old shoes and good wishes. started for
the country home of Mr.. Duke. at
Somerville. n. j.
1t was announced after the wedding
that Mr.. and Mrs. Duke would in tho
near future start on an extended tour
of Europe.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-24
Mrs. Virginia A. Pace.

[From Our Regular Correspondence
X ROANOKE. VA, July 23,--Mrs. Vir-
ginia a. Pace, Wife of Mr.. S. Nv. Pace,
sanitary Inspector, died here tonight,
aged forty-siS years. Deceased was a
native. OF FluVanna county. She is SUR
yiyed by two children.
Burial Of Allen White.
Especial 10 Tho Tinles- Dispatchl
BLUEFIELD w, VA, July 23.-rhe
relnains of Allen White. who II was
drowned in Tug River, near Cedar.
while bathing, passed through Tins
I,city Tonight, Ell route to Bedford
City his former home, for burial.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-24
noolSHn IT'S noucn nlp,sn ,'EN.

famous Negroes signature Looks Like
trcodorc iio's.yriiH It
ERIE, PA, July 2S--aWhen Booker
IT, Washington learns to wrise his
aIu,1 ~, a 4 am wi lug ia contrlh te.n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-24
DEATH.

BRoIo1E. July %. 1907, at the
residence of her nephew Alex, 3.
/. McCulloch, aga West Tenth Street,
Manchester Va, Miss MARGAR EFT
G. BRODIII, aged seventy nine years.
The funeral will take place l.om
the residence 0-MORROW (Thurs-
daN) AFTERNOON at 8 O'Clock. No
flowers.
MARTIN Died Tuesday evening July
90. 1907 at $3.50 O'Clock, at the resi-
dence Of his parents, a0l0 Nenahlc
street. JOSEPH lcDWARD, infant son
Of J., y. and Betty Martin, aged five
months
Funeral from the above residence
THURSD AY,1uly 25th, at l2'n'clocN
Friends and acnnaintances are In
vted TO attend. lnterment at Oak
wood.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-24

Mrs. Mary Frances MOuntjOy.
FREDERICKSBURG. VA. July ga
Mrs. Mary Frances Mountjoy, wife Of
the late Henry Mountjoy, died yester-
day at the home of her son, William
&. Mountjoy, at Garrisonvillc. in STAFF
ford county aged eightN-four years.
She Is survived by one son. one daugh-
CIR nd ono .hrnt her. - ...--.-. 1900
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-24
OBITUARY..
Funeral of Mrs. BOschen.

The funeral Of Mrs. Louise l3oschen,
widow or Herman c. Boscheh,
will take place from st. Johns Luth-
Gran Church at $3.50 o'clock this after
noon. The pail bearers will be as
follows: Honorary-William II. Iim-
norman, William Rueger, Henry Wen
eel Sir. Bev. T. Crump, John B. Allen.
Richard Cauthorn, James PEBBLES and
DR.. Marvin Nuckols Active--R. L.
Gordon, r. B. Munford, .r, ]. II.
Drake, Jr.EC. Fred Grimmell. John A,
HCutchins. Paul p. Shafer, Alex. Ora
ham and Charles Rueger.
Miss Margaret G. Drodic.
Miss Margaret G. Brodie died yes
iterday at the residence of her nephew,
Mr.. Alexander d. McCulloch, No. 523 w
Tenth Street. Manchester, Va, aged
lseNenty-nine years.
the residence Thursday afternoon at
8 O'clock Miss Brodic was native
Eof Edinburg Scotland.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-23

Columbus, o. Especially William
H. Taft, secretary of the War Depart
ment, made what he was pleased to
term his political confession of
faith" at Memorial Hall The audi
torium, which has a seating capacity
of over 5000, was packed to the
doors, and several thousand people,
who came to hear the Secretary
speak, were unable to gain admit
lance.
The Secretary spoke under the
auspices of the Buckeye Republican
Club, and the address was notable
from the fact that it is regarded as
the platform upon which he will
make his campaign for the Republi-
can nomination for president.
Mr.. Taft made no formal an
nouncement of his candidacy, but he
was introduced by Governor Harris
as the next president of the United
States" which was the signal for a
prolonged outburst of applause.
{ Special interest was manifested in
Secretary Taft's utterances on the
tariff. He reiterated his previous
declarations in favor of revision, and
declared that it would be both I'M
wise and unsafe for the Republican
party to fail to pledge itself to re-
wise the Dingley law soon after the
next presidential election as possible.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-23
The Nation 5 Capital
Some Interesting Happenings Briefly
Told.

Work is proceeding on the Panama
Canal so much more rapidly than
was anticipated that the available ap-
preparation will be exhausted in adj
vance of the assembling of Congress.
James w. Van Cleave asked for an
injunction in the Supreme Court OF
the District of Columbia against the
Federation of Labor to prevent the
use of the boycott,
Gradually the government is OBJ
tanning title to all the lands needed
in the Canal Zone coded by the PAM
ANA government.
Changes in the uniform for en-
listed men of the Army are being
considered by the War Department
officials.
The Treasury Department pur-
charsed 100000 ounces of silver.
Admiral Philibert, in command of
the French naval squadron at Casa
blanca, telegraphed that peace seems
to be assured.
The House of Commons passed the
Deceased Wife's Sister Bill and sent
it to the House of Lords.
Joseph Joachim, the great Ger
man violinist, died in Berlin.
The strike at Belfast was finally
settled
Charges of gross discrimination
were made against the Lehigh Val
ley Railway Company before the IND
terstate Commerce Commission by
the Reliance Coal Company, of Pitts
ton, Pa.
The records of the Manila Bureau
of Health show that not a single
contagious disease has been in evil
dence during the past six months.
Miss Anna M. Humes, an employe
in the Government Bureau of Print
ing, is said to have fallen heir to an
estate of $10,OO0,000.
The mployer Association
brought nonunion men, who took
places vacated by the strikers in the
building trades.
Secretary Taft returned to Wash
ington to clear up his desk prepare
tory to starting on his trip to the
Philippines.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-23
sHorFATHER TO AvENGE MOTHER
Now Daughter Does Not Care What
Happens.

New York Especially George Was
ser, a German, 81 years of age, MUIR
dered his wife and was in turn slain
by his daughter at the home of the
women, in Harlem. Wasser fired
upon his wife and then exchanged
shots with the daughter. The latter
was not wounded. Mrs. Wasser soon
succumbed to her injuries and hei
husband died a little later The
daughter was arrested. She assert
ed that the father had persistentiy
practiced cruelties upon his family,
On entering the fiat in Third Ave.
nue. where his wife and daughter
lived Wasser upbraided the former
for having had him arrested because
he annoyed her. He then drew
revolver and fired several shots at
his wife. Adeline Langlotz, wild
owed daughter, sent her younger Sis
ter, Annie, to the next room to bring
a revolver. The little girl obeyed
and Mrs. Langlotz opened fire on her
father.
Wasser ran, his daughter pursu-
ing and firing several shots at him
as he fed from room to room. was
ser turned several times in his flight
and fired at his daughter. In the
parlor Wasser fell to the floor. The
noise of the shooting caused a panic
in the house and the screams of the
tenants caused a large crowd to
gather. The police found Mrs. Was
ser lying wounded in the kitchen,
while the father lay in the parlor
wounded in the head.
Adeline Langlotz and the little
daughter Annie were taken to the
police station after the reserves had
scattered a crowd of several thous-
ands of excited people, who f1ocked
around the house. Mrs. Langlotz
said her parents had been separated
for several years and that recently
Wasser had tried to assault Annie.
He was arrested, but not convicted.
Frequently, she said, her father
came to the house and threatened
to kill the entire family. Mrs. Lang
lotZ said she believed she had done
the right thing in trying to kill her
father
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-23
Daslles Over Embanknent.

Atlantic City. N. J. Especially -
Dashed over an embankment by
sudden swerve at a turn in the road
between Pleasantville and Mays
Landing, big automobile, in which
James H. Hook, of Lancaster, Pa,
and his two sons were driving from
Atlantic City to Townsend Inlet,
turned turtle and threw the three
into a guliey.
| The Chauffeur, Charles Young,
who was handling the wheel when
the accident occurred. was pinned
under the overturned car, which
caught fire, and was only saved from
death by the arrival of Chris Hide
brandt, a farmer, who pried the
heavy machine from the injured.
mans body In time to save him from,
being roasted. All four occupants.
of the car were injured, but will
recover.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-23

command of the Spahis and several
of his men were wounded. but the
officer rallied his force and slowly
retired, fighting until a large body
of Spahis from the towns succorded
their comrades and routed the Moors.
The fighting covered a front of
about 16 miles and lasted from to
IL A. NJ. The French used field and
machine guns with deadly effect in
repelling the attack of the Moors.
and shells from the cruiser Gloire
also rendered efficient service.
The Saphis and sharpshooters each
lost one man killed and had several
wounded, including Captain Coud.
of the Saphis. About a dozen horses
were killed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-23
The M0ORS MAKE
A DARING RAID
lily Driven Off After Sharp
Fighting.
ARAB HORSEMEN ARE AMBUSHED.
Tribesmen Approached Within Eight
Hundred Yards of Casablanca Be-
fore General Drude Attempted to
Cheek Their Advance - Fighting
Covered Front of is Miles.

Casablanca, Morocco (By Cable).-
A large force of Moors suddenly de-
scended on the French camp, but
were driven off after sharp con-
fiict. The tribesmen advanced to
within 500 yards of the city, when
General Drude sent against them,
under cover of the guns of the war
ships, a detachment of so Algerian
Spahis (Arab horsemen in the French
service). The Moors permitted this
small body of cavalry to advance for
half mile unmolested. when they
suddenly ambuscaded them and in a
wild charge got right among the
Spahis. The head of one Spahi was
cut off at one sweep of big Moor
ish sword. The French officer in
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-23
Cigarette Sets Auto Ablaze

Atlantic City. N. j. Especially A
cigarette butt carelessly tossed into
the body Of an automobile stand
ing at the foot of Virginia Avenue, ig-i
nited a leaking gasoline tank and
caused flames to shoot high in the air
subsequently destroying the machine,
after calling out almost the entire
fire department of the city. p. A.
Hazel, a chauffeur for New York au-
tomobilist. saved an explosion by
shutting off the flow of gasoline, and
suffered severe barns on the hands
and arms in consequences.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-23
SPYING ON THE CORPORATIONS
Secret Service Agents Employees Of Rail
roads and Trusts.

had placed all of the big railways
and corporations under surveillance
was revived forcefully by the alleged
rebate case which the Government is
Investigating against the Schwarzs-
child and Sulzberger Company. The
Information, whether disclosing a
rebate or simply clerical error, was
given to the department here by an
employe Of the packing company.
Officials of the Government refuse
to deny that he was an agent. Rail-
way officers declare he was a Gov
eminent agent and that there were
two of them employed by the pack
ing firm. The story is told that the
two spies were compelled to draw
their revolvers in order to make
their escape with the evidence.
at is thought the Government has
grown tired of prying evidence out
of corporations and in return giving
a contract of immunity. In every
wrong act that has been uncovered
thus far by the departments of the
Government the evidence has been
given by one of the parties guilty of
the alleged crime.
"All railway officials interviewed
seemed to be convinced that Secret
Service agents were in their employ,
one official stating that he under
stood the espionage extended to sta
ton work on the line of his road.
If the Government is looking for
old offenses,' said one official, they
may be found, but l do not believe
the strictest system of espionage will
disclose anything willfully wrong on
the part of the railroads now"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-23
Living In A Treetop.

Worcester, Mass. Especially Mr..
and Mrs. Frank P. FELTON, have open.
ed a unique summer home in the
topmost branches of a willow tree,
80 feet from the ground. The house
consists of two rooms. one a sleep.
ing room and the other a sitting
and dining room. The roof walls
are entirely of duck. so that on par
ticularly warm nights the Roof can
be drawn up. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
FELTON, are firm believers in fresh air
Nr0atInant az a nravantivs of all lila
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-23
Fatal Melon Feast.

: New Orleans. La. Especially The
body Of an unknown young man, APP
parently IT years of age. was found
in Pearl River at the mouth of
Halidays Canal. The young man
had gone into a watermelon patch
nearby where strychnine had been,
put In the melons to stop depredating.
providers. The stranger got hold OF.
one of these, and when he went to
the river to quench the thirst caused.
by the poison fell over dead. No,
Identification was possible.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-23

Chicago Especially The Record
Herald says:
Secret Service agents of the Unit
ed States Department of Justice,
working through the Bureau of Cor
porations, are said to be on the pay
rolls of all the big railway corpora
tions and trust combines in the
country.
"In Chicago alone it is said there
are at least $50 special men who
are working for railroads and for
packinghouse companies and are
watching every move that is made
with a view of ascertaining whether
the corporation laws are observed IN
letter and spirit. While no proof Is
obtainable as to the presence of
these spying employees, in several in
stances men who have been suspect
ed have been removed from their
positions on the ground that they
were in the employ of the Govern
ment as secret spies.
zone of the officials of this end
of the Department of Justice, when
asked If such an army was at work
for the Government, said:
If it were so, could not tell.
know of cases where men have lost
their positions unjustly from falling
under suspicion. I have heard the
statement made before, but shall
neither deny nor affirm it. If such
work is done, agents of the Bureau
of Corporations are those most like
ly to be engaged in it.
THE rumor that the Government
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-23
Octogenarians Marry.

Lancaster, Pa. Especially Amos
S. Miller, aged 83 years, and Susan
B. McClay, aged 80, were married
here. They walked to and from
the home of the justice who married
them, four miles. Each one was
married three times before. Miller
lost two wives by death and one by
divorce Mrs. Miller's former hus-
hands are dead.