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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28
THE REoRoANizED NEW YORK
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.

The new Board OF Trustees OF the
New York Life Insurance Company,
chosen by the polIcyholders under the
Armstrong laws. has taken charge of
the company's affairs and has begun
the work Of reorganization.
In choosing the principal officers Of
the company, the Board has adhered
to the Idea that a life insurance com.
pany should be managed By life in.
surance men, The new president Is
Darwin f. Kingsley, a college bred
man Of good New England stock, who
has been in the company's service In a
variety of capacities for n period of
nearly twenty years. In the parlauce
OF life insurance, he began with the
rate book and has advanced step by
step up to his present position.
The first vice president Of the com
pany Is Thomas A. BuCkuer, who has
served the company fer more than a
quarter Of a century,-indeed has
never had any other business conneo.
ton.
Associated With these men arc
others long trained In the company's
service, each an expert In his own de.
partment OF work. VIM. Z. lngersoll,
who has for many years had charge
Of the company's great business in
Europe, is n of the second vice pres
tdents, and Will continue at the head
OF the company's Office In Paris.
Rufus W. Weeks. who has been In
the company's service for nearly forty
years, ranks next to Mr.. Buckner as
vice president. and continuous as chief
actuary OF the company.
The policyholders have expressed
their belief In this company in no UNI
terms. The upheava1 In life m.
suranCe within the last two years has
resulted In a great deal of misunder.
standing and policyholders, alarmed on
matters which were not very clear to
them, have been disposed to give up
their contracts at a heavy sacrifice.
This has not been true In the New York
Life to any great extent, The com.
pany had 81, 000, 600. 600 insurance on
Its books when the life insurance in.
yestlgatlon began, and while the laws
Of the State OF New York now do not
permit any company to write over
900 a year (which ls about
one.half the New York Life formerly
lld), the company's outstanding bust.
less still exceeds 81, 600. OO0, 900.
Pollcyholders generally Will be still
reassured by this action of tho
Board. as It places at the head of the
company to protect their interests men
thorough training and u~nexception.
lble character.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28
.ossERs' rRoU1LEs.
The New Law viii Worry Dealers =
Food and Drugs.

Washington, D. C.-Trouble {.
brewing for jobbers and wholesale
dealers Of food and drug products "a,
der the construction placed unon the
pure food and drugs act by the depart.
ment Of agriculture. Under the law.
the manufacturer Of a particular line
of food or drug produsts may obtain
from the department a guaranty OF the
purity or wholesomeness OF products.
To the manufacturer whose products
have been passed upon by officials OF
the department Of agriculture, q serial
number is issued al an identification
of the products inspected and found
to be manufactured and labeled In &C
cordance with the law. Until re-
Gently it was supposed that this guar
antY would hold good throughout the
distribution and sale of the products.
but the department of agriculture
holds that it does not.
The new law requires that the guar.
anty shall be from the person who
sold the goods to the person charged
with the onense. Thus If A & Co. sell
to B & Co. and give a guaranty, the
formers guaranty is not a valid de-
Tense for G & Co. against any action
under the food and drugs act, as the
last named purchased the goods from
B and Co. 1t is the intention of the
agricultural department soon to issue
a regulation regarding this matter.
which probable will create wide inter-
est among jobbers and wholesale deal
ers all over the country. 1t will be
necessary for them, in order fully to
protect their interests, to insist upon
direct guarantees from all those from
whom they purchase food and drug
products.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28
CUBAN EDITOR PROTESTS.
Advocates Restoration of Property to
the Church.

Havana, . Cuba,-Congressman Co
win, editor Of Ell Mundo, cabled Sec
rotary Taft protesting against the pur.
chase of the Cuban church property,
including the old customs house, for
$4,000 600, the option on which ex-
pires June 80. He advocates the resto-
ration of the property to the church
and the construction of new buildings,
thereby retaining the money in the
country and giving employment to
Cubans. Gov. Magoon recently for.
warded a long report to Washington,
leaving the determination Of the ques-
ton to the authorities there.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28
. WARY WITNESS
IN cRoSS.ExAMINATloN HE RE.
FUSED TO COMMIT HIMSELF.
MAS EMPLOYED BY MINE OWNERS
His Explanation Was that He Was
Double Crossing -nemies Of
Western Federation,

Boisa ldaLo-The complete confes.
sion of Harry Orchard in the trial of
Haywood involved a record of crime so
monstrons that when it had been fully
disclosed as the chief reliance of
the prosecution for convicting Hay.
wood, the defense found latitude on
cross-eXamination which would have
been impossible had the witness been
confined to the murder of Steunenbefg
alone. which he testified he had com.
mltted for money paid him by the in.
ner circle" of the Western Federation
OF Miners, including Haywood.
Under cross-cxamination, Orchard
admitted stealing sheep he had no use
for and also that he had boasted of
committing a highway robbery in San
Francisco he had never committed at
all
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28
ROOSEVELT, HUGHES AND MOSES
Massachusetts Bishop Finds a Resem.
blance in the Three.

Ithaca, New York--Rt. Reverend
William Lawrence, the Protestant
Episcopal bishop of Massachusetts, de-
livered the baccalaureate sermon at
Cornell. Bishop Lawrence drew his
text from the life of Moses. He de-
nounced the ~theologians who rush to
arms to attack scientific discoveries
and the biblical criticism which
seemed to jeopardize the Scriptures.
He declared this attitude shows a
fundamental lack of faith in Gods
trust. Bisnop Lawrence said that Theo-
dore Roosevelt and Gov. Hughes ra
semblet Moses in that they have be-
come successful leaders by sheer force
of character against seemingly in
superable obstacles.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28
IN MEMORY OF MCKINLEY.
White Marble Obelisk to Be Dedicated
in September.

Buffalo New York - The obe,isk
erected here by the ST. e of New York
and the city of Buffalo, in memory OF
the late President Mckinley, who met
his dealt. while a visitor to Buffalo.
will be dedicated in the first week in
September. The obelisk is a pure
white marble shaft Sc feet in height.
On two sides of the pedestal are in
scribed the record of William McKin-
ley as a soldier and a statesman. On
the north side is the following: /,
William Mckinley died in Buffalo
Sept. IA, 1901, the victim of a treach-
erous assassin, who shot the president
as he was extending to him the hand
of friendship"
Facing east, west, north and south
from the angles of the pedestal are
four sleeping lions of marble and of
heroic size.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28
MAYOR ASKS RELEASE
SCHMITZ APPLIES ON WRIT OF
HABEAS CORPUS.
Attorneys Declare Imprisonment would
Cause His Death From
Disease.

San Francisco, Cal.-Mayor Eugene
Schmitz's attorneys applied to the dis.
trlet court of appeals for the release
of the mayor on bail on writ of habeas
corpus. Sixteen showings are made in
the appeal. and at least one of them
is decidedly sensational. 1t is a dec
laration by his attorneys that the
mayor Is suffering from an i~ncurable
disease and that Imprisonment in a
jail would cause his death. 1t is I'M
derstood that the disease referred to
is an affection of the kidneys. and that
it has advanced 10 a serious stage.
The petition alleges that the section
OF the penal code under which the
mayor was ordered into custody is I'M
constitutional in that the petitioner is
deprived of his liberty without due
process of law. The petition further
alleges that Imprisonment of the
mayor is in furtherance of a conspiracy
by Rudolph Spreckels and others
through a coercive power over the
board of supervisors, who have con
fessed their guilt of bribery, to usurp
the office of mayor and secure full pc.
litical control of the affairs of San
Francisco by removing all appointive
officers of the city by arbitrary, illegal
and revolutionary means.
By reason of the grave and serious
questions that must arise from carry
ing out such a scheme the petitioner
urges that the facts alleged constitute
such extraordinary circumstances as
will justify the court as a matter of
discretion in admitting the petitioner
to hail
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28
Found Guilty Of Fraud,

Columbus, Ohio.-W. B. Moore,
a lumber agent, was found guilty
by a jury of d~efrauding the city
by presenting voucher for poles
for the city electric lighting plant,
which never delivered. An al.
legged confession in which Moore was
represented as saying that he had d.
vided $4,000 with William Wilcox,
formerly superintendent of the city
lighting plant, was not admitted. Will
0 is also under indictment.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28
Troops Battle with Yaouis,

Guayamas, Mexico.-Word has Just
reached Colonel Alberto, military
chief, that troops of the national guard
under Francisco Cotab, wiped out a
village of so Indians north of Ortiz,
in the Cerio De Las Lajas. Six Yaquis
were killed. A number Of prisoners
were taken. 1t is understood all the
prisoners will be deported to the
Quintanarro in the extreme southern
part Of the republic.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28

Something alleged to bo brand.new
In airships was tested at the James.
town exposition the other day, when
the machine made a flight over the
grounds, starting, moving about in any
desired direction and alighting with
ease and accuracy at tho point OF de.
parture. The jamestown show IL not
az big as some of its predecessors.
but, II II witnesses the solution OF
tbs aerial navigation problem II will
attain a distinction greater than that
accorded any other.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28
EXAMPLE OF TRUE cnivALay.
Modern Lover Proves Himself Equal
TO Heroes Of the Past.

There was a moment OF profound
silence. He was the first 10 speak.
You are richer than I am" he fal.
tered. With emotion.
She bowed her head, replying moth.
Ing, But now the true. nobility OF his
character manifested itself.
Yet for all that | am no better
than you arei" he cried, and folded
her to his breast.
And when. her conscience accusing
her, she tried to tell him that not
only her father but four OF her uncics
we're Pittsburg %milllonaires, he sealed
her lips with kisses. and would hear
noth;ng-Puck.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28
Americans Entertained by Emperor,

kiel,, Germany,-Emperor William
gave what might be called an
American evening on the imperial
yacht Hohenzollern. He had Ambassa.
dor Tower, Andrew Carnegie, Joseph
Wharton, Lieut.. Commander Howard,
the United States naval attache of
building, and Lieut.. Commander Glib
bons, the United States naval attache
at London, to dinner and kept them in
conversation for some time after.
wards.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28
To Test Grazing Land Law.

Denver, Colo.-An agreement was
reached between Colorado repre-
sentatives of the range interests
and officials of the interior depart
ment under which Fred Light, of AS
pen, is to become plaintiff in a friend
ly suit in the Colorado district court
to test the powers of the government
to forbid grazing on government
domain, unfenced, but included In re-
serves.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28
Child Offenders in france.

sociologists in France are beginning
somewhat late In the day to interest
themselves in the question OF child de-
linquence. There 10 a child prisoners.
patroriai society, which owes Its origin
to the humanity Of an inspector zen.
eral Of prisons, but its effectiveness 4
limited by many circumstances, and
at last the organized society for the
promotion Of prison reform has put
forward strongly q demand for radical
changes IN the treatment u juvenile
&ssnasrAThsy - ~ qsita - ~
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28
Prison Irvine Output Exhausted.

Jefferson City, Mo.-The | entire.
output of the penitentiary build.
ing-twine plant, which reaches S75, 900
pounds, has already been disposed of,
and orders are daily coming in. War.
den Hall declares that this demon.
strates a lager wheat crop than had
been anticipated and also shows that
the twine plant is a success Prepare
tons will be made to increase the out.
put, which is sold only to Missouri
farmers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28

George Bernard Shaw Ia a great
lover OF music, He vas invited by a
friend n day to hear a string quar-.
tette from Italy, Throughout the
programme he sat with a stony look
On his face. The friend, to draw q III.
tie praise from him, said mfr. Shaw,
those men have been playing together
for IL years" Twelve yoars?" said
the other. in an %ineredulous voice.
Surely, we've been here longer than
that"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28

Two thousand lancers have been
added to the guard protecting the ear
OF Russia In his palace at Tssrskoe
Selo. Doubtless this is a wise precau.
ton. still, il the recent plot against
the cars life included some members
OF his Immediate military family,
what guarantee Of greater safety is
there In increasing the guard?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28
LICENSED TO f
Georgia Man Killed With Marriage
Papers in HIS Pocket.

Dalton, Ga.-John Carroll, IA pros.
porous young farmer living near here,
was shot and killed by Harris Holland,
a friend, while the two were returning
home late yesterday. Carroll had lust
secured q marriage license and was to
have been married today. 1t is said
the two had been drinking and became
involved in a quarrel which resulted IN
Holland shooting Carroll. Holland
has not been arrested.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28
Tales Are Hardly Credible.

The feature of tue trial so far has
been the testimony oil Orchard.
According TO his own testimony, he
Is a iiend incarnate. The tales that he
continued TO tell from the witness
stand upon cross-eXamination and in
which he invariably figured as one OF
.ie principals are. hardly credible, and
unless the prosecution brings forth
strong evidence to support the story
of his crimes. which, he said, were
nearly all i~nstigated by the Western
Federation of Miners, it is hard to
conceive how a jury of fair minded
men could convict the accused.
With a sang froid which possibly
has cen seen before in any
criminal under similar circumstances,
Orchard, by his own confession, stands
as the slayer of Is men, has admitted
that he abandoned wife and child, and
in his cross-examination has added ar.
on to his already long list of crimes.
In fact, according to his own testi.
mony, which was brought out in a
srilling cross,eXamination, this man
has confessed to almost every crime
beginning with lying and petit lar
ceny.
He admitted that frequently he told
of exploits which existed only in his
W imagination, but were related
with a view of gaining the admiration
OF his friends for the temerity he dis
played in the commission of crime.
Orchard Is a Wary Witness.
For sew raj days in succession Law
yer Richardson, for the defense, pur.
sued the cross-examination of Or.
chard concerning his confession of the
series Of murders and plottings. The
witness, with remarkable stability, ad.
hered in the main to his story and
shrewdly refused to commit himself as
to precise dates.
1t was IN regard to his having been
secretly in the employ of the mine
that the ties ,imony brought the
most damaging admissions. This the
witness tried to explain by the claim
that ne IA embarrassing the n
mics Of the miners federation.
Haywood, in a telegram TO the an
nual convention oil the Western Fed
GRAFTON of Miners at Denver. said that
Orchard vas the greatest liar of the
twentieth century and that he in
tended to take the stand to refute him,
adding that he would be a free mar
of six weeks.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28
Husband and Wife Dead.

Los Angeles-Fred E. Edison, q
lodging house keeper, shot and in
stantly killed his wife and then blew
his head off. The couple had frequent
l. quarreled ove financial matters.
They came from oskaloosa, Ia, some
time ago.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28
DR.. William osIer Denounced.

Los Angeles, Gala resolution, de-
nouncing DR.. William Osler as !"
Medical nihilist," and refuting his the
cries regarding the age limit, was in
PRODUCED in the convention Of the Ma,
tional Electric Medical association by
Drs. c. G. Winter, of Minneapolis, and
E. G. Sharp, of Guthrie, Okla. The
resolution was referred to the advis-
ory board and will be reported back
to the convention for action.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28

rather Bernard Vaughan. the noted
hngiish priest, recently referring to
tne manner in which some women
cheat the doctors, told Of a woman
who, by pleading poverty, obtained
Tree treatment for her child from a
h~igh'priced ocullst and bought herself
a motor a with the money thus
saved.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28
Panama seeresaris. Quiz.

Panama-Ricardo Arias and Manuel
Quintero, respectively secretaries Of
government and public works, have re.
signed. Aristides Arizona and Gil
Ponce 9 appointed to replace them.
Senior Quintro will 80 as consul gen.
eral either to Hamburg or San Fran
cisco.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28

length Of calling for special tribunals
put. short Of that, special sessions for
dealing with such . and stringent
precautions for guarding the youps
prisoner from contamination. especial.
Globe. -.'-" ~
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28

Paris-Gen. Horace Porter and Gen.
]. w. Foster Ct the American delega-
ton to the peace conference left
Paris for The Hague on the same
train which took Ambassador Nelidoff,
chief Of the Russian delegation, head
ed by ex-Premier Bourgeois.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28
Thirty Russian Leaders Arrested.

Mittau Courland, Russia-Thirty
leaders of the revolutionary organiza.
ton in the Dsndangen district. the
strongest in the Baltic provinces, have
been arrested. They are charged with
being responsible for many important
terroristic acts.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28

Munich-Usurer Hartmann and nine
OF his associates, who for many years
have feeced hundreds or Bavarian
army officers, were sentenced to terms
in prison varying from three months
to 80 months and to pay fines ranging
from s25 to $3.50.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28

In view Of the fact that Mars Is to
be nearer the earth this summer than
1t has been before for Is years, II
seems a particularly appropriate time
TO hold the peace conference at The
Hague.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28
Found Guilty Of Grand Larceny.

Minneapolis, Minn,-W, F. Bechtel,
former president of the Northwestern
National Insurance Co, of Minneapo-
lis, was found guilty Of grand larceny
by a jury which had been out for rs
hours. Sentence will be imposed Sat.
srday morning by Judge H. D. Dickin-
son.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28

A nurse with a red plush uniform
has been provided for the name.hur.
dened heir to the throne OF Spain.
White linen would be more sanitary,
but too much must not be expected OF
Spain at one jump.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28
peary Is Completing ARRANGEMENTS.

ST. Johns, N. F. Commander
Robert E. Peary is arranging to
charter the sealing steamer Viking to
convey coal and food to Cape Sabine.
The supplies will be placed on the
steamer Roosevelt when Commander
Peary reaches Cape Sabine this sum-
mel on his journey northward.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28

William H., Corpy'a purchase Of n
steam yacht Is assurance that he has
enough loose change to prevent his
being worried by any prospect Of re.
lief from active employment with tho
steel trust.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28
Vice President FAIRBANKS Honored

Chicago, Ill.-The honorary degree
Of doctor OF laws was conferred upon
Vice President Fairbanks by North
western university. Mr.. Fairbanks was
the guest OF honor and the principal
speaker at the commencement exer.
cises Of the university at Auditorium.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28

1t Is estimated that Frick lost $50,
100000 in the recent stock furry. The
Pittsburg magnate should be glad that
he was so industrious and saving IN
his youth or he never would have had
that much money to lose.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28
Penniless at EIGHTY.

Evansville, Ind.-James DUPONT,
aged so years, anu homeless, was ad.
mitted to the Little Sisters Of the
Poor here. He says that at one time
his father owned large real estate in
terests in Cincinnati.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28

Some clergymen In Philadelphia are
~disputing as to whether the hen sets"
or sits" Our experience is that she
doesn't do either when you want her
to--and you can't always put depend,
enc on an incubator,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28

In announcing that he will not take
his wife with him on his next expedi-
ton to the north pole Commander
Peary Will please those o~ld-fashioned
people who believe that there are
come occupations not suited To woman
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28
condemna lr,sh 1iIl.

Dublin--The Irish national directory
indorsed the action Of the convention
condemning the Irish bin, am pledged
It's support to the a~nt-grazing move
ment.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28

Washington Post. The other day
Chicago employed its 900, 900 school
children TO clean the streets, and we
presume after they got through about
100000 mothers were busy cleaning
school children.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28

Akron, o.-Mrs. Frank Porter has
sued for divorce. In her petition she
alleges she lived with Porter from Au-
gust, 1906. until April Of the present
year. and that during that time be ney.
er took q bath.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28
Discover Terrorist Headouart.r..

Nezhin, Russia-The headquarters
of a ~terroristic organization has been
discovered here. Fourteen persons
were arrested on the charge of having
participated In conspiracies.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28


1t has been declared by a lecturer
TO the Mothers club of New York CITY
mat the official eagle of this country,
ms shown in authorized designs, is
female. The proof offered is the white
TUFTS OF feathers on head and breast.
and the fact that the female eagle ia
larger and stronger than the male.
Nevertheless, most persons think of
me metaphorical bird as a male. Or.
n~ithologists say that the conventional
design does not indicate the sex, and
The law Is plain. In the description Of
Inc seal accepted by the continental
congress, June 20. 1889. the n
MS Is used three times with refer.
ence to the bird.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28

Russia Arrests Social Democr,t

Russia Arrests Social Democrats.
Yekaterinoslav, Russia-The entire
internal committee Of the social demo.
Gratis have been arrested and a secret
printing office which they operated
has been confiscated.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28

An Italian In Pennsylvania commit.
ted suicide because he was tired OF
America" And presumably he came
over because he was tired Of Italy.
Hard TO suit.