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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-08

Rinns work was off-color yesterday He appeared to be playing the "even up" game It looked as if Birmingham got the worst of it. The fans here want good sport. and nothing handed the To- calls. Nothing is more detestible than a nome" umpire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-08

Try "Sub- Way" Coffee.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-10

Baltimore, Aug. 9.-The> nomination Of
Judge Crothers Is greeted with divided
sentiment here among Democrats, and
with satisfaction by many Republicans,
the latter declaring that he VIII not be a
formidable opponent
All the Democratic leaders declare their
intention Of supporting the nominee, and
ex-Gov. Brown is cordial in his estimate
OF the candidate. while not pleased with
the way in which Henry Williams was
thrown down" Gov. Warfeld speaks
highly Of Crothers. and says he will have
his support.
Comment is busy over the victory at
tanned by ex-Gov. Johl Walter Smith,
who. by engineering the Crothers boom,
successfully, has made himself in effect
the Democratic State leader.
1t leaked out to-day that Gov. Warheld
is the father of the Senatorial primary
plank. The governor. ex-Gov. Brown, and
ex-Gov Smith all evaded a direct answer
TO the question whether they would be
candidates at the Senatorial primary next
fall. None Of them had considered the
matter" but none would deny that he
might be a candidate.
Congressman Talbot reiterated his an
nouncement that he will be a candidate
for the toga.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-10
HELD FOR wRECKING AUTO.
Ernest SImOns, Aged Twenty hIay
Face Charge of Murder.

Face Charge of Murder
Special 70 The Washington Herald
Winchester, Va, Aug. 9.-Ernest Simons,
twenty years old, who has been In jail
at Berryville since Wednesday. charged
with placing distractions IN the Berry
vile pike, thereby wrecking Jacqueiin
Hardestys automobile and causing the
death Of Miss May Bushnell. was given
hearing this afternoon at Berryville and
held for the grand jury.
Mayor D. H. Jones and Magistrate
Thomas ]. Hardesty conducted the hear
ing. Simons was represented by AttoT-
neys r. s. Blackburn Smith and F. B.
Whiting. while Prosecuting Attorney VII
liam Travers Lewis, OF BerryviIle. and r.
Gray Williams. of Winchester, represent
ed the Commonwealth.
At yesterdays hearing young Locke.
who was arrested with Simons and later
released testified that when he asked
Simons II he had heard screams in the
road, the latter replied that he had, but
added: Don't say anything about them.
Simons denied this conversation to-day.
The two hearings developed the kict
that SimOns had returned in a buggy
with Charles Fowler from Berryville the
night Of the wreck. and that Simons had
gotten out at Lockes gate just a few
minutes before the tragedy occurred.
Both Fowler and Simons heard the auto
mobile coming. and Fowler had whipped
up his horse 10 get out Of the way. He
turned IN lane a little farther up the
road and awaited the automobiles mass
ing, but II never came.
Simons was held without bail for the
meeting Of the grand jury. September T.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-10
GUERRILLA QUANTRELL SEEN.
Former Union Soldier says He Is in
Vancouver.

Victoria. British Columbia. Aug. S.
Bill" Quantrell, leader of QuautrelTs
GuerriIas in the civil war, who. according
10 history, died OF wounds in a Kentucky
hospital after his raiders were cut up, IS
alive and lives at QUatsino, on the north
west coast of Vancouver Island. under
the name Of John Sharp, according TO a
number Of people who have conversed
with him.
J. Z. Duffy, a prominent timber man.
who recently became interested In timber
land at Quatsino, recognized John Sharp,
who is over seventy, wiry, and gray, as
Quantrell. Duffy having been a member
of the Michigan troop Of cavalry which
cut up QuantreIrs force. He stated 20
Duffy that ne was correct in his recog-
milton
Sharp said he had been left as dead
and instead of dying OF his wounds at
Louisville. as history recorded, had taken
Il horse, ridden many miles, and disap-
peaTed- He made his way 20 South
America, living q number Of years in
Chile
When J. z. Duffy landed at Quatsino
from the steamer Tees. he met John
Sharp on the beach at Coal Harbor.
Duffy looked the old man over and said:
rs that you, Quantrell, you Old rascal?'
Come into the house" said Sharp. and
for some hours the TWO men talked, Sharp
stating he was IN reality Qu3ntreu, and
he talked at length of the raids in Kansas
and elsewhere.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-10
JUDGE CROIHERS TO RESIGN
Will Leave Bench Before Guberna-
tOrial Fight Opens.
Tells What He Stands fOr-Nay Have
Opposition In His Own
County.

Elkton. Nd, Aug. 9-Judge Austin L.
Crothers. who was nominated for gov
eTnor Of Maryland last night by the State
convention IN Baltimore. announced to-
day wha' he would stand for if elected
governor
He also asserted himself vigorously on
what he would not stand for. In the first
place, be said;
Il shall resign from the bench. I do
not think ! should be a candidate for Of
fee while I am holding a place on the
judiciary
II elected governor. viii say that I
intend to make the best governor that
can, with the view only Of serving all the
people In the State faithfully aud well.
Il thoroughly indo-se The resolutions
adopted last night. 10 the effecr that the
governor shall serve out his full term
and aspire 20 no other Office while he IS
governor
7 approve most heartily thes idea that
candidates for the Senate shall submit
their claims 10 the people at the pri-
maries. for I DO not believe that any
man should be elected 10 the Senate I'M
less the people want him in the Senate.
Il Will not if chosen governor. tie up
with any man. and I viii be free from all
entangiements.
II regard the Office Of governor as one
Of honor and dignity. and not one that
should De used Tor political manipulation.
IT elected I want 90 be elected on such
high moral grounds only. At the same
time, / am party man, and have al
ways stood by my party, I have, how
ever. endeavored 20 do what was best for
the people I was serving. and I have al
ways stood out for what I thought was
right and Just in public life and against
what I believed % be wrong"
Former Republican Senator Henry n.
Mccullough. Of Cecil County, and Joshua
Clayton. a Republican ex-member Of the
4 legislature. both say that there viii be
strong Republican and Independent op-
position 10 Judge Crothers on account Of
the manner in which he governed party
affairs before going on the bench. Judge
Crothers political career will be attacked
vigorously.
Should be be elected. judge Crothers
viii be- the first bachelor governor TO oc-
cupy the executive mansion since the days
OF Judge Henry Lloyd.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-10
AUTO 24-H0UR RACE ON.
Eighteen Racing Cars in Contest at
Brighton Beach.

New York, Aug. 9.-Facing death every
minute. eighteen Of the neTviest auto
mobile drivers in the country started on
a neutrality-suspicious. race Ifre AT 10 O'Clock
tonight.
The event is held on the narrow one
mile track at Brighton Beach, and IS the
first of its kind ever held in this city
Until 70 O'Clock tomorrow night, eighteen
huge racing cars will tear around the
track at mad speed.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-10
VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA.
Brief Items of Interest from the Sister
states Over the River.

Richmond, Aug. 9.-The German Fire
Insurance Company q Baltimore has been licensed
10 do business in Virginia.
Richmond Aug 9-The special com
mttee Investigating the mayors charges against the
finance committee # the city council has agreed on
a report. which, however. is not yet ready for pub
LEGATION.
Stanton, Aug. 9.-William and Hop
per Brooks. negroes. accused Il having assaulted W
7. Walter az the horse show grounds Tuesday were
to-day held for the grand jury, charged with muir
deTous assault
stanton, Aug. 9.-W. S. Ballard and
his son II. J. Ballard. fruit growers. Of Albemarle
County, were arrested here yesterday for creating
disturbance az the horse show grounds. They we've
released on payment Of Sll9 each.
Harrisonburg. Aug. 9.-Mrs. Annie
Cool died at her home in the SangeSville neghbor-
hood, early this morning. She was seventy-eight
years old and the widow Of Philip Cool She Is sur
yived by i've Sons and one daughter.
Richmond. Aug. 9.-The joint reso-
hutton authorizing City Attorney Pollard to apply
for an injunction restraining Che officers Of St
Johns Church from carrying out the building opera
tons already begun on the old burying ground, has
been returned 20 the city cleTs gith the signature
Of the mayor attached The attons- viii submit
the application and injunction 10 Judge Grinnan.
Of the Chanccry Court. a. soon as possible.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-10
Hickman Not Broueht Bael.


A city oEdinance, which In recent years
has not been enforced, was placed in
operation to-day. when about twenty IN
muzzled dogs were captured and corralled
in an incI0sure at the city Jail, where
they viii be kept for fOrty-eight hours.
and then summarily dispatched, unless
redeemed by their owners.
Three men with wagon and an appa-
ratus specially designed for entrapping
caniaes were used Ia enforcing the ordi-
nance Owing 10 the novelty of the pro-
cedure. the operations Of the outfit were
watched With much interest The system
employed Is simple one While one
man looks after the wagon. which has a
cage-like supersructure. another maneu-
vers with a long pole. at the end Of
which is a sack sufficiently large 10 con-
tain o go0d-sized dog The third man
aids IN getting the wary animal into the
pouch
The law provides that all dogs not fur
nished with n muzzle and tag. showing
that their license has been paid. shall be
taken mp and disposed Of unless rescued
in the prescribed manner by their own
crs. An exception is made IN the case of
nmuzzled dogs accompanied on the street
by their owners.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-10
MEXICANS KILL JAPANESE.
BIoOdshed in Railroad Camp Be-
tween LabOrerS OF Both Nations.

BIOOdshed in Railroad Camp Be-
tween LabOrerS OF Both Nations.
Mexico City, Aug. 9-Advices were re-
ceived here to-day of a fight in a con-
strucuon camp on the Kansas City.
Mexico and Orient Railroad between sew
eraI hundreds japanese and Mexican la
borers. Three japanese were killed and
three seriously wounded Three Mexicans
were killed.
Trouble had been brewing between the
japanese and Afexicans for several days
because Of race prejudice. The Mexicans
USED knives and the Japanese were armed
with picks and shovels.
A force OF Eurales arrived on the scene
and prevented further bloodshed. Many
arrests have been made.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-10

some way in their pure-food legislation.
Almost every city. town. and village has
legislated on the subject. This has be-
come necessary from the fact that in the
past few years over fifty epidemics have
been traced TO milk Milk is most hos
pitabie 10 the admission of microbes. and
While the COWS may be perfectly healthy,
through the handling of milk typhoid.
diphtheria, scarlet fever, cholera. and
tuberculosis have been spread. Holyoke
Mass, has refused TO accept milk that
comes In cans with wooden shoppers. for
on one a bacteriologist found over nifty
five million bacteria.
Whey from the cheese factories was
once fed TO hogs or thrown away. Now it
is sold to other factories who make milk
sugar" from it, The annual whey prod
yet is nearly 3l0,O00.000 pounds; this is
valued at $4,000 and has given this
country the distinction OF leading in the
production OF milk sugar, though il IS
true there are only three or four fac
tories here. A Kansas man has recently
discovered method Of converting butter
milk into a solid which can be fed back
TO his cows.
TO-mOrrOs-Distinc Features
of Washington.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-10
TEACHER DEFIES SCHOOL BOARD
Bethesda ImbrOgIiO Promises Inter
esting Developments.

Special 70 The Washington Herald
Rockville, Aug g-The contest between
the trustees of Bethesda public school and
Miss Ida S Dove. principal. on the one
hand, and the board Of county school
commissioners on the other. promises TO
be one OF much interest.
The board has undertaken to dismiss
Miss Dove, the trustees favor her reten-
ton, and the question is as TO who is
supreme in the matter. II is understood
that Miss Dove will retain the key OF the
school building and resume teaching when
the schools open in September.
If the board cannot Gust her, it may
refuse to pay her salary. In that case
she will bring suit for the mon ey. and
the question will be thrashed out in the
Circuit Court
Miss Dove has the sympathy of the
Bethesda community, and viii be strongly
supported by patrons of thesschool.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-10
story of His Death.

Kansas City, Aug. According TO
local history, Bill QuantreIl, the guer-
rilla leader. who played so important
part in the Missouri-Kansas border
warfare OF the early days, died in the
Sisters Hospital, at Louisville. Ky.
The Rev. Thomas Cobb, formerly
pastor Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church of this city. but now located
IN Oklahoma, knew QuantreIl in Ken
lucky during the civil war. The Rev.
Mr.. Cobb said. Several Of Quantreu's men
saw the dead body of their leader in
The Sisters Hospital, and attended his
funeral in the Catholic Cemetery. This.
I believe. is the true story Of GUAM
trelTs death and burial"
The Washington herald., 1907-08-10
J. J. HILL IN FIST FIGHT.
Railroad Magnatc and His Vice
President, McGufgan. Clash.

Railroad Magnate and His Vice
President, McGuigan, Clash.
St. Paul, MINI, Aug. 9,-James J. Hill,
gray-bearded. venerable. d railway mag
nate Of sixty-nine years, director OF nine
big corporations, and rcputed to be worth
So. 100000, engaged in genuine fist fight,
according TO the story told in the Great
Northern offices to-day. As a result.
First Vice President T. II. Michigan, Of
the road. has resigned.
The real basis for this sensational
quarrel is not known, although it is
limited that the dictatorial tactics en-
ployed by Hill in the conduct Of the
road were in d measure responsible for
the trouble
The crisis came to-day at meeting
in the Great Northern Office between
Michigan and Hill Michigan decided
TO quit at once
Pressed for further particulars Of his
quarrel with Mr. Hill, Mr.. McGuigan
was quiet i have no statement TO
make" he said. and the less pub
licity given 10 the matter the better I
Will be suited.
7 have no plans for the future he
continued, save that with nay family
shall depart as soon as possible for
Maine, where I expect TO take a rest
Of several weeks at the seashore.'
The Washington herald., 1907-08-10
MINISTER ERECTING CHURCH.
Rev. w. 4. Melvin Building His
Third IN Cumberland

Special to The Washington Herald.
Cumberland Md, Aug. 9.-Rev William
A. Melvin. pastor Of the Methodist prot
estant Church, Cumberland. is having
erected, at his own expense, a church
building in North Cumberland. He ex-
poets TO build up a large congregation in
that part Of the city. where there is no
church.
The edifce viii be 23x32 feet, Of frame.
with recessed pulpit It is expected that
the church will be completed by Septem-
Der / This is the third church 10 be
erected 10y Rev. Mr.. Melvin since he has
been stationed in Cumberland.
The others are the Melvin Chanel. i,
East Cumberland. named for his mother
and the Meplcside Church. The Method
ist Protestants now have four congrega-
lions in Cumberland.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-10
To Examine CoIored Teachers.

EXAMINATIONS Tor The f0llowing posi-
tons in the colored schools will be held
September .: One supervising principal.
supervising principal of Normal School
No. ., and teachers Of English, mathe-
mates. German. physiology, mechanical
drawing, domestic art, domestic science.
and carpentry in graded schools. Applca-
ton blanks and details Of the examination
may be had from the secretary, board of
examiners, Armstrong Manual Training
School.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-10
JONES DENIES EVIL INTENT.
Tells Court-martiRI He Thought lie
Had Money in Banks.

Norfolk, Va, Aug 9.-IIarry ". Jones,
chaplain, L. 5. y. being court-martialed
at the Norfolk Navy Yard on charges Of
scandaIous conduct and falsehood. took
the witness stand in his own behalf this
afternoon
He was questioned closely as 10 his
check-makiug transactions, and especially
as 10 the payment for punch bowl, pur-
chased at local store. lie had given
two checks for the punch bowl. both Of
which had been protested.
Other unpaid checks, he testified.
were given under the impression that
be had money In bank
The chaplain voluntarily took the
witness stand. He has had summoned
various bank cashiers TO prove that he
carried accounts at banks on which he
drew checks.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-10
SCALPED INA RUNAWAY.
Peculiar Injury Sustained by Staun-
ton Fruit Grower.

SPECIAL 10 The Washington Herald.
Stanton. Va. Aug 9.-W. F. Cherm-
side narrowly escaped death to-day in
runaway He was thrown violently from
his vehicle. landing on his head, and cut
ting nearly the entire scalp from the
back of his skull, requiring forty stitches
at the doctors hands.
Mr. Chermside is "a widely-known fruit
grower, and has friends throughout the
State 1t is not thought that his injuries
will prove fatal
The Washington herald., 1907-08-10
CANADIAN RESORTS.
-FOUR SUMMER OUTING

ii yo,u are feRd of ashins. canoeing.
camping, or the study Of wild animals
lock up the Algonquin National Park OF
Ontario for your summer outing FISH
and game preserve Of 100000 acres, inter
sporSed with 100 lakes and rivers. is
awaiting you offering all the attractions
that Nature can bestow Magnificent
canoe trips. Altitude 1900 feet above sea
level Pure and exhilarating atmosphere
Just the place for a young man to put in
his summer holidays. An interesting and
profusely illustrated descriptive publica-
ton telling you all about it sent free on
application to F. p. DWYER, 80 Broad
way. New York, y. Y.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-10
NEWPORT HAS 4 COLLINS.
Vanderbilt and Others Taken In by
Town Marshal for Auto Speeding.

Newport, Aug. 9.-Reginald Vanderbilt
Paul J. Rainey, CT Cleveland; Louis Bru-
guire, Of New York. Dr.. Christian II
Holmes. Of Cleveland, Ohio. and the
chauffeur for Mrs p F. Clyde, Of Bryn
3Iawr, Pa, We're all victims Of the auto
mobile-speeding crusade being waged by
the town officers Of NIiddletown to-day
All five were arraigned before the Dis
trict Court of Newport. With the ex-
ception Of Vanderbilt and Bruguire. all
pleaded guilty and paid the fines imposed
Vanderbilt and Bruguire pleaded not
guilty, and evidently intend fighting their
cases 10 test the law regarding the speed
limit in the country town.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-10

The funeral Of Mrs. Honora Harlow.
who died Tuesday. was held this morning
AZ 10 o'clock from St Mary's Catholic
Church. Rev. /. F. Kelly. the assistant
pastor OF the church. Onfciated. The fol-
lowing served as paIlbearers: John n.
Harlow. William X. Harlow. George a
Harlow. Leo p Harlow. and Edward y.
Harlow. grandsons OF the deceased, and
James F Shea Of Washington. The in
tfrment which was private, was in St
MaTy's Cemetery.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-10
ASK OFFICERS TO RESIGN.
Huntington Rifles Threaten to Pre-
fer Serious Charges.
Special to The Washington Herald.

NtttldA 10 ilo washington Eefdl1.
Newport News, Va, Aug. 9-Fifteen
members of Huntington Rifles, Company
c. Seventy-frst Virginia Infantry. have
addressed letters to Capt. c. c. Moore
and First Lieut.. c. W Franklin. request
ing that those officers tender their resig-
nations on or before next Wednesday
night
Capt Moore said that he had written
his resignation and was prepared TO send
it to the governor, because his business
demanded all his attention but that he
did not propose TO resign since the situa-
ton had taken such a turn. He said that
he would talk the matter over with Col.
Nottingham and the other officers of the
regiment before taking any action.
There is great deal Of discomfort In
the company, and the men talk of pre-
ferring serious charges IN the event the
officers named do not resign The fifteen
nonconlmissioned officers and men who
signed TIE letters are the men who att
tend drill most regularly.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-10

Special to The Washington Herald
Baltimore. Md, Aug. s.-An organiza-
ton was effected yesterday of the new
steamboat line which win operate On the
Eastern Shore of Maryland in competition
with the present bay steamer companies
with a view of securing more trade for
Baltimore
The Washington herald., 1907-08-10
plan Driving Organization.

Plans for a regular organization We're
made to-day by several persons interested
IN the operation Of a gentlemen's driving
park at the old st. Asaph race track The
course has already been put in condition.
The track viii be used for speeding by a
number Of horsemen in this ST, ion
The Washington herald., 1907-08-10
SEEKS TO GIVE AWAY MONEY.
washingtonian Has Cash of an Old
Philadelphia Bank.


Philadelphia Bank.
Philadelphia. Aug. 9-With more than
5000 TO distribute. Col. George c. Ran
kin. Of 1922 F street northwest. Washing
ton, came TO Philadelphia to-day in ar,
effort to find the owners. He has been
looking for the rightful claimants for
years. and is anxious 10 find them, in
order that he may be relieved of his task.
Col Rankin is receiver for the old
Spring Garden National Bank, which
failed May s. 1891, and the money. the
exact amount OF which is $6.S6O.7S. belongs
to the depositors Of that defunct institu-
ton.
The money is in the United States
Treasury, and 2.2lS checks have been
made out in the names Of the owners who
certified TO their claims. All that any de-
positor needs to do is TO produce his Ger
tidcate, or if he has lost it TO make am
davit 10 that effect, and present IT 20 Col.
Rankin, who viii send the check.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-10
WILL SELL TIOGA LODGE.
Mrs. PLATE Wants TO Convert Resi-
dence Into Cash.

denCe Into Cash.
Middletown. n Y, Aug 9-Mrs.
Thomas C. Platt has offered Tioga
Lodge, the Senator's former estate, for
sale When Senator and Mrs. Plat
signed their agreement Of separation.
Tioga Lodge fell to Mrs. Platt and it is
said that she now wishes to convert the
property into cash. It IS understood that
she intends 10 build a villa al Central
Valley. IN Orange County.
Senator Platt bought Tioga Lodge just
before marrying. and they lived there
until the breach came. The Senator gave
his annual clam bake at the place, and
spent some Of the happiest days OF his
life there
The Washington herald., 1907-08-10
VIRGINIA RESORTS.

NATIONAL HOTEL-Modern couYeniences; newly
furnished; superior table; freestone water speR-
did sceneTy. air. fishing; and Grl5ing two blocks
HarrisouburZ. Va B5-daS-sot
The Washington herald., 1907-08-10

The funeral Of Mrs. Olive WiHett, whose
death occurred Wednesday at the Alex
andria Hospital. will take place to-mor-
row afternoon from her late residence,
~ jefferson street
The Washington herald., 1907-08-10
EnorEL MoNTLcELLo.

OCEAN end % KENTUCKY ave. New Throughout. At
lartie Cltys largest hnest. and beStapponted hotel
az moderate prices Elegant rooms, EIta baths at
tache table and service q highest Standard home
Lac Surroundings; liberal ownership management.
Capscsty co Special rates. SO up weekly; s. up
daily Reduced September rates. Fine orchestra.
Booklet. L. {. EkHOLM- Asa Air. FCstsT
The Washington herald., 1907-08-10

If YOU have any furnished rooms 10
rent, a want ad. in The Herald VIII bring
YOU q coed tenant