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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-04
POLITICIANS ARE LEARY.
Will Not Discuss the JInrriman-
 Roosevelt Incident.

Roosevelt Incident.
 New York, April 3.-|While the con- troversy which has arisen between President Roosevelt and E. H. liar riman following the publication of letter written by E. H. Hartman to Sidney Webster. regarding the collec- tion of a campaign fund by Mir. Har- rirnan during the presidential cam paign in 1904 is attracting widespread attention, politicians and others who were closely connected with the cam paign do not show a disposition at this time to discuss the subject.
 Senator Chauncey M. Depew was the only one who would add anything to the letters and statements made by the president and Mir. Hartman. He is quoted as saying;
 My knowledge of the $20O,OOO cam paign fund was gained after the oc- currence to which MT. Hartman re- fers. I knew nothing about it at the time and 1t would be improper for me to mention any names in any way. l may say, however. that the money did not come from corporations. neither from individuals whose corporation af nIiations were such that they had any
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-04
General Manager Taylor Here

Mobile and Ohio Railroad reached Montgomery early yesterday morning on his private car. attached .o Louis- vile and Nashville northbound pGssen- ger No. 2. Mir. Taylor came from his home in Mobile to attend the meeting of the State board of assessment. He returned to Mobile early this morning on No. 37.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-04
FOOD ON IsTHMUs.
Congressman Otjen Says He Saw No
 Traces of Graft.

Milwaukee, Wis. Arril 3.-"I am willing to admit that the meals might be better in the canal zone, but I do not think there Is graft or any degree of mismanagement or the isthmus," |" said Congressman Ot5en today when questioned about the charges made by Congressman Rainey, after his return from the canal.
 All the members oF our party not ed that the food was mt quite so good as the food we get in the States. but that was to be expected. The butter and the eggs were lightly inferior and the meat was none too good. but I do not think that the inferiority of these foodstuffs was the result of graft Im- provements are being made right along in the canal zone and have not a doubt that fin a short time the meats will be better.
 MT. Rainey probably Is right in say ing that there is some trouble re- garding the transportation of meats because refrigerator cars are not used but this will be remedied in time"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-04
okIahomn Citx Democratic

Oklahoma City. April s.--Late re- turns show the Democrats of Oklaho- ma City elected the mayor. city at torney, chief of police. police judge and three members of the city council. The Republicans elected the city clerk. city assessor and two members of the city council. The result was in doubt last night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-04
GregR Rests DouKherty.

Indianapolis. April s.-Indian "Joe' Gregg, of Spokane. Wash, got the de' cision over Jack Dougherty. of Mill waukee. at the end of a ten round fight here tonight. Gregg seemed to have the advantage over his opponent in all but the last round when Dough- ertY forced the fighting.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-04
Sailed fir West Indie.

New York. April 3.--The first cruis- CT squadron. under the command of Rear Admiral Neville, sailed for the West Indies today on It's way to Hanhp- ton Roads, where the British war ships will participate in the interna- tional review.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-04
suortsmnu Commit. Suicide

Florence, April 3.--Marquls Bindo Peruddzo Medici committed suicide with a revolver. in his apartments to- day. He was 29 years of age and we'll known sportsman. Ills mother, who Is a widow, was formerly Miss Edith Storey, of Boston.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-04
Runlnesn Man MIssing.

New Orleans, April s.--N. F. WohL a prominent business man and capi- talist, has been missing since Tuesday night and detectives have been asked to look for him. MT. Wohl was form erly president of a large New Orleans aapsgtment store.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-04
PERMIT FOR CABLE.
GuantanamO-C Colon Line May Obviate
 One to United States.

Uhc 10 UHIteu Stutc"' ,-
 Washington, April 3.--The acting Secretary of War has issued permit to the South and Central American Cable Company to land submarine cable at Guantanamo, connecting that naval station with Colon. It Is be- lieved that the establishment of this line of cable under private ownership will relieve the government of the ne- cessity of laying a purely military ca ble connecting the isthmus with the United States by way of Cuba.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-04
President Keeps Quiet.

Washington, April a.-Secretary Loeb said today that there would not be any further announcement from the Presi- dent bearing on the issue between him and E. H. Hartman. growing out Of the conferences and letters between the two in the latter part of 1904, the details of which were made public yes- terday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-04
, c . Q . ss@ ' sss0Oo .
BRIDE AND GROOM
 BURNED TO HEATH

Sutton, w. Va. April 8.-Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd Garee If this place were burned to deEth to- night when the Rivervikw Ho- tel was destroyed. Dr. atd Mrs. Garee were married y@5terday in Moundsvile, w. Va, atd were en route to the homef of the groom's mother, where Ia we'd ding supper awaited tHsm.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-04
Anniston Man Has Dis appeared.
 \ INSPECTOR BARRY
 MAKES THE CHARGE
Left Wife and Friends Who De- fend Him.
Accused of Taking @4,O00 from Stamp Department and Leaving 0f- flee Force Unpaid-Wo- man Believed to
 Have Gone With
 Him.

Anniston. Ala, April a-.(special) "A sensation was created in Anniston to- day when announcement was made by Post Office Inspector R. E. Barry. that Post Master J. M. Ragan is a default { CT for about s4.o0o and that the entire dedication had been made since Jan- uary 1.
 Ragan has been missing since last Friday night and none of his friends know where he is. The shortage occurs in the stamp department owing to Che fact that the safe keeping of the stamps is intrusted to the postmaster as is the money derived from stamp sales. MT. Barry says he has tele- graphed to Washington for the last audited account and that 1t is impos- sible to ascertain the entire shortage until these accounts are received. MT. Barry says further that Ragan's bond was fixed at s1o.0oo but that none of the bondsmen will suffer as a result of
 
 by identified bonds.
 The bondsmen have had Assistant postmaster Charles R. Parker placed in charge until new postmaster is ap- pointed.
 In reply to a question Mr.. Barry said that Postmaster Ragan had never been suspected of crookedness before. and that he was surprised that he had taken tthe present step. in which add ed the inspector he Is sure to be de- tected. He said that Ragan went from here to Taliadega and that 1t would be a comparatively easy matter to espture him, primarily on account of 7as diminutive stature rendering him so easy of detection.
 Office Force Not Paid.
 None of the carriers in the city de-, livery department has received his money, but Washington has been wired, and their salaries will be paid tomor. row. The clerks have already been paid.
 Quintard Avenue today. Mrs. Ragan defended the honor of her husband with tears in her eyes. When MT. Ragan left Friday night. said Mrs. Ra- gan he carried very little clothing or money with him. She said Fer hus- band would return soon.
 However, Mrs. Ragan says she does not knew where her husband Is and has moi heard a word from him since he left home.
 .T have not worried about this though, for MT. Ragan has frequent
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-04
CHILD LABOR CONVENTION.
Tennessee Wants Uniform
 ThrOurhOut fhe South.

Nashville, April S.-The Senate to- day adopted a resolution requesting Governor Patterson to call a South ern convention of manufacturers and labor unions to consider female and child labor questions.
 The purpose is to promote uniformity of Legislation on such matters, and especially with reference to hours.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-04
WILL BE A SECRET.
Name of Seventh Cardinal to be With
 held, But it is Known.

Rome. April 3.-It was reported to- day from an authoritative source that Mgr. BisletL the papal major domo will be the seventh of the cardinals to be created at the consistory to be held April IS, but that is to be reserved In pectore and that therefore his name will be kept secret even after the con sistory is held.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-04
DecIare InItlaI nIvIar,,

New York, April 3.-DirectSrs of the Kansas City Southern Railvay Com pany today declared an initia divident of four per cent. on the company's pre- ferred stock.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-04
Ieave for vancouver.

Leave for Vancouver. Honolulu. April 3.-Three hundred Japanese will leave here on the steam ship Korea for San Francisco. whither they will be shipped to Vancouver, R. c.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
Sure Remedy for lam Ills.

Watermelon, law sakes alive! Is
there anything on the top side of this
old earth that can be compared for
one single moment with the iuicv
juiceiness. the oozy ooziness and the
sloozy slooziness of this precious
fruit? How we love to open up a nice
red watermelon with a heart as big
as Kentucky pumpkin and as full of
sweet sap as the Platte river is full
of water.
Never mind the seeds, never mind
anything. Just go ahead and be han.
by. You can't eat watermelon and en-.
Joy it without soiling your shirt front.
Never mind your handkerchief. lie.
the juice fall in large copious drops
from your chin and elbows. WHY
should you interfere with the law of
gravity. Keep on eating, and when
you have finished, eat some more. You
love it. 1t can't hurt you, SO go after
It. Is there anything like it?
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
Tides Upon Land and Sea.

A correspondent of the Geodetic
Survey has recently made observa.
lions with the seismograph at Mau.
ritius that have led to the suggestion
that not only the ocean and the at.
mosphere but even the land may ex.
perience the effects of daily tide
running round and round the earth az
1t revolves on It's axis.
But. while the tides in the air and
the sea are due more to the moon
than to the sun. the supposed "land
tide" arises solely from the suns &C.
ton.
Moreover, it is caused not by the at.
traction of the sun but by its heat. A
wave of depression is supposed to fol.
low the sun from east to west, caused
by the extraction of moisture from the
soil.
At Mauritius it is found that there
is relative upheaval of the land to
the west of the place of observation
from morning until evening and a
relative depression on the same side
or an upheaval to the east, during the
same night,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
BOY WILL SOON BE RICH.
Wonderful Rise Of a Plucky Little
Hungarian Lad.

Cleveland.-If Abraham Potiker
keeps on at his present pace he will
be millionaire. He is only II years
old. but already he has saved $3.50.
He earned all the money in four
months. OF this money $500 is in
Cleveland bank and $3.50 he sent to his
father in Hungary to bring his parents
to this country.
In addition to this he has fed and
clothed himself, goes to school every
day and has mapped out a. special
reading course for himself in the rub.
lie library.
It's simple matter for Abraham.
Every one down town has seen him
about the streets, city hall and the
police headquarters with a couple Of
pasteboard boxes under his arm,
smilingly happy.
In those boxes are candies and
chewing gum. They are his stock in
trade, his principal material asset.
Out of those boxes in four months
has come $3.50. When he deposited
the 5000 in the bank he wrote his
name clearly for the clerk.
Over in Hungary his crippled father
Is preparing to come to his Oldest
son, the 14-year-old candy pedler of
Scoville avenue southeast. There are
six children. two girls and four boys,
all younger, coming with him. Abra.
ham has made the United States their
land of promise.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
MR.. RILEY DID NOT KNOW.
Woman Reporter Asked Question Hard
to Answer.

A friend of James Whitcomb Riley
tells story of an encounter the bach
elor poet once had with a woman re-
porter. The energetic young woman
after strenuous effort had finally
caught Mr.. Riley at the telephone.
This is the conversation that fol.
lowed:
"Is this Mr.. Riley?"
yes. That is Miss"
Miss Jones, of the Courier-Journal.
I've been trying all day to get an in
terview with you, Mr.. Riley"
"Ah, would it were view instead
of an interview" said the poet, GAL
lantly.
"oh. thanks. How long will you
remain in Louisville, Mr.. Riley?"
only a short time"
us your wife with you?"
"No, ma'am, she is not"
Where is she, may l ask"
"You may ask, my dear Miss Jones,
but I find it very difficult to answer.
I am in absolute ignorance of her
whereabouts. For aught 1 know 70 the
contrary, she may right now be at the
other end of this telephone!"
There was much laughter, and after
ward an effort to resume the inter-
view. But in vain. Mr.. Riley had es.
caped.-Home Companion.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
Kansas woodchuck., Holes,

In the early '7Os a series of lorna
does in Kansas drove quite number
of inhabitants back east. Among
them was negro. who went to Con.
cord, N. H., and entered the employ
of the Hon. Mark r. Holt.
One day Mr.. Holt asked the fellow
about the tornadoes, the damage done
and several other questions along that
line. The man replied:
"Ya-as. they was turrible! Sunthin'
turrible! Why. jest in our town the
whole riber bank was washed away
and left dozens of woodchuck holes
stickin' out as much as ten feet"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
WHERE INGENUITY WON OUT.
Betting Man Had Studied Conditions
Of Wager.

G. 8. Rolls, the English aeronaut
and motorist. was talking in New
York about the aeroplane.
Il think the Wrights will win," he
said. "Santos-Dumont is ingenious,
but the Wrights are more ingenious
STILL They are as ingenious as-as a
betting friend of NINE"
Mr.. Rolls smiled and resumed:
MY friend, Capt Bragge, bet an
athlete that he could not hop up a GER
tain long flight of steps two at time.
The athlete took the bet, and made
the trial. But there were Al steps to
the flight, and therefore, after making
20 hops the man found that he had
lost. He paid up, but accused Capt.
Bragge Of sharp practice.
"'Sharp practice!' said Bragge, in.
dignantly. Well, I'll make the same
bet with you that can do it,
1.-THE other, expecting to win his
money back, assented.
Capt. Bragge then hoped up 40
steps in 20 hops and, hopping back
one. finished in the prescribed manner
and won the bet"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
TWIN GIRLS WORK swIhpLE.
Take Advantage Of Their Remark
able Similarity to Confuse Clerks.

Pittsburg, Pa.-By taking advantage
Of their absolute similarity of appear.
ance, twin sisters living outside of
Pittsburg have been able to swlndle
number of department stores recent
ly. They were finally trapped by a
15-year-old salesgirl and were ar.
raigned before Magistrate Brady,
where they told their story.
According to q prearranged plan,
one Of the sisters would go into a
store during the rush hours and make
purchase amounting to rs cents and
tender SO bill in payment. The
clerk would have the package wrapped
up and hand over the change and
package to the purchaser.
The latter would 60 outside and q
moment later her sister would step
up to the same clerk and demand her
purchase and change. The similarity
Of appeaSance would fool the clerk,
who. thinking she had made mis-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
Women Who win Gamble.

The most difficult gambling to keep
in check both in Singapore and Pc
nang is gambling among Straits.b born
women of all classes from the high
est downward. Frequent complaints
are received from husbands whose
wives have lost heavily, and it is
known that there are five lotteries
opening more or less daily in Singa-
pore which are almost exclusively sup
ported by "nonias." Education may
possibly do omething to stop this vice
among the Straits-born ladies', but it
must be confessed that its effect in
that direction on their husbands and
brothers 10 but small.--South China
Post.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
LOSES PENSION BY TIm,DIrv.
War Veteran Refuses to strjp Before
Physicians for Examination.

Omaha, Neb.-Because he refuses to
strip for medical examination, John
Darnough, veteran who withstood
the rigors of the civil war and distin-
guished himself by his bravery in bat
tie, cannot get government pension
Of which he stands in sore need.
Darnough is GA years of age and a
sufferer from catarrh Of the stomach.
Three times he has applied for a PEN
sion and each time he has refused to
undergo the physical examination. In
a letter received by the pension 81.
aminers in Omaha he again positively
refuses to strip in the presence of the
examining physicians.
During the war Darnough's com.
rades gave him the sobriquet of "sissy
john" It is said of him that he would
never battle in the presence of even
his tent mate.
Although Darnough lives on a South
Dakota homestead and has spent most
Of his life in the West, no tenderfoot
from the East probably ever had more
delicate taste or niceness in the mat.
ter of dress.
His comrades say that when he was
Kin the army he was never known to
drink, smoke or chew, and that his
only fault was copious indulgence
in profanity under provocation.
Western Hustle.
In Salt Lake City were several firms
which mailed advertising circulars to
the farmers Of the surrounding coun.
try when they had anything new to
offer. says the Saturday Evening Post.
A bright boy went to these men. and
offered to deliver 1000 such circulars
in the rural free delivery mail boxes
for five dollars. Six different firms
accepted the offer. The lad then went
to the printer. and secured a commits
sion of Ave dollars on the sale of the
$4,000 circulars. Next, he started out
in rig which he secured rent free
from the livery stable in return for
mailing up signs advertising 1t. The
delivery Of the circulars took him four
days. for which he had received 335-
nearly nine dollars . day.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
MISSIONARY INSTITUTE.

Associated Press to The Evening Tlme..
Tacoma, Wash, Jan. 21.-Interest in
mission work is expected to receive a
great impetus through the interdeno-
minational institute to be held here
during the three days beginning to-
day. Among the noted mission work.
ers to be heard are the Rev. Henry B.
Bissell of India, Miss Ethel d. Hub
bard, special representative of the Am
erican Board of Foreign missions;
Miss Ella D. MacLaurin special re-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
IN A CHlLD's LOVE
LONELY COUPLE FOUND 44APPs-
NESS IN LIFE.
Advent Of little Nellie Filled veid
of Which Physician and t7ts
wife Were Scarcely Con.
Scious.

Mrs. Dayton entered her husband's
study and sank into chair.
You look hot Eleanor" said DR..
Dayton, slancing up from scientific
journal. Have you been out In the
SUM-"
Yes. l walked over to the fresh.
air camp to see the children who
we're brought from the city this morn.
ing"
Il wish you wouldn't 60 there SO
often. Eleanor" he said, trifle i'm
patiently. "a visit to the fresh.air
camp seems to exhaust you more than
anything else"
But, Harry. love to see the chill.
dren. One such darling little girl came
this morning. She has yellow curls
and big brown eyes, and her name is
Nellie. used to be called Nellie
when l was her age. She's from the
foundlings' home, and | couldn't help
wishing. Harry. that We"
Now. dear. don't bring up that sub
ject again. You know doubt the wis
dom of adopting children. and you are
not strong enough to assume the care
of youngster." The doctor smiled
tenderly at Mrs. Dayton. Haven't
you trouble enough looking after me
without flying TO ills you know not
off" AS he ceased speaking the tel
ephone bell rang.
I'm wanted at the camp" he en-
planned. hanging up the receiver and
reaching for his medicine case. "A
child lifted the top Of beehive and
has been badly stuns"
An hour later Mrs. Dayton rose from
her porch hammock at the sound Of
her husbands voice. Here's little
visitor. Eleanor!" he called.
She ran out to the motor car and
took in her arms a limp little baby
girl. Why. it's Nellie!" she said.
rs it Nellie? wasn't thinking
about anything but her stings. which
were pretty severe. Talk about
grateful patients. Eleanor! When
managed to relieve the little things
sufferings she chung to me, and
simply couldn't get away from her.
So l told the matron we'd keep her
over night. You see her face and
arms are badly swollen. and she may
need more care than they'd have time
to give her at the camp
Il like the doctor man." lisped Nell
lie. Il want.to stay with him.
Mrs. Dayton kissed the yellow cur!s
and laid the child in the hammock.
and the doctor disappeared into the
house. murmuring something about
preparing soothing lotion.
One morning two weeks later the
matron of the fresh-air camp tele-
phoned DR.. Dayton that the children
with whom Nellie had come were to
be returned to the city that day. She
requested him to bring Nellie to the
camp in time for the afternoon train.
To-day! Why. is the time up al
ready? Why-well. you see, l think
my wife wished to keep her-that is.
I-hang it ALL beg your pardon. I
+, mean that we both want her."
He turned from the telephone and
saw Mrs. Dayton listening in the
doorway. Her eyes were bright and
her cheeks wore an unwonted glow
Of health. She was a winsome pic
ture with Nellie hanging to her skirts
and the chain of flowers in her hands
that she was weaving for the baby's
curls.
"Oh, Harry" was all she said, but
the look Of love and gratitude in her
eyes filled his own with happy tears.
Youths Companion.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21

take, would correct what appeared to
be an error, and the second sister
would get another package and 1915.
They tried the scheme on Catharine
Fay. a 15-year-old salesgirl. who at
once detected the fraud. She followed
one sister outside the store and saw
her divide the money with the other,
and they were both arrested. The
prisoners were fined SO each and
costs.