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Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-02-16
Gainesville Bankers Evidence.

The examination of ]. NJ. Potter pro-
ceeded. He was president of the Red
River National bank of Gainesville in
1900 and brought with him some
sheets and books representing the
record of the institution.
do you remember draft drawn
by Bailey in June, 1902" he was ask
ed by Mr.. Hanger.
Yes" was the answer. At the
same time the records were displayed.
who paid the draft?"
III. C. Pierce of St Louis"
1t was shown that the $500 draft
was unendorsed. On the same day,
June 10, Bailey drew on Pierce and the
amount went to his credit He paid
three small notes when he secured the
1880. On June II he gave check for
$656.06 and on the next succeeding
day he drew for smaller amounts I'M
til the credit was exhausted.
do the names of either Henry or
Stribling or both of them appear on
your books?" asked Mr. Hanger
Not that | know Of" was the an
swer.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-02-16
WATERs-P|ERCE BOOKS
ARE WITH COMMITTEE
BANKER POTTER OF GAINES
VILE WAS ON THE STAND AND
GAVE SOME FACTS.

Austin, Texas, Feb. ia dray load
of records and the entire delegation
of trust officials and employees arrived
at the capitol at o'clock in anticipa'
ton of the session of the Investigate
ing committee The books were two
voucher accounts payable, one journal
voucher record, two general ledgers,
one private ledger one private journal.
They are alleged to cover the trans
actions of 1900, 1901 and 1902.
The witnesses have been named.
From among the number was one
from Texas, ]. NJ. Potter, Gaines
vile banker. He was first called to
the stand.
w. A. Cooke first rose to present the
Mount Calm resolution, and asked the
clerk to read it. An objection was in
terposed.
ITS an insult to the committee"
explained Mr.. Hanger. The resolution
was not read.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-02-16
NEWS FORECAST OF
THE COMING WEEK
APPROPRIATION BILL WILL HAVE
FIRST CALL IN CONGRESS.
GREAT INTEREST FELT.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Washington. Feb. 16.-The coming
week in congress and, in fact, all the
remainder of the session, will probably
be devoted almost exclusively to the
appropriation bills. Leaders in both
branches now realize that there will
be very little If any time TO devote to
the consideration of general legisla-
ton 1t was said at the beginning Of
the session that the Republican pro-
gram was TO pass the appropriation
bills and let all else 90 by the board.
and it looks now as though this pro-
gram will be carried out pretty faith
fully. The probability is that such
general legislation as gets through
between now and March will be at
tached to appropriation bills at the
last minute.
A large party of representatives of
the commercial clubs of Boston, Gin
cinnati, Chicago anu St. Louis is
scheduled to sail from New York next
Monday for Panama TO inspect the
isthmian canal.
Interest in the municipal elections
to be held throughout Pennsylvania
next Tuesday centers in the contest
in Philadelphia, where the issues are
practically the same as marked the
memorable election year ago. Con-
gresham John e. Reyburn, the oaadi-
date of the Republican organization,
is opposed for mayor by VIM. Potter,
representing the city party, and Will
lam c. Bennett, the Democratic stand
ard bearer.
Tuesday is the day set for argument
in St Louis in the suit of the State of
Missouri to GUST the Standard, Repub-
lie and Waters Pierce Oil companies.
The senate will finally dispose of
the Reed Smoot case on Wednesday,
when It will take a vote TO decide
whether the Utah senator shall retain
his seat It is the general opinion
here that the vote will be favorable
to Senator Smoot.
At New York next Thursday the in
terstate commerce commission viii
resume its investigation into the fin
ancial methods of the Hartman cor
porations. +. II. Hartman, Jacob /.
Schiff, William Rockefeller and prob
ably II. II. Rogers and II. c. Prick
are expected to appear as witnesses.
The Democratic primaries TO pick
candidate for mayor of Chicago will
be held on Thursday, followed by the
convention on Saturday. 4 heated
contest is on between Mayor Dunno.
who is a candidate for reelection. and
former Mayor Carter Harrison.
President Roosevelt, accompanied
by Mrs. Roosevelt, will leave Wash
ington Friday night for a two days
visit with Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., at
Harvard University. The visit. it is
announced, will be purely of a private
character.
Former President Grover Cleveland
will go to Chicago the last Of the
week to deliver an Grafton. at the
Washington Birthday banquet of the
Union League club Of that city.
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To Exhibit "old Ironsides.

Boston. Feb. 16.-According to word
received at the Charlestown navy
yard the frigate Constitution. odd
lronsides." will probably be taken to
Norfolk for exhibition at the James
town exposition. The historic ship is
being repaired at the navy yard so as
to preserve her. and also to put her
in condition to be towed from port to
port for exhibition purposes. Much
of the old equipment of the ship. gath
cred from various places. is being in.
stalled upon her, so as to give her as
near her original appearance. condi-
tons and furnishings as possible.
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RUN OUT OF TOWN.
Sour Lake Man Wanted to Marry ~.
Year-old Girl.

Sour Lake, Texas, Feb. ia Sour
Lake party was ushered out of town
last night by a crowd of men who evil
IDENTIFY meant business if the request
for him to leave was refused.
The fleeing one was to take unto
himself n valentine today in the per-
son of a 12-year-old lass who had be-
come enamored of him. Several shots
were fired as he fed. but he was not
hit. When first heard from after the
escape he was at Nome. where he told
a barkeeDer that he had been out hunt.
ing and had lost his way.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-02-16
MISSING MAN FOUND.
Body of Waco Man is Discovered in
Vincennes, Ind.

Waco. Texas, Feb. IA telegram
was received here yesterday from Vim
cennes, Ind. stating that the body Of
Willard d. Barr had been found there.
and that Mrs. Barr was visiting in
Waco. A search for Mrs. Barr failed
to locate her, however. It is stated
that Willard Barr had been missing
for months and brother, DIR. Walter
Barr of Keokuk, Iowa. has been
searching the country over for him.
His body has been found in vincennes.
according 40 the telegram, but his
wife. if in Texas. is not here.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-02-16
GOVERNOR SIGNS BILL
Granting Two Years in Which to Com
plete Railroad Lines

Austin. Texas, Feb. 15.-Governor
Campbell today signed the bill grant
ing the railways two years in which
to complete their construction. He
had a provision inserted in the bill
that it does not apply to any road that
has been consolidated. merged or
purchased and that It shall apply to
the Orient only. Also the Shelby
county road law
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TALKS while IN LIQUOR.
Arrest Made in Connection With Orc
oon Assassination.

gon Assassination.
Portland, Ore, Oct. "A long dis.
lance telephone message to the Ore
gonian from Granite, Ore, states that
Frank Tucker was arrested there on
suspicion of being an accomplice to
the Harvey X. Brown murder at Ba-
ker City. Tucker made a statement
while under the influence of liquor,
which caused his being taken into
custody, that he was at Baker City
the night Of the explosion; that he
knows the names Of the men who ex-
ploded the bomb, though he refuses to
say who they are, and that he was
within forty yards Of the bomb when
1t was set Off. He says that the other
two men are on their way to Chey-
enne, Wyo. Tucker claims to have
worked in mines in Butte and Colo
RADIO, says he is member of the
Western Federation Of Miners and
says he has brother who lives in
Scio, Ore.
Tucker declared that after the ex
plosion he ran toward the depot. He
came to Austin next day, where he
worked for four days and then walked
to Granite, arriving Monday.
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PROBABLY MET SAME FATE
Intimate Friend IF Murdered Woman
Found in Chicago River.

Chicago, Oct 1.-THE body of an
unidentified woman, apparently about
thlrty-f1ve years of age and fashion
ably dressed, was found in the Chi
cago river near the Halstead street
bridge. She is believed by the police
to have been murdered and thrown
into the water.
1t is believed possible that the body
Is that of Miss Jennie Stevens, for
mer organist in the Wesley Methodist
Episcopal church. The monogram on
watch found on the body might be
either u. S." or IS. j." and it has
been identified by the members of a
jewelry firm as one that they sold to
Miss Stevens.
It is not yet known whether it was
murder or a suicide. Miss Stevens
was warm friend of Mrs. Bessie
HOLSTER, for whose murder Richard
1vens was hanged last year, and she
constantly brooded over the death Of
Mrs. HOLSTER 1t is possible that she
may have killed herself during a fit
of dependency. but there are strong
indications that she was murdered
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DYNAMITE FOR GOVERNOR
Internal Machine Received by Colo.
RADIO Executive.

Denver, Oct. Governor Henry
A. Buchtel, David H. Moffat, president
Of the First National bank of Denver,
and Charles S. Kountze, president of
the Colorado National bank, received
through the mails Internal machines
containing sufficient dynamite to have
caused great destruction of life and
property had they been exploded.
Fortunately warning had been given
before the machines were received by
Chief Of Police Michael Delaney, who
mad wrested confession from Kemp
B1geloW, by whom they We're mailed.
The one sent to Governor Buchtel
was received by the governors pr.
vate secretary, Alfred G. Montgomery,
who removed the wrapper, disclosing
box with sliding cover. His sus-
plc1ons were aroused and he reported
the matter to Governor Buchtel, who
then Informed him that he had been
warned by the chief Of police to be on
the lookout fE an Internal machine.
Adjutant General Kelley and officers
Of the police department were called
n and the box was carefully opened
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Continues Record Breakinu,
NEGRO UNDER ARREST.
Alleged Accomplish of Rich Woman
in Jewel Robbery.

Alleged Accomplish of Rich Woman
in Jewel Robbery.
Chicago, Oct. l Mrs. Charles J.
Romadka of Milwaukee, recipient of
Mrs. Clarence E. Beck's stolen Jew
elry, was addicted to the telephone
habit, so it came about that Albert
Jones, colored porter, was arrested
as suspect. The telephone slips at
the Victoria hotel showed that Mrs.
Romadka telephoned frequently to
Jones.
The police became: so interested in
Jones that, after long questioning
by Lieutenant Larkin OF the detective
bureau, he was taken to a cell at Gen.
trail station to pass the night and will
be investigated Turlner. In Jones'
apartment Was found a suit case full
Of miscellaneous jewelry and several
jewel cases.
Jones denied having robbed the
Beck residence, but admitted being
employed frequently by Mrs. Ronald
ka. The police were surprised to find
the wealthy woman's friend is col.
ored man and an ex-convict.
All day Mrs. Romadka refused to
say who the phantom parsonage, Ralph
Smith, was. The police suspect he is
Jones. Neither fear Of prison bars
nor the supplications of her relatives
moved her.
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PREVENTS TELESC0PING.
Simple Device Said to Work Success
fully in Wrecks,

New York, Oct L Frank Hedley,
general manager of the nterborough
company, has invented and patented q
device which he believes will prevent
the telescoping of cars in train wrecks.
In speaking of the device he said:
1T Is generally known among rail-
road men that most all of the tele-
scoping of cars is due to the fact that
the front of the rear car is able to
climb upon the rear platform of the
car ahead and thus can go right
through the fimsy woodwork with
which the upper portion of the car is
usually constructed.
THE device is simple one. It IS
an attachment adapted to be secured
to the end of car or car platform
which has three prongs or projections
On its outer surface. When two cars
come together these prongs on the
platforms interlock and the car is
prevented from rising above the plat
form of the one it strikes. It costs
little to put it on new car
1--WE have a number of the cars in
operation on the Interborough system
and have found the device to work
excellently."
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CANNOT HANDLE TRAFFIC.
Railroads Admit It Is Useless to Pop.
uIate the West.

Railroads Admit It Is Useless to Pop.
uIate the: West.
Chicago, Oct. THAT it will be
useless to attempt to develop the West
with Inadequate railroad facilities was
the assertion Of transportation officers
at a meeting in Chicago. The con-
ference was Of general passenger
agents OF Western roads and the ques-
uon for consideration was low home.
seekers'' rates during the coming win
tor and spring. It had been proposed
that for the sake of developing the
Transmissourd country the usual low
round trip fares should be authorized,
which rates have had the effect of
helping to, settle that great district
during the past few years.
After a thorough discussion it was
the consensus Of opinion that it would
be useless to 60 ahead with low rates
and. attempt to populate the Western
states when facilities of the trans
Qortation companies are entirely in
adequate to handle the present bust
ness.
1t was q frank confession on the
part of the railroad men of the de-
plorable condition Of the transporta-
ton lines, showing that while the
West needs people the railroads are
not In position to handle the traffic.
Thus 1t is evidenced that the Trans
missouri country must suffer until rail-
roads build more tracks and secure
additional equipment.
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BLAMES CARUSO INCIDENT
Heinrich conried Back From Europe
Broken in Health,

New York, Oct. / Broken in
health and leaning heavily on the arm
OF friend Heinrich Conried, director
Of the Metropolitan Opera House, who
has been In Europe since the close of
last season, came ashore from the
steamer Kron Prinzessin Cecilia. Mr..
Conried said his physicians abroad
had advised him that he had neuritis.
He said his breakdown was due to
nervous strain over the arrest and
lining Of Caruso. Caruso, he said,
would sing at the Metropolitan Opera
House during the coming season.
"All Europe" he said, laughs at US
because Of Caruso. The king of Eng
land has received him and the en-
peror of Germany will soon. Don't
talk to me any more about Caruso.
That dreadful thing cost me my health
and every time l hear of it I feel
worse"
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION
-fOr-
LIQUOR LICENSE.

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Beltrami SIS
City of Bemidji
Notice is hereby given. That application
has been made in writing to the city council
of said city Of Bemidji and filed in my office.
praying for license to sell intoxicating
liquors for the term commencing on October
25th 1907. and terminating on October 25. 1908,
by the following person, and at the followin g
place: as stated in said application. re =
Spectively tOwit:
L. BURKE
At and in the front room and first. floor
thereof OF that certain two-story frame
building located on lots eighteen u0 and
nineteen U9). block seventeen, original town
site Of Bemidji Minnesota.
Said application will be heard and deter
mined by said city council of the city of
Bemidji at the city clerks Office in the city
hall. in said city Of ,Bemidji in Beltrami
county. and state Of Minnesota. on Monday.
the 18th day of October A. D. 1907. at S
o'clock p. NJ. of that day.
Witness my hand and seal of said
city of Bemidji this 18th day of October
A. D. 1907.
LsEAI] THOMAS MALOY,
City Clerk
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LACK CONFIDENCE ABROAD
Investors Question Methods of Amer
lean Business Men.

investors question Methods OF Amer
lean Business Men.
New York, Oct 1 The financial
depression which has been felt in the
United States is worldwide, according
to former Senator William A. Clark
Of Montana, who has just returned
from a trip lbroad He attributes the
condition abroad partly to what he
terms a decided lack of confidence in
American securities, lack of confidence
in the stability of American business
men and of American business meth
DDS.
France is the only country that
could lend us any money at this time"
said Mr.. Clark. 1.-The French are a
thrifty people, but they are not pur-
chasing American securities now. l
found a decided lack of confidence
abroad in American securities, brought
on, think, by what are termed the
business scandals. The meat and in
suranoe disclosures. together with
those developed in the present local
traction investigation, they regard in
a questionable fashion. In a word,
they lack confidence in the stability
of our business men and question our
methods"
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ALL HIS MONEY GONE.
Oklahoma Man With $4,000 Found
Dead at Minneapolis.

Minneapolis, Oct. Lodged on
sandbar on the lower end of Nicollet
island the body of F. B. Wilkins of
Oklahoma was found by workmen in
the island factories, who notified the
coroner.
The police advanced the theory of
suicide, but another aspect was put
on the matter when A. Darling,
restaurant keeper, identified the body
as that of Wilkins, who had left Okla
homa ten days ago with $4,000 in his
pocket.
None of this money was found on
the body and murder seems the only
plausible theory as to his death.
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END SEEMS NEAR AT HAND
Condition Of Mrs. Chadwick Becomes
Most Critical.

Columbus, O., Oct. l Mrs. Cassie
Chadwick Is reported much worse at
the Woman's ward in the Ohio peni-
Tertiary. Her pulse is very weak and
she Is partly delirious. Physicians
are making all preparations to stay
any sinking spells. They decline to
say how long she will survive.
Mrs. ChadWick's trouble Is attacks
OF heart failure and weak stomach,
the latter, according to the physi-
clans, being caused directly by in
dulging in rich food. When she first
came to the penitentiary Mrs. Chad.
wick sent to a fashionable restaurant
In the city for her meals and ate the
richest viands. Finally the prison
officials ordered that she be compelled
to eat the regular prison fare, but she
still complained of her stomach and
gradually became worse.
Mrs. Chadwick made profession of
the Roman Catholic faith Tuesday
and the rite Of baptism was admisis.
tered to her by Rev. Father Francis
Kelly, the Catholic chaplain Of the
state prison. The ceremony was per-
formed as she lay upon her bed.
Mrs. Chadwick as a prisoner has
always Stunned the public. Since her
incarceration she has always been
satisfied If she could only be screened
from the gaze Of visitors admitted to
the prison. She even Stunned the
gaze Of the other prisoners.
Her physical weakness is showing
Its effect upon her mind, which is at
no time strong. She is a mere wreck
Of the woman who was arrested for
conspiracy to defraud national banks
fOur Vears apo
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BECAUSE OF ILL HEALTH.
John Mitchell Will Retire as Head of
Mine Workers.

indianapolis, Oct. 1l-John Mitchell
president of the United Mine Work
ers, announces in the current issue of
the United Mine Workers Journal
that he will not be candidate for re-
election as president He says in his
announcement that he does not re-
gard himself as we'll enough to attend
properly to the Office. None of the ex-
ecutive officers of the organization are
in the city, but it is said at headquar-
tiers that Mr. Mitchell will finish his
present term as president, which ex-
pires April 1 of next year.
Mr.. Mitchell underwent a surgical
operation a he.,t-eizs rao,,th1-..sv and IL
is said that he has not fully recovered
and that it is possible it will be neces-
sary for another operation to be per-
formed
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by them In such manner as to avoid
exploding it's contents. It was found
to contain two sticks Of dynamite, to
which We're attached fuses and caps
and which We're packed In black pow.
der. The sliding top was lined with
sandpaper and matches had been
placed with their heads In contact
with the sandpaper so that they would
have been ignited II the box was
opened in the manner intended, thus
causing an explosion of the dynamite.
Bigelow gave no satisfactory ex.
PLANTATION Of his motive for sending
the machines and seemed to have no
other purpose than to cause a sensa.
ton.
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HUNDREDS IN DANGER
Big Fire at New York City I'M
perils Lives Of Many.
THOUSANDS IN WILD PANIC
Police Unable to Control the Frenzied
Occupants of Tenement Houses
Evlcted by Blaze That Destroys
Immense Car Barns.

New York, Oct l. Hundreds Of
lives Were endangered, thousands Of
persons We're thrown into a panic, 1875
electric cars were destroyed and prop
erty loss to the extent Of 100000 was
caused by fire In the Fourteenth
street car barns. AS result Of the
burning Of the cars service on all the
cross town lines was greatly ham.
pered.
The fire had gained great Roadway
before it was discovered and when the
f1remen arrived the walls separating
the big structure from adjoining tene-
ment houses were smoking hot. In.
stantly the word was given to clear
the tenements and the occupants
poured into the streets in a panic.
From that time on the police were as
busy attempting to control the fren-
zled hundreds, most of whom were
foreigners, as the firemen were in
fighting the blaze, which was gaining
Roadway with startling rapidity. It
was not until several priests, all at
tired in their robes, appeared and
walked through the surging crowd i'm
ploring the people to calm themselves
that anything like order was restored.
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WOULD BAR 0RIENTAls.
ktpting Says Canada Should: Be Set
tied by English

Victoria, B. c., Oct. f..-Kudyard
Kipling, at luncheon att the Canadian
club, speaking of the, Immigration
problem of British Columbia, said the
solution was the aiding at im1nigra-
ton of people of British stock, thou
sands Of whom await an opportunity
to come to Canada's vast territory;
tho time had arrived to choose be-
tween this desired reinforcement of
national stock and the undesirable
rush of races whose instincts are sep.
arated by thousands of years. The
choice cannot be delayed-it must be
made at once
Mr.. Kiplfng will return to England
without visiting; the United States on
his present trip.