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The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-18
DENOUNCED THE PRESS
College President Uses Strong Lam
guage i'm Address

Washington, October 16. 6.-Presi-
dent Benjamin Andrews, of the Uni
versity of Nebraska, in addressing the
fall convention of the George Wash
ington University here today, bitterly
denounced what he termed malicious
and wilful misrepresentation of the
acts of public or prominent men by
the press. Hanging, he said, should
be the punishment meted out to a
proved Hbeler. None Of the business
villianies alleged to be so rife he
continued. "can compare in atrocity
with these squalid campaigns OF libel
land libelous caricaIture which recent
months have produced.
DR.. Andrews said he did not care
for the rich as SUCH but that the
pride, idleness and doubtful practices
of a few rich are no just cause for
putting all rich in the pillory. He
contended that high prices of com
modities were attributable to the toll
erance of the public rather than 20
lmonopolistic tendencies.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-18
DISSOLUTION OF OIL TRUST
attorneys for Standard Oil Prepare
Elaborate Defense
VIII be PEfseneed When Government
Concludes its Case-No Intima-
ton Given of Testimony to be In
troduced by Company-WiIliam
Rockefeller to go ON Stand.

New York. October 16.-Counsel
for the Standard Oil Company have
prepared an elaborate defense In the
governments suit for a dissolution o.
the oil conibine which they say VIII
be deTelopc~ , is entirety when the
governments 80. -ays have conc1ud-,
ed their e. 'cony. The Standards
lawyers a.-.d t1is- that they had not
sought to 1duce testimony on cross
examination Of officials and EMPLOYEES
Of the sc-called oil trust which would
refute the allegations made in the fed
eral complaint, but had deferred bring
ing out much evidence until, later
when it could be produced continuous
" and in bulk. No intimatiOn was
given OF the nature of the testimony
which counsel for the Standard said
would be brought out. A telegram was
sent to William G. Rockefeller, assist
ant treasurer of the Standard Oil COM
pany Of New Jersey, last night by
counsel of the Standard, that the gov
ernment desired him as a witness he
fore the adjournment is taken on next
Friday for q month
Frank P. Kellogg, counsel for the
United States, spent the entire day in
placing on the records statements sub
mitted by several witnesses showing
the profits made by the Standard in
various localities of the country. State
ments in the United States but in for
the Standard not only secured 1nfor-
nation concerning competitive ship
mentts in he United States but in for
eign countries.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-18

Thirty-Eight Persons Killed and aoo
Injured - Property Los s-EO .

Eo,..a. Ia on,,,ha. &c
isava H.. .,,r~oa 60. .i~ -.
lnersons ;niures os which rur,har !, :
80 ,o.;..'.I.. -.
Ii. anrrox,r,a.o1,, ego 100 .. az. -.
os,;rata = ~ sas,rno,,r. -,
- -
a. lii -.
Ilo - -, :,
"of Aiaan enploFeu IL 'AS N-'.
- ""s leaFheo To-Day that a not boA
l'o'i "nich SPARKS We're transmitted
:" Soiiie i"ose powder was IN ali prob
a"i'S the cause OF the c4taStrophe.
IHo enlpioSe whose name Is NiiHaIl
""' ana VINO Is GENEROUSLY Aur.
'' 110 ieSu1t - - ~-.'.oa-~n. Sal-:
| me eApl"SI~.- T =. sterday IN "nIca
% many IFeS ere lcS vas caused
" iooSe DoAing on the sh~it. The da%
Oeioie IniS terrible explosion happen-l
We had 10 throw water on ii when l.
oecalle 100 not. This time 1t got too
ilo' anu sent on the SHARKS that caused
the eAPIoSloh
AAotheF company of state militia ar
rived nom Indianapolis this evening
ana Immediately went into camp. The
Town Is now Under martil law, the two
companies OF state troops being in full
col'ioi'
coroner LedVitt, OF Flgo county, was
mere the entire day investigating the
cause OF the accident. The. coron"r
declares that IL Is his opinion that
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-18

Lead. s. D., October 16.-An at
:. upt to extort $4,000 from J. Grier.
.e S uager of a gold mine, under threat
LIa vynamiting his home unless the
rao,a was placed in designated
nione vas frustrated last night by the
ar-est a the alleged biackmailers' one
of whom Is a womaA7. Tne demano
for nancy and the thr> ear were mace
!. an anon NOUS Letter. Tne missive
asked that T. 'e ,aned money ~ o.. tain place
envelope and 'laceo at a CO "a .
Grier reported 1t to the poh &c anu
decoy letter was /, eft as directe0 tne w
man. Mrs. Anna \ aijas. wao ar. ,oo,
by concealed police men az she s-s
the letter and her h nS~~r 70 @-d = :
Seimbola were later aSeH ir'a %
tody. Griers house - one % lh
finest I'm South Dalkofa.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-18
CONFEDERATE VETERANS
Officers Elected at Annual State
Convention.
Especial to The Messenger

Especial to The Messenger
Raleigh, October 16.-At the annual
state convention of confederate veter-
ans Julian S. Carr was reelected ty
acclamation Maojor General: Z. -.
Carlton, w. L. London, James /. Nets
and James NJ Ray, Brigadier Generals,
Henry A. London, Adjutant General,
An invitation to hold next years meet
ing at Winston Salem In August was
accepted Chief Justice Walter clark
was rendered a memorial gift for hi3
great work, the regimental his ories,
and declining this was given rising
vote OF thanks. State AUDITOR Dixon
reported that the war department said
the North Carolina confederate rosters
were more complete than those of any
other state and that the official roster
would appear this year.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-18
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
winners i'm Marshals' Tournament
and Competitive Drills.
Especial to The Messenger


Raleigh, N. c., October 16.-The su-
preme court filed the following opin-
ions: Watson VS. A G. L. railroad,
from BERTHE, affirmed; Medlin VS. Roam
Oke Railroad and Lumber Co., from
Martin, affirmed; Boney VS. Atlantic
and North Carolina Co., from Lenoir,
no error; VIM. Allen VS. A c. L. rail-
road, from Leoir affirmed; Smith VS.
Goodwin, from Harnett, affirmed; Flow
ers VS. King, from Wayne, affirmed;
Brick VS. A. c.. T.. railroad, from Robe
son, affirmed; Oldham VS. Rieger, from
Brunswick, error; Davis and Hooks VS.
A. c. l., railroad, from Wayne, affirm
ed McCaskill VS. Walker, from Robe
son, new trial; State VS. Wolff, from
Swain, reversed; Mcdonald VS. Con-
missioners of Moore, dismissed under
Rule II.
In the state fair marshals tourna-
ment Zeb Vance Judd, Wake county S
superintendent of education, won, and
in the competitive drill of the cadet
corps of the Agricultural and Mechani-
cal college in which Captain W. F.
Moody and w. T. Whittier, of the 3rd
| regiment were judges, Company N was
the winner
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-18
PHILIPPINE ASSEMBLY
soss;'>u Formally Opened by secre-
oeesi1 Taft i'm Presence of Large
tars & People.

~er 16.-Secretary Taft
Mania octob> the Philippine as
formally opened :, +boo+ra 81 41.15
semb1y in the Nationa ,resenca of a
this morning in the / ,,;s ooanino O
large crowd Of people. In - for,,or
address MFR. Taft reiterated h rn,,;ro
statements regarding the Phi.
islands, declaring that his views =
'>ounced two years ago regarding IT,
independence of the Philippine people
were unchanged. He did not believe
that they would be fitted to govern
themselves for at least a generation,
but he added that the matter was ell
tirely in the hands of congress- The
secretary denied emphatica1ly that the
United States had any intention of dis
posing of the islands, said he had alb
solHte confidence in the FfliDinos, de
MED that he was disappointed at their
inability to legisIate conservatively and
asserted his belief that they felt their
responsibilities and Acknowledged the
necessity of supporting the American
government Mr.. Taft refrained from
making any suggestion regarding spe-
cff1c legislation on the part Of the
Philippine assembly,, but he recon-
mended that attention be paid to the
civil service
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-18

New York October 1s.-In de-
ciSon rendered today by Supreme
Court Justice Greenbaum. Attorney
General Jackson is ordered to give
Mavor Mcclellan bill oe particulars
a. Co the alleged frauds in the may
crafty election of two years ago in
1.94S election districts in Greater
New York. The attorney general. In
his complaint, alleged that there was
fraud In every district and by this de-
cislon he must give particulars.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-18

Mobile, Ala, October 16.-Papers
were filed by the National Negro Fair
Association late yesterday increasing
the capital stock from $4,000 to s25e.-
900. It is announced that the opening
of the proposed national fair is post
poned until next year. New directors
elected are Bishop L. J. Copp, OF Phil
adelphia; DR.. r.. B. Brooks, OF Jack
sonville, Fla; DIR. John Hurst, of Bal
timore, and j. A. Allen, OF New Orleans
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-18
TERRORISM IN RUSSIA
Statistics of Crime During Month OF
September

Petersburg, October 16.-The
police statistics published today re-
garding terrorism during the month
or September show that 81 persons
We're executed, that 207. including 73
officials were murdered and that f72
people were wounded In various af-
trays. The figures do not include the
casualties In the anti-Jewish riots at
Odessa. Rostova and Simferopol.
The police also report 165 attacks
made by armed men on estates. build
inEs or representatives OF the author
tiles and the discovery OF thirty-four
stores OF bombs and explosives.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-18

f.g%ik necessary. dS 1lAS a.
: ts.~ vl.h weapons which
ant,austcd without being OLD.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-18
fiHE open PULPIT"
Resolutions Passed by house
Of Deputies
OTHER MAT TTERsllfCUssfD
ChanSe in Title of Prayer Book
Considered

Deemed inexpedient by House of De-
puties To Make amy Change i'm Le-
sal Title of Church-Both Houses
DISPOSE of Considerable Routine
Business
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-18
FRANCIS JoSEPH,S
SIMPLE LIFE.

according to the Vienna cores.
pondent of the Pail Mall Gazette the
emperor Francis Joseph. who is sew.
enty-seven years old, and supposed m
De enjoying a holiday, works almost
as hard as if he were in Vienna He
Is up every morning at 5 O'clock. and
after a light breakfast of Chocolate
and gugelhupf Ia plain Vienna cake
ne walks for an hour or SO. At :
O'Clock the courier arrives from Wien.
ma with dispatches, and the Emperor
settles down to four or five hours
steady work.
The only interruption which is per.
mltted is visit from his tiny grand
children and their mother, the Arch.
duchess Marie Valerie. Sometimes
cabinet minister may arrive. in
which case he is received about II
O'Clock; but usually the Emperor
works steadily on until noon. when
some very light refreshment is served
Dinner is at 2:S0-a very small affair
the party numbering only four the
Emperor. an adjutant, the private phy
stefan and the court chaplain. Bisnon
Mayer. His Majesty eats very little
and talks great deal. the converse
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-18
RAMES THE GREAT q.
WAS GREAT FAKER 4
O O O O O O Q @ 9 Q A%AAA.

Psychologists claim they have dis.
covered that Rames EskeO was a
fraud and that he is not entitled 10
the appellatio nof Great which his.
torians have given him. Recent ey.
plorations, it is stated. have devel.
oped the fact that the many temple,
and monuments bearing his name
and therefore supposed to be his
work, existed. a thousand years be.
fore him. Tho explorers believe the
king was vain and caused his nam,
to be cut everywhere.
Prof. Neville, one of the official 81
plorers. OF antiquities in Egypt. had
this to say about Rames Eskeo:
THE more we discover about
Rames the more convinced We ara
that he was a fraud. He was no'
great in any way, but his vanity va!
colossal To satisfy this he conceived
the occasion of causing his name 70
be inscribed on every temple statue
and monument that he imagined
would stand the test CT time The
plan succeeded only too well for
many years. In consequence Of II
explorers unite in deciding that h5
must have been a great king Now
we are beginning to find him ont
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-18
DID THE BISHOP
REALLY MEAN IT?

An elderly bishop, a bachelor. who
was very fastidious about his toilet
was especially fond of his bath and
requested particular care of his tub
from the maid.
When about to leave town one day
he gave strict orders to the house
maid about his "bawth-tub" and said
that no one was to allowed the use
OF 1t.
Alas. the temptation grew on the
girl and she took plunge.
The bishop returned UNEXPECTEDLY
and finding traces of the recent stolen
bath, questioned the maid so closely
that she had to confess that she was
the culprit, and was very sorry
Il hope you do not think it a sin.
Bishop" asked Mary in tears.
Eyeing her sternly, he said: Mary.
your using my tub is not a sin. but
what distresses me most is that you
would do anything behind my back
that you would not do before mt
face. Ladies' Home Journal
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-18
REAL CRISIS
IN AMERICA
New York Capitalist. Fears
Roosevelt VIII Get
Lie Tenure.

A cable to the world from Paris
says:
There is a crisis approaching in
the United States said Solomon r.
Guggenheim of New York, today. IF
President Roosevelt can be reelected
attempts will be made to assure him
a permanent tenure of that Office.
The consequence of so great a depar-
ture from American and republican
tradition are too great and far-reach-
ing to be estimated"
Mr.. Guggenheim S remarks, even II
dropped in a casual interview on a
sojourn abroad, are worthy the closest
attention. He is a representative of
one of the most important business
interests of the United States.
Indeed, next to the Rockefeller
group, there is probably nowhere in
America as vast an aggregation of
family wealth as that which is held
by the Guggenhefm brothers.
I'VE do not care to walk to wealth
over the graves of other men," said
one of the Guggenheim's recently, ex-
planning their policy of keeping faith
with investors who join them. The
brothers work in harmony together
and have great faith in the mineral
wealth from which their unaceount-
able income in derived.
Broadly speaking said Mr. Gug-
genheim today, there are now three
political parties in the United States
One, of course, will place William
Jennings Bryan in the field for the
presidency. The second IS now in
favor of Secretary Taft to head the
republican party as the candidate TO
succeed Mr.. Roosevelt. But there is
still a strong third-term party for
Roosevelt in spite of his announced
determination not TO run again.
AS / have said, If Mr.. Roosevelt
can be prevailed upon 70 run, and II
he is elected, there is a strong indi-
cation that endeavor will be made
to keep him in the presidency for
life.
This may seem to be a revolution
airy sort Of tale for a business man
to indulge, but look at the way things
are going now in our democratic
country. The changes in the ordinary
customs of life at the White House
within the past five years will serve
serve very well to illustrate what |
mean. They show a very great and
pronounced tendency to form our
morals on the style which prevails
IN European capitals and courts.
For Instance, look at the last
Fourth OF July reception at the house
Of our ambassador in London. For
the first time in the history of our
diplomatic iintercourse with foreign |
nations the ambassador sent out IN |
Y1tations to this function, the invita- |
lions being limited strictly to Ameri- |
can ciizens who were admitted only
by presenting cards.
{ AT the White House there seems |
to be a rapidly growing tendency to |
make the SOCIAL life more and more
ike that of royal court.
THE fact is that many members OF |
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-18
Don't Get Angry;
It's Better Not To.

To vets and drys alike, The Journal
would say: Don't get mad Nothing
can be gained by it, and the man or
woman who starts the local campaign
by getting angry is going to have a
mighty unpleasant time for the next
six weeks, and make it unpleasant
for friends.
Than wet or dry campaign, moth
ing is more apt to arouse wrath
when discussion is conducted on lines
other than those of the utmost cour-
tesy, and it is our hope that a vast
majority of the men and women of
Escambia county will be able to talk
without losing their tempers, and to
debate without quarreling.
We won't be surprised If they
don't, and yet it is not necessary, even
though the average of human expert
ence with prohibition campaigns jus
titles the warning that we utter to-
day as a prayer: Don't get mad"
No man is justified in denouncing
another simply because their views
are divergent, and neither side can
win votes by invective, while petty
impeachment of the motives of each
other can serve only to create ill
feelings, which may easily last many
years.
1t is settled that the election is to
be held. The campaign is already on.
1t is already the staple conversation
of homes. of clubs and of casual meet
ings of frienGs and acquaintance. AS
the days pass, these discussions will
become more and more intense, and
the importance of the issue, which
ever side one espouse, will become
more and more pressing.
Each side claims that the weight
of logical fact is that way. Then let
each side, and each man and woman
on each side, cOnfine discussion to
calm discourse. SO that, go the cleo
ton whichever way it may, sacred
ties of personal friendship will not
be strained, and the community be
not left, when the election is over,
full of feelings of resentment.
Thus far, the vets and drys have
each shown a singularly courteous
consideration for the viewpoints of
the other. This is vastly to the cred
it of the community. May the credit
be not lessened as the campaign
grows older.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-18
One Phase Of
The Labor Situation.

Maine wants men in its hayfields
to save the crops. Kansas wants men
to gather up its corn. The wheat belt
of the middle West wants harvesters.
Farmers Of New York state, want help.
Here in the South are opportunities
for remunerative employment on every
hand.
In Canada aud in Mexico great
railroad-building projects are under
way. In Panama there is the canal
to dig. New York has gigantic rail-
way terminals to construct, and there
will be presently work on the new
aQueduct and on new subways. Every
where in the land industrial wheels
turn without ceasing.
The facts lead an expert at Wash
ington TO reflect that there are not
enough workers to do the worlds
work; that ''the worlds labor market
is wholly unable to supply the de-
mand."
In so far as this conclusion fits the
case in America it is not because
there are not enough men able to toll,
but because so many of them are not
where the calls are and so many
others want to do something different
from the work that offers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-18
4 WIRELESS
ON THE BACK
Portable Outfit Which Man
Can Carry About Is
the Very Latest.

The Berlin correspondent of the
London Express says:
A German engineer named Heinicke
has invented a system OF wireless tel
egraphy for short-distance service
which can be transported from point
to point with remarkable ease and
rapidity
1t is expected that the system will
come into general use in connection
with military accommodating opera
tons, naval landing parties and other
purposes. .-.
Negotiations have been begun for
the installation of the system on the
trains of one of the principal railway
companies in the United States.
American railway travellers will thus
be able in the near future to trans
act Geographic business during their
Journeys by transmitting messages to
receiving stations along the line.
The transmitting and receiving ap-
paratus are both fitted in one small
case, with a weight of approximately
forty pounds, which can thus be car
ried on a mans back. The weight of
the pole for the wires and other ac-
cessories is approximately 100 pounds
so that an entire station weighs APP
proximately 40 pounds.
A station can be moved from place
to place by three men, and five men
are able to erect it ready for use in
eight minutes. The, cost of a sta
ton is 800 pounds, and the range of
communication about twenty-five
miles The smallest portable wireless
teIegraphy station hitherto IN use is
so much heavier that twelve men are
reuJlired to carry it's different DartS
while its cost exceeds 500 pounds
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-18
Suspension of SawmiIIs.

Suspension Of SawniiIs.
The Democrat has it from author.
Ivy or the most reliable character
that the shutdown of a number of
sawmils in this state on the first OF
the month, in accordance withTS the
previously announced purpose Ok the
Georgia-Florida Sawmill Association.
was not for the purpose of ARBITRARILY
and unfairly raising the price oFlum-
Der by shutting off the supplf. as
many people conjectured. TheSmill
owners in the cases brought to our
attention were confronted by situa-
ton in which they were compelled to
decide upon running at a loss or no
profit at all or suspending operations.
1t was not question of increased
profit with them, but of saving them
selves from actual loss, and under
such circumstances their action in
shutting down cannot be condemned.
They had plenty of orders, but the pre-
VaiIing price for lumber would not
permit them to fill them eycept at a
loss. 1t is hoped that with Il months
suspension the rise in price which
may naturally be expected to result
will enable these mills to again cut
lumber at a fair profit.-Live Oak
Democrat.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-18

Entirely nude and raving maniac,
Rhoda Thomas, a negress, small Of
statue but of powerful strength, as
arrested on East Hill at o'clock
this morning by Capt. Daw and a
squad of officers.
The woman was found wandering
on the street and when put under ar
rest made all kinds of trouble for the
officers, who were assisted by two
negro men. The woman is no
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-18
Mute and Insane Woman
\ PLACED in Police JAN

stranger to the police depsrtns,.
having been in the tolls before 81
is known to be addicted to the n.s
of cocaine and her condition I ass
night is expected to be traced 70 :"
over indulgence of that drug. -
The woman fought like 4 da,,..
and it was necessary TO bind h..
with ropes before she could be al.
to the station, where she was IoctsS
up in a cell where she could do he.
self no injury.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-18

ton ranging over an immense variety
OF subjects horeign guests. indaaS
are frequently surprised az the En-.
perors vivacity and the extent of his
knowledge
me afternoon is frequently spent
IN shooting expedition, railing which
the sovereign takes a short walk. At
O'Clock very light supper is
served, and then. after hearing a lit
Tie operate music, his Majesty goes
N he'd never much after 8. Living so
simply and keeping such early hours
there would seem to be every reason
Tor believing that the venerated mon
arch may see several more birthdays