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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-08
ACQUITTED OF ASSAULT CHARGE.
Young Girl Identifies Two Negroes and
Creates Doubt-Prisoner Leaves.

Danville, Va. March AFTER trial
lasting nearly two days Herbert Step
toe was tonight found not guilty of the
charge of criminally assaulting Miss
Gladys Shelton, the 1S-year- daugh-
Ter of an Amherst county farmer. Step
toe was positively identified by the girl
as her assailant, but the fact that she
had identified another man led to the
verdict.
1t was feared that the negro might
meet with violence, so his clothes were
changed and he was slipped out of the
city by the police.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-08
Train Kills Four Greeks.

Roanoke, Va. March -Four Greeks
employed on tidewater railroad construc-
tion work, were today struck by a Nor
folk and Western freight train near
Roanoke and killed. The dead: Marcur
Lazouler. Danayetes Cartelanov, Demerte
Asenus Dageler Stoneon. The men
etepped from one train to another d-
rectly In front Of an approaching train.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-08
Hepburn's Views on Hartman.

Washington, March 7-tSpecial.)-Col.
"Pete" Hepburn. who is chairman of the
House committee OH interstate and for
eign &C mmerce, who prepared much of
the railroad rate bill that went through
Congress. has some views about T.. II.
Hartman Colonel Hepburn was a pres-
dental caller and when asked about Har
riman he said
II believe that Hartman is the living
justification of all the railroad legisIa
uon that We have enacted and all that
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-08
Announcement Made Signal fOJ
OutbuTst Of Applause
JUDGE THANKS THE JURY
mo Man Tried for Defending Sancity
of His Home Should Be Found
Guilty"-Mrs. Strother
Faints.

Culpeper, Va. March flames and
Philip srother, who have been ON trial
mere for the past two weeks, charged
with the murder of their brother-in-law.
William r. Bywaters, were today pro-
nounced not guilty by the Jury. The
twelve men who tried the case spent
an hour and thirty-two minutes in reach
ing their verdict. The court convened at
';5o O'Clock and eight minutes later the
case was In the hands of the Jury
Ihen began the most trying test of the
ordeal Of the defendants. The strain was
most apparent on the face of Philip
strother the younger defendant willis
James apparently was confident of a IA
vorable verdict. lie sat in silence, listen-
ing to the comments of his counsel and
occasionally Offered words of consolation
to his wife who sat at his side.
As the minutes sped by the situation
became more strained many in the court
room taking the delay as an unfavorable
sign for the accused. Judge Harrison
pa cd restlessly up and down the mar
row space behind his bench while tho
counsel for both sides gathered To dH-
cuss Tie meaning of what seemed TO
them a delay.
t precisely II 10 o'clock the jurymen,
preceded by Sheriff Bowersett. filed into
the court room and took their accus-
toned seats. A silence fell over the court
room as the spectatoy awaited the an
nouncement of the verdict
Gentlemen of the jury asked Deputy
Clerk Gilkers \, "haYe, you agreed upon
a "a
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-08

San Salvador, March THE representa-
tive here of the Associated Press has re-
ceived a message from Gen. Manuel Bo-
nilla, president of Honduras, from Cholu-
teca, a strongly fortified town sixty
eight miles south of Tigucupa. as fol-
lows:
cone of the Honduraen scouting parties
attacked the enemy Wednesday, at Ma
maSique in Honduras, close to the Nieara-
guam frontier, and not far from the Pa
cific ocean. The enemy was in consid-
cradle strength. The Honduraen troops
occupied three advanced positions and
compelled the enemy TO abandon the
town. The enemy was then repulsed from
the heights, suffering heavy losses and
proving an easy target. We succeeded in
capturing a large number of rifles and
a quantity of ammunition.
"The battle lasted five hours. The Hon.
duran army is most enthusiastic and
all men are eager for the order to ad-
vance
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-08
Five Republics.

San Salvador, March THE National
Assembly today decreed the republic of
Salvador to be in a state of siege. Presi-
den. Zelaya of Nicaragua has issued a
violently worded proclamation against
Honduras, Guatemala and Salvador.
Previous reports that the Honduran
troops are triumphant over the Nicara-
guans have been confirmed
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-05
SOME DONTs FOR THE Ex-
PRESS SUBSCRIBERS

DON'T pay anyone any amount with
out taking an official receipt
DON'T wait until after your month OF
quarter expires and expect month
ly or quarterly rates.
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gence, discourtesy or failure to de-
liver paper regularly as desired.
DON'T say "come back tomorrow"
knowing you'll be away or not ready.
Our time and that Of the boys is
worth money to US.
DON'T enter into any contract where
by the exchange Of papers or re-
ceipts for subscription is accepted
as pay. Such Is void.
DON'T fail to report to circulation
manager by phone or mail when
your address is changed.
DON'T tell one carrier BOY when you
wish your paper stopped. Notify
Office.
DON'T neglect TO compare our paper
and its merits. It is the best paper
here. Tell your neighbors about il
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-05
More LIaht Needed.

People are now demanding more
powerful lights. using 80 condlepower
electric lamps where a few years back
they would have been content with
eight. The reason appears to be that
The pall over our towns is increasing
in general intensity. though actual
fogs are fewer. Hence more and more
lights are being fitted In dark cor
ners
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-05

The American woman, who is very
practical person, is blind to the vir-
tues Of a thin wooden cloth for 3 tray-
cling dress, and pins her faith instead
to talfetas. A short skirt and a bolero
or a much-tucked blouse-bodice (Which
she calls 70 waist''l Of olive-green,
navy, or cigar-brown taffetas. Is al
most uniform with our American
visitors on globe-trotting intentions
don Illustrated News.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-05

There Is something irritating and
Ut the same time fascinating in the
dominance Of the note OF love in west
ern novels Few have NOT felt at some
time in their lives the responsive echo
In their own natures even to the
crudest love story; passion in some de-
gree Is universal; we are all involved
and there is no escape; hence the
novel, no matter Of what materials ii
is built up, pays tribute to the primary
law Of mans nature BY giving prece-
dence in fnality to love.-PaFsi, Rom
bay.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-05
In the MARRIAGE Ceremony.

Somewhere before the benediction
Of the marriage ceremony might be
well inserted Amiel's beautifully ca.
denced words to women facing their
great life work: Never to tire, never
to grow old; to be patient, sympa-
thetic. tender to look for the budding
flower and the opening heart; to hope
always; like God TO love always-this
Is duty Anna A. Rogers, in the At
lantic Monthly
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-05

Mr.. Stephen Gwynn has said some.
where excellently that the Irish priest
possesses the secret Of Irish life. de
does. and so entirely is the key to
it IN his possession that ! doubt il any
genius, however great, could give ar
adequate rendering Of Irish life with
out including the priest-Katherine
lyman in Fortnightly Review.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-05
Have You NosIced7

Have You noticed, said the read
er OF fiction, that It is the fashion
now to say sun up instead Of sun
riser The clippers are overtaken, the
house catches FIRE. the trains collide.
all sorts Of things happen al sun up.
Those things used to take place at
sur,ise The style in words has
changed, that's all
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-05

The horn of plenty was all right as
a conventionality Of classic art. but it
Is emblematic Of nothing in a day
when plenty has long since ceased TO
be enough Plenty, indeed. Is hope.
lessly bourgeois. Even too much un-
less * is very much TOO much, is fast
getting to lack dlstinction.-Puck
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-05

There is no doubt that milk should
Invariably be strained and refrigeF-
ated al the farm. that it should there
be canned and sealed, and that it
should be delivered sealed. The strue-
ture OF the milk can must not be neg
lected. AS usually made, even though
locked and sealed. there is ample op-
portunity for the admission OF DUST
London Hospital
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-05

A rational diet, regular meals, plenty
Of exercise In the open air eoplous
draughts Of pure water between meals.
with freqnent and regular bearthine
exercises, constitute treatment ioI
dyspepsia that viii in time enable the
dyspeptic to toss bottles and pills oui
Of the window
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-05

Boston is the greatest telephone
user in the world. according to the
annual report Of the New England
Telephone and Telegraph company
Every day in New England there is
an average Of s35.s5s telephone con.
yersations. In Boston there is a
phone for every IL persons.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-05
canada's Chief Industry.

In Canada the largest number OF
lwage-earners are engaged in log pro.
ducts They total nearly $4,000, and
their wages in 1905 amounted to over
s2l 600, 600 The total number Of
wage-earners that year was Ss1, ,4s7
whose wages averaged $1.s32. IN in
crease Of 81 per cent since 1900.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-05

We are informed that the minister
for law intends giving a dinner party
in honor Of the political offenders who
have recently been sentenced to ban
ishment The affair viii take place a
Few days before the guests have to
leave seou1.-Korean Daily News
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-05

The woman Of refined instincts viii
have nice surroundings If her abiding
place Is only a tiny room at the top
Of some tan building There will be
az indefnable air OF cleanliness. order
and comfort. combined, that viii make
one forget to look for flaws
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-05

selidenial Is the first lesson to bs
learned, and poverty Of spirit IS en-
titled to the first beatitude. The soun
dation Of all o.her graees IS laid ID
humanity Those who would bulla
high must begin Matthew Henry
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-05

20 IIIN I7INEII~I - E3I9 - =
daughter Is. Ia nine cases out Of
ten, the reflection Of her mother The
training Of the girl.of Is is shown IL.
the wcman OF so. a son may. BY con
tact with the rough world. sometimes
outlive his early nome Influences
daughter rarely does.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-05

Constable Gas Alkaif Ike approachesl
III that fellow 10 drunk and shoot.
Ing up The town / ought to jug him.
but, Of course If he's having q brain.
storm it's an fighl.-Kanaas City
Times
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-05
ORDINANCE NO. 2s4

An ordinance requiring the con-
struction Of certain improvements
upon Kansas avenue in the City Of
Chickasha in accordance with Ordi-
nance No. 256 and appointing the
the members Of the Board Of I'M
provement Of Street improvement
District No. 2 Of the City Of chicka-
sha, Indian Territory.
Whereas, there has been presented
70 this Council a petition signed By
a majority Of the property owners
whose property Is liable for assess
ment for the cost Of construction Of
the improvements specified and or
dered in Ordinance No. z56 Of the
ordinances Of the City Of Chickasha,
praying and requesting that the inn
provements specified in said ordi-
nance Be made. and praying and re-
questing that Kansas Avenue from
the West line Of Railroad Street to
the East line of the alley between
Fifth Street and Sixth Street, be i'm
proved by grading, paving, curbing
and guttering the same in the man
ner set out in said petition, and
Whereas II has been ascertained by
this Council and is hereby declared
that said petition is signed by a ma
jority Of the property owners Of
Street Improvement District No. 2
Of the City Of chickasha. Indian Ter
ritory and whose property is liable
to assessment Tor the cost Of said
improvements under and pursuant
to the Act Of Congress approved on
April 2eth., 1906, entitled, "An Act
to provide for the final disposition Of
the affairs Of the Five Civilized
Tribes IN the Indian Territory and
for other purposes and the ordi-
nance Of this city, No. PIG, Where
fore
Be it ordained by the City coun-
ell Of the City Of chickashs:
Sec. |. That the portion Of the
said street described in said petition
shall be improved in the manner sper
Gifted in said petition and ordinance
No. 256 Of this City and that A. S.
Gilkey, ]. H. Griffin and c. N. Hol-
lngsworth, an owners Of real pro
perty in said St. Improvement Dis
trict, are hereby nominated and ap-
pointed members Of the Board Of I'm.
provement Of Street Improvement
District No. 2 Of the City Of Chick
asha, Indian Territory under ans
pursuant to the provisions Of the or
dlnance no. PIC and they are in
structed to enter upon the discharge
Of sheir duties at once.
Section 2. That this ordinance
shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage, approval an'
publication.
Passed and approved this 2sth
day Of October, 1907
B. B. BRIDGES
Mayor.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-05

stlll, this statement By a southern
professor that Irish potatoes breed
malaria In the human system is not
likely to chill the ardor Of the man
who likes EN- baked, split open. with
a big dab Of butter IN the middle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-05

II ! should name the greatest dan.
ger Of childhood I would unhesitatine
ly say, Overlooking. More babies are
drowned h milk than sailors ia salt
uater-Dr Oswald.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-05

Many a man said Uncle Alien
Sparks. whe goes huslilng and bus.
ting through this world has nothing
70 show for It but a Jet Of Aarked
places on his ahins
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-05
pREgcRIPTInN WnRK

is our pride. This is the place to
have yours rightly filled. The Model
Drug Store.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-05
CONRAD BROS.


Boarder The Rsal Difficulty
with ma lou e"n olF'ue : e''s,'H'
HsshIngts 'en'ss'eo, aSeutaes' ,.s' -, ai.,
ing it is = "l7 laA,''us ~ a''' I.
It-London Answers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-05
THE CHICKASHA
IRON WORKS.

We have added New and Up-t
Date Machinery to our Plant an
are able to do any
Machine or Foundry Wort
We make q speciality of Sa b
Weights, Structural Iron Work aac
Job Work. Blacksmith Shop u
connection. See the Niy Cor
Stalk Cutter which we manufacture
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-11-26

ence all OF which were given coUr-
teous consideration. The farmers
who heard the entire address express
sed themselves as doubly repaid for
coming out and were very mucn
sratified at the meeting MI Smith
remained in the city until this morn
ing. and a number awaited themselves
OF a personal interview with him get
ting information of . special nature
Both Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Clark
were exceedingly pleased at the large
attendance at the meeting. saying
that this was the largest meeting
they had yet had and more enthus-
iasm exhibited than at any place TO
which he had gone since he had been
out on these lectures.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-11-26
PIERS ARE COMPLETED
And FIagler's Road Will Soon BE at
Knights Key.
miami Metropolis

All of the piers to the Long Key
Viaduct, the building of which is
classed as one of the greatest engi-
neering feats in the world. have been
placed, and now all remaining to
complete this monster structure that
has required more than two years of
labor and an expense of several mil
lion dollars, is the finishing of nine
arches.
With this. and the laying of the
railroad track ACROSS it. trains will be
moving southwark across the inter
vening keys to knights Key where
another and even greater piece of
work is to be encountered in the
building of another concrete viaduct
Il is now positively asserted that IN
less Unforeseen difficulties arise that
the trains will be running to knights
Key inside thirty days
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-11-26
JOHNSON FOR CHAIRMAN.
Talk of Cleveland Mayor as Successor
to Tom Taggart.

French Lick. Ind, Nov, 25.-At
the dinner given last evening by
Chairman Taggart to the members of
the Democratic National Committee,
Major Menzies, of Mount Vernon,
Ind, said:
I'VE seem to have everything ar
ranged. We have the candidate ar
ranged for; we have the platform
built; in fact, there does not seem
to be anything left for US to do or for
the future convention to do. The
man we have selected as our candi-
date, 1 believe, gentlemen, fits pre-
sent conditions, but if the conditions
change l believe the Democratic party
is big enough and strong enough to
change them. There never was but
one man as big as the Democratic
party, and he was Thomas Jefferson"
Bryan was discussed informally,
and the question of making Tom
Johnson, of Ohio, national chairman,
was talked about. 1t is said there
will not be many changes in the per-
sonnet of the next national COM
mittee
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-11-26
NATIONAL DRAINAGE CONGRESS
Now In Session In BaltimOre-PIan
To Drain All Great SWampS
of America.

Baltimore, Md, Nov. 25.-Secre-
chot. chief of the forestry service.
and F. II. Newell, director of the
government reclamation service are
among the distinguished speakers on
the program of the National Drainage
Congress opening today at Johns
Hopkins University, for a session of
three days. Delegates are here from
all the Southern. Eastern and Pacific
coast States. Senator Flint. Of Cali
fornia. the author o. the general
drainage bin, viii advocate the adOp-
1t is declared by leading delegates
that the work OF draining the swamp
lands of the nation is even more i'm
portant than the reclamation of the
arid regions, and that the congress
will use its influence TO secure large
Iy increased appropriations from the
government for this purpose.
According to statistics compiled by
officers of the congress. there are ap-
proximately SO,OOO,O0O acres of
swamp lands scattered throughout
thirty-seven States of the Union. the
reclamation of which would mean the
addition Of millions of dollars an
nually to the business interests Of
the country.
1t is pointed out that if these lands
were drained and subdivided into
4O-acre farms they would afford
homes for 2O.OOO,OOO farmers, indie
pendent of urban population when
would inevitably follow. The crop
values Of these now worthless lands,
al 50 an acre. would involve an ad-
dition OF S2.00O.0OO.0O0 yearly
These figures are considered conser-
yative 10y drainage experts. as re
claimed swamp lands are usually very
rich
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-11-26
THIRTEEN ITALIANS Persisted
IN THE FLAMES
SEVEN VICTIMS WERE CHILDREN
Found Huddled Together In a Room
On the Top Floor of the Building

New York, Nov. 25.-Thirteen
persons lost their lives and several
others were injured early today in a
tenement house fire at One Hundred
and Ninth street and Second avenue.
All of the dead were Italians. Seven
of the thirteen were children. The
bodies We're found jhuddled together
in rooms on thestop floor of the four.
story building. where the terror
stricken people had been driven by
the flames which. RUS ed up from the
lower floors. They had succumbed
before they could reach windows
which led to the fire escapes Some
had been enveloped in the flames and
burned alive. Others, overcome by
smoke, were spared the agonies of
death in the flames.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-11-26
YOUNG LADY'S SHOCKING DEATH
Killed by Engine of SeabOard Pas
Scngcr Train Near Jacksonville.
(TimeS-U Mon, 24thD

Miss Alice Mosely, the 17-year-old
daughter of +. MOsely. who resides in
this county near Marietta, was run
over and killed by an engine near
her home Friday night, the particu-
lars of the terrible accident not being
made known until YESTERDAY h.
MOsely, the father of the unfortunate
young lady, came to the city yester-
day morning and gave the first news
of the accident. According to Mr.
MOsely, his daughter, with her two
sisters ana 14-year-oId brother. left
home TO visit a friend They walked
along, laughing and singing. and had
no idea of the approaching tragedy.
When the party .Was crossing the rail
road. an engine suddenly rushed Up-
on them. and striking Miss Alice il
threw her several feet from the road
bed. killing her Instantly The other
members OF the party We're also in
jured. but none seriously. When tn
train had passed the sisters and bro
Their rushed to Miss Alice bur they
could DO no good. as she had been
killed instantly. Her body had been
horribly mangled and it was indeed
a grewsOme sight which the father OF
the unfortunate young lady described
Yesterday.
The young lady was killed by an
incoming passenger train from River
Junction, due TO arrive here at T.30
o'clock Friday night
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-11-26
AGAINST BOND ISSUE
MIR. Bryan Thinks 1t Unnecessary
Bring Out the Hoarded Money.

Washington, Nov. 21.-William
Jennings Bryan arrived here at
o'clock this morning and went at
once to the residence of COtter T.
Bride, on Capitol Hill. He was
guest this afternoon at the wedding
of Mr.. Brides daughter, and his at
tendance on the ceremony being one
of the objects OF his visit to Washing
ton. Mr. Bryan received many call
ers, and about noon he boarded
downtown street car to keep an en-
gagement for a conference with poll
teal friends
Mr.. Bryan gave out the following
statement in regard to the financial
situation.
Il do not know what the effect of
the new bond issue VIII he. but it
seems 10 me that the relief ought to
come from the other direction The
plans so far have been intended to
furnish government money 10 the
banks. whreas the most important
thing now Is to restore confidence
among the bank depositors- This
viii not only prevent Withdrawals but
secure deposits While the banks
are good and while the depositors
are not justified in being frightened,
some Gepositors are unreasonable.
and their timidiJy may embarrass the
banks. II the money that IS being
hidden and boarded can be brought
stringency will disappear at once. 1t
does no good to supply money from
the treasury if an equal or greater
amount is drawn out by depositors.