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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17
LAW SHIELDS DAVIS
INNOCENT OF FIRST DEGREE
MURDER UNDER STATUTE.
MRS. RICE CAN Be HELD As PRINCIPAL
Peculiar Legal Aspect 10 Developed
in Omaha's Mysterious
Tragedy.

Omaha, Neb.-Wiih the approach
Of the preliminary hearing OF
Charles Edward Davis, held IN on.
nectiOn with the death of DR.. Fredcr.
lex 7. Rustin. peculiar legal phases of
the case are being discussed Monday.
Mrs. abb. Is. Rice. upOn her "
statement, II is asserted by certain
lawyers. Is guilty Of first degree muir.
der, although sh. had nc reason TO de-.
sire the physicians death, and was not
near him when he died. Davis can
not be punished. thes" lawyers say, al
though II may be proven that he fired
The shot which ended Rustin's life,
wiihOn, the prompting of Mrs. Rice
or any other person nov alive.
II IL the provision Of ia" Nebraska
law which produces this situation.
This law defines a murderer as a man
who Kills "~dclibcratciy and with pre-
meditation" on "purpOScly and malic.
iously without dolibcralion % pr"mcd.
italiOn.' Granddaughter Is described
az Staying "wiflOu, malice, either
upon sudden quarrel or un%inirnlior.
ally"
II the evidence in the case, which
points that Davis killed Or. Rustin on
IN" doctors solicitation so tina, no
signs Of suicide could be found, is
borne out, Davis can be- held only as
th" instrument Of death while N"s.
Rice. who has admitted sh" mad" a
suicid" pact with III" physician and
did not carry II nut b"Caus" her n"rv"
failed her. is guilty, under III" Ne.
gree
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17
Son Is Not Alarmed.

Portland, Ore.-Iiarry -. Lit of
this city Is not alarmed over
the reported disappearance OF his
mother In Paris, Recent letters from
Paris told OF the enjoyable trip Mrs,
Lit war having, and there was no In.
dicati0n In them that she was not In
good health. He says that had there
been occasion for alarm he would
have heard OF II through the American
Express company, with which he is In.
close touch.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17
STOPS RIDE.
Sudden Order From Gen. Thomas at
Denver Sends Exile Back &c Duty.

II%uachlcn. Ariz. - Cob. VIM. r..
th" abandoned Fort Grant by officials
Of the war department, will not max"
Tia" nin"ty-milo riding test ordered for
all high officers. Stewart has been
here" for several days awaiting orders
He received "A tcrs" order Monday
from Gen. Thomas at Denver, TO re.
turn 10 duty at once" This ~ he
must go back to Fort Grant without
taking the ride,
sudden change in orders. Col. Stew.
art will start for Fort Grant W"dnes.
dav.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17
"FRATS" FIGHT SCHOOL uOARD.
Boys and Girls Garry War Into
Courts.

Chicago, III go Th" fight which
tn" fraternity boys and sorority girls
Of Chicago high schools, ar" wasing
against Nh" Board OF Education. If
Scnrdulrd TO r"acu the civil courts
Monday. TIL" situation Is cOmplicat
cd, as tn" only pupils actually srIs
pended ar" til" fiftyiwO from tn"
Iiyd" Park school, and II waS pOin,
ed Out that AN order restraining thc
Hoard Of Education from snsp"ndInp
them for failur" 10 civ" up their
societies would be Of no avail .
that they AZ" already ont.
Orders nave been issued 10 The
various school sup"riHt"ndcnrs 10 not
admit students who r"fl.S" to slgn
anti society pledges. and - all IN" bet
ligrr"nls stand fast Their" viii BE-
nearly 200 students barred from INC
schools Monday morning.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17
.',BoR CASE POSTPONED.
Contempt Charges VIII Not be Heard
for Two Weeks.

WashinGtOn.-Tho legal proceed.
lhtS against Precedent Samuel
GOmp"r5 secretary Frank Morrison
and John Mitchell Of the American
Federation of Labor. in which thry
wrr" charged with contempt OF the
Columbia, on account Of acts and nj.
irlanc"s apropos OF the judgement OF
that court directing them to cease
publishing tho name of the Buck
stove and Range company in their
We don't patrOniz"" list. wcrt
virtually postponed for two weeks
after a brief hearing Wednesday
Justice GoulG OF the supreme court
presided.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17
Another New Orleans Shortage.

Sew Orleans. - CHIEF tlcrh Tuja.
su", Z" the Sew Orleans city
t~l"asuI"r'a office, was placed in IN"
parish prison Thursday night on n
charge Of having cmbczz!cd about
s3O,0o0 IN city funds. Tujagu" was
former city comptroller. a brother Of
the accused men deposited $1,000 in
currency with the city treasurer some
time & 10 cover any shortage. acct.
dental or Otherwise, that might exist
but Mayor H"hrman placed the matter
In the hands o. the district attorney AZ
o o as expert accountants made their
report.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17
1.-THE PALE GIRL"
Did Not Know Coffee Was the Cause.

In cold weather some people think
a cup OF hot coffee good to help keep
warm. so IL is-for a short time but
the drug-caffcinG-acts on the heart
10 weaken the circulation and the re-
action is to cails" more chillincss.
There Is "A hot wholesome drink
which a OAK. girl found after a time.
makes the blood warm and the heart
strong.
She sayG:
Having lived for five years In N.
OAK, | have used considerable coffee
owing TO the cold climate. As n re.
suit | had a dull headache regularly,
suffered from indigestion, and had no
life In me.
Il was known as the pale girl and
people thought | a just weakly.
became very nervous, never knew
what 1t was to be real well. Took med
icine but 1t seemed to do any
good.
Since being married my husband
and ] both have thought coffee was
harming ns and We would out, only TO
begin again. although we felt 1t was
the same az poison 10 us.
"rhcn We got some Postum. Well,
the effect was really wonderful. My
complexion Is clear now, headache
gone, and l have a great deal OF ca
ergy ! had v known while drink
Ing coffee.
81 haven't been troubled with indl-
gcsiion since using Postum. am not
nervous, ard need no medicine. We
have a little girl and boy who both
love Postum and thrive on 1t and
Grape-Nuis."
"There's a RcasIS."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read. The Road to Well.
ville," In pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
n appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
J interest,"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17
ALBERT A BANK RUPT.
Danish King is Rumored Among the
Creditors.

Copenhae"n-M. Albrrti the "N
minister OF @jusiic" who Is under
aII"sl her" changed with EXTENSIVE"
fraud Thursday filed a declaration Of
bauI rrLtry. II f. believed thar his
Who'll" "siai" will no, realize nor"
than $500, OO".
II is rumOr"d that King FI"drli ch
IL among tn" creditors. having invest.
ed yl0O,0 600 in ia" savings bank Of
j. said TO be deeply affected, having
placed the greatest confidence in Al,
brrri's integrity. The foreign diplO
mats have lent long reports % The
affair 10 their governments.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17

Albany, \. Y.-Any attempt to
take Harry X. Thaw from the
Duchess county jail at POughkcep3ie
10 Pi'tsburg or any p%ointOutsidc
the state VIII he opposed By the
stat" commission in lnnary. Dr..
Albert " Ferris, president Of the com.
mission returned Thursday from a
long European trip and announced
the position the commission would
take regarding the order Of Referee
Blair Of P%ittsburg. that Thaw shall be
taken to Pennsylvania to be examined
in bankruptcy proceedings instituted
In his behalf.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17

when the tackles OF the battleship
fleet come sailing home again they
viii get a welcome worthy Of the DC.
casion. The announcement OF the
plan to have n grand naval review as
n fitting display In honor Of the ships.
the officers and the men who have
reflected such credit upon the Ameri.
can name Will be most satisfactory
10 everybody except the man with the
chronic Crouch"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17
Two Die In q Wreck,

Sandusky, Onio.-TwO colOred mer
were killed. another vas injured
and q white man IL missing
IA the result OF Il wreck on the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern railroad
which made kindling wood OF fourteen
freight cars. between Huron and Yer
million early Sunday. The four were
riding In v freight car from Clsyelanc
10 Toledo
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17
viii Appeal Hepburn Case.

Washington, ID. e. Attorney
General Bonaparte Monday ordered
an appeal TO be taken 10 tn" supreme
court Of the United States from the
recent decision from the court OF ap
peals at Philadelphia, I'm declaring the
commodity clause In the Hepburn act,
unconstitutional. Special Counsel l.
A. Wilmer is to prepare the brief. II
will be presented TO the Supreme court
early In the October term.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17
Marine Insurance.

Marine INSURANCE" Is til" oldest kind
Of modern insurance. Its principles
were first employed in the fourteenth
century By the merchants Of BARGE.
Iona, IN Spain, when that city was
III" capital Cf the Kingdom ~ Cata'
lOnia and when It's hardy mariners
were second to none in the world.
About the sam" time, and also at
barcelona. the famous code OF mari.
time laws known as the consulate
DEF mar was promulgated. which Is
the foundation Of the present shipping
laws OF every country.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17
4 Revised Version.

A poet who has been known to tell
the truth rccOuntS this story OF his
little daughter:
Her mother overheard her "xpound,
ing tn" origin Of tn" s"x to her family
Of dolls.
You SEQ, childrcn,' she said,
adam was Il man all alone and was
very lonely. 50 God put him to sleep,
took his brains on, and made a mics
lady OF them. ILLUSTRATED Bits.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17
Kansas on Way to Rejoin Fleet.

M"lbourne.-The battieship Kansas
and the supply ship Culgoa, which
we're left behind when the Ameri,
can fleet sailed for Albany Sat.
nrday TO await the American mail and
pick up struggling sailors, sailed
Thursday to rejoin the fleet. Nearly
100 OF the American sailors are still
~unaccounted for and 1t IL believed they
deserted with the idea Of trying their
fortunes here.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17
Bouuht Crusoe's FireIock.

Hulda -. White Of Philadelphia has
purchased the 1irclOck used by Al
exand"r Sclklrk, Defo"'s original Rob.
insOn Crlsoe on the island Of Juan
Fernandez, at "A sale in Edinburgh.
The relic has an authentic pedigree.
and for a long time was in the pos.
session OF SclkiIk's relatives in Fife.
shire, Scotland. The price paid for
the gun was $lG0.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17

Geneva. The congress OF the inter.
national White Cross association
which is In cession here for the
purpose OF considering the matter OF
food adnli"ration, today drew up de.
finitions OF what should constitute
pure milk, butter, oleomargarinc and
other food products.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17
Shower OF SULPHUR.

Charolies, a small town 30 miles from
Macon, in France, has recently been
visited by a shower OF sulphur. Tho
and ponds were covered with Il yellow
dust, and for sOmc time the peasants
In the fields were troubled by a sui
phur0ns biting OdOr which made
breathing difficult.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17
Denied He Had q wife,

New York. y. Y - Lieutenant
Guy Wyman. Eleventh United States
cavalry, who was court martiaIed on
Governors Island last week, for Ger.
tifying that he was q single man when
he had IA wife In Huntsville. Tenn ,
has been acquitted and restored TO
duty with the Eleventh cavalry.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17
Baseball Kills 4.Year.Old Bow.

Springfield, Mo.-Wh"n watching
a game OF baseball three miles
northwest Of Fordland. Webster
county, Sunday afternoon, a 4.year-old
o OF ]. c. Burdett, a farmer. was
struck below the heart by a ball and
Instantly killed.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17

About twice the height OF the
Washington monument and "A feet
higher than the Einel Tower will be-
the altitude OF the ball on the flag.
pole Of IA proposed new insurance
building In New York-the building
itself to be 800 feet. or more than four
times the height OF Bunker mn monu
tnant
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17

An impression IL gaining ground
that "A Chicago college professor Is not
considered "A success unless he says
something that would sound down.
right nOnscnsical AZ coming from the
average intellect.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17
That Proved II.

Ella-DOn't you think Bella q very
sort Of girl?
Stclla-Certainly; she's had neither
appendicitis nor nervous prostratiou.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17

According to Humane Officer Ware.
1G.425 women have been beaten by
Toledo husbands In the last 10 years.
During the same period three times
as many Cleveland women. declares
the Leader OF that city, have been
presented with diamond rings and
Icalgkiu coats.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17

A JDycar-old Connecticut man com
mittcd suicide because he didn't want
10 live 10 be IA hundred. Some people
have such a morbid fear Of their per.
Sonal habits -Bm0kiDg, drinking, etc.
getting into the Sunday papers.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17

tn" shah II reported To have sus.
pended III" Persian constitution. Per.
haps h." thinks that this Is the only
way IN which j." al now attract AZ.
tcufiOu.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17

West Sew Y'rk, y. j., Is in hard
luck. il has no money to buy feed
for the horses in It's fire department,
and, In fact. still owe for the horses.
ffiy.p
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17

Chicago IS opposed 10 b" - ycars
old. il Is no m"r" compliment 10 say
that she toes not look her ag" IIuw
ever, she will be just a. fresh and
Lively when she Is twIc" hor present
age.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17

An - scar old husband in Sew York
has been having serious trouble with
his second Wli" Probably she refused
10 jet him rlay with the other boys in
lhr nrIghhnrhnNh.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17

The ownrrs # skyscrapers seem to
entertain IA" idea that the windows
H"r" made 70 b" seer through. This
proves them 10 be frank id"alists.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17

Sow Zealand l. a great sociOlogi.
cal laboratory. but Ia her advertise.
mcnts strict accuracy IL not con
sidcr"d essential, il would seem.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17

The speed ciaz" - a pathological
condition known AS "~lOcOmOtOr ma.
mia, say, Il French sayaut. The pU-
lIcr know Of 8 fine lit'l" cure for that
complaint.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17

II Is Il very sad day for all the hpys
chimes IN IN" rear Of IN" wOudslrl,
and as yet haven't got them 50 tract.
able that they will leave The earth.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17

a man named Wind won $4,000 IN
a Panama lottery, and. Of course.
blew II all in inside Of a week.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17

age has not set been reached IL New
York's crusade against horse thieves.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17

A Colorado cow IT, got married the
other day and the license bore the
number 1913. Their divorce papers
VIII probably b" marked 1923.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17

The French simply can not under
stand Wilbur Wright. He must talE
with his hands still.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17

The worst one al say Of Auckland
ia that II H. absolutely all right.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17

''hprus girls gain wisdom with
age ahF, tho Ja~cksOn.iIl" Times
I mon. That can't be true. or ON :"
"i th'n would b." ia" wiso,' p"up'"
ON earth Which they ar'.if.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17

4 Washington couple have had the
union label printed on their wedding
INVITATIONS. Does that make the walk.
ing drlnga," tho best man?
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-17
w. w. kINloc1, Publisher.

VERSAILLES, MISSOURI.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-03
SPORT S
COLOR Line RIDDLE
IN FISTIC WORLD

SAN FRANCISCO, September "a
Why do the fighters of the present day
draw the color line?
That is the question that has been the
topic of conversation among the sport
ing men about town for some time
past.
Is it because the present crop of col
ored boxers are too tough, or is it be-
cause the top-notch white pugilists are
afraid of them?
To begin with, Jack Johnson has
proven himself to be the premier of
heavyweight division since the retire.
ment of Jim Jeffries. He has met and
easily beaten all the pugilists who have
been pitted against him. He has been
haunting the footsteps of Tommy
Burns, claimant of the heavyweight
title, for a couple of years past, but
Burns has always sidestepped him and
to this day has shown no inclination to
meet him.
Why?
1t surely appears that he is of the
opinion that Johnson is too tough for
him. Do you think Burns would be
letting the big purses that have been
offered him to meet the colored boxer
go by if he did not think too much of
him? Not much. But some day he
will no doubt be forced to meet John
son to clinch his claim to the title.
Sam Langford is the other dark secret
that has been haunting the trail of-Bill
Papke, Stanley Ketcnel and the other
middleweights of the present day. He
also wants to take on any OF the
heavyweights who care to box him, AL
though he can do a much lighter
weight than any of the above-named
pugilists, like Johnson, they give him
the go-by and depend on the old color
line to avoid him.
Langford has proven conclusively
that he is one of the hardest of the big
men now fighting, and before Papke
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-03

or Ketchel or any of the middles can
claim the title they will be asked to
take on the colored demon.
1t is strange, but the present crop
of pugilists does not take kindly to
boxing negroes, but when asked can
give no good excuse for avoiding them.
They simply draw the color line, that's
all, or they bring out the "old bull
that they had promised their mother
or father that they would never box
a colored man, or that their manager
won't let them.
Look up the records of the old-timers
and see if they avoided colored men,
whether tough or easy. Look at Kid
Lavigne, Tommy Tracy, Dan Creedon,
Mysterious" Billy Smith, Solly Smith,
Oscar Gardner, Terry McGovern, Jim
Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons and hun
dreds of others, did they draw the color
line? You bet not They did not care
whether their opponent was black,
white, yellow or tan, they took him on.
There was no sidestepping like the
fighters of today subject themselves to,
They were ready to sign at a moments
notice.
Why don't some of these so-called
champions take on these colored men
and prove, once and for all time, that
they do not class with the white man
in the fistic game. Look at Nelson. He
wanted that lightweight championship
title badly and he got it. He took on
Joe Cans, who was probably feared
more in the light and welter division
than either Johnson or Langford are
in their respective classes. He fought
Cans and beat him decisively and now
has clear claim to the championship.
Burns and Papke will be called upon
to defend the tiles hey claim before
many moons have passed, and until
they have defeated these two ringsters
they will not be considered the pre-
miers in their divisions.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-03
BARRIERS BETWEEN THE EAST
AND THE WEST.

DR.. De Forests address in Seattle
before a select group of the leading
men of that city at a dinner given in
his honor so captivated his auditors
that he round himself a center of at
traction on the Tenyo Maru with the
Chamber of Commerce delegates.
They pressed him into service twice
on the way to Honolulu, the social
room being crowded to listen to the
two lectures which they persuaded
him to deliver The Cabinet of Cen
trail Union church is happy to an
nounce a mass meeting for tomorrow
evening at 1880. Special music. A
hearty welcome to all.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-03
DIR. WADMAN
AT TACOMA
SUPERINTENDENT OF METHODIST
MISSIONS IN HAWAII GIVES ADJ
DRESS AT TACOMA MEETING.

In the Tacoma Ledger of September
II is the report of a large Methodist
missionary meeting in connection with
the conference there, from which the
following is taken:
'Ha-wi-hee," Uncle Sans latest ac-
QUESTION, known better to the Ameri-
cans when spelled Hawaii, was made
such an attractive place by the word
painting of Rev. DR.. j. w. Wadman,
superintendent Of the Hawaiian mis-
sion, at this meeting, that half of the
audience was impelled to pull up stakes
at once and move to the island-the
ministers to teach the gospel and the
laity to live in such a beautiful place.
DR.. Wadman has spent the past four
teen years on the islands and has fallen
in love with the place, the people and
his work there. His enthusiasm is so
genuine 1t is contagious. This con-
ference, by the way, is the first DR..
Wadman has been permitted to attend
in twenty years, his whole time having
been devoted to missionary work.
81 come from the hub of the universe,
/ the halfway station between every
place worth mentioning and the cross
road of the Pacific said DR.. Wadman
"It is the most beautiful land in the
world, has the finest climate and the
greatest school system. The school
children are the most cosmopolitan Of
any in the world, of all colors and ages
and all are learning to love American
institutions.
missionary work began in the islands
in 1920, when band of missionaries
from Boston sailed from San Francisco
and undertook the task of teaching the
heather the gospel of Christ In spite
of the obstacles, these missionaries
achieved the greatest victory in the an
nails of history. Titus Coan, their
leader, alone baptized 10000 natives"
DR.. Wadman here made an allusoin of
the withdrawal of the American Board
from the islands, which he considered
was mistake, adding:
For, with the advent of civilization,
came the concomitant evils, whisky and
the like, and the natives relapsed into
wickedness, though they did not re-
turn to their idols and heathenish
practices. Captain Cook estimated the
population of the island at 100000
when he discovered it in 1776; the first
missionaries placed the figure at 1885,
900, while today there are scarcely 3d.
OOO Every effort is being made to
keep the race alive, though the only
hope now lies in intermarriage."
DR.. Wadman told of the great work
being done by the Susannah Wesley
home, an institution supported largely
by the women's missionary societies
whose object it is to help and protect
women who come to hawaii from all
nations.
The addresses of DR.. Wadman and
DR.. Smythe were received with the
closest attention by the largest au-
idience which has filled Epworth
church since the opening of the Puget
Sound conference. Rev. w. T. Randall
presided. The male chorus of the
First Methodist church led in the sing
ing and sang an anthem.