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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-15
ACTIVE WORK OUTLINED

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NEW YORK, Mar. A. Plans for
active work were outlined yesterday
BY committees Of the newly organized
New York Women's Branch Of the
National Civic Federation at meet
ings attended by women prominent
in the social world who have enroll
ed themselves among the active
workers. Factory conditions are to
be investigated by special committees
appointed yesterday. Ten days will
be spent by the society women in
visiting industrial establishments as
we'll as places OF government employ
ment, such as Governors Island and
the custom house to find out what
has been done and what is needed for
bettering the workers environment.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-15
STOCK MARKET UNSTEADY.

NEW, YORK, Mar. IA The rise
in prices which was gathering force
in the hesitating fluctuations Of last
week, made its appearance this week
with considerable increase Of anima-
tion in the trading. Belief that the
contraction in industrial and business
activity had reached its limits, The
situation, ripe for improvement was
the basis factor in the movement. 1t
was fostered by various rumors, some
vague and some circumstantial. Re-
ports OF the intended permission by
the interstate commerce commission
fos an advance in freight rates by the
railroads, with view to prevent the
need OF wage cuts, was a central fac
tor in the weeks market. Constant
digestion Of profits kept the advane-
ing tendency irregular and unsettled.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-15
Pastor who Eloped With Young
Woman Ask Help.
STRUGGLE OF LIFE TOO MUCH
I'VE Are Different From the Others"
Said Cooke, I'VE Cannot Ask
Friends to Help us, Because we
Threw Aside Friends; I'm Just Tired

SAN FRANCISCO, March a.
Jcre X. Cooke, the deposited pastor OF
the Episcopal Church at Hampstead,
L. l.. who elopcd with Floretta
Whaley, about year ago, and who il
Is said, telcgraphed yesterday to Mrs,
Kczieh Whaley, the girls grandmoth'
or for help, and that he and family
were i'll and destitute, were located
in this city last April, The, couple
were found living in suite OF room:
on Masonic avenue. well to all ap'
pcaranccs, and with comfortable
surroundings.
The baby alone looked pale ant
peaked but the parents attributed
this 10 the hot weather.
In an interview the former rector
admitted that he had telegraphed ioi
help, and admitted that the struggl,
OF life had been too much for him
and that he had made a failure o.
everything.
"We are different from the Others
said Cooke, I'VE cannot ask friends tc
help us, because we threw aside
friends, We laughed at the world
and the world will laugh at us. Late
" | have begun to realize that nc
man, however strong he may or how
ever great may be his incentive, car
not buck the world, II is older thar
us and stronger"
In reply to the question; You are
comfortable and seemingly have al
you want" he said, 1T is not mat
ter Of material comfort its the knowl
edge that one Is an outcast. 1t is the
understanding that to the kint
hearted you are an object Of charit'
able curiosity and to the others just
a simple cad. These are things which
no man can fight and am just tired
Cooke has some friends who say thai
as son as it is known that he is II
want there will be no trouble abou
his getting everything that he needs
They say that il is only by reason ol
the fact that he has not told any on,
Of his straits that he Is in trouble.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-15

NEW ORLEANS March i4--J.
l., Kavanaugh. wealthy lumberman
OF Davenport. Iowa, reported to inc
police today that he had been hseced
out OF $37,soo by q gang in New Or
leans which posed as representatives
Of Il prominen, sporting club kav
anaugh says that while travelling IN
the middle west he was approached
by man who told him that there
was n crowd OF wealthy men ~ New
Orleans who were willing 70 risk all
they had on wrestler here, but he
knew a man named Marsh, iron
Seattle. who could throw the New
Orleans wrestler and that opporsu
nifty presented TO make q 10, Of money
Rayanaugh says that he met. by ap
pointment, several well groomed mer
who said they had a wrestler nameo
German who could beat the world
A match was arranged and kayan'
augh bet S37 500 on Marsh, The match
was held in secret. Marsh won thu
frs, fall but when the the men wen
10 the mat the second time Marsl
suddenly began bleeding at the nose
A man who said he was doctor de
ciared that March was dying and ad
vised Kayanaugh to get out OF tow
II he did not want to be arrested.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-15
FAVORABLE REPORT.

SAN FRANCISCO, March l4.--lt
was officially stated yesterday that
unless some new infection appears
DR.. Rupert Blues report to the fed
eral government regarding the plague
situation will be favorable one.
The report indicates also that the
imminent threat Of plague has been
successfully dehed. All danger is-hot
past, but the authorities have the
situation so well in hand that by con-
tinuing the sanitation work they viii
be able to stamp out every trace Of
infection.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-15
FAST TINE ON TRACK.

NEW ORLEANS, March a.
Meelick, who has just arrived from
Pacific Coast and almost dcspised in
the betting won th Cassie $4,000
Crescent City derby today and at the
same time broke the track record at
i distance of is miles. A big and
brilliant audience pinned its faith on
Chepultepec at to ; n the betting.
Time was Isl As, rs Of second
under the track record. In the bet
ting Meelick opened at 4 to and
was backed down to 8 to !.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-15
IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE.

CHICAGO, March n. ~ Imprison-
mcnt for life was the verdict OF the
jury yesterday that tried Howard
Steele, colored, convicted Of attack
ing Mabel Miller, II years old, near
her home last December Steele was
identified by the girl She said that
he struck her and left her unconscious
in the snow. A neighbor found her
and took her home. The jury agreed
after a few minutes deliberation.
Steele protested that he was inno-
cent.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-15
SEASON CLOSED.

NEW YORK, Mar. i4.-Closins
the season Of grand opera at the
Metropolitan Opera House, Mana
ger Conried announced yesterday, a
cycle Of performances in which the
Foyr Mystic dramas Of Wagner's
"Nieblungen Ring" will be presented
The cycle win begin Monday even
ing, April3 and Tuesday Thursday
lind Saturday evenings Of that week
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-15
JAPENEsE WARE SALE

NEW YORK; Mar, 1.-THE Ave
days Of sale Of the Colonno Collec-
tion Of japanese paintings, pottery,
bronz and lacquers closed yesterday
with total returns of $27.64o. Yes
terday's sale brought in $4,440, Many
prominent persons have attended the
sale. John D. Rockefeller jr. and O
H. p Belmont have made number
of purchases. w, Hinkle Smith, S
S. Laird of Philadelphia, /, N Philip
Stokes, Cooper Hewitt and Others
were present.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-15
Resolutions Adopted Opposing
Grain inspection Bill.
UNIFORM WORKING IN RULES
AS Near to Uniformity in Practice as
Possible Under the Varying Char
acteristics of Different Sections OF
the Country in Soil and Climate.

i a.I q d a. > 3
WASHINGTON, March l4-Graih
growing, shipping and exporting in
tcrests today adopted resolutions op-
posing the principle expressed by the
grain inspection bill now pending in
Congress. The resolutions recommend
that efforts be made on the part Of
the grain exchanges to secure the
adoption Of uniform wording in the
rules relating to grain inspection and
also as near to uniformity in practice
as possible under the varying charac-
teristics OF the different sections of
the country in soil and climate,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-15
The Train Was Wrecked on q
TrestIe While Going Across
Spring Creek.
AN IRON BOLT ON THE TRACE
The Engine, Baggage Car and the
Mail Cars Were Plunged Forty Feet
Into the River ~ Wreck Occurred
Eight Miles West Of Bristow.

BRISTOW, Okla, March 1.-Two
persons were killed, one fatally hurt
and seven were more or less severely
injured when the Frisco passenger
train was wrecked on a high trestle
across Spring Greek, eight miles west
Of here this afternoon The engine,
baggage car and mail cars plunged &c
feet into the river. An iron bolt on
the track is believed to have been tbs
cause OF the wreck.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-15
BANKER FRIEDBURG.

BERLIN, March IL. - The credi-
tors Of Sigmund Friedburg, private
banker and owner of financial news
paper, who disappeared from Berlin
in February, met in this city yester-
day to hear the report of the receiver
They were informed that they would
receive about one quarter Of one per
cent Of their Clair, the assets al
, Friede,..rg being $3.50, and his liabili,
ties $l7,OOO,0OO:
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-15
WRESTLING MATCH.

NEW YORK, Mar. l4.-George
lCackenschmidt, the champion wrest-
lcr OF the world, who will meet Frank
Gotch, the American champion, in
Chicago on April 3, who arrived In
this city yesterday on board the steam
er Lusitania, said he was in good
health and confident Of his ability to
dofeat the American champion. The
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-15
BARELY A LooK-IN.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Cal,
March l4-Stanford overwhelmed the
Olympic Club on the track today at
lo4 to iS, The visitors took only-one
firsr place.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-15
KNOCKED OUT IN EIGHTH.

SAN FRANCISCO. March IA
Cyclone" Johnny Thompson, OF
Illinois. knocked out Johnny Murphy
Of this city 10 the eighth round Of I
20.round bout this afternoon.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-15
QUAKER OATS MAN DEAD.

LOS ANGELES. March IA. = Ed
ward Day. the millionaire head oi
the Quaker Oats Manufacturing Co.
Of Cleveland, died this afternoon from
uraemic poisoning He was rs years
old.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-15
TRUSTY SERIOUSLY CUT
The Adding Of a Second Murder
! to Denver Record Avoided by
Deputy Warden.
NOT KNOWN HowHE GoTBLADE

ALA Struggled With the Two Men
Like q Wild Man and Had to be
Beaten Unconscious Before he
Would Give up.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-15
HE NEEDS A GUARDIAN
Kavanaugh Says No Met BY Ap.
polntment Several Well
Groomed Men.
BETS ON A WRESTLING MATCH

He Thought he Had Met Company
Of Gentlemen Sports, But Discov-
cred a Gang Of Crooks. Who Fleece
cd Him TO the Tune Of ss7.soo.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-15
SERIOUS EXPLOSION
Started in Basement Of Natchez
Drug Company,
EIGHT KILLED; ONE INJURED

Immediately After Explosion Wreck
age Caught Fire, Setting IS Houses
Ablaze- City Under Martial Law
Local Militia Companies on Duty.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-07-08
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Routine Work in the Democratic
 National Convention.
NIGHT SCENES ARE BRILLIANT

Hotels and Business Houses Most Lay
 ish in Their Decorations and IlIu.
 minations Some of the Distin
 guished Visitors.
 By CHARLES w. ARTHUR.
 Denver, July 8.-tSpecial.l l-In tn, regular routine of convention pro cedure, provided the committees ar. able to report promptly. the day will be devoted to effecting the permanent organization. The first order of bus mess will of course be the report oi the credentials committee and this will establish the permanent body oi the convention. Then will come tho Introduction of the permanent chair man and his address. Afterwards the committee reports will be heard and the resolutions read, when the com mittee in charge of them is ready to report. If there is a debate on tho platform it will probably fill up the day pretty completely although the convention may have the opportunity Of electing the new Democratic ua.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-07-08
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IaDeburg-Sut

>ohSOoi SOii' ui,N light rain fell here Monday evening which was a great help to growing crops.
 There is considerable excite ment throughout this commun- ity OccasiOned by the presence Of the Mexican boil weevil
 J. A. Beatty, our clever mill man, has moved his family from Emmet to his mill near Sutton The mill is now in operation.
 Cleveland Gam and Miss Lucy Gam of Little Rock, visited un- der the parental roof last Satur- day and Sunday.
 Miss Aileen WOOdul of Lane burg, visited in Prescott last week
 Mrs. Hattie Scott and little daughter Marguerite of Chides- ter, are visiting relatives here.
 While seining in samll branch near his home last Friday, J. M. Bennett was bitten by a water moccasin. He has been suffering cOnSlleTdDly.
 Mrs. Jessie Hit and Miss Myr- tie Hit Of Parker county. Texas, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Nelson.
 Clifton Franks of Prescott was down Sunday visiting relatives.
 Mt. Moriah. July 7.
 Crops are needing rain bad in these parts.
 Mrs. Mattie Edwards is on the sick list now.
 Mrs Topsy Clark has been suff- ering some with the neuralgia this week
 There was large crowd at Serepta on the Fourth and every body enjoed the day fine There were plenty well-filled dinner boxes and several good speeches The music by the Gale band was fine.
 There was a good turnout at | the concert the night after the Fourth at the Mt. Moriah school house We had some fine speak ing, good dialogues, etc. Every body came expecting a good time lnd we don't think anyone was disappointed. We will meet there again next Saturday night and as usual everybody is wei come.
 Tom Gentry has sick baby boy at this writing. The trou- ble is congestion.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-07-08

STATE TICKET. GOvernor-
 GEORGE w. .DONAGHEY Secretary of State
 o. c. LUDWIG. State Treasury
 J. l.. YATES. State Auditor
 JOHN R. LOBE. Commissioner of Mines, Manufac- lures and Agriculture-
 GUY B. TUCKER. Commissioner of Lands
 l.. l.. COFFMAN. Superintendent of Public Instruc- tion-
 GEORGE B. COOK. Justice of the Supreme Court to succeed Justice Riddick-
 J. c. HART. Justice of the Supreme Court for Full Term
 CARROLL D. WOOD. Congress MINOR WALLACE. Prosecuting Attorney
 o. A. GRAVES.
 COUNTY TICKET. Representative
 J. w. WHALEY. Sheriff
 ED HOOD. County Judge
 A. M. DENMAN. Circuit Clerk
 F, E. MURRAH. County Clerk
 J. A. BAILEY. County Treasurer
 w. c. FELTS. Assessor JNO. D. BRIGHT. Surveyor
 TOM LAVENDER
 c. c. PURPLE. Cotton Weigher-
 H. T. INGRAM Justices of the Peace F. M. SMITH.
 JOHN FISHERS. | T. F. BURNS. Constable
 c. B. MOON.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-07-08
Harvard. Cambridge Race Proposed

Efforts are being made in London by American and English rowing men to arrange arace between Harvard and Cambridge after the Olympic re- Gatta. The course proposed Is only a mile and three-quarters. or about two miles shorter than the Putney course over which the university races are al- ways rowed.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-07-08
New Jersey for Gray.

Denver, July 8.-The New Jersey deiegation decided to vote for Gray and adopted the unit rule.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-07-08
NEVADA COUNTY NEWS
Items of Interest From The News Special
 Correspondents.
Fri lShip, July :.


 Health i, good.
 We are nceiing rain for the corn. Some corn is almost past redemption but cotton is growing nj ely although the boil weeyN and boil worm are both here, so the cotton crop will be very short, if there is any at all. BN1. we have always heard it sal that where there iS will there would be a way, and we hole there is some way for the pee pie to live an1 have what they may need.
 Jobn Almand and family O. ROsston, spent Sunday with yc scribe.
 We did not attend the rally q Sereptla, but we understand there was large crowd, good speak ing and plenty to eat. The.c was also one fight and ore mon was arrested for disturbiny the peace.
 There will te a picnic atCale on the first day of August A grand time is anticipated.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-07-08

IhilI sopl lllSS. July f Health is moderately good. Weather hot and dry. The farmers are about up with their work.
 The Union rally at Sereptia on on the Fourth was attende hy an immense crowd and there was plenty of grub.
 The exhibition at Mt Moriah school house Saturday night was fine.
 School opens here on the 18th. The singing at New Salem. Sun day, was extra good for a small crowd
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-20
HOW RICHMOND LOSES.

Richmond Is the seat OF . masnih
Gent enterprise-the Richmond Loco
motive Works. With this plant the
V9rginian Railway Company placed
IN order for nineteen locomotives
But the Richmond works Is branch
CT the American Locomotive Company
the locomotive trust.
Geographically. Richmond was the
PLACE where the entire order should
have been executed. But trust eyes
took a different view OF the situation.
II Is decreed that eleven Of the loco
motives mus; be built in Philadelphia
and only eigh, at Richmond.
This does not constitute . division
Of terri.or-. The Richmond works
as an independent enterprise proba-
bly, would have built the nineteen 10
As member Of the trust.
the Virginia capital city must con'en,
itself with much the smaller share
OF the equitable distribution.
NonopoIies cost US like smoke: but
we've got to have them.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-20
TARIFF huMRuG.

Before the echoes from Mr.. Car
negie's declaration That no tarin Is
needed on steel have died away. comes
Senator Stephenson. OF Wisconsin.
large lumberman himself. in advo-
cacy OF free raw materials. Mr..
Stephenson says that free raw ma
terials in other industries besides iron
and coal--paper. leather. lumber and
the lika-are not going to injure the
manufacturer. and will not hace the
effect Of lowering wages" This is
statement by a man who knows.
Herbert f. Miles. a prominent man.
ufacturer OF implements. si!enced the
Ways and Means Committee day or
two ago when he said:
III YOU take the tariff or nv ma
terial OF steed you NAV take 1t of nv
agricultural implements, and | will
make more of them than I ever made
before will materially reduce the
price to the consumer. / will employ
more workmen, and pay them better
wages than they are paid now: and
the American manufacturer Of agri-
cultural implements will possess the
markets Of the world"
In the face Of statements such as
these 1t Is hard to understand how
any average citizen anywhere can pro-
TESS allegiance to the doctrine OF pro-
lection. The tide OF porttst against
the tariff iniquity Is steadily rising.
but 1t has not vet reached the point
where 1t is strong enough to sweep
the artificial barriers away
This Congress at the special ses-
sion TO be called for March. will be
strongly assailed. and the effect will
Re educational. but the powerful In.
fiuence OF the protected inters SITS will
control. and there will be substan'
tial reductino in the principal sched-
ules.
The friends OF protection" will
prove to be-friends Of protection.
The country must put the Demo
cratic party into power when it makes
up its mind to real Acknowledgement
Evening Journal
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-20

Taft through the fact tina, the United
States Steel Corporation is the only
trust Of the great triumvirate-oil.
tobacco and steel--thus far to escape
prosecution at the hands OF the Unit
ed States department Of justice.
Taking the Pennsylvanians PROBES
s.onal and political biography an a
guide. It is not difncult to forecast tn"
complexion OF Mr.. Tatt's cabinet. se-
lected by and with the advice and
consent of PhiIander &. Knox.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-20

has contributed to the world.
In the meantime, the body OF the
poet will remain In the corner OF an
obscure churchyard In Baltimore. IN.
der q little stone that Is trayersty on
the art Of sculpture. Let there be
DO quarrel with the donatOrs Of even
that inadequate monument. however.
for they did their best: had II not
been for their generous appreciation
OF q man Of genius. Pos last resting
place might still be marked with a
slab Such was the horror with which
fis weaknesses inspired some puri-
tanical memories that only the I'M
perishable L~auty OF his writings has
saved even the place OF his burial
from oblivion.
But II IL time now that the finest
poetic genius the western hemisphere
has produced should be Justly acknow-
lodged. Above his bones suitable
memorial should be erected. When We
can spare thousands to erect grea,
bronze char prs on marble pede stats
for every z neral who fought IN
war. where each man was only dls-
tinguishad BY doing his plain duty. It
should not be dificult to provide
monument to Poe. Recognition OF the
soldier and the statesman is not
wrong: II is a fine thing and serves
patriotic purposes as we'll as display
ing gratitude. But the poet is not
less inspired than the soldier nor
the philosopher than the statesman.
Each is worthy Of commemoration
and regard because Of the influence
his work has wrought upon the III"
OF the race. The sons OF genius are
all too rare, in every age. and when
the divine spark flashes. ali men ar"
dazzled and delighted by 1t. as by tn"
beauty Of woman. Woe 10 the land
that IL deaf to the voices OF Its sing
ers,-WashingtOn Post
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-20
TO poe'S MEMORY.

On January 10. 1859. the University
Of virginia viii honor the memory Of
Edgar Alisn Poe by celebrating the
centesoisi Of his birth. The poet was
once Q oa1ieut Of the university. but
II is stused to make the exercises In
his honor something more than local
BY inviting distinguished H'erateurs
from Other lands to participate. A
aaerce upon French literature. and a
French auihor vii tell % Poe's IN
German will speak of his inference MP.
on German literature. Al last. per.
haps. the voice of calnmny, which has
SPOKEN over Poe's ashes for 60 yesrs.
NJ b sl,ereed. md justice may be
reodered 10 the truest poet America
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-20
The Christmas Spirit.

Pycherby is a hard hearted man.
TIE spiri, OF Christmas never touches
him. and he always chooses Christmas
eve to give his supersuous employees
notice. His wife. however. is different:
and she entered the dinineroom with
Q troubled look
oh. Gerald. she said. Maud has
Just swallowed . quarter. What ever
shall we DO"
Maud. be II said. occupies the posi-
,ioa OF maid o. all. WORK to the Pycher-
BY household.
"Do,- repeated the master Of the
house. Well. ! suppose we'd better
let her keep a. Shed heve expectcd .
Christnas boz, anyhov!" 4.