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Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-02-20

The columns OF THE PRESS are always
free to the people of the county for the
discussion Of questions of local interest.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-02-20

We are having Il lot Of rainy
now.
Health is not very good.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-02-20

We had some very high water last
Friday and Saturday. Ola Crooked GER
tainIy did its best. We had about seven
days ii rain and the roads we're almost
impassahIe. We hone for some clear.
The evening world., 1908-03-28
Comrades Fifty Years, Herd
man and Syring Are To-
sether in Death.
WILL LIE SIDE By SIDE.
"Oli Friend, Wait for Ne" "
Elder Man Says as He
Drinks Acid.

For fifty wears John Herdman and
Ernest SyrIng were the closest OF
friends. Thursday night Syring died
after short illness To-day. sitting
by the coffin in Syr.nEs home, at No.
20S Blum street. Union Hill. y. j.. Herd
man drank csrholic acid The bodies
of the two friends will DE buried side
bv side In tha same plot at Weeha vixen.
Herdmln was seventy-one wears old.
and Syrlng was s!Xty-four The older
man had never married. ana the young
er had been a widower for long time.
Herdn an boarded at No. Al Lewis
street which is only d short distance
from Springs home. so that they could
be together constantly. They had come
as boys from the same town in Ger
many. they attended the same church
every Sunday in COMPANY and they
were both charter members OF the
Deut utsnAer-Amercan Chuc, zeabund No.
:. When people in Union Hi saw one OF
The old men they knew the other wa
not far away.
Larry in the week Syring contracted
pneumonia, Herdman insisted on nurs-
Ing him. He rarely left the sick mans
bedside. dal or night. When Syring died
iierdman wa.s stricken with grief.
With Ernest gone life is worth moth
ing TO me" he kept saving over and
over again.
To-day he Went to the Blum street
house. where mis- comrades body was
awaiting burial. For two hours he sat
by the coffin weeping silently. Finally
ne arose slowly.
"Old friend, he said to the dead man.
wait for me: am coming TO join
YOU"
He reached in his coat pocket. drew
out small bottle and uncorked 1t.
There were others in the room. and they
OWNED his purpose. but before any one
could reach him ne had lifted the vial
to his lips and drained 1t. I Ae hot acid
scared his lips and tongue. but he gave
no sir1 of pain.
He died just as he was ing carried
into the North Hudson Hospital
The evening world., 1908-03-28
Had to Brihe. He Says.

Mr.. Jerome then asked the witness
repre- sentative Of the company. he hav-
ing testified that he had had no part
In fixing lurymen that ne was
tsh1med or.
We'll" said Julian. II don. think
II was morally right to pay Witnesses
fer their time, | had to a. 1t. Tuose
were my instructions. was told that
= a witness wanted So n day 'or his
lime, | was TO promise Il to him
Those were my Instructions.
Anything else?"
Yes" said the witness. hesItatinglv.
There is something else. but there is
something in 1t that makes me wish
not to tell Il. II has nothing TO do with
This case"
You mus: tell it," insisted Mir Jer-
ONE
The evening world., 1908-03-28
HUGHES MAKES
GILLETTE LAST
PLEA A SECRET
Governor Gives Two-Hollr
Hearing to One Witness,
Then HaltS Session.

ALBANY, March ga single wit
ness-a man whose name was withheld
from publication. testified In private for
nearly two hours before Gov. Hughes
to-day in support o; the application for
a respite in the case OF Chester Gillette,
who. unless the Governor interferes,
probably on Monday. for the murder OF
Grace Brown. OF South Otsclic. Che
mango County, two years ago at Big
Moose Lake.
Nothing could be learned as 20 what
this witness told the Governor, bur
him and John II. Dugan. the Albany
lawyer who represents the Gillette fam
fly in this proceeding. the Governor
suddenly adjourned the hearing tenn
porarily.
In addition TO this It was stated that
ex-senator Albert NJ Mills, OF Little
Falls, who conducted Gillette's defense
before the trial court and his appeal
before the Court OF Appeals. had been
summoned to appear before tlhe Gov
ernor late to-day
number OF atfldav!ts presented IN
support OF the appeal to the Governor
We're presented and carefully examined
e him before he began taking evil
dence. 1t was said that most OF these
afiidavits were presented by persons
who had testified at the trial.
The evening world., 1908-03-28
MET. ASKED TO
GIVE $4,000 JOB
TO JUDGE DAVIS
Money Said TO Have Been
Part of S55,ooO for
Nomination.

Io,us E Julian. in the course OF n's
testimony before eX-Just'ce Ah"re"s 10
day As 10 the Metropolitan's connection
with public and private arars' deciaFeu
tbat he had been asked 10y John f.
MCINTYRE to telephone to an attorney
for the comuany and find out whether
,be company would give $1,000 as
,ar, Of an assessment of $4,000 70 bring
abou, the nomination of Vernon NJ.
Davis for the Supreme Court.
He te!ephoned SO he testified, and
Attorney Robinson said that ne would
sea Nrecland
Davis vas nominated.
When John r. Mcintyre was asked
about the statement made by Julian
no said:
"It * the statement of an unmlugated
liar and scoundrel What prompted MIN
TO make such a declaration don I
k,ow There IS no word Of truth IN
+, yns in no way interested In the
nomination of Justice Davis.
Julian who was on the stand yes
,arsay continued his testimony to-day
tja stated that he nad taken Bagg 10
Assistant DistrictAt,orney smyth to
ell his story. under promise OF I'M
munity.
Later. Julian declared. Smyth said
that Bagg had falsitied to him. and told
him, Julian. TO get Bagg to call again,
stiu under promise of immunity. BaSg
thereupon called upon Mr.. Smyth
again.
-. At ys.'G
IN Smyth again. He received me coIdly.
7 here was a complete change OF atti-
-udr. He said the Distrtct-Attorney' 9
office WAS very busy. When they
wanted me they would send for me-"
jerome Gets Sarcastic.
In his examination Mr.. Jerome was
sarcastic at times and alluded TO the
fact that Mr.. Julian had been an inves-
tigator and private detective He laid
much stress upon the fact. mentioning
several times and CONNIE nting. as he
ylanced at Judge Andrews.
IT want you TO be cosrect IN your
statements. Mr., Investigator and Pri-
vate Detective"
Mr. Jerome then tackled the AFFIDAVIT
made by Julian IN Mr.. Woodruffs office,
which was taken TO the Governor.
What was your purpose in making
that afidavit?"
ITO show the Governor OF the State
of New York that you have not been
doing your duty"
Under Perjury indictments.
You're under indictment for two
charges of perjury are you not7" asked
| Mr.. Jerome.
Yes. and ! wish that you'd hurry ur
and try those cases. I've been indicted
and prosecuted by your Office ever since
gave your Office evidence in regard tc
the crime OF bribery as related to jury
| service"
"lou were indicted 18th two others
for pc Jury by my predecessor"
NO; was indicted for subornation oi
perjury with them"
"Oh. YOU are very particular abou
| those things. That crime was commit
Ted, as I understand t.
1T was not committed" declared
Julian, stoutly.
What moved my predecessor to bring
| the Indictment"
You'd better ask your predecessor"
Was 1t friendship for the Metropoli-
tan Company for which you were then
working?"
NO; mink It was another reason"
Julian testified that T. was Gust Jmary.
| to send witnesses who might be Of usa
The evening world., 1908-03-28
Children should not be
allowed to drink Coffee.

Children should not be
allowed to drink Coffee.
II contains a drug-Caf-
feine-which interferes
with the chilc's natural
growth.
Almost any doctor will
tell you this. MANY are
now advising Postum
made from clean. hard
wheat-aS a table bever-
age In place of coffee.
When served hot with
good cream, and sugar
to taste, 1t Is delicious,
cheering ana at the same
time, heaithful.
Postum contains no
coffee or other harmful
substance, but includes
the "vitai phosphates"
from the wheat.
"Thsrs's q Reason"
The evening world., 1908-03-28
(For story see Page 5.)

TO plaintiff out of town before a sub
poena could reach them. and that doc
tors of plaintiffs frequently had re-
ceived payments from the company.
Mr.. Jerome asked him to mention some
particular case. Julians answer was
prompt He said that he recalled the
case of DR. Freeman, who had re-
ceived 500 in advance from Ambrose
F. McCabe, and had claimed that he
had been promised $3.50 This doctor.
he said actually brought suit against
the company for the remaining $50.
The evening world., 1908-03-28


men and experienced little difficulty.
Warning Sent to Bingham.
The police had been sent out to guard
the two squares In small bodies so as
not TO attract AT tcItion. The Socialists
had no Idea tha: such an extraordinary
force OF constabularv was being con-
centrated at the points until they ar
rived The leaders had thought that
they would not ba hampered in an ef-
fort to hold dozen or 50 meetings at
which they could make addresses
Commissioner Bingham. however.
had been warned tnat trouble might
he expected, and was taking 10
chances. Every downtown police sta
ton received orders to mold every
available man in reserve. ready to be
rushed out a moments rot!re. or
ders were also sent out 10 have the
patrol wagons waiting In the front o:
police stations.
Inspa ;or schmittberger had tele-
phoned TO Police Headquarters that
more men from neighboring stations
had better be sent TO him five minutes
before the bomb was thrown and the
reserves who rushed in met the other
policemen clubbing away the mob from
the piaza and Joined them in the gem
eral cracking of heads.
Inspector Schmittberger was assisted
in leading the attack aga.ns, the bomb
throwers by Inspector Steinbruck. ieHt.
Capt. O'Brien. L!euts.
Burke. Hogan and Mccarthy. and III y
Used their sticks without mercy.
The evening world., 1908-03-28
HELD AS SUSPECTS.
Two Men Tried 10 Enter Harlem
Houses, Police Charge.

Policeman Hartigan. of the Vest One
Hundred and Twenty-fifth street station.
arraiened Geza Panovitch. aged twenty,
Of No. 500 East One Hundred and Eigh-
teenth street. and John Kirsh. Of No.
l3i East one Hundred ana Nineteenth
street. In the Harlem Police Court to-
day on onargc Of being suspicious
persons. The policeman said he found
the two men trying doors at LenoX av-
enue and East one hundred and Twen-
tietE street early to-day.
He asked them what they we're doing
here. ana when they made vague re-
plies le told them uGey were under AR
rest. Panovitch drew slrng shot and
struck at Hartigan. while the other
started Q run. The policeman Knocked
down Panovitch, and while he was col
Letting his senses chased and caught
klrsh. Both men We're held.
The evening world., 1908-03-28

the wounded Salverstein had been taken
away. the police. acting on the strength
OF permit from the Coroner's office
dug a hole in the lawn of the square.
In this hole they buried the fragments
of Silve.stein's shattered arm and sew
cral hlood-s.ained scraps of garments
ghal had been blown off the victims Of
the bomb
The evening world., 1908-03-28

man just before the explosion. A. Van
geti, n reporter for an Italian news
paper, who stood only few feet away
and saw the man draw the bomb and
light It, went to the station house to
tell ais story. Vangeti lives at No. 1G6
West Forty-first street Manhattan.
After the dead man, Beckmau, and
The evening world., 1908-03-28

CLOSE TO TRAIN
WRECK IN SOUTH
Giffith's Team Delayed Six
Hours for Game at
Athens, Ga.
csper'ai 70 The Evening worlaS


ATHENS. Ga. March 2S.-The High
landers were DELAYED SIX hours by
train wreck in arriving here for the
game with the University Of Georgia
to-day. The train on which Grifith's
team came wes Just behind the wrecked
freight, and Griffith thought the team
had a narrow escape
The New York PLAYERS were met a.
the station by the Cadet band OF the
university and escorted 10 their hotel
The team here was once Goa ehed BY
Hughey jennings, and has some good
players. --..
First Inning.
Niles an easy out. Harmon 10 Hodg-
son. Keeler walked stahl force i
keeler. Martin 10 Derrick Stahl out
stealing. Colby to Derrick. NO RUNS.
Martin was put out uv Chase, unas-
sisted. Derrick pot first on a tumble by
Niles. HodGson doubled TO left scoring
Derrick. Hodgson out--Stnhl to Ball 10
Conroy-trying 10 stre,cn his hit Bar
nett doubled to right. Oglesby out. Ball
20 Chase ONE RUN.
Second Inning.
Bal famed, AZ d!J Chhse. Hcmphin
ilied to Oglesby. NO RUNS
Graves, C1bh and Colby struck out.
NO Runs
Third Inning.
Conrov out on strikes. sweeney flied
to Martin Helev famed. NO RUNS.
Harmon hammered wind. Bail and
Chase retired Martin. Derrick popped
To Niles No Runs,
The evening world., 1908-03-28
JuoJe Lets It In.

Mr.. Pierce objected. Judge Andrews
stated that the witness might decline Ia
answer 4 Il would tend to !ncrimlna. {
him. Julian said that 1t would not, but
j; related TO other persons.
Well" said the witness. Il thought
x was wrong tC telephone 20 the Off
GERS OF the railroad company. while
they were -, the National Street Raj.
way Association meeting in Detroit. 10
see whether they would be willing 20
put up ilJ.Op in connection with 4
iUdceshin OF the supreme Court. where
-. nomination was Vet 20 lie made"
This time Mr.. Pierce was on his
feet. shouting objections.
Go ahead" said Judge Andrews
John F. Mcintyre came "a me, Ps
remember Il. and told me that candi-
date was 10 he nominated for the Su.
preme Court: that the position hal
been offered 20 him. but that he could
not accept. sull. he said he could name
the candidate
WHO was the man namedo''
Vernon NJ. Davis" replied the wit
ncss
"I told Mr.. Mcintyre" said the Wit
ness. while Assistant District -Attorner
Smyth stepped forward and rad Il
whispered consultation with Mr.. Je-
rome. that the officers were OUT OF
town atte,dtng the street ra,iwaT
mems gathering in Detroit I did not
know which hotel they were stopping
at. but at his suggestion / found out"
From whom" asked Mr.. Jerome
The evening world., 1908-03-28
$500 Watch for a Coroner.

Socu WdtC'l 'oI WI o'c''
WAS there any one else in the room
besides Mr.. Mcintyre when you talked or
this mat ar?" asked Mr.. Jerome.
ITO the best Of my recollection Mr..
Bagg was there.
Mr. Smyth again stepped to Mr..
Jerome side.
Did YOU see Judge Davis soon after
that" asked Mr.. jerome.
Julian said that he had seen Vernon
NJ. Davis the next day in connection
with a case OF his. and had told him
that the case was to be settled out of
court.
"Well. said Mr.. Jerome. after a few
seconds pause. do YOU know of any
thing else that you did while In the
employ Of the Metropolitan Street
Railway company during yUur period
OF faithful service OF which You are
ashamed"
"Yes, was present at n dinner at
which a $500 watch was given to
Coroner"
"Oh. you're sorry that You were AZ
the dinner at which YOU presented the
Coroner with $500 watch. Are you
sorry for anything else7'
"Ycs I'm sorry that ! didn't bring
the matter OF putting ringer turyman
IN the box 10 your attention wher I
had heard of 1t. before ! did.
The evening world., 1908-03-28

would share II to the extent OF $4,000.
Mr. Robinson said that he couldn't do
anything personally In such II matter.
bui would see Mr.. Vreeland Later the
convention was held and Judge Davis
was nominated
The evening world., 1908-03-28
Mcintyre There, He Says.

IF I remember rightly. II was from
Mr.. Hatch. son OF Judge Hatch, OF the
Appellate Division" said Julian. He
told me OF the hotel. and l went back
to Mr.. McCabe's office. I think II was
from there that I tclephoned. with Mr.,
Mcintyre in the room. was informed
that the railroad men had gone on an
excursion TO Belle Isle. and tina, the con-
vention would not b. held until the next
day. | left word that / would call up
again between and $50 in the evening.
and did so. l got an attorney on the
phone"
Who was IT,"
Mus: l tell that'"
Yes"
We'll. X was Henry A Robinson. I
told him that NJ. Mcintyre had been
ouered the nomination for the Supreme
Court tustlceship and could not take II.
but could name the man for the nonli-
nation II he wanted TO: told him
that the assessment that time was 10
be SIS. 900. and said that Mr.. Mcintyre
wanted to know whether the company
The evening world., 1908-03-28
Socialists Defy Police;
Urge Mob to Hold Meeting.
Refused Permission to Hold Meeting of the
Unemployed Army of Idle Is Met by
Mounted Guards as They Gather
Warning Sent to Bingham.

forty patrolmen and a dozen mounted
men and experienced little dim nculty.
The evening world., 1908-03-28
Second Inning.

Bal famed. az did Chhse. Hrmpht!l
ilied to Ogiesby. NO Runs
Graves, Cobb and Colby struck out
NO RUNS
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-03
BOAT RACE ON SATURDAY

London, April 3.-The usual excite
ment in athletic and university cir
cles on the day before the great Ok
for-Cambridge boat race is evident in
London today,and is rapidly extending
to the masses of the people No true
Englishman is ever quite free from
the contagion that causes thousands
to line the banks OF the river on the
day of that great race, and tomorrow's
contest promises 10 be Witnessed bv a
larger number than ever before. Cam
bridge men are jubiIant declaring
that its team has clearly demonstrated
it superiority over that Of the rival
university The Oxford crew has ID
mittedly been greatly weakened by
the loss of Mccullough and Gillian,
the latter having been forbidden to
row by his physician. The race will
probably be rowed about $3.50 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-03

those who have the money and inelin-
alton to live in higher priced places"
In late years hundreds Of cabins
have have been built along the Frying
Pan iger by people living farther east,
where the summers are not as pleas
ant as they are in mountains. In many
instances families who have spent .
few weeks in the Rockies fishing OF
hunting. and who have lived in ranch
houses or tents. have cut logs and
erected a cabin Of their own, installing
hunks and cooking facilities. The
cook store, rough.and-ready utensils
and dishes. are left ln the cabin, and
they ars never molessed--though par.
haps often used-by Others dnFing eha
months the place is occupied. rhore
Is an "nnWritten law" among peopss q
the west which provides for The frsl
nae Of deserted cabins. the only samdl
don being leave things ss yCa nnt
them" When the owner returns tns
next summer. nothing Is missing. 4 4
not o. record that this rule has we
! been violated
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-03

sport and recreation can secure mG
very reasonable rates tents and cabins
furnished or unfurnished. Then thefe
are modern homes dotted about the
valley-fof the people of Western Colo
rado live well-and they are hospit.
able to the stranger In my six years
as general passenger agent Of this road
/ have yet the first time to hear of
any complaints Of extortion. At Woods
Lake resort, which is on a horseback
trail seven miles from ThomasviIle, on
the main line, there is a hotel and also
a number Of cabins furnished foY light
housekeeping on the waters edge.
These lakes are a branch Cf the gov.
ernment fish hatcheries. At Glenw6cd
Springs. visitors may take their choice
between living in style, or modestly,
as they may elect. Practically no 50
cial lines are drawn here, and the per
son living in a S12. per week hotel en-
Joys the Same general privileges as do
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-03

lIany people have the mistaken idea
that a vacation In the mountains en-
tails an expense greater than the aver
axe family can afford, OF care to spend
This idea can exist only in the minds
Of persons who speak from hearsay,
and not from experience.
G. H. Speers, of Denver, general pas
ssnger agent OF the Colorado Midland
railway, which crosses Colorado
through the central and mountainous
section, and along the line Of which
are resorts of varied kinds, from the
modest camp to the social centers,
speaks out against the prevalence Of
this erroneous impressiOn-and be
speaks first hand
Il entertained the same ideas before
came to Colorado and availed myself
of the opportunity Of a personal in
vestigation," said Mr.. Speers, "and
am now strongly arrayed on the side
Of the defense OF keepers OF resorts
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-03
STARTS bible
CLASS TRUST
YOUNG ROCKEFELLER PLANS TO
CORNER SACRED TRUTH -PRAC.
TlcAL RELIGION

Men York. April IA Bible class
trust, with John b Rockefeller, jr., as
its head, and which viii have within
its organization All the Bible classes
in the country, is now being promoted
by the young son Of the Standard oil
magnate. The initial meeting of the
new trust win be held this evening
in the auditorium Of the Fifth avenue
Baptist church, mere familiarly known
as the Rockefeller church. A large
number Of New York Bible classes will
be represented at tonighrs meeting
but this viii be but a starter. Young
Rockefeller hopes in time to make the
Rockefeller brand Of Bible classes as
well known and as widely distributed
as his fathers oil tanks.
IN the opinion Of John D. Jr, the
salvation Of the men of the future de-
pends more upon Bible classes than
upon the churches, He is in favor Of
having every Bible c;ass adopt the
big brother plan OF work, which has
produced such wonderful results in
the Rockefeller class The pian is
both simple and effective A member
of the class pledges himself to act as
a big brother to one or more unfortu-
nate young fellows whose environment
is such as TO prevent them from ris-
ing from their sphere in life
The big brother" has to advise,
teach and help his charge in every
manner possible. AT the present tlre
every young man turned out of the
Children's Court is taken in char ge by
a big brother"
In the Rockefeller class the plan has
been wonderfully successful. and many
a young man now occupying good
position owes his success to a "big
brother"
Mr.. Rockefeller believes in more
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-03

will cite a few instances which come
within my personal knowledge, and
defy refutation Take il at Manit0u.
IN the very shadow of Pixies Peak, and
compare hotel, rooming house and res.
taur. Mt prices with those Of any other
popular resorts and see what you have.
A person can live comfortably there
for 81 per day. Then 90 further up
the line to Cascade Canon, Green
Mountain Falls, Woodland Park Mani
tou Park, Skeletons Ranch and mum
erous other localities where splendid
accommodations are obtainable and
YOU will find that by living the same al
you do at home you live for about the
same price AT the fishing resorts the
same reasonable rates apply The VI
einity Of Hartsel in South, and on The
Eastern Slope. Is the center of strean
fishing points, and here both hotel and
ranch charges are approximately 5.
Der day for the best Of accommoda
fions. Farther out in tAs state, particu
l8rly along the Frying Pan river valley
On the Western Slope. tAs seeker aftei
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-03
ApvoeATE TRIAL MARRLAeE

Cambridge, Mass. April S.-Advo-
eating anarchism, socialism, woman s
rights, and the single tax, the Harvard
anarchist, the new university paper.
has made its appearance and has
created a sensation among the stud
ents The editorials in the Anarchist
are very serious in tone as exhibi-
ted by the following defense of trial
marriage:
Trial marriage makes the hair long
and curley keeps the teeth white,
and prevents the pants from bagging
at the knees. 1t is an excellent bleach
for straw hats, perfect polish for tan
boots and reliable substitute for
moth balls"