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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-17
THEY WERE Bound
BY BLOOD OATH
Tobacco Growers Made to Swsar
They will Join Association.

Murray, Ky. Especially A blood
oath, not only to join the Tobacco
Growers Association, but to follow
the commands of Capt. joe Bell, of
the eastern division of the Galloway
organization, was required of Will
liam Dyer, Moses Thornton and other
citizens, according to their evidence
given in the trial of Edward Thomp-
son, Jacob Ellis and Robert Duncan
here.
Clarence Whitlock, night operator
for the Planters Telephone Company
office at Pottertown, swore that he
had been carried away from the Of
flee on the night before Frank Mar
dis was whipped and made to take
an oath to join the Night Riders.
Thornton Dyer and Whitlock also ae-
clared that they recognized Ellis,
Duncan and Thompson.
In the course of Moses Thornton's
evidence, in which ne referred to the
lieutenant" he was asked whom he
meant.
There is the man l refer to-"
said Mr.. Thornton, rising to his feet
and pointing his finger at Ellis. "He
is the man in charge of the squad
of 25 men who visited me-
Dyer testified that they came to
his house and made him take the
oath. They told him he was too
weak man to whip, but compelled
him to trot and do other antics for
their amusement.
Ellis, Thompson and Duncan were
all held for the action of the grand
jury, bond being fixed at $4,000 each
They could not give this amount and
We're sent to jail.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-17
FINANCIAL
West Jersey & seashore directors

West Jersey & Seashore directors
were reelected.
No reduction in steel prices is con-
templated, declares Chairman Gary,
of United States Steel.
John w. Gates denies that his Tex
as Oil Company has begun a cut
rate war against Standard Oil.
Contrary to foreign predictions
the Bank of England did not reduce
it's discount rate.
An official of Philadelphia saw
ings bank says that deposits are not
being withdrawn as a result of the
depression in trade, but quite the
reverse.
Reading is tipped to go to ITO
this week.
National banks now have $201,-
100000 of United States Govern
ment funds.
Anthracite shipments in March
totaled 4,766,O0O tons, compared
with 5,235,O00 last year.
C. M. Schwab, A. A. Ryan and
Charles Whetmore were reelected
directors of Bethlehem Steel.
An official of Philadelphia Rapid
Transit says the March earnings were
somewhat smaller than in March,
1907. but expenses were also cut
heavily.
Union Pacific's net earnings in
February decreased $213,416 and
gross earnings fell $413.7S3. South
ern Pacific's net decreased $1,446,-
$50 and gross decreased s1,657,824.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-17
CHEAT FIRE AT BOSTON
SQUARE mile BURNED OUT
Five Hundred Buildings Are Swept
Away.
4 PEOPLE DEAD AND so ARE HURT.
Manufacturing, Retail-store ard Tene-
ment District of Chelsea Wired Out
and Flames Leap Across River to
East Boston High Winds Fill Air
With Burning Embers.
EXTENT OF THE FIRE

The burned area covers the
business section of Chelsea, Mass,
and is a mile and a quarter long
and three-quarters of mil wide.
Showers of burning nbers
were driven before sixty-mile-
an-hour gale.
The structures destroyed in
clude Is churches, banks, 2
hospitals, 5 school-houses, the
city hall and 800 tenements,
dwellings,, stores and factories.
The flames wiped out tho BUSH
ness section and spread to the
waterfront and East Boston.
Thousands of refugees fed from
the city.
While the fire was at it's height
several big oil tanks exploded.
The firemen asked aid from all
nearby cities.
The fire started at 1910 A.
NJ and was not under control un-
til 1880 P. NJ.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-17
Refuse To Wear Clothes.

Fort William, Ont. Especially -
Nineteen Doukhabors (nine women
and 10 mem were sentenced to six
months in the central prison at To-
ronto They were arrested for pa
rading the streets unclothed. Wrap
ped in blankets they were escorted
in inclosed carriages and were turn
ed over to the county Jail authorities
at Port Arthur, who will send them
to Toronto. There are SO remaining
in one house and they nave been
warned not to persist in refusal to
wear clothes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-17
4 COMPLICATED
DIVORCE CASE
will Likely Be Taken to the
Supreme Court.
THE LEGAL QUESTIONS INVOLVED.
Mrs. Eva B. Hill Ransom Seven Years
Ago Obtained a Divorce in Virginia
and Married Again Ransom Did Not
Defend the Action Because No Ser
vice Was Made on Him.

+, New York Especially A divorce
decision that has attracted attention
throughout the United States was af-
firmed by the appellate division of
the Supreme Court. 1t was that of
Porte v. Ransom, who obtained from
Justice Bowling, of the Supreme
Court, a decree of divorce from Mrs.
George l.. Browning. of Madison, Va.
The case attracted attention be-
cause of it's novel features. 1t APP
pears that Mrs B. Hill Ransom, wife
of the plaintiff, left this city and went
to her former home in Virginia,
where she obtained a divorce from
Ransom in the Circuit Court of Vir-
ginia on the one ground recognized
by the courts of the State of New
York. On February 81, 1906, five
years after obtaining her decree, she
married George L. Browning, a
prominent Washington lawyer and
law partner of Representative James
Hay, of Virginia, who appeared as
Mrs. Ransom's lawyer.
On April "a, 1905, Ransom began
an action for divorce here because
she was living with Browning. JUS
tice Bowling granted Ransom the de-
cree and this Judgment is now af-
drmed by the appellate division.
Ransom did not defend the Vir-
ginia action brought by his wife be-
cause no service was made on him
except by publication under the Vir-
ginia statutes, and here lies the legal
question which in all likelihood will
take the case to the United States
Supreme Court.
The Virginia decree was granted
to bona fide resident of the state,
Madison being Mrs. Ransom's native
place, and she had returned to her
home and relatives there. The de-
cree in Virginia was granted after a
full hearing and in conformity with
the Virginia statutes.
Justice Bowling was compelled, as
he stated IN his opinion, to find as
conclusion of law that the Virginia
divorce was of no force and effect
against Ransom because of the lack
of personal service. Justice Bowling
quoted at length from the Haddock
decision of the United States SUI
preme Court to show that foreign de-
crees granted without personal serv-
Ice are not entitled to obligatory en-
forcement in this state, and on that
he based his decree in Ransoms
favor.
The thirty-sixth finding of fact by
Justice Bowling reads:
THE defendant (Mrs. Ransom) is
entirely blameless for the situation
out of which this action has arisen"
The appellate division affirmed this
decision, with costs. No opinion was
written, but the concurring memo
randum by Justice Laughlin voiced
In no uncertain words the need of
uniform legislation in divorce cases.
The memorandum says in this re-
gard:
1T is high time that movement
was instituted in the legislature or
by the trial courts by which divorces
shall not be granted, excepting in
those cases where the court can OBJ
tain such jurisdiction over the de-
PENDANT that it must be recognized
by every other state and territory in
the land"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-17

Boston Especially An apparently
Insignificant fire, which started
among rags on dump in the city
of Chelsea, was famed by north
west gale into a confiagation which
obliterated nearly one-third of the
city. Five hundred dwelling-houses
and public buildings were destroyed,
500 families were driven from their
habitations and 10000 people made
homeless. Two lives are known to
have been lost, and at late hour it
was reported that two other persons
had persisted, one woman, having
shot herself in frenzy over her in
ability to save her property. From
SO to rs persons were injured.
In the confusion attending the situ-
alton accurate estimates of the loss
were impossible 1t is estimated at
100000.
The fire, which was the worst
Greater Boston has known in many
years, ragged before 45-mile gale
for more than IL hours, defying the
utmost efforts of the combined fire
departments of Chelsea and several
nearby cities and large detachment
of Boston firemen and apparatus.
Ragged All Day.
The fire area, which was in the
form of an ellipse, a mile and a half
long and half mile wide at it's
broadcast part, extended diagonally
across the city from point near the
boundary between Everett and Chel-
sea to the waters of the Chelsea
Creek. 1t was useless for the fire.
men to attempt to check the onrush
of the flames before the gale, and
their main efforts were to prevent a
spread of the blaze upon either side.
Their last stand was taken at Chel-
sea Square late in the afternoon and
for hours doubtful battle was wag-
ed. At 8 o'clock word was passed
that the firemen were winning and
with renewed energy the contest was
pressed. At 1880 official announce
ment was made by Chief H. A.
Spencer that the fire was under con-
troll.
All the banks, more than three-quar-
tiers of the churches, half of the bust
ness blocks and nearly all the school
houses were wiped out. One hos
pital and day nursery were destroy
ed. In the turmoil, many of the
sick and infirm found difficulty in
obtaining assistance and several of
them had narrow escapes.
The fire originated in the rear of
the Boston Backing Company's
works, on West Third Street, near
the eastern division of the Boston
and Maine Railroad and in close
proximity to the Everett City Line.
A terrific gale from the northwest,
which at times had a velocity of 60
miles an hour, carried burning
shingles, embers and myriads of
sparks to a score of wooden build
ings, most of them of cheap wooden
construction. The fire started almost
in the extreme southwest section of
the city and cut path to the end of
Maverick Street at the extreme south
eastern end of the city, which bor-
ders on Chelsea Creek. This point
is about one mile and quarter from
the point where the conflagration be-
gan. The flames swept through the
heart of the retail business section,
which was about midway between the
two extreme limits reached by fire.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-17
woodward Renominated.

Parkersburg, w. Va. Especially -
At the Fourth district congressional
convention, held here, Congressman
Harry c. woodward was renominated
by reclamation. A resolution indors-
ing William H. Taft for president
was passed. Gen. C. w. Curtin and
j. H. Lininger were selected as dis
trict delegates to the national con-
vention, and Capt. B. S, Pope was
Endorsed as a member of the big
four" from West Virginia.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-17
Bachelors Taxed SIS Each.

Tacoma, Wash. Especially Milton,
a town four miles from Tacoma, has
put tax of SIS per annum upon all
bachelors living in that place. The
town boasts large number of single
men, and members of the City Coun-
ell argued that if they get these bach
elors to bring in wives it will nearly
double the population. Many of the
single men declare they will retaliate
by changing their residence to other
PARTS
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-17
Night Riders Make Threat.

Lexington, KY. Especially Might
Riders warnings were sent last night
to 10 tobacco growers in Washington
County who announced their inten-
ton Of growing crop this year.
Nine communications o n t a / n d
threats of whipping if a crop was put
out and one that the house of the
recipient of the letter would be blown
up with dynamite. All the letters
were mailed from Harrodsburg.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-17
Diseased Meat Sold. They Saw

st. Louis Especially = That thou
sands of pounds of tainted and dis
eased meat are brought over the
Eads bridge across the Mississippi
river from East st. Louis, ILL.,, to st.
Louis, under cover of darkness in
the early morning hours, and sold
here, is the charge contained in a
statement made to the Board of
Health by a special committee of
the Master Butchers Association.
The committee is composed of Henry
Collett, John Schofield, William Lux
enbul and Henry Holza-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-17
Threatened BY The BLACK Hand.

Huntington, w. Va. Especially A
branch of the Black Hand Society
has begun operation in Huntington.
C. w. Davis, prominent business
man and proprietor of the Hunting
ton Hotel, received a letter signed
by the society stating that unless
$500 was left at point within a few
hundred yards of his place of BUSH
ness by daylight his place would be
dynamited. Detectives are at work
on the case.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-17
Public Printer OF Philippines.

Washington Especially James A.
Hoggsette has been selected to sue
coed John S. Leeeh as public printer
of the Philippine Islands. Mr.. Hogg-
settle will assume the duties of his
new place when Mr. Leech leaves
Manila for Washington. Mr.. Hogg-
settle is native of Nebraska, about
80 years old, and has been connected
with the Manila Office for sometime.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-17
Spectacular Fire In Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Especially The most
spectacular fire Philadelphia has had
in months burned out the big lum-
Der yards of Sheip & Vandergraft,
cigar box manufacturers, ruined the
plant of the Philadelphia Veneer and
Lumber Company and destroyed half
dozen houses. The flames were
only brought under control after a
hard fight. The loss is estimated
at $125, 900. A panic started among
the occupants of the threatened
houses and scores were driven into
the streets.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-17
Peach Crop Not Hurt.

Georgetown, Del. Especially The
Delaware peach crop was little hurt
by the three cold nights of last week,
despite contrary reports sent out.
Examinations of the trees, made af-
ter the rain and warm weather had
developed the full extent of the dam
age, showed it to have been trifling.
1t is expected, on the contrary, that
the crop this year will be exception
ally large.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-17
GENERAL BOOTH AT 20.
Head OF The Salvation Army Is
Hale And Hearty.


London (By Cable) An immense
audience gave an enthusiastic recep-
ton to General Booth, head of the
Salvation Army, at Queens Hall. Fri.
day evening, the occasion being the
celebration of his seventy-ninth birth
day. General Booth was vigorous
and hale, and although he had been
working strenuously since o'clock
in the morning, with the exception of
40 minutes for lunch, he made a
speech, which occupied an hour and
a half in it's delivery, in which he
reviewed his life.
He reiterated that his successor
had been chosen, so that there would
be no interregnum in the leadership
of the Army. He added:
But l am not dead yet. mean
to go on living as long as ever can"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-17
Frontier Author Dead.

Washburn, N. D. Especially .-Jo-
seph Henry Taylor, frontier author,
died here of heart failure. Taylor
reached the Platte River in 1854 and
worked north along the Missouri
River. He was among the first white
men to take up his abode in these
parts. He was author and publisher
of Beavers and Their Ways" From
tier and Indian Life" etc.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-17
Bible For Each Future Admiral.

Annapolis, Md. Especially. = Fol-
lowing a custom of many years, the
American Seamen's Friend Society
of New York, through it's secretary,
Rev. G. Mcpherson Hunter, made the
annual presentation of Bibles to the
midshipmen Of this years graduating
class.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-17
1000 People Perish.

Shanghai (By Cable) Disastrous
foods are reported to have occurred
at Hankow. in the province of HUI
Peh, and it is stated that 1000 per-
sens have been drowned. Seven hun
bred junks were sunk or wrecked.
The foods are said to be due to an
unexpected freshet. The waters
caught the people unexpectedly in
the middle of the night.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-17
NOT OPPOSED TO DANCING.

New England Methodists Would Also
Permit Card Playing.
Worcester, Mass. Especially BY a
vote of 1o7 to AZ the New England
Methodist Episcopal Conference adopt
ed memorial to the General Con-
ference recommending the repeal of
the article forbidding dancing, card
playing and attending theatrical per-
formances.
The Conference voted against a
memorial calling for the restoration
of the time limit by which pastors
were allowed to remain only five
years in one pastorate.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-17
Barn Burned; Beds Sailed.

Lexington, Ky. Especially The
stock barn of Lee Lawrence, in Boyle
County. was burned by Night Riders,
and his tobacco beds were sailed,
the loss being $4,000. with no in
Suraoce
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-17
THAw SUIT FOR ANNULMENr.

Commissioner To Take Testimony OF
Pittsburg Witnesses.
New York Especially Josiah Co
hen, of Pittsburg, was appointed by
Justice Hendrick, in the Supreme
Court, a commissioner to take the
testimony of several Pittsburg wit
nesses in the suit for annulment of
marriage which Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
has instituted against Harry X.
Thaw. The witnesses whose testi-
mony Mr.. Cohen will take are Drs.
John Denniston Lyon, Charles Fran
els Bingaman and John Deemar, all
of whom testified in the Thaw trials.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-26
FRATERNAL NEWS
Ncctlngs To nigllt.

D Q. H., Helene lodge, No. 32, 500 Chapel street.
 Star of Hope lodge No ?, o. S of B.. 95 Crown street.
 Star of Harmony lodee, No. 21 o. s of B. IF l-2 Court street.
 Connecticut Rock lodge. No. 92, A., r. anu A. M., S7 Church street.
 Annawon lodge No t15, A. r. and A. M. Masonic hail. West Haven.
 QninnipIac lodge No. 1, l. O. o r, 95 Grown street,
 Montowese lodge No. Is, | o. c, F. IS Church street.
 Relief lodge, No S6, Q. o. r., 9j Grown street
 Unity lodge, No. 6,89S c. U. Q. of Q, r. corner DiXwell avenue and Webster street.
 Court Marion, No Ill, r. of A., 95 Grown street
 Pyramid lodge, No, i5. A. Q. Y. w., corner state street and Hlne place,
 Sterling lodge, No. 4G, A. O. U, w.. S90 Chapel street
 Fair Haven lodge No. 9, D. of H. 25 Grand avenue.
 San Salvatore circle, No 1, D. of l. 956 Chapel st1eet
 Edgewood lodge No. il, K. of P. 9O4 Whalley avenue
 Winthrop castle, No. 10 K, of G E., 400 State street.
 East Rock council, No. t5, r. B L., 25 Grand avenue.
 Washington council No. [, 0. U. A M,, S90 Chapel street.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-26
FORTY CENTS ON TIE DOLLAR.

Charles M, schwab, at a reception he gave to the bailer makers of Amer ica during their convention in Detroit, said he neither knew personally nor by repute single dishonest American millionaire.
 Discussing business ethics after. ward MT. schwab very luminously pointed out the fact that failures, compounded at so much on the dol lar, are not quite so unjust to the creditors concerned as some people seem to think.
 For instance,' said Mr Schwab, there was a general storekeeper near LoretEo who was forced to the wall by the hard times, and resolved to make an assignment. He figured Dut that he would be able to pay 40 cents on the dollar.
 Well, a certain wholesale grocer that he had dealt pretty heavily with heard of his plight and came post haste to see him.
 Whatn the grocer shouted. "Go- ing to make an assignment! Pay only 40 cents on the dolIar A pretty state of things this is,'
 Calm yourself Mir Cangooda, said the general storekeepor It is true l am going to assign. These hard times have played the very deuce with me. And it's true I'm going to pay only 10 cents on the dollar But all your goods, it happens, are intact; not a case has been opened; and they shall be returned to you at once.'
 "But Cangoods sneered.
 "Whatl he shouted angrler than ever Return my goods. Not on your life! l insist on my lawful 40 per cent. the same as the other creditors.'"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-26

House (New Haven Theater) Tuesday october 27, at o'clock
 Mrs Mms is the wife of Major Liv- ingston Mims, ex-mayor of Atlanta, and has been prominent in social and literary circles in that section Through her own healing about twenty years ago, Mrs, Mims became a student and devoted follower Of Mrs, Eddy, and has since labored successfully as praction- CT reader, teacher, and lecturer
 Since Mrs Mlms is the first woman to lecture upon Christian Science in this state, no doubt the lecture will be of unusual interest and the people of New Haven will be glad to listen tc one so well qualified 10 speak in an of. flcal manner upon this subject.
 The lecture is free, without tickets.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-26

During the vacation days in New York city the porer children of the lower East Side Of Manhattan Island received 26ol3 'uncheons through the home delivery system of the Children's Relief society
 Never groaned the picture dealer, never try to argue woman into be- llev!ng that she ought 10 pay a bill when she thinks otherwise, I tried fl this morning presented a bill for some stuff ordered two weeks ago. Here was the irrefutable logic:
 " I never ordered any pictures,
 If I did you never delivered them.
 If I did 1 never got them
 If l did, I paid for them
 And if I didn't I must have had some good reason for It.
 :" And If had, of course, I won't pay Wasp,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-26
REAL EsTArM non sAIIE.
NASHVILLE.

Mir and Mrs. c. Young of Tour ave- nue are the proud parents of a bounc- ing baby girl Mother and daughter are doing nicely
 The boys brigade of the Congrega- tional church win hold their regular weekly drill in the chapel this evening at 1880 All members are requested to be present,
 At the st. James Episcopal church sunday morning five children and one adult were baptized by the Rev J. Frederick Sexton.
 A gang of men are at work fixing the road from the corner of West Elm street to the top of the hill on Forest street.
 The Thirteenth Ward Republican club with the help of some of the wards downtown win parade around West vile tomorrow night The line of march is as follors' Starting from the corner of Blake and Whalley avenue at I.2o down Whalley to Fountain up Fountain to Harrison, across Har- rison to Whalley up Whalley to Day ton, over Dayton to Fountain down Fountain to Mckinley down McKin- ley to West Elm, up West Elm to For est down Forest to Willard. down Will lard 10 Central up to Burton, to Al- den, down Alden to fEdgewood and countermarch back Alden to tent at corner of Phillip and Fountain where lunch will be served
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-26
star Of Hope. No. t2. $. of B.

Star Of Hope lodge, No. 12, Shep- herds of Bethlehem, will hold a regu- lar meeting this evening at its IolSe rooms, 95 Grown street, at which time the report of the supreme session will be read and as there arc a number of Changes in our bylaws 1t Is important that epergs member be present ocv- eral of the members of the lodgo at- tended the supreme convention held at Hartford and report very paas- ant time At our last regular meeting held October 12 six candidates were baIloted for and elected Five prJpo- stons were read and referred to the Investigating committee. Let no mam- Der forget the class limitations wnlch is to be held November 9, to be fol- lowed by a supper.