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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-03-27
BIG BOLD PLOT
TO BLACK MAIL
CHICAGO BANKERS WERE TO BE
RELIEVED OF BIG SUMS
OF CASH.

CHICAGO, March 19.-One of The
boldest Matchmaking plots, conspir
acy in which it is declared 100000
was to be the prize nancy and Chi
cago's wealthy bankers the victims
was unearthed today by city and coun
ty authorities. Information concern
ing the starting plot leaked out at the
conclusion of a mysterious conference
in State Attorney Healy's Office today,
v hich was followed by three arrests.
The plot is one of the most astound-
ing that has been brought to the atten-
ton of the public in a decade. Some
of the most prominent of the Italians
in the city are concerned, it is said.
A score of detectives are seeking two
missing members of the alleged band
of blackmailers. Fear that the con
spirators would fee from Chicago
prompted the police to secrecy in their
plans. A part of the plot consisted In
shadowing wealthy and prominent men
and then to force the victims to sur
render hush money.
The prisoners are John Marooney,
Walter Hurhold and Jos. Mullaney.
They were closely questioned by Mr.
HeaIy and Chief Shippy, and it is said
was obtained that will re-
suTt in the arrest of a number of her
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-03-27
CARNEGIE TO SEND
KAISER PRESENT

NEW YORK, March 20.-On the
North German Lloyd steamship Main,
sailing March 26, there will be mon
ster present from Andrew Carnegie to
Kaiser wilhelm, of Germany, in the
form of an exact reproduction In plas-
ter of the famous diplodocus, in the
Carnegie Museum in Pittsburg.
The cast arrived today from Pitts
burg in thirty-four cases. 1t is lizard
shaped and when placed in position it
weighs 9,4O0 pounds. 1t is 70 feet
long and 16 feet high. The cost was
$4,000. The species date back any
where from 100000 to 100000
years.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-03-27
LOS ANGELES, CAL,
TO CELEBRATE
WINE WILL FLOW AND MlRTH
WILL PREVAIL DURING VISIT
OF THE FLEET.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, March a.
All the details for the entertainment
Of the officers of Admiral Evans bat
tleship feet, including the banquet
and ball, have been arranged. These
were announced at a meeting OF the
committee this afternoon, at which
Gen. Adna R. Chaffee presided.
The proposed public reception has
been abandoned, and an automobile
ride arranged in its place. The auto
mobile association and the owners OF
private machines are to furnish the
automobiles There will be no mill
tary escort and General Chaffee said
chat although Admiral Evans had
stated that he would not arrive before
April 1S, it probably would be April
20 before the feet reached San Diego.
Il was agreed that the 18th, which
falls on Saturday, would be an incon-
yenient date upon which to begin the
four days celebration, as Sunday
would intervene Gen Chaffee, with
several members Of the committee,
will go to San Diego where they VIII
meet the admiral and extend formal
invitation to him to attend the ban
uuet and ball. The ball to Admiral
Evans and his men will be given on
April q, at Alexandria hall Cen
Chaffee made the statement that no
expense will be spared in the arrange
ment The chef has been ordered 70
nrepare the menu regardless of COST,
and the wine list is the most expensive
ever served here.
The banquet hall win be elaborateiy
decorated, and no meals will be served
in the great dining room for four days
before the banquet, in order that the
decorators will be able to work un-
disturbed. The floral dispulay is said
to he the most elaborate ever attempt
cd on the coast
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-03-27
WOMAN BRAVES
A MASKED MOB
RIFLE IN HAND MRS. MoNTGom
cry DAREs THEM TO
CONE IN.
RAIDERS SHOOT INTO WINDOW
Farmer is Compelled to Dig Up His
Beds Of Tobacco
Plants.

MAYSVILE, KY. March l9.-Mrs
f. 5. Montgomery, of near Mt. Oliyet
was here today and told of the attack
made on her home last night by 300
masked men. several of whom were
recognized. Mrs. Montgomery, as
soon as the alarm was given, aroused
all her children and giving them rifles
told them to be ready to defend them
selves and shoot the first man who ap-
peared at the door She placed the
youngest with an apron full OF car
tridges near her to keep her supplied
with ammunition. She then told the
men at the door the first one to cross
the threshold would die. This blurred
them. They then attempted to fire the
house, but this also was prevented.
The mob then began firing into the
house with shotguns, breaking out eV-
cry window in the house and narrowly
missing several Of the children. Mrs.
Montgomery says the next time she Is
disturbed by these raiders she intends
killing as many as she can, as they
have almost driven her crazy.
The aid of the night riders in this
county this morning was the first open
attack Upon those Independent farm
ers who have refused to sign the
agreement to raise no tobacco this
year, and was a complete success.
The party numbered about 200 men,
and all were masked. Every telephone
wire that connected the Maylick ex-
change with this city was first cut.
The party then went to Benjamin
Longnecker's place, about eight miles
from this city. His son, George, an
swered the summons and after short
talk with him he told them there
would be no crop raised on his fathers
place, but this did not satisfy the
raiders. He was compelled to go with
them to the tenants house, William
Ryan, and there command the tenant |
to destroy the beds that had been
made, which was done.
They left with warning and pro-
ceeded to B. F.. Gifts farm, near
Maylick, and destroyed number OF
tobacco beds. A grave was dug in
one of the beds, warning of what
would happen IL tobacco was grown
on his farm this year.
Mr.. Lonknecker is one of the most
prominent men in Mason county, be-
Ing president of the First National
Bank of this city and interested in
other financial concerns The excite
ment is intense here, as many think
these men will make an attempt toI
destroy the American Tobacco Com
pany's plant, which is guarded by
men,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-03-27
RUSSIAN GENERAL
BEGINS PRISON TERM

ST. PETERSBURG, March 90
Lieut.. Gen. Stoessel, whom court
martial recently sentenced to death on
charges of cowardice and treason in
surrendering Port Arthur to the Jap
anese but whose sentence was com.
muted by Emperor Nicholas to ten
years Imprisonment, today began
serving HIS term in the ST, Peter and
St Paul Fortress
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-03-27
MUST CONTROL
CORPORATIONS
THAT, DECLARES BRYAN, rs THE
PARAMOUNT POLITICAL ISSUE
AT THIS TIME.
THEY DONINAT GOVERNMENT
Democratic Party Only One That
Will Curb The Special
Interests.

CHICAGO, March 19.-Declaring
that the greatest OF present-day evils
is "the domination of politics by the
favor-seeking corporations" and as
sorting that the Democratic party is
the best qualified to undertake the
task of correcting this, Willim Jen-
nings Bryan tonight celebrated his
4Sth birthday by delivering a speech
on National issues before a big mass
meeting in the Seventh Regiment Ar
mory on Sixteenth street. Mr.. Bryan
took for his subject, why Democ-
racy?' and after discussing the rec
ords of President Roosevelt, Gov.
Hughes and Secretary Taft as regards
corporation legislation, he answered
the question by saying:
Because the Democratic party is
the only party sufficiently large to
give hope of success and sufficiently
democratic to give hope Of relief after
a victory has been won"
The speech by Mr.. Bryan was the
only one delivered at the meeting
Carter H. Harrison, former Mayor of
Chicago, presided. About 10000 per
sons crowded into the building and II
was nearly an hour past the scheduled
time of s o'clock when Mr.. Bryan be-
gan to speak. He said in part
Assuming that reforms are neces
sary, what party can best be entrusted |
with the work of serving them? | beg
to present the claims of the Democrat
ic party. What are the evils to be |
corrected? The greatest of all the
evils-and it is the fruitful source of
almost all the other evils--ls the DOM
ination of politics by the favor-seeking
By dominating politics
they dominate the Government, Ma
tional and State There is no ques-
ton upon which the people are think
ing which does not to a greater Of
less extent involve this question
shall the Government be administered
n the interest of the whole people by
and incorruptible rep
of the people, or shall the
avor-seeking corporations control the
election, raise their representatives to
,ower and through them exploit the
country? If the present situation is
If the people are con-
ented with the distribution of wealth
nd with the predomnating influence
I these combinations, then there is
o good reason why the Republican
arty should not be continued in pow
r, for it has created the conditions
-hich now exist and must have credit :
r blame, according to whether these x
0nditions are desirable or undesira'
lie. | think I can safely assert that
onditions are not satisfactory, and in v
lpport of this assertion I can point to Z
lie fact that remedial legislation is q
emanded by practically all of the 3
party, and by very large 8
.oportion of the Republican party" q
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-03-27
NO CONTROL OVER
STEAMSHIP LINES
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMITS
SION HOLDS THAT 1T HAS NO
JURISDICTION.

WASHINGTON, March IA de-
cision was promulgated by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission in what
probably is the most important case
which the commission for long time
has been called upon TO determine. Il
if that of the Cosmopolitan Shipping
Company, a Philadelphia organization,
chartered under the laws of New Jer-
sey. against the Hamburg-American
Packet Company; the North German
Lloyd Steamship Company; the VII
son (HulD Lines and the ScandinaV-
ian-American Lines.
The compliments petition was fled
with the commission nearly a year
ago. Some time subsequently the de-
PENDANTS filed a demurrer, attacking
the Jurisdiction OF the Interstate Com
merce Commission. Oral arguments
on the demurrer were heard by the
commission, Ward W. Pierson appear
ing for the Cosmopolitan Company,
and former Senator John c. Spooner.
Judge William G. Choate and Harring-
ton Putnam for the defendants. The c
oral arguments were followed by en-
tensive briefs which the commission
has had under consideration for sew
eral weeks.
The opinion in the case, which is
was prepared by Com
missioner Franklin X. Lane. 1t is an
discussion Of the law bear
ing upon the case and lucid state
ment of the conclusion of the commits
sion.
The decision is peculiarly important
not only because it affects large in
.erests which hitherto have not been
brought before a judicial tribunal OF
his country, but because it affects ma
erially the powers OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission. In brief and
n effect, the commission decided
lgainst itself. 1t holds that it has no
over oceanic transportation
nd thus determines the case adverse
y to the contention of the complain
mt
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-03-27

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Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-22

heads; they begin to feel the penetrating cold as
we'll as the gnawing hunger, for the human body
needs food for its inward fuel to generate the
necessary natural warmth; everything has been
consumed except the last reindeer, which provides
the infant with milk. The parents shrink from
killing the animal and thus deprive their delicate
child of this one source of nourishment, which
nothing can replace
No. they would rather die!
And what is then to become of the little help
less creature? Is there way out of this laby-
rith of misery?
They decide to postpone the killing of the last
reindeer as long possible and for a short time
will share the food of the animal, the moss.
With leaden heaviness the hours drag wearily
by Esther almost fants with hunger. Suddenly
the child awakens. 1t was hungry when she
rocked it to sleep and now demands its food with
infant vehemency. The feeble cry of her baby
arouses Esther from her stupor. She springs to
her feet seizes the knife and places it in her
husbands outstretched hand.
"Our child Ahasver Save our child
Answers apathy is instantly dispersed; he
must feed his famishing child, and he hurries
into the adjoining space. dull thud, gurgling
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-22
The Wrecked Frigate's
3 e IL.

Probably very few people are aware that old
ships bell which for many years has lain under
the is suspended in the underwriting room
at Lloyds and is used to announce" the arrival
other news received in respect of overdue ships
This is the bell of the frigate Lutne, wrecked long
ago off the Dutch coast. After being under the
water for years the bell was saved and now,
strangely enough, is employed to inform under
writer's that something has been heard of one of
those ships which by their protracted passages
causing uneasiness. Not every ship that is
the overdue market is announced in this
1t is only when underwater has
pressed to the committee his desire for immediate
information in respect to this or that overdue
sci that the note of the old black bell rings
through the rooms. At the present time there
eleven ships down the list for announce
ment by the Lutine bell, but some of these
hopelessy overdue that it is practically certain
nothing further will be heard of them. The big
steel bark Alsternixe for instance heads the list.
She was formerly the British ship Lord Temple
more and was built at Belfast in 1892. This ship
has not been heard of since last November, when
she sailed from Callao for Australia
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-22

sound, and it is done. After they have fed their
child on the blood of the reindeer, these two
starving people still their own hunger
Days pass by-perhaps weeks-for these two
have ceased to measure time The portions OF
food become smaller, the child grows weaker, for
the meat diet is not good for it, and the hope OF
salvation from this misery has fled.
The infant, with its tiny shrunken body and
wizened face, lies dead in its mothers arms No
cry of anguish breaks from her lips at this last,
cruel lash of fate No tear of grief falls from her
burning eyes. Ahasver and Esther have watched
the inevitable draw near with silent resignation,
and their hearts filled with but one desire,
of being reunited soon with their loved ones They
are calm and composed now, and submissive to the
will of the Almighty. Without utterng a COM
plaint they divide the last morsel of the reindeer
meat
Days have passed since they have eaten the last
bite Everything has been consumed there is
nothing left. They hold each other in one last
embrace-death fingers in their faces
The quiet of the tomb reigns within. Each
hears the others heart beating family. The flame
of the gas is dying away. Esther is too weak to
replensh the material, and she does not want to
be separated for the brief space of a moment
from her husbands loyal breast.
Profound darkness enveops everything.
There oh wonder suddenly ray of light il
the roof 1t is the magnetic polar light Ahasver
and Esther, almost removed from this world, show
no surprise Heavenly joy fills their souls, and
more firmly than before they clasp each other, for
death cannot part them. 1t grows brighter before
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-22
"a Remarkable Diary.

In these strenuous times the following diary
makes interesting reading showing as 1t does
what economy woman may exercise II necessary:
An aged English lady, who recently celebrated
her nnety-second birthday, has kept from her
early days an interesting diary of her life, from
which she compiled ON her recent birthday some
curious statistics which she read out to her
assembled friends on that occasion She found,
for example, that in all her life she had used but
1000 hairpins and sixteen harnets. And in that
same period she had fortyone dresses, fortyseven
petticoats, eighty pairs of shoes and fifty-three
aprons.
AS if those facts were not enough to make her
hearers realize that economy may be practiced
by the fair sex, the widow told them that she
had used 274 pairs of stockings, 107 pairs of
garters, thirty-four shawls and wraps and sixty
three corsets. She never was extravagant in the
matter of hats and bonnets, for of those she has
purchased but 165 of both classes. With the
exception of the latter, the good lady had made
what she wore, utilizing her spare moments in
the task.
The old lady has it jotted down in black and
white that she has spent 67 100 hours in dressing
and undressing, and that she has done up and
taken down her hair 534S0 times. She has
washed her face 67,O67 times and her hands 1885,
424 times She also finds that she has slept 302,-
220 hours of her life, and drawn 1854 buckets
of water from the we'll in the back yard
She has lived chiefly on bread, cheese and milk
for the last twenty-five years.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-22

their eyes; mild warm breezes sweep softly around
them; heavenly melodies fall on their ears, and
before the enraptured gaze is spread world, OF
whose wonders they have never dreamed
Arrayed in garments of softest light and wander
ing under glorious palms their children come
toward them and nestle against their hearts, they
are carried upward as If on angels wings to
life of heavenly bliss!
The snow is drizzling on Increasingly.
All life on the globe is dead and it will never
be renewed The earth, more the mother earth
an atom in the immeasurnble space of the worldzA
pursues her course unerrngly, until after mil
lions of years destiny is fulfilled and she will be
hurled in the burning sunball, that she may be
come its fuel and bring life and warmth to other
spheres and other organic creatures.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-10-29
Wise Beyond Her Age.

Rene La Montague, the crack polo
player, tells this story Of a very
small miss, the five-year-old daugh-
ter of prominent merchant of the
Cedarhurst set.
Mr.. La Montague was driving a
small trap from the Rockaway Hunt
Club to his home in Cedarhurst,
when he encountered the little miss,
who was out for a walk with hel
nurse and a small baby brother, who
occupied the perambulator Being
an intimate friend of the child's par.
ents, he offered to give her lift
as far as her house. The offer was
accepted, and on the way Mr.. La
Montague was RECALLED with interest
ing items of family news which were
lisped out in rapid succession until
he pulled up in front of the house.
The child alighted, and as there
was nobody in sight on the grounds.
he asked her If she could get indoors
safely.
ooh, yes" said the little tot, "and
thank you very much"
Don't mention it," nodded back
the polo player; when to his surprise
the child opened her eyes very much
and murmured:
II won't. "-Philadelphia Record.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-10-29
The Same Family.

An official of the Department of
Commerce and Labor, who had been
directed by his chief to draw up a
summary of the conclusions of GER
tain distinguished authorities in en-
gineering. met with disaster not long
ago. when he had occasion to refer
to certain statements of Mr.. A. II.
Colquhoun, the British engineer.
The official had been told that af-
ter Mr. Colquhoun's name there
should be placed the letters IN. l..
C. e." (Member of the Institute of
Civil Engineers). That's easy to
remember" the official had said,
adopting an easy system of memo
MICS. ON. I. C. E. spells mice. -
This memory system was of lit
tie avail, however, for when the Of
fetal handed in his summary, the let
ters after Mr.. Colquhoun's name
were "R. A. T. S."-Lippincott's
Magazine.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-10-29

And half free" could not endure.
# lost him a legislative election. 1t
made him President. Without trans
cendent courage hero woula nave
been undiscovered. Heart IN the
martyr was the motive that soWed the
blood seed of the church.
Let no man underrate enthusiasm.
Israel was at Eben-ezer. The Phllis-
tines were pitched at Aphek. Ihe
ark was at Shiloh. They met. Israel
was beaten. Thereafter the ark OF
the covenant was brought into their
midst. And the Scriptures tell us
when the ark of the covenant OF the
Lord came into the camp all lsrael
shouted with a great shout, so that
the earth rang again." 1t matters
little for our purpose what was the
outcome of the ensuing conflict. .Ine
earth rang again" Enthusiasm
reigned.- The beaten hosts again
took up their arms. Faithlessness
gave place to hope. They were re-
vivified. What were the Crusades
without enthusiasm, or the victories
of the church?
Forget not expectation. In the
hope of everlasting glory Paul en-
dured stripes, buffetings and terrors::
Hildebrand planned the glories OF
Romanism, that found expression IN
the reigns of Innocent III. and Bonn
face VIII, in hope. Henry Ward
Beecher went to England In the dark
est days of civil strife to fight quin-
tuple, oratorical and moral battle for
his country and the right. He was
knocked, scoffed, threatened, NAL
treated But in hope he talked and
battled on. At last faith found It's
victory. Commercial England yielded
TO God Almighty as He spake through
His latter-day evangel Of truth.
All these men, in their divers
fields and under these divers condl-
tons, were encouraged. enthused'
hopeful They were enheartened
augmented in zeal, enlarged in their
capacities through richest eXpecta-
tons, because they heard. even as
Joshua, the voice of the Lord saving
unto them, "The Lord thy God Is
with thee whithersoever thou goest.
There is no psychological impetus
more profound than this. This Is the
handspring of human power. 1t Is
the dynamic of human endeavor. The
consciousness and certainty OF the
reality of sustaining God is the SUI
pernal motive of all life. Shall we
not realize its apneal and scope?
"The Lord thy God is with thee. y
BE not afraid" "Have not | COM
manded thee?" Hear Him? This ie
comfort, joy, peace. Hear Him:
Listen!
irving Square Presbyterian Church'
Brooklyn, New York.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-10-29
COMMERCIAL COLUMN
Keekly Review Of Trade and Latest
Market ReDorts.
Bradstreet's says:

BradStroeL'S Says.
Retail trade still reflects the In
iuence of warm weather and the ap-
proach of election breeds conserva-
tism as regards heavy buying and
the projection of new enterprises.
However, there Is more doing ana
more confident buying OF raw ma
terial by manufacturers, who appar-
emily forecast change for the pct
ter in the latter part of this year
or the early part of next. The large
movement of wheat to market IS re-
sponsible for the optimistic tenor or
reports from distributive centers IN
the Northwest. Effects Of the drouth
are shown in almost total suspension
of steamboat traffic on the Ohio Riv-
er and it's tributaries, the holding up
of large quantities of coal along that
stream, the prevalence of destructive
forest fires, the low stage of water
supplies. Reports as to collections
vary, being best in the Northwest
and poorest at the South.
The situation in textile lines is in
teresting, and not without encourage
ment. While jobing trade Is con-
fined largely to small immediate ship
ment or filling-in orders, there is
fair activity in the Chicago district
and farther West, where the break
ing of the drouth has helped sentl-
ment In the cotton goods line one
feature early was reduction IN
shifting prints, but later an enlarged
demand was reported for print
cloths at Fall River, and prices ad-
vanced "A to Il cent. Confident buy
ing by large printing interest is
tho reported basis for the strength
in demand and prices.