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The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17
HAS NOT RESIGNED
eooretarv 'Cortelyou Says PuphsheH
st.temcnt is without Foundation
week.

u,.b;noton. January 15.-Secretary
ca.+o1vo,, was at his desk in the treas
,,rv department today for the 'iis'
time since his recent illness WHICH
con about four weeks ago. He salu
hot the published story that ne nao
racionad or would resign was aDso-
1ute1y without any foundation. lie nau
M serious differences with the pres1
dent. he declared, or with any m7neer
of the cabinet and he expected to con-
Time to serve as secretary OF the freas-
nrv Mr.. Cortelyou pronounced tho
story that he had been offered tne
presidency of the Knickerbocker Trust
company of New York as aDsolutely
without foundation and said also that
the published report that he had con-
ferred with Mr.. J. P. Morgan In re-
gard to it during his recent Trip 10
New York was fake"
New York, January 15.-1t became
known today that the interests con-
nected with the reorganization OF the
Knickerbocker Trust company had
considered the name of Secretary Cor
telyou, among others, to take the
presidency of that institution and that
an intimation more or less positive in
character had been conveyed to the
secretary.
One of the leading representatives Of
the reorganization interests of the
trust company was authority for the
statement that the intimation had as
sumed quite a definite character, TAX
ing the form of a tender of the presi-
dency of the company.
A close friend of the secretarv who
is in position to know his intentions
said today:
"Mr. Cortlyou may or may not have
been offered the position with a New
York financial concern. OF that I am
not prepared to speak, but I can say
most emphatically that he is not GO
ing to accept any offer of any kind
He is going to stay right where he is
as secretary of the treasury until the
end of Mr.. Roosevlt's administration
and am confident that he has not
seriously entertained any proposition
involving his resignation from the
cabinet
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17
STATE TEMPERANCE CONVENTION
Call Issued by the Anti-Salooa
League
To Meet I'm Raleigh Tuesday, July II .
EnOrss VIII be Made 10 Have state
Prohibition Law Passed by Special
Session OF Legislature.
Especial to The MessengerD

=
Raleigh. n. c., January 15.-Chair-
Oates and other members OF the Anti
Saloon League issued a call for state
temperance convention. The call says
in part The hour has struck for the
complete abolition Of the manufacture
Of liquor in this state. At every point
the liquor business has failed to make
good, and from every section comes
the demand direct from the people
that this blight upon our civilization
be removed. There are yet more than
25 counties which have saloon or dis
pensary, not only debauching their
own people, but extending their traftc
into adjoining counties, from 30 to l0s
miles. Our people have been patient
and tolerant, yet they have been nope
full, looking forward to this very hour
when the power of the state could be
INVOKED tncleanse the body polite from
the saloon and protect the home from
its foulness. The people are every
where calling for Immediate action at
special session of the legislature next
week.
This uprising OF the people is the
most significant movement OF this
generation. 1t Is simply wave OF
sentiment but is the well thought out
purpose in the minds or the leaders
of this state, politicians, business men.
professional men, farmers and preach-
ers. in fact the people. The trend OF
the entire south Is to get rid of the
iiouor traffic This is the absorbing
question with the people TO-DAY. Inc
executive committee of the league has
unanimously decided that now is the
time to strike, and so has called a CON
yention of temperance forces or the
state at Raleigh, 1uesud5'
21st. at 2 p. m. ,.,
The supreme struggle has oeen
io1,,ed and this call Is to every man
to show the faith that is In MN oy
making this the greatest conventloi
ta4 held of men, Who have she pest
interests of the state at heart we
,ua1t TO be on the ground with the
legislature. which meets the same ny. T.
TIE war cry is sounded and the caf, cas- 10
80 fnaI battle. Join in the conrlct
and share in the glory. Let your
~enresentatives 1rn7 in the legislature ; knoI
Won want them to enact stree pio
bition at the specian session
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17
TO SETTLE TITLE ToIaSn
Exposition Receivers and State Ger,
"issioners Hold Conference.

Washington. January IA con-
.srence .s was held here today between
,.e pihcers and receivers Of the
Jamestown Exposition Company and
the state commissioners to the James
to"n Exposition Mt which the ouen-
IONS OF the passing OF the title 20 .he
lands on which the various state buiid-
In2s are located AM the proposition
Tor the government to purchase ne
exposition grounds for the establish
rrent OF n naval training etation were
discussed.
No conclusion was reached In regard
To either matter. and II is understood
that further conference viii be call
ed here.
The state buildings we're erected on
| the exposition corppany's land. but
| under the contracts there was an op-
ton allowing tho states 10 purchase
the land occupied n a fixed price III
they cared 20 do So Some OF the
states hare bought sstes OF state buiid-
fngs and they arc deArouS Of acuutr-
Ing titles to this property.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17
BRAZIL AND UNITED STATES
"feet,nSs Exchanged Between pr.s;.
dents OF the Two Countries.

washington, January 15.-Some-
.nlhs more than the usual degree Of
Importance attaches to the felicftous
EXCHANGES between the presidents or
America and Brazil over the visit If
Aomlral Evans fleet to Rio, owing
President Roosevelt in accounting for
the mission of the battleship fleet. The
correspondence by cable made n1hIic
today follows:
From President Penna:
"Petropoiis, Jan. IA. 1908.
president Theodore Roosevelt Wash
ton. D. c.:
This afternoon I had the great
pleasure CT receiving and becoming
personally acquainted with the ad-
mlral and captains of the American
meet en- route to the Pacific ocean.
congratulate you on the success
fui arrival Of so powerful and well
drilled fleet at Rio de Janeiro, and I
take Keen pleasure in informing you
that the people OF our capital spon-
taneous1v and enthusiastically joined
the Brazilian naval authorities from
the very first moruent in the demon
stration Of fraternity and friendship
toward the. American sailors and the
Great Republic of the North, for
whose glory all Brazil utters the most
cordial wishes.
"AFFONSO PFNNA.
president Of Brazil"
President Rooseve1t's reply:
THE White House.
Washington, January Is, 1908
President Alfonso Penna, Rio de
JaneirO.
II thank you for the kind message
which you were so good as to send
me upon the arrival of the American
fleet at Rio. It has given me and will
give to the American people the livli-
est satisfaction. We are all very sem
sible Of the courtesy and distinguished
hospitality with which the govern
ment and the people or Brazil have
received our officers and sailors. The
warships of America exist for no
other purpose than to protect peace
against possible aggression and justice
against possib1e oppression. AS be-
tween the United States and Brazil
these ships are not mer-of-warr, but
are messengers of friendship and good
Will commissioned to celebrate with
you the long continued and never to
be broken anlity and mutual helpful
ness of the two great republics.
(Signedt
cTHEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17
WILMINGTON. n. G JANUARY II, 1908

En0ne calls In less than three noGT6
and one morning he ordered his break
fast three times In twenty minutes.
While Henry Shaeeer. another ccom-
Der of the coroner's jury. was testify
ing that Thaw appeared irrational at
the inquest Foreman Gremmels put a
question for the jury, did Thaw's
eyes appear then as they do now?' he
queried.
mo, sir" said the witness
Alfred l.. Thaw, Of Richmond, Va.
a third cousin of the defendant, took
the stand at the beginning Of the af-
ternOon session and gave a history of
the Thaw family. His father, William
s. ThaW. died insane at Williamsburg,
", after 19 years in the asylum, and
his brother. Horatio, died insane. The
commitment papers of William S, and
Horace Thaw were introduced and re-
ceived in evidence.
Several additional members oil The
corOner's jury hero were called to the
stand and all agreed t1at Thaw was
an irrational man on the day following
shooting One of the juors called
said he was sure "Thaw was absolutely
crazy"
After the coroner's jury. ten of them
altogether, had been disposed of, Mr..
Littleton called August Weber to the
stand. Weber served as a butler in the
Thaw house in Lafayette Square,
Washington, from January to May,
1908. The witness said he formerly
was in the employ of Senator Foraker
of Ohio. He related many incidents
of what he described as irrational on
the part of the defendant Thaw would
order that no dinner be prepared GER
tain evenings and a few hours later
would come In and demand to know
why there was nothing to eat. He
would call the butler out of his bed
and give him SIS for some trifling SER
yice Thaw would comet mee
floor of the dining room in the midst
of dinner muttering to himself. Once
Thaw called for a carriage at 3
and when the carriage was not avail
able became hysterical and fell prone
or q couch
Criminal lawy2rs If prominence who
are following the case outlined by the
defence and who are taking into con-
s1deration the fact that a specific pela
OF insanity has been entered this year,
declare that acquitCal under the cir
cumstances can come only with the
7oded clause ION account of the insan-
1ty or the defendant at the time the
act was committed This, it is de-
clared would compel the presiding
Judge to commit 1Haw to Mattewan
asylum from whence a fight to prove
his present sanity and thus gain free
oom would have to be conducted
through habeas corpus proceedings,
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17
hAifT1toUAKE IN HAYT,
d" He" Houses Destroyer and Ma,
othefs Damaged iu Gonatvcs

Port au Prince. Havt, 1.,u
a serious earthquake baa buary 70;
a., SonaiVes. So miles nortlhyas, Gu ot
dasty; nss city; A few houses have heer
NWeseroNed Wa and others were dams|aI
C 70 ioss or life has been renorteti
So'iin nun-cation with the town :.
Srot rohen. Ihe shocks continue. The
Ar.o was IoHcwed by a tidal wac
fta ar one buildings destroyed are
Addor and Jolibert ma u
GonalVes is one OF the most ,br;v-
ing towns Of the Haytieu renuhiic
:. Is situated on the bay or guIf NJ
Hona1Ves, 65 miles northwest OF por,
au Prince. 1t has a good harbor -
eAports coEee, dyewood and cotton
and imports from the United States
is bishops see and has Dnr'.,e
ton of about $4,000 bOP''Aa
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17
GERMAN FRIENDLY SOCIETY
Editor Ridder Makes Address at f42d
Anniversary Bouquet

Charleston, s. c., January Ito
night at the 142nd anniversary banquet
of the German Friendly Society, Her.
man Ridder, editor of the New York
Stats zietung, made the principal ad-
dress in response to the toast to the
founders OF the society and their
fatherland.
He was introduced by J. C. HemphilI
editor Of the News and Courier. The
address was historical and was re-
received with great attention and In
terest 7sH
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17
ANNUAL SESSION ENDS
FARMERS Advised to Raise More Fool
Crops and Use Less Fertilizer.

Faldosta- Ga, January 1s.-Tbe
concluding session of the annual meet
ing OF the Georgia and Florida sea
Island growers association was hell
To-Day Special speeches were made
urging the farmers TO give more ar
tention TO provision crops.
Chairman T. j. Appleyard report
ed for the committee on acreage OF
ample food supplies and thar what
cotton may be grown should he as a.
surplus of the crop. The report was
adopted. IT also recommended a re-
ductlon in the use OF commercial fer
tilizer.
The president was authorized 20 ap-
point an organizer In each county in
the Sea Island cotton belt.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17

4 ne ubu Oy C06x 8GAeT1x1uS INC u1AA - 8A
|, unscientific document, because no said.
liz contained many omissions Of I'm
portance which served only 10 dis
CT inmate In favor OF one clAas % O.
| tenders against another.
Mr.. Ollie James Of Kentucky re-
been admitted providing punishment
! for the obstruction OF bird eggs. when
1t comes 10 providing a sufficient pun
ishmert OF men like Hartman and
Rockefeller or some Of the corpora
ttons that have been feeding on the
, public by reason OF your laws, who
contribute millions OF dollars to buy
up elections. you say Don't put them
II the renitentiary."
Mr. Perkins of New York, a repub-
lican, sought to have the committee
on revision of the laws elucidate sec
tion 80. embracing the embezzlemen.
OF public funds in the hands OF United
States treasurers
In today's session of the bill ii was
the first time a republican had halted
its reading to criticise it. Chairman
Moon and others OF the committee de-
clared that the section amply safe
guarded public officers in cases OF de-
falcation where it was clear that they
themselves were innocent of wrong
doing. The committee again advised
members having amendments to intro
duce separate bills covering their OBJ
jections, which only served TO elicit
further attacks by democrats. Mr..
Cochran, Of New York. contended tnat
changes should be made In the bill it
self
The democrats waged an unsuccess-
full fight against q committee amend
uent which modified the statute pro-
hibiting collecting and disbursing OF
ficers from trading in public property
so as to make the penalty mot more
than" $4,000 instead of the specific
amount
An amendment by Mr.. DeArmond,
of Missouri, to add imprisonment to
the penalty of not more than ten years
was defeated. He then changed 1t to
make the Imprisonment not more than
one EeaT. Amid loud democratic ap-
plause the amendment was accepted by
the committee
Patty lines were obliterated on an
amendment to section los by Mr..
republican, Indiana. lin
iting the punishment to any officer US
ing certificates containing any mater
lal statement which he knows to be
false. The amendment was rejected
A vigorous protest against the pur-
chase and sale of endorsements of sup-
port For public Offices was made by
Mr.. Hardwick of Georgia, who favored
eniareing the scope of the present sta
tute so IS to include in addition tn
senator's, members and delegates in
congress. every person whomsoeyer
VINO may violate the law in that res
pect. Mr.. HarC wick said that such an
cnange should be made as 1t was de-
slred TO have cleanliness in the matter
OF soch endorsement, particularly in
lne southern states where, ne charged
ed o~'ioh-
hr. Williams then offered an amend
ment covering such "apnoint;va %
uces or Places" No objection was mado
w any one to the amendment, but IN
order that the subject may he NOR.
thoroughly discussed the bill ~ ,h,S !
point was laid aside and tho 80.
adjourned. 'ne mouse
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17

tSpeclaI 10 Ihe MeSSenger.e
Raleigh. n. c.. January Is 1.-The
Grand Lodge Of Masons at midnight
took recess until tomorrow. having
elected all Grand officers. r. NJ i.
Winchester. OF Charlotte. was made
Junior, Grand Warden. all Others fiav-
ing been advanced one step Atten-
dance today was sos. which In within
seven OF the greatest ever known.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17

Washington. January 5.-As a re-
suit Of his reconsideration OF his ap-
proval of the wage scale board on
compensation of employees at navy
yards. Assistant Secretary Newberry
today announced the following in
creases In the wage to pattern ma
kers at the Norfolk navy yard. First
class. 1852 to 1915 per day: second
class $3.2S to $3.44 per day; third
class. $3.o to $3.12 per day, and
fourth class. $272 to $2.S0 per day.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17

OF course. the B11ou always.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17

Difficult to Muster up quorum
I'm tile Senate-Letting Down of
Bars i'm House Results i'm Some I'M
portant Changes i'm Biil-No RepH
Received From Secretary CcrteiSou
tn Senate Resolution.
The Adair County news., 1908-09-16

W. j. Bryan spent Sunday at
Deer Park, Md, with the excep-
ton of shaking hands with a
crowd that had gathered to hear
him speak a t Mountain Lake
Park He refused to speak. He
started for Baltimore at midnight
where he spoke Monday. From
Baltimore. he proceeded to Jer-
sey City, making addresses there
in the afternoon and evening.
To-day he will be in Rochester,
N. Y, where the Democratic
State Convention will be com
pleting its labors. Fridays
schedule calls for his presence
in New York city and Saturdays
for q visit to Providence, r. /.
The Adair County news., 1908-09-16
Last Saturday Mr.. BRYAN ad

Last Saturday Mr.. Bryan ad-
dressed a large gathering of
farmers and laborers from three
States, Pennsylvania, West Vir-
ginia and Maryland. The meet
ing was at Cumberland, Md. The
greatest enthusiasm prevailed.
men standing in the hot rays of
the sun for hours, listening to
the distinguished Democratic
candidate for the Presidency.
Every where Mr.. Bryan speaks
he is met with renewed encour-
agement. He is full of hope,
believing that majority of the
voters of this country is with
him in this contest.
The Adair County news., 1908-09-16

It's getting no better mighty
fast all over the country. News
papers may try to bolster up bust
ness but they. can't make the
lame walk nor deceive many Of
the people.
The Adair County news., 1908-09-16
-Adair County K y.

Sign the above, give your address
and mail to the News, and it will
be placed to the credit of the
club. If the members of the
club desire to make change in
the above proposition a majority
can do SO at our first meeting.
Respect. C.,S. Harris.
The Adair County news., 1908-09-16

Mr.. Roosevelt isssout in an arti-
Gle saying that he:..knows Mr..
Taft well, and thats[he will do
just what he says he will do.
More coal OIL"
The Adair County news., 1908-09-16

The Republicans have ceased
to place the salvation of the COM
mon people on protective tariff,
Can't fool m any longer.
The Adair County news., 1908-09-16

In Teddy's next letter he will
doubtless tell the people he will
be the President, but..Taft will
hold the certificate.
The Adair County news., 1908-09-16

There are millions of voters
who would like to ave.a..change.
Its easy enough to secure, just
vote for it.
The Adair County news., 1908-09-16

In the great land slide in No
vember the Republicans will lose
all their Taffy, and their biggest
gun besides the powerful Can
non of Illinois.
The Adair County news., 1908-09-16

1t looks like a great,D Democratic
victory is inevitable. Let her
come, we are ready withga game
rooster that failed to take ink
asst November.
The Adair County news., 1908-09-16

Teddy is telling the. boys not
to become discouraged, that he
will see that Taft does things
right.
The Adair County news., 1908-09-16

Teddy is initiating the machine
and says he knows it will 90 all
right. Goal OIL"
The Adair County news., 1908-09-16

One Of the most important
steps to be taken by the farmers
of this county and Southern Ken
lucky in general is the reduction
of acres cultivated and the in
crease in quality gathered. In
other words, intense farming,
making a few acres produce more
than has heretofore been gather
ed from mauy in hap-hazard,
slothful way. Year by year the
farmers are realizing the worth
of doing their work we'll prepar-
ing their ground thoroughly be-
fore seeding. Such process is
absolutely necessary for good
results in every crop, but more
especially in small grain, for it
never receives any more Guilt
walton. The News is especially
interested in seeing the farmers
of this section lead in the ad-
vanced methods of farming and
to receive the reward justly due
progressive people. 1t has con-
ceived a plan which it trusts will
meet the approval and harty CO.
operation of our most progress
i've farmers throughout the coun-
ty, and submits the same for
immediate acceptance and a c.
ton. It is as follows: That
farmers club be organized, and
known as The Adair County
Farmers Club, and that each
member. contribute as much as
one dollar to said club, and that
$25 be given the farmer harvest
ing the most wheat on a given
number of acres in the year 1909.
The same way may apply to
other crops as the judgment of
the club may deem wise. But
since..it is too late to thoroughly
secure..the active support Of good
farmers throughout the county,
the News offers to raise a fund
for this purpose, and will give
$500 to start it on the following
plan: Any one living in Adair
county who will produce the
most wheat on two acres of
ground in the year of 1909, ground
to be measured and wheat weigh
ed, will receive $500 plus ali
amounts received by the farmers
who will join in this proposition
and pay one dollar for member
ship. None but members of the
club to contest. Send the News
$1.00 to be placed to the credit
of this fund, and then fix and
sow two acres in wheat and win
the prize if you can Any amount
received over $25. 90 will be given
to the farmer producing nett to
the highest amount on two acres.
Act at once if you want to join
in this little contest and awaken
an interest in intense farming.
No one connected with the News
will contest for the prize. but
will join in the contest for the
production of wheat. Fill out
the following blank or some
thing similar:
Farmers Club, Columbia, KY.
Enroll my name as a mem
Der of The Adair County
Farmers Club, and place the one
dollar enclosed to my credit, to
be applied as above outlined.
The Adair County news., 1908-09-16
WE'D, SEPT. 16, 1908.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET

For President,
VIM j. BRYAN. of Nebraska.
For Vice President,
j. w. KERN, ofsIndiana.
For Congress,
A C. PATTERSON, of Fell county.
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