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New-York tribune., 1908-04-09
GOOD CARS FOR NEGROES
President Insists Upon Equal Ac-
cOmmOddfiOns an South.

Washington April S.-President Roosevelt to-day
made public his letter of April 2 the Attorney
General suggesting proceedings by injunction to
compel certain railroads the South &c furnish
equal accommoda tions white and negro pas
sengers. The text of the Presidents letter is as
follows
I forward herewith the report Of the interstate
% 1907, and the report of the failure OF the ran
road company to obey this order under GATE 1i
nifsion of April l. 1905 1t appears that the Nash
vile, Chattanooga & st. Louis Railway COMPANY
has net compiled with the order OF the COMMISSION
To furnish the facilities to colored Passeu
gers paying frst-cass fare as are furnlsheo 10
white passengers paying first-class fare l.,
From time TO time various complaints nave oeen
made 20 by reputable colored people 10 the ei,
feet that the accommodations furnished TO coloTef
persons, certain railways are hltfy ano nnde-
quate compared to tho same accommodations fur-
nished to white passengers paying the same rare
The commission has taken what is unqileStionablE
tions provided for white and colored passeh-
gers the accommodations for colored passengers
sengers for the money In other words, while
there nothing the law which forbids separate
equal This principle of equality OF accommoGl-
uons Is set explicitly in various state laws FOR
instance the code Of the State OF Alaosna Aa pac
commods tions for the white and colored races. oy
providing tao or more passenger cars loI e.ICn as
passenger train, or by dividing the passenger cars
by partitions . .
The action of the commission has simply been to
Insist that the accommodations be equal IN con
venience and comfort, for the same money, Wher-
ever the separation is made. In this particular
case where the railway has neglected TO comply
that compliance with this order be tnlmedlfately
obi obtained suggest that you proceed 20 m y6r
Judgment. some other course is preferable.
The matter. has haen intrusted to Solicitor Cen
eral TIoyt. who expects to decide in a few days on
plan OF action.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-09

In the committee eight to seven. Those voting
IN the affirmative were Representatives Overstreet.
OF Indiana; Gardiner, OF New Jersey: Snapp of IL
lnois; Goebel. of Ohio: Steenerson. of Minnesota,
VINO was lately won over: Darragh OF Michigan,
ana Dwight of New York, ali Republicans; while
those voting against the measure were Representa-
yves Stafford, of Wisconsin; Murdock, of Kansas;
Haggott of Colorado (Repubcans), and Moon, of
tennessee; Lloyd of Missouri Small, of North
Carolina Hill, of Mississippi and Bell, of Georgia.
Advocates of the measure are greatly encouraged
oN the presence of Representative Watson. of In
diana, who has just been successful in his fight
Tor the Republican nomination Governor and
VINO is strong believer in ship subsidy.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-09
OPPOSES HIGHER 4RMOR.
Exams Says Lo7oer Portion Vas
FrDOsed IN Smooth Seas.

Washington, April s.-A supplemental report,
dated Magdalena Bay. March II. portion OF
which touches the question Of the location of
the armor belt for battleships, has been received
at the Navy Department from Admiral Evans.
commander in chief of the Atlantic fleet. The
department to-day gave out the following ex-
cerpt from the report:
Even with smooth and practically no
wind the swell at times caused such rolling and
pitching as TO expose the lower portion of the
armor belt at heavy load hence the lower limit
of arlnor should not be raised.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-09
POSTAL sUBVENTIoN BILL TABLED.
Favorable Report Was Expected-May Be
Appended to Postofice Bill.
rFrern TIE Tribune Bu-eau.l

Washington, April s,-Despite the fact that the
GslnEer- Humphrey postal subvention bill was ia
he6 by the House Committee on Postof1ces and
Post Roads to-day. its advocates have by no means
lost hope n it's passage At this session and expect
that Il viii beJapperded 20 the postoffce- approprta
Won bill by the Committee on Postof7ces and Post
Roads and repassed by the Senate In this event
it viii subjejct tc a point Of order in either
house and opportunity will he given test the
sentiment az the lower chamber, which. according
n the canvass OF Representative Burke. the Re
publican whip is entirely favorable
The action Of the House committee to-day upset
81 predictions 2 favora bic report expected
me unaotfc1pated negative vote of Representative
'fsggctt. cf Colorado, turned the scale The vote
New-York tribune., 1908-04-09
GETS DAMAGES OF Sc 500
Mother Of Womon Killed IN n. 7.
Central Wreck Wins Suit.

A verdict for $500 damages awarded
yesterday by jury in the Supreme Court at
White Plains to the plaintiff in the action
brought by Mrs. Ruby Merritt, of Pleasantville,
against the New York Central Railroad Com
pany. Mrs. Merritt sued for 100000 damages.
Her daughter was killed in the Brewster wreck.
The court granted thirty day stay Of execu-
ton after notice OF the entry Of Judgment, so
as TO give time for appeal Miss Merritt
IS a school teacher and private tutor and was
the sole support of her mother.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-09
T. a. PRICE NOT To REnRE

Theodore II. Price last night denied crcumsta
tal published story that he had retired from busi-
and would sell his real estate and other prop
erty IN this city, and with his wife. daughters
and infant son would soon go TO France where he
would buy estate the coast OF Brittany and
devote the next fve Of his life to the of
his little son. who said be seriously ILL.,
Mr.. Price said IL true that his son was ill.,
and that he would devote much OF his time
he cssJld 10 caring for him. the as any father
would. but that ne had no intention Of retiring
srap business
New-York tribune., 1908-04-09
OPPOSE W. E. CoREYs REELECTION.
Pittsburg Stockholders Said To Be Dissatis'
fed with Recent Steel Showings.
tpv Telegraph to The Tribune.

TBy Telegraph TO The Tribunal
Pittsburg, April 8. - Opposition has developed
IN the last week among the Pittsburg stock
holders of the Unteo States Stee, Corporation to
.bA rA-eIection of William E Corey as president.
II is alleged that the showing OF the corporation
under Mr Corey has been unsatisfactory since the
business depression.
independent steel concerns in the Pittsburg dis
trict are working day and night orders which. it
is alleged have be IN taken from the Steel Corpora
-
New-York tribune., 1908-04-09
GIRL PREVENTS JAIL DELIVERY

Murphysboro Ill, April a-Miss Fora Hanson,
seventeen years old, daughter of Sheriff Sylvester
Hanson was awakened by storm early to-day
and say number Of prisoners climbing down past
her window. She seized the feet of a man and
screamed to her parents. Her mother went to her
assistance and held to the man until Sheriff Han
son captured six prisoners who had climbed
through window from which a bar had been
pried.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-09
PAINTING SALES IN MENoELssoHN HALL

sale of paintings from the Blakeslee GaIIer:>~
on exhibition the American Art Galleries Madi-
son Square South. will be conducted by Thomas F.
Kirby at Mendelssohn Hall. 10th street east of
Broadway, this evening at $50 o'clock The sale
will be continued tomorrow night at the same
hour.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-09
TRAIN HITS CARRIAGE. FIVE KILLED.

Chicago, April s.-Five women returning from
funeral were killed to-day when the carrias. in
which they riding struck by electric
train on the Chicago. Aurora & Elsin Railroad at
Maywood a suburb The driver Of the csrrass
was probably fatally injured.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-09
Unnatural Food

Makes unnatural demands upon the digestive organs
Nature cereals, Wheat and Barley with all
TIE clements building body tissues and for storing
energy the system
New-York tribune., 1908-04-09
Grape-Nuts

rood made from barley has long been known the ideal food
Tor athlete, invalid and child
1t promptly dgesd by weakest stomach and quickly avail
able the blood for rebuilding brain and cesthe natural
supply Of a natural
There's Reason
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-01

See RobinsOn's Shoes.
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Left to the Jau,
Put Kelley OH


San Francisco. August STANLEY
Ketchell, of Grand Rapids. Mich. made
short work of Hugo Kelly of Chicago.
last night at the caGliseum in sched-
uied 20-r1iInd contest for the middle.
weight championship He knocked out
his man after but 20 seconds of fight
ing. in the third round, left shift
flash to the jaw placing him hors
de combat
Although Ketchell won early the vic
tory was not an easy one In fact 1t
locked a bit blue ;or the champion
as he strobe to his seat after the ter
mination of the second round.
In two fast rouncs, Kelly ontfought
his man from the tap OF the gong to
the end Early in the first round
Kelly developed a wicked left which
he placed at various portions of Ket-
chelps anatomy almost at will. Sew
eral times he Jared the champion with
wicked lefts to the face and his punch
as TO the BODY made Ketchell groan
perceptibly. Toward the close of the
,ound IN furious mix in midring
in which Kelly excelled, Ketcheu
lrove in a smashing LETT TO the head
that partially close the Chicagoan's S
eft eye The round closed with the
mouse in an uproar and yelling for
Kelly.
In the second round the men mixed
Il at furious pace and ketchelrs
nose bled freely as he took his scat
Ketchel came up quickly in the
third and last round He Immediately
laced out with his left, which he placed
twice In quicyk succession to the Chica
go mans jaw. Before the semi-dazed
Italian had chance q collect his
senses, Ketchell shifted his left flush
TO the jaw and Kelly was toppled over
as though struck by a sledge hammer
| There was nothing to be done but
count the 10, and Ketchell had retain
ed the middleweight championship
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Hail Carpenter
World's Champ

When the American yictors return
from the London Olympiad and march
In trinmph through the breach mad 2
for them in our citypwalls, i'm the front
rank win be found J. G. Carpenter, Jf
Cornell university, the athlete who
won the 400-metrendash fairly from
Lieutenant Ralswell, of Scotland, bn.
was robbed of the race officially by the
English management hQ
Americans win regard Carpenter
and Robbins as victors in the 400-
metre race just as much as are Hayes
and Forshaw In the Marathon and
Flanagan and McGrath in the hammer
throw and Il is hoped that the Amer
lean committee win live up TO Mr. Sal
livan's reported promise to have
Olympic medals struck off for both
The Britons claim that the two
Yankee sprinters were parties to a
deal TO put Halswell out of the race.
SO they were. Robbins ran the first
300 yards as fast as ne knew how 70
kill the big Scotchman's finish and
that hc succeeded is a matter of his
tory. Crc wford. of England, tried to
do the same with Sheppard, in the
S00-metre race, so that Just could out
run the Yankee champion at the end,
but after 800 yards of 1t, Shep weni
out and did a little killing off him.
self The same was done In the | 500
metre race, but here again Sheppard
was too strong.
Carpenters case is pretty tough
one. To travel 5000 miles for o
worlds championship and tnen, after
winning the race in record time, BE-
deprived of the honor and world 8
championship medal for no other rea
son than that you had your rivals
thoroughly beaten-that's rough. Rob
oins, too. deserves a heap of credit for
the smashing pace that cracked
Helswell England's pride, and whef
the public reception at which II Is
planned TO have representatives of the
nation, state, and city takes place It q
hoped that both of the Yankee quarter
milers will be officially hailed as
Olympic winners.
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.eu York
Yankees Must
Take Brace

Detroit, Mich, July 3l.--It begins to
look as II the Yankees are going to
have another baseball trip in the west
like their first invasion OF the wild
and woody. They must take a great
big brace In their fielding, and some
thing must be done to the pitching
staff II seems O hard job 10 find a
twirler who can go the route with ne
Yankees nowadays. Everything goes
along all right until about the seventh
inning Of each game; then somethinp
happens, and away goes the game. In
t..0 ,,.., ,nret Eanes ,ne NanKees nave
lost with the Tigers they had them
won until the seyenta or eighth inning
then the pitchernwen, bad, and the
games were lost. as
Manager Elherield sees the bad
work every day. and IL is mighty
painful to him. lie Is still huntine
the woods for some ball player or two
who will be able TO help him out. Thr
Yankees nave lost five games In row
including the two game they dropped
20 the White Sox on the home grounds
before starring for the west. Some
thing viii have TO ie done or there
will be DO chance OF the team getting
out OF last place. and the fans would
like TO see them do that at least. The
kind OF baseball they played in tn
last three garles will never do Il.
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WEITzs STATEMENT TO WATSON

COrdered by A. b. Weitz--paii notice.
Oklahoma City. Aug 1.--Colonel A,
p. Watson, who is candidate for
corporation commissioner to succeed
himself at $4,000 year, has written
the newspapers to the effect that there
is an anonymous attack upon him
which he pre.ends to be able to trace
to the Pioneer Telephone company.
That article was written by myself
at the suggestion and upon the in
struction OF a committee selfformed,
representing the sentiment of the
commercial clubs of he state Col
onel Watson refers 20 the Enid case
before the corporation commits sion
and attempts 10 justify the conclus-
ion of the commission in the finding
OF which we understand he was chief.
ly instrumental. by the testimony of
a single expert witness, a Mr.. Kelsey
from Chicago, whom, he says, the tele-
pnOne company introduced on its own
behalf / was present as a newspaper
representative during tae entire ses-
sions of the board upon this case. /
heard Mr.. Kelsey's testimony and all
the rest Of the testimony. in fact
heard good deal more testimony
than any member of the board did.
Mr.. Kelsey did not say what Colonel
Watson represented him rs saying
and If the colonel and other members
of the BOARD will GO over his testi-
mony as Il is in the records, taey
.H.ft. 4. aU hafI
contentious. The rest of the testi-
mony was overwhelmingly so, but
Colonel Watson found against It for
the re..sca, as he indicates himself in
his communication, that one of the
men interested in the company
showed evidence of having become
rlcn by the erection OF a fine home.
Watson did not stop 10 investigate
the other investments in which this
man was Interested, or where he made
his money, but he just iook II fog
gran ed that he made it in the tele-
phone business, whereas, the records
showed that the telephone company
had never in It's history paid more
than per cent dividends. 1t was ad
mitted that It ought to havs 10 per
cent to be safe in such precariou'
Investment / beleTe thar Colonel
Watson wants to do the right thing
but In the case of the corporate IN
terests of the state, his knowledge
and experience are not sucn as to
make him broal enough man tc
make the proper discrimination. Like
other men OF limited education he
permitted his prejudice 10 lead him
as ray. | say this as a dislnterasted
( spectator of the hearing mentioned
Colonel Watson ought to be defeated
for his own good and ior the states
good A. b. WEiTI.
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FOUL PLAY
IS FEARED
az AssocIataf Press. }

Carthage, Mo-, August THE mys-
terry shouding the death yesterday Of
DR.. l.. E. Whitney, the 55-year-old city
physician of Carthage. remained un.
solved and a coroner's jury adjourned
until August Z to permit those working
on the case to adduce possible clues
tending T. substantiate the strongly
growing theory that the doctor was
the victim of foul play.
Coroner Baird sfid the theory that
Dr. Whitney died of apoplexy was inn
possible, and although wounds on the
scalp and face were not necessarily
the work of assalaints the facts are
s. uncertain as 10 smack of a probable
sensational murder inasmuch as Dr..
Whitney is said TO have recently made
a number of enemies here as result
of his crusade for pure milk and a
clean city.
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Names Of FLOWERS.

1t is interesting to know how cer
tain flowers get their names. Many
we're named after individuals. For lnI
stance rUchsias were SO called De'
cause they were discovered by Leon
ard Fuchs Dahlias were named for
Andre Dahl. who brought them from
Peru. The camelia was so called for
a missionary named kamel who
brought some magnificent specimens
Of tie flower to France from Japaa-
ne called Il the rose Japan, but his
lfFlends changed il to camelia- Mag
noiias we've pamed Yin nOnor OF PoL
MagnoI de Mohtpeiley, who first
brought the beautiful tree to France
rom America and Asia. Because
they trembled with the wind is the
meaning of anemOnes. The Latin
word 10 wash is layare. and laven-
der received It's name because the
Romans put the flowers into water
when they washed 20 perfume their
hands prom New Orleans Times
Democrat.
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MEXICAN
BOMBS FOUND
CBy Associated Press.1

El Paso, Texas, August deputy
United States Marshal Hildebrand
located sixty bombs three miles north
east OF El Paso where 1t Is believed
Mexican revolutionists had hidden
them. Some OF the bombs were un
covered by Mexican children who
were playing with them.
The implements OF death were con
structed 4 old vegetable cans filled
with sticks of dynamite and iron slugs
from a blacksmith shop with percus
sion caps and fuses for exploding.
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CAMPBELL 'FAVoRs BANK
DEPOSITS BE SECURED
Special to Daily Leader.

Austin. Tex, Aug. 1.-Gova7nor
Campbell. in a public letter thanking
the democracy of Texas for he honor
of denomination. declared the people
required and must have a law guaran-
teeing the deposits in banks. and
pledging his power to ali in bringing
that law into effect The statement
is 10 surprise 10 the friegds OF the
governor. who from the first in
auguration by Oklahoma has declared
other states would have 10 follow suit
adding il WAS better to commence
now than 20 be forced sin AT some
late; date
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-01
Fine Golf Links
Planned BY Gates

Galveston. Texas, Aug. f.-Texas II
To have the finest golt links In the
world aud a club house equal, il not
superior TO anylhing OF its kind. John
w Gates. who is now interested u,
Texas enterprises and resorts to the
extent OF about S3O00.000, Is the con
trolAns spirit behinh the golf project,
upon which work has been started
Mr. Gates owns nearly 500 acres ~
choice land ON lake shore and Close
TO his palatial hoppe in Port Arthur,
upon which the club house and links
are to be located The entire cost will
I've about $1,000 MIR. Gates sent a
golf line surveyor TO Europe 10 study
the best plans OF links abroad. he
says he will have the best and most
picturesque links in the world. and
that devotees OF the game VIII travel
across the continent 10 pay on them.
The Gates hotel. near the links,
eclipses anything In the Southwest.
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Bomb Throwers in New York.

New York, August Bomb throw
ers attempted to wreck the banking
house of Salvador r.ria in Newark.
They did not succeed but managed 4
blow up the big stone stoop leading
to the bank.
Aria and his brother-in-law, Surchie,
recently have been receiving threaten.
ing letters and have called the atten.
tion of the police to il. II is believed
the attempt 10 wreck the bank is the
outcome of the refusal of the bank
managers to meet the demands OF
haclSmailers iiriiI llt
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The first annual reunion OF the ex-
Confederata veterants of Greater Ok
lahoma will be held at sulphur Aug
ust 10, II and ~. Free tents and
free barbecue for the veterans for
each day: cavalry skirmish; an
"amalgamation wedding; unlimited
supply Of mineral water; the shady
retreats Of Plat national park;
speakers Of national repute, are some
OF tue good things prepared 70 cheer
the declining years CT the veterans
life.
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Sank s.stement Ner. Wednesday.

Statements from all state banks In
Oklahoma showing thsir condition al
the close of business on July 3 hafe
been receiSed bv Rank QoDmi ssi fnor
smock save tEY $lle ronnflidatesl
statenset giis b issgea bx hi'nl ness
Wednesdays
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FOR GUTHRIE CLEANING UP DAY

A committee from the City Fedora
tion viii confer VITA the mayor and
other city officials this afternoon with
a view of having DAY set aside BY
proclamation as Guthsie's cleaning
das The Federsfi-n asks for the
cooperation Of the citizens IN this
cleaning up movement
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enid. S; sprInafieId, 3.

Springfield, Aug. LA home run in
the eleventh inning won an exciting
game for the visitors.
Score r. II. Il
Springfield :. .OIO 600 O20 OO--3 - =
Enid ........ 900 ITO 00l O2--5 III 2
Batteries, Brennan, Meredith and
Erloff: Sheldon, w. Frantz and Bias.
sIngame.
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American Loai
WESTERN ASSOCIATIONS.
Oklahoma City, 8; Joplin, 1.

Oklahoma City, 8; Joplin, I.
Joplin. aug i.-In a pitchers battle
ihe visitors won ont In he tenth
Ghaner's bad case OF rattle.
Score RHE
Joplin .,.,.. 100 600 600 O-l 4
Okla. City :. 100 600 600 2--3 6 D
Hatteries Shaner aud Noyes and
Harrington; Folbre and Kelsey.
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AND
OTHER
BASEBALL

were hit hard in yesterdays game.
Score H. a. E
Independence ............9 II )
Mhskogee .Is.o. .Rg.. .&ssl7 ~ 3
Baitehess oflall Pricf And Quiesser;
Schultz. Fitzgerald and Waring
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A. a. Humphrey, formerly of this
city and ROW of Chickasha. Is here
on matters before the state board Of
equalization.
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shrcveport. 2: San Antonio. 1.

San Antonio, Aug shreveport
won a fast ten-inning game.
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Special Excursion Farss Via Grand
Trunk Railway System Summer
F foOa.

n NVIIVaITOHUIHe TMFV9 % VFVT UHV
hundred other places in Canada and
New England. Tickets good thirty
(SO) days. Liberal stopover arrange
ments. st. Lawrence River and Rap
ids included at slightly higher fares,
Time tables, descriptive literature
etc. can be obtained by mail from
Geo. w Vaux, A. G. and T, A., 1876
Adams st. Chicago.
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Hartlesvills. s; Tulsa. 4.
TEXAS LEAGUE.
Austin, 6; Dallas, 3.

Austin, Aug. l.-Austin outpIayed
Dallas and won easily.
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CHICAGO, 3; Boston,
Philadelphia, 8; cineinnati. o.

Philadelphia. Aug. l,--Ph.ladelphia
shut out Cincinnati in game marked
by sensational fielding by both teams
Score r. II. H.
Cincinnati ..... 600 900 000-0 s
Philadelphia . 900 21O 00"--3 q
Batteries Coakley and Schlei; Fox
an and Doom.
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batteries' Falkenberg, FOster and Y
Clarke. Davidson; Chesbro, Billiard
and Kleinow. Sweeney.
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chlcano. 4; MashInaten. 1.

Chicago. Aug Chicago pounded
In four runs off Charles Smith in ne
first three Innings against Washins'
ton.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

AT Toledo
Toledo, / Minneapolis, 3.
Al Indianapolis
indianapolis, 2; Kansas City, 4.
At Columbus
Columbus. z; ST. Paul, 0.
At Louisville
Louisville. 2; Milwaukee. 1.