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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02

Mr. ana Na lacth Rach AZ neries
reccntg oestno1 the Eol3ea annher
ssV 90 Aelr marFage AZ thsir saoar
ban houa Aoir M chil3rca 6eiar
guests and pFoeauaE Asm With =
parse ef SOFA Mr. asa Mra Raeh
have uosi1cd N Noaacaas Missouri.
over % seaw betag margied 50 yeara
seo al Lisneus
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02

Gov folk has appointed lohn Mc
Canadian of Versailles eounty CLERK
% Morgan oounU % an he vacancy
caused ~ the teath % p X Back
The late CLERK gas a Republican. elect
"a az The general e,cciioa in 1898
while the ueW elerk IS a Democrat
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02

Holden IL GO have a C~hautsuQua this
summer with Ople Read. ~Roh~ Tay
Tor Hohson and a bunch % Eovern0u
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02

Two mcmocr q he On Nadis club
hare len he stats university 10 toar
eastern states as tramrs rhey ieu
Without mancy-
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-02
ANOTHER MESSAGE
The PRESIDENT AGAIN CALLS AT.
TENTioN or CONGRESS TO
IMPORTANT MEASURES.
URGES ACTION BEFORE ADJOURNMENT

Bills Covering Most n Not All the Mat.
ters Have Already Been introduced
Child Labor-Employers' Liability
and Amendments 10 Sherman Law
Among Matters Mentioned.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-05-07
ESTELLA ITEMS

Miss Nac ed5sbaeI stra
school "Wednesday
Grandpa Bread VERY HH re
borne m AZ GafWlJ
Virgil Bessie sBd Bea GaHaaey
visited school Iast THURSDAY
Mfs - B feuaea Hame
tnm @ SIS 2eeks VISIT Teas
81 fNyd ANley the t.a. mtb
let@ tot b.s h8mg a; Qaapau. Okla
bst "Wednesday H.s m5uy friends
mge to So hm lesee. tar Es,eta
has .at good Blacksmith
Ms Willie Hayaes visited Nuta.
White OAK ans Estrla 80 asi SUM
daY She eaFey busy woman
There Vas large crowd Of
hslela pe9p'e at fae oyster gppe
az NJ Tom Recess. la~t Friday aFnt.
A1nport good umc
ST. Haaey Shelton. school Super
visor Of Cag CO. visited Esella
sehao0 Inst Thursday Hc uas tate
bat sure
N.ss Euna No9ks attended the
ssbool EXERCISES Thursday Several
others came after the program was
oNef
! J haynes has ina tine line Of
summer goods. bats slippers ana
gloves
~ CHRIS Whfeker ana hs sister
Ms ora are expected % leave for
Mlss Elite Cos Il Vnta IS work
iag ior Moore sn1 Cox for a few
DAYS
Rev i'm Butler Preached here
Iast sunday He win hold services
here every first sunday in every
month.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-05-07
WHITE OAK NEWS

Jesse l.. Harrison spent sunday
in Alton.
&c. Parks Of Chelsea spent sun.
day here.
Mrs. Thomas Herndou i slowly
improving.
Jack sheahan Is euluystiue corn
between shoeerr.
Fishing i good A number q
bsh stories are ia circulation.
Riley Thompson. & tightening rel
agent, passed through here today.
A ball team Is % be organized
aud ehusiened w @ vi Boosters.
Mrs. J.W narnson accompanied
by c. v. kileore and family, went
20 Ninlla Sunday
Sam Bread, an aged Indian i
dangerously III, at the home q
FelS Downing
Misses Hazel shearhearl and
Mareery GoioFth were guests AZ the
Whiieaker home sunday
Mrs. Loltle Charley came I'D
last night IRON Tulsa to visit her
SISTER Mrs T. \ Chilwood.
Mrs. SID Mitchell and daughter.
Ethel returned from Niuita today
where they have been several days.
A dance vas gwen IN the W q.
W. Hall Friday night lor the benefit
Of The ball boys. The crowd sas
not a. large a. vas expected,
Quite a number attended the
closing exercises Of cur school April
so. Among the number were supt.
III. " G shelton aud Dr. FerTel q
81 Nlniia. both gentlemen making
shoh taiks The program vas rcn.
dered entirely by the Primaries
who deserve much praise.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-05-07
Address, The Chieftain, Vinita, Okla.

business is here and into spafe, lf
Hay and pasture Study 10 on TIE
cream question boys. and i ap.
pesls q you, 20 10 the bne and ify
ncN tack. There may b. some
tbIaE 10 i iof sou. 4 namber O
ibe farmers Wil D. experimenting
IRIS SEASON with coWpas. rapt ans
ibe various kinds d mak iood With
3 view q getting into business
The bag game on the grounds
aouh q town sunday afternoon
between tlie Weleh Chcrosres and
tbe Cab.n Creek nine. Was 81 eN.
tended and hard fought affair. both
sides putting ur a good hght AZ
the end q thc ninth nang tie stofe
stood S q s ln favor q Wcleh The
suits iof ihe Weleh dub Nl + 80
hand sometime neat week. and the
boys VII b. prepared 90 play bal.
and solIt dates iof ths games Al.
dress tie manager, ! Il Campbell.
The election b WeIch Nasa sur.
prise to the party followers. and lt
to be hoped TIA, there Vli be no
dlihculty IN formulating Citizens
Ticket in future elections i0f tht
benefit t some party me ticket
elected IS as iollogs Justice q
the Pesge, O. I Robers Marshal,
L. l. Johnson. Regardei. l. Il
pelsue Tressaer A. v Oger
Trustee. First vsrd, @ y Hangocb
Trustee. second ward. WIN Wet1
s.. Tmstee. fhifdWard. W Noots
This Is > good list q officials. ans
Will all 0alk foF their town
Miss Agnes Ritnie iis returned
home from hef school near haflles.
vile. Okla
Harry Newman returned home
from New MeQeo Friday with q
broken arm, which ascldeHt na.
caused by falling oti i load d hav
He vii return 70 Nes NeSNo a'
hIs arm gets vel.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-05-07
WEIGH ITEMS

l. ). Wills a05 family hagt te
turned 70 Wclch from Westslle
Okla. tie pas week and eiIi
oeeupy theg farm on Route M
Wllls's health having improved "a
such an extent tilat BE- aill b able
to farm = small portion q thc place.
KS ozella Nall lefi Friday night
~ Kansas City. No, where she
viii spend i month 81 tNo visiting
relatives and friends 10 and near
that city
fhe Royal Neghbofs are taking
under adViseneu, the probability
4 holding Decoration Jay exercises
IN Weleh Nay b. provided enough
tlembefs Of oiheg organizations and
he ei,iens generally, take sufficient
Nusefesi IN the proceedings ta start
tie movement This IS 4 good
move and there should oe no
trouble ia observing this Day every
year in Wsleh.msk.ng 4 permanent
nssssNiou
Ist not possible that these wet
springs d the past three years are
blessings IN Disguise. and that ouf
farmers have been working On the
wrong task IN making j corn country
ou q TIE finest stock and dairy
country IN the new statei 10 the
pas ieN months, many cream sepa-
rafols haze been sold % the farmers
surrounding WEIGH. and these fat
meFs are engaged % cashlng deam
checks instead ui waiting for back
ward corn season 10 hne.up iayof-
allY There IS 10 reason why this
dannot IL the best dairy farming
country II the state Grass and
feed IS cheap and plenty. aud the
mosl necessary part II the whole
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-05-07

Mss Condrey. Esiella teacher
has returned 70 her home in Chelses
after 3 very successful years work
We hope q have her il our
nsgbborhood araiu this fall
". A. Mckee, q salesman Of the
Farmers Nursery Co. Of lippe.
canoe, Ohio. Was here Friday taking
orders for trees Ii the uert feW
years many orchards wll be put
out - nos many people have their
own lands and they canuo, afford
"a be without fruit.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-05-07
KINNISON NEWS

farm work ls progressing very
slowly
Morris Brown and family VISITED
Sunday vlth Mr. and Mr. W. ".
smith
Albert Moore j. preparing %
build uea house on the q D.
Salley ranch
Df Woolard aud wife ol Weleh
were visitors 10 knuisou sunday
The dance AZ the home Of Ar
and Mrs Charles knight last
Thursday night was well attended
aud az report a good time
Mr and Nn 4 } Fletcher were
visitors Wednesday oi last seek
With Mr. and Mrs Frank Moore.
TIE young people enjoyed a
singing given al the home oi Nr.
and Mn ". " smith sunday.
Ambrose Me0hee visited home
folks sunday returning % Cbelopa
Monday.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-05-07

81 Narff H9feH ana SteriHa
epaug visited school THURSDAY
AMID expected n taks Mss CtnlrrR
81 Cheess ht sbe could net leave
81 en'v ontha s.,oanta business
Sha ,,. ami H., ff.....t..
N.,, Cmasey. teacher. went 10 bar
f..... Uf.. Ft
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-05-07
About The Jail.

sheriff Ridena0ur received tele.
gram from Congressman Davenport
Monday saying n the county com.
mlssiouefs would make q proposition
70 the department At Washington.
agreeing to return the Z s. jail ln Is
good condition a. thsy found Il, he
soald trT and get IL accepted
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-05-07
Saturdays Raid.

Deputy sheriff Jack Barker came
down from Klnnison Friday evening
and together With Deputy Tarant
saturday ralded All the pool halls ana
cold drink places ln town Besides
some light drinks, only D. plnts OF
ahlskey sas ell bee found
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-05-07

John NJ Hall, one Of The city
Enensers is enjoying a visit from
some 81 BIS relatives from Della
ware. Ohio lle Will take week on
and show them some interesting
portions Of the ues State
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-21
shot, SLUGGEO AND ROBBED
Colorado Springs Wholesale Liquor
Dealer Decoyed to Outskirts
of the CITY,

Colorado Springs, Colo, Feb. 90
Otto Fehringer. a druggist and whole
sale liquor dealer of this city, was
slugged, shot and robbed on a country
road three miles northeast of this city,
last evening, by an unknown man,
who had induced the merchant to ac-
company him to the place on the pre-
text that an uncle had some fine wine
which he wished to SELL The robber
secured diamond stud and ring val
ued at $1,000, a roll of bills and checks
amounting to $500 and a valuable gold
watch with a diamond setting. After
shooting Fehringer. the man drove
back to Colorado Springs and the
horse and phaeton were later found in
the heart of the city. Fehringer after
the departure of his assailant walked
half mile to the electric light plant
from which place the police and sher-
ifs office were notified.
Fehringer was shot through the right
lung and it is feared the wound will
prove fatal.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-21

Philadelphia. Feb. 2O.-The marching OF
nearly 1000 foreigners upon the city hal.
where they said they intended to make
demands upon Mayor ReybuTn. precipl-
/ tated a riot in Broad street late this aft
ernoon, in which twenty persons We're
injured before the police dispersed the
marchers and arrested fourteen of them.
The men, most of whom were ltaliaps
and Poles. marched from the foreign set
tiement In the lower section of the city.
The leaders and a score of others car
Fied red flags having a black border
When they reached Broad street. a few
blocks below the city hall. several wag-
ons attempted to pass through the line.
The drivers were dragged from their
seats by the marchers and beaten
Riot Call Sent in.
Policemen came to the rescue, and
riot call was sent liz. The motor bicycle
squad was sent through the center of
the city and rounded up the entire mount
ed police squad from reserves and all
patrolnen, who We're hurried to the
scene I'm wagons and automobiles. Pri-
Nate carriages were even pressed into
service
A number of persons who were watch
ing the paradeFs got into the first dis
turbance. and when the big reserves hur-
RED down upon the marchers a general
riot was in progress.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-21
FOREIGNERS OUT OF WORK START A
RIOT IN STREETS OF PflILADELP HIA

Some OF the marchers drew revolvers
and began firing at the police and the
mounted officers, riding into the center
of = the fight. used their batons right
and left upon the heads of the leaders.
In the melee three policemen were shot
and slightly wounded. and Charles Mum.
who was watching the fight. was struck
i'm the leg by a stray bullet. Reserve
Officer Plot was beaten numerically
and is in a hospital. as is Policeman
Smith. who first went to the rescue of
the drivers. Harry Druding, one of these.
was beaten and nearly stripped of his
clothing: Fourteen participants in the
demonstration were severely dubbed and
had to be sent TO a hospital
In Front of Big Hotel.
The clash occurred directly in front of
one of the big hotels on Broad street
and for a time it looked as though the
marchers would sweep into the place.
Joseph rroi is declared by the police
to have been the leader of the march
ers while Dominic Donnetti and Michael
Costello were assistants. Donnetti ac-
cording to witnesses. is the man who
shot one of the policemen. and. with the
other two. ne was locked up on chaTges
of melting to riot and assault and bat
terry with intent to kill. The other ele,-
an prisoners are charged with melting
to riot
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-21
CASE OF JUDGE WHITLEY.
Articles of impeachment Read in
the House.

Washington. Feb. 2O.-zIn the house
today Mr. Waldo. of New York. made
a demand for the impeachment of
Judge L. r. Whitley, of the United
States court for China at Shanghai He
presented and had read articles of i'm
parchment.
Following the reading of the charges.
Mr. Waldo called up his resolution on
impeachment. introduced yesterday.
which accuses Judge Whitley of 'evil
and corrupt conduct in office and of
high crimes and misdemeanor."
The resolutions were referred to the
committee on Judiciary with instruc-
tons TO report to the house ten days
hence, by resolution or otherwise,
what. if any, further proceedings
should he taken in the matter.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-21
PENNYPACKER OR LEWIS A PERJURER
In PENNSYLV WANNA CAPITOL TRIAL

Harrisburg Pa, Feb 39.-Former Cover
nor Pennypacker, as a witness for the de-
Tense in the trial of the conspiracy suit
against Contractor Sanderson and the for
mer state Officers Snyder, Mathues and
Shumaker, today emphatically denied that
there bad been any official attempt to
.'whitewash'' the capitol scandal in the
inquiry by former Attorney General Car
son.
Mr. Pennypacker declared that Stanford
3. Lewis. assistant to Architect Joseph
NJ Huston. had stated a falsehood when
he testified that the architects letter to
Mr. Carson had been prepared at a con-
ference between PenDfpacker Auditor
was intended to dovetail with letters writ
ten by others persons connected with the
capitol contracts.
1.-THE word 'whitewash' was not used,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-21
NOT ONE ESCAPED
INSTANT DEATH
Four Whites and % Cinnamon
Blown to Atoms in Pow
der House Horror.

Berkeley. Cal. Feb. 2O-With a force
that shook the entire bay region like an
earthquake. and a detonation heard for
miles, the JudsOn packing house of the
Hercules powder works, at Pinole four
teen miles north of here. blew I'D at 4
O'Clock this afternoon. and in the ex-
plosion four white men and twent~-fOur
Cinnamon were killed.
Ten tons of dynamite went up in the
terrific blast. SCATTERING the sheds to
dust and sDlinters.
w w. Stillwell foreman of the pack
ing house. was blown to atoms at his
post of duty. Not particle of his body
was recovered.
Manuel Enos. Joseph Grace and w. A.
Rodregues were the other white men
killed. The twenty-eight dead include
every man who was at work in the pack
ing house. None escaped.
Flames burst forth in the ruins fol-
lowing the explosion and threatened tie
gelatine house, where two score girls
were at work. A panic ensued and many
were cut by flying glass and crushed
and trampled in the mad rush for the
doors.
The panic and confusion following the
explosion were pitifuL
Danger of Second Explosion.
The families of the men who daily risk
their lives at the powder plant came
running from the little hamlet of Pinole
seeking news of loved ones. The danger
of an additional explosion prevented those
who escaped injury from approaching too
near the wreck and it was not until late
in the evening that the number of dead
and injured was known.
Charles Birmingham, jr.. superintendent
of the plant. look charge of the mine
following the explosion. An armed guard
was thrown around the powder works
and no one was allowed to get within
the danger line. fire fighting brigade
was organized and in the face of haz-
ards that might have meant death for
Birmingham or any of his men. the
flames were fought down and most of
the plant not torn to tatters by the eX-
plosion was saved
AS far away as Berkeley and Oakland
the shock of the explosion caused intense
excitement. People rushed from their
houses and places Of business thinking
another earthquake had come.
The Hercules plant is owned by the
Du Pont De Mours powder trust and is
used for the manufacture of black pow
der of high explosive power. The loss
to the company due to tOday's accident
is placed at about 100000 AS is usual
in such cases. no definite cause for the
accident can be given
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-21

an ordinance passed requiring stricter
supervision of roOming houses, to en-
force the child labor laws of the state.
to work for detention homes for both
boys and girls-these are some few of
the purposes of the permanent organ
izatiOn.
But the scope is not limited to any
one line of work, and, indeed, it has
been placed in such a position that
everything from pure food and pure
air to purer morals may properly come
within the range of the organization.
That only sane steps are to be taken
i'm the proposed elimination of such
evils as are conceded to exist is as
sured. first, by the personnel Of the
women who have undertaken the work,
and, second, by the conservative action
already taken. Indeed, the whole eff
fort was said to be more to realize the
responsibility of citizens for the con-.
ditiOns that exist than to tnaugurate
any upheaval
The purpose may be said TO have
been embodied in the few lines by Stu
art Dunlap, given by Mrs. Mcmahon in
her address, which may be applied to.
all the subjects taken up.
why don't they keep the streets a lit
tie cleaner?
You ask with deep annoyance not,
Why don't they keep the parks a little
gTeeneT?
Did you ever stop to think that they
means you?
How long will they permit this graft
and stealing?
Why don't they see cOurts are clean
and true?
Why will they wink at double dealing?
Did you ever stop to think that they
means you?
Why don't they stop this miserable
child labor?
Why don't they have detention homes
"a few
While thus you gently knock your I'M
known neighbour,
Did you ever stop to think that they
means yOu?"
Election of Officers.
The closing business of a long and
busy day was the election of officers
for the permanent organization, and
Mrs. c. H Mcmahon, whose name has
been identified with many of the better
ment causes of the city, was elected
president. With her are associated
Mrs. r. NJ. Stephenson and Miss Sarah
Spaldng as vice presidents, and Miss
r. Maud Ditmars and Mrs. Charles ".
Watson, respectively, as secretary and
treasurer. Besides these a board OF
seven directors was elected, who, with
the general officers, will constitute the
Continued on Page 3.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-21
.HEGEMAN CASE
THE PRECEDENT
Upon Result of Appeal Will
Hang Prosecution of In
SuranCe Officials.

New York. Feb. 20.-John r. Hege-
man, president of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance company, presented
himself at the office of the district at
torney today and was formally placed
under arrest on charges of perjury and
forgery The charges are the same on
which Mr.. Hegeman was indicted re-
Gently. There were seven charges of
forgery and three Of perjury.
When Mr.. Hegeman was arrested
after the indictments were returned,
Judge Dowlings dismissed the forgery
charges and sustained those alleging
perjury District Attorney Jerome and
]. D. Lindsay, counsel for Hegeman
expressed dissatisfaction with Justice
Dowlings action, and it was agreed
that an appeal be taken. 1t is said
that upon the decision which will result
from the appeal will hang all the pend
ing prosecutions against various insur-
ance officials in matters of annual re-
ports.
Writ Issued at Once.
Immediately after his arrest, Mr.
Hegeman was arraigned in police court
and held on the charge against him. A
few moments later Justice Platzek, in
the supreme court, issued a writ of
habeas corpus. directing the warden of
the Tombs to produce Mr.. Hegeman in
the supreme court this afternoon.
When Mr.. Hegeman was taken to
the supreme court, the writ of habeas
corpus was dismissed by agreement,
and he was paroled in the custody of
one of the district attorneys detectives
pending an appeal to the appellate di-
vision of the supreme court Attorney
Lindsay then filed a notice of appeal
from the decision to the appellate di-
vision.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-21

and the thought was not expressed. said
Pennypacker. IF Mr.. Lewis said that he
said what was fdlsehoOd. doubtless due
to weakness and cowardice"
Other statements made by Lewis in his
testimony as witness for the COM
mOnwealth We're also denied today by for
mer Auditor General Snyder. the first of
the defendants to be called as a wit
ness.
Snyder admitted having advanced S125,-
Geo TO SandersOn before any of the fur
mShings were delivered. He said that he
did this on the suggestion of Huston. be-
cause the building was not ready to re-
ceive the furniture when the furniture
was ready for delivery.
Snyder explained that he learned that
his predecessor in the au0itcr general S
office had made similar advance pay
ments and he thought that this action had
been a precedent
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-21
VOTE NEXT TUESDAY.
Senate Committee to Take Ur
Brownsville Affair.

Washington. Feb. 2O.-The Browns
vile question will be voted on by the
senate committee on military affairs
on Tuesday next, according to an
agreement reached today. The major
ity of the committee will vote to en-
dorse the action of the president in dis
missing three companies of negro SOL
diers of the Twenty infantry on
account of the raid on the Texas town.
Senator Foraker viii make a minority
report. 1t has not been determined
how many will join in his views.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-21
WOMEN ATTACK
SOCIAL EVIL At
BIG GATHERING
Permanent League Formed to
Work for Better Conditions
in Salt Lake.
NEW ORGANIZATION is
BROAD IN ITS SCOPE
MEETING REPRESENTS MANY
SECTS AND PLAIN TRUTHS
ARE PRESENTED.

ing of Salt Lakes moral conditions,
and for a more wholesome environment
surrounding the youth of the city, was
started yesterday with the forming OF
the Woman's League and the making
of it into a permanent organization.
To work for a more rigid enforce
ment of the curfew ordinance, to de-
mand more thorough exclusion of chill
dren from wine rooms and places where
intoXicants are sold, to endeavor to get
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-21
HUSBAND SHOT WHILE
ENTERING WIFE'S ROOM

Alamosa, Colo, Feb. 2O.-N. NJ. Low
Their, Denver & Rio Grande railroad
timekeeper, was shot and MORALLY
wounded today, when seeking admit
lance to his wifes apartments in the
Mander block, by Linn Holbrook, son
of District Judge c. c. Holbrook.
HoIbrook surrendered to the authori-
ties. He admitted that he shot Low
Their but claimed that he thought Low
Their was a burglar. Lowther and Hol-
brook exchanged ten shots. but Hol-
brook was unhurt.