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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-03-07
SENATOR
FORAKER
ENDORSED
Influential CoIored Men Speak Boldly.
RINGING RESOLUTIONS

Not since the days when James
Hayes Suffrage League held weekly
meetings in League Hall to protest
against the elimination of the Negro
vote Of the State by the Constitution
al Convention of 1901-O2, has there
been as large a gathering in that hall
OF many Negro meetings as there was
last night. to protest against Pres
ident Roosevelt's discharge without
honor OF the three Negro companies
who were accused OF shooting up the
town of Brownsville, Texas and to
laud Senator Foraker for the stand
which he has taken in defense of the
discharged and disgraced Negro in
fantrymen.
While the meeting was ostensibly
called TO discuss the Brownsville af-
fair" yet beneath the surface and
breaking forth I'm virulence en- ev-
cry speech made. denunciatory Of
Lily Whites" in Virginia. could be
seen that the real import OF thd
meeting was TO make IL impossible
for Richmond TO send Lilly White"
delegation TO the district convention
which meets in Manchester next week
DR.. Sinclair, the Philadelphia ply
sician who played an important part
in bringing about the senatorial in
vestigation relative 10 Brownsville,
was the principal speaker. He ex-
planned In great detail the investiga-
tion and said the evidence adduced
should have eXonerated the soldiers,
and would have had not President
Booker +. Roosevelt and Professor
Theodore Washington and Lily
White Taft" used their influence to
prevent it. He urged the Negroes
10 resent this disgrace cast upon the
men OF their race, who not only
helped TO save American honor at
San Juan Hill, but saved the life Of
the colonel of the Rough Riders and
his men. His denunciation of Taft
for the presldential nomination was
the keynote to this resentment.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-03-07

The well-known Mr.. George W.
Rison OF Danville called on us re-
Gently. He was looking well and
gave a glowing report OF conditions
In his home city.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-03-07

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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-07-17
sufrragists Get Colorado Leader

Seattle-Under the leadership OF
Mrs. Edith Del. Jarmuth, assisted
by Mrs. Emma Smith DeVoe, presi.
dent Of the Washington Woman's
Suffrage Association. a campaign fol-
the establishment of equality of the
sexes at the polls such as Seattle has
never before seen has been started
here.
The object Of the campaign of ed.
ucation and organization that is In
progress is twO-fold. First, it is to
compel the legislature the coming
winter to give the people chance to
vote upon an amendment to the con
stitution granting equal suffrage;
and, second, to demonstrate the
claim Of the woman suffragists OF
this state that Washington is taking
the lead of all other states of the
Union in the movement. 1t was be-
cause of this claim that the National
Woman's Suffrage Association decid-
ed to hold its annual meeting here in
1909. 1t is supposed that II women
are given the ballot here 1t will be
easy to swing all the other states
into line. The state convention opens
here in October.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-07-17
NEWS Of THE STATE
Past Crimes Laid Bare.

Everett-A special from Rapid
City, S. d. says:
Shot down as he worked in a corn
field, J aly 5. was the fate of a man
known here for the past two years
as Marion Frank Bright, but who
turns out to have been Marion Frank
Dragoo, for years a resident of Ev-
erett. Wash, with wife No. l resid-
Ing there. Ernest B. Randall,
Bright's hired man. and son of Elias
and Alice Randall, Of Tacoma, Wn,
is In Jail here charged with the MUIR
der. Bright came here and filed a
claim fifty miles east, in this county,
near Inlay. and shortly after he
brought woman supposed to be his
wife,. This woman Is the daughter
OF wealthy photographer of Cham
berlain, s. D., has been married and
divorced but was not legally married
to Bright. She is also postmistress
of Inlay, which Is located in a store
kept by Bright.
James Dragoo, Of Nebraska City.
Neb., who has arrived here, told the
history of the murdered man. He
says his brother. married Miss Hilda
Holverson, of Everett, and lived
there for some time. Randall was
in his employ Six year ago they
were caught stealing chickens one
night. Bright escaped. but Randall
was arrested and convicted, Bright
sent money to Everett and got Ran
dali out.
Randall was in love with the wo-
man here and she rejected his ad-
vances. He became furious when he
learned that Bright would attempt
to get a divorce quietly from his
Washington wife and marry the wo-
man here this fall. The theory Of
the authorities Is that Bright was
killed by Randall, who expected to
get the woman.
The Everett wife has gone to
South Daota to investigate matters.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-07-17
Local NeWsIets

S. Il. Laird and Rufus Fullerton
made II business trip to Seattle the
first Of the week.
D.. o. GhOrmely. the synodical
missionary of the Presbytery, was
in town this morning on his way to
Hover. Tomorrow he goes to White
Bluffs where he will dedicate the
First Presbyterian church.
II. W. Desgranges returned from
the Palouse last night on business.
E. b. McCOnahy. wife and daugh-
ter are visiting their relatives. Mr..
md Mrs. Fay r. Dean this week.
MIR. McConahy il the general agent
ufthe Chicago 4 Great Western R'y
Mt Kansas City. He and MIR. Dean
went ND to Sunnyside to inspect a
ranch the former owns near sunny
aide. Mr.. McConahy was for'neIy
The owner of the Grandview town
site.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-07-17
Good Roads Association Meets

The Good Roads Association held
a meeting last Saturday evening at
which Il general disc ussiOn of work
and future plans of the association
was INDUCED in. PrOsser was re-
presented by Sheriff A. q. Mcneil
and Finley by George +. Finley and
Miller A Cooper. A list Of members
from Finley numbering II was filed
with the secretary by Mr.. Finley
and the sighers were made members
of the Benton County Good Roads
Association. The next meeting OF
the Association will I've held August
Sth. Sheriff Mcneil reported that Il
branch association had been formed
at PrOsser.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-07-17
Holds Up Train Alone.

Spokane-Great Northern train
No. was held up last week one and
one-half miles east of Naples. Idaho,
by a lone bandit, using a section
crew as decoy. but nothing was
taken and the bandit escaped into
the brush with a broken arm as the
result of lively duel with Conduc-
tor A. M. Matthews.
The train was tagged by section
men at point where they were at
work on the grade and not till it
was at a dead stop did Engineer
Dad" Morrill, know. that a holdup
game had been worked. During the
fusillade that followed. Matthews
had a narrow escape and the wood
work of the car was shattered by bull
lets, one of which came within four
inches of its man. 1t is thought the
bandit was hit only once
From the first moment 1t was
known a holdup was in progress
panic struck the passengers. They
were notified of the fact by two
shots from the highwayman's rife
sent down the side of the train as a
warning to keep heads inside win
dows. The passengers sought sta
tons more to the rear and kept their
heads inside. A stick of dynamite
was set Off beside one Of the cars and
it broke windows and cracked the
wood finishings. but no one was hurt
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-07-17
Man Drowned in Hanf0rd Ditch

John P. Pearson, Il years old
drowned last night at 10 o'clock in
the reservoir below the dam in the
Hanford. Canal. The body was
brought down on the Steamer Gem
and when prepared for shipment
will be taken to his home at Mos
COW, Idaho for interment. A
brother who is a joint owner of a
tract of Hanford land with the
deceased will accompany the re
mains.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-07-17
May Buy Sweeney's Bank.

Spokane-A verbal option until
August l has been given to F. A
Vanderlip, vice-president and man
ager of the City National Bank OF
New York. by Charles Sweeney, OF
the stock in the Exchange National
Bank of Spokane owned by Mr.
Sweeney and the Sweeney Invest
ment Company No money has been
paid and the final consummation OF
the deal largely depends upon wheth-
er the principals can agree upon the
price.
Mr.. Sweeney has been holding the
stock at $3.50 share, which would
make about 100000 for his hold
ings, but it Is understood he has
given the option to Mr.. Vanderlip at
about 100000 less than this price.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-07-17

Omaha, July 14.-Unhappy home
relations led Melwood Kemmaster, q
17-year-old San Francisco maiden. to
seek employment on dining-cars
dressed as a boy. A few days ago
the runaway was arrested in Omaha
ON a charge Of vagrancy. The police
Judge. after she had admitted his
guess was correct, told her to assume
her own attire and return to her
home. Discouraged and penitent, the
girl broke down and told the Judge
she was willing to 60 back home.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-07-17
Ranchers Fix Up Roads

The people up the valley turned out
i'll full force after the rain with their
shntris tni filed up the chuck hole.
III the river road from the MOunseN
ranch on the west TO the pump hOu>s
at the West side Of town. 1t dOes
very little good to ill the hole will
the dry dirt but when filled witt
moist earth it packs down nicely
and the rut L. avoided. The MANY
people whe drive up the river rOn.
will be glad for this improvement,
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-07-17
PORTLAND MARKETS

Wheat-Track prices: Club, SAC;
red Russian, SEC; bluestem, sec;
Valley, SAC.
Barley-Feed. $24.5O; rolled
$27.5O@28.50.
Oats-No. l white, $26.5O; gray
$26.
Hay-Timothy. Willamette Valley
fancy, SIS; do. ordinary, $12; East.
ern Oregon, $3.50; mixed. SIS;
alfalfa, $12.
Butter-Extra. CSC: fancy, 24c;
Eggs-23 q 24c.-
Hops-1sO7 crop, 5@6kc.
Wool-Valley. 10@16Ac 10:
Eastern Oregon, 8@16c. as to
shrinkage.
Mohair-Choice. 18@18kc.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-07-17
White Bluffs 5; Kennewick |

White Bluffs won the best bal
game OF the season last Sunday from
home team by u score OF 5 to |. Tn.
first six innings were goose eggs 10
both sides. Heart was in the 10,
for. the visitors and kept the local.
hits we'll scattered. Jewett, of On
look pitched the game for kenm
wick and was touched up for IL,
hits In the last part of the gam
When Heart famed the crowd yellt.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-07-17
Work on the Rifle Rance

Members OF the local rifle club n,
der the direction of Postmaster J \
scott have been working with
team on the rifier range west
town digging the pit above the TIA,
get and throwing up an embanI
nent to stop tine bullets. Ever,
thing will soon be In shape for III
first target practice.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-07-17
Crosby Files for Commissioner

Through an error the name of i.
y. crosby who has filed as u candi.
uate Tor commissioner from the Rat.
tieshake district was omitted from
the list printed ON ano Their page. Mr.
'rosby Is up for reelection for tie
long term.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-07-17
New Bank To Open.

s. NJ. Lnckerby, president of the
First International Bank, arrived
last night from Portal, N, D. and in.
forms us that he is here to say this
time. The fixtures will be put I'm
place at once and the new bank will
open next week. The vault and Der.
lnanent fixtures have been com,,l.t +
ell for some time.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-07-17
Lawn Social.

The ladieh OF the Nj. T.. Church will
give II lawn social at w. X Anon.
next Wednesday evening to whicl
old and young, big and little are in.
vlted. Ice cream will be served.
For Sale-3 doz. Plymouth Rock
hens, and / portable oven, l2O LOAF
Capacity. ". A. Halves,
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-07-17
Tousick Elected Mayor Walla Walla

Walla Walla-Eugene Tousick.
proprietor of the Walla Walla Steam
Laundry and member of the City
Council. was elected Mayor of the
city on the Democratic ticket Mon
day by a heavy vote. Chief of Po-
lice Davis was reelected by fair
majority and D. Keefe. Democrat.
was elected to the Office OF Street
Commissioner by heavy vote over
H. H. Champion. who has held the
Office for the past six or eight years.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-07-17
SEATTLE MARKETS.

Wheat-Bluestem, 89c.
Oats-$265O@ $50.
Barley-$25 @ 26.
Hay-Eastern Washington timo-
thy. $15@17 per ton; Puget Sound
hay, $10@12 per ton; wheat hay,
$3.50 per ton; alfalfa, $500 10
per ton.
Butter-Washingto creamery, Csc
per 10; ranch, zoe per 10; Oregon.
FAC per ID.
Eggs-Selected local. 22@24c
Dor doc: Eastern and Oregon. &c
per dog.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-07-17

Try a sack of Yakima Best Flour.
Guaranteed the best in the State.
Fine green bunchgrass pasturage
at Lofts ranch on Columbia
Heights one mile west of Second
Street bridge. Send In your colts
and calves to grow up.
Try u sack of Yakima Best.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-07-17
Photographer Gone.

>. II Gravenslund. the photoerah.
rr. will not be in his studio Satur-
day.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-07-17
Special Offer.

With $500 cash trade and 80 cents
in cash we give fine $500 oak pict.
ure frame and beautiful picture. See
them at j. f. Tull's.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-07-17

a $3.50 piano at Whitelock's for
1925.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-04
OCTOPUS IN SERVICE.
1T Will Join the FIotilla of Submarines
at New York.

New York, May 4.-The finest flo
tilla of submarine boats the United
States has ever got together will as
semble in New York harbor in a few
days on the arrival here from An
napolis of the submarines Viper,
Tarantula and Cuttlefish. These three
vessels will be reinforced here bv ~ =
famous Octopus that made so many
submarine records in the Newport
trials. and that boat for the first time
will become an active unit in the
f1otilla.
The Viper, Tarantula and Cuttlefsh
will make the run from the Chesa.
peake to New York under their own
power and the voyage is expected to
add additional prestige to the f1otilla
which is commanded by Lieutenant
Charles E. Courtney. The Octopus is
expected to arrive at New York from
Newport about the same time as the
other vessels from the south
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-04
DOMESTIC RELATIONS COURT.
Plan Advocated by Educational Al
lance to Handle Family Rows.

New York, May 4.-Prompted by
the success of the Court of Broken
Hearts" socalled, which it has been
conducting for some time past, the
educational alliance, which works on
the Lower East side of the city, has
suggested through it's legal aid de-
partment the establishment by the
municipality of a domestic relations
court" In such court, the alliance
thinks, more time could be given to
the hearing of family troubles than in
the present courts and it suggests that
through the proposed tribunals oper-
ations much suffering and much mis-
understanding might be averted
The alliance, through its present in
formal and strictly unofficial court,
manages to straighten out scores of
little family differences, preventing in
many cases assertions and divorce.
In the magistrates courts. where such
cases are now heard, there is no time
to listen to apparently petty troubles.
A husband who has deserted his
wife is held in bail or sent to Jail. His
family loses his support and frequent
ly becomes destitute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-04
PAID $3.50 FOR A STAMP.
Dropped Gold Piece in Slot
for q Penny.

New York, May 4.-Some one in
New York paid $3.50 for a one cent
postage stamp last week, whether that
someone knows it or not. A short
time ago three penny -the-slot stamp
machines were put in the New York
postoffice to show the government how
much easier it is for busy people to
buy stamps in the slot machines than
wait in line at the stamp windows. The
machines were removed last week to
the offices of the compan- owning
them. There the stamps were taken
out and several quarts Of pennies re-
moved and packed away in boxes until
they could be sent to a bank to be ex-
changed for money Of larger de-
nomination.
When one of the company's clerks
began to count the pennies $3.50 gold
piece was discovered. It had appar>
emily been put in the one cent stamp
machine in place of a penny and owing
to the similarity of size between the
gold coin and a copper penny, the
gold coin did the trick and the pur-
chaser evidently went his way with the
stamp.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-04
F.. G. Hubben to Leave.

F. G. Hubbell, one of the oldest
employees of the auditor of disburse-
ments office of the Santa Fe, has re-
signed his position to accept one with
the J. E. HUT Contracting company
of Kansas City. He is to take entire
charge of the auditing of accounts for
this company. Mr.. Hubbell has been
with the auditing department of the
Santa Fee since 1882, when he COM
menced work on the southern Kansas
division. He has been with the gen.
eral offices since 1885. Before he re-
tired from the service of the COM
pany last Saturday he was presented
with handsome alligator travelling
bag. ]. H. Simmons another of the
older employees of the auditing de-
partment made the presentation
speech.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-04
ADJUSTMENTS
At the Novelty.

1t is we'll nigh unnecessary to say
that there have been any number of
the highest possible class Of vaude-
vile acts at the Novelty theater since
it opened it's doors At the beginning Of
the year. In fact they have been Of
the best that have been shown
throughout the west during the pres
ent season. But none of them have
been more entertaining than the one
which Is the headliner on the bill for
this week and which Is presented by
Hammond and Forester. This is a
melange of comedy and singing in
which both Mr.. Hammond and Miss
Forester shine. Hammond is fun
maker of the first water and Miss
Forester is a singer of the same sort.
She introduces her latest song success
that are beautiful This number alone,
one might web say, is more than
worth the price of admission.
But Hammond and Forester. ex-
cellent though they are as entertain
ers, do not have a monopoly on the
bill by any means. There are other
acts on it and which go to make it
an equally good show with the one of
last week and that was the best all
around vaudeville show which has
been at the house for some time.
Prominent among the other acts is
the one given by Jack Horton and
Mile. La Triski, a novelty creation
which is called 1.-THE Messenger Clown
and the Human DOLL" Mile. La Trim
skis stimulation of an fnanimate
creature is unusually clever.
Then there are The Kramers in
comedy sketch in which Mrs. Kramer
puts on a sort of a Sis Hopkins stunt
that is scream; the Manning Twins,
couple of girls who sing and dance,
but shine particularly in the aero
bate line; and the Malsoms, who do
all sorts of seemingly impossible
stunts in the way Of balancing on
globes.
Two unusually good illustrated
songs are on the bill. Miss Parftt
sings, "When the Nightingales are
Nesting, Sweet Irene" This young
| woman, always a good singer, actual
| ly improves weekly. Her voice has
taken on a richness of tone and ro-
business of volume that bespeaks
something of a vocal future for her.
Mr.. Irwin sings with his usual good
effect my Hearts Delight" Two Sc
ries of good moving pictures are also
shown.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-04
FIGHT WITH KNIVES.
Poles and Italians Engaged in Riot at
Hudson, Pa.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, May 4.-Poles
Italians engaged in a bloody riot at
Hudson, 10 miles from here today,
two Poles being fatally wounded. two
others badly hurt, while many were
injured and carried away by their
companions. The police are now
searching for these men and expect to
make arrests today. There has been
bad blood between the Poles and
Italians for sometime owing to the
fact that a number of Poles took the
places of striking Italians in nearby
coal mines.
Today Italians laid in ambush for
a party of Poles and attacked them
with stilettoes. Joseph Wiserdt was
stabbed eight times, Alexander Will
kowsky four times and both are
dying. John Darbosky and Joseph
Verdetti were badly wounded and a
number Of others were hurt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-04
At the Majestic.

For the closing week at the Majestic
of a most successful season which has
been divided between high class vaude-
vile and stock companies, the Readfck
Stock company, Which has become the
most popular of any organizations of
this sort that visits Topeka, holds the
boards. They opened the week yes
terday afternoon and last evening with
five act comedy called THE Widow"
one of those numerous plays with
locale on the western frontier of
rapidly approaching dim, distant past.
1t tells of story Of Mormonism and its
attendant prosecutions. This play will
be the bill until Wednesday when it
will give way to Confusion an excel
lent play that will be produced for the
remainder of the week.
In 1.-The Widow" the various members
of the Readick company have plenty of
opportunities to show their skill as
versatile players. And their work in
this piece as well as the play itself
seemed to make a decidedly good i'm
preston on the large audiences of yes
terday. Miss Violet Barney, the lead
ing woman Of the company, shines
Jams and BILLY Piper" The ease
with which this young woman turns
from one part to another and the
cleverness with which she character
ICES all of them, whether it be "Sapho"
or some role that has never been heard
of before, stamps her as an actress of
real capapility and one who will surely
amount to something, as soon as some
one appreciates her abilities and lifts
her from her present environments,
good though they are. Mr.. St. Vrain
and the other members of the COM
pany do their share in making THE
Widow" a good entertainment. AS is
usual a number of excellent special
ties. moving pictures and illustrated
songs are interspersed between the
acts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-04
BATTLE WITH SNAKES.
Exhibition Under Water Nearly Proves
Fatal to Diver.

Chicago, May "A dispatch to the
Tribune from Cincinnati says:
William Mcneil of Brooklyn, N. Y,
professional diver. had a narrow
escape from death in a battle under
water with a dozen big bull snakes
and may die from the burstin of a
blood vessel.
Mcneil is showing at Chester park,
his exhibition consisting Of a diving
feat, accomplished with the aid of a
weighted belt around his body, and a
mimic battle with snakes that are let
into the water after he has released
the belt. A new attendant Numbered
and freed the snakes too soon.
The weight of the reptiles and the
belt kept Mcneil under water though
he struggled violently to rise. The
spectators looked on innocently. be-
lieving they were watching the ordi-
nary performance, until a physician
saw blood flowing from the mans
mouth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-04
commissioned Kilbey to Retire.

Chicago, May Fearing physical
breakdown, Commissioner George A.
Kilbey, the western head of the Sal
walton army, has requested General
Booth to relieve him of his command.
Sorrow and regret were freely ex-
pressed by many thousand Chicagoans
yesterday when they heard the news.
A public farewell demonstration on a
large scale will be rendered the COM
missioner and his wife next Wednes-
day night. Commissioner Kilbey has
been in command of all Salvation
army operations extending over two
thirds of the United States for the
past three years.