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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-29
SENATE HANDLES
 CRIMINAL CODE
Many Minor Bills Are Rushed
 to Completion
PROBE. FOR MINE HORRORS
Joint Resolution Appointing Commit tee of Six Senators and Six Rep- resentatives To Investigate
 Mines Passes Senate.

Washington, January 2S-The Senate today disposed of large number of minor bills on the calendar and resumed con- sideration of the bill to revise the crim- nal code of the United States. Senator Hepburn was anxious to continue con- sideration of the code bill, of which he IS in charge, until more progress should be made, but adjournment was taken at 4:16 D. m.
 A joint resolution appointing a com- mittee of six senators and six represen- tatives to investigate the recent mining disasters in the United States was passed by the Senate. The resolution was amended to limit to $75,000 the amount of money that may be expended for the investigation.
 allowing service in the navy and in the officers in their 40 years service neces- sary for voluntary retirement. A bill pro- viding that officers of the army on the retired list whose rank has been ad- vanced by the law shall be entitled to commission in accordance with such 2 rank also was passed.
 Among other bills passed by the Senate was one granting leaves of absence to homesteaders on irrigation lands during periods when there Is no water. and an- other providing for the reorganization of the anedical department of the navy. 1t givB contract civilian surgeons regular positions in the medical corps. Similar bills have been passed by the Senate in former Congresses but failed of pas sage in the House.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-29
BAD EFFECT UPON
 THE LABOR VOTE
Roosevelt Much Disturbed Over
 Court Decision
FEAR RESULT IN ELECTIONS
President Will Send a Message To Congress Asking the Enactment of New Employers Liability Law
 That Will Stand the Test.

Washington, January 2S.-(Special.)- President Roosevelt is considerably dis turbed over the decision of the United States supreme court yesterday knocking out the most important provision of the Erdman act, which prohibited interstate railroads from dismissing employees be- cause of their membership in labor organ nations. Coming on the heels of the de- cision declaring the employers liability law to be unconstitutional, together with other recent judicial mandates interpreted as decidedly hostile to organized labor the Erdman law defeat has raised grave apprehension on the part of the republican leaders regarding it's effect on the labor vote at the coming presidential election.
 President Roosevelt has written a spe- cial message to Congress, urging the prompt enactment of an employers lia- bility law that will be within the restric- tons of the constitution. He also intends to write a message on the Erdman law decision, indicating his disappointment with It, and the desirabilty of putting on the statute books constitutional act that will give reasonable protection to members of labor organizations.
 The other day Judge Dayton of West Virginia, one of President Roosevelt s. ap- pointees, issued an injunction against labor leaders of that state so sweeping in character as to attract the unfavor- able attention of the whole House and the Senate. The President has caused in- quires to be made into the facts, and resolution is pending before the Senate judiciary committee calling for informa- ton that warranted Judge Dayton in go- ing so far in restraining labor leaders.
 The President and his friends realize that these unfavorable decisions, taken with the fact that the panic has resulted in reduction of forces in mills factories and in other industries, are bound to have a bad effect on the big labor vote.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-29
Wallace Praises Bryan.

Washington January 2S.-Represen- tative Wallace of Arkansas took occa- sion to pay tribute to w. J. Bryan in the House today.
 "They say he has made mistakes" |" said Mr. Wallace. They say he Is a radical. What reformer is not?' he inquired. 'They say he is dogmatic and independent. Who would have him obedient, subservient?" He thanked God there was no earthly prince who at monday can proclaim, 'It Is night" and have William J. Bryan forth with declare that he sees the moon and the stars.
 It had been said, MT. Wallace de- clared, that MT. Bryan cannot carry this or that state.
 "He may not be elected or may not carry a state here and there." he re- marked, but I say he will do better; he will convince the world of his own manhood This utterance aroused the democrats to loud applause.
 .I will say" he repeated. "he will carry conviction to all the states and that he bears within himself the ele- ments that make the world proclaim him a man worth the suffrage of all the states"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-29
Fine Violin for the kina.

Brocton. Mass. January 2s--A violin. which is to be the property of King Ed ward of England has just been completed by Archibald Mcintosh. violin maker in Brookville. The instrument is made of curly maple, the wood having been taken from an ancient table, once the property of the Duke of Kent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-29
Postal Chances.

Washington, January S.-(Special)- William J. Pouncey has been appointed regular. Cleveland Bean substitute rural free delivery carrier, Route [. at Anda- lusla Postmasters appointed Gamble Mines, Walker county, c. M Smith; Ram CT. Montgomery county, Moses 5. Rush. ton,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-29
Revision of Aldrich Bill.

Washington, January 2S.-The Aldrch financial bill will be reported to the Sen ate on Thursday. The financial commit tee held two meetings today and prae- tically finished the discussion and deter imitation of the measure.
 At the meeting in the afternoon Senator Aldrich acquainted the democratic mem hers with the changes in the bill which the majority of the committee has prac- tcally decided must be reported. It con tained the various amendments which have been published from time to time including the increase in the amount of emergency currency to be authorized in the provision for keeping notes on hand in the subtreasuries and the authoriza tion to the treasury department to proceed to the collection of data concerning muni- cipal bonds.
 The section relating to the filing of rail road bonds will remain in the bill, al- though 1t has been determined to re- write 1t into more definite form. The committee has demanded that it be put in such shape as to afford instant knowledge to the treasury authorities, who are to issue currency based on their security, that the railroad bonds offered are of the proper character and value. In other words, the emergency nature of the bill will be extended to the negotiations with railroad bonds as well as to municipal and county bonds, the data of which the treasury department is to keep on hand. The files of the interstate commerce com mission, where every railroad is required to place accurate data concerning its property and holdings, will be requistion- ed by the government in this respect.
 The democrats will at the next meeting of the committee on finance to be held on Thursday offer their substitute for the Aldrich bill, which will prescribe the issuance of treasury notes in the form of deposits in designed depositaries, the deposits to be protected by securities such as are designated in the Aldrich bill. men has not become less; it has. on the mittee, but will later be offered on the floor of the Senate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-29
Pensions For Life Savers.

Washington. January 2S.-The Presl- dent today sent message to the Sem -~~~~~~~~~-~-~-~-~
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-29
Indictm ents Dismissed.

Nashville, January 2S.-Three indict- ments against the Louisville and Nash vile railroad and two against MT. A W. Brant, agent of the road at Columbia Tenn, which were found by the last fed eral grand jury in this district, will be dismissed at the next term of the federal court by reason of the decision handed down by the United States supreme court yesterday in which the court held the act of Congress of June last prohibiting the discrimination against union railroad men to be unconstitutional.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-29
Revenge By Oklahoma.

MT. Carter, n expressing the hope that the matter would be put on a high plane, free from party politics, became involved in tilt with Mir Mann. If Oklahoma continued to be made a football by Con- gress and treated by the republicans as she had been, said MT. Carter. that state would give democratic majority or 6O,0O0 or 0,O00 instead of 25,000
 If you do it you do it at the peril of your own party in that state."
 MT. Mann asserted that the gentleman entirely misunderstood the temper of this side if he thinks it would vote an appro- priaton for the purpose of affecting the political complexion of a state.
 MT. Carter retorted that he hoped Mr Mann was not opposing the amendment simply because Oklahoma gave dem ocratic majority. Without completing con sideration of the bill the House at 5:l7 D. m. adjourned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-29
Oates Accepts Place.

Governor Oates has taken possession of his office at the war department and has actively entered upon the duties of his position-the commissionership to mark the graves of the Confederate dead The governor will leave for Montgomery tomorrow. but shortly will return to Washington, his permanent headouartsruv
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-29

900 to defray the expenses of the elections and the holding of the constitutional con- vention in that state met with opposition from MT. Tawney and other republicans.
 Speeches in support of the amendment were made by Messrs Davenport, Fulton,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-07-16

The DEMOCRAT will do your
Job printing as it should be.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-07-16
Yes EN-.

A certain Palmyra lady, whose
name we are requested to withhold,
has got it in" good and plenty for
our neighboring village of Monroe
She was on her way to Columbia
and was compelled to change cars
at the latter place, walking, at
night, from one depot to the other.
Being accustomed to a well lighted
town, good sidewalks, and excellent
streets, she was not as careful as
she should have been, and before
she knew it she was floundering in
a mud hole up to her knees, entirely
running a part of her apparel She
was compelled to come back home
for a change of clothing. Was she
mad? Oh, no! Palmyra Spectator,
In the first place, there are cleo
trio lights from the Burlington to
the Katy depot and if the lady
wanted to save fifteen cents that
was her business. In the second
place, there is a granitoid walk ex-
tending the full eight go blocks be.
tween the depots. In the thirC
place, if she got lost in an alley thai
also is her business.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-07-16
Sis Hopkins Sayings.
By Rose Melville.

Crooks think nobody straight.
Men who are occupied don't gen.
orally get pie-eyed.
Ma says some men don't have to
lose a limb to get stumped.
When a man deals in futures
he'll soon have a past to think
about.
Ma says some men are so mean
they even kick when the ice cream
is cold.
Some women would rather ride
in a handsome cab than to be in
vited to a banquet.
Pa says some women storm so
much you'd think they'd carry life
boats about with 'em.
The gulf that separates some wo-
men from society is often crossed
by a good hand at bridge.
Megaphone Bonehead is so lazy
that he doesn't remove his nose
glasses when he washes his face.
Pa, remembering what happened
to old Adam, threatens to chop
down every apple tree on the place.
When a man does't drink any,
thing but cold water he generally
succeeds in keeping out of hot
water.
Some men are so mean they con-
slider it an extravaganza to put
butter and molasseS on the same
piece of bread
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-07-16
A Little Piece of History.

In St. Louis recently a man by
the name of John Smith, alias John
Stoner, was hanged for the murder
of a private Waterman, whom he
killed while attempting to burglar
ize a St. Louis establishment. The
Journal learns from a reliable
source that this man was quite well
known in Hannibal and Marion
county, and for twelve months con-
tinuOus was an occupant of the
Marion county Jail at Palmyra,
when Ed Pratt was sheriff of this
county.
A number of years ago Stoner
was arrested in Monroe county on
the charge of numbering a man
! named Nesbit He took a change
of venue to Rails county, where the
case was finally tried after a mum.
Der of continuances. Stoner was
considered a desperate character
and for safe keeping he was PLACED
in the Marion county Jail. AS a re
suit of the trial at New London HI
was convicted and sentenced to life
imprisonment and later was par
doned. He soon got into troubl,
again by killing a St. Louis watch
man and his execution resulted.
Stoner's wife was also well know
in Hannibal especially by the police
One act which brought her int
prominence was the throwing of ,
quantity Of vitriol into the face of ;
Hannibal young man. for which sh,
served a jail sentence. Hanniba
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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-07-16
N. L. Hume.
Real Estate Agent
Monroe City, Mo.

Property bought and sold, loans negotiated,
city property insured, rents and taxes. In.
SuranCe looked after for non-residentS.
Some cheap farms on my list
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-07-16
A Thankful Soul.

l care not how the wild wind blows
Ger the land, or the foaming sea.
/ know somewhere, there's a sweet,
sweet rose
That blooms in the light for me.
And the dark may creep,
And the storm may sweep,
But thank the Lord as l SOW and
reap.
l care not how the world rolls on,
For the birds sing in the tree,
And I know somewhere there's a
rosy dawn.
In a round, blue sky for me.
And the dark may creep,
And the storm may sweep,
But thank the Lord as l SOW and
reapl
For only a little, day by day -
The light of star or sun,
The smile Love gives me to cheer
my way -
The kiss when the day is donel
And the dark may creep,
And the black storms sweep,
But | thank the Lord as | SOW and
reapl
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-07-16

His Lazy Wishes.
Wish a happy hurricane
Would come along an blow
Split the trees to kindlin' wood
Before the time O. snow.
An then, cheerful thunderstorm
Would be my hearts desire,
To let the leapin' lightnin' out
An make it light the fire,
III.
To hunt the happy 'possum down
l really am not able;
! wish that he could cook himself
All ready for the table!
Domestic Item.
IF l were you" said the old
bachelor to the benedict. I'D either
rule, or know why"
We'll" was the reply, as l al.
ready know why, l suppose that's
half the battler-Atlanta Constitu.
ton.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-07-16

Some of our exchanges are so
determined to get under Cowherd's
skin that they are quoting Republi-
can papers, SO as to have q ilimsy
araument to stand on
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-07-16

Mrs Vesper Buell. and her suitcase
left on the Dude, Thursday morning
for somewhere and she said: oh,
I'm not going far away" and as she
has returned we guess she was
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-07-16
Sunflower Philosophy.

At least an engineer on a train
has this advantage: When he is
busiest making his train 90, he is
beyond the reach of book agents.
Women say that the reason a
man never finds out a woman's
faults before he marries her is that
he never does anything to provoke
her. She has everything she wants
and he does everything she wants
him to to do. After they are mar
ried he stops trying to please, and
sits down to be pleased.-Atchison
(Kas.) Globe.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-07-16
THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1908.

The Lee Newspaper Syndicate
provided probably the largest rep
resentation of men covering the
Chicago national convention of any
paper outside of the city in which
the convention was held. The same
will be true of the Denver cOnVen-
ton. Five men were assigned for
both the two big conventions for
the Lee Syndicate papers. The
managing editors Of their five papers
as follows: Hannibal COurier-PoSt,
w. H. Powell; Davenport Times, j.
E. Hardman; Ottumwa Courier, Kane
Dougherty; Muscatine Journal, L. P.
LOOMS; La Crosse Tribune, A. M.
Brayton. The arrangements were
made long in advance for the party
to be quartered together at one of
the prominent hotels in each city,
and to cover the convention for
their papers, not only during their
progress, but a week before hand.
The success of the Lee Syndicate
papers is due to their superior news
service, the above stunt being
simply one of the many which they
pull off for the benefit of their read
ers. The point is to know where the
news is, be on the spot and get the
news on matter how much time
and expense is required and be sure
that the men assigned are equal to
the handling of the vents."-The
National Printer-Journalist.
Have you noticed that it is always
the farmer who "retires from bus
iness?" The seasons may seem UNI
propitiOus but the farmer makes
money right along, fills his barns to
bursting and swellS his bank account
year by year. By and by he ceases
work and either becomes a country
nabOb, or comes to town, builds a
fine house and becomes a member
of our leisure class But the rest of
us common people, bankers, law
yers, merchants, mechanics and
editors, keep the commercial mill
grinding through indefinite years.
Nothing but nervous prOStration or
death stops us. Our financial con-
dition permits no other course. The
debit and credit columns play an
eternal see-saw. If you would be a
free man, a king, a peer of the peo-
pie, be a farmer. Rails County
Record.
A young man who had been con
verted at Methodist camp meet
ing in one of the new counties Of
Oklahoma declared that all prid,
and self conceit had been takeI
out of his heart To prove it h,
said he would 90 down among tn,
audience and kiss an old dolores
woman. AS he went down the aisl
the old cOlored woman rose to he
feet and said: Look a hyer brud
der, you may have no pride, but
has; you can't HObsOnize me TO a
desc white folks. Eek.
An Irishman, just from the oil
country, CHANGED to pass throug
one of our thriving cities, and {
course Pat was curious as mo'
Irishmen are. AS he was passin
an attorneys Office he stuck h
head through the open window. an
said: And what do you kape fl
sale?" "BlOck-heads," said tt
smart young lawyer. And J
must have foine trade. seeing J
have only the one left" said Pat
Elk.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-07-16
SONGS AND STORIES.
BY Frank L. Stanton.

The Ghost of the Campaign Joke.
The ghost of the campaign jokes
abroad
Abroad in the lonesome night.
And it's at the gate
Of the candidate,
And fills his dreams with fright
Oh, it haunts the gate
Of the candidate
With a look of death and doom;
When he lays his head
On his sleepleSs bed
1t glares in the midnight glooml
And what does the ghost in the
darkness say
To the shivering candidate?
You have dug my dust
From the crumbling crust
Of the ages out of date!
"You have broken the tombs of the
dead of old,
Where the ancient gobling jumps;
You have ratified my boueS
Over the stoues,
And likewise over the stumps!
And now, in the name of a tortur-
ed soul
cry to you: Cease! Surcease!
Nor pitch your fibs,
With skeleton ribs
Let the long dead rest in peace!"
Thus saith the ghost of the cam
paign joke
When the night grows chill and
late,
To the man in bed,
With the campaign head
To the shivering candidatel
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-07-16

When the night grows chill and
late,
To the man in bed,
With the campaign head
To the shivering candidate!
Old-Time Philosophy.
Don't blame the world for the
trouble that is in it just try to
steer clear of it.
Couns yourself happy in this
world if you just get light enough to
see ten steps ahead of you.
Satan may sometimes masquer-
ade as a gentleman, but he can't
find anybody who is willing to give
him a certificate of good character.
Viewin' 1t Fair.
No matter what trouble life's givin'
Takin' a view of it fair,
If never yon're thankful you're
Twin,
Dye think that they want you
up there?
SloW-sloW!
It's a world full O woe,
But mighty few folks in a hurry
to 60!
Count up your troubles a-many--
The honey O. life an the gall;
Suppose that you didn't have any
That others were bearin' them
all?
Slow slowl
It's a world full O. woe,
But might few folks in hurry
to gol
His Definition.
What does you think happiness
is?"
Happiness" said Brother Viii
liams, is a rooster CROWN fer day
break, en- fool man tryin' to cut his
head off an make chicken stew e
him!"
A Good One.
Here is a text from Brothe
. Dickey, which will do for ever
day:
= Don't want Br'er Solomon's wisdom
Eff only des kin see
De bin side er trouble,
l Twill be wisdom enough fer me.
The Worlds Way.
a The world doesn't care for trouble
Al AS long as it covers the GROUND
> In that, as in pleasure,
And glitterine treasure,
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-14
TREspAssERs CAUGHT.

Mr.. William A. 5mo0t captured John
McCu-n and Frank wilkins al sn early
hour last night under suspicious circnm-
s'snte.. The two men we're seen by Mt.
Smo1t tsmperiog with some machinery
on a sand dredge which is undergoing
repairs at bis wharf, foot of Princess
street. When Mr.. Smoot called TO them,
the meu jumped overheard and started
to swim out into the river, while another
man 10 small boat, which was nesr
the drtdge, ro$ed away as rapidly IS
possible, Mr. Smoot firing four shots at
him in the meantime. The two men
who swan away soon returned, nearly
exhausted, came ashore and surrendered.
Mr.. Smoot marched them to his once
at the point of bis pistol, where ne tele,
phoned for the police. Chief Goods snd
officer Talbot soon appeared ana con-
Quoted the men to the station house.
They were identified IS John McOuen
and Frank wilkins. They refused to
give the name Of the man who escaped
Ia the boat, but Lintensnt Bettis and Of
fcers Nicholson and Arlington took John
Penn In custody at an early hour this
morning, and he is acknowledged to be the
man who managed to escspe the bullets
from Mr.. smoOt's pistol. One ball,
however, is said to have struck the boat.
The accused will be brought before the
Police Court Monday morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-14
WATTS RECEIVER.

John w. Jefferson has entered suit in
the Supreme Court of the District of 90
lumbia against William G. Van Matre,
whom he claims as co-Dsrtner in the
ownership of the Gem Theater on Il
street northwest Washington, and au-
other moving picture theater In the
Opera House in this city, asking the
court to compel Van Matre to recognize
him as co-par:ner and divide the profits.
He claims th..t year ago they entered
into q verbal agreement by which they
became partners In the Gem Theater,
and later 10 this city. At the time, he
declares, Van Mstre discouraged the idea
of articles of co-partnership, saying that
between such good friends as they were
legal documents we're entirely unneces
sary. Jefferson states in his bill that he
was to receive one-third Of the profits OF
both tbesters, and that although be has
received his share of the profits OF the
Washington show he has had none OF
prof from the exhibitions 10 this city.
He asks the court 10 appoint a receiver
fol- the shows, and TO grant az injunction
restraining Van Mstre from Withdrawing
the theater funds In the Traders Ma
,ional Bank and the National Bank OF
Washington,