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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-07
SHELDON SEES ROOSEVELT.
Repub Treasurer Goes Over SItuatiC
 With the President.

With the Fresideut.
 Washington, Oct. 6.-Treasurer Sheldon, of the Republican National Committee, after his luncheon with the President. gave out the following statement today:
 "The President asked me to come over and lunch or dine with him two or three weeks ago but the duties of my position have made 1t impossible for me to come until now.
 We went carefully over the general situation. On hls authority as. we'll as from my own knowledge. I can say most positively that the relations be- tween him and MT. Hitchcock are of the closest and most friendly charac- ter; that Mr. Hitchcock has his entire confidence and that the President heartily approves of the manner In which MT. Hitchcock is managing the campaign and I may add the Presi- ,int is entirely confident of the result" |"
 Mfr Sheldon left at { o'clock this afternoon for New York.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-07
May Die of q Fnn.

BIrmingham, oct. 6.-(SpeciaI. l- G. Wilhite. an employe of the Ten nessee Coal. Iron and Railroad Com pany. fell thirty feet into a coal mine shart near Pratt City this morning and received injuries about the head which in all probability .,lll prove fatal He was unconscious Wi,&n taken out. His skull Is fractured. He is a man of family
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-07
QUESTION OF A WAR
 LEFT TO THE POWERS

need In no way trouble the peace of Europe or the Balkans.
 ''Ths powers. who desire peace in Europe. and particularly those who de- sire the maintenance of the new re- gime in Turkey, will be the more con- vinced of the truth of what I say as soon as they are satisfied that 1t Is Bulgaria's purpose by this act to aid in the strengthening of this regime.
 (Signed) "Poprikoff.
 Minister of Foreignt Affairs"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-07
nnhhern XIII Twelve.

Tiraspol, Russia. oct. 6.-Robbers have committed a revoltinE crime in the neighboring village of Slobodso. They entered the house of Jewish family named Cohen and killed twelve persons in their efforts to get away with a small amount of loot The mur- derers were arrested.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-07
A SHOT AT HASKELL
A KANSAS PAPER TRIES TO SHOW
 HIM UP.
OH Lease Which Haskell Demanded Roosevelt to Revoke, as Alleged to Have Been Approved By
 HOke Smith.

Independence. Kansas, Oct. 6.-The Daily Reporter today will publish the following:
 "Governor Charles N. Haskell. of Ok : lahoma, has demanded of President Roosevelt that. the Foster Blanket oil revoked, holding 1t to be Republican grant.
 "Governor Haskell will no doubt be surprised to learn that the original Osage nation, was approved by Sec retary Hoke Smith, of Georgia, under the Democratic administration of Gros yer Cleveland and was never ques- toned until Secretary Hitchcock. g Re- publican, characterized it "the most scandalous act the Interior Department ever perpetrated." E Under Secretary Hitchcock. the lease was reduced to cover only those lands upon which expenditures had been made in search for oil.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-07
w. A. RotherweII Dyinr.

Moberley, Mo-. Oct. 6.-WiH A. Roth orwell, National Democratic Commit teeman from Missouri, Is dying. He has been suffering for the last few weeks with Bright's disease. and the attending physicians say he will not live more than forty-eight hours.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-07
WILL WAGE A HOT CAMPAIGN All Forces to Join in
 Action. DEMOCRATS PLAN TO WIN Indiana, Ohio and New York the
 Battle Grounds. Members of Late President CIeveland'a Cabinet to Speak at Mass Meet
 Ing in Carnegie Hall,
 New York.
DEMOCRATS PLAN TO WIN

Chicago. Oct. s.--All the forces that the Democratic National Committee can command, will be brought into action within the next two weeks to make a successful fight for the Demo- cratic cause in Indiana and Ohio.
 National Chairman Mack and W. J. Bryan will confer tomorrow on the slt- uation in these states and dates for MT. Bryan to speak in Indiana and Ohio will be arranged. It Is further planned to send speakers of national prominence including several United States Senators into the Middle West to aid in the fight for Mir. Bryan. Mir. Mack says:
 We are confident of Ohio and In- diana but we propose to keep up the hottest kind of a fight to hold our po- sition. Both Mir. Bryan and Mfr. Kern, will speak in Ohio and Indiana and the committee is arranging speaking dates for Senator Bacon. of Georgia. former Senator Carmack, of Tennessee; Senator Daniel. of Virginia, and Gov ernor John A. Johnson. of Minnesota, and several other prominent speakers.
 While We are planning this vigor- ous light in the Middle West. there will be no let up to. the efforts we are making to bring New York into the Democratic column, though many of the national committeeman have as- sured me that We can win without the Empire State"
 The National Committee hopes to have Mir. Bryan speak twice In Indiana and Ohio. Bourke Cochran, of New York; Governor Swanson, of Virginia: {: Hoke Smith, of Georgia. and Congress- man John Sharp Williams will lend their efforts in the Middle West. Announcement was made today that former Governor David B. Francis, of Missouri; Judson Harmon, of Ohio, and probably Attorney General Richard Ol- ney will speak at mass meeting in | Carnegie Hall October 20. All three | speak were members of the late | President Cleveland's cabinet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-07
co..ro sertonnIy III.

Wnlemstadt. Curacoa, oct 6.-It is reported from Venezula that President Castro is seriously i'll and that the government of Venezula probably soon will have to be turned over to the vice president of the republic.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-07
Earmer Kills Negro.

Nachitoches, La, oct. 6.-News reached here today of the shooting and killing yesterday of George Gem try negro farmer, by his white landlord, Jules Trichel. The cause of inc shooting is not known. TricheI escaped arrest.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-07
Mru. Mnck GOea Weat

Buffalo, N. Y.. Oct. 6.-Mrs. Norman F.. Mack learned of her husbands ill., ness tonight After conferring with friends in Chicago by long distance. Mrs. Mack decided to leave for Chi. cago tomorrow morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-07
,RL LAW YEn APPEARS
 r mn asNaNf.HAN G1E

Birmlngham. Oct. 6-(spe- ciaL)-Miss Maud Kelly, daugh- fer of Chancellor R. B. Kelly. was today admitted to practice in this dnty, and she had her drst case in the police court. annearing in be, alf of a negro. pho was charged with violating one of the sections of the <city code. The woman created con- sidera able commotion when she appeared in court.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-07
THE WEATHER.

Washington, Oct. O-For Alabama; 1; Fair Wednesday and Thursday, light to fresh east winds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-07

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The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
A BASIS OF EMPIRE

THE get together" spirit focby by
Der of OF this city since the disaster of 1906
be maintained 1t develop together policy
that shall include commercial body the Pacific
Not only should the mercantile industrial of California
be ubseed but effort should be made bring
commercial organization OF all the Pacific states into intimate %
ton every with every other.
In strictly commercial and industrial the country
the Rocky distinct
Our largely the of
producers rather than manufactures staple
depends extent upon exports will be long
before shall rival the popuous of with
manufacturing industries.
There should be the closest relation every
commerce and industry, all working the end without
jealousy pickering differences
all affairs should stand together for the Heretofore
there has been percepbe aoofne between the business
the and sections of the Pacific coast
certain degree by lack of knowledge OF the purposes ambitions
of neighboring communities.
The chamber of of good
beginning consolidate the
and superior California by personal
ton OF the producing activities immediately contiguous
Francisco market 1t would require greater
this effort every section of the Pacific irrespective
profit that might specially favored locality In truth
profit could community within the radius of such
influence that would directly and almost Immediately
upon other business center What good for section
certain eventually to be good for every other section
Chambers of and boards of trade excellent
ing points captains rank and file
the great army trade Every county should
trade and groups of counties whose interests practically
teal should organize chambers of all of organa
working in harmony and with mutually helpful the
hna purpose that the entire commonwealth OF the Pacific shall
every advantage that circumstance offers
destiny foreshadows These organizations should keep
touch with each other and opportunity should be neglected
forward the community interest without regard individual gains
from particular transactions
The Pacific assured rewards that
lie that future will be asened and brought grasp
achieve the dulest
prophet able predict upon the simple hypothesis
inevitably its The effect however is
invariably proportoned the Importance and magn
tude of the
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

IN ISCOVERING prehistoric cities with dvining is some
thing archaeology Heretofore stick bend
ing the magnetic influence of mysterious forces
traced of gold regions where the experienced
had long abandoned all hope
conducted by Berkeley psycss that
effective guide the sites of buried capitals of annhated
forgotten empires One of these cities has the
psychic experts under the campus of the
Berkeley gloa in seaudation of this conrmaory
from ancient and Doubtless people, that
Berkeleyan has builded better than he knew.
The walls of this have traced"
by the dipping rod and has been definitely
the these walls builders planted quantities of tel
lurum other metal thereby accounting activity the rod
which denied by the psychsts subject only to the
attractive forces of and metal All that remains to be
done dig hole the campus CITY, and out
of of civilizations older the age of
Enoch and than that will be ravished
Egpune perchanc these Berkeley carry their rod
where Moses his in competition Pharaohs
incompetent soothsayers
but natural that other scientists Berkeley should
sco this wonderful and wholly unexpected discovery Scientists
coed Heinrich Shleann Sacramento grocer
announced that he had found the of and
excavating the of Troy. Some of them scoing
excavated by Schemann does Homec
Typography scientists will to scott at the
long has served its purpose incontro
argument removing the capital from to the
superinsposed modern city
ard shovel viii be awaited with interest If there city
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29

n N engagement OF great interest
~ to the younger set is that OF
~ Miss Engracia Critcher and
Lieutenant Frank b. Freyer.
which was announced yesterday. The
secret was to have been kept until
Sunday. when Miss Mabel Gregory had
hidden few friends to an informal
cup of tea, expressly to tell them the
news, but as usual rumor ran ahead Of
the carefully laid plans and the secret
reached tho world. Vague rumors.
which have been floating about ever
since the young people Were intro
duced two months ago, became crys-
tallized yesterday, and yesterday morn
ing a score of cups delivered at Miss
Critcher home bore witness to the
fact that the news was approved by
society young people. Miss Critcher
went to friends in Santa Barbara for
the fleets visit and met Lieutenant
Freyer there Later the friendship
was renewed at Del Monte. and ever
since the Missouri has been near this
city the young people have been to-
gether constantly. The young officer
is extremely popular and has already
Won distinction in his chosen work
Miss Critcher is the only daughter OF
Mrs. Enrfquita Critcher and belongs
to one of the states oldest families.
She is an extremely beautiful girl, ac-
complished and clever, and has occu-
pied prominent place socially since
her debut last year.
Mrs. Albert lie Breton and Miss Mar
guerite le Breton. who have been at
the Fairmout hotel for the last month.
since their arrival from the east, have
been visiting old friends in Berkeley.
They will return TO this city this even
Ing and spend another fortnight at the
Fairmont before leaving. for Europe
Miss Marian Wright and Miss jean
cite Wright, with several other girls
of the younger set, will leave tomorrow
for visit of three days to Santa Cruz
They will spend the holidays at the
hotel there. returning to town late
Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Harwood have
gone to Benicia. where they will be
the guests of Captain ard Mrs. Edward
NJ Shinkle for the holiday and the
week end. Mrs. Harwood and Mrs.
Shinkle have been friends since their
childhood, when the latter was Miss
Marjorie Gibbons and the former Miss
Margaret Wilson
Prof. A l.. Rogers of Stanford uni
versity left California Tuesday last for
Kansas City. where he will attend the
marriage of his sister, Miss Mary Rog
ers. to Albert Habaeh of that city The
wedding is to take place June IS. after
which Professor Rogers will make an
extended tour of the eastern cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Davis, who re-
turned to town after a month in the
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
Answer 10 Queries

PONY ExPRESS-O. T., City. What
was the fastest time made by the ponv
express over the continent in the six
ties?
In March, 1851, when the message of
President Lincoln was carried from St
Joseph. Mo-, to Sacramento in 7 days
and IL hours.
JOHN PAUL JONES-A., City. What
vessel brought to this country the BODY
or John Paul Jones, reinterred at An
napolis April "a. 1906?
The armored cruiser BROOKLYN.
United States navy. then the flagship
OF Rear Admiral Charles d. Sigsbee.
GLAME-A- r. t. c.. City. Is there
such word in the English language
as "glame." and If there is, what does
1T mean?
1t is to be found in the standard
dictionary and means ''the essence of
vital matter"
RESERvATsoN-w. H. City. Was
date for the opening of the Yakima
reservation fixed up to April 2s?
Up to that time no date had been
fixed.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29

J. NJ Duckworth of the Santa Fe
spent several years in Sydney as the
representative of the American-Austra-
liam line and tells with gusto his many
adventures in the land of the kangaroo.
"One morning. he said. "a tall.
handsome woman entered our office and
asked me il it were not possible to
smuggle snakes into New Zealand.
Well, madam, L answered, have
never given 1t a thought. Why should
any one smuggle snakes into New
Zealand?'
..I am in the show business she
replied, and l have an act which re-
quires snakes. VIII you sell me a
ticketT
Certainly. madam. I am not sup
posed to know you have snakes.
With that she unbuttoned a long
coat and showed four enormous SER
pents coiled around her neck. which
thrust their hideeus heads close to
mine and shot out their tongues at me.
nearly tainted with terror
"Tll smuggle them into New Zealand
this way she calmly added.
I don't care what you do cried. so
long as you take those reptiles out of
here
"'Wen, you Americans are a high
strung, nervous race. to be sure. The
poor things are harmless she scornful-
ly remarked.
NO, Mr.. Gregory. 1 had not taken a
drop that day. 1 was on the water
wagon
The statement made by J. c. Stubs.
traffic director of the Hartman lines,
to the interstate commerce commission
that their recent ruling forcing trans
continental lines to publish proportion
al rates on traffic from the east TO the
Pacific coast will divert shipments to
the Suez canal route is admitted by all
railroadmen. 1t is declared that the
volume of traffic which has in the past
been forwarded through Pacific coast
ports is a mere fraction of that which
moves by the Suez canal route.
'Trans-Pacific lines have only the
nibbling at this important traffic" OBJ
served traffic official. "and the dispo-
sition of some of the rail lines that are
allied with the ocean carriers has been
to throw the door wide open and secure
business for transPaciflc lines at any
cost. The subject is one of the utmost
Importance and If the interstate COM
merce commission will not modify it's
ruling to make the Pacific coast termin-
al rates the minimum rates to the
orient, it will mean simply the loss OF
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
Gossip of RaiIwaymen

the entire traffic. will affect materially
transcontinental and trans Pacific lines.
and will reduce the Importance OF San
francisco as a seaport for this traffic"
The Western Pacific has inaugurated
its first passenger service in California
between OrOvflle and Berry creek, 20
miles. and a passenger coach is at
taehed to the construction train which
leaves Oroville daily at 1890 D. m. and
returns at $3.50 p. m. The tracks OF
the Gould road are now within So
miles Of Oakland. being at Verona,
where 1t crosses the Southern Pacific
rails over a high bridge. This gives
the Western Pacific a continuous track
of 101 miles. from Verona to Sacra-
mento. The gap between Sacramento
and Marysville has been reduced TO 10
miles
The order of railway conductors will
hold picnic at EI Campo on June s,
and the Garden City will start from
Oakland pier at $50 o'clock in the
morning and again at 1880 o'clock 1t
it expected that there viii be at Lease
1000 people at the picnic The con-
ductors have left the arrangements in
the hands of J. NJ Adams and B.
Spicer.
W. Byrd Page. who has been in the
service of the Pennsylvania road since
1883 as master mechanic at Camden,
N j.. has been appointed assistant su-
perintendent Of machinery on the
Mexican Central He fills the place OF
c. II. Burk. who has gone to Orizaba
TO be superintendent of locomotives OF
the Mexican railway.
Speyer & Co. Of New York have been
awarded the concession TO build the
new system of railroads in Bolivia
Work has already been commenced. but
will be finished by the New York
bankers Engineers and others have
been engaged in New York under two
year contracts and on exceedingly ia
vorahle terms.
S. f. Booth. general agent OF the
Union Pacific. is on a business trip
through the coast counties sizing I'D
the crops.
w e Pinckney. general freight
agent of the Chicago Great Western. is
expected in the city shortly
T. NJ. Schumacher. traffic manager OF
the FL Paso South Western. is in the
city.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
MAY %. 1908
The Smart Set

mountains Just before the fleets visit
will leave town again next week Tor
another absence OF several weeks The
Broadway home will not be closed this
summer, as Mr.. and Mrs Davis plan
only short trips to their country place.,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Josselyn and
their daughters will remain in town un-l
til July I. when they hope to be able
TO take possession OF their new nome
in San Mateo. This is the first summer
for several years that they have not
taken a trip abroad, the double reason
of Miss Gertrude's approaching mar
riage and the building OF the new house
keeping them here. The san Mateo
home is one OF the handsOmest in the
little town and is built entirely IN the
Mexican style.
Mrs. George Herman Powers will
leave next week for visit with her
sister in the southern part Of the state
She will return in June. when Miss
Ruth Powers is expected to return from
New York.
Miss Marian Huntington. who will
leave with her mother for a European
trip in few months. has gone TO
friends at Lake Tahoe for fortnight
daughter. Miss Bessie, have taken a
house in Palo Alto for the season and
will close their own home at Fair Oaks
Mrs. George AsReen and her daugh-
ters. Miss Bessie and Miss Helen, are in
Venice, where they have taken apart
ments for an indefinite time Later
they expect TO go TO Paris. where their
first long stop was made. and where
thew have MANY friends.
Monday evening Miss Helen Elizabeth
Bates and George Hill Stoddard will be
married in the home of the brides
parents in Buchanan street The we'd
ding is TO be quite a large one and
will be followed by an elaborate sup
per. Miss Bates will wear white
chiffon satin, trimmed with exquisite
lace. and carry lilies of the valley. Her
two bridesmaids. Miss Edith Mau and
Miss Alma Thane. will wear pink
will be performed by Rev. Father
Ryan. an old friend OF both families
The engagement is announced oS Mrs.
Hattie B. Robbins of Los Angeles and
Frederick Brockway Hardness of San
Francisco. Mrs. Robbins is the widow
of John Steele Robbins and is very
popular in Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco society. Mr.. Harkness is the sec
ond son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Hardness, formerly Of. San Jose but
now of San Francisco. and is president
and manager of the pauldingzRobbins
disk plow company The wedding will
be a very quiet affair of Thursday next.
June 4, and will take place at st. Luke's
church After a long trip they will re-
side in San Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Wilson of
New York are guests at the Fairmont.
j. Wilson and wife of Sacramento and
James Roman Of Reno are at the Blair.
M l. Efhnger, q a mining man of
Bia1r New. registered yesterday at the
ST. Francis
Recent arrivals at the Won Dorm are
James e. Fenton of Rawhide and S. M.
Reynolds of Tacoma.
N. z. Parker arrived in San Fran
cisco from Coronado yesterday and is
staying at the Fairmont.
among yesterdays arrivals at the
Dale are J. j. Corwfn of Salinas and
u. w. Crawford of Fresno.
Among recent arrivals at the
New Lick house We're w. L. Cooper of
Goldfeld. G. r. Fuller of Sacramento.
". L. Downs of Santa Rosa and ]. n
Gregory Of Los Angeles.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
Personal Mention

Lieutenant A. S. Hickey. U. S. N, is
at the Colonial.
Attorney A. L. Nichols of Chico is
at the Fairmont.
e. L. shearks of Florida is staying
at the Fairmont.
Mrs. William A. Badford of Chicago
it at the Fairmont-
+. r.. Berkins of New York is regis
tered at the Fairmont
George Bayha of Goldfield, Nev is
staying at the st. Francis.
f. NJ. Carr of Pinole and NJ Hirsch
of Ukiah are atA the Victoria.
j. Butler of Goldfield and f. J. Mason
of Fresno are at the New Lick house
L. L. McLoud of Ukiah and E. J.
House and wife Of Tonopah are at the
Audubon
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29

Berkeley there may San Francisco;
who knows but these psychophyscs may distributing
for supply that will obviate necessity
wrangng and dckering with the Spring Valley monopoly We
cordially invite the Berkeley eplorgor try their rod
md to spare Il
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
lmpertinent Question No. 53
What's fhe Dearest Thing in California?

For the most original west to this queon-and
the briefer the beter-The Call will pay FIVE DOLLARS.
For the FIVE The Call will pay ONE DOL
LAR each. Prize winning will be printed next
Wednesday and checks mailed the winners once Make
your answer short and address it to
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS.
THE CALL.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29

winning Answers Thing Californian
prize b Leaitt2
Me-Im worth cent
prize to Ia Honda
20 cent ad The Call brought me position a. sion ner
month That's almost something for nothing about the
cheapest possible
priz II. ID Ranle
The climate of this glorious
be bought sold
But you think Abe would trv
If he could do sly"
To barter it for gold?
cheap about California. = 4'
to Sam Schmidt. Tracy.
That halt OF the Ruef jury that not guilty.
Mrs Fify-thIra ST. oakland
Hearst when he's here other times he's the ebeanes
thing in New York