Semi-weekly herald., 1908-07-23
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Judge TAFT says money from cor
porations Is not wanted and will not
be accepted.
Nearly forty million people OF the
United States now live where saloons
have been voted out.
Steve Adams arrived at Baker City
Sunday and 1t is now announced he
VIII reside In that vicinity instead of
going to Texas.
j. L. Harahan and j. ]. Hill In In
terviews In New York declare the rail-
roads must Increase freight rates, cut
wages or face disaster and see no hope
but higher charges for service.
Cook county's (Chicago, real estate
and personal property have Increased
in value $92,000.G00 In the past year,
according TO the assessors figures.
President Roosevelt has refused the
| OFFER to make speeches into the re-
| ceiver Of talking machine for the
purpose Of making records for public
sale.
A conference over the proposed ad-
vance In freight rates will be asked OF
the railroads by the national commit
tee appointed through the Illinois Man
| ufacturers' association to protect ship
pers.
Count Boni de CastelIane asks a re-
vision Of his divorce decree granting
| him custody of his three children and
wants his ex-wife to pay $4,000 year
| for the maintenance Of each.
DIR. c. A. 8. Reed, Cincinnati. has
formally announced that he Is can
didate to succeed Joseph Benson For
| aker, whose term In the United States
senate expires on March 4, 1909. Dr.
Reed promised that Roosevelt's poll
cies would be his policies. He was
member OF the commission appoint
ed by the president to investigate
the sanitary conditions in Panama
Judge Cochran. In the Wilmington,
Della, court decided that witnesses
should not refer to negroes as "Mr,"
mrs" or Miss" Then, In order to
enforce his decision, he fined Christie
pher Brooks. a negro, IS and costs FOR
contempt Of court because he forgot
himself after being warned and called
Sarah Archer, col0red woman. MRS.
Archer"
TITS boy, Michael" said the doctor
smilingly, as he ca.ie out of house
in Braddock. Pa, to greet Michael
Laumic, the father, who had been anx-
iously waiting. But there was no
smile on Michael's face. Thirteen"
he mattered. "Yes, that makes l3,
Michael. ! think ri have to report
this case to President Roosevelt"
Laumic ran to the bank of the Monon-
gahela river. He plunged in head first
| and was drowned. The Braddock Re-
lief association is caring for the widow
and the unlucky number OF children.
A train on the main line OF the Bur
lington road. going at a speed of fifty
| fptIQa an hanr Do n
block signal which stood at danger"
and was automatically brought to a
full stop LOO feet beyond. While the
test was being made a score Of the
foremost operating men OF the United
| States, representing railroads from
coast to coast. either rode on the train
or watched from the side OF the track
the operation OF the new automatic de-
vice for stopping trains when the en-
gine crews have disregarded the warn
ing signals.
The leader of the czar's secret serv-
ice bureau at st. Petersburg has de-
serted his post and fled to Paris with
all the books containing data A. to
government spies and other secret In
formation. He has Joined the Russian
revolutionists. Word to this effect
was received Friday by DR.. Paul s.
Kaplan, chairman OF the Russian revo.
lutionists In New York city. DR.. Kap
Ian said: This morning through him
received the names and complete
descriptions of forty-two Russia spies
who sailed yesterday for this country
The acquisition OF the head Of the
secret service bureau Ia one Of the
most important victories we ever have
achieved, as It provides us with infor
nation concerning all the Russian
spies both In this country and abroad.
Democrats OF southern states ar,
writing to Judge William Taft declar
! Ing their purpose 10 vote for him ant
to do whatever may be In their pows
to secure bis election. Letters OF thii
kind form interesting features OF Mr.
Tafts daily mail. From Democrats
in Maryland. Kentucky, Tennessee
North Carolina and Georgia he has lot
ters assuring him that It il the belle
OF the writer's that those states vii
! give their votes to the Republican tick
OF In the coming election. Whilo Mt
TAFT reads the Istt~rs With interest he