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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-18
STA tie PRESS
n eroto Ours.

AAeTOlC Ctlfc, itf8a
we have no doubt that I, the represent
en- ons the protesters against the bills Of
~. Cd in the last Legislature for the pro-
fsHT o. IN s,pss asts,
ulatfon on banks or this character or cease
Z, authorize their handling OF the peoples
money. The failure OF the Portsmouth
bank had already occurred when the Gem
ernl Assembly was urged TO provide some
rus q Not G IKE Srsashss
eIals who make way y Win With the funds Of which
~ .ne ~ are The licensed sustodians. and fo,
gardians to loot the vaults. there seems
u 70 be absolute Immunity. Pity that repre-
sffnbSatlves SO glarinsy neseettul q the
cGuid not be assessed with the losses for
which their negligence Is responsible 1t
sio H., not only be poetic but denl and sub
Think for Themselves
We hope the delegates elected to Roanoke
VIII go there feeling free to act the part OF
tlon their choice and not the choice OF q
lew men who are trying to mold sentiment
m ravo Or 81 their choice BY announcing his
delegates to Denver. II the recommendation
OF the temporary and permanent chairinen
ny the s committee on organization does not
meet With the approval OF a majority OF the
eelegates then let The delegates put In a
r n, who wi, VIII meet with their approval.
Wnat the delegates want, let them send
those who arc to their liking. That is what
delegates are chosen for. and let them per-
form their duty fcaressly. -Suffolk Herald
Jullclous View.
The negro will be a menace to peace and
order order. and an obstacle to the progress OF
civilization In the South Just SO long as the
race Is perpetuated In ignorance and vice.
y is an acknowledgment of this that the
schools for the education of the negro, and
me i Index-Appeal gladly welcomes aid in
thls work from any quarter. when 1t comes
az the ogden aid does, with philanthropic
and unselfish purposes. This aid has never
been used to excite agitation or to promote
poiitlcai ends, and 1t is beyond reasonable
conception that 1t should be rejected or as
persed.-Petersburg Index-Appeal.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-18

II the New York Evening Post really
mentioned Richard p. Hobson," 1t Is
high time for Fame TO go into the
back yard and blow her brains out.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-18
Would They Hold onc

II tell you" said the promoter. .'that
mine can be made to give up money"
II suppose 1t can said the small stock
kolder. How about the officers OF the
Observation-Disclosures Star.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-18
Hotter That Hades.

Hotter That Hhdes.
II beg pardon" said. the new arrival,
but 1t seems to me It's excessively warm
here"
'.Eh. what?" snorted satan, ..eviden,,y
you forget where you are. This place Is
meant to be warm"
quite so. but there's such thing as
overriding it."-Baltimore American.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-18
Running Into Flesh.

coakley-There's nothing like plenty o
exercises to reduce ones weight.
Joakley-But there's Skorcher; the MGR,
exercise he takes the more he rims :ntt
flesh.
Coakley-what exercise does he take?
Joakley-Motoring.-P Press.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-18
New or Nothing.

New or Nothing.
Burroughs has happy faculty OF max
ins new friends wherever he goes"
He has to. He owes all the old ones."-
Houston Post.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-18

TO Morrow-.Iapanese in Seattle.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-18

1.-THE spring crop OF frogs Is small" re-
ports the Roanoke Times. Well, cheer up.
That Will give the other Virginia croakers
a chance to be Observation-Disclosures Post.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-18
Site for Battle Abbey:

Richmond, Va, May Is, 1908,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-18
,rhe NGra,nd 5old .Man.n

Richmond, Va, May 1s, 1908.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-18
On the Primary. /.

Editor OF. The Times-Dispatch
no primary seems to be the burning
issue of the day in State politics,
wish through the columns Of your
and much-read paper
to say a few more words In addition
to what hive previously said through
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-30
BANKER WALSH
FOUND GUILTY
Former President of Chicago Ma
tional Convicted on Fifty-four
Counts Of Indictment.
Penalty is Imprisonment For Not Lesa
Than Five Years Nor More Than
Ten Years For Each Count
New Trial Asked For.

Chicago.-John R. Walsh, former
president of the Chicago National
bank, which closed its doors in De-
cember, 1905, was found guilty on Sat
urday on fifty-four counts of the in
dictments against him charging mis-
application of the banks funds. The
verdict was returned by a jury in the
federal district court here. Walsh was
permitted to remain at liberty under
the bonds furnished by him after the
indictments had been returned against
him one year ago, pending the hear
ing of arguments ON January % on a
motion by his counsel for a new trial
The penalty fixed by the statutes for
the offense of which the aged financier
was convicted is Imprisonment for not
less than five years nor more than ten
for each count upon which his guilt
was established.
The district attorney estimated that
the trial had cost the United States
government 100000. The district at
torney's Office was engaged nearly a
year in preparing the case.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-30
RAISE THOUSANDS
To FIGHT TEDDY
National Wool Growers in Earnes,
About Opposing the Policies Of
the Administration.
At Meeting NJ Helena Provision Was
Made for Publicity Bureau to Wage
Fight Against Federal Reau-
iatIon Of Public Range.

Helena, Mont-After the most sue
cessful meeting in the history Of it's
organization, the forty-fourth annual
convention OF the National Wool
Growers association on Thursday
night adjourned to meet next year in
Pocatello, Ida. Before adjournment
a fund Of $4,000 was subscribed by
the various state delegations for the
establishment Of a publicity bureau
TO wage a fight against the admins
tration's policy for federal regulation
Of the public range.
Despite the fact that he was elect
ed president Of tho National associa-
tion by unanimous vote. DR.. J. NJ.
Wilson OF Douglas. Wyo., declined TO
accept the honor. because OF his per-
sonal and political friendship for
United States Senator Francis T.
Warren. whom the convention re-
fused TO consider for reelection be-
cause Of the fact that the Wyoming
senator has gone on record as favor
Ing the forestry and range policies OF
President Roosevelt. After DIR. VII
sons dsclination of the presidency,
Fred w Gooding OF Idaho was chosen
as Senator Warren's successor.
Pocatello. Ida, has been chosen as
the place for holding the next annual
convention in January. 1909
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-30
DECLARES SENATORS ARE
TOOLS OF THE TRUSTS
President Of Colorado Stockmen's As
ISOLATION Delivers Sensational
Address Before Denver
Audience.

Denver--The western stock show
was formally thrown open to the pub
lie Monday morning. 1t is beyond
question the largest display of the
kind ever seen outside of the NAM
moth International livestock show in
Chicago, aHd in it's car-lot entries it
Is the finest in the history Of the cat
tle-raising industry.
Preliminary to the meeting OF the
national association, the Colorado
Cattle and Horse-Growers' association
met on Monday. President John w.
Springer made an address, which was
the sensation of the convention. He
said that the United States senate
was an aggregation of millionaires,
put there by the trusts. He criticised
the strict protectionists of Massachu-
etts who demanded a reduction Of the
tariff on wool and hides, but pooh
poohed the westerners' cry for a re-
duction on shoes and clothes.
Railroads, life insurance companies
and other corporate and trust inter
ests, he said, must be made to cease
the monopolizing of utilities and ne
cessities. II they do not cease their
tactics he said, Il know there is not
a man in this hall who will not rise
up and compe. them, If it is necessary
to hang them, as you would rag
babies"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-30
SABRES FREELY
USED BY POLICE
Unemployed Of Berlin Begin Rioting
and Engage in Battle With
Mounted Officers.
After Listening 10 soeialIstic Talks q
Mob Of 1000 Young Men and Boys
Hurled Missiles at Guardians
Of the Law.

BerIin.--There was a serious coils.
lon ON Tuesday between the police oil
this city and a mob Of unemployed
men who earlier In the day had at.
tended a meeting addressed by social.
isis. The police used their sabres
freely and the crowd hurled missiles
at them.
The demonstrants. when they en-
counterfd the police. were marching
down the Schiffbauerdamm, near the
Lnstgarten. The authorities tried TO
dispense them. The men al once took
up q poaition around several piles OF
tiles before a new theatre building
and began hurling tiles at the police.
The policemen were at once rein.
forced by mounted detachment,
which charged the crowd with drawn
sabres.
Al the height OF the encounter there
was heard defamation, which un.
doubleday was some sort Of fire.
cracker set of by a boy. The police.
however. thought that revolver
had been fired. and they acted In the
most energetic manner. The police on
foot drove tho manifestants. number.
In 1000. mostly young men and boys.
into the mounted squad. and the latter
made most vigorous use OF their wcap-
ons- Many of the mon were arrested
and tho remainder driven and scat.
tered.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-30
FOUR GIRLS MEET DEATH
N SCRANTON FACTORY FIRE
Flames Drove Panie-strieken Girls 10
the Windows, Many Of Them Jump
Ing From the Third Floor.

Scranton. Pa.--Four girls were
killed, ten seriously injured and a
score or more slightly hurt In fire
In the Imperial Knitting company's
mill In Dix court, In the central part
of the city. on Friday.
Eighty-fiye girls were at work on
the third floor when fire broke out on
the ground floor. where some men
were vanishing furniture In ware
house. The fire quickly assembled the
elevator shaft and drove the girls
panic-stricken to the window opening
on the fire escape,
The girls on the upper part of the
FIRE escape crowded those in front,
With the flames enveloping them half
Of them jumped from the third floor
before the firemen arrived.
There was only one exit. a narrow
hallway, besides the FIRE escape. and
this hallway was cut of by fire and
smoke. The fact that many of the
girls tainted further blocked the mar
row FIRE escape and added to the diff
Gcuity Of rescue.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-30
SAVED FROM MOB.
Negro Was Hanged and Shot, But is
Still Alive.

Dothan, Ala.-The negro Franklin,
who was taken away from Sheriff
Butler and his deputies and hanged
to tree, Is again in the hands of the
law and stands chance for recovery.
The mob was so closely followed by
the officers and law abiding citizens.
determined If possible to avert the
lynching. that they did not have time
to get their victim outside the corpor-
ate limits, and hurriedly stringing
him up to the first tree and thinking
they had riddled him with bullets,
fed. On the arrival of the officers
the negro was still alive and was i'm
mediately cut down and placed in the
county jail 1t Is thought he will re-
cover
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-30
OUTBREAK IN HAITI.
Revoiutionlsts Capture Two Towns
and Are Driven Away From One.

Washington.--The state department
has received adyiees concerning the
recent revolutionary attempt in
Hayti, In the shape OF two cablegrams
from American Minister Furniss, at
Port Au Prince. In the first dispatch
Mr.. Furnlss stated that the towns of
Gonaives and St. Marc were In the
hands OF the reyolutionists; that there
was battle, and that the revolution,
lists were repulsed Telegrsphic com
munication had been Intercepted. The
second dispatch stated that Mr.. Fur
Miss had had an interview with Presi-
dent Nord of Hayti. who had insisted
upon bombardIng ST. Marc. Com
mander Marva had protested against
the bombardment until reasonable
time had been allowed In which to
move the women and children and
non-combatants of the port.
An election for members OF the
house Of representatives Is In prog
ress. and TO the excitement incident to
the election Is aseribed In some our.
ters the trouble which has culminat-
cd In the outbreak.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-30
Austin's Suit Dismissed

"ashington.-The application OF
George w. Austin OF New York for a
restraining order against Secretary
OF the Treasury Cortelyou to prevent
tne latter from allotting s21, 500 600
worm OF Panama canal bonds to Ger.
tam national banks, has been denied
oy Justice Gould of the supreme court
VI the District of Columbia. The
courts decision was rendered follow.
ing argument by counsel for Mr.. Ans.
un ana the government. The ruling
rs practically dismissal of the snit
although the district attorney will f,ta
demurrer asking for a formal dis
missal mai us
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-30
CHINESE CREW MuTiNiEo.
But -Four American Miners Aboard
Steamer handle the MaIcontents.

Victoria. H. C.-~The steamer Ions.
dale, which returned Tuesday morn
Ing from Saiina Cruz. brought Mexi.
can crew in place OF the Chinese crew
taken south. the Chinese. who mutt.
nied when l20 miles from Salina
Cruz, being jailed. Had 1t not been
for the timely interference Of four
American miners. who blocked the
pasaageway leading aft and covered
the Chinese with a Winchester rife
and two reyolvora. there would have
been bloodshed The Chinese ring
leaders confessed at Salina Cruz the
plan which was prepared some days
before, this being evidenced by the
fact that the hammer had been filed
from Captain shadforth's revolver.
making II useless when he tried 10
IRE at the mutineers. who were To
cut the throata OF the seven white OF.
hctra and throw thcm overheard.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-30

New Orleans,--Edward s. whita
ker, Inspector OF police. entered the
eeise Q! the Morning World here
Thursday night and hred two shots
at Joseph NJ Leyeana, .s s:es editor,
Neither shot took effect. The shoot.
ing followed several attacks upon
Whitaker In the editorial and news
columns Of the World. The head o,
the New Orleans police department
was criticised for attending the races
daily while drawing a salary OF $4,000
year nom the people" and was re.
ferred 10 as "a blackguard and a
bully"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-30
Government Officials
Professors Sad

Berlin.-Dispatches
give details of a stori
the general meeting of II:
held at Cassel, at which
government officials, \
ais and dignified profei
troll of themselves. 81
and determinations at d
far from bringing hars
affairs of the Navy leag5
seems only to have into
ferences between the I'd
suited in the secession 4
and South German u
seems likely to eventual
ence of two leagues, ons
and one for the south 4
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-30
PRESIDENT Approves Widening Canal
Locks.

gton.-President Roosevelt
has approved the recommendation of
the isthmian canal commission in.
dorsed by Secretary Taft, increasing
the width of the locks OF the canal
from one hundred to one hundred and
ten feet The president simply ap-
proves the recommendation for the In.
crease of the width In the locks. but
makes no comment thereon. In
memorandum to Secretary Taft the
commission says the cost OF all the
locks at one hundred feet wide Is esti-
mated at s52.5sO.0l1. while a width
of ITO feet viii cost $4,000. $50. a diff
ference too small TO be considered.
assuming the necessity for the In
creased width to be as stated by the
navy,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-30
Chance for More Graft

San Francisco. The first stem in q
pond issue of ss5.oOo,oOo for fourteen
public necessities was taken bv ths
board of supervisors on Tussa,r
wnen II passed TO print the declare.
tory ordinance. The fourteen projects
upon which the people are to be asked
10 authorize a bond issue indebted
ness are: A IRE pIqtecuon system
nre houses. sewer Systen. re6sving
OF streets. city hall, schools. librarx
hospitals, HAN OF justice and iaiI
parks, Fairgrounds, land near fsrr,,
Tor widening outlet OF Montgomery
avenue and a crematory
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-30
HARTMAN MUST ANSWER.
Railroad King Commanded by Court
to Reply TO Questions.

New York.-Judge Hough of the
United States circuit court handed
down on Thursday an opinion direct
ing Otto Il. Kuhn. a member of the
banking firm OF Kuhn, Loeb & Co, to
answer all questions propounded to
him by the Interstate commerce com
mission. E II, Hartman was direct
ed to answer all questions except
those relative to the purchase of
Union and Southern Pacific stocks In
connection with the dividend of Au-
gust. 1906.
While the exceptions were regard
ed as important questions by the
government lawyers who we're inves-
tigating the Chicago & Alton railroad
organization, they constituted only a
small proportion OF those that Harri-
man refused to answer.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-30
A MODERN ENocH ARDEN.
Missouri Farmer Returns Home After
Absence of Fourteen Years.

Fairfax, Mo-Jacob A. Funk, a far
mer, who mysteriously disappeared
fourteen years ago from his farm near
Skldmore, this county, and who had
been mourned as dead, returned here
Saturday. alive and well. More than
year after Funk disappeared frag-
ments of body found in Atchison
county, six miles from Skidmore, was
apparently identified as his and buried.
August Ridge, neighboring farmer,
had been arrested at the time on sus-
picion that he had murdered the dead
man. At his preliminary hearing
Ridge proved an alibi and was re-
leased. During Funk's absence his
wife remarked. Funk declines to state
where he has been in the past four.
teen years, but he is said to have
lived In Iowa.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-30
BIO Canadian Bank Falls.

Toronto. ont,~-The Sovereign Bank
OF Canada has gone into liquidation.
The bank has seventy-six branches
In Ontario. Quebec. the northwest and
maritime provinces. The Sovereign
bank was organized in Toronto In
1904. with a capital OF $1,000. 900.
which was Increased IN 1905 to 81.
100000. when the Dresden Bank OF
Germany tooh 100000 Of Its stock
In June last. the whole reserve &C.
count Of si.sso,0oo was wiped out. to-
Eether with 100000 OF the capital,
and the bank was reorganiked.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-30
OWNERS WANT SHELTERS.
Independent Plant to be Erected at
Helena This Year.

Helena, Mont.--That an independ.
ent smelter IL to be erected In Helena
by the NINE owners OF the state of
Montana seems an assured fact. After
perfecting a temporary organization
ON Friday, to be known as the Mon
tana Mino owners association. twelve
leading mine operators raised 100000,
and ono member, NJ l.. Hewitt. tenn.
porary president OF the organization.
agreed to secure an additional $780,
600 within one week for the erection
OF the proposed smelter In this city.
The operators. 1t IL said. are also as.
Bured that former United States Sen
ator William A. Clark will subscribe
To large block OF stock.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-30

Boise. lda.--A sensational suit has
been nled In the United States circuit
court by the federal government
against Harry l. Day. one OF the own.
ers Of the Hercules mine, Edward II
Metst. president OF the Occur d'Alenc
Hardware company az Wallace:
Charles J. Morse ef Chicago. president
OF the Youngstown Steel company.
and X X Neill OF Spokane The suit
Is for cancellation OF patent for the
Leonard mining claim In the Placer
Center district. series Of frauds be-
Ing charged
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-30
Japanese immigration Decreasing,

Observation-Disclosures immigration
TO America Is decreasing. According
TO Official reports received by the in,
migration bureau. the falling of for
december, 1907, was 2,234, as com
pared with December 1906. This is
regarded by the immigration authori-
ties as proving that the immigration
restrictions placed upon the japanese
last spring are proving effective.
While the immigration of Japanese
curing the past eight or nine months
mas shown an increase over the cor
responding period of last year, 1t is
pelieVed by the immigration officials
that the tide of immigration of Jan
ahese 10 this country has been
checked
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-30
Lumbermen Win Out.

Observation-Disclosures to indict-
ments against nineteen prominent
lumbermen charging conspiracy to de
fraud were upheld in the federal dis
trict court here on Saturday by Judge
William Lochran. The indictments
were based upon the issuance and op.
Grafton of the plan in the so-called
BLACK Book" 1t was designed to
badger catalogue house competitors
and to pile up on them useless and
costly correspondence. Judge Loeb
ran heard counsel for but one of the
indicted lumbermen, and upheld the
demurrers.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-30
Railroad cen,raetors Eali.

penver--A petition in bankruptcy has
been tled with the clerk OF the Unit.
ed States court by orman 4 Cook.
railroad contractors, this city. This
Arm had the contract for the con.
struction on part OF the Morfat roNd
Liabilities given as sTti.is6. and as.
sets as s.sSs,fTi. OF the assets.
sSts.ssS consists OF debts stin due.
and ss0a,eoo OF this amount Is eonsid.
cred not good" The firm places the
value of It's machinery and tools At
siTaIo0, Its horses At So. $50 and It's
stock and bonds at sts5. 0on
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-30
objects to Land Donations.

Washington. Senator Carter OF
Montana on Thursday announced that
he would object to the passage Of AL
bills looking to the dopation of pub
JIG land for various purposes. He de.
clared that such donations. IL allowed.
would make II necessary for senators
from all states having public land to
see that they receive as large dona-
lions Of land as other states, Sena.
tor Carter's objection was made to a
blu granting to the state OF North Da.
kota 10000 acres of land to aid In
the maintenance of school OF for
estry.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-30
Rich Hrr,it Murdered nv 1.lL

Tracy. Cal.-Rotje cordes, a herm,,
,ahcaer. about 10 years old. was
found Monday night lying In a moo,
Z" blood In the kitchen OF his nar,.
niue from the Southern paeisc
TRACKS. at Midway. close 10 ,ha ~
media county line. Hrs bead had haa a
, oe'eu in,o pulp by two robbers
USING USING me putt of shotgun. The
mouse had been searched from base.
n'eh' TO attic Tor the fortune the ola
man had buried. He wanted 10 lana
BIS money to friends. saying thar he
had no faith In banks nc
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-30

Columbus. o,--Ths three leo deal
ers OF Toledo. r. c. Lemon. n. O
Heard aud J, A. Miller. who were san.
TO the workhouse "a puni~s 49,
fermie. an lee '....-,, rot very n,,ia
Consolation n 10 dse,.,on OF, =, ,oa a' Nv
F,s.nt court " shetr eascs They we're
sentenced 10 the workhoaze by Judge
kineaid as the result Of their eonvie-
ton. aad the supreme court inter.
tefeS With those sentences only 90
TAR IA TO bold that they should have
been sentenced To the jail instead. and
they are 60 DO SO sentenced