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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-03-20
BULLET ENDS HtR LIFE.
nOman Commits Suicide In Tel.
ephone Booth
Committed Deed After Su.Rnoa.rg
Acquaintance TO Care for Her body
Had Been Married DuI NJ 49, 1t >
arated from Her Husband.

New York, March 1S.-Miss Helen
Daenzer, who conducted Il schoo OF
instruction in embroidery and o.nec
fine needle work in Brooklyn, shot
herself to death tonight in a tele-
phone boocn, after sumnTOning an ac
Quaintance To care for her body. The
report Of the revolver and the dyin:
groans of Ine suicide carried over
the wire to the man who answered
her call. Across d writing pad in the
telephone booth she had written.
Somebody will come 10 identity
me. Excuse NE for making all this
trouble
Miss Daenzar was a handsome wo-
man o. thirty years afTct had a pro-
ftabte business. She was married "a
year ago but three months after the
wedding she separated from hes
husband. She lately complained of
severe headaches and only the
ground of ill health can she account
tor the suicide.
Miss Daenzer entered a telephone
booth at a Reid avenue drug store
and called up another drug store two
doors away from her home in Hal
sey street where she was known as
a customer. She urgently asked the
clerk to hurry to the address she
gave him. Then before the connection
was, broken she fired a bullet into
her hfad.
In the corsage of the dead woman
vas this note:
MY Dear Mother: Forgive me for
what 1 am doing for I have been sick
Il long time. | am going to a long
rest, This is slight thanks for all
your trouble and care. l am unable
to bear this second disappointment
Your daughter.
HELEN"
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CONFERENCE WITHOUT RESULT.
Labor nea and Civil Federation Cam
not HarEonixc

Washington. March 1S.-Details of
the conference held yesterday be-
tween Seth Low, OF New York, presi-
dent OF the civic federation. and
Samuel Gompers. president OF the
American Federation OF Labor, which
are slowly coming to light. indicate
that labor Is not yet committed TO
legislation about TO be urged by
President Roosevelt along the lines
OF recommendation by the civil fed
Grafton. That there is a difference OF
opinion that threatens to overturn
the program was learned tonight
from an authoritative source. Mr.
Low is said TO have returned TO New
York much discouraged. He had ex-
pected to be able TO harmoniZe the
points on which the labor interests,
represented ba Mr.. Gompers, failed
to conform with the program of the
civic federation.
The officials of the American
Federation of Labor are said to be
Withholding their support from the
programe because the president feels
that he cannot endorse legislation
ER hich would legalize trade boycotts
by labor unions The provisions OF
the proposed bill exempting labor
organizations from the operations OF
the Sherman antitrust law was the
medium through which ii was in
tended to secure full endorsement by
the American Federation Of Labor
At the conference at the Whit ;
House, which Mr.. GompeTs attended,
ii appeared that organized labor was
in complete accord with The program
of the civic federation. La.er, how
ever, Mr.. Gompers conferred with
some of his associates in the Ameri
can Federation, aud. the consensus OF
orinion was that the president in
his message 10 congress should rec
ogniZe the representative of organi.
ed labor to withhold its trade from a
concern whose manna' Of conducting
its business was inimical to organlz
ed labor.
1t is said that the president wou'c
not agree to this ard In fact that
he was disposed to urge that boy
colts should be suppressed by legis-
lation which otherwise was fair 70
the labor unicGs. 1t was Mr. Low s
n7a-crion in calling On Mr.. Gompers
yesterday to show him that the
president message, III IL was 10 nave
force. must be couched in language
in iurtaposition to the decisions OF
the supreme court on this question.
No agreement was reached and IN
fact Mr.. Gompers indicated that he
would prfer that the Sherman anti
trust laws could continue to apply
to labor unions rather than consent
to a program which might effectual-
" stife for all time the use Of the
boycott as a weapon.
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UNITED MINE WORKERS.
Convention Considers Proposition
Submitted by Scale Committee.

Indianapolis, Ind, March 1S.-The
Mine Workers of America today
changed the place of it's next meet
ing from st. Louis to INDIANAPOLIS
and received an unanimous report
from its scale committee which has
been considering since last Thursday
future policy for the organization
The delegates adjourned until tomor-
row When the report will come up
for adoption or amendment
The scale committee recommended
yearly settlements with the operators
Ey districts, the minimum demand be
ing the present wage scale and con-
dition in each district. Local diff
ferences are to be adjusted by the
district conferences.
For nearly a week the committee
was divided on the proposition to al
low the miners to sign a scale by
districts, or If no district agreement
could be reached, to sign with op-
orators individually. Another propo~
siition was to make one more effort
to rehabilitate the interstate agree
ment. Until this afternoon the COM.
mittee was divided by a vote of Is
to 6. The agreement was reached a.
a compromise. 1t is expected that
the report of the committee will be
argued at length on the floor of tho
convention.
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THE M'kEE DIVORCE 5UII
Packed Court Room listened to
Sensational Disclosures
Counter Charges Made by Counsel
fer Observation-Disclosures of Nc
Aee's Cruelty to His Wife Denied
American Newspapers Blamed

rarfs, March 18.-Maitre Labort to-
day presented to the court the side
of the husband in the divorce suit
brought in this city by Mrs. A Hart
mckee against MIR. Mckee. The first
hearing of the case took place March
i, when Mrs. Mckee, through coun-
sci, described certain alleged indig-
mites to which she had been sub
jected by her husband. Today Maitre
Laboria made counter charges of a
most scandalous character against the
wife and declared that IL the court
granted a divorce it should pro.
nounce in favor of the defendant,
Lot in that of the wife. He said that
Mckee married Mrs. Tevis to save
her honor. He named an Italian
marquis as correspondent.
Mrs. Mckee Is a daughter of Geo
w. Baxter, of Tennessee. She was the
widow of Hugh Tevis at the time OIL
Ter marriage to Mr.. Mckee in Phiia-
uelphia in January, 1905
a large crowd has packed the coar,
room in anticipation Of sensational
disclosure and it was not disappoint-
ed. Maitre Labori complained bitter
ly Of the flood OF accusations against
his client with which he said the
American press had been filled ani
he charged that tney we're inspired
by Mrs. McKee's father and that
their publication made reconcilia
ton impO&1Ele. The allegations Of
Mckee's cruelty to mis- wife and chi j
and OF his fragrant wrong doing were
denied, and then, in support Of tho
contention that Mr.. and not Mrs
Mckee should receive the decree OF
divorce. Maitre Labori proceeded to
describe Mrs. McI<ee's alleged career
while she was still Mrs. Tevis.
He coupled her name with that or
Lord Roslyn and declared that she
and Mr.. Mckee were living together
at hotel two davs after they me-
He declared that his client had paid
Mrs. McKee's bill, amounting to $16,-
GOO, while she was in the south Of
Europe and to disprove the charge
or parsimony against him he declar-
ed that during a single month Mr.
Mckee had spent 1920 on flowers for
his wife
Matrie Labori mcde charges, but
he offered no proof of Mrs. McKee's
misco>ductF with Lord Roslyn. His
allegation was based on the fact that
Mrs. Mckee when she was Mrs.
1eyis, and Lord Roslyn stopped ct
the same hotel in Folkestone In the
case Of the Italian Marquis no Other
uroof was submitted except that Mr..
Mckee saw his wife and the marquis
emerging from a garden, together.
Matrie Labori did not conclude his
presentation of the case, and the
hearing will be continued March 2s.
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LAUNCHING SUCCESSFUL
The Seneca The First Vessel Of Her
Type Ever Constructed.

Newport News, Va, March 18.-
The United States steel derelict des-
troyer Seneca was successfully
launched at the yards of the Newport
News Shipbuilding and Drydock
Company today. Mss Edith Hep
burn, granddaughter of Congressman
". P. Hepburn, of Iowa, christening
the vessel. Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Winthrop and a large party
of congressman, with their wives and
friends were present. The shipbuild
ing company rendered breakfast to
the officials and launching party. The
Seneca is the first craft of her type
ever constructed and she was espec-
tally designed by the engineers of
the revenue cutter service. She will
be completed in July and her mission
will be to patrol the North Atlantic
coast and destroy derelicts and 9TH
er wreckage She will be equipped
With magazines for carrying high
explosives which will be used in
blowing up wrecks.
The vessel also will be equipped
with a complete towing apparatus.
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IOWA REPUBLICANS.
Delegates to National Convention In
structed to Vote for Taft

Des Moines, Iowa. March 18.-The
republican state convention today
elected four delegates at large to the
national convention, instructed theui
to vote for William H Taft for presi-
Dental nominee, endorsed Senator
William B. Allison for reelection by
a vote of 672 1924 to 507 7-24, ap-
proved the plank of the Ohio platform
calling for a revision Of the tariff a.
special session of congress. and ad-
journed finally.
Senator Allison's adherents domi
mated the convention. Followers OF
Governor A. B. Cummins declared
that they forced the Endorsement Of
a revision of the tariff. Supporters Of
Allison insisted, however, that there
were as many revisionists In
their ranks as IN those of Cummins.
Sarcastic Individual aspersions
were shouted at various laudations
of Senator Allison as the eulogies
we're read in the platform.
Friends of Allison were quick 90
retort and ironic sallies set the con
sention in frequent roars
The only contest that was made
on the report of the committee on
resolutions was against the endorse
ment OF Senator Allison. Four mem
bers of the committee united on a
minority report, objecting to the en-
dorsement of the senafor, but they
did not offer any substitute
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TOWED INTO PORT.
Clyde Line Steamer Chippewa Meets
With Accident on voyage.

New York, March 18.-The Clyde
liner Chippewa, Captain Devereaux,
Lefore reported as having lost hei
propeller and tail-shaft while on her
voyage from Boston for Jacks on
vile. Fla, arrived here today in tow
of the. Clyde liner Katahdin, Cap
tain Mcclure.
The Chippewa, after being disabled
was towed into Jackson Vile Dy lle
steamer Onondago of the same me.
She left jacksonville March 10 in
tow of steamer Apache. Captain Sta
pies, Of the same line, the intention
being to bclne tie disabled steamer
direct to New York for repairs, but
in two days the attempt was aban-
doned and the Chippewa was left at
Brunswick, Ga Two days laer, on
March IA, the Katahdin, bound from
Jacksonville for Boston, via Char
lesion, called at Brunswick and took
charge of the Chippewa to bring her
north. The two steamers arrived into
Sandy Hook at 4:42 p. m, waen the
Katahdin turned over her disabled
companion ship to the tugs Raymond
and Dazellfne, which brought her to
her dock. The Katahdin proceeded
toward her destination. The Chip
pewa will be fitted with a new pro-
Celler and have her machinery re-
paired
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Man Attempts 10 Kill Himself Be
cause He Had Lost His Situation.

Chicago. 1arch 1s.-George B. Nc
Guire, who said he recently had beet
manager of the Park and Duyal ho-
tells at Jacksonville, attempted TO
kill himself yesterday by jumping
down an elevator shaft from the
seventh floor OF the Auditorium
building. He landed on an ascending
car at fourth floor and was not Ia
iured seriously. MCGUIRE admitted he
had jumped down the shaft With
suicidal intent He was taken TO the
Harrison street police station where
he acted so strangely that his hands
and feet were strapped to a chair 70
prevent him from trying to end his
life by butting his head against the
walls of his cell.
In explanation OF his despondencv
Mcclure said he has lost his good
position I'm Florida He will be ex-
amined bv physicians at the poltos
station today.
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WILL CONTRADICT SPEARS.
Hobson's Secretary To Testify Before
Investigating Committee.

Washington, March 18.-Edgar
Clarkson, secretary to Representative
Hobson, of Alabama, will be the
first witness called by the submarine
investigation committee when it's ses-
sions are resumed tomorrow. Mr..
CIarkson is expected to fatty con-
tradict the sworn testimony of For
mer Naval Constructor Lawrence Y.
Spear, now vice-president and naval
|architest for the Electric Boat Com
Dany in which he denied the truth
Of the sworn statement OF Repre-
sentative Hobson that he had ap-
proached Hobson and told Hobson
that the Electric Boat Company had
influence with Speaker Cannon and
that If Hobson ''stood right" on sub
marines this influence would be
brought to bear to secure his assign
1aent to the house committee on ma
yal affairs.
Mr.. HobsOn today made formal
written request to the committee to
place Mr.. ClarksOn on the stand, the
!atter's offer to testify having been
thrice turned aside by the commit
tee
In an interview Mr.. Hobson today
said:
The statements made by me to
the Investigating committee were
absolutely accurate. Mr.. Spear did,
after approaching the subject in q
round about manner. inform my
secretary that his company had in
fuence with the speaker and was
willing to urge that influence to Sc
cure my assignment to the naval
committee In return for a friendly
attitude on my part toward sub
marines.''
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REMIT CASH IMMEDLATTLLY.
Orders Sent TO Georgia AsenS, Of tie
Southern Railway.

Macon, Ca, March 1S.-Orders
from headquarters of the Southern
Railway Company at Washington
have been issued to all the railroad
agents in Georgia to remit all cash
received by them out of the state inn
mediately. At the time the order was
made the company is said to have
had a half million on deposit in the
state and the daily receipts are esti-
mated at $150.O00. The railroad Is
in some litigation and 1t was at first
reported that this order was intend
ed to prevent the company's funds
being attached in the state. Another
reported reason for 1t is that 1t Is To
avoid garnishment of the company's
funds by lawyers with damage suits
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DEATH SENTENCE.
Board of PardOnS Recommended to
Commute Sentence.

Board of PardOns Recommended to
Commute Sentence.
CALDWELL Idaho, March 1S.-Stat-
ing that he believed that Harry Or
chard, in his testimony in the trials
cf William D. Haywood and George
A Pettibone. for the murder Of ex-
Governor Frank Steunenberg. told
the exact truth, attempting to con-
ceal nothing, Judge Fremont Wood.
in the district court today recon-
mended that the state board OF par
dons commute Orchards sentence
of death to imprisonment in the state
penitentiary. The sentence of death
was pronounced in accordance with
the plea OF guilty entered by Orchard
Tuesday Of last week when arraign-
cd. Judge Wood presided at both the
Haywood and Pettiboue trials
After the court proceedings Or
chard was taken back TO Boise and
placed In the penitentiary. The board
o. pardons meets on April l.
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Complaints Against Fruit Rates.

Jacksonville, Fla. March 1S.-Con-
tinuing a hearing begun in Washing
ton on February 9Th, Commissioners
C. A. Prouty, of the interstate COM
merce commission, held a session IN
the United States district court room
today to take the evidence in the
complains registered by the Florida
Fruit and Vegetable association
complaints registered by the Florida
to the various markets Of the coun-
try.
A large number of fruit ant vegc-
table growers were present at the
hearing. A large number Of railroad
men were also present. The hearing
will be continued.
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RESCUED THROUGH WINDOWS.


Hattisburg, Mass, March 1S.-Ten
or more guests in the hotel Of J. ].
Arlington at Misoh, Covington coun-
ty, Mississippi. had a narrow escape
from death early today when the
building caught FIRE. The guests
were asleep and before being awak-
eHed the fire gained such headway
that it was impossible to get out by
way OF the stairs. Rescue was final
ly accomplished through windows
Portions OF the roof had fallen -
before some Of those In the building
were awakened. The postofice and a
store in the same building also were
destroyed. The loss amounted to
about $4,000.
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respect to the memory OF the late
senator, having been In session only
six minutes.
No work was done today by any
of the committees OF which Senator
Whyte was a member.
A meeting had been called BY
Chairman Cullom, Of the foreign re-
lations committee, and Secretary OF
State Root appeared to explain some
of the treaties negotiated al the
Hague. The committee decided, how
ever, to adjourn without taking up
the treated.
At the request Of large number
cf senators SeTgeant-at-Arms Rams
cell arranged to secure train to
convey to Baltimore the members Of
the senate who may wish TO attend
the funeral.
When the announcement OF the
death OF Senator Whyte reached the
house, Mr. Gill, OF Maryland, offered
resolutions Of regret. n accordance
with request Of the family, the usual
committee to attend the funeral
was not appointed but the resolu-
tons We're adopted and as a further
mark Of respect the house adjourn
ed.
baltimore, March 1S.-The funeral
of William Pinkney Whyte, who died
here last night of erysipelas, will be
held Friday afternoon at Emmanuel
Protestant Episcopal church. In con-
formity with the wishes of the fam
ily 1t will be quiet one, but it is ex
pected that a great multitude will
&c present to honor the memory oe
Maryland's Grand Old Man."
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ELECTED OFFICERS.
Association Will Hold Next Meeting
at Spartanburg.

Salem, ". c., March 1s-
The North and South Carolina As
sociation of colleges for women, In
annual meeting here today, selected
Spartanburg, S. c., as the place for
the next annual convention and
elected the following officers:
President-Dr. B. d. Johnson. Rock
Hill, s. C. Vice-president-Dr. F. r.
Hobgood, Oxford, n. c. Secretary
and Treasurer-Miss McClintock.
Columbia, S. G.
Two sessions were held today. The
visitors were entertained at a con-
cert at Salem Academy and College
tonight
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Brakeman Killed I'm Wreck.

HawkinsviIIe, Ga. March ia
southbound freight train on the Gulf
Line Railway was wrecked today oD
a trestle at Ten Nile Greek The en-
CINE passed over. but all tan OF the
cars were derailed, some falling into
the creek.
Iverson Jones. a negro brakeman.
was killed and two or three were in
jured- The wreck was caused By the
tender jumping the track
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COTTON INDUSTRY
Discussed by Mr.. HeIfin Of
Alabama
SCORED COTTON EXCHANGE
New York Exchange the kottenest
+
on Earth

Was the Only Obstacle That Prevent
ed the Selling OF Cotton i'm the
Open Market--TiIne Had Come to
zsl:menate Gambling Exchanges
From Cotton Business - Both
Houses Adjourn Out of Respect to
Isa.izloxy oI LaIe Senator NnyIe.
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REPUBLICAN PARTY
ATaigned by Mr.. Hull Of
Tennessee
IS CORRUPT AND SERVILf
President Ignores Mandates of
The Constitution

Republican Party Had 3cbAucilcd
the Public Conscience aad Estab-
lished Government al Arbitrary
Power-Trying To i'rolong ats IA
istcnCe by Pooling Pcopte HIth
Promises or Bullying lncm Hith
Threats.
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Annapolis. Md. March 1B.-A sue
cessor to the late u. 3. Senator William
Pinkney Whyte. who fled yesterday.
win be elected by the iegisi---r@ On
Tuesday NEXT and IL In Ger. >in that
the choice win fall upon Senatcr-e'ea
John Walter Smith. who was csc@ea
CT the bes.nn.g O. the current sossion
for the term beginnig March 4. 1909.
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When shopping visit the Bi3oa.
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When shopping visit tAe BJou-
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-08-14

Pineules for the Kidneys, 80 dave
trial sl.Oo Guaranteed. Pinenles act
directly on the Kidneys and brings
relief in the first dose to back-ache.
weak back, lame back rheumatic pains,
kidney and bladder trouble They
purity the blood and invigorate the
entire system. Sold by o. Il. YanDorn.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-08-14
Rebuilding Notes.

Priestly & McKinzie have their
new restaurant completed and
will open it to the public in a
couple of days.
]. N. Moden's new furniture
store is rapidly assuming shape
and in couple weeks will be
ready to receive goods.
Work on the German State
Bank is progressing rapidly and
the building will soon be fitted
up again ready for use.
A. J. Barth's new jewelry
store is practically finished and
will be ready to move into next
week. 1t looks pretty neat.
L. D. Leonard has his lodging
house well under way and will
have it ready for use in about a
week more. 1t will fill q
necessary want in the lodging
line.
E. S. Hancock is erecting
building just south of DR..
Turner's residence and will oper-
ate his photograph gallery there
and also carry d supply Of under
taking goods.
The Bargain Store building
will be completed this week and
the store will open for business
early next week. Several loads
of goods were brought over from
GrangeviIle this week for th'
store.
Schober and Peterson arr
clearing their lot and will com
lmence work soon on neY
building to replace the one the!
had burned. Mr.. Peterson vii
operate his saloon there whel
Hthe building is inished.