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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-25
BURN VICTIMS FEET.
Robbers Compel Resident of Ohio
to Open Safe.

TOLEDO, Ohio. December 25.-By burn
ing his feet with lighted matches, two
ma sked robbers at o'clock this morning
compelled II. A. Schabow of Curtice,
Ohio, near here, to open safe in his
farmhouse and turn over $3.50.
After tying their victim to his bed with
strips of sheet and placing gag in his
mouth, the bandits went to the barn,
stealing a horse and buggy, and escaped.
A posse of farmers are in pursuit
Upon battering in the front door the
robbers placed some substance on a
heated stove which rendered the family
of seven unconscious. The bandits then
operated undisturbed. Schabow Is in d
serious condition, but will recover.
While one of the robbers was torturing
SchabOw with the matches the other kept
him covered with a revolver, threatening
to kill him IL he uttered sound. Scha-
bow was county agent for the Lucas
County Insurance Company of Toledo.
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MAY ACT
Continued from First Page)

from putting the Bucks Stove and Range
Company of ST. Louis on an unfair list, -
explains his legal views of the case,
which. he said. he was unable to present
in court on account of two cases which
I'm number of instances" said Judge
Parker. attempts have been made to in
woke the aid of the courts to restrain the
publication of cartoons or written mat
ter claimed to be libelous, but the courts
have ever held that the Constitution pro-
hibits any censorship over the press.
either by the executive. the legislative or
the judicial department of the govern
ment."
He quoted the court in the case of the
Life Association of America agt. Boog her
t3 Mo. App, 1873. which declares that the
general assembly can pass no law abridg-
ing the freedom of the press. except such
as imposes a penalty for IicentiouS abuse
of that freedom.
Judge Holmes. in Patterson agt. Color
ado, is quoted as saying:
Quotes Judge Holmes.
THE main purpose of such constitu
tional provision is to prevent all such
previous restraints upon publication as
had been practiced by other governments
and they do not prevent the subsequent
punishment of such as may be deemed
contrary to the public welfare
Mr.. Parker said the decree restrained
the defendants from printing, issuing
publishing or distributing copies of the
Federationist any other publication III
which the complainant was placed on al
unfair list or we don't patrontze' list
''Since that decree became effective the
American Federation of Labor has moi
published the name of the Buck Stove
and Range Company in any unfair list.
he said, but did publish a copy OF the
decree. which Is held as one OF the act:
Of contempt. ASIDE from editorial ut
terances and public addresses, in none OF
which the court was spoken Of disre
specially, there is no we'll founded charge
of violating the terms of the decree"
He said that if an unconstitutiona
statute was disobeyed, and it had beer
ruled that no penalty could be exacteG
from the disobedlent person, the same
must ho.d good in the case of an uncon.
stitutional decree. Mr.. Parker said he
believed Judge Wright had disregarded In
the sentence passed the constitutional
right of free speech and free press.
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wARsHIPs CALLED OFF.
Dutch Cruiser Returns to Willem
stad From Venezuela.

WILLEMSTAD. Curacao. December %.
The Dutch cruiser Gelderland, which
has been operating in Venezuelan waters.
arrived here today
Her arrival formally brings to a close
the Dutch demonstration against Vene-
zuela. Holland having recalled her war
ships pending the outcome of the diplo-
matte negotiations which are to be re-
sumed between the Netherlands and Vene-
zuela.
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GUARD FOR PRINCE cHUN.
Picked Men From Manchu Reg,
ments to Protect Regent.

PEkING, December 25-An imperial
edict, issued today. orders Princes Tsai-
tao and Yu-lang and Grand Councillor
Tieh-liang to form an imperial guard of
picked men from the Manchu regiments
for the use of Prince Chun, the regent OF
China.
Princes Tsai-tao and Yu-lang and
Grand Councillor Tieh-liang were re-
Gently intrusted with tin task of guarding
the palace gates.
A leading article, published yesterday
in the newspaper controlled by Yuan-shi-
kai. the grand councillor. advised the
regent to remain in the palace so as to
avoid the dangers of assassination.
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CHRISTMAS AT VIENNA.
Emperor Francis Joseph Takes Part
in Family Celebration.

VIENNA, December 25.-At five O'Clock
last evening Emperor Francis Joseph.
leading the two youngest of his. grand
children and followed by all the members
Of the royal family, entered the great sa
Ion of the palace, where a huge Christmas
tree had been set up.
The emperor himself presented the i'm
perial children with gifts and examined
the presents which the family had pre-
pared for him.
The emperor is in good health and is
following all the patriarchal customs in
keeping Christmas
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FOUR FOUND DEAD.
Chicago Family Loses Their Lives
BY Asphyxiation.

CHICAGO, DecembA 2o.-Four persons
were found dead today in residence at
16S Hastings street, having been asphyx-
lated by escaping gas. Morris Lukeman,
grocer; his wife, Elizabeth, and their
William, fifteen years old, were the vic
Tins.
The overcoat of Lukeman was found on
the floor, underneath broken gas fix
ture, and the police believe that the fix
ture was broken by the man throwing the
coat over it before retiring.
A Christmas tree, decorated and hung
with Christmas gifts, was i'm an adjoining
room
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RETURNS IN ARREST.
Henry E. Agar, Supposed to Be
Dead, Reaches Home.

PRINCETON, Ind, December 20
Henry f. Agar, who was supposed to be
dead, but who was arrested in Texas
some days ago, was brought back to his
old home here today and Immediately
arraigned on the charge of forging the
name of Hugh d. McGary on Il note for
5000 given the American National
Bank of this city He was released on
bail, ten leading citizens of this county
signing his bond.
Agar Immediately drove to his home
where his wife and children eagerly
awaited him. He refused to make a
statement
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ORPHANS STOCKINGS FILLED.
Good Dinners Provided for Fifty.
Three Children in German Asylum.

The children of the German Orphan
Asylum, on Good Hope road. Anacostia.
hung up their stockings by the fireplace
before retiring last night and they re-
ceived IN them candy, apples. nuts and
such toys as it was desired to have dis
fributed by their friends prior to the
annual holiday festival which will take
place January 3 next
Mrs. Charles Bergholz. the matron. pro-
Vided small Christmas tree for the
children in one of the parIors of the
asylum. This was tastefully decorated
and bore sweetmeats and toys.
There are fifty-three children cared
for at the asylum. They were treated
10 special Christmas fare today at noon.
Their dinner consisted of roast turkey,
celery, cranberrieS mashed potatoes
gravy. fruit, nuts, candy, tea and cake.
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George E. Bevans Dies.

POCOMOkE Md. December o5--George
f. Bevans, aged forty-eght years, died
at his home here Wednesday of general
debility after an illness of four weeks.
He was lifelong resident of this town
and was identified with It's business in
terests for many years. He Was mem
Der of the Neasey e. Bevans Hardware
Company the Pocomoke Building and
Loan Association. the Knights OF Pythias
and the Methodist Protestant Church. \
wife and two children. Miss lrma He
vans and Rev. George K. Bevans, jr., sur
yjye him.
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Train Crosses Blazing TrestIe.

GALLIPOLIS. Ohio. December 20
Passengers of Il southbound Hooking Val
Icy passenger train had a narrow escape
from death last night, when the train,
going at full speed, ran into a burning
trestle near creton. When the engineer
saw the danger he pulled the throttle wide
open and dashed safely over the 60-foot
trestlc that was a blazing mass of tim
bers. The fireman jumped and was injur-
ed but not fatally.
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Drunken Youth Runs Amuck.

ATLANTA, Ga. December o5.-After
imbibng a generous quantity of blind
tiger whisky Claud Smith, eighteen
years old. who says he is from South
Carolina, ran amuck last night on Deca-
tur street. and with a long bladed knife
severely cut Policeman Joe Green. slashed
a white man named Tom Watson across
the face and inflicted several gashes on
the body of a negro before he was finally
arroSfad
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Killed in Auto Smash.

OAKLAND. Cal. December 2J.-One
man was killed and four persons. among
them two young women. were severely
injured In an automobile wreck on the
Foothill boulevard, two miles west of
Hunters Inn, today.
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DYNAMITE WRECKS BUILDING.
,Three-Story Structure at Kansas City
Object of Revenge.

KANSAS CITY. December pa three
story brick and steel building in course of
construction at 9th and Oak streets, was
partly wrecked by dynamite here shortly
before midnight last night. The loss is
estimated at about $1,000 No cause for
the dynamiting can be given by owners of
the building other than that non-unioin
steel workers have been employed in the
construction.
The police declare it the work of some
.'hot- headed union men," Several win
dows lin the vicinity were shattered, but
no one was hurt
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PITTsBURG COUNCILS SCANDAL.
Large Number Of Additional Arrests
Rumored.

PITTSBURG, December 25.-The invest.
igation into the alleged corruption OF
the councils of Pittsburg is at standstil
today owing to the Christmas celebration
None of those interested in the scandal
would talk today. and all efforts to OBJ
tain information concerning developments
promised to take place tomorrow were
futile.
Persistent rumors, however are TO the
effect that a large number OF additional
arrests are to be made some time Satur'
day, and II is intimated the sensational
features OF the scandal arc yet to come.
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Fatally Wounds His Father.

LEXINGTON. KY. December %
Thomas jackson, a young farmer of Bath
county, shot and fatally wounded his
father, Henry Jackson, at the latter's
home 1t is said that the young man
had been drinking and the father remon-
strated with him on that account. Young
Jackson escaped aud is being sought by
the sheriff and posse.
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No Violence in Claimants Strike.

NEW YORK. December 25.-.Although
the negotiations looking for a settlement
of the strike of the cabmen were suspend
ed yesterday. following the rejection by
the strikers of terms involving an admis-
sion Of the open-shop principle, no vio-
lence was offered and the day passed
without trouble.
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santa's whiskers Cause Fatal Fire.

DETROIT, Mich, December 25.-Leo
Wagner died today in a hospital from
burns received last midnight while play
ing Santa Claus at a family reunion. Clad
i'm a gay Santa Claus costume which was
set off by a great bunch of cotton whis-
kers. Wagner was leading the merriment.
when suddenly the cotton WhiskerS
caught fire. The flames spread with
lightning rapidity and he was fatally
burned before they could be eXtinSuished
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Dinner to Women and Children.

ST. LOUIS, December 25.-The new St.
Louis Coliseum was given over to Christ
mas celebration today, when the Post
Dispatch Christmas Festival Association
gave a dinner to women and children. Ten
thousand tickets had been issued for the
event After the dinner presents were
given to all 1.-THE children. \ circus wound
I'M the DAYS treat.
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Hargis Case Goes to the Jury.

IRVINE, Ky, December 2J.-The case
murder of his father. went to the jury
today. A verdict or disagreement is ex-
pected shortly.
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BRYAN Spends Christmas at Home.

LINCOLN. Neb.. December .5.-WiI-
liam j. Bryan arrived in the city to-
day He will spend Christmas with his
family at FairVicw.
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goodnight kiss. and say, sleepily, as
YOU tuck him in bed:
"Oh, daddy, isn't Christmas fine? Ana.
daddy, please thank Santa Claus for me-.
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Sash and Door Plant Burns.

LEAVE WORTH. Kan. December %
Fire here destroyed the John Good sash
and door plant. Loss, 100000.
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Pilgrimage to Monastery.

A large number of persons made pill
grimage to the Franciscan Monastery last
night. where the story of the Babe of
Bethlehem was depicted with picturesque
realism Beginning at II ocock the MEM
beers Of the community intoned Christ
mas hymns, the Mathis and a Te Deum,
following which a solemn high mass was
sung.
In st. Tegcsa's Church. 18th and v
streets Anacostia, Christmas was OBJ
served with four masses. the principal one
being a high mass celebrated at ; o'clock.
REV. NJ. p. Egan. the assistant pastor
was the celebrant. The church was dec
Grated with Christmas evergreens and the
altar decorations were of red Rev. Fa-
Their Egan delivered a sermon appropriate
to the day. After the mass Nazareth"
was sung in chorus At the offertory
"Adeste Fideles'' was rendered with vio-
lin accompaniment. by J. Taylor Branson.
Preceding the mass Diehlmans Christmas
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-08

uale 4ha nervousness, hslx ths TIT 1.htII.v that is so common sn every Sav fife. is really sickness. anu n snout caaes q condition that aceon- panies kidney trouble ,w...,
 It is the work of the kidneys 70 ASsp p the blood free from uric aeio ana oInSt ss.,. nnimona. but when the kidneys are slcn snd not doing their duty, the uric @c.u naiaon peruneates the body, ano at tscka body, brain and nerves. ah t~rteatton causes nervousness, TITUS ht,itw hoadAche, dl1zy speIisi makes yow ianruid. unfit for work. and in- cIInad to worry over tFilies. Besldss' thera Ia nothing moro annoying tnan = haA hack. and backache ss the most sotrnsnn aign of kidney trouble. You SsaI ianaa ana tired in the morning. auf9sr day and night with dull sen ing Id the back, and it hurts 70 ssoop or bend or lift.
 Keep your temper cool, and set ths Iridnevs we'll. No person can feel cheerful and healthy if the kidneys ara the leaat bit affected few doses of Doan's Kidney Pills. taken In the beginning, will set the kidneys Fight.
 Continued treatment cures eases Of long standing.
 poan's Kidney Pills are for the kid" nevs only, and contain no poisonous nor habit-forning drugs. They re- liove congestion and inflammation of the kidneys or bladder. heal and cure the kidney tissues. drive of danger GUS uric possonss dissolve and remove
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-08
WORKING FEVER GAG
PLAYERs SEEK TO AVOID @UN-
 HEALTHY COUNTRYS
Manager Ryan Receives Letters From Signed Men Declaring south Too FuII of Microbes Kor Hygiemae
 Sn0Tt.

{ One of the most comical stunts ever dug up is the moth-eaten old graft that certain players in different parts of the country are trying to hand out to the managers in the Southern League. The line of talk that these players are unloading on the managers of the southern League is the vener: able and hoary' afraid of lever ana malaria in the South"
 From the rawlings, that some of these ball tossers are throwing at the heads of the Southern managers, one would think that this section of the country is a horrible, pest-ridden lands with niasmic malaria arising nke smoke from even a glass of the purest water in the country--the superb artesian wa : ter of this city of Montgomery-with millions of germs Of yellow fever, chol- era. leprosy and every. disease that could be counted in a patent mediclpo advertisement literally dripping From
 Ta 4 southerner, and especially a Montgomerian, this-kind of rot IS go l. lauahable that it Is pathetic, for sta tistics show that there is not e more healthy spot in. this Union than right here in Montgomery and the Southern
 That this. latter fact is known hy . some of the very ball players who are trying to hand out their mummifed old gags Is proven by the fact that they give their deals dead away, -
 Take KenseIps case. for instance; in one place he says that his parents are afraid to let him come South, in the very next sentence he says that he has had a talk with Frank Selee of the Pueblo Club of the Western League who told him that he could place him with that club for this year.
 Now Pueblo is just few miles from
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-08
DOCTORS OF AUTAUGA.
Medical soeiety Meets and EIeets om.
 eeFs.

Medical soeiety Meets and Effects om.
 Prattville. March 2T.--(speeial. )=- The Autauga County Medical Society met this week and elected oficera as follows: J. B.. Wilkinson. ST.. Presi- dent; J. W. Haglsr. vics-President; ]. E.. wilkinson, IT,. Secretary and Treas urer: R. M Davis, Health Ofiicer. and Downs and Tankersley, delegates to the state Convention.
 The Board of Public Health is now composed of R. M. Golson. M D. Smith. ]. W. Hagler, c. Rice and R. M. Davis. The recent scare from the reported case of smallpox has called for increas- ed vigilance on the part of the Health Department of the county.
 The new national Bank will bsgin actual business Monday morning. The paid in capital stock is $50.000. and it will issue about s20.00o of currency aa soon as 1t is convenient to get it out.
 The building would do credit to a city of larger proportions than Pratt vile. The costs of the building and furniture are about S7.50O.
 The officers of the bank are: Allen NorthinRton, President; c. E. Thomas Vice-President; Edward Northington Cashier.
 Al the raquest of state Committee man for this county Chairman Mallory has written . letter indicating that tho County conuaittee exceeded its aus Ehority waep it cfaered a majority Fuic
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-08
A CONSTANT ANNOYANCE.

Thousands of cures prove the merfa of Doan's Kidney Piiis. Here ts ( ease at home;
 A MONTGOMERY CASE.
 H. ahinbaum, Optical Specialist liv. ing at Bell Street. Montgomery. Ala. says: 'T was for three months hardly able to so about. I suffered from kidney disease and rheumatism, had intense pains across my kidneys and In my hmbs. Sometimes the pain would be 60 bad that I could not sleep af night and my kidneys were diaorAared, , the Secretions, tf left standing, deposit ing a reddish sediment. When rose in the morning would be tired out and my back and joints so stiff that it was misery to bend or etoop. used number of rheumatic remedies and also tried plasters on my back. but waR not relieved. When I commenced ustng Doan's Kidney Pills. I was in bad shape physically. but I soon began to improve and in Hhort time was all right again.
 '-Ths kidney distuFbanee, che aeh- ing pain in my kidneys and the pains In my joints completely left me SO that at the present time ! am in good health. My health has improved won- derfully since I was cured of this kid- ney disease for l. have minea learned that rheumAtism ia due to Kidney trouble. I have . good appetite and have increased in weight almost 90 pounda. Doan's Kidney PiilB have mx sanceTest endorsement"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-08

cases disposed of at this term of the court. which 10 without doubt very remarkable record.
 The case of Crawford against Fuller and others, which went to the jury Tuesday afternoon, resulted in m.s- trial. The jury was discharged yes- terday afternoon after having been kept together since Tuesday. The lIti- gation Involves strip Of land three feet eleven inches wide and fifty-four feet long. Judge B. M. Miller left for his home yesterday afternoon.
 The Board of ceunty Commissioners has decided definitely to work the coun- ty eonvicts on the public road in Bibb County. This experiment. will be watched with much interest by the csti- xens of the county as all of them seem to be in favor of good roads.
 J. s. ward. a prominent farmer. has announced as a candidate for County Commissioner of the FouAth District.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-08
VAUGHAN IS PLEASED
 WITH HIS PROSPECTS,

Birmingham, March 7--(Speeiail- Manager Harry Vaughn expects the players for the Birmingham baseball team to begin arriving Tuesday Of the coming week. He is confident that before the end of the week there will
 be several practice games on and the
 men who will wear Birmingham uni-
 forms will have had ( little taste of
 the work.
 A message has been received from
 Thomas Raub. of Lancaster, Pa, wno fs to be used behind the bat this season. He is coming ana e ticket has been wired him so that he can get here by Tuesday or day or two later:
 Raub is considered good man and will give smuch strength to the team. T am now pleased with prospects. said Manager Vaughn this morning. "and when the men signed all appear here and are seen by the fans and others l am sure there will be satis- faction expressed on all sides. The an | nouncement that Raub is coming will be received with much pleasure by the baseball lovers"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-08
THE RACES
Neu nrleann ReauIts.

New UElNMMN eA%ANAe~s ''TSUs Tbs carnival stakes for a-year-eId:s si ,000 added. was won At the FsiI Grounds today by Marz Ape alter nre,s.te hs am. MarE Abe was to 20 favorite. Brougharn, at 6 to 1, and carrying ten pounds less than Mara Ape, iooA Asd dangerous all down the stretch @ ano aso won was partly due to the good riding of hia Jockey, Notter. This boy rode three other winners today.
 First race. four furlongs-Sea Swell. Hs,xSSS' Ias SSSsteiTS5s iSs tsicDsnieD. m to f seen 1ha, { 9s,rs Time. :4s S-s. Grotto. shone, Lady Hammon. Service and Tenorette
 s Second race. i've and a half furlongs Al Muller, 90 (s. Flynn). to 1, won :: Toy Boy, I04 (NotteD, 6 to s. second: : The Bear, III (AdcDahiel), 6 to s. third. Time. i:os 4-5. Ace Hish. Noyea. AL
 Third race. six furlongs. selling Escutcheon, ii0 (Notter). to $, won; Miss Strome. 103 (BrusseD, to 1, sec ond; Hannibal 5ey. lo7 (Minasrl: IS to Ivsunteer and Harold D. ran.
 Fourth race, four and half furiongs the carnival stakes-'Marz Abe. 11s 1Notter1, I to 20, won: Brougham. iI0 w for i0s (Afinder), to 20. third. Time, :55 2-s. ''Mlss Highland. After All. sssNy Lady Frances.
 sCella entry; ""Schreiber entry; sssadded starter.
 Fifth race. one and an eight, handi- ea, nafles---Flrst Premium, tOs (V. PowersJ, 5 to 1. won; Alma Dufour. i0k l.r, MsDiiSSs5ettSS iSs tSSotteT). to s third. Tims i:54 Is. Stiiairo ran.
 sixth race. mile and sixteenth. sell ine-Donna, 107 C.. smithl. 13 to 1. second; ConVolo, 10s (V Powers). 1S fo i. third. Time, LAT 3-s. Sam Tay- for, Heine and Beau Brummel.
 seventh race, mile and seventy yards |, won; Deiphie, li0 ~. Powersl. 90 tc i' second; Artful Dodger. 0S (Mulca. hey), s to |. third. Time, 1:45 1-B made. ouagga. Phil Finch and, Doicie
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-08

reanaaIT,a colorado home, and 1t stands fc, reason that 1t would be more con- yenient in many respects for him 70 solay with the Pueblo club than. to come way down to Montgomery. When one raads between the lines the reason that K%nreIi ia using the fear of fever
 gabfest as a lever to get out of ms Nontgomery contract is so transparcns that 1t is ludicrous. ..
 Ryan has not given up hopes Ot Ess- however, as Clayton Perry Is doing some missionary work. Ryan says tnat n can't be that Pueblo Is offering Ken sell more money. for he says tnat eTv man on the Montgomery team IS gettinr thIrty-fve per cent more money than any of them get in the western League. . oy