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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-25
PLAN TO COMBINE
OLD C0L0N|AlS
INTENTION 10 TO HAVE ORGANi-
CATIONS FORM NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION.

RICHMOND. Va, Sept. 26.-Maj. E.
E. Bowlss, commanding the Richmond
Light Infantry Blues battalion, Is the
originator of project TO establish
what will be known as the Colonial
Military Association Of the United
States, comprising all the known Col
onial organizations now In existence.
The plans OF Maj. Bowles were taken
up and perfected during the visit OF
the Blues to New England last week.
ON which trip the battalion lost Q
goodly portion of their uniforms BY
fre. The battalion visited Boston.
New Haven, Providence and Hartford,
In three Of which cities colonial or
carnations exist.
Az FAR as ts known there are but
seven organizations In the United
States that would be entitled to mem
, bership In the colonial organization.
These are the Richmond Light Infan-
try Blues, of Richmond. Va; the Old
Home Guard, of Boston. Mass; the
Governors Foot Guards.. First COM
pany, Of Hartford, Conn: the Govern.
or's Foot Guards, Second company, OF
New Haven. Conn; the Fayetteville
Light Infantry. Of Fayetteville. N. c.:
the City Guards. of Philadelphia. Pa,
and the Cleveland Grays. Of Cleveland,
Ohio.
II II the purpose Of the organizer to
have each of the seven companies
present at the presidential Inaugural
ton In Washington every four years,
to be In q division formed entirely OF
colonial organizations and to be call
ed the Colonial division. A colonial
ball will also be given In Washington
on each occasion under the auspices
OF the Colonial association.
Delegates from each of the organ
nations are to meet every four years
on a date and at a place to be fixed
at the ceremonies attendant upon each
inauguration to carry out the business
OF the association and TO elect officers.
Delegates from all the New England
organizations were present when the
plans were discussed In Boston last
week. The organizations not repre-
scented had already sfgnfned their In
tention OF becoming members. and
urged that a national organization be
perfected.
The Blues visited all the New Eng
land commands during their visit. In
New Haven and Hartford the citizens
practically took holiday In order TO
welcome the visitors. In Hartford
they were greeted by Gov. Woodruff
In person. The virginians state that
the hospitality for which their own
state Is 30 noted was eQualed X not
eclipsed by the hospitality extended to
them by the northerners.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-25
MAID HIDES $4,000
GEMS IN HER APRON

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 25.-Under
the eyes Of her unsuspecting mistress.
servant girl thief walked out OF the
house of John K. Mareden. in West
Philadelphia, with an apron full OF
jewelry valued at $1,000.
The girl went to Mrs. Marsden on
Thursday for position and was en-.
gagged. She gave her name as Mary
Kelly.
As Mrs. Marsden stood on the porch
yesterday seeing her son OF to school,
the girl, dressed I'm street attire pass
ed. out OF the house. Mrs. Marsden
noticed the apron tied In bundle un-
der her arm, and asked her where she
was going. She said she was going
to post a letter.
AS the girl did not return, Mrs.
Marsden went upstairs, examined the
safe and found that all the jewelry
was gone There 10 ne clue To- whore
the girl has gone.
How the girl learned the combina-
ton. Of the safe SO quickly mystiies
the police. and they believe the girl
is an expert thief who has Just been
liberated from Auburn prison. The
woman they have In mind was listed
there as Mary Slovensky. otherwise
Gold Tooth Mary"
The fact, that she did not leave the
safe open, but locked IL az Il was al
ways kept, Is another point that
strengthens the belief OF the police
that they are not dealing with a thief
who acted on impulse.
The woman-is said to have eeme
from Scranton. but the police say they
are In possession OF certain informa.
ton which leads them TO believe she
has gone to New York. A
Mrs. Marsden Is well known In Phil.
] adelphia society
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-25
Around the State
in a Hurry
o : c L o c x

Marquetts-Near Baraga, South
shore train killed Mrs. Kaisa Ring.
aged 80. She was walking on the
track.
saolnaw-Charles +. Edelmann, for
many years q prominent resident and
travelling man OF this city. died Thurs
day at Lowell. Mich. from compli-
cation OF troubles after an illness OF
about two weeks.
owosso.-Michasl Gray received q
TELEGRAM stating that his son Edward.
single and 80 years" old. had been
crushed under a train at Chicago.
where he was engaged in the cement
business. A brother and sister have
gone to Chicago to bring home the
remains.
sauInaw-Ttmothy J. Gibbon. min
er employed at the mine OF the sag
NAV Coal Co., south OF the city. was
seriously hurt Thursday by a fall OF
slate from the roof OF the room In
which he was working. When removed
| tn his home Il was found that his chest
and shoulders were badly crushed.
.kaIamazoo-John Neahr, for more
than half century In the saloon bust
ness and who Is years ago was known
TO almost every man. woman and child
in the county. Is dead at the county
poor farm. Neahr was prosperous In
his DAYS of business. II was after he
had retired that he lost his wealth.
Neahr was 75 years Of age. Death
was due to old age.
hIIisdaIe-Suit for $1,000 was be-
gun In the circuit court by VIM. Bar.
mum. against his brother. Frank Bar
mum. of Cambria. VIM. Barnum was
tried before Justice Frisbie and a
Jury on a charge OF assault and bat
terry upon Mrs. Frank Barnum and
was acquitted. William seeks damages
for statements made against his char.
acter by his brother.
Adrlan-w. w. CASTOR, 40, a farmer
from near Petersburg. Monroe county.
came to Adrian Thursday to attend
the Adrian county fair. He was on
his way to the fair grounds when he
suddenly stopped In front OF We'd
der's saloon, went around to the side
of the building and swallowed the con-
tents OF q bottle Of carbolic acid. He
died before medical aid could reach
him. Ii is said that he had been
heavily.
Traverse city.-Mrs. Margaret Kel.
ly, "A, found dead IN her chair at
the asylum here, Thursday. The wo-
man, who had mania for removing
her clothing. had been tied with a
piece OF cloth and either while en-.
deavoring to free herself had got this
about her neck. strangling her, or had
killed herself When
found she was suspended from the
chair. The coroner's verdict gives the
cause OF death as an accident
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-25

GwillIams-Have good rest at that
summer resort up north?
.Sfint--I did. but II was pretty hard
on the girls. They had to walk near.
ly mile 10 mail their picture post.
cards.--Chicago Tribune
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-25
Calls oompsrs a Liar.

NEW YORK. Sept 25'-Geo. oou
dinet, secretary Of the Nauonsi Asso
citation of Manufacturers; II. n. Lewis.
editor of the American Industries, tne
organ of the association. and otners
familiar with the affairs OF the asso.
citation. said that Samuel Gompers told
A deliberate lie when he stated that
ttempts had been made to bribe him
to desert the cause OF labor.
James w. Van Cleave, the presi'
dent OF the association. whose name
was connected with the bride story
which Mr.. Gompers told. Is somewhere
out west travelling. said Mr.. Lewis.
The only comment l have to make
10 that Gompers Is a condemned liar"
said Secretary Boudinot.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-25
GERBER LANDS NOMINATION.

WHITE CLOUD, Mich, Sept. 25.-
Cornelius Gerber. OF Fremont, Thurs
day was nominated for congress from
the ninth district on the Democratic
ticket.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-25
Van cieave's Denial.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 25.-James
w. Van Cleave, president Of the Ma
tiona Association Of Manufacturers.
who came here to have q conference
with Daniel Davenport and ]. NJ. Baker,
counsel for the Bucks Stove 4 Range
Co. of st. Louis. gave out statement
In reply TO Samuel Gompers In the
contempt case which has been on
hearing here for several weeks. Mr..
Van Cleave said:
II have never employed detectives
or intermediates to shadow Mr.. Com
pers or any other oflcial Of the Amert-
can Federation Of Labor. Neither
have I ever offered him bride OF
any kind, nor have I ever had any
connection with the men he claims
that shadowedf him and offered him a
bribe.
Every reference made therein TO
me or action on my part Is false. and
I believe that Mr.. Gompers knew 1t to
be q lie when he made the statements
He seems to be trying to make q
cheap martyr Of himself. never have
and never will employ any methods
that are not straight, square and above
board in my dealings with organized
labor. make this statement without
equivocation."
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-09-17
TAFT DELIVERS
MANY SPEECHES
IN A SHORT TOUR THAT BEGAN
AT SANDUSkY AND ENDED
AT CINCINNATI.
THE POLICIES OF ROOSEVELT
Will be Sustained by Him If He ls
- Elected President Is Promise
Made-TaIks on Tariff
Revision and Labor.

Cincinnati, o. - That William II.
Taft will make an extensive tour of
the United States before the Noyem-
Der election is announced as the de-
termination of the candidate. Mr..
Taft will rely on the record made By
himself Tuesday as proof of his abil-
ity to make good in a campaign of
travel.
He said in his first speech of the
day at Sandusky that If elected presi-
dent he would devote his best energies
to constructive recommendations to
congress for legislation which would
clinch the Roosevelt policies of bust
ness honesty. At the same time he
made it clear that the regulation by
the government of interstate business
should be not only sound in legal prin-
ciple, but that the Interpretation and
enforcement of the law should be both
clear and speedy, to the end that le-
gitimate aggregations of capital should
not be prevented and that confidence
In the commercial ability of the coun-
try should be on the firmest possible
basis. Mr. Taft also pledged himself
to further the policy of government
supervision of the issue of stocks and
bonds of interstate railways.
Mr.. Taft began the day with an ad.
dress to the veterans at the Soldiers
home at Sandusky. He talked patriot.
ism and politics and was cordially re.
ceived.
Then came the principal speech of
the day to an audience which filled the
Sandusky opera house. At lao O'Clock
the start was made for Cincinnati.
Ten minutes later at Castalia the
candidate received not only the cheers
of the populace, but a huge bouquet
of garden flowers tossed to him on
the rear of his car by bevy of chill
dren. At York an instant's stop al
lowed but few words and a cheer. 1t
was at Clyde. after an introduction to
large crowd by Representative
Mouser, that the candidate talked tar
iff revision along protection lines. The
Republican party, he said, had not
abandoned this principle.
Tiffin was next on the map and Mr..
Taft and Mrs. Taft left the train and
mounted a stand near the station,
which was decorated with flowers and
crowded with bevy. of "Old Glory
girls" in blue. Here Mr.. Taft gave his
views on labor. He opposed class leg
islation, but favored such enactments
as would place labor on an equal foot.
ing with capital in making contracts
for service. The Tiffin crowd num-
bered a thousand.
Springfield and Dayton We'd with
each other for the biggest crowds of
the day and each was expressive of en-.
thusiasm. Red fire and torches helped
the crowds at Middletown and Frank.
lin and the speaking time was linn.
tied.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-09-17
MARINES WIN DRYDEN TROPHY
Ohio MIitiamen Took Second Prize in
the Shooting at Sea Girt.

Sea Girt, n. ]. The United
States marine corps, winner of
the majority of the victories during
the present shooting tournament, Is
the proud possessor of the Dryden
trophy. A team of eight rifiemen from
Ohio took the lead at the opening of
the match Friday and maintained it
at 600 yards, but at the final stage,
1000 yards, the marines forged to the
front, winning handily from two other
regular service teams and five state
teams. The trophy is valued at $4,-
900. In addition to the trophy, the
winning team receives $3.50. Second
prize, 800, was won by Ohio and
third prize, $50, by the United States
infantry.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-09-17
TELLS OF A SUICIDE PACT.
Woman Relates Sensational Story in
Connection With the Death of
an Omaha Doctor.

Omaha, Neb. - The coroner's in.
quest into the death of DR.. Fred.
erick II. Rustin, who was found
fatally shot at the door of his home
In this city last week, developed sew.
eral sensations Tuesday. Mrs. Abbie
Rice, the woman who was last known
to be in DR.. Rustins company on the
night of his death, declared that Rus
tin had been talking of committing
suicide, but that he wished to disguise
the act so as to protect his life insur-
ance for the benefit of his family.
After much importantly he induced
her to promise to kill him and then
take her own life. Arrangements to
this end were made for Friday night.
August 2S, but her nerve failed. On
Tuesday night following, DR.. Rustin
pointed out to her on the street car
a man who, he said, had promised to
do the deed, saying it would be done
that night.
She identified Charles E. Davis. a
clerk in local bank and a member
OF prominent family, as the man re-
ferred to by Dr. Rustin.
Davis was placed on the stand and
testified that he attempted to commit
suicide ON the night in question, by
taking drugs furnished by DR.. Rustin,
but denied that he promised to kill
the doctor, or that he had ANYTHING
to do with the latter's death. He said
the drugs taken made him sick and
ne Vomited, thus saving his life. He
gave no special reason for wishing to
end his life except that he had no de-
sire to live. He said he had made
previous attempts at suicide.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-09-17
BRYAN TALKS In OHIO.
Makes a Number of Speeches While
on Trip from Columbus to
Wheeling.

Wheeling, w. Va. - William Jen-
nings Bryan was West Virginia's
guest Friday afternoon and night.
A royal welcome was accorded
him as his private car, containing
himself and party and a big reception
committee crossed the Ohio river and
entered this city. The river front was
mass of humanity and as Democ-
racy's leader stepped ON the West Vir-
ginia soil he was cheered to the echo
His car was stopped directly in front
of the hotel, but so great was the
crowd that even combined efforts of
the police could not prevent him from
being forced to struggle his way
through.
The visit to Wheeling was the cli-
max of an eventful day in Ohio. From
the time the Democratic candidate ar
rived at Columbus, early in the morn
ing, until he crossed the Ohio river
into West Virginia, the crowds which
gathered along the line of travel made
insistent demands for his appearance
and to talk to us little"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-09-17
A WOEFUL WASTE OF WEALTH
YEAR 1903 is A RECORD BREAKER
FOR FOREST FIRES.
Value of Timber Burned This Year Is
Enough to Provide Big Navy
of BattIeshps.

Washington. d. C. = The forest
hres which have just laid waste whole
counties in Minnesota and Michigan
and extended intot Wisconsin. DESTROY
ing many towns and making thousands
OF persons homeless, have focused the
attention of government officials here
as well as state forest officers on the
enormous losses of forest wealth
which Will be on record for the year
1908.
In the whole northern half of the
united States from coast to coast it
is likely that the year will go down
as one of the worst in the last quar-
ter century. The latest disasters in
Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin
are the worst of the many that have
visited the lake states this year The
Pacific coast, the Rocky Mountain and
the New England states and Canada
have had thorough and in some
cases continuous experience in fire.
Forest service officials say it is doubt
ful II this years actual losses from
forest fires in all parts of the coun-
try will ever be known. but it is GER
tain that they will run up so high in
the millions that the country will be
startled when a compilation of statis-
tics at the end of the season makes
1t possible to give even the most con-
servative figures.
They point out that were all the
timber burned up this year in all parts
OF the country converted into cash, 1t
could provide for good sized navy
OF first class battleships. The fires
have started a widespread movement
in many states to check them by
adopting rational systems of fire pro-
lection.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-09-17
BRYAN ASSAILS CANNON.
Nebraskan Denies That He Is Worth
a Million, as Stated by Speaker
of the House.

Evansville, Ind. Personal on
slaughts on Speaker Joseph G. Can
non of the national house of represen-
tatives were made Thursday by Will
lam j. Bryan in the course of his trav--
els through Illinois. The Democratic.
candidate attacked Mr.. Cannon from
all sides. He charged the speaker.
with being favorite with predatory
corporations, with having strangled re-
form legislation and with having fall
sified the facts with regard to Mr..
Bryan's wealth.
Mr.. Bryan bided his time before Civ
ing vent to his utterances until he
had reached Speaker Cannon's con-
gressional district, when a short stay.
was made at Toledo, ILL., A great
crowd had assembled to hear him
and the Nebraskan Immediately
launched into his philippe against the
speaker. Moving on from Toledo Mr..
Bryan repeated his remarks at New
ton, Ill.,
In great detail Mr.. Bryan gave fig
ures showing how his money had
been acquired from the day he en-
tered congress until the present time.
He denied emphatically that he was;
worth $1,O00,000 and fixed the amount
of his earthly possessions" at $780,
900 as the extreme limit.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-09-17
SMALL GAINS ARE NOTED.
r. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of
Finance and Trade.

New York City.-R G. Dun &
Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says:
Small gains are the rule in trade
reports, although changes are often in
significant and it is only in the ag-
gregate that any tangible progress can
be discerned. Interruption of holi-
day made comparisons with the same
week last year unusually adverse, but
Industrial reports indicate that much
machinery that has been idle for many
months resumed after Labor day.
Production of pig iron is now at
higher rate than at any previous time
this year and many hands have re-
turned to work at textile mills, while
shipping departments in all wearing
apparel houses are beginning to feel
the pressure of demand for fall and
winter trade. Depleted stocks In the
hands of country merchants and conf
dence in steady improvement in busi-
ness encourage producers.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-09-17
BRYAN'S PET THEORY
BANK GUARANTEE SCHEME
SHOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE.
Institutions Would Be Unable to Rea-
lize on Assets in Times of Panic
Latest of Commoner's Hob
bies Proven impractical

During his extended career as a
statesman of presidential aspirations
Mr. Bryan has shown a remarkable
facility for taking up with theories in
statescraft, the crudeness and imprac-
ticability of which have been easily
demonstrable. And concerning his
free coinage of silver and his govern
ment ownership of railroads hobbies
the demonstrations seem to have
been plain enough to convince even
himself of their erroneous assump-
tions, as there is not word in the
latest Bryan platform advocating
either of these aforetime Bryan doc
trines. But in the Oklahoma scheme
to have the state create and maintain
a special fund for the guarantee of de-
posits in banks Mr.. Bryan felt so sure
that he had at last come across some
thing of high political value and
scheme, moreover, that would stand
the severest scrutiny that he adopted
1t and had it incorporated in the Den
yer platform.
In less than two months following
the formal adoption by the Democratic
presidential candidate of this new
scheme of finance it has been reduced
to an absurdity by more than one
method of analysis. In Oklahoma,
where the plan is now operative and
applicable to all state banks, the fol-
lowing facts indicative of its defective
ness have become apparent: The Ok
lahoma law provides that the fund
created for the protection of bank de-
positors shall be invested in state Sc
curities known as state warrants,
which bear three per cent. interest an
nually. Now it has developed with a
clearness which is apparent to the
most casual observer that the state, in
time of panic, when it would be abso-
lutely necessary to have the guaran-
tee fund ready and available, will find
itself loaded up with form of securi-
ty which would find no sale whatever
on the market during panicky times
except at ruinous discount. Banks
fail generally because they are unable
to realize upon their assets. and Okla
homa, loaded up with it's own prom
ises to pay, would not in a panic sea
son be able to turn those promises into
cash.
AS national system. instead of a
state system, the bank guarantee
scheme is equally defective though
for other reasons. The palpable fact
that II would tax the conservatively
managed savings banks and conserva-
tive institutions panara1Iy IN noalya
good the losses sustained by depos-
itors in banks associated with specu-
latfve interests is alone suffic cient to
condemn the latest of Mr.. Bryan's po-
litical hobbies.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-09-17
BULLETS FOR FIVE.
One Man Is Killed and Four Others
are Wounded During Shoot
ing ARRAY.

Redwood, w. Va. One man.
was shot and killed. another per-.
haps fatally wounded and three others
hurt in shooting affray here late
Wednesday night, said to have been
the outgrowth of bad feeling between
local police authorities and the dep
uty United States marshal.
The dead:
Deputy Marshal William Rutherford.
Officer Craft and Chief Bryant had
arrested two men for drunkenness
and were taking them to the police,
station when Deputy Marshal Ruther-
ford appeared and, it is said, de-
manded their release. When this.
was refused Rutherford began firing
at the officers. Bryant was shot in
the right arm, but with his left hand
he fired bullet which struck Ruther--
ford above the right eye, killing him.
Elliott and the unknown man were
wounded during the exchange of
shots.