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acted too hastily and may demand that
it be eXhumed for az autopsy to de-
termine the cause OF Miss Vanderbilt's
death.
1t Is probable that Mr.. Berdinc will
ask for an order of tho Supreme Court
permitting an autopsy. Detective Frank
HOFFMAN has been assigned to investi-
gate tho case for the prosecutor, be-
ginning at a point where the coroner's
inquiry ended.
Miss Vanderbilt was last seen alive
May 18th, and her body was found FIVE
days later in the Raritan Canal, some
distance from Princeton village. There
We're bruises on the face and head,
but it was believed that these werG
due to an accidental fall into the VIZ
ter.
No autopsy was held and the father Of
the young woman who comes from Amster-
dam, was quoted as saying that he was sat
ished that the girls death was accidental.
Just what has prompted Mr.. Berdine to
reopen the case after. the other authorities
have convinced themselves that there was
no ground for suspicion, has not been made
known. 1t Is said. however. that MISS van
iderbllt's conduct on the afternoon OF her
death Indicated that she had an appoint
niel. with some one In the vicinity of the
place where her body was, found, and. IN
addition to this. there Is nothing but theory
to explain how her body got into the canal.
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TO VISIT NAVY YARD
Virginia Senators and Representatives
to Inspect Norfolk Ship-Ynrds.
Times Dispatch Bureau,
Ny,p p,,tId
Washirigton. n c. May

Washington. D. c., May 90
The Virginia members OF Congress
will be entertained by the Portsmouth
and Norfolk Boards of Trade this sum-
mer If plans now making are carried
out. Representative Maynard is in
wiling the Virginia representatives to
go down to Portsmouth some time this
summer and make a careful inspec-
ton of the government navy-yard
themselves what a great plant Is To-
Gated there, and be sufficiently i'm
pressed with its Importance not only
to Portsmouth and Norfolk, but to the
entire State, to support with enthu-
siasm legislation which may be pro-
posed which will inure to the benefit
of the yard.
Representatives Hay and Flood have
already signified their intention of ac-
cepting the invitation. and at their sug-
gestion the date OF the visit has beer
fixed for some time between the Roa-
noke convention and the Denver con
Vention. 1t is presumed that the other
members from Virginia and the two
Senator's will likewise accept the in.
vitation.
Mr.. Ryan Cannot Go to Roanoke.
1t was learned here to-day that Mr.
Thomas F. Ryan. who has been elected
member of the Nelson county dele
cation TO the Roanoke convention, can
not accept the honor, since he will no,
be able to attend .the convention. Mr.
Ryan has informed his neighbors, who
told him of his selection, that 1t vii
be Impossible for him to attend the
convention. It Is not known whether
Mr.. Ryan Will go to the Denver CON
vention, either as delegate or visitor.
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or any of the principles OF our holy
religion, nor to propose any policy
that would fail to make it plain.
either to the church at home or to the
native church, or to tho heathens them
selves, that such customs and prac-
tees are to be condemned as contrary
to the law of Christ as revealed in the
Scriptures.
The committee appointed to formu-
late the Judgment Of the assembly in
The appeal of the Presbytery of East
Texas against the Synod OF Texas. with
reference to the pastor at Beaumont
reported that the presbytery had been
sustained and the synod reversed. A
protest against the action of the as
sembly in this matter, signed by ten
members was presented and was adj
mttted to record.
At 4:45 O'clock the assembly was
formally dissolved, to Teconvene in
Savannah, Ca, in May, 1909.
Coca Presbyterian.
During the discussion Of the report
on the Assembly's Home and School a,
Fredericksburg. Va, during the latter
part of the session of the assembly,
Judge Hutton Of Abingdon, Va, made
IT quite clear that he is a staunch
PRESBYTERIAN. He said YOU would hear
some people say that one church is
just as good as another. The Judge
said he didn't believe this. He wanted
a PRESBYTERIAN to teach his children
religion and Democrat to teach then
politics. He had rather his daughter
80 TO good Christian teacher and
come back without an examination
paper than to go to the. best university
ana REAP the highest lonors and come
back doubter. eve ought Ia train
our children in our faith said the
Judge.
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Well Known Here.

The father OF Theodore Fl. Price was
born and raised in Richmond. He left
here, however. before the war. his son,
who in later life became one OF the
most daring plungers Of the cotton pit.
being born in New York. Some years
ago Theodore Price resided in Norfolk,
his business there bringing him In close
touch with many of the more proml-
nent bankers Of Richmond. Mr.. John
NJ. Price, bookkeeper of the State Bank
of Virginia, who is first cousin or
Mr. Price, was informed last night OF
the indictment. Theodore told me
when the so-called cotton leak case
came before the public" said MIR. Price,
that he knew nothing whatever about
it, and ] know him we'll enough 10
be convinced that he is innocent of all
wrongdoing, If he says he is
Two or three years ago Price came TO
Richmond to attend the Horse Snow
as the guest OF Mr.. Frederick W. Scott.
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ginning OF the academic year next
September. his work as head OF the de-
partment OF political economy in Mich
igan University. Professor Adams prac-
tically created the department OF sta
tistics and accounts OF the commission,
under the Hepburn act.
He Is regarded as one OF the best
railroad statisticians in the country,
and confidence In his work has been
expressed by railroad authorities
throughout America and Canada. In
fact the Dominion government paid
him the compliment of adopting tho
aystem OF railroad accounting which
he had devised for American railways.
1t is expected that Professor Adams
will be succeeded as chief OF the divi-
Alon OF statistics and accounts by
Charles Lutz. now identified with the
accounting department of the Louis
VILE and Nashville Railroad. Mr.. Luta
lie well known personally and off,
cally to the members OF the commits
sion, and he is highly regarded for his
demonstrated ability and integrity. He
Is widely known, too. among the rail-
way men OF the country, and by all
of them ne is held in high esteem and
confidence.
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PARKER TO WRITE PLATFORM,
ACCORDING TO RUMOR

NEW YORK, May 29.-By high au-
thority in Tammany it was announced
to-day that Judge Alton B. Parker.
who heads the list Of delegates at large
from this state to the Democratic Ma
tional Convention, is not only to be
the New York member Of the commit
tee on resolutions of the convention.
hut is to be chairman OF the committee
and is to write the platform.
Judge Parker was the party's can-
didate FOR president four years ago,
ana was beaten In the popular vote Of
the country worse than Bryan was
beaten in 1895 or 1900.
1t is also announced that Judge Par
ker is already engaged in the work Of
writing tho platform to be adopted by
the Denver Convention and that it Is
to be extremely conservative on all
national Issues,
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should yield tho floor, could get 1t
again"
Several senators concsirred In the
statement that Mr.. La Toilette un-
.doubtedly had placed the right con-
ptruction on the rules, and 1t was evil
dent that IL lie gave UP the floor he
would have a hard time securing II
again.
Mr.. La Toilette read Mt great length
from work OF fiction on the subject
OF tho physical valuation OF railways,
occasionally calling for quorum.
Crowd in Gnlicrics.
The chamber and galleries were
crowded as the evening session wore
nm. senator stone left the Capitol
FOR his hotel soon after making his
point saying thatsit was necessary 70
secure some sleep before beginning his
promised speech.
The yigor and the general resources
OF Mr. La Toilette were probably never
more severely tested. AT If o'clock
he was I'm better voice. and was speak
inn with more vehemence than had
characterized his remarks at o'clock
In the afternoon.
1t was stated at 10 O'clock that sen-
ator Stone had promised to relieve M'
LaFoilette at / o'clock. and the latter
said that he WOuiu We VI uitt N"PsSAS -
proceeding until that time.
After Mr.. La Toilette had spoken
over ten hours he received note from
some watcher he had placed on guard.
why" he said. reading 1t. Il didn't
know was speaking to only twenty
six Senator's will have TO make THIS
speech all over"
Stone Ready to Help.
AT 1l:45 o'clock Senator stone re,
turned to his seat, looking refreshed
after several hours, sleep, and he ar
ranged to relieve Mr.. La Toilette. The
latter had Just raised q point or no
quorum. and Mr.. Aldrich moved Una.
tho serseant-at-arms be instructed to
compel the attendance of absentees
from the chamber who are in the city.
rrbe purpose Of Mr.. Aldrich's motion
was to compel Mr. La Toilette TO re-
main in the chamber, in spite OF the
fact that he had been speaking almost
twelve hours.
Mr. stone. who was anxious to take
the Wisconsin Senator's place, moved
to suspend the execution of the oFder
but the motion was defeated by the
Republicans. Mr.. La Foile'te pFoceeo'
ed with his speech.
Shortly after midnight, Mr.. La
Toilette secured q roll call on the
question of quorum. and after 1t was
established he almost Immediately de-
manded another roll call. Mr.. Aldrich
made point that the motion was not
in order. as no business had interviewed.
Mr.. La Toilette threatened that If such
precedent were established 1t would
come up to plague the Senate.
Mr.. Aldrich's motion was declared to
be adopted by vote of 80 to s. II the
rule is enforced 1t will end the inces-
SAINT demands for roll calls to ascertain
whether a quorum is present.
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FATAL AUTOMOBILE
ACCIDENT IN MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS, TENN, May 29.-Trying
to avoid head on collision with an
other automobile Chauffeur Bye steer
ed the touring car owned and occupied
by p. p. Van Vleet, millionaire drug
gist and former president of the Menu
pills Country Club, into a surrey oc-
cupied by >, T. Parke, wealthy manu-
facturer, and family last night. smash
ing the surrey into kindling wood, and
dashing the occupants to the ground
causing fatal injuries to Mr.. Parke and
Mrs. C, w. Parke, his daughter IN
law. Mrs. $. T. Parke and G. w Parke;
who also occupied the vehicle, escaped
with minor injuries. The chnffeur was
arrested.
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BRYAN STARTS OF rouR.
Speaks Twice in Home State and Proceeds
@ TO South Dakota.

NORFOLK. NEB.. May 2e-wlliam j.
Bryan began his North Nebraska and South
Dakota tour to-day With TWO speeches in
a and one on politics In his political adj.
dress Mr.. Bryan took up the subject OF gov
eminent and treated it as a great corpora
lion, whose stockholders are about to elect
directors. He showed the difference be.
tween the parties on leading questions from
HIS point OF view, following In the discus
zion of these questions the lines that he had
followed elsewhere. except in the use OF
local Illus trations.
Former United States Senator w. V. Allen
Introduced the speaker, Mr.. Bryan left on
special train for Bonestell, S. D. En- route
he Enoke briefly from the car rlatform.
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SToRRs. CONN. May eo,--Charles X,
Graham has rendered his resignation
Is professor of poultry husbandry at
the Connecticut Agricultural College.
His resignation comes as an invitation
to go to Hampton Institute, Hampton,
Va, Al that school Professor Graham
Will have entire charge of the farm de.
partment.
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SUSPECT FOUL PLAY,
Public Prosecutor to Probe the Wander
btlt Mystery.

PRINCETON, N. j., May 2s.-pe-
velopments of the past few days have
.lea prosecutor George Berdine to
suspect mat the death of Miss Bertha
nnnoerpllt, an assistant librarian OF the
Princeton University Library was not
the result of an accident and Mr. Rer.
dine has begun an Investigation. Miss
Vanderbilt WAS tile daughter or Il
teweler OF Amsterdam, n ", and her
body was taken to that city FOR burial,
Mt Berdine is said to be Of the opin-
lon that the county physician and Cor
,oneT who allowed the body ia be- Buried
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PROFESSOR ADAMS TO RESIGN.

Expcctcd Vhut Charles Iuta VIII sues
coed Him ms Chief stntistican.
WASH INGTON, ID. c., May 29.-Pro-
fessor Henry G. Adams chief of the
division az statistics and accounts OF
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
expects shortly to relinquish his work
for the government. After a few
weeks vacation he will return to Ann
.Aybor Mich, to resume at the be.
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Floor of Church Gives Way.

CHICAGO May 29,--The cemented
Nestibule floor OF the Lithuanian.
Church Of Our Lady Of wilma gave way
last night us n large congregation
was leaving. Thirty persons We're
tnrown into the basement, and panlc
resulted, None, however, suffered
MORSE injuries than cuts and bruises,
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II.,..n.ea Ia ylrei,ln,.

WASHINGTON, D.. G.. May 29;-Mar-
5liage licenses have been Issued to the
following!
Richard W. Cary III. and Nellie n.
brown, both, OF Richmond, Va,
George u. Hoffman, of Culpeper, Va,
IND Nellie G. Bailey Of Raccoon Ford,
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BAKER IS FOUND GUILTY.,
AND GIVEN LIFE SENTENCE

PHILIPPl, w VA, May 29.---Iames
a. Baker was found guilty in Federal
Court hero tonight of tampering with
the United States mail and numbering
Edward Y. Hutchinson, telegraph oper-
ator and station agent at Clalrinden,
w. Va on the night Of December cd,
last. He was Immediately sentenced to
the penitentiarS for life.
Baker refused to have an attorney
and handled his own defense.
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INJURED Auto sklading.

WILLIE DE D'AVRAY, FRANCE, May
39.--Mr Duke, son of the president of
3he American Tobacco Company, and
Yrs. Farley Dickinson, We're slightly
nurt to-day by their automobile skid
aiig and oyertprning,
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HELPED MAN ESCAPE
John Brooks Charged With Aiding Assallant
Of Otis johnson 10 Break away.

Johs Brooks tcoloreda was locked up last
sharee Of aiding and ' absttlng George George White
In escaping from police custody. White was
wanted for murderous assault on Otis John
ron, whom he dangerously wounded Thurs
day night johnson now lies IN a precarious
condition In Memorial Hospital After the
deed White attempted 10 escape, but was
held By several bystanders Brooks Went
tt his aid. and the man got FREQ.
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Paid OutIn,ved Debts.

While Mr.. Prices. career has lacked
sensational features which marked Mr..
Sulley's brief tenure of the cotton
throne" he has been generally consid-
cred the most prominent operator in the
New York cotton market since the days
OF John Imam. He first attracted in
ternational attention as member of
the firm of Price. McCrimack 6; Co.,
which failed on May "a, 1900. The firm
failed for about s13.O0O.O0O. but Mr..
Price at once set about rehabilitating
his fortunes. and succeeded so we'll that
during the past three or four years he
has paid off his individual portion OF
the firms remaining Indebtedness,
amounting to over 100000. notwith-
standing the fact that the claims had
been through bankruptcy and, more
over, had been outlawed. 1t is said
that no one in the cotton business has
ever spent so much time and money in
securing Information from the South
concerning the progress of the crops
during the growing season and the at
titude Of the interior holders. During
his career he has conducted many sue
cessful campaigns in cotton and at
times he has been credited with very
large winnings.
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politician friend
thirty
nomination
Whether willis Equesto
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WO0DMEN HONOR
| MEMORY Of DEAD
lakewood Camp to Unveil Monu-
nents in Blandford Sunday.
Other Petersburg News.

wood Camp No. i, Woodmen Of
the World, will hold extensive cere-
monies at Blandford Cemetery next
Sunday afternoon, when three hand
some monuments in memory OF the
late John s. Pollard, F. S. Eckles
and w. D. Smith. former men,
bers OF the order, will be un-
yelled. Nearly 200 members Of the
organization, including Hollywood
Camp. OF this city, Hickory and Black
gum Camps. of Richmond, and White
Oak Camp, OF Disputanta, are expected
to march in the parade to the ceme-
terry and to be present at the unveiling.
Mr.. Lawrence T. Walsh. a leading off,
Ger OF lakewood Camp will act as mas
ter of ceremonies. and addresses will
be made by the Rev. C. B. Richards,
pastor OF the Christian Church, OF this
city, and Mr.. s. B. Latham, Of Nor
folk. State manager OF the order. Mrs.
Deal Walsh Burkheard will recite the
poem 70 Why Should the Spirit OF
Mortal be Proud?'
At Work on budget.
i The city Finance Committee was In
session until IL o'clock last night pre-.
pairing the budget for the fiscal year
beginning July 1st. Among the most
iilpOI lihl hPPi CouSlQ-
GRAFTON is the 100000 requested by the
Board Of Public School Commissioners
for new high school building OF the
best type. The budget will include the
appropriations of $4,000 for the new
public school building now being erect
ed at Jefferson and Wythe Streets, and
$4,000 for the remodeling of the city
Jail.
The Chesterfield Manufacturing Com
!. pany, at Swift Creek, in Chesterfield
county, broke its record last week by
. manufacturing more than 10000 pounds
of cotton hosiery yarn, and also turn
ing out from It's corn mills the largest
amount Of cornnreal ever made by the
mills in one week.
Appropriate Decoration Day eXer-
cises will be held at the Poplar Grove
National Cemetery, In Dlnwiddie coun
ty, tomorrow afternoon.
Grnys Go Into Camp.
The Petersburg Grays will assemble
at the armory at half-past O'Clock
to- morrow afternoon preparatory to
going into camp near Chester.
Among the members OF the senior
class of Bryn Mawr College, Pennsyl
vania, who will graduate next Thurs
day with the full degree of A. B. OF
that splendid institution Ia Miss Vir
GINA Spotswood Mc1<enney. daughte
| of Mr.. William r. Mckinney, OF thi:
Lott
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tive point Of attack Of one Of the most
bitter trade wars ever prevailing In
this country. but that he is not unused
to fighting. and proposes to leave no
stone unturned to vindicate his good
name and discomfort his enemies.
Mr.. Price says that when the cotton
leak" case first became public he en-
phatically asserted his innocence OF
the charges made in the Indictment. or
Of any kindred offense, and he now re-
peats his statement. which he trusts
his friends will accept, pending a de-
cision OF the issues.
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PRICE CHARGED
WITH CONSPIRACY

Continued from First Page.)
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-22
SALUTE TO POLICE URGED.

Chicago Woman Wants Children
Taught to Honor Officers.
Some school children in Chicago the
other day put into practice novel plan
advocated by a clubWoman, saluting all
policemen on the street as a mark of
respect for the authority they repre-
sent. The giant, good natured officers
generally returned the salutation. Many
of them can do it with military smart
ness as the result of recent drills.
I'VE think too little of our police
men, said Mrs. Edward Roby of Chi
cago at recent luncheon of the Chi
cago Colony of New England Women
at the Womans Athletic club. They
protect our homes and often endanger
their lives in our behalf Their calling
should stir our patriotism, and every
child should be taught to salute the
star which the policeman wears
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-22
FLATS ON COLONY IDEA.
Each Of Five Under One Roof TO Re-
fleet Ideas of Occupant.

Tiect Ideas OF occupant.
Five Chicago men, having become
tired of paying rent and desiring to
live in apartments constructed after
their own ideas, have subscribed $780,
600 to erect i'll Chicago an apartment
building in which the plans of each
one will be carried out in the minutest
detail
Each Of the five will own the fat he
occupies. Instead of paying rent each
will pay his share Of the cost Of operat-
ing the building, including heating,
lighting and janitor service and the
wages of valet in common, who will
be installed in room on the first floor
The five, who are said to be the first
who ever have adopted this plan Of
avoiding the payment of rent in an
apartment building, are James Petit,
]. B. Terbell, Benjamin Marshall,
Charles p. Fox and an official of the
Rock Island railroad #
Each apartment will contain twelve
rooms. A feature of the building.
which will be of the old colonial style
of architecture. will be that the first
floor will be used as a garage, with
room for five machines
Refrigerating plants and other con-
veniences will be in the building,
which is expected to be the most novel
and elegant Of its kind in Chicago.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-22
PRAISE FOR CANAL WORK.

Emil /. 6oas Predicts Success Of Great
Panama Waterway.
Emil Z. Boas. resident director and
general manager of the Hamburg
American line. who returned recently
to New York. with Mrs. Boas, from a
months trip to Jamaica. Colombia,
Costa RIGA and the isthmus of Panama.
In speaking of his trip said:
First and foremost in interest of
anything seen during my trip is that
wonderful undertaking. the Panama ca
nal. 1t is simply oyerpowering. and
after seeing what has been done and
getting acquainted with the men who
are doing the work the conclusion is
made that all the great difficulties will
be overcome and the stupendous work
brought to a successful finish
If you stand on the height opposite
the Gatun dam and have Major Hardy,
IN charge there. point out a great cash
in the hill which has been made in the
last half year, you get an idea what a
million yards of earth removed rep
resent.
Another way of approaching these
quantities is to watch the excavator at
work. There it stands at the side of
the hill. scooping up earth or rubble or
big stones and dumping them into a
waiting dirt train 1t dips. fills, lifts
and drops necessarily, but how long it
takes to fill cara train! Every
where are excayators of varied pat
terms, pneumatic drills and dirt trains.
1t is wonderful scene of industry and
activity, and there is not the slightest
doubt that the American government
will complete what first was advo-
Gated in 1920 by spaniard. Diego de
Mercado, and froWned on as, sacrile-
gious by King Philip II. OF Spain. then
actually taken up and abandoned by
the French people and declared by
eminent engineers to be an almost i'm
possible undertaking.
Mr.. Boas said that the mosquito, a
great dissemination Of disease in the
canal belt, was practically extinct
through the systematic efforts of the
American health authorities there.