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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
DEFENCE OPENS
Motion TO Take Capitol Case From
the Jury Overruled.
TWO WITNESSES WERE HEARD
One Of Defenee's Experts Became So
Confused That He Had to BE With
drswn-claim Contract Was Properly
Executed and Measurements Just.


Harrisburg, Pa. June 3.-Judge
Kunkel having overruled the motion
OF the defense to take the capitol me
tallic furniture contract case cut Of
the hands Of the jury, the defense was
forced 70 continue the trial. and after
three addresses in opening. two men
OF wide experience in the business
we're put forward 20 contradict the
testimony of the commemorative ex-
perts. One Of them became so con
fused that he was withdrawn, while
the questioning OF the latter led 10
a long battle between the lawyers.
The decision OF Judge Kunkel was
rendered when court convened in the
morning. the motion having been left
with him when court adjourned on
Thursday. Immediately upon the an
nouncement. which was unaccompan-
led by a written opinion. the defense
opened. addresses being made by ex-
Attorney General W. U. Hensel. for
Congressman Casseu; by George s.
Graham. for Architect Huston. and
Lyman ID. Gilbert. for the three state
officials. They contendcd that there
would be abundant proof OF prNper
execution of the contract and that the
measurement system was equitable.
Mr.. Gilbert spoke less than a minute.
declaring there vas 10 evidence 70
show that the officials were connected
with the case.
The witnesses were J. ". Hine. OF
jamestown. y. Y. and Z. A Beck
with. Of Newark. Hiue gave a detailed
description of the manner In which
metallic furniture is made. and the
changes which are required by Illus
toms revised plans. which are the
basis OF a charge OF duplication in pay
nent- on denomination by Mr.
Scarlet be was unable 90 express clear
ly his ideas. and said that the differ
encc between heavy and light con
struction was solely a matter Of cost.
failing 20 give the difference in gauges
OF metal which enter into the work.
Hine was also unable TO make very
much progress in distinction OF
gauges. although I'm the method Of
making cases he showed himself pro
fcient
Beckwith had little chance 20 tes-
ufy. as Mcssrs. Scarlet and Graham
became involved ina a controversy over
a question involving the commonly ac-
cepted trade measurements. which Oc-
cupied the last half hour and which
Judge kunkel viii determine.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
cIevsIand's Wedding Anniversary.

Princeton. n. j.. June 3.-The TWEEN
ty-seeOnd wedding anniversary Of for
mer President and Mrs. Grover Cleve-
land was quietly celebrated at their
home here. A large wedding cake
twenty inches in diameter. bearing the
inscription ITO G. c. and f. +. c., June
2. 1908" being the initials of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cleveland. was presented to the
Clevelands by Princeton friends. Mr..
Cleveland is reported to be doing very
we'll though he has not as yet taken
his accustomed afternoon drive about
Princeton
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
NJ. E. CONFERENCE
twenty fifth QUadrennial Session
Adjourns Finally.
MANY LAWS WERE ENACTED

James x. Jones Desd-Glrl Saved Two
Miles at Sea - An Entire Family
Drowned-ouake Scare at Allen
town, Pa.
The twenty-ffth QuadrenDial session
Of the general conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal church. which has
been in progress in Baltimore. Nd.
since Wednesday. May 6. adjourned
finally Monday night
Legislation OF great importance to
the church was enacted. and more was
accomplished than on any day OF the
meeting. One OF the most important
matters acted upon was the changing
OF the ume-honored term OF presiding
elder" to district superintendent"
After a prolonged debate the confer.
ence decided to take the time limit Of
the probationary membership In the
churches and TO make &c possible for
the stewards and class leaders 10 or
der the admission OF an applicant FOR
full membership on the approval Of
the pastor.
BY an almost unanimous vote the
NOA- AAt AtA ANN II a IlD ANeaLANM AlNAA
the general assembly OF the Presby
terrain church. now meeting "a Kan
sas City 10 set aside a day of the year
10 be known as mothers day.
An important matter not disposed
of wsls paragraph 24S Of the discipline
concerning amusements. The board
Of bishops recommended its modinca
ton. but the committee on the state
Of the church opposed the change. I'll
was presented by the committee, but
Eidetracked.
Other reports we're rushed through
the conference with the greatest dis
patch. The sitting committee.
which began work on Saturday, pre-
scented the most important reports and
business for consideration. Proposed
amendments were laid on the table inl
most cases with the greatest haste
Questions which n few days ago would
have required an entire session for dis
cussion were unanimously adopted az
Ter being hurricdly read.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
lanes <. Iones nead-

Former United States Senator James
K. Jones. OF Arkansas. died az his
residence In the city OF Washington
after an Illness OF a few hours. aged
siXty-ninc years The immediate cause
Of death was heart failure. He was
one of the leading Democrats in the
senate from 1855 TO 1903. and was one
Of the strongest supporters OF William
Jennings Bryan. havins as chairman OF
the Democratic national committee
conducted the campaigns OF 1886 and
1900. Since leaving the senate IN 1903
he has conducted law practice In this
city and has not actively engaged in
politics.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
ouake So AZ Allentonn.

The entire city OF Allentown. Pa.
was thrown into a paroXysm on sun
IL was of severe enough intensity 20
rock buildings. bang shutters rattle
windows. clatter crockery. tumble
down two or three rickety cbimneys
and upset small children.
People rushed out Of their homes ia
great alarm. Mothers carried ont their
children in fear that their homes were
about 20 fall The shaking was felt all
over the Sity. but not beyond its limits
or in any of its suburbs. In the western
part Of the city. where the quaking
was most apparent. the people noticed
a mufled noise.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
eussr aaons.n Of MatrLmony.

A young couple. natives OF Ceylon.
appeared recently before a magistrate
IN Ohio and asked 90 Doe married. All
the forms required 10y the state were
complied with. but before the law Of
fcer could perform the ceremony a
witness who came with the couple
bound the thumbs OF the contracting
parties together They explained that
In their country the act OF fastening
a man 90 a woman by the thumb was
a sufficient marriage ceremony.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
&C prlver InstantIv Killed.

Emanuel CedrinO, the noted Italian
automobile driver. was Instantly
killed on the Pimlico race track at Bal
timore, Nd. He had been preparing
for races In which he was 10 have
taken part and was making some very
fast miles. One had just been finished
IN ffty-one seconds, and he had passed
the grand stand and rounded the first
corner OF the track when spectators
saw his car shoot into the air and turn
an irregular somersault, landing on
the track upside down.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
Leaps Oh Train to Track; Saves child

Leaps OF Train 20 Track; Saves Child
wilkes Barre. Pa. June 3.-Conduc-
tor James Dunlap. OF the Ontario g.
Western railroad. leaped 90 the track
from the rapidly moving locomotive OF
his train at Carbondale and scooped
up two-year-old Frances Walker. who
stood terrified in front of the train.
and bounded 10 one side with the child
just as the cowcatcher of the engine
grazed HIS heels. II was a daring res
cue and was witnessed by a score Of
persons. Dunlap. who was on the run
ming board of the locomotive. leaped TO
the pilot sprang far ahead as the To-
connective almost reached the ch!ld and
with the same movement picked her
up. Another second or a slip and he
would have been under the wheels Of
the locomotive
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
Lamp Exploded While She PRAYED.

Paterson. y. j.. June 3.-Mrs. Sarah
Savage is in St Jcseph's hospital suf-
fering from the effects of burns re-
ceived when a lamp at her home eX-
ploded. She was kneeling in prayer at
her bedside when the lamp IN the
diningrOom exploded While trying TO
put out the flames she was severely
burned. After she had run into the
backyard in her blazing night gar
ment. her husband hearing her cries.
went to her assistance and smothered
the FIRE with a blanket
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
General stephen o. Lee Dear.

Lieutenant General Stephen ID. Lee
or Columbus. Miss. commander-in-chlei
OF the United Confederate Veterans
answered his last roll call at Nicks
burg Miss. Cerebral hemorrhage was
the cause OF his death.
General Lee died az the Official resi-.
dence OF the Vlcksburg National Park
commission. OF which he was a mem.
Der. He was stricken last Friday night
consequent upon an exhaustive speech
welcoming four regiments Of Iowa and
Wisconsin soldiers. whom he had
fought upon the Viclsburg battlefield
forty-fve years ago.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
Our Attitude

We are not 90 court trouble. nor
are we TO shun it as the greatest Of
all evils. We are not 20 lie down SUI
pinely when Il comes but End II we
can way out OF Il. We are not TO
consider our troubles greater than
those Of others And always and
earnestly are we 90 believe that some
rich blessing for our lives and the
lives OF others lies az the heart OF the
thing that now worries. depresses.
overwhelms us-Rev. H. a. Bridge
man.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
TrsnsnLttea snake BIC.

A vicar!ous snake-bite Is the curious
case reported from Shopperton. Vic
toria, by Dr Welchnan. A small dog
vas bitten by a snake. and ia turn
bit his master. who was dressing his
wound. The dog died. The man soon
afterward became drowsy and on be
ing taken 20 n hospital developed
alarming symptoms Of snake poison
ing. and only energetic treatment
saved his lie.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
Aeronaut Drowned.

Entangled in the folds of an Ameri-
can flag he lad waved as he made a
parachute drop of 1000 feet from a
balloon at Hillside park, near Passaic.
n. j.. Frederick L. Wood, an eighteen
year-old aeronaut, Of New Haven,
Conn. fell helpless into the Passaic
river and was drowned.
Wood made his ascension in the
presence OF 1000 persons. AS tho bal
loon rose Wood unfolded an American
flag. which he waved to the people be-
low
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

The cyclone IS formed by the rush
Ing of air at a high pressure into or
toward a center Of less pressure. in
constantly narrowing circles or spl-
rails, and. through much Of the area
covered. a. a constantly increasing We
locity. A tornado has been huy
named a secondary cyclone" It's ex-
tent is less. but its energy is more in
tense than that of the cyclone,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
RABIES FROM CAT BITE

Nebrsskan Woman Under Treatment
az Pasteur Institute.
Palmyra. Ncb.. June 3.-Mrs. John
Knox. of this place. rs az the Pasteur
institute in Chicago. suffering from
rabies. caused by the bite OF a pct cat.
The cat was lying in Mrs. Knox's lap
about a week ago. when Il suddenly
sank its teeth deep into her hand
A few DAYS later the hand common
cod 20 swell. She left at once for Chi
cago. taking the cat with her. A tele-
gram announced that an examination
OF the cats brain showed woll-de-
veloped case of rabies.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
vIbratIon Of 80 Wlnns.

Recent measurements OF the vibra-
lions OF the wings OF a dragon fly in
the Stuttgart university showed that
they ranged from 10000 10 $4,000 a
second. The common house ny makes
Geo strokes OF its wings a second when
flying at its highest speed.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
Cor Study Ct RIrds.

An educational feature OF the park
in Springfield, Mass. is the bird dis
play IN auarics. ponds and other
places. the object being 10 provide OPP
pOrtunity for .be children TO study the
habits OF the little brothers Of the air
az close rance.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
Corner In Corn Nets Patten $1,000. ooo

The corners on wheat and corn
were closed ia Chicago on Friday
and J. ogden Armour and Jim Patton
the corn king. are now face TO face
with the problem OF "burying the
corpse" They now have 20 get their
wheat and corn 20 market. Patten is
estimated to have cleared $4,000 600
on his corn deal This estimate is
based on a supposed profit of between
twenty and twenty-five cents on the
100000 or 100000 bushels he has
handled in the deal 40 estimate IS
placed on Armour's profits In wheat
As matter OF fact. while Armour AMI
Patteu were squeezing the shorts they
were also squeezing each other.
Armour being short on corn and Pat.
ten on wheat
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
Two Miles at Sea Girl Is Rescued.

Two niles from shore and al but
exhausted after a battle of three
hours with the waves. Miss Bes lie
Mclaughlin. of Atlantic City. y. J..
was rescued by the yacht Olga az
ter Captain Luke Conover had low
cred small boats Twenty passengers
aboard chcered as the girl was brought
over the rail. When she was restored
10 full consciousness she explained
that she had gone into the surf at
Gramercy place and had been carried
out 10 sea by the strong tide. The girl
knelt il prayer after her rescue.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
Ten-cent WAGER Lures Bow TO Death

wager Lures soy 10 Death.
Pottstown, Pa, June 3.-For a wager
OF ten cents. offered by a companion.
Leroy Weining. aged fourteen years,
tried 20 swim across the Manatawney
creek here. and drowned in midstream.
The lad had just taken a lesson in
swimming and had been Boosting OF
his ability when dared by his compan-
ions 70 swim the stream.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
The Phnosopher Of Folly.

They say" observes the Philosoph-
er of Folly. "that il takes nine tailors
te make a man. I always acknowledge
the truth OF this old prGserb when
one OF these dudes boasts that ne has
patronized the same tailor all his life"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
ss5. 600 Stallion orops Dead.

Admiral Dewey, a stallion, sired by
Bingham. dam Nancy Hanks. owned
by Dr. J. c. Mccoy. OF Kirkwood. Del.
died suddenly OF heart failure. The
horse had a record OF 2.04ll, and Or.
Mccoy recently refused an offer OF
$35. 900 for him.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

Reason is that Homeric and golden
chain descending from the throne OF
God even unto man. uniting heaven
with earth. and earth with heaven.
For all is connected. and without a
chasm; from an angel to an atom. all
is proportion. harmony and strength.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
Exerclse Coed for Children.

Drilling or dancing. and. in fact,
any athletic exercise under proper su-
pervision, is highly recommended for
both boys and girls. aud II performed
in the open air the better for their
health.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
Headache Tablets KIN child.

Mildred, the thpee-year-old daughter
of Lewis Wilson. Of Upper Sandusky.
o.. found some headache tablets at
her home and ate about half q dozen
of them. Within a few minutes she
was taken with commissions and de-
spite efforts Of several doctors to save
her life, died within an hour.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

Love feels no burden, thinks moth
Ing OF trouble. attempts what is
above its strength. pleads no excuse
Of impossibility, for IL thinks all things
possible.-Thomas q Kempis.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
RncL. Want-d

Uncle Rastus says: "Dere am lots
oh young men what hab de sand 70
propose. but AMT got de rocks 20 get
married wif"-Harvard Lampoon.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
Best Of All eifts.

Beecher: Gifts from the hand are
silver and gold. but tho heart gives
that which neither silver nor gold can
buy.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

Tombstone Eighteen Centuries Old.
A tombstone 1880 years old has
been found in a church at Fordington.
EnEland.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

Hard 10 Right Fundamental Wrong.
1t will often happen when a thing
Is originally wrong. that amendments
do not make IL right; but more often
do as much mischief IN one way. as
sond in another.-Paine-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
a wora from Josh We

"Frien ship among mems governed
by tn time they have ter spare fer
a."
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
The COLI Jok. fRevamredl

The Parson Gas he foozles) -R-r-r-r-
r The Caddie-Might as well go
ahead and say IL. boss I'm a mind
reader
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

a socialist exclaims that titled
heads cost Europe more than they are
worth. And America, too.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

Nelson's Hair Dressing can be
bought at Jennings and Brown Drug
Store, Pittsburg, Pa.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
comnass e the ps..rt.

The fishhook cactus IS the compass
OF the desert. for IL always points to
the south.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
Knights Of Pptbias,
MAS A, E. A, A. AND
N. A., S. A., E. A., A. AND A.

=. !. 4 ]. 4. ] !. ]: .
\sA This organization Son country its
GrandL Of
in
the
Founded Friendship
Ns&g nolence respectable danorde
worthy o hearies suppor
of ofora1a Ii
week The badg costing
apnlya at the rna ino flee
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

MRS. JOSIE A. GRAHAM
Virginia's Most Success
ful Hair Culturist.
-. .PARLoRs.
log T.. Leigh St, Richn7ond.
Phone. 1894.
Private ParlO.s. Confidential Inter.
views and Correspondence.
The largest and most up-to-d.t.
HAIR Dressing ParIors in Richmond
Inc very best preparations that car
pc made for the hair. scalp, faca
and skin.
Sraham's Superior Scalp Food for
growing hair on bald beads ana
mail. 35cts. %
Sraham's Superior Orange Flower
SKIN F'o for developing and beantt
Iylng the skin, 25cts Jar. BY mail
Graham's Superior Velvet Idop,d
fowuer for giving the face a bean
T,Iul tair color, 20 cents bottle.
~ mail oOCIS.
Graham's Vegetable Hair DYE ,bx
pest on market giving a rich natural
color, 800 per bottle. Bv mail
$1z5. man,
Mrs. Graham makes a speciality OF
,1nassaglng apt identifying ladies
aces Ior parties and public gather
ings, 3S cents.
MIS-. Graham snanpoos the head
and puts Il IA a healthy copdttt0r
25 cents
All ladies who attend parties ana
otner social gatherings should have
their nnger nails manfcure,i ara
made beautiful. 25 cents.
MIS-. Graham's preparations sell
az sight Ladies living I'm other CT
ties and towns can make good mon
ey by selling these preparation.-
Write for terms 20 Mrs. J. A. Gra-
nam. No los z. Leigh St, Rice
mond. Va.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

James x. Jones Dead-GlrI Saved Two
Miles az Sea An Entire Family
Drowned-ouake Scare at Allen.
town, Pa.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-08-10
THE FIRST MOVING PICTURES.

Moving pictures originated In an
experiment to show both sides Of a
shilling ut once. In 1896. according
to the Chicago Tribune. Sir John
Herschel asked his friend. Charles
Babbage. how he would show both
sides OF a shilling at once. Babbagc
replied by taking a shilling from his
pocket and holding II before a mir
ror.
This did not satisfy Sir John. who
set the shilling spinning on a large
table. at the sam. time pointing out
that II the eye Is placed on a level
with rotating coin. both sides can
be seen Mt once.
Babbage was 40 struck by the ex-
pertinent that the next day he de-
scribed II to a friend. Doctor Fitton.
who Immediately made n working
model.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-08-10
PROHIBIT CIGARETTES.

No more will the Oregon small
boy HE himself out In the alley or
behind the barn to solacc himself
with the forbidden pill" nor will
the banquet board OF the rich be
wreathed with the smoke curling
from the perfumed and seductive Gig
arctic from the land OF the czar and
the Yildiz Kiosk II Representative
Charles J. Mcdonald OF MuitnOmah
county has his way.
Cigarettes are not included In the
list of necessities according TO the
belief Of Mr.. Mcdonald. who considers
that they are not good for the public
health or morality of the state and
should not be sold either TO young or
old. Therefore. TO bar them from tbs
stores Of the state. he IL planning to
bring the Washington anti-cigaretts
law before the legislature and make
II hts chief effort during the session
10 secure It's passage.
The Washington state snti-cigar-
cite law ts q drastic one. II makes
It . mis demeanor for any. store TO
have cigarettes on It's shelves and
for any person To sell
cigarettes within the borders of the
state. Farther than that. Il prohibits
the sale OF cigarette papers BY any
stors. 20 that the man who uses the
kind IL up against II a.
we'll - the man who buys them In q
'ox ready Wsde. =. sete
At the present time men who want |