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The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
vreeland Bill is passed.

Washlngton-Thc Vroeland cur
rency bin, agreed upon by the r"
publican caucus, was Thursday put
through the house undor special
rule by vote Of 1s4 10 lij, Fifteen
so.callod insurgents OF tho majority
party voted with the Democrats, who
went on record solldly against tho
measure
The closing moments Of the debate
were roploDo with excitement and
Republican enthusiasm caused by the
refusal Of the great majority Of the
Democrats TO 30 ON record for tho
Williams bin, which had been offered
by Mr. Kahn OF California, rs u sub.
sumlc for tho Vrcoland bill In ac'
cordance with u wollaid plan OF the
majority leaders to ascertain where
the Democrats stood on the proposl'
ton, which, it was claimed by several,
was supported by Mr. Bryan Ninety
three Democrats voted present
which aroused the Republicans TO
hlgh state Of hlaHy at the expense
Of the minority only a handful ot
Democrats had the iomoriy TO vote
AYE" or no" The action Of Mr.
Kahn was due to the refusal OF Mr..
Williams TO present his bill as a sub.
sltutc. which under the rule, no WAS
specifically authorized TO do,
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
officers EIude Mob,

"0lIo 0 large crowd watched The
vans ,' leaving Corning, sheriff curtis
, "o constable Arnold succeeded In
E%pphE away from the jail with sam
r,YNov0oo who is charged with at
nIpl'0 assault ON two little girls,
I0, U Ooofd'ug u train at Black River
f'se lhtoo miloa south Of Corning
,5 ,1' Instance TO the bridge was cover.
w. ", On FOOT and, after boarding tho
h'I h" at this outorthc.way point
4, '"|I.oh was taken to Piggot, whore
,,,1, % O'lnr confined IN JAIN there,
'"''0g trial Of hia cnse,
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
Mlsereant Mains 2 in Novel Manner,

As fast freight passed through
Cove Saturday some person aboard the
train cast a wire in the form of a lariat
at a party Of young men standing near
the track, and the moose caught two
as it fell, inaicting serious wounds on
both.
Walter Forehand was caught in the
wire loop by one foot and was hurled
headlong down a 3O-foot embankment.
He was bruised from head to foot by
the fall.
VIII Hadaway, another Of the vic.
Tins, was caught by one arm and
dragged considerable distance before
the wire, which was fastened to the
train, broke from the strain upon It,.
The wire cut great gashes in his arm
~. ..-. .,---.A-- = i,n0,.-4eu 1t thdl II " ttS
probably have to be amputated The
breaking Of the wire is all that pre-
vented him from being dragged to
death beside the train.
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
CIosinu Exercises,

The closing exercises Of the Ia2en
Uigh School were held In the audt
,ormm there Saturday night Although
an admission fee Of 25 cents was charg.
cd ar the door the large building was
filed TO It's capacity and the program
presented was one Of the best in the
history Of the school,
A remarkable record was made by
the two small children Of Postmaster
Tisdac, who attended the full nine
months term Of school without miss
ing n sIngIo day during lho LImo.
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
Eighteen Mo hs for emtezzler.

san FrancisS CAL, Dal2on
Brown, former YepreSidcnt and gen.
eral manager oihe California Safe
Deposit and Trt Co, who pleaded
guilty to a chale Of embezzlement
and was sentent to is months i'm.
prisonment in Il state pcnltentiary
at san Quentin ms lent across the
bay Wednesday brnhg in charge Of
Deputy sheriff HtgeGy He viii I'm
medlately begin q Aero his sentence.
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
emIorants lahore WARNINGS.

Budapest Tho recent warnings
10 intending omIgrants issued by
the minister Of interior that the eco,
numic situation IN America had not
shown sufficient Improvement to give
prospect Of obtaining work, has
failed TO check the outflow from this
country The minister now announces
that immigrants who have gone to the
United SlOlcH since Jan ! last will
not be given the privilege Of return
Ing to Hungpry gratis,
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
NEWS OF CONGRESS
ooINos OF PEOPLES REPREsEN.
TATIVES AT WASHINGTON.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED
Concise Report Of Measures Intro
duced and What Action Is
Taken on Them.
Last supply Measure Passed.

Washington The passage by the
house Monday of the general dehcien-
cy appropriation bill, carrying an
appropriation Of $l73CS,j72, marked
the completion by that body OF the
last Of the great supply measures OF
the government The bill was put
through under suspension Of the rules,
with no time allowance for general
debate. Several measures were passed
by unanimous consent including
joint resolution providing for the pay
ment Of an annuity for life Of sl25 a
month each TO the widows Of Sur
geons James Carroll and Jesse La
zear, United States army In recogni.
ton Of their discoveries in connec-
tion with the transmission Of yellow
fever by mosquitoes.
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
Arkansas Sunday School Convention.


More than a quarter Of a century
ago the first Arkansas State Sunday
School convention was held in Little
Rock There were only few dele.
gates. Col Logan II. Roots was pres.
ident and Col George Thornburgh
secretary Of the convention. From
then until now there has been great
development The convention will be
held this year in Little Rock, June
3-5. More than one thousand dele.
gates are expected Committees have
been organized in Little Rock, with
chairmen as follows:
Chairman of all committees, J. B.
Dickinson
Chairman press committee, Col
Geo. Thornburgh
Chairman parade committee, De r.
Bradshaw
Chairman reception committee, w.
b. Bilheimer
Chairman music committee, Thos
5. Buzbee.
Chairman program and badges, H.
G Pugh
Chairman finance committee, II. F.
Altou.
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
parasoL Causes trouble.

frightened at a gaudlly.trimmed sun.
shade delivery horse belonging to
V'yor a Co.,, ran away Saturday at
corning cUl.Odod with a wagon driven
W James Matthews, a farmer causing
NR team 10 also run away
Matthews was thrown from 10 wag.
w. sustaining a broken ankle and a
@uy wronohod back
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
500 PUN MIL purna

Sault Ste, Marie, Mlch,-Flre
Monday wiped out the pulp mill
Of the Lake superior Corporation, In
the Canadian 500, for the second time
in a year The loss is 5000, 600 Two
men are missing The power plant Ia
out OF commission, and there are no
street cars or light The plant will be
rebuilt.
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
Trust Company Makes AssIanment.

Cleveland Ohio-Tho Reserve
Trust Company Thursday closed It's
doors and filed a deed Of assignment
to the Superior Savings and Trust
Company Liabilities and assets Of
the Reserve company are placed at
$27OO,OOO each A preliminary state.
ment says all depositors will be paid
I'm full
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
200 at eanquc, to the Medical Society

More than 200 men were at the ban
Quet at the Hotel Marion Friday night
given by the citizens Of Little Rock
under the auspices Of the Board Of
Trade TO the members Of the Arkansas
Medical Society j, j, MandIebaum,
yico.prcsldcnt Of the Board Of Trade,
was the toaHtmastor and there were #
speakers. one Of the features Of the
evening was the speech by Dr. c, c.,
stephenson, whose subject was POST
Mouom Remarks but who spent most
Of his time discussing the proposition
to turn the old state house into state
ChnrIIy hospilAl.
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
Former Congressman is Dead,

Frooport, lll-Rormer Congress.
man HIoratIo G, Burchard SO
years old, died here Thursday lie
went to congress in 1869 and served
10 years, most Of the time as a nom.
Der Of the ways and means committee,
IN 1879 he was appointed director Of
United states mInts and served hyo
years.
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
orsa, Nor,hernoss s5,34o.

Seattle, Wash,t is officially
stated that s5Slpepresents the
loss to the Cred Northern ES'
press Go. In the rotry OF the com.
pany's strong box 'two bandits In
the Great Northortunno' Tuesday
morning,
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
ennllno. Gao IaoIatod.

NJ. e, Hubbard, who has Jo'' re'ov'
orcd from smallpox, and whose is'Hily
Inns bocp under quarantine by the eily
.u,nourIca at TcNrkana for the pae'
lvo weeks, removed Saturday WIN nus
r,ully into an isolated building IN me !,
outs,urs Of town It is thought 'no' .
,scro win he no further spread OF 'h'
disease. m
rho Holiness college Of VIlonlo W w'll
hold Ira commencement exercises Mn, ,
"a On THE commencement sermon WIN
Ne delivered by Rev. G, A. BromI''
~ Lnuis,i,io, ty
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
Neqro Murders White Wife,

LOgansport George Hail a
negro, Wednesday night shot and
killed his wife, u white woman, a
the home Of her mother He then
shot himself, and It is thought the
wound viii prove fatal Domestic
trouble Is supposed to have been the
cause
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
Miss Picker Wins Medal,

Mis-, Mabel picldor, lG years Of age
and a member Of the graduating class
Of the Corning high school won a sl'
yer medal given as u prize by the
teachers Of the school for the best es'
say The essays were read at the op
era house Saturday afternoon,
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
More oold "a Abroad.

Now York The ilonal city bank
engaged 81 900 600 A and the Russo
Chinese bank t25O) for export to
Europe, making Dhg,ol engagements
for export on the eeh' movement
S25, 100000.
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
Senate Substitutes AIdrIeh Bill.

Washngton-The Vrecand curren'
cy BILL which was passed by the
house Thursday was delivered to the
senate Friday and at once sent to the
committee on finance. Senator AID
rich promptly made a report from the
committee, substituting the Aldrich
bin In an amended form for the house
measure and In that form II was
passed by the senate This action
threw the bin Into conference and nm
effort viii be made 10 reach an agree
mont at an early day
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
PIndall Refused tshake Hands.

Little Rock, Ark Acting Govern
or llamIter has med over the
Office to Acting )yernor PindaIL
who has Just rcachl the city Gov
pindall refused to sko hands with
flamtor,
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
New phone LIne Planned,

A company has been organized at
Humphrey with T. d. Stokes, preSi'
don't G.. N. Anthony eocrolaryi y
sochs. ucasuror aud j f. quarter
NOUS us u director to build q tel"
nhopo line from Pine Bun to Allhelm'
cr ia connect with the Pine Blun llno'
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
rhunderIess Lightning Now,

Evan n, IA severe electric
storm, but strangely accompanied by
no thunder, passed over here and
several troos and buildings were hit
By lightning The only serious dam
age was to the barn Of Horny Ebner
one end Of which was torn out,
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
steraae Tankg Esploae,

Dommg a. M=Tho storage tanNa
Of the Continental OH Company
exploded Wednesday j q, Clark,
manager Of the oil company was
killed, Rolling stock and tracts Of
the Santa Fo railroad and other prop
erty was damaged
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
moIvcs In Hollow stump.

A. simpson, q farmer living near
Do Wlu, found four wolves In a hoI'
low slump ON his place Friday hc
took the animals to De WITT and ro'
colyod $40 for their scalps
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
French Raid Moors.

Casa Blanca General DAmade,
at the head OF three columns,
Tuesday conducted n raid on
tribes living In the Mdraka region. He
RACED their crops and destroyed SOW
cra camps The French had six mou
wounded
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
Wants Municipal phones,

Hudson, Wls=-ln hls FIRST message
10 the newly organized city council
Mayor utman advocated the establish
moht OF municipal telephone .,
change ia Hudson,
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
School Girls Flee In Their Night Cloth
mo

Fire destroyed the dormltory OF
Friendship Normal Academy for girls
at star city Monday morning at 3
O'Clock, and 80 rapidly did the flames
spread that the inmates of the dormi'
tory we're forced to Zee from the
burning building, abandoning their
personal effects and many of them
clad only In their night garments,
The building was used rs living
quarters by prof ] n Williams and
hIs family and by more than 40 girls
who nrc attending the academy
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
as,s eIa sum Los, Love.

Mount Pleasant, L-liecauso her
mothorlnlaw. MrREllon Mayors,
nllonnioa the anocbs of her hus.
band, Mrs billy Mps was awarded
a verdict for dami IN the sum o.
$4,000 BY a jury he
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
Injured at SaWmIll,

Thomas Duke, M cmpIoyo ~ 'n'
sowmll nj Lancburg, was seriously in'
Iurcd by being struck in the ''u' Wy w
n log which he was placing on INC
cnrrIngo TO The saw
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
All the Family Good sho,s

Mlllodgcville, Ga. Willard A. Brew.
or. aged g3, was shot and killed near
here by his father Daniel Brewer
The father IN turn, was shot by an,
other sou, and Ia In a serious eondh
ton,
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
Nugnrngturf---sf~tr ~ilSfU,, yssentRs

schools of mines and mining from pro.
ceeds Of public land sales outside the
irrigation states is provided for by
bill passed by the senate Friday
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
Railroad Companies Indicted,

New Orleans Indictments for the
acceptance Of rebates on cotton ship.
monts were returned against the mi.
noIs Central and the Yasoo n Missis.
alppi valley railroads by a fedora,
grand fury
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
Uofnerolono Of church Laid,

d,i'' |'' o u Morris Of Little Rock
Ms wired an address ut the laying Of
N,,w,, ,w,,'oolNlono Of the Central Pres
do, .'". chNroh Ot RuBsollyillo Thurs.
cs,. a Ole- crowd witnessed the
To l"00ios The church Is expected
>" completed by Octobp,.
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
nrovns AfterAvlna Son.

Tulsa, Okla Ell stokosbcrry
A wen.known rdcnt Of this
city, was drowned pursday In tho
Arkansas river ard saving the ne
Of his l2yearold n
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
eoaeg lea Throueh A Fall.

Nj, result Of a fail, which broke
se,, "s Ior The second Tins within a
hS,,,' Lamb was operated upon at
sss ua a Thursduy and tlr left leg
IebJYtl h.inr, ,h, bI,.,
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
MlIL ReoeInta al sluttaart.

The Stuttgart Creamery paid S2,N37
for milk during the month Of ApriI
The creamery Is DOW receiving daily
about 2.30O pounds of milk,
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
Nreeiann hlll 70 Conference.

Washngton-The senate amend
ment to the Vreeland currency bin
was disagreed to by the house and
the bill sent to conference, l49 to lOi,
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
$4,000 Fire at Hope,

A Are which broke out In the heart
q, ,ho business district Of Hope Tues
day morning for u time threatened to
vino ont an entire block Of the best
hugIncss embellishments OF the city,
INIT By hard lighting the fire depart
mcnr stopped the flames after two
hrIlanps had been destroyed ana the
roof burned on n third The entire
,oss IA estimated at 100000,
The origin of the fire is not known
ian, I, IL thought TO have started In the
horhcr ghop Of Noryell & Robinson
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23

The last Of the delegates were cho-
sen Saturday OF the total Of $50
which will represent the 4G states and
the seven territorial governments in
the convention, enough are instructed
or committed to the secretary OF war
TO give him a clear majority Of more
than 100 votes. 1t Is very possible
that all opposition to him will fade
away when the baloting begins at the
Coliseum in Chicago The next candl
date to him, Senator Knox of Penn
sylyanla IS 500 votes behind the
leader and the others trail further
Has 1903 Votes to Spare.
Mr. Taft safely may be credited
with j9i Of the $50 votes, or 1903 moro
than are necessary TO choice In
counting the Taft strength the votes
Of three classes Of delegates are set
down In his column, Those instructed
unequiyocally for him by state and
district conventions; those named by
conventions which adopted resom.
tions favorable TO him; those who
have declared themselves publicly or
privately TO be for the secretary Of
war. The status Of the respective
delegates have been determined In
practically all cases from frsthand
information from the individual states
and territories
In addition to the 594 votes which
may be- counted now for TAFT without
question there are l0S delegates
either managers with much reason
might lay claim to fair proportion,
say so or 60, Of these,
Choice Likely on First Ballot.
Finally there are 1873 delegates
whose seats are contested mostly
from the southern states, and II Is not
unlikely that when the credentials
committee shall have acted on the |
cases, 20 or 30 votes more will be
added to the Taft column, so that alto.
Fethcr II practically Is certainty |
the secretary Of war will be nomI |
mated on the FIRST ballot, with u fair
prospect that desire to get aboard |
the band wagon viii cause the nomI |
nation to be- unanimous
supporters Of the TAFT candidacy
will be- In supreme control Of the or.
ganlauon and Of the committees Of
the convention The "alllcs" IN tho
auti'Talt camp cannot control one Of
their native states solIdly, with tho
single exception OF Vico.prcsIdont
Fairbanks Of Indiana
The Van Buren press., 1908-05-23
Mrs, w, j. Martin Killed In storm

A terrific storm accompanied Dy
much lightning and thunder ana ram
s,ruek In the vicinity Of Dumas Mon
Joy pIrhr about s o'clock !, was evil
1on, Tim, great damage had been done
toward the west and Tuesday morning
nows was received at Dumas that the
homo of Wnl j, Martin, who resided
with his wife near Mills Poslolllco' IN
lncon county had been completely
d,mollahodi that Mrs, Martin had been
Gnlod and win Martin himself escaped
with his right leg fractured In two
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-09-13

Esperanza chapter No. 1877 o. Il. s..
will hold its grand annual ball and
card party at Kramer's, 9S2 South
Grand avenue, Wednesday evening.
September 80. All members Of the or
der and friends will be welcome.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-09-13
'DEBS MAKES BITTER
CRITICISM OF JUDGE
Benjamin Ide Wheeler Attends ADJ
dress in Which Candidate for the
Presidency Attacks Grosscup,
Illinois Jurist
[By Associated Press.]

BERKELEY, Sept. 12.-Bugene v.
Debs, Socialist candidate for president,
arrived at Berkeley this morning on
his ''red special" He was met at the
depot by committee of the Social
Progress club. with band, and es-
corted to the Greek theater on the
grounds of the University of California,
where he delivered an address to an
immense audience.
In the course of his speech Debs
made a bitter attack on Federal Judge
Peter C. Grosseup of Chicago, who once
sent him to Jail for six months for con-
tempt.
''I want to say" said Debs, that he
couldn't purge me of that, contempt if
he sent me there for six thousand
years."
The speaker accused Judge Grosscup
of being controlled by corporation inf1u-
ence, and declared he should long ago
have been impeached.
When asked by one of his hearers If
his charges could be proved, Debs an
swered:
Absolutely"
Among those in the audience, esti-
mated to number 5000. was President
Wheeler Of the University of California.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-09-13

his full length of four feet eight an
one half an says am already signed
with the Home Council team. Pooh,
pooh! Then the guy that twirles the
parabolic gifts in the box. on the play
bill they call him the devil
The divel looks her over an says
Say you would make great hit on
the Bloomer girls team" then madam
short butts in an tells the devil he
ought to sign with Hen berries nine.
just then the curtin falls with the score
2 to in favor of Sandy
The second act was a brilliant social
function in which the head guys were
always in the front when madam
shortstop and fanny met. the devil
selected fanny while the artist COPIED
out madam shortstop who was knocked
down to the bunch as the gal with the
mazuma.
After confiab madam shortstop re-
taliates the insinuations of fannie an
in disgust hikes from the ball cham
Der in the arms of the artist. Say,
people, it puts me in mind of the pic
ture of the bar room floor where one
guy makes love to another jinks wife
and then an other wise CHINA cops her
out. the model is their but the only
thing missing is the suds an the chalk
that the score is written with.
Fannie in retaliation says to the
devil ibid you hear what that biskcuit
shooter says about me? the devel says
it will all come out In the wash an to
show that the devel Is poision he makes
fanny fife for him an gets her to write
a note to madam shortstop tellin her
that the artist loves an other man. In
the third act which is as the same as
No the devel after seeing his work
we'll did pulls his watch out notes the
time an the curt falls.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-09-13
AT THE HOTELS
cHAFIN TOO BUSY TO
WRITE NAME ON REGISTER

The name of Eugene w. Chain,
ProhlDltion candidate for president, led
all the rest on the register of the
Westminster yesterday, although Mr..
Chain did not actually arrive at the
MOTEL till 8 o'clock in the afternoon
and then he simply looked in at the
door and took car for Pasadena.
The presidential candidate did not even
have time to write his name on the
register. This was done for him early
In the day by a member of the recep-
ton committee.
Mrs. Robert Mitchell and Miss Bobbie
Mitchell of Dallas are staying at the
Westminster Mr.. Mitchell. who is a
well-known stockbreeder of Texas, will
join his family later.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Finn of San
Francisco are at the Westminster. Mr..
Finn is q prominent real estate owner
of that city.
A. w. Billiard. broker Of San Fran
cisco, is staying at the Van Mugs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wakefield Baker of
San Francisco and Miss Marion Baker
are at the Van Mugs. The Bakers are
socially prominent in the northern city.
Jack Gleason, a well-known pro-
moter of athletic sports, is staying at
the Alexandria.
A. A. Dicks and Harold L. Hayman
Of London, England, are at the Lam
kershim. They are making an extern
sive tour of the country.
Fred Meyers, mining man of Den
yer, and Mrs. Meyers are guests at the
Lankershim.
A. w. Whitehead, a prominent BUSH
ness man of Denver, is staying at the
Lankershim.
Rev. e. Mandey of Prescott, Ariz,
Is at the Hollenbeck.
B. Cohen. who is in the hotel bust
ness at Hermosillo, Mexico, is at the
Hollenbeck.
of a large manufacturing plant, is at
the Hollenbeck.
Jack McGregor, exalted rulers of the
Bisbee lodge of the B. P. o. E., is at
the Hollenbeck
A. c. Bowles, president of the Ameri-
can Graphite company, Is at the Hol-
lenbeck.
t. ]. Shea, ir., who is largely inter-
ested in plantations near New Orleans,
is at the Ho1lenbeck.
A pleasant party of tourists who
came down from San Francisco in an
automobile and who are staying at
the Hollenbeck, consists of Rev. c.
Duren, r. e. Long, C. q. Mayfield and
immediate care of DR.. ]. j. Choate,
who has been directing the party about
the city. Though they all registered
from San Francisco, it is rumored they
are from the little village of Suisun.
in Solano county, and that most of
those in the party are prominent in
local politics.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Lazare of Chicago
are staying at the Alexandria. Mr.. La
zare is manufacturer of surgical in
struments.
Mr. and Mrs. w. G. Teasdale of st.
Louis are staying at the Alexandria.
Mr.. Teasdale Is stakeholder in a
large shoe manufacturing establish
ment.
| Mr. sand Mrs. d. Clinton Davis OF
Nome, Alaska. are staying at the Hay
ward. Mr.. Davis is interested in a
number of claims at Nome.
! Mr.. and Mrs. William Pedrick OF
Philadelnhia are staying at the An
| gelus. Mr.. Pedrick is in the passenger
department OF the Pennsylvania rail
road.
William Rosh prominent business
man of Salt Lake City, is staying al
! the Angelus.