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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
employees
PROTEST AGAINST ANY
REDUCTION OF RATES
Men Say Further Cuts Must
Throw Loss Eventually
Upon Them.

Missouri Valley, la, April l4.--F'ive
hundred railroad men from all branches
of the service ut Il mass meeting here
adopted resolutions protesting against
any further reduction in railroad rates.
The resolution SAYS the loss must even
suaily fall on the railroad employees. The
resolutions are addressed particularly
10 the Nebraska railway commission.
and committee was appointed to pres
mt the commissioners with copy.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
"aFF.MiT<" DRAWS Nam
FROM FAMILY rMlcE

A,s'>.'l t:'N la sl,ni : rlas;.,..
oloea VIE: his affinity twice in three
wears. II. =. Bell Is ne longer in favor
with the ne" of the locality, and
IA is mol likely rnal h. vii! venture
around the precincts II his former
home agHin. He liIs, left his home
three years ago With Miss GLADYS
Hayes. bu, returned last Week and
said that he was going To live or the
square W his family. The good res
'iution lasted only /, Neck when he
conn panon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
IsHAMERY DlSSENTS AT
CHOICE OF HUME

loes MONIES. la. April H. Discussion
over the selection of W. y. Hume as
chief of police has caused u row in
The commission i'm the first week of
government Councilman Hamery. head
Of ;le department of public safety. has
lied his resignation with the daily
News. his organ. To be used unless u
promise of Hulne's removal is made.
In case of llamery's resignation q re-
Fall club will ~ once be organized
and then petitions circulated for n:s
rc- cleo ion.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
EXTENSIVE PEAT BEDS
WILL BE OPERATED

Forest city ~, April Is. on,. OF the
most unuu" Industries In Iowa is
sooM 10 be pat irto operation=a peat
n,ichine for utilizing the peat fuel that
IS found in such Immense beds in this
section OF Iowa. IL will be operated
in connection with the new brick and
tile plant of the Fertile Clay Il Peat
company. and the peal Will be used in
burning Its brick and tl.. output i'm
stead uf coal.
The company uSn.; abollt $40 acres Of
peat land and u complete ilenien peat
machine capable of producing 10000
70 $4,000 bricks or turfs per day. This
peat deposit is abou, 20 feet deep and
l. absolutely pure. without sand OF grit
ai.a Mill produce over 4.opo.o0o tons OF
peat for use and market. l'he cXccss
of i,ea' fuel above the needs Of tho
company Will b. sold FOR fuel. 'f!sa
complete cost of Tn. land. buildings,
peat and brick machinery reely to
opaaat4 ~ll be abou. STe.ooo,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
SAINTS MINISTER'S. ARE
TO MARRY DIVORCES

Independence. i<an., April ~ The r.
1reani.ed Church of Jesus Christ OF
Latter Day Saints disposed of the di-
.orce question after AN interesting de-
oate BY the refusal 10 adopt Il resolu-
ion forbddiis the ministry To marry
liNOrceeS.
president Joseph Smith spoke at
efagth. being opposed To the under
aliing nj u legislative enactmcut
against possible contingencies in mar
.iagc and diVor,e laws. He questioned
restrictive measures which might be i'm
furious and unjust 10 innocent men and
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
BOY CLERK WAS
a PRETTY Gi.:l

Chicago April IA. \ remarkable.
.ase %; q sill successfully posing as
A boy. has come 10 light in Chicago.
The strange masquerade WIZ, barred
lrcn the discovery that Il boy clerk"
Mho had served in that capacity for
II months ia III. +. Michaes Mons,
furnishing store III Eighteenth ST, in
fact is II young Woman.
The hcfc'e ut this escapade is
Miss Mary T., iphrian. II years old. She
is ROW living With h'i parents az 1916
Nioennes rNu! A love affair wilt, IN
,taer sil!. louise Prairie. was HE
aiase of her disclosing her real
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
THE HUSBAND LEADS
BETTER THAN ATTORNEYS

tisaaleos.i IA. April l5-f'or the
fourth tune Elizabeth Barrett has with
drawn the divorce proceedings against
her husband, Charles The charges
each time have been cruelty and inhu-
man treatment. The husbands plead
ings out of court have each time won
They are well to do people.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
LESLIE SHAW HAS
NEW JOB IN VIEW

Phii.,delp,:,n. .,prii IA. Leslie NJ
Shaw. fniii,.,. secretary of the treas
lry. who recently resigned the presi-
lc,.ry of III. Carnegie Trust company
IF New York. mas under consideration
IN invitation To become the head of
he First Mortgage Guarantee and
Trust company OF this city. The COM
pany is Il comparatively young insti-
.ution and has no; figured largely in
financial affairs.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
ALMOST REACHES THE
100 MARK, HUSBAND 80

M;lson City, la. April a. Mrs. s.
Richardson, aged 9S years. died at
Tear Lake today. Her husband is still
living. aged 30 They celebrated their
10Th wedding anniversary January Is
This year -Four children are living, all
IN Cerro Gordo county, the youngest
IS ~ years old and the oldest G7.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
DRANK cARRoLIc ACID
BUT WILL RECOVER

Estherviile, Ia. April 1O-The little
2-year son of Professor f. T.
Strawn. principal of the Estherville
business college. is in very precarious
condition as result Of drinking car
bolic acid.
The little fellow got the bottle which
contained the acid and drank and
spilled about teaspoonful. When his
mother found him he was still holding
the bottle. An antidote was Immediate
" given while doctors were summoned.
Three of the city's physicians worked
over the little fellow for three hours
steady last night and reports this
morning are very favorable that he will
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
KICKED IN STOMACH
BY HORSE AND DIES

burlington. la. April ls.--olyae
Maul'len. % years Old. was kicked in
the stomach by IL Percheron stallion at
the Mount Pleasant fair grounds this
morning and died
The Mount Pleasant Milling COM
panys office safe was robbed of s44 last
night. The thieves broke window
and worked the combination of the
f..
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
OIL OCTOPUS GRABS
CALIFORNIA LINES

San Francisco. April l0.-A financial
deal of great Importance to San Fran
cisco and California. which will prac-
tically place all the gas. electric light
and power companies of central and
northern California in one basket. the
contents of which will be controlled by
Standard Oil interests. has been made.
The deal involves s45, OOO. 600 and one
Of its results is TO introduce more than
$1.30O.000 new money into the lighting
and power enterprises of the state.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
CHINA WORRIED
BY INCENOli RlES

!'eking. April 49,. Continued attempts
AT incendiarism at Picking. many of
which have been successful, has
aroused the government to action. The
throne has ordered an investigation 1t
Is estimated property to the value Of
100000 taels has been wilfully burned
down during the past three weeks. The
tirebugs are believed to be revolution
lists. The official Gazette, issued today.
contains the names of q large number
of revolutionists and no less than 81
Japanese whom the authorities are or.
derel to arrest on sight.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
TWO STATES Try
FOR POSSESSION
OF INSANE MAN
Pennsylvania Es.rad..ed Him
ana Nov iowa = Tying 10
Get HIM Back.


,s. ''sfi'
liSlai!iis 'Hi me l'2sSs'@S's'i' Ns ~
Waterman. 'pf this Sldte. va, Is NOW u
rnnns 2lNsulia. IL the aoasssi is in
y,.lyea +, ,,,.e. o.. asf;on ar ,,y rel,,inp
Important feature oi we 'N'ieio'is Oh
'oNsfiot uii'!n'fis t'''S ~" d pro-
ial'ial'9l reNok'li@ wy M'.f'a''s 81 ARREST
9iia"r MhiNM i,elt'isSiNal'ia ssNllrFa l'''s,
session ca N''t''s,ls'h ~ f''il''.iy ~
Mitn"nt SI''As' =" VIZ ~. ia
county wa S'i!ia .H.7'ts'iit. VI VI VIII
VINO W'iS ''HHti fi'pniit'a ~ aSsiSs'l'
~ lolite& S.hei''is"i IN" ~ - ''.i'i
sfiN.'ll'Ai 70 i'tt,s''os2's ~ 's' - ~,
islfn mae ny Toni ii'Ri W Sp.1''s9
l9l tns POSSESSION o' sVuMs ~ 'if'i 'iis'''i y
u * ms sHN"cNilpA "lsiSi' uses 4
'4e@ 'ilisSilp- = t'Sl"Hh - 'ie laN ~
eNtis,4ltlniit y y S.'al tiitf N'fNoa
tof ia i StiAH 'titii5' N'i = - ..
me ilsili te - ">taa}t N''tissii' "t va,
ehif'1 'el alfef t.is lf@t1P5
tlia,.'' y A,ss l'%f ith'il % - W 70. =,
sApN :" ilsa sl,i'i, ". t"S''9s w
lhes'i"il ~ VIZ FallH'4S "' W. =, e''','
t'"N MS n''e'l tfals''l IA Spt'i - .'1 ~ ~
a'iels rs ~ : 90 l3SiI l''sispli:'
No. in Good Faith
ii;'s zoe IT,
!, ,,,,,,,
., s.','' ~. 49,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
DEsPoNpENT WOMAN
DESTROYS HER lIsE

orange o'ity. la. April 10. Mrs. Will
liam Van BeNnun. in the absence of
her hu. band, committed suicide by
placing rope about her neck. climbing
upon a box in the coal shed, placing he
from the box She WAS 60 years old
and had become despondemt over the
condition Of her health
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16

Ia France Mons. pufou. has succeed
ed N making THERMOMETER tubes of
i"iFe qrtr'Z Not only aie these tubes
exceedingly trans Hrent hui their
icsistance 10 heat and other advapt-
ages make them superior, 10 glass for
thermometers intend II measure high
temperatures liz such thermometers
n"i."d tin takes he pae@ Of mercury.
md NE scale reads fron about 465 de-
sl"rs Fahrenheit up over 900 degrees.
u V"gld be inli up To l.soo degrees. for
quart docs not soften below that tenn
i,pl..ttllt't,.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
Iransmutation.

See dear. I burn upon this April hill
TIN" letters have treasurer for so long.
The day rams over with the bluebirds'
song,
The buoyant wind blows delicatey chill.
Twisting the clean brgh; flames that
have their will
On our hearts record. whirling for
breath
Gray wraths of paper whereupon in
death
Wavcr the words that shake my spirit
still.
Herein prove me worthy OF your trust.
Leaving our letters not TO mold aud
dust.
Nor, after me- ravshed of alien eyes;
But changing them through fire and the
springs
Swift alchemy into fair growing things
SO have the hearts Illustrations made
ME WISE
Elizabeth Whiting in April Century.
The earths atmosphere varies from
120 TO 200 miles in depth.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
METHODIST CHURCH
DESTROYED BY FIRE

Marshalltown. la. April l4.-INir~ last
hight totally destroyed the Methodist
church at Gilman. this county causing
loss of $500; Insurance.. $1,000 The
ORIGIN of the fire is unknown.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
DIES AS a RESULT
OF SEVERE BURNS

Fonda, Ia. April 10 Mercedes Muir
ray. the s-year-old daughter of MIR. and
Mrs. jay Murray. of Pocahontas died
at 10 o'clock last night from severe
burns received Tuesday Afternoons ON
her way home from school the little one
stopped to play at bonfire and her
clothing caught fire. She at once
started To run toward home. and was
seen by her parents. who endeavored
To put out the fire MIR and Mrs. Muir
ray We're themselves badly burned. the
former being confined to his bed
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16

Ne" York April lo--The entire junior
class of New York university was sus-
pended from the university for three
days by the faculty todas. as a penalty
Tor hazing Henry Bloch. a freshman
student
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
PRESIDENT OF UNITED
PRESS ASSOCIATION DIES

Chicago. April IA. .Joii,. Van Der
cock. jr.. president and general man
fger of the United States Press as
ISOLATION. died today as Il result of an
lnt.rat ion for lnncudicitiS
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
DECISIONS OF THE
SUPREME COURT

les ai.:,;e.. Ia. Airs. =, .5ecsioms
"ere handed down by the supreme
court today as follows
Heller rs. Cahill appellant, Sac: af-
Elmcd.
McI.ea,:. VS.. Thompson. appellant
Crawford: reversed
Palmer Us City of Waterloo, appel
liant. Blaclsl,awk: reversed.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
DIES FROM DRINKING
cARBoL!c ACID

S7NrSO0I-sS FNSIO
F,sthervile. la, April Ii. Professor.
f. f. StrAwn's r-old son Wilbur
lied yesterday as a result of drinking
.arbolic acid last Monday afternoon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16

Mss Mabel stut.teNaii has Just been
n.'ii"tied - the bar ~ Jefferson CITY.
sip Hen recori as !, studen is re-
Il e.iiple. SIZE Ms ,ia,l'iatcd AZ ,h'
Na'edIel"l.iiin from the high school She
70! s'ia"latStiHs ~ i- Baker univei-
80 " he iN;,i:s~e City umivelsity
"nd III" ''lratprs scholarship in
'r~ niN"fsitY of Missouri Since en-
i'i'ing ~ laoJ she has taken both tirr
''s ,id the academic ~o,ilses ~ .ipp
ui'NrsiiH, and l'eNt J,ll,~ Win receive.
her ics!Vc.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16

river Oh t.le Nvonluur railway.
south Africa, White staying al the
.iaintoos. caught u large cobra de cap
ei't alive The cool Way III which he
did TUG trick tsaNs local paper, sent
. cold shiyer through evel,y one who
-" u Ne simply caught hold of the
ro'@t pf IFS tail gave it u sudden jerk
,"Mhfds illG and caught il by the back
~ y" bead III. then placed il in a.
'if'slil tin. The snake WAS three
ine hes III diameter nld about -four feet
Itt,!.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16

- + Grenfeli. tie explores, and
- t = e beei. Occurring IN London on
w - 5et'Flss u pHpNri found IN TN.
'''tii19 SO pNNiS.cus IN Egypt These
Nese fouAd in mounds OF rubbish
H. tsls litli" worse condition rhan
tl@s We're thr"9 u a~ay 2.ooV
nv. go.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
Kenderline Also Declines.

l, w. CITY. la. Api,il 81 c. \. Mem
Geiline. Of this city. positively asserts
,hat he viii not accept the democratic
nomination for lieutenant governor
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16

The number of ties purchased the
steam and electric roads of this coun-
Try during the year 1906 was 102 1874, O4O.
The demand of the steam roads
a,nounted to 70 PEI cent of the total,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
IL Arid Georais.

case of apopeXy I, bad s;rulle''
What brought il IN a.
Man asked him if whisky MAS good
To rub /. boss with
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
WHILE CLASS OF
HAZERS SUSPENDED
OVER 500 FIRED"

Columbia, S. G., Apr! lo..-It was
announced at chapel services at
Clemson. college today hat 81
members Of the sophomore and
freshmen classes nave been dis
missed in addition to IS juniors ex-
PEELED Friday last This is probably
The most wholesale expulsion IN the
history of the United States The
cause alleged was INSTRUMENTATION
IN an April fool prank
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16

Garfield Tea cannot but commend itself
TO those desiring a laxative at once sim
pic. pure. niid. potent and laalth-giving.
Ii is made of Herbs. All ,rils stores.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16

Tie pope has expressed his intention
81 presenting the lion sent To him by
lie t.iaperor Menelek, to Venice. as
concentrating the symbol of the Lion
u Il. Mark. the patron saint of The
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16

Limitations of the Teachers Profession
From the April Scribner We are
so unsocia! and stited that it would
seem we lived i'm mortal fear OF inspec-
ton Il, close range. We are too prud-
ISL. To be truly human too lacking in
tic sense of humor To extract enjoy
lnent out of the foliies OF life, and 50
prim as TO find ourselves overwhelmed
ana paralyzed by sense of the inn
nropriety of everything that falls out
side our straight laced course We are
too doglnatic TO be agle cd bis. compan-
ions; too didactic, too Instructive. too
prone to impart information 10 stand
on Il give and take footing With our
friends; we prefer TO give. We are too
sensitive to- accept philosoptic ally our
share of the worlds rebuffs; too meek
to be selfrespecting too subservient To
superiors to possess Independence OF
character. We are too bookish and UNI
practical ~ bear our proper part In
turning the wheels OF social progress.
so out OF harmony generally with the
instincts and needs of society hat fo,.
the most part il washes past us, leav-
ing us stranded high and dry like fos-
slis on the deserts. shoreline of an
ancient sea. AS far us taking an ac-
tiv.: part IN !Ee doings of society ia
colarerijad We meet the late Professor
wilbur lacl:mtn,s characterization of
the modern college sfudent-we are AS
innocuous AS IL flock of sheep on sum
ny hillside in April.
.sgain. our professor fosters a devo-
;ion 10 methods and petty DEVICES 1t
has lately reached such a point that
every slightly different WY of doing
u ching is labelle1 with u name of it's
own Cur pedagogical books and ar
licies literally swarm With these
archaeological ghosts, until it is a
discerning Intelligence indeed that can
distinguish tine read entities from the
..on -antities; The shadow from the
substance
.ANnther hot spring was recently add
ell 10 the 10 which Carlsbad had for
Gears enjoyed Workmen who We're
engaged in clearing ont The channels
of The "Muhlbrunn" suddenly broke
into IL new spring of hoi mineral wa
10, - feet below the surface of the
ground. The Mater gushcd M and
OVERLOOKING the promenade, ram into
the river Tcpl. The appearances of the
new spring Was not altogether wei
come To the citizens, because they fear
that its flow may diminish that of the
Sprudei fountain. which is Carlsbad's
most valuable asset rs IL health resort.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16

It is estimated by mining experts at
Johannesburg that the amount of gold
still to be mined along the Rand Reef
c to be valued at $5,0O0, 0O0, 900.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16

Toward Jheir s.if-delsal fund rhe
i:4iish suffragists received Il check for
- ron two men w'.o ll;td denied them
~ $ cigars during a week. one of
theit' was Il libelTti member of pallia-
Ifn4f
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16

The earths atmosphere varies from
120 TO 200 miles in depth.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-30
!. MADE PRETTY GOOD FEE.

Morgan q Co. Alleged to Have Made
s2:,ooo,0OO Ont OF Reorganization.
ST. PAUL, MINI, July 29.-That i,
z. Morgan and Company, and others
In the syndicate that reorganlzed the
Northern Pacific Railroad in 1896. made
profit OF s22.220,293, was what the
attorneys for tho State attempted to
established to-day at the Minnesota rate
hearing.
Attorneys for the railroad, however.
ccntended that these figures represent
the par value of the stock involved,
and that the stock at that time was
not worth par. They further contend
that the question of whether J. p.
Morgan and Company made large
fec in connection with the reorganiza- 4
ton, has nothing to do with what the
Northern Pacific Railway is worth to-
cay. 1t is on the present worth that
they expect to earn an adequate re-
turn.
H. A. Gray, controller Of the North
ern Pacific. testified that the reorgan-
ization was perfected by calling in the
stock Of the old company in the hands
of the public and issuing the new stock
on the payment by the stockholders OF
an assessment of $40 share on pre-
all the old stockholders Were willing
to pay these assessments, 50 the syn
dictate paid them and took oyer the
stock. %
Under one paragraph of the agree
ment the syndicate received $19,S73,sSo|
IN cash for handling $105.215,7O5 Of
the company's common and preferred
stock and mortgage bonds. Under an
other paragraph of the agreement tho
syndicate was paid s 23 per cent in
cash for the sale OF another conslgn-
ment of stocks and bonds. The amount
received by the syndicate on this trans
action was placed at nearly s3,000,oOO,
bringing the total receipts OF the syn
dicate managers, according to the tes-
timony, up to $1l7,90i,253 while they
In the conversion and assessment on
stock, s95,701,S60, leaving the syndi-
Gates gain, figured at the par value OF
the stock So2.2O2.393 -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-30
Bureau, Times-Dispatch,
49,. =. -.l-- ...lslt Mi 10 Hull STRAIT


In the $4,000 damage suit brought
in the Corporation Court by Julia Cable
lcoloreD against the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad COMPANY for the death
day aftera ss 81 $4,000 FOR the plain
tiff. Motlon4 to set aside the verdict.
as contrary to the law and the evil
next noted an appeal, and was granted
fifty days in which to.prepare It's rec
ords and adjust it's case for presentation
before the Appellate Court.
employed by the Atlantic Coast Line,
was killed in the freight yards be-.
longing to that road two Years ago,
while coupling cars. civil damage
legal proceedings were opened yester-
day in the Corporation Court by her
counsel, which embraced the law firm
Of O'Flaherty and Fulton, with Lawyer
fsergs end h9epsg as spre
scented by Edwin p Cox and w. B. Nc
1lwaine, Of Petersburg
The case. which was largely Of q
appliances on freight cars and rules
governing the code Of signals used by
trainmen The case lasted two days,
in which many local railroad men gave
both SIDES Much general interest was
aroused by the proceedings, and many
looked for a 9hung jury In the case.
Senator Tulton's Great Speech.
When former senator NJ. .. Fulton,
of counsel for the plaintiff arose to
address the jury Mr. Mel waine, for
the defense. had Just concluded pow
erful and somewhat lengthy argument,
the case having been in progress for
moro than twenty-four hours. The
courtroom, nevertheless, was taxed t.
it's capacity. When Mr.. Fulton arose,
the fight, at all times .hotly contested,
was conceded a drawn battele. with the
chances for verdict slightly favoring
the defense. When he had concluded
tile situation was no longer In doubt.
The jury was out not quite fifteen min-
utes. 80 Tx
Sergeant J. G.. Saunders of the Cor,
poration Court, stated last night that
he considered the speech OF Mr.. Fulton
the greatest. Grafton delivered In the
courthouse during his term Of office.
He said that It's effect upon the jury
was instantaneous and visible.
The verdict is@sconsldered heavy
one, Viewed from the evidence. g u
Verdict Set Aside. 4
The verdict of8the Jury in the ease
Of Lewis Austin. alias Lewis D,owden,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-30

Ny! but wasn't the President vexed
when Congress turned down his four
battleships and gave him only two.
The big kick didn't change things this
time either, because Uncle Joe's bunch
was too busy scrapping over troubles
gard for Mr.. Roosevelt, 1 will have to
gard for Mr.. Roosevelt, Twill have to
kid taking issue with the President)
on the further expenditure OF our cash
tleships What would like him to DO
would be to have the government offer
the price OF Just one OF those floating
batteries In bonuses or prizes for the
or fying@ gunboats. A few millions,
hung up In prizes, would bring out the
best talent OF the country, and there
is more OF 1t in America than. any
where on earth. as you and i know.
1t wouldn't be six months until we'd
have flying armada that would make
England, France. Germany and Japan
look like q four-tl,ish. Our special
prices are making goods fly this month.
Mems, boys and children's clothing re-
duced 20 per cent Strnws and Pana-l
mas reduced 30 per cent. Big reduce
tons in mems shirts, underwear. host
ery. etc, Come in, sir. WILLIE. az