Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-15

pOuHQr VI pu.tVt 6tthb1Ay. nv yFui ~
output Is held to be ons-quartef that
of the entire country. b
The. Injunction obtained from Judge
koh,saat Iast year Is said TO have been
the first OF It's kind ever issued and re-
versed the general contention OF the
roads that the courts could not inter
fere in matters coming before the In
terstate commerce commission. The
writ. however. required comprehen-
siye review of the proceedings on both
sides by the Interstate commerce com
mission and merely acted A. a protec
tion to the dairymen pending such |
review. ~
| NEW YORK. June 11.--At 3 O'Clock
thip morning the Jury in the case OF
Raymond Hitchcock. charged with mis-
treating two young girls, returned
verdict OF not guilty. Despite the late
ness OF the hour large crowd was
present, anxious to hear the fate of the
comedian. The verdict was received
with cheers.
\ The Jury which retired At t7:a0 last
night returned to the court room at a
quarter OF this morning and asked
to have road to them testimony re-
: garding the presence Of curtain be-
hind which ,Hitchcock's. valet is said
to have hidden In Forty-nrst street
house Helen Won Hagon and Elsie
4 voercks testified that there was no
such curtain but the maid in the house
said there was. The jury retired after
: the reading and In few minutes re-
, ported their verdict OF not guilty.
n Mrs. Hitchcock was in court when
the verdict was returned, bursting into
tears embraced her husband, who also
was congratulated by many of his
friends for the verdict.
3 PORTLAND, Ore, June 1.-THE re-
Z suit Of local option elections held In
d Oregon this month is that county pro
1t hibition will prevail In twenty-one of
C thirty.three counties after July. There
II are from four to sixteen dry precincts 9
& each OF the other twelve counties, so
n there is not county in state In which
u there is not dry territory.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. June IL
10 Flood conditions here are bettered on
C the whole this morning. The Kaw
I. river began falling before daylight
leI and the water steadily receded from
4 inundated district. The Missouri river
y continues 10 rise slowly, but can dc
s no particular damage at this point
% From now or 1t is predicted the situa'
tion around Kansas City will improve
; and that as waters pass beyond here
isl damage may be expected to follow
-e along the Missouri and the Mississippi
- east and north.
'u DENVER. Colo. June n.-"Tht
"a long cherished wish OF the state uni
n yersity TO enter the Denver field viii
of It's medical school is to be realized
to at the next session of the legislature
e and this action will be step towart
ly the ultimate merging Of the state med
Oh ical school and the Denver and Gros
RS Medical college under the authority O
n the state university was the state
ment made today by DR.. W. w. Gran,
or one of the nine trustees OF the Ameri
Is. can Medical association. This vii
10. absorb Denver University Medical col
aytiege. The national body will tolerat
of but one medical school in Colorado.
,gt SPRINGFIELD, H.. June 18th
id supreme court this morning refuse,
rs TO stay the execution of Billek, tn
Is Chicago murderer.
n CHICAGO, H.. June 11.--What /
sil the most unusual efforts ever made t
y save the life Of condemned murdere
is are being made today on behalf Of Her
at man Billek, sentenced to behanged tc
Is morrow for the murder of Mary yrzal
OF A series Of meetings beginning witt
III one at noon in the Great Northern the
IL ater, has been arranged by Fathe
it Peter ], O'Csllaghan of the Paulis
d fathers. The meetings are termed b.
IN Father O'Callaghan "whirlwind fr
e, ish of his campaign for Justice for Al
Is innocent man" Arrangements 70
I'd holding hve meetings we're made yen
is terday and more halls were added I
~ Aho Aot ttOa6y. . dNhcA " AAh8hoA
Telegram to Governor Denesn askin
ne Communication of Billek's sentence wa
go forwarded to Springfield at noon. Tn
er petition contains more than 1900
err signatures, which the priest has gath
as cred by mail from all parts of Chi
Is cago and the state
mi CHICAGO. June li.-with NOR
Id than a majority OF the contests file,
T. before the national Republican con
,y mittee wiped off the books and will
is Taft delegates to the number of so
SO ,enough to nominate) already accredii
DO ed to the convention. the interest II
III today's developments is centered Il
e the make up OF convention committee
,e and declarations which will be mad
I'd In the platform of the party. The ma
in tionsl committee still has contents In
II volving ninety-four seats to consider
,g but strenuous efforts are being mad
Is to rush this work to completion b!
tyI MANNING, Ia. June 1f.--Gory viii
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