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Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17
$52,OOO,0OO FOR ARMY INCREASE
CARRIE is "BOUNCED."
Proprietors of Public Houses Uncere-
moniousy Fire Mrs. Nation Out.

Dundee, Scotland.-The reception
Mrs. Carrie Nation of Kansas
is getting from the keepers of
public houses here is the worst she
ever experienced. Many times she
has been bounced" unceremoniously
and ungallantly from pubs into the
crowded street, where mobs jeered
and cheered her proniscuously.
Carrie has been shocek to find tea
drinking SO common in Scotland.
where, in deed, an amazing quantity
of the beverage is consumed at all
hours of the day. She classes tea
drinking with the morphine habit, and
has added it to her crusading roper
toire.
The police have not acted on the
request of one public house keeper,
who wants her prosecuted for breach
of the peace in entering his place of
business.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17
ROOSEVELT TO HIT BACK.
"5uIletts" for Congress If 1t Rebukes
Him for Secret Service Message.

Washingt Roosevelt
never shoots in the air." said a
member of congress Saturday
to another who was asking if there
was any thought that the president
had bullets as we'll as powder to fire
back at the house and senate if they
should rebuke him in a resolution saw
age enough to bring a quick fire re-
Spouse.
The belief is that the president has
material which is contained in Off
cial but unpublished reports, which,
if made public, would cause conster-
nation in some fairly high places.
1t is not to be conceived that Roose-
welt wants to use this material if he
has it. but, for the thousandth time,
it must be said he is a fighter, and will
hold that seIf-defense does not consist
merely in parrying.
One Of the most prominent repre-
sentatives said Saturday that he had
no doubt at all that there could be a
response from the White House to
any censure that congress might in
fict, and that he believed some men
would be hurt.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17
RUFF SILENT
ON VERDICT
FORMER BOSS" OF SAN FRANCIS
CO MAY HAVE TO SERVE
II YEARS.
HENEY WAS IN COURT
Judge William p. LawIor Will Pass
Sentence on Convicted Man and
He Will Be Taken to
Penitentiary.

San Francisco. Ca i Abraham
Ruef, former political boss of San
Francisco, convicted Thursday of brib-
cry, may have to serve fourteen years
in the penitentiary for his crimes. The
trial came to an end after being in
court 105 days. of which 10 were act
ual trial days. Ruef had nothing to
say following the verdict. The jury
was out "a hours. and police and de-
tectives in the court room stood guard
to quell a demonstration that they
knew would follow a verdict of guilty.
Francis J. Heney, special district at
tOrney was in the court room for the
first time since he was shot down, No
vember IS, by Morris Haas, a liquor
dealer, who committed suicide in jail
by shooting himself with a small der
ringer, which was secreted in his shoe.
Heney was in charge of the third Ruef
trial. The trial just finished convicts
Ruef of bribing former Supervisor
John F. Furey.
BY previous agreement of counsel,
that the bill of exceptions be settled
later, the court set Saturday. Deem
Der -. as the day for pronouncing
judgment. The sentence will be pro-
nounced by Judge William P. Lawlor.
Ruef became boss of San Francisco
in 1901. 1t was not until March, 1907,
that indictments were voted against
him. He confessed, May Is, 1907.
He came into power following the
election of Mayor Eugene E. Schmitz,
who was former musician in a thea
ter Through Ruefs political power,
Schmitz was reelected twice. Rudolph
Spreckles pledged 100000 to fight
graft, and sent for Mr.. Heney, but
still Ruef denied guilt.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17
Brayfield Hearing December 1e.

Benton, Ill-The trial of Dr.
B. F. Brayteld, of Mulkeytown,
indicted by the Franklin county grand
jury upon charges of murder and for
gerry, growing out of the mysterious
death of r. F. Parrish, at Mulkey-
town, last March, has been set for
Wednesday, December 1G, and it is
thought the case will be given a final
hearing at that time.
States Attorney Hickman has an
nounced he will direct the coroner TO
have the body eNhumed and a thor
ough examination made. The body
was inferred in a metallic casket
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17
FLEET LOSES TWO MEN.
Electrician and Fireman of Battleship
New Jersey Fall Into the Sea.

Colombo. Ceylon.-The American
battleship fleet, on it's homeward
voyage, will reach here Sunday. The
following wireless message announces
the progress Of the fleet:
THE fleet at s D. M, December 10,
was in latitude 5.26 north, longitude
8S.15 east. Will arrive at Colombo
at o'clock Sunday morning. Perfect
weather. Speed ten knots. The Geor-
gia left the feet at 10 p. m. of Deem
Der for Colombo at speed of four
teen knots, having on board a case Of
smallpox, which, however, IS not Sc
rious. The health of the rest of the
men of the feet is excellent.
"Stawicki, fireman, and Mcdonald,
electrician, of the battleship New Jer-
sey, fell overheard the evening of De-
cember 8. owing to a defective line.
Mcdonald was rescued, but Stawickl
was not recovered, although a thor
ough search was made for him.
"Otherwise, the trip from Manila
has been uneventful. There has been
much tactical maneuvering daily"
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17
kEIRAN MAY SURRENDER
Friends Say Fidelity Funding Com.
pany Head Will Give Bond.

New York, \. Y.-Friencs of P.
J. Keiran, head of the Fidelity Fund
ing Co., for whose arrest the Pittsburg
police have asked New York. declared
Friday he would give himself up
shortly. They say the reason he has
kept out of the hands of the police is
that he has been arranging his affairs
and preparing to offer bail. These
men insist the reports current that
he actually has defrauded churches
are untrue and declare when he finally
makes his side of the Fidelity COM
panys affairs public many of those
who now are making serious charges
against him will rush to cover.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17
Cromwell Hid Panama Facts.

Omaha, Neb.-"The reason that
the country does not know who
were the stockholders of the Ameri-
can Panama Canal Co. and the French
Panama Canal Co. is that William
Nelson Cromwell blocked all the eff
forts made by the senatorial commit
tee to gain this information" said ex-
Senator J. II. Willard of Nebraska
Wednesday, Willard was chairman of
the senate committee at the time the
investigation in the Panama affair
was made, and is better acquainted
with the situation than any other SEN
atOr.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17

The mississippi coal trade,
which persists to-day, is one of the
greatest single movements of cargo in
the world From Pittsburg to New
Orleans is 1000 miles, all downhill.
Coal in 1 ,0OO-ton barges is RATED into
fleets and towed down this distance
by powerful steamboats, at a cost Of
less than rs cents a ton, against a
railroad rate of about four dollars and
fifty cents-from Pittsburg to Mem
phis for 43 cents, against rail rate
of S2.7O.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17
MISSOURI NEWS
WALLACE eEes TO KEEP JOB.
In Argument Against Custer He Says
1t Would Disgrace Him.

Jefferson City.-Supreme court met
in banc here and heard the argument
in the custer proceeding of Latshaw
against Wallace R. H. Field of Kan
sas City opened the argument for
Judge Wallace, and was followed by
Attorney General Hadley, Judge Wal
lace closed the argument, after which
recess was taken.
Judge Wallace in his argument said
that he told Mr.. Latshaw that he would
give up the office if he would withdraw
his suit when Mr. Latshaw requested
him to withdraw his motion and let
the custer go, which Judge Wallace
stated he refused on the grounds that
it would bring disgrace to him and
his family.
In closing he made a sympathetic
plea that his wife was at stage of
nervous collapse and that it would
bring disgrace on his son, who bears
his name. He referred to the en-
fOrcement of laws in Kansas City, and
asked the court not to allow him to
be disgraced, as there are just a few
more weeks left.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17
Gen. Simon Takes Gonaives.

Washington.-A force of 200 men
which landed from the Haytien
gunboat took without resistance
the town of Gonaives, Hayti, and es-
tablished authority there in the name
of Gen. Simon. according to latest
information received by the navy de-
partment from Commander Shipley
of the cruiser Des Moines, now at
Port au Prince, who is in charge of
the American naval forces on shore
at Gonaives.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17

The president of the University OF
Illinois has announced that dismissal
will in future be the punishment OF
hazing, which he denounces as a VIC
lation of the right of individuality
provocative of public disorder, in its
milder forms nonsensical, and in its
coarser forms vulgar, brutal, always
demoraliZing and sometimes danger
Gus. Hence, he says, the university
cannot countenance or tolerate it
Such a stand in the opinion of the In
dianapolis Star generally initiated
will soon end the practice.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17
Deneen to Enter Farm College.

Urbana, Ill.-GOyernOr c. S. De
neen is to become a student of the
agricultural college at the state uni
versity of Illinois. He will attend the
state school during the short course
which begins in January and will seek
special instruction in cattle and corn
Judging.
The decision of the governor TO be-
come scientific farmer is the result
of his attendance at the Illinois corn
show in Springfield
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17
$4,000 FOR BANDITS ARREST.
Trio Which Robbed Great Northern
Mail Car Said 20 Have Got $4,000

Spokane, Wash-A reward of
$4,000. in which the Great Northern
Co and the United States government
share equal responsibility. is offered
for the arrest and conviction of the
three bandits who held up Great
Northern train No. near Hillyard,
Wednesday night.
The men have been traced back to
Spokane by the sheriff's officers and
q dragnet has been laid all over this
city and surrounding country.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17
Old Soldier Found Dead.

Richland.-The body of an aged
man was found in a pasture two miles
north of Richland by Mrs. Ed Weine
and Mrs. J. W. Press. Indications are
he had been dead two weeks. Papers
from the pension department found on
his person indicate his name to be
William A Griffin His last pension
check had been forwarded from Eaude-
vie, Christian county and received at
Lawing, same county He was at
Newburg on November %.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17
ALTON WANTED FOR RIVERS
AND HARBORS
ALSO COAST DEFENSE NEEDS
Organization Of Militia Force of $780,
100000 mmended-Encrease
Last Year Was Nineteen
Thousand.

Washington, D. C.-In his annual
report Secretary Luke E. Wright of
the war department estimates that an
increase of $50 100000 in the apprOpri-
alton for the coming fiscal year will
be necessary, principally for improve
nent of rivers and harbors. The ex-
penditures Tor the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1908, were $130.706, 447.99,
and Secretary Wrights estimate for
190S-9 is, in round figures, s1S9,000
O00. The appropriation for 1908 was
$137 ,G35, S47.20.
The increase asked lot is largely
for river and harbor work, and other
public work of a civil character, for
which purpose about $24,000.000 is
asked. OF the balance. about $10,500,
900 is an additional estimate for the
support Of the army, military academy
and the militia For military public
works, such as fortified lions, arsenals
military posts. etc, the estimates call
for an increase Of s17,S0O,OO0.
Secretary Wright especially recon-
mends an addition of G12 officers to
the army, and also approves a policy
for the elimination from service of all
officers who fail to maintain the
requisite standard of efficiency. Both
CT these propositions were before con-
gress at its last session, and will be
strongly urged this year.
Strength of Army.
During the past year ere has been
an increase in the actual strength of
the army of 19,16S, making the present
strength 4,116 officers and GS,512 en-
listed men. a total of 122,G2S. Of this
number 63,102 are serving i'll the
United States. 12,101 in the Philip
pines, .905 in Cuba. 1902 in Alaska,
Gil in Porto Rico, 23G III Hawaii, with
SOL troops en- route and officers at
other foreign stations.
The secretary submits an estimate
of 100000 to enable the signal corps
to take up military aerOnautics
He recommends that the general
scheme of national defense shall pro
vide force of organized militia of
approximately $4,000 men, 100000 of
these in combination with the in
fantry. calvary and neld artillery of
the regular army, TO constitute a field
army of 100000 men.
Congress- is asked for considerable
increase in the appropriations for in
vestment in permanent military
plants, such as gun and mortar bat
teries, fire control al Qualifications.
electrical installations a sea coast
Notifications. searchlights for harbor
defenses and other accessories of coast
defense, preservation and repair of
| fortiflcations, repair and protection of
| defenses at Pensacola. Fla, and New
Orleans, La, defenses Of Galveston,
| Tex, armament for Notifications,
| fortifcations i'll insltlar possessions,
| and additional 1ai:d for military posts.
| These various items in connection
| with permanent military plants call
| for increased appropriations of $1S,-
| 1927, of which amount about so
| per cent is asked for coast defense
| works, for which about S9.500, 900 is
required for the United States and
| $4,000 900 for the insular possessions.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17
Pardon for Maaness Refused.

Media, Pa.-Mrs. M. German
Magness daughter Of the late
Senator German, whose husband was
convicted of desertion from the navy
and whose was sentenced to a year S
imprisonment at Portsmouth. was de-
MED a pardon by the president for her
husband. Secretary Newberry report
ed adversely on the application.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17
Special for HadIey Inauguration.

ST. Joseph.-Arrangem We're
made for special train over the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railroad to bear to the
inauguration of Gov. Herbert S. Hadley
in Jefferson City, January II, some OF
the leading members of the Republic
can party in Northern Missouri. Every
county in the fourth congressional
district will be represented on this
trip.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17
New Skyscraper Planned.

Field are planning a Fifth avenue
skyscraper to cost $7,OO0000. Designs
have been completed for a History
structure to cover the block on the
east side Of Fifth avenue, from Thir-
tieth TO Thirty first streets. The build
ing could be used as on great de-
partment store or as a general mer-
camille structure for many tenants.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17

At the recent dedication in Bath of
a tablet to Edmund Burke, Whitelaw
Reid spoke in behalf of Americans in
honor of their best friend in Great
Britain. Burke has become almost a
national hero in America, and it was
he who phrased most elOquently many
principles that are part Of our tradi-
ton His speech on Cancellation is
a difficult piece for schOolboys, but it
ought always to be a part of the pre-
scribed reading of young America
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17

Our referendum among the leading
personalities of this country on the
question, What is your opinion of the
great men Of Europe and America o.
has resulted as follows: Washington
and Napoleon are the greatest favor
ties, after whom come Hannibal. Gaze
sar and Charles Nj. Of Sweden
Among the most dislikeG are Brutus,
Cromwell and observation-disclosures
Nihoniiu (Tokyo).
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17
$4,000 Home Burns.

Hannibal.-The residence of Charles
G. Price. one of the largest in the city
burned to the ground with all the con
tents. The origin of the fire is I'M
known. 1t was known as the Price
homestead and was located on an
elevated site, where it was difficult
for the fire department to get. 1t was
valued at $4,000.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17

A minister recently read paper be-
fore a Congregational church confer
ence in Boston in which he called at,
tention to the fact that in the mem
bership of Sc churches in that vicinity
only one child to each church was
born during the year. His conclusion
was that Congregational families are
ceasing to perpetuate themselves and
that Puritan stock is dying out. Presi-
dent Roosevelt ought to look into this.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17
Against Killing Quail.

Springfield.-Secreta George T.
Tippin of the State Horticultural
society is this week sending out to the
various county societies and to the
members Of the legislature copies Of
the following resolution passed by the
recent meeting of the state society in
Springfield: Resolved, by the State
Horticultural society, That we deem
the destruction of quail in this state as
detrimental to the orchard and farm
ing interests, and we therefore ask the
the legislature to enact law making
it a misdemeanor to kill or sell quail
at any time within a period of five
years within the state.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17

All the world is ready to admire
the taste of tae man who fell in love
with a young woman and married her
because she thanked him when he
gave her his seat and when she turned
and sat down her waist and skirt did
not SeDarate"
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17

Prof. d. c. Jackson of the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology has
been retained by the Massachusetts
highway commission to make a report
regarding the telephone situation with
special reference to the practicability
Of a reduction in rates and a higher
efficiency of service.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17
adam God" Is Arrested.

Kansas City-James Sharp, leader
of a fanatical religious sect. who re-
Gently led his band in a street riot in
this city against the police. was ar
rested near Monticello. kas. He was
asleep under a haystack when the Of
ficers discovered him. Louis Pratt,
follower, and Patrolman Mullane, have
died since the riot, bringing the total
number of deaths up to four.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17
Held as "Booze Boat Pilot.

Columbia.-Charged with plotting
a booze boat that piled up and
down the Missouri river last spring
after Boone county went dry, and
under indictment on the charge of
violating the local option law. H. E
Forgery, a former candidate for the
Democratic nomination for railroad
and warehouse commissioner, was ar
rested in Bowling Green, and brought
to Columbia.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17

A Philadelphia man left his son-in-
law so cents with which to buy rope
to hang himself. The beneficiary will
probably forego the bequest rather
than comply with it's conditions, but
1t is certainly a terrible tale to come
from the City of Brotherly Love.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17

The official denial of the AbruZZi-El
kins engagement will shatter TO-
nance in which two continents were
deeply interested, and many will re-
fuse TO give up the hope that the path
of true love may yet be smOothed for
the royal lover and the beautiful
American girl of his heart.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17
Woman Dies Aged 1o5 Years.

Cape Observation-Disclosures Kinds,
105 years and 5 months of age, died
here She was supposed to be the
oldest person in southeast Missouri
She came from Tennessee eighty
years ago and has never ben out of the
county but once, when she visited a
son in ST. Louis thirty-fve years ago.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17
Necroe Goes to HIGHEST Court.

MuskOgee, Okla.-A case that will
test the constitutionality of the sepa-
rOte coach law is to be taken to the
United States supreme court from
Muskogec. J. e. McCulley, q negroe.
who recently refused TO heed the law
vas fined So and costs
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17
Hydrophobia From Eating Sausage.

Winchester, Pa.-The authorities
Saturday are conducting cigorous
investigation into the death of
John Van Horn, 8, and his sister, Ma
bel, 16, who, the doctors state, died
of hydrophobia as a result of eating
frankfurter sausages. Three other
members of the Van Horn family are
seriously i'll. The grocer who sold the
sausages disclaims all knowledge of
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17
Bridegroom's Eyes Blown Out.

Amarillo, Texas. - Through the
explosion of the gasoline tank of
his auto, Voss Brummel, a merchant
of Claude, Tex, lost his eyesight Fri
day Brummel was examining the
tank when it went off. blowing out
his eyes. He was married two weeks
ago
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17

st. Joseph. Mo.-Mrs. Minnie
Maget, the eDarborn (Mo) woman
who fatally shot her 2-year-old son in
a hotel here Tuesday, and fired three
bullets into her own head, is under po-
lice guard at a hospital, where she
may recover. \ warrant charging
murder will be issued if she does not
die.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17
Cremated in His Home.

Fremont, Ohio.-In fire at
Woodville early Thursday DR.. G..
Barnes. a veterinary surgeon, was
""emated in his home. An old man
named Crane was rescued from his
home adjoining. but the building was
dstroyed. The postoffice was badly
scorched and was saved only by great
mant
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17

L0ndOn-An illunlin ating common
tary on the defea at OF the licensing bill
is furnished in a list published show
ing that sixty-two of the peers who
helped to reject the measure are OWL
erS OF brcMerN shares.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17
Contractor Aanew Voluntary Bankrupt

Chicago. Hl.-John p. AgneW,
well-known contractor, 10 Dearborn
street. who constructed tn Lawrence
pumping station and intake funnel of
the city of Chicago. and who is one
of the city's best-knOwn contractors,
filed a petition in bankruptcy in the
United States district court Friday.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17

The recent refrigeration congress in
Europe has reminded student of his
tory that Francis Bacon made the first
experiments in the use of snow for the
preservation of meat. The people of
New Zealand, who have been largely
dependent on refrigerated meat, have
shown their appreciation Of BacOn's
discovery by erecting a statue of him
suitably inscribed.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17

The daughter of LombrOso is COM
ing to this country to study our pris-
Ons. We may be thankful, after all
the other Nominations against it, that
she isn't coming to study our society.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17
To Have Own Liohts.

Chillicothe-At a recent meeting
of the city council. initiative steps
were taken for the erection of a $5O,-
900 municipal light plant. An Iowa
corporation is furnishing commercial
lighting here. but there has been no
street light five months owing to the
high rate charged by the comopora?
ton
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17

New York. - Peter Bickhardt's
mother tried to adjust the bones of his
arm, which he broke skating month
ago. No surgeon was called and the
boy died from the neglect.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17
r.. C., Pierce Trial in March,

Austin, Tex.-District Attorney
James Hamilton says that owing
to a large docket the trial of H
Clay Pierce of St Louis, head of the
Waters Pierce Oil company, charged
with false swearing, wiz not be held
until some time in March.