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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-11-19

sion had another spread prepared,
and the evening session followed. Prof
Van Alstyne took as his subject MAX
ing a Man" and said, using a type Of
man as a figure, that he should be a.
a healthy animal, f2) be a good moral
characteg (3) have industry, "a have
punctuality, 60 have a keen observas
ton, (6l a good sense of humor, "a
adaptibility, (8) a good education, and
last, fidelity. Anywhere, he said,
these are the characteristics that go to-
wards building up mankind. HIS ad-
dress was of solid facts intefspersed
wish humor and took his audience by
storm.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-11-19

Everybody gets political bumps, and
s'Dayya Baird seems to be getting his
now The old man don't like it bit, and
his Camden organs are putting up a big
kick against the ingrasitude of Sheriff
Hatch. Those who are familiar with po-
lisical intrigues in Camden assert that ex-
State Comptroller j. Willard Morgan S line
Italian hand is underneath all "Davy
troubles, and this is only the beginning of
Things that are so follow.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-11-19
Apprentice Won Case.

The Court of Errors and Appeals on
Monday handed down an opinion in the
case Of Morris Robson vs.. john P Whit
ney, in which the decision OF Gloucester
Circuit Court, in favor OF the plaintiff, is
affirmed. D. o Watkins, Esq, for Robe
500 F.B DAVIS and A. H. swaokhamer
fot Whitney.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-11-19

The old Trenton True american, SO long
and ably conducted by Joseph L. Mar, de-
ceased, on Monday passed to the ownership
Of Mr.. H. E. Alexander, who purchased
abe plant at Receivers sale The new
owner has. our best wishes for success in
restoring she old True american to its
former position of influence in the Capitol
City Of our State.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-11-19

Weregret to announce the serious illness,
in Washington, D. c., Of senator-elect Geo.
W. F. Gsuns, Lecturer of the National
Grange, whisher he went last week to at
tend the annual session. He seems to be
suffering general collapse from overwork,
and has not left bis room since reaching
that city. The DEMOCRAT sincerely hopes
his recovery will be rapid and permanent.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21
new PLAN MEETS
FAVOR OF BOARD

Committees from Barton Heights,
Highland Park and Glen Allen met
the School Board of Brookland Dis
trict. Henrico county, yesterday morn.
ing TO discuss the matter of the pro-
posed election for the appropriation OF
$4,000 for new buildings at Highland
Park and Glen Allen.
Members of the committees were
greatly divided on the subject. and
finally decided to petition the judge to
rescinl his order for an election on
the 26th of this month. and call one
for later date for the appropriation
o. $4,000, This will mean the erec-
ton of twelve-room school for High
land Park, sx-roonl brick building
for Clan Allen, and an addition TO the
Barton Heights school. which will re-
lieve the congestion there for several
years.
The new scheme met with the ap-
prival of the board, and a petition was
prepared mid SEPT to the judge, asking
Tor the''chahge. 1t is probable that he
.ill at once order it, and that withou,
much delay the School Board will have
an appropriation of $4,000 more thar
It at first asked for.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21
PLATT DENIES He
wooded MAE WOOD

Continued from First Page.)
Senator'S writing, the witness said he
never had seen such signatures.
The Senator did not recall how many
times he met Miss Wood in 1902 or how
many letters he wrote to her In 1903.
He went to the house Of Lamont in
west Thirty-eishth Street at times, he
said, but never sent for Miss Wood 10
meet him there.
WAS there a secret arrangement
between you and Miss Wood as to a
, marrtage?" he was asked.
That is. absolutely false" tho sena-
tor replied.
The Senator said he had met j, Mar,
tin Miller frequently, but he denied
any knowledge Of the plan fo4 OBJ
TALKING his letters to Miss Wood
She Senator said he married 4, Mrs.
AT the conclusion of the cross-exam-
ination he was asked If he recalled
receiving letter from Howe & Hum
nell in reference to case which they
replied that he did.
| At that time he gave his son, Frank
| Plat $4,000 to secure the return Of
certain letters in this case. He un-
lderstood the case was brought for Miss
| wood, he said.
How Autograph Was Gotten.
| In support of Senator Platts con-
lSIllOU liI1l his SlS 10 u SldLt :"
ment acknowledging Miss Wood as his
legal wife was obtained by deception,
counsel for Senator Plat to-day sub
/ mitted to court an affidavit by Mrs.
secured senator Platt's autograph by
4 sending a book to his room in the Ar
lington Hotel with request for his
signature. Mrs, Dunning said she. gave
4 Miss Wood was delighted with 1t.
4 Adeposition by Thomas r. Porter. a
i newspaper man Of Omaha. Neb.. which
vas va, e given in evidence by Senator
stance Of an interview which Porter
mad with Miss Wood. Miss Wood was
quoted as saving that once Senator
ma sense 81 mat Mon,d elope
permit me to elope with seventy
lyear-old bridegroom. whom would
nave to support as he walked" Miss
Wood added: Il could not afford to an
tagonize such powerful interests as
4 Senator Plat, and was obliged to put
,up with MIN to certain extent I'd
like to have any one who thinks him
& my shoes :or about one day."
/ In deposition by Frank Haight, a
Chicago reporter which was read in
court to-day, Haight quoted Miss Wood
as having told him in an interview
that she was unable to find Edward
\ w. Rice. whose name was signed as
3 officiating clergyman to her maria ge
: certificate. and that she sometimes be-
4 lieved that the nan who performed
the ceremony was one of Platt's Sec
retsries
4 Edward Rowland, assistant janitor
! for the United States Express Com
pany, in 1906 valet to Senator Platt,
testified TO the Senator's furnishing an
autograph signature on a blank sheet
of paper to two women applicants at
the Arlington Hotel. in this city. in
1906. The witness was shown the let
ter in which Senator Plat Is alleged
4 to have admitted his marriage to Miss
Wood, and identified the paper on which
the Senator's name was written as the
paper to which the Senator had affixed
his signature on the occasion in ques-
ton
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21
UNION UNIVERSITY
AWARDS .EGR.EES

Amid doubtful weather the chapel
of the Virginia Union University was
thronsed to Its utmost last night. The
occasion was the ninth annual COM
mencement of the college and..theolog-
tcal departments OF the institution.
The program was composed Of ora-
tons by the graduates, s olos, selections
by the University Orchestra and an
address to the graduates.
On the rostruni sat the instructors
'of the institution, clothed in caps and
gowns, the trustees OF the university
land alumni.
The orations We're all we'll deliver
ed and displayed much ability.
The music was rendered with ease
and skin. and certainly deserved cred
liable mention. The University Or-
well. 5;Y
:. The r IL following is the program as
Honorary degrees of bachelor OF d.
Iyinlty We're conferred upon Rev, Y. r.
Ball. Of Northern Neck, Va, and Rev.
p. Fl. Thompson Of Mississipp!.
pr. HovSy, the president,.in address
Ing the graduates, Impressed upon them
the fact that thea world was looking
for them to put In practice what they
! had been learning In school. He urged
them to show to the world what they
had learned. THE thought" he said,
us incomplete OF itself"
I The Simmons prizes We're awarded TO
the two students who wrote the BEST
papers on self Help" Tho success
! full competitors We're Lao Lewis and
ID. +. Thompson.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21
RAYNER SPEAKS AGAIN
Further Discusses Stewart Case, and
Asks in Vain for Prompt Action.


Asks in vain for Prompt Action.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. May 2o.--Sena-
tor Rayper. of Maryland, in the Senate
to-day called up his resolution re-
auesting the President to appoint a
court OF inquiry to investigate charges
against Colonel William T. Stewart, OF
the Coast Artillery. now stationed at
Fort Grant. ARIZONA. Mr.. Rayner said
he tocys this action, as he was salts
fed there would be no report from the
Committee on Military Affairs on his
resolution during this session OF Con-
sress. He reviewed the sending OF his
resolution to the committee last We'd
aesday, and his appearance before. the
committee on the following day Last
Friday he was informed. he said. that
papers In connection with the case had
not arrived from the War Department,
and he turorously referred to the
difficulty of sending a messenger from
the War Department to the Senate be-
fore Congress adjourns.
Mr. Rayner finally offered a modified
resolution authorizing and requesting
Me President to proceed with the in
quiry, to which Mr.. Lodge objected,
and it went over until tomorrow. He
also moved to discharge the committee
from further consideration of the orr
ginal resolution, but the motion was
not acted on.
A bill to prevent the Dissertation of
the flag of the United States was
passed The confereDce report on the
Qualifications appropriation bill was:
adopted. and partial agreement on
the sundry civil bill was reported by
conferees and approved by the SEN
ate.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21

the representatives Of tho people.
am tired OF my own association with
that degradation" II had. he declared
reached the point that simply because
man had been elected by the people
TO I'LL rlace on the floor OF the
House he at once became suspect
Tho man was gentleman the day
before hIm election and a suspect tile
day after" an open palpable, plain and
obvious victim OF yellow Journals an ]
OF all misunderstanding members VI
Congress-"
Report is Adopted.
Messrs Mccall, OF Massachusetts,,
Keifer. OF Ohio. and Hobson, opposed
the resolution.
Following an unsuccessful attempt
by Mr.. Parsons, OF New York, to obtain
q postponement OF action on the reso-
luton until the next session, the reso-
luton was adopted-yeas, 157; nays. 81;
present. 36.y 1t was an bipartisan
vote.
Lilley Hns Little TO Say.
WATERBURY, CONN, May 2o.-Rep-
resentative George /. .Liliey. when in
formed to-day of the substance OF the
report OF the Boutell committee. re-
fused to comment upon 1t, saying that
he had not yet received an official copy
OF the document. i understand Tie
report is q very voluminous docu-
ment" be said, "npd I shall want to
reed 1t cs{ssfully AND consult with my
attorpsSsSr before saying anything
furtkssTSThe most serious, the most
paiptu. aspect OF the report to me is
the Tsflection upon my personal honor.
Among those who know me do not
think that requires any comment. Moth
Ing in my private or public record will
Justify these personal reflections"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21
Ivnnhoe Lodge Anniversnry'.

In Lee Camp Hall3this evening Ivan
hoe Lodge, No "a. knlghtsaof Pythia 8,
Will celebrate Its seventeenth anniyer-
sary. When this lodge was Installed
at Wilkonson's Hall. Ninth and Frank
lin Streets, there was a class OF about
forty candidates, who received the de-
erees, and the officers who did the
initiating had a strenuous time, being
at the work until after 3 o'clock IN
tho morning.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21
News Gathered From Southside..

to the national convention Tor the
nomination Of William ]. Bryan for
the presidency. For the past few
months hot fight has been waged in
this State by the newspapers for ana
against Mr. Bryan's candidacy. There
was slight trace OF this contest. how
ever. In the convention to-day, the re-
solution instructing delegates for
Bryan being passed by an almost over
whelming majority.
The Committees on platform and re-
solutions and constitution were then
appointed. being directed to report Q.
the evening session. The convention
then. after passing the resolution In
structing for Bryan. adjourned until!
$3.50
The principal business OF the even
Ing session was the election OF dele
gates-at-large and the formal ratifi-
cation OF the resolution OF instruc-
ton for Bryan.
The election of delegates resulted
as follows:
Delegates-at-large- B. r.
Tillman and F. 3. Gary. Vile Jones.
Fl. n. Watkins.
Acknowledgements. F. Steven
son. r. F. Smith. T. B. Crews and John
P. Grace.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21
Visiting Mrs. Gsrnctt.

Mrs. E. T. Spencer and her daugh-
ter, Qrville, arrived in the city yes
terday afternoon TO visit her mother
Mrs. R c. Garrett, at the county court
house. Mrs. Garnett, who had her arm,
broken few days ago. was resting
rasier yesterday than at any time since
she was hurt.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21
visit city Home.

Mrs. j. T. Jobson. OF the wo,nan's Chris
tian Temperance Union. and twelve or more
young ladies paid Wit to the City Home
yesterday afternoon Each OF the patients
was visited and flowers were placed IN every
from. These. with several hymns which
we're sung by them. were greatly appreciated
By the inmates.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21
THE WEATHER

Forecast: virginia-Fair and warm
or Thursday; Friday partly cloudy;
light south winds.
North Casolina-Probable showers
thursday; Friday fair and warmer;
light variable winds.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21
NEAR the Manchester power house. with
| her back broken and one horn crush

near the Manchester power house. with
her back broken and one horn crush.
ed off. COW belonging to e. Purks. Of
and killed by Agent, Emmett Taylor.
OF the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals Mr.. Purks be-
s l!eyss that the coy was st struck BY "a
there some days ago. he was loath to
Kill her. as she was such valuable
animal The COW was unable. to move
but was sed and watered daily.
Oner site for School.
has been offered as a site for the new
school for the colored deaf and dun b.
which was created by the past Legis-
lature. The farm is an ideal spot for
ABUNDANT shade trees and splendid wa.
ter Chesterfield county people are
greatly interested In the move to es-
ablish the school there. and are do
site selected for Its location. In this
connection it may be said that the irst
school for the deaf and dumb in Amer
lea was established in Chesterfield
sonic Temple on Fifth Street The
building was recently torn down.
Newport News is a strong competitor
for the new deaf and dumb school.
The First Ward delegation OF the
Street Committee met at Seventh and
Hull Streets yesterday afternoon at
1880 o'clock. and held consultation
With a civil engineer from the Viz
In regard to laying a culvert under
tine car tracks al that point. The en-
gineer Will furnish blue prints show
meeting Il tie Council. when the com
proposition. The work will be done
at the Passenger and Power Company's
| expense.
Chesterncld County Convention Monday.
Convention will be held at the county
courthouse Monday TO elect delegates
to the Roanoke convention. The con-
vention will be rather warm, as there
I a number OF the delegates.
| The county commissioners will also
meet at the courthouse Monday. when
the road question WIN be taken up.
| portance which Will be discussed at
| .--ls meeting.
pcrsonnl and Briefs.
Work on the handsome brick resi-
dence being built at Forest Hill Park
by Mr.. Augustine Koyall is progress;
| be one Of the finest dwellings in the
neighborhood.
Miss Joanna Kennedy, Of Hot Springs.
Va, is visiting her nephew. Mr.: John
Street.
The people OF Swanshoro are much
/ pleased at the mail service in that
\ district and ,Poe trlaster Smith has
| been much complimented on the Inn
! provement.
A large convict road force wagon
passed through Manchester yesterday
with load Of convicts for the camps
in Chesterfield county.
Mr.. Jacob Levy has purchased the lot
next to the Masonic Temple for $1,000
cash. The lot was the property OF
| the Masonic Lodge.
Yesterday by Officer Moore for exceed
ing, the speed limit With his auto
| mobile.
Mr.. John snead, Of 1904 cambridge
i Street Is seriously Ill. He is the old
4 est resident in Manchester.
the ra guest 81 Res Sister, q. Mrs. Mnsiok'
4 Bronough.
Mrs. Samuel Owens continues very
4 Ill at her home on Porter Street.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21
SOUTH CAROLINA IN LINE

Adopts Revolutions InxtructiAE Her
Delegates for Bryan.
8i COLUMBIA. s, G., May 20.--Ths
South Carolina State Demo cratic Con.
3Yention met here to- day ana by resolu-
ton Instructed the States DELEGATES
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21
BRYAN is beaten
BY GUFFEY FORCES

Continued from First Page.)
delegates to the Ma ional Convention to
vote as a unit for the nomination OF
the Nebraskan for President The
thirty-two delegates from the congress
sional districts We're selected BY SIX
teen district caucuses. whose selections
were subject to the conventions -ap-
prevail and the approval was unan'-
nous.
The convention reelected William
A. Rothwell, national committeeman.
The convention was organized With
/ 900 delegates present, and with John
Nj, Atkinson as temporary chairman,
State Senator D. M. McDavid was per-
manent chairman. i
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted besides instrncting for Bryan,
declared for a deep waterway from the
lakes to the gulf, indorse the Demo-
cratic record in the State and censure
that OF the Republicans,
The delegates at large are: Governor
Folk, Senator Stone, James a. Reed.
|of Kansas City. and David r, Francis.
= Alternate delegates at large are;
Colonial Moses g. Wetmore, st. Louis;
former Governor "A, NJ, Dockery Gala
tin; Thomas T. Crittenden, Kansas
City, and former Governor Stephens,
st. Louis, Il
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21

AgREpRRsHING TONIc-I1orstord's Acid
Phosphate-Take 1t for that tired 8teellns
during spring and summer. Makes y asli-
ahns acid drink . z I; N N 4.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21

Sun rises. 4;67
Sun sets. 715
Ana nriSa. 1890
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

MUy z VUo.
HIGH TIDE.
Morning. ..,S:50
Evening, ....9:a4
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The people OF Swanshoro are much
pleased at the mail service In that
district, and ,Poetrhaster Smith has
been much complimented on the i'm
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21
pcrxOnnl nnd Briefs.

Work on the handsome brick resi-
dence being built at Forest Hill Park
by Mr.. Augustine Royal is progress.
ing rapidly. When completed this will
be one Of the finest dwellings in the
neighborhood.
Miss Joanna Kennedy, Of Hot Springs.
Va, Is visiting her nephew. Mr.. John
". Barrett, at 401 West Fifteenth
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21

yaluabla Cow Killed. .
After lying for days IN the woods
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21
Will Receiye Pen From Govcrnor.

Mr.. Smith has a splendid record as
FOR eighteen years, all of Which time
he served in the Manchester depart-,
iment AS Mr., Smith is only thirty
three years old, he has probably served
the State.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06

SUaAu
"a sigh of relief went up from us
all when the last of these cutthroats
was buried. We burned every trace of
them and made a compact not to re-
veal the names of the vigilantes nor
the fate of the Benders.
I'VE returned to the house and ex-
cavated In places where traces of clay
showed on top Of the black loan soil
of the orchard We turned up the
body of Langchor and his seven-year-
old daughter. The body of the man,
as In all other cases, was naked, but
the arms of the little girl were tightly
clasped around his neck. and In her
hands were clutched handfuls of clay,
showing that she had been alive when
buried.
1--WE then notified Senator York, and
200 men were on the place the next
day. We allowed a story to circulate
that the Benders had got away some
time before and that our attention
had been attracted by the deserted
appearance of the place and the dis
turbance of starving calf. This was
largely in order that the attention OF
the supposed confederates of the Ben
ders might not be attracted to u.s.
1t is not known how many murders
the notorious Bender family commit
ted during their stay In Labette coun-
ty, Kan, in the early seventies. 1t Is
known that no member of the family
was ever legally punished for any one
of the crimes committed by them. The
60, .s,Nz. II
about sixty years old; his wife. about
fifty-five years old; Kate about twen-
ty-five years old, and John, perhaps
twenty-three
In the early seventies the only roads
were trails across the Kansas prairies,
and the Bender farm was located on
what is now the northeast quarter of a
section. The house stood on what is
now the north line of the quarter and
was on the main travelled road be-
tween Usage mission and Independ-
ence. Here the Benders kept a little
store supplied with food for man and
beast, but 1t is said to have been more
of a decoy for weary travellers than
anything else. Here it was that many
crimes were committed of which the
world will never know.
Kate Bender professed to be a mag
netic healer. \ description of the
house in which these crimes were com
mitted reads like fiction. Neverthe-
less what was discovered after their
sudden departure bears out all the de-
tails. 1t was a small frame house not
more than 10 by 20 and fronted north.
There was n door at either end, and
the room was divided by Il canvas
partition drawn tightly over upright
scantlings. This partition was the
death trap. The victim was decoyed
to a seat close against the canvas, and
Kate did the murder.
Kate used a shoe hammer from be-
hind the canvas, and the old man fol
lowed with blows on the temple with
the blacksmith's hammer. Afterward
a loose board was taken up and the
throat cut. Then the body was robbed
of clothing and valuables and cast into
the cellar to await convenient oppor-
tunity for burial.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06
A WORD TO The WISE.

The breeding season is over, and the
alert poultryman will be the first to
advertise his surplus old birds at home
and abroad to catch the early trade
knowing the few eggs they lay in the
hot months will not pay their bills
and then comes the molt, when they
lay hardly any. The longer kept the
less chance for sale, and in mOlt they
are not fit for market or to ship for
breeders, and the feed they get should
go to the pullets.
Now, think of the hisn priced feed
and the millions of hens and ducks
that must be disposed of to sase a
loss!
Indeed, when the sharp poultryman
does not see an early and hard pull
for breeders coming his way, thor
oughbred or no thoroughbred. he
dresses them and sells for the best
price he can get before the enervating
heat and molt put them out of condi-
ton. He makes that much at least,
has room for young stock, less work
for himself in the heated spell and
more feed to push his young layers, on
which depend his big winter profits.