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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-25
BRYAN At HOME.
Will Start on a Tour of Nebraska in
Few Days. ~

Lincoln, Neb., May 25.-william J.
Bryan arrived in Lincoln today and
will remain until Friday, when he
leaves for a six day tour Of northern
and western Nebraska. Mr. Bryan will
speak at Norfolk, Neb., Friday after
noon and at Bonesteel Friday evening.
He will deliver Memorial day address
at Spencer, Neb., May 30. He will re-
turn to Lincoln June A.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-25
Fleet Is Breaking, Up.

Seattle, Wash, May 25.-The Mis-
souri, has been detached from the
second squadron and has sailed for
San Francisco to enter the Mare
Island navy yard to undergo slight re-
pairs. The battleship Ohio is under
orders to sail tomorrow for Bremen
ton where she will take on stores and
sail for San Francisco to go on to the
dry dock at Hunters point May 81.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-25
Sending Gold to Germany.

New York. May 25-Heidelbach Ickel-
heimer & Co.. today engaged SYST, 900 in
gold for export to Germany The Ma
tional City bank announced an addi-
tional engagement of $500, 000 bringing
the total since the movement began tie
fsA956y0 900.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-24
THURMAN AGAIN TO BE
SENTENCED. TO GALl0WS
Supreme Court Denies Central Figure
Of the Trunk Murdar Case a
New Trial.
(By Assoc,ntel Pressl

NORFOLK. VA. Jan. 2S.-Leo G.
Thurman. the West Point. KY. hoy
convicted here OF the murder. Feb, l,
1906, of Walter p. Dolsen, of MlchI.
gan, was today denied new trial by
the Supreme Court of Virginia and
must hang after he has sbeen carried
again into court here ard resentenced
for the execution thirty ,dafs following
the date OF his rearr6i ghmeht. 50
Thurman and Dolsen were in the
United Stotes marine corps from
which both had just been discharged
here. The men were rooming to-
gethcr
Dolsen's body. robbed of $500 in
cash. was found butchered and pack
ed into trunk. Thurman, who fed
was captured April 4. 1907, In Van.
couyer. Il. c.. eXtradited and brought
back to Norfolk. where he was tried
and convicted June IL.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-24
BURGLARS USE BOMB TO
SKATER BANKS FRONT
Bankers Hind $4,000 in Coin in Their
Windows and Il Is Thought Rob-
bers Were Trying TO Secure 1t -
lDy Assoclated Pressl

NEW YORK, Jan. 23-An cxplod-
ing bomb tonight wrecked the front
of an Italian bank building on Eliz-
abeth street briefly exposing $4,000
in silver and gold which the bankers
Pasqualc A. patl 4 Son had piled IN
the windows rs occular proof OF
their ability TO pay depositors on de
mand.
The junior partner Salvatore Patti.
who was on guard inside. was cut
by the glass but stuck by his charge
ana soon had tho money stored AVA,
In the Vaults. The score OF clerks
had left the place some hours before
and the explosion injured none but
the younger Pat.
The bomb throwers were quickly
lost in the crowd OF several thous-
and excited Italians who gathered
about the wrecked bank and tho mo-
tive is mystery If robbery was the
object the perpetrators it is believed
were amateurs who lost courage at
the critical moment when tho tempt
ing treasure was within AIMS reach.
Patti. the elder, is one OF the most
prosperous of the Italian bankers of
the city. His institution is capital
lied at S500.O0p
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-24
PRELATE5 COMMEND
HEALING BY Faith
Church Has Neglected Function"
Says Bishop Webh--Authorizcd
by EplstIe of ST. james.

MILWAUKEE, WIS. Jan. 22-Faith
healing is commended by Milwaukee
prelates. Il believe there is good
deal in it, said Bishop w. w. Webb
today. THE healing of the sick by
prayer and JUNCTION certainly au-
thorlzed in the Epist!e OF st. James.
believe that Christian Science sprane
up because the church has long ne
elected this phase of the function OF
healing. The church will undoubted-
ly take stand on this question. The
last general convention voted for the
appointment of committee to for
mnlate an Office for the administ a
ton of JUNCTION. Fai,h ana prayer
have undoubtedly brought healing.
Archbishop Messmcr declared that
the position of the Roman Catholic
church regarding the administering
of JUNCTION was generally misunder-
stood. JUNCTION. according to the
church. should be administered as
soon as the disease reaches the dan
ger point" said Archbishop Messmer
1T should MOI be used in trivial cases
but on the other hand. should not be
withheld until the disease becomes
fatal"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-24
Senator Stone Ayers South and
West Were Disseminated against,
PRODUCES FIGURES 10 PROVE II
sayn the pareerInr Out Of Money
Should Have Had Population and
Location for Its ssoio, Instead of
surpluses in Banks.
(Dy Associated Press }


WASHINGTON, ID. c., ain. 81 =
Senator Some of Missouri today
presented statistics of government de-
posts In national banks to show that
the distribution of money during the
recent currency strlngency was not
equitable as contemplated by the law
governing the treasury department
He declared that tho West and Soutl,
were disseminated against. while
New York and Boston were favored.
HIS speech was on his resolution
presented in the Senate directing n
committee to investigate and report
The facts In the Senate. Mr.. Stone
read from official statements show
Ing that on August %, 1907, there
was deposited in national banks S143.-
2S2'3a3. and on December 3, 1907,
S223117,0S0 an increase In three and
one-half months OF $79>834,0S9. He
found that this increase deposits had
Deen distributed so as TO give New
England nm increase of AZ per cent.
over the former amount placed there,
the Middle States an increase of %
per cent; the Southern states 81
! per cent; the Middle West states. 81
pcr cent: the Western states 10 per
GEN.; and the Pacific states nine per
cent.
These increases" he said, "show
startling condition in the deposit
of money in the different sections and
shows. TO my mind an Indifference to
act an an utter failure to observe the
MT ,.f
Senator Burrows of Michigan. said
that he had a statement of the dis
tribution OF the money referred TO
from August % TO December 3. 1907
and 1T showed that New England was
entitled to 101s per cent. and receiv-
ell 81 per cent The Eastern states
We're enz.ed 10 441S per cent; tho
Eastern states and New England to-
gether were entitled to 90 per cent,
and had BOZ per cent of the deposits.
The Southern states as whole were
entitled to IL Is per cent and re-
ccived 13 per cent. The Middle West
was entitled to 22k per cent. and
received 20 per cent. The Western
states were entitled to five per cent,
and had four per cent. and the Pacific
staes were entitled to AZ and re-
ceiyed 61a per cent.
Mr. Stone declared that the treas
ury department had mad in three and
half months placed s4TO0O,oO0 in
the banks of New York Sin order that
they might loan it out"
II he tMr. stonel had made the dis
tribrtion Of this money. he said, he
would have taken into consideration
the population and she geographical
location OF the states and would not
have made it on a basis of the cap
ital and surplus of banks.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-24
-Four FIPsmen Killed and aang
Badly Injured EARLY This MarnIng.
CHIEF HORIZONS SKULL FRACTURED
Flames Started in Building on South
east Corner of Saratoga and Holli-
day streets-walIs Tumble in, Bur
ryins Firemen in the Debris.
(By Assoclated Press. }

BALTIMORE, MD, Jan. 23.-Firp
broke out short time after midnight
IN the upper part of the building oc-
cupied by the firm of j. REGISTER &
Sons, Southeast corner of Holiday ana
Saratoga streets. The first alarm
was followed by second, calling out
all the apparatus in the city. Then
by high wind from the northwest
the fire spread rapidly sand in an in.
creditable short time the Northern
wall of the building fell Saratoga
street being very narrow four firemen
were killed and many injured. among
them George Horton, chief of the fire
department.
The fire burned toward a number OF
Old structures. a four story build
ing in the rear occupied by the f. B.
Read G Sons Company soon caught
fire and burned fiercely.
The bodies of Lieutenant Harmon
James Barrock. August Sereiver and
John Sliced. all of No. 3 engine com
pany were taken from beneath the
Earning wall. Fifteen iiremen are
known to have been injured.
Chief Horizons skull is said to have
been fractured and he is injured in
ternaliy. II is feared that he viii
die.
These killed were badly manglcd
While the damage cannot be esti
mae!d at o'clock this morning. it is
believed 10 he the heaviest loss since
the great fire OF 1904.
At $3.50 a. m. the frc is under con.
troll Loss estimated at $4,000.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-24
NEWPORT NEWS VA, FRIDAY, JANUARY ~ 1908

ing for tho prosperity of tho country
Il had dissolved partnership with God.
because tho Almighty has produced
In this country. had lavished bountl-
fully upon 1t aud the Republicans
have failed in 1t part of the partner.
ship" He put the blame for tho
money stringcncy on the present ma
tional banking laws, which he said
the Republicans had failed to adjust
In order 10 avert such n condition.
Tho method of making appropria
tons was criticized by Mr. Keifer.
Ohio, who said It WAS unbusiness-
like iiy approprlating only for the
things that bring results, no declared.
great saving would be accomplish
ed. He favored Increased fortifica-
tons and said that II for instance
Pearl liarbor and perhaps Manila
were properly fortified I'VE would not
be talking so much or hcaring so
much about n foreign war and We
would not hive to incur the millions
Of expense In sending ont feet of 16
hattlcships around the Horn In order
That We mny show that we have some
spirit left for war; IL war should
come
lie branched of on the subject OF
Panama canal and defended tho OK
pendiiurcs for It, Consideration OF tho
bin had not been concluded when the
House adjourned at i;I0 u. H.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-24

saw the syringe he said: Take away
that die stun | was very close to him
ana could not detect the odor OF
alcohol"
On cross examination DR.. Bailey
said Thaw did not respond to his in
terrogations but mumbled on incoher
entity His pulse was about 90.
DR.. Wagner Again on Stand.
DR. Charles G. Wagner. of Bingham
ton. n. Y. succeeded DR. Bailey OH
the stand.
District Attorney Jerome and MIR
littleton had Il long argument as ia
admiss!bility of Thaws statements, 10
Doctors Wagner and Evans in the
Tomhs following the homicide. Jus.
tce Bowling finally held that the state
ments were admissible as the basis
for the expert opinion formed by the
alienist. DIR. Wagner said Thaw told
Of his efforts TO have Stanford White
punished by appealing to Anthony
Comstocck and District Attorney .Ie-
rome. He said he had not intended
attacking White: that Providence took
the matter in hand and did 1t in his
own way. Thaw also said he had
been followed by gang of thugs
whom White had employed TO engage
him in n street quarrel and kick him
10 death.
Mr.. Thaw gave me history Of
MS life continued the witness. HE
aid he never got along very well ut
school and once thought of being n
painter. In travelling abroad he had
met some pretty last people, hut had
never been a dissipated man or much
IN the company of women. He said
he rarely ever drank whislSey alone.
lie always wanted to talk of the
wrongs he had heard Stanford White
had done, and he referred to those
whom he termed other rich criminals
engaged in the same PRACTICES
His manner of speech was very
rapid and y, times incoherent. On
one of his visit to 'rhaw DIR. Wagner
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-24
His Memorandum Settling Fprlh Oh,
ieclI0as Why Doctors Should Hot
Command Hospital Ships.
PLA'H, PRACTICAL HORSE SENSE
Says There is no Mo'e Reason Why
a Physician Should Command the
Relief, Than There is Why a Post.
master Should be in Charge of a
Mail ship.
(By Associated Press,


WASHINGTON, ID. G., Jan. % -
Tho speaker laid before the House
of Representatives today the response
of the secretary OF the navy, MIR.
Mclcalf. to the resolution introduced
by MrGill of Maryland. calling for
tho correspondence that had taken
place relative 10 the designation OF
staff officers to naval commands.
The correspondence "a vollmnous,
dating back to 1904. when Acting
Secretary Darling authorized medlcai
officers to use the term Of in com
mand of" Instead OF I'm charge or 10
designate their Official positions.
An interesting paper among them
~, an endorsement by Admiral Con
yerse. thon chief OF the navigation
bur 'au. dated June 4. 1906. unon n
proposition originating with tho iolnt
board of medical officers OF the army
and navy to place hospital ships m
command OF naval surgeons.
In that taao Admiral Converse req
commended qgaina, the placing OF hos
p'tal ships M ccip:nis -I-.-. IN time NJ
peace, and also HsstEsS A.oa..., -,
OF medical officers III command sven
win civilian crews. The new mat
Ter In the correspondence about which
Congress particularly desired infor-
nation covering long memorandum
by Admiral Brownson, then chief of
the bureau, dated November is last,
anticipating the admiral's resignation
by nearly month.
Admiral Brownsou holds That
whether hospital ships or not such
vessels ms the Relief must accompany
fleet to fulfil their purpose anj IN
40 SO must he navgated and handled
IN the same seamanlike manner which
Is required OF ALI vessels In TO assure
SAFETY on the high seas. There is
nothing In the training OF medicar
onicer which fits him for such COM
mand. 1t requires Just ss skllfuI n
navigator to pilot n hospital shin as
IL does to pilot man of war.
sound Reasoning in This.
Existing regulations give medical
officers all necessary authority 10 CON
,roi ana care for their department on
BOARD such n ship. Yet the surgeon
general seems to believe that tho
navigation. safe conduct and general
administration of seagoing vessel
Is secondary as regards the resnon-
erators - so nn,l, telegraph OPP
put In oonnr snsli,eers are not
are ar. ~ command CT cable ships nor
are postmasters put In command of
orlv ihe called a ua',esi,p can prop
tillery oI,osr. a loa'ihs tort. but ar
mnnd or them ''Nc nov NJ Tor COM
In add,,,nr
vessel ana aar urp ,,as,sal'oh OF the
the dIscinline w. IN. thereor
maintained an ~ , ,he crew must be
complete contrn, o, ulole can be no
the personnai ~ ~. .ie oiscipiine OF
shin when ". BOARD a hospital
only to ono ser os " 49,. =. Is ainenaD'e
ers to the ,av, a iaMs anu me o.h-
Admiral Rron,n vsu'i'iols'
an ANALYSTS 30 tbn 80" 81. en'ers INTO
ing on This suhiso, 'a ~, law near
exercise Of com pr0nroi'9 pr, of the full
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-24
Cotch Wins Another Victory.
(Bv AsSOcinted Proasl

SPRINGFIELD. MASS. Jan. 90
The superior strength of heavy
weight champion Frank Gotch brought
him victory tonight in his handicap
wrestling match with middle weight
champion jim Barnes. Gotch agreed
TO throw Barnes three times in an
hour. and ACCOMPLISHED his task after
some clever work.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-24
Shot Mar Despite Protest.
Ny Associated Press

HOUSTON, TEXAS. Jan. 2a.--Dcnis
Hall of This city shot and killed J. X.
jones, and old oil field employee
whom Hall accused OF having insulted
his sister. Notwithstanding that
Jones denied the charge. according to
the statement of bysianders, Hail fired
repeatedly at Jones whose body was
ridded with bullets.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-24
Killed Black Who Struch Him.
(By Associated Press)

AMERICUS. GA. Jan. 23.-Super-
intendcnt Stephens on the Ray plan
tation near Americus instantly killed
John Chambliss. negro. employed
there today. Stephens rcprimanded
Chamhliss for neglccting work when
the negro, he alleges. struck him Will,
n shovel
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-24
Roanoke Newspaper Man Dead.
(Ey Associated Prpssl

ROANOKE, VA. Jan. 23.-Louis L.
Pepper. well known newspaper man
died tonight. aged thirty seven years.
He was editorial writer on the Roa-
nokc Times and city editor of tho
Evening News. He had worked on
papers at Danvillc, Va. and tIllizaheth
City. n C.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-24
JULIA Joyner Not with Gypsy Ban,

SUFFOLK, VA. Jan. 2S.-Hurrlcun
Branch returned today from Alcxan-
dria, after raidinE y gypsy band for
missing Lula Joyner. who strangely
disappeared ilvc yenrs ago from her
Church Road home. Branch found
four girls In the gypsIos keeping. aged,
respectively, two, four, nine and four
teen years, hut none was Lula.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-24
Tar Heels to Vote on Prohibition
fBv Associated Press.)

RALEIGH, n. C.. Jan. 23-ln both
the Senate and House today bills were
introduced for an election OF state
prohibition to be hell in August, the
measure If carried by a vote of the
people to become effective January
I. 1909,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-24
AUGUST Wilhelm pead.
(by Associated Press.l

LONDON, Jan. 23.-Augnst vii.
helm, the noted violinst and cnocert
master, died here tonight. lie was
born In 1S42.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-24

THE DAILY PRESS Is the
only newspaper published In
Newport News that receives the
full news report of the Asso-
ciated Prces.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-24

Continued on Third Page.)
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-24

Fair, much colder Friday with
fresh TO brisk northwest winds;
Saturday fair, not quite 80 cold.
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-22

It never has paid a man to cry
down an institution in his home
town when that institution is legi-
innate. Whether one man or a
hundred men are employed, the
principle is the same. Every man
that can be drawn to a town helps
that much. Every citizen should
lend to each undertaking a help
ing hand. "For the good Of the
town. is a platform broad enough
for enemies to stand together on,
for factions to amalgamate, for
pride and supremacy to be sacri-
feed, and when a man falls short
of these duties, he fails to do the
full part of a good citizen.-Mans-
field Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-22

It is said that Governor Folk of
Missouri coined the word graft"
to describe the operations by which
some public officials unlawfully en-
rich themselves at the expense of
the community. In an article on
Respect for Law" in the Wash
ington's Birthday Number of The
Youths Companion, Governor
Folk clearly and vigorously points
out the duties Of executive off
Gals, and the duty also of the citi-
zen with regard to the impartial
enforcement of the laws. It is not
too much to say that, wereiWash-
ington living today, the views ex-
pressed in this article would have
his hearty concurrence.
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-22

It is said that when the court
house of Columbia, Mo-, was erect
ed, some half a century ago, a gal.
Ion jug of whiskey was placed in
the cornerstone. AS the building
is soon to be torn down to permit
the erection of a larger and more
modern building, the old soaks OF
Columbia are undoubtedly plot
ting to be present when the cor
nerstone is rescued Shreveport
Journal
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-22

Mr.. Bryan says he does not want
money or a campaign committee if
he is nominated for the presidency.
He proposes to make his own cam
paign, and as a campaigner he has
no equal. If elected, he wants to be
elected without the use of money
that might shame him. Some peo-
pie may say that this is an exhibi-
ton of self-sufficiency and dema-
gogism, but it is in the highest
sense democratic, and he proposes
to stand for everything demo-
cratic and nothing that is undemo-
cratic News.
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-22

The Daughters of the Confed-
eracy of Georgia are trying to set
tie on a suitable inscription to be
placed on the Wirz monument,
and after a two days meeting,
failed to settle it. Wirz was out
~rageously executed by the Fed
erals, which the Southern States
should resent, even at this late
day, the murder of this man, and
place on the monument illegally
Tried" and "Judicially Murder
ed" even if Corporal Tanner of
the G.. A. r. and others protest
against it.
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-22

Crossing the Atlantic last sum-
mer with Mark Twain" said a
prominent w. C. T. u. woman, &C
cording to the Minneapolis Jour-
nal, Il asked his opinion of the
prohibition law. His reply was
very characteristic, very humor-
Gus. I am a friend of temperance,
and I want it to succeed, he said,
but | don't think it practical. The
Germans, you see, prevent it.
Look at them; I am sorry to learn
that they have just invented a
method of making brandy out Of
sawdust. Now, what chance will
prohibition have when a man can
take a rip-saw and go out and get
drunk with a fence rail? What is
the good of prohibition if a man is
able to make brandy mashes out of
the shingles on bis roof, or if he
can get delirium tremens by drink
ing the legs of his kitchen chairs
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-22

Primary for state and parish
officers, Jan. 28th; second primary,
Feb. 25th; general election in
April; primary for congressman,
Judge, district attorney and school
directors in the summer, doubtless
a second primary later, general
election in November. Verify, this
is a year of elections, and the voter
ought to be familiar with the new
primary law in 1909. Arcade
Argus.
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-22

At the session of the Legislature
that will meet next May, there will
be probably three or more cases for
parish division before it, as has
been the case for the past several
sessions. The parishes that are be,
ing mentioned for division are
Catahoula, Calcasieu and St. Ian.
dry. Only one parish, Acadia, has
been created in the last twenty.
five years, and only two since the
Democrats came into power thirty
two years ago.
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-22
TO DELINQUENT SUBSC RIBERS
"A RECENT RUzzvp OF TIE POSTMASTER GEnERAL

The postmaster general has issued an order which forbids publishers,
under penalty, from sending their papers to subscribers who ar more than
one year delinquent.
If the publisher violates the order he must pay one cent postage on
each paper he mails. This would amount to fftytwo cents a year, 1t is
more than we can afford to pay, therefore we hope our subscribers will
remit promptly the amounts they owe us, according to the statements we
have sent them.
However much we shall regret to drop from our list of subsib-
es the names of those who ire in arrears with us for more than M year, W.
have no alternative in the matter. Some o" them have been with us from
twenty to thirty years and have paid us regularly. We have confidence in
them, but we cannot afford to pay for postage more than than one-haf our
subscription price. Noa do we believe they will expect us to doit.
This appeal to our deinquents is not a dodge to induce them to SETTLE
It is a business matter which concerns is greatly. We can credit you for one
year, but no longer without violating the order and being punished therefor.
Delinquent subscribers must respond to this appeal promptly or their papers
or their papers will be discontinued.
Our deGnquents will, we trust, readily see the hardship and injustice the
sudden action of the postmaster general works on the Courier and come at
once to our assistance. If the paper is worth to them one dollar a year they
will will be unwilling for il to be discontinued but if they pay no attention to
this notice we will be the loser and shall pass their names to a suspension list
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-22

The settled family into whose
circle the local paper does not reg
ularly find its way misses more by
not patronizing the paper thar
the paper misses by the family's
lack of patronage. The local paper
tells of matters intimately asso-
ciated with the life of it's commu-
nifty, and the family which fails to
enter into the spirit of its neighbor
is lonesome, unhappy and dissatis-
fed. And the head of that family is
oftenest to blame for it.-DeSoto
Progress.