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The Washington times., 1909-01-24
Dense Fog Again Settles Down. Making Work of Saving
the Steamer More Hazardous-Oficers and
Crew Stick to Ship.
FOUR LIVES BELIEVED LOST IN CRASH
Wireless Still Plays Important Role Bringing Assurances
Of Safety From Victims to Anxious Reatives-Start
to Be Made This Evening
SPECIAL BY WIRELESS TO THE TIMES
Via Vineyard Haven and Boston)

on BOARD THE BALTIC, Jan. 24-The White Star
liner Republic rammed in a collision with the Florida in
the fog Of early yesterday, still floats
The steamer Baltic, laden with LOO rescued souls
taken from the two ships will leave this afternoon for New
York harbor towing with her the disabled Republic
Captain Sealby has refused to leave his apparently
doomed vessel believing that it may yet be saved
The American liner New York has now reached the
and will assist the Baltic in the effort not only to
passengers but to the ship itself
-Four steerage passengers on the Republic known
have been killed when the Floridas steel bow crashed
through the sarboard Of the Outwardbound White Star
liner They evidently asleep at the time of the terrific
impact
Three others, it is believed will die as result of IN
ures. number of others slightly injured but in the
confusion which followed the disaster there has been lit
tie time to ascertain the nature of the injuries.
The Florida, herself badly disabled still on the scene
but in no shape to render aid.
The Washington times., 1909-01-24
Presidents Board Decides
PreSerVative Is Not
Dangerous.
REPORTS AFTER LONG
AND CAREFUL TESTS
Chief Chemists Friends Say Repu-
diation of His Position May
Cause Resignation.
By J. C. WELLIvER.

N
DR.. Harvey w. Wiley Chief
chemist and pure food expert has
been fatty turned down 10y Presi-
dent Roosevelts referee board of
consulting chemists in pure food
matters.
The board decides squarely
against DR.. Wiley as to the use OF
benzoate of soda, which has been the
primary bone of contention around
which for years has ragged the bat
lie Of pure food, between the ideal
lists and the food manufacturers.
So sweeping is the decision of the
board, and so corlpiete the Tepudiation
OF DR.. Wileys position. that there is
suspicion that he may sever his con-
nection with the Government service.
A high Government official, familiar
with the workings of the pure food adj
miuistration and with the long fight Dr.
Wiley has waEed, expressed the OpIU-
ion today that he would resign
DR.. Wiley however, when seeus de
Cliued TO discuss the matter lie had
just returned to the city and had not
had information concerning the decision
until il was conveyed TO him by a re-
porter He was asked If the decision
impressed him as a repudiaUou of his
course, but ne declined 10 make any
statement, though he listened with much
attention TO the general statement of
what the referee board had found.
Refuses Statement
u have nothing Whatever te say at
Ihis time" he said
But doubtless you viii have a state
meuJ to make lateTg'
ct don't know whether I Will have or
not: certainly not before ] shall have
see. and had opportunity 10 digest the
fun report"
The action OF the board VIII be fer
maIly announced tomorrow. This ls
the first case referred 10 il under it's
commission from the President 90 be
decided. The board consists OF Presl-
dent Remseu, Of Johns Hopkins Tri-
eeIsity; Prof. A. =. Taylor University
of California; Prof. Russell H. Chitteu-
dens OF Yale. Prof. Christian A. Hcrter,
New York Prof. John II. Lougs North
western University. 1t was appointed
as q sort of scientific court of last re-
sort, al the instance of protesting food
manufacturers who declared tIar dr.
Wileys board was rreiudlccu. uuTaa-
s0nahIe, and committed % a course so
lufTicudIE 20 them AS 20 amount go a
EF6at menace To- their business even
when that business was carried Ol Iu
tne most puuctiIious way
The real set of questions for the board
20 decide relate TO the use of the various
pTesCTFatiFez which have been put uu-
The Washington times., 1909-01-24
REPUBLIC MAY
REACH NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Jan. 24-The latest news
from the White Star liner Baltic, carry
ing the passengers from the Republic
OF the same line. which was rammed
yesterday off Nantucket was epceived
here in the form of a Marcontgram at
S.f this morning.
This message was sent I.y the captain
Of the Baltic to the White Star line of
fees at Bowling Green. IT read as fol-
lows.
Republic aHoat. Baltic ON way to
her Ransom"
At the Offices OF the Haa it was said
that the Baltic had lost sight of the
Republic about 10 O'Clock last night. but
that the fog had lifted a little and when
it was discovered that the injured vez-
sci was being kept aHoat by her water
tight compartments. Captain Ransom
determined 10 stand by her and if pos
sibIe to tow her to Nsw York.
Left to His Judgment.
He notified his superiors OF his de-
cision. and was told to use his own
Judgment, and take whatever course
seemed best, cOnsister- p-ith the safety
and speedy landing OF ,u5 passengers.
After getting sight of fae Republic
the fog began to settle I1wa. and at ,
O'Clock this afternoon was reported very
thick all aI0nE the coast.
If Captain Ransom should decide 10
tow the Republic TO New York, it is
probable that he could not maintain
speed of more than ten knots. iu
which case he would not be able to land
lis passengers until late tomorrow aft
enOon 1T, however. he decides 10
leave the Republic, he would be able 70
make port i'm about ten hours from his
time of starting.
The officials at the White Star line
offices declared today positively that
they have received no confirmation Of
Che late reports printed in the morning
papers that four passengers of the Re
public had been killed when the Florida
stove i'm the big liner.
Friends at Ease.
The widespread news of the success
CuI transfer of the I0O aboard the Re
public to the Baltic had the effect of
putting at case thousands of people who
had relatives or friends on the disabled
boat.
w H. White, of the ST. Denis Hotel,
received q wireless message today from
A. a. White, who is registered from
Washington, but whose home is in St.
Paul The message read: Am saved.
Well aboard the Baltic"
10 was signed "A. A. White"
Mr.. White was ON his way TO meet
his wife and daughter, who had been
lin Rome for the past year
The Italian Lloyd, TO which line the
Florida belongs, could give no infOrma-
ton as to the fate or course of that
vessel The agent declared that, as the
Florida had no wireless, ne was obliged
to rely on the press for all Of his news
concerning her,
The Washington times., 1909-01-24
FROM
FOG CHEERFUL

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Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1909-08-12

beginning at 10 O'Clock a. M, on Wed.
nesday.
Report Of D. G. Lauderdale, of Cor
inth, Miss.
Sunday School and the Commune
tyn-J. q. Holmes, University, Miss.
''The State Work,-D. E. Wilson,
State Pres. and Rev. Fred w. Long,
State Sec'y.
How the Teacher Should Prepare
the Lesson''- Walter T. Glenn and
Irby G. Nichols.
..The Big Boyu-N. e. Wilroy and
CIV. Fuller.
"A Study of the Child Mrs. G.
w. Holmes and Miss Josie Jones.
1.-TWO Sunday School Songs Rem
dered by Ebenezer and Love choirs.
Personal Work in. the Sunday
School" -Mrs.T. J. Dean and Mrs. r.
B. Jones.
. A PASTORS View Of the Sunday
School"-By all the pastors OF the
county.
The local church choirs are expect
ed to provide musical program.
Every Sunday School in the county
is urged to send delegates. All visi-
tors welcome.
r. @. HOLMES,
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1909-08-12

land FIVE years ago that would not
produce twenty bushels of corn te
the acre. He boasted he would make
1t sixty bushels in five years. BY deep
plowing, proper drainage and rota-
tion OF peas corn and clover, he has
realized his ambition. / saw it yes
tterday and if it don't turn out more
than sixty 1 am mistaken. Now he
says he will get eighty In two years
and believe he will. He has relied
more on peas and clover than on COM
nnercial fertilizers and has quadrupled
the value of his land and has made it
pay while doing it.
I saw more peas growing between
Ashville and this place than any other
crop and they are grown mainly for
fertilizer.
Carolina, too, is awake to the me-
cessity Of good roads. In my old
county the Improvement in the roads
is keeping pace with the better farm
ing, and this improved road making
is general throughout the state. a
law recently passed permits each dis
trict to sell thirty thousand 30-year
bonds. The legislator who was re-
sponsible for his county was a poor,
barefoot plow boy fifty wears ago, but
By his integrity, energy and good,
hard, horse sense, he is today among
the most influential and Wealthiest
citizens of his county and state. He
was cursed and abused as visionary
man, who wanted to exploit his own
Importance and add to the peoples
taxes. He was willing to prove his
faith by his works. He proposed to.
the authorities to superintend the
work without fee or charge and to
guarantee that every cent Of the mon
ey should go to the proper place. The
bonds were sold at premium; he
pulled off his coat, rolled up his sleeves
and with compass and chain changed
the road where it was impracticable
to make . good one; pulled down the
hills, made culverts between them and
with clay and gravel made roads
Throughout his district. Where two
years ago three BAGS OF cotton or 1--WE
onoillGsG 5n isss5 Page)
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1909-08-12
TWO MEET DEATH
Pleasant iiilI Neishborhood Scene Of An.
other Fatal Shooting ARRAY.

Louis Maxwell and Frank Eckles,
two negroes of the Pleasant Hill COM
munity were shot to death by un-
known assailants last Friday evening.
The shooting occurred near Shiloh,
negro church one mile and a half west
of Pleasant Hill at the fag end of q
picnic, which had been going on all
day near the church.
Details OF the crime are meager.
Although the shooting took place
within few feet OF a crowd Of ne
groes, they al with one accord claim
that it was too dark to distinguish the
.assailants. The sum and substance
OF the testimony was that a number
of shots were fired and when the
shooting ceased Maxwell and Eckles
were found mortally wounded. Both
had been shot twice through the head.
Two shots entered the back of Max
wells head about two inches apart
and both penetrated the brain, but
strangely he remained conscious and
asked to be carried home. He was
carried short distance and asked to
be put down. He died before reach
ing home. Eckles, who had two
wounds in the side Of his head, lived
longer than Maxwell but never spoke
after being shot,
Sheriff Barbee was summoned to
the scene Of the crime Saturday and
spent the greater part Of the day
there, but was unable to get any inn
portant clue.
A jury Of inquest, composed Of y.
@. Williamson, r. B. Marshall, s. G..
=. O. Bridgfosth, D. wv. @.
Collins, and w. 4. Farley, was en-
panneIled Tuesday and had summoned
before them number of the negroes
but they were either unable
or unwilling to throw any light upon
the tragedy.
Both Maxwell and Eckles were con-
sidered among the bestnegrO citizens,
of Pleasant Hill, although Maxwell
was said to have been drinkiug on the
day Of his death.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1909-08-12
Better Use for Corn.

Bob Ingerson once making speech
against prohibition to crowd of far
mers in Illinois raised himself to an
oratorical pitch and said: why my
dear farmer friends If you destroy
the liquor business in Illinois what IN
the name OF common sense can you
do with your oceans OF corn?'' A
good old farmer raised up back in the
audience and said: I'VE will raise
more hogs and less hell.n A common
farmer with one fell swoop Of COM
mon sense had answered and disarra-
ed the great oratorical agnostic,
whose hope was built upon the sand.
Ripley Sentinel.
I Bring your Job Work to The Times
Promoter Office, If you want first
class work done. 4
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1909-08-12
BOARD FINISHES LABOR
Valuation Of Real Estate Is increased
Nearly Fifty Thousand.

The. board of supervisors finished
the tedious task Of examining the tax
rolls OF the county and adjourned to-
day, after being in SESSION ten days.
President d. E. Wilson was taken
i'll Monday and has been unable to be
present at any meeting since that
time. In his absence Supervisor L.
L. Jones was elected president pro
tenn.
A uniform assessment OF one-third
Of the value Of real property was
made as nearly as the board could
ascertain. Where property had been
given in for more than one-third of
its value the board reduced the assess
ment to that basis. Increases ex-
ceeded reductions by $49, ,655 on land,
but the increase in personally win be
small.
Other business, not reported last
week, was transacted as follows:
ALLOWANCES
nockery 4 Emerson. lumber and nails go %
w Dye, state cost-.... ..s.s......,.. 20
p Wilroy. costs As
" Barbee same Al 90
Prince Myers. refund Of com. tax - . 90
Petition Of w. B. Duncan ct Ill for
change in Holly Springs road was con-
tinued.
Petition Of q. S. Nichols ct al for
change in Tan Yard road was con-
1 tinusd.
Report OF DIR. +. M. Jones health
officer, was received and filed.
Account Of B. T. Ellis for $5 for
building bridge was continued.
Further consideration Of bond issue
for road purposes was continued.
Petition OF w. Fl. McCargo ct al to
employ expert accountant to audit
county books was continued.
Program Of Desoto County Sunday
School Convention
NJ 70 be held in the Baptist church at
Hernando, Miss, Sept, 1st and End,
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1909-08-12
Program Of Desoto County Sunday
School Convention.

\ 70 be held in the Baptist church at
Hernando, Miss, Sept, 1st and 2nd,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-30
BILL RAISING INCOME
TAX EXEMPTION VETOED
ON TECHNICALITIES

five minutes recess, during which the
message was returned TO the Governor
and signed
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-30
HOUSE

Governors veto message number
five came into the House as the last
order of business yesterday morning,
and, like every other veto message but
one, was kindly received and endorsed
by the members. The veto fell this
time on Cohen's income tax amending
bill, which raises the limit of exemp.
ton to $500, the stated reasons being
that the bill had technical flaws in its
construction.
The Governor having suggested a
substitute bill, the House dug into the
pile ON the table and produced Alton.
SOS bill, which was near enough
like Cohen's to be pounded into the
same shape only better and which had
already got as far as second reading.
This bill was started on its way after
being fixed.
The bill to provide for the appoint.
ment of a lunacy commission was
passed for the third time and sent up
to the Senate, where it will have to
be considerably amended before it can
be regarded as frst-class legislation
II provides for one thing for an appeal
from the findings of the commission
to a circuit court jury.
Many Committee Reports.
A batch of committee reports were
presented when the House came to or
der yesterday morning, included among
these being the report of the Health
and Police Committee regarding Cor
rea s bill to make the Rapid Transit
company equip their cars with air
brakes. The committee, basing their
report on knowledge gained in practical
tests, stated that the Peacock brake,
now in use, was sufficient for all ears
under fourteen tons in weight. For
ears over that weight they recommend
ed emergency air brakes, amending Cor.
rea's bill to that effect. The report was
adopted.
The same committee submitted a sub.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-30
THE FRUIT SEASON.

This season always brings on more or
less diarrhoea which is promptly check
ed by Chamberlain Is Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. Get a bottle and
prepared for sudden attacks. For sale
at all dealers, Benson Smith & Co.
Agents for Howaii.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-30


House Bill No. 100, designating a
tract of land at Makaoku, Waiakea,
Hilo, for public park passed second
reading.
Another Hilo park measure, House
Bill No. SO, setting aside public land
at the corner of Pitman and Ponaha-
wal streets, Hilo, for public park and
recreation grounds, passed second read.
ing on the adoption of the report of
the Public Lands Committee.
1t was thought that the bill allow.
ing the Secretary of the Territory to
publish the Session Lays in newspapers
outside of Honolulu was properly in.
tered by the action taken Thursday
tabling the measure, but it was re-
suscitated through the efforts of Coelho,
and passed on second reading.
81 supported the local press yester-
day. asserted Coelho, "but I got a
roasting for it. So I move to recon
slider the action taken yesterday
Senator Mccarthy was a trife curl
Gus about the sudden change of heart
and asked for explanations.
81 do not mind what the papeHa
say" said Coelho, "but think that
l may have done some injustice to
papers published outside of Honolulu. 4"
Senator Moore voiced an objection
to any change in the existing law re.
strieting the publishing of the Session
Laws to Honolulu papers. He ridiculed
the idea that conspiracy" existed
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-30

snaur fhf irrai hsusiapett ara eNts
"a Inst u go klehfs ths fntiom 80
publish fhf laws boz We fsfniah ~ kialea
nf irffiNf|fs.
Senator smith also dffsfs1 ~ DE
maintenance ~ che pfesf 81 law, sAy
iuR ihnt there should b. uhiiofmiis as
in che plhes 81 publication. Moore =
nurndmrnl io lht the bill Oh ihu table
wan lost ana ihe measure then passed
m anlnnI InnIInn
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-30
Income Tax Veto.
PRESIDENT THANKS
THE BUCKEYE CLUB

The President has written as follows
to Judge $. B, Kingsbury, president Of
the Buckeye Club:
The White House. March 6, 1909.
My Dear Sir: beg to acknowledge
receipt of your favor of the 10th of,
February and to thank the members OF
the Buckeye Club of Hawaii for the
resolution OF congratulation passed on
February 8. which much appreciate.
WIN. H. TAFT.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-30
The Loan Bin

senator Cocibo then intf duecd che
loan bill, npproptiatng fl,0Ha .ta2 50
ont Of money received BY the Treasurer
Uut ~ the loan fund for the biennial
period ending June 30, 1911
An the items in the bill are Tor
improvements. there being t21s .3es.3a
for Hawaii; Maui s8ia. $3.50: Molo.
kai. s3s. 900, Kauai. tie0e522si oahu,
ssle.056.sp The bill was passed to
print
Then came Senator Fairehild's re.
marks about territorial 6nances show.
ing that through the acts already pass
ed the sum Of sl7i.3l4.2s has been dis.
posed Of by the Legislature. The fnan-
cial summary of the chairman Of the
Ways and Means Committee gave the
Senators something to think over and
IL is believed that it will tend to make
the demands Of the upper house mem.
bers trife conservative in the future.
At the afternoon session communi-
cation was received from Marston
Campbell informing the Senate that
he had received the anti-lobbying reso-
luton and had already instructed his
departmental employees to refrain from
interfering with legislation. similar
acknowledgment was received from
Land Commissioner Pratt and Public
| Surveyor Walter r. Wall.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-30

The Finance Committee uhmttrd a
substitute depository bill which pro.
,tdrs that every public accountant
other than the Treasurer, receiving and
Disturbing money belonging io the Ter.
ritofy. may deposit to biz official credit
and Keep al moneys received by him
in such banks ~ may be- designated by
the Treasurer with the approval Of the
Governor until such moneys are re-
mittcd 10 the Treasurer o. required by
law, and such public accountants shall
not be responsible Cor such moneys
while 80 deposited
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-30
PILES CURED IN Q 70 - DAYS.

FALU IMMINENT Is guaranteed
to cure any case of Itching. Blind,
Bleeding or Protruding Piles in to
10 -sys or money refunded. by
= is MEDICINE CO., Saint Louis,
U. 5. Of A.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-30

aaes hln W ihsl oasfts foihaliss
ihe teit ~ lrtA nsh tsfsfi eefisin
namtd thflefies Tho tI'l af sni,elltui
"a trt property t,tsfsUs thnfs arA
gives q iisi ~ the fsh which csnuei
w rrl fng sale The iisi includes
ihlriY hine varieties An small Avn
which vii nj Keep nnt lenFih ~ tune
after being taken IN The ies
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-30

i've minutes recess during Nhlrh tht
message was returned TO the Governor
and signed
Veto Ia Sustained.
Upon the Senate heing called TO or.
der President Smith said that the mes.
sage had not been signed through some
oversight, but that the omission had
been remedied and was ready to be
taken up in the regular form.
Senator Mccarthy said that It would
save time TO sustain the Governor =
veto, and take Senate Bill No. q of the
table and amend il to conform TO the
recommendation in the veto message,
as il aims TO amend the income tax law
in the same manner as House Bill No.
1856.
Quinn s motion to sustain the veto
of the Governor was finally carried and
Senate Bill No. referred to the Ways
and Means Committee TO make the
changes necessary in order to conform
to the recommendations of the Gov.
ernor.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-30
Bill Is Signed.


A communication was received from
Secretary Mott.Smith stating that the
Governor had signed House Bill III,
Act IS. an act to amend Sections 1929
and 1906 of the Revised Laws, relat.
ing 60 stamp duties.
The Senate gave final Endorsement tn
House Bill No. 90 and House Bill 100,
providing public parks for Hilo. Sen
ator Knudsen asked why Hilo needed
two parks. and Senator Woods re-
sponded that the land to be used was
not good for any other purpose, and,
| in addition, that Hilo was in need of
| increased recreation space. The two
bills passed third reading on unani
nous vote.
House Bill No. so, regulating the dis
position of funds secured through the
sale of products of agricultural schools
passed on second reading.
House Bill ll6, intended to protect
birds beneficial to the forests, was re
ferred to the Public Lands Committee
Senate Bill No. 1923, providing fol
the special Territorial appropriations
was referred to the Ways and Means
Committee.
The report Of the Ways and Mean
Committee on Senate Bill No. 105, rec
ommendng the passage of the bill
with slight amendments, was adopted
passing the measure on second reading
In the report the committee says:
"The bill proposes to appropriat
moneys out of the funds of the Count
of Hawaii for the purpose of payin
the unpaid claims against the count
governments of East and West Ha
wall created by virtue of Act 81 of tn
Session Laws of 1908 these claim
being for services rendered during tn
ten days from January to the 14tl
inclusive, in the year 1904, and wer
submitted to the Legislature pursuan
to the provisions of Senate Resolution
No. As, adopted May l, 1907.
"We have found them correct, an
were verified further by the record
submitted
Senator Makekau was doubtful abou
the wording of the measure and wa
inclined to question the county respor
J sibility under the bill.
[ A letter was read from Treasure
: Campbell, acknowledging receipt of tn
/. nti-lobbying resolution adopted by til
} Senate.
Senator Robinson gave notice of fiv
days in the confirmation of the Coy
f. s appointees, which will come u
I. next Friday.
Senator Chillingworth asked wha
had become of Senate Bill No. s, tn
direct primary bill, and he was tol
by Chairman Mccarthy of the specii
committee on elections that the hi
had been' handed over to the conside
alton of the House of Representative
On Chillingworth motion, next Wee
nesday was set as the date for takin
the direct primary bill up again
= the committee of the whole.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-30

The Public Lands Committee report
ed favorably on Kaniho's request for
Sl3.2s7 FOR a masonry seawall and
landing at Mahukona and Sl7l3 for n
shed on the north side Of the landing.