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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-08
Three Young Men Receive
Limit for Robbing
a Woman

CHICAGO, March S-The crime
robbing a woman of As cents and two
bottles of whisky.
The verdict-"We the jury, find the
defendants guilty in manner and form
as charged in the Indictment; and we
the jury, further find that the defend
ants were armed with a deadly weap-
on at the tine of the commission of
the crime; and we, the jury, further
find that the said defendants have
been convicted of a similar crime pri-
or to the commission of this offense"
The neutrality-suspicious. for life,
plus IA years.
Judge Kersten's comment-"The de-
PENDANTS will not be able to serve out
their full sentences"
The jury in the case of John Radnek,
Joseph Brock and John Tierney,
young men charged with having
robbed Mrs Elizabeth Boreck, at the
point of a revolver, set a precedent in
the annals of Cook county criminal
courts today when it brought in the
above verdict. The men were indicted
on three counts and were found guilty
Of all three. The obligatory penalty
which must be lmposted is life impris
onment for robbery at the point of a
revolver and IA years under the habit
uaI criminal act Sentence has not
been meted out. A motion for a new
trial has been made.
at is the first time that such YER
dict was ever rendered to my knowl-
edge" said Judge Kersten.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-08
Scrap in Central League.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March s.
Possibilities of a fight are looming in
the Central League horizon as a re-
suit of a meeting of the magnates here
today The source of trouble is the
proposed adoption of the waiver rule.
The present indications are that
President Carson will be the man to
decide the question. A week ago it
appeared that most of the league di-
rectors mad been won over to the
adoption OF the rule, but there is now
evidence that the vote will stand
to i. The fight against the adoption
of the rule is being led by w. w. IT.
Win and Ben Perkins, owners of the
Wheeling club.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-08
BIG AUTO SHOW
IN KANSAS CITY
Twenty flight Dealers Are Exhibiting
In Biggest Event Ever Held In
Southwest.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March s.
Every foot of available space in the
mammoth convention hall is occupied
by the twenty eight dealers exhibit
ing at Kansas City's annual automo-
bile show, opened today to continue
through the week.
The arena, arcade, and even the
lobby of the big hall has been taken.
Many applications have been received
from other cities, but all of them have
been refused because the intention is
to make the show essentially a local
event
The setting of the show is magnifi-
cent, and eclipses everything of the
kind ever seen in the southwest. The
most conspicuous feature is piano.
ramic view of the Santa Fe trail.
painted on a canvas hundreds of feet
in area and entirely enclosing the are
ma floor.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-08
CANADA GETS
GRAIN TRADE
Meeting Will Be Held In Boston to
Overcome Tendency to Neighbor
On the North.

BOSTON, March S.-A special ses-
of men interested in the grain export
trade will be held this evening for the
purpose of devising plans to overcome
the growing supremacy of Canadian
ports. 1t is admitted that Boston and
New York have lost a large part of
this trade, and that Montreal, ST. John,
and other Canadian cities are the
gamers by the detection.
1t is alleged that there are two rea-
sons for this change in the routine Of
grain for export. One is the existence
of the Welland canal, which provides
an all-water route from the great
lakes to Europe, via the Canadian
ports. The other is the unwillingness
of American railroads to make ade-
quate reduction in rates which will
give Boston or New York an oppor-
tunity to compete on an equal footing
with Canadian ports. When the pro-
pOSeQ Georgian DAY CANAL is Uullt IL
eill give Canada an additional advan-
tage, as it will shorten by many miles
the water route from Chicago, Duluth
and Fort William to the st. Lawrence
river.
Even in winter, when Boston should
get a large share of the grain export
business, high rates of American rail-
roads prevent grain from coming here.
When the ice on the st. Lawrence
makes navigation impossible, export
grain must be sent to some open port.
for Canadian roads make much cheap
er through rate.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-08
LIFE SENTFNCFFOR
THEFT OF CENTS

the action taken by the Masonic Grand
lodge of Masons of Mississippi in sew
ering all relations with the New Jer-
sey Grand Lodge, it is expected that
similar resolutions will be adopted at
an early date by Masonic bodies
throughout the South. 1t has been
suggested that an Indignation meet
in be held in Atlanta to give official
expression to the horror and disgust
felt by Dixie Masons at the action Of
the New Jersey lodge in admitting
negroes to membership. 1t is possible
that such a session may be called
within the next few days. Prominent
Atlanta members of the fraternity de-
clare that the Southern lodges will
secede from the national organization
rather than submit to sustaining fra
ternal relations with colored Masons.
The trouble between the Mississippi
grand bodies and the New Jersey jur-
isdiction began August %, 1908, when
Grand Master Martin, of Mississippi,
opened correspondence with Grand
Master William D. Wolfskeil, of Eliza
beth, N. j., asking if it were true that
the New Jersey Grand lodge affiliated
with negroes. To this letter the grand
master of New Jersey replied that
there was a negro lodge at Newark
alpha, No. 1861, that was in good
standing, and that there was not law
in the New Jersey jurisdiction deny
Masons.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-08
Desperate Fight Was just
Seventy Three Years
Ago Today.

AUSTIN, Tex Merch s.-seventy-
three yeaNs ago today three of the
most heroiA figures. in American his
tory wrote IL air names on their coun-
try's scroll Oh fame in letters that
time will NEVER fade. On the sixth day
of March, 1886, Ias enacted the final
scene in the trags " of The Alamo, in
which David Crock Ut, William Travis
and James Bowie, tn their handful
of devoted and rless followers
yielded up their lives! There were
less than 200 of these Naring spirits
within the walls of the ancient mission
at San Antonio, Texas, and they were
opposed by an army of more than COCO
NaXicans, under command of General
Santa Anna. The Alamo, the old
Spanish church edifice, wherein was
enacted one of the sublimest TRACE
dies of the entire history of the Amer
lean continent, is now little more than
a splendid ruin at San Antonio, but
around it have been written song and
story that will never die. Every one
of the heroes of the Alamo was an
American frontiersman.
On February %, Santa Anna crossed
the Rio Grande at the head of an army
for the purpose of putting down the
revolt that threatened to sever Texas
from Mexico. This invasion of Texas
stirred up all the fighting blood in the
gallant spirits. General Sam Houston.
commander n-chief, thought best to
retire across the Colorado river and
await reinforcements. Colonel William
Travis did not agree with him. in COM
mand of the regular garrison, took re-
fuge in the old Spanish mission, at
San Antonio and determined to make
a last stand against the Mexicans.
Colonel James Bowie, famous as a
duelist and as the maker of the Bowie
knife, agreed with his plans. David
Crockett joined them almost imme-
diately The three intrepid command
ers had a mere handful of men and
only one small cannon. Against this
company came the great Mexican ar
nv. The doors of the makeshift fort
ress were barricaded and when on the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-08

ferent parts of the structure. Still they
fought on, with dubbed guns.
Crockett was still on his feet and
with a band of five or six. He had
nothing left but the barrel of his rifle
and with this he laid about him. GEN
eraI Castrillon wanted to spare the
lives of the remaining Texans, and be-
sought his commanding general to do
so. Crockett heard Santa Annals re-
fusal. and, dropping his gun barrel
and clutching his knife, he tried to
break through the fighting Gordon that
surrounded him and reach the Mexi-
can general, but he fell riddled with
who lay on his bed in another room
without being able to take a hand In
the fight, assumed command of the
wounded in the hospital room, and
ordered them to sell their lives as
dearly as possible. The doorway to
this hospital room was very narrow
so small that scarcely more than a
single person could get through it at
a time. Lying on his bed Bowie used
his pistol and several other pistols
that were loaded and handed to him,
for he was as great a shot with the
pistol as Crockett was with the rifle.
Every shot killed a Mexican. Santa
Anna saw he was sacrificing men as
fast as Bowie could pull trigger and
he resorted to a most horrible expedi-
ent. The cannon that the Texans had
used in their defense was wheeled up
so that it's muzzle was right at the
door of the little hospital room and a
load of grape and canister turned
loose that destroyed every living thing
in that room Even after this cannon
shot was fired, Bowie leaped from his
bed and plunged his knife into a Mex
lean and both fell dead together His
torv records that four persons escaped
this massacre, and they were all nom
combatants. One was Mrs. Dickinson,
wife of one of the Texan officers, and
her daughter, Emily; the other two
were negro servants. Miss Emily was
an infant at the time. Afterwards she
was known as the child of 1.-THE Ala
mo-"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-08
ROOSEVELT WILL BE IN
NO DANGER IN AFRICA
Taxidermist Who Travelled IN DARK
Continent Says Former President
Will Return Alive.

NEW YORK, March S.-"Theodore
Roosevelt will be just as safe IN Bit
ish East Africa as he is in oyster Bay,
and probably safer than he would De
in Chicago"
Col. Arkeey, taXidermist at the F1eld
museum, who has twice made prac-
tically the same trip that the former
president proposes, this afternoon gave
this reply to the omihous predlctl III
of Prof. Frederick Star of the Unlver-
sity of Chicago, that if Roosevelt goes
to East Africa, 'he will never return
alive
Don't worry about Roosevelt leaV-
ing his bones there" he said. he II
come back all right AS for RooseVelt
not having the temperament TO WIN
stand the insidiOus dangers OF the Gil
mate. it seems to me that the reverse
is the fact. A man of tremendous en-
ergy is Just the man who will get along
there. Roosevelt may venture into the
region of the Tse-Tse fly, and L nave
no fear that he will ever fall victim
to sleeping sickness.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-08
OPERATION
HER ONLY
CHANCE
WasCmed byLy diaE.Pink-
ham, Vegetable Compound

Adrian, Ga. -"I suffered untol9
misery from female weakness anu
disease. and I could not stand more
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-08
ANNIVERSARY OF
BATTLE OF ALAMO

last day of February a messenger
came from Santa Anna demanding the
surrender of the force, he was sent
back with words of defiance The
Mexican army surrounded the old stone
building and a big gun was wheeled
into position and opened fire. Crockett
was asleep when a cannon ball an
nounced the opening of the last fight
had occurred. Colonel Bowie was bed
fast from a wound, but Travis was in
active command Crockett sprang
from his bunk and saw in a minute
that the gun was within rifle range.
Crockett was a dead shot and he
picked off five Mexican gunners with
rifles loaded and handed to him as fast
as the Mexicans attempted to use
their cannon. Finally they were act
ually driven back by Crocketts accu-
rate aim. Then the Mexicans let things
settle down to a state of siege. This
the Alamo seemed we'll calculated to
stand The wells were thick, and
though built more than a century pre-
vious, were solid and could withstand
the long range firing of the Mexicans
The windows We're high and narrow,
and there We're few doors. For five
days the siege continued, and then
Santa Anna decided to try to carry
the place by assault The entire build
ing was surrounded by a high adobe
wall, since torn down. Dawn of March
showed the Texans guarding this
wall, which was strong on three sides,
but weak on the north. The place was
entirely surrounded and the devoted
souls in the old stont church building
knew that their fate was sealed The
storming parties were held at bay by
the Texas rihemen on three sides, but
a column under the command of Gen
eral Castrillon attacked the weak north
wall, and made a breach. Then came
the most desperate hand to hand fight
of which history makes record, as the
Mexicans came pouring in. The Mexi-
cans were beaten back again and
again, but each time they renewed the
attack they made better Roadway The
retired within the church. 1t was
butchery then, and no slaughter house
was ever more completely blood
soaked. into the very last part of the
old building the Texans We're crowded
and separated from each other in diff
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-08

it. Before | had taken one potllo
was better, and now 1 am completsly
cmred ELENA V. HENRY, Route NO.
" Why viii women take chances with
an operation or drag out OUT; a s 4SKas,
half-hearted existence, missing tnlee-
fonrths of the Joy of living, when they
can find health in Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound? - .,o
For thirty years it has G ;1fs a .ns
s Sas eared rf thousands nd Of who
t nave bee been troubled with such all
ments as displacements, Inflammation ;nnng1IsTI
liberation. fbroid tumors, y, irr iggdiaas
ties. periodic pains, backache' lnolges-
ton. and nervous prostranon: h.
IF you have the slightest DOUBT
table Compound will h q Iy y0n'
write to Mrs. Pinkham at Ly1m,
Mass Mass VI for advice. Your letter
viii be absolutely confidential
and the advice free.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-08

The Statesman-Union classified ad-
vertising columns will find what you
want.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-08
Money Must Go to Receiver.

CHICAGO, March 8-Judge hoHI-
satt has ordered the Royal Trust COM
pany of Chicago to turn over TO Eo-
win A. Potter. receiver Tor. the Aiiiei
lean Guaranty company, So66,'l9, OF
funds Of the guaranty company for as
bursement' among its contract holders
The motion was granted after attor-
news for the receiver insinuated that
the money was not in safe CUSTODY
Officers of the depository company
were charged with making ALTERATIONS
in certificates of deposit and COM
Knitting other irregularities.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-08

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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-08

than a minute aG d
time. My doctor
said an operation
was the only
chance / had, and
Idrea1ed it almost
as much as death.
One day / was
reading how other
women had been
cured by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound,
and decided to try
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-23
THE MOUNTAIN AND THE MOUSE

he Standard oil deterrent little value stockholders Its holdings which in majority shares win standard oil Co., Rockefeller stead of being filtered dividends Control the hands the directly instead of the oil
 
 in directly by this and perhaps Cos and that E so far It win not change condition
 
 Oil That is this corporation and upon its products in the form of increased operation It dividends subsidiary be included in them and this Standard oil The governmental appeal of
 
 heralded monopolsc tening nordinateiy pockets
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-23
Count ToIstoy Scores Armies

Geneva. Nov 23.-Count Leo Tolstoy. by way of Switzerland. has given an other message to the world At an anti-military meeting held at Bienne. when 100 Swiss and foreign delegates were assembled. Count Tolstoy's ap- peal to the people was read amid great enthusiasm
 The appeal was specially written for the recent peace congress, at Stock holm. and would ahave been greatly em- barrassing. on account of its violence. to the Swedish authorities, who were saved by the timely strike which caus- ed a postponement of the congress. Later it was arranged to read the ap- peal at Berlin. The largest fali in that city was engaged. and all the tick cts were sold, when the police prohib- tied the reading.
 Yesterday. Tolstoy's friends in Ge- neva. having obtained permission. de- Hvered his message at Bienne- Count Tolstoy's appeals to the good sense of the worlds peoples to refuse to serve as soldiers. either voluntarily or an- der pressure. even if that refusal en- tails punishment Killing by soldiers. he asserts. is a criminal act - The message appeals not to Govern ments. but directly to peoples and their good sense to stop the growth of arm ies and navies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-23
Water Famine Threatens
 Many Cities of State

According to reports from different parts of the State many cities are liable to suffer from the drought which has lowered the lakes and reservoirs. Conditions at the Wigwam reservoir in Waterbury are even worse. from lack of water than they were a year ago at this time, when many extra inspec- tors were employed and the public warned to be cautious in the use of water lest the supply be exhausted entirely This is evident from state ments gathered from city officials. Despite this fact. no unusual precau- tions are being taken now to restrict the waste of water
 While the water was low at this time last year. the supply was replenished from time to time by frequent if not heavy rains, but this year the surface Is said to be still further from the spillway and there have been no rains to help bring 1t up.
 One peculiar feature of the present time situation is that while the quan- tfty is much less. the quality of the water is somewhat better than fin 1908. but not to any noticeable ex- tent.
 Another case of typhoid fever has been found on the Morris side of the Wagwam reservoir A man named wheeAr. has been taken to the Litchl field county hospital suffering with the disease. M
 Even these conditions are hardly to be compared with the situation in Thomaston- In that town water Is be- ing pumped from the Naugatuck river into the pipes as fire protection and the pubic has been warned not to use the water for domestic purposes. The necessity Of pumping Into the pipes water from h river which receives sew age makes the case a most serious one. ft Is claimed. for when the usual wa ter supply becomes available once more. 1t Is a question whether 1t would be safe to use 1t after 1t had run through the same pipes which had pre- viousiy contained sewage water. It is apparent that Waterbury. with all Its troubles, is somewhat more fortunate than Thomaston-
 Lack of water at Its Bulls Bridge power plant has inconvenienced the Connecticut Company. to some extent all summer. and Sunday 1t was neces- sary to curtail the number. of some of the usual extras that are run on Sum days. Electrical Superintendent David B. Meth stated yesterday that the sit- uation was no more serious than 1t has been at any time this summer
 The cold snap of Thursday night had it's effect on the Bulls Bridge plant, the water freezing, but the company was able to handle It's business Friday is we'll fortified against anything dis astrous in the way of lack of power. There is always some power from Bulls Bridge and this Is aided by the steam plant fin Waterbury and the one in New Britain. as well as the connection the Hartford Electric Light Company. This connection with the Hartford sys- tenn was made last summer and can be used when necessary
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-23

Tn q Norwalk paper. we find a state ment that a private detective has re- <eaIed here In Briaeepdrt sf. condition PK vice and depravity exceIled in few
 c1<ies on the globe. if at all-- The
 4rmer was aware that Bridgeport harbored more or less vice and de- pravity'., as do all other cities and as e inseper1bie from populative centres. but ifweefnot. and is: not now. aware that ierdesree therecr Is sexceIled in Few clue ons.the globe if at ail." On 3he coztrery. wes believe the statement 4o be q gross exaggeration which may
 rpck dnma<e to the city's interests. 1t is not. we believe. true that Bridge port q vfce-ridden in greater degree than any other city 'on the globe'-'. or 1n thin country. or. in this State; nor do we believe that the Bridgeport po- lice arp either lax or "grafty" in the performance of their duties. If Bridge port were as stated. vice-ridden in a Guperlattve degree. 1t would be a good city t6 eniErate from. but thus far no whosesale emigration. even Of purists. has occurred. and none is apprehend-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-23
MEN OF FINANCE
 BACK OF WRIGHTS

New York. Nov. 23.-A million-dollar corporation 1or the commercial manu- facture of the Wright brothers aero planes has just been formed by the Wrights and several well-known fiR- anciers- Plans are being pushed rap idly in order to have flying machines on the market by May 1. n
 A misunderstanding plant is now un- der way near Dayton. Ohio. and others will be erected in the near future. Those who are most heavily interest ed in the Wright Company. as the new corporation is called. were an- Vanderbilt. Theodore F. Shonts. Allan A Ryan. Morton F. Plant. Howard Gould Andrew Freedman. Robert J. Collier. Edward J. Berwind. August Belmont. and Russell A Alger- The announcement was made by De L4an- cey Nicoll of the law firm of Nicoll. Anabel. Lindsay & Fuller. Mir Nicoll has been retained as general counsel for the company. Each of the above men will be on the Directorate of the new formed company. and the Execu- tive Committee will consist of Messrs- Shonts. Fresdman. Belmont. Alger. and the Wright brothers
 Either OrvfIle or Wilbur Wright will be President of the corporation. and Clinton R. Peterkin has been selected as one of the Vice Presidents One of the Wright brothers will also be a Vice President The Treasurer and 9tGAC[AAf AA1NG INV ' " A~IAA ~AA~1@.~- ~~ meeting is to be held in the next few days to elect all the officers
 The new company was incorporated yesterday in Albany. and its purposes. In addition to tho commercial manu- fracture of raeroplanes. is to protect all the Wright patenta fin the United States and Canada from posHble in- Judgement
 The. capital stock of s1.ooo, 900 is all paid in and the Wright Company will be a close corporation. according to the announcement .r.- r, The main offices of the company are being established in. the Night and Day Bank Building. at Forty-fourth street and Fifth avenue. and will be opened on Monday next An aviation field will be opened at once in Florida. for the instruction, Of the company's customers in the handling of aero planes. so that purchasers will run the least possible chance of damage to themselves when they start to fly alone
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-23

Recording to Chicago advices. Sen , ttor 4ldrich and the coterie that put The tariff bill through have their plans siasd 10 smother the Carter postal bank cbi-l Or any substitute. to talk it to ..d>ath or sidetrack it as their exped- fencr may require" Tn the West awhere the establishment of postal saw sirEs banks is strongly advocated. there . ia already talk of defeating Republican
 Congressional candidates for re-elec-
 ff1n who follow Aldrich in. antagonism to the project Evidently. the next L<e=sion of Congress will develop new
 c1a ss of .insurgents' for consignment
 bE Senator Aldrich and Speaker Can non to the deepest depths of Demo cratic perdition-- .