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The Washington times., 1909-10-17
TlVERTON VICTIM
NOT EDWARDS GIRL
Fathers Anxiety Relieved When
Word Is Received From

SOUTH SCITUATE. r. T.. Oct H.
Miss Gertrude Edwards, the pretty scv-
cnteen-year-oJd stepdaughter Of George
Edwards, a farmer here. who ran away
from home last Saturday and was at
first supposed 20 have been the victim
Of the Tiverton murder tragedy, was
found tonight.
She went TO PittsburE, Pa, where
she formerly lived with her parents.
Her stepfather had been making prepa-
rations OF late TO return to Pennsylvania
10 live and the missing girl declared
she got tired Of waiting for him 10 move,
so she went alone, paying her way with
S15 which She had earned as a bTaider
ia the mills at ROchland village.
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eH-RAGJ E-On Saturday October l5. 1853
DARWIN J. h eldest son OF Florence ri
and the late COL DE Witt G.. Spyague-
Funeral services 20 be- held at agg .
street northwest Notice Of time hereafter
Mr.. SpraEUe was native " this city ana
the con Of the late Col. Dewitt G.. SpEague,
q distinguished veteran u the eIlI. war
49, death occurred al his residence. 300
street northwest after short Illness.
Re Is survived by his mother Florence 81
spraZue- lie
t.. 1862. JOHN FLEMING. beloved husband.
- Amalia A, in his sixty-fourth year.
Services az late residence f55 Fouggh
street northeast p. m. TUESDAY 18th. in
termcnt Mount Moriah Cemetery PhiadaI-
phia. Pa. "Wednesday. October 60 D. IN.
Baltimore ana Philadelphia papers please
copyJ ocl1-sL
ATWATER-On Thursday, ocJo5er L. 1861. al
81 Luke's Hospital New York city.
GRACE z. daughter 1f Robert Il AtWatcr.
formerly Of Washington ID. O..
JoENsON-On Saturday. October is. 1853 81
- a. m. ANNA ELIZABETH, widow Of
William Il. Johnson.
AIrs. johnson was the pidow Of william
r. Johnson She died a. her residence, ~
street northwest, after long Illness
charitable institutions in this city.
IEACH-suddenIy on SATURDAY. October l6.
1869 SMITH s. LEACH, colonel. Corp ~
Engineers, Z. s. A., aged hfty-eight years.
MOLONEY-On Friday. October %. 1909. al
5.4 =. M. a. ST. EUzaBeth'e Hospital j.
g., PATRICK r. MOLONEY. husband 0f
Hattie M0i0uey.
sCHAFFER-On saturday. October Is 1868
AZ 500 a No. GEORGE T.. husband 90.
sophia Schaner.
sEfTz-On Saturday. October U.s. 1868 al
l9.f5 p m. VIOLA LOUISE wife or VII
liam ". Seitz.
WILEEL1I-On saturday. october % 1859. al
seattle Wash FLORENCE MORRILL,.
wife Of DR.. Joseph n. Wilhelm
CRIDLEY-On SATURDAY. October lis. 1856 III
a. M al the residence Of Her son.
Lueius T. Gudleys I5u r street. ANN 2
GRIDLEN.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

PERSONS WHO WITNESSED Acct
dent in front Of National Hotel Saturday
morning struck by street car
kindly address, FLYNN PHOTO co.
1te $50 Pa Ave. n. ".
AMERICA: 4 CATHOLIC REVIEW
OF the Week" announces that william
Deviny is 10 longer connected with that
publication.
JOSEPH J. WILLIAMS,
oe1G-3t Treasurer
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LADS DRIFT A DAY;
BLOWN INTO HARBOR
Broken Halyards Leave Boys
Helpless in Pemberton
HarbOT.
HarbOr,

Hull, Mass, Oct. 17-Afyer over q
day At sea iu an open dory without
food or water, Carl Parker AID Fred
Hiud. of Revere each fifteen ears old.
were blown ashore at Pemberton Beach
this morniuS.
The boys started from Revere yester-
day IN q dory rugged with a Jill and
m6insail When we'll out the haiysrds
broke and iu the heavy sea they We
pOWeriess. They We're tossed about ID
IL was not until the vino change az
they were blown iu shOrs
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CHILD BURNED.

CATAWISSA, Pa, Oct 17-Attempt-
ing 20 light a piece Of paper AT a fire
In the yard Of her parents home here
Caroline, the young daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Roberts, was burned
so badly that there are no hopes OF
her recovery
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THOUSANDS SEARCH
FOR MISSING HEAD
Foot by Foot TivertOn Woods
Are Gone Over by Mill
Operatives
CONTINUED from First Page


the tightening Of She net of cirCunstan-
tial evidence by the police and the dis
triCt attorneys office.
Several members of the police depart
ment this morning expressed their opin-
ion that. while the case against Hill
was getting stronger and stronger, the
case against Wilfred Thibaut. the
chauffeur. was no stronger than the
day he was arrested on general sus-
pician
Policies Case.
The case against HIN, u5sscd together
by the polics is briefly as follows
The fxiHE OF probable time of the
crime as some time during Friday.
The discovery "Dr." Hill engaged a
livery carriage in Fan River and drove
TO Tiverton Friday night. October Q.
instead OF Thursday night. as he had
claimed, and that the carriage was used
between 7:50 and 10 O'Clock that night.
The conviction that a woman was a
party 70 some Of the events leading up
to the crime.
The positive declaration Of Motorman
John W Powers and Conductor William
Shea, of the Old Colony line, that they
saw Or Frank Hin, held under a
charge OF murder, emerge from the
woods near where the st. Jean girl $
clothes were afterwaTd found at 6.35
o'clock last Saturday morning with q
market basket under his arm.
The sudden determination 10 send the
stomach of the dismembeTed girl TO
Prof. Whitney, the poison expert, in
BOSton, for analysis.
The discovery that Or Hills hand
writing was sufficiently like that which
wrote the words Frank I. Hill. Pleas
ant street" on the telescope case cover
which was found with part OF the body,
TO justify employing a handwriting ex-
pert to compare specimens
The finding of a burned portion Of a
mans shirt I'm the stove, q girls shirt
waist, and two baskets one stained, in
OR HIS office.
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80 -. -.

AlttEtt--. ~ 4 ~ = ~ 4tfaa LEX.
Sale Extraordinary of the
$40, 00OBankrupt Furniture aud
Carpet Stock of the Miller.
McKinster Furniture CO. With.
in My SaIesroOms, 40 Ninth
Street Northwest,
ON THURSDAY. OCT. 2lst.
at 10 a. m.
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MARRIED

MENDESH AI.ls-sKIS<LE - on SATURDAY
October l6 1883, by Rev Wallace fsadclife,
WILLIAM X MENDENITAI.L and JI1N-
ETE r. SKHNKLsE. so cards.
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HALL GAME IMPROVES.

LONDON. Oct. 17.-Hall Caiue, author.
who had an attack Of heart trouble
Thursday night, is improving.
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a. Ohio r. r. every Saturday and sun
dav All trains both ways, both days,
eyceut ROYAL Limited City Offices, I4I7
q 81. and 6l9 Penna. Ave -AdVt-
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Exquisite Floral Decorations.

Artistic results achieved by the use OF
the choicest flowers. Guide, IZ14 F.-AdvL.
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WINDOW SHADES

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SI.25 to Baltimore and Return
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e Original Careen

NJ Buchanan had a career entirely
unique. He became a public character
Is general manager OF the Corn Palace
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-17
Class A Teams Protected

The elevation of the Eastern and Pacific leagues and the American asso- ciation to a Double A class really works no harm to the teams of the Southern league unless it be in point of pride which is not matter of dol lars and cents. And yet the three leagues are in higher class, class just below the two governing leagues.
 The two big leagues have adopted a rule that but one player can be drafted from each Class A team. The two big leagues can first draft a man from, say, the Birmingham team, but if they do not draft man then the Double A teams can take man, otherwise not The teams of the Southern league can stand without serious impairment the loss of one man a year.
 This rule robs the raid that resulted in the formation of Double A class of it's importance, leaving it a mere shell with no kernel inside. The three leagues may have won some glory, but they have not won single point that will advantage them on the diamond. They have no more voice In the control of baseball affairs than they had when they were in Class A. They have no increased drafting power that will be of material benefit to them. They have splurged and they have nothing to show for it except an empty honor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-17
EXPENSIVE TO BE POOR.

From the Chicago News.
 That 1t is terribly expensive to be poor is shown once more by a recent invest igation of the sale of coal by the basket in this city. It appears that as rule families purchasing their fuel in this manner pay approximately twice as much for it as do those who buy coal by the ton. 9Baskets of coal costing 20 cents apiece and supposed to contain bushel are found to average about 50 pounds in weight The standard weight of a bushel of coal fixed by the Illinois statutes is 80 pounds. Clearly the shortweight bas- ket lays crushing tax upon the poor.
 There is, of course, more labor in sell ing and delivering coal by the basket than in dealing with purchasers who buy by wagonload. That, however. Is no ex- cuse for making the price to the poor man nearly twice as much as to the pur- chaser having more ample resources. Each should get full weight and the higher price charged the day laborer's s family or the struggling widow for fuel bought by the basket should suffice only to cover the additional expense of small sales.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-17
THE LONGEST NIGHT.

From the Daily Alaskan.
 It is the shortest day-the longest night of the year. Tonight the sun reaches It's southern meridian, pauses in the mighty sweep. and tomorrow he will turn his face to the north again.
 That it is that which relieves the som her contemplation of the longest night" that it Is the limit-that now from day to day henceforth we may watch the sreat orb grow in his daily circle of the sky. rather than to shiver as we feel him diminish and withdraw. To be sure, the shiver is also matter largely Of theory and imagination, for the compensation or the stars and the white silence is here to minimize the sense of loss in the retreat ing day.
 Now as we contemplate the beauty Of the northern winter night we have the added satisfaction of knowing that the sun tomorrow will rise a little higher than yesterday it did. We know that 1t will continue so, until presently Its light will lie upon the hills the whole span through. and banish utterly the darkness through which now we grope, and under its influence the birds will return, and even the highest peaks of the mountains will spangle with spring flowers a It is because of the meaning that this longest night has to people of the north 1t has been suggested that it is a fitting dav-or nisht-to make of 1t an annual feast night throughout the north.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-17
Take from my mouth the wish of happy years. king Richard II.
Discrimination In the Jury Room

The acquittal of Thornton Hains fol- lowing the acquittal of Thaw stands il strong contrast with the conviction of eight fishermen at Reelfoot lake. Hains plainly assisted in the killing of Will liam E. Annis, and Thaw confessedly killed Architect White. Both had in- fuence to aid them at their trials and one at least had wealth and probably both. The men at Reelfoot lake were poor and humble fishermen. Those who had wealth and influence behind them were acquitted, while those who had neither were convicted.
 It may be said that Tennessee and New York are two different states. It may be said that what takes place in the one could not possibly be dupli- cated in the other. Before this is as- sumed to be the truth it would be pru- dent to await an approaching trial in Tennessee in which influence and even wealth will play no inconsiderable part.
 AS a matter of fact, all the states are pretty much alike in this matter. There is in all one law for the humble, and another law for the rich and in fluential. It is not so in England The letter of the law Is not so much at fault. Whatever faults it has are i'm partially distributed. The trouble lies in the application or interpretation of the law chiefly in the petit jury room. Tn other words, public sentiment works in a discriminating manner in this country, whereas it does not do so in the motherland. Reform, in other words, must come through education and moral uplift that will render American petit juries as impartial, just and law-abiding as English jurors con- fessedly are.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-17

preach a political propaganda, but nevertheless he did preach what he at heart desires and hopes for. And he proposes to aid the work in practical manner. "All I can say" he said, with reference to the future policy of the administration in the south on thIs subject is that I expect to spare no ef- fort to find out the facts in respect to the character of the proposed ap- pointees, and so far as in me lies to select those whose character and repu- tation and standing in the community commend them to their fellow-citizens as persons qualified and able to dis charge their duties well, and whose presence in important positions will remove, if any such thing exists, the sense of alienism in the government, which they represent"
 All this is excellent, and it was ex- cellently, even adroitly, expressed, but the plain meaning of it is that he de- sires to see all one-party states politi- cally reconstructed When one read between the lines of his Atlanta speech on the following morning away from the magnetism and persimmon beer of the occasion the real mission of the President-elect became plain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-17
For Taft and Roosevelt.

'T read with a great deal of interest the account of President-elect Tafts re- ception in Atlanta and other towns in Georgia said an Atlantian today. Tt recalls to my mind the enthusiastic re- ception given President Roosevelt on his visit to the south some years ago. I was in Atlanta at the time and I doubt if a larger crowd ever gathered in that city than upon that occasion. It was tremen- dous and abounded with enthusiasm. The reception given to MT. Taft the other night was indeed flattering, and must have afforded him much satisfaction. His geniality and unbounded good humor seem to have made a profound impress sion on the people where he has visited, and when he comes to Birmingham I am sure he will be received and honored as Loyalty as was President Roosevelt when he visited your city.
 "In this connection I wonder if our strenuous President, should he again visit the south, would meet with as cordial and hearty a greeting as he did when he last toured this section?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-17
MT. Taft's Political Dream

The banquet speech of the President elect in atlanta on Friday night was careful expression of his views in relation to the solid south. He really desires two strong parties in every state. While he pleads openly for tol- erance and independence of thought, he also calls for the establishment of a powerful republican party in each and every state. "No one," he said in Atlanta, "can deny the advantage that will arise in local and state govern ments when there is a substantial and intelligent minority which may become a successful majority in punishment of the abuses that are likely to grow out of the long-continued and undisputeu control of one party. Added to that, the uncertainty which may attend the result of national elections in state is certain to give it additional import ance in the councils of the nation"
 True. he said he did not come to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-17
soUTtps FARM PRODUCTS.

From the Memphis News-Scimitar.
 The Baltimore Manufacturers Record states that the seven crops in the south corn, wheat, hay, tobacco, oats, Irish po- tatoes and rye-that are common to the country, had value in 1908 of $780, 613561, an increase over 1900 of ss62, ,1ss, ,5l9, and over 1907 of s95,5o5, ,5s1.
 Since 1900. we are further informed the corn crop of the south has more than doubled, and as the above figures show this year reached the handsome value of s547,o5s,oOo. This showing indicates that southern farmers are steadily making themselves independent of other sections degree the same progress Is shown in the enhanced value of the potato and forage crops, as we'll as in poultry and live stock
 Commenting on the crop figures above shown, the Manufacturers Record says:
 'The seven general crops here consid- cred have an aggregate value this year in excess proDaply or the value or the cot- ton crop planted in 1908. with It's seed, which will amount to at least $70O, ,OO0 900. Adding to the value of the cotton crop that of s17,7T .2s1 for 21 SEQ bushels of rice, an increase ip bushels over 1907 of nearly 100000, and that of GOO for the products of the sugar cane, there is a total for these three distinctively south ern crops approaching the aggregate for seven general crops. The aggregate for the 10 crops is $,542 oo0Oo. Another ssoo.- 100000 or Soo.oOoooo may be added as rep- resenting the aggregate value of poultry and dairy products, live stock products, fruits and garden vegetables and miscel- lanies, and the total value of agricultural products of the south in 1908 may be safe- ly placed at $2.225, ,oO0,0Oo.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-17
The Presidential Inauouration.

Company G, Alabama National Guard, Is formulating a plan whereby Alabama, and in particular Birmingham, will be represented at the inauguration of Pres ident-elect William Howard Taft.
 Ut Is peculiarly fitting" said a military man yesterday. that every state should be represented on this occasion and it can be done in no way better than by a military representation. Such a repre- sentation is a declaration of allegiance and support of one, who though he was not our candidate. is great in his victory and one whom we hail as our chief.
 There is no doubt that the movement of Company G is a very commendable one and one that will be thoroughly ap- preciated when it is known that the state makes no appropriation for this and that the expenses for the same will be met by the boys themselves.
 While this movement is being promul- gated by Company c 1t Is not their in- tention to confine it to themselves. It IS thought that with Company c as a base a provisional company of 60 men will be made up, being augmented from other companies of the Jefferson County Ma tional Guard association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-17
Three Hundred Arrests.

''The first 15 days of the new year have proven quite lively in the police annals. . said member of the police department yesterday afternoon. "So far this year we have made nearly 300 arrests.
 Despite the fact that the new year was begun with several stirring homicides. matters have toned down somewhat, and while arrests have been numerous, few sensations are being presented.
 Throughout the city there appears to be quite lot of petty thievery going on, but offenses of a really criminal nature are comparatively few. There appears to be a band of thieves at work who make 1t their business to steal clothing and much trouble is being experienced from this source.
 "The number of arrests is keeping well up to an average of about 20 a day. How ever, if this average continues through out the month December's record of over 700 arrests will not be touched
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-17
VireiDia'S Poll Tax

When Virginia made a new constitu- ton she did not adopt Alabama's un- limited cumulative poll tax as condi- tion of the exercise of the elective franchise. In Virginia the man who votes must have personally paid poll tax of s1.50 year, six months prior to the election, for three years continu- ously. Here in Alabama the poll tax qualification is strictly cumulative, and citizen who has neglected to pay the poll taxes assessed against him must now pay about SIP in order to gain the right to vote.
 What is the result? Originally plan ned to cut off the corrupt negro voter, it has gone far beyond 1t, and an atrophy of the white vote is steadily progressing. This atrophy extends at present to fully 100000 white voters!
 Can Alabama afford to have 100000 white men of voting age who are de- nied the privilege of voting? The man who cannot vote cannot reasonably be expected to take an interest in public affairs, and as things are going the state vote will soon fall to low figures. The vote in the last gubernatorial election was 72,773, and the indica- tions are that the total vote of the state will soon not exceed 75,00O. And yet among the million of white men in this state there are certainly 100000 white men of voting age.
 The continuance of the cumulative feature of the poll tax qualification should become a general issue in this state. It should be freely discussed, and it's demoralizing tendencies dis closed. It should become an issue in the state election of 1910, and it is none too early to begin free discus Sion of it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-17
HarYard'S New Head

The stroke oar, the kicker of the goal and the hero of the diamond will not rejoice so much over the selection of Prof. Abbott Lawrence Lowell as the successor of President Charles w Eliot as will the friends of real cur ricu1um combined with some athletics. Professor Lowell stands in this respect about where the veteran did whom he succeeds. The athletic side of the university will be kept under the new president within reasonable bounds. The course of President Eliot toward athletics stands in other words, ap- proved.
 Professor Lowell is 52 years of age He is the son of Augustus Lowell, founder of the Lowell institute of Bos- ton. He Is 8 brother of United States Circuit Judge Francis Lowell and of Percival Lowell, the astronomer. He is a lawyer and he formerly practiced law in Boston, but for eight years he has been professor of the science of government at Harvard, and his time has otherwise been devoted to litera- ture. All comment upon his appoint ment to the presidency of Americas leading university runs favorably to him and to the overseers who appoint ed him. The chances are that they have made a wiser selection than some of the volunteers would have made, particularly those who had named Theodore Roosevelt, for the overseers have selected a man whose general sanity is supplemented with rare scholarship and equipment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-17
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

THE DOWN-AND-OUT BRIGADE. Oh, speak 6 word of comfort to tho Down
 and-Out brigade The men who've done their best and yet
 the goal they've never made; The fellows who must toll each day with
 nothing much in view And though the world is wreathed in
 smiles, their lot is only rue. Oh, lend hand for helping to the Down.
 and-Out brigade The men who've lost but not because they
 ever seemed afraid; We don't know all the causes that may
 drag fellow low And maybe, If the truth were told, they
 didn't stand a show. Oh. try to put new courage in the Down.
 and-Out brigade The men who've wept above the grave
 where all their dreams were laid who've walked the ways of sadness and
 of heartache and of pain, And soon will sleep beneath the stars upon
 life's battle plain!