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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-12
BAPTIST CONVENTION
HELD IN LOUISVILLE
Two Thousand Delegates Representing
All the Churches of Denomination
in the South Attend Big
Meeting.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 12.-The big
Southern Baptist convention began
it's annual session here today, and
will continue until the nth. It has
brought here 5000 people, including
1000 delegates representing the Bap-
fist churches of the south.
What is known as the laymans
meeting is being held in conjunction
with the convention this year, and
this promises to become one of the
most important features. The organ
izations meeting as a part of tn:
gathering are the Baptist Young,
Peoples Union, the Women's Mission
airy Union and the Baptist Education
al Society.
The convention comes to Louis
vile this year to celebrate the fiftieth
annivel sary of the Baptist Theologi-
cal Seminary, and special plans were
adopted for the celebration. During
the convention, the annual meeting
of the board of directors of that insti-
tuition will be held
Another feature of the convention
will be the annual seminary alumni
banquet. This function will be one
of the largest in point of numbers
ever held in connection with a con-
vention in this city Men Of nationa
fame are among the speakers, includ-
| ing Governor Hughes, of New York
The effort of the Theological Semi
nary to raise an endowment fund o.
| 100000 will be given renewed i'm
petus at the convention.
The convention is the great organ.
| ization of the Baptists of the soutl
and elects all the boards, as follows
| The foreign mission board with of
/ ficers in Richmond, Va; the nom,
| mission board with offices in Allan
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BIOGRAPHICAL CALENDAR
May 12.-
HENRY CABOT LODGE.

Henry Cabot Lodge, orator. states
United States senate, was born on this
day of the year, 1850. His parents
were John Ellerton and Anna (Cabot)
Lodge. Young Lodge completed HIS pre-
paratory studies in DiXwell's Latin
school, and entered Harvard college,
graduating in 1871. About a month af
ter gradutiOn he sailed for Europe,
spending over year in travel, and re-
turning in 1872, entered the Harvard
law school. In January, 1874, he be-
came assistant editor of the North
American Review of Review and so
continued until November 1876, having
in the meantime graduated from the
law school in 1874. and having been
admitted to practice at the Boston bar
in 1875 In the same year he was APP
pointed lecturer on the history of the
American colonies at Harvard and con-
tinued giving instruction in this
branch and in the history of the Unit
ed States, for three years. In associa-
ton with John T. Morse, Jr.. he was
editor of the international Review" of
Boston. He was elected member for
the tenth district to achusetts
house of representatives, serving with
credit on several important commit
tees. He was chosen a member of the
republican state central committee in
1880, and was made chairman of its
finance committee. and was in the
same year a delegate to the republican
national convention in Chicago. In 1881
he was republican candidate for the
state senate. and was defeated by but
$50 votes out of 5000 cast. He was del
egateat large in the republican ma
tional convention in Chicago. In 1881
he was republican candidate for the
state senate, and was defeated by bu
$50 votes out of 5000 cast He was del
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the east side of the Yakima river be-
tween North Yakima and Grange
President Donald of the Valley road
and President Strahorn, of the North
Coast, were both out with the survey
ing crews on Sunday, and every effort
is being made to checkmate the other
to get control of the rich country now
developing. Neither Strahorn nor Dom
aid would talk today, each saying he
was too busy, building a railroad.
The North Coast has not yet started
any feeders, but persistent rumors have
it that the North Coast will build cleo
trio feeders to compete with the North
enr Pacific steam feeders when the
time comes
Down at Zillah, the Valley road sur
veyed a piece of property and imme-
diately afterwards the North Coast
purchased the rightofWay over the
same property.
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MUCH NEED OF INTERFERENCE
WITH THE SHOEMAkING TRUST
Has Complete Monopoly of Business,
Even More Than Standard Oil
and United Steel.

BOSTON, May 12.-There is only one
shoe manufacturer in the whole of the
United States who is not wholly depen
dent on the United States Machinery
company for the most important ma
chinery to keep his factory in opera
ton The Shoe Machinery trust has
such a complete monopoly of the shoes
machinery business and exercises it
in such a way that complete submis-
sion is the only alternative to going
out of business. OF course the trust
will say that it's interests are identical
with those of the shoe manufacturer,
and that it can do a successful bust
ness only when the shoe manufacture
ing trade is doing likewise. But, new
ertheless, it has enforced the arbitrary
contract that it forces on the shoe
manufacturer for the use of it's ma
chimes, namely, that he shall use its
machines and no others. For in at
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egate at large in the republican nation
al convention in 1884, and the follow
ing autumn was nominated for con-
gresham on the republican ticket. His
opponent was defeated by a plurality
of 800 out of a total vote of $4,000, and
being again nominated in 1886 was
elected by a plurality of 1000. He
served through the 50th, 51st and 52nd
congresses; was elected to the 53rd,
but being elected to the senate re-
signed to take his seat there. In con-
gress he was member of several i'm
portant committees. He made several
able speeches on the floor of the house
upon tariff financial and election laws,
and as chairman of the election laws
committee prepared and presented the
Force bilr' in the 51st congress:
for securing an honest vote at federal
elections. Mr. Lodges career in the
senate has been signalized by speeches
that were models of oratory. on almost
all important legislation. and he has
been on many important committees.
He has also been active in the do
main of letters and scholarship. From
the period of his edtorship of the
North American Review he has been
a well-known and frequent contributor
to periodical literature, principally on
political and historical subjects. His
first published monograph, Land Law
of the Anglo Saxons," now included
in a work on Saxon law, won him the
degree of Phi D.. from Harvard. Some
of his many other notable works are:
"a Shord History Of the Colonies OF
America" 1881; alexander Hamilton
1888; Life of Washington" 1889. He
has been member of the American
academy of arts and sciences since
1878, and is a member of many his
torical and antiquarian societies and
has been a regent of the Smithsonian
institute. He was elected an overseel
of Harvard university in 1884, ant
was awarded the honorary degree o.
LII D. by Williams college in 1895. He
married in 1871, Anna Cabot, daughter
of Rear Admiral Charles H. Davis, u
is. N. of Boston, and has three chill
| dren.
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ORGANIZE to Hasten Irritation.

HUSUM, May I'm the Horse
Heaven country in the northeastern
portion of Klickitat county, owners of
$1,000 acres have joined the Land
Owners association. The association
is a stock concern. each land owner
subscribing s25 for each quarter sec
ton. The purpose of the organization
Is to encourage, promote and hasten the
irrigation of lands in Horse Heaven.
It is a close association of land owners,
which will take care of the contracts
and other work incident to the irrigat-
ing of the district. Until irrigation is
established it is the purpose of this
association TO promote the interests of
the members by encouraging better dry
farming.
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Convention of Hardware Men.

BIRMINGHAM Ala, May 12.-Thc
third annual convention of the Ala
bama Retail Hardware association
began here today and will extend un-
til the 14th. About $50 dealers from
all parts of Alabama are present tC
discuss subjects of general interest
to the trade.
The Alabama Retail Hardware as
ISOLATION was organized for the pur-
pose OF making its members broader
merchants and to combat any legis-
lation that may seem to be unjust
and discriminating to the retailer il
the state.
At the meeting there are a numbe,
of travelling statesmen from the big
manufacturing hardware plants from
all parts of the country as well az
representatives from the National Re-
tail Hardware association.
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Classified Adds for results.
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least three different cases where man.
ufacturers have attempted to use ma
chimes competing with it's own it COM
PEELED them to give up these machines
at the penalty of losing all of their
other machines owned by the trust. AS
this meant nothing else but stripping
their factories, surrender was neces-
sary. What other trust is there in the
country that has succeeded so abso-
lutely in putting it's competitors out
of business? Even the Standard Oil
and United States Steel have consd-
cradle competition
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Business Men Welcomed.

CHEHALIS, May 12.-When the
Portland business men reached Che
coined by the business men of this city
The boys band from the state training
school furnished music. Mayor West
welcomed the visitors from the Nc
Kinley stump. Edgar Piper, managing
editor of the Oregonian, responded.
Afterwards the Portlanders We're well
coined at the Citizens club headquar-
ters. The merchants inspected the
milk condenser, door factory and fur
niture factory.
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Orders Another Train to Stop.

KRUPP, May 1.-THE state railway
commission now making a tour of the
state, visited Krupp this morning and
met with a committee who presented
grievances against the Great Northern
railroad.
The commission was here four hours
1t ordered several improvements. Here
after train No 4, going through at
1880 p. M, will stop and the industrial
track will be cleared so as to eprnit
freight to be unloaded without danger
from passing trains. New crossings
were also ordered.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-12
YOUNG TURKS ADvAhcE,l
/ ON CONSTANTINE

the responsibility for the wholesale
massacres upon the Turkish govern
ment and believes that there was
plot to kill every one of the $4,000
Christians in the province of Adana.
He asserts that when prisoners were
taken to the government headquarters
in Adana their captors were asked why
they had not killed the "infidel dogs" in
the villages. The summary way in
which the Young Turk army overthrow
the rule of Abdul Hamd leads the
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ia, and the Sunday school board, with
offices at Nashville, Tenn. Practical
ly all the able ministers of the de-
nomination in the south are in at
tendance. The convention was once
termed as fine a parliamentary body
as there was in the United States.
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RIVAL PRESIDENTS
BOTH TAKE FIELD

Strahorn and Donald Join Surveyors
and Direct the Wor.
NORTH YAKIMA, May 12.-The
fight is on in earnest between the
North Coast and the North Yakima &
Valley roads for the right ofSNay OF
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Details of the terrible massacre of
Christians in Asiatic Turkey during
the preceding and recent revolution
are reaching the outside world slowly,
and they show that the extent of the
horrors has so far been underestimate
ed. The Rev. Stephen r. TroWbridge,
an American missionary in Adana, in
describing the scenes attending the
sacking of the Adana by the murderous
Turks declares that no fewer than
5000 persons were slain in Adana
alone and that fully 10000 were muir
dered in the province. He bases these
figures on the lists prepared by the
priests and other officials who issue
burial permits. Mr.. TroWbridge places
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-28
ROLLER HOLDS GorCH.
Champion Conquered Seattle Doctor
HUT Had His Troubles.

Kansas City. Mo, April 2s.--In
the cleanest. fastest. cleverest and
most scientific wrestling match ever
staged on the Convention hall mat
Frank Gotch gradually wore out and
finally conquered the toughest oppo-
nent he has faced in many months,
DR.. Benjamin Franklin Roller. muscu
lar physician from Seattle. last night.
There have been rougher and ruder
graphing bouts In the big hall. but
never have Kansas Citlans seen a
match in which there was speedier
footwork, faster thinking. more skill.
This Roller gentleman from the coast
knows something and other things
about this wrestling sport. and don't
let that elude your memory. Gotch
will remember. The champion won
the FIRST fall in 81 minutes and So
seconds. with his favorite hold, a
crotch and half-Nelson. The second
fall was won by the Iowan in is
minutes and 20 seconds A reversed
Nelson did the damage. A crowd OF
$500 graphing bugs witnessed the
match.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-28
THE LOCAL NEWS

DIR. Gilbert. osteopath. 400 II
Broadway. Phone 1ss.
Rubber stamps. saals. brass stem
els. etc +. at The sun ONCE.
For wallpaper at bargain prices
see Kelly 4 limbaugh. 1921 Kentucky
avenus.
Its time to use Ramleiter's
roach exterminator
Homegrown cut flowers OF quail
fly. Fresh fiowers daily. Brunson's,
52s Broadway.
The steamer George Cowling
will make special excursion trips be-
tween Paducah and Metropolis next
Sunday. May 2. leaving Paduoah
wharfboat 800 a. m. D. m. and 6
D. m Returning leave Metropolis AT
l p. m. and i;30 p. m. White peo-
pie only No lntoxicants. Round
trip 25 cents. e. j. Cowling.
Owing to the ceremonies attend
ant upon breaking ground for the
new West End Mission Of Grace Epis-
oopai church. the rehearsal FOR the
ANNluiNtA Aholl VI uulH anu athANH -
postponed until Friday afternoon at
4 o'clock.
The Mon's Auxiliary. OF the First
Presbyterian church Will meet to-
morrow night at 7:45 o'clock In the
parlors OF the church.
The revival az the Mechanics
burg Methodist church Is drawing
large audiences and before next Sun
day many additions VIII be had to
the membership. The Rev. J. b.
Jones. OF Arlington, is assisting the
pastor. the Rev. r. T. Lewis This
morning Mr.. T. NJ. Davis. OF Airing
ton. arrived and he will have charge
OF the music.
Next Saturday the restaurant at
the Union station VIII be taken
charge of by the Van Noy News COM
pany. as the National Hotel company
has sold the lease. Mr.. ]. +. Ham
mel. the manager OF the restaurant,
with Mrs. Hammel will go to Chicago
and waukkerton. Ind. on visit be-
fore he viii be stationed at another
station. Mr.. Hammel has been the
local manager since September, and
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-28

For breaking into a railroad car
Henry ]. King, colored, was given
eight years in the state penitentiary
this morning. King was an employs
OF the Illinois Central railroad COM
pany and robbed box cars. When his
home was searched a large quantity
OF goods was found. Another charge
of breaking into car was dismissed
as the court thought eight years was
enough.
Jim Edwards, colored, pleaded
guilty to the charge OF malicious cut
ting and was given six months in the
county jail.
Spencer Foster, colored. pleaded
guilty to the charge of obtaining
money by false pretenses, and he was
given eighteen months in the peni-
Tertiary. A charge of HOUSEKEEPING
against Foster was dismissed.
Lula Helm and VIII Helm. alias
Will and Lula Holmes, colored. were
tried on the charge of grand larceny.
Lula Helm pleaded guilty and was
given one year in the penitentiary,
while Will Helm was dismissed.
For grand larceny, aMttie Bell
Tucker and Emma Martin, two negro
women. we're each given one year in
the penitentiary. They stole 800
from Harry Freeman, Of Chicago,
who was in their resort.
The case against Joe Gardner for
selling cocaine without a prescription
was dismissed in a verdict returned
by the jury. The case was prosecuted
by the state board OF pharmacy on
evidence secured by Louis Cheatam.
colored, who went to drug stores for
the purpose of purchasing cocaine.
The jury had not reported at 2
O'Clock in a similar case against T.
Cooney.
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has made many friends. The man
ager OF the restaurant for the Van
Noy News company is unknown.
II. G. Neuffer. superintendent OF
machinery, and his assistants, r. w
Bell and J. e. Buker. OF Chicago
were in the city today and made an
inspection of the Illinois Central
shops II is said that nothing will
come out OF the visit as they were
passing through and stopped on tc
make a regular inspection.
The Mite society OF the German
Evangelical church Will meet tomor-
row afternoon with Mrs. George
OehIschlaeger. S23 South Third street.
BERTHE Halls, who escaped from
the Home OF the F'riendless, was cap
tured today by Patrolmen Roeder
and Beadles. The police found her
on a shantyboat in Dogtown. The
girl gave as her excuse for running
away from the home that she wanted
10 see her mother. She was taken
back to the home.
The funeral OF Mr.. John Stew
art, who died Tuesday morning at
his home on the Hinkleville road,
was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The burial was at the Mt. Zion ceme-
terry. Mr.. A. e. Stewart, a son, ar
rived from Memphis this morning.
"A large crowd win be present at
the court house tomorrow, at the
trial OF Louis Futrell and father, ].
s. Futrell. farmers from Model.
Tenn, for the murder OF Horace
Osborn, the street car motorman.
The case is Get for tomorrow and II
is thought that II will be called.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-28
FOOD FACTS.
ll,af an NJ II Iearua

A prominent Georgia physician
went through a food experience which
he makes public:
ut was my own experience that
FIRST led me to advocate Grape-Nuts
food and | also know, from having
prescribed II to convaiescents and
other weak patients. that the food is
a wonderful rebuilder and restoreT
Of nerve and brain tissue, as well as
muscle. II improves the digestion
and sick patients always gain just as
did in strength and weight very
rapidly.
Il was in such a low state that I
had TO give up my work entirely. and
went TO the mountains of this state
but two months there did not improve
me: in fact, ! was not quite as well as
when left home.
M food did not sustain me and
Il became plain that | must change
Then began TO use Grape-Nuts food
and in two weeks could walk mile
without fatigue. and in Ave weeks
returned to my home and practice,
taking up hard work again. Since that
time | have felt as well and strong as
| ever did in my life.
"As a physician who seeks to help
all sufferers, | consider II duty TO
make these facts public"
Trial 10 days on Grape-Nuts, when
the regular food does not seem to sus-
tain the body, will work miracles.
There's Reason"
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book, "The Road to Wellyllle."
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time 10 time. They
are genuine, true. and full OF human
interest.
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Mrs. j. w. Reed. of 1888 Monroe
street. Is convalescent after a several
days illness.
Mrs. Roy Katterjohn left for Nash.
VILE today to attend the marriage OF
her cousin, Miss Matte Dallas vii
lines and Mr.. Robert Lee Wilkerson,
Miss villines was a guest of Mrs. VIII
mouth Rock, 433 Clark street, last
summer and made many friends.
Mrs. l.. h. Raglan has returned from
Nashville and Columbia, Tenn, after
visit to friends.
Mr.. w. c. Bingham has returned
to his home in Mayfeld after a visit
70 his cousin, Mrs. John Cunningham.
Mrs. Wiley Sparks. OF the Mayfield
road. is III of rheumatism.
Mr.. Isaac Washam, OF Benton. is
the guest of his niece. Mrs Bette
Jones, Fifth and Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Peacher, 432
Kentucky avenue, left this morning
for Evansville. where they were
called by the death OF Mrs. Peacher's
sister, Mrs. O. S. Bonham
The Rev. ID. w. Fooks left this
morning for Calvert City
Mr.. Z. c. Wolfe left this morning
for Nashville on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Nelson, 1116
Jones street. have returned from
Sharon, Tenn. after visit to rela-
tives.
Miss Made Mayer, of South Fourth
street. who has been M of malarial
fever, is improved today.
Mr.. Harry Walters. who has been
the guest of Mr.. W. NJ Morgan. 100
Jackson street. has returned to Chi
cago.
Mr.. A. n. Veal. salesman at the
Planters Protective association, re-
turned from a business trip to Wick
life this morning.
Attorney and Mrs T L. Wallace
and daughter. Miss Helen Wallace.
of Mayield. have returned to their
home after visit to Mrs Wallaces
aunt, Mrs. A. G. Cunningham, 62B
North Sixth street.
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In SOCIAL CIRCLES
Society to Fight Tuberculosis.

The Louisville Evening Post says:
The society element, under the
leadership OF Mrs. Louis Wymond
viii begin an active crusade against
the white death" ana work hand in
hand with the Louisville Anti-Tuber-
culosls association.
AT the last meeting of the oficial
board OF the association Mrs. wy.
mond submitted a plan which 50
pleased the president, W. c. Nones
and the members that she was re-
quested to take up the work Of oragn.
ization at once.
Since that time Mrs. Wymond has
turned all her energies toward the
work and has the personal assurance
Of nearly every society leader in the
city and state that she will get al
the assistance she may need from
this element.
Her plan is TO organize the city
first. This will do by dividing II into
districts, precincts and squares. After
that shall have been done a certain
day will be set aside on which every
man. woman and child in Louisville
will be acquainted with her plans and
enlisted in the battle against this ter
rible malady.
MRS. Wymond will devote the
entire spring and summer to thu
work"
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THREE NEW ROADS.
Pine Blur Knows How 10 Get
Them.

Pine BLUM. Ark. April 2S.--At the
most enthusiastic and largely attend
ed mass meeting ever held On this
city last night. hve hundred capital
lists and business men. at the Jeffer-
son county court house. put them
selves on record as wanting the Pine
BLUM North and South railroad. the
bridge across the Arkansas river at
this point, the Parker road to Month
cello and the Rock Island connection
from this city 20 Leola. via Clio.
Cleveland county. A committee OF
one hundred business men will be
named "Wednesday by President v.
%. Alexander. OF the Pine Blur board
OF trade to raise $3.50 900 20 secure
them. The subscription lists will be
separated. which idea carried on a
motion OF d. c. Bell. and each road
will be subscribed to as favored. At
the meeting II was the unanimous
opinion OF the business men that all
three roads would be secured without
further delay
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Kentucky Women i'm the Lead.

As is its annual habit. the Ken
lucky delegation to the ID. A. r..
congress is among the smartest on
hand, smartest both in the Yankee
sense OF the word and as regards
beauty of toilet Our Kentucky
women know how TO dress-and do
so. The Kentucky delegation is in
a constant furry OF social engage
ments when their ID. A. r. duties are
done for the dry. Kentucky is solid
for Mrs. Mathew T. Scott and natter
ally. Isn't the gracious lady with
the silver ripples in her abundant
hair our kim" Born an bred in de
brier patch" Isn't EVERY last Scott
in Kentucky an inlaw more or less,
OF hers? We are loyal. we folks of
the Bluegrass and strong administra-
tionsists into the bargain. Wash
ington Correspondent Courier-Journ-
al