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Evening star., 1909-05-19
LIVELY CONTEST FOR OFFICE
ELECTION OF MODERATOR BY
PRESBYTERIAN MEETING.
General Assembly of Church to Con-
vene at Denver Tomorrow-Pre-
liminary Sessions Today.

DENVER, Colo. May 19.-The Presby-
terian General Assembly will convene in
the Central Church here tomorrow and
after a brief session, which will be en-
tirely formal, will adjourn until pm.
when the election of moderator will take
place. For this office a lively contest is
in prospect, the six candidates actively
in the race being DR.. William l.. Nc
Evan of Pittsburg, DR.. James Morrison
Barkley of Detroit Justice Harlan OF the
Supreme Court Of the United States, DR..
Robert Mackenzie of New York, DR.. Ed
gar p. Hill of Chicago and DR.. Howard
Agnew Johnson of Colorado Springs.
Should Justice Harlan be chosen he will
be the first layman ever elected moder-
ator.
Though the general assembly proper
does not begin it's session until tomor-
row important preliminary meetings are
taking place today. One of these was the
foreign mission conference, which as
sembled at>9 O'Clock this morning In the
First United Presbyterian Church.
A conference of Presbyterian workers
in state universities assembled here this
morning preliminary to the meeting of the
Evening star., 1909-05-19
WILL USE OIL TO LAY DUST
COUNTRY ROADS IN DISTRICT
TO BE TREATED.
Commissioners Order $4,000 Gallons
of Emulsion That Hardens Sur
face and Gives Off No Oder.

Dustless country roads for the Dis
trict contemplated by the engineer
department.
The most used thoroughfares in the
District which are not paved with as
phalt 1t is planned will be sprinkled with
an oil emulsion which is expected to
make them free from dust and nearly as
hard on the surface as the asphalt streets
of the city.
The plans for giving this treatment to
the main Travelled roads are being develop
ed under the direction OF Capt. Z. NJ.
Markham, assistant to the Engineer Com
missioner, in charge of the highw ays At
his recommendation the District has or
dered from the Standard Oil Company
about 1900 gallons of an oil emulsion at
cost of cents per gallon. In former
years the price for this oil used on roads
has been about IA cents per gallon. and
this much reduced cost has placed the
product within reach of the District.
This emulsion has proved very success
full in other places where II has been tried.
| II Is declared, and beneficial results are
expected here. Capt Markham explained
that while the oil sprinkling Is required
Evening star., 1909-05-19
MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCE.
Services Planned for the G. A. r.
and the w. r. C..

Plans of various sorts have been made
by the members of the Grand Army of
the Republic and the Women's Relief
Corps for the proper observance of Men,
oral day. which will be celebrated this
year, Monday, May 81. The graves of all
veterans will be decorated and religious
exercises will be held by the different
organizations.
The Grand Army of the Republic and
the Women's Relief Corps and all
patriotic organizations have been invited
to attend an open air memorial service at
Mount st. Adams Cathedral grounds. on
Wisconsin avenue northwest, at 4 o'clock
p. m. Sunday, May 30.
Sunday evening. May so, department
memorial will be held at the Eastern
Presbyterian Church, corner of 9th and
G streets northeast Patriotic organiza-
tons have been invited to attend the
service.
The department president of the w. r.
c., Mary A. Dow, and her staff have
been invited to attend the memorial serv-
ice of Lincoln Post No. 3. Sunday even
ing, May o3 at the First Presbyterian
Church.
The department president and the ladies
of the floral committee will be at Grand
Army headquarters May so and early on
the morning of the 31st to receive dona-
tions of flowers.
Evening star., 1909-05-19
Extra Bargains
i'm Upright Pianos.

Some of these instruments are as
good as new-all are in perfect con-
dit1on. They are extraordinary
bargains and are offered on easy
terms.
Evening star., 1909-05-19
DAVIS BROTHERS ARRAIGNED
PLEAD NOT GUILTY TO NINE IN
DICTMENTs IN COURT.
John G. Davis Manner Indicated
His Defense May Be Insanity.
Keeps Up Rambling Talk.

Not guilty answered John c. Davis
today when arraigned in Criminal Court
No. 1 before Justice Gould on the nine in
dictments returned against him. alleging
forgery, embezzlement and false pre-
lenses in connection with his alleged
mishandling of funds given to him for
investment
he was prompted by Attorney Henry E.
DAVIS and repeated after him the words
Not guilty" He kept up a rambling
talk in a low voice to his counsel and on
one or two occasions spoke to the clerk,
saying: Il didn't catch that; forging
what? Uttering what?" His manner, ap-
peared to be in accord with the prevailing
OPINION that he will enter a plea of in
sanity as defense to the charges against
Jim
Evening star., 1909-05-19
Baltimore Schooner Raised.

The bay schooner Thomas B. Schall.
which sank in the Chester river. on the
eastern shore of Maryland. several days
ago. has been raised by Baltimore wreck
ers and toWed to Baltimore, where she
will be docked for repair work. At the
time the vessel sprang a leak she was
heavily laden with stone and the dead
weight of her cargo caused her to go
to the bottom rapidly. The vessel is said
to be but little injured and can soon be
repaired and returned to commission in
the Chesapeake bay service. The Schall
Is owned at Baltimore. She is a vessel
of 55 tons register and was built at Balti-
more in 1882 She has been in port here
q number of times in the past year.
Evening star., 1909-05-19

only about once a month, 1t makes the
surface hard and because of ingredients
placed in it, there is no offensive odor OF
oil i'm the vicinity of the road.
The ol-sprinkling will be done on Con-
necticut avenue extended Park road, 14tl
street extended and Georgia avenue the
residents along those thoroughfares hav-
ing complained to the District officials re-
sarding the dust caused by the electric
cars and by automobiles and the traffic
being heavy on all of them.
A delegation, composed of residents
along Georgia avenue and headed by Gist
Blair called on Commissioner West yes
tcrday afternoon and complained of the
dust raised by cars and automobiles along
that thoroughfare. Capt 1iarkham was
called into the conference. and he ex-
planned to the delegation the plan to
oil Georgia avenue, which is expected to
wipe out the dust nuisance.
Evening star., 1909-05-19

Presbyterian assembly tomorrow and early
in the session there was submitted the
report of the board of education of the
church.
The majority OF candidates for the
ministry of the Presbyterian Church" !"
says the report. come from families
which. though rich in faith and Christian
virtue are limited in their ability to pro-
vide for the training of their children.
The majority of ministerial candidates
come from the humber homes of the
church. Families whose homes are sim
pie, frugal and unaffected generally pro-
duce the best type of minister
Evening star., 1909-05-19
London Office of The Star.

The London Office of The Star, at 2
Regent street. is maintained for the con-
venience of Washington people travelling
in Europe. Amy one. before going to Eu-
rope, should come to The Star office in
the full use of the London office. a
letter introducing the traveller will be
given. and full instructions issued from
this Office to the London office to take
care of his needs, forwarding mail. etc
All friends of The Star are cordially in
vited TO avail themselves OF these facili-
ties without cost.
Evening star., 1909-05-19

John c. Davis and, jointly with Noel w.
Barksdale. will represent Martin T. Davis.
He secured permission of the court to
withdraw the pleas of not guilty and file
demurrers to the indictments In ten days
IL he should determine on the latter
course.
Evening star., 1909-05-19
Here's
Your
Chance
to save 2o2o to
500 on a new Piano,
or to buy a new $3.50
Auto-piano for $500.

Besides the bargains in new in
strlIments we still have a number
of high-grade pianos, all in excel
lent condition, which must be
closed out at any sacrifice before
: we move. 1t won't be many days
now before our new building at
18th and G. streets will be ready for
occupancy, and it remains for us to
sell out this stock in hurry. You
really can't afford to miss this OPP
portunity. You'll never have an
other chance to save so much on
highgrade piano. and We'll arrange
the terms of payment to suit you.
We're open every evening until 8
o clock.
Evening star., 1909-05-19
Buvs Residence in Petworth.

John T. Shadle has purchased through
the real estate corporation of Boss &
Phelps premises 1924 New Hampshire
avenue northwest. The house is new and
it is MIR. Shades intention to occupy
the property as his residence. The con-
sideration was about $1,000
Evening star., 1909-05-19
Martin T. Davis, IDENTIFIED Mien.

Martin T. Davis. his brother, bore him.
self with dignity. He listened attentively
to the clerks reading Of the charges
against him and then pleaded not guilty
Attorney Henry Z. Davis appeared fol
Evening star., 1909-05-19
Bargains i'm Our
Player Department

Pianola Piano tMetrostylel,
almost new $3.50
Lester Player Piano (new). $500
4 Autopianos 190S model,
almost new $3.50
Only new $3.50 Autopianos
leIt. While they last. $3.50
JueiS CaDlnet Prayer.
Several Used Combination
Player Pianos left.... $500 to $3.50
1000 Music Rolls 25c and &c
Evening star., 1909-05-19
Lecture on Victor Hugo.

Prof c.. G. Rivot will deliver lecture
before the Union de Langue FrancaiSe on
Victor Hugo Friday evening at $40
oclock. AS this will be general meeting
evening, large attendance is expected.
Evening star., 1909-05-19

Miss Ann Rebecca Fout, seventy-tMee
years old. a daughter of the late John
Fout, died at the residence of Mrs. Clara
Lamhright, in Frederick. Md. She was o
lifelong resident of Frederick.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-03-18
Robbed in Pullman Coach.

Chicago, March 13.-Mrs. Dele NJ.
Crane, a Chicago artist, who has just
arrived from Jacksonville, Fla, is
reported to have been the victim OF
daring hold-up near that place.
While comfortably seated in a Pull
man car which had slowed at rail-
road crossing, she is said to have
been robbed of $3.50 in money and
$4,000 worth of jewels by negro
who, running alongside and thrust
ing his head and shoulders through
the window, grabbed her valuables.
She instinctively clutched at her bag,
according to the story, just as the
hands of the intruder closed upon it.
A struggle ensued and Mrs. Crane
called for assistance. Determined
not to surrender, Mrs. Crane vainly
tried to wrench her property from
the negro's hand, but at that instant
he gave a tug backwards and pulling
her arms out through the window, he
gave a sudden twist, broke her grip
and dropped off the train with his
loot.
Every cent that Mrs. Crane had in
her possession was stolen, including
her railroad ticket and Pullman res
ervation. The railway officials passed
her through to her destination and
passengers, among them Chas. G.
Gates, saw that her wants were sup
piled.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-03-18
CHARLESTON TO BE TERMINUS.
Head Officials Plan Line from Spar
tanburg Through Columbia.

Columbia, March 13.-Charleston
will be the terminus of the Carolina,
Clinchfe1d and Ohio railroad, which
is now constructing its lines In the
Piedmont section of this State.
It has just come straight from
head officials of this important new
system that the line will certainly
pass through Columbia to Charles
ton, though the exact routes have
yet to be determined. Surveyors are
Instructed to include Columbia in all
proposed routes and to keep Charles
ton in view.
This would seem to mean that Sa-
vannah and Wilmington have lost
their fights for this system. A few
days ago it was announced from Sa-
vannah that head officials were seek
ing full information with view to
making that port the terminus and
the commercial bodies of that city
were hopeful.
The Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio
has in operation part of their sys-
tenn, and construction work to Spar
tanburg is being prosecuted. From
Spartanburg the line will come to
this city, touching, it is expected,
several important Piedmont towns
which will be benefited.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-03-18
Women Must Remove Hats.

Boston, Mass, March 13.-All
women who decline to remove their
hats are officially barred from the
First Baptist church Of Somerville,
Mass, according to an announce
ment.
The church, after considering the
question for some time, decided
formally to promulgate the new
rule. AS one trustee explained it,
"the fancy millinery of the present
time attracts so much attention that
women spend more time examining
hats than they do in listening to the
sermon"
Many pastors throughout the
United States have spoken against
the big hat nuisance, and urged Wo-
men not to wear them to church,
but the Somerville case is the first on
record so far as is known where the
trustees took up the question in
their official capacity.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-03-18

"sWhy, judge don't you rernem-
ber the time we were lined up here
the lobby
"'But he was sketchin' you, John!'
broke in old Dave.
Il think not, judge said, I ask
ed him to sketch you, and he's a
man of honor
"Old Dave looked at me for two
minutes without saying a word. Il
endured his gaze without flinching.
Then he took me by the arm.
john he said, come into the
bar, sab, and do me the honor to
have drink with me. John, you are
done Initiated
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-03-18
The Lurid Glow of Doom

was seen in the red face, hands and
body of the little son Of H. M.
Adams, of Henrietta, Pa. His awful
plight from eczema had, for five
years, de6ed all remedies and baf-
fed the best doctors, who said the
poisoned blood had affected his lungs
and nothing could save him. "But, :"
writes his mother, ''seven bottles of
Electric Bitters completely cured
him. For eruptions, eczema, salt
rheum, sores and all blood disorders
and rheumatism Electric Bitters is
supreme. Only soc. Guaranteed by
Peoples Drug Co., Bamberg, S. c.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-03-18

Couldn't you have defeated it
in the committee, judge?'
"Well, John, it would have been
very difficult
"'How can it be defeated now,
judge?'
"sWell, John, you might defeat it
by point of order
"The budding young statesman OF
Yazoo City leaped into the aisle, with
index finger upraised, and full con-
sciousness that the destiny of the
republic rested on his shoulders.
"a point of order, MI. Chair
mani 1 yelled.
"The business of the house came
to an abrupt stop. The members
turned around and stared at me with
wonder. The chairman banged down
his gavel. -.
"'What is your point of order?'
he demanded.
"'Then it flashed over me that l
didn't know what my point of order
was. l turned around to ask my
guide, philosopher and friend. He
wasn't in his seat. ! looked down
the aisle and caught a glimpse of his
shaking shoulders disappearing In
the cloak room.
81 will draw a veil over the rest
of that painful scene. However, l
got square with old Dave. Some time
afterward an artist named Homer
Davenport blew into Washington,
penning statesmen into corners and
drawing libels of them. He drew old
Walthall, the statelest statesman
that ever came out of the South,
| fondling a pig. Walthall, whose dig
nifty never had been impugned be-
fore, looked for Davenport for four
days with a gun, and Davenport had
| his meals sent up to him on a dumb
| waiter.
"He. was trying to get old Dave,
but old Dave had seen the Walthall
picture and was wary. Finally he
came around to me. foregathered
with him and agreed to aid him In
his fell designs. He then went to old
Dave.
"tJu6ge,' said this nefarious Da-
venport, I design to make scurril-
Gus picture of John Sharp Williams
but he won't stand hitched. Can
you engage him in conversation in
the Metropolitan lobby while I stand
by and sketch him?'
"Old Dave chortled till apoplexy
almost got him, and agreed. That
morning he rounded me up in the
Lobby and engaged me in long and
purposeless conversation, during
which Davenport took up position
slightly to leeward and made
sketches. He didn't worry me any
knew he was sketching, not me, but
old Dave.
1.-TWO days later old Dave fell upon
me il the lobby fairly apopletic with
rage. Look here, John, he sputter'
ed. See what this damned Infamous
Yankee artist has done to me. He
has sketched me drawing a pug dog
by string-me, Dave Culberson-
pug dog, by Gawd, sab! What will
they think of that down in Texas:
By heaven, John, I'll kill the scoun
drel! Me, with a pug dog! Why
it'll ruin my career, sab! And where
John, where did he ever get sketch
of me?"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-03-18
PINED FOR PALMETTO STATE.
Negro Wanted to be Tried for Muir
der in South Carolina.

Greenville, March Mister,
please don try me here for breaking
into the store. Send me back to
Greenville, S. c., and let 'em try me
there, cause they want me for Kill
ing man. I'd rather be tried for
killing a man there than stay here
and be tried for robbery"
This was the startling plea made
by Sam Gray, a negro arrested In
Easta Bouche, Miss, last week to an
officer who had him in charge.
Whom did you kill in South Car
olina and when did you kill him?"
queried the Mississippi official, vis-
ions of reward for the apprehen-
sion of a murderer perhaps floating
before his vision.
"Oh. l don't know the nigger's
name, but killed him all right. You
Just write to the people down home
and they'll tell you all about 1t, an
swered Gray, the robber-murderer.
Sheriff Poole received the letter
last week. 1t gave in substance the
conversation between the officer and
the arrested thief. 1t also said that
Gray, along with three other men,
broke into store, robbing 1t OF al
most everything in sight, and that
three of the thieves were in custody
and would be tried at an early date.
The letter stated that If Greenville
authorities wanted the man for muir
der he could be. seen in the jail at
Easta Bouche.
There was an immediate hustling
in the office of the sheriff and depu-
ties went to work on the case. They
found that five years ago Sam Gray
had lived in Greenville and that he
is supposed to have killed another
negro by the name of "Slick" Rob-
ertson near the county jail here.
They also found that two negroes
were killed while the work on the
new reservoir was under way, and
as Gray worked there for a time,
he may have been the man to end
the earthly existence of one OF these.
But as all the witnesses In either
of the cases are not to be found,
Gray will have to be tried in Mlssis-
sippi for just plain robbery.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-03-18
Near Death in Big Pond.

It was thrilling experience to
Mrs. Ida Soper to face death. For
years a severe lung trouble gave me
intense suffering" she writes, "and
several times nearly caused my
death. All remedies failed and doc
tors said I was incurahle. Then DR..
Kings New Discovery brought quick
relief and a cure so permanent that
have not been troubled in twelve
years." Mrs. Soper lives in Big
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coughs and colds, sore lungs, hemor-
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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-03-18
JOHN. SHARP AS HOUSE KID.
Famous Mississippian is .Amusingly
i Reminiscent.

sss ..When | was house kics-" said
John Sharp Williams.
s.When you were what?" inter-
rupted Colonel Charley Edwards.
~ "A. house kid said John Sharp.
7s.An infant in the house of represen-
tatives; a mere and not too precocl-
Gus orphan
"Yes?" said Robert L. Henry, with
rising infection, at the same time
treading on Edwards toes.
~ when was house kid, resum-
ed John Sharp Williams, Il arrived
in the capital of our common coun-
try expecting that President CleVe-
land would have the Marine band
down at the station to meet me. He
didn't do it, and l felt aggrieved. l
hardly knew why. Shortly afterward
I was wandering around Washington
and stubbed my toe on something.
when looked down at it, saw that
It was the capitol
Mr.. Williams relighted his cigar
and took a deliberate puff. Nobody
interrupted him. Everybody held
his breath.
"I had" resumed Mr.. Williams
after drawing steadily for some time
on his cigar, "a letter of introduction
to old Dave Culberson. The man
who wrote it for me intended that
Dave should be my guide, philos-
opher and friend should steer me
through the byways of legislation,
and, in a word, initiate me. l took
this letter to old Dave and told him
! the Joy that was to be his. He did
not seem enraptured. This, how
ever, did not occur to me until later.
when l was obtaining guidance,
philosophy and friendship from old
Dave I was busy discovering some
thing which should emblazon my
name high on the roll of fame. AT
last found it. 1t was provision in
some bill or other approprlatlne
$3.50 for some purpose-I have for
gotten what.
81 saw at a glance that unless this
$3.50 item was promptly defeated the
republic was lost and would probably
follow Rome and maybe Greece q
few furlongs down the slippery de-
clivity that leads to the morass o1
swamped democracies. The. bill was
before the house, and some rubicund
person, whose name 1 forgot, was
expatiating on it's merits. 1 leaned
forward to old Dave.
Judge said I, in tense whis'
per, isn't that an iniquitious meas
ure?'
"'I reckon it is, john he said, II
his Lone Star drawl.
"sWell, shouldn't it be defeated
judge?'
"'Well, John, reckon it mus a
been reported from some committee.
'e'Couldn't it have been defeated
in that committee, judge?'
"'Well, John, it would have beer
very difficult
sssWho was on that committee
judge?'
"'Well, John, if remember right
", I was on that committee
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-03-18
Kills Would-Be Slayer.

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Kings New Life Pills kill it by pre-
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ing that clogging that invites appen-
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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-03-18

Big line of magazines at The
Herald Book Store.
Job printing, the kind that pays,
done at The Herald Office.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-06
Forqets Names of Patrons.

George d. Orput of Platteville was
before the senatorial investigation
committee Thursday and stated that
he spent $1,575 in Grant county in
behalf of Senatorial Candidate Samuel
A. Cook during the primary. He could
not remember the names of any per-
sons to whom he paid money from
this fund.
In regard to his transactions with a
Mr.. Meyer, the Stephenson worker in
Grant county, witness said he sent
Meyer a check for 500 to work for
Cook. According to Meyers testi-
mony this check was turned over to
other persons to return to Mr.. Orput.
Witness said while working for
Cook he also carried on the campaign
of Arthur w. Kopp for congress and
spent as much of his own money for
Kopp as he distributed for Cook.
State Oil Inspector E. L. Tracy of
Milwaukee was again called and cor
roborated the testimony of Senator
Lehr as to the procedure of the suit
to prevent the investigation.
Tracy was questioned in regard to
the method of registrating votes of
illiterate voters by inspectors of
election and was asked if certain in
spectOrs in the Eighth and Tenth
wards of Milwaukee had been active
in the campaign. The witness said
they had not