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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-02-27
Bankrupt Sale,

In the matter of the bankruptcy o.
j. w. Ethridge.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-11
PREDICT PAROLE FOR THAH
Friends Believe He VIII Not Be Re-
turned to the Asylum.
Justice NiILS Has the Power to Give
Him Conditional Freedom and
Appoint n Guard.

White Plains. y. Y. Aug. Io-There is
much speculation in White Plans as 20
what action Justice Mills viii take in de-
Gliding Harry X. Thaws writ Of habeas
corpus for his release from Matteawan-
There IS a belief among the friends OF
Thaw that II Judge Mills does not re-
commit him 70 Matteawan asylum, ne
may release the prisoner on probation.
Justice Mills has the power. IL ne does
not desire 10 give him his absolute lib
erty. a prominent lawyer said to-day 70
parole Mr. Thaw IN the custody Of an
attendant TO be selected by him. Then
reports on the condition Of the mind of
Thaw and his actions. as observed by
the attendant, VIII be reported 20 the
court. and II there should De any sign
OF insanity Justice ldills could send Tnaw
back 10 Matteawa-L At the end OF the
probation period. on the other hand, Ny.
Thaw could be given his absolute free
dom, II Necessary.
Mrs Mary Copley ThGw. mother OF
Harry X Thaw. declined 70 make any
comment on the story printed in the
papers that Evelyn Thaw is 60
ing 20 sue Harry *. Thaw for $4,000, ex-
cept 10 say IL was simply childish. Harry
would not talk about the matter TIC a
keeper he said it was rubbish. and alb
surd"
The Washington herald., 1909-08-11
Y. LEA. HEAD VOTES aHET
Now Board of Directors at Bristol
ask HIS Resignation.
Henry Roberts Announced His Posi-
ton on Prohibition, hut Was
ROnOred Despite Fact.

Special 10 Tie Washington Herald.
Bristol. Va. Aug. 1O.-The board Of di-
rectors OF the Bristol Young Mems Chris
tian Association, which recently com
pjeted a hundred-thousaud-dolar home
and is one Of the largest in the state, to
night demanded the resignation Of Presi-
dent Henry Roberts because he voted the
wet ticket In the recent local option elec-
tion in Bristol. He was one OF the prin-
cipal workers and heaviest contributors
IN the erection OF the new building. As
treasurer. lie raised a large amount Of
tho money necessary for the work
Last winter. when the matter OF elect
ing him president, in recognition OF his
valuable services, was broached. he stated
publicly that he was opposed 10 prohibit
ton. and II another election was held he
would vote vet.
Consequently. when the election Of July
s came on lie was out OF the city. but
rode forty miles overland 20 get here IN
time 10 vote for a return OF the saloons.
Immediately after the wet victory he
signed the formal notice OF application for
Iouor license OF the HoistOn Club. an eN-
elusive social organization OF Bristol OF
which he IS az officer.
However. Il is said that the directors
had planned 10 ask for his resignation
before this occurred. The case attracted
widespread attention.
President Roberts stated after the meet
Ing that he would submit his resignation
in writing on Wednesday, and what he
has 70 say in regard TO the action Of the
board IS awaited with interest.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-11
Van ZANT MAY HEAD G. Ar
Minneapolis Mans Friends Confident
He viii Be Next Commander.
Parade of Veterans, Fenture of Salt
Lake City EncnmPment, VIII
Be Held To-day.

salt Lake City. Utah. Aug. 1O.-Caucuses
held to-day by almost every department
in attendance at the forty-third annual
encampment of the G.. A r. indicated
that Capt Samuel r. Van Zant. Of
Minneapolis, viii be chosen commander
in-chief on the first ballot
AT Van Zant headquarters It vas an
nounced that Capt. Van Zant would re-
ceive large majority OF the votes OF
all Of the States save Indiana, ePnnsyl-
vania. Wisconsin, and Nebraska, which
are conceded TO Judge William A.
Ketham, Of Indianapolis, his only op-
ponent
In the fight for the next encampment
Atlantic City appears 20 lead St. Louis,
Portland. Oregon, Denver. and Rochester.
" Y.
The election OF officers and the selec-
tion Of the place for holding the next
cncampment will take place on Friday.
The big parade Of veterans. a feature
of each encampment will be held to-
morrow. More than 1000 veterans will
be I'm line. The Fifteenth United States
Infantry and the National Guards OF
Utah will act as an escort TO the vet
Grams.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-11
PAYS DEATH PENALTY.
Man Who Killed JanISOwsId After
Hotel Robbery Calm I'm Chair.

Trenton, N. J., Aug lO.-Adolph
Bertchey who killed Frank Jankowski
after robbing the Manhattan Hotel at
Lakewood last December. was electro
cuted at the State penitenHary tonight.
He was powerful and desperate crimi-
nal. being six feet three inches in height
and Of unusual muscular development.
The authorities expected trouble and
doubled the guard in the death house.
Bertchey surprised them. AS soon as re-
leased from his cell he walked with kuick,
long stride and evident swagger to the
chair In which he seated himself before
a guard had touched him.
He said nothing and his whole manner
was one OF defiance. Pinned to his shirt
when e entered the death chamber was q
white rose given him by his wife.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-11
BULLETS FLY IN STRIKE.
Men Say They HID Rather Die Than
Leave Fort william Defeated.

Men Say They HID Rather Die Than
Leuve Fort william Defeated
Fort William. Ont. Aug. iO-Bullets
flew to-day as a result Of the dock strike.
The police began a search Of steamers
for men hiding and when some Of those
found resisted and called for help from
their comrades the police dragged them
out to the street and. il is alleged. opened
fire on them, wounding a number in the
group.
The police charged upon the crowd and
dragged the ring leaders Of the strike
20 the police station Signals have been
given by the pickets to the strikers to
gather and more trouble is expected.
Wed rather die than leave Fort Will
lam and will shoot men who take our
places" shouted one leader
The Washington herald., 1909-08-11
WOMAN SHOT FROM AMBUSH
Thought to Be a Case Of Mistaken
Identity.
POsSe Organized 10 Capture Injured
WOman's AssaiIant Unable to
Trace Him.

Nashville. Ind. Aug. 1O.-NIrs- Charles
Daily, ffty-four years old. was shot from
ambush this afternoon and seriously
wounded. She was riding i'm an open
buggy, and when opposite a thicket
shot was hred. The horse. becoming
frightened ran away as Mrs Daily fell
from the buggy.
Mrs. William Chambers. who lives near
by, heard the shot and the screams of
Mrs Daily When she reached the scene
she found Mrs. Daily unconscious Ply
slcians report her condition critical. buck
shot having penetrated her back
Mrs. Daily is not known to have had
any enemies, and it is believed she was
shot through a mistake I'm identity. Farm-
ers have formed a posse but have been
unable TO find a trace Of the would-be
assassin.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-11
BATTLE SHIPS at SEA.

Vessels Leave Hampton Roads Pre-
paratOry for Target Practice.
Norfolk. Va. Aug. 10-Six battle ships
Of the Atlantic feet. now busily prepar-
ing for the target practice thirty miles
Off the Virginia Capes, got 10 sea to-day.
Those sailing were the Wisconsin. Vir-
ginia. Ohio, Louisiana. and New Hamp-
shire. and an unknown vessel. which
passed out early tonight There are
but six battle ships left IN the Roads.
and the last Of these, Il Is expected, VIII
have gone 20 sea by tomorrow might
Each Of the vessels leaves as soon as it
gets its coal. ammunition and other sup
plies.
The work TO be done by the vessels
this week Will be preliminary 10 the
real work 20 commence next Mcnday.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-11
KILLED BY MOB.

Mnn Called to Door of Home and
Shot Dead.
Scottsville. Ky, Aug. O-John Simpson,
a farmer Of the Ames neighborhood, ten
miles from this place. was called out or
bed to the door Of his home at midnight
by mob Of six masked men and shot 70
death. He fell at the first shot.
The family OF tho dead man claims II
knows the identity Of tho members Of the
mob. 1t is said the killing was the out
como OF a suit instituted by Mrs Doug
las to recover the custody Of her child.
which she did recover. and In which nc-
tion. Il 10 alleged, Simpson took q promi-
nent part il her behalf
The Washington herald., 1909-08-11

body was found Is not freQuented by
tramps or thugs but II is likely that the
man who committed the murder found Il
worth while IN the secluded spot 10 carry
out his purpose. inasmuch as the near
est persons were only women intent on
the work OF decorating graves.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-11
WASHINGTON PAGES
SAW MISS EDDY.
other of Christian Science said to
L. a.. rr..II...a ILL.

Mother OF Christian scIencc said 10
he in Excellent Health.
Chicago. Aug. 1O.-George Shaw Cook.
who has just returned to Chicago from
Boston. where. with a number of fellow
workers In the Christian Science cause.
he paid visit to Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy,
stated to-day that the great religious
leader, about whose condition there have
been so many rumors. is In excellent
health. both physically and mentally.
Mr.. COOK constitutes the publication
committee Of one for Christian Science in
Illinois.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-11
WEATHER FORECAST

For the District of Columbia,
Maryland, and Virginia - Fair
and cooler to-day; tomorrow
fair; light to moderate northerly
winds.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-11
MAY RECALL MINISTER.
European Diplomats Trying to Set
tie the CretOn Trouble

tie the Creton Trouble.
Constantinople. Aug. 10-The Russian.
Italian. French, and Brita Ambassa-
dors. representing the powers which es-
tablished the protectorate over Crete, are
doing their utmost TO mitigate the situa-
tion arising from the Cretan desire that
the island be annexed by Greece.
Il IL believed, however, that the con-
ference viii result in the recall Of the
Turkish Minister Ct Athens. The gov
ernment viii endeavOr 10 prevent any
more serious rupture. Considerable anti
Greek feeling is manifest here
The Washington herald., 1909-08-11
SECOND GIRL MISSING.
Slain Rochester Woman's Companion
MysteriOusIy Disappears.

MystertOusiy Disappears.
Rochester, n y, Aug. I0.--Following
the finding OF the body of pretty seven
teen-year-Gld Anna schumacher. MUIR
dered and thrown into a hastily dug
grave in the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Rochester poSce were notified to-day tnat
Catherine Kennedy, also seventeen years
old. has been missing since Saturday
afternoon. the time Miss Schumacher
disappeared.
Miss Kennedy LEFT her home 20 go 20
a downtown point.
Since then no trace can be found. and
the police fear that she. too. has been
slain by the -strangler who killed Miss
Schumacher
The Washington herald., 1909-08-11
UEPPELIN NOT DEAD.
Coincidence sent from sIGny Sources
Following FaIse Report.

UIIWWi iaiis y IIaU IT. NNuIas
Berlin. aug. D.-The report OF the
death Of Count Zeppelin spread rapidly
yesterday.
The Kaiser telegrGphed condolences 20
Countess Zeppelin, The aeronauticaI so
cieties arranged to send deputauons to
the funeral. and ordered wreaths to be
placed on the coffin Flags were dis
played at half mast, and there we've
ether evidences OF mourning.
The ReWa That the count was no, dead
was reesived eveEyRhaTa with much re-
toicinC
The Washington herald., 1909-08-11
NEGRO IS LYNCHED.
Mob Wrealss Vengeance After He Is
Captured by Girls Brothers.

Hopkinsville, Ky. Aug. TO- - Wallace
Miller, a negro. who yesterday afternoon
attacked Lula Waddington. the eleven
year-old daughter OF Thomas Waddington.
@ prominent Trlgg County farmer, was
lynched last night by a mob Of fifty men.
The mob took him from the brothers OF
the girl. who were carrying the negro 10
Jail at Cadiz. and strung him up in front
Of Mount Taber Church.
The negros home was at Cadiz, and he
had been visiting in the Caledonia neigh
S--hood. The girl had gone from her
home 20 the rural mall box, 400 yards
away. when the negro accosted her.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-11
ELEPHANT SHARK CAUGHT.
Huge Fish EntansIeG in Net and Has
TO BE KILLED.


Long Branch. \. J., Aug. 1O.-An ele-
plant shark. said to be the first ever
caught along the Jersey coast, was cap
tured at sea to-day by Cook & Smiths
crew and landed on the beach at GaIilee
after a sharp fight Capt Daniel Gas
kin was in charge Of the crew that made
the lit of the nets in which the huge
shark was entanged.
The fighting shark did not take kindly
to the prongs In the hands Of the fisher
men. and the men finally had TO kill the
big fsh before they could land him in
the sea skiff.
The shark weighed fully 1000 pounds
and was more than twelve feet long.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-11
ALLEGED MURDERER CAUGHT.
Negro Accused OF killing washing
ton Man Three Years Ago.

The slayer Of Thomas A. Rinehart
brother OF Hollis Rinehart, Of the firm
Of Rinehart, Dennis & Co. Washington.
ID. c. was arrested in New Haven. Conn.
by three detectives while ~-~rding
street car.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-11
s SISTER
Tells HER STORY
Testimony Free from SenSa-
tiOnal or Mysteries.
SHOWS DEEP EMOTION
Declares Adams Acted Queerly
at Brothers Funeral.

Scenes OF the Last Encounter Are
Enacted Again by Lieut.. Adams at
the Request OF Attorney Davis.
Corporal Todd, Who Is Believed
to BE One OF the Strongest sutton
Witnesses, TO Take Stand To-day.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-11
RIDES To HOUNDS
IN IN AUTOMOBILE
Taft Puts Machine to New
Use at Beverly.
DOESN'T JUMP FENCES
Plays Another Game Of Golf
with Mr.. Hammond.
DOESN'T JUMP FENCES

Chancellor OF the Cuban Legation
Tries TO Arrange Conference BE-
tween the President and Minister
VeIes-DecIines II Tell Nature OF
Matter Under COnsiderntiOn-Few
Minor Changes in western Trip.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-11
Cleveland Claims 100000.

Cleveland. aug. lO-On the basis OF ng-
uriag on The 1907 Cleveland directory.
which viii be out this week. this city has
from $4,000 10 81, coo inhabitants.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-11
BROKER Is ARRESTED
PerSch Ordered Sale Of Heinze
Collateral.
GRAND LARCENY THE CHARGE
VI. ". Joyce Found in Open Market
Copper stock Which He Had De-
Trust COmPnny-District Attorney
Believes Others Are Implicated.

New York. Aug. 1O-The district at
torneys investigation Of the Windsor
Trust Company's $4,000 loan transaction
led to the arrest to-day OF Donald I.
Persch. Harvard graduate and son Of Col.
John P. Persch. of Pittsburg, on a charge
of grand larceny.
According 10 evidence laid before the
district attorney. Persch ordered the sale
Of the $4,000 OF Heinze Copper stocks
that had been put up by N. NJ. Joyce. as
collateral on the supposed loan from the
trust company and got $4,000 Of the S44,-
600 profit on the transaction.
1t is the belief Of Acting District At
torney Mott that there is some strong
head and hand behind Persch I'm this
transaction. Asking that tine young curb
broker be held in $50.000 bail, Mr.. Mott
said ne had reason 10 believe that pow
erful interests" were behind the prisoner.
Persch himself said 20 one OF his friends
with me IL is simply a question wheth-
er I shall squeal or whether I shall stand
by 2 man who has paid me from $500 TO
$1,000 a year
Persch stands Pat.
Persch made that statement Monday
acting district attorney this morning he
had decided to stand pat. He refused to
answer the questions put to him.
It had been the contention OF f. Angus
aus Heinze's friends that this Windscr
Trust Company transaction represented
merely an effort by Heinze's enemies to
cripple him financially and depress the
market value Of his copper stocks. 1t
was learned to-day that Heinze himself
has been nipped in the last six months
for about $4,000. representing his equity
in collateral that has been sold out on
him by irresponsible parties"
All that Heinze has TO show for the
$4,000 are grounds for a few civil actions
against men who have nothing to attach
In the six months il is said, about 50. 2.000.-
OC0 has been offered in loans to Heinze
He had finally got to the point where he
had refused to deal with anybody but
thoroughly responsible lenders. and it Is
the belief Of the copper mans friends
that use Of the Windsor Trusts name
in this s50.Oco joyce transaction was IN
spired by the same mind that was behind
the Heinze personal loans.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-11
COL. WILLIS DEAD.

WhA IeneraI MhnnEer Of Winchea-
ter Arms Company Many Years.
New Haven, Aug. TO- - Col. Thomas
Willis. for thirty-hve years general man
ager OF the Winchester Repeating Arms
Company, died tonight, aged sixty-nine
years. He was born May "A, 1870. He
was decorated by the King Of Spain. Al
phonse XIII His title Of colonel was
gained in Mexico during the troubles sur
rounding the campaigns Of Maxlmnlian.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-11

TIE Name and Fame OF Blackstone
- associated with foral work. 1sta and x.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-11

oaatiau0d on PaEo 8, oesWsla {.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-28
CANNED DRAMA.

What the tremendous influence of
the moving picture business is coming
t. be, not only in this country but
universally, is very ably pointed out
by Walter Pinchard Eaton, in an arti-
Gle called "The Canned Drama" in
the September American magazine.
Mr.. Eaton. after pointing out the i'm
portant educational value of moving
pictures, calls attention to the results
that the manufacturers are obtaining
in France. He says:
"You smile at the thought Of Mrs.
Fiske or E. H. Sothern acting in a
moving picture devised by Clyde Fitch
or Augustus Thomas or William Vaughn
Moody. But why is the idea more abb
surd than that of Caruso or Melba
singing into talking machine? Ger
tainly. even in America, you can see
LIE Bargy of the Coincide Franchise
acting a canned drama written by
Henri Levedan of the Academic, au-
thor of The Duel;' or Mounet-Sully,
or even the Divine Sarah herself.
Jules Lemaitre and Edmond Rostan
have written canned dramas. Even
Duse is soon to appear in one. When
actors and authors of this stamp turn
their attention to moving pictures, the
result is something quite different
haps, have seen. It explains why
canned drama at ten cents is bound to
continue a formidable rival to tawdry
me1odrama and vaudeville at fifty
cents.
"some of these films dart are The
Return of Ulysses by Jules Lemaitre,
acted by Nine. Bartet and NM. Lam
bert, Delanny and Paul Mounet, all
members of the Comedies picture
of great educational interest to chill
dren; The Kiss of Judas a sacred
drama by Henri Levedan, acted by
Lambert as Christ and Mounet-Sully
as Judas; The Assassination of the
Duke of Guise,' by Levedan, an his
torical episode with LIE Bargy in the
title part; and Sardou's La Tosca,'
prepared for pantomime and acted by
Nine. Sorel, with LIE Bargy as Baron
Scarpia. These are real dramas, with
real actors portraying real emotions.
Considering who the people are that
frequent moving picture shows, their
effect can not fail to be for good; they
make for the elevation of taste, for a
better understanding of Theatre art.
"And it is quite conceivable that if
some American playwrights should
cease turning their plays into bad
novels. using their superf1uous i'm
agination to devise genuine canned
dramas, which popular and skilled
actors and actresses would then inter
pref before the camera, the moving
picture audiences through the couAtry
might in time learn to appreciate the
superior quality of these p1aywrights
and players. and to desire a closer
view of them; might even in time fill
anew our own empty galleries"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-28
AVIATION A SUCCESS.

The wonderful achievements which
have been performed during the week
at Rheims by a number of men with
their flying machines of the heavier
than-air type are attracting the atten-
ton of the entire world. Surely there
are no persons now so skeptical as TO
insist that man has not finally con-
quered the air in a victory that is con-
vincing and certain. AS for the benefits
and results that will be developed from
the thrilling demonstrations of mans
prowess as q successful imitator of tho
bird there is plenty of room for con-
lecture.
One of the really strange things
about the aviation Of today is that so
many persons with air-machines of
such varying types have come to the
front almost at once and the same time
with their inventions. For years and
years men have been studying the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-28
A SATURDAY SERMON.
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome
VII with good. Romans XII: 2.

/ overcome
evil with good. Romans XII:21.
Returning good for evil is a magnifi-
| cent doctrine. a really beautiful one
It's a precept that is particularly cas-
to preach because it appeals to most
folks. except those who are so uncivil-
| lied as to know no God that is not
typif1ed by craven images, as being
worthy of being lived up to; as being
the proper thing for them to do. But
easy as it is to preach easy as is the
appreciation of its merits, 1t is far
from being easy of accomplishment and
fulfllment regardless of the inclina-
tions in that direction.
There is a good deal of the brute
animal in human beings. This prot
ably helps to explain the fact that most
people do not appear to be able to over
look the injuries and evils that are
done them. Any one who has had the
slightest experience with dumb beasts
knows that they can be bothered and
annoyed just so far. Like the proverb-
ial worm when the limit of their pa
thence has been reached. they viii
kick, or scratch, or bite as the case may
be. So it is with men and women.
Most of them will put up with consid-
cradle annoyance from friends and foes
alike. But a point is generally reached
at which they will rebel. This is nat
ural and right, for no one should per-
NIT himself to be imposed upon. But
the next step most always is to pay
back the injuries and evils in their own
kind and with heavy interest If it Is
possible to add 1t on.
Such tendencies as these should be
fought in the same way as ara the
hand; the evil things OF life which are
ever ready to overcome and bring about
the downfall of those who yield to
them. The only way to fight these evil
things is with good. And the only way
to repay the evil things that are done
is through the extension of compassion
and forgiveness. The satisfaction that
Is gained by returning evil for evil is
of the most unsatisfactory sort. 1t IL
short lived. 1t makes for unpleasant
recollections and bitter memories, those
spoilers of contentment and happiness.
On the other hand, the repayment of
evil with good is extremely satisfying.
1t is ennobling. AS st. Paul told tbs
Romans. IF thine enemy hunger feed
him; If he thirst give him drink"
Admittedly such admonitions as these
culties which surround their practice
should really be the spurs to drive folks
on to do their level best in performing
them; to turn the left cheek when the
right has been smitten.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-28
WHAT THE MEAN MAN SAID

Coin fishin'. afr We, sonny7
want some worms? Well! Well Come
We won't have a bit o. bother
F1ndin' some ter I'LL yer tin
This yere weather's fine fer fishworms:
Makes EN- fat ez butter, too.
Jist wait here fer half a rninutet
III go hunt spade fer you.
Dig jist where you feel a mind ter;
Find 'en here ez like ez not
Mebbe, though you'll fare some better
# you try that sunny spot.
Diggin' hard? Well, that's it natur'
Tired. you say? Well III declared
Why. when wuz your age, sonny,
could dig from here to there!
You amt dug quite yit an hour,
An you say yer plumb give out?
Why. shucks, soni What you've been
diggin'
Amt wuth while ter talk about!
Not found any worms, yit, either?
Well, that's nidddlin hard. vowI
You've had all your work fer nothin'-
Guess I'll plant my garden nowI
Chicago News.