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The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30

The president has happily solved
the problem of disposing OF the long
evenings by taking long autmobile
rides about the city and suburbs. He
usually starts out on these trips about
$50 o'clock, returning to h White
House at IL or afterward. Capt. Arch
ibald Butt. the presidents aide' Is al
ways his companion on these u
neys and usually the president teie-
phones an invitation to some CABINET
officer, senator or representative, and
stops at the guests house or club TO
pick him up. The evening rides OFTEN
extend out into the beautiful ROCK
Creek park, which stretches for miles
along the little waterway whose name
1t bears. At other times MI. IaIt mas
his chauffeur drive about the city or
on the Potomac park driveways,
which skirt the river back OF IN White
House and the monument grounds.
Arising at about seven o'clock the
president gives nearly an hour 10
dumb-bells. pulley weights and other
forms of exercise prescribed for him.
He breakfasts slowly and usually
alone. During his morning meal ana
for half an hour or SO afterward, the
president reads the newspapers. Be
tween $3.50 and 10 he begins his busy
day in the executive Offices. At l:3O
comes luncheon at the White House
always with some invited guest for
company. The afternoon Is devoted
to golf. for the president hopes to
play every afternoon that he remains
in washington. Dinner always finds
guests assembled and usually 1t Is
an informal and delightful meal
which begins a little after seven
I o'clock and sometimes continues for
- - hn1f
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30
GALE AT GALVESTON
WIND ATTAINED VELOCITY OF
80 MILES AN HOUR.
Ten Perish on Pier Six Miles From
City-Sea Wall Prevented Rep
etition of 1900 Disaster.

Galveston, Tex.-Ten dead is the total
of death claimed as far as is known in
the hurricane which swept over the Gulf
of Mexico and struck Galveston Wednes-
day morning and continuing until after
midday While the city of Galveston
was held safe against the fury of the
storm by the new government $4,000, 900
sea wall far out in the gulf, on the tar
pom fishing pier, seven miles from the
city, where the storm whipped over the
jetty into the bay, ten persons were
washed from the rocky ~promontories in
the gulf.
The first intimation that the storm
was approaching the Texas coast came
Tuesday evening, when about s O'Clock
the wind, which had been blowing from
the northeast, began to increase in We
locity, and it kept gaining in force until
at 1880 o'clock Wednesday morning it
had reached a velocity of s%ixty-nine miles
according to the report of the weather
bureau.
With the increasing wind, the barom-
eter began to drop, falling slowly until
$3.50, when it took almost a sudden shoot
downward, reaching 1886 at 10 am. At
this time the storm was at it's height,
the wind blowing a gale, and the streets
were filling with water, backed up from
the bay front through the sewers. 1t
was during the time between $3.50 and
10 o'clock that the resorts on the beach
gave way, and with this disaster came
the widest of reports of other damage
lone on the beach.
The Galveston sea wall, that magnif-
cent structure designed and erected by
the greatest engineering skill of the
country, proved that it was capable of
doing all that was promised of it, and
it is conceded by all that had it not
been for its protection lives and prop
erty would have been lost. The waves
disturbed by the influence of the tornado
reached above the riprap work and struck
on the wall with tremendous force,
where they were broken into spray and,
after being thrown into the air fully
so feet, were hurled back into the gulf.
The wall stood without a shake, and
proved that it has made Galveston safe
from a repetition of the calamity of
1900.
In the eastern part of the city, where
the grade-raising canal is yet incomplete,
the northeast wind drove the water up
into the canal and the waves o~verlapped
the banks and came into the streets, but
only for a short time.
AS soon as the wind changed the wa
ter in the canal at once subsidized and
the water in the streets ran back into
the gulf. In the western part of the city
several buildings in course of consruc-
ton were also damaged and several
buildings that were raised above the
grade-raising canal were blown from their
foundations.
Although a high tide is running on
the bay side, the damage is practically
confined to a number of small launches,
which broke loose from their moorings
and drifted away. 1t is impossible at
this early hour to secure the names of
any of the craft that will doubtless be
wrecked on the %jetties or drift out to
sea.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30
OBJECT TO NEGRO TROOPS
Whites Refuse to Eat at the Same
Tables With the Blacks.

Burlington, Vt.-Confronted with a
question similar to that which disturbed
the police of Brownsville, Tex, and re-
suited in a national scandal, the people
of Northwestern Vermont are in an up
roar of protest and are acting not unlike
their Southern brethren.
Burlington, one of the northernmost
cities of New England, is up in arms over
the decision of the government to quar-
ter 1900 negro cavalrymen at Fl. Ethan
Allen, three miles from the city. White
people have refused to eat at restaurants
with the negroes, and citizens of Bur
lington and Winooski are seriously de-
manding separate cars for whites and
blacks.
Winooski, a mile and a half from the
fort, has a population of 1,4oo. When all
the companies of Tenth cavalry have ar
rived there will be 1000 negroes there.
Thus the town finds itself facing a con
dition similar to that in many Southern
cities and towns, where the negro popu'
lation is nearly as large or larger than
the white.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30
RESCUED CHILDREN-DIED
Galloway County Woman Horribly
Burned in Explosion.

Paducah, Ky.-After saving her two
children from burning to death and her
home from destruction by fire, Mrs.
Noah Parks, a resident of Galloway
county. blistered from head to foot, mott
fed her husband over the telephone OF
what had happened, and died as he en-
tered the house.
Mrs. Parks had been ironing with q
patent gasoline iron. Leaving it for a
few minutes, her two small children over
turned it, and an explosion followed, set
ting. the O on fire. She rescued the
children, who were painfully burned, and
in quenching the flames her clothing ig
nited, fearfully burning her about the
body, limbs and head.
Staggering to the telephone, she In
formed her husband of what had taken
place and her condition, and fell to the
floor. Mrs. Parks died OF her husbands
arrival,
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30
Lloyds' Policy on Hartman.

New York.-An insurance policy for
100000 on the life Of E. H. Hartman
has been written by Lloyds, London, for
a New York broker who has large hold
ings of Hartman stocks. His object is
to protect his holdings from any deprs-
citation, which he regards as likely in
the event of Mr.. Harriman's death. Al
though this is the first policy Of this
character on Mr.. Harriman's life writ
ten in this country, it is said that :
number Of similar policies have been
taken out recently by English investors
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30

The United States war department
wants a lot of young men with some
engineering knowledge to help lay out
the work of ~intracoastal waterway
improvements from Boston to Florida
The. young men are needed for sur
veying, and the duties involved will
make good training for embryo en-
gineers. Incidentally the announce
ment indicates that waterway i'm.
provement is making steady progress
and mean much for the future trans
p~ortation interests of the country.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30

England may now from the
apprehension felt regarding attack by
the upper route. Reports from that
country are to the effect that an air.
ship has been perfected that surpasses
anything of the kind in existence, and
it is expected that a flight from Paris
to London will DON be made. The
flying machine is the property of an
English company, but was constructed
in France. The announcement seems
to be a sort of answer to the Zeppelin
challenge.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30
Saw He Is Unfit to Teach.

Montgomery, Ala.-Because he has al
ligned himself with the organization
who are opposing the prohibition section
in the state constitution, Leon G. Me
Cord, prominent as a lawyer, was asked
by the Dexter Avenue Methodist Sunday
school to resign his place as teacher. This
action was taken after a session OF the
church officers in which it was held that
the associations Of Mr.. McCord were
such as to render him unfit to further
conduct the class, which is made up OF
Young men, and is one Of the largest in
the city.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30
Auto Kills Man-Wrecked.

Yonkers, N. Y.-Swift retribution
overlook two reckless automobilists who
ran down and killed james Sim, near
the city line. When the accident oc-
CURED the men in the car made no at
tempt to stop, but kept on at undated
speed. Then, within sight of the group
that gathered about their victim, their
machine skidded into a tree, overturned
and was destroyed by fire. The Occur
pants leaped out just before the tree was
reached and disappeared.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30

tuberculosis keeps at the head OF
the list of fatal diseases on Balti
more's weekly mortality list and fur
nishes terrible proof of the need oil
even a harder fight than is being made
against this devastating disease
Agencies now at work are doing all
in their power, but they could do far
more were funds more abundant
There is no cause that calls for more
real philanthropy, none which could
make better use of large gifts OF
money. To save human life is a di
vine work.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30
HALF CENT DROP IN COTTON.
Sensational Selling on Predictions for
Rain in Texas.

Memphis, Tenn.-Cotton prices swept
over a range of half a cent during the
day and closed 80 points lower. The oc-
casion of the break was the storm along
the Texas coast, which was reported to
be moving inland and likely to bring rain
to southern and central cotton produc-
ing counties, where for several weeks it
has been quite dry and the temperatures
excessively high.
In point of fluctuations the session
holds a record for the season. The break
put future values down again to 11&
cents, where they were put Monday
when showers fell in the Southwest. DC
tober, however, on this dip went four
points below its other low record, sell.
ing at Hi cents.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30

The proposed tax on American
motor tourists in England of over
5000, even for a visit of a few days,
will result in cutting the tight little
isle out of many a motoring trips
itinerary. And as American tourists
are a very profitable European sum.
mer investment, the short-sighted au.
thors of the tax will be the sorriest
of all if it is imposed. The idea in
Europe apparently is, when short OF
funds, tax Americans more ways"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30

The first airing of the little Dutch
princess brought good luck, as the
soldier who saw the royal baby and
gave the heiress to the throne her
first salute was rewarded with a bank,
note. 1t is a happy augury that the
first official act connected with the
baby princess life was the cause OF
honor to herself and happiness to
others. The precedent should serve
as a good one for her future reign.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30
Need Women Policemen.

Minneapolis, Minn-That Minneapo-
lis needs 100 women policemen is the
opinion of DR.. Anna Howard Shaw,
president Of the National Woman's Sui
frage Association, who addressed the
students in the chapel Of the University
Of Minnesota. Said DR.. SHAY: 'The
criminal needs mothering. # women
were on the police force, their watchful
ness, care and attention to people who
need their wholesome influence, backed
up by authority, would prove : most
useful and uplifting measure"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30

In 1890 the consumption of cigars
in the United States vas 1000, 600, 600
In 1908 the total was just double, OF
5000, 000,0 0 That represents a
great deal of money to go up In
smoke, but it also shows that the
tobacco business is enormous. And
as most of the cigars are made OF
American tobacco the growing Of the
weed" is of Importance agricultu'
ra11V
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30

A wild coffee plant discovered In
the Congo country is being used with
great success in Java, where it thrives
in ground in which other coffee plants
die or cease to bear. The African
variety is very prolific and the taste
and aroma of the berries improve as
the plants grow older. Overcultiva.
ton. like civilization, seems to have a
de-energizing effect. 1t takes a little
infusion of the wild at intervals to
keep things going.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30
Taft Hears From China.

MISREPRESENTATION Taft Wednes.
day received through the Chinese lega.
ton a cablegram from the prince regent
of China, stating that the Chinese for
eign office had been directed to take up
negotiations with the American charge
in Picking for the admission of American
capital to participation in the railroad
loans on equal terms with the bankers of
Great Britain, France and Germany. The
c~ablegram was in reply to n sent by
the president.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30
EXTRA SALARY NOT ALLOWED.
Old Custom of Granting Employees q
Months Pay Swept Away.

Washington. = The long established
custom of granting officers and employees
of congress ar extra months salary
each year was ruthlessly swept away in
the house Tuesday, when MIR. Wagner
(Pa.), the presiding officer, sustained a
point of order made by Mr.. Macon tArk.)
against the proposition.
In vain did Mr.. Olmsted (Pa.), the ia.
Their of the proposed appropriation, plead
for the withdrawal of the point. Messrs.
Macon and Sisson (Miss.) were especial.
ly a~ntagonistic. They practically
charged graft and said the time had ar.
rived to put an end to it.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30
Georgia Peach Crop Large.

Atlanta, Ga.-The Georgia peach crop,
the largest of any state in the South,
this year measured over 1000 carloads.
The movement of Georgia peaches to
Northern markets is practically COM
pleted, and totaled more than 1900 car
loads. This amount did not include the
peaches used for home consumption.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30
PATTEN DONE WITH CORNERS.
Announces That He Is Going to Europe
for Rest.

Chicago.-Jim Patten announced that
he was again through with corners and
grain manipulation. He is going to Eu-
rope for a long rest.
He dumped 100000 bushels of July
wheat in the pit Wednesday and smashed
the price about 3 cents a bushel.
He has been selling out since he put
the price to $1.29 a week ago. Today
the close was weak at around $1.15.
Patten has also been a heavy seller of
cotton. He took on a long line around
$50 cents and is said to have over
stayed his market. All his cotton still
shows a big profit. According to persons
in close touch with the plunger he has
made 100000 on his May and July
deals.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30
The Heron.

A heron, bird of long beak and tall
legs, was going along a river. He
saw any quantity of carp and pike
(the heron is a great eater of fish,
and he could easily have caught them;
but he wasn't hungry; this was a very
good reason. A few moments later
his appetite came back to him; he re-
turned to the edge of the water to find
something to eat. But the pike and
the carp were no longer there; it was
a great loss for him. He saw some
tenches, but this did not please him;
he wanted something more solid.
"Me eat tenches!" he exclaimed.
What do they take me for?"
At last he found some gudgeons.
"Gudgeons! Did anyone ever SEQ
a heron eat such small fry? What!
Open my beak for SO little
Hunger overlook him. and in his ey-
treme want, not being able to find
anything else, he was glad enough to
run across a snail.
Disdain nothing, and don't be so
difficult to please. Often. in being
willing 70 gain too much, we run the
risk of losing everything.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30

An Englishman in a Pennsylvania
town who persistently slandered the
women and girls of the place was
beaten almost to death BY his infu.
rated victims. The days when WON.
en- promptly tainted when confronted
with emergencies has long passed. II
IL highly unsafe to count upon their
revival.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30

The automobile pays scant respect
to its venerable forerunner, the bicy-
Gle. Frequently the arrogant chauf'
feur refuses to allow the humble
wheelman even six inches of space
when meeting him in a narrow road
wav
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30
Tawney Gets Taft to Stop at Winona

In the meantime Mr.. Tawney had
introduced Mr.. Roosevelt to a large
crowd of his admiring townsmen, and
the president had made a speech. Mr..
Taft said he was convinced be would
have to stop at Winona anyhow, and
he might as well promise to do so
now.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30
ROOSEVELT FOR MAYOR.
Former President Will Be Back for New
York Campaign.

Paris.-John S. Wise, Jr., of New
York, says that former President Roose-
welt, Just prior to his departure from
New York on his African hunting ex-
petition, promised him and other Re
publicans in New York that ne would
return in time for the mayoralty cam
paign. Mr.. Wise says he has not given
up the hope that Mr.. Roosevelt will head
the mayoralty ticket in New York this
a1itumn.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30

China wants Americans to partic'
ipate in the new loan that is to be
applied to railroad building and to the
development of the resources of the
empire. The present wideawake rul
ers of the Celestial Kingdom are
aware of the value of disinterested
American friendship and of the useful
ness in their business Of American
fdooc
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30
SHOT BROTHER TO DEATH.
Quarreled Over Settlement Of Their Fa-
theirs Estate.

Montgomery, Ala.-Following a dis
pute over the settlement of their ia
theirs estate, j. II. Ashurst shot and
killed his own brother, William Ashurst.
Wealthy and prominent, the tragedy
caused a sensation in the State. The
dead man was angry and less disposed
to keeping his temper than his brother.
William made an assault with an iron
bar, crowding the other to where he had
to shoot or be killed.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30

Science is becoming more and more
Enthusiastically with every passing
year. it seems to US. It is only the
other day a scientist, asserted that
whisky is not a cure for snake bite
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30
WRIGHT MAKES TRIAL TRIP.
Made Rate Of Speed Estimated at Forty
r;.a NH;1o1 a - un,,v

Made Rat Of Speed EStlmated at F0rCys
Five Miles an Hour.
Washington.-Orville Wright remained
in the air eleven minutes on his second
flight at Fort Myer, encircling the field
twelve times. He attained a rate of
speed estimated at forty-fve miles an
hour. He descended of his own accord
at 6:4s o'clock, evidently not desiring to
attempt a record flight. On his first at
tempt he was in the air only a minute
and a half, when the motor stopped and
he was obliged to descend.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30

Graft" being a Dutch word mean
ing canal, we are inclined to think
that the graft on Mars must have been
something terrible.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30

In some absorbing and disappointed
quarters it is suspected hat the little
princess of Orange is looked on as
more of a lemon.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30

A Boston mar was arrested for
laughing at a woman's big hat. Bos'
ton considers the size of those chop
ping bowls no laughing matter.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30

Have you ever noticed that the man
who adopts every health fad that
comes along is seldom a very well
man?
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30

Won't some n please start the
simpliied spelling bee buzzing in Tur
key?
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30

Show us a great man and we will
show you a mar who was just simply
crazy to join a drum corps when he
was a boy.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30
Hay fever will be along presently tt
prove that summer is here.

Before long there will re-echo the
first call for the dog muzzfe.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30

A north pole explorer frequently
finds it much farther returning home
than it was going.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30

It is wrong to rock the boat, but you
may tip the waiter.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30

The Wisconsin state militia is con-
sidering the formation Of an aeronau
tic corps.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-24
.HEINzE' LAWYER GUILTY
Sanford Robinson Convicted of At
tempted Misdirection Of Justice-Jury
Recommends Mercy-Ailesed MutiI-
alton of Books Involved.

New York. June 24.-Sanford Rob-
inson. personal counsel of r. Augustus
Heinze. was convicted in the federal
court today of impeding the admin
istration OF Justice, IN advising grand
jury witness to evnde the service Of a
subpoena
The jury brought in a rccaanprda.
tion for mercy Sentence Is to he i'm
posed tomorrow The cha again
Robinson grew ont of the all sed niu
tilation OF some books ~ tsc tr,.ite1
Copper Company while the grand jury
had them under subpoena in the
Heinze investigation. and their subse-
quent disappearance. The witness
whom Robinson is charged with hav-
ing tampered with was Tracy s. Buck
ingham. Heinze's clerk. who was want
ed in an effort to locate the missing
books and place the responsibility for
their mutilation. In his plea for the
prisoner today. counsel for Robinson
declared that If an offense had been
committed. Robinson was not the real
offender.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-24
WEDs MISS BERGER, OF MlLWAU-
kEE, UNDER PINE TREES IN
COLORADO.
ONLY FAMILIES WITNESS
THE SIMPLE CEREMONY
Takes place in Open Air Near
Summer Lodge of Brides Relatives
Extended Honeymoon Planned BY
Young couple-GeneraI Telesraphio
News.

Grand Lake, Col, June 24.--William
Jennings Bryan. Jr, and Miss Helen
Virginia Berger. of Milwaukee, were
married this morning at Kinnikinic
lodge. the summer home of Mr.. and
Mrs. f. ID. Levering, on the shore of
Grand lake. The wedding was quiee
affair. and only the immediate families
of the couple were present.
The ceremony was performed out of
doors under the great pine trees along
the shore of the lake. Rev. II. S,
Huntington, of Crete, Neb.. officiated.
The bridal party was gowned in white.
The bride e-elect carried lilies of the val
ley and wore tiara of the same flow
ers, and the maid of honor carried
lavender sweet peas. MIR. and Mrs.
Bryan, Jr., will spend their honeymoon
at Grand lake and will leave about
Sept. for Tucson, Ariz. where they
expect to make their home for the next
two years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-24
ExPoRTssHow DECREASE
Food stuffs From United states Much
Less Than in Year 1soe-lmports Of
Raw Materials Show Big Increase.

Washington. June 24-The May
trade statement of the bureau of
statistics as compared with that of the
same month last year. shows a marked
increase in the Importation Of manu-
facturers' material and decline in the
expectation of food stuffs. Fifty arti-
cles are named in the import list and
these, it Is stated, form about two
thirds of the total value of exports.
ut will be observed" says the
bureau, that in nearly all the articles
for use in manufacturing. including
.a- silk, hides and skins. india rub
ber, WOOL copper. lumber, and chemi-
calls. the imports for the month and
accumulated months Of the year are in
excess of those of the corresponding
period last year. and that in many i'm
portant manufactures the figures Of the
present year exceed those of last year.
but that in food stuffs, the exports of
1909 are in many cases less in value
than those of 1908"