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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-29
President PuNiom, Of National Base;
ball League, Attempts Suicide
LILLE HOPE FOR HIS RECOVERY
Ball Passes Through One Eye and
Destroys Sight of other-Ii. Health
Supposed to Have Been Cause for
Act.
(By Associated Press,

NEW YORK. July 2S.-faarry C.
PulIiam, president of the National
League baseball clubs attempted SUI
eide tonight in his rooms on the floor
third of the New York Athletic Club
Standing in the center OF the room
Mr.. Pulliam held a revolver to his
right temple. He fred only one shot
The bullet destroyed the right eye
and passed through the upper part
of the left.
II is not believed that he can re-
rover. although he continued con-
scious. for some time after the shoot
ing. The sound of the pistol was
not heard in any other part Of the
club house. but Hr. PuIliam in fall
ing to the floor apparently disiodgcd
the receiver Of the telephone which
was standing on a table nearby so
that help was soon at hand
Little Hope For Him
His wounds were carefully dressed
but the physician had little hopes CT
saving Mr PuIIiam's life.
Coroner's physician Schrady. who
arrived about half an hour after the
shooting. assisted Dr Higgins in at
tending TO the wounded mans needs
Both Of them attempted 70 get some
explanation Of the baseball prcsi-
dents attempt to kill himself. but he
was 100 dszed TO give ineligible
answers.
The sight Of both eyes were destroy
81 by the bullet. the physicians said
Although the course ~ the bullet
was not traced u appeared evident
thai Il had entered Al least ths cover
INK Of the brain and II seemed more
than likely that the injury to the
brain Itself was enough 70 cause
death.
Although Mt Pniliam's act was IN
explained sorne ~ hts friends said ke
was subject 10 severe attacks Of mel
ancholis Since his rcsurn to Ne~
York IN June be apparently had been
" excellent spirits.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-29
SIX GOVERNORS As GUESTS.
oridiron Dinner BY Dallas Press Club
70 be Notable Event

DALLAS. TEXAS. July 2S.-Six
governors are expected to be guests
81 honor al gridiron dinner 90 Be
given BY the Dallas Press Club during
the United states army tournament
here August g 10 20.
Those IN charge predict that this AZ.
fair win be a history making event
In the routhwest Cscsts viii include
Inc governors 90 Arizona. Arkansas.
New Mexico. louisiana. Oklahoma.
and Texas.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-29
WHEAT GOES UP.

July Price Advances Nine Cents per
BusheI.
NEW YORK. July 2S.-The price
of July wheat was advanced more
than . cents per bushel today on n
vigorous demand by the traders on
the short side of the market. They
finally paid s1.34 per bushel which
equalled the high point of the season.
The price of the crop OF late months
advanced two cents per bushel on re-
ports OF black rust in the northwest.
Upwards of 1870 loads were taken for
experts today.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-29
Beats Professional.
CBy Associated Press.l

NEW YORK. July 2s.-Gecrge Sar-
geani, the open professional golf
champion Of the year met his match
On the Van Cortland; links here to
day. in Gilbert Nichols. Of the vii
mington Country Club. Nichols won
at the twelfth hole Of the second
round By the astonishing score Of 5
up and 20 PLAY.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-29
SAYS IT WAS ANOTHER MAN.
stenographers Testimony May Clear
Name of Prisoner.

(By Associated Press.)
LITTLE ROCK, ARK, July Is
Evidence of a sensational nature was
heard today in the trialof Earl Dill.
charged with criminally assausing
Miss Myrtle Hale. A stenographer
employed in the building testified that
Dill was not about the building the
day of the assault.
She said she was working beside
a door which commanded a view Of
the steps and saw Harry Evans, a
young man employed in a railroad Of
fec, who is said to resemble Dill
striginF,y. go up the steps just before
the young woman came in Evans
was 4 witness to-day.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-29
cann9n snd shermsn COMING.

NORFOLK. July 2s-Congrcssman
,. Hampton Moore. president Of the
Atlantic Deeper waterways Associa-
ton which Is to have President Taft
a. a guest ~ ifs Norfolk convention.
announces that Vicc-prcsidcnt Sher-
risa has also accepted a. Invitation to
attend. Speaker Cannon - also cx-
pccicd.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-29
SOUGHT MONEY 10 PAY
POLL TAXES FOR MANN
Witness In Bristol Election Contest
Says He Tried to Get Cash
From Judge Rhea.
Especial to The Daily Press).

BRISTOL. VA, July 2S.-The TAX
ing OF dispositions in the local option
election contest case in Bristol, Vlr-
ginia, was begun today. The day was
taken up in recording the dispositions
of S. j. COrnett, Il magistrate, ana
Lindsay Bunting, secretary OF the
Business MINIS League, which was
organized fer the purpose of iniiuenc-
ing the election in favor of the sa-
Icons.
Cornett testified to having witness
ed activity ON the part OF men IN
sympathy with the cause OF saloons
in qualifying men to vote. He observ
ed the frequency with which these
people visited the Offices of building
and inferred that they were gong
there to receive money, since Bunt-
ing was supposed to be handling the
funds of the ''wets."
Money for Mann Campaign.
Cornett admitted that he himself
had sought money from Judge VIM.
r. Rhea, of the Virginit State corpo-
ration commission, about whose eiec,
ton to that position SO much OF a
furore was raised in the last legisla-
ture, for use in paying poll taxes IN
the interest of the candidacy Of Judge
William Hodges Mann for governor. <
hunting. who was on the stand all
the afternoon, admitted that as secre-
tary of the organization of the vets
he handled portion OF the wet
fund Under advice of counsel ne
claimed his privilege not to answer
many questions. He would not give
the names or the other men compos-
ing the Business Men, League, de-
clined to show his bank account as a
evidence Of how the funds of the
"wets" were spent and refused to say
how the money was spent aside from
that portion of it expended for print
ing.
Denies Paying Poll Taxes.
He denied having paid poll taxes
for anybody besides himself. He de-
clined to answer as to various mer
supposed to have contributed money
to the cause.
In turning Bunting over to ccunsei
for the "wets," Attorney Robert Bur
row, representing the "drys,' created
a sensation by remarking of Bunting
demanor on the stand, that he gave
il ND as bad job"
Counsel for the ''wets' insisted mat
this remark should constitute a part
of the record.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-29
sNEWPORT NEWS VA. THURSDAY. JULY 29 1909.

his wife and that she is aiding the OPP
osi,ion. he showed strong desire
today TO shield her name.
Susan Merrill, the chief witness at
Tuesdays session, was In court today
but did not take the stand.
Thaw swore that her most damag-
ing charges against him were untrue
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-29
State Chairman Turns
Deaf Ear 10 Proposal
That He Step Into
Place He Decided For
TazeWell County Man.
but Effort May be Made
to Force Honor Upon
Him Today.
TENTATIVE SLATE AGREED
UPON AT 1 A. M.

For Governor-W. p. Kent, OF
Wythe.
For LieutenanNG overnor-oeo.
A. Revercomb, of Clifton
Forge, or w. 7. Pogue, of
Wytheviiie.
For Attorney General. L.
Crupper, o! Alexandria.
For state Treasurer-R. o. Pro-
felt, TazeweIi.
For Superintendent Of Public
Instruction-Frank P. Brent,
Of New Kent.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-29
DISCUSSES HIS OWN CONDITION
Though He May Have Been Legally
Insane For a Few Minutes When He
Killed White, He Always Has Been
Medically" Sane Say Prisoner on
Stand Again Today.
(By Associated Press.

WHITE PLAINS. n. Y. July Is
Harry X. ThGw's fate lay in his cwn
hands today. Fer six hours he oceu-
PIED the witness stand while District
Attorney Jerome, the man who twice
tried to send him to prison and who
once already has thwarted an effort
to release him from criminal insane
asylum, delved into his life history.
Thaw emerged credi;abiy from the or
deal. Whatever Jerome and his
alienists may make of the examiDa-
ton, 10 the eye and ear OF the lay
man. Stanford Whites slayer show
ed no signs of insanity on the stand
today.
Tonight Thaw. the members of his
family and his retinue of attorneys
and experts were unanimous in their
opinion that he has proved his fitness
TO be at large. His friends believe
that IL he acquits himself in the fu-
lure as we'll as today Justice Mills
viii have no choice but 10 grant his
application for release from Mattea-
wan
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-29

STANTON. va. July 1s-Hso<v
s Ron. for many years cicrk n re
pos;ofbce and he civil service cz>s'-
incr for this district. Did t-.s nora
ing after an lIInrss = fhrc< ~<<<z Ne
Iesvcs a widow ard tsre< cbi;5rtn.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-29

Ill FbRROL. STAIN. July 1s--1hc
srmorcd cruisers fmpsrsdor Carlos v
and Princess dc Ararias ard three
dcstroycrs have been ordered 20
Barcs Iona.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-29

Positively cannot accept nomina-
ton. Conditions do not permit.
(Signed) "A p. GILLESPIE"
This telegram was received late
yesterday afternoon by Col J. S. Gil
lespie from his brother, Hon. A. p.
Gillespie, of TazeweIl county, whose
nomination for governor today by the
Republican State convention had been
i foregone conclusion. 1t came like
a bolt out of q less sky and up
set all of the calculations of the
party leaders. And it practically undid
all of the work that those leaders
spent many hours Tuesday night and
fare into yesterday morning in &C.
oomplishing The ticket that had been
framed is mashed
Hon. William p. Kent. of Wythe. in
sll probability. will be nominated for
governor today, but Assistant Secre-
tsry McHarg. of the department of
commerce and labor, in his speech
before the convention last night. sug-
gested the name OF Congressman c.
Bascomb Slemp, the State chairman.
and the convention received il with
great applause. Mr.. Slemp is said to
be the choice of President Taft and
there was strong talk last night among
his friends OF stampeding the con-
vention for him today. Mr.. SIemp
does not want the nomination and is
pledged for Kent.
All Night Conference.
After the meeting at the Academy
Of Music last might. the leaders re-
tired to the Hotel Warwick. where
a conference was held. They were
stiIl in session at O'Clock this morn
ing and at that hour Mr.. Siemp gave
out the tentative slate given above
lie declared that Kent would be the
nominee and that Brent would be the
nominee for superintendent OF public
instruction. The remainder OF the
slate. he said. was entirely tentative
and nigh; be changed before sunrise
this morning.
One Of the prominent leaders said
late last night that the mentioning 81
Hr. Slcmp's name by Secretary Nc
Harg was in the nature 81 a ~fecIer.~
and thar his friends would try 20 have
him nominated. Howcver. Il Is be-
iievcd that a. the conference later
Kent was finally agreed upon as the
~cmincc
Local Option Platform.
The platform was completed a. 7
s'ciock this morning n declares for
local option on and practically Is iden-
KCorffuurf On -rf~S pa~rN
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-29
KENT, OF WYTHE, NOW SLATED
TO HEAD REPUBLICAN TICKET
Principal Features OF Republican Platform

option practically with that last convention
Equal zaton o taxation.
throughout State.
Single list
Bettermen. Of the public school system n Virginia
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-29

Thaw's mood vas not always ioviai.
One line u qucstions that made him
Knit his brows had 70 d. With bis re-
lsiicns with Evelyn Nesbit before
their marriage Although u has been
alleged that Thsw has broken with
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-29

THE DAILY PRESS Is the
only newspaper published In
Newport News that receive the
full news service Of the Asso-
cisted Press.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-29
Local option Platform.

The platform was completed a. 7
s'ciock this morning n declares for
local option on and practically Is iden-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-29
THE WEATHER.

Thursday; Friday fs'r and
warm; light to moderate south
and to southwest winds.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-29

CSrS tUdWs OWU opi0ior-
Tine and again he asked the wit
ness's own opinion OF his mental state.
Thaw's replies in substance were:
Il have always been sane, medically.
When l killed White may have been
legally insane for a few minutes.
am sane now" Three years confine-
ment do not seem 20 have embittered
Thaw.
Today be expressed regret for GER
tain of the more unspeakable charges
which he made in his viii against the
man he killed
At times the witness scored on the
district attorney so pslpabiy that The
whole ocurt room joined in bis smile
of triumph
One characteristic episode occurred
when Jerome asked Thaw to explain
his hostility to Dr. Allan McI.ane
Hamilton. ono II the states foremost
siienists. Thaw said he did MT
know exactly why he dislikcd Hamii-
ton. !. was Ike the case OF DF. Fell.
he aided.
Who Is FeHg~ inquired Jerome
innoccatiy.
WHY don't you know exclaimed
the witaes in real or fcigned sur
Prise. Then he quoted the arst two
Fines r the nonsense rhyme.
Il do uti l's~ "a. Dr. Fcii.
The rc-sCn Why I cannot tell
49, 49,.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-29
Ordeal Not Over.

But rhaw's ordeal is not over. He
will remain on the witness stand to-
morrow and perhaps a day longer.
The states alienists believe that IL
he is insane he will be more likely
TO betray himself toward the end,
when wearied by Jerome's continued
hammering.
Neither Thaw nor the New York at
tcrney displayed anything but the
most good nature. Frequently the
dialogue rescmhled the chat of friends
Sometimes Thaw thought he had
scored point and smiled with the
kecnest enjoyment. The smile was
always reflected on the face OF his
white haired mother. who sat IN
court, throughout the day with the
other members OF the Thaw family
Jerome today strove to establish
1haw's insanity mainly on his aIleg.
ed Authorizations regarding Stanford
Whites treatment of young girls.
49,
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-09-20

done with the railroads money, IL
it was received by the state, says
the Times. The peculiar nature of
the transaction provided for pay
ment to the highway commission.
and the board of accountancy S
charged with the immediate duty of
looking into this deal
Methods Being Probed.
In the meantime searching in
quiry into the road building meth
DDS of the former highway commits
sioner is being made. Highway
Commissioner w. L. Bowlby, Sam
Hill, a member of the state highway
commission and president of the
State Good Roads association. and
N. D. Miller, the engineer who built
the railroad bridge across the Col
umbia river at Vancouver and who
was in charge of the North Bank
construction for the Hill lines, have
left for Seattle primarily to locate
a bridge across the Lewis river, be-
tween Clarke and Cowlitz counties.
AS further task the three men will
go over state road No. s, known
DIS tIC Lyle w doHOuSdl IOdu,
to investigate a story that one OF
the steel bridges constructed under
Shows direction was so poorly To-
Gated that 1t was inaccessible.
Similar difficulty is reported from
other sections of the state and on
top of this it. is asserted that the
roads built by the state were of the
same character. In eastern Wash
ington where the good roads move
ment was poorly received at the out
set, and where the necessity for
proper road work was greatest, it is
said that the state road work under
Snow was poorest.
What is declared to be an abso-
Lutte lack of proper bookkeeping In
the highway commissioner Office is
said to have existed under Snow,
and it is to straighten out this con-
dition that the board of accountancy
was put to work. The lack of sys-
tenn has made it impossible for the
new highway commission to know
how much money remains in the
various road funds, and until this
is determined future work will DE
hamperei.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-09-20
Labor Men Oppose Navy.

Quebec, Sept. 20.-What bids fair
TO be the most important meeting
ever held by the Trades and aLbor
Congress of Canada was formally
opened in this city today. 1t is the
twenty-fifth annual session OF the
congress and the largest in point of
attendance in the history of the Or
ganization The Nova Scotia miners
are represented for the first time,
and the British Columbia miners also
have large representation. These
delegates intend to press a resolution
asking for the repeal of the Lenieux
Trades and Disputes act.
The most important action Of the
congress, however. will probably be
the adoption of resolution strongly
denouncing the proposed creation of
Canadian navy. Plans to induce
all Canadian organizations In the
American Federation of Labor TO
withdraw and join the Canadian body
will also be discussed.
A spirited contest between the So
cialists and the old-line trade unions
is expected for the control of the con-
gress. Three candidates for president
are in the field to succeed Alphonse
Verville, NJ. P, who has been at the
head of the congress for the past six
years. They are James Simpson, vice
president, Toronto; S. l.. Landers of
Hamilton and a Ozark Horse" rep
resenting the western membership.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-09-20

Boiler Makers OF America determined
not to samalgamate with the Interna
tional Ship Builders and Boilermak
erS.
A climax has been reached in thu
controversy arising out of the organ
ization of a new association of bee
wagon drivers in st. Paul, Mimi, ssane
as the result delegates fro mthe new
body to the trades assembly have
been refused admission.
The recent convention of the Inter
national Glass Bottle Blowers asso
citation at Milwaukee, Wis, indorset
the plan to retire on pensions al
members who have reached the ag'
Of sixty years and have worked a
the business for twenty-five consecu
tive years.
The executive board OF the Boston
Mass, Plasterers' Union has made
plans for conference with other in
terests for the erection OF a mode
sanitary building, to show how tuber
culosis and other germ diseases cal
be absolutely prevented by sanitar!
construction.
The area of the Pittsburgh-Alle
gheny, Pa, district-the most inten
sive labor section in the coutnry-i!
1913 square miles, and its population
in 1900 and 623,342. The number o
manufacturing establishments Il
1904 was 1859, and they employed
1889 persons and put out pro
ducts valued at $3S3,490,46S.
In Oklahoma there are at presen
about 325 separate unions with ar
average membership Of II per organ
ization. The total membership i!
about $4,000. According to the sta
tistics collected by State Commission
er Daugherty the increase since las
year has been four for each organiza
ton and a total gain OF 500.
An important conference will b,
held in New York between represen
tatives of the stone industry of thi:
country with the purpose in view O
bringing about a closer affiliatior
and better working conditions. The
conference will probably result in thu
formation of the stones trades into
department of the A. F. of l.. sim
liar to the metal trades department
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-09-20
NOTES FROM THE LABOR
= WORLD.
++++++++++++++ 1

=
More than 400 girls are members
of the Woman's Bindery union in
New York city.
A state bureau of labor and. sta
tistics has been created by the Texas
legislature.
A movement is on foot in New
York for the organization Of a wire
less telegraph operators union.
Boston Cigarmakers' union has pc
titioned congress to pass law max
ing it a criminal offense to speculate
in wheat.
1t has been decided to hold the
eighteenth annual convention of the
Theatrical Stage Employees of Amer
lea in 1910 in Washington, D. c.
The Garment Workers union in
Erie. Pa. received increase in wages
ranging from Is to 40 per cent and
the eight-hour day without a strike.
The building trades department of
the American Federation of Labor
will hold its second annual conven-
ton at Tampa. Florida. the week of
October II.
Jefferson county. Ohio, Trades and
Labor Assembly has returned it's
charter to the American Federation
Of Labor rather than expel the Flints
from membership.
The marine engineers now have a
total membership on the coasts, the
lakes and the rivers of the United
States of considerably more than
II. 900 men.
Last year there were 500 i'm
portant disputes between workmen.
AMI their employees in England, of
which more than SIS per cent were
amicably settled by compromise.
A call for the thirteenth annual
convention of the New York State
Workingmen's Federation names
Troy as the place Of meeting and
September 81 as the date
A report issued from the interna-
tional Office Of the cigar makers
shows that the organization now
numbers $4,000 members, and that
it has funds on hand. amounting to
100000.
State Labor Commissioner William
of New York issued a bulletin stat
tHdI ohIy HIO pei CCuI vi IuC
$4,000 organized laborers Of that
state are unemployed, against 3o.7
per cent this time last year
The report on the activity and fl
nances of Austrian trade unions for
the year 1908 shows that there has
been a diminution of the total men,
bership amounting to 1885. which
is equal to ga per cent on the to-
tai for 1907, 501,O94.
A large pavilion for cOnsumptives
has been erected by the unions in
Albany. N Y, and is now in opera
ton The unions of Rochester. SYRIA
cuse, Buffalo and other cities are
also taking steps toward the acquisi-
ton Of similar institutions.
The Cigarmakers' international
Union of America will not hold a
convention this year. An amendment
to the constitution designed to make
the holding of a convention possible
was defeated in the referendum by
the narrow majority Of 500 votes.
The Oklahoma state court of ap-
peals has rendered an opinion de-
claring that the eight-hour law of
that state is constitutional. The de-
cision was given in the case of
contracting firm which had worked
it's men ten hours a day on the
streets of Guthrie, Okla.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-09-20
NOTES FROM THE WORLD
OF LABOR.
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + {
Steam engineers and hoist

Steam engineers and hoistermer
have formed a union in Joplin. Mo.
The Colored Walters union in St
Paul, Mimi. is gaining rapidlq.
Since 1898 Machinists, Information.
al has grown from 10000 to $500
Several new lodges of machinists
will be formed in the vicinity of Bos
ton in the near future.
The Wholesale Dry Goods Clerks
in New York city have applied fol-
admission to the United Hebrew
Trades.
There is a union of hatmakers in
LIE Mans, France, in which the Office
OF president, vice president, secretary
and treasurer are held by one man
The union of molders, metal work
ers and mechanicians in France re-
Gently voted to combine The new
society will be called the Union of
Metal Workers and kindred trades.
A convention of the Massachusetts
Federation of State, City and Town
Employees, held at Lynn recently,
adopted a resolution in favor of a
$3.50 wage and pay for all holidays.
BY unanimous vote of the recently
held convention in Newburgh, n. Y,
the Union of Trio Ship Builders and