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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-09
BOTH PROBABLY WILL TAKE APPEAL
Motion For New Trial Likely to be
Observation-Disclosures of Jurisdiction
Will be Center Of Fight in High
err court-Jury Ealloted Only
Twice.
(By Associated Press.)

MERCER, PA, May S.-Mrs. James
II. Boyle. formerly Helen Anna McDer-
mott, OF Chicago. was convicted today
on a charge of aiding, assisting and
a1etfing in the abGuctisn OF Willie
Whitla, of Sharon. Pa.
A motion for a new trial will be
made next Monday by her counsel,
but il is said that Judge Williams will
override the motion and impose SEN
tence upon the woman and also her
husband. who was convicted of kid
mapping yesterday. Both. it is said,
will probably he sent TO the Western
peni,entiary at Pittsburg for a long
term OF years.
Boyle is liable to life Imprisonment
and the maximum sentence in the
case of the woman is % years.
Appeal Will Be Token.
1t is probably Boyle and the woman
will be taken TO Pittsburg Monday al
ternoon or Tuesday morning. Later
an appeal to the Supreme Court OF
Pennsylyania viii be made by the at
iorueys~ y - ss..--i- x -
In the higher court the question as
TO whether the Pennsylvania courts
have juridiction in the case of the
woman will, it is said, be strenuously
fought.
Two ballots were taken by the jury
in the case of the woman today. The
first was IL for conviction and one
for acquittal The second ballot was
unanimous for the conviction of the
woman on the second count, charging
her with being an accessory
Crowd Undemonstrative.
When Mrs. Boyle left the court
house following her conviction, a num-
Der of persons were in front of the
building. but there was absolutely no
demonstration. When she arrived at
the Jail pobably a dozen persons were
standing about Mrs. Boyle has dis
played remarkable nerve and indif-
ference since her arrest at Cleveland.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-09

with Robert Gallagher. assistant sup
intendent ana three OF ,-.e company 5
foremen will have 10 serve terms IN
the federal prison in Atlanta, 20
which they were sentenced in the
united States circuit court three
wears ago for conspiracy to commit
pecnage. Manager Harlan Is ne
phew of Justice Harlan.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-09

HUGO. OKLA. Nav Sin fight
between rosse and mOonskiners
near Turkey Greek Yesterday. United
States Deputy Marshal Loa Holden
vas killed. TIE band wa routed
after many sbots had been fired.
Three q the moonshiners were cap
trred The stin was destroyed and a
quantity Of whiskey confscated.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-09
ZIMMERMAN KILLS ANOTHER.

ALEXANDRIA. May S.-As a re-
suit Of a quarrel in the lumber camp.
where they were both employed. M
Teen miles north of Alexandra, VII
liam cobb Yesterday shot and killed
" .,liam Hoffman. Concealing him.
self in the bIshes on the side OF the
road Cobb shot Hoffman down as he
PASSED. He then made his escape.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-09
MUST CO TO JAIL.
Nephew - Supreme Court Justice
Bound for pricon.

PENSACOLA. FLA Nay S.-Be-
cause Of the refusal Of the Supreme
Couri % the United states q which
his uncle Is . member. % gram q
writ q certiorarf today. Manager W.
s. Harlan. Of the Jackson Isum5cr
Company. a Lockhart. Ala, together
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-09
Virginia Downs Johns Hopkins.
(Bv Associated Press.)

DIV AssOciated Press.l
BALTIMORE. MD. May S.-The
University of Virginia today scored a
victory over the athletes Of the Johns
Hopkins University in their joint
field and track meet the score being
~ points 10 80 in favor of the VIZ
ginians.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-09
LawrsneevIne Athletes winners.

PORT DEPOSIT. ND. Nay 81
large crowd today saw Lavrcuceviile
high school carry OF the honors az
The field and track meet az Tome IN
stit1ie with a score Of ~ IL poiniS.
The Episcopal high school. Washing
ton. scored ~ points.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-09

WASHINGTON. D. G. MAY Sat
torney General and Ms. Wickersham
Icfi Washington today or Richmond
Va. .rhere they viii spend Sunday
returning 70 Washington on Monday
morning
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-09
Washington Lawyer Under Arrest
Upon Charge Of SWindIing.
HIS VICTIMS WERE MOSTLY WOMEN
(ny Associated Press.1

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. May s.
There were sensational developments
today in the case of John C. Davis, n
member of the local bar. who was ar
rested last night en- the charge of hav-
ing obtained money under false pre-
lenses. The amount which Davis Is
alleged to have misappropriated in
Transitions with his clients, mostly
women, was thought at first to have
been small but today. notes aggregat-
ing $4,000, said to have been given
by Davis. were exhibited to United
States District Attorney Baker and
1t is rumcred that the amount finally
may reach 100000.
Martin c. Davis. brother OF John
and Secretary Of local building AMI
loan association, was arrested today
en- a charge OF conspiracy. The
largest amount alleged TO have been
secured from any one person by John
&C. Davis was $4,000 advanced by a
woman client who received five or
six notes therefor. the next largest
amount being sl3.Cc..
Swell Apartment Bare.
When a search was made today OF
the safe in Davis elegan; suite CT Of
fees nothing was found but a few
deeds.
John c. Davis was arrested on COM
plant made by Miss Nettie McKeown.
Of Cincinnati, who declares that she
lost 81 500. Davis said today that he
had been in the state hospital for the
irsane at Raleigh. y. C.. between six
and seven years and that he had been
in a private sanitarium in this city.
but that his mind was as bright as n
dollar"
While 7 was in North Carolina. 1
gave more than $so.ac0 10 the erection
OF churches he said
District Attorney Baker fixed bail
for John G. Davis az $4,000 and tor
mis- brother al $4,000.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-09

There viii be a regular meeting o.
Marruder Camp. Confederaie Veter-
ans. al the city bali tomorrow even
ing at ; O'Clock.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-09
President Settles Three Contests
For Judicial Positions.
TAFT-OEM0CRAT" LANDS A JOB
Attended College With Taft's Broth
- err, Supported Palmer ard Buckner'
Consistently Opposed Bryan ana
Voted Republican in 1908.
nv Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON. ID -, May s.
Three Federal judgeship contests were
decided when President Taft sent TO
the Senate the nomination of William
l.. Grub as judge of the northern
: district of Alabama; George Donworth
for the western district of Washing
ton and Charles A. Willard as dis
trict Judge in Minnesota.
Two of the judgeship appointments
were made personally by the Presi-
dent. Mr.. Grub, OF Birmingham, was
formerly a resident of Cincinnati,
Yale graduate with high honors in
the class of 1888 and a room mate
OF the Presidents youngest brother.
Horace ID. Taft, for Iour years at the
New Haven University.
Mr.. Willard served for several years
as a Justice of the Supreme Court
in the Philippine islands.
Judge Grub succeeds Judge Hunl-
ley. who was twice named for the
place but failed of confirmation by the
Senate and resigned.
Palmer and Buckner Democrats.
After leaving Yale. Mr.. Grubb eradu-
ated from the Cincinnati Law School
and then settled at birmingham,
where be is a member OF one of the
leading law firm. He is distantly re-
lated to President Harrison's family.
He had Democratic tendencies when
he left Ohio and supported Palmer
and Buckner in 1896 and has opposed
Mr.. Bryan ever since.
Voted Fer Taft.
He voted for Mr.. Taft at the last
presidential election. but has never
taken an active part in politics He
had many recommendations for the ap-
pointment.
With the nominations seat in today
the President cleared Up all the judge
ships pending before him except tnai
f-r the eastern district Of North Caro-
ling which stin is a subject Of earnest
consideration by him
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-09

could not share the benefits OF the
protective tariif. He declared that
the tariff put upon corn was as use
less as would be tariff on cotton.
The section from which the senator
from Massachusetts came. he said.
had grown rich by the operation of
that law In which the South had not
shared
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-09
South Has Not Benefited.

In passionate language Mr.. Bacon
recounted the events connected with
the Civil war. and denounced the
suggestion that the South hau In any
way benefited by a system of taxa
ton by which zone section is de-
spoiled for the benefit of another. or
that its failure to provide its neces-
sites during the war was the result
of no, having such a system.
In fervid language Mr. Bacon spoke
against the present tariff and OF It's
effect in placing an additional tax
upon the people.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-09
The WEATHER.

Showers and probable thunder.
storms Sunday afternoon or
night; Monday showers follow
ed by fair and cooler: moder.
ate to brisk south TO south
east winds,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-03-19
Election Notice.

Notice Is hereby given to the electors
OF the township of Paw Paw, county of
Van Buren,, state OF Michigan, that, the
next ensuing annual township meeting
and General election will be held at
LONGWELL'S OPERA HOUsE ia the
village of PAW PAW, MICHIGAN,
within said township,
MONDAY, APRIL ;, 1909,
for the purpose of electing the following
officers, liz:
SIAIE-Two Justices of the Supreme
Court, two Regents of the University of
Michigan, one Superintendent of Public
Instruction, one member of the State
Board of Education. two members of the
State Board of Agriculture, two years:
two members of the State Board of Ag-
riculture, four years; two members of
the State Board of Agriculture. six
years:
TOWNSHIP-One Supervisor, one
Township Clerk, one Township Treasurer,
one Highway Commissioner, one Justice
of the Peace, full term; one member of
the Board of Review, full term: one
member of the Board Of Review to fiji
vacancy; four constables: one Overseer
OF Highways; one School Inspector.
The Polls of said election will be open
at o'clock a. IN. and will remain open
until o'clock p m. of said day of cleo
ton, unless the board of election in
spectors shall in their discretion adj
Journ the polls at y o'clock noon, for
one hour.
Dated this 18th day of March A. d.
1909
HARVEY COOLEY,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-03-19
Registration Notice.

Notice is hereby given to the qualified
electors of the township Of Paw Paw.
county of Van Buren,, state of Michigan.
that a meeting of theBoard of Registra-
tioE of said township will be held at the
TOWNSHIP CLERKS OFFICE in
the village of PAW PAW, MICHIGAN,
within said township, on
SATURDAY, APRIL 3, A. d. 1909,
for the purpose of registering the names
OF all such persons who shall be pos
sessed of the necessary qualifications of
electors, aho may apply for that pur-
pose, and that said Board of Registra
ton will be in session on the day and at
the place aforesaid FROM 8 o'clock in the
forenoon until D o'clock in the afternoon
for the purpose aforesaid.
Dated this 18th day of March, A. d
1909
HARVEY COOLEY.
Township Clerk
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-03-19

TO hasty and fighty marriages,
which usally end in the diverse
court.
Another proposed measure
would provide for divorce
examiner" who would test every
divorce case on behalf of the
state. This would prevent all
fraud or collision of the parties
to the divorce.
Any law that would throw a
safe guard around the marriage
contract, and make less work for
the divorce mill, would be well
coined by, not only the citizens
of the western state but by Mich
igan as we'll The morality and
happiness of the home is the sa-
cred bond which unites the
American people into a great
nation.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-03-19
speaks Wen for the Community.

The receipts Of postoffice is a
fair indication of the prosperity
of the community tributary 10
such office If the above state
ment is true, and we believe that
it is, Paw Paw township is pros
pering today as it never did be.
fore. The receipts of the post
office here have gradually in.
creased from year to year, and
will reach the high water mark
this year. If the receipts of the
office for the balances of March
are as high as the correspond
ing days Of previous months.
the Paw Paw post office will
pass from third to a second class
office. This healthy increase in
the postal receipts certainly
speaks well for the general pros
perity of the community.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-03-19
More Local Option Timber

The following clipping from
the editorial columns of the De-
catur Republican, would indicate
that there is yet ample grounds
FOR another Investigation by the
prosecuting officers of the
county.
The lines are being drawn just little
tighter on the alley dispenser of intox.
icatinG beverages. 1t is reported that
two Decatur furnishers walked clear to
Lawton last week to place where they
had frequently been Accommodated in the
past and were turned down 1t may be
that the Kalamazoo "horse doctor" was
there at the time.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-03-19

HARVEY COOLEY,
Clerk of Said Township.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-03-19

The civil damage law is to a
certain extent changing the en-
tire aspect Of the liquor problem.
1t certainly makes a rocky road
for booze vendors. Speaking Of
the case against George Phillips,
a saloonist of Kalamazoo. the
Telegraph says:
Claiming that because liquor was
sold to her husband, Henry Schricker.
by George Phillips . a Water street sa
loonist, proprietor of the Haymarket sa
loon, she has been injured bodily and
mentally to the extent of $4,000. Mrs
Isabella Schricker today filed suit against
the liquor seller and his bondsmen. John
II. Burke and Edwin Joseph
In her bill of complaint it is alleged
that Schricker, who runs a harness shop
on Water street, In an habitual drunk
ard. His name has been posted in the
saloon owned by Phillips, and further.
his wife has given the proprietor per.
sonal notice not to sell him liquor. "
The foregoing is not the only
suit of this kind pending in the
Kalamazoo circuit court against
said George Phillips and his
said bondsmen. Anna Kirkpat-
rick of Mattawan, by her attor
neys, w. j. Barnard and Earl
Burhans of Paw Paw. has also a
similar casepending againstthem.
She alleges thatsaid Phillips, or
the 18th day of last November
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-03-19
strenuous worE for Cnnlh

Bills now pending before the
California Legislature would indi-
cate that the solons of that state
are determined to make cupids
work more strenuous in the flu.
ture. One of the bills would re-
quire applicants for marriage
licenses to declare their inten.
tons" ten days before the mar
rage license can be issued. This
measure is intended to put a stop
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-03-19
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.

For Supreme Justices
CHARLES A. BLAIR
JOHN w. STONE,
For Board Of Regents
w. l.. CLEMENTS,
GEORGE r. CODD.
For Superintendent of Public Instruction
LUTHER L. WRIGHT.
For Member Of the Board of Education
WILLIAM J. McKONE.
For Board of Agricuture-six-year term
/. ROY WATERBURY,
w. II. WALLACE.
For Board of Agriculture -four-year term
ROBERT ID. GRAHAM,
A. II. DOHERTY.
For Board of Agriculture two-year term
WILLIAM J, OBERDORFER
WILLIAM L. CARPENTER.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-03-19

Entered inthe postofice at Paw Paw, Michigan
as second class mail matter
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-03-19
EErunLICAN TOWNSHIP cAnrrs.

There will be caucus of the repuoIi-
can electors OF the township Of AImena
at AImena town bail, Saturday, March
p, 1909, at ? o'clock in the afternoon
for the purpose of placing an nomination
candidates for the various township
Offices and FOR the transaction of such
other business as may be legally brought
before the caucus.
LSigned REPUBLICAN Twp COMMITTEE.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-03-19
REPUBLICAN TOWNSHIP CAUCUS.

NH ObLIOAN ION NShIf CAUCUS.
There will be a caucus of the republi.
can electors OF the township of Paw Paw
at Longwell's opera house Saturday,
March 81, 1909, at 2:3O o'clock in the af.
ternoon for The purpose of placing in
nomination candidates for the various
township Offices and for the transaction
of such other business as may be legally
brought before the caucus.
BY Order of
REPUBLICAN Twp. COMMITTEES.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-03-19

sold her husband liquor on which
he became SO intoxicated that he
could not control his team and
that on his way home from Kali
amazOo his team ran away,
throwing him from the wagon
and injuring him so that he died
- days thereafter. She lays her
damages at the sum of $4,000.
Parties who are injured by the
sale of intoxicating liquors. es-
pecially wives whose husbands
are addicted to an over indul-
gence in the use of intoXicants,
are only just beginning to APP
prehend their legal rights under
what is commonly termed the
Civil Damage Law the prin-
cipal clause of which is as fol-
lows:
Every wife, child, parent,
guardian, husband or other per-
son, who shall be injured in per-
son or property, or means of
support or otherwise, by any in
toXicated person, or by reason
of the intoXication of any person,
or by reason of the selling, Civ
ing or furnishing any spirituous,
Intoxicating, fermented or malt
liquors to any person shall have
right of action in his or her
own name, against any person
or persons, or who have caused
or contributed to such injury
and the principal and sureties to
to the bond hereinbefore men
toned meaning the bond re-
quired by statute to be given by !
every dealer in Intoxicating IL
quors-' shall be liable severally |
and jointly, with the person sell |
ing, giving or furnishing any |
spirituous, intoxicating or malt |
liquors, as aforesaid, and in an
action provided for in this sec
ton, the plaintiff shall have
right to recover actual and eX-
emplary damages
1t is under this section of the
statute that the above mentioned
suits are pending, and it was by
virtue OF the same statute that
Don Lockard, a minor, by his
next friend, recovered his iudg-
ment against Druggist Van Al
styne of South Haven and his
which Judgment was
recently affirmed by the supreme
court, as related in last weeks
issue of this paper.
There are more pending in
this circuit, two similar cases,
viz: Minnie Goodrode VS.. Chas.
+. Abel, a South Haven drug
gist and Jacob Neffenegger and
Jay G. Arnold, his bondsmen,
damages claimed, $4,000; and
Bertha Kasishke VS.. Charles II.
Van Alstyne, and Matthew c..
Van Alstyne and Paul Neffen-
egger his sureties-the same
parties against whom the Lock
ard judgment was rendered.
damages claimed, so, 900.
It's altogether likely that suits
will be much more frequent under
he provisions Of this statute in
he future than they have been
n the past The situation is
we'll calculated to make dealers
n the ardent and their sureties
sit up and take notice.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-03-19
wAvERLY REPUBLICAN, CAUCUS.

WANERLN REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
The republicans of the township of
Waverly will hold caucus at Town
hall at p. m. on Saturday, March u,
for the purpose of nominating township
officers and for the transaction Of sucn
other business as may come before the
meeting
By ORDER OF COMMITTEE.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-03-19
WashInaton-Made Humor.

"A Chicago man named Cheese
wants his name changed" says the
tllentown Call Why don't he move
to Georgia and cultivate the Crackers
observation-disclosures Herald
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-03-19
Wanted Names of Lincoln Voters.

The True Northerner would
like to obtain the names and
addresses of all the voters in
Van Buren, county who cast a
ballot for Abraha Ia Lincoln for
president, with view Of Nthe
ultimate organization Of a
county Lincoln voters league.
When sending in your name,
please state whether you voted
for Lincoln in 1860, 1864 or
both those years. Or would
also be pleased to have you
state your present political af-
filiations One object of the
formation of the proposed
league will be to assist in flu
ture celebrations of the birth
day Of the great emancipation.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-14
ROOSEVELT LANDS IN EGYPT.
Ex-President and His Son Kermit Get
Bird Specimens.

Bird Specimens.
Suez. April 12.-The steamer Admit
tal, with ex-President Roosevelt on
board. made brief stop at Suez, then
proceeded down the Red sea. The Ad-
mlral will make stops at Alden and
Mogadiscio. on the east coast Of Ital-
ian Somaliland.
During the trip through the canal
the Admiral slowed up to permit a
party to land at Ismalia, which is
about halfway distant between the
Red and Mediterranean seas. The land
ing party consisted Of Kermit Roose-
welt, Major Mearns, Edmund Heller.
zoologist, and ]. Alden Loring. They
made a collection Of bird specimens
and proceeded to Suez by train.
Mr.. Roosevelt took occasion to deny
vehemently an alleged interview with
him which appeared in the Paris Jour
nal, saying, 81 have not seen any rep
resentative Of that paper and have
made NO statement to the press except
that given out at Messina."
During the voyage through the canal
the Admiral passed the steamer City
Of Paris, from Kurrachee, crowded
with British passengers. These massed
on the steamers decks and cheered
the ex-president enthusiastically. A
large Teddy bear occupied prominent
place on the bridge deck. Mr.. Roose-
welt answered the cheers by waving
his hat ardently. He seemed to enjoy
the experience very much
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-14
FUNERAL OF PETH0S1N0.
Immense Throns Shares In Last Hon
ors to Slain Detective.

Immense Throng Shares In Last Hon
ors to Slain Detective.
New York, April 12.-The greatest
ihrong which has attended funeral
IN this city In years shared today in
paying, the last honors to Lieutenant
Joseph Petrosino Of the New York de-
tective bureau, who was assassinated
by the Black Hand in Palermo, Sicily.
Funeral services were held IN st.
Patrick's church in Mott street after
thousands had viewed the body at the
detectives late home on Lafayette
street.
Only about 1.500 Of the immense
army of mourners could enter the
church, and the neighboring street,
were packed with those who came to
pay their respects.
Mgr. Kearney was the celebrant of
the solemn high requiem mass that
was held after the casket had been
brought in by the police pallbearers'
and laid at the rail of the altar.
Mgr. Lavelle of ST. Patrick's cathe-
dral on Fifth avenue preached the fu
neral sermon. Father Domencio EUi-
fanio, deacon, and Father Thomas
Dougherty, subdeacon. assisted in the
services. Father Gaetano Arcese was
master Of ceremonies.
The Rev. Or. Farenti secretary to
Archbishop Farley; the Right Rev
William II. Murphy. pastor of the
Church Of the Immaculate Conception,
and DIR. Wall, pastor of st. Charles
church. were In the chancel.