Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-02-09
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Cincinnati, O., Feb. 9.-The takin:
of testimony in the Cincinnati hearin:
of the governments suit to dissolv
the alleged s5OO,0OO0OO Hartman rail
road merger was begun today.
Oklahoma City, Okla, Feb. 9Th,
annual meeting of the Oklahoma Re
tail Hardware and Retail Implement
Dealers Association began here toda.
and will continue in session until Fri
day.
Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. 9.-The celebra
ton of the Lincoln centenary in Chi
cage was continued today with specia
exercises under the auspices of va
rious women's clubs and other organ
izations.
Albany, N. Y, Feb. 9.-Frank M
Chapman, curator of the Museum OF
Natural History of New York. and
Fish and Game Commissioner Carlton
of Maine spoke today before the an
nual meeting of State Game Protect
ors at the capitol.
Des Moines, Ia, Feb. "a large at.
tendance was on hand today for. the
opening of the annual convention and
exhibition of the Iowa Retail Hard
ware Mems Association. The gather
ing will continue in session until Sat
urday.
Norfolk, Va, Feb. 9.-Foes of the
liquor traffic have rallied in force for
the annual convention of the Virginia
Anti-Saloon League, which meets here
tonight for a three days session.
Prominent among those on the pro
gram for addresses is Seaborn Wright,
author of the Georgia prohibition law.
East st. Louis, ILL.,, Feb 9.-The Il
linois Association of Retail Merchants
began its annual convention here to-
day with President Sol Westerfeld of
Chicago presiding. During the three
days OF the convention the associa-
ton will discuss the parcels post, the
garnishe law, catalogue houses, cred
its and other matters of importance.
Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 9.-The ex-
scutiye committee of the National
Editorial Association met here this
morning to look over the arrange,
ments making for the annual conven-i
lion OF the association to be held in
this city next summer. This after
noon the members went to Topeka as
guests of the Kansas Editorial Asso-
citation in session there.
Richmond, Va, Feb. s9.-The Com
monwealth's attorneys of Virginia met
here today to adopt plans for the re-
vision of the states criminal code.
The proposed revisiohs will be sub
mitted for ratification to the next an
nual meeting of the State Bar Asso-t
citation and then will be laid before
the legislature next winter.
Richmond. Va, Feb. 9.-Stockhold-
ers of the Chesapeake & Ohio Rail
road company met today and took ia
yorable action on the proposal of the
directors for s3O,O00,O00 issue of 5
per cent bonds. The issue is to be
used to fund s7,5O0,00O 6 per cent col
lateral notes due next January, and
parts of equipment trust obligations,
and to provide funds for additions, ex-
tensions, etc.
Chicago, H., Feb 9.-The conven-
ton of the Religious Education Asso-
citation, for which preparations have
been going forward for some months.
begins it's sessions in Orchestra Hall
tonight with the promise of highly
successful gathering. The scheduled
speakers for the opening session in
clude Prof. Francis Greenwood Pea
body of Harvard University, Benjamin
Ide Wheeler of the University of Cali
fornia and President S. c. Mitchell of
the University of South Carolina The
convention will remain in session
three days.
May Form Marine Council.