Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-28

/ |fl11. q matter of many complications.
There is no telling how many changes
In phraseoIogy will be made before
the amendment assumes the form In
which II will be adopted
According TO the Bureau of Railway
News and Statistics, the railroads OF
Illinois lost $l5,s09 800 during 1908 by
the operation OF the 2-cent passenger
rate law. bnlletin issued by the
passenger bureau represents this to
he the total loss despite the statement
In the annual report of the state rail-
read and warehouse commission that
the railroads enjoyed an increase OF
81, ,906.6sT in passenger earnings.
Prof George B. Foster of the Uni
versity of Chicago, whose denial OF
the divinity of Christ in recent
book stirred Chicago Baptists TO a
high pitch OF resentment. was dropped
from the Baptist minister's conference
OF Chicago Monday. Kisses, yells ard
general confusion. made the meeting
one of the stormicst ever held by
churclimen In Chicago, and ii was re-
ferred by one preacher as resembling
a political meeting in rowdy ward.
Rev. ]. j. McCann, past0- of St
Mary's Roman Catholic church OF FL
gin. H., announced rom the pulpit
that he was not opposed TO Sunday
baseball. AS long as MAJ attends
to his religious duties" said Father
Mccain. Il can see no ham in watch
ing or participating in game OF base
ball of a Sunday. Sunday is day
OF rest and after religious duties have
teen attended to an innocent pastirDe
does no harm" Rev W. |. A Real
| of the Episcopal chnrc.l ,as also ri II
ed that Sunday basepail is not oh
| ieciionable.
! In continuous horseback .ide oi
pore than $50 miles in about Is hours,
Mrs. Herbert Wadswoi til OF Avon, n.
Y, beat the famous record of Presi'
dent Roosevelt. when accompanied by
several army officers. he covered 120
I miles In one day. Mrs. Wadsworth,
who is well known in Washington So
ciety, left her summer home at Asian.
tee at o'clock in the morning. accom-
panied by Dr. Grayson of Avon. Ex-
ceptlng for two brief stops for meals,
the two were in the saddle until near
10 O'Clock at night. They used 1G
horses.
DIR. Russell of Pittsburg has been
compelled TO have one of his young
lady church members, a girl of fas-
cinating age and manners, arrested
because she insisted on lavishing her
affections on the dignified pastor. Al
first DR.. Russell says he demonstrated
with her gently. but tho youi.s woman
declared she could not help her iem-
permanent and continued ncr demon
strations with renewed enthusiasm.
Then DR.. Russell grew more severe.
Time and again he freed himself from
her clinging embrace AMI fled while
she pursued him. Charley Stilwell
would never think of having girl
arrested on such charge.
As a result of remarkable omis.
sion in the federal statutes disclosed
incident 10 recent investigation OF
tpeonage by members of the immigra,
ton commission congress next winter
may be asked to pass law actually
making slavery a crime and providing
a penalty for holding persons in in
voluntary servitude. The absence Of
any law to punish either individuals OF
corporations for holding persons in in
voluntary servitude. except when such
persons are nrIu rvr a-A., .--- h.o,ob,
to the attention of Representatives
Bennet of New York and Burnett OF
Alabama, members of the immigration
commission, by the United States dis
trict attorneys while they were in
vestigating condition in southern