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Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-05-05

Nickel and steel articles are best
polished by using emery powder mix
ed with a tablespoonful of sweet oil
and a tablespoonful of turpentine. Use
enough of the powder to make thin
paste and apply with flannel. Fin
ish with a piece of flannel cloth dip
ped in a little of the dry powder,
which should be very fine.
Evening star., 1909-09-12
CHM HONORED BY MASONS
WASHINGTONIAN CHOSEN. AS.
SoCITAIoN PRESIDENT.
Former Grand Master Of Grand
Lodge of District, and Present
Grievance Committee Head.

ST. LOUIS. September n.-Lurtin r
CHM of Washington, D. c., was elected
president Of the Masonic Relief Associa-
ton of the United States and Canada at
the closing meeting Of the association
here today. The other officers elected
are:
First vice president, Charles A. Mes
bitt, Richmond, Va.
Second vice president Alexander Pat
terson, Toronto, Canada.
Secretary, John R. Pope, Brooklyn.
Treasurer, George Brockway, New
York.
The members of the advisory board are
A. j. O'Reilly, st. Louis: Charles Bias
del, Syracuse, N. Y; Ralph H. Wheeler
Chicago; Herman Samuel, Baltimore, and
DR.. John F. Massey. Knoxville. Tenn.
Lurtn p. CHM is one of the most prom
inent Masons in the District of Colum-
bia. He was grand master of the Grand
Lodge of the District of Columbia in
1905, and is at present chairman of its
committee on grievances. He was wor-
shipful master of Harmony Lodge, No.
IL in 1891 and high priest of Mount
Vernon Chapter, No. B. Royal Arch Ma
sons. in 1895. At the present time he is
one of the trustees and chairman of the
committee of accounts in the Grand
Royal Arch Chapter of the District of
Columbia. He has long been one of the
most active members of the Masonic
board of relief of the District. He re-
sides at 1917 M street northwest and
holds a responsible position in the Treas
ury Department.
Evening star., 1909-09-12
HE|NzE CHARGES DISMISSED
INDICTMENTS ALLEGING CON-
SPIRACY THROWN OUT.
Fifteen of Sixteen Counts Charging
Misapplication of Funds Also
Dismissed by Judge Hough.

NEW YORK, September 1.-THE in
dictments charging F. Augustus Heinze,
the copper financier, with conspiracy to
obstruct the administration of justice by
concealing the books of the United Cop
per Company, were dismissed today by
Judge Hough of the United States circuit
court. The books were under subpoena
of the federal court last spring when the
courts were investigating Mr.. Heinze' S
action as president of the Mercantile Ma
tional Bank in sustaining the firm Of
Otto Heinze & Co. during the financial
panic of 1907 The accounts which were
wanted could not be found by the federal
officers and Heinzes indictment follow
ed. His counsel, in demurring to the in
dictment contended that there was moth
ing to show that Mr.. Heinze knew any
judicial action was pending when the
books were removed.
Judge Hough today also dismissed fif-
teen of the sixteen counts In an indict-
ment also pending against Mr.. Heinze,
charging him with misapplcation of the
funds of the Mercantile National Bank
by discounting notes and certifying
checks Of the firm Of Otto Heinze & Co
One of the indictments. alleging misap-
plication of funds of the bank by Mr..
HeinZe. was approved by Judge Hough.
Judge Hough. in dismissing the fifteen
counts of the indictment charging misap-
plication of the funds of the bank. said
that these counts seemed to him to
charge that Heinze, for the benefit of
himself and others unnamed, caused the
bank to discount a single name CONNER
cial paper and the bank lost the amount
paid. The judge said it would be neces-
sary to maintain an action for conversion
of the proceeds of the note. which he
did not believe could be done. He there
fore threw out those counts
The sixteenth count. which was retain
ed. charges that Heinze knew the giver
of the note was incolvent when it was
discounted. This. the judge said, would
amount to conversion.
The sixteenth indictment. which was
allowed to stand and upon which Henze
may be tried. covers his loan of $5OO,OOO
from the Mercantile National Bank upon
his personal note on October IA, 1907.
Heinze's counsel claims the note was
secured by stocks now worth 100000.
Evening star., 1909-09-12
MAYBE PORTO RICO'S GOVERNOR
COL. GEORGE r. COTTON RE-
LIEvED TO BE SLATED.
Now Insular Collector Of Customs in
Philippines-President Compli-
ments Retiring Governor.

Col. George r. Cotton. insular collector
Of customs Of the Philippines and who
previously conducted the fiscal affairs of
Santo Domingo. will probably be appointed
governor Of Porto Rico, to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation Of Gov.
Regis H. Post. It is likely that Col. Col
ton will accompany Secretary Dickinson
and Gen. c. r. Edwards on their visit to
San Juan the latter part of this month.
President Taft has written a compli-
mentary letter to Gov. Post at San Juan.
in which he says:
1.-THE Secretary of War has forwarded
to me your resignation under date of Au-
gust 80. 1 have appreciated much your
willingness to remain as governor until
after the time has passed in which the
tender of your resignation, and its ac-
ceptance, would be regarded as in some
way affected by the controversies which
have led to the passage of the Olmsted
bill. / realize the amount of most ex-
cellent work that you have done In the
the people. both as secretary and as gov
ernor, and I desire to thank you for your
patriotic and disinterested service.
Served the Public Interests.
Il am sure from personal observation
and most reliable information that in
everything You have done you have had
an eye single to the interests Of the
Porto Rican people. and / have no doubt
that great majority of them know
this Should there be among them ele-
ments having a different view l can only
assure you from my personal experience
that one must in seeking satisfaction for
what he has done In striving to help
people like the Porto Ricans depend on
his own consciousness Of vigorous effort
rather than upon the grateful expressions
of those whom he has sought with all
his energy to aid.
Il note that you are not insistent upon
the time In which your resignation must
be accepted, and shall have to ask you.
therefore. to delay for a few weeks until
1 can fix upon your successor and then
accept your resignation"
Evening star., 1909-09-12
FELL DEAD CALLING ROLL.
Presiding Elder Drops Pencil and
Expires at Methodist Conference.

Specldl DlSpatcn 10 Inc star.
LYNCHBURG, Va, September IL
While he was calling the roll at the Meth.
odist quarterly conference at Early
Chapel. six miles from Lynchburg. Pre-
siding Elder Joseph w. Shackford of this
city fell dead of apoplexy.
The deceased was a native Of King and
Queen county and sixty-one years of age
and is survived by his wife. who was Miss
Kingsberry of Oxford. N. c., and Ave
children, as follows: Mrs. s. B. Walker
of westmoreland county. Mrs. Joseph E.
Johnston of Farmville. Va: Mrs. G. w.
Dyer of Nashville. Tenn. and Rev. John
w. Shackford and Theodore Shackford of
Lynchburg. Mr.. Shackford became a
member Of the North Carolina conference
of the Methodist Church in 1874 and was
transferred to the Virginia conference
two years later. The body will be
brought here for funeral services Mon
day. but the interment will be at Ok
ford, N. c.
Evening star., 1909-09-12
NEW ENGLAND DAY AT EXPO.
Pilgrims Land From the Mayfower
| and Powwow With Indians.

SEATTLE. Wash. September 1.-THE
good ship Mayfiower. sailing over Lake
Washington, anchored at the Alaska
Yukon Pacific exposition grounds today
and 1O2 Pilgrims landed in small boats on
Plymouth Rock" and were welcomed by
100 friendly Indians. Thus began New
England day at the worlds fair, most Of
the 1900 New Englanders residing in
Seattle taking part.
The Mayflower is an exact reproduction
with a mainmast eighty-one feet high.
The people who landed from her bore
the names and costumes of the original
Pilgrims. After ''powwow with the
Indians the manifest was signed. prayer
was said, and the procession made its
way through the Pay Streak to Puritan
Inn for dinner.
In the afternoon exercises were held in
the exposition auditorium. Among the
speakers were former Gov. Rollins and
Col. r. c. Goodwell of New Hampshire,
the latter representing Gov. Quinby
Evening star., 1909-09-12
GIRLS DESPERATE DEED.
Swallows Roach Poison Collected j,
Cell to Commit Suicide.

POTTSVILLE, Pa, September IL
Jennie Kane. sixteen years old. of ST.
Clair. committed suicide by poison in
her cell in the Schuylkill county Jail
this afternoon. after being sentenced
by Judge Brumm to four years i'm
prisonment for stealing sum of money
from former Deputy Sheriff Thomas
Beddall of this place.
The girl had been in the hands of the
police several times for petty thefIs,
and she was always permitted to 90
free after reprimanding. After her
theft at the Beddall residence she went
to Philadelphia. where she spent the
money in rtotous living and was ar
rested In the crevices of the walls of
her cell were strewn quantities of roach
powder, containing arsenic. to destroy
vermin. She scraped sufficient together,
which she swallowed and ended her
life.
Evening star., 1909-09-12
sTAMPEDERs SEEKING GOLD.
Stories Of Wonderful Deposits in
Innoko District. Alaska.

SEATTLE, Wash, September 11.-Min-
ing men who have just arrived from
Fairbanks. Alaska, bring glowing news
of gold prospects in the Innoko district
and along the creeks of the Itadarod
country. 40 miles from Innoko. William
koon Of Fairbanks said today:
When / left Fairbanks a great many
stampeders with big outfits were starting
for the district. Gold dust taken from
several good claims there already opened
had begun to show up in Fairbanks and
its appearance was accepted as confirma-
tion of the good reports given in letters
and by returning stampeders. The Innoko
district has surpassed all expectations.
Evening star., 1909-09-12
AGAINST STANDARD COMPANY.
Court Refuses to Interfere With As
sessment in New Jersey County

NEWARK, n. j., September 11.-Su-
preme Court Justice Swayz handed down
decision today refusing to interfere
with the increased assessment levied by
Henry Hines. tax assessor Of Bayonne,
on the plant of the Standard Oil Com
pany of that place. Last year the assess
ment was S7.412. 900. while this year it
was increased to $13. .125.O7s.
The court holds that it is not within
its province to interfere and DISCHARGE
the stay that had been granted by Justice
Bergen, restraining the county board from
taking action to collect the assessments.
Evening star., 1909-09-12
VILLAGE WIPED OUT
Tidal Wave Overwhdlms Munici-
pality in Mexico.

MEXICO CITY. September 11.-Steam-
ers returning to coast ports from Soto La
Marina. in the state of Tamulipas. confirm
the previous reports of the total oblitera-
ton of that village. The tidal wave that
overwhelmed Soto la Marina came in the
daytime. fact that gave the population
an opportunity to escape TO the neigh
boring hills. The village nov lies under
water, none of its buildings being visible
Food supplies were dispatched today by
the authorities to Soto la Mara from
Tamico.
Today's dispatches add the town of
Miquihuna to the list of places destroyed
by the recent floods.
Evening star., 1909-09-12
FOR WIFE MURDER
Milwaukee Man Not Suspected Un.
til After INQUIRY.

MILWAUKEE. Wis. September IL
Ward H. Hedger was arrested this after
noon on a warrant charging him with
numbering his wife Thursday at their
home.
The body OF Mrs. Hedger was found
Friday night on the kitchen floor. bull
let through the brain having ended her
life. The tragedy was at first supposed
to have been a case of suicide. Hedger.
when informed of the finding of his wife s
body, appeared Frustrated with grief His
arrest followed two-day investigation.
Evening star., 1909-09-12
MADE JAPANESE SMILE"
Visiting Merchants Not Disturbed
by Hobson War Predictions.

SPOKANE, Wash, September IL
Wearied but greatly pleased by the
energetic hospitality of Americans, the
party of nearly fifty representative
japanese business men arrived from the
coast today for two days OF feasting,
sightseeing. speechmaking and In :
vestigation of industrial plants.
What do you think of Lieut. Hob
sons predictions of war between Amer
ica and Japan? Baron Shibusawa was
asked.
''Oh, you make me smile" responded
the baron, laughing. There is posi-
lively no danger of any serious trou-
bic between this country and mine
Each has need for the other in every
way
Evening star., 1909-09-12
NeWfoundIand's Invitation
Is Set Aside by Pearv

ST. JOHNS. N. F.. September 11-Sir
Ralph Williams. governor of New
foundland, received today the following
message from Commander Robert e.
Peary at Battle Harbor:
Deeply appreciate the honor and
courtesy of your invitation to visit ST.
Johns. Regret must defer the pleas
ure to another time. Obliged to go di-
rect to Sydney from here. Regards.
"PEARY."
Advices received here from Battle
Harbor today indicate that the Roose.
welt is still taking on coal, but may
leave for Sydney tonight. and that
commander Peary expects to make
ydney the 10th.
Evening star., 1909-09-12
SIX YEARS OF SERVITUDE.
Penalty Incurred by Forger Harms
for Forgery and Bigamy.

LONDON. September 11.-Conrad
Harms, alias Henry Clifford. who was
arrested in London last June on the
charge Of swindling ]. 8. Bache & Co.
OF New York out of nearly $1,000 by
forging drafts on the Swiss Bank Verein
OF London. was today found guilty at the
Old Bailey on this charge of forgery
and another of bigamy. and sentenced to
six years penal servitude and then to be
deported. To the end the man maintained
that he was Henry Clifford and not Con-
rad Harms.
Evening star., 1909-09-12
Will Drop Confederate Pensioners.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
AUSTIN. Texas, September lit was
announced today by ]. H. Holmes. state
pension commissioner, that he will drop
from the Confederate pension rolls of the
state all pensioners who took the oath of
allegiance to the United States following
the proclamation of amnesty. Similar
action will be taken as to the inmates of
the state Confederate home.
Evening star., 1909-09-12
Workmen Crushed Under Wall.

DETROIT. Mich. September 11.-John
Stepan was killed today and four other
foreign workmen were injured when q
section of a brick wall at an automobile
factory collapsed while the men were
working on a concrete reinforcement OF
the wall
Evening star., 1909-09-12
WANTED FOR WIFE MURDER.
Governor of Virginia Offers Reward
for Arrest of Bruce Harris.

for Arrest Of Bruce Harris.
Special Dispatch to The Star
RICHMOND, Va, September 11-Gov
Swanson, acting on the request Of Robert
d. Yancey. attorney for the common
wealth in Lynchburg. has offered an ad-
ditional reward of one hundred dollars
for Bruce Harris, the man who about
a week ago shot and instantly killed his
wife, from whom he was separated. Har-
ris was seen In Manchester Thursday,
and is known to have gone north from
this city, and it is declared that he went
TO Washington, where he is said to have
relatives. The man was jealous Of the
woman, which led to the shooting She
was walking with woman companion
when her husband thrust a revolver in
her breast and fired.
Evening star., 1909-09-12

Leroy Maryland Tennis Champion.
BALTIMORE, Md. September 11.-Rob-
ert Leroy Of New York. by defeating Fred
c. Colston Of this city 40. 6-, Ga, Ga.
today retains the lawn tennis champion
ship of Maryland. and becomes the per-
manent holder of the Catonsville Country
Club challenge cup.
Evening star., 1909-09-12
THE ADVERTISING RECORD.

The constantly increasing volume of adver-
tising used in The Star proves that it is the most
profitable medium for all classes of advertisers.
The Star gained 261 columns over last Au-
gust, one other paper gained 81 columns, another
90 columns and one lost e5 columns
Evening star., 1909-09-12
orville Wright Flies at Berlin.

BERLIN, September l1.-Orville Wright
made two successful flights over the |
Templehof parade ground this afternoon.
In the first he was aloft alone for A. minAI
utes and executed a series of intricate |
maneuvers. strong breeze was blow
ing and the aeroplane pitched and tossed |
among the air currents. His second flight
was with a passenger, Capt Won Kehler, |
and was of short duration.
Evening star., 1909-09-12
Record for August, 1909.

These figures show that The Star printed
over 90 per cent of paid advertising more than
its nearest cotemporary
Evening star., 1909-09-12
WEATHER.

Fair Sunday and Monday,
with moderate northeasterly |
winds.
Evening star., 1909-09-12
Zeppelin III in Flight.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN September IL
The dirigible balloon Zeppelin III left here
at 400 o'clock this morning for Frank
fort, where an aeronautic exhibition is
being held.
FRANKFORT. September 1.-THE Zep-
pelin III made a successful landing here
shortly before 10 o'clock tonight
ANTWERP, September 1.-THE Aero
Club of Belgium has arranged to hold a
series OF air races during the week be-
ginning October IL. Dirigible balloons
and aeroplanes will be entered in the
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-27
MURPHY SCORED
BY COMMISSION
CHARGED THAT OWNER or CHI.
CAGo CUBS AGREED TO BUY
A PLAYER, THEN TRIED TO
DRAFT HIM.

Cincinnati Oct 26.-President Muir.
1hy, of the Chicago National League
Baseball Club. was roundly scored by
he National Baseball Commission in
\ ruling tonight in the matter of the
complaint of Murphy's club with ref,
arence to Pitcher Cole of the Bay
City, Mich, club.
The commission alleges that Muir.
ply purchased Cole for S1,500 pre-.
vious to August 20, and on September
| put in a draft for Cole for $500. The
commission finds the Bay City club
held legal title to Cole, when he was
sold to Chicago. notwithstanding the
option held by Little Rock, and that
the Chicago club be required to pay
Bay City the $500 stipulated
The commission announces that it
will reply to some unwarranted
statements" of Murphy in bulletin
later
Murphy, in letter to the commits.
ion, charges that body with eager
less to make the Chicago club pay
1000 more for the player than It
should.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-27
ITO WAS ON A MISSION OF
PEACE WHEN ASSASSINATED
Was Considered to BE- The Greatest Commoner Of
the Japanese Empire

1eo"5ny cempar claiaa cram
re uc old and fer p3 lJsliAfa.
ton for tie 81 strectton of the dam
across TIE Des Planes river.
On the FIRST point the court no Ids
that IRE t't.e which the state origin.
ally owned IN TIE bod Of the river
passed OFT Of the s:ate Try convey
ance made by TIE Illinois and Miehi.
gan canal commissioners in iS59 in
pursuance of law passed by the
Legislature in 1si3, which authorized
the commissioners to convey any and
lall lands which the state then owned
for the purpose of creating fund
with which to complete the canal
On the second point the court holds
that the question of navigability in
fact, and that the evidence intro
duced by the state in support OF the
claim that the Des PLANES river Is
1avigab,e does not show that II has
ever been used as highway for
commerce. and that owing to its
arookedness and the great fall be-
tween Locbport and the place where
t empties into the Illinois river, IL
presents unnatural distractions such
as have never SO far been overcome.
On the third point tie court holds
that all the contracts are valid. and
that the rights claimed by the Econ
omy Light and Power company under
them can be enel, ed for the nill
period of 20 years.
The dam of the Economy Light and
+ over company in the Des P.aines
river viii seriously handicap the
state in the construction of a deer
waterway channel from Lake Mich
gan to the Mississippi river,
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-27
HAD GONE TO HARBiN, MAN
CNURlA, TO HAVE A CONFER
ENCE WITH THE
CHINESE.
ALL JApiN Is IN
DEEPES MOURN NC
All Papers RI Tokt., Torr'-n -s veil
&c Native, Printed With r.ack
EeTcers--Pos.humcu Hcr.
or1 VIII be Greatest f.a,
tion Can Aff-rd.

Toxic, Oct, 60 Prince Ito. tie
greatest eommoner or the iaraneg ),
empire, and for two yea.s tle VI.
crowned ruler Of Korea, who above
all stood between Korea and the deg.
radiation Of immediate annexation,
hoping to build UP that country anew.
/ was assassinated by Koreans today as
! he alightc,l from a special train at
Harbin, Manchuria. where he went
from Toxic in his capacity OF presi-
dent of the sivy council, on mission
OF peace.
| Prior to his departure, Ito said 10
the Associated Press:
I'm going to my own initiative.
with the approval OF my emperor,
with the hope of securing better un-
derstanding with China and OF assur-
ing the world that Japans Intentions
in ManchMia are amicable to China
and friendly to the commerce Of all
nations. When return hope TO give
positive evidence OF this.
Undoubtedly Ito intended to inaug.
urate and enforce distinct policy N
Manchuria. but the exact nature OF
this was not disclosed. Marquis Ka.
.ura, premier and minister of finance,
said;
"The death Of Ito will not change
the policies Of japan The pacific
motives OF Ito viii ever be maintain
ed and the traditions left By him viii
always he followed
The entire nation is in mourning;
rlags on the foreign embassies are at
half mast, and all public and many
private functions abandoned. The
Japanese and foreign newspapers
have black borders. Only the death
Of the emperor could arouse similar
demonstrations of sympathy Ito's
death causes more sincere universal
grief because he was ideallzed by the
masses as great councillor. elder
statesmen, creator Of cabinet and
friend OF the emperor.
The boy crown prince of Korea Is
reported to have been Inconsolahla
when the news of the assassination OF
his aged grand tutor by Koreans was
broken to him, For two years the
crown prince has been resident Of
Japan and a frequent companion to
Ito, who formed an affection for him
which was warmly reciprocated. Post
humous honors we're not yet an
nounced but it is certain that they
win he the highest in the gift o. the
and that the funeral will be
cqual to that of q prince of blood A
warshp will bear the body to Yoko-
ma from Dairen, probably arriving q
week hence The grand chamberlain
will accompany the body with naval
and military guard Of honor
The newspapers note that Ito was
Koreas best friend always. even in
the face of opposition at home He
looked for the regeneration Of Korea,
and endeavored to alleviate its condi-
tion.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-27
NO | IMPORTANT
CHANGE MROE
IN ELECTION OF OFFICERS OF w.
C. T. U.--RESOLUTlOR GIVE
LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT TO
SUFFRAGETTEs.

Omaha, Oct. 26.--No important
changes resulted today in the elec.
tlon of officers Of the w. c. T. L., the
resolutions adopted gave little en-
Corragement to woman suffrage a
declaration was unanimously adopted
follows:
I'VE affirm that the ballot may be
incentive to good citizenship, We be.
lieve the qualifications for suffrage
should be based upon the intelligence
not upon sex or any ither insur-
mountable obstacle"
Congress is asked to prohibit the
interstate commerce in liquors when
consignees are not legal dealers Taft
.is requested to abolish the sale OF
liquors IN the Panama canal 7ozne
Child labor was denounced and the
organization pledges Itself to secure
a minimum working age by fedora
enactment.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-27
THOUSANDS OF kENTUCKIANS
GREETED TAFT AT HICKMAN
Fleet Arrived There Shortly After O'clock Yes.
terday Afternoon

ing. The zigzag course following the
channel often took the president
within speaking distance of the banks.
Passing the congressional boat, on
which it was stated the st. Louis men
had provided nine poker tables, Taft
called to Cannon. eff you catch any,
body bluffing, Uncle Joe, take the
money"
Taft while here, received bare an
nouncement of the assassination of
1to. He expressed sorrow and con-
Germ over the loss of friend who he
had known we'll.