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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11
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Local aEl Personal Events
Tel.seiY Told.

TINS once. zoe per uoZeh'
G. Hunter of Ricketts,, visited his
family here over Sunday.
Miss Anna Ilearn visited her par
ents in Dushore over Sunday.
Ulysses Bird of Fox townshis was
business man in town Tuesday
sheriff Brown was business man
at Skunk Monday and al Bernice
Tuesday,
Robert Little of near Nordmont,
has moved has family into rooms in
the Storm0nt building.
Miss Ellen Dorner Of Dushore, is
the guest OF her aunt, Mrs. A, II.
Buschhausen, this week.
Miss Grace Miner who has been
spending some time in Wiiliamsport,
is visiting her parents in town.
The Village Improvement Society
viii! meet at the home Of Mrs. Keel
er on Tuesday evening, Nov. %.
Mrs. p. \. Biyin9 very pleasantly
entertained a few Of her friends at a
card party on Saturday afternoon.
Mrs Harley Edkins Of NeWberry
and Ben Crosiey of Dush0re, spent
Sunday With MIR, and Mrs. f. NJ.
Cro-sley aud family.
Henry Upmann and Joe Wrede
who have been working at Eagles
Mere, spent Sunday with friends in
laporte.
Fred Eddy and wife of Wilkes
Barre, spent Sunday with his par
ents, Mr.. aud Mrs. G, $. Eddy of
this place
Mrs. Harry ShafIer received word
Tuesday of the serious Illness OF her
father II. s. I1ales who resides near
New Albany.
Miss Grace Minnier who has been
at Newberry for several months, is
visiting her parents Mr., and Mrs.
John Minnicr.
Frederick Miller and daughter
Mrs. Percy A. Bivins have closed
their cottage and gone to New York
Tor The winter.
The mite social given last Friday
evening for the benefit Of the v /,
s, was largely attended and was u
.success socially and financially.
Clarence Frye has moved into the
house formerly occupied by a. Love
lace, and Mr.. and Mrs Harry
Kumm viii commence housekeeping
in the house vacated by Frye
The Lake Mokoma Company Is
booking orders for winter shipments
OF ice. They already have orders
for large amount of ice and are
preparing for an active trade this
winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Fries, VIM.
Fries aud sister Theresa, attended
the wedding Of their brother Leo 10
Miss Marcella Farrell. The ceremony
took place early Monday morning at
Dushorc
Mr. aud Mrs. Walter Lorah are
home Tor few weeks from Panama,
where MIR. jorah is employed as
civil engineer on the big canal. They
We're guests of Mr.. aud Mrs. f. ".
Meylert the latter part of last week.
The Rev. Leroy f. Baker, General
Missionary for the Diocese OF Harris
burg, Will conduct services in Saint
Johns Episcopal church at Laporte
on Sunday, Nov. II; as follows :
Morning service with holy commun-
ion at $ O'Clock, a. m, Evening
prayer and sermon at 1870 p. m. All
cordially welcomed. Services at St.
! Johns 1T Eagles Mere, at II q. m.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11
Puffed Wheat Puffed Rice 15c

These are the foods invented by Prof An
derson, and this is his curious process.
The whole wheat or rice kernelSare put into
sealed guns. Then the guns are revolved for
sixty minutes in heat of $50 degrees.
That fierce heat turns the moisture III the
grain to steam, and the pressure becomes tre-
mendous.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11

Then the guns are unsealed, and the steam
explodes. Instantly every starch granule is
blasted into a myriad particles.
The kernels of grain are expanded eight
times. Yet the coats are unbroken, the shapes
are unaltered. We have simply the magnihed
grain.
One package will tell you why people de-
light in them, Order it now.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11
Pomona Grange.

New Albany Mirror
The Pomona Grange held in
this place Nov. 4 and 5, proved to
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11

This Kind Of summor is good
enough Tor any old Indian.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
Railroad Service Crippled.

Jackson Miss, May -lspeciaL)-An railroads leading into Jackson are badly crippled on account of lncessant rains of the past week and some of them are all most out of Msiness.
 The Queen and Crescent has been hit hardest having three miles of track washed out near Hickory and Big Black river being on the rampage with four feet of water over the track near Ed wards.
 This road has been sending trains to Meridian via the Gulf and ship Island to Laurel and the Northwestern, but wa ter now covers miles of track near En- terprlse.
 The Illinois Central train south, due here at o'clock this afternoon, arrived five hours late because of washouts near Piekens and the wreck of freight train near Durant, necessitating trains coming around via Yazoo and Mississippi Valley. Seven cars were derailed in the wreck and track badly torn up but nobody injured.
 The Gulf and ship Island is still open but Is expected to go under at any time as water is over the tracks at sev- eral places.
 The same is true of the Yazoo and Mis- sissippi Valley road to Natchez. - Pearl river is out of its banks here for the fourth time this spring and in- calculable damage has been done to crops in that as well as all other valleys in the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
LARGE SU MS FOR
 SCHOOLS OF SOUTH

New York, May 2.--A number of ap- propriations were announced today by the general education board, among them several of $200,000 or more. In 1907 John D. Rockefeller gave the general educa- tion board an endowment of S32, ,000, GOO. A list of appropriations announced today fol- lows:
 University of Vermont, Burlington, $100,- GOO; Johns Hopkins university, Baltimore s250,000: RandolphMacon Women's col lege, Lynchburg, $750Oo; for agracultural demonstration work in the southern states, $102,000: for professors of second ary education in the state universities of the southern states, s23750 Hampton Normal and Agricultural institute, Hamp- ton, Va. $10,O00; Tuskegee Normal and Industrial institute, Tuskegee Ala, SlO- 900; Calhoun colored school. Calhoun, Ala. (to complete industrial buildings), $2265; Hamlin university. St. Paul, $75,000; Bryn Mawr college Bryn Mawr, Pa, $350. 600; University of Wooster Wooster o. $780, 000 Hendrix college, Conway, Ark, $75,00O; Davidson college, Davidson, N. C., $75- 900; University of Virginia, Charlotas- vile, w. Va, $50,000; Agnes Scott coli lege, Decatur, Ga, S100.000; Washington university, St. Louis, $200 000 Kowaliga in- stitute, Kowayiga, Ala, $5000; Spellman seminary Atlanta, $100o0.
 At the last meeting pr. E. c. Sage was elected assistant secretary of the board and E. l.. Myers assistant secretary treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
AND LAYMEN
 SHOULD NOT USE TOBACCO

Denver, Col, May 27.-clergymen and laymen should not use tobacco, but it is not contrary to the principles of the church for Presbyterian judges to grant saloon licenses.
 This was decided by the general as- sembly of the Presbyterian church to- day. The assembly approved the re- port of the temperance committee after a long discussion.
 The report commended President Taft, Emperor William and former President Eliot of Harvard for being teetotalers; and urged the ministers of the church to petition Congress to stop interstate shipment of liquor; to discontinue the issuance of internal revenue licenses in prohibition terri tory and to prohibit use of the mails for the distribution of advertisements of liquor.
 Rev Eliis Worth Rich of Watson vile, Cal, introdnced a resolution that ministers should not use tobacco A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Crisis at hand In Georgia railroad
 strike.
 Presbyterians pass strong resolutions Taft is invited to Mobile Central Mississippi suffers from floods. Governor Haskell indicted by grand
 jury.
 Preachers and laymen should not use tobacco
 Important documents in Calhoun trial. Color line policy of Taft scored. 2-Cazalas case brought to close. S-Interesting annual report on Ensley
 affairs
 Strand of woman's hair found in creek
 at Brighton.
 Bremen make new records. 4-Editorial comment 5-Chamber of Commerce to have big
 time at annual meeting tonight. First exercises of Birmingham college
 commencement tonight Official list of High school graduates
 given out.
 Prominent citizens point out iniquities
 of fee system.
 North Haven citizens still fighting for
 annexation election.
 West End In trouble over awarding
 contracts for buildings. G. Madden case is now with jury. Birmingham social news Feminine Fancies. by Dolly Dalrymple e-Stock market shows weakness. Cotton advances very little. Wheat breaks sharply. 0--General sporting news.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
GOVERNOR HASKELL IS
 INDICTED BY GRAND JURY

Tulsa Okla, May Establishments charging fraud in the Muskogee town lot cases were returned by the United States grand jury tonight against Gov. Charles N. Haskell, F. B. Sewers, W. T. Hutch ins, c. w. Turner, A. 2. English and w. R. Eaton.
 The accused men are charged with ob- taining titles from the government to town lots in Muskogee by illegal methods.
 Bond in each case was fixed at $oOOO and was promptly furnished. Arrangements for the trials have not been made, but if is thought the cases will be heard at ar early date.
 This is the second indictment for Gov ernor Haskell in the Tulsa case Ihe first bills were dismissed on a technlcal- ity. The federal authorities at once be- gan preparing new evidence along the lines indicated by the courts ruling. The fight before the grand jury had many sensational features. Numerous witnesses from Ohio and elsewhere testified. Twen- ty were on the stand today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS
 SHOWN IN CALHOUN CASE

roe gave a sensati tional turn to the pro ceedinss by declaring that Helms. through Heney Lamb, raneher of northern Cal ifornia, had invited an offer of sS0O0 to prevent him giving testimony favorable to the prosecution.
 Munroe was under oss-examination when court adjourned for the day
 The dynamting of James l.. Gallagher s house was another subject exploited dur ing the day.
 Joseph H. Handlon, claim agaent of the United Railroads, was called to tell of the employment of Felix Paudevers, who had been vainly sought by the prosecu- ton an alleged accessory in the crime for which John Claudianes is serving a life sentence.
 Handlon said he employed Paudeveris on his own responsibility and had last seen hlm on July 14, 1908, three months after the dynamltng.
 Paudeveris. he said, had insisted that he be paid S240 due him. succeeding in getting s10 and departed. Handlon declared he had not met his former subordinate since.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28

layman arose and declared Mr Rich should include laymen. This was done and the resolution was adopted amid cheers.
 commissioner then urged the, adop- tion of a resolution that Presbyterian judges should refuse to grant licenses for saloons even though it be their duty under the law.
 Several speakers at once oppdsed this with the argument that judge should not be criticised for his actions under the law. me resolution was defeated.
 The matter of modern theology and courses of study to meet with modern conditions" came up in the report of the committee of the theological seminary Instructors were criticised because eI their alleged failure to apply the Presbyterian doctrines to the best ad- vantage.
 The report of the committee on church erection was adopted except for resolution recommending a mutual Insurance organizatic1 for the nrotes tion of church property,
 Tonight there was huge public gath ering.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28

Columbus, O., May 27.-After pro- longed debate and discussion the Ma tional Negro American league tonight adopted resolutions condemning the all legged policy of retrogression adopted by President Taft and declared il had no apology to offer for it's stand against him previous to his election, The resolution declares that Presldent Tafts utterances have been in enect an invitation to white men to make if appear that there was opposition to the appointment of colf'ed men to of- fee. and have tended to justify the new
 constitutional amendments in southern states designed to eliminate the negro voter. Appointments made py the President are criticised, especially or democrats with alleged ante-bellnm tendencies. The appointment of fed eral judge in North Carolina, especially
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
PETERSBURG WET
 AFTER HARD FIGHT

Petersburg. Va. May 27.-After the most bitter and hardest fought local op- tion election in the history of this old city, Petersburg voted wet by a ma iority of 57s in a total vote of 1792.
 The result was a decided defeat for the Anti-saloon League of Virginia, which made most aggressive fight. even go- ing to the extent of importing speakers for the temperance cause.
 The Business Mems association lined up strongly with the "wets,
 Some unusual scenes were witnessed at the polls. Women and children re- mained about all day, singing and pray ing. When Wesley G. Andrews, mer- chant and city councilman, challenged the vote of Rev. Sidney Peters, secretary of the league, a quarrel ensued and the for mer slapped the minister's face Both were haled to police court for trial to- morrow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28

San Francisco May N.-Issues discon- nected, but relating to important incl dents In the graft prosecution, were pre-. sented today for the consideration of the jurors in the bribery case of Patrick Cal houn.
 Two packages sealed by order of su- perior judge and alleged by the prosecu- ton to contain documents stolen from the office of an agent of the district at torney, were opened by direction of Judge William P. Lawler and introduced as evil dence.
 William NJ Abbott, general attorney for the United Railroads, testified that he had no recollection of the documents which are alleged to have been abstracted by agents of the United Railroads.
 Alonzo J. Munroe was questioned as to his relations with John H. Helms, detective employed by the United Rail- roads, who recently appeared in the trial as a witness for the prosecution. Nun
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
PreSbyteridnS Pass Strong Resolutions
 Or Church. Endowment

Savannah. Ga, May 27.-An aftermath of the Central university fight before the general assembly of the Southern Pres. byterian church came today when reso- luton was offered by pr. c. w Grafton, which was afterward referred to a spe- cial committee, which has been entrnst- ed with the task of drawing up reply to the synod of Kentucky on the univer- sity matter.
 After urging '.all people in Kentucky to stir up and maintain a Christian senti- ment so strong as to detect and arrest the approach of every form of evil which may imperil the influence of their great university the resolution continues:
 'aTherc is weakness in poverty indeed. but there is sometimes danger in riches, We believe indeed that the greater dan ger at this day lies in the overshadowing endowments that are unfrendly to the Bible. We therefore urge our schools to resist the charms of unsanetihed wealth and to keep themselves free from all alliances which would impair their testi- mony to the truth of God and the faith of our fathers"
 Rev T. s. Knox offered resolution which referred to the legal aspects Q the matter, but which also has a tim of interest otherwise, because an argu- ment advanced by the advocates of tho Kentucky synod's side of the controversy was that the general assembly had no Jurisdiction in the university case and that anyway it was too late to with draw from the position that had been taken
 The resolution continues:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28

Governor Haskell, in discussing the in- dictments tonight, said
 "As a result of four government at torneys and an army of secret service men surrounding the grand jury and linn iting the testimony to just what suited them, indictments have been secured against me. I am thoroughly satisfied that when the whole facts are made known in the open the government at Washington will not approve of these cases, which practically all the people of this locality know have no merit and that there has been no violation of the law in any particular.
 'Tbe later disclosures in this case will speak for themselves and show plainly the origin and intent connected with them. The only embarrassment to me in the trial is that many witnesses must be brought from a great distance, and will result in much other expense, which, unfortunately, I have not the means to boar. However, my numerous friends in Oklahoma, inoiudng many republicans, have generously shared the expense up to date, kindness that l have sincerely appreciated, and I only regret the expense of further proceedings on that account
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
COLOR LINE POLICY OF
 TAFT ROUNDLY SCORED

is cited. The attitude of the President has had an effect prejudiclal to the negro in industrial life, it is declared inasmuch as membership in labor unions which they have held for years now has been seriously objected to- The resolutions denounce the executive color line policy" of President Taft, and demand that he square his policies with the Chicago platform so far as the 14th and 18th amendments are concerned These officers were elected: President. Bishop Alexander Walters, New York
 first vice president, George W. Walters, Cleveland second vice president. Bishop H. M Turner Atlanta; third vice pres ident. Rev Byron Gunner, Millburn, N. Y. recording secretary, W. C. Payne, Alexandria, Va. corresponding secre- tary. w. M. Trotter, Boston; financial secretary, L. c. Jordan, Louisville; ]; treasurer, Rev. A. Fl, Grlmke. Washing ton. D. C.; national organizer, Bishop J. M. waldron Washington. D. c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
INTERNAL REVENUE
 BUREAUS RULING.

Washington, May 27.-The internal reve- nue bureau has issued a modification of it's former ruling as to the packing of small quantities of coloring matter into manufacturers original packages of un- colored eleomargarine. The old ruling is- sued on March B, 19O9 held that the plac. ing or such coloring matter in manufac- turers packages was not warranted by law. and where so found the oleomar- garine would be subject to seizure In the new regulation the former ruling is construed as holding that while the law does not specifically prohibit the packing of small quantities of coloring matter in original packages of oleomargarine, it is a practice which cannot be approved be- cause of the opportunity it affords for the perpetraton of fraud, and that any manufacturer who continues to so pack coloring matter will do so at his own risk, and if the product so packed is found on the market in the hands of any person intending to use it for the pur- pose of evading theNtax it will be seized and forfeited. This change in the ruling is said 10 be for the purpose of avoiding legal complications.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28

New Orleans. May 9--With the heavi- est rains in the history of certain sec tions of Mississippi. Louisiana and Ala bama, within the past three days, almost inestimable injury. no little property dam age and general interference with rail- road traffic over wide area has oe- cured.
 The central portion of Mississippi sui fered most severely from the terrific downpours and consequent floods. Rail- road schedules have been thoroughly de- moralized and a resumption of service s still a questions of many hours. The sit nation tonight shows more of hopeful ness as swollen streams are beginning to subside and the waters on overfowed farming lands are gradually reeeding. It Is believed that the damage to the cotton crop in Central East Mississippi will amount to more than 30 per cent of the acreage.
 In Louisiana and Southwest Alabama railroad lines have not been seriously damaged.
 The wreck of passenger train on the Alabama and Vieksburg railroad yards at Laurel late today, as 8 consequence of softened roadbed. was not attended with any serious results.
 Local railroad officials tonight think that the situation is rapidly amehorating an1 that normal conditions will be restored hs- the end of the week.
 The first train from Enterprise to Me- rioian, Miss, within the past three days reached the latter place tonight. In many places the train passed over a track un- oer two feet of water.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
Blood Revenge Fulfilled.

Puebla, Mex, May 27-Carrying out VOW made several years ago, Lieut.. Braulio Gutierrez last night shot and killed Adelberto Reyes, while his wife and children of the victim begged for his life. The two men served together in the army seven years ago and had quarrel one day just as Reyes was being discharged. Gutierrez swore to kill Reyes, and although he rose in rank and secured commission, he did not forget his desire for vengeance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
Central Mississippi
 Is Hedvy Sufferer By
 Continuous Floods

and Ohio Tuesday night and had been marooned there ever since. the Mobile and Ohio tracks being under water for several miles between Enterprise and Meridian They speak In high praise of the people of Enterprise and Mobile and Ohio of fieials for eourtesies extended and say that the water in the business district of Enterprise almost submerged some store buildings. The goods in these. however, were transferred 10 the two-stery store buildings, thereby preventing much dam- age. The only means of travel, they say, was by skiffs which were used in their transfer to the Northeastern train which brought them to Meridian. Experts here declare that the damage 10 cotton crops by the floods In thls section will be at least 25 per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
SENSATION IN
 CROSBY TRIAL

Hattiesburg, Miss, May 27-Numerous sensations were developed this afternoon in the opening testimony in the triai ol Larry Crosby for the murder ot d. k McShan last Easter. The skull of the alleged victim was produced dramatically by Coroner's Juror Farley before the de- fendant, but the latter sat unmoved.
 Jailer Tom Giles related second con fession made by Crosby to him in which the prisoner exonerated hts wife from complicity in the murder and it was all legged that the first confession was se- secured by the coroner's jury by mem bers of the Jury promising to aid Crosby if he confessed and telling him he would hang if he did not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
Heavy Property Damage.

Memphis, May 9.-Dispatches from sections of Mississippi and Arkansas, which suffered heavy damage as re- suit of recent rainstorms and the sub sequent flooding of the lowlands indicate a gradual improvement of conditions with a cessation of rainfall In some sections of Mississippi planting interests have sui fered severely, vast tracts being inundated and much of the hin lands washed out
 Railroad traffic is being gradually re- sumed over circuitous routes and trains are running cautiously because of the weakened road beds. Numerous wash outs are reported.
 In Arkansas, while the Arkansas river will continue to rise, 1t is not probable that a serious flood will result.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
REPORT ISSUED ON
 BROKERAGE FIRM

New York, May 27.-According to a re- port issued today by Receiver E. G. Bene- dict of Tracy X Co., the brokerage firm which failed recently, the New York of flee of the firm has liabilities of about s69Oooo and nominal assets of about $29S GOO
 The actual assets, however, the receiver states, do not appear greatly to exceed $l00000 The receiver in his statement said.
 "This report applies only to the New York house. and general report of the onti,e affairs of Tracy & Go. cannot be given out until the above report is com bined with the report from the Chicago house, which has not yet been received"