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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-17
Bonus For Mime Workers.

Statistician Neill. of Washington.
has notified the anthracite coal oper.
ators and mine workers that. accord
ing TO the price OF coal at tidewater.
the mine workers wages would be
per cent above the basis for the month
OF July.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-17
Asks 1894. 962 DAMAGES.

Samuel Weaver. OF Paint township.
Somerset county. Pa. has filed suit
against the BerwindWhite Coal Min
ing company. asking damages in the
sum of 1864 .982.s4 for the alleged min
ing OF the c Prime seam Of coal under
a portion of his farm. insteam Of the
b, or Miller seam, which he had sold
tn the cnmpany
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-17

PITTsBURG (Union Stock Yards)--
CATTLE steady; choice. s6.60@6.s5;
wethers. sE6005.7O: culls and com
n mYln: s q sSs;S lambs. s5@s; veal
HOGS higher; prime heavies. $40
QS.45: mediums, Ss.200e.25; heavy
Workers.. $S15@8.20: light Workers..
tSgS;i0; pigs. s775@S; roughs. $3.50
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-17
Income Tax Up TO the States.

II Is now up to the legislatures Of
the several states to say whether there
shall be an income tax amendment to
the constitution OF the United States
BY the decisive vote OF SIT to IA,
more than the necessary two.thirds,
the house passed the senate Joint reso'
luton providing for the submission
of the question to the states. The
negative votes were all cast by Re.
publicans. No amendment having
been made to the resolution. It now
goes to the president for his sigma
ture.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-17
PRODUCE QUOTATIONS.
The Latest Closing Prices For Produce
and Live Stock.

and Live STOCK.
PHILADELPHIA - FLOUR quiet;
winter low grades. S4.25@475; winter
clear. $4.9O95.2b; city mills, fancy.
$6.7566.90.
RYE FLOUR steady; per barrel.
$4.7064.S0.
WHEAT steady; new. No. 2 red.
$1.20.
CORN firm: No. 2 white. local, Si1s
@S2c.
OATS firm; No. white. clipped.
59M 060c.; lower grades. CSC.
HAY firm; timothy. large bales. per
ton. $17Q17.50.
POULTRY: Live steady: hens. 1914
Ollie: old ROSTERS. 10hc. Dressed
steady: choice fowls. 16lac.; old roost-
ers. lie.
BUTTER firm; extra creamery.
2SMc. per ID.
EGGS steady; selected. 26 az 2Sc.;
nearby. 23izc.: western, 23hc.
POTATOES steady; new, per bar
rel. soc. Q$2.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-17
"PetroIr Butter Is Brown.

The first roll OF petroleum butter.
the Standard OILS latest product. Is
to be turned out at the Wood River
refinery. near Alton. III. The machin.
cry for the factory has been shipped.
The new product will be known as
petrol butter" II Is said to be Of the
same consistency as tactical butter, but
brown In color. II does not become
rancid with age.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-17
Fatality Stricken In Church.

Former State Senator James NJ.
Shakespeare. a prominent Republican.
was stricken with apoplexy In the Red
Clay NJ. r. church. near Marshallton.
Del. where he was attending services.
He died soon after in the parsonage.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-17

husband. John vanIlorn. was now In
The county jail serving a sentence fol-
lowing his conviction OF a crime In
which Taggart's own son was the pros
ecutor and which implicated Van.
Horns own daughter.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-17
coIorinq Of Stocking Kills Woman.

Mrs. Phoebe Clayton. Of Freehold.
N. j.. q widow. thirty years old. 10 dead
at Long Branch of blood poisoning
caused by dye in her stocking. Her
leg was broken In an accident. and
some of the dye got into q wound.
The amputation OF her right leg failed
to save her.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-17
N. E. Church Notice.
SUMMER PROGRAM.

Preaching Sunday, 1890 A. M. and
8 p. M; Sunday-school. ll.30 A. M.
Young Peoples Class Monday, 7.30 p.
NJ. Prayer Meeting Wednesday, 5 p.
M. Union Class Meeting Friday p.
M. Official meeting the first Monday
night in the month.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-17
White Girl Shoots Negro Lover.

Mary Leppin. pretty Irish girl.
twenty years OF age. walked up behind
Joseph Thompson. West Indian ne
gro youth, in a downtown apartment
house in New York, where he ran
the elevator. and shattered his spine
with a bullet. She fred four shots.
three of which lodged In the negro's
body The girl. who became hysterical
after the shooting. said that she did
II because Thompson had ceased to
care for her. The negro will die.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-17
Paid $50, 600 For Brood Mare.

The sensational price Of $780, 900 was
paid at Tattersails in Newmarket.
England. for the brood mare Flair the
nrnnstv Of the late Sir Daniel Cooper
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-17
Simon Newconnb, Astronomer, Dead.


Professor Simon Newcomb. the
famous astronomer. died at his home
in Washington at the age of seventy
four years. The funeral took place on
Wednesday.
Professor Newcomb Is survived by
his wife and three daughters. DR..
Anita Newcomb MCGEE. OF Washing
ton; Mrs. Francis Wilson. OF New
York. and Mrs. Edward Whitney. of
New York.
Probably the most noted American
astronomical mathematician since the
days OF Benjamin Franklin. Professor
Newcomb was recognized at the time
Of his death as one OF the worlds
greatest scientists. Since his retire
mont from the navy in 1897. where he
had served as a professor of mathe-
mates since 1891. he had devoted him
self both to pure and popular science.
At the time OF his death he was
either On honorary or corresponding
member of every scientific. astronomi.
cal'or mathematical society OF the first
rank In the world
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-17
orewsome Scene at Georgia Hanging.

With blood streaming from his
mouth and begging piteously for wa
ter, Marshall Lewis. colored. was led
back to the scaffold to be hanged a
second time at Nashville. Ca, after the
sheriif had made q bungling job OF the
first attempt to execute him.
The drop of six feet stretced the
cotton rope SO that the mans feet
touched the earth. He was cut down.
and with the aid OF one man mounted
the scaffold a second time. talking co.
herently.
The second attempt proved unsuc-
cesssful In breaking the condemned
mans neck. death resulting In fifteen
minutes from strangulation.
Lewis shot and killed Clifford Ruth
erford, assistant postmaster at Lenox,
Ga. April Is. He confessed his guilt.
Husband Returns After ~ Years.
After absenting himself from his
wife and family for twenty-one years
.sohn Taggart. formerly Rev. John
Taggart. minister of the Methodist
Protestant church. and a modern
Enoch Arden, turned up at the home
Of his wife In Hemlock township. near
Bloomsbury. Pa. only to find that
she had been married for many years
70 another nan. and that her second
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-17
JOHN D. GIVES
100000
OIL king Increases Donation to
General Education Board.
TOTAL IS NOW S52,OOO,OOO

He Also Released the Board From the
Obligation to Hold In Perpetuity
the Funds, and II In the Future the
Purpose Of the Foundation Becomes
Remote the Principal May Be Dis
trlbuted.
John d. Rockefeller hes increased
his donations to the General Educa-
ton Board by an additional gift OF
$4,000. 900. and also released the
board from the obligation to hold In
perpetuity the funds contributed by
him. The gift. announced by Freder-
lex T. Gates, the chairman Of the
board brings Mr. Rockefeller's dona-
lions to the general education board
to $50 100000. II was contributed. &C.
cording to the statement made by
Chairman Gates. because the income
of the present fund available to appro.
priation had been exhausted and a
larger income to meet educational
needs of great importance had be.
come necessary.
Mr.. Rockefeller's action in empow-
ering the board and its successors to
distribute the principal OF funds con-
tributed by him upon the affirmative
vote of two.thirds Of the members was
said to have been taken in consider
alton of the possibility. now remote.
that at some future time the object
and purpose of the Rockefeller foun.
dation might become obsolete. Under
the original conditions imposed. the
fund would have had to continue in
petpetuity. irrespective OF whether a
public demand for It's continuance ex.
listed or not 4
Since the receipt of its foundation
for higher education in 1908 the gen.
eral education board has subscribed
TO the colleges of this ..untry $3.937..
500. The colleges to which these sub.
scriptions have been made. are TO
raise supplemental sums amounting
to s14.037 500. When these agreements
have been completed. the total add
ton to collegiate endowme5. In this
country. through the agency OF the
board and the friends of the colleges,
will be $17,975 ,000
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-17
SIGNET JEWELRY

Our line in Cuff Links, Scarf
Pins. Brooches. Rings. Hat Pins.
Back Combs. etc. is larger than
ever.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-17
Comb Brush and Mir
rOr Sets

We have a large assortment of
Silver Toilet Sets, in grey finish
and polished. Ranging in price
from $3.25 to $500.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-17

Carmen adjustable. signet.
chased and plain styles in Ladies'
Misses and children's sizes.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-17

You can't buy a watch any
where cheaper than here. We
have nice line in Ladies', Gents
and Children's in Gold, Gold Filled
Silver and Nickel. Prices from
81. up.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-12
COLLEGE GIRLS ISSUE
EDICT AGAINST SPOONING
Put Ban on Ozark Dances" Formerly
Feature at the Sorority
Parties.

IOWA CITY. Ia. May 1.-THE Pan
Hellenic council OF the Sorority girls
at the Iowa university has passed a
resolution denouncing dark dances"
al formal parties. This is a body
blow at 'spooning."
No longer can the dreamy waltzes
be played in semi-darkness IL the edict
of the society leaders is needed by the
party committees. No longer will the
"fussers" hasten TO the telephone 10
get dances with their particular lady
friends so that they may schedule the
dark dances" with their favorites.
The dark dance" came into vogue
here four years ago and the sorority
girls took the lead. and agitation
which has been rising IN the anti
society part OF The faculty caused Them
10 take dehnite action.
Last winter the local high school
authorities. scandalized by he dark
dances at the parties. passed a reso.
luton forbidding the high school par.
ties 10 have any numbers on the pro-
gram where the orchestra lights we're
about all that illuminated the dance
hall.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-12
80 MAY Be DEAD
IN BOAT DISASTER
Gasoline Yawl Capsizes in Ohio
River - Workmen Crowded Into
Boat in Eagerness to Reach Home.

PlTTSBURG. Pa. May 12.-WiIh
three bodies already recovered and
between 20 and 20 still missing II Il
low believed that the number OF work
Iaen that lost their lives In the cap
sizing OF 24-foot gasoline yawl In the
Ohio river opposite McKse's Rocks
last night, viii exceed thirty. Not
until the river has given up all it,
dead Will the exact number be known
All the victims were workmen return
ING TO their homes In the lower north
side.
They had been working overtime a.
the plant OF the Pressed Steel Car
" orks at Mckee's Rocks In theis
esgerness TO get TO their homes the
men made rush for the little yawl
and II had 10 carry more than its
capacity. IL began To settle soon after
leaving the Mckee's Rocks side. then
started To ship water and when mid
stream was reached IL overturned and
sank. hurling its occupants into the
chilled waters. A few managed "a
swim ashore and eight s.re rescued
in thrilling manner by John Dear
an engineer OF another ferryboat. but
the others are certain To have gone
10 their deaths. II Is believed today
that no less than forty men were
crowded into the little vessel.
Among the missing are Albert Ora
ham. Henry Vogley. William Davis
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-12

Anthony Bole. Oscar Rutske. William
Burke. George Roberts. Thomas Lang
don, Nicholas Brucker. Frank Neeld.
James Cotter, William Cadugan, VIII
liam Gotheridge. Walter Low, John
Thompson, John Matzula. Jeto Vianto.
Edward Bruno and Thomas Kennedy
Rivermen are declaring today that
the vessel should not have carried
more than "a men. and at that II was
said TO be hazardous TO attempt the
trip across. Hardly had the vessel
left the bank than the water began to
seep In. Several OF the passengers
called the attention OF Albert Graham.
the ferryman. To this, but he did not
seem to be worried. AS the boat went
further out into the stream IL was seen
10 be In distress. Graham evidently
noticed this for he increased its speed
and diverted Its course somewhat to
shorten the trip across When near
mldstream the yawl filed rapidly, and
before anything could be done several
OF the passengers had leaped into tho
river. A moment later the yawl went
down. casting the entire crowd into
the waters OF the Ohio far from either
shore.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-12
HIRES WHOLE CAR TO
TAKE his SON HOME
Thomas johnson Rushes From Toronto
To Bedside Of Son Stricken
With Appendicitis.

KALAMAZOO, May l2.-To accom-
modate a patient removed from Bron
son hospital, east bound passenger
train No. SO. due here on the Michi
gan Central at 4 so o'clock yesterday
afternoon, was held Eve minutes over.
time.
Thomas Johnson, a manufacturer OF
ART pottery. with headquarters In To-
ronto. Canada, secured the accommo-
dalton by telegraphing the principal
officials for this division in Detroit.
His son. Fred Johnson. a local art
student. had been taken suddenly Ill
with appendicitis Saturday afternoon.
and upon an examination by DR.. Bos-
man, was ordered removed 10 the hos
pital. The parents were telegraphed
the news, and the father took the first
train out OF Toronto for .his city.
Fearing the result OF An operation
which after consultation OF three
physicians was advised, plans were
made To remove the patient to his
home In Toronto.
To avoid any mishap the patient
was taken through the window OF the
sleeping car, which IL was necessary
TO charter TO avoid q delay al Windsor.
The boy will probably be operated on
by a specialist in Toronto. Local
physicians say his case 10 In the last
stages OF development. Mr.. Johnson
lie a prominent citizen Of Toronto. He
is heavily interested In the Cobal:
mines Of Northern Canada.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-12
M0THER-IN-LAW RAPED
HUBBY WITH A BROOM
Mrs. Miller Says spouse Spoke &c
Sweetheart" on First Day Of
Honeymoon.

KALAMAZOO. May l2.-"My moth
or saw that he was hurting me and hit
him over the head with broom, said
Mrs. Lillian Miller in giving her testi-
mony in the circuit court
The case was continuation OF The
divorce suit brought by Martin w
Miller against his wife. alleging that
she refused to live away from Kalama-
ZOO in towns where he was compelled
10 remain as a telegraph operator for
the Grand Rapids a. Indiana railway
The plaintiffs version OF the couple 5
marital troubles was given last week.
The occurrence OF which Mrs. Miller
spoke happened, she said. after she
had been sick for two weeks with
pneumonia. She was just able 10 get
out OF bed, when her husband COM
PEELED her TO sit on his lap. lie held
her wrists SO tightly that he hurt her.
fused. Mrs. Miller then took the
broom and struck the husband.
Miller. in his testimony last week.
had referred 10 the disturbance Mrs.
Miller had made by singing gospel
hymns. Miller himself was the dis
turber. Mrs. Miller declared. He had
experienced religion. and made me
play the plano while he sang. He
made an awful noise" said the wit
ness.
While the couple were on their we'd
ding trip. the witness alleged, in To-
ledo Miller saw a woman on the depot
platform. Leaving his bride OF day
TO look out for herself. he went out
TO see his sweetheart" as he called
the woman. Il began TO think he had
forsaken me-" said the witness, he
was gone so long. That night asked
him IL he was still thinking of his
sweetheart. He got mad and swore
at me. From that day TO this he has
done nothing but swear at me and has
hardly spoken kind word TO me-"
The case was continued without
date, Judge Knappen instructing the
attorneys TO file briefs.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-12
GUNBOAT FIRES
ON j. s. VESSEL
Canadian Cruiser Comes Upon Boat
Of Scott Island-American Cap
tain Not Sure He Poached.

VANCOUVER. B. c.. May l2.-Hali-
but fishers OF the. North Pacific are
waiting eagerly for decisions TO set
tie the question OF whether the Chas.
Levi Woodbury., an American fishing
boat. was poaching when she was cap
tured recently after miniature naval
engagement in which all the shots
were fired on one side
The Dominion government cruiser
kestrel came upon the Charles Levi
Woodbury. of Scott Island. between
Puget Sound and Canadian territory.
She had her dories out. The first hail
from the cruiser warned the dories
and they were promptly brought on
board. Then the little hundred-ton
auxiliary started OF at a merry clip TO
outdistance the gunboat. The big
Nordenfeldt OF the cruiser fred three
shots first as warning. Then. see
ing the alleged poacher getting away.
the rigging was riddled with hail or
shot. Capt. Sinclair surrendered under
protest. The prize was brought TO
Vancouver and reports Of the case
sent 10 Washington and Ottawa
United States Consul General West
reports that the captain OF the halibut
schooner declares he did not know
he was inside the three-mile limit. He
is not sure whether he had poached
or not. but emphatically states that
he was not in Canadian waters at the
time of his capture.
There has been much bad feeling
between American and Canadian halt.
but fishers and the question or juris-
diction In the Hectate Straits is still
being considered by the American and
British governments
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-12
CLARE OF GOLD
DRIVES HIM MAD
Samuel Bonnifeld Was Once Known
in Alaska As Square Gambler
n and Millionaire.

FAIRBANKS. Alaska. May "a
With the goal OF his lite's ambition
reached. Samuel A. BonDiheld. once
known throughout the length ana
breadth OF Alaska as square gam
bier. a millionaire and president OF
two banks. has gone insane-and all
because OF the Glare OF Cold.
For years Bonnifeld WAS one OF ths
shifting population which rushed peH'
nell, here and there, about the min
ing camps OF the Far NORTH.
He gambled. but gamhlsd square,
and prospered. Night after night he
played his game. played Il fair. unta
all men knew that his deal was
straight
But the glare OF the gold was eat
Ing into his very soul and. with close
TO half a million saved NJ, the gam
bins king went into the banking bust
ness His banking game was regard
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-12
FIGHT AGAINST STATE
CONTROL OF THE FLATS
Delegation Appears in Lansing X
Kill Weter Bill Which Has
Passed Senate.

LANSING. May l2.-At a hearing
before the legislative committees Oh
the bills relative to the s.. Clair fats.
Fred Postal. Charles Beeman, George
Monaghan. o. J. Muliord. Lou Burt.
Joe Bedore, king Of the Flats" A. {.
varney, Justice Lemkie. c. ". kotcher
and other well-known Detroit were
here yesterday TO kin the Weter bill
which has passed the senate, giving
the control Of the Flats TO state
Loard They say the control OF the
Flats by the state and limiting land
leases to i've years will ruin the
Flats. The Rushmere club expects 10
have It's $4,000 clubhouse finished
next month but they will abandon the
project IL they find the and is liable
to 20 to other parties after FIVE years
The owners stand willing and ready
TO acquire title from the state al
reasonable figure.
The committees have reached no
conclusions as 10 what Is best 10 do
under existing conditions.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-12
ROMANCE IS SHATTERED.
Anna Roadow Was Happy In Kitchen
Till She Met Pete"

Till She Met Pete"
GRAND RAPIDS, May 12.-Pros.
poets for this city furnishing for the
west a real cowboy" girl were shat
tered when B. F. Corey came from Os'
ceola county and took away Anna
Rogdow.
The girl was picked up by patrol
man on West Brtdge-st and was taken
TO police headquarters. She said she
had no place TO stay. Pete" was 10
blame. she said, because before she
met him she was happy among her
dishes In the kitchen OF a downtown
hotel
When Pete came into her life things
changed. He told her to quit her job
as dishwasher as she was intende 4
for better things. He said TO her: Fly
with me and let's go west. There you
can be real cowboy girl
This looked great to Anna. Greasy
dishes lack poetry anyway and visions
OF herself mounted on a bronco, her
hair nestled under a sombrero and her
pretty heels with spurs she already
could see tickling the sides OF ner
nervous steed.
Pete was 10 blame for these thoughts
and he was also TO blame for the
awakening. When IL came time for
the two TO fly to the golden west Pete
Pete didn't show up. Anna had quit
her Job and her room rent was due.
The next scene showed Anna with
sleeves rolled up and automatically
she was polishing doorknobs in the De.
tention hospital Then came Mr.
Corey. superintendent OF poor from
Osceola county. and took her away
probably to the poor farm.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-12

ed as just as square as mis- hand al
poker.
In bis bank he handled the gold dust
from the mines near Fairbanks.
paved over and weighed tons Of IL. as
II the precious metal was so much
salt, and II smiled derisively at him.
And. one day. his gold talked 10
him in mystical words. and he walked
out into the sunlight to escape the
spell
But IL was there still, and he went
TO Seattle. where he disappeared. Aft
er several days he was discovered. In
sane, among a row OF life's outcasts.
who were lined up In the Seattle po-
lice court, insane. And now he Is un-
der the care OF experts, Il victim Of
the gold madness.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-12
JACKSON VETS LOSE.
Supreme Court Decides Recent Local
Option Election Was Legal

LANSING. Mich. May I2.-The SUI
preme court. In an opinion handed
Gown yesterday afternoon. holds that
the determination OF the caavassip z
board IN the recent election In Jack.
son county must be considered hnfl
This Is d victory for the drys. The
Haehrle Brewing Co, OF Jackson,
started Scticn against the .iu2civishrs
OF jackson county. but the supfene
court finds rc;hing in the record IN.
bTsn'is he Fularity OF the Frocecj.
ings N the lead.
IL as cuar1ed by the ."ts there
were } iesula' ,.ss In ssvA-a' oNu
ships 81 the coIity. but this" wc,c
evidently O ii. technicai atmro. The
nJard held tdcse slight discrepancies
did not affect the election result.