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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-11-03
WRITES LETTER TO SELF
r., stabbed Self to Emphasize Hi
Need Of Protection

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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-11-03
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-11-03
Frosts in South.

Louisville. ky.-Low temperature
and frosts are reported from a large
section of the South and Southwest.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-11-03
Prison Population ereas. Record.

Jackson.-lt looSs as though ;he
prison population Of Mississippi viii
exceed all previous hiSh marks for Oe-
tober. For September there vas . To-
tai of 1.973. bur in August there were
1.I30 prisoners. which is tae highest
record in the history OF the peaiien-
tiary. Up 10 date Gl convicts have
been received during October. and
this will be increased TO something
over 20. while total discharges. es-
capes. dea.hs and pardons viii ru1 up
to about 40. which will leave gain
OF about 30. thus making the total
number Of conviets little over 1900.
Arizona republican., 1910-09-04
PHOENIX, MORNING. SEPTEMBER A. 1910

charged with violating the speed or dinance and that he was expected to appear for a hearing yesterday af- ternoon. It was then that MT. Tot ten interposed an objection.
 Would it be just the same to you if I appeared some other day than asked Totten.
 Why. I can't see why you can not appear tomorrow as well as any other day" answered Marshal Moore.
 Well, you see, I'm and Adventist, and I'd rather appear any other day than Saturday"
 Alright MT. Totten," said Marshal Moore. This office interferes neither with politics or religion and it's one and the same to me when you appear to answer to this charge. Make it Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock"
 And so Mir. Totten was not called upon to break in upon his Sabbath meditations because of any such worldly matter as answering a charge of speeding in Phoenix streets.
Arizona republican., 1910-09-04
HORNS LOCKED IN
 NEW HAMPSHIRE
Fight Between Regulars and Pro- gressives to be Settled on
 Tuesday.

Concord. \. H.. Sept 3.-The issue between regulars and progressives has been sharply joined in the re- publican ranks in the campaign for the primaries which will be held in New Hampshire on Tuesday. Sep tember 6. The campaign practically closed tonight Widespread interest has been displayed in this. the first state wide direct primary in the his tory of New England. The democrats with no rivalry for the principal nominations on their ticket have shown little activity.
 The republicans have had lively contests. The chief interest has cen tered in the contest between the pro- gressive candidate for governor Rob ert P Bass. of Peterborough, anG Colonel Bertram Ellis, of Keene, q regular.
 Mr Bass has accused MT. Ellis ol being controlled by the corporations which Mir. Ellis has denied.
Arizona republican., 1910-09-04
FOR PARTY HARMONY
 WILSON WITHORAWS
Too Many Republican Candidates tor
 Senator in Washington.

Seattle. Wash. Sept 3.-Former United States Senator John l.. Wilson, publisher of the Seattle Post-Intelli- gencer. tonight withdrew from the campaign for the republican nomina- ton for United states senator to sue ceed Senator Piles, in favor of Judge Thomas H. Burke of Seattle.
 The announcement of MT. Wilson withdrawal from the race is contained in the following statement: "The po- litical situation in the state in relation to the United States senatOrshlp haV- ing become acute, the friends of both candidates appealed to the highest re publican authority to attempt solu- ton, defeat staring both of them In the face if both stayed in the race.
 Tt was suggested that they should withdraw in the interest of party harmony. Judge Burke and his friends declining to yield, former Sen ator Wilson, while believing himself to be the stronger candidate, decided to withdraw, first, in order to meet the views of the official head of the re- publican party in this nation; second that the electorate of Seattle and king county might present an undivided front"
Arizona republican., 1910-09-04
4 ROBBERY
 AND MURDER Reads As fl Il Might Have Been Frontier Incident HAPPENED IN NEW YORK Paymaster and Escort Held Up By Five Men In Out skirts of Hudson and Murdered For a Treasure of $5000.
HAPPENED IN NEW YORK

Hudson, \. Y, Sept 5.-Masked men sprang out of the bushes along a lonely lane this afternoon. held up Dent Fowler, paymaster of the Atlas Brick company and his negro driver, shot the driver dead, mortally wounded Fowler and made off with a chest of pay envelopes containing 5000.
 Half the side of the drivers head was torn away by two A 4-caiibre bull lets. He was George Ragsdale, aged 50 and d trusted employe Fowler was wounded over the heart and died without regaining consciousness. He was 2l years old, a son of Everett FoW- Ter of Haverstraw, N. Y. The robbers escaped.
 Saturday is pay day at the wards of the Atlas Brick company, and accord ing to the custom, Fowler called at a Newburgh oank for his pay money, serted it out into the proper amounts, ticketed the envelopes and started to drive back to the yards, half mile away. He went armed and for further protection took with him Ragsdale, who was stable boss at the wards IL was rainy and they rode with the buggy top up, the boot we'll raised in front and their heads far back in the hood.
 Just what happened is not known. as Fowler died before he could nut ter but few unintelligible words. Al though the shooting occurred within 300 yards of the state firemen's home and within sight of the yards them selves. it WAS neither seen nor heard The police have to piece together theory of the crime from the bullet holes and foot prints.
 Five shots were fired Two tore away the side of Ragsdales head. A third struck Fowler above the heart The fourth and fifth passed through the back of the raised buggy top. From the size of the holes it would appear that the robbers used regulation army 44-calibre revolvers From the foot prints there seems to have been rive robbers.
 The hOld-up and the shooting must have followed each other almost with the rapidity of the shots themselves il can be seen that somebody grabbed the horses bride. If a demand for the paymaster's box was made he new CT had time to refuse, or comply mere is no evidence that he attempted t. defend himself.
 Five sets of tracks led northwdrd from the scene of the murder short distance from the roadside, New 1orR Central detectives and the Hudson po- lice found where the trails separated but they have no other clue and nc description It was variously report ed here this afternoon that the mur- derers got s15.OOO and $75OO but ad- vices from Newburgh, where the money was drawn, place the amount at S5000
Arizona republican., 1910-09-04
GREATEST HEIGHT
 EVER ATTAINED AVIATOR MORANE BROKE HIS OWN RECORD. His FrightfuI Plunge When the Mo-
 tor Stopped.

Deuville, France, Sept. 3.-Leon Morane, the daring French aviator. today made a sensational monoplane flight, eclipsing his own worlds rec ord for altitude, by flying to a height of 2,5S2 meters (S,471 feeD. The pre- vious altitude record was 7,054 feet, made by himself last Monday at the Havre aviation meeting.
 Just when the aviator reached his highest point the motor of the ma chine suddenly stopped, after which the monoplane began a long and re- markable descent.
 The aviator plunged downward at great rate of speed and reached the ground a distance of two kilo- meters Ctwo and one-fourth miles) from the aerodrome
 - The crowd that had gathered Oh the aviation field to witness the flight saw Morane blaming downward with frightful rapidity, and it was feared he had met with an accident. Sev- eral automobiles were sent hurriedly to the place where it was expected the machine would be found dashed to pieces Morane was found. dazed. but not hurt. in the seat of the un- damaged monoplane. holding ba- rometer in his hand. He explained that he had tried without success again to start the motor. and that the velocity of the descent caused attacks of nausea and a maddening hammerinG of the eardrums, while the violent gusts of wind threatened to capsize the craft.
 Nevertheless, he controlled the ma chine in its wild flight, and was able at the last moment to avoid oarbed- wire fence and land easily.
Arizona republican., 1910-09-04
RAILROAD BONDS.

Sioux City, Ia. Sept. S-ln his speech here today Colonel Roosevelt criticised the financial methods of two railroads which he did not name
 1.-TWO great railroads are now at work on a piece of construction work where I have no question that the stock is being honestly provided for and represents honest work he said But under the present system l have reason to believe a great mass ot bonds will be issued which will rep resent in effect a bonus to certain big men who ought to have something for what they have done, but who ought not to have anything like what they will get.
 Under the laws at present we can not stop at denOuncing the big men for what they have a legal right to do. The wise thing is to give us the power to prevent the recurrence of such an abuse. So in dealing with everything affecting corporations"
Arizona republican., 1910-09-04
.Of the United States to Fort.
 fly the Canal ROOSEVELT'S REMARKS s
Excite British Press to Un- favorable Comment In Spite of Fact That Eng land Had Recognized the Right of This Country

Washington. D c, Sept. 3.-Offi- cials, both of the state department and of the army expressed surprise today that any questions had been raised at this time as to the right of the United States to erect fortifi- cations along the Panama canal.
 They regard the unfavorable com ment in the English press on Colonel Rooscvelt's remarks about the neces- ity for fortifying the canal as q lack of apprehension, both of the action of the American government and of the attitude of the British foreign office itself.
 By implication, it is declared by American officials that the American and British agreement of 1901. known as the Hay -Pauncefote treaty gave the United States the right to fortify the canal.
 The implication is drawn from sev- eral clauses, it is pointed out. This treaty sets forth that the United States adopted as the basis of the naturalization of the canal the rules governing the Suez canal with cer- tdlH iIlt'llilitlllbiiT- III tpiiAA st7N NANAA the SueZ rules the Panama canal TUGS. it is contended, contain no specific authorization for an enemy of the United States to use the canal to the detriment of the latter's in terest.
 It is therefore claimed by the United States that her guaranty to neutralize the canal only refers to belligcrents, not enemies of the Unit cd States. Furthermore. if is added. no express provision was incorpcr- rated in the rules forbidding the United States to fortify the canal as the Suez canal
 These omissions are regarded as particularly significant because of the fact that Lord Pauncefote, who drew the treaty of 1901 with Secretary
 Hay, was one of the negotiators of the treaty that provided for the SueZ canal rules Tn this connection ac- cording to the understanding by the state department the view of the British government was expressed in memorandum by Lord Landsdowne on August 31, 1901, communicated to Secretary Hay through Lord Paunce- fote.
 Il understand that by the omission
 of all reference to the matter of de fense." he said. the United States government wishes to reserve the power of taking measures to protect the canal at any rate. when the United States may be at war. from destruction or damage at the hands | of an enemy pr enemies
 T am not prepared to deny that contingencies may arise when not only from a national point of view | but on behalf of the commercial i'm terests Of the whole world. it might | be of supreme importance to tho | United States that they should bC I free to adopt measures for the dc ferse of the canal at a moment wher | they were themselves engaged ir | hostilities,"
 The American government it is | claimed here. has been openly acting | on the theory that it had the right | to fortify the canal.
Arizona republican., 1910-09-04
SWIFT GOING
 AT INDIANAPOLIS HEARNE'S BENZ RETAINS OLD
 LAURElS. National Cars Captured Majority of
 Trophies.

Indianapolis. Ind. Sept. S.-Eddie Hearne piloted his big Benz car to vic tory in the 100-mile free for-all and the ten-mile open event for the speed way helmet and so carried off the ma jority of the laurels in the first days final racing meet in the Indianapolis speedway today.
 Hearne's victory in the 100-mile bat tie netted him $l,000 in cash and by winning the short for-all he re- tained posSession of the speedway hel- met which he captured at the July meeting with the same car and which bears with it a salary of $50 per week.
 The second 1O0-mile struggle of the program was open to stock chassis cars under 450 cubic inches piston dis placement and the blue National, driv- en by Howard Wilcox, won without a stop in the fast time of S3 minutes seconds. with Charles Merz. the other National entrant. second
 A Sewell, driven by Jap 0lemons, was third. Merz is a new star in the Armament of racing stars. and by his remarkable nonstop success with the long stock chassis. he gains possession of the silver brassard which carries a salary of S75 per week until the speed way season ends. He also takes into the National camp a trophy cup. both of which were offered for the 100-miles brassard classic.
 The stock car race was more close ly contested than the free fOr-all. The two Nationals and zoe Dawson in a Marmon battled around the two and a half mile circuit until the Marmon in cured motor trouble as it was com ing into the stretch at high speed. and SD was forced to retire in the sixty seventh mile.
 The Westcott car, driven by Knight, took second money in the long distance free for-all competition and Living stone hurled a stock National across the wire for third honors. Hearne in his Benz was not crowded at any time He did not experience any tire trouble and stopped only once for oil. The youngster and his foreign car averaged 75 miles an hour for the 10 miles, but his time for @ minutes and 5S.1 sec onds does not lower any records.
 The entire program of ten events to- day failed to produce new mark.
Arizona republican., 1910-09-04
THEY DIDN'T FIGRI
 WHEN THEY MET
Vice President Sherman and Gov
 ernor cf Oklahoma.

Oklahoma City. okla, Sept. g. Vice President sherman and Gov ernor Haskell met today MT. Sher- man. once or twice during his stay in the state. has said almost an unkind thing about the governor The word was passed that they would meet at a reception held in the rooms of the chamber of com merce.
 A crowd had flied from one room to another, whence stood the vice president shaking hands. Through the doorway appeared the governor Haskell advanced to sherman and extended his hand. The vice pres ident extended his hand. The hands clasped and clung.
 .I want to thank you for the let ter welcoming me to the state" said sherman.
 We are more than glad to have the vice president with us" said MT Haskell.
 You have a wonderful territor, here have been amazed Mir Sherman continued.
 "I hope you will enjoy your stay, Haskell said.
 The speech of the day was deliv- cred in the auditorium in the even ing and on the way from the hote tine vice president stopped for hal an hour at the rooms of the county republican committee where he spokc
Arizona republican., 1910-09-04
IAN INTER.CONTINENTAL
 AVIATION MEET
The Initial Performances at Atlantic,
 Massachusetts.

Atlantic. Mass. Sept. 3.-Daring New Harvard aviation field at At lantic today on the opening of the Harvard Boston aero meet, which will be continued through the next ten days.
 In a three mile breeze. Wright's new model biplane. with the front control removed and placed at the rear, was taken out by Ralph John stone Walter Brookins, in the stand ard Wright machine, followed, and then came Charles F. Willard in a Curtiss biplane. Claude Graham White, in his Farman biplane, and Clifford B. Harmon also flew. One of the wheels of Harmon's biplane sank into the soft dirt on the get away. making the machine unsteady, and from d height of forty feet it fell into a marsh and was wrecked. Harmon escaped injury.
 A drizzling rain fell during all of the afternoon. and the crowds were leaving when Graham White came out a second time in his Bleriot for what proved to be sensational flight In a three-lap flight. Mir White did the five and a quarter miles in min utes, 5 seconds, the best speed of the day.
 Curtiss came out at 6:30 D. m. for some practice flights in his own racing machine. closing the days events
Arizona republican., 1910-09-04
THE NEW COMMISSION
 HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED
The Gentlemen Who Will Investigate
 Stock and Bond Supervision.

Springfield, Mass, Sept 3.-President Taft announced this afternoon his sp- pOintments to the new stock and bond commission. which will investigate the question of bringing future issues of railroad securities under the supervl sion and control of the interstate com merce commission. The announce ment was made shortly after the president left Boston for St. Paul. where he will speak before the nation al conservation congress.
 pr. Arthur T. Hadley. president of Yale university, is named as chairman of the commission. The other members are Frederick N. Judson of St. Louis. Frederick Strauss of New York, Wal ter l.. Fisher of Chicago and Professor B. H. Meyers of Madison, Wis.
 The presidents train had hardly pulled out of Boston today before he was in the thick of series of politic- al conferences. Senator Crane. his most intimate political adviser. board ed the train here to ride to Pittsfield, and Governor 0lghes rode from Pitts field to Albany.
 Judson is graduate of Yale. the author of several books on law, taxa ton and interstate commerce, and in 1890 acted as special counsel for the government in the prosecution of the AtchisOn. Topeka & santa Fe railroad and the Colorado Fuel & Iron com pany for giving and receiving rebates
 Strauss is an economist and d bank CT and is a member of the firm of Se- ligman & Co of New York city. Wal ter Fisher of Chicago was attorney for that city in the settlement of the Chi cagO Traction dispute, He has been president of the City club of Chicago and vice president of the national con- servation commission.
 Meyer is head of the chair of polite al economy at the University of Wis consin and is chairman of the Wis consin railroad commission, an expert , special agent for the census bureau and is in charge for the interstate , commerce commission of the physical valuation of railroads. As an authori- ty on railroad matters he is well known.
Arizona republican., 1910-09-04
4 ROCKY ROAD
 TO AN EDUCATION
THE EXPERIENCES OF A STAN
 FORD FRESHMAN.
Kidnapped, Held Captive and Robbed
 of His Savings.

Sacramento, Cal, Sept. 3.-Kidnaped from Palo Alto last Tuesday night by four men in an automobile who kept him captive for more than three days, robbed him of $75 and finally fiber ated him d few miles from this city this afternoon. after branding the fig ure "1O' on his left arm with hot wires, Paul Foot. a freshman who came to Stanford this year from Montana, told his story to the police here tonight.
 Foot believes his captors to have been students. but he says their voices seemed to be those of grown men. They wore masks and false mustaches and boards. The freshman was cap tured when he went to mail letter at 10 o'clock Tuesday night. The four men covered his head with a sack, took his money and valuables and rode away with him. He was left in a cabin for two days and then brought in the automobile to Brigh- ton. d few miles from Sacramento, and turned loose, after being branded. He begged for his watch, and it was returned to him, but the money is gone.
 Foot, who is but 21 years of age. arrived at Stanford two weeks ago, and rented a room at Palo Alto, a mile from the campus He intended to work his way through college. and had S75 with which to pay his initial expenses. Twice he was taken in hand by the eager sophOmores, as a real freshman. and forced to shine shoes, carry trunks and practice other menial occupations.
Arizona republican., 1910-09-04
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
 ARRESTED FOR SPEEDING
Admits Charge But Asks For Trial On
 Other Day Than Saturday.

w N. Totten of Scottsdale, is a good Seventh Day Adventist. He is also motorcyclist. He rode his h. dian into Phoenix on Friday. After making a number of purchases he started home, taking East Adams street. Now the hour was late; that is it was late in the afternoon and MT. Totten felt that there was no need of his being tardy in arriving at his home. That's how it was that he put on little more headway than seemed good to Motorcycle Po- liceman Thompson. From Third street to Seventh street, it is agreed that the speed limit must have been fractured. Policeman Thompson says Totten was going eighteen miles an hour when he nabbed him and Totten says he expects that the officer is right.
 Appearing in Marshal Moore's office Totten was informed that he would be
Arizona republican., 1910-09-04
IN 4 PUBLIC ADDRESS
Governor Says He Is An Enigma For Which He Is Going to Find a Solution Without Malice or Preju- dice

Oklahoma City. okla. Sept B Within the next few days Governor Haskell will deliver an address at some point in the state in which he will aEaIyze the character of Col onel Roosevelt
 The governor tonight gave out the following statement: T have read the substance of RoOseveIts declara- tion of party principles at Osawat- omie and his personal thrust at me at Kansas City l have already had two invitations to speak on ROose- welt
 Within the next ten days. if the rush of the state capitol building and other official work permits, | shall cover both propositions in public speech. If time does not per nit then through the public press have no views to express at this time
 Roosevelt is an enigma. He Is either the greatest living American. or the most insincere man ever born The best man on earth may be mis led into doing wrong things. and it is possible that unworthy things may be so sugar coated as to deceive the public. In the end the tree must he known by its fruit Gorgeous blos- sonIs and beautiful foliage are to be thrust aside and the fruit itself test ed for the real merit.
 T shall analyze Roosevelt strictly from the records and these records win leave no escape for an honest man, except mistaken judgment or confidence misplaced in his advisers. shall analyze the question without malice or prejudice"
Arizona republican., 1910-09-04
NO. INFRINGEMENT ON HARTMAN LINES
Improvements Will Go On According
 to Program.

Salt Lake City, Utah. Sept. 3.-Re- turning to Salt Lake City directly from conference in Chicago with Julius Kruttschnitt, director of main tenance and operation of the Harri- man system, General Manager w. H. Bancroft of the Oregon Short Line answered today with a specific denial the report that rigid retrenchments had been ordered on the Union Pa cific, Southern Pacific and oregon Short Line and that all improvement work would be discontinued.
 Bancroft explained that he had just returned from conference with Ju- lius Kruttschnitt, and had heard noth- ing relative to retrenchment plans.
Arizona republican., 1910-09-04
BALLlNGER INQUIRY.
Congressmen Gathering For the Fina
 Report.

Chicago. Sept. 3.-United States Senators Duncan l.. Fletcher of Florida and George Sutherland of Utah arrived in Chicago late today on their way to Minneapolis to att tend on Monday, a meeting of the congressional committee which has been Investigating charges against Secretary Ballinger.
 We cannot, at this time. speak of the coming report regarding Secre- tary Ballinger. which will be our final one.'' said Senator Fletcher There will be a majority report and at least one and probably more minority reports, so 1 hear"