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RocKEFELLow HEADS JURY
Which Will Investigate the "White
 Slave Traffic"

New York, Jan 3.-The district at torney of New York and the son of the richest man in the world took up today, one directly, and the other in- directly, an investigation of the SO called whites lave traffic, subject that agitated the receit municipal campaign, and more latterly formed the basis of a report to congress.
 John D. Rockefeller, Jr.. is foreman of grand jury sworn in today, charged especially with the task Of inquiring into the traffic in women, with view to rigid prosecution of an end to sensational islanders against New York
 Charles s. Whitman, the new dis. trict attorney. began similar line of inquiry on this, his first official day in office.
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NEGRO ENuMERAToRs
To Take the Black Population Accord
 ing to Census Officials.

Washington, Jan. a-Predicting that the coming count will show approxi- mately 10000.000 negroes in the United States, directing that negroes be selected to count their race in those enumeration districts where blacks muster two-fifths or more of the population, and requiring both which and negro enumerators in many southern districts to preclude negroes from enumerating whites. Census Di- rector Durand today issued general instructions 10 supervisors:
 Negroes doubtless can obtain the information required from their own race more accurately than white emu merators,' says Mr. Durand
 T do not consider it desirable that in the South negroes enumerate white families. In the South negro emu merators would not be able to obtain
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MRS. LAMBERT DEAD.

Natchez, Miss. Jan S.-Mrs. Rose Kelly Lambert, widow of the late Captain James w. Bambert, died at her home in this city tonight at 10 o'clock, aged 59
 She had been i'll with pneumonia for ld days. She had never fully recov- cred from the loss of her husband. the two having been inseparable from the day of their marriage.
 She was 2 daughter of the late Dr. Kelly, one of the wealthiest citizens of Natchez. She Is survived by sister, Mrs. Kate Quegles, and a son, James K. Lambert. proprietor and publisher of the Democrat and Courier.
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RACE RIOTS AROUSE CUBA TROUBLE occAs4oNEo BECAUSE AMERICAN HOTEL REFUSES
 DRINKS TO NEGROES.
Government Newspaper Attacks Ma tives for lnduIging Southern Spirit of AntIpsthy to
 Social Equality.

Havana, Jan. 3-A strong race feel ing has been engendered by the trou- ble which arose last night at the Ho- tel Plaza, an American house, over the refusal of the bartender to serve drinks to two negro congressman.
 This resulted in a riot which. all though no one was seriously injured. made necessary the calling out of the police reserves. Today the clerk of the hotel was arraigned, in tho correctional court and fined $sS
 An enormous crowd of negroes. in- cluding a strong representation of the Veterans Association, attended the court session and demanded exem- plary punishment on account of the insult to the colored race. Senor Morua Del Gado. president of the senate and leader of the negro element, conducted the prosecution. and insisted upon the exereme pen alty which is fine of s1.000 and six months imprisonment.
 The decision of the court to inflict q minor penalty was greeted with a strong expression Of disapproval Af- ter the adjournment of court, the two Leglo congressman headed a process sion of 400 negroes. marched to the hotel, crying Viva Macso, "viva I.a Patria.n
 They entered the bar and demand. ed drinks, which were served with no further protese.
 The incident has caused mucsse, V citement and there are grave feaii / a serious race clash. v - Many Cubans are sympathizin. the attitude of the America :. management, but tonight guard of police has been @Sf the place. Z1[x~lS<- ~El rrianso,v a sszes sa' In @'Ta s-' publishes bittgta1 11it} that all blacks and W
 upon a plane of a/esS ''h''s' and that the A v Thrcu| caught by the stI d M that they shall nt be Rl'c (
 introduce into Cuba the "a n ...s 2 sentiments prevailing in tn
 States.
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"ICE KING'
 IN PRISON THINKS THAT HE WILL NOT HAVE TO SERVE OUT THE
 PRISON SENTENCE.
Is Now Prisoner No. PISA at the Fed eral Prison at Atanta--1is Wife Win Seek a Pardon From
 President Taft.

Atlanta, Ga, Jan 3.-Charles Wy
 man Morse, former "ice king and millionaire banker at noon today be. gan service of fifteen-year sentence in the Atlanta federal prison, TOT vio- lation of the national banking laws. He is registered as convict No. PISA, and tonight occupies a steel cell not in the least different from the others.
 His immaculate tailored garments
 gave way to a regulation suit of stripes, nor did the distinguished pris- oner escape the Bertillon expert, the prison photographer, the regulation bath or the barber.
 MT. Morse arrived from New York on the Birmingham Special at 10:4 a. m. in charge of two deputy mar
 shals and accompanied by his friend and close business associate. w P Reid. of Boston.
 He declined to be interviewed, but made np protest when the cameras lof the newspaper men were trained upon him He was placed in hack and driven to the prison. three miles from the station T here the formali ties incident to the entry of all pris
 oners were promptly entered upon and completed before the dinner bell sounded.
 Because he had not been vaccinated he was not permitted to eat in the
 big diningToom with his fellow con
 victs, and his first meal was served in his cell
 Except when his pedigree" was being taken, Morse showed no signs of emotion. The prisoner turned
 over to the clerk s21S in currency and some private papers. Because there was no evidence of violence shown in the prisoners record, he was assigned
 by Warden Mover to Glass IT. which entities him to the privilege of see ing relatives or friends for 30 minutes in each two weeks of his confne' ment.
 He may write and receive letters and have access to the library. Morse will arise at five o'clock for
 house detair' and at 7:3O o'clock f1e Twill file into the big dining-room with the motley horde of prisoners, white and colored. whose crimes range from "nsoonshining' to murder. He prob ably will be assigned to the tailoI shop or put to work on the construc ton gang
 Mrs. Morse. formerly the wife of ar Atlanta hotel proprietor, is expected to arrive here from New York to-mo TOW. After a conference with hel husbsnd she will return to New York and take up in earnest the declared purpose to seek pardon at the hands of President Taft
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ened with blood poisoning. He un- derwent an operation today. Dr. Rol- Ter had been suffering from boils for a week but paid little attention to them until today. He kept on wrest- ling until he found that the boils were becoming infected.
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LETTER ROM COOK.

Copenhagen, Jan 3.-Water Lons- dale, Dr. Frederick A. Cooks eecre- tary, announced tonight that he had received letter from Dr. Cook, but he declined to give the explorers ad- dress. Mir. Lonsdale said that he would inform Dr. Cook of the uni versity's decision, of which he was convinced Dr Cook is still ignorant.
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INITIATED TURKEY TOO wEw
Friend Mistook His Companion for all
 Turkey and Killed Him. th

Little Rock, Ark. Dec. s.-A speci; to the Gazette from Newport. Arsrloa says:
 Mistaking his companion, James Mullins. prominent farmer and stock owner of this section. for a wild 1ur- kelly Robert Coifman shot and killed MT Mullins while out hunting today. MT. Mullins was some distance from MT Coffman and was bending over initiating the call of wild tur- key. MT. Coffman did not know ex- actly where his compenion was. and seeing Mir Coffman's back in tho bushes. anr hearing the call. he nred. MT. Mullins took few steps toward coffman and dropped dead.
 The fatality is the tesfsneu6aits kind iu Arkansas this season.
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COLD IN TEXAS.

Fort Worth. Texas. Jan. Atdrop of fifty degrees in twenty,four hours was recorded by the United States Weather Bureau here today. yeeter- day the thermometer registered 80 degrees. Today the mercury stahds at 90.
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WEST INDIES HOTEL BURNS.

Port Antonio. Jamacia. Jan 3.-The Hotel FitchfeId, one of the largest and best houses in the West Indies, and fayorite stopping place for Americans during the winter season. was destroyed by fire last night
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BRADLEY sTiLl GAME.
Will Fit Out Another North Pole Ex
 petition.

Augusta, Ga. Jan. 3.--J9hn R. Brad lev of New York. the backer Of Dr. Frederick A. Cook, in his quest of the north pole, admitted that he is planning another polar exbedi,ipn. He stated he had written to Captain Sverdrup, the well-known explorer, regarding an expedition to explore the Iolar seas north of Crocker Land
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c. D. LINN TRANSFERRED.

Washington, Jan. 3-George U. Linn, post office department inspector Ii charge at Spokane has been trans ferred to the nspectorin-chrag at Austin. Texas.
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"sincerely yours.
William ]. Garor.


 T Q statement was given out y.s. terday that Mayor Gaynpr seemed to indicate that Edwards would be re- moved to make way for a new com missioner of the mayors own choos- ing Therefore. Big Blu" had no comment to make today on the may rs praise. Besides Edwards. there are the following football stars in the street cleaning department:
 James U Hogan, an old Yale cap sssssr Harry Vaughan. the Yale end. and George Buckwalter, of Prince ton.
 Next week viii test the rev may of's quality with regard to one of the most important questions of pol icy a mayor must decide Is this to be wide open or closed town?
 Are Sundays to be dry or wei 2"
 There were plenty of questions to ask the mayor How about it2' this "ittiHoC'ef phe Ao dil iiuuiileS He ie- piled tlf5l he begged to be excused from any expression of opinion un- til he had time to make what changes iii the pssice department he intends.
 William F Baker is still commis- sioner of police but the mayors state. ment of last night indicates that a new man will have the job.
 With the new nssyor non-oommittal specu.afion reverted to collateral in fefences anu "reminiscences of his campaign utterances. He said then tl4al he favored liberal interpreta. tion of the excise law. and that there should be no more empty threats to close Coney Island and other resorts that had right to keep open on Sundays. Those that ought to be closed, he added, with firmness. would be closed and stay closed.
 Herman Ridder, publisher of the staats zeitnng. declined today to be commissioner of parks for Manhat. tan. and the borough of Richmond.
 Mayor Gaynor, in accepting his re. grets said
 Mr Herman Ridrser Informed me this morning that he would not ac. cept, on account of his being news. paper proprietor and president of the Newspaper Publishers Association. I regret to hose him, but recognize the propriety and delicacy of his posi-. tion.
 There is one thing in all this busi. neias that has struck me forcibly, and that Is that although those of Ger. man blood represent the largest per. centage of our population here. name. ly, about 32 per cent, almost no Ger. mans apply for office For that req. son alone l should not forget them.''
 The newly-elected board of alder. men took it's first lest vote today. and the alignment showed a Demo. cratic majority of four--41 Democrats and 37 Fusioilsts.
 John ] White was elected to sue. ceed the late Timothy P. csLittle Tin') Sullivan.
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MAYOR GAYNOR GIVES ADVICE. ADVISES WILLIAM EDWARDS TO ADD MORE FOOTBALL STARS TO HIS CLEANERS FORCE. John c. White Is Elected to Succeed Little Tim" suIIivan-cermans
 VIII Be Remembered in the
 hayer's Appointments.

New York, Jan s.-The qulbs or Mayor Gaynor continue to enliyen New York. Today he sent the follow. ing letter to William c. Edwards. commissioner of street cleaning, bet fer remembered as Big Bill" Ed w@rds. Of the Princeton football team. s"My Dear Commissioner:
 Take on few more football play CTS, and mayIg you will do better yet
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STEAMER DISABLE

 New York, Jan. ,. Th" steamer Algonquin, Boston rh weston, was eoday brought fREdA by tugs after having been tolaD from the North Carolina eoate q sister ship. the Apache. vii upon the disabled vessel on The cause nf the Alxondt Ina noss- was a broken tail shaft. mes at The Algonquin will De rer hand and will be in shape for 3ntral 2 a few days The Apache III her usual lime tomorrow | vile.
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WRESTLER HAS solLs.

Chicago. Jan. s-Dr. E. F. Roller. The Seattle wrestler. is in serious at Mercy Hospital. threat-
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as accurate statistics regarding the white population as white enumera- tors could"
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THE WEATHER.

Washington. D C.. Jan. s--Weath- CT forecast for Arkansas: Rain or snow Tuesday and Wednesday.
Evening journal., 1910-03-12
With the Photographers

who will teach people how concentrate their minds?
By loadng. lodging whatever requires effort and cuu
waiting inattenon they easily teach themselves how
not to.-Phladelphia Saturday Evening Post.
II the patter Of the slipper heard ofener in
homes the tattoo would supply satisfaction to the neigh
bors ~ it accomplished nothing else worth mentioning
Chester Times
Since Mr.. Asquith can't make up his mind what to do
with the Lords why not try doing without them?-New
York World
The Vice President OF the United States has paid
years i'm advance for the Weekly Globe. BY the way
name hm.-Atchison Globe
The fact that an Ohio man died from the bite Of a
camel but goes prove that things which go with
drink dangerous TO have around one.-Jackson
Ledger.
4 New England woman detective is TO marry a mill
lionare. Perhaps he thinks in view the attacks on
wealth. the fashion. that detective will come
handy in the famly.-Baltimore American
Oklahoma retains Senator Bailey to defend her laws
because she wants good representation before
Supreme Court Texas has in the United SEN
ate.-Iiouston Post
Evening journal., 1910-03-12
HALLEY'S COMET
CHAMPION EXPRESS
Now l7O,OOO,OOO Miles off,
But Will Reach Here in
May, y,SayS Professor

Running ON "a schdule that gives tho
go-by TO all way stations and provides
16 years for the round trip, Halley's
comet is coming toward the earth under
such a full head of steam that in about
two months more, or on Ma Is. this
champion express train of the solar sys-
tenn will be IN fun view. For about six
hours the comets tail which Us a mere
2o,0OOOOO OF miles long. or whereabouts,
viii be giving the earth some saucy
swishes about the ears and a meteoric
shower will probably result.
Professor Ames. who is director Of the
physical laboratory at Johns Hopkins
University, Baltimore, said that, though
having a diameter of about 100000 miles.
Halleys namesake Is exceedingly small
IN mass and couldn't do such great deal
OF damage of fl should "go off the rails. "
The atmosphere surrounding it i very
Evening journal., 1910-03-12
ACKNOWLEDGE IT
Wilmington Has to Bow to the Inevi-
table-Scores of Citizens
Prove II.


After reading the public statement
of this representative citizen of VIII
mington given below you must come
to this conclusion: a remedy which
cured years ago, which has kept the
kidneys i'm good health since, can be
relied upon TO perform the same work
in other cases. Read this:
Mrs. Patrick Crumlish, 1880 w. Third
ST., Wilmington. Del. says: Il never
fail to say a good word for Doan's
Kidney Pills. l publicly recommended
them eleven years ago and at this
time, / am glad TO confirm that state
ment Kidney trouble clung to me for
years and caused my health to become
all run down. The chief symptom was
a steady pain in the small of my back
which was so severe at times that
could not stoop, in fact, l was hardly
able to walk across the floor. The
least eXertion caused sharp twinges to
shoot through my kidneys and there was
also a severe pain in the back of my
neck and shoulders. / was distressed
by headaches had poor appetite and
was also very nervous. The contents
OF the first box of Doan's Kidney Pills
procured at Danforths Drug store
brought me great relief and in a short
time / was completely cured. one,
or twice since then / have taken Doan's
Kidney Pills and they have brought
prompt benefit. I believe that they
will cure any case of kidney trouble
For sale by all dealers. Price 5(
cents. Foster Milburn CO., Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the UniteC
/ States.
Remember the name-Doan's-an
take no other.
Evening journal., 1910-03-12

any abnormal growth or any diseased por-
ton Of the human anatomy. it Is his duty
to proceed with courage, but with all the
care and skill at his command. Illegal
trusts and bad monopolies are TO be cut
out. II possible they should be cut out
without serious trouble or disturbance 10
our political, social and financial system.
But they must be cut out If the Republic
can party cannot do it, or II it will not do
il, another party vii be born to attempt
and accomplish the task No man In the
Nation seems to be better fitted for this
great task than President Taft, but the
question Is whether he will be allowed to
act as surgeon-in-chief, or whether those
less wise and less skilfull viii insist upon
directing the operation.
There are those who would cut and
slash regardless of consequences. These
men lack prudence There are others who
prefer to let the unwho esorne condition
alone, fearing that the operation Of ro-
moval viii be worse than the disease
These men lack wisdom The wlsest and
most prudent men in the nation are now
called upon to come to the aid of the COM
mon people. Let the President lead, and
let the extremists on either end yield to
good counsel ors; and let all work to-
gcther with one accord TO effect the result.
This is not an appeal to the rank and f.e
of the politicians in the Democratic party.
il is probably too much to expect even
/ the best Of Democrats TO help devolve a
wise and safe plan of procedure; but when
such plan is clearly presented the wise
and prudent OF all parties should support
H.
Evening journal., 1910-03-12
LIGHTNING KILLS
$4,000 TRICK DOG
Bolt Tore Through Barn at
Glendale, Killing the Live
Stock There

Tho Glendale correspondent of the Mil
ford Chronicle says:
The electric storm which passed over
this section last Sunday was very disas-
ferrous to T.. II. Bishop, who lives three
miles east of this town. When Mr.. Bish-
op. who is a wealthy new conner here,
and has built up and beautihed the old
farm. went to his handsome new barn
Monday morning. he was horrihed and
dumb stricken to see his fine $50 Jer-
sey COW stlff in death, his great pct
dog also dead, and his fine $3.50 horse
stricken, and about to breathe his last.
He could see no reason for this until a
neighbor was called and discovered that
the steeple on tho barn had been smash
led and a small round hole on the iron
roof Of the building and some scorched
timber revealed the cause of the dis
aster. Mr.. Bishop says that the loss of
his dog is the most serious of all he val
ued him at 5000 and had been offered
s., 900 for him by a circus company. lie
was the most intelligent and best train
ed dog in the world he says. The dog
had a fine soldier uniform i'm which
he would drill muster with n gun, shoot
like a soldier and do anything that you
might ask him, even TO picking "a banjo
and sing or dance. lie was Mr. Bishop.
constant companion and bodyguard. The
old gentleman Is so greved that he vii
sell out and leave the farm, for he cam
remain on so sacred a spot where sucf
a sorrowing catastrophe has befaller
him.
Evening journal., 1910-03-12
Chatty Stories OF the Day

"Fain would write poem the delights Of fishing
sighed the poet, but woe is me! I can't find a word
to rhyme with angeworm.'
But why that word at the end of a liner" quered
the friend.
Because" hssed the poet between his teeth "an
angle worm is always at the end of a line"
And Tor hour the silence was so stiH that one
could have heard pin drop.-Chicago News.
Il was in the days before church organs and chors
Deacon Dorsey volunteered to lead singing Of
an old hymn. He started out very well: NY soul.
be thy guard-ten thou'-and he stopped unable TO
go any further because he had such a high pitch He
started again. My SOUL be the guard-ten
thouand more he stopped, this time pitched so
low that he could not proceed.
SAY, Brother Dorsey" said Of the congregation
hadn't you better start It with five thousandg-Suc-
cess.
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Personal and Pertinent

"Gurlcy Grimtho called OUT the bann in the Bir-
mingham City Court Monday while the regular jury
empaneing "Here' answered attractvely attred
and pleasant featured young woman from among the
court audience Miss Gurley Griffith Of Woodlawn; and
she inside the bar. Her ALI the vor
dire nerrogatories satisfactory the presiding
judge, and the drst woman juror in Alabama took a
seat in the jury box. When asked by the Court il
desired 10 claim constitutional exemption Miss Grith
replied in the negative. But women were changefuI
ever Before the oath administered the asked
the vener TO present reasons or excuses why they should
not serve and Miss Grifhth asked be excused The
Judge granted the request the ground a woman
moi fully qualified elector IN Alabama. Miss
Griffith however claimed and allowed the fees
and mileage for one days attendance as a regularly
summoned juror.-Mobe Register
Evening journal., 1910-03-12
The First Air Train.

New York World.
Ten years ago the automobile was a
novelty. the subway an--untried expert
ment and the flying machine an inventor s
dream. To-day. with farmers and truck
men using autos and with two great sub
ways in operation in New York It is an
nounced that on May Is railway trains
will be running under the East river and
from Munich viii be started the first reg
ular air passenger service.
The progress made i'm the various forms
Of earth transportation in the last decade
promises we'll for rapid progress in air
navigation If twelve pa sengers can be
successfully carried by air from Munich
to starnberg ana Oberammersau, it Will
not be long until air lines are establish
ed I'm all parts of tho civilized world.
Evening journal., 1910-03-12

rare. he comet is even now visible
through the telescope, but it is 170.-
Oo0,0oO miles from the earth. When IL
shoots past eVnus, on March ~ its speed
viii be terrific.
This is the oldest comet known to scien-
lists. Though named after Haley, who
spotted it in 1852. and after studying its
curves. DECLARED It would come back
again in &c years, it had been recurring in
every seventy-siXth year from II p. C..
down. as its record showed when looked
up. In the BayeuX tapestry is "A picture
showing the people gazing at the comet
IN 1866. just before the Norman conquest.
il used to have a bad reputation. being
regarded as presaging somo disaster.
Long since, however the astronmors
have disabuscd the public of such ideas,
and the comet Is now viewed merely in
light of curiosity when it reappears.