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Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09
CLOSES NINETEEN THEATERS.
Mayor Harrison Finds That Ordinances
Are Generally Violated.

Chicago, Jan. mayor Carter Har-
rison has taken steps to provide as far
as possible against a repetition of the
recent horror at the Iroquois theater.
AS result of an investigation made at
his orders and lasting but a few hours,
nineteen theaters and museums We're
ordered closed, some of them being
among the leading and most popular
playhouses in the city. The action of
the mayor was based on one single vio-
lation of the ordinances which were
intended to protect the patrons of
theaters from just such an occurrence
of that which cost so many lives on
Wednesday. This was that every one
of these places had omitted TO supply
an asbestos curtain.
The mayor said: II could not see any
explanation for the disaster except the
failure of the curtain to come down. 1
tried lot of the doors and they seemed
say that the great loss of life in the
Iroquois theater was due to the fact
that the people lost their heads and
crowded into the doorways and aisles
like maniacs, but the fact remains, and
it cannot be denied, that there would
have been no panic if the apparatus in
this theater, which, judged by all
ordinary standards, was the best
equipped playhouse in the city, had
been in proper working order. There
is no getting beyond the fact. From
all the evidence now in hand it is clear
that if the asbestos curtain in this
theater had been down there would
have been no loss of life, compare
lively speaking"
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09
FLOOD MADE THEM CASH.
Farms FertIIlzed By Sediment Bringing
Fine Second Crop.

Emporia, KS, Jan. 4.-The farmers
here who We're complaining last sum-
mer about the destructive flood of June
grain and telling of the wonderful
amount of good the food wrought on
their bottom farms. 1t is fact that
the flood did thousands of dollars
worth of damage to the bottom farms,
but at the same time it deposited on
the fields where it stood several inches
of rich sediment which could not be
eXcelled as a fertilizer. The corn
grown after the flood in the flood dis
tricts is some of the best corn ever
grown qin the county. Flowing the
fields after the flood mixed the flood
sediment with the soil. In many in
stances the yield of farms has been in
created from 25 to so per cent, the
farmers say.
Corn planted as late as June has
the acre. Generally corn planted that
late would not mature. Last July TIE
farmers predicted the ''after food
corn would make only fodder, but it is
the finest they ever grew. A short
time ago a firm here offered prizes for
the largest corn in the county. Ray
mond Fowler won first prize for corn
planted after the food and Walter
Dumbold for the best corn outside of
the food district The after food
corn was as large as the early corn.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09
A heavy storm did at least 500, 900
damage in Southern Indiana
Teacllers Visit &. o.

Lawrence, KS, Jan. between 200
and 800 teachers, members of the State
Teachers Association, visited Law
renee as guests of the Univerity of
Kansas. The visit had for it's principal
object the inspection of the Carnegie
exhibit of paintings which is soon to
be returned to Pittsburg. The museum,
laboratories, shops and all departments
of the institution were open, and en-
tertainment was afforded by lectures,
experiments and concerts during the
daY.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09
Moorish Water Clocks.

Among the curious features Of To
ledo which unfortunately remain no
longer, were water clocks, devised by
Moorish genius named Az-Zarcal,
who placed them on the banks of the
Tagus SO that the people could read
the time. They were run by water
power. and were so famous that Daniel
Merlac, an English astronomer. came
all the way from Oxford in 11S5 to
study them.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09
French Naval Prooram,

The naval construction program Of
the French admiralty for 1904 COM
prises seventy vessels. Of this huge
total, f1fty-nine are to be torpedo
boats, which are to be constructed by
private shipbuilding firms. Sixteen
new submarine boats are to be built;
one armored cruiser, of 1854 tons
and twenty-three knots speed, and
two torpedo boat destroyers, with a
speed of thirty knots.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09
Had Mo IMAGINATION.

certain little .4-year-OId who had
been taught to use her mind. was left
to play alone. as her elder sister had
gone to school. She was urged to go.
next door and amuse herself with the
small son belonging to that house.
"Oh, no. mamma, don't want to go
there; Tommy can't play nicely at all.
Why he digs a hole and don't call it
anything! Life.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09
TRANSLATED Twelve Language.

Washington, Dec. 31.-Colonel Henry
I. Thomas, for four years translator in
the state department, is dead of pneu-
monia, aged CO years He spoke and
translated French, Spanish, Italian,
German, Norwegian, Danish. Dutch,
Portuguese, Hebrew, Arabic and Greek,
besides having general knowledge
of other tongues.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09
Postal service Order.

Washington, Dec. 3O.-With the con-
currence of the civil service commits
sion, the postmaster general has issued
an order that the probationary period
of employees at all postoffices hereafter
will begin with their permanent APP
pointment, instead of with their APP
pointment as substitutes.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09
Habltual Criminal LAW.

Great Britain is to have an habituar
criminal law resembling those of some
of our states: The plan now under
consideration is that of an Industrial
penal settlement for the special BEN
eft of such "habituals," where special
efforts would be made to reform them,
and opportunity given of regaining
their liberty by industry and good con-
duct, but only on probation.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09

San Francisco, Dec. S1.-The firm of
Getz Bros. s. Co.. has contracted with
the Russian government to supply the
latter with 5000, 600 pounds of beef
and the firm is making demands upon
all the big packers in the West, having
already placed an order for 1000, 900
pounds with Cudahy & Co., to be de-
hvered in this city.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09
Drummers Are Exennt.

Commercial Agents who travel In
the British Isles are exempt from all
taxes and special trade licenses or
concessions, except in case of those
commodities for the sale of which
special public license is requisite. In
the latter case foreign agents ara
subject to the regular trade regula-
tions governing the sale of excise
commodities.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09
New RifIe for SOLDIER.

States army and militia will be armed
with the new Springfield magazine
rife. The hundreds of thousands OF
Krag-Jorgensen guns on hand will
eventually have to be broken UP as
VaIueless
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09
Lareeet On Earttl.

st. Louis, Dec, sO.-The biggest sta
tionary steam engine on earth reached
the worlds fair grounds on twenty-one
cars. 1t is of 5000 horse power. The
foundations for the giant are already
in place, and the installation will be-
gin at once. The engine weighs 720
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09
More Lives Lost Than in 1871.

Chicago, Jan. Sin the great fire of
1871, when $4,000 buildings were de-
stroyed and $4,000 people driven from
their homes and places of business,
only200 lives were lost. In that forty
hours of conf1agration in which city
was burned, not one-third as many
lives were lost as in the thirty minutes
of fire and panic at the Iroquois thea
fer
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09

New York, Jan. 5.-Under instruc-
tions from Fire Commissioner Hayes,
an assistant fireman of the department
is testing the freproof qualities of the
abestos drop curtains in New York
theaters. The assistant foreman had
instructions to apply gasoline to all
suspected curtains and attempt to
ignite them.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09

Washington, Dec. 31.-During the
illness of Secretary Hay Secretary Root
has been named by the president to
conduct negotiations with General
Reyes, of Colombia. His frequent con-
ferences with the officials of the ad-
ministration have enabled General
Reyes to realize that the United States
will not retrace step on the isthmus.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09
Panama Wll Assume

Washington, Dec. sO.-The statement
of NJ. Bunau-Varilla, the Panama min
lister, that his government is willing
to assume a portion of the Colombian
debt has been received at the British
embassy and transmitted by cable TO
the London government for considera-
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09
War Risks Demanded.

Moscow, Russia, Jan. 2.-The impo-
sition of war risks by the insurance
companies on shipments hence to the
far east was the first local intimation
that Russo-Japanese hostilities We're
considered within the bounds of posi-
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09
1iermnnv PoncI,inr-

Washington, jan 2. = Information
has reached Washington to the effect
that Germany is making a quiet but
determined effort to secure possession
of a coaling station at ST. Thomas, one
one of the Danish West Indian islands
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09
TIIinois Earthonakes

Bloomington, Ill, Jan. 2.-In Cham
paign county three distinct earthquake
shocks were experienced, all in rapid
succession. Houses were shook and
occupants aroused from sleep. No
damage of consequence has been re-
ported.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09
Married on Sinht

John T. Kruger OF Wabash, Neb..
bet friend $500 that he would ask
the first girl he met, after leaving his
hotel. TO marry him. This happened to
be Mamie Gram, who promptly ac-
cepted his offer. They were married
within an hour.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09
New South Wales Business.

All business, or nearly all, in New
South Wales is conducted through
trade industrial unions" Up to
March. 1903, 1OS unions of employees
and eighty-two unions of employers
had been registered in the arbitration
court. When a union has been duly
registered it becomes amenable to the
arbitration law.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09

The reorganization of the military
establishment found more than one
third Of the officers of the army des-
titute Of any martial education except
the empirical sort they had picked up
in the field.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09
pritishers Crew Taller

Statistics show that in fifty years
the average height of British men has
risen an inch. The present average
height for a man of thirty is Eve feet
eight and one-half inches.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09
Refunding Closed.

Washington, Jan. 9 = Refunding
operations under Secretary Shaw's re-
cent offer closed with the year. The
amount of 3s and is thus far received
approximates SIS, ESQ, 900. The amount
of IS received for redemption is S12,
OHO
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09
Five Thousand Men go to Work.

Pittsburg. Jan. 5.-Five thousand
additional men have been placed at
work at McKeesport in the plants of
the National Tube company thus
making the mills on full time
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09
Department. of Justice.

Washington, Jan. 5. = The depart
ment of justice will this week take up
the question of making a full and final
investigation of charges involving sub
ordinate officials of that department in
Indian Territory.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09

Christmas Trees, Holly. Alistletoe
and holiday decorations of NIL kinds.
for home. hail or church, can be had
in best quality at low prices from w.
Fl. Culo s. Co., Florists, Withita, Kans.
Send for special price list
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09
THE FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
Congress ReassembIes With Its BusI-
ness Tied Up In Committees.
18th DAY.

The senate reassembled after recess of more
than two weeks, without any definite program
beyond the passage of appropriation bills and
the consideration of the Panama canal treaty.
There are no otner impOr tant matters pressing
for attention. The me- assures named are all in
the hands of committees. The first speech ex-
pected is that of Senator Lodge, who will up
hold the right of the president to recognize the
independence of Panama Although no for
NAL notice has been given of other speeches, it
is expected that many of them will be made.
The committee military affairs will prob
ably report the nomination of General Leon
ard Wood at the first executive session.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09
LImitsd Train wrecked

Ashlahla, Ohio, Jan. 5.-A double
header limited ON the Lake Shore road
went into an open swith, killing two
engineers and injuring six others
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09
Russian rroop. En- Route.

Port Said, Jan "A Russian trans
port with 1000 troops on board has
traversed the Suez canal bound for
Port Arthur.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09
a Thousand Wen strike.

Huntington, w. Va, Jan. 5.-One
thousand employees of the American
Car and Foundry Company struck
against a 10 per cent reduction in their
WAGES
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09
Ice suspends NavIgatIon.

Cologne. Jan. Navigation of the
Rhone has been completely suspended
by ice.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09

Brainerd, Mimi, Jan. 4.-The Ar
lington hotel is damaged $4,000 by
fire. There were about 80 guests and
for time great confusion prevailed,
but all escaped.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09
CathoI,o sc,,ooI Rurned.

Louisville. KY. Jan. 5.-St. Gather
ines academy, a Catholic school for
girls, Springfield, KY, is burned Loss
about S2oo. 600.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09

is because made by an entirely differ
ent process. Defiance Starch is unlike
any other. better and one-third more
for 10 cents.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09
Porto RIcan ReCiment.

San Juan, P. B., Jan. 5.-The re-
manning mounted Porto Rican troops
may be ordered to Panama.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09
Finest Church Burued.

indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 5.-The First
Baptist church, one of the finest in the
CITY is burned. The loss is $50, 900.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09
WHY lis TIIE REST

There is IN ore fun in the world than
most of us have any idea of.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09
uneducated Officers.

When a public speaker pauses for a
reply it breaks him all up if he gets it.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09

ETC permanently cured ITS nervousness after
EHE y first days Klnes Nerve Restors
or. Send FOR FREE so 90 trial bottle and treatses
Street. Philadelphia Pc
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09

The house met with almost bare calendar
as NEST meas ures which had been before the
house are still with the committees. Private
pension bills will have ample time for their
consideration The week will be busy one in
in the committee rooms which will five the
house something to do later.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09

When a man is going to the dogs he
usually meets the dogs about half way.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09

Stops the Cough and
Works OFF the Cold
Laxative Bromo Qui-ne Tablets. Price 25c.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-09

sion 1908, ana includes the record OF
all cases decided prior to the May ses-
sion, 1908, and not heretofore reported.
WITH A LOCAL CIRcUIT.-The Mis-
souri, & Kansas Telephone company
has connected the Minnesota Valley
Telephone company's system with their
toll line at Belle PLANE. The MINES
cab Valley Telephone company have
rural lines to Peck and Riverdale.
BOYS ATTEMPT MURDER-Joe
Thompson and Frank Harris, two
young Hutchinson men, are in Jail
charged with attempting to kill Simon
Nusbaum, nine miles south of town.
The boys went hunting and shot some
of Nusbaum's chickens, and when he
demonstrated with them they shot at
him with shotgun, barely missing
him.
PRISONERS PREsENTs.-Of the 1,04O
prisoners in the federal prison at Leav-
enworth, 900 of them received Christ
mas presents by mail.
SIXTY YEARS MARRIED.-AIr. and
Mrs. John Lester. OF Ottawa, have cele-
brated their, sixtieth wedding ami
versary, The couple were married in
Eastern New York on December 2s,
1913, and have been residents Of ottawa
for thirty-fve years Mr.. Lester has
been an active member of the Masonic
lodge for more than sixty years and is
the oldest Mason In FRANKLIN county.
B. & L. MEETING. will be a
meeting of local building and loan
secretaries and others interested in
that line. at Topeka January 2s, 1904.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-06-09
BONDShfN ARE SUED
WATER WORKS SHORTAGE

Superintendent of Public Works C. s,
Holloway this morning filed an action
VS.. Edward Vivian Richardson, d. Ka-
wananakoa, John +. Colburn, Cecil
Brown and Henry Waterhouse Trust
Co., Ltd. administrators with the will
of w. II. Cornwell. deceased. The
plaintiff shows that on July /. 1901,
Vivian Richardson was appointed
clerk Of the Bureau of Water Works
and furnished bond of $4,000, d. Ka-
wananakoa, John f. Colburn and w.
II. Cornwell signing as sureties.
Further that on the death OF w. H..
cornwell letters OF administration up
on his estate were issued to the Water
house Trust Co.
Plaintiff alleges that between July
IL. 1901, and March 7, 1904. Richardson
collected $2s32.s5 belonging to the Ter
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-06-09
Fart and kerchan. Street,

was that he had not more fully quoted
the books; he said that he had not an
|ticipated. In the case OF the 2lst, that
the misdemeanor argument would be
relied upon; he had thought the 'in-
famous crime" proposition. as expound-
ed by Judge Gear in his famous deci-
sion, would be used as the basis Of pro-
test.
Fleming sought to have Judge DE
Bolt decide at once In the Tesla matter.
hut Stewart held that II might be well
to defer the case for argument until
tomorrow morning: the court might
wish to look over its decision In the
former affair.
81 am perfectly willing to submit the
Eatter without argument" said Flem-
ing.
Eyes, His Honor has Just intimated
that he could decide better without the
help of the prosecution" remarked
Stewart; and general smile pervaded
the judicial atmosphere.
Argument was set for 0: 80 tomorrow
morning. Either Judge De Bolt, II Is
expected, will grant Stewards motion
or else reverse his former decision.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-06-09
SUGAR TRUST PRICES.

Willett a Gray reporting on sugar
conditions under tie Of May rs, an
nounce shortage In the Cuban sugar
and draw the conclusion that the price
OF raw sugars must OF necessity ad-
vance. Willett & Gray are not infal-
lible but present quotations Of the sug-
ar market taken In connection with
their very reasonable forecast furnishes
every reason for sugar produces Of
this Territory to believe that they are
the victims of Sugar Trust manipula-
ton. According to all natural market
conditions raw sugar prices should be
higher than a week ago. While some
thirty or forty thousand tons of Ha-
waiian sugar are due to arrive the mar
ket takes sudden slump and with a
regularity that is remarkable to say
the least, the Hawaiian sugars get the
worst of 1t. Once only in recent years
have the prices for our sugars been on
a parity with London figures. and It Is
doubtful whether any OF our cargoes
were at port during that extraordinary
period.
1t may be that the Trust is not ma
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-06-09
LABOR UNIONS WATcHFUl.

That the labor union papers are look.
Ing with some inte.est to the labor
field in Hawaii can be seen by the fol-
lowing item which appeared in the
worlds Workers" column Of the
Coast seamen's Journal May 20;
A strike OF 1900 Japs recently oc-
CURED on the Waipahu plantation, In
the Hawaiian Islands. The laps de-
manded the removal OF the head fore
man. The foreman, who was charged
with conducting gambling games and
coercing the laborers to patronize raj
fes, resigned, and the strikers returned
to work.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-06-09
INEFFICIENT SCHOOL MANAGE.
MENT.

Purely mechanical retrenchment TO
which the school-teachers OF the Terri
tory have been subjected continues to
hold prominent place in minds Of
parents and teachers. Not infrequent-
ly, OF course. the teachers who take
part In the discussion are charged with
being prompted by purely selfish mo
tives. This may be the case in certain
instances but II is a sad commentary
on the character Of the general teach
ing force OF the Territory II 1t be true
In all. At all events experience has
taught the people that many OF the
teachers have as deep an interest In
and can consider with as much and
more intelligence the general advance.
ment of the schools than those who
manipulate affairs at the head Of the
instruction department.
A Kauai teacher has taken up the
question in letter to the Garden ISL
and. The subject Is dealt with calmly
and in a manner convincing to tenn
perate, thoughtful parents or taxpay-
ers. This teacher says:
what does Kauai think? That gov
eminent In the Territory for some
years has been attended with a GER
tain amount Of extravaganza and an
extraordinary amount OF embezzlement
is admitted. That strictest economy is
essential is clearly seen, But should
1t be required that moderate number
among the people, and they or the
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-06-09

lation spells not SO much injustice to
the teacher as disaster to the school.
After all is said that can be deduced
from comparison of salary schedules,
the fact remains that teachers have
not been attracted to positions under
the salaries heretofore offered. In one
district on Kauai embracing four
schools two OF the schools have been
closed for considerable portions of this
year because Of lack a available teach
ers to fill the positions. What then
will be the situation If any considerable
number Of teachers should be forced
into other employment or should emf.
crate to fields of labor outside the Ter.
ritory? VIII 1t be a horizontal reduc.
ton in ability of teaching force in the
Territory, or will II be the brightest
men and women that 60 out? or those
who hesitate to resign because of in.
aptitude for other employment, inabil.
ity to move, or unwillingness to sacri.
fee years Of special training that have
fitted them for the profession Of teach
ing what shall we say? Will not the
djscouragement of undertaking to sup
port a family on the reduced income,
, the looking out for chances of side EN-.
ployment. and for opportunities of
working into other business act as a
bindrance TO the best work."
II Is foregone conclusion that when
teachers are taxed through salary re-
duction TO a point where the final re
muneration received for their services
hardly meets living EXPENSES. they
must necessarily look for other means
for livelihood. Horizontal reduction Of
ability will not result. Some teachers
may not be footIose and conseaueptl,
unable 10 seek new positions. As o
general proposition the best teachers
leave because they are better eouippet
to secure new positions. The school.
are thus left with n lower grade Of
teaching capacity. and vacancies Il
filled at all are supplied with less eff
Client men and women.
Hawaii's aim should he TO improve
the standards of its schools. secur,
teachers of superior eouipment. TIL,