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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-16
Fiuhts BURGLAR; Is Slain.

Pittsburg.-Henry F. Smith, the ~
year old son of Joseph Smith,
wealthy business man, was shot TWICE
and almost instantly killed by Durs'
lar, whom he surprised in the dining
room of his fathers residence III 'ne
east end. That a desperate battle TOOK
place between young Smith and tne
burglar is evident from the disordereu
condition of the dining room anu
kitchen.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-16
Tobacco Trust Under Fire,

An investigation of the business
methods of the socalled tobacco trust
will be made by the department of
justice F.. N. Hill Of Boston has been
appointed as special attorney to make
the inquiry The officials of the de-
partment will not discuss the matter
but It is believed that a prosecution
under the Sherman antitrust law is in
view.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-16
Whole Train Leaves Track.

Bloomington, Ill.-The Nashville
special on the Illinois Central, north
bound. was wrecked at Buckley, north
Of here.
The whole train left the track, but
none of the coaches turned over.
Fifteen OF the passengers and train
crew we're more or less injured, none
fatally.
The accident was caused by a
broken rail.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-16

Newspapers are beginning to nour'
ish in Italy. The first In circuia'"H
and enterprise is tho Evening Courie,
of Milan, with 100000 circulation anu
an equipment of American Hoe plese
es. The Tribune of Rome Is next IN
circulation and influence, with an ou'
put of 100000 copies daily.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-16
Gen. Shafter
Is Dead

Major General William Rufus Shat
ter, us. A., retired, died last Monday
at the ranch of Captain w. 81. McKit-
trick, his n-law, 20 miles south Of
Bakersfield, CAL, after an illness Of
seven days, despite the best medical at
tention in California.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-16

The perfect human figure should 70
equal in height to ten faces.
"Do you suffer much with the Luz
nudity, Mrs. F1anigan?"
mo, mum; sure, the doctor SEE :.
it's the dyspepsy."-Baltimore Ame'
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-16
Race Suicide in France.

Paris.-Public attention has again
been drawn to the national peril in
volved in the constantly diminishing
birth vate by the publication of the
vital statistics for 1905.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-16

"You have to refuse a good many
girls jobs during the course OF a day."
Yes" said the head of the firm.
"And yet they always ge out smil-
ing How do they manage it?"
'T tell 'em we think it inadvisable
to employ extraordinarily beautiful
girls. Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-16
Drink Evil in the U. S. Army.

Washington.-The resolutions favor
ing the restoration of the army can
teen for the sale of beer and light
wines to soldiers under proper restric-
tons, unanimously adopted by Ad-
vance tent, Independent Order of Re-
chabites of this city, perhaps the old
est temperance organization in the
world, have aroused great interest in
temperance circles.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-16
General Shafter Is Sick.

Bakersfield, Cal, Nov. 15.-Major
General William R. Shafter, U. S. A.,
retired, is seriously i'll of pneumonia
at his ranch, IA miles south of Bakers
field.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-16

During 1905 there were wrecked,
burned and foundered at sea 297
steam vessels. of net aggregate ton
mage of 253.611, and 296 sailing YES
sells of 214,60O tons.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-16
Pet Buck Deer Stays Him

1t has BEEN definitely established ..
Mont Clair, N. j., that pet DUCK 49, 49,,
killed Herbert Bradley, wealthy nou,
exporter, whose dead body was lou1
on the preserve at his home tnefo'
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-16
ROGERS AS TRUST BUSTER.

Standard OIL Magnate on TraII OF
Offender.
Fairhaven, Mass, Nov. 14.-Henry
H. Rogers of the Standard Oil company
is about to start out as trust bus
ter" The company to which he will
first turn his attention is one of the
strongest combinations in the United
States, the United Shoe Machinery
company. All this has come from the
announcement just made that a new
shoe machinery company is at once to
be started in this town, in which Mr..
Rogers is deeply interested.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-16
TWO Terms PLENTY
President ROOSEVELT SAYS
HE IS NOT A CANDIDATE.
Makes the Statement at Recent Con-
ference at Whitehouse-Thinks two
terms Is Sufficient for the President
of the United States-Regards This
as His Second Term.

1t was announced at Washington, D.
c., Sunday that President Roosevelt
before starting on his Panama trip
took occasion at a White House con-
ference to again strongly reiterate his
public announcement" that no cOmbina-
ton of circumstances could induce him
to become a candidate for reelection
in 1905" 1t is said the subject was
preached by one of the callers abiding
to frequent publications which declar-
ed the president to be the logical man
TO lead his party to victory. The presi-
dent, in declaring that he had not
changed his mind, expressed apprecia-
ton of the compliment implied. He
said that while the suggestion was
no doubt made in all sincerity, it was
embarrassing because it created the
impression that he could be swayed
from his former attitude. He said his
decision to retire at the conclusion of
his present term was irrevOcable. The
president subscribed to the time hon
cred tradition that the president of the
United States could not serve more
than two terms. He regarded this as
his second term. He secuted the sug-
gestion that the policies he had been
pursuing could not, or would not, be
carried to their conclusion by his sue
cessor, whoever he might be.
Late Message From Voyaeers.
According to wireless messages re-
ceived at the White House from the
battleship Louisiana, President Roose-
welt and party are experiencing fine
weather and greatly enjoying the trip.
The president and Mrs. Roosevelt
are greatly enjoying the trip, spending
a great deal of time on deck.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-16

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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-16

Mothers will find Mrs. Winston =
Soothing Syrup the best remedy 10 uJ0
for their children during teething perlou'
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-16

A man whose grammar is bad is at
disadvantage in introducing himself.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-04-13
ELECTRIC CAR

The Strang electric car was in
Chanute, Tuesday, using the Santa
Fe tracks. 1t is a little beauty and
seems to do the work expected of it
in very satisfactory manner.
During its stops here hundreds of
our people inspected it. Our guess
is that electricity as a motive power,
will soon supersede steam, for all
the lighter work at least.
Electricity is power the capaci-
ties of which we little dream. Ere
long it will furnish our light, heat
and motive power at prices defying
competition. When a coal strike
will cause no general depression in
business. The smoothness and
speed with which this car moves is
but fore shadowing of what we
may expect in the future,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-04-13
Another Twist

1t is now assured that the tail of
the octopus will get another twist in
Chanute. The Parsons Bros. who
bought the ground just east of the
cemetery last year, for a refinery
site, have made all the financial and
other necessary arrangements, staked
off the ground and let contracts for
the building. We understand this
refinery will care for 500 barrels OF
crude per day and will also manu-
facture the by products. This will
give employment to quite number
of men
This gives us three refneries al
this point. With them and the ont
1t Rollin and other at Erie, the
product of Neosho county can b
pretty well looked after. We art
extremely glad to see these prepare
tions being made and when they are
all in operation, they will surely en-
courage further development OF
this field. Mr.. Miller is shipping
out considerable quantity of Il e
crude for fuel purposes, at the pre-
sert time but we think when these
refneries are in operation he can
realize better price for his oil fol
refining purposes. Surely there will
be but little trouble to market the
refined product as every loyal Kan
san will give Kansas oil the prefer.
ence and, with railrad freights made
right our neighbor states should, and
we believe will, favor the iadepen-
dent product.
The Standard Oil company has
been getting some pretty hard
knocks of late and it looks very
much like the end of its absolute
monopoly of the oil interest is close
at hand. 1t has held sway for a
long time and been one of the most
successful monopolies thatever held
the world in the hollow of its hand.
1t has done great work in the
development of the oil business and
by shrewd business methods, dis
honorable In many instances, has
kept, at aid times complete control
of the situation. But the world has
grown larger in population and en-
terprise and the time seems about
ripe for the independent refinery
man to get started in the work.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-04-13
INCREASING OUR STRENGTH

1t must not be taken for granted
an excess of exports over Imports
means just so much gold sent back
to this country TO settle the differ
ence. 1t does not. But it does
mean that by that favorable balance
we are increasing the strength of
our position financially and providing
reserve which is convenient to
have in dealings with other countries.
There was time when we
we're an importing and therefore
debtor nation .and largely at the
mercy, economically speaking. of
others. Our growth under Protec
ton has relieved us from such de-
pendence.-Troy Times.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-04-13
palace, where they will remain until
conditions are brighter.

palace, where they will remain until
conditions are brighter.
The observatory has been des-
troyed and Signor Matteucci, the
director, and the employees had
narrow escapes: They passed last
night in the darkness, save for the
frequent flashes of lightning, as the
gas works and electric lighting plant
a'so were destroyed. The restau-
rant of the Funicular railroad, too,
has been obliterated. Prisoners in
jails on the mountain side went mad
with terror and mutinied, and were
only partially quoted by being
brought here. But their fears have
been communicated to the prisoners
here who may rebel at any moment.
The situation is critical.
Breathing is momentarily becom-
ing more difficult because of the
poisonous fumes and smoke, while
the hot ashes which are still falling
tend to make life burden.
Contrary to expectations, the sea
has not yet shown signs of being |
affected by the phenomena, but ,,
fears are entertained that tidal
waves may yet come, and many
craft have put to sea.
Visitors to Naples are avoiding
the hotels on the sea front, and the
people living there are beginning to
cave for higher attitudes.
Though there is much misery, up
o the present time there have been
10 fatalities, exceptat Portici, where
IN old woman died, supposedly from !
right.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-04-13

the front. Almost every delegate
convention that is held in the state
demonstrates the utter unfairness of
the system and shows how the
wishes of the people are thwarted
bv combinations entered into by a
few political bosses. and blindly
carried out by the delegates be-
cause they do not want to kick.
And how the expressed wish offs
community is defeated by the
treachery of few delegates.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-04-13
Selfish Revisionists

The shoemakers of Massachusetts,
are Tariff revisionists. They want
all the Tariff taken off of sole leather
because in costs them, they say, s
to 7 cents per pair of shoes. When
asked if they will reciprocate by
yielding to removal of the Tariff
on shoes they hasten to say MOI Mol
That's the trouble with too many of
the revisionists. Sole leather is the
finished product of the tanner and
cattle grower, and these parties are
to this protection just as
much as the shoemaker. The sell
ishness the latter people show makes
t altogether unlikely that there win
De any effort to reconstruct tariff
av.--Decorah Tia. ]"Republican.o
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-04-13
CHANUTE. NE0SH0 COUNTY, KANSAS FRIDAY APR. 10, 1906


The primary election held in the
second district by agreement be
tween Scott and Allen shows con-
clusvely the necessity of the prim
airy to get at the real wIsnes of the
people. Had it been left to a dele
gate convention there IS every rea-
son to believe that Allent would
have been nominated by the mani
pulation of delegates. Yet the dis
trict gave Mr.. Scott 1900 majority
and rains and bad roads made
light country vote in many places
where SCOTS great strength lay. To
get fair expression of the will Ct
the party voters in cities where
registration is required it is abb
solutely essential that to be a
voter a man must have registered
his name and party utilization.
Then he can only vote with his own
party and not have a voice in the
nomination of the opposite ticket.
We are aware of the fact that a
primary election necessitates two
campaigns for the nominees, but it
seems to be the only way to elimin-
ate the growing tendency to unfair
methods In conventions.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-04-13
PRIMARY SYSTEM

The people of Kansas have now
reached point of intelligence where
they are capable of casting their
own vote and of voting for whom
they please irrespective of the
bosses. The primary system is the
plan that gives to each man his in
dividual vote and allows him to cast
it untrammelled by the influence of
any boss and of having it counted
for the man he desires to see get to
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-04-13
NAPLES IS ALARMED
BY INVADING LAVA
People Rush to the Streets in Terror.
OF BOSCOtreCaSe NO Trace
Now Remains
POPE DEEPLY DISTRESSED
Flight from Vicinity Of Burning
Mountain duchess of AoSta
Shows Herself An Angel

Naples, April 8.-The hope that
Mount Vesuvius was becoming calm
was dissipated today, when the
volcano become more active than
ever.
The panic has spread to Naples
Two strong earthquake shocks,
which shattered windows and
cracked the walls of buildings, were
experienced today. The entire
population rushed to the streets in
terror, many persons crying, "The
Madonna has forsaken us; the endA
of the world has come"
No trace remains of Boscotrecase,
commune on the southern de-
cllvity of the mountain, where up to
48 hours ago TO-, 900 persons lived;
and Tore Annunziata, on the shores
of the Gulf of Naples, one mile to
the southwark, is almost surrounded
by the invading lave and has been
evacuated by its 80, 900 inhabitants.
The people were brought to Naples
by trains, street cars, military carts
and steamships. Similar means of
transportation are being employed
to bring away the people from Tore
Del Greco. The police and car
bineers are guarding the abandoned
houses and several members of the
government also are here. A tele
gram received from the mayor OF
San Sebastiano, village near the
observatory. on the northwest de.
clivity of Vesuvius, says that the
lava is approaching rapidly and the
people are terror stricken. They
have been for nights without sleep,
he says, are destitute and beg that
assistance be given them.
The work of succor is hampered
owing to delays to the railway ser
vice, which is interrupted by red
hot stones, thrown to a height of
3, 900 feet, falling on the tracks.
AS yet it is impossible to count
the craters that have opened and
from which streams of lava have
flooded the beautiful, prosperous
and happy land laying on the south
east shores of the Gulf of Naples.
The atmosphere is heavily charged
with electricity and now and then
the flashes of lightning are binding,
while the detonations from the
volcano resemble those of terrible
explosions.
The churches of the city were
open all Saturday night and were
crowded with panic striker people.
Members of the clergy are doing
their utmost to calm their fears, but
the arguments 60 almost for naught
when renewed earthquake shocks
are experienced.
With the danger and horror of the
situation aside, Vesuvius presents
one of the most splendid sights I'M
aginable. The mountain of fire,
whose speech is by defamation and
whose acts are destruction, seems
like an eRraged giant, determined to
make the pigmies of earth feel the
night of his wrath. Here and there
IN the mountain side stand the
blasted trunks of pine trees, their
rare branches outstretched as
hough in protest against the devast- l
alton the volcano has wrought.
The Duchess of Aosta, who al
rays 10 to be found where misery 9
xists, is not sparing herself in her n
forts to alleviate distress. The o
eople call her an angel of mercy. II
'oday she took several children =
ON their weary mothers and in her
arriage conveyed them to the royal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03
RAILROAD NEWS.
Hartman Lines Adopt Steel as
Car Material.
Experience Proves Wisdom OF
This Action.
is SAFER IN WRECKS.
Also Affords Big Saving in
Weight OF Trains.
Gossip and Matters of Interest
in Railroad Circles.

Indications point to the use of steel
IN the construction of rolling stock Of
all kinds on railways In the future
The management Of the Union Pacific
railroad. and the other Hartman lines,
after experiments extending through
long perio1 of time, have adopted
steel for use in the construction of all
passenger equipment. of all box cars,
and IN fact Of all cars which will per-
NIT Of such construction.
With view to trying out the plans
which have been made for passenger
coaches. for mail cars and for freight
cars. the Hartman lines are having
constructed in the Sacramento shops
under the supervision of Julius
Kruttchnitt director of operation and
maintenance, a model car of each
KIND, with q view to ascertaining
whether the plans for the construc-
uon are the best, and will work out as
the management believes they will
when the plans are proved by the con-
struction of the model cars. these
plans will be adopted as standard, and
the Hartman lines will then build all
their cars with steel frames.
In the case OF the freight cars or
oox cars, the company is constructing
them almost entirely of steel the
floors being of this material.
Inc action of the Hartman lines
management in adopting steel so thor
oughly and completely for equipment
IS Of more importance than appears at
first glance Some years ago the com
pany began building steel underframes
IN freight equipment, which reduced
the weight of q box car from about
$4,000 pounds to $1,000 pounds steel
construction throughout will further
reduce the weight of the car between
5000 and 1000 pounds. In a train of
fifty freight cars this would mean a
saving of between seventy-five and 100
tons, or that amount added to the pos
sible train load. This increase in train
load possibilities, together with the
indestructibility of the cars, the cheap
ness Of their repair and of the main
tenance. which is fully SO per cent
over the wooden cars. means a ire
mendous total saving to the Hartman
lines.
Still another saving that will be eff
fected by the use of steel is in the way
Of lessened loss and damage from
wrecks. The loss of property is very
much less. as are the casualties, where
cars of entirely steel frames are used.
In the latter cars the combustible ma
terial Is reduced to a minimum, and
fires would rarely follow wrecks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03
sANrA FE NEws AND NoTEs.

Gordon King. of the Wells-Fargo,
is laying off for a couple of days.
James Davis and his men have com
pleted the new roof on the power
house.
John Purcell. superintendent of the
shops, has purchased new fast
horse.
Train No. was thirty minutes late
yesterday afternoon as result of
heavy traffic.
Engineer c. H. Barry is off duty
for a few days on account of his
wife's sickness.
Jean Bailey and Kit Wilson, of To-
peka, have been in La Junta, Colo,
for q few days.
William Price and John Hensley,
of the bridge gang, will go to Neosho
Falls tomorrow
Fireman J. F. Robinson is spending
the week visiting friends and rela-
tives in Valley Falls.
Engines 2316 and 1853 received
their trial trips yesterday, and Will
soon be put into service.
Byron Burt. chief clerk of the
bridge and building department, will
spend the Fourth at Enporia.
Engine No. 1923 has been sent out
to the Oklahoma division, where she
will be put into freight service.
Fireman Clyde Bates. of the fast
mail. is off duty for a few days and
Ralph Gallety is on in his place.
Conductor John woodward. who
has been in Excelsior Springs recuper-
ating for some time, has returned
work.
G. H. Cope, of the general superin-
tendent's office at the Rock Island
station. returned today from a trip to
Chicago.
Division supt. c. T. Mcclellan. of
F,mporia. returned to Emporia yester-
day morning after spending Sunday
in Topeka.
Mr. James Mitchell. an employe of
the Santa Fe at Albuquerque, passed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03
SPRAYED APPLE CROP.
Work in Reno County VIII Add to the
Fruit Yield.

Hutchinson. Kan, July 2.-This por-
ton q Kansas viii have a good apple
crop this year. according to Ed Yaggy-
He says it may be very little more, If
any than half crop for this country,
but the half crop will likely be a larger
amount in bushels than was the crop
last year.
Mr. Yaggy thinks the spraying this
year has been of untold value to the
trees. About 80 per cent of the trees
have been sprayed and Mr.. Yaggy's
idea is that it has increased the
chances for quantity and quality about
ten times The big Yaggy orchards
have been sprayed four times and an
other round will be given the trees be-
fore this part of the work has stopped.
The value of this spraying is to be
seen in this years crop. Alongside
the Yaggy orchards is one that has
had no spraying at all. Mr.. Yaggy
says his orchard is in much better con-
dition as the result of the work done.
He believes that the other orchard has
ten times as many bugs and worms as
has the Yaggy orchard He says the
trees that have been sprayed show
much better looking apple and that
there are few bad apples on a tree as
compared with the trees where the
insects have had a chance to work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03
ENLARGING RoUNDHoUsE.
Rock Island Improvements to Begin at
GoodIand at Once.

Goodland, Kan, July 3.-Orders
have been received from the head
quarters of the Rock Island to begin at
once the tearing down of five stalls of
the west roundhouse in view of en-
largement, and the addition of twenty
stalls, accommodating the largest class
of engines.
The present round house has TWEEN
ty stalls. and when five are torn down
and twenty new ones added. it will
give the Rock Island at Goodland a
thirty-f1ve stall engine house.
The big ten inch piping for the new
Rock Island we'll at the sh ops is on
the ground, and well borer with a
large and powerful outfit is expected
here soon to put down two new wells.
Extensive changes have been made
in the Rock Island depot Offices. rem
dered necessary by the needs of the
service here. The trainmaster's Office
has been moved in with the roadmas-
ter's Office and the floor space has
been doubled by the removal of par
tition walls More operators are need
ed and they will be installed in the
old trainmaster's office.