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The Washington times., 1906-05-15
CITIZENS TO FIGHT
NEW HIGHWAY BILL
Northeast Association Joins
Forces With Business Men.
COMMISSIONERS PLAN BAD
Fower Arbitrary as Proposed Legisla-
ton ConfeTs, Speakers Say, Should
Never Be Lodged in Three Men.

Declaring its irrevocabIe opposition %
the District Commissioners plan to Sc
cure Congressional legislation, giving
them absolute jurisdiction over the
streets and highways of the District as
provided in a pending bill. the Northeast
Washington Citizens Association, at its
meeting last night, resolved to unite
with the Business Mems Association in
an effort to defeat the legislation.
When the question OF street jurisdic-
lion came up il aroused the intense in
terest of the members present an
nouncement having been made before
hand by President Evan Tucker that
until the association received assur-
ance that the Commissioners' plan was
permanently blocked its work might bo
considered incomplete.
John Fleming. who is a member OF
the streets and highways committee OF
the Business Mems Association. in offer
ing a resolution inviting continued CO.
operation between the two OTganfga-
tonS on the proposition under discus
sion. said the business men of the city
We're aroused 10 the necessity of de-
Ieauag the plans of the Commissioners
on this measure and would. through
thls representative organization, carry
the fight into Congress.
Narrow Streets Expensive.
In discussing the question Of the
greater or less expense of maintaining
narrow streets. upon which the Commits
sioners have based their contention that
the proposed legislation is needed Mr.
tieming asserted he had gathered sta
tistics and expert opinion as 10 the life
OF narrow highways, which proved con-
ciGsively that they were far more ex-
penSiVe in the end than wider ones
These expert figures. he said. would be
used IN convincing Congress that the
proposed legislation was undesirable.
Supporting Mr. EleminG'S stand Presi-
cent tucker said such arbitrary power
as the proposed act COnfers should not
rest In the hands Of three men
through the stUbbOrneSs of the Com
missioners.' said President Tucker. ..and
contrary 90 the considerations of rrOO-
srty owners in that section. they have
4eII seventh street northwest torn M
@aIlu @ uhnt Tor tr.'vel until they prove their
contention before Congress"
Early Action Is Advised.
Advising the association to take carly
action before the District committees OF
Congress, If the legislation was to be
defeated. W. Il. FrizzsU said the Com
miSsionefs apparently were laying their
the bill. u
Wherever have gone in opposing
thls OH. he said, the COMMISSIONER
footprints have been found Their
pelcy seems 10 be to blaze a path for
this legislation"
a committee Of five viii be appointed
70 appear before the District commit
tees 10 oppose the proposed bill
Reviewing the legislation to mass so
iar at this session Of Congress. Presi-
dent Iuckcr said that he was glad To
see mat chairman BabcoclS was intent
on defeating the provision in tbe
school bill giving the power to arroinf
members OF the Board of Education TO
the District Supreme Court.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-12-28
Frencl1naan Took No Chances

The Frenchman's proverbial,. fore
sight in time of emergency was wen
Illustrated in Paris when the impend-
ing May day strike made many timif
souls fear the return OF the commune
and the fall Of the republic. 1 z.
The bakeries, groceries, fish and
butcher shops were all sold. out by the
evening Of April 50, and many a. Paris,
ian household could have stood siege
of weeks before capitulating to & the
enemy I : :=: S. 's i. !. s $50
One citizen in particular was desir-
Gus of having what army men would
can a self ontained H apartment,
Hence hesnot only laid Ii great stock
of provisions, but for fear lest tue
city waterworks should be dynamited,
filed his bathtub with drinking water.
Even that did not satisfy him. Gaz
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lever. which controls my patent, re-
versible steam-release. What happens ?
why, the tube is forced upward and
the elevator rises. let out some of
the steam-and the tube sinks down
into the ground! That iron plate
which you see is the manhole cover OF
the tube, as 1t Were-it corresponds,
OF course, to the cylinder-head of an
engine"
And the people who own this
place-did they allow you to do it, or
have you been chloroforming the
watchman and working at night?" 7
inquired.
Don't be absurd, Griggs,' said
Hawkins. II pay a big rent here. The
owners were very nice about it.
They must have exceedingly
50, I thought; nice to the point of i'm
becility. Had they known Hawkins as
know him, they would joyfully have
handed him back his lease. given him
substitute cash. bonus to boot, and
even have thrown In q non transfer
able Cooks tour ticket to Timbuctoo
before they allowed him to embark on
the project. 5s:&. -.
WELL, Hawkins said, sharply,
breaking in upon; my reverie. Don't
stand there incoming. Did you ever
see anything like. it before?" 49,,
,"Oncc, when was a child,""I con-
fessed. Il fell while climbing a flag
pole, and that night dreamed. =
bah! Come along and watch her
work" !; b 4. r. ~ T.
"No!"'' protested. OH no! -.
Good Lord, why not? cried Hawk
ms: +. s s 81 s s .$5 * :, IN
my wife, murmured. She can
not spare me, Hawkins, you know q 81
not yet" i, s.S i a. 2.5. II EN-
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superbly gentle motion with which she
rises,' he Instructed me-
prepared for that familiar head
going up and : the rest -sof you
staying below sensation and gritted
my teeth.
Hawkins pulled at the lever The
Hydro-Vapor Lift -quivered for an in:
stant Then it assembled the shaft
and very gently and Pleasantly. '% -
''There! | suppose you've trembled
until your collar-buttons have worked
loose?" Hawkins said, contemptuous-
ly, turning or me- -:
Not quite that" I murmured.
Well, you may as well stop. In a
moment or two we shall have reached
the top floor; and there, if you like,
you can get out and climb down 16
flights OF STAIRS -,
THANK you,"S said, sincerely.
This, Of course, is only the slow
speed" Hawkins continued. 1--WE can
increase it with the merest touch.
Watch ~ ~, ~T"' y. =.
Wait! I like it better slow!" I: pro-
tested. ~" p. ,-*.sa
>"oh, I'll slacken down again in a
moment, = :. =" 4 ''1s. IT,:
Hawkins gave a mighty push to the
controlling apparatus. A charge OF
dynamite seemed to have been ex-
ploded beneath the Hydro Vapora Lift!
We're going too fast!" cried. II AZ.
up we shot! I watched the freshly
painted numbers between floors as they
whizzed by us with shuddering appre
hension: s-10--11---1 u. {. il:
& Hawkins L. 7! y Z: think, was about Ia
laugh derisively. His head had turned
to me, and his lips had curled slightly
when the Hydro Vapor LIT stopped
with such treme1nl GUS SUD euuaass that
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-12-28
THE HYDRO-VAPOR LIFT.
AR FRA HKLIN

There was not much to be examined.
Four walls, a ceiling and floor-all of
undressed Wood-that was about the ex-
tent of the affair; but in the: center of
the floor lay a circular iron plate,
some two feet across and festooned
near the edge with circle of highly
unornamental iron bolt heads.
Beside the plate, a lever rising per-
pend1 :ularly from the floor constituted
the sole furnishing of the car,
"Now, you've seen a hydraulic ele-
vator?' Hawkins began. you know
how they work-a big steel shaft
pushed up the car from underneath, so
that when it is in operation the car
Is simply box standing on the end
OF lCle, which rises or sinks, as the
operator Wills
Il believe so,' I assented. II think
It's time now for me to 60"
THAT principle is fallacious!' the
inventor exclaimed. Consider what
1t would mean here-a steel shaft 16
stories high, weighing tons and tons!"
"Wel?"
well, sir, l have reversed that idi-
otto ideal" Hawkins announced, tri-
umphantly. II have had a. hole dug
Is stories deep, and put the steel shaft
down into it,
1t was about what one might have
expected from Hawkins; but despite
my long acquaintance with his bizarre
mental machinery, l stood and gasped
in sheer amazement.
Now, then," pursued the inventor.
Il have had a steel tube made, little
longer than the shaft, you under
Stand''
What! Even longer than 16 sto.
ries?"
"Of course. The tube fits the shaft
exactly, just as an engine cylinder fits
the plunger. The elevator stands upon
the upper end of the tube. We let
steam into the tube by operating this
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dent smile. The Hydro-Vapor Lift
did rot, bulge the fraction of an inch
Then he pushed it back-and for
ward again And still the MEMORABLE
II stood before us.
"Confound that - err engineer!'
growled the inventor.
Just then the Hydro Vapor Lift in.
obliged in a series of convulsive shud.
ders. 1t was too much for my nerves.
felt certain that in another sec.
ond we were to drop, and I shouted
Justify:
Help! Help! Help"
"Shut up!" cried Hawkins. DO YOU
want to get the workmen here and
have them see that something's
wrong?" '
affirmed that intention with IN.
printable force.
well, don't!" said the inventor
Why, Gr1ggs, I'm. figuring on equip.
ping this building with my lift in. 3
couple of months!''.. ~ III !.
"Are-are they going to allow that?'
gasped. s r .-%.s.
Why, nothing's settled as yet; hui
it IS understood that If this expert.
mental model proves a success N; ! II;
But my cry had summoned aid
Above US, and hidden by the roof 81
the car. some one shouted: s, ILL. n
i "Hallo!. Plat is it?"ss,as 4. : :a@ ~. =
"Hallo!" returned. .aa a= .. !; f.
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why, there isn't the slightest e1e-
ment CT danger" the inventor argued.
Surely, Griggs, even you must be able
to grasp that. Can't you see that that
is the chief beauty of the Hydro-Vapor
Lift? There are no cables to break!
That's the great feature. This car may
be loaded with ton after ton; but If
she's overloaded, she simply stops.
There are no risky wire ropes to snap
and let down the whole affair."" D"
Il know that, but there are no wire
ropes to hold her up, either, and"
Hawkins snorted angrily. Then he
grabbed me bodily and forced me along
toward the door of his Hydro-Vapor
Lift.
Actually, you do make me tired
he said. You seem to think that every
body is conspiring to take your wretch
ed little ife!"
"But what have you against me?'
I asked, m0urnfully. why not let
me out and do your experimenting
alone?"
"Because-Lord knows why I'm
doing it, you're not important enough
to warrant tim bound to convince
you that this continuance is all that l
claim!"
Oh, had I but spent the days of my
youth ir, a strenuous gymnasium! Had
I but been endowed with muscles be-
yond the dreams of Eugene Sandow,
and been expert in boxing and wrest-
ling, and in the breaking of bones, as
the Japanese!
Then could have fallen upon
Hawkins from the rear and tied him
into knots and even dismembered him
if necessary-and escaped.
But things are, what they are, and
Hawkins is more than match for me;
so ne banged the door angrily and
grasped the lever.
Nov. observe with great care the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-12-28

we almost flew up against the roof OF
the car
That was the law of inertia at work
Then we descended to the floor with
crash that seemed calculated tc
loosen it. That was the law OF gravi-
tatioa.
presume that Hawkins figured with
out them.
was the first to sit up. For time
my head revolved too rapidly for any.
thing like coherent perception. Then
as the stars began to fade away, saw
that We were stuck fast between floors;
and before my eyes-large and prom
inent in the newness of it's paint
doomed up the number IL.
It looked ominous
we've seem to have stopped"
said.
"Yes," snapped Hawkins.
What was it? Do you suppose any
thing was sticking out into the shaft
Has-can it be possible that there is
anything like a mechanical error in
your Hydro-Varor Lift?"
mo! It's that blamed fool of an en-.
gineer!"
What" exclaimed. do yor
blame him."
Certainly"
But how was it his fault?"
"Oh-you see-bah!" said the in.
ventor, turning rather red. "Yor
wouldn't understand if were to ex.
plain the whole thing, Griggs.'
But should like to know, Hawk.
ms
'Why?"
II want to write a little account Of
the why and the wherefore, so that
they Can find 1t in case-anything hap.
pens to u.s.
Hawkins turned away loftily.
We'll have to get out of this" hi
said.
He pulled at his lever with conf.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-12-28

ing at the bathtub, it occurred to him
that the water could be made to do a
double service. So of he dashed to
the fish market, whence he returned
in triumph with q dozen live fish to
inhabit the tub. .z," ::5S}.t S &. 5*<
History does not relate how many
hours he amused himself by fishing in
the bathtub on the fateless May l..
but, plainly, the French army lost
good eommissary general when this
man chose foreman q civilian Y
Evening Post. z.s. Il +. O. Is : =
| n Not Inviting KS
Vegetarian You want to 80 back
to nature. a, q. a. ST
ProdigalYe s; but the trouble is
that she doesn't kill the iatted calf,
- Sun. S. s5.5ss; 81 5 81
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THE COmmOner''
Mr.. Bryan'S Paper.

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ans advocacy through the Com
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railroad and telegraph systems.
the election OF U. s. Judges aud
U, $. Senators by popular vote.
direct legislation, the overthrow
OF private monopolles. tariff re-
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az well as new life TO the party.
The Commoner and BIG SAN
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last Of HER TRIBE
nNDlAN LIE" DEcREPlr AND
BLIND, WAITING FOR DEATH.
Last Survivor Of the calapooias Now
Living at Brownsville, ore,-Re-
members Arrival OF First
White Settlers.

Albany Ore Indian Lie. the last
OF the Caiapoolas. cnce powerful In.
dian tribe inhahiting these parts, re-
sides in Brownsville In this county
She does not know her own age, but
says that she has distinct remcm.
brance OF the coming Of the white
men and their first settlement in this
county and valley Even at that early
date she was grown woman and the
sauaw OF one OF the most powerful and
important Of the Calapooia trbesmen,
having children tpapooses) of her
own
Considering these facts. no doubt
she is well along toward the century
mark Old decrepit and blind. It is
necessary to wait on her as II she were
a child, IL being necessary 10 prepare
her meals and take them TO her, place
her in bed az nights and see that she
does not get lost in endeayoring to fol.
low some OF the old trails in the neigh.
borhood
The county court Of Linn county al
lows Mrs y NJ Cushman four dollars
a month as an allowance to assist her
In caring for her a task by no means
easy or 10 be- desired The old indian
woman was born 10 Linn county, on
the banks OF the Calapooia river. near
Charlottesville. where she spent her
childhood DAYS never having LETT the
scenes Of her early life for any great
length Of time
With her win pass away the last OF
the Calapooias an Indian tribe that
was always friendly "a the whites
often assisting them Ia their warfare
against other hostii, tribes and chief
iaias Indian Lie IS the last oI
them and in her lonely existence there
is much TO excite the sympathy Of the
more fortunate ones Without tepee
husband. children or iribosmen sh'
awaits the call 70 that happy hunt
ing ground" and thai bourne 70 whicl
her dear ones ana hcl fathers have
long ago preceded her There Is mont
OF tht NE So dear to every child a
the forest ~ hockon her OF childrei
and loved ONES 70 care for and pfotec
her IN her dectning years
The Calapoolas for a long time wer
stationed on the Grand Runde lndtoi
/ reservation At the close ot the Rusu
River Indian war Gen Paine va
obliged to separate the 70 tribes a
the agency on account OF war an
tribal hatred existing among then
selves Together with other tribe
they were removed 20 the SiletZ u
dian reservation. from which plac
they annually would wander hiihe
, and thither. making pilgrimages
the valley towns. selling Indian bal
I, kets. gathering hlaekherries an
4 working In the hop fields so as
gather sufficient supplies Tor the VII
ters cold
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How-s rHlsl

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Brief History Of "cuba l-ibre,,

December 10. 1895 Reiinquished by
Spain through the signing OF the
treaty OF Paris
November 5, oO--conyeniion meets
TO decide upon constitution for
the new republic
February q. 1901 Constitution Z
adopted and the United States Cum
gress passes law authorizing y,
President u the United States 70
make over the island 70 its people
June q, l9Ol-cuba accepts the con
ditions laid down by the Congress
Of the United States
February "a, 1892 Thomas Esirad.
Palma is elected President
May 20, 1902 Control OF the islan'
Is formally transferred to the new
Government
December g, 1903 Relations be
tween Cuba and the United State
made closer through the operation Q
the reciprocal commercial conyen
tios-
September 2S, 1906 Secretary TAT
declares armed intervention by N
United States
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TURKEYS COOK csesrNurs.
Drop Them in Charcoal Pit, Pull Them
Out and Eat Hearty Meal


Harrisburg, Pa FILLED with an
overwhelming spirit Of gratitude for
the protecting laws thrown around
them by the state Of Pennsylvania,
game birds and animals which are
now safe from pot hunters are show.
ing their appreciation In a most amaz.
ing manner
This is evidenced by the truthful re-
ports coming from various points and
which are here Set forth
Near Blain. Perry county, Hiram
Gibbs observed a flock Of wild tur-
keys. carrying chestnuts. Just now
ripening to charcoal pit and drop
ping them upon the hot Goals
Soon the nuts burst open. and the
intelligent birds raked them ont with
their claws. carried the mealy chest.
nuts to a cleared spot, where, after
cooling. the nuts were eaten with
gusto.
Mr. GLIB is convinced that the wild
turkeys are doing their best to &C
quire a more delicious flavor. so that
they will be highly appreciated by the
sportsmen who are lucky enough tC
kill and eat them
Hunters who have lived in Perry
county more than so years say that
at no time in their careers have they
seen such selfsacrincing spirit
shown by wild turkeys
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10 All Democratic Voters.

II there ever was time ia he
history Of the Democratic party for
The manifestation Of loyalty and la-
triatsm 90 the part Of 81, member
.it Is right now
II we are 10 win victory and
elect a Prealdent Two yeam hence.
We must first elect House q Req
reseniatlyes his fail a Democratic
House can and viii Investigate every
department II the Government Wlh
an 81 hem honeycombed by graft
the edges u which only have been
touched By recent exposure and pros
ecutlons. there viii be a revelation Of
rottenness that win astolnd ne
country aud create al. demand fot a
Democratic administration 10 clean
the Government Workshop
To win the House we need money
to defray legitimate expenses and
to defry legitimate expenses and gcI
int our vote We have no protcc,cd
monopolies from which 10 draw 10 itl
pur Golfers. as they DO those of th,
Republican party We must there
fore. appeal To loyal Democrats foi
contributions.
VIII you send us slOO at once. an,
In return for this We win send 20,
copies Of our campaign literature is
sued by the Committee You vii
have the thanks OF the entire Demo
cratic party for your favorable res
ponse to our request
Address all remittanccs TO
J. NJ. GRIGGs. Chm,
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CLAIMS HEART OF NEW YORK
Iowa Woman Hopes TO Become Pos
SCISSOR Of Many Millions.


Des Moines, Ia-Asserting that she
is an heir of Robert Edwards, who
in 1883 as landlord leased for term
OF 80 years 81 acres in the very heart
OF the city of New York Mrs. l.. b..
Brown, OF this city, has begun an
attempt to procure for herself her
share of the property. now estimated
to be worth s3i2.OOOOOO The land
is near Broadway and Wall street,
and contains the famous Trinity
church. the subtreasury and other
valuable property
II was leased first to Aaron Burr,
and now that the s9.year lease has
expired. the heirs hold that they are
entitled to the property, Mrs. Brown
estimates that her share win be worth
$4,000 900
The Edwards estate has long at.
tracted the attention OF heirs In other
states. and Mrs. Brown now proposes
10 have her share OF the wealth Mrs
Brown, who has proof that she Is
direct descendant Of Edwards has 70.
tanned local attorneys, and will make
every effort 70 recover her property
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State Primary News.

Entries for the State primary cleo
ton are closed and tht candidates
now offering are as follows:
For United States Seuator-James
b. McCreary and J. c. W. Beckham
For Governors. w. Hager and N,
B. Hays
For Lieutenant Governor South
rrimble.
For Attorney, General Lillard
Garter and ]. X Hendriek
For Auditor Henry NJ. Bosworth
For Secretary OF State Hubert
Vreeland
For Treasurer-Ruby Laffoon.
For Superintendent, OF Public In
struction-E. A. Gullion and NJ. o
winfrey
For Commissioner of Agriculture
r. C. Crenshaw and j. w. Newman.
For Clerk of Court of Appeals--J
b. Chenault
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-10-05

Central City, Ky, Sept. 27.-After
having fatally shot his four year
old playmate, Russell Malloy' with
a rifle the two had found in a box
in a stable, William Hanghian, seven
years old, tried to commit susclde
this afternoon by cutting his throat
with a small knife.
The two boys were always togeth-
er. and this afternoon they diseoy-
cred a rifle IN the stable at the NAL
10y home. After they had examined
Il theyw ere In the act Of replacing
Il In the box when the trigger struck
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-10-05

Make a note now to get Ely's Gre
am Balm IL you are troubled with
nasal catarrh. hay fever or cold In
the head. 1t is purifying and sooth-
ing to the sensitive membranes that
line the air-passages. 1t is made to
cure the disease. not to fool the pa
dent by a short, deceptive relief.
There is no cocaine nor mercury In
1t Do not be talked into taking a
substitute for Ely's Cream Balm. All
druggists sell H. Price 5Oc. Mailed
oy ElyB ros,, Sc Warren Street, New
York.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-10-05

Boone County Recorder says
The negroes in Central Kentucky
have quite factor IN the recent To-
cal option elections held there They
have enlisted on the side OF temper
ance, and in several instances have
settled the election