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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-09-02

The news that San Francisco is
abandoning voting machines comes
as a surprise They have been re-
garded as a great step forward in
most places where they have been
tried, and the general tendency OF
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-09-02

An accurate San Francisco newspa-
per announces the Alameda's arrivals
as follows: Among those who arriv-
ed on the Alameda were Professor w.
w. Froggart, of Australia; Alexander
Young, capitalist from Honolulu; H.
A. Widemann, resident of Monterey;
w. C. Smith, Honolulu newspaper
proprietor; Thomas Prime, leader of a
Theosophical Society; Judge A. Perry,
OF the Supreme Court of the Island
and G. H. Hutchins, a wealthy planter"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-09-02
O o O
SWIMMER CAUGHT SHARK.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va, Aug. IL
The prowess of Fletcher Davis, an
athletic young man from Oklahoma
City, Okla, is a subject of much Won
derment and was the cause of no lit
tie excitement here yesterday.
Davis was enjoying a swim when he
saw a good-sized shark coming
through the breakers some distance be-
yond the ropes. without more ado
Davis set out for the shary, rounded
him up and drove him within the
ropes, causing a panic among the bath
ers.
The swimmer then caught the shark
by the tail and dragged him to the
shore
The daring exploit of Mr.. Davis was
thrilling spectacle to the great crowd
present. he monster, which weighed
over 100 pounds, was photographed.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-09-02
Abandoned
Voting Machines

5
they insure a and quick count and supposed absolutely
serve secrecy and fraud The trouble
badly due the character of the machines aba
McCes the San Francisco graft history Justice to the
this incompetent and dishonest Board Supervisors was mainly due
not to deliberate choice their part USE for the first time
OF voting In the previous elections large number
LaborOnon exercised discrimination scratching their tickets
and voting for Republican Democratic supervisors whom they pre-
teed to their In the election did not do this for
the reason that they not familiar with the machines They
were allowed only two minutes voting and they
feared that If they huedy pulled levers in an
attempt to substitute Republican Democratic
they might make mistakes which would defeat their purposes
and possibly nvadate their ballots Nine tens of them therefore
voted the straight LaboUnion ticket regardless of their objections
to of the Labor Union candidates the result of this was
to give Ruef and Smiz complete control of of Supervisors
control which they had before had"
The Examiner telling of the abandonment machines gives
somewhat similar "The coming general will be held
under the Australian ballot system and without use of voting ma
chimes This conclusion arrived yesterday the finance
mttee OF the Board of Supervisors the President
I. " Gator of the election commission.
The finance committee agreed make the necessary recommended
ton to the Board of Supervisors and also that the funds
necessary provided.
with all possible rankness Chairman Brandensen finance
committee made the statement yesterday that they
the Australian ballot system used at the coming election for
merely material Aside from the fact Branden-
STEM that trouble would almost certainly arise
educate the voters the of different machines there
the further consideration that in the present condition of
politics IN this city would be advisable given
fullest opportunity express his individual preferences the polls
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-09-02

A skeleton has Deen unearthed by
workmen on the campus. There has
been a suspicion for a long time that
the campus was harboring Fossils
Berkeley Gazette.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-08-27
Players Extend Engagement.

Manager Ferguson is to be con-
graduated upon his success in in iuc-
ing this pleasing CO npany to remain
for another night performance on
Wednesday evening
They will present a minstrel pro-
gram and will introduce all the latest
coon melodies and eastern song sue
cesses, including an imitatnon OF Lew
Dockstader, the famous minstral
man, by chubby little Babe Mason in
his latest monologue 'The Editor
and singing mo Wedding Bells for
Me" in her inimitable style.
This program has been greet sue
cess wherever it has been presented
and the way these youngsters can
produce laughter must be seen to be
appreciated.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-08-27

W. t. Clark. wife and two sons,
are here from Spokane.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-08-27
ASKFOR RETURN
OF REV. KUFUS
First Methodist Church Holds Con.
ference Last Night-Wish to Re-
tain Present Pastor.

The last quarterly conference OF
the First Methodist Church was hell
last night in the church. Rev. O. w
Mintzer, presiding elder of the Re-
public-Mission district was present
and presided.
At the last annual conference of
the church the report for the past
year was made UP. There are now
in the Methodist church of this city
between three hundred and three
hundred and fifty members.
The reports show that $4,000 had
been raised during the year for the
church works
Ask for Return of Rev. Kufus.
At the close of the meeting the
official board of the church asked
for the return of Rev. l.. r. Kufus
to this patorate. Mr. Kufus has been
on this charge for the past four years
He leaves next week for the Colum-
bia river conference which is 10 be
held in Spokane
Under former rules of the church
the pastor of this denomination
could be returned to one place at
first for but three years, later four
years. then five. and now the time
is unlimited.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-08-27
DEATH FOLLOWED A BRAWL
IN LEAvENWORTH BARROOM

that his plans are complete and that
he will commence the construction
of the boat at once. He has gone
to Wenatehee to purchase engines for
the boat.
Capt. Bureaus new boat will be
eighty feet in length and an eighteen
fl OF beani She Will be built muti.
on TIE tyie of a scow AMI will lie
propelled Il. 4 stern wheel She wall
be constr ucted from native pine and
tamarack the lumber being all cur
and ready for use.
The new boats carrying capacity
during the extreme low water will
be about ten tons.
If the plans of the boats builders
are carried out the new steamer will
be ready to make her initial run
about October /.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-08-27
So Say the Witnesses for the State in the
Opening of the Famous Davis
Murder Trial Today.

Mure, A c. Sampson, Calvin Young,
Elijah Jordon, VIM. Collin, Lloyd
Belvel, Peter Mure, Jessie Hall, Jas.
Crawford. Thomas Darling, Cheel
McKinzie. VIM. Collins, George Mure,
John Northrup, DR.. Gilchrist, DR.. F.
E. Culp, and DR.. T. A. Kaupp
The names of the jurors in the
case are A. j, Clark, S. Cadman, j.
c. Wallace, Charles Cromwell, G. w
Weythman, w. l.. Boyd. VIM. Kruis-
wick, C. S. Phillips, A. B. Phillippi,
Il. Mcpherson, John Gellatly, Perry
Saule.
1t is thought that the case will
probably go to the jury at / a. m.
on Wednesday Last night the jury
attended the production of the Juv-
emile Bostonians in a body. This
morning ON the opening of court
they formally registered complaint
at the sleeping facilities at the court
house aud Judge Steiner said he
would take steps to improve their
condition.
The afternoon session of the court
did not convene until nearly two
O'Clock. The first witness was A. A.
Brown who testified to being pres
ent at the murder of the deceased
and also to liftin Cup the dying man
and placing him upon a couch. He
said that McGee said I'm done for
I'm done for
Other items of interest at the
court house are. J. w. Penfield plead
guilty to drawing a check on bank
without funds The court has APP
pointed F. Kemp to defend Joe Jack
son, G.. Marsh to defend Bert Car
roll, Ira Thomas to defend Harry
O'Brian, Mohler & Reeves will de-
fend Mure, John Baker will defend
Charles Schoonover.
The SECOND witness was Mrs. Dav-
is, wife of the defendent. There
was a hutter of interest as he ent-
cred the court room with her little
girl, a pretty little Miss who trotted
to her father, the prisoner, and leap
ed to his arms, The eyes of the
jury were visibiy moist at this epi-
sode and a few men in the rear Of
the room blew their noses nervously
and looked up at the ceiling. Mrs.
Davis after being sworn took the
stand and testified to the fact that
the defendent had experienced sew
ere sun-strokes which had affected
his mind. This came as a surprise
to the prosecution and it is thought
now that that will be the basis of the
defense. She said that he had acted
irrationally since the strokes and
that about a week before last Christ
mas he had taken loaded revolver
and had threatened to shoot himself.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-08-27
EVERBEST NURSERY HAS
FOREST OF YOUNG TREES
Local Enterprise of Great Benefit to
Valley Says j. f. LittOOy OF
the Firm.

j. f. Littooy. who with his part
ner, J. T. Brown conducts the Ever.
best Nursery here was visitor, at
the World Office on Monday, and he
spoke with enthusiasm of the pros
poets of the industry in the Wenat-
chez valley.
etksar~ansrssrybp be said, lis prae-
tically new enterprise in the Wen
atchee Valley, having been estab-
lshed last year, but it already has
about 100000 apple trees, 10000
peach trees, $4,000 cherry trees, 50,-
900 pear trees, which are making
good headway.
''The land is owned by W. T.
Clark, and 30-acre orchard has been
set out on it, The space between
the trees of the orchard is utilized
for the nursery work, The land Is
in an ideal location for the purpose
and lays just right for utilizing the
water from the irrigation bitches.
During the past few days there
have been some thirty men and boys
hard at work budding the small trees
which were seedlings set out within
the past year. The scions are Sc
cured from from the best Winesap
and Spitzenberg trees in this valley,
for the apple trees, and the work
is carefully done under the direct
supervision OF Mr.. Littooy. The
cherry trees have been budded with
the Lambert, the Bing and the Dea-
con varieties, and the buds are MAX
ing a healthy growth. The same
crew that handled the cherry orchard
is now at work on the apple trees
and in the peach orchard.
THE promoters of this enterprise
will find a ready sale for their young
stock the coming fall and next spring.
The varieties selected are those most
in demand, and being grown in this
valley they are acclimated and will
make a success when transplanted to
any orchard in this section.
An Interesting feature of the
work is n tat we take in young men
from the x7 hare and learns them
the art OF 5addi-g the small trees
This is a work which offers great
field, one that is not oyercrowded,
and the boys when they learn it,
make good money. The advantage
of our training is zen by the fact
that recently we engaged some pro-
fessional men IN this line of work and
when they arrived here on the ground
they did not do as good work or as
fast as orr boys. Many of our boys
earn $25 a week.
THE advantage of the trees which
we put out is that they will grow and
bear fruit in the valley while often
times the trees brought in from out
side sources do not"
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-08-27

The Office of the Daily World is
suffering this week from belated
attack of spring housecleaning. Due
to the personal efforts of Miss Sum-
ner of the auditing department, the
Office stairs, for the first time in
moons are sufficiently bereft of trash
to enable possible patrons to step up
and contribute their mite to worthy
cause.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-08-27
General Freight Agent Here.

General Freight Agent ii. NJ. Ad-
ans of the Great Northern is in the
city today. His private car is on
the siding at the local yards. No
one could be found On the car at the
time the World man called and so
it could not be determined what oc-
casions the visit here of the freight
agent of the read
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-08-27
Miss Wright Leaves Town.

Miss Wright. the striking opera
tor at the Western Union Office here
left town today for Oroado. No
one has arrived here as yet to take
her place although it is said that
some one will come to town before
long. Miss Wright received a sub
stantial token of esteem from rail-
read people before she left town.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-08-27
New Boat for the Okanogan.
A report to the Post-Intelligen

A report to the Post-Intelligencer
says:
The Okanogan river is to have
a new boat that will provide trans
portation at all seasons of the year
except when the stream is blocked
with ice. Capt. Charles Bureau, the
pioneer steamboat man of this place
has been at work on the plan for
some time and has just announced
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-08-27
CheWawa HO:cl Arrivals.

w. ". Fleming, Seattle; j. ".
Letomus. Seattle; A J. Dai:s, Vnl-
can; G. f. Hunting and WIFI. Usage;
Mrs. G.. Burnham, Methow; Dora |.
Burnham, Methow; Mrs. G. A.. Mason
Ellensburg; f. H. Erpinson a ID son,
Waco, Neb.: E. F. Uleke aad son.
Ulekesburg principality; Jobn Nelson
Waso, Neb.: A. G.. We.mer. Kama
sha: j. r. Rushfieid. Seattle: John
G. Davis, Chelan; NJ. B.uyDatine.
Seattle.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-08-27
To Irrigation { ongress.

Chas. B Reed left today for FL
lensburg after two days say there
ne will go on south to Sac".Naic In
to the National Irrigation Associa-
ton.
He will meet the other delegates
from this county next Friday morn
ing at the Arlington hotel in Seattle.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-08-27
J. Il. PowIes Shipments

Walter Raine, local representative
of the J. B. Powles and Company OF
Seattle was in the World office this
morning and states that his firm is
shipping four cars of fruit each week
from this point.
P. p. HolcOmb furnished a carload
of apples TO this firm for the Alaska
market which went out Saturday.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-08-27
Real Estate Wanted.

Watch the columns of the Worl
for real estate bargains. These ads
may mean 5 $$$$ to you.
Have you property for sale? See
that it is advertised in the World
by your agent.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-08-27
n. p. Trains Use Their Own Tracks

The Northern Pacific trains are
again running on their own tracks
after having used the Great North
ern tracks. for several days owing to
a washout in the Palouse country.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-11-22
CHARLES 7, BARNEY SUICIDES
President of Defunct Knicker.
booker Trust Company"

New York, Nov 14.-Charles T.
Barney. late president of the Knicker.
booker Trust company of this city and
prominently identified with many in
dustrial and financial institutions
here and throughout the country
committed suicide at his residence in
West Thirty-eighth street, shooting
himself in the head
Mr. Barney lived four hours after
firing the fatal shot. ~ At first his
death was reported to the coroner as
caused by heart disease. but later it
was reported that he had committed
suicide.
Mr.. Barney was president of the
knickerbocker Trust company, which
closed it's doors at the beginning of
the recent financial crisis. The insti-
tuition was one of the largest trust
companies in the city and had liza
bilities estimated at from 100000, 900
tot $70,000,000. Mr. Barney had long
been prominent in the financial life
Of New York and was interested in
! many and various enterprises. His
wife is sister of the late William G.
Whitney,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-11-22
M0NEY~F0R NORTHWEST.
Government to Deposit Half Million If
Twin City Banks.

Additional government deposits to
the amount Of 100000 will be made
In the banks OF the Twin Cities as
soon as arrangements can be made
for forwarding the money.
The money will be divided evenly
between the two cities, st. Paul get.
ting $250,000 and Minneapolis the
same. The deposits in St. Paul will
be made with the regularly established
government repositories and thus the
larger banks will get the money but
the smaller banks will be indirectly
benefited.
The determination Of Secretary Cor.
telyou to help out the financial situa.
ton in the Northwest resulted from
representations made to the president
and secretary OF the treasury concern
Ing the urgent need Of money to move
the crops and while the relief agreed
upon Is comparatively small yet it will
be of some assistance, and the hope
Is that further government deposits
may be secured.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-11-22
LOCKED SAFE LOOTED.
Robbers at Minneapolis Secure
$500 in Cash and Checks.
BODY THROWN INTO A LAKE
Blue Earth County Man Murdered anc
His House Destroyed by Fire to
Cover the Crime.

Robbers secured $4,000 in cash and
checks from the safe in the main Of
flee of the Minneapolis General Elec-
trio company. It was reported by the
company officials that the cash
amounted to $1,000 and the checks to
$4,000
How the robbers secured entrance
to the safe is a mystery, as it was
found locked and in good repair when
the office force arrived after the rob-
berry. The main building Of the Gen.
eral Electric company on Fifth street
south is open day and night and it is
believed that some one slipped into
the Office and either opened the safe
or found the outer doors open.
The safe is a large one with inner
and outer compartments. The outer
doors have combination lock which
was in place, but which must have
been forced in some manner The in
ner safe has no combination and once
the robbers had opened the big doors
their work was easy.
The money and checks, together with
some valuable account books and
memoranda, were in a large leather
bag inside the safe. The robbers took
the bag without stopping to separate
the cash and checks from the other
papers, which could be Of no value to
them
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-11-22
EVIDENCE OF CRIMlNALITy
State Officials Investigate Certain
Suspended Banks.

New York, Nov 16.-Attorney Gen
eral Jackson gave out statement 20
the effect that in his opinion evidence
of both criminal and civil liability has
been unearthed i'll the Investigation
Of the Borough bank Of Brooklyn and
the Jenkins Trust company of Brook
Ign. In a formal statement the at
torney general says that in the BOr-
ough bank Of Brooklyn there has been
found evidence Of illegal oyerloans,
oVerdrafts, forged paper and other
criminal transactions, all Of which will
be presented to the grand jury. In
the Jenkins Trust company, the attor-
ney general says, there has been
found evidence Of Illegal ovcTfoans
It is claimed by the trustees, the at
tOrney general adds, that they knew
nothing about these Illegal loans to
the president Of the company.
The attorney generals announce
ment contains the statement that the
lnVesti cation thus far has been con-
fined to the Borough bank Of Brooklyn
and the Jenkins Trust company
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-11-22
BODY THROWN INTO LAKE
Mysterious Murder Committed IN Blue
Earth County.

Mysterious Murder Committed IN Blue
Earth County.
That murder was committed and
Isaac g. Wheeler's house in Sterling
township. Blue Earth county, set on
fire to conceal the crime was devel.
oped when his body was taken from
the icy water Of the Maple river, a
mile from his home. by Coroner Ken.
nedy Of Mankato and his assistants.
An examination of the body solved
the mystery of tho manner Of his
death, but gave no clue as to the iden-
tity Of the men who struck the fatal
blows A stab wound was found run
ming entirely through the neck, six
stab wounds we're found above the
heart and there were two deep cuts
on each arm between the elbow and
the wrist
There were no cuts in either the
outer or under shirts, indicating that
these had been pulled up when the
wounds were inflicted or put on after
wards. It is apparent that Wheeler
was attacked after he had retired
perhaps while he was asleep After
the murderer had done his work he
carried the body nearly mile to the
Maple river and threw it into the wa
ter Before or after doing this he sci
fire to the house,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-11-22
ELEVATORS TO BUY GRAIN
Duluth and Minneapolis Managers Is-
sue instructions.

sue instructions.
A most encouraging piece Of news
developed when it was learned that
all the line elevators il North
Dakota and Minnesota had been
given instructions by the Duluth
and Minneapolis managers to buy all
the grain that is offered and to pay
the highest price for the same.
Since the recent financial strinoency
spread over the country more Or less
risk has attended the situation and no
such sweeping instructions were con-
templated, but now THAI the clouds
are disappearing and money is loosen
Ing up the indications are that until
the close of navigation there will be an
almost unprecedented activity in the
grain movement
The foreign demand for grain is
very strong, providing it can be moved
before lake traffic freight ceases. In
this connection it might be stated that
the jobbers Of Duluth and Minneap
oils have wired great many of their
customers and statesmen to urge the
marketing of wheat at once to the end
that the farmers may receive the high
est possible prices for the same. &
they hold back until navigation closes
prices will necessarily be much lower
on account of the all-rail haul from
the Head Of the Lakes to the sea
board.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-11-22
EXCESS CHARGE LEGAL.
Minnesota Attorney General Rules on
Cash Fares

Attorney General Young has rem
dered a decision that railroads operat-
Ing III Minnesota may exact an extra
charge Of 10 cents from passengers
paying fares On. trains. He holds it
to he reasonable regulation and one
the companies may put into effect
without violating the 2-cent fare law.
The opinion is given in answer to
request from Canadian Northern Of
ticials, who said that objections were
being raised to the imposing OF the
charge on the ground that it was not
legal.
The charge had been imposed dur.
ing the life Of the Scent fare, but Was
temporarily abandoned when the new
law came into effect.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-11-22
Three Years for FiuI7tinc

Ole Torgrimson, a farmer OF the
town OF FROM, Beltrami county,
pleaded guilty in court at Remidii
TO the charge Of assault in the
second degree and was sentenced
to serve term Of three years in the
state penltentiary at Saltwater. Last
August Torgrimson visited Bemidji
and after imbibing much liquor he re-
turned to his home He cot into an
alteration with some Of his neighbors
with the result that several Of them
were beaten by him. Subsequently,
Torgrlmson was indicted by the grand
fury
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-11-22

that ought to weigh most, he says,
is whether his nomination will
strengthen the Democratic party more
than the nomination of some one else
Not only will he not seek or ask for
the nomination, but he will not as
sumo to decide the question Of avail
ability and if the prize falls to an.
other he will neither be disappointed
nor disgruntled At the same time he
denies that he has waited this long
in desire to see whom the Repub-
Leans are likely to nominate or to as
certain the chances Of victory.