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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19
DECRY WAR TALK
DISTINGUISHED JAPANESE De.
CLARE AGAINST POSSIBILITIES.
THEY SEE NO CAUSE FOR ANXIETY
Ambassador Aoki Says There Exists
No Difficulty or III Feeling Of
Whatever Sort.

New York, =. 1.-TWO distin.
guishcd Japanese took OCCASION to de-
clare in no uncertain terms that there
were no unfriendly issues between the
United States and Japan, and to de
cry the undue importance attributed
by some to trivial incidents.
The champions Of peace and friend
ship between the two countries we're
Admiral Baron Yamamoto, q guest of
the city, and Niscount Aoki, the Jap.
anese ambassador, who came over
from Washington Thursday morning
to attend the reception and luncheon
given by the Japan Society of Amer.
lea in honor of Admiral Yamamoto.
In the course of a formal statement,
Ambassador Aokl said:
There exists between the two gov.
crnmcnts no difficulty or i'll feeling OF
whatever sort There is not the slight
est cause tor anxiety in the American.
Japanese relations; and II there is
any anxiety II is not because OF the
actual existence of any difficulty be-
tween the two countries, but because
Of the demagoglc Influence Of some
unwarrantcd press talk, that often
tends TO drive even the calmest tenn
per of the public into a whirl of
tempestuOus rage"
Speaking at the luncheon at the
Hotel Astor, Admiral Yamamoto spoke
In a similar strain
Rear Admiral Roblcy Evans, com.
mandcr Of the Atlantic fleet said that
when the newspapers of this country
stopped making war between Japan
and the United States. the people
would come to their senses and bet.
Ter feeling would exist all around.
During the day the Japanese ad.
miral and his retinue Visited the navy
yard, They spent some time inspect.
ing the different buildings and Admiral
Evans flagship Connecticut
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19
NEWsBoY WINS HIGH HoNoRs,
Awarded Grand Prize for cornet Play.
ing by Paris Conservatory.

Milwaukee, Wis. - Ben Vanasek,
who, five years ago, sold newspapers
on the streets of Milwaukee and play.
ed n cornet in a newsboys' band has
been awarded the grand prize for cor
net playing by the National Conserva.
tory OF Music Mt Paris, France, an in.
stltution supported by the French gov.
eminent. Young Vanasck is said to
be the twentieth American In 100 years
to be awarded a grand prize at the
French institution. The young man
was sent abroad by Milwaukee friends
four years ago. After studying two
years in Leipsic hn was admitted to
the French conservatory. where he re-
Gently completed his course with the
highest honors.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19
TRAITORS AWFUL FATE.
emothered by Streams Of Flour After
Revealing Clans Secrets.

Riga, Russia Horrible punish
ment has just been inflicted by
revolutionists upon a former member
Of the band of consplrators against
the government, whose treachery led
TO the discovery OF secret confer
ence and caused the death OF many
Of the revolutonists and arrest Of
others OF the band.
The Central Revolutionary Commit
tees Of Courland Livland and Estland
used an old mill just outside of Riga
for their meeting place A man named
Sprogc, who had broken with the rev.
dictionaries, betrayed them TO the po-
lice. Officers went to the old mill,
surrounded the place and called on
the reyolutlonIsts to surrender. In
trying TO escape, 30 OF the conspira-
tors were shot and killed Many 9TH
ers were captured.
Sproge's treachery was discovered
and other revolutiunists decided to
Kill him by frightfu tOrtures. lie
was captured and taken to the same
min where the revolutionists had met.
There he was tied to the floor and
a loose sack with n small hole fas-
tened about his head A stream Of
-four was allowed to run through the
hole. Ultimately the sack was com
pletcly filled and Sproge was slowly
smothcred. The revolutionarles left
the body there with n note of warning
to other traitors.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19
NEGRO HoLD.UPs CAUGHT.
Engineer Fols Them BY Putting on
Full Speed and They Are Captured.

New York n. "a daring at,
tempt to hold up and rob a freight
train on the Pennsylvania railroad at
Railway. n. j.. yesterday was frus.
tratod by Engineer William II. Law.
renee. The would.be robbers, four
negroes, were captured after an auto.
mobile chase.
The freight train was approaching
Railway when the engineer saw a sig.
nal to stop. When he did so he was
surprised to see four negroes jump
from behind clump OF bushes and
climb on board. One Of the men
boarded the engine, while the other
three got on the train. The negro on
the engine ordered that one car be
uncoupled from the train and left
behind to be ransacked by them He
said there would be trouble II the or.
der was not complied with.
Realizing that fast express train
would be along In n few minutes. the
engineer grasped the throttle and sent
the train going at full speed while
the negro looked on in amazement.
Twice the men tried to jump from
the train, but fear OF being dashed
to death prevented them and they
hung on until the train reached the
freight yards OF the company at
Waverly u miles away.
There the men fed into the country,
but some policemen who were notified
pressed an automobile into service
and the negroes were soon overtaken
They gave their names as Joseph VII.
son, John Johnson Norman Tobin
and Florence Davis, all of Phlla.
delphia
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19
KNIGHTS ELECT OFFICERS.
Henry w. Rugg Chosen Grand Master
at Saratoga Consistory.

Macon. Ga.-About half Of the fol
lowing officers have been elected by
the grand commandery knights TEN
plar' in session here: Henry w. Ruge
of Providence, X. l., Grand Master:
VIM. Il. Melish, Cincinnati, Deputy
Grand Master; Arthur Macarthur, Troy
Grand Generalissimo; Frank W
Pierce, Oakland. Cal, Grand Captain
General; Leo s. Smith, Pittsburg. Pa.
Grand Senior Warden; Joseph Korr.
Atlanta. Ga, Grand Junior Warden
II. Wales Lines, Meriden. Conn. Grand
Treasurer; John a. Gerow, Detroit,
Mich, Grand Recorder; George NJ.
Moulton, Chicago, trustee for nine
years.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19
CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING.
Arizona and Mexican Officials Are
Bound Over to Grand Jury.

Douglas, Ariz.-On the charge
of kidnapping Manuel Sarabia,
alleged to be wanted by the Mexican
government from the Jail at
Douglas on the night of June &c.
Antonio Maza. the regularly appoint
ed Mexican consul at this place was
bound over to the territorial grand
jury OF Cochise county under a bond
of $1,000, having waived his prelim.
mary hearing Charged with the same
offense, Constable a. s. J. Shropshire,
Arizona Ranger Samuel Hayhurst and
Policeman Lee Thompson we're bound
over All gave bond.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19
Railroads Tied Up BY Rain.

Lincoln, Neb.-Heavy transforms
in eastern Nebraska put the rail-
roads out of business and interrupted
telegraphic communication. The Bur
lington reports It's line near PappIo
buried under driftwood from sudden
flood. 1t reports serious washouts at
Ashland, Cullom, Lashara and Gretna.
Rock Island railroad tracks are under
water near Aiyo and South Bend. The
Burlington's Lincoln line is washed out
near Csresco.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19
KOREAN EMPEROR A PRISONER.
Advices Received State that He Is Not
to Be Seen.

Philadelphia, Penn.-The dispatch
from Seoul wherein Marquis Ito
declares that the Korean king is not
prisoner, is denied by William +. FL.
lis Of this city, who has Just returned
from protracted investigation Of
conditions in the far east. Mr.. Ellis
says:
Everybody in Korea. native or for.
cigner, knows that the emperor IS ab.
solutcly a prisoner in the japanese
hands. investigated this point par.
ticularly. d. w. Stevens, the foreign
adviser 10 Marquis Ito, told me that
the king could not be seen because
they had TO keep him in leading
strings. Not content with this, | got
an admission from Marquis lto's own
lips that the king is involuntarily in
their hands and he confirmed Mr..
Stevens refusal to let foreigner see
the king. From Koreans close TO the
throne ! learned that the emperor
would be very glad to meet any one
who could ten his wrongs to the rub.
lie.
The king has been a prisoner ever
since he refused to sign a treaty &C.
cepting a japanese protectorate and
he is not permitted to see even his
physician or most intimate friends
without pass from the Japanese. He
Is confined to his palace and exer.
cises no authority whatever"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19

Judge Uriah NJ Rose, of Arkansas,
one OF the American delegates to The
Hague conference. is regarded as one
Of the most scholarly lawyers in
America. HIS writings, speeches and
public orations, dealing with the sub.
iect of jurisprudence in general. but
particularly with international rela.
tons, have marked him as a man most
eminently fitted TO uphold American
dignity and interests at the confer
ence He is a Kentuckian by birth,
and for the past quarter OF a century
he has been in the foremost rank Of
the Arkansas bar.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19

Enforcement of the imperial decree
against the use of opium has begun in
China. All opium dens in Picking have
been closed. and the viceroy of the
province Of Pechili has ordered all
the local magistrates to establish hos.
pitfalls for the reception of poor per.
sons. who will be maintained free of
charge and treated for the cure Of the
opium habit This is In accordance
with the plan outlined last November
by the dowager empress. In other
provinces the results are not so salts.
factory, but there has been a percepti.
Die decrease In the use OF the drug
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19
-
Storm Wrecks Circus Tent.

Watertown, S. D.-The menageric
tent Of the Barnum and Bailey
circus was demolished by a storm
here. One OF the circus employees was
killed and three seriously injured by
falling poles.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19
Resolutions of Sympathy for Miners

Detroit, Mich.-The Amalgamated
Association of Window Glass Work.
ers, which Is holding It's annual
convention In this city, adopted res.
olution OF sympathy with Messrs
Meyer. Haywood and Pettlbone and
voted to give them financial assist.
ance. No amount, however was fixed
in the resolution.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19

Bcggars In Persia ride on donkcys
and often make long Journeys How
they manage to obtain these useful
animals. or even to exist themselves
is beyond European comprehension
The Persian tramp, astridc his donkey,
Mecca, when he returns with tho
proud title OF "Hadji' Useful ne the
donkey is to his mcndlcant master
the latter often treats him In a most
brutal fashion. When the unfor.
tunate animal needs encouragement a
piece of chain is n frequent substitute
for a whip.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19
Oklahoma Convention Adiourns

Guthrie, Okla-The constitutional
convention will adjourn until Sept 1C,
the day before the election for the
ratification Of the document 1t was
announced that the parchment copy
will he filed with territorial secretary
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19

British Ambassador Bryce Is not
one Of those who believe the great re-.
public a failure lie has Travelled
about a bit among our people and has
studied our institutions with pains.
taking care, and he says The Amer.
ican people have shown ability for
cligovcrnment greater than any PEG.
pie on earth And as that is the opin.
ion Of an expert in governments, II
may be taken as an exceptionally sig.
niiiCanL trIbntc
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19
Burglars Blew Safe; Fire EoIlovys.

Council Bluffs. Iowa. - Burglars
dynamited the safe in the Bluff
City laundry office. secured all the
cash, amounting to several hundred
dollars and escaped.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19
scHMITz LOSES IN MANpAmus
District Court Refuses TO Force Ha.
beas Corpus Proceedings.

San Francisco. Cal. - The Dis
trict Court OF Appeals refused to grant
Mayor Eugene schmitz n writ of man.
damus compelling Judge Dunno to set
a date for settlement OF the bill OF
haheas corpus proceedings in the case
In which he was convicted OF extortion
and sentenced to five years in the state
prison at San Quentin.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19
Washinaton Americans, PARK Burns.

Washington-The clubhouse and
part OF the grandstand at the Amerl.
can league baseball park, Seventh
street and Florida avenue, northwest,
was destroyed by fire and a number
of small buildings in the vicinity were
also damaged.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19
Ohio Needs Farm Workers.

Columbus, o.-The wheat oats and
rye harvest In Ohio Is three weeks
late because OF the backward season.
The farmers throughout central Ohio
are sending in to Columbus for farm
hands.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19
Watsrspout at Leavenworth.

Leavenworth. Kas.-A waterspoui
caused damage within radius OF It
miles Of Learenworth estimated at hall
a milllos dollars. Nearly six inchei
Of rain fell.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19

Somerset, Ky.-Sixteen men were
hurt In a wreck on the Queen & Ores.
cent railroad yesterday when q local
freight train crashed into a work
train near the Tennessee line.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19

Mr.. Dooley exclaims, Why, be hIv.
ems, 1t won't be long till wen have u
be threatin' even the Chinese dacint!'
II certainly won't If John keeps on get
ting ready to enforce his human right
to "dacint" treatment. And that " all
he asks.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19
chsroed with kilIlno -Four Me,

Denver, Col.--Wiliam Drew. alias
W. A. Johnson, charged with having
shot and killed three white men and
one negro at grading camp near Ben.
ton, ILL.,, last September, was arrested
in Denver.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19

Dom Carlos. king of Portugal. is
said to be genial, sunny.tempered, kind.
hearted and generous. He Is man Of
exceedingly broadminded and liberal
ideas on the subjects of government
and of religion. and is happy in his do
nestle relations.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19

You should handle your best friends
like your cash. says the Baltimore
American, which leads the Chicago
Record.iIerald to ask: Can one have
best friends in addition TO ones cash.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19

The example of the Decatur county
Illinois farmers in organizing a game
protective association is worthy Of be.
ing followed elsewhere. II has been
pretty clearly demonstrated by inves.
tisators thai the quail is worth n good
deal more as crop protector than as
an article Of food
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19

John Jacob Aston Of the Automobile
Club Of America. is a moving spirit in
the organization Of the American High.
way Improvement association, which
is now being effected
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19
Died In House of Commons.

London-During a discussion In tho
house OF commone, Sir Alfred Billson
member for the northwest division of
Staifordshire, died suddenly from
apople1y.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19
Girl Shoots Herself.

Marshall. Mo.-Miss Ella Wisdom,
aged 20. daughter of G. C. Wisdom,
committed suicide here by shooting
herself with a revolver.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19

A nice, comfortable -olt Of wife 10
have is one who do, nj want to buy
Your ties for YOU,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19

1t is always easy hy agreeing With
her to make n woman change her
mind.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19

Kaiser Wilhelm Wi. Do. glad to get
the Carnegie library II will be- a good
place to stOr" ammunition IN
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19

4 ten-dollar bill in the contribution
box is passing strange.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19

The Japanese are reported 10 be IN.
crcasing In stature, measurements
showing that they have gained more
than an inch during the latest genera
ton. Heavens In addition to the
other things they are doing are the
Japs going to become giants?
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19

You will find out eventually that
you will eventually he found out,
The wageworker., 1907-08-02
PREPARING FOR LABOR DAY.
First Meeting to Consider Plans Held
LAST Monday Evening.

The meeting at Central Labor Union
hall Monday evening, to consider the
matter of appropriately celebrating
Labor Day. played against several
other public attractions, and as a re-
suit the meeting was not largely at
tended. The meeting made no defiin-
ite arrangements, leaving that to
meeting to be held next Monday night,
at which time it is hoped a larger rep
resentation will be had.
1t was the unanimous opinion of
those present that it was not advis-
able to have a parade this year. The
custom of parading is falling into dis
use, the unions seeing a better way
to spend their money. 1t was also
the unanimous opinion of those present
that an effort be made to have
grand picnic and celebration, prefer
able at Capital Beach if theproper ar
rangemepts can be made, and if not,
at Antelope Park. For the purpose of
having something definite to act on
a committee composed of Steiner, Maui
pin and Hates was appointed to con-
fer with Manager German of Capital
Beach, and if possible have report
ready by next Monday evening.
The plan which met with the most
appreciation was to make the day a
holiday in fact as well as in name-a
holiday for all members of the family.
A parade in the morning means early
rising and a lot of hard work on the
part of the good wives. Then a rush
home to prepare dinner ,and by the
time it is over good part of the day
has been spent in work. A better way,
in the opinion of the majority. is to
| pleasure at the Beach or the city
park, with program of sports-no eX-
pensive parade, no rush of work-just
general good time. However, all
this will be left for future meeting
to decide.
Every union is requested to have
some of its members present at the
meeting at Central Labor hall next
Monday evening At that time some
thing definite will be decided upon
Let it not be claimed by any union
that it has not been invited to partici
pate in the arrangements for all are
invited on an equality.
The wageworker., 1907-08-02

spent months of time and dollars of
his own money to make the Home Ii
brary one of the best in the world, and
for reward he was called down in
harsh terms by men whose only con-
nection with the Home has been to
work for it on salary. No wonder
Swigart wakes wroth and insists on
having the whole thing ventilated. 1t
would seem that the acme of litleness
was reached when Swigart was noti-
fled that the Home management would
no longer receive books from him un-
less he prepaid the express. Yet that
is just what was done But fine books
continue to go to the Home, and the
management will have to explain to
the rank and file if these contributions
are allowed to remain uncalled for
o, there may be some warm doing at
Hot Springs, even if the convention is
small in numbers.
The wageworker., 1907-08-02
The Boise Trial Results
Just as 1t Should

brought against the accused, and upon
the testimony of such degenerate it
would be criminal to convict even a
dog of killing sheep.
That there is need of reformation in
the methods of conducting the busi-
ness of the Western Federation of
Miners will, doubtless, be admitted by
majority of it's members 1t has
in times past been compelled by force
of circumstances to meet force with
force. Let it realize now that the time
has past. Let it forever put a crimp
in the Pinkerton spy system by for
saking the "secret meeting" plan and
throw it's doors open to the public
THE American Federation of Labor,
the international Typographical Union,
and other great unions, long ago abol.
ished the star chamber meetings,
proving thereby that they have moth
ing to conceal Such action on the
part of the Western Federation of
Miners would do more to restore it to
public confidence than anything it
could do
The wageworker., 1907-08-02
LABOR TEMPLE COMMITTEE.
Several Unions Have Not Yet Report
ed Their Representatives

Several unions have neglected to
name their members on the Labor
Temple committee, and this is hamper
at time when the committee should
be hard at work.
The general public, which has mani
tested a willingness to participate in
the erection of temple, is taking note
of the fact that the men most inter-
ested in the project from a material
standpoint are allowing the project to
go by default. This is not as it should
be, and the different unions should get
busy.
The railroad organizations, al
though not affiliated with the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, ought to be
getting in on this proposition. Their
membership is large, and of all work
ing men they are most in need of
a central headquarters. The railroad
organizations are alone we'll able to
carry one-third of the project, and The
Wageworker believes that if a half
dozen men in each of the brother
hoods will take hold they can arouse
a great enthusiasm in favor of the en-
terprise. The Locomotive Engineers,
the strongest financially if not nu-
merically, ought to take the lead
among the brotherhoods. What's the
matter with Secretary Wiggenjost
taking up the matter and agitating it
among the engineers?
The Brotherhood of Railway Carmen
has not yet been heard from, and
certainly a new union full of ginger
ought to be enrolled in this good work
The committee is going to be called
t. gether some time next week and the
natter is going to be started off with
whoop. The unions that fail to get
in on the preliminary organization are
going to be sorry for it when the roll
| is made up.
Now is the time for all good union
men to get busy.
The wageworker., 1907-08-02
IN ORCHARDS CLASS.
4 jackson Man Who Is Entitled to
Rank With the Prize Confessor.

Because he refused to bury his
father for the ostensible reason that
he needed all his money for the new
home he was constructing, George
Duckett, an employe of the Novelty
Manufacturing company, of Jackson,
Mich, lost his job recently. The dis
charge was caused by the refusal of
men to work with a man who refused
to bury his father when he was we'll
able to do SO. Young Duckett is an
excellent workman, but the fact that
his father died in "a poor house
coupled with the knowledge that he re-
fused to pay So for his burial, lost
him his position.-San Antonio Dis
patch.