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Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-04
PROF" CARRIES GUN;
ARRESTED AND FINED
Instructor in Chemistry at Columbia
University Sees oakland's China
town, but Ends His Jaunt
in City jail
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
OAKLAND, Aug. 3.-Having a large
sum of money in his possession and wish
ing to guard against attacks by footpads,
Otto Kress, assistant professor of chemis-
try at Columbia university, New York.
armed himself with revolver last night
before starting out on tour Of Oakland's
Chinatown, with the result that he landed
in the city prison on a charge Of carrying
concealed weapon.
A gust of wind blew open his coat re-
vealing the butt of the revolver to Po-
llceman Longnecker.
In the police court this morning Kress
disclosed his Identity and explained that
he had armed himself because he had
more than s4OO in his possession. The
statement of the instructor was accepted
by Police Judge Smith, who imposed a
nominal fine of IS. %
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-04
Emerson Beats Wardner
By Associated Press.

BY Associated PTess.
CHICAGO, Aug. S.-Nat Emerson of
Chicago, title holder in 1905 and winner of
last nights tournament, carried off west
ern tennis honors in the final round in
singles OF the western championship tour
nament at Onwentsia today, by defeating
l.. w. Waidner of Chicago, GA, 20. 81,
6-S. Miss Carrie II. Nicely of Chicago
won the woman's championship in sim
giles, taking two hard-fought sets from
Mrs. Robert Williams. 10, 6-S.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-04
ABANDONED PLACER
MINES RICH IN GOLD
Canadian Government Conducts Ex-
haustive Tests-say Almost
$e7ooo,ooo Still Remains
In Gravel
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
OTTAWA, Ont, Aug. S-The Canadian
government has had an examination
made of the gold producing districts of
the Yukon to see what amount of gold
was still to be obtained from gravel
banks, hillsides and valleys where the
pioneer miner with placer methods has
SKINNED off the rich cream
Four experts spent season sampling,
surveying, boring and measuring the
gravels They estimate that there is still
almost $67 OOO, 900 in gold to be taken from
gravels which have already yielded $119.-
900 600.
To recover what is scattered through
the soil advanced methods will have to
be used.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-04
To Extend Wireless Service

BY AssucIdleu 1Iuss
LONDON. Aug. San official of the
Marconi company is quoted as saving
that radiograph service will be begun
between Ireland and Canada in Septem-
ber. Immediately after this service is
started the power at the wireless station
at Cape Cod will be increased and a ser
vice will be opened thence to PoIdhu.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-04
Navy May Buy Both Glasses
By Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, Aug. San opinion by
Attorney General Bonaparte that the sec
retary of the navy is authorized by the
law making appropriations for the pur-
chase of submarine boats, to divide the
contract so as to purchase boats of both
the Octopus and Lake types, was made
public today This overrules the opinion
of the secretary of the navy that he is
compelled to spend the entire appropria-
tion for boats of the Octopus type.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-04
Paul leaves 100000 to Charity

LONDON, Aug. 3.-Howard Paul. the
American entertainer who died here in
September 1905, whose will has been In
litigation, bequeathed about 100000 to
London charities.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-04
Eighteen Killed in Mine

BY ASSOCIATED Press
HOMBURG. Prussia. Aug. S-An explo-
sion of fire damp in mine at Mittelsex
Beach resulted today in the killing of
eighteen men and the wounding of eleven
others.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-04
PuIalane Sentenced to Death

BY AssocIated Press.
MANILA. Aug. 3,--Rota, the fighting
leader of the Pulajanes in the island of
Leyte has been sentenced to death. One
companion was sentenced to imprison-
ment for life and four others to thirty
flYa years.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-04
Judge FIoss Wife Beater
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
HAZELTON, Pa, Aug. S.--Louis Sam
bolia, accused of wife beating, was pub
.icly fiogged yesterday by Alderman Nc
Kelvey, before whom he had been
brought fol. hearing.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-04
SUBCOMMITTEE ADOPTS
PLAN FOR ARBITRATION
Americas Project for Permanent
Board Received with Favor by
Delegates to The Hague
Peace Conference

THE HAGUE, Aug. 3.-The American
proposition regarding the establishment
of permanent court of arbitration here
was adopted today by the subcommittee
before which the proposal has been ar
gued.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-04
FORECAST.
TABLE of TEMPERATURES

For Los Angeles and vicinity
Fair today, light west wind.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-02
will be ten saloons, each paying
5000, total $4,000.

will be ten saloons. each paying
5000. total $4,000.
So far as revenue is concerned
the city treasury is not changed by
the result. SO far as decency and
honor are concerned the city is
making rapid progress, if the clos
ing of two saloons will proportion
ately reduce the drinking of whisky
and the accompanying debauch.
Two more business houses are.
temporarily at least, vacant; but
that ought not to be regarded
seriously. If the writer was own
er of those houses he would prefer
to have them without tenants than
to be used for such business. Just
as he and his partner have for
years refused to open the columns
of this paper to whiskey advertis-
ing. We don't want revenue that
way.
We are pleased to publicly ex-
press to the Mayor and Council
men Bourne. Rodman and Wade
our thanks for knocking out that
dive.
We are unalterably opposed to
licensing saloons. If we had it in
our power we would close EVERY
SALOON in the State. We advocate
prohibition instead of license.
We submit to license because the
laws of our State authorize the
issuance of license. If we have to
choose between high and low IL
cense. we say put the license so
high that the business would be
Improbable and prohibitive.
We may be regarded as crank,
extremist or something worst. but
we glory in such reproach O..
We expect to see a fulfillment of
our plea-all saloons closed.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-02

With Tuesday came the dawn
inc of another new wear, 1901.
The wear just closed is behind us,
but the impressions are lasting.
Thus realizing we know how inn
portant it is to rightly consider
the passing time. be thankful to
Him who has directed and kept
us as we pressing on to nobler
heights.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-02
TOBACCO SALES.

:. b. Lane sold 1880 lbs. to
American Tobacco Co. at l4ac.
The following prices have been
realized:
VIM. GuilfOile l3c: A. 5. Hart
life; X. l.. Upton, Robert Howell
at llac; Goodpaster & Pieratt,
GOodpaster & Station at Zoe: w.
O. Chenault at lie: Morrison Poor
at l0lc; A. j. GatewOod II 900 at
10c and 1900 at SC.
j. S. Bogie sold to Hisle for
American Tobacco Co. $4,000 at
1O4c.
Several other crops sold at
prices from sc up. We have Civ
en- some of the best.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-02

Requests. peisuaslOns. warnings,
threats. attempts to do. OF have
done. violence are some of the in
ducements to prevent people eX-
pressing facts or observations or
opinions on questions of public in
terest. Choose the right and all
will be well.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-02

There is no better business city
~n Mt. Sterling and yet we have
many needs. We need better
streets. Can the city get them
Yes. she has the credit, then why
not. An individual with credit.
can buy farms and pay for them,
and likewise they build houses and
hold large stock interests. and all
this on the basis of credit alone.
What individuals can do by a
struggle corporations can accom-
plish easily. The council only
need to do some financccring to
obtain better streets.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-02

The weak gas pressure last
week leaving some places with
out gas and bringing chill with
the anxiety was due to the regula-
tor becoming disordered. The
time required in cleaning same
was not calculated correct and
there was not sufficient gas in the
pipes to meet the demands of the
consumers. The gas pressure
from the wells has not been per-
ceptibly reduced and We know of
no cause for unrest.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-02
WHAT WILL TAEl DO!

This is question asked of Re
publicans relative to the tenn
perance question. and we can
answer it easily by asking another.
For years they have had control at
Washington and had question
of putting saloon out of business
or even the prohibition of the
making of whiskey been brought
before congress they could have
settled that question and saved the
people of heart-aches and much
expense, Have they done any
thing along these lines! viii
they Their past record on this
subject answers no.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-02

In this issue appears an adNer-
tisement of the Home Steam
Laundry. We do not hesitate to
say that our people should patron
ize home enterprises. We prac-
tice what we preach. The Home
uses distilled water free from mi
crobes that destroy the body. We
can't be to particular with ON
washing.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-02

Saloon license has been raised to
$500 per year. which means more
of the destroying stuff must be sold
i'm order to satisfy the saloonist.
Admonish and guard your boys,
for they will be persued as the
hound scents the hare.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-02
PUNCH ( GRAVES.
MT. STERLING, KENTUCKY.
Sewer Excavation Cayed.

Two weeks ago Medley Oliver
(sOn of j. Nj. Oliver of this city).
who was experimenting sewer ex-
cavation at Huntington. W. Va,
was caught 30 feet below the sur
face by the caving in of sand. etc.
One man was killed and another
injured. He escaped with torn
garments.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-02
NO SORES.
will be v

Kentucky Democrats are getting
closer together as was demonstrate
ed in the appointment of men on
the Campaign and Advisory Com
mittee. There can he no room for
Republicans i'm the States Admin
istratiOn.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-02

Three of our banks have state
ments i'm this issue. We ask a care
full study of the condition of the
financial institutions. Mt. Sterling
can easily boast of her banks as
solid institutions the same as she
can of her city being wide awake.
enterprising and plucky.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-02
Every County to nave {
High School.

DR.. F. W. Hinitt, of Csnt,,,|
University. Danville, headed com,
mittee from the Kentucky Ed,,cs.|
tional Association. which met i
Lexington on Friday. The obiet
of the meeting is to take action tos
wards establishing a graded hiyb
school in every county seat II
Kentucky.
By the establishing of these
graded high schools, a great part
of the preparatory work which bas
heretofore been by necessity taken
up by the college upon the en-.
trance of pupil. will now BE-
eliminated. 4
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-02
BIG TOBACCO SALES.
Society Of Equity DiSpOSeS Of
Up HOssheadS.

The Executive Committee of
the Society of Equity in the dis
trict including Greensboro sold
772 hogsheads of dark tobacco.
crop of 1904, at $3.50. to the
American Tobacco Co. Before the
growers there were organized their
crop of 1903 was sold for less than
3 cents.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-02

Read the circular letter dis
tributed by II. Clay Mckee 4
Sons and join the working band.
1t is worth while for you to join
hands with your city, your county
and your State.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-02

The daily paper which best meets
the demands of the man of the
Southland is the Courier-Journal.
Its editorials, news and miscellany
are just it. The New Year issue
is a bird.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-02
License Raised to 5000.

At call meeting of the of the
City Council last week the license
to saloonst was raised from $500
to $500. For some months an
effort has been made to increase
to $1,000. but the majority oppos-
ed it.
Grant me the pleasure of your
company this evening to Trimbles
Rink.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-02
HATS.
SHIRTS. ...IrsEa

Underwear, Fancy Vests, Suspenders,
Socks, .Handkercbiefs, Sweaters, Neck
wear and Collars, Gloves, at first cost.
Come at once before sizes are broken.
Our motto is first come first served.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-02

All men of law and order APP
prove the action of the President
in the discharge of the negro
soldiers in Texas.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-02
For Sale.

Large English Yorkshirs. The
correct bacon type. A few choice
young boars at bargain prices.
23-3t. A. ;. johnson.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-02

The New Year is on. Resolve
to do and then 90 and do it. Be
right and 90 ahead.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-02

Men have roi0nteered to pay
their subscriptions. Think of it.
One did so on Monday.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-02
DISGRACE
PfRPfTuAIfD.
For Revenue Ten Saloons Receive
Legal Permit to DebauCh
and Damn.
Only One Dive Knocked Out.
Thanks for Progress.

Bros. should he Sldetiackeu, ana
they went.
There was a special meeting of
the City Council on Monday night
for the sole purpose of considering
applications for liquor licenses.
Councilman Cockrell was the chief
spokesman. BY unanimous vote
of the Council, and as there was no
protest. licenses were granted as
follows To VIM. Bolts, Jas. p.
King. NJ. A. Weldon. p. III. Davis,
j. h. Hainline, Mike Holland, Dan
Young, Tiddy Minihan Cat Nation
al Hotel, Ed Gibbons, (Dan) Hol-
land & (Thos.) Cook at BEAUMONT
Hotel. Total. 10.
Application was made for T.. K.
Manley. to whom the Dock Hicks
license was recently transferred.
This has been a tough place. Man
ley formerly lived at Morehead,
and his abandoned wife now lives
there. She had written a letter to
the Police Judge of Mt. Sterling
filing objection to the granting of
license to Manley and asking the
Judge to lay her letter before the
Council. We doubt not she knew
FACTS. MOdesty on our part and a
regard for the proprieties of soci-
ETY. cOnstrain us to decline telling
what she said in that letter. For a
confirmation of some facts she re-
ferred to several of the leading
citizens of Morehead, giving their
names. In addition to this protest
Mayor G. W. Harris objected to
the granting of the license. He
said in substance that the current
report about town is that Manley
is conducting saloon in the inter-
est of Allen Bros. who in Sep
TENDER had by the Circuit Court
been put out of business and for
ever barred from engaging in the
same business in Kentucky, also
that he had been informed by a
very reputable citizen that pack
ages marked ALLEN Bros" had
more than once been seen on the
pavement in front of Manley's
saloon: he also admonished the
Council to be cautious in setting at
naught the decisions of the Circuit
Court.
Councilman Cockrell made plea
for Manley, stating that Oldham
Greene. cashier of the Traders
National Bank. had told him
| (CockrelD that for months. and
before transfer of Hicks license to
Manley, Manley had money on
deposit in the Traders National
Bank. Then the vote was taken
on granting the license. Those
voting for the license were VIM.
Bolts, Boston Bolts, Cockrell,
Sullivan, JOuett; total. 3. Those
voting against license were Bourne,
Rodman, Wade; total, 3. Majority
for license. Mayor Harris declar-
ed his veto to their action. CouD-
Gilman Cockrell moved and Vim.
Bolts seconded that the license be
granted over the Mayors veto.
The vote stood as on original prop
osition, but as the > votes were not
two-thirds of the Council, the
Mayors veto was sustained. and
fanother dive is knocked out.
There being no further business
the Council adjourned.
OBSERVATIONS.
Last week Tie Council increased
| <l,c l.no,c. f.o.., g.SnA H., Gnnn l.,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-02
LAND STOCK AND CROP.

For SALE: A well bred Poland
China boar.
25-tf. Chas. Hainline, Route 6.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-02

The city council has fixed sd
loon license at $500. an increase OF
500, 81 900 would have been
better.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-02

Whether or not Mt. Sterling
and Montgomery county will be
desirable places for investment of
capital. the continuance or secur-
ing of homes, places fit for the
rearing of families depends large
~ upon the enforcement of law.
the willingness of citizens to re-
port wilful violations of law or to
protect their own material. social
and moral interests. An erling
man can sometimes be saved by
percussion, kind words. leniency
We must live for better conditions.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-02

Mayor Harris vetoed the action
of the City Council giving saloon
license TO Manley. successor to
Hicks and Alfrey. The Mayor
was supported by three council
men. The people complained and
the Mayor did the initiative.
Down goes $500. The city would
thrive with every one of the sa-
looms out of business. Let them
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-02
Strayed

From my place on Hinkston pike
on Dec. 26, a listed male hog,
weight about $50 pounds. Liber-
al reward. w. Joe Trimble.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-02

We presume the usual exodus
from the grand Jury will soon he
ARRANGED.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-02
MANUFACTURERS
COST FOR CASH.
Mems Women's and Children's
Shoes and Mems Furnishings
and Hats.
SHOES.

Stacy, Adams & Co. $500 for $4'4o
{" "a 90 for. 800
Walkover and King Quality $500
shoe for 3.75
Walkover and King Quality $3.50
shoe for 2.46
Washington e.. 90 shoe for It's
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-02

On Dec. % Joe Fields killed
Willard Porter in Elliott County.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-02

Pleasant and healthful
at Trimble's Rink.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-02
BOOTS AND HIGH CUT SHOE
LADIES' SHOES.

Boys Shoes at Cost.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-01-02

washing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-06
The Largest Scales

THE biggest scales in the country are in the
L navy yard at Washington. They out
weigh the largest railway scales by fifty tons.
The latter not to be sneezed at for they
easily weigh much as a heavily loaded car
The navy yard scales are SO accurate that they
come within a pound of the exact weight
Railway scales are considered good if they
come within fifty pounds. All the large ord
nance manufactured for the navy is weighed
upon this machine, which is some ten years
old. The scales look like ordinary hay scales
The delicate mechanism is invisible, the
most intricate parts being in a broad pit be-
low the ground The platform is forty-eight
feet long and twelve feet wide Beneath the
powerful machinery is a cement base laid upon
long piles. A solid base being one of the prime
requisites of a powerful weighing machine, it
was found necessary to use a pile driver to
secure stable foundation
The machine is regarded as the finest of its
kind in the world, and is splendid achieve
ment of American ingenuity. In order to
show the accuracy of the scales, an official
picked up half brick and tossed it upon the
platform. He then consulted a long brass
lever, and found that the brick weighed just
one pound.
The capacity of the scales is one hundred
and fifty tons. Two twelve-inch guns lying
on forty eght-foot car truck can be weighed
in the machine without taxing its capacity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-06
Difficult Census C1assifcations

A CCORDING to an official of the Census
Bureau at Washington, that organization
is often puzzled to know how to classify the
returns of occupation in cases where the
enumerators have given too literal descrp-
ton of PERSONS employment There are two
census terms to cover such cases. Occupa-
tons not included in the regular list may be
entered as 90. T" meaning Other Things"
or " n. g., which stands for Not Gainful"
To choose between the two sometimes sug-
gests amusing complications
An enumeratOr in Iowa reported drunkard"
as the occupation of of his men The
Census Bureau entered him as :" n. c." since
the next column asserted this to be his occu-
patton for twelve months in the year.
A New York enumeration, who seemed to
evince the inClinations of detective reported
several men in his district as crooks, pick
pockets, and gamblers They were en-
tered as g N, c." although their occupations
may have been more gainful to them than to
their victims.
An Alabama man whose occupation was re-
ported as odd jobs, goes on the records under
90. T." ('Other Things.
While some of the occupations which the
enumerators give unusual, they are prob
ably correct. A tramp was described as
"loafer not gainfu unemployed twelve
months" An extra thrifty person in one in
stance was reported as Occupation, miser,"
and another Lives on savings" A New
England woman whose husband was described
as an idler," gave her own occupation as
washing and wishing"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-06
The Official Cats

TT is a curious fact that the Government of the
United States maintains and provides for
numerous cats. The army has its regular
corps of them kept at the conmissary depots
of the great cities, and each draws regular pay
equal to eighteen dollars and twenty-five cents
year.
1t IS customary for the officer in charge of
each depot to submit to the War Department
a request for an allowance for so many cats
and the regulations provide that meat shall be
purchased for them at price not greater than
five cents pound, to which stated quantity
of canned milk is added for variety. Expert
ment has shown that matter how excellent
mice, no cat will thrive properly on a diet of the
unmitigated mouse nor does it neglect its
duties when other food IS provided.
Bids for the cats meat are regularly posted,
calling for fresh beef suitable for feeding cats,
bone to be excluded, to be delivered at the
contractors place of business on such days as
may be designated, and in such quantities as
may be required.
More than four hundred cats are in the en-
ploy of the Post Office Department, distributed
among about fifty of the largest offices. The
New York city office expends some sixty dollars
annually in cats meat.
Most of the other large Government buildings
are supplied with cats. At the immense cold
storage depot established a year or so ago at
Manila, cats were found to be necessary and SO
tabbles sent from the famous cold storage
breed of Pittsburgh This breed originated in
the great warehouses OF a cold storage COM
pany, and has developed special qualifications
for enduring extreme cold. The cold storage
cats short tailed, chubby, with long and
heavy fur, and their eyebrows and whiskerS
are extraordinarily long and strong. 1t is said
that they do not thrive when transferred to an
ordinary temperature.