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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-23
BLACK HAND KILLS TWO.
Double Daylight Murder in Street Of
Coaldale, Pa,

COALDALE. Pa, August PA double
murder. for which the BLACK Hand is
held responsible. was committed in q
street of this place today. and adds an
other crime to the long list that has been
committed in this neighborhood by unknown
persons. While Frank Peknolas and Sam
uel Ambrose were walking together along
Ridge street they Were attacked by sew
eral men, and before they could offer eff
fective resistance they were stabbed to
death.
Peknolas' throat was cut almost from
TO ear. and Ambrose received a knife
wound that pierced his heart. AS rob-
berry was not the motive and as the BLACK
Hand has been active in this section, the
crime is charged to the members of that
mysterious band. 1t is known that k
nolas and Ambrose had expressed fear of
vengeanc at the hands of enemies. The
men worked in the mines all night. a I'd
before leaving for their homes. two hours
before their bodies were found. they had
spoken of their fear of being waylaid.
There is no clue to the murderers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-23
AMZI SMITH ILL.
Valued Senate Employe Suffering
From Typhoid Fever.

Mr.. Amzi Smith, one of the most widely
known employees of Congress for the past
four decades, is III of typhoid fever at his
residence 314 Maryland avenue northeast.
His condition necessarily is regarded as
serious because of his age and already de-
bilitated state of health. but a fatal ternli-
nation, it is hoped, may be avoided, he
is receiving the best of medical attention
and nursing by his devoted family.
Mr. Smith appeared at Milton, Pa, on
Sunday a week ago. where his wife and
daughter were staying. He was in a weak
and almost dazed condition and suffering
with fever. He had started prior to that
on a fishing trip to me st. Lawrence. lie
had evidently found himself aiiing and had
set out to join his family. He was imme-
diately brought to Washington and given
medical attention.
Yesterday hemorrhage occurred. but his
doctor did not regard 1t as serious. Last
night he rested easier. and today his con-
dition was said to be improved over yes
terday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-23
DISCRIMINATING LAKE.
Michigan Drowned the Right Man
This Time.

Special Dispatch to The Star
CHICAGO, ILL.,. August 23.-Nels Rasmus-
sen, an insurance agent and property
owner, was drowned yesterday as the re-
suit Of a playful attempt to brighten a
young girl by rocking a boat.
In the afternoon. accompanied by Miss
Victoria Harkin. he rowed out upon Lake
Michigan. Then, according to the girls
story. he stood up in the boat and began
rocking it in order to brighten her. The
boat turned over and. both occupants fell
into the water. Miss Harkin was saved
but her escort sank three times, and, when
finally dragged In the boat was too far
gone to be revived
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-23
TAFT IN ST. LOUIS TODAY.
Guest Of Honor at Informal Break.
fast-Rainy Weather.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, August 23.-Secretary
Taft arrived this morning from Lexing-
ton, KY, and was met at the union station
by United States Senator Warner of Mis-
souri,, former Judge Franklin Ferriss and
others. AS he passed through the crowd
Of spectators assembled he frequently
paused to shake hands. He was escorted
to an automobile, and driven to the Plant
ers Hotel, where he was the guest of
honor at an Informal breakfast.
A light rain rendered the day disagree
able, but should the weather clear suf-
ficiently Secretary Taft will be taken for
a short tour around the city in an auto
mobile. He will have luncheon at the St.
Louis Club and take the 2:3O o'clock pm.
Frisco train for Oklahoma City. where
tomorrow he will deliver an address,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-23
NORFOLK rs AFLOAT
BIG STEAMER PULLED OFF SAND
BAR THIS MORNING.

The wrecking tug Rescue of the Merritt
Wrecking Company Of Norfolk and the
Washington tugs William H. Yerkas, jr,
and Camilla gave a mighty pull at the big
steamer Norfolk of the Norfolk and Wash
ington Steamboat Company fleet at 6
o'clock this morning and the steamer slid
off the Metompkin shoal, where she had
been aground since Tuesday morning last
She Is now on her way to Norfolk and will
leave there on her regular schedule at 6
o'clock this afternoon, and this city at 6
o'clock pm. tomorrow.
The foregoing is the substance of a tele-
phone message sent from Indian Head by
Mr.. John Callahan, general manager of
the line, to Mr.. D. j. Callahan, assistant
general manager, and received in the offices
OF the company at lis o'clock this after
noon.
The easterly winds which have been blow
Ing TO: the past two or three days caused
good high water at the Metompkin shoal
this morning. For two days past the tugs
had been lying by the boat waiting for a
good full tide, and at tiptop high water the
three powerful boats started pulling at the
stranded steamer. AT first it looked as if
she was not coming off the shoal but
finally she shifted her position a little, and
then little more, until with a strong pull
that nearly snapped the big hawsers the
steamer glided off the sand bar that has
held her tight for three days and into
deep water.
Is Not Injured
The fact that Manager Callahan tele-
phoned that the boat will at once resume
her place on the route is taken to mean
that she sustained injury IN going
ashore and is ready for service without
proceeding to ship yard 1t was known
that the Norfolk was not on the pile of
rocks at the Metompkin beacon, but was
lying about fifty feet away from them, and
that satisfied the officers of the company
here that she had sustained no injury from
running aground. Mr.. John Callahan, the
general manager, and Mr.. William H. CAL
lahan, the general passenger agent Of the
Norfolk and Washington Company, have
been aboard the stranded steamer since
Wednesday, and, 1t Is stated, they have
gone to Norfolk aboard her. The regular
schedule Of the Norfolk and Washington
line will be resumed from today, the
steamers leaving here every evening at $50
o'clock and every morning at o'clock for
the exposition grounds and Norfolk.
AS soon as the news of the stranding Of
the Norfolk was received here Tuesday the
officers of the Norfolk and Washington
Company made efforts to secure a steamer
suitable to take the place of the Norfolk
on the route. In this, however, they were
unsuccessful, but, 1t is stated, that the alb
sence of the steamer from the route for
two trips caused but little Inconvenience, as
those who had arranged to travel on her
were accommodated on the daylight trips
instead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-23
OUTWITTED HIS WIFE.
Chicago Man Secured Entrance to His
Home by Court Order.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, August 23.-With the aid of a
court order modifying an injunction pre-
vious:y issued against him, Ebert F. Jaw
cox secured entrance yesterday afternoon
to his home and succeeded in obtaining pos
session of fourteen fancy shirts and ten
speckied vests. His attorney had assured
the court that he could not get even a clean
shirt from his residence
Mrs. Ina Ward Jaycox, who is suing Jay
cox for separate maintenance and has Sc
cured the injunction rest, aiming him from
entering the house, was seated in the IL
brary with her daughter when the rate of
a latchkey in the lock of the front door
startled her. Its him. whispered the
daughter. Don't let on that you see him,
ma"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-23
STOCK PRICES FALLING.
Another Decline Followed Today's
Market Opening.

NEW YORK, August Z3.-Another de-
cline in prices took place within an hour
after the opening of the stock market to-
day The most severe losses were in Union
Pacific, New York Central Delaware and
Hudson. Great Northern preferred, North
ern Pacific, Reading and Interborough Met
ropolitan, which fell 1 to N points on
very light demand for stocks. Buying by
SPECTATORS for the decline to cover earlier
contracts made to sell rallied some of the
leaders fractionally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-23
SHOT FOR INCONSISTENCIES
POSSES OF DEPUTY COLLECTORS
CLASH, WITH FATAL RESULT.

Commissioner of Internal Revenue Capers
today received a telegram from Internal
Revenue Collector Surber, at Greensboro.
N. c., dated today, saying:
Deputy Collector Hendryx, with posse
from Raleigh, NJ c., and Deputy Collector
Henry, with posse from Durham, met at a
moonshine still last night. Each took the
other for moonshiners and fired on each
other Deputy Marshal Gordon was NOR
tally wounded and Deputy Collector Henry
and two posse men were seriously wound
ed"
Commissioner Capers teleg!.aphed .nstruc-
tons that no expense be spared in caring
for the wounded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-23
Speaker Cannon Reduces Cigar Bill.

PLATTSBURG, N. Y, August o.
Speaker Cannon, who has been rusticating
here, is trying to, and has almost sue
ceeded In, giving up smoking. He told
friends that although he has been accus-
toned for forty years to smoke from twelve
to fifteen cigars a day he now smokes
three or four.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-23
OCEAN STEAMSHIP MOVEMENTS.

NEW YORK, August 23.-Arrived:
Steamers Pretoria from Hamburg, Arabic
from Liverpool.
NAPLES, August 23.-Arrived: Steamer
Pannonia from New York.
SABLE ISLAND, N. S., August 23.-The
steamship Umbria from Liverpool for New
York was reported by wireless passing
Sable Island at 1:20 am. today Will
probably dock about l pm. Saturday.
SOUTHAMPTON, August 22-Arrived:
Steamer Adriatic, from New Yotk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-23
DRINK CAUSED TRAGEDY
New York Guardsman Shot His Wife.
Then Killed Himself,

NEW YORK, August 23.-Bernard De-
laney, first sergeant of Company H, Goth
Regiment, and assistant janitor OF the
armory, shot his wife in their apartment
here early this morning and then killed
himself.
The bullet entered Mrs. Delaney's right
ear. She is in Flower Hospital and the
doctors think she will recover Drink
caused the tragedy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-23
Farm Rioters Pardoned.

BUCHAREST, Roumania, August o.
King Charles today granted amnesty to all
those who We're implicated in the recent
agrarian revolt, with the exception of about
two hundred militant priests and those al
ready sentenced for murders committed dur
Ing the uprising. The prisoners, who total
about eight thousand, viii be released forth
with.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-23
RAISULI DEFEATS ASSAILANTS.
Large Force Sent Against Him by the
Sultan

Information has reached the State De-
partment by cable to the effect that the
bandit Raisuli has completely defeated a
large force sent against him by the sultan
in the effort to secure the release of Caid
Maclean. According to the report, the
Important Moorish town of Alcazar, which
is distant only by two days from the city
of RANGER, is in great danger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-23
BAKER CASTS NETT
BROKERS CAUGHT
GAMING CHARGED
Five Alleged Bucket Shops Are
Raided by the Police.
BOOKS AND PAPERS SEIZED
BOOKS AND PAPERS SEIZED
District Attorney Says Washington
Must Be Clean"
OTHER ARRESTS MAY FOLLOW
Carefully Planned Program for the
Elimination of All Forms of
Gambling in the Capital.

Five brokers' Offices, known to
the police as bucket shops" were
raided this afternoon and the pro-
prietors charged with setting up
gaming tables. The places raided
we're:
Chesley & Spence, Colorado
building, 14th and G streets.
Chesley & Spence, Federal build
ing, 9TH and F streets.
Wade & Hedges, Ouray building,
9Th and G streets.
Allison c. Jenkins, 1921 F street
northwest.
Frank Kane, the Home building,
1925 F street.
The police and detectives de-
scended upon the five places at the
same time, plans for the raid hav-
ing previously been arranged in
every detail at the Office of the
United States district attorney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-23
Weather.

Rain this afternoon, tonight
and possibly tomorrow; warmer
tomorrow afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-23
NOTICE.

The price of this paper at
NEWSSTANDS and from
NEWSBOYS is
TWO CENTS.
There has been no change
of any kind in the price of
the paper to newsboys, and
readers should pay no more
than the printed price.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-23

New York of3csi Tribune Building.
Chicago ONCE: First National Bank Building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-23

Business once, IIth Stree. and p.nn,ylvani. Avenu.
The newspaper., 1907-01-25
Cure For Insomnia.

Yesterday a friend of mine who
from insomnia told me sure
cure. Eat pint of peanuts and
crink two or three glasses of milk
before going to bed" said he,
'and I'll warrant you'll be asleep
within half an hour" | did as he
suggested, and now for the benefit
of others who may be afflicted
with insomnia, | tell what hap
pened, SO far as | am able this
MOI ming to recall the details. First
let me say, my friend was right. l
did go to sleep very soon after my
retirement. Then a friend with
his head under his arm came along
and asked me II | wanted to buy
his feet. | was negotiating with
him, when the dragon on which |
was riding slipped out of his skin
and left me floating in mid-air.
While l was considering how l
should get down, bull with two
heads peered over the edge of the
well and said he would haul me
up if | would first climb up and
rig a windlass for him. So as |
was sliding down a mountain side
the brakeman came in; asked
when the train would reach ny
station, I'VE went by your sta
ton 400 years ago." he said
calmly folding the. train up and
putting 1t in his pocket
AT this juncture the clown
bounded into the ring and pulled
the center pole out of the ground,
lifting the tent and all the people
in it up, up, up, while | stood on
earth below watching myself go
out of sight among the clouds
above. Then awoke and found
that | had been asleep almost ten
minutes.-The Good Health
Clinic.
The newspaper., 1907-01-25
Cooperative Telephone Meeting.

On last Tuesday the Co opera
tive Telephone Company held
their annual meeting at Hotchkiss
and the general result was 10
further impress the stockholders
with the knowledge that their
corporation is being judiciously
handled by the officers and dl
rectors. Large increases have
been made in the mileage OF lines,
very extensive Improvements in
all lines and an enormous increase
in the number of subscribers to
their phones. AT present the CO.
operative lines reach all parts OF
the county and indeed. it may be
said that cooperative phone has
become an actual necessity. owing
to the fact that practically every
one has one.
While the Colorado phone still
fills field that cannot be ap.
preached by the local corporation
the long distance held-the
local situation is completely
served by the local company.
The finances of the compsny
seem to be in a fiourishing con-
dition and the coming year will
doubtless see many more import
ant changes in favor of an i'm
proved service. This institution is
essentially a North Fork idea, and
speaks volumes for the CO oper.
ative ideas of the people.
The newspaper., 1907-01-25
Council Proceedings.

Council met pursuant to ad-
journment, with Mayor Zaun in
the chair: The Roll was called
and the following trustees re-
sponded-Milton Spencer. w. r.
Crook, Philip Eisenkramer, w. T.
Bross, H. +. Maxville and c. c.
Hawkins, clerk.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved. The
report of the town treasurer was
read. accepted and ordered placed
on file.
The tax levy for the year 1906,
of Is mills, was ordered credited
to the general fund, when the
same is collected.
The petition for an electric light
at the south end of North Fork
Ave-, was referred to the electric
light committee. Also petition
tor electric light at First and
Onarga Ave, referred to the elec
tric light committee.
The petition for sidewalk on
the west side of Box Elder Ave,
between Second and Third streets
signed by J. R. I.eeming, Ind.
Lumber Co., S. l., Rhodes. G. w.
The newspaper., 1907-01-25
SOUND COLORADO COMPANY.
Insurance Company Examintion Ended.

Denver, Jan. 22.-The Colorado
insurance department has just
completed technical examination
of the Capitol Life Insurance
company of Denver, the work
being done by Consulting Actuary
S. H Wolfe of New York. The
insurance department reports that
the examination shows that the
company is in a prosperous and
sound condition. The surplus and
reserve was found to be S353,5
50. The capital of S250,000 is
FULLY paid up and the assets of the
company are found to be salts
factory.-Pueblo Chieftain.
The newspaper., 1907-01-25
CHARLES ZAUN, Mayor.
c. c. HAWKINS, Clerk.
Big Canning Factory For Grand junction

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo, Jan. %.
This city is to have the largest
canning plant in Colorado. To-
day the purchase of large sec
ton of land in the southern part
OF the city was completed by (.
J. Mathews of Paonia, one of the
largest fruit growers in the state.
On this site Mr.. Mathews will
erect a plant to cost about $4,000
when complete. 1t will be the
first industry of its kind in this
great fruit raising country.
The newspaper., 1907-01-25

VanHolt and J. w Roatcap was
presented, read and the same
ordered laid at regulation width.
The report Of V. P. Rawalt.
City Electrician, from Oct. 8,
1906 TO Jan. 3. 1907. was read,
accepted and ordered placed on
file.
The question of the contrac,
with w. Bruce for repairing the
reservoir, was brought up, and
upon motion, the same was de-
clared cancelled.
The Clerk was instructed to
send L + Rogers legal notice to
have his sidewalk put in on Grand
Ave.
The Marshal was instructed to
have the sidewalk put in along the
Koehne lots in Block l3. Grand
Ave, and TO have the same
charged up to the lots.
Application for a license tor
billiard hall, by Mr. Woods, was
allowed
The Auditing Committee audi
ted all the bills, whereupon the
same were presented to the Coun-
Gil and all voting aye" the same
were allowed and the Clerk in
structed to draw warrants on the
proper funds, to wit:
J. NJ. Lane. coal for electric
light plant...................... S3S. "a
j. NJ. Lane, coal for electric
light plant................--.. SOL
E. b. Neyhart, shoveling coal
into bin............ 2.25
Albert Campbell, work on line. 6.75
j. W. Beezley, rent on light
building for Dec.................. 500
Arliss May, nights nursing. 1850
A. S. Davis, making water
troughs........... $50
II. j. Langdon, rebate, no use
water. ................-....-....... l.bJ
Mrs. NJ. Nj. Edwards, rebate,
no use water...................... 800
NJ. w. Davis. rebate, no Use
water ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10
Council then adjourned in due
form.
CHARLES ZAUN, Mayor.
{ { HAWKINS Clerk
The newspaper., 1907-01-25
THE HORTICULTURAL MEETING.
Paona Fruit Growers Hold Interesting Session and Exha
lively Discuss Matters Pertaining to their Craft


union.
Just to guess at it. | should
judge that the average income
from 100 acre farms throughout
the country not devoted to horti-
culture or some specialized kind
OF farming would not be over
81 900 and that the average in
come from 10 acre bearing or
chards around Paonia would be
about $1,000 or twice as much.
Now if these figures and
guesses are anywhere near correct
the lot of a fruit grower around
Paonia. as far as income is con-
cerned is not SO bad compared
with farmers in other sections
raising ordinary farm crops.
But II man owns ten acres OF
good bearing orchard at Paonia
should he not be as contented as
if he owned good 100 acre farm
elsewhere and raised ordinary
crops. think he should. AS far
as natural advantages are con
cerned we certainly have lovely
country. A country whose atund-
ant natural resources of good fuel
and pure water together with its
natural beauty and great fertility
would seem to need only the
touch Of mans hand to become a
veritablc Garden of Eden. That
touch is now being given. Or
chards have been planted and
have come into bearing. The rep
utation OF Paonia fruit is excellent
all over the United States and we
are receiving prices second to
none for our grades and varieties
of fruit. Also the climate of our
country is generally exceptionally
good for our business of fruit
growing. True the weather has
played trick or two on us, but
other countries have had worse
than ours and worse hail storms
than have ever visited this section.
In addition some places have had
cyclones and earthquakes which
we have so far escaped entirely.
On the whole do NOT believe
that fruit grower is chancing
any more at Paonia on account of
the weather than farmers of other
places do.
Why then should our fruit
growers not be satisfied. AS a
general rule l say again | think
they should and yet | feel certain
that should outsiders with a little
money come to Paonia he would
find upon investigation that al
most every fruit grower here had
something he wished to sell,
either his whole farm or part of it.
This condition is undoubtedly
due in large part to the ncwness
of the country. To the fact that
The newspaper., 1907-01-25

Horticultural Society last Monday
was we'll attended and most in
structive in character We were
not able to attend personally. but
through the courtesy of Secretary
Craig are furnished with a verbal
report that .hows that the time
was well spent.
Among the interesting features
vas a paper prepared by A. l..
Roberts, from which we extract
several paragraphs and submit
them for examination OF our out
side the state readers.
The comparisons herein con
famed will furnish food for
thought, even If the reader is
somewhat prejudiccd against this
valley.
G. II. Merchant also prepared a
paper discussing the question of
Varieties that was we'll received
and which did a work of education
among many old growers.
Robert Curtis also made an in
structive address.
Below we append the extracts
from Mr. Roberts paper:
"A friend told me recently. that
he had learned authoritively, that
in a certain portion OF Kansas, the
corn crop for 1906 averaged 80
bushels per acre and that the price
per bushcl was 2S cents. Thirty
times 90 cents is $40 the value
OF the crop per acre. This same
man. who is none other than Mr..
w. II. Garvin of the Association,
went on to make the statement
that if some one within ten miles
of Paonia had 60 acres of corn
that would 60 30 bushels to the
acre that he couldn't get man in
town to husk it and bring it in for
xS.4O per acre.
This seems an astonishing state
ment but considering that most
workmen here want from $3.50 to
$500 per day for man and team,
and as it is doubtful if there is a
man in Paonia who could husk an
acre of corn in less than two days
II may be after all the statement
IS correct.
have no other data showing
The general average income OF
farms elsewhere used for raising
ordinary farm crops, but from my
own experience in Nebraska, and
from watching the prosperity of
my ncighbors in that state | have
no hesitancy in believing that the
average income from all bearing
~ acre orchards on the North
Fork in the vicinity OF Paonia is
more than the average income
from all the 100 acre farms, rais-
ing only ordinary farm crops,
which can be found in the best
The newspaper., 1907-01-25

we haven't as yet as many settlers
as we find would be convenient
when it comes to handling our
immense crops.
Also / believe that our very
prosperity even is the means of
causing discontent with some who
believe it is too good to last
The newspaper., 1907-01-25
There will be a Supper

AT the Congregational chapel
Thursday evening, Jan. Slst from
FIVE to eight o'clock. Come and
help yourself to the best of home
made good things, ten to fifty
cents a plate. You pay your
money and take your choice"
The newspaper., 1907-01-25

Miss Beatrice Shook returned
from her visit to her aunt, Mrs.
Geo. Gardiner, in Lake City, Fri
day. She expected to stay two
months, but said it was too cold.
The newspaper., 1907-01-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Wakefield have
moved into one of the Hengstler
cottages for the present. their
own home being occupied.