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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-03
THE REAL CHINESE GONG.
1t Makes an Uproar as Awful as 1t Is
Astonishing.

By the way, did you ever hear real
Chinese gong? l don't mean a hotel
gong, but one of those great moon
disks of yellow metal which have so
terrible power of utterance.
A gentleman in Bangor north Wales,
who had a private museum of south
Pacific and Chinese curiosities, exhibit
ed one to me. 1t was hanging amid
Fiji spears beautifully barbed with
sharks teeth, which, together with
grotesque New Zealand clubs Of green
stone and Sandwich Island paddles
wrought with the baroque visages of
the shark god, were depending from
the walls; also there were Indian ele-
plants in Ivory, carrying balls in their
carven bellies, each ball containing
many other balls inside it.
The gong glimmered pale and huge
and yellow, like the moon rising over a
southern swamp. My friend tapped
Its ancient face with a mutfied drum
stick, and it commenced to sob like
waves upon a low beach. He tapped it
again, and it moaned like the wind in
mighty forest Of pines. Again, and it
commenced to roar, and with each tap
the roar grew deeper and deeper till it
seemed like thunder rolling over an
abyss in the Cordilleras or the crash
ing Of Thor's chariot wheels.
1t was awful and astonishing as aw-
full. 1 assure you I did not laugh at it
at all. 1t impressed me as something
terrible and mysterious. l vainly
sought to understand how that thin
disk of trembling metal could pro-
duce so frightful vibration. He in
formed me that it was very expensive,
being chiefly made of the most precious
metals, silver and gold.-From Life
and Letters of Lafcadlo Hearn."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-03

100000 in wages the paymaster mao
first pay car ever built had been com.
missioned, you kept on absorbing de,
tails until your name was called. 4
still greater rush of blood to your head
caused you to gulp violently. Mechan
ically you lifted your hand to touch
the pen as the others had done and
turned to go.
Here! Come back and get your
money
when you came out of your trance
you We're standing In the middle Of
the track, your eyes wandering from
some yellow objects in your hand to
a nimbus of smoke and dust which
was just tipping over the hill to thu
accompaniment of the diminuendr
flutter Of Moriarity's exhaust.
But now! Oh, well! After yoI
have washed up on a certain day ip
each month you trudge drearily dowI
to the station all alone, walk in, and
lolling on the counter affect to lool
Indifferent and say, Hello, Johnl
And the agent, after going over 8
column of figures three times. replies
Hello, Bill" and gets up and goes t.
the safe and fumbles over some paper,
and hands you
"a check, No jokes, no infection:
sprightliness. no uncertainty to put :
wire edge on anticipation, no f1eetinS
vision of brass and varnish and opu
lence wreathed in a halo of romano,
to leave golden taste in your moutl
for a day, nothing but a measly oil
check handed over a commonplace.
counter by a man who lives next doc
to you.
"Why couldn't they have left US tn,
nav carr"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-03
COMMERCIAL COURSE
PROVES ATTRACTIVE
Increased Attendance on This
And Manual Course.
ADAPTED TO LIFE WORK.

Increased attendances in the COM
mercial and manual training courses
in the city schools indicates that there
youths to take only those things in
school which they can adapt to their
life's vocations. The manual training
department at Garfield school is at
tractive and there is much interest be-
ing shown in the courses offered there.
Although the course is not as extend
ed as the school authorities would
like, the students eagerly absorb
what they can get. The commercial
courses at the high school are marked
by large and enthusiastic classes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-03
court OUT OF PATTI
ENCE WITH DELAYS
Failure of Attorneys to Appear
RiIes Judge Converse of
The City Court.
MUST ASK HIM ABOUT 1T.
PROSECUTOR HAS NO AUTHoRI-
TY TO CONTINUE CASES AND
DOES NOT CLAIM TO HAVE
SUCH AUTHORITY.

Frank Schroeder was to have been
tried this morning in the city court on
a charge of having committed an as
Eault and battery on his brotherin-
law, Henry Issen. Owing to the fact
that Attorney B. C. Robbins, who had
been retained to represent Schroeder,
failed to put in an appearance in
court the case had to be indefinitely
postponed.
There was a large number of wit
nesses at the city building, several
of them shop men who had been OBJ
iiged to lay off from work These
witnesses were kept at the city build
ing for over two hours awaiting the
arrival of Mr. Robbins. Every effort
was made to locate the missing coun-
sci by telephone but without success.
John F. Robbins was finally located
and he stated that he had nothing to
do with the case, having turned it
over to Bvram Robbins, who is his
law partner
Judge Converse has reached the
end of his patience in regard to the
manner in which a large number of
the local attorneys continually fail to
appear at the city court at the stated
time in cases in which they are TO APP
pear. After using the telephone sew
eral times this morning in an effort to
locate Attorney b. G. Robbins Judge
Converse stated that in the future if
any attorney desired to have the hear
Ing of a case postponed he must APP
pear in court and petition the court to
take this action, not ask the prosecu-
tor to have the case continued as Mr..
Robbins did. Judge Converse stated
that the prosecutor had no authority
to take such action and Mr.. Jessup
Informed Judge Converse that he told
Mr.. Robbins that he did not have this
authority.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-03
tTURNS TO MT. CARMEL
The Rev. NJ. @. Robbins Sue
Ceeding in the Passionate.
NATIVE OF WAYNE COUNTY.

Centerville, Ind, Oct 3.-The Rev.
M. 0. Robbins, of Mt Carmel, ind,
arrived On Monday evening on his
way home from the Indiana NJ. E.
conference which was he'd at Column
bus, Ind, and with his family will
spend few days with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Robbins, south
of Centerville. The Rev. Robbins has
been appointed to Mt. Carmel for an
other year, having won warm place
in the" hearts of the people of his
charge and it was their earnest re-
quest that he should be returned. The
Rev. Mr.. Robbins spent his eSrly days
in Abingdon township and entered the
ministry at the age of eighteen and is
now, at the age of twentysix sue
cessful minister.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-03
HARRY {. BRAWLEY DEAD
Ioung Man Succumbs to At
tack of Typhoid Fever.

New Paris, o., Oct. 3.-Harry E.
Brawley, only son of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
D. Brawley. living four miles north of
here. near Braffettsville died Wednes-
dav afternoon after weeks illness
with typhoid fever. The deceased was
sixteen years old and very promising
young boy. He leaves two sisters. the
eldest, Miss Blanche Brawley, who is
attending high school here. The fu-
neral arrangements will he announced
later.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-03
As Named.

The naughty youth had just arrive
at the tiny north Wales railway sta
ton, and the porter had fetched ih,r
out of the guards van a store of lug
gage, which included many portmar
teaus. camera, fishing and golf tao
kle and-oh. far worse than all beside
"a particularly ferocious bulldog.
Jaw. portah." commanded til
naughty one, Just put-aw-my pori
manteaus, cameraw, etceteraw, on
cab. will yav:"
The porter surveyed the forbiddin
looking bulldog obviously.
Eyes, SIR" he said slowly 'Er-E;
ceteraw won't bite, viii he, sir?"-
Chums.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-03
AGED PENSIONER IS DEAD
Had Been on the Roll Since
August, 1868.

Mrs. A. ]. Neff of South Fourteenth
street, was Wednesday called by tele-
gram to South Bend, Ind. by the
death of her aged sister, Mrs. Mary
Owens. Mrs. Owens had perhaps drawn
government pension longer than any
soldiers widow in the state, dating
from September. 1863, the time of the
death of her husband, John Owens, q
member Of the Seventy-third regiment,
Indiana Volunteer infantry, at Nash
vile, Tenn.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-03
VANDALS WORK AT MILTON,
Damage Done at the Milton Town
Council Room.

Milton, Ind, Oct. 3-Some unknown
frolic. broke in one of the windows,
sash and ALL at the town council
rooms. Two men were seen proving
around the premises and shortly after
midnight, when the mischief was done.
they were seen to go hastily towards
the south
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-03
IS NO LONGER A SECRET
Nr. and Mrs. Campbell OcCu-
ply Pretty Home.

Hagerstown, Ind, Oct. 3-Much cur
iosity had been aroused as to what
young couple would occupy the pretty
little home of George Geisler and re-
Gently vacated by him. Various ones
were named but it has proven to be
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherd Campbell who
were married last evening at six
o'clock at the home of Rev. and Mrs.
Warbinton. Mrs. Campbell was Miss
Mamie Fist, daughter of Daniel Fist
and wife, of South Perry street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-03
ROBBERS SECURED ONLY
SMALL SUM FOR WORK
Blew a safe and GOT BUT
twenty-five Cents.
MADE ESCAPE SAFELY.

Canal Winchester, O., Oct. 3.-Early
this morning safe blowers blew up the
safe in the office of the Winchester
Milling company with nitrOglycerine.
The safe and a portion of the building
were demolished The robbers Sc
cured twenty-five cents and escaped.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-03

Although the fever Of African ex-
ploration did not seize upon Henry NJ
Stanley until after he found Living
stone. when the example set by the
latter fred the Welshmans ambitions,
there can be little doubt that Stanley
was a born explorer. Otherwise he
would scarcely have been able to &C
complish those arduous journeys which
enabled him to fill up an enormous
blank in the map of Africa. Stanley S
discoveries Were of the greatest po-
htical Importance and led to the found
ing, among other things, of what is
now the Kongo Free State. His ulti-
mate discovery of Emin Pasha furnish
ed a magnificent illustration of Stan
ley's indomitable courage and perse-
yerance.-London Mail
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-03
GLADYS VANDERBILT IS
TO TAKE ON ROYALTY
Engagement to a Poor Noble
man Is Announced.
NOW GUEST AT NEWPORT.

New York, Oct. 3.-Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt today announced the en-
gagement of her daughter Gladys. one
of the richest young heiresses in Amer
lea. to Laszelo Szechenyi a poor noble
man of Buda Pest. who is a guest of
the young woman's mother at New
port. Miss Vandebilt's fortune is es-
timated at fifteen millions.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-03
OCCUPY THE NEW ROOM.
Knights of Pythias Of Haaerstown
Have Moved

Hagerstown, Ind, Oct. s. The
Knights of Pythias have moved into
their new lodge room, and the hand
some new temple will be completed
throughout within a very short time.
This is one of the handsomest build
tngs in the country owned by a frater-
cal society.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-03
Champion Pumpkin Story.

Milton, Ind, Oct. 3.-John Bow
man reports a pumpkin vine the
length of which from end to end is
eighty feet. One vine branching
off from the main stalk is forty
four feet long. He also exhibits
a pumpkin that weighs % pounds
and measures sixteen inches in d.
ameter.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-03
DR.. BARNH|LL WAS HEARD
Noted Specialist Before the
Medical Society.

DIR. Charles Barnhill of Indianapolis
one of the most noted specialists in In
diana. spoke before the Wayne County
Medical society at its regular meeting
Wednesday afternoon. His topic was
THE Mastoid," and it elected much.
discussion. No other papers vera
read.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-03
INVITED TO DELIVER ADDRESS.

The Rev. J. o. Campbell, pastor of
the Fifth Street Methodist church, and
candidate for congress, has been invit-
ed to deliver an address before the
Mems Christian Union at Middletown,
Ind.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-03
FEARED SEPARAT |ON;;
KILLS WIFE AND SELF
Soldier Believed Was to Be
Sent to Philippines.

New York, Oct. 3-Fearing separa-
ton from his bride by being trans
ferred to the Philippines, Claude Per-
ry, private in the Fourth regiment, to-
day shot and killed his wife and him.
self.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-03
AID SOCIETY'S QUILTING.

Milton, Ind, Oct 3-The Ladies'
Aid society of the Christian church
quilted at the home of Mrs. Richard
Stills, Wednesday afternoon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-03
TWENTY-FIVE MEN IN
DANGER OF BEING LOST
They Are CIinging to a French
Ship Near SeafieId.
POUNDING ON THE ROCKS.

London, Oct. with twenty-five
men clinging to the rigging, the
French ship Leon XIII. is pounding on
the rocks on the coast near Seafield.
A high sea prevents rescue and all
may be lost.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-03

The French carpenter going to work
protects his street suit by a workman's
bue blouse, but he does not wear over
ais.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-03
PROSPECT FOR NEW MILL.

Milton, Ind, Oct. 3.-There is pros
pect OF new mill in Milton.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-03

Grapes are still trodden with the
bare feet in many Of the vineyards of
Spain and Italy. .-- -
The Washington herald., 1907-06-06
TRkNS-PACIFIC MAILS,


japan. Korea China, and Philippine Islands va
Vancouver and EiCtCria. British Columbia close here
daily at - p m- MP 90 June 6. for dispatch by
steamer Empress of India.
Specilly addressed mails only for japan, Korea.
and China via seattle close here iaiv az ssh l-
m. up TO June 6. Tor dispatch by steamer KaEa
Msr
Japan. Korea and China. via Tacoma. close here
daily az $50 D.. m. up 60 June g. for dispatch by
steame- NauErsza.
Hawaii japan. Korea China and Philippine Isl
ands via san Francisco. close here daily az u.iI
p m. up Ca June g. for dispatch ty steamer Drric
Hawaii via san Francisco close here daily ar u .45
D. mp 10 June d. for dispatch Or steamer Sierra.
Hawaii japan. k0ua. China. and Philippine 'Is-
ands yia san Francisco close here daily az Il.ii p
m. Up tn june s. i1r dispatch lv steamer Couri-
Australia leZcsut mails for West Australia. New
Zealand. Samoan Islands. Fin Islands and New
Caledonia. via Vancouver and Victoria British Co
lnbia close here daily AZ 80 p. %. mp 90 June l6
for dispatch by steamer Aoraugi.
Hawaii Guam. ard Philippine Islands via san
Francisco close here daily a. li=5 D. m no 20
June 81 i1r dispatch hT United States transport
The Washington herald., 1907-06-06
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

y. B.-f"I.Cwin. schedule figures published only az
information and are not FI4rautssa-
= % q. u.-Dauville and way stations
'soj a. m--HzrrisrnturE and way stations
= % a. m.-SiCEreg and coaches t0 Atlanta and
New Orleans Dining Car
ii 500 a. m.-Sl-ereTs ard coaches 90 Columbia.
Savannah. and jacksonville. Dining Car.
1901 q. m-HaUisGnHWE and way stations.
as @. m.-IharigttesTIls. NaTsut1n. ,-rashI-g
and way stations
'sl5 p m.-Sleerers and coaches % Atlanta ard
Columbus. Ca sunset Route Tourist sleeper 10 oln
Francisco tTi-ve-klr.
. - p m-SIetTs-s and coaches o. Charlotte. Co
lUmba. ana Augusta Dining Car.
DIS T.. m.-SleeTers and coaches VIA Lrr-arurs
and Bristof To Chattanooga. Memphis. and New
Orleans Dining Car
81 70 p. New York ard New Orleans Limited
Solid Pullman % Asheyils. Atlanta. Birmingham
and New Orleans Club and Observation cars. Din
ing Car.
Note-'Dslv. +Wees DAYS
Through trains from the South arrive Washington
7l5. f5 and 10 q. m. go 5E5. si5 I-.1 ami
u.b %. m daily. Local trains from Har-is-uhUg
p = D. m, veeh ilys. and 20 g. N. daily from
Charlottesville SIS a. m daily.
Frequent trains 70 and from B'u-mrrt.
Ticket oA'ces '05 18th ST.. 5I Pa. ave, AMI
PCuusylTania Station.
e. II. ACKEBT H. HARDWIgK.
Y. 2. a gen Mgr Pass Trsf- MEr
". II. TANLOE. g.. 7. A. I. s. BROWN a.. A.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-06
Herald Branch Offices

Want nds for The Herald may be
left at my of the following branch
offices, md VIII he promptly for
warded to the main office;
WOODWARD & LOTHROP-Inf Information Bureau.
GOLDENBERG Information Bureau.
SIMPSONS PHARMACY. Cor. ith ST.. r. l. are,
and L ST. nv.
CYCLE COMPANY IN and L SITS NV
DOM a SANFORDS PHARMACY Cor. y. \.
ave. and North Capitol st NV.
JOHNST0N'S PHARMACY. l22l y. J. ave. NV.
5. kANN, SONS & CO. Information Bureau.
CHAs. j. FUHRNfAN'S PHARMACY. sth and
East Capitol sts
F. T. WELLER's PHARMACY. gJi " st. NV.
AThlNSoN'S PHARMACY nth and q sts. nw.
ASTORIA PHARMACY. "a and q sts NV.
NELSON'S PHARMACY. lst and e SIS nv.
CAMPBELL'S PHARMACY Nth sud Park sts NV
kENESAW PHARMACY, Mt Pleasant and lry-
ing SIS NV
McNULFNS CIGAR STORE 18Th and z sis NV.
TAfLok'S S PHARMACY. 9th and 7 SITS. nv.
kENERS PHARMACY, 9th and s's uv.
McCHESNEh & JOACHIM. 81 ard SIS. ne.
ALEXANDRIA
uNDERWOOD'S, corner Prince and Royal sts.
NEW YORK
La CoSTE & Maxwell. Nassau Beekman Bldg
CHICAGO
LA COSTE & MAXWELL. Marquette Bldg
ATLANTIC CITY.
H. S. WALLACE Cor. Atlantic and n e. ares.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-06
HELP WANTED.

BOOKKEEPING. STENOGRAPHY. CIVIL sFRv-
ICE DRILL, COACHING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL
EXAMINATIONS. Low rates f.r summer CAPI-
tai CON- COLLEGE $500 o 81. uv.
WANTED-YOUNG PEOPLE. TO TAKE A SUM
mer Course much irdiviilal attention 10 pupils
wishing 70 review any study or TO persons who
wish % prepare for ciyil-lErviCe examination. any
study, weeks. day CT Y weeks evening SO
street mvl7-f
SHORTHAND AND TYPEWRITISG CAN BE
learned at 5ur school 10 30 to % days. Positions
guaranteed. P.tnsn, Graham Gregg, Barnes, and
syllable systsmS individual instruction. sTENO.
GRAPHIC ACADEMY. 35-3ls Colorado Building
oc2-tf
The Washington herald., 1907-06-06
hirnEn.
Daily Grain Letter

Quotations furnished by A. o. Brown & Co
members of tie Nov York stock Exchange and the
Ch.ca.o Board q Trade Nrusay Bui'diug
New York. June Stimulation Il long wheat
that has caused break rf three cents fer july and
September ard 0' 2ts for December was on iu f1ll
fore This morning Several important long lines
went 0vcrh-ar. and there was much short selling
elevator interests meanwhile using further .H-ts ~
widen ont see July discount and TINS increase the
carving charge. Lover cables h~titr weather rros.
pcr's and reports n h-tts- crop outlook in Eastern
Europe were the causes o., weakness
Com deTelopel considerable strength after open
ing a shade "T In sympathy with the break in
WHEAT Offerings have been scauty Tie vet
weather is expected % delay cTln'r shipments
Gosh s7lrs fom tie country are Hlht. while ship
ping houses hsve been actively tur.ug sri selling
Current arrivals in ne sample market were abb
so-asl az about Yesterdays lcvel and are Of cx-
cellan- quality.
Oats were easy carly with wheat. and on dur
trade Later there was Ar improved demand f.r
July. which ruled strong Comparatively few crop
r.n-r.s were received. but Tho wet weather ind
catrd an Improved crop promise.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-06
RAILROADS.,
CHEsAPEAKE & ONO RATLWAY

Schedule in effect June g. 1907.
20 p. Mold DOMINION EXPRESS week
days-S0Is at principal points in Virginia. Yesthu's
train: standard coaches. parlor 20 Virginia Hot
SPRING. Pullman SeeUers Clifton Forge 70 Louis
vile. Cincinnati, indianapolis, ST. Louis. and Chi
cago. Dining car, Ia carte ser7ice from Gorigns
vile
40 7. M.-NEW e. & o. LIMITED Daily
Fast Testibule train: stnps only at Gord0nsvIle
Charlottesville stanton Clifton Forge and Gov.
ington. Va. RoDecrerte and Hinton. W. Va. Pail
man seepers % Lexington. Louisville Cincinnati
indianapolis 81. Louis and Chicago. Dining cars a
Ia carte service. One night ont
lllo r. Nj =. y. LIMITED. Dailv-s1'd
Vestlhule train. Pullman sleepers % Cincinnati.
Lexington. and Louisville Compartment sleeping
car % Virginia Hot Springs week days Dining cars
IL carte service Sloepers Cincinnati 90 Chicago
and S. Louis. and Louisville % Memphis, Nashville
and Southwest
ReSeuations and tickets a. Chesapeake and Ohio
Offices. 5i3 Pennsylvania avenue 60a 18th street.
p, and Sixth street station. Telephones Msia y-5l
for Pennsylvania r. z. Cab Service and Main 1865
for e. & q. Ticket OHlcr.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-06
SAYS HOLMES FAXED
District Attorney Denies Al
legged Gold Mine Story.
KNEW REPORTS WERE SENT
Witness Fessenden TestifieS that
Accused said He Had Sold Interest
i'm Western Wine for SlO,OOO-PrOs-
ecutiOn Contends Money Came
from Speculation In Cotton,

Secrecy Of the work of the statistical
bureau Of the Agricultural Department
especially with regard to the cotton
crop reports. and the alleged interest
Of Edwin s. Holmes. jr.. in gold mines.
formed the main points in the trial Of
Holmes. who is charged with conspir-
acy TO defraud the United States.
around which the attorneys for the
prosecution and defense examined and
cross-examined the various witnesses
yesterday.
stephen D. Fessenden. of the staff Of
the Bureau of Statistics. testified as to
the workings Of the bureau, and, like
Mr.. Olmsted. emphasized the secrecy
with which the figures of the crop re-
ports were protected. Mr.. Fessenden
declared he was certain that Mr.
Holmes understood that the reports
should be kept secret He related sew
era1 conversations in which Holmes
took part and in which rumors of a
leak" were discussed and the probable
suspicion that the figures were being
given out for speculative purposes.
Calls Gold Mine story Fake.
Witness testified that Holmes came to
him at his desk one day. saying that he
had sold a seven-eighths interest in a
mine in Idaho for $4,000. and that as soon
as he received the check he would he
fixed for life financially" District At
torney Baker. in answer 10 Mr.. Worthing-
toms objection to the prosecutions sup
posed intention 10 show that the gold
mine transaction was in any way con-
neCted with the apartment houses. said
the gold-mine story Of Holmes was a
fake. NiT Baker contended that any
money Holmes may have invested or in
tended TO invest in apartment houses
was the result Of speculation in the cotton
market.
Olmsted Again on stand.
Victor II. Olmsted. statistician Of the
Agricultural Department. was again re-
called 10 the stand, and again he testified
concerning the absolute secrecy. required
OF the employees Of the bureau in the
preparation Of the reports upon cotton
and other crops. Mt. Olmsted also testl-
fed that Holmes had told him about be-
ing the owner of valuable gold mines in
the Northwest section Of the country.
Olmsted said that Holmes told him after
ward Of having sold one Of the claims for
$4,000, and that he intended investing the
money in apartment houses. Mr.. Olmsted
declared he knew Of no order which
would authorize or permit any one 20
divulge the business Of the Bureau Of
Statistics, and that Mr.. Holmes was
aware Of the fact that everything per
tanning to crop statistics was to be kept
absolutely secret.