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Arizona republican., 1907-10-07

 | Should the transfer be effected, the [ kaiser's representative, Baron Von Sternburg and his charming American wife, will be the most magnificently established of any of the thirty-elght foreign representatives residing at the capital.
 On the other side of the street is an old, an oft remodeled house, described by negro cabman as Queen Anne in front and Mary Ann in the back and distinguished as the dwelling place of the only American woman who was present at the marriage of King Alfon so, of Spain, and Princess Ena. of England-Miss Mathildo Townsend.
 Another residence which attracts much attention is the Letter home, or shelter" as Mrs. Letter in the early days of its occupancy styled this place of palace-like proportions. Since the death of the pater families in 1s0i. the house has been closed and only opened when the mistress of the mansion, or one of her distinguished daughters run across from the other side for few days.
 Around the corner from the Letter
 
 white marble. the residence of Robert Patterson, lately of the Chicago Tri- bune.
 The Patterson home has become su celebrated for the excellency of its cuisine. that the very sight of its hos pitable doors. it is said, awaken gour- mand memories in the mind of the gastrinome. Although not a martyr to the spit and pot Mrs. Patterson, like her sister, Mrs. Mccormick wife of the American ambassador to France, goes into the kitchen and personally supervises the dinners for which she has become famous, and, incidentally. proven the fallacy of the old saying, that cookery and masonry are secrets never found out by a woman
 The home of Thomas Nelson Page. the author. is a mecca TOT many of the literary lights who journey to the capital. It is a brick structure. built along old English colonial lines and demands the environment of manor of ye olden times. Unfortunately, the idea was not carried out, and the really imposing effect is lost by it's location so close to the pavement and with no approach but the curbstone
 Loggia crowned houses are almost as familiar as in Italy, while Spanish designs are found in every variety; domiciles of the many men and women 1 who, having known the pleasures of | residence here. are as sure to return | as the Bohemian to Paris.
 The names of former representatives | of the government now living in Wash l ington are legion while the windows | of men who once figured in official life , select for a home the scene of their ! husbands careers md their own social i triumphs.
 Off in the distance may be seen the | historic Potomac winding its way | slowly, majestically past the city. past many places dear o the heart of the ' people. Mt. Vernon the home of the | Father of his Coun ry; Wakefield, his birthplace, and Chr st's church where 1 the first president of the republic i worshipped. Past Arlington. fnce the great confederate general Robert F.. Lee. and now the hone of the nations dead. Past old, dilaIidated plantations and lazy looking neesoes. lolling along it's ancient wharves or idly fishing in mid stream. On, ont 1t flows for one hundred miles, until at last its placid
Arizona republican., 1907-10-07
WASHINGTON HOUSING
 FROM SUMMER SLEEP
The Magnificent Homes of the Wealthy Bathing in the Colors of Autumn.

Washington. n. C.. Oct. 3.-(Special Correspondence of The Republican)- The harvest is past and the summer ended truly.
 The soft haze of autumn has settled over the city and domes. turrets, and steeples that were so clearly outlined in the summer sunshine, now stand but faintly revealed. Vigorous clouds envelop the tall shaft of the Washing ton monument, and almost obscure the freshly painted dome of the capitol building; even the gold crowned li- brary of congress shows but dimly in the distance. while the White House seems but a blur amid its wealth of gTeenery.
 Looking from one of the many high view points of he city. Washington seems, indeed. the dream city of the City Beautiful. Wrapped in its robe
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-21
PASSENGERS BOOKED

Per p. NJ. .. S. Korea, for San Fran
cisco, Nov. &c. F. Eckart, Miss ii.
Mccarthy, Miss NJ. Damon, Miss Jones,
c. Christensen, Mrs. G. H. Bigelow,
Mrs. II. r. Drake, Mr.. and Mrs. E. H.
Kittredge, Mrs Edwin Baker, E. NJ.
Walsh, E. Pollitz, Miss A. Carstrom,
c.. A. Burns, Mrs. H. A. Hopkins, Miss
Anita Haskell, Mrs. A .Hellstrom, Mrs.
T. H. Taylor, Miss l.. Mathena, Mr..
Cushing, wife and daughter, Mr.. Kent
and wife, Miss E. White, Mrs. Good
ale Mr.. Stander, Miss L. Stander, r.
d. Matthews and wife, G. w. Fish
ourn and wife, Mrs. j. c. Hearne, H.
B. Chase, wife and son, Ben. Green
hod and vile, Mr.. and Mrs. Zoebel,
Mrs. S. Wagner Miss S. Wagner, Mrs.
H. j. James, H. w. Tappen, J. &. Jar
dine, J. F. Vaught, B. F.. Howland, j.
A. Stetson, j. H. Howland, Mrs. VIM.
c. Lyon and child, j. F. Morgan, c. o.
Dawson, Miss J. Beckley, Miss j
Crabtree, DR.. ]. H. Raymond, r. D.
Henderson, H. P. Wood, wife and
daughter, F. w. Waldron, X. X. Elgin
Mrs. N Berry, F. W. Hare.
Per S. S. Mauna Loa, for Maui and
Hawaii ports, Nov. 22.-Father Chas
Windels, C. A. Hartwell, w. F. Will
son Mrs. d. M. Haughs, l.. L. Var
Dine, DR.. Norgaard, Mr.. McMillen
Mrs. DR.. Goodhue, Mrs Schoalii ant
children, w. NJ McQuaid, A M. Brown
A. Mason, Mrs Reed, Miss Johnstone
Per S. S. Claudine, for Maui anC
Hawaii ports, Nov. 22-D. B. Murdoch
wife and child, Master Murdoch, A
Haneberg, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Mckay
W. Puller and wife, Rev. c. e. Shields
Rev. E. w. Thwing, A. M. Simpson.
Per S. S. Mikahala, for Kauai ports
Nov. 21.-A S. Wilcox and wife, Z
H. Jennings, E. Kruse, F. Schmidt, J
d. Neal, c. II. Rice, Mrs. w. c. King
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-21
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

Per S. s. Claudine, Nov. 21, from
Hilo: J. Lor Wallach, Bro Michael,
Miss A, Homura, Miss Papaka, George
Wallace. From Hama: NJ. r. Goeas.
From Keanae: Leu Chen and son, Rev
S. K. Kaailua. From Kahului: A. AL
len and child, J. A. Reid, Miss c. Gaze
miro, Miss G. Sabey, George Steele, e.
b. Carley, G. B. Henderson and wife,
Mrs. Boiling and child, Miss Land
ford, w. j. Moody and wife, Mrs. NJ.
R. Timmons, w. A. Bailey, A E. Doug
las, Miss c. Enos, Miss E. Groves. A.
Enos, S. E. Lucas, c. Hansen, Mrs. G.
Malina, Miss L. Kalino, d, Weight, w
A. In, Lam Choy, Aho, W. H. Rogers
and wife and children, Mrs. A. DE
Rego, S. Decker. From Lahaina: T.
Kruse and wife, A. V. Peters, Dr.
Hayes, A. E. Lloyd Y Annoy, G. W.
Carr, Akuna, Aldna, J. NJ. Brown.
Deck 81.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-21
.HILO RAILWAY
IS BUYING LANDS
COMPANY WHICH PLANS BIG
EXTENSIONS MAKES WATER
FRONT PURCHASES.

BY a deed entered for record today,
w. r. Castle, individually and as trus-
tee sells to the Hilo Railroad Company
two lots of land, on the Hilo water
front for $1,000.
The first named piece contains 3S,60C
square feet being upon the line and
including a part of the right-of-way
of the Harbor Division of said Com
pany."
The second piece is a strip of land
80 feet wide containing 1000 square
feet.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-21
suNFLoWER PHILOSOPHY.

Being busy and thinking you are
busy are two different propositions
A woman usually does better when
she marries the second time-a man
worse.
The man who never reads likes TO
have his picture taken in a library
scene.
Somehow we don't feel right about
a person who talks or writes about
dog as a canine"
When a boy refuses to take care Of
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-21
STRIKING ENGINEERS.

CALCUTTA, November 21.-The
East Indian railway has been obliged
to suspend operation owing to a strike
among the engineers. Six thousand
passengers have been stranded en-
route owing to the cessation of the
service.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-21
The Mails
:1RHxxHExHNCEXESEEEEExxx&,
OUTGOING.

For San Francisco, per Korea, Nov
%.
For San Francisco, per Alameda
Nov. 27.
For Orient, per Persia, Nov. %.
For Vancouver, per Moana, Dec II
INCOMING.
From Yokohama, per Korea Nov. %
From San Francisco, per Alameda
Nov %.
From San Fran, per Persia, Nov. %
U. S. A. TRANSPORTS.
Thomas left Hon. for S. F., Nov. IA.
Logan at San Fran.
Buford left Hon. for Manila, Nov IA
Sherman at Manila.
Dix in port.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-21
CHAMBERLAIN's COLIC, CHOLERA
AND DIARRHOEA REMEDY.

There is probably no medicine made
that is relied upon with more implicit
confidence than Cnamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrnoea Remedy. Dur
ing the third of a century IN which it
has been in use, people have learned
that it is the one remedy that never
fails. When reduced with water and
sweetened it is pleasant to take. For
sale by all dealers. Benson, Smith q
Co., agents for Hawaii
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-21
ENOUGH is A PLENTY.

The lieutenant governor of New
York as a candidate for the democra
tic nomination for president is one of
the things that makes every thought
full man wish that the silly season.
of the presidential campaign could be
brought to a close.-Cincinnati Enquir-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-21
ARRIVING.

o. S. S. Alameda, Dowdell, from Sau
Francisco, a. m.
Saturday. November %.
P. M. S. S. Mongolia, Hathaway
from San Francisco, a. m.
Thursday, November 21.
S. S. Claudine, Bennett, from Ha.
waii and Maui ports, 5:O4 a. m.
Dutch S. S. Nederland, Reich, a
days from Newport News with 521(
tons of coal for u. S. Navy. at Nava
wharf No L, II a. M.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-21
TIE WISE MAN

The president, in agreeing to use his
influence for separate statehood for
Arizona and New Mexico, demonstrates
that adage of the wise man and the
open mind.-Cleveland Leader
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-21
At Other Ports


Makaweli, arrived, Nov. 16, Am. bgt
Geneva, from Grays Harbor.
Kahului, sailed Nov. 19, All. s. s
Arizonan, for Hilo.
San Francisco, sailed Nov. 20 u. s.
A. T. Crook, for Manila via Honolulu.
Vaviota, sailed Nov 19, Am. S. s
w. S. Porter, for Honolulu.
Tacoma, Nov. 20, Am. blk Mohican
Hersey, sailed for Honolulu.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-21
THE PEEL THRoWER.

The fruit-rind fiend is literally
strewing his traps for the needless and
unwary all over the pavements of the
city. He must be an ally Of the local
surgeons who thrive on broken bones.
sprains, etc. Something should be done
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-21
PLEASE PASS THE PIE.

1t is claimed that Iowa has raised
enough pumpkins this year to make a
pie for every man, woman and child
on earth. 1t is scarcely necessary to
add that there are quite number Of
pie lovers who can't get the pies that
are due them too soon.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-21
BoKHARA TREASURY ROBBED.

ST. PETERSBURG, November 21.-
Robbers have attacked the treasury at
Bokhara, the capital of Turkestan and
robbed it of sixty thousand roubles.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-21
Shipping in Port
(Army and Navy.)

U. S. S. Iroquois, Carter, Johnson
Island. Aug. 80.
(Steamshlps.)
Nor S. S. Admiral Borresen Win
snes, from sea in distress Seattle for
Taku), Nov. 10.
Sailing Vessels.)
Am. SC. Flaurence Ward, Midway
Oct. IS.
Am. SC. Spokane, Jameson, Kailua
Nov. II.
Ger. ship Marie Hackfeld, CRUDE
Hamburg, Nov. is.
Am. blk. Edward May, Hansen, Sar
Francisco, Nov. 90
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-21
AT WEST POINT.

WASHINGTON, November 21.-It
has been decided that the graduating
exercises at West Point shall take
place hereafter in February.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-21

his older sisters children there is
general rejoicing if the storks after
his marriage keep a continuous flight
to his chimney.
Atchison Globe.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-21
ANoTHER AMBRIcAN DUcHEss.
WASHINGTON. November 21-Th

WASHINGTON, November 2l.-The
engagement of Miss Theodore Shonts,
daughter of r. p. Shonts, formerly
chairman of the Isthmian Canal Com
mission, to Duke Chaulnes, has been
announced.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-21

U. S. A. Transports will leave for
San Francisco and Manila and will
arrive from some ports at Irregular
intervals.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-21
WANT THE IMPOssIRLE.

New York financiers are always ask
ing the impossible. Here's John d.
Crimmins calling for silent Roose-
welt. ."-Baltimor Sun.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-21
FOREIGN NEWS
BY Cable

COLUMBUS, Ohio, November 21.-
The League of Republican clubs of
Ohio have endorsed Senator Foraker
as the Republican candidate for the
Presidency.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-21
U. S. DEPARTMENT. OF AGRICUL-
TURE.-WEATHER BUREAU.


The following data, covering a per-
iod of 80 years, have been compiled
from the Weather Bureau records at
Honolulu, T. H. They are issued to
show the conditions that have prevail
ed, during the month in question, for
the above period of years, but must
not be construed as a forecast Of the
weather conditions for the coming
month.
Month, November, for 80 years.
TEMPERATURE C19SO-19O6).
Mean or normal temperature, 740.
The warmest month was that OF
1896, with an average of 760.
The coolest month was that of 1898,
with an average Of 790.
The highest temperature was Sc on
the 1th,4 and 23rd, 1891; 21st, 1896.
The highest temperature was So on
the 2Oth 1892; 18th, 1893; oath, 1897;
25th and Goth, 1902.
PRECIPITATION (1S77-1S94, 19O4-6).
Average for the month, 4.52 inches.
Average number Of days with .O1 of
an inch or more, IA.
The greatest monthly precipitation
recorded in any "a consecutive hours
was 522 inches on the 30th, 1880.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY"
Average, 9 a. m, II pct; s am, 70
pct; average, 9 p. m, SO pct, 1888
1909; p. m, "A pct, (1904-6).
CLOUDS AND WEATHER (1S9O-190G)
Average number of clear days, 10;
partly cloudy days, IA cloudy days, G.
WIND.
The prevailing winds are from the
NE. (1S75-19O4, 19O4-6).
The average hourly velocity of the
winds is so miles (19O4-6).
The highest velocity of the wind was
% miles from the NE. on the 18th,
1904; 18th, 1905 (19O4-6).
Station: Honolulu, r. II.
Date of Issue: October 81, 1907.
8 o'clock averages from records Of
Territorial Meteorologist; o'clock aN
erages from Weather Bureau records.
VIM. B. STOCKMAN,
Section Director, Weather Bureau.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-21
SHORT STOP IN SACRED CITY.

HARDIN, Manchuria, November 81.
Secretary Taft spent an hour here
yesterday en- route to Europe.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-21

Times of the tide are taken from the
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey ta-
blcs. The tides at Kahului and Hilo
occur about one hour earlier than at
10 hours 80 minutes slower than Green
wich time, being that of the meridian
of 157 degrees 80 minutes. The time
whistle blows at 1880 p. M. which is
the same as Greenwich, 0 hours, min
utes. The Sun and Moon are for local
time for the whole group.
Slipping in Port
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-21
INTELLIGENCE.

Sheridan repairing at Mare Island.
Warren at Manila.
Crook at San Francisco.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-21
DEPARTING.


Thursday. November 81.
S. S. Mikahala, Gregory, for Kauai
ports, p. m.
Am. blk. George Curtis, Herbert, for
San Francisco, u m.
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
Per S. S. Mikahala, from Kauai
ports, Nov. 2O.-Mrs. j. Akina, Mrs. j
Noble, Mrs. w. o. Crowell, J. l.
Hjorth, H. Schultz, Mrs. H. Schultz, j.
R. Meyers and wife, w. A. Kinney, d,
L. Steward, Wakefield, c. H. Jennings
H. B. Myhre, H. c. Smally, S. Iwasaki,
l.. Weber, NJ. Frear J. Morse and 81
deck
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-21

to abate this crying nuisance-Mexican
Herald.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-21
ONLY WANTS A CHANCE.

Give the practical politician all the
rope he desires, and there is no busi-
ness or enterprise that he will not tie
uD-Dallas News.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-29
SCHOOLS WILL OPEN
NEXT TUESDAY
2,7OO Pupils Will be Enroll /
ed When Children Re
sumo Studies.

The Hammond schools, both gram
mar and high. will open on Tuesday
and Supt c. NJ Mcdaniel said this
afternoon that he expected fully twenty
seven hundred pupils would be en-
rolled on the opening day. All of the
different schools have been thoroughly
cleaned and renovated and the build
ings will be in fine condition.
Principal w. A. Hill will be in his
office Saturday to receive pupils and
will help them to arrange their courses
for the coming year. Mr.. Hill espec-
tally desires to meet the seniors, some
of whom are behind in their studies
of last year.
The following studies will be added
to the curriculum this year: Com
mercial Arithmetic, Zoology, and Com
merciaI Geography.
The teachers of the different schools
are beginning to arrive back in the
city from their summer vacation and
by Tuesday the entire educational force
of the city will be back IN the harness
for the school work.
The majority of the high schol stu
dents now hold positions Of some kind
and when school opens Monday a num-
Der of good positions will be left va
cant Mr.. Mcdaniel says he is salts
fed that the enrolment this year will
exceed all previous ones and good
school year is looked for.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-29
QUESTION OVER
CLERKS TERM
Shortridge in Quandary as
to When He Should
Succeed Wheeler.
LAWS NOW IN CONFLICT
Acts of Different Years Leaves Inter
val During Which Circuit
Court Is Clerkless.

Since the election Of Ernest L. Short
ridge as clerk of the circuit court, there
has been some doubt as to when he
should assume his duties. The trouble
seems to lie in the law which was
passed In 1903 in which the date was
changed by the state Legislature for
the beginning of the term of office from
November to the first of January. There
does not seem to be much of a wrangle
over the question, as the present in
cumbent is perfectly willing to drop
the office in November and Shortridge
equally willing to wait until January
Considering it better to have the matter
settled correctly once and for all time,
however, Attorney Crumpacker has
been employed to sift the matter to
the bottom and determine when the
term of the present holder of the Of
fee expires.
The act which was passed in 1903,
set the commencement of the term in
January instead of November. Harold
II. Wheeler was elected in November,
1898, for the first term and took the
office in November, 1899. He was re-
elected in 1902 and again took the Of
flee in November of 1903, at the ex-
piration of the first term Consider
ing that this term began in November,
according to the old law it would ex-
pire in four years after November But
on the other hand If Clerk Wheeler be-
gan the new term in January accord
ing to the act of 1903. making the term
expire the first of next year, there
would be the space of the two months
between the time when his term ex-
pired according to the old law. and the
time when he should begin the second
term according to the new law. The
Office would be vacant during the In
term which is unconstitutional, ac-
cording to the findings of Attorney
Crumpacker.
Therefore Mr.. Wheeler began his
| term in November and must end it next
| November, as far as can be ascertained
at the present time. AS it looks now
the only way that the time between
! the expiration Of the term and the time
for the new erm begin as provided
| for by the legislation of1903, is TO make
a special appointment for that time No
such appointments have ever been made
! however, and the question of when
4 Shortridge's term expires will likely be
as much of question as that of the ex-
4 piration OF the present term
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-29
NEW STEAMER
LAUNCHED
Big Steel Vessel Christened
Today at the South
Chicago Yards.
CROWDS CHEER event
Miss Dorothy Holmes Breaks Bottle
Of Champagne Over Bows and
Strands Sponsor.

South Chicago, Aug. 29.-Special-
The big steel steamer Salt LaNo
City, was launched this noon at the
works of the Chicago Ship Building
company, South Chicago. while admir-
ing thousands lined the banks of the
handsome big freighter passed grace
fully down the ways and took the ini-
tial plunge into the water. The
launching was an innovation in a way
usual custom of sending the boats into
the water on Saturday.
The steamer is one of the largest
turned out at the works and 1t was
built for the w. A. and A. H. Hargood
company of Cleveland The vessel is
of the 10000 ton class measuring $40
feet in length overall, So feet beam
and 80 feet deep.
On a platform at the bow of the
boat, clad in white, stood Miss Dorthy
Holmes, daughter of Judge J. c.
Holmes, of Hudson. Ohio, and as the
boat left the ways she broke bottle
of champagne over the bows and
christened the big freighter salt Lake
City" On the platform with Miss
Holmes were the owners. w. A. and A.
H. Hargood Rabert Logan of Cleve-
land, Mrs. II. D. Small, Judge ]. c.
Holmes, and Capt. J. owen, who will
have command of the boat, besides
other prominent guests. After the
launching the party inspected the boat
and then repaired to the Auditorium
where luncheon was serven in honor
of the occasion.
The launching was a successful event
and the big boat was a scene Of beauty
with flags and bunting 1t sped down
the ways like greyhound and took
the plunge into the Calumet waters
prettily 1t will be equipped with triple
expansion engines and the boilers will
be of the latest and most improved
pattern. Another big boat of a like
pattern is now in the course of con-
struction for the same firm and will
be named after the owners. Both will
be used as freighters on the Great
Lakes.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-29
Coroner's Verdice in Case of
John Mueller Places the
Blame on Company.
HELP IS INCOMPETENT
Switch Tender, Whose Negligence
Caused Wreck, Only Seventeen
Years Old.

The Pennsylvania railroad was Sc
verely censured at the inquest held yes
terday over the body of Conductor John
Mueller. who met his death in a smash
up in the West Hammond yards Au-
gust 5. The evidence brought out the
fact that Fred Eckerman, who was at
that time employed by the PennsyI-
vania road IN the capacity of switch
tender, is only II years old. Ecker
man admitted in his testimony that he
did not know whether the switch which
was responsible for the accident was
thrown or not, and this admission
caused a finding by the jury to the
effect that he had been guilty of gross
neglect.
The verdict. however, placed the re-
sponsibility for the accident at the door
Of the railroad company, which was
censured for employing incompetent
help. The verdict went still further
and embodied a recommendation that
hereafter all employees Of the road in
Cook county shoulG lie examined be-
fore being given position Of respon-
siblity about which they know COM
paratively nothing.
InterIocking System Out OF Order.
Coroner Frank Kennedy OF Cook coun-
/ ~. The fact that the interIocking sys-
TEN was out Of order is the reason
given by the Pennsylvania officials for
having Eckerman working in the ca
pacity OF switch tender. The entire
counsel OF the Pennsylvania road came
out in a body to attend the inquest
and they seemed very much worked up
over the fact that the blame was all
thrown upon the company.
The coroner's verdict yesterday is
the principal subject Of conversation
in West Hammond today and especially
In the Pennsylvania yards. In giving
his verdict yesterday afternoon Deputy
Coroner Kennedy hinted that Mrs.
Mueller. the wife OF the deceased con-
ductor. would have the best chance in
the world to recover damages from the
Pennsylvania company. and suit viii
likely be instituted In the Cook county
courts within a few days.