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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-05-04
Japs Flock to 3. C..

Victoria, B. C.-Advices have been
received here that greatly increased
immigration from Japan to British
Columbia is commencing, following the
removal of restrictions placed upon
emigration to Canada by the Japanese
government.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-05-04
Mexico to Fortify Terminals.

Coatzacoalcos, Mex.-Offlcial an
nouncement has been received here
that the Mexican government has de-
termined to fortify this port and Sa-
linas Cruz, the two terminals of the
national railway
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-05-04

Will some student of human nature
please arise and tell us why the woman
who walks on her heels across the
first muddy crossing will walk on her
toes across the second muddy cross
Ing.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-05-04

The man who is always complain
ing that the world does not give him
half show is the fellow who is al
ways looking for a complimentary
ticket
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-05-04

TITO St. Vitus Dance and all Nervous Dis.
FILA eases permanently cured by Dr. Kline
80 Great Nerve Restorer. end for FREE
Id, o3l Arch ST., Phila., Pa.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-05-04
NORTHWEST
NEWS ITEMS
PRESS CULLINGS FOR
VERY BUSY READERS
ABOUT PEOPLE IN MONTANA,
IDAHO, WASHINGTON
AND OREGON.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

The North Yakima Carnegie public
library was dedicated Saturday, H. p
lanes. representing the library com
mittee. turning over the keys to Mayor
Fechter. The building cost, including
the site, almost $4,000.
The new steam schooners, to cost
in all $250,000, are under construction
at the Lindstrom shipyards at Aber-
deem.
An eastbound passenger train struck
buggy in North Yakima Sunday after
noon and hurled Samuel Kesling, one
of the occupants, so feet in the air
and caught his brother AID under the
cowcatcher, dragging him for 400 feet,
while he chung desperately to the pilot
TO avoid being crushed under the
wheels, AID dying in a few minutes,
while his brother was found to have
his right leg broken and several minor
injuries.
Fire Sunday destroyed the coal tar
plant of the Puget Sound Sheet Metal
works at Seattle. An electric spark
dropped into a tank of tar. which
caused an explosion. The cOmpany's
loss is estimated at from $4,000 to
$4,000 partially covered by insurance.
In a rear-end collision on the Yesler
way cable line, Seattle, seven persons
were injured.
Effective Monday morning every
barber shop in Spokane commenced to
charge 35 cents for cutting hair.
Two million dollars will be added
to the 1907 assessment roll of Clacka-
mas county.
j. NJ. Snow, the state highway com
missioner at Olympia, has apportioned
among the counties of the state the
$4,000 appropriated by the last leg
islature for the improvement of state
roads
Spokane ranks fifth among the cities
of the United States in the percentage
of increase in bank clearings.
Signs of a storm in Whatcom county
over the contest for lands opened for
settlement last winter are brewing,
states a west side report
There is movement on foot among
the business men of Sprague to or
gsnize a. commercial club
r. II Is fearea 81 w. Waddeu of Belling-
ham and bis 1z4year old son Sinclair
have been drowhed while fishing in
the Narrows, west OF Tacoma.
Chester Thompson, who killed C.
Meo,ae Emory in Seattle, may be le-
sally sent to prison. is the decision of
the state supreme court.
Saturday was SpOkane's second an
nual cleaning day.
The Metal Trades association and
the Pacific Foundrymens association
lave unanimously agreed to file the
demand of the iron molders for wage
scale Of $4 day.
A new oriental steamship line has
been formed by the Centennial Mill
Company of Spokane and Seattle and
the Jebson Steamship company of
Hamburg.
Reports from the east to the effect
that the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul is to Indefinitely discontinue work
on the Pacific extension are denied by
II. r. Williams, president of the Chica-
go, Milwaukee & St Paul in Washing
ton
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-05-04

Better be hard handed than hard
hearted.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-23
BOAT IS LYING IN
MIDDLE OF STREET
Crowd Gathered to Witness
Launching, Which Didn't
Occur.

IS Five hundred people gathered Saturday
Afternoon on the banks Of the James River
to witness launching that didn't occur.
The handsome ,sasolene launch Easter was
ready to take her, maiden plunge, but as the
river would not come for the boat the boar
found 1t difficult to reach the river. When
last seen the forty-foot launch was lying
across Hull street near the Manchester end
OF M6yo's Bridge in a most forlorn and de-
.sertod condition.
The big pleasure boat. which has a beura
OF eight feet SIX inches was loaded on u
wagon Saturday morning at Gurnett & Nun
nally's shop. where 1t was built, and u lnrg,.
number OF Manchester people assembled to
witness the exerc.seg. The launch. not tray
cling com ortably over the cobblestones. Tn.
wagon gave out on lower Hull Street, and
thorc the little ship remained to be admired
by all pcssers-by Another attempt will be
rlndr To launch the Easter this morning
tp$s.10 o'clock,
The launch belongs to her builders, and
is valued at about $1,000. 1t is handsomely,
equipped, and Its engines have passed aiigiu-
81 cctions. It can carry sixty people. 4 the
Launching to-day1is succegafuI the owners.
With u party OF friends will leave ut o.ie
fora cruise down the lanes for q ten- days
shooting trip, spending Observation-Disclosures he'll
4i,lays IN tho duck swainps Of the lower
1nn,ps River,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-23
POLICE SNIOOPED DOWN
Alleged Gambling Joints on Broad Street Raided
Saturday Night---Busy Shoppers Stopped to
Watch--- Hutzer and Others Arrested.

Two alleged gambling joints. one OF
the Jim Crow variety, and the other
conducted by white men, Were raded
" the police Saturday night. After
Captain itpps. OF the t'h'st District.
had secured the necessary evidence he
swore out the warrant, and removed
his men. Tie first place was be-
meath Nilliams's Pool Parlors, i0f
East Broad street, where ten negroes
were captured: the second raidel about
two hours later. was at COS East Broad
Street, over Charles llurzlcr's bar. less
than a block away.
In the latter place were arrested
Joe Canepa supposed. to be the pro-
prietor; Herman Solte, Charles Hut
Ter ard Frank Pyle. Sergeant Amos.
Sergeant Sowell and Policeman
Wiley have had the store under sur
VIGILANCE for some time Watching,
their chance, they entered when the
place was filled with men. Five tables,
with five or six men around each.
were in full blast. it is alleged, aud
money was changing hands with that
rapidity usual to the game. Gambling
parapllernalia OF every description, in
Guiding about a hundred decks of cards,
four kitties, tables and chips galore,
was gathered in by the officers. Tween
ty-one witnesses were summoned to
appear against the men. who We're
baled in the sum of $500 each for
their appearance in the Police Court
this morning.
Negroes Captured.
Beneath the Williams's pool parlor
Policemen Goldsby, Toots and McMul-
len discovered nine negroes deep in a
game popularity known as Skin
They were skinning each other right
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-23

and left when the police entered, and
every one made Il dash for the coal
pile. the wood pile and the barrels
which Were ranged in promiscuous con-
fusion around. While one guarded
the entrance, which was now sur
rounded by an eager and curious throng
of Saturday-night shoppers, numbering,
several hundred, the others turned on
the light and searched for the game
sters. One, rather smaller than the
rest had taken refuge in barrel. but
he was unceremoniorsly dumped out
by the hrawny Goldsby. Ono by one
the negroes We're kicked uIst Stt,t
under coal and wood aud from behind
boxes, and handed out 10 the offici -,
VINO had come with the automobile
patrol. Nine were thus captured, but
1t belooved the officers to take a
farewell search. and 1t was well they
did. Underneath pile of boxes an
other, the tenth, was found ana he.
too, was hauled unceremoniously forth.
One woman who swore by all that is
good and holy thnt she had stepped
down merely to have her shoes shinea.
Wept copiously and pleaded that she
be allowed to go. But her SURROUNDINGS
We're evil. and she had to share the
fortunes of the others. All were dump-
ed into the automobile, and Chauffe,ir
Pond sped away for tlle Second sta.
ton.
The three officers We're assisted later
by Policemen Schlief and Brantly, wlio
helped hand the prisoners out The
three who had gone down inside We're
covered with cobwebs, dust and dirt.
and their clothes required a good
brushing before they We're again. pre-
sentabla.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-23
STOLE MONEY TO GO HOME
FOR CHRISTMAS. ARRESTED
Had Not Heard From Mother in Chicago for Some
lime and Was Anxious to See Hcr..-Tells
Pitlfu Story to Police Here

bgeanse he had not heard from his
mother Tor some months and wanted
10 go nome 10 spend Christmas via,
ner and his little sister and brother
VINO i've NJ 2 Vine Street, Chicago,
Jerome srandls, white hoy, eighteen
SSS from Mrs, Wade. OF hsuckroe ronrh
W, ho mad hefrieNatd him and taken
nm m Within hall an hour after
shefiit Curtis Of Newport News. telc-
Pnpilea - Chief OF Police Werner here,
,1icyela Policeman iiellam had met thl
train, and lie Information haa been
'etinphoned back 10 Sheriff Curtis.
~ nc roy was taken to9alhe First 70.
~, 'ta,loh' Where he s"ls seen last
pearanee, though he was rather M I.
nempt and nntidy on account OF his
nasty departure from Buckroe Beach.
! he admitted the theft.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-23
STREET RAILWAY
FIGHT NEAR END
Judge Holiday Will Submit Re-
port in Short Tirne-Argu-
nent Began Saturday.

From present Indications the long
drawn-out receivership proceedings in
the case Of the Virginia Passenger and
Power Company are about to come to
an end and the special master, Judge
\. l.. Holiday. to- whom the matter
was referred. will be able to make his
report to the United states court with
IN short time.
The final hearing as to the amount
of money due under the different mort
cages and as to the priority of the
liens has been going on before Judge
Holiday for several days in the Fed
eral building. The evidence is now
ali in. and the argument was begun
Saturday. and will probably last
through this week.
Those who spoke Saturday We're
Judge l.. l.. Lewis and Messrs. Henry
". Anderson and Frank w. Christian.
''hc argument will be resumed to-day,
and though it may be concluded by
Saturday, it is more probable that it
will last FOR ten days longer.
Complex Proceedings.
Not in many years before has there
been in this court y receivcrship case
which is SO complex in its nature, and
in which so many varied interests are
Involved. Some faint idea Of its many
qualifications may be gathered from
the TACT that there are before the spe-
cal master as a result of the proceed
ings six volumes of ple;dings and
twenty volumes of evidence. Some
of the ablest corporation attorneys in
the state are in the case as counsel
for one party or another.
The Bowling Green Trust Company.
Of New York, is represented by Messrs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-23
ORIGINAL GUESTS AT
.S|XTIETHANNYERSARY
Remarkable Gathering at Chris
tan Wedding Celebration on
Chestnut Hill Saturday.

me nome OF MI =. y. kennle, on
Fourth Aven.e. Chestnut Hill, was
the scene of remarkable gathering
on Saturday evening, the occasion be-
Ing the siXtieth ANNIVERSARY OF the
wedding of DR.. and Mrs. 5. e. Chris ;
tian. formerly of Belle Isle. New Kent
county, and late of Roanoke.
Y. Illllstitn WAS oln OF ''ti nv, !. ,
%, 1921, in New Kent county, and is
the son of DE-. John Fleming aChristlar =.
ana u GRANDSON 81 sai'i . lcf'siii MS.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-23

y wanted to go home 10 see my
'',",lef ana my little sister and broth
~ ne said. THAT was why / atoia
.ue money, II wasn't for amy other
burmese, left my home sin months ago
VI account OF my step father. My
1'a, used 70 Write 10 mo, but I
iior 9 long lime. ana wanted 10 70
noti'@ To see what was the matter, /
'ut'n nave any money aud had to
The boy story was pitlrol, and lie
Was EVIDENTLY telling the truth, ne
soid 10 Was ht!nng Mrs. Wade make
np 'llp beds saturday afternoon, when
~ ssoie ne InoneH she went down
stairs, ana while She was gone he
took the sum from 8 Tin hos and
Waiked ont OF tho house, III MAS not
uh'li Yesterday that Mrs, Wade dis
covered her loss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-23
HAD BEEN CoNJURED
Terrified Negroes Rushed Mndiy to
Police for Assintancc. ES

Terrified Negroes Rushed NIadiy to
Police for Assintamce.
With ashen face and trembling from
Esarret 10 cellar, Alfred Cary. usually
station last night, crying. She's fixed
me; she's fixed me. Come quick, TO-
GaWd's sake"
He was GREATNESS with running.
Is" IN take yer right whar' sNe
whats tho matter?" queried one OF
the Officers in the station, Been con-
iurnesas 3" 49,,
WAIT a moment, an III take 1t Off
{ But the negro had fled The officer
spran g 81 tf as9 e.! Corner enS
inr min, s it among anon The negroes II in
Richmond and II Was only a night or
TWO ago that q negro girl ran breath
She had been "coniurea."
"sone gals got the combln's q my
tNar, an nailed EN- TO q tree" she
Went. II dunno how SHE got en-, but
she got 'n,l, an she's done nail EN-
4pshaw. girl; g'long with Won; we
white folks burn O,l,. combin's.'
NO white fol,ss don, know bout secl,
folks lsnsws ali erbont EN-. Dat gal
d 'l.aaasehe whsn yo'' nails 4 a. gsai's
romhin's e tree viz de e g ro' mIIs
E sMis's yo ROM ao so go sW one
orflll bad, IFS been anh'n' cher since
dat gal gor my conlAn's.'
But the officer had to pull his box.
and eonlnt tr Mnae4rtaka
iglrl'sT lopsened locks had been attached
ito II by a nail
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-23
ron HOARD or CONTROL.
Report VIII he Submitted Mt Meeting
or Full Committee Tonight.

Should the full committee to-nigh,
accept the report on charter changes,
recommended by Alderman Dabney
and Councilrnen Cary and Pollock. the
important question of creating mu-,
nicipaI board OF control Will go to City
Council for Its approval, without which
approval the General Assembly of Vir.
GINA would hardly consider the plar
favorably. The Legislature. of course.
could act Independently of Council. but
1t would not be disposed to make char
ter amendments possible In the face
OF unanimous opposition from the two
branches. Because OF this. strong
effort will be made to have Council
vote it's Endorsement.
Plan of Committee.
AS heretofore explained. the main
idea of the committee is to separate
the Legislative and judicial branches.
Council This constitutional provision
win not be disturbed There will be
"a reconlmendatlon; however. that the
SIX In joint session now
THIS, however. is secondary in i'm
portance TO the board of control mas
much as that body. TO be composed OF
five citizens. Will take up all the du--
ties now being performed by Council
committees. 1t would meet daily. and
the work of the city could be facil-
itated to marked degree.
Mccts Some Opposition.
There is opposition to the plan bc-
cause. according to those fighting 1t.
lit would be Il regular E>St of poll
tics. Close observers have found how
ever. that there is more politics to
the square inch in the City Council of
Richmond than in almost any other
organization Of It's size on the face
of the earth Politics, with cum
bersome system OF government, has
made Richmond follow a. plan which
would have done credtto Revolutions
airy days.
put squarely up to Council. and unless
there is sound reason for opposing it
the Legislature will be urged to amend
sthe charter.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-23
THREE STALLS OPEN


Three stalls in the Sixth Street Mar
ket Were found open yesterday eve
ming by Policeman StoclSmar, ans, the
Tact WAS a. once reported To the own
e,s--Mr Hatcher, Mr.. Biankenship and
Mr.. Steinbach. All the stalls were
stuffed with good things for Christmas
and with greens and holly, but whether
or not anything was stolen The owners
could not state. An egg crate in MIR.
iiatchers stall seemed to have been
riittd, and there might have been Other.
things taken, hut he could not say.
The stalls We're opened some time
between . and Z oclock-between The
reliefs of police who guard that sec.
ton. The market is also guarded bv
q. private Waterman, but he EVIDENTLY
did not notice the thieves at their
work. Il is supposed that they intend.
Cd returning al night to complete thclr
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-23
SHOPPERS RUSH TO
GET HOLIDAY GOODS
But Two Days More Before
Christmas-Beautiful Music
in Churches Yesterday.

with but two fun days left before
Christmas the holiday rush beginning
thls morning Will exceed all normal
hounds and the shopping districts. al
re'idY overrun, viii present bustling.
Spectacular scene until the stroke of
midnight on the eve of the great fes-
tival.
Just how many of the people of
Richmond needed the oft-repeated adj.
Inonition DO your shopping curly II
would be difficult TO say. To the casual
observer, who strolod out on Broad
street Saturday afternoon. however. It
lowed the advice. The street wax
hlled to Overlooking with an endless
stfeani of people, wedging themselves
into the stores only to emerge painting
dies.
fsusI, OF Shoppers.
Every shop seemed to enjoy its share
OF the rush. and IL seemed that there
was nothing, of any line. of goods that
some one did not want and pay for
in real money. Coy young women hur-
ried INTO the cigar stores and bought
largely Of unknown brands. because
a aq We're ,,6 PT,stty b1es and bound
bands. It's the thought after all. but
how many Of the recipients of such
gifts would trade the gorgeous and
dope sticks?'' Amorons youths. on the
department and iewci,,y stores. and
paid their hard-carned cash for ui-
thinlablc things for their ladies'.
The small boy was also, of course,
much there. irving To make his store
OF pennies 20 far enough to cause the
entire Joyous week to be as hideous
as possible. Occasionally from a sud
den burst OF ccStacv over having driven
All unusually good bargain there would
he a premature explosion In the densslY
crowded sidewalk, which would make
q momentary rift In the crush.
Christmas Music.
Yesterday there were Christmas SER
mons mail the churches which do not
have regular services on Christmas
Day. For many days tho choirs had
been praeticing the Christmas anthems
and carols and the songs of praise that
went UP yesterday morning as ono
great mcludious voice throughout the
city We're of surprising sweetness. The
We're crowded to their utmost
with people who yearly turn out in
their best to give thanks and sing the
songs of praise.
Their absence was hardly noticeable,
but there was a small array OF tired
men and women who took no part in
this celebration. Behind the closed
blinds of the shop windows they tollt
ed on as though the week contained
books and strengthening up their
stocks in order 10 be ready 10 fill the
wants of the mass of people who Will
be thrown upon them with renewed
vigor to-day and Tomorrow. These
will be the hardest days of the season
on the tired shops-girls and hard
worked men.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-23
DOOR OPENED AND
DISCLOSED NEGRO
Woman Screamed, Boy Fell Be
meath Blow, but Crowd
Caught Robber.

When after repeated knocks. her
door was finally opened 80 that She
might go in and retire for the night,
Mrs. Sylvia Puccinelli, OF No 1906 East
Main street, and her brother Alfred
Iiori, a youth of seventeen years of
age, We're confronted in the darkness
by a big negro standing on the thresh.
old. In his hand We're q brace and bit.
stand back" cried the young boy,
"or III kill YOU with this AK and he
reached for the weapon. But before
he could bring it round tho negro had
lcaped forward and dealt him a ter
rife blow on the head, Then he ran.
fiori yelled and Mrs. Pucclnnelli
screamed, and a crowd gathered in
pursuit of the negro In the crowd
were A. Puccinelli, The woman's nus
band; her brother, who also joined in
the chase Notwithstanding the blow,
and Mr. Manning. The negro was soon
captured and was turned over to a
police officer. He declared his inno-
cence, saying that he had gone in
just to get something. Evidently that
vas his purpose. He was found to he
Benjamin Brown, alias Benian<n
Featherstonc.
1t was after II o'clock when Mrs.
Puccinelli decided to retire. Having
TO so outside in order TO reach the
stairs. she requested her brother to
accompany her They found the gate
to the fence in the back yard locked
from the inside. The hoy Jumped over
and unfastened it, The door also was
locked from the inside. Thinking that
the clerk in the store had locked the
door. Mrs. Puccinclli called 10 him
several times. he answered finally.
saying he would come down Hardly
had the words come from his mouth
when the door was opened and The
negro was disclosed in the darkness.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-23
NEW DEACONS
Sis Elected

Six Elected at Marshall Street Christian
Church Yesterday,
~ Marshall street Christian Church VOC
tertay morning a congregational meeting
was held IN connection With the. morning
service, following 4 sermon from the pastor
this Rev. y. II. Notion Six vacancies IN the
board Of 5deacons We're filled by tho election
~ the roliowin.s: +. II. Wilkinson. ". =,
I>imtrough, u. r. Harrlson r 1ISf'ace. VI.
r. Francis aud n. c. Garner, NIL of whom
Sei,e unanimously chosen. a sersicc ~ or,
Ntliration Will be nrranErI at some future
date when the ,lcacons Mill be Nstalled in