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New-York tribune., 1907-06-17
PECULIAR POSTAL LEAN.
Somebody Made $4,000 annually
on Stamped Envelopes.
rFrom The Tribune Bureau.l

Washington. June 16.--An order issued by the
Postofice Department. effective July l. Increases
the price of stamped envelopes TO postmasterS
cents q thousand while there is no change in
the retail price to users. The department will
receive for these envelopes $4,000 a year more
than previously. and they sell at retail AZ the
same figure of old there is some speculation
as just who Will pay the difference and as 10
who I'm the past has been receiving the money
Beginning July l the envelopes will he made
bv the Mercantile Corporation OF Dayton. Ohio.
that company having bid lower than the Hart
ford Envelope Company. which has manutact-
ured practically all this line of material for the
government since stamped envelopes came into
use thirty years ago. The Dayton COmpany's
contract is at a higher figure than that at which
the work was formerly done by the Hartford
people. II is due To this advance in cost to the
government that the higher price has been made
to the postmasters. but the explanation of their
ability to meet that advance without a peCuniary
loss is another story.
There has always been leak in the retailing
Of stamped envelopes which the department has
been unable to stop. II results from the sliding
scale applied TO sales in small quantities. which
always made discrepancy between the cash
and the stamp account. Stamped envelopes
which cost S21 30 thousand or a fraction more
than two cents each. were sold al three cents for
a single envelope five cents for two. seven cents
for three nine cents for four. and So on In each
transaction there is a profit of a fraction of
cent and exact change could rarely be made.
Postmasters account to the department at whole
sale prices for the stamped envelopes handled.
and what becomes of the balance remains
question. The profit may so 10 the postmaster
or his clerk, who may account T. him as he aC-
counts To the department There is a claim that
the local postoffice is entitled To this margin To
cover mistakes sometimes made in making
change, these mistakes being held inevitable
and the clerk and the postmaster being COM
PEELED 10 make good. On February 81. 1905, an
order was issued requiring all postmasters 70
account for this margin i'm small sales. but il is
understood that this accounting has never been
generally made.
The raise of four cents a thousand on these
envelopes WILL with the same retail price un-
doubtedly cut this unknown profit. 1t Is not
| known from whom the S50000 advance in the
| sale of these envelopes will come-certainly not
/ from the public 1t will be either the loss of the
| stamp clerks at various offices or postmasters
| who have, under the old way of doing business.
| received the profits of the small sales
New-York tribune., 1907-06-17
ORCHARD CASE TODAY.
POSTPONEMENT CERTAIN
State Expected to Finish in Hay
7COOd Trial This Week.

Boise, Idaho, June 16-While the trial of Will
lam d. Haywood charged with conspirfng To
murder former Governor Frank Steunenberg
stands adjourned until Tuesday, Harry Or
chard. the chief witness. will be taken to Cald-
well tomorrow, where the case against him for
the actual murder of Steunenberg viii be called
and postponed until the next term of court
Judge Fremont Wood who is presiding in the
Haywood case. will hold court in Caldwell to-
morrow, acting for Judge Bryan. who is dis
qualified in Orchards case because his partner
was counsel for Orchard at the time of his ar
rest. Orchard will be taken to Caldwell in
charge of Warden Whitney, of the Idaho Peni-
tentiary. and a force of guards. The adjourn
ment of Orchards will take only a few
minutes. The prisoner will at once be brought
back to Boise
The Haywood trial will be resumed Tues
evidence in support of Orchards story and en-
deavOr 70 link the defendant further with the
conspiracy TO murder Steunenberg, outlined
by Orchard in his confession. So far the evil
dencc has been corroborative of Orchards story
of his many crimes in major and minor detail.
The direct connection of Haywood with the
murder has yet to come out in evidence. Ger
tain evidence has linked him with Adams. who
Orchard says his partner in a number of
crimes.
Documentary evidence has shown Haywood's
connection with Jack Smpkins. but as Simp-
New-York tribune., 1907-06-17

by the Assembly. This situation easily can be
Strengthened in little time. the bill could be
enacted easily by Tuesday morning if both houses
work What they will do depends on the
feeling as to the reapportiorment problem. when
the members return TO Albany tomorrow after
If they disposed to continue the hght
indefinitely they cause enough mischief oy
holding UP legislation and releasing few bills now
deemed dead in committee to bring about the finest
embodiment which legislature has seen IN many
years.
THE STANDING OF BILLS
Changes in the standing of bills of Importance
last week follows:
Senate Int No eOl-McCarren introduced April g.
provides municipal ONCE building at the Manhattan
senate Int. No. -Frawley introduced April p
regulating pedng in New York City amended May
Senate Int No I,o77-Fulier introduced May 1;
the tsate administration of powers; amended IN
May l2 defeated In Senate and motion TO recon-
Assembly June 49, returned 10 Senate and sent to the
Assembly Int No. 5o5-Duer. introduced January 49,
criminal actions passed the AS
Assembly Int No. b6s-Conlin introduced February .
excdng borough presidents from mem0e[+nP IN IN b the
Mayor of New York City; repassed by both houses ana
Assembly Int. No eo7-o Brien. introduced February
g. application for eeTshGate OF TeasoRn1e R s sent
Assembly Int No e53-Prentice introduced Febru-
airy S: providing Fourth Deputy Police Commis-
sioner in New York City; passed Assembly March ~
passed Senate and returned to the Assembly sent TO
Assembly Int. No 723-Robnson introduced Fehru-
ary providing aldermanic districts in Ne"
City: passed Assembly June g.
Assembly Int. No 7T5-Wainwright, introduced Feb
ruary: amending corrupt practices act: passed As
semby June 9, passed Senate and returned to Assem-
bly, June 13
Assembly Int. No 1O54-wells introduced March A.
reorganizng municipal system in New York city
passed Assembly; amended and passed by Senate re
passed by Assembly and sent to Mayor Of New York
City; returned by Mayor Jsne 49, and delivered To
Governor June IA
Assembly Int No. I.465-Whitley; pertaining 10 in
affairs, amended by Senate; repassed by AS
sembly June II
Assembly Int No. I.G4O-Rogers introduced April IL
amending election OF directors passed
Assembly 10. senate June IL .
Assembly Int. No. 1641-Rogers. introduced April IL
prohibiting rebates and regulating testimony in
relation TO passed both houses returned
from June 13 =.
Assembly Int No 163O-Prentice, introduced April 10
general amendments 10 primary election law passed As
semby passed amended repassed by Assembly
Assembly Int No. 46-Prentice introduced in January
recount bil' passed both houses; sent to Mayor
OF city: by the Acting Mayor and re
turned 10 the Assembly passed both veto
and Governor.
Assembly Int. l67S-N -NoreIand. introduced April
investigate state departments
and making appropriations therefor passed both houses
and signed by Governor.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-17
y. f. MACK on BRYAN,
Thinks His Chances Good If Hearst
U'W Help.

Norman r Mack. Democratic National Commit
teeman foT New York State, arrived here yester-
day on 'he Hamburs-AmeriCan liner Amerika. after
trip of four months abroad M Mack said he
had kept in touch with matters political while
abroad. and convinced now more than ever
that the opposing candidates for the Presidency IN
1905 We're bound to be Roosevelt and Bryan. He
dwelt much in his brief forecast Of the contest
Of l9S the political strength of Mr.. Hearst
He said Mr.. Bryan had a good chance of beconl-
ing the next President. provided Mr.. Hearst con-
.trbuted his entire political strength for the Demo-
cratic candidate.
Mr.. Roosevelt" he continued. 'is the only man
the Republicans can nominate who has a chance OF
winning. Mr.. Bryan is the only the Demo-
cratic convention can possibly nominate There is
no use Disgusting iearSt'S power in politics He
has large following and I would like TO see that
power used for the Democratic candidate. II
Hearst abides by the action of the next Democratic
convention the next President will be Democrat.
Il believe and does Mr. Croker with whom
have been visiting in Ireland. that Bryan has a
large chance of being elected; but If Hearst per-
sists in making another party. standing the
principles as the Democratic party. / believe MIR.
Bryan's chances will be slim Mr. Croker told me
he would come u this country to vote for
Bryan"
MIR Mack with Mr.. Croker when his COLI
the English Derby.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-17
THINK MAYOR T1RDY.
Say He Is Shrinking on Supple
mental Recount Bill.

Members of the Legislature feel that If Mayor
Mcclellan has to submit what he and his friends
say injustCes In the first recount bill 1t Will be
his fault. They see in his tardness in ad-
vertsing hearing the supplemental bill dlspo-
sition his part shTk the responsibility of pass
ing on 1t and a possible desire TO pose martyr.
The supplemental bill was introduced in the Sen
ate by Senator Page Monday night and passed
on Wednesday and should have reached TINS
city Friday. On Saturday it was announced that
the bill had just reached the City Hall, but the
Mayor in Princeton and will not decide on Il
day for the hearing until to-day. As hearings nave
TO be advertised for two days ii cannot DE hed ne
fore Thursday Friday and before the Dill can
be sent Albany the Legislature may nave iu-
journed. 1t is thought from the criticisms OF the
supplemental bill made by the Mayor tlat ne WIN
probably veto it. In that case. II the LeslSla'ule
has adjourned and cannot pass II over the Neto tte
original bill will stand and the Mayor Will DC
obliged be governed by its conditions: ~
Some of Mayor McClellans critics said last nlSht
that If he really wanted get the Dill pack 10
Albany before the Legislature adjourned ne coulu
have watched for its arrival ana advertised near
ing Immediately
Senator Page said yesterday:
".If the supplemental bill does not become law
Mayor Mcclellan has only himself to blame In y
we met his objections the first bill by providing
that he could file a petition for a recount In any
districts not asked for by Mr. Hearst within twenty
days after the atters petition was fled We also
provided that the expense of the recount IN such
districts be paid by the city,.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-17
CORPORATION KEEPS PROMISE.
Places Contract for $500 Cars for Which
Railroads Cancelled Orders.
LBy relegraph 70 Tho rrIbune.l

IBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune.l
Pittsburg, June 16-The United States Steel Cor
poration has placed contract for $500 steel cars.
divided between the Pressed Steel Car Company,
the Standard Car Company, the Summers Company
and the American Car and Foundry Company. The
to be finished by October.
Some time ago the companies complained 70
the steel corporation that the railroads threatened
cancel orders because the steel corporation could
not deliver material to them.
President Corey said Let them cancel; we will
buy what they cancel"
The railroads continued to cancel their orders
and the steel corporation fulfilling its promise,
contracted for $500 cars. the number for which or
ders had been cancelled
New-York tribune., 1907-06-17
WHAT STRAWBERRIES REALLY ARE.

The pulpy portion of the strawberry is not
really fruit or even berry but IL is a cluster
of dry seeds slightly impedded in mass of pulp.
The little seeds are the true fruit 1t is sur
prising that the pulp enlarges. that IL does not
remain small and dry. By some wise provision
of nature the pollen not only directly gives life
10 each seed on which il falls, but also stimu-
lates the surrounding portion of the receptacle
(OriginaIly small and hard) 10 grow into the
soft. iuicy and luscious form.-Suburban Life.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-17
DOGS IN NiGHTGowNs.

At the Crystal Palace dog show. where Queen
AeXandra's BorzOs and basset hounds took first
hOnOrs. the toy dogs We're fixed uo abSurdly- One
embroidered nightgowns- pug SAT
up with an embroidered shawl around his Shoul-
ders. displaying his breast five silver medals
on a dainty silver chain. and still another, sitting
on its miStresSS lap before woman artist. was
struggling franticalIy 70 seize the mcutftul 0f
chicken held just in front of its nose BY It's
mistress in order to keep it's face turned to the
portrait painter.-Detroit Free Press.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-17
NO MORE BODIES FOUND.

Washington. June 16.-The Navy Department to-
night received dispatch from Admiral Evans.
commanding the fleet in Hampton Roads. stating
that the search for the bodies of the six midShtp-
men and four sailors who. with the fireman whose
body has since been recovered We're drowned by
the sinking of the Minnesotas launch last Monday
night continued to-day without success. The
dragging of the harbOr. the dispatch said, would
be resumed again tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-17
ORIGIN OF THE suNFLoWER.

The common sunfower a native of Peru and
Mexico is gaining favor In parts OF Europe as a
febrifuCe In Russia where the plant is eXten-
svely cultivated for it's edible seeds and lts OIL
leaves, and a Russian physician eXpermentlhS
upon one hundred children between one month ana
twelve wears of age has found that alconouc eA-
tracts of the leaves and flowers cure tever as
speedily as qunine. In Spain and France alSo tne
sunfower has proven as satisfactory aS VuiuiAo III
feyers.-kansas City Journal
New-York tribune., 1907-06-17
CLEVER CHILDREN.

Fond Father-Wel professor, how arc my chill
dren getting in their studies?
Professor-Finely! Arthur is a very clever boy
and Mary is. too-Lippincotts Magazine.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-17
Wrong Food
Makes InvaIids
Little QuirIs and Ais Natures
Mild Requests to Right Some Wrong
One Heed the Complaint
Pay the Penalty
One must Heed the Complaint Or

Modern folks discovered way rccoverby proper
selection Of food and
Look carefully the health of the individual who knows
coffee find
physical all functional MISUNDERSTANDING muddy
exon weak eyes incipicnt failure kidney liver bowel
disorders; that shows plainly enough
the for relief up organ of the body
Dismissal of coffee AID change Postum brings relief and
shows clearly that digestion. Failure digestion
means lack OF good red therefore lack of food for the
nerve centres Removal will allow Nature right
hcIsef and Postum Phosphate of Potash Abumen etc.
the field which delicate
OF the throughout bodv
ongboing (see directions package) brings out the rich
favour and snapry from the nerveracng drug
caffe:ne-in cofcc
New-York tribune., 1907-06-17
HELD ON CHARGE OF SHOOTING MAN

Riyerhead Long Island. June 16-Joseph Ko-
sawsi who arrested the charge of shoot
ing Michael Posky brought to the county
jail here from Southold last night, and is being
held until tomorrow. He will then be taken back
Southold and arraiGned before Justice Jesse l.
Case, and inquiry will be held into the shooting
Polisky's wife is also under detention and OBJ
servation.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-09

The trial will cost the state of Idaho
over 100000. The defense expects to
spend even more. 1t has $1,000, 900
belonging to the Western Federation
Of Miners, besides the $4,000 raised
in public meetings. James H. Haw-
lay, formerly a well-known California
lawyer, now of Boise, Idaho, and Sen
ator w. E. Borah of Idaho. are lead.
ing counsel for the prosecution.
Clarence Darrow of Chicago heads the
defense. His principal assistants are
ex-Gov. John T. Morrison and John F.
NugeRt of Idaho, the firm of Richard
son, Patterson & Hawkins of Denver,
and lawyers from every town in the
west in which the Western Fedora
tion of Miners has had trouble.
Will Be Hard Fought Battle.
The trial will be long and hard fought.
In the first place, it will be difficult to
secure a jury in a state where every
one takes a vital interest in the trial.
The prosecution will exert every posi-,
BILE effort to secure the conviction of
Haywood, as the hope of fastening the
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-09

afraid of blowing Up those Peabody
girls"
He tells in another place how he de-
liberately foiled a determination on the
part of the Federation to destroy
whole trainload Of innocent people.
There was a military ball at Victor,
Colo, Nov. IA. 1908, in the midst Of the
mining trouble in this district. The
military was in control, and the
miners objected to the martial law. A
train on the Florence & Cripple Creek
railroad took over to Victor from Grip
pie Creek 21S persons. Knowing that
this train was to return at two o'clock
in the morning, Orchard, according to
his confession" was ordered by Sec
retary Haywood of the Federation to
wreck the train on a very dangerous
curve. The attempt to wreck the train
was made; spikes were pulled from a
rail on a curve of a 3OO-foot embank-
ment When l was ordered to wreck
| that train" says Orchard in his con
fession," Il said would not do it. And
l was the man who passed the word to
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-09
Judge Goddard's Escape.

The confession" contained accounts
of efforts made to get" two judges.
In one instance Orchard says he had
planted bomb just outside the gate
before Judge Goddard's house, buried
six inches below the surface, on the
outside of the gate post, covered with
a piece of sacking, and attached to a
fine wire connected with a small bottle
of acid, which lay above a heap of
potash and sugar, deftly placed over
the explosive. The little wire from the
bomb came just above the surface and
a tishhook was fastened to the end of
it. A screw eye was driven into the
gate and piece of iron wire was at
tached to it. When the two wires we're
connected the slightest opening of the
gate would explode the bomb But
Judge Goddard, said Orchard, constant
ly failed to come. when he was expect
ed, and the LOB" was forced to wait
until Orchard should finish some other
work he had on hand. The time never
came when Orchard was able to set
the mine.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-09
IT WOULD BE SIMPLE.
FormaIlties Complied with, Escape
from Hotel Was Easy.

In the days before the dawn Of his
fame 1t was the practice Of a certain
well known author to wander up and
down the land seeking what he might
devour in the way Of suggestion and
local color. In this way he had drift.
ed down into Arkansas, "roughing 1t,
and not, as he expresses it, presenting
an appearance calculated to inspire a
hotel proprietor with unlimited conf
dence.
The only hotel in the town, frame
structure, seemed to have been built
upon the theory that there was plenty
of room straight up. but that ground
had to be bought, and the wanderer
was shown to a room on the third
floor, reached through many narrow
and winding passages. From the one
window it was a straight drop to the
ground.
Say, how would l get out of this
place in case of fire?" he asked the
landlord, who had brought up his
grip
The other eyed him coldly.
"Wan," he drawled, "all yo' would
have to do would be to show ther
night watchman-the one with theI
shotgun-a receipted bill fob yo
board an lodgin', an get him to tie uI
ther bulldog. g."-Harper's Weekly.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-09
Tells of Another Crime.

In the long story of his confession
Orchard tells of many things. He con-
fessed to the blowing up of the Inde-
pendence railroad station. The Find
lay mine, at independence, Colo, en-
ployed nonunion men. The plan, Or
chard says, was to kill off two shifts
at once by blowing up the railroad sta
tion as one shift was going to work
and another leaving. Two o'clock in
the morning was the hour selected.
Orchard says that this crime was
framed up" in Haywood's room in
Denver. Haywood made his get
away" by inducing saloonkeeper
named Neville to burn down his sa-
loon, get the insurance money, and
then to travel north through the noun
tains. On the first night out, Orchard
pretended to have forgotten his gun,
and rode back in the night with the
ostensible purpose of getting it. At
that time he says he laid the mine
which tore 13 men limb from limb and
crippled six more for life.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-09

Pattern No. 57S9.-The blouse waist
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The sleeves may be full length
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This pattern will be sent to you on
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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-09

door slam. She ran out into the back
yard and was just in time to see a
pair Of patched trousers disappearing
through a hole under the fence One
patch was brown and the other was
gray.
"A messenger was sent for me, and
| hurried around with a couple of de-
tectives To us the cook recounted
what she had seen of the thief.
We then went a-sleuthing for man
inside pair of patched trousers. And
| can tell you that neither before Ror
since have I made such a careful in
spection of the rear facade of my fell
low-citizens.
after three hours searching a pair
of trousers patched as per descrip-
tion and with colored gentleman in
side them, was discovered in a rag.
time dance hall.
I'VE led the protesting wearer of
the trousers to the station house. The
cook was summoned, and then the ac-
cused was made to assume the attitude
that he was in when last seen by the
cook.
That's him. said she.
Those patches got 'Hambone Char.
leg month In JAIL"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-09

acreage and the benefits which will ac-
crue to the state from the carrying out
of the enterprise.
The Importance of this immense un-
dertaking can with difficulty be COM
pretended" says the writer. 1T is
estimated in figures which can scarce.
ly be understood by the ordinary mind.
The reclamation of this land means
the addition to Florida of nearly as
much cultivated land as she now has.
1t will mean the throwing open to cul.
tiVation of an area twice as large as
the state of Connecticut. 1t means that
Florida will become the sugar produc.
ing state of the union, and that for her
sugar products the $15O,0OO, 900 will be
paid, which is now annually spent
abroad for imported sugar, an amount
expended for an import which exceeds
by several million dollars the value of
our united exports of corn, wheat, -four.
beef and naval stores. It means that
Florida will in few years become one
of the richest and most important
states in the union"