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Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-17
TAFT TELLS
ALL ABOUT
BIG DITCH
SENATE COMMITTEE HEARS
COMPLETE REVIEW
ENGINEERING FEATs INVOLVED
ARE CAREFULLY EXPLAINED
Estimates Ultimate Cost at ooooo,-
900 and Says Work Should Be
Completed Within Six
Years
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
WASHINGTON. Jan. 16.-secretary
Taft appeared before the senate COM
mittee on interoceanic canals today and
gave that committee information con-
cerning the project and to offer sugges-
tions for legislation.
He gave a complete review of the con-
ditions at the canal site and quoted in
formation he had received from various
officials connected with the work.
The proposed widening of the locks was
carefully explained by Secretary Taft.
He asserted that with the locks widened
to 110 feet steamer of 10S feet beam
could easily pass through.
The largest ship this government is
planning to build will have a beam of
about 95 feet
The increased cost of the locks, Mr..
Taft estimated, would be about S5,OOO,OOO.
In his talk to the committee Secretary
Taft at various points brought out the
difficulties that beset the commission IN
the administration. These included, ne
said the trouble with the Pacific Mail
steamship line in its failure to furnish
enough steamers and also the labor dlt-
hculties.
He also spoke of the complaints by the
Panamanians that there is bad odor
TO the water liidl 10 SCiNNh ~
through the new water works at Panama,
as one of the small yet annoying features
of the work.
Transportation Inadequate
In the matter of steamship transporta-
tion facilities on the Pacific coast the
secretary said that owing to their made
o11acv the business of the railroad mas
fallen off one-half since the government
took possession, and it was question
in his mind whether the government
should not engage in the steamship nusl-
ness on the Pacific in order to retain the
Panama. route now existing and keep the
isthmian business from going by way ol
Tehuantepec or some other route,
''It may be a question" said the sec
retary, "of saving the income tor our
steamers on the east coast by running
considerable risk on the west"
lie expressed the opinion that the eanal
should be completed within six years
from next July and that its ultimate
cost would approximately be S5oO oOV'VVV'
including the purchase price.
Prices Paid for Labor
Secretary Taft gave out considerable
informntion concerning prices paid for
labor on the canal and urged that there
he no reduction in the wages PAID TO
skilled laborers in spite of the fact that
acoordin.- to his estimate they We're re
ceiving in pay privileges from 90 TO oV
per cent higher income thah they oou'O
earn in the United States
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-17
indiana Convention Called

Ry Associa; Press
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 1.-THE Indiana
Republican state convention has been
called for April l and 2
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-17
SUMMARY OF THE News
FORECAST

For Los Angeles and vicinity;
Cloudy Friday; light north winds.
Maximum temperature yesterday,
II degrees; minimum, 45 degrees.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-17
Walsh Case to Jury

CHICAGO. Jan 16.-The case Of Banker
John r. Walsh went to the jury shortly
before o'clock p. m. today.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-17

r OS ANGELES will now have an op-
portunity of subscribing for funds
"a toward buying a handsome silver
service for the cruiser California, which
is now in commission, but without this
token of respect and patriotic interest
from the citizens of the state after which
she is named
Secretary Frank Virgins of the Los
Angeles chamber of commerce, who is a
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-17

Former friends of penal code bill
amendments suddenly change front in
house of representatives and fight pro-
posed amendments; little progress made
toward revision.
Prof Mileyouky Russian constitutional
Democrat leader and member of douma,
leaving New York for st. Petersburg
warned by cable that he must be pre-
pared to answer tc czar for alleged ut
terances in America.
Extra session of legislature convenes
in Topeka to consider proposed new pri-
mary law; Gov. Hcch's message favors
revision of tax commission law and act
allowing women to vote this year for
president,
pathetic scenes at Boyertown as dead
bodies of theater disaster are distributed
among friends and families for burial.
Secretary Taft reviews conditions at
Panama and says canal should be COM
pleted in six years at cost of not over
$500 900, ,000
wool growers convention elects Idaho
man president. raises fund to fight fed
eral range regulation and adjourns to
meet next year at Pocatello, Idaho.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-17

Gustav. new king of Sweden, addresses
narliament for first time and says suf-
fraee bill will be resubmitted for ap-
nroyal of present lawmakers.
Revolutionary movement grows serious
FOR tirst time in Hayti. and two towns
are invaded by marching marauders;
government prepares to suppress out
breaks
Bank of England lowers its discount
rate TO five per cent
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-06
$1,000 FIRE loss
ON RUTLAND CO
FAIR GROUNDS
Summer Theatre and Grand
stand Swept Away
CIGAR STUB THE CAUSE
Rutland County Agricultural Society
Win Be Heaviest Loser-Propefty
May BE Restored.

Rutland, July 9.--Fire late yester.
day afternoon destroyed the old
grandstand at the Rutland county
fair grounds and quickly sweeping
through the Park theatre nearby, al
30 left that structure a mass of seeth-
ing ruins. The loss is roundly esti-
mated at about $1,000 with partial in
surance Both structures were wiped
out in about an hour and a half be-
tween and $50 o'clock.
1t is understood that there will be
no loss to Felix Blei, lessee of the
Park theatre.
The fire is believed to have been
started by a cigar or cigarette stub,
dropped through the grandstand by
one of the spectators at the baseball
game between the Rutland team and
the ex-R. H. S. nine earlier in the af-
ternoon. Whether another grand
stand will be constructed will be de-
termined later. Il. G.. futile. acting
treasurer for the owners of the Park
theatre, stated last night that a meet
ing Of these men would be called soon
to consider the rebuilding OF the thea
ire
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-06
OBJECTS TO MEDIcs
J. p. Bradley Says That Medical Rules
Create Despotism

On this Fourth of July, 1908, |, J.
p. Bradley, as a citizen of the world,
Of the United States, of Vermont, do
solemnly protest against the despo-
tism Of medical class laws, enacted,
not at the instance of the people, hut
through the procuration of medic soc
ieties; and / declare and proclaim
that such despotism nullifies the
rights defined in the Declaration of
Independence and guaranteed In the
Constitutions Of the United States and
Vermont. And by authority of the
plain facts and my inclination l de-
nounce the medical art as practiced,
in all its branches, together with
medical supposed sanitation, as not
only worthless, but horribly damaging
to individuals. to communities, the
state, the nation and the whole world !;
and ! denounce the theories upon
which the medical art and supposed
sanitation are based, as contrary TO
natures laws. and. therefore, the
laws of God
AS citizen of Vermont l proclaim
to all other citizens. and to the
strength of nations, the mothers, that
medic laws have made autocrats OF
.medics-have made OF the people
slaves more abject than negro slaves
ever were in any country. The slave
master could not legally MAIN and
kill his slave, while medic laws and
medic Jurisprudence do confer abso
lutte immunity upon the licensed yot
aries OF the medical art by making
their dicta the absolute rule of our
courts, thus making of our courts
mere avenues of escape from Justice
SO, then, the very men who liberated
the negro slave are now in turn
slaves to medical class legislation
which imposes upon them masters
who are Unsuitable with mutilatior
ana destruction of human life.
! II you would be free from uncon
stitutional class despotism you mus
use straight reasons power. | pub
lish the above solely upon my own re
lsponslbility. II you wish, l can dir
ect you to the way to hear more o
this. for there is one who Is full!
stored with knowledge of all there II
needed.
/ J. p. Bradley, Citizen.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-06

Outside of James Fisk Hooker,
Ernest w. Gibson and Clarke c. Fits
of Brattleboro, Windham county dem
onstrated that she has a crowd of
young hustlers who can turn a trick
neatly when occasion demands. A
Il. Cudworth of Londonderry, A. +.
Schwenk, +. Il. Barber, and SANDY"
Daniels of Brattleboro, Howard Rice
and Walter Hubbard Of the Brattle
boro newspapers and other uncrown-
ed heroes threw the finest cort of a
panic into the Prouty camp in the
closing hours of the day-before-con-
vention. Mr.. Proutys claim of 80
odd in Windham county simmered
down to rs and would have been more
but for the desperate efforts of Hook
er, Fits and Gibson, who finally sue
ceeded in holding a bakers double
dozen Of the submissive In line. That
little crowd of Unbiased cookers will
bark quite loudly one of these days.
Rutland Herald.
They will squeal louder than they
will ever bark If they don't learn to
go on with the game without sulking
and refusing to play when they can't
have their own way. The show the
boys made of themselves was perhaps
| forgivable this time as Brattleboro
never lost anything before and there
fore some of the good fellows from
that town did not know what to do
under that kind of circumstances and
consequently made an exhibition of
| themselves which they already regret
If their senses have returned. Or
leans county was for Plumley eight
years ago and for him again this
year. Prouty couldn't have deliy-
cred it to Haskins If he had tried and
it appears that he had acumen enough
not to try. The pettiness of those
twenty Windham county delegates,
who switched from Prouty to Stanton
because the Orleans county delegates
voted as they wanted to and as their
constituents wished them to vote
earned for themselves the designa-
ton of the spanked babies from
Brattleboro." Next time Messrs
Fits, Gibson and Hooker take dele
CATION to a state convention they will
undoubtedly try to have 1t composed
of grown up men.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-06

east Of here at $3.50 o'clock yesterday
Nine persons were killed,
all on the train from Kansas City
and at least 80 we're injured.
None of The injured are believed to
be fatally hurt. The list of injured
includes IA mail clerks. all from St.
Louis.
A. Strang. train dispatcher at Sc
dalia, issued an order for the trains
TO meet at Knobnoster.
Later this order was changed and
tho meeting place was fixed at La
monte, several miles east OF here.
Why the orders miscarried will be Of
.dcially investigated.
Both engineers reversed their en-
glnes and jumped. The impact of the
two engines threw both of them off
the track The cars piled up on the
wreckage, four cars on the st. Louis
train and three cars upon the traiu
from Kansas City leaving the rails.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-06
DIED WHILE Waiting
Sudden Death Of Young Woman at
Sutton

st. Johnsbury, July 2.-During a
dance at Sutton Corner last night,
Miss Winona Batchelder, handsome
and popular young woman, the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Batchelder
dropped dead of heart failure throw
ing the scene of merriment into a
place of sorrow. The girl who was a
great lover of dancing had been enjoy
ing herself all the evening and toward
midnight she started to dance waltz
when she collapsed in her partners
arms, dying almost instantly. She
was Is years old and favorite among
the younger people. Her death has
cast shadow on the little commun'
lily.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-06
All subscriptions payable In advance
FRANK B. HOWE, Editor and Publisher

William Howard Taft, not being a
politician and never having been a
for an elective Office be-
fore, is said to be badly ratified and
suffering from nervousness for the
first time in his life. Secretary Taft
has always been man of action and
idleness always gets on busy man Is
nerves.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-06

E. C. Dewitt & Co., Chicago, H.,
Gentlemen:-In 1897 had a disease
of the stomach and bowels. In the
spring of 1902 bought bottle of
Kodol and the benefit l received all
the gold in Georgia could not buy,
May you live long and prosper. Yours
very truly, C. N. Cornell, Rodng, Ga,
Aug. 81, 1906" Sold by d. A. Ward.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-06
A Revelation

1t is a revelation to people, the sew
ere cases of hung trouble that have
been cured by Foley's Honey and Tar
II not ony stops the cough but heals
and strengthens the lungs. l.. NJ
Ruggles, Reasnor, Iowa, writes "The
doctors said had consumption and
got no better until | took Foley's
Honey and Tar. II stopped the hem
orrhages and pain in my lungs and
they are now as sound as bullet
Quinlan's Pharmacy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-06
OBJECTIONS BY PREACHER
Turn Down Proposed New Liquor
Law Of AntI-Saloon League

st. Adams, July 1.-The st. Adams
district preachers meeting OF the
Methodist church at Johnson has
adopted and ordered a copy sent to
Clarence ]. Ferguson OF Burlington,
superintendent OF the Vermont Anti
Saloon league, repudiating the pro
posed new liquor law which was pub
lished in the June number OF the Yer
mont Issue, the official organ Of the
league.
The proposed act provides for es-
tablishing a state agency and local
agencies for sale of intoxicating liq-
Iours for certain purposes and pro-
vides for referring same to the peo-
pie, prohibits manufacture, sale, bar
ter, giving away, or otherwise fur
nishing intoxicating liquors except
as provided in act Provides for APP
pointment OF an attorney and for en-
forcement of provisions Of act.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-06

Kodol will without doubt help any.
one who has stomach disorders or
stomach trouble. Take Kodol today
and continue It for the short time
that Il is necessary to give YOU COM
plete relief. Kodol is sold by d. A.
Ward.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-06

Bert Barber, of Elton, Wis, says:
81 have taken only four doses of De-
Wits Kidney and Bladder Pills and
they have done for me more than any
other medicine has ever done" Sold
by D. A. Ward
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-06
Of interest to Ladies' and Gents

N. Levin. the Tailor of No. 100
North St begs to inform the Lad
les of Bennington and vicinity that
he will do any kind of Ladies' Tail
oring work at short notice in the
latest style at lowest prices. Also
Gents Clothes Cleaned and Pressed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-06

Foley's Orino Laxative, the new
laxative, stimulates, but does not ir-
ritate. 1t is the best laxative. Guar
anteed or your money back.-Quin-
lan's Pharmacy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-06
nine KILLED WHEN
FAST TRAINS
COLLIDE
Fifty Other People Badly But
Not Seriously Hurt
BY CONFLICTING ORDERS
Both Engines Leave Rail and Seven
Cars Pile Up on The
Wreokage.
BY CONFLICTING ORDERS

Knobnoster, Mo. July 9.-The fast
California special train from st. Lou
is on the Missouri Pacific railroad col
lided with the equally fast St Louis
train from Kansas City two miles
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-06
MANCHESTER DEFEATED

Mlddebury Gun Club Won Match by
20 Targets.
Manchester, July 3.-The Middle
bury Gun Club team defeated twelve
members OF the Manchester Rod and
Gun Club at the traps here yestep
day afternoon by the score of 397 to
1853. j. w. Fowler lead the home
team with a total of 3S out of pos
sible 80. First honors for Middlebury
were divided by ~ S. Foote and c. h.
Palmer at AZ.
The cummary follows.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-06
Attractive French Lessons

Prof. A. de Pierpont. Professor OF
French at the Rensselaer, Polytech-
mic institute for the last IL years. has
arrived in Bennington for the sea-
son and is arranging for his Summer
work here and in the neighboring
towns. Private lessons and classes
warted on demand. For particulars
strife Box 842 P. O., Bennington, VT
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-06

'REtuEx;old DIR. uidman's Presscript,op-
man ana women. Try them. Price 80 Gents.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-06

SWAMP Is not recommended for
HNnTs everything but II you have
KOOI kidney. liver or bladder
trouble II will be found just the remedy you
need. At druggists in fifty cent and dollar
sizes. You may have a sample bottle Of this
wonderful new discovery by mail free, also
pamphlet telling all about II.
Address, Dr. Kilmer & Co., Blnghamton. N. Y
The daily sentinel., 1908-04-24
DOUBLING
CAPACITY

The Grand junction Fruit Grow
ers' Association today had work be-
gun on improvements that will pr,c-
firaIIy double the capacity of the
Iirec big plants of the associatdon-
nj Grand Junction. Clifton and Piili-
sade.
ditional room il TO be added to the
already immense platform at the To-
cal plant.
The entire interior of the present
Office building here is being convert
ed into one great big Office room for
the seasons work.
The capacity of the vaults at the
local plant will he doubled.
At Clifton "a large new building
:sOx125 feet, will be added to the
plant, and other improvements made
At Paiisade extensions will be
made To the platform and in other
ways the capacity will be increased
The association, it is reported. will
buy block of ground just west OF
the present plant at Palisade and
thereby gain room for 600 feet of adj
ditiOnal side track.
This enlargement of the already
large plants of the Grand Junction
Fruit Growers Association indicates
and shows that the association is ex-
pecfing to handle the greatest fruit
crop ever harvested in Colorado.
All of these improvements are un-
der the supervision of II. l.. Nichols.
They will be completed as rapidly as
possible.
The daily sentinel., 1908-04-24
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
U. S. Department of Agriculture,
Weather Bureau.

April ,23, Contemporaries
So; relative humidity. 81; direction
of wind. northwest, velocity of wind
s miles: precipitation, .03 inch; wea-
ther. part cloudy.
April "a, 6 a.m.-Temperature
37 relative humidity. SO; direction
of wind. east; velocity of wind,
miles; precipitation. trace; weather.
clear.
Maximum temperature yesterday.
62 minimum, 46; mean, 54; de-
parture from the normal. minus 2.
The minimum today (24th) oc-
CURED at 6:30 am, 35.4 degrees.
There was a light frost this morning
and ice formed on shallow pudjles.
There was copious deposit of hoar
frost in some places.
Forecast for Grand Junction and
vicinity (issued at Denver): Fair
tonight, with frost in localities: Sat
urday, fair.
Generally clear weather prevails
over Arizona, New Mexico and west
ern Colorado this morning: else
1t Is generally cloudy.
Light rain has occurred during
the past "a hours at scattered sta
tions of the northern slope; over
New Mexico and western Colorado,
and at few of the stations to the
northwest. The temperature has
fallen over the eastern slope. and
has risen elsewhere except at Grand
Junction.
Light frosts were reported from
Santa Fe, Durango and Grand juno
ton.
r. NJ. HARDINGE,
Official in Charge.
The daily sentinel., 1908-04-24
TO MODERN wooDsfEN.

Through some eggrcgiOus blunder
the local camp Modern Woodmen of
America, No. 7:Saf. WAS not officially
informed of the coming of the, men-
bers of the order and their ladies' in
the excursion that landed in this city
this morning.
Under the circumstances there was
no set program of entertainment ar
ranged, the remissness being due to
the former district deputy of the or
der
Very hurriedly today committee
of the local Modern .Woodmen has
prepared an informal banquet. to
take place at the Odd Fellows hall
at $50 pm. and afterward the
members of the local camp and the
visitors will gather at Turn Halle,
where formal program will be car
ried out, together with the initiatory
services for the new members.
o. b. Yerian, the new district dep
uty of the-order. who has Just ar
rived in the city, will have charge of
the work of initiation. and every
possible arrangement to make up for
the failure to arrange a set program
will be taken by the hurriedly-
formed committee.
The local camp members who
failed to receive official notification
of the coming of the Woodmen and
their ladies from Rifle feel very
greatly chaSrined because there had
not been much preparation; but will
attempt to atone this afternoon and
tonight to the visitors.
(Signed) O. b. YERIAN,
District Deputy.
And members of the local camp COM
mittee.
The daily sentinel., 1908-04-24
NOTICE OF sHERIFTs SALE.

BY virtue. of an order of sale is
sued out of the Clerks Office of the
County Court of Mesa County and
State of Colorado, and to me direct
ed, whereby am commanded to
make the sum of Three Thousand Six
Hundred Ten Dollars Twenty-Five
Cents ($3,610.22) and costs of suit
the amount of certain Judgment
recently obtained against The Pyra-
mid Milling & Mining Company. a
corporation, in favor of W. f. Platt
4 J. II. Heron, co-parners as Plat
& Heron; r. +. Feldmeier. N. 7.
Nelson 4 " M. Puch, co-partners as
Nelson & Puch: The Independent
Lumber Co., corporation, and III. b.
Hyre, intervening plaintiffs. out OF
the lands, tenements, goods and chat
tells of the said The Pyramid Milling
& Mining Company. a corporation
| have levied on the following prop
erty, to wit:
One Cd shuttle lumber wagon
one Cd Moline lumber wagon, two
CD log chains, two CD sets of dou-
BILE work harness, one "a bay mare
one (1) bay gelding, one Cd brown
horse, one Cd bay horse, one (D
bay saddle pony.
Therefore, according TO said com
mand. l shall expose for sale, al
public auction. all the right, title and
interest of the above named The Pyr-
amid Milling & Mining Company IL
and to the above described property
on Monday. the fourth day of May
1908. at ten O'Clock A. NJ. at the
east front door of the County Couri
House in the City of Grand Junction
County of Mesa and State of Colo
rado. to satisfy said Judgment and
costs.
Dated at Grand Junction this 23rd
day of April, 1905.
CHARLES f. SCHRADER,
Sheriff OF Mesa County
Wheeler & Weiser, Attorneys.
Date of first publication, April 23
1905.
Date of last publication. May 2,,19os