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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-04-04
BAY VIEW READING ,CLVB
Mrs. w. b. FARRELL is Hostess this
Week at One of the Most. De-
lisktful Meetings of the
Year

The Reading Club met on We'd
nesday afternoon OF this week with
Mrs. w. b. FARRELL and was enter
tanned insan especially delightful
manner.
The study period was spent in
a review of Americas most cele-
brated artists and sculptors, with
readings from the club magazine.
Mrs. Donohoo reviewed our
American odd Masters" among
them, Copley, Benjamin West,
Gilbert Stuart, Colonel John
Trumbull and Rembrant Peale.
Mrs. Sherwood very ably dis
cussed John Trumbull the painter
OF the Revolution whose Battle
of Bunker Hill" is the finest exam
pie of American historical painting.
Mrs. Crofford reviewed some of
our representative American sculp-
tors, among them Hiram Powers,
whose Greek Slave" earned for
him the name of the Father of
American Sculpture; and Augustus
St. Gandens whose bronze statue
of Lincoln and SHAW Memorial"
has immortalized him.
Mrs. Donohoo closed the lesson
with a very interesting talk on
American Ceramic art, followed by
the distribution of a number of
Perry pictures reproducing some
of Jul fine paintings.
The social period was enlivened
by a contest that caused the club
members and visiting ladies to
exercise their brains at length and
wonder where the clever hostess
found SC many quotations. Mes
danes Donohoo and Hargis tied
for first prize which fell to the lot
Of Mrs. Hargis and was a beauti-
full set of handmade lace medal
lions, the second prize, a very
pretty candle stick, was awarded
Mrs. Donohoo.
A very elaborate and delicious
two-course luncheon was served by
the hostess, assisted by Mesdames
Hargis and Goldenberg; the
first course consisting of sand
wiches, potatochips and croquet-
ties, the second course being cream
of an exceptional quality and cake.
The club members present were:
Mesdames Donohoo, Hargis, Jar
rell, Pring, Sherwood, Golden
berg, Jones, Koch, Croffold,
Chenault and WEIGH.
The club will meet with Mrs.
Earl George next week.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-04-04
ne Week In Society.
The Vicissitudes of Our Titled
Heiresses

We read at length of the glitter
ing splendors that await our Amer
lean girls who marry titled for
eigners when they reach the an
cestral castles of their noble
spouses. But there is another
side-ancient castles are not al
ways desirable.
There has come a wall across
the waters from far-oH Hungary
and that plant is put forth by
Gladys-late Miss Vanderbilt, now
an Hungarian Countess with an
unpronounceable name.
Has she already discovered a
fly in the ointment, or has the
count, secure in her millions, re-
vealed a perfidious nature?
All, no-the count is all right if
he is a counts the counts an
central hall-which the Wander
bilt millions are expected to re-
pair that's wrong. Just now
Gladys is spending her honey
moon in the ramshackle old castle
of the house of Szechenyi some
where in Austria hungary.
Where the castle was built a few
hundred years ago they forgot to
put in plumbing and Gladys-one
of the richest %heiresses in the
world, has to take her bath in a
finger bowl-hence the wall from
across the Atlantic.
1t is said that Hungarians do
not battle until late spring and
then only under compulsion; be
that as it may, when these inter-
national alliances are in process of
arrangement, American girls should
have a clause inserted in the con-
tract STIMULATING that a modern
bathroom, porcelain fixtures, Am
erican plumbing and all must be
put in next the mouldy boudoir Of
the prospective bride before she
arrives to occupy the ancestral
castle, that would prevent spoil
ing the honeymoon.
The Kansas City Journal has
this to say:
America may be short on titles,
but it is long or soap, and bath
tubs and cleanliness are not only
next to goodlinss, but they deter
mine a nations degree of civiliz-
alton. 1t is a curious fact that
the art of bathing seems to have
been lost somewhere adown the
centuries since the l. urious
ablutionary conveniences Of the
ancients. When the Goths and
the Vandals descended upon Rome
they appropriated many of the
manners and customs of the latter,
but they appear to have sidestep-
ped the bath-possibly because
bathing was considered more OF a
Sybaritical luxury than of com
fort or necessity. True to ira
citations, the Hungarians and all
the other peoples of the North,
save the British, have bathed
when it rained or when they fell in
the moat.
But how the eyes of the ancient
Barbarians will bulge when they
see the changes the Vanderbilt
millions and ideas of luxury will
make in the Hungarian estatesl
Aladdin could work no greater
wonders than will come about at
the seat of the Szechenyis, starting
with the much needed bath tub.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-04-04
Mrs. Acton Entertains

Mr.. and Mrs. @. b. Acton
entertained a fev, friends at six
o'clock dinner on las, Sunday
evening. Mrs. Acton Is an ex-
ceptionally charming hostess and
her dinners are marvels in the
culinary line to which her friends
are always delighted to he hidden.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-04-04

Mrs. ]. T. Erskine will leave
town in a few days to make her
home on their claim about fifteen
miles out. Mrs. Erskine will be
missed by a large circle of friends.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-04-04

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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-04-18
MILLION INVESTED IN
WASHINGTON FRUIT

Olympia, April 1.-The commits
sioner of horticulture, F. A. Huntley,
has submitted report to the governor
showing in this state total of II 1852
acres planted to apples, with 5,337 ,Os4
trees; 6,504 acres of pears, with $751;
1872 trees; 10,63O acres of peaches,
with 1,392,760 trees; 7,434 acres of
plums and prunes, with 1,044,946
trees.
In addition to the foregoing there
are 1883 trees of apricots, ounces,
nectarines, almonds and English wal
nuts. The total number of acres in
the state devoted to the raising of
small fruits is 1895. Beginning with
the year 1908 the value of the orchards
in the state was $93, 1921, 800.
Huntley further reports that he is
formulating plans for state horticul-
tural exhibit at the Alaska Yukon
Pacific exposition on scale commons
urate with the great Importance of this
industry in the state
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-04-18
BIG FLEET WILL REACH
SEATTLE ABOUT NAV :.

Washington. April "a nro...
for the movement Of the Atlanta e a
after the review by Secretary =, Aset
Navy Victor H. Metcalf in San =. .ue
cisco Bay on May 8, was made a aaa'
lie at the navy department TO-DAY PUP
The feet will leave San Frano.
May Is and, on arriving at pn"
Sound, May 81, four ships will s usss
Port Angeles, eight will visit Re,,," 'lt
ham Bay and three will 60 to Dug
Townsend. One ship will proceed VI y
once to Bremerton to be locked al
On Saturday, May %, all the obi.
of the feet, with exception of tho ~
in dock at Bremerton, will rente7v oue
in the vicinity Of Port Townsend sss
proceed to an anchorage in the yc;u uau
of Seattle.
On Tuesday. May 26. twelve shin.
will leave their anchorage near ses,4,'
and will go to Tacoma, so that A'
people in that vicinity may have
view of the feet. Thence without 80
choring, eight ships will sail for Co..
Francisco, leaving four ships at ancha4
near Tacoma for visit of three dow.
when those vessels will go to Brems,s
ton for docking.
1t is expected that the eightyesso,,
will arrive at San Francisco on Fridsr
May 20, where they will be docked !,
succession.
The ships docking at Bremerton vii,
sail for San Francisco as soon as nr.o
ticable, the last one not to arrive un,,
July 8.
Preparations will then be made fl,
the feet to sail from San Francisco fl,
Honolulu on Tuesday, July Z. This
date, however, is only tentative and
may possibly be advanced if the dock.
ing is completed sooner than expected
After the grand review in San Fran.
cisco Bay on May 8, the Pacific fleet
will leave the next day for the south
to carry out a program of drills and
exercises before its departure for tbe
north May Is.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-04-18
HARTMAN SOON TO
HAVE ERIE RAILROAD

New York, April 11.-Following the
action of E. H. Hartman in providing
$5,5O0,000 Wednesday for the payment
of maturing notes, it was said in
Wall street that the Erie railroad will
shortly pass under the absolute con.
troll of Mr.. Hartman and his associ
ates, who stand ready to spend, I'm.
der certain conditions, from $50, 000,-
900 to $4O,0OO,OO0 for improvements
in terminal tunnels, trackage and rol.
ling stock. If these plans are com.
pleted, Mr.. Harriman's long cherished
plans of perfectly equipped, com
plete transcontinental road, with the
Erie as the eastern outlet, will be
realized.
In addition to furnishing the nee
essary money to take care of the ma
turing notes, Mr.. Hartman, it was
stated, will himself take $4,000, 0OO
of the new six per cent notes, so as
to provide the company with funds to
meet immediate neeis.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-04-18
Great Northern Fined for Relating.

Minneapolis, April 11.-Counsel for
the Great Northern railroad pleaded
charge of rebating brought against the
company and Judge Morris imposed a
fine of $4,000. The case was brought
in November, 1906, but was not tried,
as the Great Northern had appealed a
similar case to the United States SUI
preme court. Judge Morris tried the
case which was appealed, and in that
case had imposed fine of $4,000
The supreme court sustained the
action.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-04-18
Mexico to Control Railroads.

Chicago, April AS. M. FELTON,,
who was recently elected president :"
the Mexican Central Railway, has a.
rived here from New York. Regarp
ing the proposed merger of the Ms.'
lean Central and the National Rallroau
Company into one company to be cur
trolled by the Mexican governmen'
through stock ownership, Mr.. Fel.O,
declared it would be the best tn'n .
that could happen for the railroau'
and commercial interests of Mexico
1T does not mean government OWE
ership," he said, "but a control Wn'''
is most desirable"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-04-18
WOOL CLIP OF WASHINGTON
REPORTED BEST IN YEARS

North Yakima, April 13.-The wool
clip of this part of the state is now
coming into North Yakima, and is re-
ported to be the best, SO far as quality
is concerned, produced in Washington
in years. The quantity is probably not
more than half that of fouvryears ago.
The taking of very large areas Of
former free range to the forest re-
serves has reduced the number of
bands of sheep to definite figure.
Shearing is now in progress in Kitti-
tas canyon At present the prices
quoted are from to IL cents for wool.
The Landing season has been a
highly successful one.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-04-18
FLEETS VISIT TO SEATTLE
is EXTENDED ONE DAY

Washington, April 13.-Secretary OF
the Navy Mtecalf has decided to ex.
tend the visit of the Atlantic fleet at
Seattle. Representatives Humphrey
Cushman and Jones of Washington Wis.
tied the president and Secretary Met
calf and stated that the people of
washington were greatly disappointed
because the ships would stay no longer
than outlined in Secretary Metcalf's
program of last week. After the con.
ferences Metcalf announced that the
heet would not leave Seattle until
May u, instead of May 26, and that
the remainder of the Puget sound
itinerary would therefore be set back
one day.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-04-18
AMERICAN AUTO ABANDONS
ALASKA PORTION OF TRIF

Valdez, Alaska, April 13.-The
American auto and crew left on the
steamer Bertha for Seattle. A public
reception was given them by the
Chamber of Commerce at midnight
and the crew started to inspect the
trail. The crew went ten miles.
Schuster, when interviewed, said
Alaskans had his sympathy, as the
depth of the snow and the chuckholes
absolutely prohibit any chance of the
autos running a mile.
He says he will return to Seattle
and ship for Vladivostok to make up
the time lost on the Alaskan trip. He
will attempt to charter the seagoing
tug Walcott at Orca or take the car
and crew across the Siberia. It is
doubtful if this can be done.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-04-18
EINk'S DOG TEAM WINS
RACE FROM NOME TO cANDI

Seattle, April IA Nome cable
dispatch to the Times says: In the
face of terrible storms, Albert Finks
dog team won the annual race across
the Seward Peninsula, from Nome to
Candle and return, covering the dis
lance of 420 miles in four days, q
hours and Is minutes. Berger came
in second and Atkinson third.
The winning team reached Nome
Tuesday morning at o'clock and in
spite of the early hour, 800 people
were lined up expectantly at the fin
ish, as the progress of the race on the
trail was reported from time to time
by telephone. Fink's team was
greeted with such an outburst of en-
thusiasm as has seldom been seen Or
heard in Nome.
No less than 100000 was wagered
on the outcome of the event The
ten teams, which started in the con-
test last Thursday morning, belonged
to Fink, Berger, Atkinson, Kjistadt,
Lawton, Contu, Adams, Heron, Cary
and Derrick. No race in past years
has been run under more trying con-
ditions. The trail was bad and the
winds were terrific.
Fink, who is one of the leading
lawyers of the north is dog fan
cier, and his team wins the champion
ship of Alaska as result of this race
The test is one of canine endurance
and speed that is hard even for the
best seasoned dogs of the country.
Following it's arrival, the winning
team received a hearty reception.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-04-18
Rid City Of Undesirables.

Seattle, April 14.-Orders have been
issued at police headquarters by
which large percentage of the force
will work overtime in an effort to
clear the city Of yeggmen and other
undesirables. An extra force will be
kept In the residence sections late at
night, and every man found out after
10 o'clock at night will be closely
questioned, and if he cannot give a
good account of himself, will be ar
rested. The. order follows the killing
OF Marshal Henry Miller by tramps at
Kent.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-04-18
CANADIAN BOUNDARY AND
FISHERIES TREATIES SIGNED

Washington, April 13.-Secretary
Root and Ambassador Bryce signed
two treaties, Saturday, negotiated re-
Gently between the United States anu
Great Britain. One provides Tor q
commission to determine the BOUNDARY
between the United States and CanadS
and the other regulates fishing in the
great lakes and contiguous streams
The boundary commission will Dc
charged with the work of resurveylns
certain sections of the boundary nne
and determining disputed questions
in that Connection. It is understood tue
fishery questions also are placed u
the hands of q commission by us
terms of the treaty.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-04-18
WILL CONTEST
FOR GROUP BONDS

Seattle, April 13.-In an oral decis-
ion, Federal Judge C. H. Hanford ruled
that the lumbermen who are members
of the Pacific Coast Lumber Manufact-
urers' Association, and the Single
Mills Bureau, may file group bonds In
lieu of one large bond in the sum OF
100000. For the purpose of facilitat-
ing matters, Judge Hanford arbitrar-
lily divided the lumber and shingle
shipping portion of the state into
twelve districts, in each of which two
bonds, one to guarantee the payment
of rate differences on lumber ship
ments, the other to guarantee the
rates on shingles may be filed.
The districts as outlined by Judge
Hanford are to follow county boundar-
les and are as follows:
King, Kitsap, Snohomish, Skagit
and Island, Chehalis, San Juan and
Whatcom, Mason and Thurston, Lewis
and Cowlitz, Pacific and Wahkiakum,
Pierce, Jefferson and Clallam, Clark
and Skamania.
The decision provides for twenty
four separate bonds. The amounts OF
these bonds will be fixed by the court,
as is the case of Intervention bonds,
on the showing of probable amount of
shipments that will be made by the
shippers in each group.
Judge Hanford continued the in
junction until next Thursday, by
which time all the bond arrangements
must be completed. The court held
that the injunction will be dissolved
next Thursday, except for those who
are properly bonded in accordance
with the decision handed down yester-
day.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-04-18
Court Decides Saloon Case.

olympia, April 13.-Holding that a
town or city having the right to issue
q liquor license has the right to refuse
u renew the same, the supreme court
reversed the action of the superior
soule Oh franklin county in issuing a
preemptory writ of mandate against
'ne onlclals of the town of Pasco to
compel them to renew liquor license
anu gave instructions to the lower
court to dismiss the action.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-04-18
Seattle to Entertain Passenger Me,

Seattle to Entertain Passenger Men.
Seattle, April 49, Seattle will en-
terrain one OF the most important of
the transportation organizations this
year when the thirty-sixth annual con-
vention of the American Association
of Travelling Passenger Agents will be
held here-September IA, Is and Is.
This convention will be of great i'm
portance not only to Seattle, but to
the AlaskarYukon-Pacific exposition
and the Pacific Northwest.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-04-18
Seattle Population Gain.

Seattle, April 13.-According to
Gordon D. Everitt, the Seattle mana
ger OF the Polk Directory Company,
the population of Seattle is 276,462. A
year ago the Polk directory estimated
the population at 241, $50, attaining the
estimate in the same way as that an
nounced yesterday. The gain for the
year has, therefore, been 1892. This
is an increase approximately IA per
cent for the year, which means that
at this rate the population is doubling
in seven years.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-04-18
New Daily for Tacoma.

Tacoma, April 11.-Announcement
OF the publication Of a new evening
newspaper for Tacoma is made in a
circular letter sent out by r. F. Rade-
baugh and F. III. Eastman. The first
number is to appear about the 18th
OF May" the statement says, aand will
begin with twelve, fourteen or sixteen
pages" Shortly thereafter "a Sun
day edition is promised. The paper
is named the Tacoma Daily Tribune. .
The United Press is depended upon
for telegraph report.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-04-18
Cruiser Washington Gets Goat.

Seattle, April lathe United States
cruiser Washington was presented
with a mascot in the shape of a goat
christened "Chief Seattle" One hun
dred sailors came ashore and formally
enlisted the newly-found mascot. Hen
ry Watson Cornell made the presenta-
ton speech in the name of the donor,
the Seattle Commercial Club. "Chief
Seattle" was rated on the ships pa
pers as "a goat kid without service
marks"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-04-18
Washington State News

The Daughters of the American Rev.
olution met In Tacoma Friday.
The Ancient Order of United Work
men will hold the state convention
next year in Seattle.
Mayor-elect Linck of Tacoma has
appointed j. M. Duly chief of police,
Jesse Poyns chief of the fire depart
ment and H. J. McGregor commission
er of public works.
The Inland Empire Teachers Asso-
citation, which met in Pullman last
week, was the largest assembly OF ed
ucators that has ever met in Eastern
Washington. More than LOO teachers
were present.
The application of R. w. Green,
Philip Mcconnell, L. G.. Mcconnell,
Myrtle /. Green and B. c. Crabtree to
organize the First National bank of
Lynden, Wash, with $4,000 capital,
has been approved by the comptroller
of the currency.
The contract for the construction of
the Seattle armory for the National
Guard, for which the last legislature
appropriated $4,000, will be let May
II. The call for bids to be opened
on that date has been ordered pub
lished and the armory commission will
let the contract, providing reasonable
bids are received.
A large Touring mill is to be erected
at Vancouver.
The Great Northern will considera-
bly, improve the Seattle terminals this
summer.
H. M. Shafer, principal of the State
Normal school at Cheney, has resigned.
He will be succeeded by Prof. H. c..
Sampson, head of the educational de-
partment at the Washington State Col
lege at Pullman.
Farmers in Walla Walla county are
planning to build their own granaries.
Judge Lenck, Republican, defeated
Mayor Wright of Tacoma in Tuesdays
election by an overwhelming majority.
The balance of the Republican ticket
went in with him.
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce
has voted to assist the Seattle Eagles
In their financial arrangements for en-
tertaining the national convention to
be held in Seattle this summer, to the
extent of raising $4,000. The conven-
ton is to be held in August and the
Eagles themselves are endeavoring to
raise $4,000.
The $4,000 bond of c. c. May, alb
sconding president of the Big Bend
National bank of Davenport, was for
feited to the federal court at Spokane
Tuesday. D. M. Drumheller and DR.. N.
Fred Essig, Spokane pioneers, were
the bondsmen. May has fed from a
sentence of five years Imprisonment
for Incorporating bank deposits.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-04-18
new LIABILITY Law
SENATE PASSES HOUSE MEASURE
WITHOUT AMENDMENT
OR DIVISION
Believed It Will Meet Objections OF
Supreme Court to Former Measure
contributory Negligence Not a Bar
to Recovery but Reduces Amount
Of Damages Recoverable.

Washington, April 1.-The bill re-
lating to the liability Of common car
riers for injuries to employees, passed
in the house of representatives on Ap-
ril 6, passed the senate without amend
ment and without a division,
The senate bill on the same subject
was not confined to railroads, but
covered all forms of common carriers,
and Senator Dolliver, who had reported
it from the committe on education and
labor, sought to substitute it for the
house bill, but his motion was defeated.
Numerous amendments were ohered
to the bill, but all were voted down.
AS passed, the bill is expected to meet
the objections of the United States
supreme court to the common carrier
liability law of 1896, decided to be
unconstitutional by the court. The
bill abolishes the strict common law
liability which bars recovery for per-
Isonal injury or death of an employe
occasioned by the negligence of fell
low servant. 1t also relaxes the COM
mon law rule which makes contribu-
tory negligence a defense to claims
of such injuries, and permits an en-
ploye to recover for an injury caused
by the negligence of co-employe.
Nothing Barred
The bill does not bar recovery even
though the injured one contributed by
his own negligence to the injury. The
amount of the recovery is diminished
in the same degree that the negligence
of the injured one contributed to the
injury. The bill is now ready for the
presidents signature.
Three times during the day in the
house the Democrats caught the Re
publicans mapping and forced them to
produce quorum. On one other &C.
casion a vote by tellers disclosed the
absence of quorum, but Speaker Can
non peremptorily applied the Reed rule
and secured quorum. In doing so he
had a brief but lively clash with Mr..
Williams. Notwithstanding repeated
roll calls progress was made in the
transaction of public business. Both
the army and the Notifications appro-
priation bills were sent to conference;
the senate bill to increase the eff
cheney of the revenue cutter service
was, with Democratic help, passed,
and the bill to promote the safe trans
portation of interstate commerce of
explosives was considered.