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The Washington herald., 1908-08-27
AERONAUTS TO CONTEST.
stevens Issues Challenge and Roy
Knabenshue Accepts.

Columbus. Ohio. Aug. 2s--Roy Knaben-
sAues the Toledo aeronaUt, to-day re-
ceived and accepted a chaIlenge from Leo
Stevens. Of New York. for an airship en-
durance contest for stake OF from SI.00o
20 5000 Assistant Secretary James FEM
Ing OF the state department OF sgricuI-
ture, received the following telegram from
Stevens, dated at Louisville, Ky; "Cnal-
lenge Knabenshue 70 endurance airship
contest for S1,000 10 5000
The challenge was turned over 10 Kra-
benshue. who wired an acceptance. and
asked Stevens 10 come TO Columbus al
once 10 arrange TIE details Of the contest
The Washington herald., 1908-08-27
NEW KIND OF INSANITY.
Suffering from Clnmormania, Man
AttemPts Suicide.

St Louis. Aug 2s-Following an at
tempt al suiicde. in which he swallowed
two ounces Of iodoform. Robert CauIheId.
a boilermaker. is dying to-day at the
East St Louis county hospital Caulfeld
IS believed 10 be suffering from one Of
the strangest forms Of insanity the physi-
clans have ever encountered
CIamormanIa, a passion for noise. i the
name Of his aiIment
The Washington herald., 1908-08-27
TAFT TAKES ISSUE
WITH Mr. BRYAN
Holds that Guaranty Would
Cause ReckleSSneSs.
TAXESW SWOULDBEHIGHER
Candidate Also Declares Demo
gogues Rule Party.

Refuses 70 Discuss Senator HOpkins'
Statement that the Republican
Party Is Not Bound by Personal
Views OF the Standard Bearer, but
Is Known to Believe These Views
ShOuId Be Aired Before the Public.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-27

When you have lost or found anything.
telephone an advertisement 10 TIE Wash
ington Herald and bill viii be sent you
al ! cent a word.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-27
EARLE IN PRISON
ASKS FOR WIFE
SOul-mate Artist Believes
Can Help Him.
WILLING TO BE SET FREE
Says Painters Are Naturally a
Little Rough.

Cannot Plod Through Life,' He
Tells Sheriff As Ordinary Folk
Who Are Not Gifted but His Wife
Doesn't Come, and the Prisoner Is
Vow Hoping for Bail, which Was
Fixed by Judge Royce at $1,000.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-27
BROKERS ASK LIGHT
Want Publicity of Cause of
the Late FURRY.
COMMITTEE IS ANNOUNCED
Has First Meeting for investigation
and President Thomas, of New
Ifsh the Finding When Its Task
Is Over-Reform Must Come.

New York. aug. &.-Presideut r H
Ihomas' OF the New @9Tk stock E1-
change. to-day announSed the appoint
ment Of the i've members OF the special
committee. which is 10 investigate the
charges Of fictitious transactions on the
day when A o. Brown & Co. became 50
badly tangled that the firm could not
clear The Committee met soon after the
close Of business to-day. but the business
before 1t was not given out.
Findings to Be Public.
On the previous day It Rad been an
noUnced on the authority OF one OF the
most prominent governors Of the ex-
change that the findings Of the committee
would be made public. and thus a new
manner OF dealing with exchange affairs
be inaugurated- This announcement
brought down a storm OF protests or the
stock exchange authorities to-day =
grear many brokers insisted that II was
an entire breach Of the unwrltten rules OF
the exchange that the nature Of business
dealings be div1lged- They clUng 10 the
theory that the exchange is a club and
that transactions between members are
inv5olste-
A highly responsible and very conse--
vative element in the exchange took the
opposite position Brokers representing
houses which appreciate the ACCESSIBILITY
OF a reform IN exchange practices that
VIII make a recurrence Of Saturday s
business impossible argued strongly for
an open ventilation Of the business meth
DDS practiced al that tine. It appeared
that the number Of houses advocating
secrecy predo1irated. but the character
Of the minority may prevail over num-
bsrs-
Bankers Want Reform
with those clearing house bankers who
were most prominent in rectifying bank
Ing conditions in the October panic opin-
ions were very freely expressed TO the
general effect that there must be reform
in exchange methods
The assignee Of A O. Brown & Co. and
his attorney spent to-day in the ofsces
OF the firm at GO Broad street. behind
closed doors Il was well known that
there was q vast amount OF bOokkeep!nz
10 be done before even an approximate
estimate OF the firms standing could be
communicated. No one expected that this
could be conplated in one day. and Il
sigree nOr his attorney would say any
thing, or very likely could say anything.
reliable IN regard 70 the frm's affairs
The Washington herald., 1908-08-27
CORRALS ISSUES
IN FARM ADVICE
President Makes Wholesome
Speech at Dedication.
J0RDANVlLLEISJAMMED
Sherman and Root Also Address
New Workers.

Roosevelt Incidentally Touches On
Swollen Fortunes, and BIames
Nea-sightedness for Trouble, Re
ceiving Ovation at Opening of
Public Library Erected by HeIa-
tives in Memory of RObinsOns.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-27

JordauvilIe, y Y, Aug. 2s.-Speaking to
al audience OF more than thousand peo-
pie who had gathered 10 witness the
opening Of the JordanviIe Public Library
President Roosevelt this afternoon hark-
ened back to his latest favorite theme
the uplifting OF The farmer. and for over
Jhree-Quarters OF an hour gave out whole
some advice concerning the duties Of
farmers TO the wives. the wives 70 their
husbands. and both 70 their children He
talked on the necessity for more enlight-
enment, social intercourse, the proper
ventilation Of sleeping rooms. rural free
delivery. and education. and apparently
exhausted the whole subject of country
life
The President also touched upon swollen
and fl-zotten fortunes, and brought out a
round Of applause when he announced
I'm with you 10 the limit il trying TO
put an end TO the rascality Of the big
man III 90 70 any length 10 do this. and
the big man knows IL But there never
viii be an end until the big man knows
that what you object 70 Is rascaIity itself
and not rascality in a big man alone
The President went on 70 say that TWO
kinds of blindness were prevalent IN the
people Of this country. the kind that could
not see rascality in a big man, and the
other kind that could see It IN no one but
a big man
The Washington herald., 1908-08-27
o,rned b. the ni.hon.
a EnrIr Tn,nre.-ion-

From the Clerclaud Plain Dealer.
Maggie wash the side windows this
morning.
Why this morning, ma'a ann
7 want the new neighbors TO see our
dininE-roOm set
The Washington herald., 1908-08-27
TrnffIc AImn.t stopned.

Tonight railway traffic is practically
stopped so far as through trains are
concerned
The Southern Railway. Sea5oard Air
Line. Norfolk and southern, and Raleigh
and Southport systems this afternoon an
uulIed all trains. and no schedules can BE-
observed
Il IS impossible 70 get fun Information
rs yet from the cotton belt so as 20 ac-
curately ascertain the extent Of danase
20 the cotton crop. but Il is known 20
be very severe
Here in Raleigh the precipitation
amounted 20 twelve inches this week
and the rain continues without any incica-
ZION Of cessation The d0Wupour IS re-
ported as still going on Jo-nisht over
a lsrEe area.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-27
Train in waShout.

a freight train from AsheviIe 20 Spar
tanburE ran into a wasEout near SaIuda
and Engineer Lo1dsr was killed and the
fireman badly injured The tracks OF
the Southern hetweev Aston and Colun-
bia IS submerged by water. several tres
ties are down on the Charleston and
Western Carolina road and many land
slides and wasr0u-s on the Asheviile
division Of the Southern.
There has not been q through train
from Atlanta % Charlotte since yester-
day morning
While food conditions prevail i1 all
Of Eastern Georgia by far the greatest
damage has been done at augusta nearly
al OF the city being under water and
the people using boats The big dam
az the head OF the canal gave way al
$50 o'clock this afternoon under the
strain OF the water and vast mass OF
water rushed upon the city All the
locks are reported 70 have been swept
away
The Washington herald., 1908-08-27
DETAILS ADD HORROR.
Flood Conditions in Georgia over
awe History.

awe History.
Atlanta, Ca, Aug 36-As result Of
the most destructive food since ISL in
Eastern Georgia and Western South Caro-
lima. over a score Of lives have been lost
eComcus damage done 70 property. rail-
way traffic blocked, and communication
both by telegraph and telephone partly
cut OF.
OF the persons drowned. nineteen lost
their lives at Camden. s c., when the
food carried away the steel bridge over
the Waterse River Twenty-Five persons
we're On the bridge. watching the s1rginS
waters. when 2 l5l-foot span gave way.
and only six OF those who were on the
hr.dEe have heer acealnIeG fnr.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-27
sherman Ovntion Rirgest.

Candidate Sherman. who spoke last
got the biggest ovation Of the afternoon
and II was noticed that most Of his audi
ence wore a Sherman button. the size Of
a breakfast plate. although no Taft but
tons were in sight Mr. Sherman said
that he was glad that he had not been
sandwiched in between the President and
Secretary Root. as had been the original
The sun., 1908-12-06

ana untimely end. He has probably beer
sent down Tor the rest Of the term and will
60 up again as usual after Christmas
Still 1t means he has lost a term, and as
Stunning that he passes his examinations
ana is In every other way qualified to take
nus degree in the ordinary time, IL means
that he must still remain one more tern
in Oxford before he can take his degree
Tor one absolutely necessary qualification
for degree is to have resided certain
! number of full terms.
As the precincts Of his college are the
undergraduates bounds by night, 30
oxford and its neighborhood are his
pounds by day, and great precautions
are taken to keep him within them. II
ne takes a run up to London without q
written exedt, to obtain which he has to
nave or invent some good reason, he
does so at the risk Of being sent down.
III he wants to take a drive he has to 10
TO the proctor, who after hearing where
he wants to drive and why he wants
70 drive there may or may not give him
written permission to drive TO that place
and no other on the day specified.
The arrival Of the motor car has reoentlv
exercised the proctorial mind most seri-
ously- The statutes of the university
provide street regulations for the use Of
trains and horse drawn vehicles, but the
motor car was unforeseen.
Obviously the undergraduate who owns
or hires fast car can get far away from
the proctor's sphere Of influence. He can
run up to London and back by midnight
and London to the proctorial mind is no
place for the undergraduate. He NAV
live there for six months OF the year in
safety. but during the six months which
form the Oxford year evena day in the
wicked city is thing to be allowed onlv
with the greatest caution and for the
strongest Of reasons.
The Oxford prootors are vested with
great and peculiar powers. Their iuris-
diction extends over all members of the
university in the city of Oxford, and to
considerable degree over other resi-
dents. They have the right to try in the
Vice-Chancellor's court any case in which
a member Of the university Is concerned.
Whether it is an assault on the police.
refusal to pay his debts or any other
offence against law and order committed
by a member Of the university and within
their boundaries. the proctors may try
the case and inhict the punishment.
The sun., 1908-12-06

They can. for good cause. refuse to
allow any man or woman to enter the
city; they can also turn any one out Of
the city. These powers naturally are not
often exercised, and with the growth OF
Oxford as city Of importance apart from
Its purely university status there has bSun
an increasing tendency 80 allow the mu-
nicipal authorities to take cognisance
Of many things In which years ago the
university authorities would have as
serted their rights.
There are two proctors. the senior end
the junior. They hold office for year and
are elected by the governing bodies Of
The various colleges in turn. A proctor
must OF course be full member Of the
university and must be q master Of erts
and have held that degree for certain
limited time thus avoiding the election
OF men too old or too young properly to
perform their duties.
Each proctor nominates two pro-proo-
tors. who act as deputies, As already men,
toned, the proctors are responsible for
the whole discipline Of the university.
Their everyday duties 30 far as the under
graduates are concerned are chiefly Of a
police nature. and consist to great ex-
tent OF seeing that the undergraduate
does not commit any Of those numerous
offences which are offences for under
graduates and for no one else. The inno-
cent game of billiards. for instance, is
forbidden to the undergraduate.
Yet there is probably no town in Eng
land except Cambridge which for its
size contains more billiard rooms than
Oxford, and they are supported practically
entirely by the undergraduates. BY an
unwritten law faithfully observed by
most proctors the billiard rooms are left
in peace between the hours Of and 2
in the afternoon. Before and after Z
there is always a chance Of q proctor
turning up in a billiard room and taking
the name and college Of any man he
finds there. An appointment is made for
the following morning and the culprit
usually contributes ten shillings to the
university chest il he was found in a pri-
vate billiard room, or pound IL he was
in room on licensed premises.
To be on licensed premises at any time
Of day Is in itself an offence. Nearly
every morning and afternoon and every
night proctor or proprietor will draw
The sun., 1908-12-06
NOT ON SALE
UNTIL TUESDAY.
Extraordinary Sales for Tuesday

Women's all linen Handkerchiefa, doc.
Women's all linen Handkerchief, 9 IN
q box. 0l.zB and 42.y5.
Men's part linen initial Handkerchiefs.
q In q box. Soc.
Mems all linen initial Handkerchief, 8
in a boH, zDc., 9l.6O and S2.lo.
Chfldren's linen imtial Handkerchi hicnx
3 IN q box. 1Bc.
The sun., 1908-12-06
NOT ON SALE
UNTIL TUESDAY.

Messaline Silk Waists. st SA.9S.
Messaline Silk Waists. at S3.0e.
Silk Lined Net Waists. 02.97.
Silk Lined Net WAISTS. Sl.9s.
Tailored Satin Waiata, 88.06.
Black Peau de Sole Waists. @2.9S.
Vests, ranging In price from 00c. 70
Nl.06.
The sun., 1908-12-06

BROOKLYN ADVERTISEMENTS.
The sun., 1908-12-06

Sis All Wool and Shadow Stripe Serge,
60c. q yard.
400 and $500 Corssts, at 0Sc.
$500 Direotoire Corsets, at 91.A0.
$3.50 r. ID. CorBets. at 9l.9S.
"a ~ arS go ~ Ccs % a. ao
Women's all linen Handkerehiefs, In
box, 6l.OO.
The sun., 1908-12-06

Continued on Tenth Page.
The sun., 1908-12-06

BROOKLYN ADvERrrsEMENrs.
The sun., 1908-12-06

NorfoIks, ranging In price from Sl.98
10 $500.
Lawn and Batiste Lingerie Waists.
02.0S.
White Lawn Waists, a2.4o.
White Lawn Waists, S1.08.
White Lawn Waists, at 0I.A0.
White Lawn Waists. at csc.
Glngham Waists. at acc.
The Ordway new era., 1908-01-31
TOWN LOTS FOR SALE

On easy payments. 3j choice lots
, select frum. PECK 4 JOHNSON.
The Ordway new era., 1908-01-31
Ladies' Aid Meeting

Forty People were served In dough
nuts. cuiycr, pumpkin pie and cheese
IT the And Society Monthly Tea which
met Thursday with Mrs. Jay +. John
~on. Mcsdane> Bass. Frye and Custer
A>>'>ting. Several important matters
Ncrr 5ruught up for discussion during
the business meeting. Mrs. X. +.
Walker was elected president OF the
society, Mis-. u. c. Roberts having re-
signed on account OF expecting to be
absent from town for some time. A
bushes, meeting will be held at the
home OF Mrs. + Hanson two weeks
later.
The Ordway new era., 1908-01-31
THE WET SILO

In the dry season 1t pays to mutstcn
the soil before Sliding bcct>. That l.
the conclusion reached by Prof Frltl
knorr Of the asrumumy department at
the Colorado Agricultural College, as
4 result OF u siIoing experiment con
Quoted this winter. The becls were
put In the silo October 22d and 23d.
ut which time a full account was given
OF the manner In which they were
covered. They were hauled out Ian
uary 9th and eth. The results are
given by Professor knnrr. as follows:
-Four different kinds nf silOs were
made There were two small sius
containing 3,s'j pounds and 1905
pounds. Previous to covering the bvets
in the first silo the ground was iairl,
well muistened with water The object
sought was to prevent the dry earth
from taking the moisture from the
bects.
The result was, the wet silO, which
was weighed IN at 3.s1j pounds
weighed out at 3,10j pounds. the los,
being 80 pounds. or Alb pounds pei
ton. The dry ,ilo. which was weighed
in at i,06J pounds. weighed out n,
$3.50; loss, ilj pounds, or POI pound,
per ton.
Another but larger conical pile wa,
made, the beets weighing in at 1.3G,
pounds. and weighing out at 7,o2.
pounds, the loss being 33j pounds, O
% pounds per ton.
"a long silo, such as is usually mad,
by the farmers, weighed in NJ 10 ~
pounds and weighed out at 1907
pounds, showed loss Of 0l0 pounds
or l51.lS pounds per ton.
From this We would conclude tina
the long and rather high and wild
silo is the best construction and tina
1t pays to moistcn the soil before silo
ing, If it is as dry as during the pas
season. Those who saw the openin,
OF the silos agree that the best an,
freshest and best kept bects were Il
the wet silo."
The Ordway new era., 1908-01-31
To Rural Route Patrons

Postmaster Olmstead desires 10 call
attention 10 the practice of some
patrons OF rural delivery "f placing
loose coins 10 their boxes each time
they desire to dispatch letters instead
Of supplying themselves with postage
In advance OF their needs.
This practice imposes undue hard
ship on rural carriers III removing
loose coins from boxes and delays them
on the service Of their routes.
The postmaster, therefore, urgently
requests that patrons Of rural deliver!
provide themselves and keep on hand
a supply Of stamps consistent with
and In advance Of their needs. 1t l.
also very desirable that rural patrons
place in their mail boxes small detach-
able cups Of wood or tin 10 which to
place coins, when necessary, In pur'
chasing supplies Of stamps.
The Ordway new era., 1908-01-31

benjamin c. Nudge OF the Mass
.,chusctts institute of Technology has
pcrfcctcd a process which in the space
Of twelve hours transforms Tax stra"
into pure linen tbcr ready Tor SPIN
ming. The Nudge process in its hr>t
stage is mechanical. the thcr being
wrc,trd from the woudy portion ot the
straw. hy means Uf machines that ac-
rompli>h in few hours what the olu-
world method Of rUtiing the straw. IN
water requires weeks tn perform
When this part II the work is done
chemicals are used for cumming and
bleaching. The immediate result 0t
this Invention i tn make market for
the millions ~ tons Of ilix stra"
wasted each year.
The Ordway new era., 1908-01-31
BEET GROWERS, MEETING

A meeting of the beet growers along
the valley from Pueblo to Garden Ci'y'
Kansas, was held In Rocky ford on
the 25th.
The meeting was attended by tuiiy
900 growers and was by far the most
interesting and enthusiastic mee'ihe
beld since the beet industry started III
the valley eight years ago, Hon W.
b. Ebbert, president of the otero
County Beet Growers assoclatinh'
presided over the meeting and Z. b.
RYAN was chosen secretary.
Senator JACK Crowley, VINO Is al"ass
the farmers friend, was an active
worker at the meeting. There were
many matters Of interest to the grow
ers discussed but the main object "'
the session was to get a satlslact"r!
contract with the sugar companies l"f
1908. II was clearly demonstrated 10y
the growers that the farmer cannot,
iu Justice 10 himself, sign the contract
that i being presented To the growers
now which only pays them 500 per
ton for bcct> and that II no better
price can bc gotten. they will have to
Iuit raising them.
a report WAS brought in 10y the com
mittrr appointed at the morning sc>
sion which demands Of the American
Beet Sugar company and the llullN
sugar company that the lpus contracts
bt. the >aiur - thu lYO1 contra
which Is a Hat rate uf - per ton. The
report was unanimously adopted anf
committee consisting uf ". + Fer
.u>pu ui Holly. + VI Has nu! Rocky
r'utd. Gcurg" LacNv! II Rocky Ford.
Levi Duubtugh IL LIS Auima> and /
L. Rccdr ut NInclaud wrrr appointed
hy Chairman Ebbrrt to present the
.ruwcr>' drmiudS t. The American
Beet Sugar company and the Holly
sugar company AT once.
While no definite action was taken
j. To what would .e den" should tn"
.ugar cumpIuic> ignore the demands.
t wa> clearly shawn hy the growers
nat they all would favor not raising
my bcct> tins GEAR. II i earnestly
l"ped by the citizens Of Rocky Ford
4, well a. other towns IN the valley.
hat the sugar CumpIHIr> will make
he cDncr>>tuu- asked fur at todIy'>
The scctiug adjourned sub
,rct To- call uf the chairman.
The Ordway new era., 1908-01-31
COMMISSIONERS DOINGs

| Contracts were awarded ana dl1
pointmentS made rs follows:
The contract for furnishing Il.
| blank books, record books. ItEa
blanks, tax schedules, TAX rccript'
and all miscellaneous Office supp h>
was awarded to the Dutwc>t Printing
and Stationery Company Of Colorado
Springs.
The contract for letterhcad-. mole
heads, statements. county cam
blanks and envelopes was awarded /"
the La Junta Tribune.
The Rocky Ford Gazette will print
une semi-annual statement and thu
Nanzanoia sun the other.
The tax list for the year lgOs wa,
given to the Rocky Ford Gazette
the regular price Of $3.50 per inch for
four issues.
The La Junta Tribune was mad
the official paper for the year 1908.
E. f. Hively was appointed Janit"r
OF the court house at u salary Of SGT
per month.
County physicians for the year 1905
were appointed as follows: G. f. Van
Der Schouw, Fowler, $40 per month:
+. ". Kearby. Rocky Ford. $50 per
month; Charles ii. Farthing. Swink.
$40 per month; B. f. lIaskins. La Jun,
ia. $50 per month, which amount in.
cludes $40 for medicines: =. II. Wax.
ham, Sugar City. $40 per month: J. 4
JeiIery, Ordway, $40 per month.
The contract for taking charge oi
the poor farm and hospital and car
ing for the inmates thereof wa:
awarded to Joseph C. Thiycrage.
The contract for the burial Gf al
paupers was awarded to the Mayhem
House Furnishing Company.
f. f. Hosler was reappointed roat
overseer for District number u.
No pie for The New ERA. Boo hoo
The Ordway new era., 1908-01-31
BANK OFFICERS ARRESTED
SECOND TIME.

LaJunta, Jan. 2s.-John 4. Godding'
president OF the defunct state bahk
of Rocky Ford; +. j. Smith, CASHIER
and ID. W. Barkley. assistant CASHIER
wer, brought here this morning on
warrant sworn out by ii. A. Maxwe''
before Justice Peter OF this city. chare,
inr them with receiving deposit OF
sl.7l677 on Dec. u. when they Rne"
the bank to be in>olvent. they were
each held under 5000 bond. Ihe
bondsmcn for Mr.. Godding ana MT
Smith were George Hammond, n.
Green. G. T.. DcLons aud the bonds
men for Barkley were L. w. baoc"cN'
!, c. Rex and ID. W. Barkley. ST.
father OF the boy. The case WAS set
tor February eth.
The Ordway new era., 1908-01-31
0lney Items BY Lonely Ted.

Henry Fi>hencord Is again in Olney
after a few months absence.
Eva William, aud Nellie Roth are
on the sick list this week.
Della WoOlery and Mullie Goode are
In Olney visiting this week.
George llackwOrth, of Sugar City,
Is in Olney at present writing.
The infant son OF Mr.. ani Mrs. f.
\. Shaiier died January 24th. 1905,
being only about two months old. The
funeral was held at the house Satur-
day afternoon at 2:u0 p. m, Rev
stanley officiating. The parents have
the sympathy ui the entire cummun-
ity. The little one is safe from sin
and in the good home Is waiting for
the loved ones to follow.
ID. A. Richardson moved his house
upon the town place he bought and
two new buildings have been erected
where his house stood.
a social dance was given at home of
Mr.. and Mrs Fred IIackworth, Wed.
ncsday evening. All present reported
Il pleasant time.
Several OF the young people attend.
ed dance out at Westkamp's Salur.
day evening, January %, 1908.
a. p. smith got in u car Of corn this
week.
The Ordway new era., 1908-01-31

We print Sale Bills.
The Ordway new era., 1908-01-31
For RENT

Two furnished rooms on ground
floor, for light housekeeping. Cement
block house opposite Central Park.
Mrs. CHAs. HENsLER.