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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-05-16
Hon. 0. E. Young
ellis of r. r. Com
mission Work
INQUIRY At RITzV|LLE
MIR. Young Was Called AS a
Witness in Adams County
Before Commission

o. E. Young returned Friday from
Ritzville and Spokane, where. at the
former place, he was summoned as
witness in a hearing before the rail
road commission, and at Spokane was
a delegate to the republican state con-
vention.
Mr.. Young returns with a high ap-
probation of the enormous amount of
work performed by the commission dur
ing the last two years in acquainting
themselves with the original cost of
construction, the present valuation of
the roadbed, rolling stock. depots, sid
ings, terminals, etc, every item of
which had to be taken in detail by
competent experts, recognized as such
by the corporations themselves.
Of the work of the commission, Mr..
Young says: "No public officers of
the state have such immense questions
to grapple with and solve as has the
railroad commission. Mr.. Calderhead,
the expert employed by the commission
to dig up the original cost of construc-
tion, the operating expenses in trans
porting wheat a ton per mile, and a
hundred other questions, is marvel
of information along that line. Cool
and collected, no question was asked
him but he could lay his hand on the
proper data and the answer would be
forthcoming, and in no instance on his
cross examination were his statements
disputed however. his cross examina-
tion will be continued at Olympia this
coming week.
1.-THE complaint that led to this
hearing was filed by Mr.. Cunning
ham, of Ritzville, two years ago, but
the courts ruled about that time that
the commission could not issue an or
der based by comparing the rate at one
place with the established or existing
rate at another. although under SINH
lar conditions, but must first find the
actual cost of construction, operating
expenses, fixed charges, cost of rolling
stock and the thousand details that
enter into the railroad business. After
nearly two years and at great cost,
the commission has solved this prob
lem. and should not the state supreme
court uphold the contention of the rail-
roads that the legislature can not del
egate the fixing of rates to a commits
sion, it is ready for business. took
the opportunity of talking with rail-
road employees while away and invar-
iably found them in favor of the COM
mission. They contend that accidents
are a great deal less frequent since
the appointment of Mr.. A. W. Per-
lev, who is familiar with every de-
tail of the mechanical department, to
look after the racks and the rolling
stock. 3"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-05-16
Harmonious County
Convention at Col
fax May 9
STATE CONVENTION HELD
State Convention Thursday
Adopts Local Option
Plank---5O6 to 258

The republicans of Whitman county
met at the county seat last Saturday
for the purpose of electing % dele
gates to the state convention. There
was an exceptionally large attendance
of delegates from all parts of the
county, and the work of the conven-
tion proceeded without friction.
The temporary organization was
effected by the election of DR.. J. R.
Richardson, of Tekoa. as chairman.
and N. D. Showalter, as secretary.
Committees were appointed as follows :
Credentials oliver Hall of Colfax,
Wilford Allen of Pullman, Joseph
Canutt of Tekoa, j. C Round of Un-
iontown, ]. T. Billups of Winona.
Platform and Resolutions VIM.
LaFollette of Pullman. Geo. N. Lam
phere of Palouse. F. j. Wilmer of
Rosalia, James Maynard of Cotton, J.
A. Dix of Garfield, Morgan D. o.
Connell of Tekoa, w. c. Mccoy of
Oakesdale. A. E. Stuht of Colfax, B.
j. Taylor of st. John, Geo. Thatcher
of Albion, Joseph Arrasmith of Pa
louise.
Committee on State Delegates -
James T. Brown. of Colfax, j. W..
Mathews of Pullman. A. E. Clawson
of Pennington, B. M. Schick of Pa
louise, E. S. Knowlton of Lacrosse,
George Mcdonald of Albion, Henry
Clark of Lone Pine.
A recess of half an hour was taken
to give the committees time to get
their reports ready.
The platform reported and unani-
mously adopted was as follows:
We, the republicans of Whitman
County, Washington. in convention
assembled, recommend the following
platform:
We heartily endorse the national,
state and..county, republican admins
trations.
We recommend to this convention
that the delegates elected to the state
convention be instructed to vote for
delegates to the national convention
favorable to the candidacy of William
H. Taft.
Whereas. the direct primary law of
this state was passed as republican
measure in response to the demands of
the people and fulfllment of the pledge
made at the last republican convention,
and
Whereas, section 81 of said law pro-
vides the method by which United
States senators may be chosen by the
people, if members of the Legislature
obey the will of the people as ex-
pressed at the polls,
Resolved, that we as republicans
demand that candidates for legislative
nominations who solicit the suffrage
of republican voters shall file with
their declarations of candidacy their
written pledges that they will. if ell
ected. vote for the candidate of the
party for United States senator who
receives the highest vote at the pri-
mary election, as described by section
81 of the direct primary law.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-05-16
F. Gaultiery Now in
County Jail On a
Murder Charge
SHOTS RESULT FATALLY
A Quarrel Over $40 Near
This City Has Dire
Results

One son of Italy lying dead in a
Spokane morgue and another, an own
brother of the dead one, behind the
bars at Colfax charged with his muir
der, is the result of a quarrel that oc-
cured among the Northern Pacific sec
ton crew, between this city and Staley,
last Monday morning, just as the crew
was about to commence its labors on
the section.
The dispute between the two Gaul-
tiery brothers was over money matters,
one, Gregorio, having recently sent
the other, Frank, $40, to pay his pass
age to America, and Frank had not re-
funded the amount. The two brothers
had angry words over this, and friends
separated them, but words spoken by
Gregorio as he turned to leave famed
anew the flame of anger, and Frank
pulled a revolver from his pocket, and
fired two shots point blank at the only
relative he had on this side of the deep.
Both shots took effect, one inf1icting
only slight injury, striking a belt
that stopped its force. and making a
slight flesh wound above the thigh.
The second struck in the shoulder
blade, however, and ranging down
ward, is supposed to have lodged in
the lung, probing failing to locate it.
The wounded man was placed on
the hand car and brought to Pullman,
Where cursory examination was made
by physicians, the seriousness of the
wound disclosed, and Gregorio was
placed on the 10 80 train and sent to
the Sacred Heart hospital at Spokane.
Here it was thought he might rally
and recover, but Wednesday evening
ne became worse. lapsed into uncon-
sciousness and delirium, and died
Thursday morning at nine o'clock.
After firing the fatal shots, Frank
started down the track toward this
city, and later. when the hunt was
made for him, his trail was picked ur
along the Nor Pacific going toward
hendrick. The officers at Kendrick
were notified that he was coming ir
I 'nat direction, and picked him up as
ne was entering the town, he having
walked the entire forty miles and had
Oecome neary exhausted. When the
whitman county deputies arrived,
uSuitiery admitted his identity, bul
nao reached such condition of nervous
ness that he became hysterical, anc
Nols hau TO restrain him from
'e"'ihg his brains out on the wall. He
greatly bewailed his act, and fearec
mat ne would be lynched.
Inc assassin was brought to Pull.
'i'' and from here taken to Colfax,
anu placed in the county Jail. where
- - IS now reported as being in a con.
0''l0n verging on insanity.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-05-16

C. W. Metcalf is advertising his
farm of 21O acres, near this town, for
sale. He will sell with the farm the
crop now growing, the stock, and the
farm implements. There's a fine
piece of property for some one. Mr..
Metcalf expects to retire from farm
ing.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-05-16

&C. W. Waters, former demo-
cratic member of the legislature. was
in the city from Palouse. yesterday,
en- route to Colfax to the convention OF
the faithful being held today.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-05-16

!, Inc Jackson family, that has
'0u IN tent near the o. R. & N.
pO' iOr year or two past, departed
.'uuay for Oregon. The family,
~" consists of Mrs. Jackson and
:. 'Ous children, had been a county
'"afge for some time.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-05-16
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ton OF the state school and granted
lands, the precious heritage of the
children of the state, against exhibit
atlons by the land speculator and the
timber thief.
We pledge our delegates to the state
convention to work for the insertion
OF plank in the state platform plede-
ing the republican party to pass at the
next legislature the employers liabil-
ity law for common carriers only. re-
Gently passed by congress, and any
other reasonable law for the protection
of train employees in the state.
We endorse the work of the railroad
commission and pledge our legislative
candidates to support such needed leg
islation as will make it effective.
A resolution presented by Senator
H. M. Boone and adopted by the con-
vention read as follows:
Whereas, The time in which declar-
atIons of candidacy under the primary
law may be filed does not expire until
August 8, 1908; and
Whereas, There will doubtless be
numerous candidates announce them
selves prior to that date; and
Whereas, The republican party of
Whitman county desires that no aspir-
ant for Office within the gift of the
people, who has already made an
nouncement shall be given any undue
advantage over the aspirant who may
see fit to announce himself in the fu-
ture; therefore, be it
Resolved, By the republican party
of Whitman county, in convention as
sembled, that for the reasons afore-
said no Endorsement of any candidates
or congressional, state or county Office
be made by this convention.
The following % delegates and 28
alternate delegates to the state con-
vention were selected, the name of the
alternate following that of the dele
gate in each instance:
A. E. Clawson, W. Hayfeld, Farm
ington.
E. S. Knowlton, W. F. Conyard.
Lacrosse.
M. E. Taylor, j. T. Billups, Wi
mona.
George Mcdonald, O. D. Crawford.
Albion.
Samuel Ellis, E. E. sherfey, Col
fax.
Samuel Lyons, W. W. Hickman,
Colfax.
J. W. Mathews, DR.. S. B. Nelson,
Pullman.
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Pocahontas star herald., 1908-12-04

Stray cow-Small pale red COW,
part Jersey, about five years old,
STRAY ed from the John Turner
farm, east of Black river, about q
month ago Was raised neal
Gravesville. Will pay libera
reward for her return to me or lol
information that will lead to hel
recovery. JACK STANDIFoRn'
Shoes to fit all feet. We hav'
Just received a new shipment o.
those up-to-date "Star Brand" shoe'
Don't forget that we give a premiur
with each 50 purchase. NEMIEH
MER. Co
DR.. Frank, the Eye Specialist, @'
the Palace Drug store, has bee
doing a rushing business here fo'
his short stay Our best citizer,
say there never was anyone hej,
who has done so much Ee woI Z
and generally pleased the people
he does The glasses he makes a.
simply wonderful, and those VIII
have procured same would not pal
with them at any price K. \
Hamil, }. ID. Jackson, and scor' =
of Others speak highly in praise {
DR.. Franks work. His artifici;
eye work has aroused the admir-
tion of everybody. The doctor hi
concluded to remain spell longe'
to accommodate the rush. He offices
in DIR. Hamil's Office, at the Palace
Drug store
Strayed One deep red steer, 3
years old past; marked with crop
and underbit in each ear, and is de-
horned. Also one deep red bull, 4
years old past; marked with cr"p
and underbit in each ear and over.
bit in one ear. Please notify Sol
Pfeffer, at POcahontas, or Running
Lake, Ark.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-12-04
An Ordinance to Prohibit the Sale, Carrying
or Firing Toy Pistols or Cannon Fire
Crackers ln the Incorporated Iowa
of POCahOntaS

BE IL ordained by the council OF the Incor-
porated town OF Pocahontas:
Section /. 1t shall hereafter be unlawful
for any person to sell. carry. fire or shoot any
toy pistol or cannon frecracker within the
incorporate limits Of the incorporated Town
OF pocahontas.
Section ., Any person violating this ordi-
nance shall be deemed guilty OF misde-
meaDor. and on conviction shall he fined In
any sum not less than one dollar and not
more than one hundred dollars
Section This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its passage
and publication, L, DALTON
Ats, j. ID. WELLS. Mayor,
Recorder.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-12-04
Kirby Renders Opinion

A question Of interest to every
county IN the state was recently
settled by Attorney General Kirby,
who decided that county clerks may
charge but $l.OO for the making of
tax deeds. In some counties 81 so
has been charged, the clerks claim
ing the extra so cents for taking
the acknowledgement. Mr. Kirby
holds that $l.OO is all the county
clerks can lawfully collect for the
service.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-12-04

United States Senators James J..
Clarke aud JEFF Davis will leave
Little Rock today for Washington
to be present at the convening of
congress next Monday. Senator
Davis announces that he will in
troduce an anti.future gambling bill
early in the session,
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-12-04

Representative Burton is consider
cd in Washington 10 be the only
--nember of the lower house who
would stand any chance to beat
speaker Cannon for the speakerShiP,
rat as he is candidate for Senator
Ne will hardly begin a campaign
s-ainst ''Unche Joe"
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-12-04

As a result of so many persons
getting shot, accidentally and other
wise, over in Lawrence county
.9aring the last few months, Sheriff
sarridge has ordered his deputies
"a search every person who is sus'
.pected of carrying gun concealed
about his person.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-12-04

The annual reunion of Confeder-
ate Veterans will be held in Mem
phis in 1909, and the Board of
Trade of Little Rock has decided to
extend an invitation for the veter-
ans TO meet in Little Rock in 1910.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-12-04

A very appropriate Christmas
gift to your relative or friend in
another county or state would be
years reading Of the Star Herald.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-12-04

Arkansas at least leads the other
ststes in her record for divorce
cases. According to population we
gre fourth in number OF divorce
cases
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-12-04

Fifty-two big, newsy letters from
home, one each week for whole
year, would be glad remembrance
Of a dear friend abroad. One issue
Cf the Star Herald would be appre-
eiated more than dozen letters
from home.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-12-04

Iu the face OF the fact that pros
.Ferity is again abroad in the land,
II is now up to the Frisco Rail
rosd Company to build a new and
substantial bridge across Black
river at this place.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-12-04

On his retdrn from Mexico this
week w j. Bryan stopped off at
Mission, Texas, and purchased a
large tract of land, which he will
Bsiant in fruit trees.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-12-04

Harvey Burgess, editor of the
Des Arc GuidoR, aas purchased the
subscription list and good will of
-@he Imbodcn Gazette from J. l..
Mckinney. The plant of the Gaz-
stte was recently destroyed by fire.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-12-04

Did yon ever stop to think how
fsst time fiies Just before Christmas
now, compared with what it did
when we were boys?
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-12-04

Beautiful and right is it that
gifts and good wishes should fill
the air like snow fakes at Christ
mas tide.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-12-04
Again we expect mixture of
wedding bells aud Christmas chimes.

Make some poor soul gladder by
remembering them, if not with
gift, at least with good, cheerful
letter from home
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-12-04

A right, real, merry-go-round,
Happy Christmas.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-12-04

Christmas next, then the Arkan
sas legislature.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-12-04
Hon. Frank H. Hitchcock. who

Hon. Frank H. Hitchcock, who
managed the recent Republican
presidential campaign, has been
oFered and accepted the position of
1ostmater general in Mr.. Taft's
eaSinent. This is the FIRST cabinet
position filled.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-12-04

The Arkansas Legislature con,
genes at Little Rock, Jan. IL 1909.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-12-04
LIST OF FORFEITED LANDS



the
Randolph
A. D. 1908 sold for OF the
duet thereon. describe ds
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-12-04
OFFICE PHONE NO. 30.

Fine hog-killing weather, this
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-12-04

Entered at the postoflice at Pocahontas.
Ark. as second-c!ass mail matter
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-12-04
Pocahontas Star Herald

PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
Smyrna times., 1908-02-26

There is now located in the compos-
ing room of The Times a Style Two
Simplex type-setting machine, manu-
tactured by the Unitype Company, of
Brooklyn, N. Y. The Style Two Sim
plex is the latest model of the onlv
successful type-setting machine on the
market and is as pretty a piece of
mechanism as ever graced a country
print shop. While it took brains. and
lots OF them, to build the Simplex.
1t is an extremely simple machine.
and one can readily understand it's
workings after seeing it in operation.
The machine is small and compact.
occupying not much more space than
an Ordinary parlOr stove. The BODY of
the machine consists of two cylinders.
one above and rotating on the other.
and in both cylinders, extending YER
tically their full length, are ninety
parallel channels, those in the lower
cylinder forming the magazine into
which type distributes from the chan
nels of the upper and is stored for set
ting. The upper cylinder is filled au-
tomatically with type that has been
used by very ingenious part of the
machine called the loader. On one
side of the channels in the lower cyl-
lnder series of steel strips are in
serted. These steel strips are called
wards, " as they have the same
functions as the wards of lock.
Each type is given a combination of
nlcks corresponding with the combina-
tlon of wards in one particular chan
mel. AS the upper cylinder revolves
on top of the lower cylinder the type
drops very fast into the channels of
the magazine, and it is impossible for
Smyrna times., 1908-02-26
LETTER TO GEO. W. TURNER,
Smyrna, Del.

Dear Sir; Say milk is worth SC a
quart.
If 13 water and sold at SC, the
milk in it fetches 12c a quart.
If 1-3 water, 16c.
If 2-3 water, 24c.
If 3-4 water, 32c.
That's rather too stiff for milk :
but watered paint is sold in all those
proportions.
Pure paint (Devoe) is sold for 81. 75
gallon.
Paint" at that price and 1-3 white
wash fetches $2.62 a gallon for the
paint part of it.
Paint" 1-2 whitewash fetches
So. so a gallon for the paint in it.
Paint" 3-4 whitewash fetcbes
$500 a gallon for the actual paint it
contains.
And people are paying all these
prices for paint, when they buy adul-
terated paints. There are 200 such
only pure paints; only one Devoe.
Yours truly
F w DEVOE g. co
2. S.-The Iron Front Hardware
Store sells our paint.
Smyrna times., 1908-02-26
Poisoned From Eating Ice Cream.

DIR. William F. Davis, who attend
ed nuwber of persons who were ia.
ken i'll while returning from the we'd
ding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Wright, of st. Jones, gave the
opinion last night that a poisonous
matter had gotten in the ice cream
winch the guests ate at the dinner.
Fourteen of the guests were violently
Ill, some being afflicted so severely.
among them former Commissioner B
II. Moore, that they fell to the floor
DIR. Davis is treating four of the
guests who are still ill, among them
being Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Morris
and Miss Morris. All, however. are
out of danger.
Smyrna times., 1908-02-26
FEBRUARY TERM OF COUNTY COURT
W. II. Cooper of KentOn Loses His Case Az
aiust Benjamin BedwelI-Test Case For
Selling Soda Water Without License

February Court of Kent County
concluded its business this week after
a busy session. In the number of petty
cases were some of more or less in
terest to Smyrnians. In the case of
the State of Delaware for the use of
John H. Gooden VS.. Frank H. Russell,
being an action in summons in debt,
to recover from the bondsmen of
Frank H. Russell, a former constable
of Kent county, in which he failed to
turn over certain moneys received
from sale to the person making the
first levy, there being two levies made
on the property. Judgment for
GOoden for $14796.
In the case of Benjamin Bedwell
VS.. William H. Cooper, being an ac-
tiOn to recover for a lot of hay moved
away from the Cooper farm by Bed
well, tenant, without the consent of
the owner. Judgment for $50 was
rendered for the plaintiff.
A. B. Magee, counsel for ]. L.
Ford, appeared before the court and
asked it to reduce the amount of
money to be paid by him for the
maintenance of his eleven year old
daughter, in the custody of his di-
vOrced wife, who lives in Philadel-
phia, keeping an apartment house.
Inasmuch as Mr.. Ford is keeping one
of his children, a son, and offers to
support his daughter, the court ordered
a reduction in the amount of the main
tenance of the child from $26 per
month to $40.
The test case in the Indictment
ound Tuesday against Clarke & Nc
Daniel, druggists, of this town, for
keeping and maintaining a soda
water fountain without paying a
license, was continued to the April
term, inasmuch as Chief Justice
Lore, who is an uncle of M. Clarke,
declined to sit in the case, leaving
Judge Pennewill alone.
For the second time, Saturday, in
the case of Jacob Russell, after being
locked out all night, the jury disa-
greed, to 5, and were discharged.
Russell, who was indicted for sell
ing liquor to Elmer Melvin, applied
for release, his counsel, r. R. Ken
ney, citing numerous cases in which
the State had acquiesced after the sec
Ond mistrial. The court, however,
refused to release the prisoner, and
held him to $500 bail until next April
term of court.
Harry ". Satterfeld was released,
i being shown that he did not solicit
orders for liquor but merely acceded
to request of some friends and or
dered the liquor sent to them.
Isaac K. Gooden's case was dropped.
he having proven that his cider was
not intoxicating.
In the case of Emory Scotch VS..
Araminta Sullivan to recover money
loaned on a judgment in 1896, the
plaintiff was awarded $58. IA with in
terest from Feb. Is, 1906.
Smyrna times., 1908-02-26

a type to enter the wrong channel.
The machine distributes faster than it
can be set so it is not necessary to run
the distributor continuously.
A keyboard similar to that on a
typewriter is located in front Of the
cylinders, each key being connected
by wires with small plunger at the
bottom of the channel containing the
type the key represents. When a KEY
is depressed the plunger elects the
type upon a rapidly revolving disc
which encircles the bottom OF the
channels. The disc carries the tvpe
around to a spring wheel, the wheel
being so constructed that it is capable
of picking type from the disc at the
rate of 400 a minute. AS the type
leave the wheel they enter a typeway
that is located Immediately in front
of the operator, the typeway being
about two feet in length. When the
typeway is filled with words and SEN
tences the operator divides the long
line of type into lines the width de-
sired for newspaper or book. The
short lines are then automatically
pushed into receptacle called a
"galley' and the type is then ready
to be printed.
One person operating the machine
will do the work of three printers that
set type by hand, and, with an assist
ant to divide the lines the work Of six
printers is accomplished.
There are many other wonderful
features of this machine that must be
seen to be appreciated. A technical
description would make dry reading,
so we simply invite our friends to drop
in and see the Simplex in operation.