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] Allen aud ID. Allen we're srrsE
Cd hy City Detectives Charles ~
lips and James Byrne on : II
az. street car and sent 10 hs =
lice station. Both were eooke1 2
suspicion. Patrolman @. ", ~
phrcy arrested Fred Mitehelroc y
Waterfront, after a hard e11
Mitchell first gave his nane = 3
Smith From papers In bis ''s. ',
II Is believed that his name y Y"
Sullivan. -.
While IN a crowd going aoca's y
haftleship Connecticut ress
afternoon. Edward Parker, Of -
Yakima. was robbed OF his -
containing $50 in cash ana y
round trip tickets TO North fss
The wallet was In Parkers y
hand trousers pocket. ne -
hers be was in several usns -
on the way out 10 The eaities1F
Homes Are RoeOes'
Taking advantage Of the a', -
Of people from their homes - 80
lars successfully operated. : "
Der OF burglaries we're repeI''s !.
tho police. but little OF sa'~
secured in many instances ~
saturday night a burglar ss,Hs 80.
entrance 10 the home OF T =
er. 1915 Roy ST, BY sniAss.
window. The house WAS 'ao'o "a
rnpsarked A silver watch;
watch and chain. a gold p,a. -,
aud a butterfly pin OF gov
stolen N,s 81
From the residence OF W.
liam schrack. ass i2nd Az ". = Is /
ysi1able collection Of old coins - :.
stolen yesterday. BufglsFs !, ii 4
tbo home Of +. Hirai, u 20
Jackson ST. The P'as ,'., 81
ransacked from garnet to ce'''l as,f
nothing Of value was taken =. -
lars attempted to enter , ~, I'D
deuce Of Frank Pierce - s.
av n through the hssela sn,,.sss
Ner, unable to effect an ea"Tss
IN tho main floor OF the house '.. IA
thieves contented themsei'0
taking five bottles OF beef
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$3.50

ngfs . t-ream cottage fiaht IN CO
iamtis Eeua corner iof. fekitn, wltNtns
enc block - car line Terms 1859 down.
balance to aHit
rhis Re absolutely che bssf value ee
have on our list Gem, auick u pee
vent lf
COLUMBIA REALTY CO.
Columbia station
Fhauss Fast itss lad Columbia -
FH.F -
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Receptions AT wAsslseroa.

Saturday evenings reception To
the officers Of the fleet. which was
aivea by the seattle Chamber II
Commerce ~ the Nsw Washington
hossl. NHs a brilliant social event
IN. building vas crowded With
handsomely Eowued women and of.
fic~rs 81 the army and navy. re-
splendont with gold lace The r..
eeptiun Saturday evening also
marked the opening % the bis hoe.
tslry Saturday. five years aEo. the
old Washington vas opened with =
reception "a President Roosevelt.
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KANSAS CITY. MAY rs The
formation ~ political organize.
tion OF all the Protestant churches
Ia the United States. with supreme
executive power conferred in "a pres.
ident aud an executive committee.
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Choice Of Plans for Dis.
pOSal Of Refus. IJvis
The Council.
Indications That Murpb,,
Plan for Municipal Sy,.
TEN viii Win.

Tho nght on The manlels,, -,
axe question viii BE- tra,,...'.
from The committees to ~ -.
eil chambers tonight. xhs, -
city council viii receive a ms,o.,..
and O minority report on ~ 80
nance Introduced by cous,i,..'.
Murphy providing ior 4 fl,s, ii.
IN a municipal system By a. a.
priaiioa from the general fups
The faction which is fisi,ls, :.
ID" adoption d a counter ssss-.
foatsred By Councilman Goaa,.s
calling Tor a special election !.
proposed bond issue. Win mar.
desperate Effort 70 plt Ha,rs,.
plan away In cold storage -
indications are that Marpb,.. -
inapce viii carry decidselg
Al present u IL helleyss =,
Murphy has 10 votes. gls uen.-
81 The council are reo@rl,.s !.
friendly 10 the Goddard oreg,,...
and two are on the fenes 80 -
claimed bf both sides. Rseu 49,
they Join the Goddard eexs -
ever. i viii not endaaEsf \. ~.
cess q Councilman Marphys u,s
gram
Committee Ia opsowd
The Murphy ordinance csrs -
before toint meeting Of tie A..T
and sanitation and finauce counts.
tees last week and By Z vose 4
three % two Il vas decide. 4 :.
jeci the ordinance. Tbs ulpo-i,,
will bring Ia a favorable report d.
majority an adverse one ana d.
question viii come heiars tAs =.
tire council. with ever ooasfB
member being entitled 70 a yo.s
Goddard plan IL deezres y
thnHe who are IN . position % ksex
% De nothing more OF less thss
scheme 20 hamper the renuln. !.
forts being made ;n Install ! ssrA
axe collection and des,rastIr
system At the earliest poszibss a.
Even II Il IL fathered b CoausL
man Goddard In GOOD fasik hs
claimed bY tiiy officials "a. ,ts
plan involves many features ttr
viii necessarily play into a. hans
oi the Clique which wouk Hu o
farm Out a private Esraass Coz
tract. with It's fabulous pruflss n
to the end that the ciiisaz -
pag q biz pfeuDam 10 have thes
garbage and refuse carried sxu
and destroyed.
Murphy Plan Favored.
II Is this knowledge which b q
pectcd 90 defeat the Goddard e.
nance Many Of the depafnes
heads who understand the siisssA
thoroughly. nnhesitatingly say ~
the Murphy plan is the one vhit
Is really feasible and eoonozial
The eouncilman-ai.lArge VIII b H.
Titled tonight In urging the scef
ton OF bis plan with facts and a
unes prepand by Assistant Cry D
Eineer Moore, who now has ehzsu
OF the existing inelncrator
The Murphy ordinance AZ I'M
conceived proposed an spproFdk
ton Of $4,000 from the esaenl
fund II is likely that an sn<nt
ment will be offered tonight % b
crease this initial sppropriaiin p
at least sss 600.
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West Seattle Snaps

asa - ABOUT THESE 1T pONsN r
COST ANHTmtNa
raraef int leslie leo tiarkn fsuan
ssF vtsw - saaHa tsts y osss. hais
aHfa tl1 pc aauufn
gNs fsnIsf. fHa tissAs free ear
f.fnsats Gardens stse - saara fsae
tts rssh tstaaea 80 80 faentk as ;
Hex rsaf
CENTURY HGAfsTf co.
tata kissaa nai'aina
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IN leaaans Prot stevens sole oft2
tn luatnr tnasnHs an ere NMa
10 Naeeahsa Temple Aih apd flne
~ --nsmsf faAlas nee 1 afst Main aalf
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the supsretstnE arrh5fsrt. " eshlhe -.
rasklF ell o. received e. fhls Hftise
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"a Ians IHos ant thea nrenea Gov IN
sfsVHfar pIaaf b. che O. s tauIt HnHaat
Customs Hansu aud lssst9fHre. STAT
TIE WAs1pNuTus tu efEefh snse
utsh the drawings aud srrtit tFattaAn.
sorIas ID witch nav 30 ahI AIMED 81 thtH
effIrs ~ al the affiea - the supeftH
feuhsns ef constructs fau. seattle Wash
insten a. the atstrrtlan 90 the euPef
JAMES KNOX TAYLOR
sunsrtltin9 Argbitret
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ron sALI-mIsouLIAhEoUs.

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cfaaa panel deefa. ou4 ~ q fnr AT
sta4h aiHes NOT larger than C O.
hv q lHEhes
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rhinh oiusef alass donfs. eNif 81 80
each Hundreds - diffetehi sissa n
store trouts In sieeH any siss. uesu
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cottage nert windows tNfIn1u Elass
saRta. TOP sisss tesfa eut ~ ln fanef
HesiHHs fesH
wla1sv ffsme. snd door fgaasa
frsm sec So an itaA in tuuaien. AL
sea haes 20 40 il drive ths nails We
have aaf HNu mlit
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nara aha auFaa hsiea Elass Sc
kfarfiaa ta.ss 81 aaHEH standard tsts
- dose huEFa SIS pee aaiH slid -
asas tfaek aaa hamaeFa o. to Cal
asnfa GELS 81 go oaeh
ttaHa aHd aHHa g Ssh elaHiaH fhafn
eat faf iar EFise n she Etass
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fasffafa and uuets rflrsf en huHarsta
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rfiee. aua Ne sell g. anFhHdF snip
ufsFts made anywhere ssfs asiitsgf
saaranleed
3 n WILLIAMS co.
ieie Western A. seattle W.
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ALI COMPLETE
TNars ars raanf seaFt assutR - thts
srsst eftg q euFs Bet Il fsaaaiEea for
Ms tt1rths sosn asaf. tes aanaF - The
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ha4ssa A. 1911 Eas1 SIS as. t. aaalh4ns
al -, deairahks fsataFra FiFat fhs 10
9afsan - ia~al sah HNsaa Ntse - lake
Esd rnaHntains s~EuHa. shs aFVaNEa.
rssns - the fats ia u fm# best vita
aisafftn Hmhts. Saa sss fanNsa Haf aMa
eal1 Matsr slezrs NJ kttghea Eakieais. snd
N faaf. ~ esa sa4sae cas- - teira
fsts ars faraAsssd vita NeiVet faGH
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GsatE. snf snstgH tehte. chairs 0@sntaffsFa
AMI csFtaIhs ahs0 afsHata dl9Asa aed
er zsFy. fssrth. $50 iaHt. hut - lsast
fhs - saas are ffaaf 90 - tta IS ap4rf
ment - = ! fDszna EaNas tadar to
naka yssr aeleefiea. the agsas ~
r.piafF niMns sd ysa may - ta-e
late - share thas opEsrtaaffF Agent -
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tte CASH AND $40 PER MONTH
For lots. All in lawn. ONLY o. BLOCKS
from the university ard EXPEDITIONS
grounds IL the beet Investment Ia the
CITY today olive ne cali We can
prove e. This addition ndfnina two city
parks aud reservoirs. with an aueresiied
View o. lakes and mountains. on q 10
n boulevard. leading Direct 10 the
ENPoHiTtDN Erouuda Better see IL to
dsV
INTERNATIONAL BOND REALTY co.
1905 American Dana HldE hit
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Fnrahshsd 81 usfafnishsd asartmsat.
sron1& ffsaF rnasls private has1ss.
swo entrances 1879 Bsiraoai Pike q
car l. fs1e -15-se
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Puget Sound Water
Front Summer
Homes

ON "a. main lard between Seattle ana
Tacoma mot little city lots Huf fItI
acre trHfta. f.s Flre - lots afrf0H
Price tfta To- $500 FsfJ essF terms
REpoNDo BEACH
The most beautiful summer home ate
on the sound she new infsfurhau crosses
the Freuertyi fine bathing CLAIMS and
oysters. good fishing stores and amuae.
mont places don't sFHrieah THE 80 60
HndoHda and see the fleet pass - Ta-
rafua
Take steamer Dove at Culman dock
DO m nr o. IN
Ass Tor NJ Davis At the store. re
dnuda
r.. PAY COMPANY. INC
eoz .tg8aae4 Mahihorn BIDS
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TNs gts@a take Rsiisbis Hosss a8u-
laR Gon uosp sowing ssd raising
noaaes . specially Eatir5sfsa furnished
Tree q rhaFss Fhans isd. RED its
81 =
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MONEY TO LOAN.


Leaas en- household farattufs pisnes
etc lsH halaff tnans eehnafHttA u
gaieh svreiee best tsfms and loves
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Close In Half Acres

euu a bsaatifal tract nurih 81 the
university ans ArN ~ exposition
FfHunaa pa hH afarIuahiuN Take
Washington still aeH fHia fH haif.
acres al Krgb reasonable uFler oWusf.
lies AmefieaH Maak Hias
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-23
HUMUS FOR THE SOIL.
Necessity of Restoring This Element
Where it Has Been Exhausted.

An extensive chemical survey has
been taken of the soils of Tennessee,
and it has been found that humus is
one of the principal factors in soil
fertility found to be lacking in that
state. Commenting on the loss of
humus and the means of replacing
it, the investigator, Charles A. Mooers
of the Tennessee station in bulletin
Is lately issued makes these observa.
tons:
One of the soil constituents which is
well known to decrease under usual
cultivation is humus, as the dark.
cOlored organic substances which re.
suit from the decay of vegetable mat.
ter ETC., are called. The value OF
vegetable matter in the soil can hard.
ly be overestimated. Especially is this
true in the south, where the climatic
conditions through large part of the
year are favorable to oxidation and
consequent loss of humus from the
soil.
In addition, the prevailing soil tex
ture, and the billy and rolling nature
of the country, are such that except
on weli-set grass land there is con.
tinual loss of the best of the soil by
washing. This loss of surface soil
may have something to do with the
maintenance of the mineral plant-food
supplies, which are, to a certain ex-
tent, renewed in this way; but, on the
other hand, it takes away the humus
and its chief plant-food constituent,
nitrogen, both of which are found in
only meager quantities in the sub.
soil.
Furthermore, with this loss of hui
mus there is a decided deterioration
in which structure, or filth, of the
soil, which dries out sooner, bakes
worse, and is more troublesome to
handle than when first cultivated
For these reasons particular atten.
ton should be given to the building
up of the soil by the incorporation of
vegetable matter, and to it's retention
by deep blowing to prevent washing,
by the growing Of cover crops, and in
some cases by the use of embank.
ments and the like.
The disfavor with which many farm.
erS look upon commercial fertilizers
comes as a result of relying too much
on small applications of the mineral
elements without either making ade-
quate applications of farmyard ma
nure or following system of cropping
which would in and of itself do much
toward the maintenance of soil fertili.
ty especially with respect to the sup
plies of both vegetable matter and
nitrogen.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-23
Dog Commits Suicide.

Rex, the big Newfoundland dog,
whose presence in the pool rooms was
always hailed as harbinger of good
luck by those playing the races, DELHI
erately committed suicide recently by
drowning himself.
For several weeks the dog had been
i'll and was under the care of Jack
Barton, to whom the dog was much
attached.
Rex accompanied number of men
to the wharf, and while they stood by
he jumped into the water and made
no effort to keep above the surface.
Barton, fearing for the dogs life,
jumped in and began to haul him to
safety, but Rex shook him off, and,
swimming out of the mans reach,
stuck hs head under the water and
soon sank. The body f1oated ashore
a few days later.-San Francisco Call.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-23
MURDER TAUGHT
BY BLACK HAND
SCHOOL WHERE YOUNG MEN
LEARN HOW TO KILL DlScOV.
Erred IN PITTSBURG.
NINETEEN ARE CAUGHT In RAID
National Headquarters, with 500
Weapons, Explosives and Under
ground Passages, Are Re-
Vealed to the Police.

Pittsburg, PA school where as.
sassination was taught by experts in
the use of the stiletto, provided with
secret underground passages and
equipped with an arsenal containing
500 weapons besides many explosives
all arranged by the "Black Hand"
organization of extortioners and cut
throats-has been discovered and
broken up in this city. The place was
the national headquarters of The
"Black Hand" society When it was
raided 10 armed men were arrested.
AS the raiders entered the den II
new members of the society were
lined up, all of them naked to the
waist, and each armed with stiletto.
Vincenzo Toya, said to be wanted in
New York, and Antonio Nicola, were
pointing out to the class, on the back
on one naked man, the exact spot to
drive stiletto to insure death.
In the room was dummy on which
che class took turns at practice, and
everywhere about the wall were weird
drawings of assassinations, bleeding
hearts with daggers thrust through
them, and everywhere the Italian
words: "Camoristi Mano Nera" (Black
HANDY
The house where these strange
scenes were unearthed is tenement
in Clay alley, an obscure alley in the
Italian quarter.
The raid was made by two platoons
of police assisted by Italian detectives
from ten cities, the visiting police
having been working here for some
time on acquisitions to their chiefs
from Chief of Police McQuaide, who
found himself confronted with a novel
problem in crime.
The discovery that the band existed
was made two weeks ago, in investi-
eating the shooting to death Of A.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-23

SunSeri, reputable Italian merchant
of Filipo Rel, "BIack Hand" des-
perado, who demanded $4,000 of Sun
seri on pain of death.
At the moment of the raid a cor
oner's jury was acquitting Sunseri Of
the murder of the blackmailer.
Several of the out-of-town detectives
had become members of the band, and
reported that there was regular
school in which the younger members
were taught to use the stiletto. A
plan was then laid to raid the place
during the instruction hour.
In front, on the ground floor OF the
tenement, was apparently restau-
rant, large room with tables and
chairs, back of which was supposed
kitchen. The Misunderstanding range,
however, proved to be a forge, the
supposed meat block an anvil, and the
white-aproned chef the cleverest stilet-
to maker in the country.
Under a table in the kitchen was a
trap door, with steps to a cavern eX-
tending under several buildings. Lead
ing from this was long passage, with
an exit in small alley off Clay alley.
Edward McGough, captain of de-
tectives, personally conducted the
raid. Men were stationed at every
exit, including the secret passage, and
then a dozen detectives entered the
front of the building, overpowered the
man in the kitchen, and forced their
way down into the underground cav
ern.
When the detectives swarmed into
the place every one of the 10 occu-
pants had a stiletto. No word was
spoken, but at sign the pupils in
crime" made a concerted move to
charge the police. This was checked
as the Italian detectives demanded a
surrender. Then the Black Handles
made a rush for the underground
passage, through which they expected
to reach the street in safety. The Of
ficers allowed them to file into the
passageway, for a dozen detectives
were stationed at the other end, with
drawn revolvers.
AS the fugitives appeared at the end
of the passage each one was overpow-
cred and thrown into a patrol wagon.
All were landed in Central station.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-23
Barbed Wire Fences.

There have been many fine horses
ruined on farms by barbed wire
fences. This generally occurs when
two groups of horses are separated by
the fence, as they are bound to paw
at the ground and try to get to the
field beyond. Too, horses divided from
the road by a barbed wire fence Will
often try to jump the fence in order
to get to passing teams. Young colts
are always getting scratched up before
they learn about the sharp prongs, and
some horses never seem to learn the
barbed-wire lesson. Horses should
never be put behind barbed wire
fences. The best is twisted wire, and
though this is rather expensive, II put
up right it is far cheaper in the long
run. A fence is very important
thing, and is an institution on every
farm which should be put up to stay.
Corner posts should be properly
braced so that they will not sag, and
every post should be treated so it Will
not rot off.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-23
Non-Freezing Well House.

The building is 9 feet square with
7-foot posts. The framework was
constructed out of rough 2x4 material.
The building is located upon solid
concrete foundation about inches
above the surface of the ground.
The siding is first grade pine ship
tapping. The roof is shingled. On the
inside of the building sheet of build
ing paper was put on next to the
studding and sealed with second
grade pine matched sheeting. This
makes a very warm building and one
that will resist freezing in the coolest
of weather.
The door is double sheeted with an
air space between so that it is tight,
explains the Prairie Farmer. The
windows are double glass and well
packed l have been in this well
house when the weather was IL
degrees below freezing and the pump
was in the best of working condition.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-23
ROAD DRAGS.
Good Work in One Illinois County an
Example of What Can Be Done.

Forty-three reports from Mclean
county rural mail carriers, to the
Bloomington Qll) Paragraph, show
that the King road drag has been used
on 212 miles of road in the latter part
of November and that there were 364
road drags owned upon these routes.
These reports represent two-thirds OF
the rural routes of Mclean county
Every carrier who in any way indi-
Gated the results of road dragging
40 out of 43-gave good recommen-
dation of the drag, many of them
In strong terms, and not one of them
had word of failure to report when
the drag had been properly used.
While the report shows that one.
third of all the drags were not in use,
there was a special reason for this
condition; this was in the rush of
corn-husking time, and no doubt many
OF these drags will be put to work
now that husking is finished.
This report from a limited territory
shows as much road dragging and
more than twice as many drags as
were reported for this county year
ago by the Illinois highway commits
sion.
An examination of the 43 reports
shows that some dragging was done
upon 81 routes, the smallest amount
being one-half mile, and the largest
Is miles, the latter being the route
out Of Covel
Nine routes had each ten or more
miles of dragged road and the aver
age number of miles dragged upon the
81 routes was six and three-fourths.
In Normal and Dry Grove townships
all the roads of principal travel are
to be dragged, and Hudson township
is seeking to do the same thing.
Very significant is the many times
repeated remark of these carriers that
the road drag is good thing eff used"
or IF properly used" Several of
these reports show that winter and
spring use of the drag, especially
the mud to smear, bake and harden,
is much better than dragging when
the roads are dry enough for the dirt
to roll up or crumble
One of the lessons that has been
learned in Mclean county is that the
road should be dragged when the sur
face is in paste-like condition.
The most progressive of our road
draggers are learning the exceeding
value of dragging the road just before
a freeze, and during the winter when
ever it thaws enough so that the sur
face can be smoothed by the drag.
This cheap, simple implement is work
ing itself into favor with the people
wherever it is properly used, and it
can no longer be said that there is no
sure and economical way of great i'm
provement to our earth roads.
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ITEMS.
nitrogen.

Pleasant, friendly, unselfish ways
carry their own welcome with them
wherever they go.
Know that you know something,
and you'll then have someone who
will believe that you know it.
The farmer can better afford to pay
SIS for a good cow than $25 for a
common COW, but it is impossible to
make some farmers see the point.
A COW is a mere machine for the
conversion of food stuff into con.
densed product, and if the best results
are desired from the food the SOW
eats she must be kept quiet, con-
tented and above all things COM
Portable.
Believe in the betterment of the
human race and while believing
make it so as far as you are con-
cerned. There will be one knave
less to cope with, and therefore you
will have made a success of your be-
lief