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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-21

been complied with, and it is expected
that Ceddio will be returned to Canadi-
an soil from Salt Lake City within the
ensuing fortnight to stand his trial for
a most fiendish crime. In the alleged
destruction of the hotel, Ceddio was re-
sponsible for the death of the young
daughter of the proprietor and the
wounding of nine others.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-21
Oynamiter to Return for Trial

VICTORIA. B. c.. Mar n 21-The last
formaliues in connection with the ex-
tradition of Ceddio. the Italian charged
with the dynamiting of the Canadian
Hotel at Niagara, East Kootenay, have
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-21
"He Ran Like a Doq."


q no sooner said this than the boy
sided out of his seat and bolted for
the door. I took after him, but he
ran like a dog with can tied to him.
He dashed up the hill and outdistanced
me and ran into the timber. | haven't
been able to find him since, but will
keep a lookout for him. I am almost
positive that he is the right boy
The disappearance of the Brittian
boy caused a connection throughout the
state. Harry Draper went to the scene
with his bloodnounds and trailed the
boy to a sheep camp. where all trace
of him was lost.
THE boy seen yesterday confessed
he knew the territory in the neighbor-
hood of Weston and said he had been
in sheep camps
"A reward of $4,000 has been offered
for the recovery of the boy. He is de-
scribed as years old, with a fair
rosy complexion. rosy cheeks. small
features. light brown hair. dark blue
eyes. and scar on his lower lip
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-21
PILES CURED At HOME BY NEW
ABSORPTION method.

If YOU suffer from bleeding, itching,
blind or prOtruding Piles, send me
your address, and | will tell you how
% cure yourself at home by the new
absorption treatment; and will also
send some of this home treatment free
for trial. with references from your
own locality if requested Immediate
relief and permanent cure assured
Send no money, but tell others of this
offer. Write today to Mrs. M. Sum
merS, Box p, South Bend, Ind.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-21
SPOKANE BOyM MAY
Be CECIL bR|TT|AN
INVESTIGATION OF IDENTITY OF
YOUTH SEEN THURSDAY is
UNDER WAY.

No additional information relative
to the boy supposed to be Cecil Brit
tian. seen near Spokane Thursday
evening, was received today although
the story and identity of the boy is be-
ing investigated by Mr. Brittian. A
Spokane paper gives an extended ac-
count of the incidents leading up to
the finding of the boy, which is Us fol-
lows:
rs Cecil A. Brittian. the 6-year old
lad who mysteriously disappeared FROM
near the Toll Gate in Umatilla county.
Ore, in July, 1906 hiding in the vicin-
ity of Spokane?
Joseph A. Kiphart q farmer ' no
lived near Winds. on the Marshall road.
is convinced the boy was in his home
last night. He brought the matter up
before the police this morning. telling
a story which leads the officers to be-
lieve the boy is really the missing lad.
Coaxed Him to Supper.
u had noticed this boy around my
place for several days said Kiphart,
and he came up to me yesterday when
was mending a fence. l talked with
him quite while and finally induced
him to come into the house for supper.
Ny folks lived in the Walla Walla
country and were thoroughly familiar
with the facts in connet ton with the
case.
The boy answered tho description
in a way, but appeared a little older
than the Brittian boy was supposed to
be- He has been living with a man
named Jones in one of the camps near
my place. who he first claimed was his
father. He stated. however. that his
name was Hart and said the man was
his father, as long as he STAYED with
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-21

1.-The Girl Four Square" Tuesday
evening, March "a.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-21

The Girl Four Square" Tuesday
evening. March "a.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-05

cite wonder; the only question now is where is the skyscraping limit to be found. One must get down to figures to give an idea of the immensity of these mammoth buildings-any one of which is as big as a town.
 Take the Singer building, for instance It contains 1S6 miles of various kinds of metal piping The telephones, elevators electric lights, fans and clocks require 3425 miles of wire, which, If stretched out, would extend from the top of the Singer building to the top of the Eifel Tower in Paris, with 300 miles left over The steel used in the construction of the Singer building, if made into oue- quarter inch wire cable, would reach from New York to Buenos Ayres a dis tance of 7100 miles. The total length of the steel bearing columns in the build ing is about 10 miles.
 The terra cotta floor blocks in the
 building, if spread out on plane, would
 cover S.36 acres. Placed end to end. they would extend 97 miles, or further than from New York to Philadelphia.
 The new slSyscraper contains 5,035 800 bricks. and these laid end to end would reach 6S5 miles, from New York to De- troit They would pave a footpath 12
 inches wide from New York to Boston. This modern slkyscraper contains 10l tons of sheet copper, enough to cover AGA acres. The copper combined with the
 statuary bronze in the building would yield a metal similar to that used by the
 United States government in making cents, from which 1t would be possible
 to turn out AS, POS, GOO cents, or $462,OS0 The steel In the building would make 125 large type mogul locomotives, that Is
 a continuous line of engines for mile and half.
 There have been expended in the con- struction of the Singer building about S60,OO0 days labor One man would have a job lasting 2360 years if he cared to tackle 1t alone.
 The Metropolitan Life building. when it is completed, will afford much larger figures than these.
 This day, the fourth day of July. in the year of our Lord, 1908, cost the Amer can people between $10,00O,0O0 and s12,- ,0O0 for fireworks. It cost them that much to celebrate-in what seemed to them a fitting manner-the anniversary of our independence. What it cost in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-05

borax, salicylic acids, and formaldehyde and sulphuric acid are based upon the data gathered by Dr. Wiley during these investigations. They are held to be dele terious substances within the meaning of the pure food law, and food containing any of them may not lawfully be trans ported from one state to another.
 The use of benzoate of soda and sul- phate of copper Is tolerated because there is disagreement among the government chemists as to the effect upon the stomach. The data in respect to caffeine and saltpeter have not been formulated In such a way as to lead to definite conclusion. But after January 1 next sul- phate of copper will also be in the pro- hibited list.
 The borax, salcylic acid and sulphurous tests all showed a decided effect upon the digestive tract, and in every subject there was a loss of weight in one or all the periods. Sulphurous acid produced heartburn misbranded disease. Dr. Wiley calls 1t palptation of the heart and even pain in the stomach and intestines In the administration of un- combined sulphurous acid, headache was very common, slight tendency to dig ziness accompanied in some cases by nausea and a feeling of exhaustion and weakness.
 Salcylic acid at first caused stimulo- tion in the process of solution and ab- sorption of food. The loss of weight which was observed in most all the sub jects indicated to Dr. Wiley that the ap- parent stimulation of the digestive pro- cess was not attended with any core spending benefit in building up the tissues of the body.
 Borax and boric acid had less effect on the digestive apparatus than the other chemicals It was decided that as the effect was to throw the work of eXpul- sion upon the kidneys it's use in food could not be permitted.
 In 1891 S0-story building in New York was looked upon as a marvel; in 1904 It was the 50-story building that was a marvel. Now we have the Singer build ing with fl floors, the Metropolitan with 48 and the announcement of the Equit- able Life Assurance society that 1t Is to erect a building with 62 floors. The Sin ger building tower is SIP feet high, the Metropolitan 700 and the Equitable VIII be sos feet. High buildings no longer ex7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-05

the market and buy the food. At other times blank capsules were used to see how much an effect the imagination was having on them. The greatest efforts were made to eliminate the imagination The young men who showed themselves too susceptibel to it were set aside Healthy, phlegmatic young human ami mals were most desired and pr. Wiley believes he got the finest specimens of work upon.
 They were all required to do their cus- tomary stunt of work. The object was to note the effect upon men engaged in their usual employments-not upon sub jects especially prepared for the test with nothing else to do. Such tests 1t was agreed between the doctor and his assist ants would be of little value because the process would not be natural.
 The meals served to the young men were such as they had been accustomed to having at their homes and in their boarding houses. The hours for serving them were rigidly adhered to, breakfast being at o'clock, lunch four hours later to the minute and dinner at 5:30 o'clock. The subjects certified that during the periods, lasting from 30 to 70 days, they had not eaten anything other than that furnished at the hygienic table and had not drunk anything other than water at any time while away from the laboratory Eight chemicals have been used in the food of the poison squad-borax, used in curing or preserving meats, butter, cream and milk; salicylic acid, the preservative supposed at one time to be absolutely es- sential for the preservation of wine, beer, ale, fruit juices and the like; sulphuric acid, used in in meats, syrups, wines and for giving dried fruits fine yellow color and increasing their weight; benzoate of
 soda, used in condiments pie filings, cider and fruit jams; formaldehyde, which the
 postoffice department used as disinfec-
 tant for mall coming from yellow fever
 districts, but which dairymen thought fine
 for preserving milk and cream; sulphate
 of copper, the chemical that keeps canned
 vegetables green; saltpeter, usually to be | found in corned beef to give 1t a fine red
 color as well as to "embalm' it, and
 caffeine, the essential principal in tea
 and coffee much used in the preparation
 of soda fountain drinks and headache | medicines. hA
 Orders positively fRrpSidding the use of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-05

lid preparation that eased the ache by putting a brake on the heart.
 MT. Harper, having manufactured the stuff in the District of Columbia, was fined $500 for that offense. Having sold it in the District of Columbia, he was fined $200 for that. Had he made 1t in Maryland and sent 1t into the District of Columbia to be sold he would have been fined only S200. That is because the fed- eral government has no power to punish a man for making "dope" within the ter ritorial limits of a sovereign state. It's Jurisdiction attaches itself only after the stuff crosses a boundary into another state
 Very few persons understand the wide scope of the pure food law or the way in which the national government has twist ed about to procure purity in food prod ucts and honesty in their labelling and branding.
 Everything used by man or beast as a food or as a medicine comes under the terms of the law Condition powders for stock, hay for the family horse and seed for the canary, not to mention catnip for the tabby, are as much within the pur- view of the food and drug inspection board as Scotch whisky, sausages from Vienna. or dill pickles from Germany
 Dr. Wi1eys experiments with the poison squad have been looked upon more or less as joke, fact which Dr. Wiley was willing to overlook so long as he was accomplishing results. The squad, at the beginning of the experiments seven years ago, consisted of 12 young men, nearly all employed in the department of agriculture, who voluntarily submitted to strict regimen as part of their contri- button to scientific research.
 According to Dr. Wiley, the volunteers have emerged from the fight with theii internal economies in as good condition as they were before they offered their health a willing sacrifice in the interest of pure food. The relatives of one member of the squad believe his death was caused by submission to the tests. The young man in question developed tuberculosis Ills mother talked of suing Dr. Wiley fol damages. but the case has not beer brought.
 There was no known or regular way O. administering the chemicals. Sometimes they were introduced into the system al they would be were the subjects to go int
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-05

fact that S4 large burlap bags of coffee,
 worth probably $16Oo, were burned by the
 government officials, who had seized it
 because no one would claim it. They
 found it in freight warehouse at Nash
 ville Tenn. Each grain had been coated
 with lead chromate, which is probably
 better known as chrome yellow.
 Each grain looked good to the eye. Be-
 fore the enactment of the pure food law 1t
 would have sold well on the market be-
 cause of its beautiful looks. But the
 owner or owners, when they learned that
 the government inspectors had posses sion of 1t, knew that they would have to pay more in fines for their attempt to hide the defects than the whole consign- ment was worth. So all the men in Nash vile who sell coffee solemnly declared they knew nothing about its ownership. A few weeks ago 10000 gallons of wine were seized at New Orleans because the liquid had been adulterated and mis- branded The man who made it simply threw up his hands and asked the gov- ernment to give it back to him so that he could put an honest brand on the con- tainers The government put him under a heavy bond conditioned upon the faithtul performance of the agreement, and let him take it back.
 No one has yet gone to jail on account of violation of the law, but so far SS criminal prosecutions have been ordered and 15 seizures of adulterated stuff made. Robert N. Harper president of national bank, and all-around respectable citizen of the nations capital, would have gone behind the bars had President Roosevelt been able to persuade Police Judge Ivory G. KimbalI that that is the best place for him and the likes of him.
 Harper was found guilty by jury of his peers of concocting preparation and selling it as a cure for headache and brain food. He called it "curforhed- ake" and "branefude,'' hoping by this crude imitation of Rooseveltian spellirg to evade that provision of the pure food law which forbids the use of brands or labels that are false or misleading. The fasity lies in the invitation to the pros pective purchaser to believe that he IS buying a cure for headache which at the
 same time is brain food. As matter
 of fact, the buyer was getting an acetah'-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-05

1 the way of lives and wounds Is yet to l be figured up.
 | The business of making fireworks has | grown to be a most important one. There | are eight concerns in this country en- l gagged in the trade and 1t is estimated 1 that they give employment to 10000 men | and women.
 The manufacture of pyrotechnics Is an | interesting study. The process by which l the Roman candle is turned out gives an idea of how the work is done. The tubes, familiar to most every one are
 merely layers of paper rolled into shape by hand, each layer being glued to tho
 other They are made in all lengths and sizes. from the tiny one that splutters out but two stars to the one which holds 30 stars in its yard-long length. When the tubes have been finished one end Is plugged with clay, and then the process of loading begins. A bit of slow burning powder is first placed in the tube,
 then a star, then more powder. etc, un- til the tube has been charged with the required number of stars A bit of the same slow-burning powder is sprinkleH
 on the last star. a fuse is then inserted,
 and the end sealed. z The loading is not done by hand- that process is too slow. Twenty-four empty tubes are stood upright in a ve<- tical frame. and into them the powdef and stars are alternately placed by ah 
 ingenious mechanism. Then twenty-foltr steel rammers firmly press the chargs5 in place.
 No fire crackers are made in this coun- try, all that are used here being import- ed from China. The fact that all of the
 material used is produced in China, the
 kind of labor used, and the wages paid accounts for the extraordinary cheapness of the imported fire cracker. Cost of
 plant Is eliminated by the fact that the crackers are made in the homes of the
 Chinese coolies The hours of labor are from a. m. to Il p. m., and there are seven working days in each week. A very large proportion of the work Is done by women and children, and nearly all of it is pecework. It Is estimated that 80 women and ten men can make 100000 crackers per day; for which work the women receive cents each and the men I cents each. An apprentice Is bound for four years, and during that time receives only his board. The trade is considered unhealthful and dauSarous.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-05
ADULTERA7ED FOOD
 ONLY A MEMORY Pure Food Law, RigidIy En- forced, Stops Abuses H POISON SQUAD" DlSBANDS For Seven Years Dr. Wiley Has Been Experimenting With 12 Young Men.
 skyscraper e2 Stories High.
 $1o,ooo,ooo Burned Up.
POISON SQUAD" DISBANDS
By SEWELL hAGGARD.

New York, July 4,-After seven years of service, the Poison Squad, under com mand of pr. w. H. Wiley, chief of the bureau of chemistry of the department of agriculture, has been disbanded. Out of Dr. Wiley's experiments with this pa triotic band has come the pure food law, a piece of legislation the good effects of which are being felt more and more every day.
 Under this law, which is now two years old, adulteration of food products by American manufacturers has gone out of existence. The law requires that all food products shall bear a label showing just what they contain; naturally, people will not buy adulterated food when they know 1t; so there is no longer any profit in adulteration.
 That there is no profit in adultNating articles of food may be inferred from the
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-19
FORGOT HIS
INVALID MOTHER
Young Man Drows His Cha
grin in Drink.
IMMIGRANT ROBBED
ROBBED
His Vslise and Trosseau are
Missing.
A Few plain Drunks and Some
That were Really Gilt Edged
were Pulled in by the Police.

because his father had scoldcd him,
Charles Goff, aged about q years,
ran away from his home in Belle
fontaine yesterday and came to this
city, where he Immediately began to
load upon moonshine. He landed
in the city prison about 1920 o'clock
last night.
At his hearing in mayors court
this morning, Gon told the mayor
that as a result Of quarrel with his
father, he had hurriedly left home
without even bidding his invalid
mother goodbye. He declared that
the trouble drove him to drink. Goff
claimed to be a carpenter by trade
and said that he was enroute for
Delaware where he had a promised
job.
Mayor Scherff gave the young man
a stern lecture and threatened him
with work house sentence in case
that he did not return Immediate
ly to the bedside Of his sick mother.
He paid the city 81 fine and immed-
lately left for his home.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-19
ROMANCE
SPOILED
Duke D'Chaulnes will Re-
turn TO New York and
Enter Business.

New York, March Is. The Duke
.d'Chaulnes, who sailed today for Eur
ope on the White Star Line steamship
.Teutoptc with his bride, the daughter
of Theodore =. Shonts, declared Just
before the vessel departed that he
would return here in September to go
into business.
The Duke was evidently In deadly
earnest about the matter. He said
he had made all arrangements to come
back and dive into the whirl OF
Wall street. He would not explain
much about the nature OF the busi-
ness, however because he was
troubled about the baggage of the
bridal party.
81 shall be the New York and
Partisan representative OF an inter-
national financial firm which will deal
in railroad matters here and abroad.
The matter has all been settled and
the business will become active when
q return"
There was a large crowd to see the
Duke and the new Duchess off when
they reached the pier. Besides Mr..
and Mrs. Shonts and their daughter
there were many other
friends OF the young couple. In the
Dukes party and sailing with him
were the Baron de Cande, a cousin Of
dChaulnes; the Baron dc la Boullerie
and John w. Hoth.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-19
ANNUAL
PURIM BALL
Is Held by the Jewish Resi-
dents of Marion
A RED LETTER EVENT
Attended by Many From out
of the City.
Ladies were Handsomely Gowned
and the Beauty of the Spectacle
will Long be Kemem bered.

TO the beautiful strains of the
famous waltz from "The Merry
Widow played by DowleEs or
chcstra, screened behind a bank
of palms. at the Huber hall last
night, was opened the annual
Purim Ball, given by the Jewish
residents of Marion. Notwithstand-
ing the inclement. weather, the
affair was exceptionally a notable
one, owing to the many visitors
from outside cities present. Punch
was served all evening. while at
midnight an elaborate collation. was
served. The beautiful gowns of the
women contrasted with the dull
black of the full dress suits of the
men made a charming sight
The ladies reception committee
consisted of Mesdames b. Il. Klein.
maier, isaac Hirsch and Miss
Selma Marx, while the committee
In charge was composed of Messrs.
Charles NJ. Vdgel Samuel Rosen-
berg, Henry Smelitz, and BENJAMIN
and j. /. Marx.
Those present included Mr.. NJ.
Engelhardt. Miss Lena Englehardt,
Miss Ray Engelhardt, Mr.. and Mrs.
"A Strauch. Mr.. and Mrs.
}. Bach and Miss Strach of Buoy
rus; Mr.. ] Gusdorf, of Fremont; !;
Mr.. l.. Rice, of Chicago; Mr.. C.
Goldenboden and Mr.. Levi, of New
York City; Miss Olivia Hebel, of
Piqua; Mr.. Patoskey. of Dayton,
Ohio; Mrs. w. NJ. Ogden, of Pitts
burg; Mr.. and Mrs. $. Bornheim
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bornheim Mr..
Fred Lazarus. and j. w. Steinhaus-
er, of Columbus; Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
Marks, Miss Marks and Mr.. and
Mrs. i. shick of Kenton; Mr.. II.
Ciay Frank, of Delaware: Miss
Levy Mr.. A. b. Cohen, of Toledo:
Fcrd Munzesheimer of Muncie
Ind; Miss Leyison of Shelbyville
Maryland; Miss L. Enlsteln, Mr..
Rothman, Mr. E. j Korach, j. s.
Freeman and l.. Stein of Cleveland
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Levy, Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ Strelitz, Mr.. and Mrs. V.
r. Dombaugh, Mr. and Mrs. j. y.
Miller Mr.. and Mrs +. Kat2, Mr..
and Mrs. b. u. Kleinmaier. Mr..
and Mrs. l. Marx, Mr.. and Mrs
S. G. Kleinmaier, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry NJ Vogel, MIR. and Mrs. S.
Oppcnhemer, Mr. and Mrs. r. NJ.
Noge, Mrs. ! Hirsch, and Misses
Rosalie Strelitz, Rosalind lIirsch,
Lillian Katz, Selma and Meta
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-19

years ago from Oklahoma with her
father and stepmother. Before go
ing to Oklahoma the family lived in
Ft Wayne, Ind. She met Carpent-
err, who made love to her, 1t Is
claimed.
Clara Boldly, a chum of Ona, said
the girl told her she had learned that
Carpenter had wife and family in
Cincinnati, the wife'g name being
Eva Carpenter, and that she was of
good family. She said she did not
know if Carpenter was divorced, but
Thought not.
Miss Bush uied in the hospital
ward adjoining that in which her
mother lies critically i'll, knowing
nothing of her daughters suicide or
the alleged circumstances leading to