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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-29
IS
CHARGED
Slayer Of His Wife Must
Stand Trial for
the Crime.

BELLiAoHAM, Sept. PA
charge OF murder In tho fret de.
gree was filed spAins, J. r..
Thomas, slayer Of Mrs orenalda
Thomas. whose body was found
buried In the back yard Of her
home Saturday afternoon. II 10 be,
lleved that the prosecuting sitter
ney Will have difficulty In convict.
inc Thomas on this charge In the
face of the fact that the prisoner
has confessed the murder. Thomas
claims that he shot in selfdefen9e,
ard will fight the case on this
ground.
Tho plain clothes men went 20
the house today Tor the purpose Of
hunting for a hole IN the walls
which might have been left hy the
womanK bullet had she fired. as
her murderer stated Although
they looked carefully over every
inch OF space they found no such
mark. and they are inclined 20 look
upon THIS aH conclusive disproof
% the story.
The strong point In the defense
IN. 81 course, the absence ~ wlt.
nrsNrn and the consequent iiupoAair
biiity 81 proving that the story II
untrue The police Will. however
endeayor 10 prove that Mr.
Thomas never owned a gun. and
secondly that Thomas has not been
ia Seattle since the time Of the
murder.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-29
Two Ordinances Passed
for the Collection and
Destruction System.

The oity council succeeded IN &C.
complishlng the feat Of straddling
n fence last night. when the munlc.
ipal dads passed two ordinances
covering the proposition OF install.
Inns q city garbage collection aud
destruction system
Favorable action was given 10
Councilman Murphy'R bill. the orig
inal garbage collection PROPOSE.
ton, also the ordinance introduced
BY Councilman Goddard. calling for
a vote OF the people on the scheme
81 marketing a bond issue Of 1900.
600 With which 10 establish the ayH.
TEN.
The Murphy Plan.
The Murphy plan ia TO raise
100000 each year for five years
IN tho regular tax levy and 70 OK.
pend m appropriation OF f6s 600
from the general fund 90 start the
collection end OF the business i'm.
mediateiy. This ~ the plan which
II favored by the heads Of the in.
tcreaied municipal departments.
The Seattle Electric company ap.
piled for franchise extensions 10
~ street car routes In various por
TONS OF the residence districts.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-29
DOZEN SUITS ARE
TAKEN BY THIEVES

Dye works. 1913 Westlake av.. and
made away with a dozen suits ~
clothes last night The burglars
took their time and picked out the
best in the shop The robbery was
reported 10 the police this morn
ing No trace Of the thieves has
been found
James Ross. who lives at FIFTH
av. and Yesler way. says a room
worker entered his apartments
some time yesterday afternoon and
stole sult Of clothes A bank.
book, showing "A deposit Of 500
in The Imperial Bank Of British
Columbia was also stolen
Entering his room with a pass
key, room worker looted the
apartments of Salvatore Traflcanto.
al the Hotel Welton. fi9 Washing
ton st., during his absence yester-
day and stole every article ~ value.
A suit case. shoes, clothing and
other articles were carried off
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-29
COUNCIL DOUBLES ON
GARBAGE QUESTION

most of the changes having been
made necessary by roRrade work.
Buy Furnishings.
Ordinances introduced by God
derd calling for appropriations as
greRatlng $4,000 for completing
and buying furnishins for the new
municipal building we're passed.
Councilman Armstrong; 0rdi-
nance amending the anii.noise law,
which ~ intended 10 prohibit the
blowing Of steam whistles within
the city limits. was referred to a
committee.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-29
COMPANY F WINS
ARMY FIELD MEET

The wall-scallng contest. the
principal event 10 the army field
day AZ Fort Lawton, was won by
Company y. Third infantry, yester.
day afternoon In 40 seconds Com.
pany + won the meet with 10
points. Company y second with ~
points. Company n third with nine
points. Company q fourth with
eight points scrgt O. - Olson
and Private T.. Olson Company E,
won the sheltertentp pitching con.
test IN 3 minutes and IS seconds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-29
DISAPPOINTING INVESTMENT.

Mrs. JlggeFa-My daughter didn't
learn much AZ college. I'm sorry 60
say.
Neighbor lis n pity. Mrs Jig.
gers II she lacking In geometry
Mrs Ilggers Not that. but I
asked her how 10 make nut fudge.
and II you'll believe me. she said
she hadn't been taught
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-29

has not yet been set bat that che
aud Brown Will be- married anyhow
She SAYS that she received a $1,000
automobile from him a. a present
and thinks that Il II nobody else's
business shat her flanee gives her.
Brown testified yesterday that
he has given Miss Hopper an auto.
mobile valued AZ g. 600.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-29
Burglars Take Pick Of
Garments Left in
Dye Works.
Gaining entrance By means Of
pass key, burglars entered the Dime
doc No. 2052 Sheepskin
3Hx3H, 4-Ball 3-Pock-
ct Nickel-PIated Purse
25C
Cd 81

Toa VIII find az different kinda styles
ana makes ~ purses. coin sackH pocket
books belts. etc. fu nalerl ffem here A
hoie in gcur m0nrF pocket tunieas sou
hate ppraej VIII lose you che price ~
eaFarHI
go 80 2iaf srsH. a-haH. spockoi
chanleia akin purse ..... .-.. zoe
elc No 1861 aANyA 1.hail seai cham
Of lined pocket. nickel plated purse
t.---r-r .t..-. .t+.. e.+-e..4.. coo
zoe 80 loq9. fr3 p 8-haif morocco grain.
chsmoie Hnea. pocket. 1.ta)l purse SOC
roe re 2e2a goafskin 2-baH pocket
2AFa purae ............... ~. 4o
ne - sls4. ahrepsHin. 5-hau z.pockst
11c common sense Hsfefg coin purse a5c
7'e common sense purse cloth lined With
FDfd pocket ...... .......... 500
~ % common sense purse doth lined
WIN 4HiH Doc Ni s.... zoe
f5c neg aiyie moccaHin coin parse wnh
extra Feid pocket t+.t-t... SOC
Al. o. same ......... ....... $40
lhe best hnndiest newest ana safeat
coin purse made
fee window fDf rest ~ Iua
Purse sale rnda October
haia en Zoe cilpa ffammei paiutH. night
lalchfa. atc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-29
EDNA WALLACE
HOPPER is
TO WE'D
VIII Marry New York
Broker Now in
Trouble.

NEW YORK. Sept 2s.--Thc an.
nouncement here today by Edna
Wallace Hopper that she Is going
10 marry A. o. Brown. the broker
OF New York. despite his bankrupt.
cy and arrest for alleged frauds
IN stock dealing. has created no
little surprise In social circles II
had been freely predicted that the
actress would not marry the broker
after his failure
Miss Hopper says that the date
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-29

enFcr. travelling superintendent. &C.
oompaHisd - bis wife. VAS present
Mr. Mcmengef viii speak inmor.
row afternoon and evening Rev.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-29
MISSIONARIES TO
TELL OF LABORS

Rev n stephens ~ Toronto,
Canada. waN the principal speaker
n the three dny convention Of the
Missionary Alliance. which opened
this morning at tho Gospel Taber.
nacle. corner Of Main ~ and igth
avenue lie also speaks this aft
crnoou and esening Rev. W. Mem.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-29
sf.5o for $500 Blankets

7sxso and 6sxSo inches. Gray
Cotton blankets; soft and
fieecy finish. heavy aud me.
dium wcighta. sale CT IN
price. 4 pair. ... isJU
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-29
lSi.iO for Si.75 Blankets
S2.45 for $3.50 Blankets

Only 300 pairs ~ thesc--ao come
early. 72xStinch Gray Wool
Nap Blankets. Affection. with
the warmth and appearance o.
wool. lightweight. soft and
fleecy 10 the touch. e1 Ar
sale price. . pair SEstJ
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-29
si.9S for $500 Blankets

White Wool Nap
liianketn. affection blankets
that have the warmth aud Ap
peafancr Of wool. that are
light weight. soft and fleecY
10 the touch. silk mohair
binding sale price. Ct 90
n pair .ssss+.s..43 tsJU
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-29
si.45 for Si.Ss Blankets

ssxs0 inches. Gray. White and
Tan Cotton Blankets. pink.
red and blue borders; soft and
warm. but not heavy; Ct AZ
sale price. pair. 40
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-29

5sx7ekuch Gray. White and Mot
tied Cotton. pink. blue and rcd
borders. Right weight for cool
nights or 10 use as sheets IN
winter time. Several hundred
pairs IN this great sale. co..
at..... ......te .+... wv
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-29

7 Nafuii. a missionary from Sea
China, VIII tzlk on foreign -
sions Tie convention cisa
Thuraday with aIl.6ay services
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-26
WIVES FOR SETTLERS.
Women Form Society to Send Cir

Women Form Society to Send Girls
to the Colonies.
In the colonies Of Germany there are
regions aggregating an area larger
than the mother country herself where
German settlers may thrive and make
new homes for themselves. They may
live in these new homes in greater
comfort than in the old country.
At present there are about 10000
white men in these colonies, but only
1000 women This disparity between
the sexes is being much talked about
in Germany. Many of the leading Ger
man women are studying the problem.
They are asking if it would not be
a blessing to the colonies if their white
population consisted of some thousands
of German families instead of a few
thousand German men. Would 1t not
transform the colonies into new Ger
manys? The women say the German
family should be the social unit in the
colonies.
In June last the Woman's German
Colonial Union was organized under
the patronage of Grand Duke Johann
Albrecht of Mecklenburg. Nearly ev-
cry member of the managing committee
is the wife of a government official or
army officer
In September the union sent its first
party of young women to one of the
colonies. Thousands of German wom-
en- are joining the society and large
scheme of work has been cut out for
| It,
In October the union began the pub
| LEGATION of sixteen-page paper called
Kolonie und Heimat. 1t appears fort
nightly, and is filed with fine photo
graphs of colonial scenes and news and
comment of the colonies. This is the
| organ of the union, but it is only one
among a number Of means through
which the influence of the union is be-
ginning to be widely felt.
1t is working to interest German
women of all ranks in life in the colo
MES, giving advice and material sup
port to women who intend to emigrate,
LOOKING HItcr WOlilcll dllu CulIuItu III
the colonies who are in need and pre-
pairing to participate in the planting
of schools among the colonists and to
pay the travelling expenses Of young
women TO help them to employment by
which they may pay their way and to
establish agencies to look after their
interests in their new homes.
1t is national work in which the
union is engaged, a work that aims to
make the colonies the home Of many
thousands of German immigrants who
shall plant German civilization there
and build up new markets for the prod
ucts of German industries. Earlier So
ceties had been formed in Germany to
promote the emigration OF women to
the colonies, but no other has been or
ganiZed on national scale or with
prospects so bright of becoming a pow
erful influence in the development OF
| the German oversee possessions.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-26
A Task of Years.

I have known Theodore Roosevelt a
great many years. l have known him
well and have remarked always that
he had ideas upon every subject that
he studied. Sometimes | agreed with
him and sometimes l did not, and |
have succeeded sometimes in bringing
him to agree with me, and he has sue
ceeded sometimes in bringing me to
agree with him, and sometimes we
have parted agreeing to disagree. Still,
| recognize the fact that Theodore
Roosevelt has warm place in the
hearts Of the American people, in the
hearts of the plain men, in the heart
Of the intelligent citizen, in the heart
of the righteous citizen, of this repub-
lie such as has never been occupied by
any public man in his day or genera
ton. He sent us his annual message,
making various suggestions and vari-
GUS recommendations He sent us
message the other day reinforcing the
suggestions Of his annual message, and
our friends on the other side seem to
be disturbed because we do not put
them all on the statute book at once.
They had better read little deeper
into his message, for the President him
self realizes that it IS task of years
to work out solutions of the problems
which he suggests. - Congressman
PAYNE.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-26

He took the paper-an illustrated week
Iy-and looked over the pictures with con-
siderable interest. He had just COM
menced reading a story when boy pass.
ed through the car with basket OF
oranges and apples depending from MS
arm.
"Oranges-apples ~ he called out, look
ing to the right and left in quest OF Gus
toners.
The day vas warm, and through the
open window dust had blown into the
car. Walters throat felt parchec, and
the oranges looked tempting.
How much are your oranges: ne IN
quired.
Five cents apiece, or three for dime
answered the boy
III take three" said Walter, reflect
ing that he could easily dispose of two
himself. and considering that it would
only be polite to offer one to his compan-
ion, whose paper he was reading, when
he should return.
Here are three nice ones, SAID the
boy, picking them out and placing them
in our hero's hands.
he had little change there. He proved
TO be mistaken. There was nothing In
that pocket except his railway tickets.
Next. OF course. he felt for his pocket
book, but he felt for it in vain. de
started in surprise.
81 thought my pocketbook was in that
pocket" he reflected. Can it be in The
other:"
He felt in the other pocket, but search
here was equally fruitless. He next felt
neryously in the pocket of his coat,
though he was sure he couldn't have put
his pocketbook there. Then it flashed
upon him, with a feeling of dismay, that
he had lost his pocketbook and all his
remaining money How or where, he
could not possibly imagine, for the sudden
ness of the discovery quite bewildered
him.
81 won't take the oranges he said to
the boy. Il can't find my money.
Ito be continued.)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-26
Tint Handy Surplus.

silly free trade writer's are harping
on the treasury surplus as one Of the
causes of the existing situation. They
never stop to think that because OF this
very surplus the government was able
to rush S25,OOOO00 of currency to the
relief of banks which would otherwise
have been compelled to suspend pay
ment and close their doors. That treas
ury surplus has proved an anchor Of
safety. a fortress of financial strength.
The government had no surplus with
which to help out the banks in the free
trade regime Of 1897. 1t was instead
issuing bonds TO the extent of S260,OOO.-
600 to cover treasury deficits. Protec-
ton SURPRISES are sometimes handy
things to have.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-26
Alfalfa Yields.

In cooperative tests with farmers at
the Maryland Experiment Station the
reports received show yields ranging
from two and a quarter to seven tons
per acre. One farmer reported a yield
of five tons per acre on field of sixty
six acres seeded twelve years ago. The
results of incubation tests showed the
value of using alfalfa and sweet clover
soil for this purpose.
OF the farmers reporting 122 had
good stands at the time of making
their reports, while thirty-six had been
unsuccessful. OF the successful par
ties ninety-one used manure, sixty-six
lime, fftyseven commercial fertilizer,
thirty-nine commercial fertilizer and
lime, fifty-two manure and lime, thirty
three manure and lime and commercial
fertilizer, seven nurse crop, forty-o ne
soil incubation, and eighty-two seeded
In the fall.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-26
Rryan's Nebraska Platform.

The Nebraska Democratic platform
is known to have been revised by Mr..
Bryan and is believed to have been
written by him. In its pompous state
ment of self-evident truths and in the
plausibility of its half-truths it certain
ly bears Bryan" stamped all over It..
Hence it may be set down as the Bryan
program.
1t contains. of course, all of Mr..
Bryan's old hobbies such rs the ''elec
tion Of Senator by popular vote" and
it offers the sapient suggestion that
the way to bust the trusts Is to put
on the free list anything manufac-
tured by joint stock company.
It also counsels, of course, the haul
ing down of the flag in the Philippines
and the abandonment Of that American
territory. 1t also looks forward, in
times when every other nation IS get
ting away from academic free trade"
to tariff for revenue only" as a mil
lennial condition toward which we
should strive.
The platform clearly declares for
national income tax and a national in
heritance tax, not for revenue but to
"reach swollen fortunes 1t does not
even pretend that larger national
revenue is needed. 1t openly presents
these "taxes" as q method Of taking
away property from the men who are
supposed to have "too much"
1t goes to the full length of state
socialism with respect to regulation Of
commerce and industry 1t asserts"
not only 1.-THE right Of Congress to ex-
ercise complete control over interstate
commerce." but also 'the right Of each
state to exercise just as complete con-
troll over commerce within its borders"
1t would have us all live at all times
under the shadow of governmental in
spection, state and national.
In brief, the Bryan platform invites
US by our votes to put upon our necks
the yoke of mob rule and upon our
bodies the strait jacket Of state social
wounds the hair of the dog that has
bitten US.
1t promises to keep on doing to us
only harder and more continuously
exactly what has been done to us for
the last three or four years, and what
has brought us to our present re-
verses.
Do we want more Of the dose we
have had for the last six months? For
sane and free Americans there can be
but one ANSWER. We do not.-Chi-
cago Inter Ocean.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-26
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ued Mr.. Pusher, in an off-hand manner,
what are your wishes? What book do
you want to take hold off,
You mentioned book the other day
Scenes in Bible Lands.
Yes. our new book. That would be
as good as any to begin on. How's the
territory, Mr.. Flint
Most of the territory nearby is taken
up" he said Does Mr.. Conrad wish to
operate near homer"
Il would rather go to a distance" said
Walter
las far as Ohio?"
Yes
SIN that case you could map out your
own route pretty much. We haven't got
the West portioned out as we have the
Middle and New England States"
In other words. We can give you
kind of rowing commission, Conrad" put
in Mr.. Pusher.
That would suit me- sir" said Walter
"StilI it would be best not to attempt
to cover too much territory. A rolling
stone gathers no moss. you know. There
is one important question | must ask you
to begin with. Have you got any money!
Yes, sir. / have fifty dollars"
Good OF course. you will need money
to get out to your field of labor. and will
have to pay your expenses till you begin
to earn something. Fifty dollars will an
swer very WELL
las l don't know very well how the
business is managed" said Walter Il
must ask for instructions"
"Of course. You're green hand. Sit
down here, and I'll make it all plain to
you"
So Mr.. Pusher, in his brief, incisive
way, explained to Walter how he must
manage. His instructions were readily
comprehended, and Walter, as he listened,
felt eager to enter upon the adventurous
career which he had chosen
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-26

1619-Two sisters burnt at Lincoln, Eng
land. for the alleged crime of witch
craft
1624-England declared war on Spain.
l629-Third parliament of Charles l. dis
solved.
16S0-First Assembly of New Hampshire
met at Portsmouth.
16S9-Habeas corpus act suspended for
? the first time in England. james
II. landed in Ireland.
1iO2-The Daily Courant. the first Brit
lsh daily newspaper, issued in Lon
1I6-English soldiers plundered Boston
Americans bombarded the Brit
ish in Boston
11S4-Blanchard, the aeronaut. made his
first ascent from Paris in a hydro
gen balloon.
1IS5-John Mclean, associate Justice of
the United States Supreme Court.
who dissented from the majority
opinion in the bred Scot decision,
born in New Jersey
1I96-Napoleon Bonaparte married to
Josephine Beauharnais . . British
Parliament passed Irish instruction
act.
1I91-Albany became the capital of the
State of New York.
1799-Napoleon laid unsuccessful siege to
Acre.
1S05-Jacob Crowninshield of Massa-
chusetts became Secretary of the
United States navy.
lS11-The "Luddite riots" resulting from
a depression in the hosiery trade,
began in Nottinghamshire, England,
and continued for several years.
1S15-Kingdom of the Netherlands CON
stituted, and William of Orange pro-
claimed King.
1S25-Pasturing cows on Boston COM
mon forbidden.
1S33-President Jackson signed the tariff
and force bills.
1S36-Texas proclaimed her Independence
of Mexico.
1S4S-Louis Philippe escaped from
France to England.
1SJ6--Nicaragua declared war against
Costa Rica.
1868 Albert Edward Prince of Wales.
married to Princess Alexandra of
Denmark.
1S64-Ulysses S. Grant appointed lieu
tenant general.
1S65-Parliamen at Quebec adopted the
confederation scheme.
1SHT-AIoviao avoo,,otad hv tho E'ranob
80. Attempted assassination of King
Victor Emanuel at Milan. Presi-
dent johnson vetoed the tenure of
Office and military district bills,
which Congress passed over his veto.
1S7O-First woman jury in America as
sembled in Wyoming.
1S75-Moody and Sankey opened their
great revival meetings in London.
1S77-William VI. Evarts appointed Sec
rotary of State.
1SS6-Anti-Ch convention held in
California
1S91-England and France connected by
telephone.
1S92-Business suspended in the north
west by blizzard
1S95-Spanish battleship Refine Regente
supposed to have foundered with loss
of her entire crew of 400 men.
.S99-Opening of the Great Central
railway of England.
19O3-Czar issued decree granting re-
ligious freedom in Russia.
1907--An explosion on the French bat
tleship Jena killed III persons.