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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-03-11
JAPANESE AFTER THf
PLANS OF FORTS
IN FRISCO BAY
AR..L I MADE OF JAP
AFTER HARD Struggle
IN N.IADA Town
Offers Big Money to American If He
Would Betray His Country for
the Sake Of Brown Men.

ELY. New, March ia Japa-
nese who refused to divulge his
name was arrested at Riepetown, a
few miles from this city, last night
after hard struggle in which he
succeeded in almost completely
chewing off two fingers of Draughts-
man Clinton, who was trying to hold
him until the officers arrived. Clin-
ton, who is an expert draughtsman,
was approached by the Japanese
while in a saloon. The Japanese,
after talking over various subjects,
finally asked Clinton TO go with him
to San Francisco and get drawings
of Notifications, assuring Clinton
that he would pay him well. Clinton
Indignantly refused and held onto
the japanese until the officers ar
rived. The japanese is now in Jail
and the police are looking for his
possessions. hoping to find incrimi-
mating evidence
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-03-11
HAD NO EXCUSE
HORRIBLE LOSS OF LIFE
WAS MOST CRIMINAL
Caught Like Rats In Trap-Blood OF
Children of Collingswood Is
On Someone's Hands.

CLEVELAND, March l0.-"The
loss of the lives of the little children
in the Collingswood school fire was
absolutely inexcusable.' Coroner
Burke declared today, after making
a thorough investigation. THE
poor little children Tere caught in
Ia veritable trap and held and
crushed until burned TO DEATH" he
said. Someone is responsible for
this and should be held. am not
prepared as yet to say upon whom
the blame should be placed. Before
can charge anyone with the horri-
BILE responsibility | must review the
evidence carefully and deliberately.
find that steam pipes caused the
lire by being placed too close to the
wood. There is no doubt in my mind
that over-heated pipes caused the
fire."
Another body was recovered today,
making total of 16G.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-03-11
Look For Good Going.

"Hossmen" are to have an oppor-
tunity of watching Senator and
Thomas w. go three-eighths of a
mile Sunday at the State Fair
Grounds. Senator is believed to be
the fastest quarter horse in the state.
his record for that distance being 80
fiat. or a two-minute dip. Thomas
W. halls from Minnesota and be-
longs to Martin Gunderson. He has
been in the state a year. but has not
raced as yet. Gunderson says his
horse has not been conditioned for
hard Cruel. but for a matinee of
this kind says he will deliver the
goods. A number OF Gophers living
in North Yakima that have seen him
in action says he is the quickest
horse to hit his gait they know.
Fred Brooker. owner OF Senator,
will drive his horse. as also will Gun
derson. -
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-03-11
Beddl Amalgamator.

The first regulation sized Bedell
amalgamator will be on exhibition
today near Holsteins foundry on
Sonih Front, where Mr. Bedell will
demonstrate what his machine can
do
The company has erected a small
building and installed a gasoline en-
CINE for motive power. The machine
io be shown has capacity of FIVE
IONS an hour and it is claimed is the
only practical amalgamator in exist
ence II consists of q hopper, into
which the sand and water are run
~ means Of trough About so
per cent water is used to make the
heavier material move rapidly
Leading from the lower od;feihaka
Leading from the lower side of the
hopper Is a pipe which splits, and
two sections are run TO the bottom
q. the big kettle, where they turn
lack along the bottom and under
meath the quicksilver. Revolving as
the sand is run in they force It
against the bottom and II then rises
20 the top OF the quicksilver and
gradually flows over the sides Of the
kettle.
Ii is said that even the finest OF
-four gold is readily amalgamated
W. F Bedell. the inventor. also
owns the patent and has organized
the Bedell Amalgamator company
They have filed articles Of incorpor-
alton. but the papers have not re-
turned from Olympia.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-03-11
A LABOR COUNCIL.
LOCAL UNION MEN ARE
AGlTATIHG THIS MOVE
r. X. Lucas Visits Portland Confer.
ence and Highly tavors
the Idea.

Union laborng men are agi.ating
a trades and labor council in North
Yakima, and it is believed that this
will be brought about in the course
of few weeks.
e. r. Lucas, of the Painters I'M
ion, has just returned from attend
ing the conference held at Portland
by the painters of Washington and
Oregon and part of British Column
bia, where he went as a delegate
from this local.
While there he made a limited in
vestigation of union affairs and re-
turned with the idea more firmly
fixed that the move would mean a
great deal to local laboring men. He
does not think they should lose any
time on this, as the federation of
labor means they can not only pre-
sent solid front, but he is satisfied
that with their needs practically the
same there will be large number
of other unions formed in the city.
The cooks, walters and pressmen at
present have no union, and Mr..
Lucas says he is almost positive they
would hasten to affiliate if it were
possible.
with a general council" said Mr..
Lucas, eve would be in position to
have central meeting place or head
quarters, where outside laborers
coming in here could be looked after
and their wants satisfied. As it now
is union man has considerable
trouble getting acquainted with and
finding some of the members Of his
union"
Mr.. Lucas, with a number Of the
members from other unions, are
planning to hold a union meeting as
soon as arrangements can be COM
pleted for the purpose of going into
the details more thoroughly.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-03-11
SCHM|Tz IS FREE
DISMISSED From JAIL
AND CHARGES AMvULlED
Is Held Under $4,000 Bond For
His Present TrOuble-No
More Jail For Him.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 10
Eugene E. Schmitz was released
from Jail tonight, after presenting
bonds in the sum of $4,000
Charges of extortion against him on
which he has not yet been tried were
dismissed.
Affidavits ofaHeney and Langdon
were filed today in refutation OF
those of Ruef and others in support
of Ruef's motion for vacation Of his
arraignment in the trolley cases on
the ground that he had been prom
Used immunity. Both Heney and
Langdon deny that Ruef was ever
promised full immunity and declare
that Ruef failed to live up TO his
pledge.
Heney's affidavit is the longest
document ever filed in any court in
this city. 1t contains $4,000 words,
and by the side OF it the rapid fire
of affidavits that Ruef has intro
duced pale into insignificance.
Heney's affidavit will be followed to-
morrow by one from Detective
Burns which will corroborate all o.,
Heney's statements. It will contain
10000 words.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-03-11
CR|T|C|SES NAVY.
MANY FAULTS FOUND
N AMERICAN SHIPS
Two Naval Officers Make Statements
Berore the Committee On
Investigation.

WASHINGTON, March 10.-That
there are serious defects in the con
struction of the American battleships
was charged today by Capt. c. MGR.
Winslow, assistant chief OF the bu-
reau of navigation, and Commander
A. L. Key, former nava, aid TO the
president.
The former officer said me ships
under Admiral Evans we're all over
draft when they left Hampton Roads.
He defended Admiral Rojestvensky
for taking the Russian ships into bat
tie with the Japanese with full coal
bunkers, saying the Russian CON-
mander could not have done other
wise, for he did not know how far
he would have TO steam.
Commander Key attempted to d.
rect the form of his own testimony
and thereby incurred the displeasure
of committee on that account. He
criticised the armor belt and gun
decks as being TOO low and ammuni-
ton hoists unsafe. He attempted 10
dispute the testimony OF Chief Con-
structor Caps, but was not permit
ted to do so. Finally the committee
held an executive session and de-
cided they would hear these cri,i-
cisms tomorrow, but that his criti-
cisms should be confined to ships and
not directed against the officers.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-03-11
cess, said: Talk about hard times

cess, said: Talk about hard times
makes me weary. ! came here from
White Bluffs thinking ! would have
no trouble in landing all the assist
ance we need, and I cannot find one
man with a team who will go with
me-"
Bywater said: Il started out
early this morning, thinking it would
only be a few moments and I would
have all the help we needed to do a
job of grading. The day is gone and
! am still looking for team No. L.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-03-11
Work at White Bluffs.

j. Dunn, of White Bluffs, was in
the city Monday and Tuesday trying
to hire Is men and teams for work
on the irrigating ditch at that place.
He offered $500 per day, but at a
late hour Tuesday had not secured a
single team.
j. H. Bywater was also looking
for ten teams for the Aumiller Trans
fer company, but has not been able
to secure them.
Dunn, when asked about his sue
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-03-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Williams left
Tuesday afternoon for Toppenish,
where they will reside in their but
recently c mpleted home. Mr.. and
Mrs. Williams returned Sunday from
an extended honeymoon in Southern
California and Honolulu.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-03-11

curb is to run around the outside of
the grounds.
A terrace 90 feet wide is to ex-
tend around the court house and Jail
whore shrubbery and flowers will be
planted
The locust trees now in the yard
are being grubbed out and dirt to
level the ground is being hauled in.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-03-11

Mr. E. E. Mile left town yester-
day Tor Prosser where she viii ~
port he cases dps'g, tho tern ~
court which oonv"pas today There
are several important cases on the
docket and she viii be gone several
days.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-11-05
READ THIS

at Is astonishing" remarked a well
known authority on Diseases of the
skin, chow such large number of
people, especially ladies', are by at
tractively written advertisements, in
duced to purchase some one of the
many 80 called Beauty Creams now
on the market, not knowing of course
that they mostly contain oily or
greasy substances that clog the pores
of the skin and are for that reason the
very worst thing that they could
possibly use. My treatment of Pim-
Piles, Blackheads, Blotehes and all
eruptions of the skin, are as follows
and has invariably proved very sue
cessful. Wash the face carefully
every night before retiring with warm
water and little oatmeal tied up in a
small cloth bag, then after drying
well, use the following inexpensive
and perfectly harmless prescription
which can be filled at any Drug Store.
Clearola u OF. Ether / OF. Alcohol
ozs. Use this mixture on the face
as often as possible during the day,
but use night and morning anv way,
allowing it to remain on the face at
least ten minutes, then the powdery
film may be wiped off. Do not wash
the face for some little time after us
ing. BY following this simple treat
ment, you will soon have a clear and
Brilliant Complexion"
The Somerset reporter., 1908-11-05

Mrs. Eugene Cain was in town Sat
urday and visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Burgess.
w. H. Boynton took the afternoon
train for Lewiston Monday. Miss
Julia, who is in the Sisters hospital
there, does not gain as fast as was ex-
pected.
Arthur T. Watson OF Des Moines,
Iowa, preached at the Chapel Sunday
A Surprise party was given Mr.. and
Mrs. A. F. Wardwell Saturday eve
ming. A gay crowd it was. Many
pumpkins were il evidence and none
forgot that it was Halloween.
Mr.. Batchelder of Salem, Mass, is
making an attempt to start Lodge
in this place. A meeting was held in
Burrill hall Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. B. Watson visited
friends in Oakland recently.
Mrs. John Curtis and Miss Alice
who have been in Fairfield the past
two weeks came home Saturday
afternoon.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-11-05
STATE OF MAINE.


holden at Skowhegsn within and for the
county and state Aforesaid, on the third Tues.
day OF september A. d. 1908, George Cook of
Mayheld Plantation, in Somerset county afore
said, plaintiff, vs. George L. Dupee OF Boston
IN the County Of Suffolk and Commonwealth
OF Massachusetts, and also certain logs. saved
lumber. and laths, to wit all OF the logs
marked and unmarked and all OF the sawed
lumber and laths IN and about the mill yard
at the Dupee mill, so called, in Mayheld
Plantation IN the County OF Somerset and
state OF Maine, said logs in and about said
m'li-yard being the four piles OF logs and the
scattering logs there situated, a part OF them
%aFkins marx AasT hammer and being e mostly I u spruce
with a few hr and pine among them and esti
mated TO be in all about twenty-five thousand
feet, SAID sawed lumber situated in and about
said mill yard consisting OF the various piles
OF boards. dimension and laths and the scat
terng boards, dimension and laths in and
about said mill.yard being. mostly spruce
mated to be in all about twenty thousand
feet; also all OF the logs and skds marked
and unmarked on the yard in said Mayheld on
land supposed to be owned by the. Coburn
heirs. so called said yard being the first yard
OF logs across the brook passing by said
Dupee mill and mill.yard and on the left
mill yard TO the camp of the Flanders crew.
50 called, at point about one-third Of mile
from said millyard said logs and skids being
about one hundred and twenty-five in number
mostly spruce pine and FIR and part OF
them being marked on the end D. |. l. p
with marking hammer. said logs and skids
all being estimated at about thirty thousand
feet; also certain other sawed lumber con.
sisting principally OF boards, dimension. and
aths at Deadwater, so called in the town Of
Moscow in said county OF Somerset. said
sawed lumber being ali of the sawed lumber
OF every kind. nature and description. situated
at the landing on both sides and at the end OF
the extreme right hand spur track of the Y.
so called. just above DeadwaAr station. so
called. in said Moscow. said portion of said
being the right hand side OF the main track
OF the Somerset Railway Company and being
reached by wsT Of switch from said main
The Somerset reporter., 1908-11-05
HlNCklEY.

Victor Grange held an Antiquarian
entertainment with an old fashioned
supper Tuesday night after State cleo
tion. Arrangements were made with
the telephone company whereby they
can get returns to late hour.
Walter Hinckley arrived home
from college Friday night for a few
days vacation,
Hon. Milton Merrill of st. Albans
visited at George Tibbetts' Thursday
and Friday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. Nye of Fairfield
visited at M. d. Hollis over Sunday.
Mrs. w. V. Totman has returned
home from her visit in Massachusetts,
John Walker, Walter Palmer, Will
Hoxie, " alter Hall and Alonzo Hoxie
have gone up river on two weeks
vacation and expect to return with a
lot of big game.
Bert Ames has a position as fore
man of the railroad section in Corin
ma village. He sent his goods Friday
and went with his family Saturday
afternoon. Their many friends re-
gret their leaving this place and wish
IHon buCSCoo hCW ilOnlO. ~
Barrows will move into the Tibbetts
rent recently vacated by Mr.. Ames.
A reception was given at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Huff Saturday
evening in honor of the newly mar
ried couple. Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Strickland. They were presented
with dining table, chairs and sever.
al other articles which will be usefu
in their new home.
Miss Laura Locke attended the
teachers convention in Portland last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harding of Water.
vile visited Blanche Hall Sunday.
Merritt Knox has moved his family
into James Tuttle's rent.
J. T. Smith of Cornville, who has
been visiting relatives in this place
and in Oakland, returned home Sat
urday,
The Somerset reporter., 1908-11-05
FROM A CIVIL
WAR VETERAN
Tells How He Was Cured of
Rheumatism After Fifteen
Years OF Suffering.

Mr.. John D. Laughlin, whose address
is T.. +. d. No. /, Burns City, Martin
Co., Ind is known and highly respected
throughout that county and has lived
on his present farm tor 63 years. Dur
ing the Civil war Mr. Lsughlin served
in Company B, 27th Indiana Volunteers
and his sickness was the direct result Of
the hardships of the war. After years
of pain he found cure in Dr.
williams Pink Pills and his statement
should be read by every rheumatic
sufferer.
Il was discharged from the army in
September, 1854, physical wreck,
weighing only 81 pounds" he says,
"and soon after became seriously affiict-
cd with rheumatism. My feet aud ankles
were swollen and my arms were drawn
up stiff and at times could not lift
them for they felt lifeless. There were
dartinR pains that shifted from one part
of nv body to another and kept me in
misery all the time. At night could
not sleepsand my heart troubled me.
was frequently confined to my bed.
II tried several doctors but got little
help and no encouragement from them
for they said l could not expect to live
for more than year or 20 even with the
best OF care and advised me not to try
and work. then tried many remedies
but with little benefit until began to
use DR.. Williams Pink Pills. l had
been sick for about fifteen years before
read about these pills and bought two
boxes for trial. These helped me some
80 kept on taking them until cured.
always keep them on hand to take occa-
sionally If feel need tonic. gained
in weight and have done as much work
as most of my neighbor. / often rec.
ommend DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
can't help speaking we'll of them"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are tonic
for the blood aud nerves and lave proved
especially helpful to women and grow
ing girls. They were used extensively
in private medical practice and, proving
efficient in wide range Of diseases and
absolutely safe in all cases. were placed
upon general sale with directions for
use prepared by the doctor himself.
These pills are sold by all druggists
or will be sent, postpaid, on receipt Of
price, so cents per box; six boxes, S2. 80,
by tho DR.. Williams Medicine Com
pany, Schenectady, N. Y.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-11-05

Thomas Young, Esq, of Scion was
in town Friday on business.
Mrs. Georgia Witham and Mrs.
Mary Witham went to Bingham We'd
nesday.
Mr.. Hackett of the firm of Hackett
& Witham, Skowhegan, has been In
town several times recently with his
auto.
w. J. Holway of The Forks, who
has been under the doctors care, has
returned home, much better.
Supt. G. E. Ball Of Bingham was in
town last week visiting the schools.
Mrs. Della Brown and Harry Will
liams have had the Farmers tele-
phone put into their homes. Mr..
Knox and Mr.. Spear of Anson have
been in town recently looking after
the telephone.
Mr.. Albion Webster of Waterville
is canyassing for nice line of toilet
articles and fancy goods.
The High School scholars gave
Halloween party in the school rooms
Saturday eve which the young folks
enjoyed very much. Ghosts, ghost
stories, games and tricks were the
order of the evening, which ended
with witch's poem. AT twelve the
party broke up after very enjoyable
evening.
Sherman and Earl Bean and Gilbert
Armstrong went to Lewiston last
week to buy horses but not finding
any that suited them, they returned
without any.
Rev. Mr.. Gilpatrick preached
very interesting sermon Sunday from
Mark 1924, "Thou art not far from
the kingdom of God" Mr.. Gilpat-
rick goes from here to Dead River
this week. He returns here again the
first Sabbath In December.
Mr.. John Garmon was buried in the
Catholic cemetery here, Sunday.
Rev. Father Lacroix Of Skowhegan
stopped at Celey Carbino's over Sun
day.
Mrs. Mont Miller of Bingham will
spend the winter with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Celey Carbino, while
her husband is In the woods.
The Ladies' Aid meetings are again
resumed with good show OF interest.
The next meeting will be with Mrs.
Addie Baker, subject, Maine quota.
tions from Maine authors, giving out
and answering questions, history re-
view.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-11-05
ALL THE LATEST NEWS
From the Somerset Towns.
HIGHLAND.

Walter Stafford spent several days
with friends in North New Portland
last week.
There was a large attendance at
the meeting held by Rev. Lenard
Hutchins at the schoolhouse Sunday.
Mrs. Aaron Parker spent several
DAYS last week with relatives in Phil
lips.
Miss Gertrude Howard is home
from Skowhegan for short visit.
Jerome Dunton and son, of con-
cord passed through town recently on
their way to Dead River whore they
will hunt several days.
Mr.. and Mrs Elwell Knowles of
Bangor, are the guests OF Aaron
Parker and family.
The district school closed Friday
after a successful term taught by
Mrs. Charles Bradbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Williams were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. M. w.
Luce the past week.
Simeon Parker of Ripley Is visiting
his brother Aaron Parker.
Mrs. Joshua Howard is at work for
Mrs. Charles Bradbury.
Mason Whitcomb has been doing
carpenter work at North New Port
land the past week.
The Lexington and Highland schol.
ars will unite in giving an entertain
ment at the Highland schoolhouse
November 8.
Mrs. John Welch of Dead River, Is
visiting at the home OF her daughter,
Mrs. Alva Dunphy.
George Newell of Lexington Ridge
was In town recently.
A deer was captured in singular
way by Skowhegan parties last
Tuesday at the old Depot Camp, situ-
ated about five miles from Valley
Farm, on Sandy Stream. The party
had been staying at the Depot Camp
several days, when they decided to
90 farther up the stream for an all
days hunt. Returning about five
O'Clock In the afternoon, they were
startled az hearing great hustling In
the camp when they approached the
open door. Quickly closing the door
they made q large torch and when
Harry opened the door Gene, Ray
mond and Bill fired at dark object
at the farther end of the camp. When
the smoke had cleared they entered
the camp and to their surprise found
they had shot small fawn. 1t Ia
thought that the fawn entered the
camp after some salt which the hunt
ers had left ON the table.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-11-05
ATHENS.

J. @. Bewkwith of Fort Fairfield has
bought the Wilmont B. Whittier farm.
He arrived last week and his family
arrived and settled in their new home
last Tuesday Mr.. Beckwith made his
purchase of Somerset county farming
property through the A. Nj. Thompson
real estate agancy of Skownegan.
Miss Edna Johnson, a member of
the Freshman class at Coney High
Augusta, was in town a few days last
week.
Mr.. Almon Locke returned last
week from visit of six weeks with
relatives in several Massachusetts
towns.
The ladies of the M. +. B. society
will hold "pie supper" at the home
Of one of it's members, Mrs. Eleanor
Holman, Friday evening of this week.
A social evening will follow the sup
per.
Mrs. L. N. Ellingwood in company
with Mrs. @. E. Ball of Bingham went
to Boston last week. The trip was
The Somerset reporter., 1908-11-05
EAST SKOWHEGAN.

The weather these last few days
savors of winter. Screen doors,
window and flies ought to be things
of the past after this. Those who
have to haul water for their stock
find 1t cold hard work. The last rain
helped the wells little but more rain
is needed to get them in good work
ing condition.
Herbert Richardson Is doing a good
bit of work which will much improve
the looks OF our corner. He is cut
ting the bushes and willows and
blowing the field and when it Is In
good grass it will be great improve
ment.
Mrs. Evelyn Lyon is to shut up her
house and 60 to her brother, Almon's
for the winter. Herbert Lyon has
employment away from home through
the winter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Sandford of
Dudley's Corner with their guests
Mrs. A. Often of Waterville Me-, and
Mrs. @. C. Richardson of Valley Falls,
R. l., were at Herbert Richardson's
Sunday.