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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-03-14

The sound. rice and rye is euphon-
BUS Old citizens tell US that during
ne war the combination was success
fally made by some planters. The
hour Of rye made most palatable bat
GER bread. Rice in a large number Of
ANTILLES has always substituted wheat
bread 70 a great degree. and Oat meal
mas largely substituted hominy for
NE breakfast meal. Here We have
uree OF the most nutritious cereals,
which can be luxuriantly grown all
over Alaehua county. Rice and rye.
04ts and corn, in abundance, would
saosist every man and beast in the
eouhuy. But nothing will do but
mat We must send abroad for these
supplies; and not only these. but for
Iueh OF our sugar, meat, Irish po-
~loes and onions What abiect slaves
We al are TO the East and West!
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-03-14

Pensacola ranks second of the ports
ofthe United States in the importation
u mahogany, handling last year no
Isss than 100000 board feet, while
View York. the leader in this business,
,npoFted $4,000. 900 board feet.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-03-14

Some men do a great deal Of work
without stopping every man they meet
% give him a minute detail Of the
pluck, vim, skill and cash every per
lsgmance demanded. Other men pillow
powerfully over a very small job
they succeed we'll in blowing them
selves but nothing else up.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-03-14

AL .sv-rtssiug bills become due after first
..--,nncs Of advertisement, unless otherwise
..,-.l.s.d IN contract. Parties not known to us
IN ~ required TO pay for advertising In adj
-. aAsre.a. THE DAILY sun,
- GAINESVILLE, FLA.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-03-14

--..T-;cra-woek sun is an eight page, forty.
-, ,.per. published every Monday and
'..-..s.v- ana contains all the news Of the
-, ri state and general, and will be
-, rostsge free. TO any part Of the Uniied
-. :, cana A, for s. 90 year-in advance.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-03-14

800 notices IN local column Ioosnts line
s-.s-.,,,iou. and s eentsfor each additional
lusrtioa- -,-.-,,.i.r -,,a. ,,,o,r, an
srplicsi n.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-03-14

D,nv sru published every morning en-
I.,..,,v Delivered BY carrier In the city or
9 -, : cav par, Of the UHitsd states postage
- =. = year; g. 90 six months; fi.as three
-. -. - % cents for Eve weeks-striC'ly In
sarance.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-24
Are
Called
Out
STATE MILITIA SUMMOND TO
VENT THREATENED
CLASH BETWEEN RIVAL PO-
LITICAL FACTIONS IN MIS-
SISSIpPI.

NATCHEZ, Miss, Aug. "a
Two companies of state militia
are encamped today at Meadville,
Franklin county, with orders TO
prevent at any cost a threaten ed
clash between rival political fac
lions whose differences were ap-
parently not settled at the recent
elections.
The soldiers were hurried to
Meadville Ly Acting Governor
Manship when a telephone mess
age was received at the guberna-
'orial residence late yesterday,
.elling of an attempt to assassin
,,e Chancery Clerk Newman.
The message, which was sent
ny Sherii Jones, stated that sever
Il shots had been fired at New
nan, through the windows of his
nome, and that he had been Sc
yerely wounded.
Newman's father recently hell
he chancery office. He was shot
and killed in Meadville during a
factional battle six weeks ago.
The younger Newman was elected
to succeed his father, winning out
over five other candidates for the
office.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-24

pianos are whanging new and old
lyrics and musical comedy folk are
tuning up their voices. In other
halls dancing masters are drilling
chorus people in new steps. In
many hot, cheap boarding house
anxious eyes are poring over type
written conversation, and your
actor man or lady is dramatically
addressing the gas jet with such
as, Thirty years ago your mother
was loidy, and now, Algernon
Darlington, behold the woeful
wreck your wicked willfulness has
wrought"
Ali Broadway's stage. and IL
we're not the actors ont, we may
look at them and wonder at their
lives.
But the chorus girl, the little
stranger In the big city, is the in
dividual In this summer swarm
that attracts my interest. ] had
seen her standing in weary files
before the managers doors, and /
had pitied her because--well, It's
serious business for her, and fall
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-24
SCH|VELY
MAY WIN
EVIDENCE TODAY STRONGLY
IN FAVOR OF INSURANCE
COMMISSIONERS - THOUGHT
PERJURY CHARGE MAY BE
KNOCKED OUT.

OLYMPIA, Aug. 24.-Testi-
mony by witnesses today in the
Schively investigation strongly
favored the state insurance COM
missioner. Schively completed
his testimony In his own behalf
early in the morning session.
Former State Attorney General
John d. Atkinson took the witness
stand and stated that he had in
structed Schively to collect the
fiat rate of 5000 from the various
insurance companies.
s. f. Marsh and Charles A.
Murray, both of the Pacific Live
stock association, while on the
stand, denied all statements and
charges that Schively had commit
ted perjury.
1t is now considered practically
certain that the perjury charge
will be knocked out by the senate
and it is the general belief that
Schively will be acquitted on the
other charges.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-24

In July and August much of the
nations theatrical amusement is
cooked up In New York. Hundreds
of enterprising men, from the
great Belasco and Frohman and
Shubert to the moving picture fell
low, are stirring their individual
pots of laughter or kettles of
spangled wonder for your drinking
in the home theater on coming
winter evenings. It's an institu-
ton this midsummer hurly-burly
of showmaking, and it has various
sides of interest.
Out-of-towil managers throng
the booking agencies. Great stars
come In from summer places and
confer with the moguls of the
business. Costume makers crack
the whip over the heads of tired
needle-women and glittering
spangle is threaded to green vel
vet and pink chiffon is measured
off by the rod. The scene paint
er daubs his canvas and the me-
genius racks his brain.
In q score OF little halls or dis
used theatars in tta tAnderloin
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-24
Cannon
Awfully
'Het Up
OLD "CZAK" OF THE HOUSE
AROUSED BY INSURGENT
FOWLER, SAYS HE'LL MAKE
"FUR Fly"
(By United Press Leased Wire.

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
CHICAGO, Aug. 24.-Aroused
by the aspersions cast upon him
by Congressman G. N. Fowler,
Speaker Joseph Cannon today de-
clared that he would make fur
fly" when congress meets again.
Cannon said:
II intend to call a friend of
mine to the chair and take the
floor and speak as long as l am
allowed. l tell you the fur is 60
ing to fly. Some people who pro-
fess to be republicans will get the
severest castigation that you ever
heard. l intend to call a spade a
spade. Some of these people who
are ranting about the present tar
iff bill, supported and helped frame
the Dingley bill. Their present
rampage is hypocrisy. Some OF
the men who talk of legislation
being stifled will have their rec
ords shown up at my hands.
"Your old Uncle Joe is going to
talk in language anyone can un-
derstand, and l promise that for
virility 1t will rank as a master
piece. It's time someone showed
these malcontents just where
they stand"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-24
Ballinger in Nix Up OOer
Alaskan Coal Land Grab
AS Cabinet Member He
Must Decide Cases in
Which He Formerly
Acted as Attorney
(By United Press Leased wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
BEVERLY, Mass, Aug. a.
For the second time Attorney Gen
eral Wickersham has had referred
to him an Alaskan land case which
has been a slumbering volcano In
the United States interior depart
ment for two years. The matter
involves coal lands in Alaska val
ued at many millions of dollars
and which are nearly as extensive
as the coal deposits in the state
of Pennsylvania.
There are now some 700 claims
involved. 1t seems that over two
years ago claims were filed on coal
land on the Alaska coast near
the Chugach forest reserve. where
tremendous deposits of coal had
been located. James r. Garfield
was at that time secretary OF the
interior. There had been legisla-
tion by congress to prevent large
tracts of coal land from falling
into the hands of single holders.
That is. to prevent possible forma-
tion of a monopoly.
A bill was put through con-
gress allowing as many as four
coal claims to be worked together,
but in case more than four claims
were consolidated the title to the
claims would fail.
Evidence of Fraud.
Some of the first Alaskan claims
were owned by Clarence Cunning
ham of Walla Walla. WASH, and
some were held for United States
senators. l.. r. CLAWS, chief of
the field division of the general
land office, in charge of the dis
trict, which includes Alaska, IN
|vestigated these claims and filed
with the land office at Washing
ton evidence which he had secur-
ed and which he maintained show
ed that the names of dock hands
land others had been used in filing
these claims, and that they were
fraudulent.
Richard Ballinger was commits
sioner of the land office when this
evidence was filed. Secretary Gar
fields attention was attracted to
the case and he began to take
steps to cancel the claims.
Ballinger Serves Two Masters.
Ballinger resigned from the
| land office and became attorney
| for Cunningham. AS attorney he
urged that patents be issued for
the land, and brief was filed In
the interior department urging
Garfield to issue the patents. Gar
field refused. Soon after Balm
ger became secretary of the In
terror, succeeding Garfield he di-
rected that the charges against
the Cunningham claims (35 II
Continued on Page Eight
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-24

lurs may mean more than we may
care to think of.
To satisfy gnawing curiosity
concerning the adventures of girl
come here in search of stage
work, determined to share an ex-
|perience with some such girl. /
knew they were coming into town
on every train, and, familiar with
the type, / planned to meet some
girl at the station, make friends
and see what should see. have
done SO, and will tell the story
of the adventures of 17-year-old
girl from st. Louis, Mo-, with
whom ! fell In at the PennsyI-
vania station in Jersey City in the
third week of July, and who
(thank the blessed starsl) has her
job today. and hope is happy
and will ever be. She has her job,
|and / know how she got it and
what 1t cost her. The stage. la
dies and gentlemen. has no glitter
on it for my eyes.
(MISS POLLoCK'S STORY
WILL BE CONTINUED IN To
|MORROw'S TIMEs.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-24

UPPER SANDUSKY, o., Aug.
23.-Has anyone seen the woman
or the baby who are shown in this
picture? Robt. T. Perdue would
give all the money he has in the
world to know.
The woman is now little past
40, the baby is a grown woman OF
%. For the pictures were taken
22 years ago.
Il It's a 22-year-old tragedy in
ther life of Robt. Perdue-a trag-
edS which time has never softened
for, him. It's a parallel in real life
of 1he pathetic theme of the
ttMusic Master" \
In the common Jail at Upper
Sandusky is the man who, Perdue
SAYS, stole his girl-wife and his
baby 22 years ago. But Wilbert
Stillwell, the prisoner, was alone
when he was arrested. And he
won't tell what has become of the
woman nor the little girl.
In the hearing in court here Per-
due had to sit and listen to wit
nesses testifying how Stillwell had
boasted of his conquest.
Sure l took them away" the
witnesses said Stillwell proclaimed,
Il took Mrs. Perdue away from
her husband because l was a bet
ter man than he was, because l
was slicker. And I'd do it again. "
Where Is the Wife.
But when the court asked Still
well what he had done with the
wife and child, he refused to an
swer. While Perdue across the
witness table gripped the arms of
his chair, his veins standing out
like cords.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-24
JURORS PAY VISIT
TO POWER PLANT
SITE

Twelve jurors selected yester-
day to try the city's condemnation
suit to obtain riparian rights at
Nisqually for the municipal DO w
er plant. left on the Tacoma East
ern train this morning f'5r Alder
creek where they will view the
premises involved. They will re-
turn by way OF La Grande. The
Jurymen were accompanied by a
court bailiff and the attorneys in-
|terested.
The attorneys for the Nisqually
Power company contend that they
are entitled to highest value dam
ages, because as public service
corporation Il was developing the
Nisqually site prior to the cify's
appearances for the same purpose.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-24
HARTMAN HOME

NEW YORK, Aug. 24.-The
steamship Kaiser Wilhelm H.,
with Edward H. Hartman on
board, arrived at Quarantine at
2:05 this afternoon. The railroad
wizard told the reporters that he
was feeling pretty good" but re-
fused to make any statement un2
til he boarded his private car at
Jersey City.
Immediately upon his arrival
at the station he will be whirled
away to his home at Arden.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-24

Stillwell was bound over to the
grand jury. Perdue hopes the up
per courts can force an answer
from him to the question, where
are they now?"
1t happened in 1887. Perdue, a
prosperous young farmer, had mar
ried his boyhood sweetheart, Leefa
Wilmeth. He had fallen in love
with her when she was IL, and
married her at 16.
The next four years were a con-
tinuous honeymoon for the young
couple. They were well-to-do, they
took in all the country dances to-
gether, and came and went as they
pleased. Two chifdren-Cora an5
Tillie-came to them. They haG 4
hired man, Wilbert Sti1lwell, who
took the burden of the outside
work of Perdue's hands.
Wife Leaves Her Home.
The young husband became in
terested in Mississippi farm lands.
1t ended in his making a Today
trip to look them over personally
When he came back, his wife and
younger baby, and $1,000 in money
were gone.
What happened during those 10
days to make the wife forget her
allegiance to her husband, what
threats, arts, inducements, the de
spoiler used to make her leave him
can only be speculated.
From that day Perdue was 6
changed man. He sold his farm
he couldn't bear to stay in the
house where everything recalled
his lost happiness. He became 6
wanderer, working for the govern
ment secret service and the Pink
ertons-traveling through evei,
state in the union, always lookins
for his wife and baby. Final
he ran across Stillwell in Ohio an {
caused his arrest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-24
SEE FAMOUS HOUSE,
| AT S. A THROW

women and men.
Today was the first time people
other than Mrs. Belmont's friends
crossed the portals of the dwell
ing which represents an invest
ment of hundreds of thousands of
dollars.
Mrs. Belmont greeted each of
her $5 guests with smile and a
word of welcome.
Until the present." said Mrs.
Belmont. II have always thought
it best not to open Marble house
to public view, as 1t has been used
solely for a private residence,
though should very much have
liked to please the many sincere
admirers of art who have in for
mer years made application for
such privilege.
II am departing from that rule
of years solely because believe
the step may tend to increase the
votes for women"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-24
"sH5 Shoots E!l2 q I5 PEOPLE {EE'
CRAZED NEGRO KILLS THREE
AND WOUNDS Fl OTHERS ON
MAIN STREETS OF MONROE,
LAS THEN BURNED TO
DEATH.

MONROE, La, Aug. 24.-Three
persons were instantly killed and
Fl others wounded, some fatally,
here today when Alfred Thomas,
a giant negro, crazed by cocaine,
and armed with a shotgun, ran
amuck on the main streets of the
town.
A posse of citizens was formed
and chased the negro to a vacant
house, where Thomas barricaded
the doors, and for over an hour
stood off mob of 1000 people.
When the negro refused to
leave the building the house was
set on fire and Thomas incin-
Grated.
For more than half-hour Way
managed to keep at large before
he finally was run down by the
posse.
When the negro died it was
found that his pockets were filled
with unfired shells, showing that
he had deliberately started out to
kill.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-24
LONG SENTENCE
BECAUSE HE
TOLD LIE
(By United Press Leased Wire. }

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
BELLINGHAM, Aug. 24.-Be-
cause he told felsehood in an
endeavor to secure revenge for a
fancied wrong, r. M. McCune was
today sentenced by Judge Kellogg
of the Whatcom county superior
court to an indeterminate SEN
tence of from five months to five
years in the state penitentiary.
McCune accused a negro woman
of the underworld of stealing a
gold watch and chain from him.
On investigation, the officers
found that he had the watch in
his pocket at the time he made
the accusation. McCune was ar
rested and charged with perjury,
and his case came up before the
court today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-24
UP. DECLARES
DIVIDEND

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK. Aug. 24.-For
the first time IN years, the direc-
tors of the Union and Southern
Pacific railroads met this after
noon and declared a dividend
without e. H. Hartman being
present. The directors declared
the regular quarterly dividend of
2h per cent on Union common; a
semi-annual dividend Of per
cent on Union preferred, and a
quarterly dividend of 1 " per cent
on Southern Pacific common.
The directors, after declaring
the dividends, chartered a tug
this afternoon, and are going
down the bay to meet Hartman.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-24
VIC I ORY
WON BY
Court Decision Gives Him
at least Years Start
Over Hartman in
Oregon Race.
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

Il
PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. "a
James J. Hill, empire builder" !"
gained great victory today over
E. H. Hartman, the railway king,
in the fight between the Hill and
Hartman interests for control Of
right of way in Deschutes canyon,
the key to mastery of Central Ore
gon, the California valleys and an
assured outlet at San Francisco for
an inland coast line.
Gets a Years Start.
Hill was given at least years
start over his powerful rival by a
decision of Justice Robert S. Bean
of the United States court, in
which the Hartman interests were
temporarily enjoined from occu-
pancy of disputed right of way in
the canyon.
The decision is victory for the
Oregon Trunk railroad company
or Hill interests, and recognizes
every right contended for by Carey
& Kerr, Hills attorneys.
Stuns Hartman Counsel
w. w. Cotton, chief counsel for
Hartman, in the Northwest, lis
tened to the reading of the decis-
ion with the stunned manner of
man who had been struck a
crushing blow. Then he sprang
to his feet, in spite of protests
from Judge Carey, demanded an
Injunction against the Oregon
Trunk Railroad company to pre-
vent the Hill men from occupying
other than a 200-foot strip to
which their absolute title was rec
ognized by the court.
The temporary Injunction grant
ed in. favor of the Oregon Trunk
by. Judge Bean, will have in its
provisions decisive influence on ev-
cry other phase of litigation pend
ing or yet to be brought between
the rival railroad companies.
When Mr.. Cotton appears before
the court this afternoon or tomor-
row to plead for a second injunc-
tion in accordance with his de-
mands of this morning, there will
be certain matters relating to the
organization of the Oregon Trunk
that he will not be allowed 70
mention. These are:
The Oregon Trunk railroad is q
Nevada corporation and as such
has no right to construct in Ore
gon, having been vested with no
such right in Nevada.
That the survey of the line de-
lineated on the Oregon Trunk s
map is not in compliance with the
provisions of the incorporating aot
of 1875 and the secretary of the
interior had, for that reason, no
power or authority to approve the
map.
These were the chief conten-
tions of the Hartman interests n
litigating against the issuance of
the temporary restraining order
prayed for by the Trunk. But
Judge Bean ruled that these cou-
tentions were not we'll founded.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-24
TO BAKE 5000
PIES AND GIVE
Them AWAY

(By United Press Leased Wire.
SEATTLE, Aug. 24.-To bake
five thousand apple pies for dis
tribution on Apple day, October 8,
at the exposition. is the task that
has been assigned to Frank o.
Kreager. superintendent of the
domestic science work in the edu-
cational building of the exposition
and to the Olympia High school
girls who do the demonstrating
In the department.
And because the facilities of the
kitchen where domestic science 8
demonstrated will permit the bak-
ing of just seventy pies per hour,
Mr.. Kreager believes he has the
biggest task for the Apple day
celebration.
The county and state commits
|sioners will furnish apples galore
and the other ingredients will be
provided, but mathematical calcu-
lation shows that It will take just
II hours and twenty minutes 70
make those 5000 pies.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-24
Heavy Loss of Life in Marine Disaster Today Near
Buenos Ayres- -Rammed by the Colombia, Ger
man Ship Goes Down Like Shot.
PLEASURE SEEKERS PERISH
BEFORE AID REACHES THEM
Passengers are Thrown Into Panic When Big Ves-
sells Crash, and Many Jump Into the Sea-Cap-
tain Tries to Kill Himself.

BUENOS AYRES, Aug. a..
Two hundred and fifty excursion
lists aboard a German excursion
steamer lost their lives today when
the vessel was rammed at the en-
trance to Montevideo harbOr by tho
Colombia, another excursion
steamer. A fete was I'm progress at
Montevideo and thousands of ex.
cursionists were bound for that
city.
Passengers I'm Panic
When the Colombia, heavy
laden with passengers, collided
with the German steamer, whose
name has not yet been ascertained,
there was panic aboard both ves-
sells.
Ship Sinks Quickly
The officers and crews of each
steamer did their utmost to quiet
the excursionists, but to no avail.
Before the life boats could be
launched the German steamer
sank.
During the panic a number Of
the excursionists jumped over
board and were drowned.
Other vessels are now. cruising
around the scene of the wreck In
the hope of saving those who may
have managed to keep afloat.
Captain Tries to End Life
Among the few saved from the
German steamer was its captain.
When he saw that his ship had
gone to the bottom he attempted
to end his life and was only pre-
vented from SO doing by other Of
ficers of the vessel who took him
in charge.
Those aboard the German
steamer had little chance for their
lives as the vessel sank within a
few minutes after the collision,
and even before the life boats
could be lowered.
A misunderstanding of signals is
reported to have caused the acci-
dent.
Death List May Grow.
The details of the wreck still
are lacking. A number of ships
that went to the rescue of the
wrecked vessel have not yet re-
turned. Meager advices received
confirmed the report that few
passengers escaped.
1t is feared that the list of dead
will exceed the number report
ed in the earlier accounts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-24
25O EXCURSIONIST DROWNED
Aged Tacoma Woman's Efforts
Open Prison Doors For Son

He claims he was made drunk by
two crooks, taken with them while
they robbed a man, and implicated
when one of them put in his pock-
ct an article taken from the vic
tim. Later the Tacoma police, he
asserts, forced him into a confes-
sion and he was sent up.
His mother Immediately moved
here to be near him and has work
ed increasingly to get official
action. The son, who is but 20
years old, swears he will make
amends to the mother for her sac
rifice.