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The Washburn leader., 1909-10-01
aieawAymAn ai GETS AwAY'
kil,s One Man and Wounds Two 9th
ers in Holdup.

Philadelphia. Sept. 29.-One man is
dead and two others are suffering in
a hospital from bullet wounds as IL
result of noldup in a saloon at York
road and i.ycoming street. The high
wayrnan. who was masked, made his
escape. ~
The dead man. who vas shot
through the abdomen because he did
not act quickly enough In handin"
over his yait,ables, was James QuiHl.
son of tka proprietor of the saloon
The injured are Henry F.. Saylor ant.
Henry Cassidy
Saylor has bullet wound 10 der
the heart and his condition is ser;"':s-
The highwayman's booty was small
The Washburn leader., 1909-10-01
TAXES TIME TO MAKE RADl.1:
Output Of Factory in Eighteen Months
is One Gramme.

Vienna. Sept. 29-The ten grammcs.
or about onc-third of an ounce. OF
radium chloride. equivalent to one
gramme of pure radiun. which wer'>
the total output for eighteen MONTH
of the government radi,m mines at
Joachimsthal are guarded day and
night at that place by armed watch
men pending their removal here.
The rudium chloride will be packed
in a leaden capsule and brought here
by responsible officials. After tn
hospitals and scientific institution
have been supplied gratis the remain
der will be offered for sale at $750OO
a gramlne, or l5ka grains.
The Washburn leader., 1909-10-01
ALL THE VICTIMS
ARE ST0CkMEN
Six Persons Killed in Rail.
read Wreck at Chicago.
cABoosE TORN TO PIECES

Car in Which Unfortunstes Are Sleep
inc Crashed into by Engine Of Pas,
senger Train and Fire Adds to Hor.
ror OF Situation-Aii of the Dead
Residents OF North Dakota and
Montana.
Chicago, Sept 29.--Six men were
killed and a dozen seriously injured
by All outbound Panhandle passenger
train crashing into the rear end of a
Chicago, Milwaukee, and St Paul
stock train The victims were stock
men and members OF the stock train
crew. No persons on the passenger
train were injured.
the victims were sleeping in the
caboose of the, stock train. This car
was completely demolished and the.
victims badly mutilated.
Many of the injured were extricated
with difficulty from the burning debris
by firemen and others who hurried TO
the scene of the wreck The identl
fled dead arc:
II. POTTER, Dion Lake, ~ D. d
DON SCHLANGER, Fayette ~ D.
W. }. STEVENSON. Livingston,
Mont. ''f' g . .
JACOB MoTz. Kuhn, N. y.
FRED KOCH, Dickinson N. D.
JOHN PCSTLE, Winona, n. d.
The passenger train, which was
bound for Cincinnati. was moving rap
idly and had just rounded sharp
curve when ihe engineer sighted the
stock train only few. yards in front.
After applying the emergency brakes
the engineer and fireman of the pas
senger train leaped from the cab, es.
Gaping injury.
No opportunity for escape was
given the sleeping stockmen in tho
way car. as the sound CT the warning
whistle was drowned in the crash as
the heavy locomotive plowed through
the caboose and three other cars.
Fire added to the terror Of the
wreck and greatly hampered the work
of rescue.
The Washburn leader., 1909-10-01
Ill AND WITHOUT A HOME
Soldier Who Marched to Relief q,
Custer Dying.

New York, Sept. 29.-Daniel Cliff.
ford, one of the persevering and much
suffering soldiers who marched to the
relief Of General Custer and who wa:
within forty miles of the Little Big
Horn when Custer and his men wert
massacred by the Indians. is dying III
a hospital here from starvation. Sine
Friday the veteran. who is now sixty
eight years old, had had nothing To
eat and he dropped from exhaustion
on street crowded with Hudson-Ful
ton celebrators. He had been iii and
without home for several weeks.
The Washburn leader., 1909-10-01
SOLE REMAINING AMBITION
A!drich Eager to Assist in Improving
Our Financial System.

y Paris, Sept. Ex-senator Nelson w.
Afdrich Of Rhode Island and Professor
A.fP. Andrew. who are in Paris gath
ertng information for the report of
the American monetary commission,
are the recipients Of much attention
here. They have heen dined by NJ.
Pallain, governor Of the Bank Of
France; NJ Cochery. minister OF
finance. and the heads Of several i'm
portant French credit institutions and
have had a number Of interviews with
financial experts Senator Aldr'ch
has repeatedly informed his friends
here that the sole remaining ambition
Of his. public life is to assist in en-.
dowtng the United States with a fnan
cial system, as. solid as that Of Great
Britain or France.
The Washburn leader., 1909-10-01
BELIEVE 1T WILL END wAF
spaniacas Celebrate Capture ot Mo
s353.s toccan Towns.

Madrid, Sept. 29.-The capture OF
the towns of Nador and Zelusn by the
Spanish forces in Morocco is being
celebrated here as the virtual end Of
the, war with. the Riffs. Dispatches:
received here from Melilla say thar
all the villages in the foothills Of
Mount Guruga. which has been the
Moorish stronghold, are in flames
The Washburn leader., 1909-10-01
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, Sept. 2S.-Cattle- -Beeves.
$4.OO@3.3O; Texas steers. s3.s0@5.50:
Western steers, s3.9OM6.50; stockers
and feeders. $3.1O05,15; cows and
heifers, $2.OO@6.00; calves, $1,000
s.75. Hogs-Light, $7.75@s.35; mixed,
$775@S45; heavy. $7.65@S.lo; rough.
37.65@7S5: good to choice heavy.
S7.s5@S.50; pigs. s6.6O@7S0. Sheep
Native. $2.6504S5; yearlings. $3.50
06.40; lambs. $4.2507.oo.
The Washburn leader., 1909-10-01
MEDAL FOR WAR SECRETARY

Dickinson Rescued Mar From Drown
ing in 1SY5.
Washington, Sept 29.-For jumping
into the river at Detroit, Mich, and
,rescuing James F. Joy, a Detroit law
yer, in August, 1895, Secretary of War
Dickinson has been presented with Il
gold medal. The presentation was
made at the war department. by AS
The Washburn leader., 1909-10-01
ouluth wheat and Flax.

Duluth, Sept. 2S.-Wheat-To arrive
and on track-No. 1 hard, $1.O2h; No
I Northern. $1O1ss; No. 2 Northern,
$3.50: Sept, $1.OOM; Oct, $1.001a:
Dec. 9sMc; May. $t.02k. Flax-To
arrive. $1.37A; on track, $1.41M.
Sept. $1.41sa: Oct. $1.37h; Nov, ST.
37M: Dec, $134A; May, $1.39%..
The Washburn leader., 1909-10-01
TROOPS DlsARM PEASANTS
Situation Still Serious in Spanish
Province of Catalonia.

Cerbere. France. Sept 29-strict
censorship over news dispatches con.
tinues to be enforced throughout the
Spanish province of Catalonia. Ac
fcording to news that reached here
military searching parties are scour.
ing Catalonia, dtsarming the peasants
Il Is Understood that the authorities
in order to allow the popular i'll feel.
ing to cool. have decided to postpone
further trials by courtmartial until
the end of November. They will not
however. make any concessions In the
matter Of reopening the lay schools
In which anarchistic doctrines ar
taught
The Washburn leader., 1909-10-01
St. Paul Live Stock.

st. Paul, Sept 2S.-Cattle-Good tG
choice steers. $6.75@7.5o; fair to good,
$5.00@6.75; good to choice COWS and
hcifers, $4.25@5.25; veals, $5.5OM7.0O.
Hogs-$7.7O@8.15 Sheep-Wethers.
$4.5O04.6O; yearlings. $5.25@5.50:
spring lambs, $6.O0@e.90.
The Washburn leader., 1909-10-01
Many Have Marrow Escapes.

Waterloo, Ia, Sept. pa large
tent under which 200 prospective pur'
chasers at lot sale had gathered was
blown down. Four persons were IN
jured by falling poles. many had mar
row escapes from injury and others
were nearly smothcred.
The Washburn leader., 1909-10-01
Robbers Lett His Underwear.

Chicago, Sept. 29.-James Porter Of
Fosston, Mimi, would have gone home
in a barrel If he could have found q
barrel. AS It was he stoed shiverlng
behind a billboard at Sixteenth and
Clark streets, after two negroes had
robbed him and stripped him to his
underwear, until rescueas . police
mar. l. Sa. s5l!5
The Washburn leader., 1909-10-01
cra.zed4 era. Man Shot s slsE nsath.!

Manila, Sept. 90. After running
a,nuck and attacking the officers and
hospital stewards of thesE Emitted States
HOSPITAL ship Relief John Ransonl,.a 4
fireman 81 the ship. was shot and.
killed by Civilian Mate lleinke5
ssHeinke killed the crazed man on en-:
sdors from The comm ndar 81; the Rs
slief. y.
The Washburn leader., 1909-10-01
CHICAGO Grain and Provisions.

Chicago. Sept 2s.-Wheat-Scpt ).
$1.057s: Dec. $1.01: May, s1.o31a@
1.035a. Corn-Sept., 65hc; Dec.
69kc: May. 61ssc. Oats-Sept., 4lA
@41%c; Dec, 1890; May, 42hc. Pork
Sept, s24.95; jan. 1855; May, SIS
so. Butter-Creamerie 24k @29c
datries, 22@26c. Eggs-18@24c. Por
try-Turkeys. tic; chickens, 13kc;
springs. l5c
The Washburn leader., 1909-10-01
BRAVE GIRLS SAVE VILLAGE
Telephone for Help While Exchange
Is Burning.


Painesville, O., Sept 29.-The brav.
cry of two telephone girls, Haze
Christian and Alice Warren. sleeping
in the telephone exchange at Perry, ::
village near here, saved that town
from total destruction by fire.
Fire broke out in a store beneath
the exchange. The girls we're alone,
but stuck to their posts and teIe
phoned the sleeping citizens.
While the girls were calling to the
Painesville and Madison fire depart.
ments for help the telephone wires
burned and the operators in their
night clothes stumbled down tn.
stairs through the smoke to the
street. ..-t
Two stores, a livery stable and resi-
dence were burned before aid from,
other towns arrived.
The Washburn leader., 1909-10-01
hundreds Pursue Mmrderers.

Lexington, KY, Sept "a report
from Buchanan county, W. Va. lust
across the Kentucky state line. says
that more than 900 rren are engaged
with blooGhounas in a chase over the
mountains after the men who mur
dered George Meadows, his wife.
three children and his mother-fn-law
and then burned tho faniily's home at
Hurley, Ya!s 8s5
The Washburn leader., 1909-10-01
GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis, Sept 2s.-Wheat-
Sept, 1890: Dec, s91Ac; May, $1.02@.
O1.O2a. On track-No. I hard, ST.
02M; No. I Northern. $1.O17s; No. 2
Northern, easc: No. spring, o7ht
9oAc
The Washburn leader., 1909-10-01
Jsws object 10 Centennial Pin.

1 ST. Louis, Sept. 29-Many orthodox
Jews have refused. to wear the st.
Louis Centennial associations pins be
cause they bear the figure Of st. Louis
holding aloft cross which forms the
upper part sof the handle Of the French
lilngss sword 3I t.ss
The Washburn leader., 1909-10-01

ton in This Matter-SayS EainN9er
Is in Accord With Him and Praises
Chief Forester Pinchot.
Spokane. Wash. Sept. 29.---In a
sptecll on the conservation Of natural
resources delivered here President
Taft declared that he would ask con-
100000 in bonds to complete irrigatic4
projects which had already been be-
gun i'll the West and on work which
had been stopped for lack of funds.
This has been thethcpe of many set
tiers in the arid regions who had
taken up lands in expectation of pro
curing a supply of water to make then!
fertile and the presidents declaration
was enthusiastically cheered
The president declared that many
newspapers had drawn unfair infer
enGes as to the attitude Of his admin
istration on the general conservation
or natural resources.
THE truth is" lie said, my admin
lstration is pledged to follow out the
policies. OF. Mfl Roosevelt in this re-
gard and while that pledge does not
involve me in any obligation to carry
them out unlesssI have congressional
authority to do. so it does require that
I take every step to exert every legiti-
mate influence upon congress to enact
the legislation which shall best sub
serve the purpose indicated"
The president declared that Secre-
accord with. him AS to the necessity
for promoting, in every Legitimate
way. the conservation Of natural re-
sources. ..M- ..a
Praise for Chief Forester.
The president also had praise for
Chief Forester Clifford Pinchot and re-
ferred to Pinchot's wonderful work
for the conservation Of the forests.
supported by Mr.. Roosevelt"
President Taft declared as to water
power sites that congress must au-
thorize the government to allot these
sites to private interests for develop.
ment, the government retaining gen.
eral control and supervision.
He declared also that he would urge
upon congress the necessity of an au
thoritativet classification OF public
lands to prevent difficulties of the
past, such as the setting aside of coal
and mineral lands as agricultural
lands and vice versa. .4
The president sat up on his train
until after midnight debating his
speech. He consulted freely With
Secretary Rallinger before beginning
work on the address and again when
the rough draft had been completed.
On his arrival here the president
was welcomed by Governor M. E. Hay.
Mayor Pratt, Senator Wesley L.
Jones, Congressman Poindexter, Pres
ident f., q. Goodwell Of the Spokane
chamber of commerce and f. H. Esh
Gilman ''oe the entertainment commit
tee. .,s .a t-
The president walked to waiting
automobile and was conveyed to y
restaurant for breakfast. The -Four
teenth cavalry and the Spokane police
marched at the head Of the column
It was one continuous cheer from the
time; the president left the station.
After. breakfast the presidential;
party was taken on an automobile ride
utkSitf tho oifv 1a ist' llIst. go
The Washburn leader., 1909-10-01
suttan's Jewe,ssto Sc soid.

Paris. Sept. % The Jewels Of Alb
del Aziz. former sultan Of, Morocco.
which were pledged IN q gcYe rnmenn.S q
spawnshop In 1907 and haye not been
redeemed. Will probably be sold ~
public auction 10 = fortnight
The Washburn leader., 1909-10-01
SiA. !. n.i,.. -

Si%: I..iit. r.
Washington, Sept. zy.- '. .th charac-
teristic secrecy the Japanese have
been busiiy developing a military aero
plane at Hakodate which is said to be
world bcater."
While Glenn H. Curtiss was win.
ming the Case international cup with
speed of six miles in something less
tnan nine minutes, since which Hubert
Latham has made mile minute for
seven minutes, the little brown men
OF the Far East have developed bird
IKE craft that attained a speed of
sixty-eight miles an hour. This is the
fastest on record for aerial navigation.
The Washburn leader., 1909-10-01
ALONG RUSSIAN FRONTIER

Persian Bandits Committing Numer
Gus Depredations.
Tifis, Sept. 29.-Lccal authorities
have sent an urgent request to ST.
Petersburg for aid in suppressing the
numerous bands of Persian bandits
that are preying along the Russian
border The depredations Of these
bands have increased until life and
property In isolated spots are no long
er safe. Si.s
Several small Russian outposts have
had encounters with the Persians and
been worttsd. &, 49,
The Washburn leader., 1909-10-01
STEAMER BLOWS Up At SEA

40 on Board With One exception Re
n ported Lost:
Rangoon, Rurmah, Sept. 29.-The
British steamer Clan Macintosh, be
longing to the Madras Steam Nayiga-
tion, company, is reported to have
blown up at sea Every man on
board, with one exception. is said to
have persisted. The Clan ~ acIntost
was on her way from seangoon to Cal
scutta to be fitted out with new boilers
The Washburn leader., 1909-10-01
TAFT TALKS on
CONSERVATION ! 81:
Pledged to Garry Out Roose.
yelt Policies.
NEWSPAPERS UNFAIR

President Declares Section Of Press
Has Drawn Wrongful differences as
to the Attitude of His Administra-
ton in This Matter-Says Ealiinger
Is in Accord With eiim and Praises
Chief Forester Pinchot.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-27

the first woman in the world to know It
positively. She knew It because she, her
self, had made the calculations. She was
willing to stake what little money she had
saved from her salary as a school teacher
along with the smaller amount which her
brothers had saved, upon the outcome of
the device to be made according to her
calculations. She staked 1t, and she won.
When the machine was completed and
found to be a success, and 1t became de-
sirable to get in touch with the nations
of the world, 1t was Catherine Wright who
brought the ~aeroplane to the attention OF
the men who would have to be deal with.
The letters which the representatives OF
foreign governments received were writ
ten by this woman in the name OF her
brothers.
All this time Miss Wright was going
daily to the schoolroom. Even their neigh
bors i'd not know she took any interest in
the flying machine. They knew that It wat
characteristic OF the Wrights to be de-
voted to one another. But they did not
know that this patient schoolteacher had
mastered the intricacies of the air and
that she had been in correspondence with
governments, carrying or the promotion
end of the flying machine.
Even after the Wright aeroplane had
become famous and her brothers were
demonstrating It to the world, Miss WriGh'
continued her occupation Of teaching. L
was not until Orville Wright met with
the accident at Fort Meyer, which Jams
near costing him his life, that she gave
up her position and FASTENED to him. Sht
remained until he was able to travel, tool
him home, nursed him to health, and &C.
Companied him on his recent trip tc
France.
Miss Wright has always been modes
and retiring. In the schoolroom she wa
popular, despite the fact she was exacting
And she Is one woman who has proves
that she could keep a secret.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-27
VIM nc H~fiIIIons boo.

There are Ss7,4s7 females engaged IN vari-
GUS occupations, as against L,l02. al males,
In New York City, says a writer In the
Van Norden Magazine.
II is a varied field, indeed, to which the
millions turn. There are IS women lawyers
in New York City, and 7,s1 men. Among
the physicians and surgeons Of the metrop-
oils there are $40 women in practive and
est men. 1t generally has been believed
that barmaids no longer existed in New
York, bat the statistics show that there are
IS of them still on duty in the city, while
there are 1919 masculine mixers"
You would hardly expect to find women
In the role Of livery stable keepers, but
there are 16 in New York. Those who be-
iieve that q hammer and saw are intracta-
BILE In any other than mans hands will
find themselves at fault, for there are IS
women carpenters and jolners in New York.
There are 29,eO4 men in the same. trade.
Plumbers7 Yes, ~ females are numbered
among that class Of artisans, as against
16, 614 males.
The largest representation of women
among the professional wage earners Is, of
course, in schools and colleges, where there
are 1881 OF them engaged In imparting
the knowledge Of older heads to the
younger. There are 3,4O9 male teachers in
New York. The preponderance Of unskilled
feminine labor is among servants and wait
ers. There are 1895 ss Of these, as against
81, POI men. in the metropolis. In the mimic
world there are 2,629 women actors and
ABB men. OF the clergy there are 1888 men
and So1 women. In the field Of Journalism
there are a,sSS men and 2A women Even
into financial circles the woman has made
her way. There are 81 bankers and brokers
wearing feminine garb in New York, and
T,112 Of those whose birthright 1t is to
adopt less cumbersome fashions, Bookkeep-
ers and accountants, s,291 women, @,6l'
men, clerks n oopyists, e,o67 women So
54 men. Who would ever think OF hndine
8 women in the ranks Of the hostlers1
But so Il is. There are b,ss1 men engaged
in this line Of endeavor. Among merchants
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-27

The mother who wishes her boy or
girl to be a pink Of propriety. who rates
good clothes and depressed manners
above %healthful, romping and natural
noisiness Of childhood, is laying up for
herself disappointment. Either her chill
dren fail short Of her foolish ideal, or,
meeting It, she learns too late she has
reared Miss Nancies and invalids.
An old doctor who lived next TO a big
primary school was asked II the noise
and rompins Of the children at recess
did not annoy him.
Not half so annoying, madam, as II
they were a set Of silent little prigs, for
IA know that the parents Of those chill
dren would be bothering me with their
ailments. Youth needs to romp to keep
we'll"
There Is an old saying, 1T Is better to
wear clothes than blankets" II you do
not banker after nursing, let your boy
and girl rough-house to their hearts con-
tent. What II It does tear their clothes
to wrestle. to roll down hill or jump in
the haymow? Bodies cost more to repair
than frocks, and doctors bills come higher
than worn out shoes and stockings.
There Is nothing more pitable han the
child who is under constant restraint.
As one woman said recently to the moth.
err OF an active and naughty child: 1T
is refreshing to hear OF her pranks, Most
children nowadays are so repressed with
governesses tagging after them with con-
slant don't that they have had all origi-
nality destroyed"
Let your children romp all they win,
Choose places for their ro~ugh-housins.
Let the children understand that romp-
ing in the drawing room or In the pres
ence of company iy not to be tolerated
but the rest of the time permit play
though It verges on boisterousness.
What IL rough-housing is hard on the
nerves Of older people. It is excellent &c
prevent nerves in the kiddies themselves
Less restraint Of children is needed thar
most mothers will believe.
The old cat can teach a lesson to many
q human parent when she limbers herself
to play with her Kittens string.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-27
Big Grower of Fruit.

Mrs. Kate O'Brien Of Russet, Okl, is one
Of the most successful fruit growers in the
world. She raises peaches. grapes, goose
berries, Strawberries, raspberries, black
berries and black currents.
Peaches and strawberries are her two
main crops. This season she has sold
Strawberries to the amount Of 5000. and
she still is sending daily shipments to
market She estimates her peach crop will
return more than $4,000. This Is a con-
sentative figure. as it means only 80 cents
each for the 10000 fruit-bearing trees which
she has put out,
Mrs. O'Brien has brought her farm to
its present state OF cultivation. She per-
sonally directed the planting OF every vine,
bush and tree. She supsrintonds the work
OF her entire body Of workmen.
A fair-sized fortune has been offered to
her for her farm, but she says she would
not sell at any price, "If i gave up my
farm, how would l keep myself busyT'
she asked.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-27

OF several inclres clusters or cherries fell
loosely over the brim.
Another mushroom shaped hat in one
or the soft, loose woven satiny straws
OF light khaki tone has a softly folded
band Of light blue liberty satin ribbon
across the front OF the crown, ending in a
chou at each side, while around the back
is a half wreath Of natural size daisies and
fo-rget-me-nots clinging fatty and closely
TO the straw.
Fine leghorn braids are worn even by
the very little girls for first hats and are
In high favor for the older girls. They
wear well, fall in graceful curves and
seem rather more childish than the heay-
lest and coarser straws
A pretty way of trimming a child's
leghorn, where the shape is 'he ordinary
one with moderate, round crown and
Hopping brim. is 10 draw O satin scarf OF
delicate color around the crown, knotting
It on the side and then o apply a loose
wreath Of minute rosebuds or roses In
festoon fashion, catching IL up to the scarf
At intervals and letuos the loops fail over
the brim.