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The San Francisco call., 1909-03-16
RIPLEY ON COAST
TO MEET HARTMAN
Head of Santa Fe Waits at
Santa Barbara to Learn
Will of Wizard
Railroad Magnates of Nation
Gathering at Pasadena
for Conference
TSpeciol Dispatch 10 The Call

SANTA BARBARA, March 15.-Pres-
ident E. p Ripley and nine other high
officials of the Santa Fe railroad met
at the Potter hotel this evening for
conference as to the policy of the Santa
Fe railroad under the domination of
Hartman, who is to be here late this
week for a conference with President
Ripley on this point.
In the party with President Ripley
We're: George r. Nicholson, second vice
president; j. 3. German, freight traffic
manager, and w. j. Black, passenger
traffic manager, all of Chicago; w. A.
Bissell. assistant traffic manager; Ed
ward Chambers, assistant freight
traffic manager; H. P. Anewalt, assist
ant freight traffic manager, and Cap
tain A. H. Payson. assistant to Presi-
dent Ripley, all of San Francisco, and
w. G. Barnwell, general freight agent,
and John ]. Byrne. assistant passenger
traffic manager, both of Los Angeles.
SPEND DAY AT GOLF LINKS
The whole party spent the day at the
golf links at the Potter country club,
on Hope ranch, and gathered at the
Potter hotel for dinner tonight After
the dinner the 10 mentioned We're in
conference in the lobby of the hotel for
several hours. and then, quitting the
discussion, engaged in a game of cards.
None of the party would admit hav-
ing participated in any discussion more
weighty than a game of golf. From
another and quite reliable source. how
ever, something about the conference
and the meat of it was concerned.
Edward H. Hartman is expected to
reach this city late this week. AIt was
learned tonight that he is coming to
have. conference with President Rip
ley concerning the Santa Fe. which is
now believed to be under Hartman 8
control The conference tonight was
to outline the policy of the change
and to prime President Ripley for his
interyieW with Hartman
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-16
TESTIMONY SOUGHT
AGAINST SWINDLER
Circular Letters Sent to Vic
tins of j. c. MabraY

ST. LOUIS, March 15.-Postofice In
spector Swenson today mailed 40 cir
cular letters to various victims of the
alleged swindling operations of ]. c.
Mabray and his associates. asking
the recipients to testify before the
federal grand jury in Council Bluffs.
Ia, when the case is to be considered.
Swenson received a letter today from
Frank II. Pilling of Tacoma. Wash.
saying that he was swindled out of
$4,000 in fake" prize fight last Au-
gust. When he complained to the au-
thorities he was arrested and sentenced
to years Imprisonment for aiding
and abetting the fraud. He has ap-
pealed from that judgment and is anx-
ious TO testify against Mabray.
Mccullough makes a speciality OF
apartments for small lots. 2023 Market
street near Dolores.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-16
STORY OF ATTEMPTED
HOLDUP TOLD IN COURT
Drug Clerk Testifies Against
Alleged FoOtpad

OAKLAND, March 15-I NJ. Parry,
the first witness called today in the
trial of James B. Clifton, related the
events that occurred in the drug store
at Twenty fourth street and Telegraph
avenue, when a holdup man sought to
loot the cash register Clifton is ac-
cused of the attempted crime.
Parry claimed to have hurled a
heavy book at the holdup man, causing
the thug to fire two shots from a large
revolver.
Parry was positive in his identified
tion of Clifton. After leaving the store
the thug ran into Detective Hodgkins,
who was badly wounded in a struggle
that followed.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-16
Assembling for Conference

PASADENA, March 15.-Notwith-
standing all the efforts that have been
made to prevent pooling OF railroad
interests and combinations among those
who control stocks of railroads, there
is evidence today that E. II. Hartman
has in mind a scheme to bring about a
mutual understanding in regard to
traffic arrangements between all the
railroads of the country and a uni
formity of rates that will be greatly
to the benefit of the stock holders, and
that the conference, which is to be
held at Pasadena while Hartman is
there, will be concerned more or less
with the plan
All the railroad men who are to take
part in the conference, which Mr.. Har-
riman still denies Will be held have not
arrived and nothing of Importance has
yet been attempted. c. o. ButterwoFth
of the New York Central road will ar
rive some time tomorrow, it is ex-
pected
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-16
Expects New Laws

Hartman evidently confidently ex-
poets that congress at the special ses-
sion will make some amendment to the
laws governing the interstate COM
merce commissions work which will
permit of the kind of merger he now
has in mind. Today he seemed to
evidence surprise over the fact that
mention of the matter had not been
made in the call for the special ses-
sion.
Mr.. Hartman was asked:
How soon do you expect the rail-
roads to be able to resume work on
improvements that were contemplated
before the panic?''
You may say" he answered, that
as soon as an amendment is passed
giving the interstate commerce COM
mission power to allow the railroads to
enter into a mutual greement-that
is, permitting the strong roads of the
country to extend their credit and pro-
lection over the weaker roads-just so
soon will long contemplated improve
ments be taken up and rushed through
to completion.
This means, of course, the expendi-
ture of an immense amount of money
and eventually j believe it will result
in reduction in the cost and operation
and in charges"
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-16
BAKERSFIELD WANTS
SPECIFIC DUTY ON OIL
Wires Congressman Warming of
Mexican Action

= BAKERSFIELD, March 10 The
board of trade today wired Congress-
man Smith at washington relative to
the proposed duty on oil, as follows:
"Oil interests need specific duty.
They are convinced that countervaiiing
duties would be taken off by Mexico
after tariff bill is in operation
This telegram was in response to
another from Smith, which reads:
DUTY on asphaltum likely to be in
creased but that schedule has no rela-
tion to oil. VIII our interests be sub
served If countervailing duty be re-
tanned on fuel oil only?"
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-16
PERSIAN TROOPS ARE
DEVASTATING VILLAGES
Fleeing Peasants, Including
Russians, Are Shot Down
5T. PETERSBTRG.

ST PETERSBURG, March ia
dispatch to the Novoe Vremya from
JuIfa. on the frontier between Persia
and Russia, says that 900 Persian
government horsemen and 500 infantry
men are marching oa Julia from the
Persian bank Of the Araxes river.
devastating the villages in their path
and shooting down the people Al
ready 10 villages. four Of them inhab-
tied by Russian subjects. have been
piIIaged and burned The troops are
ruthlessly killing the fleeing peasants.
Many women carrying their children
on their backs were made to swim the
Araxcs to the Russian side, but were
shot down.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-16

JACKSON APPOINTED POSTMASTER
WASHINGTON. March 55.-Levin IT.
Jackson has been appointed postmaster
at Patholes. Imperial county, California
vice Mary c. Trubos resigned.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-16
THoMAs YOUNG's vERsION

Thomas Young was a witness in his
own behalf yesterday. His testimony
was about the same as he gave at the
first trial. He said that when he was
thrown out Of the o K saloon he fell
to the sidewalk in stupor. From this
he was awakened by a shot and re-
members seeing the flash. He denied
positively that he shot Helms.
Prosecutor Ferrari does not believe
the case of the people against Thomas
Young is at all weakened by the self
discriminating story Of James Young.
-'The jury will not believe this tale
as against James Young's original de-
NAL of the shooting" said Ferrari
II am satisfied the jury will convict
Thomas Young. The first disagree
ment was occasioned by doubt as to
whether a man lying on the ground
could fire a shot that would follow the
direction of that which caused the
death of Helms. But the enactment of
the scene by witnesses who saw it
leaves no doubt that Thomas Young
could and did kill Helms. l have no
semblance of belief in James Young's
story"
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-16
Party En- Route

OGDEN, Utah, March 15.-Another
party of railroad officials en- route to
the Hartman conference on the coast
passed through Ogden this morning
In the private car of c. o. Butterworth h
of the New York Central road
Butterworth refused to affirm or
deny that the shaking up in the Har-
riman railroads would result in j. IT.
Harahan of the Illinois central going
to the New York Central. He dis
claimed knowledge of the purpose of
the conference.
The Laclede blade., 1909-07-17
Royal Neighbors Surprise Woodmen

Just as the Modern Woodmer
were completing a hot session al
their hall last Wednesday evening
hot only because of the weather
however, the hall was raided anG
those therein completely captured
by a large delegation of Royal
Neighbors who after getting
through the entrance solemnly
marched around the hall and, as
they outnumbered the Woodmen
about two to one, not Woodman
even dared to inquire why the in
trusion. Finally, Consul Brendahl
plucked up courage enough to in
form them that as their mission
seemed to be a peaceable one they
were welcome and should have con-
troll the balance of theNening. It
was then that Mrs. Patrick, in her
usual pleasant way, informed the
Woodmen that they were there to
thank the Woodmen and all others
who assisted in the entertainments.
recently given under the auspices
Of the Royal Neighbor cam and to
show their appreciation for the use
of the hall handed Clerk Lomax a
check for $50 to go into the Wood
mems general fund. The Wood
mems honors were promptly ex-
tended to the visitors, after which
refreshments of cake and lemonade, |
by the Royal Neighbors, |
we're served and selections of vocal |
md instrumental. music closed a
very enjoyable evening.
The Laclede blade., 1909-07-17
NJ. Z. Church Notes

( ( Nv 4 sAr4E n
We were~too near the red line 70
! comfort.
Seven regular and one substitute
teacher absent last Sabbath.
\ The board will meet in called
session Immediately after adjourn
ment Of the school Sunday morn
ing.
Owing to the small attendance
but little business was transacted
at the Sabbath school board meet.
ling, Tuesday night.
| The league service conducted by
Alva Hendricks was unusually in
teresting. Brothers STANDBY, Kraft,
and White gave us some splendid
thoughts on the lesson.
The topic for next Sabbath is
Storms that Test Our Faith,'' led
by Louese Haight. The lesson is
found in Mark 4: 35-41. A special
service Of song is being prepared.
Only nine more Sabbaths until
conference. May we not make
these the best of the year. It will be
sacrifice and self denial on our part,
but will we nor be richly repaid for
the effort? Is it more blessed to
give than to receive?
The ladies are to be commended
for the manner in which they clean
ed the church the past week. The
carpets have been thoroughly dust
ed and relaid. The wood work in
GLIDING floors was scrubbed until
The interior of the church looks as
fresh as when new.
The benevolences Of the church
IRE apportioned upon the member
ship of the church, Every mem
Der should feel under obligation to
10 their part. We can easily bring
lp the entire apportionment if we
vi help. Sunday the 25th will be
7eteranS day. Let us see to it that
he old men Of our conference, as
veil as the widows Of those who
lave passed on, are remembered by
Meeting our apportionment in full.
The Laclede blade., 1909-07-17

Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Clark visit
ed their uncle and aunt, MIR. and
Mrs. Geo. Clark here the past week.
Mr.. Clark left Wednesday to visit
his parents in Florida while Mrs.
Clark returned to their home in
Iowa yesterday.
The Laclede blade., 1909-07-17
Some Evening Reveries.

Do not forget and abandon all
neighborly courtesy and pleasant
intercourse with friends. Man is a
social animal, especially woman. A
woman needs friends, companions,
conversation, sympathy and neigh
borly visitings to and fro. All
work and no play make a dull wo-
man. Let her visit her friends,
and receive them in her home, that
her heart may be lightened and
frightened by an interchange of
thoughts and feelings. Be neigh
horly, be obliging, be kind and
courteous, and then when sorrow
and sickness come you will have
sympathy and help.
The Laclede blade., 1909-07-17
TOWN AND COUNTRY in BRIEF.
Local Events Of The Past Week Recorded For
Busy Blade Readers.

t@MSt As&uV AHBeuUiS
M. r. Clay shipped ont two car
\ Of hogs Thursday evening.
Have your clothes cleaned an
pressed at Victor Lomax's panta
torium. They'll look like new.
At freight wreck at Wheelin,
held the early morning passenge
trains here yesterday for severa
hours.
THE BLADE has received a com
plimentary season ticket to the bes
4 attraction in this part Of the stat,
1.-The Meadville chautauqua.
Tonight the subject at the Ad
ventist tent will be the Sabbath
question. The ministers in charge
extend cordial invitation to every
body to come.
About the hardest looking outfit
OF gypsies that ever struck this To-
cality have been camped in the
southeast part Of town the past
week. The women work the usual
fortune telling fake while the men
loaf.
While the food conditions are
greatly improved in this part Of the
state and trains are beginning to
make almost regular time again,
the roads in the middle and southern
part of the state are now out of
business. Several Chicago & Alton
and Wabash trains passed through
Laclede over the Burlington Thurs
day and yesterday.
Locust creek has again entered
it's channel after causing thousands
of dollars damage to Linn county
farms along the low lands. The
water is practically off the bottom
lands except in the icwest placesi
where it will no doubt be wet the
balance of the summer. With the |
right kind Of weather the ground
will dry rapidly but no crops can
be raised this year to speak Of.
Rev. e. w. Killion of Canton,
after a slow trip by rail as far as
Brookfeld reaching there last Sat
nrday night and walking from there
to Laclede Sunday morning, was
present to fill his engagements with
his congregation here, both morn
ing and evening. He announced
he would begin revival services
with the church in Laclede August
20. Other announcements in re-
gard to these services will be made
later. |,
DR.. FaWcette will raise his price
on dental work 25 per cent about
September /. This is made neces-
sary by the recent advance in the
cost of dental material which in
many cases exceeds 25 per cent.
This slight advance will not be very
aoticeable to those having a small
amount of work done but to the
'nes who have a large amount tobe
lone it will mean difference Of
several dollars. Better make ap- :
'olntments to have your big jobs =
lone at once. =
Laclede people generously re- d
ponded to an appeal for aid for =
he food refugees in the vicinity of 8
'umner. Clothing and other sup 4
lies were received at the office of !
;. F. Felt where a large box was !,
acked and taken to Sumner by ~
[r Felt Tuesday. There are some !,
hing like three hundred people in .
lat locality who have lost practi-
II everything they had in the
bod and were greatly in need Of
othing, many of them having q'
rely escaped with their lives. e
The Laclede blade., 1909-07-17
SHORT PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
Brief Mention Of Those Who Come and Go
During the Week

ooy LCAuIiChS CdIuO Ill uGS-
day from Colorado.
j. H. Skulley is home from
months stay in Colorado.
=. R. King, route one, Laclede,
has two fresh milch cows for sale.
Miss Josie Shane is her from
Oklahoma for visit with friends.
| See Ben Thompson when YOU
want fire insurance on your city
property.
Attorney T. M. Bresnehen of
Brookfeld was here on business
Wednesday.
Miss Kathryn Brown has spent
the past week with relatives at
Linneus and Purdin.
List your farms and city proper
ty with S. F. Thompson & Son if
you want to trade or sell.
Miss Lula Felt came over from
Quincy Thursday for short visit
with relatives and friends.
Remember VIM. Kraft's is the
place to buy wire fencing. A car
load of the best just received.
Word comes from Kansas City
that Lee, the little son of Mrs. Lu-
ella Hoskins, is quite sick with ty-
phoid fever.
Mrs. W. L. Sensintaffar, route
three and Elmer Patton, route two.
and Margaret Medley, city, are new
names on our mailing list.
E. P. Pennoyer and family re-
turned home Tuesday from pleas
ant visit of several weeks with rel
atives at Groton, New York.
BrooKne1d wednesday ge;ssaa1ga ssoais-ai
luainted with their new automobile
which arrived there a few days ago.
Rev. Sissons, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, will fill his
regular appointment next Sunday,
preaching morning and evening at.
he Baptist church.
Those wanting woven wire fenc-
ng should see VIM. Kraft. A car
Dad on hand of the right make,
Fought at the right price and sold
It the right price.
Last week the real estate agency
f S. f. Thompson & Son, with a
cal estate firm at Milan traded q
stock of goods at Mendon
Or 120 acres of Sullivan county
ind.
Curry W. Felt and family of
Tezperce, Idaho, came in Tuesday
or visit with relatives and friends.
[r. Felt spent several days in st.
oseph buying goods for his mer-
antile house at Nezperce.
DR.. Standby was in Brookield
thursday and brought his automo-
le home, the car having been re-
ived there by Mr.. Dickinson
.rly in the week. It is Ford of
e latest model and is dandy
I'll. J. Benjamin is his
lauffeur.
D. D. Hallam. now conducting a
tel at Fort Collins, Colo, sent in
dollar yesterday to renew for THE
LADE and sends best regards to
e family's many friends here. He
Us things are fine there and the
wn is on boom as another rail-
ad is building in.
DR.. Standby, Rev. Powell, P. F.
1t, Mayor T J. Welsh, Mr.. and
IS. A. J. Caywood, Mrs. Hettie
eaver, Mrs. Maxey, Miss Grace
ssons, Miss Frances Burnce,
lith Hamilton, Viva Caywood.
arold Standby, and L. Brewer
The Laclede blade., 1909-07-17

f you want blackberries come at
once and get the best. They are
now ripe. Pickers wanted. T.
N. Hogan. phone sos, Laclede.
The Laclede blade., 1909-07-17
lake Notice

Feed costs money. Ye delin-
quents pay me or Bob Wood viii
get You. J. w. POWER.
The Laclede blade., 1909-07-17
THINGS YOU MAY WANT T0'kNOW
Pungent Paragraphs Picked UP by Our Peram-
buIating Pencil Pusher.

te DuIating Pencil Pusher.
d In The BLADE today will b
Y found the annual statement Of th
/ financial condition Of the Lacled
school district. 1t is a fine state
g ment and shows that the affairs o
d the district are being careful,
! managed and are in good condition
Thereismuch complaint aboutth,
= theft of flowers from graves in tn,
Laclede cemetery. Net only cut flow
ers are taken, but frequently plant.
and roots are dug up and carried
away. It hardly seems possible
that there is anyone in the COM
munity who would be guilty OF
such vandalism, yet such cases are
becoming quite frequent. Better
| be without a carnation or rose in
your button-hole than wear one
stolen from grave.
i Rummell's branch store that
opened here last week has an at
tractive half page ad. in THE BLADE
today. The store is well stocked
with clothing, shoes and gents
furnishings, neatly and attractively
arranged and large shipments of
new goods delayed by the floods
are coming in ibis week. The
people of Laclede and vicinity are
certainly fortunate in having this
fine stock SO conveniently located
and an opportunity to make their
purchases at such reasonable prices.
Manager Pile is a pleasant and
agreeable young man and is fast
winning the favor of Rummell Gus
toners. He is being assisted by
w. Il. Burke, who will be pleased
to have his many friends call on
+hira at the stores ssa-a---r~+z44-------sAl
Laclede had a genuine mad dog
scare this week. Tuesday morning
a large black dog frothing at the
mouth was on the street and at
tacking every dog that came near
him, and he is known to have had
several fights with other dogs that
morning. Marshal Wood was no.
tilted and securing a shot gun he
followed the offending canine down
to the railroad track and there is
now one less dog in town. The
dog belonged to W. H. Wampler,
and it is said he has three or four
more worthless ours about his place
in the west part Of town. They
should be watched as well as other
dogs that are known to have been
bitten by the one killed as cases of
'abies are liable to develop at any .
lime. Again The BLADE calls at
ention to the fact that is time
was done to rid the town
# the many worthless dogs that
,roWl the streets.
An unsuccessful attempt was 2
made to rob the residence of j. T. :,
hamilton last Wednesday night. :
Along in the night Mrs. Hamilton 4
7as awakened by noise in the :,
ear part of the house and called :.
lr. Hamilton. He made search q
ut, finding nothing disturbed, re- !,
lrned to bed. In about twenty I,
linutes she again aroused Mr.. :,
hamilton and told him she was ;,
ire someone was prowling about &,
le house. Looking into the hall !,
ay, he saw a man who made a i
nick dart for the front door that !,
I'D been left open and disappeared :,
'ound the house, falling over the .
ttee in the yard. The burglar had -
ltered by removing a screen and
Using the kitchen window. From
q kitchen he had gone to the din ed
o room and II was tha naoul;ar M
The Laclede blade., 1909-07-17

thoughts and feelings. Be neigh
borly, be obliging, be kind an,
courteous, and then when sorrow
and sickness come You will hay
sympathy and help.
| 'Ar%'~~ 5s,aosss.s..-
Be careful how you speak of 8
Woman's character. Think how
many years she has been in build.
ing it, of the toll and privation en-
dured, of the wounds received, and
let no suspicion follow their actions
The purity of woman is the saliva
tlon OF the race, the hope of future
greatness, the redemption of man.
Wipe out her purity and man sinks
beneath the wave of dispair, with
no star to guide his life into a
channel of safety. Think then be-
fore you speak, and remember that
the hog can root up the fairest
flowers that ever grew, so the vilest
man can ruin the prettiest woman s
character. #
10 send children happy to bed
should be one of the mothers most
ordinary tasks. No little one should
dread the bedtime hour, nor fear
the dark, nor be allowed to 60 to
rest under a sense Of disgrace or
alienation from household love.
Whatever the child's daytime
nauehtiness raa,x4@have. heen.at.
nightfall he should be forgiven,
and 60 to rest with the mothers
Kiss on his lips and her tender voice
in his ears.
Hardly anything can be worse for |
! young child than. to be scolded or |
punished at bedtime. The mother
1oes we'll to be a little blind at |
;imes, remembering that a good
leal of childish culpability is super
icial only, and washes off almost
Us easily as does the dirt which the
bath removes from the
kin.
The main thing with children is
o have them well started with good
principles, which they will carry
trough life. Obediency, truth,
nselishness, purity are essentials,
nd these can all be lovingly culti-
ated, and will flourish inithe right
tmosphere.
To make home more agreeable
nd attractive than other places to e
s inmates requires the utmost
are and thoughtfulness on our
art in regard to the welfare of I
hers, which we must practice b
lilly, and as there is pleasure de- G.
we'd from doing ones duty, we e
'nder our own paths more pleas Il
1t through life by assisting in n
noothing the rough ones Of others. G
the home should be found the
ost delicate and refined society, !,
here it is that we receive our :
st and most influential lessons in 3
Q great school of life. These !,
ssons should partake of perfect :.
'nesty, truthfulness, manhood, !,
patriotism and all things :,
at tend to elevate the human
aracter.
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