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The Washington times., 1909-10-29
NORNENT NAMES
FUND COMMITTEE
Prominent Washingtonians
to Aid in Raising $4,000
for Aero Meet.
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persons TO purchase tickets and be adj
mitted 10 the grounds If they are TO get
a satisfactory view of the flights. This.
II is said Wdll insure the gate receipts
being sufficiently large To indemnify
the subscribers TO the guarantee Tund
and leave a large amount LETT over after
all expenses have been paid
The personnel OF Mr.. Moments
finance committee, as announced today,
is the following:
Officers and Committeeman.
c. F. Norment. chairman.
Levi woodbury.. vice chairman
NJ +. Ailess vice chairman
Charles Z. Howe secretary.
Edward T. AbneF.f Hennen Jennings.
Allen D Albert, jr.l Eldridge f. Jordan.
S. 5. Adams. Sigmund Kann.
Thomas H. AndeT-l Rud. kaufmann.
son NJ A. Keane.
r p Andrews. W. J. Kehoe.
Iarz Anderson. William King.
John Taylor Arms J. Miller kenyon
Geo. W BOYD William +. Knox.
Conrad Rocker james Lansburgh.
Alexander Graham John ;. I-aTcollDe'
Bell. Charles Linkins-
Charles J. Bell. ]. William Lee.
Emile Berliner A Lisner.
Bernard NJ Bird W. e Lester
get William Loeb, 1r.
Lester A Barr. Joseph Letter.
Woodbury. Blair A NJ. Lothrop
Henry E BlOunt. R Henry Lynn.
T. d. Blackstone. John B. Larner.
William J. Board John R Mclean.
n. ". Burchen. Edwin FdwhIu s y MARROW NARROW
z. c. Branden-l George w Moss.
burg. VIM. +. Mettingfy.
Alexander Brltton- F. B. MCGUIRE.
Chaplin Brown Dan. P Mccarthy.
George W Brown. VIM A. Mearns.
A Is. Browne, J. A. Magruder.
: THOMAS Bfo"h- Eugene Meyer, II.
L , bIqnn clarence Moore
Norman T. BesLor- sr+t,,,r = Moses
D. J. Callahan. 'll'ii 1FI,,.-s1-
9ohH u. UP Geo. McLanahan.
=, ~. I'm W. q Mendenhall.
49,. ~ 80 Townley A. Mckee.
I1s,S-i.lC = John L. Newbold.
Cbs1i1 Tom c. Moves
f. A. Vanderlip. Harry Norment
Tbomas F walsh. William 3. Orme
Hairy Wardman. James F. oyster.
Cba~ies r White Andrew Parker.
George X. White. Richard z. Pairo.
n Z. west George Pearson.
p A Walker. T. y. Page.
T. A. WickeTsham- NJ PhlIllpsborn-
Charles p. VIII Nyron NJ Parker
Hams IAIvion K. Paris.
Gardner F Wil-lH C. Perkins.
Hams r Ross Perry. jr.
Simon Wolf. Arthur @. Plant
Levi Woodbury.. Arthur E Randle.
Maxwell V. z. VIM. II. Rapley
Woodhnl. F. F. Rapley.
T. O. Whitford. H s. Reside.
Henry F Wood F. Francis Riggs.
W. woodward. n. D. Rosenberg.
John F. Wilkins Cuno H. Rudolph.
P. Il. Warner. George P. Sacks.
A s Worthington' Joseph 7. Saks.
f. L Weston James A. Sample
John w Yerkes- r. Francis Saul.
Charles jacobsen James F Shea.
O. H p Johnson. ]. II. Small, jr.
Connecticut western news., 1909-08-12
WEST CORNWALL

Miss Martha Mallinson and George Mallinson, both of Bridgeport, are visit ing their mother, Mrs. Letitia Mallinson.
 Mrs. N. E. Miller and daughter Edith are in New Haven. Anthony, who has been spending a short time with his sister there, returned home Friday.
 Mrs. L. J. Nickerson and Mrs. R. F. Smith. Jr., left Wednesday for Asbury Park, N. J., where they will spend a few weeks.
 Raymond Mason returned to New York city Sunday after spending his two weeks vacation here.
 Miss 0. E. Salewski returned from Bridgeport Saturday.
 George McCoy so injured his knee last Friday that he is obliged to move about with crutch.
 Miss Edith Palmer spent Sunday at her home in Bridgeport.
 Miss Petrea Lampe of New Rochelle, N. T., is visiting the Misses Catherine and Dorothy Memmott,
 L. J. Nickerson started Tuesday morn ing for Penobscot County, Me. where, with 8 party of brother attorneys, he will spend the next three weeks in camp.
 Mrs. Willis Potter spent few days in Dalton, Mass, last week. She returned Saturday accompanied by her mother, Mrs. E. s. Varney.
 Miss Charlotte Foote of Montowese is visiting MT. and Mrs. George H. Beck.
 William L. Cartwright came home from Hillcrest Hospital Tuesday.
Connecticut western news., 1909-08-12
Senator Barnnm a Fine Whip

The New York Herald makes this re- ference to Senator Charles W. Bar mum: 70. W. Barnum, one of the judges of harness horses, gave the amateur and and professional whips some more points en driving during the afternoon. In the class for small novice horses he got up behind four or five of the competing animals and ill nearly every instance improved their performance. He started his horses off easily, brought them up to their light work gradually, drove with light hands, and apparently won their confidence in way that made them respond with the best performance of which they were capable. In one in- stance, at least, he changed the severe biting of a horse and then gave it the blue ribbon. This was Emile Seelig' s brown mare Duchess, a rather plain one to look at, but a g2nat cue to step and go."
Connecticut western news., 1909-08-12
FALLS VILLAGE

Mrs. Nellie N. Sanford spent Sunday visiting friends in Milford.
 Mrs. O. S. Stelle of Paterson, N. J.. is the guest of Mrs. Emily s. Tracy.
 Edward Ward and daughter, Miss Mary, are spending two weeks at the shore.
 Miss Flora Pulver of New Milford is spending 8 week with Mrs. J. Lee Ensign.
 MT. and Mrs. John Roth of Danbury were gnests of their son, A. A. Roth over Sunday.
 Clarence. Harold and Raymond Wolfe are visiting their grandparents, MT. and Mrs. Henry Wolfe.
 Miss Lillian Dingee of Hartford spent last week visiting her mother, Mrs. Dingee, at MT. Howd's.
 Egbert Finkle of Rockville, Mass, spent n short time with his sister, Mrs. George H. Blake, this week.
 Mrs. Julia Munson celebrated her birthday anniversary yesterday by receiving post card shower.
 Oscar Sabin recently caught big bass at Twin Lakes. It weighed four ant one-half pounds and measured l9 inches long and six inches across.
 Miss Grace Clark of New Brunswick, N. j., was an over. Sunday guest at MT. and Mrs. Wolfe's, and left here to go to Lee, Mass, for visit.
 F. E. How'd has sold the Landon farm on Sugar Hill to James E. McCrory of Pelham, N. Y. Extensive repairs and improvements are being made by the uew owner.
 The funeral of Mrs. Joseph Finotti was held here Tuesday morning and interment was in the Catholic cemetery. Mrs. Finottl died at her home on Cream Hill after long illness. She is survived by her husband and two children. She was 37 years old.
 Dr. and Mrs. R. H. Beeman with daughter, Pauline, and MT. Beeman' s father, the latter from Kirksville, Missouri; arrived in town Saturday in their automobile with Arthur Van Den son at the wheel. After visiting Mrs. Beeman's > parents, Mir. and Mrs. E. H. Wilcox, were here over Sunday they left for trip to the White Mountains.
 The body of Mrs. Ralph Creedon. whose death occurred very suddenly at her home in Lynn, Mass, last week, was olOuSh1 hoAo AoA AhbS1nShs 01buINaJ . Mrs. Creedon has been we'll known here, her maiden name having been Miss Stella Roraback. She was about 20 years old. She left Falls Village about three years ago and went to Bridgeport, from which place she later moved to Lynn, Mass. Her marriage occurred a few months ago. She is survived by her husband, her parents, MT. and Mrs. William Roraback, and one brother, Harry A. Roraback of Torrington.
Connecticut western news., 1909-08-12
CORNWALL HOLLOW

MT. Dean of Torrington was in town the first of the week.
 D. N. Lucas and daughter were in Canaan Sunday.
 Deacon and Mrs. Chipman and their daughter attended church at East Corn wall Sunday. Rev. William G. Fennell, D. D., of Hartford preached his annual sermon there.
 Oscar Holcomb was in town last week. He sold his horse, harness and wagon. Later he returned to his home in Nor ris with a new rig.
 Miss Alce Denison and sister were in West Cornwall last week.
 MT. Lucas and daughter of Goshen were ill town the first of the week.
 Benjamin Sedgwick has new pair of cattle.
 John Palmer attended church at East Cornwall Sunday.
 Miss Lucy Yale has returned from Westfeld.
 MT. and Mrs. l.. s. Chipman visited Mrs. Philo M. Kellogg recently.
Connecticut western news., 1909-08-12

Seven Republicans Oppose the Meas ure ct the Last and 1t Gets No Dem ocratie Support-coneurrent Rssolu- ticn Making Certain Changes In the Leather Schedule Passes Both Houses-Taft Giveo Out His Reasons For Signing the Bill.
Connecticut western news., 1909-08-12
PARKER DENOUNCES BILL.
Former Democratic Candidate Declares
 1t Is a Fraud.

"
 New York, Aug. 11.-Ex-Judge Alton E. Parker, who was the Democratic candidate for president in 1904, made the following statement on the new tariff bill:
 "rhe opinion widely entertained and sometimes expressed in the campaign of 1908 that the Republican platforms promise of a revision of the tariff was intended to deceive the people is now fully justified.
 By bold and impudent speech sena- tors and members of congress have as. serted that the plank promised n re- vision, not a reduction, of tariff duties. Their only reward is public contempt, for their arguments demonstrate that the purpose of the tariff plank was to cheat and defraud the voters"
Connecticut western news., 1909-08-12
POST CARD BARGAINS.

We have a lot of miscellaneous Post Cards, all clean and peEfect, New England scenes, no two alike, which we will sell, postpaid, at 2sc per fifty.
 THE CANAAN PRINTING CO.
Connecticut western news., 1909-08-12
PLAYING CARES

The new Panama Souvenir Playing Cards, gold edges, extra fine quality. A complete history of the Panama Canal in pictures on the faces of the card. We sell them at 90 cents per pack,
Connecticut western news., 1909-08-12
Never Lost a
 Dollar

For more than thirty years THE MIDDLE SEX BANKING COMPANY, of Middletown, Conn.,, has been dealing in farm mort gages, and no investor during that period has lost 8 dollar, or suffered 8 days delay in the payment of either principal or interest. Over $30, ,000, ,0oO has been invested, and $40,000,00 in principal and interest has been returned to the investor. We sell either the mortgage itself, or debentures, secured by mortgages deposited in trust, in de- nominations of $10O, $2O0, $250, $500. 5000 and $5,0OO. Orders will receive immediate attention.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-09-02
THEY FAVOR PEACE MOVEMENT
In Washington the Sons of Veterans Are Holding Their 28th Annual
 Enesmpmcnt.

Washington. Aug. 26.--More than 1,500 delegates were in attendance when the 2sth annual encampment of the Sons of Veterans, convened here. Commander-inrCh Edgar Allen, jr., of Richmond, Va, William F. Guide president of the chamber of commerce of Washington and Nation al Commander shannon, of the Union Veteran Legion. spoke.
 Commander Allen in his annual re- port. urged the delegates to support he project of erecting in Washington a national memorial and peace monument by the Union and Confed- crate veterans. He also offered many recommendation for strengthening the organization throughout the coun- try. Memorial exercises were con ducted by National Chaplain Benjamin F. Jones and the crowning event of the day took place when the annual camp fire was held. many local bodies attending
The Mena weekly star., 1909-09-02
MISSOURI RATE CASE
 TO TIE SUPREME cova|
Interstate Commerce commIssisn W 6stIsfied With Chicago peclsaa
 and Win Appeal.

Washington. Aug 27.~-Ii Is fess'as as certain that the Interstate t'9 merce commission will take an alls1| 10 the United States supreme 's fiom the decision of inc Vma States circuit court at Chicago p K Missouri rate case.
 Judge Clements is the only Infn'. of the commission now in Wasn''s's Z, and no opportunity has been snes the commission since the decls'oa 's handed down to confer abcni Y case. Attorneys of the con'n's' who had charge of the prepa'a'M the case have not received " complete opinion of the co''h until that has been examined c''ss, <. no determination as to the c0~' procedure will be outlined
 Judging from the press Iepp's the opinion which was wF''N' Judge Grosscup. the court
 judgment of the commissions 'ass failed to apprehend fully 'as r ples of law on which was pa commissions order in the e Is the unanimous opinion torneys that inc supreme eoe'. ..,sI r reverse the decision of 'ne w m., court. It is pointed out lna' <, K festly would be impossiple V ...ss commission in the fixing q z Mi able rate between two slsfp '.,,I widely separated to take my ''',,,x eration every one of the ihoa'. ,,,x rates that might be affected q M, mediate points. This phase v s.s,,si situation. necessarily. ! s K, q would have to be handled Y IA riers themselves, so thai ....'.. ~, N should conform to the rf'npy' r''s, down in the commissions 0'''
The Mena weekly star., 1909-09-02
CARS BOTTOM
 OPENS; KILLED
Brakeman I. B. Hesterley Thrown to Track When Dumping Doors of Improved Coal Car
 Gave Way.

Van Buren. Aug. 25. IT. E. Hesierly of woood, em. ployed as brakeman on the Iron Mountain between Van Buren and Colfeyville, Kas., was killed at Wagoner, Ok, at an early hour this morning in a rather un- usual manner. The train crew was doing some switching at that point and had put some cars on a siding, among them being a steel road car with hinged sections in the bottom for dumping coal into the improved chutes. Hesterlev was running along this car to set a hand brake, when one of the dumping doors gave way, throw tug him to the track below. Both legs were cut of just below the knees.
 The injured man was placed on t special train and hurried 10 Van BarcG, but he died before the trrin reacIsed hore.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-09-02
THE BENzOATE FUSS
AN ATTACK ON SECRETARY WILL SON AT DENVER PURE
 FOOD CONVENTION.
PRESIDENT EMERY IS BITTER
Head of Agricultural Department Re plies to the charges-Discussed the Operation of the Federal Law Adulteration of Food to Cease.

Denver, Aug. 26.--That the adul- iteration of food will soon cease alto gether in this country and that the Rehsen referee board, appointed at the instance of President Roosevelt to in- vestigate the use of benzoate of soda as preserative. would be sustained by his department. were assertions of Secretary of Agriculture James WiF son at the opening Of the annual con vention of the Association of State and National Food and Dairy Depart ments.
 Secretary Wilson's remarks followed bitter attack by J. o. Emery, of Madison, Wis. president of the asso- citation. Pointing his finger at the secretary Mir. Emery disputed the re- port of the referee board that ben zoate had been found to be not harm full, and then accused the secretary of having urged President Roosevelt to block reinvestigation of the subject. Mir Emery contends that the drag, as 1t comes to the consumer through soda water syrups, canned vegetables and other foods certainly was not harmless.
 Secretary Wilson, who described himself as "an interested spectator" and not delegate, was invited to speak by A. II. Jones, food commis sioner of illinois.
 "We in Illinois believe there Is no more faithful and useful servant of the people than MT Wilson, declared Mir Jones. His efforts to drive poisoned food out of the country have been help to every state commissioner in the Union."
 Discussing the operation of the fed erai law, Mir Wilsou said. from Presi- dent Emery's report you might infer we have done nothing down in Wasa- ington. We are endeavoring to oper- ate the law with as little friction as possible. showing leniency where hem est mistakes are made. We have ln- stituted many criminal prosecutions and seized great quantity of impure stuffs. We have investigated the ia'lk supply of Chicago. Kansas City. St Louis and Cincinnati, have denied en- try Into this country of imported foods found to be impure and all the time we are devising means of making the law more perfect. We hope to have our department cooperate with the various state departments. am con vinced that 1t will be only a short time before the adulteration of foods In this country shall cease altogether. !"
The Mena weekly star., 1909-09-02
FARMER SLAYS
 MAN WHO STOLE HIS WIFE
Three Weeks Ago John Ward and Mrs. Otis cIsyccmb EIoped Co
 Excelsior Springs.

Callatin. Mo. Aug. 26.-Three weeks ago Mrs. Kate Claycomb, the wife Of Otis Claycomb, farmer northeast of this town, left her husband and six children and ran away to Excelsior Springs with John Ward. a neighbor whom. she had net at Mrs Wards deathbed. Last night Ward went to Claycomb's home to obtain some Of the woman's property and in a quarrel he was shot to death by the angry bus band.
 The meeting of Mrs. Claycomb and Ward was romantic. About year aso when Wards wife was dying. Mrs. Claycomb and her eldest daughter were in almost constant attendance on her. Later Ward employed Clay comb and induced him to move Into house on one of his farms. Several weeks ago Claycomb began to observe hat his wife was acting strangely and he found that she and Ward frequently met.
 Ward appeared to have strong in- .uence over her and from what he saw the husband began to suspect that Ward was using drugs on Mrs. Clay comb. He called in a physician and after his treatment Mrs. Claycomb's condition improved. Glaycomb began to believe that he had broken the in timacy with Ward.
 Three weeks ago Mrs. Clayeomb fled and Clayeomb learned that she had gone to Excelsior Springs with Ward. He followed her there and .ried to induce her to return, She refused. Clayeomb returned and a 'ew days later he brought suit against Yard for $5.0oO damages for alienat ing his wifes affections. She has never been seen in this neighborhood since. and Wards appearance yester' lay was his first since Mrs Claycomb left.
 Mrs. Claycomb is pretty woman of about 3s, while Ward was about 60 years old. Claycomb is abont 39. and he and Mrs. Claycomb had been mar ried about 20 years. The sympathy heYe Is with Claycomb He has num- Der of wealthy relatives and probably will have no difficulty in obtaining his release on bond.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-09-02
GRAFT RAMPANT IN MONTREAL
Officials Had Regular Schedule of Prices According to Government
 investigators.

Montreal, Aug. 27.-Before the gov. ernment investigation into Motreal's civic affairs. Rodolphe Brunei. who has testified that he acted as go. between between contractors and the council, and who is alleged to have taken percentage of 60 cents a yard on paving contracts passing through his. hands. swore he financed the cleo tions of II aldermen. He produced books to show the names and the amounts paid. He acknowledged hay. ing provided the money to elect an alderman for Delorimier. the newly created ward where he needed one vote to secure the big batch of con. tracts and that his man was elected and voted for the contract. The in. yestigation which has been in prog ress several weeks has shown that the city lost hundreds of thousands of dol lars on contract work and that public offices by the score have been bought at fixed prices.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-09-02
GAVE UP BRIDE FOR SIS 900
A Philadelphia Man Chooses His Brothers Legacy Rather
 Than Marriage.

Philadelphia. Aug. 27--in order to comply with the terms of his broth CTS will which required him to remain a bachelor. Wm. Taggart Of this city announced that he would give up an
 intended marriage and will thereby re- ceive a legacy of $i5.000 and valuable ranch lands in California Taggari made the announcement after he had received word of the bequest from an attorney in Calejo, California The estate originally belonged to an uncle who died many years ago. leaving the property to David s Taggart. broth CT of William on condition that he re- main unmarried. The brother died last week at Calejo and he left the estate to William provided with matri- monial restrictions.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-09-02
PAULHAN THE HERO
BRAVE FRENCH AVIATOR BREAKS WORLDS AERoPLANE REC
 ORD AT RHEIMs.
BATTLED AGAINST THE WIND
Remained In the Ar Two Hours, E3 Minutes and 24 seconds, Beating Wright's Record by 30 Minutes Flew 83 Miles.

Betheny Aviation Field. Rheims. Aug. 27.-Another sensational ex- ploit was added to the marvels of aviation week when Paulhan, the plucky French aviator, broke the worlds record in a wonderful flight of two hours 53 minutes and 24 sec onds, During 20 minutes of the time Paulhan had heavy rain and wind storm to contend against. The pre- vious official record for time in the air was made by Wilbur Wright at Le Mans, December 31, two hours 20 min utes 23 To seconds The unofficial record was two hours 27 minutes IS ons. Paulhan's new record for dis tance was about 134 kilometers, or S3 miles. He made 13 circuits of the course and the wind squall passed as he was coming down the home stretch for the last time. Simultaneously the dirigible Col. Renard appeared to the Westward, blowing its way ma jestically through the smoke of the city of Rheims.
 When Paulhan finally came down it was because the 56 Iitres of essence which he carried in his tank was ex- hausted. He said, Immediately after he landed, that both the machine and the self cooling Gnome motor had stood up perfectly and that he could have continued indefinitely if the tank had haan ronfauiaha
 No one who witnessed the marvel ously impressive flight now entertains the slightest doubt that aerial naviga. ton with heavier-than.air machines has a glorious future.
 Starting in 12 knot breeze shortly before o'clock. with the avowed in- tention of completing the 50 kilo- meters before o'clock to bar his less Fenturesome rivals who desired to await caImer air. Paulhan not only accomplished his original purpose, but continued to circle the vast plain until his tank was literally empty Thir- teen times he made the circuit Even when shower accompanied by high wind suddenly broke, the intrepid pilot did not falter. He battled in the teeth of the rain and wind for ten minutes up one length of the course. and the thrilled spectators watched the struggle against the elements in spellbound admiration. When he succeeded in rounding the turn the excitement and enthusiasm broke into frenzied roar.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-09-02
WHERE IS HENRY BUSH0NGf
Wife Searching for Man Who Disap
 peared Four Months Agos

Van Bnreu. Aug. 25. Where is Henry Bushone?
 This is the question devoted wife and other relatives and friends of the missing man have been asking themselves for nearly four months, and so far it is un- answered.
 On the 9th of last May he started from his home, a short distance out of Van Burcn, to go to his work, as was his custom, and has not been seen or heard from since that time and has been lost to his family as completely as if the earth had suddenly opened aud swallowed him.
 Mrs. Bushong was in the city yesterday and had printed a large number of postal cards giving briefly the story of his disappear auce and description of her miss,ng husbarf She will send the cards broadcast over the coun- try in the hopes of getting some trace of him and m this she is seeking the cooperation of the press of the state. His age is giv5H a t 8 years, six feet tall, black hair and blue eyes and wears spectaclcs at all times.
 The missing man is of some what cratic temperament and in the past few years has frequently absented himself from home for some time, but never before has he remained away or silent as to his whereabouts as he has this time.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-09-02
Mexican Veterans to Meet.

Higginsyille. Mo, Aug. 26.--The sol diers of To-day. of Yesterday and the Day Before Yesterday will gather in this city September 9. That day will De the second day of the annual state encampment of the veterans of the War with Mexico. and that day Com pany l. Third Battalion. Corps of En- gineers, will stop over here on the 7oO-mile practice march 1t is now mak- Ing through Missouri and Kansas. The Missouri Confederate Soldiers, noms here will furnish It's quota of the soldiers of yesterday to the en- campment
The Mena weekly star., 1909-09-02
New Con erInos SO Gents.

Coffeyyille. Kan. Aug. 27.-The first field corn of the season was brought to Coffeyvil,e by j. D. Harkins, a farmer living two miles north of Cof- feyville He sold a wagon load to Ferguson Bros. for 60 cents a bushel. Mir. Harkins has field of l6e acres which he sars will average 50 bushels to the acre. The corn was planted ex- ceptionally early and was fully ma tureti bcfors hot weather visited this section. Neighbors of Mr. Harkins will npl fare so we'll