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Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-03

should have the credit for dlsc0Verlils
the mole until he had carefully eN-
amined the records, and learned JUS
how cold the snow discovered py eaoii
of the great explorers was: 49,.
About this time the astonishing state
ment was made by William j. ShioluIi tIi
hung of Brooklyn, N. Y, that III LIZ itis
wear 1897 he sat in poker game VIZ
Dr Frederick A. Cook in the city ot
BrookIvn. state of New York, in Whlch
game of poker DIR. Frederick A. coos
did then and there win jackpot VII, VIZ
four aces. when he, himself, held tile
ace of spades in his own mana; -.
On the following day Michael D. con
rer. the we'll known manager Oh tli5
Pastime club of New YORK clty, sl"'e1
over his own signature that ne was
ready to bet any part of ten thousand
No no washers that if the story or MT
Cn,o1derhung was true DR.. COOK was
The real original North Pole klu' ail9 1
had Coromander Peary actually backeu
into the open Polar sea, eating up iiS
own gumdrops.
19O9-On September 25 of TINS year d
celebration of the one hundredth anhl
versary of the building of the hrsC
steamboat by Robert Fulton. ana the
three hundredth anniversary OF the
discovery of the Hudson river py
Henry Hudson. was begun in New
York city. Elaborate preparations LOT
the great celebration were made A
replica of the Half Moon, the snip III
which Hudson sailed across the AZ
lantic and discovered the Hudson river
in; a square-bowed, castellateed ornery-
looking hull, with intricate hemp rig
ging and strange sails, was sent by
Holland to be one of the features OIL
the celebration, and also there was
built a duplicate of the Clermont, Ful-
TOMS steamship. There were two
weeks filled with parades and recep-
tions and excursions on the river that
Hudson had the kindness and the good
sense to discover, and among oIner
things there were some airship flights
and after it was all over the great
throngs that had gathered to witness
it went home to think it over. AND the
one great thought that intruded itsel1
into the minds of all the people was
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-03

placed both arms around him and held
him up, and interviewed him on the
subject of "HOw | Interviewed Cook at
Copenhagen" This was the first time
that William r. Stead had ever inter-
viewed a man who had just returned
from the north pole, and the world was
anxiously awaiting the result. Injured
tC all kinds of hardships and heavy
frosts, DR.. Cook Withstood the ordeal
nicely, and was able to dine with the
king of Denmark shortly afterward.
This was the first time in history when
a man emerged from an interview with
William T. Stead With appetite enough
left to eat anything. DR.. Cook has
since denied that his only object in
going to the pole was that he might
be interviewed by Stead afterward.
Several days latec Commander Rob-
ert e. Peary arrived at Battle Harbor,
on the coast of Labrador, and imme-
diately unsheathed his battle-aX and
began swinging it. He stated that he
was the sole and only discOVerer of the
said north pole, and that DIR. Cook
had beaten him to it with his an
nouncement while he Peary) was
making a dash for a barber shop and
civilization. He also said, in paren>
thesis. that Dr. Cook was liar and
that he could prove it in the Eskimo
language but not in English. lie hal
with him the statement of Mr.. Esco-
toire Gnawemsparerib, a prominent
citizen of Greenland, known as the
"blubber kirg," who was ready to
swear in plain Eskimo that DR.. Cook
put in most of his time while ne was
in Greenland lying in a hammock In
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nounced that he had discovered the
north pole, himself, and that he had Ii
straight from a reliable Eskimo that
DR.. Cook had put in most of his time
playing golf on the mainland, and tina.
the only dash he ever made was III
the direction of Copenhagen. Prot
Scrump made another statement, in
which he stated that the discovery
of the north pole had pleased NM
greatly, because it had proved the
theory he had always advanced that
the pole was surrounded by snow ana id
ice, but that he would not care TO
saw which one of the great explorers
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-03

DO move.
But while the people were thinking
of these wonderful things perhaps they
didn't find time to think about what
fine bargain old Pete Minuit made
when he purchased Manhattan Island
from the Indians for about tWenty-four
dollars worth of brass buttons. An
off-hand calculation makes the price
pad for Manhattan by Pete run about
one-siXth of a cent an acre. One can
stand on lower Broadway now gazing
up at the Singer building and the other
notable improvements which have been
made on Manhattan Island since Pete's
time, and believe that Pete had some
of our present-day real estate oper-
ators beaten to a pulp when 1t comes
to dickering in raw land.
Another thing that may have been
overlooked during the excitement of
this celebration is that Hudson, who
was an Englishman, but in the employ
of Holland, held a reception for the
prominent Indians of that region sew
eral days after he discovered the Hud-
son river, and on that occasion he pro-
posed the health of the chif in a
glass of brandy. This was the first
taste of ''strong water" the Indians
had ever had, and it made them hap
pier than they had ever been before in
their whole lives. 1t seems to be the
one best bet with the aboroglnes; the
thing they had been waiting for many
long years TO be discovered for. Re
turning unsteadily to their wickiupS
after the reception that night, or per-
haps it was early on the following
morning, many of the prominent citi-
Zens of Manhattan island surprised
their wives by finding fault with every
little thing that wasn't just right about
the house, and finally rolling into bed
and falling at once into a heavy sum-
ber, without having kissed their help
mates goodnight. And in the morning
they were peevish and thirsty, and
rushed away to catch the car for down.
town without having hardly tasted
breakfast and without saying good-by
to her or the children.
1909-During the summer of 1909 the
famous PinchOt-Ballinger feud broke
out in the United States, extending in
time to the most remote parts of the
country and enVeloping the whole
people. Former President Theodore
Roosevelt had gone to Africa to shoot
hippopotami and Smith and Jones and
Snyder's or anybody else's gazelle he
could meet up with, and pos
sbly some spiral spring boks leav-
ing President Taft to run things to
suit himself while he was gone. Presi-
dent Taft at once took up the task of
defeating the members of his cabinet
at golf or bursting a suspender trying,
and before he was aware of what was
going on Pinchot had stated that Bal
linger wasn't any good, and Ballinger
had retorted by saying that Pinchot
didn't know what he was talking about,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-03
CHAPTER LXIII

~ ISCOVERY of the North Pole Several
Times-CelebratiOn in Honor of ELl-
ton and misunderstanding Out of
the PinchOt- Ballinger Feud-POlitIcs
in the Republic of Mexico.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-04

Prohibition, it appears, does not merely lessen the revenues of towns and cities by depriVing them of license moneys: it salso cuts down the U. S. governments revenue from tax re- ceipts. During the fiscal year ended on June S0th last, there was a de- crease of over sa,29O,O0O in the govern ment's receipts from whiskey tax re- ceipts, and of over s2, 900 on beer tax receipts. These figures do not indi- cate any decrease in the consumption of whiskey and beer. but merely that blind tigers" etc., which do not pay for licenses. have taken the place. in some sections. of saloons which pay license fees to both town and Federal governments. The man who craves stinnulants, will somehow procure them. despite prohibitory laws.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-04

production, but also repudiated his own previous assurances in support of the g rate. This amounts to charge of bad faith.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-04
NOT SETTLED UNTIL
 SETTLED ARIGHT

| The present or Dingley tariff has been in effect twelve years It is ex- tremely doubtful if the new tariff will survive so long as did its predecessor. Not for a half century have the people been 90 awakened to the enormities of high protection-the policy which en- riches the few and pauperizes the many-as- they are now. It is the high and steadily increasing cost of living which has directed popular thought to the tariff question. We are told by some political economists that this is due to the increasing production of gold, and it is a fact that this may exercise some influence, but not near ly enough to account for the steady increase in the prices of necessaries of life. Consumers have come to be- lieve-rightly, in our judgment-that high tariff duties constitute the main cause.
 Such being the case, they will not accept the conference report as ending the matter for any lengthy period The tariff question will undoubtedly be a prominent, if not the paramount, issue in the Congressional elections of I1910 and the Presidential election of t1912. Even if the consumers of the East were willing to let the matter rest, those of the Middle West would not consent.
 The Conference report authorizes the employment of experts by the Presi- dent to investigate and report to him and the annual messages from him are therefore likely to deal more speci- fically with tariff duties than has here tofore been the case. Future tariff revision may, in this way, be accom- plished a schedule or less at a time instead of the entire tariff being re. vised at one session of Congress. And such action must be downward, or the people will be heard from with unmis- takab1e emphasis
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-04

One of the arguments used by the advocates of tariff revision downward, was that unless their demands were granted. Roosevelt would be the Re- publican Presidential candidate in 1912. This was somewhat in the nature of a threat that the several Midwest States whose representatives in Senate and House so steadily antagonized the -Aldrfch increases in duties, would send Roosevelt delegations to the next Republican National convention if the 'Aldrich duties should be adopted. As most of them appear in the Confer ence report, the question now is whether or not this threat will be car- ried out.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-04
THE PUBLIC UTILITIES QUESTION

The vote on the public utilities ques- ton in the State Senate was very close. Had Senator Holzer been pres ent- the motion to substitute the min ority for the majority report would have been a tie, and the presiding of dcer, Senator Brooks of Torrington, would have been compelled to break it. As he is an officer in a public ser vice corporation, his vote would prob ably have been in the negative.
 The other Bridgeport Senators. Messrs. Arnold and Manwaring. voted for the substitution, and then against the majority report.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-04

People with chronic bronchitis, asth- ma and lung trouble. will find great relief and comfort in Foley's Honey and Tar, and can avoid suffering by commencing to take it at once. F. B. Brill, local agent. *135
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-04

In a published statement. John Nor ris, chairman of the committee on pa per of the American Newspaper Pub fishers Association, places upon Presi- dent Taft the responsibility for the levying of a duty of s3.75 per ton on print paper instead of the g rate voted by the House He says:
 The Senate raised the rate to S4 per ton and the conferees had substan- tially agreed on a compromise rate of 8 per ton, when President Taft an nounced to congressional callers on or about Saturday, July "A, that S4 rate was necessary for the application of he protection principle to print paper. The President made this announce mtat without that full and impartial ascyrtainment of cost to which the consumers were entitled and in disre- gard If numerous and voluntary as surancs that he had given in favor of the lower rate.
 According to this statement, Presi dent Taft. accepting the s4 rate. not only failed ascertain the cost oi
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-04
seismologists have not yet been able

Seismologists have not yet been able to predict the occurrence of earth quakes but are hopeful of eventual ability to foreten both date and ap proximate location. There are, it seems, always gentle pulsations of the earth's surface. and the extent of the seisxnologist's present ability is to pre- dict danger somewhere whenever these puisatfons suddenly cease. This condi- ton invariably precedes an earth quake The value of even approxi- mately accurate predictions as to date and place, cannot be overestimated. They could not prevent property loss es. but they would undoubtedly save the lives of very many who persist in remaining within known earthquake districts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-04
Rockefeller and Wife
 Elect School Board

Tarrytown, Aug. 4.-John D. Rock efeller, Jr., and his wife succeeded last night in electing a school district board for which they had made such ed opposition, despite the fact that they controlled a large percentage of the vote in the Pocantico school dis trict. MT. and Mrs. Rockefeller over came that and last night the vote was practically unanimous.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-04
CASTORIA . For Infants and Children.
 he Kind You Have Always Bought s'snssurs sssss sas of &X2ZzzSa
Tight Corsets Kills
 Girl, Doctor Says

Cincinnati, Aug. Miss Elsie, aged eighteen, daughter of John J. Gasser, a lawyer, living at No. 2,419 West Nc Micken avenue, is dead at her home Dr. Gustave Stronbach, who attended her through her illness, says that Miss Gasser died as the result of facing ner corsets and clothes too tightly
 Miss Gasser was very well until Sunday a week ago, when she was stricken with what the doctors be- lieved to be appendicitis. An opera tion was performed several days af- terward and it was found that the appendix was not affected.
 The doctors began probing for the cause of the illness, and Dr. Stron- bach, the family physician, finally an- nounced that it was her habit of lac ing her corsets very tightly, coupled with possible injudicious eating of delicicies, that was the cause.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-04

DIED. McPHELEMY-In Danbury, July 2S. in the 69th year of her age, Mrs. Edward McPhelemy. LIPPOTH-At Stamford, July 29. John Christian Lippoth. in his S1st year. O'MELIA-At Stamford. July 30, Cath crime O'Melia. MEREDITH-At Stamford, July 30, Fanny Meredith. TIPPER-At Stamford, Aug. ?, Dencey Doxsee, widow of Francis $. ripper, in her 18th year. KEELER-In Stamford. July 2S. Elm ma l.. Crane, wife of Theodore Keel CT. in her 45th year DOYLE-In Danbury. July 31. Michael J. Doyle. aged 2S years. McDONALD-In EaSton. July 30, John M. McDonald,of Bedding Ridge, aged 42 years. CARR-In East Norwalk July 2S Eliza beth R., wife of Nubury R. Carr. aged 5S years. WILSON-In Norwalk, July 29 Miss Hattie Wilson. WATSON-In Norwalk.Aug ?, Louisa, widow of George Watson, aged 45 years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-04
THE MAN WHO DOES NOT

Advertise :s ''uol m IL" The names which stick in the public mind. arc those of the advsrtdsess---thosa Whe lot th ~ir uEbA Ah2nA
Evening star., 1909-04-22
MAkCCs NOTES. AUCrIONEER.

cHASCERY SALE SALE OF REAI. ESTATE Ne.
CORNER 29TH AND y SITS. NV. M
PROVED BY THREE-STORY BRICK DWELL
ING. NO. 2S23 ST. NV.
By virtue OF a decree OF the Supreme Court Of
the District Of Columbia. in equity No. 2S4I3 Of
Van Wyck Weaver vs. Mary Ida Decker ct al
will sell at public auction the premises
on MONDAY. APRIL TWENTY-SIX 1909 AT
FIVE O'CLOCK PM, the following described
land, to wit: Lot las and parts Of lots 13S and
l39 in Bealls Addition to Georgetown ,nnw
square I235l. said land being described in one
parcel follows:
Beginning at the northeast corner Of 10Th and
streets formerly Gay and Green streets,. ahd
running thence with the east line OF 29tl street
Green street,. 15O feet thence east 100 feet:
thence sonth 30 feet: thence west 80 feet: thence
south 12O feet; thence west with the north lire
OF street tGay street, 80 feet to the beg lnrng
Terms Of sale: One-third Of purchase price
I'm cash and balance in two equal nstalments
payable one and two years after date. the de-
ferrad payments to bear interest at 9 per cent
payable semi-annually and to he represented by
the notes OF the purchaser. secured by deed Of
trust on said property. or all cash Mt the option
OF the purchaser. deposit of $500 to he made
at the time of sale. Convey ancng and recording
at cost of purchaser. Terms to he conipl ed with
in fifteen Gays from sale Or property will he
resoid NJ risk and cost of defanltn- purchaser.
CRANDAL MACKEY. Columbian Bldg:
HOSEA B. MOULTON. Wash. l.. & T. Bldg.
MARCrs NOTES. AUCTIoNEER
apl3-lOt
Evening star., 1909-04-22
ADAM A. wEscHLER. AucTIoxEER.

TRUSTEES SALE OF THREEST0RY BRICK
BUILDING CORNER 9TH STREET AND
MICHIGAN AvENt-E NORTHEAST. BROOK
LAND. n. C.. KNOWN As THE TOWN
HALL. TOGETHFR WITH MISCELLANEOUS
FURNITURE. ETC
Ry virtue Of a decree of the Supreme Court o.
the District of Columbia. nassed In equity cause
No. oS412 the undersigned trustees will sell by
public auction. In front of the premises. on
WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY
OF APRIL. AID. IaOa At FOUR O'CLOCK
PM. the following described real estate. situate
In the county of Washington District Of Colum-
bia. 10 wit All that part Of lot one ~ IN block
four ~ in Leighton and Pairo. trustees. sub
division II blocks four ~ and five f5l Of their
former subdivision Of Brookland the same Is
particularly described by metes and bounds in
fIher 1731 folio 2.4. one Of the land records OF
the District If Columbia, improved by three-story
brick bnildn: having four stores on the first
grand piano. several hundred chairs, stoves. etc
years. with interest from the day of sale at six
per cent ner annnm. secured by deed Of trust on
the real estate sold. all cash. at the oDtfnn nf
the purchaser. deposit Of 5000 required at the
time Of sale. Terms Of sale to be complied with
In fftren davs from day of sale.' otherwise the
trustees reserve the right to resell the property
at the risk and cost cf the defaulting purchaser
after Ave DAYS advertisement of snch resale In
som. newspaper published In Washington. d. G.
All conyeyancing. recording. etc. at purchasers
cost.
MSER COHEN. Trustee.
Commercial National Rank bui' ding
GEORGE E. FLEMING. Tr,is.ee.
aDl6-d&dbs.e Cuion Trust building.
Evening star., 1909-04-22
THOS. J. OWEN & SON. ACCTIONEERS.
1891 G. at. NV.

IMPROVEMENTS IN WASHINGTON CITY;
AS6 PART 81 LOT 10 q TIE
HAVEN" CONDUIT ROAD.
By virtue Of power .sa Ct sale contained on r
the the District i A Of Columbia in Lber no. asas 70:
Shb@S e1 Pss' the i1f'i11 RsRfs
tie tpdMinx THkna an
and premises situate in the District of Colum,
bia. Immediately on tile Conduit road. ,ests.
lot 3 and T part Of lot 2 Of "Whitehaven as
recorded in the ofiee Of the surveyor Of the
ss. and described as follows. TO Wit:
Beginning for the same at the northeasterly
corner Of lot - where the Conduit road inter
southern boundary Of said street l70.s6 feet:
thence soStherly at E r;ght angles I to said " Y,
boundary Of lot IS i4s.s7 feet to the south
side Of the Conduit road. thence northerly fol
lowing the westerly side of the said Conduit
road So: 20 feet to the place Of beginnins ,, ing ;,
above described and Cottrell place. making this
conveyance cover the whole OF lot Il extpndin :,
from the Conduit road and Cottrell place. bound
ed on the north by the whole south line of w
ST.. on the east by the Conduit road. on the south
by the rest Of block and on the west by Cot
trell place. The property Is improved by fn-
10room dwelling. all modern conveniences and
fine outbuildings.
Terms Of sale: One-third in cash. the balance
In two equal installments of l and years from
date Of sale. bearing interest from sale and Sc
cured to the satisfaction OF the trustees. or all
cash, at purcha ser's option. Terms Of sale to
be complied with within Is days from sale:
otherwise the property subject to resale at pur-
chaser's risk after Ave DAYS advertisement Of
resale in any newspaper published In Washing
ton city. Taxes adjusted to day Of sale. Convey
ancing at purchasers cost deposit Of $500 re-
Quired at sale.
MARION DTCKETT
CHARLES n. STANLEY.
DAVID 8. BRISCOE.
an12-dGdhs cSu Trustees.
Evening star., 1909-04-22
ADAM A. wEscHLER. AUcTIoNEER

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE CNIM-
PROVED REAL ESTATE, ON THE SOUTH
WEST CORNER OF nth AND G SITS Sc.
By virtue Of a certain deed Of trust duly re-
corded in Liber No 29S5. folio 472 ct seq. OF
the land records of the District of Columbia
and at The request Of the parties secured thereby
we the undersigned trustees, will sell. at public
auction In front OF the premises. on THURSDAY
1909 AT FIVE O'CLOCK PM. the following de.
Of Washington. District Of Columbia and desig-
90, in square numbered ten hundred and ninety
two uo92l."
Terms Of sale: e-thrd Of purchase money
To he paid In cash. and the balance In two
equal installments. payable in and two
years. with interest at per centum per annum,
payable semi annually. from day OF sale. de-
ferred payments secured by hrst deed of trust
upon the property sold; OR ALL CASH. at the
option Of the purchaser. deposit of $500 will
be required Of the purchaser at the time Of sale.
All conveyancinR. recording. examination Of title
and notarial fees. at the cost of the purchaser.
Terms Of sale to be complied with within lf-
teen days from day OF sale. otherwise the
trustees reserve the right to resell the property
ut the risk and cost of the defaultng purchaser
after Ave days advertisement of such resale in
The Evening Star. newspaper published In
the city Of Washington. ID. c.
CHARLES s. SHREvE. Jr.,
Fcndall Building. WASH. D. c.:
ROBERT S. HUME.
452 d Ut. NV. WASH. d. e.,
aps-d&ds exSu Trustees
Evening star., 1909-04-22
ADAM A. wEsCHLER. AUCTIoSEER.
TRUSTEES SALE OF AN ATTRACTIVE
THREE-STORY BRICK DWELLING KNOWN
AS PREMISES NO. 100 MARYLAND AVE

TRUSTEES SALE OF AN ATTRACTIVE
THREE-STORY BRICK DWELLING KNOWN
AS PREMISES NO. 100 MARYLAND AVE.
NORTHEAST.
BY virtue OF a certain deed Of trust. dated tho
10th day Of March. AID. 1906. and recorded
among the land records of the Distr CT OF Couni-
bia. in I.iber No 1902. folio 3Il ct seq. and at
the request OF the holder OF the note secured
thereby we will offer at public auction. in fros.t
Of the premises. MONDAY. THE TWENTY
SIXTH DAY OF APRIL. A.D 1909. AT HALE
PAST FOUR O'CLOCK PM. the following de-
scribed property. situate N the city of Washing
ton. District OF Columbia. to wit All that
tain piece or parcel Of land and premises known
and distinguished and being lot numbered
forty -four t44D In Maurice Laupheimers sub
division of lots In square numbered seven hun
dred and twenty seven G21). per pls. recorded
In Libcr 20 folio lG7. II the records If the Office
Of the surveyor ~ the Districtsof Columbia, to-
gether with the improy ements thereon.
Terms Of sale: One third OF the purchase
money to be paid In cash and the balance to
be paid In three equal instal.ments respectively.
in one. two and three years. secured by Iced
of trust upon the property sold. W th interest.
payable semi annually. at the rate Of 8 per cent
per annum, all cash, at the option OF the pur-
chaser. deposit OF 500 will he required At
time of sale. Sale 10 he closed in fifteen davs
from day OF sale: otherwise the property will be
resold at the risk and cost Of defaulting pur-
chaser after i've days advertisement in
newspaper publ shed In Washington city. District
OF Columbia. ConveyanciIg nj ccst of purchaScr.
CLARENCE b. RHEEM. Trustee:
ALEXANDER 7. HENSEi. Trustee.
HnlS dSdS.sySu i21 18th st. NV.