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Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15
DEALING WITH THE TRAMP
Public Is Awakening to the Fact That
Scientific Treatment of Vagrancy
Is Necessary,


Scientific treatment of vagrancy is
not to be expected in the immediate
future, but good beginning has been
made. 1t is now suggested that laws
be passed by the New York legisla-
ture whereby tramps, drunkards and
idlers without means Of support be
confined in farm colonies Unfor,
tunately, the underlying idea is that
these human wrecks are able to work
for their keep, and should be forced
to labor. AS matter Of fact, they
are sick men, some of them chronical-
ly starved and incurably neurasthenic.
That is the reason they are idlers-
not from choice. Denmark has solved
the problem scientifically in self-sup-
porting institutions. The beggar or
tramp is arrested and taken to the
settlement, where he becomes really
patient who receives careful study, is
appropriately treated, and given only
such work as he is able to do Quite
a percentage recover and are released
after positions are found for them
Some prefer to remain and their earn
ings accumulate; the incurables must
remein.
The system has ended mendicancy
and vagabondage, and must be adopt
ed here, not only to restore wrecks to
usefulness, but as matter of economy
The railroads alone lose $25,000,0OO
yearly through stealing or accidents
due to tramps. Counting the crimes
committed and the other losses, it
would be cheaper to spend hundred
millions year combining and curing
idlers than to allow the present orgy
of crime to continue, though as mat
ter of fact, the colonies would become
self-supporting. Nothing can be done
as long as public opinion holds to the
delusion that idlers are simply vicious
men needing punishment, a delusion
as false as the medieval theory that
the insane must be scourged and load
ed with chains.-American Medicine.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15
Concerning Business Ability
BY Charles l.. Doyle.

They were sitting around table in
the grill-room of a Chicago club-sev-
eral members, New Yorker, and Maj.
Twombly, a veteran officer who had
served the greater part of his life
at United States army posts in the
far west.
Speaking Of keen business In
stinct," said the major, there was a
fellow named Gormley who visited
Arizona when l was stationed there,
and he certainly had more business
ability about him than anyone else
l ever met. His only capital was the
fact that he had been born in New
England. He looked around bit, and
the thing which struck him most forci-
bly, was that the modern Indian is a
quite different sort of creature from
the Indian of Cooper, who talked
blank verse, and on moral questions
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15
Wasted.

Ponce de Leon, glancing through tho
Elysium Ladies' Companion, encoun
tered the American HYGIENE Face
Bloom Companys free trial offer.
don't send any money, in the advertis-
ing columns.
wouldn't that crimp your eternal
life ambitions!" he cried. Now | walk
from Jacksonville to Key West look
ing for the fountain of the bloom Of
youth, and here it is sent on approval
in three-ounce bottles, recommended
by Lily La1gtry and positively guaran
teed to keep the Witch of Endor as
fresh as Chicago typewriter girl
and only rs cents a bottle"
After that, Ponce went out and
talked for 80 minutes to a policeman
Puck.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15

rates. This was too much, and the
president of the company jumped over
the counter and kicked him the whole
length of long corridor, projecting
him from ten to fifteen feet at each
kick However, Bloggs sued for
$4,000 damages, and a jury of other
commuters said he was too modest,
and awarded him $4,000; and the
newspapers all headed their accounts,
'Rebuke to Corporate Greed-Fuli
Vindication of Poor but Honest Citi-
zen.'"
The other occupants of the table
gazed expectantly at the major as tho
New Yorker finished speaking, but the
gallant officer made no comment. In
stead, he arose, and muttering some
thing about the "closeness of the at
mosphere," stalked gloomilY away.
Copyright, 1909, by w G. Chapman.)
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15
Domestic Economy.

Hey, mon," exclaimed the Draw,
bonnie north country man, thrift is
a wunnerful thing!"
Yes replied his English travelling
companion, you're right there. Now.
l gave my wife 500 to keep the New
Year holidays with, and would you
believe it?-instead of exceeding 1t,
she saved part of it to buy herself a
hat"
That's nowt," replied the Scots
man. My wife gives the kids happen
MES apiece to go to bed supperless;
when they're asleep she takes the
ha'pennies off 'em ageen, and then
she makes 'em do wi'out ony break
fast for losin emf Hey, mon, that's
thrift"
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15

He paused in front of a jewelers.
window and after he had gazed for
few minutes at the solid gold
watches which were offered for $59S
each, man who wore the garb of
laborer approached and stood beside
him. Mr.. Spriggs studied the work
man carefully, and, having decided
that here was an honest, worthy citi-
zen, said:
My good man, l desire to do you
favor l wish to be kind to you Have
you ever read the sublime and beauti-
full words Of the poet who tells US
Of the joy that comes from giving
happiness to others? Will you do me
the honor to accept small benefac.
tion?"
do l look like a come-on?" asked
the one to whom A. Spriggs desired
to impart gladness.
Il have here a $2-bilI. said Mr..
Spriggs, producing the money and of.
fering it, which l desire to present
to you"
up an alley" the other man sar.
castically replied.
You misunderstood me. [ ask moth.
ing in return. | am a searcher after
happiness. l realize that I can Sc.
cure it only through giving happin ess
to others. l insist that you take this
money"
Then a policeman who lad been
slyly watching and listenin :, bounced
upon Addison Spriggs, and two hours
later, after he had succeeded in ex-
planning matters to the satisfaction of
the desk sergeant, the man who had
been in pursuit of happiness sadly
said:
THE only difference between a poet
and fool is that the fool may some
times have lucid spells"
Copyright, 1909 by W. G. Chapman)
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15

made the trip both ways with the
same conductor, and as he never failed
to pick up the punched-out piece and
replace it in the hole he came out at
the end of the year with d ticket as
good as new"
"Hum-a-yes," growled the major, en-
viously. Certainly smart chap, your
friend Bloggs."
Rather" assented the New Yorker,
but that wasn't all. He then went to
the company, and on the plea of not
having used the ticket, got them to
refund the purchase price. He'd have
been all right if after getting it in
his pocket he hadn't set up loud and
rasping demand for interest at legal
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15

terial in his mouth without interfering
with his talk, in the least. An attack
of gravel, later in life, is attributed to
his having accidentally swallowed
some of those rocks during an i'm
passioned burst of eloquence Also
he broke several cheval glasses speak
ing in front of them to improve his
gestures.
When Demosthenes started to argue
there was no way to stop him except
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15

had approached him had exhibited
signs of dissipation. Also he remem-
bered that the elevator man had re-
Gently been on a spree, ard he began
to censure himself for encouraging
worthlessness. His happiness van
ished and feeling of sadness crept
into his heart
"Confound it." he unused, 81 wish
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15
The Amateur Elocutlonist.

"Dis life is allus gettin de tears
mixed up wifi de smiles said Uncle
Eben. Il doesn't know Of anything
sadder dan to hear some folks tryin'
to tell funny story"
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-17
KILLS HERSELF WHEN
CHIDED BY HUSBAND
Tragic Result of Spanking Given
Child by Mother

tangle Of American and Chinese
customs came to tragic end late
wednesday night, when pretty. almond
eyed Dong Chin Shee. "a years old.
wife of Dong Yick. a Chinese merchant.
gave her life to appease the anger of
fhe husband, whose wrath she had in
Cured by whipping their 5 year old
son.
Her nearly lifeless form was found
hanging from a slkylight by Dong Yick
at II 80 p. IN. Wednesday and he sum-
moned DR.. Poole, whose Office is at 617
Kearny street She died a few hours
later and Poole notified the police.
About a week ago the young wife
used a slipper on the child after the
American fashion, Dong Yick was
greatly displeased at such treatment
81 his first born and took the child
from the mother to the home of a
friend
Dong Chin Shee brooded over this
and when Dong Yick returned to his
aone at ez2 Dupont street Wednesday
night her rigid form greeted him.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-17
Water Supply Impure

The water supply of the Whl'nes
building. 1873 Geary street. ana OIL tne
Mercedes building. 251 Post street was
Yesterday condemned as unwhoiesoiile
by the board of health, and the nah
agement of both buildings notineo 10
discontinue its use.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-17
STATE BOARD OF TRADE
WILL OPPOSE DIR. WILEY
Plans to Secure His Removal
as Iniuring State

Directors of the state board of
trade decided yesterday to stand be-
hind President Arthur r. Briggs of
that body in his fight on Dr. III. w.
Wiley, chief of the national bureau of
chemistry, over the latter's antsp-
onistic attitude toward the fruff in
terests of California
Briggs informed the directors Of
the results of his recent delegate trim
TO the Seattle exposition. the irrigap
ton congress and the food and dairy
commission meeting at Denver
II was the sense of the members of
the board that it should proceed i'm
Mediately with the fight to remove
Doctor Wiley from Office along the
lines laid down by President Briggs,
II was Conceded that as long as Doc
tor Wiley remained at the head of the
national food department the fruit in
terests of this state could never he
assured of rightful or just treatment
at his hands.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-17
BANK CLfARINGS
SHOW INCREASE
San Francisco Report Gives To.
tai of S4S,S23,7OO for Week
Ending Tuesday Noon

Rema arkable records in bank clearings
were reported to the California Promo
tion committee by the cities which are
listed in its weekly statement. Most
noteworthy is the San Francisco re-
port of the clearings of s4S,S23, 700 70
for the week ending Thursday noon.
This is the highest figure by more than
stringency in the fall of 1907 This
gratifyingly large figure represents an
increase of 1874 per cent over the 1908
figure of s41,205,217.35, which in itself
was above the average of that period.
Los Angeles comes forward with the
record of s14,10S,151 for the week, gain
ing over the 1908 figures of s11.274,764
25.3 per cent. The gain in Oakland
amounted to 3S.6 per cent, the respec-
tive figures being s2.215,S99.64 and
1888, 3,356.SS, both being unusually
large comparatively
San Jose reported clearings of S4SI-
1896. Compared with the clearings a
year ago, $44S,271.05, this is a gain of
IA per cent. In stockton, where in 1908
the weeks figures We're S6S2, 2,519.1S, the
clearances totaled $754,553.7S, gain
of 5.5 per cent. A big forward stride
was noted in Sacramento which, with
a total of $1,426. 6S1.39 not Only sur
passed but exceeded by % per cent the
high 1908 total. S1.150,S2474. Fresno
loomed up with clearings of 1858, 3,573.6S,
Sc per cent more than in 1908, when the
report read s7s5, 396.01. In addition to
having the distinction of making the
largest percentage Of gain for the week.
46.7, San Diego made a record of
1888, ,24S.7s, against $90S,370.7S year
ago.
With such big increases in the sew
eral cities it is not surprising to find
the grand total for the week a record
breaker, s69.997.577.05.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-17
Disregard Gray's Advice

George Gray of Gray Brothers au-
vised the supervisors fire committee
Yesterday that the residents in Inir-
tieth street who were protesting about
blasting operations in the nelghoor-
hood should tell their troubles to Judge
Murasky, who has the brothers up IN
contempt and various other proceedings
revolving around their alleged wrong
full use of high explosives IN sunory
parts of town. The supervisors disre-
earded the advice and set next Thurs
0ay as the time to hear the protestants-
The supervisors street committee re-
o,,ested the board of works yesterday
to form an assessment district for the
proposed regarding of Beale street, to
estimate the cost of the cut and the
Harrison street bridge to span it and to
report to the board
H. Mulligan. truckman in the fire
department of company 2, accused of
leaving quarters without leave Septem-
Der {. got himself in worse plight
yesterday by neglecting to appear be-
fore the commission as summoned. John
Haley, a hosenian of company 9, will
have to answer for alleged swearing
at his battalion chief.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-17
Commissioner to Name Park

The park commissioners will have
the right to name the new pleasure
and recreation ground which has been
created by the supervisors out of the
site of the former Golden Gate ceme-
terry according to an opinion rendered
yesterday by City Attorney Long. "St.
Francis park Lincoln park. Balboa
park and ''Portola park" are names
which have been suggested.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-17

Gray Hair Stopped-By Mrs. Nettie
Harrison's 4Day Hair Color. The only
entirely successful and satisfactory
preparation for this purpose. Cleanly,
safe quick. Never fails. All druggists
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-17

LAGAE's CONDITION - Bernard Lagsn,
who was shot by former Police Captain Michael
Joseph Conboy, is still in critical condition
account of the warm weather His vitality
surprised the attending physicians. II he. re-
covers his body will be paralyzed.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-17

Vote for DR.. c. c. O'Donnell for cor
oner: the dead will be respected Rep .
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-17
Taxicab. Tor Rent

Al All hours. TaxIcab Auto Livery Co..
sIg Van -{ess az. Phone Market $50.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-17
fIRfBOATS WILL
GIVE EXHIBITION
Novel Spectacle of Blazing
Barge to Add to the Por-
: toIa Festivities
Work of Laying Huge Pipe in
Market Street Will Soon
Be Begun

For Portola week unique fire and
water carnival event is in preparation.
The city's two new fireboats will make
their initial appearance during the cele-
bration, and Supervisor Payot of the
committee, City Engineers Manson,
Connick and Ransome and the fire de-
partment are arranging for practical
demonstration of the worth of the new
fire fighters. which will afford a gor-
geous spectacle on the bay.
1t is planned to moor a large barge
laden with infiammable Smaterials-tar
barrels, hay, old lumber, etc.-near
Goat island, to fire the mass and then
let the David Scannell and the Dennis
T. Sullivan race down the bay under
full steam toward the floating fur
mace, each playing 25 full streams OF
water upon it as they come within
range.
The boats are expected to be COM
pleted by the time of the festival, and
this fire test will not only try their
worth, but afford a spectacle which
will interest the inhabitants on both
sides of the bay.
Each boat will be capable of dis
charging 25 streams of water stimuli
taneously under a pressure greater
than that reached by the present en-
gines, and making the total power
displayed in a minute approach tnat
expended in a single discharge OF all
the guns of battleship- -,
Market street from end TO eno VIII
soon be opened with four foot trench
for the installation of the 20 inch
main pipe of the high pressure system.
The entire pipe laying contract,
amounting to $1.O0O.0OO and involving
the handling, of $4,000 tons of material
much of which is now delivered IN the
Ecity's yard, will be submitted 1or pios
within few days by the Doaro VI
works.
The board will call for pios touaS
fo, the sAoo 600 worth of valves to be
installed with the system.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-28
Did A WARM
J0BF0RbANK
MISSING TIPTON CASHIER is NOT
RELIEVED TO HAVE LEFT
ANYTHING WORTH WHILE
BANK REFUSES STATEMENT.

Upton, Ind, July 27.-How
much more than $4,000 is missing
from the First National Bank, of
which Noah Marker, who has disap-
peared, was assistant cashier, was
left a secret after count had been
made of the funds of the bank to-
day.
At least s25,000, it is said, had
been determined to be missing be-
fore Marker absconded. This brings
the total sum of the money missing.
so far as now known, to $85,
It is alleged that interest bearing
accounts of the bank in particular
we're manipulated by the assistant
cashier. The total of these is about
100000.
It is believed that the defalcatioDs
OF which the bank has been made the
victim will reach much higher than
there has been any public intimation
of to this time. 1t is understood
that the examination of the books
to this time is far. from complete
and that the further they are entered
into the worse matters look.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-28
Administration Confident
that Resolution Will
be Passed to That
Effect When Presented
NOW EXPECTED THAT RESOLU-
TION AND COMPLETE REPORT
OF CONFEREES WILL COME
TO BOTH HOUSES THURSDAY.

WASHINGTON July 27.-The
Republican whips of the house were
instructed today to have every re-
day, when it is expected that the
resolution authorizing the house
conferees to agree to a reduction of
the rates on leather and leather
goods will be presented.
1t is further expected that by the
time this resolution is introduced the
full report will be prepared for sub
mission to the two houses.
The conferees have been assured
that the resolution will be adopted
by the house. In addition Senator
Aldrich today received assurances
that there would be no serious OPP
position to the agreement by the hide
men in the senate.
The house today agreed to the
senate conferees resolution author1z-
ing the President to transmit to the
Governors of the several states copies
of the resolution recently adopted
embodying the provision for the pro-
posed amendment to the constitution
regarding the, imposition of an in
come tax.
The program for which the con
ferees are working is as follows:
Hides, free, as provided in the
house against the senate rate OF l5
per cent ad valorem.
Sole leather, five per cent, the
same as in the house bill, as against
the senate rate of 15 per cent.
Dressed upper leather, seven and
"a half per cent, as against ID per
cent in both house and senate bills.
Boots and shoes, 10 per cent, as
against Is per cent in the house bill
and 20 per cent in the senate bill.
Saddlery and harness, 20 per cent
as against 35 per cent in the house
bill, and 40 per cent in the senate
bill.
According to Senator Warren. the
story that beef packers are engaging
extensively in the tanning business,
and will be the principal benefciaries
of the duty on hides, has been used
by the free hide lobby in manu-
featuring sentiment against the pro-
lection asked by the cattle industry.
He submitted figures to Senator Aid
rich to be used in refuting this argu-
ment.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-28
AEROPLAN|STS BUSY WITH
LAND AND SEA EXPERIMENTS
WEATHER CON-
DITIoNs PREVENT WRIGHrs
FROM TRIP WITH PASSENGER
IN PRESENCE OF PRESIDENT.

WASHINGTON, July 27.-Oryille
Wright made two and half mile
flight under adverse conditions with
his aeroplane at Fort Meyer this
evening. The occasion, by reason of
the presence of President Taft and
a brilliant assem- blage of Washington
official life, bore an air Of more social
than aeronautic
A stiff wind caused postponemet
of the expected trial and all that
Wright attempted was breif fight
without a passenger. With Pres
ident Taft, Speaker Cannon ana
Senator Aldrich looking on the ma
chine was trundled to the foot of
the starting derrick in the center of
the drill field and poised on the
monorail preparatory to the start.
The spectators cheered loudly as
the white machine rose slowly IN
the air, and again as it swerved and
the top tilted at an angle of nearly
forty-five degrees at the north end OF
the field. Three times the machine
was taken around the field, the
planes seemingly assuming a more
dangerous angle at each turn, and
with sharp swerve was brought
into the wind and carefully landed.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-28
EXPERTS ARE
WITH 7HAW
TWO DECLARE AT RESUMED
HEARING IN HIS FAVOR-IS
CONFIDENT THAT HE WILL
NOT GO BACK TO ASYLUM.

WHITE PLAINS. July 27.-Wnen
the Thaw hearing was resumed today
DR.. Britten d. Evans, who declared
yesterday that Thaw was not and
never had been paranoiac, con-
tinued his testimony.
Thaw, who is here to testify,
entered the court room today looking
unusually buoyant, 81 will never
go back to Mattewan." he said. Il
am we'll satisfied with the way the
hearing has gone thus far and I am
not afraid to face MIR. Jerome
District Attorney Jerome denied
the report that Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
had been summoned to reappear. He
said that the subpoena under which
she testified week before last was
still In force and that she could be
brought here whenever further
evidence from her was needed.
Expert testimony in Thaws favor
was given by DR.. Fl. Ernest Schmidt,
of White Plains.
81 find Mr.. Thaw," concluded Dr.
Schmidt, " logical. His memory is
excellent and his attention to an
good. while his control of
his emotions is normal"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-28
READY TO HANG 800.
But Turkish Court Martial RECON-
mends General Pardon.

CONSTANTINOPLE, July 27.-
The report of the court martial on
the Adana massacres, which has just
been published, is strong denounci-
alton of the incapacity and apathy
of the Vail and other LEGAL au-
thorities. The report concludes as
follows:
"Fifteen persons already have
been hanged, 500 deserve death, b.
900 deserve hard labor for life, 8O,-
600 deserve minor sentences. II 1t
is decided to proceed with the pun
ishment we will Gordon the town and
deal expeditiously with the matter
In view, however, of the general
reconciliation between the opposing
elements, the report recommends
that general amnesty be made the
occasion of a national fete.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-28
Ball Team Managers Get
Together. and Form
Three Handed COmbi-
nation for Season
WILL GIVE INCREASED IN
TEREST TO THE SPORT AND Is
PROMISED MUCH BACKING
GAMES UNTIL OCTOBER.

AZ meeting held last night be-
tween Manager All Campbell of the
Nevada Northern ball team OF East
Ely, Manager Harry Connor of the
Ely team and Manager Leyson of the
McGill team, a three team base ball
league was formed for the district.
A schedule of games for the balance
of the season was made as follows:
August L. Ely and McGill at Nc
Gill.
August 8, N, N. and McGill at East
Ely.
August Is N. n. and Ely at East
Ely.
August 20 Ely and McGill at East
Ely.
August 20 n. n and McGill at Nc
Gill
September 5, N. y. and Ely at East
Ely.
September 5. Ely ami McGill at
East Ely.
September II. McGir and N. N. at
McGill
September - n. n and Ely at
East Ely.
September 26 Ely and McGili at
East Ely.
ostober ;. N y. and McGill at
McGill
October 10. n. n. and Ely at East
Ely,
Tom Barton was chosen by the
managers as the official umpire Tor
all of the games, The manager OF
the non-contestlng team will serve
nj each succeeding game as Second
umpire.
The managers of the teams
brought to last nights meeting much
enthusiasm from the lovers of the
game in the district. They had
many assurances of support for the
league games in the event OF their
getting together. Now that tney
have done so there is no question
but that the ball season Will De
rounded out with more yigo' than
before known in the district. The
league will give an added 2eSt 10
the game and should stir NJ a large
amount of enthusiasm and interest
before the season is over.