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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-26
TOTAL ECLIPSE Of
THE MOON

Washington, Nov. 26.-The total
eclipse of the moon tonight, the sec
ond to occur this year, will be visible
in all parts of the United States. The
moon will enter the earth's shadow
on the west side and will be totally
eclipsed.
Residents of the Pacific coast sec
ton are to have the first opportunity
to view the phenomena. In the vic
unity of San Francisco the astronOm-
ical observers will see the moon en-
ter the earth's shadow at 1 minute
past II o'clock The total eclipse
will begin at 1888 a. M, and will
continue for nearly an nour and a
half. In Denver the eclipse will be
noticed about one hour later and so
on across the continent. In the New
England states the time for the total
eclipse to begin is about half-past
three in the morning and it will be
daylight when the moon leaves the
earth's shadow. The eclipse will be
visible not only in all parts of the
United States. but throughout Can
ada, Mexico and Central and South
America as well.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-26
AFRAID Of STRIKE
N FINLAND

ST. Petersburg, Nov. 26.-Minlster
of Communication Rukhloff has Or
dered the officials of the Russian
railroads to equip their lines in Fin
land with officers and men chosen
from the stats in direct control of
the general management. This step
is taken by the minister in anticipa-
ton of railway strikes in Finland,
which may be called as an expression
of the passive resistance of the Firms
to the new legislative relations be-
tween the empire anu the duchy.
These new relations have been de-
termined practically by the Russian
majority of the Russo-Finnish conf
mission, and the plan as recently pub
lished is not wholly acceptable to the
Finnish commissioners, whose earlier
proposals were rejected.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-26
World Customs Conference,

London, Nov 26.-An fnterna-
tional conference of customs experts
assembled in London today and will
continue in session for ten days. Dur
ing that time many questions relat-
ing to customs duties, especially as
applied to the new American tariff
act, will be discussed The United
States is represented at the meeting
by Joseph l.. Bley of San Francisco
and Thomas F. Gregory of New York.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-26

any of his relatives of his disappear
ance. p. A. kedbeter, of Hayward,
Wis.,, a brother Of the murdered man,
learned of his disappearance through
the newspapers and came to Manka-
to to investigate. Failing to receive
any satisfactory information from
Mrs Ledbetter he called upon neigh
bors to assist in the search and on
June 81, nearly eight weeks after
the murder is believed to have been
committed, the searching party found
the body of the victim buried in an
out-of-the-way corner of his farm.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-26
To TRY FOUR FOR
MURDER

Mankato. Mimi, Nov. 26.-Public
interest in the famous Ledbeter muir
der case has again reached the boil
ing point with the near approach of
the date of the trial. 1t is the pres
ent expectation to begin the trial
within the next week or ten days and
arrangements to that end are being
made by the county attorney. Judge
Pau will preside at the trial.
H. j. Ledbeter, a wealthy farmer
living near this city, disappeared from
his home early last May More than
a month later his mutilated body was
found buried in a shallow grave on
his farm. That a diabolical crime
had been committed was evident The
head of the victim was crushed to a
shapeless mass, evidently by blow
from a blunt instrument.
Mrs. Grace Ledbeter, the young
and pretty wife of the murdered
man; Frank Smith, a farm hand who
had been in Ledbeter's employ sew
eral months, and William Schwanr
and his wife, the latter a sister of
Mrs. Ledbetter, were arrested and
held for the murder.
Soon after his arrest Smith is al
legged to have made several confess
sions duplicating all four in the mul-
der. The several confessions, how
ever, were of a contradictory char
acter and the result was to leave the
motive for the crime and all the de-
tails surrounding it as much of a
mystery as before.
In one of his confessions Smith is
alleged to have declared that Mrs
Ledbeter murdered her husband in
cold blood because of a blind infat-
uation for him. He claimed that the
attack was made with a heavy AK
and that after Ledbeter had been
killed Mr. and Mrs. Schwant assisted
in removing the body of the murdered
man from a temporary grave in a
barn to the place where it was sub
sequently discovered by a searching
party.
Smiths story, especially that part
of it relating to Mrs Ledbeter's al
legged infatuation for him, seemed al
most preposterous to those acquaint-
ed with both parties Mrs. Ledbeter
is woman of considerable education
and refinement. while Smith is I'M
couth and ignorant and unprepossess-
ing in the extreme
On the other hand, evidence is
not lacking that the woman might
have had a hand in the murder of
her husband. When the latter disap-
peared she is said to have made no
effort to find him, nor did she notify
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-26
NOTES FROM THE LABOR
WORLD.


A Jewish labor hall is about to be
erected in Leeds, England.
The women clerks in Leavenworth,
Kas., have formed an organization.
The Illinois State Federation Of
Labor has taken a decisive stand in
opposition to local option.
Oklahoma City has started a move
ment to secure the convention of the
International Typographical union
in 1912.
The Steam Engine Makers society
of Great Britain has thirteen thous-
and members, with bank balance of
1925. 200.
The Chicago Federation of Labor
is doing good work in undertaking to
limit woman's working hours to ten
hours a day.
The Cooks Helpers union of San
Francisco is to start campaign
against Japanese in all hotels and
restaurant kitchens.
The Legislature of California has
passed a law making the unauthor
lied wearing of union button or
display of a union card a criminal Of
Tense
Salt Lake City and San Francisco
are among the cities trying to cap
ture the convention of the Interna-
tional Typographical union to be held
in 1911.
Demands for uniform schedules
cent are to be made by conductors
and trainmen on every railroad sys-
tenn east of Chicago. The move in
wolves 125, 900 men.
The Portland, Ore, union Of butch
ers and meat cutters has started a
movement for early and Sunday clos
ing and it is stated that a majority
of the market men have acceded to
the demand.
The Federation of Labor of the
STATE of New York has declared its
belief in woman's suffrage as a nee
essary step toward the better prOtec-
ton of the industrial interests both
Of male and of female wage workers.
The official organ of the Amalga
mated Association of Street and Elec-
trical Railway Employees of America,
The Motorman and Conductor,
shows a substantial profit, having in
the last two years paid off a large
deficit, being now on paying basis.
At the Toronto convention of the
American Federation of Labor the
Piano and Organ Makers fnterna-
tional Union of America presented
resolution saying that, to enable the
wage workers to become politically
Independent as well as economically,
labor party should be formed
TIE Massachusetts unions of Steam
engineers have started movement
for monument on the grave of the
late Frank B. Monaghan, who was a
former international president and
for years a national councillor and
officer and at the time of his death
editor of the unions International
publication.
Trades Unionism among women
has progressed more rapidly in
Great Britain during the last five
years than among men. The increase
from 1904 to 1907 in the number of
women enrolled in trades unions was
59.7 per cent, while the increase in
the male membership during the cor
responding period was only 24.7 per
cent. The number of women in
trades unions in 1904 was 126,2S5.
against a total OF 201,9 in 1907
the last year of which statistics are
ayaila BILE
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-26
Norway's Queen 40 Years Old.

Christiania, Nov. 26.-The fortieth
birthday of Queen Maud, who was
born in 1869, was celebrated through
out Norway today. The usual salutes
were fired and there were brilliant
displays of bunting in Christiania
and other cities and towns through
out the kingdom.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-26

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These are features which make the
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man who investigates comparative
advantages.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-26

w. R. Johnson returned yesterday
from Spokane where he spent two
weeks.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-01-01
yh.r, III. p.elara.sea 10 K.,t.

The original s~ngrossed copy Of the
Declaration 40 signed Is now In the
keeping Of the secretary Of sta,e This
document was In the patent office from
tS4i to 1877. 40 that department was
believed to be nreproof. II Is now.
since 1894. kept dramatically sealed In
Q frame and placed In q steel cabinet,
With the original signed copy OF the
cvnsfitution, IL Ia no longer shown to
any a except BY express order Of the
secretary Being on parchment. which
shows destructive signs Of cracking.
due more probably to the making Of a
facsimile ordered by President James
Monroe In 1923 than to age or ham
ding, the document Is jealously guard
cd. Many Of the names Of the slgners
ara no longer iegible. Two pages Of
Jeferson's original draft. with q few
tnterlineations by Adams and Frank.
I'm. are also preserved at the depart
mNnt OF state. The facsimile which
was ordered by President Monroe was
made for the purpose Of giving a copy
60 each Of the signers then living and
their heirs. These original copies ara
COW Of great value, Baltimore News.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-01-01
A SAD Ft ,lsTH or July.


I've psy % " A;eA Tive u A~ss~ssss
c~sassst pasvIsts Oiled.
TAs YourtA ~ July, iS2A was the
ssssA aay Of. two sf the rcpubtscS
sssatsst mes. J bAn Adams and TAo.-
% Jetrsfssa. On July 4 1881. Eve
sesrs later. u mes Mossce bsessssd
ASs last. SIXTY yeas istss. CO July q
ABea. HsnnfhAi lHamifn did.
Tae desn % both Adams snA 3s&
esrssA. on the day accepted 40 the ~
Wsn.s Airthday was O arrange eoinoe-
As~cs. TIE dA. wAs N Reither foe
GO. for both " 80 amonS the signea
q the smmostail Aecursent which o.
sally arse sa~, tSs Hight Just sss1
year before ths,tr death. bstA rssnsus-
hs~ed the data. slHd each wsa ee9atEaRA
81 the ethsrs % ovtai tiiResa.
Adams wes lIast ninety. SeRerss@
n aSopt ~ years yeunger. YeS
- Ase lived tsittsea y~srs mors thaa
ne thse~seoee Ilnd ssn years allotte&
ky Shsly wit A. midnight eighty years
ego. whsa indersendsnes dLJ was tus<
kstr.x usAsred ir. Jetrersoa. svea shs&
ayAag hut with memory sse jet sits-
setfsg impaired. nuttsred. This u tAs
Pvsxth OF July In the morpisg Al.
ANS. che same ttsouEht apparently run
sins tArsQgh his mind. rouned himself
% ash Docs jefferson still liver
Adams a.ed o little after midday. lce
fsrSoa q few AsuSs lates
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-01-01
l%RREvEaENT INSECTS


b4s,s Rttes ists~ssssd With the sis~iNs
~ the pssieratisw,
Congress on. July Ia TIA srAsrss
the Decisratios, PASSED ~ the FosrsA
fairly e~ngrosssd 90 parchment witt
che tide and style sf The unaa!meus
nscsaration sf fhs' - Caited States Of
America. AID shas che same. wAsa sa.
crossed. be signed ~ every menaSst
Of congress"
IL Was . sultry dsT In Augast fse'
eessm. when In q geai&l. Tem!nlaceR,
msod was accastoned to say that thu
Eigniag was hastsned By swarms Of
cIes rhat came inos sks hall through
the spen windows Of Ito ~statehouss
from livery Stable near BY. rhs
days business had hssn arduous. n
was hot and sticky. and che dies A.
sauleed the elk stoekingcd legs Of the
honorable members wsth vIgor and real
Tory vindictivenxss. WIN handler
chiefs and al available papers the "a.
theirs Of liberty iashed the Dies. but
with no avail, The Onslaught became
unendurRbIe. and the mem bern. capitu.
aating. made haste 20 sligo and brinS
the momentous business % O close OF
the 6fty six signatures MOI oil were at.
tacAed wen at this date ashingtou
Star
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-01-01
CHURCH TOWERS.
They are . Distinctive Feature % ssss
Mexican View.


There is no country better worth Wis.
lting than Mexico u Ia very striking
In crossing tho border from the United
States to note how completely every.
thing changes, Here there hardly
seems anything man has constructed
which harmonizes with its sarround.
ings: there everything seelna 70 ~. g.
urely q part of the country It 10
more foreign than Europe Is now and
constantly reminds one OF the east.
Riding In some Of the little raw .ed
districts, I could hardly believe that !
was not In India. The dust In the
road, the th0sc scrub on both shoes,
with thas pHngent smell Of the bios.
SONS. al reminded me q the country
about Ahmedabad The plateau In
winter. the dry Use Is very much
IKE the desert-iong stretches Of coun-
Try, with purple mountains IN the dis
lance. without a tree In sight except
where there Is o town or where lrrS
CATION has kept d little sreer and q
few trees have been planted OFTEN
the horizon 10 so distant that the
~nfounts.ns melt into the sky. and per-
haps one catches q glimpse OF the snow
Oh one Of the volcanoes. The color u
that OF cts own Mexican opai-greens.
blues and reds.
Everywhere the distinctive features
are the church towers and tiled domez
rising above fhe towns. The extericrs
OF these churchrs are always pictur-
esque and interesting. but tie interiors
are usually disappointing. for they
have suffered much during lnany revo'
lutions and perhaps even more from
genseless generations. There are q
few stu untouched. where me can see
them US nearly all were once. entirely
covered With richly carved wood heav-
Ily gilded. Cold wan used thickly ev-
erywhere till the carving looked like
solid metal. have seen much gold IN
churches, but none to equal that IN
Mexico. Lockwood de Forest In cenr
gary
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-03-20
A PLAGUE OF LOCUsTs.

Algeria and Tunjs have suffered
from an extraordinary invasion of
locusts. The locusts arrived from the
direction of the deserts in swarms so
thick as to hide the sun. They cover
the ground as with yellow carpet,
and sometimes render the railways so
slippery that trains can hardly run.
At this stage they are not voracious,
being engaged principally in laying
their eggs. But forty days later the
young locusts, not yet winged, begin
to run about, devouring every green
thing, including not only leaves, but
even the bark and tender shoots of
trees. The hordes. advancing in
body, sometimes cover an area of
several square miles. Barbados of
cloth, surmounted with waxed strips,
erected in the line of march, arrest
the progress of the insects, which are
unable to crawl up the smooth sur
face. Passing along the line of the
barricades they fall into bitches dug
for the purpose, where they are killed
with corrosive liquids. Another
method is to smooth descending paths,
ending in poisoned bitches. The in
sects follow the descents and they go
to their deaths.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-03-20
HUMANE sLAUaHTERING.

In Germany, where the retail meat
dealer is usually his own butcher,
efforts are being made-as elsewhere
to substitute humane slaughtering
for the oldtime practices that have
caused much suffering. Saxony is
taking the lead, and now has strict
laws forbidding bleeding until the an
finals have been made unconscious.
Cattle and other animals are stunned
by blow in the centre of the fore
head, usually with something more
certain than the hammer or ak of
few years ago. Many butchers apply
the slaughtering mask, which covers
the eyes and has sharp bolt that is
driven into the brain by single blow
from a wooden hammer; but less
strength and skill are required in ap-
paratus using powder-one of these
being in the form OF a tube like tele-
phone receiver, that projects bolt
when the cartridge is exploded by
gentle tapping, while another fires a
sharp pointed bullet instead of the
bolt. An improved instrument just
introduced into England is the poleax
with wire through the wooden ham
die for pulling the trigger. In Ger
man, Italian, Swiss and other cities
abattoirs are public institutions, where
butchers go to slaughter their animals
under municipal supervision.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-03-20
KEEPING THE BOY ON THE FARM.

GA farmer whose son Is also farm
err is writing his autobiography for
the W0rids Work. The editor has
asked him to tell particularly how his
son came to enjoy farm life and not
banker after the alluremehts of the
city.
From the very first" says this
rural philosopher, my partner and I
set out to make life enjoyable for our
children" his partner" being his
wife. There follow tales of porter
house steaks which would have ap
petized the jaded palate of dyspeptic
PRESIDENT" and of huge bowls of
strawberries and cream (which Queen
Victoria might have envied." For
playfellows the fortunate young folks
Of this farm had calves, colts, horses,
pigs, pigeons, Angora rabbits, dogs,
birds, guinea pigs "and even white
rat -
Boys and girls do not enter this
world of their own desire. The ccm-
mandment which bids them honor
their fathers and mothers has an un-
written corollary. Parents must honor
and comfort their children. The
farmer in the magazine did this in
setting forth the best he had in thought
and food. tits likely that many son
has gone further astray than 'off the
farm" for lack of such keen sense
of loving responsibility at the head of
the home Anyway, the boy is not
kept to the acres by the selling of the
best joints to the city markets while
the chuck steak is served to the
family. N. Y. W0yld.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-03-20
HORSE FACTS.
Have his harness fit.

Have his harness fit.
He'll last very much longer.
Above all, do not overtax his
strength.
Give him a little water very often.
Don't give him big drink directly
after a meal.
Don't allow him to eat too fast.
Even scatter his grain on clean floor.
Don't beat a stupid horse-that
only proves the drivers stupidity.
Stay with him while he is shod-
the sheer may hit him over the head,
running him.
A few days rest, with earth to
stand on, unshod, will do him more
good than veterinary treatment in
many cases.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-03-20
WEEDS AND GRASS.

The earth is seemingly able to pro-
duce weeds or grass, whether fertile
or poor, and they always appear at
the same time, when the crops need
the most care. Weeds are beneficial
to a certain extent, although injuri-
Gus, for the gardener is often COM
PEELED to eradicate them when he
would not otherwise give the garden
his attention. By so doing he keeps
the soil in fine triable condition for
the desired crop. Weeds, however,
should be removed as soon as they
appear; by so doing the work can be
more easily done, and the stirring of
the soil will then be required only to
a moderate depth.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-03-20

GYER-"There goes a man the
weather seldom agrees with" Myer
$50? Who is he?" Gyer-"He's
a government weather forecaster.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-03-20

TAMES j. LINDSAY,
e ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Baltimore City Ofice-4l2 Equitable Building.
Towson Ofice-Smedley Row.
phonos c,tv OfHce G: & psf. Paul 3l43.
fhones OiIS Oinoo Maryland-Courtland 1876.
Residence Phone-C. & p, Towson 40 K.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-03-20

EMANUEL w. HERMAN,
ID ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR
AT LAW,
Baltimore City Offices Builders Exchange
Building, Charles and Lexington Streets.
Baltimore County Ofices-Piper Building,
Towson, Md. eB-C. s. p. Tel.-St. Paul 1886.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-03-20

A LFRED j. CARR,
"A ATTORNEY AT LAW,
727-732 Law Building, 221-227 CORTLAND Street
Baltimore, Md.
Residence-C. & p, PikesYille 61-Y.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-03-20

~ L. PAINTER,
De ATTORNEY AT LAW,
30l st. Paul Street, Baltimore. Also, OwinRa
Mills till $50 A. NJ. daily.
City and county practice. Both Phones.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-03-20
Attnr,reps at Eanp.

WY GILL SMITH,
w. ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Second National Bank Building, Towson, Md.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-03-20
EDWARD A. o'MARA.

A'MARA q ANGELMIER,
" ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
227 st. Paul St., Rooms l. 2and 81 Baltimore, Nd.
pbonos Maryland 1881 W.
rnones @. &P. Mt. Vernon 400.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-03-20

VNLMER J. COOK,
! IA ATTORNEY AT LAW,
y Second National Bank Building, Towson, Md.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-03-20

TOHN H. RICHARDSON,
- ATTORNEY AT LAW.
622-623 624-625 Law Building, Courtland Street.
near Lexington, Baltimore, and Towson.
Residence-42 Eastern Ave., HighlandtoWn.
@. g. p. Phone.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-03-20


CAMUEL REGISTER,
- ATTORNEY AT LAW,
30l st. Paul Street, Baltimore, Nd
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FRED'K ]. scHLossTEIN

CCHLOSSTEIN & SMITH,
y ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
lob American Building, Baltimore Nd.
G. & p. PhOne-St pau1 ITO
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-03-20

TOHN 5. ENSOR,
eD ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Offutt Building, Towson, Nj
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-03-20

7 ABAN SPARKS,
Ia ATTOREY AT LAW,
No. 22S ST. PAUL STREET, BALTIMORE, Md.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-03-20

GEORGE wHITELOCK, JOHN B. DEMING,
DAVID FOWLER, W. THOMAS KEMP.
NTHITELOCK g. FOWLER,
w ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
1907 Continental Building, Baltimore, Nd.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-03-20

Birth of the Solar System-Sugar Cured
Wood-A Metal for High Speeds-Dis
lance Signals in Fogs-A Crooked Par
allel-Precious Ore in Dump-lm-
proved Picture Telegraphy-Eye Saw
ing Moderation in Light-Volcano &C.
ology, Etc.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-03-20

The volcanoes of Hawaii have been subject
of study since 1888 by Prof. c. H. Hitchcock,
formerly of Dartmouth College, N. H., but now
with his family making home in Honolulu. A
better acquaintance with Mauna Loa and Kill
auea, the worlds most wonderful crarers. is to
be expected from the book soon to be issued
giving the results of this investigation.