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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-04

Mrs. NJ. Coles Whitlock enter
tanned the members of the Are
quipa club this afternoon at her
home on North Tacoma avenue
for the first meeting OF the sea-
son. The club will issue its year.
book in about a week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-04

He er-excuse mel I kissed you
by mistake.
She: Then correct the mistake
Immediately.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-05

driven about the city a great deal. Turning to the street committee he said: Don't be influenced with wine suppers and 25 cent cigars
 You seem to know about such things said Alderman Griffin.
 Alderman Near continued, We want a guarantee that the pavement with necessary repairs will be down for 25 years. We have the bridge contract bidder that was about $6, GOO higher than the lowest bidder because the bridge was going to be done three months earlier than the lowest bidder would have done it.
 But if I had been on the commit tee think I would have insisted that. there be a penalty clause in the con tract to be sure the bridge would be 6one on time. I can look back to the time that I kicked a man down stairs who wanted me to take $500 to say his fire engine was the best. I say let us have the best and then when we are old we can look back and say there is a pavement I voted to lay.-'
 Alderman Hartley said, ''Wine sup pers can do something sometimes, per haps. Now there has been a great deal said about graft and such things. I want to say that when the maker of a pavement asks a committee to go to New York, or to any other city, to look at a pavement it IS perfectly right for the committee to go and it is per should pay the cost. The city does not pay such expenses and an alder man does not get any money for such expenses. But becaus an alderman goes to look at a pavement it is no reason that he should purchase the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-05

He said he had never had the pleas ure of meeting MT. Ford, but it was evident that he understood the Situa- tion, as there was no rail which was as safe and good as the T rail. He was satisfied if the blocks were prop erly laid close to the tracks that the troubles experienced by vehicle traffic would be overcome. He said noise had been spoken of, and that the grooved been found to prevent them from be- coming loose at the ends. He said the expense of the company in the proposed project was S56, 900 for pave nnent, and $50, 900 for new rails and spe- cial work. Further he said Hartford had agitation upon the question of rails and had sent out committee which visited every city between the Atlantic and St. Louis, with the result that they found the sentiment equally divided for grooved rails and "T"' unfair for the city to continue to ask the company to repair the asphalt pavement as last summer alone the company spent four times as much as the city in making the repairs. It was not policy, he said, for the New Haven road to want cheap job, and he thought the kind of stations built by the company in Bridgeport and Waterbury proved that. He would was laid in Meadow street, New Ha- ven.
 Alderman John N. Near said that he was from Missouri and he would have to be shown that the "T'' rail was as good as the grooved rails. He was opposed to the 'T'' rails because he knew how to drive a horse and had
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-05

J H. $. Jones next read Noah Webs ster's definition of the word 'permas nent', and suggested that the pave= ment be called temporary in the fu< tEre. -ss7-, -
 Samuel H. Wheeler spoke. again, sayS ing that there was no doubt that the ''T'' rail was the best for speed 'but when we want a good, road rail, we want a grooved rai1.'' He said tna1 wood block was not going to with stand heavy carting oyer fr' rails. Every time a. heavily loaded draw pass ed over the crown of the rail- it drop- ped down and delivered heavy blow upon the pavement He said he did not feel like paying an assessment for pavement laid against such a rail. , T. B. Ford said, as member of ThE. Burns Co., which had from 80 to 100 horses, that he, thought the grooved rail more dangerous than the .'T'' rail:
 Chairman Hartley called upon the ter spoke in favor of wood blocks and said it was evident he had been miss ing some dinners He thought the wishes of the Main street property owners should be compiled with. AS to graft, he said it was misnomeT- as in his experience he found that at least 80 per cent of the city officials were honest. There was only one in- stance of graft he knew of. That was of $1 200 which was made good by bond company. He said it was talk of graft that kept prominent men from going into the common council, and from recent experience he knew it kept them from serving on commissions.
 He declared that Bridgeport would compare faborably with any city in the state or outside of it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-05

pavement he has looked at. Two years ago I was one of the members of committee which was taken to New York by wood block concern.
 We were treated royalty and taken to the theatre in the evening. But the firm put in a bid that was about 50 cents higher a square yard than we thought was a fair price and the firm did not get the contract. Was there anything wrong in that? \
 Now tEere was man over in my office to-day who told me that busi- ness man had told him that this com mittee was crooked froma the top to the bottom. Now that included Mr. Fletcher here, who is, believe, man of the very highest standing. He would not tell me the name of the man. I wish that he would. It is very strange that as soon as a man becomes an alderman he is called a. crook. I have been here three years and I have as yet to do anything that I thought was crooked. If anyone ward and produce them. As for this job, I told the newspapers to-day I fla vored wood blocks, if the majority of the taxpayers are willing to pay for them. They are the people to be sat isfied.''
 MT. Bell said that in justice to the committee he wanted to say that he had never heard any aSpersions against the committee. As for Mr. Hartley, all who had spoken of him had done so in the highest terms. He heart to heart talk and I think it has been very beneficial I thank the com mittee for giving us the opportunity to be heard g
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-05
MRS. JIM JEFFRIES
 TALKS ABOUT HER
 ; GREAT "BlG BABY''
Special from United Press.)


 New York. March 5.-The opinions of Mrs. James J. Jeffrfes and Tom Shar- sey concerning certain man named James J.. Jeffries are not believed to be altogether in harmony. In an 1n- terview to-day Mrs Jeffries among many other interesting obserVances, said:
 |WGy. Jim is nothing but a b;g baby; just great big 250 pound baby" Sharkey, who has also had an oppor- tunity of seeing Jeffries at close range, declared that he has never been able to see anything of the ''baby" in Jim Mrs Taft IS, no prouder of the new President of the United States than is Mrs 7Jeffries of the great undefeated heavyweight for whose return to the rings to wrest the premier Iaurels from the dusky brow of Jack Johnson, the pugilist1c world is now clamoring.
 ..sSome of the papers have said that Jim would fight again on my say-so. and that he left the ring for my sake" Mrs. Jeffries said. '"fhat isn't true.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-05

He just kept fighting until he was tired of it and will fight again if he makes up his mind to-
 Mrs. Jim doesn't weigh much more than half as much as MT. Jim. She is gentle in manner and very soft Of speech with a slight German accent. She has brown. soft hair and blue eyes.
 T have heard that you are the real boss of the Jeffries household" the re- ported inquired. "Oh no. Jim does as he likes and I do as I like. And he's the best husband in the world even if he IS a big baby. Don't you believe all you read about Jim in the papers. He really doesn't drink"
 Then he's not a bottle baby?" the interviewer questioned. ''NO he is not" MT. and Mrs. Jim are in accord on the question of bossism. Mrs Jef- fries says she isn't the boss" the in terV1eWer remarked to Jim. The chams p1on grinned rather foolishly and then said: What she says goes.'' Which may mean that she is or isn't.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-05

My three year old boy was badly constipated. had a high fever and was in an awful condition. I gave him two doses of F'oleY'S Orino Laxative and the next morning the fever was gone Orino Laxative saved his life" A. Wo1kush. Casimer. Wis. F. B. Brill, local agent. s135
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-05

No matter wnas you want 19 ths FArnscr Want COlu0A
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-24
ENGLlSHMAN PAYS TRIBUTE
TO THE AMERICAN WOMEN

New York. May 2f.-"The Ameri-
can woman Is the most chummable
woman In the world" said Alfred
East "and she is the most charm
ing"
Mr. East is the president of the
Royal Society Of British artists and
was appointed British member of the
International jury which made awards
OF pictures in the International eX
hibit held recently at the Carnegie
institute in Pittsburg, but having fin
ished Judging the pictures and being
about to escape-he sails Tuesday
Mr.. East has consented to go on rec
ord in regard To American women.
Il believe that the American wom-
en- make altogether the best and most
interesting companions for men," was
Mr.. East's frank declaration. "They
are the most chummable, If j must
use the word. and so, OF course, the
most charming,
Understand / do not for one mo-
ment wish to seem to disparage Eng.
lish women, my countrywomen. They
are adorable. But the women OF this
country have a certain splendid SELF
reliance. an independence of body
and mind that can-be found nowhere
else in the world"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-24
TOW NE in.
GRIP OF
LAW
EmbezzlerC aushtUpon
His Return Home to
See Sick Son

New York, May 24.-After FIVE
months of flight throughout western
cities and into Mexico, Tdward b.
Towne, Jr, returned TO his home in
Orange, n. j.. before daylight yester-
day to see his sick son. and was
quickly arrested by the detectives
whose vigilance had never ceased, on
charges Of embezzling $4,000 from
the Matheson Lead company of this
city.
Towne. who is only 90 years old,
rose rapidly with his employers, and
was cashier when he disappeared In
December. Following the discovery
of his alleged shortage, it was re.
Vealed that he had been living extray-
agantly, having two motor cars and
maintaining n residence believed TO
be beyond his legitimate means. It
was believed that he had considerable
money with him when he disappeared.
Towne quickly moved from one city
10 another in the west and detectives
we're never able 10 catch up with MIN.
But the watch on his young wife
never ceased. In some manner, Towne
heard of the serious Illness of his 1T
tie son, and early yesterday morning.
he dashed up to the house concealed
in the tonneau of an automobile
Private detectives on guard sum
moned the police and when the home
was entered. Towne was found in al
exhausted sleep on the upper floor
and was dragged away to Jail.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-24
PRESIDENT MADE
A CLEVER MOVE

Washington, AMY 23.-Central and
South American diplomats. who nave
been watching developments in the
dispute between Nicaragua and the
United States touching the settlement
of the disputed Emery claim, point
Significantly to the fact that Pedro
Gonzales, who has been appointed
an envoy extraordinary by Nicaragua
to settle the case. Is political oppo-
nent of the executive.
Some OF Gonzales friends pretent
10 see IN this appointment a clever
move By Zelaya TO shift TO a political
enemy the responsibility for the set
tlement Of the Issue, which he recog-
nized could be no longer postponed
When 1t became known that Gonzales
was coming to Washington there was
considerable feeling on the part Of the
friends Of Senor EspinoSa, the regular
ly accredited minister. They now sug-
gest that perhaps after all 1t was In
tended as friendly act on the part
of Zclaya-
Whatever may have been Zelaya'5
intention Gonzales is evidently putting
the responsibility for his acts on the
former. having cablcd to him the pro
tocol for the arbitration of the claim
which was laid before the envoy by
Secretary Knox.
An agreement TO the protocol may
be long way from the conclusion
OF the controversy. The senate may
insist upon the document being SUBJ
mitted to il for approval. This was
lone In the case OF proposed arbi-
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-24
SUGAR TRUST is
SUBJECT OF
ATTACK
SENATOR OWEN OF OKLAHOMA
LEADS IN OENUNCiATION.
He Points Out EVIL Consequences OF
Protection Given Organizations
by So-CalIed Tariff.

Washington, May 24.-The so-called
sugar trust was the subject OF an at
tack In the senate today by Senator
Owen OF Oklahoma, who sent to, the
secretary's desk denunciaton OF the
trust published yesterday IN a local
newspaper,
This account said Senator Owen,
points out one of the most evil and
insidious consequences Of the building
up in this country OF these gigantic
organizations protected by this so
called tariff which has led to poisoning
the fountains Of information of the
people Of tne United States, so that
millions Of dollars have been stolen
from the people OF the United States.
This fact is not mentioned by the
leading newspapers Of the city OF New
York, but, on the contrary, full page
advertisements of the American Sug-
ar refining company appear in lieu OF
truth, which ought to be made known
to the people of the United States"
Consequently, he asked to have the
newspapers attack read, in order that
it might appear in the record, which
was done
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-24
God apples grow in these two sec

good apples grow in these two Sec
lions.
Then | went TO southern Idaho.
and there j found more trouble than
anywhere else | visited Payette,
Parma. Boise, Emmett, and learned of
the situation at Welser by phone. The
freezes nearly knocked them out.
They nad about 800 cars of Italian
prlnes out of that whole section last
season, and they will not have over
quarter of a crop, the best could cal
culate after interviewing all oil the
people Their apples also have been
somewhat damaged but they did not
speak so discouragingly about tae aD-
pies as about pruneS.
1.-THE fall and winter pear crop in
California promises well They
brought good prices in New York City
Inst season Notwithstanding the rath-
er depressed state OF things. We rep
resent the A. Block Fruit company of
Santa Clara. which sends the best win
ter pears that come out of California,
largely the Comicc and Winter Nellis.
and We think they have several other
varieties Our sales on their fiIsts
run from 81 500 to S2.GO0.00 per car
gross. Even their seconds, shipped
under another mark, sold from $1,000
to 1400 per car.
1T is most unfortunate that this bad
weather has hurt the crops, because
after this tariff bill Is out of the way
and signed by the President we are
going to see increased prosperity, and
| believe that We are going to have
a very good season in fruits In New
York CITY this fall l am on my way
to Colorado and expect TO be in New
York within ten days.
MANY of the growers of apples
west of this place are worried fearing
over-production. but | pointed out to
them that about ten years ago there
were 60,000.000 barrels grown, while
for the last two years there have been
only about 30000.000 barrels in the
East simply because no new orch
ards have been set out, and the grow
erS there hardly ever trim. prune. cul-
tiyate, plow or spray their trees, the
result being that If God sends apples
on the trees they put them in barrels
and market them. This shortage OF
10000 barrels equals 10000, 900 boxes
and it will be long while before t1Is
huge quantity Of boxes is produced.
Besides when that time comes the
population of this country Will be
much over 1G0,O00,O00 people Again,
not all OF these new orchards that
have been set out in Oregon. Washing
ton and Idaho and Utah will ever go
into bearing for one reason or another.
so | do not think you need fear pro-
vidcd you put out the desirable va
rietles Of money making apples for the
future | have found that the best
sellers on the Atlantic Coast arc the
following varieties: Spitzenberg, New
town. Wlnesaps. Jonathans. Rome
Beauties, Delicious and one or two
other varieties. and these / believe to
be the money-makers of the fl 8, re-.
/ remain. yours very sine ~,
(signed) Horace w. Day of Sgobel &
Day, New York"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-24
DEATH HovERs OVER
THE GRIM DUELlSTS
American Fork Mining Men Fight
Bloody Battle in Barn With
Knives.

American Fork. May 23.-Grlmly de-
termined To end each others lives af-
ter quarreling over the possession of
d four year-old boy, the son of one
and the nephew of the other Christy
Tamony, a mining man. and Charles
B. Hanlds, superintendent Of the Mai
or Evans mine. adjourned 10 the
Hanks barn at 8; 30 o'clock this morn
ing and fought desperate duel With
long keen-bladed butcher knives.
They stabbed and slashed each 9th"
er until both fell to the ground eX-
haustej, the blood streaming from a
dozen cuts on each of them
AS a result of this duel both Hanks
and Tamony are lying at the point
OF death at the Hanks nome tonight
where attending physicians refuse %
divulge the exact extent of their in
juries.
That exhaustion only prevented the
duel from being to the death Is at
tested by Roy Cairns. believed to be
the only eye witness to an encounter
that for coldbloodel purpose and re-
lentless execution rivaled some of the
affairs of honor in the darker ages.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-24
REDUCTIONS in APPROPRIATIONS

Washington. May 23.-The reduc-
tions in the estimates of the naval
appropriations for 1911, as proposed
by President Taft. will not affect the
battleship building program of the
navy. according to an announcement
made today by Secretary Meyer.
He declared it was the intention Of
the administration TO provide appro-
priations In that year 7or the building
Of two battleships. Some reduction
has had 70 be made in the minor re-
commentators in the building pro-
gram of the general board. but the
main features of the plan of building
will remain unchanged.
An appropriation sufficient for
building five torpedo boat destroyers,
or one repair ship for the fleet, which
ever is deemed the most urgent, Will
be made according to the secretary.
Congress having cut down the 1910
program about one-half and contemp-
laling like cut next estimates to be
submitted, Secretary Meyer and the
board have included about one-half of
the estimates of the original program
for 1911
The reductions have been effected
only after the most careful considera-
tion, the chiefs of all the bureaus, col
lectiyely and individually. and the
commanders of the Atlantic navy
yards. They come principally from
the estimates for appropriations for
the various bureaus and navy yards,
but they have been so as TO effect in
no way the efficiency Of the ships OF
the yards.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-24
INCREASE IN IMPORTATION.

Washington. May 23-The April
statement of the bureau of statistics
shows a marked increase in the inn
portation OF manufacturers materials
and a decline In the expectation OF
foodstuffs.
The fifty articles named in the I'M
port list form about two-thirds OF the
total values OF the imports and the
fifty articles named in the export list
form about tnree-fourths of the total
value of exports.
1t is shown that in nearly all ar
ticles for use in manufacturing in"
Guiding raw silk. hides and skins,
India rubber, wool, copper. lumber
raw cotton and chemicals, the imports
OF the month and OF the accumulated
months OF the year are In excess of
those OF the corresponding period OF
last year; that in many OF the i'm
portant manufactures the figures OF
the present year exceed those of last
year, but that in foodstuffe the eX-
ports of 1909 are in most cases less In
value than those OF 1908.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-24
HOLLANDS BABY PRINCESS
TO WEAR AMERICAN SHOES

Brockton. Mass, May 2f.-The tiny
feet of Hollands baby princess are to
be incased in American soft Soled
shoes-the most costly infants shoes
that were ever made In this country.
They bear the stamp of Brockton
firm and the future ruler of the little
Dutch kingdom will not want for shoes
for all sorts of conditions for there
are seventeen pairs in the order just
finished
In one of the seventeen pairs the
lining Is piece of satin from Queen
Wilhelmina's wedding gown. Another
pair is made of cloth OF gold. One
pair is of cloth of silver aud still an
other has the finest white Partisan
kid
Brocaded satin that costs 500
yard in the piece has been used for
one or two pairs of the tiny foot cover
ing and beautiful silks make up the
material in others. In some. too. the
softest calf-skin that the market az
fords has been used.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-24
GREAT MUSICAL FESTIVAL
IN MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

New York. May 24.-The names OF
the five societies which compete for
the Kaiser prize at the great music
festival to be held in Madison Square
Garden from June 10 to %. by the
United Singing Societies of America,
were announced last night. They are
the Krueber Quartette club of New
York, the Concordia, of Wilkcsbarre,
present holders of the prize; the Jun
ger Maenner Choir of Philadelphia:
the Germania of Newark, and the
Arion Society of Baltimore.
The names of the judges were also
announced They are Professors Max
Mayer -Olbersleben, director OF the
ROYAL School of Music in Wursburg;
Prof Gustav Wohlgemuth, director Of
the Leipsic Choral Society; Max Spic
l0sr, the composer and conductor;
Arthur Mess and Professor Cornelius
Rubner, head OF the music department
of Columbia university.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-24
OF BACCHUS
IN VILLAGE COMES TO GRIEF

Greenwich, Conn, May 2i-Wor-
shippers of Bacchus in the village of
Coscoab and vicinity have lately be-
come terrorized by what is said to be
a mysterious clan which Is working
in the interests Of temperance in 4
most novel fashion.
During the last month nearly every
tippler in the place has come to
grief
The latest case of misfortune hap
pened last night when Special Officer
Jones took into custody very black
man. The prisoner tried to tell his
trouble TO the policeman but was
hustled into cell.
When the jailor aroused the man
this morning by calling come out
here. you niger a torrent of pro-
family issued from the cell and upon
examination the keeper found that
the inmate was a white man, but
that a coat Of stove polish had been
applied TO him while he lay In an al
coholic stupor.