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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-01-22
THE WEEKS FABLE,

The giraffe and the buffalo met on
the edge of the plain one day, and
after long look at each other the
buffalo sneeringly observed:
well, there's many thing wrong
in this world, but l never met one
of your kind without being thankful
that l am what I am"
Gust what do you mean" was
asked.
"You shouldn't need to ask that
question. / saw you when | was yet
a long ways off, and I had to laugh
at the spectacle"
What particular spectacle do you
refer to-"
why, to that long neck of yours,
of course. Ha! ha! 1t is enough to
make the wild ass roar with laugh
ter! l don't want to hurt your feel
ings, but if you knew what a laugh
able object you were you'd join the
crowd of humorists. Gee-whizz, but
what a neck!'
81 am as nature made me-"
81 know, but ha. ha! hal
"As I am not fighting animal, I
have to trust to my heels"
Eyes, yes, but think of a neck 10
feet long"
THE object of my long neck is to
elevate my head and permit me to
get view of the country for a long
distance. In that way I avoid many
perils And now, as-''
"As WHAT" asked the buffalo as
he looked around and saw the CIR
affe making off at a rapid gait.
"As that having missed the CIR
affe | shall eat the buffalo," an
swered a lion that had been trying
to creep up within springing dis
lance.
MORAL.
It's the man with a game leg that
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-01-22
BRIEFS OF THE NORTHWEST.

The body of w. A. Mitchell of
Whitebird, Idaho, was found by
searchers in a rocky gulch near a bar
in the Salmon river. 1t is supposed
he either fell over a cliff or was
caught by a rock slide The body
was badly crushed
Killed by a Horse.
While riding with sleighing par
ty near Tyler, in Whitman county,
the other evening, Lee Mitchell. aged
10, was struck by a horse ridden by
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-01-22
umbia river, thirty-five miles from
there.
Lame Shoulder.

This is common form of muscu-
lar rheumatism. No internal treat
ment is needed. Apply Chamberlain :
Liniment freely twice day and a
quick cure Is certain. This IinimeNt
has proven especially valuable f6r
muscular and chronic rheumatism.
and is sure to give quick relief.
Chamberlain Liniment is also most
excellent for sprains and bruises.
Price, % cents; large size so cents
For sale by all dealers.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-01-22

The place TO get your ice skates
sharpened is at j. j. Eyer's. 80 Mis-
sion street. *~s
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one of the party, and so badly IN
jured that he died the next day.
Killed Over a Gard Game.
At Aberdeen, Wash. in fight owe.
card game, John Murray shot and
probably fatally wounded James
Valentine, wounded William Rosio
and then killed himself
Picks Up Cable.
The United.States cable ship Burn
side picked up the broken Alaska
cable few days ago. The cable was
broken by heaving up the anchor of
the survey steamer Patterson, Mon
day, and not by the earthquake, as
st reported
Killed by Live Wire.
Charles S. Field, a member of the
repair crew of the Portland Railway,
Light and Power company, while n
to mend a break in a heavy
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-01-22
MORAL.

It's the man with a game leg that
never gets run over by a street car.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-30
TINPLATE MILLS
TO CRUSH UNIONS
Officials of American Company Close
Two Plants Where Strikes
Long Have Existed.

Pittsburg. Oct. 30.-The American
Sheet and Tinplate company has be-
gun shifting machinery from certain
plants to others 100 miles distant,
thereby putting into action the threat
made some time ago to wipe out
trade unionism in it's mills.
The great tin mills at Bridgeport,
Ohio. and Martins Ferry. Ohio, are
being boarded up and their 5000 en-
ployes left without work while ex-
pensive machinery is being brought
into Pennsylvania and installed in
plants long since abandoned. These
two Ohio plants have been the strong
holds of unionism during the strike
which has ragged in the American
Steel and Wire company's plants since
June 80 last.
The work Of shifting the machinery
was begun today and the hopes of
more than 1000 families in these two
towns of a return to work have been
extinguished. Local officials at the
abandoned plants are quoted as say
ing that the mills will not be reop-
ened inside of four years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-30
DINNER FOR CRANE TO
SHOW FRIENDS REGARD
Minister to China Who Was Removed
to BE Guest at Unique Affair
at Chicago.

Chicago, Oct 3O.-Fifty Chicago
ans, leaders in commercial, profess
sional circles. have sent Charles R.
Crane an invitation to be the guest
at Cranes convenience. The invita-
ton recites the alleged unjust recall
of the former minister-designate to
China, commends his attitude
throughout, and adds:
mo conduct of yours has dimin-
ished our confidence in your fitness.
We believe the published circum-
stances trivial in themselves, we're
unfairly made use of in an attempt
to humiliate you without adequate
cause; we wish by this means, pub
licly to protest against such methods.
which cannot fail to have tendency
to discourage prominent private citi--
zens from accepting public Offices"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-30
FIRST CONVENTION
Suffragettes of New York to
Number of 1000 Meet and
Adopt Platform.
DECLARES SEXES EQUAL
Amendments Demanded Giving Wo-
men Right to Vote in COnven-
tions of Political Parties.

p New York, Oct. 30,LOne thousand
delegates, regularly elected at conven-
tions held in every one of the 63 as
sembly districts of Greater New York,
completely filed the floor of Carnegie
hall last night at the first women's po-
1itical convention ever held in New
York city.
Mrs. Clarence Mackay presented the
platform, which subsequently was
adopted.
Peaceful as was the purpose of the
convention, there rested in adjoining
cloak rooms $50 policemen with night
sticks in their belts. No call on their
services was made.
Gisf of the Platform
The platform first affirmed:
That men and women are born equal
ly free and independent, equally en-
dowed with intelligence, and equally
entitled to the free exercise of their
individual rights
That the natural relation of the
sexes Is that of cooperation and inter-
dependence.
That governments which impose
taxes and laws upon their women cit
izens without giving them the right of
consent or dissent, exercises a tyr
amy inconsistent with just govern
ment
1t went on to recite that the full
franchise has been extended to the
women Of Australia, New Zealand, Fin
land. and Norway, and in all elections
except for members of parliament to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-30
WINS THE VANDERBILT
CUP RACE WITH FIAT SECOND

Roads leading to the grandstand and
other vantage points along the course
were alive with automobiles. Nearer
the course the machines numbered
thousands and venders of refreshments
and thrifty farmers with everything to
sell mingled with the crowd, crying
their wares. Those without automo-
biles were abroad earlier, intent upon
preempting the first row at the turns
and other-poiEtsl from which siea4s
and annihilatfon niifat be witnessed.
More Cars Entered.
The race was over circuit 1854
miles long. with twice as many turns
as last year when the course measured
23.46 miles. Twenty-six cars were en-
tered instead of II as last year and
some of the drivers were less expert
enced.
Four classes of cars raced simulta-
neously. The smaller cars covered
the circuit 10 times, intermediate Is
times and the big cars, competitors
for the Vanderbilt cup, went around
% times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-30
SLAYER OF THREE
GETS A LIFE TERM
James Mcmahon Pleads Guilty TO
Murder at Trial in Kansas
City.

Kansas City, Oct. S0.-James Nc
Mahon pleaded guilty in court at Kan
-sas City, Kan, ysstefday TO the mur-
der of his two sisters, Rose Mcmahon
and Mrs. Alonzo Van Royen. and his
brother-in-law, Alonzo Van Royen.
He was sentenced to life imprison-
ment in the Kansas penitentiary ct
Lansing. A deputy sheriff left for the
penitentiary with the prisoner at night.
Both Mcmahon and his family were
eager to have the case settled imme-
diately and they sought permission Of
the authorities to let the plea be en-.
tered without the formally of jury
trial.
Prosecutor Joseph Taggart asked
Mcmahon a few questions about his
age and occupation and the case was
disposed of in less than ten minutes.
I'm glad to get started on my
term" said Mcmahon. as he started
for prison. "They tell me Lansing IS
a pretty fair place to be in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-30

Gently convicted in the criminal court
of collecting from $40 to $40 each from
disreputable resorts. Several of his
aides are now under indictment.
The administration may or may not
have known anything about this collec-
ton of tribute. It is, however, the
duty of the head of the department to
see that he gives the homes and the
mercantile interests the protection for
which they pay.
Not Half on beats
The department has ABB officers
and men. OF this number the official
records show that $500 are patrolmen,
l. e., policemen employed and paid to
patrol streets and alleys of prescribed
districts. Less than one-half of the
$500 patrolmen travelled beats-the
number being 1926, The others were
doing something else. They work on
what is known as special detail" :"
which in most cases means they were
slowed away in soft berth with little
or nothing to do except solicit votes
for the machine and report monthly to
the city treasurer for their salaries.
Some of the special details are in
teEesting. One patrolman was detailed
on automobile speeding" What that
policeman does cannot be ascertained.
There is an Illinois law which specific
ally prohibits cities from in any way
regulating the use or speed of motor
cars" the boulevard policemen per
forming such duties. Three men were
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-30
CHICAGO LETTER NO 3.
BY TAV.

Especial Correspondence of The Argus)
Chicago, Oct. 29.-Fred A. Busse was
elected mayor of Chicago because he
promised a business administration. y
The honesty and intentions of his dem
ocratic opponent, former Mayor Ed
ward F. Dunno, were not questioned,
but he was looked upon by some as a
theorist. The voters apparently want
ed what the republican candidate. Mr..
Busse. promised clean business adj
ministration Of their municipal affairs.
Ina previous article it was shown
how, under Mayor Busse's business
administration, Chicago paid SAB, 900
for the repair of its asphalt streets
which four other contractors offered to
do for from $4,000 to $159, 900 less.
waste I'm Police Force
Now look at the business methods
applied by the present administration
to the police department, 1t is admit
ted by conservative men allied with
the party in power that at least $780,
600 was wasted on patrolmen last year.
The indications are that the amount
was nearer a million. 1t is charged
there are close connections between
the police and vice dens, gambling and
other sources OF graft Direct evidence
is available in Chicago to show that at
least one police Inspector, Edward Nc
Cam. has grated on the criminal ele-
ment Of his police district. He was re-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-30
HABEAS CORPUS
TO KEEP WARE OUT
Iowa Courts In TangIe Over In
terpretat;en Of Power of =
Parole Board.

Des Moines, iowa, Oct. 30.-Follow-
ing the decision of Judge Towner at
Corydon yesterday to the effect that
Leroy Ware, cashier of the defunct
Farmers and Drovers' bank at Sey-
mour, must return to Fort Madison
because the board of parole had no
right to parole him, an attempt was
made today to secure his release by
q writ of habeas corpus issued by the
Iowa supreme court. Wares attorney
claims the parole board had all power
to parole under the Iowa statutes.
Ware went to Fort Madison last night
and was put in the penitentiary this
morning by Warden Sanders, upon DR.
ders from the state board of control.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-30
WASTE IN THE CHICAGO POLICE
DEPARTMENTN NEAR MILLION YEAR

detailed on city dumps-places where
the street refuse is deposited. No one
has ever been charged In Chicago with
stealing or attempting to steal street
sweepingsl One man was detailed to
catch "blind pigs" The records do not
show that he ever caught any. Anoth-
er was detailed to the special park
commission, and he apparently has
nothing to do except report when the
leaves begin to fall. Three are detail
ed to the CONSTRUCTION department"
which does not exist. Another watches
the elevators go up and down in the
county building, and six watch the
docks to prevent their theft.
shippy Calls Halt
So coarse is this form of graf that
former Police Chief Shippy in his an
nual report says: The time has come
when this abuse must stop. These
services of many of the men on the
special detail are absolutely useless to
me- The money paid-about $780, 600
lis not proper charge to my depart
ment. The public is clamorous for
more police protection, and Justly So
Every man occupying one Of the above
sinecures should be recalled and as
signed to actual police work for which
he is paid"
Mr.. Shippy meant to be conscientious
IN public duty. For shis pains he found
it convenient to resign. The special
details continue to eat up the tax
pavers' 1nc,, ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-30
nine LIVES LOST
WHEN VERMONT
BANK IS BURNED
Smiles ut Greeting

ST. Johnsbury, VT, Oct. 3O.-Nlne
lives are known to have been lost in
a fire that destroyed the Citizens Saw
ings bank block here early today.
Two persons were killed by falling
from upper windows of the burning
building. while seven others were
buried in the ruins. Four were in
Jured, two of whom may die. The
dead:
Charles T. Ranlett.
Lee Darling. :
Charles Tanner
Mrs. Charles Tanner.
S. d. Cushman
Mrs. Cushman.
A child of Mr.. and Mrs cushman.
Miss Rose Massey.
Miss May SIeeperS
The fatally injured: Mrs. jean
cite Davie, Louis Pope, son of Mr.
and Mrs. William Pope.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-30
The beef trust

AIco won the Vanderbilt cup; time,
4 hours 25 minutes ~ seconds. Fiat
finished second, 4 hours 80 minutes
So 3-5 seconds.
Starts Promptly Mt o 4. NJ.
Motor Park Driveway, LII, Oct 30
The fifth Vanderbilt cup automobile
race started promptly at o'clock to-
day. There were Is contestants for
The, Vanderbilt cup.
: The Massapequa race was won by
Joe Matson driving a Chalmers-Detroit
No. 43. making the Is laps in 2 hours
9 minutes 81 2-5 seconds.
The Wheatley Hills sweepstakes
were won by R. w Harroun driving the
No. 80 Marmon, who covered Is laps
on the course, or 1880 miles, in 8
hours 10 minutes 81 1-5 seconds.
Scenes Are Pict6resque
Garden City, L. T., Oct.- 3O-Tha
same picturesque scenes asSformerly
were enacted last night during the
hours preceding the unleashing of the
competitors for the Vanderbilt trophy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-30
FIRE AT HALLOWEEN PARTY

Lantern Sets Fire to Decorations and
Two Girls Are Burned to Death
Kansas City, Oct 30.-Amidst snil-
ing jack-o' lanterns and while making
merrdment for the audience during a
Halloween entertainment at LoFetto
academy, a Catholic boarding school
for girls, here last night. Miss vir-i
ginia Owen and Miss Mamie Tiernan,
student actors, were 20 severely burn
ed they died today, Miss Mary Maley
was severely burned while endeavoring
to save her schoolmates. The upset
ting of lantern set fire to the stage
decorations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-30
Murder at Medary. WIS.

La Crosse, Wis, Oct. 80 = An un-
known man, believed to be a workman
on the Northwestern railroad, was
found evidently murdered at Medary
today.
The murdered man was identified as
Walter Jordan of Chicago. The police
have arrested Joseph Kelley and John
Cunningham, also of Chicago and fell
low employees of Jordan, on suspicion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-30
TAFT ENDS HIS RIVER TOUR:
GREAT DAY FOR WATERWAYS

been called on for an address at ev-
cry place Taft appeared.
Cannon and Taft Disagree.
Cannon agrees with Taft except
that he VOWS he will never vote for
bonds. The president said this after
noon: Il will agree to keep punch
ing Uncle Joe to a point where he
may make an admission; to accom-
plish that feat between st. Louis and
New Orleans 1 will have done some
thing equal To the work of making
the river better"
The president was escorted to the
federal building here last night
where he briefly addressed large
crowd.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-30
comranv Rara "Rats.u

Kansas City, Oct 30-"On aud after
Nov. / all women clerks and employees
must discontinue the wearing of rats
in their hair dress. Please govern
yourself accordingly" This order was
issued yesterday from the Office Of the
superintendent of the Postal Tele-
graph company here. II has caused
grave concern among the women en-
ploSes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-30
TWO DEAD IN TRAIN WRECK
Third Seriously Scalded When a
Freight Is DcTailcd.

Philadelphia. Pa, Oct 30.-Two men
were killed and a third seriously
scaIded by the derailment of a freight
train early today at Hannastown IN
the Pennsylvania railroad. The dead.
J. PERSHING, conductor, Derry, Pa.
A. r. WYNN, engine man, Derry. Pa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-30
Ten Hurt on Wabash.

ChillicOthe, Mo. Oct. 30-Passen-
ger train No. on the Wabash rail
road from st. Louis to OMAHA was de-
rallied near Pattonsburg. do., today.
Ten persons were injured, none dan
gerously.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-30
BURN SEOUL RAIL STATION

Garrison Is Ordered Out to QuelI
Disturbance IN Korea.
Seoul, oct. 30--The union station
of the Seoul-Fusan railroad was at
tackled by 300 rioters at midnight and
partially burned. The riOtexs Were
dispersed. but gathered again today,
and are. said to be moving northwards
The garrison has been ordered out TO
quen the disturbance. No casualties
have teen reported.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-30

Standing on this basis of assumption,
the convention demanded amendments
to state and national constitutions
permitting women TO vote; amend
ments to the city charter requiring one
third of the board Of education to be
women; compensation for all civil
service employees, including teachers,
by position and not by sex, and the
amendment to the state civil service
law prohibiting the exclusion of any
citizen from any examination by rea-
son Of sex
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-30
SURPRISE PARTY
CAUSES HIS DEATH

Waterloo, Iowa, Oct 3O-A sur
prise party proved fatal to Horace
CoIsan, a wealthy farmer of Jessup,
Iowa, last night. When friends ap-
peared Unexpectedly at the Colsan
home he became so excited he col
lapssd, dying 20 minutes later.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-30
COAST SURVEY
OFFICER IS OUT

Washington, Oct. 30-Frank VALLEY
Perkins, acting superintendent of the
coast and geodetic survey, was today
suspended without pay and John ].
Gilbert. inspector of photography and
topography, reduced from $4,000 70
$4,000 a year as the result of charges
of administrative irregularities
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-30
German Aviator Speedy,

Johannisthal. Germany. Oct. 3d.
Hans Grade, the German aviator, today
won the Lanz prize of $4,000, flying
a little more than mile and half in
? minutes and 43 seconds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-30
Torpedo Boats No Match
for Warships in Brief
Fight.
THREE REBELS KILLED
TibaIdoS and His Followers
Quickly Back Out of Range
of the Guns.

Athens, Oct. 30.-TibaIdos' rebellion
has been suppressed, according to a
government announcement today. The
mutinous lieutenant is still at large.
The torpedo boat destroyer Velos with
its rebel crew is roaming the unknown
seas. Several officers, sailors and
wOrkmen in the dockyard at Salamis
have surrendered to the government.
Three Killed.
Three of the revolters were killed
and several wounded when a shell
from the governments land battery
struck the mutinous torpedo boat dur
ing the engagement yesterday.
King May Abdicate.
Athens, Oct. 30.-Actual revolt by
the Tibaldos faction in the Greek navy
yesterday brought the whole military
crisis in the kingdom to a head.
The situation is acute and whether
or not the next event will be the long
expected abdication of King George
seems to hinge on the happenings Of
the immediate future. The govern
ment is meeting the situation with
unexpected firmneSs.
Battle f. Fought
Athens, Oct 30.-Almost 1000 years
after the day when Themistocles gain
ed a memorable victory over the Per
SLAMS, Salamis again yesterday was
the scene of a naval battle.
The correspondent has just returned
here from Scaramanga, whence he wit
messed 20 minutes of fighting yester-
day afternoon between field batteries
and big warships on the one side. and
the mutinous band OF naval officers
which quilted the capital Wednesday,
with torpedo boats, on the other.
The first shots were fired soon after
4 O'Clock and a sharp exchange of shell
followed. Some of the projectiles
struck the arsenal buildings. but the
correspondent saw only one shell hit
a torpedo boat-tfe Sphendona-which
Immediately was enveloped in q cloud
of smoke.
Torpedo Boats Retire
During the action the torpedo boats
gradually retired, steaming backward
until they obtained the shelter of the
headland, when the firing ceased. The
rebel vessels, while the engagement
was in progress, returned the fire of
the warships and field batteries, but
apparently little damage was done on
either side. The rebels were led by
Lieutenant Tibaldos and are reported
TO have numbered 800 men.
Athens remains quiet, but much sup
pressed excitement prevails. An Off
cial statement has been issued, stat
ing that the arsenal, which was In the
hands of the rebels. has been recap
tured and that the mutinous torpedo
boats are expected to surrender.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-30
DEMOCRATS IN
FIGHT AND COP.
LEAVE The TOWN

Jackson, KY, Oct. s0.-with the
court house in possession of armed
democrats and two nearby buildings
sheltering armed men of the same fas-
ton and the swearing in OF 30 dopd-
tics this afternoon. the situation over
the coming county election was -
acute today many republicans ietr
town.