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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-09-13
STRAY TOPICS FROM LITTLE.
OLD NEW YORK

chair, about two feet high, at his
home Another case of a similar ma
ture was that of an insect extermin-
ator a few days ago. He was the
inventor of a patented method of de-
strOying bugs by means of a fumi-
eating apparatus and derived a good
income from undertaking contracts
to rid houses and apartments from
bugs by his method. The other day,
while thus employed in an apartment
he set his fumigating apparatus going
but remained so long in the room
where he was working that he was
overcome and killed by the fumes CT
his own invention
The question whittier cents or 10
cents shall be the fare to be charged
for riding through the Jersey City
New York tunnel is still undecided,
but it seems that the advocates of the
scent fare will have a hard time
winning a victory. The corporation
controlling the tunnel line, as might
be expected, favors a 10-cent fare;
but its wishes alone would not have
weight enough to decide the question
in favor Of the higher fare. The
strongest and most dangerous oppo-
sition to the lower fare comes from
the merchants and business men of
Jersey City and surrounding towns,
who are making desperate efforts to
prevent the adoption of the scent
fare. They fear that the consumers
of Jersey City would go to New York
to make their purchases instead of
patronizing the stores in their own
city, if they could travel to Manhat
tan and return for 10 cents. 1t is
quite likely that the interests of the
tunnel corporation and of the Jersey
City merchants will be considered
paramount by the powers that be
the public be d.
Unless an unusually large crop of
suckers should spring up in the near
future Miss or Nine. Ann O'Delia
Diss Debar. queen of the fakirs, will
find it rather difficult to make liv-
ing as the head of the new Man
haitian Institute, established by her
in this city Whether it was the pub
the local press or whether she has
lost some of her former magnetic
powers, is an open question. What
ever may be the cause, money is COM
ing in mighty slowly at the Manhat-
tan Institute and the expected rush
of students has not yet materialized.
An Italian tailor who, according to
his own statement has lived in this
country % years. made application
for citizenship before Judge Carey in
Jersey City the other day. AS usual
in such cases the Judge examined the
applicant as to his qualifications for
citizenship.
DO you know who Abraham Lin
coin was?" asked the Judge
''No. I don't know who he was, 3"
answered the Italian.
You don't know who Abraham
Lincoln was?" repeated the Judge in
establishment
mo, odes he live in West Hobo
KEN" counter-queried the applicant
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-09-13
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + = 4.
Clara Palmer will join the om-
pany playing "Old Dutch
Louise Cunning has begun her sec
ond season in "Marcelle."
E. N. Holland is to be in the cast
of Foreign Exchange"
Chauncey Olcott has opened his
season at Saratoga in Ragged Rob-
in"
Bert Williams will be seen this sea-
son in a new musical play, called
MIR. Lode of Moal."
Edgar Selwyn has relinquished his
role of pierre of the Plains to Sew
eryn Dedeyn.
Gene Luneska has been engaged for
an important part with Anna Held in
her play Miss Innocence.
Frederick Paulding, the actor and
playwright, will be a member of Lew
Fields company the coming season.
John Philip Sousa has signed con-
tracts with the Shuberts to write a
comic opera. 1t will be called The
Glass Blowers"
Charles Frohman is to star Gerald
Du Maurier and Irene Vanbrugh at
the head of their own companies this
coming season.
The latest news is that Annette
Wellerman is to have a play written
for her, with her diving performance
as the center of interest
Miss Marie tempest will begin her
proposed American tour in December
and has planned to extend her season
far into April.
The Shuberts have made plans to
send out shortly two companies each
in Girls, ''The Witching Hour" and
The Wolf" The companies are
nearly complete.
Leo Donneliy was a soldier in Uncle
Sans army during the Spanish
American war and did not begin his
stage career as a monolougist until
after the war.
Agnes Patton, the young actress
who took Mabel Taliaferro's place as
"Lovey Mary has just been engaged
for an important part in the new play
The Coast of Chance"
There will be quite an array of
former star actresses in vaudeville
during the coming season. The list
will include among others Virginia
Harmed, Maud Raymond, Nance
O'Neil and Della Fox.
Mrs. Fiske is seriously considering
the advisability OF bringing out a
new political play, dealing with GER
tain much discussed events in Har-
risburg, and called 1.-THE Grafters. "
A Philadelphia woman is theauthor.
Mrs. Kate Douglas Wiggin'is col
labOrating with Miss Charlotte
Thompson on a dramatic version of
"Rebecca" 1t is expected that the
new play will be ready for an early
production the coming season
Lew Fields has engaged Harry Gil
foil for Blanche Rings company. Mr..
Gilfoil, who has been vaudeville
headliner since his last appearance
in musical comedy, will originate a
leading comedy role in Miss Rings
new piece, 'The Yankee Girl
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-17
400 Miners PERISH
Terrib.e Disaster in Illinois
Ccai Mine.
A SMALL FIRE. TIE CAUSE.
Explosion in the st. Paul Coal Com
pany's Mine May Prove One of the
Greatest Tragedies in the List OF
Mine Horrors.

Charry, Ill, Special.-Many Off
Gals of the st. Paul Coal Company
mine where an explosion occurred
Saturday say that four hundred men
are dead in the mine. Twelve bodies
have been taken out. Six Of these
were heroes not employed in the mine,
who gave their lives in a turtle eff
fort to save the imprisoned workers.
Mine Superintendent James Steele
stated five hours after the explosion
that it was almost impossible that
any of the miners still imprisoned
could escape death.
The mine had a day shift Of 4S4
men. Of these fifty left the mine at
noon. twenty-five or more escaped
after the fire broke out. The others
are believed to be dead.
The entrance to the mine has been
sealed up in the hope Of checking the
flames. The building above the pit
entrance was BLOWN up to permit this
Despite the frantic efforts of the Of
fcials and the scores of volunteer as
sistants in the little town Of Cherry it
seemed assured at 6 O'Clock shat only
bodies of the dead would be taken
from the mine. Until Sunday MORN
ing when the covering will be remov-
ed and rescucrs endeavor to pene-
trate the smoke and gas choked shaft
and veins the fate Of the inmates
cannot be learned.
The fire causing the explosion
which may prove II Of the greatest
tragedies in the list Of mine horrors,
had an origin almost trivial. A pile
of hay allowed to shoulder too long
and before the workers realized their
danger the mine was filed with
smoke, gases and flames ard all exit
were impossible.
Heroism such as is rarely exhibited
was shown by officials Of the mile
and residents Of the town Of Cherry.
These men, who were outside the
mine when the fire originated, con-
tributed five to tie list Of twelve
known dead.
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TERRIBLE OCEAN CALAMITY.
Boats Ahame and 100 Go Down-6l
Rescued With Great Peril.

Singapore, By Caple.-The mail
steamer La Seyne ST the Messascries
maritime service, running between
Java and Singapore, and ON her way
to this port. was in collision early
Sunday morning. with the steamer
Onda of the British-lndia line, and
sank within two minutes. Seven Eli
ropean passengers, including Baron
and Baroness Beniczky, the captain
of La Seync, five European officers
and IS others comprising native pas
sengers and members of the crew.
were drowned.
The rescue of 81 persons, practi,
cally from the jaws Of shoals OF
sharks, formed . thrilling incident OF
the wreck.
The accident occurred at 4 O'Clock
in the morning in IL thick haze. The
vessels were steaming at good speed
and the La Scyene was cut almost in
half. The majority of those in board
were caught in their berths and car
ried down with the vessel.
The force of the collision brought
the Onda to almost Il dead stop and
her engines were at cnce slowed and
boats lowered. The rescue worF
proved thrilling, for not only were
the rescuing parties impedcd by the
dark, but schools of sharks were al
ready attacking these clinSing tc
pieces of wreckage in the water
Sixty-one persons from the lll-fatet
steamer were finally dragged into tht
boats and brought by the Onada t'
this port. Many of them had beer
bitten by sharks and several are Sc
verelv injured.
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Three Die il 2 Fire.

Pitlsburg, Pa, spceial.-Three IN
identified men,, all foreigners, are
dead: FIVE others are seriously iniur-
ed. and twelve men and women are
suffering from bruises and shock, the
result of an early morning fire in d
Polish lodging house on the river
front Sunday. When the fire broke
out at 4 o'clock, about thirty persons
were alseep in the building. Firemen
aroused the occupants Of the place
and carried the women and children
to safety.
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Hurricane III Jamaica.

Colon, BY Cablc.-Communication
between this place and tie Bull bay
cable station, Jamaica, was rc-estab-
lished for a short time Monday after
room, but was lost again and there
has Eeen no word from that point
since. The sea here is very high and
another storm FROM the north seems
TO threaten. 1t was reported here
Wednesday night that Porto Rico
and some of The other West Indian
Islands besides Jamaica had been cut
off. which would seem to indicate that
perhaps another earthquake had oc-
Cured at Jamaica.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-17
THE sugar Frauds airing.
designations being Accepted and Arrests Being
Made-Ccrnpany Helps TO Ferret the Guilty.

government wcighers was regarded
as conclusive enough to make praeti-
cally certain the Indictment of
high official of the American Sugar
Refining Company.
w. NJ. Thomas, president Of the
American Sugar Refining Company,
speaking Of the government investl-
CATION said:
"Our company is just as anxious
as the government to bring out the
facts in the sugar frauds. We are
doing everything in our power to aid
Mr.. Stimson in his investigation.
designations of James r. Bender
nagel, the superintendent of the Will
liamsburg plant and several other de-
partment heads in the plant were ac-
copied Thursday, it is said, and other
changes are contemplated in the
house cleaning that the company has
strartc1.. Bcndernagel has been ar
restad.
Henry L. stimson, special counsel
for the government in the sugar
fraud cases, denied a statement pub
lished here that the true losses to;
the Federal treasury by short weigh
ing of imported raw sugar would
total $30,000.000
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Mre. steia1a;l Not Guilty.

Paris, BY cat1s.--Mme. %Aialgaer'
TIA stcinhcil was acquitted by a larH
at an carly hour Sunday morning o.
lie r,urdcr CO her husband, Adoipi'e
s~ts,nleil. a uoye:l !;.iriter, and &c!
sl.pn.otl.er, Nina. iarv. The v]eril..
was .endcrel at l2:53 a. M al'sr :
- hcu-s' d~eli5.;a!ion. Curing w!!'rt
rI.r iury thrice slaIucne,E the prHsi'
dent of tie rnH:L 1tt eSpial'a'io''-
illus proving ti.at the original ;i';'
i0r:ty was fo- cuiiv:cuoh-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-17

Ann Arbor. Mich, Special.-:Born
blind, Miss Lottie Sheldon of Mount
Pleasant, Mich, % years of age, has
been made to see. This is the re-
suit of r,onths Of treatment and a
delicate operation which was per-
formed at the Homeopathic Hospital
here.
When she was a babv the ply
sicians told the girls parents that
she was suffering from congenltal
%cataracts and that she would never
be able to see.
Because of her affliction she has
been able to perform only the ros.l.-
est and crudest kind of labor, and
for many years, day after day, she
has scrubbed floors and done other
Homework. At times her weeks
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-17

Carlo, ILL.,, Special.-Henry Salz-
ner, white, a photographer who kill
ed his wife last July with an axe,
was taken from Jail at 11:4o o'clock
Thursday night by a mob and hang
ed to a telegraph pole and his BODY
riddled with bullets. This lynching
followed closely on the lynching OF
Will James, a negro, who earlier il
the evening lad been hanged for the
murder of Miss Annie Policy.
The mob found some difficulty in
breaking the cage, as it was an en-
tirely steel structure, but after a half
hour of telling blows upon the door,
it gave way and Salzner was Sc.
cured. The mob rushed him out OF
the back door of the jail, which is
in the basement of the court house,
around the building, through the
ward and out into Washington avenue
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-17

New, York, speeial.-Evidence,
which is confidently expected to re-
veal the "man higher up" in the
sugar weighing frauds unearthed dur
ing the term Of Henry l.. Stimscn as
United States district attorney for
the Southern district of New York,
has been placed in possession of the
government, it was authoritatively
stated Thursday and is being used
as the basis of a Federal Indictment
soon to be filed against IL of the
officials of the American Sugar Re-
fning Company.
Since surrendcring the duties Of
United States District Attroney Mr..
Stimson, acting as a special United
States attorney general has had in
hand the work of building up the
government case against the custom
house weighers and the employees of
the American Sugar Refining Com
pany who are charged with having
%conspired together to defraud the
United States of 100000 of sugar
duties.
Mr.. Stimson himself refused to dis
cuss the nature Of the new evidence
but it is learned that the evidence,
furnished bv one of the implicated
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earnings would not total. more than
so cents, but every penny was hoard
ed, and at last she had enough money
to enter the hospital and the time
for the operation arrived.
When this was completed she vas
led to a window and given her first
sight of the world. 1t was no more
than a glimpse before the bandages
she will be forced to wear for several
weeks were applied, but that glimpse
amply repaid her for the years OF
darkness and suffering.
Her JOY is almost boundless, not
alone because she is now able to-
see, but that that fact enables her
to work and provide money for a
like course of treatment for a little
brother who has also been blind from
l.,L1, lat -1lr tt-Er
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-17
Death From Football.

Washington, special-Footbal' ha'
claimed another victim in Archer
Christian, the ~1s-,year-cld left-half-
back Of the University of Virginia
team whose injury in the game with
Georgetown University Saturday al,
ternccn was followed by his death al
Georgetown Urire,sity hospital Sun
day morning. The BODY was taken 10
Richmond Sunday afternoon 1ot
burial.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-17
Awful Crash of Runaway Car.

Vancouver, B. c., special.-Fur-
teen persons were killed and seven in
iured, two perhaps fatally Wednes-
day when a runaway car crashed into
a crowded passenger car on the Brit
ish Railway Company's interurban
line. The motorman and conductor
OF the freight train were among the
killed. The passengers were mostly
workingmen bound for New West
minister.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-17
Was 1t Pellagra At Anderson Pri5on?
minister.

New Ur1eals, oPec1a1.-IHHV IUFT-
dreds Of deaths which occurred at
the Confederate prison at Anderson
vile, Ga. during the summer OF 1854
were not.duc to typioid fever. as then
supposed. but were caused by Pel.a-
era, was tic opinion expressed 5efo"
The Southern medical convention here
"Wednesday afternoon EY fr. D. w.
Kerr of Corsicana, Tex. DR.. kcrr'
who was surgeon at the AnGcrsonrille
prison, described tie symptoms ri tie
disease. which, attacked the inmate:
so fatally at tat tine.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-17
Boiler E~--r;csion Kills Two.

Palatka, Fla, s7ecial.-A boiler at
the plant Of the Palatka Gas. Light
and Fuel Company exploded Tuesday
afternoon at $50 O'Clock, killing two
negro frcmen, almost completely de-
polishing The plant and causing the
city to be in darkness Tuesday night.
Houses for Elacks around were shak-
en- almost off their foundations, and
window pancs nearby were broken
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-17
PRESIDENT TAFT At HOME

Ends Great Tour With a Day Of En-
ioynier5 IN RicbmonG-Visits
Places Of Historic Interest and
Outlines Some Of Els Coming Nes-
sage to Congress.
Richmond, Va, S~peciai.-"Durins
my sixty days Of travel there has
been a moment or two of d%eliberation
and during that time 1 have been
studying what is the duty of an
executive to recommend to an in
coming Congress in respect to future
Legislation and when l think OF the
number of things that Congress ought
to do, 1 am staggered lest it may not
find time to do them"
In the final speech of his 10000
mile trip through the West and South
before an immense audience Wednes-
Cay afternoon, President Taft thus
%prefaced . preliminary statement OF
some Of the recommendations his first
annual message to Congress would
contain.
He declared himself in favor of the
reclamation Of arid lands in the West,
and Of the issuing of bonds for the
purpose and of some government con-
troll over waterpower sites and coal
and phosphate lands, $50 tina: tscy
may not ONE into the hands Of one
controlling corporation, but may be
retained by tho government, with the
power to restrict the prices at which
coal, or at least at which the power
is sold TO prevent the absorption into
cue command of all the power on the
continent"
The antitrust law, he declared,
needs enforcing, and the interstate
commerce law an amendment Sin
order 10 give the interstate COM
MERGE tribugsal more power to pre-
vent the delays which are now in
cident Is appeals to tie courts"
lie voiced his favor of q postal
savings bank and declared that "we
must improve our legal procedure so
as to make it both in criminal and
civil cases more simple. more rapid
and less expensive, and I mean to
recommend to Congress the appoint
ment of a commission to take up
that subject
Nj. Taft said lie believed the time
had come for the organization Of a
Federal health bureau.
During the morning lie visited Old
st. JOHN church, where Patrick
Henry made lis famous "Givc Me
Liberty of Give Me Death" speech,
and went from there to st. Paul's
church, where Jefferson Davis, Pres,-
dent of the Confcderacy, received the
message from General Lee. saying
that the Confederate forces must
~evacuate Petersburg and leave Rich
mond unprotected. He also visited
the Confederate museum. He made
the comment there that the picture
Of Jefferson Davis which belonged to
1.-THE museum did not compare in ex-
'~-n"n"e with the one in the War De-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-17

A Frenchman is g person, generally decorated, who ignores geography
eSArGcrman is like an oyster, all stomach ard no heart which explains
why the nation is so beuicose.
1sI In Austria, said WndHchgratz, men below the rank of aron. do lot
count. a8t@ $780, e.
A gentleman might perhaps be a spanard; for Lord DundonaId, when he
captured a 500 ton Spanish manofwar with his SO ton brig. told his fallen
foe he had fought his ship like a gentleman and a spaniard"
sydney Smith in 1922 apologized for passing night aIa bankers coun-
try place. &f
Fielding speaks Of" Broker and ether thieves of this kind"
Jeremy Bentham said of lawyers that their knowledge was confined to
the corrupt part of human nature 8 #
Sancho Panza declared There are but two lineages in the world, as my
grandmother used to say, the HAYES and the Havencs, and. she stuck to the
Eares.n U@ A
gentleman by being LEANED ant humble valiant and fnofenstve, yrtuous and
communicable, than by any fond ostentation Of riches, or wanting these viz
tues myself boast that these were in my. ancestors"
1 Certainly the man was not al gentleman who took out a policy against
fire for his wife when she merely wanted an annuity. She was justified in
Aera divorce. E #&&&# .
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Drew the Line.

MRS. Crawford-Iid you manage to
coax your doctor to recommend a trip
to that mountain resort you wished to
visit?
Mrs. Crabshaw-Yes; but I can't
so, for ] couldn't. get him to add that
a few new dresses would Go me a
world OF good-Puck.
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Carlo. ILL.,, special.-With Arthur,
Alexander, the last of the persons ar
rested in connection with the murder
of Miss Annie Policy. safely out of
town and the fourth Regiment of the
Illinois National Guard on guard IN
the streets and about the jail Friday
night, the mob spirit that kept Carlo;
ablaze with excitement for four days
was quelled.
No crowds were allowed to gather
at any place and every known dan:
ger point was occupied by troops
Bayonets held sway where twenty
four hours before the rope, the torch
nnd the nistol had heen in evidence.
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tablished a Federal health depart
ment. The association also went yon
record as strongly favoring the ae-
ceptance Of Mr.. Rockefeller's Gift OF
81, 1000, 600 for a campaign against the
hookworm disease and instructed the
councillors to prepare resolutions
thanking the donor.
The report of the council recon-
mcnded that the association $ maya
zine should suspend publication after
the December issue.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-17

Hartford, Conn, special.-Presi-
dent Taft added New England 10 his
long Western and Southern trip Fri
day by visits to Middletown and
Hartford. attending in the former
city Friday morning the installation
of DR.. William y. Shanklin as presi-
dent Of Wesleyan University and
participating in this city FRIDAY night
in the dcdicaticlh, Of the magnificent
new State ARSENAL and armory. Tho
President left Friday night FOR Wash,
ington, going direct to his train from
4 State ball in the ar.nory.
The President S reception in Mid
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-17

New Orleans, Specialize third
annual convention of the Southern
Medical Association adjourned Thurs
day after electing DR.. W. w. Craw-
ford of Hatticsburg, Miss, president;
selecting Nashville as the next place
of meeting and adopting several res
olutions.
A resolution was unanimously
adopted, endorsing President Taft's
proposition that there sllnnld he es-
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dleton Friday and in Hartford at
night was in keeping with the enthun---
siasm that has been displayed else
where on his journey.
As a part Of the installation exer-
oises at Wesleyan University. degrees
Of doctor of laws were conferred up.
on President Taft, Vive. President
Sherman, Senator Root and Others.
Arriving in Hartford in the after,
noon, the President went direct from
his train to the new annoy where he
was presented by Governor Weeks:
Several other speakers had attempted
in vain to hold the attention of II 2
big crowd which was constantly on
tiptoe, endeavoring to catch a glimpse
Of the President.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-17

November 20 and felt a very deep
interest in the work of that institu-
lion as we'll as the Booker Washing
ton school at Tuskceee, Ala. The in
luence of those two schools in the
Importance they were giving to in
dustrial and agricultural education
The President said, was beginning at
last to be felt throughout the South.
The President lnncEed at the JEFF
ferson hotel, delivered his principal
address at the city auditorium, and
left at Sis p. m. for Washington.