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The Prescott daily news., 1909-03-09

for he said nothing. 1 argued that having possibly caught his enemy. the cashier. in the act, the question was how to proceed. It was mighty easy for him to make fool of himself. and possibly he instead of Cummings might turn out the convicted party. The first words he said were:
 If your story is true the lock has been purposely put out of order. It was all right at 3 o'clock this after noon." -.,.-
 What do you mean, sir?" asked, looking up at him and putting on a scared look. You don't mean there's any skulduggery going on? ain't go- ing to get mixed up in 1t, am IF"
 He gave me a searching look, and thought could see I'd got something of his confidence.
 Now. my man." he said, If you'll help me convict q rascal I'll stand by you for the rest of your life. If you are what you pretend to be-working on the cashiers orders-the plan is this: Under pretense of opening a safe, the lock of which he has pur- posely injured. he gets you to open it by the same means burglar would use"
 By George! 1 never would have thought of that"
 "The safe opened. he would have helped himself to the funds, and the vault would appear to have been burglarized."
 And If caught I'd be the burglar! That's what he got me in for, is it?'
 l was playing for ten years or more of liberty. and l played the part well so well that l could see I'd captured my man. 1 knew I'd got to make a move pretty soon and take the of fensive when l did move. Of course my story would go up in smoke the moment Mir Forbes took any action. and that action would be to call po- liceman and arrest me. But first he wanted to get all he could out of me as to how he could use me to show up the real rascal He still held his re- volver fin his right hand. formed  plan, and l formed 1t mighty quick.
 Tt seems to me, Mir. Forbes, that the whole matter of proving MT. Cum- mings rascality depends upon whether the lock got out of order naturally or was put out of order. If I'm going to testify to that want to find out about it now before any one has q chance to tamper with It."
 That's right Examine 1t"
 had drilled several holes before he came. put my little finger in one and my knife blade in another pretending to be hunting for something. thinking hard what to do. Presently l stopped sudden and said happy-like:
 'I got it. The lock has been ham, mered."
 How Let me see"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-24
SAMUEL GOMPERS
STUDYING CROP CONDITIONS
Prof. w. f. Massey at the Roper
m Company Test Farm
About WashingtOn'S Crops and Soil
Especial to News and @

especial to News and Observer
Roper, N c.. Aug. 2O.-Prof. W. r
Massey, Of Salisbury, Md. has been
here this week studying crop condi-
lions and making rotation suggestions
at ElInhurSt, the test farm of the
John L.. Roper Lumber Company. This
company owns vast tracts of unim-
lima, which is among the most fertile
in the South. This is especially true
Of their holdings in. Washington coun-
ty. About one-half the whole of the
south side of the county is timberlandS
cut over. This land is extremely fer
tile and is from our to sixteen feet
higher than the cultivated ands
About ten thousand acres in thiS vi
clnlty We're cut over and ditched Just
yrior to tIo Civil War. but were aban-
doned before they had been trough
under the pillow.
The Roper Company is now reclaim
ing this land. One hundred and thir-
ty-two acres is in cultivation this
year. SeVenty-twO acres are planted
in corn, in which COW peas and SOY
beans were SOwn. TWenty-fOur acres
in peanuts. and in the bunch varieties
soy beans were planted between the
rows at the last working. Sixteen
acres are planted in cotton and the
cultivation of that is still in pro
sow crimson clover in the fall. Eight
acres in soy beans, and sixteen in COW
ty-two acres are in cultivation this
spring
Eight acres of the peanut land is in
scuppernOng grapes. They are three
years old and are bearing nicely this
season.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-24
FARMERS NOT SATISFIED.
Same Grade That Brought 6 IL tn
16c. Brought Only 4 to ! 3-4c.

Especial to News and Observer
Wilson. Aug. 20.-Yesterday there
were $4,000 pounds of tobacco sold on
the floors Of the Wilson warehouses.
There was but very little, if any. i'm
provement in the prices. One farmer
says that he was advised by a tobacco
man to keep his weed at home; that
no prices had been ike and that the
buyers were paying just as little as
possible. Mr.. Ruffin HawIey. of Spring
Hill township, says that last Wednes-
day he marketed $50 pounls and that
it brought only from four to seven
and three-quarters cents per pound;
tina the same grades last year brought
from six and a half to Sixtee cents.
He says he's discouraged but cant
help himself.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-24

The HirSch-Dunker unions nave also
had some augmentation in their nu-
rerical strength. In 1902 they had
1O2.S51 members; in 1907, 108,sS9.
The existence of these three organ
iZationS is to be explained partly by
regional growth. which however, itself
arose originally from religious and pO-
litical differences. The Hirsch-Dunker
unions, founded by the two Liberal
leaders, whose names they bear, eX-
list mainly in>Silesia and the east Of
Germany. The Catholic unions were
Instituted by the leaders in the
church where the Wage-WOrkerS
among it's communicates displayed an
unmistakable tendency to enter the
Ce~ntralbande. Three-fourth of their
members are in the Rhenish districts
and the West. In their earlier years
these declared that all their rights
could be secured by loyalty to en-
ployers. Experience a shown that
power to defend rights is al additional
necessity.
In recent years the need of trade
union cooperation ave frequently
brought together the three bodies, or
local unions belonging to the three, so
that today, for certain practical pur-
poses, Germany may be said to have
their entire $500, 900 members united.
The three organizations are represent
ed in some towns, or even districts in
a joint committee. In cases of strike
or lockout they have stood by one
another. All three were interested in
establishing the "home work" EXPOSE
ton in Berlin several years ago. BY
this method misery was shown of
home work and improved. Gradually,
also. notifications have taken place
in the spirit and doctrines of each.
The Hirsch-Dunker unions formerly
derived by the stronger unions as mere
benefit societies, are<now prone to go
on strike. The Catholic unions as
such are much less inclined than for
merly 'to yield to the dominance of
Church opinion in SO far as the imme-
date material interests of the workers
are concerned. The Cetralverbande at
present cOncede hat every membe
may vote as he will; they do not cod
die to the political party idea Of the
first of May general strike; the indi-
Vldual members are yearly learning to
expect less help from party and more
from unions; the union leaders act
quite independently Of the party lead
ers in purely union matters. The day
when the party leaders could DECLARE
that forming trade unions~i is useless,
that the progress of the masses must
depend solely on political action, that
the trade union effort to secure the
absolute legal right Of coalition was
wrong and was an invasion of party
jurisdiction, has passed entirely away.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-24

it to turn out better wages. better
dtions-in a word, better life 81
ever. A general strike was to no IN
form of h social explosions. L -
to be followed by d reco~nstructior -
the society thus shattered. Rpt
the contrary, we'll planned strikes -;
trades organized to treat with emnIo,.
ers 'intelligently. have rendered ~.
bulk of the German working cIael-.
indifferent to the politicians tha.,.,
of the general strike. In many an.
other way, through municipal or 9th.
social i'm proVements, to which | shan
refer In a future letter, has the Ger
man Wage-Worker seen life mad
easier for him. All this means tbar
he is gradually taking a place alone
with the other classes in the hfeher
civilization of our day. He lives i'm an
age which witnesses the greatest pro-
ductiOn, the mOSt-Wealth, the hichns-
genera intelligence. and the best re3-
sons for hope for his class that tho
history Of the world has recorded
Large numbers of the German WORK
ir1gpen are actually, in appearance
mode of living, and individual deve-
lOpment generally. becoming amony
the best looking of Germany's people
are losing the distinctive TYNE or
the drudge. These Achievements
have come in spite of government ana
capitalist antagoniSm as we'll 9s
socialist pessimism.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-24
Mr.. GOMPERS WRITES ON TRADE Un|ON5.|N GERMANY
The Membership Have SeIf-Imposed Discipline, Ready to Strike
or to Take a Lockout-America and England Led in Trades
Unions and Rapid Rise in Wages Did Not Come
in Germany Until Workers Organized
Copyright 1909, by P. S. Ridsdale, for
Samuel GOInpers.)

Berlin, Aug. Z.
The rise of trade unionism in Ger
many during the last fifteen years to
its present commanding position
among the social/reform forces has
been a fact of the very first import
ance to the wage-WOrkers of the en-
tire civilized world. This movement
of the German industrial w~orkingmen,
almost in a mass, from comparative
~incohesiOn and dependence to a state
of excellent organization, with some of
the best features of both English and
American trade unionisnl, is its own
evidence that the trade union was the
one needed Immediate agency to car
ry out objects essential to IA positive
advance in the Well-being of the peO-
pie.
The statistics indicating the growth
of unions are eloquent. In form the
organized workers are in three dis
tinct bOdieS-the "Centralverbande,"
corresponding to our American Fed
Grafton Of Labor; the "Christian I'm
ions.'' and the "Hisch-Dunker" Tn
ions. The Observation-Disclosures growth
has been:
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-24

At present the number OF members
in the Centralverbande, nOtwithstand-
ing a loss of $4,000 in the crisis year
of 1905, is more than 1000, 900.
The ''Christian Unions" those pro-
noted in by the Roman
Church, have undergone a
considerable development IN the last
decade
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-24
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-24
PLAN IMPROVEMENTS
South Side Improvement As
ISOLATION to Hold Meet
ing Tonight.
c., c. & L. SWITCH SECURED

A special meeting Of the directors
of the South Side Improvement AS
sociation has been called for this even
ing, to discuss matters pertaining tC
the improvement Of certain streets
and suggested streets in the Beallview
addition. The officials of the organi
cation are making a great effort to
have everything in readiness in a
short time, so that it will lend impetus
to the sale of lots, which will com.
mence soon.
The lots are to be sold to raise a
bonus assured the National Automatic
Tool Works, to locate in this city
Plans for the new factory building
will be completed within a short time
The question of switching facilities
with the c.. G. & L. railroad company
was definitely settled today following
a conference Of officers of the tool
works and of the railroad The switch
will be laid Immediately
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-24

Chicago, Aug. PA husband ought
to be the boss in his own house, says
William Bartz and mother-in-law
must shoulder the blame for all that
happens if she interferes.
1t was this philosophy that made
William Bartz tell Mrs. Lena Wetzel
what he thought of her actions as the
body of the woman's daughter lay be-
tween them.
Bartz insists that he was right in
reproaching the mother-in-law for the
girls death. Yesterday Mrs. Wetzel
filed suit for $4,000 damages for SIAN
der, alleging that Bartz accused her OF
being indirectly responsible for the
daughters death.
Bartz the defendant in the suit Is
the father OF Richard Bartz. When
his sons bride Of eleven months fell
Ill, DR.. d. B. Eaton, who has been the
family physician for twenty-four years
and ushered the young husband into
life, was called.
Mrs. Bartz was on the way to recov-
cry says Mr.. Bartz, Sr, until Mrs. Wet.
Eel by virtue Of her ex-off1cio men,
bership in the family as mother-in.
law. took hand.
She came into the house." says
Bartz. when no one was looking. MY
son. the girls husband, was away at
his work at the telephone ONCE when
she arrived. She put out the old fam
lily physician and she brought in her
doctor. And now the girl is dead
II told her that it was her fault that
the girl died, and guess that's WIN
she is suing me. But let her sue and
sue. A mother-in-law hasn't any bust
ness in the young peoples home. The
husband ought to be the boss there
And the husband is the man to choose
the doctor. l was the girls father-in-
law, but I didn't interfere But when
my daughter-in-law died and l found
out some things. then l went to the
house and l told Mrs. Wetzel what I
knew
Young Mrs. Bartz died ten days ago
at her home, 14S West Forty-Sixth
street and a week ago Sunday the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-24

ter we're in the city yesterday attend
ing the Barnum & Bailey circus. They
made the trip in their automobile.
- y -
Mrs. w. l.. Thornburg who was the
guest Of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Finlay,
formerly OF this city, but now OF Chi
cago, has returned home.
= = =
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jay, Miss De-
borah Sedgwick, Mr. Omer Whelan.
Miss Stella Dalbey and Mr.. Ernest Hill
formed a party at the Barnum & Bail
ey circus last evening.
- y =
Mrs. Galcn Lamb in company with
her guest, Miss Caroline Lamb of
Philadelphia, and Mrs. B. H. Moor
man have gone to New York city TO
spend a short visit with friends.
y - X
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ellis of Indian
apolis are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Miller and family, South Eighth
street for few days.
y y y
Mrs. Luther Coppock accompanied
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-24
Ambition.
Particular About the Plates,

Particular About the Plates.
A Washingtonian who has lived a,
hotels and restaurants nearly all his
life and who Is notably absentminded
especially when absorbed in talking
about subject that interests him
went out to dinner the other night
He had plunged into a discussion be
fore dinner and was continuing it ami
matediy throughout the oyster and
soup Courses. When the fish plates
were placed on the table he followed
the usual custom Of the man who lives
at hotels and wiped the plate OF Wit.
his napkin. Instantly a butler re-
moved 1t and placed another.
Deep in his discussion. the CUES,
wiped that one with his napkin. and
the butler replaced that This hap.
pened a third time. and then the host.
ess said: Please do Not do that any
more. l assure you the plates are per
fectly clean. and. besides. l have nc
more Of that pattern" Even.
ing Post.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-24
EDITED BY ELIZABETH R. THOMAS
PHONE 1921

by Mrs. Alva Champion will return t.
her home in aknsas City in short
time. Mrs. Champion while in the
middle west will visit her daughter
Mrs. Charles Wore of aknsas City.
= - -
Mrs. William H. Keifker. residing a,
pa North Twelfth street has as he,
guest her sister Mrs. NJ. Dalton OF st
Louis. Mrs. Dalton will be in the cit,
about three weeks. z
Miss Sophia Meyers of Columbus
Ohio, is the guest of Miss Hilda Sic
weke of this city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-24
Unprotected.

A little girl was greatly interested
in watching the men in her grandfath-
er's orchard putting bands Of tar
around the fruit trees and asked n
great many questions. Some weeks
later. when in the city with her moth.
or. she noticed gentleman with a
mourning band around his left sleeve
Mamma" she asked. what's to
keep them from crawling up his other
arm ?'-Everybedy's Magazine.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-24
EARTHQUAKE FELT HERE.

The neighbors in the Southern part
Of town were very much frightened
last night when a great racket was
heard in a we'll known woman's house
Afterwards she laughingly explained
that it was merely great weight fall
ing from her shoulders since she
learned the value Of rub-a-lac. Every
woman should make noise like ask
ing for rub-a-lac. Get it from your
grocer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-24
breaches Hubby Shold Rule:
Sued BY Sons MQma-/n-Ldw

father-in-law, who is an undertaken at
4641 Wentworth avenue conducted the
funeral for his sons bride.
The dead girl was Miss Elfreda
Kizemski. daughter of Mrs. Wetzel by
her first husband. The present hus-
band, Mr.. Wetzel, is a retired capital
list at 91oJ Commercial avenue.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-24
An loncr.nt Saie>~.o

An uncoufh looking and overdressel
young man entered n drug store and
said:
''GiYume & brush
Very good. sir said the polite as.
Sistanf. WHIST kind Of a brush-a
toothbrush:
''Too'.s.:rnsh. Naw- snarled the
young r.sii,. What would l want a
toothbrush fnr? DO re think I've got
hair oU my teeth"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-24

Miss Alice Shedd OF Boston, who has
been the guest of Miss Mary Baer
will return to her home in the east Ill
few days to attend the wedding OF
her brother, Mr.. Herbert Shedd Mr..
Shedd has often visited in this city.
= = =
DR.. and Mrs. Ewing have had as
their guest Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Hop
kins. and family of Washington Court
House. Ohio. for a few days. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hopkins and family have been
touring Northern Indiana and Ohio in
their automobile. He is a prominent
banker.
Miss Anna Schulz who has been
spending portion of the summer
with friends and relatives at Racine,
Wisconsin, has returned home.
u = -
Mrs. Oliver Scott of Toledo, the
guest of Miss Martha Boyd and DR..
and Mrs, Carver Mendenhal while in
this city has returned home,
I :. n
DR.. and Mrs. David Dougan have had
as their guests, their daughter Mrs.
Blanche Cole, and their grand-daugh-
ter. Miss Marjorie Cole. They have
returned to their home in Los Angeles,
California.
Miss Florence Fox. daughter of
Judge and Mrs Henry G. Fox. who has
been suending the summer at the uni
versity Of Illinois in the library de-
partment, doing special work, is ex-
pected home in a few days.
Miss May Griffin has gone to New
York city and other points in the east
to spend several weeks. Her sister,
Miss Blanche Griffin has returned
from a visit to Alexandria.
- - -
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis King have gone
to Houston. Texas. for the benefit Of
Mrs. Kings health.
- - y
Miss Ida Dill of Dayton, Ohio, is
the guest of local relatives and friends.
She formerly resided in this city.
- - =
Miss Maria Francisco will visit Mr..
and Mrs. Edgar Stranahan of Wichita,
Kansas. formerly of this city before
going to Haviland, Kansas, to teach in
the Friends academy at that place.
She will leave Friday for the West.
- - - - 49,.
Mrs. Sherman Brandenburg. North
Twelfth street, will entertain the men,
bers Of the Good Cheer club at her
home Wednesday. 49,. ~. :,
- - =
The following invitations have been
received by a number Of Richmond and
Wayne county people:
Mr. and Mrs. Benton Wagner
request the honor OF your presence at
the
marriage OF their daughter
Nora Myrtle
Mr.. Charles Wilson
Wednesday afternoon. September the
first. ninenteen hundred and nine
at three o'clock
Milton, Indiana.
- :: -
Robert Henley left last evening for
Topeka. Kansas. where he has accept
eda position in the chief engineers Of
flee Of the Sante Te railroad.
- - =
Mrs. Harry Kaufman and daughter
who have been visiting in the east for
month have returned home.
- - -
Mr.. and Mrs. George Leggett aud Mr.
and Mrs. Chester Leggett of Winehes-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-24
THE CRIME OF IDLENEss.

1dleness means trouble for any one
It's the same with lazy liver. II
causes constipation. headache. jaun.
dice. sallow complexion. pimples and
blotches, loss OF appetite, nausea, but
DR.. Kings New Life Pills soon Danish
liver troubles and build up your health
csc at A. G. Luken & Company's.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-24
A Very Common Crime.

\ certain Judge who had got into
the way OF using a regular form Of ex-
preston when imposing sentences.
says Arthur Train in The Prisoner at
the Bar" was sentencing u man for
the crime Of stealing ships anchor.
which he had carried away in a dray
drawn by six horses.
The Judge. who could not escape
from his regular formula. pronounced
sentence in these terms: You have
pleaded guilty TO the crime Of stealing
ships anchor" Then. raising bis
voice. he continued with perfect So
lemnity: The crime Of stealing ships
anchor IS becoming entirely too preva-
lent. sentence you to three years
and a half in prison."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-24

An electric glue heater has been put
on the market which is said to melt
glue in thirty minutes. and to keep it
at temperature of $50 degrees for
several hours after the current has
been switched off.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-24

sAA A/AA6sA0A AiS0SC
inn. He knew that
The Lost Chord"
was somewhere in
t at instrument.
but the latter
seemed lOath to
part with 1t. At
length the landlord
appeared ut the
door. The poor
musician bow e d
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-24
-on't Stay Down.

-oht stay DOWN..
And II you fall. why. rise again
Get up and 60 on. You may be soreiy
bruised and soiied Will, your fail. but
is that any reason for lying still and
giving up the struggle cowardly?-
Charles Kingsley.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-24

and. doffing his
cap. said. 'Musig
hath jarms." and
smiled.
I he innkeeper
smiled also. and
kindly.
We'll. not al
ways" he said.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-24

but try that tune he sAAD eAo"AA'
outside that red brick house and I'll
give you sixpence."
Three minutes later the trombonist
was hack again. mud bepattered and
forlorn.
You vos right he said slowly and
sadly. ''Musig hath farms not always
no. A mad yellow out ov dat house
came. and me NIT brigg he knocked
down-yes. He not like that tune.
10. no- And he rubbed the back Of his
head.
II thought he wouldn't" said the
landlord. He's just done a months
hard labor for stealing a clothesline
from back garden"
Ambition.
1.-The narrow vale Is not for me-"
Cried one aname with youths fierce
fires
''I'll climb a mountain peak and sec
The world and all my heart desires!''
Twas long and hard. On Bonded knee
He reached the top. What mournful
cry:
He could not see
Age dinlmed his eye,
Heart Throbs'' in National Magazine.