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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-07-16
Lets look at IT,"

Lets look at t."
ooh, there's nothing there that's
any good, McCloud."
Let's look at it,"
AS Bill Dancing and Young walked
behind the two men toward the wagon,
Dancing made extraordinary efforts to
wink at the roadmaster. That's a
good story about the mules coming
from Denver, amt it," he muttered.
Young, unwilling to commit himself,
stopped to light his pipe. When he
and Dancing joined Sinclair and Nc
Cloud the talk between the superin-
tendent and the wrecking boss had be-
come animated.
81 always do something for my men
out of wreck when | can; that's the
way | get the work out of them" Sin
clair was saying. "A little stuff like
this" he added, nodding toward the
wagon, comes handy for presents,
wage out of it, anyway. | get the
value a dozen times over in quick
work. Look there" Sinclair pointed
to where the naked men heaved and
wrenched in the sun. Where could
you get white men to work like that
if you didn't jolly them along once
in a while? What? You haven't been
here long, McCloud," smiled Sinclair,
laying a hand with heavy affection on
the young mans shoulder ASK any
man on the division who gets the
work out of his men-who gets the
wrecks cleaned up and the track
cleared. Amt that what you want?"
Certainly, Sinclair; no man that
ever saw you handle a wreck would
undertake to do ii peter"
"Then what's all this fuss about?"
We've been over all this matter be-
fore, as you know. The claim de-
partment won't stand for this lootins;
that's the whole story. Here are ten
or twelve cases of champagne on your
wagon-soled a little, but worth lot
of money"
THAT was a mistake loading that
up; admit it; it was Karg's careless
ness"
Here is one whole case of cigars
and part of another" continued Nc
Cloud, climbing from one wheel to
another of the wagon. There is
Il .usand dollars in this loadl | know
you've got good men, Sinclair. If
they are not getting paid as they
should be, give them time and half
or double time, but put 1t in the pay
checks. The freight loss and damage
account increased 200 per cent. last
year. No railroad company can keep
that rate up and last, Sinclair"
Hang the company! The claim
agents are a pack of thieves" cried
Sinclair Look here. McCloud, what's
a pay check to a man that's sick. COM
pared with bottle of good wine?"
when one of your men is sick and
needs wine. let me know" returned
McCloud; "I1l see that he gets 1t.
Your men don't wear silk dresses. do
they?" he asked. pointing to another
case of goods under the drivers seat.
Have that stuff all hauled back and
loaded into a box car on track"
Not by damned sight" exclaimed
Sinclair. He turned to his ranch driv-
er. Barney Rebstock. you haul that
stun where you were told to haul it.
Barney" Then: You and l may as
well have an understanding right
here" he said. as McCloud walked
to the head of the mules.
by all means, and I'll begin by
countermanding that order right now.
Take your load straight back to that
car" directed McCloud, pointing up
the track. Barney. ranch hand with
a cigarette face. looked surlily at Nc
Cloud.
Sinclair raised a finger at the boy.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-07-16

Come to my Office in Medicine
Bend and III talk to you about it,"
returned McCloud, impassively.
well, boys" roared Sinclair, going
back to his followers, I'VE cant ride
on this road now! But | want to tell
you there's something to eat for every
one of you over at my place on the
Crawling Stone, and place to sleep
and something to drink" he added,
cursing McCloud once more.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-18
ECLIPSE VISIBLE HERE.
Clear Sky Gives Opportunity for Wit
Messing Rare Sight

Detroiters who turned their gaze
skyward at the close OF the day,
Thursday. had a rare opportunity to
see rare sort Of eclipse This was
an annular and total eclipse at once,
and another one like ii will not occur
for some 20 years, so that 1t was
worth getting a cramp in the back OF
ones neck to witness.
A cloudless sky gave the finest OPP
portunity for complete vision OF the
transit of the moons dark orb across
the brilliance CT the setting sun, but
many did not observe the change In
light since, in this section of the
world, only fve-twelfths OF the suns
surface was darkened. The eclipse
began at sos p. m. and was at its
maximum at $50.
There is difference OF opinion
amongst astronomers and weather
sharps as to whether eclipses have
any influence upon weather condi-
tons, with the balance slightly against
the star gazers who think that they
do The next event of astronomical
importance will be the appearance
about July 1 of Brooks comet, which
is due to drag its flaming tail across
the skies for a short period.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-18
TELEGRAPHERS COMING.
superintendent of Railway Systems
Meet Here Next Week.

Better precautions to take care or
you and me and the great American
travelling public in general will be the
object OF most of the discussion be-
fore the Association of Railway Tele-
graph Superintendent, who hold their
annual convention here In the Hotel
Pontchartrain Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday OF next week. These Sill.
perintehdents are In charge or the
electrical systems OF communication
by which trains are governed and or
ders conveyed on all the big roads OF
the country. At this years conven.
ton the new telephone system of train
dispatching will be one OF the new
subjects for discussion, as it has been
used sufficiently on some roads 70
test its efficacy. f. II. Millington,
telegraph superintendent Of the Mich
igan Central, Is chairman OF the ar
rangements committee, and he has
made preparations to take the super
intendents To Port Huron and Sarnia
To examine the electrical equipment
OF the tunnel there next Friday. The
party will return by the Tashmoo TO
this city. This association was form
ed in 1882 and the president is VIII.
lam J. Camp. telegraph superintend.
ent of the Canadian Pacific, with of.
fees in Montreal
The Detroit times., 1909-06-18
CATCH THIEF-ALMOST.
Lock Him in Cellar. Send for Cops,
But Man Escapes

They almost caught sneak thief
In John Stillwil's saloon. No. 10 Cad
illac-sq.. Thursday. at midnight. A
blond person about % years old, and
3 feet inches tall, was watched
when ne wandered down into the
basement OF the saloon. When EN-
plcyes of the place saw him helping
himself to seven bottles OF whisky, a
little later, they chuckled slyly, and
slid the bolt on the basement door,
Then the group upstairs. had a
hearty laugh at the expense OF the
one downstairs. They finally sum-
moned a policeman. and when Patrol
man Pollard entered the place, one OF
the bartenders remarked, It's a
shame TO take the money like this,
but we've got real live burglar for
you down in the cellar"
Polar made his way to the base
ment. A rear grating had been open
ed-everybody had forgotten that the
lock was on the inside-and there
was no trace OF the whisky thief. The
whisky was gone. too.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-18
COUNTY ASYLUM
STAFF SHAKEN UP
Changes Made in Guards and Assist.
ants, With View to Improve
ment In Discipline.

The board of county poor commits
sioners is just finishing up big shake
up In the staff OF the county infirmary
and asylum in Eloise. The reason Civ
en- for this is TO Improve discipline.
and the immediate effects have been
the resignation OF Engineer Jaly ;
Heating, which takes effect july l..
the replacement OF Dr. X. II. Earle
and the removal OF about ten of the
guards and assistants.
The board has also put into force a
number OF new rules. which the older
employees are inclined to consider e6-
tremely harsh. In times past. employees
had tile privilege OF purchasing sup
plies at the rate paid by the county,
but this has boon withdrawn and the
new rules are said TO restrict the lib-
erty of the stan in number OF ways.
I'VE had TO do something toward
getting better service says Commits
sioner Fred Postal Discipline was
lacking. and there was siackness in
various departments
Complaint has been made that the
scarcity of guards was such as ID
make 1t necessary to keep the milder
patients in the asylum shut up for
lack of attendants TO accompany them
upon their usual airing about the
grounds.
The board has been making changes
for about a year II is said that much
of the closer supervision is due to the
presence on the board OF Commission
or Walker, who lives at lnkster, ana
is frequent visitor 10 the county
buildings in Eloise. The board be-
lieves that It's fire department. former
" in bad condition. has been greatly
improved and that no more such costly
fires as have occurred can happen
again
The Detroit times., 1909-06-18
TAX RATE ABOUT S1S.O7.
Highest Previous Levy Was st7.68
in 1897.

The assessed valuation for the city
Of Detroit will be approximately $3.50,
100000 this year. in addition to the
$50,000,000 Of property in the city
which is not placed on the tax rolls
because of Its possession by the city
or use for religious or charitable pur-
poses.
While the assessment books are
not fully totaled, the result can now
be Appropriated and the tax rate flg-
ured within a cent. Deducting So
100000 Of d. T.. r. property which Is
assessed for state but not for city
taxation. there remains about $780,
100000 Of property taxable for NUM-
cipal purposes. and the tax rate, fg.
ured on this basis. will be close to
s1s.07. The highest previous tax rate
was $17.6S In 1897.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-18
TOUCHED" WHILE DANCING.
w. A. Clark Separated From $65;
Companion Arrested.

Charged with robbing William A.
Clark. OF No. 500 Mullett.st.. OF s65,
while dancing Jig with him in Frey 5
saloon, No. 1914 Randolph-st.. THURSDAY
night. Jerome Sheldon was arrested
by Signal Officer Downie.
Sheldon protested his innocence. He
said that he was bookkceper. living
at No. 967 Bellevue-ave., and insisted
that he would never rob any man. But
Frank Brock, OF No. 124 Twenty-sixth-
St. declared that he had seen Sheldon
slip his hand into Clarks pocket. and
Sheldon was unable to account for $15
In bills found in his coat pocket.
William G.. Larkins. OF No 1874 Ger.
ald-ave, reported TO the police that
he was robbed OF $3.50 while In Elmer
Reaume's saloon. No. SO Congress-st.
west. early Friday morning.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-18
z. D. Roberts in New Berth.

Photographic illustrations are now
so generally used in advertisements
and are go popular that it is hardly
believable that their use Is OF com
paratlvely recent date. The first man
To realize and carry out the possibili-
ties OF Photographic advertising was
Z. Donald Roberts, OF Detroit Mr.
Roberts Is widely known, not only as
pioneer in this important connection,
but also he Is familiar to magazine
readers all over the world as the
creator Of many of the most captivat-
ing advertisements which have ap-
peared in the magazines. Mr.. Rob
erts' superiority was emphasized a
year or two ago in marked fashion,
when he won the $1,000 Eastman ko-
dak prize I'm competition with profess
sional photographers all over the
United States Recently, Mr.. Roberts
has become a member Of the Curtis
Advertising Co. of Detroit.
Job Printing done right. Times Print
ing Co.. 10 John R.-st. Phone l4sS.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-18
CULVER LEAVES JAIL AGAIN.
Editor Released on Writ Of Habeas
Corpus.

After spending five hours In jail
Editor Charles Culver, of the Little
Stick, was released on writ of habeas
corpus by Judge Hosmer Thursday
afternoon The writ is made return.
able Monday Harry w Rickei fur.
nished Culver's bond. which was fixed
at 5000.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-18

A fire extinguishing liquid in which
the chief ingredient is said to be car.
bon tetarchlorde s a non-conductor Of
electricity and its use is said to have
firemen from the danger of sever
shocks sometimes received by them
when streams or water touch highly
charged wires.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-18

job Printing done right. Time. Print
ing Co., 10 John R.-st. Phone 149S.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-18
Jerc 4. Hutchins' automobile, driven by
bis chnuIfcur. rnn into n hOrse driven

Mrs. Minnie Mnedier, who H. alleged to
have been separated by death or di-
vorce from seven husbands, went 10
tho Office Of James L. Hin. agent for
the ;. + c. G., Thursday. and signed
away all claim 10 her daughter, Betty
whom she was charged with abusing.
The child was given 10 Mrs. j. Il.
Berllner. No. 1876 Champlain-st.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-18
II a. limited that Walter wozinskfs
three NeIl-menning friends tried TO
Succeeds Dickinson.

CHICAGO, June 1S-Blewett Lee.
Of Chicago. has been appointed gen
eral-solicitor and general counsel OF
the Illinois Central railroad to succeed
Jacob NJ Dickinson. who resigned to
become secretary OF war This is the
announcement made by President j.
T. Harahan.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-18
Snow In Adlrondacks

MALONE. n. Y. June 1S.-There
were furries OF snow here and in the
Adirondacks this morning. A cold.
brisk wind accompanied the fall OF
snow.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-18
m,s uonro. Granted Divorce

Mrs. Mary Myrtle Monroe. aged 81.
was granted divorce by Judge Hos
mer. Thursday afternoon, from Frank
II. Monroe. she charged non.support
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-12-30
Il SCHOONERS
LOST IN STORM
THIS NUMBER, WITH THEIR
CREWS TOTALLING 60 MEN,
ARE MISSING FROM THE ST.
JOHNS FLEET.

st. Johns, N. F., Dec. 29.-Eleven
New Foundland schooner and their
crews totaIling so men are believed 70
have been lost in the Christmas bliz-
Zard, while great destruction to
property throughout this island colony
has resulted. The storm, which reach
ed its height on Sunday, ragged for six
days, but today had abated consider
ably.
All telegraph lines in the interior
of the colony are down and reports
from inland points are slow in reach
ing here
The town of Placentia was flooded
for three days and the principal bust
ness street of that place resembles
an ocean beach, being piled high with
foatsam cast up by the unusually high
tides. The village of Blackhead, three
miles from this city, was almost
swept away.
This December has been the stormi-
est month the New Foundland coast
has experienced in half a century, and
it is estimated that its cost to the fish
cries and general trade is more than
S75O, 900.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-12-30
BY Associated Press.

New York Dec. 29-Tbe sensational
and lOng-dTaWn-Out BrokaW'S divorce
suit came to a close today, so Tar as
the taking of testimony is concerned.
Adjournment was taken until SatuT-
day, when the case will be submitted
to Justice PUrmen LOT his decision al
ter w. Gould Brokaw's attorneys have
presented a statement Of their client S
financial posItIon.
The closing of the case today took
everybody by surprise. II came soon
after Mr.. Brokaw's examination had
been concluded and Mrs. Mary Blair
BrOkaw had been recalled.
The plaintiff, wearing a pretty light
brown walking suit, set on by white
fox fuTs and a brown tUrban, was well
fortified with deniaIs OF charges made
by her husband. She emphaticaIly de-
MED that Mr.. Brokaw had ever told
her about threats made by her father,
Mr.. Blair, at Atlantic City to Kill the
millionaire. Her eyes flashed as she
repudiated charge after charge.
She declared that she had never
smoked cigarettes In her husband S
presence before their marriage, as Mr..
BTOkaw had testified. She denied ever
telling ner maid that she expected
soon to set up house of her own and
wanted the maid 10 work for her. Be
fore Mrs. Brokaw was called Messrs.
Mcintyre and Bushe, for Mr.. BTokaw,
told the court that their client had
made statements on the witness stand
regarding his financial condition that
were found to be incorrect. As a mat
ter of fact, the lawyers declared, MI.
BrOkaw at the present moment did not
know what his actual financial posi-
ton was. They asked for two days
in which TO prepare a statement. The
court granted them until Saturday,
wnen a session of court will be held.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-12-30
By Associated Press.

Washington, Dec. 29.-Unless Presi-
dent Taft abandons a pretty firmly
fixed intention, he will not wait for
the cOncluSion-Or even for the be
ginning-Of the congressional inquiry
into matters connected with the So
called Ballinger-PinchOt controversy
before sending to congress his special
message on the conservation of natuT-
al resources.
The president is expected to begin
the preparation of this message as
soon as he has finished the one deal
ing with proposed amendments to the
interstate commerce and antitrust
acts, upon which he is now engaged.
Furthermore, it can be stated that
Mr.. Taft is confident that the con-
servation legislation which he pro-
poses will be enacted into law before
the end of the present session of con-
gress.
The new statutes, which the friends
of the administration declare will be
the first that have ever dealt ade-
quately with the natural resources,
will be President Taft's answer to so
much of the criticism as has been di-
Tected against him.
Senator Knute Nelson, Of Minneso-
ia, chief of the senate committee On
public lands, is cooperating with the
president in the matter of conseTva-
ton laws and has assured him that
there will be no difficulty in putting
those laws through the senate.
IN the house there is likely to be
some opposition, but the president
feels sure that it can be overcome
and that the laws will stand approved
before the summer comes
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-12-30
RY Associated Press.

New York, Dec. 29.-OnIy a tech
nicaHity now stands between Charles
w. Morse, banker and former Ice
King, and a fifteen-year sentence in
the federal prison at Atlanta. Judge
Hough, in the United States circuit
court, today denied his motion for a
new trial, but after the decision Mar
tin Littleton, Morse's counsel, an
nounced that tomorrow he would move
for writ of error on today's decis-
ion.
If this is denied Morse will begin
on New Year serving sentence for d
violation of the national banking
laws.
The plea for a new trial was based
on the allegation that the jurors were
Improperly guarded and allowed 20
drink too much. On the question Of
jurors drinking the court said:
Legislation must advance a good
deal before a prisoner may claim to
be entitled to a jury of tee-totaleTs,
in New York at all events.
Mrs. Morse, who remained con-
stantly loyal to her husband through
his fight for freedom, is greatly up
set by the decision. If he must serve
the sentence it is said she may accom-
Dany him South.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-12-30
NICARAGUA PREPARING TO
EXACT WAR CONTRIBUTIONS
BY Associated Press.

Manauga, Dec 29.-The Nicaragua
congress appointed a commission to-
day to consider the message of Min
ister-GeneraI Baca, who has asked the
government to grant him power to ex-
act war contributions according to his
discretion.
President Madriz has appointed an
Investigating committee which is
charged with the responsibility of ex
aiming the accounts of the Zelayan
administration. The finance minister
lis chairman of the committee, whose
duties include working out a new
system of finance and revision Of vari-
Gus concessions Of the government.
Zelaya, who has announced he is
still president, is technically correct.
He has surrendered the office for the
remainder of his term, but retained
the title of president so he would en-
joy the immunity that office affords.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-12-30
WOULD PROBE
EVERY SUICIDE
~ AN ADDRESS PROF. J. c. HUME,
OF TORONTO UNIVERSITY, SAYS
sELF-CESTRUcTIcN is BEcoM-
ING MORE A FACTOR OF MOD
ERN TIMES.

New Haven, Conn, Dec. 29.-The
probing of every suicide TO determine
the cause of the act was advocated by
Professor J. G. Hume, OF Toronto Uni
versity, in a paper read by him in the
American philosophical association al
Yale, which concluded Its sessions To-
day.
Self-destTuction, he said. is becom-
ing more and more a factor of modern
times
He scored the press for its methods
Of representing suicides, he claiming
that realistic, sensational accounts CI
narrowing details exert a morbid in
auence upon those who are struggling
With the temptation of committing the
crime.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-12-30
PATIENTS KEPT
Ill BY DOCTORS
PHYSICIANS De-
LIBERATELY PROLONG ILLNESS
so AS TO INCREASE THE NUM-
Der OF VISITS AND SWELL IN
COME.

PhiI1Io.I1i1. Dc. 29.-Charges
that some ply siCiars here deliberate
II VTpiOcE tn period of illness of pa
tieUts IN O-5-r to increase their in
com" are made b DR.. Jos. 5. Nef.
director or the dersrtment of health
ana charities, who offers this reason
lur Tbe increase III diDtheTia for the
present yoar. while IL other preventa-
be diseases show a decrease DR..
E.E Sa56 he has proofs that anti toxin
IS uo- Mustered in either curative
or preventive doses by certain ply
siels-S. bCggue- 50 use reduces the
.-.,,rJ yT of tu".r visits.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-12-30
BY Associated Press.

Washington. Dec. 29.-Gov. Creel, OF
chihuahua, who came to Washington
some time ago as the personal repre-
,ahtative of President Diaz, of Mexico,
.oAay had a conference with Secretary
Knox and Assistant Secretary Wilson.
Governor Creels mission mere, speak
.ng generally, was in the interest OF
peace in Nicaragua and particularly TO
adjust as far as possible the difficulties
between the United States and the
seIaya administration.
No statement has been made either
by Gov. Creel or by the officials of the
state department as to the particular
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-12-30

The appointment Of Richard G
Kerens, of st. Louis, to be ambassador
to AUsJTia-Hungary has aroused more
social interest at Washington than
any other happening of the year, for
there are few families in or out OF pub
lie life enjoying higher social distInc-
ton at the capital than that Of the
distinguished MissouTian- The ap-
pointment also has its romantic side,
for when Colonel kerens reaches
Vienna he will establish his embassy
upon a scale of splendOT in keeping
with his vast fortune, and his wife and
daughter viii have as guests from
time to time some Of the wealthiest
and most charming American heir
esses. One of their first visitors Will
be Miss Katherine Elkins. daughter Of
Senator EIkinS, of " est Virginia, and
society at Washington already has be-
gun to forecast a revival of her TO
nance with the Duke of the AbTuZZ1-
Colonel Kerens and Senator ElkinS
are lifelong frie ads, and Miss Gladys
Kerens and Miss Elkins have cen
chums since childhood. Both Mrs.
Kerens and her beautiful daughter
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-12-30
400 MARINES
WITH REBELS
zELAYA SAYS THIS NUMBER FROM
AMERICAN WARsHIPs FOUGHT
IN BATTLE OF RAMA-ALSO
SAYS KNOX is NOT HIS JUDGE.

Mexico City, Dec. 29.-'Knox IS not
nv Judge. l an answerable only TO
my government for my actions"
Thus Zelaya, who arrived here this
morning, replied to queries as to what
he would do if Knox attempted to eX-
tradite him from this country.
ZeIaya said Knox had been misin-
formed and his, Zelaya's, vindicatiOn
would come when the public is aware
of the facts in the case.
There were four hundred American
marines fighting with the insurgents
at Rama" said Zelaya. The bodies
OF twenty American marines were
picked I'D by our forces after the Dat
tie, all dead, and all from American
gunboats anchored in the river to pro-
tect American interests"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-12-30


Washington, Dec. 29.-DoUbtinK the
has made representations 10 the
sincerity of President Madriz, who
ReyOlutiOnists in Nicaragua, with the
establishment of peace in view, Gen
eral Estrada has declined to suspend
hOstilities and is determined to march
on Managua.
\ dispatch from Estrada. received
/ by representative of the Revolution
/ lists here, indicated the attitude of the
/ RevOlutiOnists. The dispatch says:
! Madriz has asked me to suspend hos
/ Utilities, but we cannot, for we know
Madriz is conscripting troops from the
! interior You know this procedure
can only result in more blOodshed
| ESTRADA"