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The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-07-01
Personal AND Local

Fersonal apR Aocal4
y ~ - s4y.S.- 49, ;i.ais
now. Try a'box. q 513. (
Largest line Single harness in. Jasper
at Wolf Hdw Cp,s X, 81. & ss,T
s. P,Watsqpdmade aSbesiDes trip to-
Carthage Monday -
!, Call at Schooler's and get, a .aamplc
bottle Of Scar-less, Linimept.s.4 $50 4.
" WATCH REPAIRING a Il speciality s
at Roy Wells. Work guaranteed.
i, -, ~, ----4------ : - -iI5fs''
Miss Lucreta Hill spent Sunday with
friends at Carthage, =
Weston, north side, is headquarters
for cold drinks. Keep his place 10 mind
VIM. Rice who has been rather SER
iously i'll for week is about we'll again.
,.rf' -
I, Mr..and, Mrs. G. E. Campbell. made a
business trip to Harvard, Iowp,9tifc First
of the week. -S-,e. !,
Searches Lipiment is gnarabteed to
do.assadyertlsed or your money back,
At Schooler's. :
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Tallman and little
daughter, Maxine, were up from Webb
City over Sunday.
Our short order service is A-No. l..
4 j Il
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-07-01

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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-20
ROCK CRUSHER
IS LOCATED
VAUGHN G. NICHOLSON PUT IN
MODERN PLANT ON FERRY
BLUFF.

Vaughn & Nicholson have located
their rock crusher on Ferry Bluff just
back of the old cemetery and have
opened up one of the finest Quarries
in the county. A new tram and two
new cars have been ordered and are
en- route, together with steam drill
and a boiler for the drill. The tram
requires a special engine with the
hosting attachment. This engine is
an eighteen horse power and will be
run by the engine now in use for the
running of the crusher. At present
twenty men are working on the crush
er and in the quarry and driving wag-
ons. Fourteen men are employed on
the concrete force, making total of
thirty-four hands employed. This ad-
ditional equipment will increase the
force from FIVE to ten men and posi-
bly, three more teams for the hauling
of the crushed stone away from the
chusher. When the new improve
ments are completed it will be the
most complete apparatus in the coun-
try and the out put will be more than
double the former capacity.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-20
CUBS WON ONE
AND LOST ONE

Spring Hill colored base pail team
came to Columbia Tuesday for Sc
ries of three games with the Colum-
bia Cubs. The two teams met at
South Side Park Tuesday afternoon
and the locals trimmed the Spring
Hill lads to the tune of 10 to 6. In
the game Wednesday the visitors got
II back on the locals and defeated
them 6 to 4. The same teams play
again this afternoon.
Score by innings Tuesdays game;
R.HE.
Columbia Cubs.1 2O2O3O02-10 Is 2
Spring Hill. ...2O1100010- Gil 2
Batteries--Columbia Jordan and
Armstrong; Spring Hill, McLemore,
Dale and Flippin.
Score by innings. Wednesdays
game. r. H. e.
Columbia Cubs..21000O001--4 s 8
Spring Hill.....000051OO0-6 s o
Batteries-Columbia Cubs, Mayes
and Armstrong Spring Hin, Flippin
and Flippin.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-20
BACK TO BUGHOUSE
FOR HARRY THAW
RULES THE COURT
SANFORD WHITES SLAYER MUST
BE CONTENT WITH PRES
EMIT QUARTERS.
THOSE DELUslONS NOT REMOVED
Poor old Mother Crushed by the Blow.
Had Hoped That Son Would Be
Given Back His Freedom--Gives
Out Statement.

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, Aug. 10
Harry X. Thaw has lost his hight to
establish his sanity in court, and to-
day he will be committed again to the
ASYLUM for the criminal insane at
Matteawan.
Justice Mills, in the decision which
he handed down Thursday, holds that
Thaw was suffering from chronic de-
lusive insanity, or paranoia, when he
killed Stanford White; that his mind
is still in the same diseased condi-
ton, and that, in the light OF expert
testimony. the chances for his ulti'
mate recovery are very slight. His
enlargement would therefore, in the
courts opinion, be dangerous to the
public peace and safety.
Thus Thaws counsel and mother
were prepared for decision, but they
expected one on which they could at
least build up hopes for the future.
Justice Mills findings are absolutely
devoid of encouragement in that re-
spect. To the mother, who has taken
such an active part in the fight for
her sons release, the blow was crush
ing. She was in her apartment in the
Carlwyn apartments here when she
learned the character of the decision.
She gave may to grief without re-
straint, but later became calmer and
wrote this statement, which she sent
over to the Jail to be typewriter by
Harry in his cell:
Let 70 one imagine for moment
on reading this opinion of Judge Mills
that it means victory for the district
attorney of the county of New York.
"One by one the decisions which he
and his alienists started out were
proven by the mouth Of several wit
nesses to be stubborn facts that
would not down at his bidding. Ev-
cry prop was taken from under the
arrogant, vindictive prosecutor of
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-20

sane, acquitted man. So baff1ed was
he that when he rose to make his clos
ing speech (for argument it was mott
he had more the appearance of a
school boy compelled to say piece
than the sometimes courageous nature
sophist who dominates the courts of
his own judicial district-except when
wealthy malefactors are under trial.
The license allowed him during the
entire hearing to torture and insult
in every possible way the man who at
every turn showed himself reasonable
and courteous, even to his tormentor,
appeared to all unprejudiced minds to
indicate but one thing-to all it looked
like the Judge in allowing such I'M
paralleled opportunity for every form
of brutality was actuated by a desire
to prevent his charging at the end
that he had rot had every opportunity
to strain to the utmost the powers OF
endurance of the man who was for
the time in his power.
1T is impossible to fanthom the
workings of the human mind, and so
the reason for the totally unexpected
and cruel decision of the trial judge
must remain mystery.
Meanwhile my son, my daughter
and | have no alternative but to again
take up the burden had every reason
to believe was behind us forever. We
have exiled ourselves from our two
homes and all the regular flow Of life,
will remain close to the gate and so
help the son and brother to endure
an existence which, if perpetual,
would be far worse than death itself,
trusting in Gods overruling provi.
dece to vindicate the right in his own
good time"
Thaw's own self-restraint upon hear
ing the decision was in marked con-
trast to the emotion of his mother. He
was smoking his pipe in his cell When
the news was brought to him that he
would have 10 go back to the mad
house. He pulled on, taking the turn
of affairs as a matter of course. 1t
was not long before he learned the
contents of the paper that the notice
able egotism that has characterized
his conduct ever since the sanity hear
ings began asserted itself and he be-
gan to prepare statement in answer
to the statement The statement,
however. was not given out and Thaw
contented himself with announcing
that he is going to take 1t easy and
devote himself from now on to con-
yincing the world that he is sane.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-20
JOSEPH CHARGES
ARE DISMISSED
BY DEPARTMENT
uNFoUNDED, UNSU5STANTiATED
AND TRIVIAL IN EVERY
PARTICULAR.
SHARP FULLY EXOkERATED
Deputy Has Been Suspended And Will
Probably Resign or be Fired Out
5odiIy-cascade The Cause Of All
His Troubles.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. IA
The charges preferred against r. 3.
Sharp, collector of internal revenue
Tor the district of Tennessee, have
been dismissed, unsubstantiated and
trivial in every particular.
Capt. Wheeler, acting commissioner
o. internal revenue, Friday received
communication from Acting Secretary
OF the Treasury Reynolds, in when
It was stated that the charges had
been Investigated by Revenue Agent
S. Sans, one of the best secret
agents in the employ of the govern
nent, and had been found to be
groundless. Capt. Wheeler was given
permission to inform Mr.. Sharp OF
'ne dismissal Of the charges, and ne
sent an official notification to the ell
lect that the charges preferred by G.
M. Joseph, deputy collector, were not
sustained.
MI, Joseph, who has already been
Indefinitely suspended, is expected to
eader his resignation Immediately
ano to leave the government service
ior some more congenial employment
Meanwhile Mr. Sharp, against whom
IRE charges were made in an effort
70 damage his character and hinder
MN IN the discharge of his duty
against the, law violators. occupies
l'eher pGItion than ever in the
treasury department, having come out
VI the matter with a clean bill OF
Meath and added laurels.
There were a number of trivial
'narges made against Mr.. Sharp by
us deputy, but there was only one
considered even worthy of an investi-
sauon' This was the charge that he
naa padded his expense account and
mad sworn falsely to the items on 1t
70 secure SLIPS from the government,
70 which be was not entitled. Reve-
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-20
BIDS ARE MADE
FOR BIG SHIPS

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 10
Williams Cramp & Sons,of Philadel-
phia, were the lowest bidders for con-
structing the DreadnOught type bat
tleships Wyoming and Arkansas, bids
for which were opened at the Navy
Department Only one ship can go,
however, to any one firm of builders
The New York Shipbuilding Company,
of Camden, N. j. made the next low
est bid at $4,675,000.
The Bethlehem Steel Company, the
Carnegie Company and the Midvale
Steel Company submitted identical
bids for furnishing the main portion
of the armor for the battleships.
Their figures were: For class A, $420
a ton for II ,4S5 tons.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-20

nue. Agent Sans, who was delegated
by President Roosevelt with some of
the most delicate commissions under
taken during the Roosevelt admins
tration. was put to work on the case,
and the result of his Investigations is
shown by the letter sent from
the acting secretary of the treas
ury to acting commissioner of internal
revenue.
Mr.. Reynolds, in his letter, said;
Referring to your letter of the 18th
inst, enclosing papers in connecting
with the charges preferred against
Collector of Internal Revenue K. ).
Sharp of the Tennessee district by
Deputy Collector c. M. Joseph, 1t ap-
pears from the investigation made by
Revenue Agent r. S. Sans that the
charges are not sustained, and Col
lector Sharp may be so informed"
The charges were fled against Col
lector Sharp by his chief deputy while
the Cascade distillery seizure case was
pending before the treasury and reve-
me officials in washington, and while
every effort was being made to secure
a compromise, Collector Sharp, carry
ing out his policy of no connivance al
law violation, even by rich distlllers'
and of fighting every case to the end
had seized a half million gallons OF
Cascade whisky, which, with the tax
added. was worth more than $l,VOo'-.
oOo The seizure was on account OF
an attempt to evade the proper taxes
and it was only by the payment OF
$4,000 and costs that the distlllers
we're able to gain immunity and nave
their whisky released from the hands
of the government agent.
II was while this matter was being
considered in washington that the ell
fort was made to discredit Mr.. Sharp's
with his superiors IN Inc
treasury department.
Some weeks ago Deputy COLLECTOR
Iosepb was removed from his position
as chief deputy and made cashier and
book-keeper, Eugene S. Priest oecom-
ing the chief deputy. Mr.. Joseph Sc
cured a ten days leave OF absence
from his duties, and very shortly AFTER
his return to the office word was re-
ceived from Washington that the
charges had been filed against the col
lector by his deputy
Immediately Mr.. Sharp asked Tor
an investigation, and further demand
al he or his deputy should leave the
service. From the first II seemeu
that he would be exonerated, since the
erst action taken by the department
a. washington was the suspension OF
tho accuser indefinitely. inns
cotton closes the matter SO far as MT
sharp is concerned.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-20
Land Sals
]. T. Fitzgerald ct ais.


Burton Galloway ct ais.
In the County Court of Maury County,
Tennessee.
Pursuant to a decree, entered in the
above styled cause at the July term,
1909 of the County Court of Maury
County, Tennessee, will on
Saturday, September nth, 1909, IL
o'clock (noon)
at the Court House door in Columbia,
Tennessee. sell to the highest and
best bidder the following described
tracts or parcels of land.
Situated in the Second Civil District
of Maury County, Tennessee, and
bounded as follows: Tract No. /,
bounded North by Mrs. Tennie Rags
dale; East by Pat Robinson and John
Walters: South by the Theta pike,
and on the West by w. ID. Dodson and
Mrs Tennie Ragsdale; containing 20
acres more or less
Tract No. 2, bounded North by A.
Pointer; on the East by Chas. Mahon;
South by Chas. Mahon and j. w. Bass
ham. and on the West by Robinson q
Jarrett; containing four acres more or
less.
Terms Of Sale:-Said land will be
sold for u cash on day Of sale, the
remainder on a credit of one and two
years, for which, notes bearing inter-
est from date Of sale and with good
personal security, and lien retained
on the land, win be required of the
purchaser. Said tracts of land will be
sold separately, and then as whole.
The sale bringing the highest price
will be accepted.
H. W. THOMAS, Clerk.
H. P. F1GUERS, Atty.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-20

Everybody's friend-Dr. Thomas
Electric Oil. Cures toothache, ear
ache, sore throat. Heals cuts, bruis-
es. scalds. Stops any pain.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-20
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Cañon City record., 1909-09-30
MARRIED WHILE IN JAIL
ON BIGAMY CHARGE

Denver. Sept. 24.-Although held In
Jail at Golden on a charge OF bigamy
preferred by one wife. Miss Cora Cor
man. whom he consented to release
for cash consideration OF SIS. ID. l..
Sanders. n Denver real estate man.
yesterday took another leap into the
sea OF matrimony. when he became
the life partner OF Mary McEwan. the
woman whom he is alleged to have
married several years ago.
Tho Rev. w. N. Friend. pastor of
the Presbyterian church Of Golden.
has officiated at two matrimonial
ventures OF Sanders within three
months.
Several weeks ago Sanders secured
a razor from the warden and attempt
ed TO commit suicide by severing the
arteries OF his wrists. A fellow pris-
oner summoned the jailer in time to
save Sanders' life.
Sanders stated yesterday he had
been married four times but the last
Cañon City record., 1909-09-30
PRES. TAFT OPENS
TUNNEL THAT WILL
MAKE DESERT BLOOM
Project VIII Trrigate 100000 Acres of
Arid Land and Furnish Sufficient
Power for Tramway
System

Some facts about the Gunnison tun-
mel which President William H. Taft
opened yesterday afternoon;
1t was constructed by the govern
ment under the Reclamation Act.
Work on 1t was begun in February,
II cost between ss.5Oo.ooO and s4.-
100000
Work began on the Gunnison tunnel
February 1905.
It's length is 3O.5S2 feet.
The cross section has an area OF
125 square feet.
The bore is 1o1s feet wide and 12
feet high.
The tunnel has a capacity of 1900
cubic feet per second.
The entire bore is lined with con-
crete masonry.
1t will irrigate 100000 acres of land
In the Uncompahgre valley.
1t diverts the waters of the Gun
nison from a far-famed canon that
bears It's name TO one OF the most
fertile. but heretofore arid. districts
of the country.
The bore is through the base of a
mountain that rises 1000 feet above
IT,
The east portal is at the Gunnison
river and the west portal at Lujane.
q government settlement
A canal larger than the Erie takes
care OF the water after Il leaves the
tunnel and carries It across the val
ley.
The canal is large enough to float
q battieship.
The water from the Gunnison will
generate suficient power to supply
the valley and insure a tramway sys-
TEN II desired.
Montrose. Sept. 24.-The Gunnison
tunnel 10 open
The thirst of the Uncompahgre val
ley is quenched.
A mighty empire has been re-
claimed.
President William Howard Taft did
a..
The headgates at the river portal
were drawn this afternoon and the
water released when President VIII
liam H. Taft pressed an electric but
ton at Lujane. the little settlement at
the mouth Of the tunnel. and gongs
told the entire valley that 10000
acres had been lifted from the Great
American desert.
Taft Stood Mt West End Of Bore
Cañon City record., 1909-09-30
DEATH FOR TAFT
is The HOPE OF
DENVERITE
DETECTIVES NAB THE SPEAKER
AFTER HE MAKES THE
REMARK.

Denver. Sept. 23-"I hope Presi-
dent Taft will fall and break his neck
on his present tour OF the United
States"
This remark said to have been
made by Peter Nelson. an employe of
a local undertaking establishment.
cost him his liberty and prevented his
seeing the president IL he had any
such desire. 1t is said that Nelson
had written letters to President Taft
and Mrs. Taft. the contents OF which
are not known. but to which he failed
TO reply.
The remark credited to Nelson
about Taft breaking his neck Is said
to have been made casually to a group
OF men. 1t was repeated SO that secret
service agents heard OF II and report
ed the incident to the local police.
Nelson was communicated with by
Chief Armstrong, who asked him 10
visit him at his ONCE. Failing to re-
spond. a detective was sent to bring
him In.
As far as the letters are con-
cerned," said Nelson today. there is
not a line In any OF them that could
be construed as threat did say the
other day. however. and several peo-
pie heard me. that hoped Taft would
slip and break his neck. l suppose
that remark was reported to the po-
lice"
Il look upon this matter as a case
OF spitework on the part of certain
undertakers. have made arrange
ments to go into business on my own
account. and every effort is being
made to ruin me-"
Cañon City record., 1909-09-30
ENTIRE FAMILY lis
MURDERED; THE !
BODIES ARE
BURNEDE
HORRIBLE CRIME Is COMMITTED
IN HURLEY, WEST
VIRGINIA

Bluefield. W. Va, Sept. 24-An en-
tire family of six persons were muir
dered and the bodies of all except
one OF the victims were burned with
their home at Hurley. Va. early yes
terday. Motive evidently was robbery
as the owner of the house. an aged
woman, known as Aunt Betty" Jus
tice was generally supposed to have
kept a large sum of money in the
place.
Mrs. Justice, her son-in-iaw. Geo.
Meadows, his wife and their three
children. were the victims Mead
ow's body, badly mutilated. was found
In the yard. The blachened and half
burned bodies OF the two women and
the three children were found beneath
the debris of the house. each body
bearing evidences OF murder commit
ted before the house was fired. The
murderers are supposed to have Sc
cured 5000. Aunt Betty" always car
ried much money on her person.
Bloodhounds took up the trail OF the
supposed murderers. A large posse
went In pursuit bent on iynching the
murderers.
Cañon City record., 1909-09-30
SALT LAKE CLUB
SEEKS SCALP OF
R. R. KINGS
RATE CASE WRANGLF OF INTER-
EST To COLORADO
SHIPPERS.


Salt Lake City. Utah, Sept. 2s. The
hearing before the interstate COM
merce commission of the petition and
complaint of the Salt Lake CONNER
cial club traffic bureau against rail-
roads entering this city, charging
them with maintaining arbitrary. op-
pressive and exceptional transporta-
ton rates. both in and out Of this ter
ritory. and uniustly discriminating
against shippers and iobbers of the
lntermountain region, began yester-
day.
OF the interstate commerce commits
sion there were present Charles B.
Prouty and E. L Clark
Among the railroads represented by
council and officials are the Harri-
man lines, Denver and Rio Grande,
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, Chi
cago and Northwestern. Chicago. Rock
Island and Pacific and Missouri Pa
cific
Much interest attaches to the hear
ing as much of the testimony adduced
VIII bS uSCA idA Stlg III Nuc ucNASAOn
of all freight rate cases originating
in the west. Water competition and
the long and short haul question will
be the main factors in the hearing.
The principal witness at yesterdays
session was ]. A Munroe, general
traffic manager of the Union Pacific
Railroad company at Omaha
Il would be a happy consumation."
said he. If all these burdensome mat
ters of differences in rates could be
done way with by order of the COM
mission. but nothing short OF the
millennium can bring such a condi-
ton about and l doubt IL even that
could do so.''
The hearing will continue several
days.
Cañon City record., 1909-09-30
CANON CITY THOROUGHLY
ENJOYED THE VISIT OF
PRESIDENT TAFT

The people OF Canon City had a far
better opportunity OF seeing President
Taft yesterday than those Of Pueblo.
although he remained longer in tne
latter place than he did here. In Pu-
eblo he was kept almost constantly
on the move and nowhere there was
as good n chance presented for study
ing at close range the cheif executive
OF the nation as was the case here
last night. Canon City was greatly
favored by the presidential party and
II was occorded n welcome here that
has been exceeded at no point in his
journey for cordially and good will.
Few people unacquainted with the
presidents plans could guess how the
tour upon which he is now engaged
will make history for itself. Only
three other presidents OF the United
Cañon City record., 1909-09-30

From Thursdays Daily.
E. F. Moore of Reynolds avenue.
who is in attendance at the State fair
at Pueblo. telephoned the Daily
Record at O'Clock this afternoon that
Fremont county had been awarded the
first premium for the best display of
fruit made by any county in the state;
the most coveted distinction in the
horticultural section. In competition
for this prize Garfield county took
second and Delta county third pre-
MUM.
Fremont county was also given the
blue ribbon for the largest and best
display of fruit from district number
four, an honor it has held for several
years. The fact that Fremont county
took first place over all the counties
of Colorado in the fruit exhibit is very
gratifying to local growers and shows
that this section is a commandln.
factor in the horticultural industry of
the state.
According to Mr.. Moore compara-
Cañon City record., 1909-09-30

States iourneyed TO the Pacific coast
while in ofice and none of them trav-
eled as many miles as is scheduled
for Mr.. Tan on his present trip.
Harrison. Mckinley and Roosevelt
all went on handshaking and speech
making jaunis. and II they left any
thing undone in either line the news
papers OF their day failed to record
the fact Every milestone along the
transcontlnentai lines was harangued.
and every coyote and prairie dog be-
tween the Mississippi and the great
divide got view of at least one Of
the three perambulating presidents.
Before dark this evening President
Taft and party will have passed out OF
Colorado en- route to Salt Lake City.
Seattle, San Francisco and Los An
geies.
Cañon City record., 1909-09-30

economically utilized, and where slash
and debris are left to invite fire?
Do nay of our birds need better pro-
lection? If so. what species in par
rcular,
Do our laws relating to forestry,
game or birds need amending? II so.
make particular mention wherein.
are any of the old cliff Dwell
danger of extinction? II so. what
ones. and from what cause,
Are anw of the old cliff DWELL
ings" within the state being defaeed
or plundered by tourists and relic
hunters?
Is any of our natural scenery being
defaced?
Do you think OF any other matters
of vital Importance 10 the public
which should be brought to the atten-
of the commission?
Do you know of any cases of soil
erosion as consequence OF defor-
estation?