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The Washington times., 1909-09-05
E. H. DROOP LEAVES
ON PURCHASING TRIP
Firm Carries on Extensive. Prepar-
atoms for Removal to
New Store.

z. H Droop. senior member Of the
firm Of +. T. Droop & Sons Co..
.of this city, has left for trip TO New
York. whore he will make several ex-
tensive purchases Of pianos and musical
instruments for the new store.
Mr.. DrOOp expressed a belief that
their new building would be ready for
occupancy about October I. as the con-
tractors are using every possible means
20 finish Il according TO contract. To
do this, however. has required construC-
ton work by a double shift. working
bot day and night.
At present r. r. DrOOp and Sons Co.
are conducting removal sale at
their store. 925 Pennsylvania avenue,
and every piano, musical instrument.
and piece OF sheet music has been re-
duced IN price in order that they may
new stock
The Washington times., 1909-09-05

William d. Arrison. vice president OF
the Carter Motor Car Corporation, Left
yesterday in 1910 Washington car for
a trip to Philadelphia and eastern Penn
sylvania.
Gardner Orme returned yesterday in i
Chalmers Detroit roadster from New
port, r. l., where ne spent the greater
part OF the summer.
Harry a. Kite. In a 6-eo Palmer
Singer. and II. A Crissmond, in a Ave
cylinder Pelmer-Singer. left yesterda y
for a trip 10 COltOn's, and other points
on the Potomac river. Each was ac-
companied by a number or friends.
T. B. Spence. president OF the Pope
Automobile Company. OF Washington.
left Yesterday in Pope Hartford tour
ing car for Benedict, Nd. where ne VIII
remain several days. He was accom-
panied by Mrs. Spence. Mrs. Alice Lee
and Charles Brown.
Leroy Mark. who is touring through
New York in a Thomas roadster with
Mrs. Mark. has sent word to friends
I'm this city that he is having a fine
trip He drove over hundreds Of miles
OF fine mscadam road from Buffalo TO
Fishkill.
Jack" Sperry, who has been con-
EecteG with the Motor Car Company
for several months. has been appointed
manager Of the company, succeeding
John Yearwood. resigned. Mr.. Sperry
has had an interesting career In ths
The Washington times., 1909-09-05
Auto Gossip of Interest
By HARRY WARD.

automobile business, extending over a
period Of seven years. For two years
he was with the Winton Motor Car
riage COMPANY and then went with the
Royal Tourist Motor COMPANY For
three years he was secretary and man
sger OF the Auto Shop Company. of
Cleveland. Mr.. Sperry's promotion Is
Well-eArned one, and he is receiving
many congratulations from his host OF
friends IN the trade.
The ga esroom ~ Charles f. Miller &,
Brother. Ford agents Is being remod-
eled. An additional story will be added
10 the building aud many other extern
sivA improvements VIII BE- made. New
fixtures and show cssts will be pro-
vided for the automobile supply depart
ment- The Improvements VIII he cum
pleted about October I and in ,he mean
their garage on Church street
Lester d. Moore. jr., local distributor
the manufacturers that work has be
gun on a new addition 10 the factory at
indianapolis The new building will be
two stories high, or Brick and heaV,y
mill construction, giving the company a
little over 10000 square feet of addl-
tional space. While Il had not been the
Intention OF the Premier Company 10
make any addition to their present plant
until later in the season. the growing
demand for this popular car has made
immediate action necessary. To finish
the building within the specified time,
the contractors have found n necessary
10 hang 2 string or electric lights about
the grounds in order to work a day and
night crew Of men.
The Washington times., 1909-09-05
WHAT'S THE OUTCOME?

wv ELL. where does Il all lead? on
w the one side OF that fence are the
str1ke-breakers-935 OF them On the
other are the strikers, 500 OF them
with 1900 dependents. Which viii wear
the other out?
The company IL paying 5000 a day
for services It could buy in time OF
peace for t1.SI2. II Is paying $1,000 a
day 20 feed these o5s. Il is paying the
profits or eighty-nine cars or more a
dav. because it's present output Is prob
ably not more than a car a day, or
three cars in two days, while a short
seven weeks ago Il was finishing almost
100 cars day. II is losing contracts.
on February ]. 1910, IT faces not only
a charge OF $1,000 interest on it's out
standing gold notes, but must be ready
to redeem $4,000 OF those notes. Final
The Washington times., 1909-09-05
GUN FACTORY BAND
FOR GROVES PARK
Festivities to Mark Opening of
New Suburb in Eastern
Section.

with music by the Naval Gun Fac
tory Band and free refreshments for
ali guests the formal opening OF Groves
Park, a new suburb, will take place to-
morrow.
Groves Park Is situated at Sixteenth
street and Rhode Island avenue. II is
located on a site that affords a sweep
ing view Of the surrounding country
circle
Twelve prices. ranging from so for a
first prize; SIS for second prize and
ten prizes OF 80 each, are offered 10
those who buy lot on the opening day
and submit the best article telling why
they made such purchase.
The city and suburban car lines make
the new suburb easily approached and
cars marked Laurel. Riverdaie Berwyn,
or Distrist line, pass the park.
The Washington times., 1909-09-05
COUNTRY BOARD.

FOR HOME COMFORTS. fishing, boating
and bathing stop az Cason Cottage. Ocean
View. Va; rates reasonable; sea food din
nsrs a speciality. se1-10ts
The Washington times., 1909-09-05
SPIRITUALISM.

NINE. CORNISH. GIFTED MEDIUM. reads
your life correctly. gives names. facts; daily
and Sunday sol Sd ST n. e. cor. +. near
Union Station Ladies only. iy7-U
The Washington times., 1909-09-05
FIX MURDER GUILT
IN SLAGLE CASE
Brother of Dead Man Says John
Cass Lured Victim Into

BRISTOL, sept. 5.-S. A. Slagle, whose
brother. Andrew Slagle. the Jonesboro
lumbermsn, was cruelty murdered ten
days ago at Newport. Tenn. returned
this morning from Cooke county, where
he attended the preliminary hearing OF
IN the crime.
Mr. Slagle says that there is abso-
lute,y no doubt but that his brother was
lured into tho death trap by a story in
vented by John Hayden Spencer, his
business associate, OF the finding Of a
pot of gold, which he promised to dt-
vide equally with Slsgle.
The Washington times., 1909-09-05
FOR SALE-MIsCEILANFoTS-
GET A PLANO FREE.
= ET nTae~n r------

IT, .tsf-- = -A.NC FREE
t ~ clilofen via De taking up music WITH
We nave few more good SQUARE r,ianos
hhlch VII bs loaned 70 frSt corners 'for =
100 100 q Six months absolutely free This
offer entails no oblizatiou other -, ~
you nay the small cost OF moving the piau0
70 your home. Don't walt. Come and seisct
a piano now &
F. c. SMITH PIANO. co
-. 800 EaTnlsyiVania Ave. Phone II az.
The Washington times., 1909-09-05
Rioting That Cost
Many Human Lives.

We all remember the story OF the
rioting which followed In the course
Of the evening of Sunday, August p, the
men were gathering, as usual. at the
end OF O'Donovan's Bridge. nearer TO
the works. story was much repeated
that, owing 10 the refusal Of the Pitts
burg and Lake Erie 20 carry strike
breakers. a number were 70 be brought
I'm street cars.
Every car that crossed the bridge Was
stopped and searched. Then came one
carrying a deputy sheriff. Several OF
the strikers ordered him to leave the
car. The deputy drew his revolver. and
said: Get of or I'll XIII every one OF
you" There were cries or Get of that
carr The. deputy pointed his revolver
at the crowd and fred. His bullets
went wide of the mark. His amrnUni-
ton was soon spent. I'm all in. boys
he cried For Gods sake. don't shoot.
Don't kin me-" And a little later when
his body had been carried to the Office
OF doctor his head and body had been
terribly mangled, and he was already
dying
Ammunition was then passed around
The men waited. The savage in US al
was reused in them. They had waited
long enough to win peeceably. The Law
was all on the side OF the company
They we're going TO make some law oil
their own. They did. And Il cost seven
more lives. including those OF three of
their own fellows. q.
That Is the story Of McKees Rocks
that we have known. II is a story OF
shameful. useless. sickening murder.
When we think OF the crowd outside the
car and that one man within II. the
first killing seems cowardly as we'll.
The others were in very fact losses in
battle. Strikers were shot running
down the street away from the troopers.
The company doctor was beaten over
the head by one OF the constabulary for
asking after one OF his patients. When
men lose their heads so completely as
this. II is hard 10 speak Of the taking
OF life as murder. But we have no
doubt as 70 the attack on that lone
deDufy sheriff
The Washington times., 1909-09-05
Continued from Fourth PageJ

no words. Go ahead and Quit," he
said. And they did.
BY the close of that day every other
man in the finishing shop had quit also.
The news spread. Men began TO leave
the other shops. And the next day a.
noon not single workman of the force
Of 5000 men stood at his place and not a
plate was riveted.
Surely this Is almost unparalleled
among strikes. There was no agree
ment among the men. There was not
even foreknowledge OF the effort made
by the finishers. But once the first
group had shows the way the entire
force walked out
No one in the company faltered. on
in New York Frank n. Hoffstot was
quick TO say, There is no strike. We
have nothing to srbitrate." Since that
day he has had three or four reports Of
the situation over the long-distance tele-
phone. It is hardly likely he spoke as
he did on July Is without similar COM
munication. Yet on that day not
wheel turned round In the whole plant
at McKees Rocks
The law was invoked Not for the
mentor the property OF the company.
Soon special officers. with badges made
OF tin, and the State constabulary
ahorsebsck. guarded the men away from
the shops. The Service Bureau Qnc.)."
with one Of Farley's old lieutensnts. L.
c. Bergoff as It's manager, was hired
10 find strike-breakers And the news
carried 10 the men by the daily papers
was that the same company which had
refused 10 tell them how much they
earned was guaranteeing 3 a day for
every man who would come to take
their old places. OF that s. II has since
been disclosed that the strike-bresker
gets 50 and the Service Bureau Qnc.)"
the remaining 81
The Washington times., 1909-09-05
hIADAME CATHERINE.

PIANIST AND CARD READER,
VIII give 81 90 readings FOR soc TINS week only.
sos 5TH ST. y. W
MRS r LUSBY, 9SS New York ave. n. w
Palunistry and card readings Positively la
dies only IL a m 10 $50 p. m Jaes-H Z.
The Washington times., 1909-09-05
HELP wANTED-FEMALE.

a. En- IION-Make money writing stories
on Ior newspapers; improve your spare time
let; tells how. PRESS SYNDTCATF, chi
cago. =, ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-05
State Assessors Finish !
Work ID Aroosiook Co.
Secretary P|un|ner Of Board
Talks About Potato Crop. !
Maine Pathological Society Meets
At Monmouth, Oct. 8.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Council
Wednesday, Oct. 6, at 10 A. M.

nh, BOARD Of State Assessors, who
bod for the past two weeks been holt
80 ccries of meetings with the town
.'9,aseors and cumberland owners of
pnnobscct and Aroostook counties.
have finished their work there and
ore nov preparng for the last series
~ the year, which will be held III
Cumberland and York counties and
which will begin at Portland on We'd
noedav oct. y. The meetings of the
mast two weeks were well attended
and wore productive in the way of
,,amable information. During the
ceries meetings were held at Lincoln
and Bangor in Penobscot county, and
at Houlton, Caribou and Van Buren,
in Aroostook county.
Tn speaking Of the trip james Plum
mer of this city, secretary to the
hoard. said yesterday morning that it
had been a very successful one rela-
five TO the objects for which it was
made and was also source of much
Measure to the members Of the board.
Like all people who have visited Aroos-
took county at this season of tn"
wear. or who live in that county, MIR.
Plummcr be gan by talking about the
potato crop. Through the county in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-05

general the assessors found farm con-
ditions very favorable. In Caribou
and Fort Kent, in some places which
were low and wet they found some
slight Indications of rust, = but nothing
of serious nature, and they found on
the whole that the farmers of Aroos-
took county are harvesting the largest
crop of potatoes that the county ever
produced, many farmers getting $50
bushels to the acre
When the board was in Aroostooh
county last week Green Mountain po-
tatoes were selling Tor Sic per bar
lei, and Cobelcrs. which is It new and
Narlicr variety of potato, at Fl 80 per
barrel. These latter potatoes are
,shipred largely to the Southern states
for seed. II is claimed by the notato
VaiSers of the South that ii they plant
Northern seed they are sure OF Il good
crop, but if the product Of the crop
is used for seed the Succeeding year
the next crop will be found to de-
crease in quantity and also suffer in
quality, and thus the annual demand
for seed.
MIR. Plummcr states that the far
mers of ArOostook county have. in
planting potatoes. the desire to pro
Guce them at minimum cost, and in
order to do so it is necessary to plant
on long pieces OF land or on pieces
having long rows, the object IF which
is to save time in turning teams at
the ends of the rows. For example,
it is claimed that q piece of 30 acres
with rows 100 rods long cultivated by
machinery can be mana ed at a con
siderable less expense than a piece OF
the same number of acres with rows
80 rods long.
While speaking. said Mr.. Plummcr,
of the great crops and opportunities
for producing potatoes at small OK
pense, it may be said that farms in
ArOOstook county are selling at fab
ulous prices. a $4,000 farm is quite
a common thing in the county, and
farms costing from 100000 to 500, 900
are also mentioned. And prices are
steadily advancing.
Continuing, Mr.. Plummer said that
one of the advantages for potato
raising in the eastern section of ARGOS
took county exists in the fact that
the surface Of the land is of d rolling
nature, while in the northern and
western sections, although the soil is
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-05
A NOVEL INTRODUCTION.

The DR.. Howard Company have entered
into AN arrangement with the Bowditch
Webster & Co. drug store, by which q
special introductory offer will be made
of % cents on the so cent size of theii
celebrated specific for the cure of consti
patton and dyspepsia.
So remarkably successful has DR.
Towards specific been in curing constipa
ton, dyspepsia and all forms of Liver
trouble, that Bowditch. Webster & Co
will return the price paid in every case
where it does not give relief.
Bowditch, Webster & Co. have beer
able to secure only Il limited supply. sc
everyone who wishes to be cured of dys'
pepsia or constipation should call upoI
them at once or send them p cents by
mail and get 80 doses of the hest med
icine ever made on this special half prize
Introductory offer, with their personal
guarantee to refund the money if the spc-
cific does not cure.
10
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-05
OLD ORCHARD.
William Newer Says Place May Loss
State Aid.

Old orchard is greatly exercised over
the fact that there is some difference
as TO how the money given by the
state shall be expended.
William j. Newer, Percy n. ii.
Lombard and William f. Dobbins, the
special committee representing The
town of Old orchard at the legislature
last winter, who after spending nearly
all their time at Augusta for two
months, succeeded in getting d Dill
passed rebatng $500 of the towns
taxes to the State and appropriatinS
on top of this $1,000 a year for a period
of eleven year, held d meeting Friday
evening last and it developed that
there were two factions among the
voters. one which supported the aims
and objects of the committee ana
another opposed to them. The latter
proved to be in the majority and not
only refused to sanction any bond
issue, but even refused to allow the
committee to make an official report
to the town of its doings.
Mr. Newer said that unless the
money was spent for park. there was
grave danger of the legislature at Il
succeeding session revoking its position
and refusing to appropriate the $4,000
annually it has agreed to for the next
ten years.
In conclusion Mr.. Newer again
strongly advocated that the town
authorize a bond issue OF $4,000 and
Immediately put the proceeds into d
park system. If this should be done,
he thought the town would then
have the legislature anchored where
it could not legally discontinue the
annual $4,000 appropriations.
BY issuing the bonds now Mr..
Newer pointed out that the legisla-
tive appropriations, as they We're
paid over from time to time, could
be used to wipe out the bonds, 50
that at the end of ten years they
would all be taken up and the town
would have a fine park system that
would add immensely to the towns
attraction as a resort.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-05

and II will be RESTORED TO its
NATURAL COLOR and beauty; the
scalp Will be clean. the hair healthy,
glossy and luxuriant-somet TO
be proud of and to be admired. Then
keep ii SO in the future by its reg
ul0r use.
IS NOT A DYE.
81 AND Soc. BOTTLES. AT DRUGGISTS.
Phil0 Hay Spec. Co.. Newark, N. ).
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-05
William Meader on Trial
For Non-support.
State Alleges That Children
Were in Destitute Condition.
WaterviIle Man Given Fine and Jail
Sentence for Illegal Keeping.

The greater part of the day Monday
i'll the superior court was taken UP
with the hearing of the evidence in
the Rome non-support case, which was
appealed from the Augusta municipal
court Rome town officials testified to
the destitute condition in which the
children were found during the alb
sencc Of the parents, while Mr.. and
Mrs. Mcadcr, on the other hand. tes-
tilted that on their departure they left
the children sufficiently provided for
as to food to last until their return
and with wood in the yard and COM
Portable clothing.
The testimony in the case of illegal
keeping against Henry Barney of Wa
terville, the trial of which was begun
Saturday, was completed Monday
forenoon, and the jury after being out
about quarter of an hour, returned
verdict of guilty Fine and Jail SEN
tence was imposed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-05

The following corporation has filed
its certificate of organization at the
office of the secretary of State:
Continuous Process Coke Co, organ
lied at Augusta, for the purpose of
conducting a mining business and for
other purposes, with $l,0000O0 capital
stock. of which nothing is paid ir.
Officers. President and Treasurer. T..
NJ. Leavitt of Winthrop. Certificate
filed Oct . 1909
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-05

The Maine State Advent Christian
Conference will hold its annual ses-
sion with the church in Waterville,
Oct. 14-17. The address of welcome
will be given by Elder T. ]. Coolbroth,
the pastor of the Waterville Advent
church.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-05

A meeting of the trustees of tn
state Normal schools will be held a
the Office of the State superintendent
of public schools on Wednesday, oct
-.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-05

a meeting of the State Board o
Health will be held at tie office o
the board at the State House today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-05

equally rich. the surface * more
work with machinery.
But while everybody in Aroostuoll
county talks potatoes, raises potatoes,
cats potatoes and dreams about po-
tatorc, said M. Plummer, they also
take especial interests in having good
teams, and While they have no time
to devote to dairying or stock raising
they have good horses. These horses
are not bred in Aroostook county how
ever, but are bought in the West, and
care is taken to secure the best.
The western section of the county
is rich in timberlands, and the own
erS are outstanding these lands more
carefully than in former years The
greater portion of them are saving all
trees less than ten inches in diameter
breast high, and a township of land
cut thus carefully will continue to be
profitable for generations to come.
The Maine Pathological Society Will
hold field meeting at the new ex-
| perimental farm at Monmouth, Thurs
day, Oct. Z. The farm is reached by
the Pennington branch of the Maine
Central At 1890, President Craig will
call the meeting to order. The feature
| of the afternoon will be a demonstra-
| ton Of apple packing by Prof. Gard
ner and students of the College of
| Agriculture Director Woods will eX-
| plain the requirements of the new law
relative to packing and branding APP
| pies. The station entomolcgists, Miss
Patch and DR.. JOhannsen; the horti-
culturist. Mr.. Monns, and the plant
pathologists, Mr.. Morse and DR.. Lew
| is, viii be present to take part in the
! discussions of insect and fungus pests
and orcharding. The meeting will be
an instructive one and everybody is
| invited. The Maine Central Railroad
| give excursion tickets to the meeting
at a fare and a third for the round
| trip.
| A meeting was held in the room of
| the president of the Senate Monday
| by the committee appointed by the
State superintendent of public schools
to assist in the investigation of in
duStral education, the members of
which are Pres. George e. Fellows of
the University of Maine, State Grange
Master C. S. Stetson of Greene Prin-
| cipal w. f. Sargent of Hebron Acad-
envy, Principal Francis r. North Of
Portland High school and f. NJ.
Blandng OF Bangor, and all of whom
were present. The session was de
voted to making arrangements for the
work to be done by the committee.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-04
HAS GONE TO CHICAGO.
Merited Advancement OF a Worthy Nc
Connellsburg BOy-tlarry Irwin
Now With Lands Tool Co.

Harry A. Irwin, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. A. Irwin, of this place,
has recently accepted position
as travelling specialist with the
lands Tool Company, with head
quarters in Chicago, at very
comfortable salary. When cast
ing about for the choice of an av.
ocatlon after having left the pub
lie schools, he was not attracted
by the ordinary professional life,
And hence turned his attention to
mechanical engineering. After
having completed a course and
graduated from a good school, he
secured a nice position as assist
ant superintendent in the Royal
Typewriter Works at Hartford,
Conn, position he held 10 the
entire satisfaction of his employ
ers until the first of February,
when larger salary, and the
opening of broader field of USE
fulness, presented themselves
and he severed his relations with
the typewriter company, with the
cordial assurance that there
would be a job ready for HIM there
If he ever wished to return.
The employees of the place
gave Harry nice banquet when
he took his leave, and the many
nice gifts he received proved the
high esteem in which he was held.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-04

the betterment of our public
schools.
"School Visitation by Direc-
tors" was next taken up by Glenn
Chestnut, and a lively general dis.
cussion followed.
DR., Gordinier gave a strong
talk on the Educational Trim.
ity."
The following persons were
| elected to serve as officers of the
ASSOCIATION for the ensuing year,
namely,
President, John Comerer, Nc.
Connellsburg.
Vice President, S. w. Cline,
Dublin.
Vice President, j. II. Lewis,
Bethel.
Secretary, Glenn Chestnut, Dub
lin.
Treasurer, r. P. Schooley,
Licking Creek.
Delegates to the Stale Conyen
tion, w. II. Nelson, of Ayr; Thom
as Truax, Thompson.
In the evening, DR.. Gordiniei
gave his lecture, "What Makes
the Wheels Go Round. The
lecture was fine, and those who
we're absent missed u treat O.
brain food.