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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-17
EARTHQUAKE IN GUAM.
Hospital On The Island Wrecked,
But No Casualties.

Washington, D. c. Especially "A
severe earthquake occurred at Guam
at 10 A. NJ, causing considerable
damage, according to cablegram
received at the Navy Department.
The Women's and Children's Hos2i-
tai was wrecked. There were nc
casualties.
From the wording of the dispatch,
which shows few details, it would
seem that the principal damage oc-
Cured to the hospital, which is de-
BeYibed as untenable. 1t will require
$4,000 to repair the building.
The population of Guam Is about
19,o00. practically all natives. The
Navy Department maintains coal
ing station there.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-17
THREE TIMES As
BIG AS THE EARTH
New Comet That Mr.. zaccheus
Daniel Discovered.
sG,OO0,OOO MILES AWAY FROM US.
While Appearing So Much Larger
Than The Earth The Astronomer
Says 1t Does Not Contain One
Thousandth Part OF The Matter
or Solids That The Earth Does
Saw A Star Millions Of Miles
Away Through 1t.

Princeton, N. j. (Special) Fifty
six millions of miles away from the
earth, 100000 miles from the
sun and more than three times as
large as the earth in diameter
these are the facts which have been
determined by Zaccheus Daniel, '08,
graduate student of Princeton
University, about the new comet
which he discovered on the even
ing Of December last while perch
ed on the roof of the Princeton OBJ
servatory sweeping the heavens,
as he has done on every clear night,
winter and summer, for years with
his five and three-quarter inch tele-
scope.
Mr.. Daniel holds the Thaw fellow
ship In astronomy. the annual in
come of a gift of $4,000 from Mrs.
William Thaw. Of Pittsburg. Mr..
Daniel, however, has been absorbed
In astronomy. ever since he was a
boy and long before he came to the
university he possessed a four-inch
telescope mounted on heavy tripod.
The comet discovered by him last
week is his third The first one
discovered In June, 1907, is the most
famous of the three.
When asked about the new comet
Mr.. Daniel said:
"Of course, while the new comet
appears about three times as large
as the earth, according to measure
ments estimated from the computa-
ton Of its orbit, it doesn't contain
ene-thousandth part of the matter
Or solids which the earth does. Cas-
ss and vapors appear to make up a
large part Of 1t. Yet it seems to
have star-lfke nucleus.
I'VE know its orbit now and from
what we have determined its distance
from the sun ana from the earth, its
diameter, whI0h is about $4,000
miles, and tisat it was at periheliou
or nearest the sun on December 5
last, about wheie day before it was
discovered"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-17
FACTORY WORK NO DREAM.
Judge Who Sought It AS Means TX
Happiness Quits His Job.

Kenosha, Wis. Especially The
dream Of former Judge Joseph R.
Clarkson of finding happiness as a
common worker in factory is at
an end.
1t is reported here that the Judge,
who went to work in factory after
his unusual disappearance last July,
has resigned his position on account
of i'll health. He is now in Chi
cago.
Judge Clarkson disappeared from
Kenosha early in July, and, after a
country-wide search, was found
working as a buttonmaker In a
small factory in Iowa. 1t was an
nounced that he had suffered from
lapse of memory.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-17
Commissioner blackburn Resigns.

Washington. D. C. Especially. -
1t was officially announced at the
War Department that former Sena-
tor ]. C.. s. Blackburn had re-
signed as member of the Isthmian
Canal Commission, and that his res
ignation had been accepted by Presi-
dent Taft, effective December 4.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-17

New York Especially The Amer
lean Ice Company. one of the great
est corporations which lives by deal
ing in the necessities of life. was
found guilty in the State Supreme
Court of restricting competition in
and attempting to create monopo-
ly of the sale of ice. The jury was
out one hour and forty minutes and,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-17
APPLES VS.. THE COCKTAIL.
Doctor Says You Can Forget That
Yuletide Thirst.

Des Moines, Iowa Especially pr
Samuel Baily, of Mount Ayre, a
prominent member of the National
Medical Society, declared before the
State Horticultural Society that ap-
pie eating kills the taste for cock
tails and other strong drinks.
He says 1t is the meat eaters who
become addicted to strong liquors,
and that fruit-eating should be en-
couraged rs a solution OF the liquor
problem.
The society Endorsed his theory.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-17
MINERS ORGANIZER GUILTY.
Albert Ryan, Who Killed Two,
Pleads That Way In Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, Cal. Especially The
trial of Albert Ryan, formerly an
organizer for the Western Fedora
ton of Miners, who killed two men
and wounded a third in local ho-
tel on the night of July 10, came to
an abrupt ending in the Superior
Court here, when Ryan pleaded
guilty to murder in the first degree.
Judge Davis must sentence the
prisoner to hanging or life impris-
onment.
Ryan was adjudged sane by a jury.
His victims were Otto G. Miller and
Harry e. Snyder.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-17
Baby SmOthered BY BedcIothes.

York, Pa. Especially - Six-months-
old Lucy M. Fake. of Windsor, York
County, became entanglei in the bed
clothing while the father and mother
slept and was suffocated. The baby
was the daughter of Mr.. and Mrsi
Paul Fake
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-17
Costs OF The Governments Prose

AAAAAoA0c AOSC"
cution OF 1t.
st. Louis Especially. - Costs
amounting to $4,000 were assessed
against the Standard Oil Company
in the United States Circuit Court
as result of the recent prosecution
by the Government.
This does not include $4,000
which the Standard paid some time
ago. The oil company was relieved
of paying SIS, 526, the costs of the
records furnished to the Govern
ment's attorneys.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-17
SPONGE IN BODY -FOUR YEARS.
Surgeons Forgot To Remove 1t And
Then Couldn't Find 1t.

AAOA OVuAuA THU III.
Milwaukee Especially After suf-
fering four years with a surgeons
sponge sewed UP in her body Mrs.
John H. Fertig, of this city, is
dead.
Four years ago Mrs. Fertig was
operated upon for a tumor. The
physician forgot to remove sponge
from the wound. Another opera
ton, in an effort to find the sponge,
failed.
A year later portions of the
sponge worked out through Mrs.
Fertig's side. A third operation
located the sponge, which was found
hardened and imbedded in the wom-
ans abdomen. This operation was
followed by her death.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-17

Erie, Pa. Especially. The TWEEN
tieth Century Limited. the New
York Central fast train en- route
from Chicago to New York, collided
with the rear end of passenger train
No. 10, on the Lake Shore Rail-
road. at North East, Pa. 16 miles
east of here. shortly after midnight.
At the time of the collision the TwenA
tieth Century was easily making 62
miles an hour.
Six bodies have already been TAX
en- from the wreck, and 1t is be-
lieved there will be many more IA
talities.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-17
Chinese Smuggling Alleged.

Brownsville, Texas Especially =
In the Federal District Court here.
Is indictments for conspiracy to
smuggle Chinese into this country
in violation of the Chinese Exclusion
law were returned by the grand jury.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-17
THE ICE TRUST
is FOUND GUILTY
Assessed Highest Fine Under
the Anti-monopoly Law.
MEANS DISSOLUTION OF CORPORATION.

Jury Finds American Ice Company
Restricted Competition And At
tempted To Create A Monopoly
Court Imposes The Maximum Sem
tence-Counsel For Defense Says
The Verdict Is The First Step In
The Ultimate Breaking Up OF The
Corporation.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-17

The Maryland Senator Arouses His
Colleagues BY A Brilliant Speech
Supported BY Legal Precedent
For The Prosecution OF Zelaya As
A Criminal OF The Worst Type
Says Knox's Language Was Tenn
perate In View OF The Public And
Private Crimes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-17
IN. Y. CENTRAL'S FLYER WRECKED
Many Are Killed and Injured in Colision--Speed Over
Mile Minute When Crash Came.

New York Central's Twentieth Gem
fury Limited Runs Into Another
Fast Train AT North East. Pa
Most OF The Fatalities In The Day
Coach - Engines Tumble Over
On Car Crushing Many To Death
Relief Trains Are Rushed From
All Neighboring Cities.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-17
THE CHARGES or CAPTAIN LOOSE.
DR.. TOrp Says Latest Accusa-
tons Are Fiction.

Rector OF University OF Copenhagen
Willing To Examine Documents
Prepared By Loose And Dunkle-
Both Men Allege They Helped To
Prepare Fake Data, And Navi-
gator Asserts The Explorer Never
Reached The PoIe-Danes Place
No Credence In Report.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-17
OIL TRUST ASSESSED $4,000.

The society Endorsed his theory.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-11-27

co++op There are more new cotton kings anu
nrnces today than ever before. Practically all OF
thase are southerners who have had expert
knowledge of this staple. Most of them nave been
cotton planters themselves large scale and all
their lives they have been studying cotton lts
growth and its overwhelming markets
Almost every day there have been rumors ny
ing about as to what Patten was doing in cotton.
But curiously enough there has been never a WORD
said about the real bull leader in the cotton mar
ket the man who has been the biggest specuiatoT
in this staple and who recently has jumped into
the multi millionaire class, Eugene G. Scales OF
Dallas Tex. Scales is the most towering Dull,
probably that the cotton market ever has known
Patten is a piker beside him. Even the celebrated
Mr. Sully in his palmiest days never operated on
such huge basis as Scales has been in the last
eight months.
This new and mighty mult-millionaire in the cot
ton market has steadfastly kept himself in the
background. He is no amateur speculator, how
ever for five years ago he was in one OF the Sully
campaigns and retired from the fight with several
large dents in his financial armor But now he
has won back all his losses and lot more
Some among the many others who know cotton"
and have big fortunes through its rise in price
are Fergus Reid OF Norfolk, Va; Morris H. Roth
schild of Woodve, Miss; William P. Brown OF
New Orleans and Louis s. Berg Of Mississippi
Berg had charge of the Chamette terminals at
New Orleans not long ago and was hard-working
raiorad man A little later he peced together
lot of small Mississippi railroads and combined
them into an effective and profitable system Then
with modest fortune, he came to New York, and
since then has been making money out OF cotton
And the list runs Hardly name among
the thousands of mionaires is familiar to
New Workers. They practically unknown out
side of the small communities they came from In
the west and south. They live in the cosest suites
in the most expensive New York hotels. Next
summer If they have setback they will begin
leasing buying palaces at Newport, Bar Har
Dor other places where the socially elect are
supposed to live. Then they will begin trying to
break through the imaginary inclosure with which
these millionaires that perhaps like the incur
sion of new race they will overwhem and con-
quer the relatively small group of people who have
been priding themselves on having their wealth for
a decade more. At any rate the names of most
of these millionaires probably will be read for
the first time IN print in the years books Of
social registry which form the approach to
the directory OF the peerage that the plutocracy Of
America knows.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-11-27
Denver Civic Center Contest,

Denver.-Tuesday was the day for
filing protests against the proposed
Civic Center. The Park Board has
not yet announced the result, the VIC
tory being claimed by both sides.
The Republican Wednesday morn.
ing says:
ION the showing of the so-ca'led
'Anti-Civic Center Association itself
the proposition to secure twenty-five
per cent. of the lots of the East Den
yer Park District to protest the Civic
Center has been defeated. According
to the figures given out by the man.
ayers, George, Hilton and Bernard,
1900 lots protested, but even then
the Civic Center plans carry, be-
cause before the Park Commission
had been withdrawn from the pro-
testing list by the owners of the prop
erty. Figures submitted by City En-
gineer Hunter and vouched for by
him show that little over $4,000
lots are required to make up the
one-fourth necessary to defeat and
with the number of Withdrawals the
protests left, taking the 'antis'' fig
ures, would leave but about 10000
lots, or 1000 short"
On the other hand, the News, which
has been the organ of the "antis,'
says:
"On the face of the returns the
Civic Center has been defeated.
The Anti-Civic Center Association
filed 1891 protests with the Park
Commissioners yesterday. The num-
ber required by law to defeat the
Civic Center is 1920. The number
of withdrawn protests was not an
nounced by the friends of the Civic
Center, and the secrecy maintained
in this regard led to a bitter conflict
at the Park Board hearing yesterday
afternoon when President Hilton Of
the 'antis' made serious charges
while questioning the right of the
commissioners to sit as judicial tri-
bunal in the case"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-11-27
HE DISCOVERED THE CULPRlT
Announcement of School Principal
Not at All Comforting to the
Teacher.

One of the women teachers went to
the principal of school in Queens
borough the other day. 'Mr. Mark,
she said. Il think you had better go
upstairs. A substitute teacher is on
duty up there, and l am afraid she
is having a terrible time. The noise
is SO terrific the children down here
scarcely can study"
The principal went up the stairs two
steps at time, and the noise soon
ceased. When he returned to the
lower room his face was grim. Miss
Henderson" he said, "if you hear any
more of those noises let me know at
once"
Indeed l will" she replied. at is
simply outrageous that parents should
bring their children up so they will
behave that way. Did you find out
who the children were?"
yes. l found out" the principal
said, scowlingly. "One is your nephew
and the other is my son." he replied.
and the woman teacher almost col
lapsed.-New York Press.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-11-27
HEAVY FLOODS
DAMAGE OREGON
UNUSUAL RAINFALL RAISES ALL
STREAMS OUT OF THEIR
BANKS.
entire STATE AFLOAT
WILLAMETTE RIVER SCENE OF
GREATEST DESTRUCTION
AND LOSS.

Portland, Ore.-Practically every
river. stream and creek in Oregon is
out Of its banks and from all parts Of
the state come reports OF damage.
In eastern Oregon the rain was ac-
companied by wind of almost hurri-
cane violence, which has resulted in
considerable destruction.
In eastern Washington conditions
are much the same, though the rain
fall Is not so heavy.
The greatest damage in Oregon ap-
parently has been done along the Will
lamette river. At Rossburg the water
plant has been forced to shut down.
Springfield is under two feet of wa
ter.
Near Brownsville a Southern Pacific
trestle on the Woodburn-Natron
branch has been carried out.
At Albany the docks are under wa
ter and the Willamette is steadily ris-
ing.
At Oregon City the water has
reached the girders in the pulp mills
of the paper works and the mills have
shut down.
The false work of the Southern Pa
cities new bridge at Oswego has been
carried out.
In this city the water has covered
the lower wharves and several log
RATS have been torn from their moor
ings and lost in the mass of debris
which is passing the city. The loss Of
the logs will amount to many thou
sands of dollars.
Communication with Hood river,
which has been cut off for two days,
as a result of floods and landslides,
was restored Tuesday and several
bridges along the Hood river were re-
ported gone.
All along the banks of the Columbia
river between here and The Dalles,
landslides have tied up traffic.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-11-27

vidually with any degree of accuracy. Compare
lively few Of the old band of millionaires have
failed to add materially to their fortunes since the
panic. There are some 1t Is true, who were more
less disabled in those days and the period that
predeced them who have not succeeded In win
ming back their lost money and prestige; some
who In the ifated trust companies, others
of the insurance crowd, and so on But those
who held on and were able to weather the storms
have been lifted up and now are richer than ever.
Not only that, but large number of new groups
of great financial strength has been developed.
There is the Hawley group, for instance, which
has made millions and millions in the rise In val
of railway shares. Edwin Hawley, the head
of this coterie, not big Wall street figure
until within the last or but of late he has
added immeasurably to his wealth and to his pow
as transportation king.
Among those of his friends who have climbed
into the chariot of the plutocrats is Frank A. Van
derlip, the president of the National City bank
He is reputed to have made more than million
out Of Chesapeake Ohio and Union Pacific
When he was assistant secretary Of the treasury
few years ago Vanderlip man Of very
moderate means and lived in a modest little fiat
In Washington. After he came to New York his
wealth increased somewhat but only since the
first of this year has he entered the millionaire
class.
Another of the Hawley group who is one Of the
new crop of multimillionaires is a banker named
Scott who piled up a small fortune, dollar by dol
lar, in Richmond, Va. and who has increased it
many fold of late in Wall street. Still another of
the same group is Robert Fleming. He was not
poor man when the rise in stocks began, but he Is
said to be very rich one now. Then there is a
new crop of Union Pacific millionaires, Southern
Pacific miliionaires, Wabash, Rock Island and
many other groups Of new monaires who have
become wealthy by the tremendous upturn of the
shares they were interested in. Some of these
men were mionaires before the beginning of this
year; these have now moved up to the multi
millionaire class.
tp
tunes in the field of industrial stocks especially in
United States Steel common. One of these-more
than a millionaire when he began buying Steel
is Frank A. Munsey the publisher. He is said to
have started his Steel purchases two years ago,
when the stock around 20, and to have accu-
mulated a total of 100000 shares at very low
prices. His winnings are estimated at more than
35,O0Oooo.
These instances taken at random. give an indi-
cation Of the Thousands OF fortunes that have
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-11-27
Warninq to House Of Lords.

London.-In the budget debate In
the House of Lords Tuesday Lord
Pentland, secretary for Scotland, gave
another indication of the governments
policy. His warning that the House of
Commons could not be expected to
find way out of the difficulty should
the budget be rejected. created the
greatest interest in the lobbies of the
House of Commons, where it had been
supposed the government might give
way to the lords in the matter OF
adopting temporary fi~ancial meas
ures to meet the situation arising out
Of the rejection of the bill.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-11-27
MESSENGER Boy Must Go.

New York.-Officers of the Ameri-
can Telephone & Telegraph Company
announced here Tuesday that as
result of its purchase of a
large interest in the Western
Union Telegraph Company new
device would be adopted that would
put the messenger boy out of busi-
ness. According to these plans it will
soon be possible for the telephone
subscriber to write out his dispatch
on an electric machine. which will re-
produce it simultaneously in the Of.
flee of the telegraph company.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-11-27
Good Work Goes On.

During the year that has passed
since the international congress on tu-
berculosis met at Washington, one in
stitution or organization for the treat
ment or prevention of tuberculosis has
been established every day, Sundays
and holidays included, according to
bulletin of the National Association
for the Study and Prevention of Tu-
berculosis. Fifteen new beds in hos
pitfalls or sanitoria have been provided
also for every day of the year.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-11-27
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot-Ease. the antiseptic powder.
1t makes tight or new shoes feel easy. 1t
Is a certain cure for sweating, callous and
hot, tired, aching feet. Always use it to
Break in new shoes. Sold by all Druggists
25c. Trial package mailed Free. Address
Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, New York.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-11-27

EwgE far and wide. But there is
another harvest that has
been growing and ripening all unno-
ticed by government statisticians and
by everybody else, and that is the
bumper crop Of new millionaires and
multi-millionaires. Never before were
there SO many in New York as there
are to-day. Millionaires we're made in
a night by the great wave OF consoh-
dation and the merging of hundreds
of industrial enterprises that was the
feature of the opening years OF the
twentieth century, just after the close
of the Spanish-American war. There
were steel kings, steamship kings
pump kings, kings of car springs and
of air brakes and of all sorts OF
things. They blossomed forth between
the sunset of one day and the dawn
of the next. The select circle of plu.
tocracy widened SO swiftly that 1t
broke all barriers and created new
aristocracy of wealth in America.
New York was invaded by horde of
q 5terners whose manners in some
ksss shocked even the imperturbable
servitors at the expensive hotels
where they monopolized the royal
suites. Pittsburg, from being simply
a great mill town, city of grimy
workmen. jumped into worldwide
prominence because 1t was discovered
suddenly that it had more millionaires
to the square inch than any other
spot on earth. In New York all sorts
of people achieved fortunes. paper or
actual. almost before they were
aware; jockeys, walters, bartenders
and other humble folk glanced with
amaze at the balances with their
brokers and began making plans for
yachts and country houses. The his
tory of this period was one OF the
wonders of America.
Then, two years ago, the panic
came and NIT a damnener ON the
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-11-27

sprung up lately through the up
ward sweep of prices in Wali
street. Great corporations, like the
fire and the life insurance COM
panies, have also profited stupen-
dously. These tremendous reser-
yoirs of money own huge blocks or
shares in scores of railway and In
dustrial companies-lots of from
10000 shares to almost control-
ling interest. The most OF THESE
are sober. gilt-edged, dividend-pay-
ing stocks that have not been spec
tacular in their advance in price as
compared with some Of those that
have gone up like skyrockets. Yet
even these ghpriced shares nave
been enhanced in value from ~ to
80 per cent. in the last IL months.
They were bought at panic prices,
SO the published records OF these
companies show, and these 1nstitu-
tions now are said to be selling
them off, cautiously and carefully
at the fancy figures that have been
prevailing of late. Unlike the In
diyidual investor, they believe In
cashing in their winnings and salt
ing them down until there is an
other chance to buy cheap.
In the commodities there are new
groups of millionaires and multi
millionaires also. Some OF these
have won their wealth in wheat
others in corn, but most of them In
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-11-27

HIS years big and record
yield of wheat, corn and 9th
er staples has been heralded
far and wide. But there is