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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-11
HEAR THAT CROAKING7
Comes from 400 German Frogs I'm
7,orted to Forecast Heather.

II fair weather is 70 prevail in this city on
wednesdav. all will be quiet in Grand street
TO-DAY If rain or thunderstorms sneak out
of the West and move Manhattanward, the
greatest croaking the East Side has ever heard
NAV, he listened for in the street, for four
hundred croak king barometers made in Germany
we're carted there yesterday from the hold of the
na7v North German Lloyd liner Berlin.
Frogs and "escargot" have been imported fire.
,,,er+Iv from France to please the palates Of
American epicures, but It remained for the new
.+..,,ebir berlin TO bring in German tree frogs
4.-a.,- to serve as weather forecasters. The
,,eteoroIo4ists of Germany scorn the little green
- :. +he German forests and turn to their
artificial instruments in making thelr pred1c-
tiore hut the common people Of Germany have
long foretold the weather by the tiny reptile
Tho se of the German tree frog, it is said. has
,,o.o,,a fad in Europe, and the 'croaking four
h,,ndreds which arrived yesterday are expected
10 become popular here
The recIpe proffered yesterday by the i'm
,o,ter for making the small frog work overtime
a. orost;ne forecasts was not complicated. he
"a e,,,nlv buy a glass fish globe put pyra-
-.,5.I sbaned rock or branch Of tree in same, and
-, z,, -,lobe with water. Grasp left hind leg
= - ha,ueen thumb and forehnger of right
- h,I5 four inches above globe and drop
-. t,,+o ,rater. II bad weather is twenty
- to,,rs off Mr. Frog. bought for 80 cents and
foeIins like purchase price, VIII climb up on
,oc,z or branch and croak mournfully Good
,-a.tber NAV be expected TO continue as long
as Mr.. Frog keeps quiet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-11
ESCAPES THROUGH DRAIN
ConJict Crd5cls Half Mile to RiJer
By Wdy of Pipe.
IBy Telegraph TO The TrIbun. ]

Trenton. n. J.. May 10-Thomas Chapple.
serving six months term for larceny in the
Mercer County workhouse. escaped from the in
sttution to-day by crawling more than half a
mile through drain pipe. the outlet of which
on the banks Of the Delaware River.
Chapps gained entrance to the drain through
a manhole. He had probably been informed as
10 the nature Of the outlet before undertak king
his desperate break for freedom.
The warden offered reward of 500. and this
stirred up nearby farmers to organize search
ing parties. No clew of the missing man has
been found since he entered the drain, and one
theory is that he may have drowned or been
overcome by gas while making his rash break
He has friends at Lambertville, and may have
headed in that direction
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-11
BOAT TEN DAYS OVERDUE
No Word from Freight Steamer
Sailing from Palermo.

There was considerable speculation in mari
time circles yesterday over the ter1ness Of the
freight steamer Auguste, Of the Austro- Ameri-
can Line which left Palermo for New York on
April 13 and has not been reported by any Of the
westbound liners arriving recently from the
Mediterranean.
Bad weather has prevailed the Atlantic for
the last twelve days and IT is believed that tho
Auguste has been detained by heavy westerls-
gales
While her agents Phelps Brothers & Co. Of
10 Il Battery Place. consider her overdue, no
fears are entertained by them for her safety.
One Of the companys freighters made the trip
from the Mediterranean in twenty six days, hay
ing been held back by heavy weather.
The Auguste carries a crew Of about thirty
five men, and was duo here ten days ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-11
MR. ROOSETELT'S NERVE.
4 Charging Rhinoceros Killed at
Fourteen PAGES.

Nairobi. May 1O-A bull rhinooeros is the
latest victim Of Theodore Roosevelt's rifle The
rhinoceros was charging Mr. Roosevelt. when
the hunter fred at distance of fourteen PAGES
and the animal fell dead.
Word was brought here to-day from the ex-
Presidents camp near Machakos that the luck
of the Roosevelt party continues and that If
teen varieties of game. including the big rh1no.
have been bagged on the last expedition.
The naturaIists Of the party are kept busy
preparing the trophies which Mr.. Roosevelt and
his son Kermit are bringing in daily. Forty
FIVE skins already have been prepared for the
Smithsonian Institution. at Washington
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-11
DEATH TAKES 4SS4ILANT
Wan Who Demanded Money Drops
as He Fires at Intended Victim.

Niagara Falls. n Y, May 10.-Willis White.
armed with revolver and razor. went to a
barn this afternoon, where James Thomas was
employed. and demanded money. Meeting with
a refusal, he drew the revolver. For several
minutes Thomas managed to elude him by dodg-
ing in and out among the vehicles
Thomas finally driven into corner. out
just as White raised the revolver and fired he
was attacked with a hemorrhage of the lungs.
The shot went wild. With blood pouring from
his mouth. White staggered forward several
steps and fell dead.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-11
4RNT BALLOON BURSTS.
Tro officers Escape 5eith Slight In
juries Flight a Success.

Omaha. Nay 1o.-Arny balloon No. II. which
ascended from Fort Omaha at Ills o'clock to-
day landed at Jackson. Neb- at s: As o'clock this
evening In making landing the gas bag
exploded few feet above the ground and was
DESTROYED but Captain Chandler and Lieutenant
Ware. Who made the flight escaped with slight
injuries Jackson is about thirty miles west Of
Sioux City
Lieutenant Ware declared tonight that aside
fron, rhe destruction Of the gas bag the fight
was = success Captain Chandler believes that
u.hile al high altitude the gas bag became
charged with static electricity. and that on
reaching the ground contact with the earth
caused a arc to form. thus producing an cleo
tric spark which set ire TO the bag
The highest altitude reached was 4'4oo rect
shortly after the balloon left the earth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-11
LAUNCH UPSETS; : DROWN
Family Party Werc Trying Craft
for First Time.

Eau Claire, Wis. May 1O.-None being able
to swim. George Hull r II. Sweet and Sweets
wife and four children were drowned in the
swollen waters of the Chippewa River on Satur-
day night. when Halls gasolene launch. which
they were trying for the first time. capsfzed in
midstream. striking sunken ping.
No one saw the launch capsize. but q man
fishing the river bank heard cries for help
and saw Sweet and Hall clinging to the over
turned boat The current carried them rapidly
down the stream
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-11
SMOKE IN BALTIMORE TUNNELS.
P. r. r. Experts Say Cost Makes Change Of
Motive Power Prohibitive.
[By Telegraph to The TrieunA- !

baltimore, May 1o-Railroad and electrical ex-
merits of the Pennsylvania Railroad appeared before
citv Councils to-day in protest against the ord-
nance providing that motive power other tnah
Steam he used in the tunnels under this city and
4ba oneu cuts through which all trains between
Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia end ne"
York are run. The intention is 10 aoa'e eie s'hoAe
George Gibbs electrical engineer said u Noniu ,t
ct stSS 600 a year 10 operate trains by electricity
and that the Of installation ana edulP2iInei 2i
would he na.Go0 expense which the rallroau
ecn1nary claims makes it prohibtive- There are
NO hundred and eighty trains pass through the
tunnels daily
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-11
cow VALUED AT $4,000 DEAD.
She Held the Worlds Butter Record for
Week and Month.
INV Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

syracuse. May 10.-Grace Fayne us Homestead
a Holstein- -Friesian COW valued al So0' is deaa at
IIa,, A Movers farm, just north Of Syracuse
The animal died from pneumonia She was heavily
insured
She held the worlds butter record Of 35.55 pounds
of butter in week. and the thfrty-day record OF
124 1s Mounds She broke a former record Of S5-22
nounds for a week One OF her calves sold
Gently for 8 600
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-11
c. G. d. ROBERTS HURT.
4ut0 Runs Into Ditch at Paris, Kill
ing WOrkmdn.

Paris May 10-Charles G. .. Roberts. the
Canadian author, was injured to-day while driv
ing an automobile with Mrs. Holtheir. an
artist of Montreal The machine ran into an
excavation. and almost decapitated a Iaborer
at work there, Mr. Roberts and two others were
badly cut
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-11
HANocuFFED CHILD TO HER sIoE.

Tacoma. Wash, May 1e-Mrs Ehana Reed
5tvorced wife of 3. T. Reed wealthy real estate
man Of Denver appeared in a street to-day with
her niue-year-old daughter Inez kandcufed to her
Mrs Reed explained that two attempts had been
made to kidnap the child and that she had re-
sorted to silver chained handouts guarantee her
daughters safety
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-11
GERMANS NOT WELCOME.
Three Aeronauts Meet Hostile Re
ception at TrOyes.

Troyes, France May 1o-A German balloon
with an officer and two engineers on board.
which ascended at Cologne. made landing here
to-day The aeronauts had a hostile reception
from the people but were allowed to depart
after payment of the customs dues The balloon
and luggage, however, were searched
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-11
AMERICANS PRISONERS.
TraUeIIers in Southern Morocco Re
ported Captured.

London. May 1O-A dispatch from Tangier
to The Daily Telegraph says it is reported
from Mogador that a party OF American trav-
ellers have been taken prisoners by natives
near Agadir which is the most southern port
of Morocco.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-11
MISSOURI EQUAL SUFFRAGE KILLED.

Jefferson city Mo, May 1o.-The Senate Com
,pittee on Constitutional Amendments killed the
woman suffrage resolution to-day by reporting 1t
adversely.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-11
omAuA Clue pREsloeNr A SUICIDE.

Omaha May 1o-Julius Meyer. for many years
ror,inent in Omaha business circles and president
Of the Metropolitan Club. committed suicide at
tJanscom Park this afternoon by shooting De-
spondency because of Ill health is the supposed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-11
TIE NEW THEATRE.

70 secure application blanks for subscription
seats at The New Theatre for the first season ad-
York Rlanks will be accompanied by circular CIV
ing full details.-Advt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-11

Sold only in sealed lead packets to prescrye m lts
delicious flavor. Ask your grocer for SalaoA
Tea.-Advt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-11

sherry before dinner, Madeira after
H T Dewey & Sons Co., 1sS Fulton ST, New horE
-Advt
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-22

Continued On Page Eighty
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-22
OLD ANN STREET CAR STILL RUNS
BUT REGISTER Is BROk-
EN- NOW.
Takes Two Policemen to Get Historic
NJ Old Franchise Saver Through
Park Row Traffic.

NEW YORK, April 22.-(SpeciaD-
Hey, youse guys, git out of the way
there
"Giddap now. Come on, get a move
on you
And then, with a great creaking of
wheels, sounds of horses striving to get
firmer foothold in order to drag their
heavy wagons out of the way and dis
cordant shouting of men and bOys, a
path is cleared for hundred yards or
so, and the Ann and Beekman street
express, guaranteed TO do a city block
in fifteen minutes or worse, moves for
ward to the next blockade.
Every morning from 8 o'clock until
whatever hour in the afternoon the trip
happens to be completed, New Workers,
who revel in speed, have the oppor-
tunity of seeing a decrepit looking old
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-22

gentle reader, for the FORM.
themselves, and of the latter tbar sulds
none. but to lift the car over tho are
and around the tracks that breal. aOles
in it's path. uown
To flourish of the whip and
of command the horses mako oar
Then they usually stop. You ebon 'dft
why they stop. see
In front of the cor and direct,,.
the tracks a truck, loaded 70 VI
springs, is stuck. The driver is vac
ing the horses, a man is pulling - a,i'
bits, half dozen others are npYh,"e
at the wheels. The driver ana s
ductor get off and help to push tho "'
gon along. That is part Of their a.
ties as we'll as running their oar n,
ten, fifteen minutes have passed ~
still the car is half a block from ,rhaI u
it started. Then the truck moves sow
ly along and the trip is resumed
A hundred feet further and a,o,
they stop. Then it's off again ST..
ing and stopping, sometimes Iaart.-
the tracks altogether and nas.;-
around truck that is hopelesslv stan
ed, the journey up Ann street is sIo,,.
ly but surely made.
Real trouble comes at William Stree,
The trip from there to Park Row fro
quently requires half an hour aloro
and it would not be made even in tbo,
time were it not for kind-hearted no
licemen who come. to the aid of the an.
cient traveller.
At first the driver and his pal tho
conductor, did their best to get aIorg
without the aid of the police, but thew
no longer try. When William street il
finally reached. an hour after the star,
Continued On page ETiob+N
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of questions if they return home late
from club or banquet.
"One of the greatest enemies to mar
r1ed life in this country is that ever
dominant. note of discord, who is the
boss? Either the man wants to be
considered. the superior and the die
tator of the household or the wife in
sists on holding the prerogative. There
is none of this pickering for power in
a Japanese household. Neither exhi-
bits desire to dictate what or what
not she or he shall do or command
There is perfect understanding. Wife
and husband regard each other in the
light of companions, not as superior
creatures, to be looked up to, or as lit
tie children to be looked down upon.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-22
GOTHAM HORSE CAR
SAVES FRANCHISE

horse car drawn by team of none
good-looking horses. go through the
formality of making one round trip
through Ann street, Park Row. down
Beekman street and through South
street back to the original starting
point in order to save the franchise
that permits cars to run through those
streets. Sometimes the trip requires
ONLY two hours and sometimes it re-
quires four.
Years ago, when wise city fathers
gave to some corporation the right to
run street cars through Ann and Beck
man streets, it provided in the char
ter that should "a hours elapse ar any
time between trips of the cars the
charter should be forfeited. Long ago
the company found it profitless to run
it's cars along the old car tracks, but
the franchise was still too valuable
to throw away, so once day dinky
little car is sent over the route to keep
within the charter.
Promptly at O'Clock a battered little
old hOrse-car that has seen service for
20 years or more is brought out from
the barn and dragged or carried to the
tracks. A team that during the re-
mainder of the day will trot merrily
around the belt line circuit is hitched
to the car and the trip is begun.
There is driver in front and a con-
ductor on the rear platform Not to
drive the horses or collect the fares.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-22
Arguments BEGIN in Rate Case.

CHICAGO, April 22.-Arguments in
the Missouri rate case, involving the
reduction of through freight rates from
the Atlantic seaboard to the Missouri
river by the interstate commerce COM
mission are scheduled today before
Judges Crosscup. Baker and Kohlsaat
OF the circuit court of appeals. The
case was postponed from yesterday on
account of the absence of Judge Baker
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-22
Te Have a Float.

GRANTS PASS, Ore, April %
Grants Pass will nave a float in the
Portland Rose carnival parade. Ar
rangements for it have been made by
the Commercial club and ladies' auxil-
larry. The citizens subscribed the mon
ey. The browning. feature will be the
beautiful Josephine county girl to act
as queen" She has not been Sc
lected
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-22
BIG ADVANCE IN
COST OF LIVING

Cost of living continues to advance at
a rapid rate.
Of thirty staple commodities which
: advanced in price last month. 10 were
articles of food, to which wage earners
are practically restricted
a comparison OF the present prices
of foodstuffs with the extremely low
prices of 1895 SHOWS that the cost of
living with respect to the table alone
has increased As per cent Within
ten years the increase has been SO 1-2
per cent in this one particular.
According to dealers in provisions
there should have been a general re-
ductiOn in prices of meats, vegetables
and other table necessities since 1907,
IS the purchasing power of consumers
has been curtailed, but there has been
steady increase, contrary to all pre-
cedent.
Food Stuffs Which Cost More.
The 19 staple articles of food which
advanced in price from March 1 to
| April l were bacon, -four, beans, beeves
Qive), butter cheese flour, hams, NUT
ton (carcasses), hogs (carcasses), hogs
(alive), lard, oats. pork, potatoes, rye,
sheep Qive), sugar, tea.
The articles that appreciably ad-
vanced in price in the last year are
shown in the following table of quota
lions for standard grades:
Wholesale Wholesale
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-22
Poor Man Is Hardest Hit.


The burden of the increased prices OF
food falls heaviest on the poor mans
table. as flour, smoked meats, cabbages,
potatoes and eggs are his chief articles
of consumption.
All grades of tea have been advanced
in price, although no tariff has been
placed on that beverage. A wholesale
grocer said yesterday that the whole
sale price of some grades has been adj
vanced six cents a pound since the
Payne tariff bill was introduced. On
cheap grades the price has been in
creased two and four cents a pound.
One reason given for abnormal high
prices for food was that home con-
sumption had caught up with produc-
ton. Corn, it was said, was advancing
because many consumers are using
corn meal instead of wheat flour. The
increased demand for corn, it was said,
has brought about the high prices for
live stock, which in turn increased the
price of dressed and smoked meats.
No one would undertake to give a
reason for increasing the price of tea,
exc - say tariff scare" No short
aeo II t''e tea crop was alleged.
The general opinion expressed yes
terday by wholesalers and market ex-
perts was that there would be no fail
ing off in prices of food stuffs this year
while many said there would be fur
ther advances.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-22
PAGE SIX

OF THE 80 STAPLE COMMODITIES
AFFECTED, 19 HIT THE
WORKING MAN.
Tariff Sends Up Price of Tea, Vege-
tables Take a Rise, and Flour
Goes Out of Sight.
NEW YORK, April 22,-(Spec1aD-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-22

is a slight advance in all fresh vege-
tables. An advance of six cents doz-
en- in eggs over year ago is one of the
unusual items.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-22
Dressed Meat Prices Advance.

Dressed Meat Prices Advance.
Live stock is not included in the
above lists as quotations a year ago
were practically the same as today.
Tnere has been a corresponding ad-
vance in dressed meats to meet the
advance in live stock within the past
month. The recent advance in live
stock has been as follows:
Mr.. 1 '09 Ap 1, '09
Beeves (best native
per 100 ID ....... $500 1925
Sheep (prime) per
IOO 10 5.65 $50
Hoes (prime) 80. $50 ITO
The latest quotations on wholesale
dressed beef prices (Chicago), which
govern New York prices, are as fol
lows:
No. l No. 2 No 8
Ribs, per ID. 1870 12hc Sc.
Lolns, per b.. 15c lac &c.
Rounds, per b.. SIZE Sc CSC
Chucks, per h.. 7hc 6&c sac.
Plates, per d.. &c exc 4Ac
The heaviest increases in articles of
food in the past year have been in pork
bacon, hams, flour, potatoes and cab
bages.
Wholesale provision merchants said
yesterday there was a shortage in the
notato crop and that most potatoes
coming to this market are imported
rom Germany. Cabbages have dou
~ G IN price since April. 1908, and rhere
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-22
Flour and Bread.


That the consumer will have to pay
more for a loaf of bread or accept a
smaller loaf at present prices unless a
limit is quickly reached in the rapid
advance was the concensus of opinions
expressed Yesterday by bakers and 9TH
ers affected
Managers of the larger bakeries said
they were losing money lat the present
price of flour, but would not increase
prices of bread or reduce the size of
loaves as long as their stocks of -four
held out Some of them said they could
run until they received the next wheat
crop, which would be in August. They
were hopeful that there would be a
break in prices before that time.
The small bakers were said to be in
a critical condition, as they were COM
pelled to buy -four at present prices,
which meant a loss.
Wheat Shortage Reported.
The high price of flour they attribut-
ed to a shortage of the wheat crop
but they were agreed that the enor-
nous speculation in wheat had con-
tributed largely to the advance.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-22
JAPANESE HUSBANDS

Continued From Page Two.)
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-18

Letting subscriptions and posting
them as TO where to do their trading
when visiting the city.
There is a large amount OF money
spent in Jacksonville and elsewhere
that YOU can assist In throwing here.
where YOU will receive the benefit
of il. and the way TO win is TO get
busy Immediately and commence to
work for the prizes. Canvass among
your friends and whenever they visit
Gainesville have them visit the
places where they can obtain votes on
an purchases.
Every lin has been secured IN this
contest in order that you may be- sup
piled I'm anything you want, and the
merchants here are noted 20 carry
the largest and most complete stocks
outside OF the metropolitan cities, OF
an. rlac. in the State
Following is the list Of merchants
who have joined the Cooperative Con.
test. and which promises TO be the
greatest contest ever given in this
section of the State:
Gainesville Furniture Company.
furniture.
Phifer & Morris clothing and furn-
ishIngs
Gainesville Hardware Company,
hardware and plumbing.
Mrs. r. T. Mccormick. millinery.
W. NJ. Johnson. drugs and patent
medicines.
Gainesville National Bank, bankers.
l.. c. Smith. shoes and jewelry.
Mrs r. Wilson. dry goods and no
lions
Saunders 4 Earle, groceries and
feed stuffs.
Crawford & Davis livery and sale
table,
=. Y. Smith. fresh meats
Gainesville Planning and Coffin Com
pauy. lumber and building material
The contest will open Tuesday
morning and run 60 August 18th. 1903