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Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-17
NO DAMAGE REPORTED.

With now and then an exception no
damage was done last night by the
frost. A few pear trees suffered. but
nothing in way OF apples. cherries and
plums.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-17
YESTERDAYS BASEBALL.

Western
Lincoln a. Pueblo /.
Sioux City 6, Denver 2.
Des Moines 3. Topeka 0.
National
Philadelphia 2. Pittsburg o.
Cincinnati Z. Boston 4.
Chicago 6, Boston 0.
Brooklyn 10, ST. Louis 4.
American
St. Louis 5. Washington 4.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-17

ing and tin shop OF the Independent
Hardware Co. The fire this morning
put him out Of business for the pres.
ent. but he hopes to get straishtened
out and to work in a short time.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-17

he droved the jagged end of a brok.
en- rib into his heart and lungs and a
moment later expired. The death Of
Lrner was particularly pathetic as
he had been married only week.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-17
PREsaYreRlAN CHURCH.

Sabbath schoo! at 9:45. morning
worship at IL; sermon. "Steadfast In
the Lords Work" Evening worship
at 8, ascension sermon to the Knights
Templars. All are invited to these
services.
w. s. CRozIER, Minister.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-17

900 over the last fiscal year. AS near.
iy as can be estimated, the company
will earn surplus In the present fis-
cal yeer. after regular fixed charges,
equivalent to about SO per cent on its
outstanding capital stock. which
amounts to s24s.O0o, 900.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-17

and studen. should inevitably feel this
loss. Very truly yours,
&c. C. CHADSEY. Superintendent"
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-17

A Jackson. Mich, woman was saved
by a rat" In her hair. Thrown from
an automobile her head struck tele-
phone pole. the rat breaking the force.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-17
Twelve Injured
In Railroad Wreck

KANSAS CITY, Mo, May 15.-It is
believed today that none of the twelve
persons injured will die as a result
of the wreck of the Buffalo Colorado
limited passenger train west-bound
near Randolph. Mo-, six miles north
east of Kansas City last night. The
train was one of the first through
trains TO be used in combination of
Union Pacific-Wabash transconiinenta!
service recently inaugurated. crashed
into the steel lever bridge spanning
what is known as Bush river creek,
one mile north of Randolph. The
bridge piers had been undermined by
recent high waters and the fact that
the train was proceeding at slow speed
was all that prevented fearful dis
aster.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-17

Since April lst q children have
been runr over and killed in New
York city and suburbs by automobiles.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-17
TELEGRAPH NEWS

Cuba is about busted and 1t may
be necessary for Uncle Sam to again
take up tho reins of government
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-17

Cuba has passed a national lottery
bill which is intended to increase the
revenues between one and two mil
lions annually. It's another case of
the people footing the bill.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-17

George Tomasson. ranch hand on
the William Buckley ranch near Cen
ter. met with an accident that may
cost his life. He was working In the
field with a harrow as u drag when
his team became unmanageable. he
was thrown under the feet OF the
horses and the harrow passed over
him. inflictIng serious injuries.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-17

PAINSVILLE. o., May 15.-Three
men dead, two dying, and several hurt
Is the result of boiler explosion on
the steamer Hoyt off Fairport harbor
this morning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-17
BAPTIST CHURCH.

Sunday school Mt 9:45. g. Y. p.
U at p. m. All cordially invited.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-17
COLORADO NEWS

Pueblo clubs will have to give up
selling liquor to members the same as
saloons on the Sabbath.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-17

AT last the snow blockade on the
Moffat line has been broken. Tied
nm frnYn Aurfi an.h - ss-+s roft.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-17

And now a returned missionary says
lions are tame and visit houses In
Africa and Roosevelt is in no danger
from the kings of the forest. This
will cause Teddy to hurry home and
give the lie.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-17

phone pole. the rat breaking the force
Cuba has passed a national lottery
bill which is intended to increase the
revenues between one and two mil
lions annually. It's another case of
the people footing the bill
And now returned missionary says
lions are tame and visit houses In
Africa and Roosevelt is in no danger
from the kings of the forest. This
will cause Teddy to hurry home and
give the lie.
On June 1, the big New York papers
will advance their selling price. the
Sunday issue from to cents, and
the week day papers from to s
cents.
1t was announced that the American
Museum of Natural History I'm New
York city has dispatched into the In
terror of the Congo Independent state
the first American scientific expedi-
tion ever sent into thath region. The
two members of the museum staff who
Will be In cnarge of the work OF col
lecting specimens are Herbert Lang.
an experienced German taxidermist,
and James p. Chaplin, Columbia stu
dent They will hunt principally for
the okapi and the white rhinoceros.
H. F. Robinson, superintendent of
irrigation for the Indian bureau, has
applied to Territorial Engineer Sulli
van for 30 cubic second feet out OF the
Rio Lucero in Taos county for the
Pueblo Indians to reclaim 1000 acres
! He has also sent a party under the
leadership OF engineers to the Ship
rock Navajo agency In San Juan coun
| ty. to begin work on the Shiproch
project, near the Colorado boundary
which will take water out OF the SaI
Juan river to reclaim 10000 acres fol
the Navajo Indians. The work is t.
be completed inside Of year ant
viii require no reservoir, but hay'
canals and laterals.
Judging from the reports of tn
Northern Pacific for the first min
months of the present fiscal year an,
from present conditions, the compan
promises to earn upward of sos, 1000
900 gross in the fiscal year. whic
ends June 80 next. Unless somethin
unexpected happens. the net incom
should be in the neighborhood Of 81
10000, = gain Of approximately e1,lee
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-17

A gang of thieves are working Pull
man ears running between Denver ant
Chicago. Passengers arriving in Den
yer on a Burlington Pullman were
relieved OF many valuables.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-17

Allen A. Buck viii open a Plumbing,
heating and sheet metal business M
soon as n suitable location can be Sc
cured. Mr.. Buck has been In line OF
business in the city for the past six
years and Will be glad to welcome all
old patrons as well as now.
Mr.. Buck had charge OF the piunA-
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-17

Fears that another Johnstown flood
might devastatte the valley In which
is located Buena Vista and other
towns. have led the citizens of Char.
fee county to protest against the ir.
rigation and power project which is be
Ing promoted In that county by VII
liam X. McAllister and Stanley e
Wilmot.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-17

On June l, the big New York papers
will advance their selling price. the
Sunday issue from 5 to cents, and
the week day papers from 3 to s
cents.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-17

John d. Ryan. president of the In.
ternational Smelling & Refining Co.,
liz In Denver to consult with Dennis
Sheedy. the vice president. regarding
advisability OF entering the Colorado
field at this time.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-17
FIRST M. E. CHURCH.

W. s. CRozIER. Mlnister
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-16
NO SECRET AGREEMENT.
TEX" Ricard Says Jeffries and John
SON Are on the Level.

NEW YORK. December 16.-"Tex" Rio
ard, the prize fight promoter. who has
just returned here from Boston, denies
there Is any secret agreement existing be-
tween Jeffries and johnson over a divi-
sion OF the s1O1. 600 purse he offered.
while in conference with Jeffries and
Johnson before the final articles were
signed" said Ricard today. II told them
that they could divide the purse any way
they desired. and even suggested a so per
cent division. as 1t seemed that the bet
ting odds would be about even. The
fighters discussed the matter, but when /
told them that would insist on the pub
lie being given the full details they drop
ped the matter. I'll bet any one $1,000
that there is no agreement between JEFF
fries and Johnson of any kind. excepting
to divide the purse 20 per cent to the win
ner and % per cent to the loser. And I'll
bet Tom McCarey Of Los Angeles. or any
one else. another $1,000 that 1 did not
give JefYries $4,000 or any other secret
inducement to favor my bid for the fight.
IT have not the least doubt now that
the fight will be held In Salt Lake City.
Everything points that way"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-16
New and Old Billiards.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Among the notable things in the world
OF legitimate sports is healthy revival
Of interest in the game Of billiards. There
are few Of the lighter exercises in which
the physical and mental functions are
more generally stimulated without being
called upon for undue or reactionary
exertion. Any idea that the game is
purely mechanical or incapable Of de-
velopment is a mistaken one. The game
of today, compared to that played few
years ago. is a remarkable evolutionary
result.
1t was an incident of development that
long ago McKenna of Detroit came to
nurse the balls along the rail with such
accuracy of manipulation and such deli
cacy of touch that he could keep on
counting, with endurance as the only
limitation. The style Of play was elm
mated from the expert contests, as was
the "jawing'' of the balls, the reduction
of their number from four to three and
the change from straight to cushion car
oms being in the same line of progress.
The game had to be made more diff
cult, as the wizards of the cue, like
Schaefer. Ives. Slosson, Sutton, Vignaux
and Louis Cure acquired a mastery that
was not to be broken under the old
rules.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-16
The First Aeroplane.
from Casters Magazine

From Casters Magazine.
The earliest efforts to construct a ma
chine which. according to modern ideas,
is entitled to be called an aeroplane, was
undoubtedly that Of William Henson. in
1912. Henson, who was practicing en-
gineer, with offices in New City Cham
bers, Bishopsgate, London, devised ma
chine which resembled very closely the
type which has since been termed the
is, having its support
ing planes practically forming single
deck. as distinguished from the box form
of the biplape and multiplane devices OF
later inventors. There was an extended
supporting surface. beneath which was
attached a car. carrying an engine driv-
ing a pair OF propellers. A tail. carry
ing additional horizontal surface, served
for vertical steering. and benea.n this a
rudder was attached for lateral control.
Henson planned a machine which was to
have 1890 square feet of surface in the
plane and 1900 square feet in the tail.
and was to carry a steam engine of thirty
horsepower. According to illustrations
Of the time. as we'll as from his British
patent drawings. 1t appears as If this
machine was very similar in appearance
to the Antoinette monoplane used by
Latham, and to the Bleriot machine, SO
successfully used in crossing the channel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-16
Why Watch Springs Break.
I'M the Scientific American.

American.
The handspring Of a watch does not
unwind at uniform rate, but intermit-
tently. 1t Is subjected to a sudden jerk
at every tick-four times per second for
my Elgin watch. This makes 345.6OO
times per day and over 126OOO,C COO times
per year. This operating condition is
analogous to others discussed in Kent's
Mechanical Pocket Book" under the
heads Of Relation of the Elastic Limit
of Endurance Under Repeated Stresses
and Resistance Of Metals to Repeated
Shocks" Among other things. it says:
Another long-known result Of expert
ence Is the fact that rupture may be
caused by succession OF shocks or I'M
pacts none of which alone would be sur
fcient to cause it. Iron axlcs. the piston
rods OF steam hammers and other pieces
OF metal subject to continuously repeated
shocks invariably break after certoin
length of service They have a life which
is limited" Wohler found in testing iron
by repeated stresses mot impacts) that
In one case 100000 applications OF a
stress OF 900 centners to tho square inch
caused q rupture. while similar bar re-
manned sound after 100000 applica-
tons Of stress of 800 centners to the
square inch. Gone center equals 1902
pounds) The handspring Of a watch is
not only under a considerable tensile
stress. but also under q bending stress
when suddenly released, then Immediate
ly stopped by the escapement mechanism.
It is then probable that it's molecular
cohesive power deteriorates in q manner
similar to those quoted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-16
JACKSONVILLE RACES.
Indian Maid Wins Ormond Beach
Selling Stake From @. K. Herndon.

JACKSONVILLE, December 16.-The
best card of the meeting was run Off at
Moncrief Park yesterday afternoon. The
fields were all large, and good horses
were in them. The Ormond Beach selling
stake. for two-year-olds. at five and a
half furlongs, was the main event rum
and 1t was won by the favorite, Indian
Maid. which went to the front in the
stretch and won in a drive by length
and half from the second choice, O. K
Herndon. Four favorites won. Butwell
rode two winners.
The summaries:
First race; six furlongs-Harvey F.. 11s (But-
welD. even money won; Glenn Beachey 112
1HHnsgravel to 4 second; staroyer, ITO (Ganzl.
ST. and Col 5os aso ad'
Preston: 1os Tro1Ierl, 8 to i. won; Dolly Built,
splendda. San Gil Michael 1 Beck. Rabia i GSands
Select II. Harold Hall. Woodland and Inaugural
Third race: six furlongs-Lady Irma. 1851
RoTers) to won; John A Munro 1i2 Ms-
Ter % rhy Toll Be: aeoasen AND EssiaIaa
ave ana hait furloass.indIan Maid; los lBus,
s. third. Time, i.os s-5 Ferrand. e Geciiian.
Daz and NY Hsnfy u sse kab 100 Hy
land. to i. won; shapdale, 1o4 lButwelD. to
tirS lime Aunt 5atf 19 sosah t.
Eli.II, Camel and square Deal also ran: 1'''
nent, III lpowers5. s e !, second; Billy Pull
2n He Earl shFq as and and
Greenbridge also ran.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-16
CAPTURED MOST OF FLAGS.
Fortune Favored Western Soldiers in
Battle of the Wilderness.

Gen. Morris Schaff. In Atlantic.
All the flags save one captured from
the enemy in the Wilderness were taken
by western regiments. The 24th Michi-
gan captured the colors OF the 18th Vir-
ginia, the 9Th Wisconsin those OF the
18th. the 10th Indiana those OF the 55th.
the 7th Indiana those OF the 5Oth Vir-
ginia. the 9Th Michigan those Of the 18th
North Carolina. The 9th Ohio and the
14th Indiana retook Ricketts, guns.
The men from the west were probably
no Drawer, man for man. than those Of
the east; but I think their success was
wholly because SO many of the men were
woods wise. From their youth UP, both
by day and night. they had roamed
through woods under all sorts OF sky and
In all sorts OF weather. and SO their
depths had no terrors for them: and SO,
like their enemies, they were at home in
the timber, and could make their way
through 1t almost as well by night as by
day.
And I have often thought that per-
haps It was this common knowledge OF
the woods that gave our western armies
SO many victories. A Confederate linz
coming on or rising up suddenly and
not greatly surprise or set them quaking
And yet. although all my boyhood was
passed In the grandly deep. primeval
forests OF Ohio, I am free to own that
I never heard that rebel yell in the
woods Of Virginia that its old fields be-
hind us did not seem at once to become
nightly attractive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-16
STANDARD OIL APPEAL
TO BE PRESENTED BEFORE END
OF THIS MONTH.
Motion to Advance the Case Prob.
ably Will Be Made January 8.
Hearing in March.

The appeal of the Standard OIL Com
pany from the recent order Of dissolution
by the lower court will be presented in
the United States Supreme Court by the
end of this month. 1t Is said to be the
purpose of the government to make a
motion January to advance the case
with the expectation that 1t may come to
a hearing early in March.
When this is done the Supreme Court
will have under consideration for final
adjudication two cases Of profound i'm
portance to the commercial and industrial
interests of the country. and especially
vital to combinations and trusts-the to-
bacco case and the Standard Oil case.
No man can foretell the length of time
the court may consume in disposing of
them, but on every side the issue will be
awaited with intense anxiety.
Victims scalded and Mutilated.
Owing to the character Of the wreck
much. time was required to remove the
dead and injured from the debris. and
it was $50 o'clock yesterday morning
before this work was well under way.
The injured were brought to this city
as rapidly as they could be extricated
from the wreck, and placed in st. Leo's
Hospital.
OF the dead their appearance at the
undertakers showed that some were
scalded to death. others were badly mu-
tilated. One mans body was cut In half
at the waist. his dismembered parts be-
ing found at the opposite ends Of the
coach.
Yv, linz fur
court will, It is hoped, give the last word
on the subject of combinations of indus
tries in restraint of trade and clear the
way for such remedial legislation as may
that the court may point out the limita-
lions circumscribing the law-making
branch Of the government upon this sub
ject.
1t is said both in administrative and
legislative circles and vociferously echoed
in business quarters that there is crying
need OF authoritative outlining OF the
power of Congress to limit the operations
of great business combinations neces-
STATED by modern conditions. 1t is neces-
sary, 1t is claimed. that the constitu-
tional powers be plainly stated. SO that
business combinations can go as far as
possible under the law and that Congress
be restrained from going beyond Its pow
ers in Limitation thereof"
1t is explained that many existing COM
binations Of capital and industry are halt
ing progress for fear Of hostile action by
the administration under the Sherman
act while other and very important pro-
posed combinations are limping along
halfheartedly, afraid to proceed until they
know how far they may go.
1t is contended that the questions to be
decided by the Supreme Court in the to-
bacco and Standard OIL cases cover most
of the contingencies threatening existing
and proposed combinations, and that
everybody, including the prosecuting
branch of the government, will be glad
to have them elucidated and the way
made clear once for all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-16

Quotations given below are for largo
lots. Jobbers' prices are higher.
EGGS.-Nearby fresh Virginia, 3oa31
west Virginia and southwest Virginia, 2ea
30; Tennessee. 2Sa2S.
BUTTER:-creamery, fancy. a6a3sls.
Process, fancy. 2Sa29: fair to good. GOA
%. Store-packed. fresh. 22ao3.
CHEESE. = New York state factory.
new. large, 16A aI6%
POULTHY.--Chicken spring. per H..
14a16; hens. per h., Is: rocsters.
per ID. 3; keats. per h.. 12a16; turkeys.
per h.. 2oa21; ducks. per h., 12a14.
lb.. 22a24: hens. choice. per ID. IA;
ROSTERS. per H., 10: chickens. spring
per h.. 16a17; ducks, per h.. 13a15
VEGETABLES.--Po No. /, per
Dbl. 2.OOa2.25; sweet potatoes. per Dbl.
1.75ae.25; vans. per Dbl. 1.25a1.75; Gu
per bu.. So: cabbages. per 100. 3.ooa
$50: brussels sprouts. per Of, 1Ga12;
eggplant. per crate. 1.5Oa2.OO: squash
per Dbl: 75a1 90; string beans. per bas-
ket. 1.25a1.5O; lettuce. per basket, Goa
$50; tomatoes. Florida, per crate. 2O0a
800: radishes. per 100. 100: peppers, per
crate, 2OOa2.5o; new beets, per bunch,
2a2h; new carrots. per bunch. 2a3:
turnips. per box. 80; turnips. per bbl.,
100.
0OEbN cROIIS. - Apples, per Dbl. =,
2.OOa5.OO; oranges. Fla, per box, Lisa
2.25; grape fruit, per crate, 25Oa3 % ;
pineapples. per crate, 2.COa3.OO; cram
berries, per bbl. 5.50a6.5O; walnuts, per
ID, IA; kumquats, per crate, 1.75a3.O0.
HAY AND STRAW. - Hay, western.
No. i, 17.5Oa1S.OO; No. 2, 165Oa17 90;
mixed. 15.O0a16.50. Straw, rye, bundle.
15.O0a16.OO; straw, rye, machine thrash,
1O.OOa11.OO; straw, wheat, per ton. 650a
100; straw. oat, per ton, Oscar 90.
LIVE STOCK.-Cattle, extra, per cwt.
5.25a5.5O; medium. per cwt.. 4.OOa4.15;
ordinary. per cwt., 3.OOa350 Hogs, Der
cwt.. gross. sAa3az. Sheep, per h., ga
4; lambs choice. per h.. 7a7M medium,
per lb. 6Aa7. Calves. choice. per ID :,
0a9h; medium. per h., SaSh.
GAME-Rabbits. per doz, 2.O0a3.0O.
WOOL AND HIDES. - Wool, washed.
free of burrs, per h., 33a35; wool, un-
washed, per h., 26a29. Hides, green,
per lb.. IL; hides. dry. per h.. Halls;
sheepskins. green. each. 75a115; calf :.
skins. green. each, 1.3Oa1.5O; dry flint
hides. per lb.. 15a18: dry salted hides.
per h., Halls.
GRAIN.-Wheat, new, per bu. 1.Oaa
1.20. Corn. shelled. per bu.. 85a72; new
ear, per bbl.. 35Oa3.75. Oats. western
white. No. 2, per bu.. SASS; oats. mixed,
per bu., 5Oa55. Bran. per ton, 25.OOa
29.OO. MiddlinS. per ton. 27OO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-16
Geniality.
From the Columbus Journal.

The preacher said there is no place in
heaven for sour people; nor is there really
any place on earth. but there are some
people who too often insist upon occupy
ing such a place. They wouldn't If they
knew how little they were liked A per-
son may show sorrow and feel the pres
sure of a gloom upon his heart, but to
be sour, Grabbed, iilnatured, is to express
a phase of disposition that is extremely
distasteful, if not disgusting.
To be sour is to find fault with every
body except oneself. 1t is the worst side
OF egotism- It is being mad at the word
Nobody enjoys being that way. 1t is pun
fishing oneself, in order to evoke SYM
patty, but 1t never works. Nobody cares
for sour person. One feels more like
kicking him if it were lawful to do SO.
The opposite Of this spleenful condition
Of soul is sweetness of dispositions
kindly temper turned toward the world.
Such disposition is worth a ton of gold.
A man can do more business with 1t,
make more friends. create more happiness
and insure happier homes than he can
with almost any other grace. The genial
man is always welcome. He is like
flower, a streak Of sunshine. the song OF
a bird he is in harmony with the beauty
and joy OF all things.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-16
The World of Finance and Trade
Washington; New York; London.
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

While there were no transactions in the
stock OF the Metropolitan National Bank
at todays' meeting OF the stock exchange.
there was a sustained demand for II on
the level OF prices that were quoted yes
terday. There was also stock for sale,
and one broker offered block of 100
shares at 2O1h, but there was no bid for
H. The bid for ten shares or for a quo
tation lot was 200, and at the close the
asking price for ten shares was 2H.
The bid price remained unchanged as
compared with the figures Of Yesterday.
2O5 VI
It was stated today by a director Of the
the membership of the board at the COM
ing annaul election next month.
Washington Gas stock sold today on a
t nsner levei than Yesterday. but the
snare and one flve-share lot. The price
LOT the quotation lots ranged from TN
70 TN. while the bid at the close was
IN, and the asking price TN.
La. tanston is now quoted ex-dividend. the
latter being $50 per share. The bid to-
day on that basis was Tx, while the
asking price was 17N There were no
eransactions. An option on the stock
was onered at 16A. and 800 shares were
oiIered at the same price as a quotation
lot OF 100 shares. while the bid for such
olock was the same as for 100 shares.
Inc oHer made on behalf of the Mer-
chants and Mechanics Saving Bank for
the purchase Of the stock of the Citizens
savings Bank has not been finally dis
posed of. It is possible the proposition
may De submitted to the stockholders for
tneir action. In the event the transa ction
Is made 1t is thought the two institutinns
VIII be merged and the business of the
Citizens Bank will be continued in it's
present location. 14O6 New York avenue.
as branch of the Merchants and Me-
chanics' Bank.