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The daily tribune., 1909-04-06
WEATHER CONDITIONS
RIGHT FOR CROPS

The fruit growers and vegetable
gardeners certainly have the weather
conditions their way this year. The
weather is almost ideal for the fruit
as it has held the bloom back and
will escape the frost. It has been
Just cold enough to hold all kinds Of
vege tation ack from frost damage,
and while so much wet weather and
snow prevents the planting OF seed to
some extent, it will prove to be the
best thing for tine farmers after all.
The fruit crop of this county has
been ruined for the last two years
by late freezes, and If the trees should
pull through this year without dam ;
age then Fremont county should look
forward to- one Of the very largest
yields of apples that has ever been
produced here. The trees are all
strong through not bearing fruit. and
there Is plentiful supply Of sap IN
the roots and branches.
So much moisture during the win
ter and the early spring certainly
means heavy production Of all kinds
of crops. Enough moisture fell dur
ing the present storm to thoroughly
saturate the ground for several inches;
in fact, there was too much water
and 1t was standing Oh the streets
this morning The outlook for farm-
ers generally in the Arkansas valley
was never brighter and they will all
wear all air of prosperity next fall,
If late April or early May frost does
not blight their present prospects.
Last spring was just the reverse to
this. Throughout the valley seed
was planted but the ground WAS so
hard and dry that 1t failed to germi-
nate, and as the result of this none
of the farmers made any money. A
lot of people are crying too much
moisture, but this ~ not true. Colo
RADIO never gets too much
The daily tribune., 1909-04-06
ELECTION AND THE TRIBUNE

AZ O'Clock this evening the cleo.
tiou will be over iu Florence, as far
as the polling of votes win be con-
cerped. at least The campaign has
been one of the hottest ever waged
III this municipality owing probably
to the issue. But now that the votes
have been practically all pulled
1t is time for the people of Florence
to forget all about politics for at least
two years, and pull off their coats
and pull for Florence.
While some bad blood has been
created aud III feeling engendered in
the fight, there is no excuse for 1t
existing longer. Campaigns of this
nature nearly always result in hard
feelings, and they sometimes last
many years. but no one has been In
jured very much in the fight, and
The Tribune takes its hat off to the
winning party.
With us politics are thing of the
past and the hatchet is buried. and
we hope all the other newspapers in
the city feel like wise about the mat
ter. What Florence needs the most
of anything now is for her citizens
to get down to brass tacks and to
help the city out of its prese Mt
state and sec If business conditions
can not be generally improved.
The way to do this is for everybody
to put their shoulders to the
wheels and help push
rhe Tribune. we know, has made
some enemies during the fight, but
the Tribune holds no bitter feelings
toward anybody. We entered the
fight to win aud to help cause that
we thought WAS for the best Interests 8
of the city at the present time. If
the people by their votes declare that
their views differed from ours, then
we bow in humble submission to
their verdict. But no mora politics
in ours for the present. and In the
future we expect to devote our time
to the gathering of the. of the
day and printing it, The news has
been more or less slighted for the last
two or three weeks on account of the
political matter appearing In the
paper. but we expect to make up for
this by making improvements in the
paper from time to time.
The daily tribune., 1909-04-06
LEADERS CHANGING PLANS.

Richmond. Va. April 6-The sec.
ond meeting of citizens to discuss the
methods of the city government will
be held tonight. Judge Turpin, for
merly president of the board of al.
dermen; former Mayor MCCARTHY and
James Caskio, former president Of
tho common council, will address the
committee. Both nre opposed to the
conm ssion. Others confessed to a
change OF views as to the comm iss ion
and In favor OF increased power for
the mayor.
The daily tribune., 1909-04-06
TO RAISE COURT MONEY.

Oklahoma City, April "a speci al
election Is being called for today for
the issuance of se5. 900 IN bonds to fill
up the treasury, which is depleted
because of the heavy court costs
Warrants dated mouth back have
to await the raising of funds. no the
action is imperatively required.
The daily tribune., 1909-04-06
SAILS FOR RESI-.

New York, April 6-Jacob H.
Schiff sailed today for Europe. His
trip Is understood to be for rest and
recreation and will occupy two
months.
The daily tribune., 1909-04-06
FOR $500 TIMES.
stipation

New York, April - Rose Stahl,
who has just sailed for England. per.
formed at the Grand opera house in
1.-THE Chorus Lady" for the 3,500tb
time, the play itself also having
reached the same number of represen.
tations
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-13
DISHONESTY DOOMED
IN CUSTOMS SERVICE
Secretary MacVeagh Announces His Intention to Stamp
Out Fraud and Drive Out Incompetent Officials
Approves Loeb's Expose Work

To run the dishonest TO earth and
weed out the Incompetents in the Gus
toms service is the platform upon which
Secretary OF the Treasury MacVeagh
announces he stands.
THE Treasury Department will not
countenance fraud, and wherever IL has
gained a foothold 81, must, and viii be,
stamped out" said the Secretary to
day Those that have been discov-
cred in New York involving the So
called sugar trust are no different from
other impositiOns upon the Government
and the inquiry now under way with
regard 20 them viii be prosecuted until
the guilty are punished. If the evidence
can be obtained upon which TO convict
them.
Il am especially interested in rehabll-
itatiug the customs service and purgiug
Il Of bad men, no matter in what ca
paclty they have been serving, and of
bringing TO Justice all those who have
been a party 10 cCnspiracies and frauds
thaU have resulted ia violations of the
law and loss Of revenue to the Gov
eminent.
THE public may be assured that in
the work he has done thus far ColIeC-
tor Loeb has the official approval Of
this department, The law must be OBJ
served crime punished, and the GUS
toms service put OF a basis where il Is
above suspicion. That is the object to-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-13
HOUSES ARE SELLING
BEFORE COMPLETION
Fisher Company's Homes in
Northeast Meet With Fa-
vor-Big Operations.

With an operation involving the con
sTuction OF nifty houses three-fou-ths
under way and more than half com
pleted, Thomas J. Fisher & Company
today announced that several OF the
houses, which take up an entire block,
bounded BY Ninth, Tenth, K. I. and
Kent streets northeast. have been sold
FIthe houses shown in the picture.
where the sales principally have been
made, are located on K street, between
Ninth and Tenth streets. The space
from building line TO building line on
this street Is represented by 17G feet
Architect George S. Cooper designed
the houses and is the owner of them.
The value Of the operation is placed at
$4,000. Steel constructed, with colonial
porches, bay windows and twenty-foot
frontages, the dwellings contain six
rooms, bath and cellar each They
are provided with large hack yards.
A portion Of the block on which the
buildings are located is the property
over which the tracks Of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railway Company ran for
merry Kent street extends east and
west in the center Of the square. The
property is located within a block of
the new crOss-town car line.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-13
PRESIDENT IS BACK
FROM CONNECTICUT
Pantry of Private Car Occu-
pied by a Hobo on Re-
turn Trip.

President Taft returned from his trip
to Connecticut at 10 a. m. a quarter Of
an hour behind scheduled time.
The delay was mainly caused by the
bursting Of the steam hose which con-
neCted the Presidents car, MayfiOwer,
with the next passenger coach, and
which had to be replaced at PhiladeI-
phia. -Four or five minutes were also
lost at Perryvtlle by the delay caused
in closing the drawbridge.
A hobo Of uncertain years boarded
the Presidents car at Bridgeport late
last night and locked himself in the
kitchen for the purpose. IL is supposed,
OF getting a square meal One of the
train crew discovered his presence when
ne found himself locked out of the
kitchen, and notified Secret Service
Guard James Sloan, who arrested the
stranger.
Beyond asserting that he was a
brakeman, the man refused TO give any
explanation of himself. and was turned
over to the local police at Bridgeport
He had no weapons and il is not sup
posed that he boarded the Mayffower
with any intent to injure the President.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-13
REALTY TRANSFERS.

Irving place northwest, near Thirtieth
street-EV. Wallace Chisweu ct al. to
Mary L. Knots, lot 236, square 1852, $40.
Same to James B. Eppes. lot 235. square
1882 $40.
Beveriy'-Sydney F. Marshall TO Nellie
NJ. Hanback,. lots 30 and 90, square
517a. SO.
Nineteenth and A streets southeast
Ira ". Paine ct ux. to Watson J. New
ton, lots Z and s. square 1l22. $40
street northwest between Twenty
hrst ana Twenty-second streets-Frank
square IS, SO
Woodley PaEk-Lewis Z. Breuninger,
ct al. To Isabel ROuslviIle, lot 80, block
II, SO.
b street southeast, between Twelfth
and Thirteenth streets-George W. Saar
ct ux. TO Annie r. L. Father. part lot
IS. square 10l4. SO.
n street northwest. between Four
teenth and Fifteenth streets-D. Pratt
Mannix ct al 10 Anna E. Tracy, part
original lot Z, square al. SO.
lZ4I Maryland avenue northeast
James A TOomey ct al. to Theodore ID.
Sloat, lot 10, square 1905, 1880.
COZ I street nOrtheast-Mary q. SchaA-
fer TO Lizzie A. Sartain. lot 50. square
Washington Heights-John NJ. Hen
derson TO Henry Xander, lot 90. block
&, SO
224 Canal street southwest-George NJ.
Moore TO Antonio Salatto, lot OF 40
square 0U, $40.
Eighteenth street northwest. between
q and II streets-Sara NJ Aclter ct viz
lot 10 and part original lot 10. square
l66 SO.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-13
WAKES WARM
INSCIENTISTS' RANKS
Both Factions Are Fighting
Hard to Control Mon
days Meeting.

NEW YORK. Nov. 12-Both sides IN
the fractional fight for control of the
First Church OF Christ. Scientist, are
making every effort 10 capture Mon
days meeting, when the entire church
membership viii act on the report of
special committee of the board OF
brustees on the status of Virgil O..
StT1ckler, the present first reader.
StTicller's friends have in preparation
letters which call upon the adheTents
OF Mrs. Eddy to rally to his support.
The adhcreDts of Mrs. Stetson ere con
Quoting quiet campaign against the
first reader
Edwin F. Hatfield. chairman of the
special committee or inquiry, acknowl-
edited today that mas committee IS
ready to report, but refused to give out
any forecast of its decision.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-13
WILL SEND APPEAL 6
FOR AVIATION FUND
Secretary OF Finance Comnittee VIII Use Mails to
Solicit Subscriptions for Meet-PIan Formal
Request of Aero Club

The Willard Hotel this morning sub
scribed 81 Sv TO the aviation guarantee
fund. Shortly before noon, the finance
committee received a SIS subscription
from Chaplin Brown. This swelled the
total amount pledged toward the fund
to s41.s11.
Charles z. Howe. secretary of the
finance committee, stated that 500 ap-
peals for subscriptions to the fund
would be placed in the mails today. It
is believed that the responses to them,
which should begin 10 be received Mon
day. will rapidly make up the required
s., $50 to complete the $4,000 fund
At the meeting of the joint aviation
committee of Washington and BaItI-
more. held yesterday afternoon at the
home OF President Thomas F. Walsh.
OF the washington Aero Club, il was
decided to appoint a committee Of ten
members. five of whom shall represent
the washington Aero Club and FIVE the
Baltimore Aero Club, to 60 to New
York and formally request the Aero
Club Of America TO hold the next In
ternational aviation meet under the au-
spices of the two cities.
Walsh Is Chairman.
PfeSldeht WASH VIII act as cIldli-
man OF the washington committee and
has appointed to serve with him Charles
J. Bell, Edward J. Stellwagen, CIar-
ence Norment and Willis l. Moore,
chief Of the United States Weather
Bureau.
Col. Jerome H Joyce. president OF
the Baltimore Aero CLUB, who was pres
ent at yesterdays meeting, viii act AS
chairman Of the Baltimore committee.
Colonel Joyce viii appoint the other
members Of the committee.
No decision was reached at the meet
ing of the site committee feId yesterday
in the Office of General Allen. chief of
the Signal Corps. OF the War Depart
ment. but additional Cata WIS received
relating to the merits of College Park
as a site for the meet. which increases
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-13
BACK YARD FENCES
SHOULD BE OF IRON
Plan Suggested by Reader Of The Times Would Make
Unsanitary Grounds Well Nigh Thing of
the Past, He Says.

WHO will be the first builder to in
clude in his plans provisions for iron
fences around back yards?' writes a
reader Of The Times.
This kind Of fence for back yards. he
points out, would heighten sanitation,
and as business proposition should
very materially aid the sale Of houses.
Other progressive American cities
have In late years used a low three or
four foot iron fence to inclose their
back yards. he continues. The ad-
vantages are numerous. Instead of the
long rows of back yards. looking like
the cattle runs of a huge abbatoir, they
look more like a large garden, as the
low green iron fences are hardly dis
cernible, especially IN summer, when
covered with vines.
If the bars are not too far apart, they
will not allow the dogs to crawl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-13

through, and for the very small dogs
galvanized netting Of about One-inch
mesh is often strung along the bot
tom of the fence. They also encourage
the keeping of the back yards in a
more sanitary condition, and many a
pile OF rubbish. or even garbage which
would otherwise be hidden In the cor
ner Of the high wooden fence, would
necessarily have 70 be put in covered
boxes or barrels, out of sight OF the
eyes OF the neighbOrs and the general
public.
The iron fence would tend TO pro-
mote friendly rivalry on the part of
the property owners, who generally Oc-
cupy their own houses in the new sec
tons, rather than rent them out TO
tenants to beautify their yards with
grass and flowers, the latter now fire.
queDtly neglected, where high board
fences are used. The new plan would
also aid the work of the Health IN
speCtoTs Of the District. who could more
easily see the sanitary conditions Of the
yards"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-13
Baltimoreans At Work.

The probability that that win be tbs site
Baltimoreans At Work.
!. Among the BaItimoreans in town yes
teTday in the interests OF the meet were
justice James O'NeiIi. Col. Jerome II
Joyce. Gen Clinton l. Riggs, William
II. Fehsenfeld. James p O'ConnOr.
George N. Garner, and ". o. Ander-
son, il.
Colonel Joyce declared . that Baltf-
more's $4,000 was assured, and that an
n0uncement shorty would be made Of
tie SUBSCRIBERS and the amount pledged.
The school Of applied aerouautfcs at
College Park. Md, is closed FOR the
season, and the officers and privaees
and spectators viii not see the Wright
bipiane cavorting through the air for
many month Gen. James Alien. chief
OF the Signal Corps. has issued the or
der closing the school. The aeroplane
viii De taken 70 Fort Myer for winter
housing In the spring-welI- = the
spring flying may be resumed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-13
CONVICTED MAN
FOUND INNOCENT

WILKESBARRE. Pa. Nov. 1s-sen-
fenced 10 seven years and six months
IN the Eastern penitentiary, but limo
cent, Frederick Lampkin, Of this city,
was today pard0ned by Governor Stuart
He has been in the penitentiary since
May J.
lie was accused of attacking his step-
daughter. and. despite his vigorous dec
iaTations of innocence the evidence
against him was so strong that he was
convicted. II has now hecn proved that
the evidence was false and the board Of
doned.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-13
DEPARTMENT ON JOB.
DECLARES MR.. VIII SON
Secretary of Agriculture Makes Interesting Reply to
Suggestion of Railroad Man to Economic on
Warships and Establish Farms

he doesn't know what is going on
throughout the country. We are estab-
fishing experimental stations and farms
as fast as we can, and from these the
Government reaps an indirect profit II
IS the farmer. Of course, who directly
profits. We are helping him TO grow
better crops, larger crops, and more d.
verse crops.
THE Government is spending about
$4,000 yearly in the war against the
cotton boil Ueevil in the Soulful $3.50. 0G0
in the tick eradication fight; we have
spent large sums showing the farmers
OF the Pacific coast how to pack and
ship their oranges and fruit to Eastern
nishing new and better seed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-13

patient having recovered her voice
which had been impaired for nearly
TWO years. Would that every family
knew its value" (Signed) Ursuline
sisters Ursuline Convent, Watervine,
Remember, Father Johns Medicine is
ffee from opium, morphine or poison
Gus drugs In any form upon which 80
per cent of the so-called cough cures
depend Tor their temporary effect and
which are dangerOus-we again warn
you against them. Not a patent medi-
cine. Fifty years in use.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-13
WORRY OVER FATHER
LEADS TO SUICIDE

HAGERSTOwN. Md, Nov. 13.-Hav-
ing worried over the prospective. death
of his father. who Is critically i'll, Guy
p. Beeler, a young business man of
HagerstoWn. and junior member Qf the
firm OF Frank +. Beeler & sons, lies
dead at his former home today the
victim OF his own hand.
Investigation SHOWS that young Beel-
er placed a revolver under his pillow
when he retired When the household
aWoke his body was discovered with a
bullet hole in the breast.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-13

1.-THE Department Of Agriculture is on
the job all right, but we aren't waging
an advertising campaign just to show
how busy we are"
This is Secretary Of Agriculture Will
sons reply to President william c.
Brown. of the New York Central rail-
road. The latter's suggestion that the
Government ecOnomize on warships and
instead establish experimental farms in
every State. Secretary Wilson declares.
is unnecessary.
I'VE are already spending something
like s1s.000,Oo0 for the very sort Of work
President Brown speaks of. Evidently
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-13
FRENCH DEMANDING
owl GAR SERVICE
Threaten to Riot Unless All
Night Cars Are Restored
in MarSeilles.

MARSEILLEs. Nov. 13.-Riot and nil
lage Is imminent here today because the
street car company has refused to run
"owl" or all-night street cars. A mass
meeting Of citizens delivered an ultf-
natum TO the compau today demand
ing that the owl cars be restored and
threatened LhaE unless the company
complies its property viii be DESTROYED
The company has met The demand for
owl cars by insisting that If they are
restored the city must allow a 2-cent
raise In fares.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-13
WOULD THAT EVERY FAMILY KNEW ITS Value
The Wish of the Ursuline Sisters of Waterve Me- in
Indorsing Father Johns Medicine for the
Cure of Consumption

1--WE, the undersigned. cheerfully rec
ommend and indorse the use of Father
Johns Medicine as a sure and imme-
date relief for all colds, throat and
bronchial trouble, having used 1t with
success for one Of the members of our
Institution who was threatened with
consumption Of tire throat. Hearing of
the many cures by Father Johns Medi-
cine. we made a trial, and are glad
10 state that after taking three bot
Ties a decided change took place, the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-13
BRAKEMAN is KILLED.

ALTOONA, Pa, Nov. 13-Having
been breaking on the Pennsy a month.
Ambrose O'Hara, aged twenty, fell of
his train today near the Horse Shoe
Curve, and was cut 20 pieces.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-13

ward which the Efforts of the officials
not only OF this office. bat of the De-
paFtment Of Justice as well, are now
being directed. Much of the adverse
criticism that IS heard is based upon
inadequate Information or is the result
Of misdirected zeal. The service is
going 10 be improved and honest cIti-
zens and importers benefited"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-13
Guaranteed f.!

The Waltham Watch Com
pany guarantees it's watches
in the broadest way when they
have been bought of a regular
jeweler, but they cannot do so
if obtained from a general
store. The reason is that only
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-13

ne RsTS06sbiiity that that WIN be tbs site
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-13

jewelers. know how to regulate
and put a watch In perfect
shape for starting up.
n. When buying a WaItham
Watch always ask .yCur jeweIer
for one adjusted TO temperature
and position.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-13

ence of debauching temptations at
seasons when work is impossible, are
going to their own ruin because
there's nothing else to do"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-23

the president has under consideration.
This matter of the foreign tariff
board was again discussed at length
by the president, Acknowledgement
Wickersham, Secretary MacVeagh and
Secretary Meyer at the resumption of
the cabinet conference here Sunday
afternoon. Secretary MacVeagh de-
clared at the end of the conference
that it was big Job which requires
painstaking care. but he repeated the
assurances made at the conference
be disposed of before the president
starts on his western trip.
Experts Hard to Get.
In seeking the proper men for the
position Secretary MacVeagh has been
in communication with all of the big
universities. Expert investigators are
rather difficult to secure. At the same
time care must be taken to get men
who are absolutely unbiased on the
tariff question.
Doctrinaries are not wanted. One
of the fears of congress, freely ex-
pressed while the tariff commission
was under discussion. was that men
would be appointed who, from their
economical teachings, were predispos-
ed either to protection or free trade.
Secretary MacVeagh@ will visit the
president again next Thursday, and it
is expected that shortly thereafter
there will be some announcement as
to the makeup of the new board.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-23
EDITED BY ELIZABETH R. THOMAS.
PHONE 1921

tend hearty congratulations. Rev.
Nethercut at one time resided in city.
y - =
Rev. H. Robert Smith. Rev Addison
Parker. Miss Della Unthank. Mr.. J. II.
unthank has been chosen by the men,
bers OF the First Baptist church to rep
resent them at the Flat Rock associa-
ton which meets at the Barnes church
on Monday evening.
y = -
Miss Elsie Felt Of Greenfield, Ind.
will come this week to be the guest OF
Miss Hazel Thomas.
- - X
Miss May Griffin Miss Anna Erbs
and Miss Elizabeth Rosa have gone to
New York to remain for several weeks
- - -
Miss Emma w. Thomas of Lafay-
cite, Ind, who has been the guest for
few days of Mr.. and Mrs. B. NJ
Thomas, returned home this morning
- ~ y
Miss Frank Banks and daughter
Miss Jeannete Banks have returned
from an extended visit with friends
and relatives at st. Louis, Missouri.