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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-23
BIG LIN Err
IN PORT

The Blue Funnel liner Oanfa
came to port last night with
1880 tons of general freight, in
GLIDING $250,000 worth OF raw
silk and a lot of railway material.
She made the trip from Liverpool
through the Suez canal In II days,
stopping en- route to carry 1000
pilgrims from Jeddah to Singa-
pore, where they went for their
devotions.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-23
HIGH SCHOOL TO
Make SPLENDID
EXHIBIT

Tacoma's high school will lead
in the educational exhibit Of the
state at the A.-Y.-P. exposition.
The faculty met yesterday and ar
ranged plans for the exhibit. Work
from the manual training de-
partment will be given promin-
ence. Some splendid results in
this line have been produced by
the pupils.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-23
GOVERNOR CURRY
RESIGNS IN
A HUFF
(By United Press Leased wire.)

SANTA FEE, N. NJ, March 23.-
Governor George Curry telegraph
ed his resignation to President
Tart yesterday and will quit the
Office. He was about to have
charges filed against him growing
out of his assault on a newspaper
man over an editorial on the state
hood question. Curry asked to
be allowed to go to Washington
to lay matters before the authori-
ties and Secretary Ballinger told
him to do his business by mail
and Curry resigned.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-23
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gists.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-08-27
WILL OPEN SEPT. Il
First Show of Season at the
Gennett Theater Is
"The Red Mill"
IMPROVEMENTS ARE MADE

improvements on the Gennett thea.
ter will be entirely completed by Sar.
urday, September II. when the play
house will be formally opened to the
public with the presentation of THE
Red MILL" which, while not new to
this city. will be good attraction
AS yet no announcement has been
made by Harry G. Sommers. lessee OF
the Gennett. as to who will act as To-
cal manager. It was expected that
this question would be- settled yester
day afternoon upon a visit of Samuel
Pickering of Marion. who is one OF
Mr.. Sommers' right hand men. How
ever Mr.. Pickering had no announce
ment to make.
He came to inspect the improvements
being made in the opera house. He
expressed himself as satisfied with the
progress being made and believed that
the management will as a result of the
improvements. please the Richmond
public better this winter than ever be
FORE He says the new lighting sys-
tenn will make the stage and mechani-
cal effects Of the larger productions
show OF to much better advantage
than ever before.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-08-27
ROW OVER PROPERTY
Present and Former Owners
Of Cambridge Land in
Dispute. j.
WANT TO SELL TO RAILROAD

Land adjacent to the Pennsylvania
railroad in Cambridge City was for
merIy so worthless that some of the
owners refused to pay the tax on 1t
and accordingly it changed hands
many times, but now that the Penn
sylvania railroad company has made
it valuable by the fact that it wants
the land in order to carry out its do,l-
BILE tracking policy, there is squabble
among the owners as to who is to
share in the benefits of the sale OF
the land to the railroad company.
The differences between the present
and former land owners will probably
have to be Strengthened out in court
in some instances, SO entangled have
they become.
\ large amount of the land was own
ed by the county. George Doney has
been buying up this land for several
years as the taxes would become delin-
quent and the land sold by the sheriff
for the purpose of reimbursing the
county for back tax. However he has
not owned all of the land required two
years which is necessary to give him
a tax title. SO it is understood. Some
Of the former owners contend they
can reclaim the land at any time BY
paying the holders of the tax liens, the
amount paid by them at the sheriff's
sale.
In making out abstracts of title TO!
these pieces of property local abb
stracting company has found the en-
tire matter a very difficult one.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-08-27
he FOUND BALLOON
Miami County Man Picks Up
Little Fall Festival
=. Gas Bag.
ONE GOES TO WINCHESTER

A second one Of the several bal.
looms sent UP few days ago by ]. A.
Spekenhier, chairman Of the adver.
tising committee Of the Fall Festival
has been heard from. Laban Wallace
Of Ludlow Falls. which is in Miami
county, Ohio, in letter to Mr. Spek
enhier. stated that the balloon fell in
a cemetery Wednesday morning. The
first balloon to be heard from alighted
in the yard of a Winchester citizen
earlier in the week.
The committee feels that the bal.
loon advertisement has been so sue
cessful. that another bunch will be re
leased in a few days. These will be
ballasted with Fall Festival tags. All
OF the balloons sent up, so far have
travelled toward the north or east
Farmers have been keeping watch for
the balloons. which were sent up ear
lier in the week, and Mr.. Spekenhier
expects to hear soon the whereabouts
Of all of them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-08-27
ADOPT RESOLUTION
Board Today Acts on the
Improvement Of North
Eighth Street.
ACTION By CAR COMPANY

The board of works at its meeting
today adopted the final resolution for
the paving of North Eighth street.
The Terre Haute, Indianapolis & East
ern Traction company also served no
tice on the board this morning to the
effect that they would pave the space
between the car tracks and eighteen
inches on either side under a separate
contract which would have nothing
whatever to day with the improve
ment of the remainder of the street.
This is what the company failed to
do at first and for that reason. had
the street been improved under the
first resolution the company would
have had to have its work done under
the same contract as the city's and
abide by what ever kind Of pavement
the city decided to use.
A day of hearing will now be set
by the board. which will probably be
next month some time, at which the
property owners will be heard in re-
gard to the kind Of pavement to be
used on the street. After this bids
will be advertised for. It is very
probable, it is said. that a brick pave
ment will be constructed.
The board awarded the contract for
the construction Of a cement sidewalk
on the south side on North E street
from Twentieth to Twenty-fourth
streets to Schneider brothers at 60
cents per lineal foot The bid for the
cross walks was So cents per lineal
foot.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-08-27
STRIKE BREAKERS
QUIT JOBS TODAY
Two Hundred and Fifty Go
Out, All Making Severe
Complaints.
WANTED FOR WITNESSES
THEY CHARGE PEoNAGE, THAT
THEY MERE POORLY FED AND
THAT THEY WERE DECEIVED
AN INVESTIGATION,
(American News Service)


Pittsburg. Aug. 27.-Two hundred
and fifty strike breakers. who have
been imprisoned in the Press Steel
Car company works, quit work in a
body today, announcing that three
hundred were still at work there but
will quit tonight or tomorrow. The
strike breakers grievances are, rot
ten food failure of company to keep
promises in regard to wages" "peon-
age and threats of violence from
BOSSES"
James Given of Philadelphia was
one of the worst sufferers from eating
mouldy food, which made many sick.
Given lost thirty pounds and was weak
and faint. Among those who quit to-
day are men who were hired in Chi
cago and New York and claim they
did not know they were being taken to
Mckees Rocks or Schoenville.
Most of these men never worked in
IA car plant before, their occupations
including bricklayers, butchers, etc.
Efforts will be made to get the testi-
mony of these men before the gov
ernment commission. now Investigate
ing the peonage charges.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-08-27
HARRY MADE MISTAKE.

Harry Boyd. who was arrested for
intoxication Wednesday night would
have done better to have pleaded gull
ty in the city court yesterday after
noon and taken his medicine. Instead
he entered plea of not guilty and the
case was continued until this after
noon. during which time he languish-
ed in the city bastile. He said he want
ed to summon witnesses to prove that
he wasn't guilty but in the city court
today his star witness deserted him
and said Boyd was drunk as a lord.
Judge Converse thought that was suf-
ficient and fined Boyd s. and costs.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-08-27
NEED CONFORMITY
IS VERY APPARENT
Auditor Coe Thinks That Gen.
trail Body to Oversee
Is Required.
NO SYSTEMATIC METHOD
WAYNE COUNTY ONLY ONE IN
STATE TO SHOW REFORM IN
THE METHOD OF HANDLING
THE SCHOOL FUNDS.

"The meeting of the county auditors
of Indiana with the state board of ex
aminers at Indianapolis this week was
productive of much good, said Demas
S. Coe, auditor of Wayne county, who
returned last night from the two days
session with the auditors. 1T was H.
lustrated in striking manner" sai1
Mr.. Coe, that there is real need fol-
some central body to oversee the man.
ner in which the affairs of counties
townships and cities are cared for
While it was apparent that in 80 for as
county business was concerned all of
ficers or at least most of them are
achieving the results which the stat
utes set down, It was manifest that thi
methods employed in reaching the de
sired end differ radically.
For instance some of the work ir
the Office OF the auditor of Randolph
county, or in Henry county or in any
other county one might designate
does not conform in every detail witt
that in Wayne county. 1t is natura
that officers follow to some degree al
least the methods of their predecessors
and right Or wrong, they likely viii
keep on in such ruts until corrected
That is why the board Of examiners
will prove of much benefit to Wayne
county and all others
Wayne Stands Alone.
Auditor Coe said that in the dis
cussion of the subject of handling
school funds it was brought out tina,
no borrower of such funds could ex
tend his loan more than five years, and
that at the end of such period it would
be necessary to have new loan made
This is just what has been done in
Wayne county since last March, and a;
a result Wayne county was the only
one in the state to report to the state
board of examiners that the work OF
bringing about renewals of old loans
was we'll under way. Out of a total OF
81 loans that had run for a period OF
five years or more. all but three have
been renewed in Wayne county, and
these will have to be within the next
will have to be brought by the auditor
Inc accounting DOdfU announced tC
the auditor yesterday that the new
books for all county, township and city
officers, would not be ready before
January 1, 1911. The work of pre-
pairing new forms cannot be complet
ed in time for their installation on
January l next as had been hoped
and another full year will elapse. The
examiners, however, will begin their
duties on January 1 and Auditor Coe
said today that he expected them to
begin on the work in Wayne county
not later than January 2. They will
take up the accounts in every town
ship, city and town in Wayne county,
said Auditor Coe today, land in addi
tion will take up the work of every
county officer. For a period of six
years back the records will be gone
over and checked up. Months will be
required and the expert accountants
sent to Wayne county will each re-
ceive $40 day for their services, the
State law requiring that such fees be
paid
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-08-27
ONLY WHIPPED WIFE

last night for beating his wife at his
home on Eleventh and North H
streets. According to the evidence in
the city court this afternoon Moss
came home last evening slightly un-
der the influence OF liquor and start
ed quarrel with his wife Pearl Moss.
He struck her several times and fol-
lowed up this action by kicking and
choking her, causing several bad
bruises on her neck which was used
as evidence and had great weight with
the court In pronouncing sentence. A
fine OF SIS and costs was imposed by
Judge Converse.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-08-27
TAFT HAS A RIVAL

President Taft has been outdone in
respect to avoirdupois as he did not re-
ceive start in the world such as the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Plummer
residing on North Twenty-first street
The baby was born the early part OF
the week and weighed twelve pounds
and was twenty-five inches in heighth
The attending physician stated that
this was one of the largest babies ever
coming to his notice. According to
records President Taft weighed less
than ten pounds when born. However
he has made great strides since thea
and If the Plummer child does as well
he will be able some day to tip the
scales at 800 pounds or more. Both
mother and child are reported as do
mig well.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-08-27
SAYS HIS HORSE
AND RIG STOLEN
Charles Ares Alleges That
They Were Taken by
Irwin Bass.
HAS ENTERED COMPLAINT
MILTON MAN, OWNER OF PROP
ERTY, HAS FIGURED PROMI-
NENTLY IN THE NEWSPAPER
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.

Charles Ayres. living south Of Mil.
ton, who gets his name in the papers
rather frequently, reported to Sheriff
Linus Meredith this morning that a
three year old horse. and buggy, had
been stolen from him yesterday morn
ing by a colored boy by the name OF
Irwin Bass.
Ayres came to this city Monday to
attend the Barnum and Bailey circus
and returned home with Bass. who is
probably 16 years old and who came
to this city recently from North Car
olina. He employed the youth to help
him with the summers harvest. Yes.
terday morning the boy was sent from
the field to the barn to get tool. In.
stead Of returning. he took French
leave and also. it is alleged, the horse
and buggy. The probable value OF
which was about $3.50. z.-, -...- j -.
Outfit Was Seen.
Ayres made inquiries about Milton
yesterday but did not notify the Off.
GERS until today. So far as he can
learn, the boy started toward this city
Enroute to this city this morning. he
inquired to learn whether any one had
seen the outfit and was told that a
colored boy was seen driving horse
such as was described. toward Milton
last evening.
If the youth is apprehended and un
less satisfactory excuse can be offer
ed by Bass, the authorities will prose
cute him.
On August ?. Ayres filed suit in the
circuit court against James johnson
for $500 for malicious prosecution
and false Imprisonment. johnson had
Ayres imprisoned In the Cambridge
City lock up and tried in justice OF the
peace court at Cambridge City fol-
the alleged theft Of $25. Ayres was
able to prove his innocence. About a
year and a. half ago, he had trouble
with hired man by the name OF Blue
and in the resulting fight. Ayres was
shot in the cheek by Blue, but the
latter was never prosecuted as he was
able to show that he acted in self de
fense.
The horse and buggy were found
this noon at Nineteenth and F streets
by the police. The boy has not beer
arrested as yet It is evident that hs
became frightened at his own boldness
and left the outfit and escaped.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-08-27
No Pins In China.

When you talk Of the awakening Of
China. its adoption Of occidental ways
and IDEAS. one class Of business men
will not agree with you-the manufac-
turers OF pins. China frankly does not
like the slender. sharp pointed instru-
ments considered 30 necessary by the
Caucasian woman, or hooks and eyes.
It prefers loops. frogs or the simple
string. Even the most persuasive OF
pin missionaries make very few con-
verts- The great argument in favor OF
the pin-time saving-does not appeal
to the Chinese. II they have anything.
1t Is time. They were having 1t when
our aboriginal ancestors were expert
menting with common thorns, which
were the pins ancestors. They do not
know what hurry means. They are
not so strongly inclined toward apply
ing it, dednition--van Norden's Mag
axine.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-08-27
DISCOVERED A FIRE

AS a result of the gas coming up
Unexpectedly yesterday afternoon. the
wood around the gas stove in the rear
Of Dernis and Thomas's tailoring es-
tablishment on North Tenth street
caught fire and created considerable
excitement for a few minutes. The
proprietors Of the concern were in the
front OF the store at the time and they
rushed to the rear and discovered the
blaze. which was burning at lively
rate. The fire was easily put out
however, without the aid Of the fire
department
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-08-27
SUPPLIES AWARDED

Supplies for the Wayne township
schools have been purchased by Trus-
tee James Howarth. He closed the
remining two contracts one with Doug
las Balser of New Castle, and the 9TH
er with Stephen. Drawer of Spiceland,
following a visit to these two places
yesterday. The most of the supplies
will be furnished by local firms.
About $500 was expended this year for
supplies. This is regarded as careful
practice of economy. as the accounts
of former years will show that this
figure was often exceeded.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-08-27
Bio Gusher Well Opened by
Local Company in the
Vicinity of Dublin.
LAND HAS BEEN LEASED
AND COMPANY is LOSING NO TIME
IN DEVELOPING NEW PROPER
TY-MoRE WELLS ARE BEING
DRILLED.

Officials of the Richmond Natural
Gas Company announced this morning
that through the discovery OF a fairly
good gas we'll, two and a half miles
west of Dublin, in Henry county, they
believed that a new gas field had been
opened. The land in the immediate
vicinity has been leased and the conf
pany is busily engaged in drilling for
gas.
The well discovered the early part
of this week is the first real good we'll
that the company has found in its op-
erations this summer. It has a good
pressure and larger than any we'll
which has been opened in the last two
years. Its capacity has not as yet
been tested.
Go Thousand Feet.
The drillers had to go nearly a
thousand feet before gas was struck.
So encouraged were the drillers that
the officials Of the company were
called and they Immediately set to
work leasing the land in the imme-
diate vicinity. The drillers were ord
cred to proceed and make several
tests which they are now doing.
The new "gusher" will be used to
furnish gas for this city this winter.
Up to date the company has opened
several wells which were very small
in capacity.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-08-27
SEVERAL DOGS CASES

There still remain a few dog cases
on the dockets Of the justices of the
peace OF the different townships Of
the county, which will come to trial in
the next month or so. The defendants
In these cases refused to pay their
tax and SO became delinquent, and le-
gal steps were taken to force them to
pay the fee demanded by the state
laws. Prosecuting attorney Charles
Ladd. who has charge OF the prosecu-
tion. stated this morning that the mum.
ber OF dog cases this year was compar-
atively small
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-08-27
william Smith, CoIored, Sal.
To Have Appropriated
$500 Worth.
MAKES DENIAL OF CHARGE
CHEF STAUeAcH TAKES FALL
OUT OF JUNK DEALERS AND
THREATENS TO TAKE ACTION
AGAINST THEM.

In the arrest Of William Smith. col
ored. last night the police believe they
have solved the problem OF the mys-
terious disappearance OF brass from
the rear Of the Richmond Water
Works company's office on North
Eighth street recently. For the past
several mornings large brass water
cocks have been missed from the Of
flee and the officials are certain that
the thief obtained entrance to the
building by means OF a skeleton key
The matter is as reported to the police
yesterday and the different junk shops
Of the city were visited resulting in
the finding of much OF the stolen prop
erty. 1t is estimated that about $500
worth OF brass was stolen.
Denies the Charge.
Smith was arrested at the Pennsyl-
vania depot. He denies all knowledge
Of the affair and states that he knows
nothing whatever about It However.
he is alleged to be the man who sold
some of the stolen brass at Morris
Feivel's junk shop. on North Fourth
street. The police state that they will
exert every effort to convict Smith
Chief Staubach asserts that some OF
the junk dealers are more responsible
for the disappearance of junk of this
nature than the thieves themselves, As
they encourage the practice by buying
the goods. Staubach also states that
il Smith is convicted there will be af-
fidavist filed against several Of the
junk dealers of the city for receiving
stolen goods. Some of the junk men
are becoming altogether too brazen IN
this particular. he said and he will en-
deavor to put stop to their alleged
methods.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-08-27
SWARM INTO FRANCE
(American News Service)

Madrid, Aug. 27.-The French
frontier towns are swarming with
Spanish refugees, anarchists and so
cialists, and courts martial are in con-
tinuous session dealing heavy senten-
ces Of imprisonment, while scores Of
new arrests are being made daily in
Barcelona. The feeling has reached
such high pitch in Catalonia that the
civil guard is being increased.
1t is reported that another death
sentence has been imposed by court
martial.
Rafael Guerra, the famous lawyer,
was imprisoned today. Senator Sol
Ortiga is said to have fled to France
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-08-27
FLED TO PET0SKEY

Charles Newlin one of the deputies
in the county auditors Office is spend
ing his vacation at Petoskey, Mich.
trying to get relief from an attack of
hay fever Writing to local friends he
says that the number of Richmond and
Wayne county sufferers at Petoskey
this year is far greater than usual.
Some of the visitors are experiencing
considerable difficulty to obtain re-
lief from the disease. but the majority
are enjoying a respite.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-08-27
HERE OF OPERATION
Rumored in New York This
Afternoon That Hartman
Had Yielded.
OXYGEN TANKS RECEIVED
(American News Service)

IAmerlCah news SeFVlCe1
New York, Aug. 27.-Two tanks Of
oxygen. plainly marked. were received
at Turner, New York, this morning
and taken to the Hartman country
home. Telephone communication
with Tower Hill has been cut off with
the exception of one private phone to
Harriman's New York Office A pri-
vate report says Hartman has not
been out of doors since Tuesday. 1t
has been practically admitted that the
great railroader will have to undergo
an operation soon. 1t was also rumor-
ed this afternoon that he had submit
ted to an operation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-08-27
JOSIE DREW LEMON.

Josie Bond drew lemon in the city
court this afternoon to the extent of
S25 and costs and so days in Jail She
plead guilty to intoxication for the
third time within three months. Only
about ten days ago she was arrested on
this charge but was dismissed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-08-27
A TEACHER RESIGNS

Miss Curtis. who has been assistant
instructor in the commercial depart
ment OF the local high school for the
past two years. has resigned her posi-
ton. She has accepted position as
head OF the commercial department
OF the Kendallville, Indiana high
school No successor to Miss Curtis
has been selected by the school board
but this will be one of the important
questions coming before the board at
its meeting next week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-08-27
WINS $4,000 PRIZE.

Rheims. Aug. 27.-Henri Farman
flew one hundred miles in two hours
and thirty-three minutes today beat
ing the distance record made by HUI
bert Latham and winning the grand
prix de Lachampage first prize of
$4,000.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-08-27
A Coffee Barometer,

A cup Of hot coffee is an unfailing
barometer II you allow q lump OF
sugar to drop to the bottom Of the
cup and watch the air bubbles arise
without disturbing the coffee. II the
bubbles collect In the middle the
weather will be fine: II they adhere to
the cup. forming q ring. 1t will either
rain or snow. and IL the bubbles sepa.
rate without assuming any fixed posi-
tion chaugeAble weather Il at hand.