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Barbour County index., 1910-06-15
Young Man Gone Wrong

Russell Marlborough, a lad 10
years ofiage, who wore a Salvation
Army uniform and passed himself
OFT as a laborer in the cause, was
arrested by Mayor Skinner and
City Attorney Tincher last We'd
nesday night for stealing a cornet
horn from Luther Benton at Kio.
wa. Young Marlborough came here
from kiowa Wednesday morning
and solicited funds during the dav.
In the evening he held a short SER
vice on the street. He sang, played
the cornet and guitar and exhort.
ed a short time and did quite we'll
tor one so young. But soon after
meeting was out" there came a
telephone message from Kiowa
that the pieus young man had
stolen the instrument with which
ne was winning lost souls and the
impostor was escorted to Jail.
On Friday he was taken before
Justice Collins and closely ques-
toned by the justice and City At.
torney Tincher who acted in the
absence of County Attorney Field
who was sick. At first the how
denied stealing the horn. He
claimed he bought it at Win
field, but after Mr.. Tincher told
him that the number onsthe horn
corresponds with the number on
the guaranty held by Mr.. Benton,
and also that the band members of
Kiowa had identified it, he weak.
ened and confessed. He also ex-
planned that he had purchased a
horn at Winfield, on monthly
payments, but he had pawned it
at lola.
The boy did not lack "nerve"
when he procured the horn. He
went to Mr.. Benton's home in his
absence, and told Mrs. Benton that
members of the Kiowa band had
sent him to borrow it. Mrs. Ben
ton gave it toAhim, believing him
to be telling the truth, and being
doubly assured since he wore a
Salvation Army uniform.
The prisoner will be sentenced
to the reformatory at Hutchinson
as soon as Judge Gillett can ar.
range to be here.
City Attorney Tincher gave the
young man some very kindly ad.
vice and it doubtless did him good.
His father, he says, died three years
ago. His mother lives in Winfield.
He was arrested about a year ago
for stealing guitar in Topeka
but was not convicted. He did
rough job this time, however, and
it was fortunate for him that he
was caught. 1t may be the means
of making man Of him.
Barbour County index., 1910-06-15
places in the contest:
Owls Will Build

Last Wednesday the Order of
Owls of this city purchased three
lots south of the Episcopal church
and east of the school house, on
Walnut street, and are now receiv.
ing bids on a club house 72x28,
one-story with attic and basement.
The building is to be equipped
with everything modern in the way
ofreading rooms, bath room, gym.
nasium, etc, and will cost about
$4,000.
Hoo.Hoo! Watch them grow.
Barbour County index., 1910-06-15
Christian Church

Regular services next Lords
Day.
Bible School at e:45 a. m.
Morning Worship at 400 am.
Teacher Training Class at 400
P. m.
All are made welcome to our
services.
Bishop M. Hopkins, Pastor.
Barbour County index., 1910-06-15

This, of course, does not mean
that all land is valued at these
figures. Poor land is rated lower
and good land higher.
The original average values re.
turned by the assessors and boards
of review, before equalization, were
as follows:
Barbour County index., 1910-06-15
Hill Climbing

a twenty horse power Ford won
in the hill climbing contest in
Forestville, New York, on May
IS. There were thirteen contest
ants and the Ford pulled out ahead
of all of them. The cars that were
entered are as follows according TO
places in the contest:
Barbour County index., 1910-06-15
Odds and Ends

Just a suggestion: Has either
OF the two rival republican candi-
dates for representative considered
the advisability of joining the
Owls?
Barbour County index., 1910-06-15

Mrs. Jessie Laughead and baby
of Dodge City arrived Monday
to visit with Mrs. Laughead's
parents, c. H. Rankin and wife.
Barbour County index., 1910-06-15

Bring your hogs to Gerlane Fri.
day and | will pay you highest
market price. Clarence Martin.
Barbour County index., 1910-06-15

'AAoiuIoilii1S d private
locker IN the Elks, Eagles or Beav-
ers, you will have to take it out.
The supreme court decided against
the locker system on Saturday.
Do as you please about it, but
hereafter when Riley passes the
tambourine at a Salvation Army
meeting,we propose to carefully
Investigate before giving up our
coppers.
We never dictate but merely as
friend of both, our advice is that
Col. MacGregor and Sam Griffin
each shave off his mustache or else
grow full beard. The day of
compromise is past.
1t all the new styles that are in
troduced, have as hard a time tax.
ing root as the new style of comb
ing mems hair has in Medicine
Lodge, the style inventor might as
we'll pepare himself for another
occupation.
We have it from an eye witness
that one of the coaches on the San.
ia Fe plug would have lost its
trucks one day last week but for
the forethought of Sharon friend
who tied one of the wheels on with
barb wire. Same old adage: A
friend in need is friend indeed.
Being a member of the legisla-
ture isn't always the personal sac.
riflce it is reputed. You have no.
ticed that the Illinois member who
sold his vote to United States
senator for $5,ooo,also was invited
to turn states evidence and is now
sure of a job as witness at S. per
and mileage for an indefinite
period.
A machine republican diagnoses
the present political troubles this
way: A standpat republican is a
patriot, a socialist is dreamer, a
democrat is near.socialist, pro-
hibitionist is a nonentity and an
insurgent is an anarchist. Still
you occasionally here it said that
the contest between the standpat-
tiers and the insurgents is friendly.
Just as our society editor was
getting accustomed to calling
a six o'clock feast a dinner
he happened to gaze over the
society columns of metropol-
itan paper a day or two ago and
saw that delicious supper" was
served in certain large city at six
o'clock. Can it be that society
has already tired of eating dinner
at supper time?
Wanted: A correct, as we'll as
scientific description of the republi.
can machine in Barber county. At
the Hardtner celebration last week
two groups of men were heard to
discuss the representative situa-
tion, from a republican basis. One
group decided they could not sup
port Col. MacGregor because he
represented the "ma chine" which
is directed by Lutte Axline and
Policy Tincher. The other group
decided they could not support
Sam Griffin because he represent
ed the machine" which is di-
rected by Oscar Haberlein and Jim
Hickman. Our conclusion is, there
fore, that there are two republi-
can machines in this county, and
our suggestion is that everybody
Join hands with the Democrats
who are the plain people and do
not keep vehicles.
Barbour County index., 1910-06-15

lfyou are maintaining private
locker in the Elks, Eagles or Beav-
ers, you will have to take it out.
The supreme court decided against
the locker system on Saturday.
Barbour County index., 1910-06-15

Do as you please about it, but
hereafter when Riley passes the
tambourine at a Salvation Army
meetlng,we propose to carefully
investigate before giving up our
coppers.
Barbour County index., 1910-06-15

We never dictate but merely as
friend of both, our advice is that
Col. MacGregor and Sam Griffin
each shave off his mustache or else
grow full beard. The day of
compromise is past.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-04
THE PROBLEM OF COLOR

Editor of the Farmer:
 Sir-I, Dr. c. Carter, of 1Ss Wheeler avenue, Bridgeport, am ready to con- tradict Prof. Stiles views in regard o1 color.
 Now since we, as a race. are fitted enough to live in the same area as the so-cal1ed Anglo-SaxonS. why did not they, when we were in Africa, let us stay? Why did they bring us from our home? Why did not they think of this years ago? We, the colored or Ethiopian race, did not want to leave our native country. but the Cau- casians would not let us remain And now just beginning to think that the color line is needed? Is 1t beca use the colored race is becoming so indus trious SO intelligent that you cannot stand it? If so, Psalms IS relate that Princes shall come out of Egypt, Ethiopia. shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.'' Now, in conclud- ing. I will say, Worry not. For we were all made by the one Creator and when we depart from this world to either one or the other Prof. Stiles and many others will maintain that the same area will prove satisfactory to us all, for they will find some of us there. I know that the Republicans would not announce and the Demo- crats would more than to make such statements, so it must have been some one on a half pay ground.
 DR. c. CARTER.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-04
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REV. MIR. FRANCE WILL
 LECTURE ON NAPOLEON
 AND THE FIRST EMPIRE

At the Hotel Stratfie1d on Tuesday evening, January Il, at o'clock, the Rev. Jean Cyril France. pastor of St. Luke's church of this city. will deliver a lecture on Napoleon I ct son Elm pire" before the members of the Bridgeport Group of the Alliance Fran caise and their friends.
 MT. France is a vigorous and orig inal thinker and filled with enthusiasm for his hero. The career of Napoleon never fails to interest deeply an Amer ican audience, and on this occasion the interest will be increased by it's presen- tation in French and from a French point of view. The stereopticon illus trations will also be numerous and beautiful
 Those members of the Group who wish to make special preparation for the lecture will find abundant material reserved for their use in the public library
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-04
Danbury Man Returns
 And Promptly Arrested

New Haven. Jan 4.-After being away from this city for three months living this time in North Carolina Rawson Martin, colored, who assault ed Arthur Johnson at a negro coon supper in the rear of Lion Park. in Allingtown. September 26. of last year was arrested yesterday, having return cd to Danbury, on the request of the local nolice
 In the trouble which occurred last September, Martin seriously injured Johnson and in the fight James John son was also badly hurt. Arthur Johnson was struck on the head by a stone weighing about 15 pounds thrown by Martin. A number of ar rests were made by the West Haven police who were unable to apprehend Martin who escaped. He will be brought to this city. Johnson. who had a very serious scalp wound fin ally recovered and left the New Haven hospital October 24 where he had been taken on the night of the fight.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-04
LIFE LOST IN CLUBHOUSE FIRE
MAN SEEN IN BURNING BUILD
 ING AT GREENWICH WHEN
 BOOKKEEPER RITCH WAS PULLED OUT OF WINDOW.

Greenwich, Jan. 4.-Fears are ex- pressed that. 8 man was burned to death in the fire which destroyed the club house of the Greenwich Country Club, formerly the Fairfield County Golf Club, yesterday. One man, the bookkeeper, Richard Ritch, was pull ed out of the window of the office, where he was collecting his recohds, cash, books, &c., and was resusCitated with much effort.
 Frank F. MOShler, Jr., B. E. Kelly and others say that they saw the up- raised hand of. another mant in the office, which was then almost a fiery furnace, and when Mr. Moshier broke in the sash so as to effect a rescue the flames darted out at him so that he was obliged to retreat. Who could have been in the office is not known, and @ search will be made in the ruins as soon as they cool sufficiently.
 The club house was built fifteen years ago and has been added to from time to time, so that it's estimated cost was about $4O,000. It was a two story frame structure, about three miles from the village.
 MT. Hahn, the superintendent, was in the village purchasing supplies for dinner, and he hastened to the club, but not in time to save anything. His personal loss was $2,00O, the loss to the wine stock was $1,0OO and the locker room contents entail personal loss to the members of about S10,000.
 The building was covered by insur- ance. It is believed to have caught fire from a defective f1ue near the roof.
 Work on the foundation for a new $125,0 900 club house, five hundred feet from the present structure, is now under construction. E. c. Converse is president of the club and many wealthy New York men are members
 MT. Ritch, the bookkeeper, stuck to the club until he became temporarily insane and had to be held from dash ing into the flames again. Some of the trophies were saved.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-04
COAST ARTILLERYMEN
 IN GUARD HOUSE

New London, Jan. 4.-Seventy-six o1 the eighty-four members of 131st Com pany, Coast Artillery, U. s. A., sta- toned at Fort H. G. Wright, Fish CTS Island, have been placed under arrest for refusing orders to take the fifteen-nlile march around the island on New Years Day
 The mutineers, it is alleged, follow ed the example of some of the non- commissioned officers in rebelling against the long march on the first day of the new year, and Col John Rafferty, in command of all the adja- cent island Qualifications. has had all the soldiers imprisoned that the limit ed guard house will accommodate while others are under surveillance in the garrison under heavy guard. One of the mutineers escaped from Fish CTS Island this morning on Govern ment transport, but was soon round ed up by provost guard and hustled back to quarters and will later be tried for assertion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-04
EX-MAYOR HENDRICK
 HAS BROKEN WRIST

Fix Mayor A. c. Hendrick. one of the best known of the old time officials oi the city of New Haven, is confined to his home at 120 Bristol street with a compound fracture of his left wrist the result of a fall sustained Sunday Mayor Hendrick was injured by trip ping over a strip of carpet.
 The injury would be a severe one for any person. and the advanced age of the ex-Mayor makes it the worse for him. He is seventy-eight years old. However, his condition is report ed as very favorable.
 Mayor Hendrick was for years the head of the New Haven fire depart ment, and is much beloved by the force, many of the members of which will hope for his speedy recovery.
The Washington times., 1910-04-22
WASHINGTON DINNER
TOTAFT POSTPONED
President Suggests Change
Because of Numerous En-
gagements Outside.
sAMUEL LANGHORNE CLEMENs.

At the request Of the President him
self, the annual citizens dinner 10
President Taft, preparations for which
are in the the hands Of q ioin1 com
mittee from the Board - Trade and
the Chamber OF Commerce and which
was 10 have been held next month.
has been postponed until next fall
The reason given is that the Presi-
dent has so many out-os-town en-
gagements this spring that Il would
Re a tax upon his time u attend the
Washington dinner in the near fu-
ture.
in a formal statement issued. this
afternoon, the joint committee says
The 5Oint committee Of the Board
of Trade and the Chamber Of Com
merce in charge Of the arrangements
for the annual citizens dinner to the
President, in Difference TO a sugEes-
tion from the White House, today de-
cided 10 postpone the function until
next fail.
I'm view OF the fact that there is an
unusual pressure upon the Presidents
time. owing to his engagements out
Of the city. a later date was deemed
advisable
The Washington times., 1910-04-22
DEPARTMENT CLERKS PLAN
TO GREET COL. ROOSEVELT
Government Official Tells of Former Presidents Popu
larity and of the Many Requests for Leave
for June 13

I have been in the Government ser
vice long time and have know,
nothing Ike it The clerks in my Of
fce, Democrats and Republicans alike
are wild on the subject Of Roosevelt
The other day heard one of the
steadiest women clerks in my office
say
7 would not miss seeing Roosevelt
when he lands in New York for anv-
thing in the world III risk LOSING nv
position for Il I hope he wiz start
Ilsnt out IN the campaign early and do
something We have got to have him
Tor President again, and I predict he
VII pe nominated and elected by ac-
ciamatiOn in 1872 They won't even
nave TO hold a convention
Lnat idea is shared by a ma forffv
OF the men, too OF course thew know
there viii have 10 be a convention, but
you cannot make them believe tbs
anybody but Roosevelt has q chance >
me ofhelais fear that during the New
YORK celebration there Will not be
enough clerks left in washington TO
20 the Government work.
The Washington times., 1910-04-22
SIMPLICITY MARKS
PLANS FOR FUNERAL
Death Came Peacefully At 6:22
O'Clock Last Evening At
Country Home.
CAREER OF AUTHOR
RELATED IN BRIEF

Born November 80, 1885, in Mon
roe county, Missouri
At twelve years started to learn
trade of printer.
In1S57 became "A Mississippi pilot.
1881 enlisted In Confederate
arny, but only served three
months
Next tried his fOrt0ne at gold
mining
From a miner he turned reporter,
then editor in Nevada, and his ku-
NOR began TO develop
Adopted pen name Mark Twain
while working on virginia CITY
newspaper
1863, after tour of Europe, wrote
sInnOeeutS Abroud," and estab-
IIsbed fame as author.
1884. invested In publishing com
pany. and lost his fortune in its
failure.
Made world lecture tour, and
earned enough TO more than pay
his debts.
Published his hrst book IN 1867,
his last in 1907.
The Washington times., 1910-04-22

When Theodore Roosevelt rides
through New York on the day Of his
arrival in June he viii be greeted BY
several hundred women from the Gov
ernment Departments Of Washington
There is q veritable craze among the
feminine employees OF nearly ali the
departments to attend the biz celebra-
ton. Chiefs Of divisions are receiving
notices every day from clerks that they
viii want a couple Of days OF 50 Of,
some time in June"
As rule. no reason IS given. but
private conversations among the wO-
men themselves indicate a degree Of
Roosevelt enthusiasm that is surpris-
ing
Not day passes" said a Govern
ment official this morning, that don't
0verhear a conversation on the subject
- Theodore Roosevelt and his home
coming The men CLERKS are entbusias-
TIC enough. but the women are little
short Of insane On the subject.
The Washington times., 1910-04-22
Finney Declares on Stand
Wickersham Erred In
BallingeT Opinion.
NOT RESPONSIBLE
FOR CHIEFS ACTS
Assistant 10 Secretary of Interior
Questioned AS 70 Status
As Witness.

Evidence that the Attorney General IN
his summary Of the Claws charges
against Secretary Of the Interior Balm
ger uisstated certain facts vas brought
out by a hot-cross examination of Z @
F-inney. assistant to the Secretary Of the
Interior. before the Congressional iEves-
tiEating corauittee today
The witness admitted, after an ex-
haustive series of questions. by CLAWS
attorney. L. D Brandeis. that Attorney
General VIckersham's statement that
no steps whatever" were taken By
'5Iavis looking 10 criminal prosecution
OF Alaska coal claimants before the
statute Of limitations began 10 run, was
erroneous The witness declared that
the record n the Investigation dis
closed that CLAWS and Special Agent
Jones. his subordinate. had taken steps
Summary IS Analysed
Next Brandeis took a three-lins sen
tence in the Attorney Generals sum
mary and forced the witness TO admit
that in Il there were three mis-
statements Of fact. The sentence was,
in effect, that Claws had had upwards
OF two years-with the exception Of
two months, April and May, 1905, when
the Investigation was suspended owing
10 exhaustion Of the aprpCpriation-in
which 20 complete his case against the
coal claimants.
Finney admitted thar Claws had. IN
fact. only been in charge OF the Alaska
work one year and seven months. in
stead of the upward Of TWO years"
specified BY the Attorney General: that
the work was suspended In May and
not in April, as given by the Attorney
f-euaTaL- and that one other reason nv
work was suspended in addition 10 the
one specified By the Attorney General
Tnar the appropriation vas exhausted
was that refutatiOus were being framed
N the department and ir was thought
perhaps en-rymeu might want 10 change
their entries and come In under the 1898
law, instead Of that Of 1904.
Denies Responsibility.
Finney testified at various times
that he wrote opinions and letters
which Balliuger signed. Many %
these figure in the investigation the
prosecution" claiming that thev. con-
tain misrepresentatious- He also took
the responsibility for certain other
acts heretofore cha rged against the
head or the department
Under crcss-eZaminatiOu by Attor-
ney Pepper, counsel for clifford Pin
whether he came before the commit
tee with the idea Of taking all the
responsibility Tor Secretary RcTlfnEev
FluneE Tepudiared this However
1 nOLice that the newspapers seem TO
nave LlaL Idea he added sadly
The Washington times., 1910-04-22

REDDING, Conn. April z2-An the
word today mourns the death OF Mark
Twain. dean Of the school OF present
day writer's, originator Of American Ut
erary humor. and friend and champion
OF the people
Arrangements for the funeral and
burial have been completed Simple
and unostentatIous services viii be
held in New York at the Presbyterian
Church at Fifth avenue and Thirty
seventh street, tomorrow afternoon.
The body VIII be taken to ElmIra-
reaching there on Sunday night
It VIII be taken TO the home OF Gen.
Charles J. La1gdon. and services VIII
be held in the afternoon, with the
Rev Samuel z Eastman and the Rev
Annis Ford Eastman officiating.
The burial win be in WoodIawn Gem
etery-
The aged humorist's unfiinching battle
waged so long against the sncroachmeut
OF the disease that baHled the efforfs Of
physicians 20 check IL, ended al 6.2
o'clock last evening in his country home
back IN the wild Camarack hills
Durins the last five hours Of the fam
Gus writer's life, the throbbinE pain so
constantly with him Of late was stflIed
and the coma that preceded death
made the end as quiet and peaceful as
the sinking Of & baby into sIumber. No
struggle marked the ending Of his life.
the pulse ceased beating and respiration
slowly died away
Died Of Broken Heart
Mark Twain. Samuel Ta7rho-re
Clemens. was seventy-fo11r years of age
and the physicians certificate OF. deatl,
gives the cause as angina pectoris. In
innate friends Of the author believe
that the end was brought about ny,
broken heart, following the death OF
his daughter, Jean. than by anv real
aiIment.
Beside him at the end was his only
living child, Clara, wife Of OssfDs Cabrfi-
Continued on Sixth PageD
The Washington times., 1910-04-22
FIRST ARREST MADE
IN CUSTOMS FRAUDS
Such Is Theory of Detention
of Former Chief
Clerk Bedell.

NEW YORK, April 22--Georgs Z
Redeu, formerly chief clerk in the
weighing division of the custom house,
was arrested today by United States
Marshal Henkel. when he got here from
his hcme in Bloomfield, y. J.
BedeII's arrest was looked upon as th--
first 81 eD in the revelation Of new. frauds
perpetrated against the Government
BedeU was taken before judge Hazel
IN the United States circuit court and
held in. $500 baiI on charges Of con-
spiracy TO defraud and the erossest
misconduct in Office"