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Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-09
OWN PETARD HOSTS TROUP
Internal Machine" Causes Judge
More Than Hours Delay.
IS ASKED HOW HE LIKES IT
dudge who Ordered voting Machines
Used r. Not SO Keen About
Them, Following MORN
inE's Experience.

Hoist with his own petardl
Alexander c. Troup, Judge Of the district
court, Is the man who made voting ma
chimes necessary in this election. Judge
Alexander c. Troup does not now think so
highly Of voting machines as he did when
he handed down his decree.
Judge Troup went to his polling place.
the Third precinct Of the Seventh ward. at
$50 In the morning. At $50 he resumed
his walk down town He had not been
lingering around the polling place for the
fun Of the thing but because he had to-
A few men stood in line ahead OF Judge
Troup when he reached the scene and he
chuckled 70 himself Aha III be through
in a minute or two. It's 80 much quicker
than marking a paper ballot"
But the line did not advance with any
startling celebrity and the Judge did not
move toward the machine as fast as an
aeroplane goes. After standing for about
fifteen minutes, Judge Troup inquired Of
the man ahead, What's the matter?"
Don't know" said the man; "aint it the
deuce to have to walt here all morning. 1
never did think much Of these machines.
DO your"
Judge Troup did not answer. A little
later word came down the line that the
machine was out Of order.
Are we going to be kept here all day?''
demanded Judge Troup with indignation.
I've got some work to do in my office
down town"
Wanted some More.
Judge Troup then waited some time
Then he waited some more time. Finally.
the expert who had been wrestling With
the machine stepped out Of the booth and
the line moved forward. For several min
utes voter followed voter and Judge Troup
got ION deck" The frowning lines which
had wrinkled the judicial brow had by now
been ironed out and his countenance again
wore that placid judicial air which so we'll
becomes him. Judge Troup stepped for
ward as the voter just ahead left the
booth.
Hold on, there" said this man, there's
something the matter with this fool ma
chine. 1 never did think much OF these
voting machines. What do you think about
'em, judgeT'
BY violent effort and after consider
able swallowing. the person thus inter-
rogated restrained his feelings and no word
escaped his lips, But the close observer
could have seen bright red color, signi-
ficant of heat, rising above the Judicial
collar.
Ensued little delay--only thirty minutes
of so-and then Judge Troup voted. 1t is
declared that he yanked the lever over
so viciously that II was almost snapped off,
The first line OF this little but veracious
narrative IL hoist with his own petardl"
The phrase has It's origin in warfare and
refers TO a miner or sapper who gets blown
up with the mechanism intended for some
one else. A petard Is thus an internal
| machine.
While waiting. Judge Troup was heard
to say something about these Internal
machines" But he did not refer to the
military kind.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-09
ELECTION CLERK IS OUsTED
). M. Tobias, Regularly Appointed Re-
pubIican Clerk, Meets Uaurper.

j. M. Tobias, Regularly Appointed Re
publican Clerk, Meets Usurper.
The clerk OF the district court was
startled Tuesday morning by the report Of
j. N. Tobias OF South Omaha that he had
been usurped OF his position as election
clerk in the Second precinct Of the Second
ward in South Omaha. Mr.. Tobias APP
peared In the clerks office and declared
that when he had appeared at the polling
place where he had been appointed to
serve. he found a man named Frank Kegan
serving in the capacity OF clerk. He de-
clared Kegsn put up a contention that he
had been appointed In the place OF Tobias
and the latter had no right to serve.
Rather than TO create a disturbance, To-
bias abandoned all effort TO serve and
made for the clerks office. Tobias, who
Is republican, was found to have been
duly appointed, but no trace Of Kegan's
alleged appointment could be found
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-09
EVERY BABY GETS A BLANKET
,. l.. Brandets store 90 watch Birth
List and Give Presents for
Little Mites.

Catch EN- and train em in the way they
should 50. This 10 the revised or peda-
gogio application OF the old proverb and Il
Is now becoming an advertising or COM
meroial proposition
The J. L. Brandeis a Sons company has
a man detailed 20 take The Bee every
evening and cut out the list OF births. Then
every new baby sent with the compll-
ments OF the company a soft little blanket
OF the kind In which babies are wrapped
Immediately after baby's Rbluuons have
been performed by nurse.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-09
MORE MACHINES GIVE TROUBLE
Voters Have to Wait Until Expert
Appears to Saw OFF Lock.

Voters Have to Wait Until Expert
Appears to Saw Off Lock.
Saving off Of the register lever lock on
one OF the machines in the First precinct
OF the Twelfth ward was made necessary
early Tuesday morning by an error of an
election Judge IN attempting TO open the
lock with the wrong key Before the
machines can be used for voting several Of
their parts must be unlocked. For each
lock there Is a separate and different key
The Judge inserted the wrong key In the
lever lock It refused to work and efforts
Of the Judge to withdraw It resulted In
failure. e. 2. q. Ridgway, custodian Of
the voting machines, was called to the
scene. He filed off the lock and furnished
q duplicate. On account Of the heavy reg
istraton the precinct had been provided
with two machines The other machine
was in good working order and its use
overcams a part Of the delay, although
several electors went away without voting
saying that they would return later.
Failure of election judges and clerks to
thoroughly understand the work OF unlock
ing the machines and preparing them for
use delayed the beginning of actual voting
in many precincts. In the Fourth pre-
cinct OF the Eleventh ward the machine
was not yet ready for use at S:f5 Several
voters went away, saying they were unable
to walt and would return and vote at noon
In the Fourth OF the Eighth the judges
and clerks unfamilarity with the machines
delayed the beginning OF the voting
When the start finally was made. how
ever the voting was done rapidly. most of
the voters Of the first half hour casting
straight party votes. In the first twenty
two minutes twenty-five voters registered
their preferences.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-09
pressed I'm oBInoE ana YeIlovD

Not foot ball colors." but the color Of
the carton containing Foley's Honey and
Tar. the best and safest cough remedy
for all coughs and colds. Do not accept
a substitute. but see that you get the
genuine Foley's Honey and Tar in a yell
low carton with black letters.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-09

To be really valuable must show equally
good results from each member OF the
family using f. F0ley's Honey and Tar
does Just this. whether for children or
grown persons Foley's Honey and Tar -
best ana safest Tor all coughs and coIda
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-09

Chamberlain's Stomach ana Liver Tab
lets do not sicken or grippe. and may be
taken with perfect safety by the most deli
cate woman or the youngest child. The old
and feeble will also find them a most suit
able remedy for aiding and strengthening
their weakened digestion and for regulat
ing the bowels. For sale by all druggists
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-09
Thirty-Five Automobiles Burned,

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Nov. S.-Thirty-
five automobiles, valued at 800, 900, were
destroyed In a fire today which burned the
Pullman Automobile garage in this city,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-09
ESCAPED PRISONER NABBED
Roy Green, who Jumped from Win
dow Sans Clothes IL Caught


After having borrowed or stolen a pair
OF trousers and coat. Roy Green the es-
capped Council Bluffs prisoner. who jumped
from a second story window in fleeing
from the police Monday. was arrested
several hours later. The fugitive was
boarding a car at Seventeenth ana Calf
foTnia street when Detectives Maloney and
Fleming recognized and arrested him.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-09
Mnrrinre Licennes.

The following marriage licenses have
been Issued:
Name and Residence Are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-27

| counted four times that he washed his hands and
six drinks of water that he had
You'll be damp enough to need wringin out, II
you keep that up" says |.
Keep what up?' says he. Honest, he
ratified he didn't know whether he usin the
roller towel or runnin the ticker tape Half
an hour before lunchtme he skips out and leaves
word with me that maybe he'll be back late.
All right, says l. IF the boss calls for you I'll
tell him he'll have to shut down the shop until you
blow in again.
Maybe you've symptoms like that in hired
1t centrally means that there's somethin
dom in ponies margins, and that next payday
IS gon to seem a long ways oft. 1t d been asked
give a guess, l should have put it about two
hundred bucks that Piddie had thrown into the
market. Anyway, it want enough to knock the
props out of call money quotations; so was lettn
Pidde do all the worryin.
HE didn't show back twelve-thrty, at
IL twelve forty-ve. Some else did, though. She
nice little lady, of the smooth haired big
eyed kind as soft talkin' and as gentle actin the
heroine in No Weddn Cake for Her'n." Just before
she gets to the weepy scenes. You could by the
punky mill merry and the last seasons drygoods that
She d just drifted in from Mortgagehurst, New Jer
sey. The little snoozer she has by the hand was
cute one though When he gets glimpse of my
sunset top piece he sings out:
10000, mama! Bunny, burnt"
why, Hemingway" says she. Il
prised Naughty, naughty"
Don't worry, lady says l. The kids got it
dead right-it's one of them kind.
Then l vets my finger and shows him how it II
go 'S-z-z," when touch it off. That gets laugh
out of little Hemingway, and in a minute we re
all good friends.
She's Mrs. Pidde, of course, and she's brick.
Say, how is it these two-by ours pull out such
good ones often? Why, if she'd been got up
cordin to this years models and could have thrown
the front she ought to, she'd have been fit for
first tier box at the grand op'ra.
'Chee!' thinks l. Did she pick Fiddle in the
dark?
She'd come in to drag him out shoppin' and hyp
notize him into loosenin up. 1t was of gettn
things for little Hemingway.
Me, l go have s'oes, an coat wifi
pockets too, says he.
Say, they wins me, kids like that do. There's
some l amt got any for, the kind brought up
in hotels and boardin houses that learn to play to
the gallery before they feed themselves, and
others could name; but clean, GRIMM youngsters
with big eyes that take in everything they re good
to have around. And little Hemmy star. l
got so nt'rested shown him things in the office
that l clean forgot about Piddie and what he
up to.
He will be back soon, won't her, says Mrs
Piddie
Now if you give time l slick up answer
it'll sound like the truth and mean something
else; but offhand liar I'm frost Somehow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-27

always has to swaller somethin before can push
a cold dope Course. | knew he d got to be back
day for family reunion Pddie want goin to be
any too socable by dinner time that night, lessn
he'd hit up the bucketshop. which the chances was
against So it my turn to make foxy play.
. He's due here before long that's fact, says |
but there's tein. You see, there's big deal
on and Mr.. Piddies gone down town, and -"
OH" says Mrs Pidde, her eyes shinin'. Then
he has important business engagement:
You couldn't help seem how she had it framed
up.-the whole Corrugated Trust and half OF Wall
Street holdn its breath while hubby, J. Hemming
way Pddie, ESQ., worked his giant intellect for the
good of the country.
That's it." says l. Il couldn't say pos tive that
he'd be as late as four o'clock but"
oh, then we'll not wait says she. Come,
Hemingway, we must go home
Don't Diet my new soes: says Hemmy;
There a proposition for you! The kid
runnin true to form and stickn to the main line.
No side issues for him. Pop might be a big man,
and all that; but his size didn't cut much ice along
min to look squally, and Mrs. Plddles mouth cor
saggin some, when | has thought
Hold on says. |. Maybe he's left note or
something for you.
See what it is to have little wad slowed away
in the southwest corner OF your jeans? | slips
writer girls address envelOp to Mrs. PIddle.
jams sawbuck into it, and comes out smilin'.
Maybe this II do we'll Pop himself, says
Feels like it had long green in it, and the last
heard Of little Hemmy he was tellin' the elevator
man about the new soes that comm to him
Its a fool way to lend out coin" thinks |; but
what's the diff. That kids got his hopes set
bein shod to-day, and Pidde's bound to make good
sometime.
DIDDIE didn't look it. though, when he drifts III
L about thirty If he had load on his mind
earlier in the day. he'd got somethin' more now.
Just sittn at the desk dom nothn made the dew
come out on his noble brow like it the middle OF
August He too much of wreck to stand any
ioshin SO let him alone, not tellin him about
the family visit.
The first thing knows he comes over to me. his
jaw fr1nern | it shut before, and kind
of shifty look in his eyes. He hands me letter and
package.
'Torchy" says he, take these down to that ad-
dress just soon as you can. You've got to 60
quick Understand?
Fourth speed advanced spark, that's me-" says
l. yrabbn my hat and cot. Free track for the
Piddie special! Honk, honk!" and | jams him up
against the letterpress as | makes rush for the
doc.
When gets into the subway sizes up the stuff
I'm carryin'. Well say it amt often | gets real
curious; but this one of them times. | started
in by roln pencil under the enveop flap while the
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-27

watch of the towels and soap and
spring water you'd think our stock fallin below
Centrally Piddie don't handle anything but petty
cash; but in awhile, when else is handy,
they chuck something big his way. and he lets
up until everyone knows all about it. You tell
how chesty he feels, just by his strut.
XIELL. there'd been big rush on, and they
w usn Piddie more or less frequent |
gettn used to his maxim a noise like balloon,
when mornn he comes turkeyin' to the
brass gate and says to me:
'Torchy, call up OO79 Broad and get the opening
ON Bitten.
Sure" says /. And if it touches seven-eighths
don't you want to unload couple OF thousand
sharesl"
When have any further orders says he. putin
his face, you will get them!'
Oh slush!" says l. Don't play rough Pid-
was him, all right. I've these hot air
pungers before They follow up stock for weeks.
and buy and sell in six figures and reckon up how
they've hit the market for great chunks-but it's
all under their lids. You can't spend pipe dreams,
if you win and if you lose. it don't shrink the size
of your really truly roll. It's almost satisfyin'
as walkn by the back door of bakery when you re
hungry. That kind of game is about Piddies size,
All it calls for is plenty Of imagination, and
he's got that by the bale was kind of glad to
him enjoyn himself so innocent, and now and then
Id help along the excitement.
Heard about how MoTgan's tryin' to get hold
of Bltzen?" I'd say, and Fiddle would prick up his
Who told your" Piddie'd ask
why, say, got IL straight from a dell
catessen man that lives on the same block with
that runs a hot dog cart in John-st- Don't
want anything closer'n that, do your"
Then Piddie'd look kind of foolish and go off and
call down some one good and hard, just to relieve
his feelin's
First thing knew though Piddie was havin star
chamber sessions with seedy lookin piker that
actors overcoat and brunette collar that
looked like it had been wished onto his neck about
last Thanksgivin They'd get together in a
Of the reception room and whisper away for half
hour a stretch If it hadn't been Piddie I'd put
it down for hard luck tale with a swift touch for
curtain, but one that ever took a second look at
Piddie would waste their time tryin' touch
him So l guessed the gent bucketshop
tout who tryin to interest Pddie in some kind
of a deal.
STILL, couldn't get any picture of Piddie takin'
- chance with real money. 1t want until l seen
him walkin around starry eyed one day and gettin'
nervous by the minute, that l could believe he's
really been rung in. He goin' through all the
motions, though, of that's showed everything,
lose, the red, and it was a circus to keep
tabs on him. He makes bluff at bein' awful busy
with the bbook; but he couldn't stay at the desk
n three at IpSid Of hour
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-27
By Sewe11 Ford

GAY, l thought l knew Piddie
- If anybody'd asked me to pick
a party for the Honest John
act from among the crowd we got
around the Corrugated Trust here,
I'd made J. Hemingway Piddie
my one best bet. He's been with the
concern ever since Old Hickory Ellins
flimf1ammed his partners out of their
share of the business and took out
New Jersey chartered permit that
allowed him to practise grand lar
ceny.
If Piddie hadn't been a pinhead.
he'd had his name on the board of
directors years ago. But there amt
no use tryin' to make parlor comp ny
out of kitchen help; SO Piddie' just
trailed along, bein as useful as he
knew how, and workin' up from ten
a week to one fifty month, just as
satisfied as if he was gettin' his per
cent of the profits.
What he does around the shop
wouldn't turn anyone gray headed;
but he makes the most of it. He
swells up more over orderin' few
office supplies than Mr.. Robert
would about signin' million-dollar
contract, and the way he keeps
watch of the towels and soap and
~x.r,~o uy,for VOID tbip1, orr ctocl-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-04
SILAS W. FLIEN DEAD.
He Was Former City Judge Of St.
Albans.

Milton, Oct. 4.-The Hon. Silas W.
Finn died suddenly of heart failure at
2,30 yesterday afternoon at the home
of his aunt, Mrs. Jane Finn, with whom
he boarded He was born in Milton
December 20, 1866, was educated in the
schools here and taught school for sew
eral terms From 1856 TO 1889 he was
in the mercantile business In the
latter year he went to St Albans and
entered the law Office Of Ballard Il Burle.
son, being admitted to the bar in 1892.
For several years he was member
Of the law firm Of Watson & Finn, and
for four years from 1894 to 1898 he was
judge of the city court Of ST. Adams.
He was active ia republican politics for
several years and was a member Of
Seneca Lodge. No 40 r. and A. NJ, Of
Milton. He married August /, 1894, Miss
Emma c. Ryan of St Albans, who with
two children, Burke I'll and Barbara r.,
survive him. lie is also survived by
his father, Richard Finn of UnderhIll,
a brother, Edward B. Finn Of Spring
field, and a sister, Mrs Lueius c. Fowler
of Underhill The arrangements for the
funeral have not been completed, but il
win probably be hcii Wednesday after.
noon
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-04
FORECLOSURE ON RAILROAD.
Burlington & Hinesburg Company Going
Through One Of Its Changes.

Burlington, Oct 4.-The Central Trust
company Of New York, as trustee, has
instituted foreclosure proceedings against
the Burlington g. Hinesburg railroad, a
railroad which was never operative be-
cause it was never finished. The rail-
road was projected in 1894 and about rs
per cent Of the grading was done and
FIVE miles of the fourteen miles of rail
were laid. Since that time the rails have
been rusting. 1t is said that Sl25, 900
was sunk in the work.
The Central TSust company Of New
York was the trustee, q mortgage be-
ing given to that corporation to secure
the issue of stocks and bonds. The bill
OF complaint asks that the mortgage,
bearing date August %, 1896 be fore
closed, that the lien Of the mortgage
te established as lien upon The prop
erty Of the road that sale OF said
property be ordered and that a receiver
OF receivers be appointed.
The company resolved to issue in 1896,
500 five per cent bonds, payable at the
expiration OF 30 years, each Of the val
ne Of $500, amounting IN all to S400-
600. About S250000 worth OF the bonds
were issued. Ninety per cent. Of the
bonds issued are represented by the Cen
tral Trust company and are the prop
crty Of H. D. Clark. There are few
scattered hither and yon about the coun-
try
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-04
Has Right to Tax Savings De-
posts in National Banks
WHEN held BY RESIDENTS
Opinion Rendered This Morning BY Yer
mont Supreme Court on Opening
Of October Term In Mont
ier Today.

The law giving the state right to
tax savings deposits in national banks
was upheld to-day by the Vermont SUI
preme court in decision rendered in
the case of State VS. Clement National
Bank OF Rutland, with the proviso that
the law contemplates only the taxa
tion of such depositors who are resi-
dents OF Vermont. Judge Munson dis
sents from the opinion, taking the
ground that the new law contemplates
the taxing OF all depositors This case
grew out of the refusal of the Glenn
ent National bank to pay taxes on its
savings deposits, whereupon the state
sued and the case was recently argued
in supreme court
The only other opinion rendered to-
day at the opening Of the October term
was that in the case Of the Caledonia
county grammar school vs. George T.
Howard, in which the decision Of the
lower court in favor Of the defendant
was reversed and the cause was re-
manded 70 the lower court.
One other feature of the opening Of
supreme court was the presentation Of
the portrait Of Chief Judge John w.
Rowell at the supreme court chamber
in the State House Very fine rem.
marks in commendation Of Judge Rowell
were made by W. B. c. Sticknev who
had been delegated for the part. There
were nearly 10 lawyers in attendance
az these exercises, as well as for the
opening Of the term or court.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-04
MARRIED 50 YEARS AGO.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lysander A. Barrows of
Stowe Observed Anniversary. !.

Stowe, Oct. 4 Mr.. and Mrs Lysander
A. Barrows celebrated the 50th ami.
yersary Of their marriage yesterday aft
ernoon. 4 reception during the after
noon and evening was attended BY many
of their friends, among them being their
three daughters and their husbands. Mr..
and Mrs. Carroll l. Mum OF johnson,
Mr.. and Mrs o. IT, Adams OF Stove,
and Mr.. and Mrs Frank j Robinson OF
Malone, \. Y, and grandchildren, Gay
lord Mum and Miss Reba Mum OF
Johnson. Two granddaughters, Mrs. Ray
e. Steans and Mrs Ernest Alderman OF
Nershire and one great grandson, the
little son of Mrs. Stearns, who were
unable TO BE- present, complete. the fam
lily circle. Mr. Barrows, who has been
a lifelong resident OF Stowe, is a sue.
eessful farmer. Is years OF age. Mrs
Barrows was formerly Miss Mary An
geline Town and was born in Barre
but has passed most Of her life in stowe
She is 70 years Of age and has been an
invalid for several years, Mr. and Mrs
Barrows were married in Montpelier by
the Rev Mr. Ford, October 3, 1860 The
farm on West hill on which they now
live, has been their home for 45 years.