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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-06-09
RIcKsHAW AN AMERICAN IDEA
Yankee Is Credited With First concep.
ton Of Vehicle Now So Popular
in the East.

Twenty years or SO ago when rail-
ways in Japan were yet few and motor
cars undreamed of the common method
of travel for natives and foreigners
alike was the rickshaw.
Horses were scarce and of indiffer-
ent quality, the bicycle had hardly
made its appearance in the far east,
SO practically the only means of get
ting about the country away from the
main line of the railway between
Toxic and Hiogo was in the modified
perambnlator which is known all over
the world as the rickshaw.
There are a number of versions of
Its invention and to whom credit
should be given for it. The Japanese
themselves claim 1t for a paralytic old
gentleman of Kyoto, who some time
.elore 1868, finding his palanqin un-
comfortable took to a little cart in
stead. The usual foreign account
adopted by Mr.. Black, the author of
Young Japan" is that an American
named Goble, half cobbler and half
missionary, was the person to suggest
the idea of a glorified go-cart some.
where about 1867.
The first official application to be al
lowed to manufacture rickshaws was,
however, made in 1870. They were soon
being turned out in hundreds and thou.
sands, for the middle class Japanese
found it cheap and comfortable way
OF travelling long or short distances
and there was an inexhaustible supply
OF men eager to turn themselves into
beasts Of burden in order to earn the
high wages which the employment
brought them. Curiously enough,
though elsewhere the thing is called a
rickshaw. in Japan, 1t generally goes by
the name jinriki.
Both are authorizations of the real
word which is jin.rikisha, meaning lit.
orally man power vehicle, e that is a
cart pulled by man. Sometimes you
hear kuruma used % an equivalent,
and that is JapaninS Of the Chinese
syllable sha. Kuruma-ya TO- q rickshaw
puller and you would call 1t out in
Japan when you wanted rickshaw,
lust as we called "hansom"in the days
when the hanson had not been driven
on the ranks by the taxicab.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-06-09

t'aul. Arriving there o motor to0k
him to the hospital without loes Of
time. and Just % another car was
moving away. He recognized Arthur
Stanton, and It struck him-such j.
softening effect has sorrow sometimes
that the evident fact that he had
been weeping did him no discredit
But Everleigh was In no danger Of
this himself. Rather. there was that
sense Of exultation as Of one going
into battle. Edith Vincent should not
die. Even afterwards he was unable
to explain the sense Of q strange
power which. at that moment, made
itself felt through every fiber Of his
being.
He walked quickly up the hospital
steps, and as he did so he met the
physician in charge.
Il have come to see Miss Vincent,
am her grandfather's representative.
He handed him the rector's card with
his own name underneath. They
have wired Mr.. Vincent that his
granddaughter is dangerously Ill and
1t is his request. since he is laid up
with sprained ankle, that I see her"
Everleigh's face told the story of
his great distress and sleepless night
on the train, and the doctor slipped
his hand kindly through his arm be.
fore saying:
Nothing can do her any harm now:
she's past all that. 1t is only q cues.
ton of a few hours"
rs there absolutely no hope?" Ever.
leigh asked.
None" answered the doctor, ''un.
less a miracle should happen. It has
been impossible to rouse her from
Inconsistencies. If we could do that.
If only for a moment, there might be
chance"
BY this time they were at the room.
The doctor beckoned to the nurse.
and sent her on an errand. while he
and Everleigh entered the room.
Everleigh went to the bed on which
lay the unconscious form of the girl
who now meant the whole of life to
him. He knelt beside her and took
the slim hand. He looked question.
lngly at the doctor whose answering
look seemed to tell him to do as he
pleased. Then. with all the stored.up
vitality Of months in the fresh air, and
with all the strength and passion Of
bis great love, he called her, not loud
~, but in voice that rang:
Miss Vincent. Edith. you cannot
die! 1 will not let you'll need you
so-can't you see how much? Can't
you see your work is not yet done?
Edith! Edith"
Edith Vincent said afterward that
1t had seemed like voice calling her
from the far side Of a river. And so
lmperious were the tones that she
started to walk through the waters.
while something held her up SO that
she would not drown.
Edith" again his ringing tones.
The girl moved slightly. then she
opened her eyes.
"Mr. Everleigh." she said, Il heard
you calling and have come" Her
eyes closed again.
The doctor sprang forward and felt
the pulse, then he looked closely into
her face. He turned to the man. at.
his side.
"The miracle has happened" he,
said. "She will get well. She is
asleep"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-06-09
Heavy Charge for. POSTAGE.

A letter Is now conveyed 1000
miles for penny. Foreign correspond
enca was a costly luxury less than a
century ago. In 1915 william Wilber-
force records In his diary the recent
Of note from Hatchard telling me
that letter from Hayti weighing IS
ounces had come for me and was
sharged at e37 los. and that he had
refused to take it in.
The general post ONCE very hand.
somely under the peculiar circum.
stances of the case let me of for q
peppercorn Of seven shillings, which !
shall gladly pay" The. peculiar cir.
cumstances were that the letter re.
!ated to the movement for the aboli.
Ion of slavery.-London Chronicle.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-06-09
Interesting.

DO you enjoy going to banquets 2"
well. can't say that / enjoy them
particularly; but they are always in.
tsresting." &
"Always?''
Ties. ] never get tired NOTICING
how wsll the old stories 90 4 thsy arc
elsvssly tolA." s
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-06-09
From Our Own Dictionary.

'S'" wi SWU OlCSSOn0Tys
sigh-"An air Of sadness"
Gent-"vulsar fraction of a gentle
display.
Kleptom.niac zone subject to 1T.
Of abstraction"
decisions"
Ignorancs-"Con Condition Of mind Of
persons who don't know the things
Wo know"
Philanthropist One who ID Willing
% share the discomforts Of his wealth
With Others. Boston Evening Tran
script.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-06-09

much she meant to him; and then. II
It proved she cared, for certain Ar.
thur Stanton who had motored over
to see her several times from st. Paul
and whom everyone but himself
thought a first-rate chap. why-it was
best he should know the worst now!
This development had disarranged
everything.
But one thing became quite clear to
him: In week he was going to st.
Paul.
Three days later he was about to
walk over to the rectory, having Just
heard that Mr.. Vincent had sprained
his ankle. when he was sent for by Mr..
Vincent himself in great hurry. He
found the rector lying on sofa. very
pale and with telegram in his hand
which hs silently handed to. Ever.
leigh. II read: Miss Vincent in -
hospital. Injured BY blow on the
head from . wagon while saving life
Of . blind woman. Condition serious.
Come ct once" It was signed by the
resident phySician. The rector looked
helplessly from Everleigh to his lame
foot. The artist took the old mans
hand. !.
1T may not DO 20 serious after all. =
b said. trying = crush down his own
Fears. '.but / Will 90 Tor you. niye "a
your card and write my name under
yours. Ishavs time 70 make the next
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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-06-09

was going on at great rate, when he
was brought to an abrupt standstill by
burst of girlish laughter. In fact
there were several peals and shrek.
Ahead OF him on the road a huge
motor car had met with some mishap.
There were several persons standing
and young chap was under the ma.
chine. If Richard Dudley loved one
thing more than another, it was a
touring car. He hadn't known this
before, but now he anticipated an at.
tack and mastery.
What has gone wrong?" he asked
wheeling up.
The young man crawled out, dusty
and crest-fallen. It was plain to be
seen that he knew nothing much
about motors.
"oh. do help Us. please" chorused
the girls.
Richard took one glance-he Wa
sure one Of the girls smiled ironically,
understandingly. It was she Of the
blue eyes. Of the golden hair, Of the
long. 1.-the. utterly distracting figure.
He crawled under the machine.
There was really almost nothing the
matter. He rose solemnly. II don't
know" he said. How far IL It TO the
nearest houss?"
"Ths girl-the only one-looked Z
little alarmed. The young man wa
talking earnestly with her. Cure
MI" sai1 Richara unAsf HI breath
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-11
WOMAN FIRES ON BURGLAR
Bullets Go Wild, but Patrolman
Gets Him After Mile Run.

4 masked burglar attacked Mrs Rose
Nillano in her home. No. 2t9 Manhattan
avenue Williamsburg, early yesterday
morning and was shot az several times by
the woman The burglar reached the
rooms through window opening on fire
escape He flashed 4 light in the face of
Mrs Villano as she lay asleep and took SIS
from z pocket Of her night dress.
Mrs Tinano auoke with a start and the
burglar warned her 20 keep quiet As the
woman rose in bed the man struck her and
then made a rush for the same window
through which he had entered. Mrs. Vii
laro seized her husbands revolver, ran TO
the window and shot after the fleeing
burglar. but the bullets went wild
Parrolraan NcDermott, who vas attract
ed by the shooting. started in pursuit and
caught the man after a chase Of nearly
mile The prisoner was identified by the
woman. He had SIS on his person
~ the Herpert street police station the
prisoner said he was James Sappo. Of No.
4s2 Humboldt street He was held in 5000
bal on charge of burglary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-11
TO JAIL BY AUTOMOBILE
Patrick Calhoun Escorts His At
torneys-Contempt Sentences.

San Francisco, Aug. 10.-Escorted by Pat
rick Calhoun. president of the United Rail-
WAYS of this city, A. F. Moore, Stanley
Moore and John J. Barrett, attorneys,
made leisurely automobile trip out to the
county Jail tonight and surrendered them
selves to the Sheriff to begin serving five
dav sentences imposed on them by Superior
Judge Lawler last Wednesday for contempt
of court.
The three attorneys are Calhouns legal
advisers in his trials on charges of brib1ng
Supervisors during the last Schnlitz ad-
ministration Calhoun was first brought TO
trial over a year ago, the jury failing to
agree upon a verdict
On Wednesday Judge LAWYER read state
n1ent from the bench setting forth his rea-
sons for refusing to dismiss the second
trial Stanley Moore, in reply. declared
Judge LAWYER guilty of playing politics
from the bench. He was promptly SEN
fenced for contempt
His father, A. A Moore, took his place,
and, stating that he wished everything that
his son had said to be considered as com
ing from him also, proceeded to declare his
CONTEMPT for Judge LaWler IN SO many
words Barrett then made remarks similar
to those of the two Moores, and was also
sentenced.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-11
FINDS, SOLID PROSPERITY
Solomon &. Guggenheim Goes Back to

Solomon r Gugsephein. of the firm Of
N zuggenheirn's Sons. sailed for Europe
Yesterday on the Cunard steamship Naure-
-arja in IN optimistic state Of mind con-
corning business conditions here
1T is only e short time since I returned
from Elrope' he said because the many
reports I had heard Of the business condi-
items here seemed 1isquieting- ] thought
would investigate these conditions for
rrvsef- ! have spent the time since in
looking into every phase Of the situation.
and : an convinced that the country is on
z basis o. sound prosperity SO far as
have foJ1nd out. Il is in as good condition
this wear as il was last. I left my family
IN Europe and ! am now going hack to
,oin them with my mind AT ease
Spee king of the copper situation. Mr.
Guggenbeim said that although the con-
sumption Of copper was very large II was
not up 70 the production He said the gen
ersl business situation is improving. that
the crops will be large and the country
should feel the influence of a. forward move
rnent in a short time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-11
IMPRISONED IN ELEVATOR
Car Wedged Between Floors
Holds 18 Persons a Long Time.

When the mechanism, of the elevator
in the twelve story Browning Building.
at No II West 18th street failed to
work last evening the car became
wedged between the second and first
floors. and the eighteen men and women
imprisoned inside had to wait for an
hour and a half before they were re-
leased
The elevator was in charge of Abra-
ham Cohn. who allowed the car TO drop
rapidly. Just as it passed the second
floor there was rafting of chains, and
the cage came to a sudden stop. The
women became hysterical thinking the
car was going to drop to the basement
and all tried to force their way out The
men and women were so crowded to-
gether in the small car that they began
TO suffer greatly from the heat and sew
eraI women tainted
Richard Kline, a Waterman in the
building, heard the cries for help and
tried to liberate the women by lifting
them to the second floor. but the space
was too narrow. Kline then ran to
Truck Il. in West 18th street. and asked
the frenen for help. They had to chop
a hole in the roof Of the car and run
ladders down before they could get the
imprisoned persons out
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-11
MORE TROOPS GO TO CAMP
The 23d, 18th and Squadron G
OFF for Mannuvres.

The sd and 41th regiments of infantry
and Squadron G, of the national guard
left the city last evening for the scene of
the mimic war az Pine Plains General
Eddy and staff also left here for the camp
as did Borough President Steers of Brook
the Second Brigade. Both Colonel Rarth-
man of the 18th and Colonel Norton of the
23d addressed their regiments in their re-
spective arrories
The $40 men of the 47th marched from
the arrnory at Marcy avenue and Howard
street, Williamsburg. to the tune of The
Girl l Left Behind Me- to the plaza of the
Williamsburg Bridge where twelve cars
waited to take them TO the Grand Central
Station.
The 23d Regiment left its arrnory at 10 50
and marched TO the F'latbush avenue sta
ton of the subway, from which a special
train took IT to the Grand Central Sta
ton The interval between inspection and
boarding the train the occasion of
fond goodbys for all the men at the VIII
liamsburg Bridge and the FlatbuSh avenue
station. There were wives, sweethearts
and little ones with tender farewelIs
officers of the 18th Regiment received
their annual allowance for clothes from
the state yesterday. Field officers got
checks for $50 and unmounted officers $50
each.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-11
DOG FASTENS TO BOYS LEG
Woman Beats Animal an Breaks
It's Hold After Fierce Attack

AS he opened the door TO the apartments
Of Mrs. Adolphine Martens, at No 531 East
18th street, yesterday, William ShalIock. a
boy. was bitten by an English bulldog,
which sprang at him before he could make
any attempt to ward off the attack. Solo
mon Bernstein, who lives next door, man.
aged to make the dog break its hold on the
boys leg. Shallock was attended by an
ambulance surgeon from the Lebanon Hos
pital
Shallock lives at No 527 East 135th street.
and his mother gave him a note to Mrs.
Martens. While the boy was crying for
help young Bernstein. who is only twelve
years old, ran up the steps and tried to
pull the dog away. The animal was more
than q match for the lads. however, and
il was not until Mrs. Martens ran out and
beat him off with a broom that the boys
were saved.
Mrs. Shallock refused TO let her son go
to the hospital. The dog was turned over
to the Board Of Health for observation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-11
SAYS SON DISFIGURED HER
Threw Acid in Her Face, She De-
c1ares. and Stole ST, 900.

.sMv only son did it, cried Mrs Hopiia
Jsnusr. fifty years old. when other tenants
of tb. house at No. 80 Havemeyer street
williamsburg, entered her Kitchen yeSteI
dav and found her disfgured and nan
blinded by carbolic acid
She said the young man entereo
kitchen while she was preparing her niiN
dav meal, and threw the contents OF
bottle In her face. According TO ner s'oi
he stifed her screams and holding ne,
down on the floor he rubbed more ac''
IN her face and neck with rag ana theh
+oob money bag containing $1,000 from
her and made off.
CAPTAIN Dooley. of the Bedford avenue
station. and six policemen set on the iran
NJ the son. He was found about o ciocA
hiding IN the hallway of dWelhns nous
four blocks from his home At the eeoloio
avenue station he was charged WIN
SAINT and robbery No money was Ioono
IN him. The mother was atteno7o
Italian doctors living IN the nelgnooi -
and refused to go TO hospitdi-
sight of her left eye is gone-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-11
OUT OF HOSPITAL INTO CELL
Leaves Bellevue to Tell Police
He Assaulted Woman.

Bernard Mcmahon. a carpenter. walked
into the East 35th street station last night
and told Lieutenant Miller that he wanted
to give himself up Mcmahon said that he
was the man who had assaulted Mrs
Bessie Taylor. who runs a furnished room
house at No. 800 Third avenue, where he
was one of the dodgers, on August / He
was locked up on q charge Of felonious
assault
On August Mrs Taylor on entering her
dining room saw man bending over the
drawers of the sideboard- She spoke to
him, and he turned and struck her several
times with a weapon, evidently a hammer.
and got away doctor was called in, and
he found that Mrs Taylor had a fracture of
the jaw and several severe scalp wounds.
She has been confined to her bed ever since.
report of the case was given to the
police. Mcmahon. although he had been
missing ever since August 3, was not sus-
pected of the crime. He said he had been
in the alcoholic ward at Bellevue Hospital
and had been DISCHARGED on Tuesday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-11
SHOE MACHINERY COMBINE
Suit Instituted in Boston Likely to Lay
Bare the Details.

Boston. Aug lO-In the suit of the
United Shoe Machinery Company to pre-
venr the Thomas G. Plant Company, of
this city. from using certain machinery
which the machinery company claims in
fringes on its patents the Plant Company
and Thomas G. Tlant, who was made a
co-defendant- fled their pleas in the Mas
sachusetts Supreme Court late to-day
The pleas are practically Identical, and
set I'D the claim that the United Shoe Ma
chinery Company Is an illegal combina-
ton in restraint Of trade, and that the
leases of its machinery 10 the Plant Com
panv and other shoe manufacturing COM
penies were therefore invalid. The leases
in question provide that the concerns using
the machines manufactured by the United
company shall not use those of any other
manufacturer.
AS a result of this lire Of defence it is
expected that the court will go into the
details of the combination of shoe ma
chine manufacturing companies into the
Tinted comp9uy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-11
VALLEY PROSPERS
Most Successful Year in Roads
History, President Reports.

In the report of the Lehigh Valley Rail-
road for the twelve months ended June 80.
1910, which shows that the company pros
pered in the fiscal year more than ever
before in its history, the president, E. B.
Thomas, in his remarks to the stockhold-
ers says in part:
The conditions now surrounding the
railroad operations in this country pre-
sent an element of uncertainty and appre-
earnest reflection of investors generally.
Time and experience alone will demon
strate the benefit or harm attending the
methods employed by federal and state
authorities in the regulation and control
of the vast industries of this country:
The greater difficulties now encountered
in corporate management are apparent to
all.
The problem of offsetting the increase
in rates of wages paid to employees and In
all of those costs entering into the ex-
pense of operation must be met The
logical and businesslike solution in this.
as in any other occupation. would be an
advance in the rates for service performed
If for any reason. however, the gross
revenues cannot be so increased, the con.
stantly increasing cost of the service will
diminish the net revenue of the company,
and it becomes therefore of the utmost
necessity to effect the greatest possible
economies in operation
This problem of keeping the expenses
of the company within reasonable and
well-delned limits. without any impair
ment of its physical wellbelng, has been
given the most careful study and atten-
ton by your management, and many i'm
proved methods and economies have been
introduced which have materially reduced
the units of cost in various branches OF
the service.
Gross operating revenue of the company
in the fiscal year amounted to s36.167.398,
an increase of s3,o29,565. or GA per cent,
while net operating revenue was s14.4SS,-
$50. an increase of s1,921,155, or $50 per
cent comparison being made with the pre-
ceding year
The ratio of operating expenses to op-
Grating revenue was ee5 per cent com
pared with 500 per cent in 1909. After
the deduction of taxes the operating in
come was s13.37e.48a Other income
brought total income to s14494,124, COM
pared with s12,1S7,30o in the year before,
while net income. after interest rentals.
miscellaneous deductions and additions
and betterments amounted TO s7,293,523,
an increase of s2,032 $50.
Dividends paid in the year totalled ST.
430.718. leaving q balance of s4.s62,8o
The company devoted liberal sums to the
improvement of the property and reflect
ed in its financial results its ability to
show a large percentage of the gain in
gross receipts in net results in spite Of
increased operating costs.
The Lehigh Valley Coal Company, con-
trolled by the Lehtgh Valley Railroad.
shows that the net income from opera
lions in the fiscal year amounted to ST.
136.642, an increase of 1851 900 over the
preceding year. The total production of
coal from lands owned controlled by
the company was 8,092.940 tons. 353,862
more than last year-an increase of 46s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-11
MAY CALL OUT $4,000 MEN.
Freight Handlers, Considering Strike,
Seek Support.

Local No 344 of the Freight Handlers
Association held q meeting last night in
Casino Hall No So East 4th street, for the
purpose Of obtaining the views of the In
terrs+ionaI Longshoremen Association
and assurances of that organization sup
port in the event of a strike. The freight
handlers NAV go out if they do not get an
increase from Is cents to 25 cents an hour
Isaac Sanderson. viCe-prestdent of the
! on gshoren1en's Association. and the local
president. Paolo Capolito. viii hold de-
cisive conference this morning OF the
freight handlers there are about FIVE thou
sand in the city. and equal number in
the Longshorenen's and Scow Trimmers'
associations If all stand together and
strike about fifteen thousand men would
90 o,,+ and serious tie-lp would result