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The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
CHLOROFORM USED
ONE GIRL Is DEAD

MAIDEN, Wash. Jan. 22.-NIiss Sher-
lock McGreanor, aged 19, is lying dead
here as the result of an overdose of
chloroform and Miss sylvia Biggs. also
aged 49, is in a critical condition from
the use of the same drug.
The dead girl is the daughter of Mrs.
J. A. McGreanor of Spokane and the
other girl is the daughter of George A.
Biggs of Moran, Wash.
Whether the drug was taken with
intent or to induce sleep is in
doubt. Neither of the girls had been
living at home for some time.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
CARTRIDGE COMPANY TO
HAVE PLANT IN NAPA
Will Make New Bullet for Rifles
and Pistols
I Special Dispoich TO The Colll

lSPecidi DfSpotch 10 ne Nou
NAPA, Jan. 22.-Details were an
nounced today of the formation Of the
National cartridge company, a concern
with 100000 capital The company
will manufacture new patented bullets
which will be suita BILE for all kinds
or pistols and rifles
D. H. Armstrong, promoter of the
enterprise. has plant now in opera
tion in the east The new factory will
he located on the water front of this
city.
A large part of the capital. stock is
paid up. d. II. Armstrong contributing
$4,000. T. II Winship. s. H. sWyckoff.
". T. Rutherford and d. A. Dunlap sof
Nsps SO each. Raw material for bul
lets willsb be gathered from establish
ments in the bay cities
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
WOMEN TO MARCH TO
CATHEDRAL CEREMONY

The Colonial Danes have been in
vited by the bishop of California and
the Episcopal cathedral corporation to
march in the procession from the Fair
mont hotel TO the cathedral site for the
services Of the laying of the cathedral
cornerstone. All members of the or
zanization are requested TO meet at
80 o'clock at the California street
entrance of the Fairmont Monday aft
ernoOn-
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
LONG FLIGHT ENDS
FOR ALLEGED THIEF
Former Postal EmpIOye, Caught
in Paris, Arrives to Fight
Mail Looting Charge

Casper Cohen. emaciated from worry
and three months of solitary conine-
ment in a French prison. arrived in
san Francisco yesterday, determined TO
fight the charge pending against him
that he looted the mails as clerk Of
the local registry department. He re-
turned a fugitive from justice in the
custody of Deputy United States Mar
shal Ben F. Towle, who had with him
warrant bearing the great seal of the
republic and the signature of President
Taft.
That Cohen should think of contest
ing his trial before Judge de Haven
surprised the officers acquainted with
his case. Postal Inspector James
oConnell laid the trap in which the
clerk was surprised on January 4. 1907.
as he opened a registered package.
Added to this private drawer of Co
hens in the postoffice was found filled
with a variety of loot ranging from
fountain pens to diamond rings Then.
while held to answer to the grand jury
under a $1,000 bond, the prisoner fed
the country. His Indictment quickly
followed.
Cohen was taken yesterday before
Judge de Haven, BIZ whom he was or
dered into the custody of United States
Marshal Elliott
ALIAS LED TO ARREST
Since his flight Cohen has seen hard
times, according to his statements to
Towle. He had but two francs in his
pocket when arrested in Paris but was
expecting money order from relatives
in San Francisco. These orders. on the
Cooks tourist agency in the name of
COwan, led ultimately to the running
down Of the prisoner by Inspector
O'Connen.
In New Orleans, however, Cohen's
very misfortunes aided his escape. He
was arrested as a suspicious charac-
ter and kept over night in jail on the
very same day that federal officers
were searching his lodgings for him
The first city to which Cohen went
after jumping bail, was New York.
But he found the weather so cold in
New York that he tried New Orleans.
When he learned that the officers were
looking for him there he took passage
TO London and later went to Paris
Had he received his last check. he
would have returned to London to es
tablish himself in business
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
TAGGART WILL LOSE
SIGHT OF RIGHT EYB

NATCHEZ. Miss, Jan. 22.-ThOmas
Taggart of Indiana, who was accident
ally shot by w Fl. Norton while hunt
ing yesterday near Fayette, left here
today for home He will lose the sight
of his right eye.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
OBJECT TO RATE !
ON POULTRY FEED
ISeeeial Di,eaieh 10 The Call

Especial Dispatch TO The Gall
SANTA CRUZ. Jan. ga meeting OF
the Poultry association here today VIII
result in an effort being made for the
reduction of the freight rates on feed
from San Francisco. which Is about 200
per cent higher than rates from the
metropolis to Petaluma. The chamber
of commerce has appealed to the south
ern Pacific company in behalf or tho
poultrymen.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
FOREIGN GOLFERS EMPLOYED
CLOSING DATES FOR
TRANS=PACIFIC MAIL S

The following closing dates for
trans Pacific mails are announced by
the San Francisco postoffice, subject
to change on notice;
For Australia and New Zealand-Stmr Moans,
via Seattle. $3.50 a. M. January 26
For China and lapan-SSteamer Siberia. 1880
a. m. January %: steamer Tango Maru, via
Seattle $50 a. M. January 10
For Hawaii-Steamer Siberia. II 30 a. M
January %; steamer China. II 30 a. M Febru-
airy I; paper mail closing hour earlier.
For the Philippines Siberia, 1890 a.
m. January 25; L. S. transport Sheridan, o a.
m. February ;.
For Tahiti-Steamer Mariposa. S a. M, Feb
rusry >.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
CLERKS
ANNUAL BALL

The first annual ball of the lumber
clerks association was given last night
at the Auditorium annex, being we'll
attended by those interested in the
lumber industry
The ballroom was specially decorated
for the occasion and the success of the
affair will insure its being made an
annual event.
Those forming the entertainment
committee We're: William A. Sullivan,
M. Johnson, Edward Powell, Charles
Miller and George G. Patten.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23

BOMB THRowER SUSPECT ACQUITTED-Chi-
csgo, Jan. 22.-The jury in the trial of Vim
cent Altman brought in verdict Of not guilty
today after being out since yesterday after
noon. Altman accused of having exploded
bomb that partially destroyed the Central
exchange of the Chicago, telephone company
June 27
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
MAIL CARRIER
CAPTURES EAGLE
Special Dispatch 10 The Call

PETALUMA, Jan. 22.-To capture an
eagle by merely picking it up from the
roadside was the experience of Frank
A Holmes. rural mail carrier, today.
lie saw huge bird by the side of the
road, and when he aHghted from his
wagon the bird made no effort to get
away and Holmes soon discovered that
1T was injured. 1t was brought to town
and is recovering. The bird is a fine
specimen of the gray eagle.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-08

Of 100000 for his vigilance in detect
ing sugar underweighing frauds at
New York. For the remaining $4,000
the secretary will ask congress to
make a special appropriation.
Colonel R~oosevelt's preliminary sur
vey Of the field Of battle has been com
pleted, but like a good general he has
nothing to say of what his plans will
be.
James A. Patten, whose spectacular
deals in the grain market nettedshim
large sums. retired from. active bust
ness on July 1.
Harry Burns Hutchins has been
elected president of the University Of
Michigan to succeed DR.. James B. An
CELL.
William ]. Bryan and Mrs. Bryan
have returned from their South Ameri-
can trip, landing at Quebec.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-08
NEWS or NOTED PERSONS

President Taft and ex-President
Roosevelt met at the formers summer
home at Beverly, Mass. The two old
friends, meeting after sixteen months
Of separation with all the warmth that
used to characterize their association
in Washington, slapped each other
again and again on arms and shout
ders. The meeting was everything
that the friends OF President Taft have
asserted 1t would be and the persist
ent prophecies of those who have in
sisted all along that a GOODNESS had
developed between the two men proved
to be utterly fallacious.
Suffering from the burden of BUSH
ness n which fell upon her shout
ders after her husbands death Mrs,
e. H. Hartman Is reported to be in
very .frail health.
Mrs. James %Schoolcraft Sherman,
wife Of Vice President Sherman Of
the United States, is seriously i'll at
the Johns Hopkins hospital at Balti-
more.
Secretary Macveagh has sent to
Richard Parr, the New York customs
deputy, a treasury warrant for $4,000
In part payment Of the award to him
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-08
FINANCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL

Decisions were handed down by the
interstate commerce commission coun-
trywfde in Importance. They affect
freight rates--both class and commod-
ity-on all transcontinental lines op.
Grating between the Atlantic and Pa
cific oceans. The decisions are on
what are known as the Pacific coast
cases, heard last autumn by the COM
mission on its six weeks trip to the
Pacific coast and .intermountain terri
tory. In every instance reductions in
the existing rates complained OF were
made and in some instances they
amounted to nearly so per cent.
Pleas Of guilty were entered by the
Southern Pacific Railroad company on
eighteen counts Of the indictment
charging rebating and discriminating
in rates found by the federal grand
Jury at San Francisco on information
gathered by the interstate commerce
commission. Fines aggregating $751;
900 were imposed by United States
Circuit Judge Van Fleet.
Stocks have taken another down
ward plunge on, the New York Stock
Exchange, carrying prices In Q number
Of prominent shares TO the lowest Of
the year
Heavy rains In North Dakota have
greatly benefted the crops, but 9
largely reduced yield OF wheat - pre-
dicted. sH
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-08
AS to Luther Burbank's latest freak.
cobIess CORN Oh. shucks! !.
Riding In the Air.

Doubtless the breaking Of bones will
be Iessened II such enterprises az
Count Zeppelin has started in Ger
many succeed The next hest thing
to flying is riding where others fly.
high above the earth. II men and
women must risk their lives and pay
out good money mt aeroplaning in or.
der to share the sensations Of Curtiss.
Hamilton and the rest they will do it.
If a dirigible airship comes along Of
fering them about the same sensation.
less the strain. risk and discomfort.
they'll willingly pay the enormous
rates of 10 and 20 cents a mile.
Compared with the cost Of aeroplan-
Ing. riding in an airship only takes
ones pocket money. For a real holf.
day $50 to $50 a person is not consid.
cred extravagant. The ride In an air
ship is short-a matter Of a few hours
perhaps-but it Is an experience to last
a lifetime. Even the most %venturous
will prefer a ride In a tried ship with
skillful sailors. An established line
implies reasonable safety for passen.
gers. That assured booking for Z
birdseye view Of earth will be lively.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-08
Unfinished Work Before Congress.
A few important bills before con

OQnn16neO 0 BEFORE COn&F06es
A few important bills before con.
gress went over for another session,
but their success in the session recent.
" closed was NJ confidently expected.
The bill creating a national health blu.
reau failed. Many who favored 1t look
ed for no other fate. The Appalachian
forest reserve bill passed the house
and Is expected to win In the senate
at the next session. The revival Of
our merchant marine met with the
usual check. The faint attaching to
the principle Of subsidies seems too
great to overcome.
Currency reform was not touched.
but doubtless will be a leading subject
next session after the monetary COM
mission makes its report. Postal re-
forms deemed urgent went over be-
cause the postal savings bank bill
proved an obstacle. A parcels post is
still vehemently urged, but the meas
ure may have to wait until other
changes in the service are Effected.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-08
Natures Amendment.

Let us admit that congress tried
hard to legislate for our good. Let us
also take on faith the proposition that
the bills on trial. from the tariff down
to postal savings banks. are going to
make for prosperity. There's nothing
to do but wait and see.
Meanwhile Dame Nature SHES into
the ring her timeworn proposition that
the way to amend is to amend. She's
right on the job too. What is more.
If nature should take Il year off to see
what would come of craftsmanship
the best devised bills ground out of
the legislative hopper would fail mis-
erably. This prosperity business is all
up to. nature-plus. of course. the
''man with the hoe"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-08
TIE DEATH RECORD.

United States Senator Samuel
Douglas McEnefy died suddenly * his
home ct New Orleans following an 81.
tack Of Indigestion. Senator McEnery
was In his seventy.fourth year and his
heaith had not been good for several
years. He had been In the senate
since 1897.
John w. Daniel, senior senator from
Virginia. died at Lynchburg ((va.) san.
atoriumsof paralysis and cerebral hem
orrhage. Senator Daniel was sixty.
eight years Of age and had been In the
senate since 1887.
Minister o. GUIDE. Of Norway died
suddenly at White Sulphur. w. Va.
Death was due to apoplexy.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-08
The 6y is a little thing. but capable
Of granddaughter just the same.
South Answering North.

South Answering North.
Canada continues Boosting over her
gains In population from this country
and especially of the wealth these inn
migrants bring In cash al we'll as
Drawn. The wheattields of western
Canada are the lure which for the
past five years has drawn off an aver
age of 5000 American farmers a year.
This lure the Canadian land boomers
fndustriOusty fOist into the iimelight.
II the misguided one are tired of the
prospects of our own northwest 1t Is
useless to quarrel with them. But
they don't need to carry wealth and
what Congressman Itamsdell calls the
best blood and Drawn of the land" to
Canada just because they want q
change.
Speaking for the south. Mi. Ramsdell
calls the attention Of farmers smitten
with the Canada fever to the rich
plantations stretching from the base Of
the Rockies to the Atlantic ocean and
from Mason and Dixon's line to the
gulf, Here is the home Of cotton. rice.
tobacco, cor and sugar. to say moth,
ing of rich grazing grounds and or.
chards and gardens yielding every va
riety Of marketable fruit. The heart
OF the south Is as generous as It's soil
and climate. 1t can take more than
twice 10000 northern farmers a year
and make them forget the call Of Cam
ada before their first crops are in.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-08
Goyernmsnt and Prizef1ghts.

gS 6OV9H0m6U 6uO EAAOAA8AVOs 49,.
In spite OF the public interest now
and then In a prizefght. civilization
has carried mankind beyond the stage
Of really approving Of ring battles
Interest on the part Of laymen Is gem
orally personal. Certain pugilists have
attained celebrity for some reason
and nothing short of a meet can settle
the question us to which of a given
two is the better man. 1t is so with
armies and navies. II armies and
pavies could fight without killing com-
batants there would be battles just to
try out new ornaments. inventions
and systems-of training.
The brutal element In ring fights
makes them unpopular even with
those who take much. pains to witness
them. The science displayed is fas-
cinating. but the spirits Of the unpro.
1essional spectator suffer a rebound
when a staggering blow Is struck.
The official who stops a fight in ad-
vance is more likely to be praised
than condemned by the majority Of
the very element from which the pat
ronage Of these exhibitions comes. Il
ii is suppressed the sense OF relief is
greater than the detection. Interest
in great bouts is skillfully worked up.
and when the law i~ntervenes It Is to
save the average man from getting
heartily ashamed Of himself.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-08

Judging from Mrs. Harmon's account
Of her first aeroplane trip. there will
be scorching7 in the air as soon az
the flying machines get to working all
right. She says that the sensations
Of a ten mile trip provoked "a desire
to keep on and on This is the bicycle
aid auto speed fury on a more dan
gerous course.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-08

Korea will have to pay 100000 a
year for four new divisions Of the Jap
anese army to be stationed there. In
this way Japan compels the hapless
Koreans to pay for the very chains
with which she binds them.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-08
fly. FLY Away.

DR.. Daniel d. Jackson says the com.
mon houseay lis more deadly than the
tiger or cobra" This startling state.
ment can easily be true II there Is any
menace at all In the little pest. We
must run against the fangs of the jun.
gle beast almost on purpose. whereas
there is no such thing as eating. drink
ing or sleeping without being overrun
with 6ies-that is. unless we clear
them out by eternal vigilance.
But vigilance against dies is easy.
according to DR.. Jackson. In fact. we
don't need an expert b~acteriologist to
tell US how to screen out" and starve
out flies. The trouble is that hereto
fore the fly has been looked upon as
a frisky' and harmless little nuisance.
We felt that the needless swatting of
flies was of a piece with needlessly
setting foot upon a worm" and an
evidence of savagery. The boy fly
killer got many a thwack on the head
to see how he liked 1t himself. But IL
flies are really death messengers. since
there are too many Of them to kill. we
must clean and screen and starve
them out. Poisoning is simple and
safe. and perhaps that's the only way
after vigilance has been relaxed and
the premises swarm with old aud
young and the eggs Of the unborn.
Out with them somehow and then
make an end to the waste and Hitter
that breed such pesky trouble makers.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-08
LABOR NEWS.

Announcement is made that railway
brotherhoods on the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific systems have
perfected q federation whereby all the
unions will act is q unit In case Of
trouble. The federation makes pro!
vision for a board of arbitration to be
composed % one member from each
brotherhood.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-08

Within a fortnight two young men
who went to Annapolis to enter the
Naval academy have given up their
proposed careers and married .Annap-
oils girls. Looks as IL the government
would have to move the academy or
Danish the Annapolis girls ii i, wants
to keep up its supply Of naval officers.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-08

To be in time the Christmas maya
zine poem is being written now and
will spend the intervening warm a
son in cold storage.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-08

II the flying craze takes hold We
may see men going up Oh borrowed
money only to come down and find
their mortgaged homes up at auction
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-08

One can take the open ali. treatment
without risking an aeroplane or auto
mobile venture. but the envy Of the
crowd isn't moved 50 easily In the
simpliied way.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-08

The washington Irving High school
girls, who made their own graduation
gowns at cost Of less than 81 need
not worry about being old maids
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-08

Air liner wrecked 10 a treetop" y
not % startling In y headline 10
ocean liner wrecked..on a reef still
there ! possibilities in such 4 mis-.
hap for broken bones.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-08

If 5it viii make yo.l feel any more
comfortable. any farmer will tell you
that sizzling hot weather Is dne for
the corn crop n
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-08

Young John R~ockefeller's grand jury
whitewashed New York's moral char,
acter. but 1t was only a coat for looks.
not for pickle. Nothing short Of ben:
zoin or formaldehyde can preserve ii
until frost sets In.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-08

In some OF the new hats lovely wo
man shuts OF all view Of woman's
browning glory, her hair.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-08

How long the Nicarr,ag;ufainssI can stand
existing conditions In their country i =
mains to be seen. with business at q
standstill and security and stability
banished from the country, natural.
forces must be brought into play soon
er or later to bring the crisis to a head.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-08

Now the proud possessors of sheep.
skins a learn to be patient while
waiting for dividends on the invest
ments in their college educations.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-08

The foreign bankers having agreed
among themselves as to the Chinese
loan, their next difficulty is to con-
vince China that it must accept the
loan. Chinese humor is delicious.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-08

The house military affairs committee
wants the war department to tell
whether we IRE prepared for a war.
Why not also let us hear II it knows
of any one who is prepared to whip us.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-08

Attempts will be made with the gy-
roscope to prevent warships from roll
ing. Must we also lose the picturesque
rolling gait of the merry. merry tar?
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-08

Although close on eighty. Porhro
Diaz still! has the ability to take .
Mexican revolution BY the throat and
choke the life out Of II.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-08

Certainly cold storage a responsible
for the market quotation butter re-
mains Arm" but who wants Il any
Other way this weather! ss
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-08

II the laps and Rnssians s'taks#
over the whole far east andS keep II
Well spanked they will save the rest of
the world a lot Of boiler. ..
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-08

No matter how many benefits pos
terity gets from the Panama canal. it
will probably kick some at its. share
Of deferred payments for construction.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-08

People who can't afford electric fans
Will be glad to learn that the courts
have not permitted The Wnghts TO
foreclose q mortgage On the air. #s
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-08

From now on 1t is the shirt sleeves
and not the trousers bottoms that the
college graduate will have to turn up.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-08

Count Zeppelin Is not discouraged
because his air liner Deutschland
baked In a storm. II he could tauiip
his soldier grit 20 q motor \ would
send a ship through anything
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-08

AS things are shaping in politics it
looks as though the man who wants
to head q third party must get busy
at once or he'll find that place occu.
pied. and perhap1 the fourth and afth
as well. . <
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-08

Russia and Japan have cemented
their friendship. hut may fall out and
fight over 1t yet.