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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-27

Cripples on improvised litters or
In carts, some drawn by aged men
or women or by dogs, formed one
of the most depressing features of
the spectacle. There were count
less family groups of grandparents
and great-grandparents with the
little babies of the third and fourth
generation, clinging half frozen
about the necks of their elders.
Soldiers Force Poor From Homes.
The police and soldiers are liter
ally driving hundreds of the poor
from their homes in the inundated
sections to save them from being
crushed when the buildings col
lapse. Many of the frantic men
and women refused to leave their
homes until they were actually
forced out at the points of bayo-
nets.
Where shall we go?" they
walled. why should we not die
here as we'll as elsewhere?"
Believe End of World Has Come.
Almost constantly the off,
GERS were confronted with the
fact that thousands believed
the end of the world is at
hand and that Paris has been
doomed by God to be swept
away with all of it's inhabi-
tants. They, for the most
part, connect the catastrophe
with the approach of Halley's
comet toward the earth, as
part of a predestined mode of
destruction.
For these reasons, the, more ig-
norant positively refused to listen
to argument, but like blinded
horses in burning stable strug-
Continued on Page Eight.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-27
Frago Tells His Story.
rago said in his cell that !
not know he had etruoL N -,

Frago said in his cell that he
did not know he had struck a man
morning until he heard
Menar scream.
i was driving down Center
street and just as I turned the
corner at / street I heard the
man scream. l almost tainted and
was too scared to know what to
do. l hit him on the cross walk
and could not see him because
of the turn in the street"
When asked for particulars re-
the alleged backing over
Menar and running over his body
a second time, Frago said:
Il will not talk about that
now"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-27
One Still Missing.

At the police station this morn
Ing Frago's manner was jaunty
and smiling. There were no yisi-
Bile signs of .remorse. One mem
ber of the party in the automo-
bile at the time of the accident is
still at large. This is a young
man and none of the four now in
jail knows HIS name.
= Girls Arrested.
Guy Martin. a pianist, and
CONTINUED on Page Three
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-27
Failed TO Surrender,

The failure of C. C. Stevens.
Frago's employer, to deliver the
chauffeur at the police station at
1890 this morning, as he had
agreed, caused Captain of Det &C.
tives Fitzgerald to order Frago's
immediate arrest Patrolman
FORD located Frago at his home
and was assisted in .making the
arrest by former Patrolman S. c.
Calkins. Captain Fitzgerald re-
FUSED to countenance further de-
lay In the surrender of the chauf-
feur.
Stevens and II. w. Leuders.
Frago's attorney, followed the no.
lice patrol to the station and de-
manded to see the warrant for
Fragos arrest. Frago had not
they said. because he
was advised by Leuders to wait
until there was a charge filed
against him and he could deposit
bail without delay. He was
booked on suspicion" while Dep-
uty Prosecuting Attorney Bell IN
terviewed the three witnesses al
ready in iail.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-27

COMPLIMENT THE TINES

The committee of leading
citizens in charge of the I
health exhibit now being
held at the armory paid the
Times a hearty compliment I
yesterday on the editorial I
printed by this paper Mon
day, headed THE WHITE I
pAPLAGUE AND YOUR DUTY
AS A CITIZEN. b"
The committee asked for,
and was given permission to
reprint the editorial and five
thousand copies of it were
d run off for distribution
among visitors at the great I
armory exhibit.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-27

q The New York Life In [
D Esurance company in its jour [
D nal for January, which is dis [
D tributed throughout the (
D world, reprints an entire [
D news article from the Taco I
D ma Times of December 10 (
D last. The article told of the I
Q life and death of Joe Hol-
D sted, the man killed on the I
D Fern Hill trestle, and was (
D headed, CHE LEFT A FAM I
D lily, A MORTGAGED HOME, Z
D A CANCELLED INSUR- (
D ANCE POLICY" In letter {
D to James A. Hays of Taco {
D ma, Vice President Thomas I
otA. Bughey of the big insur- (
D ance company says concern (
D ing the article: "This is (
D. one of the strongest things Z
D I have seen in print lately" I
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-27
DRIVER
ARRESTED
TODAY
CLAYTON FRAGO, WHO AID
MITS RUNNING DOWN JOHN
MENAR, CAUGHT AFTER
TWO GIRLS MAKE CONFES-
SIONS-l'JUR NO. IN JAIL
-0NE STILL MISSING.

With the arrest of Clayton Fra
go, aged 20. at his home, 25I5
South Yakima avenue. at II
O'Clock this morning. the police
secured the automobile driver who
admits he ran down John Menar
at Center and / streets Tuesd "
morning. Two girls and Guy Mar
tin were taken into custody last
night, and it was through their
confession that Frago,s identity
was learned.
The accident occurred while
Frago was conveying the party of
Joy riders" to the city from
|Ormsby's road house at American
lake, after the women had quar-.
relied with a local real estate ded.
er named Miller, who accompanied
the party out in another machine
and then left IL.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-18

the champion boy corn grover of the
world, and his record of over a2S
bushels of corn of the finest quality,
grown on single acre, is the second
greatest acre yield in the history Of
corn production, the only record that
tops Jerry's being that of Farmer
Drake, also of South Carolina. who
several years ago grew 255 bushels on
one acre.
An Orphans Effort.
Jerry Moore, VINO is an orphan. is
not yet fifteen years old, yet on his
one acre he has made more money than
thousands or farmers with a hundred
acres viii clear this year His prizes
from agricultural societies and kindred
organizations will aggregate over $500,
while the profit from the corn itself
VIII amount to $1,000.
Jerry knew he was going to make
a bid for championship honors, and
though he is nothing but poor little
South Carolina farm boy, he has the
news instinct and realized that If he
did win, the newspapers would want
to know how he did it, and so, in order
that the story would be correct. Jerry
kept a diary
The diary, it is said VIII pass into
the keeping of the Department Of Ag-
ricultlr'e in Washington. which Will
see to it that other boys in this coun-
try are given the secret OF Jerry's sue
cess and encouraged to follow his eN-
ample Here is the diary in part:
Light, gray, sandy upland" the
diary starts of, with top soil about
three on four inches deep. Old land
nearly level, With just enough drain
fnr no q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-18

about ten or twelve inches deep, The
soil was so we'll pulverlzed, did not
harrow; rebrokc like it was the first
time.
March 29-Harrowed and laid off in
rows three and one-half feet wide with
Dixie pillow. Distributed 500 pounds of
guano, containing per cent OF phos-
phoric acid, 8 per cent. of ammonia.
and per cent. of potash, or amonia.
furrow and covered with burrows MAX
ing a small ridge.
March 30-Opened ridge with shovel
pillow and dropped three gallons of
Bates's four-ear prolific corn, dropping
by hand and almost sowing. Covered
corn with small shovel pillow two and
ne-half inches deep
Notion this same day sowed 500
mounds of acid phosphate on rows and
narrowed surface all over, leaving 1t
level.
April 1o-No rain since land was
broken, and ground SO dry the rusty
corn did not come up readily. Replant-
ed, going twice to the row, leveling
April 20-Stand good, and weather
continues dry
April 24--A good rain
April 25--Sowed 700 pounds kainit
along rows and narrowed with Little
Joe harrow, narrowing twice to the
row Barred off with Dixie plow
May 5--l made mixture of 600
pounds of cotton seed meal, 200 pounds
of acid phosphate and zoo pounds OF
kainir and with cold distributor sowed
on each side OF the rows. and harrow
ed. going twice to the row, leavellng
/ the surface as near as possible.
May lo-Repeated the work of May
| 8, but distributed the miNturc of cot
iton seed meal phosphate and kairit
-four inches further from the rows.
/ on this day also sowed 200 pounds of
nitrate OF soda along the rows.
MAY Narrowed, going twice to
too row; thianed corn to six inches in
row
MAJ q Narrowed. going twice to
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-18
JERRY MOORE,THE
BOY CORN-GROWER
a Fifteen Year-old Carolinian
Hits the Beam for One
Acre.
WINS soME.VERY BIG PRIZES
Diary That Tells How Jerry
Turned the TriclS-Possibly
It's Instructive.
WINS soMEVERY BIG PRIZES

The New York Times Of yesterday
prints graphic story of a South Caro-
lima boy who. it is alleged, has set
pace in the corn growing business in
the South The boy seems to be a
champion up to the present writing.
that Is SO far as reported, but 1t is
believed that there are some boys in
Virginia engaged in corn culture that
viii the coming year III one way or
another make hoe in this South
Carolina boys record They may not
make quite so many bushels OF corn
one one prize acre but by following
bis methods so far as they are wise
they may make bigger profit 10 the
aero and leave the land in better con-
hitton Eut here Us the story in fun.
given for what II is worth and 10 the
Virginia hoy corn growers it is- worth
2nsf what they may learn from 1t:
Jeremiah Moore or Jerry, as he
IS known in The Carolina uplands, is
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-18
MARRIED WHILE RIDING
AT HIGH SPEED IN AUTO
Thomas j. LIewcIlyn and Mrs. Lurinda
Hayes, Childhood sweethearts,
Parties TO Romnnce.
Especial to The Timcs-Dispatch.

Bristol, Va, December 11.-Thomas
Jones Llewellyrl, of the Department
of Commerce and Labor. Washing
ton, and Mrs Lurinda Hayes, of
Fayetteville Tenn. We're the parties
to marriage romance here TO-DAY. BY
appointment they met here, and while
speeding In an automobile at speed
of almost a mile minute on subur-
ban driveway. were married. Rev. j.
Randall Farris, of the Central Chris
and his bride were childhood friends
at Hastings. Neb., and he felt that she
was lost to him when she, married Dr.
l.. Y. Hayes and removed to Tonnes
see but the death OF DR. Hayes was
followed by correspondence. which
ripened into the marriage of to-day
They will reside at 1870 Street. South
east, Washington.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-18
COON ROADS ASSOCIATION
IS ORGANIZED IN tNSON
Ls,nociul to The Timns.nispatch.l

ISpecial to The Times Dispateh,l
Wadeshoro, n, g., December l7,--An
enthusiastic good roads meeting was
held here to-day and Dr. Joseph
Hyde Pratt state Geologist, and w, l.
SPOON state Road Engineer, delivered
addresses. after which the Arson Coun-
q 5000 2oads .Association Yves organ
,%ed with H. II, Blalcek. president; y
HOME, president, and Y. ".
howell secretary. treasurer Another
complete plans for aggressive work.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-18
WILL INSTRUCT MINERS.
Government to Send One of It's Rescue
Cars to Greene.
Especial to The Tlmes-Dispa

Especial 10 The Tlmes-plspatch.I
Roanoke, Va December 17.-The
Norfolk and Western Railway COM
pany was to-day notified by the gov
eminent al washington that in few
days it will send to the Bond Bruce
Mine, al Greene, one OF its rescue
cars. The experts accompanying this
car will make Il careful investigation
of the recent fatal gas explosion at
the mine. and also will give nstruc-
lions to the management and miners
in the handling of rescue apparatus
and in first aid work.
The government has six of these
cars, each OF them equipped with all
kinds of devices for rescue work In
mines
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-18
Engagement Announced.

Especial to The Times-DlspatchJ
fredericksburg, Va December IL
Mr.. and Mrs. Antonio G. Pessano, OF
Detroit, Mich, announce the engage
Pessano, to Leroy Richards. of this
city. The wedding will take place in
the early spring, and The couple Will
reside here. Mr.. Richards is son of
President l.. Harry Richards. OF the
Potomac, fredericksburg and Pied
mont Railroad. and is connected with
the main Offices Of tho road in this
elf
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-18
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county, were married Thursday after
noon, December 1G, at the home OF
Rev. William McKenney, in Washing
ton, y. G. The couple was accompanied
by the grooms mother and 3, w,
Glass, of Richmond. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bosseux will live in Henrico.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-18
Net profit OF crop ........ s13(

AS the dirt has no commercial
value, concludes this little chap, II
did not count II in the list of CONNER
clal expenses ana the land has been
improved at least $40 by tho dirt and
ie'tlliZer What J have dcae has been
moro Of experiment. than doing what
Knew to be wise"
The namo OF Jerry Moore has now
become a household word in every farm
nome IN the South and West. Among
me prizes won by tho boy IS free
lrln to Washington, where lie VIII
meet Prosidcnt Taft and receive tho
CONGRATULATIONS OF the nations chief
ON his achievement.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-18

the row
May 25--Good rain.
May 27--using cold distributor
sowing in the centre of middle 1000
pounds SAB guano and narrowed with
Little Joe harrow. going twice to the
row.
Same day-sowed zoo pounds Of nj
trate of soda along the row
June 4-Harrowed, going twice to
the row.
June ; and Good rains.
June Slowed 900 pounds of nitrate
of soda and narrowed twice to the
row.
June 1o--storm, and corn blown
down.
June 11-Set corn up; corn about six
feet high and beginning to silk.
June 15-Harrowed very lightly with
Little Joe harrow, going twice to the
row.
June 22-Harrowed lightly; corn now
in full silk; ground perfectly clean.
Since juno rains have been fire.
quent. Corn doing its best. No sign
of firing or failure of any kind,
July Mo lack of rain SO far, and
corn almost matured, Almost every
ostIih hdS all car ana fnhny OIL tnelll
two or three. There Is on the acre
about $4,000 stalks and more than So
600 ears. Gathered fodder middle of
August Corn at this time very ripe.
Side Products.
Jerry then goes on TO say that he
gathered in 5000 pounds of fodder,
which he sold for $40. and then he
gathered in his corn. after which he
gives the names of the men who meas
ured his acre and later weighed it's
WELD, which was 22S ga bushels. This
IS the cost of 1t all as given out in
ltemized form by the boy farmer:
Kent of acre. ...........,... 500
Cost of preparation of seed bed. 100
Cost OF planting. ............... $50
Cost Of fertilizins ...,........ o1.55
Cost of cultivation ........ ll.50
Cost OF gathering corn..... 500
Cost of gathering fodder ..... 600
Total cost .......,....... s12s.o5
BALANCE SHEET.
totai value OF crop. ,.l....g...5.. $2aS.l5
Less all expenses ........... 1886
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-18

MARRIED. IN WnshinRtOn.
Vernon r. BossieuX, son Of Captain
BossleuN, of EIenrico county,
and Miss Norma T., Rosher, of Hanover
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-18

t is proposed to issue s250,00o in
)onds to build roads in the county.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-08-03
National Guarad Company

Colonel F.. ID. Bartlett of the
Colorado National Guard was in
Lamar this week looking over the
situation to see If the young men
who recently Joined the guard
from this place could organize a
company here. The Colonel was
much pleased with the town and
the enthusiasm of the new recruits
and believes they will easily be
able to recruit a good company in
Lamar. II there is the proper num-
ber of volunteers and the town it
self shows an interest in the COM
pany the state will build an armory
for the company The Colonel re-
ceived the necessary numbers of
signatures to his petition to the
and we understand there
will be no trouble in recruiting the
men for the company.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-08-03

no emergency exists, and Governor
Shafroth, therefore, has no right
to call an extra session. No
emergency. Great heavens, what
constitutes an emergency. If not
the dilemma of the Colorado demo-
crats?-Fort Collins Courier.
The Greeley Tribune claims to
have been the first to launch the
boom of Honest John for renomina-
ton. By right of discovery the
honor is all yours Mr.. Tribune, all
yours.-Fort Collins Courier.
Two years ago Robert W. Speer
warned the Democrats of this state
against filling their platform with
a lot of planks that promise much.
mean little and are laden with trou.
BILE. A few who at that time re-
garded Mr.. Speer's remarks in the
light of joke are now wondering
Buena Vista Democrat.
The statement of Senator Nc
Cue contained in his speech before
the Democratic Senatorial Caucus
a few days ago is unique. very. Not
SO much however from the contents
of his speech. but as the first DEM
ocratic member of the legislature
to have the nerve to come right
out in the meeting and expose
" honestjohn's duplicity. 1t was
common talk during the regular ses-
sion of the legislature to not only
hear members from both houses ac-
cusing the governor of double deal
ing. but some of them stated they
could prove that he had been
with the goods on.-Flor-
ence Ex-Parte.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-08-03
100000 oooo sooeeeeeee'
TWENTY YEA19 AGO.
NSess Prom Lamar Hee'stsr o.
August 2, 1890
Harry. the little son of J.

Harry, the little son OF j. A.
Downing died on last Sunday.
The Las Animas depot was
burned Tuesday night. 1t was the
special pride of the town.
Jesse Wright was seriously in
jured by falling from a hay stack
on a pitch fork. At the time OF go
ing to press it was not believed ne
could live. (He is still with us we
are pleased to add
Mrs. C. C. Goodale, Mrs. b. b.
Brown and Mrs. C. d. Ford have
gone to the mountains for few
weeks, leaving three very frisky
widowers behind them.
C. B. Jones swore out a war
rant Tuesday for the arrest of
man accused of stealing some OF
his wheat. Constable C. d. Bald
win. Sheriff McCurry. Under Sher-
iff I. l.. Maxwell, C. C. Huddles-
ton. Mort Strain and 81 dogs and
varied assortment of guns, pis-
tolls and small boys attempted to
serve the warrant, but at last re-
ports the alleged thief was still
enioying the freedom of the coun-
tv. Charley BALDWIN says If a bull
let ever gets under that fellow
coat tail he can easily keep ahead
Of 1t.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-08-03
SUCKERS NEARER HOME
Misery I'm the Shape OF the Two
Buttes Sentinel Can Find No
Comany TN Lamar


Sick on account of their own
forlorn condition the Two Buttes
Sentinel of last week tried to ease
its own pains by throwing mud at
Lamar and its citizens. AS the
paper is owned and controlled by
one of Lamar's leading knockers
no one here was surprised or car
ed much. The people of Lamar are
not suckers and when raising mon
ey placed it in the hands OF men
who were able to hold their own
with any bunch they might be deal
ing with. The headquarters Tor
suckers is in and around Two But
tes and that is what is causing the
trouble in the innards of the SEN
tiuel man. There are other prom
ises that have not been kept this
year. and the Sentinel don't have
to go outside of It's own backyard
tn take a look at some of the vic
tins. The ID. & G. r.. H. VIII De
constructed in the course OF a rev
vears and Lamar will be the d.
vision on the line as planned; ana
in the meanwhile we get our mon
ey back, which is more than some
victims of this years broken prom
ises can do.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-08-03

The democratic press of the state
is still busy telling their troubles
Here are q few late samples:
Charley Ward is busy feeling
the legislative pulse. 1t anu
repeat when the state chairman OF
a party has to separate the liars
from the platform pledges. There
is going to be an upheaval in this
state soon.-Durango Democrat.
After repeated attempts to break
into the democratic party Patter-
son now performs a graceful coup
by repudiating that party.-Buena
Vista Democrat.
A democratic state convention
minus the usual "spewing out
feature will be a novelty in Color
ado. But that is what the demo-
Gratis will hold in Denver neA'
september.-Buena Vista Democrat
What the deuce has become OF
Rhoady Kenehan? Rhoady hash
docked a political official twenty
nine cents in the past fortnight
The blacksmith ought to get hif
hammer out and make a noise OF
the anvil, or the people will forse'
that they own a real. live watch
dog of the treasury.-Canon Cit'
Times.
Senator Tully Scott is a resideh
of Denver. living at 1918 Vn'
street. In fact he has resided II
Denver ever since he was elecle'
tn the state senate four years ago
He is county attorney of Teiiel
county and city attorney oil Grip
ple Creek and also a candloa'e io
reelection to the state senate IRON
that county. 1t is possible ina
Teller county is without resioeh'
able and worthy to hold thes'
nlaces? Could he legally noi'
these places P-Denver Democrat.
The point has been raised ina
the laws to be enacted by Tn
special session of the legislator
viii be unconstitutional. becaus
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-08-03
wETs PREACHER TO BE COP
Gtsey Offers $50 job to Man
Who Scored Officials

IGreeley, Colo. July 21-.The
fty council has offered to the
lev. ]. ]. Lace, pastor of the
Hethodist church, which has the
largest congregation in Greeley,
= position on the city police force
with a salary of $50 a month.
Sunday. DR.. Lace. after arraign-
ling the city officials for not en-
forcing the liquor laws more strin-
gently, expressed the wish that he
might be city marshal of Greeley.
The council now has informed him
that If he makes good as a cop
the city marshal's job will be his.
The council has explained to
him in the following manner what
he must do to make good:
las a policeman, you will be as
signed to a night beat. You will
report for duty at 6 O'Clock in
the evening, get your instructions
from your superior officer and walk
Greeley's streets and alleys from
that hour until O'Clock in the
morning. when you will be reliev-
ed by the day man. While on
duty you must keep a close out
look for crooks. size up the
"drunks." being able to discrimi-
nate between those drunk enough
to be sent home and those drunk
enough to be sent to the cooler.
You must be able to tell poker
game from a plain game of crib
bage, you must be able to distin-
guish between young couples in
the park. who are merely doing
bit of innocent spooning and
the couples who should be sent
home or arrested.
you must be able to distin-
guish between the female charac-
ter, who Is really bad, and the one
who is just giddy. And when you
make an arrest. you must not on
ly be sure of the guilt of the ac-
cused but you must also be able
to furnish the proof of his guilt.
chat would be accepted by a court
of law. You must bear in mind
that you may blast a girls repu-
tation when one word of warning
may set her right.
At the close of each month. af-
ter performing all these duties.
you will receive $50 in real mon
ey, the wages of farm hand.
After year. ~ vo"
demonstrated your ability to de-
tect criminals. catch bootieggers'
keen your own skirts free from
muck. keep the city free from ex-
pensiye damage suits. keep the
good will of the public you serve'
and at the same time make the
city a good place to live in. free
from every kind of vice. the
council will come to you with open
arms and ask you to take the 1oo
of city marshal. For years the
council has been looking for man
TO fill that position. who has the
personal reputation of Joseph
the patience of a Job, the wisdom
Of a Soloman and the courage OF
a lion. Until now we could not
find such a man. we nave eoA
to you. Mr.. Lace"