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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-04-29
A Chorus of ~ Did IT, Is Intended
to Correct Taft's Explanation
That Ballinger Acted With
Great Wisdom-He Didn't Act
at All.
(Staff Correspondence
BY Robt. +. Wilson


WASHINGTON, April 20. =
"And he shall take two
kids of the goats for a sin offer
ing. And Aaron shall lay both
his hands upon the head of the live
goat, and confess over him all the
iniquities of the children of Israel,
and all their transgressions in all
their sins, putting them upon the
head of the goat, and shall send
him away into the wilderness. And
the goat shall bear upon him all
their iniquities unto a land not in
habited; and he shall let go the
goat into the wilderness. Lev.
xvi.
That was the first "goat" of
history. The latest is Edward c.
Finney, Finney the faithful, as
sistant to Ballinger in the depart
ment of the interior.
Finney is a willing goat. Like
Arnold Won Kinkelried of old he
has leaped in and gathered the
hostile spears to his own bosom.
Unfortunately, however, he has al
ready assumed more responsibility
than 1t is likely Ballinger can put
upon him. He was too willing.
II did it," he said to the in
vestigating committee. at was
my fault. l wrote the letters that
put the boss in bad. He signed
'em without reading 'em. My
fault, I assure you,' or words to
that effect.
Faithful old Finney. He won't
be the goat to be cast into the will
derness, you can bet. Finney is
Ballinger's proxy at the hearings.
He sits always at Lawyer Vertree's
elbow. He is Vertree's coach in
the proceedings.
And there are to be more goats,
just as there have been past goats
in this matter of the Cunningham
claims. Taft was goat No. 1.
While the newspapers and maya
zines were attacking Ballinger for
his attempt to hand over the Alas
kan billions to the Guggenheims
before a congressional inquiry
was talked of, Ballinger made fire.
quent replies.
Gas the president has already
stated" said Ballinger, prefacing
various remarks. And "as the pres
bdent has told me-" Making Taft
goat No. 1.
Frank Pierce, another assistant,
who preceded Finney on the wit
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-04-29

er sites were restored to entry on
the recommendation of the re-
clamation service and then with
drawn. Finney said the true rea-
son for the procedure was that
Ballinger thought the original
withdrawal was contrary to law.
But" said Finney, 81 wrote
the letter, and Ballinger signed It
without reading it." (The depart
ments are supposed to give infor-
nation to United States senators
in good faith.)
Finney said Ballinger was out
of the city when several acts at
tributed to him and criticized as
such were done. Ballinger's sig
nature to letters Finney indicated
cannot be taken as evidence that
Ballinger read the contents, Fin
ney said.
One of these letters apparently
invites the fraudulent claimants
to present new applications under
the coal lands law of 1908. This
law was passed as a substitute for
the Infamous "Cale BILL" advocat-
ed by Ballinger as part of the
Alaskan steal program. Under
the substitute Ballinger attempted
to admit some of the claims brand
ed fraudulent by Garfield.
The goat defense" is interest
ing, in view of the fact that not
only Ballinger but Taft were said,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-04-29
F|END bRUTALLY ATTACKS
Los ANGELES GIRL

LOS ANGELES, April 29.-Et-
ia Lumsden, ID years old, was at
tackled, beaten and fatally injured
by man who accosted her in the
rear of her home last night. Her
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-04-29

skull was crushed. The girls
mother found her a few minutes
afterward and the assailant,
whom she saw hurrying away, ia
being sought by the police.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-04-29

what one of his political friends
said of him.
when l go out of office I may
not be wealthy. but will have the
satisfaction of knowing that I am
still honest" is Chief Cox's reply.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-11-02
BRIEF CATALOGUE OF THIS
WORLDS GREATEST THINGS
Washington Monument and College at
Cairo Among Them.

The tallest monument is the Wash.
ington obelsk. 300 feet high. But the
largest monolith is i'm Karnak. Egypt,
being 100 feet high. The highest CHM
ney, measuring 474 feet. is in Glas-
gov.
The largest aqueduct in use is the
Croton, of New York which Is thirtl
eight miles long. but the longest ever
built is in Peru. 800 miles in length
The deepest coal mine is near Lam
bert. Belgium. $500 feet deep. The
biggest docl. is at Cardiff. Wales. and
the strongest electric light Is at the
sydney lighthouse. Australia. while
the largest lighthouse is at Cape Hen
ry, Virginia. being 1G5 feet high.
The greatest bank is the Bank of
England. in London. the Oldest col
lege is University college. Oxford
founded in 1850: the largest library
the National in Paris. containing near
ly 100000 volumes.
The largest theater is the Paris or
era House, covering three acres: thy
largest bronze statue, that of Peter
the Great. in st. Petersburg. weighing
LOO tons The biggest stone statue
is i'm Japan. forty-four feet high. The
largest college is in Cairo. with over
10000 students and 80 teachers
Damascus has the honor of being the
oldest city.
The most costly book in the world is
Hebrew Bible owned by the Ger
man government. which a few years
ago refused the pope's offer of $l25.-
600 for it. The most costly medicine
a few years ago was metallic gallium.
which sold for $150,000 a pound. hut
radium is now the priceless gem III
the mineral world. selling for more
than that price an ounce.
Though orchids frequently bring
prices that make the poor man stag
ger the highest price for single
flower was given for a tulip in Am
sterdam by an enthusiast, who paid
$2J0,000 for it.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-11-02

touching tribute TO the sterling man
hood and beautiful christian life of Mr.
Coleman, with whom the speaker had
been associated with for many years and
the speaker had been selected by the
deceased some time before death came
to hold the servi' e and the text, the
first three verses of John, 14th chapter,
had also been selected by Mr.. Coleman
sometime before his death. Bro Nav,
pastor of the church at Irvingt)n Of
which Mr. Coleman was member and
Bro. Sutherland, pastor of the G ,rnetis-
will. church where the services were
hell, also assisted, after which the body
was laid to rest IN the family lot in the
nearby cemetery. Truly a good man is
gone, hut hts life stands before those
VIM knew HIM as an open book and
will live for gooi in the years to come.
-Stithton Correspondent Etown News.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-11-02
Saw the Light.

1.-The subject of tips-made in Eu-
rope ana closely initiated in the
United States-always furnishes some
thing new to the American tourist.
said a man just back from Europe 81
had some clothes made in London.
The tailor came to my hotel with a
boy who carried his parcel, to have a
fit He wore a high hat and prince
Albert coat, and but for his shoes
would have passed for well dressed.
After the fit was over and the gar
ments were packed up he was leaving
the apartment when our English serv-
ant reminded me Of the tip. was
afraid and, If | had overcome the fear,
did not know the limit, and asked the
servant to perform the operation.
When they had gone was told: You
want your clothes to fit, sir. don't
YOU? And | saw the light"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-11-02
USE FOR BLOTTING PAPER
In Germany II is Made to Take the
Place Of Waste for Cleaning
Machinery.

In Germany blotting paper is used
to clean machinery. Tow, wooden
refuse, sponge, cloths and jute waste
are the materials usually employed for
the cleaning of machinery and parts
of engines which are soiled by dust
and lubricating substances. The bet
ter varieties of cotton waste are very
good for securing purposes. but he
cheaper grades are charged with dust
and in using them a sponge cloth,
specially manufactured for the pur-
pose. is employed. In using plotting
paper for securing purposes the use
OF cotton waste is decreased and the
sponge cloths are entirely dispensed
with. On an average the German
workman received under the former
system $50 grams of cotton waste, one
new sponge cloth and one or two rem
ovated ones every week. Now he is
supplied with $50 grams of cotton
waste and about eight or ten sheets
of blotting paper, at cost of 21a
cents, or one-third the cost of the cot.
ton waste. The paper is not only
cheaper, but 1t does not soil the ma
chinery with fibers and dust as do
the. wooden refuse and the sponge
cloths. 1t is also less combustible
than other cleaning materials, and if
it should be caught in the machinery
while engines in motion are being
cleaned it tears easily and the work.
men run no risk of having their hands
drawn into the machinery .-Harper's
Weekly.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-11-02

yived by a wife, one daughter, one
son, two sisters, two brothers, besides
host Of friends Our sympathy goes
out to the family.
Mrs. Julia Carkson is home again
after having spent three weeks in
Louisville.
Mrs. Ollie Hynes, Of Enron, is with
Mrs. W. A. Hynes for visit.
Dr. and Mrs Strother. of Ovens
boro, visited his mother and sister this
week.
Owen Kasey returned to Greensboro
Saturday, after having been with his
father for two weeks.
John Carr, of Elizabethtown, was
the guest of Miss Ada Meador Thurs
day.
The first quarterly meeting for the
Big Spring circuit will be held here
Saturday and Sunday, November IS,
and H.
Mrs. c. b. Witt is in Louisville
Clyde Stith, of Mays Grove, was the
guest of Rev. J. E. King Wednesday.
Miss Fannie Hardaway and brother,
Edgar, attended house party at Glen
deane last week, given by Misses Nell
and Louise Norman,
Mrs. Willbee Hynes and Miss Zelma
Strother spent Tuesday at Vine Grove.
Mrs. Stella Stith has returned to
Elizabethtown otter spending a week
with her aunts, Mesdames Jim and
Martha Clarkson.
II the best is not to good for yon
Lewisport Best -four is the -four YOU
ought to use.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-11-02
A New One.

Nimble wits and a glib tongue fire.
quently save erring New York cop
pers" on trial before the deputy com
missioner at police headquarters. Not
long ago a giant patrolman, accused of
being about a quarter of mile off his
beat, evolved this excuse: You see,
it was like this. your honor. ! was
patrolling my post. when | thought
heard man up the street yelling
Fire. FIRE.! | ran In the direction
OF the sound, and, would you believe
me, Mr. Commissioner, there stood a
fellow out on the sidewalk trying to
wake up friend of his on the second
floor, and he was yelling with all his
might, Meyer! Meyer!'" We'll,
that's a brand new one" said the trial
commissioner, the suspicion of a
smile crossing his face. Complaint
dismissed"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-11-02
CUSTER.

James Taylor, son of All Taylor,
aged two and one half years was pain
fully burned by over turning of a cup
of boiling water upon his arms. He
is recovering now.
Mrs. Salle Board Priest, of Rosetta,
was in Custer Tuesday shopping and
calling on her TAYLOR friends. 1t was
her first visit to Custer in ten years.
Joe Glasscock, of McDaniels, was
here Wednesday associating among this
business men.
Shelton Hardaway, who teaches at
Hardin Springs, went to his home near
Rosetta to spend Saturday and Sunday
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Buckner
Ha1daway.
Most of the Rosetta small pox cases
are able to be out again and there will
be no fear of further spread of the
dread disease.
lanes Harrington and daughter, Miss
Lora Harrington, spent Tuesday and
Wednesday in Webster with Mr.. and
VIM. Hail. Mr.. Hall will shortly leave
the state to find another home He
thinks perhaps he will go West.
Miss Cara Gilpin left Monday to
enter Kingswood College.
Charlie Butler, a former citizen of
Custer and ex-deputy sheriff, is in
Custer for a few days. Mr.. Butler
brought the remains of his only baby
girl, aged eight months, from his pre-
sent home, Windsor, ILL.,. to the family
burying ground, near Constantine, for
interment.
Gid Hager, foster son of Mrs. Ed.
Triplett, is seriously i'll with typhoid
fever.
Miss Esther Meador, who had SER
ious attack of stomach trouble and was
confined to her bed for week, is now
able to return to school duties.
Henry Tinius sold a nice span Of
mules to Robert Milburn last week.
Joe Dick Milburn and brother, Pres
ton, have rented Mrs. Harrison Rob
erts farm for the ensuing year.
OWE Board carried his crop of tobac-
co to Louisville Monday. The tobacco
was his own raising and almost the
first TO be sold from this section.
The pledged tobacco will be on sale
by November first.
If the best is not too good for you
Lewisport BEST -four is the flour YOU
ought to use.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-11-02
TAMENESS OF A SEA LION
Old Ben, Weighing Half a Ton, Is
Often Met on the Streets
of Avalon.

In describing the islands lying OF
the southern coast of California Fred
erick Holder writes: THE feature
which will really amaze the wanderer
among the Channel islands is the
tameness of some animals. To meet
a bull sea lion weighing approximate
ly half ton on the main avenue of a
town, so feet from the water. is pos
sibility of a startling nature, yet I
have seen Old Ben, the head of the
Santa Catalina sea lion rookery. on
Crescent avenue, Avalon, surrounded
by tourists who snapped their cam
eras at him with impunity.
AT that, time Ben could be induced
to come ashore when the lure was a
fat. long-finned tuna. but one day he
climbed upon the wharf, coming en-
tirely up the steps. following the man
with a fish. Then some unreasonable
person made a threatening demonstra-
ton; Ben started for the step. lost his
hold, slipped and fell. smashing them
and wounding himself. For a long
time he remembered this, but gradual
ly his faith in human beings has re-
turned.
He is good-tempered and never at
tempts to bite. But he is savage
looking animal. and when he comes
leaping up on the boat landing, driving
of women and children by mere
ferocity of appearance. and selling
their fish. as he did recently, he makes
a very clever imitation of a ferocious
beast"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-11-02
A QUICK CHANGE.
The swest Taffy That Came After the
Cold Roast

Say. Jen," said Katie. the brunette.
with white side combs In her hair. II
see Mamie has bleached her hair again.
Amt 1t terribleT'
Yes, perfectly awful" replied Jen-
ME. "She asked me If would do 1t
II were she. and | said yes Don't
she look perfectly dreadful-and it's
getting streaked already. You could
tell in minute 1t was beached, the
roots are so dark"
Sure | noticed that" responded
Katie. And. say. did you see the rag
of dress she had on yesterday? And
it's fit-gracious. Looked perfectly
dreadful. didn't it,"
Perfectly dreadful" echoed Jennie.
"Well. she wanted pattern. and
gave her the one of that dark blue silk
had three years ago. said Katie.
You did?"
"Yes. did"
"Ohw
"And the hat she was wearing" con-
tinued Katie. did you get your optics
on that?
YES"
Perfect sight. wasn't it?"
Where did she get it,"
"Oh. down at the Moody's. ! helped
her pick 1t out" was Katie's reply.
"Why. why. here comes Mamie now"
she continued. Hello. Mamie. you
dear. sweet thing. How nice you look
too darling for anything
Eyes. indeed" added Jennie. "Yon
do look perfectly charming Say. let's
all go and get some soda"
And the three friends walked away
together. = New York Tines.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-11-02
ShiiorSn Cry
FOR FLETcHER'S
G q 9 Q RIA
PROCRASTINE
The Habit of Putting CT Doing the
Serious Thinee e Life.

The Habit of Putting CT Doing the
Serious Thinee e Life.
Much of the unhappness ard inn
providence in life is caused by early
habits of procrastina ton. habits con-
tracted unconsciously perhaps when
character is in it's formative stage and
at the very time when most attention
should be given to the unframed ma
ture. 1t is so easy to fall into happy
gu-lucky way of living. so easy to jog
along unconcernedly. doing the things
which suit us best and perhaps which
count for the least and leaving undone
all the acts and unspoken all the words
and unexpressed all the thoughts and
unused all the advantages which are
really so essential TO Il letter under
standing of ourselves and the wonder
full life being lived about us.
What bright world of promise full
filed this would be If responsibility
could only be made half as attractive
as come of the minor diversions which
seem TO furnish so much pleasure to
their partaliers. IL the hard places
could he made soft the rocky roads
smooth and difficult undertakings easy.
there would he small need for putting
Off from day to day the tas. of fulfill
ing any task whatever. AS it is. with
the certainty that happiness unalloyed
Is not within the grasp of man and
with the knowledge that sorrow and
a
each OF our lives. it seems strange
that for all our weak human nature
we cannot learn the lesson that pro-
crastination teaches and benefit there
~
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-11-02
An Expert Accountant.

Mrs. Newly-Don't you like my new
hat, dearest?
Newly-Yes-s, it's all right
Mrs. Newly-Well, | bought 1t on
your account, dear!
Newly-Yes. you usually do.-Brook
lyn Life
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-11-02
FOREIGN MINERS PROTECTED
France Insists on Blind Galleries In
'a-.,- Case of Accidents.

Important experiments in the utility
of safety chambers have been con
Quoted recently in France. and as a
result some of the leading colliery
companies are putting blind" gal
eries. supplied with compressed air,
water. food, ETC.. and signal arrange
ments. In their pits.
In Belgium there must be a breath
ing appliance for every 200 under
ground workers in fiery mines of the
second and third degree. with trained
rescue brigades Of not less than four
men per set Of apparatus.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-11-02
The Funeral OF Andrew Cole.
man was Held Al Ga nettS,ille

The funeral services OF Mr. Andrew
Coleman, whose death at his home It
Irvington, was mentioned in Fridays
News WAS held 1T Garneitsvllle Sltur-
day morning. b" Cundff was the
principal speak er a. his address was
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-11-02

Any skin itching is a temoer-tester.
Th more YOU scratch the worse it Itch
es. Doan's O!ntment cures piles, &c
zema-any skin itching. At all drug
st )res.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-11-02
Subscribe Right Now.
BIG SPRING..

Once more grim death has entered
our community and has taken from our
midst one of the oldest and most highly
respected citizens of our town, Mr..
Taylor Kasey. He had been sick four
weeks with fever. Mr.. Kasey is sur
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-11-02

Dyspepsia is our national all ueut
Burdock Blood Biiters is the natioual
cure for it. II strengthens stomach
membranes, promotes flow of digestive
Juices, puriies the blood, builds youu
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-04-06
CHEAP MEAT NEVER AGAIN.
Cattle Raisers Say They May Even
Have to Go Higher.

Cattle Raisers Say They May Even
Have to Go Higher.
Unless some one can find a way
to repeal the law of supply and de-
mand there is no remedy for the in
creasing prices, asserted Samuel H.
Cowan, counsel for the Cattle Rails
ers' Association of Texas, before the
senate food investigation committee
at Washington.
The people of the United States
need never expect cheap meat again -
he declared. Cowan told the COM
mittee the cattle raisers would be
compelled to maintain as high or
even higher prices than at present to
keep pace with the increased cost of
grazing land and feed. Like many
other witnesses, Cowan, thought the
high prices of beef were due to de-
creasing production and increasing
population.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-04-06
RoDDENBERY SEES TAFT.
second District Congressman Called
on the President.

A Washington dispatch saws:
congressman S. Anderson Rodden-
berry today paid his first call on Presi-
dent Taft, rising early and dressing
Tor the occasion.
The new congressman decided that
II would not do to go alone. He
therefore invited Misses Kate and
Mary Osborne of Savannah. daugb-
ters OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Osborne
10 accompany him. Arriving at the
white house the Georgians received
one OF the best of Taft's welcomes.
The president said he was glad tn
meet the congressman, but was espe-
clally glad to meet the ladies. be-
cause he could see the congressman
any day
He assured Mr.. Rod6enbery that
ne had long ago heard of his ability
TO talk when once started, and asked
II II were true that he had his com
.petltors in this line tiled to the
post, as the newspapers stated. To
this question Mr.. Roddenbery said
he always did his best when he got
a good start.
The president was delighted with
his visitors, and offered them the hos
pltallty of the white house.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-04-06
For Administration.

Georgia, Terrell County.-To All
Whom 1t May Concern: Mrs. Sarah
A. Campbell, having in proper form
applied to me for permanent letters
of administration on the estate of
Abner B. Campbell, late of said coun-
ty, this is to cite all and singular
the creditors and next of kin of Alb
ner B. Campbell to be and appear at
my office within the time allowed by
law and show cause, If any they
can, why permanent administration
should not be granted to Mrs. Sarah
A. Campbell on Abner B. Campbell's
estate. Witness my hand and official
signature this 9th day of March.
1910. w. B. CHEATHAM, Ordinary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-04-06
NEW KIND OF MEAT.
jungle Animals May Appear on Me-
nus of United States.

| NAiS9AN Ah1ibdtS way appear OH Ne'
nus of United States.
The Introduction of the hippopota-
mus, the rhinoceros, the camel, the
Gland, the springbok, the trekbok,
the dikdik, the coodoo, the giraffe
and other African animals into Amer
lea as solution of the problem of
food supply was suggested by speak
ers before the congressional commit
tee on agriculture.
Captain Fritz Duquesne, a Boer;
DR.. w. n Erwin or the bureau of
plant industry of the department of
agriculture, and Major Durham,
who has spent years in Africa, and
accompanied Theodore Roosevelt on
part Of his travels, argued in favor
OF the Broussard bill to import wild
and domestic animals into the United
States. Such animals, according to
the Dill, must prove useful, either as
1000 or as beasts of burden. All of
the witnesses declared that many of
the animals in Africa easily could be
raised in this country.