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New-York tribune., 1912-03-05
BARRED GOTHAM BONDING
prendergast Forces Baltimore to Re
onen Doors to Companies Here.
[By Telegram TO Tne tribune

IBy Telegram TO The Irlouhe'I
Baltimore. March 4.-"sonny Mahon' she
Boss Murphy OF Baltimore. haVins
oo,oe connected with one OF the Baltimore
sond,ng companies, has been securing the
Insertion in city contracts of provision
,eouiring the bonding by local companies
New York companies barred out nave
,.nor ,beir complaint 10 Controller Prender-
cast who has written rather pointed let.
,sr 70 Controller Thrift, indicating that II
this policy was pursued a similar boycott
on baltimore companies would be declared
in New York
AS the Baltimore companies do much
larger business in New York than tne ne"
York companies do here the threat was i,''-
.s,a,elv effective. In his letter Controller
Prendergast wrote.
While I deprecate the necessity toT s,I rn
.oitatior 7 want TO let you know that VIII
not tolerate any discrimination Dy your
New-York tribune., 1912-03-05
ALDERMEN FIX TAX RATE.

The Board OF Aldermen met in special
session yesterday and officially fixed the
tax rate for 1912 for the various counties
comprising the city of New York The
various rates are the same as were unot-
6ctally estimated and printed in The Tr.b-
une on Saturday. being about eleven points
higher than the rate for last year as fol-
New-York tribune., 1912-03-05
MAY Hear from Governor.

Justice Gerard was asked whether he
Ma sent a similar letter to Governor
nj who was mentioned together with
the Mayor as possibly in joint contempt
81 court because he was said TO have
sr,bor,zed the publication Of the Gaynor
letter to him,
.~ro have not sent any such letter
70 the Governor" replied Justice Gerard
- suppose 1 viii hear from him par
,,orIariv as he was so careful TO respect
the dignity Of the Supreme Court earlier
in this case"
New-York tribune., 1912-03-05
CITY against New York companies and shaii
take action accordingly.
>,.-otiar Thrift nromDtly replied.

Our administrat on has no desire what
.,,er n limit surety bonds 10 Maryland cor
oora,ions: so far as specifications now ur-
New-York tribune., 1912-03-05
KENYON ATTACKS STEPHENSON.

Washington, March Ex-senator Kenyon,
of Iowa, to-day delivered speech In The
Senate. denouncing the methods alleged to
nave been used in the election OF Senator
Stephenson, of Wisconsin. and asserting
that the wisconsin Senator's title TO his
seat was invalid because Of corruption.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-05

SUNDAYS NEW-YORK' TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United States
for $3.50 D year.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-05

der consideration are concerned. the cause
will be eliminated.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-05

Continued from first page.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-22
STORIES OF THE STAGE.
A Splendid Accident Averted and an
Actor Who Dined Too We'll.

splendid Accident Averted and an
Actor Who Dined Too Well.
Here is an incident that was related
by the late Bran Stoker. for many
years manager to Irving of the produc-
ton Of Hamlet" at the Lyceum in
London.
On the second night of the perform
ance the Chinese ambassador and Sir
Halliday Mccartney came to see Irving
in his dressing room. and presently the
ambassador, who was wearing mag
nifcent robes Of mandarin yellow, wan
dered off in the direction Of the stage
The ambassador was close to the edge
Of the arch at the back of the scene.
where Ophelia had made her entrance
and would make her exit. Mr.. Stoker
Jumped for him and just succeeded in
catching him before he had passed into
the blaze Of the limelight l could
fancy the sudden amazement of the
audience and the wild roar of laughter
that would follow when in the midst
Of this most sad and pathetic Of scenes
would enter unheralded this gorgeous
anachronism."
Mr.. Stoker confessed that he was
tempted to let the splendid accident oc-
cur "Its unique grotesqueness would
have insured a widespread publicity
not to be acquired by ordinary forms
Of adv ertisement."
On another occasion very different
and very painful contretemps did oe-
cur The actor who took the part Of
Poonius on entering gave his first line
with so strange an intonation that Irv-
ing at once signed to the prompter to
let fall the act drop. came forward and
apologized to the audience and restart-
ed the play with new Polonius!-
London Graphic.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-22
STEALING A RAILROAD.
Not In a Financial Way, but by Garry
inu II Off Bodily.

ing IL On 6oolly.
No stranger theft was ever commit
ted than the lifting" of an entire
railroad, twelve and one-half miles in
length. which once connected Birr and
Portumna. In Ireland.
The line had cost $450.0O0 and for
years it did service for the Great
Southern and Western Railway COM
pany until the year 1876. when the
company. which had been running it
at loss. washed its hands of it. The
line was derelict. Nobody wanted it.
For a few years it stretched its use
less length through north Tipperary.
Then its neighbors began to turn COW
etous eyes on it.
Bolts and screws and other portable
trifles began to vanish. A few prose-
cutions were instituted. but the
charges were withdrawn Nobody
seemed to care. The thieves. thus en-
couraged. grew bolder. Farmers
brought their carts and horses and
loaded them with spoils of rails. sleep
ers. switches and semaphores. One
| goodly station vanished. to its last
brick and door in a single night.
They were great times for Upper
ary. Boatloads of booty. hundreds Of
tons of rails. were sent away from
Portumna by unlicensed contractors"
and the work of spoliation went on
until not as much as turntable was
left-ArgonGut.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-22
Dickens Dem

Dickens care for his material sur
roundings did not end with his bed
room. His favorite writing place at
Gadshill was a Swiss chalet in the
shrubbery, and this he fitted up in a
most ingenious fashion. Il have put
mirrors in the chalet where ] write, y
he says in one of his letters, "and they
reflect and refract in all kinds of ways
the leaves that are quivering at the
windows and the great fields of wav'
ing corn and the sail dotted river. My
room is up among the branches of the
trees, and the birds and the butterflies
fly in and out. and the green branches
shoot in at the open windows. and the
lights and the shadows of the clouds
come and go with the rest of the com
pany. The scent of the flowers and
indeed Of everything that is growing
for miles and miles is most delicious.
London Chronicle.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-22
Judqinq the Colt.

The Arabs have two methods of esti'
mating the height to which a colt will
grow, the first being to stretch cord
from the nostril over the ears and
down along the neck and compare this
measurement with that from the with
ers TO the feet and the other method
being to compare the distance between
the knee and the withers with that
from the knee to the coronet. In the
first method it is considered that a
colt will grow as much taller as the
first measurement exceeds that of the
second, and in the second method, If
the proportion is as two to one, the
horse will grow no taller
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-22
THE GNU is A PUZZLE.
II Seems to Be a Cross Between the
Horse. Cow and Deer.

II Seems to Be a Cross Between the
Horse, Cow and Deer.
Did you ever hear of a horned horsef
It is called the gnu and is a native of
South Africa. The gnu is a puzzle.
We have called it a horse, but it is
more like COW. 1t really seems to be
4 cross between the horse, the COW and
the deer. 1t has the head and horns
Of cow, the tail. the name and with
ers of the horse and the legs Of a deer.
Altogether the gnu is one of the most
singular creatures on earth.
The gnu inhabits the hilly districts
Of South Africa, roaming all over the
country IN vast herds. AS far as trav-
elers have yet penetrated it is found.
and it is fortunate that it is so, for the
flesh Of the gnu forms excellent food.
Gnus are. however, extremely wild
and, being very quick in their move
ments. are difficult to shoot Upon the
first alarm the whole herd scampers
away in single file, following leader
When seen from distance they look
like a troop of horses.
Their speed is very great. and when
first disturbed they do not exert it, but
kick out their heels and begin butting
at anything that comes in their way.
exhibiting the greatest fury. Unless
bard pressed they seldom show fight,
but when brought to bay they will de-
fend themselves desperately. They
dart forward upon their enemy with
great fury, and unless he remains cool
and collected he probably will not es-
cape,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-22
WOMEN AND CARD GAMES.
In Chile Such a Combination Would
Create Sensation.

In Chile Such a Combination Would
Create a Sensation.
A woman who is a native of Chile
was talking recently about the diff
Guilty she had in accustoming herself
to card playing among women when
she came to this country. She said;
"In Chile card playing among wom-
en- is undreamed of. Perhaps it is not
too much to say that a Chilean woman
would no more play cards than New
York woman would enter a Broadway
saloon. 1t isn't that it is exactly or
wholly a matter of morals with u.s.
1t just isn't the thing to do. 1t is not
conventional.
when came to New York l
brought my daughter-in-law with me,
a Chilean girl. She and | were both
horribly shocked to receive an invita-
tlon to a bridge party in the daytime
It was too much for us. and we de-
clined. Other similar invitations came
and kept coming. Finally our curiosi-
ty got the best of us, and we went to
one of these affairs. Even after we
got over our sense of outraged con-
vention the whole thing seemed Gu
rious to us.
"The funniest sight of all was the
women with little tags on them. as If
marked by fast express or running
up to another woman with a little
card to he punched Finally we got
sufficiently accustomed to take a
hand but even vet never do it with
out covert feeling that am putting
myself beyond the pale."-New York
Post
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-22
strono circumstantiaI Evidence.

A young wife was in tears few
mornings ago when her mother called
When asked what was the matter she
replied that her husband was out late
the night before and had been to a
drinking party.
"What makes you think he had been
to a drinking party?" asked the
mother.
HE came home" sobbed the young
wife, wearing a photograph horn for
q hat"-Kansas City Star.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-22
Pedestrians.

A teacher in primary school was
endeavoring to make clear to her class
the meaning Of the words equestrian
ism" and "pedestranism" when she
put this query to one small boy:
What is Pedestrian
HE is one Of those fellows" said
the boy. who makes an awful kick
when an automobile runs him down."
New York Press.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-22
Mora CAREFUL Now.

The young wife had given her hus-
band a dance. you've improved won
derfully, Jack" she said as they sat
down. Don't you remember how you
used to tear my dressT
"Yes." he replied. II wasn't buying
them then."-Boston Transcript.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-22

A vast amount of i'll health is due
to impaired digestion. When the
stomach fails to perform it's func-
tions properly the whole system be-
comes deranged. A few doses of
Chamberlain Tablets is all you
need. They will strengthen your di-
gestion, invigorate your liver, and
regulate your bowels, entirely doing
away with that miserable feeling due
to faulty digestion. Try it, Many
others have been permanently cured
why not you? For sale by Policy S
Drug Store.
Scale receipts at Tidings office.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-22
Mo Further Delay.

Abner Slopoak (desperately)-M-may
I name the day? Iemima Jones 'de-
cisively)-No! Abner Slopoak lin
alarm)-Why? Jemima Jones Crank
ly)-Because If you put 1t off as long
you did your proposal we never will
be married. I'll name the day my
selfl-Cleveland Leader.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-22

'They say Mrs Jelliffe has given up
that pet white poodle of hers" said
Mrs. Johnson.
"Yes," said Mrs. Whilliger "She's in
deep mourning for Mr.. Jelliffe, you
know. so she has exchanged Tobey for
a black and "-Harper's Weekly
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-22
Fairy Stories.

Mr. Bacon-When woman tells n
fairy story she always begins like this.
Once upon a time" Mrs, Bacon
Yes. and when a man tells fairy story
he always begins like this: There.
now, dear, don't be angry with me-
You see. it was like this. ."-YonkeFS
Statesman.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-22
In the Hall of Eama-

"His father is in the hall of fame"
''Why, didn't know the old gentle
man was dead"
"Have to be dead to be in there?'
"Slre.'
"Well. he is only in there busting the
busts."
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-22

The class in natural history being
asked the difference between dog and
a tree. the head boy answered. "A tree
is covered with bark, while dog seems
to be lined with it"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-22
Noisy Sleep.

Hub (angrily,-Here! What do you
mean BY waking me out of IA sound
sleep? Wife-Because the sound was
too distressing. Boston Transcript
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-22

The resources Of the scholar are pro-
portiOned to his confidence in the attri'
butes of the intellect.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-22

Great things are just ahead of you.
but you must reach out for them
Horace Fletcher.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-22
CHAUTAUoUA PARK CLUB.
Civic Improvement Club.

The regular meeting of the Ladies
Civic Improvement Club will be held
on the second and fourth Tuesdays OF
each month at 2:30 p. M, at the Com
mercial Club rooms.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-22
MODERN MOODNfEN OF AMERICA

Mahogany Camp. No. 6565, M. w.
A., meets the I'd and 4th Friday
of each month in Memorial Hall.
M. S. X. Clark, V. c.; G. H. Hedoerg,
Clerk. Visiting neighbors are cor
dially invited to meet with us,
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-12-13
LET US BE CAREFUL

An epoch has been reached in the life of Ketchikan calling for careful consideration, drought, fair play, and a prop. CT regard for the rights of others. There is about Alaskas law a certain amount of indef.. inateness which have always been interpreted with that spirit of the square deal for which we of the north have al ways prided ourselves. This condition has applied more per haps to the matter of town lots and the like than to anything else, for to a certain extent, we have had to be law unto ourselves. It has always been understood that where a man was occupying and using lot, payng taxes on it and keeping it in condition that such lot was his as much as if he had an individual patent for the same. During the past few days how ever. from some source. a diff. ferent impression seems to he spreading, eliminating at last in the jumping of part of the Ketchikan Wharf company's holdings on the lower end of Front street. This paper is not going to attempt to interpret any law, but it is going to go on record as saying that if MT. Kirschbaum can hold on to the lot he has taken possession of, then there are a great many lots in Ketchikan open for energetic jumpers, and trouble of various kinds is bound to result. So t is that We say let us be careful.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-12-13
A NEW INDUSRTRY

Opposite the mouth of Snake river Ben Nygren catches beluga with a net. He has al. ready succeeded in capturing about 20 of the brutes this year in addition to one sea lion and new industry of small kind promises to come from the work. The substance of the whales is sold for dog feed and quite a trade is carried on. In addition the hides may be used for making porpoise leath CT. Porpoise leather, so called is nothing but the hide of beluga whales. It is used for laces, etc.-Nome Nugget
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-12-13
BACK TO OLD
 RATES TOMORROW

The Pacific Coast Steamship company announces that they will advance freight rates back to the old three dollar figure for general merchandise tomor row, December If. Charles Taylor, the agent for the Alas. ka Steamship company tells the Miner Man that he has re-. veived no notice from his com pany of any advance so will con tinue doing business at present figure until otherwise notified. The Northland Steamship company and the Humboldt Steamship company have never changed their price from the old rates, so will continue do.. ing busness at the old figures.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-12-13
MRS, klRMSE MAKES
 BRIEF VISIT HOME

Mrs. H. D. Kirmse, accomp.. anied by Judge and Mrs. Ma. lony, made the round trip from Juneau on the Spokone this morning, returning at one o'clock. Mrs Kirmse will make her home in Juneau this win. ter, occasionally visiting the business interests of the Kirmse stores, Skagway and Ketchikan People of Skagway will be pleased to hear that Mir. Kirmse has left his business in perfect shape, which will be continued under the management of Mrs. Kirmse-Skagway Alaskan.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-12-13
PERSEVERANCE
 MILL BURNS

The Perseverance mine stamp mill, located at the headwaters of Gold creek in Silver Bow Basin, fQur miles from Juneau, was destroyed by fire during the early morning hours of December 4th. The damage amounts to about fifteen thous and dollars. The mill will not be rebuilt, as the new mill to be built on the beach at Sheep Creek will suffice all ore crush ing needs of the mine when the tunnel through from the Perseverance, to Sheep Creek is completed.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-12-13
BABY PASSES AWAY

As the result of an attack of pneumonia, the two months old baby boy of Hans Anderson and wife died this morning. The little fellow had been ail.. ing with cough for several days, but nothing serious appar ently until last night when pneumonia developed, and death resulted this morning The sympathy of the commun.. ity goes out to the parents for the loss of the little stranger who was with them for all too short time.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-12-13
WILL OPEN A
 LUNCH COUNTER

Max Rosenburg informs the Miner Man that he intends to go out of the game and shell fish business at the Ketchikan Meat Market and open up a lunch counter in the little build ing recently vacated by the Kirschbaum Shoe Shop. Max will make a specially of sand. wiches and coffee. He will keep open the greater part of the night, and should be able to do good business among our night owls. Of course he will be open day times as well. He will be ready for bus mess Monday morning at nine o'clock.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-12-13
WELCOME NEWS

Governor Clark has had ad.. vises from the Secretary of Az riculture, informing him that the last agricultural appropri.. ation bill passed by Congress carried a provision that an ad.. ditional ten per cenum of all moneys received from national forest reserves should be ex.. pended for the building and maintenance of roads and trails within such respective forest reserves. The same communi cation advised the Governor that under ths provision there was at the present time avail. able for use in Alaska forest reserve for the purpose men,. toned the sum of $4,678.48. The cash Is to be spent for road purposes generally within the reserve, and IS the result of the agitation begun to secure the building of a trail at the head of Portland Canal.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-12-13
OLD RUBE DIES

'Rube" is dead. A fimiliar figure on the streets of Kethi.. kan passed away last night. Part husky and part newfound land, Rube was the darling of all the boys of the town, both old and young. Mir. Peterson, who raised the dog from a pupr and who went south on the Northwestern the other night had some very interest. ing tales concerning Rube. Down the Mackenzie river to the Arctic and back is no mean accomplishment, following many stampedes in the interior, and at all times showing a willingness to do his share of the work with the sleds, stands to his credit. Rube will be missed by all. Joe Kenney, owner of old Rube had a cas- ket made for his pet, and the faithful animal was buried this afternoon.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-12-13

The men in charge of the big wireless station at Unalga is land are marooned there. Their launch was wrecked during a big storm soon after the depar tllre of the vessel which landed their outfit. The Dorn had a passenger for Unalga, the wife of the head man, but could not land her due to a storm. She was taken on to Unalaska where the master of the can.. nery tender Equator agreed to land her at her destination if it took all winter.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-12-13
WILL CLOSE DOWN
 FOR THE WINTER

The Valparaiso property will close down for the winter. Such is the decision of Mana. ger Eardley, who arrived over from the mine a day or two ago. The inability of the con- cern to get fuel at this time is largely responsible for the de- cision. Everything is now in shape for operation next sea- son, when a good year is as- Sured.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-12-13

Seward, Dec. 1.-The Alaska Steamship company has given up all hope of saving the wrecked steamer Dora, and the underwriters have taken charge of the vessel. The big seas of yesterday strained the hull badly and she is leaking in a dozen places with little or no hope of saving her. Tugs are standing by, but weather has been bad ever since she struck. The steamship company has not yet announced what steam CT they will send up to take up her run.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-12-13
A CASE OF LOT JUMPING

What promises to be an in. teresting affair is developing at the lower end of Front street. Some time ago Kirsch.. baum the shoe maker made ar. arrangements with Charley Fay. Tor to occupy a piece of the Ketchikan Wharf company's property between the Wiese Fish company's warehouse and the street. Kirschbaum moved his building onto the lot, and then according to Taylor, re-. fused to pay rent for it, intima.. ting at the time that he had possession of the lot and inten.. ded to hang on to it. Taylor ordered him off and this after. noon as he made no effort to move, started down the street with a donkey engine to pull the building off the lot but was with by friends of the shoe man to such an eX.. tent that he had to give up the
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-12-13
CAPT. THOMPSON
 IS IN LOS ANGELES

The Miner Man was in re. ceipt of a communication from our old fellow townsman, w. A. Thompson, by last nights steamer. The captain is in Los Angeles, Cal, and writes that the change has been very beneficial to him in relieving him of the rheumatism, which has bothered him for years.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-12-13
TO TAKE VACATION

Captain Charles H. White, the commander of the Spokane will not bring the Curacao north on her first winter sail ing. He has been granted a months vacation and this will keep him away from his duties as navigator for three trips of the Curacao. The latter boat will be Cmmanded on her initial voyage by Captain Thomas Johnson, formerly mas ter of the City of Seattle.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-12-13
BRINGS COAL FOR
 NEW ENGLAND co,

The steamer British COlum.. bia, Capt. Gus Foelmer in con-. mand, is up from the south. She brought two hundred tons Of coal for the New England Fish company, which she is now discharging at the com. pany's plant.