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or Wells won s2i.445 for his owner.
John A. Drake. in the great Coney
Island race. Mr. Drake now knows
whg they call Il the realization
sfnkaen
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Kuroh does not appear much in the
public eye. But he appears to the Rus
sian eye much oftener than the RUS
SLAMS wish him 10.
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Admiral Togo is being severely
handled BY the Russian press. But the
Russian navy IS very careful not TO try
10 handle him at all
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trhe dead number 46 and the wound
cd 1877. No, this is not a report OF
the fatalities Of the latest battle on' a
summary Of the Fourth Of July oasu'
alfies.
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II the opposition to Judge Parker
didn't prove anything else, 1t at least
proved Intellectual,
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The difference between an autobio'
graphy and an automobile is that one
gives you lie while the other takes IT,
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Perhaps shrewd Tammany intention
ally did that way to make Parker's
nomination sure thing.
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An active county campaign inyarb
ably results in an increased demand
upon the poor and insane fund.
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Oklahoma Citys tax levy is l9 IL
mills; GuthrIes "a 5-6 mills. OF a
verify, BaInesism comes high.
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Alva Courier. Swallow and Carroll
have been nominated by the Prohibit
tlonists for their candidate for pres
ident and vice president. II there is
anything in names there will be a
vast amount of drinking and singing
in their campaign. Swallow surely
does not drink, however much Car
roll" may sing.
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FL Reno Globe: And Bryan seems
% have been Ii the convention no,
withstanding the Republican press
have been bowling themselves with
delight over the alleged statement
that he was mot in il.
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Blackwell News Two years ago
the writer delivered a political ad'
dress at Tonkawa, wherein he called
attention to the fact that if Bird
Mcclure should be elected the Tonka
wa preparatory school would be dis
criminated against in Republican
statehood bill. But our speech was
denounced by the Republicans of Ton
kawa as political buncombe. Now
the people of Tonkawa are securing
signatures to a petition to present TO
Bird Mcclure, beseeching him to
amend that section Of the Hamilton
bin that cuts out the Tonkawa pre-
paratory school from any Of the rev
enues derived from section thirteen.
Those people should grin and take
their medicine, for they are getting
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II would appear that hard times and
high taxes 80 hand in nand in Gutrhie
and Logan county.
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Shawnee Herald: Congressman
John sharp Williams appears TO have
been the stalwart friend OF Oklahoma
and the Indian territory on the com
mittee on resolutions. Our member
was Roy stafford, we know without
any further report that he kept the
statehood matter eyerlastingly before
the committee and because we knew
he would do it was the reason that
Pottawatomie county was so thor
oughly in favor of his going as a
delegate.
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Q Q Q @ Q Q Q Q Q 0 Q Q :
aThe Full Dinner PAM

Cestos Reporter The Republicans
are SO ashamed Of the diminutive size
of the full dinner pail" Of the past
four years. that they have so far re
Trained from comment
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Notice

Anyone knowing the whereabouts OF
Fred weinand aged II. and VIII Wein-
and, aged rs, will please apprise them
Of the death Of their father, Jacques
weinand, and urge them TO report to
J. Foucart. Guthrie, Okla, their ap-
pointed guardian. as soon as possible,
OF report their Whereabouts yourself
BY letter ,. Foucart,
Guardian
nnnern nIaaaa onnr 70 IND out
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just what they vots3 - aud just
what we told them they Souid get
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VIII the taxpayers ever have a
chance to see the pooks?"
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Blackwell News: During the past
twenty-seven years New York has
changed back and forth from Demo-
cratic TO Republican, and from Repub-
lican to Democratic, yet during all
that time Judge Alton B. Parker. as
Democrat. has held office from
Judge OF his county to his present
position Of chief justice Of the appel
late court OF New York, the highest
judicial position in the state. There
must be something in the man who
can show such a record. He takes
no active part in politics, but retires
to his farm at the close Of his terms
Of court, and devotes his attention to
farming and raising fine cattle, he
having one Of the finest bred herds
OF cattle in that state
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) Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

SPIRIT OF THE
OKLAHOMA PRESS.
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things running The figures show that
the salaries range considerably high
er than those paid similar officials IN
America.
From the point OF view OF the ell
cheney Of the navy the most important
members of the board are, OF course,
the naval lords, because they know
hest, or should know best, what are
the requirements OF the navy, But
with the exception OF the third naval
lord, who, IL controller, IL charged
with the superintendent OF construc-
ton. their duties and responsibilities
never have been defined, In n general
way the senior naval lord is supposed
TO act az the chief naval adviser OF the
first lord (the poltician), ana the Sec
ond and junior naval lords are sup
posed 20 look after the personnel But
they are pinned down to nothing IN
particular and II Is ell supposition.
What goes ON within the admiralty Is
jealonsly guarded secret, There IA
a conflict OF opinion as 10 whether the
first lord IS the superior, or the equal
merely. OF the senior naval lord, and
whether the second, third and junior
naval lords are the equals or interiors
OF the senior naval lord. II 90 al mud
die and perplexity,
The confusion that exists among the
officials concerned was well brought
out I'm the inquiry Of the harrington
commission one OF the members Of
the board az the time, Admiral Lord
Hood. sall "All the momhers OF the
board are equally responsible with the
FIRST lord for the strength OF the navy
One NJ hts colleagues on the board
Admiral Sir a. iiosklns, declared IT
ls n moot point whether 10 Is part Of
the duty OF the naval lords 20 state 10
the first lord what they consider tho
naval requirements Of the country 10
be. and though II IL within their CONF
petency TO do so u Is an act of patriot
ism rather than q duty" Other men,
hers OF the board gave testimony
equally al variance as 10 wha, they
we're Paid 10 Go.
The Harrington commission made
ia report and suggested the 0bvl0rs
remedies. That the members OF the
board shorld have specific adminstra-
tive duties ASSIGNED TO them ana be
held responsible for their performance.
That was "a years ago The report
was received and pigeon-holed, and
no'Nin~ was done. y
The same mudde exists today IN the
compodtlon OF the high salaried adj
mlraty board charged with the main-
tenance OF England's naval supremacy.
A. WORKING achlne. witS euCn yaal-
Gus. wide awake naval lords as now
form part OF H. It Is fairly efficient,
Judged by the present state Of the
navy. But the system, or rather utter
lack OF system, by which II II regulated
holds no assurance that that efficiency
viii b. maintained. Suppose Admiral
Sir John Fisher and the sea graduates
associated with him. In whom the
country places such implicit confidence,
should be replaced by fogies, men dis
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from all your difficulties and to save
me from ruin IN this way ! will ar
range through some matrimonial agent
TO have you introduced to houses
where there are heiresses eligible for
marriage" Baron Malt2ahn accepted
the proposal and Madame Hartert per-
suaded another friend OF hers, named
Count Koenigadorf to introduce him
to the house OF wealthy Jew named
Resented. Madame Hartert told Ba-
ron Maltzahn and persuaded him TO
believe that the matrimonial agent who
actually did not exist, had compelled
her to give him written promise TO
pay him $4,000 on the day on which
Baron Maltzahn married the helresS,
Miss Rosenfeld Baron Malt2ahn ac-
cordlngly gave Madame Hartert n
written promsle TO pay her $4,000 for
the imaginary matrimonial agent on
the day on which he married Miss
Resented. In due course Baron Malt.
zahn proposed to and was accepted by
Miss Resented and the wedding took
place after a brief engagement Miss
Rosenfeld received a dowry Of $780,
900, half OF which. according to the
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regarded MS wealthy and benevolent
widow whose husband had left her an
immense fortune In the course OF a
decade Madame Hartert amassed %
fortune OF 100000 through her imam
cial and matrimonial deals. Her meth
DDS were finally exposed when one Of
her victims, Baron Nettelbadt, COM
mitted suicide and left a long letter
explaining that he preferred death to
paying Madame Hartert a big proper
ton OF the private fortune of any rich
woman whom he might marry This
letter found Its way into the news
papers and Madame fIartert's house
suddenly became deserted. The public
prosecutor took The matter up and
brought an action against her on yari-
Gus charges OF fraud and usury. The
prosecution broke down on technical
legal points and Madame Hnrtert was
acquitted. Her career In Berlin has
been terminated, but her fortune Of
100000 win enable her to start life
afresh under agreeable auspices In
some country where the story OF her
transactions In the German capital is
unknown. GEORGE WEISS
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posed to avail themselves 10 the full OF
the opportunities their billets offer them
70 shirK work and responsibility, what
might not happen then? That Is the
question which naval reformers IN Eng
land are now agitating. They want to
see the admiralty run on the same busl-
ness lines as Engllnd's big steamship
companies.
Another matter on which naval re-
formers are all agreed Is that the naval
lords should be no longer muzzled thar
the men who are best qualified TO report
on the condition and requirements OF
the navy should be allowed to do So
compelled tho do so, IN fact, At pres
ent the nation IS IN The main dependent
for Official information Of tbs sort on
the utterances Of the politicians Of the
board men who when they take office
may have difficulty in discriminating
between battleship and an ocean
tramp. II Is fact. Incredible though
It may seem, that at Washington, from
the reports OF the naval Intelligence
bureau, more accurate and detailed In
formatlcr can be obtained about the
British .avy-the ships and the guns
and everything else connected with IT.
than even n member OF the house OF
commons can procure from the British
admiralty The foreign naval attacht
easily gets the information that is de,
MED the British taxpayer. lie keep
his cSn government posted, but II II
not Of his business TO wake up John
Bull and keep him awake.
The civilian first lord IS the official
mOuthplcce OF the whole administration
Tie may or may not represent the views
Of the experts who are supposed, to &C
wise him; he may or may not, In the
annual program he submits 10 paria
ment, emb0dy the measures which the
consider necessary 70 The welfare o
the service, on this point the nation
knows nothing. Az long as the nava
lords are IN Office their lips are sealed
only by reslgnlng do they acquire the
privilege OF slipping Of their muzzles
and speaking out.
II viii not be soon forgotten how LORD
Charles Beresford the fighting scion OF
a fighting house, preached efficiency al
Whitehall until he tired ~ Il. and then
threw up his post rs a naval lord that
he might show up the admiralty ana
preach efficiency I'm the house OF com.
mons. The strongest navy In the worlo
needed strengthening, ana after glyins
his reasons he coolly asked for 70 ships.
The civilian head 0f the admiralty
laughed In hls face, Many In the house
OF commons laughed at him, TOO. But
IN a short time the government saw
great light and within 10 weeks tine
naval defense bill was passed. Beres-
ford triumphed by the simple process
OF telling the truth about the navy.
To enable the British public al ain
times 10 get at The truth about the
navy Is the chief object OF the men who
are In the vanguard Of the fight for
naval efficiency. The people have al
ways shown themselves willing 10 make
any sacrifices TO support the navy when
assured that the money is needed ana
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Special Correspondence.

- ERLIN, Dec. S.--After consider
G able difficulty, It has Just been
possible to secure the accom-
panyIng portrait Of Madame VIII
helmna Hartert, the usureas and mat
rlmonial agent, whose surprising ca
reer In German high society was re-
Gently exposed IN the Berlin criminal
court Sent with this article, too is
a portrait OF Baron Ncttelbladt, the
young German nobleman who pre-
ferred TO commit suicide rather than
comply with the terms Of the adven-
turess, TO whom he owed money. These
were that the baron should marry an
helress Indicated by Madame Hartert,
and settle his debt out Of his wlfe's
dowry At her trial It was proved that
the usuress, who kept up a superb es-
adjustment In Berlin, had made half a
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ton" Sir John II. Briggs. who was FOR
many years chief clerk 20 the admiral
~ and therefore knew an about Il,
says.
MY official experience justlfes me
in stating that nothing Is so dlhiculut
10 obtain as really accurate informa-
ton; the country never gets It, the
house Of commons very seldom; and II
IS doubtful II the prime minister him
self Is honestly furnished with what he
requires In another passage he states
zone OF the most serious complaints
that can be brought against our sys-
TEN OF administration is that we DO not
tell the truth TO the English people"
And again 1T Is really FOR the interest
Of the country that some measures
should be adopted by which the respon-
slbile naval advisers OF the admiralty
should have their opinions made
known"
The folly and absurdity OF imposing
silence on the most capable men In the
admiralty Is so patent as hardly TO adj
NIT OF argument jackie" Fisher, as
his friends call him, knows infinitely
more about the navy than Lord Sell
borne VIII ever find out Az he Is not
a politician, and IS responsible 20 no
party a statement from him that the
navy Is all right. or that It needs this.
that or the other thing would carry
far more weight than any amount OF
rhetoric from the FIRST lord
What should be- done" said Mr.. Nc
Hardy TO the Wrter."I3 what is dove by
the navy department of the United
States The naval lords should have
definite functions nesiorc1 % them
The frat lord, whose position CORE.
spends 10 Tint OF tho soerctory of The
navy 10 America, should make an on
nual report to parliament That should
be ACCOMPANIED hy rarurate ronortr
from each of th' naval lords ON the
condition aud working OF tha plrtieu-
l7r branches Of the service under h's
immediate control IN this wav v-a
should learn just how the navy stonds
and where % place the rasn1ne .Nitv
when things go wrong. Politicians
would then NO longer be able 20 bam-
bo0zle the public"
II is typlcany Indicative of an, slow.
ness with which the British -dmi~9itg
adopts ne Organization 90 modern re-
qulremonts TINT the naval intelHgcnc,
ana mobilization don rtment. q most
important one was erected orlv rs
yers 90. HIS serene hirh1ess Prince
Louis M Battonh0rr hle been 70 Nh.
need or II since 1902 Hie salary rs 81 800
q year SINFUL 90 rcloto he r. ,s0ara'.
" credited with e7rnirc lt too. f-r. al.
though prince. no le really CONNIE.
tent ana h0rlWorFir" o'nc-r. PM he
would never have received the nppoinl.
ment over tho heads ~ ,.artrt,r ,a,r.t
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VIII be wisely expended, But expen.
ence has shown that the people will
never learn the truth about the navy
out Of the mouths Of partisan pollti-
clans.
Z. Mel McHardy, who was for many
years IN the admiralty employ, has
written very interesting book about
the navy IN which he proves. by quo.
tatlcns, facts and figures. that every
political spokesman has. as he bluntly
puts II lied about the navy" Admir-
al Sir Spencer Robinson, who was for
some time one Of the naval lords. IN
milder language, says IN effect the same
thing, None ~ us can forget how Oft
en- things told us by tho authorize
spokesman OF the nayy--thlngs not au.
thenticated or corrOborated by the ST.
lent members OF the board-proyed to
be wholly incorrect"
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Sir William Harcourt In a speech in
parliament stated that the profession
al advisers OF the admiralty cons der
the existing state NJ thing with resre [
to the navy satisfactory" Next day 20
his amazement these same profession
al advisers the naval lords-cal'ed on
him and told him that " he AID not
take that statement back they would
resign. In vain he eSpostulated with
them. In their blunt sailor fashion they
retorted that a politician might lie as
he pleased on his own hook. but they
would be dashed II any politician cou d
make them stand for a lie. And so Sir
William Harcourt had 10 take Il back.
and the result was that some unnalata.
bic truths about the navy leaked out.
and up went the naval estimates In re.
Spouse to popular olamor.
IN his book on Naval AdmInlstra-
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uneasy and Madame Hortert carefully
fostered his distress by telling him
that she could not possibly repay the
money LENDER and that all her furni-
ture would be dstrdined unless he
fulfilled his obligations al the appointed
time. one day when Baron Maltzahn
was coufessing the iuposslbIhty Of
finding the money Madame Hartert re-
marked TO him Your only chance IL
marriage with a wealthy woman. II
YOU are willing 70 extricate yourself
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who lived alone without chaperones,
In these luxurious houses, the future
Madame Hartert 81 ally became IA
mililr with the manners and customs
OF men and women about town. She
observed how formal and Informal
calls are made, how people behave In
smart society, how a table is laid for
dinner IN brief how household Is
conducted on fashionable lines. At the
age Of % she married q waiter named
Hartert and accompanied him to Lon
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terms OF the marriage contract was
Immediately paid TO her husband. 3a-
ron M3ltzlhn Immediately paid $4,000
to Madame ll1uert for the phantom
matrimonial ageut aud another $4,000
for the moucy-loudcr 90 whom Madame
Hauot was only obliged to pay $4,000.
Madame Hartert consequently secured
clear ploAt Of S32,5 on this astute
double transaction.
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don and Paris, whittier the ups and
downs OF his trade led him. In this
way the scayenger's daughter gained
n practical knowledge OF languages
and a wider acquaintance with the
manners and customs of other coun-
tries. Hartert, the waiter was
drunken vagabond and went through
long period OF unemployment In Lon
don, at the conclusion OF which he
blew his brains out in fit OF depres-
sion. Left alone. penniless. and with
formidable debts to pay, Madam Har-
teri fed 10 Berlin, where she sought
employment Of various kinds without
success
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DEALT IN MATRIMoNY

Madame Hortert followed the same
method with such notifications a5
were necessary to individual cases for
many years. All this time she lived in
truly royal luxury and her house on
the Mugdcburger Platz was the center
Of much brilliant social activity and
the scene OF numerous social successes.
For a long time each one OF her young
victims believed that she was conduct
Ing financial and matrimonial trans.
actions Tor him alone ana mo- one had
the least idea that she was plying "a
thriving trade as O financial and mat
rlmonal agent She was universally
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AUDACITY DID IT.

Disappointed In her efforts she con-
ceiyed the idea OF exploiting the weak
nesses Of high society with which she
had become acquainted before and af-
ter her marriage. BY pure audaclty
she succeeded in taking large house
In fashionable street In the
most artistoCratic quarter IN
Berlin, though she had not
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Checkered Career Of WiIheImn0 II0rtert.

the Widow Waiter, Who Managed to
N Berlns -Four uned'Got Money for YounB
Took Tier Pay Dowrcs from
Marriages She ForcedT hem o