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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-03
POLITICAL TAXIDERMISTS.

The taxidermist takes the skin of
the dead cougar and filling it with
wooden frames and wires, makes a
semblance of a live cougar which is
so realistic as to frighten many timid
people on first glance.
The Oregonian and Telegram are
political taxidermists. in their efforts
to frighten timid people at the results
of public ownership of railroads and
other utilities and make a regular
practice of trumping up a dummy fig
ure of socialism and then in order to
frighten few unthinking readers,
shout cougar"
Australia, New Zealand, switzer-
land and other countries have made
a success of government ownership
of railroads. under conditions much
less favorable than those in the United
States.
To say that the higher intelligence,
the most improved methods, and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-03
FULTONS OPPORTUNITY.

If Senator Fulton Is large enough
to grasp Nhe opportunity now before
him, he can become the most useful
man ever representing Oregon in the
United States senate.
If he forgets that he is partisan,
shakes off the old Oregon idea of
politics and public office, and dons
the newer, higher Roosevelt idea. he
can become a power.
If he forgets that there is ma
chine to placate in Portland, an ak
to grind at Astoria, or an enemy to
punish at Salem, and devotes his time
to the improvement of the conditions
in oregon, he will receive the hearty
cooperation of the president and con-
gress.
If he towers above his colleagues,
who belong to the old political regime
in Oregon, and adopts the idea that
public office is created for the sup
port and perfection of civilized gov
ernment, and not for the punishment
of political enemies, he will endear
himself to all the people, regardless
of political coloring and will become
useful man.
He is young, vigorous, energetic,
possessing a wonderful capacity for
hard work and has slready been pro-
NOTED to important committee posi-
tions in the senate, for a young men,
ber
The example now before him in
Oregon should cause him to cut loose
from this old regime, now under in
dictment for grave crimes. He can
not afford to tie such a political mill
stone about his neck as to ally him
self with any one of the officials now
under charges.
There is a mission for such men
as Fulton seems to be. and if he
shows the proper mettle in this turn
ing point in the political history of
oregon, he is slated for honors and
high accomplishments. But if he
chooses to remain partisan of the
old school, loving politics for the
plunder and seeking political office
for the revenge it affords, the same
goal that now yawns before his col
leagues. awaits him.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-03

large cities of the United States who
are thinly clad and in need of the
products of this Surplus" cotton
crop?
The trusts stand between these
farmers and these needy children.
Railroads, manufacturers, commits
sion men, middle men and other COM
binations of capital which demand
tribute from the American people,
prevent the farmer from selling his
cotton at a fair price and prevent the
needy poor from buying clothing
made from this cotton at moderate
prices. There is no surplus. 1t is
an industrial and political lie.
In New York city 10000 school
children are underfed and go to
school day after day without break
fast, yet western cattlemen are told
that there is no market for their
stock. The trusts again intervene,
and demand such tribute from the
cattleman that he cannot ship his
stuff to the Eastern markets at a
profit.
But does this robbery of the vari-
Gus trusts handling livestock products
make any less keer the hunger of
New York city's breakfastless child
rem?
The trust stands between the cat
tleman and his market. There is no
surplus of beef cattle to depress the
market. This is another industrial
lie. If the hungry people of the
world were properly clothed and fed
the present crop and range output
of the world would not supply the
demand And yet they say there is a
surplus"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-03

Just what a little wholesome advice
from fearless newspaper will do, is
proven in the case of the obscene
picture in the Pendleton saloon.
Since the East Oregonian dared to
question the right of saloon to
flaunt an indecent daub in the plain
view of women and children passing
a public street, the windows of the
saloon have been stained to hide the
thing from view. Now if the small
bore, pop-gun lawyer who wrote the
roast" on the East Oregonian for
daring to take a stand for public
decency could be as successfully hid
den from the public view, the matter
would be closed, but as long as he
exposes himself on the public streets
there is cause for agitation for fur
ther public decency.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-03

more intelligent labor and more IA
vorable conditions In the United
States will fail, where these other
countries have succeeded is a trav-
esty on the ability of the American.
OF course it will be a higher success
here than in any other country If the
politicians will keep their unclean
hands off the subject and allow the
people to dictate.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-03
BURNING SOUTHERN COTTON.

Southern planters have produced
what is called a Surplus" of 2,OO0,-
600 bales of cotton and are now
burning the surplus in order to make
a better market for the normal crop.
At the same time that Southern
planters are burning bales of cotton
on their farms, how many thousands
of poor children are there in the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-03
TO JOAQUIN MILLER.

. Goodnight. old singer. l des-
. cry
. Thy tree-built cross against the Z
. sky; Z
. And, standing in the vale be- Z
. low, Z
. Where roses bloom and peach
. trees blow,
. I watch the purple twilight Z
creep
. Ger field and wood and shag- {
gy steep.
. Goodnight old bard; the shad-
. ows fall Z
. And stars across thy mountain q
. wall Z
. Are looking oyer to the west. q
. Goodnight old singer, take q
. thy rest. .
. D. S. Richardson, in the q
. Overland. {
. 90 . 9
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-03

lation is growing. Those who believe
in bringing the government nearer to
the people will support it when they
understand it.-Commoner.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-03

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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-03
THE REFERENDUM MOVEMENT.

The referendum movement is grow
ing. The Montana legislature has de-
cidei to submit to the people of that
state constitutional amendment pro-
viding for the initiative and referen-
dun. This has been the result of a
contest which began with the people
and has finally resulted in the cap
ture of the legislature, Montana will
be the fifth state to vote on this sub
ject.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-03

The other states are South Dakota,
Utah, Oregon and Illinois. The last
Nevada Legislature voted to submit a
constitutional amendment providing
for a direct initiative, but as it re-
quires two legislatures to act favor
ably on such an amendment it goes
over to the next legislature.
In Utah two republican legislatures
have refused to put a constitutional
amendment into operation. In South
Dakota the republican Legislature has
shown a disposition to ignore the
provisions of the referendum amend
ment, but the cause of direct legis-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-21
GET THEIR WALKING PAPERS.
Three Members of the Topeka Base-
ball Team Released.

The final releases were made from the
Topeka baseball team today when Kean,
Chandler and Farrell were let go The
brown paper will not be called into use
again in this town until about the first Of
June, when one more Of the pitchers viii
be dismissed.
Five slab artists-Howie, Hughes, Car
ter, Letheby and Alderman-are now on
the payroll and Manager Abbott thinks
that definite idea of their quality can
not be obtained before the hot weather is
on. This condition. applies in particular to
Alderman, the left handler, it being a COM
mon fact that left handlers can not get in
their best Hcks until the temperature
hovers near the hundred mark.
Manager Abbott was unable to place
Chandler in some other town Of the cir
cult, as he expected to do. The little in
fielder is a star and could benefit most of
the infelds in the Shiveley cycle. Kean
went back to Chicago. Farrell just nat
urally blew out. He saw Cole make a
spectacular catch on Wednesday and it
evidently scared him to death to think
that he would have to beat out stunts
like that.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-21
WOMAN FOUND DEAD.
Police Are Looking for Man Who
Boarded at Her House.

Chicago, April 21-Mrs. katherine
Gurka, 55 years of age. was found dead
in her home last night by her son when
he returned from his days work. A
deep wound in her left side. showed that
she had been murdered with a knife.
Around her neck suspended by cord,
was a purse containing $40, which had
not been disturbed, although small sums
of money had been taken from the room
in which she was found.
The police are looking for Victor
KIosowski, p years of age. who has
for six weeks been a boarder at the
Gurka home. He was seen about the
place at o'clock in the morning and
there is no trace of him since that time.
The condition of the woman's body in
dicated that she had been killed early
in the day
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-21
THEY COME VERY HIGH.
But New York Lawyers Score in Kan
sas Occasionally.

New York lawyers must come high
A suit for $4,000 was fled by Guy NJ
Walker of the metropolis in the United
States court this morning, against the
Kansas City, Leavenworth Railway
company. This amount Mr. Guy says
represents his fees. It has been due
him, according to the petition, since
the middle of last summer and he
therefore wants 6 per cent interest in
addition to the principal
According to the story told in the
suit, the Kansas City-Leavenworth
road wanted a contract negotiated with
the Metropolitan Street Car company of
Kansas City, to allow the running of
the formers cars over the latter's
tracks in the city limits Mr. Guy says
that he succeeded in making this con-
tract after good deal of hard work,
and now wants his pay for it. He says
that w II. Gabriel. vice president of
the Kansas City-Leavenworth road en-
gagged him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-21
HORSES SELL WELL.
..NIay Morning. Brought $3.50 at
Auction in New York,

New York, April 21-some high prices
have been realized at a sale of show
horses brought here by NJ. H Tichenor
& Co. of Chicago. James Hobart Moore
made two of the highest bids recorded.
He paid $1,000 for Bond and Lillard,
cross matched pair Of dapple gray and
coal black geldings bred in Kentucky.
Schinasi Brothers outbid Judge Moore
on Storm and Tempest, matched pair
Of bay geldings, which they secured for
s., 300
The highest priced single horse sold
was May Morning which was purchased
by Judge Moore for $3.50. A brown
gelding saddle horse, Minstrel, brought
81 600
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-21
RUN ON STAMP STORE.
Hundreds of Women CIamor for Re.
demption of Books.

New York, April 21-The run
which began yesterday on the trading
stamp store of Benedict & Mcfarland
was continued today by hundreds of
excited women. While they were
clamoring for the redemption of the
books of blue stamps they held, cred
itors of the concern fled a petition in
bankruptcy against It. Later in the
day United States Judge Holt APP
pointed Frederick A. Burlingame as
receiver with a bond of $4,000.
The Benedict & Mcfarland company
was Incorporated in August. 1902,
with a capital of 1000. 600 It estab-
lished branches in Chicago, Denver,
St. Louis, Boston. Baltimore and other
large cities. One of its big contracts
with store in New York terminated
few days ago and-the news of this
precipitated the run.
One Closes in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, April 21.-The Blue
Bond Trading Stamp company, with
headquarters here, has closed its
doors. Hundreds of women with
books filed ready for redemption
called at the company's store today
only to find that it had been vacated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-21
SUIT AGAINST LAWSON
Filed by Man Who Says He Was
SwindIed in Copper Deal.

Boston, April 21.-H B. Runkle of
New York has brought a bill in equity
in the superior court against A c.
Burrage, c. D. Burrage and Thomas
W. Lawson, all of this city. in which
he seeks an accounting for S3S6,125.
which he alleges was contributed by
various persons toward the fund for
a syndicate formed to acquire Arizona
and New Mexico mining properties.
Runkle asserts that he subscribed
through c. H Dickey, who withheld
information as to the description and
location of the mines. but who de-
ciared that the enterprise was to be
managed by A. c. Burrage. the other
defendants also being named
The properties organized by the de-
PENDANTS or by those who were asso-
clated with them We're the Angang
copper company, the Oxide Copper
company, the Table Mountain Conner
company and the Arimex Consolidated
Gamer company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-21
NORTH TOPEKA.

leave items for this column with Kim
ball Printing Co., 912 N. Kansas avenue.I
The little son of Mrs. John Bios
som fell while at play yesterday and
received a severe fracture of the left
arm.
Mrs. W. E. Taggart and children of
Meriden are visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. S. S. Myers.
Rev. W. E. Barratt married Mr.
w: McIntire and Miss Myrtle E. Hal
stead at his home on the evening of
April 10.
Mr.. J. D. Jennings. formerly a resi-
dent of North Topeka but more re-
Gently of Missouri, has moved into the
property at 902 West Gordon street.
Mr.. and Mrs N. f. Conkle expect
to start soon for an extended trip to
California and Incidentally will visit
Portland before returning home.
Mr.. J. H. FOUGHT left for Paris, Mo.
today where he will spend some time
looking after business interests.
Mrs. A. q Hurd of Granville is in
the city today.
Mrs. Mary Ward of Menoken is the
guest of DR.. Marion Swift
Mrs. Frank Van Orsdol returned to
her home in Topeka Friday after sew
eral days spent in visiting relatives III
the country.
Miss Julia Esplin and Mr.. Richard
Heinz of Kansas City, Mo, are visit
ing with Mrs. J. Esplin of 802 State
street.
Mr.. W. J. Rayman of Cherryvale is
looking after his business interests in
this city today.
Mrs. Zetta Cannon spent Thursday
visiting her friend, Mrs. W. H Rut-
ter.
Chas. Christie, Jr.. of Kansas city,
will spend Easter with his uncle, Coun-
Gilman F. B Simms.
Mrs. A N. Goodwin, who has been
visiting her parents at Cairo, returned
home this morning.
Mrs. J. N. Van Orsdal, of Silver Lake,
is spending a day or so with friends
Miss Martha Kimbau is confined to
her home with rheumatism.
Mr.. and Mrs. S b Wade, of Meri-
den. Kan. announce the engagement of
their daughter, Elizabeth Christine. to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-21
HICKS LAID TO REST.
Funeral of Topeka Musician and Wife
Who Were Killed by Gas.

The funeral of Louis and Maybelle
Heck, the son and daughter-in-law of
Louis Heck of this city who lives at S2S
Quincy street, took place this afternoon
at 2:S0 o'clock from the Church of the
Assumption. The services were in charge
of Rev. Father Hayden Interment was
in the Catholic cemetery.
The baskets lay side by side this morn
ing after their arrival here from Phila-
the Heck home. and were fairly buried
under flowers Many of the floral contri-
buttons came from out of the city from
people in Philadelphia, New York and
Buffalo. Topeka friends sent many re-
membranes. From keith's orchestra,
which Mr.. Heck directed in Philadelphia,
came cross of white roses. Mr.. and Mrs
Eckert, mother and father of Mrs. Heck
sent pillow of roses upon which We're
worked the words Louis and May
belle" The Arion society sent a harp of
roses One of the particularly beautiful
pieces was a violin of white and red roses
and snilax from Mrs. John Griley.
The tragic death of Mr.. and Mrs. Heck
occurred in Philadelphia on last Sunday
morning. They were found asphyxiated
in their apartments from gas, which evil
IDENTIFY escaped from an open jet in a
The Heck family in Topeka are conf
dent that the tragedy was an accident
and not suicidal, as supposed at first. The
following extracts from the Philadelphia
Ledger in publishing the account of the
deaths, bears out their opinion.
the Heck apartment rooms, going there
for a visit and broken down the door, the
newspaper account has the following:
Gas in a dense volume poured forth
Almost opposite the door. on a lounge and
on the floor beside it, were visible two
human bodies, one recumbent, the other
partially so. With a Shrek, Mrs Eckert
threw herself into the room. but she was
Immediately dragged back by the police
man who had effected the entrance. who
realized that in the heedlessness of her
first grief she might also become a vic
tim. He then rushed into the room and
flung open the windows.
Mrs. Heck lay upon the lounge clad in
a house dress or wrapper. Mr.. Heck was
at her feet, half sitting, half reclining on
the floor, with his head resting on one Of
her feet at the edge of the lounge Mr.
Heck had been fully clad, but evidently
had laid aside his coat a short time before
ne was overcome. There was no disorder
in the rooms.
Deputy Coroner Frame, after a thor
ough examination of the apartment, found
nothing which indicated that either of the
victims had been possessed of suicidal in
tention. He thinks the case was purely
one of accident
so far as could be learned Mr.. and
day evening about 5 o'clock at the apart
ment house. If they had prepared them
selves soon afterward some slight repast.
and by accident the burners of the gas
stove were left open after the gas had
been extinguished or had flickered out,
simple enough. Probably the gas escaped
very slowly, having been almost but not
quite turned off, and its effects therefore
stole upon the victims imperceptibly,
causing them to dOze off in an unending
slumber.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-21
HITCHCOCK PLANTS a TREE.
1t Grew From an Acorn Picked Up in
st. Petersburg.

Washington, April 2O.-Secretary
Hitchcock of the interior department.
has planted an oak sapling near the
east gate in the White House grounds
The sapling was grown on the secre-
tary's Missouri farm from an acorn
picked up by him in st. Petersburg
while he was ambassador to Russia.
The oak which produced the acorn
was planted in St. Petersburg many
years ago by a prominent Russian
who brought the acorn from under an
immense oak tree near the door Of
the Washington home at Mount Ver-
non, Va.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-21
Prince Carl Back From the Front.

Toxic, April 21.-Major Prince Carl
Anton Won Hohenzollern arrived at
Moi today from the headquarters of
the Japanese army. where he has been
the representative of Emperor William.
General Prince Kanan accompanied
Prince Carl from Manchuria. The lat
ter is coming to Toxic,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-21

Mr.. P. W Allen. the wedding to occur
April 26.
Get your Easter hat at Mrs. c. o.
Smith, 10 East Sixth street SO and
$3.50 hat, S1.75, tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-21

which recently collapsed. They al
lege he was known in the Pennsyl-
vania city as Thomas Harper. The
man under arrest protests his IN
nocence. He furnished $4,000 cash
bail and was released.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-21

New York, April 21.-POstoffice In
spectors have arrested Patrick J.
Kearns at Coney Island on a warrant
charging him with using the United
States mails to defraud. The inspectors
say Kearns was treasurer of the Storey
Cotton company of Philadelphia,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-21
He HAD A GOOD NIGHT
Condition of, Joseph Jefferson Con-
tinues to Improve.

West Palm Beach, Fla, April I'll
Mr.. Jefferson's condition today is some
what improved as compared with yes
terday He had a good night and is
resting quietly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-21

Bodily pain loses its terror if you've a
bottle of Dr. Thomas Electric Oil in the
house. Instant relief in. cases of burns
cuts. sprains, accidents of any sort.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-21

People sending items to this department
of the State Journal wiB confer a favor
by giving the full first name or two
initials. with all proper names Items
address of the writer or they can not
be published
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-21

Mrs. ]. T. Robb. 1926 Fillmore
street, was the hostess of the Fleur
de Lis club yesterday afternoon. Mrs
Charles Bower. Mrs L. H. Green
wood, Mrs Norris and Mrs. Willet
Cl7user substituted. The club will
meet in a fortnight with Mrs NJ. F.
Rigby.