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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-07
WHY PEOPLE LIKE KANSAS.

The following editorial appeared in last
Tuesdays Kansas City Star:
"Miss Tarbell likes the peopre of Kansas.
She admires their assurance, and the way they
take hold of thing as if they expect to win.
She thinks they are refreshing; and that is
just what they are. They are different too
and that is always attractive. You can find
good folks in Pennsylvania and in Ohio and in
Illinois and in Missouri, but they are not like
Kansas folks. They are quite as good in their
way, but it is not the same way.
cit would be pretty hard not to like the
Kansans after getting close enough to them to
know them. It would be foolish for person
who has anything else to do to try it. One
could hardly think of more useless waste of
time. If you are an alien, you will not always
agree with the Kansas people. You will be
opt to think that what they do you wouldn't
do. They will be pretty certain to 60 little
further than you would care to venture, but
that is somewhat of habit with people who
get there. Action without Judgment is likely
to be as fruitful of results as judgment without
action. You can see by what Kansas has done
that her people have both.
1.-THE thing we call Temperament is what
makes Miss Tarbell like Kansas. Dou't ex-
pose yourself to it if you don't wish to become
a convert It acts the same way on all corners.
A New Highlander catches it quicker than
New Yorker, but it takes sooner or later in all
cases. The Kansas people will not mind it if
you laugh little at their ways in the begin.
ming. They rather expect that, and are not
sensitive in the slightest degree to any mani
festations of amusement which they may cause.
AS long as Kansas breaks even, it is satisfied,
aud don't you think that it doesn't always have
little joke at the expense OF people who seem
as queer to it as it does to folks who don't live
on air and hope and sunshine and all the other
things that make Miss Tarbel aud people of
her kind take kindly to the Jayhawkers.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-07
Tom Watson's Magazine for
April.

The second number of Tom Watson's
Magazine is animprovement On the first,
good as that was Mr.. Watson him
self fills several pages with his tren-
chant editorials under the general head,
"Politics and Economics" His picture
of the conditions in Russia must strike
the most calous heart with sympathy,
as his view of the way out, Tor the poo
pie of that country, must invite the at
tentiou of all rejecting minds. His
comment on the New York subway
strike, and the duty of the mayor in
that crisis, is of particular point, IN
view OF the fact that the Peoples party
proposes to enter an independent candi-
date in the next mayoraltv campaign.
Among other topics that Mr.. Watson
handles with force and brilliancv are
bribery in Georgia and President Roose-
veit's plans tor railroad rate legislation.
That Mr.. Watson is not only an editor
ial writer, but also magazine editor OF
originality and taste, is clearly shown
by the remaining contents of the April
number. tom Watsons Magazine,
121, W. 42d street, New York;
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-07
LAWSON IS COMING.

Thomas w. Lawson, of "Frenzied Finance"
fame, will speak at the Ottawa Chautauqua,
in July. Governor Hoch is in receipt of the
following telegram from Mr.. Lawson:
BosToN, April 4.-Governor Hoch, of Kan.
sas: Your telegram just received. 1t will
give me pleasure to meet any representative of
yours. l will look for Mr.. Nusbaum, Tuesday
or Wednesday. I appreciate your compliment,
but there is nothing your brave and glorious
Kansas needs one-tenth as badly as the rest OF
the country needs Kansas.
Your people can count on me at any time
and all times to do anything in my power, and
/ will ask nothing in return for anything may
do, but the right to uncover on the day mil
lion Old Glories are flung to the breeze with
the inscription across their faces, "Kansas led,
but the nation followed''; but to uncover on
the day we all attend the funeral of Standard
Oil and its countless helish offspring.
But, word of caution: Watch out. Don't
sleep. know Kansans are brave lot, and
stayers, too, but don't forgrt that you are up
against the real thing, and that the motto of
Standard OIL is, ''If we can't do it to-day, we
can Tomorrow"
Keep in mind this fight has just opened;
that your people will have many day of dis
couragemeut-mauy day when they will fall
ter, and that all the time Standard Oil has un.
countable fresh renforcements ready. But also
bear in mind that you can lick them to stand
still, and you will only have to do it once.
Then the name "Kansas' will be synony-
nous with Swiss in every age and cline.
God be with you in your fight.
THOMAS w. LAWSON.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-07
Chewing Gum on The Trains.

When persons travel, why do they
chew more gum than at homer Does
the excessive consumption arise from a
desire to get in training for the proven
bial railway sandwich? Or to match
the click of the wheels as they pass from
rail to rail? Or is it merely from a de-
sire to be busy?
Mr. Mackenzie, who superintends the
gum machines in Santa Fe system watt
ing.rooms, declines to go back OF the re-
turns and philosophize. He is willing to
say, however, rhat gum rs popular
article in the southwest. 1t keeps him
busy supplying the demand at the 400
stations served. The net yearly revenue
is a tidy sum. He estimates that in
1904 approximately 100000 pennies
we're dropped into these slot machines
bv travellers who craved piece OF tia'
yored pepsin or tutti.fruti, and this
takes no account of the sales made on
Santa Fe trains by MIR, Harvey's news
agents.
1t is difficult to compete the average
distance Travelled by the sturdy jaws Of
the gum chewing passengers, but 1t
would be good start on the journey to
the moon.
by gum is the isvorite ejaculation
in that part Of the country, and the
Santa Fe is largely responsible.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-07
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP WINS.

The question of municipal ownership was
the issue in many city elections throughout the
country last Tuesday, and the advocates OF
municipal ownership were successful in ma
iority Of cases. This was particularly true OF
Kansas cities
The most signal victory for municipal own
ership was in Chicago, where Judge Dunno,
who ran for mayor on an IMMEDIATE munich
pal ownership platform, was elected by plu'
raity of more than $4,000. Judge Harlan was
a candidate on platform which advocated NIL
n,cipal ownership at some time in the future
no special time. 1t was very indefinite, and
the people had no faith in it. They wanted a
mayor who promised to DO THINGS. This ac'
counts for Judge Dunne's great victory.
The craftsmanship idea is spreading like
wid.fire. People who a few years ago booted
at the idea are now among its most enthusiastic
advocates. Men of all parties are subscribing
TO the doctrine. They have been thinking tor
themselves. They now see that public owner.
ship is the only weapon of which the trusts
and combines are afraid.
AT the present rate of growth, the next pres
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-07
The Cost of Living.

From Golfers Weekly.
The cost OF living is directly threatened by
the proposed tax on coffee. As Americans and
other people prefer to pay taxes indirectly, the
proposal will meet sharp opposition. Perhaps
it is made in pursuance of the Republican
party's promise to revise the tariff. AS it can.
not conveniently remove any duties, it offers,
as a substitute, to create new ones. No doubt
such duty would produce revenue. Last
year, I,112, 700, 900 pounds of coffee was i'm
ported. One cent pound would bring about
81 200, 900. Five cents would bring SIS, ooo,.
900. We need the money. Another argument
is that, if the duty were preferential, it would
stimulate the coffee business in the Philippines
and Porto Rico. This argument makes a
higher appeal than the other, but the people
will be rather slow to believe that any motive
so altruistic instigates the leaders in our con-
gress. Secretary Shaw ought to come out
strongly for any tax on food, as it so unmstak
ably tends toward his ideal of high living but
if congress does venture this open step, we
may expect the tariff to be more living issue
IN 1908 than it has been for several admins
trations.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-07
trations.

There is an old saying that when man is
introduced for the first time in Boston,
the first question asked is: "What does he
know" In New York they ask "What is he
WORTH" and in Philadelphia: "Who was his
grandfather" Out west, we ask: "What can
he do?" We want men out here who can do
things, and we don't care tinker's curse who
his grandfather was, how much he is worth or
whether he can read Sanscrit and Greek.
We want the same kind of men who trans
formed the Great American Desert, in fifty
years, into a garden of prcductiveness.- The
Nebraska Independent.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-07
The Women Object.
From the Topeka Herald.

From the Topeka Herald.
AS was to be expected, the women do not
want to be lectured too much upon what they
should not do President Roosevelt has been
taking to them lately, and, in fact, has talked
to them good deal in the past as we'll, upon
the question Of race suicide and other topics,
until they have begun to take up arms against
sea of troubles, and propose to end them.
One woman writes to the New York Herald as
follows:
"We fear that our pugnacitus censor will
not cease giving our sex advice for the asking.
he appears to be wound up on the subject,
and, like Mrs. Poyser's clock, to go on strik-
ing, not to tell the time o. day, but because
there's sumn,at wrong VII its inside"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-07

You may have money and
friends, but you will have none
as steadfast, so ready to re.
spond to your wants, so capa-
pable Of pushing you ahead, as
q little pass book showing a
deposit to your credit in the
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT OF THE
NATIONL BANK OF COMMERCE
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-07
GOVERNOR HOCH TALKS SENSE.

A "frendly suit has been instituted to test
the constitutionality of the state refinery law.
This does not suit Governor Hoch. He thinks
it is a waste of time when the state ought to be
at work getting the refinery ready tor business.
The Governor expresses himself as follows:
81 fear the ,ople of Kansas do not fully un'
derstand the gravity of the contest in which
we are engaged, nor do they fully value the
Importance of the refinery l believe the es'
Establishment of the state refinery will enable US
to control the price of refined oil to the con-
sumer in Kansas just as we are able to control
the price of binding Irvine with our state bind
ing-twine plant. And with the state refinery
doing business, and the whole heart and soul OF
Kansas in the fight, we will so encourage lnde'
pendent capital in the establishment OF inde-
pendent re6neres that in comparatively short
time, believe we will be able to control the
price of crude oil to the consumer.
vi am a firm believer in the law and the
constitution, but 1t seems to me unfortunate
that we should now be compelled to stop in this
great work to bubble over question of consti-
tu.ionaity. We are wasting valuable time
when we should be pressing the fight.
"But we have paused to make the test.
don't know what the legal OF constitutional
aspect of the case may be, but am convinced
that if the people of the state had chance to
express themselves on the subject now, 1t
would not take them long to decide whether 1t
is constitutional or not. And after all, the
people are the constitution. That was Abra-
ham Lincon's view OF it.
ur sYou remember when the question OF the
consttutional;ty of some of his acts was raised
on Lincoln, he said, I'VE will save the country
first, and then the constitution. l am a be-
lever in the constitution, but don't believe IN
hunting for objections to vital matters in docu-
ments framed by fallible human beings with mo-
power to foretell the future. Lincoln repeat
eddy did things of doubtful constitutionaity,
but he did not let that deter him in crises.
When it was necessary to issue the emancipa'
ton proclamation, there was grave doubt as 10
its constitutionality, but he did it. When the
country was short of funds, and could not Dor.
row, ne set the printing presses at work max
ing money which was very probably unconsti-
tutional, but the people came forward in their
patriotism and took it, and the country was
saved.
1--WE are facing just such crisis now in
Kansas. The fight with the Standard Oil
Company is of the greatest Importance, not
onI, to Kansas, but to the whole nation. And
if we make only partial success of the state
refinery, as we are bound to do if we have
chance other states will take up the idea aid
Join with us in it, and this mighty trust ques-
ton will be settled. am very much in ear
nest in tkis matter, and think we ought to be
pushing OF, fight"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-07

Two weeks ago, Roosevelt appointed Quarles,
the most efficient man the railroads ever had in
Wisconsin, federal Judge, and last week,
through Eihu Root, he offered judgesbip to
Alton B. Parker, late Belmont candidate for
the presidency in the state of New York.
What sort OF a man is Roosevelt, anyhow
The Nebraska Independent.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-07

THE recent action Of the Colorado Legislature
in unseating Governor Adams has had an effect
OH the municipal elections. Many heretofore
strong Republican cities went Democratic last
Tuesday. The unseatng OF Adams was burn
ing disgrace, and the people have repreved the
crowd that was responsible for it by defeating
its candidates at the polls. 1t will not end
here. either.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-07

SECRETARY SHAW announces that he will
make call on national bank deposits tot
about twenty.seven million dollars in two in
stallments, the first falling due May 18th, and
the second, July 1st.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-07
OIL AND POPULISM IN KANSAS
Kansas Republicans Adopt Pop.
uliSt Ideas Against the
Trusts.

Populists throughout the country re-
gard with demure interest the modest
strides which Kansas is taking in state
Socialism.
That Republican state is to own and
operate oil refneries to the end that
Rockefeller's trust NAV not swallow the
earth.
Besides the Kansas state refinery. the
Republican legislature favors other
things which are almost new under the
sun.
No trust, corporation or private part
ncrship shall be allowed to sell cheaper
in one place than in another in kansas
freight being deducted.
All over that state, the price must be
the SANG.
Maximum freight rates have been es
tablished, oil pipe lines have been made
common carriers and the pumping OF
Kansas gas out OF Kansas forbidden.
Is it possible that we Popullsts are TO
find ourselves reduced TO a state OF mere
eminent responsibility by such thor
oughgning revolutionists as the Repub'
leans of kansas:-Tom Watson's Mag
azine tor April.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-07

THE President has appointed MI. Shontz,
chief official of the Clover Leaf railroad, as
the head of the Panama commission. Why
was railroad official chosen for his place?
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-07

KANSAS remembers the story of DaI id and
Goliath and then throws another rock at the
Standard Oil Company. ashington Post.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-07

BERLIN believes peace will come within a
month. The Car appears to be the only one
who holds out against it.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-07

THE Nebraska legislature passed law pro-
hibiting games of all kinds on Decoration day.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-07

ident will be elected on a government-owner'
ship platform.
It's comiug-you can't stop it.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-07

WE DO JOB PRINTJNG--the best. too.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-26
HOARDED LOVE
LETTERS BRING
OWNER RICHES
Millionaire Settles a
Suit for Breach Of
Promise.
Special Dispatch to Tn. Call

NEW YORK. May 25.-In order to pre-
vent the publication OF several hundred
gushing love letters, multi-millionaire
William Gould Brokaw has effected a
compromise with Mrs. Katherine Poillon,
the beautiful widow who sued him for
breach Of promise. The amount Of the
settlement Is not given.
When the suit was first brought it was
asserted that Brokaw had offered Ms
Poillon $4,000 II she would consent to
drop IT. Mrs. Poillon declined TO settle,
saying:
IT want all the world to know that the
man who was my promised husband and
known to all my social circle as such re-
fused to marry me because he claimed his
father and sister objected to his union
with a simple home body like myself,
and desired him to wed one OF the four
hundred
Mrs. Poillon demanded $25o,e0o as balm
for Brokaw's failure to fulfiIl his prom
ise to make her his wife. She said she
had hundreds of letters to prove that,
during their acquaintance. Brokaw was
deeply In love with her
Brokaw denied that he had ever prom
ised TO marry Mrs Poillon-
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-26
GREAT ESTATE
GOES To A BOY
Of FOURTEEN
Lad Inherits ziegler
Fortune Of $685.
900, 900.
Special Dispatch to III. Cali

NEW YORK, May 25-The announce
ment was made to-day that when the
will of William ziegler, who died at
Great Island, Conn, on Wednesday, Is
offered for probate 1t will show that his
adopted son. William ziegler Jr., has
inherited the bulk of the great fortune.
Except for provision for the widow, a
14-year-old boy will succeed to a for
tune conservatively estimated at $25.-
100000. Mrs. Ziegler and Judge Will
liam ]. Gaynor of the Supreme Court
are named as executors.
It Is wholly with the agreement Of
Mrs. ziegler that the lad, when he be-
comes. of age, will become absolute
master of the fortune.
William Ziegler Jr. is a son Of George
Brandt OF Chicago, who was Ziegler's
half brother. Brandt has several chill
dren and when his wife died several
years ago Ziegler begged so hard to
make the boy his namesake that the
father at last consented. The boy has
been brought up in the belief that
he was born the son Of the million
aire manufacturer.
Under the Will, 1t was said to-day,
the work of Arctic exploration, in
which Ziegler was much interested for
several years. will be continued, at
least until the return Of the Fiala re-
lief expedition, now at Tromsoe.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-26
ENDS HIS LIFE
At TER THE LOSS
OF Fs15,0OO,O0O
William C. lutte Of
Pittsburg Shoots
Himself.
Special Dispatch to The call.

ATLANTIC CITY, May 25.-It became
known to-day that William C. lutte, a
merchant of Pittsburg, who accumulat-
ed fortune of s15,oOo,oOo in the coal
business, only to lose nearly every dol
lar in the last three years. beginning
with s1,000,o00 dropped in Amalga-
mated Copper in 1902. sent a bullet
through his heart in the Hotel Dennis
at midnight on Wednesday.
Two or three years ago, while at
Haddon Hall In this city. he tried to
end his life by shooting, but the bullet
merely made scalp wound. Broken
not only IN fortune, but in mind and
body and with the example before him
of two members of his family who had
killed themselves, he determined to
make another effort to rid himself Of
this life. with all it's disappointments.
He bought q heavier revolver than
the one he used before and took it with
him to bed. Under the bed clothing he
fired the shot, the sound of which was
smothered, SO that not even his male
nurse, who slept in an adjoining room,
was awakened. nor were any of the
patrons of the hotel aroused
lutte came here in the middle of last
month and the nurse he then had re-
signed later because, It Is believed, of
the strain imposed upon him in pre-
venting his patient from killing him.
self
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-26
Relatives Com
nunicate With
the Coroner.
COMING TO COAST
.NewsP rostrates
Madman' S
Sire.
TOTS SHOW GRIEF
Special Disparch to The Can.

SAN RAFAEL. May 25-The bodies OF
the victims Of the tragedy near Mount
View. Ross Station, are stiH at the San
Rafael Morgue. Coroner Sawyer has re-
ce1ved word from both the relatives OF
Edwin B. Stephens and Mrs. Phosa p.
Stephens
Jesse Pond Of Morgan Hill. friend Of
the dead woman's father arrived to-
night. He had not seen Mrs. Stephens
since she was married. fourteen years
ago. Pond says that Mrs. Stephens
father. 7. j. Porter. was formerly col
lege professor at the Iowa State Univer-
sity, but that he resigned his position a
few years ago and bought a farm near
Wilmington. Ohio. Pond had never met
the woman's husband.
In response TO telegram sent TO Ste
phens' father. Isaac stephens OF Detroit,
Mich, Coroner Sawyer received the fol-
lowing telegram:
Overwhelmed with sorrow My son at
Denver will be there Immediately"
George Bell. brother-:n-law Of the
dead woman, sent the following:
Telegram received Hold and prepare
the remains OF the Stephens family for
simple burial Mrs Bell and Mrs. Ste
phens' brother win arrive at San Rafael
Sunday evening""
The schoolmates OF Josephine. the cid.
est of the murdered children. began to
arrive at the Morgue early in the morn
ing. bearing armfuls of flowers. Before
long Coroner Sawyer had to close the
place to visitors. The room where the
unfortunate family lay was filed with
flowers
Jesse Pond. though authorized by Mrs.
Stephens father to make arrangements
for the funeral. will not do anything ur-
til some representative from the hus-
bands family arrives. The inquest Will
be held on Saturday.
The belief here is that stephens mind
and body were weakened by slow starva.-
ton 1t was known to a few that the
family just barely kept alive for several
months. Little Josephine unconsciously
betrayed the straitened circumstances OF
the family.
The child walked every day from her
home to school In San Rafael. a distance
of three miles, and she did the family
shopping. Her daily purchase at the
butcher shop was 10 cents worth Of
scraps for the chickens" Now 1t IS
certain that those scraps were for the
Stephens family. There are many who
can tell how they tried to give little
things to the family. but Mrs. stephens
looked upon all offers of assistance. how
ever delicately made. as insults.
Josephine was a favorite with her
teacher at the San Rafael grammar
school and was regarded as an extremely
bright child. Her seat IN the school has
been draped by her little classmates and
covered with flowers.
The cottage where the butchery took
place is now In charge OF Mrs F. Lutz,
a neighbor Just over the cradle where
little Phosa the baby. was murdered by
her insane father. was hung the follow
ing quotation:
To be glad OF life. because IL gives you ths
chance to love and to work and to play and 70
look up at the stars; 10 be satisfied with your
possessfons but not contented with yourself
until you have made the best OF them
Arrangements for the funeral viii not
be made until the relatives OF both tho
husband and wife are heard from.