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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-21

Sacramento, Sept. 21.-The Cali
fornia state textbook committee, of
which Governor Pardee is chairman.
has issued an important bulletin on
the excessive use in the public schools
OF books supplementary of the ap-
proved texts furnished by the state.
The system of buying great numbers
of supplementary books out of the
school funds of the several districts
grew up at a time when the state text
books were admittedly inferior.
That condition no longer exists, but
the activity of agents for publishing
houses is so persistent that the prac-
tice of buying supplementary books
with public money still continues with
the result that several hundred thous-
and dollars have been invested in
these purchases and education is him
dered rather than advanced by the
confusing multiplicity of texts. The
committee reaches these conclu-
sions:
"a school course is enriched and
strengthened by a few good supple
mentary books. 1t is hampered and
proportionately weakened by many
such books.
"a less number of supplementary
books in the schools of this state
would mean better work in the class
rooms.
1.-THE new textbooks of the state
series are so complete in themselves
as to need but few additional books
to supplement them.
Books authorized for supplement
tai use should be selected with as
much care as is exercised in determin-
ing the regular text. They should be
few and of high standard.
"The use of supplementary books
should be a subordinate use, not a
substitute use; they should aid, not
supersede."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-21
STARTING BIG UNDERTAKING
Los Angeles VIII Furnish Unlimited
Water at Cosy-

Los Angeles, Cal. Sept. 21.-The
city having voted in favor of issuing
bonds to the amount of $4,000, 900
Tor the purpose of bringing the Owens
river TO this city in a conduit 24O
miles long. the municipality will be-
SIN the enormous task without delay.
IT is not expected that the placing Of
the bonds will meet with any difficult
ties and 1t Is stated that many inauir-
les from eastern and San Francisco
banks in regard to the proposed bond
issue have been received. The pre-
liminary surveys will be made as soon
as the arrangements can be made.
Owens valley is in Inyu county due
north of this city and catches the
drainage from 120 miles OF the high
Sierras, including Mount Whitney.
The supply is estimated at 10000 min
er's inches. and while the estimated
cost Of the piping is about 323, 900, 900.
the value of the water at Los Angeles
Is general estimated at $4,000 an inch.
The city will furnish the water at
about cost.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-21

September 13 a trusted messenger
Of the Crocker-W Woodwork bank, in
San Francisco. lost so checks of an
aggregate value Of $4,000. Since
then the bank has spent hundreds OF
dollars in telegraphing to stop pay
ment on the paper
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-21
TOO MANY BOOKS
CALIFORNIA COMMITTEE
MAKES a COMPLAINT.

Says That So Many Supplementary
Books Arc Costly and Burlensome
and That the Larger Number Con-
fuses SmdcntS-EduCation Is Hin
dered, Rather Than Aided by Too
Many Supplementary Studies.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-10-26
POLITICS RUINS BANK.
FAILED BECAUSE STATEHOOD
BILL WAS DEFEATED
Allegheny institution Loaned Money
on Worthless Securities to Republic
can Adventures, Who Are Now
Trying to Hush the Scandal

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. 21.-Failure Of
the late Senator M. s. Quay and Sen
ator Boies Penrose to secure passage
of a bill in congress making New
Mexico new state is now given as
the basis for the cause Of the failure
of the Bank of Allegheny and failure
OF the local promoters TO unload their
railroad and other properties. Had
this statehood bill gone through it is
probable that Lee Clark would be q
millionaire and that all of the poll
ticians associated with him and who
are alleged to have borrowed all the
banks resources from him would
have realized handsome profit.
Boss Penrose in the Deal
The explicit charge that Penrose
has paper" in the bank has not been
proven. Penrose denies the charge
so did Andrews before his notes were
found.
Every pressure, local and political.
that can be brought to bear to hush
UP the scandalous relations OF repub-
lican state politicians with the
wrecked Enterprise Bank of Allegheny
Is being used. To defer the dfsclos-
ures until after election day Is the
aim OF those involved. The lOOtlng
OF the bank and the tragedy OF Cash
Ter Clark's death have become the
striking issues of the present cam
paign. Even the men who might be
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-10-26
LEGAL NOTICE

To ]. G. Root: You and each of you
will take notice on the 18th day of
October. 1905. ]. III. Edmisten filed
his petition against YOU and others
In the District Court of Lancaster
County. Nobr.. the object and prayer
OF which is TO foreclose the lien of
a tax sale and two certificates of date.
November 4. 1901. made By the
treasurer Of said county 10 one Burr
Lewis covering Lots ] and la Block
ana lots ~. ~. ~. ~. and 4. In
Block In the village Of Normal In
Lancaster County, Nebraska. for the
delinquent state and county taxes for
the years 1892 10 1900 inclusive. that
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-10-26

said Burr Lewis. purchaser. and j. H..
Edmlsten. assignee. paid the taxes
for the years 1901 to 1901 under said
certificate. that on the Tth day OF
August 1908 said tax certificate was
assigned TO plalntllf for value and he
Ii nov The owner and holder thereof.
that there IL now due ON said certlti
cate and for taxes paid Hereunder.
sl0.os and interest from October 10,
1906.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-10-26
z.M.DAIRO, LIVESTOCK AuCTlOnsE En-
Best Of references. Harrington, Neb.


MIR. Al, Garfield OF Teeumseh. Neb !.
suffesed with severe cancer oI the nose.
He mas been entirety cured by DIR. X.
OConnur and will answer any In
qulries from other sufferers. Write
him and at the sam0 tina send . full
description III tho cancer To DR.. T..
oGonnor. Lincoln. Neh. Tie can cure
VOC. His charges are reasonable and
terms Of payment eaay.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-10-26

Every man owes It himself and
his family to master trade or pro-
fession. Read the display advertise
ment OF the six Morse Schools Of
Telegraphy. in this issue and lea. n
how easily young man or lady may
learn telegraphy and be assured a
position.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-10-26

Plaintiffs pray that said property be
sold to satisfy said liens nd the costs
OF this action including attorneys fees
as provided by law and for general
relief
You are required To answer this pc.
tsssen on or before The 9Th aay Of De.
cember. 1906.
]. III. EDMisTEN.
ny TALBOT 4 ALLEN, their attor-
neys.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-10-26

expected to tell what they know have
been influenced to keep silence.
A representative or the machine is
here now trying hard to get from
John G. Cunningham, the examiner,
a list of such notes and paper before
the examiner can make his report.
Cunningham thus far has refused to
speak of the banks affairs.
Attorney is Silent
Thomas P. Trimble, the dead cash.
ier's attorney, who might be expect
ed to be eager to go as far as pos
sible in clearing his clients name,
will not say a word. At a meeting
of the directors of the closed bank,
held last night at his Office, Mr..
Trimble was authorized to employ adj
ditional counsel to look after the
banks interest. Whether the politi-
clans whose names nave been con-
-nected with the tearing down of the
institution are to be criminally pros
ecuted, Mr.. Trimble will not say. Il
am in delicate position" is his re-
Spouse to all inquiries.
Frederick Gwinner, who has called
himself THE Dummy President" of
the Enterprise Bank, after his first
outburst, said: This will break up
the republican party In the state of
Pennsylvania. This run has been
brought upon us by the politicians"
He has been carefully guarded from
the newspaper inquirers. He is an
old man ia next january, and the
tragedy of Clarks death has shaken
his nerves. At his home visitors
are told: "Mr Gwfnner cannot talk
about the banks affairs. He is very
much upset, and may say things that
he should not. The boys (his sOns)
do not want him to tell things just
now
Homer Castles Speech
Homer Castle, who Is credited with
precipitating the present disclosures,
said in the course OF speech: you
need only be told that in the case
of another bank OF Allegheny holding
loan of $4,000 on the strength Of
100000 deposit of state funds,
WuGTC luC COlldLCIdl was OH I1lO ~
nowhere stock, that when the Off
Gals of that bank, knowing that the
securities were insufficient, asked to
have the note lifted, after bank
examiner had turned it down for the
reason that it had no ascertainable
value, that Robert McAfee, now secre-
tary of the Commonwealth, practi-
cally forced the bank t, keep this
loan on the pain of instant withdrawal
of the entire deposit.
"You need not know that the
Treasury Trust company of Pitts
burg, between January Is and Feb
ruary l Of this year received de-
post from the state IN the sum OF
$4,000, which was followed in two
days by two notes of $4,000 each
made by w. H. Andrews and endorsed
by Francis J. Torrance, Lee Clark
the cashier, and F. r. Nichols, who
is the private secretary for w. FL
(Buln Andrews The proceeds oil
these notes were carried away BY
Nicholas and James e. Glass. presi
dent Of the Treasury Trust company
said to an officer: We can get more
money If we make more loans.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-10-26

CENTRAL. MISSOURI farms that will
certainly prove SATISFACTORY, both as
HOMES and as investments. Corn. wheat,
clover, stock, marke Is. climate. health
fulness-equal TO Illinois farms at 1-3 to
Ia the cost, and far exceeding them In
certainty OF great enhancement. Equal
90 Central kentucky In bluegrass and So
cial and educational advantages. For full
explanation. together with description and
price Of 100 farms address us. Nobody
leaving this county. and nothing to trade.
GEORGE w. HAMILTON. Il SON. Full
ton. Mo.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-10-26

Cheap Lands In tho South 6 Southwest
For homes or investment. Timber coal farm
ing and grazing lands. large or small tracts
easy terms. List of land bargains free. Adj
dress. 10. A. PARKER Louisville. XIV.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-10-26

FILLMORE COUNTY FARM FOR SALE.
Choice so acres W ell improved; roomy sub
etantia huildinls; we'll and storage water;
two miles from station: excellent oppor-
tunity Tor family successful with cattle,
hogs and poultry. Price, terms, ETC., ON
application.
Chas. D. MeIl, Strang, Nebr
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-06-24
JOKE ON MARK TWAIN.
Humorist Taken for Assistant Of Tin
Grant Musician.

Humorist Taken for Assistant Of Tin.
Grant Musician.
A friend Of Mark Twain tells story
Of the humorist which it is Il t:ght
has not appeared in print.
One warm day in Hartford Mr.. Gle
mems, on his way home from a long
walk, felt somewhat fatigued. Sud
denly he sat down upon a carriage
block to rest for bit and began Wig
orously to fan himself with has hat.
There CHANGED to be in his I'M
mediate neighborhood at the moment
the author of ''Innocents Abroad
seated himself a street pisEno man,
who soon struck up a lively tune.
An elderly lady passing the two
evidently jumped to the conclusion
that the author was the assistant OF
the musician, for she stopped and
dropped a coin in the hat Mr.. Twain
had in hand.
Whereupon the humorist arose and
bowling most politely, gave expression
in stately phrase to his thanks. Their
it began to dawn upon the lady thai
she had made a mistake. She stepped
back and an expression of uneastness
came to her cOuntenance.
Don't be frightened. madam oh
served Mr.. Clemens. cts true the
man doesn't attach a chain to me-
nevertheless, I'm quite we'll trained
and, assure you, entirely harmless!
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-06-24
SOULS OUT OF HARMONY.
Parting of the Ways for the Practical
and the Occult

Parting of the Ways for the Practical
and the Occult.
Myra Kelly, who has won an envi-
able reputation as a clever portrayer
of child-life in New York,s East Side
public schools, is practical. Literary
fame and public attention have not
diverted her from the paths of san
ity into the higher walks of occult
ism, whittier so many literary women
have wandered. A disciple of "Orien-
tai mysticism" met Miss Kelly recent
~, and, after considerable cross-ques-
tioning concerning literary motifs and
the purposes Of her soul, inquired
anxiously:
my child, what is the color of your
soul?"
81 am sure don't know" promptly
replied Miss Kelly, unless, being
Irish, it is green"
"Greeni Greeni" exclaimed her
questioner. mine is royal purple.
We can never harmonic. FAREWELL!
and she foated away into the purple
shadows of a darkened room beyond.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-06-24
ARE YOU GOING EAST?

In making arrangements for
your going East this summer 1t
would be we'll to consider conve
nlence and saving of time. The
WABASH, with Its own rails to
ST. Louis, Detroit Toledo. Pitts
burg and Buffalo, is the shortest
line, makes the best time and fur
niShes the best accommodations
And thru service to New York &
Boston. Ask Your local ticket
Agent for tickets over the Wabash
for they all sell them.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-06-24

North Main Street, opposite depot.
HAYS CITY, KANSAS.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-06-24
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of promise which the hand of indus
try is turning into land of plen
ty. This points the way and CAPT
tai follows inevitably. The rail-
roads, following the hardy immi
grant, have made the great west,
and they Will continue to make
habitable new lands wherever the
necessities of man will grow.
In some quarters it is proposed
to cripple the railroads by giving
INTO the hands of a commission of
seven men the power to make
rates; such is the purpose of the
Townsend-Esch bill now pending
before Congress The rates now
governing transportation are the
work of men who have made it
life study, & yet it is proposed to
set them aside and substitute seven
politicians.
The railroads should be regula-
ted, no doubt, and laws have been
enacted to that end, but law,
making the rates for all the roads
of the country come from one
source is folly. When government
begins to make rates there is no
basis upon which transportation
tariff can be fixed except the mex
orable one of distance. In no 9th
er way can rates of transportation
be made without giving to some
towns a preference over others, 6
with distance tariff III force what
would become of the "long haul"
in competition with the 'sshort
haul''? For instance, what good
would the Denver, Enid & Gulf
he IN such a race for business?
The system of transportation
has been so adjusted by the car
riers themselves that the products
of the farm, both gram ADD live
stock, tho produced a thousand
miles or more from the seaboard,
are able to compete IN the markets
of the world with the products of
otner great producing regions IN
this and other countries.
The great national food-pro-
duclns district comprised in the
region drained by the Mississippi
is SO situated that it could not pro
fitablY ship its products to foreign
markets if the arbitrary differences
Of distance were applied against
them. Nothing but the most in
tricate and scientific adjustment OF
rates with each other, so sklllfully
arranged as to overcome the Inc
qualities of distance and the disad
vantages of location, has given to
the great prairie states the marvel
Gus prosperity they have attained,
and the position which they Occu
Ply in the markets of the world.
What Is needed is not Govern
ment-made rates, but the enforce
|, ment of existing laws. It is un-
fair rebates that shake the conf
dence Of the people in railroad man
t agement. These are given by ov
, erzealons subordinates, and they
; never are brought to the attention
OF the top until some shipper goes
, into court. The law is open and
, plain, and shippers instead of fly
+. ing 10 an evil they know not OF
should apply existing remedies.
Fortunately for the country
! the Townsend-Esch bill will moi
become law. Even its friends are
fleeing from it, The agitation the
Townsend Esch bill has caused,
) however, points the way for the
proper regulation of the railroads
The Interstate commerce act and
the Elkins act are enough. & now
that shippers know their value
they will make them effective
These are crimes, as we'll as civil.
acts, and a few good doses Of them
, would stop the rebate practice
Erasmus
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-06-24

The Denver, Enid & Cult R.R.
is said to be headed for Hays city
This takes it out of a direct
course to Denver, bat the promo
tiers of the enterprise say they are
getting more encouragement from
the wheat belt than from the cattle
country further west, and for the
present they will go to Hays city
and make that their northern ter
minus indefinitely, using the Union
Pacific tract to Denver, while it
gives that great road direct line
to the southwest and the GUY.
1t will make Hays city an i'm
portant junction point, and the
former glory of the old town
Will return. Located on the ives
tern edge of the wheat belt, which
the road will travel from the south
east, thru. Ffelfer and Munjor,
crossing the Santa Fe at Great
Bend, the Rock Island at Enid and
the Santa Fe again at Guthrie.
Already having the capital, IN
Oklahoma part Of the road is GL-
ready been constructed and an ope
ration from Guthrie, where it con
meets with the Galveston road,
northwest to Garfield county and
is BUILDING to AIva, then thru
Barber, Pratt & Stafford to Great
Bend & Hays. On the stationery
of the company the new road is
called the ATalfa Route.
With this new road, added to the
educational institutions established
on the old Military reservation by
the state; Hays city will boom and
become the metropolis of the north
west Short Grass country of Kan
sas. 1t is rumored that George A
Clark has his eye on Hays city for
newspaper field when he retires
from the Office Of State Printer on
July 1st.
This new road. coming nnaided
by government into a comparative
ly sparsely populated country,
shows what native resources and
undevcloped opportunities will do
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-06-24
WANTED

MEN AND WOMEN in this
county and adjoining territories. to
represent and advertise an old
and established house Of solid
financial standing Salary to men
$21 weekly, to women S12 to SIS
weekly with Expenses advanced
each Monday by check direct from
headquarters Horse and buggy
furnished when necessary; position
permanent. Address Blew Bros. &
Co., Dept A, Monon Bldg, Chi
cago H.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-06-24
Horses for sale.

offer for sale 3 horses, all
broke to work, good drivers and
in good shape, at reasonable prices
Will sell one or more. See the
Free Press, or me at my house on
east Junleta street, HAYS, or adj
dress j. +. YOWELL.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-06-24

Quickly. few persons to
represent long established wholesale
house, among retail merchants and
agents. Local territory of few counties
expense money advanced Commission
extra Permanentsengage Bus
mess successful. Previous experience
not essential ErelOse self addressed
enveOpe- Address, SUPERIN TENDENT
TRAVELLERS. $50 Dearborn st. Chicago.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-06-24

This new road. coming nnaided
by government into a comparative
ly sparsely populated country,
shows what native resources and
undeveloped opportunities will do
for a new country. 1t Is a land
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-06-24

Do you want a Washing ma
chine? You surely do, provided
you can get one that does the work
properly. Call on Henry Wolf &
Son for a Kincaites.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-06-24

.S<00CE Lu1 esE1ssas GU s.aIaqI
D1n0 's5IUS 'IIIsN U! p9TUnbsua -vIIu
-BdsSIeS sspooH Log 4sB no1 u9qM z
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Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-06-24
LADIES. ATTENTION.

[ am prepared to take orders
for stylish tailor made RAIN
Goats cut to measure Also tailor
made skirts. Call on re for
styles, samples. prices. etc. 1st
house west of Public school.
Mrs. ROSE NOLAN, Dressmaker.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-06-24
Oil for fuel.
A r. r. to Hays.
THE QWNSEND-ESCH BILL
Topeka, Kan, June Goth.


Before snow flies again, the PEG
pie of Kansas will be using crude
petroleum for fuel in industrial
plants and IN homes. Already F.
Dold, progressive citizen of Vic
hita, is using it to make steam for
his big packing house plant there,
and an experiment by Topeka men
for its use In stoves and heating
plants and successful and he will
heat a house of S rooms for IS
cents or less a day. Kingsley,
Edwards county, have already ar
ranged for its use, and soon will
be all over Kansas.
The new maximum rate law in
sures the cheap transportation of
the petroleum, and with the per-
lection of a stove and furnace that
will burn the oil, the people of
Kansas and of the west, whether
they live on farms or IN cities, will
be independent of the coal barons;
they will have a cheaper and a
cleaner fuel than coal, and will feed
itself Lawyers and the Courts
may be able to defeat the state
Refinery and so deliver the oil
producers into the hands of the
Standard Oil again, but fuel oil
has come to stay, and it is so abun
dant that monopoly cannot corner
and control il.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-06-24
Cattle for sale.

| offer for sale 40 head Of steers
80 q is, at ny farm on the North
Fork, Z miles east Of Hays And
at reasonable prices. If sold soon
JOHN P. BROWN.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-06-24
COWS WANTED.

l will take some COWS on shares.
Good feed and water on my farm
south of Ellis and 10 miles west
of Experiment station. Address
ED. L WOOD, Ellis, Kan,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-06-24

European countries, but which are az
yet comparatively unknown in the
United States. The second grave Ian
ger referred to is the dumping by
European countries OF their paupers
and dependents upon the American
people.
THAT this danger Is tangible 10
shown in the fact that a majority or
the deportations are for the reason
that the persons involved are likely
to become public charges. The annual
reports of the bureau showing the
amount OF money possessed by eacn
immigrant VIXEN he lands demonstrate
the fact that a very small percentage
have sufficient means on their arrival
to guarantee self support unit. able. to
create an income. Whether possessed
of in the shape of relatives
and friends Or not, it is evident that
the ignorant foreigner must possess
unusual energy and persistence or else
be blessed with unusual good fortune
to avoid a condition Immediately sub
seuCant to his arrival where he is like
ly to need public DR. private charity.
"But for the prompt action of the
bureau in deporting a number of per-
sons whose passages to the United
States were paid by charitably inclined
people, relief organizations. or even by
official bodies having charge OF the