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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-08
What the Judge Promised.
Kansas City journal.

Kansas City Journal.
A good story is told on John R.
Thomas, OF Muskogee, a well.known
lawyer OF that city, who was former
ly Judge Of the Western District.
One night Thomas found himself in
a shabby little town which had no
hotel. Desiring to stay all night, he
asked a louDger In front OF a grocery
store where be might find accomo-
dations. The loungcr went Inside OF
the store which was run by an In
dian. When informed that there
was q man outside who wanted q
place to spend the night, the Indian
asked:
"Who is the fellow"
"Judge Thomas" was the reply.
"Well, il that's the fellow, he had
better pay me what he owes me be-
fore asking me for any iavors."
chow is that?" quried the lounger.
els he in debt to your"
eyes," replied the Indian. "When
he was Judge in Muskegee I was
brought before him for selling liquor.
I was convicted, and in sentencing
me he said: I'll give you sixty days
in iail and 500. Igot the sixty
days all right, but he never came
across with the $780,"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-08
A Pettis Woman Candidate.

Sedalia, Mo-, March 5.--Mrs. W. F.
Hansberger, wife of ex-Aldermi n
Hansberger, will be a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for coun-
ty clerk of Pettis county. Her an
nouncement was made February %.
Mrs. Hansberger is'at present secrs-
tary OF the associated board OF
charities.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-08

Seattle Wash., March 5.-After
spending thirty.dve Of the bestyearl
Of his lie in Canton China, az q Bap.
tist missionary, the Rev. 3. Q. Sim
mons returned to America on the
Dakota totally blind. When be left
Canton be was still able to distin.
guish objects and TO recognise tamil
lar faces. On the voyage however,
his sight failed entirely. With bid
wife, DR.. Simmons left for Nashville.
Dr.. Simmons Il determined to return
to China whether his sight il restor.
ed or not.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-08
Shaw Win Deposit
SI0,OOO,OOO With Banks.

Washington. March Secretary
Shaw announced that he would make
temporary deposits In depository
banks Amounting to $4,000, 900.
The Secretary, in his statement,
says:
"In the month OF February, just
closed, the Treasury Department
locked up about $4,000 900, four
and one hall millions by excess Of
Government receipts over expendi
lures and Ave millions by excess OF
deposits py lawful money FOR redemp
ton Of national bank circulation
over and above the actual redemp-
ton. For this reason the Secretary
Of the Treasury announced that he
would at once deposit $4,000 900
OF public funds In existing depository
banks.
These deposits will be made en-.
tirely In important centers, namely,
Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Chicago, st. Louis and
New Orleans. The deposits will be
temporary only, and depository
banks receiving them will be called
on to return the same on or about
July 10.
"The deposits being Of q temporary
character, the Departments will accept
az security satisfactory bonds on q
basis Of 80 per cent Of their value"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-08
Hearst Loses First Round.

Albany, N. Y, March 5.-W. R.
Hearst's application that action by
the people OF the state be brought
against the Interborough.M etropol l.
itan traction merger to have it de-
clared illegal under the antitrust
law, was denied by Attorney General
Mayer.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-08

RJERMANENT MEADOWS should hav.
an annual dressing of 500 pounds PEI
acre. of fertilizer containing eleven per cent
PoTAsH and ten per cent. available phos-
phoric acid.
This will gradually force out sour grasses
and MOSES from the meadows, and bring good
grasses and clovers; thus increasing the quality
as well as the. quantity of the hay.
Our practical book Farmers Guide gives valuable facts for ever
sort Of copang of number of books successful feis
alton which send request free of cost obligation
farmer who will write for them.
Address GERMAN WORKS.
New fork-ss Nassau Street, chcage-Mensdeock Building.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-08

cused Senator Patterson OF "coDjur-
ing up hobgoblins." Hope he wasn't
referring to Senator Bailey, who
Senator Patterson "coniured up"
lately, without much success.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-08

In order to build the canal by alien
labor 1t Is necessary that the provis-
ions OF the eight-hour law and the
contract labor law be made inappl;.
cable to alien labor employed in the
canal zone during the construction
Of the canal. Some steps to bring
this about have already been taken,
and it is reported that the Senate
committee are now framing a gener
aIbill which will govern the construc-
ton OF the canal, and do away with
the red tape and vexatious problems
which have tied it up in the past.
Such a bill ought to Unsupported by
every American taxpayer, for it's his
money shat is building the canal,
and it should be done as econom-
ically as possible.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-08

The representatives at the Nation
al Association Of Retail Druggists
and National Association OF Retail
Grocers have endorsed the Money
amendment to the pure food BIZ,
and it is understood are using all Of
their inauenceto securs it's adoption.
So great is the interest created by
this measure that II Ia estimated
that more than 1000 letters and
kilograms are being received here
every day by Members of Congress
urging it's substitution for the Hey
burn and Hepburn bills.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-08

An exchange recently asked "H low
much is Nicholas Longworth?" Ii
Nick is going to answer we would al
so like to add that now popular
question "And where did he get it?''
CHARLES A. EDWARDS.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-17

was Senator Bailey's view, and num-
Der of the republican senators who
favored the bill expressed the same
opinion.
Shortly after this you, in company
with Senator CullOm, called upon me
with the amendment which Is now
commonly known as the Allison
amendment. l told you that while |
should prefer the Long and Overman
amendments, yet that your amend
ment was entirely satisfactory. Your
amendment does not in the slightest
degree weaken or injure the Hep
burn bill. 1t merely expresses what
the friends of the bill have always as
serted was implied by the terms OF
the bill. | may add that my own
opinion was that your amendment in
no way changed, whether by diminish
ing or charging, the scope OF the
court review as provided in the orig
inal Hepburn bill. 1t is also the opin-
| ion of the attorney general, of Mr..
Root and of Mr.. Taft. Their judg-
ment is that the amendment merely
avoids the criticism that the Hepburn
bill would be constitutiOnally invalid
in not expressly providing the court
review, which it's supporters have al
ways contended was plainly implied
in the original language. The origl-
nal Hepburn bill stated that the venue
/ for certain actions was Ii certain
courts; the amendment states that
these courts shall have jurisdiction
to consider such actions. To my mind
it seems difficult to assert that this
works any change whatever in the
/ principle of the bill.
yours sincerely,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-17

with il and that 1t was the business
of the senate, and, while did. at his
request, enter into negotiations with
the attorney general, it is well known
TO every senator on this floor what my
attitude and feeling have been and
it is most remarkable while the presi-
dent sent for democrat after demo-
crat to confer with him about this
measure that he should undertake un-
der the circumstances to assert that
| sent an agent to him to begin nego-
tiations. The statement is absurd
on it's face.
The other point to which | shall re-
fer is the cavalier way in which Mr.
Moody discusses the idea of the pres
ident not TO be bound.
| While contradicting in no instance,
however slight, my statement OF what
occurred, the attorney general seems
| to think that the code of honor among
gentlemen is not binding upon the ex-
exutive and his cabinet.
The president asked him to see Mr..
Bailey and myself We met by ap-
pointment made by Senator Chandler
and talked over the vital question. He
wrote and sent to Mr.. Bailey his un-
derstanding of our views and when we
met subsequently we reached an abb
solute agreement both as to the form
and the substance Of proposed
amendment to which he said the pres
ident would assent and help get votes
| for.
OF course the president was not
bound not to change, but he was
bound under such circumstances to
give notice and this was not done.
Even the attorney general himself was
not notified. The charge | made and
still make is that the president is
guilty of bad faith and that the rate
bill which will be, when enacted into
law, much better and stronger
measure than we had hoped to get,
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-17
BRYAN NOT A CANDIDATE
Time Can Determine If it Be Neces-
sary for Him to Run Again

sary for Him to Run Again
st. Louis, Mo.-From Cairo, Egypt,
William Jennings Bryan, on April Is,
wrote this letter to Col. M. c. Wet
more of ST. Louis:
my Dear Col Wetmore: MY
brother has forwarded me your let
ter. am always glad to hear from
you, even If your fiattering reports
do make me blush. am satisfied that
the things / have been fighting for
are growing, but who will be most
available in 1908 cannot be answered
now
II shall not do anything to secure
another nomination, and do not want
it unless circumstances seem to de-
mand it. Time alone can determine
that.
II appreciate your deep interest in
the matter, and shall want to see you
as soon as l get home. You will
have to pay me that promised VISIT.
1--WE are seeing lots, and am glad
you are pleased with the letters.
think you will enjoy the one on Eng
lish rule in India
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-17
TILLMAN REPLIES TO PRESIDENT
Says Is is Question of veracity Be-
tween Roosevelt and Chandler


Washington, May 15.-While the de-
bate on the personel of the interstate
commerce commission was in progress
in the senate today Mr.. Tillman took
the floor to make statement on be-
half of ex-senator Chandler, which
had been momentarily expected since
Mr.. Lodges conveyance to the senate
of the presidents emphatic denial OF
some statements attributed to Mr..
Chandler by the South Carolina SEN
ator. Mr.. Tillman read the portion
of Mr.. Chambers memoranda OF his
conferences with the president, which
has heretofore been given to the pub
lie, prefacing it with brief state
ment of his own, saying that on Sat
urday the senate had been startled
and mortified to hear the utterances
of an ex-member denounced on behalf
of the president as ga deliberate and
unqualified falsehood," and as he had
been responsible for introducing the
subject which had caused the attack
on Mr.. Chandler he felt under Obliga-
tions to place him right on the record.
To that end he read the ex-senator's
statement.
The reading of that statement was
followed by the following from Mr..
Tillman:
There are only two points in the
presidents letter which deem worthy
of notice. His attempted explanation
is ingenious, but not ingenious. He
calls in question the integrity of pur-
pose and utterance of Mr.. Chandler by
declaring:
ct was asked to see ex-senator
Chandler as representing Mr.. Tillman
who was in charge of the bill. He
stated to me the views of Mr.. Till
man with seeming authority"
Mr.. Chandler has declared most
positively in a written statement that
| the president sent for him for the pur-
pose Of getting into communication
with Senator Bailey and myself and
he has produced the letter of Mr..
Loeb.
now declare most emphatically
that to no human being have I ever
given authority or even expressed a
wish TO have any conference with
Theodore Roosevelt in regard to the
bill now under consideration.
| On the contrary, I have expressed
the opinion in more than one public
interview that he had nothing to do
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-17

has been emasculated of one of its
most valuable and essential features
by the presidents action.
/ am ready to leave the whole ques-
ton TO the thoughtful and honorable
men of the country.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-17
ALpRicH OBJECTS

Washington-Th amendment to the
rate bill by LaFollette, prohibiting
federal judges owning railroad stocks
or bonds from sitting under this act
and forbidding judges to accept ia
vors from railroads, was defeated 40
to II.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-10-23
WILL TEST SALTPETRE
DR., Wiley, Chief Chemist
of the National Board
of Agriculture, Has Or
ganized a Squad.

Washington, Oct. 21.-Dr. H. w. Wi
ley, chief chemist Of the agricultural
department who is believed by many
food manufacturers Of the country to
have horns and forked tail, is organ
izing squad of young men to test
the effect of saltpetre. Saltpetre is
one of the most generally used pre-
servative substances and there has
been much diversion Of opinion as to
it's effect upon the human system. DR..
Wiley denies that he had had any IN
tention of conducting an alcohol squao
this winter. 1t is understood that he
has been overrun with applications
from people who thought they saw an
excellent opportunity to secure free
of charge winter supply of high-balls,
gin-rickeys and other drinks.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-10-23
Looks Like Settlement.

New York, Oct. 20.-Because of the
fact that the hearing in the matter of
the probating of the will Of the late
Hermann Oelrichs was again ad-
journed, 1t is believed that compro-
mise has been effected, or at least is
we'll under way. This Is the third
postponement of the hearing, and from
the first it has been expected that
there would be compromise.
Under the terms of the will the
greater part OF the property of Mr..
Oelrichs went to his brother and sister
A few jewels and heirlooms went to
his son, and practically nothing to his
wife, the testator taking the position
that his wife was wealthy in her own
right and that the son would inherit
her estate. Mrs. Oelrichs, however,
was not satisfied with the will and took
preliminary steps for a contest both
in New York and San Francisco. Since
the heirs under the will, Charles NJ
Oelrichs and Mrs. William Jay, were
adverse to a contest. 1t is assumed that
the matter will never reach the courts,
but will be amicably settled among the
heirs. II the compromise has not al
ready been arranged. The estate is
estimated to be worth about 100000
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-10-23
BACKS UP TILLMAN
Former Republican Au-
ditor of the Treasury
Declares Great Danger
Ahead of Nation.

Washington, Oct. 21.-Colonel Will
liam Youngblood, of Alabama, former
auditor in the treasury department,
and a prominent Republican, in an in
terview here today declares that a
great danger is ahead Of the nation
because of the race question. Sen
ator Tillman speaks no idle words, "
he says, "a great danger is ahead of
us. 1t is strange that a government
which runs off to humanitize the Fill
pino, to relieve the oppressed Cuban,
and which is so powerful to bring
peace between Russia and Japan, is
so powerless, or so Indifferent to the
protection of the life, liberty and prop
erty Of it's own subjects. The only
remedy of the race issue is the cleo
tion of non-sectional, non-racial man
to the presidency"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-10-23
ORGANIZER NEDREY
Gives His Views on Some of the Labor and Pot-
icaI RaIIngs of the Day.

Sam De NedreY, an organizer in the
American Federation of Labor, arrived
In Canton Saturday afternoon and is
stopping at the Barnett house.
When seen by a News representa-
tive last evening Mr.. De Nedrey said
that he was sent into this congress
sional district to oppose the return of
Congressman Kennedy to Washing
ton as the representative of the Eigh-
teenth district He will visit the var
ious central bodies in the district and
endeavor to show the people in gen.
eral why Congressman Kennedy
should be defeated.
'No sooner had I struck the city
Of Canton" said he last evening, than
my attention was called to an article
in the Alliance Review which is not
only misleading, but entirely false, and
evidently published with malicious po-
litical intent The article in question
asserts That Mr.. Gompers is well
known as a rabid free trader and a
is not correct. In fact, the majority of
the national board of our organization
are Republicans; but politics is not
in this fight. Mr.. Kennedy, as the
tool of Speaker Cannon, who is a no.
torious labor crusher, ought to be de-
feated, and I believe he will be. AS
for Mr.. Gompers, when President
Roosevelt was governor of New York
he offered him the position Of state
labor commissioner; the late Presi-
dent Mckinley, realizing Mr.. Gomper's
ability and experience rendered him a
place on the national Industrial COM
mission, which he declined, although
the salary was double that which he
receives in his present position. Re-
publieans have repeatedly offered him
nominations on district, city and state
tickets in New York and he has re-
peatedly declined. The president also
rendered him the position of United
States labor commissioner, at Carroll
D. Wright's retirement, but he respect
fully declined that office, also, with
thanks. No. Mr.. Gompers is not a
partisan; rather he is a conservative,
leyel-headed business man, who rea'iz-
ed some time ago that the laboring
man could get no legislation through
congress as at present constituted,
and he is therefore. in all congression-
al districts where labor is being antag-
onized by Speaker Cannon and his
tools, taking hand In the elections
with view of getting into congress
men who will not only treat labor
fairly, but who are right on the other
important questions of the day. OF
course we expect the corporation own
ed papers to belittle our cause. but
sooner or later they will begin to re-
alize that they are injuring them,
selves worse than they are us.
81 understand that another cry the
papers of the Reviews ideas are rails
ing is that Mr.. Kennedy must be re-
turned to congress in order to uphold
the presidents hands, This is anoth-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-10-23
Bridge Case to ee Advanced.

Washington, Oct. 21.-Solicitor Gen,
eral Hoyt will tomorrow make a mo
tion in the supreme court to advance
for an early hearing the case of the
Union Bridge company, against the
United States. The question involved
is that of the right of the federal con-
troll of Interstate rivers.
The bridge company refused to alter
its structure over the Allegheny river
at Pittsburg, in conformity with the
order of the secretary of war. The
government was victorious in Grim
inal proceedings and the bridge com
pany has carried the case to the SUI
preme court Three questions must
be decided: Had congress a right to
what is an unreasonable
lion to navigation; could con.
gress delegate such power; is the act
of congress in question unconstitu-
tional because 1t provides no compen-
sation to the bridge company to cover
the cost of such changes?
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-10-23
CANT FOOL JUDGE BOW

While 1t is an easy matter in num-
Der of other counties, young couples
from other states, unless they swear
falsely, cannot obtoin a license to
wed in Canton. Judge Bow Is very
strict anent this matter and it Is not
often that he is caught mapping. But
occasionally Cupid gets the best of
him, though it is only once in a great
while.
Hardly a week goes by but what
half a dozen couples from other states
apply for license, but after being
informed that the law requires that
the bride must be residtnt of this
county they are refused. Much dis
appointed Cupid directs his victims
elsewhere and to make sure that they
will not again be turned down the
groomto-be makes it his business to
state that his bride is resident of
the county in which the application
for the license is made. Only by this
method can a couple from out of the
state obtain a license here. There
have been several instances of this
kind here and only through this
"trick" Cupid gets the best of the
court.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-10-23

ed bug boo that Will fool nobody.
Kennedy is trying to hide behind
Roosevelt, and dodge the issues of the
local campaign, chief among which
are the means he and the trusts of the
district adopted at Youngstown and
Salem to get one of his opponents out
of the way. No, Mr.. Welty's election
to congress will in no wise disturb the
business interests of the Eighteenth
district. Rather they will help them
because it is a well-known fact that
In the two terms Mr.. Kennedy has
been in the national house of repre-,
sentatives he has not done one single
thing that has in any manner benefited
the district This movement of the
American Federation of Labor is in
no manner partisan one, because,
the country over it is opposing the
election of as many Democrats as it
is Republicans.
81 expect to remain in the district
for the next two weeks and during
that time shall visit as many of the
industrial centers as possible. Mon
day evening | will be in Sebring."
Mr.. De Nedrey, by the way, is an
old-time newspaper man, having for
years been connected with the STATS
of Nebraska newspapers, the major
portion of which time he was located
in Omaha. He is ready talker, is
thoroughly acquainted with labor con-
ditions from one end of the United
States to the other, and he stands
ready to debate with Mr.. Kennedy the
question of labor, 'upholding the
hands of President Roosevelt" or
any other economic question now be-
fore the public. And he has also been
a lifelong Republican, too.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-10-23
THE AIR SHIP
For Military Use Is Now Said to Be
Perfected in France and the
Army Is Deliuhted.

Paris, Oct. 22S-The continuous ex-
periments with air ships have. it
seems, not been made in vain. They
have indicated the feasibility of steer
able balloons taking part in national
defense. France will soon possess the
two airships which are destined to
defend fortified places. A large shed
had just been constructed at Verdun
for the reception of balloons. The air.
ships can be placed in the shed ready
for action. That is to say, it will not
be necessary to deflate them. 1t is
source of supreme satisfaction to
the French military aeronauts that
Germany is behind France in the mat
ter of conquering the air. Numerous
experiments have been made beyond
the Rhine with apparatuses of the kite
variety, but, according to the French
authorities, they have not yielded any
appreciable results.