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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-10
HER RECOMMENDATION.

Why General Spinner Gave One Wo4
man a Treasury Position.
Here is the story as it was told By
herself Of the appointment under Cen
eral Spinner of woman clerk In the
treasury department.
ut was in 1884," she said, tive
years after the appointment of women
had become permanent thing. I was
in Washington visiting sister. d
made up my mind that wanted q DO.
sition, and SO, without saying a word
to any one, went to the treasury and
made by own application. simply
walked into General Spinners of1ca
and said:
General Spinner, l would like q
position in the treasury The general
looked up carelessly and then went on
with his work.
"'How long have you been In Wash.
ingtonT he asked.
Three years.
"'What influence have your II
asked.
"'What influenceT I stammersd.
don't know what you mean Vad
beginning to get embarrassed.
"'Yes, influence he said. What
Congressman do you known
"T don't know any, I faltsrsd
This time the general threw down hia
pen, leaned back In his chair and
looked at me.
You've been In Washington three
years and don't know any Congress.
manY he Queried. 'Goodi That's roe4
ommendation enough. The posit1on n
yours"
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-10
Americans Lure Americans.

Mexico City. Three Americans
FRED Jones, Jerome Turner and w. ].
"lison-have been arrested and sent
!" prison, charged with practicing
Swlndling on American tourists. It is
aiieged they lured the Americans to
Tue DELL tower of a cathedral and In
uuced their victims to gamble. When
,ney protested against the swindle a
oogus detective came upon the scene
dnd frightened the losers into silence.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-10
Macarthur in Command.

Gen. Arthur Macarthur has resumed
command of the division of the Paci-
fic. Owing to the maneuvers, General
Macarthur will have the temporary
command of the departments of Cali
fornia and Columbia in addition to his
regular duties as division commander.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-10
New Broom Sweeping Clean.

In order to carry out his plans for
complete reorganization, Senior Car
denas. the new mayor of Havana, has
reouested the resignation of every
CITY employee There is considerable
CONSERVATION among the men as they
fear few of them will be reappointed.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-10
DREYFUs LONGS FOR WAR
Would Show How He Appreciates
Aonors.

Dreyfus, in an interview at Paris,
declared that he would be glad person
ally if great foreign war should
break out and if he could by his con.
duct on the battlefield show how
much he appreciates his latter day
treatment at the hands of the French
nation. He does not hesitate to state
that he would be willing to die for the
nation on the field of battle if cir
cumstances would only permit it.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-10

The sultan of Morocco is only Is
years of age, but is already quite port.
ly. In spite of the opposition of his
subjects, he is decidedly Japanese in
his preference for everything that is
foreign and ultra-modern. Motor cars,
bicycles and photography take up
much Of his time. He has formed q
band of over 100 musicians, and has
a piano, which had to be transported
from Laraish to Fee on the back of q
camel.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-10
Aftermath Of an Election.

Cold Springs, Texas.-As result OF
a recent election a tragedy. in which
F. B. Adams, a candidate for tax as
SCISSOR, and his brother, Sam Adams,
the sheriff has asked that rangers be
sent here to prevent further blood
shed
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-10

Father-Ah, Tommy, you don't
know when you are we'll off. I wish
were a boy again.
Tommy (who had recently been
chastised)-So do 1. Littler than me,
too.-London Scraps.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-10
Missouri FLYER Wrecked.

Joplin, Mo-, Aug. 6.-Frisco passen
ger train No. 302. en- route to st
Louis, was wrecked in this city
Michael O'Neil, fireman, was killed
E. J. Warren, engineer, sustained in
juries necessitating amputation of ar
arm and may die.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-10
Death for Attackers on Women.

Punishment by death is recommend
ed by the July grand jury at Chica-
go as the maximum penalty for
attacks on women. The recommen-
cation was made in it's final report
recently. Changes in existing laws
prescribing punishment for assaliants
of children were also recommended
by the inquisitOrS.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-10
Famous Gunmaker is Dead.

After an illness of almost four
years, Daniel Baird Wesson, the re-
yolver manufacturer. died recently of
heart failure. Mr.. Wesson was found
err of the firm of Smith & Wesson,
and has been a manufacturer of guns
and revolvers the greater part of his
1.fe
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-10

Frank Norris "McTague' has been
dramatized for Wilton Lackeye.
Maude Fealy is to star in the ell
lusions of Beatrice"
Charles Klein's latest play is called
daughters of Men,
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-10
Mrs. Maybrick Is Home.

New York, Aug. Mrs. Florence
Maybrick, looking much improved in
health and under the assumed name
of Nine. F. Cheney, has arrived in
cognito on the French liner La Cas-
cogne. She declined to tell of her
plans. Mrs. Maybrick has been
abroad for three months.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-10
Two Dead in Wreck.

In a headon collision between twA
passenger cars on the Lake Shore
electric road two people were killed
outright, third was fatally injured,
several seriously.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-10
Asks Willard to Junket.

Omaha. Neb., Aug. 7.-Senator JOS
eph H. Millard has received an invi-
tation from President Roosevelt to
accompany the presidential party to
Panama next November.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-10

four thousand different varieties Of
eo'dtoes have been planted On the
p aln OF Luther Burbank, the Santa
sd Cal, horticulturist, constituting
taie OF 1900 species of the tuber
n auiiiy with which Burbank will ex-
~ rsiiment this year in his plants to
owe The world another new potato.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-10
Turkey and France Clash.

Strained relations have arisen be-
"een France and Turkey over the
nontler of Tripoli adjacent to the
french Sahara.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-10

Although the Judge frequently
charges the jury, It's the nhgants VIVA
pay the freight
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-06

that the National Government shall,
by the reservation or purchase OF ex.
listing forest lands, and the planting
Of new forests, create IN every stale
National Forest Plantations from
which, through all the years to come,
q sufficient supply OF wood ana timber
can be annually harvested to supply
the needs OF the people OF each state
from he Forest Plantations In that
state
UNITED OWNERSHIP OF LAND
AND WATER.
6. That II shall be the law OF every
state and OF the United States. that
beneficial use is the basis. the meas.
ure, and the limit of all rights TO
water. Including riparian rights, and
that the right TO the use Of water for
irrigation shall inhere In and be an.
purtenant to the land irrigated, so that
the ownership of the land and the
water shall be united, and no right TO
water as a speculative commodity
ever be acquired, held or owned.
RIGHT OF APPROPRIATION FOR
BENEFICIAL USE.
0. That II shall be the law Of every
state and Of the United States, that
all unused and unapproprlated waters
are public property, subject to appro-
prlation for a benedciai use. first In
time being first in right. and that on
all Interstate streams, priority OF use
shall give priority of right, through
out the entire course of the stream,
without regard to state lines, and
that In each drainage basin the lrrl-
gators therein shall control the dlstrl-
button OF the water.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-06
BY CHARLES F. DOLE

Mis- remarkably interesting and stimulating book has
i been everywhere welcomed a most valuable con-
uibution to the thought of the present day
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-06

our fast increasing population in in
diyidual homes on the land-home-
crofts, however small, owned by the
occupant where every worker and his
family can enjoy individual Industrial
independence. George II. Maxwell.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-06

"The slums and tenements Of the
great cities are social dynamite, GER
tain to explode sooner or later. The
only safeguard against such dangers
is to plant the multiplying millions of
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-06

This book IL the FIRST Of a Series
that will Chronicle the Progress Of the
HOMECROFT MOVEMENT
and inform all who wish to cooperate
with 1t how they may do so through
the formation of local Homecrofters'
Circles, Clubs or Gilds to promote
Town and Village Betterment, stimu-
late home civic pride and loyalty to
home institutions, Industries and trade,
improve methods and facilities of edu-
cation In the local public schools, and
create new opportunities AT Home"
that will go far to check the drift Of
trade and population to the cities.
The first Gid of the Homecrofters
has been established at Watertown,
Massachusetts. The Gildhall, Shops
and Gardens are located at 143 Main
Street, where the Garden School is
now fully organized and over one
hundred children are at work in the
Gardens. The departments for train
ing in Homecraft and Village Indus
tries are being installed. The Weavers
are already at work at the looms.
1t is not designed to build here an
isolated institution, but to make
model which can be duplicated in any
town or village in the country.
Copies of "THE FIRST BOOK OF
THE HOMECROFTERS" can be OBJ
tanned by sending twelve two-cent
stamps with your name and address
Carefully and plainly written to The
Homecrofters' Gid of the Talisman,
143 Main ST., Watertown, Massa-
chusetts.
There is New Hope and Inspiration
for every Worker who wants Home
Of his own on the Land in the
CREED AND PLATFORM OF THE
HOMECROFTERS' which is as fol-
lows:
"Peace has her victories no less re-
nowned than war"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-06
EDUCATION
COOPERATION
OPPORTUNITY
HOMEG ROFTS

We believe that the Patriotic Slogan
of the Whole People of this Nation
should be Every Child in a Garden
Every Mother in Homecroft-and In
dividual Industrial Independence for
Every Worker in a Home of his Own
on the Land" and that until he owns
such Home, the concentrated purpose
and chief inspiration to labor in the life
of every wage worker should be his
determination to Get an Acre and
Live on it,"
We believe that the Slums and
Tenements and Congested Centers Of
population in the Cities are a savagely
deteriorating social, moral and polit-
ical influence, and that great public
movement should be organized, and
the whole power of the nation and
the states exerted for the betterment
of all the conditions of Rural Life, and
to create and upbuild Centers Of So
cial and Civic Life in Country and
Suburban Towns and Villages, where
Trade and Industry can be so firmly
anchored that they cannot be drawn
into the Commercial Maelstrom that
is now steadily sucking Industry and
Humanity into the Vortex Of the
Great Cities.
We believe that every Citizen in
this Country has an inherent and
Fundamental Right to an Education
which will train him to Earn Liv-
ing, and, if need be, to get his living
straight from Mother Earth; and that
he has the same right to the Opportun-
ity to have the Work to Do which will
afford him that living, and to earn not
only a comfortable livelihood, but
enough more to enable him to be a
Homecrofter and to have a Home of
his Own, with ground around il
sufficient to yield him and his family
Living from the Land as the reward
for his own labor.
We believe that the Public Domain
is the most precious heritage of the
people, and the surest safeguard the
nation has against Social Unrest, Dis
turbance or Upheaval and that the
Cause of Humanity and the Preserva
ton of Social Stability and of our Free
Institutions demand that the absorb
ton of the public lands into specula
tive private ownership, without settle
ment, be forthwith stopped; and thai
the nation should create opportunitie.
for Homecrofters by building irriga
ton and drainage works to reclaim
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-06

Our circulation has satisfactorily the April
able enlarge the magazine and add features and II viii
oi mpove month ~ONNNN0
the
that for only nnaeazine
genuine value % any one magazine that published every one who 4
housekeepers labors how to bring and keen them
family well and strong all the time, and do
Delights of Gardening" April number would Omen ~
life in many family if they would readit ~ wv Oi@
And here of the other Departments:
Stories and Sketches, Little Folks Home Home E,
The Home Garden, Garden Comment Tbe 49,
Study, Music In the Home Entertaining Home Home
Care of the Home Health in the Home, Cooking Br ~
House with plan and design home Ha0diero0 ]
Cheer '"S
You viii getths and addition YARs
covering twelve copies OF the magazine each months Won
will put dine twO
address U,te blada1 AXWEII,s HOHISNTA Y %
MAGAZINE 14O0 Fisher Building Chicago, Ill.
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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-06
PLANT FORESTS AND CREATE
FOREST PLANTATIONS.

T. That the Timber and Stone Law
shall be repealed, and that all pub
lie timber lands shall be included I'm
permanent Forest Reserves, the title
to the land to be forever retained by
the National Government, stumpage
only Of matured timber TO be sold,
and young timber TO be preserved for
future cutting, so that the forests will
be perpetuated by right use; and
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-06
BE A HOMECROFTER
Learn by Doing, Work Together.
Give every Man Chance
THE SLOGAN OF THE HoNEcRoFTERs IS

Every Child in Garden-EVery Mother Homeeron Lnd
YId"a Industrial independence for Every Yorker in
Home Of his Own on the Land"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-06

The Citizen standing the doorway conontod on threshold family
we ana
barracks eEnusLod"-HAHIy W -
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-06

writes
The March number of your excellent magazine is before
me. 1t is certainly filled with helpful articles and would be
glad to know that every family Texas had the benefit of m
teachings The first article in this number "A Homecroer
Garden should be preserved for reference THE ARr1cr
HEALTH HOME IF CAREFULLY FOLLOWER vpo, ,
SICKNESS IN EVERY FAMILY. Anything that can do to assist
you in extending your circulation in Texas will be gladly
DONE"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-06

." little croft owned plot Of corn
garden stored with peas and mint and thyme
And flowers for poses, Of Sunday morn
Puckod while the church bells rang their earliest chimea
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-06
EDUCATION u@ H0EECROFTS /
OPPORTUNITY Elm COOPERATION


THE FIRST BOOK 4 70. HOMECROFTERSI
HAS JUST BEEN PUBLISHED AND AMONG ITS CONTENTS ARE
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES OF ABSORBING INTEREST BY
GEORGE H. MAXWELL
o the atlonaIr
The Brotherhood of Man
Charity that Is Everlasting
The Secret of Nippons PoIDer
Lesson Of Great Calamity
The Sign Of a Thought
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-06
SEEANG Us BEA\EyNNG
IT is NOT AN EASY MATTER

to make million people believe that SO GOOD
magazine as MaxweHs Homemaker Mar
agIne can be published for ten cents year.
But we are doing it because the magazine
speaks for itself and tells its own story.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-06

pay the government the cost OF con-
struction Of the irrigation works, and
that the amount needed each year for
construction, as recommended by the
Secretary Of the Interior, shall be
made available by Congress as loan
from the general treasury 20 the Re
clamatlon Fund, and repaid from
lands reclaimed, as required By the
National Irrigation Act
SAVE THE PUBLIC LANDS FOR
HoMEMAKERs.
O. That not another acre OF the pub-
lie lands shall ever hereafter be
granted 20 any state or territory for
any purpose whatsoever, or to any one
other than an actual settler who has
built his home on the land and lived
on II for five years, and that no more
land scrip of any kind shall ever be
Issued, and that the Desert Land Law
and the Communication Clause Of the
Homestead Law shall be made 20 con-
form to the recommendations OF the
Public Lands Commission appointed
by President Roosevelt and OF the
Message OF the President 70 Congress.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-28
We TERANs GREETED
BY THE POPE

ROME, Dec. 27.-The Pope received
the 517 survivors of the disbanded pom
tifcal army today for the exchange of
Christmas greetings. The holy father
thanked the men for their past services
to the church and regretted that con-
ditions did not permit him to aid the
defenders of the papacy as he would
like He spoke separately to many Of
the men. To Prince Lancelotti he said
that he was aware of his participation
in the battle of Mantani, in 1867, and
knew that he was the first man to
bring Plus TX the news of this victory.
Subsequently the survivors were re-
ceived by Cardinal Merry del Val. the
Papal Secretary of State, who said to
them:
You fought with gun and cannon:
today am fighting one of the most i'm
portant battles of the church without
guns and without men and even with
out money. But / do not despair Of
victory. I trust in divine mercy and
the loyalty of the French Catholics"
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-28
NIECE Of EMPRESS
ENGAGED,

BERLIN, Dec. 27.-Princess Alex
andra Victoria of Schleswig- -Holstein-
Sonderberg- -Glucksburg. has been be-
trothed to Prince Augustus William.
fourth son of Emperor William. Prin-
cess Alexandra is the second daughter
of Duke Frederick of Schleswig-Ho
stein -Sonderberg-Gl -Glucksburg.
The Princess is three months young
er than the Prince She is the niece
of the Empress, and the young couple
are also remotely related on the male
side, as they had a common ancestor
at the beginning of the seventeenth
century.
The Princess has delicate features.
and is just completing her education
under private tutors. Prince Augustus
is a student at Bonn. The Emperor
has thought about sending Prince Au-
gustus to an American university, pos
sibly Harvard. but it does not appear
that he has made up his mind on the
subject. Following the usual custom
in German families. the wedding of
Princess Victoria and Prince Augustus
is not likely to be deferred longer than
six months.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-28
FIND TURKEY HAD
CONSUME TON

CHICAGO. Dec. 27.-Dr. whalen of
the Chicago Health Department has
begun an investigation following the
discovery that a turkey intended to
grace Christmas dinner was in the
last stages of consumption.
j. Inwood had purchased a live tur-
key on Christmas eve from Charles
Klohr, a butcher. The gobbler was fat
and apparently in good health, but
when killed peculiar white spots were
found on the heart and liver. Inwood
held conference with the butcher.
who refused 10 take the dead turkey
back. Then the matter was taken UP
with the Health Department.
Drs. Whalen and Biehr of the city
laboratory held an autopsy over the
diseased organs and reported that the
fowl was In the last stages of con-
sumption. Inspectors were sent to the
butchers shop, but it was decided that
he could not be held responsible, as he
had purchased the turkey in good faith.
Efforts are being made to discover the
farm from which the turkey came, as
it is believed that others may be
similarly affected.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-28
GOVERNMENT WILL
SUE RAILROADS
Violations of Law ON the
Care of Livestock Cause
Federal Bureau to Act
EVIDENCE COMPLETE

WASHINGTON. Dec. 27-Secretary
Wilson of the Department of AgricuI-
ture today transmitted to the Depart
ment of Justice nine additional cases of
alleged violation of what is popularity
known as the thirty -six-hour law"
which provides that railroad companies
shall not detafn livestock on cars for
a longer period than twenty -eight
hours without food and water. except
with the consent of the owner OF the
stock. and then no longer than thirty
six hours.
The cases were one each against the
Great Northern. the Oregon Short Line.
the Southern Pacific. the Union Pacific.
the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
and the Chicago, Burlington and Quin-
cy and three against the Santa F'e. The
Secretary forwarded the complete evil
dence in each case to Attorney General
Bonaparte and requested him to insti-
tute proceedings. The law provides as
a penalty for violation fine of $500.
Secretary Wilson says there were
several hundred cases under consider
alton by the Agricultural Department
and that prosecution will be insisted
upon whenever the evidence warrants
The Attorney General already had
other against the Southern Pacific. the
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern. the
Big Four~a the Chicago, Milwaukee
and St--Paul roads
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-28
WOMAN 5 ACCUsER
IS mistaken
Clerk Causes Distress to
New York Matron by Say
ing That She Robbed Him
DISCHARGE ORDERED

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-One of the
most remarkable and distressing cases
of mistaken identity ever brought be-
fore the courts in this city reached it's
climax today when the victim. Mrs.
Alexander Trautman. wife of prorni-
nent physician, was discharged on an
alibf after a hearing in the Police
Court on a charge of larceny from a
mans person. After Mrs. Trautman
had been given her liberty her accuser,
Peter j. Hogan clerk, was placed un-
der arrest on a charge of assault pre-
ferred by Mrs. Trautman.
In support of her charge that Hogan
treated her roughly when he caused
arm and showed the magistrate black
and blue marks where, she said. Hogan
had seized her.
The evidence against Mrs. Trautman
was of SO fimsy a nature that Magis-
trate Finn discharged the complaint
without the formality of bringing the
most important witness into the court
room. This witness, who was an un-
willing one, is known as Kitty Wilson,
and she is almost a perfect double
of the woman who was accused. Kitty
Wilson is known to the police. and the
fact of her remarkable resemblance to
Mrs. Trautman was recalled soon after
the investigation of the charge made
by Hogan had been begun. As re-
suit of search by the police the miss
ing double" was taken into custody
today, and during the arraignment she
was in small room adjoining the
courtroom The necessity OF taking
her before Hogan was removed. how
ever, when Magistrate Finn, after hear
ing the testimony of the accuser and
the accused, said there was no ground
whatever for holding Mrs. Trautman
and directed that she be honorably dis
charged.
The charge of assault against Ho-
gan was withdrawn later on the
ground. it was said that he was not
mentally responsible. Hogan was then
discharged, as was Kitty Wilson, Ho-
gan being unable to identify her as the
woman who had robbed him.