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The Adair County news., 1907-11-06
BRAIN LEAKS.

jealousy is a sign OF dlSlOcated
affection.
The hardest work some men
do is lodging it.
Technicalities will not avail at
the final judgment. .
Bargain counter marriages are
seldom profitable.
Good politics" often covers
up a lot Of crooked work.
The heart that harbors hate is
never a home for happiness.
We'd rather believe a dogs
tail than politicians handshake.
The successful game hunter
never starts out behind a brass
band.
A lot of men work themselves
sick trying to frame up a scheme
to avoid work.
It is a waste of time to try to
revive a church that needs a res
direction.
No man can become a leader
in a reform unless his heart is
first captured.
The pure food law is all right,
but a lot of people would prefer
a sure food law.
Charity has its gensis in the
home but its revelation comes on
the outside.
Misdirected energy is very
much like working an electric
fan against a winter wind.
1t is rather difficult for a wage
Garner to be philosophical on the
first day of the month.
What a lot of misery must be
endured by the man who thinks
that everybody else is dishonest.
Will some scientist explain
why it is that when the light
leaves begin falling, heavy coal
begins rising.
Somehow or other it is easier to
remember what real, happiness
S.
Come to think of it now, can
you blame Oklahoma for prefer
ing to cast her lot with Texas
,ather than with Pennsylvania?
Two women talking across the
Jack gate can stir up more neigh
,orhood trouble than a Hague
peace conference can settle.
When a man is too busy to
AXE time to laugh, it is a sign
hat you would better be on
your guard when you do business
with him.
A lot of women with dark hair
work patiently to bleach it yell
ow. Ever hear of a woman with
Yellow hair trying to make it
black?
When the time comes to pre-
vide coal for the winter man is
very apt to wonder why he spent
50 much money on his summer
vacation.
We wouldn't trust a punched
nickel in the hands of man who
never turns his head to watch a
baby toddling down the
street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-25
new STAR in NOVEMBER
Case of Oklahoma Is Already Re-
ceiving Consideration.

Washington, Sept 25.-The admin
istration is keeping in close touch
with the Oklahoma-Indian Territory
situation and is preparing to give the
people of the proposed new state its
decision as to the constitution. which
it was recently voted to adopt. This
becomes apparent from the state
ments made by Mr.. Bona parte, the at
torney general. who. while talking
freely about the general status of the
constitution. refused to admit that a
definite decision had been reached as
to the attitude of the president.
Mr.. Bonaparte made it apparent
that the department of justice. while
not in possession of the final certified
copy Of the constitution which is to be
presented to the president for his
signature, has Information on which
it is able to make its preliminary re-
search as a basis for advising the
president This information is in the
shape of the constitution as original
ly framed and certified to the depart
ment by the chairman of the consti-
tutional convention. and printed ac-
count and copy of the amendments
which have since been adopted by the
convention.
In spite of the statement from Mr.
Bonaparte that there will be no deci-
sion from the administration until the
final certified copy is sent to the pres
ldent ana referred TO Ine uepdl Iiileli1
by him, it is known that the attorney
general will shortly take up the infor-
nation now in his possession.
Many conditions will weigh with the
chief executive One of them VIII un-
doubtedly be the heavy vote polled IN
favor of the constitution and the com
paratively small showing made by the
opponents Of the document. 1t is said
in defense OF the constitution makers
that they practically adopted every
suggestion made to them by the de-
partment of justice of any lmpor-
tance except the initiative and refer
endum and trial by jury in contempt
cases.
The constitutional convention was
reconvened for that purpose, so there
is a seeming show of EFFORT 10 meet
the administration views.
It is not expected the president Will
act on the constitution until some
time in November.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-25
JACKSON'S LAST WORD.
Files Final ErIcf in Defense of Inter
rogatOry Law.

Attorney General F. S. Jackson to-
day filed with the justices of the su-
preme court his final brief in defense
of the interrogatory law enacted at
the last session Of the Legislature This
is the law which allows the attorney
general to extract evidence from cor
porations by means of written inter
rogatories and which is being con-
tested in the supreme court of the
state by the International Harvester
company.
Mr.. jackson SAYS in his brief:
I'VE claim that it is evident to any
fair minded person that the intent of
the legislature was to furnish such
immunity as was required by the con-
stitutional provision to both corpora
tiOnS and any person serving the cor
poration. and whatever construction
is given to the language used in the
bill of rights. which must be looked
to for the real immunity in proceed
ings in the state courts, it Will be
found that the language OF the statute
is just as broad as the language of the
constitution. If the word person in
the constitution includes corporations,
it includes corporations whenever
used in the statute.
THE argument for plaintiff on this
proposition of immunity might well
stop here. But it is also in all prob
ability true that should the construc-
ton Of the statute contended for by
the defendant be given. that the stat
ute would still be valid. as no pro-
position seems to be better settled at
the present than that corporation is
not entitled to immunity under the
fifth amendment to the constitution OF
the United States.''
Concerning the retroactive nature
of the interro gatory act. the brief
says:
1.-The rule of evidence in the
Wheelock case had once been applied.
and the case decided before the
statute enacting a different rule of
evidence had been passed. and the
court decided that the case should be
tried. after reversal of the first judg-
ment by the supreme court upon the
new rule of evidence as declared by
the legislature since the first trial of
the case"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-25
CITY GETS A STAY.
Clay Center Suit Appealed to Supreme
Court.

Chief Justice w. A. Johnston of the
Kansas supreme court this morning
granted a stay of execution in the case
of the city of Clay Center against the
Clay Center Light & Power company
cree of the lower court that the city
of Clay Center must buy the plant of
the electric light company. Attorneys
resenting the city, We're here and filed
ed case.
The supreme court fixed $1,000 as
the bond to be given by the city to
secure the stay.
In the lower court the company
brought suit to compel the city to buy
it's plant, or else renew the 81 year
franchise which had just expired The
lower court took several guesses at
the matter, and finally decided that
the city must comply, and buy the
plant within 90 days, at value to be
fixed by appraisers. Meantime the
city had gone to wor kand put in a
plant of its own, and has now no use
for the old plant of the company.
The city contends that the old fran
chise of the company was invalid in
that feature which provided that at
the expiration of 21 years, the city
must either renew the franchise or
buy the plant. The city contends that
the council 21 years ago could not
provide what the city council should
do after the expiration of 21 years, as
the law fixed 21 years as the absolute
limit for the granting of franchises.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-25
HE CREATES LIFE.
Produces Sea Urchins and Star Fish
From UnfertiIized Eggs.

Paris, Sept. 25.-Remarkable ex-
periments in the chemical develop
fected by Prof. DeLage of the Sor-
bonne. In his laboratory at Roseoff,
in Brittany, Prof. DeLage placed the
unfertilized eggs of the sea urchin and
the starfiSh in sea water adding a So
luton of sugar With a few drons of
ammonia and tannin. In about an
hour segnentation, which is the first
sign of life, began and the eggs pro
duced larvae. The great majority of
these larvae soon died, but Prof. De-
brought four Of the urchins and two
Of the starfish through the larvae
stage. and they are now healthy grow
ing specimens
Prof. DeLage's experiments ro he
yond those made by Prof Loeb ~ the
University Of California at Berkeley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-25
AMERICAN PAY ROLL.
1t Is Given a Glowing Tribute by
Secretary CortelyOu.

New York, Sept. 25.-Geo. B. Cortel-
you. secretary of the treasury. in an ad-
dress at the formal opening of the new
Wannamaker store here said:
mo road is too hard for the Ameri-
can business man to travel. No OBJ
stacle great enough to stop him SO long
as he sees ahead something yet to be
done.
Back of him, sharing in his success
ses and not envying him his just re-
wards stand the thousands of en-
ployes-the great army of American
wage earners, the best paid body of
men and women in the world. We have
much to show the world as evidence of
Americas material greatness but ven-
ture to say that there is nothing in that
respect that we should regard with as
much pride as the American pay roll.
1t has no equal anywhere. In a large
sense it has made the American home,
the American school, and the American
Savings bank, the envy of the world,
tempting thousands to our shores every
day, to share our prosperity and our
coOtentment.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-25
The Alton Will Now Pass to
the Clover Leaf.
Nothing in the Way Of Ratifi-
cation of the Sale.
FELTON, TO DROP OUT.
Geo. ii. Ross Is Said to Be
Slated for the Presidency.
Hartman Is Expected to Take
Care of FELTON,.

/ Chicago. Sept. 25.-The Inter-Ocean
| today says
The granting of immunity to the
Chicago & Alton railroad for paying
rebates to the Standard Oil company
removes the only obstacle in the way
of ratification of the sale by the Rock
Island railroad of a controlling inter
est in the Alton to the Toledo. ST Louis
& Western, or Glover Leaf railroad,
and the consolidation ultimately of the
Alton-Clover Leaf Minneapolis and st.
Louis and Iowa Central railroads.
As sooL as the necessary financial
details are adjusted a reorganization
CT the four roads will be effected, but
the Independent organization of each
may be maintained for some time and
the combination deferred until it is
certain that no legal complications win
result.
The rumor is current in local rail-
way circles that president Shontz of the
Clover Leaf has secured the consent
OF Edwin Hawley to make George H.
Ross president of the Alton road III
place of Samuel M. FELTON,. Since
March l, 1905, Mr.. Ross has been sec
ond vice president and traffic manager
of the Clover Leaf. He entered the
the freight department of the Burling
ton road under Paul Morton. When
Shontz and Morton secured control Of
the Indiana. Illinois & Iowa road they
made Mr.. Ross traffic manager. After
that road was sold to the Vanderbilts,
netting a fortune to Shontz and Nor
ton, they secured control OF the Clover
Leaf, and in March, 1904, made Mr..
Ross traffic manager of that system.
a year later he became second vice
president of the road, in charge OF
traffic.
Samuel NJ. FELTON, is regarded as one
nf a trusted
way IieutenantS, and undoubtedly will
be offered a high position on the Har-
riman system when he retires from the
Chicago & Alton. Many prominent
railway officials are of the opinion that
Mr.. FELTON, was slated by Mr.. Hartman
for the presidency of the Illinois Cen
trail railroad, but that in view of the
fight being made by Stuyvesant Fish,
Mr.. Hartman is certain to retain Mr..
Harahan as president of the latter
road
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-25
Russia Makes Great Preparation
for Tsf,'s Coming.
Looks for War Between United
States and Japan.
TO BE ON RIGHT SIDE
is the Desire of the Subjects of
the Gear.
Mastery of the Pac fic Is the
Prize at Stake.

st. Petersburg, Sept. 25.-Secretary
Iafts tour of the world is being fol-
lowed with unusual interest here. The
government is taking measures to sur
round the journey through Siberia and
European Russia with attentions
usually observed for the rulers Of
states and the press is busily speculat-
ing on the likelihood and advantage of
Russo-Am erican convention. the OBJ
Ject of Mr.. Taft's visit to Russia being.
1t Is alleged, to negotiate an agree
ment between the United States and
Russia. The conviction prevails here
mat war between Japan and the
united States is inevitable in the fu-
ture.
The Vovoe vremie today published
an article entitled 1.-The New World
rover. picturing the marvellous
growth of America as a sea power dur
ing President Roosevelts administra-
tlon, warning Russian diplomacy mot
10 De caught unawares by coming
events, and adding:
The day when the United States
meet passes out of the straits of Ma
geIlan and sweeps proudly into the
waters of the Pacific will open a new
era Tor the eastern world Official
courtesies and the temporary IulI in
war talk do not conceal the fact that
America is reaching out for the mas
terry of the Pacific and already is
strong enough to attain it,
She entered the race for it in the
spring of 1903, when congress voted
the navy bill and the Panama bill,
both essential to the object in view.
Without any noise except the cease
less rumble of machinery, the mighty
nation succeeded in forming a sea
power already including 35 battleships
and having its docks crowded with
many more war vessels. The Ameri-
can people are not lured by the CLAM
or of mere display. Its purposes are
deeper. Kindred of England the
American creed is that commerce fol-
lows the flag. Her object is incom-
patible with mere desire for trade in
the far east. England won the throne
of the Atlantic from Spain. Holland
and France. America is about to
challenge her rival for the throne of
the Pacific"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-25
In BORAH'S HANDS.
1t Is Charged Manipulation of All
Land Frauds Was Placed.

Boise, Idaho, Sept. 25.-The govern
ment has revealed the charge in the
case of United States Senator Borah.
charged with the timber land fraud.
The jury was completed and Judge NJ.
c. Burch of Detroit, special assistant
TO the attorney general, made the
opening statement of the prosecution.
He arraigned the late Governor Frank
Steunenberg as the central figure in
the alleged conspiracy by which it is
claimed that more than 1900 acres
of virgin pines came ffauduTently into
the possession of the Barber Lumber
company, a Wisconsin corporation op-
Grating a plant in this city. Burch
connected Senator Borah with the land
transactions only as attorney, first for
Steunenberg and then for the lumber
concern. He declared that Senator
Borah interested himself in all matters
having an outward bearing on the land
ed over to dummy trustees and by
them decided over to the Barber corn
pany.
All of the deeds went through Sena-
tor Borah's office and stand in the
county clerks Office as being recorded
at his request. 1t is claimed Senator
Borah approached the register of the
land office with regard to several
claims which were held up. and was
warned by that official that the claims
were fraudulent and should be let
alone.
The jury as completed is as follows:
Jules G. Miller, farmer; j. E. Yates,
president of the Boise Bank of Com
merce; J. S. D. Manville, wool grower:
Thomas B. Cess, real estate; A. Z.
Boot, printer and publisher; Ora G.
Cox, carpenter; T. w. Randall, farmer;
C. P. Bilderback, president of the
First National bank of Emmett Idaho;
Peter Meth, rancher; Albert Beck.
rancher, and E. S. Cushman, retired.
Governor Steunenberg and William
Sweet, a mining man, Mr.. Burch de-
clared, put up the first money, $500,
to carry on the alleged fraud. Cover
nor Steunenberg openly stated he was
a speculation and induced orners to go
in with him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-25
WILL STOP LEAKS.
President Roosevelt VIII Give Out But
Three Copies of Speeches.

Oyster Bay, Sept 25.-To prevent
Wall street from getting advance in
formation, President Roosevelt has de-
cided that hereafter only three copies
of his utterances shall be given out in
advance. These are to go to the Asso-
cfated Press, the Publishers Press and
the Laffan News Bureau. Under nc
circumstances is copy to go to a
magazine no matter how intimate the
publisher and Mr.. Roosevelt may be,
The Wall street papers and the ticker
service are to be cut off altogether.
This arrangement is deemed neces-
sary by the President said Secretary
Loeb. 'I really don't know much about
fort is to be made to prevent the
speeches from being published in ad-
vance of delivery"
When Mr.. Roosevelt delivered his
speech at the unveiling of Gen. Law
tons monument in Indianapolis last
edge that he was telling the people
something they had learned twenty
four hours before from a monthly
magazine.
All the explanations of the publisher
never quite satisfied the President.
Moreover he heard that the ticker was
a bit quick on the trigger" when he
spoke at Provincetown a few weeks ago,
hence the sweeping order.
Those who have been expecting the
assure Wall street are doomed to dis
appointment. In the six speeches he
is to deliver on his coming trip it is
understood he will say things more
radical than he has yet given utter
ance to and will pledge his administra-
ton to a war to the death on all law
breakers, high and low. There is to
be increased effort to break up Illegal
combinations and not ray of hope for
the defiant financiers of Wall street.
So important will be the speeches at
Vicksburg and Nashville that the news
associations have been. notified to
have stenographers present, as no ad-
vance copies would be given out
Oyster Bay is interested in what Sag
amore Hill thinks of an article in n
well known magazine for October, deaf
ing with the habits Of wolves, written
by Ernest Thompson Seton. 1t says
that one wolf was known to pull a trout
line out of a river, eat as many fish as
it desired and then put the line back
in the water again. 1t also says that
wolves have a better block-and-signal
system than that employed by the
secret service men at Sycamore Hill.
No cranks could get by them.
The President will ,eave Washington
next Sunday on his Western and South
ern trip, to be absent until October "a.
The trip has three objects-the dedica-
ton of the Mckinley mausoleum at
Canton, O., inspection of the Mississippi
river and prospects for a ship canal
from Keo6uEx Ia, and the Great Lakes
to the Gulf. and recreation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-25

aiong the line of the testimony elected
from the other druggists who were
placed on the stand.
II Is HkeIy that the trial of this case
will occupy a couple of days for II is
unique IN the annals of liquor cases
not only in the county but the state.
and conviction in it viii mean that
brewery agents in this city who do
wholesale business with the druepists
will probably take to the woods and
wait their trade. Then the druggists.
who handle beer. will have to order ii
direct from points without the state.
and when this condition maintains the
Immediate bottled beer supply in the
city will be at a minimum
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-25
witnesses Testifying in the
Case of Tirey L. Ford
Tell How the Frisco City
Government Was Debauched.
VOTE SOLD FOR $4,000.
Chairman of Board of Super
VfsOrs Given $S5, 900
After Getting Price at Which
Each Member Would Sell.

San Francisco, Sept. 25.-The inner
workings of the confessed boodlers
VINO formerly administered the affairs
of San Francisco as a board of super
visors, were laid bare yesterday after
noon during the trial of Tirey L.
Ford, chief counsel for the United
railways, on a charge of bribery.
Thomas F. Lonergan, former supervi-
sor told on the stand of receiving $4,-
600 with the understanding that it
was paid to influence his vote upon
the application of the United Railroads
Tor an overhead trolley franchise
James F. Gallagher, former chair
man of the board, related how he had
received the sum of $4,000 from
Abraham Ruef after the latter had
requested and urged him to ascertain
now the eighteen members of the
board stood with regard to applica-
ton for such franchise and directed
him to learn the price for which each
member would return favorable
vote
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-25
STOP CHILD LABOR.
Governor Folk Attacks Il Crying Evil
of the Country.

Nashville. Tenn, Sept. 25.-Tennessee
homecomers thronged the state fair
grounds to hear Governor Joseph w.
Folk of Missouri. himself native Ten
nesseean. The speech was made to a
crowd of 10000. Governor Patterson of
Tennessee delivered the welcoming ad-
dress and Governor Folk responded in
part as follows:
In all it's marvellous industrial activi-
ty Tennessee and the south are but on
completion of the Panama canal the
world will be the business field of the
south and new markets will be opened
up to the products of farm and of mine
and of factory. AS in other parts of
the country, the increase in transporta-
ton facilities here has not kept pace
with the tremendous growth of COM
merce. Additional avenues of transpor-
tation must be found, for all the rail-
roads now in existence and in course of
construction, and that can reasonably
be expected to be built, would not be
sufficient to handle this increasing traf-
fic. Nature has provided natural chan
nels of commerce that We're abandoned
when the railroads came. Now that
railroads are inadequate to meet the
demands of trade, and cheaper rates
are necessary, we must turn to the
great water ways for relief.
with the Mississippi deepened, the
Missouri improved and the Tennessee
with it's tributaries opened, the entire
valley of the MISSISSIPPI VIII tnfOb with
new activity. For with Increased facili-
ties of transportation there will be be-
gotten more products to be carried and
with the commercial marts of the world
brought nearer and made easier of ac-
cess there will be a wOndrous material
advancement With restrictions on
trade removed and reciprocal trade
treaties with the leading nations of the
world IT takes no prophetic eye to look
into the future and see for Tennessee
and the South and the Mississippi val
lev a pre- -eminence in industrial energy
and prosperity yet undreamed of.
. The new day brings its problems
that must be worked out with those of
Yesterday unsolved. God and the peo-
ple of the South alone can bring about
a solution of the negro question. But
the factories springing up like magic
on every hand have created a new prob
lem to you that can be solved-child
labor. Particularly is it incumbent on
the people of Tennessee and the South
to see that this evil is eradicated be-
cause the child labor in these factories
is all white and that means the lower
ing of the standard of citizenship in the
wears to come If it is allowed to go on.
1t is not a question for you alone for
every manufacturing state in this
union is engaged in combating this
enemy of civilization. Too often. un-
thinking people condemn the South for
the existence of some wrong, while in
other parts of the country the wrong
alone is condemned. 1t is the evil that
should be attacked, not the people
whether it be the North or the South"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-25
HoCH WRITING A SPEECH.
Will Deliver 1t at Memphis Next
Week.

Governor Hoch is now at work pre-
pairing a speech to be delivered at Mem
phis next week on the subject of Kan
sas and Transportation" The speech
will be delivered on the occasion of
the big presidential excursion down the
Mississippi in the interest OF Mississippi
river navigation.
Governor Hoch will leave Topeka
Sunday for Keokuk, Ia, where he will
join the distinguished party composed
of President Roosevelt and the gov
ernors of fifteen western states. The
trip to Memphis will consume three or
four days.