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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-14
SUNDAY. APRIL IA. 1907.
CAMPAIGN INVESTIGATION.

Some of the Republican Senators
who look ahead are wondering
whether the Democrats in the coming
session Of Congress next winter Will
put In resolutions reciting tho letters
of Hartman and the President and
then wind up with demand for an
Investigation.
II such on investigation is made
one has reason to feel that ''forgette.
ries" will work over time. Years ago
there was q suggestion that campaign
committees be hauled up and forced
TO tell where money came from and
to whom 1t was paid. CAL Brice was
then n senator from Ohio. He had
managed the campaign which result
ed in the defeat of Grover Cleveland
in 1888. ~ anticipate" remarked
Brlce. "that In case campaign mana
gers are called before congression-
al investigating committee that it will
be found they have very poor memo
ries. They will not be able to remem.
Der from whom they received money
or to whom they paid It. The JUDI
cious campaign manager does not keep
an elaborate set Of books and he does
not try to keep track of campaign con-
tributions."
But even so, there ought to be some
one who could remember something
about the Hartman contribution OF
S20G,000 Hartman remembers that
he raised that amount of money and
say that he gave $4,000 of it him
self and that friends of Senator De.
pew raised much larger amount.
How would 1t be to inquire of him
who were those friends OF Depew and
to refresh his memory by asking II
one of the Vanderbilts did not contri-
butte 100000 1t Is intimated that IL
an investigation is ever started that
such questions will be asked Perhaps
oven the sphinx Cortclyou can have
his memory refreshed, as Hartman
said he turned the money over to
Cortelyou.
There is one hope and perhaps 1t is
only hope. that out of all the scandal
that has been developed during the
past two weeks there may be ban
placed upon the purchase of votes
and the raising of immense campaign
funds. The great trouble with the
expenditure OF these immense sums Is
the fact that much goes into the hands
OF political strikers, and much is
spent for the purpose of buying votes
OF those who sold their votes in ev.
cry election and expect to find pur.
chasers In every campaign. The
shamelessness OF this bribery in some
parts of New York state is disgusting.
The best politicians, or those who are
called "best" because they secure the
"best results" for their party, are
among those who talk openly about
vote buying and figure on the major.
tiles in their respective districts &C
cording to the amount of money that
is furnished them.
Under these circumstances it is nc
wonder that men of money are SO ar
rogant. They have become used tc
begging and beseeching campaign
managers who come to them and sa,
they must have thousands and even
millions to carry elections. No won
der these wealthy men think that
they can purchase the electorate
They thought SO in 1904 when it wa,
believed that they would buy enough
states to elect Parker, and aftcrward:
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-14
The Latest Foe.
on, plug up the doorbell,

Or cut all the wires!
Gold chills creep all DER me,
So rake up the fires.
Send round to the station
For police galore;
The lady from Sweden
Is at the front door!
The Club Ananias
] manage with ease;
This rich mems dark plotting
Docs not oven tease:
Let Hartman, Penrose,
Cose here as they will
But there's one thing can't do
A woman keep still!
Keep every door guarded;
No matter what din
She raises. | warn you,
Don't dare let her elm.
Go. sic" her on Root. boys,
Her grievance to probe
Wow! she's knocking still harder
Somebody, call Loeb!
Baltimore American
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-14
WITH THE PARAaRAPHERs

One Of our European critics has
taken a review of conditions in this
county and declares our government
mas failed to give the greatest good
TO the greatest number. In that case
we are unit" but the verdict viii
not prevent us from insisting that
the tilipinos and Cubans get fit after
our model.-Florida Times Union.
beginning this week, the baseball
umpire will share with f. II. HarrI.
man the brunt of the public's wrath.
Chicago Record-Heraid.
DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler dis.
agrees with tho President on tile Jap.
anese school question. DR.. Butler
is honest. but rash.-Brooklyn Eagle.
It's more profitable and heap safer
10 be an expert witness in q murder
trial than a millionaire manipulator
these days.-Pittsburg Gazette.
Whatever Ohio may or may not do,
indiana is firmly resolved to rise at
the proper time and move the nom.
ination OF Fairbanks.-Philade
Inquirer.
Even If you consider Commander
Peary sort of North Polar Hobson,
you cannot help admiring the superp
coincidence and perseverance of tho
man.-Chicago Tribune
This untimcly talk of crooked
commissariat in Panama may have
the result of making Secretary Iatu
pay more than 30 cents for his Sl.G5
luncneons.-Kansas City Journal.
On an anxious examination it be-
came clear that tho headline, "Featn-
or buster Doomed" which appeared
In one OF our contemporaries had no
reference to the quarrel between Ills
Excellency and the Senator from ON
tario.-Schenectady Gazette.
Mr., Carnegie thinks it disgrace
to the rich. but the opinion is grow
ing under Mr.. Roosevelt's teaching
that It is crime to get rich.-Charles.
ton NewS.Curier.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-02
RAILROAD NEWS.
Rock Island Cannot Get Enough
Men.
Excuse for Failure to Handle
Oklahoma Traffic.
NUDGE On THE STAND.
Vice President Testiffes at In
terstate Hearing.
Gossip and Matters Of Interest
NUDGE on THE STAND
Gossip and Matters of Interest
in Railroad Circles.

Oklahoma City, o. T, Feb Ihe
scarcity of men to handle the engines
and trains has been more than anythlils
responsible for the inability OF the ran
roads to handle traffic in Oklahoma,
and other parts of the country uurlnS
the mast Year With the increased
scarcity of labor. the quality of it IS
deteriorating, resulting in the rallroads
being compelled to take what they can
get"
Such was the statement of H y
Nudge, vice president of the Rock IS
land. during his examination concern
ing the physical condition OF the Rock
Island lines in Oklahoma and Indlan
Territory, at the hearing here today pc
fore Interstate Commerce COMMISSIONS
Prouty Mr.. Nudge said that the cuIl-
dition of the lines in Oklahoma was as
bad as If could be. but with the eX-
penditure of s2,51S. 500 on contemplated
and under way improvements the lines
would be in very good cond1tlon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-02
MARRIED A CoLoRED WOMAN.
A Pronounced Blonde Takes an Inde-
nendence negro for Wife.

independence, Kan.s Feb. Fudge
A. B. Yeager, assistant in the office of
Probate Judge Swatzell. had a rather
startling experience yesterday, this ex-
perience being nothing more nor less
than a call to unite in the bonds OF
wedlock a white man and a black wo-
man. or at least a very pronounced
mulatto.
The contracting parties were Henry
c. Cramer and Constance Benson, ard
live somewhere near Liberty. Cramer
is a white man and a blonde. while his
bride, as before stated, is a mulatto.
with the features of a negro quite pro-
nounced. In taking a white man for a
husband she is but following the ex-
ample of her mother, who married a
New Yorker and a ure-blooded eau
casian. The mother was of pure At
rican descent, black as the ace of
spades, and hair as kinky as it ever
gets to be- it is said. The two settled
in Liberty township about thirty years
ago, and have resided there ever since.
People who saw the affair could
scarcely believe their eyes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-02
RECORD BREAKER.
Tho Past Month Had Warmest
January Day in 40 Years.
Also Had the Most Rainfall Ac-
cOrding to DIR. Snow.
CLOUDIER THAN USUAL
The Highest Temperature of
the Month Was 20 Degrees.
The Lowest Was s Degrees Above
on January &c.

Lawrence, Kan. Feb. 2.-According
to the monthly weather report issued
by DR.. F. H. Snow of the university
January was a record breaker. 1t had
the highest maximum temperature of
the forty years record and with one
exception the lowest minimum tenn
perature, although ten other Januaries
have had a higher mean temperature.
The highest temperature of the month
was 20 degrees on the seventh; the
lowest was s degrees above zero, jan
uary 26.
January was also a record breaker
from the point of rainfall. The 4.56
inches which fell last month was the
largest amount ever recorded in jan
uary in the forty years DIR. Snow has
kept the record. This is 1888 inches
above the usual January average The
month was 20 per cent cloudier than
usual.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-02
A GREAT SHEEP COUNTRY.
Twenty-Five Carloads Sent from Maize
In One shipment.

Maize. a small station on the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway northwest of
wichita, is considered to be one OF
the best points in southern Kansas
for fattening sheep in the winter. Corn
is raised in the vicinity of Maize and
a corn failure IS seldom known. For
this reason that town, Colwich and
Andale, yearly are visited by sheep
men of the semi-desert country to the
west.
This year there has been an unus-
ually large number of sheep fed at
Maize. Colwich and Andale. Last
night twenty-five cars loaded with
sheep were shipped out of Maize for
the market. When 1T is considered
that each car will hold about 200
sheep some idea of the number of
sheep kept so close to Wichita may
be had when this shipment represents
but one feeder and there are dozens of
feeders using the corn and stubble
fields northwest of the city.-Wichita
Beacon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-02
PRINCEJ0NA
KALANIANAOLE
MalariaI Fever for Several
Months.

Mrs Sue NJ Morris. 2214 Patterson
St, Nashville, Tenn, writes:
Last fall a severe attack of malar1ai
fever laid me up for some months. My
condition was serious for a time and
the doctor who was attending me did
not seem able to cope with the trou-
Bile.
"a neighbor advised me to let the
doctors prescription alone and try
Peruna, extolling it's virtues to the
skies, and 1 am now ready to do the
same, for in three days L was much
better and in ten days 1 was able to
be up and in two weeks every trace
of malaria had left my system.
81 now use Peruna off and on when
in need of a tonic and it braces me up
wonderfully
1.-THE Doctors Gave Me Up"
Mr.. Lewis Kitchen, HulingtOn, Ohio,
writes:
81 cannot thank you enough for the
good your Peruna has done me. About
six months ago 1 could not leave my
bed. and the doctors gave me up say
ing that I had consumption and could
not live. Then friend recommended
Peruna to me, and I commenced using
it.
when I started to use your Peruna
weighed III pounds. and now 1 weigh
172 pounds. I had been sick for ten
years. and was so sick l could not turn
over in bed when I began the use Of
Peruna I think it is the greatest med
icine of its time.
IT am now feeling well and hearty
and would not be without Peruna."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-02
Rote RcIief PROMISED.

Chicago. Feb. Illumination has
been given the Chicago Commercial
association that relief will soon be
given in the southeastern rate situa-
ton. The railroads in that territory
have asked the association to grant
them a little Indulgence on account OF
the death of President Spencer OF the
southern and have assured that BODY
that speedy consideration Will be given
the question. The ASSOCIATION receh! i
1v told the southern presidents that 1t
was up to them to reduce the rates
into the southeast sufficiently to
eradicate the discrimination now ex-
listing in favor of the eastern cities
Failure to do so would result In an ap-
oeaI to the commission, which once
declared the present adjustment OF
rates to be discriminative and unjust
70 the middle west.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-02
True Cause of Disease.

IN these days almost every ailment is
supposed to be caused by disease
germs.
The medical profession as we'll as the
Peoi lie, seem to have gone mad over
the germ theory of disease.
The universal fear and dread of dis
ease germs is becoming a very serious
matter to the welfare and happiness OF
the people.
DR.. Hartman has consistently con-
tended through all the rise and spread
of the germ theory, that most diseases
are caused by climatic influences.
For instance. catching cold is re-
sponsible for more than one-half of
the ills to which human beings are
subject.
Danger of Neglected Colds.
A person catches cold easily, thinks
nothing about it. ncglects it, when it
finally becomes settled in some organ
of the body. and chronic disease is the
result.
A few doses of Peruna in the begin
ming of the cold would have saved
months of suffering. as well as great
expense for treatment.
PeFuna is reliable relief for cold.
Almost everybody knows this.
Instead of trying. to dislodge or kill
some imaginary germ. if Peruna was
used at the proper time its tonic prop
critics and anti-catarrhal qualities
would soon convince the patient that
A multitude of letters are received
tastifying to this fact.
Keep Peruna in the house. Use it
whenever cold or climatic affections
! assail, and sickness in the household
will become greatly lessened, II not en-
ti-ely prevented.
Catarrh of the Stomach.
Mr. Christian Hofmann, r. F. ID. 1,
| Slstington, Pa, writes:
| For many years 1 suffered with
catarrh of the stomach. 1 was cough
! ing day and night After having tried
three doctors and many remedies, one
| of your almanacs came to my hand.
and 1 bought some Peruna. So far
| have taken six bottles and L have not
suffered with catarrh this summer.
am cured and Peruna did it.. give
Peruna to my children when they feel
i bad and you should see how healthy
| they are"
Nose. Throat end stomach.
Mr.. Delbert B. Craft, Lowell, Ind.
writes:
| For a long time I suffered with
Chronic catarrh of the nose, throat and
stomach. 1 would continually take
| cold and my stomach was in bad condi-
ton I truly suffered untold misery.
| took various medicines and tried the
treatment of several physicians. but
felt no better. A friend advised me to
take Peruna. I wrote to DR.. Hartman,
who prescribed treatment As soon
as / commenced to take Peruna / was
surprised at the relief 1t gave me.
kept on taking it until 1 had taken
thirteen bottles and was cured"
Mrs. Joseph Vittur, 5709 Erie street
Austin Sta, Chicago, Ill, writes:
your medicine Peruna was of great
benefit to me. 1 suffered with catarrh
of the nose and head for many years
Three bottles of Peruna cured me, at
ter had considered it impossible tc
| ever be cured again. 1 now always
keep Peruna in the house. and recon-
mend it to every one suffering from
latarrh as a good remedy"
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Mr. Charles Brown, Rogersville,
Tenn. writes:
81 feel it my duty to write you few
words in praise of your Peruna. have
tried many different remeies, but have
found that Peruna is the greatest tonic
on earth, and a perfect system builder.
"A friend advised me to take Peruna
for indigestion, and it cured me in a
short time. 1 was very weak and
nervous, could sleep but little at night
but Peruna cured that tired, aIl-gOne
feeling, and made me feel like a new
man, so 1 heartily recommend it to all
who are weak and run down. Peruna
viii give new life end energy. 1 can
not speak too highly of Peruna. and
will not forget to recommend it on
every hand. I will answer any letter
from those desiring to know what Pc
rana has done for me-
Systemic Catarrh.
Miss Marie Lesser, 92S W. seth
street, Chicago, Ill, writes:
81 am glad to give a good word for
Peruna. and I hope that all who see
this who are troubled with systemic ca
tarrh as I was for years, will profit by
it I had tried many remedies but
none did more than give me temporary
relief and some did not even do that.
II took Peruna at the suggestion of
a friend and was more than pleased
and surprised at the results.
Il am now perfectly well and
strong"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-02
MAY BE COFFEE
That Causes All the Trouble.

When the house is afire it's like a
hodv when disease begins to show. it's
no time. to talk but time to act-delay
q oancerous-remove the cause of the
trouble at once.
For a number of years. says a
Kansas lady, II felt sure that coffee
was hurting me, and yet, 1 was so fond
Of i. could not give 1t up paltered
with nv appetite and of course yielded
10 the tenn ptation to drink more. At
last I got so bad that / made up my
mind I must either quit the use of cof-
fee or die
sEvervthing I ate distressed me, and
I suffered severely almost all the time
with palpitatiOn of the heart ire
ouentiy woke up in the night with
tn feeling that 1 was almost gone
nv heart seemed so smothered and
weak in its action that 1 feared it
would stop beating. My breath grew
short and the least exertion set me to
painting 1 slept but little and suffered
from rheumatism
Two years ago I stopped using the
old kind of coffee and began to use
Postum Food Coffee, and from the
very first 1 began to improve II
worked a miracle, Now I can eat any
thing and digest it without trouble.
sleep like q baby, and my heart beats
fillI strong and easily My breathing
has become steady and normal and
nv rheumatism has left me. I feel
like another person, and it is all due
to quitting coffee and using Postum
Food Coffee for 1 haven't used any
medicine and none would have done
any good as long as I kept druggins
z,ith Coffee Name given by Postum
70 Battle Creek. Mich. There's a
Reason." Read the little book, 1.-The
Road to Wellville," in pkgs. All gro
nara
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-02
FOR NEW ROCK ISLAND SHOPS
Work to Begin in the Spring on the
Armourdale Plant.

Kansas CITY. Feb. 2.-The chicago
Rock island & Pacific railroad will be
gin work on its new repair shops in
Armourdale early in the spring me
new shops will be large enough 70 care
for repair work and rebuilding LOT Ihe
Kansas CITY divisions of all Rock IS
land lines. The force of men, which Is
about 100 at present, will be increases
TO three or four times that mum Der
Several cars of materials for the build
ing of the shops are already in the
yards. 49,. -,
About year ago the ROCK 1slanu ,t De
paD tba exnenditure of l million dollars
in the building of new yards. round,
houses and shops. The new YARDS VIII
contain about 80 miles of track ana VIII
have accommodations for $500 cars;
they will extend from Fourteenth ana
Genesee streets to Cedar Bend. more
than one mile beyond the limits OF Ar
mourdale The new industry VIII EN-
ploY about 800 men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-02
LAST HoNoRs FOR COL. BLUE.
The Funeral Sermon Preached in
Presbyterian Church at PIeasanton.

Pleasanton, Kan, Feb. 2.-The fu-
neral of the late Colonel r. w. Blue
was held in the Presbyterian church
in this city at o'clock Friday after
noon. The sermon was by the Rev
w. S. Smalley of the Third Presbyter-
ian church of Kansas City.
At the request of the family the SER
vices were very simple. the members
OF the societies to which he belonged
attending as individuals. except the
members of Jewell Post G. A. r., who
attended as an organization Colonel
Blue was always a great champion OF
the interests of the old soldiers and his
comrades were deeply affected by the
loss Of their friend.
The family. consisting of his widow
one son, John w. Blue of Vinita, l. T.,
and two daughters, Mrs. Wilmer Ben.
nett of Concordia and Mrs Dr. j. Dale
Graham of New Mexico, were present
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PEACH BUDS ALL RIGHT.
Other Fruit in Good Condition, Too. in
Northwest Kansas.

number of fruit men who are
good authority On the condition of the
fruit buds have been seen by the
Union reporter and all report nearly
the same thing-that the condition OF
the peach buds at this time is good.
The cold thus far has not been sum
cient to kill them.
One orchardist said he had exam
ined many trees in his orchard and
had found no buds killed and says they
are in excellent shape for good crop
There is little chance of the buds
being killed in February, although we
have had cold weather in February
before that would have killed them,
but they have usually been killed in
January, where the weather in the
former month was severe enough to do
the damage.
Orchardists also report that the
buds of the apples, cherries, plums,
etc, are in almost perfect condition
for a crop the coming season. Still
we are not out of the woods yet.
February may go 16 degrees below
zero or more. Whenever it drops to
more than 16 degrees below zero
peaches can be counted as done for.
No matter much how the state of the
bud may be in it, it will kill them if
continued longer than one night--Sa
lima Union.
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A FALL EXPOSED HIM.
Deaf and Dumb Man Slipped to the
Sidewalk and Swore Roundly.

lola, Kan, Feb. 2.-For several days
past a tramp carrying card stating
that he is deaf and dumb, in addition
to being one of the San Francisco suf-
ferers, has been working the people in
the south part of town. The deaf and
dumb story on the card won him SYM
pathy and handouts. Last evening
the deaf and dumb man took tumble
on the sidewalk. Some youngsters
standing near by laughed at him and
he proceeded to hand out a line of pro-
family which would have done credit to
the lamented Captain Kidd. The fax
er's reputation for being deaf and
dumb has received its knockout blow
and he will probably move on to some
other town.
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Dinerences Settled.

Houston. Feb. 2.-The dispute be-
tween the Southern Pacific railroad
and its locomotive firemen who went on
strike on December % last but subse-
quently returned to work, was finally
settled by the decision of the board OF
arbitration. The question before the
board was to determine whether or not
a letter written by Mgr. w. G. Van
Week of the railroad, to an official OF
the firemen's union constituted con-
tract with that organization. The let
ter acquiesced in the firemen's claim OF
control of the seniority of the switch
engineers members of the brotherhood.
The finding of the board is to the eff
feet that the letter did constitute a
supplementary contract, covering the
Texas line only but that it expired on
the date. May 6. 1906. when the f1remeh
assert that their contract was abro-
gated by the road signing an agree
ment with the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers, granting to that organ
ization the seniority clause formerly
accorded 10 the f1remen-
The arbitratory further find that the
fremen acted in good faith in asserting
their claim that the contract did not
expire until January, 1907
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Road Fined $4,000.

Toledo, Ohio. Feb 2.-The Ann Arbor
railroad was fined $4,000 by Federal
Judge r. W. Taylor on six counts
charging rebates. The road was re-
Gently indicted by the grand jury on
155 counts following an examination by
the Interstate commerce commission.
The company claimed that the present
owners had no part in the rebating and
was not aware that the former owners
had granted any when the road was
purchased. The remaining indictments
were nolled but the indictments against
the Toledo Ice and Coal company,
charged with receiving the rebates, Still
stand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-02
The L. p. More TratctabIe Now

Rock SPRINGS. W7o., Feb. 2-The
first fruits of the interstate commerce
commissions Investigations into the
western coal situation came today when
the sioux CITY and Rock Strings Coal
company. which instigated the investi-
cation Of the Union Pacific railroad and
the coal companies along its line. MADE
public its intention Immediately TO open
up its coal territory on an extensive
scale.
The Union Pacific has heretofore re-
fused to build a connecting line with
that connpanv's coal lands and so pre-
vented CDeration of its mines. but since
the investipat ton satisfactory arrange
ment has been made.