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The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-27

THE Chicago & Northwestern rail
way is said TO be using gasoline
motor cars on their line west of the
Missouri river with tlattering sue
cess. AT any time the company is
in need of additional motive power
we have gasoline engine which
we will sell them at price which
will make the company officials
think they have struck a bargain
CN1ntor
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-27

FROM the price of eggs it would
seem that even the faithful hen had
become a miser, and is boarding
her eggs, refusing to deposit them
on anV TERMS
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-27

We note that one or two of our
range exchanges would thus early
open discussion for Legislative
candidates. Some people are never
happy without fight on their
handa
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-27

TIME to be framing those New
Years resolutions. A week from
now will be time enough to break
them.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-27

THE day of supremacy of "the
poor mans COW" gradually passes.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-27

A % cent piece of Chinaware for
10 cents on Saturday, December IA,
at Bliss Sand 10 Cent Store.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-27

ATTORNEY FRANCIS 3. HART, of
Minneapolis. who sought a little
cheap notoriety through a recent
attack on the Minnesota supreme
court, charging that body with in
competency, will be summoned to
appear before the bar of the court
on January and show cause why
he should not be disbarred from
further practice of his profession in
Minnesota. At the conclusion of
the episode it is more than likely
Attorney Hart will conclude that
the dignity of the court must be up
held.
CROOKsTON has joined St. Paul in
the did" movement, and the cover
now slips on quietly and effectively
in both these cities. In the latter
city, however, Mayor Smith, who
has been "it" for a period of fifteen
years, serving seven terms and an
unexpired term as mayor of the
capitol city, does not like the new
program and would willingly have
submitted to proceedings to oust
him from Office if his friends had
permitted rather than enforce the
new rule. He has no power over
the police, however, and the order
issued by the police board is very
stringent. Despite the feeling of
the mayor in the matter the "lid'
sentiment is reported strong among
the people, even good many men
who are given to occasionally bend
ing their elbow being content to go
without late night-cap on the the
ory that it is not unreasonable to
close the saloons when other busi-
ness houses close. ::
FROM the suburb to the south is
waited story of an editor whose
name does not demand specific
mention who has long and Justify
hollered for county division and
who has just as Justify though not
80 long signified his untamed op-
position to the grouping plan in
connection with the proposed new
court house scheme; but the story
is that for consideration; presum-
ably political, he has permitted
himself to again be gathered in by
the tentacles of the powers that be
and will in future issues placidlv
eat his words on these two PROPOSE
tions by opposing county division
and favoring the grouping plan;
that he realizes the step he is TAX
ing and will tread lightly in his
first few issues, until he sees wheth-
er or no his readers may divine his
purpose or enquire the price of his
change of front. There is a differ
ence between a politician and d.
plomat; and some editors are said
to lack the qualifications of either.
while yet being endowed with a
"front" which challenges admira-
ton rather than respect from the
political bosses.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-27

THE county attorney continues to
be the recipient of a few rib-ticklers
anent the blind pigs, from several
of our range exchanges. But the
county attorney has thus far made
no move which might be taken to
signify that the prods had pierced.
IN the scrap for the "open shop"
in Duluth the bosses claim to have
the situation down to a point and
again offer union men an opportun-
ity to return to work. The union
men refuse to own up that the cause
is lost one and will prolong the
strife.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-27

THOMAS w. LAWSON is the spon-
sor of new political party with
Theodore Roosevelt and John A.
Johnson as the chosen candidates
for president and vice president, re-
spectively. With all due respect to
the originator Of the new faith with.
out name we would suggest that
the names be transferred.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-27

THE probable course of action of
the incoming administration will
be known in another fortnight: In
the meantime, however, no man
who conducts a business within the
bounds of law need fear that the ad-
ministration policy will interfere
with legitimate business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-23
CHANGES HIS MIND.
Secretary Taft Rcverses Himself on
Eight Hour Law.

washington, March 23.-Secretary
Taft has reconsidered his original opin-
ion of March relative to the eight hour
law in its application to employees on
rivers and harbors works. Then he held
that the law applied to every person
connected with the work on dredges
and steamers Of various kinds while
now he is of the opinion that it affects
only mechanics and laborers and does
not pehange the present hours of work
of captains cooks, deck hands, pilots
and the like. Therefore he has directed
the following memorandum to the chief
of engineers.
q have received a call from the com
missioner of labor and the heads of
certain bridge workers unions in ref
erence to the application of the eight
hour law to the dredging done directly
by the government and under the con-
troll and supervision of the engineering
bureau of this department. 1 am also
informed that the attorney general has
in effect taken the position, and that
the attitude of the government in court
is that the men engaged in dredging on
the stream dredges are within the OPP
Grafton of the law and should not work
for more than one shift of eight hours
a day. 1 am also advised that this ques-
ton is pending in the supreme court on
appeal from the decision of a Massa-
chusetts federal court. Commissioner
Neill thinks that it is an inconsistent
position for the government to have
men working under theory of the law
at variance with that which it has ia
ken before the courts and which has
been sustained by certain of the lower
courts already. In this view 1 concur,
and you are therefore directed to order
all your subordinate officers having in
charge men working upon dredges to
work all employees whose duties are in
effect those of mechanics and labor
ers but eight hours day until the SUI
nror11a court shall otherwise decide If
it does so decide. with such exceptions
as you may establish to my satisfaction
are absolutely necessary to preserve the
government property as it is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-23
NEARLY ALL IN.
Persons Benefited by the Nc
Cumber Pension Law
To the Number of 100000 Have
Been Heard From.
ONLY 5000 NEW ONES.
Remaining $4,000 Applied for
an Increase.
Hon nf
ONLY 5000 NEW ONES.
Deaths of Pensioners Numbered
1851 In February.

Washington. March 23.-"The IN
known army has been the subject of
much controversy in discussing the
forces engaged in the civil war" said
commissioner of Pensions Warner to-
day In speaking of the pension roll,
but never until the McCumber pen
SION Dill became law was there a
means for determining anything about
IT'S extent. The unknown army has
come to be SO called largely because
its members did not apply for pen
sions. This they did not do on account
OF the various reasons of delicacy,
pride or Indifference; but most of these
causes have been removed by the pass
age or the service law, and most of the
unknowns those who have never
heretofore asked for pensions-are
coming to the front
Il think everybody will be surprised
at the limited number there are of
them. So far there have been about
2SO, 600 applications under the new
law, but of these only a little over
per cent are in the shape of the orig
inal applications: or, in other words,
applications of the hitherto unknown
possible pension claimants. Certainly
the entire number will not exceed
5000. The. other 275,0O0 applications
are all for increase, and were made
by men whose names have been on
the rolls in the past
Mr.. Warner is of the opinion that
the great bulk of applications on ac-
count of the McCumber law have been
received When the law first went
into effect the applications were re-
ceived in enormous quantities, as many
as 10000 coming in one day.
The number has now fallen to about
1000 day, and is rapidly diminishing.
The receipt of so many applications
has occasioned a corresponding in
crease of labor in the Office. but by
shifting the clerical force to meet the
especial demands it has not been found
necessary to augment the list of en-
ployes. The records of the pension Of
fee show that 1851 of the civil war
pensioners died in February. but there
are still 652,4S8 of them left on the
pension rolls
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-23
FOR CHURCH MERGER.
North and South Branches of A1etho-
dism Will Try Once More.

Oklahoma City. Okla, March "a
Two hundred and sixty delegates rep
resenting the Methodist church both
north and south, and from the central
southwestern states met at the
Threadgill hotel last night and formed
a federation" which will work for the
unification of the north and south
Methodist churches throughout the
country. Addresses were delivered by
Chancellor Bradford of Epworth uni
versity of Oklahoma City, established
and maintained jointly by the north
and south Methodist churches of Okla
homa and Indian Territories; Frank
P. Hays of st. Louis; James A. Free
man of ST. Louis; DIR. Bullock of st.
Joseph, Mo-; Judge c. B. Ames of Ok
lahoma City and Rev. DR.. Sharp of st.
Louis, all of whom dwelt upon the
great benefits to be derived from the
unification of the two churches
A committee composed of a. H.
Classen, Oklahoma City, chairman;
DR.. Bullock, st. Joseph, secretary;
Judge c. B. Ames, Oklahoma City;
James A. Freeman. st. Louis and
Judge Dickerson. Chickasha, 1. T., was
appointed to look after the interests
of the organization and call other
meetings when deemed for the best
interests of the churches.
The establishment of EpwOrth uni
versity by the two churches is consid-
cred the nucleus about which work to-
ward completing merging of the great
divisions of the Methodist church must
center
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-23
ARE DOWN ON 'EM
Mem bers of the San Francisco
Labor Council
By a Vote of 65 to z Condemn
City Government.
TRUST Is BETRAYED.
They Call for Vigorous Prose
cutiOn of the Guilty.
The Council Also Repudiates
the Union Party.

San Francisco, March 23.-By a vote
of IS to 7 resolutions were adopted by
the San Francisco labor council last
night condemning the municipal gov
eminent and those officials who have
betrayed their trust and calling for
the vigorous prosecution of every cor
ruptionist, the bride giver as well as
the bribed officials.
The council repudiated the Union
party which elected these officers, re-
iterating its position that the labor
council is a body in no way affiliated
with politics, but is organized and con-
Quoted purely for economic purposes
1t was stated today at the prosecut-
ing attorneys office that Patrick Cal
houn, president of the United Htall-
ways company, would upon his arrival
here from New York be given an OPP
portunfty to appear before the grand
jury in connection with that BODY $
investigation of the alleged bribery OF
the board of supervisors in the mat
ter of an overhead trolley franchise
granted the United Railroads last May
From the same source it was also
learned that number of secret tnd1ct-
ments, which have not even been trust
ed to the secret file for fear that their
contents might leak out, are not all
against one person, but are said to
contain the names of several.
To the Associa ted Press Abraham
Ruef said today that he is considering
the preparation of a statement to the
public, and he declared that when ne
tells his story it will contain sensa-
tions equal tic the disclosures made by
the alleged confessions of the supervis-
ors. He expressed the opinion that the
investigation now going on was in fur
therance of an organized attempt to
seize the municipal government and as
serted that it was government by in
dictment," instead of government by
Injunction.
Scllmitz's Home May Be Prison.
The 65 charges of bribery against
Ruef were today assigned by Presiding
Judge Coffey to Judge DUNES depart
ment of the superior court. They will
be placed on the calendar and arraign-
ment set for some day early next week.
To avoid possible conflict between the
chief of police or sheriff and Elisor
Buggy, no bench warrants will be is
sued on these indictments.
The true reason for the determination
of the prosecution 20 take no immedi-
ate steps toward removing from office
the supervisors is disclosed. District
Langdon stated that in order
to remove then it would be necessary
to prove the charges made against them.
This would compel the prosecution to
bring forward all its evidence and there
by disclose its entire hand before the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-23
WRECK OF THE SOUTHWESTERN
1t VIII Cost $4,000 to Repair the
Damaged Steamer.

Seattle, Wash, March ga special
to the Post Intelligencer from Valdez,
Alaska, says:
The steamer Portland arrived here
at midnight with the passengers and
mail from the steamer Northwestern,
which was wrecked Tuesday morning
on a rock near Beatson's wharf, La
Touche island. The vessel was leaving
the bay en- route to Valdez when a
furry of wind caught her and threw
her over on the rocks. She went on
easily and Captain Truebridge thought
no damage was done. but he could not
pull her off.
As the tide lowered the steamship
settled on the rocks, punching holes in
the forward compartments. The for
ward bulkhead and the engine room
and the forward compartments are
still dry though there is IT feet of wat
er in the forward hold.
Officers of the steamship North
western state that it will cost $4,000
to float the vessel from the rock where
she is imperiled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-23
ASSAILS ROOSEVELT.
Ex-senator Burton Calls president
Master Hypocrite.

Ex-senator ]. r. Burton gave out
| a second statement when he reached
st. Louis which was much more vicious
with reference to President Roosevelt.
1t was as follows:
| President Roosevelt is always a can
didate and has been since he was old
| enough to vote. A master hypocrite,
| he can successfully mislead the public
into the idea that he is for someone
| else for the nomination, but when the
! time comes he will be the candidate.
He has already succeeded in making
the party leaders declare that the
Roosevelt policy must be pursued. The
| next thing we will hear is that if the
| Roosevelt policy is to continue Roose-
welt Is the proper man for the nom
nation.
This is precisely what Roosevelt is
hoping to see happen, and from the
outlook it does not appear that he will
be disappointed. He killed off LaFol-
lette by being friendly to Spooner.
Shaw was sidetracked when Roosevelt
took up the cause of Cummings. Shaw
saw the handwriting on the wall and
left the cabinet, to accept a position
In New York Foraker has been at
tended to by the presidents apparent
friendlincss to Taft. Who is left in
the race? No one except Roosevelt.
He is using Taft like a flirting wife
would impose on foolish husband
to cover up her unfaithfulness When
the time comes he will cast poor old
for third term. which he hopes will
be thrust upon him.
Taft isn't big enough for the presi-
dency- He is simply the tool of Roose-
Welt, who may almost any time throw
Root into the race to make the waters
muddy. Cortelyou may also be shifted
into the race, but none of them can be
taken seriously save Roosevelt. who
although not openly candidate, is
playing his cards to bring about his
nomination for third term, and he
will get it.
Roosevelt is too shrewd to declare
himself a candidate. If he did he
he announced his candidacy. He wants
the nomination to be forced upon
him. as it were, and he will accept
with open arms.
We read in Scripture about the Savior
healirg the leper, curing the sick MAX
ing the blind to see and the lame to
walk. but nowhere in Biblical history
ing the hypocrite. The disease is one
which grows on a person as the years
roll by and is incurable.
There are two kinds of hypocrisy
one is the smooth, oily, scheming, hum
BILE individual, of which Dickens char
acter, Uriah Heep, is the immortal ex-
ample. The other is the brUsque, bull
doing, bold type. of which no better
example can be found than Theodore
Roosevelt.
I shall devote my time publishing my
magazine and speaking and will do
what can to blot out hypocrisy wher-
ever it may exist.
I shall advocate the election of the
federal Judges. They should be brought
closer to the people. The idea of plac-
ing so much power in a man for his
natural life is wrong.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-23

trials of those, who are or will be in
dicted.
Assistant District Attorney Heney de-
clared that the mayor. having the APP
pointive power, could fill the vacancies
created by the removal of the super
visors with men on whom the 1nvestl-
gators had no hold. To overcome this
obstacle it would be necessary first to
remove the mayor, and this Heney ad-
mitted. the prosecution was in no posi-
ton as yet to do.
The same care and watehfulness that
has marked the custody of Ruef will be
exercised in guarding the jury against
any possible outside influences when his
trial begin. Instead of a bailif or the
sheriff having charge of the jury. Dis
trict Attorney Langdon stated today
that the jury will be placed IN charge
of Elisor w. ]. Buggy.
This is said to be the first time in the
legal history of the United States that
an elisor has been appointed by court
to apprehend a defendant and given
such power to keep him in custody dur
ing trial. Up to the present time the
ordinary functions of an elisor have
been perfunctory, and his appointment
was usually for the purpose of drawing
returning and taking charge of Juries
when the sheriff or other proper officers
were disqualified.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-23
is AFTER HARTMAN.
The President Is Stirred Up by Evil
dence on Alton Deal.

Washington, March 23.-By special d.
rection of the president the question OF
prosecuting the Hartman group OF
railroads either under the Sherman
antitrust law or under the interstate
commerce act is being considered at
the department of justice. decision
has not yet been reached by Mr.. Bona
parte, Mr.. Purdy and others of the gov
eminent corps of trust breaking ex-
perts.
The president was so much stirred
up by the facts developed by the inter
state commerce commissions inVestfga-
ton of the Hartman methods and es-
pecially by the disclosures as to the
Alton deal that he called in his law
advisers to find what could be done.
He found the general opinion to be
that If any prosecution will lie against
Hartman on the score of the Alton
transactions it must be under the state
laws of Illinois. Accordingly he made
the question one of the principal mat
tiers considered at his conference with
Governor Deneen and the Illinois attor-
ney general, Mr.. Stead.
Information from Illinois sources is
that there is no state law which will
fit the situation. This is Senator Gull
lom's opinion and the senator has con-
suited with Governor Deneen and hence
reflects the latter's conclusion.
The facts as gathered by the inter-
state commerce commission to date
have not been compiled into a final re-
port and hence cannot be made the
basis of any action by the department
of Justice When the Hartman hear
ings were adjourned in New York it
was with the understanding that the
commission might put additional testi-
mony into the record and that, when
the commissions case should be closed
the Hartman side could bring forward
witnesses on it's behalf. The commits
sion has decided that further testimony
will not be necessary. The Hartman
attorneys have not informed the COM
mission whether they will put on new
witnesses. The case will be taken Up
and, it is expected, concluded at hear
in.s to begin here April 4.
Arguments both by the commissions
attorneys and the Chairman lawyers
will go into the record. When the in
quiry is thus disposed of the commits
sion will prepare a report. 1t will in
clude a recommendation to the depart
ment of justice if the commissioners be-
leve that the facts in hand will sus-
The probability isl Hfat any action ia
ken by the government will assume
the form of a suit under the Sherman
antitrust law and seek the dissolution
of the merger under which the Harri-
man interests operate the Southern Pa
cific, Union Pacific and Oregon Short
Line,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-23
CHAS. A. DWINELL
Stands Peerless aud Alone the
Greatest Magnetic Healer
of the Century.

In this twentieth century science has
made rapid progress in treating dis
ease in every form. Research and
edies that are invaluable to suffering
humanity. but without doubt, the
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in the annals of healing science for
the amelioration of chronic diseases,
centers upon human magnetism as the
one great healing power whose po-
tency is unquestioned and unrivaled.
People who for years have suffered
the torments of bodily pain, who have
been denied by disease the use of their
limbs. passed sleepless nights, been
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the deaf, palsied, blind. lame, paraIy-
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all these sufferers have been made to
feel relief, have been virtually born
anew by what in the early days of his
tory was called 1.-The laying on of
hands" by one who is naturally gifted
with a larger amount of that vital
element than is usually given man
kind. This is your opportunity to be
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ter what your doubts may be if cur
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You man obtain FREE CONSIu.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-23
MARKETS TODAY.
Wheat Opens Weak ON Selling
by Pit Traders.
Sharp Decline in Corn Despite
Small Receipts.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Are Steady = Natives
Bring $4.25 to Sc. %.
Hogs StrOng-Bulk Sales From
Sc. 10 to Sc. 20.

Chicago, March 23.-WHEAT-The
wheat market today opened weak on
general selling by pit traders. The
bearish factors were a sharp decline in
that spring seeding in South Dakota
will commence on Monday. This is said
to be the earliest on record in that part
of the country May wheat opened
Mc lower at 1850; sold up to 761zc and
then declined to 1880. Minneapolis ,Du-
luth and Chicago reported receipts OF
351 cars.
Sentiment continued bearish although
there were several rallies caused by the
buying of shorts. The low point for
May was 7511@755sc.
The close was weak with May down
%@hc at 75A @75Bc.
lorna sharp decline at Liverpool,
despite local receipts that were below
the estimate caused an easier tone in
the corn market. May corn opened 1sc
to Nc lower at 45Ac to 45Ac and de-
clined to 4513c.- 7fE
The market was heavy all day and
closed easy with May off 1s@14c at ASA
@45Hc.
OATS+The oats market opened weak
because of good weather for the move
ment and increased local receipts. May
oats opened A@asc to Ac@7sc lower at
411ac to 415sc and sold at 41%@411zc.
PROFESSIONALISM in provisions
was quiet, but prices were firm on ac-
tive buying by shorts. The market fo;
live hogs was &c lower. May pork
opened unchanged at 1855. Lard was a
shade higher at sS.75. Ribs were UP a
shade at $S.621A.
WHEAT-Cash: No. red. 751k@76c;
No. red, 74075c;. No. 2 hard, 74@77c;
No. hard, 66@74c; No. Northern, 500
SEC; No 2 ditto, S0@S4c; No. 3 spring,
76@S3c.
CORN-No. 2, nothing doing; No. 8,
421z@42%c.
OATS-No and No. 3, nothing do
ing.
RYE-Cash: CSC.
BARLEY-62Q72c.
FLAX, Glover and Timothy, nil.