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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-30

Is this difference BRAND WHIiLoCk.
between the two men-Mr. Whitlock
got chance to carry out some Of his
ideas of reform through beiEg elected
to Office. while Mr. Churchill was not
chosen to the position to which he as
pired. that of governor of the Granite
State. Mayor Whitlock In his recent
article on the penal system in vogue
in this country scores the treatment of
criminals under it and says that soci-
ETY. makes and perpetuates the only
criminal class by refusing to forgive
first offender or to trust an ex-conviet
and by making the conditions of i'm
prisonment of criminals In most in
stances wholly discouraging, brutalizs
ing and degrading.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-30

uOuuCiug Tue 0A-
pected visit from the congressman the
editor Of the fredericksburg Weekly
Telegram said:
Hon. Theodore Burton Of Cleveland will
deliver the Fourth of July address In Me-
chanicsburg. 1t is also understood that
the ladies of this community have ten
defed Mrs. Burton an invitation to spend
Independence day in Mechanicsburg. and
1t is more than likely that she will be our
guest on the Fourth. She Is most at
tractive woman. and her appearance here
will be a great event In social circles.
The congressman's friends now say
it is up to him to produce Mrs. Bur-
ton" for the occasion Of the nations in
dependence anniversary.
Brand Whitlock, who criticises the
prevalent penal practices Of this coun-
try in an article in leading magazine,
succeeded the late Sam Jones as "Gold-
en- Rule mayor" of Toledo. He COM
bines reform politics with literature
and makes his success in the one con-
tribute to his success in the other. Il
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-30

was his political
novel. 1.-THE Thir-
teenth Dis trict, "
that gave him his
greatest fame. and
for years be has.
worked for the pro-
motion of his re-
form ideas, both in
the field of Iitera-
ture and in that of
practical politics. in
that respect resem-
bling Wins ton
Churchill OF New
Hampshire. There
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-30

of the late Senator
Fair, and Is a beau
ty of the brunette
type. small, but
well built. and
graceful and very
vivacious. The gem
box, or "vanity
box" was stolen
at Sherry s. one
evening after the
opera. 1t was set
with 500 diamonds
and seventy rubies.
Detectives recover
ed the box from a
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-30

He rose through
the various grades
until In 1898 he
was a captain and
In command of the
cruiser Raleigh on
the Asiatic station.
At the battle Of
Manila Bay his he
roic conduct won
him praise second
only to that ac-
corded Dewey, and
on his return to
American s hores
some months later
he was one of the
lions of the hour
But the admiral.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-30

tachments of sea-
men landed by Rear
Admiral Porter to
attack Fort Fisher
on the sea front. 1t
was intended chief
ly as a feint to at
tract attention from
the main assault to
be made by the
army, but the sea-
men were SO much
carried away by
the possibility of
capturing the fort
by themselves that
-.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-30

though brave, has always been excep-
tionally free and blunt of speech, and
this trait has got him into embar-
RAISING situations more than once A
number of years before the Spanish
war he was put back several places
on the naval list on account of too
free expressions Of opinion. 1t was In
1899 at dinner that his story Of the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-30

but has never won
a wife. His friends
are having consid-
cradle fun at his
expense on account
of an incident in
connection with his
invitation to speak
at Mechanfcsburg.
O.. on the glorious
Fourth. In an
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-30

they charged it like AobLEi =. ~ Ans MO
crazy men as soon as they were ashore.
The bluejackets. although they reached
the foot of the parapet, suffered severe
~ in killed and wounded. They did
not retreat however. but huddled
along the outer edge of the glacis,
where the Confederates could not fire
at them without rising high enough to
expose themselves. Among those who
fell at this point was Bob Evans, one
leg being so shattered at the knee that
it was believed impossible that it could
be saved.
There we lay" said Evans after
ward, 1.-THE Johnnies taking pot shots
at us whenever they dared and our
men watching the parapet to fire at
every head that came up, for that was
our only protection against annihiIa-
ton. Not until the army took them in
the rear and swept them from one
traverse after another did we feel
there was any hope to escape We
were SO close that we could sass each
other back and forth, and 1t certainly
As@,0 q 0l5SodhdSiAS aAuuCACE upUu tuC
fellows behind the parapets to hear
themselves damned unanimously by q
line of men who apparently had cuss
words enough to represent whole
army corps"
The United States navy has had few
more picturesque figures than Rear
Admiral Joseph B. Coghlan, who re-
tired from active duty short time ago
after a lengthy service distinguished
by several episodes which gave him a
good share of public attention. He is
native of Kentucky and was ap-
1860. becoming an ensign after three
years at the Naval academy In 1868
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-30

EN- 4 . ct and came down
like the stick. He is the first labor
union mayor of San Francisco and
also the first executive of the city TO
be convicted of malfeasance in Office.
He is known as the 'fddling mayor"
and when he ran for Office it was pre-
dicted that If San Francisco were to
burn. down be would be found, like
Nero, fiddlirg while the flames were at
their height. But when the city by the
Golden Gate did burn down after the
awful earthquake shock the mayor
rose to the emergency, and even his
enemies credited him with acting with
creditable energy and efficiency in the
terrible crisis. When the crisis was
past, however, according to the testi-
mony Of those who went on the stand
at his trial. he yielded to the tempta
ton to use his official power to get
money illegitimately, and hence his
downfall
There have been many ups and
downs in his career. AS young man
he started to study medicine, but gave
1t up because of failing health and took
up athletics, which enabled him. to
build up the magnificent physique he
possesses. He has been violinist. Or
chestra leader, klondike miner, gas
engine maker and executive of great
city and now at forty-three has the
prospect of spending a term of years
behind the bars of criminals CELL
Rear Admiral Robley d. Evans has
had few sadder duties than fell to him
in announcing the death of the six
officers and five seamen of the battle
ship Minnesota who were drowned In
Hampton Roads. He has to go back
to the days of the civil war to recall
so long death roll among men he has
commanded or with whom he has
fought. 1t was during the civil war
that Evans commanded one of the de
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-30
trouble between Admiral Dewey and
Admiral Won Diedrichs at Manila, to-

trouble between Admiral Dewey and
Admiral Won Diedrichs at Manila, to-
gether with his now historic "Hoch
der Kaiser" song, nearly led to inter
national combinations for the Ger
mans were much offended by the re-
marks of the gallant but indiscreet
American officer.
Despite his bluntness of speech anf
the troubles caused thereby. Coghlan
reached tie rear admiral's grade and
has retained the popular affection his
courageous sea duty has inspired. He
is very forl of good stories and once
told one to illustrate his distaste for
being the last speaker.
Having the last word" the rear ad
heard not long ago. A certain man
died, and clergyman was engaged to
offer ii eulogy. The worthy minister
prepared sermon of exceeding length
and strength. but just before he en-
tered the parlor to deliver it he thought
what the dead mans last words had
been So he turned to one of the weep
ing younger sons and asked:
my boy. can you tell me your IA
theirs last words?
HE didn't have none. the boy an
swered. ma was with him 20 the
end
Mrs. William X Vanderbilt, Jr.. who
lost $4,000 gem box few months
ago and recently recovered it, was an
heiress when she married young Mr..
Vanderbilt, so that money has been
plentiful with her from girlhood up.
She was Miss Virginia Fair, dauchtei
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-30

Tabloid Tales
About a Few
People of Note.
a EAYOR EUGENE
w E. sCHMITz

cisco. who has been
convicted of ex-
torting money from
the k eepers Of
French RESTAURANTS
in his city. has had
a very spectacular
career. 1t has been
said of him that he
went up like a rock
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-06

But you must come TO this one.
simply will not accept any excuse. It's
for Miss Stacy, you know. She is 60
her.
oh said Marston plaintively i've
met Jack-won't that do?"
Paul, you are a good boy after all,
said little Mrs. Hollister when he
found her in the crush "As a reward
of merit I'll introduce you to Miss Sta
cy--oh. you know each other already
why didn't you tel me?"
The question was reproachful; but
other people demanded attention from
the hostess; and Paul was gazing into
! the hlucst. bluest eyes in the world
/ eyes that had haunted his dreams for
| Il year. And she was going to marry
Jack, Had he not said it would be too
| late, He never knew quite what
words he uttered, or whether he man
agd a decent appearance. as he took
he hand, He noted th1 long upcurling
lashcs on the cheeks, rosy now-Jack's s
I hanccc,
Later when the crowd was thinning,
he found himself with the girl, moving
toward the open fireplace. In the COM
parative isolation. he turned, and, ta-
{ L. bn rripI icl, !, t.
pocket, let it rest moment regret
fully in his palm
This is all l have had of you for a
year" he said. almost without his own
voltion,
"All," echoed the girl laughing, but
a little startled. ut was enough wasn't
it? Why, it's my pearl ring! Where
did you get it?" she questioned, the
deep blue eyes opening on him in
amazement.
In the right hand pocket of my coat
You might have given me the chance
to return it. You can wear it now,
with your wedding ring and Jacks dia-
mond,' he ended, with touch Of bit
terness
"Can-can wear it with" she fall
tered, "when-"
"Good-by, Miss Stacy" chorused
group in the hall, to vanishing blue
figure and the girl with the ring in
her open hand stirred not,
Miss Stacye," he whispered, Won
derngly "They-aren't calling you?"
II believe you did not meet my cous-
in," she answered. "She was summon
ed to the telephone. Just as you came
in" And, she finished, with touch
of the old demure shyness, "She was
the guest of honor"
What" he almost shouted. "Then
she is engaged to Jack, not you"
mo, indeed; that is Constance Stacy.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-06

We'll like that" said Marston
FuefuIy. Nice impression l must
have made, II she couldn't trust me
with her name and whereabouts. II
she were not SO haughty--or so shy
she could have her ring" he grumble /,
Serves her right" and thercupon he
made formal arrangements with him
self To Immediately dismiss the matter
once for all in his mind, and in the
same breath fell TO wondering whether
hauteur or timidlty prompted the brew
ity OF the communication and caused her
to withhold her name. In memory he
studied her face, analyZing her dell
cate features, recalling the clear, di-
rect. yet half-shy glance Of those deep
blue eyes, the long, childish lashcs. an
course. He admitted now that he htd
accredited the little CirClct as a pos
siblc ambassador, and laughed mirth-
lessly as he twisted the little ring on
his own smallest digit, but he deci-
dcd to carry ii always.
Perhaps, in possession of her name,
he might. after the manner of men,
have forgotten all about her. As it
was he remembered. At first he was
was always expecting to meet her.
Again and again he thought he had a
glimpse Of her on some crowded street;
but just as often the tailor clad figure
florists shop, determined to bribe the
salcswoman should the shy quarry
vanish again; but the tailored maiden
with the wcii-sct shoulders chose a
shaggy Chrysanthcmum and fastened
in her furs as she turned a velVety
brown glance nQuiringly upon his
eager gaze, He hurridly purchased
Violets for an amazed debutante who
did not expect them, and threw the
gushing note of thanks, when It came.
into the fire with an unnecessary
scowl, for he remembered with pang
the simple little THANK YOU so much"
A girl whose name he did not know
was despotically ruling his ideals.
Another writer had come and passed.
Marston still carried the lit
tie pearl When he thought
Of it at all 1t was with feeling half
sad, half resentful. Somewhere this
girl with the wonderful blue eyes, was
living her life without him, loving and
being loved If he found her it would
be too late.
But he was possessed of a married
sister who dragged him out on all pos
sible occasions, and on some which
Marston pronounced impossible.
, "Yes, / know" she cut in promptly.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-06
THE RING AND
THE GIRL
81 ZELLA ARMSTRONG


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MS p'"P'r'F'
u can't d" IT, he said under his
breath, 'P"er little thing he watch
ed IN" long Ihfhes on the smooth check,
at least sh" Is not suffering now,
can get my heavy cont from my trunk
at Dalton III leave this one with her"
hastily ScribhIcd not" on his card
explained that he was of at Dalton,
but that few days later would Iind
MN In Chattanooga, at the Read
House Whcr" she could leave or send
IN" coat Edging the card into con-
NrnlculIy gaping pocket he gathered
his belongings reluctantly from his
own seat and swung from the platform
lust as the conductor yelled IAN n
board, and the long train began to
rumble past the station.
Throughout his transactions In Dali
ton Marston felt an Impulse of i'm
patient haste toward Chattanooga and
his meeting with her, More than once
he wished frankly that he had gone ON
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-06

LEAD SOCIETY IN am.. N
The week ended cyrn more nuRpi-
Ciounly than II began. occasional iur-
rloH of snow have given the great ont
doors apoirsH robe. IN honor of the
New Yehr nnd the urw leaves we have
MI turned the hnrbor brlatllng with
spnrs aud smoke HtuCkn told IN Htren'
uoua tones The IltHt hour Of 1907, Ana
noise of all kludH contributed to make
iuHty the cry Of the new born year,
The events have generally been
watch parties
Fulton House Party--Mr and Mrs.
J, G, Fulton gave n house party Mt
their Seaside place, celebrating the
advent nr The New Ycnr Mr and Mira.
Gcotsn Snuborn nu1 Mi ana Mrs,
Fulton had il merry automobile ride
over III" long country road In their
respective cnrH 10 the appointed de"-
tlnnlinn. within the walls OF the hos
pitnhlr retfrnt New Yeuf'n dinner WAS
great fire place. and TO tho grand mu'
m -,
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forth ana on the long promenade
walked and danced by the sea, and
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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-06

l am only Stacy" she paused with
ITO, indeed; that is Constance Stacy,
the first little touch of coquetry he
had ever seen in her. You do not
know my name yet? she whispered.
NO" he answered slowly; mo"
don't know what it is now,"-the color
deepened on her cheek as his hand, un-
seen, closed over hers-"but l know
what it is going to be."-The Home
Magazine.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-06

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sunny South variety. The girl ahivcr~
cd and reflected whInslrally that she
WIS NO hct,cr rm,Iuprd for the cold
than were the managers Of the road ov-
or which she wns h ing IcrlSrd through
slcrt and SNOW toward Chattannngu.
The chill of the outer air was only
slightly tcmprrrl Within the ronch !.
the wind whlstlrd. and the suow driflrd
thrpuph tho rirkcly easements while
her .rr,.,ly .t,Ilo,,.mud. s,lit seemed the
least noqslhln protection from such bit -
fer drnughts
Maraton soyy the involuntary shivcr.
ana lowing his sent. ne smoke to ner
in u winning upoIogctic way.
"Won't Won leI me bclp YOU into nv
coat ." he asked as he held out the gar
ment or which ne had divestcd him
self 20 can 90 into the smoker where
thnro 10 = rod hot stnyr No. Won cao't
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-06
ALL THE WORLD

is a stage and Billiards. Snow Lini-
ment plays a most prominent part. 1t
has no superior for Rheumatism, stiff
joints, cuts, sprains, and all pains. Buy
1t, try it, and you will always use It.
Anybody who has used Billiards. Snow
Liniment is living proof of what it
does. Buy trial bottle. 25c, SOC and
$1.00. Hart's drug store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-06

AnHon Allen. iylnnd kue'tner, Syd"
ncy lIclborn. clyde Trulllngcr. Fred
short
Watch PArty--The home Of Mrs.
frank Gamble. IN UppcrtowH, was the
sccne nf one Of the New Year watch
parties, The earlier part Of the eve.
ming was Hpcut nj cards, 500 being
played, later n dainty luncheon wnH
served on n table gnrlnndrd IN amlInx
and red carnations. A grab bng fur
niahcd n novelty. the fnyors being tin
horns with which all footed n chnrivnri
10 the latest offspring Of time. Among
those present were. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Gamble, MrRars Harry and Gus Gam
bic, Mr. Campbell and Misa Anna
Campbell Mr.. md Mrs. Goo, Morton,
and the Misses Bertha and Grace Nor
ton, Mr., shaw. Mr. otto Grimes, Mr.
Fred Bell. Mr. aud Mrs Captain iurk-
holder Mrs Ashley Of Iirookncld. Mrs
Gray. Of Portland, Mrs. Gallagher,
Miss Florence Goddard. Mr.. Arthur
Obcrg, Mr. Harry Graham and Mrs
Graham
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-06

Have you indigestion constipation,
headache, backache, kidney trouble +?
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea will
make you well. If 1t fails, get your
money back That's fair. Tea or Tab
lets form. 35 cents. For sale by
Frank Hart
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-06

An Afternoon on Monday afternoon
Mrs. J. Wywnrd entertained In honor
~ MtH ] r. OIlricn of Portland Mrs.
o'Hrlcu ia a sister in-lnw Of Mrs
Frank Donncrbufg. Mrs Wywnrd'a
pnrlorB were nrtisticaily deckcd with
Oregon Wild grape and holly: most
delightful afternoon wnH spent, dur
Ing which ii dainty luncheon wna
served.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-06

Rev, Allcync. the rector OF the Up
pcrtown chapel for the past year has
been constrained 10 leave Astoria on
arcoun, Of falling health and geek IA
moro favorable cline In the city Of
Nv Orleans The people OF the par
ish attend him with best wishes for
recovery and regret the departure Of
them withou, minister for the pres
"ut
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-06

President Diaz has engaged an
American expert to manage the rail-
road affairs of Mexico. This is the
next best thing to a rate law.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-06

Miss Carol Young was hostess at her
home In rppcrtown to the Thursday
afternoon club; 900 was played and
Mrs. CALENDER was the fortunate win
ncr of the prize
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-06

Mrs Geo. Colwcll entertained the
Pastmc club at euchrc on Friday.
Mrs Kucttncr entertained an every
week card club nj her home on Fri
day. g%
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-06

Miss Maud Rabies, OF Portland II
the guest of her sister. Mrp. Auatir
Osborne.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-06

Mrs. ]. Adrian Epping and children.
who have been visiting Mrs. ]. a.
Dcvlin. returned TO their home Thurs
day morning
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-06

Morning Astorian. 90 cents per month
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-06

Miss Gertrude Kcarney In In Port
land enjoying "A proiractcd stay with
her cousins the Misses Mechan Of that
city.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-06
THE WEEK IN
ASTORIA SOCIETY

Anson Alien. HyInnd Kuettner, sgd
ucy lIclborn. clyde Trulllngor, Fred
Short
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-28
SIGNATURES
TO WILL SAID
TO Be FALSE

AT hearing before Judge Blodgett OF
the Pawtucket probate court yesterday.
charges were made that two signatures
as witnesses to the will OF the late Will
liam K. Newell were forgeries and the
men whose names were on the document
declared that they had never signed 1t.
Mr.. Newell died in Florida about eight
weeks ago. and his will, which bore the
date OF Oct. g. 1906. provided that a
brother. Ell Newell, should receive all
land OF the estate at the corner OF Main
and Brown streets, while the remaining
real estate should be sold and the pro-
ceeds divided. One-third was to go to the
surviving children OF the late brother
James Newell; one-third to the surviving
enildren OF the late sister, Harriet n.
Wmte and the dover rights of the
widow were TO be given to her
hufus u. Fairbanks of West Midway.
custodian and executor of the will, has
since died, and the document was given
into the care of the probate court OF
Pawtucket by Mr.. Fairbanks widow.
The. will. purported to have been wit
messed by Earl III. Roberts. Edmund d.
Roberts and Roy L. Roberts who live in
Pawtucket, but in the court room yester-
day Earl and Roy Roberts denied that
they had witnessed this will Edmund
ROBERTS was not In the court
The widow, represented by Thomas Il.
Corcoran, objected to the will being pro-
bated. The other side was represented by
Louis L. Angel OF this city. Mr.. Corco-
ran claimed that there was conspiracy
on the part OF someone. Mr.. Angel de-.
MED this Judge Blodgett reserved his
decision.