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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-02-15
ASKS JUSTICE FOR souAw MEN.
Presidents Message in Behalf Of
Whites Who Married Cherokees.

Observation-Disclosures Roosevelt
sent special message to congress
Monday, urging the enactment of
bill, the draft of which is included in
the message, which grants white per.
sons who have intermarried with
members of the Cherokee nation of In
dams sixty days in which to dispose
OF improvements they have placed on
lands in the Cherokee nation which
they have heretofore occupied. The
sale OF such improvements is to be
made only to members of the Chero-
kee nation at an appraised price to be
fixed by an official to be named by
the secretary of the interior.
The recent decision of the supreme
court In the Daniel Redbird case,
which excludes all intermarried per-
sons from receiving an allotment Of |
the land or share of the tribal funds |
OF the nation under the allotment act |
OF 1893, is the occasion for the enact
ment suggested by the president.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-02-15
GIRL PATIENT KILLS DOCTOR.
Prominent Physician the Victim of
of Girls Insane Jealousy.

Kansas City.-Dr. Everett H. Mer-
win, a prominent physician and sur
geon of this city, and Miss Maud Sla-
ter, aged 20, a patient of the doctor.
were found dead in Merwin's office
In the Hall building Saturday, and all
available evidence points to the the
ory that the girl shot and killed the
physician and then committed suicide
as the result of an insane jealousy.
Each victim had been shot through
the head and pistol was found near
the extended right hand of the girl.
The doors of the Office were locked
and neighboring tenants of the build
ing who heard the sound of shots In
DR.. Merwin's office were obliged to
force an entrance to his apartments.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-02-15
King Alfonso Builds Chapel for He
Motherin-Lsw.

Madrid.-An Anglican chapel was
recently installed in the Palace of FL
Pardo. under the direction of King AL.
fonso. for the use of Princess Henry
OF Battenbers, mother of Queen Vic
toria, when she is staying there. This
caused some comment among the
rome fanatical officers of the court
which when II came to the kings ears,
caused his majesty to remark: well.
senors. those who do not like ii need
not go there" The hint was instantly
understood.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-02-15
Hearing win Last Soma lime.

Washington.-The Brownsville lin
quiry by the senate committee on mil
itary affairs may continue at intervals
for several months. Many men for
whom subpoenas have been issued
have not been found. and others are
In Texas attending the courtmartial
OF the white officers of the discharged
negro battalion. The investigation has
proceeded far enough to conyince' th3
committee that the only way&o get at
the bottom of the affair is by examin
Ing ev<Fy han to see what he knows.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-02-15
MUST INCREASE NAVY.
United States Needs More Battleships
to Control the Pacific.

Chicago.-Major General A. w.
Greedy, in an address in this city, de-
clared that If the United States is to
fulfill her destiny as the controlling
power of the Pacific ocean and main
tain her position as a world nation,
she must recognize the gravity Of the
problems which have arisen since she
took over the Philippines and prepare
to meet them. General Greedy referred
particularly to the menace of war
with Japan which has followed the re.
cent anti-Japanese agitation in San
Francisco. and, while he expressed the
belief that the difficulty will be tided
over, pointed out the inevitable reoc-
currence of such contingencies, and
pleaded for a navy which should en-
able the American people to maintain
their national honor
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-02-15
Order Works Hardship on Home
steaders.

Observation-Disclosures McCumber of
North Dakota talked with President
Roosevelt Saturday about the execu-
tive order holding up certain land en-
tries in the west awaiting investiga-
ton. 1t has been urged upon the
president that he should cancel this
order so far as it applies to strictly
agricultural lands. The senator said
that there were probably 500 cases in
his state where homesteaders have
made entry but are unable to make
maj proof because of the order hold
ing up the entries.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-02-15
Power Of tho Shah Of Persia Has Been
Curtslied.

Teheran.-The shah on Monday
night sent a message to parliament
granting all the popular demands. In
Guiding the formal recognition that
the country is under constitutional
government. This message was tele-
grsphed to Tabrix, where the people
had seized the arsenal and closed the
public Offices. All is now quiet. The
conflict between the shah and the a.
sembly is at an end for the time be-
ing, but not before the situation had
become threatens
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-02-15
Evidence Against Ice Trust Missing.

Albany. N. YAH the evidence on
which was based the complaint of At
torney General Mayer against the
American Ice company for dissolution
OF an alleged monopoly OF the ice bust
ness, served on December 20, has dis
appeared from the attorney generals
office and cannot be found This an
nouncement is made by Attorney Gen.
eral William S. Jackson, who declares
that the papers were known to be
missing before the retirement d his
predecessor, Mr.. Mayer. "a
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-02-15
In Thirty Days Utah Lawmakers Pass
Three New Measures.

Salt Lake City.-Tucsday marks the
first half OF the sixty days session of
the legislature. Up TO date three bills
have been passed through both houses
and sent TO the governor for his ap
prevail. One OF these Is the contin.
gent expense BILL passed under sus.
pension OF the rules on the first day Of
the session. The other is bill pro-
yiding for commission to codify and
annotate the laws. The third is a bill
making a minor amendment to the
statutes.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-02-15
FEMALE TERRoRlsTs.
School Girls In Russia Make Bombs
and Plan Assassinations.

Moscow. Another search at the
Moscow female university has re-
suited in several untitled bombs being
found. IL is reported that the eight
girl students arrested In connection
with the threat of the terrorists to
execute the death sentences imposed
on Count lgnatieff. General Pavloff,
General Won Der Launitz and Governor
Alexandroysky, have been tried by
drumhead court martial
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-02-15
DETAILS ARE DISGUSTING.
District Attorney Wants Newspapers
Indicted for Circulation of OBJ
Matter In Thaw Trial.

New York.-United States District
Attorney Stimson of this city on Mon
day served notice upon the publish
ers of all the principal newspapers in
this city that he intends to bring be-
fore the United States grand jury for
criminal prosecution all violations of
the federal laws against the circula.
ton OF obscene matter in reporting
the Thaw Trial.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-10-12

Hon. W. H. Wallace, Judge Of
the criminal court of Kansa $
City, seems to have started
something in his instruction ia
the grand jury, to indict the
theatrical managers for giving
performances on Sunday. He is
now the recipient of a long
letter of protest from the Kans-
as City Religious Liberty Blu
reau. The letter reviews the
history Of Sunday laws from the
coming Of Christ up through the
time of the French revolution
and the ascension of Napoleon
to the throne of France.
1t discusses at considerable
length the limits of civil author
ltory, and the encroachment of
such authority upon our civil
and religious liberties.
The letter recites numerous
instances of evil resulting from
the enforcement of laws re-
stricting our religious liberties.
1t emphasizes the fact that the
ascetic life is not a result of the
enforcement Of Sunday laws.
The letter is exceedingly well
written, although illogical in
spots it should be read by every
thoughtful individual.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-10-12

The public is again threatened
with another Expose of Army
Life. Geo, W. Kirkman, ex-
captain of Infantry, U. S. A.,
who has recently finished a two
years course in the Leavenworth
Penitentiary, proposes to air his
grievances in form of a book.
Kirkman should be able to give a
pretty accurate picture of the
misdeeds of army people as it
appears that his entire career in
the army was an infamous one.
He should know the dark side
perfectly.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-10-12
Band Sues warrensburg Fair

Through Attorney Jas. A.
Kemper the members of Essi'g
Warrensgburg Band, naming E.
e. Burchfeld ct al as plaintiffs
have filed suit for $135.O 90 against
DIR. t. l.. Bradley, S. Y. Sand
ers, and W. D. Gibson, directors
OF the Warrensburg Fair associa.
tion. The plaintiffs offer that the
directors named entered into
contract to pay the band the
above sum for playing at the
Warrensburg Fair; that payment
has been demanded and has not
been made and they pray for
Judgment.
There is a difference of opinion
as to the liability of the defend.
ants named since it is claimed
that the association is duly in
coTporated and members there
fore are not liable. On the other
hand the plaintiffs insist that
there is no record to show that
such a corporation exists and
there the matter stands. The
plaintiffs other than &. +, Burch-
fields, president Of the band, are
Smith, Don Essig, Keslie
and Earl Hout. johnson
Star
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-10-12
Trustee Sale

Whereas George Fischer, and Fannie B
Fischer, his wife, by their certain deed OF
trust, dated the Goth day OF June, 1904. and
recorded In the ONCE of the recorder of deeds
OF Lafayette County, Missouri, IN book Isl, nj
page l42, conveyed to the undersigned trus-
tee, the following describ d real estate, stu
ate lying and being in the County OF Lafay-
cite. and State OF Missouri, to wit:
Thirty acres of OF the South end of the
East half of Section twenty 1911 of Township
f%orty-nine lt9l Of Range twenty-seven l27l
Which conveyance was made in trust to
secure the payment OF a certain promisory
note in said deed OF trust fully described;
and whereas default has been made In the
payment Of said promisory note, and said
note is now unpaid: now therefore |, the
undersigned trustee in accordance with the
provisions OF said deed OF trust and ct the
request of the legal holder OF said note
will on
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-10-12

officer of a boat called the Fred
Hartwig, which joined us at
Cairo. The boats were supposed,
if not actually ordered to do so,
to follow the presidents boat in
a single line, the two light house
boats, Lilly and Mckenzie, fol
lowing Immediately behind the
Mississippi; the Alton with
the governors on board next, and
the others in line behind. When
we left Cairo the Fred Hart
wig" pulled up beside the presi-
dents boat and stayed right
there during the entire trip of
twenty-five hours to Memphis.
The president ordered the
pilot of the ''Hartwig" suspended
for ninety days upon his arrival
at Memphis. While there seems
to be some doubt as to his
authority for doing so it was the
unanimous opinion of all on
board that he deserved a severe
rebuke for his conduct. 1t was
learned that the "Hartwig"
bumped into the Mississippi"
at one time. Everyone was mad
and no doubt Teddy showed
his teeth. The act was about a
parallel to one going to a party
to which he was invited and
staying it through" because the
host was too polite to ask him to
go home.
The fleet arrived at Memphis
at one P, M. Of Friday, having
been on the water for forty-fve
hours with but onestop, at Cairo.
AT Memphis another large
feet of boats came up the
river to meet US and the noise
began again and continued to the
landing.
The dockat which the presi1
dent and governors landed was a
Heating cotton compress and as
the president passed through it
he pulled the lever that made the
first bale of cotton ever pressed
On a floating dock. This is a
departure. The planter can
nave his cotton "ginned" at the
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-10-12

The candidacy of w, S. Cow
herd should receive the support
OF every democrat in Missouri.
He is eminently qualified to meet
the demands of the office and
give to the people of Missouri an
administration unsurpassed by
an former governor.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-10-12
MONDAY. NOVEMBER lth. 1907.

between the hours OF nine O'Clock In the
forenoon and FIVE o'clock In the afternoon
of that day. at the court house door In the
City Of Lexington, in the county of Lafay-
cite. and state OF Missouri. offer for sale and
sell at public vendue. to the highest bid
der, for cash In hand the said real estate for
the purpose of satisfying said note and the
expense OF executing this trust.
+. LEE WALLACE, Trustee.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-10-12

Railroad Commissioner Ogles-
by and Wrightman claim that,
their are some defects in the
tracks of the Lexington branch
of the Missouri Pacific r. r.
Really /. Knott, was handed a
Oglesby and Wright,
man, lemon and @
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-10-12
FINAL s%ETTLEMENT.

Notice Is hereby given 70 all creditors and
other persons interested In the estate OF
Nathan Uorder, deceased. that the under.
executives will apply TO make q final
settlement OF said estate at the November
term, 1907, OF the probate court Of Lafay-
cite county, Missouri, to be begun and hold
the probate court room, ia the city OF
vembtr. 1907
RENAG. CHAPpELL.
MAMIE O.. STEELE,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-10-12

Walter Williams of Columbia.
las been quoted as saying, Il
you'd rather have friends than
)e governor 1t is a very re-
note possibility of his losing any
.riends through his acquiring
he goyernorShip.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-10-12
DEEP WATERWAYS
A Graphic Description of the Trip and
Proceedings Of the Convention at
Memphis
EDITOR I-NTELLIGENCER:

-
phis, Tenn, on October 4th and
9th was the most important
gathering, in many respects,
e-yerassembled in the Mississippi
Valley. 1t was the second one
held in the interest Of improving
the Mississippi river and, in
addition thereto, connecting the
great Chicago Drainage Canal
with this river by deepening the
chanel of the Illinois river, into
which the canal flows. BY this
means a fourteen foot chanel
would be secured for Chicago to
New Orleans. In other words.
the banks of the two rivers and
the canal would be but the extern
sion of the sea coast to the heart
OF the country. The original in
tention of the promoters of the
enterprise was to bring sufficient
pressure tobear upon congress to
get an appropriation for this one
object alone, but, as will be seen
later, the demand for river i'm
provements having spread so
rapidly, owing to the congested
conditions of the railroads and
the high rates which they are
getting, the final resolutions
which the convention passed not
only favored the original project
OuJ, also, demanded the improve
ment of the tributaries of the
Mississippi. The novel feature
of the convention was the man
ner of its assembling, a great
majority of those composing it
going to Memphis by boat. The
prominence of the men who
made up the convention was I'M
usual. Beginning with the Pres
ident of the United States. there
were seventeen governors, many
United States senators and rep
resentatives, other government
officials and state officers, be-
sides many business and profess
sional men scattered from Flor
ida and Texas to North Dakota
and Oregon.
The trip to Memphis was
inaugurated by the president
and a number of governors
taking a boat at Keokuk.
Iowa, and the greatest demon
stration was had when this
reached st. Louis on the
morning of October End. Some
or ten large boats were in
line at the approach to st. Louis,
-
where this fleet was joined by
fifteen more opposite North st.
The latter acted as an
escort down to the wharf below
the Eads bridge and in addition
thereto, numerous other smaller
craft were in evidence. With
the belching of the twenty-five
whistles on the boats in the fleet,
the screeching of those on every
switch engine on both sides of
the Mississippi, whistles on fac.
whistles on tug boats and
whistles of every kind and de-
Scription everywhere, no such
IN amount or volume of noise
was ever heard in the city. 1t
produced a feeling described in ]
5he words of most on board. ooh, j
t l could only go somewhere so {
hat could not hear this noise
or only five minutes!" {
The president, governors and ]
many distinguished guests drove !
% the west end of st. Louis to a s
arge building in a hard rain. {
where the president was intro {
luced by Governor Folk and {
where he delivered an address.
Everybody got wet, including ]
thousands of people on the
streets and at the levee. 1t is t
uprising what people will do
o crafty curiosity. 1t was a |
rppat daU for 1oundr;o, !
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-10-12

HSSo lCdSAtcu M6lupllS every
body could sing this song anC
did sing ton the boats, in tn,
streets of Memphis and at the
convention.
A fleet of ten large boats
headed by the Mississippi
with the president on board
started for Cairo at four o'clock,
escorted by all the boats at ST.
Louis which did not make the
trip. All the noise of the morn
ing was repeated until we
reached Jefferson Barracks,
when most of the escort turned
back to the city and night APP
preached.
Thus began the greatest dem
onstration in favor of the i'm
provement of the great Mississ-
ippi river and her tributaries
that has ever been known.
While there may have been some
politics in it, we must remember
that this is the live issue in this
great valley at this time and all
parties and all politicians will be
for it because all the people want
it. The argument was this: The
railroads are far behind the
times in their ability to move the
commerce of the country. They
are trying to do from ten to fifty
times the business of former
days on single track roads. 1t
cannot be done with any degree
OF promptness. Production has
been limited to the amount we
are able to transport. Double
tracking the railroads is the
solution but this cannot be done
IN twenty years for want of the
money ana labor. Neither can
be had at any price. The only
relief in this generation is water
transportation. The government
has the money and can improve
the rivers in five years. If the
government will do this the pee
pie will build the boats. This
was the sentiment that prevailed
at the Memphis meeting.
The ten boats which left ST.
LOUIS at four o'clock on We mes
day reached Cairo at ten o'clock
the next day where another
Gle demonstration took place, but
there was not much chance even
for sleep or rest on the trip. At
every town bonfres were lighted,
canon were firing, horns blowing
and whistles footing. Of course
the boats acknowledged the
salutes. At Chester, ILL.,, the
penitentiary was ablaze with
electric lights and twenty tar
barrels were placed on the river
lighting up both the river
and the sky above. 1t was here
that twenty-one guns were fired
rs a salute to the president. The
Heet reached Cape Girardeau at
four A. M. and the dose was re-
peated as it was again at Caruth-
ersville and all the other towns.
Perhaps the most interesting
md novel event of the whole trip
was when the boat reached a
point where we saw a country
school house with the scholars
ind teacher lined up on the. river
bank with a corn field as a back
ground, all the girls dressed in
white and the boys in dark
'lothes. each with an American
lag in hand and as each boat
'assed they sang a verse of
America All of this took
'lace on the bank of the Mississ-
Mississippi county, Mis- :
ouri. Everybody, as it were,
had a fit from the president
The whistles blew, the
'eople yelled and clapped their
1t was a great demon
tratiOn in honor Of q 1ot IF ooun.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-15

to the improvement of rivers and in- ternal waters, declares MT. Ransdell, and for most of them appropriations have been entirely inadequate For long time it was thought that not only was there no mutuality of inter- est between river and rail, but an actual rivalry and antagonism be- tween them. It was believed that as water rates are so much cheaper than rail, the improvement of rivers would reduce rail rates below the point of profit, and that vast quanti- ties of freight would move by water Hence there was little or no support given by railroads to river improve ments. But change has come over the spirit of railroads, and in soLe striking instances they have actually assisted river and canal improve ments.
 About four years ago the taxpayers s of New York had submitted to them bond issue of $101,0oO.0OO for the enlargement of the Erie and other canals so as to carry boats of from 1000 to 1,50O tons burden, and al- though the New York Central railroad is the largest tax payer in the state it voted for and supported that bond issue, taking the ground that the i'm. provement of the Erie canal would cause such great influx of people into the state along it's banks and so many additional manufacturing enter prises that the business of the road in the carriage of passengers and high class freights would be very much augmented, and the road would profit thereby, although the canal would carry the low class freight at a much reduced rate.
 During recent years the best friends of national aid to the Mississippi river between Cairo and the gulf, have been the Illinois Central and the Mis-. souri Pacific railroads, and now we find MT. James J. Hill of the North ern Pacific strongly urging that the Mississippi be deepened to 15 feet, from St. Louis to the gulf.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-15
NATIONS WATERWAYS
WILL BE UTILIZED MORE FULLY
 IN NEAR FUTURE.
Rivers and Railroads Should Not Be Rivals, But Mutual Helpers, Says Hon. Joseph E.
 RansdelI.

The national rivers and harbors congress is promulgating the gospel of waterways improvements through out the country, and sentiment un. doubtedly is growing toward more extended utilization of the rivers and old canal systems. The slogan of the organization at the present time is an annual appropriation of $50,OOO,. 900 for river and harbor improve
 ments." At it's last convention held in December, 1906, at Washington
 there was an attendance of over 1,OOO of the most prominent business men of the United States, significant
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-15

indication of the interest in the move ment. The association does not ad- vocate any special project whatso- ever. and is forbidden by its rules to do so, but it stands for generous treatment of all our waterways and sufficient funds to improve every wa. ter course in the union that is worthy. It is firmly convinced that the merits of its cause are so great that if prop erly understood they will carry convic. ticn to all minds and be irresistible.
 There are two entirely separate and distinct kinds of waterway improve ments-one, the harbors on our great lakes and sea coasts, including those near the mouths of our great rivers and connecting channels on the lakes; and the other, our interior rivers and canals and connecting channels along our sea coasts. Appropriations have been fairly liberal for most of our great harbors, such as Duluth. Mil waukee, Chicago, Cleveland and Buff falo on the lakes; Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk and Savannah on the Atlantic; Pensacola. New Orleans, Mobile and Galveston )n the gulf; San Francisco. Portland and Seattle on the Pacific. These har. bors are the terminals for ships of deep draft, which carry our commerce ny, tho 1okoc and caao
 The case is quite different in regard