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The Grit-advocate., 1907-11-01
Escapes With $4,000.

Wichita, Kas.-SylveSter Harrison,
a noted character Of southern Kansas.
is missing from the city and charges
have been filed against him in the
Sedgwick county city court by Mrs.
Katie Gathers, in which she alleges
that he has with him $4,000 Of her
money, secured from her in what she
claims was clever real estate
swindle:
Harrison Is a rich. retired farmer,
who inherited $4,000 from his wife.
He drew out of the local banks some
thing like $20.0 900 and with the $4,000
drawn out of the National Commerce
bank on check signed by Mrs.
Gathers, he left the city.
Charles Carey, cashier OF the Ma
tional Commerce bank, saw Harrison
place the $40 900 in currency in a
grip. at the Fourth National lank
he drew s2,5O0. placing it in the grip
also. Three other banks report SIM
liar drafts from ;nem. the money be-
ing placed in the grip.
Telegraph and telephone wires arc
being kept busy cut of Wichita In an
effort to locate Harrison. He stated
TO local newspaper man that he had
scheme to clean up $4,000 last
Tuesday.
Besides the charge Of cmbezzlcment
Of the 100000 from Mrs. Gathers. Har-
rson Is also char eed with passing
spurious checks. aggregating over ST.
900.
The accused was shot through the
head at Bonesteei, S. d.. during the
land opening at that place and since
that time has been tried for insanity.
but found sane. In these proceedings
his only son was taken from his care
by order OF the plobate judge.
The Grit-advocate., 1907-11-01
New Pa astcr is Installed.

Longmont, Colo.-There was large
audience at the Central Presbyterian
church to witness the ceremony Of
installing DR.. D. T. Robertson, OF To-
ledo, Ohio. as pastor Rev. c. F.
Koebler of Boulder, moderator OF the
presbytery. presided. The sermon was
preached by Rev. ]. G.. klene Of
Boulder Rev. ]. w. Skinner OF Fort
Collins. delivered the charge Of the
people, and Rev. f. ]. Station OF Berth
oud, de'N cred the charge to the pastor.
Rev. a. l.. Chase of the Methodist
church of this place, offered the
prayer. After the installation, recep-
ton was held by the congregation in
honor Of the new pastor.
The Grit-advocate., 1907-11-01
A Wise Precaution.

Denver.-The Denver clearing
house banks (and that means all the
Denver banks) determined to act in
harmony with practically all the banks
Of the country in stopping the pay
ment of currency on checks and drafts
until November 5tE. unless the old or
der of things should be sooner re-
stored. The step was taken by the
Denver banks quite reluctantly and
only when they were notified from the
other cities that the action had been
definitely resolved upon the Denver
banks must govern themselves &C
cordingly.
The resolution unanimously adopted
by the Denver banks was to the effect
that, commencing Monday morning
and continuing unto November 9Th,
Denver banks will not pay cash on
checks drawn by anyone nor upon
drafts drawn by outside banks. There
is but one exception to his rule.
Checks drawn by depositors to meet
regular payrolls will be honored as
usual in gold or currency. All other
checks will be received and paid in
clearing house certificates instead OF
currency.
This means that depositors will go
along with their business Just as
though the regulations had not been
adopted They will draw their checks
which will be received by merchants
or others, and be deposited, and the
accounts of depostors will be cred
tied with the amounts. The checks
will be cleared at the clearing house
Just as before. and settlements made
between the banks in clearing house
certificates instead OF currency
Drafts made upon Denver banks by
outside banks will be treated in pre-
cisely the same way. Such drafts will
be honored by exchange on other
cities, if desired. as usual, or they will
be paid in clearing house certificates
The only change in business under
this rule will be that currency will
not be paid on checks or drafts-clear-
ing house certificates taking the place
Of currency for the time being. In ev-
cry other respect business will pro-
ceed without halt or inconvenience of
any kind.
The banks that communicated their
intention to the Denver banks through
the respective clearing houses were
those of Chicago, St. Louis, Milwau-
kee. Pittsburg. Cincinnati, Cleveland
Philadelphia Des Moines. Omaha.
New York. Minneapolis. Indianapolis
and Kansas City: and in each case
they notified the Denver clearing
house that the step had been definitely
resolved upon.
The effect of this action by the out
side banks was to cut off not only the
Denver banks. but all others from OBJ
tanning in currency the money they
had on deposit in them. Under the
banking law all national banks are
required to have on deposit In central
reserve banks a certain percentage
or course. this was intended to be al
ways available for drafts made upon
it. Denver banks could not do bust
ness with Eastern or other banks or
issue drafts upon them without de
posits there to meet them. BY the ac-
ton so generally taken by the banks
Of the country these deposits are not
now available in currency. but are in
clearing house certificates.
Denver banks will honor drafts in
precisely the same way that their
drafts upon their deposits will be hon
ored by Eastern oanks.
The Grit-advocate., 1907-11-01
kutoist Who Killed Man Is Indicted.

Newark. N. 1.-THE grand jury to
day indicted Walter N. Norris. whose
automobile ran into and killed Marcus
S. Jacobs, the theatrical manager
about three weeks ago in Newark
Manslaughter Is charged.
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There is for stiff -necked standpat-
tiers a significant note of warning in
the announcement from Chicago that
the railroads will next year cut down
their extra" expenses by 100000
000 That is to say, the great activity
in building of new track and the ac-
QUESTION of new rolling stock that has
prevailed during the last few years
is to be slackened and betterment of
railroad facilities which was expected
to proceed steadily is to be greatly re-
duced.
For the high prices of labor,
brought about by the high cost of liv-
ing the Increased cost of all supplies
and materials and the inability to get
supplies promptly, which are among
the reasons given for the new policy,
the high protective tariff is directly
responsible. The tariff of ST a ton on
steel rails and on structural steel of
all kinds used by the roads places them
at the mercy of the Steel Trust, which
demands the highest tribute it can ex-
act The monopolies engaged In the
manufacture of railroad supplies find
it more profitable to run their works a
little behind than a little ahead of the
demand. In the absence of COMPETE
ton they make industry and enterprise
wait upon their convenience and get
their own prices for what they supply
long after it is wanted.
The cost of living, which the Ding
ley tariff has raised by 10 to % per
cent since it was enacted, urges the
wage-earner to seek increased pay,
and. as his services are in demand he
gets it. 1t is a cornered and topheavy
condition which the high tariff has Gre
ated This announcement of railroad
retrenchment is the first indication that
1t may not last much longer.
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PERISH IN RACE RIOTS.
Whites and Blacks Fight Fiercely
In MiSSisSiDDi

Whites and Blacks Fight FIercely
in Mississippi.
In a race riot which began with the
fatal wounding of conductor by me-
gro on Mobile and Ohio railway train
at Crawford, Miss, and ended with an
outbreak at Scooba, Miss, at least ff-
teen persons were killed and perhaps a
score wounded. Following the shooting
at Crawford an outbreak occurred at Wa
halak in which five negroes were killed
Shortly after the departure of the
troops sent to quell the disturbance riot
ing broke out afresh at Scooba, five miles
south of Wahalak, and five negroes are
reported to have been killed. OF the
Scooba clash reports are conflicting, some
reports placing the number OF killed and
wounded at score. Troops were imme-
diately ordered to the scene.
Conductor r. n. Harrison of the Mo-
bile and Ohio was the man shot and ia
tally wounded by negro at Crawford.
Miss. The negro in turn. was shot by
Harrison and before he could escape was
killed by posse Three companions who
were with the negro fed to the woods.
One of these was later captured and shot
to death. Tuesday night a negro became
involved in an alteration with two white
men aboard train near Artesia- Miss,
and when the station was reached was
taken from the train and killed. In a
dispatch to Gov. Vardaman Sheriff Trout
of Kemper county described the situation
as critical.
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months were occupied in the task.
Transports OF troops from the United
States to the Far East during the ex-
istence of a war would Of necessity
have to be conveyed by an enormous
and powerful fighting feet, which
would be drain upon our naval force.
Philippine Attack First.
At the outbreak of such a war the
Philippines naturally would be the mi
tial point of attack. Unless sufficient
time for preparation could be had, it is
to be conceded that the islands would
soon fall into the hands of the attack
ing force. 1t is also entirely probable
that simultaneously the naval base at
Hawaii likewise would be captured,
and the cable island, Guam, midway
between Honolulu and Manila, gathered
In with ease and celebrity. Assuming
such disasters to have taken place, the
passage Of either fleets or transports
across the Pacific would be perilous.
One general naval engagement, how
ever, might change the whole charac-
ter Of the prospect.
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PRESIDENT BREAKS
MESSAGE RECORD.

Up to adjournment for the holidays
President Roosevelt had sent eighteen
MESA ges to Congress during the present
session. an average of one and half per
day. The following is list of the mes
sa ges:
Dec. 3-Congress convened.
Dec. Message on the treatment OF Grim
inals by probate
Message transmitting the annual
report OF the Civil Service Com
mission
Message on control of the yellow
Message on church claims In the
philippines.
Message recommending the author
ization of the President to dis
miss officers of the navy without
trial.
Dec 5-Message recommending legislation
tor Alaska.
Dec. 10-Message recommending the reim-
brrsement OF the owners of the
British schooner Lille.
Message transmitting the ordi-
nances of the Executive Council
of Porto Rico.
Message recommending pa yment to
Lieut-Col. L. K Scott, y. S. A..
for an invention used by the
Message recommending the return
OF customs duties collected from
certain British importers.
Message recommending appro-
priation for the payment of the
cable company whose wires were
cut by Admiral Dewey during
the war with Spain.
Dec. 11-Message describing conditions in
Porto Rico and recommending
citizenship for its people.
Message transmitting the report Of
the Keep Commission on the pur-
chase Of department supplies.
Dec. 17-Message describing conditions OH
the IsthRus of Panama.
Message concerning revision of the
public land laws.
Message recommending reorganiza-
ton Of the naval personnel.
Dec. lS-Message transmitting the report Of
Secretary Metcalf on the Japa-
nese questions.
Dec. 19-Message on the discharge without
honor of three companies of the
Twenty-ffth United States In
fantry.
Dec. 20-Congress adjourned for the holi-
days.
President Roosevelt will send still an
other message to Congress Immediately af-
ter the holiday recess. This will deal
with the subject of immigration.
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Five leading coal and wood dealers of
Danville, Va. were indicted for, forming
an unlawful combination.
Secretary of War Taft was elected
president of the American National Red
Cross at it's annual meeting in Washing
ton.
Committees of the National Alliance
OF Billposters and Billers will visit the
circus managers and ask for new con-
tracts with higher wages.
The retail dry goods establishment of
Burden, Smith & Co. at Macon, Ga, was
burned with a loss of S225,000 and esti-
mated Insurance of $125,000.
The dreaded San Jose scale has been
discovered in several fruit orchards in
Massachusetts. This pest does great dam
age to fruit trees and shrubbery.
Julian Salvatore, So years old, New
York saloonkeeper, was shot and instant
ly killed in his home in an east side tene-
ment by an unknown assassin.
Engineers on the New York, New Ha-
ven and Hartford railroad have accepted
a scale of wages submitted by the COM
pany and the dispute is ended. The in
crease in wages is from 10 to 30 cents a
day.
George Miller and his wife, an aged
couple in the service of DR.. K. X. Straess-
ley. 621 Washington street, Allegheny,
Pa, were found in a room over the ply
sician's stable, having been asphyxiated
by natural gas which escaped from the
stove while they were sleeping.
The man in the Mattewan asylum in
New York, known as Andrew j. White
who now says he is George A. Kimmel
the missing bank cashier Of Arkansas
City. Kan. has never been Identified by
the officials of the Farmers State bank
Of that place as Kimmel and they do not
believe he is Kimmel.
James G. Melluish, assistant engineer
OF the Illinois drainage canal, spoke or
Drainage Economics" at the national
drainage congress at Oklahoma City
Okla.
The State Supreme Court of Texas
decided that dealing in futures is gam
bling and subject to the penal code" This
decision is expected to close up all Texas
bucket shops.
Mrs. Riwyka Schien of Omaha entered
suit against the North German Lloyd
Steamship Company, because the ship
in which she travelled from Bremen 8
year ago behaved so badly that she was
seasick.
&. Hinton Perry has finished the mode
for his bronze statute Reconciliation,
which will be erected at cost of about
$4,000 on the battlefeids of Gettysburg
and Chattanooga
James Ewing, 60 years Old, of Gregs
Station, near Pittsburg, dropped dead
from heart disease when about TO board
a train for the purpose of drawing his
first pension money.
Fire at Montreal destroyed three build
ings in the wholesale dry goods section
causing loss of 100000 The heavi.
est losers were: Canadian Underwear
Company. $4,000; Matthews, Tower
Co.. $4,000; Yorkshire Importing Com
pany. $4,000.
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Relative Strength
Of >JdPdn md U.S.

on Japan. If any conquests are to b,
undertaken, the Land Of the RisinI
Sun Is to take the Initiative and man
age the undertaking.
What position China would take in
the event of a break in the harmonious
relations between Japan and theUnited
States can only be left to conjecture
The progress Of such a conflict un
doubtedly would have some bearing or
the case.
A glance at the present financial
condition of Japan shows that the
plucky little country cannot afford the
luxury of war. If 1t intends to 60
to war with either China or the United
States 1t must postpone the evil day
for some years. By that time the
whole complexion of the situation In
the Pacific may be changed by the
opening of the Panama Canal. When
that great work Is finished, 1t will
require strong nation to dispute the
mastery of the western ocean with
America.
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Their removed-using the Suez Canal
as the shortest route-were it now call
ed upon for similar service. The Jap
anese navy Is now fifth in rank Of the
nayIes of the world, and the United
States practically ranks as third, and
at the end of the year zoos. according
to present programmes, 1t will be ex-
ceeded In size only by that OF Great
Britain.
A strong American squadron Is main
tanned in Asiatic waters; yet, in the
light of experience. this feet could
hardly hope TO engage successfully such
a powerful battle line as Japan could
send against 1t. Russia's Vladivostok
feet was regarded as powerful fight
ing machine, but one or two engage
ments. principally by Japanese torpedo
boats, made It uulescent
Would Fight In the East.
A conflict between Japan and the
United States, in all probability. would
have its scene I'm the Far East This
would mean that. as in the last two
Eastern wars. the "Bushis" would be
within easy distance OF their base,
while their opponent would be at the
disadvantage of lighting thousands o!
rliles from his base. As inconvenient
as this state Of affairs would prove to
the naval arm, It would De almost par
alyzlng 10 the military arm. The diff
Guilty Russia experienced in transport
ing her armies over a slender railroad
6,o00 miles Tong would be easy. com
pared with the problem OF sending al
least half million men by transports
across the Pacific. Great Britain sent
over 100000 men TO South Africa 70
nght the Beers. who had no navy to
interrupt communications. and many
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AT THE LIGHTHOUSE.

Little Sermon Heard There from
an Unexpected Source.
A merry crowd Of young people had
run over in launch that clear August
morning to visit North Island light
They scrambled laughingly up the
rocky path and then stood GREATNESS,
looking across the desolate pile Of
rocks, softened only by few buckle
Jerry bushes and stunted frs. That
vas not quite all, either, for in shell
cred angle of the house was a tiny gar
len Of portulaca, marigolds and zin-
alas.
The kee GER and his wife and son met
the visitors, the two men with cour-
tesy none the less genuine because 1t
was silent, the little gray-haired WON
an with vivid interest. The eagerness
in her bright, dark eyes appealed ire
sstibly to one of the girls. She
dropped behind as the crowd trooped
after the men, and turned back to the
little woman.
i've seen lights before" she said.
L
make you a little call instead"
She was almost startled at the sud
den illumination Of the old face.
would 1 let you, deary? Land
sakes, l guess you don't know what It's
like to live ON rock. l tell father and
William the only time l envy them IS
when visitors come, and go tagging off
after them. Most always they have to
hurry right of as soon as they've seen
r're light, and l scarcely get look at
them. l tease the men-folks powerful
to tell me what they wore and how
they looked, but neither of them is of
the noticing kind, and when men-folks
amt noticing they amt, and you can't
make EN-
The girl leaned forward, moved by a
sudden impulse
How do you endure it?' she asked.
They have the light, but you, of here
alone-oh, l don't see how you endure
it,"
The wise old eyes met the young blue
ones with quiet humor "Oh, there's
lots of ways Of enduring" the keepers
wife said. II think of farmers wives
| as far of from folks as l am, with only
land all around them. l was born in
sight of the sea, and 1t doesn't seem to
me l could live away from it. Then |
belong to the light, too-you have to II
you keep one. And If I don't touch the
| Y &,
that counts. They'd get blue and queer
in hurry IL they had to do for them.
selves. I guess that's the real secret OF
it. You don't get very much out OF
sorts as long as you've got somebody
to do for-and guess most people
have that. If they'd only realize it."
The girl drew long breath. "Thans
you," she said. 1T is a real lighthouse
sermon. Youth Companion.
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Dangerous ana Rcvolutionary.

President Roosevelt's special mes
sage on the agitation growing out Of
the establishment and maintenance by
| San Francisco of separate schools for
japanese residents is by all odds the
most dangerous and revolutionary that
has ever come out of the White House.
1t is revolutionary because in it the
President bullies the C3lifornians and
threatens them with ali sorts of evil
things which the constitution and the
laws of the United States give him no
power to do unto them.
The founders of our government
made it plain that the Federal govern
ment has no control whatever over the
institutions and internal affairs of the
! States There was not man in the
convention Of 1857 who would not have
been shocked by the claim now adj
vanced by Mr.. Roosevelt that rights
strongly safeguarded by the constitu-
ton could be taken away by any treaty
made only by the President and the
Senate.
| treat to enter into the supreme
law Of the land must not impose upon
our government any obligations which
the constitution does not authorize.
| Only laws made by Congress in ac-
cordance with the constitution enter in
to the supreme law Of the laid The
constitution expressly says 50. An act
of Congress needs for its completion
the affirmative of both houses of Con-
our part requires the concurrence of
only the President and the Senate
/ Surely the convention of 1877 wss not
| composed of imbeciles who would give
| the President and one-half of Congress
a higher power in creating supreme law
than it gave TO the President and the
whole of Congress.
The message is dangerous because in
| II the President asserts the right to
| thrust into the most delicate and sen
sitiYe institutions of a State the strong
and arbitrary hand of a government
1900 miles distant, a government upon
which, the people of the coast can exert
little direct control, and which is not
at all In touch with local feeling and
! needs.
| The message is dangerous because ii
| is written in utter contempt OF the con-
stltutional safeguard OF local independ.
once. which forbids the federal govern
mont to send troops into a State for
police duty without the express request
OF the State Legislature, or Of the Gov
.rnor Il the Legislature cannot be con-
/ vened.
The message Is, in short. deplorable
| from. beginning TO end. since it reveals
| that the most energetic and restless of
al our Presidents is either ignorant OF
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unnindful Of the fundamental princi-
pies of the government of which he Is
the chief executiye.-St. Louis Repub-
lie.


me Mining Craze.
The financial journals have all ar
rived at the conclusion that money will
not loan at the low rates that have
prevailed for some years after the
present stringency is ended with, what
is known as the crop moving season.
They pretty generally agree that the
increased output of gold has reduced
its purchasing power and therefore
interest rates, or the earning power of
gold, have to meet this depreciation
by being increased as other commodi-
ties have also advanced under the
present gold imitation. Imitation of the
currency always begets speculation and
the craze for dealing in mining stocks
is the greatest example of this effort
to make much out of little. All the
daily newspapers published in the
greater cities are filled with alluring
advertisements of the enormous profits
and resulting advance in the price of
mining stocks. Many of these mining
stocks are being doomed on pros
pects," and have already reached
prices much above par. Those who
have been fortunate enough to pur-
chase before the boom began can now
escape with a profit, and it would seem
to be wisdom to do So Some stocks
may go higher, but it is certain that
most of them, which are not dividend
earners. will be difficult to sell much
below par before long.
Those who are the sellers of this
muchly advertised mining stock would
not be rushing the sale of the stock
of the valuable properties they depict
if one-tenth of what they implicitly
promise were true. Instead of selling
such get-rich-quick propositions they
would be offering to buy the stocks in
stead of selling them. Gold is always
salable, and there is no slump in It's
coinage value. however much is pro-
duced, although it will not buy as
much of other commodities, by an av-
erage of nearly so per cent of what it
would ten years ago. SO it is not the
fear of too much gold being produced
and fall IN values that urges these
owners Of mining stock to advertise it
for sale at what they profess to be-
lieve Is a bargain price, and 1t must
therefore be their anxiety to obtain
ready money for what they fear will
eventually be improbable that is caus-
ing them to offer such bargains.
The wise man will stand clear Of the
mining boom, for it is being overdone,
or at least will take the precaution to
investigate whether the stock offered
really represents the value put upon
it and has fair prospect of dividends
instead of assessments.