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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-03-21
ON TIPTOE
Great Excitement Is 0ccassioned
by the Action Of Grand
Jury.
TO Be IN SESSION ALL NIGHT
Charges Of Official Corruption Are
Numerous and Startling Dlsclo-
sures Are Expected-$45o,o0o
from Street Railways.

San Francisco, March 19.-The 40
ton Of the grand jury in bringing be-
fore 1t Monday the members Of the
board Of supervisors aroused the
greatest interest in the proceedings
of that body which has been forced
to suspend its sessions on account
Of the doubts thrown upon its legality
Of existence by the attorneys Of Mayor
6chmitz and Abraham Ruef indicted
for alleged extortion. When 1t was
announced Monday night that the
grand jury would probably remain
In session all night, it was conceded
that extraordinary results might be
looked for. To add to the public ex-
citement the Bulletin Monday night
published an extra" declaring that
further exposures Of municipal cor.
ruption had been made and that many
| Indictments would soon be made. In
certain circles the statements were
given credence because Of the knowl-
edge that the Bulletin people have been
openly securing evidence to aid Assist
ant District Attorney Honey in his
prosecution Of public officials. The
bulletin says that plot involving the
granting Of valuable railway privi-
leges was laid bare Monday.
1t is charged that the sum Of $780,
900 was paid to high officials to per-
NIT of the conversion of street rail-
way systems into electric lines and
that the bulk Of this money was re-
tanned by a mysterious man" and
that small sums of money were par
celed out to minor city officials to
secure enough votes to permit Of the
granting Of the required franchises.
Another story is that rival telephone
companies each paid large sums Of
money, one to shut off competition
and the other to secure the right Of
competing for public patronage. An
other charge Is that corporation
fund Of $4,000 was raised BY prize
light promoters to secure q monopoly
Of fight permits. The railway fran
chises and the telephone franchise
were passed by the supervisors In the
day Of the confusion Immediately fol-
lowing the earthquake in April. The
supervisors were directly concerned
with all Of these legislative acts. It
has been believed by persons closely
with the district attorneys
office that some confessions have
been obtained which have direct bear
Ing on charges privately and publicly
made. Assistant District Attorney
Heney said a few days ago when asked
Tor a candid personal opinion Of his
evidence against officials indicted and
ibout to be indicted, said;
Il have stronger evidence against
.hese people than I had in the land
'raud cases in Oregon, and where the
uries convicted"
Commissioner Wilson, an ex-super-
risor, H. N. Owens, an attorney, Ru-
lolph spreckels and q mysterious
1oung woman whose name is given
" Burns as Miss Smith and who is
aid to have been employed b. tie
,oard Of supervisors as ster Iaph-
y were also before the grand jury
Turing the day.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-03-21
Thev Arc petsrmIned 10 FIuht.

Washington, March 1e.-State de-
partment officials have despaired OF
peace negotiations in Central Amer.
lea IN the near future because OF the
widespread war operations In Hon
duras and Nicaragua and the appar-
ent indifference OF the combatants to
offers Of assistance IN q settlement
through arbitration.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-03-21

New York. March 14--James Cllnch
Smith, Stanford Whites brother-in.
law, was called again as a witness in
the Thaw trial Wednesday morning,
Mr.. Smith was late in arriving and
Mr.. Jerome summoned Abraham H.
Hummei to the stand. Scarcely had
Hummei taken his seat when Smith
appeared. Thereupon Hummsl was
temporarily excused.
Mr.. Smith said he returned TO this
country on February II and oommuni-
Gated with the district attorneys Of
flee on the 10th. He had reduced to
writing his conversation with Thaw
on the Madison Square roof garden
and had shown the memoranda to his
counsel and assistant, Attorney Gar
van. MI. Delmas had no further Ques-
tons and Smith was excused.
Abraham Hummel again took the
stand. He had testified before the
arrival Of Mr.. Smith that he saw
Evelyn Nesbit at his office October
~, 1908. after her return from
Europe.
did you. after a conversation with
Evelyn Nesbit on October 81 dictate
something to q stenographer2" asked
Mr.. Jerome.
Mr.. Delmas promptly objected on
the ground that this was not in re-
buttal Of any testimony offered by
the defense.
Justice Fitzgerald overruled the |
objection.
"Yes SIR" answered the witness.
~Dld Mrs. Thaw tell you that Thaw |
wanted to Injure White and put him |
In the penitentiary and that Thaw |
had begged her time and time again
70 swear to documents he had pre-
pared involving Stanford White and
charging that he had drusged and
ruined her; and that Thaw had beat
en- her because she would not sign
the Danerf@- asked Mr.. Jerome
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-03-21

For over thirty years." writes
gentleman in Los Angeles II have
used Arbuckles' Coffee. Many lines
my family has tried other coffee only to
come back to our old reliable. unchange-
able Arbuckles.' No other coffee has
this unifom never failing aroma, | care
not atwhat price. ! have often wished
l could tell you this" Many other
people have the same opinion.
Arbuckls' was he fra roasted packased
coffee, and il Gales erceed all the O,heu put
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-03-21

erect, wholesome, healthy scalp When az
cl1e fails. for az purposs. q the toilet,
IA 6us a9S RoS ns1su. S aus S1osls s
UlllT M Trf Ell Ir|FrII. Cf1tlIn. ard Aflla 60
- 4 cIIlII1l t1I1 90 = cllIrH a. atln,
~ r11rl1 II1. - ~ VA q co % mo -
800 e.. 49,. =. - s...a !. 49, ~. e
~ cIas.a 80 = - - 80 binrA
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-03-21

falling h0ir, remove
orusts, scales, and
slandruh, destroy
hair parasites,
soothe irritated,
itching gurfaces,
stimulate the hair
follicl@, loosen the
scalp akln, supply
the roota with en-
@U and nourish-
ment, and make the
hair muw uuun n
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-03-21

togsiha. That Il cos,s you less d due simply
10 our coffee business being 80 much greater
than any competitors. in fact i Is larger than the
nezt four larges. firms in the world combined.
We naturally can and actually DO give better
coffee in AHoSA than anyone else can give
for the price; Being he standard article i Is
cold at the narrowed margin q pro6t.
Some grocers will Try to sell
you instead loose coffee which the
rooster is ashamed to sell in al
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-03-21

New york. March is.-whsn ne
nav TIA vas atisuusd holday
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
SOAKED IN COFFEE
Until Too Stiff to Bend Over.

when I drank coffee l often had
sick headaches, nervousness and bill
iousness much of the time, but when
went to visit a friend l got in the habit
of drinking Postum.
Il gave up coffee entirely and the re-
suit has been that | have been entire
ly relieved of all my stomach and ner.
vous trouble.
MY mother was just the same way.
We all drink Postum now, and with
out coffee in the house for years, we
are all well.
"A neighbor of mine, a great coffee
drinker, was troubled with pains IN
her side for years and was an invalid.
She was not able to do her work ana
could not even mend clothes or DO any
thing at all where she would have 10
bend forward. If she tried to do
little hard work she would get such
pains that she would have to lie down
for the rest of the day.
AT last / persuaded her to stop
drinking coffee and try Postum Food
Coffee and she did so and has USED
Postum ever since; the result has been
that she can now do her work, can
sit for whole day and mend and can
sew on the machine and she never
feels the least bit of pain in her side
In fact, she has got well and it shows
coffee was the cause of the whole trou'
BILE.
Il could also tell you about severai
other neighbors who have been cured
by quitting coffee and using Postum
In its place" There's a Reason.
Look in pkg. for the famous little book.
THE Road to Wellville."
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09

sang, and grow sleepy as mad oeen
her baby habit. 80,
what did Bishop Wright want
she asked, after her head was pillowed
on his arm. Relieved that it was over
now even a little amused, he told her:
He wanted to take my little girl
away, to marry her.
She was silent for a moment and
! then:
! "WOuldn't that be fine, and we could
build each other up in the Kingdom.
He held her tighter.
surely, child, you couldn't marry
him.
"Rut of course | could. Isn't he
fried in the Kingdom, so he is sure
to have all those thrones and domln'
ions and power"
But child, child! That old man
with all his wives"
But they say old men are safer
than young men. Young men are not
tried in the Kingdom. | shouldn't
like a young husband anyway-they
always want to play rough games, and
pull your hair, and take things away
from you, and get in the way"
but, baby,-don't, don't"
why, you silly father, your voice
sounds as if you were almost crying
please don't hold me so highland
some one must save me before the
Son Of Man comes to judge the quick
and the dead; you know a woman
can't be saved alone. | think Bishop
Wright would make fine husband.
and l should have Matte Wright to
play with every day"
and you would leave me?"
why, that's so, Daddy! I never
thought-of course l can't leave my
little sorry father-not yet. I forgot
that. couldn't leave you. Now tell
me about my mother again"
He told her the story she already
knew so well-how beautiful her moth
er was, the look of her hair and eyes,
her slendernes, the music of her voice,
and the gladness of her laugh.
He was awake all night in a fever
of doubt and rebellion. By the light
of the candle, he real in the Book of
Mormon passages that had often puz-
zled but never troubled him until now
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
(To BE CONTINUED1
Needs of Naval Officers.

Admiral Sir Edward FremantIe
who entered the British navy in 1S4e
when IL years old, has been publish.
Ing some of his experiences and oh.
servatlons. He agrees emphatically
with President Roosevelt that "tbe
naval officer of the future must he a
lighting engineer" and he thinks thar
this view is shared by the British
admiralty. The admiral also saws.
In the present age we are SO entire.
iy dependent on mechanical science
that it is essential that our officers
and men should learn to grease and
gauge with the engineers if thew are
to be capable seamen.'
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
The Tell Tale Voice,

"If you want to tell whether or not
the man you are talking to is telling
the truth don't look him in the eyes,"
said a Denver bank teller to some
friends. 1t is the voice, when you
don't look at the eyes, that tells you
whether the other fellow is lying. We
use the system frequently in the bank.
A man will come in to tell us some
business tale. We look at his feet or
his hands or his knees, but never in
his eyes. If he's telling the truth his
voice will be firm and straightforward,
and the absence of your gaze in his
eyes will not affect it. But if he's
lying he'll be confused by your ac-
ton, and his voice will tremble: he'll
hem and haw, and clear his throat.
You may rest assured then that he's
stringing you"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
A New Society,".

The Cosmopolitan society, which
has been organized in Brooklyn by
members Of various nationaIities and
races, for the purpose of promoting
good feeling between such races and
opposing the exploitation of any one
by any other, IS little out of the
general category of associations
formed for serious purposes. 1t has
the admirable object of interesting it.
self at once in the anti-Japanese cru.
Sade and the jim Crow car movement.
To be consistent, the Italian and the
Jew must also come under it's sym.
pathetic concern. 1t will be interest.
ing to see how long such body can
maintain its existence without subor.
dinating its ideal of the parliament of
man to some particular issue. 1t is
the general opinion of those most ex.
Perienced in forming leagues, we be.
heye. remarks the New York Post,
that 1t is unwise to hitch wagon to
more than one star. Yet the gain in
efficiency and unanimity may some
tunes be offset by loss in real in.
Ouence. Advocates of this or that
special measure are necessarily try.
ing to secure favorable expressions Of
opinion from the permanent bodies
chat are not formed for one special
kind Of propaganda, and command the
more influence for that reason, like
the Chamber of Commerce, the Ma.
dOnal Board Of Trade, and, preemi.
nently, the. great political parties.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09

when they were brought home to him;
such as, "And now it came to pass
that the people Nephi under the reign
OF the second king began to grow hard
IN their hearts, and INDUCED them
selves somewhat in wicked practices,
like unto David of old, desiring many
wives"
Again he read, Behold, David and
Solomon truly had many wives, which
thing was abominable before me, saith
the Lord"
Still again, For there shall not be
any man among you have save it shall
be one wife"
Then he turned to the revelation on
celestial marriage given years after
these words were writtn, and in the
first paragraph read:
Verify, thus saith the Lord unto
you my servant Joseph, that inasmuch
as you have inquired of my hand to
know and understand wherein I the
Lord, justified my servants Abraham
Isaac, and Jacob, as also Moses. David
and Solomon, my servants, as touch.
ing the principle and doctrine of their
having many wives"
He turned from one to the other.
from the many explicit admonitions
and commands against polygamy. the
denunciations of the patriarcbs for
their indulgence in the practice to
this last passage contradicting the
others, and vexed himself with won.
der. In the Book of Mormon, David
was said to be wicked for doing this
thing Now in the revelation To
Joseph he read, "David's wives were
given unto him of me, by the hand of
Nathan, my servant"
But in the midst of his uuestioninps
he seemed to see a truth,-tbat an.
other snare had been set for him bv
the Devil, and that this time il had
caught his feet. He, who knew that
he must have nothing for himself had
all unconsciously so set his heart unon
TINS child OF her mother that he could
not give her up. And now so fixed
and SO great was his love that no
could not turn back. He knew he was
lost. 10 cling to her would be to cues.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
Appalling Industrial Death Roll

The United States is justly suffer,
ing the reproaCh Of permitting the
most reckless waste of human life of
any civilized country in the world.
This sad fact is amply sustained by
cur own statistics. Other industrial
countries which we have completely
ontstripped in the race for the world
business have considered special reg
Uiation Of dangerous trades and ma.
chinery positive necessity Of mod
eFn industry. We have done practi.
caily nothing. 1t is high time, de-
elares Edgar T. Davies, chief factory
inspector Of Chicago, In Leslie's
Weekly. that these facts became
known to our people, that the condi-
lions be understood, and the public
conscience aroused so that proper
remedies may be applied for at the
hands Of our legislatures with some
promise Of success. The people Of
the United States, somewhat inflated
With an inOrdinate sense of their own
greatness and their wonderful ma.
tenfal prosperity. stupidity refuse in
these times of peace to keep abreast
OF the enlightened humane countries
OF the world, but 60 on killing every
-four years. according to reliable esti.
mates. some $4,000 people more than
all who fell in battle and died of
SOunds during the entire period of
our civil war. In other words, we are
now killing in industrial accidents
over 30 per cent. more people than
two great armies would destroy in
the same period of time accoutred
with all the horrible implements Of
death which modern invention has
produced
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
THE NEW YORK LlFE's PROGRAM
Economy, Publicity and the Paramount
Interest Of PoIicyholders.

President Kingsley, Of the New
York Life Insurance Company, says.
in an address to the poltcyholders,
that his plan OF administration In,
wolves these points:
First: Strict economy; second.
the widest. fairest and fullest public
ity; third, the continuance Of the New
York Life as a worldwide institution:
fourth, such an amount OF new bust.
ness under the law as we can secure
while practicing intelligent economy,
and enforcing the idea that the inter.
est Of the policy-holder is paramount"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
Too Much EXPOSURE,

Elsie is laundress of color. She
Is well past youth, wears a Parental
smile and sports single front tooth
OF much prominence. Recently she
missed one of her visits to a patron,
and when she'next put in an appear.
ance she was suffering from a bad
cold. When asked how she took such
a serious cold she said:
During the recent festivities our
club gave a ball. The gentleman
what's paying attention to me is very
particular, so had to go in full even.
ing dress, and l had to leave Of
a few pieces, and it got me-"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
THE PARABLE HE Liked
Darby Would Have Had Troub,.
Picking 1t from Sacred Book

An old darby, anxious to be a min
ister, went to be ordained. He Wa.
questioned thus: Can you write9~
"No, sah.' "Read?" no. sab" How
do you know about the Bible?" M.
niece reads it to me-" Know abor,
the Ten commandments" NO, sabm
THE Twenty-third Psalm" "Neh
Der heard of him, sah!" Know tho
Beatitudes?" NO, sab" We'll what
part of the Bible do you like bestq"
'Par'bles, sah.' Can you give 10
one?" Deed. yes, sah," Let Ms
have it, then" Once wen the Queen
of Sheba was gwine down to Jerusa.
lem she fell among thieves. First
they passed her by on de Oddah side
den dey come ovah an dey say unto
her, Fro down Jezebel. but she
wouldn't fro her down; and again
dey say unto her, Fro down Jezebelr
but she wouldn't fro her down: and
again dey say unto her for de fird
and last time, for amt gwine to az
yO no mo-, Fro down Jezebelm and
dey frO'd her down for 70 times and
Z, till de remains were 'leven baskets.
and | say unto yo, whose wife was
she at de Observation-Disclosures
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09

urge the Bishop toward the house
after looking anxiously back to where
the child still fingered with the mis-
of pink blossoms against the leafess
boughs above her.
Come, Brother Seth-come, | bes
Of you-we'll talk of it-but it CAM
be, indeed it can't"
Lets ask her." suggested the
Bishop, disinclined to move.
Don't, don't ask her!" He seized
the other by the arm.
Come, Ill explain; don't ask hel
now, at any rate-I beg of you as q
gentleman-as a gentleman, for you
arc gentleman"
The Bishop turned somewhat impa
tiently, then remarked with dignified
severity:
ooh, I can be a gentleman when,
ever it's necessary"
They went across the fields toward
the house, and the Bishop spoke
further.
There amt any need to get into
your high-heeled boots, Brother Rae,
jest because l was aiming to save
her to crown of glory,-a girl that's
thought to have been born on the
wrong side of the blanket"
They stopped by the first corral, and
Joel Rae talked. He talked rapidly
and with power, saying many things
to make it plain that he was deter.
mined not to look upon the Wild Ram
or the Mountains as an accountable
son-in-law. His manner was excited
and distraught, terrified and indignant,
"a manner hardly justified by the cir
cumstances, about which there was
nothing extraordinary, nothing not
pleasing to God and in conformity to
His revealed word. Bishop Wright
indeed was puzzled to account for the
heat OF his manner, and in recounting
the interview to Elder Wardle, he
threw out an intimation about strong
drink. ITO tell you the TRUTH" he
said, Il suspicion he'd jest been put
ting a new faucet in the cider barrel"
When Prudence came in from the
blossoming peach trees that night her
father called her to him to sit on his
lap in the dusk while the crickets
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
ALI in Cold StoranA

An Oregon attorney, representing
a client whose title to a certain cold
storage plant was under fire, closed
an able argument before the Oregon
supreme court recently with the fol.
lowing bit of pathos: your honor,
there is more resting upon your de-
cision than this cold storage plant: a
human life IS at stake. My clients
life's efforts are in this cold storage;
his life's blood is in this cold storage;
his body and soul are wrapped up
in this cold storage."-Law Notes.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09

| the day of desolation. Where Is she!
and he turned to go back to the house.
But the Bishop still paused, looking
toward the orchard.
well, the fact is, Brother Joel, you
see the Lord has made me feel to have
Prudence for another star in my
crown of glory-your daughter Pru-
dence," he repeated as the other gazed
at him with a sudden change of man
ner.
"My daughter Prudence-httle Prue
that child-that baby?"
"Baby-she's IA; she was telling
my daughter Matte so jest the other
day, and the Legislature has made the
marrying age II for girls and Is for
boys, so she's two years overtime al.
ready. Of course, / amt Is, but I'm
safer for her than some young cub"
But Bishop-you don't consider"
ooh, of course, | know there's been
private talk about her; nobody knows
who her mother was, and they say
whoever she was you was never mar
ried to her, so she couldn't have been
born right, but l amt bigoted like
some I could name, and I stand ready
to be her Savior on Mount Zion"
He waited with something of noble
concession in his mien.
The other seemed only now to have
fully sensed the proposal, and, with
real terror in his face, be began to
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09

Iheh Illinois legislature has in.
creased the salary of the governor of
the state to $4,000 double the for
mer amount. Heretofore the govern.
ors of New Jersey, New York and
Pennsylvania, with a salary of So.
900, have been the best paid. Illinois
now heads the list. The customary
salary is from $4,000 to $1,000. The
governor of Vermont receives only
$500.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09

II faith has anything to do with
church building, the future historian
will characterize the present as an
age of remarkable belief in higher
things. for at no time in the past
were 80 many splendid churches
bailding or planning. The Roman
Catholics Of London have got their
beautiful cathedral so far advanced
that they are using it. The Protes.
tRnt EpiSCopalians are at work on a
cathedral In New York which, when
completed. will rank with the great
churches of the world, and plans
have lately been accepted for a ca.
4hedral in Washington, for the same
church, which will be only a little
smaller than the one in New York.
The German emperor has built in Der.
lin a "domed church." as it is called,
that is a fine example of ecclesias.
ttcal architecture. There are hun.
dreds of smaller churches going up
all the time; but it is the great stone
EstructureS intended to last for cen.
turtles that will reveal to the future
generations the religious spirit of the
present.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09

About the only way we see satisfac.
torily TO adjust the controversy be.
tween the automobiles and others
who want to use the roads for other
purposes is to have the price Of
automobiles reduced until they are
within the reach of all.