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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-10
CHAPTER XII.
"You Are-the Boss"


She held out her left hand with a
sad little smile 1T is good of you to
come so soon," she said simply.
She had begged so earnestly to sit
up that Mrs. White had improvised an
invmid's chair out of a huge old rocker
and a cracker box. 1t did very well.
Then she had partially clothed the
girl in a skinny wrapper of the sort
Langford abominated, throwing a
mans silk handkerchief where the
wrapper failed to meet, and around
the injured arm. Mrs. White had
then recalled her husband from the
stables where he was on the point of
mounting to join the relief party that
was to set off in search Of Williston
at 10 o'clock. The starting point unan-
mously agreed upon was to be the
pitiful remnants of Williston's home.
Men shook their heads obviously
whenever the question of a possible
leading trail was preached. The soil
was hard and dry from an almost
rainless July and August. The fugi-
tives might strike across country any
where with meager chances of their
trail being traced by any
Mrs. White and her husband, kindly
souls both, lifted the girl as gently as
might be from the bed to the rudely
constructed invalid's chair by the sit
ting-room window. Then they left
her-the woman to putter around her
kitchen, the man to make good his
appointment. But the exertion had
been to much for Mary. She had
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CHAPTER discontinued.

Poor little girl" he breatehed over
her as her white face dropped with
unconscious pathos against his big
shoulder. Poor little girl-I'm sorry
I didn't mean to-honest-I'm sor-
ry." He chafed her hands gently.
And don't know where your father
is. either. Are you hurt anywhere, or
have you only tainted? God knows
don't wonder. 1t was hellish. Why,
child, child, your arm! 1t is broken!
oh, little girl, 1 didn't mean to-hon-
est-honest. I'm sorry"
Jim rode up painting, eyes blood
shot.
1--WE can't find him, boss. They've
carried him off, dead or alive"
rs it SO, Jim? Are you sure? How
far did you follow?'
1--WE must have followed the wrong
lead. If any one was ridin' double, it
wasn't the ones we were after, that
one thing sure. The blamed boss
thieves pulled clean away from us.
Our bosses were plumb winded any
way. And-there's deader out there,
boss" lowering his voice; Il found
him as l came back"
THAT explains why no one was rid
ing double" said Langford, thought
fully.
"How's the gal, boss?"
81 don't know, Jim. I-don't know
what to do now"
His eyes were full of trouble.
Amt no use cryin' over split milk
and that's fac. Bout as sensible as
a tryin' to pick it up after it is split.
We won't find Williston this here
night, that's one thing sure. So well
just tote the little gal home to the
Three Bars with u.s."
The boys were returning, silent,
gloomy, disconsolate. They eyed the
boss tentatively. Would they receive
praise or censure? They had worked
hard.
You're all right, boys" said Lang
ford, smiling away their gloom. But
about the girl. There is no woman at
the Three Bars, you know
$50 you'd leave her out all night 10
the dew and the coyotes and the boss
thieves, would you," interrupted Jim,
with a fine sarcasm, lest because
there amt no growed-up woman at the
Three Bars? What dye think Willis
toms little gard care for style? She
Amt afraid O. us oil grizzled fellers.
l hope to the Lord there won't never
be no growed-ap woman at the Three
Bars-yep, that's what 1 hope. !
think that mouse-haired gal reporter
d be Just turrible fussy, and l think
she's a goin' to marry a down eastern
er chap, anyway"
lust pick up that fellow, will you,
BOYS. and strap him to his horse, and
we'll take him along" said Langford.
81 don't believe he's dead"
what fellow?" asked the Scribe,
peering casually about
Lang6ord bad unconsciously ridden
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-10
MARKET REPORTS.
Live Stock.

Kansas City. Apr .-Cattle-Natives;
Steers, $5.25d6.90; cows and heifcrs, $500
G6.4C; stockers and feeders. S350G5.60;
western steers. S4.75G6.75. Hogs-Bulk
of sales, s5.77d5.95;. Sheep--Muttons,
S5.25d6.OO; lambs. s6.5O@7.SO.
Chicago, Apr. 4.-Catte-Natives. $3.50
$3.50; cows and heifers. S2.00G6.00;
stockers and feeders, SS.25G5.30. Hogs
Mixed and butchers, s5.75gG2O. Sheep
$4.75@6.SO; lambs. S6.00G7.90.
st. Louis, Apr. 4-Beef-Steers. $40
67,25; stockers and feeders. S3.00G5.25;
cows and helfers, $3.15G6.00; Texas steers,
s3.5Oq6.25. Hogs-Pigs and lights, $4,000
800 Sheep-Natives, S4.O0d6.25. Lambs.
s4.5OG6.7O.
Grain.
Kansas City, Apr. 4.-Close. Wheat
Unchanged. May SOS; July Sels; Sept.
sou. Cash No hard 9Sd96; No. 3
hard. 92G92h: No. red eS; No. 3 red.
94dg7. Corn--Cnchanged. May 59%:
July. 5S&; Sept. 5T%. cash No. mixed
COZ; No. mixed soy; No. white 6OI5 n
eO% No. white. 60ls. Osts-Unchanged
No. 2 white. 5oisd5 No. mixed, i7lA
G4Slk.
St Louis. Apr. 4.-Close. Wheat--Low-
err. Track No. . red cash IS; No. . hard.
96d1. OH; May 1915 G94. July. $50 GS5S.
Corn-Lower. Track, No. ? cash 63isG
cas-: May 625s ass: July 61ss; No ?
white 634 asa Oats-LOwer Track No.
cash soy; No. 2 white $50 ass; May
5Oh; July 45&.
Chicago. Apr. 4.-close.l wheat-May,
a2z; July SSi5 Sept S5k. Conway
6sis; July. 6S5s del; Sept So. oats-May.
old. 53S; May. 52h; July. old. a.; July
as; Sept. 375s.
Produce.
Kansas City, Apr. 4.-Eggs. l5c per
doz. Poultry-Hens, lie; springs. lzi-cg
lsc; turkeys, lie. Butter-Creamery, ex-
ira. 2shc; packing stock. isc. Potatoes,
zoe nc per bu.
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Nebraska's New Plan of Buying.

Lincoln, Neb., Apr. 4.-Nebraska Of
ficials will hereafter buy coffee, tea
and chocolate for state institutions on
a basis of the relative percentage Of
alkaloidal principle contained in SAM
pies. Haphazard buying in the past
has led to necessity for some standard
of quality. Gov. Sheldon inaugurated
the plan after listening to a long
wrangle between rival bidders.
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Paul Morton III.

Seattle, Wash, Apr. Paul Morton
of the Equitable Life society, who is
visiting in Seattle, is suffering
ptomaine poisoning but was better
Friday and not in danger.
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Miners Expect Agreement.

Springfield, ILL.,, Apr. At was
thought Friday night that the coal
mine operators and the miners of Hi
nois will arrive at an agreement with
in a week or ten days.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-10
Missouri Postoffice Robbed.

Sweet Springs, Mo-, Apr. Rob
bers dynamited the safe in the post
office here early Wednesday and es-
capped with S1,4OO in currency and
stamps.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-10

New Ottawa County Judge. = Gov.
Hoch has appointed L. A. Henry. Of
Minneapolis. probate judge Of otta-
wa county in the place of ]. W. Bar
ker. who died recently.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-10

Government Pumping Plant. - The
government pumping plant at Deer
field has began operations with ten
batteries of ten wells each being
pumped. There are in all 230 wells
and the plant will be operating full
capacity in a short time. 1t is esti-
mated that the system will cover
10000 acres in one season. The wa
ter is pumped from the Arkansas
river underflow.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-10

Kansas City, Apr 4.-Eggs. 15c per
doz. Poultry-Hens, lie; springs. lzi-cQ
nc: turkeys. l2c. Butter-Creamery. ex-
ira. ashc; packing stock. isc. Potatoes,
70GT5c per bu-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-10

Found Dead in Engine Room. -
Roy Chaplin, night engineer at the
electric light power plant at Lyons
was found dead in the engine rooms,
It is supposed that he slipped ana
fell while closing down the engine.
This is the second night engineer to
be killed since the plant was in
stalled two years ago.
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Safe Blowers at HiIIsboro. - Safe
blowers cracked the safe in the Hills
boro postofice and secured over $50
and a lot of stamps. No clue to the
robbers. Hillsboro is a small town
east of Mcpherson on the Santa Fe.
There seems to be a gang of safe
blowers working in that part of the
state.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-10

March Was Dry Month.-Only IL
of an inch of rain fell in central Kan
sas in March. The precipitation in
central Kansas has been less than
three inches since the middle of Oc-
tober last. Professor Jones of the
government weather bureau at Salina
says this is the most severe spring
drouth experienced in this part OF
the state in several years. Crops
are not suffering. the farmers say.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-10

Whereabouts of Whine a Mystery.
-sIuch anxiety is evidenced In
Wicaita over the absence of Scott E.
WHINE. president Of the Winnie Land
and Bank Company. Recent investi-
CATION of his accounts shows that his
personal shortage will reach over
100000. He had given his personal
note for various sums over $4,000.
Whine was heard from in Detroit
Mich. but at that time It was
thought his accounts were straight
Recent endeavors to locate him have
been of no avail and 1t is surmised
that he has gone to Canada
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-01
Booker Washington Says They
Have Done Well by Negro.
That Is, As Well as Could Be Ex.
pected Under Circumstances.
NEED OF EDUCATION.
Only Fifty Cents Spent on Each
Negro Child.
In North the Average is Five
Dollars.

Cleveland, July Booker t.
Washington spoke before the National
Educational association last night.
He said:
'One-fourth of the physical portion
OF the Union is comprised in a territory
in which the negro is depended upon
very largely as the chief laborer. The
race in America now numbers not far
from 10 million. Within a few years,
perhaps in this generation the race
will have increased to Is million.
repeat that they are going to remain
In this country for all times, and
principally in the southern states.
These millions of my race can be
made useless or useful They can be
made to help or to hinder. They can
be made to become criminals or law
abiding citizens. They can be made
potent factors in our country or be.
COME a load of ignorance, dragging
down our civilization. Which shall it
be?
"Some people are fond of asserting
that education as force to uplift the
negro is a failure. Education has
never been tried among the rank and
ME OF our people on a scale large
enough to warrant any such judg-
ment. The great bulk of our people
have scarcely been touched by educa-
ton. According to official statistics
two years ago, there were 100000
children of my race of school age,
who were not even enrolled In the
public schools, and a large portion
of those enrolled, especially in the
! country districts were in school only
four or five months during. the year.
Do you know what 1t means to the
good name and future security of this
country to have in one part OF 1t a
million and a half Of children grow
ing up each year wholly without edu-
cation? ''''-'--'' ~ e
AN unframed horse or dog is use
less and non-effective; how much
more is this true Of human being !?
"On the basis of school popula-
ton. each child in the northern states
had spent upon him LAST year for his
| education for teaching purposes about
| five dollars.
| ION the basis of school population,
! each negro child in the south had
spent upon him for teaching purposes
about SO cents. At this rate 1t is i'm
possible to. educate the children OF
10 millions of people. sufficiently to
make them useful and effective citi-
zens. 1 do not complain or criticize
the south. but I simply state facts.
The south out of its poverty has done
| well, and it deserves credit for what
| it has done. -
What is the remedy? What is the
one great need of the race today? In
| telligent negro teachers and workers
| and by this 1 mean teachers such as
we are trying to send out from
Hampton, from Fisk, from Talladega
| and Tuskegee and a score of other
\ educational centers in the SOUTH
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FORBES IS NAMED.
Massachusetts Man Made Vice Cover
nor OF Philippines.

Washington, July by direction of
Secretary Taft the bureau of insular
affairs of the war department has
announced the following appointments
made by the president:
Vice governor of the Philippine Is
land. w. Cameron Forbes of Massa-
chusetts, now a member of the Philip
pine commission.
To be a member of the Philippine
commission and secretary of finance,
Gregori Aranetta OF Manila.
To be members of the Philippine COM
mission. Newton w. Gilbert OF Indi-
ana and Rafael Palma. a native Of the
Philippine Islands.
F1lipfnos Sworn In.
Manila, July Newton w. Gilbert.
Gregoria Areneta and Rafael Palama
have taken the oath of office as men,
bers of the Philippine commission to
which they were appointed by Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
Commissioner w. Cameron Forbes,
who is a passenger on the steamer
Korea. now between Yokohama and
Honolulu, has not yet been informed
of his appointment as vice governor
general 1t is believed that Judge
Villamore will be made attorney gen.
eral to succeed Commissioner Areneta.
He is a leading Ilocano, and his sp-
pointment would give the Ilocanos
their first important representation in
the central government.
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Must Stand Trial for Perjury for Per.
sisting She Is Platt's Wife.

New York, July 1.-Mae c. Wood,
the Omaha woman, who sued United
States Senator Thomas c. Platt for
divorce, was indicted by the grand
jury today on charge of perjury and
forgery.
Miss Wood is charged with having
signed Senator Platt's name to a doc
ument acknowledging her as his wife.
The perjury Indictment is based on Miss
Woods testimony in the divorce action.
when she testified that she was mar
ried to the senator at the Fifth Avenue
hotel in 1901. Miss Wood is at liberty
on $1,000 bail. She will be arraigned in
court Monday.
Mae Woods suit alleging marriage
and demanding a divorce from Senator
Platt was heard before Justice O'Gor-
man in this city last May, Miss Wood
declared that the senator invited her to
come to the Fifth Avenue hotel and
married her in a room in that hotel.
She produced a certificate of the mar
riage, but the printer of the blank
form, testified that the form was not
printed until three months after the
date of the alleged marriage. Miss
Wood also produced document bear
ing what purported to be the senator S
signature, acknowledging her as his
Wife The senator denied that he had
ever signed it and produced witness
who testified that she had obtained the
senator's signature to a blank sheet of
paper which she gave to Miss Wood.
The senator said he had paid $4,000
for the return of letters he wrote to
Miss Wood.
Justice O'Gorman dismissed Miss
Woods suit and ordered her arrested
on the charge of perjury.
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Freight Handlers Union in Chi
cagO Ready to Quit.
Meeting Held Last Night and
Action Endorsed.
DEMAND is MODEST.
Ask Only for Assurance That
Wages Won't Be Reduced.
That, Says President Flannery,
Is All That Is Wanted.

Chicago. July 1.-Railroad managers
and officials of the freight handlers
union yesterday made active prepara-
tions for a strike. Hundreds of labor
ers were hired at the various freight
houses and are being held in readiness
by the roads to pick up trucks should
the union decide to walk out.
The district council of freight hand
lers met last night and indorsed the
action taken at the mass meeting Mon
day night
The entire matter was placed in the
hands of the international executive
board with instructions to take what
ever action was necessary to force a
written agreement that there shall be
no reduction in wages for the next II
months.
President Flannery of the Interna-
tional union will endeavor to confer
with the railroad managers today and
get in writing the assurance that he
says has been verbally given that there
will be no wage reduction. That, he
declared, was all that the union is ask
ing for.
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FULTON IS RECEIVER.
Topeka Man Takes Charge of Big
Lumber Company in St. Louis.

St. Louis, July Robert NJ Fulton.
former postoffice inspector in charge.
but now practicing law. was appointed
receiver yesterday by Judge John G.
Pollock in the United States circuit
court, for the lands of the Austin Land
and Lumber company in Washington
county, Mo-. on the application made
Friday by the Mississippi Valley Trust
company, receiver.
Judge Pollock was called to the city
to hear the case as Judge Dyer and
Judge Adams are absent +.
The suit was instituted on behalf Of
the Colonial Security company. the
North Investment company and the
American Reserve Bond company, for
which the Mississippi Valley Trust
company is rece'se-. alleging that the
funds of the plaintiff companies We're
used in the purchase of the lands of
the Austin Land and Lumber company
and asking that the lands be cared Tor,
the rentals collected and the titles pre-
served. as it is said that some of the
lands are about to be sold for taxes.
The suit is against the Austin Land
and Lumber company, William j.
Elledge, NJ. Greenwood, jr., Dodridge
G. Gibson, Dennis B. Hussey, the Trust
company of ST. Louis county, the West
ern Gas Investment company of Chi
cago, Uric King, receiver for the last
named company. Charles H. Stoll, the
Hibernian Banking association, the
Western Trust and Savings Bank, and
James c. Rogers, receiver for the
American Reserve Bond company.
Judge Chester H. Krum, represented
Messrs. Greenwood, Gibson and Elledge
opposing the appointment of receiver.
Mr.. Fulton's bond was fixed al $4,000.
Mr.. Fulton is a Topeka man, SON.
in-law of DIR. j. E. Minney. Not long
ago he resigned his position as chief
inspector of the ST. Louis division OF
the postoffice department, a position
with a $1,000 salary attached to enter
the practice of law.
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TAX men ARE BUSY.
Will Hear County OfRciaIs for Two
Weeks

The next two weeks are going to be
very busy ones for the Kansas tax
commission. Beginning July the
commission will hear the requests and
petitions of county officials relating to
the tax matters which the counties
want considered when the commission
meets as board of equalization. The
commission has fixed certain days for
certain counties to appear so that the
work can be done quickly and without
confusion. The commission has sent
out notices to all the county clerks
setting the dates as follows:
For the July 3. 10 and 1.-THE
counties of Allen. Anderson, Bourbon.
Butler, Chase. Chautauqua, Cherokee,
Crawford, Coffey, CowIey. Elk, Frank
lin, Greenwood. Harvey. Labette,
knn Mam, MON Montromsr Msro Neosba ss%T
wick. Summer. Wilson. woodson.
For July IL and 1s-The counties
of Atchison. Brown. Clay, Cloud,
Dickinson, Doniphan. Douglas, Geary,
Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson. Leaven-
Usage. Ottawa. Potta watomie. Repub-
lie. Riley. Saline. Shawnee. Wabaun-
see. Washington, Wyandotte.
For July IA and 15-The counties
of Barton. Cheyenne. Decatur, Ellis
Ellsworth. Graham. Cove. Jewell,
Lane, Lincoln, Logan. Mitchell, Ness
Norton. Osborne. Phillips. Rawlins
Rice, Rocks. Rush. Russell, Sheridan
Sherman, Smith, Scott. Trego, Thorn
as, Wallace, Wichita.
For July 16 and 1.-THE counties OF
Barber, Clark, Comanche. Edwards
Finney, Ford. Grant. Gray, Greeley
Hamilton. Harper. Haskell, Hodge
man. Kearny, Kingrnan. Kiowa. Nor
ton, Meade. Pawnee. Pratt. Reno
| Seward, Stafford, Stanton. Stevens.
| The counties named under the re-
spective dates wilIs be heard in the
order of their appearance. AS the
time of the commission will be limited
it is urged that the county officer:
come prepared to present any matter:
which they may have in mind. in a.
1 brief a manner as Is possible and thai
they come as fully prepared as they
can with all facts and figures reducee
| to writing. which they may wish tt
| offer in support of their contention.
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other words, the situation with REFER
ence to the vice presidency in the Dem
yer convention, now parallels the wee
presidential situation in the Chicago
convention previous to the nomination
of Mr.. Sherman. AS in Chicago, the
difficulty may be in uniting upon an
available candidate. The developments
of the day have already practically
eliminated Lieutenant Governor Chan
ler from the contest. Mr.. Bryan's
friends are not favorably inclined to
him because they are doubtful as to
whether his position on the tarin
would place him in accordance with
Mr. Bryan. In this connection IL is
made apparent that past public utter
ances of Mr. Chanler on this subject
have received close scrutiny, with the
result that they are regarded as not ac-
curately representing the present posi-
tion of the dominant element In the
party.
with Mr. Chanler thus practically dis
posed Of there has been discussion of
the name of Representative Francis
Burton Harrison. of New York and the
name of Hon. John B. Stanchfield. of
E.lmyra n. Y, was also prominently
mentioned today in connection with the
office The confidence manifested by
the New Yorkers in speaking OF Mr..
Stanchfield is the best evidence of their
belief that If he should be brought for
ward as a candidate, he would not only
unite the New York delegation, but
of Mr. Bryan's closest following Mr..
Stanchfield is one of Mr.. Bryan's old
friends in the east and while ranked
as a conservative. he gave the Nebras-
kan his loyal support in his campaign
of 1896, and 1900. His standing as a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-01
BISHOP POTTER RALLIES
Was Again Necessary to Administer
Oxygen. However.

Cooperstown. n. Y, July 1.-Bishop
Potter passed a fairly comfortable
night after rallying last evening. His
condition this morning, however. is no
more hopeful than 1t was yesterday.
The bulletin issued by the bishops
physician this morning says:
Bishop Potter's condition has not
changed materially during the night.
He is extremely weak. but at the same
time responds fairly well to the meas
ures used to keep up his strength
Bishop Potter had a slight rally early
last evening, but at midnight he relaps-
ed into his former condition and oxy-
gen was again administered. The bish-
on is still conscious and able at times
TO converse with his family.
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public school system of Sheboygan,
Wisconsin For the next seven years
he was conductor and professor of
political economy of the state normal
following that until 1898 he was prin-
cipa1 of the state normal school at
Milwaukee. In 1899 he was elected
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton on the Republican ticket and
continued in office for three years.
Since 1903 Mr.. Harvey has acted as
superintendent of the Menomonee
school system and the Stout training
schools at Menomonee, Wiss.
Mr. Harvey has always been one of
the prominent figures at the sessions
of the National Educational asso-
citation, being president of the library
department and also of the depart
ment of superintendence. He has all
SO served a term as president OF the
Wisconsin state teachers association.
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concerned in the trial with the strong
case which is being made for Carr.
Two or three witnesses remain vet
to be placed upon the witness stand
after which the pleas of the attor-
neys will be made and the judge de-
liver. his instructions previous to
sending the jury out for a verdict. 1t
is thought that all this will be done
this afternoon. The case will go to
the jury about supper time and ver-
dict will probably not be returned for
several hours. Every Indication now
points to hung jury. A church af-
fair became mixed up in the case at
the last moment which makes it bet
ter for Carr, it is said