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WHO OWNS The MUSE?
CURIOUS CONFLICT OVER A
NOTED ITALIAN STATUE.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
ROME, January A very remarkable
Greek statue, representing either muse
or a young priestess assisting at some
festival which was discovered thirty
years ago in the villa of Prince Aldo
brandt at Anzio was reported to have
been purchased by the Italian govern
ment The sum of $4,000 was allotted
for its purchase, and the enthusiasm of
lovers of art here and in other lands was
enkinded at the. prospect of seeing II IN
a museum and studying its exquisite
workmanship to better advantage than
could be given by the numerous photo
graphs of it that were published.
In December, 1879, tempest disturbed
the quiet seas which wash the shores or
Anzio the ancient Antium. The steep
banks of the Villa Aldobrandini were
Slapped and a mass of earth fell seward.
bringing in it's fall this statue, which for
centuries had been concealed from view
in the earth which covered the ruins in
the grand seaside residence in which II
originally stood. After the storm abated
the fair white marble figure was discover
ed lying on the shore where ii had fallen
1t remained in the Villa Aldobrandinl
during the last twenty-nine years, until
the Italian government offered to pur-
chase it so as to preserve il as one or
the artistic treasures of the country.
Now, however, new spirit prevails. The
ministry of public instruction interpellated
the council of state concerning the pur-
chase, in order that the latter might
pronounce on the question of the pro-
prietorship of the soil in which the
statue was found. Now the council or
state has returned the acts to the min
istry with what is termed an 'interlocu-
tory decision'-that is to say. the council
has said that since the statue was found
upon the seashore it becomes the duty
of the ministry of finance to pronounce
concerning the rights of the state over
the place where the great masterpiece
was found
Now the ministry of finance must de-
eide and afterward the council of state
will pronounce its definite decision. The
present proprietor meanwhile keeps the
statue in the villa at Anzio. An Ameri-
can millionaire offered $4,000 for the
work, but the government claimed the
presumption. This sum- less by the tax
of 10 per cent which the government de-
mands on the sale of art works to be
sent out of the country, is the Offer
500. o00-which it made. Now, however,
the question of ownership will be dis
puted. and the chances are that II will be
decreed that the present proprietor has
no rights whatever in the work.
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classmates says that on ono occasion his
oratory precipitatsd a dissolution of
parliament The truth is I think he
has been a candidate for the United States
Senate from that time says this friend.
II spent many hours reading the Con-
gressional Record to him." His graduating
address on the race problem was so favor
ably received that his neighbors doomed
him as a delegate to the approa ching
constitutional convention, but being but
nineteen he was disqualified. He now
became schoolmaster and after a couple
of years was nominated for the legisla-
ture, but had to decline the nomination
because not yet twenty-one. The same
year he entered the law department of
Cumberland University, from which he
was graduated in 1892 Three years later
he moved to Texas. and three years
later still received there a nomination to
Congress on the populist ticket, but was
defeated In 1899 he became democrat,
and two years later went to Okla homa,
where he has since made fiery speeches
in every campaign waged in that territory,
now become a state. He has held more
than 40 joint debates in which he has
disputed with United States senators, rep
reSentatives, governors and attorneys gen.
eral. Just before the Christmas adjourn
ment of the Senate he and his colleague.
Senator Owen. drew lots for the three
possible terms in the Senate open to them
terms ending in 1909, 1911 and 1913, re-
spectively. The blind senator drew first
and pulled from the DOX the sip marked
1909. while Senator Owen drew that mark
ed 1913. Senator Gore was not so dis
appointed as his faithful brown-eyed
wife who leads him to and from the
Senate daily.
Was Coal Mine Boy at Eight.
From coal mine boy at eight to repre-
sentative at forty-five was the climb made
in a generation by VIM. Bauchop Wilson,
new representative from the Williamsport
district of Pennsylvania. He was born
In Blantyre Scotland, April 2, 1852. When
he was eight immigrant ship brought
him and his parents to America and they
settled in the coal district in Tioga
county, Pa. At once the lad got a job in
the mines, shoveling onto the coal cars
the coal that his father dug. His father
of that marked type. the "argumentative
Scotchman," became an invalid within the
next year, but retained his mental vigor.
AS a means of diversion he organized a
debating circle. and it was the duty of
the future representative, when only ten,
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NO'P'iis"'' i'V0' U! '"n'i /HisNeth ""'Nih'''
TO the most hopeless youth
now utteriri Il his jeremiad
from wildernNss or slum there
is note of encouragement in
any of these life Stnries of a
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Copyright 1908, by John lEtsreth watkins,

Copyright, 1908, by John /Ekreth Wafkins)
TO the most hopeless youth
now utterirtg his jeremiad
from wildernSss or slum there
is note of ehcourag cement in
any of these life stories of a
dozen boys. who, against the obstacles
of poverty and affection. have won
their way to the new Congress.
Among the new legislators of this
Sixtieth Congress-now that we have
had time to get acquainted with them
are to be found twelve men of the
good, old-fashioned, self-made category
who began at the lowest rung of the
ladder and worked their way up by
pluck alone, without ever boost or
pull
Backwoodsman's Climb.
Most phenomenal of all of these feats
of self-advancement is that which has
just been accomplished by T. =. Gore.
new senator from the new state of
Oklahoma. Though born in poverty
and totally blind since boyhood, he
was sworn in as United States senator
the other day at. the age of thirty-six.
He was born in the backwoods of
Mississippi. and at the age of eight he
lost his left eve accidentally struck by
a stick in the hands of a playmate.
This was calamity enough for any lad.
but only half of what fate had in store
for him. Three years later an arrow
shot from the crossbow of another
playmate blinded the other eve. The
lad was then a page in the Mississippi
senate. He was now totally blind and
had to go back home. Until he was
sixteen his diversion was to hear his
mother and sister read.
In the autumn of his sixteenth year a
normal school was opened at his home
town. He persuaded his father to allow
him to attend. The father urged him
to go to an institution for the blind, but
the young man declined, preferring to
take his chances with his playfellows.
At the normal school he always stood
in the forefront of his classes. Every
Monday night. in a moot senate. organized
by the students, he debated the political
problems off the day. His career as
page in. the state senate had aroused leg
islative ambitions. In the moot senate
he debated according to the rules of the
United States Senate. He won the repu-
tation of a fiery orator and one of his
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to act as his fathers prompter. When
eleven the boy became half member of
the Mine Workers Union. and when four
teen he organized a debating society of
| his own, which met weekly in a. cobbler s
shop.
Into a question box members dropped
slips of paper containing such questions
as puzzled them. The slips were drawn
out at regular intervals and the question
of greatest moment was made the sub
ject of debate at the next meeting. The
cobbler's shop being torn down, the club
met at a corner where five of the roads
meeting in the village came together.
Some prophetic spirit inspired the youth
full debaters to dub this forum Congress
Corners a name retained to this day.
Becoming blacklisted. he says, because of
'pernicious activity in the union, Mr..
Wilson had to leave the mines and seek
work in the west. This was In the first
year of his married life and 1t almost
broke his heart to leave his bride at home
for the time. He dug bitches, worked as
a farm hand. in saw mill and as a
pikeman in a lumber camp. Frequently
while trying to balance himself upon the
floating logs he would tumble neck deep
in the water. But throughout his young
manhood he took a deep interest in trade
union affairs, and at twenty-eight helped
form the United Mine Workers of
America. of which he has been. since
1900, international secretary treasurer and
the TlSul-ndHu Iudll VI JOull AhilSiiCi.
The wife who hopefully waited for him to
make his new beginnings in the west has
since born him ten children, the eldest, a
daughter, now acting as his secretary.
A Breaker Boy at Nine.
From breaker boy at nine sim.
liar rise was made by Thomas D. Nichols
new member from the Scranton and
Wilkesbarre district of the Keystone
state He had attended day school until
starting to work in the mines, after which
he went to night school for several win
tiers Before he was ten he had become
slate picker. but at twelve began work
inside the mines, where he was engaged
in various occupations until May, 1900
While digging for a living underground
he studied the science of mining in a
CORE spondence school, which course en-
abled him when twentyseven to pass
the state examination and obtain a mine
foreman's certificate. Since 1880. when
he was but twenty-nine. he has been
district president of the United Workers
of America, and is regarded as one OF
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among the societies making such claim.
&c. VI. MEYER,
Postmaster General
This much achieved. Miss Phillips adj
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wFAsgior The ttar.
Al pier tb thousands of children the
" n country over because a young
~ WON ans letter to President
- Roosevelt turned every one of
Uncle SANS letter carriers into mes
senger boYfer Santa Claus.
Chidye6 are still hugging toys they
..HeveF would have had but for the success
Nef the plan devised and put through by
Miss Elizabeth Phillips of Philadelphia.
She it wasmwho persuaded the Post
Ofce Department to deliver to charitable
Organizations letters addressed to Santa
Claus by children of the poor, who knew
no other way to reach the jolly old patron
esant Of the young.
In previous years no notice was paid
TO letters of this kind. Uncle Sam, state
ly 81 MS Official dignity, refused to bother
with MN. He did not know the address
of Santa Claus; perhaps he was one of
the ignorant skeptics who do not believe
in the existence of such person.
Il made no difference to him that little
ones, many not tall enough TO reach his
letter boxes. ildited in awkward childish
handwriting letters that told what they
desired for Christmas, but could not
fairly expect from parents so poor as
hardly to be able 10 buy the necessities of
life.
Many of these letters in their simple ex-
preston contained pathos whose depths
the greatest novelist never sounded.
nearly all of them. some written on wrap
ping paper. most of them without stamps
all showing the signs of poverty, lad in
them some word of sadness The most
pitiable told of parents dead. The most
uaseitish asked nothing for SELF but told
Uf little baby brother or sister, who
wouldn't have any Christmas unless
Santa came TO the rescue.
After every Christmas in past years
thousands of such letters found their
way to tire oblivion of the dead letter
office, and for nearly every one was
somewhere child pillow wet with the
tears of disappointment that Santa Claus
had paid no attention TO a letter ON which
We're built those fond hopes which the
innocence and dreams of childhood can
so swiftly build on the slightest founda-
ton.
But this year no such misslves will go
to the bins OF Uncle Sans department of
unclaimed mail.
Every letter sent to Santa Claus has
had an answer.
Working a JOY Reform.
The action of a tender-hearted woman
aided by the help of two devoted fathers,
President Roosevelt and Postmaster Gen.
eral Meyer, worked reform that per-
haps spread more joy throughout the
land than any action of President Roose-
velts administration.
Miss Phillips has in past years found
her kcenest Christmas pleasure in caring
for the children of the poor. Her quiet
acts of charity found within. help from
other friends. and only the difficulty of
ascertaining the children who were de-
serving kept the project TO its original
limited bounds.
Then came her plan of having the
Santa Claus letters sent TO herself and
others charitably inclined.
First she wrote to President Roosevelt
a simple letter. In which she pointed out
the possibilities of bringing joy to chill
dren if the names of all who wrote to
Santa could only be brought TO the atten-
ton Of those able and willing to give.
President Roosevelt, perhaps with an
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eye on his little Kermit and Quentin. re-
piled to Miss Phillips that he would do
what ne could.
Then from the White House to the Post
Office Department went letter porten-
tious in it's possibilities to young America.
/. In it the President of the United States
asked the Postmas ter General if there was
anything to prevent the execution of the
plan. Mr.. Meyer. himself a father and
a family man of the Roosevelt type, at
once responded ioyously that nothing
could interfere. 1t was a simple matter
that would involve a little extra work.
perhaps. but that If Miss Phillips would
acuuaint the department with what she
desired in the matter OF such mail 1t
would be sent wherever She wished.
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An Official Order.

Then throughout the length and breadth
OF the land to every postmaster in every
state in the Union. from New York down
to the smallest crossroads post Office,
was sent the fateful communication,
known officially as NO. 934"-the first of
its kind in this country. 1t reads, as
previously published in The Star, as fol-
lows:
Ordered, that hereafter and until the
close of the first day of January, 1908,
postmasters are directed to deliver all let
tiers arriving at their respective post
offices addressed plainly and unmistaka-
bly, to Santa Claus without any terms or
expressions identifying the person for
whom such letters are intended, TO any
regularly organized charitable society in
the city or town of address. to be used ex-
clusively for philanthropic purposes. In
the event that claim should be made by
more than one such society for letters so
addressed. such letters will be equally
divided according to number between or
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LEAVE WANT ADS" AT
STAR BRANCH OFFICES.

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Ruf1er Field. Druggists, Sd and Indiana ave
Louis b. CasteI Pharmacist. 300 18th st.
Criswell's Drug Store. 18th and T SITS.
Thos. A. Dohyns. 18th and Columbia road.
Fppley's Drug Store. 14th and Yelling place
Gentner's Drug Store, 14th and Q SITS
Goldenberg's Bureau Of Information.
Herbst's Drug Store. 25tb and Pa. ave.
interior Dept, sth and F. Postal Telegraph.
& Ksnn. sons 4 Co. Information Bureau.
Kings Drng Store. 18th and SITS.
I.upton's Drug Store. 9th and s.
Portman's Pharmacy. 14th and r. I. ave.
Ross & Mundin. goth and K.
Roland Wallace Newsstand and Stationery
Store. o3n 9th ST NV
Union Station, Postal Telegraph.
United States Capitol Postal Telegraph.
Edwin Yarnold 14th ard Monroe SITS NV.
Woodward 4 Iothrop. Superintendents desk.
1875 Connecticut ave. Postal Telegraph
GEORGETOWN:
O.Donnell's Drug Store. S2d and NJ SITS
O'Donnelrs Drug Store 3cd and SITS.
Pride's Pharmacy. 2sth and p SITS.
NORTHEAST:
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Kenealy's Pharmacy. n. Capitol and SITS.
G. L. Krause. 9th and SITS ne
Lanham's Pharmacy. 11th and r Canitol SITS.
Mooradins Pharmacy 18th and Fl SITS. ne.
SOUTHEAST:
Bradley's Drug Store. sth and SITS. sc.
O'Donnel's Drug Store, I'd and Pa. ave. Sc.
81. S. Fealy. Druggist 1Ith and Pa. ave.
SOUTHWEST:
18th st. Wharf. Postal Telegraph Office.
Sullvan's Drug Store. 7th and d SITS. s.w.
Charles S. Walter. col Az st. sw.
ANACOSTIA:
c. G. Lohr - Monroe st.
TENLEYTOWN. n. c.:
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Office of the MONARCH TYPEWRITER CON-
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fe25246t,4
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DOMESTIC.
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GOOD CHANCES FOR
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Positions which offer to both boys and girls
speciaI advantages In the way Of thorough
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wANTFD-EyERYRODY TO VISIT THE NEW
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NV, only 81 $50: 14-room rooming house. 400
block of & st. NV. price. 5000. and 14-room
roomfng house. 500 block 18th ST. NV. sacri-
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CIGAR STORE; HIGH-CLASS TRADE: CHEAP
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YORK BUSINESS BROKERS. GIL +.
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4o1 NJ ST NV BRIGHT ROOMS ON 2I
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SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR FRONT ROOMS.
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ROOMS AND BOARD.

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CORNER LUNCHROOM NORTHWEST: DAILY
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MANIFESTATIONS.

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LARGE. NICELY FURNISHED ROOM. SDc-
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-23
A FRANK GOVERNOR.

Governor Hasken waited no time
for his veto Of the antl-trust bIl pass
ed by the legislature He called atten-
tion 10 its wrong traits as he saw them
and advised that another bin be drawn
aud passed, and sent his message 10
the legislature. There has been time
sufficient for each OF the daily papers
OF the state TO comment upon the veto
aud the most rabid OF the opponents
Of the governor has admitted the act
was statesmanlike aud ger common
good
Had Governor Haskell sought to
eyade or stood behind what he con
sidefed an error OF the legislature he
need not have been recorded one way
nr the other, but he stood on The fir
ing line, taking advantage Of no eva.
sion or placing no other person In
position for criticism The Leader
recognizes the fact that there are
many people in office for the first
time in this state. and that many OF
them look upon the name Of BILL
as being real snbiect OF the title, and
that the threat that this o. some other
interest or class viii rebel II such and
such action be not taken, frightens
and befuddles. But the fact remains
thar he who casts ballot against
what he considers Is correct and
against the public good Is not true
TO self and can not ask the pardon et
his own conscience for the act.
BY that The Leader would have no
one believe II favored killing a meri.
torlous measure because some mino'
Feature happened 10 be displeaslng,
4 hut the facts are that when one seeks
to eyade his responsibility to hasten
matters and add TO the list OF bills
handled. then that person endangers
his own and righteous views. and, OF
ten doing no injury. does weaken his
own position upon any matter for fu-
ture consideration
The state legislators have, cOilec.
lively done good work and few OF the
.membres have much to regret Tha
the membership has been In mostnin
stances fair TO the body and fair 10
the people there Is no doubt in friend
ny circles, but at the same time thes'
closing hours require all the care and
attention possible and to that purpose
this article Is addressed as a guide
against what might be termed wearl
ness and anxiety tn finish all matters
on the calendar.