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The Chanute times., 1908-12-25
NEBRASKA BANKS ROBBED.
Cracksmen Used Motor Cars And
Were in Evening Dress.

Gibbon, Nebraska.-SiX robbers,
attired in silk hats and evening dress,
blew up the safes of the Farmers
State bank of Keene and the CONNER
cial bank of this city Friday morning,
secured $500 and escaped in motor
car, after a fight with the authorities.
One of the bandits was severely
wounded. He was assisted into the
machine and the robbers fed east
ward. They were last seen at Shell
ton.
Keene, 2S miles south of this place
on the Burlington railway, was first
attacked Two burglar proof safes
were destroyed and heavy steel
door was demolished. The robbers
got $4,000 there.
A farmer, aroused by the noise,
saw the bandits leaving the wrecked
building. He declared that they wore
silk hats and he saw one man hastily
pulling a long overcoat over an even
ing dress suit. At about 1880 O'Clock
the motor car, dark red one, sped
northward. In the bright moonlight,
he says, he got a good view of the
robbers.
The Chanute times., 1908-12-25
MORE OF PANAMA MATTER
PRESIDENT SENDS ANOTHER LET.
TER TO CONGRESS.
Examination of Archives Shows That
overnment Never Had List
of Canal Stockholders.

Washington. Roosevelt
Wednesday sent to congress a letter
of the secretary of war, transmitting
a memorandum prepared by Judge
Charlton, law officer of the bureau of
insular affairs, and Richard r. Rogers,
the general counsel of the Isthmian
canal commission, bearing further
upon the charges that Americans were
interested in the Panama canal prop
erty at the time of the purchase by
the United States. The memorandum
states that at the time the property
was transferred it included the So
called Archives" and they are now
in possession of this government.
Examination of these archi-es by
Messrs. Charlton and Rogers show,
however, that neither at the time OF
the first examination nor now were
there any lists of stockholders in the
formal minutes. The minutes of the
last meeting prior to the transfer Of
the property were not contained in
the archives surrendered and the law
officers say that the United States
government has no concern in them.
1t Is believed to be impossible, there
fore, to gather from the records the
names of any Americans, If any, who
profited by the sale of the property
The Chanute times., 1908-12-25
HOUSE ASKS FOR EVIDENCE.
Wants to Know What President Based
Criticism On.

Washington. The house Thursday
by unanimous vote adopted resolu-
ton requesting the president to sup
ply it with any evidence that may be
in his possession that will justify the
statement in his last annual message
in relation to the attitude of members
of congress toward appropriation for
the government secret service.
Mr.. Perkins,, chairman of the spe-
cial committee charged to investigate
the allegations made in the presidents
message and John Sharp Williams
both stated on the floor that it was
the desire of the special committee to
be just toward the president in allow
ing him to submit any evidence he
may have and both declared that the
committee would give it full and i'm
partial consideration. Mr.. Perkins
said the committee would continue in
session. during the Christmas holidays
so that it might receive and consider
such evidence from the president.
The Chanute times., 1908-12-25
Herolsm in FashlonabIe Lie.

1 believe there are men who have
shown as much self-devotion in carry
ing a lone wall-flower down to the
supper table as ever saint or martyF
in the act that has canonized his
name. There are Florence NightilN
gales of the ballroom, whom nobody
can hold back from their errands of
mercy. They find out the red-handedS
gloveless undergraduate of bucolic an
tecedents, as he squirms in his cor
ner, and distill their soft words upon
him like dew upon the green herb.
They reach even the poor relation,
whose dreary apparition saddens the
perfumed atmosphere of the sumptu-
Gus drawing-room. have known one
of these angels ask, Of her own ac-
cord, that a desolate middle-aged man
whom nobody seemed to know. should
be presented to her by the hostess.
He wore no shirt-collar-he had on
black gloves-and was fiourishing a
red bandana handkerchief
The Chanute times., 1908-12-25
A WHOLESALE POISONING.
American Soldiers Given a Drug in
the Philippines.

Manila.-Eleven deaths have oc-
Cured and 13 men are seriously ill
at Keithley camp, Mindinao island,
as a result of the men of the Eigh-
teenth infantry drinking columbic
acid, a vegetable compound extract
ed from the calumba root An Off
cial investigation is now being made
by the military authorities, but no
details have been given out. The de-
tails of the wholesale poisoning have
not been received and the names of
the dead and seriously i'll will be
withheld until an official report has
been cabled to Washington.
The beverage, it is learned, was
served as "vino," native drink, at
a resort near the camp on December
Is. The last death occurred on De-
cember II.
The Chanute times., 1908-12-25
A Rockefeller Suit fer Libel.

New York.-On a charge of crimi'
nal libel, made by John d. Rockefeller
Jr., S. S. Carvalho, president of the
Star company, publishers of William
R. Hearsts New York American, was
arrested Thursday and, arraigned ir
police court before Magistrate Finn
At the solicitation of Clarence ]
Shearn, attorney for the Hearst pub
locations, and without any objection
being raised on the part of Assistant
District Attorney Garvan, Mr. Carval-
no was paroled in the custody of his
lawyer until December 26.
The Chanute times., 1908-12-25
They Bleach Their Flour.

Lincoln, Neb.-The entire milling
industry of Nebraska will oppose the
recent order of Secretary of Agricut
ture Wilson prohibiting the transport
ing and sale of bleached flour in in
terstate commerce. A meeting will
be held in Lincoln in January to op-
pose this order, which is thought to
be a death blow to millers who are
forced to grind winter wheat. Only by
bleaching can they produce white
flour that ranks well in the market.
The Chanute times., 1908-12-25
Guthrie TO Be a Division Point.

Guthrie, Ok.-Prominent Santa Fe
officials here on a tour of inspection
Wednesday, including R. j. Parker,
general superintendent of the East
ern Grand division with headquarters
at Newton, and General Passenger
Agent j. M. Connell, announced that
the general Office and shops of the
system now located at Arkansas City
will be moved to Guthrie early in the
coming year. The transfer will make
Guthrie the main division point of the
Santa Fe in Oklahoma.
The Chanute times., 1908-12-25

houses should be in direct connection
with this central kitchen, and could
order as they please within certain
limit.
Such cooperative kitchens have
been run for the working people In
Bergen, Norway, for more than two
centuries. But my idea does not stop
at the kitchen. l would have all the
houses heated from a central plant,
the hot water supplied the same way,
or heated by gas, and constant stan
of professional servants always ready
for a -window-cleaners, painters,
walters and nurses all would be there
when wanted. AS for the actual clean
ing, could l carry out my ideas,
would have a great exhaust engine
built outside the city, with pipes con-
Meeting with every house, and smaller
pipes to every room; thus, when clean-S
ing was to be done, the pipes would per
opened. and with small, easily nanA
died tube the entire room would be
cleaned and the dust carried all the
way out of town. would clean
streets in the same way, and have the
city so dustless that people would
come into town for breath OF fresh
air."
When asked If the plan had ever
been tried successfully Prof. Thomp-
son said: Eyes, they are succeeding
with it in New England, where the
very lamps in the houses are cleaned
by women experts and filled ready for
use Then, too, in Mobile (the last
place one would look for such ad-
vanced ideas), they have the co-opera-
tive living well started.
Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Gilman, who
has devoted much time to this subject,
advocates not only cooperative house
keeping, but cooperative lives! She
prophesies large nurseries, in which
trained nurses, with the mother feel
ing" would be in charge, and where
the frivolous and ignorant mother
could leave her child and, free from
anxiety on its account, could learn to
love it. All women should, in her esti-
nation, have a career; all household
expenses should be shared, and the
old-fashioned idea of supporting a wife
should be done away with.
The Chanute times., 1908-12-25
Who Gets the Mule?

Mount Vernon, Illinois.-The claim
of Allegheny county, Maryland,
that it is entitled to the trick mule
of William j. Bryan because of having
the largest Democratic gain of any
county in the country, is disputed by
local Democrats. They assert that
Marion countys Democratic vote was
60 per cent greater this year than in
1904, Bryan receiving 4,001 votes to
Parker's 2,49O. Allegheny county
claimed the mule because of gain
of 221s per cent.
The Chanute times., 1908-12-25
To Have New Adiutant.

Jefferson City, Mo.-It is prob
able that Captain Frank NJ. Rumbold,
of Light Battery a." St Louis, will
be appointed adjutant general after
Attorney General Hadley assumes the
office of governor 1t is the under
standing here that the honor will
either go to Captain Rumbold or
Lieutenant Chauncey G. Butterfeld OF
Kansas City, with the chances favor
ing Captain Rumbold
The Chanute times., 1908-12-25
state NAV Attack Helms.

Topeka, Kan.-More trouble is
brewing for the Helm Brewing COM
pany of Kansas City. The company
was fined 500 Thursday and costs
by the United States district court
for violating the pure food laws, and
now the state may take a hand
and the company be called to answer
to the Kansas supreme court for con-
tempt. Fred S. jackson, attorney
general, has started an investigation
to see what rights the state has on
which to base the contempt proceed
jngs.
The Chanute times., 1908-12-25
Extortion No Crime in Nebraska.

Lincoln, Neb.-The supreme court
of Nebraska Thursday declared the
act making extortion crime uncon'
stitutional on the grounds that it lin
its it's protection to residents of Ne
braska and similarly limits its pen.
alties in violation of both the state
and federal constitutions. On the ap'
peal of Attorney R. ]. Greene, Lin
coin attorney convicted of extortion
and fined 5000. He was accused of ex-
torting money from saloonkeepers.
The Chanute times., 1908-12-25
Manu nisasters to Vessels.

Washington.-There were 1,O94 YES
sci disasters in the United States in
the last fiscal year, resulting in a
property loss of S1,S6S,79 and the
loss of 22 lives, according to the an
nual report of General Superintendent
Kimball of the United States Life Say
ing service. Because of the assist
ance of the life savers. it is pointed
out of $13,O0000O worth of property
more than s11,0OO,OOO worth was
saved
The Chanute times., 1908-12-25
Haiti Has New President.

Port Au Prince, Haiti.-Gen.
Antoine Simon, the leader of the
last revolution in Haiti. which result
ed in the fight of President Nord
Alexis from the capital, who made his
triumphal entry into Port au Prince
10 days ago, was unanimously elected
president of the republic by the Haiten
congress.
The Chanute times., 1908-12-25
saIlsburv. Mo-. station Robbed.

Salisbury. Missouri.-The Wabash
station at this place was robbed
Friday morning by two men, who
forced the night operator. c. C. Nc
Donald, to unlock the money drawer.
which contained s5O.49. This the rob
bers carried away. The safe in the
office was not molested.
The Chanute times., 1908-12-25
pure Water for Hospital.

One hundred thousand gallons OF
water sterilized by electrically gener-
ated ozone are used daily by the Pitts
burg homeopathic hospital. Dry air
is passed through the ozonizers and
the ozone produced is mixed with the
water by means of aspirators. Three
ozonizers are used for sterilizing
water, while two provide ozone used
for sterilizing instruments and band
ages.
The Chanute times., 1908-12-25
To Keen Off Mosuuitoes.

Chicago, lllinois.-Dr. Alonzo C..
Tenney says that eucalyptus trees are
a safeguard against annoyance by mo-
squitoes when placed near human
habitations. He suggests that some
of these trees be planted in the pro-
posed park belt in Chicago.
The Chanute times., 1908-12-25
Habeas Corpus Writ Denied.

Topeka, Kan.-Judge John c. Pol
lock in the United States district
court Thursday, denied the writ OF
habeas corpus under which R. B. Shep
ard of Salt Lake City was seeking
freedom from the federal penitentiary
at Leavenworth. Shepard was sen
fenced to five years for sending OBJ
scene literature through the mails. An
appeal was intimated.
The Chanute times., 1908-12-25
Eallure Of an Ohio Bank.

Napoleon, Ohio.-The Citizens
State bank assigned to d. D. Donovan
Tuesday night The failure is said to
have been caused by poor loans and 1t
is also said clat it was brought about
by the Ohio German Insurance com
pany's failure.
The Chanute times., 1908-12-25

New York-The news of the death
of Yellangu, India, of the Rev. Chas.
B. Ward, of the Central Provinces
Mission conference, was received here
Wednesday by the board of foreign
missions of the Methodist Episcopal
church. Mr.. Ward has been for 81
years a missionary of the Methodist
Episcopal church in India.
The Chanute times., 1908-12-25
Actor Found Dead in Bed.

Los Angeles.-Harry Glaser, prom
inent actor, member of the Belasco
Stock company and well known in the
theatrical world of the United States,
was found dead in bed in his room at
the Hotel Maryland, in Pasadena
Thursday.
The Chanute times., 1908-12-25

Los Angeles.-An unusually heavy
frost occurred Thursday morning gen.
orally all over this section of southern
California and apprehension has been
felt over possible damage to fruit and
other crops.
The Chanute times., 1908-12-25
Would chrIsten with Water.

Wilmington, Delaware.-The Wom'
ems Christian Temperance Union
of Delaware has passed a resolution
requesting Governoreleot Pennewell
TO procure if possible the substitution
of water for wine at the naming OF
the new battle ship Delaware at New.
port News in February.
The Chanute times., 1908-12-25
Hvrton,s cabinet offer Withdraw

New York.-It was authoritatively
announced Wednesday night that the
offer of a cabinet position to Con-
gresham Theodore Burton of Cleve-
land had been withdrawn by Mr.. Taft
and would not be renewed.
The Chanute times., 1908-12-25
Killed in a Boxing Bout.

Philadelphia-James Curren, Is
years old, was killed in boxing bout
with Benjamin Barnet, IL years old
at the Broadway Athletic club Fri
day.
The Chanute times., 1908-12-25
Dates for G. A. R. Encampment.

Salt Lake City, Utah.-The date for
the next national encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic was an
nounced by the executive committee
Wednesday. 1t will be held from Au.
gust 9 to IA in this city.
The Chanute times., 1908-12-25
French Monument to American.

Paris.-A Franco-American commit
tee has been formed to take charge Of
the erection in Paris of monuleent
to the memory of Horace Wells, a
Hartford chemist to whom is accredit-
ed the discovery of laughing gas.
The Chanute times., 1908-12-25
A salnnn Is Rohhed.

Sedalia, Observation-Disclosures en-
tered the saloon of Shuman & Rob
ling at Cole Camp, Benton county,
Tuesday night They blew open the
safe and escaped with s120.
The Chanute times., 1908-12-25
a Collision In France.

Limoges, France.-A collision be-
tween a freight and a passen-
ger train near here Wednesday result
ed in the death Of Is persons and the
injury of 80 others.
The Chanute times., 1908-12-25
Two Ennineers Injured.

Peoria, Ill.-Engineers Webb and
Thatcher were seriously injured in a
passenger train collision on the Big
Four near Woodruff Thursday night.
All the passengers escaped injury.
The Chanute times., 1908-12-25

Coutances. France.-A slight earth
quake was felt here Friday evening.
No damage except the breaking OF
crockery was done.
The Chanute times., 1908-12-25
spreckeIs Out Of Honolulu Bank.

Honolulu.-W. G. Irwin of the w.
G. Irwin company, Ltd, Friday pur
chased the interest Of Claus Spreck
els in the banking house of Claus
Spreckels & Co., of this city.
The Chanute times., 1908-12-25
Injured in solIer Explosion.

Minneapolis.-Fifteen persons were
injured, one fatally, in boiler ex-
pIosion at the cement factory Of A. E.
Nelson Monday.
The Chanute times., 1908-12-25
THE SlxTIETH CONGRESS
THE LARoRs OF THE SHORT SEES.
SION HAVE BEGUN.
A Chronicle of the Most Important
Happenings In Both Houses
During Past Week.
A Remarkable Statement.

Washington.-"If you protect our
competitors you leave us above pro-
lection and | believe that the United
States steel corporation should make
public it's affairs and submit to gov
ernment CONTROL was the remarkable
declaration of Judge e. H. Gary,
chairman of the board of directors OF
the United States steel corporation at
the hearing before the house ways
and means committee Friday.
Will Furnish the Evidence.
Westinghouse Roosevelt
has begun preparing for submis-
sion to congress a mass of evi-
dence upon which he based the state
ments in his annual message regard
ing the secret service. The amount
Of work necessary to put this evidence
In shape for presentation to congress
is SO great that it will not be ready
10 send to the House until after the
Christmas recess.
Would Increase Presidents Salary.
Washington, d. C.-Senator Bourne
Thursday introduced a bill providing
for an increase in the salary of the
president of the United States from
$4,000 to 100000 and in the salary
of the vice president from $4,000 to
$4,000 The bill is intended to take
effect at the beginning of the next
administration.
The Senate to Investigate.
tn
day decided definitely to enter upon
an investigation relative to the por-
ton of the annual message of the
president which criticises the action
of congress in prohibiting the detail
of secret service men to duty in other
departments.
House Passes Two Bills.
Washington were passed by
the house Wednesday authorizing the
construction of a bridge across the
Mississippi river at or near st. Paul,
Mimi, and extending for three years
the time for the construction of
bridge across the Mississippi at St
Louis.
Need Money for Canal.
Washington.-A request for an ur-
gent deficiency appropriation of $5,-
1000 to carry on the canal work at
the present rate during the remain
der of the fiscal year, was received
by the house Friday from the sec
retary of war.
Recognize Haitian Government.
Washington. on.-Instructions were sent
by the state department Thursday to
American Minister Furniss at Port
Au Prince to accord recognition to the
new government of Haiti, headed by
Gen. Simon.
The Chanute times., 1908-12-25

Are you blue to-day3 Count y,N
blessingsl
The Chanute times., 1908-12-25
House Passes Two Bills.
Need Money for Canal.

Washington.-A request for an ur-
gent deficiency appropriation of $5,-
45S,OOO to carry on the canal work at
the present rate during the remain
der of the fiscal year, was received
by the house Friday from the Sec
retary of war
The Chanute times., 1908-12-25
Recognize Haitian Government.

Washington.-Ins were sent
by the state department Thursday to
American Minister Furniss at Port
Au Prince to accord recognition to the
new government of Haiti, headed by
Gen. Simon.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-12

nullihed by Wall street control and
that as a general proposition the nomi-
nation Of Parker was a defeat for the
people.
Mr.. Bryan made this announcement
early in July and IL was October be-
fore he had persuaded himself to give
over his technical support" and come
out actively for the ticket. Some
time during the three months that in
tervened Mayor Jim and B~rother-in-
Law Tom got next to the democratic
Doodle dispensers in New York and
the disputed $4,000 found its way
into the Nebraska campaign.
Accepting the assertion of the es-
teemed Exeter Enterprise as accurate,
that Mr.. Bryan had announced his
technical support" Of Parker two
months before the payment Of the
money to Dahlman and Allen, the fact
stands that the money was paid at
least a month before Mr.. Bryan began
his active effort. The Bryanites are,
doubtless, content with their end of
the bargain, but it will take something
more than has yet been offered to sat
isfy the suspicious of the Parkerites.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-12
THE COMPULSORY PASS.

When the federal ate law was
passed by congress in 1905, containing
a clause prohibiting the further use
on interstate commerce roads of that
formerly revered token of the broth
erly relations between the railroads
and the politicians, the annual pass,
the statesmen in different parts of the
country began at ono to devise means
for circumventing the law, or at least
of dulling its blow. In some states
the laws allow railroads to give passes
If they wish to do so, and there has
been considerable agitation in favor OF
laws compelling the railways to fur
nish transportation to all state Off
Gals, the theory being that the COM
pulsory pass would be different than
the pass voluntarily given and would
not place it's holder under any obliga-
tions to the road.
The last session Of the Oregon legis-
lature passed a compulsory pass law.
Under it railroads we're compelled to
lCIhlbn pdboSD w AAAFSNONS OAASNAhp W
judges, sheriffs and members of the
legislature. The governor vetoed the
measure and the legislature passed 1t
over his veto. Under those conditions
1t was submitted to the vote of the
people at the recent election The re-
turns show it's overwhelming defeat,
the votes in favor of it being few
enough to properly come under the
head of scattering.
The Oregon result will probably put
en- end to the compulsory pass agita-
ton. 1t is perhaps better to have
passes provided by law than to have
them provided by the railroads, but 1t
doubtless is much better not to have
them at all. A pass is a discrimina-
ton, however secured, and the Oregon
voters have removed, apparently, the
last argument that has been advanced
for its continuation.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-12
THE SHOWER.
Foley in New York Times.

J. w. Foley in. New York Times.
TIL rain barrel fills an overflows.
An tn water runs In frothy streams;
Tn drops stand thick on bud an rose,
An tn oil slate barn roof shines am
gleams; -t
For tn carriage shed, an tn limbs hang
TIL thunder roars like far-off guns,
An It's fresh an green down tn long
corn row.
An it's drip. drip, drip from tn ridge an
It's dash, dash, dash on tn window pane:
It's swish, swish, swish in the ellum leaves.
An It's splash, splash, splash down tn
muddy lane;
TIL cows low soft In IN milkln' shed.
An IN, pillow horse steams where a nearby
Spreads out its leaves above his head
To keep tn rain drops off'n him.
An OIL Doc Griggs goes tearin' past,
A-splash, splash, splash with his big red
~ beat tn stork or to put a cast
on a broken leg or L splint a bonei
or p'raps Dad Sykes is tuck ag'in
With his pleurisy or an Amy spell,
WITCH Doc can knock with a pint o. gin
An some epecac an some calomel.
An it's grease my boots so they won't
shrink tight,
An it's read my Times an let her come,
For III corn jist jumps when tn weather's
An I'm glad / amt Doc Griggs, by gum,
With his muddy wheels an his big, red
roam,
An his epecac an his calomeI.
An I'm glad II Amt my broken bone
Or my pleurisy or my AMY speN