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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-18

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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-31
HABIT

Habit, giant strong, stands at e(-
bow of every human life, ready to
model it for good or i'll. To the
better nsturs the higher man within
us, habit says: Command me to
thy service and there shall be no
hilltop of achievement which with
my help you shall not be able to
attain" Thsn with easy impartial
ity the massive giant, habit, turns
to the lower nature, the basor man
within us, saying: "Bid me serve
thy dark passions and the SINS thou
lowest and i shall bend you, break
you, dcag you,down the dark sbysses
of character, till at last l bind you
with the thongs of hell" The law
of habit in reference to nerve and
muscle 10 ineKorable. You might
as well try totrifle with the law of
gravitation and atrempt to stand in
mid air a 20 dream that you can
evade the iron grip OF habit in the
physical life. For good or I'll, for
beauty or defOrmity, for strength
or weakness, habit is the master of
the human body-so says the Physi.
ologist.
To break the grip ofhabit on the
body, mind or sou is Herculean
task. What does it meanl l wii
tell you. 1t means 4 wrench of the
mans whole nature. II means in
finite patience and tremendous will
power, fIt ever means success. Il
means a fight by day aud by night,
a fight unto death. 1t means an in
tensity OF struggle which few men
have the strength of will to make.
1t means, fnally, that for the many
habit is destiny.-Rsv. S. S. Estsy,
Ph. D., Topeka.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-31
BUSINESS" TEMPERANCE

One of the most remarkable
phases of the. ways of so-cslled
"business temperance which is
sweeping over the country has just
been manifested in the action of the
10, 900 employees of the Northwest
ern railroad who have signed the
pledge to abstain from the use OF
intoxicating liquors. This action
was not taken as the result of a
temperance revival; there was moth.
ing emotional or fanatical about it.
The men who signed the pledge
we're not men who believed that
wine is a mocker and strong drink
is raging, and that at the last 1t
blteth like a serpent and stingeth
like an adder, though they evid.
emily agreed that he who is deceived
thereby is not wise. 1t was a plain
matter of business with them.
When the orders for the reduc-
ton of the forces of the road to the
winter basis were issued, the mod
crate drinkers were first let out.
This brought the rest Of the men
face to face with the proposition
that liquor jeopardized their jobs,
and 1t required little extension of
the theory to show that the drink.
ing of liquor on the part of their
fellow employees endangered their
lives, as we'll as those of the public
The highball was banished and the
growler was given up for the full
dioner pail. The men signed the
pledge with an alacsity which would
have done Francis Murphy's heart
good, if that good saint Of the blue
ribbon had been there TO witness
the crowding of the mourners'
bench.-Kansas City Journal.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-31
COMPLIMENTARY

Judge Graves of the supreme
court of Kansas In rendering a de-
cision in a case that had come up
to the court on an appeal from this
county pays tho following beautiful
and deserved tribute to Judge L.
Stillwell
We think the rights of the parties
were correctly disposed of by the
district court. For more than 90
years this court has been reviewing
the decisions of the eminent judge
before whom this case was tried, and
it has noticed with satisfaction the
vigilant care and patient Industry
gwen by him to the discharge of his
official duties. His thorough know
ledge of legal principles and clear
perceptions of natural justice made
| him peculiarly fitted for judicial
service, and contributed in large
measure to the success which gave
him to be generally recognized as
an able and impartial judge. In
view of his recent voluntary retire.
ment from the bench by resignation
thereby severlng his long continued
official relations with this court, we
deem it proper to make this refer
enre thereto
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-31
FOulard Satteen
17C Per
Yd.
Real Value 25c
L. B. KEIFER

ted States. On Saturday next the
fleet 10 booked 10 reach Punta
Arenas, in the Straits of Magellan,
which is the most southern of all the
worlds ports. After a stay there a
few days the squadron will push out
into the Pacific, and head north
ward. On the road the feet will be
met and escorted part of the way by
war vessels from Argentina, Chilli,
Peru and other South American
countries, as we'll as by German,
British and other foreign vessels.
As the greatest peaceful naval de-
monstration in the worlds history
this swing OF the Amerisan squadron
from the Atlantic into the Pacific,
and its circuit of the globe, is nat
urally attracting wide attention.
The critics, at home and abroad,
who, at the outset, denounced it as
blunder, are silenced. 1t has
aroused many friendly manifesto
tons recently from the great gov
ernmsnts of the world, including
Japan. A rousing welcome will be
gwen to the feet If it accepts Jap
ans invitation and visits that
country's waters. That it will ac-
cept the invitation is probable. Iu
the meantime there is revival oi
the belief among Europe's thinker;
that the United States Is to become
the worlds financial and industrial
center, and that it will lengthen its
leadership among the worlds in
tellectual and social forces.-Globe
Democrat.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-31
DONE

Up to tho present writing the
called session has accomplished
nothing. The senate seems deter
mined to pass no primary law or
else pass one that at least partially
defeats the purpose of the call.
The Republicans of Kansas want
a primary law. They almost forced
the Governor to call a special sss-
sisn that one might be enacted.
The call was made and it is now the
duty of our representatives to give
US what we want. Some of those
political senators who arc trying to
kill the measure and are candidates
fo- reelection or for some other Of
fics will hear from the people they
would betray, at the polls this
fall.
The good of the party demands
primary law at the hands of this
legislature and its success at the
polls next fall depends up on it.
The senate lodge has Its innings
now but the time will soon come
when the people will have theirs.
Later-The senate has Teceded
from It's demand for 4 split primary
and the comnittes got together.
We will now have primary Law
that will be effective at once. The
date of the primary Is set for Aug
ust. We think this a little late in
the season bat guess it will make
but little difference.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-31

"A unity of the in'e crest which
binds every section and every
country. Men have sown hate and
falsehood, and the harvest has been
loss of confidence. Fundamentally
there is nothing the matter with
the country. Let us turn to the up
building of faith, to the rcstora-
ton of confidence, to the elimina
tion of the policy of criticism and
destruction, and once more our
country will start on career of
abounding prosperity"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-31
Kansas Oil and Gas Producers
Maat

Ata meeting Of the Oil and Gas
Producers and Ref1ners IN the Orient
al hotel, Monday afterseon, the fol-
lowing officers we're elected:
President, @. E. Martin, Chanute,
Vice-President, Jas. A. Flemi g,
Chsrryvale.
Secretary, Ira f. Elliott Ohauuts
Treasurer, A. NJ. Baker, Chsrryvale
These officers are also to be mem.
bers Of the executive board
Other members Of the board are:
M..Mlller, Petrolla. F. A. Parsons,
Chanute, John Cameran. Erie, W. 8
Oochrsne, Chanute, Paul Roessner,
NIetaze.
The following resolutions were
adopted;
Resolved, That this association
heartily endorses the actien of Alter
ney General Jackson In his prosecution
OF the cases of the state Of Kansas vs.,
The Standard OIL Go. Of Indiana, The
Standard Oil 20. Of Kansas and Prairie
Oil and Gas Cot that we pledge our
individual aud united support In his
future conduct of this case, aad that
We repudiate the efforts Of the late
representatives who called npon him
10 procure dlscontInaancs Of action on
his part against the defeadanos In
these cases Es not representing in anT
way the sentiments OF this asso-
Q alton.
The resolution endorsing Mr.. Con
nelley reads:
Resoleed. That this association
tenders to Mr.. W. Z. Connelley its
high appreciation Of bis successful
efforts 10 securing Information and
evidence to aid Attorney General
Jackson In the prosecution OF the
cases OF the state OF Kansas W. The
OIL CO. OF Indiana, the
OIL O.. Of Kansas and the
Prairie OIL and Cas- %; that We pledge
10 him our Individual aid 10 securing
all further evidences that may be 70
auiroi 70 win these cases for the
state.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-31
BIG KANSAS
CITY FIRE

Tuesday evening q fire started on
the third floor of the canning de.
partmeat of the Nelson Norris
packing plant. Several buildings
we're destroyed and a large quaaity
Of meat and other products. The
loss isestimated at between 5000, 600
and $50, 900. Covered BY intur.
ance.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-31
REOPEN

The closed Bank of Commerce Of
Kansas Cityis to be rsOpsned jHet
as soon as the prelimsnaries can
be arranged Those having the
matter in charge make the statement
thsE every dollar of the required
money has been raised and the re-
Organization Will soon take place.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-31
HOME MADE

The production Of oil and gsso-
line in the independent rehnerlss
of Kansas the past year Is almost
double that Of the year before.
We are glad to see this eredItable
showing and hope to see another
double this year.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-31
SHAW MURDER

The cold blooded brutality of the
murder at Shaw, last week, still
causes shudder when it is ment-
ioned. For down right attrocity
and inexcusable brutality it beats
them all.
There lived at Shaw hard work
ing, jolly good na,uled man with a
wife and two children. He was
peaceful and friendly with all. He
has lived In and around Shaw for
many years and was well known.
He was strong robust young man
Of about IS and his name was John
McGown. There also lived in
Shaw big overgrown man of recent
arrival who seemed to have no par
ticular business or visible means of
support, known by the name of
Frank Walker.
Walker was u hard drinker and
seemed to delight in brawls, espec'-
ally when drunk. Walker gave
dance at his house and, Of course,
had a number there who were not
averse to drinking, Whisky seemed
plenty and soon showed its effects
on some of the guests, while Walker
became beastly drunk and wanted
to indulge his propensity for a
brawl.
He secured shot gun and de-
clared his intention of shooting up
the crowd. Young MCGOWAN had
come up and was standing around
talking with some of his aequaiat-
auces for awhile. He finally started
home, calling out, COED night to
those, standing around, AS he
started away, Walker remarked I
have a notion to shoot you.
MCGOWAN, jokingly answered,
shoot away. He had scarcely ut
tered the words when this drunken
wretch fred a load of buskshot
through his head. McCown sank
to the ground, dead, and Walker
was, with difficulty, restrained from
shooting at others.
The Shaw people phoned to Sher.
iff Ogg at Erie and he came up and
arrested Wake.
This was most unprovoked muir
der by worthless drsnken vags
bond annd we believe the besl
thing the people of Shaw could have
done weuld have been to dump HIN
into the river with good Dig stone
tied to his neck and .saeed the
county the cost Of conviction.
WePIesums he will 60 into eour
with a plea of Insanity and may bt
cleared. A mgn who drives him
selfansane by excessive use of bac
whiskey has ne right to lieniency or
hat score. Court will soon con
vene and we hope to see this fellow
receive the full penalty of the law
Ger only regret /, thatrthe law can
give him the punishment he de
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-31

The big feet is now at Buenos
Ayres, and the boys are having the
time OF their lives.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-14
STOLE TAFT's ovERcoAT.

NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-Following
his speech at Cooper Union, Secre-
tary Of War William H. Taft visit
ed several clubs and restaurants or
the East Side, and consequently
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-14
SLAPPED JONES
AND HUBBARD

A slam was given Congressman
Jones by the State Federation of
Labor in the adoption of a resolu-
ton declaring for parcels posts.
Jones recently had gone on record
as opposing this law in the inter-
ests, it was believed, of the express
companies and the mercantile as
sociations.
Many resolutions were adopted
and as a result there will be a num-
Der of laws introduced into the
next meeting of the state legisla-
ture to remedy existing evils and
abuses perpetrated by corpora
tons.
1t is proposed to take the APP
pointment of state labor commits
sioner out of the hands of the gov.
ernor and make it an elective Of
fee. Commissioner Hubabrd, the
present incumbent of the Office,
was roasted by the convention as a
tool of the corporations and al
though member of the Locomo-
tive Engineers brotherhood he was
pictured as being blind to the most
simple duties devolving on him.
The resolution which brought on
the greatest debate in the meeting
was introduced by the Seattle CEN
trail body and was in opposition to
closing theaters on Sunday. 1t was
made plain that many of the dele
gates present did not oppose the
keeping open of theaters from a
moral standpoint as much as from
the fact that labor is demanding
shorter workday and is opposed
to seven day week. To have
adopted the resolution would place
the labor men of the state in the
position of favoring working every
day in the week. There was also a
very large number of delegates
who were opposed to the resolu-
ton from a purely moral stand
point and the resolution was voted
down by a vote of to l.
1t leaked out after action had
been taken on the resolution that
when it came up in the committee
it was laid on the table, but the
Seattle delegates insisted that they
would bring a minority report into
| the convention with the result that
labor throughout the state is ON
record for Sunday closing.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-14
W0RK|NGMEN
WIDE awake

Spokane delegates who attended
the convention of the State Fedora
ton of Labor are well pleased with
what was accomplished. They
speak in the highest terms of the
men and women who composed the
convention. One of the Tacoma pa
pers make the statement that it
would be hard to distinguish the
convention from a meeting of bust
ness and professional men. The
purpose of the delegates assembled
was also so plain to the outsider
that it occasioned general COM
ment.
The purpose of the convention is
for the exchange of ideas and to
bring all labor bodies throughout
the state into closer harmony and
to keep in touch with the general
labor movement in this section of
the country.
The representatives made it
plain through resolutions adopted,
that the workingmen of the state
are fully informed in regard to the
representative of the state in con-
gress. In adopting a resolution de-
nouncing Congressman Humphreys
ship subsidy steal, as it was called
in the convention, they repudiated
the statements made by that gen.
tleman that he was backed up by
local labor in his efforts to reach
into the pockets of the people in
the interests of the ship building
trust.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-14

ons might be capable of killing
keeper is usually let severely alone.
One of the first things such man
does on being committed is to
serve notice on the guards that he
will not stand for any monkey
business They know he means
what he says. These are the
'heores" of the prison world.
They walk apart, protected even
here by their daring and contempt
for life.
Forty per cent of all inmates of
reformatories served time in other
institutions, 20 per cent are very
unsatisfactory under parole, and 10
per cent of all committed return
to life of crime within year
after being released.
Punishment does not reform.
The atmosphere which convicts
breathe in prison contributes to
their further downfall. Instead of
building up will power and prepar-
ing the wrecks and failures of So
ciety for liberty, the prison usually
filches what little manhood the con-
vict has left and sends him forth
worse instead of better.
In the next article Miss partition
will discuss THE Value of Man"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-14
VIsScHER SHOOTS OFFICER.

OMAHA. Jan. 14.-Will Visscher,
journalist and humorist, shot and
seriously injured Patrol Conductor
Peter Dillon while he was being
taken to the police station in a pa
troll wagon, charged with drunken
ness. According to the statements
of the conductor and Driver Van
Deroord, the shooting was entirely
unprovOked.
Visscher is well known on the
Pacific coast through his connec-
ton with Portland and Tacoma
newspapers. He served for one
term as grand commander of the
state G.. A. r.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-14
NO REDUCTION IN
WAGES CONSIDERED

Pres. Jones of the Tacoma cham
Der of commerce came near raising
row when, in welcoming the Fed
Grafton of Labor delegates to Ia
coma, he intimated that labor
should be patient while wages were
reduced as a result of unfavorable
financial conditions. Organizer c.
o. Young, the next speaker, made
it very plain to Mr.. Jones and all
others present that labor through
out the state would not submit to
reduction in wages without
fight. He pointed out to Mr.. Jones
and others assembled at the con-
vention that the very best way to
bring about return of prosperity
was by maintaining wages.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-14
GOOD HINT FOR
SPOKANE

A band of young Seattle men will
call conference within few
days at which movement to open
houses or strangers clubs in Seat
tie will be started. These coffee
houses will be operated as to fur
nish Longing place for young
men, where influences will be for
the best. Portland has lately open
ed such coffee houses, and in each
place they have been very success
full in counteracting the influence
of the saloons among young men.
The Young Mems Civic club,
which has been holding meetings
at the Y. M. c. A., under the direc-
ton of Rev. j. M. Dean, has had
this plan under discussion for some
time and after thorough investiga-
ton has decided to call meeting
to finance the first coffee house.
These coffee houses are SO equip
pc das to furnish club room to
young men who have no other
place to spend their leisure time.
They are equipped with reading
rooms, and it is planned to install
circulating library in the pro-
posed Seattle coffee house.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-14
CONVICT HAS NO REDRESS
NO MA TIER WFzATHAPPENS

He heard his own visciousness
tainted daily. One day he took a
piece of wire. sharpened one end by
rubbing it against the bars, and
tried to stab the next man that ap-
preached his cage.
Finally, the ebb and flow Of poll
tics landed a man in the warden's
chair who believed in other men.
He took Ira Marlatt out of his cage
and today he is running errands
and behaving like a human crea-
ture instead of beast. | believe
it is not the bad man" who gets
the blows and vicious treatment
inside the prison, but the weak and
helpless and stupid.
The man who by long life of
crime and wide experience in pris-