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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-08-27

funny antics, and the children OF the
city simply went wild over them. See
ing that the "Teddies" attracted such
wide attention In their own native
state, the management Of the road
decided to send them on a tour OF the
country, exhibiting them In the larger
cities.
So late in the month Of May the
babies, each weighing about nine
pounds, started East. Their only stop
between Denver and New York was at
Washington. d. c.. where they romped
on the White House lawn to the edi-
fication OF the Roosevelt family. Then
they journeyed on to New York City.
and for nine days occupied the big
one-story glass "cow-catcher" OF the
Flatiron building, Fifth avenue and
Twenty.third street. Their next stand
was in the big show window Of John
Wannamaker's store In Philadelphia.
From the city Of Quakers they went to
Pittsburg. where they spent week In
the Joseph Horne store window at
Fifth and Penn streets. Then to Chi
cago, where they were entertained by
the Press Club, which gave a recep-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-08-27

ton In their honor one afternoon, in
viting 1900 children. They also spent
an afternoon at exclusive Kenilworth,
a Chicago suburb. In st. Louis, their
next jump, they disported themselves
in a window of Bars big store at
Sixth and Olive streets, and during the
week were lat home" one afternoon to
children at Forest Park. From st.
Louis they went to Kansas City, were
exhibited down town for a week and
one Afternoon entertained convention
of railroad passenger agents at Fair.
mount Park. Omaha was the next
place visited and the children who saw
them at Benefits store and Krug
Park will never forget them. They
returned to their Denver home from
Omaha, and are now living in little
house Of their own at beautiful Elitch's
Gardens, a suburban amusement re-
sort.
The bears were >christened Teddy
b., Teddy G." and Teddy She."
Teddies &c" and "She" are of the Gin.
namon variety, while Teddy B" is a
black grizzley. They have grown to be
about the size of collie dogs, but are
as tame and playful as ever. Often
they are allowed the freedom OF the
entire park.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-08-27

Mamma, tell me the tale of the Teddy
Bears,
An their wanderines DER the land;
How could they wrestle, an box an
jump?
really can't understand.
Were they like my little Teddy Bear
AT Santa Claus brough one night,
Or real, live ones like stays In the
woods
An grow up big, an fight?
Editors Note-Probably the most
famous bears In the United States are
living In Denver, Colorado. The true
story of their lives is below set forth,
the author being Lee Haney. who ac-
companied the three little bruins on
their 1000 miles journey, covering a
period of nine weeks, during which
they delighted the hearts OF over 3,OOO.'
900 children and caused as many
grown people to laugh at their funny
antics.)
Early In the spring OF 1907 a hunt
ing party headed by Jake Borah, the
famous Colorado guide, set out into
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-08-27

handsome sum and they became the
property of the road. They were
brought to Denver In a wire cage
which was carried In the Pullman car.
Arriving at Denver they were given
a window twenty feet long In the COM
pany's ONCE on Seventeenth street.
From daylight until midnight every
DAY thousands Of people neglected
their business TO stand and watch their
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-08-27
: Colorado Midland RI

The section of the Rockies where the
bears were captured Is the center Of
the big game country Of Colorado, and
is also the most prominent among the
fishing and camping resorts OF the
state. The general passenger agent
Of the Colorado Midland declares that
the trip OF the Midland Teddy Bears
did more to advertise the state than
anything that has happened In years
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-08-27
s,o REWARD

For evidence which viiiconvict the
party or parties who have been
damaging the property of the Bs1
ter Telephone Company, by breah'
Ing elass insulators or otherwise.
E.W. Dow, Manager.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-03
THREATENS DEFENSE
Alfred G. Vanderbilt May Fight
His Wife's Petition for
Divorce.
MUST ACCEPT s1,5OO,0OO.

New York, April 3.-Alfred c. Van
derbilt, the richest young man in AM
erica has offered his wife 81 100. 900
in settlement of all claims arising out
of her suit for divorce in which the
legal papers have been filed. As an
alternative to the acceptance of this
offer he has threatened to make an
active instead of passive defense in
the case.
That he will defend himself is GER
tain according to the legal papers al
ready on record. Such defense might
be merely formal. however, and abso-
lutte secrecy maintained as to the ac-
tual testimony in the case The de-
Tense which he threatens, however. to
prevent a large claim being made
against his fortune would make all the
facts public and would. according to
his friends stir American society to
its depth.
Another feature of the proffered set
Element which is giving Mrs. Wander
bits friends much concern is that
the settlement is offered in stocks and
bonds which one year ago might have
been sold for s1500.0 900, but which
now would scarcely bring two thirds
of that sum.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-03
VENEZUELA MAKES
REPLY TO ROOT
President Castro's Paper Sets
Forth the Position OF
Country.
SCHEMES OF ADVENTURES
THEY WILL AND SHOULD NOT BE
PROTECTED BY THE REPUBLIC,
n IS ssERTED-CRACk AT
MONROE DOCTRINE.

Caracas, Venezuela, April 3.-Presi-
dent Castros official organ, FL Con-
stitucional, publishes a part of Ven
ezuelas answer to Secretary Roots
last note reiterating the secretary's
previous demands for the arbitration
of the five American claims. These
are the words of the Venezuelan Min
lister of Foreign Affairs to Minister
Russell:
The government of Venezuela re-
fuses for the time being to take under
consideration the insinuation made in
your note because up to now, Mr.. Min
lister, you have not cOntradicted the
notes of this ministry, of dates July
and September 20 last, which treat
ed of the points which have been the
subject of discussion and in which the
reasons on which this government
then founded it's negative were per-
fectly well defined.
The paper goes on to allege that al
most five years after the claims in
question had been arbitrated the Am
eTlcdn dONtIuIlpuI C'billSS " utIIldIt
through its minister to Caracas, that
two of these claims shall be newly
submitted to arbitration.
Suggesting that the usefulness Of
The Monroe doctrine will be Destroy
ed by the present attitude of the state
department, the editorial continues:
We do not believe for a moment
that the United States congress can
possibly authorize any proceeding
which will create situation contrary
to the rule of justice among nations"
In closing, Ell Constitutional says:
TT is the duty OF every government
TO watch over the Legitimate and hon
est interests of its citizens and save
them from all designing attack, but
no serious government. nor any gov
eminent which pretends to be just,
can or ought to protect under the flag
of the fatherland the populations of adj
venturers."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-03
CASE AFTER CASE
Plenty More Like This in Richmond.

Scores of Richmond people can tell
you about DOan5 Kidney Pills. Many
u happy citizen makes public state
ment of his experience. Here is a case
Of it. What better proof Of merit can
be had than such endorsement?
William w. Fry, of $50 North
Twelfth street, Richmond, Ind. SAYS:
For long time | was uneasy Oh ac-
count of a severe kidney trouble. The
secretions were Of a bad odor and con-
tanned a sediment like brick dust
Many nights | had TO get up out Of
bed five times to pass the secretons
My back aches intensely and there
was a hard pain around the kidneys
Looking about last winter for a cure
for my trouble | was advised to use
Doan's Kidney Pills. | got a box and
began taking them as directed. Being
relieved ! continued their use until the
malady left me. | give Doans Kidney
Pills my earnest recommendation.
For sale by all dealers Price SO
cents Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
take no other
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-03
His Ships Always Came Safely
Home
Has Killed Nothing With His
Conqre ssional Gun

Mr.. Cannon is honest, but not resk-
lessly so. He has principles: but they
are polled angus principles, and never
an aggressive, fighting, goring horn in
the entire herd. For all his third Of a
century in Congress, We're he to die
tomorrow no historian-and search
through the whole body of our laws
could find a least trace of a Cannon
impression. He has brought forth no
policies, led forth no wars. His
thoughts are of himself and for him
self. and he has the same instinct to
gather power that he has to gather
gold. And at that there is nothing,
for particular good or i'll. he designs
to do with either. Give him gold and
he would use it merely TO get more
gold; give him power, and he would
use 1t merely to get more power
That, from the first, has been his COM
mercial and political story. What
does he want of White House?
Vanity, and to please his nose Of
fancy with the perfume of possession
There is nothing he would do with a
presidency beyond hold it four years
There is nothing he knows of that
ought to be done. The times are ut
terly smooth: the popular prospects
without a wrinkle; what more should
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-03
CUPID FOLLOWS
SCHOOL DIPLOMAS
Professor Set Lead for His
Students.

Bedford, Ind, April 3.--Whie stu
dents are being graduated from the
Needmore public schools this week,
their principal has been graduated
from the bachelor ranks. The prin-
cipal presided over the school func-
tions; Cupid was captain-general at the
altar ceremonies.
Lawrence Knight is the hero; Miss
Mary e. Mavity the heroine.
Parents of the students served a
wedding banquet in the schoolhouse
and many presents were received by
the bridal couple. They will spend
their hone ymOon at Paoli, their former
home.
Meanwhile many of the students con-
template following in the steps of their
instructor.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-03

drama. 1t is decided departure
from the many sensational and i'm
possible melodramas that have been
foisted upon the public during the
past few years. It is strong original
play in four acts, with exceptionally
natural and life-like characters, men
and women who could exist and do
exist in every community today, and
who act. look and talk like human
beings, and not like the overdrawn
characters seen in SO many plays, who
bear not the slightest resemblance to
people in real life.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-03

look benignantly on? There YOU have
the Cannon feeling. Should YOU share
it. you ought, for the coming nomin-
alton, 70 be a Cannon man. AS Speak
er, chief of the appropriation commit
tee, member on the floor. Mr.. Cannon
has carried a congressional gun for
10 these many years. He has killed
nothing with it, There is no record
that he so much as fired at anything
Given a White House gun, he would
burn no more powder, bring down no
more game.
AS displaying the election craft of
Mr.. Cannon. story is told. Mr.. Can
non, whose region SwarmS with far
mers, would make ont a list of ones
he ought to see. These We're either
Democrats grown shaky. or Republic
cans whose loyalty To Mr., Cannon had
suffered relapse. Taking it town
ship by township. Mr.. Cannon would
visit these political uncertainties He
carried as his companion a rustical
one-brOad-chested, and taught in
labors of the farm.
Mr.. Cannon would find his doubtful
man a-field, busy with scythe or pillow
At the che cry hint of Mr.. Cannon his
sturdy companion took the doubtful
ones place in Swath or furrOw; where
at the emancipated one. with Mr. Can
non, would repair to the shade of
tree. The farmer, under the restful
circumstances, never minded The loss
of his time. Mr.. Cannon was welcome
TO whatever space he required to show
that the safety of the nation demand
ed his congressional return. Having
driven the nail, Mr.. Cannon would
clench it, in cases where the farmer
had a watch, by asking the hour, and
setting his own particular EIgin by
that OF the farmers. This last piece
of Difference was never known to fail,
and Mr.. Cannon drove off in his carry
all the stronger by another vote.
The above are extracts from an ar
ticle by Alfred Henry Lewis in the
April issue of HUMAN LIFE, the
magazine about people, and should be
read by every thinker, every voter. in
America.
~ 'hC Ahdlth issue vi n L MA y
LIFE, Mr.. Lewis wrote on the presi-
Dental possibilities of William Howard
Taft. Mr.. Lewis in the May issue OF
HUMAN LIFE will cover Secretary
Cortelyou.
HUMAN LIFE is in a field by itself;
a magazine about people.
In addition to Mr. Alfred Henry
Lewis We have on our staff David Ora
ham Phillips. Charles Edward Russell.
Vance Thompson, Brand Whitlock,
David Belasco, Clara Morris and many
others.
HUMAN LIFE is filled from cover
to cover with stories and pictures of
people In the public eye. Mr.. Lewis
fingers are always on the public pulse;
be knows what the public wants and
he gives them running over measure
His knowledge of men and things is
as wide as the wide, wide world.
HUMAN LIFE is up-to-date in its
fresh. original matter from the best
authors and best artists and filled to
Overlooking with human interest
HUMAN LIFE on the news-stands
10 cents copy.
Let us send you HUMAN LIFE four
months for 10 cents.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-03
POLICEMEN HERE.

Two Indianapolis police officers,
Slaine and Trimpe, were in the city
yesterday and visitors at police head
quarters. They are taking day off
to rest from the strenuous work of the
past two weeks. during which time In
dianapolis has entertained crowds of
people.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-03
ATnuSemeDtS
THEATRICAL CALENDAR.
NEW PHILLIPS.
Week of March 3o-VaudeviIIe.
GENNETT.
Week of April 6-GIick Stock Co.
Vaudeville at the Phillips.

Those who have not yet seen this
weeks bill at the New Phillips still
have opportunity to do so and they
will not regret a visit to the house.
The performances of tonight. Satur-
day afternoon and the double bill Of
Saturday night will conclude the
week. The matinee on Saturday is a
special one for the children. Tomor-
row announcement Will be made OF the
splendid bill that has been secured for
next week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-03
NOTICE..

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Richmond Trust Com
pany will be held at the office of the
company, us Main ST., Richmond,
Ind. on Tuesday, April Z, 1908, at 4
o'clock p. M. for the purpose of elect
ing twelve directors to serve the en-
suing year. and the transaction of any
other business that may properly
come before the meeting.
E. G. HIBBERD, President.
26,2S-31-3-6
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-03
Repertoire at the Gennett.

The Click Stock company in high
class productions and troup of seven
fine trained dogs and plenty of good
specialties will be the offering At the
Gennett beginning next Monday night.
The opening play will be "A Thorn
in Her Heart, new society comedy
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-03
BUSINESS DEATH RATE
Figures Have Been Compiled
BY Dun and Co., for the
First Quarter.
SHOW SOME IMPROVEMENT

Commercial failures in the United
States, according TO r. G. Dun & Co,
numbered 4,9O9 in the first quarter of
1908, with liabilities of $40, zoe 1911
While this is the heaviest mortality
for the sponding months of any
year on record, there is a slight i'm
prOvement as compared with the last
three months of 1907. and many quar-
ters, other than the first, of earlier
years have recorded heavier losses.
The most satisfactory feature of this
statement is that the liabilities in
March were smaller than in any pre-
cedins month since last September,
particularly as TO suspensions of
banks.
Was Test of Strength.
Although the opening months of
1908 have provided commercial
death rate that is far above normal, it
is only the aftermath that naturally
followed the severe shock experienced
last October. During a decade of un-
precedented prosperity many business
houses extended themselves far be-
yond the point dictated by conversa-
tiSm, while thousands of utterly in
competent men were tempted TO start
new ventures by the ease with which
money could be borrowed and the
large profits promised by rapidly eX-
banding nation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-03
RACING IS
DOOMED TO DEATH
Senate of New York Takes
Action.

Albany. \. Y, April 3.-Tne senate
has substituted the Hart anti-racing
bill for the Agnew bills and by this &C
ton forecasted an immediate passage
of the former. which kills racing on
metropolitan tracks for the season.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-03
ELECTION NOTICE,

The members of the German Fire
Insurance are hereby notified to meet
at their Hall, corner 5th and Main SITS.
April 4th, at $50 p. m. to elect eleven
Directors and to transact such other
business as may come before the
meeting.
c. A. BARTEL. Pres.
HENRY GRIEVE. Sec'y.
lat
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-03
SPEAKER JOSEPH
GURNEY CANNON
AS a PRESIDENTIAL POSSIBILITY
The Following Extracts Are From an Article by
ALFRED HENRY LEWIS i'm the April Issue of
HUMAN LIFE

Without wronging the gentleman. /
think we may assume that Mr.. Can
non-Joseph Quincy CannOn-alDeit
ne calculates Scat" whenever the
subject has mention. is willing, if not
pleasantly eager, 10 be made Pres-
dent of these United States. Person
ally, | like Mr.. Cannon, although our
relations have never been intimate,
and | hesitate to oppose in him SO
praiseWorthy an ambition. | might.
too, Were White House just no more
than a buttonhole boquet be in favor
Of presenting him with it: but since
the edifice has a serious purpose, and
was not meant to be decorative, | am
driven to look another way. With
nothing but his forty years of public
life to judge from, added to what ne
has recently said concerning popular
conditions and the needs of the pop
ular hour, | could no more commend
Mr.. Cannon for the presidency than
myself for the rectorship of Trinity
Church.
<
Mr.. Cannon began practice in the
Illinois courts, and drew about him a
fair circle of clients. Also he was a
money getter; and, his habits of saw
ing and ecOnOmiZing remaining. he
put away two dollars for every dollar
he spent. He put those saved dollars
into land. at five dollars an acre,
which has since gone to twenty-five
and fifty and even one hundred dol
lars an acre.
His Ships Always Came Safely
Mr.. Cannon, from land purchases,
expanded into other fields of effort.
Also his ships came always safely
home; for his mOney-sense was as
bright and clear and deep as beauty's
blue-eye-to steal a smile from the
romantic writer's. Now, at seventy
two, when he thinks on a White
House. he is worth a round two mil
lions, and may call himself, if not the
eldest, at least the richest, of all
whose bonnet ever entertained the
presidential bee
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-27
SHARPLY CRITICISES JEROME
Closing Arguments in Effort to Gust
District Attorney.

Elizabethtown, N. Y, May 81
Closing arguments on the charges of
dereliction preferred by a committee
headed by William F. King against
District Attorney William T. Jerome
of New York county were heard here
by Commissioner Hand, who was ap-
pointed by Governor Hughes to hear
testimony on the charges. In addi-
tion to the oral arguments counsel for
both sides submitted briefs to the
commissioners.
The brief submitted by Franklin
Pierce. counsel for the complainants,
declared that every thoughtful man
knows that conditions In New York
county are "a hundred times more
dangerous to the welfare of society
than murder itself" and that "a graver
calamity could not visit the people Of
New York than the continuation of
the evil example and the disgraceful
conduct of William Travers Jerome In
the Office of public prosecutor of New
York county"
The brief is a document of nearly
200 printed pages, in which the charges
against the district attorney are re-
viewed. Mr.. Pierce argued that even
in the investigation of these charges
the district attorney has conducted
himself In manner warranting his
removal from Office. He declared that
Mr.. Jerome all through the examina-
ton threatened witnesses with GRIM
inal prosecution ''and used other
methods of that kind"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-27
LEWIS AND HUGHES CHOSEN
Methodist Conference Elects Two
More Bishops.

Baltimore, May 27.-Rey. DIR. Viii
son s. Lewis, president of Morning.
side college, Sioux City, Ia, and Rev.
DR.. Edwin H. Hughes. president of
Depauw university, Greencastle, Ind,
were elected bishops on the fifteenth
ballot at the Methodist Episcopal gen
eral conference. This left but two to
conference decided should be named
at this session.
The vote stood: Total, 747; neces.
sary to choice, 49S; DR.. Lewis, 524;
Hughes, 511; Mcintyre. 4S1 Bristol
39S; Stuntz, 339; Downey, 1888; Jen
nings, n; Mason, II; Hingeley, 73;
Cooke, 40; Goodell, IT.
Henry Wade Rogers, dean of Yale
law school, chairman of the committee
on judiciary, presented a resolution
calling on that committee for an opin
ion regarding the constitutionality OF
the famous paragraph 24S of the book
OF discipline which relates to prohib-
tied amusements. Every parliamentary
device was resorted to In order to pre-.
vent such a reference of the resolu
tion, the fear being that prejudg
ment of the question by the commit
tee might affect the main debate or
the paragraph. vigorous appeal for
an open discussion of the matter on Its
merits when 1t came before the con
ference prevailed and the resolution
was laid on the table.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-27
FIVE HUNDRED PRESENT.
Foreigners Invited to Witness Execu'
ton of Murderer.


Pottsville, Pa, May 27.--In order
that they may go among their coun.
trymen and impress upon them the
enormity of the crime of murder and
the terrible punishment that the law
of this country calls for large mum.
Der of Slavs, Hungarians, Poles, Ital
ians, Russians, Iithuanians and other
foreigners were invited to attend the
execution here of Felix Radius, a
young Pole who while intoxicated
murdered a woman and her child at
Shenandoah six months ago The
hanging took place In the yard of the
Schuylkill county prison and about 500
persons were present. The execution
was not a public one In the sense that
every one who went to the Jail was
admitted, but the sheriff was quite
liberal in the distribution of tickets.
The idea of having present representa-.
tives of the various foreign elements
in this section of the coal region orig
mated with Sheriff Clay Evans, who
thought the story of the execution as
Iolu lIOlh lHS iIklS Vi tAiS AolSi5uSlS .
will have a salutary effect IN curbing
the murderous tendency of some of
the lawless element
Just before leaving his cell for the
march to the scaffold Radius con.
fessed to the Shenandoah murder and
said he killed man in Russian Poland
three years ago and that he fed to
this country to avoid arrest. He ap.
peared to be greatly relieved after ad.
mitting his crimes and walked with a
firm step between two priests to his
dnnfh