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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-09-04
w. r. Villas Is Dead.

Madison, Wis.-William F. Villas,
who was in Cleveland's cabinet,
died Thursday OF paralysis. The for
mer senator was stricken with cere-
bral hemorrhage July 20. and at the
time it was thought he would live
but a few hours. He did not rally,
but he remained alive, and for days
his death was hourly expected. Paraly-
sis followed the cerebral hemorrhage
and soon his entire left side was af-
nicted. Gradually the paralysis
spread.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-09-04
TAFT At MIDDLE BASS.
Fourteen Speeches Delivered in Ohio
Left Impress on His Voice.

Middle Bass Island, Ohio-William
H. Taft and party arrived at the Mid
die Bass club at 4 o'clock Sunday
morning.
After a five hours sleep, the candi-
date breakfasted and later attended
services in the little chapel. He
rested throughout the remainder OF
the day.
The IA speeches which Mr.. Taft de.
Hvered Saturday in the unexpected
campaigning he did on the trip
through his native state from Hot
Springs, Va, left their impress on
his voice Sunday, but aside from the
hoarseness and his declaration that he
felt a little tired, he said he was lit.
tie the worse for wear.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-09-04
80 BURIED IN
BURNING MINE
fIssta FOLLOWING strAostas
CUT orr sacArg fcn vac
NIcfiva
SMOKE IS POURING OUT
Reseusrs Are pes,rIs,, 10 Atd Isser
era IN oklshoms SHAFT
Ipnited earrel o. OF
Causes Biase.

McAlcstcr. Okla.-Onr ~ the worst
mine disasters In the history of
the southwcs, occurred at HAT
leyville, IL miles east " here. Wcdncs.
day, when 30 miners were entombed
in the Haileyyille-oklahoma conl mine.
shaft No. /. the result of n fierce Are
that is believed To have shut on all
means OF escape. The men are all In
the lower part OF the mine. At noon
a telephone message stated that the
fire was burning SO f~ierccly that Il was
impossible for the rcscuers TO enter
the shaft, and II was then believed
the entombed men surely must be
burned to death.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-09-04
STEWARDS WIFE WORRIED.
Mar Secretary Assures Her of Fair
Treatment for Husband.

Washington, d. C.-Mrs. William
F. Stewart, wife of Col. William F.
Stewart, the coast military officer sta
toned at Fort Grant. Ariz., an ungar-
risoned post, called upon Secretary of
War Luke E. Wright Thursday. Gen.
Wright assured Mrs. Stewart that the
physical test is required of all officers
of the army, and there is no intention
on the part of the war department to
unduly harrass Col. Stewart.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-09-04
EARLES ARE REcoNciLED.
Prosecution of Affinity Beater May Be
Dropped, Is the Rumor.

Monroe, n. Y.-Artist Ferdinand
Pinney Earle and Mrs. Earle,
with three-weeks-old child, are again
finity Hill" 1t is rumored here that
Mrs. Earle's mother is soon to join
her daughter, and the neighborhood is
wondering what effect a soul mate
mother-in-law will have.
1t is generally believed that a recon
Citation. that seems to have been
brought about between the artist and
his wife, will cause the case against
Earle to be dropped.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-09-04
Wyoming Coal Mines Shut Down.

Butte, Month"; consequence of the
failure Of the coal mine operators and
mine workers to reach an agreement
at a conference which was held in this
city last Friday and Saturday. All the
coal mines in the state of Wyoming
under the control of the Mine Owners
association Of Wyoming, were closed
down Monday and will remain closed
fr IN indefinite period. The order
went out Monday afternonoon, About
5000 men are affected by the
order,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-09-04
Ellis Takes Purdy's place.

Washington--Wade H. Ellis, now
attorney general of Ohio, has been
rendered by the president and has ac-
cepted the position of assistant to the
attorney general. recently held by Mil
ton d. Purdy. Mr.. Ellis will assume
the duties of his new position as soon
as the business of present office,
which will require his attention for
some weeks, will permit
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-09-04
Bryan Begins Another Tour.

Lincoln, Neb.-William ]. Bryan,
Democratic candidate for president,
Sunday launched upon another speech
making tour. He left here It 4:30
o'clock for st. Paul. Mimi, where
Monday he will speak at the fair
grounds, his remarks dealing with the
subject Of governmental extravaganza.
Three other speeches will be deliy-
cred before he returns here Thursday
These will be at Fargo and Grand
Forks, N. d., and Sioux City, la. No
particular topic will be discussed, but
1t is the intention OF Mr.. Bryan to
deal generally with the issues Of the
campaign.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-09-04
Accidentally Shoots Brother.

Princeton, Ind.-While fooling with
a revolver at Mount Carmel, ILL.,,
Thursday night, Percy Arnold &C
cidentally shot his brother, Tag
Arnold, aged Is. in the breast, near
the heart. The wound is probably
fatal.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-09-04
Must Brand It Limitation"

Cincinnati.--The decision of Judge
Thompson in the United States
Court Monday afternoon, wins the
contest 1t has been waging against
local distillers in order to compel
them to brand limitation" whiskey,
the rapid process product, which for
many years has been on the market
under the name Of whiskey.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-09-04

L~uetschena, Germany.-With solemn
and impressive ceremonies, the body
of Baron Speck Won S%ternburg, late
German ambassador to the United
States, was Friday placed in the
family mausoleum at Castle Luetsche-
ma. The funeral service, which was
characterized by marked simplicity,
took place in the dining room of the
castle. Besides the baron's relatives
and representatives of Emperor Viii
liam and King Frederick August of
Saxony, DR.. David Jayne Hill, the
American ambassador who represent
ed President Roosevelt; T. st. John
Gaffney, American consul general at
Dresden, and a number of ministers
of state and old comrades of Baron
Won S%ternburg were present. The
population of the entire countryside
also gathered to pay a last tribute of
respect to the dead diplomat.
From early In the forenoon mourn
ers arrived in carriages or motor cars
and gathered within the precincts OF
the baronial home, where the BODY
lay in state in the dining room, sur
rounded by numerous beautiful horai
All the miners are foreigners. A
number of miners working nearer the
opening managed to escape.
Officials of the company declined to
give out details of the affair and the
actual loss of life is not known.
Oil Catches Fire.
The fire is said to have started at
$50 a. M, Wednesday, soon after the
day shift went to work. 1t appears
that a barrel of oil caught fire and
later exploded, spreading burning oil
in all directions. The fire spread with
such rapidity that the miners on the
tower tires were unable to reach the
shafts and all were cut off.
The mine is owned by DR.. D. B. Hal
ley of McAlester and is one of the big
gest mining properties in the state.
Soon after the fate of the entombed
men became generally known crowds
of wildly excited women and children,
relatives of the unfortunate men, APP
peared at the mouth of the shaft.
Their grief was pitiable. Their
cries for the entombed miners added
much to the confusion.
Smoke Pours Out of Opening.
Those who were able to reach the
surface were greeted with shouts of
Joy. The officials of the company,
aided by the mine bosses and others,
Immediately set to work to rescue the
men still In the mine. 1t was soon ap-
parent, however, that no one could en-
ter the mine, as volumes of smoke be-
gan to pour from the openings.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-09-04
smaIlpox closes schoAls.

Christiana.-All the schools in this
city have been closed owing to a
serious outbreak OF smallpox,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-30
AYHAWKER JOTS

Garnett has a negro woman who
says she is Ill years old. She is called
Granny" instead "Auntie.''5 4 .
Mentioning a storm in Wakefield
last week the Pointer says: IAN aw-
full crash of lightning killed the mule
dead"
The ElDorado Republican comes
forward with the information that
Kansas is harvesting bigger wheat
crop than Greenland. Iceland, Pata-
gonia. Africa, New Jersey and thir-
teen other countries not mentioned in
the statistics.
According to the Erie Record, ait
street orator says if he only has an
impressive way of throwing his arms
and twisting his body about. A COM
bination of wild eyes and long hair
also adds quite a little weight to the
street corner address,.
There are some Latin pupils in the
normal and they may be able to SYM
pathize with Johnny. who one day was
reciting and unfortunately was some
what drowsy and depended upon
Mirror. When the professor asked for
the conjugation of a certain verb John
failed to catch the word and turning
to his bosom friend inquired. What
verb ~ 'Damfino.' whispered his
friend. "Damfino, damfinavi, damfina-
tuhi' odiu JOiiCo "
fed professor.
What the Downs Times has to say
about Bill Duden, the Central
Branch engineer: Last Friday Will
liam Duden celebrated his twenty
eighth anniversary as an engineer on
the west end. There was no great
demonstration; he simply pulled her
open and linked it down the rails"
when given the high ball. just as he
had done for twenty-eight long years.
He has gone over the same road so
often that he knows every inch of the
track. He can tell when the section
men have fixed up a low joint, repair
ed a broken rail, or put in a spike to
keep the rail from spreading or turn
ing sideways. He can leave Downs
two hours late and when he reaches
Ports he can tell within a minute of
the correct time without looking at his
watch. He knows how long it takes
to make a run, and he knows just how
hard old "ironsides'' is hitting the high
places. Besides being an engineer of
the old school, Mr.. Duden is an old
soldier, but his general physical con-
dition has always been such that he
was unable to draw a pension until
three or four years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-30

at a recent meeting of the historic
sites committee, said In positive terms;
81 have given the tradition most care
full study, and find that the story is a
lie from beginning to end. The only
foundation whatever is that there was
young woman named Betsy Ross,
who took in plain sewing, and lived in
the house at No. 23s Arch street. She
never had any interview with George
Washington
President Adam H. Fetterof of Gil
rard college. who is director Of the
Betsy Ross Memorial association. pro-
duces no better evidence on the sub
ject than does Mr.. Campbell. but de-
clares that the Betsy Ross house is a
shrine and that the attack upon the
authenticity of the story of Betsy as
being the maker of the first stars and
stripes is an outrage. He heatedly
exclaims:
1--WE put the whole burden of proof
upon those who attack the title Of
Betsy Ross. They must produce proof
that the people, teachers and school
books are erroneous. They must
prove that the lie was invented, why
it was invented, who invented it, how
ii spread, and became part of history.
They must produce the real history of
the flag, who designed it, and who
made it,
A lively fight is imminent. Tenn
permanent will play a large part in de-
Gliding the sides which will be taken
by the people not already committed
Nearly everyone, of course, who has in
the past allied himself with the Betsy
Ross supporters will stick to his
ground unless overwhelming evidence
is adduced to dislodge him.
But the country has the flag, wheth-
err Betsy made the first one or not
and it will not be tantamount to trea-
son to the flag to refuse to pin faith on
Betsy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-30
SOME ENCOURAGING SIGNS.

Indications favor an awakening in
general business at the beginning of
the second half of the calendar year."
says the current issue of the Iron
Trade Review. July 1 is particu-
larly important period in business af-
fairs and is especially so this year. 1t
may be suggested that during the de-
preston. of the past six months the
railroads and their curtailed pur-
chases have been held up to view as
of more importance to the iron and
steel industry than any other factor;
and the iron and steel interests have
watched with much concern for a re-
turn of railroad purchasing. 1t is
reasonable to expect considerable in
the way of buying by this great inter-
est in the second half of the year and
for the reason. first. that the fiscal
years of railroad companies end on
July 1, and purchasing agents have
been deferring order placing until
that period has been passed. Second,
1t Is the beginning of the crop move
ment season and winter wheat will
likely be under transportation to the
markets early in July. 1t Is expected
that the movement of coal by way of
the lakes to the northwest will stead
lily increase during July. which will
help the coal mines to operate more
freely and furnish some tonnage to
the railroads.
THE political situation is more
clear as the candidate of one great
party is now named. and the other
candidate is practically assured.
Investments in municipal bonds
and other low interest paying invest
ments have almost absorbed the sup
ply of this class of securities, and it is
not unreasonable to expect that with
improved business conditions investors
will be less timid, especially as indus
trial stocks and new enterprises offer
opportunities which under normal
conditions would seem unusually at
tractive. Sales of agricultural imple-
ments in the last so days have ex-
ceeded expectations.
1.-THE above are plain statements of
conditions in business affairs which
argue for Improvement in the last
half of the year"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-30
QUAKER MEDITATTONS

GFrom the Philadelphia Record
The easier the job the harder to get
It.
High living isn't always conducive
to the higher life.
Lots of animals multiply very rap
idly, but the snake is the only adder.
Age brings wisdom, but the trou-
BILE is 1t doesn't leave US much time
to use it.
A woman can't blame the mails for
being late. The females are often
late. too.
Even when some fellows land in
jail they expect their friends to help
them out.
One half the world suffers from the
pangs of hunger and the other half
from the pangs of overeating.
Suites to the sweet" murmured the
hotel clerk as he assigned the newIy-
married couple to the bridal suite.
Wigg-'The manufacture of auto
mobiles means a great business under
taking" Wagg-"Also a great under
taking business
A man cannot be in two places at
once" said the Wise Guy. "He can
be in a pair of trousers" murmurefI
the Simple Mug.
Cynicus-"The thief always suffers
In the end" Sillicus-"How about the
fellow who steals a kiss p, Cynfcus-
He is no exception. He generally
marries the girl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-30
JOURNAL ENTRIES

It's particularly provoking to women
that one half of the world doesn't
know how the other half lives.
X x X
Quite natural would it be to think
that some men would get splinters in
their fingers when they rubbed their
heads.
X
Birds have had things pretty much
their own way in travelling about but
soon they will have to begin lodging
flying machines.
The radical school superintendent
these days is one who advises his
teachers to handle children according
to the rules Of common sense.
X
When the cook leaves suddenly the
head of a family which contains a
high-browed wife is a good deal like
a beggar. He doesn't know where his
next meal is coming from.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-30
A MOOTED QUESTION.

| The question as to whether a man
should hold an important public office
at great pecuniary loss to himself is
being discussed generally in connec-
ton with Governor Hughes of New
York. 1t is said that he refuses to
consider being a candidate for another
term, giving as his reason that 1t costs
him at least sec, 900 a year to hold the
position. BY this it is not to be I'M
derstood that his expenses run up to
that figure, but that his practice as
a lawyer would be at least 100000 a
year more than his salary is now.
This brings up the question as to
how far mans sense of patriotism
and duty to the people should cause
him to neglect his own interests. If
Hughes were a man of the multimil-
lionaire class there would be little oc-
| casion to discuss the question. If he
had some millions of his own he might
well afford to hold the office of gov
ernor of great state, either through
motives of ambition or from a sense
of patriotism, but he is not of that IA
vored class; hence the discussion over
his decision.
If Mr.. Hughes were the only man
in New York fitted and qualified to
hold the position of governor of that
state, and If his services in that office
were essential to the well-being of
the state and its people, it might be
argued that patriotism should induce
him to hold on, but in a country like
this one there is no office for which
only one qualified man can be found
Mr.. Hughes may be all that his warm
est admirers claim for him, and may
be the ideal governor, as some insist.
but there will be found others quail
fed to take his place, else the state
would be in quite a serious condition.
Hughes himself plainly does not think
that he is the only man fit to be gov
ernor or he would probably be willing
to sacrifice his own private interests
for the public good. The question at
issue is perhaps one of ethics which
each will answer according to his own
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-30
DID BETSY ROSS MAKE 1T?

There's an interesting fuss on in
Philadelphia over the authenticity of
the story which represents Betsy Ross
as the maker of the first United States
flag.
The account of the construction of
the flag by Betsy, under the superin-
tendence of General Washington, has
been current for a number of years,
and is in recent school books on
American history. OF course neither
of these things would make it true.
but they would tend to inspire many
with a conviction of its truth. and
make some of them resentful defend
ers of 1t, as If it were an article of
patriotic faith. This was the analogy
observed in Switzerland when analyt-
zeal research threw discredit on the
legend OF William Tell.
The quaint old wooden house at No
239 Arch street, Philadelphia, in which
Betsy Ross lived, and which was pur-
chased by the Betsy Ross Memorial
association with the proceeds of
money contributions from the school
children of the United States was Of
fered to the government and refused
This was not long ago. Now in con-
nection with the founders week cele-
bration which is to occur soon. the
committee on historic sites refuses to
put the Betsy Ross house or the IA
miliar narrative of the making of the
flag on the programme of commemor-
alive exercises, for the alleged reason
that they are fakes"
William ]. Campbell, who presided
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-30
KANSAS COAAENT
EDISON SMISTAKE,


Thomas A. Edison, the inventor,
says he believes men would be more
alert than they are If they would limit
themselves to four hours sleep each
day. But Edison makes the mistake
of judging the world by himself, and
Napoleon, and perhaps a few other
great men who were characterized by
an ability to make a nap serve the
purpose of a nights sleep. You pos
Sibly know someone, not an Edison,
who tries to limit himself to four
hours sleep per day, or maybe you
so. you know how wretched it makes
one feel-this four-hour plan-and
how worthless. No one can be very
alert when sleepy and tired, and that
lis reasonably sure to be the condition
of the man who had but four hours
sleep the night before. Every man
should have sleep enough. SO he will
awake refreshed, and what Is enough
for one man, may be too much, or too
little, for another. Men are different
in this matter of sleep, just as they
have different tastes in the matter of
food. Because Edison can thrive on
four hours sleep is no reason for
making nervous wrecks of the rest of
humanity.-Atchison Globe.
NEW STATE MISREPRESENTED
Certain newspaper correspondents
at Guthrie have been sending out false
statements about the legislation pass
ed at the recent session of the legisla-
ture and the metropolitan papers have
been victimized by these fake artists.
If the difficulty lay wit hthe cores
pondents alone, the metropolitan pa
pers would soon discover the misrep-
resentation, but unfortunately politics
is still bitter in the new state, and
some of the minority papers encour-
age rather than correct false state
ments calculated to cripple the party
in power. a...
Oklahoma has passed some new Leg
islation which must live or die upon
it's merits, and some of its enactments
show demagogy and partisanship, but
it is not just to denounce the statute
book, as a whole, nor Is 1t fair to dis
tort a clause to make it appear freak
ish. "a .r5
The especial fake which has caught
some of the papers and which they
are earnestly seeking to correct, is the
statement that the commissioner Of
labor, a union man., is permitted to fix
wages in the new state. There Is no.
thing to justify such statement; yet
scuh a report was sent out from
Guthrie and was quite generally cred
ited.-Wichita Beacon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-30

Something decidedly historical in
the baseball world is happening these
days. The old ST. Louis Browns, who
are now in the American league, are
leading in the race for the pennant.
This is the first time in nine years
that this team has been at the head
of a league after the first weeks play
ing. and naturally ST. Louis fans are
delirious with joy. There's another
interesting feature in connection with
this condition of affairs. A good deal
of credit for the winning ball which
the Browns are playing now is due to
a number of cast-offs from the New
York team. They have come into their
own again and are playing better ball
than ever before.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-30
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chicago News. ]

[From the Chicago News.1
You can't get foot notes out Of the
shoehorn.
A sermon that is long drawn out is
naturally narrow.
A good-looking woman ought to make
a successful detective.
The chap who steals a woman's purse
is apt to get a lot of trash.
Occasionally you see a woman's hat
that really looks like one.
Other people expect you to forget
your troubles and listen to theirs.
The smile of a woman is not always
what 1t appears to be on the surface.
1t wouldn't be so bad II your sins
would not tell on you after finding you
out.
After praying for her bad husband a
few months a woman is apt to get
ashamed Of herself and apply for d.
vorce.
PROBABLY Delilah's hair was getting
tnin, and she got sore at Samson be-
cause he refused to name the brand of
hair tonic he used
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-30

Already are the Taft anecdotes be-
ginning to make their appearance
And from now until the end OF the
campaign they will come forth in
he said when baby, what he did
when boy and youth. how he con-
Quoted himself at college and how
lie rose to mans estate. will be detail.
ed by fond friends from one end OF
the country to the other. II there il
any advantage in this sort of thins
TO presidential candidate IT will al
rest with Taft for Bryan has beer
anecdoted about for twelve years and
1t will be difficult task for his
friends, and his enemies alike, to find
anything new to say. or to tell about
Linn.