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Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-11
COMPERS TAKES IT AS HONOR
Says This of Failure of President to
Ask Him to Labor Dinner.
WELL TREATED AT WHITE HOUSE
In Past He Has Declined All Invita-
lions OF Social Character
eader Call 1t Effort to
Divide Forces.

DENVER, Nov. I0.-Considerable COM
ment was caused by that portion of the
annual report of President Samuel Com
pers, read to the convention of the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor yesterday after
noon, in which Mr.. Gompers said that
President Roosevelt had issued invitations
( n number of labor leaders to meet with
prominent lawyers and jUrists at a dinner
at the White House a week from today for
the purpose of discussing labor legislation.
President Roosevelt, said the report of Mr..
Gompers, had excluded from the list Of in
vited guests the officers of the American
Federation of Labor, including its presi-
dent.
Mr.. Gompers, In an interview on the sub
ject, refused to discuss the question from
a political standpoint. but contented him
self with a statement to the effect that he
deemed himself honored BY the exclusion
and considered the presidents act a tribute
to his honesty. He said:
81 am honored by the president when he
excluded me from his guest list. 1t is a
high tribute to the manner in which I have
represented the interests Of the millions Of
KWorkingmen and women banded together
in the federation, both in the matter of
pressing the administration for fair labor
legislation and In the political campaign
just ended.
Social Invitations Declined.
This is the first affair Of the kind that
1 know Of at the White House to which /
have not been invited, but despite the fact
that 1 nave frequently been asked to meet
the president and his friends socially, /
have never availed myself of such an in
vitation. 'GFEav
my dealings with the president have al
ways been on a strictly business basis. l
have frequently requested an audience with
him regarding matters OF import to the
federation and Its membership and have
always been well received and treated
c~ourteously. There. however, my relations
with the president ended.
IT. by virtue of the trust imposed upon
4aie by the federation, represent the mil
lions OF people of the country who toll with
their hands-the hired men and women, sc
to speak. II the president or any Other
person cares to say that I do not represent
the membership of the American Federation
of Labor. so be 1t; l don't care to become
y involved in a controversy or ~criticise sucl
: a stand.
EROrt to Divide Labor.
when the need presents I shall NEE
President Roosevelt or any other presiden
or public man as the representative of tn
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-11
Hammer Republican Precinct.

LANDER, Wyo., Nov. 10.-(Special.) Ut
is believed that Willow Creek precinct, in
this county, is the banner precinct in the
United States. At the recent election there
were cast at Willow Creek fifteen straight
republican votes. Not a democratic vote
was cast.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-11
The yellow Peril.

Jaundice-malaria-biliousness, vanishes
when DR.. Kings New Life Pills are taken.
Guaranteed. 25c, For sale by Beaton Drug
Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-11

when the need presents I shall meet
President Roosevelt or any other president
or public man as the representative of the
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-21
FOR FATHERS. TOO-TO ILLUSTRATE THE BEAUTIES OF BABELAND IN New

, ID Il IHUL FUN TIE WUInLA9s-HNU FUN THINLNS, IUU-"T
Infants Grave and Infants Gay, Blonde, Brunette, Boy and Girl, They Would Be Prize
Winners Anywhere, for, Like Everything Else From Newark, They Cannot Be Beaten.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-21

w Maybe One Of Them Is Yours, and if So That One Is the PreRt in the Group; Rer
n N auctions From Photographs Supplied Especially for Use in The EVENING STA
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08
A Doctors DISADVANTAGE.

''In one way" said collector. 1T
is easier to get money from doctor
than anybody else who is slow pay.
It is more difficult for him to swear
that he hasn't been able to make any
collections himself since the first Of
the year. A doctors reception room Is
open to all possible patients. A col
lector with grain Of ingenuity can
find a way to worm out Of the men on
the waiting list information as to the
terms of payment. After an inter
view with three or four persons who
have paid spot cash for treatment and
who have told the collector they paid,
It takes a mighty nerve on the part Of
the doctor to insist that he hasn't q
dollar to his name"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08
BLUE BEST OF ALL.
Excellent Material to Use for the New
Autumn Suit.

In the autumn tailor suit tints there
il numbered q new blue bearing the
honored name of Edison. This Is also
among the faded shades; that Is, 80
soop as It is put into juxtaposition
with navy or peacock. At first glance
1t seems to be OF the electric family,
as naturally it should be, but 1t is
much more dull, fact which does not
seem quite just to the great modern
magician whose name 1t bears. At
any rate, this new blue seems to take
with woman generally, and bids fair
to be tremendously popular for the
simpler type Of tailormades. One rea-
son Is that navy has been used for
so long and that peacock Is rather
startling and has way OF swearing
at any other tint of azure with which
Il is combined. AS blue Of dull tone
is always a practical shade for year.
round utility wear, 1t is the best OF
all colors for the woman who, greatly
against her natural inclination, must
make one costume do duty for a va
riety of occasions.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08
AVOID RISK IN BUYING PAINT.

You take q good deal Of risk II you
buy white lead without having abso-
Lutte assurance rs to It's purity and
quality. You know white lead Is often
adulterated. often misrepresented.
But there's no need at all to take
any chances. The "Dutch Boy Paint.
or" trade mark Of the National Lead
Company. the largest makers Of gen.
uine white lead. on q package of
White Lead. is q positive guarantee
Of purity and quality. It's as depend
able as the Dollar Sign. II you'll
write the National Lead Company,
Woodbridge Bldg. New York City.
they will send you simple and GER
tain outfit for testing white lead. and
. valuable book on paint. free.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08
WORK FOR LITTLE GIRLS.
Simple Hemstitehing Of Towels ls
Easily Taught.

Homemade face and hand towels
wear much better than ready-made
ones, and are so soft and pleasant to
sew that quite little girls are often
delighted to help with the simple hem
stitching. Those for best use and the
spare room may have an insertion OF
fine crochet or torchon lace, and this
is stronger than making a drawn
thread pattern in the huckaback, a
yard and a quarter of which should be
allowed for each towel.
One seldom sees fringed towels
nowadays, but II they are preferred
the fringes should be overcast before
they are taken into use. This Is done
by laying the edge Of the towel over
the first finger Of the left hand-hold'
ing the fringe between the first and
second fingers-and working an over
cast stitch to prevent the loose
threads from unraveling. Linen
thread, not ordinary sewing cotton,
should be used for this purpose. as
also for hemstitching or drawn
thread work on huckaback towels.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08
ralIormade sult Aceessorles.

Much Of the smart effect of any
tailormade suit depends upon its &C.
cessories. Needless to say, anything
savoring Of the directoire should not
be accompanied by a linen collar and
stiff little tie. These belong to what
is known as the English type Of street
suit, meaning the severely tailored box
or semi-fitting coat and gored or plait-
ed skirt, minus trimming. With the
French model there should be high
lace collar or a chiffon stock-giving
the desired soft effect about the chin
and the frilly lacey front, in addition
to the wrist ruffles, which should be Of
finest handweave or hand embroidery
Immediately white.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08
Wanted to Go the Same Way.

We were taking little trip into the
country. The only vacant seats in the
train were TUNED so as to face each
other. I told my little girl, four
years old, to take the seat in front OF
me, as riding backward would not
make her sick. She hesitated, and
said:
81 know 1t won't make me sick, but
II I ride backward will 60 to the
same place you are going TOT"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08
ANNUAL SALES OVER NINE
Mil ION

Good, reliable quality is appreciated
by the smoker. Over Nine Million Co..
000,000) Lewis Single Binder cigars
sold annually. The kind Of cigar smok-
ers have been looking for. made Of
very rich. mellow tasting tobacco. It's
the judgment Of many smokers that
Lewis Single Binder straight &c cigar
equals In quality the best 10c cigar.
There are many imitators of this cele-
brated brand. Don't let them fool you.
There Is no substitute.
Tell the dealer you wish to try
Lewis Single Binder.
Lewis Factory, Peoria, ILL.,. Original
Srs Tin Foil Smoker Package.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

There is fascination In making the
pretty little conveniences OF which pic
lures are shown here. And II IL o
great pleasure to remember ones
friends with them. A few odd lengths
Of ribbon or scraps Of silk and little
time is about all that II takes to make
them. They provide an occupation for
moments that would otherwise be
quite unemployed, when one is visit
Ing or on vacation, and wishes little
attractive fancy work to do. And how
convenient when Christmas time rolls
around with so many on the list Of
those we long to remember and time
and money so short"
The pin cushion shown is Of four
strips OF figured ribbon stitched to-
gether and fastened at the top with
a bow Of narrow ribbon. A square Of
ribbon forms the bottom OF this little
square silk sack. which is stuffed with
cotton or sawdust. Pins Of various
sizes and colors are thrust in the
figured portions, and larger pins are
placed along the seams.
A neatly made and simple bag for
soiled handkerchiefs is shown In the
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

cardboard might be used for the
upper part. 1t should be covered with
thin layer Of wadding to give a soft
appearance to the silk, which is tightly
strained over and fixed with seccotine
or fine tacks, fancy furniture gimp
finishing the edge.
The sketch gives half the design for
embroidery Of lower part. The same,
without the festoons, may be used for
the back. Our model had a ground.
work of soft green Roman satin, upon
which pale pink peoples with black
centers were worked in long stitches;
the festoons were in brown silk,
worked with cording stitch; tbs
smaller flowers, in very pale gray
blue, the leaves in two or three shades
of green. All the colors were com.
bined with golden thread in the gimp
that finished the edge.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08
500 Reward, 500.

Ths readers Of this paper VIII be pleased 10 learn
that there at least dreaded disease that Dcence
has been able 70 cure m all 10 stages. and that
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure b the only positive
cure now known 70 the medical fraternity. Catarfh
being constitutional disease. requires constitu-
tionai treatment Halls Catarrh Cure b taken IN
surfaces OF the sysiem. thereby destroying the
foundation Of the disease. and giving the patient
strength By building up the constitution and assist
Ing nature IN doing its work. The propfietoB have
% much hath IN is curative powers that they oer
One Hundred DollaB for any case that 70 balls 20
cure. Send for list OF testimonial
Address r. J. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo. o.
Bold by al DruRgigts. 75c.
Take Halls Panty Pulls for constipation.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08
The Sheath eIrdIe.

: The sheath girdle is the very new
est form Of belt, and is a fiat tubular
ribbon woven from mercerized thread.
This waist accessory is made from
IL yards OF ribbon and Is arranged
around the waist, tied once, a short
end overhanging q long one on the
left side. -
II is usually fashioned from solid
colors or a colored stripe alternating
with one Of white, besides stripes In
combinations Of colors.
Tho ends are fringed and then
knotted.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08
TO HOLD THE MAGAZINES.
Continuance That Is Useful and Can
Be Made an Ornament.

A pretty holder such as this Is not
only useful for keeping magazines and
papers in, but 1t is really an orna.
ment in a room. OF course, It re.
quires a little care in making. but
any handy man could cut and fix the
wooden foundation. The feet must, Of
course, be in moderately firm wood.
but the thinnest wood or even stout
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08
Some Corset Wisdom.

Hipless hips being essential, corset
economy is a thing Of the past.
Remember, 1t is the corset makes
the figure. Keep trying until 1t makes
q good one
A fifty-dollar corset badly put on 10
about as useful az silver harness with
WORKOUT girthG
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08
DEEP CRACKS FROM ECZEMA
Could Lay slate-Penell In one-tiands
In Dreadful State-Permanent
Cure In cuticura.

Cure In Cuticura.
II had eczema on my hands for
about seven years and during that
time I had used several so-called rem
edies, together with physicians and
druggists prescriptions. The disease
was SO bad on my hands that ! could
lay a slate-pencil in one Of the cracks
and a rule placed across the hand
would not touch the pencil. I kept
using remedy after remedy, and while
some gave partial relief, none relieved
as much as did the first box Of Cuti-
cura Ointment. / made purchase Of
Cuticura Soap and Ointment and my
hands were perfectly cured after two
boxes Of Cuticura Ointment and one
cake Of Cuticura Soap were used. w.
H. Dean, Newark. Del, Mar. %. 1907"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08
The Modern Mother.

Madam Ito the nurse maid. who has
just brought home her four children
from a walk)-Dear me. Anna, how
changed the children look since / last
saw them! Are you quite sure they
are the right ones?-Fliegende Blaet-
ter.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

II you wish beautiful, clear, white clothes
use Red Cross Ball Blue. Large 2 %.
package, 5 cents.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

Turn myself to the true riches. and
learn to be content with little
Seneca.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children tsething, softens tho gums, reduces =
nammaton, sllAys pain. cures wind colo. 1ca botse
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

There is nothing little to the really
great in spirit.-Dickens.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

ARE YOUR CLOTHES FABEDP
Use Red Cross Ball Blue and make them
white again. Large 2 o.. package, 5 cents
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

II Cures While You Walk
Allen Foot Ease for c0Fns and bunions hot, BwoAty
callous aching feet. Csc all Druggists.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

He has nE force with men who has
no faith IN them.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

FARMS FOR RENT or sale on crop pay
ments. j. MULHALL, Sioux City, La
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

It's easy to get tangled up in truth
CASTOR clothes.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

People who are true blue never suf-
fer much from the blues.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

second illustration. Two strips Of RIB
bon are sewed together along the edge
and doubled over. The outside edges
are sewed to within five inches OF the
top. Embroidery wings are covered
with narrow ribbon a little more than
half way around. These are to be
used for handles. and are encased In
ribbon which is shirred over them
The bag is - inches deep. 1t may be
made more fanciful with little bows OF
narrow ribbon placed where the open
iugs at the side terminate.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08
TOO TRUE TO BE GOOD.

Pinxit-I have just finished the late
Mrs Peck's portrait It's a speaking
likeness.
The Widower Peck-Would Il be
too much trouble to-er-change It .
bit In that respect?
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

Love does not stop at the boundaries
of liking.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-26
GERMANS AND HOTTENTOTS
MEET ON KALARARI DESERT
Last Of Hostile Chiefs Suffers Defeat
at Hands of Soldiers Who Pene-
trated Trackless Desert

Berlin.-The government has pub
lshed a cablegram from South Africa
reporting battle between the Ger
man expeditionary forces and a body
of Hottentots in the Kalahari desert.
The German troops had been sent
out to find Simon Kroppers, the last
of the Hottentot chiefs, who is still
hostile. The engagement was very
severe one. The enemy lost fifty
eight killed. Seven men and several
women were captured. The German
losses also were heavy. Captain Won
Erckert, commander of the eXpedi-
tionary forces; Lieutenant Ebinger
and twelve privates being killed and
seventeen wounded, of whom nine
we're seriously hurt. The German
force left Cochas on March $50
strong, with four machine guns and
700 camels They made forced
marches into the waterless desert for
four days before stopping long
enough to cook fresh supply of
food. The only water found was a
dirty pool, which was insufficient to
quench the thirst of the camels. Cap
tain Erckert finally located the Hot
tentot camp on March 10. He began
the attack next morning at daybreak
and soon there was fierce fighting all
along the line. The German com
mander fell in the first onslaught and
the second officer in command took
charge of the eXpeditionary forces,
which drove the HOttentOtS from one
position to another, until finally they
broke and fed in all directions.
Chief Kropper's power has been
badly weakened by this defeat, but it
will be necessary for the Germans to
continue a vigilant watch over the
approaches to the desert.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-26
INVALID AND DOG
WAGE DEATH FIGHT
DOUGLAS H. RiKER SMoTHERs
MAD BEAST IN BED WITH
FINAL DESPERATE EFFORT.
FAINTS ON BODY OF FOE
Animals Foam.Flecked Jaws Snap
Time and Again at Masters
Throat-Man Victim of
Series of Accidents.

New York.-lll with pleuro pneu.
monia and too weak to scream for
help. Douglas Hudson Riker a pub.
Usher, battled for his life with an in
furiated bulldog He was found hours
afterward. unconscious. stretched
across the lifeless body of the dog,
which he had smothered with
blanket
The Rikers live in the Mnnetonka
apartment house, Brooklyn. and it was
there that the struggle with the in
furiated animal occurred. The dog, an
English bull. was presented to the
publisher in Florida last month. Riker
returned to Brooklyn and was taken
i'll almost Immediately.
While he was very weak. his chest
incased in surgical wrappings, he was
left alone for several hours, as he was
sleeping. Mrs. Riker, the mother of
the young man, was in an adjoining
room, also asleep The dog wandered
into the sick mans room and stretched
out on a rug.
After midnight Mr. Riker was awak-
ened from his sleep by a weight upon
the bed. The dog was standing on his
chest. He tried to push the brute
away, and the next instant 1t snapped
at him.
Not realizing his danger, Riker,
again tried to throw the dog from him.
and the beast, with a growl, sprang for
his throat. In the dim light of the
room Mr. Riker seized the animal by
the throat and held it at arms length
from him. 1t continued to struggle, at
times forcing its open jaws to within
few inches of his face, so that its
hot breath famed his cheeks.
The sick man tried to call for help,
but the weight on his chest and his
inability to speak above a whisper
prevented while with both hands en-.
gagged, he was prevented from ringing
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-26
He Forced the Head of the Dog Into
the Bedclothes.

the bell at his bedside. So he contin.
ued his. struggle with the dog, whose
anger at being held increased until it
frothed at the mouth and the foam
was tiecked about him.
How long he struggled Mr.. Riker
does not know But 1t seemed to him
an hour. Every minute he could feel
his strength grow less.
In one of the moves made in the
struggle blanket became twisted and
interfered with the movements of the
dog. 1t gave the sick man the idea,
and his presence of mind did the rest
He forced the head of the dog into the
mass of bed clothes, and between the
beasts efforts to free himself and Mr.
Riker's to choke him the animals
head became thoroughly enmeshed in
the blanket.
In an instant the sick man had
wound the blanket about the dog Too
weak to hold him longer Mr.. Riker
no longer fearing his fangs, rolled on
top of him. The struggle to hold the
brute had told upon the invalid, and
when he gained the advantage he
tainted.
1t was some hours later when the
mother came into the room TO give the
patient his medicine. She found him
lying across the bed, with the body
of the dog beneath him.
DR.. Chids, the family physician
was called at once. and found the pa
tents temperature had greatly in.
creased.
Mr.. Riker has been the victim of
series of accidents. He left this city
on January 13 for Florida for an ALI
gator hunt with his brother, Markham
Dunbar Riker, the representative of
the General Electric company in Flor
ida. The first day on the st. Johns
river his gun exploded, injuring his
brother. He returned home on the
18th OF this month, and was met at
the pier by another brother in an
automobile. At Spring and Broadway
they ran down workingman, break
ing his leg.
1t was this accident that is thought
to have led to his contracting pneu
monia. Mr.. Riker wrapped his auto.
mobile coat about the injured man
and carried him in the auto to the
nearest physician.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-26
CALLS JOURNALISTS SWINE.
Member of German Reichstag Causes
Excitement During Debate.

Berlin.-There was an uproar in
the reichstag on Thursday. During
the debate on the colonial budget,
Herr Erzberger, centrist, made a
speech in which he referred to the
governments treatment of negoes in
the colonies and made use of the
phrase: "A negro also has an immor-
tai soul" AS the speaker paused
after this remark, joking expressions
we're heard from the gallery, some of
which appeared to come from the di-
vision set apart for the press. The
entire centrist party at once rose to
its feet in indignation, and Herr Broe
ber, the center leader, pointed to the
journalistic tribune and shouted the
word Swine" The journalists are
very indignant and have voted to go
on strike unless an adequate apology
is made for the insult to the news.
paper profession.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-26
Senator Bryan Dead.

Washingtcn.-Un States Will
liam James Bryan of Florida died at
the Providence hospital at $3.50 o'clock
Sunday morning of typhoid fever. 1t
was only seventy-three days since he
took his seat as the successor of the
late Senator stephen r. Mallory, who
died December %, and thirty-three
days of that time were spent in his
fight against disease. In Mr.. Bryan
the senate loses the seventh member
by death since the adjournment OF
the Fifty-ninth congress on March 4,
q wear ago.