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The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-09
ADDRESS BY
TAFT'S FRIENDS.
Committee Delegated by Recent
Meeting Of Kentucky
Supporters.
CLAIMS BRIEFLY AND WITH
DIGNITY SET FOURTH

the nomination for the Presi'
dency of the United States, il
formally drawn to the attention
of the people Of Kentucky by az
address, issued over the sigma
ture of a number of leading Re-
publicans. The address is brief
and pointed, dIlating but little
upon the record of the Secretary,
which it assumes is familiar tC
the General public. 1t marks
the culmination Of the quiet, but
vigorous campaign that has been
carried in his behalf for some
months in Kentucky.
The address in full follows:
"Without malice, and without
detraction, from the claims OF
any other candidate, we submit,
confidently the name of William
Howard Taft, of Ohio, to the
Republican voters of Kentucky
for their consideration for the
Republican nomination for Presi-
dent.
,sHe is available. His past is
an open book. There is no
smirch upon its leaves. There
is no suspicion of his motives.
Men may question the wisdom
of his Judgment or his policy.
No man questions his integrity.
He was a great Judge. He was
and is great executive. 1t
would be tedious to recount his
achievements. They are history
now.
''The people of this county
want corporate regulation, and
they are in earnest about it.
They want wise and just nation
al regulation of the public utili-
ties, which have become nation.
al public servants, to the extent
and insofar as they have become
national, and the Constitution
permitting. To what has been
accomplished and attempted
in this direction by the present
administration under the leader
ship of Theodore Roosevelt is
due, in great:measure, to the adj
ministration's enormous pOpu-
larity.
1.-The people justly expect and
insistently demand that this
great work shall go forward
Any backward step will be dis.
astrous. Wherefore, the nomi-
nation must go to someone
known to be in accord with the
general policies of the present
administration.
"More than any man alive
William II. Taft is regarded,
and Justly so, as the exponent OF
the policies of reform which
ha We been inaugurated, executed
or attempted by the administra-
ton. Without any demOgogism,
he has been the wise and consist
ent>friend of labor, and, without
in any wise STOPPING to appeal
to race prejudice or passion, he
has, striven sanely for the uplift-
ing and betterment of the color
ed race.
"And he is fit for Nthe place.
In him great ability is joined to
special training and wide ex-
perience. He unites splendid
lawyership with executive ability
of the highest type. He is capa-
BILE of enormous labor, and knows
hew to work effectively. He is
patient in hearing, wise in coun-
Gil firm and temperate in execu-
ton. He never shirks from
a duty because it Is unpopular.
He never yields a principle for
the sake of success. What seems
to him his duty that he does
without fear or favor. And he
possesses those virtues which
every man may practice, and
without which no man, however
high his station, is worthy of re-
ba hounalv virfnpe IF
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-09

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Mexico Missouri message., 1908-09-24
TAFT OUTS INK FIGHT.
IS willing That Bryan Should Have
Last word In Controversy.

Cincinnati. Ohio.-Candidate vii
liam II Taft Tuesday declined 10
90 farther with Mr. Bryan in news
paper controversy over the issues OF
he campaign
There Is nothing In Mr.. Bryan's
statement Of today which seems 10
require an answer. Should il appear
so later, will take up the subject in
my public speeches
This was Mr. Taft's ultimatum, as
he expressed a willingness that Mr..
Bryan should have the last word OF
comment on President Rooseyelts
Taft letter.
Tuesday. the fif,y.hrst anniversary
Of MIR. Taft birth. proved TO be the
busiest day he has had since his ar
rival here, week ago. He delieyerd
an address Tuesday 10 an audience OF
ministers. composing the Ohio confer
rnce Of the African Methodist Episco-
pal church. the first speech OF his
campaign to negroes.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-09-24
FIGHTS POSSE;
IS CAPTURED
LovE-cRAzEp MAN SHOOTS GIRL
AND HER MOTHER WHEN
SUIT IS DENIED.
HE THEN BARRICADES HOUSE
Remains In Victims Home and Fires
on Officers who Demanded His
Surrender, WoundIna the
Sheriff.

wauKesha, Wisconsin.-After hold.
ing a posse at bay all night and
firing several shots, George Smith,
who Friday night shot Mrs Julius
Grabow and her daughter, Olga, II,
and then seriously wounded Sheriff
George Dwinnell, was captured at day.
light Saturday. Mrs. Grabow, who
was shot In the head three times, IL
dying at a hospital here. Dwinnell
and Olga Grabow will recover
Smith was born and bred in Wauke-
sha, but went away when he became
OF age. and was gone for several years.
Upon his return he obtained work
with Grabow. He at once began to
show a strange fondness for Olga. He
would spend his savings buying pres.
ents for her and the family finally dis
covered that. he was In love with the
girl.
0uarreled With Her Father.
Friday afternoon Smith finally de-
cided to ask Grabow for permission
to marry his daughter. Grabow re.
fused. saying the girl was too young.
Smith and Grabow had a hot discus
sion and Smith left in anger.
II appears that he had been drink
ing. either before he asked Grabow for
permission to get married or imme-
diately afterward. He paid another
visit to nearby saloon, then went
into the house, drew a revolver and
shot twice at Olga. The girl was only
slightly wounded. but the mother, who
ran screaming from the second floor.
was shot three times, and one bullet
probably will cause her death.
VoIIey His Answer.
The mother and girl were removed
to the nearest farmhouse. and Sheriff
Dwinnell arrived soon aftorward in an
automobile. He searched the first
floor. and then called upstairs for
Smith to surrender. His answer was
volley OF revolver shots, one of
which struck him in the arm. Anoth.
er grazed his face, but only wounded
him slightly.
Smith then closed the door at the
head Of the stairs and piled the furni-
ture against It. As soon as word
reached here Of the shooting crowds
began to go to the Grabow house. Be
fore midnight at least 200 persons,
armed with rifles, reviewers and shot
guns had gathered, and built fires
about the house to make Il impossible
for Smith to escape
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-09-24

Durango, Colo.-Frank Howe 10.
year old Indian boy got pos.
session Of a revolver Tuesday and
riding through the streets Of Pagosa
Junction at breakneck speed. shot and
killed Anee Baker. the four-year.old
daughter of James Baker. a member
OF Ute tribe. The lad continued on
his Wild dash TO the hills and disap.
pearsd. No explanation can be made
OF the boys action except that he was
seized with a savage impulse to kill.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-09-24
WRIGHT IN
FAST SAIL
WILBUR MAKES ~ MlLEs AN
HOUR IN FRANCE.
RECORD SPEED is SHOWN
American Aeronaut Repairs Motors
and stays UP 80 Minutes and
10 Seconds.

lie Mans. France. - Wilbur O.
Wright made a flight OF 80 min
utes and 10 seconds, covering 20
miles. Wednesday. He sailed over
the course Of the military grounds AT
Auvours.
wriEhts speed was at the rate OF
46 miles An hour. the greatest ever
attained by an aerial craft.
For a week or more the motor Of
wrights machine has not worked
properly. and not until Tuesday even
ina did he discover what was wrong.
He changed the magnets and an
nounced then that be would make his
best flight Wednesday The flight
was nearly 10 minutes longer than
the record for European fights, which
he himself held, and Is exceeded only
by the flights which his brother or.
vile has made IN America.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-09-24
VICTIM OF TRAMPS
KANSAS FARMERS IN PURSUIT
or FLEEING FIENDs.
VICTIM was TERRIBLY BEATEN
Woman Attacked In Barn and Left
uneonselous--Wife Of Neigh
Dor Finds Her.

Kansas City. Mo. Mrs Chris.
tine Johnson, 81 years old. the wife Of
Fred Johnson. a farmer living two
miles southwest OF Prairie Center, q
small town in Johnson county, Kas.,
2s miles from Kansas City. was beat.
en- into Insensibllity and left with a
gunny sack tied over her head in a
barn on the Johnson farm. Mrs. John
sons condition IL serious.
Prairie Center is an inland town,
not reached by railroad.
All the farmers in the northwestern
part OF Johnson county are under
arms searching for two tramps who
are believed to have committed the
crime.
Mrs. Johnson, her mother and a
young son we're alone ut the farm
house Tuesday night. Mr.. Johnson
was in Olathe, serving on a jury.
About Z o'clock Mrs. Johnson went TO
the barn TO see that everything was
all right for the night
MIR. and Mrs. John Garnett, neigh
boris. went over TO the Johnson home
about o'clock. Mrs. Johnson had not
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-09-24
WRIGHT'S ACCOUNT
COULD HAVE SAVED AIRsHiP
HAD IT BEEN HIGHER.
sElFRIOeE EULOGIzED BY CHEF
Lieutenant 10 a Martyr 10 Progress,
II 10 Deelared--A Monument
VIII BE Erected.

Washington. - A shapeless mass
OF splintered wood, twisted wire.
bent tubing and torn canvas, the
Wright brothers aeroplane, which
only n few days ago was astonishing
the world with Its air conquering en-.
ploits, lies inert on the floor of the
aerial garage" at Fort Myer.
Wright. from his bed Of sickness
saw Friday for the first time since the
tragedy his first assistant G. E
Taylor, and TO Taylor he confided that
all might have been saved II the
machine had mad 25 or even 10 feet In
which to right itself. He was getting
II under control, he said, and had the
fall been 100 feet, instead of the fatal
7b feet, he might have landed grace
fully, in an upright position. as he has
numbers Of times before.
Lieut.. Thomas +. Selfridge, the
army's first sacrifice to the science OF
aeroDautics is dead. With fractured
ribs and thigh, bruised and helpless
though on the road to recovery. Or.
vile Wright is being tenderly cared
for at the Garrison Hospital, still
ignorant Of the tragic outcome OF
Thursdays voyage.
The catastrophe came on the very
eve OF what promised to be the daring
aviator's greatest triumph For the
first time he would have forsaken the
circular course above the parade
grounds of the fort and sailed his
craft over the Virginia hills for i've
miles straight and return in the hope
OF meeting the Signal Corps require
ment Of 40 miles an hour.
Martyr to Progress.
Lieut.. Selfridge is martyr to
progress" said Mai. Squire, acting
chief signal officer and chief OF the
Aeronauticsl board, which was to pass
upon the qualifications OF the aero
plane. Even II there should be no
more flights the question OF aerial
navigation has. to my mind, been
solved for all time. The last four per.
formances OF the Wright aeroplane
have scientifically proven its place in
history"
Mai Fournier, the French Military
Attache here, who witnessed nearly
every fight made by Mr.. Wright, and
who is an expert in aeronauticaI
science was deeply shocked at the 40
cident.
las in all branches of science" he
said there must be a martyr. such az
Lieut.. Selfridge. giving his life TO
history. At such time as this am
too deeply grieved to speculate as
to the future of aeronautics. TO the
future of aeronautics, | do not think
his heroic death will delay interna.
tIonal experimentation"
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-09-24
COTTON GROWERS THREATENED.
Arkansas Farmers Commanded to Ro-
duee Acreage Next Year.

Memphis, Tenn.-Night riders are
organizing In northeastern Arkan-
sas. II is reliably reported, for the
purpose OF reducing the cotton acre
age for next year and compelling the
holding Of this years crop at the min.
imum price fixed in the International
Farmers Union Convention, which
met at Fort Worth, Tex. recently.
Three farmers In Craighead county,
and a farmers boy in Poinsett coun-
~, have been threatened by a band OF
the riders and considerable anxiety Is
felt by the cotton buyers and ginners.
Al Counce, one OF the best known
farmers and the largest land owner In
eastern Craighead county, residing
Just a few miles south OF Lake City,
was approached at midnight by a band
Of the cotto night riders.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-09-24
Clint Sands, Windsor.
a. J. Reynolds. seriously.
John West, Windsor.
Sam Willis, Windsor.
Charlie Davis.

Windsor. Mlssouri.-Four persons
were killed. 10 injured and the
NJ, X. & r. railway station was
badly damaged by an explosion Of a
car OF dynamite standing in front of
the station at 9:45 a. m. Tuesday. A
number Of women who were on the
platform waiting for passenger
train narrowly escaped injury.
A local freight had brought in the
dynamite and the train was standing
in front OF the station while Freder.
lex Yake, the NJ, X. & I. station
agent, assisted by James G. Hall and
two other men, uEloaded the explo-
slye. The four men were in the car
when the explosion occurred. The
passengers who were waiting on the
platform were not watching the work
ers and no one has been found who
can explain the accident.
Yake, James Hall and the other two
workers were mangled by the explo-
sion and died soon after the accident
The injured men were standing near
the car and were knocked down.
burned and bruised by the Aging de-
bris.
The car OF dynamite was standing
at the southwestern end Of the sta
ton platform. while the women who
were awaiting their train were at this
other end. The debris narrowly
missed some OF them.
The trainmen soon separated the
rest Of the train from the burning car
and then directed their efforts toward
saving the injured before the arrival
OF the 1905 passenger train.
Windsor is in Henry county, q
miles southwest OF Sadalia. Physi
clans were summoned from Clinton
supt. n. ]. Finney OF the NJ, X. & T
in sedalia, and a staff OF physician
arrived from Sedalia on specia
train and prepared to take tho injureC
to q hospital In Sedalia.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-09-24
German AIrshlp Wrecked.

Rochester. N. Y. Subordi.
soval Airships was wrecked Wednes.
day while sailing to Potsdam, where
81 vast to be inspected by the kaiser.
The motor rod broke, ripping a great
hole In the balloon. II descended alb
Tuptly in the Grunwald forest. There
were four persons aboard the ship.
but none was injured. The destruction
of the Parseval is the second serious
aeronautic accident that has befallen
Germany Of late. the loss OF Count
Zeppelin's airship being the other.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-09-24
Emperor William Pleads
For Worlds Peace

Berlin, Sept lS.-Two dominant
notes for peace were uttered at Fri.
days sitting Of the Interparllamentary
Union.
Emperor William. the man, who
both by reason OF his character and
the peculiar position he holds in the
worlds politics, is conceded TO be the
greatest force either for or against
peace In the world. struck the frst
note when Prince Henry OF Carolath
read the following telegram from the
Emperor:
Il hope the conference, comprising
so many distinguished representatives
OF the great powers, will feel com
Portable and at home in my capital.
trust they will do that which will con.
tribute 10 the maintenance and bless.
ings of universal peace, which is so
dear 10 my heart"
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-09-24
STARVE IN ENGLAND
sHELTERLEss ARMY OF uNEM.
PLoYED TRAMPINo ABOUT.
MINISTRY IS TAKING HEED
The Government, Alarmed BY Out
breaks, Takes steps to Alleviate
Workmen's Suffering.

London, Eng Alarmed by the
outbreaks OF the vast army Of unem-
ployed In ali the large cities in the
United Kingdom. particularly In elias
gov. the ministry Is holding a series
OF informal conferences on plans TO
minimize the suffering during the
coming winter.
SO grave IL the situation that the
government refuses TO admit publicly
that Il notices II. fearing that this
wo6ld attract attention to conditions
for which Il lie hard TO find a remedy.
Throughout England. Scotland and
Wales. Il is estimated that 100000
workmen are idle. and with their fam
lilies. a total Of 5000. 600 persons are at
the point OF starvation. OF this mum.
Der a considerable proportion Is act.
ually shelterless. as well as starving
and nearly naked All over the island
entire families are tramping aimless.
ly from town 10 town. sleeping in the
lea OF straw stacks and hedges and
living on the charity OF farmers.
Dozens Of deaths are reported daily
from all over the Kingdom in bitches.
fields and outhouses. where disease
stricken vagabonds have sought par.
tlal shelter when too weak to stagger
farther through the mire and inces.
SAINT storm.
The warehouses and hospitals ev.
erywhere are so full that the admits
sion Of other applicants Is impossible.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-09-24
ANARCHISTS HALT KAISER.
Emperor's Excursion Into French Ter
rltory Abandoned.

Paris, France.--A Dispatch from
MulhauSen, Alsace-Lorraine. says that
the real reason Of the German emper.
or's sudden abandonment Of his eK.
cursion into French territory a few
days ago was, according to the police,
the presence OF French anarchists in
the district which the emperor prom
Used TO visit.
The emperor himself was appealed
60 not to cross the frontier and he
consented reluctantly, not through
fear, but In view OF the unpleasant
consequences that might follow any
untoward incident while he was in
French territory.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-09-24
Government to Sell Lots.

Washington, ID. C.-The acting
secretary OF the interior has issued reg
ulations for the sale at auction OF l.
900 town lots adjoining Lawton,
Oklahoma and has appointed James
w. Witten chief law officer Of the
general land office TO superintend the
sale, which occurs at Lawton, on
November Is. There are no resTric-
tons as to the qualifications Of pur-
chasers as to the number of lots
which any one person may purchase.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-09-24
CUTS WATERWAY FEAST.
Change Of Plan Eliminates Meeting Of
Taft and Bryan At Chicago.

Cincinnati, ohlo.--The combina-
tIons making possible meetings be-
tween Taft and Bryan were shattered
by Tafts itinerary. Taft will leave
Cincinnati on tho morning Of septem-
Der 20 and Bryan will arrive in the
evening.
Determination OF Taft not 10 attend
the Deep Waterways Association ban
quet az Chicago ON October Z, elm
mates chance OF meeting Bryan
there. Taft win. however. speak at
Lincoln, Neb., October /.
II Bryan's present plans are fol-
lowed he will be at home then and
The two candidates probably win NEST,
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-09-24
STATE WITNESSES ARRESTED.
Said on Witness Stand They Were
With Slain Night Riders.

Clarksville, Tenn. - AS a result
of their testimony here Thurs
day in the trial of Gardner and Hunt,
charged with the killing OF Vaughn
Bennett. alleged night rider, five OF
the states witnesses were arrested
Thursday and placed under bond foI
appearance before the grand jury.
joni Sadler, Albert Albright, Oscar
Albright, Charles Hogan and James
Chambliss, are the men arrested.
They said on the witness stand that
they were with the Bennett boys"
on the night OF the killing, that all
were masked and armed and that
most Of them had the supposed night
riders badge pinned on their should.
ers.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-09-24
sperry Takes Shorter Route.

Washington.-Resr Admiral Sperry,
commander OF the Atlantic Bat
tleship fleet, informed the navy
department by cable Friday that
the feet having left Albany Friday
morning, would proceed via Lubbock
Straits. the straits of Macasar. the
Celebes sea, the straits OF Basilan and
the Sulu sea. These waters are un.
frequented ordinarily by either naval
OF commercial vessels, but the route
selected by Admiral Sperry is the
shortest between Albany and Manila.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-09-24
New EIrea Reported.

Albany. New York.-Reports OF
new forest fires in the Adirondacks
were received Friday by the state
forest. hsh and game commission.
Rain is badly needed TO aid in the
work OF controlling the fires and the
scarcity OF available men to fight the
flames is proving serious handicap.
Hunters are charged with causing
many fires through negligence in fail.
ing to extinguish their camp fires.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-09-24
CHOLERA SPREAD RAPID.
In Twelve Hours All New cases Re.
ported In ST. Petersburg.

st. Petersburg.-The military au-
thorities made known Friday for
the first time the condition among
the troops. The disease is spreading
SO rapidly that a second large hospital
is to be opened Immediately. There
are S3l patients In hospitals. Since
the beginning Of the epidemic there
has been total Of LOCI cases. OF
which 81 recovered.
In view Of the rapid spread OF the
epidemic and the danger TO children,
the municipality has decided TO close
the primary SCHOOLS of the city and to
convert the school building into
hospitals.
From Friday noon until midnight
All cholera cases were reported -
this city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-09-24
JAMES PLEADS DRUNKENNESS.
Springfield Slayer Tells Of plsoraeeful
orgies Before Murder.

Springfield, III. - Joseph James.
the negro on trial for the murder
Of w. G. Ballard, whose al
legged deed was largely responsible for
the recent riots, told a story OF dis
graceful orgies in which he had par
ticipated in negro resorts on the nigh
Of Billiards. death and how, after
reaching a state of intoxication, he
had forgotten what happened during
the rest Of the night. octavia B. Role,
a negro lawyer who is defending
James. appealed to the Jury to avoid
any race prejudice in considering a
verdict.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-09-24

London, Eng. -- An enthusiastic
meeting of the members OF the Pro.
testant Alliance was held in Caxton
Hall. at Westminster Sunday night.
where speeches were made rejoicing
at the success of the alliances cam.
paign against the eucharistic process.
sion, and solemn league and coven.
ant to defend the Protestant religion
was voted.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-09-24
CHARGED WITH PEoNAeE.
Warrant lssued for Mrs. Belle Rays Of
Mount Leonard, Mo.

Kansas City. Mo. - Al the In
stance of Mira Martha z. Robertson.
a negress of Slater, Mo-. the United
States district attorney Wednesday
night issued a warrant. charging Mrs
Belle Rays. a widow OF Mount Leon.
ard, Mo-. with peonage. Mrs. Robert.
SON, in her complaint to the federal
officials says that her sister Mary
has been held a prisoner against her
will by Mrs. Kays for thirty-three
years and that Mrs. Kays refuses to
permit anyone to see the imprisoned
woman.
The United States marshal was dis
patched to serve the warrant.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-09-24
Miss coekrelI Under Knife.

New Haven, Conn.-Miss Anna
Cocnell, daughter Of former United
States Senator Cockrell OF Mis-.
souri,, who came here to attend a bap.
tIsm, has been operated upon for ap-
pendicitis. Her parents, who have
been spending the summer at New
London, are now with her. She will
recover.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-09-24
workmen KILLED BY ExplosIon.

Lawton, oklahoma.--Three Greek
workmen Michael Johnson. Steven
Dachi and Gotta Petra. died
Friday as the result of a boiler ex.
pioslon at the Rock Island crusher
here late Thursday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-09-24
kIll. self IN City Hall.

Baton Rouge. louisiana. J.
Granary, city auditor OF Baton Rouge.
committed suicide in the City Hall
Monday night by shooting himself
near the heart with a heavy calibre
revolver.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-09-24
rhsw AZ white plains.

White Plains. New York.-Harry
X. Thaw, arrived here late Mon
day from Poughkeepsle. and was
Immediately taken 20 the county jail
and put in cell In the hospital sec
ton. lie wanted 70 pose on the jail
steps for a group OF photographers,
but Keeper Horton prevented this,
leading Thaw inside BY the arm.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-09-24
sallna. Kas. - Tho sleepof In,

sallna. Kas. The sleepof the
daughter OF NJ. Newell OF Damar
has been broken after i've days and
half. She fell asleep following an
attack OF nosebleed. She claims to
have been awake some Of the time.
but unable to speak or even open her
eyes. While her condition IL Still SO
rious, Il Is believed she viii recover.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-09-24
sIhlav Entsrn Denial.

Franklin. Pa.--Joseph G. slbley
Friday denied most emphatic
ally that he had ever written letter
to John d. Archbold, vice-president Of
the standard Oil Company, telling him
that he had warned President Roose.
welt not to offend the Standard.