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The Topeka state journal., 1908-05-19

Senator Foraker has probably found
out before. but if he hasn't he knows
Il now, that 1t is mighty hard to do
anything that is fully satisfactory to
everybody. or to anybody for that mat
ter. He saw no possible chance OF
getting favorable action at the pres
ent session of congress on his plan for
the relief of the negro soldiers who
were discharged from the army because
of the Brownsville affair so he had the
matter postponed until the next ses-
sion of congress. Now he Is accused
OF having played the traitor to the
negroes.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-05-19

Reports come from Washington that
a band of Republicans in the house OF
representatives who are known as in
surgents" have deep laid plans to pre-
vent the adjournment of congress on
May 23 as scheduled and until anti
Injunction and campaign publicity leg
islation is passed. If they are not any
more successful with these plans than
they have been with others they
framed up during the session there Is
not much chance of the adjournment
of congress being deferred.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-05-19
Where Girls Marry Most.

ST have noticed that girls from GER
tain counters in department stores
continually marry off," said a clergy
man. 'I refer to the counters that
men patronize-the pajama counter,
the pipe counter. the haberdashery
counter, and so on. Were a. girl
about to take a place in department
store. I should choose, even at a low
er salary. the pipe rather than the
ribbon line.
Trained nurses, too, are q great
class for getting married. And they
make good marriages. They become
the wives Of promising young physi-
clans.
"Governesses, If the family travels
a good deal, marry the mates and
stewards of ships With stationary
families their matrimonial chances
are less good, though now and then
q really pretty governess hooks in
some friend of wife or husband. .
millionaire broker or publisher.
Fh3ladelphia Bulletin. g --s-=ss
The Topeka state journal., 1908-05-19

In the event of Mr.. Leland securing
the Republican gubernatorial nomina-
ton can anyone stretch his 1magina-
ton to the extent of seeing Mr.. Stubbs
and his friends take the platform and
enthusiastically shout for Mr.. Leland's
success at the polls against a common
political enemy. And vice versa.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-05-19
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
GFrom the New York Press.

fFrom the New York Press.1
A man has to have mighty good
disposition to be willing to admit he
hasn't.
The things we turn up our noses at
are the things we can't understand.
If a woman can't find any other way
to enjoy herself she will do it by hav-
ing the blues.
The reason women have so few bad
habits is they have such qeer ideas of
what fun is.
There's nothing makes a man so
proud Of his brains as for somebody
else in the family to have them.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-05-19
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal Ia q member q inc
Associated Press and receives the tun Gay
telegraph report of that great nsws n, Or
ganization for the exclusive aftefnoon
publication in Topeka
The news Is received fn The State Jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
nose.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-05-19

Three cents street car fares seem to
have a few disadvantages. At least
that appears to have been Cleveland's
experience.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-05-19
KANSAS COMMENT

ASHAMED OF ANCIENT SCIENCE.
There Will not be much sympathy
Tor the absurd movement to have
the name of the Agricultural college
az Manhattan changed SO as to make
the word "agricultural,, less conspicu-
Gus. There is q smell of snobbishness
"a the Uovennsnt that Is deplorabiy
up-KapSan.
4 s TheEe is not q word in the lexicon
gore representative of Kansas than
aSricufsures-=ft Is the mother of all
the sciences. besides. When every
otner science was unknown primi-
tive man was studying the best means
or making the earth contribute to his
wants. and it kept the race alive
when man knew naught else as to the
means of sustaining life for the in
low.
Agriculture is the foundation of
the civilization of today as 1t was
then. Without it commerce would be
unknown, and yet we find every town
IN this country proud of its '.com-
mercial" colleges. We find the people
proud OF their colleges of engineer
ing, also: and yet without agricul-
ture, what would engineerinx amount
to?
We have no patience with those who
are ashamed Of the word "agricul-
ture, and we hope that those in
authority who have to do with the
naming of state institutions will not
listen to the silly people who think
the name of the State Agricultural
college ought to be changed.-wich-
ita Eagle.
A FAIR WARNING.
These foreign princesses who are
coming over from England to stump
Ohio In some of the congressional
cam mpaigns are hereby warned that
they must not be disappointed if the
American voter does not follow the
fashion of the plain people in Eng
land, who hoot and throw eggs al
political speakers. The American
voter just sits and grins, after which
he goes and votes his prejudices.-
Wichita Beacon <a-
The Topeka state journal., 1908-05-19

ber Of things are apparently coming to
pass, resulting in measures that the
president urged in his messages were
necessary.
A few. men in congress do the big
part of the work and they are not
drones either. The leaders in congress
are hard worked men, as the leaders
in every department of life are those
who labor hard. The president works
harder than anybody. He has the hard
est job; but he fills it well. The speak
er is q hard working man. He has to
be to take care of the multitudinous
duties and responsibilities thrust upon
him and evaded oftimes by drones In
congress, or by others that we of the
west some times call rabbits"
If the Stevens bill fails at the last
to get before the house, it will not be
so much the fault of the speaker as
it is the fault of the Republicans who
were dodgers. and who were afraid
to ask Cannon for the bill, and the
fault of those newspaper men who at
the crucial time failed to produce
their vouchers and contracts much to
the humiliation Of Chairman Mann
and to the newspapers who did open
their books to the public and who did
denounce and condemn those who fur
nished them raw material under con-
| ditions that were not fair.
We don't wonder that Uncle Joe is
popular with congressman generally,
or that the members like him II they
The Topeka state journal., 1908-05-19

We don't wonder that Uncle Joe is
popular with congressman generally.
or that the members like him II they
The Topeka state journal., 1908-05-19

A great many congressman are
throwing responsibility on the speaker
when it belongs on themselves.
Many newspaper publishers told me
that they could not get the Stevens
bill. which provides for the removal
of the tariff on wood pulp and paper,
before the house; that Cannon would
not permit it; that If he would simply
permit the bill to be taken out of the
committee it would carry in the
house; that a majority had been
pledged to vote for it; that eighty Re-
publican congressman had pledged
themselves in writing to support the
bill If it would come before the house
out Of the committee
The writer heard scores of tele-
grams read at the publishers meet
ing in New York, from congressman
in which they said at was UP to the
speaker" that If he would. permit the
bill to come out OF the committee
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-22
CAN'T HOLD MEETING.

CHICAGO, Jan. 2l.--Ben j.. Reitman,
whom the police say desires to pose as
second Coxey and the universal friend
Of hoboes was today notified by the
chief of police that any attempt to hold
a mass meeting of hoboes, Socialists,
anarchists and other idlers under the
banner of unemployed" on the lake
front next Sunday will not be tolerated,
and that if the order is disobeyed, the
unemployed" would discovered what
the mounted police could do in such
emergencies. 1t was learned that the
occasion was to be seized upon by an
archists, Socialists and other profession
al preachers of discomfort to air their
views. Many OF the unemployed fed
from the municipal lodging house and
Salvation Army barracks when they
were ordered to take a bath and do
one days work on the streets in return
for food, lodging and clothing for three
days.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-22
ANOTHER LAKE MYSTERY.
Chicago to the Front With Regula-
tion Sensation.

CHICAGO, Jan. 2l.-Floating in the
lake at the foot Of Sixtieth street the
body of woman was found yesterday.
The body was almost headless and there
was no clothing. An attempt will be
made today to ascertain whother she
drowned or was thrown into the water,
after being murdered The lack of
clothing is believed to indicate murder
Two clean cuts were found directly
under the heart. These cuts, the police
assert, could not have been made by the
ice Of anything other than a knife or
some sharp instrument. A cash nine
inches long was also found across the
abdomen. A few wisps of blond hair
were found on the back of the neck
which aid in indentication.
The body which was that of woman
weighing about l35 pounds had probab-
ly been in the water for two months
It is estimated that she was about five
feet four inches in height and between
Is and 35 years old. The hands are
small and the muscles soft which leads
the police to believe that the woman
was Of the leisure class.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-22
FREIGHT RATES INCREASED.

CHICAGO, Jan. 2l---Just why Chicago.
Minneapolis and Northwest merchants
should lind their freight rates increased
under various pretexts, while at tine
same time, no change in rates was made
in st. Louis to the merchants Of the
Southwest, occupied the attention OF In
terstate Commerce Commissioner
Prouty yesterday. The case, which is
recorded as that Of Wyman, Partridge 4
Company, Minneapolis. wholesale dry
goods dealers. versus the Boston and
Maine. New York. New Haven & Hart
ford, Pennsylvania, Lehigh Valley, and
the Lackawanna with the lake shipping
lines which they either own OF control.
received its initial hearing. At the end
OF the day Commissioner Prouty ad-
journed the hearing until March. The
basis of the complaint which Is being
brought by Minneapolis and Chicago
merchants, with the support OF the
commercial associations OF both cities
rises out of the increase OF the rail and
water rates inaugurated in March and
July of last year. The old freight rate
for rail and water routes was 50 cents
In March all routes joined in increasing
the rate to Chicago and Minneapolis
merchants to 6l cents and followed In
July with another announced increase
of per cent
To mollify the shippers the companies
announced that the rate would include
marine insurance on all goods in transit
But while they made this concession tc
Chicago merchants as basis of the
extra three cents, they made the SAINT
concession to st. Louis merchants witt
no increase in the freight rate. The
hearing before the commissioner on the
charge that discrimination to indiyid
uals and as between localities was being
made by the transportation companies
resulted.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-22

NEW YORK. Jan. 2l--Evelyn Thaws
severe ross-examination came to an
end late today. Attorneys for the de-
fence then introduced evidence written
by the defendant in 1908, which COM
pletely corrcborated the claim that the
girl did tell him the story of her rela-
lions with Stanford White. This letter
was one of a dozen read to the jury to
eorroborate young Mrs. Thaw's testi"
mony and to show the effect OF her
story on Thaw's mind. Jerome's objec'
tions were overNled as Thaw himself
had made a waiver of confidential rela-
tions between client and counsel when
Frederick w. Longfellow, his former
attorney, appeared on the stand to
identity the letters. The letters all
referred to the young woman's history
and spoke OF her in the highest terms
Many OF the sentences were rambling
and incoherent. Tomorrow Thaw's will
and colicil made at the time Of his mar
riage to Miss Nesbit win be proved
and introduced in evidence. Next will
follow the testimony Of Miss Belle NJ.
Lawrence, Of California, Thaw's teacher
when he was six years old and when he
cold not talk intelligibly. it is said. Miss
Lawrence kept diary in which she
made many entries regarding Thaw'
and an effort will be made to introduce
1t in evidence. Insanity experts should
be reached not later than Thursday af'
ternoon and the defense hopes to close
BY Friday night A week later Thaw's
tate should be in the hands Of the jury
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-22
BIG CHINESE ROW.
Discarded Tong Leader Will Try For
Reinstatement.

CHICAGO. Jan. 81 All the Chinese
OF high and low degree from New York
to San Francisco aud II good many white
people, are interested in the forthcom-
ing trial Of Hip Lung for the murder
Of Chin Wai. In South Clark street. last
October. Dark secrets Of the On Long
Tong may be exposed before the cyl.
dence Is concluded. Hip Lung, whose
real ngme IL Moy Dong Chew, Is the
king of Chicago Chinatown. At one
time he was worth considerably over
100000 but he lost II all during the
Worlds Fair. Hips petition for re-
lease from the county jail on habeas
corpus will be heard by Jt,lge Chatham
tomorrow Everything indicates that
the trial will be a hard fought battle
on both sides. There are many thou.
sands Of dollars in Chinatown for Hip
Lungs defense, including the Golfers OF
the On Lung Tong. The Chin family
has nearly as much money to spend in
aiding the prosecution.
Lyman Gage, formerly secretary ol
the treasury. who has known Hip Lung
for many years, it became known yes'
terday, was asked to come here from
Pasadena, Cal, to testify in his behalf
Chin Wal, according to the evidence
on which Hip lang and three Others
were indicted, on January l3, was a
Chinese salesman and gambler. He re-
fused to join the On Long Tong and for
that reason he was killed, according to
the theory of ormer Mayor Edward +.
Dunno, chief attorney for the prose
cution. The tong is an association OF
Chinese merchants and includes most Of
the Mongolians in South Clark street
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-22
BRYAN IN. KENTUCKY.

FRANKFORT. KY, Jan. 2l.-The
climax OF Bryan's visit to Frankfort
was reached this afternoon when he
spoke to the Democratic members Of the
legislature behind closed doors, adyocat-
ing the election Of Beckham as United
States Senator. Bryan said that neither
Beckham nor anyone else invited him
to Frankfort. He declared he had nc
fears for himself ii he came to Ken.
lucky.
II am not afraid OF hurting myself
when the interests Of the Democratic
party are at stake" said Bryan. He
said that he might or might not be a
candidate for the Presidency this year.
If what | say here affects my chances
of election, it is not sufficient bribe to
keep my mouth closed, and am in
the habit Of saying what think and
letting every man in the world think OF
it as he pleases."
Bryan said he had come to support
the Democratic nominee and if Nc
Creery were nominee he wonld be here
to speak for him He said he was here
because he thinks the Democrats have
good chance winning this year, and
whoever may be the Democratic stand
ard-bearer, Bryan says he knows it
takes Democratic Senate and House to
back him up. He declared that all the
popularity of the Republican President
has come from the adoption OF Demo
cratic principles and reform He said he
could not depend on having Demo
cratic Senate as it takes an oyerwhelm-
ing victory to get that body, but may
get the House and secure enough votes
in the Senate TO secure Democratic re-
forms. "0n vote OF one Senator may rest
his fate on Democratic reforms"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-22
MAIL ROBBERS ARRESTED.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2l---Pustoiiice
Inspector Dennis Coyne sworc to com
plants before United States Commis
-iouer Peacock Yesterday charging Rob
ert W, lIarwood Jos. Reilly and Gcorg,
Godfrey with having robbed the Unite,
States mails Of two registered packages
valued At 800 and $5 respectively al
Marysyillc on January a.
llarwood was the driver OF the mai
wagon between the postotlirc and rail
road station and claimed that on thai
morning he was held up by two mel
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-22
FIVE HUNDRED BRIDES.
Windy City Springs the Star Beginning
Yarn of the Day.

CHICAGO. Jan. sl.--Mrs. Amelia
Jaeger, who conducts rooming house in
Chicago. can claim one five.hundredth
part of the affection of DR.. George A
wIlehoff, whose career of polygamy has
lust been revealed by his arrest at
Bristol, England. For brief period
she was, or supposed she was, Mrs. G.
A. Wilhoff, then she lost only the frac-
tional part OF Wilchoif's love which she
possessed but also $500 which carelesly
she had left on the chitfonier. Like most
of the other 400 brides Mrs. Jaeger
wishes the multiiarious bride groom
could be released from custody just
long enough for her to have a short chat
with him.
sI would just like to meet him. she
said yesterday, with some ferver. y
feel could pull his heart out"
Mrs. Jaeger is AZ years old. She had
been a widow for IA years when in 1905
she net Wilchoff then known as Anton
Dobler. As soon as he learned she had
money in the bank, he is said to have
begun an ardent eourtship. They were
married on August 8, 1905. and five
days later Wilchoff disappeared along
with the $500 which his bride had drawn
from savings bank to start him in the
saloon business.
He was said to have eloped to New
York with Mrs. Adam Heinrich, wife OF
a pastry cook.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-22

who beat him over the head and then
riiied tho registered pouch.
/. After a brief investigation Coyne bc.
cams convinced Harwood was implI-
Gated In the robbery AMI secured d con-
fcssion IN which the driver admitted
he had planned the robbery with Reilly
but that before II was undertaken Reilly
brought In Godfrey and the latter dc-
termining 10 cut Harwocd out Of tho
enterprise, beat him on the head with
q revolver and left him out Of the al.
vision Harwocd and Reilly were then
placed under arrest and later Godfrey
was captured III Sacramento, They will
be brought here for hearing,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-22
MESSAGE ON TRUSTS.

WASHINGTON Jan. 2l.--It became
known yesterday that President Roose-
welt intends sending to Congress very
soon a message making recommends
tions for remedial Legislation in the
matter of the employers liability act
which will meet the objections Of the
Supreme Court in its recent decision de.
claring the law unconstitutional. Coupled
with this the President expects to say
something about the general subjed
of trusts the exact nature Of which il
not disclosed.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-22

ThssyAfemcSs MCCALL PattspnesoIdi IN the Upa1'
Astes than OF sny other make patterns, This y e
sseount Of Their style, accuracy and almplicity
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-22
JEROME'S JAUNDICE
CONTINUED from Page u

alleged that Thaw was driven to q
state OF insanity when he took Stan
ford Whites life because of the story
she told him. The law. does not con-
cern itself with the truth or falsity OF
that story. The prosecution of course
cannot hope to combat her statement
that she told the story, and the only
thing the district attorney can do is
10 attempt to show the jury, by at
saeking her ereiibihty, that it is inn
probable that she ever told to Thaw
the story which she had detailed on the
stand.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-22
DATE OF RUErs TRIAL.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2l--The date
of the trial Of Ruef on one of the
charges Of bribery in connection with
the trolley franchise will be set by
Judge Lawlor tomorrow morning. Ruef
spent the day in seeing his counsel but
refused to state just what arrangements
would be made.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-22
DISTURBED CONDITIONS IN HAYTI

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2l.--Because of
the disturbed conditions in Hayti and
ss guarantee Of American interests it
has been decided to despatch the cruiser
Des Moines to that island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-03
Bryan in New York.

The feeling in political circles in
New York state is becoming very IA
vorable to Mr.. Bryan. The New York
Herald, classed now as republican; and
journal that is supporting Governor
Hughes for the nomination for presi-
dent, says that the great majority Of
the New York state committeeman
who endorsed Hughes the other day,
with the greatest emphasis expressed
the opinion in private conversation
that President Roosevelt is the only
living republican who can carry the
state next fall against William J..
Bryan" 1t adds that "the remarkable
condition existed of Roosevelt repub-
licans and nti-Roosevelt republicans
alike uniting in the view that the sit
uation in the state was just as bad
as it could be, and that it is time to
prepare for squalls"
Referring to the above the Omaha
World herald says: This is the opin-
ion that has already been publicly
given by Seth Low, General Wood
ruff and bther prominent leaders of
New York republication.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-03
8he Hrgus Daily Short Story
''Myra's Sign. .By Lulu johnson.
copyrighted 1905 by Associated Literary Press)

AIyra came to the doorway Of the
sod house and looked wistfullx across
the fields. Far to the southeast faint
plume of smoke showed bit of rolling
ground, and presently she was able to
discern toy train making its progress
toward the west. Three puts Of white
steam sprang from in front of the cab.
and presently there were borne to her
ear three faint blasts of the whistle in
fit proportion to the absurdly diminu-
tive appearance of the locomotive.
She slipped the big white apron from
her trim waist and waved it above hei
head. Then a single short blast of the
whistle announced that her signal had
been seen.
Presently the train vanished into an
other cut in the rolling prairie, but
Myra did not return to her work. She
remained leaning against the rough
hewn doorpost. looking out across the
dreary waste of land.
When summer came and the waving
grain covered with its velvet pile the
gentle undulations, Myra liked to pre-
tend that it was an ocean across which
her ship would presently come sailing
| to it's haven of good hope. Dimly
against the southern horizon a line Of
purple against the blue of the, sky
marked the commencement of the foot
hills, but to the north, east and west
as far as the eye could see there was
only the rolling prairie.
| Myra hated the low, fat surface even
in the summer, when the ocean of
grain concealed it's nakedness and gave
/ the suggestion of a mystic ocean, and
in the early spring, with its broken
surface and the brown grass of the
, fallow fields, her soul reyolted at the
very sight of the ground. Yet now she
leaned against the doorpost and looked
across the brown earth to where she
knew the single line of the railroad
ran.
In the long summer days she haL
two visits from jim Purdy, for ther
it was still light enough when he came
past at 6 to wave q signal aud TO re
ceive the answering loot that was II
be heard only when the wind wa:
from the south At other times only
the puff of steam from the whistle TOLD
of the signal
These were about the only visit!
Myra received. Robert Sackett was i;
close grained, self contained egotist
and young men We're not made wei
come at the Sackett quarter section
Purdy had come in spite of the surl'