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Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-14
Taft Carries straw Vote,

WAHOO. Neb.. Oct. 13.-(Speoial.)-J. r.
Kern of this city took a poll of the Chicago
& Northwestern passenger train which
came up from Lincoln this morning filled
with excursionists to the and drawing at
Dallas and found the following result;
Taft, 1903; Bryan. Il. Albert Isaacson, the
telephone mar, returned from Dallas, s..
D., Sunday, and stated that polls of the
trains were all being taken running up
there and that Bryan had failed to get a
majority on any train yet.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-14

M s-year-old boy was badly con-
situated, had a high fever and was in an
awful condition. I gave him two doses OF
Foley's orino Laxative and the next morn
ing the fever was gone and he was en-
tirely we'll. Foley's Orino Laxative saved
his life" A. wolkush, Cashier. Wis Sold
by all druggists.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-14
HoKE SMITH AT LINCOLN

Former Governor Of Georgia L"uds
Mr.. BrSan.
LINCOLN, Neb.. oct 4s.1Governor Hoke
Smith Of Georgia today delivered an ad-
dress before the students and members OF
the faculty OF the state university. He re-
viewed the history Of the democratic party
and eulogized William J. Bryan, who he
declared ranks far above william Howard
Taft in executive ability.
"since hearing Governor Hughes speak"
he declared, II am positive that we must
elect Bryan"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-14
olive Hill Burns.
Railway Notes.

B.. II. Bullard, city ticket agent Of the
Union Pacific at Chicago. was in Omaha
Tuesday.
Hal Buckingham chief clerk In the gen
eral freight office of the Burlington, left
Tuesday for Minneapolis.
w. n. McKeen, jr., who has been quite
III at his home for the last month, left
Monday for French Lick in hope OF bene-
fitting his health.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-14
Freak EIuaes Police.

ST. Lofts, Oct. l3.-That It is possible
and a hin pair Of slippers. with a blan-
ket thrown Indian fashion around his
shoulder, to wander about 81. Louis for
tWenty-four hours with 1900 police look
ing for him was demonstrated By William
Thaet, who leaped out OF a window OF the
city hospital Monday and was caught In
an alley near Compton avenue and Pine
street today.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-14
Father KnIs sons and self.

MACON, Mo, Oct. IA telephone mes
a Farmer, went to the district school near
there today, called out his two sons. aged
10 and ~ years, respectively. shot one Of
and then shot and killed himself. The
cause OF the tragedy Is not known.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-14
TREAT WILL STUMP NEW YORK

Treasurer ~ United states VIII Talk
ON G~uaHnntee.
CHICAGO. Oct. 1s.-After a conference
with leaders at the republican national COM
mltee headquarters. Charles H. Treat,
treasurer. OF the United States. left here
today for New York, where he will stump
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-14

the Empire state for the next two weeks.
Mr.. Treat expressed his confidence in the
election of Mr.. Taft, but that the republic
can pluralities Of Mr.. Mckinley and Mr.,
Roosevelt would be greatly reduced. Mr..
Treat will attack the national banking
guaranty plan in his speeches.
but the executive OF Oklahoma declared
that he had no connection with the mat
ter, and said some other Haskell must have
been meant.
Governor Haskell declined this morning
to make public the names OF his attorneys
who are TO bring the suit against Mr..
Hearst, or to make any definite statement
regarding the intended suit. He might be
able late in the day to announce definitely
just h the next step in the matter would
be.
Governor Haskell said this afternoon,
after a lengthy conference with his at
torney, that he had given his counsel au-
thority to bring suit against Mr.. Hearst
as soon as they could get service on the
New York editor. This, he said, he be-
lieved, would be possible at some point be-
tween Kansas City and st. Paul, when MI.
Hearst makes his return trip to the east.
Mr.. Hearst is now on the Pacific coast and
is booked to speak tonight.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-14
Debs is III.

NEWARK, N. j.. oct. 1S.-Eugene "
Debs, the socialist candidate for president
who was taken i'll while making a cam
paign tour on his red special was SO
Ill this morning that he could not meet a
delegation OF socialists who called to ex-
press sympathy. His physician says he is
suffering from a severe cold, but it is ex-
pected the train will leave here this after
noon.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-14
A Life problem solved

by that great health tonic, Electric Bit
ters, is the enrichment OF poor. thin blood,
end strengthening the weak. SOC. FIR
sale by Beaton Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-14
FIRE RECORD.
Loss NJ Bonner sprinss.

KANSAS CITY, Oct. 1s.-Half the busf-
ness portion Of Bonner Springs, Kan. a
watering resort twenty miles from Kansas
City, was destroyed by fire early today,
causing a loss estimated at 800, 900. Bus
mess houses were destroyed. The princi-
pal losers: Kelley & Petit, drugs; Swof-
ford Bros, dry goods; Peerless Clothing
company. Kamm Bros, confectionery; Hall
& Fletcher, meat market; Mrs. Dunn, res
~taurant, and a livery barn.
olive Hill Burns.
LEXINGTON, XIX, Oct. 1S.-Olive Hill,
in Carter county, a town OF 1000 people.
on the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad, east
of here, is burning. The damage so far
has not been estimated. Half Of the town
is already reported destroyed. Water is
scarce because of the drouth.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-14
HASKELL TALKS ABOUT OIL
Oklahoma Governor Claims Usage
Lease Unfair to Indians.
WRITES LETTER TO PRESIDENT
Endeavors 60 Hold Him Responsible
for Action that Made
OIL Company the Bene-
HciRry,

KANSAS CITY. Mo, Oct. 13-Governor
Charles N. Haskell OF Oklahoma, who ar
rived here this morning from Guthrie, gave
to the Associated Press a signed state
ment addressed to President Roosevelt,
contributing another chapter in the con-
troversy arising over the leasing OF $4,000
acres Of Usage Indian oil lands. Il shall, Z"
says the governor in the course of his
statement, insist upon the cancellation
Of this lease in the interest of the citi-
zens Of our state, or that congress take
action to declare this improvident and I'M
Just lease void. and secure for the Usage
nation the just and reasonable compensa-
zion that other owners are receiving
The letter In fun follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-01
The PitiIess "Eohn."

On winters night of 1861 half the
town of Glarus, in the Alps, went roar
ing up in fame to heaven. while the
pitiless fohn ragged and ragged and
Knocked at the efforts of salvors sum-
moned from half the cantons of Swift
zerland, and the glow of the burning
town was seen a hundred miles away
In the Black forest. The bells We're
rung for help till the ropes We're burn
ed away, and, most grewsome of all,
the countless wooden crosses of the
churchyard graves furnished almost
the last fuel to revive the dying flames.
The fohn is hot south windva kind
of Swiss khamseen-which was long
supposed to originate in the Sahara
and to cross the Mediterranean, find
ing no height to break upon till it came
to the st. Gothard, where it was
forced through the pass with concen
trated violence. What really causes II
is still matter of doubt. but it can do
great mischief still and could do more
In the days of wooden houses.-Black
woods Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-01
Reformina Her Vocabulary.

A young woman of Quaker descent,
according to the New York Sun, Is
now making an attempt to eliminate
from her vocabulary the forms of
speech peculiar to that sect
"All my life" she said. Il have used
my thees' and 'thous' as my father
and mother and my grandfathers and
grandmotherS did before me. | was
go accustomed to those expressions
that it never occurred to me that there
could be any disadvantage i'll their pc
culiarity. But when l went TO work
in dry goods store l was dfsillusion-
ed. l found then that Quaker speech,
especially behind the counter. makes
a mark of the speaker. In our store
1 met other clerks with every imag-
Unable kind of 4 foreign accent, but
nobody pays any attention to them
1t is only I-poor with my Quaker
theeing and thouing that catches the
ear of the multitude.
"'Why, you use the Quaker dialect
don't you? How funny" says one per
son after another, with suddenly
aroused interest.
This curiosity concerning me ani
my dialect has become very annoy
ing, and l am trying to stick t.
straight English"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-01

Blanche paused for moment in the
doorway and looked hopelessly about
her. She hated the apartment with its
shabby carpet, its stuffy atmosphere
and the cheap small talk of the me-
dunn priced boarding house, but it
was at least better than the cheerless
little room that even her feminine in
genuity could not transform into the
semblance of home.
Over at the piano the young WON.
an who had charge of the millinery
department of big store picked out
Love Me and the World Is Mine"
with one finger the yellow keyed piano
responding occasionally with the right
note. A foorwalker from the same
store looked adoringly down upon her,
and Mrs. Castleton, the landlady.
smiled approvingly upon both of them.
Already they had told her that after
the first of the year they should need
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-01
CONGRESS- WASTED LAST MONTH IN USELESS GOSSIP

the Delaware delegation, a position
which his eminence in public life GER
tainly justifies. 1t is true, however,
that Judge Gray has already suppress
ed any movement to that effect by say
ing that his position on the bench
necessarily prevents his taking so ac-
tive part in politics.
There is talk in Ohio of having the
Hon. Judson Harmon delegate to the
convention. There is talk in New York
of sending David B. Hill. Doubtless
in other states, the political gossip of
which has not yet come to my ears,
there are suggestions that other emf
nent .reactionaries whose names are
much mere distinguished today than
their services have been to the Demo
cratic party in the last twelve years
should be thus honored. There Is no
reason to discuss suggestions of this
sort. If the Democratic voters of New
Jersey and Delaware, of Ohio and New
York, wish to send these gentlemen to
the Democratic convention they have a
right to do so; otherwise that would not
be Democratic convention. The gen
tlemen will be received with courtesy
and heard with respect. Two things
which have not always been accorded
to representatives of that element in
the party to which they have been
malevolent so long. There is no reason
why they should not go, yet l hazard
the opinion that no one of the four will
| care to be delegate this time.
New Trouble For Taft.
Secretary Taft reached the United
States just In time to find his famous
injunction decision, rendered when he
was circuit judge in Ohio. cited by q
Republican judge in the District of Co
lumbia to destroy the last remaining
weapon of organized labor-namely
the silent boycott.
The case grew out of the publication
in the American Federationist. and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-01

shows great successes for the past.
but brilliant prospects for the future,
The st. Louis Republic, in COM
, menting upon fnterurbans in Illinois,
comedies that Illinois has an advan-
Sage over Missouri, due to a fact not
Set< fully explained, but highly signi-
kant. The center of greatest activity
INF interurban electric development in
tina United States appeared all at
on6f, without waiting to be explained,
in fhe region between the Ohio river
and the lakes. 1t has been extending
both east and west. In 1908 it will
begin ITO connect fully with the local
develohment of electric lines and sys-
TENS On the Atlantic coast. AS in
1907 it shegan to show its fullest de-
lvelopmenS from the lakes southwest
toward the Mississippi in Illinois, it
moved alsGswestward from its original
center. giving Illinois double advan-
tage in point of time. OF course, the
advantage ist.a reserve force for the
development OF the same system of in
terurban connection west of the Mis-
lsissippi.
Local systems will connect in few
years until anyone who wishes to
travel in an "eleosfic sleeper" from To-
peka to Pittsburg may do so without
change, continues the Republic. This
is suggested in theariumphant -four
ishes with which theeproiectors of this
years achievements point to what has
been done 1t is JUSTIFIED as trium-
plant flourish. AS an achievement. it
is a fine "advertisement'sal ready. This
seems to be about all there is of it
however, as far as it actually enters
the development of interuipan electric
connection as the great pavement OF
the next ten years. It's fild of sue
cess is not 'railroading" bat street
car business" Where freightSs hauled
and passengers are carried long distan-
ces, the 'interurban' changesl.charac
ter, and its results. whatever Trey are
or are to be, belong to. the increase
of what steam railroading has already
made certain. The interurban sleeping
car looks well on the tracks and in the
Iprospectuses. But as a revolutionary
force, with benefits in it too greattC
be calculated in advance, the inteNfr
ban must do its work as ''neighbGT.
hood affair."
| The possibilities of ong-distance-sys
tenn work are so nearly realized thai
we can guess their meaning. Those OF
continually increasing short-distance
lneighbOrhood connection are far great
| er
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-01

some other labor publications. of lists
of what are called unfair shops"
The publication of these lists means
merely that workingmen are urged
by indirection not to buy goods at the
places named. There are other organ
izations trying to influence public sen
timent in the same way-fOr example,
the Consumers league, not at all made
up of organized labor. but of people
who are trying to influence public sell
timcnt against stores that employ chill
dren under age or subject women
clerks to intolerable conditions and ex-
act hours of labor always repugnant
to any true ethical sense and often in
| fiat violation of the state law. The la
| Dor papers, being more militant, print
what might be called a black list"
The Consumers league more cautious
| ~ prints white list" giving the
| names of the stores that are fair. 1t
might be a nice question to determin inc
whether three men being present. a
fourth should select one and say, You
| at least are not a thief. and | pick you
out as the only one who is not it
| would not be quite as much of an at
tack on the two others as If he had
charged them with stealing.
Be that as it may. the supreme judge
of the District of Columbia has issued
an injunction against the American
| Federationist restraining it from pub
| fishing unfair" lists. His whole de-
| cision is based upon one rendered by
| Judge William H. Taft when a circuit
| judge in Ohio. Judge Taft then issued
Ian injunction prohibiting the mere ad-
| vice by one member of an organization
to others that they should not deal
with certain hostile corporations. Mr..
Taft found in this scandalous viola
ton of the law From this decision of
| his has proceeded the sweeping injunc-
ton issued by Justice Gould of the Dis
trict of Columbia supreme court Those
who have read both cases can readily
understand why it is that Secretary
| Taft went way down into Oklahoma III
order to argue in favor of the SYSTEM
of government by injunction. His ar
II guments there We're not very satisfac.
tory to the people of the territory. fol
they promptly overturned them by
some 10000 votes. He seems, how.
ever, to have his admirers still in the
District of Columbia. who are willing
TO take up the cause which he first
chanpioned and to carry it to success
even though it mean the end of organ
iZations of labor or of purchasers.
Crusades and Crusa ders.
, On the wall of my Office is pasted &
rough reproduction of q cartoon from
London Punch representing Presiden
Roosevelt mounted on a rocking horse
clad in chain armor and waving
sword. Under it is the legend. "Th,
Stationary Crusader; Follow Me- o
about 5000 words to that effect" Til,
II allusiou to the presidents recent ency
clopedic message is obvious.
The other day one of the keenest oil
, servers of politics and of government
, in the United States, former Senate
r. +. Pettigrew of South Dakota, ston
lping in to chat, looked at the cartoo]
, land was struck by its justice and il
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-01

Especial Washington Correspondence of
The ASgtrs.)
The Sixtieth consress met on the
I'd of December ItRdiourned On the
21st. During that tiheSneither house
had averaged more thsnVfour sessions
u week nor more than three hours to
the session. Nor was there any work
done in committees. because the com
mittees were not announced by the
speaker of the house until two days
before the recess nor by the committee
on organization of the sepate until
month was spent by members of the
house and the senate in absolutely in
conclusive and useless gossip.
Aside from any expense of main
tenance. service or incidentals., the
mere salary roll of the distinguished
senators for the month amounted Ito
$1,000 The house during the same
time. for salaries of the members ALONG
cost the taxpayers $30l,S15. TO any
one who knows the enormous number
of attaches. messengers, doorkeeperS,
pages walters. secretaries and stenog-
! raphers it becomes perfectly apparent
| that for month of absolute futility
| there was spent well over 100000 of
| the public money.
Of course there is an answer to this
| criticism There is nearly always an
answer to any criticism. All these sal
| aries go on whether congress is in
session or not Still. it does seem that
when it is in session it might attend
| TO some work. It is true, too, that III
the house the delay was caused chief
| " BY the heavy tax laid upon the
| speaker of selecting his committees
| But the speaker. like all other mem
bers of the house. has been under sal
! airy through the long vacation between
| March and Dec. ., 1907. and during
| that time has been in possession of tn,
names of all members reelected o.
| newly elected to the house of repre-
sentatives Why could he not have
come to Washington with his commit
! tee lists made up! Then he could have
I, started The house to business within
/ two days OF its .reassembling.
And speaking or-the speaker-if tina
| does not sound too tautoIogical-it i
curious fact that there is no consti
tutioDal or statutory rule which com
pels that he should be a member o
the house. All that the constitution
! has to say is that the members ma.
choose tkeir speaker. They might !
y ~s2-~ Ned, choose Tom Lawson o
Pom Watson Ge,- ~ia sc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-01

the front room on the first floor instead
of the rear hall rooms on the third and
fonf1h floors.
Colonel McGregor was studying a
chess problem over in one corner, and
variess little groups were formed
about the room. Blanche had just de-
cided that the hall room was prefera-
BILE to- the piano when Mrs. Castleton
transferred her attention from the
amorousapair at the piano to the new
conner. s
"Oh. Mss Philbrick," she called
May speak with you a moment?'
Blanche, game forward, wondering
what Mrs, Gastleton might have to
say. Evidently from the fat smile that
adorned the andlady's face she was
about to askTe favor.
Are you Ste be here for dinner
Thursday" won't on Mrs. Castleton.
ITS Thanksgiving" continued the
matron. seeing from Blanehe's face
that she did notunderstand. "All the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-01
8he Hrgus Daily Short Story
..B1aisdell,s S. M. T."-Bx Gorham Bell.
Copyright, 1907, by P. C. Eastment)

/ rest OF the folks are going home for
the day or will spend it with friends"
Il have no friends here in the city,"
said Blanche frankly, land home is so
dreadfully far away"
Home had never seemed so far away
as at that moment. She had left her
home when her father married again.
There was no place she might call
home, not even the little room up
stairs.
Mrs. Castleton's face fell at the an
nouncement. Il was thinking that II
| YOU was going out, too,' she explained
Il might let the servants have the day
out. Then we could have the turkey
| and things on Sunday" she added as
proof that her motives were not mer
| cenary.
Guy Blaisdell noted the girls embar
rassment and came to her relief. You
| have left me out of this discussion
he cried gayly. I'm one of the home
| less too. l propose that Miss Philbricl
join me in the formation of the Society
For Making People Thankful"
Mrs. Castleton eyed Blaisdell appre
hensively. She never was certain
where his remarks would lead. Olly
that morning he had led her on il
| praise of the butter and had wound VI
| by declaring it to be the strongest but
ter he had ever tasted Blaisdell caugh
F, her glance and FASTENED to put he
| mind at rest.
"This is an admirable ORDER" he raj
on. Il know where there is a plac,
where they give real old fashioned
New England cooking. They are goin,
TO spread themselves Thursday.
Miss Philbrick will be my guest sh,
Gill make me very thankful and at tn,
same time she win make the servant
thankful, too, by giving them a chanc
to go to the matinee instead of worry
ing over an elaborate dinner for two
Will you come. Miss Philbrick?"
For moment Blanche hesitated l
was not that she did not want to go
her soul rerolted ut the very though
Of Thanksgiving dinner in Mr.. Castle
tons gloomy dining room-but she ha,
not yet accustomed herself to the IN
| u
lively unknown man without chape
ron
She knew that chaperons were no
| considered necessary where girls carr
ed their own living, still it seemed
little daring. But Blalsdells cage
face and Mrs. Castleton's appealin
glance decided her. She turned t
Blaisdell with little nod.
Il shall be most happy to accep
your invitation" she said, and Mrs
Castieton looked relieved. Thanksgi,
ing and Christmas were her bugbear:
Once in her own room Blanche wa
amazed at her action, She had bee
in the city for eight months, and in a.
that time not once had she accepts
any OF the numerous offers. of enter
tainment She liked Blaisdell bette
than any, of the others in the house
There was something fresh and whole
some about him, very different froI
the assumed .sophistication of most c