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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-13

Washington, Sept. 12.-Some day
there is going to be bill offered in
Congress SO amending matters that
after it's passage, the assistant secre-
tary of the various departments will
be named by the heads of those de-
partments instead of the president.
The secretary of the treasury is rigid
ly held responsible for the treasury
department and of course, for the as
sistant secretary under him, yet he
has nothing whatever to do with the
selection of them. There is nothing
to prevent the president naming as an
assistant a man personally inimical to
the head of the department, but as a
matter Of fact he is responsible to the
president and can almost ignore the
secretary.
This has in the past sometimes been
found to be an intolerbale state OF af-
fairs, and it is an open secret that
more than one secretary has resigned
on account of the men forced upon
him as assistants by the president. On
the other hand, capable and expe-
rienced men have been made so I'M
comfortable by the secretary under
whom they served that they were
forced to retire, although that has
been rare. Usually the assistant has
had the better of theargument.
The theory underlying the present
method of naming the assistants Is
that it prevents the heads of the de-
partment becoming too powerful. For
instance, suppose that the secretary of
war had the naming of not only his
assistant secretaries, but of making
all the other nominations in his de-
der generals, colonies, etc. 1t wouldn't
be long before the secretary OF war
was about as big a man as the presi-
dent. 1t can be easily seen how abuses
would creep in. On theother hand it
is question if the present arrange
ment does not place too much power in
the hands of the president, making
him more of a monarch that is really
compatible with republican form of
| government.
1t is not to be denied that as it is
| the president is given extra political
power by the right of naming the as
| sistant SECRETARIES. The president is
not always free to name exactly the
| men he would have for his cabinet.
| Geography is to be considered. Fac
tions are to be given representation.
Presidents have named as members of
! their cabinets men whom they have
never met and of whom they know but
little. When it comes to naming the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-13
MR.. TAFT AND LABOR,

Among the campaign lies which
have been floating about there is one
in which Taft is reported to have said
that "a dollar a day is enough for any
man." That hardly needs REPUTATION,
but in regard to Taft's attitude toward
labor in his decision on the bench.
his remarks will be of general inter-
est and should be read by every work
ing man:
Now | come to the question of in.
junction. In the first place, l I'M
derstand that my own personal atti-
tude toward labor has been represent
ed as man who thinks and says that
a dollar a day is enough for any man.
Well. there is one short way of meet
ing that statement. and that is that
it is lie. never said so, and l
don't think it argues intelligence in
any man who believes that statement
for what under heaven would induce
me or any one else to say so?
In the second place, they say l am
the father of injunction in labor
cases. have issued injunctions in
labor cases, there is no doubt about
that, and l have done it because the
rights of the plaintiff entitled him TO
an Injunction, and when I am on the
bench and enforcing the law enforce
1t, and do not make any apologies for
it. 1t has been my lot to sit in labor
cases, to sit in antitrust cases. When
am judge on the bench, in so far
as l can l decide cases according to
the law and the facts, no matter whom
it hurts.
1T has been my lot to lay down the
rules with respect to the rights of la
Dor in two or three cases, and l refer
to those cases as full statement OF
what believe the rights of labor to be
with reference to its employment. La
Dor has the right to unite in organiza.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-13

Paris. Sept 1.-THE undertakers of
Paris are on the verge of striking, not
because they want more money or
shorter hours but because they are
dissatisfied with the uniform which
they are required TO wear and have
worn for a century or more. At a
meeting the other night their union
decided that "a more graceful cos
tune" was highly desirable. The uni
form at present consists of black ev-
ening dress of cloth guaranteed to
stand wear and tear and correspond
ingly stiff and thick. black boots,
white shirt, black tie and a shining
black stovepipe hat, which can be sat
upon without feeling it. AT a funeral
the headman who leads. now wears a
red and blue sash over his shirt front
as a visible proof that undertaking is
municipal service, these being the
colors of the city of Paris. The sash
is a comparatively new idea and so
seems to have bred envy in the
OESaSlS Oh luuSS cl the RANK ana
who are now appealing for something
more becoming than their present at
tire. No actual design for a gayer
garb has been proposed by the union
but some suggestions have been made.
For instance, a special light uniform
for summer funerals is thought of.
Black evening dress is considered i'll
- No :.
no hotter headgear than the shining
stovepipe, Black or even gray alpaca
has been suggested or silk of some
pleasant hue, both neat and not
gaudy, for more expensive ceremon-
les. With 1t a straw hat with a black
ribbon or panama with skull and
crossbones and fancy vests in gray or
black and white stripes would go well.
In short the idea of the undertakers
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palace until they change their minds.
A highly interesting police dog COM
petition has just been held in the
Winter Velodrome, when several clev-
er animals of the sheepdog class gave
remarkable exhibitions of how they
can deal with Apaches. At the word
of command the dogs scaled high
walls, located hidden objects and
guarded with the utmost fidelity any
thing confided to them. They attack
ed dummy Apaches with savagery, re-
fused to accept food from any but
their own masters and did other re-
markable things such as holding a
man at bay without touching him.
The palm was awarded TO two Belgian
sheepdogs, Jules and Porthos, which
climbed walls eight feet high.
Out of curiosity, no doubt, number
of youths obviously of the Apache
class attended and their faces paled
as they saw the murderous way in
which the dogs attacked the dummy
Apache placed in the ring and the
wonderful sagacity with which the
dullldl ulSCOFSEeu men IlOQGn IN var
ious parts of the building, and held
them at bay until the arrival of their
masters. Other dogs when called by
the sound of a whistle to the assist
ance of their masters upon whom at
tacks were simulated, showed them
selves furious, but happily for those
who played the part of the aggressor
the dogs were muzzled
One remarkable exhibition was that
of a dog named Petit Mousse which
was placed on the opposite side of a
seven foot wall to its mistress, Nine.
Nouriots. She was then attacked by
three footpads who had taken the pre-
caution TO wear thick leather overalls
On hearing its mistress cry for help
Petit Mousse was over the wall in two
seconds and it would have Jared i'll
with the men acting the part of foot
pads but for the thick clothes. The
dog unable to get at them with it's
teeth, threw itself at them, knocked
them down and tore at them with its
| claws.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-13
WASHINGTON AND HER LAWMAKERS IN W0MAN'S EYES


the orders of some one else and can't
get out from under those orders till
his time is up.
Treat the enlisted man as a soldier
and give him asoldier's duties, increase
his pay until it amounts to something
worth while; vary the killing mono
tony of his life and the ranks will fill
fast enough and stay full.
After all diplomats are but human
beings. We are sometimes inclined to
regard them as lifted far above the
ordinary cares and worries and petty
things that bother us people in the
because We see them generally only
when they are diplomatIng, if you will
permit m eto coin such word.
The operators in a photograph gal
lery see and hear mucn of what is
under the surface, and one of tAem
was telling me little incident that
illustrates what l have already said
that diplomats are just common folks,
after all.
Oneof the important members of the
important embassies decided to be
photographed. and in company with
his wife called at one of the studios.
They were accompanied by a valet
and a maid and a great bundle of uni
forms and gowns, for they proposed to
have several views to show off their
glad rags" if nothing else. After hav-
ing been took" in several different
styles of state regalias the diplomat
started in toarray himself in garments
that accompany an afternoon stroll
On Connecticut avenue.
Hand me those striped trousers
he cried to his valet. That's not ex-
actly what he said, for he spoken his
native tongue, but that was what he
meant.
The valet dived into the great bun
die, and tore it apart, upside down and
over and over, but no striped trousers
came to light.
Il do not find them" replied the
trembling valet.
POUNDS! Donnerwetter! Carambar'
was something like the diplomatic re-
mark that followed. Then. turning to
his wife: Didn't you put them in?'
mo, DEAR she said. You said you
put them in, and when you say you
have done thing l consider it DONE -
was her civil and diplomatic rejoinder.
Suddenly the diplomat saw that his
valet was gearing striped trousers.
Those will do just as WE'LL he said
! Take them Off"
The valet did so promptly, and soon
the distinguished gentleman was pos
ing before the camera in the desired
trousers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-13
TRAINED MEN
ARE IN DEMAND
Those Educated Along Agri-
cultural Lines Are Need
ed More and More.
PROFESSORS IMPROVE.
ARE BETTER THAN THOSE OF
FORMER YEARS-MANY PLACES
TO BE FILLED REQUIRE GOOD
MEN.
PROFESSORS IMPROVE

The last ten years has seen an enor-
nous increase in the demand for men
Der of such men has enormously in
creased, but the demand is not yet sup
piled.
Many of us can look back twenty
years to the time when unframed men
were at the head of agricultural in
struction in most of our agricultural
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-13

The other day a railroad coach at
the Franco Belgian frontier station of
Guevy was carefully placed across the
boundary line between the two coun-
tries which the rails pass in such
manner that one half of it was in
France and the other in Belgium.
Then at the same moment French
Judge entered through the French
door and a Belgian judge through the
Belgian door, The French magistrate
looked out of the French window and
the Belgian out of the Belgian window
while before their eyes was recon
stituted' a murder committed three
years ago by four men who broke into
a house at Mons and killed a servant
girl. All four were recently captured.
Two of them are Frenchmen and two
Belgians. hence the strange proce-
dure. The Reconstruction" was not
accurate even though, according to
custom, a policeman unpersonated the
murdered servant, for the spot where
the crime was committed was at Mons
on Belgian soil. In this case the two
Belgians accused were placed on Bel
gian soil and the two Frenchmen on
that of France in view of their re-
spective examining magistrates, while
the crime was Reconstructed" with
out any effect whatever. There has
long been popular feeling that such
absurd legal ceremonies should be
abolished, the best argument against
them being their absolute uselessness.
The original purpose of the antiguated
procedure is to note the impression
produced on the prisoners, the media
vally melodramatic idea being that the
guilty viii turn pale and the innocent
remain rnmoved. Az o matter Of fact
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-13
Canadian Fisheries.

The fisheries Of Canada are the most
extensive Of the world The eastern
seacoast of the maritime provinces
from the bay of Fundy to the straits
of Belle isle covers a distance of 5000
miles. more than double that OF Great
Britain and Ireland, and the salt water
inshore area, not considering minor in
dentations nor the great lakes of the
west. covers more than LOO square
miles
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-13

hurt the cause of labor than to help
it, Where it has been employed it
has made enemies for the union and
has arrayed the public sentiment
(Which naturally belongs TO the labor
ing mani, against organized labor.
AS time has gone on the labor lead
ers themselves have come to see the
Justice of Tafts stand on the second
airy boycott. 1t was the case in the
Rule II decision of the Railroad
Brotherhood.
Taft has not been unfair to labor
he has merely been just. Labor has
always maintained that they were
against special privileges. no matter
to whom granted and only craved Jus
tice
Another point which must be con.
stantly remembered is that once a
law is passed, until that law is held
unconstitutional or is repealed, it
must be enforced. 1t is the duty of
the judge on the bench TO interpret
the law as it stands and above all
things not to play favorites.
Labor has nothing to fear from a
man who has shown by his record that
he stands for law enforcement and is
conspicuous for his absence of par
TALLY.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-13

The kilt is the national dress OF the
AIbanians. the Massalian shepherds
and the mountaineers OF Tibet and As
sam as well as of the Scots
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-13

COUNTY.
Joint Representative
ALONZO M. GARDNER
Repre- sentative
WALTER S. RATLIFF.
Circuit Judge
HENRY c. FOX.
prosecuting Attorney
CHAS. L. LAID.
Treasurer
ALBERT ALBERTSON.
Sheriff
LINUS p. MEREDITH.
Coroner
DIR. A. l.. BRAMKAMP.
Surveyor
ROBERT A. HOWARD.
-Recorder-
WILL ]. ROBBINS.
commissioner Eastern Dist
HOMER FARLOW.
-Commissioner Middle Dist
BARNEY H. LINDERMAN.
Western Dist
ROBERT N. BEESON.
WAYNE TOWNSHIP.
Trustee
JAMES II. HOWARTH,
ASSESSOR
CHARLES E. POTTER.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-13

Cambodia. the ancient kingdom of
the Khiners in Indo-China, now a
French protectorate, is in a panic ow-
ing to an outbreak of plague. Tele-
grams received here state that King
Sisowa has been vaccinated and that
at his court. The plague broke out
not only at Pnompenk and the French
doctors wished to vaccinate the peo-
pie but one of Sisowath's sons, Duong
Mathur, declared himself against vac
cination. Even when one of his
wives died of the plague he refused
to allow her body TO be removed. His
obstinacy cost him dear for soon af-
forwards he caught the plague him
self and died. His father. the king,
Immediately sent for the doctor and
was vaccinated. He wanted to be vac
cinated four times. once on each leg
and once on each arm and the doctors
had the greatest difficulty in making
him understand this was quite unnec-
essary. Then all the ministers were
yaccinated, the Kings wives and all
the royal household and the rush to
follow their example has been such
that more vaccine has been telegraph
ed for from Saigon. The only people
OF any distinction who have refused
TO be vaccinated are the minister of
war and a daughter-in-law of King
Sisowath- They threatened TO commit
suicide If forced to allow the doctors
TO operate on them. The king how
ever. has not wasted any words on
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-13

Ethel-Sozuetimes l really think seri-
ously of remaining unmarried. Maud
Think only? Why. / imagined you
worried about it.-Town Topics.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-13
Much Interest Manifested
In Great Want AID Contest

The great interest Palladium and
Want AID Contest
give the little boy who calls helping he she to
handsome the
the girl fill Of
flee and will mean much for the little contestant
5oo families and thus counting five family the read daily $4,000
people the results must necessarily greater than charge word
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-13

ADELAIDE:
Mother says they can't say anything too
GOOD about Gold Medal Flour" CHARITY.
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TO THE CONTESTA

Resolve call house district will literally
Warded
will
$1,000
high school, college, can participate The the contestant u.s. the
their soliciting
which many men devote years study and naturally the contestant experiences some
old I at first don't succeed again.
a
taking life
still opportunity
the amount of energy displayed soliciting want ads there
wishing the contest entitled 200 brought
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SOME INTERESTING INCIDENTS OF LIFE AT PARIS


the hardened criminal is much more
likely to remain unmoved under the
circumstances than an innocent man
who has any nerves. This Franco
Belgian reductio and absurdum made
necessary because Mother country ex-
traditos its own citizen or subjects
should hasten it's abolition.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-13

DISTRICT NO. I.
VOTES.
William Killing, 1923 Sheridan ----240
Grace Rae Davis, 9O7 Sheridan 200
DISTRICT NO. e.
Floyd Flood, 1877 Richmond Ave- --.-210
DISTRICT NO. 3.
May Weiss, 1923 South 9th ---32O
Howard Siekman, 316 S. 9Th --390
Bessie Smith, II S. 9th ---.-.-210
Ida Corcoran, II South 4th 200
Elizabeth MCEIhany, AT Main
DISTRICT NO. d.
Russell Parker, 2O7 South 18th 200
Henry Schneider, 226 Sodth 9Th 200
Lee Gem, 100 South 10TH 200
DISTRICT NO. 5.
Russell Stout, 217 S. 18th 200
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them, but just shut them up in the
palace until they change their minds.
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union is to liven up funerals while re-
naming within the bounds of good
taste
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NATIONAL TICKET.
For President
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT
of Ohio.
For Vice-Presiden
JAMES s. SHERMAN
of New York.
STATE.
--Governor--
JAMES e. WATSON.
Lieutenant Governor
FREMONT C. GOODWINE.
Secretary of State
FRED A. SIMS.
Auditor of State
JOHN G. BILLHEIMER.
Treasurer of State
OSCAR HADLEY.
Attorney General
JAMES BINGHAM.
State Superintendent
LAWRENCE McTURNAN.
State Statistician-
J. L. pEETZ.
Judge of Supreme Court
QUINCY A. MYERS.
Judge of Appellate Court
DAVID MYERS.
Reporter of Supreme Court
GEORGE w. SELF.
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DISTRICT.
COUNTY.

WILLIAM o. BARNARD
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-15

yesterday to attend the McAuliff-
Foran wedding.
Mrs. B. W. Slagle of Smith Center Is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Roehr.
DR.. Slagle is i'll at Christ hospital with
pneumonia.
Mrs. Clarence B. Rex of Ell Paso,
Texas, is visiting her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. McCleary at SIS Van Buren,
street.
Mr.. c. W. Kennicott, who was to
have gone to Chicago the 18th for the
Santa Fe to remain permanently, will
remain in Topeka several days to visit.
Miss Myrtle F. Howard, of 800 Tope-
ka avenue, will leave Wednesday for
Chicago, where she will take an eight
weeks course in Mrs. J. w. SCOTS
school of beauty culture.
The Taxa Art Embroidery club will
meet with Mrs. L. NJ. Gozen, 1923 Van
Buren,, tomorrow afternoon.
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ADJUSTMENTS

Miss Rose Melville, who is making
her ninth consecutive tour in isis
Hopkins has been booked for an en-
gagement of one night at the Grand
on Friday. isis Hopkins may very
properly be said to be one of the most
popular plays which has been staged
in 20 years. Each season sees an in
crease in interest in the fortunes of
the simple and oddly dressed country
girl of Posey county, Indiana; the girl
with the funny pig-tailed hair. the
gingham pinafore ana the SNAKE
time" dance: the girl with the gentle.
abashed manner and the keen wit
and the homely philosophic form of
speech. Miss Melville, since she
originated the character nine years
ago, has played in every city Of the
United States and in nearly all the
larger cities of Canada.
Buster Brown the successful
musical comedy built around R. F.
Outcault's we'll known cartoon of
that name will be seen at the Grand
on Saturday matinee and night. For
the current season this play has been
equipped with an entirely new scenic
dress, new and elaborate costumes to-
gether with popular songs that are
the latest. The cast, which is headed
by Master Reed, as Buster, is said to
be by far the best of any one of the
needs no Introduction, his face is too
we'll known and the mirth provoking
elements of the play have been too
thoroughly tried.
retr,r, eno-a oenoept of Murrav and
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LEGAL.
Published in The Topeka State Journal
Jan. Is, 1905.
LEGAL.
ORDINANCE NO. 1928.

AN ORDINANCE TRANSFERRING
money from the Sewer District No. Is
Bond Fund of the City of Topeka, Kan
sas. to the General Revenue Fund of
said city
BE 1t Ordained by the Mayor and Council
men of the City of Topeka.
Section l. That the sum of three thou
dollars (s3, 237 90, being the four per cent
engineering expenses, be, and the same is,
hereby. transferred from the Sewer Dis
trict No. rs Bond Fund of the City of To-
peka, Kansas, to the. General Revenue
Fund of said city.
Sec. 2. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its publ
cation in the official city paper.
Passed the Council Jan. Is, 1908.
Approved Jan. Is. 1908.
(SeaI1 WIN. GREEN, Mayor.
Attest: c. B. BURGE, City Clerk.
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Los Angeles. California.

Every day at 1880 noon Pullman
tourist sleeping car leaves Topeka for
Los Angeles, Cal. without change via
the Union Pacific R. R. This car
stays in Salt Lake City through the
daylight hours of one day, giving
the tourist an opportunity to visit the
many points of interest in the city by
the great inland sea.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS,

~~~~~~~0~~~~~~~~~>~
r. Rule and wife to B.. E. Heslet,
w. X Of S. w. 4 12-10-I3. 81, 800
c. j. Lantrv to F. w. Freeman, tract
on Monroe st. See record. ........... 5000
c. S. Elliott and wife to F. Strose-
her, part lots 2N and los I'd ST.,
Cranes add. Observation-Disclosures. 1, 400
L. P. Frehardt to J. Buchanan, lot 312
Spruce St, West Park add. ........ 126
K. E. Mills to ]. HUFF. lots 26 and q
Wood St, Beams add. .,.-.......... 200
E. Il S: W. u N. e. 14s54-is- Is. r.. 400
K. G. Hoffman to. F. Grezfer. tract 4.
in section 30-11-1S ~ - rs
VIM. Longaker- and wife to G. w.
Burns. lots 649. 651 and s53 Union
ave, block /, NJ and D. sub-div... 300
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BUSINESS CHANCES.
BUSINESS CHANCES,
HOW TO SAVE TAXATION


As all
be in eminent hd
KEIL &
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There once was a maiden young and CAV
Shed laugh and sing the whole long day
For I am so happy, said she,
Now that I take HOLSTERS Rocky Noun.
tain Tea. Fred T Walker
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FOR SALE-Stock in Topeka Co. pay
ing dividends. Will sell for cash or trade.
Address Stock care Journal.
COME to Nevada. Opportunities every
where practically at Reno. Write Neva-
da Commercial league, Reno, New.