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The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1908-09-04

Enforcement Of Controlling Laws.
Business and Politics When Partners
Never Make For Progress and In
tsgrity.
BY Hon. WALTER \. WEBSTER.
The problem Of municipal ownership
and Of government ownership Is COM
ing to the forefront as an issue Of the
greatest Importance to the American
people. A feeling Of unrest pervades
the community. 1t is the fashion Of
the day to criticise capital and capital
lists. We are called a land Of Unequal
ity. Our wealthy are designated
princes OF privilege. 1t is said that the
masses are being despolled to enrich
an aristocracy and that the press IL
stifled and the government corrupt
Quasi-public corporations like gas
companies, electric light companies.
street railway and railroad corpora
tiOns are particularly under the ban
OF radical public opinion. Their
charges are declared to be excessive
and their service poor. while many are
supposed TO be overcapitalized and by
means Of false bookkeeping to be max
ing excessive enormous profits.
Where there Is so much smoke there
evils do exist and In many instances
OF an outrageous nature-evils that
should be stopped and done away with
forever. No sensible man will dispute
this. So far SO good.
But when 1t Is declared that munich
pal ownership and government owner
ship are the only remedies for these af-
nictions Of the body polite l, for one.
demand proof.
The burden Of the proof is on those
who desire a change from present con-
ditions to public ownership to prove
that we should get better conditions
and be served in a safer and more sat
isfactory manner or else show that the
conduct Of the business that the city
or government wishes to acquire has
been SO antagonistic and fatal to the
public interest that the only feasible
remedy Is public ownership. If this
last position Is taken, II should include
proof that the regulation will not suf.
fee.
The public In most communities In
the United States doesn't have to go
into municipal ownership to remedy
these evils. To confess inability to
regulate them is to confess inability to
choose proper men to represent you.
The American people are not going to
be enslaved by any combination Of cap
ital for any length Of time. They have
their remedy In the ballot. They may
stand It for n time, legislatures and
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1908-09-04
|ND|V|DUAL|SM WINS,
The Conquering Principle In Our
Industrial Development.

The Remedy For Capitalistie Corrup-
tion 10 Not to Be Found In Municipal
Ownership. but In the Making and
enforcement Of Controlling Laws.
Business and Politics Whom Partners
Never Mako For Progress and In
tsority.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1908-09-04
THE OlNCFER,
" h. TWlNE Editor.

Published Every Week In the Interest
OF the Negro by Cimeter Publishing CO.
Entered at the Post Once at Muskogee.
Okla, as Second Class Mail Matter.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-30

Eood to the city aud county than
They arc doina now Our idea IL
that all these efforts should be con.
centrated In one organiaation
whose sole work and aim IL along
civic lines, Our organization has
done much aood work for the city
aud county. and II properly sup
ported, We can do attn more.
u IL absolutely necessary that
some Organization watch over aud
guard the affairs Of the city and
county, and make their financial
conditions Known TO tho people
We must have Wise and uconom.
teal management lnaugurated IN
our city and county affairs before
n " too late Ia tcmsdy same, IL
the people wish uA TO continue our
work. q Is their duty to lend ua
all the assistance within their
power
THE civic UNION or SEATTLE.
Per Christopher W horr. Secy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-30
ADJUSTMENTS


Grand.
Real nlrth ana real meiodrama.
properly MIXED aud properly served
" the offering a. the Grand this
neek. When Texas upenrd at the
GFand yesterday afternoon % a ga
pacity houae The audience probably
did not fully realize Nhat pleasure
and blood bouncing awaited their
inspection. hut hefore the final drop
~ The asbestos. Texas made good
with a real big 20"
fcxas" IN a plain. well told story
- loves aud hates IN West Texas
and "a strikes home Texas" a. s.
rsAl slfi Who loves a COW punchef
An English lord thinks ne should
have Texas Tor his own. bur the
klrl has q feW thinks " hcr own.
ami around this state az affairs
hinges the story ~ the play
A. Texas. Miss Nora shelby in
terprptcd a part with cEhctinnu and
hdf portrayal ef tbs character was
handled with ease AnG q mastery
whirh displayed more than ordinary
ability.
Harry Maitland and winaus
HrldEes as cot West and Mfa
West parents - TEXAS. infused
ts|MAH % AF@AA ffAHaA anu NiltAN
work could hardly BE- Improved
upon
Frank Conway appeared az Jack
usliafu. the sum punehrf. aue. be-
slides haFinw a figh stage presence
~ an 8ctef 81 more than mediocre
merit This Lady Crerlln ~ Miss
Ethel clifton waa a diffieuit or 90
work ftuitlessly handled. and
throughout fhe action ~ thr pro
duetion size hsa AZ aii tiulea the
tympAthy and piaudita ~ her audi
tors.
Another EnEiish character. Lady
Francis despite her handicap af
costume. wac more than eapahiy
handled ny Misa k.aaian Sanford
Ted 0ififtiu. a. fa-luait. saa
fnundiy Missed ~ the gallery. huf
Wv tne hiss Is tne Villains snpiauar.
Nf Ffiffn ~aa nat offended tiis
Neiine4ttou ~a8 natural and effect.
iNW All ihrnHNh The balance 20 thr
cast NmH eauahie. particularly The
Sam ASfeA amd Tank " llarFy rAn.
ey ana Edwin NaftsN rNx1H be-
dur f9r big weeks business
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-30
SHERIFF FOR MAYOR.

AUBURN. Nov 3d. AT a caucus
held here Saturday might Sheriff
H. g. Smith was nominated for
mayor. y Knickerbocker, w. y.
Armstrong and George Hart for
counollmen and IN ". G. Hoye for
treasurer on the citizens ticket.
An agitation has started here to
place q purely local option ticket
IN the field IN opposition.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-30
STATE RETURNS
MADE AT LAST

OLYMPIA. Wash. Nov. 3O-The
official returns from the recent
election have at last been received
by State Secretary Nichols, and the
work OF footing up the totals made
a nice Sunday task for Chief Clerk
HoBghtOn From foOtlngs of the
returns on the head OF the ticket
vote Il Is shown that the total re-
publican vote for raft was 1906. 062
the democratic vote for Bryan was
bs,asa. giving plurality for Taft
of 1859.
The total socialist vote for presi-
Dental electors was ll1T7. indie
pendence vote 248. and the prohibit.
ton vote totaled 1890.
The total number of votes cast for
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-30

The thoroughly abused billboard
came In for scoring from the pull
pit yesterday. when Rev. Dr. Syd-
ney strong pastor OF the Queen
Ammo Congregational church, de
cried this system OF flaring poster
advertising as a nuisance, contln-
ued largely because Of mans love
for money lie also said some
other equally as unpleasant things
about billboard advertising gener-
ally
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-30
t|jal5sIEs; y S!y!S g gSIos s,7y

purpose OF looking after and lnves.
ugating city and county affairs
There are many clubs and organ.
lsatlons Interested in city affairs
who DO some work separately along
civic lines, but have not the time
90 give 90 work out results.
Why would Il not be well Tor all
Of these clubs and organizations.
and f0f all who are Interested In
the city 10 contrihate their money
aud influence 10 the civic union
The union would be able. In that
event 10 do great deal more
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-30

Lillian Nafdlfu. the world famous
s1tunn viii appear az The Moore
theatre tonight az the sgi1ist with
The Seattle Symphony orchestra
ame. Nerdlea aif b. heard Boz sew.
efal faFnfite Numbers THE unrn-
served gallery wiil b. on Rlc at
90 O'Clock
Tomorrow night the schube4 cluh
Wiil glVe De- mueh De- lded concert
az tie Moore under ue lDNdcrHhiu
nf Frederick Fleming Hoale
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-30

presidential electors for an parties
was 1880.
The vote for governor shows that
Cosgrove went 62.O64 ahead of Pat.
uson, the republican vote for gov
ern0r being li0.1a0. and the demo.
cratic vote was 5S.126.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-30

a good change 81 hiu tonight The
feature uf tha sh1s lH nHid OBJ hr
Furnished IS M ana Mfa Edward
ramnnde. IN tue Soldier rs Prop
vilie.t az ACT which promises wuch
dramatic worth The other features
are hnmi8ed as 40 Co. thc Star thc-
afrG standard.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-30
.,,,,ion Confident 1t
rsna Accomplish
Much Good.

x...-The suggestion for
|ss' IN il q kood suggea
saslssF should be one
! ~ \ - way controlled by
comfy government
!, no, be we'll 20 utilize
- civic union a. a city
4 i organized Tor the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-30

AIRS i4effiuNm Boots. a de-
liENffui Thomas comedy. was pre-
fer tha fifst sfms fl Seattle. aud.
needles a. saS. fhs ranta9ss piay-
crs added further o. their laufsis
and sent every ane hnma Satisfied
t0 teN their friends chs Ea.@ news
The pfafiltt fiHu s. lafnmed fuil e
real Wft ana clever lines and The
team Nufa 81 tHe PantaNaa players
ls unere evident tlsan ever
Mlaa May. whose NHfk has RISEN
90 good heights ~ bate. plna se,l
nightly and hnF wurk especially in
tur second #st maa excellent Ntlaa
M0lcgtt sllaa carr sud Hiaa Kim.
haN nanaie their Earss uffactlvtif
Tee ussu Involved ieap none ~ thalf
prestige
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-30

Tho feature ~ fne new fsuiagoa
show win be the -Four Johnson Suu-
DENTS. club mauiarH Exceeding the
Speed Limit Martulh and kogsi
Italian operate SINCERE iho World
Comedy -Four nigh class singing
nnd comedy quartet, and silent
TAFT. European eccentric wizard aud
buficauue magician Conn IuWuoy
and willard viii present pr Loud
er." "a roaring comedy sketch nnd
singing and dancing VIII be- the spe-
riHltinH Of the BornHtnlnH. two good
looking and very CLEVER young Hrt
lafH The usual illustrated song ana
new comedy motion plriurvH VIII
conclude the bill
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-30

Where have ! sseHu that before
d what patrons 90 ne Seattle ihrs
ire asked each other Nhfu thfY lHft
ths pisY house yesterday A sfru1UiH
Tor Gald s. the fiils 20 the meiar
drama Fhffe IS lfiie nnn about
ere play. except - 4ffufH 10 la
not good auukFh e. satisfy and uaf
Rad enough 80 disaafisfy
Frfh4as sha best ls3l "a auFk was
that uf thn herulna Neii Adrfass
AZ handled - Miss Virginia Jayne
Her Interpretation stood auf above
fne afhnfa ifko 4 lighthouses az ara
Tho character aellneafisn - f.fna.
ilowMu aH Harvey uffguiinan mns
littla better than ordinary The
haiamea II the east was lasi ordi.
uaf1
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-30

THE Lyric theatre VIII present a
funny burleauue for the coming
weef "h Lobster for Two" Ia the
tHie OF the bin. ana thoro are prom
lf0d eight good principals and a
chorus ~ 20 in ice presentation.
There Will be several good vaudc-
Wife features
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-30
rELEeRAPHER ACQUITTED.


THOMPSON, Mont. Nov. 30 A
verdict OF not guilty was brought
In last evening by the fury In the
case OF the state against G. a.
Mitchell, a telegraph operator
charged with criminal negligence.
resulting IN the fatal wreck at
Olive last September when passen-
ger train No aud Northern
Pacific freight collided.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-30

United states submarine tenders
fly flag with a black fish on white
background, surrounded by red
border
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-30

Tho shannon theatre un Second
.g. nopr University be- doing tro-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-30

PHILADELPHIA. Nov So Fire
Of incendiary origin destroyed the
bending shop and much prcNerty
OF J G.. Brill a Co, 62nd and Wood
lawn ay.. loss 100000
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-12-10
Army Education.

The conditions confronting officers
and rlen who haze children to edu-
cate, are simply pitiful. Many an
offics! Is at this moment in debt. and
paying interest on borrowed money,
so that he may send his son or his
daughter to good school, or keep
them in some .ity where their educa-
tion vii. be continuous and uninter-
rupted. No matter of domestic
economy touches officers more deep
ly than than this of the children 8
education.
1t Is true that the public schools
of city, If the post be near a city.
are generous In taking boys and girls
in, and some do So for a tuition fee :
but II is. nevertheless. a fact that an
army officer cannot demand local
schoo ser7ice as right. because of
his profession and his residence on
military reservation. Even when
nea' city. the post is outside OF II,
and the children spend from two to
four hours daily travelling behind
army mules to and from the school
house
The so-called post schools" no y
established, and to which children
are sometimes sent through absolute
necessity because of isolation. are a
farce, for the officer having the high
unding title of Superintendent ot
Post Scht ols," is generally so fully
occupied with other engaging military
duties that he can give little or no
attention to the school development
and system, while the man who il
teacher has usually never acted In
IN capacity before.
Again. officers and men are so
chanfec about that the education Of
tL- children is subject to sad and
costly Il terruptions, as they frequent
ly go back one grade in their trans
Ter from. one locality to another.
Is there not remedy for this?
West Point represents hundreds OF
similar, though smaller cases. AMI
these Children are as lusty, as loyal
and as American as any the nation
produces,-Army and Navy Life.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-12-10
FOUGHT DEVIL FISH.
Diver Killed Monster After Terrific
Submarine Duel.

San Francisco,-Wrapped in the
tentacles of a giant devil fish, Martin
Lund, diver, fought for his life in
the hold of the wrecked steamer
Pomona, which lies in thirty feet of
water in Fort Ross Cove, off the
Marin County coast.
A tentacle four inches in diameter
first gripped Lund's legs. Another
eHclrcled His thigh, He began to
chop frantically at the rubber-like
bonds and Mt the same time signalled
TO the barge above that he wished
TO ascend Unable to free himslf in
time two more tenacles twined
about his neck. The efforts of the
men on the surface to comply with
his signal threatened to pull his he'll
met off and he was forced to signal
them to desst With only his left
arm free he hacked at the tenacles
until they were partially crippled,
but he was being drawn toward the
deadly beak when he saw the outline
Of the devil fshs body.
Plunging suddenly toward Il he
drove his knife with all his force
into the head, repeating the blow
until he had slashed it into sections.
The dying octopus frightened its ten
tacles until the diver was almost
crushed In its embrace. Lund then
cut himself free and was brought
10 the surface In fainting condition.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-12-10
PHYSICIAN SAYS ELECTRIC CHAIR KILLS
DR.. Irvine Declares Sing Sing Eyecu-
tens Dispute DR.. Shrady's Theory.


Ossining, n. Y.-Dr. II. T. Irvine.
Nho was for seventeen years prison
physician at Sing Sing takes issue
with DR.. George f. Shrady, who has
been quoted as saying that there is
doubt in the minds of scientific
men as to whether man shocke /
by electricity, as carried on by the
STATE In executions, really dies. Dr..
Shrady says the results of autopsips
held on persons killed in this man
ner have not been convincing.
DR.. Irvine. when told OF the state
ments Of DR.. Shrady, said: IL have
been present and seen sixty four per-
sons put to death by electricity in
this State. and there is no doubt in
my mind whatsoever but what all
those men were absolutely killed
by the electric shock and that death
is instantaneous. The changes pro-
duced by the electric shock are such
that resuscitation, in my opinion. is
absolutely impossible. The amount
Of fresh blood found in the Uranium
~ III VI Ni'ot CdStS l nave
seen In itself would preclude any
possibility of saving a man Then
you have the patechial hemorrhages
In the brain tissues They change
In the structure OF the blood after
the electrical shock. Any one OF
these, in my opinion, would prove
fatal, but when you have them all
In each and every case, as have no.
ticed in autopsies, death Is. in my
opinion, unquestionable.
Coroner Shrady is quoted as say
ing: IL do not insist that electrocu-
ton, as now practiced. does not kill.
I only say that a scientific doubt ex-
lists. If life exists in the body and
tAo apparent death is only suspend
cd animation, then the surgeon who
examines the body kills that man in
the autopsy and becomes the execu-
toner"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-12-10
Bloomsbury, Pa.

The girl is the mother of the woman
just as the 1.-THE boy is the father of the
man" The period when the wonany
functions begin is one to be carefully
watched and considered. Irregularity
or arrangement at this time may he
promptly met and cured by the use OF
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
But neglected at this critical period
may entail years OF future suffering
"Favorite Prescription" acts directly
upon the womanly organs giving them
perfect vigor and abundant vitality
1t removes the distractions Of health
and happiness, and delivers woman
hood from the cruel bondage of female
weakness.
Well recognized authorities of all
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praise for the ingredients of DR., Pierce'S
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booklet giving ingredients and what
medical authorities say about them
Not patent-medicine but "Favorlte
Prescription" of DIR. Pierce-who max
es the diseases of women his speciality
IL has forty years of cures back OF II.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-12-10

his unparalleled offer made to all new subsor;be and
Sample copies free. Address ~ ~ "i'nin 'h"'y u'yS
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-12-10
JURY MELTED BY POEM OF
BYRON.
Acquits Man Who Shot Wife After
Listening to "Dun Juan"

Lihl'Hlis 10 Don juan.
Chicago Quotations from Lord
Byrons Don Juan" read by his
lawyer, brought about the acquitt2l
of Martin Schleyer, on trial in Keno
sha, Wis, on a charge of shooting
his wife.
The defense of Schloyer, as an
nounced by his attorneys, George w.
Taylor and Calvin Stewart, was to
have been the "unwritten law" but
when tho case came up plea of in
sanity was made. and the jury de-
cided that Schleyer was insane when
he shot the woman, but he had re-
covered his sanity. The jury ac-
quilted him.
Schleyer testified to his wife's
conduct with a man whom he had
shot at the time he shot her.
When the case came to argument
Taylor discussed legal points and
emotional insanity. Stewart paid no
attention to the law, and not much
to the evidence, but declared that
Schleyer had been like the hero of
Byron's poem.
While the jurymen brushed tears
from their cheeks, Stewart read from
Don Juan" and compared the
character of Lambro, who had re-
turned only to find his home and
flreside wrecked and his children
turned against him.
District Attorney Baker had made
a bitter arraignment Of Schleyer,
but Stewart had reached the hearts
of the jurors through Byron's poetry.
Schleyer was formerly a promi-
nent resident Of Rochester, n. Y.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-12-10
Cornstalks for Water Mains

Medicine Lodge Kan.-Experi.
ments conducted by the Metropolis
tan Water Company with the rein.
forced cornstalk pipes have proved
successful and company to manu-.
facture them has been organized
here, with Hon. Estabrook AspinwalI
as president 1t is estimated that
the pipe can be placed on the mar
ket at one-tenth Of the cost Of cast
iron pipe. and the new material will
outwear the iron. The supply OF
raw material is inexhaustibls. Phs
company will be stocked for $4,000.
900.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-12-10

CAN YOU BELIEVE YOUR SENSES
Nhen two OF them, taste and smell
having been impaired if not utterly de.
stroyed, by Nasal Catarrh, are fully re-
stored by Ely's Cream Balm. can Won
doubt that this remedy deserves ali
that has been said OF it by the thou.
sands who have used it? 1t is apnlied
directly to the affected air-passages
ana begins its healing work at once,
why not get II today? All druggists
or mailed by Ely Bros, So Warren
street New York, on receipt of so
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-12-10

Do the bill collectors always dun no
they would be done by?
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-12-10
i'atroImen in Various Ci,ies,

Berlin's patrolmen are / to $40,
Live pools are l to 449. Londons /
to 496, and Philadelphia has patrol
man for every 511 citizens. On
Manhattan Island there is but one po-
liceman to every 643 inhahtanh.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-12-10

A man can acquire a great many
disagreeable habits. and become in
time SO used to the experience that
1t appears to be all right. That is,
a man can become a downright hog
and become so used to the bristles
mat he never feels them when he
Is obliged to put his coat on. Man
chester UniON.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-12-10

Mother, he said, putting his arms
around her and kissing her on the
brow ! am going to marry the
sweetest. the loveliest, the noblest
girl in the world. Looking up In
20 his eyes, the good lady by a
great effort managed to keep back
her tears as she answered in broken
tones: My-poor-boy y!-Chicago
Record Herald.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-12-10
The Prolific Rabbit

IN four years a pair OF rabbits
could have progeny Of nearly l..
eoo'ooo. A doe rabbit prod uces al
many as seven families a year.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-12-10
WIRELESS TALK WITH BALLOON
terrestrial Station Keeps in Touch
With Aerial Motor Shin.

Berlin. Germany-Wireless COM
communication has been established
successfully between the motor bal.
loon OF an airsh., battalion and a
terrestrial wireless station.
Several messages were exchanged
In the course Of an hours flight.