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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-25

how fair and just is their contention
against the abuse Of the injunction
power by the courts, ,rand how different
their attitude from what he charges it
he cannot find any violent and sweep
ing attack upon the entire judiciary or
the country which he charges the men
of labor with making
''The fact is that no representative
of labor made any attack upon any
individual judge or the Judiciary as
such. We leave such fulminat1onS TO
Mr.. Roosevelt. We need go no further
than his present message to discover
attacks upon the judiciary far more
sweeping and abusive than anything
we have ever thought, much less ut
tered. We have had occasion betore
to point out that in previous messages
he did not hesitate to attack judges
whose decisions displeased him-he as
usual constituting himself the judge
of whether or not his attack was JUS
titled
''Can Mr.. Roosevelt show that we
have ever insinuated, as he has. that
the escape of wealthy criminals ind1-
Gates something wrong with the
judges who allow them to escape :?
Another portion of the editorial
reads:
'.Private, Personal Feelings"
''We regret that the president of the
United States should so far forget the
dignity of his position as to let his
private personal feelings overcome his
better judgment to color a public doc
ument. We may point out that the
workers are not the only ores at
tackled Courts and congress suffer
about equal insult.
1.-The presidents trend of mind
shows itself in those portions If his
message wherein he declares that
the chief lawmakers in our country
may be, and often are, the judges,
and in another part advocates the
concentration of power in the hands
of the president
"LThe first assertion quoted, that
the judges are the chief lawmakers OF
our country, is a perversion of the
very division of the functions of the
government of the republic, which are
Legislative executive and judicial the
claim is Derversion of the legislative
functions and duties of the govern
ment The latter, that of concentra-
tion of power in the hands of the pres
ident is not federalism. but IS ram
pant imperialism or czardom. Napo-
leon III went through the form OF a
plebiscite to obtain vote of confl-
dence and continuance from the peo-
pie. He rode for a fall and fell.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-25
FIGHT FOR CHILD
Former Topeka People in Courts
at Buffalo.
Habeas Corpus for Little Emma
Swanson.
LIVED WITH NORDLING
Child Once in Family of Swedish
Lutheran Pastor.
Suit Is Over an Orphan Whose
Mother Lived in Topeka.

Bufalo, N. Y, Dec. 25-The efforts
or Andrew S. Swanson to get possess
sion OF his 6-year-old daughter, Emma,
now said to be in the custody of Dr.
1ohh w. Nelson, one of the physicians
on the STAFF of the. Gustavus Adolphus
Orphans' home, has resulted in Iitiga-
tlon which will come before Justice
Hooker in the form of a habeas corpus
proceedings
incidentally the Swedish Lutheran
denomination which maintains the home
IS sald to be involved. The Rev. Julius
Lincoln, president of the Home. is the
Nlctlm or another writ of habeas corpus
IoT, the production of the child in court
Inc circumstances attending Emma 8
separatlon sep from her parent. as told by
the rather, are peculiar. He is an op-
eratiVe III shoe factory at Brocton
Mass. While there he attended the
Lutheran church and it was on the ad-
vice vice OF the pastor, the Rev. Mr.. Lin
nell, and his wife, formerly Miss Anna
Rauge OF Topeka, Kan. and then mat
ron OF the Jamestown home, that Swan
son placed the child in the orphanage
foor heath and other reasons are as
signed for his parting with the child.
MRS. Swanson died when Emma was
but two months DID," he said in tell
ing or the proceedings, land about
three years ago fell sick and was un-
able to care for the child On the rec
ommendation of Mr.. and Mrs. Linnell
she was placed in the orphanage with
the understanding that she wouldn't
be given away for adoption and would
be restored to me on demand
After remaining in the home for
seven months, Emma, Notwithstanding
the agreement, was allowed to go out
into the custody of the Rev Julius A.
Nordling, pastor of the Swedish Evan
gelical Lutheran church in this city,
and at the present time pastor of the
Swedish Lutheran church of Topeka,
Kan, where she was well cared for
for a period of about two years. At the
end Of that time Mrs. John S. Sven
son, matron of the home. was instru-
mental in taking the child from the
custody of Mr.. and Mrs. Nordling.
"A doctor from Jamestown. accom-
panied by representative of the
home and policeman. made the de-
mand upon the Nordlings, and to
avoid a scene Emma was surrend-
cred, on the representation that she
was to be returned to the hame. But
instead of taking her to the orphanage
she was placed with DR.. John W. Mel
SON who, although he is not a Luth-
eran, acts in the capacity of physi-
Can to the home. I understand
Emma is there now.
after making repeated and unsuc-
eessful efforts during the past six
months to recover possession of my
child 1 consulted Attorney Lansdowne
of this city. We went to the orphan
age on Saturday afternoon, accom-
panied by a friend, who is a minister
of the Lutheran church and saw the
Rev. Julius Lincoln, who is president
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-25
she GETS S5OO,OOO.
Pension Commissioner Warmers Step
mother Wins Complete victory.

Bloomington. Ill. Dec. 25.-Master in
Chancery Booth of De Witt county has
made a formal order dividing the
Warner fortune in conformity with a
recent decision of the Illinois supreme
court, in favor of the widow, Mrs. Isa-
belle Warner.
Her stepson, Nespasian Warner, op-
posed the demand of the widow for her
third. alleging that she had negro blood
in her veins. The widow however,
won her case at every point and by or
der of the division made will be given
$500, 900 instead of $4,000 as left by the
will.
Col Warner was allowed $4,000 for
fees as executor. it being developed
that he had collected rentals exceed
ing SS5, 600 and had paid out $4,000 for
taxes. leaving 100000 in cash for dis
tributiOn.
Four children will each receive about
$3.50 600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-25

of the board of trustees. He admitted
that the agreement that the child
should be brought up in the Lutheran
faith had been broken. inasmuch as
DR.. Nelson is not a Lutheran, but he
contended that I. the child's father,
had relinQuished all claim to it. He
sail I had signed an agreement to
surrender all right and privilege to
withdraw or take said child from the
custody of said home unless the con-
sent Of the board of directors of said
home be first Obtained"
isn't it like buying and selling
white human beings to deny the rights
Of a parent in that manner ?" inquired
the minister of the party.
Mr.. Lincoln's only reply was: He
signed that agreement
IF that's the way you look at it"
responded the minister. ct don't won
der at the words of a Chicago minister
who delivered an address not long ago
in which he said God help our poor
fatherleSs and motherless children and
preserve them from the orphans h"
But Mr.. Lincoln proved obdurate
and so Mr.. Mr.. Lansdowne served him
with the writ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-25
BLOW FOR BLOW.
GOmpers LaShes Roosevelt in
the January FederatiOnist
On Account of Presidents Ut
teranceS in His Message.
BITTER, INTOLERANT
And Relentless to All Who Do
Not Agree With Him.
Among the Charges Hurled at
the Chief Executive.
BITTER, INTOLERANT

Washington, Dec 25-"He talks
loudly and airs his personal grievances,
alike against labor leaders, legislators,
judges and capitalists. Anybody who
has dared to disagree with him is guilty
of lese majestic and to be pilloried in
the presidential message"
This is one of the things Samuel
Gompers says about President Roose-
welt in the January number of the
American F'ederationist.
The caption of the editorial is 'tPresi-
dent Roosevelt's Message on Labor In
part it follows:
I'm view of the utterances of Presi-
dent Roosevelt during the recent cam
paign, all looked forward with keen in
terest to what he would say in his re-
cent annual message to congress. He
disported himself as was anticipated.
There was a mixture of suggestions of
reform, with criticism. denunciation,
abuse and Misrepresentation of all who
differ in any degree from him. 1t is,
perhaps, impossible to find in all our
country another public man so intoler-
ant, bitter and relentless toward any
man who happens to be unable to agree
with him.
THE presidents suggestions on the
employers liability law and the eight
but it is doubtful if he will publicly give
credit to the sources of his mental de-
velOpment on this score. In so far as
organized labor can work in co-opera-
ton with the reforms the president
recommends, so as to secure their en-
actment by congress. as well as their
enforcement by governmental officers,
this will assuredly be done. When labor
dissents from the views expressed by
the president it surely should not be
counted to the discredit of our move
ment, our cause, or our men, that he
may have Jagged in his mental develop
ment.
''Attack on Labor Leaders,
I'VE wish to concern ourselves here
particularly with what the press char
acterizes as An Attack on Labor Lead
ers' in the presidents message 1t does
not call for such discernnent to infer
to whom the president directs his
abuse. It is doubtful if any president
of the United States in an official mes
sage to congress ever before descended
to such misrepresentation and vfllifica-
tion of individual citizens as Mr..
Roosevelt has in his last annual mes
sage.
president Roosevelt absolutely mis-
represents the attitude of certain lead
ers of organized labor in his sweeping
denunciations. He does this knowingly
and wilfully because he has from time
to time during the last seven years
conferred with the certain and nearly
all the well known officers and other
representatives of labor unions, and
has had ample opportunity to know
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-25
SLEW HIS MOTHER.
Son Fifty Years Old Beat Her to Death
With an Ak.

Chicago, Dec. 25.-Margaret Thorn
as, SS years old, did not wish to see
''her boys quarrel. She interfered
when they engaged in a fight and
begged them to become friends on
Christmas.
Then in a frenzy one of them.
Henry, so years old. turned upon his
aged mother and with an axe beat her
TO the floor of their residence in Win
nettka.
Mrs. Thomas's skull was crushed
and she suffered other injuries from
which physicians say she can not re-
cover.
Her assailant has been held to the
grand jury,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-25
O6nVOVtHsG VHII
Washington Gives Itself Over to
Celebration of Christmas.
The ROOseVeltS Entertain at
Family Luncheon.
AMONG MONEY BAGS.
Wall Street Observance Marked
by Distribution of Gifts.
Morgan Gives Employees so Per
Cent Bonus on Wages.
AMONG MONEY BAGS.

Washington, Dec. 25.-Christmas at
the national capital was marked by an
almost complete cessation of business,
both official and private, and in it's
stead there was substituted the time
honored observances of the gladstone
day. Nature combined to give an add
ed effect to the joyous occasion by COW
ering the city with a mantle of snow
and the joy of sleigh bells was every
where heard.
AS has been the case in years past,
interest centered in what the official
families were doing. President and
Mrs. Roosevelt gave a large family
lunch with a few intimate friends and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-25

teers of American and other, which be-
gan yesterday their distribution of
good and wholesome things to the poor.
continued their work today. The usual
bountiful spread was provided by the
Salvation army and baskets were sent
into countless homes of the needy.
American craft, either at sea or in
the harbor, prepared to honor the day
with fitting ceremony. Special dinners
were served on all the Atlantic steam
ers, the German liners having a par
tfcularly gay programme. Each de-
partment on the great German boats
arranged for it's own Christmas tree.
The spirit was apparent even on the
more sluggish craft, humble barges
tugs and the like beink decked with
green, with now and then Christmas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-25
SANTA FE EARNINGS.
Net for Four Months Amounts to
S11, $50, ,256.

Boston, Dec 25.-The Atchison, To-
peka & santa Fe Railway company re-
ports for the four months ending
October 81 as follows:
Total operating revenues $50.
O17. other income $S0,99S. Total
operating expenses $19,124,759 Net
earnings $11,583,256. Interest, taxes
rentals, etc, S6,059,041. Balance $5,-
524,215 Dividends $2,573912 Sur
plus $2,95o,302. Previous surplus
s2O,352,S65. Total surplus S23,3O3,-
167 Less grade revision work a ban
doned line $209,214. Final surplus
$23O93,093
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-25
CRUEL WAR IS OVER.
Holland Has Withdrawn Her War
ships From Venezuelan Waters.

Winnemstad. Dec. 25.-The Dutch
cruiser, GeIderland, which has been
operating in Venezuelan waters,
reached here today. Her arrival
formally brings to a close the Dutch
demonstration against Venezuelan,
Holland having recalled her warships
pending the outcome of the diplomatic
neeotiations which are to be resumed
between the Netherlands and Vene-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-25
sudden Death of Mrs. WiIIIie.

Wichita Kan, Dec. 25.-T. c. Wilkie
who is employed in the packing house,
found his young wife dead in the home
at noon when he went home for dinner.
Mrs. Wilkie seemed to be in good health
in the morning when Mr.. Wilkie went
to work. The doctors say she died from
a stroke of epilepsy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-25
THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS.

I am thinking of you today,
because it is Christmas, and I
wish you happiness; and to-
morrow, because it will be the
day after Christmas, 1 shall
still wish you happiness; and SO
on clear through the year. 1
may not be able to tell you
about it every day, because L
may be far away; or because
both of US may be very busy;
or perhaps because L can not
even afford to pay the postage
on so many letters, or find time
to write them. But that makes
no difference; the thought and
the wish will be here just the
same. Whatever joy or sue
cess comes to you will make
me glad. Without pretense,
and in plain words goodwill to
you is what I mean, in the
spirit of Christmas.-Henry
van Dyke.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-25

tree aboard for the captains children.
Thirty-seVen hundred aliens at Ellis
Island had their first glimpse of an
American Christmas yesterday with an
entertainment There was good
musical programme. a good dinner and
a display of American flags. Christmas
greens and good cheer which familiar
lied the immigrants with Yankee Gus
toms.
Christmas Tree on Fire.
Washington. Dec. 25-WhiIe trying to
extinguish d Christmas tree which
city. Nathaniel Butler was so badly
burned about the face and body that it
is doubtful if he will live.
Frederick Plugge was also burned in
endeavoring to put the flames out. al
though not seriously. The damage
from the fire amounted to several hun
dred dollars.
Dinner for 10000.
ST Louis, Mo, Dec. 25.-The new st.
Louis coliseum was given over to
Christmas celebration today when the
st-Dispatch festival association gave
dinner to women and children. Ten
thousand tickets We're issued.
After the dinner presents were given
to all the children. A circus wound up
the days treat.
Santa Claus Fatally Burned.
Deroit. Mich. Dec. 25.-Leo Wagner
died today in hospital from burns re-
ceived last midnight while playing
Santa Claus at a family reunion. His
cotton whiskerS caught fire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-25
Weafher Indicafinns,

Chicago. Dec. 25.-Forecast for
Kansas: Fair tonight and Saturday:
warmer Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-25

Kansas postmasters appointed: owen
f. Sutter, Croft; Lawrence NJ. Wood
cox. Berryton: Albert r. Walker. Nina.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-25

Under the act of 1890. which applies
a portion of the proceeds of the public
lands to the more complete endowment
and support of colleges for the benefit OF
agriculture, the Kansas State Agricul-
ture college at Manhattan will receive.
ike other similar state institutions,
the twentieth instaIlment of the grant.
S35, 900 for the fiscal year ending June
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
Counties for 5OO,OOO.

On January l over 500,000 men and wo- men above the age of seventy will receive counties from the state of sums from s1. D to D cents week. The cost to the coun- try of this measure, ! is estimated, will be 0,000000 the first year and possibly more.
 MT. Asquith has estimated that in the United Kingdom there are 1,246,0OO per- sons of seventy years of age and over and that out of this total there are 572,OO people eligible for pensions.
 The qualifications for pensions are that the pensioner must have attained the age of seventy He must for twenty years have been a British subject and have re- sided for that period in the United King dom.
 The provisions for disqualification have been considerably amplihed since the bill was first drafted. One very strong section relating to disqualifcations states that no man shall receive a pension who has ha- ttually failed to work according to hls ability, opportunity or needs for the main tenance of himself and those legally de- pendent upon him. The strong body of benefit societies, trades unions and other fraternal organiza tions succeeded in hav- ing d liberal amendment to this section introduced, and by it no man who for ten years has made payments to friendly or provident societies shall be disqualified.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
EXHIBIT IN MEMPHIS.
Fight Against Consumption Carried
 Back To Tennessee.

New York, July 25.-(Special. J. From the banks of the Alabama to the banks of the Mississippi moves the anti-consumption campaign according to arrangements made at the head quarters in this city of the National Association for the Study and Proven tion of Tuberculosis. Dr. Livingston Farranf, executive secretary, has di- rected that the American Tuberculosis exhibition, after three months of splen- Gidly successful campaigning in Ala bama, shall be moved back to Tennes- see, starting at Memphis, to complete the work begun in that state four months ago.
 Memphis will be the first point, wGere the local committee is headed by Dr. J. L. Andrews, president of the board of health, with whom is CO., operating prominent business men and influential club women, including Mrs. J. M. Mccormack, president of the Tennessee Federation of Women s Clubs, Mrs. Bolton Smith and Mrs. C.. G Ruford.
 The Tennessee campaign is conduct ed under the auspices of the state board of health, which will actively cooperate in making the exhibition at Memphis useful to the entire western section of the Volunteer State. In addition to the exhibits there will be extensive programme of lectures, plat form conferences and illustrated ad- dresses. Some of these gatherings will. be planned especially for repre- septatives of the various cities and in- corporated towns in western Tennes- see, while others will be conducted for health officers, women's clubs, con- mercial organizations and school teach CTS who will attend from many points in Tennessee, Arkansas and Missis- sippi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
AGE PENSIONS IN
 ENGLAND IN 1909 Asquith's Bill Becomes Opera
 tive Next Year PROVISIONS OF MEASURE The Much Needed Law Will Prevent Many Worthy Persons From
 Death in the Poorhouse.
 Those Disqualified.
PROVISIONS OF MEASURE

London, July 25.-Old-age pensions, so often talked about and so often promised during English political campaigns, will become an accomplished fact in England January l. 1909.
 On that date the pension bill of the Lib eral government, introduced by MT. As qdith, the Premier, and forced through despite the obstructive tactics of the To- ries, will go into effect. When the Liberai government introduced the bill it was as sailed on all sides as being purely social istic Socialistic or not, it has passed it's third reading in the Commons and has been sent up to the House of Lords. who may be depended upon to do all they can 10 nullify the benefctent provisions of the bill
 With 25,0OG00o of the population of the Kingdom earning barely sufficient to keep them on the lowest comfort line,' the old-age pension bill was grievously need cd. One of the saddest aspects of life in the great cities of England is to see the myriads of aged men and women who are cn the brink of starvation; who have naught to look forward to, after lives of sobriety and industry, but death in the porrhouse
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
Those Who Are Disqualified.

Lunatics, paupers, criminal insane and z persons sentenced to imprisonment with out the option of a fine will be disquali- he'd during detention and for a further pe- riod of ten years after release.
 The pensions are inalenable and will be paid weekly. The machinery for the dis tribution of pensions contemplates a local pension committee for every county, bor- cugh and urban district with a population Of over 10000. The central pension au- thority is 10 be the Local Government board and pension officers will be appoint cd by the Treasury
 Amongst the penalties to be inflicted is SIX months at hard labor for any person making false statement in order to ob- tain pension.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
MRS. BRADLEY DIES.
Three Brick Stores To Be Erected at
 Hartselle.

Hartsele, July 25.-(Special.)- )-Mrs. Bradley, mother of s. B. Bradley, died at the home of her son here yesterday and was buried at the city cemetery. Mrs. Bradley was well into the 94th year of her age. She had beep ill for long time, and her death wal not un- expected. She leaves severf grown children.
 The old livery stable on M lin street, just across the street froIj the Peo- pies Drug company, is beinRftorn down and in it's stead will be e3cted three brick stores. The buildinJs are to be completed by October 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26

The moralsNQf ou1 city are Involved in thA AelectAon of the police commiss pn Monday. Put your ear to he\ ground; listen, look, then VI ke flor Carl H. Seals L
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-11-04
DOING away WITH HAND w RK
Device Sought BY Which Poultry May
Be ArtifcialIy PIucked.

Six turkeys slain that morning re.
roIved slowly on kind Of spit in a
small room on the ground floor of q
great poultry farm. and as they re:
'oived :ney wero miraculously pIucked
Invisible hands stripped oT their
plumage; the air was gray with fall
ing feathers.
wind rluCkCd turkoys-it is an ex.
pertinent, "a!d The foreman. Those
birds arc being rlucked by cross-cur.
rents OF electrically driven air. But
experiment is not a commercial sue.
cess.
For many years VIC have tried to
invent pOultry-plucking machine. We
have not succeeded VOL. Air plucking
seems to be tho idea that offers most
promise, but ii still wants a lot OF
working out. Yet eventually. | have
no doubt, these turkeys that now take
half hour and cost ten cents apiece
to pluck by air will be air plucked in
a few seconds. and at no more cost
than ten cents a thousand"