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CiunfCut thot sOoo euoe EhioitSH
introduced the bill that he did
not himself dare defend except
as a make-shift. And it was that
bill which brought forth An out
burst of indignation from every
board of trade and commercial
body throughout the land.
The protest was SO universal
that Aldrich voluntarily withdrew
his proposal to accept railroad
bonds As security for currency.
He did so in an attempt to fore
stall LaFoiiette's tremendous in
+dictment, of which this was an es-
sentisl clause:
For Us to pass laws here that
lend government credit to rail-
road 6nascieriag schemes. that
guarantee. in . measure, railroad
securities and adopt railroad Sc
eurities. good. bad and indifferent.
into the currency system of the
country. withoss either dlserimi-
nation or isvestigation. could not
be justified under any pretext of
serving the public interest"
But on the same March day the
Wisconsin senator warned the
country that the vicious proposal
had been dropped only tempora.
riiy and would be revived. He was
right. Aldrich and his clique
even then we're preparing to
prove themselves tricksters and
faith breakers.
The anger of the people was
lulled to sleep. The public
watched with contemptuous in
difference the senate's passage OF
the emasculated Aldrich bill and
the acceptance by the house of
the spineless Vreeland measure.
the latter. at least. having the
merit of recognizing in a small
way the only true basis of
emergency currency-commercial
paper.
And now at the eleventh hour.
the conspirators deliver their stab
at the commerce of the country.
They rush forward a bill we'll de
scribcd as half senate infamy and
half house infamy. embodying
every rotten Wall street device
that lay in the earlier bills and
discarding every amendment for
the protection OF honest banking
and legitimate business"
Commercial paper is mentioned
and railroad bonds are not. Oh
the wisdom of those pirates,
thinking they can mask their pur-
pose with such word twisting
Just as if the business men of the
country would not understand the
meaning of "other bonds" and
securities including commercial
paper"
State, county and municipal
bonds to be accepted at ninety
per cent. of their market value.
"Other bonds" and commercial
paper to be taken at seventy-ive
per cent. only after arranging COM
The newspaper., 1908-06-19

The following editorial ap-
peared in the Philadelphia North
American tissue of May 29.) a re-
publican paper. before the passage
OF the infamy:
Dead and damne II" was the
epitaph which = famous demo-
cratic editor once wrote at the
close of 4 democratic congress
which had proved itself the
enemy of the common interest
and the servant Of public enemies.
Are there not three OF four re-
publican senators big esough.
broad enough. far-sighted enough
and sufficiently patriotic to save
10 the humilation Of being com
peiled By hoaessy to repeat that
vheo this present eoagress dies
sose too sooaf
The republican party is about
TO 60 before the people with the
moogrel. hybrid. cheating. swind-
ling thing labled the Aldrieh-
Cannon currency bill as its claim
TO the ballots Of American work.
ess and business men. already
long suffering and embittered
victims of the gamblers of New
York.
1t has been whipped through
the house. to the shame OF the
men who have stifled their own
convictions and crouched towards
under the lash OF the vulgar
tyrant in the speakers chair for
fear of his threat to deprive them
of their slices from the pork
barrel-ther appropriations in
the omnibus building bill.
II will be whipped through the
senate in like fashion. in all like
lihood. thanks to the feebleness
of the democratic minority. play
ing the donkey's role as usual in
their inability to see the chance
to gain favor by a filibuster that
would be patriotic craftsmanship.
Worst of all, we believe tha,
Roosevelt will make the bill law
by signing it. He will hurt his
country and his party not because
OF lack of courage or of good in
tent. He will do this sin because
of lack of understanding.
In grasp Of financial questions
he is an infant. He trusted Cor
telyou. That was excusable. But
he continued to trust him after.
last December. And now again
with the best of motives. he will
commit one OF those blunders
which Talleyrand rightly called
worse than crime"
Are there not two or three men
in the United States senate not
too deaf to hear the stern warn
ing of all the legitimate business
interests of American
Has not Roosevelt enough
there to save him from himself ?
Are there not enough loyal re-
publicans to keep the party from
The newspaper., 1908-06-19
Coming.

DIR. Smith. OF Delta. eye, ear,
nose and throat specialist. will be
in Paonia on Tuesday, July 7th.
at the Paonia Hotel.
The newspaper., 1908-06-19

IContlnued ON page sikh
The National tribune., 1908-02-27
DEPARTMENT a. ar
OF THE POTOMAC.
TEfs If
The Woman's Relief Corps of Wasl ing
ton to Have the National President.
Kate E. Jcnes-Some Points in Relief
Corps Law Worth Knowing.

The Nineteenth Annual Convention
of the Department tiof the Potomac
Woman's Relief Corps, AUXILIARY to the
Grand Army of the Republic. was held
in Grand Army Hall. 1912 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest. Thursday. Feb. 20
1908.
In her last General Order the De-
partment President. Isabel Worrell-
Ball, in extending greetings to the new
ly-elected Corps officers. says:
But, remember, yours is no easy
task. Those who care only to tread
the primrose path OF dallance toward
past honors will not augment the in
terest or attendance of Corps. and will
do much to increase the lists of sus-
pended and dropped members.
Having accepted office, perform its
duties in strict accordance with the
rules and regulations. the ritual and
orders from proper authority. If not
The National tribune., 1908-02-27

select committee of three from eacI
Corps to cooperate with the Depart.
ment Committee.
THE President-General of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
Mrs. Donald Mclean, has appointed
the following committee from that or.
ganiZation to cooperate with the COM
mittee of the Woman's Relief Corps:
Mrs. Frances S. Kempster, Chairman
of the National Committee on Patriotic
Teaching of the d. A. r.; Mrs Ellen
Spencer Mussey, Vice President Gen.
eral of the National Society: Mrs. j
Eakin Gadsby, National Historian. anC
Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins. State Re-
gent of the District of Columbia. ID
A. r.
The President of the District w. G.
t. u, Mrs. Clinton Smith, has appoint
ed as a committee from that body Mrs
Jennie K. Cusick and Mrs. Lucius f
Randolph"
Speaking of the observance of the
anniversary of McIiinley's birthday, the
tremendous audience and the cere-
monies of the Woman's Relief Corps
Mrs Fall says: The attendance OF
all nine of the Corps Presidents, each
with all her Flags and Color Bearers
and many of the Corps members. was
extremely gratifying to your Depart
ment President. The moral effect Of
that patriotic display of Sc Flags will
be n tremendous power for good work
in the community. 1t has occasioned
q healthy interest in our work, and in
vo.ied great admiration"
on 4 point of Relief Corps law
Mrs. Pail says: "The Woman's Re-
lief Corps is an incorporated body.
1t can sue and be sued, hence the name
The National tribune., 1908-02-27
Heart Cure Co.
HEART SPECIALISTS
223 Masonic Building
Hallowell, Maine
VETERANS IN THE CITY.

j. f. Decker. 21st ILL., and 18th Mo,
Republic, No. COmrade Decker had. at
least, unusual luck with his Colonies,
since his first was U. S. Grant, his sec
ond Joe b. PlGmmer and his third
Fighting Joe" Mower. 1t is not often
that veteran can pick out as good
Colonies as these. He is now a farmer
at Republic, but the rapid development
of the country has brought his farm
inside the town limits. He is naturally
proud of his country, which he thinks
! the finest and healthiest in the world.
1t lies on the top of the Ozark Noun
tains. 1t is a great wheat, corn and
cattle country, but there has been the
most remarkable development in the
way of strawberry culture, which began
about Is years ago and has subsequent
ly increased every year From $50 to
$500 an acre are realized by the sue
cessful growers. The country is also
rich in minerals, lead, zinc and iron.
The iron which lies on top of the ground
or near the surface is so plentiful that
the boulders are used to build stone
walls. Recently this has come into great
request, being unusually free from sui
phur, PHOSPHORUS and other impuri-
ties. One neighbor, who bought farm
at high price, has sold iron ore to the
amount of $1.1O0 an acre from it. Com
rade Deckers farm has increased in
value from $40 an acre, which he paid
for it when he bought it in 1867, to
The National tribune., 1908-02-27
ARLINGTON CEMETERY,
A Proposition for Improving IT..

Editor National Tribune: I would like.
thru the columns of your excellent pa
per, to call the attention of all interest
ed to the suggestion for memorial
vaults or tombs for each and every reg
mental organization that desires TO take
advantage of it. The old Fort Airing
ton, within Arlington Cemetery, could
be arranged both inside and out of the
earthworks, making the sioping en-
bankment with an elaborate front and
within a receptacle for the cremated
ashes of as many as desire, and as
friends and relatives desire to remove
TO 1t, with suitable tablets within bear
ing their names, all of which could be
suitably arranged and controlled by
those now conducting same, and thus
allow many privates to lie with their
officers in place That they may Jointly
provide; and many private would con-
tribute the whole expense for the regi-
mental monumental vault. thereby pre-
serving in an ornamental manner the
earthWorks of the old fort as originally
built by them. The monument now be-
ing erected by his comrades for Capt
10th II. Y. CAV, near this
fort, called forth this suggestion. Hop
ing that yourself and others may take
up the matter and give ii a boom.--W
G. iiimrod, Adjutant. 10Th n. Y. Cav
Association.
The National tribune., 1908-02-27

of none of its Corps can be used BIZ
any person, or company of persons, for
any purpose whatever, except by per-
mission of regularly constituted au-
thorities. To use the name of a Corps
OF any number of Corps TO obtain
money from the public, or for any pur-
! pose whatever, without first obtaining
the consent of individual Corps by a
majority vote of the Corps, is a VIOLA
tlon of Relief Corps law, and the vio-
lator is liable to prosecution, or if a
member to suspension"
Mrs. Ball then announced that the
National President of the Woman's Re-
llef Corps, Kate e. Jones, of Illion. N
Y, would be the guest of the Depart
ment.
In closing her General Order the De-
partment President announces the
death of Maj. J. p. Hart, gallant vet
eran of the famous Ringgold Cavalry.
and husband of the Department Pa
triotic Instructor, Ida j. Hart: also the
death of DR.. b. F. Tiefenthaler. father
OF the Department mascot, Josephine,
and son-in-law of the Past National
Junior Vice President and Counselor.
Ida A. Oldroyd
The National tribune., 1908-02-27
NOW READY
THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
NOW READY

Government
o of
the attached there could
Attorney Collector
20
President
in
gladly the Minister
a not
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1 is a OF Anerc either
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L.. II. HAMERsIy
WEST
The National tribune., 1908-02-27
FLAG AT HALF MAST.
Josephine, the COIor-Bearer and Mascot
of the Department of the Potomac.
w. II. c., Is Dead.

The Convention of the Department O
| the Potomac, Woman's Relief Corps
held in Grand Army Hall last week. wa
shocked to learn that Just as the gave
fell to open the Convention the Depart
ment Mascot, Josephine Oldroyd Tiefen
thaler, slipped out of life.
She was general favorite with every
one in all circles of life, but more par
ticularly was she loved by the patriot,
societies. She was always in demand
her young companions.
She was buried with all the honor,
OF her office. the SO Color bearers of thi
department turning out with their flags
ihey stood in open ranks while the lit.
tie white casket was borne between tc
the little white hearse, led by the ACTING
Department Color bearer, Mrs. Hannah
Devo, and Master Henry Moulton Goun.
die, her little playmate, also carrying q
silk flag.
The floral offerings were so numerous
as to almost fill ROOM
When tiny child Mrs. Ball, the De-
partment President, to whom Josephine
was very dear, taught her the flag sa-
lutte. The picture represents her out in
the park, where she had gone with her
grandfather Capt. o. H. Oldroyd. to
practice the flag salute for Flag Day
exercises in 1902
In her honor the Department Presi-
dent. Mrs. Isabel WorreIl-Ball. issued a
special order. which is as follows:
National Tribune Building.
Washington. ID. c., Feb. 81, 1908.
Special Order No. 2.
Little Josephine the Danartn,a pt
Mascot and Color-bearer, fell asleep
Thursday, Feb 20, 1908.
She was the granddaughter of the
Department Counselor. Ida A. Old
royd, and the daughter of Daisy Old
royd and the late DR.. Benjamin +. Tief-
enthaler. Just IL bright years We're
hers. She was born in the house in
which Lincoln died, SIG 10th St Wash
ington, d. c. Her grandfather. Capt.
o. II. Oldroyd. placed in her hour-old
hands tiny silk flag, around which her
wee fingers closed, and love of the flag
grew with her growth.
Gentle, winsome, beautiful and bright,
her going away il like the crushing of a
rose. The fragrance of her little life
VIII be with us forever, tho the rose has
faded.
She was appointed Department Mas
cot and Color-bearer March 4, 1907.
The sorrow of her loved ones is our
sorrow.
Oh. Little Queen, whose realm on earth
In ruin lies, leave not the road
Between thy world and ours untrod:
Come sometimes back to the old hearth.
We will not bar the chamber door
To hinder thy departing feet:
We know thou canst not tarry, Sweet; |
But come, oh, come to US once more!
Ry communicated Worrell-Bail, |
Department PRESIDENT: Emma c. Little
ohn. Department Secretary
The National tribune., 1908-02-27

lot of old cranks in Washington
are now after the loose cats. and would
have them all killed. Then, very short
~ they will be hunting a "Pied Piper
of Hamelin' to help them get rid of the
rats that Will Overrun the town if the
cats are cleaned out. Some people
never do have sense enough to count
their marcies," as Aunt Dinah did.
The National tribune., 1908-02-27


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ness and Ear Troubles. who is giving
away ENTIRELY FREE OF CHARGE,
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Ihis offer Is absolutely honest aud sincere.
Deafness Specialist Sproule has always
mad the deepest sympathy for the deaf.
and he is now devotiug his wealth as
wen as his knowledge to the aid of his
leliowmen. His experience of nearly %
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II you are Deaf-if your hearing is
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No matter how discouraged you are
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The National tribune., 1908-02-27

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ms neighbors are complaining any Of
the financial stringency
The National tribune., 1908-02-27
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The National tribune., 1908-02-27
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The San Francisco call., 1908-10-14
DIRECT PRIMARY
LAW IS UPHELD
Supreme Court of Washington
State Declares Legal PrOvi-
siOns of Popular Bill

OLYMPIA, Wash, Oct. 13.=By unan-
imous decision today of the supreme
court of Washington the direct prf-
mary law passed by the session of
the legislature in 1907 is upheld in
every particular The decision, which
consolidated into one case four actions
brought recently, covers IL typewrit-
ten pages 1t was written by Justice
Fullerton. Justices Hadley, Mount.
Dunbar and Rudkin concurring.
The decision holds sufficient the title
to the act, and in this connection the
court ruled that the indefinite pro-
vision requiring candidates TO file a
statement of expenses mot less than
10 days after the primaries" should
be construed as meaning within a
reasonable time"
The court declined to pass upon the
question whether the nominations for
congressman and preference for
part of the state primary law. stat
ing that the question is extraneous to
the issue before the court
The fee provision is sustained and de-
clared to be a reasonable charge upon
candidates toward paying expenses of
the primaries. 1t is also held that be-
cause candidate is compelled to de-
clare his party affiliation before voting
at a primary election. such a require
ment can not be construed as imposing
an additional qualification upon voters
The court holds that the contention
that the primary law tends to destroy
political parties is a question for the
people of the state to settle for them
selves, and one in which the courts
are not interested
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-14
MISSING MONEY
DISCOVERED ON
YOUNG FLOP[RS
Girls Uncle Charges Youthful
Swain With Carrying
Away 5000
Grave Accusation Ends Roman
tic Flight of Shasta
County Couple
Young Mans Sweetheart Adj
mits Taking Bag of Coin
From Relatives Home

OAKLAND, Oct. 13.-Graver as
poets of the elopement of Chester
Scott and Myrtle Welsh from Ken
nett Shasta county, came to light to-
day when $637.So, alleged stolen
money, was found on the youth. The
arrival of a warrant sworn to by
George Graus, uncle of Miss Welsh
accusing Scott of stealing $500. led
to search.
Jailer Clark found S317.So in SCOTS
purse on his first search. A second
investigation revealed $500 in gold
tied in handkerchief and inserted in
side of SCOTS right shoe.
With the discovery of the money Miss
Welsh admitted that she had taken a
sack of money from her uncle's house
on leaving Sunday night. She handed
the sack to Scott and he subsequently
financed their elopement Both main
tam that they did not count the money
and had no idea of the amount
Graus searched for his savings as
fed with young Scott. On finding the
money gone he accused his wife of
assisting the girl. Constable Hostler.
who brought the warrant today said
that Graus beat his wife, pulled her
hair and even showed the muzzle of a
revolver against her head in his frenzy.
District Attorney Donahue and Sher-
if Barnet questioned the couple and
obtained a confession, though Scott
maintained for a time that the money
was his own.
They obtained two letters, which
Scott hs1 received from the girl. in
which she appeared to have instigated
the fight and TO have urged him to
meet her on Sunday night. She de-
manded an immediate reply and in
sisted on being notified of his inten
tions. The letters were scrawled in
pencil, badly written and poorly spelled.
Yesterday, when arrested at the Six
teenth street station, Scott said that
he was taking the girl from her aunt,
who made her life miserable. An aunt
of the young woman, who lives in
Emeryville, called for a short time
today. Few words passed between the
two.
Scott and his sweetheart are being
held pending further instructions from
Kennett
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-14
BEAUTIFUL WOMAN
WOUNDS CLUbMAN
Mystery Surrounds Attack Upon
Victor A. ScheeIer With
Keen Edged Knife
SPECIAL DISPATCH To THE CALL

SAN JOSE, Oct. 13.-An impenetrable
mystery seems to envelope the details
of the attack last evening of a beautiful
woman, armed with keen edged knife.
on Victor A. Scheeler, bachelor, club
man, politician and lawyer of this city,
and his disappearance today. Shortly
before o'clock last night Scheelcr
was treated in his Office for a wound
which extended from his brow to his
chin and which required 20 stitches to
close
The police were notified of the cut
ting. but were told at Scheeler's office
this morning that he was out of town.
Similar inquiries at his home in Fifth
street elected the information that he
was not at home and that his where
abouts was not known. The police
worked all day on the case, but if
they have secured additional informa-
tion they have refused to make it
known.
Unusual attempts have been made to
keep the story from the public. The
woman who is said to have made the
attack is a resident of San Francisco
and is a distinguished looking brunette.
1t is believed that she has left San
Jose
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-14
Investigation by Agents CARRIED
as Soldiers Reveals Local
Scandal
Navy Yard Says Patching of the
Sherman Is Worth 100000,
While S30O,0OO Is Asked
Irregularities in Service Here
Are Charged to Chief En-
gineer DOnneIly

An investigation, con-
Quoted secretly by agents of
the United States govern
ment, has brought to light a
condition of affairs in the
transport service which, it is
expected, will lead to a gen.
eral shaking up in the local
office. The most startling fea-
ture of the inquiry was ths
discovery that repairs to the
amount OF 10000 had been made
on the transport Logan by the
Risdon iron works, only to be
torn out immediately and a new
contract for more than $50. 600 award
ed TO the same company. The details
OF this peculiar transaction have been
reported to Washington and John Don
nelly. chief engineer of the transport
service. and the officers OF the Risdon
iron works will be called upon to ex-
plain.
For some time rumors that all was
not right in the transport service have
oeen Hutter1ng around the national
capital. Not only was a general invss-
tigation ordered. but two secret serv-
ice agents were sent TO the coast TO
enllst IN the army and prosecute their
inquiry from that point of vantage Tt
Is largely through the efforts OF these
supposed privates that the federal au-
thorities in Washington have come tnt,
possession of the facts.
The case of the Logan Is NOR th.
only strange feature of the Situation
The transport Sherman has lain IN The
stream six months awaiting repairs
which the navy yard at Mare island
figured could be made for $500. 600 but
for which both the Risdon and the
Union iron works bid in excess OF
100000.
DEFERs To DONNELLY
The documents relating to the Logan
nave gone to Washington and have
been referred to the war Department
1t appears that several months ago IL
was found advisable to repair the
decks and boilers OF the Logan and TO
install an electrical plant. The con-
tract was awarded to the Risdon iron
works. The repairs were completed
In May of this year and on May 25 the
government paid the Risdon people the
sum of $4,000. OF this sum $780, 600
was for the electrical plant and $50 600
for the repairs.
This work was done at the instiga-
tion of John Donnelly. chief engineer
of the transport service. Colonel j. B.
Bellinger is at the head OF the local
transport bureau. but he defers to
Donnelly in all engineering matters.
Nothing further would have been
heard of the matter had the Logan at
once resumed her regular run. In
stead. however, the vessel remained at
the Risdon iron works. A few weeks
ago the Risdon company was awarded
new contract for repairs on the
Logan and the installation OF more
electrical machinery This contract