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SYiRREDUP BY ROCKEFELLER
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ISSUES
ANOTHER STATEMENT.

He Says He Has Received Letters show
ing That the '"TFiek or ROcIkofcllor'
in Coming Out for Taft Was "D0ubt-
less by Agreement with Democrats" !"
WASHINGTON. Oct. 81. The published
statement Of John d. Rockefeller that he
favors the election Of Taft did not cease
TO be topic Of absorbing interest at the
White House to-day. Yesterdays oficial
statement by the President charaoterising
Mr.. Rookefeller's declaration as "trick =
intended TO injure the chances Of the Re-
publican candidate was reiterated early
this afternoon, but in even more forcible
language Mr.. Roosevelt added the un-
qualified statement to-day that the Rookie
feller declaration was made "by agree
ment with the Democratic party On
all sides the Presidents expression OF
what he regards as the true inwardness
OF the Rockefeller interview was com-
pared with Mr.. Roosevelt's discovery In
the spring Of 1907 Of the famous Five
million dollar conspiracy" to defeat the
perpetuation OF his policies.
To-day 8 White House statement ac-
oompanied the official giving out OF a
oeived from A. L. Faulkner Of Cleveland.
whose signature to the message was fol-
lowed by the words: president Window
Glass Workers Of America" Hero is the
telegram from Faulkner to the President;
The labor vote will not be deceived by
Rockefeiler's political trick. We will bury
him with Tom JohnsonA Cuyahoga county
ia as safely Republican as the State CT Ohio
and the electoral college.
When this telegram was made public
the President made this statement, supple
mentary to the one which he issued
yesterday:
The President has received numerous 8
letters and telegrams showing that this
trick OF Rockefeller, doubtless made by
agreement with the Democratic party,
will fail absolutely. IL is self-evident on
Its face, as Mr.. Taft has said. IL Mr. Rocke-
feller had really wanted him elected he
would have kept quiet about 1t and that
he has come out for him as being the way
in which he can damage him most.
The publication of these matters was
not needed to show that the President is
profoundly stirred by the quiet announce
ment of Mr.. Rockefeller that he favored
the election OF Taft. Frank b. Kellogg
OF Minnesota, member OF the Repub-
lican advisory committee and special
counsel for the Government in the prose-
oution OF cases against the Standard Oil.
was called to Washington and had two
hours conference with the President this
morning. Not only to MIR. Kellogg but
to nearly every person who called at the
White House to-day Mr.. Roosevelt had
something to say about the Rockefeller
declaration and its possible effect on the
election. One Republican OF some promi-
nenoe who usually is prosaic summed up
his view OF the situation after coming
from the White House as follows:
And John ID. Rockefeller. he
Says he won't vote for W. J. r..
None OF the Presidents visitors said in
so many words that he believed Mr..
rockefeller had intended TO help Bryan
or harm Taft. or that his statement would.
in his opinion, have any great effect on
the election
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STANDARD OIL FOR BRYAN.
Senator Lodge. Says 10000 Employees
Have Becn Instructed That Way.

BosroE, Oct. 3l.-John ID. Rockefeller's
Endorsement OF Taft received the sharpest
criticism in Boston to-day from Senator
Lodge. who said: "The Endorsement Of
Taft by Rockefeller is an eleventh hour
trick In the endeavor to elect Bryan.
The Republican national committee has
evidence that Standard Oil has issued
orders to their 10000 employees to vote
for Bryan
At a Republican rally in fremont Tenn
pie tonight Senator Lodge presided In
his opening remarks he said:
when Mr.. Rockefeller came out for
Tsft it was not to help Tsft. The Stand
srd Oil Company is not for Taft. The
Standard Oil Company wishes to be re-
venged on the Republican party for the
independent action OF Theodore Roose-
velt.S
John r. Dos Passoe of New York city
scid: Il will clinch tho lie and crush Il
altogether with the following telegram
| received tonight He then read this
despatch from Treasurer Sheldon OF the
Republican national committee:
Neither directly nor indirectly has the
Standard OIL Company or any ono CON-
nected with it contributed one dollar to
the Republican campaign fund. 1t hrs
been given by over IL 900 business men
in every State In the Union
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CHESS.
DIR. Tarrasch Intends to Challenge Lasker
for the Championship.

IOT ule SubluIHuubtnp'
II Is the intention OF DIR. s. Tarrasch OF
Nuremberg. the defeated aspirsnt for
world chess championship honors, TO chal-
lenge DR.. e. Lasker, the champion. TO a
return match next year. The time and
conditions will be published as soon as the
principals have agreed upon terms.
Frank j. Marshall was In Warsaw. Russia,
on October 10. being scheduled TO give
exhibitions there on that date and the day
following. During his stay there the local
club discussed the plan Of holding an inter-
The programme calls for ten competitors
TO be INVITED and eight prizes, with first
prize OF 1000 francs; arranged the
Robert Raubitscheok was the winner of
the rapid transit tournament at the rooms
Of the Manhattan Chess Club. .thirty-two
esss ess5ea ander ys
defeated Fl. Rossnield 10 the semi.6nai
round and obtained the SECOND priTe Among
Roethlng. q. II. Koehler. E. y. Oily. A. s.
Meyer and L.. b. Meyer. On Thursday
evening next Dr. C. E. Isaacson YIN meet
the Manhattan Chess Club rooms
What was last year the Greater New York
Chess League has been reorganized as the
Huntington OF the Dyker Heights Country
Club as president and G. s. Anderson 752
The Lyceum G. g., Pillsbury G.. &. and the
Central Y. NJ. G.. A. OF Brooklyn also are
Identified with the association, and other
clubs will he admitted shortly. IL Is planned
to begin u tournament for the champion
ship early in November. AmalRamation
with the Long Island Chess League Is con-
templated. Officers OF this league have
been elected as follows. Paul j. Hayden,
president; ]. r. Reeves. vice-presdent, and
Albert 3. Ellard, secretary.
The Central y. NJ. g. A. Chess and Checker
Club OF Brooklyn has won the first OF two
games OF correspondence chess match
with the chess club Of the St. Louis y. NJ
ducted by the Brooklyn players, who won
after thtrty-one moves.
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SIS, $50; was third In the Sub rban to
Ballot and King James. won the Coney
Island Jockey Club Stakes, worth $40, ,735
to the winner; also the Lawrence Reah-
cation Stakes, worth ST 800 to the winner;
won an overnight event at Saratoga,
was second to Big Chief in the Spellbinder
Stakes, won the First Special, was second
to Angelns in the Oriental Handicap, won
the jerome and Municipal Handicaps and
was beaten by Master Robert In the Au-
tunfh Weight for Age Race at Belmont
Park after being fouled by Frank Gill.
Priscillian, never beaten, won seven
straight races for total Of SIS, ,e25, his
greatest triumph being In the Common
wealth Handicap. Field Mouse was the
best two-year-old in the Belmont string
as she cleaned up $l7,7os, winning the
Criterion and Fashion Stakes. Half Sow
ereign won $500. What Mr.. Belmont's
horses accomplished is appended:
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August Belmont had the best season
he has enjoyed in long time. A ma
jority Of his horses were trained by Joyner.
while the rest were in the care Of John
he Relmont horses who fsnisbed senoDS
twenty-four times and third twenty
two times. Fair Play, Who has gone to
England and who was not far behind
the great Colin and Celt In point OF three
year-old quality, was Mr.. Belmont's best
winner.
Fair Play won $780, .ssO in stakes and
April 20 and ran third In an overnight
race. Then he was second In another
event OF this kind. He was second to
Colin in the Withers and Belmont Stakes.
ran second to Celt In the Brooklyn Handl-
cap, won the Brooklyn Derby, worth
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Rax Hid IN n Wen.
From,ihe london Dam Mon

A remarkable incident occurred yester-
day in connection with the meet OF Sir
Watkin wynn's hounds. particularly
lively cub led the pursuers ward the
town Of Malpas and near disused water
works. Here the quarry. vanished.
The loader OF the pack returned again
and again to O small aperturl In the build:
Ing through which projected the axle OF
the huntsmhn, and others we're conducted
by the water engineer through dangerous
passages from which water was oriGn ,lly
bumped Searchll ghts were pfocuTed and
lowered when clinging 10 the side OF
the well at the water edgo was the elueive
fox. Lassoes were formed with hunting
crops, and descending the well the hunts
man effected Reynard'c capture.
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shooting Tronhy for Harvard Guns.

E. Wigslesworth. 'os. president OF the
Harvard Shooting Club. has presented 4
perpetual challenge cup to be shot for esoh
fall and spring ct Harvard. The COMPETE
tors must be undergraduates. 10 shoot ten
strings of twenty-five birds. The total
OF the best eight OF these ten strings Will
count for the cup, to be held by the winner
until won by some other competitor.
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An African Alphabet.
FROM the Southern Workman

From the Southern Workman.
There Is in use on the west coast OF
Africa system Of writing Of native in
vention which is said TO be successfully
competing with English writing. 1t is
called the vsi lsngurge and was in
vented by Doelu Bukere. assisted by five
Of his friends.
The characters resemble Egyptian, hier-
oRlyphics, hut the tongue Is said to be
harmonious, relatively easy to pro-
nounce end with e grammar thet Is
reasonable end fer from difficult. IL Is
being more end more used In West Africe.
End will probe bly, become the dominant
form OF native speech in Liberia and
adjacent countries.
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THANKS TO ROCKEFELLER.
Montana Democratic Chairman Says the
State Surely Ia Bryan's.

BUTTE. Mont, Oct. sl.--W, B. George,
State Democratic chairman. predicted
to-day that the Rockefeller Endorsement
Of Taft win add 5000 votes to the national
and State ticket In Montana, and insure
Mr.. Bryan's success in the State.
Republicans say that Montana Is just as
safe for Taft as II was before the Rookie
feller statement. They claim the State
by $500 to 5000 plurality.
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Inv. Fee,ban Captain Badly Hurt.

Iowa CrTY, Ia. Oct. 31.-Capt. Kirk Of
the University OF Iowa football eleven
was hurt In the head during the Iowa
Nebraska game to-day. He became
unconscious after the game and has
remained in that state ever since with
the exception Of few seconds. He is
in the university hospital
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VENGEANCE or JOHN d..
ss,s Secretary straus. Who Calls Him
HIa Country,S Greatest Enemy.

nts SOuhHs eFoe'ost Fheth!.
Oscar 8, Straus. Secretary OF the De-
partment Of Commerce and Labor, ssid
last night In Cooper Union that John d.
Rockefeller. whom he called the greatest
enemy this country has ever had. had
come out for Taft in an effort by indirec-
ton to prejudice the voters Of ~ ooun-
try against the Republican canA Aiata,
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H. P. Whitney's horses won 81 races,
were second 81 times and third SIS
with a total Of sas, ,20s Royal Tourist,
Baby WoH. Bobbin, Perseus. Sea Cliff,
Westbury, Delirium, Brookdale Nymph,
Sea Wolf, Bar None. Petticoat, Blackford
and Sandpiper helped to swell the win
nings to s77,ees. The record Of the stable
is appended:
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NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR 1T.
Advertisements foPTHH SUE and THE EvBNfHo
SUE may be left az any American Dlstricy Mes
emger once In the city.
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Desert Land-.Fjnal Proof,
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Feb. 20, 1905.
Notice IL hereby given that
JOHN f. LOHSE,
OF Judith, Chouteau county, Montana, has filed
notice OF his intention to make final proof on his
desert land claim No. 1881, for so acres of unsur-
veyed public land in Chouteau county, Montana,
on the north side Of and about One-hslf mile
from the Missouri river, and about four or five
miles west of Judith river, in approximate town
ship % north, range Is or IL east, Montana Me-
ridian, before Chas. II. Boyle, U. s.. commits
sioner, at his office in Fort Benton, Mont, on
Thursday. the 9th day of April, 1905.
He names the following witnesses to prove the
complete irrigation and reclamation of said land
Henry Hagen and Henry Wickhorst, Of Fort Ben
ton, Mont; Hartwig Lohse, of judith, Mont.
James Conley, of Big Sandy, Mont.
j. NJ. BURLlNGAME, Register.
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Harmon Of Ohio
Distinguished jurist, Candidate Of Conservative Democrats
For the Presidency, Is a Fighter Of Political
Bosses-Sk Foot 0ptimist Who Is
the Soul of Good Nature.
BY JAMES A. EDCERTON.
the Soul of Good Nature.

By JAMES A. EDCERTON.
T is seldom that one city can boast
three presidential possibilities at
n time, a distinction that be-
longs to Cincinnati this year. The
fact that Cincinnati is in Ohio accounts
for it. Ohio is almost az prolific of pos
sible presidents as it IL Of buckeyes. 1t
not only has a crop Of its own, but
when other states want to support the
luxury Of a favorite son they are often
compelled to fall back on a citizen
transplanted from Ohio. There are
Buckeyes who have come to regard the
White House as a state institution.
Taft, Foraker and Judson Harmon
are the three candidates who are now
making Cincinnati about the warmest
spot on the political map. The careers
Of the three men are closely intermin-
gled. All three are natives Of Ohio.
Taft and Harmon were born in the
same county. Hamilton, and Foraker
and Harmon were born In the same
year, 1916. All three are lawyers. and
all three sat on the bench of the supe-
rior court of Cincinnati. Foraker and
Harmon served in this capacity at the
same time. Then Foraker was elected
governor, and when Harmon resigned
from the bench to resume the practice
Of law in 1887 Foraker appointed Taft
to the vacancy. The parallel does not
end even here. All three are college
graduates, Taft from Yale, Foraker
from Cornell and Harmon from Deni-
son. All have lived in Washington,
two as cabinet officers and one as sen
ator. All three were originally Repub-
licans, Harmon breaking away in the
Greeley campaign of 1872. Despite
present political differences, the three
have been warm personal friends.
What fate is it that twists the
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threads of destiny in such strange
ways? Even now this truly remarka.
BILE parallel is not at an end. 1t is alb
solutely certain that at least two Of
these men and possibly all three are to
be disappointed in their presidential
aspirations.
Since leaving the bench of the supe.
rior court of Cincinnati, Harmon has
been attorney general Of the United
States, Foraker has been governor and
senator, and Taft has been solicitor
general of the United States, United
States circuit judge, governor OF the
Philippines and secretary of war. Ii
there is anything else that Cincinnati
would like, now is the time to speak.
No wonder she figures on being the
home Of the next president.
"PeopIe's Party" Organizer.
Although Judge Harmon is being
urged as a candidate of the conserva-
tive Democrats, he was not always
classed on that side Of the house.
There was a time when he was a rad
ical of radicals, not only acting as Sec
retary OF the Liberal Republicans In
the i'll starred Greeley campaign, but
the next year helping to organize a
Peoples party, which nominated a
state ticket, advised everybody to cut
out both old parties and wound up by
polling not quite SO many votes as the
Prohibitionists. After that he went
out of politics and remained out TIL
1875. when he became q Tilden Demo
Crat. II that year he was elected a
Judge OF the common pleas court. but
served only four months. when he was
unseatel on a contest.
The radical Of today is the conserva-
tive of tomorrow. This fact may be
due either to the progression Of the
mass or the retrogression of the indi-
vilual. Age may have something to
do with it. In the days of his Greeley
and Peoples party enthusiasts Har-
mo- was II ais twenties, Now lie Is
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Notice.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, March 8, 1908.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, March 8, 1905.
To whom IL may concern:
Notice 10 hereby given that the state of Mon:
tsns, acting under the provisions of an act Of
congress- approved February ~, 1891, has made
application for the selection of the following de-
scribed lands, to-wit:
VIZ section 8; all of section 4, township 20
north, range y east. VIZ section 81; all Of Sec
ton So; sh sWA section q; sA 81 section %,
township % north, range 9 east. Sh SWk Sec
ton IA, township ii north, range 10 east.
A copy of said list has been conspicuously
posted In this Office for inspection by any person
Interested and the public in general: Under de-
partmertal regulations OF April rs, 1907, protests
or contests against the claim of the state to said
land or any subdivision thereof on the ground
that the same is more valuable for mineral than
for agricultural purposes will be received and
noted for report to the general land Office al
Washington, ID. C.
Failure to protest against the claim of the
state to said land before final approval will be
considered sufficient evidence of its non-mineral
character, and the selections being otherwise
tree from objections will be recommended 70!
approval. j. M. BURLINGAME, Register.
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This bank solicits accounts, and
offers to depositors absolute security,
prompt and careful attention, and the
most liberal treatment consistent with
safe and profitable banking. Buys
and sells foreign exchange, drawing
direct on all principal American and
European cities, and issues Its own
Letters of Credit.
Interest paid on time deposits. The
highest cash price paid for approved
state, county, city and school bonds
and warrants.
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Desert land.-Finaj re- Of.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

GREAT FAILS. Mont. Feb. 20, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that the following named
have filed notices of their intention to
offer final proofs under their entries, as de.
scribed, before John Mcdowell, U. $. commits.
sioner, at his office in Gold Butte, Montana, on
Monday, the 9TH day If April, 1905, viz:
FRED Z. BENT,
of Gold Butte, Montana, who made desert land
entry No. 1862, fol the SWla section %, township
81 north, range = east. and
STANLEY WILLIAM JETHEO PARKER,
Of Gold Butte. Montana. who made desert land
entry No. 1898, for the We NEh. and VIZ SEA
section -. towp.hi; 81 NORTH, range 3 east.
They name the following witnesses 20 prove the
complete irriEation and rAGlalna'i n of lands EN-.
braced in said entries, viz: Anthony j. Motif,
Ambrose j. Fey, Leo c. Mills and EGva ard Chris.
tian, all of Gold Butte. Mont
j. VI. Ru8I.1NGAME, ffrGister.
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past sixty. In the meantime the world
has moved its tents considerably far
Their up the trail. All that makes a diff
ference in relative attitudes. There are
people who call MI. Bryan a conserva-
tive today, Bryan himself being among
the number. It is all In the point Of
view: also In the exigencies Of politics.
There Is one thing certain-the Amer
lean people have moved forward and
are still moving. II they have come
abreast Of the Bryan position. It fol-
lows as a matter Of course that they
are in advance Of that Of Judge Har-
o That is a story, however. which
can only be told by the result Of the
convention and the election.
Whatever may be Judson Harmon's
attitude now compared to that Of thir-
ty-dve years ago, no n a charge
that he has deserted his principles.
On the contrary, he was opposed to the
greenback propaganda in 1875, just as
he was to free silver In 1896. He has
fought consistently against local rings
and bosses in his own party, and one
Of the fercest Of these fights occurred
but a few years prior to his appoint.
ment as attorney general. 1t is like
wise true that while he was a railroad
attorney for many years his action as
one Of the special counse appointed to
investigate rebating on the Santa Fe
was more drastic than the administra-
ton would uphold, He, with the asso-
ciate counsel, found that the official
chiefly at fault vas Paul Morton, who
had been n Of the vice presidents Of
the road and was then a member of
President Roosevelt's cabinet. Mr..
Roosevelt would not have Morton
prosecuted, and Judge Harmon resign
ed. Some Of his prestige today is due
to the deep impression created by that
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case. Presidential booms have sprung
from less cause
At the time of Judson Harmon's
birth his father was a superintendent
Of schools in a small Ohio town and
afterward became a Baptist preacher.
The young ma said it was hard to live
up to the reputation of a minister's
son, but did not explain in what sense
he meant it. Others will interpret 1t
according to their ideas Of what the
reputation Of a minister's son really
is, provided he has any. Some Of them
have only the reputation Of their IA
theirs.
An idol" In College.
In college Jud Harmon is described
as an idol" Most men who become
presidential candidates are discovered
to have been "idols" in college. 1t is
at least polite to say 30. Besides, time
mellows all differences, and success
conceals all defects. So it happens
that when a man has become big
enough to be mentioned for the presi-
dency his classmates are In a state of
enthusiasm which makes them forget
his bad points and magnify his good
ones.
1t can readily be credited, however,
that Harmon was a little tin joss
among the "rah-rah" boys. For one
thing he vas and is a six footer, ath-
letic and full Of animal spirits. For
another he was and is the soul Of good
nature. For a third he was a leader in
Oil school FRANKS. These are qualities
that insure a mans popularity in col
lege-or out Of college, for the matter
Of that.
Young Harmon did not graduate with
his class, but was given a day all of
his W on which he graduated In
state-not solemn state, by the. way,
but brass band, "rah-rah" state. One
OF his classmates tells the story. and 1t
Is exciting enough for the prelude to a
presidential! campaign, All college stu
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Notice Of n Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Feb. 81, 1905.
Notice is hereby given that
WILLIAM CECIL,
intention to make final five year proof in eupport
of his claim, viz: Homestead entry No. i436,
made January g. 1908. for the SWA NEA, 81
NWk, NWA NWA section II, township 20 north,
east, and that said proof will be made
before Chss. H.. Boyle, U. 3 commissioners, at
his office in Fort Benton, Montana, IN March 26,
1908.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF
eaid land: Benjamin II. Vaudeville, of Steele,
Montana; Frank j. Merger, John Postill and
Ora Nottingham, of Fort Benton, Nom
j. NJ. BURLINGAME, Register.
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Desert Aand~-Es,..- n! 2raoi,

UNITED STATES I.>hi ttGE.Cf.
GHEAT FALLS, font Feh %, IN 5.
Nc:ice is hereby given that
NJ a. SMITH,
Of Gold Butte, Montana, has filed notice OF :Hten-
ton to make proof on his desert land claim No.
l5os, for the VIZ NEA, SEA NEA section II:
SWA NWA section II. township 36 north, range
, esst, before John Mcdowell, U. $. commits
sioner, At his office in Gold Butte, Mont on
Tnesday, the 18th day of April, 1905.
He names the following witnesses to prove the
complete irrigation and reclamation of said land
Joseph Milligan, william J, Morley, John G.
Fey and Anthony II. Fey, all of Gold Butte, Mont.
j. NJ. BURLINGAME. Register.