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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-14
KANSAS MAN SCORES.
Nj. C. Iatta of HoltOn Will Be Per-
sonal Stenographer to President Taft.

Washington. D. c.. Dec. 14-On next
March 4, William Loeb, jr., secretary to
the president, will leave the White House
and probably enter the Taft cabinet He
will be succeeded in office by Fred W.
Carpenter. who was private secretary to
Mr.. Taft while the latter served as secre-
tary of war. Maurice G. L1atta, Kansas
man. now second secretary to President
Roosevelt. will be retained in his position
by the incoming president
Westmoreland county, Pa, October 10,
1859. When at the age of ten years, his
son county. Kan. near the town of Hol-
ton Young Latta received his education
in the PUBLIC schools of Holton and at
Campbell college. where he took a thor
ough business course in addition to other
studies.
At about the time of the opening to set
Element of the Cherokee Strip, Mr.. Latta
pointment as clerk of the probate court of
Noble county 1t was there that he met
and married his wife who was Miss Clara
In 1895 Mr.. Latta was appointed a
stenographer and Typewriter in the gen
eral land office here in Washington at a
later he was transferred to the interior
when ne was detailed for duty at the
White House as a stenographer and type
Cortelvou. then secretary to the presi-
dent. recommended his permanent APP
Dointment and placed his salary at $500.
For nearly two years his duties at the
White House were confined to routine
WOTk- IN IJuZ he was eieNdteu 10 a clerk
ship in the offices and received an increase
in salary-S2,00p. During this period he
was thrown constantly in close contact
with President Roosevelt. going with him
on his trips to Oyster Bay and on all oc-
casions when the president left the nation
al capital
President Roosevelt grew to place the
utmost confidence in the young Kansan
and used him as his personal stenographer-
When the resignation of Assistant Secre-
tarv Barnes took place Mr. Latta was
selected to fill the vacancy over a num-
Der of White House employees. as a result
OF the trust which he had inspired in the
president.
Officially. Mr.. Latta is known as the
executive secretary. One of his import
ant duties is to deliver the presidents
messages to the senate and house of repre-
sentatives. For this purpose he has a
private carriage FURNISHED by the White
House
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-14
NO LAW TO REACH THEM
Perjurers in Land Fraud Cases Are
IInmun.

Washington, Dec. 14.-The supreme
court OF the United States today in
| the main reversed the verdict of the
i United States district court for the
district of Colorado, discharging from
custody a number of persons who were
arrested on the charge of conspiring
| to defraud the government by enter
ing timber and coal lands in Colorado
contrary to law. There were four
cases in which appropriating timber
lands was charged, F. w. Keitel, Rob
ert Forester, Charles E. Urr and Geo.
G. Franklin being the defendants and
H. Freeman, Edgar NJ. Biggs, and Alex
These men with a number of others of
greater or less prominence We're in
dicted on the charges of false swear
ing and conspiring to procure for cor
pOrations more of the public lands
than is allowed by law to one individ-
ual or one company, but the trial court
discharged the defendants. The YER
diet created a sensation. The gov
eminent promptly appealed to the SUI
preme court. Today's opinion was an
nounced by Justice White and sustain
ed the conspiracy indictments thus re-
versing the district court on that
point. That court, however, was sus-
tanned in finding that section 4,746
covering false swearing does not APP
ply to other than pension cases. The
interior department contended that as
amended this statute applies to false
interior department, but Justice White
declared that such was not the case
and upheld the lower court on that
DOint
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-14


before whom the defendants themselves
might appearsto answer to charges: The
measure is SO drawn to practically take
out of the hands of the executive and to
give a tribunal appointed by congress full
authority to consider the Brownsville
questions and by its findings provide for
the re-enlistment of the discharged
negroes.
In addressing the senate Mr.. Foraker
said that during the summer letters had
been coming to him from these discharged
negro soldiers declaring that detectives
were constantly engaging them in con-
versation. The senator spoke of the &C
tiivities of the detectives as outlined by
his correspondents, saying that in many
cases they went so far as to take up their
dwelling with the discharged soldiers for
the purpose of securing their confluence
and spying upon their movements.
He approved ferreting the facts, but de
clared that there was "A right way to do 1t.
Upon the conclusion of Mr.. Foraker's re-
marks, Mr. Culberson asked that the pres
idents message on the Brownsville affair
be read and Vice President Fairbanks
directed that that be done. All the SEN
ators present remained in their seats and
much interest was shown in the document.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-14
RECESS SATURDAY.
Congress VIII Adjourn From Dec. Fl
to Jan. 4.

Washington. Dec. 14.-When the
house convened today Republican
Floor Leader Payne brought in a joint
resolution which was agreed to, pro-
viding for the adjournment of con-
gress from Saturday 10 to Monday,
January 4.
Mr. Payne also called up the appeal
of Repr De Almond of Mis-
souri,, from the decision of the
speaker last Saturday holding that
the speakers vote which broke the tie
on the bill to protect aliens was legal.
The New York member moved to lay
the appeal on the table. In anticipa-
ton of the proceedings both sides
mustered their full force. The appeal
was laid on the table 10 to SO.
The following Democrats voted to
sustain the speaker:
Webb, of North Carolina; Williams,
of Mississippi; Russell, of Texas;
Macon, of Arkansas; Moon, of
Tennessee; Padgett, of Tennessee;
Hammond, of Minnesota; Humphrey.
of Mississippi; Kitchin (Claud), of
North Carolina; Garner, of Texas;
Bartlett, of Georgia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-14
UNION PACIFIC REPORT.
Emphasizes the F1ourishing Condition
of That System.

The Union Pacific Railway company
made their annual report to the kan
sas board of railway commissioners to-
day. It shows the roads income for the
year ending June so, 1908, from all on
erative revenues to be $44, 059 O30, its ex-
penses $25, 109, 347, leaving net operative
revenues in the sum of SIS, 949. $50
The road has 1857 employees in the
state of Kansas and paid them 81 sos. $50
in salaries for the year, an average of
s2.09 per day. There is one general Of
ficer in the list of employees and he gets
$5.23 per day. His duties are not speci-
fed. but he must have been foreman of
a wrecking crew according to the size
of his salary.
There were four employees of the road
killed and 55 injured by accidents dur
ing the year and four passengers killed
and IT injured from accidents, wrecks,
etc.
The total cost of the entire road up
the present time, including all expenses
Of every kind is placed at $685.. So. e29
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-14
HURT BY A BEAR.
Peculiar Accident Suffered by Little
Son of j. III. Maxwell.

Leland Maxwell, the 12-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Maxwell of SIC
East Sixth avenue, met with an I'M
usual and painful accident Saturday
afternoon near the corner of Four
tenth street and Western avenue. A
bear is owned by colored man
named Lacey and kept in a cage at his
home near this location.
In company with number of other
boys of about his own age the young
ster was watching the Gagged animal
when he got too close to the ge and
the animal reached between the bars
and struck him. He was knocked to
the ground. one eye blackened and his
face cut in half a dozen places to the
bone He was taken to the Office of
DR.. Storrs where ten stitches were
taken in the wounds by DR.. Storrs and
DR. Ernest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-14
ANOTHER POET.
Nations Dining Car Order Stirs a Law
renee Minstrel

The recent comment over the state
| in regard to the ruling of State Auditor
]. NJ. Nation that state officials while
travelling on the states business shall
be allowed not to exceed IS cents per
meal on dining cars or elsewhere has
eliminated in the verse below sent in
from l. ]. Gray of Lawrence Mr..
Gray has invented a new metre and a
distinctive style for the occasion that
is not without merit: The effusion is
as follows:
The Sunflower State has found a man
whom she does well to greet,
He may be crippled in his purse but not
He moves about like common men when
on the busy street,
But eats to live nor dreams that men like
hogs just LIVE to EAT.
Capacity to y be ga 4 MAN to think, to
Excels capacity to eat then sleep or grunt
So ]. \. Nation calls halt and checks
official steal
BY fixing an official price for an official
Such nerve commends itself to one of
ordinary clay
way;
Extravagpnce and waste and haste in
dulged in modern day
Yield debts which our pOsterity will surely
have to pay.
Let reason rule our appeIlIeS, our pas
sions well subdue.
And what is old and proven good why cast
aside for new?
Better a hornely virtue old than vice Of
any hue.
Better than false and reckless men are
honest men and true.
We hear of deal upon the square but
deal of any shape
Political. brass tacks' or not suggests a
sour grape
ImpeIIing moral Iecher vile the public con-
science rape
And while debauching offer cures-shame
woes death weeds and crepei
Down brakesl Get back to simpler
life. to habits safe and sane!
With threats but open sepulchres devour-
ing heart and brain
We soon or late excess VII court and
Kansas honor stain.
Transform the State to hopeless wreck
leaning on crutch and cane.
Preventive ounce applied today Is worth a
pound of cure.
The remedy is close at hand. results are
certain surei
May Doctor Nation, Auditor use Il and
long endure
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-14
KANSAS MAN SCORES.
His Name Among Nominations Sent
to the Senate.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE follow
ing nominations were sent to the SEN
ate today by the president:
Member of the isthmian canal COM
mission:
Lieutenant Colonel Harry F. Hodges
corps of engineers.
Judge of the circuit court of the
third circuit of Hawafi: John A. Math-
ewman, OF Hawaii.
Judge of the circuit court of the
fifth circuit of Hawaii: ]. Hardy of
Hawaii
Judge of the circuit court of the
fourth circuit of Hawaii: Charles F.
Harsons, of Hawaii.
Captains to be rear admirals: Will
liam Potter Newton E. Mason
Registers of land offices: Charles L.
Harris. at Billings. Mont; Thomas B.
Hiskey, at Colby, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-14
LINCOLN MEMORIAL ERECTED ON THE SPOT WHERE II

Governor
frs say g
o nm m o. IA date ryt ii ememona
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-14

The company owns $50. o2s, 500 in stocks,
railroads and depot companies and $780,,
235, 900 in bonds of different companies.
The following sums were expended for
equipment during the past year: For
equipment, locomotives, $2.761 .045; for
passenger cars, $426 OS7; for freight cars,
So. 1881, 491; for labor and other equipment,
$542, 165. The road made four payments
on common stock during the year of
215 per cent each and two payments
on preferred stock of 2 per cent each.
The largest holders of voting securi-
ties are as follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-14
TO CHECK ROOSEVELT.
Foraker Would Have a Committee
Deal With Brownsville Matter.

Washington. Dec. 14--Senator Foraker
today introduced amendment to the bill
providing for the re-enlistment of the
negro troops discharged without honor
because of alleged participation in the af-
fray at Brownsville. and addressed the
senate concerning the amendment. He pro-
poses in his new measure to establish a
tribunal consisting of retired army Off
GERS. before whom evidence may be sub
mitted as to the guilt Of defendants and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-14

Remember the Hasty Messenger
company when you want package,
message or trunk delivered. Phones
1882, 149 w. 7th.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-03-13

have resisted all treatment. C&tarrh, Skin
Diseases, Eczema, Chronic Female
Complaints. Msrcurial Poison, letter,
scaldhsad, etc, etc.
P. P. P. is . powerful tonic and an
excellent appitizer, building up the
system rapidly. II you are weak and
fssble, and feel badly try P. P. P, and
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-03-13
IN HONOR OF THE VISITORS

The Ocala young men gave lovely
informal dance Friday night in hon
or Of the visiting girls. Although the
weather was a little warm the dane
ing was enjoyed by all present until
midnight.
Prof. w. S. Pike and Mr.. Frank
Mathews furnished the music.
Those present were Miss Martha
Mann of North Carolina, Miss Mary
Wartmann of Citra, Miss Emma Gray
and Miss Emily Eskew of Savannah,
Miss Florence Bisbee of Jacksonville,
Miss Valeta Potter, Miss Alice Bull
lock, Miss Annie Mathews, Miss Grace
Hatchell, Miss Lucille STANDBY, Miss
Louise Harris, Miss Annie Atkinson,
Miss Minnie Hendon, and Messrs.
Gore, Dell Moody, Tom Harris, Harry
Palmer, John Sullivan, Robert Math-
ews, Ards Waterman, Ernest Crook,
Harvey Clark, VIII Taylor, James
Taylor, O. B. Howse, Alfred Beck,
Emmett Robinson, Howard Walters,
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Taylor and Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Clark
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-03-13
Mr.. BURNETT's PINERY SHED
DESTROYED

An alarm of fire was sent in Friday
about twelve o'clock, which proved to
be the pineapple shed belonging to
Mr.. A. E. Burnett, our worthy jewel
er. who some time ago, had a very
fine pinery. but for some time has
about abandoned it. 1t was located
outside the fire limits. so it was i'm
possible for the department to render
any aid. The shed being made Of well
seasoned pine made a hot fire, and
the residences of Mr.. Burnett and
Mrs. Mayo, directly across the street,
were threatened, but fortunately
were saved. Mr.. Burnett's loss
amounted to about two hundred dol
lars worth of lumber
William Taylor Alsop, Jr., has come
to make his home with Mr.. and Mrs
William Taylor AlsOp. He arrived
Friday at the home of his grandmoth-
er. Mrs. Julia Palmer, in this city.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-03-13
OFF FOR HONDURAS

Mr.. H. L. Anderson of this city
owns a large turpentine plantation in
Honduras. having obtained a most IA
vorable concession from that govern
ment.
In addition to his great turpentine
concession and to facilitate the ship
ments of his products, Mr.. Anderson
has invested in a schooner named the
Traveller. Mr. Reed. master.
This schooner sailed from Port
Tampa yesterday for Truxilo. Hondu-
has. and Arthur Wade, P J. Worley
and J. F. Odum. three young men of
this city, took passage on the schoon-
or for the purpose of seeking their
fortunes in Central America.
They are bright young men and we
shall expect to hear good reports
from them
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-03-13
OUTLOOK FOR BETTER TIMES

1t is evident that it is going to be
rather slow work for the country to
get back to the prosperous basis it
occupied just before the October pan
ic, because the wage Garner must get
to work before consumption will in
crease. and it Is consumption that
gives business 10 the transportation
companies and the industries. For
instance, the merchants buy only the
amount Of goods they think they can
sell, and If a fourth or a third of the
toilers of a community are out Of en-
plOyment they are not going to buy
as literally as they would if all of
the toilers were employed. Hence
the factories and the transportation
companies do not get business, and
therefore cannot put men who have
been suspended to work again.
Mr.. B. F. Yokum, chairman of the
board of the ST. Louis and San Fran
cisco transportation lines, who lately
made a trip through the southwest,
says he found signs of improvement,
and that he expects that times will
steadily. but slowly, get better, until
a condition is reached much like that
which existed before the panic. AS
indicating how serious the depression
at this time is, he called attention TO
the fact that there are now $4,000
freight cars-one-sixth of the entire
freight car equipment of the country
- idle, and the same proportion of To-
comotives. This equipment has been
idle for about four months. At the
beginning of the depression the rail
roads had in their employ about l.
100000 men. If this number not less
than 100000 are idle. They are earn
ing no wages, and consequently are
buying very little. In this connection
it is well TO remember that the loco
motive works that supply the rail
roads with locomotives, the sawmills
that supply them with lumbe rand the
steel mills that supply them with
rails and other things haven't much
demand for their products, and there
fore have laid of" thousands upon
thousands of their workmen 1t would
be interesting to know how many
wage earners are out of employment,
but it cannot Le less than a million.
1t can be readily seen therefore why
consumption has been checked, and
why there is depression in all lines of
business.-Savannah News.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-03-13

We present herewith a picture OF
the Ocala House as il appeared when
The writer landed in Ocala in 1866
the year the Ocala Banner was found
ed.
Mr.. E. J. Harris was the owner Of
the hotel end managed il successfully
and uninterruptedly for a period Of
thirty years.
His terms never Varied during those
thirty years. His price was invaria-
bly, fifty cents for meals and fifty cents
for lodgings.
Throughout the entire period Of the
civil war. when a drink Of liquor cost
ten dollars and q cake Of Windsor
soap thirty dollars, . meal at this
house cost only fifty cents in Con,
federate currency. and the table af
forded the best there was in the land.
X was a fad with tire proprietor, which
he rigidly observed - long as be
owned il.
There was one long table. and no in.
dividual dishes. Everything was plac
ed on the table at one time. and the
house had a reputation for its fine
fare. which extended from Jackson
vile to Tampa.
The gong sounded the meal hours
and if you were not prompt you LOST
out. There was no such thing as or
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-03-13

dering meals at any hour.
Sometimes there were as many as
forty or fifty turkeys in the yard at
one time. Game was most abundant
in those days, and always found a
place on the table OF this hotel
a dozen quail sold for fifty cents,
and wild turkeys, venison and SOUR
rels in the same proportion, and the
abundance of the game added to the
popularity Of the "a
Drummers made it q point to make
Ocala a stop-over place in order to OBJ
tain the benefit of the good things
they were sure 10 find in its splendid
service.
The verandas were spacious and
the outrageous oaks gave a generous
shade.
The house was run on strictly tenn
Darance principles, and everybody had
TO he in by 10 o'clock at night. No
card playing was allowed and no
drinking. If those rules were violated
il meant your dismissal, and YOU were
forever afterwards barred-yOu We're
black-Hsted and there was no such
ding as restoration.
The writer spent eighteen years OF
his life az its hOsgitable abode and
the picture recalls many delightful
raUiniScelCes.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-03-13
A DREADFUL HOLOCAUST

The big daily newspapers are full
of narrowing accounts of dreadful
holocaust. which occurred at Collin
wood, near Cleveland. One hundred
and seventy-fve children were either
trampled TO death or persisted in the
insatiate flames. The details almost
make one frenzied About three hun
dred children were attending a school
exhibition when the building was sud
denly discovered to be on fire. The
back entrance to the building was
closed and the front entrance open
ed inwards and the poor little limo
cents were caught like mice in a trap
and their lives were sacriced.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-03-13
OPEN LETTER

Tallahassee. Fla, March 5, 1893.
Mr.. George Mathews, Editor Polk
County Record, Barlow, Fla:
Dear Sir: In a recent issue of the
Polk County Record. the following
paragraph appeared:
"Cerlaln newspapers in the state
that are known far and near as cor
poratiOn papers have endeavOred TO
Irzise Mr.. Ellis for his opinion on the
question Of the school fund being en-
titled 10 % per cent. Of the internal
improvement lands Strange to say,
that they are treating this as a new
proposition, when. in fact, Governor
Broward, for the past two or three
years, has been making this claim
10th through the press and from the
stump. And he is the man who de-
serves the credit.
The opinion of General Ellis was
suggested by Broward's course and
his request for the opinion. Such pa
pers as the Times-Union and the
True Democrat need not try to mis-
lead the people. For they know where
il originated"
I wish to correct two errors IN this
paragraph: The opinion given by me
70 Governor Broward does not bold
that the school fund is entitled to %
per cent. Of the internal improvement
lands. but holds that 25 per cent. of
the sales of public lands constitutes
q part Of the school fund. and that
such part Of the sales of public lands
being part Of the school fund must be
held sacred and inviolate because the
constitution so requires.
In the second place my opinion was
not suggested by Broward'S course"
Governor Broward asked for my opin-
ion upon the application Of certain
constitutional provisions to the lands
in the hands of the trustees Of the in
ternal Improvement fund of Florida, %
and in reply to the request gave the
opinion of February 5. 1908.
Neither you nor any other man in
Florida or elsewhere can truthfully
say that any opinion of mine as attor-
ney general Of this state was suggest
ed by anyone.
Now. as 10 the credit, concerning
which you say certain newspapers in
Florida have tried to mislead the peO-
pie. have never asked for nor claim
ed credit for asserting that % per
cent. of the lands of the internal Inn
prcvement fund was school property,
but do claim whatever credit there
may be in rendering conscientiously
a sound opinion. and standing upon
that conviction until il is removed by
sound reasoning. Therefore, il is my
purpose - insist that % per cent Of
the sales of public lands by the trus-
tees shall be covered into the state
school fund. and shall not be expend-
ed for any other purpose.
This is a matter OF great import
ance TO the people Of this state, and
the value OF il should not be lost sight
cf in any useemly efforts on the part
Of any persons to ascribe credit to
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-03-13

anyone who. as the servant of the
people. is bound TO perform his con-
stitutional duty. In a duty we'll per
formed there is credit enough for all
who participate in discharging it.
Yours very truly,
W. H. ELLIS.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-03-13

Mr.. Ed Sweat has purchased a
beautiful lot in the Oakridge addition
to Ocala, and will soon build a pretty
residence on it His property adjoins
the Shady paved road and will make
one of the prettiest residence places
about Ocala.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-03-13

Col. R. F. Rogers of Lynne was in
to see US Friday, and gives a good
report of his section. He says that
turpentine is beginning to run, labor
ers are getting busy and the operat-
ors are again hopeful of the return of
better times.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-03-13

Mr.. o. NJ Gale, a former citizon Of
Oeala. now of the growing town Of
BeHeview, was visitor Friday.