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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-27

Il was In San Francisco" said
Peyton. where ! had gone 20 bring
back 70 Seattle two prisoners held
there. Mrs. Mary Johnson and one
Chesterfield. Alrs. Johnson was I'm
the hospital. and In addition to that
l was unable 10 secure the neces-
sary reservations on either boat or
trains because OF the big travel
north Therefore I was delayed.
During ms first day in San
Francisco had met at the ST.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-27

PITTSBURG. Pa. Dec. 27.-De-
tectives are at work today trying
to diapel tho mystery surrounding
the murder OF James Lawrence
Friel. a ifyear-old boyr whose
body was found frozen In a vacant
house yesterday by playmates
NeIghbors heard groans emanai.
Ing from the house on the night OF
December q. but no one took the
trouble 70 investigate.
The boy apparently was horribly
after which his throat
was cut.
II is supposed that he was on.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-27

BOSTON. Mass. Dec. 27.--MentaI
and spiritual Christmas presents.
and not concrete articles and oh.
jects. Is what members OF the
Church Of Applied Thought got on
their Christmas tree. The tree was
not an imaginary one. but was there
In all It's beauty. but no material
gifts were tied on H.
The Rev. Anna H. Davis. pastor
u the sect. conducted the exer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-27
SON Of NEW
YORK LAWYER
DRINKS ACID
Raymond Lloyd, Whose
Father Was Taft's Part
ner, Ends His Life in Sc
attic.

Washington, D. c.. Dec. ~. '0a.
Dear Son Raymond heps
that the darkness sill soon
break for yea, and Christrras
day may bring pleasant thoughts
~ older times when 40 we're an
unbreken family ard all 90
happy together.
tssanedl Ell. q. l."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-27

The above little note. the outpaur.
ina " a fathers nympAthetie heart
Tor "A son over whose lifc misfortune
had spread her pail WAS received
Christmas DAY This morning the
son h. suicide In aeeisis.
The son was Raymond Lloyd. a
graduate 80 Nste iHw school class -
- and scion ~ one 81 the eldest
and most prominent u New Nofk
families
The father IL Atty n r. Lloyd.
former law partner al President
William Howard Taft. q mcmher ~
the Union League club and a rest
dent II the Murray IAN Hotel New
York City
The victim drank carboiic acid.
Lived Lonely life.
Raymond Lloyd. outside ~ his
business acquaintance and few
college classmates. had few friends
IN Seattle. He arrived IN Seattle six
years ago. and almost Immediately
went % work for the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Co ss an agent. RE
worked for this company up to tho
-s-~--T>ss.-~s-4aasr.astss--n
(continued on Page seven.i
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-27
BURGLAR Ross PILLOW.

Awakened last night by someone
Juggling at her pillow, Mrs. A y.
Leonard, 314 John street. saw "A tall
burglar standing by her bedside
She screamed, and the man hastily
grabbed $50 from beneath the pill
low and fled through the window.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-27

A clever but very eccentric man,
who sings comic songs with great
deal Of action. was singing one day
at concert given at lunatic
asylum. When he had finished an
old woman exclaimed with q sigh.
And 10 think I'm In and he's QUIT"
lid Bits.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-27
White NAMED
. At D|CTAT|ON
Of FOREMAN

Former Supreme Court Justice
white Will today be sworn In an a
esputy prosecuting attorney. so as
% invest him with legal author
~ 70 act as special prosecutor be-
EFe the grand Jury. In accordance
Wth the motives that prompted
lodges Ronald and Gillian to ap-
POINT special prosecutor. he will
eSnflns bis attention exclusively TO
Ne differences between Sheriff
hodge and Prosecuting Attorney
ssnderyeeF and 10 the H0izheimer,
feyton-Leavltt 81 900 graft.
"It's Up 20 You"
The demand that the antagonism
Between the shenffs and prosecut-
rs offices be definitely and annie
AoiY settled originated with Fore
nan Parker. o. the grand Jury.
ihaFsday, and the foreman Of the
lSfr angrily declared In the grand
Ify room 70 Prosecutor Wander.
Ner' This brawl between You
Az The sheriff must end. It's up
2 you 10 end a."
Faaderyeer pleaded Inability to
wing about harmony. asserting
.aaf he had been trying 10 do 20
~ mouths. The foreman then
~ bis tale o. woe 70 Judge Ron
- Upon bis return 10 the Jury
.yon' Foreman Parker requested
~ PROSECUTOR also 10 take the mat
NI ID With Judge Ronald.
!. sanderyeer. IN compliance with
~ request Of the grand jury. con
sslssa jude Ronald. I'm settle an
y. y, trouble" exclaimed Judge Ron
sanderyeeF' caught him at his
~ and said. Go ahead and do
v1ndefveer Agrees.
i. sa3ge Ronald then inquired Of
j prosecutor n be would object
s ~ appointment Of an attorney
'slae or the prosecuting attof
80 ofiice 10 Investigate the
ne 49, Of The divergence Of interest
v..teh he sheriff and prosecutor.
~ as.asfseer agreed 10 give his IS.
h. u the judges found an attor.
e,s snat was not IN any way IN
nu " The controversy or par
~ y one or the other officer.
ne. ~ appointment u Judge White
b.ss n,lh the hearty approval Of
f,ns a 7. we Participants In the con
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-27
TAFT To ASK
FOR REPEAL Of
SHERMAN ACT
~ gibson GARDNER.
Stars Washington Correspondent.

WASHINGTON. u. G, Dec. 81
The possibility that the supreme
court 81 the United States viii up.
hold the decision Of the lower court
dissolving the Standard OH com
psny has aroused President Taft TO
pitch wherein he is seriously con.
templsting a message TO congress
asking for "A modification OF the
Sherman antitrust law Friends OF
the administration equally solicit
Gus In behalf Of business but en-.
lowed with a keencr political sense.
are urging the president TO wait un-
III more propitious time. SO that
the the easy going. peace loving
president r. In a dilemma between
the horn Of business and the horn
OF politics. Whether he sends or
withholds the message Is OF com
paratively small import. because the
country at large IN any event will
recognize his conflicting sentiments
and appreciate the struggle ~ clash
ing emotions
Bows to Business.
The important feature of Presi-
dent Taft's predicament is that e
adds more and more confirmation
TO the publlc's belief that he Is
dovout and even fanatical worshiper
at the shrine Of business For bus
mess he has huiIded all his affairs.
and at the shrine OF business he
keeps all his executive lamps
trimmed TO brightness: before them
he makes his genuflexions, and TO
them he offers up his incense.
The sherman. antitrust law hurts
hurts business. Not the business
of Jones, Smith or brown. but the
business OF the Standard OH and
kindred corporations that have been
nursed on special privileges at the
expense of the people. This nursing
has gone on so long that even a
man whom we have elected president
looks upon It as an iualienable right.
The Sherman law Is Unexpectedly
found TO answer the purposes for
which Il was cnacted-to curb the
pr adatory instincts OF such inter.
ests as the Standard oil. The high
courts OF the land. 10 the astonish.
ment OF many. are UNFOLDING its
oonstitutionality. and for once I'm a
generation there Is a chance that
the public VIII may be done by pub.
lie servants.
And from the dim. nebulous. al.
most forgotten past the straining
car of memory seems TO catch a
faint, tremulous echo. n whisper on
a dying breeze. soft breath of a
promise concerning the carrying out
of certain policies.
IL comes from the days before the
of William Howard Taft,
before he ran after the strange god
of Business,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-27
WHISKEY GETS ONE COLLEGE
MAN, THE OTHER A SUICIDE
Once Brilliant Instructor Forced to Do Janitor Work
and While Thus Employed He Drinks Himself
to Death-Even of Late He Has Written Clever
Playets and Essays.

Life mems memory and memory
nlsans misery The common herd
kaye good memories. Hence. they
are raorV miserable than the absent
minded All great men are absent
minded Who shall say that heaven.
iheFefcre. does not he ia love and
charity TIE charitable are few. and
real hove a An almost undiscovered
gem Lie without love Is as a vim
tsrs DAY. sunless and gray From
the philosophy ~ Patrick Smith. hu-
man dercliet. wrecked by whiskry.
In a little room there died last
aight Patrick Smith. iinguist. schoi
lr and Irish gentleman. The death
ertiflca'e reads. Death caused b.
lle0hollsm."
Whlskey downe6 him.
When 2. J. MctIugh. owner Of
- Beacon Hill Apartments. 18th
W. =. and Judkiua st.. called on
&ith last night he found the dere-
= dead. and even In death Smith
vas near to his c0nauerer-wh iskcy
b his pockets were two bottles of
We 4toii which men pNt IN fh*iF
mouths 20 steal away their brains.
Gave Great Promise.
1t was back In 1856 that Patrick
Smith was born in an obscure Irish
village. Smith vas a bright youth
and hardly attained his majority
before be vas rpfed as a scholar
Ills mind broadened and he al last
became an instructor In the Uni
vcraity OK Cork But then came ths
thange W1lskey engaged smith
n a lifelong battle. and finally won
cat Before he succumbea 10 his
only enemy. the Irish scholar was
noted as a iinguist. Ia addition 10
having a perfect mastery Of Gaelic,
Smith was proficient In Spanish.
English. German. French and Greek.
He Lost His Place.
Il was not long after Smith start.
ID hts fight against whiskey that he
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neglected his educational pursuits
Tie gradually lost prestige, and final.
" was discharged as Instructor.
He drifted TO America. s,lll IN the
grasp Of the alcoholic tyrant From
a respected man Of education he
went 90 the gutter Like the human
dercliet he vas. Smith was tossed
and huffetcd from coast 10 coast
all the time fighting a losing fight
against the fiery beverage
He came 20 Seattle no one knows
how many years ago The police
records are eiutteFed with proofs
of hts arrest. and always opposite
his name was the blunt word.
drunk
Occasionally when this former
linguist and scholar vas +brukc"
and bis soul shrieked for whiskey
he would steal
Smith didn't steal mallclously--
he simply stole like the hophead or
Coke fiend steais-to get money
20 buy what was more dear 10 him
than life itself-whiskey
Ne Wrote Piayle,a.
And during these long stretches
az drunken stapcf and disgrace
Smith wrote piayleta Rambling
they were. but from the lines he
has written aud which are nov In
his trunk there "a some evidence uf
man whose mind was OF a bril-,
liant mold. Scraps Of lectures.
I fhnTouwhlv fhufyshs,A seff - ..,..,,,.
knowledge Of technical sub'ects-,
geomeiery. tho modern languages
and the like.
About q year ago Smith operated
an elevator az the Frye Bruhn alb
batoir. and kept sober for several
months. But ono day be felt the
terrible fire IN hla veins and he felt.
And the end came yesterday. smith.
philosopher. scholar aud drunkard.
was cut down by an enemy who
never yet lost battle.
Whiskey--shat's all.
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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-13
Where Wealth Is Distributed.

Here are some interesting facts and
figures about Kansas, made public by
the state tax commission:
The amount of money on hand and
on deposit for the present year is $44,-
S76,43O. Last year it was $S7,689,SS2.
On the first of March there was q
376,249 bushels of wheat on hand and
It was valued at $2,451,203
The total value Of the typewriters
in use in the state is $250,000. There
were typewriters to the value of $780,,
900 in the state last year, meaning
that $4,000 was invested In type.
writers during the year.
The value of the adding machines
in use in Kansas is $4,000, an IN
crease of $4,000 over last year.
The assessed value or All the farm
implements in the state Is S10,46O,O55,
which is an increase of 100000 over
last year.
The assessed value of all the farm
furniture of all the families of the
state is $21,22S,327.
The total value OF all the family IL
braries has decreased in the least
year by 100000. The total value this
year Is $4S9,317.
The total number of hogs in the
state March first was 1871 1882.
The total number OF cattle was
9O5,63S and the total value was $22,-
994,497.
There were 10000 watches in use
In Kansas at the time the assessor
made his trips. This is an increase
of 10000 gold watches and a decrease
of 500 silver watches from the records
of 1908.
Butler county has more work horses
than any other county and Shawnee
county has more automobiles than
any other county-454.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-13
Interviewing the Professor.

$50 you don't think Mars would re-
ply, even If we did send signals?"
81 am almost convinced that there
would be no response" answered Prof.
Thinktum. adjusting his glasses.
"Then you don't believe that Mars
is inhabited?"
ION the contrary, think 1t ex-
tremely probable that life similar to
our own exists on the sister planet"
"But you don't give those people
credit for intelligence equal to ours?"
Eyes. l am inclined to credit them
with even greater intelligence than
we display. There are many indica-
lions that they have civilization old
er than ours. in which case they
should have too much sense to fool
away their time on any such imprac-
teal proposition"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-13
Vienna, w. Va.
the last ten years

and misery. / advise all suffering
women to take Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound" Mrs. EMMA
WHEATON, Vienna, w. Va.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm.
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
of female diseases of any similar medi.
cine in the country, and thousands of
voluntary testimonials are on file in
the Pinkham laboratory at Lynn,
Mass, from women who have been
cured from almost every form Of
female complaints, Inflammation, ul-
ceration, displacements, tibroid tumors,
Irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
indigestion and nervous prostratlon.
Every such suffering woman owes it to
herself to give Lydia E: Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound trial.
If you would like special advice
about your case write a cOnfiden-
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free.
and always helpful.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-13
"MAKES BETTER RAILROADS."
Western Writer Pays Tribute TO
Railroad Magnate as Builder-UP
of the Country.

Mr.. Edward H. Hartman Is on
trip to Europe. Ordinarily there
would need be nothing added to this
announcement beyond, an exhortation
to Emperor William to chain down his
railroads and to other monarchs to
put their crowns and other valuables
in the safe at night. But Mr.. Harrl-
man is going off on a pleasure trip,
and so many mean things have been
said about him that it will not hurt
any to change the tune a moment
while he is out of the country and
not able to take any advantage OF
the lapse from the cold attitude of Sc
verify that is usually used in men-
tioning the name of Hartman.
OF all the great railroad men de-
veloped in this generation, e. H. Har-
riman is easily the biggest and the
best, says writer in the Hutchinson
(Kan) Daily News. The head OF a
railroad company, under the rules OF
the game, must work for his stock
tage of politicians, shippers or con-
sumers. 1t is his job to do the best
he can for the interests entrusted to
his care. Hartman is not only
financier, but he is builder and an
operator. Lucky is the town, city
or community that has Hartman
road. He insists on a good roadbed,
level track, safe track and the con-
venience and comfort of the traveller
and the shipper. The Hartman roads
are noted as the best in the coun.
try. When Hartman gets hold Of a
one-horse or played-out track and
right of way he proceeds to put 1t in
first class condition. He does not
raise the rates of fares, although he
doubtless charges "a plenty" but he
insists that enough of the funds go
into real Improvements to make a
railroad. And that is where he stands
ahead of good many others and why
Harrimanism Is not such bad thing
as some people have been led to think.
He makes better railroads, and there
is more need for improvement that
way than there Is in some others
WnlCn are DelHS ulSCuSSeu. OO ldi
as we can see, he believes in giving
every interest along his road a fair
deal.
He is a public benefactor from that
standpoint He uses his power fairly.
He is a great man, and as good or
better than the ordinary citizen who
looks upon him as the personification
of the money power, seeking whom
it may devour. He is a strong man
in the financial world, but that should
not be against him, when the finan-
cial world is the object which most
of us want to reach. He is good
American and he spends his money
on American railroads, not on foreign
titles, race horses, old editions or
other bad habits. If he is not per
fect-and we don't think he is--he is
no exception to the rule and is worthy
of the praise of his fellow citizens for
the good he does and has done.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-13
Orders Insurance Reduced.

The insurance rates at Ellinwood
have been ordered reduced by State
Superintendent Charles w. Barnes.
The city of Ellinwood has recently
built waterworks system, but in
fire fighting apparatus and taken
other fire precautions. In view of this
Mr. Barnes has ordered that the in
surance companies operating In Ell
linwood make a reduction of 10 per
cent in their rates on brick buildings,
3H reduction on the contents Of
brick buildings and a reduction of SA
per cent on frame buildings and their
contents. The order becomes effec-
tive at once.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-13
Died in Good Company.

A clergyman, who was not averse
to an occasional glass, hired an Irish
man to clean out his cellar. The Irish.
man began his work. He brought
forth a lot of empty whisky bottles,
and as he lifted each one looked
through it at the sun. The preacher,
who was walking on the lawn, saw
him and said: "They are all dead
ones, Pat" "They are?" said Pat.
well, there is one good thing about
it-they all had the minister with
them when they we're dying. It'd
Bits.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-13
Iauuhter a Series of Banks.

Laughing is barking, say the sci
entists. The neck and head are
thrown back while a series of short
banks are emitted from the throat.
However musical the banks may be,
they are banks. The laugh begins
with a sudden and violent contraction
of the muscles of the chest and abb
the air pass out of the lungs, the vocal
cords approach each other and hold 1t
back. But they are not strong enough
to exercise such opposition for more
than an instant, and the air, which is
under pressure, promptly escapes. AS
it does so it makes the vocal cords vi
brate producing the bark.
This obstruction and liberation OF
the air expelled from the lungs repeats
itself again and again at intervals of Il
quarter of a second. There are thu9
in hearty laugh four banks second,
and if continued, they go on at that
rate as long as the air reserve in tho
lungs holds out. The empty lungs
must then fill themselves. and this in.
terval is marked by a quick gasp fol
breath, after which the barks are re-
newed. The banks occur in series
with gasps for breath at intervals.
When laughter is violent, the entire
body participates. The upper part OF
the trunk bends and straightens itself
alternately or sways to right and left.
The feet stamp on the floor, while the
hands are pressed upon the loins to
moderate the painful spasm.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-13
The hyde Of Land"

According to an ancient law in Eng
land, "a hyde Of land" included what
could reasonably be cultivated with
one pillow. This applied for scores OF
years. but at the dissolution Of the
religious orders in the reign Of Henry
VIII. the hyde" or cultivated land
of the abbots OF Westminster. all re-
yerted to the possession Of the crown.
That marked the gradual decline OF
that means of measuring land, and
before many years the term fell into
disuss, never to be revived.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-13
The Way He Did II.

Jenkins-Well, sir. gave 1t to that
man straight, can tell you. He is
twice as big as l am, too. but ! told
him exactly what ! thought of his ras-
cally conduct right to his face, and l
called him all the names in the die
tionary, and lot of others as well.
Studds-And didn't he try to hit
you. jenkins?
Jenkins-No, sir. he didn't And
when he tried to answer back, l just
hung up the telephone receiver and
walked away.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-13
Reduction in Insurance Rate.

Salina will get reduction in Ore
insurance rates. Charles W. Barnes,
state superintendent Of insurance, has
been investigating the rates at Salins
and has found that by reason OF I'M
provements in the water service the
town is entitled to lower rates. He
has Informed the fire insurance com
panies OF the improvements made and
instructed the insurance companies
doing business there to revise their
schedules to meet the changed cOndt
tons.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-13
Hold Examinations.

Under the new state dairy law,
field superintendents of the dairy COM
mission will he required to pass an
examination. The first of series OF
these examinations will be held next
week at X. S. A. c. These will be In
charge OF Prof. D. NJ. Wilson, state
dairy commissioner, and Prof. j. c.
Kendall OF the X. S. A. c. dairy de-
partment. For four days preceding
the examination a series OF lectures
and practical instruction In judging,
grading and testing dairy products
will be given.
The prime object Of this meeting,
says Commissioner Wilson, is to es-
tablish a uniform system of instrI'c'
ton throughout the state. The daily
commission will have from $500 10
$500 examinations to give between
now and January 1, 1910, as shere are
this number engaged in the buying
and handling of cream and other
daily products. This will meeE that
some 100 meetings will be held in
various parts OF the state before the
end of the year. These will take the
form Of lectures and practical eduoA-
ton
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-13
Field for Patent Medicines.

Brazil is offering an alluring field
to the American makers of patent
medicines, as against the standard pro-
prietary medicines there exists nc
prejudice on the part of Brazilian doc
tors or their patients.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-13
hrItlsh Women INVENTOR.

About 600 patents are granted each
year to British women upon inven-
tons, ranging from articles distinct
ly feminine in nature to motors, rail-
road cars. flying machines and wire
less tslegraphy.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-13
Turkey Building Good Roads.

The 3O.OOOOOO people of the Turk
ish empire are still practically with
out motor cars. The government is
now about to spend several million
dollars on good roads and between
Damascus and Bagdad a motor car
service is likely to be established
soon.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-13
Makes Big Increase.

The assessed valuation Of all prop
erty in Kansas for 1909, according to
a statement made public by the state
tax commission, is s2,510,757, 607.26,
an increase over 1908 OF $62 ,356,531.37.
The state tax for 1909 has been
fixed at one and one-quarter mills and
will raise $3,138, 446.64. Last year the
rate was nine-tenths Of a mill and
raised $2,203,561.1S. The assessment
includes farm lands, town lots, per-
sonal property and public service cor.
porations.