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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-17

| In the national government That
wouldn't meet the theory Of centraIiza-
ton woven into our political system
by its founders. They intended that
our government should be controlled
by limited number of representa-
tives. so that authority can be fixed
and responsibility ascertained."
You distort my meaning cried
Langdon. And, senator, would like
to ask why so many high priced con-
stitutional lawyers who enter congress
spend so much time in placing the con-
Stitution of the United States between
themselves and their duty, sir. between
between the nation and its destiny? l
want to know if in your opinion the
constitution was designed to throttle
expression Of the public will?'
"Of course not. That's the reason
you and |, Langdon. and the others
are elected to the senate" added Pea
body, starting to leave. Then he
halted. by the way. SENATOR" he
said, "Ill do my best to arrange what
you want regarding aluminium by
drates for the sake of the south, and
I'll also stand with you for Altacoola
for the naval base. Onr committee is
to make it's report tomorrow"
Langdon observed the penetrating
gaze that Peabody bad fixed en- him.
1t seemed to betray that the Pennsyl-
vanian's apparently careless manner
was assumed
HIN" coughed Langdon, glancing
at Haines. Sim not absolutely COM
Continued on Seventh Page.l
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-17
CHAPTER (.
WHEN SENATOR'S DISAGREE.

WHEN SENATORS DISAGREE.
"HE wiseacres of Washington had
nightly predicted that the site
of the hundred million dol
u lar gulf naval base would be
decided on in March after the excite
ment and gayety attending the presi-
Dental Inauguration had subsidized
On the morning of the day before
this action of the committee on naval
affairs was to be taken Secretary
Haines sat at his desk in Senator
Langdon's committee room in the cap
itol Richard Cullen. the favorite as
sociate OF Haines in his journalistic
days, out earlier than usual on his
daily round of the departments for
news for his Chicago paper, had
strolled in and attempted few Of his
characteristic cyniciSmS. Haines usual
ly found them entertaining, but these
were directed at Senator Langdon.
"NoW, let me tell you something.
: les" tie GacVGt2ry answered firmly.
Don't you work off all your dyspeptic
ideas in this neighborho0d Ny sena-
tor is great man. They can't appre-
ciate him UP here because he's honest
crystal clear used to think knew
what decent citizen, real man,
ought to be. but he's taught me some
new things. He'll teach them all some
thing before he gets through
Cullen hung one leg over Haines'
desk
you're nice, quiet. gentlemanly lit
tie optimist. and | like you. old fell
low" retorted Cullen. But don't de-
ceive yourself too much. Your Senator
Langdon is personally one OF the best
ever. But he was born Il mark, and
mark he'll be to the end of time.
"He looks coed now. Sure, | like his
speeches. and all that. but just wait
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-17

Here Is a story of an epoch
making battle of right against
wrong, Of honesty against COR
ruption, of simplicity and sin
certify against deceit bribery and
intrigue. tits the story of today
in this country. IT vitality con-
Germs every man, woman and
child in the United States, so far
reaching is its influence.
The warfare is now going on
the warfare of honestn1en against
corrupt political machines.
The story tells the inside" of
the political naaneupers in Wash
ingfon and of the workings of
bosses there and elsewhere - how
they shape men dndwomen to their
ends, how their cunning intrigues
extend into the very social life
of the nations capital. You will
find inspiration in the career of
the honest old southern planter
elected to the United States SEN
ate and The young newspaper re-
porter who becomes his private
secretary and political pilot
your heart will beat in sympathy
With the love of the secretar y and
the senator's youngest daughter.
You will read of the lobbyists
and find that not all of them are
men. You will see how aparice
causes a daughter to conspire
against her father. You will hear
the note of u gripping national
tragedy in the words of Peabody
the boss of the senate. But
cause for laughter as we'll will
NOT be found lacking in this truly
many sided narrative.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-17

" h e II some of
those old foxes in
the senate want
to put his head
in the bag and tie
it down, til e Y
won't have any
trouble at all"
Smiling. Haines
looked up at his
cynical friend.
1T he bag II
have to go over
my head, too" he
said with a nod.
satT01l I4o.<
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-17

Why not use Chamberlain's Lini-
ment when you have rheumatism?
We feel sure that the result will be
prompt and satisfactory. 1t has
cured others, why not you? Try it..
It costs but trifle. Price, rs cents:
large DIE, 50 cents. For sale BY all
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Ask Yourself the Question.

Continued on Seventh Page.)
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-17

COPYRIGHT. 1909. By THOMAS A. WISE
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-26
BIG DIVORCE RECORD
TN UNITED STATES
IS APPALLING

1.-THE United States, Prof. Wilco,
lsays: 1T seems fair to conclud'
that between 65 and 80 out of eve
ry 1000 marriages celebrated hav'
ended In a divorce and as the di
vorce rate ir rapidly increasing
probably at least eight out of ever.
hundred marriages contracted will
end in divorce. The professor
also finds that the marriage rate IL
this country is increasing, but alst
the divorce rate is more than keep
ing pace with it.
The average number of persons
married each year to the 100000
population is 1856; a rate exceeded
only by Western Autralia among
the thirty nine regions from which
figures were obtainable. The av.
Ierage number of marriages to TO-.
600 marriageable population fol
the last given five-year period was
ia, rate exceeded only by Hun
gary. among the twenty-three re.
gions from which figures were OBJ
tanned.
Low Marriage Rate i'm North
The marriage rate in this coun-
try is lowest in the Northern States
and highest in the Southern States
the rates being twice as nigh in
the states where negros live as in
the north.
The figures show, Mr.. Wilcox
points out, that the early mar
riages are much more common
among negroes and Indians than
whittier, but they also show that
among the white population OF
both sexes early marriages are
much more common in the South.
|ern States than the northern. He
also says that in the United States
married life begins in the country
districts at an earlier age than
it does in the cities, that it prob,
ably lasts longer and that IL the
union is broken it is more likely
to be succeeded by second mar.
riage.
Mr.. Wilcox adds significantly:
at demonstrates that the influ.
ence of city life in the United
States is to delay and thus in some
measure to prevent marriage; that
this influence among men is some.
what counteracted by the excess
of women in the cities, and upon
women by the same influence"
The Western division of the
United States har had the highest
divorce rate in the last forty years
THE increase of divorce in the
Southern States has had far more
rapid than in the Northern. The
average divorce rate in the coun.
try has increased threefold In 4(
years.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-26

FREELANDS, Eng, Nov. a.
Elizabeth Jenkins of this city is
the. worlds champion "house-
maid" Miss Jenkins has been in
one family for SO years, and it is
said that she has never kicked for
higher wages, or shorter hours, OF
more afternoons off.
She has been the honored guest
of the Braithwaite family at every
birth, wedding and death during
two generations. And no member
of the family is as much a member
of the family as is dear Aunt Bet
This holder of the domestic rec
ord has started the fire in the
kitchen range over $4,000 times
she has cooked more than $4,000
meals, and it is her ambition tc
reach the 10000 mark.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-26

ITHACA. N. Y, Nov. 26.-Tht
average annual number of divorces
IN the United tSates is nearly twice
as great as the average number o.
any of the countries from which
statistics are obtainable, excepi
Japan and Algeria, and it is more
han twice as great as all Other
Christian countries combined from
which the Census Bureau has beer
able TO get reports. These are
some of the conclusions gathered
by Walter F. Wilcox, professor oil
statistics and sociology at Cornell
University, consulting statisticiar
or the Department of Health, and
md for years connected with the
statistical division of the govern
nent Census Beureau. Prof. Will
COX gathered some statistics for the
International Statistics Institute,
which met in Paris recently, and
has made them public in his re-
port in this country.
There is probably no country,
the professor writes. ito which the
problem of divorce and separation
is of greater Importance than the
United States. For that reason
more attention has been given to
divorce by the government of the
United States than by that of any
other country.
Japan Leads.
An international table accom-
panying the report shows that Jap
an heads the list of divorces, with
215 per 100000 population. II
Algeria is to be counted her re-
cords even exceed Japan's, being
2SS, of the same ratio. Next to
these two is the United States
with ratio of divorces to popula.
tion of one-fourth that of Algeria
one-third that of Japan and more
than twice that of Switzerland OIL
5axony.
France has %, and at the other
extreme, Mr.. Wilcox's figures show
Is Ireland, with an annual average
Of about one divorce to the 100,.
900 population.
In another table Prof. Wilcox
compares the divorces and separa
tons to the number of marriages
per thousand as follows: Algeria
31S; Japan 257; United States
81; France, 81; with Paris itself
90; Switzerland, AZ; Austria bur
8. with Vienna. its capital 40; Ger
man Empire, 20; England ant
Wales, 2.
In determining the probabilit,
OF marriages ending in divorces il
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-26
DETROIT BEATS
KEY WEST
MAKES FIVE TIMES AS MANY
CIGARS AS THE FLORIDA
CITY.

DETROIT, Nov. lever 25.
Ever been in Key West, Fla?
You thought that pretty nearly
all the cigars in the world were
made there, didn't you? Reading
the advertisements in cigar stores
and magazines goes pretty far to
convince one that any cigar that
is worth smoking must come from
Key West. But
cigar city in the world-Key West,
You probably never knew that
Detroint, famed far and wide for
pills, stoves, adding machines and
automobiles, makes five times as
many cigars as the most famous
Fla. And Detroit keeps right on
doing it year after year, so the
cigars must be the smokable kind.
Adm, incidentally, Detroit has
the largest cigar factory in the
world under one roof. And you
may be interested to know that
Detroit has the finest cigar fac
tories in the world in point of
modern equipment, cleanliness,
general sanitary conditions and
worth of buildings.
Key West is great cigar town,
undoubtedly, but Detroit isn't such
a poor burg itself when it comes
to smokes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-26
BITTEN BY
MAD HORSE

NEW YORK. Nov. 26:-Asses-
sor Robert e. Rawson, of Bloom
field, N j., was attacked by his
horse while in the barn at the
rear of his home, No. 196 Belle
vile avenue, Bloomfield. and Sc
verely bitten on the left shoulder
and kicked on the thigh.
The animal was acting queerly
and Rawson went into the stable
to pacify it. AS he entered the
stall the animal caught him by
the shoulder, inflicting bad
wound. Rawson jumped and the
animal kicked him. He was Just
out of the barn when the animal
broke the halter and commenced
kicking the building to pieces.
Fearing the aimal was mad, Raw
son had it shot.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-26
COW KILLS BOY
IN A DUEL

COLUMBUS. Ca, Nov. 25.-
Trying to kill COW. Oslo Askew,
Is years old, was charged by the
animal and in the collision inflict-
ed wound on himself which
|caused death.
Askew had tied the COW to a
tree and was trying to slaughter
her for beef. He fired a bullet,
which grazed her head and so in
furiated her that she broke loose
and charged the boy, knocking
him down and causing him to
thrust butcher knife, which he
he'll din his hand, into his breast
near the heart. He died in few
minutes
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-26

The chief consideration in buying Diamond
should be based, not SO much on price value,
which comprises brilliancy, pure color and perfec
ton in cut shape and polish These high qualities
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-26

you will find in stock. We call attention to our
display of Diamonds and Precious Stones, mounted
in many attractive forms of jewery, such as pen
dants, rings, scarf pins etc.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-26

LATEST FAD, whole rage in
the East; your picture enlarged on
a pillow top. Special for 10 days
Ice each. Prices are right. Tao.
Art Emp, 939 Tacoma ave. s**
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-26

Go-carts retired by e. E. Peter
son, 924 Tacoma ave. $50
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-26

Christmas presents at 1922 No.
l27th. M. 1868. Mrs. Kloss. sss
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-26

Per Cent. of Cases to Population
Twice as Great as All Other
Christian Countries-Japan
Leads the World, With
Algeria as Second.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-26
SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS o

Our Diamond Department is one of the main
features Of our establishment. We buy in large
quantities from first hands at the lowest price for
cash. This enables usto offer trade exceptional
values.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-08-05
CROPS LAID WASTE,
THREE Men INJURED
BY HAIL AND WIND
Territory 80 by SO Miles De-
vastated Near Huron; Doug
las Also Stricken.

Huron, s. D., July s1.-Friday's wind
and hail storm was the mos, disastrous
thai ever occurred in this, Beadle,
county. Reports show that thousands
OF acres of wheat, corn and other crops
are entirely or partially ruined, while
many barns and outbuildings were de-
stroyed. The only personal injuries so,
far reported were to Chris Peterson
and w sons, who were in a barn,
which was wrecked by wind. All are
seriously injured. Mr.. Peterson NAV
not recover and one son had an arm
broken and his head hurt.
The area covered was 30 miles wide
by 90 miles long. It started neal Rock
ham,, Sphinx county, veering to the east
and west, striking Iroquois on the east
n Washington on the west, the
strengthen the storm being in the vi
entity OF Huron. From Hitchcock to,
Huron h crops are almost entirely,
wiped out; at Wolsey, Yale, Shef1eld.
and Cavour the damage is not SO Sc
we're. but thousands of acres Of grain
are damaged from 40 to so per cent,
and the corn is almost entirely ruined.
Little damage was done q few miles
south Of Huron. Less than an inch OF.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-08-05
VICTOR'S CONVERSION
OF MURDER

In the middle room and attacked me.
I tore her clothes. hen she said: You
may az well kill me, for the rest of
them are dead Then she sat down
on the bed and I shot her.
"I took $13 in 81 and 81 bills and q
gold watch from j. w. Christie's body
at the barn. Mildred Christie gave me
some small change before l shot her.
Then I took some pins and jewelry and
the three-bladed knife. I walked to
Mellette and hid the two guns a A.
caliber and a 38-caliber, in a field near
Mellette.
81 hit the boy, Ronayne, with a
hammer, but shot ]. w. Christie twice.
Il did not intend to kill all these
people until the Ronayne boy appeared.
II slept in the manger of the Christie
barn during the latter part of, the
night before killing the people. The
dog did not bother me until morning.
Then he barked and Mr.. Christie dis
covered me and I put a gun in his face.
Then I shot the boy and ]. w. Chris
tie. respectively, in quick succession.
II make this statement as the truth
and the exact. truth concerning the
death of James w. Christie, his wife,
his daughter and Michael Ronayne.
II thought Christie had more money.
THE foregoing affidavit has been
read by me and its contents are fully
known and understood by me. Emil
w. Victor"
Subscribed and swon to before me
this 18th day of July, 1909. L. T. Van
Slyke. Notary public. South Dakota.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-08-05
DIR. WING, CHINESE
VICE CONSUL, SLAIN
BY CHINESE COOK

New York, Aug. 4.-Wong Bow
lCheung, as he has been identified, alias
Matuda Wong, as he insists on being
named, the understood Americanized
Chinese Q who shot n killed his
vice consul. DR.. LUX Wing, Saturday,
was arraiglfed before the coroner and
committed to the Tombs to await the
{sgqlt ST the inquest to be held
DR.. Lux Wing, Chinese vice consul
at New York. q graduate Of Lehigh and
Yale universities and who married an
American girl 16 years Of age. was
K Sled at his Office on h fifth Hoo Of
is Broadway. He was shot in the back
with a revolver. the bullet entering be-
low the shoulder blades pierced he
lobe OF the left lung. No attempt to
probe for 1t was made.
Mrs. Wing, who Is i'll herself, was
driven to the hospital In time to be at
the bedside. Her husband recognized
her and smiled. but at no time was he
strong enough to make an ante-mor-
TEN statement.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-08-05
OIL MAGNATE TAKES
A BRIDE IN LONDON

London. Aug. 4.-Under a special IL
cense secured at Canterbury, Henry
Clay Pierce. Of st. Louis. was quietly
married today at st. Georges church,
Hanover Square, to Virginia Prickett
Burrowes. daughter Of Major William
Russell Prickett. OF Edwardsville, ILL.,,
whose former husband died four years
ago.
persons witnessed the wedding. The
bride was attended by her daughter.
virginia Burrowes and given away by
II. r. Anderson. Baron Gino de Nor
purngo supported the ~bridegrocm. The
only other member Of the wedding
party was Mrs. Mary G. Mitchell, a
relative Of Mr.. Pierce.
st. Georges church, which 10 among
the most fashionable in London. and
the place where the marriages OF many
Americans have been celebrated. was
'prettily decorated with flowers. The
bride carried . beautiful boquet of or
.chids. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. ID. Anderson.
After a quiet wedding breakfast Mr..
and Mrs.. Pierce left for the continent.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-08-05

Nine. Nordica wore a beautiful
Of pale gray satin, the corsage
being covered with rare old venetian
lace. She wore neither hat nor veil,
u instead, a chaplet Of laurel leaves.
Her only ornament was a string Of
pearls, a gift from the bridegroom.
Jas. r. Carter, secretary Of the Amer
lean embassy in London, gave away
the bride. and Fred Townsend Martin,
Of New York. was best man. Nine.
Nordica's sisters, Mrs. Emil Del Cas-
tillo and Mrs. Baldwin, and w. Fenton
Chauncey, accompanied her to the
church. The small church was decor
ated with palms n white lilies.
The service was that Of the church OF
England. There were no bridesmaids.
At the conclusion of the ceremony,
Nine. Nordica stopped while going
down the aisle to shake hands with q
number Of friends.
A reception was held al Claridge's
after the wedding. Later the couple
left for Southampton to embark on
Young's yacht for a months cruise.
Then will return to London before go
ing to America.
The presents include diamonds and
pearls from the bridegroom and gifts
from Ambassador and Mrs. Whitelaw
Ried, the secretary Of the American
embassy, and Mrs. Carter, the dowager
duchess of Manchester, and the count
ess Of Shrewsbury.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-08-05
+ n MILLIONAIRE
SERVES YEAR IN JAIL

Allentown. Pa. Aug. 6.-aarrett 3. LIN.
dersnaan. formerly = millionaire coal oper-
ator and8banker. living at South Bethle.
hem. yesterday left the sLehtxh counts
~ hsrs. after almost 8 years CONNIE.
ment.
In January OF 1908 this powerful f,nancie,
went down In the Heinse copper crssh.
md = few months afterward com.
tentfted to Al for contempt o court In ner.
leeking 70 SSfefunds to tho estate of his
sn61eAseW. Robert :. Rathbun: the sum a
- whichaA he confessed TO having en-.
HS181ods ~ executor
II who stood ear TO him and who
WSIes perfectly able to ave him from tho
haiuailiation ot serving out Z prison 81.
tence refused to come to his aid Z Yea,
sss 81 80
They permitted him to pay the price fo,
~ embezslement BY letting him 70 to ian.
eevsralaof his friends finally decided that
- had made sufficient expiation. came
forward with the missing amount, n ia.
daysthe erstwhils money king starts in
NE q w.awithout Q penny to his name
49, -TIE &E1 49,.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-08-05
Motive Was Robbery and Life
Had No Value in Mind of
Depraved Villain.
A VOLUNTARY CONFESSION

Aberdeen. 8. D.. Aug. 4.-The full
text Of the confession or Emil Victor,
charged with the a~uadruple murder Of
]. w. Christie, wife and daughter and
Michael Ronayne, has been given out
by the authorities and IL as follows:
estate of South Dakota, County of
Brown, ss.-Emil Victor, being first
duly sworn, upon oath deposes and says
that free from any influence and with
out any promise Of leniency, and with
out any statement or promise as to
punishment or threats Of coercion. de-
poses and says as follows:
THAT on the morning of July 3, 1909,
] reached the James w. Christie resi-
'dence near Rudolph, Brown county.
South Dakota, at $3.50 in the morning;
/ held up j. w. Christie. Then
the boy, Michael Ronayne, appeared in
the barn and I shot him. Then / shot
the said Christie. Then Mrs. Christie
appeared at the doorway of the resi-
dence and screamed. Then I shot her.
She walked into the kitchen and
while h was screaming I shot her
again. Then Mildred Christie appeared
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-08-05
WANTS A MUNICIPAL
CABBAGE klrcAEN

Atlantic City, N. j.. July IA central
cabbage cooking plant In which ali the ivs
smelling boiling OF the fayorita vesstI
a be conducted without arousin~ ~ r
OF ~nelghbors is the latest proposal 81 n
city councilman here.
He insists that the complaints made byI
dwellers in hotels n apartment houses
because Of the odor Of cooking cabbare,|
are fully warranted and propose that he
Guy establish . central cabbage cookingI
plant somewhere on the salt meadows
where all the cabbage consumed In ths
Eosort can be boiled
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-08-05
LYNCH MURDERER
just BEFORE TRlAL

st. Joseph. Mo-, Aug. IA special to
tho News-Press says George Johnson.
white. who murdered John w. Moore.
20, was lynched at Platte City, at z
o'clock this morning.
Feeling ran 80 high at the time Of
the killing that johnson was taken to
Kansas City for s~afe-keeping. His
trial was gegun today and he was re-
turned to Platte City Sunday after
noon. About 2 o'clock this morning
two men took q third man to the Jail.
representing him t be a prisoner.
When the sheriff opened the jail door
the three overpowered him and 80 other,
men soon appeared and battered down.
the door Of Johnson's cell. He was
taken to a tree opposite the jail and
strung up. where he body hung until
&e:3OSa m. re