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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-23
WANTS TO PACIFY SERVIA
France Asks Germany to Assist in
Mediatory Measures.

BERLIN, February 23.-The menacing
attitude of Servia and the military atti-
tude taken by Austria Hungary in con-
nection Herewith have caused the French
government 70 undertake mediatory
measures in the interest of peace, and
Germany has been asked to join France
in this endeayor.
The German foreign Office replied that
il was in full sympathy with the object of
these representations. but it did not con-
slider it desirable to participate in sugges-
tions to Austria Hungary. 1t was quite
willing. however, 10 assist in pressure
upon Servia to keep the peace.
IL is understood in Berlin that France
took this step after reaching an agree
ment with Russia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-23
QUIET AT SOUTH OMAHA.
Property Of Greeks Being Guarded
by Deputy Sheriffs.

OMAHA. Neb.. February 23.-Although
a portion of the local militia was held in
readiness until today because of threats
against Greeks the precaution was appa-
rently unnecessary. The property of
Greeks in South Omaha is being guarded
by deputy sheriffs. but the Greeks them
selves left their homes last evening and
were quartered in Omaha, Council Bluffs
and other nearby towns.
Only small portion of the Greeks have
families in this country, and the expul-
sion from South Omaha will cause little
hardship. The few, however. who are in
business and who own property will, they
say. look to the city to make good their
losses.
The Omeha Bee today published letter
from the officers of the Pan-Hellenic
Union. Chicago. protesting against the ac-
ton Of the South Omaha mob. The union
claims a membership of $1,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-23
RIVERS AND HARBoRs BILL.
Senate Committee Will Likely Ap-
prove Measure as It Passed House.

The rivers and harbors appropriation
bill was taken up by the Senate COM
mittee on commerce today. 1t is the M
Outstanding that the measure will be ap-
proved practically in the form in which
1t was passed by the House, with the ad-
dition of a number OF Senate amend
ments.
Representative burton of Ohio, chair
man of the House committee on rivers
and harbors, and Maj. James B. Cava-
army, were present and explained the
bill. Senate amendments will be offered
tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-23
COMING TO WASHINGTON.
New Mexican Ambassador on His
Way to This City.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MEXICO. February 23.-Francisco l..
De La Barra. former minister 10 Belgium
and Holland. has departed for Washington
where he will assume the duties of Next
can ambassador to the United States.
Mrs. De La Barra Is at present in Paris
with her children, but will join her hus-
band later. She is a granddaughter of
the celebrated Mexican historian and
statesman, Don Lucas Alaman. Her
grandfather and father were representa-
tives Of the descendants of Cortez in
Mexico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-23
Richmond Newspaper Plant Burns
SpeciaI DIspatch TO The Star

I
RICHMOND. Va. February 23.-The
plant OF the Richmond Evening Journal
was completely wrecked by fire at j
O'Clock this morning. The linotype ma
chimes. the presses and all the printing
material Is in utter ruin. The paper will
appear as usual this afternoon from an
other newspaper plant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-23
WILL TAKE It EASY
President Roosevelt to Stand
Pat on His Record.
NOTHING NEW PROPOSED
Political Appointments to Be Left
to His Successor.
TWO MORE CABINET MEETINGS
Regarded as Probable That They
Will Be as Brief as Todays,
Which Lasted But Short Time.

The Presidents program for the next
nine days is simply to sit still and keep
steady the big ship of state. undertaking
nothing new The President following
his policy of making no more political ap-
pointments. leaving these and nearly all
other pending important matters to mis-
| successor, will have practically nothing
| to lay before his advisers.
| The cabinet meeting today was the
shortest held at the White House in years
| Some of the cabinet members were not in
the cabinet room fifteen minutes, and In
| less than an hour all of them had de-
parted. They said that there was little
| business to bring before the meeting.
There will be only two more meetings OF
! the Roosevelt cabinet before its existence
is ended. These will be held next Friday
and Tuesday. but 1t is probable they will
be brief as that of today.
Back From Hampton Roads.
| The President and his party returned TO
| Washington early this morning from the
great naval review at Hampton roads,
reaching the city about o'clock and
shortly afterward going to the White
House. where the President began work
| in his office.
The few visitors prior to the session of
the cabinet congratulated the President
upon the EOOQ erect upon the country Oh
| the scene at Hampton roads.
Four Big Ships Every Year.
Representative Hepburn of Iowa, who
was at the White House today, said the
| impressive scene yesterday should be of
value to the country.
Il would like to see Congress deter
mine that every year hereafter it will
build four of the biggest battleships that
can be floated, said Mr.. Hepburn. If
this should be done there would be little
or no talk Of war. The United States, al
ready the most powerful nation in the
world. would have no occasion to fear
humiliation at the hands of a smaller
power and there would be a wholesome
respect for us that does not sometimes
exist with our small navy. We should
build four each year and place half Of
them in Pacific waters"
Seeks Retraction About Paine.
NJ. NJ. Mangasarian Of Chicago. who
came as a delegate from the Independent
Religious Society to see the President and
present resolutions adopted recently by
the society in behalf of Thomas Paine.
called at the White House today to see
the President. He was told that the
President would not give him an inter-
view. Mr.. Mangasarian left the resolu-
tions with the secretary, after expressing
regret in behalf of his society at his fall
ure to obtain Justice for Paine
The President was requested In the reso-
lutions to withdraw publicly his charac-
teriZation Of Paine as a filthy little
atheists
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-23
Keel Laid for New Type Warship.

Keel LAID 1or new TYPE WarSn1p.
DEVONPORT. England. February %
The keel plate of the British battleship
Indefatigable. an advanced Invincible
was laid down here yesterday afternoon.
Although the armament and speed of this
new vessel will be similar to those Of the
latest battleship cruisers, she will be
without tunnels and, beyond her tripod
masts. gun turrets and bridges the up
per deck will be as clear as was the
case with the old sailing ships when
their sails were slowed away. The In
defatigable will be the first vessel OF her
type in the British navy. 1t is possible
to do away with tunnels because of the
Introduction of internal combustion en-
gines as a propelling power.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-23
Ex-Gov. Smith to Talk at Buffalo.

BUFFALO, y. Y, February 23.-EX-
Gov Hoke Smith of Georgia will address
the members of the Democratic Society in
this city March Is.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-05-22

Bishop Mcintyre in recent address; before
an Epworth League convention, made one OF
his particularly strong addresses. few of his
characteristic epigrammatic utterances have
been gathered and follows:
great blessing in life does not necessarily
consist in having good thing, but rather in
knowing how to use it,
Not money but the love of it is the root of
all evil, is it filthy lucre unless used for base
purposes. Money is benediction to many, and
every Christian covets it for benevolence and
philanthropy.
I recollect a school boy friend of mine
whose physical perfection made him modern
Samson. He became a prize tighter and a
freouenter of the saloons. 1t would have been
better if he had been born a hunchback had
been club footed, for now his soul is in drunk
ards hell.
Beauty is one of Gods rarest gifts. Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw was called the "girl with the
Christlike face yet she drove one man to the
madhouse and another into his grave.
Social prestige with which many are born
and should be used for the good and uplift of
others is often wasted. The name OF Anna
Gould, which is only mockery and contempt
comes to my mind in this connection.
Enjoy the faith and trust of your youth and
God grant you may know how to use it. Andrew
Carnegie said that he would give half of his
fortune for youth, bat there is market for it.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-05-22
FARMERS TAXES.
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The Buffalo Journal says:-"There is some
little comment the statement which has
been made that farm land is assessed higher in
proportion than manufacturers machinery. If
so it is only just, and there is very good rea-
son why it should be. Farm values increase
steadily, besides yielding an income to the
owner. Machinery which is used daily does
not last on average ten years, and is con-
stanty deprecating, whether used or not, and
improvements come so fast that the new
machinery takes the place of much that is in
good condition, because the old styles cannot
be used in competition with the new.
"a farm is the only producing plant which
does not only not depreciate, but actually in
creases in value. Stocks of merchandise are
highly perishable, not alone by becoming
shop-worn and dirty, but the constant change
in style make them shortlived. These things
should be considered in assessing property for
taxation. The value of the farm land and the
staple products of the farm are nearer to a cash
basis than any other property"
We doubt the wisdom of the view present
ed in the foregoing editorial. All of have
much to learn on the subject of taxation, but
the view presented in the foregoing appears to
us to be outweighed by other considerations
except possibly in the of the small manu-
facturer and the small merchant. AS a general
rule, the farmer pays the taxes levied against
his farm while the consumer pays the taxes
levied against a manufacturing plant The
farmer sells the products of his farm in an auc-
ton market, the price of which is governed by
the price of similar products all over the world.
Any additional burden imposed the farmer
in the form of added taxes cannot be by him
added to the price of his product, but instead
red uces the net price he will receive. Manu-
and sometimes absolutely control the prices of
their products and are able to pass along every
item of expense with profit added to the
sumner. The consumer pays for the depreciation
of machinery, for the new machinery, for the
risks of the business, and even for the taxes i'm
posed all of which are figured part of the
production-cost. The taxes of the farmer fall
on the producer where they do not belong,
fall on the consumer, who shonld have no OBJ
lection to paying them.
But the increase in the value of the farmers
land spoken of in the above editorial, is another
be taxed. According to recent statement,
England has finally adopted scheme for tax
ing this increment of value which is due en-
itirely to the growth of the immunity.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-05-22
SATURDAY, MAY IL, 1900.

Johnson for the Democrats and Kellogg for
the Republicans are spoken of senatorial
candidates to succeed Senator Clapp It does
not seem possible that enough Democrats could
be elected to the Legislature to elect Johnson
and we do not see any advantage in displacing
Clapp with Kellogg. Clapp is man of ability
who has given good account of himself in the
senate. Kellogg is also man of ability, but is
unknown except in the exclusive political
circles. He is unknown to rank and file of the
voters of the state.
! S
Charles J. Wright of Fergus Falls, one of
the four representatives from Otter Tail county
in the legislature is donating his salary for the
term to the school libraries of the different
villages of his county Mr.. Wright has no wish
to pose as second Carnegie, but he has thus
far donated $3.50 to Henning $3.50 to Perham,
500 to Deer Creek, and various sums to other
villages. Mr.. Wright was considered one of
the wealthiest men in either the house or the
senate of the last Legislature, and was also one
of the most influential members aud made a
good record.
Senator Somerville, who has been mention
ed for more offices than any other politician in
the state, is to quit Minnesota and make his
home in California. Fifteen more years ago,
he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for congress, and has been
considered a candidate for that office pretty
much all the time since. He is man Of ability,
and served creditably in the state senate. His
repeated candidates. for governor attorney
general and other offices got to be somewhat of
joke, yet he was not ordinary place-hunter,
and he probably unjustly treated by the
political reporters in being so frequently men
toned When copy short, the political
writer's always reverted to Somerville.
The land spectators who have been buy
Lake reservations are liable to find that poor
Lo" knows few sharp tricks himself. Allot-
ments were granted to the indians many years
ago with the provision that they could not be
sold. Later, the persons of mixed blood were
allowed to sell their lands, and in the hopes of
getting money to afford present enjoyment,
about every redskn claimed to be half breed
and sold his land Now with their lands gone,
full-bloods and never entitled to sell
their lands, and suits have been instituted to
set aside many of the transfers. 1t looks as tho
the spectators who were anxious to prey
THEIRS
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-05-22

The U. S. Reclamation service has sent cir
culars to all the newspapers announcing the
opening of certain lands in Wyoming, with a
request that the same be advertised No COM
pensation is offered for the service. The an
nouncing and advertising of great irrigation
project is much part of the Legitimate ex-
penses of such project the building of the
dam, yet paternal government would not
think of asking the engineers to work for the
glory of the service. The exploiting of a re-
clamation project is business proposition, and
if Uncle Sam wants to find buyers, we would
be pleased to sell him advertising space. Space
will be donated to advertise no locality except
Stevens county
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-05-22

It is reported that the st. Paul Pioneer
Press has been sold to the st. Paul Dispatch,
tho no official announcement has yet been
made. The passing of the Pioneer Press with
it's traditional policy would be great loss to
the whole state of Minnesota and we sincerely
hope that the Pioneer Press will not pass to
other owners with different ideals of what a
newspaper should be. Other papers enjoy
larger calculations than the Pioneer Press, but
no other paper is in the same class far as
influence and reliability is concerned
/
The Lamberton Star takes this kind of a
slam at possible Democratic successor to Gov.
Johnson:-"When Johnson gets tired being
governor he should will his job to Senator
Works. of Mankato, who is talked of for COVER
nor, and who is we'll qualified to fill the shoes
of the present chief executive. During the re-
cent session of the legislature, although an
avowed temperance advocate, he voted against
county option and for the club liquor BILL and
supported the Sunday base ball bill, in the face
of the fact that a few years ago he was Bap-
fist minister. He ought to be slippery enough
to fill Johnson's shoes"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-05-22
SAYINGS OF BISHOP MCINTYRE

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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-05-22
Our Old bickory Uagon

entirely
Hickory from Black Birch
first clear yellow Poplar finished Every
luey guaranteed in and better made
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-05-22
Che Sfougbfon Wagon

Look Trusted Ax
the axle bolt through the axle
All being clipped and fine finish be found
market Last although all have advanced
in
Barbour County index., 1909-10-13
Contest to Close October 3Oth

The Index's corn contest will
close on Saturday. y,October goth. All
who desire to compete for any OF
the prizes must have their displays
here on or before that date.
There are four prizes to be
awarded:
First-$3 and one years sub
scription for the three best ears oi
corn, any variety.
Second-$2 and six months
subscription.
Third-$I and three months
subscription.
Fourth-$1.5o each for best two
heads of cane and kahr corn.
No limit is placed on numbers in
display but prizes will be awarded
on three ears only.
No person will be awarded more
than one prize.
Barbour County index., 1909-10-13
Fish Dying in Hargis Lake

II. E. Whitney and DR.. Conner
of this city went down to HazeIton
last week to place duck blinds on
Hargis lake, which is situated on
the Barber county line between
Hazelton and Corwin, to get ready
for the fall shooting. Mr.. Whitney
brings home the report that there
are thousands of fish dying in the
lake on account of the low water.
They found countless numbers of
channel cat fish, buffalo and carp
dead on the banks and in the shall
low water, some of them quite
large in size. The lake is we'll
stocked with fish yet alive, but un-
less we have a considerable amount
of rain in the near future the lake
will not contain sufficient amount
of fresh water for the fish not yet
affected by the low water of an
alkili nature.-Anthony Bulletin.
Barbour County index., 1909-10-13
Who Knows David Burk?

City Marshal Stevens received a
letter few days ago from Martha
A. Burk, - $40 Santa Fe Avenue, Los
Angeles, California inquiring about
her son, David Burk, who has dis
appeared. The letter follows:
"Mr. Chief of Police:
"Will you be so kind as to help
ME locate my son, Charles David
Burk? His father died February
%, 1907 and left an estate to be
divided among three sons. Charles
David is the second son. | am
still holding the body for burial, to
see if we can find him. wish
you would give this to some of
your leading papers and request
them to publish it.
MARTHA A. BURK
23Io Santa Fe Avenue,
Los Angeles, California.
Barbour County index., 1909-10-13
Col. MacGregor Sues County

Col. John MacGregor, as agent
for his wife, L. E. MacGregor, in
stituted an injunction proceeding,
through his attorneys, Noble g.
Tincher, last Wednesday, against
the board of county commission ers
and the county clerk in the tax
matter which has been in contro-
versy since March. Col. MacGreg-
or sold his farm east of town
year ago to H. w. Skinner, receiv-
ing in part payment a residence in
the city, and the two entering into
a written contract to cover a bal
ance of $6,9Oo.oo. He refused to
list this sum for taxation and AS
SCISSOR Stout listed it in his official
capacity. The board sustained
the assessor and Col. MacGregor
appealed to the state tax commits
sion. The commission dismissed
the appeal for lack of jurisdiction,
claiming that it was purely ques
tion for the courts to determine.
The injunction petition will be
heard by Judge Gillett this week.
Col. MacGregor's affidavit states
that the deal between him and Mr..
Skinner was merely to sell an op-
tion on his farm, the OPTION run
ming five years, and if at the end of
that time Mr.. Skinner did not pay
the balance due, he (Skinner) was
to forfeit the town property. The
contract drawn up at the time
of the deal specifies a note and
interest, but this part of the con-
tract is repudiated as a mistake of
the attorney drawing it.
1t was brought out at the hear
ing before the commissioners last
week that this $4,000 was recently
used in the purchase of another
farm and this showing made the
board unanimous in deciding the
case in favor of the county. Here
tofore one member of the board
was favorable to Col. MacGregor.
Now is a good time to settle
this matter. There will be cases
like it frequently and it should be
brought to a focus. The case will
IN all probability be carried to the
supreme court.
Barbour County index., 1909-10-13
County Commissioners

The board Of unity commits.
sioners were IN session on Monday
Tuesday and Wednesday of last
week. The usual allowance o1
bills was first disposed of and then
the following business was trans.
acted:
F. E. Read and Waldron Chase
were appointed to assist Probate
Judge Garrison in checking up
County Treasurer Warren at the
close of his official term October
II, 1909
F. B. Nurse, H A. Tedrow and
P. H. Parr of Mingona township
were appointed TO appraise school
land as follows: Sw 16-31-12; ne
16- 3II2; Sc 16 81 IL; Sc 16 31-14;
sw, sw SO 81 ID;
VIM. Ward, W. E. Fulton and
Geo. Lott of Sun City were ap-
pointed to appraise the ne of 16-
3o-15.
H. TisdaIe was granted a certif
cate OF error for $Io.76 on account
of double assessment of personal
property in 1908.
r. L. Robinson was appointed
township clerk of Hazelton on ac-
count of vacancy by removal of
former clerk.
A Heflin was appointed trustee
of Lake City township to fill the
vacancy caused by the removal of
Verd Thrasher to Sun City.
The road petitioned for by F. P.
Newman ard others of Medicine
Lodge township was granted,
without damages and crossings
made as ordered by viewers.
w. R. Lepper of Sheron town
ship was granted a certificate of
error on a valuation of $500 on
lots I, ? in z 32Io on account of
erroneous assessment in 1908.
Coupons amounting to 5243
were cancelled and destroyed.
Ed Boots, H. l. Tilden, c. c..
Phipps and w. H. Holmes Of Isa-
bel presented petition to the
board on Wednesday asking for the
incorporation of the city of Isabel.
The petition was found regular in
all respects and the prayer was
granted. The first city election
was set for Tuesday, October Goth.
The board took a recess Wed
nesday afternoon until Tuesday of
this week, when it re. convened
to approve the petitions of the
township of EIwood calling a
railroad bond election, official
notices of which appear in this
paper this week.
Barbour County index., 1909-10-13
An Excellent Show

"The Cowboy, The Indian and
The Lady" produced here Friday
night, in spite OF the downpour of
rain, was better than anticipated.
1t is a beautiful production of
mingled tragedy and romance IL
Eliminating early settlement when
the Indian and cowman were bat
Ting for the supremacy, with Uncle
Sam as the arbiter. The love af-
fairs all terminated the right way
and the cowboy, through many
reverses, becomes the real conquer
or.
The company has an extraordi,
nary orchestra and band which is
always safe index to troupe's
true merit.
Barbour County index., 1909-10-13
The Barber County Club at K.
s. A. G.

The Barber County Club at the
Kansas State Agricultural College,
met Friday, October Ist, and elect
ed the following officers:
r. M. Platt, President.
Archie Findley, Vice President.
Miss Lucy Platt, Secretary.
Walter Robinson, Treasurer.
Miss Mary Inslee, Marshal.
This is the second year of the
club and it seems to be prosering
as we have all the old members
back and several new ones.
The club is glad to welcome
Miss Ermine Osborne back who
has been out for the last year.
R. M. P.
Barbour County index., 1909-10-13
Rev. Spiers Called

The First Baptist Church of this
city has called the Rev. G. /.
Spiers as regular pastor. Rev.
|Spiers preached three sermons here
during the past two weeks and all
who heard him enjoyed them very
much. He also preached a trial
sermon at Wellington and could
have taken charge there but he
preferred to come here.
The'Baptist congregation will
resume regular services again, be-
ginning next Sunday.
Rev. Spiers comes here from
Dodge City.
S. ]. Ruggles of Coldwater ar
rived on Monday to visit a few days
with his brother, Robert Ruggles
The regular meeting of the East
ern Star will occur Monday, Oct.
18th. All officers and members
are requested to be present at 7:3o
sharp.
There was a nice volume oi
smoke in front of r. r. Froman's
garage yesterday morning. The
tank in which pitch and tar were
being boiled for roofing solution
ran over and the flames soon GOV.
cred the ground in the immediate
vicinity. Aside from the tar and
pitch consumed, there was no dam
age.