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The Columbus journal., 1909-08-11
EDITOR PAD FOR PRIVILEGE.
Hired Reporter for One Day, That He
Might Have Satisfaction Of
Firing Him.

One of the oldest, Quaintest charac-
tiers that ever held the desk of man
aging editor was H. T. White of Chi
cago. Many people still consider Mr..
White one Of the greatest newspaper
men that ever lived. but that doesn't
count one way or the other when his
uniQueness Is under discussion. There
never was but one H. T. White. and
1t is an even bet that there will never
be another.
One afternoon when Mr. White was
managing editor of the Daily News he
strayed out into the local room and
there found a cool, complacent young
man rOOsting atop of desk and puff
ing an inferior cigarette.
Say. you useless, pOp-eyed son of
an obelisk." Numbered Mr.. White,
don't you see that sign, No smok-
ing?'"
Now that you remind me about 1t, /"
said the young man. agreeably. Il
think l do
You think you do?" roared the
boss. You know you do! Now, young
man. whoever you may be, you 60
down to the cashier and tell him l
said to give you whatever's coming to
you. Then you get out! You're fired"
The young man waved the cigarette
in mild protest.
But. Mr.. White" said he. I'm not
working here. just came up to see
il could get a job"
Mr.. White, who was not personally
acquainted with any of the minor
lights of the local staff. was dunn
founded for an instant. Then he
growled, savagely:
We'll, then, you insolent, imperti-
nent. bat-f:ced baboon, you 60 to the
city editor and tell him 1 said to put
you to work. And tomorrow, you
striped hyena of the Cobb desert, I'll
have the satisfaction of firing you!"
And he had it, while the young man
got one days pay.
The Columbus journal., 1909-08-11
THE NEW TARIFF LAW.


The 90 called Payne tariff bill is
now q law. Like al tariff measures
it does not meet the approval Of every
republican or the condemnation of
every democrat.
In the framing of the measure more
than half the democratic senators voted
with eastern republican senators in
retaining rates in the Dingley bill.
Leading democratic senators denounc-
ed on the floor of the senate the tariff
plank in the Denver platform and
voted to protect" the products of
industries in southern states. The
last speech made on the democratic
side in the tariff debate was by Sena-
tor Baily of Texas, who pleaded for >
duty on hides, vet the Texas statesman
claims to be tariff Performer"
Although the President approved
the bill, as the best he could get under
the circumstances, it is no secret that
he is not fully satisfied with the meas
ure, but nevertheless he regards it a. q
sincere effort to make q downward
revision.
The democratic party. following its
traditional policy, will denounce the
measure and apologize for the twenty
three democratic senators and forty or
fifty members of the house from the
southern states who allied themselves
with the Aldrich republicans and voted
against amendments offered by repre-
sentatives from western states for
genuine tariff reform.
The Columbus journal., 1909-08-11
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The Columbus journal., 1909-08-11
TOM JOHNSON FAILS AGAIN.

TOM JOHNSON FAILS AGAIN.
The people of Cleveland, Ohio, re-
Gently voted down proposition to
insure three cent fares on a part Of the
street railways Of that town. The
three cent ordinance was fostered by
Tom L. johnson, who seems to be
crazy on the subject. johnson has
wrecked his private fortune in fight
ing the Cleveland street railway. He
secured test of the three cent plan,
but it proved q failure
Aud now the people have again de-
cided against him, johnson.
Why do some men 60 crazy hating
street railways. Iu every big city in
the country, there is wild man fight
ing the street railways in the tiercest
way and meanest way possible. Are
not street railway investors entitled to
reasonable compensation?
In the case of Cleveland, we must
conclude that johnson was rabid and
unreasonable, since the people have
repeatedly decided against him. A
test demonstrated that three cent fare
is not enough. And johnson has lost
fame and fortune in q foolish, unfair
and unreasonable fight.
A dispatch says that johnson re-
ceived news of his defeat at home,
guarded by policemen" After all
his fighting for the people," he is
guarded by policemen. tn prevent per-
sonal injury!
Tom Johnsonis motives we're no
doubt good, when be started out, but
during his long fight he has, in some
way, became an impractical, meddle-
some, troublesome nuisance. No one
is warranted in concluding that a ma
jority Of the people want to be robbed,
or that they are dishonest, while Tom
johnson is right.
Many other reformers finally be-
come as unreasonable, as meddlesOme,
as unpopular and troublesome as Tom
Johnson. For q time he was nation
al figure; today he is discredited, and
seldom heard Of except in connection
with defeat.
Tom johnson has demonstrated that
q fight on street railway company can
be carried too far; that people become
tired ola clamOr that is untrue and un.
fair.
We believe it is also true that
the pure food experts are going so far
as to disgust the people. The pure
food men have become cranks, and
insist upon regulations that are I'm.
important and troublesome. The an-
nouncement that travellers on railway
trains cannot have drinking water un.
less they carry their own drinking
cups, is silly, in the opinion Of many
people who known as much As the men
who are cranks on public health.
The reform stunt has been carried
too far in every INSTRUMENTATION
Globe.
The Columbus journal., 1909-08-11

VIII n W0eC1 Features, Historic Pictures
WU6U W6OU and Thrilling Battle Scenes.
R0UcnRlOERS Al Sas!sd..
lMn0AMS The Real Red Man of the
Uu0OuAuUS Plains in War Paint.
HAVn1RAVS Brought direct from Ranch
WV OVB - and Prairie Ranges.
ARlRS Swarthy Betouin Athletes and
SOLDIERS Military Men .i i Wariike
G0SSAGKS Reckless Ridersfrom Far
OVSOssONSO off Russian Steppes.
mEXlcAuS R., Real RScs g Hds,s,i from
WILD WEST GIRLS IPs ;ss s SSfsas
PlAlnSn0EN s Maksy' out Of W Mis.e!y
lAmcER$ Glacsf i Cavalryme 1;,i in
AR1IllE nv 6 6siiis aed ra nde,D''s OF
vAQUER0S n MEXICAN ny gssb of the
JAPANESE fro ne the ia.' Far p East. Men
ARkSME caa ey she saisr
RllRAl Typical Membersof Mexi-
sAVNss6s6Sc co.'s Mounted Police.
z0uAvES Perfection in Rapid Drills
AVVSSU6S and Manual of Arms.
CAVAl Nv Uncle Sans" Horsemen.
OsSWSssNU The Pride of the Army.
DRAe00nS Rsp.eSss sc. ?, ha,s, THE !.
The Columbus journal., 1909-08-11

John J. Sullivan, the only non.par-
tisan democrat in Nebraska, will be q
candidate far supreme judge. With
such men as Sullivan on the bench, no
matter whether republican or demo-
crat, the supreme court is safe, but
there are democratic candidates for the
job who would be psriisans first and
last and all the way along the line
Kearney Hub.
The Columbus journal., 1909-08-11
A Difficult prohlam.

1t Is often difficult to decide wheth.
er the most disagreeable people in
the world are those who merely think
they are our superiors or those who
really are.
The Columbus journal., 1909-08-11
Never GivA LIN.

II you have lost faith and hope. you
are indeed in a bad way. Harrow the
ground and start fresh seeds of hardy
plants of the same species. Never
give up.
The Columbus journal., 1909-08-11

Fame has uncovered hitherto un-
known young man who is playing .
large part in the affairs of New York.
From him came the opening Of the
fight on the revised building code,
which Charles F. Murphy and Chief
Daniel F. Cobalan of Tammany went
down to defeat.
Thirty-three years ago there was
born in the little town of Hamburg,
Ark, an infant who was christened
William F. McCombs, jr. His moth.
er was Of the Pugh family, kin to the
Alabama senator. It became essential
in course of time for the youngster to
learn something and they sent him
over to Bellbuckle. Tenn, in the mid.
die of the horse country. where the old
Webb Academy had acquired . reputa-
ton for Installing "hoss" sense into pu.
pills. After that start Mr.. McCombs
got to Princeton, where he vas men,
Der of the class of '98. Then came q
course in the Harvard Law School
from which he graduated in 1901,
When the last "rah rah" had lost its
echo and the class Of 'Ol was q mem.
DRY, the young man sat down to pick
out place to earn living.
all take the biggest on the map"
he said, and he packed his few belong
ings and headed for New York. He
had to make start and make it in
hurry.
He got place in big firm. Then
along came a lot of the New York
bankers who were planning to put 200
million dollars into the construction
of the New York, Westchester Il BOs.
ton Railway. Two concerns had
franchises and the question that vexed
the financiers was whether or not the
franchise of the company they thought
of backing would stick. The firm
turned the matter over to the new
man. He wrote the opinion sustain.
ing the validity ofthe franchise. The
firm sent it t. William b. HOrnblower,
John G. jackson aud Governor Hugh
Is. These eminent lawyers put the
stamp of their approval upon the init
al work of the new law aid and the
bankers put in the money. Later,
when attacked in court, the court Of
appeals sustained the first job of the
man who picked the big game for his
own.
Then McCOmbs got to thinking that
If he could turn that sort Of u trick on
q salary. he could do the same thing
for himself. The m"re he thought Of
the matter the better it looked to him.
Right here came the making Of the
man. With no money and without q
client. he opened an Office in the Wall
Street district, still playing for big
game and setting his sights high. Hell
got stock exchange house for client,
and then corporation. Others came
to his net, and he soon found himself
at the head of an Office with q force of
men working up his cases. just as he
would have done had he stayed in the
old place on salary.
Among these clients came the Roch-
ling Construction Company, and at
tached to this employment came his
opportunity. Here is how he viewed
it:
81 come into the fight on the Build
ing Code as the attorney for the Roeb-
ling Company. Before two weeks had
passed I realized that the matter was |
bigger one than my private employ.
ment, aud that it was too far reaching
to be regarded in the light ola private
corporations matter.
"In the city of New York $50 mil
The Columbus journal., 1909-08-11

Editor Edgar Howard has a dark
horse for senator locked up in his
editorial stable which he will trOt out
at the proper time" Perhaps it's
Chris Gruenther.
The Columbus journal., 1909-08-11
4 Speedy Substitute.

Il would love, II only once. to have
q swell luncheon" why not try one
of dried apples and water?-Balti-
more American.
The Columbus journal., 1909-08-11
Heavy Sentence.

II have decided to suspend your
sentence" the judge began. For the
Lords sake. Judge. you don't mean
to say lifting few chickens 10 q
hanging matter!"
The Columbus journal., 1909-08-11
PLAYING FOR BIG GAMB

lion dollars goes into new buildings
every year. This code proposed to
make the superintendent Of buildings
the supreme authority a. to what
materials. what elevators and what
equipment should be used. Where
his opinion differed from the code, the
code was superseded. 1t thus was pro-
posed to make it possible for single
head in each borough to ruin any one
line of industry that raised its head
and. to make millionaries among such
favored persons Is might be designated
to receive his approval.
"Tammany hadallied its forces. We
could not get the other people engaged
in building work to join in the fight be-
cause they feared if they did the poll
teal organisation would wipe them
out Of business and that they would
never have another contract in the
city. So We went it alone. l realized
that it was . matter that the public
must take up and understand if the
fight succeeded. The newspaper be-
gan to grasp the full significance Of
the thing and joined in the attacks.
The papers won the fight"
But Of the hundreds Of persons in.
terested in the municipal contest, few,
very few, knew the spare, thin, young
man, whose gray hair fell carelessly
over a broad forehead, whose steel
eyes penetrated everything in sight,
whose mobile mouth smiled as he
plunged the knife int" Tammsny, and
who was the silent, never-sleepiDg
power behind the fight.
The figure was McCombs.
But when the mayor had come
scurrying back from his vacation to
kill the c'"l-, The limeIight began to
turn McComh's way. II developed
that he was the same young man who
had shown big Bill" Edwards how
to catch ih" sn"~ graft, r., and how to
60 after the dump grafiers Hand in
hand he worked Nth Big Bill" and
the result is we'll ku.wn.
Il just bel ped Bill" is the way Mr..
McCombs put it when asked about
the fight Il vas his counsel without a
tee."
Feeless he had prosecuted that graft
fight, aud his interest in civic matters
led him to turn his private employ
ment by the R"ebliDgs into y public
fight when he got the chance. He
doesn't care much for money, any
way.
Il got interested in that code, out.
side Of my employment" he said.
do you know that l found 1872 in
stances in the code in which the super
intendent of buildings was mentioned,
and if that code had gone through
there would have been q car in every
borough Who would have done what
bis political leaders said, and he would
have held every building in New
York in his grasp completely. Any
other city except New York would
have gone wild when it found that
fact out"
1t is in his feeless work that Mr..
McCombs has done his chief service.
He is secretary of the Princeton Club
and he evolved the scheme of forming
. COMMITTEE of Opportunities" 1t
is the business of this committee to
keep . card index Of every job open
to q young man, chiefly in places
where old graduates of Princeton are
heads of establishments. The COM
mittee stands as a connecting link be-
tween the gray-headed alumnus and
The youth who is trying to make a
start.-FrOm the New York World.
The Columbus journal., 1909-08-11
0ojn0 Their Best.

Those Comeups are determined to
make q noise In the world Of society"
Are they? Well, they're loud
enough"
The Columbus journal., 1909-08-11

There's trouble brewing between the
two factions of the democratic machine
in Platte county, which is liable to
break out in an open rupture when the
time approaches for nominating state
ticket. The split will come when Shall
lenl'erger demands denomination.
Dahlman has some very warm sup
porters in Platte county, and interest
in his candidacy is growing and the
opposition t. Shallenberger increasing.
The action of the state convention in
refusing to endorse the daylight law
has caused considerable soreness
among the governors friends in Platte
county and they are circulating the
story that q former friend Of the gov
ernor, whose recommendations were
turned down, was in measure resp"n-
sibie for the action Of the convention.
The Columbus journal., 1909-08-11
Woman Suffrage.

Gladys-''SO you've sent Herbert
about his business, have you?" May
belle-"Yes. But l have since used
the-er-recall on him"
The Columbus journal., 1909-08-11

The benefits of tariff reduction, If
any, will come through somewhat bet.
ter conditions for great industries, in.
creasing their demand for labor and
thus making more work and more
wages. The immediate benefit Of the
tariff settlement is that it gives Ger.
tainty, and frees the people from un-
The Columbus journal., 1909-08-11
TARIFF COMMENT.

Thus the women Of the country who
rose in vigorous protest against the
advances that were pr"r'sed ip gloves
and hosiery have won half their bat
tie. Whatever may he thought Of the
new tariff rs whole or as I" particular
provisions, there is reason t. rejoice
that it has been completed and that
after these long weary months the peo-
pie will at last know where they
stand. The country can adapt itself
to almost any tariff conditions. but IN.
certainty and suspense are almost
ruinOus.-New York Herald.
The Columbus journal., 1909-08-11
certainty, to 60 forward with oon6den-
&c to take prosperity as it comes
Chicago Inter Ocean.

The president has evidently accept.
ed the wool and cotton schedules, not
because he likes them, but because be
can get nothing better. He may be
blamed for them. But no tariff bill
was ever just right, and none ever will
be. The president has obtained bill
which is certainly more q revision
downward than . revision upward.
He has blocked certain determined
raids on the pocket Of the consumer.
He deserves praise for that. He will
get it; and the prosperity which is
bound to follow the settlement of the
question will be imputed to him.
New York Mail.
This is one of the relatively few
cases in which results can be reduced
directly to figures and estimated in
their effect ON the pockets of eonsum'
ers. We may benefit indirectly by
reduction in the duty on anchors and
iodoform. on pig lead and sulphate of
ammonia, but the gain is not percepti-
BILE through the medium of the house.
hold expense book.-New York Sun.
The Columbus journal., 1909-08-11

s ss1snss f. 81 shs from s r. FAR EAST
81 ss' Dsa;n x. ss.iv. HORSE AAMSnlP
Illustration, Of Wild. SAWAeERV
The Worlds Experts in Displays 0lnnMG
Of Fancy and Real Rough uNuOIsUO
Brawny. Brown-skinned y j Ule1eS
Desperate and Thrilling Mimic Oh ] J 66S
BrGnshos. MUSTANGS and High NOISES
Splendid Exhibitions of ASSn0MG
Expert Roping and AssOSOssUO
Wild West Girls and Cowboys E0n0 ire
IN Characteristic Holiday NV6UOS
White Soldiers RepuIse Red AFTAHAS
Mems Fearful FOrayS and - o1sOUS
The Famous Cowboy Band Will = 0lS0H
Dispense Popular and Classic ~ VSuO
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q q G tss W cSaFse'' EQUESTRlANS
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Difficult: Trap, Target and SAnn11ME
Expert Horseback S0VV
Crafty Methods Of Wild e0GAfIME
Indian Warfare and UsOuu u"O
Parades. Reviews. Pageants and n0Dl
Fancy Artillery ONseSS
Horses and Soldiers in Furi- ~ A0GES
Gus, Fearless Cavalry OUosSuOOeS
Hundreds of Men and DA0HAES
Horses in Grand Military uoUsUuAOUusS
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-06-15
CAP PTURED
BAD MAN
After an Officer is Kill
ed-POSSe Overlook
Him

Henryetta, Okla, June WintoI
Irwin, negro. who Sunday night sho
and instantly killed Deputy Sheriff T
N. Pearson. was captured later after
brother of Pearson and other mem
bers of a posse had put five bullets
in his body. The negro is in Jail at
Hoffman and cannot recover.
Irwin was captured by Pearson in
Mcintosh county, charged with horse
stealing, and broke jail AS Pearson
was In the act Of arresting him, Irwin
slipped heavy steel instrument from
his coat and struck Pearson over the
head. inflicting a serious wound. The
negro secured the officers revolver
and escaped
Sunday Pearson and a posse set
out after the negro again. They To-
Gated him in the house of another ne
gro four miles north Of Henryetta.
The man who resides in the house Of
fered assistance to the officers, and
was directing Pearson to the house
at o'clock Sunday night. When Pear
son was within few rods Of the house
Irwin fired. killing the officer instant
ly. He then made his escape and was
overtaken an hour later by Pearsons
brother and other officers.
Pearson resided at Eufaula and was
one of the best officers Of his part of
the state. He leaves a family.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-06-15
AUGMENTED ORCHESTRA AT THE
E0ldX

Patrons at the Convention Hall The
ater last night were surprised to see
assembled there an excellent orches-
ira Of ten pieces and from all appear
ances we're delighted with this big
extra attraction. A large orchestra is
always feature in the metropolitan
vaudeville houses and it seems that
the Folly with her splendid perform.
ance of last night has now stepped
in line and may be ranked as a par
excellence theater
Immediately after the band concert
in front of the theater, the big orches-
ira will play the first number of the
program commencing about $40.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-06-15
FOUND BOOZE
IN A HOUSE

Undersheriff Yearta and Deputy Bill
Garner, after securing a search war.
rant yesterday afternoon, invaded the
home of Bill Holmes on north Twelfth
Street and found sixty bottles OF Blue
Ribbon beer which they seixed
The officers learned that a barrel
of beer had been delivered at the
Holmes house and shortly thereafter
they appeared on the scene. The
barrel which was consigned to How
ard Williams, had been opened and
portion OF the contents removed.
The officers also raided the Klon-
dyke house, but found only two bot
ties of Sunnybrook.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-06-15
NoTlcE no CONTRACTORS.

Office of the Oklahoma Architecture
al & Engineering Co., Chiekasha, Okla.
Sealed proposals will be received at
this office until 2 o'clock p. m. on the
21st day of June, 1909 and then open
ed for furnishing the necessary mate
rials and labor required for the erec-
tion and completion of a three-story
brick building 65x94 feet for Phillips
Brothers, corner of Fourth street and
Kansas avenue. Plans and specifica-
tons are now to be had at the office
Of the above mentioned architects.
15-3t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-06-15
SOLD
RAPIDLY

About one-half Of the lots in Apache
addition, which were placed on sale
this morning, were sold today. So
anxious were purchasers that some
of them camped on the ground all
night in order to be the first to buy.
A number of very desirable lots
still remain and can be purchased at
the office of the Apache Cotton Oil
Company.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-06-15
REFREsHEs THE SCALP.

Almost anyone may rid themselves of
dandruf and scalp irritation and prevent
badness If they will use Rexall "o3n Hair
Tonic. We are so certain of this we guar
antee to return every cent paid US for it il
it doesn'tprove satisfactory. Try il at our
entire risk. Two sizes, soc. and SIoo.
n. J. erOwnson, 21s chIckasha Avenue.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-06-15
THE GRAIN DEALERS OF
SEVERAL STATES MEET

tDP~O1UI 1I0pEVoo AOEV5I dIII.I
Wichita, Kan, June 15.-Dan Dona-
hoe, of Ponca City and and H. B. Dor
sey, secretary of the Texas Grain
Dealers Association, today addressed
two hundred grain men of Oklahoma,
Texas Missouri and Kansas here The
meeting is held to advance acquaint-
ance and common interests. Freight
rates from the Gulf will be discussed,
principally with the hope of establish
ing more favorable and uniform tariffs
for the states named.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-06-15
GET BANK
ROBBERS
Especial Express Telegram. ]

Wellston, Okla, June 15.-With the
arrest of two men giving the names
of Hampton and Thomas, and now in
jail at Chandler. 1t is believed here
that the safe blowers who robbed the
Bank of Wellston of $4,000 last De
cember, have been apprehended.
After the robbery the men came
representing themselves detectives
and suddenly disappeared. 1t is
thought now that they were the rob.
bers as the descriptions of the men
arrested at Chandler answer substan-
TALLY to the detectives.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-06-15
BOY is PARoLEp.

Guthrie Okla, June 15.-Les Ray
mond of Rogers county, a 17-year-old
boy convicted of burglary, who has
already served more than a year in
the state penitentiary, was parolled
today by Governor Haskell.