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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-10-15
Paroled dy Governor.

lansing, Kan Mrs Irene Leon
ard, convicted OF killing her second
husband, and who was first brought
to tho state penltentiary here from
Wichita In 1896, under sentence OF
thirty years, was parolcd by Governor
SWbbs on Thursday.
Mrs. Leonard. who Is GO years OF
age, has maintained that she was
innocent. She Is In m health Sh,
left the peniteutary Thursday night
and after short visit with friends
In Wichita. will go to OILS Angeles
to live with sister.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-10-15
COOK KILLED eY SHERIFF.
Men ousrreled over Quality Of Food
Furnished Prisoners.

Telluride. Colo.-Paul w. Center,
cook at the New Sheridan hotel here.
was shot and fatally wounded by I'm
Ter sheriff Louis Ia Knudson. He
died three hours later ut the hospital
IN which he had been carried, pro
tsting to the last that the shooting
was unproyoked. The shooting took
place In the bar room Of the hotel
and was the outcome OF u quarrel he
tween the two men over tho food
furnished prisoners In the county
tnil
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-10-15
Real Life Tragedy.

Nantes Sur Seine. Francr-A the
villa OF Daniel Ridgoway knight. an
American painter. at Rolleboisc Ar.
mande pisoni. i7.year-old girl. re-
nowned for her beauty and who
served Mr.. Knight as domestic and
model. killed herself
Aftcr being publicly lifted at o
village ball by her sweetheart, Gustav
Fortune. she returned to Mr.
Knights home. took the painters
shotgun and blew on her head
Armande left letter to her
father. chimney sweep In Paris, and
to her sisters. adjuring the girls to
avoid love a1airs and never to be
lieye a mans word.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-10-15
VIII Get Aeroplanes Ready for Mar.
ket

New York Unless some change
" heart shall alter decision an.
nouncrd ON Tuesday by Wilbur
Wright. tho spectacular night made
here Monday by the Dayton aviator
ls the last which bee or his brother
Oryillc will make I'm public Hero
AFTER said Mr. Wright 1--WE shall de-
vote an our efforts 90 lhu commercial
exploitation OF our machines and
only ny as a matter ut experiment Ia
test the value of whatever changes
we decide to mako iu tbr'r cuustruc
non"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-10-15
President TAFT In San FraneIsoo,

san Francisco After spending the
entire forenoon In the cities OF Ber.
kelley and Oakland across the bay.
President TAFT was welcomed to San
Francisco Tuesday afternoon by n
throng which lined the walks In
fome places ten deep along line
OF march extending over nearly three
miles OF the principal streets. The
school children Of this city. Oakland
and Berkeley gave their Joyous
cheers for the president, aud as In
most Of the other cites Mir Taft has
visited ON this trip, were one Of the
prominent features Of his reception
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-10-15
A,,smp, TO lynch BLACK Inlet

Tulsa, Okla.-F1fteen negroes
boarded n train at wybark on Friday
and attempted to take Arthur Nanny
negro charged with horse stealing
away from sherin Hooper with the
intention OF lynching him. sheriff
Hooper held the crowd at bay with
his revolver until the train started
aud then. with the assistance OF the
conductor. forced the entire mob to
Jump from the moving cars. NANNY
was taken to Muskogee and landed
In Jail.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-10-15
Murderous Attack by mug.

Oakland-A thug. arrayed In wo
mans skirts. attacked and robbed
Mrs Emilia Moderious as she was on
her way to her nome at 1900 Third
street. In company with her two
children and two women companions
Mrs. Mcderious was beaten on the
head and probably fatally injured by
her assailant. who welded an iron
bar While she lay unconscious on
the sidewalk and her companions and
children were screaming for assist
ance. the thug took from her SEQ He
tion He'd, yaulting over high board
fence.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-10-15
Would Settle Hawaiian Land Cues,
ton.

Honoluu.-The calling OF a special
session OF the territorial Legislature
Is being considered by Governor Wal.
ter r. Frcar to take up the question
OF amendments to the land laws to
be- urged upon congress at It's next
meeting. Governor Frear will start
for Washington next month on this
mission and desires that the legisla'
turc take action before he starts
The governor Is planning for a gen
orl opening OF all available public
lands In the territory TO settlers from
the United States.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-10-15
Cook Grants Request Of American
Scientists.

Washington Frederick A. Cook,
the Arctic explorer, announced short
~ after his arrival from New York
to deliver his lecture. that he will nc.
qulesce In the proposition that the
University OF Copenhagen be asked to
waive It's claim to u prior examination
OF his records. In order that the Amer.
lean Geographical society and other
scientific societies In this country may
be enabled to review his data.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-10-15
peary secures strange Arctic Fish,

New York.-Among the geological
trophies brought back from tne polar
REGIONS by the Pcary exploration ship
Roosevelt are several cans In which
have been preserved the fish OF the
farthest north From these exhibits
which will be given TO the American
museum OF natural history, n is indi.
Gated that the farther north one goes
mo smaller the fish become.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-10-15
RosseR MURDERS OFFICER.
Policeman Forgot to oisarm Prls.
oner and Forfelts His Life.

Salt Lake City.-speoial omcer c.
g. Riley was shot and almost instant.
ly killed Tuesday night by hold.up
man whom he had under arrest. The
murderer escaped Immediately after
the shooting. The murder OF oricer
Riley happened few minutes after
the higawayman and his accomplish
had held up a man. Riley had Just
caught the highwaymen and was
taking them to the station when one
Of them drew his revolver and shot
the officer down.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-10-15
Thinks He Saw Mrs. Guinness.

El Paso. Tex,-A special from Dal
hart, Tex, says that a man named
Hendrick Fritz, formerly OF La
Porte. Ind, ON Friday positively iden.
tined Mrs. Belle Guinness on train
en- route to Denver from Fort Worth,
whore It is reported she was recent.
ly seen. Fritz asserts that Mrs. Gun,
ness recognized him and hastily
went into the womens dressing
room, whore she locked herself In
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-10-15
pIaahled by HurrIeane.

Port Arthur. Watorlooged
and dismasted. with hye remaining OF
her original crew OF seven, the Kate
Feore. from Mobile to Cuban parts,
was towed into this harbor on Fri.
day. The vessel was stripped and
whirled hundreds OF miles out OF her
course by the hurricane OF septem.
her 20.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-10-15
EASY

Mrs llenpeck-Dld you ever hear OF
anything worse than man who
who smokes in the house?
MIR llcnpcck-Yes. A smoking lamp.
Ask me another!
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-10-15

Mother-Tommy. why don't you
play with Frank any more? | thought
you were such good chums.
Tommy-We was. but he's a molly.
coddlel lie paid to get inter Their
ball grounds
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-10-15
lnstant RelIef for I'm Eue,.

that are !rTis!ed from dg;t; heat. sun or
druggists or Howard bros, Buffalo, y. Y.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-10-15

The only way to get something for
nothing Is to start fight about II.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-10-15

Don't abuse the rich; we can't all
be paupers.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1909-02-11
The common people believed in
Lincoln.

achievement was chiefly given to Lin
coin.
One of the places In the race was
Jacksonville, with the redoubtable
Stephen A. Douglas as Its champion.
Poor Douglas! He was unquestiona-
bly, an adroit politician and man Of
unusual ability. Among the ordinary
run Of horse trading politicians he
would have been pre-eminent. The
only trouble with him was that he was
pitted against man. His was the
fate Of the imitation when It meets the
real thing. Lincoln beat Douglas in
the race for wife, In the contest for
the state capital. in the campaign for
the presidency and really In the can
vas for the senatorship. for. while
Douglas received the empty honor,
Lincoln had the glory and the popular
vote The Little Giant" had the shell
of the cocoanut, but the big giant had
the meat and the milk.
During Lincoln's legislative service
Illinois was on the boom. The inter
nal improvement mania was In full
force. There was little or no money
In sight, but the legislature capitalized
the great expectations Of the future
and appropriated millions The world
has never seen such exuberant fnan-
ciers as the legislators of new state
Ordinarily they have not enour" real
money among them to start small
country newspaper. yet the large and
generous way they mortgage the fu-
ture and give away the peoples SUBJ
stance makes Wall street look small
and conservative In comparison.
It must be admitted that Lincoln
was about the leader Of this sort Of
boom legislation IN Illinois. He want
Cd to be known a. the De Witt Clin-
ton Of the new commonwealth. Some
unkind critics have said that he came
nearer to being IT. John Law. but that
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1909-02-11

constituents would quit him. II yes.
the south would repudiate him.
The upshot proved Lincoln right
Douglas answer was artful. but in eff
feet was in the affirmative And, Just
as Lincoln's friends had feared, 1t was
received with loud acclaim throughout
Illinois. 1t clinched Douglas victory
for the senate. But the storm Of pro-
test from the south grew until this
very Freeport question and Judge
Douglas answer thereto led to the split
In the Democratic national convention,
caused the placing Of another ticket In
the field and made impossible Douglas
election to the presidency.
In 1863 when Lincoln's friends ex-
postulated with him over throwing
away the senatorship In this faqhion.
he retorted: II am after larger game.
The battle Of 1850 u worth 4 hundred
Of this"
After the election Of 1880 Lincoln
asked Joseph NedilI IL he remembered
the argument the two had had over
the Freeport question. On resolving
an Affirmative answer, he continued:
Don't ycu think was right now1'
we were both right" answered the
veteran Journalist 1.-The question hurt
Douglas for the presidency, but It lost
Jon the ssnAtorship,"
~Yes,~ eaid Lincoln, ~and have won
tho place b. was playing for"
Right hers; gsntls reedst III rad
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1909-02-11
The Little Giant" had met his match
and more than his match.

victory were with the tall, gaunt, un-
known lawyer who was his opponent.
This, however. was but small part
OF the effect Of the Lincoln-Douglas
debate. Out of the contest three
things stand with great clearness. The
first and greatest is the fact that
Douglas was the one who INDUCED In
personalities and trivialities. Lincoln
held to principles. Douglas was shifty;
Lincoln logical. honest and straight
forward. Douglas even went to the
length OF misquoting public documents
In the effort to worst his opponent,
one glaring instance calling down on
him the criticism of press and public.
Lincoln was eminently fair through
out All Douglas fame, brilliancy.
charm and versatility could not over.
come the sledge hammer reasoning.
plain deQing and transparent candor
OF his opponent. In these debates Lin.
coin did not resort to Jokes. He was
serious. On the other hand, he never
lost his temper, which could not be
eaid Of Judge Douglas. The impress
sion left by Abraham Lincoln In that
great oratorical battle was that OF Z
high minded American gentleman. Be.
side this homespun backwoodsmau
Douglas, with all his culture. per
suasiveness and elegance. suffered In
comparison. The frontiersman wa
haD superior not only In honesty and
rsasoning power. but svon IN senttlity.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1909-02-11

Investigation reveals the unusual fact
that each of Mr.. Lincoln's defeats left
him stronger, not weaker. He was
building his political house on the
rock Of principle, not on the sands Of
temporary success.
For this reason the charge Of off,
cial inexperience did not hurt him. 1t
Is all right to hold Office II one at the
same time can hold his self respect,
but when he has to barter the one for
the other he is not apt to go higher.
Long fealty to cause is greater
Recommendation to the people than
long tenure Of place.
Lincoln was twenty-three when he
first ran for the Legislature and TWEEN
ty-f1ve when he was first elected. That
Initial defeat, he often said after
ward, was the only one he ever suf-
fered In direct appeal to the people.
SO much for the charge that he was
a political failure"
The common people believed in Lin
coin. They voted for him at every op-
pOrtunity. In this first race he got
practically all the votes In New Sa-
lem, where he lived, although it was
Democratic. while he was a Wing.
Lincoln was only beaten that time by
people who did not know him Never
again was he defeated by popular
vote. The only thing that enabled
Douglas to win In the contest for the
senatorship was gerrymander in the
Legislature. Had direct election OF sen
AtOrs then obtained Abraham Lincoln
would have been United States senator
from Illinois and not Stephen A.
Douglas. for Lincoln beat Douglas
about 1900.
When Lincoln was In the legislature,
however, the senatorial contest was
nearly quarter Of century away. He
oaeved IN the body eight years. A o.
Deome marx Of his greatness Il that
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1909-02-11
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l8O0-The Lincoln Centenary-l0O0 !
The Debates WithDouq|as}
By James A. Edgerton
Copyright. 1900, by the
American Prese Association


The second great thing that shone
out Of the contest did not occur during
the debate, but earlier. It was the IA
nous house divided against ITSELF ut
terance Of Lincoln made at the very
opening Of the struggle. Against the
use Of this sentence his friends pro-
tested, telling him that 1t would lose
him the senatorship. As so many
times afterward, Lincoln proved that
on questions Of conscience and prin-
ciple he decided for himself. The
statement, while bold and radical. was
not only right. but In the highest sense
was polite. Doubtless 1t did help to
lose Lincoln the senatorship. II so, 1t
helped to gain him the presidency. 1t
stirred the nation. focused the atten-
ton of the north upon him and blank
eted Seward.
Abraham Lincoln was a politician,
and consummate politician at that
But he worked not with machines or
tricks, but with principles. He had
long look ahead. He was ambitious.
but In large way. He played for the
biggest stake.
The third notable thing in the ia
nous debate was the question pro-
pounded by Lincoln at Freeport- Again
his friends protested that 1t would
lose him the senatorship. Again Mr.
Lincoln overruled their objections and
used his own head and his own con-
science.
The question was, "Can the people
OF United States territory In any
lawful way, against the wish Of any
citizen of the United States, exclude
slavery from its limits prior to the
formation of state constitution"
Mr.. Lincoln reasoned within himself
that Judge Douglas famous popular
sovereignty" was interpreted one way
In the north and another way In the
south. BY bringing the Little Giant"
to cases he would dispel the mist, get
rid Of the vagueness and show the
people of all sections exactly where
Douglas stood If that gentleman an
swered no to the question. his Illinois
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1909-02-11
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l8O0-The Lincoln Centenary 1909
Lincoln as Legislator
BY James A. Edgerton
Copyright. 1909, by the
American Press Association

he retained his honesty all that time
A man who can 60 through eight years
Of an average Legislature and keer
honest is worthy Of higher things. An.
other remarkable thing about Lincoln's
legislative career Is that he introduced
few bills. The business Of the average
legislator is to introduce a whole grist
Of bills he knows cannot pass, just ms
the business Of the average legislature
is to enact a grist Of laws that cannot
be enforced. The fact that Lincoln
kept free from the creation of surplus
rubbage Of this sort is another mark
Of his unusual quality.
Outside Of keeping his character and
rising above the deadly bill introduc-
ing habit Lincoln's most conspicuous
service In the legislature was In get
ting the capital removed to Spring
field. When he entered the body II
met at Vandalia. The removal strug-
gle came few years later, and Lin
coin led the Springfield forces. Any
one who has ever been through a coun-
ty seat fight can arrive at some idea
OF state capital war by multiplying
one county by all the counties In the
state Nearly every city and budding
hamlet In Illinois wanted that plum,
and it took hard work and general
ship to land it. Springfield then con.
sisted Of few houses and large
number Of ambitions. For such a
town to ask for the state capital ex-
hibited gall Of high quality, but to
capture 1t away from all the other
competitors took executive ability and
sleepleSs endeavor The credit for the
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1909-02-11
Lincoln and His Cabinet.

President Lincoln's patient forbear-
ance with Salmon p. Chase was one
of the glories of his administration.
Chase while in the cabinet made un-
complimentary remarks about his
chief, many Of which reached Linz
coins ears, and. besides. was a rival
candidate for the presidency. In spite
Of all this, Lincoln would not ask him
to resign and finally made him chief
justice of the supreme court. When
demonstrated with for letting Chase
remain candidate the meekest Of our
presidents told this story:
Ny brother and (probably his stop
brother Johnson) were once blowing corn.
I driving the horse and he holding the
pillow. The horse was lazy. but on one oc-
casion rushed across tho field 10 that I.
with my long legs. could scarcely keep
pace with him On reaching tho md I
found an enormous chin ny fastened upon
MIN ana knocked II on. My brother
him didn't want the old horse bitten n
mat why. why" said my brother.
that's all that made him CO." Now. ssiS
Mr.. Lincoln. u Chase has 4 presidentisl
chin ny biting him l am not roine 10
knock It on. II It Will only make his dc.
partment 60.
OF course every one has heard Of
Llncoln's declaration to delegation
tnat wanted some impossible thing
nom the war department that be had
very little influence with this admin
jytration."
Then there was his soft answer 70 I
delegation that came DECLARING r. ~
tempered war secretary had catlsd Inn
. ID fool" "Well, e etantco
aid am : dd toor I muse ~
Tor b. = nearly always f1ehf y
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1909-02-11
How Douglas Won the Sem
atorship. but Lost the Prssi-
dsncy to Lincoln House
Divided AGAINST Itself - -
YHEN John j. Ingalls, wrote
. his famous ode to oppor-
tunity-or did he lift It

An4 his famous ode to oppor-
w tunity-or did he lift It
from an italian 2-he could
have proved his main contention from
the life Of Abraham Lincoln. The one
point in which the ingalls, theory does
not coincide with the Lincoln practice
is that opportunity knocked many
times on the war presidents door and
was welcomed each time. In life. II not
In poetry, that Is her manner of treat
Ing us ALL She visits US often-only
welcome. can imagine her ceasing
her visits altogether to the man who
never greets or even recognizes her
when she appears.
Yet, while It is true that opportunity
knocks often, 1t is also true that there
is one opportunity greater than all the
rest, one on which the whole life
hinges. This so overshadows the
lesser chances that Mr.. Ingalls-or was
1t the Italian?-was justified in saying
that the opportunity which makes or
mars a career comes but once.
With Lincoln this was the Douglas
debate. All his life had been prep.
aration for that struggle. Unquestion-
ably 1t gave him the presidency Of the
United States. 1t was the key event
to his future career. 1t not only
brought him the Republican nominal
ton, but made Douglas election as the
Democratic candidate impossible.
know Of nothing In all American biog-
raphy more illuminative to the young
man seeking political career than
the Lincoln-Douglas debate.
Before the contest Douglas was
known throughout the land as one of
the most effective debaters in the SEN
ate and one Of the foremost orators
and statesmen in America. Lincoln
was scarcely known outside Of Illinois
At the end the whole country realized
that the Little Giant" had met his
match and more than his match Even
though he had succeeded in returning
to the senate, all the moral effects of
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1909-02-11
Not q '.Political Failure"
The Com mon People
Voted For Him-Lifelon0
Contest With Doudlas -
l UHEN Lincoln was nominal
. ed for. the presidency his
~ foes objected that he was

almost without official ex-
perience, that he had served only
few terms In the Illinois legislature
and one term In congress and that he
was practically failure In politics,
his course In congress having driven
him into private life for many years
and his radical sentiments In the de-
bate with Douglas having defeated
him for the senatorship. They also
urged against him the fact that he had
been beaten for senator on a previous
occasion. making two defeats for one
Office. Many other things did they al
lege which seemed like very large OBJ
gtacles then and look like very small
ones now.
As for the charge that he was a po-
litical failure, close examination re-
veals the fact that 1t was Lincoln's
honesty alone which caused his re-
verses. In congress he was too hon.
est to approve all the administrators
policy regarding the Mexican war;
When he ran for senator the first time
he lacked few votes of having
enough to elect him and magnani-
mously threw his strength to Lyman
Trumbull In order that man at least
part way right might be elected
When running against Douglas, Lin
coin had the bravery to declare "the
nation could not endure half slave and
half free" This and other bold utter
ances lost him the senatorship, but
Inn III
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-20
Revolution in Sight.

Madrid Via Hendaye, France), Oct
lS.--More fuel was added to the rap
idly growing flame Of dissatisfaction
throughout Spain by the announce
ment that the cabinet has had intro
duced in the cortes, bill providing
for the further extension of the con-
scription/by forcing conscripts who
have already bought their exemption
from service for $500, to pay an ad-
ditional 500 or serve, despite their
original purchase.
II the bill is passed, thousands of
peasant families, poverty stricken by
their efforts to raise the $500 to keep
father or son at home, will find their
sacrifice unavailing.
The measure strikes directly at the
poorer classes and has done more TO
cause revoluti onary feeling than any
action of the government, except the
Ferrer execution.
FITS said that King Alfonso, wrought
up by the International agitation,
following Ferrer's execution, held q
long conference Sunday with Premier
Maura, at the conclusion of which he
told Maura the present cabinet had
lost the royal favor by its attitude in
the Ferrer case.
Alfonso, it is said, accused Maura
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-20

Many of the Republican papers of
this district are striving strenuously
to create little enthusiasm in order
to elect Republican congressman
at the coming election. The only
argument they advance for the
election of a Republican is simply
because he is a Republican. How
ever, the people of this district and
not the politicians will reflect
Hammond if he seeks the office 49,
Granada Times.