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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-19
A WORD TO PHILANDER.
Philander G.. Knox, stand up.

Phander G.. Knox, stand up
Where you when the city councils Of Pittsburg
were granting perpetual franchises to alien street railway
corporations with compensation to the city!
Where you when corrupt city council
granting to alien corporations perpetual franchises for
monopoly in the sale of gas?
What did you have to say these subjects?
Have you Mr.. Knox, served Pittsburg
alderman? If not, why!
During the long years of your residence in Pttsburg
did YOU Mr. Knox, take any part in the municipal
activities of Pittsburg?
Aside from the very brief term which you served,
when yOnug assistant to the United States
prosecuting attorney, did you do anything to help
good government in Pennsylvania, to check bad gov
eminent?
Did you Mr. Knox, during your residence in Pitts
burg, give out interview, write article, make a
speech otherwise contribute to public opinion in the
direction of civic righteousness and against such coldi
lions recently have come to light?
DO you think of your great gifts does his duty
as public man, private citizen, who resides
for generation city like Pittsburg grows into inu-
and the respect of its people, acquires great for
tune in its business becomes in its realty and
Its corporate activities and does absolutely
nothing toward the uplift of the community?
Do you think your record in this respect is such to
commend you the confidence of the people of other
states?
What is your excuse? And how do you make answer
to your conscience when you read the record of Penn
sylvana's shame and the shame of your home city?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-19

all. The police are entirely at
fault. There is not, however, the
shadow of a clew apparent
The evening paper mentioned
that Adolphe Lebon had been ar
rested. although nothing appeared
to criminate him beyond the facts
already detailed.
Dupin seemed singularly inter-
ested in the progress of this affair,
but made no comments. 1t was
only after the announcement that
Lebon had been imprisoned that he
asked me my opinion respecting
the murders.
I could merely agree with all
Paris in considering them an insol-
uble mystery. l saqw no means by
which it would be possible to trace
the murderer.
I'VE must not judge Of the
means" said Dupin, "by this shell
of an examination. The Partisan
police are cunning, but no more.
There is no method in the proceed
ings. Vidocq, for example, was a
good guesser, and persevering
man. BUT, without educated
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-19
DIX EDGAR ALLAN POE

produced apparently by the press
ure of a knee. Mile. L'Espanaye
had been throttled to death. The
corpse of the mother was horribly
All the bones of the
right leg and arm were more or
less shattered, as well as all the
ribs of the left side. Whole body
dreadfully bruised and discolored.
1t was not possible to say how the
injuries had been inflicted. A
heavy club of wood, or a broad bar
of iron--a chain-any large, heavy
and obtuse weapon would have pro-
duced such results if welded by the
hands of very powerful man. No
woman could have inflicted the
blows with any weapon. The head
of the deceased, when seen by wit
ness, was entirely separated from
the body, and was also greatly shat
tered. The troat had evidently been
cut with some very sharp instru-
ment-probabfy with razor.
Nothing further of importance
was elected, although several other
persons were examined. A murder
so mysterious, and so perplexing in
all it's peculiarities, was never be-
fore committed in Paris-if ineed
murder had been committed at
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-19
TIE MURDERS in He RUE MORGUT

thought, impaired his vision by
holding the object too close. He
might see, perhaps, one or two
points with unusual clearness. but
in SO doing he necessarily lost sight
of the matter as a whole. There is
such a thing as being too profound.
"As for these murders, let us en-
ter into some examinations for our
selves. An inquiry will afford US
amusement. and besides, Lebon
once rendered me service for
which l am not ungrateful. We
will go and see the premises with
our own eyes. l know G.. the
project of police, and shall have no
difficulty in obtaining the neces-
sary permission"
The permission was obtained and
we proceeded at once to Rue
Morgue. 1t was late in the after
noon. It was an ordinary Partisan
house, with a gateway, on one side
of which was a glazed watch box.
Before going in we walked up the
street, turned down an alley and
then, again turning, passed in the
rear of the building-Dupin, mean
while, examining the whole neigh
borhood with a minuteness of atten-
ton for which l could see no pos
sible object.
We came back to the front of the
dwelling, and, HAVING shown our
credentials, were admitted by the
police. We went upstairs-into the
chamber where the body of Mile.
L'Espanaye had been found and
where both the dead women still
lay. l saw nothing beyond what
had been stated in the newspapers.
Dupin scrutinized everything We
then went out into the other rooms
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-19
ROOSEVELT SPEAKS
FOR JAPAN

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Jan. 10
The bill on third reading in the
California legislature to prohibit
aliens owning property in this
state. has been temporarily held
up by request OF Roosevelt to Gov
ernor Gillette until a letter from
the president arrives in which
Japan's displeasure with the in
tended law will be explained.
Discomfort among legislators Is
strongly evinced today. 1t Is ar
gued that Japan does not permit
unrestricted foreign ownership of
property in that country, and yet,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-19
WRIGHT NOT INVOLVED.

In a recent ISSUE this newspaper published cable
gram from Paris to the effect that Wilbur Wright, the
aeropanist had been named respondent in divorce
suit by French officer. On the following day the state
ment corrected in cable. saying that Wright had
not been named correspondent, and that the original
article had been prepared and sent to this country
through msapprehension of the facts
We again call attention to the fact that the first pub
LEGATION entirely ufounded and to express regret
that injustice unntentonally done to Mr. Wright
sion which may have been produced by the first pubca-
on and therefore again invite the attention of read
to the mistake.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-19
A WORD FROM JOSH WISE.

Personal will power is a great
thing, but the power of rich
uncle's will exercises more restrain
ing influence.
Wife--John, l hear somone NOV.
Ing about the room.
Husband (sieepily) - Any one
there?
Burglar lin dark)-No.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-19
MSIANYIHIN1

Wife-That's funny. l must have
been dreaming.
Teacher (studying about fowls)
Mary, what is an egg?
Mary-An egg is a chicken not
yet.
Good resolutions are now marked
down to make room for spring
goods.
England claims to have another
Cassie Chadwick This is hardly
possible with such a lack of Ohio
bankers.
Some young men seem to think
it better to have loved and lost
than never to have lost at all.
Some men seem to enjoy getting
the short end of 1t occasionally so
that they will have an excuse for
registering kick.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-19
AN IMPORTANT REMINDER,

| always knew that William
James had bad memory, but I
never realized how treacherous it
was until we laid in a supply of
bacon and other delicacies and
went down in the Red River dis
trict to prospect for gold. He was
so absent minded that at times he
would even forget to eat his meals,
and once or twice | had to remind
him that it was outre to go to work
in his underclothes. | often feared
that he would wander away from
camp in fit of abstraction and
forget to come back.
One day while suffering from
light attack of my lifelong friend,
sciatica, | remained in the shack
and William went to work alone.
He returned about shutdown and
after supper We sat in front of the
fire and snapped "reminiscences.
Just as we were undressing for bed
William was suddenly reminded of
something. by the way, pard," he
said, feverish with excitement, 1--WE
have been so interested PAWN
about in the dim recesses of the
past tmat plumb forgot to tell you
that I've found the real sugar on
our claim. l came across it today,
and bless my dear old soul, but l
was surprised"
And with that he yanked a big
nugget out of his jeans and handed
it to me with all the pride of a
boy with a new hobby horse. 1t
was the genuine stuff and my part
ner had actually forgotten all about
it for four hours by my stem
winder. We were so delighted at
our unexpected streak of luck that
we laid violent hands upon each
other, as old cronies will when
overjoyed with new happiness.
Our prospects were surely alluring
and we could see ourselves soaring
along the broad avenue that leads
to the golden future.
1t was mighty lonely and DESC
late on our claim and William and
often went over to old man
Bailey's ranch to while away a few
hours. The ranchman had a daugh-
ter whose amiable disposition and
style of beauty inspired in me the
most favorable sentiments. About
the time we struck the yellow
metal l was making a practice of
dropping in alone couple of times
a week to chat with Miss Bailey.
While William was wandering
about forgetting things often
spent a delightful hour studying an
old railroad guide and in selecting
a wedding tour l hoped to take
some day with my wife, nee Miss
Bailey. The young lady didn't
know l was in love with her, but l
planned to propose at the first OPP
portunity. One moonlit night 1 de-
cided to let my partner in on my
secret, as had said nothing to him
regarding my prospective matri-
monial plans. He was sitting on
the small of his back his feet
propped against the wall, and COM
placently pulling at an old briar
pipe.
do you know" I said, by way
my heart, that Miss Bailey
At the mention of her name Will
lam jumped up and almost drove
his head through the roof of our
palatial abode. After indulging in
certain vituperative comments that
seemed irrelevant under the cir
cumstances, he said excitedly:
Gracious, pard, I'm glad you
spoke -
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-19
AN UENpORTANI RIEdnNINIDIhR

| couldn't make head nor tail of
what he was trying to lead up to,
and thinking that the handspring
of his menatl works had given way
l inquired solicitously: whats
the matter, SOM"
What's the natter" he yelled,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-19
Cranberry Roll.

Roll out rich biscuit crust one
fourth inch in thickness. Spread
with stewed cranberries. Roll the
edges together, pressing well. Sew
Toured cloth around the roll and
boil for two hours. Serve with
cream and sugar or any good sauce.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-19

and into the yard. The examination
occupied us until dark, when we
left. On our way home my com
panion stepped in for a moment at
the office of one of the daily papers.
Ito be continued.)
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-19
4 SS6R|

Never add nuts to a cake you
plan to keep for some time. The
nuts will mold in few weeks and
ruin the cake entirely.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-19

hopping around the room and look.
ign wild eyed. why, me and Miss
Bailey was married this mornin'
and I'm bald headed old pieplant
eff l hadn't forgot all about it,"
He grabbed his hat and when I
looked out of the door 10 seconds
later William seemed to be about
half mile up the road leading to
old man Bailey's home.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-19
Ham on Toast.

Chop or grind enough cold
cooked ham to measure one cup,
add the beaten yolks of two eggs, a
level tablespoon of butter, milk to
moisten and a few dashes Of pep
per. Heat until the egg thickens
and spread on slices of toast that
have been dippe dquickly into boil
ing water; serve hot
In making baking powder biscuit,
water can be substituted for milk If
an extra bit of shortening Is added
to compensate for the richness of
the milk.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-03
Emancipation Celebration

The cOlOred people of this city
ard county will hold their annu.
al emancipation celebration this
year on Septembr 22nd., at the
fair grounds. An elaborate prog.
ram consisting of vocal and in
Strumental music and speaking
will be carried out. Those attend
ing will meet at the cOlOred ma
sonic hall, form parade and pro
ceed to the fair grounds headed
by the band After a basket
dinner the program will be car
ried out. Rev. Hersal of Larned
will deliver the address of well
come and another prominent col
Ored man from Oklahoma will de-
hver the principal address. The
colOred folks make big prepare.
hons for an enjoyable time Oh
this annual occasion, and this
year will be up to former affairs.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-03
The Bank Guaranty.

The situation as regards the
bank guaranty law is about the
same as it has been. Frank s.
Larrabee, a stOckhDlder in the Ex
change State Bank of Hutchinson
brought an injunc;,tn suit this
week in the Federal Court be
fore Judge Pollock against j. N.
DOlley, state bank commissioner,
and Mark TulleS state treasurer,
eniOining them from going ahead
with the organization and the en,.
fOrcement of the bank guaranty
fund.
The Exchange State Bank is oD-
OF those which signed and asked
to be entitled to the benefits Of
the fund. &C.
The S,it is of special inter
est because before it iso SET
tied there is apt to be conflict be-
tween the Kansas Supreme Court
and the Federal Court as to au-
thOrlty There has already bee5
file in ;:i.c supreme c ,nt a suit
t. les' :,6ality of the law, 6tc
which acrimonious answers have
been made by the attornyes rep
reSenting the national banks.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-03
Farmers Institutes, 1909 10.

Thanks to a wise Legislature,
Kansas is to have a great farmers
institute campaign this coming
year; in fact, three or four cam.
paigns. The Institute Department
is to have seven regular assist.
ants now in addition to consider
able help from the Experiment
Station. There are two hundred
fortyAhve. Institutes in Kansas
1t Is the expectation 10 help each
one hold a meeting. More than
thirty were missed last year.
Then, the superintendent of insti,
tntes wants to organize at least
fifT-five more institutes during
the year. j
September 2O-The early insti.
tute campaign will begin on this
date and continue for four weeks
These meetings Will continue Sod
one day only, with possibly a few
twO-day meetings. Officers and
others interested In having meet
ings in this period should write
the institute superintendent at
once.
'OctOber 1s.7-The big winter
campaign will probably begin on
this date. AL county and local
institutes that are to have corn
contests and corn shows will be
expected to hold their meetings
sOmtime from October Il to De.
cembeF 10, Those not having con-
tests may be asked 70 wait until
after January 10. Very few insti'
tutes will be held in the western
third of the State until after
the State institute. Work in
western Kansas will be carried OIL
during January and February.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-03
DESPERATE COMING HERE.
Nerviest Man in all the World
With Ba1.num and Bailey Circus.

The climax of thrilling &nsa.
tionS has been reached by DeSpr-
do man absolutely lvithOu.
fear. He 8 one of the star fea-
lures with the Barnum and Bal
ley Greatest Show on Earth
which, on Thursday, Sept. 8, viii
exhibit in Great Bend.
Desperate is one of The worlds
maryels. His nerve is almost
past. belief, and the thrills that he
causes sre followed by a sigh. of
relief. Fortpantely, the act is Of
short duration. II would have to
be; people could not stand Che
strain if it were prolonged be.
ryoMd a few moments,
a platform is built to tfA dome
of the main tent. At the foot Of
this tall Structure there is a small
narrow skid that forms Che arc
of 9 a circle. Desperate mounts
the top of the platform. Steady
ing himself at its tOpmOst part
for an instant, he places his hand
above his head and then dives
forward as wodld a swimmer
about to enter the water. The
nervous tension is great. To taxi
ones eyes from the figure flying
through space seems impossible
Where will the man land? Des-
peradO hits the chute OH his
chest. There is a swish and the
next instant the man is standing
up aud bowling to the people,
whose surprise at his nerve and
daring has. made them spell
b0und. o
The act is one of the mast sen.
SatiOnal that has ever been per.
fOvrmed by any individual As 3
thriller, it has never been equal.
ed anywIesa in ehe wrld
Abroad DesperadOis aei created
a SenSati,g. and IL is doing the
same thing here. O
This wonderful jhr:llrr is by
no means the only one contain.
ed in the big Barnum and Bailey
circus. There is Jupiter; a horse
ridden by a beautiful young won.
an, which is taken up in a bal.
loon and deScends in a shower of
golden fireworks.
The big circus is full of thrills,
and, in its entirety, it is the
most wonderful aggregation of
awe-inSpiring featS and acts that
has ever been put together.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-03
Beware Of the Sorghum
A Wieheita dispatch says:

Eleven fine COWS died on the
farm Of W. H. Whitaker; ten
miles south of. town, yesterday
morning in ten minutes. They
ate sorghum and twetny- five
COWS in all were stricken. Mr..
Whitaker had Let the COWS in the
sorghum field. The COWS were II
the field not more than ten min
utes altogether, being driven out
by Mr.. Whitaker, but in those
minutes II Of them died. Nine
others were suffering. These
were saved by tapping. ThOs
animals were killed by eating the
second growth sorghum and the
peculiarly quick death which ne,
suits from that feed is caused by
Che fungus poison, so 9iOlent
that the blOat does nOE reach the
second stomach of the animal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-03
Young Men and Politics.

o What can they do for ZACH 9th.
err Politics will not let mer
alone, FOung OF old, and therefor,
men are compelled to give soma
attention to politics. One of the
ancient philosophers said llat if
good citizens did not give atten.
tiOG to their government they
would b. punished by being com.
PEELED to live under the rule of
worse citizens than themselves
If ! we're going 20 amend this
saying, / would add the query
Can there be worse citizens thar
those Who pay no attention "a
their government As a scholar
may be measured by his learning
and a business man by his wealth
but citizen must be measured
by fidelity n the performance Of
his civic duties. The science of
and the ars of government is one
govemmnt is a noble science,
in which the citizen may we'll de-
sire % be skilled Most Of our
gpeat men haze entered politics
young; ie is only occasionally
that men distinguish themselves
in public hfe who enter it late.
However, anxious o gOung man
may be to enter politics he must
always recognize that OppOrtuni.
ty is necessary as well as prepa.
ration, that is, he must not only
be ready. to take advantage of
an opportunity, but he must wait
until the opportunity comes. As
a matter of fact, however, fail
ure to rise politically is more Of
ten due to lack of preparedness,
than to Lack of opportunity. If
the young man who loves his
country, is in sympathy with his
fellOwmen, and is more anxious t.
serve than to hold high office.
politics offers great OppOrtuni.
tieS.-Commoner.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-03
Remember the Big Picnic EwOOd Next Something Doing All the Time
Your 1909 Taxes.

Elsewhere in this issue we give
the assessment of taxes for this
year, covering state, county,
township, city and school purpose
In some places the taxes are high
'er than last year, in others not
so high. In Great Bend we be-
Geye they are a trifle lower.
The leyies in the county this year
ane as follows:
Great Bend City, SLOT per
$4,000. :,
EllinwOOd, $1.1O per $4,000:
= HoisingtOn, $1.38 per $4,000.
Oaflin, $.95. per $4,000. 90.
Pawnee Rock, $1.10 per $4,000
In: view Of the fact that some
of our people are moving to Hut.
Crimson to live, we call the read
ers attention to3the fact that in
that city the taxes for. tins year
viii be Just a few cents below
$3.50 per 500, or more than one
third more than in the city. Of
Great Bend. This would be taken
as an indication THAT Great Bend
is a better place to live than in
Hutchinson, and in fact we know
of no one reason that makes the
Latter place mOrve desirable for
a family than, our OWE Gseat
Bend. -.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-03
Auto and Street Car Collide.


Her honeymoon abruptly ter
minated by an accident Mrs. Har-
ry DOnly is confined to her bed
at Oklahoma, a severely injured
young woman. She was Miss
Maude SOmmers, a former Hut
Crimson girl, and on Wednesday
married Harry Donly, son Of Mr.
Hugh D.nly fOrmer general agenT
here iOs the Int: rational liar.
veSter Company. 3 >
Mrs, pQnly had been married
but few hours before and in
company with her husband was
hurrying to catch a train. 1hey
boarded an automobile and the
driver, seeing that there was no
time to Lose, speeded the amar
chine. AZ .
A collision with a street, car
resulted the L-ija was tas swl
violently u the pavement. Her
collar bone was broken and she
was Injured internally. Il y
likely that she will be confined
to her bed for at least a manth,
providing nothing more serious
reSults.-Hutehinson News.
Mrs. Donly is a niece of Mrs
W. 2 KlinedlGst CT this Se:ty
The latter attended the wedding.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-03
Three Pallest Giraffes in I.
World. Y

Tlle three 'alls: giraffes i,H t!i.
world, and fr,baIiy the lasa IA,
will e % g." tx!l.i ;lpd in .Af.Ar'
ca, as iheF rr. fast becoming ex-
tinct, are this season displayJd il
the menagerie Of tht Barnum a5d
Bailey Greatest Show on Earth.
Thu menagerie is well nigh com
plete, offering for inspection man
new specimens never bfOre shown
in this country y
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-03
Mrs. L. D. Aber Dead.

Mrs. John F Lewis of this city
has received the sad news of her
sisters death, Mrs. Louis D. Aber
at Alva, Oklahoma, Sunday morn
ing, Aug. %, O9. Mrs. Aber has
been in poor health for a number
of years, and while her death
might be looked for at any time,
tn information was a great shock.
Her eldest sister and one of her
brothers were with her at her
death.
Louie D. Morton was born in
johnson Cos Iowa, June 9th, 1867
here She spent a part of her child
hood, coming with Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis to Kansas in 1874 she grew
to young womanhOOd in Great
Bend, having taught three terms
in our city schools. She was mar
med 10 Harry VanHoutOn in Sep
tember 1889 at Great Bend, Kan,
moving Immediately to Kansas
City, Mo-, whore they lived for a
number of years. After Mr.. Van
HOutOn'S de0th she lived for
sometime in Great Bend, and in
February 1893 che was married %
:Mr. Fred AbeG at Great Bend, KS
moving to AlNa, Oklahoma where
she has lived until her death.
She leaves two brothers and sig
sisters to Moupu Aer Death.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-03

G. Q. Bullock of Kingman, KS,
is the guest of E. Wells, Jr. and
will visit other relatives here for
some time before returning home.
Mr.. BullckO is an old time pedar
gogue, and was in charge of the
schools of his county many years
ago. He retired from the service
some ten years since, his large
land interests keeping him fully
engaged most of the time. He is
a. brother-in-law of Mrs. Wells.
and is gentleman of ability and
wealth. wellington (0hiO) En-
terpr;se.
Prof. Bullock was for a number
of years Superintendent of the
EllinwoOd city schools.