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Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-19
snIps COLLAR to Save Kim.

York, Pa His clothing becoming
entangled in a gasoline engine operat-
ing threshing machine, Harvey Hess
of North Codorus township, was
stripped naked, except for his shoes
and hat.
He would have been pulled into the
machinery and killed had not Israel
X. Emig, his employer, rushed for
ward with pain of harvester's shears
and sliced the collar band OF Hess
shirt, which had refused to tear. and
was dragging him to the wheels. Ex.
cept for a sore neck Hess was url art
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-19

ord. Gen Young has served in every rank
known TO the military organization, barring only
that of general, a rank which stands by itself
and which stands In the American service by
only few men. When he a boy Lieut.. Gen.
Young private of volunteers He was as
proud when he was made corporal as he was
on that day Ave years ago. when his commits
sion as lieutenant general of the army OF the
United States was signed by Theodore Roose
welt who had fought on the Cuban battlehelds
under the eye of the man he was commission
ing,
II took Gen. Young only six months TO reach
the grade of captain. He was given the com.
mand of troop of the Fourth PENNSYLVANIA
cavalry, and his liking for the mounted serv.
Ice was such that he stayed In the saddle all
through his career as regular. The general
served four years with the Pennsylvania vol.
unteer cavalry. and before he left it's ranks
he had led II in battle as its commanding of.
hcer. In every fight from that at Mechanics.
vile to the skirmish which preceded the sur.
render at Appomattox. the Pennsylvania sol
dier had part.
Only one or two officers in the United States
service received more brevet commissions for
gallantry In action than did Gen. Young The
list is long one, and II includes recognition
Tor gallant and meritorious services at the
battle OF Sulphur Springs, Amelia Spring, Sail.
ors Creek and final brevet as brieadier gen
eral for gallant and meritorious service dur.
ing the campaign terminating with the surren
der of the insurgent army under Gen. Robert
L. Lee"
Al the battle OF Gaines Mills Young's squad.
ron OF the Fourth cavalry was cut on from
the rest OF the command by large force of
the enemy. He ordered his men to dismoupt
and to fight on foot.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-19
BATS CAUSE BOARDERS' PANIC
Scare Dozen Girls, and One Bites
Only Male Boarder - Crowd
Watches the Combat. :

Philadelphia.-A swarm of bats in
vaded the boarding house OF Mrs.
John Bellam and threw 12 girl board
ers into a panic, several of them hav-
ing tainted before the bats were
driven on or killed. William Leyhe,
the only male boarder, in his fight
against the winged intruders, was
bitten on the hand, the bats teeth
sinking into the bone. He was treat
ed at the Pennsylvania hospital.
Miss Agnes New, who occupies the
third.hoor front, was first to discover
the bats. They swarmed through her
window. tapping their wings and ex-
tinguishing the gas. Screaming with
terror, the girl tried to reach the door.
but was unable to find II. Her crI~s
aroused the other occupants, who
ran TO her room and opened the door.
The bats burst through the opening
and flew in the faces OF the other N
girls, who were gathered in the cor
ridor.
Tho dozen girls shrieks aroused the
ontire neighborhood A crowd gath
cred about the house, while Leyhe.
who had come to the rescue. attempt
ed to fight on the intruders. He sue
ceeded In killing two and driving on
all the others but one particularly
ferocious animal. which darted about
him and finally succeeded in biting
him. Leyhe disregarded his wound,
and after chase killed the animal.
which measured l6 inches from one
wing tip to the other.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-19
'HELPl" WIRES MAN;
TRAINS RUSH 70 AID
THIRSTY OPERATOR IN DRY"
TOWN CREATES CONNECTION
WITH MESSAGE.

Conde, s D-A lone operator IN
Cresbard town OF 200 inhabitants %
miles west OF here in the center NJ
prohibition South Dakota. thrilled
alarms for help the other afternoon
throughout the 200-mile-long Conde
division of the Minneapolis & St Paul
railroad. Along the line 10000 men
caught the cry, rushed armed aboard
improvised trains wherever they could
be found. and within ten hours BDed
every available track of the Cresbard
yards with putting engines.
Doing operators were reused by
such calls as:
Help for Gods sake The station
has been attacked and the agent killed.
People Of the town have been driven
from their honest"
This cry was heard at Conde and ~
vision Superintendent ~ u. Jones hur.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-19
NILS CONSZ4HIZY EXPO5ED
HlfH5ELF TO THE Fz2E. Nr ZHE EMfTY

Miles career on the plains with more wonde
than they do his career In the war of secession
History has shown that some men lacking
early military training can spring fulhedged int
warriorhood when the time offers. This has hel
to be true however, only of certain kinds of wa
rare. II was always supposed by the old reg
ulars that no soldier could make a successful
Indian fighter until he had been for years on
the plains and had learned the ways of the
savage. Miles went through six great Indian
campaigns and carried every one of them 10
success. He was one OF the greatest Indian
lighters of American history
Not many years after the civil war the Chey-
ennes, the Arapahoes. the Kiowas and the Co
mancnes formed league and raided the from
tier Miles went after them II was his first
great Indian engagement. He completely
smashed the reds in a hard, driving, fighting
campaign. He did that which was prophesied
he could not do, and he did It so effectively
that these warlike plains Indians never again
took the warpath.
Later, Gen. Miles took up the trail of Sitting
Bull and Crazy Horse. with the Fifth infan.
try, and few companies OF the Twenty-second
infantry. Crook and Terry had accomplished
comparatively nothing against the bands OF
these chiefs, but Miles followed them relent-
lessly with his handful of men, fought them
victoriously time after time, and finally can
tured 1000 of them and sent them into the
agencies.
II was Gen. Miles who overcame the great
est Indian general who ever fought west of
the Mississippi river-Chief Joseph of the Nez
Perces. IL was Miles who broke the power of
the Apaches, and 1t was Miles who made the
Banuocks and the Minneconjous sue for peace.
This clerk who became a soldier, battled for
peace on the frontier, and won his battle.
Lieut. Gen. Miles loves gold braid and the
shiniest of shiny gold buttons. Again, II is the
one weakness OF great American soldier.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-19
steslthlly Approached the Building.

SS"H"J TPP'oaSHco tne DuNuinS-
riedly made up train of three ears.
called upon all able-bodiod citizens In
get aboard with guns and started at
record speed for the scene.
In the meantime the operators along
the line. acting on orders had got busy
with the telephones and alarmed the
whole countryside.
by the time the special from Conde
pulled onto the siding at Cresbard
band of country people had surround.
ed the depot five deep, but no one
ventured within.
AT the alarming situation presented
Mr.. Jones, ilanked by picked braves of
the waiting rescuers, armed like bat.
ueships, stealthily approached the
railway building. peering cautiously
within, the body of the operator was
seen reclining at full length upon the
floor.
No other person being visible, the
committee. after consultation, entered
and examined the PROSTATE man for
death wounds.
The operator rolled over and sleep
lily inquired If some one wouldn't give
him drink. He explained that his
whisky had run out. That was why he
wanted help. The next morning the
sobered operator wired his resignation
to the headquarters at Minneapolis.
The reply came while the wire waa
open
You are thirty hours late"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-19

CcnOTbNiic tudt Mics TcCe1Neu t0e wound tlat
the surgeon said would kill him. He fooled
the surgeons got well and received a medal of
honor from congress for conspicuous gallantry
on the field of battle, and with the medal came
a commission which gave him the right to
wear star In his shoulder knot
On that day at Charlottesville, Miles was
holding line of abattis and rifle pits against
a tremendous force of the enemy. He was in
command of the skrmssh line In front of the
first division of the Second Army corps. In
order to hearten his men Miles constantly ex-
posed himself to the fire of the enemy He
stood upright in the open, counting bullets and
possible death. The confederates couldn't hit
him for a long time. The inspiration of his
conduct enabled his men to hold their ground
long after IL seemed certain that the enemy
would drive them back. Finally bullet
found its mark. and Miles went down with a
wound that ranged downward through his
body into his thigh. producing an injury that
made the surgeons say death" but neverthe-
less, death did not come.
At the battle of Fredericksburg, Miles was
shot in the throat. IL was a Jagged wound
that bled profusely and caused great pain He
was ordered to go to the rear. The order
came from superior, and So soldierlike Miles
obeyed. though he didn't want TO CO. At the
time OF the Fredericksburg fight Miles already
had won considerable fame as a soldier. He
was known to all the generals OF the service.
While on his way to the hospital he came up
with Gen. Hancock.
Miles put his hand to his throat so that Han
cock wouldn't know he was wounded. At the
front was a stone wall behind which force
OF the enemy was located. This force was do
ing great damage to the unionists. Miles
pointed to the wall and told Hancock that a
welldirected charge would take it, and then
he said: General. want to lead the charge"
Hancock knew courage when he saw H.
but he also knew a wounded man when he
saw one He made Miles go to the rear. be-
cause OF his condition, but he took good care
that his courage was made a matter OF
mention.
II Is probable that military men regard Gen.
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absolutely nothing about military af-
fairs save what he had learned from ta-
king few drill lessons" from an old
French soldier named Calignac Miles
father, a fairly prosperous farmer, had
given him $1,000 in cash. The boy
promptly spent 1t in the work of raising
company of men whose services he in
tended to offer to the government He
raised his company and was made its
captain, as he should have been. Prompt
ly the governor of Massachusetts, told
Miles he was too young TO command
company and that he must give way to
another man and take the place of first
lieutenant.
AS some one else has put 1t, Miles con-
cluded that he was in the military busi-
ness for the purpose of fighting confed-
crate soldiers and not for the purpose of
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CEMERAL. N0uWG /06S

nghtiDg the governor of Massachusetts, So he re-
hnquished his commission captain took his place
as first lieutenant and went to the front. In four
years he was a major general and of the best
known soldiers of the world. What became OF the
captain the histories at hand do not relate.
During the of secession Gen. Miles was shot
four times. He never speaks of his wounds Not
one person in a hundred knows that he ever re-
ceved scratch yet one of the bullets that reached
him nearly ended his soldier life. 1t at Chan.
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Gen. Younq's Great Record.

Another retired lieutenant general, Samuel
Baldwin Marks Young. has a name long
enough. but not nearly 20 long as his army rec,
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spectacular. II is a weakness. a minor weakness,
of strong and of one of the finest soldiers
that America produced.
There is no parallel-no exact parallel at any
rate-to the career of this Massachusetts soldier.
In 1861 when he was 21 years old he was clerk
in a Washington street store Boston lie knew
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-19

Gen. Nelson a. Miles comes
to Washington at intervals to visit his son. Lieut..
Sherman Miles, who is stationed az Fort Myer.
Just across the Potomac. Gen. Miles does not
show his years. He was in the capital when
Mr. Roosevelt made his 10O.mile ride and he was
deeply interested in the performance.
Just before Lieut.. Gen. Nelson Appleton Miles
retired from active service he rode horse 90
miles in nine hours. II is more than barely pos
sible that Gen. Miles did this thing in order to
show that at 64 he still it to do something
which would have put many younger man on
the sick report for a month. II was rather
spectacular. feat Miles friends ad
init that he is a little fond of the
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they were holding of an apparently ov.
erwhelming force. when bullet struck the
major-that was Young's rank at the time
in the elbow, shattering the bone. He
kept on fighting. but finally the surgeons
made him submit to Observation-Disclosures
treatment
While they we're at Il. the horses OF the
squadron. the men being dismounted, STAN.
peded and went through the line doing
Inhch damage with their heels. Wounded
as he was, Maj. Young succeeded In keep
ing up the heart of his troopers. who now
had no means of escape from the tremen-
dous force at their front, except their own
legs, and he succeeded in holding them to
their duty until they were enabled TO draw
off in something like order. If one wishes
to get an idea Of the hell OF war let him
know that on that day the losses of Mai.
Youngs command were so per cent. OF the
men engaged.
A writer in the Washington Herald some
time ego told a story of Gen. Young at the
time that he was in Germany. on assign
ment from the war department, to watch
the maneuvers of Kaiser Williams army
II seems that the general on his way to Ber-
lin had stopped for day at Dresden, and
while there he was told that IL would not
do to let Emperor William know that he
had made a visit to any town in Germany
before paying his respects to the kaiser at
the capital. The general met the emperor.
and as the newspaper writer has It, the first
question the emperor put was: 'Is this the
first place in Germany you have visited?"
The general was startled by the sudden
ness of the attack and he blurted: "Oh, no,
your majesty"
Indeed" said the emperor, surprised
what other German towns have you
visited?"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25

merely because II happens to be in
corporated, to pay a heavy tax which
unincorporated firms are exempted
from.
For example. why should the bust
ness firms OF Norfolk which are incor
porated for the sake Of perpetuity, be
forced to pay a tax which individual
business men are not required to pay
And there are large number oil
business firms In Norfolk which are
incorporated and yet owe the public
or the government no greater tax than
unincorporated firms of the same cal
ibre.
The earnings tax will result, in the
larger corporations, which the presi
dent apparently aims at, in merely q
new system of bookkeeping which will
protect those corporations from TINS
unjust tax.
Such law would result only in per
jury and evasion and 1t lacks any ele
ment of justice or fairness.
And the same may be said of the
Nebraska state law, now in effect.
There Is not much in the proposed
substitutes for tariff. as revenue rails
ers, to commend them.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25
FIG. I-pRorEcTINa TILE OUTLET.

hardpan the tile may have to be laid
shallower or the water will never get
to them. Deep tile mean a deep layer
Of mellow SOIL which acts as a sponge
TO hold capillary water for the crops.
The deeper the tile the farther their
effect will be felt on either side.
The size of the tile depends upon the
fall and the amount Of land to be
drained. The engineer who lays out
the drain will usually be able to COM
pute the size required.
In estimating the number Of acres to
be drained by given line of tile all
the land from which surface water
flows toward 1t should be included. as
we'll as all land drained by laterals
which empty into It.
The depth of the drains and the char.
acter of the soil are the chief factors
that determine the distance apart 10
place the drains. Tile four feet deep
on a sandy soil will draw seventy-f,ve
feet on either side, while In clay soil
their effect will not be felt a third al
far. Az already stated. the width OF
the strip OF good corn or other grain
over drain Is a good indication OF the
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25

1t has remained for theatrical man
in Boston who controls a number Of
companies to bar mother-in-law jokes
on his circuits. He holds that the
stage is an educational institution and
should do what it can to protect the
dignity of the family. 1t is indeed
cause for rejoicing to have some one
realize at last that of all the sad old
jokes which are worked overtime in
spite Of extreme old age, none so of.
tends the good sense and good taste
of America as that senseless one about
mothers-in-law. The mother-in-law is
usually blessing to the home that
she favors with her presence. In the
day of sickness and sorrow the moth.
er-in-law is generally in evidence and
as ministering angel rather than a
shadow of wrath.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25

Just where this complicated modern
civilization will land the people of
this earth occasionally causes the
creeps with the thoughtful man who
takes world peep at affairs. The
luxuries of even our grandfathers' day
have become the necessities of life,
while crowded population with the
problems of sanitation and municipal
government bring public burdens that
are wholly of the last half century,
But with it all, the supply of optimism
grows in proportion, and after all pos
sibly the most fruitless occupation in
which mankind can indulge is think
ing, that way always lies worry, while
happiness comes through constant do
ing.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25

Coal smoke has long been con-
demned as a public nuisance and even
those responsible for it's fumes have
never attempted any defense for it
except that they could not help it. AT
recent banquet of coal men in Chi.
cago, w. P. Rand of that city boldly
advanced the theory that smoke is
not a curse but blessing, not men
ace to public health but a health pro
Queer. He said: "Those pseudo phil
anthropists who go about condemning
smoke as a curse don't know what
they are talking about, and are really
hostile to the public at large. The ere
ator. who made coal. knew that there
would be coal smoke and that it would
be good thing for the world. The
carbon in smoke kills germs o.
every kind and purifies the air."
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25

A great home coming Is being
planned for "old Ireland" in 1910. For
generations Ireland has been a land OF
emigration. Now they hope to create
refiow. 1t is expected that at least
$4,000 Irish-Americans will go back to
the "ould sod" to take part in the ex'
ercises to be held in various parts OF
the island. The object of this move.
ment is to interest Irishmen who have
prospered in promoting the industries
of their native land. Whether the ef
fort will result in much direct benefit
to the industries of the emerald isle
or not, indirectly the return Of $4,000
well-to-do men to their native land for
visit will be quite substantial up
lift.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25
NEW PARTY ALIGNMENTS.

Several interesting questions, re-
lating to the future of the democratic
party, of the tariff issue and of the
solid south, seem to be In process of
answer by the course of events these
days. Everything indicates that the
next few years will witness new party
alignments and perhaps new party ere
ations also, such as men have been
expecting for many years past.
1t is apparent that the solidity OF
the south is broken. This has been
the cumulative work of many years
The weakening of the sectional feeling
has been going on through genera
ton. 1t has broken down under two
direct assaults. The first Is the open
ly announced policy of President Taft
appointing reputable democrats tt
public Office in the southern states
The second is the demand from south
ern constituencies that they be al
lowed to share in the financial advant
ages of protection. Between the two
there is not enough Of solid south lef
to bank on. 1t has probably figured II
our elections as a sectional body FOL
the last time. So much service, a.
least, the existing tariff debate hal
done. The announcement that the
senate bill will be passed by the ale
of southern democratic votes tells the
story.
These developments open the wa,
to interesting and natural changes. /
has been evident for ten years pas
that the democratic party as such wal
dead. This was not because 1t wa
beaten, but because 1t had ceased Il
represent any fixed principles what
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25
THE EARNINGS TAX.

1t is doubtful If the presidents
per cent tax on the net incomes of
corporations will pass congress and
become law. 1t is doubtful II 1t
ought to pass.
The aim of the president in this
measure is to raise revenue, and thus
make 1t possible to reduce tariff
schedules. But such extreme steps
are not justified by the circumstances.
1t is true the nation is in debt. The
government always has been and al.
ways will be in debt. But it is a we'll
known fact that the moment greater
revenues were in sight, as a result OF
this earnings tax, congress would be-
gin devising ways and means of spend
ing extravagantly that increased rev
enue, plus. 1t is we'll enough that the
government remain in debt, II even
that situation will tend to curtail ex
travagant expenditures on the part OF
congress.
But there is nothing just about the
proposition to compel q business firm
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25

]. T. Harms, a government meat In.
spector at st. Louis, recently rendered
his resignation and wrote to Secretary
Wilson that the inspection system was
a farce, that hundreds of carcasses un.
fit for food were passed by the chief
inspector after they had been con.
demned by the deputies and that the
government seal is placed on diseased
meat which is sold to the public. Sec.
rotary Wilson has ordered an investi.
cation. Later on some one will be ap.
pointed to investigate the investiga-
ton and the public will learn that
that, too, was farce. Meanwhile the
people who can possibly raise the out
rageous price, will continue to eat the
meat.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25
THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEws.JuuRNALFRIDAY JUNE 95 1909

ever. But II held together formally,
because It is hard for a great party to
die. Now 1t can no longer persevere.
II the old democracy had one article
of faith that could not be changed or
weakened, II was "tariff for revenue
only" Today there are not score
of democrats in both houses of con.
gress who could be depended upon to
support that principle as against some
manufacturing interests in their own
districts. There will be party stand.
ing really for lower tariff; perhaps
horizontal reduction, perhaps some
other form; but the Encouragement of
parties is now bound to come.