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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12

"T'm going 70 send for der ordinary cir
JAKE Stctnert." cumstances we
could let him go ahead with his minor
stand he'll have every newspaper re-
porter in Washington buzzing around
and asking impairment questions
''Yes, and you and | would have to
20 to Paris to live with our life insur-
ance friends from New York, wouldn't
WEI" laughed Peabody sarcastically
I'm going to send for Jake Steinert,"
he added.
"Steinert?" Stevens calculated
WHAT
@Oh, that's all right. Maybe he can
suggest something" said Peabody, go
ing to the telephone We've too much
at stake to make mistake. and Jake
may see a point that we've overlooked.
Luckily l saw him downstairs in the
grill room as we came through to the
elevator"
"Steinert is all right himself" con
tinued Stevens, "but his methods
"Can't be too particular now about
his methods-or ours, Stevens, when q
bull like Langdon breaks loose In the
political china shop. Fortune and rep
utation are both fragile"
A ring of bell announced the arriv-
al of Jake Steinert whose reputation
as a lobbyist of advanced ability had
spread wide in the twenty years ne
had spent In Washington. OF medium
height sallow complexion. dark hair
and dark eyes, his broad shoulders fill
ed the doorway as he entered. An lily
kept mustache almost hid thin lip
ped, forceful mouth. almost as forceful
as some of the language he used. His
eyes darted first to Peabody and then
to Stevens, waiting for either of them
to open the conversation.
The highest class lobbyists, those
who Swing" the biggest DEALS" con-
Germ themselves only with men who
can "handle" or who control lawmak-
ers. They get regular reports and out
line the campaign. Like crafty spiders
they hide in the center of n great web,
a web of bribery, threat. cajolery and
intrigue. intent on every victim that Is
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12
Iured into ABE gIIstenlng meshes.

Iured into the gIistening meshes.
Only the small fry mingle freely with
the Legislators In the open. in the ho-
tells and cafes and In the capitol corri-
doris.
Jake Steinert did not belong In either
of these classes; be ranked somewhere
between the biggest and the smallest.
He coupled colossal boldness with the
most expert knowledge OF all the intri-
cate workings OF the congressional
mechanism. Given money to spend
among members to secure the defeat of
bill, he would frequently put most Of
the money in his own pocket and for
comparatively small sum defeat it
by influencing the employees through
whose hands it must pass.
''Sit down, Jake. Something to
drink?" asked Peabody, reaching for a
decanter.
NO" grunted the lobbyist; don't
drink durin' business hours; only durin'
the day"
"Well, Jake" said the Pennsylvania,
"you probably know something of
what's going on in the naval affairs
committee"
'You mean the biggest job of the
session.
Eyes"
''Sure thing, senator. It's the work
of an artist"
"The boss of the senate" smiled
grimly.
"Now, suppose a committeeman
namad Tapodon ahsoIuta1v rafusad tn.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12

"You are fine talker, Langdon,"
said Peabody, coming to Stevens res
cue, but / can readily see what you
are driving at You want an inyesti-
cation. You think you will catch some
of MS with what you reformers call
'the goods, but forget evidently the
entirely simple facts that your family
has invested In Altacoola lands more
heavily probably than any one else
among u.s. You want to raise a scan
dial, do your Well go on and raise it.
but remember that you will have to
explain how II happened that there is
$4,000 invested in the name of your
son and $4,000 In the name Of your
daughter, Miss Carolina, not to men
ton a few thousands put in by the
gentleman who, / am given to under
stand, is to be your son-in-law, Con
gresham Norton.
"How about that. Norton" Peabody
asked turning TO the congressman,
who had followed Stevens.
81 corroberate all you've said" re-
marked Norton. II can state positively
that Senator Langden knew that his
money was going into Altacoola lanI
1 will swear to it If necessary" and he
giared bitterly at Cardinals father,
feeling certain that the girl would
cling to him as opposed to her parent.
Langdon made threatening move at
the congressman.
II consider my radiance of you
mighty cheap at the price" he cried.
"Come, come, Langdon," fumed Pea
body, II must get away from here to
catch the midnight train Let's get
through with this matter. You must
realize that you cannot fight me in
Washington. You must know that
men call me the king of the senate
i can beat any measure you introduce.
i can pass any measure you want
passed. / can make you laughing
stock or power.
why, my friend from Mississippi, |
can even have your election to the sen
ate contested, have "A committee APP
pointed to investigate the manner OF
your election, have that committee de
eide that you bought your way into the
honorable body, the senate of the Unit
ed States, and on the strength of that
decision have you forfeit your seat!
What pretty heritage to hand down
TO posterity such a disgrace will be.
Why, the very school children Of the
future will hear about you as Looter
Langdon,' and their parents will tell
them how particularly degrading it
was for a man of your reputation to
drag into your dishonest schemes your
son, sir, and your daughter. For who
will believe that this money was not
put in these lands without your con-
sent without your direction, your or
der? Did you not sign the mortgage
on which this $4,000 was raisedT'
Senator Langdon waved his hand dep
recatingly. "I'm learning the under
handed ways of you professional poll
ticians I'm getting wise. I'm learn
ing the game so i know you're bluff
ing me. Peabody. But you forget that
the game of poker was invented In
Mississippi-my native state"
Pressing a button. Langdon sum
moned a servant and said Send in
Mr.. Haines. I guess I've got to have
"A witness for my side"
"Look here" cried Langdon, "just
because I'm q fat man don't think that
i can't lose my temper" He stopped
and gazed at his two colleagues.
Now. you two men stay still one
moment, and I'll tell you what really
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heard aud seen all that had taken
place IN his apartment at the Louis
Napoleon hotel. where be had hurried
ly taken Senator Stevens on leaving
the I.angdon house
Not only would the two senators
lose their immense profits on the Alta
coola transaction If Langdon persisted
In his opposition. but they would lose
as well the thousands of dollars spent
by their agents in purchasing options
on hundreds of acres and, where they
could not get options. the land itself
This land would be on their hands, I'M
salable, II the base went somewhere
else. Moreover, they feared that Lang
don's revolt would bring unpleasant
newspaper publicity to their opera
lions.
There's only one course to pursue,
Stevens" snapped Peabody as they
took off their overcoats. THAT is tc
be prepared as best we can for the
very worst and meet it in some way
yet to be determined. But first we
must try to figure out what Langdon
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be taken care of and insisted on hand
ing In a minority report tomorrow,
with a speech that read like the Deela-
ration of Independence"
Steinert jerked his head forward
quickly.
You mean what would / do il l
was-er-if was runnin' the job?
"Yes"
Steinert leaned toward Peabody.
where do / come in on thisT he
asked suspiciously.
Come, come, man." was the irritable
retort ~ never let few dollars
stand between myself and my friends"
"All right, senator"
The lobbyist thrust himself down In
bis chair. puffed slowly at cigar and
gazed thoughtfully at the ceiling.
fro BE CONTINUED
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12

is going to do
what II can be
that he says he
will tell us to-
morrow at 1870
If we appear. He
must have some
thing very star
thing up b i s
81 e We If he
makes good his
a assertions. /
can't see how"
Nor L." frown-
ed Stevens, land
my political eye
sight is far bet
ter than that fool
Langdon's. Tn
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12

to do Senator Peabody favor some
day.
Sometimes Cora Span .er shuddered
at the thought Of what would become
Of her if she should make some slip.
some fatal error, and be discovered to
her friends as betrayer Of condolences
for money. A secret agent Of Stand
ard Steel What a newspaper story
she would make-"Society Favorite 3
Paid Spy woman Lobbyist Flee
Capital" The sensational headlines
fitted through her mind. Then she
would grit her teeth and dig her finger
nails into her palms. She had to have
money to carry on the life she loved so
well. She must continue as she had
begun. After all, she reasoned, moth
ing definite could ever be proved re-
garding the past. Let the future care
for itself. She might marry again and
free herself from this mode of life
who knows?
So reasoned Cora Spangler for the
hundredth time during the last two
years as she sat in her boudoir at her
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12

home. She had
3 p e n I part Of
the day with
Carolin a and
Hope L.angdon
and in the even
ing had attend
ed the musicale
at their house.
But she had
been forced to
leave early ow-
ing to a severe
headache. Now,
after an hour or
two Of rest, she
felt better and
was about to re-
tire. Suddenly
the teleph on e
bell rang at a
xx,rfffnn h1A
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12
MANIAC BLOWS UP HOME

Himself, Wife and Daughter Are Killed
In Explosion.
Oregon City, Ore, June Tn a fit
of insanity at Marquam, near here,
Bert Garrett placed a charge OF dyna-
mite under the kitchen of his house.
The house was destroyed. and Garrett,
his wife and daughter, aged five, were
killed.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12

Peabody was In
formed of this
two hours later
by a note writ
ten In Up h e r
When the vote
was called two
days later Sena-
tor Holcomb vot.
ed for the bill.
Standard S t Q e !
supplies steel for
ocean liners, and
t h c ir building
must be encour-
aged.
Mrs. Windsor,
wife of Congress.
man Windsor OF
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12

tomorrow" he exploded,
ly a beginner in the game
speciality. The naval base
ltacoola"-
multaneously cried both
Stevens. You're coming
OF, but I'll pass the bill so
makes a cent, just as |
!. I'll fool you both and
th honest for once In spite
raj dispositions"
md the Pennsylvania
b other in disgust.
ore," continued Langdon,
ust have the base because
for some time that Gulf
possible. But some crook
would have made money
vn it. so they didn't learn
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12

Ao WoNo BOt''S W WV INDIANA, remark
against the ship sub ad m Afrs Snan.
Sidy bin. c,Ior =, 49,,
ton that she was $50 glad Jimmie is
going to do something for US women al
last. He says we ought to get silk gowns
ever so much cheaper next year
Jimmie Windsor was a member of the
house committee on ways and means
and was busily engaged in the matter
of tariff revision. When President
Anders of the Federal silk company
heard from Senator Peabody that
Windsor favored lowering the tariff on
silk a way was found to convince the
congressman that the American silk In
dustry was a weakling and many in
yestors would suffer If the foreign
Foods 49, Emitted any cheaper
Preside. ers would be willing
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12

Randolph, the largest county in the
State, has gone dry. Mineral county
court also refused to grant license.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12
CHAPTER XIII.
''TBE BOSS OF THE SENATE GAINS A

RS. SPANGLER would have
fattered herself on guessing
correctly as to Senator Pea
body's uneasiness had she
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-07-29
PhuadalphAa,s Boast.

Chicago and New York doubtless
have their uses. We must have pork
and beef, and we must have q COM
mercial metropolis, but it is hard to
believe that anyone would willingly
live in New York unless possessed
Of an income Of . million or SO q
year.
In this city We live with comfort
and q due sense Of proportion. There
are q few fats in the city, and there
are enough people who don't need
homes to All them. but the average
Philadelphia ID welded to his hearth.
stone. He owns his house and lives
In 1t with pride and comfort, without
ostentation.
Our advice to people in Chicago and
New York 10 to come to Philadelphia
to live. where babies may be born
without the fear Of the landlord. and
where they may be nurtured in com.
Portable homes and brought up to be
respected citizens. - Philadelphia IN
Quirer.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-07-29
swInburn.'. Idea 81 4cl.epa.ra...

III ~ y. ~ ,fsea.-| #eH ta}aHeEh A8N. FEI& fNHHtEHE
: ewinburne's idea Of Cleopatra
Cleopatra" which IL to be sold.
with other swinburns, rarities at
|Sotheby's. was described BY the poet
In q letter to 7. J. Wise, q q "trump-
cry ephemeral." and no added.
George Meredith, I remember, strong.
" land no doubt Justly demonstrated
with me for producing such a farrago
Of the most obvious commonplaces Of
my ordinary style-as It was in '66. or
|t~hereabouts. The verses were never
intended for reproduction or for pres.
srvation, but simply scribbled Oh a.
fast as might be to oblige q friend
whose work admired" Mr.. Wise.
however, was quite content to pay is
guineas for . coup Of the poem. On
which swinburne remarked: IF were
not . bit ofa bibliomaniac myself. /
should be shocked to think Of. your
wasting good money on it."-London
Chronicle.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-07-29
Money To Loan On Real Estate
B CASSELL& co Sherebrooke
New Corporations.

Sir rFE
Alfred Blaisdell, secretary Of state.
has issued charters to the follow
Ing corporations:
The State Bank Of Bowman: CAPT.
tai stock, $4,000; incorporators: o.
=. Borsheim. Blair. Wis; H. G. Hjer.
leid, DEBORAH. Iowa, and Carl M.
Hjerleid, Bowman, N. d.
Eaton Loan Agency, Fargo. N. D.;
capital stock, $4,000; 1ncorporators:
James B. Eaton, Louis H. Eaton and
Daniel B. Holt, all Fargo. N. D.
The City Lumber Company, Man
dan, N. DE-; capital stock, $4,000.
lncorporators: John Corteau. Mrs.
Kate Corteau and A. M. Hauge. ali
Of Mandan, N. d.
The Dickey County Telephone Co.
M~erricourt, N. D.; capital stock. 325..
600. ln~corporators: G. W. Sullivan.
J. N. Crabtree and Reinhold Hasx. ali
OF M%erricourt, N. D.. and others.
Schibsby Implement Co.. Lansford.
n. D.; capital stock, $4,000. heor.
p%orators: Esbern and Axtsll and Ly-
dis schibsby. all Of Lansford. n. D.
Edmunds Creamery Company: cap
ital stock. $4,000. Incorporators: Z.
Leoboldt, J. Carlson and ]. j. Dun
woody, Edmunds. N. D.
The Lankin Opera House Associa.
ton; capital stock, $4,000. Incor.
porators: II. N. Johnson. q. LANCE
land and 4. p. Knapen. an Of Lankin,
N. d.
Cakes Junction Independent Mutual
Telephone Co.: 1ncorporators: c. A.
Malm, Aug. F%aruenburg and q. !.
Schmidt, all LaMoure, N. d.
Bank Of Glendale increased its
capital stock from $4,000 to 326. 900.
Darcy State Bank increased from
$4,000 to $4,000.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-07-29
Correspondents Column.
COLGATE

The Ladies Aids Society of the
Presbyterian Church Of Colgate,
met with Mrs. Bert Olmsted
July 22nd. Mrs. Martin Both
ne will entertain the society July
20 tn.
The work of excavating for the
new Presbyterian Church being
built here is under Roadway;
stone is also being hauled for
the foundation.
Miss Sara johnson left last
week to attend school at the Val
ley City Normal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Fuller are
visiting relatives in Fargo.
Mr.. Pope has resigned his po-
sition as agent for the Imperial
Elevator Company and accepted
a position as agent for the Farm
ers Elevator Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pope and
son are yisitin5 Mrs. Pope's par
ents near Buffalo.
w. G. Buchanan, travelling
superintendent of. the lumber
department of the st. Anthony
& Dakota Elevator Co., spent
Saturday with the Colgate
agents.
Miss Sarah Shevelin and Mrs.
Geo Chaffee of Devils Lake visit
ed relatives in Colgate and vicin-
ity the past week.
Mrs. G. II. Williams is visiting
here daughter Mrs. Wellington
Grey of Tower City.
Miss Lottie Ingison has been
employed as teacher of the gram
mar department of the Colgate
village school. Miss Nellie Fra
ser will teach the primary de-
partment again.
Mr.. and Mrs, S. Wheeler are
guests at the home S. W. John
son..
Mrs. Robert Mcclellan who has
been seriously i'll for the past two
weeks is improving.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-07-29
Hope vs.. Page.

The slaughter of the innocents
took place at Page yesterday
when our ball team went there
and played two fast games
with the Page team for the bene-
fit of the carnival crowds. The
first game ended by the score of
S to 8 in favor Of Hope, Smith
pitching.
The second game however, our
boys decided to fatten their bat
ting averages and at the finish
they had 10 scores to Pages O.
Wheeler pitched for Hope. This
makes sixteen games Hope has
won out Of the last eighteen
played and gives them a percent.
age for the season of .667
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-07-29

The Excursion to the Fargo
Fair yesterday was a frost.
About twenty occupying the ten
coaches provided for the occa-
sion. If the Great Northern
would make excursion rates in
stead of. full fare for the trip,
they might be able to get a
crowd.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-07-29
BALDWIN,.

EEt5N8Rr EA.E+lE ZGr@ghsA eIr- NftANaHl H535H.N Il
a slight storm passed thru
this vicinity Sunday afternoon.
A lew large-sized hail stones fell,
but not enough to do any damage
w. 6. Sowden has purchased
a new horse recently.
Mrs. John s. Mckay is at
present visiting her parent at st.
Paul.
Among Valley City visitors
last week were John Algeo, Mr..
and Mrs. George Sowden, Will
Nelson and Roscoe Gilmore.
John Smith is erecting: q new
barn.
The Consolidated School" is
being agitated in this neighbor-
hood.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Knapp
are the parents of a bouncing
boy, and Geo. wears a smile that
won't come off.
Mrs. Tracy and daughter of
st. Paul are guests at the "A. K.
iAlgeo farm.
A party of our young people
bent on pleasure drove up to the
Mud Spring a short time ago. a
picnic dinner was partaken of in
the grove, and all report a pleas
ant trip.
Dan Nc Kay and family expect
to move to Fargo soon.
Rev. Hunter of Fargo conduct
ed services here sunday. Rev.
Stanley Brown will occupy the
pulpit next Sunday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-11-30
ALABAMA REJECTS
PROHIBITION IDEA
AMENDMENT 10 PUT PROHlBL
TiON ~ THE CONSTITUTION
DEFEATED BY DECISIVE VOTE.

Montgomery, Ma, Noy. % Early
returns in the Alabama amendment
election, indicated the proposed
amendment I, put prohibition in the
constitution. had been defeated by a
decisive vote.
From the country precincts. the
reports indicated that the farmers
vote was largely against II. The
majority in Montgomery county
against the amendment may 20 to
1900. The indications are that the
amendment lost in majority of
counties
Most OF the large counties went
heavily against the measure While
women and children were at the
polls in many places, their presence
did not affect the vote to any ex.
tent. Carl Hall. tax collector o
Montgomery county. fell dead AZ his
home, a few minutes after voting
for the amendment. Physicians said
death was due to heart failure, in.
duced by excitement.
\ fact of special interest in today's
election was that it is the first time
in the states history that an express
sion OF the whole electorate had
been secured on prohibition ques-
ton. The statewide prohibition bill
was passed by a legislature which
had been elected on local option
platform and while several counties
had. declared for prohibition under
the local option act. the voters of
the cntir" state had never before
been called upon to pass on the
question direct
The polling places in the country
precincts We're closed at 6 O'Clock
and the count was rapid because
there was but one proposition sub.
mitted.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-11-30
A NATIONAL NEGRO
EXPOSITION IN 1918
EFFORTS BEING MADE TO HAVE
THIS BIG EVENT PULLED OFF
IN OKLAHOMA.

TAFT, Nov 29--S. Douglas Russell
superintendent OF the Industrial instl-
tutc for deaf and blind here, and editor
of the Western Age. the leading negro
publication In Oklahoma, at Langston
is very much interested in the pro.
posed national negro exposition in
1913. and intends taking the matter
up with the next Oklahoma lcgisla.
ture OF securing the big exposition for
Oklahoma Mir. Russell takes the pos.
itlon that oklahoma is the logical
southern state in which to hold such
an exposition. Oklahoma Is the only
state la the union that ever by lcgis-
lation appropriated as much as 500.
600 at any one time for the higher edu-
cation Of the negro. The second legis.
laturc made an appropriation of Sl35,.
olo for negro institutions i'm the state.
10 Is proposed that the various com
mcrcial clubs througnought the state
use their influence for securing the
exposition for Oklahoma.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-11-30

in the business. Mr. Newman has
lived here for many years and has
had much experience IN the furni.
turo business. He was with the 4.
{. Young Furniture company for
several years and left there to go
with Mr.. Rawlins when he entered
business here
Mr. Newman and Mr. Rawlins are
both good business men, and will
no doubt enjoy splendid business.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-11-30
W N NVVT'I NVTHHI
II SUTHERLAND Adjutant.

We have some ~ the best farm
propositions ever presented to the
land buyers, Our advice To those
wanting farm lands is to buy now,
Land is cheaper than II will ever be
again We have farms from 40 acres
NJ TO 1900 acres Of fine lands. and
We also have some nice city prop
erty to trade for some good farms
OKLAHOMA LOAN a
$50 INVESTMENT co
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-11-30
NeWspaper Deal OFF.

Vinita, Okla, Nov 29.-Through a
misunderstanding OF the terms, the re
ported sale of the Vinita Chieftain To
W. T. Verify of Shawnee. was declared
OFF by ID. NJ. Mars Printing company.
The Cheftain will continue as a
democratic daily and weekly paper
under the present management and
with D. NJ. Mars as editor 4 mem.
Der OF the firm stated today that the
Chieftain was not for sale and would
not be priced again.
The d. NJ. Marrs Printing company
purchased the Chieftain at a mortgage
sale in June. 1908, and has put that
paper in the foremost ranks OF Okla.
homa newspapers. II is one of the
pioneer newspapers OF Oklahoma. The
Weekly Chieftain was established in
1882 and has been published continu-
ously since that time. The daily is
sue was started In 1895
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-11-30
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