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The Washington herald., 1909-07-18
Executipe.

After his return from the trip TO New
England and Lake Champlain President
Taft gave out his plans for the coming
extensive travels He is 10 start from
his summer residence at Beverly. Mass,
about the middle of September for Seattle
to attend the exposition there and max
ing stops en- route az Denver. salt Lake.
Spokane and other places yet to be deter
mined From Seattle he win go 20 San
Francisco. visit the Yosemite Valley and
see a sister in Los Angeles Thence he
Will go by way of San Diego through
New Mexico and Arizona 70 Fl Paso.
Tex, where he has accepted an invita-
ton TO meet President Diaz. Of Mexico.
Later at New Orleans. he WI attend the
Waterways Conference after which he
will icur the southern tier States TO
Georgia cities and stop on his way
North al Wilmington. n. g.. and Rich
mond. Va. intending TO get back TO
Washington about the middle of No
vember.
Upon the demand of Mrs Sutton Par
ker. a sister Of the late Lieut. James
Sutton. who was adjudged a suicide after
a quarrel with brother officers OF the
Marine Corps on October i8 1907 the
Navv. Department has ordered a reinves-
tigation II is understood THAI Mrs
Parker unearthed evidence tending TO
prove that her brother had been murder
ed by a certain officer. Also II was found
that the testimony in the first hearing
right after the death of Sutton was not
taken under oath and that the evidence
then heard was conflicting and incom-
Dlete
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18
SUMMER.
cwHtten for The Washington Henld)

Summer comes. her tinkling feet all
musical with bells,
Like Psyche, zephyr born 10 the sweet
land OF pleasure;
Comes with rich gifts through woodland
ways
The Hvelong day hear her many
chorded harp
Sounding from plains and meadows where
OF late
Came the Wild north wind. careering Ike
a steed unconscious Of the rein
Summer. tho2 has reared most beau
tiful things
sighs in the tree top. blossoms moist
with dew:
The sweet night air Is musical with thy
soft tones.
Thy ministry is typical Of love, and we
thy scholars.
With thy kisses thou dost tear apart
the heart leaves Of the rose.
Thou art a gentle mother. mindful OF
the bruised vine.
Nor scorn 10 lift the trodden weed; and
when thy
Lowlier children faint by the wayslde
Thou dost eathe their pale brows with
thy dews:
sumner thou are the fuLneSS or love
and music most sweet
Thy lips and thy forehead are sealed
with loves seal
Priestess. Queen, thy world is so beau
ufuL so good,
Thy rains fall alike for the rose. the
thistle the weed.
The lovers. unIoved. draw nigh Tor thy
blessing.
And dreams are dIed az night with the
kisses thou givest.
summer. dosJ thou 100. dream OF sweet
familiar eyes
Tormenung and aIuring2 DOst thou
dream
AS ofttime. Of eyes loved but IN
loving
Nay sumner thy crown OF love lies
on they bosom soft.
And in heaven from whence thy dreams
go forth.
Are stored the signs that make the
world too sweet
Around The ruined temples OF the woods
thou hast
Rebuilt thy altars. and called back the
scattered choristers.
And over green oisles rises a mingled
strain OF music
Sweet as the breath Of buds.
Thou bidst natures mightiest voice speak
mysIically
OF all hidden things 10 the attentive
soul,
From thy lips comes no pealing triumph.
But where silence SITS enchanted hath
arisen a mingled strain
OF music. fresh desired. still strange and
new. though known.
And thy sweet voice bids Us tIrn where
Love must yet be found.
ALLIE SHARPE BALCH.
June. isa Eos Euehd Street
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18
ANALYSIS OF THE WORLDS LATEST NEWS

knew no bounds. The cars and the plant
were attacked with all sorts Of missiles
and the few police who came tc preserve
order were Overpowered by numbers.
Rifles and knives were also used when
the company tried to get men into the
plant on the company steamer Steel
Queen. AS this bOatl0ad OF men neared
the mills the strikers fired on her and
finally drove her 10 the other side Of the
river. At the same time the crew OF the
steamer returned the fire and several on
both sides were wounded. During the
day more than hundred persons were
injured. several fatally. When the
pressed car plant reOpened i've months
ago il was with wages reduced on the
understanding that they would be re-
stored later on. Instead. the men say,
that further cuts have been made and
system Of pooling Of laborers has been
adopted by which skilled riveters can
make no more than 81 day. and are
docked unless they work full twelve days
at "A run. The men have not been regu-
lsrly unionized. but struck under a
special organization 20 meet the issue as
presented.
BY Thursday the strike had extended 10
about 5000 employees and the appearance
Of a battalion Of mounted state police
on the scene only served 10 add fuel 10
the FIRE A mob numbering near 70 10000
gathered about the big plant. many Of
whom were women, wild with anger. and
mixing IN the riots with some effect, fire.
quently preventing the arrest OF men
wanted by the police. At noon the mount
ed guardians OF the law had a pitched
battle with the mon. and fired many
shots before II gave way. Again az night
a conflict occurred. Scores Of men were
wounded in these encounters, and some
were not expected 10 live. When officers
were dispatched 10 evict families OF the
strikers from the company houses the
women with torches threatened 70 burn
everything in sight. The company claims
that the cause OF the strike is simply
the rage Of the slow workers under the
piece plan which enables the fast men 20
earn more
The Commercial National Bank, OF
Chicago. on Tuesday absorbed the Bank
ers' National Bank with George f. Rob
erts. previously head Of the Commercial,
- president OF the combination. which
viii be called the Commercial National
Bank. Mr. Roberts was formerly director
Of the mint. To equalize values the Com
mercial National viii declare an extra
dividend OF 50 per cent and stockholders
of the Bankers National viii exchange
shares az par, The union OF the two
concerns VIII give the new institution a
financial strength Of SS}.Coon. and give il
third place among the banks Of Chicago.
The first National ranks first and the
Continental second
When the American Telephone and Tel
eEraph Company absorbed the New York
and New Jersey Telephone. Thursday il
was believed 20 be the first step toward
a complete merging Of an the Bel prop
critics. The combined capital OF which
amounts 10 $50 068.305
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

the action involves many of the most
famous characters Of ancient mythOlogy.
During the early part Of the year ISS9
a group Of Master Mascns. good and
true. Of Hamilton q y Lodge. No
10. z. A A n. averse 10 trespassinE
upon the dignihed earnestness Of the
Masonic work. and unanimous in the be-
hef that candidates should be impressed
by us beauty and soiemnity. and not
distracted by frivolous digresSd0ns: yet
feeling the need of a warmer. closer com
munion, We're wont 20 tarry after lodge
closed for social intercourse and the pro-
motion OF goc5 fellowship.
After diligently prospecting for fun and
mischief rich vein was discovered which
led TO the mother lodge Of pure, good fel-
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

over the House bill would affect imports
20 the value Of Sl46 5000. while the de-
creases in the Senate bin would affect
imports 10 the value Of $93.525.000 using
the business or 1907 as the standard.
From his home in Lincoln. Nebr.. Tues
day, William J. Bryan addressed letter
to President Taft asking why it would
not be good time 10 have offered 10 the
States along with the income tax proposal
10 amend the Constitution another
amendment providing for the direct
popular election Of Senators, which the
President had said during the last cam
paign be personally favored. Would not
the President present the subject 20
Congress? Mr.. Bryan promised whatever
assistance he could render in securing
the passage Of both the proposed amend
ments
The President discussed with his Cab
met. Tuesday. the question of the census
patronage IA the South. Il was agreed
that the policy would be TO make these
appointments without regard 10 political
affiliations. but the appolntees TO men of
standing in their places Of residence.
Since the meeting OF the President and
Gov. Hughes during the Lake Cham
plain celebration. last week, the rumor
has been given great credence 10 the
effect that a tender Of the first vacancy
on the Supreme bench was 10 be made 10
the governor by Mr.. Taft. Friends OF
Hughes think it doubtful that he would
accept the place IN the near future
The publication Of letters written 70 the
late Senator Malone by Judge Mann.
now a candidate for the Virginia COVER
norship. has caused a great political SEN
sation in the Old Dominion where Mann
and Tucker are engaged In hot canvass
for the Democratic nomination. equiva-
lent 10 an election. The regular organi-
zation IS supporting Mann. but these
Malone letters showing that Mann was
formerly In the Malone black-Republican
ring. are expected TO sweep Tucker into
Office
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

The Mystic Order Of Yelled Prophets
Of tne Enchanted Realm Is in no way
connected with Masonry proper. but its
membership has always been restricted 10
Master Masons IN good standing. and IN
this respect the order stands in the same
relation 10 the Blue Lodge that the a. a.
o. n NJ. S Mystic Shrine does 90 the
consistory and 20 the commandery-
The ritual Is absolutely original. so far
as its use IN the work or a frateTnal or
ganization Is concerned Il Is founded
upon a very ancient Persian manuscript
discovered in one Of the sacred temples
OF Teheran. the City Of Mystery. and
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18
THE AMERICAN CONQUEST.
Al Panama We Are Preparing the
Tropics for the white Man.


Tropics for the White Man.
The advances IN tropical sanitation IN
the last fifteen years have shown that
the white nan can i've IN inc tropics
with as good health as he can ia re
temperate zones. This has betl demon
strated." writes Assistant Surgeon Gen
eral Gorgas IN the Medical Reo5rl. '.by
both our military occupations - Cuba
and ny our occUpeu,n of Panama.
THE white man can protect himself
against disease in the tropics II no
greater expense than he would have 20
undergo In order 20 protect himself
against cold IN the temperate zones The
returns from his labor is manifold
greater in the tropics than in the temper
ate zones.
I think. therefore. that the tendency
in the next Few centuries viii De for the
white man 20 drift % the tropics. and
dare predict that 10y the time the year
1909 is as old as is at the present day
the Norman conquest Of England locali-
ties iu the tropics viii be the cpnters OF
as powerful and as cultured a white civ
ilization as any that VIII exis; in tenn
perate zones
Il believe that the debility from which
the white man has suffered in the past at
Panama and In other tropical countries
is due 10 malaria principally and that If
he protects himself from this infection
ne VIII remain vigorous and strC,g IN the
same degree as he viii IN a temperate
climate. and as a reason for this belief
advance the conditions Of the Americans
AZ Panama
I am inclined 70 think that IN the
future the construction OF the Panama
Canal win be known less as a great COM
mercial accomplishment Of engineering
feat than as the first demonstration that
the white man can flourish I'm the
tropics
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

/ lOwship, and opened before them ths En-
chanted Realm, with its inexhaustsbls
treasures 20 gladden. the heart and bind
men in warmer friendships
The value OF this discovery was inme-
6iately recognized and on September IG
1889, an informal Organization was Effected
with seventeen charter members. all OF
whom were members Of Hamilton Lodge,
No. Ig8. F. A. A NJ
Large and successful grottOes are now
working In the states OF New York. NeT
Jersey, Massachusetts. Ohio. Illinois. Wis
colsin. Iowa. Nebraska. Minnesota. ard
California The order is growing steadily.
and the dag Is not far distant when
there viii b. one OF more grottoes IN
every state
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18
Scientific.

N. Bleriot. the French aviator. won the
$3.50 Aero Club prize on Tuesday. making
a successful flight in his aeroplane out
over the open country. a distance of q
miles in IS minutes. His average alti-
tude was 100 feet. and ne made stop Of
II minutes 20 inspect his machine.
In his aeroplane, the Gold Bug. Glenn
Curtiss. Mineola. n. Y. broke his. own
previous flying record by going five miles
in seven minutes through the air.
A government party just returned from
Bering Sea on the cutter Perry tells OF
the disappearance OF two mountain peaks
on the island Of Bogoslof since a year
ago when the island was visited. In their
place was q lagoon OF warm salt water
at temperature OF Il degrees and slight
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18
some European PopnIations.

Prom The London Globe.
According 10 DR. BertillOn. although in
France In 1857 statistics showed an in
crease IN population OF $500, Germany
could show nearly S0000. Great Britain
509o00. and Austria 40OOO The doctor
makes some significant comparisons In
lS51 France possessed. as did Germany. g. -
COO 600 inhabitants; to-day she has 3. 000. .000.
against Germany's 62.C0a.e00. Great Brit
ain. which in 1851 had 100000 inhabi-
tants. has to-day fs000,000 In 1851 the
population OF Austria was 81 100000; at
the present time il IS 50.000u uB1. Italy dur
ing the same period has increased from
24,Go0.oo0 20 100000 Dr. Bertillon adds
that 1907 shows the lowest relative birth
rate OF any year since the introduction OF
these statistics a century ago.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18
Under the Spreading soap Tree.

Both the soap tree and the tailow tree
are being planted in Florida and are Ike
ly 10 become valuable crop producers
The soap Tree yields q product rom which
is manufactured the purest article OF
soap that is possible 10 be made. Indeed.
the pulp q the berry Is a natural soap
and wiz make a lather almost Ike the
manufactured article. The soap berry
tree Is TOW creating widespread interest
and the berries are being imported from
Algiers and China The product OF the
tSllow tree also enters into the produc-
ton o. soap. ana the two together make a
nice combination and their cultivation
should be looked after by those interested
In new industries. Besides soap. the
soap berries make a very fine oil. and
when the virtues Of the tauoW tree are
fully known Il may also yield a hns and
profitable oil
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

" below sea level. In IT'S center two
small islands arc throwing on st OF
steam
The British Imperial Cancer Research
Fund in reviewing its seven years Of
work reports that every claim Of cure
has been examined eXhaustively and
with negative result. SIN much has been
learned and the experts are now hopeful
Of some positive results from the expert
ments being conducted upon mice.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18
skin in Nail Driving.

Prom the Scentihe Ame10n
II usually takes a wOOdworker's ap-
prentice year OF more 70 learn that he
doesn't know how.
A fedgIing mechanic. who spoke sneer-
ingly OF a man whom he heard using
several blows OF the hammer % drive a
shingle nan. was somewhat crestfalIen
when told that the nail would hold better
when driven home" by several light
taps than when driven by one heavy one,
"Why?" asked ne, IN surprise
Because" said the other when you
drive nail home with a heavy blow Il
is apt 10 rebound a trifie. loosening the
grip of the wood fbers on IL. Drive il
almost down. if you viii, with as hard
blows as you wish, but finish with several
light blows"
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18
EdncntfnnnL

Coincident with the celebration OF his
seventeen birthday John d. Rockefeller
arranged 20 increase his donations TO
the General Education Board by a gift
Of Sl000ooo0. At the same time he re-
leased the board from its obligations 10
hold in perpetuity the funds contributed
by him. This brings the total Of Mr.
RockefeIler's gifts 10 tie General Educa-
ton Board ND TO So. .009.0l0 The board
has elected Edgar L. Marston to hI the
vacancy caused by the death OF Norris
X Jessup. The grand total Of the sums
given By John y. Rockefeller to all
charities is now Sl20000,0o0
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18
Commercial and IndustriaI.

Nearly 1900 men employed in the works
Of the Pressed steel Car Company. al Nc
KEGS Rocks. six miles below Pittsburs.
on the banks OF the Ohio River. struck TO
enforce demands for a promised return to
higher wages and for better conditions
of work. Wednesday. after a committee
OF the workers had been denied an audi
ence with the managers. Later in the
DAY, when It was found that the COM
pany was bringing strike-breakers into
the yards in closed freight cars. the anger
Of the men most Of whom are Ssavs.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18
Political.

Senator La Toilette has issued a formal
analysis Of the Aldrich bill from the IN
surgent viewpoint, based on the figures
prepared by Treasury experts. From
these he estimates that the increases
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18
Congressional.

CBv the Universal News Anaiysis.l
SUNDAY, JULY Is, 1909.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18
SWinE high.
Swing low.
SWec- Char-i-O-ti
Come for 70 earry ne home.

The boat swept on past the great
NulcaE iron works, where the blasts
showed red against the houses and gave
them the appearance OF a town on FIRE;
on past Bloody Island where states
men met 10 shoot holes into each other
and then down the broad water avenue
bT the mountains OF iron the steamer
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18
All That Happened of General Interest Last Week Rapidly
Sketched in Precise and Illuminating Fashion.

WIN valuable
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-26
ATTORNEY GENERAL
TURNS DOWN CLAIMS

Assistant Attorney Geneal w. {
Reeves, in an opinion to The state
auiitor today. holds that the monthly
salary cl3im of A. A. Stewart. superin
tendent of the state institute for t4e
deaf and dumb Mt Sulphur can not b.
allowed in The sum of $1S333. bu.
can be allowed for only $IG6 The
beard Of regents recently raised Su
perintendent Stewards salary but th.
assistant a tomey general holds th7t
his salary is fixed by laH and car
met be changed except by act of leg
slature
He also directs the auditor TO dis
allow claims of r. +. Temming an6
Prof. T. c. Kent. teachers in the Cen
ral St'te Normal school for extra
work orlercl by the regents during
heir vaca ion period MIR Reeves
holds they can collect only tie one
salary allowed by law
Mr. Reeves also directs The auditor
10 disallow the claim for T NJ. Ian
drum a teacher of mathematics in tn,
rahlequah Norm7l school Mr. Ian
drum was a member of tie First an5
Second legislatures and under the T'ul
ing of the attorney general is no
eligible TO act as n member of the
faculty of the school which he helpes
create.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-26
IF MRS. BLEAKLEY CAN
PROVE SHE'S ITS MOTHER
Mrs. Barclay Wishes Her Case
Were al Feet Of Christ
Instead Of Amy Court
(By Associated Pressl

Kansas City, Mo. Aug. 9G-'T wish
my case were at the feet of Christ IN
stead of any cour," " said Mrs. James
G. Barclay of Buffalo. while discuss
ing her claim TO fiye-vearold Marian
Bleakley. when he little child was
lying helpless at the point Of being
formally declated pauper the state
of Missouri granted me adoption pa
pers Now | want the Missouri courts
TO give me the baby or declare thc
reason for not doing SO II the at
torneys for Mrs Bleakley can present
a single piece of evidence tn { she =
the mother OF the child, then / will be
satisfied God knows would MOI
fight the ease if did not know Mrs
Bleakley was no Marian's ngDther."
Marian spent the night at the resi-
dence of the clerk Of juvenile court
and is quite happy today romping
about the yard
Mrs. Barclays Husband Arrives.
Dechring that he would see the case
through to the finish, James TarcI
arrived in Kansas city from lhe Easl
late yesterday to give aid ana encour-
agement to his wife, Mrs Stell.,klr
clay, in her fight for possession of lit
tie Marian Bleakley mi to do every
thing in his power TO prevent his
wife's extradtion to Kansas to an
swer 10 the charge of %apNg the
little girl at Topeka last Saturday
Barclay at once sought his wife At
police headquarters. Theit ectins
was quiet with no tears or embraces
II am SO glad You have come said
Mrs Barclay | can endure anything
now"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-26
SUES RAILROAD To
RECOVER LAND GRAN 7

United States Attorney John EN-
bry late last evening filed suit I'M
'he United States citcut court i'm be
half Of the Government against the
Midland valley Railroad co.pany
asking that the 1898 acres of land
taken by the Midland Valley road
at Skiatook for townsitc and rail
road purposes be returned TO the
Government for ro-allotment by the
Usage Indians Under the terms Of
the act Of congress granting the road
a right of way through the Usage
reservation, the compan, was grant
ed the privilege Of taking forty acres
of land at stations for terminal facil
tiles. etc. At Skiatook the company
took 1898 acres on the Usage Indian
reservation and the balance in the
Cherokee nation The Town Of Skia-
took was erected on The Cherokee
side of the townsite and as the side
track built on the Usage reservation
was never used IT was taken mp. The
Government now seeks to recover this
pat Of the forty-acre grant on the
ground that It is not used for railroad
nrrncsee. Sllatook is located on the
Nridland Valley road just below Paw.
huska.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-26
FRISCO AND SANTA f
FINED FOR CONTEMP7 |

The corporation commission latf
asst evening issued five orders ilning
he Santa Fe and Frisco roads 70
contempt. The Frisco is fined so,
ma costs on complaint Of thc Bart
lesyille Vitified Brick company fo
'harging excessive rates on a carloa.
If brick from Bartlesville to Avrd
100 on complaint of J. j. Durksen fo
'harging dcmu rage at C9rdell whe'
he arrival Of he shipment, and $40
or recouslguce had not been notified
1f the refusing to allow the unloading
Df a car loa shipment. $25 and cost.
on complaint of J. Chevalier for fail
'ng to stop tr'ins on flag at Els
The Santa Fe Is fined 500 ON com
plant of J. f. McFadden for delaNnF
a shipment Of hogs from Quinlln te
Wichita
The complaint of the Hayworth tun
Der company against both the Frisee
and Santa Re in regards to the rates
on carload of lumber from Hay
worth to Gage is dismissed on pay
ment of costs by the Frisco.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-26
ONFEDERATES PARADE
WITH WARTIME ARDOR
At CHIC KASHA
special TO Daily leader.

special TO Daily Leader.
Chickasha, Okla, Aug. 26.-Follow
ing a memorial service at $50 o'clock
this mining, with an address by
Rev. Carter Helm Jones of Oklahoma
city, the feature today at the Con.
federate reunion here was the parade
Of the veterans This afternoon Rev.
w A. Freeman gave an address after
which the veterans went into bust
ness session to hear reports of com
mittees, etc. A sham battle Is sched-
ulei to take place at O'Clock.
In his address TO the veterans last
'eveing Governor Haskell gaid a
beautiful iribnte 10 Secretary OF State
Gross, commander Of the Oklahoma
division of Confederate veterans, who
is prevented by serious illness from
attending the reunion.
Interest in the election Of the state
president Of the Daughters has been
very keen Mrs w. c. Culbertson.
the present incumbent. is supported
p practically the whole Of the east
ern pat Of the state Mrs w b
Clement Of Oklahoma City also has p
large following which believes thai
western Oklahoma should have the
honor Mrs T. D Davis Of McAles
ter, fourth vice-president and state
chaperon to the Memphis reunion.
also has a strong following.