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Meade County news., 1909-02-18
AKANSAN'S VIEWS
AETTER FROM SPEAKER DoLLEY
ON DIRECT PRIMARY MADE
PUBLIC IN NEW YORK.
CONVENTIONS DENOUNCED
anside Workings of State Gatherings
We're Too Corrupt to Talk About
Copy of Letter Sent to
Gov. Hughes.

Albany, NJ Y, Feb. 10.-J. ". Dolley.
speaker of the Kansas house OF rep
-resentatives and chairman of the Kan
sas Republican committee, has sent
10 Gov. Hughes a copy of a letter
written by him to New York citizen
who asked for information regarding
the. operation of the direct nomina-
Iions law in Kansas. Speaker Dolley
authorized publication of the letter,
which was given out by Gov. Hughes
Monday night The name of the man
10 whom the letter was addressed was
mot announced. Speaker Dolley tells
4of the steps which eventually led to
the adoption of direct nominations,
1and says in part:
81 cannot now tell you how corrupt,
how vicious, how high-handed, how
subversive of good morals, how rot
:ten the old convention system was.
Indeed the inside workings Of state
conventions and the midnight con-
rlayes leading up thereto have never
been told 1t need not be told. The
4Dld system is gone. Let its machina-
1ions sleep. 1t may suffice to say that
cliques and cabals representing the
corporations, the special interests and
those who have fattened at public ex-
pense had manipulated caucuses,
county conventions and state conven-
+tions, legislatures and congresses and
traded and dickered and trafficked in
political candidates. and policies for a
generation, and the people had no
rINl,@
controlled by the same sinister infiu-
@:nces. A revolt at the polls on cleo
tion day brought no relief.
Perhaps the situation is different
IN New York. Perhaps you have no
bosses of precincts and wards and
counties who obey the mandates Of
higher bosses in state affairs. Per
laps those VINO ST. at the political pie
counter by grace of federal appoint
ments and all those who draw long
salaries for little work at public ex-
penses have not arrogated t. them-
solves the right to dictate to the Re-
publican and Democratic voters of
your state, county and local officers.
Perhaps there is fair expression OF
popular will in that regard II so,
you do not need a primary election
law. If SO, New York politics has been
badly maiigned throughout the re-
public
Speaker Dolley answers a number
g objections that have been raised to
ihe direct nomination system and de-
.sIareS kansas would no more return
TO the convention system of ten years
ago than it would to the shotgun sys
tenn of the Jayhawkers and Redlegs
OF SO years ago."
Meade County news., 1909-02-18
Wise Men.

Although a wise man is exacting
toward himself he does not demand
anything of others. He is content with
his lot and never complains of heaven.
He never blames others for his fate
therefore, when he finds himself in q
low state, he submits to fate. An
ordinary mortal, seeking earthly bliss,
falls into dangers.
VI hen the arrow does not hit the
target he who shoots it blames only
himself and no one else. Even SO
does the wise man act.-Confucius.
Meade County news., 1909-02-18
River Power in Kansas Towns.

Junction City, Kan, Feb. 13.-At a
special meeting of the city council
thursday night the Rocky Ford Mill
31g and Power company was granted
a, franchise for the furnishing of
] over and lights for this city. The
company is nov al work on a large
.iAm across the Blue river near Man
j tttan Z6 niles from here. and it is
sac intention Of Tie company to fur
s:sh electric power at Manhattan and
Mort Riley also.
Meade County news., 1909-02-18
Wants Money to lnforce Laws.

washington, Feb. 13.-ln letter
submitted to congress through the
Secretary of the Treasury Attorney
General Bonaparte asks that an ap:
preparation of 100000 be made for
the fiscal year 1910 for the inforce:
ment of the antitrust laws.
Meade County news., 1909-02-18
A Good Student.

How is young Chunkett getting on
in college?"
'Splendidly. He would have made
the scrub team his first year If he
hadn't been deficient IN all of his
studies Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Meade County news., 1909-02-18

An understanding was reached In
Hhe house late Thursday TO take up
ahe Indian appropriation bill Friday.
aIo limit was fixed on the time to he
a.aAsumed in debate
Meade County news., 1909-02-18
Arrested at Prison Gate.

Deer Lodge, Mont, Feb. 13.-Albert
L. Moore was arrested by Sheriff Ne
vile at the gate of the state peni-
tenuary following the completion of a
sentence. Moore is wanted at Dead
wood. S: D., on a charge of raising a
money order.
Meade County news., 1909-02-18
Rryan's Bill Passed.

Lincoln, Neb.. FEB. 19.-Fhe bill
creating a department Of political
science and citizenship at the State
university passed the senate Friday.
William J Bryan has been interested
in the proposed school
Meade County news., 1909-02-18
Our Helpful Maids.

Loufse-Im in an awful boat. After
/ started to bleach my hair. 1 found I
had only enough to do half of it, and
Nelson is coming tonight.
Julia-Never mind. dear. Let him
ST. on TIE rox-side-Harrer's Bazaa,-
Meade County news., 1909-02-18
Kansas Defeated Missouri.

Columbia. Mo-, Feb. I3.-Kansas
university basket ball team defeated
She Missouri University team Friday
wright by score of "a to 49,
Meade County news., 1909-02-18
A Literal Reooino.

"Convicts seem to be very polite sort
OF people
"WAl you tell me what led you to
that conciusion?''
Sure; they never do wrong without
begging pardon for it,
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26
FCTILE WORN.

Colonel Asa Gould Humphreys at vetsr
banquet in Duluth condemned the abehug
the Canteen.
Those temperance women who cassFd
canteens abolition have accomplished" said
veteran. what: Only this; The drinking 81
now drinks instead of the mild and pun
erages supplied by the orderly eanteeD r
fiery stuff in demoralizing places.
THAT is what these women have aeeOmpFs
They wanted TO do the soldier COED. b.
their ignorance they worked IS vainE as
Mrs. Crewe. OF Salem.
Mrs. Crewe. at the heiSh, Of the War, q
ished my colonel by sending him barn
pebbles
I have read she wrote that pebbk
In the mouth is a splendid remedy fer n
viii YOU please accept my dear cOlonsl
barrel for the use Of the troops Al The froai.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26

hill tramping and brush fighting; but mon. - ;
these u acts as temporary life pressrv.. e
will aid substantially in the new praeties ,''
becomes a permanency. "h
After experiencing nearly everv va
weather, suffering in uncomfortable rs,U. I
hardships that even regulars are selso.. -
jected 10 outside of actual warfare. ana !. Na
themselves on record as the first infant-' .'''A
tising lfesaving az sea, the compa,,'
camp on the afternoon Of Labor Da,, - ,''
barked for ROckaway, where the sol,;.- n
again struck of afoot, and by easv -. -. W
reached thc.r armOry in time % break -.
fore midn. Z. not unhappy over tbsi, ~
enees, but GIad 10 get back To a place ~ l.
streetcars run and where one is sur. =, -
square meals a day "
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26
BUILD HOUSES IN TIE,
Certain We.HcaHS Thus SIerD g.
from QHaL.es and TIGERS

In order to protect their homes from.
quakes many Of the natives In the -
around Chilpancingo and otI.er towns
state of Guerrero, iu N-zieo. live 8.
Some of these tree ho-nes are of large s,.
are ingeniOusIy constituted Reeds ana
are interviewer with the tHigs and trs,...
the tree much in the manner that q t.-5-
it's nest. The severest viad seldom I,,.-
from the tree. Where the trees are la---
stand closely together houses of two -.
rooms are frequently build in their bran.
These houses also afford protection fro~
tigers and other wild animals which ara
in that region in large numbers. II is said q.
a tiger viii not attack ils prer Unless il i.
the ground
The prime object Of el-yariag these h.
into the trees. however is as ment.os,
keep them from being shaken down 10
severe earthquakes which risit The e,,s-
territory at frequent intervals The roe..-
the earth gives the trees a sNaying ne,is,
does no damage 70 the houses Tn some
ties whole villages Of these tree homes an. -
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26

to become acquainted with the rudimentary
methods of lifesaving, in case it should become
necessary to save his own life that of an
other while on sinking transport. A slack
rope was stretched from the foretop of the yes
sci to the afterdeck as trial practice apparatus.
and after this had been tested Sergeant Con-
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26
ILNOST TOO CRIEL.

De Lancey NicoII. the New York lawyer
at a dinner. aprOpOS OF certain legal dse>
TT was a cruel blow-as cruel IS that Vh
Bayside cook served on u tramp
This filthy tramp. knocking II the Aa
door. whined:
I'm turrible hungry. lady could ye 81
a small wedge o. fresh pie
Were Just out of pie said The t'''
here's a cake for YOU
And she handed the tramp q cake q sS'
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26

This is believed to be the first instance of live
saving practice for infantry, bat with its under
living idea Of teaching the men to keep their
nerve and their CcoutTemcnts in the face of
sbipwrecl the test may be taken up for serious
practice hereafter by the state infantry. The
pack worn by the men in this test and on their
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26

marches was planned and perfected by Captain
Hartman who is cousin Of the late fnancier
f. II. Hartman. and possesses some of the lat
ter's ability in carrying out what ne undertakes
The pack will doubtless be adopted for use in
the regular army account Of it's excellent
qualifications for long marches, wall climbing
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26

ners with his pack and rifle slung to his back
slid down from the dizzy mast height in safety
to the deck below The thing looked compare
lively easy of accomplishment, and while it
proved otherwise the greater part of the men
followed the example set by the intrepid ser
geant.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26

seen None of them suffered damage from
recent earthquakes which wrought such rl'
the buildings upon the ground
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-17
CHALONER KILLS
BRUTAL HUSBAND
WIFE OF DEAD MAN HAD APPEAL
ED FOR PRoTEcTiON-JURY
AcoUlTS cHALONER.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. March
John Armstrong Chaioner for
mer husband OF Amelie Riyes. the au-
thoress, has been acquitted by cor
oners jury OF the killing Of John Gil
lard. an Englishman. Gillard, VINO
came from Australia recently. lived
near Merry Mills" Chaloner coun-
Try home. at Gotham, Va. Mrs Gil
lard sought Chaloner's protection from
her husband who. II is alleged, mad
beaten her and threatened her life.
Mrs Gillard had arrived at Merry
Mills" in advance OF her husband and
with her children was waiting IN the
dining room 10 tell her story when
her husband entered and assaulted
her. il is alleged. with a pair OF heavy
tongs. Al this point. Chaloner ana
Erie c.. Money who was with him.
entered the room and interfered. A
scuffie between Chaloner and the Eng
lishman ensued and the former drew
his pistol TO restrain the frenZled man.
Gillard seized the pistol. IL is said
and tried To turn IL on his wife. Chal-
oner grabbed IL and in the scufiie. the
pistol was discharged the bullet ell
tering Giilards temple. A magistrate
was at once summoned and made ac-
quainted with the facts. He held an
inquest at which the widow told the
story OF her husbands alleged brutal
treatment
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-17
COL. COCKTAILS RAPS
CRITICS OF CANAL

WASHINGTON. March l7.-Lieut.
Col. George w Goethals. chairman
and chief engineer OF the isthmian
canal commission. has submitted "A
special report on the canal Col. Goe-
thals denounces those cities OF the
canal work. who. he says. are predict
ing nothing but disaster and failure 10
the enterprise.
Much attention Is given to the sub
iect of the Gatun dam. Col. Goethals
speaks OF the slip which occurred last
November which. he says. amounted
TO practically nothing This slip.
says ne. probably would have pass.
ed unnoticed as did the former ones.
but for the fact that AT the time a
food In the Chagres river had attain
ed sneti proportions as IN cover a por.
ton OF the Panama railroad tracks
Just south OF Gatun. A newspaper
correspondent, going from Colon TO
Panama saw his opportunity for a
sensational story and attributed the
flood to the dropping OF the Gatun
dam into the subterranean lake under
the dam and locks. which another fax.
er had previously discovered. and the
news OF the destruction OF the dam
was cabled To the states
Reyerting 30 the subject OF sea
level canal. Col Goethals says we
must confine our attention To the lock
type as now building, and a sea level
canal as offered by the boards OF en-
gineers, and not by the idealist" The
risks TO ships in such narrow water.
way as proposed for the sea level can.
! al at Panama, tot 6uethais arids. far
outweigh all hazards in the proposed
lock- canal
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-17
BRITISH RULE OF
SEA THREATENED
BY GERMANY
kAisER's COUNTRY is RAPIDLY
EXPANDING CONSTRUCTION or
wARsHips eAlFouR SOUNDS
WARNING IN PARLIAMENT.

LONDON. March 1.-THE announce.
ment OF Reginald McKenna, first lord
OF the admiralty, in parliament yes
terday, OF Germany's rapid develop
ment in baitleship construction. is be
ing discussed here today by statesmen.
II is conceded that the English gov
crnment will be moved 10 an expan-
sion OF her naval equipment in an et'
fort 10 maintain supremacy OF the sea.
The government, IL is believed. Will
0e strongly urged by the majority
members of their own party 10 pro-
vide FOR the construction OF additional
Dreadnaughts.
IL becomes, as Balfour pointedly put
t IN yesterdays speech, which greatly
impressed the house, a question not
or maintaining two-power standard,
but OF maintaining a one-power stand
ard in iirst-class ships
II am forced" said Balfour. TO the
conclusion that now, for the very frst
time in modern history. We are face
TO face with naval situation SO new
and SO dangerous that IL is difficult
FOR us TO realize all its imports.
Balfour declared that according e
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-17
WATCHING A STOMACH
DIGEST FOOD
Mas III, Means Whereby Science
Made Possble the Cure Of
Dyspepsia.

The Able Spallanzani was the first
scientist 10 study Systematically the
chemical powers OF the gastric juice,
but IL was by the careful and convinc-
ing experiments of Beaumont that the
foundation OF our exact knowledge u
its composition and action was laid.
Beaumont was an army surgeon, To-
Gated at an obscure military post in
Michigan, while IL was yet a terri
tory. and was called upon to treat
gun shot wound OF the stomach in a
Canadian yoyasour-Alexis ST. Martin.
When the wound healed a permanent
opening was left by means OF which
food could be placed in the stomach
aud gastric Juice taken from it.
Beaumont made scientific expert.
ments with his crude means and wrote
hook. which today Is recognized
among the classics OF physiology.
Beaumont Dlazed the way for other
scientists 80 that today medicine
knows what the stomach does with
food and what food does 10 the stom-
ach.
Science also knows what the gastric
juices are ard how to make them best
FER the system.
Stuarrs Dyspepsia Tablets, thanks
70 the poor army surgeons and Alexis
-. Martin. give man a means OF di-
costing food. replcnishing the exhaust
"a juices, soothing the nerves and
correcting dyspeptic conditions OF the
stomach -
StUart's dyspepsia Tablets are ma.
ural fruit and vegetable essences re-
duced in concentrated form and by
tremendous power compressed into q
tablet These wonderful iIttie digest
eTs are known all over America and
Canada. Full meals have been digest
cd by them In glass tubes and they
are sold by every druggist
Physicians 10 the number OF 10000
use them They are meritOrious and
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buy package today. price soc. or
send us your name and address and
we will send you a trial package by
mail free Address r. a. Stuart Co,
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-17
STRIKE SITUATION
IN PARIS WORSE

PARIS, March 1.-THE strike SIT
uaticn is growing worse hourly today.
The telephone operators have Joined
the telegraphers and mail employees
en- masse. kilograms and letters are
pillng up by the hundreds OF thou
sands
Early today two thousand postmen
had a meeting and two resolutions
were carried unanimously: First.
should strike be voted. and. second,
10 so. would he meeting appoint q
strike committee with plenary powers
to decide q day and hour for cessa.
tion OF work?
VI. Slmyan, under secretary OF posts
ana teegraphs. has fulfilled his prom
lse 10 take stern measures and hts
first step was TO summary dismiss
seven hundred subordinates.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-17
PRIMARY BILL TO
| Be REPORTED BY
! HOUSE, THURSDAY
WILL APPLY TO ALL ELECTIVE
oERcERs FROM GOVERNOR TO
coRoNER-ApvIsoRY VOTE ON
U. s. SENATOR.
(From a STAFF cOrrespondent.)

LANSING, March 1.-THE revamp
ed primary election bill which Is
blending or the Dickinson and CODY
measures is expected TO be reported
out Thursday by the house commit
tee. IL will apply TO all elective OF
ficers from governor TO coroner, even
including city aldermen. The United
States senator Is 10 be voted for, as
an advisory step for the Legislature,
the nominee getting the highest mum,
Der of votes 10 be certified by the
secretary OF state as the successful
candidate.
Most OF the work in redrafting the
bill was delegated To Rep. Colby OF
Detroit, who is trying 10 produce a
measure that will be acceptable TO
both houses.
II II Is reported out this week the
intention is To place IL on special or
der for some day next week, when the
house hopes TO get this problem on
its shoulders.
In the senate, Fox of Mayvilie
thrust In new bill providing tax
on personal property to apply as d
lien on the same as soon as the board
OF review has passed on the assess
ments.
Senator Moriarty, Of the upper pen
Ursula, introduced a bill authorizing
a verdict by twothirds of a jury m
all cases, civil and criminal less than
felony.
These bills were introduced in the
senate:
BY Scott, of Detroit. changing the
time for payment OF fees and commits
aims collected nv Wayne county off.
GERS TO the last day of the month.
BY Smell. OF Highland Park. per
hitting his village 20 bond for sac.
600 10 extend the water system.
BY Foster OF Gladwin, providing a
method OF changing school district
boundaries by joint action OF city and
township boards.
BY Taylor, OF Kalamazoo 10 prevent
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-17

his Information. Germany had laid
down last year eight Dreadnaughts
and that she WAS several months In
advance OF her program. II Germany
continued at the same rate, he said.
the relative position of the two ma
tions In 1912 would be. Great Britain.
20 DreadnaIghts. Germany. 81: or, II
the Germans initiated Great Britain \
new policy OF collecting materials and
ornaments beforehand. Germany
would have 20 Dreadnaughts.
Mckenra questioned these hgures
AS being beyond Germanys construc-
tive powers. but Balfour rctorted that
II was difficult TO discover what the
Germans were doing.
The sensation caused by the debate
is reflected In all the editorials this
morning March III. irrespective OF
party The liberal organs make a
feeble attempt 10 Justify the govern
ments program rs adequate. but ap
parently With considerable mlsgiving
The matter was warmly discussed N
the Hobbies OF the house and the very
general opinion was held that the gov
eminent would be obliged In the au.
tumn To introduce fresh estimates for
one or two conditional" Dread
naughts.
McKenna. i'm his speech TO the
house OF commons yesterday after
noon. said: The safety OF the coun-
try stands above all other sacrifices,
and no matter what the cost, the safe
" OF the country must be assured.
mo one could suppose went on
Mckenna. that the present govern.
ment assumed the responsibility oil
the estimates with a light heart, but
there were cases when even the most
determined economist would have 20
make sacrifices"
II was automatic. the speaker con
tinued. that Great Britain should have
To maintain navy sufficiently strong
to ensure Bri'ain's shores from IN
vasion. the empire from hostile a.
tempts and trade from destruction In
time OF war. The limits of the navy
must be fixed by the progress OF fo:
eign powers. Several powers were
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-17
SUPREME COURT.

LANSING. Mich. March 1.-THE su.
preme court yesterday disposed OF the
following cases:
Afflrmed-Stonehou vs.. stone
house; Macknnon Boiler x Machine
Co. VS.. Central Michigan Lumber Co .
Houghton Elevator Co VS. Detroit
Candy Co.; Granger ". Darling; in
matter OF separation OF grades in De
rOit.
Reversed-Bresler vs. Delray Real
Estate association, Harris VS.. Bow, in
the matter OF John u. Allison; Com
stock VS.. Taggart.
Barthel VS. Crippen was remanded
for proofs
Certiorari was denied In Muskegon
VS.. Brennan: Lewis vs.. Detroit United
Railway. and granted in PattiVson VS.
Player.
Order to show cause granted I'm Nc
Quainter VS.. Mandell: In Davis Col.
liery Co. vs.. Charlevoix Sugar Co. and
denied In Roesing Va. Berrion probate
Judge.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-17
TO FIND OUT IF DEATHS
DUE TO CATTLE DISEASE

DEERFIELD, Mich, March l7-Dr.
r.. w Shumway, OF the state board or
health. and Health Officer Sprague.
after consultation yesterday. ex-
pressed the opinion that Mr.. Whit
marsh died of typhoid fever but they
were unable To say definitely what
was the origin or cause of his death.
Or. Shumway took specimen OF the
water used by the family TO Lansing
for analysis to determine II germs
are In II. A daughter OF Mr.. Whit
marsh also died. anG two other daugh-
ters are Ill. IL is suspected that the
disinfection of cattle ears during the
recent hoof and mouth epidemic was
the cause OF the malady.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-17

the deception and fraud in sales OF
paints. linseed oils and spirits OF tur
pentine
The senate put these bills through
final passage:
BY Smell. OF Detroit. TO license ice
cream dealers in all towns OF over
900 population. The bill was given
immediate effect
The bill by Representative Straight
OF Branch. fixing the salary OF the cir.
cult court stenographer In his county
TO 81 800. was confirmed without OF
position. also the one making the sal.
AIRY $4,000 for the stenographer in
Ionia county and the bill by Mackay
Of Detroit, giving Wayne county an
other probate Judge.
The bill by Anhut. OF Detroit. was
reported out all right. which prohibits
fortune telling and the like. II Was
turned into a football and after being
banged about for some time with q
variety OF foolish amendments was
finally killed outright by vote u
20 TO 3
The house passed the following bills
10 third reading:
Amending the primary school law
so as 10 require township school direc
tors 10 make triplicate reports on the
first Monday OF August OF all receipts
and expenses in his district 10 the
superintendent OF public. instruction
instead OF 10 the township clerk only
Amending the law relative TO dis.
orderly persons so that when they
plead guilty. 10 this sffense they shall
not be fined more than $50 or not 10
exceed 90 days in the Detroit house OF
correction
Authorizing the publication OF $50
copies OF the "con-con manuals which.
Representative Curtiss explained.
would cost from 81. loo to $1,000
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-17

rapidly developing their naval strength
at the present moment, but not one
at a pace to be compared TO Germany
Premier Asquith admitted the grave
importance OF this debate and he dep
recated the idea that the government
might sacrifice the national safety ID
a question OF expedieney. IL mHst not
be supposed, he continued, that the
calculation as between Germany anu
Great Britain implied unsatisfactory
diplomatic relations.