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The Washington herald., 1909-05-11
Everybody Happy.

Fr011 ths Boston HCrald
From the conflicting opinions as 10 the
practical effect Of the Supreme Courts
decision on the Hepburn act among those
who seem 20 be most directly affected BY
II. Il appears as II everybody was bound
70 be made happy in the end.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-11

Viewing the impending contest between
the vets and "drys" IN Aiken County.
5. c. The Augusta Chronicle advises the
good people thereof not TO Indulge IN
bitter personalities" and '.unkind rA-
marks" during the fight. Which excellent
advice viii be most scrupulously follow
ed-not.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-11

The Atlanta poets are all singing Miss
Geraldine Farrsr's praises nowadays. Of
course. the quality Of the singing may not
be quite equal 20 that OF the fair Geral-
dine. but the rampant enthusiasm behind
It is all TO the candy, as Mr.. George
u. Cohan would say.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-11
: For one AdmIssiou.

Every rainstorn." complained the
youthful pessimist. means d postponed
game"
And every postponed game" pointed
out the juvenile Optimist, means q dou-
ble-header"
The Washington herald., 1909-05-11

notwithstanding its admitted shortcom-
ings. we are forced 70 concede that. save
and excepting. perhaps, the language OF
love. baseball lingo IS probably the most
popular on earth IN the good old sum
uer time.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-11

You ought TO have sense enough 10
quit" said Mr.. BRYAN TO Mr.. Clark. OF
Florida, concerning some remarks Of the
latter recently submitted. Whether M
Clark considered that a pretty good Joke
we are not advised.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-11

Because the aIHgators devour the hogs.
the Florida legislature has passed an act
permitting their-the alligators'-slauEh-
ter. That IS right We think. IN these times
OF high prices. We cannot afford 70 feed
fresh pork 10 the aTigators.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-11

An italian baroness has applied for q
divorce On the ground that her husband
Is 'too good" 70 her. No wonder Adam
threw up his hands and despaired OF soIv-
Ing the forever developing mystery Of
woman
The Washington herald., 1909-05-11
One ThenrN

Why co the press humorIsts cling TO
this old joke? II never happens"
What never happens2"
i father using hobnafed boots on his
daughters suitor."
] suspect IL would happen II the suitor
happened 10 be 2 press humorist."
The Washington herald., 1909-05-11

Moreover. It appears that the New York
woman who knocked her husband down
with fatiron because he disputed her
contention that Portugal IS n South
America laughingly remarked after
ward that she would do II again II
necessary" Evidently she IS oae or those
cheerful knockers that you read about.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-11

The wholesale abuse OF public men Is
not as fashionable as t once was" says
the Memphis Commercial-AppeaI Prob
ably the muck rake-or IS rot as good as
& used 10 be
The Washington herald., 1909-05-11

Mothers Day" was a great success
throughout a large part OF the country.
Il ought 10 have been. Practically al
mothers are great successes.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-11

The Kansas City Times discusses some
what eXhaustively IN g recent issue The
pedigree Of corn" Down in Georgia and
Alabama they are not so particular about
Us pedigree as they once were.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-11
Friendly Advice.

/ open my store tomorrow. How
would you advise me to start of7"
You VIII advertise. Of cOurse2"
Hadn't thought OF IL"
Inen / advise you 70 start with a
ClOslng-out sale"
The Washington herald., 1909-05-11

From Pu%.

The man who Is great enough TO be
/ prosecuted By the bigotry Of his own
generation IS very likely TO be worshiped
I by the bigotry OF the next.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-11

James X Hsckett IN his bankruptcy
proceedings admits unblushingly that he
habituaEy borrowed money from his wife.
but claims that he always paid II back
40 wonder he went broke.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-11
Ther,re cno.cn Ear

Fsun ths Chicago Nswz
There are some brave fnen in the Senate
who remember that this Is q representa-
tive government.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-11
Just Plain Rricl...

You have deceived ne. When I prom
lsed 70 marry you. you told me that you
owned dozen nice new bricks"
And 50 / do. Am to blame because
you inferred that I meant houses?"
The Washington herald., 1909-05-11

The modern wife is not perfect" saws
Dorothy DIX o. course she is not. And
We should think a perfect wife" the
most uncomfortable thing imaginable 70
have about the house.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-11

The suggestion that this OF that Sen
atorial toga might well be sent 20 the
laundry now and then has its draw
backs Senator Hopkins tried that, and
vel, now look AZ II.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-11

/ don't think much Of the so-calIed in
dependent politician says YOUR Uncle
Joe And We rather think the so-caIIed
independent politician returns the com
pliment with great enthusiasm.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-11
Both Reruared

These new spring hats beggar two
things"
And they are?-'
Description and dad. However. they
are both being used 20 being beggared."
The Washington herald., 1909-05-11

Having accumulated some S25oO00, Mrs
Carrie Nation is going In for chicken
farming Plainly enough. she IS deter
mined not 10 die rich
The Washington herald., 1909-05-11

AIr- Roosevelt. It appears. shot a lion
on Sunday. This. We take #. however.
VIII not be considered as bad form as
serving cocktails TO ones dinner guests.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-11
Hammer Away.

From lie Chicsgo ReooTd-Heraid
The price Of nails has recently been re-
duced. It is 10 be hoped this may cause
a lot o. people 10 get busy with the other
kind OF hammers.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-11
Novel Experiment.
From he Nez Yo-k wo-ld

froIn the Ns7 4oTs Hcrld.
Pittsburg IS trying the experiment Of
putting its graftsrs in jsIl-a better plan
than putting them In Office.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-11
The Ner Yer.ion-

/ never loved a dear gazelle,
A parrot. or a playful cat.
The reason takes not long TO tell;
They won'S allow EN- 81 q fat
The Washington herald., 1909-05-11

4 New Jersey minister says the women
OF his congregation must remove their
hats during services. Maybe he is 2
good preacher. but we are sure he IS
q poor diplomat.
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where RevisIon would conn,

From The Milwaukee sentinel
We trust some Senator's viii duly ap-
preciate the danger OF a down revision
by the voters Of the Republican majority
IN Congress-.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-11
Pleasures of a staudpatter.

RON tne ONO state Journal.
Good Senator Aldrich is said 70 be very
fond Of children, probably because they
remind him OF infant industries.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-11
The ObIirinr Hard

why don't you write a poem on this
Turkish situation?
I guess III have 10. Alfred Austin
seems 70 be hanging unaccountabIy
back"
The Washington herald., 1909-05-11

The Aldrich tariff revision VIII nut
many things p0r las nubes." says the
Mexican Herald. We suppose 50: Il Is
fun OF little iokers.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-11
A little Child shan Lead Them.

Fr0u ths Louisville Cou-ie-,Jouz1al.
The warriors against war. IN session at
Chicago. win find a little child at The
Hague more potent for peace than many
conferences.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-11

A steam calIiope IS all right occasional
". but we believe. as a steady thing. we
prefer the honkhonking Of the automobile
horns
The Washington herald., 1909-05-11

Senator Aldrich doubtless Is beginning
TO suspect that there is something might
ily 20 his liking in that man Smoot.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-11
AT THE HOTELS.

Lewis J. Larkin. Of Boston. who IS Z
the National. said yesterday that Bosto
IS not only the greatest fish market +
the world. but is also the center Of Il
trade Of the United States.
Once upon a tine. according 10 tradl
ton" said Mr.. Larizin, go or 30 year
ago. as the story has It. a, fshhouse 4
the town OF Findon. in which a lot q
haddock had been hung up 10 dry, caugk
FIRE. and was partly burned. When III
flames were extinguished the haddoc
that remained were found TO be tHor
oughly smoked Some Of them wer
cooked as an experiment. and they tvrne-
cut 10 be such very nice eating that III
business OF smoking haddock became a.
established fact there ard then. Thu
came into being Find0n haddock. as n.
smoked fish were al first called. IN.
name later undergoing the corrupti1f
change 70 fnnan haddie
Boston IS not only a great producer b.
tEnan hsddie. but a big consume n
them as well The fish Is low in urice
but substantial eating as 70 quality tv-l
things that no doubt account for frs eras
popularity Il sells as low as csnrs !
pound. and for the small outlay of 2
cents fish can be procured large enourr
20 furnish a good meal for q family r.
four, as a fnnan haddie WEIGHING frrss
and a half pounds is considered a good.
sized fish"
The Washington herald., 1909-05-11

Mr. Ferrero's article. which appeared
not long ago in the Figaro. Of Paris. Is
exactly what those who net him when
he was a guest Of President Roosevelt. in
Washington. would expect him 10 saw.
He is far removed from the ordinary run
Of tourists who visit this country. an IN
usual lOOker-on and commentator. and his
words OF sympathy and appreciation Of
American Hfe are cordially welcomed BY
ali tT.ose who resent the ignorance dis
played by our foreign brothers regarding
our people and institutions. Even that
most sympathetic writer, Paul Bourget.
in his American notes missed what Is
best and most unique IN American life.
which makes Mr.. FerrerO's summing up
the more grateful All those who have
studied the subject viii agree with him
that there IS almost too much fdealism in
American society which Europeans re-
gard as the home Of the practical and
utiIitarian.
I was continually meeting people he
says. who seem to spend fabulous sums
and an enormous activity on behalf Of
chimeTical Ideals I have often asked
myself while there if America may not
be. after all, one Of the most mystic
countries Of our epoch"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-25
FRAGMENTS OF BODIES.
Indicate That E'iremen Were Killed i'm
Shawnee Explosion.

Shawnee. Okla, Dec. 25.-Although
the Rock Island officials will admit
that but two men were killed by the
explosion of an engine in the Shawnee
shops. fragments of bodies gathered
together make it practically certain
that five men were killed. Superin-
tendent Taylor, who is in charge of
the shops, reports that Robert Kerr, a
machinist, and John Johns, helper,
were blown tc pieces
The most seriously injured are: j.
S. Hotter, Jesse Fields. Walter Lyons.
A. Hoover and William Taylor, all of
whom were taken to the company
hospital at McAlestcr. Probably a
dozen injured are being cared for
here. The roll of employees has not
been checked up by the superintendent
and close surveillance of the shops is
being maintained by Rock Island Off
cials.
Company c of the Oklahoma Ma
tional guards s. on duty by order of
was completely wrecked and the shop
yards are literally strewn with frag-
ments of human flesh.
The body of Kerr was found on
Main street, three blocks away. Frag-
ments of the BODY of Johns were gath
cred up from roofs of adjoining build
ings
Little progress has been made to-
wards removing the debris.
The explosion occurred while a ma
jority of the employees were at lunch,
otherwise two hundred men would
have been killed or wounded. One
wall of the shops was partially wreck
ed and fragments of the engine, the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-25

who is spending Christmas at his
home in Lawrence, is quoted as fol-
lows in an interview:
ct notice that Judge Pollock says
this law is unconstitutional because
national banks can not come in.
"Now, the fact is that the legisla
ture was particular to provide for the
national banks to join in the guaranty
under this law, and the attorney gen
eral, bank commissioner and myself
went to Washington to lay the mat
But the federal government decided
that the national banks could not join.
Now a federal judge declares that the
law is invalid and unconstitutional be-
cause the national banks are not in
cluded.
Law is good when it is based on
common sense and is in the public in
terest, but it looks as if state legis-
latures would have to consult these
inferior federal judges before they
can make any laws in this country for
the common good. The federal judges
are more and more coming to gov
ern the country. 1t seems to me that
state laws should be passed on by
state supreme courts before federal
judges are asked their opinion and
that some method of securing this
right of state government must be
found, unless state courts and legiS-'
1atureS in all matters in which large
corporate interests are involved are to
be practically nullified.
$50 far as the guaranty law of
Kansas is concerned. the more I have
seen of it and studied it, the more I
think of it. Some improvements can
undoubtedly be made in it, but the
Kansas law is well put together and is
in the interest of the great mass of
Kansas people. In some way the
government should protect the depos-
itors in banks from loss of their
money and 1 believe it will yet do So"
Bank Commissioner Dolley made the
following statement before leaving for
his home at Maple Hill where he will
spend Christmas:
Il have not read the opinion as hand
ed down by the federal court and have
not discussed the matter with the
states attorney who handled this case.
/ will be governed by their advice as
to the next legal steps. but am cer
tain my attorneys will fight to the last
ditch to uphold this law. / am very
strongly in favor of and will insist
on doing this. However. 1 wish to add
that 1 was speaker of the house when
this law was passed and the people of
Kansas, who are mostly bank deposi-
tors, demanded it at that time and in
no uncertain language. and are strong
er in their desires and demands for
the law now than then in my opinion.
This law was on the statute books
when became bank commissioner and
I have put forth every effort to faith
fully and successfully execute it. That
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-25

wall and other wrecked machinery and
particles of the plant were blown fro
several rods Window lights were
shattered all over town.
Kerr was On top of the engine test
ing valves and Johns was in the cab.
Other workmen were sitting near eat
ing lunch. The explosion was caused
by an inadequate supply of. water in
the boiler.
Among the injured are:
Allen Turner, Joseph Nicholson,
Herbert Eddy J. E.. Tucker, George
Cabs, hilbert Pryor and John Duffy.
A rescue crew are at work digging for
twelve men believed to be pinned be-
meath the mass of twisted iron and
splintered timbers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-25
wound inflicted by Miss Lulu Bru-
baker while he was fighting with her

wound inflicted by Miss Lulu Bru-
baker while he was fighting with her
father.
Miss Brubaker, the heroine of the
affair, wso saved the banks cash and
perhaps her fathers life, in speaking
of the affair, said:
'At about o'clock p. M, as I was
working on the books in the bank L
noticed stranger come in. and as
there were quite number of custom
ers in the bank he waited until all
were waited upon. He then ap-
preached the cashiers window. where
my father was standing, presented
$5 bill and asked for change. Having
received his change, he drew re-
volver and ordered my father to throw
up his hands, which he did. He then
ordered my father to put his hands
down on the counter, which he also
did. He then ordered me to open the
door leading into the cashiers room,
which I did. He kept my father COW
cred with the gun and walked in He
then gave me sack and ordered me
to put the money from the drawer
into it or he would shoot me.
''I started to comply by taking part
of the currency and putting it into
the sack and after that took the coin
drawer and set it on the counter. He
ordered me to take it off the counter
and put it on desk chair, which /
did. AS I had the work about COM
plel0u WHICH ne OIQeT0Q lie To 40,
he. still having my father covered.
ordered him to go into the vault and
open the safe. He put the revolver
under my fathers arm, against his
side and said: Damn you, go open
the safe and be quick about it At
that instant my father grasped the
gun. pulled it away from his side and
also seized it with his other hand. AS
they proceeded to grapple for the
gun, l ran to the cashiers window.
took the cashiers revolver from its
drawer and shot the burglar in the
left arm.
"As he discovered that my father
would be liable to get the gun away
from him, and I had him covered
with our revolver, he said. I'll give
up. I will give up I said to him,
'Thow up your hands At this instant
he let go the gun. darted past me and
ran out, and as he ran out of the
office door 1 shot him again. I ran
out after him. followed by my father.
He ran across the street. followed by
US. We emptied our revolvers as he
rode away
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-25
TAFT AS SANTA CLAUS
The President Buys His Presents on
Christmas Eve.

Washington. Dec 25-President Taft
went shopping afoot yesterday after
noon, and wandering from shop to shop,
taking a hearty interest in the store
windows and good naturedly returning
the jostling of the crowds. Secret SER
vice men accompanied the president.
After nearly an hour and half walk,
the presidential party returned to the
White House.
The president left the executive office
at o'clock and walked down Pennsyl-
vania avenue to jewelry shop. where
he remained some time, selecting a
present for Mrs. Taft and his daughter,
Miss Helen.
He next walked over to leather
establishment on F street, where he
purchased an elaborate travelling bag of
Russia leather.
There was a commotion in the crowd
ed store when the president and his
party entered. They remained nearly
quarter of an hour, going from here to
a book dealers establishment, where
Mr.. Taft purchased a number OF vol
umes.
AS the president passed a hotel on
Fifteenth street, the pin wheel door to
the bar spun merrily. Four bibulous
holiday celebrants emerged. They
gained the sidewalk, laughing abusive
ly wishing each other the compliments
of the season when one spied the presi-
dent. Merry Christmas, Misher Pres
ne CIlcO- merry CnrISnmuSn-
All four managed to raise their hats.
The president looked them over and
then with broad grin, lifted his own
headgear Thank you. gentlemen he
said. Let me wish you the same''
There will be no special observance
of the day at the White House. The
Taft family will dine together and with
the children at home, the celebration
will not be different from that in a
million other homes.
Mr.. Taft's presents to the personal
force in the White House, it is said
cost him $500
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-25
ONE Peaceful week.
That's All Brolaw Ever Had i'm His
Married Life.

New York Dec 25.-One week of hap
piness in two years of married life was
the best w. Gould Brokaw could get out
of his bargain, he testified in court. And
yet he is willing to take his wife back.
She, however, seems to prefer separa-
tion and 100000 year alimony.
II bear absolutely no rancor towards
my wife, he volunteered. "and if she
will promise to be good, I will take her
back in my arms. All I want her to
promise is that she will not accuse me
of going with other women and that
she will stop calling me names. If she
makes that promise. I will wish her a
merry Christmas and a happy New
Year"
Mrs. Brokaw was not present to hear
her husbands offer of reconciliation.
A severe cold kept her housed.
"If Mr.. Brokaw means what he
said,'' commented Mr.. Baldwin, Mrs.
Brokaw's counsel. there is no reason
why they should not be reconciled, but
believe it is nothing more than a well
planned scheme to create favor for the
defendant"
Describing the single week of welded
bliss Brokaw said he was sick at the
time. and quarrels and worry were not
good for him. His physicians advised
him not to see Mrs. Brokaw, but he
il sisted
Il could not seem to get Mrs. Bro
kaw off my mind he explained. And
finally the doctors said she could visit
me. I drove half way to meet her and
for week she was very loving and
affectionate.
Denies He Was Jealous.
Brokaw denied he ever set his SER
wants to spying on his wife or that he
was jealous OF her physicians. He had
never suspected Mrs. Brokaw would
elope with one of the doctors whose
name has figured in the suit, because,
said Brokaw. the doctor was too eff
Terminate. He never heard his wife
mention "Bunnie" Wells, whose pres
ence in a house party at Great Neck,
L. l., precipitated the final estrange-
ment. He only knew a man had slept
in his bed. What man, he could not
find out
"I was deeply grieved.'' testified
Brokaw, ito learn a man occupied my
room when there was bachelor quar-
ters upstairs. I had given orders that
nobody should sleep in my private
room and Mrs. Brokaw knew it,
Brokaw described how close his
room was to his wife's and how he de-
manded the name of the man who oc-
cupied it.
Brokaw then explained why he
twice broke down the door of his
wffe's private room. Every time he
tried to talk confidentiaIly with her,
he said, he either found the door
locked or there was a maid in her
room.
He denied spending $4,000 in one
year on his wife. A better estimate,
he said, would be $4,000. During their
separation he directed his lawyer to
pay her $3.50 week.
He denied he had ever spent $780,
900 in jewels on her. ssThe most /
ever paid" he testified, was $1,000
for her engagement ring
Did you ever buy her any other
jewelry -
eralds to replace one of my mother S
that she had been wearing. When /
gave it to her she said it was paste
and threw it in my face
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-25
QUIET CHRISTMAS
Character of the Celebration at
Nations Capital
Has Undergone a Change From
Previous Years.
TAFT WORKS A LITTLE
But Spends Most of the Day
With His Family.
Vice President Sherman at His
Home in Utica.

Washington, Dec. 25-From the presi-
dent of the nation to the humblest resi-
dent, the citizens of Washington en-
joyed one feature of the holiday in
common-a glorious white Christmas.
With dawn today came the falling of
snow and by the time most of the peo-
pie in the city were astir, the ground
was covered to a depth of half an inch
with snow
President Taft and his family spent
Christmas in no different manner from
that of the thousands of others. Char
ley, Robert and Miss Helen were at
home, and the president spent the
greater part of the day surrounded
by his family. There were no formali-
ties.
Later in the day, the president went
to the executive offices and put in some
time with official duties.
Vice President and Mrs. Sherman
spent the day at their home in Utica,
N. Y. A family gathering was a fea-
ture of the day at the home of Sec
retary Knox on K street. With Mr.
and Mrs. Knox were their sons. Hugh
S. and PhiIander Chase Knox, ir., and
their daughter, Mrs. j. r. Tindle. and
her husband.
Secretary Dickinson tok his Christ
mas dinner on board the Mayflower,
en- route to Porto Rico. secretary
Meyer, who has been absent on a
hunting trip, hurried home to spend
the day with his family Secretary
and Mrs. MacVeagh, Secretary and
Mrs. Ballinger and Attorney General
and Mrs. Wickersham celebrated
Christmas at their residences in Wash
ington.
The noisy and demonstrative cele-
braiton on Christmas evening and
Christmas day which has heretofore
been feature of the event at the ma
tiOnal capital was missing this year.