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The Washington herald., 1909-11-20

Richard A. Ballinger. Secretary OF the
Interior. tells mis- side Of the story Of the
Cunningham claims to valuable coal
lands in Alaska IN q statement made
public yesterday. which was provoked by
charges impugning tho motives Of Mr..
Ballinger contained in al article about to
appear in a New York magazine over the
name OF John /. Mathews.
Advance sheets OF the publication were
submitted to Mr.. Ballinger. and he was
asked to comment on the charges reflect
ing on him.
The Cunningham claims have played a
prominent part in the discussion Of the
so-called Ballinger-Pinchot controversy.
Secretary Ballinger began his statement
with this remark:
L shall be pleased TO answer questions
about this matter. This group OF literary
apostles OF vomit imagine they can in
vent calumnies and pure fabrications so
rapidly as 10 preclude reply"
History OF Claims.
Secretary BaIlnger takes up the on
cial history OF the Cunningham claims,
pointing out that coal lands IN Alaska
were withdrawn from entry by President
! Roosevelt, and that mo Alaska coal
claims whatever have been patented. and
the investigation OF all such claims with
view OF determining their validity OF
inyaIidlty has been and is being vigor-
! ousIy prosecuted"
| Secretary Eallinger was asked about
/ his alleged employment by the Alaska
| Petroleum and Coal Company. and tho
charge that he was interested IN that
! corporations stock. He replied:
/ THE stock story Is Just a plain. ordi-
/ nary fabrication. The statement that
/ or my former firm was attorney for this
| company or ever advised or cOunseled Il
IN its efforts 20 acquire title 10 public
! lands IS also without basis in fact
] 81 can imagine but one circumstance
\ which even a corrupt imagination could
/ pervert 20 the charges made IN this con-
l nection. Alaska coal locations are as
| signabIe under the law IN 1906 a Mr.
/ HartIne. acting for himself and Others
]
written contract 10 assign such claims q
. r. T. Hartman and other persons sub
seQusnty they differed as 10 the terms oi
I their contract. Hartline alleging default
and refusing 10 convey. They agreed u
submit this contract 10 legal counsel
and presented IL 10 now Superior COurt
! Judge J. T. Ronald, one Of my former
firm. The question Of legality OF claim.
existing or the intention Of Hartman
was not IN dispute and was not consId-
cred The thing submitted was a con
tract Of bargain and sale. Judge Ronald
rendered a written opinion and collected
his fee therefor
After ceased to be Commissioner o.
the General Land Oflce and had re-es
tabushed partnership relations with MI
Old firm. Hartline being dissatisfied win
the opinion, 81 was submitted 10 me II
person. and after considering the MATES
Continued on PaEe z. COIu mn 8.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-20
BOARD DIRECTORS
ELECT OFFICERS
Gen. g. II. HarrieS President
for Ensuing Year.
PRECEDENT GOVERNS ELECTION

Thomas c. NOycs Becomes First Vice
Presidents A. c. Moses, secOndJ
D. J. Callahan Is secretaryy Ed
ward II. DroOp, Treasurer, and
John b. Larner General Counsel.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-20
Tide Table.

To-day-Hgh tide. l2:9 a. m. and is p. m.
loag tide, al A. and sol D m
To-morcUw-High tide. So a. m and 235 p. m.
low tide $40 a. m and 9Il-
The Washington herald., 1909-11-20

Continued on PaEe 3. Column 8.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-20
CnndItInn of the w
franchise for Traction Line.

Special 20 The Washinston Herald
HarDcrs FCuy. W Va. Nor. 19.-BOth rivers
The Washington herald., 1909-11-20
WEATHER CONDITIONS.


Z. s. Dept. Of Agriculture. Weather Bureau.
Washington. Friday. Nov. -. 1905 p m.
The winds along the New England and Middle
Atlantic coast viii be moderate sogthwesterly; on
the South Atlantic coast moderate and mostly south
westerly except easterly ON the Florida coast; on
the East Gulf coast moderate east % southeast:
the West Gulf coast moderate so1thoas,ery. on the
Lower Lakes brisk Eouthwesterly Saturday. dimin-
ishing at night; on the Upper Lakes moderats TO
brisk and mostly sUuthWesterly.
Steamers departing Saturday Tor European PORTS
Will have moderate s1uthwesterly winds partly
cloudy and unsettled weather 70 The Grand Banks
The Washington herald., 1909-11-20

Permission has been granted by the
Tal1oma Park town council to the Balti-
more and Washington Transit Company
OF Maryland 20 extend its road and op-
crate its cars from the present terminus
at the District line over and along Laurel
avenue in Takoma Park TO the south
side Of Carroll avenue. and 20 construct
single or double track with the neces-
saTy sidings and cross-overs. The ex
tension is to be completed within ninety
days.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-20
rcmpcrutures I'm other cities.
RAIN

Temperatures IN other cities. toge,her with the
amount Of rainfall for the twelve hours ended at 5
?. NJ yesterday. are as follows:
The Washington herald., 1909-11-20
LocnT Temperafurr.

Midnight 81 a. m.. 81 4 a. n. So 8 q. n. 81
a. m. 81; 10 a m. 81, e noon 30: 2 2. m. Is;
n m. q: p. m IS; p. m. a.; 10 p. m. 81.
Maximum a.: minimum, 81
Relative humidity-s a. M Go . 2. n. g s p. m,
g. Rainfall q p. n. 20 ?. M. O. Hours Of
sunshine. ~. Per cent OF possible sunshine. A.
Temperature same dato last year-MaXimum, IS;
minimum 81
The Washington herald., 1909-11-20
ATHLETICSYSTEM HIT
Parents Urge Opening of
Sports to All Students.
INTER-SCHOOL GAMES SCORED
Members of Home and school AssO-
citation Discuss High school Ath-
IetIcs-SpenI<er Pleads for Caution
in -.bOIitiOn of FOOtbaII-COmpInint
Made that Teams Are Run for Few.

To derive the most benefit from ath-
Ietic sports il IS necessary 10 change the
system I'm operation at present in the
washington high schools. so that more
students viii have an opportunity 10 par
tioipate in the different contests, accord
ing TO Mrs. Frederick V. Coville, who
spoke before the Home and School Asso-
citation OF the Western High School last
night.
Although I believe FIRMLY IN athletic
sports OF al kinds" said the speaker. Il
do not believe that children should be
taught that loyalty TO their school or col
lege requires them 10 SIT Tor hours IN a
grand stand watching a football or base
ball game
This Is not school athletics. They
might Just as we'll go 20 Chase's Theater
and watch an acrobatic performance. The
majority Of children have no interest in
lnter-hlgh school contests, and merely go
because. after having been virtually
forced to buy their tickets they feel they
have TO use them. Wouldn't it be better
10 spend the money used in equipping
teams for the operation and maintenance
OF a playground, where sports could be
participated in by the entire student
Oody2
bad Moral Influence.
Il have been told that in many colleges
where athletes enter the contests with a
disposition TO play fair. their managers
exert a bad moral influence over them by
endeavoring TO win. whatever the cost"
John c. Scoheld. chief clerk IN the War
Department, declared his belief that In
ter-high school sports might be a good
agency in developing many manly quail
ties in the contestants II they were under
the proper supervision.
II don't believe we get enough good out
OF inter-high school sports" he said, ito
Justify the time and money spent. Foot
ball which seems TO be under a ban at
The Washington herald., 1909-11-20
OFFICERS Make Speeches.
Jerome Guest of srnEnnte.

District Attorney Travors jerome, Of New York
Sc7Tod IN the city yesterday. en- route n Virginia.
where he IS 70 umuso himself a. quail hunting. Mr.
Jerome was accompanied by Allan A Ryan, son Of
Thomas i. Ryan. the Metropolitan Street Railway
mauate. and viii be guest Of Mr.. Ryan az his
plantation In the Old Dominion.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-02-15
Conservation.

The resources OF the earth are the
basis OF our national wealth. BY means
OF them alone, in material things,
comes leadership among the nations.
The conservation movement now fully
under way embraces the forest move
ment as one OF its sources and great
divisions. Thus the cause of forest
conservation throughout the country
has won a powerful ally and a more ef-
fective support for the work that lies
Just before us.-Gifford Pinchot in New
England Magazine.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-02-15
Did Not Worry Her.

Have the terrors OF the French revo-
luton been exaggerated? A French
woman mentioned in Sir Mountstuart
Grant Duff's diary had lived in Paris
throt "A the last 30 years of the
eighteenth century, and when asked
for her impressions OF the tragic
times OF the terror replied: THE
whole affair has been vastly exag-
gerated. For my part, never found
It necessary to abandon my weekly at
home days"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-02-15
CITY CLERK.
CHIEF OF POLICE.
sTRRET COMMISSIONER.

We are authorized to announce
w. w. COFFEY
as a candidate for the Office of Street
Commissioners, City of Anadarko, sub
iect to the action of the Republican
Primary.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-02-15
EnnIlsh at the unIversltles.

To an American in England nothing
is more surprising than the discovery
that neither oxford nor Cambridge pro-
vides any opportunity for the serious
study Of English At oxford, for ex-
ample, there is only a single professor
Of English literature, whereas there
are ten or a dozen at Harvard and Col
umbia.-The Forum.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-02-15
Seek for Words In Thlnns.

It used to be a common saying Of
Myson's that men ought not to seek for
things in words. but for words in
things; for that things are not made
on account of words but that words
are put together for the sake Of
things.-Diogenes Laertius.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-02-15
WlndfaII In Bible,

While reading a Bible which he
had bought in a secondhand shop, a
Herne Hill (London) gardner named
Wallace, recently thrown out OF
work, came upon two G5 s25) notes
and the following inscription: Il
gathered this money with very great
difficulty, but, having no relative who
is in absolute need, | make thee, who
soever shall read this Bible, to be my
heir"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-02-15
New Book OF Xmas,

A fine book might be written upon
tho psychology of royalty, containing
all the human documents that have
come down TO us from the rulers of the
past. Such n book would make us
think more kindly of those rulers
even of that long list Of the kings of
Israel of whom we are told nothing ex-
cept that they did evil in the sight of
the Lord.-London Times.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-02-15
MONDAY, FEBRUARY Is, 1909.
The Cost of Bad Roads

l.. w. Page, the United States
good roads expert, has computed the
waste in dollars and cents which an
nually results because of the poor
roads throughout the country. Mr..
Pages somewhat startling figures
place the excessive cost of hauling
agricultural and similar products over
the roads throughout the United
States at $3.50, 600, 900.
In arriving at these figures he has
estimated that there must be hauled
over wagon roads every year loads
which aggregate 265, 900, 900 tons,
which is 30 per cent Of the railway
tonnage of the country. The average
haul from farm to railroad station is
9.i miles and the average cost is from
% TO 25 cents per mile. Comparing
this with the rate for ocean transport
tation during 1905 and 1906 when the
rate was the highest ever known and
it is found that it costs a farmer more
to haul wheat the 9.4 miles from his
farm to the railroad than it does to
ship the wheat from New York to
Liverpool. He makes a further COM
parison Of the cost here and in Eng
land, France and Germany where the
cost averages 10 cents per mile and
in some cases falls as low as z cents,
and the amount of waste from bad
roads becomes still more impressive.
Though probably few people have
had any idea Of what the actual waste
by reason of bad roads amounts to,
there are remaining very few who are
not fully educated to the necessity for
a general betterment of roadways.
Any disagreement on the subject
would arise from varying viewpoint
as to most advisable methods for Sc
curing road improvement. Mr.. Page
offers the suggestion that every state
should have its roads surveyed, plan
ned and supervised by a stateengineer,
a method already in practice in TWEEN
ty-three of the states, where salaries
for such engineers vary from SO, SOC
to SlO,0 a year. He urges with
convincing argument that wagon roads
should be constructed with a much
care as would be necessary for a rail-
road bed, grading being employed
wherever necessary to eliminate the
steep ascents and sharp declines, since
these conditions as much as the gen.
eral impassibility of the roads
throughout the year are responsible
for the excessive cost of wagon trans
portation.
As it is no longer a question of tn,
advantages of good roads over baC
ones. it is not a question of economy
since the estimates prove that ba(
roads are much more expensive thar
good ones would be. The only thinl
which now remains to determine II
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-02-15
Notice

The second ward republicans are
requested to meet at the Pratt gro
Gerry store Tuesday evening at
o'clock sharp, Business of the
greatest Importance and all second
ward republicans are urged to be
present. Committee.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-09-24

divisions of the republican army.
In their action they have repeat
ed the history of 1872, and they
will be fortunate if they are not
relegated to the rear, If not
totally destroyed.
Nothing can be accomplished
in politics by those who are not
willing TO abide by the will of the
majority When any man, or set
of men, conceive the notion that
they are greater than their party,
that party is not likely to have
much farther use for them. But
history will repeat itself.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-09-24
Help Yourself.

The South Haven Daily Ca
zette is fulfilling the fondest ex.
pectations Of its supporters and
admirers. 1t is one Of the bright
est and newsiest dailies in the
state. The True Northerner CON
graduates the editor of the Ga
zette, and feels no small degree
Of satisfaction to know that we
have been able to assist so mate
rally in furnishing copy for the
breezy daily. Editor Lincoln is
a tirst.class newspaper man and
knows a good STORY when he
sees it. In one OF its issues last
week the Gazette had at least
four stories reprinted verbatim
from The True Northerner. We
were given credit. however, for
one of the four, for which we are
truly grateful. That's right.
Brother Lincoln; don't be back
ward at all Just help yourself
We are glad indeed to know that
The True Northerner's efforts
are appreciated.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-09-24
President TAFT Is OF

President Taft's "swing around
the circle" is fairly under way.
His speech in Chicago last week
was along the lines of reform
in the conduct Of judicial proce-
dure in this country, than whom
no one is better qualified to speak
than he, on account of his pro
found knowledge of the law, to-
gether with his experience as a
Judge of the u. 5. court. Delays
in the administration of both
criminal and civil law was the
giSt of his discourse, which has
long challenged the attention of
thoughtful men. But no one has
ever put the matter so promi'
nently and forcefully before the
public as Mr.. Taft did in his
speech on the subject. He in.
sists that too much time is con.
sumed in the trial of causes in
this country, and that the ex-
pense OF trials on that account
is so great that many people of
moderate means prefer to keep
out of the courts to mourning the
required expense. He plainly
shows that the result of litigation
is not infrequently in favor of
the party with the longest purse
He compares our courts with
those in England and other Euro
pean countries, and AYERS that a
case which is disposed of in
those countries in two or three
days frequently takes as many
weeks or more here. He pro.
poses a remedy by action of con-
gress, so far as u. $. courts are
concerned, and hopes that the
several states will be melted to
take like action. The broaching
Of this subject from his high
plane will certainly have very
SaIutary effect on the country.
He has already demonstrated
that he is looking closely to the
best interests Of the people, and
The True Northerner predicts
that when his administration
shall close none Of his predeces.
sors will have accomplished more
along the lines Of economical and
healthful administration in times
of peace than his.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-09-24

WE are little shy on news
this week, but we are proud of
our advertising columns. Read.
ers of The True. NCrtherner
should scan the advertisements
carefully. They are mighty good
reading, and the many good bar
gains offered by Paw Paws enter
prising merchants should make
a strong appeal to the judicious
buyer.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-09-24
History Repeated.


The government of republic
such as ours, is a government of
political parties. Where the peo-
pie rule and are responsible for
the administration Of public af-
fairs this is necessarily so. Po-
litical parties stand for certain
policies and principles, and on
these appeal to the electors for
their support. The party in
power must carry out in good
faith the policies and principles
it processes. If it does not, it
stultifes itself and forfeits the
confidence of the rank and file
who are almost certain to rebuke,
at the first opportunity, the lead
ers and those charged with re-
sponsibility who fail in fidelity.
1t not unfrequently happens
that members Of party entrust-
ed with power and place become
top heavy and imagine them
selves greater than the party to
whom they owe their elevation.
When this takes place it usually
makes trouble for the party or
the insurgents, but in most cases
the trouble falls heaviest on the
insurgents.
In 1872, Senators Sumner, Fen
ton, Ross ard others undertook
to dominate President Grants ad-
ministration and, failing, placed
themselves outside of the pale Of
the party for the purpose Of
waging war against the party
and Grants reelection. They
called themselves Liberal Re
publicans and nominated Horace
Greeley as their candidate, eX
pecting to compass Gen. Grants
defeat But it is fresh in the
memory Of all of the older people
of the country how disastrously
they failed, and how they were
all destroyed, politically. None
Of them long survived the rebuke
and all we're distrusted by all
political parties ever after.
There is a similar condition
existing in the republican party
at the present time, growing out
of the recent tariff revision.
Senators Dolliver, Cummins, La
Toilette and others opposed the
enactment of the tariff bill just
passed. Their opposition to the
bill, up TO certain point, was
Legitimate and proper but after
there was disagreement be
tween the two houses, and the
bill was referred to a conference
committee and that committee
made It's report, it then became
a party matter and every good
party man was expected to sup
port it. This the insurgents
above mentioned refused to do.
By this act they placed them
selves outside the party fold and
became mugwumps, just as did
the coterie Of senators who bolt
ed Gen. Grants administration.
In his Winona speech Presi-
dent Taft, in discussing the new
tariff law, referred to the insur-
gents and their action in such a
way as TO make the impression
throughout the country that he
considered the refractory sena-
tors no longer in accord with re-
publican doctrines, and that they
were no longer in position to
command respect and exert in
fluence in the republican party.
Certain it is they have weakened
their power as commanders OF
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-09-24
ADVERTISING RATES.

Display advertising. rates furnished on appli-
cation.
Classified advertising, three lines or less, 25
cents. All over that number, cents per line
extra.
Gard of thanks, 25 cents each.
Obituary, poetry and resolutions, cents
tine.
Notices Of births deaths marriages will be
printed free as news matter.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-09-24

WE have several letters which
will be published under the head
"Good of the Order" in a later
issue. Lack of space prevents
their use this week.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-09-24

Bnte red in the postofhce at Paw Paw Michigan
as second class mailmatter
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-09-24
He TRUE NORTHERNEk

Largest Circulation in the County
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-28
SUPREME COURT MAKES ORDERS

The supreme court this morning
assigned District Judge Cole to the
Atoka district to hold a special term
81 court. commencing October IL and
TO last one week to try some cases
in which both District Judges West
and Rainey are disqualified. Judge
West is assigned to mold court for
Judge Cole at MeAlester during the
same week
An order was also issued assign
ing Judge Talbot to hold a weeks
session OF district court at Lawton,
commencing October IL.
j. W. Self and A. Haste were
given temporary permits by the court
to practice law until the meeting OF
The bar commission.
Petitions for rehearing in cases OF
Boles VS.. Oklahoma City and Ed
wards VS.. Jewell were denied.
The court oyerruled motions to dis
miss the cases Of Bank VS.. Lands,
Bank vs. Horton and Bank VS.. Hor-
ton.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-28
SPECTACULAR SCRAP
ON WEST OKLAHOMA
Wife Comes to Rescue of Hus-
band Who Was Being
Badly Pummeled.

You'll break up another mans
happy home VIII YOU? IN settle
with you for running my home.
With these preliminary remarks
Pete" Gross, a local contractor as
saulted DR. Hobds1n a local eve and
ear specialist, in front of Roufro's
drug store shortly before noon today
Gross, who is OF muscular build,
rained blow after blow upon nr.
llOh1sous face aud beat him uH W-
prCfully us 3s Gross was be-
coming exhausted from this violent
mean oi giving what he called tbc
doctors just dues Mrs llohdson.
the doctor wife, arrived ON the
scene. ierSed Gross away from her
husband ami demanded what he was
doing with him. Gross struck back
at hcr but She fought him hard.
getting i'm hard blows now and then.
10 the delight of the crowd which
had gathered TO witness the fight.
and She was clawing Gross about the
face when he broke away and ran
toward the police station t0 give
himself mp 10 the police
Dr. Iobdson's face was beaten into
mass Of cuts and bruises. Gross
escaped with % few scratches about
the flce and hands inflicted by Mrs.
Iobdson
Gross recently filed suit i'm the dis-
trict court here charging ,Dr. Hobd-
son with alternating his wife's affec-
tions for which he asked $4,000
damages. On the same day he fled
suit agains his wife for divorce,
charging criminal intimacy with the
doctor
Gross met Or. Hobdson ON The
street this morning and the fight
followed. Gross is well known ha1
ing resided here several years DR.
Hoblson came here a little over a
year ago. His wife was absent from
The city when the trouble which led
10 the filing of the suits by Gross
occurred
Gross gave bail for his appearance
at police station at the 5 o'clock ses-
sion