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Evening star., 1909-02-26
Japanese Exclusion Advocated.

The Japanese question was the subject
of brief consideration in the House yes
terday during the consideration OF the
sundry civil bill.
Representative Hayes of California de-
clared that the people of California would
not only exclude the Chinese from the soil
of their state but also the Japanese
and "alI other orientals in the category.
The race problem in California has not
reached a state of mob violence, said
Mr.. Hayes, but it must come. When
men are hungry l look for trouble. There
are 1000 idle white men in San Fran
cisco and yet in my district there are
10000 Japs and nearly all of them en-
ployed. / believe I represent the views of
9J per cent of the people of California
in asking that Congress protect us from
this menace and in preserving the lands
of the Pacific coast for the Caucasian
race There is an immediate and pressing
necessity to stop the influx Of orientals. y
Mr. Hayes remarks were greeted with
applause by the democrats. Representa-
tive Champ Clark of Missouri expressed
his approval of the exclusion Of Japanese
and chinese, which he said is advocated
not only by organized labor but by all
la Dor.
Evening star., 1909-02-26
Augusta. Charleston. summerville

and south. $40 aud sos pm. Unexcelled
service via Atlantic Coast Line, 14l9 New
York ave. n.w,-AdYt.
Evening star., 1909-02-26
Distributing War Relics.

The House yesterday passed a bill do
mating. for orna mental purposes, sixty
odd condemned brass cannons and car
riaSes to various towns and cities
throughout the United States. Alexan-
dria. Va, leads the list with nine car
Evening star., 1909-02-26

The House remained in session until $50
o'clock this morning in an effort to COM
plete consideration of the sundry civil
appropriation bill. but was unsuccessful
in this respect Recess was then taken
until II this morning.
\ democratic filibuster. inaugurated
during the closing hours of the session.
got on the nerves of the republicans and
clashes were frequent.
AS the hours dragged on the tired law
makers lost some of their self-restraln1
and bitter personalities were INDUCED in.
When Mr.. Tavney's temper was rererred
to by Mr. Beal. Texas, Mr. Mann. Illinois.
suggested that Mr.. TaWney's temper
might be improved if the gentleman from
Texas would improve his manners.
ITO copy those of the gentleman from
Illinois, was the hot retort, would
make of myself clown
Mr.. Gaines. Tennessee. also took Of
fcnse at Mr.. Tawney. and announced tnat
he would stand the "snarls and hoWls OF
the gentleman but little longer.
\ sharp passage occurred late In inc
night between Mr.. Tawney and John
Sharp Williams, Mississippi, former mi
norty leader, when the former declared
that he was not trying to prevent the
gentleman from making a speech nut an
exhibition of himself. Mr.. Williams re-
spnndcd in kind. stating that II ne We're
making as great an exhibition of himself
as the gentleman from Minnesota nor
mally and naturally does of himself, ne
would feel safer for himself than he then
did Mr. Williams was about to state
that he had been proceeding In the pest
of good humor when demand Tor the
regular order cut him off.
The records of the official stenographers
show that the aggregate of the remarks
made during the days session exceed
those of any day in the last quarter OF
Evening star., 1909-02-26

Immense asSortment of
RuchingS. i'm white and
colorS: plenty of the styl-
ish wide kinds. as well as
narrow styles. ~
CSC ward.
Length ........
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-22

Lazelle had promised his wife to
challenge Wallace and Wallace had
promised his wife to challenge La
ZelIe. each lady being DESTROYS that
her lord and master should prove his
superiority over the husband of the
other Both men were foxy, although
woman's wit finally .overcame their
side-stepping ability.
1t was at a social affair that the
climax came. Both men by their good
playing rapidly forged ahead until
both arrived at the head table at the
same time. Everyone there was ex-
pecting something and the old resi-
dents of the village say it was mo-
mentous occasion, fully as momen-
tous as when the governor, of North
Carolina met the governor of South
Carolina in the old days. Everybody
ceased to play in order to hear what
was coming.
IIazelle looked at Wallace and Wal
lace looked at Lazelle.
Then the audience heard Lazele
challenge Wallace again.
''I'u play YOU ten straight games
for the championship of Mancelona, y
said Wallace finally. That was 20
years ago. and then and there the con-
test started, not to end until last week,
1909. the object being for one man
to win ten games in succession.
Day after day or night after night.
since then they have played. the con-
test finally becoming so monotohous
TO all but the contestants that the viii
layers ceased to watch the games.
Many and many a time one of the
men needed but a few games to end
the series, but luck always turned A
few years ago they played all night
BY a strange trick of fate, each man
would get eight or nine games and
then luck would turn and he would
lose one, and although the only stop
made was for a midnight supper,
when morning came the contest was
Just where it started.
And so it continued for two score of
years until that fateful night when
Wallace led trumps five times in sue
cession. corraled a carefully guarded
pedro held by Laze1le, looked at the
tally and reached his hands across the
table.
s.I've won. John" said he.
'You have. Dave said John I'll
challenge you for another
I'm too old" remarked Dave. and
slipped away to his home to break the
news to his wife.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-22
David Lazelle at Left; j. w. Wallace at Right.

den insisted on washing everything he
found in that WELL He would slide
down and crawl up the old pole of that
sweep like a circus acrobat and when
we put in a rope to beat him at his
little game he went down the uneven
sides of the stone and washed chicken
liveFs, antique bone, scraps OF bread
and everything else in that well until
one of the hired hands made a howl
to me about not havin' any drinkin'
water on the place-and he was tired
of guzzling soup every time he went
to the well for a drink of water.
Stood 1t a Long Time.
'I stood it for a long time out of
admiration for the little rascal and
the way be everlastingly lambasted
every cur dog that came to the place.
He was a regular man-eater at fight
in, but his fool habit of enforcin' his
idea of culinary cleanliness on the
whole family was what brought about
the big possum supper down In the
quarters
mo, Stree, mann, this Billy possum
cult may gain some circulation in un-
informed communities, but Twin
'possum as a pet is worse than own
In and holdin' a shawlstrap full of
a well behaved. quiet sort of citi-
pie to carry around; but as I said at
the beginnin', a real live 'possum is
only a common disturber in the brute
creation. He's smart as creased
lightnin', but he's too alfred smart
and set in his way to have around a
house where white folks is goin' to
live -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-22
SUCCEEDS TEDDY BEAR.
Billy Postum Is Now a Candidate for
Public Favor.

New York April 10.-The country
will soon be surfeited with Billy Pos
sums. Toy manufacturers who with
in the last two years have put on the
American market an estimated five
million of Teddy bears are now pre-
pairing an estimated output of one
million Billy Possums. If the million
sell-and the American public accepts
the successor to the Teddy bear-it
is probable that the manufacture will
exceed in quantity even that of the
favorite of the last four years.
The possum was adopted by Presi-
dent Taft while he was in the south.
Hence it's name. The picture above
shows a real live possum as he actual
ly is. The possum is well known in
the south, and has been a southern
by-word for ages. But he Is a COM
parative stranger to the northerner.
Down in Owensburg. Ky. is one
southerner at least who doubts the
ability of Billy possum to make good
as the successor to the Teddy bear.
An Expert Opinion.
BILLY possum may be the logical
successor of the Teddy bear. but he
is not going to be the household pet
that some folks imagine says Colonel
William Godkin of Owensburg.
'No, sir; not with folks who know
of the peculiar habits and traits of
the William Postum family contin-
ued Colonel Godkin. "a Teddy bear
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-22
LOCAL MENTION.

Chas. Bennett registered optician
100 Kansas avenue
Royal Neighbor camp No. 14S will give
a fourteenth anniversary entertainment
Friday evening at Exchange hall.
A cellar full of tires at Padgett's Tire
House. 11s E 7th, Topeka. Kan.
The case of the State against NJ.
Ring, a gambling charge, which was
set for hearing in city court, has been
continued until April %.
The men who want to be well dress
ed go to John Baumgartner, the tailor,
for their spring suits. sos Kansas
avenue.
After all the cheapest thing sold in
Topeka when considering the real
value received, is the Independent tele-
phone service.
Eagles Cupid cigar, is a most re-
markable value at sc. 1t possesses a
quality of flavor and aroma, usually
found in the most expensive brands,
always the same high quality.
DR.. C. z. Hulett. Osteopath. s13 Kan.
ave. Ind. Phone 31S. Lidy in office.
See ]. THOMAS LUMBER co. for
lumber and DEWEY PORTLAND CE-
MENT. Warranted none better.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-22
CARD GAME LASTED 20 YEARS.
Pedro Championship of Mancelona,
Mich, Settled at Last.

Mancelona, Mich. April Ito en-
gage in a twenty-year pedro battle is
the unique experience of Mr.. David
Lazelle and Mr.. ]. w. Wallace of this
city. Mr.. Wallace, the younger of the
two, was the winner of the contest.
which ended last week. Both men are
now well along in years, being sixty
four and seventy-five respectively.
Twenty years ago both of these men
were champion. pedro players. Each
heard of the others skill and for that
reason each kept away from the other.
Pedro playing was the craze at that
time however and there We're many
who wished to see a match between
these two champions. Finally the
match was arranged by their wives.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-22

braced up on a sofa pillow will stay
put-win remain right there and not
cause any streak of misery through
the whole family That is just where
a Billy possum is different from
Theodore bruin. Mr. Possum will
calmly eat all of the red 'welcome-to-
our happy-home' thread out of the
sofa pillow, chew the leg off the grand
piano in the music room, and bite his
initials in the polished sideboard. He
is born thief and will give a pet
crow cards and spades in stealing ev-
erything that is not red hot or tied
down.
His Peculiar Habits.
"Then his cursed idea of cleanliness
causes trouble. A possum, you know,
insists on washing everything he eats
Down in my home near Owensburg we
have a big old-style well, like grand
father used to dig and wall UP with
limestone. My boy got a pet postum
year or two ago and the beast O. bur-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-22
SOLD 1000, 900 BUSHELS
Great Day for the Bears in the Chi
cago Pit.

Chicago April 22.-Four prominent
houses are said to have sold an aggregate
of 100000 bushels of wheat during the
day.
Stop loss orders poured into the pit in
sucn abundance that brokers seldom were
able to execute the orders within q cent
of the price aimed at.
The weeks decline of nearly cents has
wiped out millions ofdollar S of profits,
not all OF it paper. 1t is not difficult this
afternoon to read the loss of fortunes on
the faces of the customers who were long
II wheat. Many of them who had at the
top, handsome profits, but waited for still
more, were bitter
Justly or unjustly. much blame was
placed on Patten for apparently leaving
the market to itself, before the bull cam
paign had developed a safer stage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-22

Buy the best paint made. Buy it
direct from the factory. J. K. Jones
Paint Factory, sos Kansas ave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-21

press clippings and lists of past engagements. Now,
your people would know. He'd have em going
in two minutes, and they'd spread the news after
wards Then we'd have the agents coming to us.
Seer"
Course couldn't help gettin int rested in this
his Judgment; but tries to explain that while |
mix less with classy folks don't exactly
keep their datebooks for 'em, provide talent for
their after dinner stunts.
That don't head off Snick, though He says I'm
the only link between him and the set he wants to
says he depend on me for date for next Wednes
day night.
Why Wednesday?", !. Wouldn't Thurs
No." says he That's Frenchy's only night off
from the cafe, and it's his dress suit Hernys got
wear. It'll be tight across the back; but it's
the biggest get the loan of without paying
rent"
WELL l tells Snick II see what can be done and
" when gets home / puts the problem up to
Sadie. Maybe if shc'd had look at Hermy she ID
taken more interest; but it is she says she don't
see how / afford to the chances of handin'
out lemon, even if there OPP min. Then
again, many of our friends at Palm Beach
just now and those who'd come back were so busy
givn Lent bridge parties, that the chances of
workin in dark horse barytone mighty slim.
She'd think it over though and see if maybe some
thing can't be done
So that S the best / can give Snck when he shows
up in the mornin and it the every day
that week. / was kind of sorry for Snick and was
almost on the point of luggn him and his discovery
out to the house and astin few of the neighbors
when Sadie tells me that the Purdy-Pells back
from Florida and are goln to open their town house
with some kind of happy jnks Wednesday night,
and that wei re invited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-21

but wanted the whereases put in right And it's
peach 1t bound me to find board and lodging and
provide clothes and incidenta1s for Hermy for the
period of one year; and in consideration of which,
and all that am to be the manager and sole business
representative of said Hermy for the of fifteen
years from date entitled to fair and equal division
of whatsoever profits, salary, emoluments which
may be received by the party of the second part,
payable to me, my heirs assigns forever. And
there l am. Shorty. I've done it, And I'm going
to stay with it -
WHAT" says l. You don't mean to say you've
w invested years board and lodgin and ex-
penses n-in that" and l gazes once more at this
hundred and eighty pound wrist slapper, who is
standin' there in front of the mirror pattn down
stray lock
That's what I've done'' says Snick shown his
hands in his pockets and lookin at the exhibit like
he proud of it.
But how the-where in blazes did you get it ?"
says l. ;,
too And you know l always good to
myself other folks would let But all that had
to be changed. 1t come hard, l admit, and it cost
more'n figured on. Why, some of his voice culture
He's had EN-, though And me? Well, I've lived
meal day. I've done double trick: on the
wagon day times, night cashier in drug store from
nine till two A. I've cut out theaters, cigarettes,
and drinks I've made my old clothes last over, and
I've pinched the dimes and nickels hard my
thumbprnts would look like treasury dies. But
we've got the goods Shorty. Hermy may be the
you saw; but when it comes to being high
class grand opera barytone, he S the KID! And
little Percival here is his manager and has the
power OF attorney that will fix him for keeps II
know anything!"
"Ye-e-es3" says l. Reminds some of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-21

pull out bale of easy money? Let's see; did the
skate finish TENTH did he fall through the hole in
his name?"
'Ah, say!" says Snick. Don't go digging that
up now. That was sport. This is straight business
on the level, and l amt asking you to put up a
cent
We'll, what them" says l.
MOULD you guess it? He wants me to book
W Hermy for private exhibition before some
of my swell frends All I've got to do is persuade
some of EN- to give little musicale, and then
spring this nutmeg wonder the box holdin' set
without warnin'.
If he Russki with long hair says l. or
even a fddlin' Czech, they might stand for it but
to ask EN- to listen to domestic unknown from
Bridgeport, Conn wouldn't have the nerve,
Snick. Why not take him around to the concert
agencies frst?"
BAIL" says Snick Haven't we worn out the
settees in the agency offices? What 10 they know
about good barytone voices? All they judge by is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-21

Course, that knocks out my scheme I'd passed
the sad news to Snick; and it near
Wednesday. when I'm called up on the phone by
lady harpist and refined monologue artist to fill in
the gap between coffee and bridge, and the lady
harper had scratched her entry account of a bad
of grip. So couldn't find my friend Mr.. But
tiers and get him to produce his singer? The
had been stated to Mrs. Purdy-Pell, and she was
willin' to take the risk
"All right" says l. But it's all up to her, don't
you forget
With that l chases down Madison Square,
catches Snick just startin out with load of neck
stretchers, gives him the number, and tells him to
show up prompt at nine thirty. And | wish you
could have the JOY that spread his homely
face. Even the store eye seemed to be sparklin'
brighter
WAS he there? Why, as we goes in to dinner at
eight o'clock l catches sight of him and
Hermy holdin' down chars in the reception room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-21

time when you was backin'
Doughnut to win the Subur-
ban. Recollect how hard you
scraped to get the two-ffty
you put down on Doughnut at
thirty to one, and how hard
you begged me to jump in and
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-30
HILL ROAD TO CALIFORNIA.
Invasion of Hartman Territory Said
to be Planned

With what the O~regonian says
comes to it with a fair degree Of au-
thenticity and from a man possessing
minor railroad interests in Oregon, as
a ground work, that paper prints an
article in which the forecast is made
that James j. Hill is about to embark
IN extensive railroad construction in
Oregon and perhaps also into Cali
fCrnia.
The alleged scheme embraces the
purchase of the Oregon Trunk, a paral-
lei line to the Deschutes road, now
under construction by the Hartman
system into central Oregon, and of the
Pacific & Eastern railroad, a short
road running from Medford, Ore, into
the Cascade mountains. This latter
road indirectly is an asset Of the
defunct Oregon Trust and Savings
bank of this city and from a source
closely connected with the bank it is
learned, the paper states, that negotia-
tions are pending for its sale.
1t is also stated by the O%regonian
that Porter Brothers, owners of the
Oregon Trunk survey, were in close
touch with John F. Stevens, formerly
chief engineer of the Panama canal,
said now to be in the employ of the
Hill interests and who has been in
Oregon for some time under an alleged
assumed name.
DR.. ]. F. Reddy of Medford, who has
recognized the Pacific g. Eastern, is
quoted by the Oregonian as admitting
that he spent several days in going
over his eompany's lines with Mr..
Stevens.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-30
WATERY GRAVES
SIXTEEN PLEASURE SEEKERS
DROWN In new YORK BAY,
Is Great Figure In Politics of japan
and Is to Be President of Council
Says China Looms Large and Becomes
the Problem of the Day for Civilized
World-He Is Cor Peace in Far East.

New York, July 19.-Sixteen persons,
five of them women, were drowned
Sunday in the waters in the vicinity
OF New York. Ten persons persisted
after the capsizing of the excursion
sloop Roxana, carrying % passengers.
Six were victims of swimming acct
dents
Captain Samuelson of the Roxana
and the IL survivors were picked up
under great difficulties in a rough
and choppy sea, by the tug Lamont.
The Roxana was chartered at Ulmer
beach, Brooklyn, by a party of Swedes
from Brooklyn, for a sail across the
bay to Midland beach, Staten island,
and back. The trip over was made
without mishap and all hands went
ashore to make merry. Beer was
served and some survivors could give
but a hazy account of the accident.
All afternoon there was a stiff
breeze from the southwest, which left
a heavy cross-sea. Toward 4 O'Clock
the Roxana slipped into a squall and
before the captain could slack away
his sheet the boat was bottom up and
the water was black with bobbing
heads. Soon the Roxana vanished and
the struggling passengers began to
follow her. Fortunately, the tug La
mont kept a sharp lookout. Captain
Register saw the sloop turn over. In.
stantly he headed for the spot, but be.
fore he could reach the Roxana three
more passengers had gone down. Life
lines and buoys were thrown to those
still afoat and after a few minutes OF
brisk work all in sight were rescued.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-30
Earthquake in Greece.

Athens, Greece.-From reports sent
in bv the projects of the province OF
Ellis. the casualty list in the earth
quake a week ago does not appear SO
large as was at first feared. Twenty
six persons lest their lives. There were
further earth shocks in the province OF
Ellis Saturday. Two people were killed
and 30 others injured at the village OF
Upusisti, where molten lava is flowing
from a assure of the ground. Practl-
eally all tho houses in this village have
coIIapsed. At Damisea four persons
have been killed and "a injured.
The populstion Of the stricken vii
lagos are living in the open "lthou'
shelter.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-30
TAFT WINS TARIFF FIGHT.
Free Raw Materials Is Hobby Now
adays.

Washington.-President Taft will
win his fight for free raw materials or
reduced duties. Nearly every member
of the tariff e~onferees comedies this.
The indications are that when the new
tariff bill becomes a law the rates on
the articles which the president desires
to come in free will be as follows:
Iron ore, free present rate 40 cents
a tony.
Oil, free (now protected by counter
vailing duty.
Hides, Z 1-2 per cent ad valorem
(present rate IS per cent?.
Coal, As cents a ton (present rate 81
cents a tom.
Lumber, probably $1.25 on rough,
with senate rates on finished. This
would be a material reduction through
out the lumber schedule.
When the c~onferees transferred to
the PRESIDENT shoulders the response
bility of putting the foregoing raw
materials CT the free list it was not
believed he would meet with success
in swinging congressman and senators
into line.
For several days, however, members
of congress have been going to the
White Houae and not a few of them
came away convinced that the presi-
dent was right in insisting on lower
duties. It was also acknowledged that
any reduction in rates on these articles
would amount to an administrator
triumph.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-30
SHAH DEAF TO DOWNFALL NEWS
Dethroned Ruler Refuses to Hear Of
New Sovereign.

Teheran, Persia, July 20.-Moham-
med Ali, the dethroned shah of Persia
who is now IN the Russian summer lega-
ton, has declined to receive a deputa-
ton to inform him Of his deposition.
S~iparhardar and S~ardarasad, the ma
tionalist leaders sent a telegram to the
British AMI Russian legations last night
requesting them to fix a time To-Day
when his majesty may receive a depu-
tation notifying him of the change of
sovereigns. The former shah replied
this morning that, having taken refuge
in the Russian legation, he had abdi-
Gated; therefor. he did not wish TO re.
ceive a deputatiOn to inform him OF
the fact.