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Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-08-28
The Rockefeller Bills

capture the education for the country
seems to have been begun by the
Rockefeller interests with the In
PRODUCTION of bill in the Legislature
OF Georgia, which is remarkable and
as bold an attempt at the monopolIz
ing of education as has yet been no.
tced.
The bill has the General Education.
al Board behind it. This board was
founded by John ID. Rockefeller and
by him endowed with some- fifty mill
lion of dollars. It's not very plainly
defined purpose is to Standardize ed
ucstion. Practically II means to
Standardize Oil education. IL is be-
ginning its campaign by the intro
duction Of bill in Georgia which
gives the State Board of Education
almost unlimited control over the coll
leges Of the State. IL allows this
board to amend anv college charter or
to take it away altogether, whether
said charter has been granted by the
courts or by the legislature.
II is easy to see what the result of
this bill would be. With its existence
in the hands of the State Board Of
Education, the college would have
to adjust itt curriculum to the boards
desires. II would have to adjust its
political economy, its teachings of
law and Of business and its teach
ings of morality to the wishes of its
master. IL would have to discharge
any professor whose views would not
be regarded with tolerance by the
board. II would, in fact be "Stand-
ardized" according to the wishes of
the board. So far beyond mere cor.
ruption have these clever Standard
Oil people gone nowadays they can
swing good mans sympathies and
beliefs without so much as causing
his conscience to turn over uneasily
In its sleep. With the education of
the country in the hands of forty six
State boards, the General Education
Board would control it absolutely
within a few years.
The Hearld- Transcript bas always
maintained that money won by de-
bauchery is utterly beyond the con-
troll of the winner The General Ed.
ucatICnal Board is pursuing it's ends
in a typically Rockefeller manner.
Its aim is Capitalization, orgsniza
tion. control. Ruthlessly it has an
nouneed that it wall pick in each vi.
cinity some one college to help, and
then ask the other colleges to move
ont OF that territory. IL explains,
further, tnat it yyill help pay the ex-
penses Of getting out, but that If the
college does not get out the Rookie
feller school will be made SO strong
that the other schools will die.
Thus once more the PhastlY Rookie
feller theory of killing a dozen
buds to make a perfect rose" will be
exempli6ed in education. And thus
the Rockefeller money given away by
him continues to be curse becaus,
II will be unleashed upon the inde-
pendence Of American education.
Time moves slowly when we consider
how long it will take to remove the
effects of this mans life from his
sountry. Herald. Transcript Peoria
Ill
Commenting on the above tho
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-08-28

Commenting on the above tho
On 'istian Standard says;
Of all the dangers that threaten
public life in this country from the
ill-gotien wealth Of the one man who
has done more than all others to make
America TO sn there is perhaps not
one so great Ss that embodied in the
plan to gain control of the collegiate
institutions Of the country.
We have been fairly staggered at
the indifference manifested by the
people With regard to this infamous
system-wbich might we'll pass for
the "beast" of Revelation lS-on oul
State and national legislatures our
courts and all of our public agenc les.
Those who have watched one man In
Congress dominating like czar the
so.called tariff revision and who know
him as the factotum of this iden tic.I
system. will appreciate its boundless
arrogance and corrupting power. Its
unhoIy hand-already widely felt-if
laid on our educational system. means
the attempted elimination Of true
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-23
SYNOPSIS.

Mr. Solomon Pratt began comical mar
ration of story, introducing weu-to-do
Nathan Scudder' of his town, and Edward
Van Brunt and Martin Hartley, two rich
New Workers seeking rest Because of
latter pairs lavish expenditure of money,
Pratt's first impression was connected
with lunatics. The arrival of James
Hopper, Van Brunts valet, gave Pratt
the desired information about the New
Workers They wished to live what they
it was learned, was the successful sutton
for the hand of Miss Agnes Page, who
gave Hartley up. THE Heavenlies'' hear
a long story of the domestic of
Mrs Hannah Jane Purvis, their cook and
maid of all work. Decide to let her go
agree to leave Nate Scudder's abode and
begin unavailing search for another
domicile- Adventure at Fourth of July
celebration at Eastwich. Hartley rescued
a boy, known as "Reddy," from under a
horses feet and the urchin proved to be
one of Miss Pages charges. whom she
had taken to the country for an outing.
Miss Page and Hartley were separated
during a fierce storm, which followed the
picnic. Out sailing later, Van Brunt,
Pratt and Hopper We're wrecked in a
sQuall- Pratt landed safely and a search
for the other two revealed an island upon
which they were found. Van Brunt rent
ed it from Scudder and called it Ozone
Island. They lived on the island and
Owner Scudder brought ridiculous pres
Hartley and Hopper in search for CLAIMS
robbed private "quabaugh-" Late at
night their island home disturbed by
wild yells. Hopper was found in fright
at what he supposed was ghost and he
Immediately rendered his resignation. In
children Miss Talford and Miss Page Wis
tied Ozone island.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-23
CHAPTER Discontinued.

Nav" says Redny. mot while I'm
down here Miss Agony cries over me
and I'd rather be licked any time than
that
Hartley rumpled the youngsters
hair with his fingers.
SOL" he says, there's good here if
you can get at it. Too much good to
be running to waste. All, hum, Must
be rather pleasant to have one or two
of your own; must make life almost
worth living. That's where you and
have missed it."
You've got plenty of time yet" says
1. Maybe you'll be down in these dig
gings nine or ten year from now with
family of your own
He smiled kind of sad and one
sided. Then he got up and walked out
to the piazza. Redny hung around a
spell, long enough to ask couple mill
lion questions. Then he went into the
parlor with the rest of the young In
juns.
Pretty soon 1 heard some one speak.
looked through the doorway and see
the Page girl coming up the porch
steps alone Hartley stood up and
lifted his cap.
Where's Van?" he asked
He's down on the beach with Mar
garet- 1 came back to look after the
children
They're all right" says Martin.
Playing games in the front room''
Agnes stopped for a second in the
doorway I don't just understand >
she said, hesitating, why you are here.
Is it true that your health is bad?"
NO." he said, with a little laugh.
4 did feel rather gone to seed before
/ left town, but now I'm having the
time of my life"
'sIndeed?" says she. $50 far from
Wall street? I'm surprised"
He didn't seem to answer-least-
ways 1 didn't hear him. Next thing l
knew he was standing on the top step.
please excuse me- he says, pretty
frosty. Il must speak to James,
He went OF down the steps and out
of sight. She stood and watched him
minute, and I thought she looked
puzzled-and solemn Then she went
into the parlor
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-23
He looked at me very solemn. you

He looked at me very solemn YOU'D
better come too" he says You take
my advice and leave this blooming
island now vile you ave the chance.
There'n come a time" says he, when
you won't ave it,
He climbed into the dory and set
down all huddled up in the stern with
his trunk between his knees. Scudder
begins rowing and they moved or
There" says Van, referring to his
lordship, goes the final tie that binds
us to sordid past Shall we sing
The Last Link Is Broken Martin
Or have you something more appro-
pirate to suggest, skipper"
Il have for myself" says 1. Its
Work, for the Night Is Coming"
And 1 hurried up to the house to get
supper.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-23

We had dinner out doors on the
piazza. While it was going on the
grown-ups didn't do much talking. It's
precious little fun trying to talk
against a typhoon and an earthquake
mixed, and that's what them Fresh
Air young ones turned that meal into.
Twas .-Hurrah boys! Stand from un-
der!" from the beginning. When I
want filling up fish plates was dodg-
ing potato skins and similar bou-
quets. They didn't fire 'em at me, you
understand, but it's always the Teller
that's looking on at the row who gets
hit Redny was cap'n of the gun crew.
He could chuck potato skin with his
left hand and eat with his right and
look pious and shocked all at the same
time.
When the juniors was filed up-and
it want no SLOUGH of a job to get 'em
filed they went off to start riot
somewheres else and the Twins and
the girls had a chance. Van got to
telling about Scudder's presents, and he
was funny as usual. That Margaret Tai
ford would laugh until had to join in
just out of sympathy, even though 1
was up to my eyes in soapsuds and
dishwashing. She was a jolly girl,
that one; pretty and full of snap
and go.
Nothing would do but them pres
ents' must go on exhibition. So Van
lugged 'em down from James room
and lined 'em up on the piazza for in
spection. He took stick for pointer
and gave a lecture about 'em, same
as if they was a panorama, pointing
out what he called the feeling" and
atmosphere" of the shell basket and
the perspective" of Marcellus in the
crayon enlargement. He had a good
time and so did everybody else, espe-
cially Miss Talford.
By and by she clapped her hands.
"Oh!" says she, I've got an idea. Did
you say your man was going to leave
you, Mr.. Van Brunt?"
Van heaved a sigh. YES" he says.
L believe he is. 1 fear that James
hasn't the artistic temperament. 1 con-
fess I'm disappointed. He certainly
looked as if he had it; he was sad and
soulful acknowledgements But no;
even the 'Motherless Home didn't ap-
peal to him. He says he's going to
night
Il wonder if he would come over to
the school?'' says she I'VE need a
man there, don't we, Agnes? To help
about the place and look out for the
boys, and towel, to protect u.s.
Lucky james," says Van. But why
James? Won't Martin here door
excuse my blushes-myself?"
But the Talford girl laughed and
said he wouldn't do at all. He lacked
dignity, she said, and didn't look the
part. She asked Miss Page if she
really didn't think that James would
be just the man for them. Agnes said
perhaps he would. So the four of 'em
went away for a walk on the beach
and to talk it over.
I'll bet / called that valet anything
but church member and a good Teller
dozen times over while 1 was diving
into them dishes 1 washed and
washed till, seemed to me, 1 was
soaked out fresh enough to bile, like
a picked Goldfish. And when the wash
ing was done there was the wiping-
laid out bale or so of dish towels
and pitched in
Pretty soon somebody says: .'Maynt
I help?"
I swung around and there was Ag
mes Page Nice to look at, she was
too.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-23

Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory if the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, it is usually neces-
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fineness of the fabric iss
hidden behind paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trou-
bic can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch, as it can be applied
much more thinly because of its great
or strength than other makes.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-23

New testimony to the truth of the
proverb that honesty is the best policy
is furnished by the offer of a noted
counterfeiter to surrender his outfit
and give up his criminal calling. In
cidentally the proposition attests the
vigilance of the United States secret
service, for the counterfeiter says he
is hunted down so theoretically that
his business does not pay. Doubtless
many another crook can bear the
aame witness
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-23

Experiments recently made by the
war department in Washington may
result in providing soldiers in the
Philippines and other tropical coun-
tries with orange-colored underwear
and hat-linings. The tests demon
strated the fact that black goods, and
red, absorb the suns rays, white, blue
and green disintegrate them, and or
ange, although it contains some red,
almost entirely prevents the passage
of heat rays.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-23

Because Mr.. Cleveland's two terms
as president were not continuous,
there has been some confusion in the
numbering of the presidents. Properly
he was the twenty-second president,
Mr.. Harrison was the twenty-third and
Mr. Mckinley the twenty-fourth- On
the memorials at Columbus and Buff
falo he is called the twenty-hfth. Yet
surely Mckinley was the twenty
fourth man to be president. and Mr..
Taft will be the twenty-sixth.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-23

The total amount of pensions paid
by the United States between 1866 and
1908, inclusive, was $3,654, 663, 1854 AZ,
and the cost maintenance and expenses
of the organization for the payment of
these pensions during the same period
were 1922, STA, 1926, a total of $3,777.-
237 ,S2S.3S, exceeding the amount of
money in circulation in this country
I'm 1907 by more than 1,12O, 100000.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-23

A New York automobile speeder
who flashed a $1,000 bill in a Harlem
police court and got the justice all
worked up was in luck that the cpl
sode did not occur in some western
court or the judge might have had suf-
ficient presence of mind to make the
fine 81 900
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-23

A woman Swooned on the street in
Munich, Germany, and the doctor said
IT was because of the weight of her
Merry Widow hat. Probably her hus-
band swooned not because of the
weight of the hat but the size of the
bill. Yet there are women who in the
close atmosphere of a theater will
keen these hats on.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-23

Maj. Mckenzie, the army officer in
charge of Mississippi improvements,
says IL to 14foot ship channel from
the lakes to the gulf will cost about
$500 GOO, 900. That does not encourage
hope that the undertaking will be be-
gun at once by the national govern
ment
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-23
Rapid Transit.

Mrs. Blunder' had just received .
telegram from India.
What an admirable invention the
telegram isl" she exclaimed, when
you come to consider that this mes
sage has come distance of thousands
of miles and the gum on the envelope
isn't dry yet.''-Tit-Bits.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-23

One OF the judges of Chicago's mu-
nicipa1 court confessed recently that
1t was not until he was elected to the
bench that he found time to read Glib
bon's Decline and Fail of the Roman
Empire" And yet it would seem that
with so much crime in Chicago there
would hardly be much opportunity for
judicial leisure.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-23

Almost any steamer afioat in the
merchant service can now go to Man
chester, England, the deepening of the
ship canal to a uniform depth of IS
feet having been completed after over
three years continuous work
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-23

Chauncey Depew showed up at the
opening of congress with a new story
and seems to think that that is all
that was required.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-23

In Munich a woman tainted under
the weight of her hat. Women
shouldn't wear the heavier-than-air
style of merry lids.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-23

Englands turbine fleet already in
Eludes 81 warships and A vessels OF
the merchant marine.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-23

More than 10000 workers were
killed in American Industries last
year. Civilization may come high. but
the price should be much less when
reckoned in human blood.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-23

Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., has been
made a major on the staff of the gov
ernor of Connecticut, but not tor
meritorious work as a carpetmaker.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-23

At Sholapur, British India, a factory
is successfully making matches with
sticks of a peculiarly stiff form of ma
tive grass
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-23

The total gifts for last year to the
Christian Missionary alliance amount
to close to S25O,O00 the largest in the
history of the organization.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-23

Doubts as to whether interest IN
athletics may not interfere with
scholarship will never go so far as to
tempt Prof. Hadley of Yale to root
for the opposition team.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-23

Chicago has at last made a step
toward driving its tramps out of town
Free lunch in the saloons has been
abolished
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-23

Lewis Single Binder straight SC cigar.
Made of extra quality tobacco. Your
dealer OF Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-23

China presents Mrs. Roosevelt with
a tiger skin. Her husband will do the
rest, as soon as he gets a year OF.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-23

"Some of the suffrageutes," says
London Punch, with more or less sar-
casm, were disguised as ladies'" Oh,
brotherI Punch with carei
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-23

When the hens eget good and ready
they will show what they can do to the
alleged corner in eggs.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-23

After reading the enormous eSt1-
mates of the value of American crops
the farmers are sure to be more curl
Gus than ever about who gets the
MONEY!
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-23

Many a man thinks he is chart.
table because he gives advice.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-23
VAIN THREATS.

Jimmy Juggins-f you do not con-
sent to my marriage with your daugh-
ter, swear I'll kill myself
Her Pa-Ha, that's good; you'll save
me the trouble.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-17
An Idaho Coyote Trapper.

F. L. Breidenstein, better known to
Idaho sheepmen and his other
friends in Boise as Coyote Bill, a hunt
er in the service of the forestry bu-
reau, was in town Wednesday. Brei-
denstein reports the determination of
AZ coyotes during the month of Sep
TENDER. Altogether for the year he
has been with the department he
states he has destroyed at least 800
coyotes, besides a large number of
pups, wildcats, and other obnoxious
animals. He has killed seven bears,
but has not succeeded in getting any
cougars.
Although more successful in de-
stroying coyotes than any other man
in the state, Coyote Bill says he has
never used poison in any form, nor
has he used gun. He does all his
work with traps, and it may be mag
ined with what care and skill he
places them when it is remembered
that of all the beasts that roam the
hills the coyote is perhaps the hard
est to fool with a trap.-Idaho States
man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-17
HORSE, BUGGY AND BARN BURN.
Fire at 1918 Clay Well Advanced
When Discovered.

Fire at midnight last night had
practically destroyed the barn and had
burned horse and buggy owned by
Clyde Glass, 1915 Clay. before it was
discovered by neighbors.
When neighbors across the street
saw the fire at 1912 a. m. the whole
shed was in flames and the horse was
the FIRE COMPANIES arrived everything
was gone and the building was only a
charred mass of rafters and timbers.
Clyde Glass, the owner of the horse
and buggy, and John Glass his father,
he owner of the barn, are out of the
city and the horse was cared for by
friends. It was a good little animal
valued at about $3.50. The buggy was
a runabout valued at about $50. The
fair and was valued at $500. Cause
unknown.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-17
BIG CATTLE SALE.
One Is Being Held at the Fair
Grounds.

The Shawnee Breeders association
is holding a sale of 40 head of
thoroughbred Hereford cattle this af-
ternoon at the fair grounds, the at
tendance being somewhat larger than
yesterday when 40 head of Short
horns were sold at an average figure
of slightly under $50 per head
On account of the recent heavy
rains it was impossible for many
breeders who would otherwise have
taken advantage of the Shorthorn
sale to be present. While $50 seems
like a low figure for the sale of the
cattle. the fact must be taken into
consideration that there were a num-
Der of calves in the bunch.
G. w. Merriman, president of the
Shawnee Breeders association was
the chief contributor to the sale. hav-
ing an excellent consignment of Short
horse from "Alysdale.' Col. Ed
Green of Florence also had 4 good
representation of cattle at the sale.
The breeders whose cattle are
represented in the sale this afternoon
are Senator c.. A. Stannard of En-
poria, Klaus Brothers of Bendena, l..
L. Vroommann of Topeka and Jas. A.
Carpenter of Carbonate.
Col. ]. w. Sparks of Marshall, Mo-,
Col. L. r. Brady of Manhattan, and
Charles Crews of Topeka are in
charge of the sale.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-17
HE HAS HIS WAY.
MOorehead's Man Is Named for Census
Job in North Carolina.

Washington. Nov. 17.-President Taft
today settled the North Carolina CEN
sus supervisorship which had been
darkening the political sky around the
White House for several days. Rep
resentative Moorehead of the Fifth
North Carolina district had threatened
to resign his seat in congress because
he said he was the only Republican
representative who had not been con-
suited about the appointment of a SUI
pervisor in his own district.
Mr.. Moorehead had recommended ap-
rointment of friend and supporter
ramed Joyce. The director of the CEN
sus. however. had brought about the
appointment Of Prof ]. r. Glasson
Mr.. Moorehead registered a vigorous
protest and today the appointment of
Prof. Glasson was revoked and the
place will go to Mr.. Joyce. Prof. Glas-
son will be given a position in the CEN
sus bureau in Washington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-17

plans of the new combination in re-
gard to the Postals interest and other
matters would be could not be learn
ed in his absence. There was re-
port current today that Special As
sistant Attorneys-Gener Ellis and
Harrison had come to this city to in
vestigate the merger of the American
company with the Western Union.
It is known that the government
has, since May, 1908, been Investigate
ing the telegraph and telephone com
panies in accordance with resolution
adopted by the senate.
Says There's Nothing in 1t.
Boston, Nov. 17.-"There is abso-
lutely nothing in the story" was the
comment of President Theodore N
Vail of the American Telephone and
Telegraph company, when his atten-
ton was called to a report from New
York, that a merger of the Postal
telegraph company with the Ameri-
can Telephone and Telegraph COM
pany might follow that of the tele-
phone company with the Western
Union.
Referring to the report that the
government proseepting ATTORNEYS