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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-09

Nonsense to Talk Of New
PartieS.

According to calculations based
on past occurrences dlsastr us
panic with period of BUSH ess
depression following will occur il
1913 and last till 1916. If Demo
cratic president is elected in 1919,
he will be Inaugutated IN 1913.
Should he be supported by Demo
cratic dUuSc and Senate, the parry
Will be held responsible for it. Il
the panic comes on before the
ID mocrats carry out tt cir political
program in regard to the tariff ano
other Matters. they will blame it to
Republican leg Station and admins
gration and proceed TO carry out
the'r theories, expecting 10 make
things better. Matters will nol
improve, however, and at the fol-
lowing election the Republicans
will blame the hard times to the
Democratic tariff tinkering. As
only with one exception in the
history of the country has a party
W 20 bas revised the tariff been re-
urned to power at the following
e ectiop, the Republicans will sweep
he country in 1914 and 1916. Talk
new parties in control of na,iona
fairs is rank nonsense. Athens,
Ohio, Tribune.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-09
Is 1t Necessary?

Congress does not seem In a
mood to take hold Of the work very
vigorously for the short session.
There seems to be an opinion gain
ng ground that not mnch legislation
will be attempted. What is the use
f continuous body always making
avs, any way. 1t does seem
ke we would get laws enough after
While. For over a hundred years
We have had law body grinding
)ut legislation and seem to have
more and more to do in that line
Zach year. Wonder if good dea;
f it is not simply a scrap among
the politicians to keep themselves
n office?
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-09

Will White wants all party en-
blems ebliteTated from the ticket
and the names of the candidates
simply printed in row without any
mark to distinguish what party they
represent. Will White is now de-
serving a rest. He has suggested
about enough blamed fool ideas to
entitle him to a political vacation.
II this tom foolery among some of
our would be Republican leaders
is kept up much longer the Demo-
Gratis will not need any such help
as suggested to carry The state.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-09
Mrs. Susan NJ. Filson Dead.

Mrs, Filson, wife of T. B. Filson,
died at the family home, in this city,
Sunday.
Mrs. Filson was past 6o. She had
been an invalid for sometime and
her death was not unexpected. She
leaves husband and several grow n
children.
Mrs. Filson was a good wife, a
kind mother, a warm friend and
was a good Christian woman. She is
mourned, not alone by her immed.
late family but by scores of person
al friends.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-09
To Meet in ChanHte.

The Southeastern Kansas Tracl er,
ASSOCIATION will meet this year In
Chanute. The meeting will be ell
March 2 and 3. This meeti0g is big
vent among the teachers Of the
district and will bring II large mum er
If teachers into the town besides a
good many who are not teachers.
There will be various con tests
'mong High School pupils from The
various schools that Will bring in
many High school pupils aud their
friends, Chanute will have to hump
o entertain the large crowd
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-09
Big Contest,
Chanute VS.. Parsons.

Arrangements are being made for
great contest between the Chanute
and Parsons High Schools. The
contest is TO be held sometime in
April, at Parsons.
The contest will be on debate.
defamation essay, instrumental
solo, boys quartette, girl's quartette
and chorus.
The Chanute Highs had better get
up and hustle as they will have to go
at pretty good clip to beat Par.
ons on the combination.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-09

Some of our merchants don't like
Taft's recommendation for Il pa
eel post system on the rural routes.
1t is likely to cut a little on the
profits of the retailer in the smaller
towns. Possibly it may haye a
endency to make everybody com
pete with everybody else.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-09

The President seems to hav.
developed an economic streat,
lately. We are glad to see it and
hope the theory will continue to he
'cted upon. If congress lad
aught that idea a good many years
ago we would be better off. Con
gress should try how little they cfu
get along with not how much of ihe
copies good money they can spend.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-09
Justic VS.. Form


only another way of saying the right
has overcome the tecbnicalities in
dealing with man convicted of a
crime against society. The court
of appeals of Oklahoma has broken
the fetters and handed down decis
ion that is most refreshing by reason
of its wholesome common sense. Ii
is particularly encouraging to those
interested in the general movement
to simplify legal procedure and free
the courts of the cobwebs and red
tape that have grown up in the pass
ing of the years.
In Oklahoma one killed another.
1t was plain enough case, appar-
emily, and the murderer was tried
and convicted end sentence was
passed upon him. But resorting to
time-honored methods of cheating
justice, the murderer's attorneys i'm
mediately be5an looking about for
some technical excuse to stop the
decree of court. They found that
the condemned man had not been
arraigned according to customary
legal form. This, was a precious
discovery. That sort of thing had
set many guilty man free and
these attorneys grssped the oppor-
unity with avidity. In all respects
it was an "error" within the mean
ing of legal traditions. So an APP
peal was taken with confident assur
ance. The higher courts had al
way gwen weight to such "erroIs"
and there was no reason to expect
anything else from the Oklahoma
court of appeals. But something
went wrong with these calculations.
1t appears that the judges Of the
Oklahoma court of appeals have no
deep veneration for technicaliues
and subterfuges. They got together
and concurred in the opinion thai
Il lack of formal arralgnment does
not lnvalidate a trial. They in
slructed the lower court to resent
ence the prisoner.
There is something inspiring about
this opinion and we quote It in its
most interesting part:
"We must confess to a want of SYM
uatny with precedents of this char
acter. They have no application TO
tn law and to conditions existing in
Oklahoma. A reversal of this con
v'ction simply because the record fail.
TO show that the defendant was ar
raigned would prove that this courl
attaches more weight to form than to
justice.
I'VE believe the world should bt
ru'ed buy the living and that 1t il
Iur duty 10 contracting the laws ol
Oklahoma TO give them a common
Sc Sc construction, 50 as to secure
justice and accomplish the purpose
for which they were enacted. We
think that the forms of the common
law are only to be followed when they
are based upon reason and justice aDn
applicable to the existing conditions.
Tbus far We follow them aud no
farther"
This is just what President Taft
and all other sincere advocates Of
legal reforms desire. Where Justice
can be expedited by the exercise of
common sense and where forms, es
pecially in criminal cases, can be
disregarded In the interests oflight,
there should be no delay in transact
ing the business of the courts. -
Globe Democrat.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-09

Some of our young statesmen
seem to have had recent awaken
ing on the wooden schedule which
has been practically the same that
it is now through several Repubh-
can tariffs. How does it occur that
it has got SO radically wrong lately?
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-09

The Eastern coast was in tie
arms of fierce blizzald d the first of
the week. The mercury dropped to
IL below. Oh, for a home in sun
nv Southern Kansas.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-09

The show windows of our mer.
chants are filling up with fine
Christmas goods and it looks like it
would be an easv matter to select
the nice things for Christmas where
there is such a variety to select
from.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-09
Principles Suggested By The
Tariff Board.
(Glohe- Den. .ocrat.)

the work that the Tariff Board is do
ing is significant utterance on two
important points. Prof. Emery lays
down one fundamental principle and
suggests another in his address az
Chicago, both of which prove that
the President made no mistake in
the choice Of these investigators
into tariffs, who are taking a bread
view of their work.
AS to the weakness of the board
by reason of the failure to empower
1t to compel the attendance Of
witnesses and obtain documents and
papers, Mr.. Emery says that "after
all, if the principle is once firmly
established, that protection, how
ever necessary, is favor, and that
the burden of proof is on the mauu-
facturer to show cause why it is
granted, the question OF powers
becomes relatively unlmportant."
In such a case the taiff beneficiary
will not wait to be required to pro
duce testim ony and to disclose his
books.
That is an important principle Il
start with, that protection is a favol
rather than right, so far as IT,
protected manufacturer asking 1t i
concerned. 1t is a favor granted,
of course, not for private advantage,
but in the public interest, and SO Is
OF favor after conceded, but tht
point is that it is favor asked, ant
the burden of proof is on the manu-
facture- to show that it is in t.,
public interest and not favor.
The other point suggested Incl
dentallg and except to the econo
mlSts new point in the tariff
discussion is barely hinted in Prof.
Emery 's.address.
The tariff question, he says, is
one of business and of mathe
MATES, the problem of how far a,
industry needs protection to kreI
it in souod existence, or what tn,
effect of its decay would be, canno
beseltled by any alge ebralc formula. "
The Home Market Club will no,
overlook this vital suggestion, which
broadens the Republican platform
m materially. The platform doctrir
is protection up to the point of tn,
difference in cost of protection a
home and abroad. and it entirely
passes by the question raised BY
Prof. Emery when he refers t
"sound existence" of an industry
and to "the effe t of its decay"
This raises the economic question
of the possible disadvantage OF
investing capital and industries
unsuited to locality or climate OF
economic conditions. 1t bring.
up the question of sticking to thost
industries, numerous enough in such
a country as ours, that are suited 10
the people, climate and other in
dustrial conditions.
In the tariff debate Senator
Aldrich remarked that if the differ
ence in cost of production were zoo
per cent, or if it were 800 per cent,
he would just as soon vote for a 900
per cent duty as for 10 per cent
duty. So he would vote for a I, 600
per cent duty, on the same principle,
to raise cocoanuts in Rhode Island
or dates in Kansas, on the same
principle.
Prof. Emery'S reference to "sound
existeLce" and to "the effect of its
decay" is going 10 be heard from
more and more before the tariff is
finally settled.
Will White wants all party en-
blems ebliterated from the ticket
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-09

Why not try to find some good
thing to commend occasionally in
stead of always searching for some
thing to kick abou'.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-09
Filipinos Stationary.
(GlObe- DE emOcrat.)

government in the Philippines
indicates that there is no thought of
abandoning the islands or of dimin
ishing the military force in them, "
declared Col. Charles A.. Williams,
formerly in command of the Twenty
First Infantry at Fort Logan. He
has just returned from the Philip
pines, where he went in Sept. 1909.
Col. Williams continued:
"rhe Filiplnos are no more
capable of governing themselves
without the supervision of a stronger
government than they were when
the Spaniards abandoned them
twelve years ago. The commercial
growth of the ISLANDS is due prin-
cipally to foreigners.
"Frankly, the Filipinos do not
understand what liberty means.
They all think that the United
States should grant them independ-
ence, but in actual practice they do
not understand the meaning of the
word. They seem to tlink that
liberty means license.
"There are now about 5000
American troops in the islands. If
the regiments had their full quota
of men, which they have not, there
would be about IL 900 troops, and
this is about the number that the
government will keep there. In
addition to these, there are the
Filipino scouts, which recently have
been incorporated into, the regular
army. What the government is
working for now is a permanent
army headquarters in the islands.
The next Congress probably will
be asked to appropriate about $S,-
900, 900 to build concrete barracks.
A commission is now selecting a
site for the permanent headquarters.
"The Filipino scouts offer the
same problem to the United States
that the native Indian troops Cffsr
to England. AS long as their SYM
pathies are with the government,
they are excellent troops, but if
they should revolt they could make
a powerful rebellion. At present
they are satisfied. They are well
paid and they are looked up 10 by
the natives with the same awe that
a negro soldier is regarded by his
work a-day llows. 1t is pity
thai the American soldier is not held
In the same esteem by civilians.
"In education the natives have
made some progress. The number
of American teachers is diminishing
because the native teachers are fill
ing the schools. The schools are
excellent for the natives, but poor
for educating a white child"
Col. Williams has been four times
in the Philippines. His first TIP
was made in 1900, at the time of
the hilippine rebellion. All of his
service has been in the southern
section of the islands among the
wild and ignorant MoIos. In 1905
when he was in charge of the largest
contingent ever under a single com
mand in the islands, he built road
eighteen miles long through the
most inaccessible part of the Moro
country. This road was christened
by Representative Atterson w.
Rucker the civilians Highway"
Col. Williams has been ordered
by the War Department 10 report
for duty at the War College in
Washington, an institution for the
training of officers. He will assume
his new duties about the middle of
September.
al am through with Philippine
service" said the colonel. 81 have
now served the required fortysyears
in the army and can retire when l
choose. Rather than 60 to the
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-09

1t is not necessarily a mark of
genius to be continually finding fault
and kicking.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-09

In drying Of a COW take away the
roots or other succulent feod.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-07-22
WOMAN STAYS GAME WARDEN
confesses She Killed John ,O'connoP
Because He Tried TO Break
Up Her Home.

Springfield. Ill.-Mrs. Frank Stout
confessed that she had fired the shot
which resulted in the death Of Deputy
State Warden Game John O'Connor.
Mrs. Stout is in jail here and will be
held to await the action Of the grand
Jury without bond. The woman APP
peared before the coroner's jury Sun
day at her own request.
O'Connor was shot Friday night at
his home by some one who fired
through an open door. In an ante
morten statement he declared that
Frank Stout had threatened to kill
him, but Stout, when arrested, proved
an aliDi. Later Mrs. Stout was arrest.
ed and, in her confessinn. declared
O'Connor had annoyed her and had
tried to break up her home"
The woman admitted while on the
witness stand that she telephoned
O'Connor few days before his death
and asked him If he intended to quit
coming to her hone. This admission
is taken by authorities to mean that
the woman was in love with O'Connor
and that jealousy may have prompted
her in her act.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-07-22
PLOT TO KILL AMERICANS
OFFICIALS SET UPON BY RENE
GADE MOROS.
Three OF Outlaws Are Slain and
Five Wounded in Flu.
SHADE,

Manila.-Dean C. Worcester. Ameri-
can secretary of interior for the Philip
pines, was set upon by renegade
Moros, on the Island of Palawan Mon.
day and escaped assassination only
through the alertness of his body
guard, who shot down the outlaws.
killing three Of them outright.
Secretary Worcester was touring
the island, which is the most westerly
of the larger Philippine group, bound
ing the Sulu sea on the west, and was
present at the installation OF the new
governor.
In anticipation of his coming band
Of Moros planned his death.
Armed with bolos carefully con-
cealed, they laid trap for the secre-
tary, who suddenly found himself the
object Of savage rush.
Captain Moynihan of the scouts was
the first to recognize the hostile move
ment and just in the nick of time ne
ordered the scouts to fire.
AT the fusillade three Moros VINO
led the attack dropped dead In their
tracks, while several others doubled
up with more or less severe wounds.
The rest of them took to their heels.
Investigation showed that the at
tack by the renegade Moros also was
a part Of a plot against Provincial
Governor Evans.
Governor Evans and Mr.. Worcester
| had landed on the island and wished
to take boat for river trip. Moro
leader objected and parley followed.
Then a group OF warriors rushed from
ambush, attacking the party. Mr.
| Worcester was in front.
At the crucial moment the guards
commanded by Captain Moynihan OF
| the scouts, opened fire.
Five OF the wounded were captured
and placed under arrest. Others es
capped in the jungle, but detail OF
scouts was sent after them.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-07-22
IMPROVING MORALS IN CHINA
influence 81 Christian Teachings
Shown In the Changed condI-
,lons Found There.

"The public conscience IL now De-
ing awakened upon this aspect of pub
lie morality Last week was IN.
yited to take part in q meeting Or
ganixed. by men who are not Directly
connected with any Christian church,
but who are sincerely DESTROYS OF as
sisting in the reformation OF their
countrymen. Their purpose was to
start an antigambling league. ana
with this in mind they called a public
meeting, which was attended by some
hundreds OF Chinese scholars ana
business men, and resolutions were
passed in approved public meeting
style, approving Of campaign against
the gambling vice. Members OF the
Chinese Young Mems Christian asso-
citation were asked to assist IN the
meeting, and to demonstrate by the
means OF games the possibility OF
recreation without vice. Suitable ad-
dresses we're given by prominent Chi
nese. and the chief organizer OF the
movement is one Of the government
education inspectors for the provinces
OF Kiancsu and Kiangsi. A Chinese
Roman Catholic teacher gave violin
solo, Chinese secretary Of the Young
Mems Christian association rendered
two cornet solos, and Protestant
missionary sang to the gathering. The
whole meeting was conducted IN SO
orderly and orthodox fashion that 1t
was scarcely possible to realize how
tremendous a reformation In the
whole Chinese outlook upon public
life this meeting revealed. Twenty
years, even ten years, ago such q
meeting would not have been within
the realm of possibility. Today we
have class of public moralists arising
who have undoubtedly learned from
Christianity in their midst the ideals
which they are DESTROYS of impressing
upon their countrymen."
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-07-22
RAIL CHIEF SLAIN
BURGLAR MURDERS IRA q. RAWN
PRESIDENT or THE MohoN.
THEY EXCHANGE BULLETS.
Awakened by Pro~,er In Summer
Home At Wfnnetka Railroad Prest
dent seIxes Revolver and 10 Shot
Down, Thief Escaping.

Chicago. G. Rawn. president Of
the Monon railway, was shot through
the heart and instantly killed at his
summer home IN Winnetka by q
would-be robber. The burglar es
capped. There is no clew to his iden'
tity.
Servants and women in the house.
aroused by the shot, found Mr.. Rawn
lying in the hallway on his face. The
front door was open. There was nc
one in sight.
The fact that the murder was com
mitted by burglar was established
by the finding Of jimmy marks On the
door, which had been forced open.
The story Of the shooting OF Mr
Rawn was told by Ralph G. Coburn, q
son-in-law Of the victim.
"Mrs. Rawn was awakened by
sounds on the first floor of the house.
he said. "Mr. Rawn also was awak
ened and he also heard the sounds
He insisted upon going down to ascer.
tain ,..e cause, although Mrs. Rawn
tried to persuade him not to do 1t.
"He descended the stairs and had
barely reached the landing when ev
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-07-22
AIRsHIP HIT BY LIGHTNING
Spectacular Exhibition 10 Witnessed
Near Barcelona as Flyer Ehrmann
MiraculousIy Escapes.

Barcelona.-While he was making a
cross-country flight, Aviator Ehrmann's
aeroplane was struck by lightning and
fell blazing to the ground. The avia-
tor escaped uninjured, which is re-
garded as almost miraculous.
There has never been more start.
ling aerial exhibition than that which
Ehrmann unwillingly afforded. and
those who witnessed it could hardly
believe their eyes when the airman
emerged from the singed framework
none the worse for his experience.
He was sailing along at moderate
height when he got in the path of a
skybolt. Instantly the aeroplane was
enveloped in flames, its canvas wings
shriveled up, and clinging to the skele-
ton of his craft Ehrmann came down
with thud. 3
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-07-22
Aims and the Man.

"Sure Father Flaherty was good
man." Mr.. Murphy said of the deceased
parish priest. HE hated sin but he
loved tn sinner, an he was all COM
passion an patience an wisdom.
There never was another loike i'm f'r
holdin' up hope to tn poor batthered
man that had amy desire f'r good.
"'Faith,' said he to Con Meehan, tn
tonne tn bh'y was down an out,
faith, this soide av paradise fist all
beginning again. over an over. an tin
tonnes over!'
"An' that KEEN" continued Mr..
Murphy, "'twas niver worth whole to
keep back part av tn price av tn
land! Wild twinkle In his eye he'd
see clean through amy Ananias that
iver walked.
"An' ginrous!" Mr.. Murphy's voice
dropped to lower key and his eyes
were wet as he added. His hand was
always in his pockut, an whin they
prepared him f'r burial they found his
right arm longer than his left wild
stretchin' 1t out to tn poor. Youths
Companion.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-07-22
RouTT COUNTY, COLORADO, LAND
BOOM PREDICTED.

Keen observers predict big boom
in property in Wantland, Colorado, the
new town which is being built in the
center of the Little Snake River Val
ley in Routt County, Colorado. A big
irrigation system is being built to irri-
gate 10000 acres Of very fine land sur
rounding Wantland. The land is be-
ing sold by the State of Colorado for
80 cents per acre, under the Carey
Act, and water rights cost $500 an
acre, in ten year payments. Sugar fac
tories, -four mills, canneries, etc.. are
among the possible industries to be To-
Gated at Wantland. Full information
can be obtained from the Routt County
Colonization Company, 17s4 Welton
St.. Denver, Colo.