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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-11-03
The Ey-PreSident Calls RepublI-
can Candidate a SinguIaTIy
Able and Honest Man.
WISHES TOWNSEND SUCCESS
Roosevelt Deeply Regrets That He
Cannot Come to Michigan to Take
Part In Campaign For Entire Re.
publican Ticket-Calls Republican
Candidate For Governor Progressive.

Theodore Roosevelt gives his un-
qualified endorsement of the candi-
dacy of Chase S. Osborn, Republican
candidate for governor, and Charles
Z. Townsend, Republican candidate
for United States senator.
The endorsement is in the form OF
letter to Curtis Guild, Jr., who spoke
here Saturday night for Mr. Osborn
and the state ticket
State Chairman Knox informed the
Detroit Journal that he has been in
communication with Mr.. Roosevelt en-
deavoring to secure him for one
speech in Michigan. The colonel de
cared this to be impossible, because
his time was completely filled.
Governor Guild was informed Of the
situation while here and he immedi
ately wired Colonel Roosevelt urging
him to accede to the request of Mr.
Knox.
The following letter, which was re-
ceived by Mr.. Knox from Governor
Guild, was the result.
To Curtis Guild, Jr.:
/ thank you for the telegram. 1
agree with every word YOU say in
describing the situation in Michi-
gan, and ! deeply reeret that it is
a physical impossibiiity for me to
accept the invitation to 60 TO Mich
igan to take part in the 2anpa q
for the entire Republican tickc os
would gladly do
| thoroughly understand. as Won
say, that in Michigan the progress
siyes won clearcut victory; that
their platform takes q proper
stand in favor of a tariff commits
sion and conservation Of natural
resources. My friend, Chase S.
Osborn, the candidate for govern
or, is a progressive and singularly
able and honest man.
Moreover, i also agree with you
as to the great desirability OF
electing Mr.. Townsend as senator.
Mr. Townsend as joint author
WIN MT. EScn OF the NTSl TdllTOdu
rate bill, and while l was in the
White House, did excellent work
for railroad rate legislation, and
heartily wish him success as SEN
ator. 1t is a cause of genuine re-
greet to me that | am not able to
go and do alb can for the entire
ticket in Michigan.
Mr.. Osborn is a man like Slim
son Of New York, who will clean
house from cellar to, garnet, driv-
ing every wrong-doer from Office.
The effective way to prevent a
thorough clean up would be not to
elect him, and indeed a failure to
! elect him would be a genuine cal
amity from the standpoint Of good
citizenship
Mr.. Townsend's attitude on the
railroad rate legislation is suffi-
cient proof Of the desirability of
sending him to the senate. and
this can only be done by voting
for the Republican candidates for
the legislature. Michigan Republ-
cans have nominated two pro-
gressive candidates and it is i'm
perative that they give them ag-
gressive support at the polls.
(Signed)
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-11-03
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

B1nghamton, n. Y, Oct. "a.
This is the first letter of the kind
which Colonel Roosevelt has allowed
to be made public in the campaign
and indicates the high regard in
which he holds Messrs. Osborn and
Townsend.
He has actively supported Mr. Slim
son in New York and went into Mass
achusetts to aid Senator Lodge and
has also given attention to Ohio, but
he has steadfastly refused to promis-
cuously issue letters of Endorsement
to candidates, both state and congress
sional, in various parts of the coun-
try.
Immediately after the nomination
of Mr. Osborn as the Republican can
didate for governor Of Michigan the
colonel expressed his pleasure in q
private letter and expressed his hope
that the 500 man would be elected.
While on his last trip west he en-.
deavored to shift a date so that he
might enter Michigan to make one
speech, but this was found impos-
sible Because of his engagements in
Indiana. He assured State Chairman
Knox, however, of his desire to aid
In the election Of Mr.. Osborn and
Mr.. Townsend and the letter to Gov
ernor Guild Is the result.
The Endorsement of Colonel Roose-
welt will aid in rolling up the major
ity for Mr.. Osborn and assuring a SOL
i'd Republican legislature" said Mr..
Knox. There has been no question
about the election OF either Mr.. Os-
born or a legislature which would
name Charles <. Townsend as United
States senator. but the strong expires.
sion Of opinion by the ex-president
will aid materially in rolling up an
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-11-03
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, Worms. Worm Fever. or Worm Disease. %
3 Collie, Crying and wakefulness OF Infants %
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80 Urinary Incontinence, Wetting Bed. 20
"a Sore Throat. Quinsy and Diphtheria.
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Sold by druggists. sent on receipt OF price
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-11-03

publican.
Charles Towns
ends record in
congress, meritor-
iouS to a marked
degreee, is a suff-
cient guarantee of
his future accom-
plishments as Unit
ed States senator
from Michigan.
He, like Senator
Smith, is a self
made man. Town
send received his
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-11-03
TOWNSEND RATE BILLAUTHOR

Michiean's Future Senator's Record
In Congress a Brilliant One-Made
Reputation In His First Term.
When Charles Elroy Townsend
choice by the people of the state at
the primaries is ratified by the next
legislature at Lansing, Michigan will
be represented in the senate of the
United States by statesman and
lawyer of sterling worth; an able CO
worker of that brilliant William Alden
Smith, and fearless, progressive Re-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-11-03

old-time Republican majority.
THE Republican party OF Michigan
is to be congratulated in presenting
candidates for governor and United
States senator who can be singled out
for Endorsement by Colonel Roose-
velt."
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-03

for $500 and handed 1t to her with a
smile. She was only too glad to get
her rent back and it never occurred to
her that 1 had rented the apartment
for more than $50 a month. No one
ever knew Of my theft, yet I have
suffered tortures for it. I would repay
it 10 times If I could find the woman.
Don't ever steal anything"
The next day was Saturday, my
morning at the markets, for my mother
insists on my doing the marketing for
the family. She believes that nine
tenths of the divorces are caused by
the inadequate knowledge of domestic
economy, most girls when they are
married not knowing how to buy food
or cook it, AS I went to the various
stalls In the big market 1 questioned
the venders Are women more hon
est than men?" I asked.
There is no difference" said one
dignified elderly man. I'm marketing.
the natural hoggishness of people, men
plenty of people who're always trying
to get the big end in quantity, in price.
in change, every way, and we see them
here. Only last Saturday I made a big
mistake in change. I absent mindedly
handed a fellow back five dollar gold
piece, then put my hand in the drawer
and gave him the change for 1t. He
lar piece and the change for it as
WELL"
But a woman would not have done
that" 1 remarked incredulously
''Oh, yes a man or a woman; it's all
the same. If they get the best of you
they congratulate themselves, shake
hands with themselves, pat themselves
on the back"
From one stall to another I made
my way, buying many things that !
did not need in order to feel at lib
erty to put the question which was
making life miserable for me. The
consensus of opinion seemed that the
natural hoggishness of human nature
finds its way out around the markets
and that there is no difference between
men and women.
The bank was my next stopping
place. The first man whom / ques-
toned smiled. He is friend of mine.
Il don't like to answer that question "
he said ITS not fair. Go to the
president"
To the president l went ! felt that
/ should have had graphophone. The
question was becoming automatic
I'm small matters" said the bank
president, women are apparently less
honest than men. Not as employees, not
as depositors, but in the little mis-
takes that arise in making change, ETC.
If woman is given SIS too much she
will usually walk away with it and
not come back; the man, on the other
hand. almost invariably does. Here
old man. he will say, 1 don't want
this five, it belongs to the bank or to
your depositors 1t doesn't seem to
occur to him to keep the money
other banking men whom 1 inter-
viewed said practically the same thing.
One bank official made the startling
assertion that during 20 years of busi-
ness they had never lost dollar, either
through an employe or customer,
which certainly speaks well for the
business morals of San Francisco.
From the banks / went to a de-
tective agency with my wornout ques-
tion The detective, man worldly
wise in troubles and whose nostrils
scent a clew from afar, looked very
grave.
In our business" he said, I'VE are
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Another woman comes to my mind
who was dishonest at cards. At an
other house where l boarded the land
lady had semiweekly card party. Po-
ker was the game at a 10 cent limit
The lady of the house provided the
cards and the chips, red, white and
blue. Occasionally coming home early
sometimes stopped in the parlOr to
watch the play. l suspected one of the
ladies, and after the game one night l
asked my landlady to see If she had all
the chips that had been distributed.
They were not all there; IL were miss
ing, and all had to be cashed carefully.
OF course the landlady had not made
an accurate count of the money dis
tributed. AT the next sitting / was on
hand, and after settlement [ gathered
in, as quickly as possible as If 1 were
amusing myself with them, all the
chips, and when the guests had gone
we counted them and there were IL
more than the number distributed. Ger
tafnly one of the visitors had come with
the II chips in her pocket for which
she had not to pay. But that day
gathered in the chips too quickly for
her and she was unable to make her
usual provision for the next game. 1t
was a question of only few cents and
the lady is well to do and in good So
cial position. / am certain that l in
CURED her everlasting enmity when I
prevented her from playing her little
skin game with her friends
Jacks stories did not amuse me:
they seemed low and common, and yet
they were true.
At home l found two of my fathers
friends. businessmen. One the head of
a large local manufacturing establish
ment. the other retired merchant of
Paris and San Francisco. To each of
them 1 put the same old question. Are
women more honest than men?'
please don't ask me that" said the
manufa cturer ASK me something about
the Chinese or the Japanese but not
about our own women" Then.
frankly. l believe women to be de-
cidedly less honest than men in small
matters. For that reason we have
almost discontinued, time and time
again, business relations with the petty
dealers-those who have little stocks
of notions in outlying districts. You
wouldn't believe it, but 1t is a positive
fact that they come into our place with
their baskets on their arms, and, going
through the gangways. abstract an
article here and something else there.
until it is maddening. We know that
they do it and have caught them at it
many times. 1t seems impossible for
women to resist when it comes to little
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mistakable accent betrayed his London
birth.
THAT'S because you are ruled by
sentiment in regard to women and not
by logic or facts" he said, with a short
laugh You put your women up on
pedestals and worship them. Accord
ing to your American ideas your
women are-what is il you say?-the
real thing the whole thing But
since that's about all the sentiment
YOU allow yourselves in your CONNER
cfs1 American way of living, it's
pity to try to take II away from. you.
GO on thinking that women are more
honest than men, but IL you ever take
the trouble 70 make a test you VIII
find that a great deal Of what you call
honesty is simply cowardice or fear
which prevents a woman from commit
ting a big theft, although the same
woman viii steal any little thing that
may come her way, purse that some
other woman has dropped, for in
stance"
ivan Ness avenue" called the con-
ductor, and, hurriedly picking up their
bags the two men, evidently tourists,
left the car.
There was no more reverie for me.
/ The Englishman had set me thinking.
and I hooked curiously at the women in
the car. Was IL possible that any one
there would steal my purse If ] dropped
II. or my handkerchief, or my gloves2
A woman was sitting in the same seat
with me, a good looking young lady
neatly gowned. evidently prosperous,
salaried woman, going down town to
her daily grind in some office. There
were perhaps 20 others Of her sort in
the car.
An irresistible impulse saved me-
I signaled the conductor. and, rising,
managed TO drop my purse, as though
by accident. It fell at the feet Of the
Young lady. Surely she would grab
my sleeve or nay skirt and hand me
nv purse, / was in a terrible hurry
and rushed precipitately toward the
front OF the car, dropping my hand
kerchief. and, when near the door, my
gloves. OF course, I did not expect to
lose all those articles. Some one must
have seen one or all Of them fall and
would call my attention to my loss.
Not at all ] got TO the door OF the
car and looked back. The young lady.
my erstwhile seatmate, was looking
straight ahead. apparently in deep
thought. No one was looking al me.
] felt ashamed, as though ] myself
had been guilty of crime. ] dis
mounted hurriedly and found that I
had several blocks to walk TO my
faher's Office. MY car fare was in the
dropped purse. Fortunately the purse
was an old one and contained little
IN the way OF money MY name anu
address were written on the first page
Of my little memorandum book. so If
She finder desired the purse could
be returned to me. Perhaps it would
come through the mail But it never
did,
/ got some money from my father.
bought a new purse and tried to do
some other shopping; to no avail. My
mind was completely upset by the nasty
episode on the streetcar and / anathe-
matized the horrid Englishman for hav-
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-03

charge accounts in the east. It used
to be that woman who had a charge
account at a store could simply give
her name and address and take away
her purchase. Then the woman who
had been standing at her elbow await
ing the attention Of the clerk, if she
desired, could go to another depart
ment, give the same name and address
and walk away with the goods. When
an alarming number OF customers with
charge accounts found that they had
been robbed in this way the stores
adopted the coin system. Each Gus
toner with a charge account was given
a coin. which she had to bring with
her whenever she wanted TO take any
charged purchases from the store. All
the big New York stores adopted this
system several years ago.
''One thing strikes me as very odd.
and II Is that many Of these women
who are really as dishonest as they
can possibly be in money matters are
as strict as possible in their morals
and will draw their skirts away from
the other woman who has stepped
aside"
Now" said my father. 'Iet me cap
the climax with a little episode which
j witnessed today at the " soda
fountain. You know the refreshment
booth on the main floor of the N
store is Oblong in shape. with high
stools along the two sides and across
one end; at the other end is the cash
ier's window. 1t was around the noon
hour, when the store is always crowded.
and nearly all the high stools were
occupied by women shoppers. One lady
whom l noticed lunched quite substan-
TALLY on an oyster cocktail and when
she had finished walked deliberately
away. leaving her check lying on the
refreshment counter. going about her
shopping in the big store A moment
afterward another lady hoped up on
the high stool. glanced at the cheek
still lying on the counter. took it up.
and handing it 10 the white coated
clerk, evidently a green hand. said:
Give me an oyster cocktail. please
The green clerk took the check and
gave the lady her oyster cocketaiL
What the poor fellow did with the
check do not know. Certainly.neither
OF the cocktails was ever paid"fo
Well" 1 remarked for a skin game
that beats even the lady with the poker
chips. I don't believe want 10 hear
anything more on the dishonest woman
question. I have been pursuing this
investigation for two days and I'm
tired. i intended going to the police
station tomorrow for more information.
but I've had enough
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-03

in few minutes encountered a Saliva
ton Army lass selling War Crys, to
whom I gave the $40 l had stolen
against my will. 1 told her to send out
a box of good cheer to some widows
and orphans with 1t, and 1 have no
doubt that in her pretty hands 1t did
good work. The paying teller got his,
and that's all I cared. That's the ex-
tent of my stealings, kiddo, SO l hope
you're satisfied" and with that Bob,
the dearest brother girl ever had, left
me to go down town for his daily bluff
at the Office.
Just then. to my great delight, Ade-
laide came in.
Can you tolerate such an early visit
orr she asked. 'T am waiting to see
some people In this part Of town and
/ have an hour to kill
Adelaide, by the way, is real estate
agent. She does tremendous business
and has the confidence of the best class
of people In the city. I knew she ex-
spring gown and swell hat. but before
1 could get the right words together,
I blurted out this awful question:
"Adelaide-pardon me, but did you
ever steal anythingr'
At first, Adelaide turned quite pale:
then she looked at critically, as though
uncertain of my mental state. Finally
she said:
Yes, 1 stole $50 once--a long time
ago. / am so glad you asked me, for
/ have always wanted to tell some one
about It; but, of course, / never could.
You see, ] am not a Catholic so could
not ease my mind or my conscience by
confession"
She hurried along. not looking at me.
her fingers twitching nervously, as If.
having plunged into her subject. she
must get through as quickly as pos
sible..
"It was my first year in business. A
woman brought me an apartment to
sublet. She was going to Europe for
several months and wanted to rent her
studio furnished, as she had lease
and could not very well move out She
gave me to understand that she would
be satisfied If she got her rent ont OF
the apartment while she was away.
Well, in week or two / rented the
place for s65 a month, making sIs
profit month on the furniture. I COL
lected the rent all the time she was
away and put IL in my bank. she hay
ing paid six months in advance to her
landlord. The time slipped away. and
one day unexpectedly the woman re-
turned. 1t happened that 1 had lust
$500 in the bank that particular day.
which, / realized like a flash. was the
exact amount of the rent of her apart
ment for the six months that she had
been away at the unfurnished rate
what she herself paid. had collected
$50 more from the subtenant. but ha d
foolishly been spending more money
than / should, and my last tailormade
gown had broke me. On the maddest
kind of an impulse wrote her check
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-03

all the condescension OF the grownup
to the little child, a bundle of silk
pieces. In pioneer days in California
silks were rarities and I had never seen
such pieces before. The crisp shininess
OF those wonderful pieces fascinated
me. 1 was hypnotized as though by
the charm Of serpent. If only might
have one piece for my very own. Surely
my aunt could spare just one when
she had so many. But, no, II did not
occur to her TO offer me even the tiniest
scrap. The little piece Of yellow silk
fell to the floor without her seeing 1t,
and leaning down, 1 picked IT up and
tucked ii under the folds OF my ging-
ham apron"
A maid entered, announcing the ar
rival Of caller, and my mother rose
to her feet. Some other time" she
said, "I Will tell you more about that
piece Of yellow silk, and my punish
ment. I have never stolen anything
since. That one experience taught me
that honesty is the best policy" and
with the reminiscent smile still playing
about her lips and kind gray eyes, my
mother left the room.
At the same moment my brother Bob
came in. and throwing his riding gloves
and whip on the table. pushed back my
hair from my forehead and raised my
chin for his morning kiss.
BOD, asked, OlQ you ever steal
anything"
Bob did not laugh as expected. Nor
did he speak for a moment; then he as
swered, quite seriously:
YES, kiddo, once stole $780,"
Bob! Twenty dollars! You" Ny
amazement was so great that l could
hardly speak.
'Yes, dear, and the fellow deserved
1t. all right 1t was when l first came
to San Francisco. ! had a draft for
5000 on the - bank. The paying
teller was a pompous, important look
ing Individual. Thank heaven there
are fewer of his sort to be found now
in the banks than formerly. He count
ed out the money in gold. 1t was a
dark rainy afternoon. The bank was
crowded There was a long line be-
hind me waiting to get to the window.
1T seemed to me when / took the
money. counting it as quickly as
could that there was too much of it,
but the cold austerity OF the man be-
hind the window chilled me, and l did
not dare to take up any more time, so
] escaped from the line and left the
bank. / walked down Market street
toward the ferry, still with the un-
comfortable feeling that the money
was not right, and when / reached
the Call building / stepped inside the
entrance and again slowly counted the
money. Sure enough, there was $500.
/ Immediately turned and went back
to the bank. 1t was near closing time.
and when / at last reached the window
ii was three minutes to 3.
+" You made mistake In my draft a
few minutes ago. / said to the paying
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-03

ing put such beastly ideas into my
head and caused me to make the silly
experiment. 1 could not shop. 1 would
go home.
Mother" I demanded. as l entered
my mothers boudoir, did you ever
steal anything?"
I sank down on the couch my knees
trembling under me at the temerity OF
my question.
My mother turned a startled look
toward me and then a reminiscent smile
played about her lips and her kind
gray eyes.
Yes" she replied. Il once stole a
piece OF yellow silk
You, mother. A piece of yellow
silk" I gasped.
Yes, a piece of yellow silk. It was
about or s inches square, and I was
between 6 and s years old. I was Wis
iting my aunt and she showed me. with
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-03
By J. Mabel Dilhan

II ADHERE 10 my notion that
women are naturally more hon
est than men, and If I had a
million dollars 10 leave TO the
safe keeping Of man or a woman it
would be q woman for my money any
day"
The high pitched voice and nasal
drawl plainly stamping the New Eng
lander. and so seldom heard in Califor-
MIA. reused me from my reverie on the
McAllister car. and the rather eXtraor-
binary topic Of conversation for the
early morning hour attracted my at
tention so that I turned squarely
around 10 look at the speaker and his
companion. The latter / knew at a
glance 10 be a Britisher and the un-
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-03

teller, who looked me up and down in
the most supercilious manner imagi-
nable. as he replied: You are wrong;
we never make mistakes here turn
ing his back upon me as he finished
speaking.
AT first 1 wanted to laugh, then 1
was angry. OH very WELL L replied,
sorry to have troubled you.' and 1
again left the bank, thinking that it
would serve him jolly well right when
he discovered his error later on. 1
again walked down Market street and