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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21
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Laura Jean Libbey, discussing b
Brooklyn her successful appearanco
on the stage, said:
Il talk in my monologue about love.
marriage and the other interests d
the heart. On these subjects women,
especially young women, are STRANGELY
ignorant.
They really make me think, yuu
know, of the little girl who was asked
by her teacher:
"'What can you tell u about Sob
mon?
Solomon replied the little gil
was very fond of animals
"'And how, my dear said the teaek
or, do you make that outT
Because answered the little 81
the Bible says he had 500 porcs
pines
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21
FINDS HIGHEST MOUNTAIN
Government Engineer Discovers Peak
That He Thinks Overtops Mount
Mckinley 1000 Feet.

Seattle. Wash.-Thomas ]. Riggs,
Jr., a government engineer who has
been at work on the Alaska boun-
Diary. reported the discovery far
ncrth of the Arctic circle Of what he
believes the highest mountain on the
continent. exceeding Mount Mckinley.
the famous Alaska peak, by nearly
1000 feet.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21
RAILWAY STRIKERS WIN
Companies Agree to Pay Minimum
Wage Of One Dollar a Day on
Lines Running Out of Paris.

Paris, France.-The directors Of the
railroad companies involved in the
strike agreed to grant a minimum
wage of 81 day to the employees of
all lines running out of Paris.
The new scale will go into effect
January and constitutes the chief
concession demanded by the men.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21
FOUR KILLED; MANY HURT
Freight and Work Train on Grand
Rapids & Indiana Railroad COL
Tide Near Ridgeville (lnd.).

Ridgeville, Ind.-Four men were
killed, four probably fatally and
IA seriously injured in head-on COL
lision between a through northbound
freight train and work train on the
Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad, at
point five miles north of here.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21
Metal Burns Two to Death,

Pueblo, Colo.-Two men we're
burned 10 death and Is were serious
ly injured at the Minnequa plant of
the Colorado Fuel and Iron company,
when a mammoth pot of molten metal
was overturned.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21
TAFT AGAIN WILL
ASK MANY LAWS
PREPARES ANOTHER BIG LE0IS-
LATIVE GRIST FOR NEXT
SESSION TO GRIND.
FAvORSCURRENCYREF0
Message Will Recommend Congress to
Pass Law to Restrict Development
of Water Power on Public
Lands by Private Capital.

Beverly, Mass. President Taft gives
promise of delivering to congress in
his annual message an abundant grist
for the legislative mill. 1t was learned
that the president will call for long
list of new statutes.
Efforts to promote economical adj
ministrations of the government will
be emphasized in the message.
The message will recommend that
congress pass a law that will permit
the development of water power on
public lands by private capital, but
that the government shall keep re-
straining hand on the concessions in
order to prevent extortion or monop-
oily.
Another hard problem concerns the
disposition to be made. of the stores
of coal, oil and phosphates on public
lands. Congress disposed of one
phase of the coal question, but the
disposition of the Alaska coal depos-
its and other problems remain.
Renews Two Propositions.
Two propositions that have hereto
fore been strongly urged upon con-
gress by the president will be repeat
ed in the message-an amendment
for the Sherman antitrust law and
federal charters for corporations. The
proposed amendment to the Sherman
law would permit railroads to enter
into limited agreements as to rates,
subject to the approval of the Inter
state Commerce commission.
Taft believes that the granting of
federal charters to large corporations
would give the government direct con.
troll.
Great progress will be reported by
the message in the work on the Pan.
cation will be recommended. Con-
gress will be urged to adopt some
measure for the Improvement of the
dwindling merchant marine.
New Form of Government for Alaska.
Senators and representatives will
be asked to consider the question of
surrendering their privilege of max
ing certain appointments, in order
that more government employees may
be placed on the civil service roll.
Other suggestions, in all probable
ity, will include a new form of gov
eminent for Alaska, strengthening of
the antitrust laws, a law governing
the issuing of injunctions without no
tice and currency reforms.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21
DARING YOUNG SKY PILOT

Walter Richard Brookins the youthful sky
pilot who made the successful flight from Chi
cago to Springfield belongs in the aviation game
by right of having been born in the city Wright
brothers have given such great fame. He is a Day
ton Ohio, boy. who has been over a great deal OF
America and Canada. having been for a time a
driver of racing automobiles before taking up
air flying.
Brookins is Just past twenty-five years old. He
observed his last birthday July IL by making rec
ord flights at Atlantic City. ~ 1t was at this meet
that he broke the then world record for high
flight for the third time by driving his machine
in a series OF spectacular dashes to the height OF
$500 feet. Brookins parents are Americans
Both his father and mother are living, and he
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21
Urges Increase Of U. 8. ARMY.

San Francisco, Cal.-Gov j. N. Gil
lett is in this city to meet the MEM
bers of the Merchant Marine league
for the purpose Of deciding upon the
best means to increase its naval pow.
er in Pacific waters.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21
viii Not Free Charlton.

New York.-Porter Charlton, the
confessed murdered of his wife. Mrs.
Mary Scott Charlton, was ordered
turned over to the federal authorities
in proceedings which have been insti-
tuted for his extradition to Italy.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21
Gen. w. n. KIM Is Dead.

Sulphur Springs, Tex.-Gen. w. Fl.
King, who Joined the Confederate ar
my as private, but rose to the rank
Of acting major general. died here
General King served for ten years as
adjutant general of this state
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21
Madrix Arrives In Mexico.

Salina Cruz, Mexico.-Dr. Jose Ma
driz. who was recently defeated by
Estrada In the Nicaraguan revolution.
arrived here from Amapala. Honduras.
He was accompanied by his wife and
win 90 to Mexico City.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21
Farm Too Bio; Kills Himself.

Bloomington, Ill.-Fearing that he
had shouldesed too heavy financial
burden after investing in $50 acres
of land in Kansas, Frank Ropers, a
Logan county farmer, committed sui
eide by hanging.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21
Educator Dies From Poison,

Roswell. N. M.-Capt. w. r. Bled-
soc. 26 years old, instructor in history
in the New Mexican Military institute,
was found dead in his room. Death
was caused by an overdose of strych-
nine, taken with suicidal intent.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21
Knox to Decide charIton,s Fate.

Jersey City, N. Judge Blair re-
fused 10 act in the case of Porter
Charlton, the confessed wife murder.
er. This puts the Charlton case up
to Secretary of State Knox to decide
the question of extradition.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21
New Swedish Minister.

Stockholm, Sweden.-Count Ehrens-
ward, Swedish minister 20 Belgium,
was appointed minister at Washing
ton. in succession to NJ. Lagercrantz.
resigned.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21
SOLDIER Protect Youth.

Louisville, Miss.-Swinton Permen-
ter, son Of a wealthy planter. who was
convicted of first degree murder for
the brutal killing of his 15-year-old
sweetheart. Jane Sharpe. Is in Jail
here guarded by soldiers.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21
Trainmen to Get Waco Increase

Louisville, Ky.-B. NJ. Starks, gener.
al manager of the Louisville & Nash
vile railroad, and the trainmen of
that road. reached an agreement
whereby the men are to receive an
increase In wages.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21
Bomb Suspect Is CAUGHT.

Sacramento. Cal.-George Wallace IL
under arrest here. pending an inves-
tigation of his alleged connection with
the blowing up Of the Los Angeles
Times building. with . bomb. Wal
lace IL supposed to be miner.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21
Blind Bandit in Cell

Mount Vernon, Ill.-Jesse Brady.
the blind bandit, and his brothers,
Frank and Emery, have been convict.
ed Of burglary and larceny and have
been sentenced to the Chester prison
for an indeterminate sentence.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21
TELL HOW
WRECK OCCURRED
DISPATCHER ON Mckinley SYS-
TEN TEsTIFIES At INQUEST
REGARDING ORDER.
Went 55 MILES AN HOUR
Motorman Of Southbound Car in the
Staunton Disaster Made High
speed-lnquiry Postponed to
Get Conductors Testimony.

Carlinville, Ill.-After the first days
session of the inquest concerning the
deaths of 81 passengers who lost
their lives in the Mckinley inter-
urban wreck at Staunton October A
had been completed here, Coroner
Doris H. Karnes announced an in
definite adjournment. Its object is
to await the recovery of Conductor
Duncan of the southbound limited
car, who is in the Granite City hos
pital. Duncan was hurt in the acct
dent, and his testimony is desired to
complete the evidence at the hearing
The first witness examined was Roy
Alexander of Staunton, who up to the
time of the wreck had been chief dis
patcher for the traction system and
in charge of the division office at
Staunton, which dispatches both ways
on the Springfield and St. Louis divi-
sions. In the wreck w. w. Street,
the division superintendent, lost his
life, and Mr.. Alexander has since then
been acting superintendent.
testimony as to the Evthods of opera
ting the lines. He explained the gov
erning power of the time card or reg
ular schedule of meeting points and
station times when all trains were
regular and running on time.
II. o. Lamb, who has been train
dispatcher at Staunton for the last
two years, took the stand. He stated
he was on duty at the time of the
wreck, and had given the orders i'm
mediately preceding. The original
copy of the orders was found in the
locker of Motorman John Herman of
the northbound car. He placed them
there on returning to headquarters at
Staunton Immediately after the acct
dent. The other car men also pos
sessed copies of the same order, which
was further substantiated by the orig
inal in the dispatcher's book.
Runs SIS Miles an Hour.
Z. ]. Young of Staunton, who has
been a motorman since June Is, this
year, and was handling the controller
on the southbound car, testified the
northbound car was Just coming on
the Cahokia bridge when he saw it,
the distance being 500 or 600 feet
His car was running so to 55 miles
an hour, which speed, he estimated,
would require distance of 1000 feet
to stop.
Young declared he used every effort
to pull the speed down, that he threw
over the reverse and held the motors
in the reverse motion until the cars
were almost together, when he set
the airbrake to the emergency and
jumped He said Herman, the other
motorman, leaped from his place at
the same time
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21
Nick Lonsworth Like "sarkis."

Toledo. O.-Announcement was
made here that Nicholas Longworth,
son-inlaw of Theodore Roosevelt,
would be a candidate for the United
States senate should it appear Sena-
tor Dick will lose out in his fight.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21
Six Dead, Many Hurt In Wreck.

SIX Oedo, MaHy 7urt III Wreck.
Fort Wayne, Ind.-A freight train
On the Grand Rapids & Indiana rail-
road dashed into work train at Port
land, Ind. killing six men and injur-
ing many. The dead and injured are
all said to be laborers.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21

Watehmaker's Body Found In Canal.
New Orleans. La.-With the skull
crushed and showing other marks of
violence. the body Of Frank Reidel, q
matchmaker. "a years old, was found
sewed In q sack. In the old basin c.
nal. Reidel was last seen Friday.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21
LEADER OF 'PRoGRESsIVES'

In the battle between the regular and progress
sive Republicans in New York state one Of the
most prominent leaders of the latter and the prin
cipal leader before Colonel Roosevelt assumed
command was Lloyd C. Griscom. diplomat and
former ambassador to Italy, and the chairman Of
the Republican committee of New York county
When. after his REIMBURSEMENT of his diplomatic
post at Rome. he began to mix in the politics
OF the metropolis. the old leaders were inclined
to be jocose at his expense called him an anna.
teur and said he had many things to learn.
Mr.. Griscom is q native of PHILADELPHIA n
graduate Of the University of Pennsylvania and
lawyer. Before being admitted to the bar IN New
York city. which was in 1896, he became secre-
rotary to Ambassador Bayard at the court of a.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21
Rock island Former President Dies

Rock Island Former President Dies.
Chicago, Ill.-Warren G. Purdy. for
mer president Of the Rock Island rail.
road. died at his Chicago residence.
He had been an invalid for several
years. Purdy was born at Baltimore.
Md. in 1S43.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21

district
volunteered his services
in
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Bolivar yene
xuea
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21

News to Her.
He-Concerning love. everyth19
possible has been said and though
She (coyly)-But not to me.--sn>
gende Blaetter.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21
NEW GRAND ARMY COMMANDER

John E. Gilman Of Massachusetts, who was
elected commander-inchief Of the Grand Army Of
the Republic at the forty-fourth national encamp-
ment. has an enviable record a. a soldier and
citizen. He belonged to the noted Twelfth Mas
sachusetts. q regiment which vies with the First
Minnesota a. having lost the largest percentage
Of the men it carried into any single action Com.
mander Gilman fought bravely with his regiment
through all Its battles until at Gettysburg he lost
his right arm by q wound from a shell
He Joined the Grand Army in 1868, and has
since been jealous and active in its service. Dur
ing the dark days of the order he was one Of the
manstays. and has held nearly every ONCE with
in the gift Of his comrades - q reward for his
NdeIity and ability He was e1ected connrno MOS
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21

in
Of
improving community
Wallace wholly Before he thought attending
He
the shadow
Affiliations
this will
nant
agricultural op in
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21

Massachusetts, 1899 and that
q administration
selected him for his adutant
United
continued him after
his popularity
chief said
comrades approach Of hearty
sympathy with him.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21
CONSERVED HIS OWN life

Henry Wallace the new head of the National
Conservation congress, is himself living ex.
ample of the possibilities IN conservation of hui
man life. Thirty years ago. while holding the
pastorate Of United Presbyterian church at
Morning Sun, Iowa. he was informed by his ply
stefan that his days were numbered and that his
only hope of prolonging life for even a reasonably
snort time was to get out Of the pulpit. He did
not wait to preach a farewell sermon: he went
back to the farm and commenced anew the
simple lfe Today, at seventy-four he is a Wig
orous and healthy man, doing his full days labor
every day and with intellect as keeny alive to
every issue Of the time.
Mr.. Wallace's special interest in the work
The Washington bee., 1910-09-24
WORTH ADVERTISING FOR

There are 549o Negroes employed WsshingeSA by
the alone and these 5oo Negroes draw salaries ~
gregang So444o4 These millions doEars
are spent right here in Washington scattered aAoag s
hundreds OF tadesmen Is this money worth ba
dng for certainly 49, and not the largest - this
city would refuse to get the big did they ba psaze
how much money the N~3roes really spending
Now The Bee is tns only Negro pubicaion this dty
STANDS without rival or comPetoF and the ked Kks
few Of the merchants m this city paonize the advsssAg e-
ns Of The Bee presenting the bargains e may have
these Negroes - these s4eo Negroes draw annually fy the
Government three millions OF collars viii aa
roaizg publication edited and operated by of their
ueh ks desire and deserve their patronage And su Gms vii
the buk dollars
spent BY the Negroes of WASHINGTON,
What ceg what fu nure stores what dry goods
of business Ill divert
three millions If doa,s spent by Wassen
Negroes by advertising in The Bee?
Place your advertising The Bee watch e apTsca
tive Negroes spend their three millions of dollars with yoa
Now advertise The Bee the newspaper hst goes
int every Negro home Washington Remember merchants ef
WashinS4on what advertising what
The Washington bee., 1910-09-24
RedIscoVering the Bible.

A few years ago a professor at Yale
set an examination paper to some of
his undergraduate pupils and was
astOunded at the utter ignorance of the
simplest Biblical topics displayed in
their answers. Considerable pub
hcity was given to this failure, which
was taken to heart by the university
men throughout the United States,
and with characteristic American
promptitude a movement was set on
foot for the encouragement of Bible
study among university men.
The movement has certainly caught
on, says the American Hebrew. For
the session 1908-09 no less than 539
academic institutions of the United
States and Canada have Bible classes,
attended by 32,259 college men. But
besides this the movement has spread
into Is other countries, where the
classes are attended by $4,000 univer-
sity men. If one could Judge by num-
bers the Bible is again coming to it's
own among the rising generation. The
Bible is being rediscoVeTed.
The Washington bee., 1910-09-24
Peculiar Leqacies,

Not long ago a Berlin manufacturer
left $4,000, the interest of which is to
be spent on the free distribution of
beer weekly to the frequenteTs of his
favorite bierhaus. More recently a
'testator at Tunbridge Wells, England,
left eleven friends $500 apiece "to in
vest in port wine or anything else
they like" John Redman, a friend of
Charles James Fox, who died in 1898,
by a codicil in his will enjoined his
executors to keep his house on for at
least a year after his decease, and to
visit it frequently, taking friends with
them, that each corner may be filed
TO help drink out the wine in the
vault" He added that, holding my
executors in such esteem, I desire
them to pay all the legacies without
the wicked swindling and base impo-
sition of stamps that smell of blood
and carnage"
The Washington bee., 1910-09-24
DIGNITY OF OWNERSHIP.
The Feeling of Pride That ls Born 81
Paying Taxes as illustrated by
Policeman.

"hany a TINA" said a policeman In
the southern part Of the city, ''whsn
arreAting men, especially intoxicated
men, ! have been told By my prisoner
that he was a taxpayer and that bs
helped pay my wages.
Il always regarded this sort Of back
talk as merely drunken msolence and
never paid much attention to 1t until
about a year ago, when 1 bought a
house and lot and became myself a
taxpayer. i had always rented be-
fore and never gave thought 70 taxes,
but as soon as moved into my own
boase I began to appreciate the feel
ings OF men who resented arrest he
cause they paid taxes.
There is certainly considerable ad-
dftion to the dignity Of the man who
helps support the government. He
feels a degree OF responsibility that a
renter or rOomer never understands,
and my idea Is that every man In the
country ought TO become a taxpayer
as soon as he can. And the mere fact
that he does help support the govern
ment and bears his share OF the ex-
pense makes him a better citizen.
Habitual criminals are rarely taxpay-
srs. They know they may have to run
any day and perhaps never come back,
so they do not buy real estate, but are
rOomers and dodgers all their lives.e
st. Louis Globe-Democrat
The Washington bee., 1910-09-24
A Queer Trunk Problem

One of the minor problems that pre-
sent themselves to managers Of homes
for elderly persons is the accumulation
Of trunks Each new arrival brings
one or more trunks, often several, and
It Is not expected that these ever VIII
be taken away, as the inmates are to
remain permanently. 1t Is not how
ever, considered safe to sell the trunks
or give them away, as they are the
private properly of the inmates, and
there is a possibility that the trunks
may be needed again through some
change in affairs or fortunes. The
trunks therefore pile up until they
become the despair Of managers, and
1t is a relief when some of the older
or least substantial boxes break apart
from mere decrepitude and can con-
scientiously be consigned to the scrap
heap.-New York Press.
The Washington bee., 1910-09-24
COLD BATH CALLED A FAKE
irreVsrent Writer Pokes Fun at One
of the Most Cherished Of
British institutions.

Everyone knows about the tradition
Of the cold morning bath. All English
men mention the fact in q casual man.
iner that they have had one at least
once each day, but I have wondered
If they did not protest too much. How
can anyone prove that they actually
get into this aforesaid cold bath? That
a 200-pound man can get into a Zino
pan IS inches in diameter at the bot
tom, or prance about the great bilge
keel which surrounds it, does not
seem reasonable.
After getting out of a fairly warm
bed many times, and trying to do &C
,robatic acts in tepid water with a
damp atmosphere of about 40 degrees,
in a stone-walled room with the con-
.centrated cold of 400 or more long
years hermetically sealed in musty
old castle. 1 decided to fake the cold
bath, as / now believe all English
men do.
It's an easy game, and this is the
way to do it. Jump from the bed and
land, if possible, clear of the stone
floor, on any old stray rug or piece of
carpet. Dress hurriedly and complete
ly, and draw a razor over your blue
chop, called a chin, stanch the blood
with your own handkerchief-don
use the bath towel; then drag the
zinc bathtub to the center of the
floor, lay a bath towel or two spread
out beside it, then throw the soap as
hard as possible into the water six or
seven times (this gives the effect of
a natural English bath splash), slap
the ends of another towel in the wa
ter, wet your hands (no matter if 1t
does make 'em ache-you must do
this) and slap them on the towels to
represent wet footprints. This done,
you can look the world in the eye with
a bright and shining morning face
the kind R. L. Stevenson refers to-
American Magazine.