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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-04-07

A wild shout of laughter came from
the crowd and several of them
whacked the peddler on the back.
Great stun. old man, great stuff"
they whooped. BEST makeup we ever
saw. Pretty near stung us, but we are
wise to that crepe beard, old boy!"
The peddler stood bewildered.
'Gentlemens," said he, you all been
schicker, ] thinks. Vat funny business
ISIS dis you makes It NIT me?"
Another shout OF glee.
Makeup is so good" cried Joe
humphreys, that can't spot him.
Take 1t of, old pal" And Joe, selling
the straggly black beard, gave It a
hearty haul. The peddler emitted a
howl of surprise, agony and rage
Dropping his head, he butted goat.Iike
and drove his derby into Mr.. Hum
phreys' features.
"Loafers, loafers." he squaIled, en-
ragged beyond endurance. "You been
fresh too much. and go get 1t a DO
liceman for you'll"
He broke away, followed by enthu.
siastic cheers, and not even when he
returned with Officer Hughey Jones
could the crowd be convinced that It
wasn't some joyous actor playing the
best impersonated joke that has been
seen In years on Broadway. 1t was
no joke. however-the peddler was as
real as Essex street, and the crowd
had to buy 90 cents worth of his col.
lar buttons before he would be paci.
fed.
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collodion, parafin, etc. be applied with view
to strengthening the parchment or making IT
moisture proof But the committee did urge
that the document be kept In the dark and
as dry as possible, and never placed on exhi-
bition Accordingly, In 1894, 1t was hermet-
ically sealed in frame and placed in the steel
case above mentioned, together with the
original copy of the constitution of the United
States Then, in 1902, Secretary Hay issued
the order in accordance with which the huge
square steel box that holds the Declaration
was locked and sealed. 1t has been opened
once since that time In order that the OFF,
cials might ascertain the condition of the doc
ument II appeared to be in exactly the same
state of preservation as when placed in the
case half dozen years ago and indeed Mr..
John A. Tonner chief of the division of rolls
and library of the state department, the pres
ent custodian Of the Declaration is of the opin-
ion that the deterioration at least the fading
of the Declaration has been almost completely
arrested. .r
The interior of the steel safe which COM
prises the final resting place of the Declare
ton contains four drawers. In one OF these
reposes the Declaration-kept perfectly fiat be-
tween two pieces of heavy plate glass. The
other four drawers are given over to the orig
inal copy of the constitution. similarly protect
ed. The constitution, it may be added is in
does not need the extreme protective meas
ures to which it is subjected because of being
in company with the Declaration.
Presentday visitors to the state department,
although they may not see the original Dec
laration Of Independence, can inspect some
thing almost as interesting-namely, the orig
inal draft of the Declaration In Jefferson's
handwriting, with a few interlineations made
by Franklin and Adams. This is displayed in
a steel cabinet that stands adjacent to the
safe containing the original Declaration. The
steel exhibition cabinet also holds one of the
fac-smiles of the engrossed copy of the Dec.
laration-one of those reproductions made by
order of President Monroe in order to secure
200 copies for the signers of the Declaration
and their heirs.
In glass case In this same treasure house
of historic mementoes is the small, plain, un
polished mahogany desk on which Jefferson
wrote the Declaration of Independence. This
interesting relic came into possession of the
government in 1880. The desk had been given
by Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Coolidge, Jr,
upon the occasion of the latter's marriage to
Jeffersons granddaughter, Miss Randolph. On
the death of Mr.. Coolidge, whose wife had
died year or two previously, the desk became
the property of their four children and was by
them presented to the nation. 1t was the ex-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-04-07

feet were too big. Then she put 1t in
corner and sat down and talked to
II, but the mysterious thing was mute.
IL was continuity under her feet, and
when she lay down at night II was al
ways under her and necessitated her
moving TO some other corner.
Now Luna is particular about her
meals. II her hay isn't brought at the
precise moment she toots and trum.
pets and makes fuss. and as the Wis
itors like to hear her toot and the
keepers don't care. IL doesn't hurry
her dinner any.
The other day when she got hun
cry and ordered her dinner and IL
didn't come she few into passion
and walked rapidly about suffering
and footing. Suddenly her feet
touched the big bowling ball. She
picked II up and fairly hurled IL
against the wall with all her force.
"Bangety-bangw hang!" It went.
bounding from side to side and filling
the elephant house with clamor. She
stopped. amazed. and picked II up
again.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES" went
the ball, and the keepers, thinking that
she was tearing DOWN the pen. came
on the run.
Seeing that at last she had attracted
attention she kept throwing the ball
with energy till the keeper brought her
dinner Now, when she wants to eat
she throws the ball against the wall
until her order Is brought, and It al
ways comes In a hurry.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-04-07

NEW YORK.-Mrs. Alma Webster.
~ Powell. wife of A. Judson Powell,
rich piano manufacturer Of Brook
Ign. was the chief speaker at suf-
fragette mass meeting and told this
story:
Il brought two young women-poor
girls-from the east side to my resi-
dence last week, and after dressing
them in my most beautiful gowns, in
troduced them into a select, aristo-
cratic assemblage that had come to
my home for the evening. Although
members of poor, selfsupporting
class, these two young women, gen
teel and nicely educated. deported
themselves during the reception so
charmingly that two gentlemen pres
ent--who. like the other guests. pos
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-04-07
LOVES Privilege

A woman should be able to tell by
glancing at her husband If things have
gone well or i'll with him. His voice,
his walk, his bearing, all tell his Sc
crets to the woman who loves him and
by virtue of the special study she has
made of him she should be able to go
straight into the secret chambers of
his heart and find there the sorrow he
has hidden from her, and give him the
sympathy he Graves.
1t was more than beauty, more than
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-04-07
Tennyson and the Ladies

ture of mock impotence, "the wom-
ans written so many books, she can't
understand common English" Decided
ly he enjoyed testing the capacity of
his lady friends in the matter of TIA
king cLaff." Presently his baby grand
son, the little ten-month old Lionel
Hallam, was brought ina bright love-
ly boy. / had him in my arms, when
his grandfather babe me turn him to
the light that Mrs. Richie might see
him better, adding, Il always feel of
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-04-07

Mrs. Thackeray Richie was at Aid
worth the next time / was there and
we were all entertained for the Sec
ond time-by the photograph, into
which, as the poet remarked, they
make me spout things!" Mrs. Richie
was trying to listen. think. to the
ibugle song from "The Princess" and
was consequently impervious to his
reiterated request to make room for
him beside her on the sofa, when he
remarked with the most comical GEES
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-04-07

youth and charm that made Djemil the
ARA say to his beloved:
While live my heart will love
thee, and when | shall be no more,
still will my shadow follow thy shadow
athwart the tombs."
Women are much more given to the
use of verbal endearments than are
men; and they often overdo 1t. They
should try to learn the wisdom of
economizing in terms of endearment.
lest they become commonplace
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-04-07

90 Loud.
Jack-Say, Tom, will you do me a
favor?
Tom-Anything in reason, old man.
.Jack-Then kindly leave your trous-
ers out in the hall tonight.
Tom-The idea! What do you
want me to do that for?
Jack-The pattern is so loud they
will keep me awake.
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pressed wish OF the donors ito offer
It to the United States that It may
have place In the department OF
state with the immortal instrument
which was written upon II In 1776."
The desk bears an inscription In
Jefferson's handwriting as follows:
Thomas Jefferson gives this writing
desk to Joseph Coolidge, Jr. as q
memorial Of his affection. II was made
from drawing of his own by Ben
Randall. cabinet maker. Of Philadel.
phia, with whom he first lodged on
his arrival in that city in May, TITS,
and is the identical one on which he
wrote the Declaration Of Independ-
ence. Politics as we'll as religion has
It's superstitions. These gaining gain
ing strength with time. may one day
give imaginary value to this relic for
its association with the birth Of the
great charter of our independence
Monticello, Nov. Is, 1926"
Although Jefferson was nearly So
years OF age when he presented the
desk, his donation inscription. above
given, is written in the same bold
clear and strong handwriting In which
he penned the Declaration OF Inde
pendence almost half a century be
fore, when a young man little more
than 90
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the committee In designating the
person or persons who were to pre-
pare the draft Of Declaration. Mr..
Adams states that Jefferson and
himself were appointed subcom.
mittee to prepare It; Mr.. Jefferson
states that he alone was directed
by the committee to write the Dec
laration. This question is not i'm
portant, since Mr.. Adams version
does not in the least impair Mr.. JEFF
ferson's claim to the authorship Of
the instrument.
1t is proper to add that Mr.. JEFF
ferson's account Is confirmed by the
original manuscript draft of the Dec
laration, exhibiting the corrections
and interlineations made by DR..
Franklin and Mr.. Adams In their re-
Thnaa an,apd
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a baby like that that 1t will be the
father of a finer race."-E. r. Chap
man in Putnam's
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than 80.
The circumstances under which Jefferson was Sc
lected for the honorable task Of writing the Declaration
of independence we're time the subject OF con.
siderable controversy The evidence on the subject
is derived chiefly from the writings Of John Adams and
of Jefferson himself These two distinguished states
men disagree as TO important details.
Mr. Jefferson in his memoir written In 1921 states
simply that the committee for drawing the Declaration
desired him to do it, that he accordingly wrote It, and
that being approved by the committee he reported II
to congress Friday the twentyeighh OF June when
after three days of debate 1t adopted on July a.
In Mr.. Adams autobiography he says: 'The com.
mittee of independence Thomas Jefferson, John
Adams Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, Robert r.
Livingston There more reasons than one for the
selection of Jefferson for such important work He
had the reputation of mastery pen; he was dele
gate from Virginia. Another reason was Richard
Henry Lee not beloved by most OF his colleagues
from Virginia, and Jefferson set up to rival and
suppant him The committee had several meetings in
which were proposed the articles of which the Decla
ration was to consist, and minutes made of them
The work Of making the draft left to Jefferson and
me but on my insistence Jefferson alone did the work
Summed up, the substantial points of difference In
the accounts Of these two men regarding the same
ctipn rala IN tha rtton NJ
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has remained ever since
in the library, which has
spacious quarters on the
fourth floor of the great
granite building occupied
by the state, war and
navy departments.
The present solicitude
for the preservation of
the Declaration with all
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-05-10
STATE PHYSICIANS
GATHER At TULSA
Presence of Many World Famous
Physicians And Surgeons Makes
Much Interest in Meeting.

Tulsa, OKLA May 10.-An influx of
seven or eight hundred medical prac-
titioners, their wives and sweethearts
will attend the obening of the eigh-
teenth annual meeting of the Okla
homa Medical association which con-
venes here today. The convention will
last three days, May 10, II and 12-
three days of business and three even
ings of pleasure and entertainment
The convention of the state medics
will combine numerous state meetings
the state medical association, coun-
ty superintendent of health, city SUI
perintendent of health, state physi-
clans and state surgeons.
The Tulsa County Medical society
has spent the greater part of its time
and efforts and Considerable money
during the past four months in pre-
paration for this grand gathering Of
medical experts, and nothing has been
left undone. The handsome hundred
page program is printed. the various
committees appointed and well or
ganized, places of meeting decided
upon, entertainment features arrang-
ed and every detail cared for.
The entertainment program includes
a show each evening in the opera
house, an automobile trip to the fam
GUS Glenn Pool oil fields. state an
nual May festival of song and music
of the Hyechka clubs, a banquet at the
Robinson hotel, sightseeing tours of
the city. smokers, dances and other
entertainments.
The presence of numerous world
famous physicians. surgeons and spec
ialists at this convention and the at
tendance of some three hundred
medics from neighboring states will
make the eighteenth annual conyen-
ton the grandest assembly of the
Oklahoma State Medical association
since its organization in 1892.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-05-10
BOY ROBBER FEARS
ASSASSINATION
Begs to Be Allowed to Stay in jail
Tells Where Part of Treasure
Is Hidden.

Muskogee, Okla, May 10.-In a cell
in the federal jail in Muskogee is a
youth imprisoned by his own wish.
He is Cleo Hohr. II year old lad
who has confessed that he helped
rob the sNcwata postofiice of sl.10O.
The boy fears that IL he is released he
will be assassinated for telling his
story of the burglary.
/ When Deputy Joe Hubbard brought
Rohr into Nowata for his hearing
many threats were made against his
life. The boy implored to be kept in
safe keeping. His mother met him in
the court room and with tears stand
ing in her eyes implored him not to
ask for bond but to return to jail.
The bad men of that country would
certainly kill him she said if he
should be released Rohr therefore
asked that instead of being allowed
bond he be returned to the federal
Jail at Muskogee.
Underneath the floor Of a house
eight miles out OF NoWata ihe treas
/ ure lies buried according to the boys
testimony at his preliminary hearing
In one corner Of the parlor in Cynthia
Collins home the $1,000 are planted.
Federal officers are now on their way
to make the investigation.
A short time after his arrest Rohr
told the officers that the money had
been buried under the corner of an old
barn almost In the heart of Nowata,
but that it had been removed when
the trail becomes too hot. officers
Immediately went to the barn do.
scribed by Rohr. There was evidence
that something had been buried Al a
hurriedly removed
Rohr testified at his hearing that
his brother-in-law, Frank Collins had
compelled him at the point of gun to
take part in the robbery Collins was
arrested soon after Rohr's arrest and
is now out on $4,000 bond.
Rohr said that he stood guard while
Collins removed brick from the wall
and took the money. The money is
now thought to be hidden in the home
of Collins sister.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-05-10
SENSATION DEVELOPED IN
INCUBATOR BABY CASE
By AssoeIaIed Press.

By Associated Press
Holton Kaus. May 10. A sensa-
tional feature in the incubator baby
Ridnapping case in which Captain
Tillotsoe Of a Kansas City detective
agency is being tried for Kidnapping
flve-year-oid Marion IoalSley develop
ed today. Three letters written by
Tillotson to Stella Barclay, foster
mother Of the child for whom she was
kidnapped, were produced IN court.
They told Of the arrangements made
by Tillotson to kidnapsthe child from
it's home in Topeka. The signatures
to the letters were identified by a
handwriting expert as being those Of
Captain Tillotson. The state win COM
plete it's Evidence today, with the
testimony Of Charlotte Bleakley, the
kidnapped child's reputed mother
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-05-10
TWO cONsuMPTlvE BOYS
ESCAPE KANSAS PRISON

BY Associated Press.
Hutchinson, Kans., May 10.-Frank
Miller and Frank Fox, inmates of the
state reformatory, escaped from the
tuberculosis hospital Of that institu-
tion early today, after saving several
steel bars and climbing down from
the third floor on rope made of bed
clothes.
Both boys were allowed unusual
freedom, because they, it was thought,
could not live long The absence Of
the boys was not discovered for se,.
eral hours. An organized search is
being made all over central Kansas
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-05-10
Office For ELECTION Board.

Under the new election law the
county election board will maintain
an office in this city from now until
the fall elections are over The pre-
cinct inspectors will hold their respec-
tive offices open for thirty days prior
to the primary election on August
2nd. The registration books win be
open from June 2nd until Saturday
night, June Both.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-05-10
HYDE TAKES STAND
IN OWN DEFENSE
Defense Closes Direct Examination Of
Physician Accused Of swope
Murder.


Kansas ciY slo4 May 90 Dr.
Hyde resahed the stand thls morning
70 finish the direct examination
Did you ever, after October 2. have
anything to do with the capsule yon
gave the nurse for Col swope? ask
ed Walsh.
No sirH replied Or Hyde
did Miss Keller ever say to you
that she would dislike to Be held re.
sponsible for Col swope's illness, il
he got wen, ais he held the medicine
responsible for his siclsness9"
"she did not
Upon your return from New York
did you find anything missing from
your officer Queried Walsh
Yes, there were germs and poisons
missing Among other things gone
were some typhoid and diptheria
germs and some cyanide Of potassium
capsules" answered the witness
Asked about the cyanide Or. Hyde
admitted that he bought it Of local
druggist.
What We're you going to do with
the cyanide?v continued Walsh.
DR.. Hyde explained, 4 was going to
use Il to kill vermin also used dry
cyanide to sprinkle on towels when
they were spotted with blood, and in
cleaning nitrate of silver stains. The
reason had the drug in capsules was
because 1t is volatile poison and
this was convenient form In which
to have it put up to keep 1t from vast
ing"
Was any Of this cyanide ever given
to any human being?"
"No sir
did you ever give Margaret. Col
onel Or Chrisman Swope any poison
except for medicinal purposes?"
u never gave poison to any one for
any other than medicinal purposes
! did you throw away capsules Of
any kind in the street in independence
on last December S?s
Z did not.
At this point the defense closed the
examination Of the witness.
Bringing into use every ounce OF
their strength, both pr. B. c, Hyde
and wife took the witness stand IN the
swope murder trial Monday In an efs
fort to save the phyaician's life.
None were spared in the testimony
of the two witnesses. Relatives, for
r,er friends and nurses. who had testi-
fed for the state against DR.. Hyde,
We're accused or falsehood and trick
cry. All questions regarding domestic
troubles between the Hydes and the
Swopes were answered without equiv
ocation or delay.
DR.. Hyde offered no excuses for his
actions in treating the sick at the
swope home and neither did he admit
that he might have erred. Firmly he
said that his course was right in the
cases Of James Moss Hunton, Col.
Thomas H. Swope and Chrisman
Swope. He maintained that the causes
OF death he gave when the men died
he still believed to be correct and
that he had given the patients the
treatments he deemed best. Never,
the physician said, did hetry to poison
anyone. either with typhoid germs or
drugs Futher be swore, he had no
knowledge until after Colonel Swope's
death whether Mrs Hyde was to be
left penny Of the residuary estate
Of the millionaire.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-05-10
ROOSEVELT FORCED TG
CONSULT SPECIALIST

BY Associated Press.
Berlin, May 1o-Col Roosevelt ar-
rived here this afternoon from Sweden
He was met al the station by Score
tary Won sehoen, on behalf Of the
emperor
The colonel's first engagement this
morning was with a throat specialist
as he is still suffering from hoarse-
ness. A special train will convey the
party today to Potsdam, where Rooses
velt will be the guest, at luncheon 'of
the emperor and empress.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-05-10
MCPHERSON D|SM|SsES
COMPLAINT OF MILLERs
BY Associated Preas.

BY Associated Press.
Des Moines, Ia. May 10. = Judge
Smith Mcpherson. in the federal court
today dismissed the complaint of the
Shawnee Milling company of Kansas
and the Uplake Milling company of
Omaha, brought in behalf Of the West
ern Milling company, asking that the
United States district attorney Of
Iowa be enjoined from seizing bleach
ed flour shipped into Iowa. The court
the federal ruling regarding
bleached -four