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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-06-16
Can You Acquit President Taft of
Being a Party TO II?

set. Even human hog, like Vice President
Sherman, enjoys a certain sort of half-con-
temptuous popularity because of his carefully
cultivated smile.
President Taft has pleasing face: there's
no two ways about that. One can see at a
glance that he naturally inclines to ease, kind
ness and joviality. Therefore. the multitude
likes him, be-shouts him, and votes for him.
But isn't it fact that, among the more
careful observers and the more Thoughtful
readers, Mr.. Taft is losing ground? Is not
the convection settling upon the country that
the President IS IN league with the Trusts?
The newspapers and magazines have shown
a singular desire to ignore the exposure made
Dy Ballnger's stenographer, Kern. The
literal facts are as ugly as they could we'll be-
Let us recall them:
Mr.. Taft had been njoying very lengthy
summer vacation at Beverly, Mass
For many weeks, he had been whirling
through the rounds of pleasure-seeking. From
golf to baseball, from banquets to receptions.
from auto-rides to lawn tennis, the genial. So
cable, fun-loving President had swung, as
though the enjoyment of a life time had to
be crowded into three months
Athwart this merry round, comes the
CLAWS uproar. Ballinger had ordered the
fraudulent Cunningham claims clear-listed:
"AAeA FLAWS ude II1S1ColloO TIE WOulQ-Do Jra1-
tor into temporary halt. With CLAWS shout
ing "Stop theft" even the brazen Ballinger
could not deliver the stolen goods.
What happens?
Ballnger betakes himself to Beverly to get
first access to the Presidents ear
After hearing Ballinger's statement, Mr..
Taft instructed him to have. his exoneration
written by one of his own subordinates In
other 4OOTdS, B0tC51QeT QC0s told to 40 and
q0hateooash himself!
He did it, without delay Lawler and
other underlings, who pretend to have faith
IN Balllnger's honesty, spent many diligent
hours in framing his defense This paper
and verbal opinion from Wickersham we're
the Presidents main reliance in shaping his
own exoneratlon of his accused Secretary.
But the country declines to accept Mr.
Tafts o. K Popular clamor against Balm
ger grows louder and louder In self-de-
Tense he has to demand Congressional in
vest1gatlon. Thereupon, the President is
formally requested to lay before Congress
such papers and documents as he had before
him, when reaching the conclusion that CLAWS
should be discharged and Ballinger acquitted
Wlckersham then spends three laborious
weeks preparing voluminous opinion go
printed papers, covering the case; and dates
thas opinion back TO September II, 1909.
This document is sent to the Senate, as one
Of the papers achaoh qOaS before the President
on 18th of September, 1909, when he formed
the opinion that Ballinger was innocent.
Looks ugly, doesn't it?
And because Congressman Burton Harris
son gave out statement which called public
attention to this fabrication of an important
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-06-16
PAGE THIRTEEN
The Fantastic Thetus Sims

W. Sims, for instance A remarkable biped
he is, to be sure
So far as [ can learn, Thetus is the only
man that ever called newspaper clipping
speech"
He did this, and placed it on record, as the
speech of Hon. Thetus W. Sims. of Tennes
see, ION the value CT length of service in
Congress-" Why didn't he pay Claude Ben
nett $40. to write him speech, as Calico
Charles did?
Ihetus must have been getting letters from
Old Man Peepul relative to that clipping, for
ne got as mad as hornet with me- In spite
OF all the nice things said about him in this
paper, his good-humor fails to return
Bounced up in Congress, did Thetus, and
hammered yours truly. Called me names
oft repudiated renegade" and SIGH Holly
denied the story about Taft's automobile
Whereupon, | wrote other pleasant things
about Thetus, both in THE JEFF and in the
Constitution. This made him madden than
ever. Have you noticed how it exasperates
your opponent when you hold your temper,
after he has lost his?
Well that's how it is with Thetus, and
some other Do-nothings
AS to Taft's auto: I said that my apology
would be ready, when the President himself
denied the story which was published in the
New 4ork paper If the story is entitled to
anybody's denial, it is entitled to that of Mr.,
Taft
Now what does the ridiculous Thetus do?
He clips one of my editorials and encloses it
to me, along with letter ao41tten to himself
by person signing it CIV R. PED1Go, Private
Secretary. The words, ''War Department.
appear on the letter-head, but nothing more.
To whom is Mr.. Pedigo "Private Secretary?
Ihetus does not write me a line; and Pedi
COS letter does not reveal the name Of his
boss. Pedlgo states that the story about the
automobile is untrue.
How does he know? It is alleged to have
been forwarded from Washington to San
Francisco several years ago. Pedigo is prob
ably the Private Secretary of Dickinson, who
went into office IN March, 1909 How can
these new men know anything about it?
Why did Thetus 60 to these underlings,
when the White House is equally accessible?
| would not believe some of Mr.. Taft's
Cabinet officers on oath. Wickersham is an
INSCRIPTIONS liar: so is Ballinger AS to
Dickinson: any man capable of making his
Gettysburg speech, is capable of anything
despicable
When Mr.. Taft makes the statement that
his auto was not shipped across the Continent,
to be In readiness for him, should he need it
while in San Francisco, / will retract and
apologize.
All this lodging looks mighty suspicious to
me-
When Government is run on such Law
lshly extravaganza scale as ours has reached,
those In office take strange liberties with the
peoples money.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-06-16

What Am Honest Missionary Says
About China
DIR. GILBERT REID is his name and America
is his nation.
Spent thirty years of his life, the Doctor
did, trying to win souls for Christ among the
Chlnks. Talks now like man who is sorry
that he did not devote the thirty years to
something more sensible such, for instance,
as converting and educating the millions of
Americans who are ignorant, destitute and
irreligious.
DR.. Gilbert Reid's views of the Chinese
situation we're published in the New York
World, May 80, 1910. So you see he brings
us bang-up to date.
Said he, in part:
GAS for the awakening of China, that is COM
Ing by degrees, but not rapidly
That admission is an awful slam on those
roseate, not to say resplendent reports which
the Foreign Missionaries have been giving us.
Why, dad fetch it haven't we been told all
about the New China, the awakened China,
the transformed China, the evangelical Chi
ma, the redeemed and regenerated China?
And now we are informed, with pitiless
candor, that China is only awakening 'bv de-
grees". What does that mean, anyway?
What sort of degrees, and how many, and
how far-reaching? Dear me! I'm pestered
by such vague, chilly language as that.
Awakening "by degrees, but not rapidly!
If Missionary Reid knows what's good for
him he'd better hush up. We are in no mood
to hear bad news about China We want, and
mean to have, joyful tidings about the win
ming Of souls in China. If the facts are
against glorious reports from China, so much
the worse for the facts. and, particuZaq'zv,
for the fezzoe0 a0ho gives out the facts.
Yes, Sir: we have made up our mind about
this thing; and the impairment individual
be he missionary or editor or broken-down
polltician-who comes bothering us with facts
which are calculated to make us change our
minds, had better be careful. We Christians
are a meek and muchly enduring people, but
there's reason in all things, and enough of
thing is plenty.
Why, leave it to you-what sort of fix
Doctor Lovett NJ J. Golfer, Graham and
Bell, and Brother Lengee Broughton went to
changing their minds?
1t amt to be thought of, for minute
If new facts and ideas were to get into
noggins of that make, there's just no telling
what might happen.
If a brand new thought were to meet Low
EFT and Golfer, or Bell and Graham in the Big
Road, they'd run like pair of young mules
meeting an automobile.
But to return to DR.. Gilbert Reid:
Il am sorry to say that cannot see much of
moral awakening in China Corruption hourshes
in greater degree than ever. The Chinese mer-
chant is not as honest he was fifteen years ago.
Association with sharp-dealing foreigners has
changed his methods"
Now, Brethren. what do YOU think of that2
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-12

Passed Good Night and Temperature
Is Normal Today.

New York, 7:15 a. m, Aug. ~.
Mayor Gaynor passed a very good
night of seven hours sleep. He is
comfortable this morning and in ex-
cellent general condition. Tempera-
ture 100, pulse 70, respiration 16.
William J. Arlitz, M. D., and Chas
N. Dowd, M. D.
Physicians this morning are not
willing to supplement the bulletin
with even an informal statement of
the patients condition, evidently as
Stunning that the reassuring tenor of
the official announcement, is all that
was necessary to allay the fears that
hal found expression late yesterday
and last night. News, however,
brought from the mayors room by
lay attendants was of decided cheer
fulness Secretary Adamson said
the mayor breakfasted at 7:45 with
his usual good appetite. Mrs. Gay
nor prepared his morning coffee.
Barring accident, Mayor Gaynor's
recovery is practically assured"
This is the statement made this af-
ternoon by the mayors son, Rufus,
who said he had the physicians as
surances to that effect.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-12
CARR Of ILLINOIS
IN CITY
Former Minister to Den
mark is Passing
Through.

Col Clark E. Carr, of Galesburg,
H., is at the Great Northern hotel
and will leave on the morning boat
for the Methow valley. He has 20
acres under the Methow Canal COM
pany project which is being devel-
oped by the Furey-Culver Co.
Colonel Carr is one of the dis
tinguished men of Illinois. He is
best known for the books of which
he is author. The ''Illini" is a ro-
mantle history of early days in the
prairie state. When a hoy, Colonel
Carr came into the state with his
father and mother. Approaching the
city of Chicago, which was then
about 10000 inhabitants, they asked
prominent man which would be
the best part of the state to locate
in permanently. The reply was that
Chicago was forging ahead but that
it could never hope to compete with
Cairo. The reason given was that
Cairo being at the junction of the
Mississippi and Ohio rivers, occupied
position of great advantage. Little
did they dream in those days of the
part railroads were to play in the
expansion of the nation. The ad-
vice given was typical of the opinion
which prevailed at that time.
The book gives in story form an
account of the rapid rise of Abraham
Lincoln from obscurity to the presi-
dency. 1t is perhaps the most vivid
account of the Douglas-Lincoln de-
bate now extant. Colonel Carr was
himself intimately acquainted with
the martyred president so that he
has been able to reflect much light
on the personal element of Lincoln.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-12
NOT ENTHUSIASTIC
OVER ALASKA
Jacob Schiff, New York
Banker Returns From
Long Trip.

New York, Aug. 12.-Jacob H.
Schiff, president of the banking
house of Kuhn, Loeb & company,
returned here Thursday from a
lengthy trip to Alaska.
Mr.. Schiff intimated that if the
Guggenheims wanted to exploit the
territory, as has been stated from
time to time, he was perfectly will
ing that they should do so.
There is no return for American
capital, he thinks, invested in that
far-away spot under existing condi-
lions, but suggested that the govern
ment form a commission based on
lines similar to those of the Inter
state Commerce Commission.
Mr.. Schiff is of the opinion ii
might be possible to develop the re-
sources of the territory. Concern
ing his trip to the Pacific Coast
Mr. Schiff said:
lhSiCls WCAI ~ <AIdohd lOt c,
pleasure trip. The situation in Ala
ska appeared to be this: There is,
no doubt, considerable mineral
wealth in the country. The agcicul-
tural possibilities, however, are not
great. In the first instance the coun-
try is very billy and to a large extent
arid, but what is most against it is
the short summer season.
''The three great staples, if l may
call them such, upon which Alaska
may be depended are metals, fish
and coal. Fisheries appear to be
very prosperous; metals need rail-
roads and wagon roads to be built
to reach the different deposits. Coal
is awaiting the establishment of a
policy by the government for it's de-
velopment. At present coal in Ala
ska is worth something like $12 a
ton, and it altogether British Column
bia coal. If the Alaska coal mines
were opened, it probably could be
furnished for $1.75 to perhaps SO a
ton. The demand for conservation
is good enough, but it must not go
SO far as it does at present.
Capital is readily frightened, and
the fact is that capital in Alaska is
not increasing because intended i'm
migrants do not know what they can
count upon"
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-12
WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1910
B|GF|GHT WILL NOT
COME OFF
Langford Refuses to Fight
Kaufman on Original
Terms.

Philadelphia, Aug. IA dis
agreement over the division of the
receipts resulted at noon yesterday
in calling off the six-round bout be-
tween Sam Langford and Al Kauf-
was too valuable to risk that way.
A hasty conference was held, and
when Billy Delaney, Kaufman's
manager, ridiculed the excuse given,
Woodman stated that the negro
would agree to go on tonight if
guaranteed $500.
The men had agreed to fight for
percentage. Edwards asked time
to consider the matter and today an
naunced that he would not agree to
the proposition, and called the bout
Off An effort was made to have
another heavyweight meet Kaufman
but Edwards would not listen to it
man, which was scheduled for last
night on the grounds of the Phila-
delphia National League baseball
club.
The fight was originally set for
Wednesday night, but rain caused
postponement.
Langford, who refused to fight,
forfeits $3.50, which will be divided
between kaufman and Harry E. Ed
wards, of this city, the promoter of
the bout.
After the bout was postponed last
evening, Joe Woodman, Langford's
manager, notified Edwards that
Langford would not fight Kaufman
tonight, but was willing to sign
again for a bout next Wednesday
night. The reason given was that
Langford would not be in the best
condition after a layoff of twenty
four hours, and that his reputation
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-12
Trains on WaterVille Road.

Waterville, Wash, Aug. 12.-Ar-
rangements have been practically
completed for the operation of the
railway from Waterville to Douglas.
The Great Northern furnishes the
locomotive and coaches. The local
company will operate the road.
They have engaged superintend-
ent at a salary of 1925 month, and
will engage the train crew and sta
ton agent. The new depot is COM
pleted.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-12
SNEAD CASE SUS-
PECT DEAD
Virginia Wardlaw, Believed
to Have Died Because
of Self Starvation.

New York, Aug. 12.-A;iss Vir-
ginia o. Wardlaw. one of the three
sisters under indictment for the muir
der of Mrs. Ocey William S2ead,
died Thursday afternoon at AIS in
cell in the House of Detention,
Newark, n. j., where she was remov-
ed last Monday by order of Chief JUS
tice Gummers, from a cell in the
Essex county Jail, just across the
street from the detention prison.
Slowly Starved to Death.
The authorities believe that she
has been deliberately starving her.
self to death. They became so
alarmed over her serious condition
that they notified her sister, Mrs.
Richard B. Spingle. and her brother,
the Rev. A. G. Wardlaw, who lives
in Christenburgh, Va, both of whom
arrived in Newark Thursday and
went Immediately to the detention
prison to see their sister.
After her removal from the coun-
ty Jail the officers found much stale
food in her cell. They learned that
her sister, Mrs. Caroline B. Martin,
and Mrs. Mary w. Snead, had never
eaten their food until "a hours after
they received it, but this was only
eccentricity on their part. Miss Ward
law, who like them were more than
60 years old, concealed hers in her
CELL
Rejects All Nourishment.
After her self-inf1icted starvation,
Miss Wardlaw grew steadily worse.
sank into torpOr and feebly tried
to reject the nourishment forced on
her by Doctors Washington, Clark
and Roth.
Wilbur Mott, the prosecuting at
,tOrney, is i'll at Nantucket, but his
assistant admits that Miss Wardlaw's
death will greatly weaken the states
case against the strange women. 1t
was Miss Wardlaw who took Ocey
Snead to the house of mystery in
North Fourteenth street, East Or
ange, where the young woman was
found dead in bath tub last No
vember.
Miss Wardlaw and Ocey were the
sole occupants of the house for sew
eral days before the younger wom-
ans death. 1t was Miss Wardlaw
who told the East Orange police that
Ocey was dead. She mad never salts
factorily explained why she did not
discover her companions death for
"a hours.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-12
HUNDREDS FLEE FROM WALLACE, IDAHO

Spokane
Wallace, making
will Should
believed nothing The Placer
buildings Went
Clothing Gold
the damages Mun Murray other also danger AT Null
the catch Tim
her Kellogg believed
Mula
limbs half The
called buildings thoroughly soaked The smoke
so dense that
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-12
SPOKANE DELEGATES
Grant County Board Picks Dry Farm
Representatives.

Wilson Creek, Wash, Aug. IA
The following were appointed by the
county commissioners as delegates
at the Dry Farming Congress in Spo-
kane: Donald Urquhart, Wilson
Creek; ]. Stewart, Quincy: ]. NJ.
Pierce, Ephrata; Daniel Paul, Cou-
lee City, George Urquhart. Krupp;
E. H. Stradling, Hartline; ]. ]. Pc
tiers, Warden; C. H. Brownell, Bev-
erly; F. B. Kegley, Quincy; N. J.
Potter, Beverly.
A. j. Miles of Wilson Creek was
appointed supervisor of the Grant
county exhibit with G. c. Calentine
of Ephrata as his assistant.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-12
HATES SONG DIXIE"
Senator Hepburn Stopped Musicians
Playing 1t Last Night.

+ Spokane, Aug. Ex-senator !
+ Hepburn of Idaho hates Dixie" +
i and created a sensation during !
+ the reception to Congressman !
+ Hamer at Wallace last night +
+ by stopping the orchestra while +
+ it was playing Dixie" saying +
+ to the musicians: This is a +
+ republican meeting; we want 1
+ no such tunes here" The +
+ amazed musicians stopped i'm +
j mediately. After a moment of +
+ silence Mayor Hanson arose and +
+ closed the meeting. {
4. + + + + + + + + = + E + = = =
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-12
THREE WEEKS IN EAST
Councilman Halbert Says That He
Found Nothing That Would
Compare With This Valley.

City Councilman c. B. Halbert
returned last night from three
weeks trip in Missouri and the CEN
trail states He reports having a
good time, but says that he found
no place in his three weeks trip that
would compare with Wenatchee and
the fruit section adjacent
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-12
BODY FOUND IN THE
COLUMBIA
Believed to Be That of Nor
man Carlberg Drowned
at Valhalla.

Word was received by the Daily
World just before going to press,
that what is supposed to be the body
of Norman CaIlberg was found to-
day at Vulcan, eleven miles below
the scene of the drowning. The dis
cOvery of the body was made by FL
lott and Alva Solomon of this city.
Ernest Carlberg, who is at Valhalla,
stated to the World that relatives
had gone to ascertain whether or not
it is that of Norman Carlberg.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-12
WHOLE CITIES
WASHED
AWAY
Devastation From Floods is
Appalling and Many
Lives Lost.

Toxic, Aug. 12.-Devasta-
ton wrought by the recent
floods is appalling. Whole
villages and towns have been
washed away and many lives
were lost. In the lower sec
ton of Toxic alone 10000
houses are submerged. There
is much suffering and the
inhabitants are destitute.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-12
Bankers Convention Tomorrow.

The three local banks will be rep
resented tomorrow at Leavenworth
at the second meeting of the North
Central Washington Bankers asso-
citation. At this meeting the organ
ization will be perfected and matters
discussed pertaining to the banking
industry in this section.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-12
SUTTON FUNERAL SUNDAY
AFTERNOON At CASHMERE
Husband of Accused Woman and Victims Father Came
to This City Together Today and No Animosity Ex-
lists Between Men Preliminary Hearing in the Case
Postponed Until Monday Neighbors Indignant

years today expressed surprise that
the murder was committed by the
daughter instead of the mother.
Attorneys Thomas & Sorenson
We're in conference with Mr.. and
Mrs. Totten at the court house this
morning. When asked by the World
reporter if he would defend Mrs.
Totten, Ira Thomas stated that she
had not yet selected her legal adj
wiser.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-12
Arose $3.50 Feet.

Lanard, Scotland, Aug. lat
was officially announced today that
]. Armstrong Drexel, an American
aviator, last night attained worlds
altitude record rising $3.50 feet.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-12
EVENT
IN AERIAL
HISTORY
lie Blanc Covered 285 Miles
in 5 Hours, So Seconds
in France.

Mezieres, France, Aug. 12.-Rac-
ing an electric storm whose light
ming flashed out after his frail aero
plane, lie Blanc, leader in the 48S
mile across country flight for SAT-
600 purse, today completed the third
leg Of his perilous journey. From
Nancy to Mezieres, a distance of 100
miles, he made the remarkable time
of l hour and 55 minutes. None of
his six competitors equalled this.
Hearing the StaccatO of his motor
above the roar of the Onrushing
storm, the entire population of Me-
zieres turned into the streets to greet
LIE Blanc Wildly careening in the
gale, the stays of the planes taunt
with the strain, the aviator Swooped
to earth. A thunder of applause went
up and he was seized by the throng
and carried high on their shoulders
through the madly cheering crowd.
More than $4,000 persons followed
the racer to his hotel.
Tells Story of Race.
LIE Blanc told the story of his
breathless flight to the press cores
pondent. He said:
MY troubles were many. 1 had
no more than assembled when l en-
countered a heavy fog. Rising, l
sought to break through this. In
stead l ran headlong into a gale that
swept my map from it's fastenings
and twisted my machine dangerous
ly. 1t was one of the hardest strug-
giles l have ever experienced to keep
my craft upright.
Battered by Wind.
Battered by the wind, l was
forced to zigZag and circle to avoid
disaster. My distance was thus in
creased, but I opened the throttle
of the engine and kept on at terrific
speed. After reaching Toul, from
Nancy, l should have headed straight
for Mezieres, but my map was gone
and the clouds obscured the earth,
except for occasional glimpses.
could see the valley of the River
Mouse stretching away to the north
and although it meant DETECTION
from the course 1 should have fol-
lowed 1 steered by watching for the
river through the riffs in the clouds
Never Such a Race.
Behind me l could see the black
thunder clouds, from which streaks
of lightning flashed. The wind was
driving the clouds after me- They
were gaining on me and l knew it
meant instant death if they envel-
oped me.
Il have never run such a race.
The clouds parted and I saw first
Moussons then Douzy flash by below
me. l was going more than IS miles
an hour. The thunder deafened me.
AT last l saw the reaches of the
canal that ends at Mezieres. Then |
knew l was safe. l swung my planes
downward and dropped out of the
sky and away from the vicious light
ming"
LIE Blanc's official time for the 285
miles covered so far is 5 hours and
So minutes.