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The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-03

hold much more than a controlling in
terest"
1t took only a few minutes to and
hope and reasonableness in that
proposition. As matters stood. the
stock was worth nothing to these
stockholders. but II the commodore
and his New York Central would guar
antee interest and principal upon the
bonds. then there might be something
saved for the stockholders who had
invested in the bonds.
Within a day or two Canada
Southern committee was with Commo-
dore Vanderbilt, and laid the proposi-
tion before him. The commodore was
just beginning to feel the approach OF
the disease which, year later. proved
to be mortal. But his eyes glistened
when he learned that by simply guar
anteeing the principal and interest
upon the bonds of the Canada Southern
he would have free gift OF all the
stock. or. at least. the great majority
of it. for he believed that under pru-
dent management the railroad would
be able to earn enough in the course
of a few years to meet principal and
interest. and when that was done. the
stock would be velvet. And at the
commodore's death. in 1877. when his
son. William H.. succeeded to the con
troll. the latter found in his possession
the majority of the stock OF a railroad
that was soon to become important.
every share of which had been a free
gift to his father.
Copyright. 1910. by f. J. Edwards. All
Rights ReservedD
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-03
Rail.Day Was Giuen Away

there would be a new classification,
at which they would be sure of secur
ing at least two-thirds of the directors
before putting into effect their great
consolidation scheme.
AS a sort of compromise at the end
of a year, Governor Cox. who. three
years earlier had retired from Grants
cabinet, became president of the Wa
bash; and everything was going along
to the utmost satisfaction of the rail-
way capitalists. bent on effecting the
consolidation, when. of sudden.
came the Jay Cooke panic. in the fall
of '73. and disaster fell upon many
railroads. among them the Canada
Southern and the Wabash.
Jay Gould stepped in and bought
the bankrupt Wabash. and his family
hold II to this day. The Canada South
ern was woefully bankrupted: there
was a heavy mortgaged Indebtedness
upon 1t, and the stockholders were in
despair They held a meeting, and at
last one of them said:
Il propose that we send a commit
tee to Commodore Vanderbilt and
make this proposition to him: name
ly, that II he. in the name of the New
York Central. will guarantee the In
terest and the principal of the Can
ada Southern's bonds. We will turn
over to him as an absolute gift all OF
the stock we hold in the road. and We
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-03
LAMP SHADES MADE At HOME
Pretty Little Affairs Can Be Construct
ed by FASTING Magazine Pictures OF
Women on Transparent Paper.

In this day of wonderful glass
shades. constructed out of broken bits
OF coiored glass or mosaics OF colored
crystals. II sounds rather old fash
lone TO recommend handmade lamp
shades. Yet there are many OF the
latter In new and novel form that can
be made without much expense and
which Sill meet with approval
Large lamp shades are not advisable.
The fashion of the day calls for glass
In some form. as soon ms the lamp As.
sumes robust proportions. Il Is tho
little lamps and the candles that call
for these attractive shades.
Some years ago there came an agree
able method OF making n lamp shade
from magazine pictures OF beautiful
women. These were cut out and pasted
on transparent rice paper and paneIed
with strips Of gold braid or paper.
This was repeated at each edge Of
the finish. The best known of the
actresses are usually chosen for these
lamp shades. but II preferred one can
use well known authors. This choice
is especially good for n lamp TO be
used on desk or in n library.
1t would be very nice to get old pic-
lures OF the Bronte sisters. of Jane
Austin. of Fanny Burney. of George
Eliot and OF Mrs. Norton. the heroine
of Diana of the crossways."
Another way OF making these shades
is to cut out large flowers from scarlet
and black paper. paste them on trans.
parent white paper and passepartout
the edges with black, and run strips of
black between each two flowers.
More durable shades are made from
stringing together crystal beads on
thin silver wire. II one has any ingenu.
ity at such things the beads can bo
used to form designs. II not. n straight
up and down effect can be chosen. each
string being different color from its
neighbor. A good many white ones
should be used TO give a chance TO, the
light to get through.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-03
PRACTICAL LITTLE PENWIPER
u Can BE Made In Few Minutes and
Is Suitable for Home Use or
Bazaar.

Either for home use or for sale In a
bazaar. the very practical little pen
wiper shown in our sketch is well
worth remembering
In making articles for bazaars. they
should. of course. always answer the
purpose that they are intended for.
and the more quickly they can be made
the larger the stock on the stall will
be.
This little pen-wipcr can be made in
4 few moments. with the aid of any lit
tie china ornament OF n suitable shape
and size. Charming little japanese
ornaments in great variety can be
bought at a trifilng cost and are spe-
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-03
Judge Folger Earnestly Asked That
His Name Be Withdrawn as Re-
publican Candidate for Gov
ernor In 1882.

In September. 1882. Charles J. Fol-
ger. who had been chief justice OF the
highest court of New York state. and
was secretary of the treasury In the
cabinet of President Arthur. was NOM
mated for governor OF New York at
Republican convention held at Sara
toga. II was the convention in which
the forged telegram. which has now
passed into political tradition OF the
Empire state. played the controlling
part.
There was a severe contest for the
control OF the organization of the con-
vention. The state committee was
nearly equally divided. A part OF the
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-03
Wished to Serve at Court OF st.
James In Order to Meet the
Aristocracy Of Great
Britain.

With the single exception Of James
N. Tyner. who. after having served as
postmaster general in President
Grants cabinet. became a subordinate
in the postofice department, the late
Thomas F. Bayard was the only
American, SO far as I can ascertain. to
hold a cabinet Office who afterwards
accepted a subordinate position in the
same department.
When Grover Cleveland was elected
president the second time. many OF
his party were of the opinion that he
would ask Senator Bayard to become
again secretary of state. just as Presi-
dent Harrison. in his administration.
had called James G. Blaine once more
to the state department, he having
first filed that position under Gar
field
President Cleveland had the most
cordial appreciation of ahd admiration
for Mr.. Bayard. He greatly liked him
as q man, and he had the highest re-
spect for him as a statesman. There
was. therefore. some astonishment ex-
pressed when II was announced that
the president had asked Judge Walter
Q. Gresham. who had served in Presi-
dent Arthur's cabinet as postmaster
general. and in Harrison's as secre-
tary of the treasury, to become secre-
tary of state The astonishment was
Intensified when the president pres
emily nominated his former secretary
of state. Mr.. Bayard. as ambassador
to the Court of ST James. and many
persons wondered how Senator Bay
ard could. without some sense OF hu-
initiation. accept a subordinate posi-
tion in a department of which he had
previously been the head. and had so
successfully directed.
To the public the explanation for
this action, both on the part OF Presi-
dent Cleveland and Senator Bayard.
was never made. but am now able to
give the explanation. made to me by
one who spoke with authority.
The minister to England during
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-03

folded about the edge OF the hat and
supplies knot for the lace bow. The
whole combination is very rich and
very generally useful for summer. Just
at present white with black. and white
with coral, appear to be uppermost in
the minds of the designers and many
are the lovely fancies that are transla-
ted into millinery.
II is true Of us. as OF the savage. that
the strongest appeal comes from the
decorative rather than the useful in
apparel. Men are glorying in fur col
lars OF pointed fox at six hundred dol
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-03

ciaily suitable for the purpose. All
that has to be done Is to cut a strip of
cloth, OF a dark color for preference. as
It will not show the ink stains az much
as a light material. and on one side cut
the edge into points. The cloth is then
rolled up and tied tightly together on
the opposite side to that on which the
points have been made.
The little sketch at the top left-hand
side illustrates this. 1t can then be 1T
ted into the neck of the little orna-
ment and the pen-wiper is ready for
use. or for sale as the case may be.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-03
Secret of NeU York Politics

committee supported the renomina-
ton Of Alonzo b. Cornell for COVER
nor. A part favored the nomination
OF the secretary OF the treasury.
Charles Folger. At the crucial mo-
ment there came a telegram purport-
ing to have been sent by William II.
Robertson. then collector OF the port
OF New York. authorizing Stephen b.
French. a police commissioner of
New York. to serve as Judge Robert
sons proxy on the state committee.
With that proxy II was possible for
the friends Of Judge Folger to con-
troll the convention and he was nomi-
mated for governor
Then. of a sudden. came the an
nouncement that the telegram was
forged. and the factional troubles in
the party in New York state. already
serious. were thereby intensified. Gro
yer Cleveland. mayor of Buffalo. was
nominated by the Democracy for gov
ernor and Judge Folger was beaten
by plurality of nearly 1e3. 900. many
Republicans supporting Cleveland be-
cause they could not approve OF the
trickery which had brought about Fol
gers nomination.
All this occurred IS years ago. yet.
until now. one OF the most interesting
incidents connected with the nomi-
nation and defeat OF Judge Folger has
remained profound secret
About ten days after Judge Folger's
nomination Gen George II. Sharpe,
one Of the leading Republicans Of
New York state. received from Judge
Folger a communication which caused
the general to call upon two or three
prominent Republicans OF New York
and say:
Il have just received a letter from
Judge Folger: he Is intensely con-
cerned about his nomination. He did
not want II. II he had believed that
there was the slightest chance OF his
being nominated he would have pre-
vented IT in time. Now he does not
want to embarrass the party. and he
begs that something be done so that
he may withdraw from the ticket and
someone be nominated in his stead"
Have you seen anybody else about
this matter?" General Sharpe was
asked.
Yes. I have seen Thurlow Weed
who died two months later-"and he
tells me by all means to permit Judge
Folger to have his way and decline
the nomination. Mr.. Weed says that
the state ticket is sure TO be defeated
overwhelmingly and that Judge Fol-
ger ought not to be humiliated."
After some consultation 1t was de-
cided to recommend to the state COM
mittee that Judge Folger be permitted
to withdraw and that the committee
place at the head OF the ticket Cover
nor Cornell. But that plan failed
owing largely to the attitude of Gov
ernor Cornell. who felt that the Re
pubiicans were in for a sound thrash
ing-and Judge Folger was compelled
to accept the nomination. sacrificing
himself. as he knew full well. for the
sake of his friends. And until now 1t
has never been known. excepting to
very few. that Judge Folger earnestly
asked that his name be withdrawn as
the Republican candidate for COVER.
nor.
Copyright. 1910. by Il. J. Edwards. All
Rights Rescrved)
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-03
LACE AND GOLD RULE

lUxURIEs IN MILLINERY WHICH
WOMEN MUST HAVE.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-03
Then She Digs the Spurs In.

Wives are amazing helps-spiendId
spurs said Senator Depew at a din.
ner IN washington. No young man
should be without at least one.
whenever man fails, his wife toll.
the public that he was too conscien
uous to succeed. What she tells hin,
In private is a different patter.-
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-03
New Persian Scarf.

A new effect In Persian scarfs is
one composed OF alternate stripes OF
Paisley chiffon and wide checked
white marQuisette.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-20
(PAID ADVERTISEMENT
COUNCILMAN w. II. WEAVER
THANKS ALL OF HIS FRIENDS
His Biggest Ambition Is to Serve the Public, Especially
the Working Man

w. II. Weaver, candidate for
reelection as councilman, on
the eve Of the most important
election ever held in this city,
makes the following state
ment:
IL desire to thank my many
friends for the manly fight
they have made for good gov
eminent and deccncy during
this campaign. II am re-
elected, my highest ambition
will be to serve the public, es-
pecially the working man and
small home owner, in such a
manner as will not in the least
degree cause any one OF them
to regret having placed his
confidence in me. l have
toiled all my life, from early
boyhood, and appreciate the
needs of the workingman and
his family, and il by their
votes ! am returned to office, |
shall, as never before, cham
pion the cause Of the small
home owner and the working
man, who have neither time nor
means with which to take up
the cudgels in their own de-
Tense. ! shall devote my entire
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-20

J. v. THORN. e3ss ss,h ay. T.
W. for councilman. ls known BY bis
many friends and RcauaintAncsa
throughout the city as a man Of
sterling qualities. who understands
the peoples needs and knows how
70 get results, he stands Tor
clean. efficient administration Of
city affairs The advancement and
development OF public utilities for
the benefit Of the people His
policy h 90 work for the good Of all
parts of the city and not one par.
ticular section. lie viii encourage
all industries that tend 10 develop
the city. He believes that the
present contract system IL costing
the city far too much and steps
should be taken Immediately 70
remedy that evil. He believes In
the enforcement OF all the Laws He
believes In the Improvement Of all
streets where property owners pc.
titIou for them. He believes Ia the
enforcement OK all franchise regu
lations OF public service corpora
tionH III elected. will devote all his
time TO the interests Of the city and
carry out the above principles
Never before has Mr. Thorn beer
a candidate for public office
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-20
There Will Be No More
Personal Damage Suits
If Bill Becomes Law

,vcs It's readers should be deeply
! now before the state Legislature.
oncise form the salient features Of
much 20 brlng about the passage
3 know that they favor Il.
In view OF the fact that even
under the present system. most EN-
ployers Ia the state take out acct
dent Insurance policies. Tor which
they pay as premiums certain per
eentago OF their profits. there IL
little opposition To the compensa.
ton act from honest employers gen.
orally The bin has added but one
pcr cent to the present cost Tor IN
surlug with private companies
against accidents. This one per
cent additional, IL 10 argued, is real.
~ no extra burden, because under
the act the employers will be saved
the costs OF susts between them
selves and the Insurance companies,
IN cases Of dispute. az now often
occurs.
Furthermore. the bin guarantees
60 return. after one year. whatever
surplus remains In the fund, after
all compensations are made. and
that no one class OF industry will
have TO bear the burden OF any
other. In other words. II there
should be no accidents In one kind
OF industry, there will be no further
payments TO be made. n, on the
other hand another industry has
had more accidents than could be
met by the payments made BY those
engaged IN Il. the percentage VIII
be raised. The aim Of the trainers
OF the bill has been 20 make no al.
tempt 10 gain for the state any
profits. but merely 10 insure a Ger.
tain compensation for the working
men.
Aids the injured.
Provision Ia also made In the bin
for first aid 20 the injured In the
sum 81 five dollars per week for
not more than three weeks and for
all medical services. This. OF
course. applies 10 minor injuries
The fund TO take care 81 this class
OF injured Is 10 be made up by a
payment OF four ccnts for each
worklngman. half Of which Is To be
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-20

Editors Note The star bells
Interested Ia the compensation bill
The following article gives in a c
the measure, Star readers can ds
of the bill by letting the LEGISLATOR
Win the state legislature pass the
compulsory compensation actf II
the state Of Washington should
adopt this method Of proViding re-
lief for it's injured workingmon, ii
will be tho first time In the history
al any state that this has been done.
There are various compensation
acts. hut there Is set 20 be one
enacted into law IN which the state
absolutely guarantees 20 every Ia.
boring man who Is Injured IN the
course 81 his employment, a fixed
compensation without the neees-
sity Of recourse 20 the courts ard
with no other restriction than that
he should not have deliberately In
tended to iniure himself in order TO
get this compensation.
In the legislature. the compulsory
compensation act Is known as
House bin No, "A By Goynor Teats
OF Tacoma and senate bill No, by
Senator J. A. Falconer Of Everett.
An interesting feature about those
men. is the fact that both would
ordinarily be supposed TO be
against such a measure. Teats Is
a well known lawyer who has en-
joyed large practice from personal
injury cases. These Kind OF cases
would OF course be necessarily
greatly reduced II there will be no
longer any need for an cmploye 10
sue his employer for damages for
injuries. Senator Faleoner is a
large lumbcrman. an employer OF
a great number Of people,
Governor Hay Started u.
The act. however. Is really the
fruit OF a commission appointed by
Governor Hay. which studied the
question for fully three months be-
fore the legislature convened. The
commission consisted OF five EN-.
ployers and five employees. as FOL.
lows. Paul f. Page. Buckley. +. y.
Hubbard. Centralia, James Ander.
son. Seattle. ] A. Falconer. Ever.
EFT. and ]. p. McColdrlck. spokane.
Henretty. Gle Ellum. r. $ Jones.
Eliensburg. Clarence Parker. Ia
coma: J. II. Wallace. Seattle. and
George Won Eschen. Spokane. rep
resenfing the employees. Harold
Preston OF Seattle. one Of the best
attorneys in the state. who recently
refused TO accept an appointment
on the supreme court bench. acted
as attorney for the commission.
Stops Litigation.
The bill finally drawn. receiving
the unanimous endorsement OF the
commission. wifhdraws compensa-
ton for injured worklngmen from
the domain Of private controversy
and from the jurisdiction Of the
courts. provides funds out Of which
every workman Injured. and the
family OF every workman killed Ia
the course OF Industrial employ
ment. receive measure OF cowpen-
sation. regardless Of the question
who was TO blame for the accident"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-20

sought 10 prevent it's establishments.
In 1855 and in 1899 Mr.. Way pub.
iished newspaper that did much
toward paving the way for the es-
Establishment OF the present NUM-
clpal light and power plant. and is
always ready to protect IL against
It's enemies. Through the years ha
has fought consistently and effec.
lively for the Lake Washington
canal and for the Duwamish water.
way projects. and he IS more than
pleased that they are so soon to be-
come realities.
Mr., Way Is the only member Of
the present cts council who voted
against leasing public street TO a
vice syndicate. Upon this street a
building has since been erected for
immoral purposes
rree Text Books Way Measure.
The people Of the entire state OF
washington are Indebted to Mr..
way for his part In making school
books free IN every school district
within the borders OF the state
whenever the residents so desAn
Poor children are on the same foe,vI
Ing as the sons and daughters of
the rich The blessings OF educa.
ton are neither denied nor restrict.
ed. His name should ALWAYS ba
remembered for this one act. IL for
nothing else.
Also. while he was In the legfsla-
ture, In 1897 and 1898. Mr.. Way was
given great credit for hts work I'm
behalf OF free kindergartens. He
caused the house TO pass a bill de-
signed to make the state Of Wash.
ington more humane in the abolish
ment OF capital punishment. but thu
senate was not friendly to the meas
ure. Another bin which he sun
ported providing for the correct
weighing and measuring OF coal.
also the bill creating the first
bureau OF labor In the state. and
another OF his bills for the protec.
ton OF the lives OF coal miners. be.
came a law.
esriy Advocated Eioht-Hour Day.
subsequent legislature has en-.
acted his bill providing for an eight.
hour day on all public work. An
other piece OF legislation adopted
az that session was fathered nv Mr.
Way-that providing fo- the leas.
ing of school and other state lands
MIR. Way believes that an schooSc
land should be held for the sch.S1s
as permanent benefit. guarantees
ing education to all the children OF
the future. -
Personally. Mr. Way Is forceh,I
and vigorous. He has made a sue.
cess OF his own business. which "a
usually taken as guarantee by the
voter. His most recent business
enterprise was the establishment ~
the Seattle Saddlery Company. "a
which he is the chief stakeholder.
This concern has travelling sales.
men in all the states of the West.
and Is representative Seattle In.
stitution. employing large force
OF skilled labor. and bringing thou.
sands of dollars to the Queen CITY.
Mr., Way is interested In uphuild.
ing Seattle, and he is still more in.
terested In keeping ii clean and III
to live In. With family OF five
children he has fathers interest
In economy and morality.