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gave them to him. After ne heard them he jumped up and said, we'll send them all to jail He said they wanted to get the best man in the United States as special counsel in the case and asked me how James M. Beck, former assistant attorney-gen- eral, would do. said I thought he would be all right"
 That was before Mir. Beck became counsel for the American Sugar Re- lining Company, was it not?" asked Chairman Hardwick.
 Yes. You know after a man makes 3 success as a trust buster he doesn't continue to serve the people long"
 The witness criticized former At torney-General Bonaparte and said when he assumed office he despaired of government action and began a civil suit in the federal court of the southern district of New York.
 MT. Bonaparte never submitted anything except briefs favorable to the American Sugar Refining Com pany and they were very bad briefs at saat," Mir. Earle declared.
 MT. Earle related the history of the case of the Pennsylvania Sugar Re- lining Company organized by Philadel- phia capitalists and how Adolph Segal borrowed money on his stock from Gustave Kissell who turned ont to be an agent for the American Sugar Re- ining Company. He will resume his testimony tomorrow.
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BUSINESS MEN ABROAD.

London, June Members Of the London Chamber of Commerce were hosts today at a luncheon given at the Savoy hotel in honor of the visiting American business men who are on a tour of Europe under the auspices of the Boston Chamber of Commerce.
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tai vans which could not be unloajed had to return to the postoffice. At Hull tonight the rioting by the strikers had ceased and hopes are high that Controller General As qnith's mission may be successful.
 He has been sent by the board of trade to confer with the ship own. CTS and the men.
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SHIP STRIKE SPREADS.
All Sailors at Liverpool Join and
 Lines Tied Up.

London. June 2S.-Unless the efforts of the board of trade at mediation are successful, the shipping strike may yet prove serious.
 It is estimated that 10000 men join the movement at Liverpool today and the trade of that port Is paral- ized,
 All the six hundred passengers on the steamer Hayeford of Red Star line, whose crew deserted her. nad to he accommodated for the night at boarding houses and number of pos-
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KILLED BY LIGHTNING.

i.ockport, La, June 2S.-With one of his young sons by his side, Frank lin picou, aged S5, nf LaFourche Par ,sh. was yesterday struck ny hgh'- ming and instantly killed. The poy was unhurt. He leaves a wife ana eight chilrden.
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REMOVE CUSTOM OFFICERS.

Fl Paso, June 2S.-Pedro Maese. collector of customs at Juarez, and the entire custom-house force will be removed by Erneste Madero, effective July 1. Maese will be succeeded by Alonzo J. Aspe, collector at Porfirio Diaz, now Piedras Negras.
 Naco and Auga Prieta, Sonora GUS tom officials also will be removed.
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erAT ENGLISH WRESTLER.

Boston, June 2S.-George Bothner champion light weight wrestler, de- featef Will Bingham, of England, to- night winning two straight falls. He won the first fall in 2Sh minutes and the second in 211s minutes.
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AGED CHAPLAIN TO WE'D.

Albuquerque. N. M, June 2s.-Ine Rev. Thomas H. Harwood. nationai
 chaplain of the c. A. R., today tn nounced his engagement to Mrs. Mary Clark of Albuquerque. Chap lain Harwood Is S1 years of age while his prospective bride is 75.
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TRAIN IS ROBBED.
Oregon Express Held Up and Looted
 in Oregon.

Eugene, June 2S.-The first section of the Oregon express on the South -ern Pacific raidroad was held up and robbed tonight at Westfork in Cow creek Canyon.
 Sheriff Quine and posse left here on a special train shortly after II o'clock tonight to take up the pur- suit of the train robbers.
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HAYWOOD TRIAL.
Went to the Jury Early Last Night
 at Denver.


 Denver, June 2s.-The case of liar oli F. Henvood. charged with the murder of George E. Copeland. went to the jury tonight at 10 o'clock and the jurors were locked up for the night.
 Copeland was fatally shot when Henwood quarreled with Sylvester L. von Phul, the St. Louis baloonist. who was also hit by three bullets from the effects of which he died. Assistant District Attorney Chiles today called Henwood home de- stroyer," ant said that he had de- famed the home of his friend. John | w. Springer, the wealthy Denver banker. An attorney for the defense denied this accusation.
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MCNAMARA DEFENSE.
Labor Unions to Hold Big Meeting at
 indianapolis.

Indianapolis. June 2s.-To discoss plans for defending John J. McNa- mara and James W. McNamara. charged with complicity in dynamic ing outrages at Los Angeles. Cal, a conference of one hundred officials of national labor unions adf the Amer ican Federation of Labor Is to be held in this city tomorrow.
 Samuel Gonpers. President of the American Federation Of Labor, ar rived today and with him were Frank Morrison, secretary T F. Tracy and c. P Poster. Of the executive board of the organization. Mr Gompers de- clined to discuss the mcNamara cnse:
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THE WEATHER.

Wash ngton, June 28. Forecast for Arkansas: FaiT warmer Thursday Friday fair, continued warm.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-12-02
An Infant cuvier.

Miss Griggs easily induced the
wealthy Mrs. May 20 let her son Fred
die join the vacation class in natural
history that she was organizing for
children.
I'm sure he'll love it," said Mrs.
May, with surprising enthusiasm. "And
you will find that he knows lot about
natural history already"
Indeed That is very pleasant"
murmured Miss Griggs. vaguely, for
she was not prepared for scientific
attainments in a spoiled boy of five.
Yes said Mrss May, complacent-
ly, lever since Freddie was a baby
the chef has made all his blanc mango
in the shape of rabbits and squirrels,
and only lately he has begun to make
him marsnmallow frogs and chickens
and turtles, and Freddie simply wor-
ships them-you can't get him to
touch anything in a plain mould
Il am sure" concluded Mrs. May,
that you will find Freddie very ad-
vanced for his age."-Youth's Com
panion.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-12-02
Pink of PoIiteness.

Frederick Townsend Martin was be-
ing congratulated by a New York re-
porter on his interesting book
And do hope. sir" the reporter
said, that the eloquent volume will
have an exceedingly large sale.''
You are very polite" said Mr.. Mar
tin, smiling. In your politeness you
remind me of a little American girl
"She was a guest at a house party
in England, and one lovely afternoon,
as we were all taking tea on the ter
race, with the vast facade OF the old
Elizabethan mansion rising up behind
us. and the gardens and lawns and
woodland spreading before us In the
golden afternoon sunlight-our host,
as we sat thus, waved his hand before
him and said:
LAS far as the eye can reach. all
this land belongs to me-.
Then the little American girl
lisped politely:
And ! trust, Lord Reginald. you
are not short-sfghted-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-12-02
+. J. karr Explains.

T. J. Karr, Cherokee county attorney,
who is charged by Leon Besson, the
Socialist state mine inspector, with
being derelict in the enforcement of
the mining laws, says that his prose
cution of several cases under the min
ing laws is being delayed by Besson.
Besson, Mr.. Karr said, had not fur
nished evidence which is necessary
and which Besson has.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-12-02
A BRAIN WORKER.
Must Have the Kind of Food That
Nourishes Brain.

81 am a literary man whose nervous
energy is great part of my stock in
trade, and ordinarily L have little pa
tiepce with breakfast foods and the
extravagant claims made of them. But
cannot withhold my acknowledge
ment of the debt that owe to Crate
Nuts food.
Il discovered long ago that the very
bulkiness of the ordinary diet was not
calculated to give one a clear head,
the power of sustained, accurate think
ing. 1 always felt heavy and sluggish
in mind as we'll as body after eating
the ordinary meal, which diverted the
blood from the brain to the digestive
apparatus.
Il tried foods easy of digestion, but
found them usually deficient in nutrf-
ment. experimental with many break
fast foods and they, too, proved UNI
satisfactory, till reached Grape-Nuts-
And then the problem was solved.
.-Grape-Nuts agreed with me per-
fectIy from the beginning, satisfying
my hunger and supplying the nutr4-
foods lack
4 had not been using It very long
before 1 found that / was turning out
an unusual quantity and quality or
work. Continued use has demonstrate
ed to my entire satisfaction that
Grape-Nuts food contains the elements
needed by the brain and nervous sys-
tenn OF the hard working public wrf-
/ ter Name given by Postum Co., Bat
| tie Creek, Mich.
There's a reason, and it is ex-
| planned in the little book, The ROAD
} TO MELVILLE" in pkgs-
Ever read the above Ietters A new
| o-c appears from time to time. They
| are genuine, true, and fuH Of human
I irtereer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-12-02

lingering the skirt of her shapeless
black dress.
Twelve years ago, when Elizabeth
was 16, she followed the precedent of
all her seven sisters and brothers
and went out to make her living. She
got a place with a drug manufacture
ing firm, and from that time ON all
the working hours of the day were
passed there.
Before the Trouble.
It was an uneventful life. Perhaps
If you had asked Elizabeth then If
she was happy and satisfied she
would have hesitated at declaring
that she was.
Two years ago Elizabeth had be-
come what is technically known as
pill-coater. In good times she made
seven dollars a week-in slack sea-
son-we1l, she made less. 1t is easy
to imagine that munificent sum did
not purchase all tho things Elizabeth
would have liked to adorn herself
with to go to Coney Island and the
church fairs and the picnics of the
O'Brien association with her young
man."
But Elizabeth had one glory-be-
sides a nice disposition and a simple,
kindly face-she had a head of beau
tiful, curling auburn hair.
WELL" said Elizabeth, zone morn
ing-that morning / mean-the blow
pipe of the machine kept falling down
on me and 1 was very impatient
Every time it did that it meant that
had lost time and could coat fewer
pills that day. You see, got two
cents a thousand, and to make a dol
lar you have to hurry. 1t fell down
again, so I climbed up to fix it.
was getting down when 1 felt a lit
tie tug at my head.
TT was my hair, caught in the
shafting. 1 tried to pull it out, but it
wouldn't come.
.1zfelt myself going up. l scream
ed. 1 felt horrible, horrible pain
something tearing was way up in
the air-I couldn't stand ft-that tear
ing.
Then something gave way. / fell
didn't know anything more for a
time. / couldn't see-
The doctor came and put some
thing in my arm 1t was days and
days later when 1 came to in the hos
pital
1t was sickening to hear it. But
pened. Her scalp had been torn on.
and her forehead and her ears Her
eyelids. too, were torn away, and only
relenting Fate forbore to snatch
along with them her eyes.
So you can see why she came in
to see me looking as if she expected
a blow She concea1s her scars the
best she can, but what woman could
ever venture forth with that terrible
blight across her face and in her
soul?
Il can't bear to go any place." she
said People look so. and 1 can see
many of them turn away in disgust.
You can't imagine how you feel to be
a thing like that And, oh. the chill
dren-that is what / hate and what
hurts me most They stare at me SO
and the smallest ones are afraid OF
me-that's the worst And I'm always
afraid some bad little boy. who
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-12-02

group of women standing
around the entrance of the New York
fiat building in which she lives laugh
ing and exchanging the neighborhood
gossip or running out to the stores
near by, writes Maude H. Neal in the
New York World.
If you should ask for her of any
of the tenants they will look puzzled
and not be sure than any such person
lives there, although they could tell
you in a second If Mrs. Casey's hus-
band came in sober the night before
or whether Annie Allen is still keep
ing company with her young man.
Yet it is not so very long ago that
Elizabeth O'Rourke was one of that
same group-a plump, good-natured
Irish girl, giving back as good as
she got" in the banter of the neigh
borhood as it passed in the early
evening hours, when the streets are
turned into a sort of promenade for
the young people who have been tied
up in factories and stores all day.
Every morning she issued forth
evening she came back, more or less
YEARLY, a well-known, well-liked fig
ure in her little world.
siping crowd at the doorway a flash
of the faces. and in low voice she
will say:
ooh, you mean-why, she lives
fourth floor back, on the right"
AS you start to climb upward it
seems to you that you have left a
hush in the chattering group behind
you-a strange. significant silence
that you do not understand.
But if the world has forgotten
Elizabeth O'Rourke you find her very
far away from thatesame world when
you have entered her three-room fat
where she lives with her old mother
and her brother. The chances are
that you won't see her.
Visitors Not Welcome.
When you have told the old woman
who peers out whom you are seeking
she bids you wait a moment Then
there is the sound of hurrying steps
inside and a door closing before you
are admitted. Then the mother tells
you that Elizabeth is not at home
However, l did see her, because l
had called on business, to find out
what progress her suit for damages
for the loss of her hair had made.
/ knew of her misfortune, so / was
prepared to conceal any shock !
might feel, and very glad was that
/ had myself in hand when she stood
before me with hesitant fearful
look in her eyes. like one who is ex-
pecting a blow.
1t was easy to see that Elizabeth
had been a goodlooking woman. with
a soft, almost childish expression on
her face She is IS years old, and on
account of her good features her mis-
fortune has left her less repellent
than it otherwise would Her health
seemed excellent, so that she is quite
likely to live to be 10 or so, but she
was very nervous at first as she sat
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-12-02
Latest Kansas Events.
Flood of Robbery.

Because of the many burglaries
that have been committed at Parsons
within the past three months Mayor
o. H Stewart has offered a standing
reward of $50 for the arrest and con-
Viction of burglars, and Would-be burg
lars. He has advised the people to
shoot to kill whenever their houses
are entered. Parsons is an armed city
as result of the burglaries. Recent
ly an intruder nearly killed a woman
who protested when her valuables
were being taken.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-12-02

doesn't realize. might laugh or shout
at me-"
Her Lies Monotony.
What do you do with your timer
1 asked.
Nothing. 1 help with the house
work, but that's soon done Then
there isn't anything else / walk
around-from the door in there to
the window5and look out-then back
to the table in the back room, and
then to the window again There
isn't much to see-> There's no use for
me to try to fix up. or make clothes
I've just let myself go. What's the
use? I'm in prison. AMIN prison
What do you think about. Eliza
beth?"
Il don't know-most of the time
about my trouble. I cry great deal.
1 am SO sad. 1 live it all over. every
day. What is there for me to think
about? Or hope for? Or plan about?
You don't know how wretched am
Sometimes cry out But what's the
use?
Il try to be patient But what's the
use? What the reward? There isn't
anything in the world for me-"
We sat looking out the window at
the chimneys and the Uttered hre-
escapes and the washings Tapping in
the wind After a few minutes,
Elizabeth went on.
when first knew anything in the
hospital, they wouldn't let me see my
self. For weeks before that was in
darkness, because of the injury to my
eyes, but when I was in the light i
wanted a handglass. They wouldn't
give 1t to me. My head was all bound
up, but l didn't know.
rThe nurse tried to break it to me,
but 1 didn't guess. Finally the day
came when they first unwound the
bandages from my head and I saw
what had happened 1 thought 1
couldn't live. The tearing the day it
happened came again, worse, to my
heart. I thought I would kill myself
rather than live a thing like that
But 1 didn't don't know why"
Keeps Torn Tresses.
Miserable Quasimodo, looking out
over Paris from your refuge in Notre
Dame and watching the dying strug-
giles of the only woman who had call
ed you friend-wretched Man Who
Laughs eating your heart out with
your Wolf-unhappy Cyrano, resign
ing your dreams of love-were your
sufferings like this?
We sat there in silence, few min
utes, then Elizabeth said, would
you like to see my hair?"
Without waiting for my answer,
she went over to an old trunk and be-
gan taking things out of it.
Finally she brought out shoe box.
| I cannot explain the feeling of horror
1 had when 1 saw it. I felt as If
were going to see a dead thing. Not
a peaceful, quiet corpse, laid quietly
away, but some strangled creature
whose unhappy ghost refused to be
laid
Then she opened it, and we stoot
looking down at it-a great mass Of
curling auburn hair, that had beer
cut from the machines when the acct
dent happened. Some of 1t was
snarled and broken, but in places Il
triumphed into the FURNISHED waves
which had once laid so smoothly
| upon the poor, marred head
cit was pretty, wasn't ft?" she said
| putting a gentle, caressing f1ngel
lightly upon a curl.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-12-02
Build Good Roads

Twelve of the main public roads
running out of Manhattan for ten to
fifteen miles are in better condition
now than they have ever been before.
Nearly every one of 50 members of
the Manhattan Motor club did actual
work recently on the roads, with pick
and shovel Some of the members
hired assistants, who, with teams,
dragged stretches that were in bad
condition.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-12-02
Gas for Factories.

Coffeyville's gas problem was ef-
fectua1ly solved with the granting of
a 20-year franchise to new company
to furnish factories at a maximum
rate of seven cents per thousand
cubic feet. The wells are just south
east of the city. The company will
drill other wells further south which
will guarantee the factories suffi-
Gent supply of gas for at least five
years.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-12-02
Mrs. T. D. Robinson Dead.

Mrs. Sarah T. D. Robinson, widow
of Charles Robinson, the first govern
or of Kansas, died of bronchitis at
Oak Ridge farm, three miles north
east of Lawrence Mrs. Robinson
contributed greatly to the anti-slavery
cause during the formative period of
the state and has written a number
of interesting articles and books con-
corning early Kansas history.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-12-02
Postoffice Plans chanqed.

Word was received from the super
vising architect of the treasury depart
ment that the specifications for Well
ington's new postoffice building have
been changed to permit the use of
Bedford stone for the superstructure,
in place of stucco, as the contract pro-
vides. The change was brought about
through the Commercial Club, assisted
by Senator Curtis and Representative
Murdoch.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-12-02
Leaves Two at Liberty.

]. NJ. Purcell, captain of the guards
at the federal penitentiary, went to
Stronghurst, ILL.,, to indemnity man
who says he is David Hunt, a prison
mutineer, who with % other con-
victs, escaped November z, 1901.
Hunt is the twenty third of the mutt
neers to be captured. He entered
prison June 10, 1898, from Vinita, Ok,
to serve five years for cattle rustling.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-12-02
Body Found on River Bar.

The body of an unidentified man
was found on a Missouri river bar
below Atchison, lying beside a boat,
and it is believed the man was a
victim of the recent blizzard. He
had evidently been dead some time,
as his body was frozen hard.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-12-02
kansas city Theaters.

Gertrude Hoffman and her company
of Russian Imperial Artists will oc-
cupy the stage at the Shubert theater
during the week beginning Sunday,
November &c. The company will APP
pear in three grand ballets, Cleo
patra," Les Sylphides'' and "Shchera-
zade." Miss Hoffman, will also APP
pear in her sensational revue includ-
ing her caricatures of many stage
celebrities.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-12-02
Hopeless Task.

An automobile editor is out In west
ern Kansas making log" for a
transcontinental road. A curious
farmer asked him what he was doing.
Trying to make log" replied the
auto editor
You're up against 1t. stranger re-
piled the farmer. The Lord tried to
make logs grow In western Kansas,
but gave 1t up long ago.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-12-02
Beet Mill Starts Work.

The s1,250.000 beet sugar mill at
Garden City, begins operations with
5000 tons of beets in the dumps. The
storm will delay pulling of beets for
some days, but the management
doesn't believe it will be for long and
will work on what supply it has at
the mill
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-12-02
Football by Wireless.

Ottawa go wireless reports from the
Kansas-Nebraska football game at
Lawrence. Herbert Tanner, student
in Ottawa university, who has a we'll
equipped wireless station got reports
of the game as it was played from
Roy Simpson, a Kansas university
student
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-12-02
Continue HunnewelI Custer.

Mrs. Ella Wilson and Mrs. E.. E.
Hilton, respectively mayor and clerk
of Hunnewell, we're in the city re-
Gently. The two women had been
at Winfield to attend a continued
hearing in the custer case against
the four councilmen of that town.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-12-02
Aviator Falls Sixty Feet.

Aviator Hugh Robinson, in attempt
ing an exhibition fight at Wichita.
fell sixty feet. His shoulder was
broken and his machine demolished.
The wind was blowing a gale when he
made the attempt and he said he
could not get his craft to rise over the
tree tops.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-12-02
Buried in Sewer cave-in.

Ed Deering and Roy Conaway, Mis-
souri, Pacific laborers, were buried
under five feet of earth by a cave-in
of sewer ditch being dug across the
company's right of way at Atchison.
They were rescued alive by prompt
work. behring's right ear was torn
and he suffered internal injuries.
Conway was not seriously hurt
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-12-02
Doubt Efficacy of Serum.

Farmers around Muscotah, where
more than 1900 hogs have died of
cholera in the last few weeks, ques-
ton the efficacy of anti-cholera serum,
even in the face of its Endorsement
by the state agricultural college and
reputable veterinaries. Many farmers
claim they have vaccinated their hogs
with the serum, but without result.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-12-02
Wichita Pupils Strike.

When Professor 1. NJ. Allen left
Wichita for a state teachers meeting
at Topeka, he declined to allow the
pupils a days vacation. Accordingly
lot boys went out on strike. declar-
ing they would not study under the
substitutes. The boys stayed out all
day parading the streets
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-12-02
AGED Man Heir to Fortune.

Old and poor, a victim of an incur
able disease, Peter Odell, of Water
vile, has just learned that he is heir
to one-half of the 100000 estate of
his brother, A. H. Odell, who died in
Los Angeles, Cal.