The Medford Star. (Medford, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 18, 1907 Page: 2 of 8
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A LOW FLAT RATE
Kansas State Railroad Commission
Calls on Roads to Adopt
Two-Cent Fare.
MAY ORDER SUCH ACTION
Attention Is Called to Fact That the
Neighboring States Are Getting
Cheap Fares—Courts to
Decide Later.
Topcka, July 15.—Kansas may liave
a flat two-cent passenger fun; soon.
If the railroads will not put In tins
rate voluntarily the state board of
railroad commissioners will make an
order to have It put into effect. The
following lett'T was sent to tlie le^al
departments of the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fo, the Chicago, Rock Is-
land & I'aciric, the Missouri, Kansas
& Texas, the Missouri Pacific and
the Union Pacific railroads Saturday:
"As you are aware , the railroads
operating in the states ot Nebraska,
Missouri and Arkansas have in effect
two-cent fare rate. The fact that this
law is In effect In neighboring states
and the fact that conditions in these
etat.Hs from a passenger traffic stand-
point are very similar to those ex-
Istinn in Kansas is creating a general
demand for the establishment of a
two-cent maximum fare in the state.
The purp-ose of this letter is to urge
upon your company the importance
of a consideration of the establish-
ment of an emergency maximum two-
cent passenger rate in Kansas, so
that Kansas may he placed upon an
t-qual footing with the surrounding
territory in this reEard, this emerg-
ency maximum rate to become per-
manent upon the establishment of
the two-cent maximum rates in the
above named slates by the courts. The
action on the part of your company
will avoid the possibility of an order
of the board establishing such rate
«nd the attendant litigation in the
courts.
"The board would thank you very
much to take this matter up with the
proper department of your company
and have this communication given
its serious consideration and that you
advise the board of tjiat considera-
tion at the earliest possible date."
In Missouri and Nebraska the phy-
sical conditions and the amount of
traffic are about the same as in Kan-
pas and tlie two-cent fare law ap-
plied there. Of course it is possible
that the rates in those states will not
lie upheld by the courts and in that
event the board would not press its
order for a flat two-cent rale instead
of a two-cent rate on the mileage
book plan, as now in force in Kansas
through the action of the legislature.
SHOT AT FALLIERS.
An Unsuccessful Attempt by Naval
Reservist to Kill President
of Franco.
Paris, July 15.—'The na'ional feto
Sunday was marred by a da*tar lly
attempt on the life ot" President Ful-
Meres by Leon Maillc, r. naval reserv-
ist of Havre, who. it !b believed, is
Buffering from the nun a 01 persecu-
tion. Mallle fired two shuts at rliu
president but did not hit. him. Ho was
at once placed under errest.
On account of the activity of the
anti-militarists, who tried to organize
a demonstration against the army
throughout France. Sunday, excep-
Kind
¥
A certain lady, noted for her kind
heart and open hand, was approached
not long ago by a man who, with
tragic air, began:
"A man, madam, Is often forced by
the whip of hunger to many things
from which his very son! shrinks- •
and so it is with me at this time. Un-
less, madam, in the name of pity, you
give me assistance, I will be com-
pelled to do something which I never
before have done, which I would
greatly dislike to do."
Much impressed, the lady made
haste, to place in his hand a five-dol-
lar bill. As the man pocketed it
with profuse thanks, she inquired:
"And what is the dreadful thing
I have kept you from doing, my poor
man?"
"Work," was the brief and mourn-
ful reply.—Harper's Weekly.
WESTERN MEN IN NEW YORK.
MENACE TO BUSINESS.
Interstate Commerce Commission Says
Measures Should Be Adopted to
Curb Harriman's Power.
New York, July 15.—That Harriman
plans for the consolidation of railroads
8 re a menace to business; that Har-
riman methods of finance are inde-
fensible; that some Harriman con-
solidations are illegal; and that meas-
ures should be adopted to curb Har-
riman's power—such are the essence
of the conclusions formulated in the
report of the interstate commerce
commission on the result of its inves-
tigation in the combination of car-
riers, generally known as the "Harri-
man inquiry," which was made pub-
lic Saturday. The report was com-
piled by Commissioner Franklin K.
l.aue and has the unanimous approval
of the commission. Copies of the. re-
port were sent to the president and
to Attorney General Bonaparte.
Old Soldier Killed By Engine.
St. Joseph, Mo., July 13.—In attempt-
ing to cross the Burlington tracks at
Jackson street Thursday night, Eben-
ezer Landers, 70 years old, was run
down and killed by a passenger en-
gine. The body was cut in Two. Th*
dead man served in Company E,
Third Illinois.
Bees Kill Horse in Battle.
Sheboygan, Wis., July 13.—A horse
owned by John Brickbauer, in Russell
township, when stung by a bee at-
tacked a group of hives, apparently in
revenge. The bees then stung the
animal to death and badly injured a
colt and the farmer's wife, who came
to the rescue.
Omaha Broker Fails.
Omaha, July 7.3.—Creditors of S. A.
McWhorter, a grain broker in the
Board of Trad.5 building, Friday gave
notice of a petition to the court to ap-
point a receiver for his business. Mc-
Whorter is alleged to owe nearly $100,-
000.
Saved From Gallows.
Jefferson City, July 12—Gov. Folk
has commuted the death sentence of
Thomas Clay, the Boone county ne-
gro under sentence to be hanged in
Columbia, July 25. to life imprison-
ment.
Knights Templar to Chicago.
Saratoga. N. Y.. July 12.-The
grand encampment of Knights Temp
tar vott-d Thursday to hold Its next
triennial conclave lu Chicago, in
1910.
M. FALLTKFES
tlonal precautions were taken to safe-
guard President Fallieres. The
tempt on his life occurred on Avenue
Des Champs-Elysees while the presi-
dent was returning to the palace from
Longchamps, where he had reviewed
tlie garrison of Paris in the presence
of 250,000 enthusiastic people. Pre-
mier Clemenceau aud M. I.anes, the
president's secretary were with the
president in his landau which was es-
corted by a squadron of cuirasseres.
The carriage had safely emerged
from the Bois De Boulogne, where
the anti-militarists had stationed
themselves with the Intention of hoot-
ing the soldiers and was descending
the broad Ciiamps-Elysees amid the
acclamations of the crowds thronging
the sidewalks, who were shouting
"Vivie Fallieres," "Vive L'Armee"
when at the corner of Leseur street
Maille, from the curb, fired in quick
succession, two shots point blank at
the president. Miraculously no one
was hit. President Fallieres was cool
and collected when the cortege
stopped.
TEACHERS WARNED.
Those Taking Up Government Land
Must Fulfill All Requirements
of the Law.
Washington, July 13.—The interior
department is receiving a flood of in-
quiries regarding the effect of a re-
cent decision of the department rela-
tive to the rights of school teachers
in the matter of taking up public
lands under the homestead law. The
decision was rendered in a contest
made against the entry of a woman
teacher employed in Minnesota and
while it was shown that she had
lived on the land only during her va-
actions, covering about fourteen weeks
for each of the four years, she had
held it, the department failed to sus-
tain the contestant. This holding has
been construed throughout the public
land states as an equivalent to a dec-
laration that teachers may be permit-
ted to make homestead entries and
to make final proof without comply-
ing with the requirements made of
ather applicants, and the large num-
ber of letters received on the question
promises numerous entries under that
construction.
Acting Secretary of the Interior
Woodruff and Acting Commissioner
Dennett of the general land office
Friday united in a statement that the
decision has received a construction
which was not contemplated by the
department.
They call attention to the fact that
the decision did not apply to a com
mutation case, but to a case in which
the applicant had held the land for
four or five years required by law,
They point out that the decision was
not final, and that it dealt with the
rights of the contestant raiher than
those of the contestee, merely hold
ing that the improvements were ade-
quate, but not attempting to say
whether title will be granted at the
end of five years if the proof show
only 14 weeks occupancy for each
year. They therefore warn teachers
that disappointment is liable to be
the fate of those who may attempt to
secure land by living on it only dur-
ing vacation time, and especially those
who attempt to secure it under such
a plan without the commutation feat-
ure added.
FROM DREAD PATE.
Woman's Assistance Meant
Much to This Tramp.
Brains of Mountain and Prairie In De-
mand in the Financial Center.
Ever since the early days, when D.
, Mills, J. B. Haggin and James It.
Keene "emigrated" from California to
i\ew York, the metropolis has been
drawing largely on the west and south
lor Its supply of "men who do things."
heodore P. ShonU, both a southerner
and westerner, who has undertaken to
solve New York's great transit prob-
lem, Is the latest importation In re-
sponse to the call of the east.
The promptness with which Thos. F.
Ryan, of Virginia, turned the Equit-
able Life Assurance Society over to
its policyholders, who now elect a ma-
jority of its Board of Directors, and
divested himself of the control of the
stock which he bought from .Tas. H.
Hyde, and the success of the new
management of the Society under the
direction of President Paul Morton,
have created a demand for the strong
men of the south and west that is
greater than ever before. Under the
Morton management the Equitable has
made a better showing than aijy other
insurance company in the way of im-
proved methods, economies and in-
creased returns to policyholders.
E. H. Gary, head of the greatest cor-
poration in the world—the l7. S. Steel
Co.—John W. Gates. Henry C. Friek,
Norman B. Ream, Wm. H. Moore and
Daniel G. Reld are other westerners
who are among the biggest men in
New York.
SOMEWHAT OF A REFLECTION.
Naive Comment of Debutante That
Amused Hostess.
A charming hostess of one of the
"big houses," as they are called by
those who are welcomed into them,
has the added beauty of premature
white hair. That, which seems to .her
contemporaries an added charm may
appear to the crudely young a mark
of decline, at least so it. appears in
one instance of which the hostess her-
self tells with enjoyment.
The lady is a connoisseur of
tiques. At one of her teas a debutante
rich with the glow of youth, but sadly
constrained with her sense of novelty,
was' handed a cup of tea; the cup
was beautifully blue and wonderfully
old. The hostess desiring to light-
en the strain on her youthful guest
by a pleasant diverting remark, said
"That little cup is a hundred and fif-
ty years old!"
"Oh." came the debutante's high
■trained to'„3s: "How careful you
must be to have kei)t it so long!"
Manlike.
Breathless, they stood at last upon
the towering Adirondack peak.
"There," she said angrily, "we have
climbed all this distance to admire
the beauties of nature, and we left
the glass at home."
Tranquilly smiling, he shifted the
lunch basket to the other arm.
Never mind, dear," he said. "It
won't hurt us, just this once, to drink
out of the bottle."
A 8MALL SECRET.
Couldn't Understand the Taste
Hie Customers.
UNCLE SAM—"HONEST, KID, WE'RE JUST GOING FISHIN'I"
Went on the Stand in Haywood
Trial and Denied Orchard's
Statement.
DEFENDANT ALSO ON STANO
Started in Nervously but Soon Re-
gained His Composure—Cross-
Examination of Moyer Com-
pleted at Noon.
Boise, Idaho, July 11.—Charles H.
Moyer went to the stand Wednesday,
witness for his fellow-deifendant,
William D. Haywood and besides mak-
ing positive denial of all the crimes
attributed to him and the other feder-
ation leaders by Harry Orchard, of-
fered an explanation of the unsolici-
ted appearance of the Western Fed-
eration of Miners as the defender of
Harry Orchard immediately after his
arrest at Caldwell for the murder of
Steunenberg.
Moyer denied that he participated
in the conference iq Pettibone's back
Lived 118 Years.
Hutchinson, Kan., July 13.—Mrs.
Ann Owens, a negro, known to be
more than 118 years old and a resi-
dent of Hutchinson 20 years, is dead
here. She was bom a slave in the
Wilkinson family in Maryland in the
year 1789 or the year previous and
after having been sold to Dick Christ-
mas was taken to Madison county.
Mississippi, where she lived a good
share of her life until coming to Kan-
sas.
He discovered Coal Tar Dyes.
London. July 15. — Sir William
Henry Perkin died Sunday. He was
born In 1838 and founded the coal tar
color Industry by the discovery of
the mauve dye in 1856.
Two men were discussing the var-
ious food products now being supplied
In such variety and abundance.
One, a grocer, said, "I frequently try
a package or so of any certain article
before offering it to my trade, and in
that way sometimes form a different
idea than my customers have.
"For instance, 1 thought I would try
some Postum Food Coffee, to see what
reason there was for such a call for it.
At breakfast I didn't like it and supper
proved the same, so I naturally con-
cluded that my taste was different
from that of the customers who bought
It right along.
'A day or two after, I waited on a
lady who was buying a 25c package
and told her I couldn't understand how
one could fancy the taste of Postum.
'I know just what is the matter.'
she said, 'you put the coffee boiler on
the stove for just fifteen minutes, and
ten minutes of that time it simmered,
and perhaps five minutes it boiled;
now if you will have it left to boll full
fifteen minutes after it commences to
boil, you will find a delicious Java-like
beverage, rich In food value of gluten
and phosphates, so choice that you
will never abandon it, particularly
when you see the great gain in health.'
Well, I took another trial and sure
enough I joined the Postum army for
good, and life seems worth living since
1 have gotten rid of my old time stom-
ach and kidney troubles."
Postum is no sort of medicine, but
pure liquid food, and this, together
with a relief from coffee worked the
change. "There's a Reason."
Read "The Road to Well villa." to
*• .
W. D. HAYWOOD,
Who Testified in His Own Behalf in
Steunenberg Murder Trial at
Boise, Idaho.
yard, where Orchard said he, Haywood
and Pettibone had discussed various
acts of violence, denied knowledge of
the subsequent meeting at federation
headquarters where Orchard swore the
Steunenberg and Neville executions
were planned, denied nearly every ma-
terial statement in all of Orchard's
testimony. Moyer explained that Or-
chard accompanied him to Ouray be-
cause Orchard was going to Silverton
and they made the journey together
as a matter of convenience. Repre-
sentatives of the United Mine Work-
ers had been beaten up by thugs em-
ployed by the Mine Owners and th£
witness and Orchard took along cut
off shot guns for their own protection.
Moyer swore that his gun was not
subsequently used to kill Lyte Greg-
ory but that Orchard returned it to
the witness after they got back to Den-
ver and the weapon had never been
dischargd up to the time Moyer was
arrested.
Boise, Id., July 13.—William D.
Haywood took oath Thursday, a wit-
ness in his own defense, and in a
lengthy narrative of his life and his
work as a leader of his fellow miners
that was interrupted by adjournment
denied guilt of the murder of Frank
Steunenberg and the manifold crimes
charged against him by Harry Or-
chard
Haywood's testimony was chiefly
characterized by positive denials of
the allegations made against him by
the prosecution. He denied that he
met Orchard until some time after
the Vindicator explosion, denied that
he sent Orchard back to Cripple
Creek to blow up the Independence
station. He denied any participation
in the Lyte Gregory murder, and also
denied suggesting or discussing the
Steunenberg murder. He swore
that he never gave Orchard an}'
money at any time or place for any
purpose. He declared that he never
made a threat against Steunenberg,
whom he said he regarded only as
he did any politician who was being
swayed by capitalistic influence. He
told of a number of occasions when
he met Orchard In Denver In the
ordinary course of his relations with
the federation and George A. Petti-
bone, and said he saw Orchard for
the last time In August. 1905, wl.en
Orchard told him he was going to
Alaska, and Haywood said he chiced
him for deserting his wife at Cripple
Creek.
The state completed the cross-e:t-
amination of Charles H. Moyer at
noon and in dealing with his testi-
mony directed its strongest attack
against the circumstances under
which the federation at the sugges-
tion of Jack Simpkins came to the
relief of Orchard when he was arrest-
ed for killing Steunenberg.
Senator Borah, who conducted the
examination, emphasized the connec-
tion of Jack Simpkins and the fed-
eration and the fact that the federa-
tion without Inquiry as to the guilt
or innocence of Orchard gave $1,500
from its treasury to provide for his
defense. He also developed the fact
that the federation is providing for
the defense of Steve Adams, who is
charged with killing two claim jump-
ers at the instigation of Jack Simp-
kins. Moyer denied knowing any-
thing about the $100 that Haywood
sent to Jack Simpkins a few days
before Steunenberg was assassinated
and which is traced to Orchard by an
unsigned note he got at Caldwell jail
and a coincidence of dates.
The cross examination of Haywood
commenced Friday morning an hour
after the opening of court. By this
time every seat was taken. The an-
nouncement that Senator Borah would
cross examine brought out an unus-
ually large attendance. It was quite
evident that the spectators were not
alone in their expectations of some-
thing interesting. When Clarence
Darrow, Haywood's counsel, closed the
direct examination of his client and
quietly remarked: "You may cross
examine," the prisoner-witness turned
in his seat and faced Mr. Borah, his
face pale and jaws firm set. There
was a stir in the court room and then
an absolute silence. The first ques-
tions and answers came in such sub-
dued tones that Mr. Richardson of
Haywood's counsel asked the witness
o speak out. Borah's cross examina-
tion. always rapid-fire, was more than
usually quick, but from first to last
Haywood preserved complete self pos-
session and control. At times his re-
plies came as quickly as the questions
were flung at him. Again he would
hesitate and speak slowly with a
marked emphasis. His voice low and
musical, was seldom radical except
once or twice when a flat denial was
given. Borah's manner was courteous
throughout but now and then a tinge
of sarcasm or stolcness appeared as
he insisted on a direct answer and
Haywood appeared reluctant. Hay-
wood In turn was as courteous as the
cross examiner. Invariably he ad-
dressed Borah as "Senator" and re-
peatedly asked permission to explain
when lie thought there might be some
misunderstanding. Notwithstanding
this subdued air of consideration, of
quiet and speech and courteous bear-
ing there was not a moment through-
out the three hours of cross examina-
tion that the atmosphere did not tin-
gle with possibilities. Once when
Senator Borah pressed Haywood as
to bis sentiment toward Governor
Steuneuberg, Haywood said quietly
and with a smile "I felt no different
towards Steunenberg. Senator, than I
do towards you, or any of those peo-
ple."
Senator Borah looked up quickly,
bat he did not smile. He said very
quietly. "Yes, I have been given to
understand something of that sort,'"
and did not pursue the subject.
Three Years Ago Worth Only 12,0008
To-Day Is Worth 113,000.
The following Is a cojy of a letter,
of which the Agents of the Canadian
Government throughout the United
States receive similar ones many
times during the year:
Cayley, Alta., Dec. 7, 1901.
Agent Canadian Government,
Watertown, 8. D.
Dear Sir:
Your letter dated Nov. 27th at band
and was very glad to hear from you.
I see that you are Btill at work per-
suading people to move Into the Cana-
dian Northwest. I must tell you that
I owe you many thanks for persuading
me to come out here, am only sorry
that I wasn't persuaded sooner, and
there Is still plenty of good chances
for many more right at the present
time. I hope that you will be able to
Induce more to make a start out to
this part of the country.
Now I must tell you what I havo
accomplished since I came out here
and it won't be three years till the 1st
of July. I shall Bhortty receive my
patent for my homestead, the home-
stead cost me $10.00 In all, to-day It Is
worth $30.00 per acre, but It Is not for
gale. Then a year ago last May t
bought 320 acres at $7.00 per acre and
sold this fall for $20.00 per acre and
cleared a profit of $4,160.00. How is
that for the Northwest? I now havo
320 acres of land and all paid for, 15
head of horses, 30 head of cattle, 22
pigs, 2 sheep and about 150 chickens
and other poultry, and all new ma-
chinery and everything is paid for.
We also bought 8 lots in Calgary and
7 In High River. We gave $470 for
the 15 lots and thqy are paid for. At
present I consider myself worth $13.-
000.00, and when I left Wisconsin less
than three years ago I had about
$2,000.00. This year I threshed a little
over 4,000 bushels of grain, have
about one thousand bushels of fine
potatoes and about five hundred bush-
els of turnips. Mrs. Belsiegel sold
about $200 worth of garden truck and
poultry this fall. Now there are lots
of others in this community Who did
as well as I did In the same length of
time.
The family and myself are all well
at this writing and hope this letter
will find you the same.
Yours very truly,
(Signed) PHJLIP BEISIEGEL.
Cayley, Alta., Canada.
MAN AND HIS WAY®.
Fertile
Brain Has Evolved
Style of Cradle.
a New
A new cradle has been Invented—
and by a man. Which latter state-
ment is a dedundancy—for no up-to-
date woman would really ever think
of inventing anything so pernicious to
her infant's welfare. Has she not be-
come enlightened to the dreadful ills
of that time-honored institution of
our ancestors? Dare she imperil the
intellect that Is to sway the twen-
tieth century by untimely "juggling"
in its embryo stage? Poor modern
babe! When colic's gripes assail, it
may not know the luxury of a Bteady
tramp swung across father's shoul-
der—strange to say, men do not jeer
at this dictum of the new mother-
hood—much less will it experience the
bliss of being lulled to rest in* a
wooden-slatted cradle or fluffy bassi-
net, swayed by the foot of a won-
drous being who swings and croons,
swings and croons, till baby woes are
merged in blessed sleep. Its maker
claims that sideways rocking is, in-
deed, injurious to babykins, but to his
eyes, not his brain. Therefore has he
constructed a cradle that BWinga
lengthwise, and is shaped like a boat!
SCALY ERUPTION ON BODY.
Judge Moulder of Lawton Dead.
Lawton, Ok., July 13 —Judge E. E.
Moulder died Thursday of paralysis.
He lived In Lawton since its found
Doctors and Remedies Fruitless—Suf.
fered 10 Years — Completely
Cured by Cutlcura.
"Small sores appeared on each of
my lower limbs and shortly afterwards
they became so sore that I could
scarcely walk. The sores began to
heal, but small scaly eruptions ap-
peared. The itching was so severe
that I would scratch the sorts until the
blood began to flow. After I suffered
thus about ten years I made a renewed
effort to effect a cure. The eruptions
by this time had appeared on every
part of my body except my face and
hands. The best doctor in my native
county and many remedies gave no
relief. All this was fruitless. Finally
my hair began to fall out and I was
rapidly becoming bald. A few months
after, having used almost everything
else, I thought I would try Cuticura
Ointment and Cuticura Soap. After
using three boxes I was completely
cured, and my hair was restored, after
fourteen years of Buffering and an ex-
penditure of at least $50 or $60 In vain-
ly endeavoring to find a cure. B.
Hiram Mattingly, Vermillion. 8. Dak,
Aug. 18, 1906."
A Square Deal.
A certain peasant supplied a baker
with three pounds of butter daily, and
after some time the baker noticed
that the butter never weighed three
pounds. At last he summoned him.
"Have you no scales at home?" the
Judge asked. "Yes," said the peaaanL
"Have you weights?" "Yes, but I
never weigh butter with them.'"
"Why?" "Because, since the baker
buyB my butter, I buy his bread, and
as I always buy three pounds at
time, I weigh the, butter with the
bread." He was acquitted—Siarcx.
There Is something bad In the be*
of a*, and something good ta the
worst of us. bat. good or bad. U
wont sad beet of as la art all tf sa.
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