The Morris Star. (Morris, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 11, 1909 Page: 4 of 8
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FORMER RULER OF HAWAII
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HAB MAR SHOWING SPOT OF
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PmMfM Taft’s cablaet of ala
la by Pbiiaader Chase Kaox
secretary of atato who was bora
la 1853 at Brownsville Pa Ha
graduated -fro 91 Meant 1'Dlon college
Oble la 1171 and tbrsa years later
was admitted to tba bar During tbs
roars 117 and 177 be served as as-
sistant United States district attorney
lor tba western district of Pennsyl-
vania Id the latter vear be formed
a law partnership with James H Reed
wblcb still exists and which has rep-
resented many Innte corporations in-
cluding the Carnegie Company Mr
Knos entered President McKinley's
cabinet as attorney general la April
101 serving nntil 1MI when be was
elected United States senator from
Peasylvanta The latter position be
resigned to become the bead of Presi-
dent Taft’s cabinet He was a candi-
date for the presidential nomination la
the Republican national convention of
IMS Mr Knox la recognised as one
af the fore moat constitutional lawyers
la the country
MscVssflh far the Treasury
Franklin MacVeagh secretary of the
treasury was born oa a farm In
Chester const y Pennsylvania gradu-
ated from Tale la ISO and from
Columbia Law school In ltd He be-
gan the practice of law In New York
city but ill-health forced him to absm-
dea it and la 165 he went to Chicago
land engaged la the wholesale grocery
business la this aad other eomaaer-
vial pursuits ba has amassed a large
fortune Before entering the cabinet
die disposed of his holdings in the big
grocery Arm and resigned as director
(of the Commercial National bank of
Chicago Mr MacVeagh has always
'been Interested la movements for the
ipublic welfare locally aad nationally
He has been president of the Chicago
Citlsens’ association the Chicago
Bureau of Charities and the Municipal
Art League vice-president of the
American Citric association and chair-
maa of the immigration department of
the National Civic Federation Mr
' MacVeagh formerly was a Democrat
and in 189 be was nominated for
United States senator by the Demo-
crats of Illinois but was defeated la
the legislature He supported Grover
Cleveland but afterward changed his
party allegiance because of the altt-
tads of the Democratic party on the
money question
Oichinaea la War Secretary
1 Jacob M Dickinson of Tennessee
aad Chicago the new secretary of
war was bora la 1851 at Columbsa
(Mian He graduated from the Unt-
isefaity of Nash villa la 172 and after-
ward stud lad law at Columbia collage
wt the University of Lelpslx and la
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vtoua to accepting the place la Mr
Taft's cabinet be was general counsel
for the Illinois Central Railroad Com-
pany 'When not living In Chicago
Jtfr Dickinson makes bis borne at the
Hermitage "the estate upon the out-
skirts of Nashville Tran once the
property of Andrew Jackson Like
Mr Roosevelt he Is very fond of
hunting and Ashing Though a Demo-
crat Mr Dickinson has always been
an opponent of Bryan
Wilson Retains His Place
Only one member of tbe Roosevelt
cabinet retains his portfolio under
Mr Taft That Is James Wilson of
Iowa secretary of agriculture 80 ex-
cellent had been his work in that posi-
tion that there was no serious talk of
making a change Born la Scotland la
1(35 Mr Wilson came to the United
States la 1861 and three years later
-settled in Iowa In 1861 be engaged in
farming la Tama county He was a
member of the Iowa assembly for
three sessions snd speaker of the
house for one session and also was a
member of tbe Iowa state railway
commission In 1(75 be was elected
to congress nerving two terms and
was sent to tbe national legislature
again for one term la 181 He was
regent of tbe Auto university of
Iowa la 187A-74 snd la 1(90 was
made director of the agricultural ex-
periment station aad professor of agri-
culture at tbe Iowa Agricultural col-
lege Ames la In 1(97 he became
secretary of agriculture-
Poet mas tar General Hitchcock
Tbe Arst cabinet officer selected by
Mr Taft after' his election was Frank
H Hitchcock of Massachusetts who
gave up bis place as Arst assistant
postmaster general to manage success-
fully the Taft presidential campaign
He has been given the office of post-
master general In the new cabinet
Mr Hitchcock was born at Amherst
O in 1867 and graduated from Har-
vard In 1891 and from Columbia Law
school la 1894 Since 1891 be has
been a government official having
served at different times as chief of
the division of foreign markets of the
department of agriculture chief clerk
of the department of commerce and
labor member of tbe government ex-
position board and Arst assistant post-
master general He is a member of
many sclentlAe aad social organisa-
tions aad Is the sutbor of numerous
bulletins reports aad circulars on for-
eign trade aad customs tariffs - His
work la tbe post-office department un-
der President Roosevelt was especial-
ly noteworthy
Nagel Mao Cemmsrao Portfolio
Missouri has been rewarded for Ms
switch to the Republican column by
the appointment of -Chasten Nasal as -ssnralary
af commerce aad labor Mr
la a leading lawyer of BL
ted tha west Ha wa
la IMA moved la
when a child aad graduated from the
Bt Louis Law school In 1871 He has
been senior member of the law Arm
of Nagel t Kirby professor la tbe
St Louis Law school aad a trustee
of Washington university la 1881-83
he was a member of the Missouri bouse
of representatives and In 1893-97 was
president of the 8t Louis city coun-
cil He is a member of the Repule
Mean national committee and for years
has been an Intimate friend of Mr
Taft He was one of Mr Roosevelt's
most enthusiastic supporters As an
attorney Mr Nagel was Identified with
several Important cases dealing with
the numerous complications In the
affairs of the Five Civilised Tribes la
the then Indian territory
Navy Under Meyer’s Charge
President Taft's secretary of tbs
navy George Von L Meyer of Massa-
chusetts has bad wide experience as
a business man legislator diplomat
and cabinet officer He was born In
Boston la 1858 and graduated from
Harvard In 1879 He then entered
business and has been prominently
conected with a number of financial
and mercantile concerns His career
as a public official began in 1889 when
be was elected to the Boston common
council He then served on the board
of aldermen and In 1991-96 he was a
member of the Massachusetts legisla-
ture the last two years being speaker
of the house In 1906 Mr Meyer was
seat to Italy as American ambassador
and In 1905 was transferred to Rus-
sia In January 1907 President
Roosevelt called him home to enter
his cabinet as postmaster general
Ballinger Secretary of Interior
After about one year’s service as
commissioner of the general land of-
fice Richard A Ballinger of Seattle
Wash has entered the cabinet as
secretary of tbe Interior He Is a
native of Iowa having been born In
Boonesboro In 1858 After attending
tbe University of Kansas and Wash-
burn college at lopeka be went to
Williams college graduating in 1884
and afterward studying law and re
moving to Washington He was
United States court commissioner in
1890 98 and later was judge of the
supreme court In Jefferson county
Wash
Attorney General Wickersham
George W Wtckerxham who be-
comes President Taft’s attorney gen-
eral has had tbe reputation of' being
one of tbe ablest lawyers In New
Yofk city Born In Pittsburg In 1(58
be studied civil engineering la Lehigh
university sad In 1880 graduated from
tbe tow school of the University of
Pennsylvania For two years be prac-
ticed law la Philadelphia la 154 be
became associated with the law Ana
Btrsac A Cad walla dare (a wblcb
Hoagy W Taft brother af (he ptaiA
Ex-Queen Llliuokalani of Hawaii who In person appeared before the
house committee an claims at Washington recently and put In her plea for
250000 in payment for the crown land and estates which were taksn from
her when she lost her throne
TRAMPS SHUN TOWN
WEARY WILLIES” STEAR CLEAR
OF BURLINGTON N J
Policeman McCormick Solves Problem
of Handling Case — Free Gentry
by Putting Them to Work
Cleaning Streets
Burlington N J — All bail Police-
ms a Joseph McCormick!' Tbe feats
of Horatius a ho kept the bridge and
other heroes of ancient history are
naught compared to tbe brave deed
be accomplished and to think of It
single-handed too
What did Officer McCormick do to
earn all this praise? Why he tackled
the tramp problem single-handed and
now tramps tramping through Jersey
are heard singing “Gee But This Is a
Lonesome Town” ns they steer away
from tbs city of Burlington
Tbe town baa been worried by
tramps for tbe past few months They
would apply to the lodging house con-
ducted by the city obtain a hearty
meal a good bed and then with a
courteous "Thank yon” leave tbe
place next morning
Many were caught “ringing”— that
la trying to return the name evening
snd work the stunt all over again
Then McCormick took affairs la hand
Seeing the matter required careful
thought be asked for a two-weeks’ va-
cation that he might not be disturbed
In righting a municipal wrong
The chief of police was aghast when
McCormick made his request as his
absence would deplete the force and
the other policemen In the town would
have double patrol duty to do but
granted the request
In a few days be was back on tbe
job a smile of satisfaction spread
over his countenance The tramp
problem was solved
Tramps who applied for lodging
and supper were surprised at the kind
way la which they were received
Never in all their tramp llvea bad
they been escorted to the supper table
wltb such grace
Then came a cot aad then breakfast
la tbe morning
Immediately after their morning re-
past they were conducted to the city's
dirtiest streets given a broom and
told to sweep One who rebelled was
immediately given tea dsya la the city
jalL Tbe rest decided that discretion
was the better part of valor
Tbe tale spread Every tramp In
the state soon beard of tbe methods
of Burlington in treating the tramp
problem
- Needless to say the town Is free
from tramps for the first time In
many years
WINNER GETA DIVORCE
Land Office Must Decide If Ahe Quit
Mate Illegally
Pluil 8 D — The officials of the
federal land office must decide whether
Mary A Melser who woo No 1 In the
great Tripp eounty land drawing last
fall has traded off bar husband for
her 140000 prise or whether her for-
tune has come to relieve her at a time
when she was about to be left without
supporL
Mrs' Melser was granted a divorce
here upon the grounds of desertion
It was while on a visit to her parents
la Lyman county that Mrs Melser
learned of her good fortune At the
time It was wondered whether aa a
married woman she would be entitled
to Ale oa the land since she had not
obtained a divorce
Bat she asserted that she had not
lived with- Melaar slate Jama 1AM
that she had gives him up aad that
she had supported herself sSeee the
ssgsrstlBB aad the diverse was
granted Accordingly she will file on
her claim when tbe time comes Un-
questionably other winners coming
after her will raise the novel question
of whether the divorce was not ob-
tained for the purpose of allowing her
to claim her prise
In any event the proposals of mar-
riage which were stopped at tbe time
she was announced the winner by the
statement that she was married are
certain to begin deluging the young
woman who pa shown by her pictures
is still youthful and fair to look apon
LIMITS “SPOONING” TO DOAEB
Ad fee Cook Bays ia Hours Night-
ly Is Enough Before Marriage
Carbondale Pa — Paying proper at-
tention to the “spooning” proclivities
of the average cook a householder of
this city who has had a long and try-
ing experience with servants has In-
serted this advertisement la a local
paper:
“Wanted— Girl or woman to wash
Iron bake cook serve meals and do
general housework for two persons
eight rooms and a bathroom to keep
clean wages four dollars every Sat-
urday night to one that can give sat-
isfaction One afternoon off each
week besides every 8unday after-
noon and evening but must return
and get supper every other Sunday
Gentleman friend may be entertained
but not fed seven nights a week from
7:30 to 11 no oftener or later this
gives one whole day 84 hours a week
for ‘spooning which ought to suffice
nntil after matrimony then you'll be
lucky to get one day a month If
these restrictions seem unreasonable
do not consider this situation”
Hers’a Meanest Joks of All
New York— Robert Morgan a vet-
eran of the civil war aad member of
the O A R tons the victim of n joke
which resulted In his humiliation In
a restaurant and his arrest A
stranger InviB-d him to dine but
brasenly announced that be did not
know the old man when tbe waiter
presented the bill for tbe meal When
taken to a police station a police lieu-
tenant was so im pi rased with bis
story and his plight that be paid tbe
bill which was for a comparatively
trivial amounL
READING ROOM OF
Esra Delivers One Dollar for Oypsy
Wares and Gets Wonderful Se-
cret In Return for His
Meney
Tyson Vt — Kirs Burt who lives
shout n mile rest of the Corner has
a ben which no amount of money will
buy It is a scrawny Ill-appearing
fowl with bedraggled feathers and a
semi-bald bead and what la more It
has laid only one egg in Its entire two-
years' existence Still old Betsy so
the hen is railed has a niche In Es-
ra'a heart and gets the very best
grain tbe farm affords
The secret of all this Is that the
one egg Betsy laid contained oa Its
shell a raised water-line map of the-
Spot where old Jeremiah Burt Esra'o
great grandfather buried bis gold at
the time of tbe revolutionary war and
wltb the aid of this map Kara recov-
ered the treasure Just bow much this
was no one has been able to find ouL
but It Is known that the mortgage on
the farm has been paid off and the-
Burt family Is living in comfort
The Burts gave up hunting for tbw
secreted wealth 40 years ago after
they had searched and dug until they
were tired out They knew that the
paternal Burt sunk his gold some-
where In the earth and went off to
war without telling his family where
be had placed It further than that it
was on the farm
Last summer a gypsy came along
selling beads and laces and offered to
go into a trance and solve tbe treasure
riddle provided Exra bought a dol-
lar's worth of her ’varea Burt took up
the offer and In her trance the woman
aaid that some day aa old scrawny
hen would lay aa -gg in which would
be found a map If this were followed
the treasure would be found Esra
thought he was "stung” but he paid
the dollar
Nothing more happened until a
month ago when Eetsy was foand its
the wood box behind tba kHchen
stove Horrified at the idea of having
a hen in her kitchen Mrs Burt shooed
her out and was surprised to find so
egg nestling in tbe shavings The egg
hsd peculiar raised lines on the shell
and Esra was called He remembered
the prophecy of the gypsy and care-
fully studied tbe shell Bure enough
there was a map w'tb a little star at
tha base of aa old apple tree la tbe
sugar orchard
With a pick and shovel Burt aet
forth and an hour later returned
with a discolored copper soap kettle
heavy wltb gold Tbe family kapt tbe
secret until tbe mortgage won paid
when It became common property All
efforts to get Esra te tell bow much
money bo found la tbs kuttle have
failed
ORERATEA ON AORTA MAN UVEA
La Angeles Burg sen Rsrforms DaU-
cats and Dangs rewa Task
Loa Angeles CaL — Twenty feet of
silver wire colled Inside of the norte—
the great artery leading from bis
heart — will probably save the life of
Richard Wbsatoa a retired British
soldier now a patient at the county
hospital Ha la recovering from one
of the most delicate and dangerous
operations known to modern surgery
Dr D C Barber superintendent of
the hospital performed the operation
Tbe patient was suffering from aa
aneurism At one point la the aorta
tba wall of tha artery was so thin that
pressure of the blood bad all but
blown It ouL It was decided to in-
terpose on artificial wall ta front of
tbs wounded spot Tbe artery was
discloved and a hollow needle wan
thrust into It Tbs fine silvsr wire
was passed through the bole In the
needle It was so fine that when tbe
end came la contact wltb tbe opposite
wall of the artery It turned and as
more wire was pushed la It curved
round and round forming a spiral
tba also of tha artery and this trav-
eled along tha tuba bridging tba en-
larged space
Be your real self and you win be
original — Wood i
NEW OCEAN UNER
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Bowen, C. E. The Morris Star. (Morris, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 11, 1909, newspaper, March 11, 1909; Morris, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2336250/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.