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That sentiment In Missouri : is drift-
. . ing toward the puritanical is evi
( denced by a glance at some of the
eighty new laws enacted by the State
Legislature last winter and which
have now become effective. One meas-
ure provides that even the nude in
art must go. Another makes it an
offense , punishable by fine or jail sen-
tence , for any newspaper or periodical
to publish scandalous items , even
though they be a matter of record in
court. Revolvers , "knucks : , " dirks and
all deadly weapons are practically
driven from the State. A dealer may
not even exhibit these weapons in his
show windows , and if any one other
than an officer be found with one in
his possession , "it's the 'pen' for him. "
Except on dining cars no liquor
, may be drunk on any train within the
borders of the State. Colored and
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hereafter in the State reform schools.
Because a Kansas City man covertly
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hooked up an electric fan with an
dectrTc 'i wire passing his lodgings by
means of a steel "stick" umbrella , a
law was passed making it a felony to
steal electric power. It will be a mis-
demeanor to publish anything promot-
ing , divorces. Any boy under 18 years
of age caught smoking a cigarette will
be liable to a fine of $10 , and anyone
selling to such a youth , or giving to
him a cigarette , or "the makings , " will
be liable to a fine up to $100 , one-half
of which is to go to the informer.
A hog , no matter how much of a
razor-back , is to be held to be worth
more than $30 for criminal prosecu
tion purposes , at least. It will be
ii grand larceny : to steal one.
The new game law is practically
prohibitive. The man who never hunts
will feel it , in that it is to be a jail
. offense to sell any game whatever in
the State. There will be no more
game served in restaurants. Hunters
I may eat what they kill , or may give
it away , but they may not sell it. No
game may be shipped into Missouri :
from other States.
Traveling men now sleep under
nine-foot bedsheets , made that long so
as to fold back over antique "com-
forts. -
"Coke" fiends may find themselves
deprived of the right to run their own
business by the appearance of a
. guardian.
One more law of State-wide impor-
tance limits the working hours for
women to fifty-four in the . week.
DIVORCES MEAN U. S. FALL.
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Ruin Republic.
Declaring the greatest curse that
hovers over the United States is the
divorce evil , Archbishop Glennon , of
St. Louis , delivered a masterful ser-
mon at the dedication of the Cathedral
of St. Mary : Magdalene in Salt Lake.
Cardinal Gibbons was present. Arch-
bishop Glennon said : "We are going
. through a crisis. Haw < long will it
stand , this republic of ours , if the
home begins to fall ? When the home
falls the republic falls , and when the
republic falls , the last support of lib-
erty t and progress falls. Our homes
are overshadowed by divorce. With
every divorce at least one home is
broken and one home is ruined. If we
would maintain the standard of Chris-
tianity we must maintain its sweetest
blossom , the Christian home. "
LnHt of the Staple Coaches.
The last of the old-fashioned stage
coaches that supplied the scattered
1 settlers of the plains country in
southwestern Kansas wtih . mail from
the outside world once each week will
soon be discarded and automobiles
will : take their place. In that coun-
try of long distances the settlers and
ranchers are so progressive that they
want to hear from -the outside world
every day. The twice-a-week mail
service with stage coaches and buck-
boards would not do. The railroads
have halted and hesitated about
plunging through this long stretch of
plains country and the lonely settlers
of .the prairies appealed to Uncle Sam
for relief. The . government is now
determining the feasibility of serving
t the people living in three counties in
, southwestern Kansas and one county
In southeastern Colorado with a daily
mail service by automobile.
In vest I prating ' Straw DI. ease.
Dr. Joseph Goldberger , of the Ma-
rine . Hospital service staff . , who was
. . . . . . . sent to Philadelphia to investigato the
nature of the epidemic known as
straw disease , because first taken : by
members of a yacht crew who slept on
fresh straw beds , has proved at least
its infectious character by at once
catching the disease. The disease is
, described by the city health authori-
ties as a hlvelike inflammation : of the
skin , resembling chicken : pox , ordin
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make the test , held his bare arm in
. contact with the straw taken from
one of the beds on which a person
, afflicted with the disease had lain.
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CALLS INHERITED RICHES EVIL.
Aged Millionaire with Large Family
Leaves Wealth to Church.
Theodore Harris , the aged banker
who died a few days ago in Louisville ,
leaving more than $1,000,000 , left
practically his entire estate to the
Baptists of Kentucky. He left com-
paratively * few cash bequests to his
family , which is large. His blood heirs
will have a life tenure in certain por-
tions of his estate , enough to net
them an income of $150 a month each.
In his will , written and signed on
April 15 , 1907 , he provides further that
should the beneficiaries he names die
or become otherwise disqualified , the
portion set aside for them shall re
vert to the estate as a whole and be
paid eventually into the hands of the
Baptist Church organizations.
The discrepancy between his be-
quests to the church and those to his
own children he explains by saying :
"The observations of a long life have
taught me that inherited wealth is sel-
dom useful to the one inheriting it ,
while , on the other hand , with the
blessings of God , these benefactions
will do good to thousands yet un
born. "
FIGHT FOR THE PENNANTS.
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Standing : of Clubs in the Principal
Base Ball ILeagrues.
NATIONAL , LEAGUE
W. L. W. L.
Pittsburg .76 29 Philadel'a .47 57
Chicago . . .70 35 St. Louis . .43 60
New York.63 38 Brooklyn. . 37 65
Cincinnati .53 52 Boston . . . .26 79
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
W. L. W. L.
Philadel'a .67 42 Chicago . , . .53 55
Boston . . .67 44 New York..49 58
Detroit . . .65 43 St. Louis . .45 62
Cleveland .57 54 Wash'gton .32 77
AMEBICAN ASSOCIATION.
W. L. W. L.
Minn'polis .70 54 St. Paul . . .58 63
Milw'kee . .67 54 Kan. City..58 63
Louisville .63 60 Ind'polis . .57 67
Columbus .61 62 Toledo . . . .56 67
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Country Jay , the 13-year-old trot-
: er , in the grand circuit races at the
State fair at Detroit reduced his rec-
ord from 2:11 to 2:074. The old geld
ing : was not considered in the betting
and sold in a $12 field in pools of $492.
Harry G. Legg , of the Minikahda
Club , Minneapolis , won the trans- Iis-
sissippi golf championship by defeat-
ing Bernard G. Guinand , of the Wavel
Club , of Des Moines , 10 to 8 to play in
the final match at the Des Moines Golf
and Country Club.
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The Glidden tourists , while in the
Twin Cities , were entertained at M. W.
Savage's stock farm by a race in which
Dan Patch and Minor Heir paced a
dead heat. It was a magnificent race ,
the time being variously figured at
from 2:05 % to 2:06 % .
Fifteen Russian racing horses of the .
famous Orluff breed from the imperial
racing stables of Moscow : are to be ex-
hibited in America this fall at various
State fairs to determine whether or
not there is sufficient Interest in this
class of animals to warrant importa-
tion for sale.
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BANK ROBBERS KILL AND WOUND
Surprised in Oklahoma Town , They
Slay Marshal , Injure Cashier.
Two robbers , surprised while loot-
Ing the State Bank at Kiefer , Okla. ,
Monday night , shot and killed City
Marshal Inford and probably : fatally
wounded Cashier Calmer Wobling.
They escaped. A posse was quickly
organized and hurried in pursuit.
Cashier Wobling , who lives over the
bank , was awakened by a noise in
the bank shortly after midnight.
Upon investigation he saw by the dim
light burning in the rear two men at
work on the vault door. Hastily sum-
moning Marshal Inford , he procured a
revolver. The marshal and cashier
entered the bank by the front door
while the robbers were busily engaged
in drilling the safe door. A slight
noise made by the city marshal at-
tracted the attention of the robbers.
The next moment they extinguished
the light and then opened fire. After
half a dozen shots had been ex-
changed , Inford sank to the floor with
a bullet through the head. The next
moment Wobling also fell , shot
through the chest. Then both robbers
hurried for the ' 'door and fled. The
men had just succeeded in drilling the
safe and were preparing to pour inI I
nitroglycerin when surprised at their
work.
ALABAMA TO BE DRYEST STATE. !
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House Passes Bill Prohibiting Sale :
or Shipping : of Liquor.
In almost a frenzy the House mem-
bers of the Alabama Legislature on
Friday made a violent assault on the I
sale , of intoxicants of all kinds , pass I
ing the Fuller bill , beyond ; question
the most drastic ever offered in the
South. By its provisions no liquors
may be sold ; no advertisement of
liquors may appear in any paper or
upon any billboard , and no train may
leave a car that contains liquor upon
any track. No place of selling any
sort of goods may be called a saloon.
Officers may raid any place under sus-
picion and destroy goods found. The
presence of an internal revenue li-
cense , whether liquor is found or not ,
is prima facie evidence of guilt and
the proprietor may be arrested.
KILLS RELATIVE AS THIEF.
Kentucky Man Also Shoots at Sister
Who Is Guest at His Home.
Believing they were burglars trying
to break into his house at Fulton ,
Ky. , George Speed shot and instantly
killed his brother-in-law , Abe Vinson ,
and fired upon but missed his sister ,
Vinson's wife. Mr. and Mrs. Vinson
were guests at the home of Speed. Be-
cause of the heat they went out on
the balcony to sleep for a while. When
they were returning they were discov-
ered by Speed , who fired without mak
ing an investigation.
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Argentine Admits American Cattle.
Cattle from the United States here-
after will be allowed importation into
Argentine , the president of that coun-
try having rescinded the embargo
against such entry. The action of Con-
gress in putting hides on the free list
is believed to have influenced Argen-
tina to take this step.
Hindoo Murderer Hanged.
Madarial Dhinagri , the Indian stu-
dent . who shot and , killed Lieut.-Col.
Sir William Hutt Curzon Wyllie and
Dr. Cawal Lalcaca , has been hanged
in London.
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Ballinger to Begin Prosecution in
Seattle Shortly.
Investigations that have been under
way for some time-which have been
laid before Secretaary of the Interior
Ballinger and Commissioner Fred Den-
nett of the General Land Office-will
unquestionably prove one of the great-
est scandals in connection with land
fraud investigations ever brought to
light by the General Land Office.
It is known that in the valuable
coal fields of Alaska many thousand
acres of land have been fraudulently
filed upon and attempts made to force
the department , through financial , po
litical and even social pressure , to pat.
ent these lands. Secretary Ballinger
and Commissioner. Dennett have evi-
dence showing unlawful combination
of nearly 500 coal entries in Alaska.
Commissioner Dennett , while' in Den-
ver recently , it is understood , said
these entries would be canceled. To
that end hearings will shortly begin ,
and the General Land Office has as-
signed its best coal engineers'and law-
yers to Seattle to aid in the coming
trial. ,
Several railroad corporations owned
in New York , Boston and Philadelphia
are making indirect efforts to delay
these land hearings , hoping that the
next Congress will pass legislation to
permit of greater consolidation of coal
entries or else pass a curative act le
galizing the entries about to be at-
tacked.
KANSAS TOWN BARS SWEARING.
Only "By Chowder" Is Permitted in
Once "Wicked Wnterville.
"By chowder" is the official swear
at Waterville Kan. , now. The people
of this burg cannot use any cuss words
stronger than that under pain of go-
ing to jail. The street loafers of Wa-
terville , it was charged , became so
profane that the women of the town
hesitated about going out on the
streets. They would rather stay at
home than to hear men using vile lan-
guage. The merchants felt the loss of
the women's trade keenly and prevaIl-
ed upon the City Council to enact a
drastic law against swearing. In obe-
dience to the demand , the Council
made it a misdemeanor , punishable by
a fine and Imprisonment , to swear
within the city limits. In order to
help the chronic cussers out , however ,
the Council ruled that "by chowder"
would not be considered a swear
word.
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An explosion of fire damp occurred
in one of the mines at Clermont , Fer-
rand , France , which resulted in the
death of twelve miners.
All the members of the cabinet of
President Gomez of Cuba , except the
Secretary of Justice , resigned to ena-
ble the president to reconstruct It in
accordance with/ popular demands.
The South Australian government
has purchased 1,600 acres of land for
the purpose of encouraging and dem-
onstrating the best methods of dairy
farming. A government expert is to
have charge of the farm.
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112 , Hottest in Fifteen Years.
Unusually intense heat , officially re
corded by the government weather bu-
reau as high as 110 degrees , caused
at least three deaths Monday in Kan-
sas City , numerous prostrations and
much damage to crops In Missouri ,
Kansas , Oklahoma , and the Southwest
generally. Throughout the Southwest
the day was the most trying since the
devastating drought of 1901. As the
withering winds swept across the
plains much vegetation fell. The day
"as the hottest Topeka has had in
eight , years , 102 degrees being official-
recorded. T\vo prostrations result-
ed there. The past eight days in Kan-
sas have shown a maximum tempera-
ture above 90 degrees and a minimum
which has now been below 70-the
hotteat period of that length of time
since 1901.
In Oklahoma City the government
thermometer registered 103 , while
thermometers In the business district ,
reached 112. It was the hottest day
recorded there in fifteen yars. At
Muskogee the government thermome-
ter registered 110. This was the high-
est recorded in the three Stats. Dis-
patches state Oklahoma crops have
been materialy damaged by the sultry
wind. Enid , Okla. , reported 105 ;
Fort Smith , Ark. , 102 ; Concordia ,
Kan. , 102 , -and Lamar , Mo. , 101. Three
deaths were reported in St. Joseph ,
Mo. : , due to the heat , among them be-
ing William A. Kenyon , a civil war
veteran , aged 74.
Reports from the Panhandle in Tex-
as indicate that moderate temperature
has prevailed on account of the alti
tude and prevailing winds.
EXTRA SESSION COST $500,000.
Uncle Sam Pays Out Large Sum to
Pass Tariff Bill.
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Further investigation of the cost of I
passing the tariff law shows that be
fore Uncle Samuel gets through foot
ing the bills of the lawmakers in
curred during the special session he
will have to pay out close to 500000.
The principal item of expense is the I
mileage , because every member 'Of ' i
both houses is allowed mileage at the
rate of 20 cents a mile from his home
to Washington for every session which
he attends. By the time the Sena
tors and Representatives from the Pa
cific coast put in their bills this ac
count is pretty big. Members of the
House get just $154,000 , while Sena
tors took away from the Treasury $47 , .
000 for traveling expenses. Extra pay
for the employes of the Senate
amounted to something more than
$73,000 , and as there are many more
clerks , messengers and other workers
on the House side , it is estimated that
the pay for extra services of the em
ployes was about 100000. The urg
ent deficiency bill carried an item of
$25,000 for general expenses , and it
is said that most of this was used
for expediting the passage of the tariff
bill. The official reporters of both
houses got about $10,000 to pay extra
clerk hire and other expenses.
BONES BARE OLD TRAGEDY.
Fifteen Skeletons with Coins Dated
1729 Dug Up in Washington.
Fifteen skeletons , lying together In
such a position as to Indicate hasty
burial , and three English copper coins
bearing the date 1712 found with the
skeletons during the excavating for
the United States Medical School Hos
pital , near the banks of the Potomac , .
bring to light , it is believed , some In.
dian or piratical tragedy of early I
American days. As authentic history
sheds no illuminating ray on the case ,
the finger of suspicion wavers in its
pointing , looking first toward the red
man who stole silently along the
wooded Potomac banks a century and
a half ago , then to a mythical pirate
crew which is believed to have made
its rendezvous in the upper Potomac ,
and lastly to a mutiny-infested slave-
trading vessel. But the bones may re
main forever as silent as they were in
the grave.
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Powder Explosloa : : Kills Two.
Two men were killed and propertj
to the value of $25,000 was destroyed
in an explosion at the Aetna Powder
Mill at Aetna , Ind. , Friday. The er- : :
plosion occurred in the gelatin mixer
department. The shock broke glass in
windows for miles around and in the
city of Aetna scarcely a window glass
remained.
Desire to Kill : Grips "Woman.
Every time : iIrs.Iaria Coseo , of
Middletown , N. Y. , sees her husband
she feels like killing him , and , as she
does not want to commit murder , she
has asked : the police to send her to
jail or have hec deported to Italy to
avert a tragedy in her home circle.
COO Drowned ; Ship Sinks.
It is now certain that the Australian
steamer Waratah , now a fortnight over
due , with 300 persons aboard , has been
lost at sea. A Xatal steamer'arriving
at Durban reported passing four
bodies floating ten miles from shore.
Police Dosrs Are Permanent.
After a careful investigation , Com
missioner Baker , of New York City ,
has come to the conclusion that the
police dogs have carried for them
selves a permanent place in the ma
chinery of the police department.
Robbed of § . . , S10 in Depot.
Pickpockets robbed Robert Miller , a
merchant of Sheridan , N. Y. , in the
Polk street depot in Chicago. They
stole $170 and certificates of deposit
for 2640.
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DEATH TAKES DR. H. W. THOMAS
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cago , Erpircs in Florida.
One of Chicago's , most noted clergy-
men of days bone by has been claim-
: d by death. The Rev. Hiram W.
Thomas died Thursday night at De
Funlak " Springs , Fla. , where ho had
lived recently because of his feeble
aealth. The body was taken to Cr- :
: ago for burial. . Jenkin Lloyd . ' os :
Df All Souls' Church conducted t'.ie ' ( u-
aeral : services.
Dr. Thomas ! ranked with Prof. Ha-
rid Swing as one of the most nored
preachers ; of the West when both w , -r&
tried and convicted of heresy nearly a
generation ago. Theological opinion.
have changed since then and many or-
thodox clergymen now accept and
preach the same doctrines which
: aused the expulsion of Thomas and
Swing from their respective denomi :
nations.
After the expulsion of Dr. Thomas
from the Methodist Episcopal Church
in 1879 , he established the undenomi
national People's Church , which held
regular services in McVicker's Thea-
ter. In 1901 he resigned a. ? pastor
find was succeeded by the Rev. Frank
Crane.
Hirnoi WashIngton Thomas : ; ; was
born : n Hampshire : : County. Va. . on
April 29 , 1832. He was converted at
the age of IS and at once began to
prepare to become a clergyman. : He
took a private course of study and af-
terwardt attended Cooperstown Acad-
emy and Berlin College. He came West
and joined the lov/a conference ; : cf the
Methodist Episcopal Church in 1S3G : ;
having married Miss ! Emmeline C.
Merrick a ? Pennsylvania the preced
ing year. For three years he was
chaplain of the Towa penitentiary
which position he left to beco'no ! pas-
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tor of Park Avenue Methodist Episco
pal Church in Chicago in 1869. Later
he was pastor consecutively of First
Methodist Episcopal Church , Chicago .
First Church at Aurora and Centen-
ary Church , Chicago. While pastor
of this church he was accused and ;
convicted of heresy.
His first wife died on Jan. 5 , 1896.
They had seven children , the only sur-
viving one being Dr. Homer W. Thom-
as of Chicago. Early in 1899 the Rev.
Dr. Thomas met Miss Vandalia Var-
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num , a lecturer on liberal religion and
ethics. They married several months
later , and she was ordained soon af
terwards as assistant pastor of Peo
ple's Church.
BOY : BANDITS ROB BANK.
Hold Up Caviller , Get $ ' ' ,000 and
Flee In Auto - Arrested.
Two young men , armed with shot-
guns and unmasked , walked into the-
Valley Bank of Santa Clara Cal. ,
shortly after 10 o'clock Friday , and ,
covering the cashier and his three-
clerks , demanded $7,000. After secur-
ing the money they fled in a waiting
automobile , but were captured two "
hours later seven miles from town ,
submitting without resistance. Th&
boy bandits appear to be under 19
years old. They are well dressed and
apparently come from good families.
HANGS HIMSELF NEAR HOARD.
Economical Hnnband " ' ' 'ho.e Wife
Left Him Had $2,119 In Garret.
When Albert Burt's wife left him
ieveral weeks ago she said he was so
economical that she could not stand
it any longer , and in a few days he
committed suicide. Mrs. Burt has re
turned to their home at Mineola , L. I. ,
and has just found $2,119 hidden in
the rafters of the garret where her
husband hanged himself. With the ex
pectation of finding much more money
she has begun a systematic search of
the house.
BARS "GRIPS" OF NEGRO LODGES.
Georgia I . aiv Also "Wipes Out Colored
Lodges of Elk and Pythian
A recent act of the Georgia Leg-
islature prohibits the use by negro
secret socities of the insignia , ritual-
istic work , grips , etc. , or orders com-
posed of whites. The act legislates .
out of existence the organization of '
Elks and Knights of Pythias but the
negro Masonic and Odd Fellow organ-
izations may continue in operation by
changing their badges , rituals , grips ,
etc. , as the latter have names slightly
different from the white Masonic and
Odd Fellow organizations.
BOYCOTT WORRIES ENGLISH.
Proposed Hindoo Move May Mean : :
$1OOOOOOOO Annual Loaa.
English merchants are plainly per-
turbed to-day over the outcome of the
Indian boycott on English goods. I ?
the boycott becomes as effective aa. .
now feared It will make a loss of
$100,000,000 annually by English mer-
chants and the gain of this in trade-
by American , German and Japanese
merchants.