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THE -TICICKT.
For
United. States. Senator w. H.
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. WM1 .- ? f vn 4 TVB MJt jl&HIk
--: "-'-IFor Governor A- C. Shallenberger
.-" . -- v -: "at -zAlaia (dem-). . .
"L:'zA'':'-c '-For.- IJeutfenant Governor William
- -:i"-'- -- .-It -Green .6f Creighton -idem.)', -V.
. ' -v- :?-' -For. -Railroad Commissioners A." P
.-: v..' -.-" ""-..Fitzsimmons 'of.' Tecu'mseh- (dem.),
- ".:; Vv.-'OQrK&"Horr ;ot Polk . (pop.).. John
:."."- ,:-: :, "Davis of Fillmore (pop-).. . " "i
".::-'..-. "t .-.'' T"or- Secretary ot State Carl R. GOu-.",:--
:! Of .Wahoo..'(dem.; " ' -- -
: :'? 'i For . Treasurer Fv'-C'.-CBabcock of
.I'.llAaHniM -Awh . . . fw .
v.v..For Auditor-rJ...-& Ca'naday ef -Mln-
.--ien-..ipop.) - ,-s -. -"- -
:.For'tantl-Commlssroner-AJ: V'fWolfe
: ; of Lincoln (pop.).""..:-. " :'. -.
..- -.; For -Attorney General Ilysle I. .Ab
'."r: wiit .of-Omaha (dem.).
. : -' .TTnf." Sfatfi -Sunerihtndent R. H.
:yi''Ty.'yi'.a.lsoti-ot Valentine (dem.).- '
Thii'infvnHp utatp vinVf!htion.
..';:. & ': i; '. assembled -In JJncbln, placed fai ' nom-
- ,'--icanon. -tne .ioregoing ucnei, wuc
l-f'.: marked poDulist being nominated by
5! "; S". --- abe' populist- state oonvention and ac-
VV.':.::;-- -epteo--Dy. tne-democrats in tne wujr-":.)-.--;H
eat of"barmony.
.. :-.-;C -rj - ..-The convention was called to order
:Vr?.;V:-at'2;40 p m. The delegates were
V-iVVr-stow' .to .gather. Chairman Allen
"Ji"- 3 jT''.. '.rapped for several minutes- to :secure
;.;.-::- ':vi-; order.,. Secretary J. A. Maguire read
C;y--'-the call. The first floor of the auauor
Vt:"" yhiinwas well filled with delegates and
:-:- three hundred or more were seated
'-v; -Ittcthe. galleries.
Chairman .Allen said the state central-
committee had selected for tem
porary chairman C. W. Skiles of But-
v.'ffv -lor coanty and E. B. Berryman of
.--l-7iv.;" Douglas" county for temporary secre
" 'l: - -V-r '-".-; . tary '
"j-i.0t--l" """ 'S.-S-.Sidner or Dodge was made as
:f.H 5i:--- slstant ''secretary. R. D. Logan of
"-'? r--' "?"", "s- Frontier county was also made assist-;.'":.-".
;i"."vL '"'int secretary. There being no con-
.v? -tests,-tne list or delegates in tae nanas
--:c:of the secretary were made members
;of-the convention. The delegates pres-
u cut were authorized to cast the full
- .vote .of each county and no proxies
, were permitted. The temporary or-
V: jgantzation was made permanent.
The chair announced the following
committee on resolutions:
-J R. I Metcalfe, H. H. Hanks, G. M.
...j-Hitchcock, WV S. Shoemaker, Edgar
-.-Howard, G. L. Loomis, H. W. Smith,
:3George E. Corcoran, W. H. Thompson,,
;:.";:vA.C. Shallenberger, R. S. Oberfelder,
JVC. FSchw'ind.
The motion to "select officers of the
'.-""-central committee carried. T. S. Al
len of Lancaster was named as a can-
- ;lidate for chairman. He was selected
.-..by acclamation. m
-;, H. S. Daniels was likewise chose'n
fdf secretary. " t
William Kennedy of Douglas was
'-appointed sergeant-at-rams.
-, A" motion to proceed. to the nomina-;:--.tion"of
goyernor was superseded by a
.'-motion -to take a recess for fifteen
minutes. . .
"'- ; .After a thirty mintes recess had
"-'been taken ihe convention was agaia
:-:" called to order, and-H. H. Hanks of
, ' Otoe announced that the committee on
". resolutions desired an adjournment uu-
Z-. til '." o'clock. So ordered. -.
' c Previous to the motion being put a
telegram 'was- read from Richard P.
-.Hohson. stating that .he would arrive
at 7 o'clock. On motion a committee
was named to meet him at the train
and escort. him to the convention hall.
Richard P. Hobbson addressed the
-. ., convention for half an hour, after the
evening recess.
After the address by Richard P.
.. Hobson. the resolutions committee re-
-.. ported. The two-cent passenger fare
' -plank, reference to railway assessment
;ancL welcome to Bryan brought out
.cheers.
. Mr. Metcalfe read the resolutions
'.-and moved their adoption. -G. M.
- Hitchcock offered a substitute for. the
' plank relating to the election of sen--'
ator. and argued its adoption. His
---substitute proposed selection of a sen
atorial candidate by direct vote of the
r.- people.
j A motion was made to adopt the
.- platform, minus the senatorial ques-
.. Jtion. and deal with the question later.
' VTbis was urged by I. J. Dunn and
vothcr Omaha delegates. Mr. Dunn
:l-. said -he opposed nominating a candi-'-:dater.and-an
attempt to silence him
. -.-called; forth a vehement warning that
I'fi- ..:.'"-."' -democrats of Nebraska would need
'j.'?''':-:';'i'''' Votes, before they elect any United
"-". :';:-:--V:.---.; -States senator. Others spoke for and
: itV?' against the proDosition.
::'.V"."'-i;" -."-;;-. '!;.; Dunn's motion to. adopt the platform
'.-S :-;.,.:' ''xriihout the -senatorial plank was de-'-'.
.73l;v."-iV-V;ciated carried -viva voce by the chair.
"'-''-rVV .;""" -" V-'Tbe roll ,call was demanded and re
"? '''-:. ''z.'-y '"suited ayes 393 to 383U- The chair
"::::: -" V-." j declared Dunn's motion lost. Lancas-.vlr.'-.'-fl-
i'Mer 'county divided its vote, disregard-v-
t;"i'.T-;-.--V-'in'g.the unit.rule ordered by the coun-
u-P ..- ..- v--:-.-ty convention. The Lancaster voto
-.";-"-" "'''. ".was twelve yeas and ten nays.
;.;-"!-i? I--'; Dr, P. L.Hall relieved Chairman
:..'f:jv;i:;".Vi'SkUeV. He ruled that the voting down
" ' ;- "'-'" - -'.. of" the ".Dunn resolution placed the
-.-Hitchcoclc .resolution before the con-
-'""srention. ".The resolution was declared
"- "lost y
'..The nlank declaring Tor a nomina-
..,V-v".'.:0?tlb"n -by the "convention was adopted,'
'; 7v-f- J;S Edgar":Howard offered the following
V.:v.'"".'.' Jainoirity "report. on resolutions:
v.-. . .''-s "i ."While pledging the democracy of
-r.f.'?i -Nebraska to every intelligent effort la
.-?. "i-- fv-'the direction of "state and national
'Jpj:..-S"rtntrolbfraJlroads and other public
t"'l..'".. "".service corporations, we deem it ex----;'V.Vpedieat:and
right. at this time to'de-
. '-clare in. favor of government owner
i' ship of -railroads:; and telegraph lines
.-.atthe-earliestvpOBsible. date, and for
'.the 'immediate'-ownership, and opera-.
..tion.of sufficient trunk lines of ' rail-"-.road
to control the rate situatiom.'
This resolution was defeated in the
resolutions committee by a vote of
seven to five. The majority members
asked Mr. Howard not to introduce
this' to the. convention. .Thompson,
iHoward and Shallenbarger supported
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of the Convention
the 'plank. ' ' It was. argued that .this
was not'expedient at this time. They
favored it, but" they did not .want -to
speak '.in advance for Mr. Bryan. It
would be. taken, as an expression of
Mr: Bryan's, views... There are -plenty
A. C. Shallenberger.
of "issues without forcing this resolu:
tion to the front
Mr. Metcalfe spoke against the res
olution, saying that Mr. Bryan U
soon be at' home' and then will 'voice
his views.
Mr. Howard Insisted on his report
and demanded 'a roll call.
By voice the' chair declared-the mo
tion lost On the roll call it was de
clared lost by a vote of 279 for and
.529 against
The roll was called and the candi
dates for governor were placed in nom
ination. Butler spoke for Berge. Clay
called out twelve votes for Shallen
barger. Mayor Dahlman of Omaha placed in
nomination W. H. Thompson of Grand
Island. Mr. Thompson refused to be
come a candidate.
The nominations were closed and
the roll was called. As first an
nounced. Berge had 309 2-5 votes, but
many changes were made when it was
apparent that Shallenberger bad been
nominated. . Some of these reduced
the Berge total and others added to it
This was the roll call result: Shallen
berger 455 2-3; Berge 3312-5; Thomp
son 31. The -chair declared Shallen
berger the nominee.
The motion to make the nomination
of Shallenberger. unanimous was car
ried by a rising vote, many delegates
remaining seated. Shallenberger was
called for and was introduced by Dr.
Hall. He said the heat In the audi
torium was nothing compared to the
hot anti-railroad campaign to follow.
He -spoke ef his-work' with 'the plat
form committee and urged the adop
tion of the, penalty clause to the anti
pass plank. He favored a, two-cent
passenger 'fare act, lower freight rates
and an elective railway commission.
He; desired to 'give the commission
power to appraise the railway values
of the state. He wanted to give the
commission enough power to make it
of value to the state.
There were calls for Berge, but lie
did not appear. An effort was made
to nominate W. H. Thompson for sen
ator, under a suspension of the rules,
but this failed at this time.
William. H. Green of Creighton was
nominated for lieutenant governor by
acclamation.
The names of Carl R. Goucher of
Wahoo and Phil S. Easterday of Fair
bury were placed before the conven
tion for secretary of state. Roll call
of counties was taken and-the first
ballot gave Goucher 4661-2 and Eas
terday 2191-2. Mr. Goucher was de
clared the unanimous choice of the
convention.
The names of Frank C, Babcock of
Hastings and Thomas B. Garrison
were proposed for the nomination for
state treasurer. In presenting Mr.
Babcock's name H. P. Dungan of
Hastings spoke briefly of his qualifi
cations. Mr. Oldham of Kearney also
spoke in naming Mr. Garrison. He
thought that the Sixth district should
have the nomination, especially since
Mr. Babcock is In Mr. Shallenberger's
district Mr. Babcock was nominated,
receiving 414 votes to Garrison's 351.
The nomination was-. declared unani
mous. "
The ticket as finally completed and
accepted by'the democrats contains
the names of several populists nomi
nated ."by the populist state conven
tion, a number, of democratic nominees
having v withdrawn in the interest of
fusion and. harmony.
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The Platform. .
'.The following is the report of the
committee on resolutions as adopted
by the convention:
We rejoice' In the 'rapid growth -of
democratic sentiment throughout tne
country and appreciate the compliment
bestowed uoon the party when its
principles and doctrines are bodily ap
propriated, by the progressive leaders
of the- republican party. We watch
with Interest their efforts to force
their -party to accept democratic doc
trine, and we deplore the hopelessness
or their tasK. to tseir xoiiowers, bow
ever., we extend a hearty invitation to
become democrats in fact, as they are
In -spirit, and-to join the democratic
ranks under the leadership -of Ameri
ca's .distinguished statesman. William
J. Bryan.
We extend to If r. Bryan a hearty
welcome home. We rejoice that he
stands today as a conspicuous and cen
tral figure in the great moral and po
litical revolution which is now sweep
ing over the country. While all the
states rejoice that he has become the
arst ciusen oi the world, it
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him upon the highway of fame and
usefulness.
We recognize thatV'fcnZ the present
campaign Estate. Issue vjgre dominant,
and to the people of Nebraska, regard
less of party, we offer certain pledges
and promise their prompt execution if
intrusted with the" administration of
the state government
We will nass'a comorehenslve direct
primary law for, the whole 'state under-
wmca party candidates ior aii omces
shall be nominated, by the direct voto
of the peopl .,.jy .2.i:X W "
- We will enact a stringent anti-pass
law to prohibit all persons except bona
fide railway employes and stockmen la
actual charge of the live stock from
accepting or riding upoa. railroad
nasals, and -to tirohlblt railroads from
issuing them, . and . to pualshrailroadj
officials for the violation, a-mlsdemean-4
er punishable Jy nae,.lorteitaret"of
nce, in case of public officials, and by.
fine in all other cases. Until0 this is
accoinnllahed we will -enforce .the. nres-
ent anti-pass law. heretofore neglected;
and obsolete upon' the. statute books or
the state
. We will pass a law jrovidInay;for a;
maximum passenger' tare within the
state of Nebraska of -2 cents a mile, in-1
eluding penalties for Its violation. . .
We- will enforce through " the-, state'
board of equalization the' eqaal .and
just assessment of all property, in he
state,'- including, railroad . property."
upon the baia- of thejacrual value' of
the 8tock;and bonds,-; - ji.'V-. - -,-..
We indorse the 'proposed amendment
to the constitution providing for- a
railway commision as a step in the.
right direction- and pledge our candi
dates if .'.elected, to give the. commis
sion the fullest support-and 'broadest
powers for bringing -relief to,' the peo-
gle from the -present' Unjust and" exor
itant freight- rates., and - discrimina
tions. . -.; . " -vV -- . ... .,
We 'declare 'In -favor-of the plan of
adopting the same- railroad -.valuation
for -purposes of taxation --that '.are
adopted for the purpose of regulating"
railroad rates' and - railroad . earnings,
and we demand tnat ..the. legislature
empower- the elective railroad commis
sion, to appraise and determine -the act
ual valuation-of railroad '-corporations
and the. common carriers of the. state
for these two-'purposes.
"We -point to the scandalous record ot
the .last legislature, which at the bid
ding of its bosses-defeated the. anti
pass bill, bills reducing- freight rates,
'the' direct primary .bill, the bill to. as-'
sess railroad property on the value of
Its- stock and bonds, and which .in
dulged in wild extravagance of ap
propriations; and' we' promise,'- if in
trusted with Dower- by- the 'people- of
Nebraska, such relief from tax bur-4
dens as may be -possible, by the ..econ
omy In state government and equaliza
tion of assessments.' -.'--.--'
- We denounce the majority members
of the present state board" of equaliza
tion as brazen railroad tools, and we
are amazed at their efffrontery in seek
ing renomination-'and election. - .. c
We particularly condemn the present
secretary of state, Galusha, for -his out
rageous delay in publishing the rail
road commission amendment to -the
constitution, which- delay can only be
explained as due to" the most disgrace
ful Incompetence or as. part -of a plot
to invalidate "the amendment... -
We' are unalterably opposed, to the
professional ''lobbyist. "Every- person
and every corporation has -a -right to be
heard upon all- matters affecting' their
interests, but outside of that' the pro-
.George W. Berge.
Who was defeated for the nomination'
for Governor in the Democratic
- State Convention.
fessional lobbyist has no more right to
tamper with the legislature than a liti
gant has to tamper with a jury that is
considering his case. We therefore
declare in favor of legislation elimin
ating the professional lobbyist from
our politics.
We deplore the fact that the repub
lican party of the First district has
been willing to renominate by acclama
tion as representative in congress from
this state a man caught In the act of
salary-grabbing at a time 'when the
people are earnestly seeking to rid the
country of grafting.
We demand that, the attorney gener
al of Nebraska shall make an attempt
to reinstate the maximum freight rate
law temporarily suspended by the spe
cial court of the United States during
a period of railroad depression, but now
subject to enforcement, and we de
mand that' the attorney general shall
enforce the criminal law. against; the
members of the grain and other trusts.
Believeing that the vital Interest of
the people of the state of Nebraska
are at this time Involved chiefly In the
triumph of the reform .movement to
rid the state government of corporate
control In Its legislative and adminis
trative branches, we deplore the fact
'that in the preliminary republican
campaign 'State interests -nave been
largely lost sight of or skillfully
smothered by the manipulations of
senatorial aspirants and plotting rail
roads who have subordinated the state
issues and. the state campaign to the
personal contest of senatorial aspira
tions, largely to secure the .controlling,
voice in the nominations, thus holding
for themselves the substance of the po
litical power in Nebraska, while the at
tention of republican leaders i and vot
ers is fixed upon' the -glittering -senatorial
prize.
We favor the abolition of the' com
mon law fellow 'servant rule as .applied
to the -operation of railroads in our
state. We believe, if any employe of
a railroad Is injured or killed in line
of duty through. the negligence of a
car employe without contributory negli-
Sence on his part,' that damages should
e awarded to JJe person Injured or to
the next of kinof the persontkllled, as
now provided by law in other cases.
We favor the;' enactment of a law
whereby' persons' and companies desir
ing to do a shipping business In lumber,
live stock, fuel and grain, and who
shall give, bonds, to erect a public , ele
vator of not- less than $2.v60 -value may
apply to any railroad company for a
site on its right-of-way for- elevator,
and In case ot refusal shall have the
same right tohave condemned a site
for such elevator on the right-of-way
of such railroad company as . railroad
companies have under existing laws to
condemn real -estate for right-of-way
purposes.
We demand self-government for the
cities of this state in all public regu
lations for the government of the same.
We believe the -voters of 'the city are
best qualified' to determine their ad
ministrative .policies In such matters.
We therefore demand that Omaha and
South Omaha have" the .right to gov
ern themselves like other , cities and
towns of the -state without the. inter
position of a board ot fire, and police
commissioners appointed by the gover
nor. They should be elected by the
J people. - , "
we arraign tne republican adminis
tration" In Nebraska for the cruelties
Inflicted by its official 'representatives
upon the Inmates of the Norfolk asylum
lor the Insane and fpr.,the failure of
those in authority to take-prompt and
effective measures for -the removal of
these helpless" wards of 'the state, from
the custody of "brutal keepers and at
tendants. We invite attention to . the
rumors concerning instances 'of alleged
brutality 'and-neglect at other' asylums
and we submit to. the people of Ne
braska that a change in state, admin
istration is" essential to thorough in
vestigation .of the charges ' made
against asylum managers and the
adoption of practical measures for per
manent .reform: To .this end limited
tenure of office ferlasperlnteadents and
employes is important, native kindness
being of more conequence than long
experience on" the -part of those en
trusted with the care e" the insane.
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clals havinsr.to deal with asylum
agmetUo8-.chs'ia!t thejMr
sonnel. of the asylums staff as will in
sure for the helpless' inmates-that khw
ceasideratien and care which ssaxraa
sonably be expected from men mtomr
sympathies have -not become cslloased
by re lining loagMa contact with the
conditions ,pecnliar to asylum for the
insane.
We invite the co-operation of all per
sons who approve the declaration f
principle to unite with us in support
of the ticket' nominated by this conven-
' The Wlowing is the plankton which
the convention deferred action:
We favor the election of senators by
direct vote of the people as soon as
the constitutional amendment for that
purpose 'can be secured, and in the
present campaign we pledge the demo
crats 'elected to the legislature to sup
port 'for United States senator, a demo
cratic candidate, who may be nominated
for that office by this convention.
-Mr.' Berge Makes Appeal.. ..
After defeat for the Bominatkm for
governor in the democratic state con
vention Mr. Berge appeared in the
populist- convention' and advised .sap;
port, of the democratic candidates. He
'.was asked to give his consent to per
mit his name -to appear at the head 6T
flu' nnnnl'iot tlMrot i Mr' Rr TA.I
viewed the work- of c the democratic
convention. "When -1 think . of ' yosji
populists waiting here all this time
for the news of my nomination by "the
democrats,", he said, 'T cannot but feel
the deepest gratitude to. you,for -thej
way you have stood. lyl me -in .this
fight. Nobody .knows the sacrifices -I
have made in this fights When I was
nominated two years ago. I was' not a
candidate. .'.I 'wanted -'the nomination
this year,'., that I might take up .the
battle where I left off." "Never have.'we
been in -the predicament which faces!
us now. -' For years the -populists' and
the democrats have been 'fighting to
gether. . The populists elected Bryaa
to' congress. The popuJist party, gave
the Inspiration for the cause of Bryan.
In 1896. The populists, have faith-in
Bryan today. ".;''
c" "But. we are up against a proposi
tion. - We "must remember that had' I
been nominated ' by . the - democratic
convention this-year, we' should have
expected the democrats to' support me
loyally throughout -the 'campaign.
They have' not nominated -me. Mrl
Shallenberger supported ine two years
ago.'- We must not -.act- hastily now.
.We. must act reasonably ; and right
We must do with Shallenberger as we
would have 'expected. him to do -with
us. "I see no way' out of it" hut. to do
what- we would have expected-.- the.
.democrats to do had I been, noml
natedi" - - ' ' . '
Sketch of Mr. Shallenberger.
;- Ashton C. ' Shallenberger was. 'born.'
in Toulon, 'Stark county, Illinois, Jn
1862. He received his education in .the
common schools of his : town and at
..the university of Illinois. He moved
to Nebraska, in .1881, locating first In
Polk county, .removing in 1887 to Al
ma in Harlan- county;- There' he en
gaged in banking and stock raising.
In 1897' he was elected democratic
member of the Nebraska "bi-metallla
league and was temporary chairmah
of the democratic state convention.
'He was elected' to the Fifty-seventh
congress, being "the candidate of -the
entire fusion party in, .the Fifth dis-'
trict defeating W. S. Morlan by only
409 votes.. He was defeated by'G.'W.
Norris.
.: Senatorial Nominee. -William
H. Thompson, the nominee
of the democratic and populist parties,
for United- States senator, has ."for
many years been a recognized leader
of the Nebraska democracy. He has
been a close friend of Mr. Bryan since
the beginning of the latter's political
career, and helped organize ihe move
meat that placed the Bryan democrats
in control of the state -organization la
1894. Mr. Thompson has been. his par
ty's candidate for congressman .in the
Fifth district for supreme jndge, and,
in 1902, for governor, when he ran
thousands 'of vbteS ahead of his ticket.
He" was delegate-at-large to the na
tional convention at SL. Ixmls two
years ago.-- '.-. r .
r. . Lieutenant Governor. .
. -
W. H. Green, -for lieutenant gov
ernor, .is editor of the Nebraska. Lib-"
era! at Creighton, president of the
democratic state press association,
and an unrelenting enemy of the har
vester trust, which he has harrlsed'for
years, and against which he has rev
centiy instituted important' anti-trust
proceedings under the state statute.
.State Central- Committee.
The following Is the state central
committee selected by senatorial dis
tricts: "' ' -
T. S. Allen, Lincoln, chairman,
t Herbert S. Daniels, Omaha, secre
tary. 1 H. C Davis. -
3 C. N. Hubner, Nebraska City.
,4 W. D. Wheeler. Plattsmouth.
5 Dan Begley, Paplllion.
6 R. H. panllls. George Rogers, H.
T. Flaherty, Omaha'
- 8 Thomas Sullivan, Jackson.
.10 -Dan V. Stephens, Fremont
il Douglas Cones, Pleyce.
t "12 Patrick E. M.cKilHp, Humphrey.
'. 13 Arthur F. Mullen; O'Neill.
14 J. D. Scott, Rushville.
15 Robert TV. Fleming. Berwyn.,
16 A". E. Waldron, Kearney.
17 P. Paseski, St Paul.
18 J. W. Sparks, Central. City.
19 George Dobson, .Ulysses.
21 J. Buck, Crete.
26 O. L. Campbell, Upton. '
28 Martin D. Harlan. Orleans.
. 29 Samuel- Patterson,.-Arapahoe.
Gauging the Speed.
When traveling .on a railway yon
can tell how fast the train .is going
by the following method: The tele
graph .posts along a' railway line are
placed 30 to the mile. So If. yon mul
tiply 'the -number .of 'posts passed ' ia
a. minute or two, the -result sires yoa
the number of miles per. hoar. at
which the train is going.
Day Flies, a Common Pest
It is a mistake to suppose that the'
so-called "Canada soldiers" which In
vade lake cities at this season, every;
year, are peculiar to the great lakes;
Snch ephemera or day files abound ia
many river valleys. They seem to be
as numerous along the Danube, In cer
tain parts of Hungary.' as they are
anywhere else in the world.
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8eattle. Is there another girl- on
earth as friendless as Esther Mitchell.
years old? j ,'r''
Not a soul wiil say a kind word for
her. J., No lawyer 'will take her case.
Not a "newspaper will publish a. line
In her .defense.' Not a -woman . will
come 'forward -to cheer her ,up one
particle. . .-...-.'-" . . ".'
' -Andysaythe-men of, two states.
Washington .and Oregon; "it serves
her right!" ";-. .".',' -
.Esther. Mitchell killed her brother.
' He had -just beeaacqultted' .on a
charge of .murder himself;' he dared
tike the- life of. "Joshua"- - Creffleld,
head of the sect of : Holy Rqllers.;This
religious pervert .this- fanatic,' this
arch-coBSpirator against family:" and
Aome,' had a 'peculiar fascination -over
women, .He took wives away, from hus
bands, mothers' -away from babies,"-
"sweethearts away from lovers, .daugh
ters .away, from - fathers, sisters - away
.from "brothers.- ' "- .." --. -..' .
. Creffleld "took Esther Mitchell: away
from her father and 'her brothers, He
told her that she was to be the mother
of. the second Christ. And she be
lieved. .She' left her. home;, she sat at
the right hand of Creffleld at the wild
goings-on of . the .Hojy Rollers.'. She
forgot everything. "
'-The brother' begged her to ..come
home."' She refused. He knew the
fate of other girls' like herself who had
joined the Holy Rollers. So he saved
her from .that fate. He killed Creffleld,
the. man who. said he" was immortal. -.
And Esther Mitchell killed her bn
the'r in the very -self-same way be
cause he killed the man whom- she
took to be the personification of-God
upon earth; 'says a correspondent of
the New York World. In cold truth,
on .the. other .hand; Satan, could.-have
learned -much ''from Creffleld.-. And,
for -this-very" reason, the vgM - who
killed her. brother because he killed
the man'she believed to be divine has
not -a friend on earth. '" . . r,
Once "a -Salvationist"; "'
Once' upon a 'time Franz Edmund
Creffleld was-a Salvation Army, officer.
Three'-yeurs ago he" dropped "that and
started. a sect of his own. -He gath
ered about him a .little company' of
foll6wers-on Kiger island, -in' the Col
umbia . river, Oregon.-- - MoBt of them
came from the town of. Corvalis and'
the little hamlets in the- neighbor
hood." Esther -Mitchell' was'"' then a"
slip of a girl, just' 15, She became
.one of his. first converts. - Her sister,
Mrs. Burgess. Starr,' also forsook her
husband foe the man Creffleld. Maud
Hurt .was 'his third, convert or. rather
victim, jibe married him. '
;. - "I-iain to" be the father of the sec
ond Christ!" he proclaimed, and they
IjeUeved-hfml; t. " - '- ....
' More "and. more ' the women flocked
to Creffleld. Then' the law took a hand
and he was sent to the penitentiary
.'fbr.a second term. Most of his victims
went insane after that and,. one by
ojne,.. were sent to asylums and - re
tfeats.7 A few. recovered. - Nothing
Vmunted,' after serving his term .Cref
fleld started in again. Once more Mrs.
Starr and Esther Mitchell, now a
beautiful girl of 18. came at his bid
ding. -v They ran .'away from their
homes-to do it -.-'-;And
George Mitchell, a farmer boy
ot -10,; made aphis mind that he would
save them if he could. Other men
'lbo had suffered in the same way
went with him to find Creffleld. They
were armed and they meant to
kill.
George Mitchell was the first to
rim down the man. 'He heard that
this self-styled "Joshua" was in Seat
tle. He came herer be found him in
.the heart of the town.
'There was-Just one shot: Creffleld
fell dead with a bullet through .the
middle of his brain. The whole state'
was aflame with joy at the deed. Cit
izens who had suffered at Creffleld's
hands hailed young Mitchell as their
deliverer. Corvalis raised a hand
some fund to defend the young man. .
Honorably Acquitted.
The boy was put on trial. His tech
nical defense was emotional Insanity.
But bis attorneys did not attempt to
disguise -the fact that - this plea' was
simply a legal loophold. To the 12
jurors was told the whole sad story of.
the .Holy Rollers, They needed no
more. George Mitchell was honorably
acquitted. It could not have been oth
erwise. :
' George Mitchell' was hailed as a
hero when he' was formally discharged,
from custody. He was offered a posi
tion in Portland; and -.there he made
up his mind to go. The three brothers
and Esther were gathered at the 'sta
tion here in Seattle. . . , - ,
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Petrifying Waters Have
Covered Ancient City
'-tHierapolIs is a strange ruined city
:6t Asia Minor.- It was founded about
200 B. C. and a large part of the place,
has been buried by the petrifying wa
ter of. hot springs. The country round
Hlerapolis is' to-day infested with .bri
gands. A. traveler who visited the
place under an armed guard of Turkish
soldiers says: "The .temperature ot
.the- springs is that 'of a very .'warm
bath and while hot there is not a trace'
of that petrifying element which rea
ders the- waters so remarkable after
they .have cooled and causes, them to
torn to stone 'every object they encounter-after
very-slight immersion.
The swimming bath itself is about 50
to SO feet in length, and in many
places .from 11 to 15 feet deep, and is
to-daV almost as it was In Roman
timesv The opportunity to take a nat
ural hot 'bath was not lost upon the
writer. The floor and sides and steps
nre of white marble, and the depth
ooooggj ,
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"I want to make up with George."
said the girl to her' brother Perry. He
called his brother. The girl .shook
hands withrthe man who had protect
ed her and said: "I came down to see
you off." . ....-:.-
Shot Dewii by Sister.' -
. .. . .
She had a coat on .her arm ' and
asked Perry to .hold I- it for her.'' It.
concealed a revolver.' She' raised, it
fired and George' Mitchell fell over
dead. . The sister calmly took her seat
6a a. bench and waited for. the police
to. come and arrest her. .
: "I tried to shoot. him h '4he same
place that he shot Mr.-Creffleld." she'
said.-' quite calmly.. "I. knew, that if
he could kill -'Joshua'-' I could 'kill
.George by. hitting. hinrMn-the." same
spot"- - .'. " ." ;', :"-... - ;'."
' After the" shooting Esther- Mitchell
was perfectly-calm. - She said that the
killing had. been 'entirely right - She
contended that as long- as. the. law
would -not--punish- her -'brother' "for
killing "a holy man''-she had. a per
fect right to. do' so.-.-; -.'"";;-";" .,"
. -: "Some one had-to. do-it".: she said.,
with a smile, "and" I was. the- best per
son.": - -' " '.- . .';'.''-"." - ..-. .
"; Outside the county.' jail, a.crpwd was
clamoring ' for'- her life.;- -- There -were.
even cries of "Lynch" her, lynch her!"
But this friendless girl sat cool and
collected and made - this statement
though she was notified, that it might
be used against her. -
"I am not insanel . Beforel killed
my brother Mrs. Creffleld and I talked
it over. We knew the 'law would pun
ish us, and after my arrest I told the
chief of police everything. Mrl 'Creffleld-was
a holy man. My brother was
of the world and was denied." It was
only right that-George Mitchell should
be punished for what he, did.- -The law
set himx free. I know my. brother es-.
caped punishment by saying.-he was
insane. But. I wilFnot-do such a thing.
I will tell them -I am sane.' He told
them he was insane and- got free, but
he didn't -enjoy his liberty long, did
heT' -
Has Net a Friend in Seattle.
"Hang her!" is the terse verdict of
the men and -women of Seattle. She'
has -not a friend in all. the town.' .Not
even the hysterical women who' en
joy visiting a wife-murderer or a man
who' has killed his mother will go
near the girl.
"Not for any amount" said one -of
the representative lawyers -of Seattle,
when asked if he would defend the
girl. i
Creffleld's widow is 1b .the. county
jail. She frankly admits' that she
InHtvxul Rathar Mltotioll tn "kill hnr
brother.' "" "' " .'
varies to suit 'the convenience of. the
swimmer. Some great upheaval ha?
brought down the marble column
which 'once decorated the sides of the
bath and' they lie across it in - pic
turesque disorder, some almost Intact
others broken Into, many fragments.'
"One of the columns -has so fallen
across the bath that -its base Is. ex
posed while its -slanting top. shines
.gleaming white beneath the water at
a depth, of some ten feet -On' this col
umn -one can lie with one's head out
of water and it is not possible to Imag
ine a bath enjoyable under more ideal
conditions. ..The water, flows out of
the basin in' many little' rivulets and
a. few-' hundred yards from its' source'
begins to develop- Its petrifying na
ture. As it -cools its bed becomes
white with a hard, chalky substance
and no living thing or plant' can re
sist its stony grip. The grasses and
leaves which fall into its deadly, wa-
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The two had it all
them. -Mrs.' CrefleM wished
success when they parted, the gki
to go to the railway station to kHI
her brother, the woman to' go to the,
cemetery to pray over her husband's,
grave. She called apon his spirit t
make. the girl's aim certain. r
'The Heiy Rollers.
"This sect of the' Holy Rollers aas
set these two states of the North Pa
cific coast by the ears... Cremeli
founded it in" September, 153. He
taught -some of Raskta's theories,
about plain living and high thinking, .
and many women became his fol
lowers! But all' this high-sounding
.talk' was -only a mask for what was
te come. Soon Creffleld was revealed'
in his "true colors.-' . -
"I am Creffleld no longer." he an,
noonced.- "but the apostle Joshua re- :
Incarnated,.'-' I :-.ant Christ's equal; t
am 'another .'-Christ?- -' ... -J- "':
-; When he had things' as he waatedi
them., he .ordered the women' to leaire
their' families and ' follow him. Manr. ,
of -them did so." . His' followers were. '
taught .that to -obtain-atonement for.
their sins, they must roll .at. his)
et.:. :'.;-..; "-.- -. " ."'-.-
The .women were taught that it wan"
sinful to' wear anything-save." a light.'
wrapper. They were forbidden, to siC '
on chairs or lie on, beds.- They slept' -on
the floor and satonthe floor. .-Mesv .
women, and- children slept- la., one -.
large room -together; Sacrificial flresr
became a part of the religion.'' Dogs'.-'
and cats-were burned. alive as a sac--
riflce to God.'. On one occasion a won-;:
'an .was caught-trying to-make-'a'HY-'-ing
sacrifice of a child:- - . , -,-'
- Once Indignant citizens -tarred, and.:'',
feathered. Creffleld and one Brooks." a V:
.male follower. ' Brooks disappeared.-".
The women took in Creffleld and.
cleaned him. He went to ".Portland.."."
There Burgess Starr had hlm"":sis. .
-jrested and he had to do two years.'.
Then his women followers' were-' de-V
clared insane, one after the. other, and.,
.were .sent . to ..asylums. ' -But when".
Creffleld came out-- it', was the same "'
story all over again. . . '. """' "'-.
And so followed, the man's death at.-'
: the". hands of. the brother, of the girl
he had "wronged. ".'
To-day Esther. Mitchell' and- Mrs. .
Creffleld, who v was Maud Hurt both
glory in their deed. They think it '
a martyrdom for their religion. They
rejoice that -they have not' a friend -:-In
the world, for they -do not carefor ;
friends. "-. . -,'-.-
"They may do -what. they want with,
me," says Esther-Mitchell, the frieaeV .
less., ""for I have only, done .'my'
duty. - 0
ters find their grave .upon, its surface.,
and. the flowers which dip their heads
"into the streams turn into, petrified,
images of themselves, counterfeiting.,
nature in stone even to their slender
petals. '
"The fall from, the top of the-cilfC".
into the. valley is, in some, cases, ab
rupt and steep and in others gradual
In the, latter a succession of 'bastes'
has-'been- formed', descending ..-.the.-slopes
'In ever-diminishing size; as the "
waters in .their' descent -have- "oyer-
flowed from- one- rim -to -.another.""
Stalactites' depend "from: the top .of '
the cliff, and ..formations .like gigaatie '
beehives -glimmer in the sun. . Seen'
from a distance the very -waters ap
pear to. have been caught-and turned
to -frock as they : flowed and noiseless,
waterfalls of stone take the "place off
the liquid-element"
-. ""a Game ' " .:
"I haven't noticed any 'mosquito
netting around," remarked. the visitor
who was making his first trip-to'
SwampvUle-on-the-Soand.
"Nd," answered Mr.' Summering;
proudly, "we .use uwuseHraps."IJn, ,
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